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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
WHY THE SAFE WAS OPEN.
Rare Jewels Left Insecure to Insure the
Personal Safety of n Wife.

The fact that the rece Mt robbery OF
$5, 900 worth of diamonds from the resi-
dence of the Hon. G. G. B. Walker, in
Corning, N. Y, during his absence was
committed with the greatest ease, be-
cause the safe in which the jewelry was
kept was not locked, has given rise to
much surprise and unfavorabIe com.
ment. No one could understand, says
an Elmira correspondent of the New
York Su1a, how a man of the ex-Con-
gressman's strict business methods
could be so careless and thoughtless in
regard to the protection of his house
hold treasures, especially as many of
them, through association and long
family possession, had value to him
much beyond their intrinsic worth.
When questioned on the subject by a
friend, the latter was still further sur
prised to be told by Mr.. Walker that the
fact of the safe being left open was not
the result of carelessness or thoughtless-
ness, but was left open by his express
order and direction.
"When am at home, said the ex-
Congressman, 81 always lock the safe
and put the key away. When [ go
away from home it is understood in my
house that the safe must not be locked.
You will remember that when the
Wellsboro' Bank was robbed a few
years ago, the cashier and members of
his family were treated with great cru
city and violence by the robbers because
of their resisting the demands for the
keys to the vaults and safe. That set
me to thinking, and one day L said to
my wife:
COVE have some things in that safe
which are valuable and very dear to us.
Now, it is only question of time when
some ruffian or rufians will come after
them. If l am at home the chances are
that they will not get them ; but L may
be away at the time. If they come then
and find that safe locked, they will hest
tate at no personal violence toward you
in their efforts to effect an entrance to
it. All the precious relics and treasures
in the world would not be recompense
for the results of such treatment.
Therefore, when 1 am absent from
homo, the safe must not be locked; /;
hen if robbers come they will secure
ing you.
"Robbers came while I was away, Sc
cured the booty and left without dis
turbing Mrs. Walker or any one else.
They were even considerate enough to
administer ether to my wife for fear of
disturbing her. Suppose that safe had
been locked. l don't care to even con-
lecture what the consequences might
have been, and feel that in saving my
family from them, the paying of $4,000
was trifing matter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
A Heavy CannOnading.

The Fredericksburg Standard says
John Russell, colored, was engaged ID
plowing near Alum Spring, on Saturday,
and had to set fire to the stubble so
it would burn off. While the fire was
burning near the bank of Hazel run, he
saws it occurred to him that he ought to
unhitch his horse and shelter himself
behind a tree near by from some danger
he knew not of at the time. This
thought so impressed itself upon him
that he did unhitch and took a stand
near the tree. He had been there out
|. few minutes when loud explosion TOOK
place, followed by another and another
in rapid succession until the eleventh
one had taken place. John says he was
terribly frightened, and for some sime ''
pieces of shells and balls, etc., 1eli all
around him. 1t is supposed that d Piie
of shells was left there during Inc "ai
and had never been found and when tnls
fire reached them they were al e@'
ploded.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
A WOLAN'S WISH.
I were living in a field of clover.

Would were lying in a field of clover,
Of clover ceol and soft, and soft and sweet,
With dusky clouds in deep skies hanging over,
And scented silence at my head and feet.
just for one hour to slip the leash of Worry
In eager haste, from Thoughts inpatient
neck,
And watch it coursing in its needless hurry,
Disdaining Wisdom's call or Duty's beck
All it were sweet, where clover elumps are
meeting
And daisies hiding, so to hide and rest;
No sound except my own hearts sturdy beat
ing,
Rocking itself to sleep within my breast
Just to lie there filed with the deeper breath-
ing
That comes of listening to avid birds song
Our souls require at times this full unsheath-
ing
All swords will rust if scabbard kept too long.
And I am tired-so tired of rigid duty,
So tired of all my tired hands find to do!
1 yearn, 1 faint for some of life's free beauty
Its loose beads with no straight string run
ming through.
Ay, laugh, if laugh you viii, at my crude
speech;
But women sometimes die of such greed
Die for the small joys held beyond their reach,
And the assurance they have all they need.
MARY ASHLEY TOWNSEND.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
A Weather Prophet.

