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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
AN OLD WoMAN'S DEATH.
She Perishes in a Swamp and is Eaten by
Dogs.

A letter to the New York Times from
New Haven, Conn, says: Miss Polly
Sherwood, 72 years of age, who hVeo III
the backwoods OF western Connecticut,
was eaten by dogs. Over month ago
she left her house to visit her brother,
Daniel Sherwood, living three miles DIS
tant. The day was fair, and nobody
thought there was any chance OF harm
Detailing her. After passing Bedford
village she must have lost her way, and
instead of going straight on, turned on
the road toward the borders OF wild
region called North Castle. From bits
of dress on bushes and several things
she had dropped in her roamiDgs, 1t Is
thought that she attempted to regain
the path and wandered several miles.
How long it was, though, that she vain
" strove to find an outlet from the
brush is not known. Finally she got
into a swamp which covers some two or
three square miles, and got further and
further into it. The swamp is rarely
visited by anybody, and the supposltlon
is that night came on when she was still
in the swamp, and worn out with weari-
ness she lay down to sleep, and died
there chilled with cold and wet with the
damp fogs and pestilent exhalations OF
the bog.
Hot weather and the unusual lack OF
rain made the swamp drier this fall than
for years, and on Friday a party oi
hunters who were in Bedford thought ii
would be novel to explore the swamp.
They went in with their dogs. Present
ly the dogs darted off to place in the
underbrush and the calls Of their owners
were neglected. The hunters followed
and found the dogs gnawing at lifeles'
body of woman. The head had beer
torn off and the flesh was eaten from the
cheeks. The legs had been eaten ant
both arms were found several hundred
feet from the body, and decomposition
was at an advanced stage. The discover.
was reported, and the friends of Mis-
Sherwood appeared and examined thu
remains. There were no papers on thu
BODY. but shreds of her dark coloret
calico dress were lying around and nea
the body was found workbag witt
knitting implements and her handker
chief. There were no signs of foul pla..
and the Coroner's jury decided that sh
came to her death from exposure.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
By FRANCIS N. FINCH NOW JUDGE OF THE COURT
OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

By FRANCIS NJ. FINCH, NOW JUDGE OF THE COURT
OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
BY the flow of the inland river,
Whence the fetts of iron have fed, ,
Where the blades of the grave-grass culver
Asleep ON the ranks of the dead:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day;
Under the one, the Blue,
Under the other, the Gray.
These in the robings of glory,
Those in the gloom OF defeat,
All with the battle-blood CORY,
In the dusk of eternity meet:
Under the sun aud the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day.
Under the laurel, the Blue,
Under the willow, the Gray.
From the silence of sorrowful hours,
The desolate mourners go,
Lovingly laden with flowers;
Alike for the friend and the foe:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day;
Under the roses, the Blue,
Under the lilies, the Gray.
So, with an equal splendor,
The morning sun-rays fall,
With touch impartially tender,
On the blossoms blooming for all:
Under the sod and the dew;
Waiting the judgment day;
Broidered with gold, the Blue,
Mellowed with gold, the Gray.
So, when the Summer calleth,
On forest and field of grain,
With an equal murmur falleth
The cooling drip of the rain:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment days
Wet with the rain, the Blue,
Wet with the rain, the Gray.
Sadly, but not with upbraiding,
The generous deed was done;
In the storm of the years that are fading,
No braver battle was won:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day;
Under the blossoms, the Blue,
Under the garlands, the Gray.
No more shall the war-cry sever,
Or the winding rivers be red;
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves Of our dead
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day;
Love and tears for the Blue,
Tears and love for the Gray.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

