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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
Curious Notions.
STRANGE THEORIES ADVANCED ABOUT THE
MOON.

By the Hurons the moon is called the
creator OF the earth and the grandmother
OF the sun. In the myths of the Otta.
was 1t Is an old woman with a pleasant
white face-the sister of the day star,
The Chlquitos call the moon their
mother, and the Navajos make it rider
on mule.
Where the planets are worshiped.
preference in honors is generally &C.
corded to the brighter and more con.
spicuous star of the day. But the b.
tucudos of Brazil give the higher place
to the moon and derive most of the phe-
nomena OF nature from it, and in Cen
trail America and Hayti are also people
who hold the moon in no less honor.
Curiously these people find their coun-
te1parts among the tribes of Western.
Southern and Central Africa, who re.
Joice with dancing and feasts at each ap-
pearance of the new moon, and expect
an Improvement of their condition from
its beneticent influence, and they are
not so far removed from the superstitious
women of civilized Europe and America
who wait for the increase of the moon
to change their dwelling, to cut their
hair, to be married, to baptize their chill
dren.
A belief existed among the ancient
Mexicans and Peruvians, the Natchez.
OF the Mississippi, and the Apalachians,
of Florida, that the sun was the radiant
abode of dead chiefs and braves.
10 the Esquimaux, of Labrador, be-
longs the honor of having discovered
that the moon was the paradise for the
good, while the wicked were consigned
to a hole III the earth; although some of
the South American Indians and the
Polynesians, of TOkelau, may be nearly
abreast OF them in the competition
PODUIa" Science MOathLV.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
A Noted Editor,

George d. Prentice never put head
on one of his articles, but began them
all with what is known in Typography as
fist (9SE@). In his dictation he pune.
tuated as he went along, calling out his
commas, semicolons, etc., as given in the
following, which is his pen picture OF
George Francis Train:
(Fist. ns35 GA locomotive that ran
off the track, (comma), turned upside
down, (comma), with the cowcatcher
buried in stump and the wheels MAX
ing a thousand revolutions a minute.
Gull stop A kite in the air that has
lost its tail-(dash), a human novel with
out hero-(dash), a man who climbs a
tree after birds nest out on a limb,
(comma), and IN order to get it saws the
limb off between himself and the tree.
Full stop A ship without rudder-
(dash), clock without hands-(dash),
a sermon that is all text dash), pan
tomime of words dash), an arrow shot
into the air-(dash), the apotheosis of
talk-(dash), the incarnation of CAB.
(Full stop Handsome, (comma), viva
cious, (comma), muscular, (comma),
neat as cat, (comma), clean to the mar
row, (comma), a judge of the effect of
clothes, (comma), frugal in food and reg
ular only in habits. Gull stop A
MONDAY mystery--(dash), a solved CO.
nundrum-(dash), a practical joke in
dash), a cipher hunting for a
figure to pass for something, (comma),
with the brains of twenty men in his
head all pulling in different directions;
(semi-colon), not bad as to heart,
{, omma), but man who has shaken
hands with reverence. Gull stop.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
Nearly Fatal.

A few days ago, three boys-Eliiah
Howard, William Hines, and Eugene
Hines, the two latter brothers-went
into the woods near Eldred, Penn, to
shoot woodchUcEs. Howard carried a
revolver. While absent, according to
the story of Eugene Hines, the other
two became angry with him for some
reason, and resolved to execute him. &C.
cording to military rules. They forced
him to kneel on the ground. Howard
presenting the revolver at his head.
awaited the giving of the ordcr by the
boys brother. The latter gave the
order: F'Make ready-take aim-fre I"
Howard fred. The ball passed through
the boys ear, entered his head, and
came out at the base of the skull, with
out striking the brain. After the shoot
ing the two boys told Eugene to hurry
home and get the doctor. He reached
ElClred, where he told his story. How
ard ara William Hines were arrested.
They insisted that the shooting was ac-
cidental. Howard, who is Is years old,
has been held in two hundred dollars
bonds to appear for trial. William
Hines is Is and his brother II years old.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

