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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
A Mystery Explained.

The mystery of Zoe Watkins's disap-
pearance in ST. Louis has been partly
dispelled by the discovery of her body
in the river, but the manner OF her
death remains unexplained. No occur
renee for years has caused so much ex-
cltement in that city. Zoo was the
daughter of wealthy man in Denver,
aged sixteen, and a particularly light
hearted, intelligent, innocent girl. She
and a sister we're visiting st. Louis
friends. After writing several letters
home, telling how well she was enjoy
ing the trip, and what she expected to
do at party that evening, she went out
to post them in lamp-post box only
two blocks away. Nobody has been
found who saw her afterward alive.
The search was continued far and
wide, with no stint of money, for twelve
days. Then her body was found in the
water, where it had not been more than
nine days. She had died from drown
ing. There was no disorder about her
clothing, even her hands being neatly
gloved, the money which had been in
her pocketbook was still there, and some
jewelry renamed untouched. Where
she spent the three days between her
disappearance and death can only be
coniectured. Her father believes that
she was abducted, and that the guilty
person or persons, frightened by the
hue and cry, murdered her to conceal
| the crime,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
Black Hair.

The mother of the Irish leader, Mr..
Parnell, by remark at the recent meet
ing at Cooper Institute, "Who ever
heard of an Irishman who had not black
hair ?" has unintentionally wounded q
number of handsome red-headed Irish
men of this city. An old almanac pub
lished under the authority of the Irish
Parliament thus describes the race /:
"They are OF middle stature, strong of
body, of hotter and moister nature
than other nations, of wonderful soft
skin, and, by reason of the tenderness
of their muscles they excel in nimble-
ness and the fexibility of all parts OF
the body; along the western coasts
they are chiefly black haired, but III the
east and interior red and lighter shades
predominate they are OF quick wit,
prodigal of their lives, enduring beyond
others travel, cold and hunger, kind
and courteous to strangers, constant IL
love, impatient of abuse or injury, IN
enmity implacable, and in all affections
most v.bement and passionate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
A Tough Kind of Witness.

During recent trial before Justice
Dougherty it was thought important
by counsel to determine the length II
time that certain two quarters of beef
and one sheep" remained in an express
wagon in front of the plaintiffs store
before they were taken away by the de-
fendant. The witness under examina-
tion was a German, whose knowledge
of the English language was limited /;
but he testified in very plain, straight
forward way to having weighed the
meat, and to having afterward carried
it out and put it into the aforesaid
wagon. Then the following ensued
Counselor Enos State to the jury
how long it was after you took the meat
from the store and put it into the wagon
before it was taken away"
Witness "Now l shoost cand dell
dat. I dinks bout dwelve feet. 1 say
not nearer as dat"
"You don't understand ne. How
long was it from the time the meat left
the store and was put into the wagon,
before it was taken away by the de-
fendaut p
snow I know not what you ak dat
for. Der wagon he vas back up NIT
der side walk, and dat's shoost so long
rs it vas. You dell me how long der
side walk vas. Den feet? Dwelve feet !?
Den [ tellsyou how long it vas"
81 don't want to find cut, how long
the sidewalk was, but want to know
(speaking very slowly, how long-the
-meat-was-in- -wagon-before
it-was-t -taken-away
"Oh, dat Yell, now I not sold any
meat so. + all time weigh him 4; never
meafured meat, not yet. But l dinkf
bout Gree feet" (Here the spectators
and his Honor and the jury smiled aud.
ibly.) 81 know not, shentlemens, how
is dis. I dell you ali can, SO good as
L know"
"Look here, I want to know how
long it was before the meat was taker
away after it was put into the wagon 2
Witness docking very knowingly al
COUNSEL snow you try and get me in
scrape. Dat meat vas shoost SO long
in der wagon as he vas in der shop.
Dats all [ told you. Dat meat vas dead
meat. He don't go no longer in den
dousen' year, not mooch. "
Counsel "That will do. Chicago
Times
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
The Price of Beef.

