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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
Found Him SOciabIe.

Not long since young lady of New
York City took it into her head to get
married without paternal consent. The
young man whom she loved was OBJ
jected to by her father on the ground
that he was not we'll enough off, as far
as the worlds goods we're concerned, tc
take care cf his daughter, and although
he had never seen his intended son-in
law, he asserted that he was not com
Iebent to earn for her a respectable Hv
ing. In spite of opposition, however
the wedding took place at the time ap-
pointed, and it is needless to say that
the father was not numbered among the
guests. The young couple found a
modest home in the neighborhood of
the parental mansion and still the irate
father refused to recognize them. But
he was not Of an unsociable nature, and
he was noted for making acquaintances
on the horse-cars on his way to and from
business. It was not strange, there
fore, that he entered into conversation
with sociable young man at his side
on his way home the other evening, but
it was little surprising, as he was
rather cautious, that he should have
been 80 entirely fascinated by the young
mans remarks. "Why," he said, "you
are person exactly after my own heart;
you display in your words remarkable
business tact, aud are destined to be a
rich man. If it is not an impertinent
question, who are you and what is your
name?" 81 am your son-in law, "
quietly observed the future Vanderbilt,
as he motioned to the conductor to stop
the car,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
The Circus Fever.

The tenting season is nearing, and
the elephant, the tiger and the rhinoc-
eros may be expected to arrive almost
any day. And this causes the editor of
an exchange paper to rise up IN his bed
and dash off the following: After cou-
sidering the question all winter we come
to the conclusion every spring that the
circus is immoral; but then the bill
poster comes along with the big pictures
and our mind changes. As We gaze at
the lions, tigers and monkeys, and think
that nature made all OF them, we are
not sure. And when we look at the
beautiful young lady, and think that
nature made her too, just as she is, we
begin to lean up to the circus. But
when the brass band begins to play, and
the elephants go round, we rush for q
front seat to get ahead of the minister.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
snatm
They %.vcd.

"What do you think of strong gov
eminent ?" inquired New Haven man
of his neighbor as they both leaned
against the fence smoking their evening
cigars.
81 think" said the neighbor, looking
cautiously around, "that women are
best calculated to administer such a
government" And sharp, shrill
voice from behind the blinds called
out
"Samuel James Jenkins, what are
you thinking of, talking the whole
night away? It's time honest folks
were abed."
81 agree with you," was the remark
of the original speaker and they both
slid into their respective gates with be-
coming meekness. .-Neao Haven Reg
lister.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
Where farmstead or other nremis

Where farmstead or other premises
chances to be infested with rats, he gets
an engagement to clear them out, and
comes, bringing his ferrets along with
him. These, trained to the work, soon
effect the clearance, entering every hole
and Granny in barn, stable, granary or
rick-yard, driving out the ugly rodents
to be caught and killed by dogs, or
trampled to death under the thick-soled
hob-nailed shoes of the attendant farm
hands.
The tariff of the rat catcher is exactly
the same as that quoted for mole-trap-
ping-threepence per head or tail. And
as if to make the parallelism symmetri-
cally complete, for a rat killed inside
the dwelling house, as with a mole in
the garden, the charge is doublel The
annual amount of emolution accruing to
the men of either-calling is of course
variable and dependent on circumstan-
ces, such as the frequency of their
engagements, and the Righteousness or
scarcity of the ''game" For the time
occupied at it, however, the job is gen
orally remunerative; and 1 have known
of Talparius claiming payment for
score of moles trapped within the twen-
ty-four hours; and rat catcher the
same for three dozen dead rats, killed
by his ferrets in the course of single
forenoon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
The Isle of Skye.

