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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
Bad for the Immigrants.

The Toronto (Ontario) Globe says:
The following sad story was told by a
respectable looking man who appeared
at the police court in Hamilton the
other day, charged with vagrancy:
'I never had such hard time in all
my life as L have experienced this sea-
son. About three months ago L came
out from the old country, deluded by
the stories of plenty of work and good
times. Since my arrival I have not been
able to get hands turn to do. l am
no ordinary mechanic, either. My name
is Charles Bentley. Ten years ago L
was brought out from England to place
the machinery in the Dundas Cotton
Mills three years ago ! crossed the
ocean to discharge like duty at the On
tario Cotton Mills. l am not man who
drinks. The fact of my being in the
cells is voluntary on my part. l charged
myself with vagrancy, because I could
get no employment throughout On
tario,"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
Fine Sentiments to Order.

A rather funny thing in connection
with the suit of breach of promise
brought by Miss Fortescue against Lord
Garmoyle comes to me from across the
water. When the case was brought up
in court, letter from the lady to her
betrothed was read, and it expressed
sentiments of such a lofty character that
a very profound impression was made
upon everybody, even to the Judge
who heard them. 1t raised the young
lady very highly, in fact, in the estima-
ton of the whole public. But the
letter is now found to have been copied
varbatim from book of correspondence,
where it appears under the head of
Letters from a young lady on receipt
of valuable gift" Everybody in Lon
don is said to be laughing over the
discovery. But as Miss Fortescue has
received her $50, 900, she will probably
not be much affected. Boston Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
THE OLD ATTIC ROOM.

remember the dear old attic room,
Where slept when a little boy,
In the farmhouse over beside the hill.
When life was perfect joy,
remember the chairs so old and quaint,
And the bed whereon I slept,
And the chest of drawers beside the door.
Where the apples were always kept.
remember well how the early sun
Through the window small would stray.
And how the bird in the tree outside
Would warble his morning lay.
And how my mothers 'eTime to get up p'
On my needless ear would fall,
And the unpfetentious print that hung
So erookedly on the wall.
remember the ceiling, cracked and low,
Where punches of peppers hung,
And the old green curtain that would't roll up
But IN every wild breeze swung.
remember the barrels with stovepipes filed
And various other things.
And the memory OF this dear Old room
Remembrance also brings
Of the nights had of innocent rest;
What wouldn't give to be
again III thoSe rosy, ooyhood dreams,
wanderer happy and free?
And on its carpetless floor to romp,
merry and boisterous boy,
And see my little sister play
With her latest painted toy?
The room was not fair to lookAupon,
But to me twas a jolly nest
All, that now as then could lay me down,
It's tired and willing guest;
And dream the dreams that then dreamt
In the nights - cool and STILL
On thsa Iely bed in that attic room
IP~~.Ie farmhouse by the hill
PELEG HEM.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
Not Life Insurance.

"Well, Mr.. Yager, l called to see II I
couldn't insure your life in our company,
one of the best and safest in the world. 3"
"You want my life inschure, hay ?"
yes, and on easy terms"
''How long you inschure my life ?"
"Well, it's this way: You pay so much
a year as dues, and should you die your
wife and family will get So, ,OOO."
"You don'd den my life ged inschured,
hain't it ?"
"Of course we can't insure you against
death; that is something beyond the
power of man."
"Den What you call him a life in
schurance company fur, hay?'
''Well, that is the name they have,
and"
"Holdt on, schtop Go NIT yerself
slow, young mans. I dells you some
dings. Dem don'd vas no inschurance
companies; dem peen all deadth in
schurance companies. You don'd gan'd
foolish me, und don'd it fongot you."-
Kentucky State Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
OF for Africa.
FAMILIES WHO SAILED FOR THAT DARK
CONTINENT.

