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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
What a Blind COlOred Man Can Do.

The Selma (Ala.) Times says: The
Messrs. Breslin have in their employ as
hostler, gardener and general work.
man, a negro man named Dick, "a years
old, who, since his fifth birthday, has
been as blind as the proverb1al bat,
The amount OF work he does, and the
neatness, accuracy and dispatch with
which all his chores and odd jobs are
done are simply marvellous. He attends
to several horses, cleans them, feeds
them, washes their harness, and when
occasion demands, can hitch MP a team
as well as any one. His stable yard is
a model of cleanliness, and the garden
IS well worked. He washes the car.
riages, horses and wagons, oils vehicles
and sees that they are all right before
allowing them to be taken out of the
lot. He is as light hearted as are most
Africans, and a enjoy a joke and
laugh at it, though he wastes but few
moments in idleness of any variety, his
whole mind seemingly being bent upon
a careful discharge of his various duties.
He is as stout as an OK, and is a bad man
to tease, as a bantering loafer found out
to his sorrow not long since. He had
been tormenting Dick until the ~latter's
stock of patience gave out, when sud-
denly he turned furiously on his tor
mentor, and the first thing that indi-
vidual knew he was landed, all bruised
up, in a heap some yards away. Per-
haps the most remarkable gift the man
has is the ability to tell within a few mo-
ments the time of day. Day or night,
when asked what time it is, he replies
without hesitation, and is rarely further
off from the exact marking of the dial
than ten minutes.
To test this gift, after having talked
with him about his work, the reporter
quickly asked: "What time is it.
Dick ?" "Half-past ten," came the inn
meaiahaEesponse-A look at the watch
showed that at that instant it was 1925,
within four minutes of the time guessed
by the man who probably knows not
the appearance of watch or clock. He
goes to his home, some blocks distant,
to remain during the night, but is al
ways on hand bright and early as the
morning sun to commence his days
work. In all sorts of weather he never
fails to be on time. He is seldom sick,
and then only slightly indisposed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
A Husbands Preparations.

The other morning when a Detroiter
seated his wife in a car on the Michigan
Central to make the journey to Chicago
alone he took a look around him and
said to her:
CHOW, love, if you should want the
window raised, here are a dozen gentle
men who will break their 'necks to &C.
commodate you"
eyes, DEAR"
eff you feel lonesome and want some
body to talk. with aboutafairs in Egypt,
Noah's ark or the ice period, don't
hesitate to call upon any Of these gen
tlemen."
81 understand"
"You won't know enough to leave
the car at noon and get your dinner,
and you had better ask some of them
to accompany you. If they offer to pay
for your meal don't be SO ueamish about
it."
"Of course not"
"You may want to read to pass away
time. If so, any of these gentlemen
will be only too happy to purchase you
half a busheI of the latest books and
magazines. Be careful to save 'em for
me to read when you get home"
"Ill be certain, love-"
And you can say to them that we
have been married four years; we do
not live happily together; 1 am a do
mestic tyrant; you have strong thoughts
of procuring a divorce; you feel that
you could love the right sort of a hus-
band; you like oranges and peanuts;
you are innocent and confiding; you
have W travelled; you are afraid of
getting lost in Chicago, and you will be
ever SO much obliged to any n who
will get you a hack, see to your trunk,
and pay all the expenses. Goodbye,
love-"
Goodbye, dart"
And wasn't it strange that not one
single man in that car even spoke to
that lady in a ride of three hundred
miles ?-DetrOit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Another Fable.
81 WISE PEASANT.

A wealthy Peasant, who felt that his
hours were numbered, called his sons
around his bedside, and began:
Games, you are the eldest, and I be-
queath you my blessing.
The second son came forward, with
bowed head, and the father said:
"John Henry, you have been a good
boy, and I bequeath you my good
name"
The third son showed up, and the old
man kindly remarked:
"Andrew Jackson, you are my
youngest, and J. bequeath you the care
of my grave. Goodbye, my dear O
Each of you press my hand for the last
time, and then skip back to the field,
for this is glorious weather for corn."
"But, dad, you are worth $40, 900 T
they protested in chorus.
"That is true, boys, but I have tried
to make an equal division. I have let
fall the honor to you, and all the money
to the lawyers. They would have got
the sugar., anyhow, and in the getting
would have left you nothing, and
proved your mother a fool and your
father a lunatic, besides. l die happy
and full of peace. Bury me just to the
left of the old cow shed, and pay for my
tombstone on the monthly installment
system"
MORAL:
The Lawyers were of course dissatis-
fed with the will, and carried the case
into court.-DetrOit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
American Fables.
THE WOLF AS A REFoRMER.