Henry G. Vennor, the weather proph-
ct, died in Montreal. Mr.. Vennor was
born in the Province of Quebec in 1910.
lie was graduated from the McGill Uni
versity where he took courses in civil
engineering and science. In 1865 he
was appointed on the geological survey
of Canada by the late Sir William Lo-
gan and he spent four months in tent
on the Great Manitoulin Islandtin Lake
Huron. After that he explored many
different sections of Canada. He also
engaged in the study of ornithology and
had men out at private expense making
collections. In 1875, after survey in
Eastern Ontario, Mr.. Vennor began
making weather predictions. He once
stated that the grounds on which he
made his predictions were as follows :
"First on the principle of recurring peri
DDS in the weather at irregular but as
certainable intervals; second, from a
close study of charts of the winters for
past seasons, embracing period of fifty
years third, from upward of eighteen
years out-of-door and camp life, and
original observations of the habits of
birds and animals fourth, from impress
sions intuitively formed and not deserib-
able"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
THE HOUSEKEEPER
Few SensOnnbIe and Useful Hints Tim
are Worthy of n Trial.

Milk porridge is very nourishing if i
is thickened with arrow-root instead ol
flour.
The odor of onions can be effectually
removed from the frying-pan by boiling
a little wood ashes and water in it, or if
you have no ashes, potash OF soda will
do as a substitute.
Now is a good time to prepare mint
vinegar. Take pepper or spearmint
leaves; wash them, and put them into a
large-mouthed bottle; fillthe bottle up
with vinegar; have a cork that fits
closely. Let this stand for three weeks,
then pour it through muslin cloth into
a clean bottle, and it is ready for use.
Never use soap in the water with
which you clean the looking glass; it is
almost impossible to polish the glass if
soole IS ',scd.
The following receipt for making
'seold cream" is said to be excellent: To
one ounce of glycerine allow ten drops
of carbolic acid; add one ounce of rose
water.
Do not let boiled potatoes stand in the
water a moment after they are done;
drain it all off; cover the kettle; some
very painstaking cooks remove the po-
tatoes from the kettle, and, after laying
towel on tin plate, put the potatoes
in it, cover it, and put them in the oven
to dry, leaving the oven door open.
h L, I,
last course at dinner, is made by stew
ing prunes of the best quality until they
are tender, and the pits will slip out
easily; stew them in a little water as
possible. Beat the whites of eggs to a
stiff froth; add almost as much sugar as
if you were making frosting; drain the
water from the prunes, mix them with
the eggs and sugar, and set in the oven
to harden. Serve cold, with cake and
coffee.
A novel way to serve lettuce is, after
washing and looking over carefully, to
pour a dressing over it made by frying
out the fat from slice of ham, cutting
the ham in small pieces before frying;
when the fat is at the boiling point add
cup of vinegar, let it boil for minute
or two, then pour over the lettuce; gar
nish with cold boiled eggs cut in rings.
An entree of great merit is made by
dipping slices of ripe tomatoes into a
batter made of flour, sweet milk, and an
egg, and then frying them a delicate
brown.
The provident housewife who put up
a large store of grapes can, even now,
change her canned ones into excellent
spiced grapes. Turn them from the can
into porcelain kettle or a preserving
kettle of any kind; add spices and vine
gar to suit your taste; boil for from
twenty minutes to half an hour. Gin
namon, allspice, and cloves are the best
adapted for favoring.
Caulifower salad is an excellent en-
tree. Boil the caulifower in salted
water; when tender, which will be IL
about half an hour, drain every drop OF
water from it, let it become cold, then
arrange it in salad bowl with q rich
mayonnaise dressing poured over it. It
may be garnished with small rings of
picked beets or with slices of picked
cucumbers; and, by the way, it is a
good plan to pickle large jar of Gu
cumbers SO that you can have them to
use for garnish, and to chop and add
to the dressing served with boiled fish.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
Pensions for Veterans.

