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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
German Dynamiters.

In the Prussian Reichstag, the bill
dealing with the manufacture, keeping
and use of explosives passed its first ana
second readings uhamended and with
little debate.
One of the reasons for the German
Governments introduction of the Elk
plosives bill is said to be the rumor that
on the day of the unwilling of the Me
derwald monument, last September,
large quantity of dynamite lay stored
in a drain under or near the edltice.
The story was brought to the knowl-
edge of the Emperor ten days ago, and,
whether well founded or not, it prob
ably had the effect of ripening the
views of the government as to the neces-
sity Of bringing the manufacture and
possession of explosives under the strict
control of law. At Elbertield, Barmen
and Frankfort lately there have been
dynamite outrages and arrests IN con-
nection with them, and it is worthy OF
note that Herr Richter's repetition OF
the Niederwald rumor in the Socialist
Law Commission met with no formal
contradiction or rectiication on the part
of the government member. 1t IS actrl-
ally stated that dynamite explosion did
occur at Rudesheim on the day OF the
unwilling of the monument DIR. Wind
thorst, who so warmly urged the govern
ment to lose no time in drawing up an
Explosive bill, was himself at the base
of the monument on the inaugural day,
| but it is believed that party as we'll as
personal considerations were at the bot
| tom of his sudden Legislative zeal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
A Wonderful Flower.

One of the most remarkable methods
of seed dispersed, says a horticulturist,
is seen in the great tumble-weed that
grows in the Arkansas valley in great
profusion. When fully grown it resem-
bles large fiattened sphere of wiry
consistency, varying between six and
eight feet i'll diameter, and made up of
maze of branches, interviewer and inter
locked. During growth the plant en-
tirely outgrows the strength of the root,
so that when it goes to seed, the slight
est touch overturns it, and the delicate
roots are torn from the ground. Then 1t
is called the tumble-weed, and II you
were in the immediate vicinity in a gale
of wind you would wish you were some
where else. You see the plant goes to
seed, and the latter, not being able to fly
away like the dandelion, the entire plant
goes bowling along, bounding up and
down, shaking out the seeds everywhere
and distributing them over the great
areas of country.
! Years ago party of horsemen going
| down the Arkansas valley saw a curious
heap of balls in the distance and rode to-
ward them, finding, to their amazement,
about hundred of the tumble-weeds
| lying around. While they were walking
among and examining them a squat
came up. One Of the party proposed
that they get in the lee of the pile to es-
cape the rain. They did so; but the tlrst
gust that came sent the balls rolling like
so many puff balls, and then began
race between horses and plants. The
horses, maddened by the noise, dashed
away, and the storm that now burst IL
all its fury sent the great bushes flying
after them like so many gigantic cannon
balls. Some were raised in the air 10y
the wind and created a strange, crack
! ling, kissing sound as they moved on
ward. Others rolled along the ground,
striking the horses or crashing against
/ boulders and bounding in the air, to fall
| crashing to the ground again. FINALLY
| the balls all surged ahead, and the horse
men came to a halt to repair damages.
A similar method of dispersal Is seen
| in the plant known as the Rose OF Jeri-
cho, an unsightly plant, very common III
( Northern Africa and some OF the adjacent
countries. As in the tumble-weed, the
stem is extremely small, and as soon as
the plant goes to seed the leaves drop OF
and the. branches turn in so that the
plant is almost round. The wind blow
these spheres along for miles, until final
ly they reach damp spot, where, as /
by magic, the pods open and the seed
are scattered. The monks in Palestine
/ call it Mary's Flower.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
The Marquis de Caux's Courtship.