Scotland has got land grievance a:
we'll as Ireland, and the people of the
Isle OF Skye have already come into col
llslon with the authorities. To English
speaking people the Isle of Skye is
chiefly known as the home of Flora Mac.
donald. At the present time most of the
island is owned by Lord Macdonald,
better known as the Lord of the Isles.
Skye is an island off the coast of Inyer-
ness, and is remarkably barren even for
Scotland. Inland it is mountainous and
uncultivated, but upon the shore large
number of fcrofters" manage TO pick up
preea11ous livelihood by agriculture
and fishing. There crofters, as they
are called, apparently because of their
small holdings or crofts, live in small
collections of huts. The huts are ir-
regular ovals of piled up stones covered
with heather and thatch, which are held
on by rspes made of straw and rushes
A couple of holes in the roof allow the
smoke to escape, and a pane of glass as
skylight admits the light. The fowls
and cattle share the hut with the family,
and everything betokens the most abject
poverty. The people rarely taste meat,
their principal sustenance being pota-
toes and herrings. When herrings are
scarce little oatmeal cake and tea are
looked upon as luxuries.
Once or twice in the year one of the
black faced sheep, which look so pic
turesque, but which are SO unsatisfac-
tory on the dinner table, is killed. A
crofter who owns two COWS, calf, and
half dozen sheep is considered well
Oft. By the agreements under which
the crofters hold their crofts, each croft
may support pony, but the tenant
rarely takes advantage of this right.
Some time ago some of these crofters
living at Braes were deprived, according
to their story, of certain rights of COM
monage by the factor of Lord Macdonald
They used to be allowed to pasture their
cattle upon mountain rejoicing in the
somewhat Mongolian name BeDlee.
This they had been deprived of without
any compensation in the way of dimin-
ution OF rent, and in consequence they
have refused to pay any rent at all
Again they complained that they were
not allowed to keep dogs to drive the
deer away, SO that these animals came
down from the hills, spoiled their crops,
and in winter raided upon their hay and
oat ricks. The other side deny all this,
and say that the land is unable to support
SO many crofters that new lands had
been offered to them, which they have
refused to accept and that as to the
deer, Lord Macdonald long ago erected
a high fence to keep them out, but the
croiters were too lazy to keep it in re-
pair. It is said that some of the Irish
Land Leaguers have been fomenting the
i'll feeling which led some time ago to an
attack on the police, in W hich-- the croft
ers got the worst, some of them being
arrested. A number of Influential
Scotch gen ERaIl1Gn intarfared and an
arrangement will probably be
made,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
SILK WORMS AT DINNER.
Ten Thousand Little Creatures that
Game Out Before the Mulberry
Leaves.

Ten thousand club-shaped young silk
worms from four different corners of the
world wagged theirheads sdlscontentedly
in fourth-story room in the rear tene-
ment at 519 East Eleventh street, New
York. over a meal of Usage orange
leaves that had come direct from the
Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton, but, that, nevertheless, were not,
as the owner disconsolately said, a
"square meal for the worms" They
nibbled lazily at the limp leaves, and
shifted their tails uneasily as if aware
of the trouble they had caused by their
untimely appearance. The worms were
hatched about two weeks ahead of their
time, by accident, and have since kept
three or four men ss-sAsz about day by
day looking for mulberry leaves, upon
which they feed most readily. These
being at this season very scarce, the
tender sprouts of the ailantus tree and
lately fresh shoots from the Usage
orange have been substituted, but with
out much success. Many hundreds of
them have died for want of proper food.
Those that survive are not in frst-class
condition, but in few days food will
be plenty, and they are then expected
to grow rapidly.
The worms were hatched by Adam
Gigrich and his wife, who own farm
at Amityville, l.. I. They were IA
miliar with silk worm culture in their
Alsatian home, and have raised large
several years. At the approaching ex-
hibition of the Silk Exchange in Turn
Hall, which will be opened the second
week in June, they are to exhibit some
SO, 900 worms, in all stages of develop
ment, from the egg to the full-grown
butterfly emerging from the cocoon.
When the eggs were taken to the city
and placed in cellar that proved too
warm, some were Matched. The rest
were saved for more advanced season
by being placed in an ice box. OF the
early corners that gave reception to the
the oldest were of the Japa-
nese variety. These were in their Sec
ond week, quite white, and fully three
quarters of an inch long. American
worms just Matched were little over one
eighth of an inch long, and nearly black,
save few that had dull-brown bodies |
and heads of dirty white. Turkish and |
French worms of tender age resembled |
them very much. All had thick, pear
shaped heads and bright black jaws,
The worms crawled about on sheets of |
paper or pasteboard, upon which their
caves were spread. A fresh meal of
Ipon a sheet of perforated tissue paper,
through which the worms worked their
way from below.
From twenty eight to thirty-fi five days
ftef being iiato.lt-S2s .. j.. y ss-orn9 begins to
pin its cocoon; in other words, stops
feeding ard goes to work. Before tina
t changes its skin four times, and at
asst becomes quite transparent. Some
If the worms seen recently were in
heir fist period of change. They
ooked sick and refused TO eat. When
ull grown the silk worm is so tender
hat if it accidentally crawls across the
lead of nail in its board it is attacked
oy diarrhea and dies. Fresh air and a
that must not fall below
IS or 70 degrees are required for their
Y. Sun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
Fashion Notes.