The Rev. Corydon Millard, of Milwau
kee, who served as Chaplain of the
Fourth Heavy Artillery, United States
Army, during the war, arrived in New
York on Thursday. His slender, cree
figure and Enthusiastically military bear
ing will be seen by many old soldiers
during the coming week, as well as by
civilians, on whom he will call to secure
signatures to petition urging the pas
sage by Congress of the Lowering Pen
sion bill. This bill is the outcome o
the petition of the Soldiers and Cltl'
zens National League, organized at Mil
waukee last year by Mr.. Millard, asking
that all honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors of the late war be granted a
pension of at least $8 per month.
"I have just returned from visit
to Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska. Colorado, Indiana and Kansas
said Mr.. Millard to a Times reporter,
ssand in all of these States found that
the petition for the passage OF the Dill
receives hearty encouragement from the
people, the Governors, and all the de-
nartments of State. Some 12,OOO cltl-
zens and soldiers have signed my petl-
tion which is also indorsed by LOCO OF
2 600 posts of the Grand Army. L called
on Gov. Cleveland recently and he gave
me his support. Ten Governors and
stats have signed the petition.
"You think the bill will become a
law ?" .u, uonr
Certainly" said Mr.. Millard. "our
cause is just, succeed we must when IN
God we trust."-NeaO York Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
Balkan War Clouds. =
WITHDRAWAL OF THE sERVIAN MISSION AT
soFIA-CoNFLICTs ON THE FRONTIER.

The Servian Legation has left S ofa
and relations between Bulgaria and
Servia are ruptred.
The Bulgarian guard on the frontier
post of the Bregova fire nightly on the
Servian guard, but the latter have been
ordered not to return the fire.
It will be remembered that there was
little revolt in Servia last autumn.
The government had attempted to de-
prive the peasantry of their arms. In
stead of surrendering them the peasants
turned them against the Servian troops
sent to enforce the decree. Without
organization or means the rebellion was
nipped in the bud, and scores of school
teachers and priests who were believed
to be radical in their views were tried
for treason and shot. Most of the
insurgents quieted down. But there
were many hundreds who retired to the
Timok Valley-a wild, mountainous dis
trict on the Servian frontier and have
lived there since. Last month number
of these refugees invaded Servian terri
tory, burned the house of and killed the
Mayor of Boutchie, near Vratarnitza,
and occupied Mount Drive mix, near Res
covitz. Kamen was also threatened,
and the entire Timok district was
alarmed. The Servian Premier de-
manded satisfaction from the Bulgarian
government. This has been refused,
and the Servian Mission at Sofia is now
withdr avn. As if the petty border con-
ficts were not enough, the Bulgarian
Premier caused the Prefect of Widden
to occupy the frontier post of Cregvo,
near Negotine, driving out the Servian
guards, who had occupied the post since
the treaty of Berlin. The Skuptschina
approved of the action of the govern
ment and declared its readiness to act
in defence of the rights of Servia.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
THE PANAMA CANAL.
HOW THE CONFIDENCE OF THF
PUBLIC WAS ABUSED.
Locks Must be Built at Both Ends of the
Ditch,