cacy.
Mrs. Lockwood -"Speak freely, sir.
In matters of grave national Importance
all minor considerations should be put
aside"
Prominent Citizen-"Are you sure
that you arc old enough to be legally
qualified for the Office of President OF
the United States? p
Mrs. Lockwood--"My goodness me
I never thought Of that. Certainly l
am not"
SHE KNEW ABOUT IT.
"I tell you what" airily exclaimed
Perkins, ss he sat down to the supper
table, 'I was in tight place this after
noon." 'Yes, know you were, inter.
rupted his wife, In clear cold utterances
that cut like knife; ~ saw you coming
out of it." And then it flashed across
Perkins's mind that he had accidentally
stepped into saloon with friend for
the purpose of examining doubtful
political statement with the aid OF
magnifying glass, and his contemplated
anecdote slipped from his grasp like
money at a summer resort, while the
supper was finished amid silence SO
profound that he could plainly hear
napkin ring. .-Rockland Courier
A DRY SEASON.
First Milkman-What o dry season
this has been, hasn't it
Second Milkman-Awful dry; never
saw anything like it.
Plenty of water along in June.
Yes, but you can't use your water and
keep it, too.
What have you been doing to keep
your customers supplied ?
| Why, had to give 'em milk night
along.
Mllkl
Yes; what did you give emp
Why, I hauled water from the lake
an let the COWS drink the milk.--Bm'
liGgtor Free Press
A TRIBUTE TO THE RODENT.
Two Austin gentlemen, Col. Yerger
t and Sam Bass, were talking aboUt thF
4 comparative intelligence of animals.
ssT tbiulr-tfrn a horse is the most ia
n teIligent animal, remarked Col. ferSer
scNo. sir. the horse is not. The RAJ
is the shrewdest and smartest little ami
NAL I know of. 1t has wonderful
power of discrimination. The rat never
! sets fire to store by nibbling at matches
until everything is insured for more
! than its value. A rat who is in that
D line of business is sharper than fire in
q surance agent with sixty ounce brain
Y and thirty years experience. -1eTaS
e iSJtings.
THE EFFECT OF. WHISKY.
Y "Whats that you've got growing on
: your face ?" inquired Yeast of Crimson
beak the other morning.
r "Oh, it's a swelling OF some sort, " re-
O piled the afflicted man.
J. "Why don't you put come whisky Oh
q it?"
e "What for ?"
|. "Why to break it.
:. "Will that break it ?"
r "WeIl, should think so. I've known
81 whisky to break many a tswelII'
Q YonkerS Statesman.
g THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND.
n At sea: Small girl-'Aren't You aw
r fully glad to be on land sometimes :"
e Uncle-"Why, what do you mean
10 fiatter myself / am on land most OF th'
I. time"
9 Small girl-"You are? Why, pap
o says that whenever he sees you, you ar
j. about half seas er."-Life.
" KANSAS CITY APPETITE.
''Will you have some soup or hsh
Il asked the waiter of stranger.
I mo, sir. Bring me some meat an
2 pertaters, and coffy."
j. After he had finished his meat an
~ pertaters, and coffy, he leaned back
40 his chair and said:
OF "Now, you kin bring in your fish an
soup if you want TO, but you shouldn
90 trifin' with Kansas City man Wne
l,o5e hungry -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

BROKE LoosE.-During recent nan
storm in a village of Lomhardy tiger
broke out of menagerie cage an took
refuge in the church. An army ol
peasants gathered, the church door was
barricaded, and then the frlghtenco
auimal, crouching at the altar, was nd
died with balls from an opening III the
roof, dyeing the floor with bis blood.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

MUSICIANS. Boston Common
aUedlM says that there are now a larger
number of young persons from all parts
OF the country studying music IN ths'
CITY than has ever been known before.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

A SpAN1ARD in the first pages of his
English grammar, desiring one evening
at table to be helped to some boiled
tongue, said, "I will thank you, miss, to
pass me the language"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
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 respectable building,
and the party building, allowed to re.
pay same III installments of $50 per au.
mum and interest Land within one
quarter mile of dwelling, will be sold in
lots of /, 2, 3 or acres TO suit pur-
chaser, at low prices and on liberal terms
of payment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

A FACToR.-The sudden OF tnurst tt
O Iolera after a heavy rainfall is deemed
by some of the scientific journals very
marked practical illustration of DIR.
Koch's statement that moisture is a nec-
essary factor in an epidemicD cholera
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
Why They ElOpe.
ueddino nowadays is an expensive

