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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16

sam slowly unToIded the wrappers
and laid it, with sort of gasp. in tbs
mans dingy palm. How it glittered in
the gaslight Sam watched it with
eager eyes. ga nice thing to have gone
and given that away again." he said to
himself.
The German looked at the treasure
under the gas-jet for moment. and
touched it with his tongue; then he
threw it down on the counter with o
sort of laugh.
Diamonds, indeed A bit of glass p
'Its no p calculated Sam, with dry
lips. ''You're cheating /"
The man knocked it smartly against
the iron scales. Alas the unfortunate
diamond vanished away into dusty pow
der.
''But the ring .hs.-sss gold |" cried
Sam In despair. 1t was the one last
forlorn hope.
''Take it away: no one would give
you sixpence for it.
Sam picked it up without a word.
When he got outside he flung it into
the nearest gutter. Was it for this he
had cheated Sandy, and made himself
afraid to meet him-for this I? Why
couldn't he have left him to find out the
miserable cheat for himself? It was the
very first time he had ever played
friend shabby trick, and in wrath and
bitterness of spirit Sam registered a
solemn resolution that it should be the
last.
The sight of Sandy's woe-begone
countenance when they met at the
school next morning also helped to
strengthen it. Sam realized, with O
sinking heart, that he would never be
able to explain to him how little cause
for regret he really had. For weeks and
months-even years-he might have to
listen to the lamentations over that un-
paralleIed loss.
They had the conclusion of the Judas
tragedy that morning. The two lads
wandered round the quay afterward al
most in silence, each privately repenting
after his own fashion.
'If had taken that diamond to the
station" soberly remarked Sandy
breaking into long pause, II might
[ might have got three or four pounds
for it, instead of just nothing. 1t served
me right. I'm thinking maybe there
was some allowance to be made Cor
Judas. After all, riches are an awful
knows till they get
them"
"They are," CALCULATED Sam, with
great fervor. "There's no depending
on them, and I'm thinking we'll be just
as we'll without any,"
"Ah, but you never had diamond"
retorted Sandy, with sudden burst of
sorrow for his lost treasure.
''No, never had," was Sans truth
fIIl answer
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
THE WIDOW O'SHA NES RZN7,

Whisht, there Mary Murphy, doan think
me insane,
But I'm dyin' ter tell We of Wilder O'Shane;
She as lives in the attic mkt mine, doan We
know,
An does the foine washin' fer ould Misther
Shnnw.
Wild niver chick nor child ter track in,
Her kitchen is always as nate as pin;
An her cap an her apron is always that
Och, moighty foine gurrul is the Widder
OShane.
An wud ye behave me, on Saturday night
We heard rough stip comm over our flight;
An Mike, me ould man, he jist hOllered to me,
"Look out av the door an see who it moight
be-"
AMI looked, Mary Murphy, an save me if
there
Wasn't Thomas Malone on the uppermost
stair
(Hes the landlord; we've seen him yerseIf. wild
cane),
An he knocked on the door of the Widder
O'Shane.
An whispered to Michael, ''Now, what can
it name
That his worship is calling on Widder
O'Shane %
llnt day comes Friday wild us, doan We see,
80 l knew that it wusn't coliectin he'd be.
'ft must be she owes him some money fer rint,
Though the neighbOrs do say that she pays to
the clint;
You take care of the baby, Michael Brady"
says 1,
"An I'll pape through the keyhole, will, if
die"
The howly saints bliss me what shudnt I see
But the Widder O'Shane sittin' pourin' the tea
An the landlord wus there, Misther Thomas
Malone,
A-slttin' one side ov the table alone.
An he looked at the Widder O'shane, an sez
he
Its privilege great that ye offer ter me;
Fer I've not once sat down by fair womans |
Since 1 sat down by her that I once called me
bride.
An is it ye're poor now, Widder O'Shane? |
1e're dacent woman, both tidy an clane;
IN we're both av US here in the wurruld |
alone
Vud ye think of unitin' wild Thomas Ma
hone ?'
Then the Widder O'Shane put the tea kettle
down,
IN she says, ''Misther Thomas, yer name is a
crown;
take it most gladly"-an' then me ould man
Bridget, cum in here, quick as yer
can."
o then, Mary Murphy, riz off that floor,
IN run into me attic an bolted the door;
n [ sez to me Michael, Snow, isn't it name?
hell have no rint to pay, will that Widder
O'Shane,"
Youths Companion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16

