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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
DEATH.DEALING DISH-CLOTHS.
Tidy HOusekeeper Disguised at What
She Found in the Kitchen.

A tidy housekeeper, writing in a
western magazine, expresses the follow
ing very plain views on homely but
important subject. she says:
81 had some neighbors once, clever,
good sort of folks. One fall four of
them were sick at one time with typhoid
fever. The doctor ordered the vinegar
barrels whitewashed and threw about
forty cents worth of carbolic acid into
the swill-pail and departed. went into
the kitchen to make cruel. 1 needed a
dish-cloth and looked around and found
several, and such 'ragsp burned them
all and called the daughter of the house
to get me a dish-cloth. She looked
around on the tables.
Why, she said, there was about a
dozen here this morning. and she
looked ii the wood-box and on the man
tle-piece and felt in the dark corner of
the cupboard.
Well, I said, I saw some old black
rotten rags lying around and I burned
them, for there is death in such dish
cloths as these, and you must never use
them again.
81 took turns at nursing that family
four weeks, and I believe those dirty
dishcloths were the cause of all that
hard work. Therefore, I say to every
housekeeper, Keep your dishcloths
clean. You may wear your dresses
without ironing, your sun-bonnets with
out elastics, but you must keep your
dIshcloths clean. You may only comb
your hair on Sundays, you may not
wear collar unless you go from home,
but you must wash your dishcloth. You
may only sweep the floor when the sign
gets right ; the windows don't need
washing, you can look out at the door
that spider web on the front porch don't
hurt anything; but, as you love your
lives, wash out your dishcloth. Let the
foxtail get ripe in the garden (the seed
is foot deep, anyway; let the holes in
the heels of your husbands footrags go |
/; let the sage go ungathered; =;
let the children's shoes go two Sundays
without backing; let two hens sit four
weeks on one wooden egg; but do wash
your dishcloths. Eat without table |
cloth wash your faces and let them dry:
do without a curtain for your windows
and cake for your tea, but, for heavens
sake, keep your dishcloths Clean"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
At the Front.

"Among the first who were killed."
say the dispatches from the battlefield
in the desert, "were Mr.. Cameron, the
special correspondent of the London
Standard, and Mr.. Herbert, the special
correspondent of the London Post"
These two heroic men sacrificed their
lives in pursuit of news. Mayhap the
average newspaper reader who finds it
SO easy to speak in disparagement of
newspapers and of the newspaper men
will pause for single moment and ask
himself whether his grocer, his lawyer,
or his minister would have thus readily
imperiled his life for his pleasure or
profit. .-NeU York Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
The Color Line in Massachusetts.

Judge Parmenter, of Boston, Mass,
gave a decision in the case Of Richard
s. Brown, q well-known colored man,
against Joseph Hawes, Treasurer of the
Wnslow Skating Rink, fining Hawes
sixteen dollars and costs. Brown visited
the rink with two children, but was not
allowed to purchase admission tickets.
Upon demanding the reason for this dis
elimination Brown was forclbly eIected
from the premises.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
TWO BRAVE YOUNG GIRLS.
How They RepuIsed a Gang of Burglars
until Friends Game To the Rescue.

Two young ladies, the Misses Idalie
and Jeanne Guthrie, living few miles
east of Erie, Pa, had thrilling expert
ence with band of masked burglars
The sisters had been left in charge of
their home, their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elisha Guthrie, having been decoyed to
jamestown, N. Y, by a spurious dis
patch, and soon after dark four masked
men knocked at the door and demanded
admittance. The house being strong
and well secured owing to its lonely sit
uation, the girls resolved to stand the
siege. They barricaded the doors and
windows with furniture, a precaution al
most unnecessary owing to the strength
of the locks, bolts. and bars with which
the lower part of the house was secured.
The burglars tried every horrible threat
that suggested itself to induce the young
ladies to surrender, but the heroic girls
held out resolutely. The men COM
menced to file away the staples or bars
of lower window, which had the effect
of greatly terrifying though not of sub
DUNG the fair defenders. Their young
er brother, Henry, was absent at the
home of a schoolmate named Higgins,
between whose house and the Guthrie
home was telegraphic connection, the two
boys having fixed the wires and batteries
for the purpose of studying telegraphy.
Miss Jeanne, who had also acquired a
knowledge of telegraphy, rushed to her
brothers room and frantically called him
up, in the hope of transmitting intelli-
gence of their danger and obtaining help
from the Higgins folks. But to their
dismay there was no response to their
calls, and it was evident that Henry had
left, and was on his way home, which
was the case, his friend accompanying
him part of the way. In the meantime,
the burglars had succeeded in partially
cutting away the fastenings, and the
girls began to lose all hope. In the dis
tance they could see the light of their
young brothers lantern, as he came
across the fields, a circumstance that in
tensifed their terror, believing the vii
lains would kill him. In their telegraph
studies they had practiced signaling or
conversing in many ways with flags ard
lights. With a small magic-lantern
light, placed in an upper window, they
succeeded in attracting Henry's atten-
tion and in making known their peril.
The boy hastened back for help, and
two of the rufians were captured, one of
whom has confessed that the scheme to
rob the house was planned by the
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie, one
Ed Camper, who had manufactured the
decoy telegram.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26

