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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26
DIDN'T KNOW 1T WAS SUNDAY,
4 Connecticut Deacon Cnrting Hay While
his NeighbOrs were at Church.


One OF the best known residents OF
| Stratlord, Conn, who lives in the SUBJ
urbs and is a conscientious Christian,
arose Sunday morning with the impress
sion that it was Saturday. He attended
to his daily routine of farm work, and,
excepting that breakfast was little late,
there were no indications that it was
Sunday. After breakfast he yoked his
cattle and at o'clock started for the
salt meadows, where he has several
stacks of well-cured hay. He loaded his
cart and, making for himself comforta-
bic seat in the soft hay, he started for
home. His route was through the main
| street.
First the Episcopal church was passed.
A few young men stood near the door,
an unusual circumstance, he thought,
but then there might be a MONDAY wed.
ding. Then the Congregational church
was reached, where more people and a
few teams were seen. He had heard OF
no death for a day or two, but still there
might be funeral. Arriving at the Post
Office he found the door locked. Post
master SpalI had probably gone to an
early dinner and he would have to come
| down again at night, for he must have
his weekly paper to read on Sunday af-
ternoon. To keep his feet warm the
farmer now walked by the side of his
hn f0 fhn lio4
church. Here he heard singing, but
drove along, wondering if he would have
time to pitch off his load before dinner.
The thought struck him that his good
wife would like to know the news, 80 he
stopped his oxen and retraced his steps
until he met an acquaintance, of whom
he inquired what was going on in the
church.
''I believe the Presiding Elder is there
to-day, and extra sessions are being held.
But what in the world are yon carting
hay for on Sunday ?" inquired the
neighbor.
Sunday Great Scott you don't
mean to tell me that it is Sunday p said
the now astonished farmer; and he
counted slowly the days for week back,
accounting for each day in his mind.
''The Old Harry, SO it is. I'll not drive
another foot"
He was as good as his word. Unhitch-
ing his oxen from the cart. he left it
standing in the street and drove the in
nocent beasts to q neighboring barn,
where he made arrangements for their
keeping until the morrow. With sad
face the good deacon started afoot for
home, and not step did he take but he
was thinking of the awful sin he had
committed. Bright and early on Mon
day morning he went fo= his team, and
since then he has spent most of his time
trying to set himself right in the estima;
ton of his townspeople.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26
A Woman or Nerve.

The Monticello, N. Y, Watchnea2,
says: One day recently lady started
for Monticello from Gillman's Station.
She drove fiery two-year-old hitched
to light cutter. When half the dis
tance had been covered the colt got
down in a big snow-bank, and in its
efforts to regain its feet snapped off both
thills. Here was a dilemma. The lady.
with pluck which many men might well
emulate, took the broken shafts from
the sleigh, tied the traces, one to each
runner, and started back for repairs.
She did not lead the colt. She drove
him, and part of the way the sleigh was
ahead of the animal, and the other part
it was on his heels. She came to
the clearinghouse with flourish, ad-
justed another pair of shafts and drove
to Monticello safely.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26

which he attributed in great measure to
the spread of temperance and the Cos
pei. BE said that he should be glad to
see in the next Parliament purely politi-
cal questions laid aside and social ques-
tions brought to the front
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26
DUTY,

Surely the happiest life for man
Is not the fevered life that brings
A storm of stubborn questionIngs;
And baffied, ends where all began.
But his who neither looks behind,
Nor on the shadowy space before,
Nor swerving sideward TO explore
Life's darkness learns that he is blind:
Who, needless of all vain dispute,
And weary voices of the night,
Seeks only to observe Alright
The bit Of path before his foot.
J. Dow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26

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 same at very low figures and easy terms of
payment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26

On several trans Atlantic ships tclc-
phones are now used betweon the bridge
and the wheelhouse, instead of speak
iug-tubes as heretofore.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26

The world is of such power, even in
it's right things there are so many of
them that touch the imagination, the
feelings, the sentiments OF men on so
many sides, that it is only now and then
there is man of sufficient stamina and
independence to stand up and maintain
an active, sturdy piety while standing
alone in the world. .-BEECHER.
They LEFT.-A Texas paper says:
If nine-tenths of us city people and pro
fessional paupers hadn't acted che fool
and left the farm, we would have been
far better off and happier in every re
spect than we are now. God made the
country, but man made the town.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26

A WATCH CHAIN was swallowed acci-
dentally by a little child of Mr.. Ezra
Wolf, of Hagerstown, but the physician,
DIR. Reagan, who was summoned, sue
ceeded in removing the chain, as the
spring to it had fastened itself to the
veil of the palate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
In still, unstudied majesty!
Speak not the name that shall endure
Oh, silent orator! Stand pure
And proud and silent, white as he.
Point upward through the purple dome
Point upward Aye, point ever to
The imperial stars, the imperial blue,
The imperial splendors of his home
Mans path Is upward. Youth or age
From far about the land shall trace
Thy finger, pointing TO his place
OF proud, eternal heritage.
JOAQUIN MILLER
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26

WITHOUT economy none eau be rich
with economy few need be poor,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26
CARROLL S. PAGE.

