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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
Chinese Armies Moving.
ToNQUIN TO BE IMMEDIATELY INVADED
ACTIVE HOSTILE PREPARATIONS.

Three Chinese armies are now moving
in the direction of Tonquin. They are
drawn from each of the three Southern
provinces. The army from Kwang-Si
numbers 25, 900 men, that from Yunnan
90, 600, and that from Kwang-tung like
wise 10000. The Yunnan army will join
the Black Flags at Lao-Kai, on the Ton
ouin frontier. There are said to be 10, =
600 Black Flags at that point. These
combined forces will march down the
Red River and attack Hunghoa. The
Kwang-Si army will march into Tonquin
by way of Bacninh, and, in connection
with portion of the Canton army now
at Langson, will attack Bacninh. Six
thousand French hold Hanoi, Hunghoa,
Sontay and Bacninh.
The RepU6Hque Franchise says: at
is probable that Admiral Courbet will
occupy the Island of Formosa in force.
This action is necessary in order to
secure the ratification of the treaty of
Tien Tsin and the payment of an indem-
nifty for the Langson affair.
More vessels will soon be sent to rein
force Admiral Courbet's squadron. II
is reported that the Chinese are hurriedIy
fortifying Tzekiang, to prevent the
French from occupying that place and
cutting off the supply of provisions.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
THE FIGHT AT JAMESON.
How the French Retreated, Leaving all but
Their Ammunition.

The following is an extract from pri
vate letter from Tonquin relative to the
recent fighting at Lang-son: 81 have
now details that I have received from
several officers who took part in the fight.
The column sent to Lang-son was con-
Quoting a convoy of forty days ra-
tions. At the passage of the river Cap
tain Lecomte, Typographical officer,
sent a reconnaissance with an infantry
company. After having crossed the
stream unsuspicious of danger he found
himself face to face with the Chinese,
who received him with a murderous
musketry fire. He drove back the enemy
and gave time for the column to pass
the river.
"The Chinese sent flag of truce from
their general stating that they wanted
five days to evacuate the country and
Lang-son. Colonel Dugenne answered
that, though in spite of the treaty with
France they had attacked the French
troops. he had orders to go to Lang-son
and he would go. He advised them to
retire before his troops. His advice was
accepted. The column set forward in
the midst of rocks, shrubs and bushes.
Hardly had the troops entered the pass
when from every direction fire flashed
forth on the devoted fellows. The
Chinese, who were hidden, fired volley
after volley from every side. Seven
officers were killed and wounded. More
than one hundred men fell.
"At last, after two hours heroic fight
ing, the French were obliged to retreat,
abandoning everything with the excep-
ton of their ammunition and medical
stores. The dead were left in possession
of the enemy; but the wounded, through
the heroic action of Captain Laperrine
and his African chasseurs, were borne off
safely. At last the French got out of
the pass, and retired to small elevation,
where defensive works were thrown up.
All night long a fire like hail fell upon
them, killing and wounding many. Next
day the troops fought ali day long, the
Chinese barring the road to the river.
A company of the African battalion
made the passage, and the troops were
able to pass. Help arrived. Companies
of tirailleurs left Bacninh and re-opened
the combat.
"The tirailleurs captured in bayonet
charge the Notifications erected by the
Chinese" Then follows q short account
of an act of bravery for which it is ex-
pected the Gross of the Legion of Honor
will be granted. While a chasseur was
bearing wounded doctor off the field
stray mule knocked against him as he
was crossing bridge and the doctor fell
into the river. Twelve Cinnamon i'm
mediately left their cover in order to
capture the doctor. The chasseur, how
ever, jumped into the river and rescued
him. One of his shoulders was dislo-
Gated by ball from Chinaman's rifle,
but he supported the doctor with the
other arm till help speedily arriving they
were both rescued.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
How Beecher Kept a Cow.