Mother-Are you quite sure, dear,
that young Featherly is not fond OF
you9 He certainly seemed very de.
voted last night when he buttoned your
glove.
Daughter-Ah, yes, mother; but his
hand never trembled.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26

PERSONAL Mrs. Mackey's daughter,
who is to marry the Prince Colonna, is
not the daughter of Mr.. Mackey, hut OF
her first husband, DR.. Bryant, young
cousin or connection of William Cullen
Bryant, who went west with the gold
fever, and was practicing medicine at
Virginia City at the time of his death.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26

DoN'T KNow.-The editor of the
San Francisco Christian AdUOcate is
catching it. He said recently that no
pure California wine is put on the
market, and the vineyard men are call
ing him bad names, and asking him
what he knows about wine anyway.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26

By THE SoUND.-When the Greedy
Relief feet arrived at st. Johns last
summer, after the rescue of the survivors
of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition, a
lense fog hung over the land and sea.
Captain Ash, ice pilot of the Bear, took
charge of the feet and brought it safely
nto st. Johns, being guided by the
sound of the breakers on the rocks and
oeanhes along the bay.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
The Elephant and the Hare.


A Hare who was Running for Life to
Escape an Enemy happened to pass near
an Elephant.
"Hei hop' called the great Beast,
"but here is my chance to do my Little
Friend great favor without costing mo
q cent"
Thereupon he seized her with his
Trunk as she passed and swung her
into the branches of the tree overhead.
"Alas !" cried the Hare a moment
Rfter, "you have rescued me from the
Wolf to give me over to the Serpent !
l might possibly have outrun the Wolf,
but here 1 have no show against my
Enemy p
MORAL:
Never throw man down stairs to
prevent his falling down a hatchway.-
Detroit Free Press.
DID NOT Know 1T.-Governnent
Printer Rounds ingeniously works into
his annual report request that Con-
gress consider the danger to his 2 300
employees from paper infected by chol-
era. He is evidently ignorant of the
fact that paper-making is a severely dis
injecting process-says the Springfield
Republican,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26

WITHOUT economy none can be rich
with economy few need be poor.g
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
MORAL:

Never throw man down stairs to
prevent his falling down hatchway.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04

chief, exchanged places with q third-class
clerk but tbs, he said, does not open up Q
way for avoiding civil service examination,
as any man now appointed to be chief OF 9
division will be debarred from . classified
service, except through regular course.
The law isvery clear on the subject, and
no attempt Is being made to eyade Il.
The sixth Auditor of the Treasury, Mr..
McConyille, in speaking to-day OF the
recent changes In his office, said they
were made for the purpose OF increasing
the efficiency OF the service. There were
$40 clerks In the office and he thought Of
this number there were probably sixty
whose services could be dispensed with
with advantage to the public work.
Thisnumber OF changes would not be
made at once but would take place gradu-
ally. he had made no discharges except
for cause, and when vacancies occurred In
the classified service he depended on the
civil service to supply new material. He
observed the civil service laws and knew
OF no instance where they had been vio-
lated, and he did not believe that there
was any disposition on the part Of the adj
to disregard the rules.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04
WESTON WARS,
Circuit CeuEt Matters commencement O
NorlaAl and Classical Academy.