its case, just MS it certainly will in the
moment of temptation, and then meet
it with the weapons furnished by the
Divine armory. Holmes.
CHRISTIAN obligation cannot be made
to accord with law of expediency. The
Christian maxims are: "Do right though
the heavens fall" 'Do right because
you are bound to do right" There is q
world of difference between "You had
better" and ''You are bound to."-E.
l.. PATTEN.
"RELIGroN," said Carlyle, "cannot
pass away. The burning of little
straw may hide the stars of the sky;
but the stars are there, and will reap
pear"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
A Curious Story.
HOW THE CHINESE OF BHAMo OUTWITTED
THE BURMESE COMMANDER.

From Rangoon, the capital of British
Burmah, comes curious story of the
insurrection in the Bhamo district.
During the recent siege of the fortified
town of Bhamo the chinese residents,
who form large part of the population
and live largely by themselves, were
reduced to famine. They sent an envoy
to make terms with the Burmese COM
mander. The latter offered the chinese
5000 rupees and permission to loot
Bhamo on condition that they would
evacuate the town and deliver up the
two leaders of the place. The chinese
answered that they would accept the
Burmese commanders terms if he would
simply so alter them as to allow the
leaders to be delivered dead, the reason
given being that the men could not
possibly be taken alive. To this the
commander assented, and not long after
ward he received the bodies of two dead
men, as he had expected. 1t soon tran
spired that the chinese took their pay,
but made no attempt to carry out their
contract. They stole the carcasses of
two fever victims, and after hacking
them up with knives sent them to the
Burmese commander, who paid for
them as those he had contracted for.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
The Following is Partial List OF my
OFFERINGS OF REAL ESTATE

One dwelling barns sheds etc., suitably di
vded pasture apple running
school house on land that formerly
within onethd e soil strong and productive and farm would
garded selling down.
per year.
buildings good water good price
down. balance per year.
Hyde village suitable laboring man
who wishes and raise his vegetables down.
per year.
good buildings new
and good price per year.
vlage-a desirable
meadow good price $50 per acre b
Will sell part or all
Building Hyde village enterprng
industrious young men raise 200 put
timber lumber nails, SASH
build respectable houses and allow payment therefor
payments parcels
with
o lots s5 800.
village Store"
Block 1t rented for five hundred dollars but
probably the
s2,O down, balance 500 per year.
Sixty Acres Timber Land Johnson This lot
Will
for 1925
saw represented cheap
for desiring logging job Terms and $25
two two dollars NJ reserved until paid
acres lying
mill pond which supplies the H. Hskin $500
800 year. per stumpage
paid for.
One Building Lot Belmont Mass within both the Vt and
the Ftchbug Wavey
year.
An examination of the will believe that have placed
alton much below what judges would but determined to
practicable
examination To either the parcels of real
offered IcnfdnHy recommend AS CHEAP the above
described
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16

A MIR. GILES, of South Carolina, was
suffering very much with earache. He
poured some alcohol in it to deaden the
pain, which failed to have the desired
effect. He then went to the drug
store and asked for something to relieve
him of the earache, when the druggist
gave him o mixture of laudanum and
sweet oil, some of which was dropped
into the ear. The last preparation COM
ing in contact with the alcohol, they
ignited, and Mr.. Giles was almost run
crazy with the burning preparation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
NOTES.

So LONG as we make sport of Staying
man and beast, so long as we choose to
contend rather with our fellows than
with our faults, and make battlefields
of our meadows instead of pastures, so
long, truly, the flaming sword will turn
every way, and the gates of Eden re-
main barred close; till we have sheathed
the sharper flame of our own passions
and broken down the closer gates of
our own rts.-RUsKIN,
THE way to argue down vice is not
to tell lies about ito say that it has
no attractions, when everybody knows
that it has-but rather let it make out
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16

My Calf Skin Business is absorbing my capital time and
attention and having decided to close out all of my other
branches of business we'll 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 low figures and easy terms of
payment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16

A FAMILY. "A man, who is wanted III
Albany on a charge of bigamy, was ar
rested at Ballston on suspicion OF steal
inc a horse. It is alleged that he has
one wife in Albany, one at Saratoga, and
and three at Ballston.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
INNOCENT CHILDHOOD.