One day a Wolf who had been ponder
ing deeply for a whole week started ont
on a walk through the forest. Meeting
a Jackal, he said
"My friend, pause for a little time
while I give you a few words OF advice,
You are a cross, snarling creature, hated
by men and despised by all the creatures
of the forest. Let me hope that you
will mend your ways and reform"
"Ho | no | no | but you are a pretty
specimen to give me advice p sneered
the Jackal. "Why, it isn't a month
since you devoured an old woman and
chased a Professor of Elocutiou into the
River !"
The Wolf passed on until he met a
Hyena. By that time ne had recovered
his cheek, and he worked up a sad,
sweet smile and observed:
"My dear Mr.. Hyena, you would be
an ornament, to society if you would
cut your nails and clean your teeth. Let
mehope that you will cease your depreda-
lions and become an honest, conscien-
tious animal"
"That's nice talk from an old wretch
who lies in ambush for children u re-
piled the Hyena. "Why, if I was half
as mean as you are I'd want some dying
Jack Rabbit to kick me to death !"
The Wolf next met a Fox, and after
the usual salutations regarding the
backward condition of the crops the
Reformer began:
"My friend, I feel it my duty to ad-
wise you to quit stealing spring
chickens and get your living in an
honest manner. Show the world that
you want to be good and respectable
and you will soon be beloved and
honored.
"Taffy !" grinned Reynard-'taffy
on a chip | You old villain, you'd better
up to some of the dozen murders
you have committed |"
The Wolf next met an Owl, and when
they had compared notes on the Malley
trial the Reformer said:
"My dear Friend, why is it that
neither the Jackal the Hyena nor the
Fox will receive my advice to reform ?"
"My venerable fellow traveller"
slowly replied the Owl, ''reform should
begin at home. Wash up-get rid of
your bad breath-clean out your den
quit stealing and murdering-drill some
decency into your own family, and then
come and see u.s."
MoRAL
1t is the men in State prison who
most lament the wickedness of out
siders. -Defroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
A Profitable Walnut Forest.

In ~Carpenteria, about half way be.
tween Santa Barbara and Buenaventura,
California, there is a veritabIe walnut
forest, and its income is beginning tc
be fabulous. Every year the trees are
maturing, and are more heavily laden
with nuts. The trees are set forty feet
apart, and those that are bearing give q
net average profit of $40 per annum.
Many of them will produce $40 worth
of marketable walnuts this season.
They begin bearing at seven years, and
improve each year until they are three
or four centuries old. Little care is re-
quired in their cultivation, they are har-
vested with trifling expense, and a ready
market is always to be found at reason
able fiRures.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Certainly He WOuId.

The other evening as a muscular
citizen was passing a house on Mont
calm street a lady. who stood at the
gate called out to him:
"Sir L appeal to you for pro
lection /"
"What's the trouble ?" he asked as
he stopped short.
"There's a man in the house, and he
wouldn't go out doors when 1 ordered
him to !"
"He wouldn't, Ell? Well see about
that -
Thereupon the man gave the woman
his coat to hold and sailed into the
house splitting on his hands. He found
a man down at the supper-table, and
he took him by the neck and remarked
"Nice style of a brute you are, eh
Come out O. this or I'll break every bone
in your body !"
The man fought ba ok, and it was not
until a chair had been broken and the
table upset hat he was hauled out doors
by the legs, and given a fling through
the gate. Then, as the muscular citizen
placed his boot where it would do the
most hurt, he remarked: CHOW, then,
on brass-faced old tramp, you move
on or Iii finish you"
"Tramp tramp shouted the
victim, as he got up, "I'm no tramp /!
L own this property and live in this
house I"
"You do ?"
eyes, and that's nay wife holding
your coat !"
Thunder !" whispered the victim,
as he gazed from one to the other, and
realized that the wife had got square
through him and then he made a grab
for his coat and slid into the darkness
with his shirt bosom torn pen, a finger
badly bitten, and two front teeth ready
to drop out.-Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