William III. Lyon, chairman of The
Purchasing Committee of the Indian
Commission, said in conversation with
reporter:
81 do not see any reason for the pre-
vailing high price of beef in Chicago
and here in the East. It is higher than
have ever known it before, though ]
remember many worse seasons for cat
tie than last winter. There are plenty
of cattle on the plains. They are moi
quite as fat as usual at this season, it is
true, but still they are cheap and abun.
dant. We have purchased nearly 40
600, 900 pounds of beef for our various
Indian agencies, and at very small ad.
vance over last year." Mr.. Lyon gives
table showing the comparative amounts
and prices for the two years at some O!
the principal agencies.
By this table it is seen that the aver
age price per hundred weight in 1881
was SO. 81 3; in 1882, SO. 73, an increase
of only about five per cent; vet the
advance in the East and in CHICAGO i.
enormous. l presume, says Mr.. Lyon
this can be explained satisfactorily. bui
| would like to see it done. The bids
were never before 80 numerous and the
competition in prices SO strong as this
year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22

OF everything, and those who expected
to take back seats in heaven will be
called to take front seats, and those who
would have been satisfied to occupy q
foetstool will be awarded a throne, and
those who had no ambition except to
get inside the shining gates will be made
rulers over many cities. Meanwhile, in
the presence OF recent events, I charge
you keep yourselves intelligent in the
movements by which the entire globs is
becoming the property of the human
race. Look at man of the world a
hundred years ago and then look at him
now. We have had unfolded to us great
tracts of land unknown to our fathers.
While amid vast encouragement and
amid great loss the work of exploration
has been going on in all other direc-
tions.
Humboldt in South America and Mex
leo, and the United States exploring
expedition on the western coast of North
Amerfea and the British expedition on
the southern extremity of South Amer
lea, and Fremont amid the savage wilds
of the interior of our own continent, and
DR.. Robinson in the Holy Land gather
ing up corroborations of Bible state
1nents, and Missionary Thompson in
Syria finding the remains of ancient
cities of the Bible and Scriptural Gus
toms still in existence, and Lieutenant
Lynch, of our own navy, exploring
Jordan and the Dead Sea not only in
behalf of commerce but to the advantage
of that kingdom which is not of this
world-all these only give you a feeble
idea of what is being suffered and
achieved for the great cause of geo.
graphical discovery. Do you suppose
that all this has nothing to do with the
cause of God? Is it nothing to us that
all the Holy Land is still found breath
ing Of the Blessed One who once walked
its hills and drank of its wells, and
preached on its mountains? Is it moth
ing to us that we should be informed as
to the interior portions of this North
American continent, when in all parts
we are to build our school houses and
plant our churches and establish our
civilization Let there be congratula-
tion and gratitude on all sides at the
widening prospect.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
Can Egypt Fight ?

The Egyptian army, as at present
organized, says the New York Herald,
consists of nine regiments of infantry,
two regiments of artillery, three regi-
ments of coastguard, three regiments of
cavalry and four regiments of gendar-
merle. Every Egyptian, between the
ages of nineteen and forty, and regard
less of religion or race, is liable to mill
tary service. The term of service in
the active army is three years for the
Infantry and four years for the cavalry
and artillery. After leaving the active
army the soldiers retire to their villages,
and for a period of six years are in
scribed in the first reserve after the
expiration of the six years they are in
scribed in the second reserve, which
can only be called out in case of inva-
sion. This organization was introduced
in 1872, so that the troops of the second
reserve are just beginning to be in
seribed. The infantry regiments are
composed of three battaiions OF eight
companies each. In time of peace only
two and sometimes four of these eight
companies are present with the colors.
The cavalry regiments have six squad
rons each. The artillery regiments are
each composed Of six batteries of four
guns each in time of peace and eight
guns in time of war. Two Of tho six
batteries are mounted and fcur are foot
batteries. The infantry are armed with
Remington rifles, of which there are
about one hundred and fifty thousand in
Egypt. The cavalry are armed with
sabres, revolvers and Remington car
bines. The field artillery are supplied
with rified, breechloading Krupp guns,
of which there are about one hundred
in the magazines. The garrison aud
sea coast artillery are provided with
heavy Krupp and with Wahrendoff guns
of eight-irch and ten inch calibre. The
powder mills and cartridge factory at
Tourah, near Cairo, render Egypt prac-
tically independent of foreign supply
of ammunition. The quartermaster'
and the commissariat are in
a sad state of chaos, and are the weak
points in the organization. "A firman
of the Sultan limits the number of
troops to Is 900. At the present mo-
ment there are, perhaps, II, 600 or 13, 600
men with the colors, bnt the regimental
cadres CT commissioned and non COM
missioned officers are so maintained that
in five weeks the effective strength of
the army could be increased to 45, coo
men by calling in the first reserve. In
case of invasion the Bedswcenf con-
who furnish their own arms
and horses, ard the second reserve
would enable Egy pit 10 place in the field
100 900 fighting men.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
TERMS $3.50.
Making and Saving Manures.