Fond mother-What dear, sweet
little fellow Bobby is He asked me
last night if he were to die and go to
heaven if l thought God would let him
play with the stars.
Father (turning his boot upside down
and shaking it violently)-Now, who put
that tooth brush and powder in there
Fond mother (resignedly)-Oh, sup
pose it was Bobby.-N Y, Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
WHAT WE WASTE,

DR.. Smyth, of New Haven, in con-
cluding his series of sermons on social
ism, made this remark: "America wastes
enough yearly to feed the thousands who
are now said to be out of employment
The time may yet come when it shall be
considered practical somewhere in the
course of the education which State
gives to the people to teach girls how to
extract the greatest amount of nutriment
from the common materials of food, and
careful statistician justly remarks that
whoever can teach the masses of the
people how to get five cents worth a
day more comfort or force out of the
food which one consumes will add to
their productive power what would be
equal to one thousand million dollars o
year in value.'"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16

THE SEASONS.
l. The winters almost past, the time
is coming fast that brings the genial
sunshine bright and clear, clear, clear,
and paragraphers gay will shortly put
away the sealskin joke until another
year, year, year.
2. The coal man and the plumber, all
through the coming summer, will be
allowed to take a well-earned rest, rest,
rest, and, springing from its tomb, the
ice cream joke will boom in new and
handsone garments gsyl. ~4ossed,
dressed, dressed.
3. The picnic sandwich, too, exist
ence will renew, and jokers on its make
up will descant, cant, cant, declaring it
is made of neither ham nor bread, but
from the hardest kind of adamant, mant,
mant.
4. Then, both in prose and verse, the
jokers will rehearse the tale anent the
lovers who till late, late, late, sit on the
stoop and spoon, or meath the silver
moon together swing upon the garden
gate, gate, gate.
5. But this is merely done for pur-
poses of fun, intended as little harm
less chaff, chaff, chaff-no malice in the
play-to drive dull care away, and make
the melancholy person laugh, laugh,
laugh.-BOstOa Courier.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
NEVER SURE ANY MORE.

A certain official has an old colored
man in his Office who builds fires,
sweeps out and holds the fort while the
official goes out to "see man," or on
other business. The other day visitor
met the old darkey on the street.
"Sam," he called to him, sis Mr.. x.
in his office ?"
eyes, sab; leas' ways he war when I
come away"
"Well, I've got to go up to the next
square; do you think he'll be there when
1 get back %
81 don't know bout dat, sab. Yo'
see. boss, hits gittin' mighty nigh on
ter de time when yo' can't fin no Pub
licans in dar offices, an Ise a little
shaky ebery time 1 leabes de boss dat
when 1 come back dar'lI be some Dino
crat er uddah settin' in his cheer, jis
ez if he owned the whole shebang. Yo'
bettah go now, sab, an be sho' Nv i'm. :"
-Mercha1lt Traveller.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
CARROLL S. PAGE.

Hyde Park, Vt, Feb 2, 1856.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
ONLY AN ORANGE BLOSSOM.

A young lady residing in Phenix re-
ceived from friend travelling in Florida
box filed with orange blossoms and
leaves, which were as fresh as when
gathered. They came by mail, packed
| in cotton. A sarcastic gentleman, on
| viewing them, said Il thought wheI
| girls had bouquets of orange blossoms
around there was always man in full
dress suit aud bridemaids and a clergy
man; but you don't seem to have these
needed accessories. 1.-THE person who
sent the blossoms omitted to send a
bridegroom" quickly replied the girl;
''but I'll write and ask him to send an
alligator; that will have more brains
than some men I've seen. n."-PrOVidenc
Journal.
NOT DIRECT REFERENCE.
Dumley (to landlady)-Dr. B. was
asking after you to-day, Mrs. Hen.
bricks.
Mrs. endricks-Thanks the doctor
is very kind.
Dumley-He boarded with you at one
time, did he not?
Mrs. Hendricks-He took table board
only for little while, but he found the
location rather inconvenient. Did he
refer to boarding with me?
Dumley--No, not directly. He gave
me prescription, and, when L asked
MIN if 1 should take it before or after
meals, he said it wouldn't make th>
slightest difference,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
SOUND AND SENSE.

