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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
His Character in Dispute.

"Do you know this man to be OF good
moral character, and well disposed to
the order of the community p asked
Judge Truax of James Murphy, a wit
ness for Patrick Mcguire, who wanted to
become citizen of the United States.
ST told you, Paddy, that that thing
would come out" said James, turning
to Patrick and disregarding the Judge.
"Do you know this man to be of good
moral character ?" repeated the Judge.
81 told you. Paddy, that 1 would be
asked that" James remarked, reproach-
fully.
"You are not good witness" thun-
dered the Judge. "Step aside"
James moved sadly out of the court
room, saying: "Sure l cudn'tswear that
Paddy was man of good moral cha-rac-
ter, fwhin know his wolfe, and l see
another woman bringing his dinner to
him at the dock. IN Y Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
TIRED WOMEN.
An Exhaustive and Exfiadsting Study That
Is Somewhat Startling.

| If you look around on the faces in q
street car the number of faded and sad.
looking countenances esenting them,
selves is startling, says the Philadelphia
Press. Mature women have especially
a tired air about them, showing itself
not only in pallid compilations, but III
the wearied lines around the mouth and
eyes. 1t is impossible to associate this
appearance with happy lives, and yet
from dress and manner the majority
would seem to be comfortably placed in
this world. Usually the climate is sup
posed to have a great deal to do with
the early fading of youthful freshness,
a,id the beauty of health, instead of re-
l,EiFing with the spring of the Jeilr, usu-
si.-5sumEaer holidays
followed by the crisp autumn breezes,
invigorate the human system. If the
truth was known, however, I suspect
that it would be found that the reason
why women look tired is because they
are perpetually fatigued.
Modern methods have not eased the
cares cf wives and mothers, whose
duties have developed with the growth
of science and the expansion of art.
When children were thrashed into obe-
dience to parental commands, when
young people understood that to hear
was to obey, when husbands only ex.
pected their regular three meals day
and mended and clean clothing, the du-
ties of women were very much simpler
than at the present time. In those
happy days, when to eat, sleep and
work was the whole duty of man and
the interests of posterity side issue,
the mistress OF the household might,
after her work was done, eat and sleep,
too. At least she had chance to
work when husband and children were
engaged in business or i'll school for
long hours of the day. In those days
rain OF sunshine were the same, life
moved in a groove, aid there was a
probability of things running smoothly.
In those days people ate what was set
before them because there was not
much variety to be had, and they were
not always developing new ideas In the
way of occupations and diversions that
upset the regular routine of house
hold. Perhaps it was monotonous, but
it was restful to housekeepers.
In the great upheaval of mind which
has of late years set each individual soul
on the search for that good living which
the world is supposed to owe it, whether
the quest is continued in the direction
of business, pleasure, science, art, or re-
ligion, it is the wife and mother who is
expected to be the instrument OF Prov
idence in providing the means and for
wardiug the success of the seekers, and
nobody thinks of all the extra burden
| this throws upon her-the strain on hel
! syns55athy, the tax on her -Dodill
strength. From the child who wants
play made for him, to the husband who
wants to talk over his affairs with her, il
is one long, intermediate chain of little
services which are expected from her.
That she has personal tastes or incli-
nations is never taken into account. She
has no time left for her own use, but is
actually at the beck and call of all be-
longing TO her from early morning until
late at night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
In Gown or KnickerbOckers.

Mrs. Fogg-As 1 came by the station
Just now saw baby in its carriage.
1t was amusing to see the little thing
watch the locomotive as it rushed past
and until it was out of sight. l wonder
what the little darling was thinking of !
Fogg-That depends. If twas girl,
she was thinking, splendid !" 'just
too lovely for anythingl" or something
of that sort. If it was o boy, he might
have been mentally constructing a
smoke-consumer or patent coupler, but
probably was considering whether 1t
was best to invest in the roads common
or preferred stock, its first, second or
third mortgage bonds, its equipment
sevens, land-grant eights or car-trust
thirteens.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
A STORY WITH A MORAL.