"I can remember" said Henry Ward
Beecher, ''when L received an old COW
in payment of bad debt 1t was a
very bad debt and came to consider
it bad payment. She was thin COW,
but the former owner said she was bet
ter than she looked, being cross be-
tween a Jersey and the Durham. She
looked as If she might have been
cross between an old hair trunk and an
abandoned hoop skirt. l kept the brute
three days, and no one, except perhaps
Lieut.. Atwell, could ever appreciate the
suffering / endured in that time. The
first night she broke through the fence
and reduced to pulp all the under
clothing belonging to my next-door
neighbor. She put her horns through
my bath-tub and ate up all my gerani-
ums. She was to give three gallons of
milk day, but she seemed short just
then, and never had that to spare while
we kept her. The second day she walked
into the kitchen, upset pan of butter
and tub of lard. Then she fell down
a well, and when got her out, at a
cost of So, she took the collie, whooping
cough, or something, and kept us awake
all night. Not a green thing was left
in my garden; my neighbor's peach
trees and the rope on which his under
wear grew were as bare of fruit as sin
gletree, and he did not have twig or
shrubbery left. My neighbor came
over to me and said:
''Now, 1 don't desire any quarrel, but
1 want you to keep your COW out of my
shrubbery."
"Aud want you, my friend" said 1
''to keep your shrubbry out of my
cow"
THIS is the close of the season at the
seaside. 1t differs from the clothes of
the season at the seaside. The latter fill
many big trunks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
AN ARCADlAN VILLAGE.
The Simplicity and Peace of Life in Cana
dian kinGsvilIe.

dian kinGsvilIe.
Within radius of twenty-five miles
of the city of Detroit, on the Canadian
side of the river, there nestles among
the trees a village that for Arcadiar
simplicity and for perfect Neapolitan in
dolence is perhaps unequalled ION the
American continent. Situated on the
north shore Of Lake Erie, and on rich
walnut and oak soil, nature has been an
equal factor, by her very productive
ness, with the indolent, almost somno.
lent disposition of the inhabitants, in
making them the happy o-lucky class
of people they are. Kingsville appears
as if it were a part of some medieval
English village of fifty years ago.
The village possesses a conservatism
almost phenomenal, and yet they long
ago banished the idea that any person
was a stranger after sojourn of half
day there. So great is the feeling OF
fraternity among them that the utmost
cordiality prevails, and such thing as
theft or robbery by one of themselves
is thing almost unheard of, even by
'the Oldest inhabitant." Any day from
early spring, basking in the sun, and
throughout the summer, sitting in the
shade of the stores, may be seen a group
OF half dozen to twenty men, smoking
and listening to the latest story
brought by the Toronto drummer, or to
some wonderful hunting tale that hap
pened in the long ago when deer were
plentiful in those parts and could be shot
any day before breakfast.
Woe betide the man who 'goes mar
keting" in hurry and expects to get
served at once. He is doomed to disap-
pointment. He must wait till the story
is finished, or go without the desired
articles. Another characteristic of the
people is their almost phenomenal love
for the game of ''marbles." The soil is
sandy and absorbs moisture very rapid
ly. The ground is nearly always in a
good condition for marble playing, and
so fascinating appears the sport that
middle-aged men, and some even older,
can often be seen playing marbles in a
shady corner. Nor is the custom con-
sidered undigni6ed because of its COM
monness. Some of the younger men,
bers of the community are experts in
the manly games of cricket, baseball
and football, but the greater luxury of
the majority of the people is to lay on
the grass and smoke and watch others
play.-DetrOit Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
The Chinese Army.

An English official who has been con
nected for many years with the consular
service in China, and has just returned
to Europe, says that the rank and file
of the Chinese army are not soldiers IL
any sense of the term. They are sim.
ply coolies dressed in uniform. They
are not capable of understanding the
first rudiments of drill or of military
evolutions. Their only ideas of disci.
pine are comprised in sIavish subjec-
ton to their officers, who are, in many
cases, almost asignorant and degraded
as the men. The army exists almost
entirely on paper, and when orders were
received from the Pekin government for
the massing of troops on the southern
frontier and coast, the provincial au-
thorities had no troops to send. In this
dilemma they simply drafted horde OF
coolies, disguised them as soldiers, and
then reported that the required number
Of troops had been put in the field.
This accounts, to large extent, for the
shamefully inefficient manner in which
the artillery of the Woo-Sung forts was
handled during the attacks by Admiral
Courbet. When the Governor of the
forts gave orders for the soldiers to pre-.
pare for action, the men replied that
their duty was to clean the guns, aid
not to fight. On one of the Chinese
war ships the sailors were so awkward in
handling the ammunition as to cause a
shell to explode on deck, tearing away
the bows of the vessel and killing sew
eral men. After that occurrence the
sailors could not be prevailed upon to
sight a cannon. or, indeed, to approach
one after it was loaded. The govern
ment at Pekin is also constantly sending
absurd and contradictory orders, which,
added to the incompetence of the Off
GERS and men, cause fearful blunders
and terrible scenes of confusion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
Fighting The Saloon Keepers.

