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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-11-14

A nice display of house plants and bouquets
added greatly to the appearance of the hall.
Prayer was offered by the Rev Mr. Martin,
followed by singing and the reading of
Friendships Offering" by Mrs. F. N. Brack-
EFT and Mrs. F. R. King, and as the company
separated to their various homes / think all
felt that the evening had been well and pro-
itably spent
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
Profits in Horse Flesh.

Mr.. Mccain is the owner of Red
Wilkes, the successor to George WiIkess
fame in the blue grass country. Until
the sale of Ashland, Henry Clay's old
estate, by the college regents, Mr.. Nc
Cam occupied that property. He now
has his stock on the Gentry place, east
OF Lexington. Walking over the fields
and telling some of his experiences in
stock raising, Mr.. Mccain made it plain
that these places which readily sell at
from 1925 to $3.50 an acre yield hand
some profits on even such an investment
For Red Wilkes, in whose veins f)w q
com binatiOn OF the Hambletonian, CLAW.
Mambino Chief and Morgan strains
founded on the thoroughbred, MIR. Nc.
Cam paid So 600. He has since refused
$40, 600. A brood mare he calls Anna
Belle cost him $3.50. Her first foaI NV
Red Wilkes, was the now famous Phil
Thompson, with record of 2. 172 and a
promise of reaching 2 II before the sea-
son is ended. Phil Thompson's three
year-old time, 221, was the fastest for
the age and was made in race against
such four-year, olds as Director. Glenn
ME g., Mamie and Trickett. Mr., Nc
Cam sold Phil Thompson when two
year-old for S6, 900. The next offspring
of Red Wilkes and Anna Belle was pur-
chased by Bonner for So, 500; the third
died while an offer of 81, 900 was under
consideration. For the fourth SO, 500
was refused when she was ten months
old, and she is now in training for the
track. For the foal now by the white
mares side So, 500 has been refused.
And this is but a single family Red
Wilkes's services bring over $1,000 a
season.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
A Spirited Indian Girl.

The Indian school at Carlisle. Penn,
under the charge of Capt. Pratt, is work
| ing hard to answer the question, What
shall we do with our wild wards Its
pupils, selected from the savages of the
plains, are given a common-school edu-
cation and taught trade or house
wlfery. An important part of their
education is derived from association
with Christian white men and women.
How thoroughly this has revolutionized
some of them may be seen from the fol-
lowing anecdote:
There is very bright and interesting
Indian girl, named Lizzie Spider, the
last being her fathers name, which she
assumed, custom the girls nearly all
follow.
A few years ago, she was at the In
dian school at Carlisle, a pupil, where
she acquired considerable knowledge.
When she went back, during the sum-
mer vacation, her father sold her to a
young Indian brave for a number of
ponies, which is the accustomed form of
marriage among the Sioux.
She had just received enough educa-
ton to revolt against the savage life that
was to be thrust upon her. SO she ran
away and lived for many months hidden
in the woods, going by stealth OCCASION
ally to the hut of friends to get supplies
of food.
During his last visit to Yankton,
Capt. Pratt heard of her, and after a
search fonnd her and brought her back
with him and put her in the Lincoln
School. where she now is. She says she
doesn't want to be sold for ponies, and
cook and work for savage Iazy-boots.
Philadelphia Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04