1t may happen, however, that to make
inopportune demands for an increase o.
salary will ruin not him who refuses, but
him who asks. "A case starts to our rec.
election of a man who had all excel.
lent appointment in the city. He was
drawing one thousand pounds year fo1
work that required some talent, but was
pretty easy and pleasant; moreover. he
was on the fair way to better things.
But he was too inpatient. His en-
ployers bore with him for while, and
in fact, raised his ealary four times
within three years, for they fully appre-
ciated his services. A day came, how
ever, when they had 10 tell him plainly
that his demanus <Nre unreasonable;
upon which he SID u ms dignity aud
resigned. He quite expected that he
would instantly find in the city another
situation as good as that which he had
left; but he was not able to get an ap-
pointment at So much as half of his
former salary. Everywhere his pre-
sumption in asking twelve hundred
pounds was laughed at, and he soon had
to acknowledge to himself that in the
former situation which he had so fool
ishly thrown up, he had been generously
overpaid. Deeply mortified, too proud
to return 10 his old employers, who
would have been willing to take him
back, the man became city loafer; he
tried to set up in business for himself
without sufficient capital, and, after a
series of luckless speculations, took to
drinking, and was no more heard of.
This story points to a moral, which
ambitious young men do not always
sufficiently lay 10 heart-namely, that
to resign a good berth before making
sure of better is to run the risk of be-
ing left out in the cold. It is by no
means a recommendation to man out
of place to have formally received high
salary and to have served under first
rate employers. All the persons to
whom he applies will naturally conclude
that he must have left his good appoint
ment for unavowable reasons; and even
the best certificates of character from
his old masters will not serve to dispel
this notion. We knew an unwise young
man, who, leaving good place out OF
pure caprice, was earnestly advised by
his employer to think twice of what he
was doing. "You will find it positive
to have served in our
house" said his employer; ''for we are
known to be just masters, and nobody
will believe that you left us of your own
accord" The young man would not
heed the warning; and the upshot was
HAT he had to emigrate, having failed in
Ill his endeavors to get another stu
ltion.- CHQnl6c2'S'S Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
He Went Around.

Field Marshal Won Moltke, returning
recently from Ragatz, in Switzerland,
where he has been spending a few
weeks in retirement, was presented by
the inhabitants with large bouquet, it
being known that the old soldier is a
great lover of flowers. He proposed to
return home by way of the Vorarlberg,
which would necessitate his crossing the
Austrian frontier. Here, however, his
bouquet was refused passage, it not be-
ing permitted to take flowers across the
frontier for fear of the phylloxera. The
Marshal, rather than part from his bou.
quet, changed his route, and proceeded
home through German Switzerland,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
WANI,ED-A LITTLE GIRL.

where have they gone to-the little girls.
win natural manners and natural curls2
VINO love their dollies and like their toys,
And talk of something besides the boys?
Little old women in plenty find,
Mature in manners and old of mind;
Little old fiirts who talk of their ''beaux"
And vie with each other in stylish clothes.
Little old bellies, who, at nine and ten,
Are sick of pleasure and tired of men,
Weary of travel, of balls, of fun
Ard find no new thing under the sun.
Once, in the beautiful long ago,
Some dear little children used to know;
Girls who were merry as lambs at play,
And laughed and rollicked the livelong day.
They thought not at all of the 'fstyle" of their
clothes,
They never imagined that boys were ''beaux'-
''other girls brothers" and '.mates" were
they;
Splendid fellows to help them play.
Where have they gone to? If you see
One of them, anywhere, send her to me.
| would give medal of purest gold
To one of those dear little girls of old.
With an innocent heart and an open smile,
Who knows not the meaning of ''firt'' o.
''style."
ELLA WHEELER
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
JACK AT SEA.
Bit of Life on nn American CoastInR
Schooner,