PARTY OF MISSIONARIES AND THEIR
FAMILIES WHO SAILED FOR THAT DARK
CONTINENT.
Two score or men, women ana cnIIareII
N homely garb went down the long pier
If the Inman line, surrounded by hun
lred enthusiastic Methodists from
Brooklyn. They struggled up the gang
plank of the City of Montreal. The
people in homely garb were the mission
.ries who are going to join Bishop Will
liam Taylor and penetrate Central
Africa under the direction of the Method
ist Church. The 100 Methodists who
came to see them off stood around them
on the uppe, deck of the steamship un-
til the bitter wind impelled them to go
below. There they remained until
bell tangled and stout officer shouted
"All ashore p
Then men, women, and children en-
braced and kissed and cried, and all the
Brooklyn Methodists ran down the gang
plank onto the pier. The voyagers, ex-
cept the children, got upon small
mountain of baggage, sang eve will
meet on that beautiful Shore" and waved
their hats and handkerchiefs. The hun.
dred Methodists on shore also sang and
waved their hands and anything that
was in them.
A tug pulled the big ship out into the
stream. The Methodists immediately
ran to the end of the pier and stood
there in the bitter winter breeze until
the voyagers, singing all the while, were
undistinguishable.
They expect to get to the Portuguese
seaport Loanda, about two hundred
miles south of the Congo, in about five
weeks. From Loanda they intend to go
by boat 120 miles up the Cuanza River.
They expect to travel the rest of the
ZOO miles in the heart of Africa on
foot
Miss Myers, one of the party, received
a telegram telling her of her fathers
death, but she said that would not keep
her home. Several members of the
party have gone on in advance, and
among them are Bishop Taylor and DIR.
Somers. Bishop Taylor expects to pre-
side at missionary conference in Mon
rovia, Liberia, and to join his party in
Loandd. DR.. Somers is in England col
lecting information that viii be service
able during the march into the interior.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
Twenty-Six Years in Chancery.

The latest volume of the Pennsylvania
reports contains the decision of the Su-
preme Court in a suit brought before
the war by Asa Packer against his part
ners for an accounting. Justice Paxson
begins his opinion of nearly fifty pages
with this explanation
'It is now over twenty-six years since
this proceeding was commenced in the
court below. During that time the
three principal parties and several of
the eminent counsel concerned in the
cause have been removed by death.
The paper books, Masters report, the
arguments before the Master, the testi-
mony and exhibits, occupy twelve
printed volumes. It was stated in the
argument at the Bar that the expenses
of the litigation when it reached
this court had amounted to over one
million dollars. 1t involves many mill
ions more. I mentioned these circum-
stances merely by way of apology for
consuming nearly the whole of my sum-
mer vacation with the examination and
study of the case"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19

rafting at the stairway door, kept UP
by Grandmother Kesley, who had been
alarmed by her granddaughter scream.
Isabel could only gasp out the half
audible syllables:
ooh, Fred Fred Hensley how could
you frighten me so?"
Open the door, some one p squeaked
Mrs. Kesley. "Murder Thieves
Fire Robbery Let me in, say p'
Grandmother, don't be frightened, "
cried Isabel. tremulously, SITS only
Fred -
"And," added the stranger, blandly,
Erred will be very happy to unbolt the
door any moment you are willing to sat
isfy your agreement I"
What agreement" ?" demanded Mrs.
Kesley.
THAT if once found my way inside
your door might have Isabel and vel
comet"
81 never said SO ~ cried the old lady.
But you wrote so, said Fred, calm.
Iy, "and have it down in black and
white p
Grandmother Kesley made no attempt
to deny her own 'hand-of-write, but
changed her tactics with laudable promp-
titude.
"Isabel, are you going to keep me
here in the cold all night? Why don't
you open the door ?''
81 can't, grandmother - faltered Isa-
bel, her cheeks radiant with bushes.
Erred won't let me stir p
(But then she didn't try very hard y
"Ill tell you what, ma'am," said Mr..
Hensley politely, ''I shall be delighted
to release you at any moment you will
say Yes to my suit for Isabel ~
There was a moments meditative
silence, and then Grandmother Kesley
sensible to the last, uttered the fateful
eyes p
And when she emerged from her state
of siege on the stair way, the only OBJ
she hazarded was:
"Young folks will be young folks
and there amt no use fghtin' against
Fate p
''And I thought you were robber T
said Isabel, looking with timid happiness
into her lovers eyes, "come to steal
Kesley's jewels !"
$50 I am '' said Fred, smiling. "And
have stolen the very brightest of them
all !"
When Frederic Hensley went away,
a fortnight afterward, he took Isabel
Darling with him as his bride, and
Kesley's wedding present
was the wooden box of antique treas
ures, gold beads, amethyst necklace and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19