Among the minor items of local news
III the Partisan journals is one which
may be regarded as a pendant on a
small scale to the old story of the dog
of Montargis. A young English opera
dancer, who, it seems, is frequently
guilty of the reprehensible omission Of
ne2lecting TO pay the cab-drivers whose
vehicles she engages, left her dog as a
sort of pledge with her Automedon the
other day when she alighted to make
some purchases in the establishment of
the Louvre. She made her egress from
the building by door on the opposite
side, and the cabman saw nothing more
of her till day or two ago, when he
espied her in cafe, where she was hav-
ing some refreshment. He asked her
for his fare, but she denied all knowl-
edge of him, and fatty refused to pay
him. The cabman disappeared for
moment, and returned with the dog,
which he had since been carrying about
with him. The moment the little crea-
ture saw his mistress he few toward
her, wagging his tail, barking joyously,
and generally indulging in all the recog-
nized canine manifestations of delight.
The case was clear-so clear that the
young person herself did not venture to
dispute the matter further.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
The Old Tweed Ring.
A "REMINISCENCES OF IT AS TOLD BY A
NEWSPAPER MAN.

Bill Tweed's eldest son Dick, who at one
time took the Metropolitan Hotel, died
insane in Paris, says a New York news
paper correspondent. He made fail
ure of the Metropolitan Hotel, and the
failure happened close on the culmina-
ton OF things which ruined his fathers
power. had the melancholy privilege
OF holding long Interview with Tweed
after he returned to this country. As I
had never had anything to do with him
in his day Of power, he excepted me
from the other press people here, and
let me come to see him. He told me
that If he could only get out of Jail, he
would go to the most uninhabited and
unsocial land and spend the remainder
OF his days. He said that when he went
from CuDa to Spain on a small Spanish
vessel he played solitaire on the deck
by himself with delight, and would help
scrub the decks with almost ioy. His
son, and it may have been the same son
Richard, was standing on the wharf at
Vlgo when Tweed was marched ont of
prison and put on a United States
vessel. He told me that he and tbe son
never spoke TO each other, Inducing the
ialnt hope that if he was not positively
ldenhhed he might yet get off by some
process OF law. Sweeny is still living in
Paris. He married woman formerly
the wife OF Page, the artist, bywbom he
mas one child. Sweeny has some mind
and can enjoy himself reading and per-
haps writing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
The Friendship of Children.

Again and again, as one observes the
influence of an infant over strong men,
he quotes the prophets words to him.
self: ga little child shall lead them p
A strong man, lying face to face with
death, bore the last parting from brother
and sister with strange self-controI, for
he hoped to see them again. But when
little child was brought to his bedside,
who, though not his own, had entwined
itself about his heart, he broke down.
The thought that he would never see
that Child again as a child, unnamed
him.
Lord Lawrence, Viceroy of India, was
a blunt man of action, impatient of con-
tradiction, and thoroughly self-reliant.
Yet, like many of the truly great, he
had the heart of a woman.
The night on which he started from
London to govern India, he gathered all
his family in the drawing room, and
made each child say a hymn to him.
His youngest, son of ten years, nestled
in the fathers arms.
81 shall never see BERTHE again p said
the strong man, suddenly, and burst
into tears.
1t was not of the hardships before
him, or of his own death, he thought.
but of the fact that BERTHE would not be
a child to him on his return.
On board the steamer, with the Gov
ernor-General of India, was lady with
her infant child. She utterly neglected
the baby, which revenged itself by cry
ing day and night.
The passengers complained in Ian
guage more forcible than polite.
Steward, throw that baby over
board - was petulantly shouted, again
and again, from sleepless berths.
At last, Lord Lawrence, seeing that
the child was left motherless by its own
mother, took it on his knee.
For hours he would hold it, showing
it his watch and anything that would
amuse it. The child took to the great,
strong man and was always quiet when
he held it.
why do you, my lord" asked one of
the relieved passeng gers, surprised to see
the Governor General of India playing
nurse to crying baby, "why do you
take such notice of that child? ?"
Because, to tell you the truth" an
swered Lord Lawrence, loosely and with
a merry twinkle in his eye, "that child
is the only being in the ship who I can
feel quite sure does not want to get any
thing out of me, SO 1 take pleasure in
his society"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
THE STRANGEST OF FOSSILS.
A Western Man Who Thinks he Has Found
the Petrified Head of n Fairy.