There is a story of the Sunday even
ing meetings at PATHS house during the
winter after she had returned from her
London season. From these gatherings
Nilsson was seldom absent, and among
the most diligent visitors were GustaVe
Dore. the VicOmte Daru, Baron st. Ar
mand and Marquis de Caux (Patt1s tlrSt
husband), who were such nseparaoleS
that they were called the 'three-IeaVed
clover"
Adelina looked forward to the meeting
with the Marquis with glad excitement.
He did not keep us waiting long, put the
meeting was also parting. The Mar
ouis had to go with the Empress Eugene
TO Blarritz, and as he expected to remain
for a considerable period, he asked per-
mission to write to Adelina and receive
intelligence concerning her. This per-
mission was given with the understand
ing that the correspondence was to pass
through nv hands, and was to be con-
ducted by the Marquis and myself. L
had to report the smallest detail of the
| happenings to Adelina, and his excellent
pen gave us the most piquant descrlp-
| lions of all that went on in Blarrltz. .
| One evening-it was after perform
| ance of "Traviata" Marquis re-
manned with us after few friends had
denarted from Adelina's dressing-room.
As he always conscientiously repeated
the town gossip to us, Adelina turned
smiIingly toward him and asked:
| .Well, Marquis, what is there new
what is Paris talking about p
ssThe newest thing" was the answer,
| GEO that we are engaged.
| must admit that tins answer startled
me. and that I looked at Adellna with
NV curiosity on tension. Her features
seemed enlivened by an inexpresslbfe
loneliness smilingly she said to the Mar
quis:
be unpleasant for you"
At first embarrassed, then Joytully
moved, the Marquis was only able tc
stanmer the words:
"No. certainly not. L would be the
happiest of mortals if it were true y
Blushingly Adelina extended her hanc
to the Marquis, who was almost beside
himself with Joy, while she said:
81 too would be happy
Wildly the Marquis pressed the PROF
fered hand to his lips, intoXlcated witt
ioy he clasped Adelina in his arms, thel
hurried away speechless. But Adel1nf
in a long, warm embrace, whispered the
sweet confession to me:
81 am very happy !!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
A Man That Kisses.

A Washington letter-writer says
Senator Vance likes a joke, and relates
the following:
One day when he was Governor of
North Carolina, it is said that he was
riding on horseback along road about
ten miles from the capital when a stranger
overlook him. The two men fell into
conversation, and the stranger told Vance
he had been to Raleigh to see the Cover
nor and that he had called at his house,
but that he was not at home.
"Did you see the Governors wife p
asked Vance.
Eyes, was the reply.
"Aud did you not kiss her?'
The man, very much astonished, re-
piled: mo; but she was very pretty and
/ should have liked nothing better"
"Well, I've kissed her" continued
Vance, ''and 1 never meet her but that !
do so" And thereupon, after enjoying
the mans astonishment for a moment,
he told him that he was the Governor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
How to Keep Your Husband at Home.


A few days ago Detroit wife was
reading newspaper article which tickled
her almost to death. 1t was entitled:
Chow to Keep Your Husband at Home,
and it was about the Troy wife who
turned the sitting-room into saloon,
and thus welded her husband toe his
home and kept him in nights.
This Detroit wife cackled and grinned
and cackled again, and vowed that she'd
follow the plan to the last detail. That
evening, when her husband had finished
his supper and was making rush for
his hat to go down town and see man
on 500, 900 worth of business, the ex-
ultant wife led him into the library.
There was sawdust on the floor, six big
spittoons artistically arranged around
the room, and bar on which rested
half dozen bottles of beer and a supply
of beer glasses.
''My angel wife, may heaven bless
you p exclaimed the husband, as he
looked around and took in all the de-
tails.
Then he walked around and expecto-
rated in each spittOon, and he walked
I'D TO the bar and swore like trooper,
and called for beer. When he had drank
it he kicked over the chairs, and said he
was just as good as Vanderbilt or any
other man. When he had imbibed some
more beer he kicked over the bar and
broke the bottles, and as soon as his
wife began to talk politics, he BACKED
her eye and went in to clean out the
place. When the neighbors finally got
the man quieted down, things were end
wise and crosswse all over the house,
while half the neighborhood were hunt
ing for a fire alarm box and the Other
half for the police. When the hyster-
icky wife had finally explained her plar
to the mob filling the parlor, the hus'
band sat up on end amidst the wreck
and waved his fists about and shouted
"You bez your booz Nicesz sloor
in shiz town! Nicesz wife in D'troit
Everybody come Jpn driz at my
'spense Whoop! Wherever man wht
wants 'er run out nights !"-Detrod
Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
A PLUCKY ROBIN.
1t Rescues Chipping Bird From Ha"k'
While Fair Hands Applaud.