Life on the American coasting schoon-
er differs in nearly every respect from
that which is led on deep-water vessels.
The rules laid down in the navy and in
the deep-Water merchant service, and
the comparative absence of rules on
coasting schooners, show how much the
discipline on the vessels differ. In the
navy there is rule against swearing,
which, however, is often broken. In the
regular merchant service Jack is not al
lowed to swear when aft of the main
mast, although he may use profane Ian
guage when forward of that spar. The
officers are usually at liberty to swear
from the forward end of the cabin to the
iibboom. The captain may swear from
stasaa- 70 siaEaas-snd q Irotest AGAINST this
proceeding is likely to come only from
his own conscience. Although the Off
Ger may swear at his men when forward,
it is not considered good form for him to
take that liberty on the quarter deck,
especially when the captain is within
hearing. When the captain feels it his
duty to swear officially at one of his Off
GERS, it is understood that the latter has
done something very wicked. The Off
GER may, however, if on good terms with
the captain, do a limited amount of
swearing in a social way when aft in
company with him.
On American coasting schooners there
are no swearing laws. The humblest
seaman is at liberty to go down into the
cabin and swear to his hearts content,
while the captain by way of equalizing
matters is expected to enter the fore
castle occasionally in order to do little
swearing there. In The navy when Jack
is addressed by his captain he touches
his hat in reverential manner and says:
"Aye, aye, Sir" In the deep-water
branch of the merchant service he re-
plies to his captain in the same words
without touching his hat. But on the
American schooner Jack does not feel
himself called upon to abase himself be-
fore his commander. If the latter calls
him he replies with: II say, old man,
did you ask me to lerd you a hand at
anything"
Even on ordinary merchant vessels
there is a rule which prevents common
sailors from smoking aft of the forward
house, and restricts the officers from
using their pipes on the quarter deck,
except when keeping night watch. On
the American coaster, however, there
are no smoking laws. Any place that is
not considered too good for the captain
to smoke in will answer well enough as
smoking quarters for the honest fore
mast hand who appreciates the doctrines
of equality. -NeaU Yofh; Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06

IoEBERGs. "A telegram from Cape
Race, Newfoundland, says: During
three days over 80 large icebergs have
been driven past this point, besides an
innumerable quantity of smaller masses.
One huge ice island now off here is
over six miles long, and would easily be
mistaken for land during thick, foggy
weather. These arctic ice blocks all lie
in the direct track of vessels passing
from the Gulf of ST. Lawrence by the
southern shore OF this island"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06

A SPANIARD in the first pages of his
English grammar, desiring one evening
at table to be helped to some boiled
tongue, said, 81 will thank you, miss, to
pass me the language"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
Small, Desirable ViIIaue [ ots

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,
shlngle, doors, sash and stone, with
which to build a respectable building,
and the party building, allowed to re.
pay same in installments of $50 per an.
num and interest. Land within one
quarter mile of dwelling, will be sold in
lots of l, 2, 3 or acres TO suit pur-
chaser, allow prices and ON liberal terms
of payment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06

A HAPPY GEORGIAN. - The Macon
CGa.) Telegraph says: There lives in
Forsyth an old gentleman who is now in
his seventy-ninth year. He was con-
verted in 1888, licensed to preach in
1910, and has been preaching ever since.
He never served on jury, never was
sued, never saw horse race nor thea
tire, never saw game of cards, never
saw dance-not even a corn shucking
nor was he ever drunk. He has II
children, and lives happy, peaceful
life.
ALL astronomers are men Of high as
pirations.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
HARNESSES.

de offers the best Driving Harness fN
the money that can be bought
in the State.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
The Tenement House. first

iullding west of Catholic church in
HYDE Park Street. Would like to sell
this to some party who would fit it into
boarding house, for which there is
grcE1ng demand in this village,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
HYDE PARK, VT.

The [. p. Jones Farm, 90
acres on Cooper Hill.
The Foss Farm near School
House in Greenfield; 60 acres-very
desirable place, except house of no
value.
The Greenfield Farm. 60
acres, lately owned by Il. S. Page; good
buildings, adioins the Foss place last
above mentioned, and the two would.
together make desirable farm.
The Mill Farm, lying south
of Greenfield Mill above named; 60
acres, fair, cheap buildings.
100 Acres of Timber Land.
known as the Bean lot, lying on the
pond near ii. s. Haskins' new pond
part of the land is flowed by Haskins'
mill-pond.
100 Acres of Timber Land,
known as the "CoI. Whitney, Moves
Aot, near Wilkins Green River mill.
The RoweII Place, near Hyde
Park village, acres land and house
a good, cheap place for a laborer who
wants few acres of land.
Tenement House, first |
lullding west of Catholic church in |
HYDE Park Street. Would like to sell |
this to some party who would fit it into |
boarding house, for which there is a |
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06

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, 1884-11-06
The Greenfield Farm, 60
The Mill Farm, lying south
100 Acres of Timber Land.

known as the Bean lot, lying on the
pond near H. S. Haskins' new pond
part of the land is flowed by Haskins'
mill pond.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
100 Acres of Timber Land.
The RoweII Place. near HYDE

known as the "Col. Whitney, Moves
2ot, near Wilkins Green River mill,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
COUNCIL CONCERNS.
Bids for Moro Street Filling and
Awards Made.

