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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
A Woman's Presence of Mind.

The st. Louis Dispatch says: Few
women would have the nerve and pres
ence of mind ascribed to one in an in
cident, an account of which appears in
a London paper. This lady was taking
an evening stroll on the Thames en-
bankment, when she was met by dan
dily-dressed young man, who, address,
ing a remark to her, snatched her purse,
watch and chain. There was no officer
near, but the lady at once hailed n han
som cab, and, ordering the driver to
keep the fellow in sight, gave chase.
After proceeding in this way through in
Vulnerable streets and lanes, she sighted
policeman, pounced on the thief and
recovered her property.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
A Luncheon Story.

A story of Gen. Butler is told by
well-known woman living in Washing
ton. During the war Gen. Butler i'm
prisoned her. She suffered great hard
ships, not the least of which was the
prison fare she was compelled to eat.
As she had been delicately raised, and
was at the time in particularly feeble
health, she suffered much from living on
coarse food. One day Gen. Butler sent
for her. AS she entered his room he
went on writing without raising his head
or taking any notice of her whatever.
She seated herself, and, unabashed by
the great mans presence, glanced
around and saw a delicious luncheon
prepared for Gen. Butler on table
near by. The sight was too tempting
for the half-starved prisoner. She crept
up behind him, took possession of the
luncheon, and with great enjoyment and
perfect self-possession, devoured every
crumb-she hardly left a bone on the
tray. Presently Gen. Butler turned
around, and, withoui perceiving the
havoc made in his luncheon, said grutfiy:
"You see, madam, 1 have been very
much engaged"
To which she replied graciously,
pointing to the empty plates and
dishes
"And you see, General, that have
been very much engaged, too !"
She swears to this day that Gen. But
Ter looked embarrassed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
WHIT scHIRv HAS DONE
lie Knew where Greedy was and went Di
rect to the spot.

rect To spot
A Washington correspondent says:
heard man ask what Schley had done
to earn the honors that were be-
ing thrust upon him. This has he
done:
When a board of army and navy otfi-
GERS met to consider the best means of
Greely's rescue, Schley was selected as
the best man to conduct the search.
There were a scorce of theories and two
score of plans advanced. One said,
''Greely must be here;" another said,
"You will find him there. A third in
sisted that he must have gone in this dl-
rection, and fourth that he took an
other course. Schley studied Greely's
plans, made thorough search of all the
records of Arctic exploration, and then
in report to the Secretary of the Navy
said: eff Greely is alive, he is between
his point and that. If he is dead, his
body will be found somewhere on line
between Camp Conger and Cape Sabine.
Here is the most reasonable point of be-
ginning the search, and I will seek him
there"
That point was Cape Sabine, and to
it Schley hurried with all the haste that
steam and sails could carry him, and
got there few hours before death
came. Not an hour was lost, not mis-
take was made, and but for Schley's en-
ergy and unerring Judgment Greedy
would have starved with his men.
There were no blunders to regret and
repair, no delay to explain, and no ex-
cuses made necessary. The only report
he need make is in these words, 81
went where I said he was, and l found
him."
At the top of the foremast of each YES
sci is a little sheltered perch just. large
enough for a man to sit in, and it is
called the crows nest. From the time
the vessel entered the ice until Greedy
was found Captain Schley was almost
constantly in the crows nest, with a
powerful telescope, watching for signs
of the party, and it was he who discov-
cred Starvation Camp, on the top OF a
bare hill, over which the icy blasts
swept with resistless fury.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
How the Collins Line Started.

Ben Perley Poore, in his reminiscent
ces of Washington life, says Mr.. Ed
ward X. Collins, wealthy New York
shipowner, established and run sue
cessfully for some years what was known
as the dramatic Line" of sailing pack
cts between that city and Liverpool.
The vessels of this line, named the
Roscius, Garrick, Sheridan, Siddons and
S akespear!o were the largest merchant
packets afoat, and they were well pat
ronized until 1910, when Mr.. Samuel
Cunard established the line of transat-
Iantic steamers which bears his name.
Mr.. Collins's pride and patriotism were
touched by this elipse of his Dramatic
Line" and he conceived the idea Of
building an American line of steamships
to be fitted up in the most expensive man
ner and supplied with the choicest fare
To do this it was necessary to have {
subsidy from Government, and to OBJ
tain this adroit agents, of both sexes
began long in advance to secure prom
ises of Congressional support, by prom
ises of free passages or money. 1t wa
the initiation of the lobby work il
behalf of the subsidies voted by Con
gress to aid railroads and lines of steam
ships which have left behind them s
many wrecked regulations.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