The use of Homeopathic Medicines
in veterinary practice is steadily gaining
ground, and it has been fully demon
strated that all diseases of horses and
cattle, and especially the dreaded pleuro-
pneumonia, are readily amenable to
HON oeopathic treatment. Veterinary
Home opathic Medicine cases and
books, giving plain directions for use,
can be obtained in all styles and prices
at Boericke & Tafel's Homeopathic
Pharmacies, at New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New Orleans and Chicago.
Descriptive Price Current gratis.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Covered with Politics.

The Philadelphia Times says There
is unquestionably more politics to the
square foot in the State of Maine to-day
than in any other State in the Union,
not even excepting Pennsylvania.
Already five political State conventions
have been held, and a call has been
issued for the sixth five full State
tickets are in the field, and probably
another will be added to them. They
are labeled respectively, in the order of
their appearance, Straight Greenback,
Temperance, Regular or Fusion Green
back, Republican and Democratic, with
the dissatisfied temperance men yet to
be heard from.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Veterans OF 1912.

At the annual dinner in New York
City, on the 4th, the following veterans
of the Wan of 1872 we're present: Gen.
Abrsm Daily, aged 81 years; Thurlow
Weed, 81; Henry Morris, 80; Thomas
Blanck, ST; Edward N. Duryee, 81;
Gardiner Lillibridge, 81; George Cog
gier, "a; Michael Van Name, So; Viii
liam j. Sure, SO; Thomas Meyson, 81;
Charles Coombs, SO; David Van Arsdale
who is "a years of age, was too feeble to
attend to the dinner.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

Adele Hugo, the daughter of Victor
Hugo, who has for many years been
confined in a private Iunatic asylum in
Paris, is now about fifty years of age,
but at a short distance does not look to
be half SO old. She resembles to a mar.
vellous degree the portrait of Madame
Victor Hugo painted by Tony Johan-
not. To her companions in misfortune
she frequently relates her sad story
how she was married, long ago, without
her fathers consent, to a naval officer,
and how soon afterward he deserted
her, penniless, and without power to
prove the legality of her marriage.
This blow unsettled her reason, and
ever afterward she has been kept under
restraint. Year by year she grows more
proud of her fathers fame, and has
committed most of his poetical works to
memory.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

ITALIAN PRoDUoE.-During the first
five months OF this year no less than
s, 900 tons of italian produce, eggs, but
ter, vegetables, etc, have been imported
into Great Britain. This trade will I'M
doubtedly be Increased by the quicker
transit consequent on the opening OF
the st. Gothard.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

LAST year the banjo fever ragged
among fashionable ladies. This year
the proper thing is to play the violin,
and many of the bellies of New York are
learning the accomplishment, and the
neighbors are all taking to the woods.
Bloomington Enc,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
a Fortune

may be made by hard work, but can neither
be made nor enjoyed without health. 70 those
leading sedentary lives DR.. R. V. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is a real friend.
1t stimulates the liver, purifies the blood, and
is the best remedy for consumption, which is
scrofulous disease of the lungs. By all drug
gists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
JOHN HODGE, sec'y.
5000 90 REWARDI

Will be paid for the detection and eon-
viction of any person selling or dealing
in any bogus, counterfeit or imitation
HOP BrrTERs, especially Bitters, OF
preparations with the word HOP or
HoPs in+heir name, or connected th're-
with, that is intended to mislead and
cheat the public, or for any preparation
put in any form pretending to be The
same as HOP BTrTERs. The genuine
have cluster of GREEN HOPS (noSice
this) printed on the white label, and are
the purest and best medicine on eartn'
especially for Kidney, Liver and Her'
yous Diseases. Beware OF all others.
and of all pretended formulas or recipes
of HOP Buffers published in papers, OF
for sale, as they are frauds and SWIM
dies, Whoever deals in any but tne
genuine will be prosecuted.
HoP BrTTERs MFs. Co.,
Rochester, N. Y.
sSL--->z-- H.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Raw Cry. Mich. Feb. 8, 1880

