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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
They Died Fighting.

The IaOo Republics of the City of
Mexico, tells this story:-A wild story
comes in from Periban, Michoacan.
Three well mounted and well armed
men stopped at an inn to pass the night.
The woman who kept the place advised
the authorities that three suspicious
men had called at her house. The Presi-
dent of the city council and the judge,
with few citizens, went to the house
to see the suspicious characters. But
the three men locked themselves in
their room and refused to be interviewed.
A crowd of citizens was collected, but
when they appeared they were greeted
with a volley from the three men. An
assault was then made upon the room,
and the prisoners breaking out of the
door fought their way through the
crowd, using their revolvers and daggers.
The crowd followed closely after the
fugitives and many shots were ex-
changed.
Finally one of the fellows dropped;
even while dying he turned over and
fred on his pursuers. A second fell a
few steps further on, fighting hard. The
third sheltering himself behind rock,
made it warm for his pursuers, and
though often wounded, fought on with
scarcely enough strength to draw his
rifle to his shoulder. Called on to sur
render, he only replied with bullet,
which relieved the president of his hat.
The crowd closed in around him as the
death mist was passing over his eyes.
Still he tried to pull the trigger OF his
rifle for a parting shot, but life and
strength failed him. The corpses were
buried in Periban. They were supposed
to be part of Marcial Braves bandit
troop. During the fight the citizens
had fired 200 shots, and of these nearly
twenty had taken effect on the bandits,
who were torn to pieces by the terrible
storm of lead. Several of the citizens
were wounded. The bandits died like
legendary heroes,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
SUNLIGHT ALL THE WAY
"Good-by, Jennie; the road Is long,

"Good-by, Jennie; the road Is long,
And the moor is hard to cross,
But Eel you know there is danger
fn the bogs and the marshy moss.
80 keep in the foot-path, Jennie;
Let nothing tempt you to stray;
Then yoa'R get safely over 1t,
For there's sunlight all the way
Sunlight all the way;
So never you fear,
Keep good heart, dear,
For there's sunlight all the way"
The child went off with blessing,
And kiss of mother-love;
The daisies were down at her feet,
And the lark was singing above.
On in the narrow foot-path-
Nothing could tempt her to stray;
30 the moor was passed at nightfall,
And she'd sunlight all the way
Sunlight all the way;
And she, smiling, said,
As her bed was spread,
II had sunlight all the way
And ! who followed the maiden,
Kept thinking, as I went,
Over the perilous moor of life
What unwary feet are bent.
II they could only keep the foot-path,
And not in the marshes stray,
Then they would reach the end of life
Ere the night could shroud the way
They'd have sunlight all the way.
But the marsh is wide,
And they turn aside,
And the night falls on the day.
Far better to keep the narrow path,
Nor turn to left or right;
For If we loiter at morning,
What shall we do when the night
Falls black on our lonely journey,
And we mourn our vain delay?
Then steadily onward, friends, and we
Shall have sunlight all the way
Sunlight all the way,
Till the journeys over,
And we reach the shore
OF neyer-ending day.
-Hdrper's Weekly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25

