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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
4 LaugIable Mistake.

The Boston 4drertjscl' SAYS that 4
laUghable incident occurred during the
recent visit OF the American Society OF
Civil Engineers to Lowell, where they
were the guests of Mr.. J. b. Francis.
whose residence is in close proximity to
that of Governor Butler. Mr.. Francis
had provided carriages for the convey
ance of his guests (about seventy in num-
ber) from the railway station to his
dwelling, and as they moved slowly in
the direction of Governor Buffers place
many rumors We're set afoat regarding
the nature of the delegation they con
tanned
When within a short distance of the
Governors house a lady, who also re-
sides in the neighborhood. relieved the
curiosity of the inquiring crowd by ven
turing the observation that the visitors
must be the convicts from Concord
Prison on their way to pay their respects
to Governor Butler for his kindness and
Ieniency toward them.
This ''news" spread like wildfre and
& stampede was instantly made in the
direction of the Governors house to see
them alight and enter in. The disap.
pointment of the wOuld-be sightseers
when they discovered that instead of the
Concord convicts the carriages contained
only lot of civil engineers paying 8
visit to the ex-President of their society
can easily be imagined.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
Spring Silks.

For the spring silks that are
worn also in the summer, says Ha1per's
Ba-ar. the tendency this season
is to return to glace, tatfetas, and shot
silks in preference to the soft twilled
Surahs that have so long found favor
and viii not yet he abandoned. The
new feature in these silks IS a checked OF
ravc ground of the finest checks or
horizontal lines. and to throw a large
bright plaid on this in crossing bars, or
it may be there are only perpendicular
stripes>uf one or two soft contrasting 3
colors.
Dull green next pale rose stripes are
seen among small checks OF deeper tones
of these two colors, and there are man
DARN and Havana brown bars on bright
er ecru and lighter brown checks. An
other fancy is that of weaving blocks OF
velvet third Of an inch square on very
finely checked silk grounds; this is to be
made up as the basque and drapery Of a
pIeated skirt that is checked without
the velvet blocks, but is elaborately
trimmed with velvet ribbon.
The new fancy for brocaded figures on
checked grounds is odd and pretty;
these have small sprays of flowers, or
lunches Of leaves, or tiny baskets OF
flowers, or clusters of berries brocaded
in gay natural colors on a checked
ground of quiet, sober hues. Shot silks
of two changing coIors are revived, and
are given n new effect of reps by being
woven with well-marked cross threads OF
blue next orange, or raspberry alternat-
ing with pale roses, or green with pepita,
salmon with pink, and dark red with
blue.
These shot silks have also the small
brocaded designs that are to be used for
parts of the dress, while the simpler
silks without the figures form the re-
mainder. Velvet cut from the piece,
velvet ribbon, and various new embroid-
cries and Iaces are the trimmings fol
these spring silks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
Who VIII Fix This !
A WESTERN MAN WHO HAS TRIED HARD
TO AND FAILED.

! A WESTERN MAN WHO HAS lkltD IAItD
TO AND FAILED.
4 lady in St. Louis, who recently lost
child and who had vainly plead with
! the authorities of the church near her
residence not to ring the bell on a Sun
day morning when her little darling was
so sick, wants to know if we don't think
people would go to church on time just
rs well if no bells We're rung. Well,
yes, We believe they would, if they
wanted to. When the same people go to
a theatre no bell is rmg, and they get
there before the curtain rises with re-
markable regularity. No bell is rung to
| call these church members to their bust
ness, and yet they appear regularly at
the appointed time. No bell IS rmg to
tell them that dinner is to he served,
and vet they all start in time to be there
! before it gets cold. If a sOciable is to
/ take place, and it is known that the
| lunch will be served at eight o'clock,
they all Get there before the first plate
of oyster soup or the first dish of ice
cream is served, and the church bell
does not ring for sociable. When the
| doors of a circus are advertised to open
| at two o'clock, we have noticed that no
| church member comes Struggling III
after the clown has sung his song, and
yet the bells do not ring for a circus.
We cannot account for the necessity Of
ringing a church bell that often fright
ems sick persons into coryulsions.
| But there are so many things in the
world that nobody can account for
Who can account Tor the fact that dizzy
actress can get Il thousand dollars week
for repeating lines that another person
has written, when the scholarly, eloquent
divine. whose life has been passed III
st11dy. cannot draw a house big enough
to pay him n frugal living Who can
account for the fact that Il girl who can
kick high is able to draw five hundred
dollars a week, while the good woman
who GOES about as a missionary, reform
inc the vicious, is thrown n quarter to
get rid of her, often 10y the same men
who pav dollar toward the salary of
/ fine HIGH kicker. it is hard to account
for the fact that Il horse race will clear Il
Thousand dollars IN one day, while Il
church fair. which should be patroniZcd
by thousands, figures mp about enough,
after a weeks hard work, to pay for a
dressing gown Tor the minister. There
is something terribly wrong about this
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
A Court Clerks Long Nine.

