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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
TIE CILLEY-GRAyES DUEL.
The Causes that Led 10 the Conflict as To
byn Washington Correspondence.

Now for the true story of the causes
leading to the CilIey-Ciravcs duel Of
1888. That was good while ago, but
the truth has been locked up ever since
III a musty old corner of the POstoffico
Department and the truth never known.
In 1888 Ruggles was Il New England
Senator, and Chairman Of the Senate
Committee on Postohces and POstroads.
CiIIey and Graves were members of the
House. James Watson Webb was pub
fishing the Courier and Enquirer in
New York city. Matthew L. Davis was
writing letters to it from the capital IS
its ''Spy III Washington" ] guess his
instructions were to make them ''spicy."
All these people, with the exception of
RUggles. We're young and hot headed
One day a New England Jonathan
came to Washington with an improved
mail bag. He went to see old Amos
Kendall, them Postmaster General,
whose name Is kept fresh III the Wash
ingtou mind 10y Kendall Green, the
pleasant little park where stands tie
Columbian Institution for the deaf and
dumb, Kendall thought the new bag
wouldn't work, and he told Brother
Jonathan so. Very much discouraged,
Jonathan Was about TO leave for home
in disgust, when Il friend suggested that
he call ON Chairman Ru%gies Of the Sen
ate Committee on Postoficcs and Post
roads, and see whether he could not get
him to carry through Congress bill
directing the Postmaster General to use
the mail bag he had condemned.
He called on RUggIes. Ru@gle5 lis
tened to lis eloquencc, look, 4 at his mali
bgp and refused 10 talJp CHARGE of his
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
Anthony TrOlIOpe's Love.

Trollope had an early experience. He
was young clerk in the post office, with
a salary of $3.50. He was obliged to Dor
row money in anticipation Of payday to
buy clothes and keep about in a decent
condition. But he was large and pretty
good looking, and he had ole admirer
who contributed an interesting expert
ence to his scrimped life. Readers of
his novels viii recall the lively episode
of John Eame's last visit to Madeline
Oemolines. They will be surprised to
know that it was based in part on an
event in the writer's own history. He
tells the story as follows in his autobi-
ography:
ga young woman down in the coun-
try had taken it into her head that she
would like to marry me, and a very
foolish young woman she must have
been to entertain such a wish. | need
not tell that part of the story more at
length, otherwise than by protesting
that no young man in such position
was ever much less to blame than | had
been in this. The invitation had come
from her, and I had lacked the pluck to
give it decided negative; bat had left
the house within h,I an hour, going
away without my dinner, and had never
returned to it. Their there was Il CORE
spOndcnce-if that cnn lie called n CORE
spoudencc in which all the letters came
from one side. At last the mother ap-
pearcd at thepost office. My hair almost
stands on my head now as [ remember
the figure OF the woman walking into
the big room IN which 1 sat with six or
seven other clerks, having a large basket
ON her arm and an immense bonnet on
her head. The messenger had vainly
endeavored to persuade her to remain in
the ante-room. She followed the man
in, and, walking up the centre of the
room, addressed me in Il loud voice:
Anthony Trollope, when are you going
to marry my daughter? . We have all
had our worst moments, and that was
one of my worst. [ lived through it,
however, and did not marry the young
lady "
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
THE REIGN OF AUTUMN,

The rust is over the red Of the clover,
The green is under the gray,
And down the hollow the fieet-winged swallow
Is flying away and away.
Fled are the roses, dead are the roses.
The glow and the glory done,
And down the hollow the steel-winged swallow
Flying the way DER the sun.
In place of the summer, a dread newcomer
His solemn state renews;
"A crimson splendor, instead Of the tender
Daisy, and the darling dews.
But oh the sweetness, the full completeness
That under his reign are born
Russet and yellow in apples mellow,
And wheat and miIlet and corn.
His frosts SO hoary touch with glory
Maple and oak aid thorn;
And rising and Ealing, his winds are calling,
Like a hunter through his horn.
No thrifty sOwer, but just a mower,
That comes when the day is done,
With warmth a-beaming and gold a-gIeaming,
Like sunset after the sun.
And while fair weather, and frost together,
Color the-wOOds SO gay,
We must remember that chill December
Has turned his steps this way.
And say, as we gather the house together,
And pile the logs on the hearth,
Help US to follow the light little swallow,
Zen to the ends of the earth
ALICE CARY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
MARKET NOTES.