Five years ago was under the ne
cessity of building new set of barns.
My stock barn is forty by eighty feet,
made to accommodate fifty head of
cattle, with driveway between them.
The manure gutter is made OF planks,
water. tight, six inches deep, and with
one plank on each side of it. That is
all the plank flooring have, except in
managers, and feeding alley, and with
my experience thus far, I would not
have plank floors for COWS on any con-
sideration. My manure is mostly made
in the stables, and it never freezes in
the cutters. My cattle are out very
little except to get their water, unless
it is warm and pleasant. I store all my
chaff over the stables, and drop it
through as wanted for litter. I scrape
enough into the gutter after cleaning
to absorb all the liquids, and think it
one of the best absorbents have ever
used. The manure is drawn out and
spread every day when the weather will
admit, except Sunday. Iplau where l
want to manure, and then draw to the
spot where the going will best admit OF
at the time. Early in the spring go
over it with heavy brush both ways.
That pulverizes and spreads it very
evenly. When l have manured for
corn in this way it has always given a
good start of grass to plow under. /
feed quite heavily on grain and cotton
seed meal for the production of milk in
the winter, and l am confident that it
materially affects the quality of the ma.
nure.
I throw the horse manure into base
ment where it does not freeze, and
scatter little grain in it, and let my
store hogs manage that until I am ready
to draw it. The manure that I make
from the young hogs which 1 feed for
winter market ([ use a good deal OF
straw IN the pens), throw into board
pen open to the weather. In the spring
that will be in good condition to use.
I use large portion of my manure for
top dressing grass land. If q farmer
keeps stock enough to require the most
of one mans time to care for it and
draw the manure as fsst as made, a
great deal of labor is saved in the most
hurrying part Of the season.
Three years ego this winter I ma
rured piece of sod for corn, and spread
as I drew it, except On some of the most
severe days, when I put it in small
piles, and the next spring spread
it as I wanted for plowing. When I
came to harvest the corn, l found
great difference in favor of winter
spreading. The next season the ground
was sowed to oats and barley, and where
those heaps of manure had been the
gram lodged so as to kill out the new
seeding. Since that l have had every
load spread as drawn. / fiud good
many think there is 3 great waste of
manure by spreading in winter, but, as
far as my observations so, l have not
been able to see the effects of manure
! any great distance from where 1T IS
spread on bnre ground or snow. L
think there is a much greater loss from
not making and saving more manure.
In order to raise good crops we must
feed our land, and to feed onr land we
must feed our stock. / would like to
hear from many practical farmers on this
subject W r. S., Country Gentlemen.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
SONG OF THE SPRING.

De spring time is on us an de March wind
squallin',
De lorg-rollin' comm an de dead trees
fallin';
De Ian is dryin' an de new groun's calm,
Calm mighty strong
De red-head peckerwood's beatin an drum
min,
De butterflies swarmin' an de bumble-bee
hummin';
De apple trees buddin on de peach blossoms
comm,
Comm right erlong
De breeze keep blowin' an de pine trees
rockin',
De sap sucker pockin' an de yellow-hammer
knockin
De bull-frog's iumpin' an de black birds
hockin'
Flociin up de tree
Don't you hear de music dat the spring-time
bringin'?
De fiers gettin' green an de bushes keep
ringin',
De sPaFreF-hawk is sailin' an de moFkin' bird
singin',
Slngln mighty free!
OH wake up, wake up 'arly in de mornin,
De time is a comm for to git dat corn in
Go, hitch dem mules while de daylight
dawnin',
Dawnin' in de sky
Go, git dem Golfers when de teams done
drinkln',
Start dat plantin while de jew-draps' blink
in;
An wuk till de ebenin' sun go to sinkin'
Sinkin' bimeby!
j. a. Macon, IN the CentUry for June.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22

JOHN BRIGET ON AMERICAN LITERA-
rUaE.-John Bright and Mr. Chamber
lain, president of the Board of Trade,
were present at the opening OF the
Birmingham Central Library. The
former, in speech, dwelt particularly
upon the growth of literature in
America. He recommended the study
of The American poets, especially Whit
tier, the best gifts of whose genius were
on the side of freedom He also rec
commended the study of Bancroft's His
tory of the United States, as conveying
knowledge of some of the most import
ant events of the last century, and
showing how the colonies grew to what
will soon be the greatest nation on the
face Of the earth.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
A Dissolution.