Thomas w Chinn, of Louisiana, was
a native OF Kentucky. When a young
man he was employed in the Office of a
Court Clerk at Frankfort. The story
goes that he was addicted to excessive
smoking. At length his boss, the Clerk,
gave him peremptory orders not to smoke
more than three cigars per day. d" Very
we'll replied young Chinn, cit will
give me no discomfort, to carry out your
Instructions. The next morning the
Clerk found him seated at his table
writing with one end of a cigar in his
mouth and the other end resting ON a
shelf hard by. 1t was not much less
than a ward long. Looking on him for
moment with astonishment, mingled
with admiration, he said: "Get up and
come along with me-you have entirely
too much genius for tins room. What
does the reader suppose was done with
him? Why, he was taken to the office
of an attorney ut law and the first vol
ume Of Blackstone placed III his hands
the Clerk agreeing to pay all expenses
until he was admitted to the Bar. That
being accomplished in due time, he then
removed to Louisiana and settled at
Baton Rouge Subsequently he became
q Judge In 1889 he was elected a Rep
resentative to Congress as Il Wing, and
served one term. In lS49 President
Taylor appointed him Minister to the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
THE LONDON EXPLOSION.
What American Irishm"u Have To say
AbOut IT.

The New York papers publish inter
views with Irishmen il the city in rcIa
tion TO the London explosion. ODono.
van Rossa said of the explosion: 1T was
deliberate attempt, well planned and
well executed. to blow mp the Govern
mcnt buildings, to Indicate to England
that She had better give up the attempt
to govern ireland. Yoo will notice that
it was done at an hoar When it would
cause no loss Of innocr1t life We do
not wish to harm a hai2 Of the head of
any man simply bccausg he IS an English
man. We are at war With the English
Government, not with tie people. am
only astonished that tie work was not
more destructive
Mr.. p. j. Sherida zine hero of the
| proposed ,NuaQIao, tFYned away from
his work when the reporter asked him
what he thought were the motives OF the
men who caused tha explosion, and
said:
81 believe their motive was simply
that which animates one army when it
strikes back at another, for I recognize
that the two nations are at war.
"What would be the effect if the En-
glish Government believed that an organ
lied band OF Intelligent men, well sup
piled with money, was going to continue
this work Of destruction of government
property?'
''If I may Judge bv Mr.. GIadstone's
own utterances when he disendowed the
Established Church in Ireland, I cannot
help thinking that such action will in
fuence the British Government to give
ireland her rights"
''What will the Land League doabout
this outbreak? q
81 am free to state thai neither the
English Government. nor the Land
League, nor any other authority that
can be brought to bear on the Irish in
Ireland can prevent our people from pay
ing back the English Government by
every means and method within their
reach so long as they are subject to the
present system. Plainly speaking there
is limit to human endurance even in
Ireland"
The Hon. John T. FiDertv, Congress-
man from the Third Illinois District.
has been interviewed in regard to the
attempt to blow mp the Government
building in London. He said: q may
say am sorry it was not more success
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
CORN PLANTING.
4 Practical Farmer speaks his Mind on the
Subic 1.