The Wholesale New York market quotations
show:
BEANs-Primc, S5.o9@$5.25; fair to good
S3.15M 20 per bushel.
BUTTER - New York sold at $780, for
choice III pals, and lStGl9c common to good
Western Creamery sold at 2S(G 29e and the
common Western at 17O1Sc.
CmEEsE-Factory fancy, 1I&1@129; do fair
to good, lG@I0%ic C.
EGGs-Quotations ranged from BIC for or
binary, to 28c for New York, New Jersey and
FIotK Superfine, $3.OO6D$3. 60; Western,
$4.35"e@7.25; extra New York, 5L15GD560O.
Hay Shipping. 55@G0c.; clover, 35@55c.,
salt, G0c; straw, JU0jJc.
Hors-New York, 24G026c. Eastern, 20@27c;
ycarhugs, 2OG 22c; olds, - O..
PETROLEUM Refined, 7$sc; crude, G7s0738c
ship ing order. and II 90l2c. III cases.
PouK-Clcar back, sl5.75QS16.25; dressed
WHEAT - Spring No. 8, -@a1.15; Nil
waHhce. No. ,, EL05; amber, @1.32a$2.4O;
white, I.I5G%1.l7
CouN-U migrated Western Mixed. 53a57rse.;
Steamer Mixed, 57@57i2 e. in elevator Sc.
delivered; No. 2, -Grj7c. in elevator, 5Sa Ia
Sc. delivered White Southern. C. de,
liycrcd.
EYr-State, 7O@71c.
Wool Ohio PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia.
XXX. I5m iGc.; XX, l2G iIc.; \, 42M43c; No.
l, 45GI7r.; No. 2, 3S6u4Oc.; common, 33a35c.;
New York and Western xx and Y, 39@l5lac;
No. !, 44m45c.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET
FLoUH-State family. CD.5. %; rye flour.
43.51Gp@3.621s wheat, State, @1.lsG 4I2O;
amber, S1.43; corn, yellow, G2c.; mixed States
5Gc.
PETROLEUM Refined, 7≻ crude. GIG.
Wool State and Western M 46@jOc; X,
47@4Sc.; medium. 50@5lc.; coarse, 45c
BOSTON MARKET
FLOUR - From S3.25a93.75 for low AMI
medium. to 9I.5OWG.0O for choice Minnesota.
Corn G3tDC4c. for mixed and Yellow
BUTTER Common, ISc. CG22c.; Vermont
dairy, ziU2Sc.; choice creamery, 2S03Oc.
CHE Sc -1Zmi}c.
BEANS -93.I5m5320.
HAY Choice, S1GG1S17
CATTLE MARKETS.
BUFFALO - CATTLE good quality. - GOA
$G.25; hogs, fair to good, 55.35m@5. IS best,
1913.
Fast LIBERTY, PEEN-Best cattle, Sc. 5OG
&GGj: medium to good, 56.OOMS6.5O; common
to fair, $1,000 5000; Hogs, Workers. $4,000
$3.50: 1hiladcIphias, SLs0mSl.90. Sheep,
S5.25l9 $3.50.
WArGrrowT, Mass Cattle choice. s.
mSlo.-5: extra, $4,000 1915; first quality,
5THUm4G75; second quality. S5.OOmSG.75:
third quality. S4."0G SIT5. Sheep and lauls
Wool sheep, @2.25Gr5 L50 extra, II 7560
1913; spring lambs, 5aGc Veal calves,
5l4c@5&4c 4G
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

as a personal friend of Ruggles, de-
nounced the statements in the Courier
and Enquirer on the floor of the House
as absolutely false.
Thereupon James Watson Webb sent
Graves, the Kentucky Congressman,
with challenge to CilIey. The latter
declined to receive a challenge from the
man who had printed such a story about
his friend. "Then you must fight me, "
said Graves. So they did, Henry A
Wise, of Virginia, being second for
Graves, and George W. Jones, of Iowa,
second for Cilley. CilIey was killed,
and Congress passed the stringent anti
duellng law which ever after restrained
the hot bloOds of the capital.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
What a Baby Can 10.

