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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
THE EA-tSE.

From the madding crowd they stand apart
The maidens four and the Work of Art;
And none might tell from sight t-alone
In which had Culture ripest grown
The Gotham Million fair to see,
The Philadelphia Pedigree,
The Boston Mind of azure hue.
Or the soulful Soul from Kalamazoo
For all loved Art in a seemly way,
With an earnest soul and capital A.
Long they worshiped; but no one broke
The sacred stiffness, until up spoke
The Western one from the nameless place,
Who blushing said: ''What lovely vase"
Over three faces a sad smile flew,
And they edged away from kalamazoo,
But Goiham's naughty soul was stirred
To crush the stranger with one small word,
Deftly hiding reproof in praise.
She cries: " Tis, indeed, lovely vaze ~
But brief her unworthy triumph when
The lofty one from the house of Penn,
With the consciousness of two grandpapas,
Exelaims: 1T is quite lovely vahs ~
And glances round with an anxious thrill,
Awaiting the word of Beacon Hill.
But the Boston maid smiles courteouslee
And gently murmurs: "Oh, pardon me
1 did not catch your remark, because
! was 50 enhanced with that charming vaws !!
Dies crit pr@getidd
SiHiS'rd g,tl,fp B0StOnid
James Jeffrey Roche, in Life.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
An Apt Biblical Quotation.

Where was it somebody was telling
the Jester about good old preacher
somewhere down in Ohio, who loved his
pipe and cigar far better than he did the
man who always keeps awake through
the hymns and goes to sleep during the
sermon? One day the committee of
brethren came to demonstrate with the
parson for about the hundredth time,
beseeching and commanding him to
abandon the wicked and filthy habit of
smoking. "H," they told him, "you
can give us one passage of scripture, one
inc from the Bible that justifies you in
the use of tobacco, we will let you smoke
in peace and never approach you on the
subject again"
"H'm," said the old man, "you mean
that, do you ?"
Indeed, we do mean it, and we will
abide by what we say" said the COM
mittee.
"Then," said the parson, Frightening
ND. chow does Revelation xxi. II,
strike YOU He which is filthy, let him
be filthy still p" And they turned away
and were speechless.-HaaOk-Eye.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.
How he is Swindled I'm the Matter of His
Clothing and Kit.

On entering the office and making his
wishes known, says an intelligent United
States soldier, the recruit is taken to a
side room, stripped and examined by
the doctor, after which an outfit of
clothes. consisting o fblouse, cap, drawers,
stockings, shirt, shoes, pants, and
blanket, is issued to him. He signs q
blank form for the clothes he has Just
drawn, his signature being witnessed by
the officer. A note at the bottom of the
form declares that all spaces not used to
denote articles drawn shall have a red
ink line drawn through them, to prevent
any person having charge of the same
from inserting other articles of clothing
than those drawn after the blank has
been signed. This filing is never done
and when the recruit reHohes his COM
pany he is apt to find himself charged
with clothes he never drew, and is truly
fortunate if the company commander
does not prefer charges against him for
disposing of clothes he never had. AS
81
often gets the poorest and is charged for
the best, while when any of the recruit
ing squad draw clothes they draw the
best and pay for the poorest. After
drawing his uniform he is informed that
he must dispose of his citizens clothing
as he will not be allowed to keep it.
The sergeant or one of his men accom-
panies him to dealer in old clothes
| who offers him one-twentieth what his
suit is worth. He refuses to part with
them at the price but is told by the ser
geant that he cannot be running around
town with him as he has other duties to
perform. Not wishing to make enemies
at the start he takes what is offered,
knowing he is imposed upon, and
returns to the office. Had he kept his
eyes open he might have seen the old
clothes man place bill in the sergeant's
hand which would explain why he could
get no more for his clothes.
When, at last, be is shipped with
number of others to the depot, he is
| dRdlu anu PehSSCO, 10
| put out to drill. His drill master, nine
times out of ten, is Swede, German, or
foreigner of some sort, whose slight fund
of English is composed principally of
oaths. Under such n teacher he does
not progress very rapidly, for which
failing he receives an ample share of
abuse.
I neglected to tell about the cleaning
kit sold to the recruits at the depot by
the post sutler. It consists of one
clothes brush, one backing brush, hair
brush, brass brush, two combs, one
towel, one cake of soap, button stick and
small paper Of tripoi for cleaning but
tons and box of backing. I did not
ask the cost of these articles, but on
reaching the company found So charged
for suffers kit. Now, emitting the brass
L,-,,sI1, button sti~lr ana tziI,o1is L have
cen the ether articles sold in Chatham
street for fifty cents and of a better quail
| ity. After the recruit has reached his
company and learned his drill he is
assigned for duty with his company and
draws another outfit of clothes. AS the
price of these clothes is taken out of his
pay he usually serves six months or
more before he draws any money.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
How it was Done.