A wedding nowadays is an expensive
luxury, says the 1DnfSu W. 4
Wedding-garments Nsa091lD0 s!sP .
nroner bridal trousseau, for lady who =
is any set that is recognized as society
costs obont as much as the maintenance
of family for q year. There are not
many fathers who are equal to such an
outlay at the short notice that ardent
swains usually give. The cost OF the
wedding itself, with music, flowers ana
a feast, also appal the pockets OF pGter
foraiIias. The would-be groom has not
40 much to fear, but even to him the
financial aspects of matrimony are often
appalling, for he must have at least one
new suit of clothing, he must fee tue
officiating clergyman, and he must
arrange for wedding trip which VIII
not he less extended and expensive than
that of the brides recently married
acouaintances. The only non-sensa-
tional way of avoiding all this expense Is
TO wait for death in famlly-the
] death of some one near enough by bloou
to Justify going into mourning ana nav
ing quiet wedding. In a small OF
, healthy family, however, this teariu
= hope is sometimes painfully deferred,
!, while the longing to marry increases
g daily and the funds of the brides pap'
: or the groom do not. In such cases tue
SUGGESTION of an elopement seems IKE
yeritable hint from heaven. NO specl''
- trousseau is necessary; the couple ma!
" he married in their everyday clothing
at country parsonage,
u Tr YOU see a family i'll New 1or
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
The Tenement House, first

building west of Catholic church in
Hyde Park Street. Would like to sell
tsaliis-1so some party who would fit it into
"a boarding house, for which there is a
growing demand in this village.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

THE ChOOb NS AA'
Doctor: "Tell me exactly what your
condition is. Do you Eave any nigh
sweats7 ?"
Patient: eyes, almost every night.
doctor: "My dear sir this begins
to look serious. About how long 90
they lastp'
Patient: about as long as have 10
tote the baby up and down."-B''r'S"9'
ton Free Press.
ANOTHER MORAL.
MIR, Blank-"What more money to
buy ribbon? I never saw such extrav.
agance. What did you do with the
change gave you last week p
Mrs. Blank-"Put 1t in my pocket
book"
"And where is the pocketbookP ?"
"Lost it."
sLost it; worse and worse. When did
did you lose it p
"The day 1 went shopping. / laid 1t
down in the first store visited, before
I had taken cent from it, and it imme'
diately disappeared"
"Was there ever such carelessnessP ?
How did it get out OF your possession 30
quickly ?"
'It blew ay."-Phil0. CslL
A GREAT OVERSIGHT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

Ir you see family in New York
which does not possess a stylish turnout,
do not suppose it is because they cannot
afford 1t, but notice how old the daugh'
tCrJ are.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE FIND IN THEM TO MAKE
Us SMILE.

A Great Oyersiaht--what a Etirror Tr'is
Laying It TO the Bnby-A Dry senson-
City Appetite-AnOther M0rHl' EIe''
Etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

Park village, acres land and house ];
a good, cheap place for laborer who
wants few acres of land.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
The Mill Farm. IYinQ south
100 Acres of Timber Land,

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, 1884-10-30
HYDE PARK, VT.

The L. p. Jones Farm, SO
acres, on Cooper Hill.
The Foss Farm near School
House in Greenfield ;~&@- acres-.very
desirable place, except house OF no
valne.
The Greenfield Farm, 60
acres, lately owned by r. s. Page; good
buildings, adjoins 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 Fl. S. Haskins' new pond;
part of the land is flowed by Haskins'
millpond.
100 Acres of Timber Land,
known as the "Col. Whitney, Noyes
lot, near Wilkins Green River mill.
The RoWeIl Place, near Hyde
Park village, 5 acres land and house;
a good, cheap place for a laborer who
wants few acres of land.
The Tenement House, first
building west of Catholic church in
HYDE Park Street. Would like to sell
tssiIiis-1so some party who would fit it into
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
100 Acres of Timber Land,
The RoweII Place. near Hyde

known as the "Col. Whitney, Noyes
lot" near Wilkins Green River mill.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30
The Greenfield Farm, &C

acres, lately owned by r. S. Page; good
buildings, adioins the Foss place last
above mentioned, and the two would,
together make desirable farm.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

The L. p. Jones Farm, SO
acres, on Cooper Hill.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-30

The F0ss Farm near School
House in Greenfield ;~S@- acres-very
desirable place, except house OF no
valne.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
The Reef supply.