An extraordinary fossil-if fossil it is
was picked up by me on the banks OF
| Spavinaw Greek, in the Indian Territory
| about twenty miles from the west line of
| Benton county, Ark. The country
through which the Spaninaw flows is
very rough. In many places rocky
bluffs rise to considerable height on
.lther side, and sometimes on both sides.
Rugged hills that can be seen for miles
IN either side flank the stream from its
source to its mouth. The rocky forma-
ton seems to be flint and limestone.
The bed of the creek is composed OF
solid rock in some places and very
coarse gravel in others. The water is
clear and limpid, always cool and pleas
ant in the hottest weather.
The supposed fossil is about the size
If large walnut. The features of the
human face-eyes, nose, mouth, fore
head, cheeks and chin-may all be dis
cerned; of course, not readily and dis
tinctly by every one, but still they are
there-somewhat distorted, it is true,
for the chm is not in line with the nose,
which makes one eye appear to be lower
than the other. But this may be &C.
counted for by the fact that the body.
before and at the time petrifcation
began, was lying on one side with some
thing under the head, thus raising it
ibove the plane upon which the body
rested. The lower jaw is fallen, as is
usually the case after death. Water
lowing over it and other action of the
Elements have defaced it to some extent,
nut if it does not prove itself to be
genuine fossil of human head, it is sur
prising imitation, and l cannot believe
hat it is a mere freak of nature. The
,utures or seams in the skull, with so
many other points of resemblance, seem
70 preclude all idea of its being freak,
and yet nature is full of freaks.
] know that it is q very common thing
Tor people in rough countries like this
20 pick up curious specimens IN the
forms of various sorts of stones, but |
have never seen anything in the shape
of fossil bearing any resemblance to
human head so small as this. 1t was
laying half buried in the loose dirt on
the bank of the creek, and only few
feet from the waters edge, when it at
tracted my notice. The features were
turned up, showing the outlines of a
human face, although it lay some dis
lance from me. None but persons en-
tirely ignorant of geology, and most of
them OF limited intelligence have seen
it, yet most of them agree that it
must be fossil human head. 1 shall
not be satisfied till it has been investi-
gated by scientific men. have written
more than once to distinguished scien-
fist, but have received no answer, and
now hope that through the medium of the
press l may at last bring this little stone
into notice. ROLAND LOCKWOOD
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
AFTER A NEW HOME.
A Young GirI's Escape in the South Sea
Islands.

The following is the substance of a
conversation with an sold trader" be-
tween Queensland and some OF the Poly
nesian groups. There might be some
forty schooners go out on an average In
the course OF the year to some part or
other of the South Seas. Money Is not
yet understood by most of the islanders,
though they are beginning to take par
ticular notice of it. What they gener-
ally get is tobacco, pipes, calico, Amerl-
can axes. knives, etc. Sometimes, too, L
fancy the "boys" we get are sold to us
by others who have captured them, and
are glad to get something for them. In
a few instances we pick up people who
are running away from enemies. This
is not common, but | remember one
case. Two boats were lying Oft an
island in the usual way, the first close
by the beach with the ''cover" boat a
little wav behind it; when beautiful
young woman plunged off point OF
rock into the surf, and, after diving I'M
der the heavy breakers, reached the
smooth water and soon had hold OF the
gunwale of the first boat and sprang on
board. In make and shape she was one
of the finest specimens OF the human
race | have ever seen; her features small
and exceedingly regular, her eyes al
most black, with long lashes, ana she
had beautiful hands and feet. Her halr
was all shaved, with the exception OF
one tuft of long hair quite on the crown
of the head, which was rolled up tight
in a small tuft. She was in perfect
state of nudity, and as she sat there I'M
abashed, with her hands raised to her
head arranging her tuft, she was the
most graceful creature ever saw.
While sitting in the stern sheets OF
the boat, which was fast distanclng the
shore, she was casting anxious looks
back to the spot from which she had
leaped, and of sudden her beautiful
eyes frightened up, and there was
smile that had some sort of deVllment
in it playing over her face, caused by
her having caught sight of her pursuers,
three in number, with bow and arrow IN
hand. The foremost of them went
down on his right knee, and the girl mo-
toned the men to look out, and before
he could take his aim the boats sail was
run half way up the mast, and was a
protection for all in the boat. The sail
had not been more than a few minutes
up before several arrows pierced it, and
stuck there. This was signal for the
boats crew to seize their rifles, and the
first shot caused one man to roll over,
and the others instantly took to the
bush, and no more was seen of them.
We landed our fugitive safely on the
ships deck, and she was supplied with
clothing, and soon apparently at home
with other female recruits on board. =
Dill 1ErII Gnzefte
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
A Story of Dungeon Life.