| and will have money to clothe myself
am sorry to leave you, mother dear,
but cannot i've So" she said. The
tears stole down the mothers cheek, but
Ellen kissed them of. ST will come
home often to see you, and I will buy
you nice dress, too. mother
"I can clothe your mother" growled
the old man.
SIT will be more than you ever done
since my remembrance. We have none
of us had clothes or anything else to
make us comfortable or decent; you
never gave me dime in my life, and
mother has to beg like pauper to get a
quarter of dollar. She nor I could
not sell every rag of clothing that we
have for five dollars; and you are one of
the richest men in townl It is a
shame /"
"You have said enough, girl You
would like to have every dollar 7 own for
nicKnacKs; Suppose r he growied.
''No, only want enough to be clothed
decently. do not aspire to velvets or
satins for mother or myself, and I want
comfortable furniture in the house where
I live; we are poorer than the poorest
French family i'm town; besides, being
the laughing stock of the whole neigh
borhood for your stinginess r she said.
"Oh, Ellen don't talk sop sobhed
her mother.
SIT is the truth, mother; and you
know it When did you ever have a
new pair of shoes, till you had been bare
foot for days; and then was grumbled
at for extravaganza When did you
ever have dollar in money of your
own and you have worked and saved
for twenty-five years, to earn money for
him to hoard up, while you b. oona
destitute of the comfc,.,rs .,.rs o. lie Ask
sne DoyS no. they Jared. They worked
IKE slaves, and never cent to call theit
own, and they went away with only the
clothes they wore, and their father got
$50, 1000 in the banks, and over S1C, 600
| worth of live stock Ii his barns and
pastures, and his house bare of every
thing to make home pleasant or decent
No, mother ! much as we love you, we
cannot stand it. You had good things
when you were married, and you have
had nothing since. Your furniture has
been worn out; your money that your
father left you is put into the farm, and
you have never had cent of the interest,
not to say word of the principal, and
there never was poorer person than
you are. Mother, I am sorry for you p
Mr.. Gordon rose, lit candle, and
went to bed. His wife, with a fright
ened look, exclaimed, "Oh, Ellen you
have made your father dreadful angry"
81 cannot help it, had to say 1t.
may never have another chance DR..
Mathew told me that you had So, 900 that
your father left you. just think, the
interest of that money would have made
things so nice p
The next morning, Mr.. Gordon gave
his check for $500, saying, "Wife, Ellen
told the truth last night; you ought 10
have had the interest,". Tell her to stay
at home, and I will pay her as much as
DR.. Mahew, and give her pin-money be-
Sides"
s. 81. r. in Rural Ne,0- Yorker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
THE DOG WAS THERE.

"Young gentlemen" said the lecturer
in chemistry, ''coal exposed to the ele-
ments loses ten per cent. of its weight
and power. This is due to the action
of the alkali constituents Of" "But
what if there is dog sleeping near the
coal, professor ?" "None of your levity,
young man; this is a serious matter" :"
"That's what dad thought when 72 per
cent. of his coal pile disappeared dur
ing three nights of exposure Then he
asked my advice as student of chem
istry, and I told him to buy dog. He
bought a dog with bay window teeth
and the spring halt in his upper lip.
and now we don't lose one per cent. of
our coal month. That's the kind of a
practical chemist 1 am. Now go on
with your theory. Chicago Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
American Fables.

A Fox made call on Peasant and
asked his Advice about Reforming from
his Evil Ways, but in place of any
Words the Peasant gave him Terrible
Whack with Long Handled Shovel.
Chow can you Explain such Outrage.
GUS Conduct" demanded the Fox, as
he limped out of reaching distance.
Experience has taught me-" replied
the Peasant, "that Reformation is most
always letting go of Poor Mutton in
order to grab for Sirloin Steak. AS a
Reformed Fox you would let my Old
Hens alone, and go for my Young
Geese"
The Fox was Working for both chicken
and goose.
THE cooPER's COMPLAINT.
A certain Cooper who made many
Barrels went before Judge and desired
to Lodge a serious complaint against
the Family living next door to his
Shop.
"The sound of their Mill grinding
Coffee at noon gives me chill" he COM
planned, "and I ask for an Injunction to
Suppress the Noise. They have no
right to Disturb my Peace"
"But you maintain a continuous
Pounding from seven in the morning
to six at night" protested the Judge.
''True, your Honor, but mine is acase
of Necessity, while they can drink cold
Water in place of Coffee"
"And by the same line of Reasoning
we can put our Flour in Sacks instead
of Barrels. Your Injunction will not
Lie-costs, $11 So"
MORAL:
Our Hens never Annoy the Neighbors,
but how awfully the Neighbor's Dog
does Rack our Nerves detroit Free
Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
The Following is a Partial List Of my
OFFERINGS OF REAL ESTATE

a5OAcre with fair dwelling Sheds etc., suitably
pasture place apple orchard; running
formerly part the farm
productive be
garded selling. down. bal
800
buildings good water good so price so $50
down, balance so
Hyde village suitable for laborinp man
wishes vegetables price s5ooO
baa per year.
Dwelling village good buildings new
good price 81 900 800 per year.
Villages choice desirable
meadow onehaf the price $50 per acre bv
measure. Will sell part ALL
village enterpring
TIMBER lumber stone glass; shingle
and % whewh build respectable houses allow
be s payments parcels ONE two and three
Price of lots s75 800. $125 and $3.50 each
Hyde village Store" Pages
Block rented for five two hundred dollars
probably Price,
S2,0O0-S5OO down, balance 800
Sixty dnotsu
taxation equity
for s2a of
represented
for desiring logging job Terms $50 down$25 and s25
two two dollars NJ reserved until am paid
of
mill supplies Price $500
down. year. reserved till lot
paid for
within rods of both the Vt
Fhburg wavy Price s4OOOo down. balance
property placed
it, but determined
desiring will this
confidently CHEAP the
describe
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25