/ The season will soon be here when
! preparations for the corn crop VIII be in
order hence a few ideas on the subject
of corn culture viii probably he acccpta-
| ble. 1t is Il mistake the majority of
farmers make that they 10 not observe
care in selecting their seed corn, and
this year some of them Will pay big
price to persons who did take care of
their seed. have received letters from
many parts of the country complaining
that their corn is frozen and the writer's
do lot know where to get good sound
seed Now all this can be overcome if
the farmers will observe the proper pre-
cautions. 1t is no trouble to 90 into
ones corn field in the fall, just before
cutting corn, and gather as many of the
ripa cars as may he required. Take
EEcsc to the house and spread them on
the floor, or hang them up, and then you
are sure of your seed. Wien you plant
it You do not need to be uneasy for fear
that your corn Will not come up.
The first planting is the one to depend
upon, not the second or third. Farmers.
remember this advice, as it will put
money into your pockets. There is also
a great deal in selecting the proper ears
for seed. Aim for length of ear, length
of grain and medium cob. You will no.
tice that the tendency Of corn is to render
these combined qualities Incompatible.
A very large ear has generally a short
grain, and a long grain Is inclined to ac-
company a short ear. Last of all, DO
not plant more than you can thoroughly
cultivate. The rows should be 81 feet
apart each way, with not more than
three stalks to the hill. We have 3,555
hills on an acre, and allowing 100 ears
to make one busheI of shelled corn, we
have 105 bushels to the acre.
For drilled corn, rows 3! feet apart,
one stalk every foot in the row, we have
124 bushels; one stalk every Is inches,
80 bushels; 20 inches, II bushels per
acre. Now, you may say this will do
very well on paper, but to get that much
ON an acre is a different thing. I am
well aware of that, but it can be done if
we viii only do it. What is the use in
planting twenty acres when ten acres |
will produce as much by manuring and
proper cultivation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12

UNKNOWN RUFFIANS ASSAULT
LADY.
Lady Florence Dixie Gives a GrRphi,
Description Of the Outrage.


A HrruH CORRESPONDENT bol o., N.
terview with Lady FIororco Di,-io. - 10,
charming little residonca 0rl,,
Fisheries" " on the bank Of tba Tbo,oo.
near Windsor. where she is stayino, VIII,
her husband Sir Bpaunont Di,-;o ,,,7
her brother, lord james Douo1as
Lady Florence gave the correspond
ent the following account with the ut
most fraulness: Il returned from Ire
| land six weeks ago and came here for tbo
purpose of retirement and ouiat os
have a great deal of work to do, thouob
at this period Of the year [ invariably
stay ut our seat in Leicestershire On
Saturday afternoon, at a quarter to five,
[ samtered into the plantation which
adJoins The Fisheries, with NV ST.
Bernard dog, and had reached the gate
opening into Windsor road. when nv at
tention was first attracted TO a soldier
and a woman passing by. While look
ing after them and mentally remarking
the fine physique of the man I was adj
dressed by what appeared to be two tall
Dls,,- - l,,71I' IL Long GIoaNS OF DARK
~ y, o''-i''9 'eil9' "l'o "SAe'' me 10
eli 'liein the 'lllle' fePned that had
~ ""'o" uPou me- "L" turned back
gain into the plantation. I was about
'o,''li7 cue S'ilT I' "i'Gli L llo',GCo 1l't the
~ ii','' IoIlo"o' me- 1IdS reused
ny SllSllclon' as the ground was private,
SCI Iaced round 10 meet them.
h"' scar celE cone so when one
iii0 'E 'Iie 'iiIoaI auo SlfIlch me
- w ''Il nl'''t anu 'uIe" me on
Gus Slo'lllo' c'lIled loudly 1or help,
WIEN Iuey pushed clay INTO my mouth.
Do" "9 lhelr cIe'il Siil'eo chlnS that
''e' were men Ill the disguise OF
women apparel. While PROSTATE [
Sa" The other man raise a knife and aim
a savage OloW at my right breast. The
N'l!le Slr''ch tile steel floS OF my corset
,,,.,,,.7 - '-l''' ''''eii"8
wy ~ ''S7'''lI -L!''''1 d S'4p WHICH
=. - llI '''''i' l IeiiieLlI"el
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~ - '--o 'U,''' rI ',Il'' seeing
= > W "'die'''
~ 7li'o'' il''li u an IIo''t "ltGI-
"''l'' ''l''' io''i''' "IS 9eIl lSIlGe III tne
same SpOJ WlltGe L IelI. / got up ana |
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
THE PEOPLES SONG 0FPEIcE
From Programme of Southern Exposition.