A meek little chipping bird sat on
a fence post near the picnic ground
in Clifton. n. J. In an apple tree few
rods away a robin was busylng herseit at
her nest. Suddenly there was flash OF
in the air, and sparroW-haWk
swooped down on the chlppy, and the
next instant the hawk was soaring up
ward with the bird in his talons.
A number of ladies were on the
hotel piazza, sorrowful witnesses of the
capture. The robin seems to have been
a witness of the abduction also, and, to
the surprise of the spectators, started IN
pursuit of the marauding hawk. Over
taking the retreating robber, the robin
at once attacked it ferociOusly. She
dealt blow after blow with her beak on
the hawks body with wonderful rapldlty,
each blow being followed by tuft OF
feathers from the large birds plumage.
The hawk seemed dazed at first, and
rose almost perpendicularly in the air:
The robin followed persistently, and
kept up her ferocious onslaught. Then
the hawk swooped downward and turned
abruptly in another direction. Still the
plucky little assailant followed, and at
every stroke from the beak the hawk ut
=
tereda cry of pain.
The mid-air contest was waged IN a
narrow circle, so that it was IN contlnu'
Gus sight and hearing of the ladies on
the piazza The excitement was intense
among them. They loudly applauded
every blow of the robin on the hawk,
and uttered endearing cries of encour-
agement. The feathers of the hawk
fioated thickly about in the air. For at
least a minute the fight continued, and
then the hawk released his captive from
his talons.
The chippy fell like plummet to the
ground. To the spectators 1t seemed
that the little thing had escaped from
the hawk only to be dashed to death on
the ground, when suddenly 1t found Its
wings, and, huttering an instant, gained
a safe poise and flew to a perch near the
one on which it had been seized, and sal
there as meekly as if nothing had oc
Cured to disturb it in the least. The
robin gave the hawk two or three savage
picks in parting, and then returned t.
her nest in the tree.
The enthusiasm among the spectator
was unbounded. If the hawk hadn'
lost its head he could have turned on tn
robin and taken it along with the chipp.
to tickle his palate at his leisure. A!
that could be found of the hawk
feathers that had been torn from 1t b.
the robin were picked up by the enthu
siastic spectators, and will be kept a
souvenirs of the unexpected and re
markable rescue of the chippy by tn
| robin
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
IN THE OLDEy TINE.
The Change that has Taken Place In Rail-
reading Within n few Years.

CT have been a locomotive engineer
for more than forty years" says vete-
ran on the Erie. 81 ran on the Erie
road when its entire working length was
between Piermont and Goshen, and 1t
looked yerv much as if it would never
get any further. There was no telegraph
to run by in those days, and no mode OF
communication between engineer and
conductor of a train. Nobody ever
bothered about buying a ticket, but
handed the fare to the conductor. There
were no water tanks in passenger cars,
but thirsty passengers were refreshed py
bows who passed through the train 81
intervals with a pail of water and I'm
cup. A former water boy on the Erie is
now one of the biggest railroad guns III
the country. The light that couple OF
candles or a whale-oil lamp could throw
out was thought to be all that was neceS-
sary in car at night. Once IN whue
the conductor found it desirable to eject
some would-be deadhead passengers
while between stations, but as there was
no way to let the engineer know except
by sending word by brakeman, and as
| he usually had to climb over dozen
| freight cars before he could attract the
| engineers attention, it frequently nap
pened that the train reached the passen-
gers destination before it could oe
stopped. Poppy Ayres, the pioneer Erie
conductor, got tired of this, and one day
! he tied stick of wood to the end OF a
long rope, hung the stick in the en-
gineer's cab, and carried the rope over
the cars to the rear of the train. His idea
was to pull the rope and agitate the
stick of wood when he wanted the en-
eineer to stop the train. He had to hex
the engineer before he would consent tc
recognize such an innovation, but II
worked to a charm, and led to the intro
duction of the new universal bell and
rope system of signalling on cars. The
Erie was also the first to introduce the
running of trains by telegraph, move
that scared us old-time boys almost out
of our boots, as we didn't like the idea Of
running west or east of a station, know
ing that another train was also coming
toward that station from the opposite
direction, But it didn't take us long tc
see the true value and safety of the sys
tenn, and it gave railroading ten years
lump ahead. The system of signals
originating with the Erie, under Gen
McCo llum's superintendency, wa
adopted by and remains to day the
standard on all the railroads of thu
| country
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
THE RUSSIAN CAVALRY.
Noxv Idea I'm the Way of TacticS-A heVo-
I',tion That Creates Some Astonlshhieht