BAY CITY, MICH, ftO' o, IooU'
Think il my duty to send you a
for the benefit of any person wishing to know
whether Hop Btters arr good or not. know
thew are good for general debility and ind,
56aka new life. / recommend my patients to
use them. LIZ. a. hAh1'"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

ssTHE first and worst of all frauds is
to cheat on els self" saith Philosopher
Bailey. We don't doubt that; but then
the money doesn't go out of the family.
-NeaU York Commercial advertiser.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

The average American is a noisy per-
son. In a firecracker way he feels
obliged to go to heathenish China for
more noise with which to celebrate his
Christian Christmas,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
We must learn to submit with grace to t
follies which depend upon character.
Colorado Business

Those who think of attending the National
Mining and Industrial Exposition, to be held in
Denver during August and September, should
purchase the cheap excursion tickets of the
''Great Rock Island route" and take choice of
four routes, with privilege of return until Oc-
tober 81.
Time as quick as the quickest, and no more
changes of cars than by any other line-with
the advantage in its favor of making the single
change necessary in a union depot. The roll
ing stock of this great railway is simply superb,
consisting of magnificent day coaches, Pullman
palace sleeping cars, world-famous dining cars
and exquisite Horton chair cars.
If going to the Northwest, don't forget the
famous Albert Lea route to Minneapolis and st.
Paul, where it connects with all trains Of the
Northern Pacific railroad and st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Manitoba railway.
Natural petroleum, deprived of its color and
disagreeablo odOr without distillation and the
aid of acids or alkalies, is what the Carboline
is made from. AS now improved and perfected,
1t Is a beautiful preparation, and performs ali
that Is claimed for it as a hair restorer.
The new circular of the Peekskill IN. Y
Military Academy is a handsomely illustrated
book of 60 pages. Col. Wright, the Principal.
will send copies to all interested.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

I declined to insert your advertisement Of
Hop Bitters last year, because l then thought
they might not be promotive of the cause OF
Temperance, but find they are, and a very val.
liable medicine, myself and wife having beer
greatly benefited by them, and 1 take great
pleasure IN making them known.
Rev. JOHN SEAMAN,
Editor Home Sentinel. Alton. n. Y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

THERE are many vices which do not deprive
us of friends there are many virtues which
prevent our having any. [ remember having
been told in my youth that the love of glory
was a virtue. Strange must be the virtue which
requires the aid of every vice.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

Wells Health Remover. Absolute cure fol
mel vous debility, dyspepsia, mental or physi
cal decline: 81 at 9Eugglsts; I[epald by eM
City, N. j.
UHmun's Prepared Cod Liver UII and LIno.
The best medicine for the Lungs. Sold by all Drug
gists. Deplt. Is It'll se New YorA,
For SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this paper
apply to the publisher Of the paper. U3O
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

UF. PICFCc7s FUNUEitt IfVsVIIHtTVH
always becomes tbs favorite remedy of those
who try it. 1t is n specific for all female
"weaknesses" and arrangements, Bringing
strength to the limbs aud back, and color to
the face. Of all druggists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

BEING entirely vegetable, no particular care
is required while using DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Purgative Pellets" They operate without dis
turbanee to the constitution, diet, or occupa-
ton. For sick headache, constipation, impure
stomach, bad taste in the mouth, bilious at
tacks, pain in region of kidney, internal fever.
bloated feeling about stomach, rush of blood
to head, take DR.. Pierces pellets" Bydrug.
gists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Editor Home Sc

IF you wish to appear aggreeable in society
you must cons, mt to be taught many thIns
which YOU know already.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

ALWAYS look on the right side /; a
mighty ugly hired girl can ring the bell
for a mighty good dinner. -Steu6en-
UiNe Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Permanently.