The first attempt at Dubuque, Iowa,
to enforce the prohibitory law was made
on Thursday. Petitions in equity were
filed praying for injunctions to restrain
seventeen saloon keepers of that city
from maintaining and continuing nui-
sances in the form of saloons. The COM
plainant is the Law and Order League.
The attempt is a new phase, being a
civil and criminal suit. The cases are
brought under the section of the law
passed last winter providing that any
citizen of a county where a saloon is sit.
uated may maintain an action in equity
to abate and perpetually enjoin the
keeping of place for the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors contrary to law. The
cases will be tried at the coming term of
the District Court, which meets the 18th
inst. 1T is said that petitions against
twenty more saloon keepers will be filed
in a few days.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
MORE IN NAN THAN IN TIE LAND.

1
l knowed man. which he lived in Jones,
Which Jones is a county of red hills snt
stones,
And he lived pretty much by gettin' Of loans
And his mules were nuthin' but skin ant
| bones,
And his hogs was fat as his corn bread pones
And he had bout a thousand acres O. land
This man-which his name it was also Jones
He swore that he'd leave them old red hills
| and stones,
Fur he couldn't make nuthin' but yellerish
cotton,
| And little o. that and his fences was rotten,
And what little corn he had, hitwas boughten,
And DANCED if a liven was in the land.
And the longer he swore the madder he got,
And he riz and he walked to the stable lot
And he holered to Tom to come thar and
hitch,
For to emigrate somewhar whar land was
rich.
to quit raisin' cockburs, thistles, and sich,
And wastin' their time on the cussed land.
So him and Tom they hitched up the mules,
Psrtestjn' tSat folks was mighty big fools
That 'uj stay in Georgy their lifetime out,
Jest scratchin' livin' when all of 'em mought
Git places in Texas whar cotton would sprout
Be- the time YOU could plant in the land.
And he driv by a house whar man named
Brown
Was livin' not far from the edge of town,
Aud he bantered Brown for to buy his place,
And said that bein' as money was skace,
And bein' as Sheriffs was hard O. face,
Two dollars an acre would git the land.
They closed at dollar and fifty cents,
And Jones he bought him wagin and tents,
And loaded his corn and his wimmin and
truck,
And moved to Texas, which it tuck
His entire pile, with the best of luck,
To git thar and git him a little land.
But Brown moved out on the old Jones farm,
And he rolled up his breeches and barred his
arm,
And he picked all the rocks from off'n the
groun',
And he rooted it up and plowed it down.
Then he plowed his corn and his wheat
in the land.
Five years gid by, and Brown, one day
(Which he'd got so fat that he wouldn't weigh),
Was settin' down, sorter lazily,
To the bulllest dinner you ever see.
When one O the children jumped on his knee
And says, ''Yan's Jones, which you bought
his land"
And thar was Jones, standin' out at the fence,
And he hadn't no wagin, nor mules, nor tents,
For he had left Texas afoot and cum
To Georgy to see if he couldn't get sum
Employment, and he was lookin as humble
as eff
He had never owned any land.
But Brown he axed him in, and he sot
Him down to his vittles smokin' hot.
And when he had filed hisself and the floor,
Crown looked at him sharp and riz and swore
That whether mems land was rich or poor,
Thar was more in the man than thar was in
the land" SIDNEY LANIER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