AT q meeting of the aldermen last night
as a board Of health, on motion of Alder
mar MUNSTER the city msrshal was in.
Btructed to employ five deputies to be
present at the presentation of the "Great
Republic" at the opera house next Fri.
day and Saturday evenings.
The council was by resolution request.
ed to meet at the court house this morn.
Ing at 10 o'clock to consult with the
board in reference to that building.
BY tho usual transformation, tho al.
dermen then met as o council.
Forrest Smith petitioned for damages
to lots by the opening of Indian creek.
Referred.
MIR. Weir, manager of the board of
underwriters, gave notice that the levy
ing of a special tax by tho council on In
surance companies was illegal. Notice
laid on tho table.
Bids for filling Sixth and Seventh
avenues were opened. L. Murphy's bid
was on Seventh avenue, from Pearl to
Seventh street, Is cents; from Seventh
to Eighth street, 20 oente; from Eighth
street to Ninth street, 90 cents. John
Stewards bid on Seventh avenue from
Eigth to Ninth street., 90 cents, on Sixth
to Seventh street, 2G cents. John Fla
gales bid was on Soveth avenue from
sixth to Seventh street, % cents; from
Eighth to Ninth street, 80 cents,
and on Sixth avenue from Sixth to
Seventh street, 90 cents. kline& Walwar
bid on Seventh avenue, from Sixth to
Seventh street, 81 cents; from Seventh
to Eigth street, %, and from Eighth to
Ninth street, 80 cents. No bids were
received on Fifth avenue. The contract
was awarded to F. Murphy, except on
Sixth avenue to Seventh street, which
was given to Mr.. Flsgolle.
Judge James and Alderman Siedentopf
got into a discussion about q trivial
point of order. The chair decided
with Judge James. Aid. Siedentopf ap-
pealed, but the chair was sustained, Aid.
Heating voting with Aid. S%iedentopf.
Aid. Siedentopf then wanted to adjourn,
remarking with a telling glance at James
that they had better not try to do any
business until they got their heads
cleared up. James flung back that he
wa not responsible for Siedentopf's ig-
norance.
City Attorney Holmes made oral re-
ports, putting himself squarely on record
as believing it illegal for the council to
make contracts to pay cash and then pay
in general warrants, allowing enough
extra to cover the discount at which gen.
eral warrants are now selling.
The usual lengthy discussion was In
dulged in regarding the Indian creek
improvements, this being a necessary
prelude to a motion to adjourn. 1t was
decided that the council would take a
trip over the grounds Wednesday morn
ing.
The city marshal asked for the power
to appoint two j~ailers, n to serve days,
the other nights. Referred.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
WHAT STOREY WAS WORTH.
Co~nsCrvRtor Patterson Schedules
SGt2,S3S 81 Assets. with Iln-
bilittcs of S22IUSS.23.