THE Yosemite stage which left
Madeira was robbed by highwaymen
near Clark's Station. Among the pas
sengers were several members of the
Raymond excursion. Everything in the
way of Jewelry and money was taken
from them. The robbers also secured
the Wells, Fargo & Co. treasure box, the
value of which is not yet known. The
names of the tourists robbed are w. A.
Waite and wife, of Providence, r. L.,
Mr.. Chance and wife, @. @. Wheeler and
Mr.. Harris. A reward of 81, 200 has
been offered for the capture of the high
waymen, and four Sheriff with posses
are in pursuit OF them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25

My Calf Skin Business is absorbing my capital time and
attention. and having decided to close out all of my other
branches of business well my miscellaneous personal
property and real estate offer for sale all the land own
except that occupied in my business and my dwelling and will
dispose of at very low figures and on easJ terms of
payment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
The TOmpkinses.

Tompkins's Corners, a hamlet sever
miles back of Peekskill, N. Y, is mainly
inhabited by the Tompkinses. Many
of them are named after Andrew Jackson,
A reporter inquired there day or two
ago for Jack Tompkins.
(which one do you want" said thu
person addressed. '"Turkey Jack, Amo
Jack, Big Jack, Terrier Jack, Store Jack
Andy Jack, Twin Jack, Little Jack
Tinker Hill Jack, Black Jack, or Masol
Jack ?'
The reporter was unable to tell at first
but it turued out that he wanted Miller
Jack.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
s. 81. r. in Retral Ne,O- Yorker.
WEDDING IN A DIME MUSEUM,
The Armless Bridegroom Placing the
Ring on the Brides Fingers with his
TOes.

Ring on the Brides Fingers with his
Toes.
At the conclusion of the noon per-
formance at a Philadelphia Dime
Museum there was stir in the audience
when the curtain was rupg up and the
orchestra began playing wedding
march. Then a maiden with very red
cheeks marched down the aisle by The
side of man without arms, followed by
Miss Sadie Boustein hanging on the arm
of a young man in blue coat and brass
buttons. Behind them marched man
whose name was given as the Rev. Geo.
81. Harding, and who said he was a
clergyman. The armless man was John
Huber of Dayton, Ohio, % years old,
and one of the well-known curiosities
of the museums of the country. He has
cultivated the use of his feet to such an
extent that he eats, writes, and, in fact,
uses his toes for almost anything that
fingers are ordinarily used for. While
sitting in the museum Miss Sadie Bou-
stein saw him and fell desperately in
love with him. The armless man re-
turned her love, and the grand march
down the aisle of the museum was pre-
liminary to wedding.
With bridesmaid and groomsnlan on
either side, John Huber and Miss Bou-
stein stood up to be married. 1t was the
first appearance of the blushing bride on
the stage, but she did not exhibit any of
the stage fright common to such occa-
sions. She was attired in a neatly
fitting light dress, trimmed with velvet.
She is 81 years old, and fairly handsome.
The bridegroom looked supremely
happy. He was playful as kitten, too.
The Rev. Mr.. Harding introduced him.
self to the groom, who raised his foot
and shook the hand of the astonished
clergyman so vigorously that his spec
tacles fell down into the orchestra. Mr..
Harding announced that he was ready
to proceed, and the parties took their
positions on the stage. The bride re-
peated the response in firm voice, as
did the groom. There was great curl
osity manifested as to how he should
place the ring on the brides finger, but
such trifie presented no difficulties to
him. Seating himself in chair he took
the ring between the toes of his right
foot, and, taking hold of his brides
hand with his left toes, he gracefully
placed the ring on the fourth finger.
Mr.. Harding omitted half the ceremony,
and this led the audience to believe that
the whole affair was a trick. The
preacher, howeve er, says differently.
ST married them according to the
ritual of my Church." he said, "but
good deal of it is useless, and omitted
it."
Mr.. Huber wound one of his legs
about the waist of his bride, drew her
toward him, and kissed her, much to
the delight of the audience, and thus
ended the ceremony.
OLD residents of Turner, Me-, say
that Scion Chase is a chip of the old
block. His father, for many years
known as "the Squire" was famed for
his sharp sayings. Jesse Drew, of Fort
Fairfield, used to live in Turner, and
was an opponent of the Squire in town
politics. He says that calling upon
Solon's father one day just before town
meeting to talk over matters, the Squire
saluted him as follows: "Drew, sit
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
Would Hate the Brick.