There is, or was lately G87D, Polish
lady, the Countess of k. living in
Paris. She wears very singular
brooch. 1t is encircled by twenty pre-
cious stones, on a ground of dark blue
enamel, covered in the center by glass.
And what does this brooch contain A
portrait, or lock of hair? No. only
four common pins, but bent in the form
of star! And she wears this in memory
of her husband, Polish nobleman, who
was put into prison because he was
thought to be secret enemy to the gov
eminent. 1t was dark, deep dungeon,
far down under the ground. He had
no one to speak to, for no one was
allowed to see him but the keeper of the
prison, and he of course was not per-
mitted to converse with his prisoner.
Days, weeks, months passed on, and he
was still left in his dungeon. He was
most miserable and feared that he should
lose his senses for his reason seemed to
be giving way. Oh if he had only
some hope-some one thing to relieve
his misery. Feeling all over his coat
one day he found four pins, and he
actually wept for Joy: yet what could
four pins be to him He took them
from his coat and threw them on the
floor of his dungeon, and then went
down on his hands and knees and felt
all over the floor till he found them again.
When he had succeeded in this he scat
tered them again on the floor, and could
you have gone into his dungeon you
would have found him cropping on his
hands and knees for his four pins.
When after six years imprisonment, he
was set free, they still found him crop
ing in the dark for his four pins. 1t
was all his work. Nor would he leave
his prison without taking his pins with
him. They were his best friends, be-
cause they had given him something to
do in his solitude and conf cement, and
his Countess had them made into
brooch which she valued more than
gold. They had preserved her hus.
bands reason
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
newspapers TO Read.

Inere are many families where chill
dren are not permitted to read news
papers. asked another few evenings
ago why she objected to her children
reading newspapers. She said: "Be-
cause they make so much of crime and
SO little of virtue" Taking up am even
ing paper, she was, unfortunately. able
to prove her assertion. The murders
and rascalities of the day were set forth
WIN all the preliminary attractiveness
OF display OF head, and there was moth
ing OF the sober, discreet progress of
NE Oh our people except two-thirds of
one page, which was devoted To market
reports and other matter of equal inter
est. But there are two sides to that If
children are not permitted to read news
papers, they will know nothing of what
Is going on in the world, just as certain
as fate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
Thirty Dollars per Head.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES ABOUT THE
NATIONAL DEBT.


Some figures made recently regarding
the debt of the United States, as COM
pared with that of other nations, has the
tendency to make one quite contented
with the billion and three-quarters OF
debt that the country is carrying, writes
a Washington correspondent. For IN
stance the debt OF Spain with IL, 600, OOU
of people is inst about the same sum as
that of the United States. Italy, with
her population of 100000, has debt
of S2. COO 900. 900. Great Britain, with
a population OF 35, coo, 900 of people. has
debt of over 81, OG0, 000,000 Unofficial
estimates of the population of the United
States. obtained from census reports,
give the population of this country now
about Sc 600, 900. The debt is about
one and three quarter billions. Dlvld-
ing the population into this debt, it gives
an average debt per head among the en-
tire population OF thirty dollars Com.
pairing this with the debts per capita OF
other countries, the result Is quite grail
flying.
Tie debt of Belgium, for instance, is
more than double per capita that OF the
United States, being 1854 per head. That
of Italy averages over $IU per neau'
That of the Netherlands is over $50 per
head. That of France over 500 per
head. That of Great Britain $lO9 to
each citizen, and that of Spain more than
$3.50 per head Indeed, the debts OF all
countries with organized governments,
whose debt statements are attalnaole,
average per head 81 or 80 per cent more
+bon 4bat of the Tinted States. In the
countries which have large debts like
Great Britain, Russia, Spain and Italy.
the revenue is barely sufficient to COM
forta5ly meet the current expenses,
leaving little, if anything with which to
pay the DEBT, while we are paying ours
at the rate of over $1O0,O00,000 a year.
The annual interest charged in this
country is but about 80 cents per head,
while in England and France 1t Is over
a. per head.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