peller. He had glass filed with some
sort of liquor. It was New England
rum, small cask of which he had acci-
dentalIy found among the stores. He
told mehe had given the engineer some,
and asked me to drink it. He said he
hadn't the least idea that it would do US
any good, but it could be no worse if We
tried it. Gardner went around through
the steerage and dealt out rum to all
who were sick. What the virtues of the
liquor were and why they counteracted
the deadly effects of the disease nor no
one else ever knew. I did not die, the
engineer-Billy Curtis was his name
did not die, and there were sever2 |
among the emigyants who were saved by
using the rum. About the same time
that the rum came into service Gardner
discovered what the probable origi of
the fatal malady was. He found among
the stores of the emigrants a barrel of
fish which they had been using. The
fish were putrid.
"We reached Milwaukee in the even
ing, and there were ten or twelve dead
emigrants on board at the time. The
Captain sent for physicians. The phys
clans decided that the disease was some
species of fever common to ships where
passengers were closely quartered, but
its exact nature they could not deter
mine. The news of the terrible state of
affairs on board the propeller was not
long in getting abroad, and no one, not
even the officers, would be given quar-
ters anywhere in the city, and all were
driven back to the melancholy surround
ings on board. Next morning the
authorities ordered the vessel to be
moved far out from the dock. This was
done. A new element then appeared in
the unfortunate situation, which for a
time threatened serious trouble. The
Swedes living in and about Milwaukee
were mede acquainted with affairs, and
they came to the dock 500 strong. They
sent word to the Captain of the propeller
that if he would run his vessel in to the
dock they would prevent any interfer
ence with his landing. For while
riot seemed inevitable, but it was finally
agreed between the Captain and the
that he might land his pas
sengers on scows, which were towed to
an old storehouse on the outskirts of the
city. Three other deaths occurred
among the emigrants before they were
finally permitted to have their freedom.
Out of the $50 Swedes that left Buffalo
only G5 reached their destination. The
of the unfortunate emil
grants was made still greater by the
baseness of Jansen, the agent having
them in charge. Before the survivors
were able to look after their interests
Jansen disappeared, taking with him the
100000 belonging to the party. He
was never heard of afterward that I
ever learned"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
The Gentleman had Voted.

A Washington correspondent says.
Many anecdotes have been told of the
Observation-Disclosures of Congressman. I
saw funny instance of it the other day
in the House. They were calling the
roll, and came to the name of York, of
North Carolina. He was very busy
writing. When the call was finished,
Mr.. York rose and stated that he would
like to vote and that he did not hear his
name called.
"The gentIeman's name was called, y
promptly replied the Speaker, ''and he
voted in the affirmative"
The old gentlemen from North Caro-
lima looked little foolish, but finally
joined in the laughter at his expense.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
NANKIN'S PORCELAIN TOWER.
Wonderful Work of Architectural Art
Erected Ont of FiIiaI Piety.