The Rev. DIR. Simmons was examin-
ing one of his Chinese candidates for
baptism, the other day, and was anxious
to discover whether or not the catechu-
men fully understood the Christian doc
trine of love and forgiveness. "If you
we're attacked on the street by one OF
the bad men who persecute you and call
you names, and if he were to throw a
brick at you and it should cut your
head and make the blood flow down
your face, would you love that man ?"
The Chinaman answered as quick as
flash; "I would love the man; but Id
hate the brick" The doctor thought
that was eminently satisfactory.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25

RIoH.-The richest coloraI man in
Philadelphia is John Mckee, real
estate dealer, who is estimated to be
worth between 5000, 900 and $500, 900.
There are two or three others in the
same city whose fortunes run up into
the hundred thousands,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25

NEARLY everybody knows that Sir
Boyle Roche, the eccentric member Of
the Irish House of Commons, on one
notable occasion, when a coercion act
WAS introduced, "smelled rat, saw it
floating in the air, but nipped it in the
bud" Later another member, Mr..
Cory, who voted for the legislative
union with England, was howled at by
ten Thousand angry citizers in College
Green. He drew a revolver; "Clear
the way" said he, cor I'll kill every
mothers sowI O. ye." Last week in the
House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone sought
to renew the Grimes Act. '"Three
quarters of this BILL" said Parnellite
member Indignantly, ''is bad and the
other half is even worse"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
A BATCH OF STRAY JOKES
FOUND IN THE HUMOROUS COLUMNS
OF OUR EXCHANGES,

The Dog and the Coal-The Boy was Ed.
ueated-A Bit of PaintinR-How the
Msney was LOst-The Lady Station.
keeper, Etc., Etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25

CHINA, il is saId will reorganize her mill
taiy system, as Japan has already done,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
CARROLL S. PAGE.

Hyde Park, vt, Feb 2, 1856.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25

Our Hens never Annoy the Neighbors,
but how awfully the Neighbor's Dog
does Rack our Nerves detroit Free
Press
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-01
THE SIERRA LA SALE MINES.
The Promising Quartz and Placer
Claims Already Located There.

Mr.. John Wright, an old-time Leadville
miner, came into Salt Lake last week to
purchase large store of supplies for a
fine mining property in the Sierra La
Sale range of Mountains, located about
fifteen miles from Moab, Utah. In con-
versation with the lucky gentleman. a
DEMOCRAT reporter elected the following
particulars regarding this section of coun
try: Some time since Mr.. White, in
company with several other Leadyille
parties, visited these mountains and
prospected for some good claims the La
Sale range was said to possess. They
were successful in locating three fine
mines, all of which look well and show
veins OF ore ranging from IS inches to 5
feet IN width. The assay value shows 40
per cent. copper and $50 in silver, with
gold running from So to 81 per ton.
The ore belts throughout the section
gone over are well defined, and upon full
disclosure they present flattering pros
pect. Within the past few months sew
eral placer claims have been located
The gold being coarser than that found |
s-tUrg Snake R:rvr, it IL, ess7;I,- .,s>,,s.l+ -
saved by the ordinary sluieing process, /
Mr.. White thinks the day is not far dis
tant when this range will be one of the
foremost ore-producing sections of Utah.
There Is some difficulty encountered in
getting to the mines at present, which is
oy gong to Thompson's Springs, thence
o Moab, from which place the mines are
nteen miles distant. A force of men are
low sinking shafts and running tunnels,
no accounts OF an excellent mining sec f
ION are rightly expected in the near fu- +
ure. .
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-01
A CONSPIRACY.
The Federal Fee Fiichers rou"u
Fattening From Facts