The "true story" of how the late
Charles O'Conor came to act as counsel
in the Forrest divorce case is told by the
Syracuse Herald. Mrs. Forrest
friends at first tried to engage him, but
he refused positively to have anything to
do with the case. But they had spread
abroad reports of their intention to en-
gage him, hoping thus to frighten Mr..
Forrest, and Forrest had heard and be-
lieyed them. A few hours after his re-
fusaI to be Mrs. Forests counsel, Mr..
O'Conor took his seat in a horse car to
90 home. A moment later Forrest en-
tered. His eye fell upon O'Conor and
flashed fire. Believing the lawyer to be
his wife's counsel, he strobe up to him,
and in the presence of the assembled
passengers, deliberately trod on his toes.
Mr.. O'Conor rose, quilted the car and
returned to his Office. There he wrote
a brief note to Mrs. Forrest, accepting
her case without a retainer, and a more
remorseless warfare was never waged by
counsel upon an adversarY's client than
that which Mr.. O'Conor opened against
the great actor the next day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
A BRAVE LITTLE PATRIOT.
Che Youngest Soldier of the Revolution
airy War-One of King HancOek's Men.

The Youngest Soldier of the Revolution
airy War-One of King Hancoek's Men.
Richard Lord Jones was born at Col
chester, Conn, on May Is, 1857. He
enlisted at Hartford, for the term of
three years, in Captain James Watson's
s,ompany of the Third Connecticut Reg
iment, commanded by Colonel Samuel
B. Webb, the father of the venerable
General James Watson Webb, and was
the youngest enlisted person on the pay
roll of the army of the Revolution. He
was Immediately placed under charge of
Bandmaster Ballentine, and instructed
to play the fife.
The regiment was at one time en-
gagged in an enterprise having in view
the destruction of a large quantity of
lumber on Long Island. But the colonel
and number of men, among whom was
Richard, were captured while returning,
after a successful expedition, by the
British sloop of war "Faleon" and taken
to Newport.
Upon the arrival of the prisoners at
Newport, they were taken before a
British officer for examination. The
colonel, being called forward, was fol-
lowed by Dick, who was anxious to
learn what his own fate was to be. The
British officer, noticing the little fellow
at the heels of his colonel, sternly in
quired:
"Who are you"
81 am one of King Hancock's men,"
answered Dick, Strengthening himself
proudly.
"Whet can you do for him ?" asked
the officer, with smile, and SO strong
an emphasis on the ''you" that Dick
answered defantly:
81 can fight for him.
"Can you fight one of King Georges
men ?"
eyes, sir" answered Dick promptly,
and then added, after little hesitation,
''if he is not much bigger than L.
The officer called forward the boat.
swain's boy, who had been curiously
looking on; then turning to the young
continental, asked:
"Dare you fight him ?"
Dick gave the Britain, who was con-
siderably larger than he, hasty sur
vey, and then answered:
eyes, sir"
stsri.5=4 strip said the officer, and
turning to the British lad, strip, and
do battle for King George"
Both boys divested themselves of all
superfuous clothing as rapidly as posi-
BILE, and went to work at once, and in
dire earnest. It was q trough and
tumble" fight; first one was on top and
then the other, cheered in turn by cries
of, 'Give it to him. King Hancock p
and "Hurrah for King George!'
1t was a memorable encounter for
both contestants, but at last the coura-
geous little rebel got the better of his
adversary. The young Briton shouted
"enough," and was rescued from the
embrace of his furious antagonist.
With a generosity natural to great
minds, but seldom displayed during the
War of Independence, the British officer
ordered the discharge of orr young
hero for his pluck, and he was set al
liberty.-,St. Nicholas for July.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
Extinction of Great Birds.