4 baby can wear out dollar pair of
kid shoes in twcnty-Gour hours. 1t can
keep it's father busy advertising IN the
Eewspap rs for Il nurse. 1t can occupy
both sides Of tho LARGEST sized bed man
ufactured simultaneously. 1t can make
the author Of its beings wash bills foot
up to 50 week and not be Telling ut all
well. 1t can crowd to sullocation the
smoking car Of a railroad train with in
dl@nant passengers between two stations.
1t can cause its father to be iusultcd hv
every second-class clearinghouse keep
or III the city who 'nevcr takes chill
drcn.' IT can make an old bachelor in
the room adjoining use language that, if
uttered ON the street, would get him
into TIA" pcultrntiary for two years. 1t
can, IN ten minutes, drive Il man fran
ti@ally from his home and cause him to
seek the companionship of a locomotive
blowing off steam.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
walnut leaf Hair RestOrer.
n :. -, 4f,,I,, 5;tFa,a,,f Prom, oil O+}ars It

II Is enTlTeIy dIITeTeIE 1TOIn an 0UH9Ts. II Is
as clear as water, and as its name indicates is a
perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer. twill imme-
diately free the head from al dandruf, restore
gray hair to its natural color, and produce new
growth whore fthas fallen OF, Itd0es not in any
manner affect the health, which Bulphylr, sugar
Of lead ind nitrate of silver preparations have
done. It 97fu change light or faded hairin few
days TO a beautiful glossy brown. Askyour drug
gist for it. Each bottle is warranted. SMITH
KLINE & Co, Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia,
Pa, and c. =. CIITFENTON. New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

Nr. D. H. Barnaby, of Owego, New York, says that
his daughter taken with violent cold which ter
minated with pneumonia and all the best physicians
gave the case up and said she could not live but few
hours at most. She this condition when friend
recommended DR.. VIM. Halls Basam for the Lungs
and advised her to try it, She accepted it a last
resort and was surprised to find that it produced
marked change for the better and by perseVerng g
use a permanent cure was effected.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

The Vo1Tno BELT Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send DR.. Dyes Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts
and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days
to men Cyoung or old) who are afflicted with
nervous debility, lost vitality and kindred
troubles. guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration of health and manly yigor. ed
dress as above.-N. B.-No risk is incurred, as
thirty days trial is allowed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

RIGHTEOUSNESS takes various forms.
The man who will insist on a clean towel
on which to wipe his hands, in a barber
shop will unhesitatingIy wipe his mouth
on the community towel hanging in front
of the bar
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

New WORKERS claim to live in a whirl
and to have time for nothing, but there
is no city in the land where u crowd has
more time to stop and investigate a dog
fight or row between bootblacks.-Dc-
tLnif EL.ne DL,cee
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
Boston BIOOds,

Mr.. G. S. Hollis, Veterinary Surgeon,
Boston, Mass, certifes that he has
made the great pain-cure, st. Jacobs
Oil, the sole remedy in his practice for
horse ailments, aud considers i supc-
rior to any cure he has known i'll forty
years. tie tried the same great pain
banisher on himself for rheumatism and
10y which he was completely cured.
How many Things hath he to repent OF that
liHes IOngY
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
''Rough on COrns."

AskfOr Wells Though on COrns. Toe. QUICK
Eelief: complete cure Corns, warts, bunions.
Mrs COLE, of Windham, n. H., declares
that her life was saved by Hoods Sarsapanlla.
She had 81 terrible ScTofulOus sores.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
Bounced by Beecher.

Henry Ward Bcccher spoke in his
talk Friday evening Of men blessed with
wit, humor, and imagination, who, when
troubled, could take themselves out OF
the circumstance like Il candle out of a
candlestick and set themselves down
somewhere else 10 be happy. A man
who had Il proper sense of humor was
like a wagon with spriugs-he did not
Jolt. Mr.. BeccEer knew how that was
himself. Such q man was able to cast
aside moody thoughts and fear A man
who claimed to he an English clergyman
came to Mr.. Beecher's house. Mrs.
Beecher saw him and told Mr. Beecher
that he was very insulting. When Mr..
Beecher came home another time the
man was there. He was a little man
and sat In the parlor, purple in the face
81 sent you q book" he growled.
Odd you receive it?'
az did"
"And You were not gentleman enough
to acknowledge tine receipt Of it. / think
your wife is no lady"
''Walk - said Mr.. Beecher.
'YOU, sir, turn me
81 took him by the neck" said Mr..
Beecher, "aud rushed him out. 1 was
not angry; ! was burning up. When [
got back III the room It was so absurd
that | lay right down on the door and
laughed. Suppose [ had kept mad .?
IMAGINATION, wit, and hmor helps one
to grace. I have been CRITICS Il because
make people laugh. Fl Imade them
cry | suppose 1t would he all right. The
Bible don't say 50.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
'sBuCIlu-Pnibu.'7