French lace rivals Spanish lace for
trimming black dresses.
Brocades give place to embroideries
of elaborate designs wrought on Surah
silks, in the Chinese stitches that are
alike on both sides.
French costumes grow more bouffant
and promise gradual return to the
basket draperies (paniers) of Marie
Antoinette aesthetic styles, on the con-
trary, become daily more limp and
clinging.
Dresses of chine-fgured satin Surah
are among the most tasteful importa-
tions. They come with dark green or
maroon grounds strewn with tea roses
or carnations, and are trimmed with
cream tinted ficelle lace.
Pointed bodices are confined to even
ing dresses, and the several points are
softened by one or two puffs of satin
gradually growing narrower in back and
front, or by pleatings of lace, or by
many loops of ribbon.
Pompeiian red and black silk stockings
are worn with the simplest and with
the most elaborate toilets-no matter
whether they are light or dark. Dark
navy-blue and lighter porcelain blue
are also favorite colors for hosiery.
Among the newest fabrics are moire
grenadines of two stripes of contrasting
colors, to be made up with the repped
Victoria silks, or with the glace Surahs
that change through two or three
colors, and are called chameleon silks.
Small scarf-shaped mantelets COM
plete elaborate costumes for the carriage
and street. They are black, almond
color or drab, and are of repped Sici-
lienne silk, Iudia cashmere or China
Grape, with full trimming of sleek
chenille fringe falling over jet.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
Farmers Fifty Years Ago.

Fifty years ago the farmers depended
almost wholly on the products of their
farm for the supply of their tables, and,
largely for their clothing. A writer in
the Boston Journal thus sketches the
raising of the raw material for garments
and the process of manufacturing them
at the farm house:
Every farmer kept flock of sheep,
and wool constituted large proportion
of the clothing of the family. It was
carded, spun and woven at home, and
made into garments for both sexes. The
best clothes for the men and boys were
made of what was called ''fulled cloth. !"
This was made at home, of the finest
material, and taken to the mills known
as "fulling mills" where it was put
through process of thickening, dyeing
and finishing. The women used to wear
gowns of cloth which was called oppressed
woolen."
This was simply homemade flannel,
taken to the mills above named, and
pressed, SO as to prevent glossy sur
face.
Every farmer had small patch of
flax. This was pulled and spread out
in rows on the ground, 'trotted," and
then ''broken" and ''swingled," and was
thus prepared for the combing, carding
and the ''little Wheel" as the machine
was called ON which flax was spun, to
it from the larger machine
for spinning wool.
1t was woven into cloth for table
covers, toweling, sheeting and shirting.
The "tow," which was the coarse por-
ion combed out on the ''hetchel," was
pun into a coarse yarn, OF which cloth
vas made for summer suits for the men
and boys.
The tow shirt, so commonly worn,
was, when new, an instrument of torture
to the wearer, as it was full of prickling
spines left from the woody part of the
stalk.
The tailor of the old days, with his
goose, travelling from house to house,
to make up the clothes for the men and
bovs-or to cut and lit them for the gos-
siping "tailoress'' to completes not
known to the present generation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
SAM sLICK's WISE SAWS.

