News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-16
NOTE AND COMMENT.

A prominent citizen of Whitfield
county, Ga, has had his grave dug
and cemented and inclosed with an
iron railing. Although in the even
ing of life the gentleman is still hale
and hearty and likely to prolong his
existence for years to come.
A Boston man while dining at q
hotel in Montreal last week saw at
the table Charles E. Stevens, who is
wanted in Boston on charge of the
larceny of trust funds to the amount
of 100000, and also John G. Emo,
whose presence in New York is de-
sired.
From the report of the bureau Of
statistics it appears that the value OF
the industrial products of the United
States is seven times the total value
of our foreign commerce, nearly three
times the total value of the foreign
commerce of Great Britain and five
times that of France, including in
each case both imports and exports.
Bismark's latest scheme is to have
the German government purchase all
the railways now owned by the FEEDER
al governments and centralize the
management at Berlin.
San Domingo has abolished export
duties on sugar, molasses and all 9th
er productions.
A Baltimore doctor is reported to
have cured St. Vitus dance by the
use of skullcap tea, a wineglass of
which was given three times a day.
1t is said that President Arthur in
tends that the White House enter
tainments shall be on more brilliant
scale than ever before, and houses in
Washington are in demand.
The plentiful cabbage bloomotf as
a rose and the west trembles with ag-
itation that is not altogether caused
bv politics. The time for making
sauer-kraut has arrived.
Holland has a pleasant way Of hon
oring her distinguished sons. Prof
Nicholas Beets, of the University of
| Utrecht, was forced by law 10 resign
his office on his 10th birthday, last
month. He is now to be given q ma
tional testimonial of esteem.
Wah Lee Lee Vow, who took out
his first papers in 1880, was made a
citizen of the United States Thursday
last at Cleveland, Ohio. Wah Lee is
wealthy, lately married an American
wife, and feels, as Whittier has it,
that the proudest in the land are but
his peer, for he can vote.
A sensation has been created in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, by the discovery
that the cemetery has been systemat-
ically robbed. Eleven graves have
been violated and the bodies carried
away.
A rural couple recently created
some amusement in Philadelphia
horse-car. When tie car became
crowded the bridegroom offered his
seat to a lady. sob, William, where
are you going?" said the bride. No
where. I'll stand right here The
bride looked Indignantly at. the lady
who accepted the seat. "Well
William, if you've got to stand up II
stand, too" and she did.
John McCullough's friends declare
that the reports of his mental aliena
ton have been a good deal exagger
ated. But unhappily it is not denied
that he will not act again for veal
or two at the shortest.
A boarding school young lady ha'
written home that she has got as IA
as ''despondent" verbs in the Latlr
grammar, meaning "deponent. The
adjective would seem to apply we'll tt
her teacher if the young lady's prog
ress in the dead language is as graft
flying as the rapid strides she ha
made in her own tongue.
A pretty little Quaker belle of Phil
adelphia has discarded everythin!
substantial in the rules of the tn
Society of Friends except the use o
the plain language. Fancy a be
witching little creature saying, 81
thee my my partner for the lancers?
or 81 have so many names on m.
| dancing card that l don't know whe
= thy turn will come, Friend Jones'"