Clreuit Court rs-Commeneement OF
Norlasl and Classical Academy.
.ooresoasaef u Ne la'el!gaeE.
BUcxHAxSoS, W., Va, June 2.-The
Circuit Court is now in session at this
place. This, coupled with the fact that the
Commencement exercises Of our Normal
and Classical Academy are now in pro-
gress, makes things quite lively inpwn.
Circuit Court opened here Monday
morning, June lst, with His Honor,
Judge Henry Branuea, ot. Weston on the
bench, There Is quite an array Of legal
talent in attendance other than resident
attorneys. We would mention Judge a.
q, Raymond, Of Fairmont; Col. Aen VII
son, Of ClaFhbuIg Judge John Rranlon,
w. g, Rennett, w. Z. Arnold and Eu,
gene Summerville, OF Weston; F. j. Bax-
ter, w. ]. Raymond and II. Lorentx, Of
Brsxton county; and A. G. Beger and
Spencer DAYTON, Of Philippi. An efficient
and Intelligent Grand Jury WIS empanel-
led and received an able charge from the
Court, and are now In session. 1ndiet.
ments will likely be found for horse steal.
Ing and house-breaking against two 70.
Iasies now In iaii here, one from Braxton,
the other from Lewis county. They will
probably have their trial at this terra d
the Court.
The Court Is now engaged In the trial d
the State W. Jas. /. and lloyd g, Smith
toT. the alleged shooting Of Ghas. Z. Myliul
| in February, lssa This Is quite an i'm
portant case and much interest Is felt 70
rariing It's termination, as all the p1rtie.
were quite prominent IN this place. Con
siderable time was spent IN securing
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/ Jury as the case had been tried once be.
fore, the jury ut that time falling TO agree.
Quite an array Of counsel are employed In
this case. For the prosecution aFe Judge
John Brannon, Of Weston, Col. Ben vii.
son, Of Clarkss ssufg, and John S. Fisher, OF
this place. For the defence are Judge a.
II. Raymond, Of Fairmont, A. II. Pound.
stone, W. Q. Casper, c. O. Higgfnbotham
and Geo. NJ. Fleming, Of this place, II
will likely be one Of the hottest contested
cases tried in this Court for number Of
years. There are some three other felony
cases ready for trial.
The Normal and Classical Academy,
located at this place and under the control
or direction Of the United Brethren
Church, Is proving itself TO be an excel.
lent institution Of learning, and Is beeom-
ing quite popular. Its patronage during
the last term has been good. The character
OF their literary and musical entertain.
ments speak well for those in charge OF
the institution.
Rev. E. S. Lorenz, A. NJ, Of Dayton,
Ohio, delivered lecture tonight on
European Capitals, Eondon, Pars, Ber-
lin and Rome" Tomorrow evening We
will be favored with musical concert,
and Thursday evening literary exercises
by the senior class, which viii close the
commencement exercises. it&
Il Is distressing TO note the increase Of
personal property being sold at sheriff's
and eonstable's sale at this term Of court,
more indeed than has been seen for years.
Someof our people are inclined to attribute
il to q Democratic returnto political power
in the Federal Government.
Hon. T. ]. Farnsworth and wife are at
Virginia, attending the COM
exercises of Mrs. Blldwin's !
female seminary, where their daughter,
Miss Annie graduates this term.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04
srKUBENvIL1k.
The American Protestant AssOeIatiou-rhs
Election OF Grand ottiears.

Tho American Protestant Assoeiatiou-The
Election OF Grand oiiesrs.
Special DispateA 70 tAs .hsttiliGaoa. as
srEuBxSv1ILE, JuneS.-TheG Grand Lodge
of the American Protestant Association Of
Ohio, held its annual session in this city
to-day. A number Of delegates were pres
ent. The Grand officers present were
Grand Master, Stephen KRONER, OF Ham
ilton; Deputy Grand Master, George
Tummeter, Cincinnati; Grand Secretary.
John II. Bunte, Cincinnati; Grand Treas.
urer, Fred Hutzler, of Cincinnati. Their
membership in the State is 1000. Their
object is benevolence and Protestant in
religion.
This afternoon the following Grand
Officers for the coming year were elected: /:
Worthy Grand Master, Geo. Trummeter,
Cincinnati; Deputy Grand Master, Louis
Kogor, il, Cincinnati; Recording seere-
tary, John Il. Bnntee, Cincinnati; As
sistant Secretary, Chas. seidenfader, Gin
cinnati; Treasurer, Wm. Lukens, Cincin-
matt; Grand Conductor, II. Hasemeyer,
Cincinnati; Assistant, Albert Games, Gin
cinnati; Inside guard, David Wilson, Gin
cinnati; Chaplain, J. Balliser, Cincinnati (;
Representatives to the Supreme Lodge,
CHARLES seidenfader and VIM. Lukens,
Cincinnati. .-l.l
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04
opLUM,s LEAP.
Tho csronsr'. Jary Etoaerate the Friend.