cit is seldom" says the Albany
argus, "fhat bill introduced into the
Legislature has within it the key to 6
romance, but such one is that pre-
sented by Assembly man Farrar, OF Onon.
daga, providing that the marriage Of
Daniel Walrath to Emma A. Sawyer be
declared null and void. The story ot
the marriage which is thus sought to be
set aside is strange one. Mrs. Wal.
rath lived at Chittenango, and she and
the man to whom she is welded were
schoolmates and playfellows. As they
grew older, they kept company with
each other to some extent, altho' gh
Mrs. Sawyer objected to her daugbte,
seeing much of Walrath. Ore evening
he called upon the girl when she was
alone, and without any preamble in.
vited her to walk to Minister Irwin's
house to be married. Miss Sawyer de-
INJURED at first, bat, pleased with the
romantic aspect Of the affair, at lei 9Th
consented, and the marriage was sol-
emnized few minutes afterward. On
the return from the minister's house
Walrath related his plans for the future
to lis wife, and when the couple had
reached the rate of the brides home he
bade her goodbye, after telling her that
she had better say nothing about the
affair for while, and that he would noi
be able to see her for few days, as ht
was going to Syracuse. From that day
to this she has never seen her husband,
nor heard from him directly. Walrath
was man of quiet. studious habits,
while his wife is an attractive but re
firing woman of twenty one or two
years of age, who now lives at West
Troy. The truthfulness of her story
cannot be doubted. She cannot oh
tain full and complete divorce in the
courts, because of a lack of grounds OIL
which to base an action, and go she ap
peals to the Legislature"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22

A CIRCULAR. R.-Secretary Sims, of the
Kansas State Board of Agriculture, has
issued circular letter to farmers say
ing "From information received at
this Office I am satisfied that hogs will
feed upon the young and tender plants
from cookleburs, and that such plants
are very injurious to stock, resulting in
death to hogs in numerous instances.
cali the attention of farmers all over the
country to this subject, for the purpose
of prompting investigation"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22

cision. She had lived too long in the
midst of such scenes not to know what
the end would be, and she read her
death-warrant in Philips face before a
single word was spoken to reveal the
choice he had made.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22

GAMBLING HELLs.-The Mayor of
Philadelphia has undertaken anew the
job OF closing the gambling bells of that
city, and with more than the usual suc.
cess, as The police are wholly under his
control, and therefore are in danger
of removal if they de not procure eyi-
dence against the gamblers. The own
ers OF the property, too, are being pro-
ceeded against.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22

BY rHE RAILRoADs.-The steam rail-
roads of Pennsylvania killed 66l per-
sons and injured l ,649 last year, includ-
ing employees, passengers and others
who got in the way This is an increase
as compared with 1880 of 123 killed and
234 injured.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22

GROWING. Australia has a
populstion OF 279, 1856. Its debt had
grown from $11, 200, 900 in 1873 tonearly
$50, 900, 900 in 1881.
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-07-13

ooosaska sunday oohoes Aooo0lo-
tton.
OFFICE CORRESPONDING snKETAkY.1
kEAkNEY. NEn- July LIST, 1852
The annual State Convention called
at Columbus. June 1872. and post
poned IL called TO meet ~ Fremont,
August LIST, Ind and 3rd- The original
programme prepared for Columhua,
will be substantially carried out.
County 4. s. associations and schools
are each entitled Ia two delegates.
The Sioux City 4 Pacific r. r win
sell return tickets 1t one-foursh regu-
lar fare 10 those who paid fu'. fare 90
lng. upon presentation Of certificates
Il attendance from Sec. II Convention.
The u. p. and II. & u. r =. will cell
evcursion tickets good for the round
trip fur one and one-foush iAss upoa
presentation n station q ssaSsion al
X. r certificate obtained from the
Cor. Sec. ~ Keaney. prior 10 keri.1
'ksas. nnre using b 4 n. cssti6-
E0tes aze entitled 20 eAosce of going
Va Omaha q Coaumhsa. he 2 r
eesti6est0 heretofore secuNsA foe the
Columbus meeting are uUw useless
and neg Ooes must Be peocased. Ere
mont extends . Wasm Ve3co0s 10 hes
homes and iee tie 8 s. vusken over
Tie state ruspesHs heartily. We'll
cone Send nUuD0 soaYe dayp -
sdvsoce 20 I. - Co. pseasusa
Bring Gospel HymGv eoobissA -
dicsssoos point % . eoeA conveosSna ;
ooDe, and With faith shoUo By voshs
Is ~ endesvoe 20 make q de B0l
coovensisn ere YET heA d our aAss.
r. b Gii19x1, Cor, Sc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-07-13
ManHi HlanHil