The grass Is green Oh Bunker Hill.
The waters sweet in Brandywine.
The sword sleeps in the scabbard still.
The farmer keeps his flock and vine:
Then who would mar the scene to-day
With vauut of battlefield or frav2
The brave corn lifts. in regiments.
Ten thousand sabres in the sun;
The rlcls replace the battle tents.
The hammered tasseIs toss and run:
The ueighiuG stecd. the bugle's blast
These Toe the stories of the past.
The earth has healed her wounded breast.
The canuous pillow the fields no more;
The heroes rests Oh. let them rest
In peace along the peaceful shore.
They fought peace. torpeace theyfcu;
They sleep IN peace and all Is well.
The field, forget the battles fought.
The trenches wave in golden grain:
Shall We neglect the lesson taught
And tear the wounds agape again?
Sweet Mother Nature. nurse the land.
And heal the wounds with gentle hand
Lo- peace ou earth Lo flock and fold.
Lo rich abundance. fat increase.
And valleys clad in sheen of gold,
Oh, ri,eand sing the song Of peace
For Thescus rosm- the land no more.
And Janus rests with rusted door.
Joaquin MILLER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
Doctors Of the Period.

A short time ago, when travelling, the
celebrated DR.. Barthez was taken sick,
and according to the manner Of all ply
sicians, he called in a fellow practitioner
to attend him.
When the strange doctor put in an ap-
pearance, Barthez discovered, to his
stupefaction, that his colleague was none
other than an old servant of his.
How is this? you doctor Since
when? and what can you dO?"
-. 'Ss5Jir, / picked up little medicine in
your service, and have great success
here"
us that possible?"
eyes, and more than you could have
yourself"
And seeing the astonishment of his
old master, he continued:
GLOW many inhabitants do you think
this town numbcrs?'
81 don't know; 10000. perhaps"
eyes, about that many. And how
many do you think are really intelligent
and capable ofappreciatingyorm merits"
81 do not know"
"T.et us say thousand, and that IS
ample. Well the Thousand are yours,
and the rest belong to me. -
Barthcz became thoughtful for n mo-
mcnt and then answered: cit is true,
and You are right. And this Is the way
OF the world, Notwithstanding its con-
atant improvements; in spite Of the re
examinations of all honest and modest
doctors, the multitude will always be
long, be they great or small, humble or
exalted, politicians and doctors, igno-
rant or wise, in health or sickness, to
charlataus. who are invariably gifted
with that impct1rbabIe ASSURANCE, which,
under the name of brass, fascinates
and conquers the public, who accept
their theories and cover before their
superiority
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12

4 GROWING EVET. THAT - F0STERED
BY LOOSE EEC.I~LATEON.

New ErCIaUd Especially subject to it-NSrOHg
Vu3 Eled ay yhC Civil Contract Theory
Professionalism 10 Blame for Divorce.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12
Insomnia Intensified.

A California man troubled with in
somnia was told that he would be cured
bv going to bed, closing his eyes and
picturing in the mind flock OF sheep
humping the fence one at a time. The
experiment nearly made him insane. 81
Jumped about s., 600 over the fence, he
saws. and there were about l,00O,O 900
left. Sleep I'd given 81, 600 not to see
those sheep Jump that fence. l could
have gone to sleep right away but for
the 100000 stupid, Whitehead sheep
standing waiting like a lot of fools for
me to Jump EN- over the fence. Jump
EN-, did I say? I had to boost 'em,
lift 'em. drive 'em, hoist every one OF
those 100000 sheep over that pasture
fence, and when l turned and looked
back there were 100000 sheep, stu
pid. blank-faced white, woolly imps
waiting there, each saying: Me, too; !;
my turn next, '-BOStOn GLOBE.
SHE FORBADE IT.-Mrs. Davis for
bade John Doyle, saloon keeper at
North Adams. Mass, to sell her husband
any more rum. "As long as he has
money to buy with, said Doyle, " he
can get drinks at my bar" Davis abused
this privilege 10y getting drunk at once
and while in that condition had both
legs cut off by a locomotive. Mrs. DAVIS
cot a verdict of $500 against Doyle,
and the Supreme Court has confirmed
it, Suits with similar results are con-
stntlv being brought in numerous
States under civil damage laws which
are substantially alike in their provisions.
In san Francisco society has been
formed to prosecute such cases free OF
! rhAreN.
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The Government Finances.