In every instance, it will be noticed,
the wages are higher here than in the
old country, and the percentage varies
from IT under the head of 'liquorS'' to
260.7 under ''food preparation" the
next below the latter being 1922 under
carriages and wagons" Nine of the
"a show over 100 per cent. difference,
and the average percentage in favor of
Massachusetts is rs "a. But the Bureau
collected here also a set of wages rang
ing higher than the above averages, and
making allowance for that, the conclu-
sion is reached that "the general aver
age weekly wages paid to employees in
"a manufacturing and mechanical indus
tries in Massachusetts is 81 per cent
higher than the general average
weekly wage paid in tie same in
dustries in Great Britain" Wages by
the hour here are 70. per cent. more
than in Great Britain. Here women's
wages are found to average 139 per
cent of mems, young persons 43. o. per
cent, and children's 32.l5 per cent.
There the ratio is 40 90 for women,
%. O6 for young persons, and 9 56 for
children. In Great Britain none of the
industries considered pay women over S6
q week; here So per cert. Of the occupa-
tions pay over that
The comparison of wages from 1860
to 1888 is very elaborate, and the statis-
tics are q mine to be worked for a long
time. Some of the conclusions reached |
are these: In the ninety industries con-
sidered the general average weekly |
wage was 1910 per cent higher in |
Massachusetts than in Great Britain. In |
the manufacturing aud mechanical in |
dustries the general average weekly |
wage was 90 per cent higher here |
than there. Comparing industries for
nine years, by yearly periods instead of
by industries. it is found that wages here
average 70 81 per cant. better than there.
Averaging the two, the general conclu-
sion for the whole period is reached that
the general average weekly wage of the
employees i'll the industries considered |
was 77.49 per cent. higher in Massachu-
sets than in Great Britain. In Massa-
chusetts there was a general advance
of wages from 1850 to 1872; then a con-
tinual decline to 1880; then an upward |
movement to 1888. The advance from
1860 to 1888 was 1886 per cent. In
Great Britain there was an advance from
1872 to 1877, decline to 1880, and an
advance to 1888, with an advance
of ga per cent. between 1872 and |
1883. Here wages were 5.41 per
cent. lower in 1888 than in 1872.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
The Beer Business.

A Vienna journal gives returns of the
quantity of beer brewed in Europe last
year. England, of course, comes first
with 27,050 breweries and about $780,
600. 900 gallons, though Germany with
25, 902 breweries and 900, 900, 900 gallons
runs her close. These two countries are
far ahead of all the others, the third be-
ing France, which has 5000 breweries
as against only 1904 in Austria and
Hungary, though the quantity of beer
brewed in France is only 1877, 900, 900 as
against $50, 900, 600 brewed in Austria
and Hungary. The other countries of
Europe are thus summed up: Belgium
has 1850 breweries, which produced
last year 30, $50, 900 gallons, and then
comes Holland with 500 breweries pro-
ducing "a, 100000 gallons; Russia with
430 breweries, producing 68, 900, 900 gal
Ions; Switzerland with 423 breweries.
producing 100000 gallons; Norway
with 400 breweries. producing only 49,
100000 gallons; Denmark with $50
breweries, producing %, 600, 600 gallons;
Sweden with 800 breweries, producing
q, 900, 900 gallons, and Italy with $50
breweries. producing 100000 gallons.
No returns are given for Spain, Portu-
gal, Greece, Turkey or the Danubian
Kingdoms, but the production Of beer
is very small i'll them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
Webster on Political Reputation.

On the 14th of November, 1S4S. Dan
lei Webster delivered an address in the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts, on the
death of Chief Justice Mason. The fol-
lowing beautiful and impressive passages
are among his closing address: "But,s ir,
political emlnence and professional! fame
fade away and die with things earthly.
Nothing Of character is really perma-
nent but virtue ard personal worth.
Ihese remain. Whatever of excellence
is wrought into the soul itself belongs to
both worlds. Real goodness does rot
attach itself merely to this life, it points
to another world. Political or profes.
slonal reputation cannot last forever. but
a conscience void of offence before God
and man Is an inheritar ce for eternity.
Rellglon, therefore, is an Indispensable
element IN any great human character.
There Is no living without. Religion is
the tie that connects man with his crea-
tor and holds him to his throne. If that
tie be all sundered, all broken, he floats
away worthless atom in the universe;
It's proper attractions all gone; its DIES.
tiny tnwarted and its whole future moth
ing but darkness, desolation and death
a man with no sense of religious DUTY IS
ne whom the Scriptures describe in snch
terse but terrific language as living
without God in the world" Sucb q
man is out of his proper being. ont of
the circle of all his duties, out of the
circle OF all his happiness and awav
lar away, from the purposes of his cre9.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
JOURNALISTIC, NOTES.