before whom he expected to appear. His
hold on his life seemed gone; and yen
there was help near at hand of which he
| little dreamed.
A strong force of whites, headed by
Logan, the scout, had been upon the
trail OF the devastating savages for two
days, and they now suddenly appeared
upon the scene, and the first intimation
that the redskins had of their presence
was volley of bullets, that fell among
those who were heaping the fuel upon
the log, like hail upon pile of tender
corn.
For moment they were dismayed by
the suddenness of the attack; but they
soon recovered themselves, and being
joined by their comrades, battle ragged,
that for ferceness was not exceeded by
any in all the Indian wars. The result
for time appeared uncertain, but at
l"st the ""v"ess were -rolte ies si, nj E
half their nus1eptt~ze--ns 2oettlng aad
upon the field.
A few moments later, as the whites
were busy in caring for some of their
wounded comrades, they were startled by
a faint sound that appeared to come
from the burning pile near them. An
investigation showed the stone rolled
against the aperture, and when it had
been removed Harry Philips came forth
from his fiery shroud unscathed, much
to the astonishment of those to whom
he owed his life, who regarded his pres
ervation much in the light of q miracle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
BANKERS IN COUNCIL,
Bank Oncer n ''suspcct.''-Whut
Bank President has to Say.

We live in times when to be a bank
officer is to be an object of suspicion
or apprehension, said bank president
at the Saratoga meeting, and We ought
to be men of clean hands. No tempta-
ton to enrich ourselves by the use of
other peoples money ought to be listened
to for moment. No speculation in
stocks, even with our own money, ought
to be entered into. If we must operate
or speculate in stocks, let us go out of
the positions of bank officers, and go on
the street as private capitalists. A bank
may be said to be in good condition
when it has an adequate capital (not too
Iarge); contingent fund at least half
as large (and no suspended debt or over
due paper; when its deposits are free
of interest and three or four times the
amount of its capital; when its dealers
supply il with business paper to the ex-
tent of its needs; when liberal salaries
are paid to its officers and clerks; when
there is trained man in reserve for
every position that may become vacant
when there is pension fund adequate
to the comfortable support of its worn-
out clerks; when it has Board of Di-
rectors who are not content to be mere
figure heads, but who understand their
business and remember their qualldca-
ton oaths; directors who count the cash
frequently, and without notice to any
body; who insist that every person EN-
ployed in the bank shall take vacation
of at least two weeks every year, at
which time another person shall do his
work; and who believe in this dogma
that nothing is good enough that can
be made better"
There are two kinds of governm ent
for a chartered bank:-Q) Personal
government or government by the Pres
ident, who manages the bank as if it
were his personal property; making
loans and discounts according to his
Judgment, and reporting to his col
leagues of the board just as much as he
pleases and no more; o. The other
kind is representative government,
where the president is the executive
officer, carrying out, as far as he is able,
between boards, the shes OF his col
leagues, and reporting faithfully to them
at their stated meetings all that he has
done. There are two principles OF man
agement of the current business OF 6
bank. One is strength, which, under
all circumstances, is to be the first con'
sideration. By this is meant that nc
greed of gain, no desire for large dlVl
dends, no ambition to put up the price o
the stock shall induce the management
to lose sight of the cardinal principle
that in strength only is safety. Th'
other is profit. AS rule, the inexper
fenced men are those who are the mos
anxious for large immediate profits
They can't wait. Not content with tn
golden egg every day, they want tc
draw on the goose sometimes for two
three eggs day, and-you know tn
| fable,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
To Calculate Interest.

To calculate interest at 6, z, s, 8 and
10 per cent. per annum:
Rule-When the rate is 6 per cent,
multiply principal by number of days,
and divide by 6,083.
Rule-When rate is 7 per cent, null
tiply principal by number of days, and
divide by 5,214.
Rule-When rate is 8 per cent, null
tiply principal by number of days, and
divide by 4,563.
Rule When rate is 8 per cent, null
tiply as above, and divide by 4,055.
Rule-When rate is 10 per cent, null
tiply as above, and divide by $3.50.
To fud divisor for any given rate OF
interest-multiply 365 by 100, and dI-
vide the product by the given rate OF in
terest.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
ON THE TRACK.


