News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-28
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

one hundred years ago, 'Boston's D,
light" "Pea Straw" "Stony Point,
'Haymaking," 'Innocent Maid" an
"1ll be Married in Ny Cd Clothes"
GOVERNOR Pingree's Arbor Day pre-
clamation in Vermont is prefaced wit
the remark of the Highland laird
Jock, when ye hae naething else to do
you may be sticking in tree: It will b,
growing, Jock when ye're sleeping"
ASTocK growers association in Wyom
ing Territory which twelve years age
was organized with ten members, own.
ing 10000 head of cattle, valued al
$3.50, 900, to-day has 435 members own
Ing 2, 200, 900 head OF cattle, whose esti-
mated value is 500, 600, 900.
A FEW days ago James Robbins, q
farmer living in Ross township, Pa,
went out to feed his hogs. He had in
his pocket wallet containing 5000 in
bank notes. After returning to the house
he missed his wallet. He hurried out
TO- the hog pen, where he saw one OF the
hogs tearing and eating the lost prop
erty. Only few fragments of the
money could be found.
OUIDA gives a sketch Of the bad re.
suits of examining little children with
two much "book- learning. "P'r'aps I'm
ILL.," complains the poor little urchin of
the drama,
'THE ciphers jump about my bed all night.
And when 1 shut my eyes, see the slate
try to learn; 1 try with all my might;
Is'pose I'm stupid; learnin's such weight.
And, do 'em how I may, they won't come
right"
An interesting estimate of the amount.
In weight, OF one inch of rainfall on one
acre of ground is thus given: An acre of
ground contains 6, 272, $40 inches square.
Rain one inch deep would give that many
square inches; 1,728 cubic inches make
one cubic foot Rain one inch deep
would give $3.50 cubic feet A cubic
foot of water weighs 62{ pounds; 1000
make a ton. This will give 226. .S75
pounds, or 113 tons and 875 pounds to
the acre, of rain one inch deep.
ONE of the Sheriff's deputies in a
South Carolina county was sent into
Horny to levy on and take mule in the
possession of citizen of that county,
The gentleman pointed to his stables,
saying: ''The mule what you come arter
is in that off stable. see you got the
right to go in arter him, but 1 don't see
that you are pervided with authority to
come out again. Betsy. bring me my
shotgun" The deputy returned, but he
did not bring the mule.
The Bangor Commercial relates that
a man in that section lately received
several hundred dollars back pension.
He has quite large family and had
been very poor. The first thing he did
after receiving his pension money was
to buy a trotting horse, harness,
wagon and the usual amount Of boots,
hoods and other horses trappings. His
friends conclude he is now poorer than
he was before he received the windfall
from Uncle Sam. If there is any one
thing q poor man needs it is surely
trottino horse.
FLIPPER, who was once q cadet at
West Point, is an exceptionally bright
colored man. He is voracious reader,
and sent several letters to ask about
books. After his court-martial and dis
charge for. irregularities he went to Mex
leo, where color is not an obstacle to ad-
and now has high position
in the Mexican Army, with handsome
salary. He must be twenty eight or
twenty mine years Of age. He wrote an
autobiography in 1878, which is a valu-
able addition, though a somewhat crude
one. to the history of the colored race.
IT is the opinion of many eminent
British engineers that the English Goals
will gradually cease to be sent to the
Black Sea, or to the Mediterranean,
and even the use of petroleum in
engines becomes better understood.
Already it is the only fuel in use on the
Caspian, either in the mercantile marine,
in the Russian gunboat fiotilla; or on the
Ah1WdJ5y du1 SFOu III uOu05blC 5lON0S IL
is in favor through out the Caucasus.
At present in the countries of the East,
much oil refuse is poured into the sea,
as the only way to dispose Of it.
The President of the First National
Bank of Denver was approached by
Ferdinand Ward about year ago, with
l request for loan based on promises
If enormous profits. Mr.. z. in speaking
If it the other day said: "Ward wanted
800, 900, and said he could make $50,-
700 on it in sixty days. 1 told him
lidn't know why he should be so good
10 me; that never had done anything
or him. guess he understood me, for
le went of. 1 never took any stock in
he fellow. He was too white-ivered.
never tie up to man when can see
through his ears, as could through
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