N1775 there were only SO newspapers
in Japan; in 1876 there were 70; in 1877
there were 156; in 1878 there were 225,
and at present there are about 2,OOO.
MAUD.-We do not think it best to
publish a description of ''the ideal hus-
band" as it might create dissatisfaction.
All girls cannot marry editors, you
know.
A COUNTRY paper recommends news
paper worn across the chest as protec-
ton against cold. Those who have been
warmed by a newspaper can testify as to
its thoroughness.
SAMPSON is the first advertiser on rec
ord. He took two solid columns to dem
onstrate his strength, several thousand
people tumbled to his scheme, and he
brought down the house.
SOME men must have a half q column
to express an idea when writing for a
paper; but it is astonishing how concise
they can make an advertisement that
costs twenty ce nts a line.
A VETERAN subscriber of the Denver
Republican being handed that journal
right from the press, asked why the
paper was so damp. The editor said he
did not know unless there was so much
due on it.
ONE hundred years ago there were
only forty-four weekly news sheets in
this country. Their combined circula-
ton WIS less than that claimed nova
days by single first-class daily in New
Y ork, Boston or Philadelphia.
AN English firm of soap manufacture
ers spends about $3.50, 600 n year in ad.
vertising. 1t employs capable artists,
essayists and poets, and sends package
of soap gratuitously to each of the in
fants whose birth is announced in the
London Times
SARCAsTIoALLY asked by the. Clyde
Times: What is the use Of wasting
money by advertising in the newspapers
when one can tack q notice like this in
some public place: "Lost or strade q
sorel hors toe white fete and white face
Blind in one five dollars reward !"
CARE there no times" said man, en-
tering the Office of a busy editor, "when
you can write better than at other
times ?" eyes" "Ah, l thought so.
That men who write must consult their
mental condition have no doubt. Now,
tell me, when you can write best %
"When am alone, the editor replied.
"D1D you write up..this local for Shocks
the grocer % asked the city editor of
contemporary of his assistant eyes,
sir" "Well, do you consider it just the
thing to announce that his fresh eggs
can't be beat; his cheese goes off of its
own accord, and his butter occupies a
strong place in the regard of the public ?"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
POISON IN POSTAL NOTES.
The Old style Discarded to Get Rid of the
Green Ink.

The q. S. POst-ofice Department is
issuing new style of postal note. 1t is
of the same size as the old one, but
differs in color and in the method of in
dicating the number of dollars to be
paid. The old one was made of bright
yellow paper, with a broad design on
the back printed in green. The amount
to he paid was indicated by punching
figures in the margin. The new one is
made of paper of faded lilac color, and
is printed III black on the face and i'll
blue on the back. The number of dol
lars is indicated by the number of stubs
attached to it after IL is torn from the
book.
The chief reason for making the
change was the poisonous character of
the ink on the back of the old notes.
Supt. Plimley, of the mOney-order de-
partmcnt, in the New York Office, said
that one of the clerks had noticed, some
time ago, after handling a large number
OF the notes. when his fingers were
moist. that the ink rubbed off and
eventually the fingers became swollen.
He thereafter used rubber tips when
handling them. A business man also
complained, one day, that after handling
seventy of the notes, during which he
wet his fingers at his mouth, his lips
swelled up and were painful. A clerk
in the department at Washington was
similarly afflicted.
The new notes will entirely supersede
the old ones in few weeks. All danger
in handling any number of the old ones
can be avoided by cleanliness while at
work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
Hard Times in His Trade.

A ragged and hungry man asked a
man for money enough 10 buy meal.
Cannot you secure employment %
asked the gentleman.
"No, sir; the cheap railroad fares
have killed my business, replied the
man, despondentIy.
"Ah, how is that ?"
Gail the bank cashiers go to Canada
when they are short in their accounts
now"
"What has that to do with your bust
ness ?"
81 used to be masked robber, ," re-
piled the beggar, "and when a cashier
was short in his accounts he'd send for
me, and I'd tie him and all his family
up and demand the keys to the bank at
the point of the pistol, and so help him
out in his accounts. But he filings the
accounts in the stove now and goes TO
Canada. Times are hard on all kinds of
trade. '-ATkansGl Traveller.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
Full OF Water and the Key Lost.
WHY REPORTER COULD NOT SEE THE
HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL,