Several papers in the Western
part of the State publish the fol-
lowing, and we do not know which
to credit it to, or how reliable the
information may be, as to the num-
Der Of beef cattle in the State:
1T is estimated by cattle men
that there are about 81, 900 head of
beef cattle available for the Win
ter season, and as the consumption
is between 5000 and 5000 head
per month on the coast, there is no
danger of a meat famine.
OF these $4,000, there are about
1000 head in and around Reno, g.
900 head in Honey Lake Valley,
and 5000 in Paradise and other
sections Of Humboldt county, the
remainder being scattered in vari-
Gus places in Nevada and Califor-
MIA. The market price now is
form q to S cents per pound, and
those well posted believe that the
price will go to 10 or II cents by
next March. So those who have
cattle on thousand hills are all
right for the Winter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18

New York, December IA
Suns Dubuque, Iowa, special says
A woman about twenty year of age,
riding a spirited horse with year
ling colt, behind which little dog
trotted, appeared here today. She
said that her name was Ida Law
son, that her parents had died in
California, and that she had re-
solved to 90 to her relatives in
Wisconsin. She started on horse
back six months ago. Miss Law
soa's destination was Green Lake,
Wis, which place she left with
her sister for California, in April,
1888. They took a horse, buggy
and colt and arrived in San Fran
cisco on September 10, 1888. She
left there on May 10, 1884.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
The Largest Cattle Ranch.

The largest cattle ranch in the
United States under one manage-
ment is that of Richard King, OF
Texas 1t comprises upwards OF
100000 acres. all under fence, and
nearly 100000 head of horses, cat
tie and sheep. This ranch has
been eagerly sought by English,
French and Dutch capitalists, but
the successful competitor is. the
United States Land and Invest
ment company Of New York city,
who have just concluded a pur-
chase at $6,500.000 for the entire
property. The company anticipate
an annual income of nearly $780,
600 from this source. as the in
crease of cattle is about IS per
cent. AS an indication Of a
more settled condition Of financial
affairs, the manager says that the
company's first mortgage six per
cent bonds, are being rapidly
sought at 105 and interest, and
that the feeling now shown by Am
erican capitalists in this class of
investment property is growing
rapidly.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
Money Vegetation.

A short time since Paul Reinsch
discovered several kinds of minute
plants. including two algae which
had before been unknown, growing
upon coins after having been long
enough in circulation to receive in
crustations of organic matter. A
Hungarian botanist, Jules Schaar-
schmidt, has more recently found
the microscopic growths upon pa
per money, even the cleanest speci-
mems not being free from them. He
has detected seven species, includ-
although they are rare-the
two new algae described by
Reinsch.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
Cabinet EiumOrs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Tri-
bune's Albany special correspon-
dence, who was first to announce
Sundays interview between Cieve-
land and Bayard, now says: Tilden
and his friends are carrying on pri-
vate negotiations with the President
elect with view to the apportion-
ment Of patronage. John Bigelow
is the medium of negotiation.
Smith NJ. Weed and William G..
Whitman are also agents of Tilden.
Samuel J. Randall, yesterday, it is
said, paid Tilden a visit in their
company. Weed took the same
train as Randall, came to this place
and visited Gov. Cleveland in the
evening. The politicians think
Weed said a good word for Randall
for Cabinet position. But Weed
is said to be candidate for Secre-
tary Of the Interior. Tilden is un-
der SO many obligations to Randall
it is thought he will push him Wig
orously for Cabinet position.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
NV Tables! MY FableS!!

Thus cried Hamlet the Dane"
and the echo was heard by enter.
prising diary manufacturers of the
10Th century. You who ponder
over the vexatious problem of what
shall l give my gentleman friend
this Christmas or New Year. are
referred to Cagwin&Noteware fine
lot of Russia leather, seal-skin and
alligator diaries for 1885. Nothing
nicer can be had.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
Another Sucker Done For.