It is a noteworthy fact that some of
the great birds most interesting to nat
uralists have become extinct, apparent
ly within the memory of man, and even
within two centuries OF these birds,
perhaps the most famous was the dodo
(Didus i1ae3otuS), which was an inhablt-
ant of the Mauritius island, and, at the
time of its discovery, in 1898, it was ex-
tremely common but SO effectualiy has
it been eradicated that it is now only
represented by few pictures OF the
seventeenth century, and two heads, q
foot, a few feathers and some of its
bones that are scattered about among
the museums of Continental Europe.
From the pictures above mentioned,
and the descriptions of the early voy-
ayers, it appears that this giant among
pigeons was large, bulky bird, weigh
ing seventy-fve pounds. Its bill was
long and strong, and the upper part OF
the mandible was so horny, arched,
hooked and ferocious in appearance that
its diseoverers for long time consid-
cred it ground vultrre. Its body ter
minated in a rounded extremity, being
destitute of true tail feathers, having a
tuft of plumes to take the place.
From Madagascar we have the re-
mains of eggs that were found among
human implements that were a good
lift for two men, and that, after being
out in two, were probably used as ves-
sells for holding water, their capacity
being several gallons. The hen that
laid these monster eggs is unknown to
science, but must have been wondrous
spectacle. Two other birds, the soll-
taire and nazarene, have also become
extinct within the traditions OF man.
The former attained a weight OF forty
five pounds, had feet and beak like a
| turkey, but in no other respects resem-
bled the didus above mentioned. The
plumage was of browish-gray color,
and, according to Legnat, they pro-
duced noise like rattle by futtering
their wings, which he says were en-
larged at the extremity of the bone into
round knob like musket ball. The
nazarene had only three toes, and from
its bones we judge that it was thrice as
large as the didus.
Even as recently as fifty years ago
large bird, forty inches in length, called
the great aux, was occasionally found as
far south as Boston, and was quite com
mon in the Arctic region. To-day moi
q single specimen is known to exist IL
the world, having become totally ex
tinct, but by what means will always
remain an enigma. Very few specimen
of it are known, and only one skin is OF
exhibition in this country; this wa
purchased by a gentleman in New Yorl
at q cost of $3.50 in gold.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
A Woman Frightens a Panther.

The Brookville Crescent tells this
singular story: What came near being a
tragedy occurred on Salt Lake River on
Thursday week ago. Mr.. Shiyer,
well known in this part of Florida, was
absent from home on business, and his
wife, after attending to her household
duties, had seated herself near the door
at her sewing, while her little one played
around ON the floor, near at hand.
Hearing a slight noise, Mrs. Shiver
looked around and saw crouched within
a dozen feet of her and her baby an i'm
mense panther, ready to spring. With
a shrek she sprang to her feet and
dashed the heavy shears with which she
was cutting her work in the panther's
face, snatched her child, and rushed
back into the house. The panther, dis
concerted by the sudden attack and the
noise beat q deliberate retreat for the
swamp.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
No White Elephant.

Eight months ago, in paper entitled
"Two Months in Burmah," says Frank
Vincent, made the following statement
to the American Geographical Society:
"There is a report that white elephant
is now on the way to this country for ex-
hibition, whether by Mr.. Barnum or not
1 cannot guess; but 1 may assure you
that no such incarnation of the Holy
Buddha is in the Oriental market, nor
would it ever be allowed peaceably to
leave either of the august courts of
Mandalay or Bangkok" This state
ment I hold to be as true now as it was
then. 1 would rather believe in the
whiteness of a white lie, and in the
sacredness of perjury, than in the COM
bined whiteness and sacredness alleged
of the elephant recently added to what
is rhetorically termed "the greatest show
on earth" 1t would not have been
more difficult to obtain King Thebau
himself than one of his white elephants.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
THE SOLDIERS HOMES.
Why They are Short of FHnds-AlI Veterans
WeIcOmed-A New Home to be Built.

The Soldiers Homes erected by the
United States Government for the bene-
fit of disabled veterans, are at Augusta,
Me-, Fortress Monroe; Milwaukee,
Wis, and Dayton. OHIO. Maj. d. @.
Fulton, of Wisconsin, a member of the
Board of Directors of the Homes, in an
interview on the subject of lack appro-
priations for the maintenance of the diff
ferent homes, and consequent curtail-
ment of expenses, admitted the correct
ness of the report in the main, but de-
MED that the shortage was due to
extravagant expenditures in connection
with one or more Eastern institutions.
Improvements had been made only
where they became absolutely necessary,
and the absorption of the fund appro-
priated by Congress for the fiscal year
ending June 80, was due solely to an in
crease of the inmates largely in excess
of expectations. Existing hard times
undoubtedly led many who had hitherto
been able to earn living, to throw
themselves upon the generosity of
generous government. Thus the ex-
pense connected with the support of the
homes was increased beyond the esti-
mates upon which the appropriation for
the fiscal year were based. To give an
idea of the increase of population re
ferred to, Mai. Fulton stated that while
the Milwaukee home was built to ac-
commodate 800, it in reality during the
the last winter months sheltered and fed
upward of 1900. All the other homes
were similarly situated. The amuse-
ment halls and all space that could be
utilized was devoted to cots. None who
applied with proper documents or Gre
increase in the expense of maintaining
these additional wards of the nation, in
voIyed an increase in cost of mainten-
ance to the extent of fully one-third; and
what was true of Milwaukee was equally
true of all the other homes. Necessity
compelled curtailment, but happily
everything has turned out all right, and
the close of the year will be reached
without the imposition of actual hard
ship.
Maj. Fulton is of the opinion that in
creased accommodations for army vet
Grams are absolutely necessary, and be-
lieves that within the next five years
an additional home will be erected
either in northern Missouri or Kansas.
Meantime, as a matter of economy, he
thinks the existing homes will be en-
larged to meet the increase of demand
that is being made upon them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
INTELLIGENT ANIMALS.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF HOW THEY
RESCUE BELATED TRAVELLERS.
The Wonderful Deeds of the ST. Bernard
Dogs.