At Al o'clock she was ready for the
word, and the story of the matchless
performance is best told in BARS own
language, as he kindly gave me his
| thoughts.
''Did you expect to beat the record ?"
"Hardly. OF course I did not know
her exact condition, and it was a sort of
experimental effort. If she showed me
she was at herself, I intended to send
her as did; if not, would give her n
good, stiff mile, hoping for a better
track Monday. when we would let her
do her best"
"Then you do not consider the track
in its best condition to-day?"
GLOW could it be after the heavy
rains during the week? 1t was fairly
good, hlftRs you leave the judges stand
80 = g. Y ltout, and beyond the lower
turn found it the same way.
"Now, as to our movements after /
got on the sulky. You saw 1 logged her
the, reverse way of the track, and
opened her up from the quarter pole. As
she moved past the grand stand 1 saw
she was great mare, and said to my
self: 4: You are yourself to-day Then I
logged her to the head of the stretch and
turned her slowly round, as her custom
is when about to do great mile. She
stood moment or two, and walked,
say, fifty yards, and then she started up
of her own accord, and seemed to say ::
Now let me go, see all the people, and
will show them something they never
saw before 1t does appear as if pub.
lie day and big crowd stirred her up to
do or die, for she did just break loose
herself. 1 did not mean to give her
such long score, but then she was so
willing I hated to bother her, so away
we went on the first score. AS we
passed the wire she was going just
about right. I coaxed her back little,
and at the quarter noted we were going
at the rate of 2:11; fast enough. I
chirped to her once just after we left
the quarter, as I desired to get to the
half in 1:04. I got there in 1:044;
Along the backstretch I met Hayes with
Catchfy, and hailed him with How
do you like that movement?' for we
were sailing. He seemed astonished,
and afterward told the boys was going
easy. 1 aimed to reach the three-quar
ter pole in 1:36, and then we would
have 334 seconds to come home in. She
entered the homestretch very resolute,
and at the band stand spurted, but did
not carry it quite to the wire; then [
tapped her lightly with the whip, and
asked her for one more effort. She fin
ished without lifting, shaking, or swerv-
ing, and stopped my watch under the
wire in 2:09 3-4. Here it is; I've not
started it SINCE That's all"
'But let US discuss it little," said.
''Did she appear distressed after the
heat ?"
ssNot bit. Billy Weeks walked down
with me after Grant led her to the stall,
and in n few minutes she had blown out.
Weeks lifted her blanket, and said he
never saw anything like it. He then
offered me 500 to let him ride her just
one mile, and said he would bet she
could do it in 2:05. She is capital under
saddle. rode her all one winter. In
fact, she is good anywhere. The horse
does not live that can outpole her. She
is Just as good there as singIy."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

THERE are all sorts of clocks, but a
new invention is badly needed. 1t is one
that instead of striking at IL p. m. will
pick up dilatory lover and fire him out
of the front door. A clock of this de-
scription would make fortune for the in
ventor, as there are probably million
American fathers who would buy one.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
The Tenement House. first
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 a respectable building,
and the party building, allowed to re.
pay same IN installments of $50 per an.
mum and interest. Land within one
quarter mile of dwelling, will be sold in
lots of 1, 2, 3 or 5 acres to suit pur-
chaser, at low prices and on liberal terms
of payment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
THE THREE MAIDS

Three maids went forth the lovely world to
see;
Three maids. their names Faith, Hope and
Charity;
Each with her separate mission to unfold,
Apart, yet one, happy band behold.
Three maids went wand'ring DER the weary
earth,
Seeking to give mankind nobler worth.
Naught would they take; TO give was their
intent,
Riches beyond the world in their extent.
Three maids returned; footsore, and faint
and sad.
Heavy at heart where erst they had been glad.
Tor all their gifts in this great world of sin,
Few would accept, and none would take
them in. Temple Bar.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

THE young man who wrote to his Of
Tended girl asking her to send him "a
line" informing him what she would like
him to do, was surprised to receive by
return mail clothesline with moose at
one end of it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

AN exchange wants to know what the
title, "a Perilous Secret" refers to-
ANY secret man tries to keep from his
wife is perilous,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

AN ancient court document of Salem
begins thus: "To all Christian people,
fishermen and Indians,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

81 PRESERVE my strength by husband
ing it" said wife, as she ordered her
other half to bring in bucket of coal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

The L. p, Jones Farm, 50
acres, on Cooper Hill.
The Foss Farm near School
House in Greenfield; so acres-very
desirable place, except house of no
value.
The Greenfield Farm, 60
acres, lately owned by r. 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 81. S. Haskins' new pond
part of the land is flowed by Haskins'
millpond.
100 Acres of Timber Land,
known as the "CoI. Whitney, Moves
lot," near Wilkins Green River mill.
The RoweIl Place, near Hyde
Park village, acres land and house
a good, cheap place for laborer who
wants a few acres of land.
The Tenement House, first
building 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
growing demand in this village.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

SMALL CHANGE.-A man, little over
80, made himself the ambulating 6W-
reau pc change with the walters at Ber-
lin restaurants, supplying them three or
four times day with small change at
the moderate rate of five pfennigs for
every ten marks-in other words, at the
rate of about per cent. Having ex-
changed his coppers and nickels for
larger siver pieces, he next went to the
bakers, butchers and distillers, who are
but too glad to get rid of their stock OF
small coin, and again made slight per-
centage. The frequency of the transac-
tions enabled the enterprising and easily
satisfied individual to retire from busl-
ness with $4,000, plus an additional
bonus paid him by his successor IN
office
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE FIND IN THEM To SMILE
OVER THIS WEEK.
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

She Secured the Sent-Duties of n Servnnt-
All Fear COnquered-A Little Help-Les-
sons in Lffe-Ue had been to School. Etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

A Boston firm advertises "shoes for
elopements." They don't squeak,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
He Didn't Collect the Bill.