At an early hour yesterday morn
ing Paul Smith. a typical granger
went to sleep in Kearny-street sa-
loon, and was robbed by Timothy
Murphy. Barbary coast rounder,
who relieved him of watch and
chain and So in coin. Smith awoke
in time to see the thief making his
exit from the saloon, and immedi-
ately summoned Officer Sam Alden
who took Murphy into costody, and
booked him at the police station on
a charge of grand larceny, The
stolen property was found in his
possession. Stock Exchange.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
Steamer Notice.

On and before the first day Of
January 1st, 1885, the Steamer
Tod Goodwin, will leave Glen
brook at 6 A. NJ, Tuesdays and Fri
days carrying the United States
mail. To the Incline, Hot Springs,
Tahoe City, McKinney's, Tallac,
Hollands, arriving in Glenbrook
at P. NJ, connecting with Keyser
4 Elrod's stage. J. ToDMAN,
Captain.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
Dynamite in Belmont !.

About noon on Monday last peo-
pie were startled by loud explo-
sion at the lower end of the town.
Everybody rushed to the street
and a general excitement prevailed
for short time. Further investi-
cation showed that the explosion
had occurred in a small cabin
back of Giblin & Wilson's saloon.
The cabin was a wreck. and one of
the rear windows IS we'll as the
glass door was badly shattered.
No one appeared to understand
the cause of the explosion
whether accidentally or intention
ally produced. If the latter it
would be advisable for the perpe-
tration to know that such acts will
not be tolerated by the citizens of
this town.-Courier.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
Nevada in good Hu.nOr

New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE World
has interviewed Mile. Nevada with
the following result: As regards
the alleged threat of Mapleson to
sue the prima donna for damages
she said good naturally, "Oh, he
won't do that. He's too good. Be
sides, l can prove that | was III,
and then l am going to sing in flu
ture just when he wants me to.
Oh, we will smooth things out be-
fore long. l promise the public
that | shall never disappoint them
again."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
Young sIen!-Rcai This.

The VoLTAIc BELT Co., Of Mar
shall, Mich, offer to send their Gel
ebrated ELECTRO-VOLTAI BELT
and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for thirty days, to men
young or old) afflicted with nerv-
GUS debility, loss of vitality and
loss of manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also for rheumatism,
neuralgia, paralysis, and many
other diseases. Complete restora-
ton to health, vigor and manhood
guaranteed. No risk is incurred
as thirty days trial is allowed.
Write them at once for illustrated
pamphlet free.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
New Life Saving Apparatus.

A man named Wheatley, in
White Pine county, fell down a
forty-foot shaft just as three blasts
went off. The force Of the volume
Of gas liberated by the blasts,
formed sort Of air cushion, and
he came down without hurting
himself.
It might be a good idea to keep
a blast always ready at the bottom
of shaft, connected with the top
by electric wires, so that the blast
could be liberated whenever a man
dropped.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18

NEW YORK, Dec. IA Suns
special says: Mrs. Catharine Kear-
ney mother of Dennis Kearney the
sand-lot orator, died at Newark,
Ohio, on Saturday. She was seven
four years of age, and had been in
this country three months only,
having come direct from London
in September last to visit her son
who is temporarily living in
Newark.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
The Sample Copy Fiend.

The following was yesterday re-
ceived from Plymouth, Michigan ::
To THE EDITOR OF THE APPEAL.
Please send me sample copy of
the APPEAL, weekly edition. Give
these single gold-standard Shylocks
fits. Don't let them repeal the
silver issue. This country wants
unlimited issue Of silver, in order
to be prosperous. The silver dollar
is plenty good enough.
Very Truly,
F. S. HALL.
This same fellow has been writ
ing to other papers for sample
copies" the way he holds on to his
silver shows how friendly he is to
the Nevada metal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-12-18
APreacher Drifting on.

New York, Dee. 1.-THE Sun
says: When DR.. Buel was asked
Yesterday if he had read the pub
lished abstract of Newton's Sunday
sermon on ''Messianic Supersti-
ton, he replied that he had. rs
there anything in it to call for ac-
ton by the church," "You had
better ask the Bishop about that"
he replied. Il won't do anything
more about it. Newton is evident
ly going off into broad infdelity.
He is becoming an inGdel accord
ing to the teachings of our church
but it is not now my duty to take
any steps"