Qnick complete curc, All annoying hldncY,
Bladder and Urinary Diseases 81. Druggists.
GET Lyons Patent Heel Stifeners applied
to new boots or shoes before you un t hem over.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

"ADABY, says the New York Journal,
sis the oasis of married life. " This
does away with the popular notion that
au ORs!s is q auiCt place.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
Cure OF Pneumonia.
A. u. III Rnrnnbr- Of Oreco. New YorI sars tbnt

Prepared only by c. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries
Lowell Mass. Sold by druggists; 81 a bottle; {
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

IT is never the opinion of others that
displeases us, but the pertinacity they
display in obtruding them upon us.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
SICK HEADACHE

First effectual, then good to take, then cheap
-Piso's Cure for Consumption.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
In rhirtr nnTs, TrinI,

CaTbO-IiHes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

Have you heart disease in any FORM; lfF7'
use DE- Graves Heart Regula Or; ~ years
have proved ii a sue remedy for organic or
sympathetic heart disease. 81 per bottle
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
..l:nIlrn lIeIiclI II.rovcry ;,

THE person who Is good for making excuses
| 9 aaIlni1h NOD ELll. slll-Eh inn al.e
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-13

alternate rows of gold and leather
braid, with brim lined with roses.
Wooden materials with raised designs
in velvet or plush in contrasting col
ors, grow constantly more fashionable.
Gloves are still worn very long, and
the new English styles are gathered at
intervals around the wrist and arm,
forming puffs.
An accepted evening costume con-
sists of a silk bodice over lace waist
and the skirt of silk trimmed with lace
flowers all the way to the top.
Watered silks and satins are employed
for combining with other materials,
such as camel's hair and brocades, but
are not used for the entire dress.
Kate Greenaway handkerchief of
white silk, with gayly colored figures
of old-fashioned children on the hem,
are lnotted as cravats for little boys
to wear with their kilt suits.
Corded hats in basin and poke-shape
are made of white linen and of colored
bingham to match the summer dresses
of little girls. A box-pleating of lawn
and lace is placed around the crown
for trimming.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-13
Webster's Last Words.

A correspondent of the Boston tost
gives, upon the authority of gentle
man intimately related to Daniel Web
ster's family, some explanations of the
circumstances attending the utterance
of the great eXpounders last words.
He says that in answer to question
from an attendant at the bedside of
Webster one of his physicians said in
substance: "You may give him a
spoonful of stimulant at - o'clock;
another at - o'clock; and, if he still
lives, another at - o'clock" These di-
rections were followed with eXactness
until the arrival of the hour last men,
toned, when the attendants were I'M
decided about administering another
dose. 1t was in the midst of their
doubts that the dying statesman partly
raised his head and feebly remarked:
81 still live"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-13