Most people are under the impression
that the entrances to the Panama cana
are to be open to the sea, without any
locks or other hindrances. This, indeed,
may have been the primitive intention
of the originators of the scheme, but a
more thorough study of the question
has shown that. though it would be pos
sible to construct the canal under those
conditions, there are forcible reasons fol
closing the canal with lock chamber
at the extremity where it will Join the
Pacific ocean. 1t has been ascertained
that the tides in the Atlantic and Pacific
differ very materially. At Colon, on the
Atlantic, the difference between high
and low water mark is not more than
fifty-eis1st centlmetres, whereas at
Panama, on the Pacific, the average va
riation in the height of the water is foDr
metres, and is sometimes not less than
six. Moreover, high water at Colon is
about nine hours later than at Panama.
The maximum difference which could
exist between the level of the waters of
the two oceans would therefore be equal
to half the height to which the tide
rises at Panama, on the Pacific. AS re-
CARDS the aforementioned difference in
the tides at Colon and Panama, all the
above-stated facts have been well known
for the past half a century. Fifty years
ago Col. Lloyd, who ran line of levels
from sea to sea, made known to the en-
gineering world the above facts, and
they must have been known, or should
have been known, by the French engi-
neers who made the preliminary survey,
for Count de Lesseps some four years or
more ago. Since Col. Lloyd's survey,
the American engineer who laid the line
of tho Panama railroad must certainly
have rediscovered these facts in regard
to the levels of the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. However that may be, the pres
ent engineers of the canal company
have only very recently discovered that
they cannot make this an absolutely
''sea level canal" That is a natural i'm
possibility. They have greatly abused
the confidence of the public and the in
nocent subscribers to the capital stock of
the "Interoceanic Canal Company" by
promising an open, unlocked ''sea
level'' canal, at certain (and compare
lively cheap cost, which promise served
as basis to catch contributions for the
shares.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10

APPLE BLOSSOMS FOR BRIDES. The
Boston Traveller says Recently two
Boston brides have appropriately
chosen the apple blossom as their floral
decoration, in place of the orange bios
som OF the graceful white lilac. One
bride carried basket of these blossoms
in her hand to the altar, and another re-
ceived congratulations in bower of the
same, and her white satin gown was
trimmed with tulle,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
The Strawberries.

A prominent New York fruit dealer
says: Yes, yes, plenty of berries and
plenty of everything else this year. This
morning there came in twenty-eight car
loads from Maryland and Delaware;
some mornings we get forty. This week
will wind up the crop in those two
States, then we will begin on Jersey. 1t
will take about one week to clean her
out then we go up the Hudson. L un-
derstand there is plenty of berries up
there. Our last berries will come from
Oswego. The first of this season came
from Charleston, in refrigerator cars.
The supply, on the whole, has been
heavier this year than last, the berries
have been of better quality, received in
better order (they shipped better on ac-
count of the dry weather., and the prices
have been better. The Wilson Seeding
continues to be the best carrying berry.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.

A young gentleman of Austin, whose
finances were not in the best condition,
and whose reputation for industry a2d
sobriety was not much better, applied
to an Austin merchant for position as
salesman. He had hardly had time to
get fairly into the Office, when he came
out very abruptly.
''Did the boss hire you as salesman ?"
asked friend who was standing outside.
''No, but he wanted me to travel. -
Austin Siftings.
| FAILURE AS A SHORT-STOP.
''Your beau seems to be an athletic
looking youth, Mary" said fond Som
erville papa to his blooming daughter.
"Oh, yes," she replied, with a smile;
che is the fshort-stop' of the Beltem
nine"
"Ah, indeed but he is not much of a
player, l reckon
"Why do you think sop
because he stays till midnight nearly
every time he comes to see you. As
'short,stop' I should be inclined to
regard him as a failure. "-SOnaervitle
Journal.
A SILENCE SENT FOR.
A golden haired Silence put its head
in at door.
'sDid you send for me?"
"Of course l didn't" replied man
in long apron.
''A messenger boy said somebody
along here wanted to see me-
swell, 'twa'n't me; I'm barber.
Maybe it was the merchant next door.
/ heard him say he was going to quit
advertising. - Chicago Nee0S.
SHOULD OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT.
"Did you know papa when he was a
boy ?" asked Somerville urchin of his
mother, as she doled him out half q
dozen of strawberries at the table.
''Why, what question, child ! Ger
tainIy not. 1 didn't know your papa
until he was young man. Why do
you ask ?"
"Oh, cause 1 wanted to know"
"What for ?"
"'Cause you give him more strawber-
ries than you give me, and you've known
me ever since l was born. ."--SOn1eTUttte
Journal.
MUTUAL CONCESSIONS.
A young gentleman from Higbee,
while calling on his girl here, asked for
her hand and heart, and was accepted.
He tod her he had something on his
mind for long time, but was afraid she
would get mad. She wanted to know
what it was then, and he made her
promise not to get mad. Says he:
81 have two b rothers in the peniten
tiary."
''That is nothing" replied she. 81
have two brothers in the Arkansas Leg
islature. ''-BoonUjlle (NO.) Topic.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10