REsARvE is line fence, that neigh
bors have to keep up, to prevent en-
croachments.
"DoN'T care" won't bear friendship
for fruit, and "Don't know, I'm sure,
won't ripen it. Life has a chart as well
as coast, and little care will keep you
clear of rocks, reefs, and sandbars.
MATRIMoNY likes contrasts; friend
ship seeks its own counteIparts.
The great secret of life is never to be
in the way of others.
IT Amt enough for gals not to give
people reason to talk; they shouldn't
even give them a chance.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

A WASHINGTON pension agent was
almost paralyzed with astonishment, the
other day, when he found veteran Of
the late war who had sustained Fl per-
manent injury while in the army and
had not applied for a pension. The
veteran had cut an artery in his wrist,
while opening bottle of whisky, stolen
from the colonel's headquarters, and
said he didn't know a wound of that
character entitled him to a pension. The
agent soon convinced him of his error,
and in few days he will receive So, 800
back pension, minus 81, 100 pocketed by
the agent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
Bright's Disease of the Kidneys.
AVOID ALL QUACKs AND QUACK MEDIcINE

In a work on Bright's disease of the
kidneys, DR.. Pancoast, of Philadelphia,
gives some general advice which may be
of value to people predisposed to this
terrible mal4dy, which manifests itself
insidiously, and progresses very slowly
The kidneys are morbidly sensitive, and
must be protected from cold and damp
ness. Warm clothing is indispensable.
Flannels should be worn the whole year,
and in the winter the clothing should
be thick and of wool Canton faunels
are of little use, as they do not prevent
the elimination of caloric to any great
extent. In summer lighter fannels
should be worn, but should be changed
for heavier with any material alteration
in the temperature. DR.. Pancoast rec
ommends that light raw silk shirts
should be worn under the fannels and
in the summer months without the fan
nels. The feet should be carefully pro-
tected from cold and dampness.
Alcoholic drinks should be avoided.
The diet should be nutritious and of
mixed character. Animal food should
be eaten, except in the most advanced
stages of the disease. But food is of
no use unless vitalized, SO as to be
assimilated, consequently it should be
various. And exercise in the open air
should be had whenever favorable
opportunities offer. A tepid bath once
or twice week is almost Indispensable,
and should be followed by thorough
rubbing with a coarse towel. A good
deal of sleep in well-ventilated room
is Indispensable. Cheerful spirits,
contented mind, accompanied by clear
and firm will, are better
than medicines in warding off diseases
and prolonging life. Above all, avoid
quacks and their patent remedies as a
saint would avoid the fallen angel, and
be careful not to take enormous doses
of iron under any circumstances. For
the rest consult skillful physician. 1t
would seem from what the doctor says,
that the secret of preventing Br1ght's
disease lies in protecting the system
from nervous debilitation. And whatever
tends directly to strengthen the nerves
and build up the general health, also |
tends to prevent this malady and to
cure it in its earlier stages. And in
curing it, proper nutrition is in
calculably better than medicines. Food |
IS medicine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
THE Old CRURCR BELL.

Day by day, and hour by hour,
High up in the old church tower,
High above the old church yard,
Like a sentinel on guard,
Hangs the old bell year by year,
Watching over homes most dear.
When the people all are sleeping,
tiny flame comes creeping
Creeping higher, higher, higher,
Till some passer-by shouts =" Fire l''
Then the old bell in the steeple,
Righ above the sleeping people,
Changed and clashed loud alarm,
Warning people of the harm
That was lurking at their door,
Then those strong men rise and fight
The cruel fire-fend all night.
Yes, the old bell did its duty,
And those homes in all their beauty.
Are safe from harm once more.
Now hear the old bell slowly tolling,
Its vibrations sadly rolling,
Ger the meadows and the wood,
Der the wicked and the good,
Telling each and every one
That another's work is done;
That the soul has gone from earth,
Gone to God who gave it birth,
And we stop and count and listen,
And the tear-drops CLEAN and glisten,
In the eyes of old and young,
AS the old bells iron tongue
Tells each changing, fieeting year
In the lives of friends most dear.
Now hear the merry wedding bell,
How it banishes the spell
That DER our feelings fell,
As we listened to the tolling of the bell.
How its music ills the air
AS the happy welded pair
Leave the altar arm in arm,
Life for them has many a charm;
And the sexton at the rope,
Full of Joy and full of hope,
Gives the old bell inspiration
TO portray the situation,
And it rings out loud and clear,
Telling people far and near,
That the nuptial knot is tied,
That the bridegroom claims his bride.
But the sweetest sounds that float
From the old bells brazen throat,
Come waited on the Sabbath breeze.
Sweetly whispering through the trees,
Whispering through the balmy air,
Calling worshipers to prayer
And the pious invocation
Softly blends with each vibration,
And the people bow the head
As those solemn words are said.
Thus the old bell in the steeple
Speaks the thoughts Of God to people.
Whether thoughts of joy or sadness,
Funeral knell or song of gladness,
Calls to prayer or warns of danger,
Speaks alike 10 friend and stranger.
CHARLES SMITH.
VATERTowN, Jan. 20, 1882.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