A New VIoE.-A terrible vice has
crept in among the fair sex of New
York. Fashionable ladies from the
''Fifth" and the adjoining regions OF the
high-toned may be seen entering drug
stores, and calling in silvery accents for
a glass of soda water. Into this innocu-
ous beverage, white crystals from wide
mouthed bottle are dropped and dissolve.
The solution is gulped, fifteen cents are
paid, and the elegantly dressed appar-
ition vanishes. These ladies are known
as "chloral fiends.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

eye-glass, and opening auntie's prayer
book, took a rapid peep at the name in
side. 1t was very quickly done and
might have escaped notice, but I was
watching him closely. I could even
read the name myself. It was in bold,
manly handwriting. "To Hester; June
%, 18-." l stared a0hast at such an
act of impertinence, and glanced at
Aunt Hetty, to see whether she would
resist it; but she had probably not no.
ticed the offense, for she made no sign.
The congregation began to disperse,
and we passed out in our turn, the Ma
ior close behind us. We were scarcely
fairly in the street when he spoke to
auntie.
"Madame, am going to ask you a
very singular question; but let me as
sure you that 1 have a deep personal in
terest in asking it. Will you tell me
how you came by that red prayer-book
that you use"
I shall never forget auntie's answer,
given as quiekly ss if it were the most
commonplace matter, though 1 could
tell by the faint rose-fush on her usu-
ally pale cheek, how deeply she was
moved.
"You gave it to me yourielf, Major
Blake. six-and-twenty years ago."
The Majors face was o study. Sur
prise, delight and incredulity seemed
struggling for the mastery. He took off
his hat and stood baldheaded. I hardly
know why, but that one little gesture
seemed to tell me better than the most
passionate protestations would have
done that the old love had been kept
treasured and sacred thing. And l
think, from the faint, sweet smile that
gathered round her mouth as she looked
up at him, that the same thought came
to auntie,
"And you are Hetty,". he said. eyes,
I know you now"
"You had forgotten the six-and-
twenty years, Major Blake. 1 knew
you from the first"
'And would you really have let me go
without word or sign % he asked.
"Why not % she replied. Glow
could know you would wish to be re-
minded of old times ?"
Reminded have never forgotten.
L tried my hardest to forget and couldn't.
Although you preferred another"
"Auother What other ?"
"Young Sandys. Did you not marry
him ?"
At this stage of the conversation it
struck me that I was decidedly ode
trop." Major Blake had replaced his
hat and went, side by side, with auntie,
who was walking slowly homeward.
had hitherto been following behind; but
a convenient street corner / let
them proceed alone, and went of, with
out beat of drum, for stroll in an oppo-
site direction. When 1 reached the
boarding house half an hour later, I
found auntie sitting in the courtyard,
under the shade of the great tree. The
Major courteously lifted his hat at my
approach and said:
'tMiss Danvers, your aunt and I are
very old friends; indeed, many years
go, we were engaged TO be married. |
Out an unfortunate misunderstanding |
separated us. We have lost many happy |
years together, but I hope some may
still remain to US. l trust we shall have
your good wishes"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

AN EXPERIMENT. Experiments with
the galvanometer upon the tracks of the
New York Central Railroad show that
electric currents flow through the rails
continuously. The movement is gener-
ally toward centres of electric disturb
ance, and is perceptibly affected by the
passage of cars; fast passenger trains be-
ing much more effective than freight OIL
coal trains. One steel rail at Rochester
was so much affected by these currents
as to become permanent magnet,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
The Tenement House. first
Small, Desirable VILLAGE Lots

in Hyde Park village. The demand for
labor in Hyde Park is good, and any
intelligent and thrifty laborer, who car
pay for the building lot, will be furnished
with the lumber, lime, nails, glass,
shingle, doors, sash and stone, With
which to build a respectable building,
and the party building, allowed to re-
pay same in installments of $50 per an.
mum and interest. Land within one
quarter mile of dwelling, will be sold in
lots of 1, 2, or acres to suit pur
chaser; at low prices and on liberal terms
of payment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

CANT you almost boiled2" inquired
child of a gentleman calling on her
father and mother. mo, little one, I
can't say that I an On the contrary, I
feel quite comfortable. ." '"That's funny.
I should think you would be-" "Why
so, Daisy?" "Oh, because I heard
mamma say your wife kept you in hot
water all the time. "-Aerchunt TraU-
eLer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE FIND IN THEM TO SMILE
OVER THIS WEEK.