sci. She was under orders to remain
twenty days. and then, if nothing was
heard from Ray, to return. Twelve of
the twenty days had passed, and eight
more would have seen her on her flying
trip to the Southwark. Lit. Ray brought
off everything that he cared to, leaving
behind him only rations not needed for
the return trip.
Lieut.. Rays report will no doubt be
soon published, and it will be read with
interest by all. His description Of the
Indians, who during the summer season
when they have daylight, wander to the
North, is very interesting and gives US
ideas of these primitive people that we
never dreamed of.
1t is expected that Congress will rec,
ognize the efforts of both Ray and
Greedy. If two men ever deserved rec
ognition and promotion, they DON.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
DupOnt's Famous Adventure.

MIR. Dupont, who was recently re,
moved from the enjoyment of 60 ,6OO,-
QUO by an explosion, was probably the
largest manufacturer of explosives in
The world. One of the most daring
achievements recorded in the history of
the present century is one of which he
IS the central figure. During the
Orlmean war the Russian government
ran short of powder, and the explosive
was required to continue the defence of
Sehastopol. A cargo was purchased
from the Duponts in America, and was
placed in a steamship lying off Balti-
more. The British had frigates posted
IN waiting outside the Chesapeake.
After several feints the watchers were
eluded, and a chase began across tie
Atlantic, through Gibraltar, and up the
Mediterranean Sea. With remarkable
good fortune the vessel passed through
the BOsphorus and into the Black sea I'M
checked; Lut when nearing the place OF
contention, the English war ships hailed
the stranger. Young Dupont was at the
helm himself, and insisted that the yes
sci proceed, not needing the signals
from the war ships. Two broadsides
were fred into the vessel, but she was
able TO steam ahead and steer through
the rocks, and was beached inside the
Russian line. This daring adventure
saved the cargo. for which the Russian
government paid the sum of So, 900, 900.
Ech0.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

were seen wandering spectres, covered
with blood and dust, and filled with ter
ror. No less than A, 900 were killed, and
all the public buildings fell, and almost
all the private houses were destroyed;
whilst those which were not entirely
ruined were so injured as to be unin-
habita6le. The River Mapzanares,
which flows through tie town, rose
several feet, and the bridge fell which
connects the town on both sides.
Several deep openings were formed,
from which arose boiling water. The
ancient city of Camana, the first built on
terra frDla by the Spaniards, disap-
peared in an instant" ZADKLEL.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

is one that yields its owner a good profit
through the whole season. But he must sup
ply the cows with what they need in order for
them to be able to keep up their product
When their but ter gets light in color he must
make it ''gilt edged by using Wells, Richard
son & Co.'S, Improved Butter Color. 1t gives
the golden color of June, and adds five cents
ner mound to the value of the butter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02

Who suffer from dyspepsia, biliousness, headache,
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in Hoods Sarsaparilla medicine which will give posi-
tive relief and strength to the body, clearness
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Il have been afflicted with bowel complaint for .
years, and often week in eight was disabled
for business. My wife urged me to take Hoods Sarsa
parilla and from the time commenced taking it until
nov have been free from the complaint, and feel
thankful that have received effectual relief "-Jo-
FISHER, of Fisher & Cotton. Montpelier, VT.
Mr.. GEORGE X. RUSSELL paper manufacturer at
Bellows Falls, Vt, he found Hoods Sarsaparia
the best remedy he used for conspation-the bust
ness mans most serious alIcton-and he would no
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