NJ M Dancer. a we'll known Hunga-
,;o1, writer on military affairs, has Just
,,nbrsbed in one of the journals OF Pesth
r., interesting article on the part that the
R,,ssian cavalry is destined to play IN
anI- European war. It appears that the
Russian Government possesses a million
horses fit for military service, and that
Il is making preparations which Will en-
chile II to put 800. 900 cavalry soldiers III
Az faId The Russian officers have no
foitb in the cavalry tactics now taught
- Enronean armies. The Germans, they
Gov tire ont their horses and i'll treat
tbeir men by teaching them a science
tbo+ is useless in battle; for the cavalry
General of the present day VINO wouIa
attempt to charge squares and ATTACK
masses of infantry would be consloereo
q lunatic. The deadly effect OF modern
firearms renders the old tactics utterly
useless. Therefore it Is pure waste Vi
time and money to train horses ana III
struct men in drills that are without
value. The cavalry charge, the SABRE,
and the lance have had their day; the
horse can now have no further utility
than that of transporting men WIN
greater rapidity. The Russian cavalry
of the future will use only repeating
firearms of the most modern pattern.
They will be simply mounted infantry
and will fight on foot, the horses beng
EMPLOYED for transportation only. In
tbe opinion of Russian military otlcers
this method will facilitate the rapid con-
centration of fresh troops at gwen
point. The Russian cavalry are now
armed with the Berdan rifle, and then
drill is much simphfed. The soldier Is
only taught to be a good horseman'
Three hundred thousand men rapidly
thrown upon the western frontier o.
Russia could interfere with the moblt
ization of the opposing armies, hlndel
their concentration, spread terror IN the
villages and towns, capture supplies, arc
destroy railroads. 1t will doubtless bt
some considerable time before Russlf
can finish the network of railroads whlcL
will be necessary for the complete exc
cution of this project; but she ALREADY
has 100, 600 cavalry soldiers, while Aus
tria has only 50, 900, and Germany bu
IS. 600. "And," continues Mr.. Dancer
"although emperors, kings, grand dukes
princes, and diplomats may visit eacl
other, enjoy each others society, an'
embrace each other on occasion, nothins
can diminish the universal susplcloi
which holds populations in constan,
dread of some horrible butchery. I'M
fear is the creation of Germany, thu
work so eminently conservative, thu
constant preparation of all against all
this terrible nightmare, this pacific al
lioDca -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
A Specimen of Cheek.

The story of the boy who took the
broken wheelbarrow home and asked that
it be mended, as his father wanted to
borrow it again, is generally supposed to
be fiction, invented to impress upon
dull intellects the sublime impotence of
some people who borrow. But as sure
as truth is stranger than fiction here we
have an instance of it that goes the wheel
barrow story several points better. A
Chicago man, Mcfarland by name,
having little job of painting, as many
people have at this season of the year,
borrowed a ladder from his neighbor,
James Burns. While he was using it the
step-ladder gave away and Mcfarland
fell, breaking one of his ribs. Instead
of being grateful for the loan of the
ladder he brings suit against Burns,
charging him with causing the accident
by lending an Enthusiastically article, and
placing the damage done to his rib at
$4,000.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
A Fair Girl's Conquest.
THE COURTSHIP OF YOUNG SCOTCH
LAIRD WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH AN
AMERICAN GIRL.

A London letter in the Chicago
J5.ib,l,le saws: There has been much
gossip over the recent union of Miss JOS
lin, of Pittsfield, Mass, with a young
and wealthy Scotchman. Miss Joslln Is
one of the cleverest and most admirable
of girls. Her marriage is quite roman
tic affair. She met her present husband
in Rome. where, subsequent to the
death of her father, her mother and she
were spending a few weeks. Miss j.
was not, of course, going out at all, nor
was she receiving calls at the time, so
the Young laird, with whom it was
case of love at first sight, was in pitt
able state for days and weeks. When
his inamorata left the Eternal City he
promptly followed, and finally obtained
permission from Mrs. Joslin to address
her daughter. To make long story
short, everything, on inquiry, proving
more than satisfactory, the young man
proposed and was accepted. The we'd
ding was set for the next fall sometime.
The parents of the young fdnce came
soon after to make the acquaintance of
their future daughter, and the result
was the total subjugation of the entire
family by the charming American girl.
Usually it is the prospective groom who
pleads most strongly for short engage
ment, but in this case the expectant
father-in-law was so enchanted with his
sons choice that he joined in the for
mer's entreaties for an early wedding, and
to such purpose that three weeks after
his presentation to his sons fdRce the
little party went quietly to the Marie,
where the civil marriage took place, and
from thence to the little American
chapel and were made one.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12
Day and Night in Egypt.