"Some years ago l visited some of the
monasteries of the monks of st. Bernard
for the purpose of seeing the manner in
which these famous dogs are trained to
their life work." said o famous dog
trainer. '"There realized for the first
time what grand, noble thing the
education of even dog may be when it
has high and lofty aim. The monks
begin to teach their dogs in the earliest
stages of puppyhood, and not only is
physical and mental training included
in this teaching, but spiritual culture is
by no means neglected. At meal time
the dogs sit in row, each with a tin
dish before him containing his repast
Grade is said by one of the monks, the
dogs sitting motionless meanwhile with
reverentially bowed heads. Not one of
them stirs until the Amen is spoken.
If some young novitiate should venture
to taste the contents of the dish ere the
arrival of the proper time some of the
older dogs forthwith cause him to desist
by deep admonitory growls and sharp
pullings of the ear.
"The intelligence displayed by these
animals in rescuing travellers is simply
marvellous, though perhaps you will say
it is only memory that they show, for
all that they do has been most carefully
taught them by the monks. After
sovoro oDou-ctOrpo or on uoIonoba 4uo
dogs are sent out from the monastery
Around the neck of one is fastened
flask of cordial and to the back of the
other is bound a heavy blanket. If a
traveller lies buried in the snow their
keen scent soon brings them to him.
Then they search for the place where
the snow is softest, for they know that
it is the warmth of the travellers breath
that has made it so and that beneath
that spot must lie his head. They
scratch away the snow and when the
unfortunate's head and breast are ex-
posed they devote all their efforts to
arousing him from that lethargic slum-
Der into which he has fallen, the sure
precursor of that terrible end-freezing
to death. With their powerful paws
they smite him on the chest and face.
With their mouths close to his ear they
give vent to loud barks and cries.
Meanwhile other dogs, accompanied by
the monks, have left the monastery
a short time after the former ones,
whose trail they follow, the result being
that the almost frosen traveller soon
finds himself well-housed and fed and
restored to warmth and life
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17

ciared, with smile, that he had grown
quite melancholy at her absence.
"Well, I suppose you think you have
found your hero now," remarked Aunt
Barbara, when their engagement was
made known to her, "are you satisfied
now, you particular little body?"
"Yes, Aunt Barbara" replied Jessie,
taking her hand and gazing thoughtfully
into her face; 81 have found my true
hero, and have intrusted my happiness
to him, knowing that it will never be
less, and that L shall ever have cause to
bless the day that brought us together. !"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
Padding 1t Ont.

This is what the San Francisco Argo-
nata says happens with certain class
of newspapers of the padding sort, If
barn blows down: "There will be a
diagram of the premises; view OF the
barn before being blown down; view OF
the barn while being blown down; view
of the ruins; interview with the hired
man, who said he always knowed 1t was
agoing to blow down; interview with
the owner, with his and other theories
on barns blowing down; interview with
Professor Mugwump, the distinguished
Chicago savant, with his views as to the
reason why barns blow down rather than
up; comparative table of barn mortality
in this and other States for the last forty
years, showing percentage of barns
blowing down compared with the litter
ate vote; history of barns from the
earliest times to the present; statement
of loss-fve hundred dollars"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
Chicago's Conspicuous HOrsewOman.

Chicago has young horsewoman
who goes in for sorrel color of bright
shade. Her hair is bleached to exactly
match the steed. One day she wore
jockey cap, under which the reddish halr
was cropped close, in boyish fashion,
and the tail of the horse was docked,
thus making harmony of style. On
subsequent occasion the girls hair fell
in fluffy mass down her back, save
when speed or wind raised it. 1t was
obvious at glance that the enormous
abundance was false. The horse pre-
sented a more difficult problem. HIS
tail nearly touched the ground, Was
this another horse, or had his tail been
braided tight Neither. The long 'an
xas false
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
Increased POpulatioE.

The Chilean newspapers contain some
orrious statistics concerning the occupa-
tion of Lima by their country's troops,
They estimate at 5000 the NUMBER 0i
ahiIdren born there of Peruvian mo-
tLars and Chilean soldiers during 30
n,ontbs. mont and, as a great part of the
troons have gone home already, and in
many cases taken these mothers and
oh;liren along with them by permission
of tbe Chilean government, and the oc-
cnpation is expected to cease altogether
in August, they compute the accession
TO the population of Chile from this
source at $4,000.