A long walk through Jersey City's
streets aud across an arid waste of rail
road tracks brought a reporter to the
coal trestles of the Delaware, Lacka-
| wanna and Western Railroad Company.
He came from the Pavonia Ferry, and
learned too late that he might have
saved his legs by patronizjng the Hobo
ken Ferry, taking three cent ride across
canal upon a scow propelled by the oar
OF deaf and dumb young man, and
following a well worn path under the
trestles to the spot he sought. This
spot was tumble down, barnlike. I'M
painted building, padlocked below, but
inhabited by human beings on the Sec
ond floor.
The reporter assembled the stairs. IN
mindful of the barking dog. A shock
heaped woman answered his knock.
'l'm looking, madam, for the entrance
Of the famous Hudson River Tunnel"
said the reporter.
Sure an it's right benath yer fut."
The reporter came very near having a
little Tanic all to himself, but managed
10 preserve the dignity of the profession.
II would like very much to examine
it" said the reporter, ''if such a thing
is possible. My object is laudable one,
for l come rs a servant of the public.
and not ont of mere idle curiosity"
All of the panicky tendency was now
concentrated i'll the person of the shock
headed lady.
SIS it to say the tunnel?" she ex-
claimed.
1.-The same, madam, is my desire"
Sure, it couldn't be did. The hole
is full of water. Besides, l haven't the
kay"
The lady was right. The Hudson
River Tunnel was not to he seen. After
the expenditure of million dollars in
getting the great work started it has
been abandoned, perhaps forever. Near
the dilapidated building covering the
entrance stands what appears to be a
section of Il huge steam boiler. A lining
of brick was commenced, but never
completed. This was to have been
section of the tunnel. Very dilapidated
and lonely the whole thing looked, and
the reporter was glad to get away from
one Of the biggest failures of the century.
1t is said that steps are to be taken to
resume work on the tunnel, but the re
porter could find no evidence to support
such statement.-Neo0Y York Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
Journalist and Newspaper Man.

81 do not see, remarked the Journal
list, chow [ am going to get through my
work tonight. / am wearied, over
strained, and exhausted already"
And he sank YEARLY into chair and
essayed to place his feet upon the table
"You look tired" said the newspaper
man, looking up from his work. "You
must not attempt to do three mems
work every day"
And there was pitying accent in his
voice that touched the wearied Journal
list deeply.
"You are right, "he said; 'T should
not do it, but [ must. So much is ex-
pected of Me now; so many eyes are
fixed upon the Journal, every line is
scanned with critical intent, every word
We say is weighed, every idea We ad-
vance is discussed. Our friends are ex-
pecting and demanding much of Us,
Our enemies are vigilant and aggres-
sive. need rest, without it 1 may die
at this desk, but what can do? must
really ask you to help Me out with the
paper tonight.
81 think may be able to help You a
little" said the newspaper man, hanging
a handful Of copy on the hook. 81 am
little busy just now on that convention
article, and I have an appointment with
Governor Sherman and Senator Allison
this evening, and expect to complete a
financial article before midnight, if the
telegraph matter doesn't take too much
of my time, but have three columns of
editorial already written and that, with
other articles now under way, and a few
editorial paragraphs can make do for
the editorial page, and then, after look
over the markets and get up the COM
mercial review for the week, can do
something for You. What have you to
do?'
"I?" asked the Journalist, holding
his throbbing temples with his hands.
"You may well ask what. l have to go
down and get the real estate transfers,
and find out what boat goes down the
river tonight"
If it wasn't for the assistance he is
compelled to render the Journalist,
man wouldn't have enough
to do to keep him awake.-Ha,Okeye
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
He Was Disguised.

Mr.. Hacklin went into an unhealthy
neighborhood and started a newspaper.
Several months afterward he was seen
in the vicinity of his former residence.
"Hello!" said a friend; "back so
soon ?"
eyes, got restless"
"Don't like the neighborhood ?"
"Not after the people became too
familiar. l had not been there long
until it became evident that would not
like the place. | did not mind them
shooting at me every time went ont of
the Office, and L even tolerated their
habit OF blazing away at mo whenever
I'd stick my head out of the window.
but when they fell into the habit of
climbing on the house-top and shooting
down the chimney, why [ became dis
Rusted at such familiarity. "-ArkaaSa1O
IraUcLcT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
THE short, hacking cough, which leads
consumption is cured by Piso,s Cura
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

DR.. W. d. Wright, Cincinnati o., sends the sub
joined professional Endorsement: 81 have prescribed
DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs in great num-
Der of cases and always with success One in par
cular given by several physicians who had been
called in for consultation with myself The patient had
all the symptoms of confirmed Consumption-c0ld night
sweats hectic fever, harrassing cough etc. He
menced Immediately to better and restored
to his usual hoSlth. have also found DIR. VIM. Halls
Balsam for tho Lungs the most valuable expeotorant
for breaking up distressing coughs and colds that have
used" Durnos Catarrh Snuff Catarrh and
Ill affections of the mucous membrane.
For SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this paper,
apply to the pu blisher of the paper. U34,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
"One Touch OF Nature,D