Hyde Park, Vt, Feb 2, 1885.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26
An Engineers Experience.

HE SAVES A BOY FROM INSTANT DEATH
AND DISCOVERS THAT THE CHILD Is HIS
OWN SON,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-26

ALNDShoo IN LIZ -AAAN141A9.
"Well, deacon, have you remembered
the poor during this cold weather? ?"
eyes, parson, L think of them very
often. Only yesterday poor, shiver-
ing little fellow came to my door with
out clothes enough to cover his naked
ness. 1t was a very pathetic sight.
"What did you do for the poor little
creature, deacon?"
"Let him shovel off my sidewalk and
it made him nice and warm, he actually
perspired. - Chicago Ne1Os.
COULD BE SEEN AT A GLANCE.
Jones-Some fellows have no more
spunk about them than baby.
Smith-Why do you think SOP
J.-Saw a couple going along th,
road in a sleigh short time ago. H
was driving with both hands and sh,
was sitting fully foot apart from him
Sim! Married couple, 1 guess. =
ROSfOn Courier
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-29
FRIDAY
OUR LATE NEWS.
May 29th.

We publish elsewhere the latest
items from the Coast. It will be seen
that there is really nothing new in
the summary, but it confirms pre-
vious advices, to the effect that Rus
STA is evidently bent upon war and
will leave England no alternative but
to fight. The evacuation Of Soudan
by the British is a step preliminary
to trying conclusions with Russia.
The revolt in Kashgar has assumed
serious proportions, and the Moham-
medan leader has invoked Russian
assistance. This is doubtless a di-
version by Russia to compel China
to give way on the Manchuria from
tier question.
India is making great preparations
for war. Russia demands diplomatic
representation at Cabul.
American news is devoid of inter
est, beyond an improvement in the
health of General Grant.
We omit our editorial articles to
make room for the foreign news.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-29

BY notice in our By Authority column it
viii be seen that Ir. H. W Schmidt, who,
during the absence of Mr.. J. c. Glade, has
acted as Consul for Sweden and Norway, has
now received the appointment to that Office
from King Oscar.
The business men generally of Honolulu
have agreed to close their places of business
next Saturday at noon, in order that their
employees may attend the memorial ser
vices to take place that day, and also the
baseball match to come of at 4 O'Clock p. N.
The concert by the Montague-Turner
Company last evening was up to the stand
ard established by the performers on pre-
vious occasions. There was good audi
ence present, and the singing and playing
was quite satisfactory. Mrs. J. H. Patty, in
the duet How Dear to Ne the Hour" sang
very sweetly, and in the song The Bunch
of Violets," she was heartily spplsuded.
The scene from ''Lncretia Borgia" was well
sung by Miss Montague and Mr.. Turner.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-29
LATEST NEWS.
One Days later Dispatches by the
Discovery.

The arrival of the barkentine Dis
covery from San Francisco last even
ing, has placed us in possession of
Coast newspapers of the 18th instant,
from which we compile the following
summary:
Russia Rejects EmgI0nds Afghan
boundary Proposal.
LONDON, May 15th.-The Standard be-
lieves that Russia definitely declines to
sanction the proposals regarding the Afghan
frontier, inst. submitted for approval by
England.
The Standard, in an editorial, says: g To
speak plainly, the draft of the Anglo-Russian
agreement which was sent to st. Petersburg
approval and found to be wholly unac-
mice to the Cars Ministers, though not
meog rejected, has been so thoroughly
sossH ed in detail that practically it has
SV,be an agreement. There is some
the fafly more serious than a hitch in
sugaredings. We are back in February
=, the situation being only altered to
our disadvantage
Ministerial Explanation.
In the House of Lords Earl Granville
stated that Eussia's reply to the proposition
concerning the Afghan agreement has been
awaited for some days. A portion of the
papers relating to the frontier question
would be circulated tomorrow, but as the
negotiations are incomplete, the papers would
be broken off at the Penideh incident. In
regard to the report that Russia had given
an intimation ofsa demand to have an
acknowledged Russian representative at
Cabul, Gladstone said he knew nothing.
How the Negotiation Stands.
The Pau Mall Gazette this afternoon
says: at is untrue that Russia has either
accepted or rejected the English proposal
regarding the Afghan frontier arrange
ment.''
The Globe states that England dem anded
= definite pledge from Russia to respect the
new Russo-Afghan frontier under any cir
curastances, and to renew the assurances
that Afghanistan was outside the Russian
sphere. Russia refused to accede to this re
quest of England and retaliated by demand
ing further concessions.
Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign
Secretary, announced in the House of Com
mons this afternoon that Russia had not
yet sent any answer to the English pro-
posals.
Puppets of Russia.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nay 15th.-The Official
Messenger to-day publishes report from
General Komarof to the effect that the
Saraks are opposed to the new frontier line
proposed by England, claiming that it is an
infringement upon their rights, and gives
the best land in the disputed territory to
the Afghans. A council of Ministers was
held, and after thoroughly discussing the
subject it was decided to support the claims
Of the saraks. Further negotiations
between England and Russia will now be
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-29
ARRIVAL OF THE RIO DE JANEIRO.