Tho ceFpnpr's jury Exonerate the Friends
efthe Victim.
EEw YoRE, June s. The poropers Jury
to-day Iistensd to the testimony in regard
to Prof. ollum's fatal Jump from the
Brooklyn bridge. Among the witnesses
were Capt. Paul Boyton and Coleridge
Herbert, an intimate friend Of the de-
ceased. Both deOlaed .h4t efforts had
been made to dlssuads odlum tFom at-
tempting the feat, but that he was deter
mined to make the ismp. His object was
10 make reputation which would enable
him to obtain engagements and give ex-
hibitions GuElng the summer at seaside
resorts.
Captain Boytou said there were no iH-
ducenlents held QUITO the deceased by
any one in this city. Sporting men In
PhiIadelphia, who. were much interested
IN the md king, might have done so.
Just previous 70 tfs RisAt Q9lup attempt
ed the feat he was in constant telaggsphte
communication with men In PhiladeiphiS,
and q party Of men came on to see him
Jump, On hearing of its fatal termination
they returned home at oAGe, % that their
connection with the affair would mot 5s
made pEhlic.
The iGry announced by its verdict that
Odlum died from injuries caused BY jump
ing from the Brooklyn bridge Of his own
free VIII.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04
BE11A1RE BRIEFs.


Street Improvementsl-Fire Warden Elsct.
ed-Intsresting News Notes.
The Niagara polo club has now won tlve
match games.
Mr.. Ben Aplen has moved back kere
from Brilliant.
Michael o'Malley has bought the Rode
baugh brick on Union street, for &. 800.
The Liberty hose house is having the
inside painted and the ceiling ornamented
with frescoes.
Mrs. Armstrong is at Moundsyille get.
ting in. order the summer hotel on the
camp ground.
John sikward and Miss Annie winkler
were quietly married yesterday at st.
Johns church.
Joseph Dobler left yesterday afternoon
for New York, whence he will sail fora
visit TO Germany.
The alley at the German church Is de-
clared nuisance by the Council A
sewer would be useful there.
Noah Ritner's house was entered and
robbed Tuesday night, the kitchen pantry
being the principal sufferer.
The dwelling house OF Mrs. Hall. on
Belmont street, that was almost destroyed
by fire last fall, Is being rebuilt.
There are not apparently many who
want TO begin the study Of German this
weather. The shorthand class is pros
pering.
The Council has concluded to put
sewers on Thirty.ffth and Thirty-sixth
streets, 70 be paid for by the property
benefited.
: A crossing has been put over Union
street above the Belmont house, 70 ac-
commodate the many new bufldingsaloEg
the hitherto vacant side OF that square.
The water works Office has been moved
into one OF Capt. Enkis Offices on Thirty
third street. adjoining the building asso-
cations office.
Lewis Clohan, now'at Brilliant, is this
summer engaged IN gardening and has
been very successful The Wellsburga and
Brilliant markets give him a ready sale.
Several school board committees from
neighboring towns have been in town in
the past few days engaging teachers from
among those employed here in the past
year.
The following are the newly appointed
Fire Wardens: First word, Abe Stahl;
Second ward, Luke Gavin; Third ward,
Geo. Il. Muth; Fourth ward, Thos. A.
Davis; Fifth ward, Henry Grella.
The property owners interested have
been before Council opposing as uaneces-
sary the laying Of sidewalks on Jefferson
street, Gravel Hill. There are payements,
that have been deliberately removed,
where all Gravel Hill has to walk and
hundreds OF others too, that Council
might well look after.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04
crYIL sERYICE POINT.
ARst.aa oalelAl Discharged and Civsn .