Auin Name-WEat the Hat Thought of it
On the Safe Side--A Motto for Our Navy
His Wife's Hair-At the Dinner Table,
Etc. Etc,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02


The Foss Farm near School
House in Greenfield; so acres-very
desirable place, except house of no
value.
The Greenfield Farm, 60
acres, lately owned by r. S. Page; good
buildings, adioins the Foss place last
above mentioned, and the two would,
together make desirable farm.
The Mill Farm, lying south
of Greenfield Mill above named: 60
acres, fair, cheap buildings.
100 Acres of Timber Land,
known as the Bean lot, lying on the
pond near II. S. Haskins' new pond
part of the land is flowed by Haskins'
mill-pond.
100 Acres of Timber Land.
known as the "Col. Whitney, Noyes
%" near Wilkins Green River mill.
The RoweII Place. near HYDE
fark village, 3 acres land and house
good, cheap place for laborer who
wants few acres of land.
The Tenement House, first
build ng west of Catholic church in
HYDE Park Street. Would like to sell
this to some party who would fit it into
boarding house, for which there is a
growing demand in this village.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
HARNESSES.

ne offers the best Driving Harness fol
the money that can be bought
In the State.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

Park village, acres land and house :;
a good, cheap place for a laborer who
wants few acres of land.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
100 Acres of Timber and
The RoWeII Place. near Hy

known as the "Col. Whitney, Moves
Lot, near Wilkins Green River mill.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

known as the Bean lot, lying on the
pond near 81. S. Haskins' new pond :;
part of the land is flowed by Haskins'
mill pond.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

THIS is the close of the season at the
sea side. 1t differs from the clothes of
the season at the seaside. The latter fill
many big trunks,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
steppIng.stOnss to Success.

Learn your business thoroughly.
Keep atone thing--in nowise change.
Observe system and order in all you do
and undertake
BE self-reliant; do not take too much
advice, but rather depend on yourself
Never fail TO keep your appoint
ments, nor TO be punctual to the min
ute.
Never be idle, but keep your hands
or mind usefuIIy employed except when
sleeping.
Use charity with all; be ever gener
Gus in thought and deed--help others
along life's thorny path.
Make no haste TO be rich: remember
that small and steady gains give com
potency and tranquility of mind.
Never put of til tomorrow what
you can do to-day, and never trouble
others with your complaints
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
Newspapers.

Here. now we have it--the newspa-
PERI Wonderful product of the brain
and TOLL One would think that It
should be dearly bought and highly
priced, and yet 1t is the cheapest thing
in the world. One to FIVE cents will
bny 1t one ~ two dollars will bring
1t To your home every week in the
year. And yet. strange to say, there
are men "too poor TO take newspa-
per. They can pay five cents for a
glass Of beer. or ten cents for bever-
age of unknown composition, called a
cocktail !" they can pay half dollar
for a circus ticket. or twenty-five cents
for the theatre, but they are too poor to
buy newspaper, which is a ticket Of
admission to the great Globe Theatre.
whose dramas were written by God
himself, "whose scene shifter is Time
and whose curtains are rung down by
Death" IL is not necessary 10 speak
of mighty responsibilities which nec>
essarily attach TO the control Of such a
power In the land as the newspaper is
to-day, nor TO say that the editor who
rightly apprehends the import Ince of
his work must bring 10 IL reverent
spirit and constant care. The hum
blest sheet in the land goes into some
homes as the only authoritative mes
senger from the great world outside
its opinions are accepted as truth, and
its suggestions have the force of law.
The editor stands on the widest pulpit
known In modern society. THE law
yer has aAarrow sphere before him
the senator and the representative
the walls hedge in their voices the
minister has the parish walls about his
church. But there is a pulpit that has
no limit is the Press 1t is. literal
ly, the voice Of one that cries in the
wilderness for all across the popu-
lous land the papers speak and there
is not in modern civilization place or
power that can compare with this"
Rev, Dewitt Talmage once said "In
the clanking Of the printing press, as
the sheets fly out, / hear the voice Of
the Lord Almighty, proclaiming TO all
the dead nations Of the earth 'Laz-
arus. come forth : and 20 the retreat
ing surges Of darkness let there be
light '"--Tgpographic Messenger.