The Pacific Mail COmpany's steam
ship Rio de Janeiro signalled for a
pilot off the harbor about 1 80 q. m.
to-day, but was compelled to steam
away again owing to the non-ap-
pearance of that official. There
are some 300 Chinese immi-
grants on board for this port. The
Rio brings dates to the 21st inclusive
from San Francisco. Owing to the
needless delay in communicating
with the ship. we are unable to print
the news in the body of this morn
ing paper, but it will appear as early
IS possible in a second edition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-29

necessary, so that the claims Of the Saraks
may be considered before the Anglo-Russian
agreement can be approved by Russia.
Getting Out Of the SOudam.
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advertisements.

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GENERAL AGENCY
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10
CULTIVATED MANNERS.
a Mothers Exhortation on the Value of
Tact and Unobtrusiveness.

"A Mothers EXhortatlon on the Value OF
Tact and Unobtrusiveness.
| would wish to see you and all young
people cultivate tact; study how to
speak and act so as to touch gently all
with whom you are associated. Behind
the best tact lies the wish to be kind
and to make people comfortable and
happy, to avoid wounding and irritat-
ing, and so it is true that the basis of
true tsct is, after ALL the moral senti-
meIt.
The young person who would cult
Vate tact in speech and manners will
carefully guard against obtrusiveness.
This is a defect in the manners of so
many people, both young and old, and
includes such multitude OF things,
that it is worth while to particularize a
liStle upon it. Quietness, repose, order,
are distinguishing marks of cultivated
social life everywhere, and to people
who are habituated to these conditions
of life it is painful to have homogeneous
or inappropriate acts or sounds thrust
upon their attention. Here is a gen
realization that explains the reason
why many things harmless in them
seves are unpleasant to, and offend the
taste of, cultivated people. No really
cultivated young girl will, for instance,
open and play upon piano in a hotel
parlor at inappropriate times, or when
it is occupied by strangers. She will
never perform in public any of the du-
ties of the toilet, such as cleaning her
nails or using tooth-pick. She will
not eat peanuts or fruit in the ears or
in public places. She will not descant
upon bodily ailments in the drawing
room or at the table. She will not rush
noisily up and down stairs or through
the house clashng doors and startling
every one with unpleasant noises
Such things really inllict pain upon
sensitive people; they offend, because
they obtrude, a=d all similar actions
and obtrusiyeneSseS are to be carefully
avoided by every one who desires to
acquire Il true and genuine culture Of
action, speech and manners. 1t is very
worth your while to think earnestly and
often upon these things; to learn to UNI
der,tand why 50 many thoughtless
actions on the part of Young people ara
set down to Il general lack of cutiva-
tion.-Heien b. Sla1Tett, IN Chjcag0 IN
terror.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10
A California Duel.

Old Colonel Smith was an odd genius
and great Joker. One evening, at a
party, a young gentleman, upon whom
the Colonel had told some cutting joke
feeling himself insu ted, challenged the
Colonel to mortal combat The chal-
lenge was accepted. Having the choice
of weapons and the appointment of the
place of meeting, the Colonel told the
young man to repair the following
morning at six O'Clock to certain
spot, and added that he would see
that the weapons were there The fol-
lowing morning, at the appointed time,
the young man repaired to the identical
spot, said spot, be Nc among the lead
mines, was naturally furrowed with
mineral holes "Well, sir said the
Colonel, sticking his hands in his pock-
cts, "are you ready?" Receiving an
affirmative answer he continued:
Here's where we are to fight" indi-
eating mineral shaft near by, which
was at least sixty feet deep, "and
here's our weapons, pointing to a pile
of rocks. You are to 90 down that
hole and throw rocks up; I'm to stay up
here and throw rocks down" it is
needless to add that the challenge was
withdrawn. -,SG1 francisco ArgoaauL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10