"Who is that new man that opened a
wood yard or something on Second
street and bought bill of goods of us
last Saturday? ?" asked old Hyson; "T've
lost his card and forgotten his name"
81 don't know" replied the office
boy.
WELL" said the old man, "I hate to
ask him. Run down to the corner and
see what is on his sign; that'n give it.
Presently the boy came back.
Cline and COAL" he said.
And old Hyson calmly charged the
bill up to Lyman Cole.-BWdette.
FURTHER COMMENT UNNECESSARY.
A Washington hotel keeper was boast
ing of the amount of money he had made
during Inauguration week.
"What do you think of that ?" he said,
turning to a stranger.
The stranger lifted his shoulders, but
made no reply.
"Deu't you think that's doing pretty
we'll ?" persisted the hotel man.
"My wife's a runnin' boardin' house
in New Orleans" said the stranger SEN
tentiously, and then the Washington
man was silent.
BE DIDN MARRY FOR BEAUTY.
81 hear that Swarkins is married
again."
Eyes, he's hitched again for fact"
"Have you seen his wife?"
"Yes."
SIS she good-looking ?"
ooh, no; she's very plain body, but
as strong as an OK. You see, he didn't
care so much for beauty. What he
wanted was a woman who could dig
potatoes and make them youngsters of
his walk the chalk"
MOTHERS POEM ON BABY.
A young mother sends us a poem
upon ''Baby." 1t is certainly gem.
The only fault we have to find with it is
that of sacrificing melody to hard sense.
The third stanza is a striking instance
of this:
Doxery doodle-um dinllle-um dun,
Tum to its mozzery muzzery mum;
Tizzery izzery, boozery boo,
No baby so sweet and so pity as 90.
-TTptOu Mems
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-16
TIE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE FIND IN TUEl THIS
WEEK TO SMILE OVER.

Not in his Ofice-A Street ROmance-Inno-
cent ChildhOod-Fuu in Boston, Etc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
From MaIseilleS.

MARsEILLEs, July 17-The Marseilles
Mfg. Go. will put in new 24inch iron
shaper and new self-feed drill next week
Rev. Mr.. Harper, a resident of India iol
the past eleven years, and brother of
Mrs. James and Mrs. Alexander Rolla, will
preach in the Congregational church Sun
day morning In the afternoon he will
give lecture pertaining to his work th,r
as missionary. He is in the employ Of
the Scotch Presbyterian Foreign Mission
airy Association, and is now on vacation on
half pay.
The Sabbath school concert at the Uni
versalist church last Sunday evening was a
success
The saloons are running, but we haven't
seen any improvement In the business. In
fact, there is no material difference. The
board has some money on hand, and why
don't they fix sidewalks and places in roads
that need it? They seem TO be tempori-
sing, fearing that the temperance party
have some hook they haven't thrown, and
they want to see what it is
Eugene j. Hall, of Chicago, gives one OF
his humorous entertainments here on
Tuesday evening, July 81, at Washington
Hall He is we'll spoken OF by those who
have heard him.
The painting Of the old Marston build
ing adds considerably to its appearance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18
From Ophir.

OrHIR, July 13.-The splendid rains for
the past week or more have caused all vege-
tation and crops to loom up splendidly.
Corn is doing well, in fact is doing good,
and the outlook at present is for large
crop.
Mr.. Christian Zorn gave birthday party
Wednesday evening in honor of his son
Henry. A large crowd was present, and
dancing, Teasing and merry making was
the order of the day The Triumph Band
took part and played some very fine selec.
tions. The supper served was delicious,
and | thank the host kindly for his kind.
ness to myself and party and hope Henry
may have many happy returns of birth
days.
Work on the |. 81 n. will soon be finish.
ed here-that is, the grading part. We
shall feel lonesome when the boys leave
as they have made many friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis p. Riebesheimer,
from Bakersfield Cal, who spent the week
past with his sister, Mrs. Herger, have gone
to Chicago to spend few days with
friends. From there they go east, to take
in Cleveland, Cincinnati and New York.
Mr.. Riebesheimer is manager of the Ba-
kersfeld Brewery, is a thorough gentleman
and fine business man His wife Is the
estimable daughter of Mr.. Miller, the pre-.
prietOr of the brewery. Pedro wishes them
hosts of fun.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