A fun linz q ssase Journal Oh.
Banks t0he Standard bsanks a -
ssafe) are always keps Sos sale - she
Csury o2es, and ss the tame p0cs.
thas shey are cold ~ IN Lincoln go
Omaha The fSlicving - . raseaAi ~
Of bsanks On hard
Warranty Deeds,
0ongaee DEEDS.
Chassje NosleSea.
search wasTssa.
Nrhaain Lem.
Poser 81 Attorney.
Bsiis Il sal
Qua Cain DssA
fosiEina1l,
Sunmoso tccpyt.
AppO3 Csdsstakia&
Exas6D.
|Ou1a a AekaeADenA
Naesie a Vssdm ~ I0n.
A0ipDess a 4Oe~.
Pssripe.
! losoe c6cnssaSaa So
R,ask Rsrs5pA
1ank yseO
Rexenee n uod11Cg
Aeype~eus ~ Wansnay DeoAs.
oeopsaius 70 ksep De rsese.
Ae. BE-
And Dns( al kindb e bfanh0 Os4 -
yOeasiO Pubic
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-07-13

their caaa. and are jsae - raay b
ssa shesaslv0 - he ks0AaA hAaAesp
- thcy ars 70 make DsuUb0 % he
hoDsDe ssanssn. No oss csa repre-
sent . fssaing communify bus Q ksn-
e.. and IL tbs Alliance memben vcued
stop their cry Of monopoly. Ar-, and
70 20 work and do their level h0s %
elect representative farmers - lac
maken. they would BE- in . fair sag
70 get such lass made - they nssd.
One clsss cannot represent another.
Although the farmers compose Ike
largest ciaas. there are vesy fsv among
the lav-msken. and is - wrong. they
should be represented according 10
their pumbeu. and they vouh have
no; 80 much need e complain Of the
Lawn.
The farmers are al>o another i'm
portant clAss.
Not long since some Of the business
men Of Chicago we're interviewed in
order TO find out what we're the bust.
ness prospect OF this season They
one and all said. 1t al; depends upon
the crop~." Now the crops depend
upon the farmer, snd il the farmer
would enter into the right kind Of an
Alliance they could control the bust.
ness Of the world.
I do not intend TO be personal in
any Of these remarks, for ! think the
member, Of the legislature that have
heretofore been elected from this
county have been Of the best Of men
and | hope We shall always be As ior.
tunate. DErsEY.
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-07-13

The physicians. the druggists, the
dentists. the lawyers aad all profess
ious and trades have their societies,
and hold their conventions, and it is
all proper and right and SO considered
BY everybody. But when the farmers
start an association for their mutual
benefit then trouble begins. The
lawyers will worry about it and make
fun Of it. and laugh about the horny
handed grangen." Some editions viii
inveigh against il with al The elo-
quence they are masters OF. and all
other classes seem troubled about the
matter. They never seem 70 have m
idea that it is for the purpose Of mutu-
al improvement but they begin 70 cry
politics immediately. Do they judge
the farmers BY themselves? We do
not know. for you never hear Of .
farmer intruding upon one Of their
societies.. Deisher do they trouble
themselves abors thems The. truth Of
the matter is thin, they are afraid they
shall lose thsir influence over them.
for it i BY the vot0 of the farmers
tAsr thsy 80 elected ~ e(1ce. The
lawysssan4 politicians and fedgeMs
Gason ,kavo ceae-toss0sider that no
one canIbs dsuGsd tb.Ol6es but them
sslves, -thAa theirs - the eiaaes that
ne public oflc0 belong 10. aud any
thing that looks like independent
politics among the fairness. they h
sent dirsc4ly. Aod vhenSver they
fasm societies you win iod thsse Old
dsmagogue politicians insrudiueshsn.
sslvss upun them. and trying ~ Isd
them, and Tie vossG Il i i tAsy ar
(M~apE 10 b led They viIl insisaata
thsasslvo sDeaost ths frnsss. end
1nd ont thsir wishes. and Ind wann
sbr thesa. anA say 70 tAen IN s0scA
~1ev ifyoa vast His I vans Il too. a
iyoa d0as uanA tAa9I IN jus0 thai
Enl q . .hairspks myself ed en-
ssar0sae - to-S 49, And uhsn
tser 80 slscaa' -. shs. sGcs ~
isoves. they represent thenssveS q