A burglar entered house in which a
mother was sitting up with sick child.
"Slr," she said, in a whisper, as soon as
she could compose herself TO speak,
''there is nothing of value in the house
except the child's life. at least to me,
but you may find otherwise. Here, take
my keys, search everywhere. take what
you want, but speedily and without noise,
[ implore You" She handed him the
keys, placed her fingers to her lips, and
pointed to the door. The burglar moved
quietly away, then turned and said in a
low voice: els he very sick?" ellis
life hangs on the continuance of his
sleep" "Then he will recover for all
the noise I'll make, the robher answered,
laying down the keys and noiselessly
taking his departure, but absolutely moth
ing else.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
Salt Rheum

Is of the most dissgreeable diseases caused bym
purity OF the blood. The skin becomes dry and hot.
grows red and rough, and often breaks into painful
cracks, while small watery pimples appear in great
numbers, dscharging fius sticky fluid. The power
which Hoods Sarsaparilla has this, all
blood diseases, is really wonderful 1t purides the
blood and expes the humor. and the skin heals with
out a scar.
Mrs. Mary c. Rice, Newfane, VT, suffered from
Childhood with salt rheum. with intsnse itching and
burning. She took Hoods Sarsaparilla and Hoods
Olive Ointment and was cured.
Il have been great sufferer for 20 years with the
salt rheum on my hands. Each winter they wer e
nesrly full of cracks and chaps. that could
not work. After taking bottle of Hoods Sarsapa-
riila my hands free! oh, what happiness!' Mrs.
A. HART. Holden. Me.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04
THE LABOR OF LIVING.
"AGES IN MASSACHUSETTS, AS COIL
FAXED WITH THE SAME IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
some Interesting Figures TINT will Wei
Repay n Careful PerusnI by All.

The larger part of the report of the
Chief of the Massachusetts Bureau of
Statistics is occupied by comparisons be
tween the industry of Massachusetts and
Great Britain. OF course the cOnclu-
slons reached will have validity for the
eastern part of the country, and wher-
ever prices run about the same as IN this
State. Colonel Wright gives compare
tive wages of the two communities tor
1888, and for the period from 1860 to
1888; also comparative prices and cost
of living from 1860 TO 1883. Personal
agents of the Bureau were sent to Great
Britain on original investigation, and OBJ
tanned reliable statistics upon twenty
four leading industries as follows: Agrl-
cultural implements, artisans tools,
boots and shoes, brick, building trades,
carpetings, carriages and wagons, cloth
ing, cotton goods, flax and Jute goods,
food preparations, furniture, glass, hats,
hosiery, liquors, machines and machln-
cry, metals and metallic goods, printing
and publishing, manufacture of cotton
textiles, stone, wooden goods, wooden
goods, worsted goods. The industries
named comprise "a 9.per cent. of the to-
tai manufactured products of this State,
and so form a wide basis for comparison
with Great Britain. But since the fig
ures were gathered wages in many IL
dustries in Massachusetts have been re-
duced an average of ten per cent. SO that
allowance should be made in consider
ing the present relative industrial posi-
ton of the two countries. About 10
per cent. of the employees i'll the indus
tries named were covered by the inves-
tigation in Massachusetts,. In Great
Britain the proportion could not be as
certained. In Massachusetts it appears
that the average number of working
days in year is 800 30, but in Great
Britain it is only 305.29. In Massachu-
sets the working hours per week are
COLT, but in Great Britain only $3.50.
For comparisons in general way, the
following table is given of the general
average weekly wages paid to all en-
ployees in each of the Industries COM
pared:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-04

The future of the girl is still uncertalni
but the question is simplned now SL .nG -
the children are well cared for. one Is
ambitious of going to school Tor year.
IF her brothers keep their rooms she
will 90 to school every morning ana 90
her Homework after three O'CLOCK II
thew do not she has an offer from a frlen9 TREND
of her mothers, who will give her board
and sleeping room free for couple o.
wears. but there she must work to cIotne
herself. IL
1t is only fair to say that neither the
child nor her brothers make any appeal
for charity. They have never yet wanted
for food or shelter, and they face the fu-
ture with courage and hope.