EDS FREE TRADER:-I notice it is in
timated in the Marseilles paper that the in
junction against the bridge there was an
act of spite. The real cause is the injustice
the citizens of Marseilles have perpetrated
on the citizens of the township of Rutland.
They have attempted to compel the people
of the township of Rutland to pay rs per
cent of the two towns appropriation, while
not one person, outside of the city, in the
township of Rutland is in the least benefit
ed, except through the general benefit all
bridges are to the public. When first pc
titioned to call an election to borrow money
to build said bridge, the commissioners Of
the township Of Rutland refused to Gail the
election unless the corporation would pay
five hundred dollars to help pay the extra
amount that Rutland would have to pay by
paying pro rata with Fall River. This
proposition the city of Marseilles refused
and brought about a clamor and pressure
that the commissioners could not stand
But by that time the board of supervisors
were on their last days session and it had
to go over, and another election was called
and carried without opposition.
There was q general feeling that people
that had asked for SO much would be will
ing to allow their neighbors some small
privileges. Although the curses were deep
but silent we did not interfere. But how
different was the case when they were
asked to vote 81 800 to build $4,000
bridge across Fox River at Dayton? The
citizens of Dayton had guaranteed to pay
$1,000 Of the township of Rutlands one.
fourth, This bridge was voted down in
the first district by large majority. 1t
was all right to pay rs per cent. for the
Marseilles bridge, but to expend 30 per
cent. for the Dayton bridge was entirely
useless, as viewed by the city of Marseilles.
The reasons why the injunction suit was
brought are, list, the people of Rutland
township think they ought not to be taxed
for the benefit Of the city of Marseilles,
when the people of that city are not willing
to assist the township Of Rutland I'd, the
people of Marseilles did not proceed legal
ly with their election.
ELIAS TRUMBO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

A meeting of the Ottawa bar was held
on Saturday, of last week, to hear the re-
port of the committee on resolutions re-
specting the death of Hon. Washington
Bushnell, which will be formally presented
at some future time. In presenting the
resolutions Judge Leland spoke as follows
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: Having known the de-
ceased for more than thirty years, it may
be expected that | should say few words
upon presenting to the bar the resolutions
of the committee. | have been well &C
quainted with Mr.. Bushnell since he COM
menced practising law in this court in the
year 1858 For about one half of this time
| held the Office of Circuit Judge, and, of
course, had good opportunity to observe
his conduct as a member of the bar, and to
Judge of the ability with which he dis
charged his professional duties, and of the
propriety of his department while thus
employed. His demeanOr in court was al.
ways dignified, courteous and respectful,
and before his physical power was i'm
paired and his spirits depressed by i'll
ness he was an unusually well developed
man, bodily and mentally, In both these
respects he was man of great force aid
energy, we'll proportional physically, al d
with cOuntenance indicating intellectual
ability, his personal appearance was i'm
pressive. Those of my brethren here as
sembled who have known him only since
his vital force has been impaired, cannot
we'll form an opinion as to the strength
and vigor of his earlier life, or of his skill
and ability in the trial of the many impOr-
tant cases in which lie was employed. AL
though the deceased was one who read
much, and who was well versed in the sci
ence of the law, and other knowledge to be
found in books, his strong point as lawyer
was in his great persuasive power while
addressing jury. He we'll understood hui
man nature, and the means to be used to
Influence his fellow men by convincing
their judgment, or arousing their sympa-
thy. He was himself of ardent tempera-
ment and of strongly sympathetic nature,
and the contagious warmth of his pathos
often had an effect which an address solely
to the reason would have failed to produce
He was able and eloquent as an advocate
in courts of justice, and as a public speak
er, In addresses on\political subjects, as we,
who have known him long and have heard
him often, remember well.
In the official positions which he has
he'd, he performed his duties ably and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-18

Delos Robinson, the Sheridan postmaster,
has been removed on the ground of offensive
partisanship. One of the charges made against
him was that during a Cleveland and Hen
bricks meeting last fall in Sheridan he was
one of party who frequently interrupted the
proceedings, singing indecent songs and act
ing in manner unbecomng an official of the
government. His successor is j. G. Morahn,
Jr. The first democratic official appointed in
the county, under the new administration is
Erick salisbury at Norway, which was made
Wednesday.