A MAN in a train was heard to groan
SO frlghtfuily that the passengers took
pity on him and one of them gave him a
drink out OF whisky flask. 'Do you
feel better ?" asked the giver. sI do, ="
said he who had groaned. "What allied
you p "Ailed me?" eyes; what made
you groan SO ?" "Groan Great land
OF freedom, was singing"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
CONCESSIONS.
FIRST DEAR G1R1-"Only to think

FIRST DEAR GIRL-"Only to think
we came pretty near not going to Europe
this year !'' Second Dear Girl-"How
horrid What was the matter?" First
Dear Girl-"Why, mamma heard that
the companies were putting down the
charges for passage so low that she was
afraid it would get common to cross.
But then she found out that the new
rates were only for the steerage, so, of
course, it is all right and we'll go as
usual. But, really, 1 was quite scared"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10

"PLEAsE send me pretty name for
girl baby" writes an enthusiastic young
mother. Call her "Pie." She will then
be good enough to eat
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10
The Wealth OF Trinity.

''I believe" said a down town real
estate man, "$2OO, 100000 would about
cover the actual wealth of the Trinity
Church corporation. 1t is certainly as
rich as the Vanderbilts, and has a
steadier line of profit Besides the i'm
mense rents coming in from property in
New York city, the church corporation
holds mortgages by several hundred
Episcopal Church edifces all over the
country, on which there is an average OF
per cent. interest, payable quarterly.
The fund is under the control of a Board
of Trustees, selected from the vestrymen
of old Trinity and St. Paul's, and if you
think they give money away, or handle
the revenue on benevolent gospel prin-
ciples, go and try to negotiate loan.
They will tie you up with iron bands
and make you come to time like Sher-
iff. They keep it in the family, because
it's too good a thing to let go. All the
trustees get rich"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10

No CLOUD can overshadow a true
Christian, but his faith will discern q
rainbow in it,
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THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE FIND IN THEM TO SMILE
OVER.

Some Grent Big w0rds-The Influence of
Accidents-A Candid VOter-The silver
LiniHR-Saie from Intrusion, Etc.. Etc.
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SAFE FROM INTRUSION.

Jones-"I see Emo has been caught ?"
Smith--"Yes; he made great mis-
take in travelling through the country
instead of staying at home"
"But his house was being watched.
"Oh of course it would not have
done for him to have stayed at his resi-
dence, but know place only a square
off which nobody ever thinks of enter
ng. He could have slipped in there and
been safe"
''To what place do you refer p
''To store kept by friend of MIR.
Eno's in the next street.
ga store p' Why would he be safe
from discovery there %
"The proprietor does not advertise"
-Eyeniqg Call.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10

NONE of the mental facult es have
been developed save by curiosit
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IT STILL WoRKs.--A good amateur
actor carried a satchel into Baltimore
groggery and displayed its contents that
seemed to be money to the amount of
$25, 900, at the same time pretending to
be demented. A companion soon init
mated to the rumseller that the treasure
ought to be taken care of, and agreed
to leave it in his possession if he would
hand over $500 as security. "But this
must be your own money" said tse
friend, 'for nothing in the bag must be
disturbed" The sum was eagerly ad-
vanced by the saloon man, who, of
course, intended to keep the bag, in
which he subsequently found nothing
but waste paper.
WHEN you see a man now, during
business hours, standing on a corner and
gesticulating and talking about "the
financial situation of the country" you
can bet that if you got him by the heels
and shook him awhile, you couldn't
shake forty cents out Of his pockets,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-10

WHEN an old bee wants to punish a
little bee she gives it beeswhaoks,