danger of poking some ones eyes on
with his brass ferrule. Twice poor Mr..
Thompson was forgotten in dry-good;
store, once he was taken at the door by
IN Objectionable little boy, and pushed
into a rack with leather strap and a
brass check a. ound his neck, alongside
OF umbrellas of high and low degree,
squeezed between Il natty dude, silk
covered, with Il silver head, and a faded
p.cbeian green gingham.
At last he was taken home, but in
stead of being taken upstairs to his
room, he was carelessly left in the
clearinghouse hat-stand. while the
umbrella went into the parlor; present
" he was taken upstairs and Stoo in
the corner to drip. He frlt the water
slowly settling around his ankles, and
he knew that it was rotting the silk.
He was fast becoming desperate, when
the door opened and in walked the
young man whose rmark had been the
cause OF all the trouble.
Hello, Thompson. he said; 81
hope you don't bear any malice about
what | said. | know FIN
"Oh. don't mention it, said the
| umbrella. which was sitting III MIR.
Thompson's fayoritc chair, reading his
best editions of &" Woods Natural His
! tory '-''don't mcnto it. To show
YOU that don't mind it, | will make
you 4 present of the umbrella; aud it
| glanced maliciously at Mr.. Thompson,
| who was standing in the corner.
This was too much. To be given to
| ones worst enemy by ones own usl-
brela was more than Mr.. Thompson
could stand He made one mighty eff
fort and sprang for the wretched thing.
He gra~ped it round the ivory neck,
and extending it toward the young man
he almost shrieked: Here, take it; |
| never want tC.ree it again.
With his spring the relative positions
| seemed changed. He suddenly found
himself standing midway between the
chair and the corner, with the curiously-
carved umbrella in his clutch The
| young man was near him, murmurine
Il profusion of thanks
THAT'S all right said Mr. Thomp-
son, hurredly-"only take the thing
away" and as the young man Lott the
room he muttered
| uul'' Ilt W III tudu0t lUIO ttU uln-
brclla and stay So. Then he thought
what delight it would be to borrow and
| lose him.
Now Mr. Thompson carries an UNI
brella with plain wooden handle and
preserves a mysterious silence in regard
to why he gave away his ivory-headed
umbrella. He, however, told the story,
under pledge of secrecy, to Miss Ange-
lima, who impaired it in strictest conf
dence to five of the lady boarders, who
all told me, after | had promised faith
fully never to breathe it to living soul.
so you must never tell anybody | told
YOU or youwl get me into trouble with
my old friend Thompson, who is still
rather sensitive about the fact that he
looks like his umbrella Allan Forma11,
IN Harper'S Young People.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-10
FOR DUB YOUNG FOLKS.
LOCKED IN THE CLOSET.

I'll tell you what. it's anything but nice,
Locked in this dark old cloIet all alone.
Dear. what Il noise they make, those horrd
And that loose shutter, with its creaking
grouni
That queer thing just across-of course l
know
It's Just coat my papa used to wear;
And yet II seems TO grin and waggle so,
can help wishing that it wasn't there.
I've stamped and kicked and hammered on
the floor:
I've called and screamed and shouted till
I'm hOarSp;
I've thumped the wall and ratified at the door
They must have heard; but no one came, of
course.
"Until could he good" SO mamma sad.
III. can hear them PLAYING in the hall,
Bobby and Gus and Kate and little Ted.
Iwonder if they found their mean old ball?
stuffed it down the watcrp;pe because
They sad twas Bobby's turn to bat. Oh,
well,
] can't exactly say but what it lcds.
wonder if it hurt him when he fell?
didn mean to push so hard. Dear me!
How Ted DID whmper when l stopped his
SWING!
Why DID do it, anyhow? Let's see.
don't believe he'd done Il single thing!
What happened next? Oh, yes; think twas
Gus
Ipinched, or Bob, or Kate Could it have
All three of them? And then that awful fuss,
And mamma coming ont to take me IN,
With such troubled look upon her face.
Oh dear the things they're playing down
below,
And me shut up here in this dreadful place.
And-well, | wish hdttIt acted so!
Yes, I lods naughty. Ugh! that horrjd rat!
Or was it some one coming up the stairs?
What fun they re having Mercy what was
that.
VI hope there isn't such athing as bears
About Il closet. How they all laughed then
| wonder what's the fun! Who's at the
door!
oh, mamma, I'm your own good hoy again;
IA HcCcI be so naughty any more.
-EHtn,& 4. Oppcr, in Golden Days