The decrease in the public debt for last
month is S7G3O,G7S, against Sl3, G36, S83
for the month OF January. The differ
ence of SIX millions OF dollars is more
than accounted for by the expenditures
of the Pension Bureau, which show an
increase Of IS, 400, 600 over January, and
which have reached the maximum
monthly expenditure so far attained
during the current fiscal year. The
Customs receipts for February are about
81, ,OOOO 600, OF nearly the same Us in
January; the internal revenue receipts
are about million and three-Quarters
less. The aggregate receipts of the last
eight months Of the fiscal year exceed
those Of the corresponding period of last
year by about five millions, and the ex-
penditures are five millions and a half
less. The probable amount Of the sur
plus to be earned during the fiscal year
depends mainly on the activity of the
Pension Bureau, but it will hardly be
less than $135, 100000 more. The
Treasury holds 81, $50, 900 more Of silver
dollars than it did a month ago. and has
increased its stock of gold coin and
bullion by about four millions Of dollars
during the month.
YoUNG ladies who are pining to paint
d" flower pieces are reminded that the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12

A PHILADELPHIA man dreamed that
he received letter containing a 5000
check The next morning one came,
but 1t contained $500 bill for the year
rent. According to the Nc,0S, he says
he flsls like man who has sued paper
for So, 600 damages and Just heard the
verdict
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12

YOUNG ladies who are pining to paint
90 flower pieces are reminded that the
flower piece that is the most attractive
to the marrying man is batch Of good
bread.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-12

The man who thinks he can move the
world should begin by Wheeling, West
Virginia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the United States Senate on the
18th the sugar schedule of the Tariff bill was
disposed Of, large reductions being made in
all grades. In the House the bill to authorize
the Freedmen's Trust Company to pay divi-
dendS on accounts was passed. The River
and Harbor bill was ordered printed. The
Tariff bill was considered in committee and
the metal schedule concluded, excepting
one section.
THE flood in the Ohio River was
terribly disastrous on the 18th. At Cincin-
natl the Southern Railroad depot was I'M
dermined and fell. The water rose to sixty
five feet one and q half inches.
At Louisville break in an embankment &C.
Cured, and square mileiof inhabited low
ground was soon flooded. Sons loss Of life
resulted. Great damage to property was
reported at various points.
THE Colorado Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th. -s
NEW fve-cent nickels, so perfectly
gold-washed as to deceive many ignorant
persons and pass readily among them as fiv e
dollar gold pieces, were lately disc overed
ut Washington, D. c.
NUMEROUS cases of frauds by pension
agents on Western claimants have been dis
covered. .g1a .t trl,. 15z 3.
The House Pensions Committee has
favorably reported bill to pay $50 per
month pension to Mrs. Septima Randolph
Meikleham, the only surviving grandchild
of Thomas Jefferson.
THE Knitting mills at Amsterdam, N.
Y, were wrecked by an explosion of gaso-
line the other morning.
The United States made last year
4,623, S23 tons Of pig iron; almost 100000
tons more than ever made in one year in
this country. -.
THE late Earl of Ashburnham's col
lection Of manuscripts has been offered for
sale to the British Museum.
THE preliminary examination of Con-
ductor b. F. Reid and Brakeman John Pal
ton, charged with criminal negligence in
connection with the recent terrible railroad
accident at Tehachapi, CAL, was COM
menced at Bakersfield a few days ago, and
would probably last several days.
HEAVY gales and floods were reported
prevailing in England and Ireland on the
18th.
THE death of Major General George
Webb Morrel occurred at Scarborough, N.
Y, few days ago.
THE Maine Central Railroad Com
pany has been indicted for killing DR.. A.
j. Pickard, struck by a train.
AUGUST GERHARDY, who shot and
killed sandbagger who attempted to rob
him in the streets of Chicago recently, was
discharged from custody by the Coroner's
Jury with vote of thanks.