There has been so much said OF late
concerning the "fee fends" that DEMO
Graf reporter took it into his head to find
out the amount of fees that the Prose
cuting-Attorney has received since he has
been in office, and he did so. Mr.. Dick
sons commission is dated February l2th,
1884. while the commission of Mr.. Varlan
as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney bears
date of December 18th, 1884. Up to that
time he was meaeIy a partner OF Mr..
Dickson, relationship that had existed
in Nevada, long before either came to
Utah
The total amount of fees that the office
of the Prosecuting Attorney has earned
from February II, 1884, to April /, 1885,
is $4,417.15. This is the amount earned.
There has been received between
those dates of that amount 1851 so.
The salary of the Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney from December 10, 1884, to
April l, 1885, is $4,000, making grand
total of 81, 276. so received by those fiend
ish fee feecers, Messrs. Dickson and
Varian The amounts on file in the
Clerks Office of the District Court do not
show how much of this was received by
Chief Justice Zane, though according to
some of the local papers it must have
been far in excess of the total amount re-
ceived. Of course this is not nearly so
much as the City Attorney has earned in
the same number of months, but that is
al right He is a great Constitutional |
lawyer, for Tullidge's Magazine says so,
md like Salem Scudder's camera, cit |
ant lie -
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-01

philosophy Is to proportion our wants ~, 70
our possessions; cur ainpi''on' " ~
capabilities tou 4,orr per.
mission to sit down, let me thank aes a.
dent Joseph Smith for allowing me 70 70
speak in this chapel. Allow me aiSo ~
thank my Gentle friends who nave
kindly soothed the wounds inflicted upon
me by my Mormon friends, Father
Willis rushed into print that he might
mortify them, but shall survive IN spite
OF all ill-feelings and cranks. / equally
feel obliged to you all for attentlvely rs
tenins to my disquisition on religion.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-01
MEDICAL,
MEDICAL,
DR.. FOOTE, Seniof
Oh 40 Lexington Avenue, New York,
Hereby cautions the public NOE to
Employ or Communicate with a
man styling himself s.Dr. Foot. Jr.,,
without making due inquiry.

rms man came to Salt Lake City representing
himself as the son of DIR. E. b. FooTE of New.
YORK, the well known specialist as Abundant
proved by athdavits. AS rumOrs came info Soit
Lake City from Dakota and Montana from an
expose made there, he changed his base ana
represented himself as the son of a more noted
Speclalist in New York City than DIR. F. r.
TooTE, tne well known author. Mr.. JOHN
IROW, OF the well known TrOW's DIRECTORY in
New YorE City (forty years i'm the directory
Duslness), Ex-Governor FRANK FrITFp az TTfsI9
ana the Hon. ABRAM WAKEMAN for man, Se eS,r',
postmaster in New York CITY also Surveyor 80
the Fort, gave their affidavsts that there Sra no
other doctors in New York by the name Of FooT
OF EOGTE, excepting Dr. T.. b. FOOTE, the autbor
oI Medlcal common Sense" etc. and his two
sons, DIR. +. B. FOOTE, Jr and Dr. HUBFPT n
FoorE. The genuine DR.. FoOTE Jr. will here
AFTER always employ the initials, L. b. i'm desio-
Mating his name. Heretofore he has been
known not only at home but wherever his pnb
ileatlons have been circulated BY the name az
DIT FOoTE, JT. Greater care will be taken bers-
AFTER, IN view of the fact that an unprineinlpd
person has assumed to profit by his and bis
fathers reputation. '0' Ms
Those desiring further and more detailed in
formation in respect to this matter will recei,-a
IL Dy addressing Box 414, Salt Lake CitV Ut.b
PERSONS having information of ADVANTAGES to
plaintiffs win kindly communicate The $40 70 70
J. w. !yey, with Sutherland & MCBRIDE SaIt
Those desiring to consult DIR. Foorp nrosos
siioonaIly or to order remedies should eddress
UT. {. b. FUOIE, Sr., or Dr.. (. B. FOOTE. Ir.
12O Lexington Ave-. New YORK.
consultation Free, in person or by letter
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-01
To the Puhlic.

Subscribers to the DEMOCRAT are re-
spectfully requested to report, without
delay, any neglect in delivering, or any
undue lateness in the delivery of the
paper. A postal card on this subject ad-
dressed to The DEMOCRAT will always
meet prompt attention.