a ARpraau oHielal Discharged and Given =
pron,iRspt clerkship.
wAsarxGros, D. O., June S.-The POsl
prints the following: Joseph B. Fowler
vas dismissed last Saturday from his po-
Eitiau as Chief Of the Pension Division Of
the Third Auditors office Of the Treasury
Department. Yesterday he was appointed
a fourth-class clerk in the same division,
a position within the classification Of the
Civil servics. This appointment raises
another question for the Civil Service
Commission. It Is said to be ille-
al on the ground that Mr.. Fowler's
dismissal severed his connection with the
government as Il Instead qf being q CHIEF
he had held higher officer. On this
ground, it Is claimed, he could not be re.
appainse1 wit9out going through 3 ciEil
service exAmiaAtisu and being legally GERS
tiied. Should the commission de6ide the
appointment Is 0 legal one q door
will be opened for filing the Offices with
As many Democrats as any official could
desire,
The reduction Of Mr.. Fowler TO Z third.
class clerIship fromthe position Of Chief,
which was excepted from Civil Service
rules, which provide that II man was
appointed 70 an excepted position, that 4
: position not prutecied by the law, be
fore tha law vas passed, he Hgy be re
duced to the classified rankI hut that !
he was appointed since the passage Of the
law he cannot be 30 reduced, Com
missioner AIcGregor informed 0 &G
reporter to-day that there had been sey
eFal such cases, two or three In the Treas
Jury, one In the Possottiee and some IN tn
other departments probably, and the n
duetiou had been uniformly allowed Rhel
the officer had held his olflee be fore thelay
wen. .insoeHees Iaonecase q man whowa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-04
rHRouen THE STATE.
Accidents and Inesasats in West virginia
and yIeInIty t

Accidents and Ineahsnts in West virginia
and yIeinity.
Fourteen men were discharged from the
machinery department OF the B. & o.
shops at Grafton last week. Three engine
men were reduced TO firemen and two
conductors to brakemen, on the Parkers-
burg division.
Mrs. Silas Hott, OF Hampshire county,
has died from injuries received about
three weeks ago. While washing, her
clothes took fire, and In the absence Of
assistance she attempted to e1tinguish
the flames by wrapping carpet about her
form, but without avail, as she was
burned almost to crisp TO her waist.
Mrs. Hot was about % years old.
John Hazee, convicted Of involuntary
mansl tighter at the May term Of the Cir
cult Court at Fayetteville, Is O Siamese,
and was brought 10 this country by Gen.
Wood, Of North Carolina, Consul 70 Siam,
Just previous to the civil war. Soon after
his arrival Consul Wood died, but before
dying. turned Hazee over to the siamese
twins. Soon after the death Of the siamese
twins, some fifteen years ago, Hazee came
to West Virginia in company with
negroes, with whom he has since associat-
ed. A lew months ago in adFnnken row
Ut Eagle Coal Works, he killed one OF his
negro companions, and was sentenced to
one years imprisonment in Fayette eoun-
tyiail.
The stockholders Of the Chicago, Park
ersburg 4 Norfolk Railroad Company, the
"Rlack Diamond met at the eompany's
office in Parkershurg, Monday, in annual
session. Over two.thiEds Of the stock.. was
represented either In perSonor by proxy.
Major S. F. Shaw was called upon to pre-
side Temporarily, and W. W. Lucas was
chosen as secretary. The following gem
tlemen were elected Directors by ballot:
DR.. 1. Scott, w. W. Lucas, @. B. Smith, A.
n. Williams, G. B. Gibbens, George NJ.
Fought, D. G. Casio, n. Hoffman, ]. w.
Morrison, Jr., Geo. LoomislW w. II. Morse, s.
F. Shaw. It was agreed 70 authorize the
Board OF Directors 70 issue bonds not 70
exceed IN amount $1,000 per mile; 10
mortgage the road and its property and
equipments for the payment Of the bonds; ;
and also 70 increase the capital stock to
Sc, ,000, 600. Alter the transaction Of other
routine business the stockholders meet
ing adjourned, and the Directors assem-
bled for the purpose OF slecting officers: /:
DR.. Isaac Scott was elected Vice President
and general manager; w. w. Lucas, Sec
retary; Geo. Loomis, Treasurer; A. n.
Williams, Auditor; w. L. Cole, Attorney; I;
]. B. Yates, Chief Engineer; l. Scott, w.
W. Lucas, and g. B. Gibbels, Executive
Committee.