Wonderful Work of Architectural Art
Erected Ont of FiIiaI PIety.
The city of Nankin, once the capital
of China, has for centuries been famous
to the "barbarians" of the outer world for
its porcelain tower "a relic of the
splepdor of its ancient days before
Pekin usurped it's dignity as the seat of
the empire. The place is now, to
great extent, city of ruins, and the
city proper has shrunk to one-fourth
of its former dimensions. The porcelain
tower was built quite early in the
fifteenth century by order of the En-
peror Yung Ioh, and as a mark of filial
piety. It was a monument to the
memory of his mother and he determined
that its beauty should as far eutshine
that of any similar memorial as the
transcendant virtues of the parent, i'll
her sons eyes, surpassed those of the
rest of her sex. No expense was spared
in its erection, and its total cost is esti-
mated at more than three-quarters of
was commenced at noon on certain
day in 1413, and occupied nearly twenty
years in its completion. The total
height of the Porcelain tower was not
more than 200 feet, OF about equal to
that of the monument of London, and
ii was faced from top to bottom with
the finest porcelain, glazed and colored.
1t consisted of nine stories, surmounted
by spire, on the summit of which was
ball of brass, richly gilt. From this
ball eight iron chains extended to as
as many projecting points on the roof
and from each chain was suspended a
bell, which hung over the face of the
tower. The same arrangement was car
ried out in every story. These bells added
much to the graceful appearance of the
tower, breaking its otherwise formal
and monotonous outline. Round the
outer face of each story were several
apertures for lanterns, and when these
were all illuminated, we are told, in the
magniloquent language of the Chinese
historian, that 'their light illuminated
the entire heavens shining into the
hearts of men, and eternally removing
human misery p 1t is not difficult to
imagine, however, that the appearance
of the tower on such an occasion must
have been beautiful in the extreme.
On the top of the tower were placed
two large brazen vessels and a bowl,
which together contained various costly
articles, in the nature of an Offering and
charm to avert evil influences. Among
these were pearls of various colors, each
supposed to possess miraculous proper
ties, together with other precious stones
.-and-a quantity of gold and silver. In
this connection, designed to represent
the best treasures of the State, were
also placed box of tea, some pieces of
silk, and copies of some ancient Chinese
writings. The tower was demolished
by the Taeping rebels in Is 53.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
THE NEWSPAPER LOBBY. .
IL Made COIfax Vice-President and Then
Deserted Him.
[From the New York Honr I

[From the New York Hour.l
The late Schuyler Colfax was at one
time the favorite of the newspaper cor.
respondents in Washington. An old
journalist, they were proud of his success
in Congress, and it was mainly through
their efforts that he was made Speaker
of the House. For years and years his
praise was sounded in nearly every
newspaper in the country, until at the
close of the angry administration of
Andrew johnson he was the most popu-
lar man in the Republican party for the
Vice Presidency, with General Grant for
| President.
In March, 1869, before Mr.. Colfax
had been month in the chair of the
Vice-President, he said to correspond
ent, that ',tthssssS t5hsssS SreEaS55Hdsnts must not
in the future expect That he could visit
them at their offices, the etiquette of
his position forbiddmg any such con-
descension on his part" Vice President
Colfax's name began to drop out of the
special dispatches from the Capital, and
when the Republican Convention which
renominated General Grant met in Phil
adelphia in the summer of 1872, there
appeared there powerful ''lobby" of
resolute, bitter, vindietiye, tireless news
paper men, working as one man against
Colfax and in favor of Henry Wilson, of
Massachusetts, as the candidate for the
Vice-Presidency.
MIR. Colfax was strong. He was pop
ular with the politicians. From the
very start he had nearly one-halt the
delegates. Colfax, however, was beaten
in the organization of the Convention.
although neither he nor his friends
knew it. Mr.. Orr, of South Carolina,
afterward Minister to Russia and now
dead, and Judge Settle, of North Caro-
lima, were the leading candidates for the
Presidency of the Convention. Orr
was supported by the Colfax party and
Settle by those in favor of Wilson. In
the caucus the contest between these
gentlemen was tie. The correspondents
prevailed upon "Boss" Shepherd, of
Washington, to change his vote, and
Settle became President of the Con-
vention. The understanding with Settle
Oh the part of some of the correspond
ents was that if Colfax did not get the
nomination on the first ballot, he would
recognize the delegate to be selected bv
them before the vote was declared. Col
fax and Wilson led all their competitors
for the nomination, but neither had a
majority. A wild scene followed the
close of the roll-call. Fifty men were
on their feet shouting for recognition at
the President for the purpose of chang
ing from one candidate to another. Set
tie kept his word and recognized the
chairman of the Virginia delegation,
4 Mr.. Popham. The delegation from
hat State had split its vote between
Colfax and Wilson. Popham, without
his associates, threw the vote
Of Virginia solid for Wilson, and several
of the other States. fo.e-.or5o5 hAr example.
The lndians men yAfnIy endeavored to i
stem the tide. Wilson was nominated, |
and the Washingtole correspondents who |
had helped to make Colfax Speaker and |
were mainly instrument |
tai in unmaking him. He never forgave |
them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
Public Instruction in New Jersey.