There is woman residing on Croghan
street who has been owing a downtown
firm q matter of fourteen dollars for
three or four years past. One collector
after another has worked every sort of
game to get hands on the money, but IN
vain. To one the widow was sup the
lakes;" to another "gone South for her
consumption" to third "would pay
next week." and soft talk or threats
failed to reduce the amount by one cent
The other day collector, noted for his
cast-iron cheek and silver-plated perse-
verance, took the bill with the under
standing that he was to have half for
collecting it. He gained admittance to
the house under pretence that he was
census taker, and when he inquired for
the widow was told to walk upstairs.
He had ascended about half way, when
voice commanded him to stop, and he
discovered the widow and an old bureau
on the top step. The widow was behind
the bureau, being evidently about to
"tote" it downstairs.
"What do you want ?" she asked.
"Ahem-well-Ic called, madam, to
to"
"To what?
"About "a little bill, madam" b"
"Can't pay it this week"
"But, madam, this bill has stood for
several"
"Can't pay it. I say, and I'm getting
awful tired of holding this bureau !"
MADAM, the bill is for $14. If you
could pay me half to-day I would cal
next"
Cant hold it more than a minute
more !' she interrupted.
"While our house aims to deal in the
most lib"
She let go of the bureau and his first
Jump landed him in the hall. He was
about a second ahead of the furniture as
he shot out the open front door, but it
caught up with him on the steps and
took heel off his boot and rolled him
over on the grass. He thought the bu-
reau would stop there, but it didn't. 1t
pursued him to the gate, humping his
back at every jump, and he thought he
was half mile away before the knobs
and castors quit whizzing past his ears.
Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

The L. p, Jones Farm, 50
acres, on Cooper Hill.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
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 Haskinsi
mill-pond.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11

Ihe Howell Place, near Hyde
Park village, acres land and house !;
a good, cheap place for a laborer who
wants few acres of land,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-09-11
100 Acres of Timber Land.

known as the "Col. Whitney, Noyes
lot, near Wilkins Green River mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-16

herself back in the carriage. After few
minutes she resumed her narrative.
She reached the city of Riga without
mischance. There she collected the nee
essary documents relative to her brothers.
character and conduct, with all the crcum-
stances OF his trial, and had them properly
attested.
Furnished with these papers. she pro-
ceeded to St. Petersburg, where she ar
rived safely in the beginning Of June,
1888. She had been furnished with sew
eral letters of recommendation, and par
ticularly with one to German ecclesiastc
of whom she spoke with the greatest en-
thusiasm, by the title of NJ. lie Pasteur
She met with the utmost difficulty in OBJ
tanning from the police the official return
OF her brothers condemnation, place of
exile, punishment, etc., but at length,
with almost incredible holiness, perse-
verance and address, she was in possession
of these, and with the assistance OF her
good friend the pastor, she drew up a
petition to the emperor With this she
waited on the minister of the interior. to
whom, with great difficulty, and after
many applications she obtained access.
He treated her with great harshness, and
absolutely refused to deliver the petition.
She threw herself on her knees, and added
tears to entreaties but he was memorable,
and added, brutally:
ITO no continued \
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-16
The Love of Perfumery.

A lady recently paving visit to noted
modiste in this city, remarked delightful
odor, like vlolets, pervading the atmos-
phee of the long display parlor." Not
seeing any flowers to account tor it, the
lady made inquiry. and was told, to her
surprise. that the scent proceeded from a
dress which was adjusted to dummy
figure standing near. Looking puzzled still,
it was explained that the intended wearer,
when sending the material to the dress
maker, had also enclosed a small sachet
of orris root powder mixed with hello
trope, which she desired might be sprinked
between the lining and the material COM
posing the bodice. and also introduced in
any available situation in the skirt of the
dress, This love of pertumery is consid-
cred an evidence OF refinement; that Is.
if it is not carried too far. and provided
also the very best extracts only are used.
In the open air watt of some delicate
perfume is delightful but in crowded
rooms. where ventilation is neglected or
insufficient. the effect of much perfume is
nauseating and vulgar. Violet de Caro-
line. or Mignonette, are considered first
choice by those who have made the many
extracts something of a study.-NeO York
MaiI and Express.