The air in Egypt, says Lady Brassy,
is simply perfect; bracing, and yet not
cold, except in the early morning. 1t Is
a delightful experience altogether, and
we all enjoy it thoroughly. l think
like the early mornings best; for gen
orally wake about half-past four, and
Just drawing back the curtains of my
window, enjoy the gorgeous vision OF an
Eastern night, quite different from any
thing we ever see in our cold, Northern
cline. Great as is the contrast between
an English and an Egyptian winter, IN
the heat of the sun and the cloudless-
ness of the sky during the day, l think
the nights are even more remarkable.
The atmosphere is so clear that each
star of any magnitude seems almost like
a moon and casts its independent
track upon the water; while as to the
moon herself, how can one describe the
beauty of that pale, golden sphere, that
hangs suspended like huge globe from
the deep azure vault of heaven, shedding
so strong a light that it is easy to read
by it? Toward six the stars begin to pale,
and even the moon to lose some of her
effulgence, before the bright light of the
coming dawn, which, in its turn, has to
give way to the rising sun, the earliest
rays of which gid the mountain tops
and throw a roseate tint over the desert
wastes of sand stretching into the far
distance, and over the fields of dazzling
green nearer at hand. Soon the whole
landscape is flooded with life and light;
and another bright, cloudless Egyptian
day has begun. But if the sunrises are
beautiful what shall / say of the sun
sets d? About the one there is almost an
air of chilliness-a hope and promise OF
what is to come, mingled with feeling
of responsibility and a half dread of
what the day may possibly bring forth.
About the other there is a sense of full
fllment and repose, before night comes
and throws her mantle over the world.
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WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
Erencb Peasant. Who Sell Their Hair
Once in Four Years.

from the Boston Herald
"Human hair goods are worth more
now than they ever were," said dealer
who does a large business in such artl-
Giles. tAll classes of ladies wear them
Young, middle aged and old-some for
use. but more for ornament. Men wear
wigs only when they cannot help 1t.
Women wear false hair to add to their
charms. Short hair is in demand now,
in the form of Lisbon and sea foam
waves and frizzes, and the favorite color
is chestnut brown. The golden shade,
so much in fashion few years ago, has
fallen fifty per cent. in price"
"Where does the supply of artificial
hair come from ?"
"Nearly all from France and Ger
many, with a little from other parts OF
the Continent and England. The largest
quantity and best quality is from France.
It is not the hair of dead persons, as
many imagine, but comes from the heads
| of living peasant girls. 1t is gathered
by peddlers, who buy it for a tri1e-a
silk handkerchief or some other trlt1e
which pleases the fancy There are in
France regular hair raisers'-that is,
girls who have their hair cut for sale
every four years.
"What is the most expensive kind of
hair ?"
"NaturaI silver white, like this, is
worth S18 or 500 an ounce; so you see
| it is worth more than its weight in gold.
Bleached white hair is worth only So an
ounce. Natural hair of ordinary shades
is worth from SIS to 500 pound, except
the hair collected by ragpickers, which
brings only from 81 to SO. The value
of different colors of hair depends on the
fashion. Yellow hair not golden is
almost useless to us"
81 suppose there have been great i'm
provements made in your art OF late
years %
eyes, indeed. You could tell the old
fashioned wig a mile off, but now l can
make wig that will defy detection. A
great many top pieces are worn by men,
like this.
Here the hair dealer, greatly to the
surprise of the reporter, lifted up whaf
was to all appearance the natural hail
on the top of his head, and disclosed {
Uranium as bare as a billiard ball.
81 suppose you sell a good man.
light colored waves to dark haired
ladies ?''
'Ah, you may see many a prett!
) blonde on the street with black eyes
which she cannot hide, and black hair
which she can. Fashion rules all. Jus
: now the color is medium brown, bu
!, there are constant changes in style
, enough to keep one 'on the go all tn
time"