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. IS, 1881.
II. H. wARSER & Co.: Sirs-I hav' used
your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for difficulty
in the urinary organs, and, so far as human
foresight can judge, have been permanently
cured. John RRITTON.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

IT is easier to suppress the first de-
sire than to satisfy all that follow it,
Franklin.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Chnuue of Mind.


A HARROW minded man can never possess
real and true generosity he can never so be
yond mere beneVOlence.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

MENsMAN's PEProNIzED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation of beef containing its entire n'aJ'l-
!iouS properties. It contains matchmaking,
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properuesi
Invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostraton, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Casvell, Hazard d
Co, proprietorl New York. Sold by druggists
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
skinny Men.

Teachers wanted. Address, with stamp fo,
..application-form. " Teachers, AGENCY. Gin. 0
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
The Frnzer Axle Gre,..

IT NfHAV hNTU VNUNH6
Is the best in the market. 1t is the most
economical and cheapest, one box lasting as
long as two of any other. One greasing will
last two weeks. 1t received first premium at
the Centennial aud Paris Expeditions, also
medals at various State fairs. Buy no other.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
Being entirely vegetable, mo- particular cal

Their are two things to which we never
grow accustomed-the ravages of time and the
injustice of orr fellowmen.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

The Lawyers were of course dissatis-
fed with the will, and carried the case
into court.-DetrOit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03

1t is the men in State prison who
most lament the wickedness of out
siders.-Defroit Free Press.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16
THE TEXAS CONTRACT.
Composition of the Syndicate and
other Particulars-W
Begun.

From the Rock Island ND Daily Union.l
The return of Major Beardsley en-
ables us to give authentic particu-
Lars of the arrangement made for
building the new Texas state CAPT.
tol, and taking in payment 100000
acres of land. The syndicate is
composed of six persons, Matthias
SchnGll and j. Nj. Beardsley, of Rock
Island; John G.. Farwell, e. b. Far
we'll and Abner Taylor, of Chicago,
and A. G. Babcock, of Canton, Hi
nois, who have equal shares in the
enterprise. The capitol is to be
completed in six years, and Mr..
Schnell has been appointed superin-
tendent of construction, at a salary
of $4,000 a year, His bond, as con-
tractor, is in the sum of $250,000, and
is signed by John V. Farwell. the
Hon. G. B. Farwell and Col. A. Z.
Babcock. The syndicate is in pos
session of ample funds to complete
the building without touching the
lands, so that the large profits which
are anticipated from the transaction
will not have to be sacrificed by any
necessity of realizing from time to
time in order to pay the cOnstruc-
ton bills. AT the same time there
will be no disposition to refuse
offers of estimated present value for
land, either in large or small tracts,
as the syndicate feels that partial
settlement will enhance the value of
the remainder. The territory,
which embraces a broader domain
than the two states of Delaware and
Rhode Island, is situated on the
northern neck or panhandle" of
the state, between the Indian Ter
ritory and New Mexico. 1t is said
to embrace the best farming, cotton
growing and cattle raising land
in Texas and is north of the old
"Llano Estacado," which was set
biographies of thirty years ago. 1t
has an adulrting or rolling surface,
and appears to be well watered by
the Canadian and Red rivers and
many creeks that flow into them.
The plans adopted by the new CAPT.
toll by the commissioners were
drawn by e, z. Myers, of Detroit,
who figured out the cost of con-
struction at 81, AGO. 900, but the con-
tractors expect TO have to expend
about $1,750,000 in making good
the specifications. The walls are
10 be constructed out of beautiful
fossiliferous limestone quarrled
near Austin and the dome will have
an attitude of 81 feet, making it
the highest building in America
and tbs seventh highest in the
world. The classic style of archi-
lecture was chosen as showing the
magnificent proportions to better
advantage than the redundant orna-
mentation so much affected by
modern architects. The sub-con-
tract for excavation was let to
Creary g. Haskell, of Austin, who
began work on the first of February,
in the presence of Judge Joseph
Lee and Colonel N. l.. Norton, capt.
toll commissioners, who had the
pleasure OF shoveling the first dirt.