The mysterious origin and quick diff
fusion of the DEGREES of fashion are
past finding out. The silent forces of
nature, by which the frigid and some
times repulsive forms of winter are
changed into scenes of vernal life and
beauty, are as unknown and unknow-
able as are the sources of the unwrit-
ten laws which hold despotic sway in
fashions world. BY seeking, one can
rarely find out whence they come, by
what mental process they are evolved,
Or the caprices or necessities, real or
fanciful, which call them into being.
But no enemy's stronghold. no wrong
of the ages, no malign system of oppres-
sion, no heresy, or schism was ever
assailed with less hope of successful
encounter than are the edicts which
. fashion fOrmulates for the guidance of
her subjects and votares. One would
say that in our own country, or in
England thing of beauty-univer-
sally 50 regarded-would always be
reckoned beautiful; that natural gifts of
form and feature would always main
tain their place as graces unchanged
by the vagaries or vicissitudes of la
mode. But the news comes to us from
over the sea that there is to be this
season an entirely new style of beauty.
A correspondent of a prominent Eng
fish journal says: 1.-The girls with
ruddy locks or the golden hair and the
saxon skin that have held their SWAY
so long, will have to abdicate their
throne to their darker-haired sisters.
SO fashion has decreed, and when fash
ion does decree thing, the result is as
unalterable as general election. TO
be in the fashion to-day YOU must have
dark hair, dark blue eyes, not a parti-
Gle of color, but lips as red as a cherry.
fail to see how these varied require
ments are to be met, but they will be
met | feel sure, and that this new
vagary of fashion will be a source of
rejoicing to many girls who, for the
last few years, because of their dark
hair have been quite surpassed and
overruled by the blonde-haired maiden
of that there can be no doubt"
---Ne,D YORK. Ecening Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-13
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


The PoughEeepsie N. Y, cores
pondent of the Harvard Herald writes
that there is not much formallty about
the socialiife at Vassar COLE as all the
students live in one building. There
is always considerable fun and enjoy
ment in the senior class, as u certain
corridor is their exclusive property.
They have a class parlor also sacred to
seniors, which is used as a room for
both business and social meetings, and
is finely furnished. Outside CT the
senior class, the pleasantest life is the
parlor life of the students. A few
girls room alone, but the great major
ity have parlors, five girls constituting
" family" each with her room, but
all having the same study parlor. The
nature of the girls determines whether
or not the room is ready for study.
Perhaps this system is conclusive to
cliques, but it affords good chance to
learn humanity, and to adapt ones
self to circumstances. Then there is
chapter of life (neither very social
nor Interestingly, the spreads-much
fun, but discouraged by the faculty
and class and club life, whose interest
varies with different classes. Vassar
is divided into many cliques 1t is not
possible, it seems to me- for any gen
eral sociability to exist, for "birds of a
feather must flock together and you
cannot make them do otherwise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-13

Jersey tunics are new and stylish.
Bright yellow is chosen for handker-
chiefs.
The fashion of sealing letters with
wax is on the increase.
Irish point collars appear in the
standing military form.
Large black laces are worn in place
of mantles with summer dresses.
Dropping brims have taken the
place of sailor hats for childrens' wear.
Cloth and cashmere suits are made
up in combination with ottoman vel
vets.
Softness is prominent characters
tic of the summer silks and wooden
goods.
Spanish net mantles dotted with
velvet, are the novelty in summer
wraps.
Copper-colored silks trimmed with
black laces are favorites with Partisan
women.
Entire ruches of bright geranium
are made to cover the brims of small
bonnets.
Gold braid and ribbon velvet are in
terlaced for the crowns of little dress
bonnets.
Humming birds, poised on flowers or
lace, are on some of the prettiest
bonnets.
Hand-run guipure and soutache
Spanish laces are the richest and most
effective.
A French paper reports the wearing
of lace to excess this summer on the
other side.
Percale robes, beautifully embroid-
cred, are sold at very reasonable prices
this season.
Brides trains are not very long when
the dress is of India null or any soft
sheer fabric.
Chintzes, lawns and organdies make
up beautifully with lace or Grecian
embroideries.
Many of the pretty summer silks and
foulards in light colors are trimmed
with white lace.
Black kid gloves are shown with
English stitching on the back of man
'arin yellow silk.
The fronts of some of the new straw
comets are formed of amber bea1s
mixed in gill; passementerie.
The small Grccian knot, with waved
or crimped front hair, remains favor.
lite couture with many women.
A unique bonnet is composed Of
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-13
The Last Straw.

"Why did you strike this man p
asked justice of the peace of pris-
oner.
81 had sufficient cause your honor
lie came to my house the other day on
a visit. He criticised my children and
laughed at my daughters singing
turned up his nose at a fish / had
caught, and put my wife to a great
deal of trouble at dinner-time and
"But all this gave you no excuse tc
strike him with u stick of stove wood.
81 know, but let me get through
After dinner he took kind of all day
seat, and began to talk on the tariff
question. Then / hit him.
Tariff, ehp' l fine you ten dollars
for not shooting him.'-Arkansau
I'rQpeler.