GEoRGIAs PEACH CRoP.-The best
and largest peach crop ever grown in
Georgia Will be ready for the market in
few weeks, but growers are complain
ing that they have not adequate facili-
ties for getting it to market. In conse-
quence they anticipate that thousands
of bushels of the fruit will rot on the
trees, and that for what is sold a COM
paratlvely small price will be obtained.
1t is suggested that the individual or
company that should secure a system
attic and rapid freight service to the
North and West for the peach crop OF
Georgia would make handsome for
tune and add greatly to the wealth OF
the State.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

TBE RUSSIAN JEws.-A number of
influential Jews recently met in ST.
Petersburg to consult upon the mIseries
of their race in Russia, and to devise
measures for the prevention of further
atrocities, After several persons had
spoken, none of whom had anything to
recommend except emigration, an aged
man named Schmerling, representative
of the community of Berditcheff, began
to relate the trials to which his neigh
bors had been exposed. AS he pro-
ceeded he grew more and more excited
until, apparently overcome by his emo
tions, he fell upon the floor. An ex-
animation showed that he was dead.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

to kill fish with explosives at Metanora,
Ind. He made ready to float an ignited
cartridge in the trout stream, but held
it too long, and it blew off in his hand.
The Fishermen's Club of Indianapolis
have resolved that the accident was
"a severe, yet not undeserved punish
mentn
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

Too BAD.-The fact comes outin an
investigation of the State Agricultural
College of Pennsylvania that the ways
of the students are wonderfully free and
easy. Witnesses swear that boys OF 10
and IL drink and smoke; that "some
little fellows had pipes in their mouths
all day long, and would frequently
swagger into the class room in state
of intoxication :" that the fumes OF
rum and tobacco we're strong In the
hail, and that one lad had an attack OF
delirium tremens.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

On PosT.-The sentinels which were
placed at Garfeld's grave on September
23d, 1881, have never left it unguarded,
night or day, since. Thousands of
people visit the vault. The bronze
doors are thrown back, and the bier,
strewn with withered flowers, is shown
to visitors.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
Expensive Ship Building.

The Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Java,
Colossus, Massachusetts and Oregon
were all begun about fifteen years ago.
They are all still on the stocks III the
Brooklyn, Charlestown and Kittery
yards. By the Naval Committee these
six ships are now reported as "unfin-
ished, rotten, and utterly worthless"
There has been expended altogether
upon the six unfinished, rotten and ut
terly worthless ships, according to the
reports drawn from the bureaus by Mr..
Hewitt's resolution
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

So powerful was the perfume of
flowers at wedding reception recently
that two ladies tainted, one of whom was
a bridesmaid. Then some idiot opened
the windows, and half dozen people
caught what may prove to be serious
colds.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

There is said to be trouble among
some of the dancing classes that have
been prominent during the season, be-
cause of the failure of some of the sub
scribers to pay the sum they promised.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

Society talks this week of lady who
went to a ball on Monday evening, leav
ing her child very i'll with pneumonia.
When she returned the child was dead.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

Several supposed gentlemen of social
prominence have disgraced themselves
of late by getting intoxicated at evening
parties.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08

IOta ..''.'. '.'................. IS, ,434, ,674
And not one of the six keels has ever
touched water, or ever will touch
water