The report of the State Superintend-
ent of Public instruction of New
Jersey has been filed 1t states as
the amount of money appropriated by
the State for the support of public
schools, 81, ,496, 968; the township
school tax, S35, 96O.O5; surplus revenue,
$32, ,551.3l district and city tax for
teachers salaries, 1923, 1856 go; district
and city tax for building and repairing
school-houses, 1924, S45 IA; total amount
for all school purposes, 50, ,413, ,876. 10.
The value of school property is $780,
807; the number of school houses, l,596;
cost of education per pupil, based on
total school census, 1886; and the
number of children the school-houses
will seat. 193.803.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19

HOTEL FARE.-A correspondent at
New Orleans writes that at one of the
hotels rear room, four flights up, is in
voiced at $3. so per day, life-preserving
breakfast for $l50, dinner of moderate
proportions 50 so. And yet it was an
nounced that the hotels would not ad-
vance their rates,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19

LOSSES BY FLooDs.-The signal Office
at Washington has published a pam
phlet in regard to the river floods OF
1882, which contains well-digested in-
formation and instructions toward a sys-
tenn OF warnings which may prove of
service in future. The statement is
made that the high waters of that year
destroyed property worth about nine and
half millions of dollars in Tennessee,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana.
while the loss of life was hundred and
forty-eight.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19

A GooD IDEA.-It might be good
plan to pay premiums to married couples
who dwell together more than a certain
number of years,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19

HIGH and low church troubles are
breaking out again in England,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-25
LOCAL NEWS.
CRY zzB County.
Here and There.
commencement Day At 81. johns.

Commencement Day at ST. Johns.
The commencement exercises ofSt
Johns College took place this MORN
ing at Mcdowell Hall. Although
the sky was over cast with low
ering and threatening clouds, the hall
was crowded with an intelligent au-
dience to witness the closing exercis-
es Of st. Johns for the year 1885.
The order Of exercises was opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Williams,
followed by music by the band. The
following orations were then delivered
by the graduates Salutatory oration,
Henry B. Gorgas, Philadelphia, Pa,
Music Charles Brewer, Annapolis,
Md; tThe Wars of the Roses y Chas.
"A. jacob, Annapolis, Nd; "The
Study of History-Its Importance, VI
Harwood Iglehart, Annapolis, Nd; j;
"Talleyrand," j. L. Chew, Prince
George County, Md; THE College
STUDENT win Il. ShOber, Cumber-
land Nd; 1.-THE Press" and the
"Valedictory Grafton, y were deliver
ed by Benz. p. Truitt, Quantico,
Wicomico County, Md. Awarding
Of certificates of distinction, and con-
ferring of degrees were then made
upon the following young gentlemen :
Bachelor of arts-Henry b Gorgas,
of Philadelphia; Pa; Benjamin Par
ker Truitt, of Wicomico county, Nd;
Proficient in physics and chemistry,
English, drawing and law-Charles
Brewer, of Annapolis. Proficient in
mathematics, history, English and
law, physics and chemistry, French
and. German-John Levi Chew,
Prince Georges county. Proficient
in physics, chemistry and French,
and distinguished proficient in his
tory, English and law. Harwood
Iglehart, of Annapolis. Proficient in
physics and advanced chemistry, and
in history, English and law-Will b.
Shober, of Cumberland, Md. Dis
tinguished proficient in French
Henry B. Gorgas. Proficient in
physics, chemistry and German
Charles A. jacob, of Annapolis.
Proficient in military science and toe.
tics Charles Brewer, j. Z. Chew,
Fl. B. Gorgas, B. p. Truitt.
The orators were warmly applaud
ed, and the stage was filled with
handsome bouquets Of flowers that
were thrown to the graduates by
their lady friends. Besides the grad.
uates on the platform, and President
Hopkins, were Profs. Davis, Phillips,
Hall, Hagner, and j. Schaaff Stocket
VIM. Harwood, Sprigg Harwood and
w. I. Iglehart.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-25
Court OF Appeals.

The Court of Appeals to-day ad.
journed till the 18th Of July when TIE
judges will meet to consult over cases
in which opinions have not yet been
filed. There are ten Of these, inclnd.
ing the Annapolis and EIkridge Rail.
road case. The court has oYerruled
motion for re-argument in the viii.
liams deed Of trust case, which had
been decided in favor of the son
against the father.