Chicago Herald.
Austin l.. Patterson, CONSERVATION Of
tho estate Of tho late Wilbur Il. Storey J.,
filed an inventory showing the assets II
liabilities of the estate at tho timo when
it was committed to his care. The real
estate includes eight lots and forty feet
In the original town Of Chicago, known
as tho Times property, aud the buildings
thereon, valued at $500, Sl7. The pres.
ont rental value Of this property 10 $2S,.
620. The property ON Nlucennes avenue 10
appraised at Sl1O, 600, and IN unimprovod
lot valued at S6,lb0. A piece Of
property on Grand boulevard, south of
Forty.seventh street, is estimated at
$50, 400. 1t carries an i~ncumberance of
$50, 100. Other real estate owned by
the t~estator on South Park avenue Is val.
ued az $50, $50, and q parcel of fifteen
acres on Garfield boulevard and ualsted
street at $50, 600. The personal estate
includes the TimeS building, furniture
and equipments Of the various depart
ments of the Times office, as we'll as the
furniture, horses, carriages and effects
at the family residence, 1884 Prairie
avenue. The couservAtor WAS unable to
give a valuation of tho personal property,
rs Eureeo K. Storey claims somo portion
thereof, and no scedulo was prepared.
The sums due to tho estate from Oundry
persona aggregate $40, S9l. II.
Among the more curious items
figuring in tho inventory is
one of fifteen shares In the
Wilson Carbplatcd Liver Pad company, n
note of j. Quincy Adams for $50, 000, and
tifty.two shares of stock in the Michigan
Congress Water company. The current
liabilities,amount to Sl37, 709. 30, notes
due at national bank $4,000, and the
Gpsilantl Paper company has a claim of
$32, S2S.3 IS. The marriage contract which
was entered into by MIR. Storey with
Eureka O. Pearson, December l, 1874,
also comes in under the head of liabilities
AS by its terms certain sums were to be
paid to tho testator's wife during her
natural life. The a~nte-nuptial contract
and other matters incident thereto have
already been fully published.
Judge Tuley's order relative to tho
appointment of Horace A. Hurlbut as
receiver of the estato of the lave Wilbur
+. Storey defines the duties, powers and
privileges of the receiver to be as fol-
lows: He is to continue the business of
the publication of the Chicago Times, but
shall not change its policy. He will
take charge of the real estate, rendering
to tho court an account of oil matters in
his charge when called upon to do so.
The conservator will settle his accounts
with the probate court, and all sums re-
manning In his hands as oonservator will
be transferred to the receiver, as we'll az
all property belonging to the estate.
The receiver is ordered to pay Maria p.
Storey s 1000 per II OF the interest
collected on the John Quincy Adams
$50, 600 note and pay any other income
of the estate.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09

the L1.d0n melodrsmas which have
scored such Tremendous success during
the past four or five years, and, by add
lug spectacular effects to It's production, It
could DO made still moro entertaining
than il is, The play is intensely dramat.
io and sensational and yet II Is kept we'll
la hand, and the situations are all within
tho legitimate bounds OF the story and lite
natural surroundings. Il Is a better play
than "'Tho Streets of New York, ="
which had q famous run somo years ago,
and Ia altogether one of the beat Ameri-
can m%elodramas we have. 1t is well
balanced and is c~leverly graded to the
climax.
Tho supporting company is in every
respect excellent. We congratulate Mr..
Mobiles upon his success. He deserves it
the more because he has forced recogni.
ton from q part of the public which had
looked with disfavor upon his work for
years,
At Dohany Opera house Wednesday
evenidg, December 10. Reserved seats
at Bushnell's. Popular prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-09
General Grant,

Chicago Herald.
The democrats in congress could not
now do a more graceful thing than to
introduce and pass, under a suspension
of rules, a bill giving General Grant Il
suitable pension. Tho measure would of
course, meet with prompt concurrence in
the senate and it could become q law In
twepty-four hours.
General Grant has never taken tho
trouble to cultivate friendly relations with
Democrats who were not supporters of
his ambitions, and he has on frequent
occasions gone out of his way to attack
the party and Its candidates, but no rea-
son now exists for iil-feeling, If he had
retired to private life when he returned
from his tour of the world he would have
found tho people of all shades of political
belief, north and south, inclined to be
friendly. His unfortunate third term
movement alienated not only the demo-
Gratis but a great many republicans, from
whom he has of late years received more
~discourtesy than from hin old time OPP
ponents. All theHe things can be over
looked, however, and should be.
General Grant is a great national
figure. Whatever his feelings may have
been in craftsmanship, politics or busi-
ness, he was successful as a soldier, and
as the old and at present unfortunate
commander of the United States armies
ne is deserving of public recognition and
reward. Many officers of less merit arc
enjoying pensions or retired pay simply
becauee they remained in the service.
He was Withdrawn from the position
created for him by tho voJes of his
countrymen, and they share with him the
responsibility of placing him in an office
which he was not qualified to fill. The
least that can be done for him in his old
age and misfortune is to give him an
adequate pension or place him on the re-
tired list with pay as general.
1t would BIO peculiarly fitting it this
action could be- taken by his political
opponents.