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 sfEW and Conviction of afy.
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
A Christmas Of Sorrow.

We were coming up through Missouri
on the afternoon before Christmas last
year. 1t was terribly cold and bitter,
and the snow lay deep on the tracks.
There were dozens of men on the train
with Christmas bundles, dozens OF wo-
men with Christmas packages, and as
the afternoon waned and as we passed
station after station the people dropped
off one by one until only dozen of US
were left. Soon after leaving small
station we aA-notieed- the singular ao-
| ton of the train For mile or two we
would be hauled along like lightning
and then speed would slow down to
fifteen miles an hour without apparent
reason.
One of the passengers who lived in q
town fifteen or twenty miles ahead of US,
and who had dozen or more parcels
piled up on the seat, soon began to fret
and fume.
'1sn't he going to get us there before
midnight" he growled as the train
slowed up. Then, as the speed in
creased until we seemed to be flying, he
continued:
Hell have us off the track The en-
gineer is surely drunk! Some one ought
to hunt up the conductorm
When we had run ten or twelve miles
in the manner described the conductor
came through our car on his way for
ward. He had an anxious look on his
face, and did not stop to answer ques-
tions. Before he was out of the coach,
however, there was terrific crash, the
forward ends of the coaches were
smashed and splintered, and then we
rolled down an embankment and brought
up in field.
1t was Gods mercy that every man and
woman was not killed outright, but,
strangely enough, none of the passen-
gers were even badly bruised. When
we had extricated ourselves from the
wreck we went forward to the engine.
1t was off the track, on its back, and
under the broken wheels and twisted and
bent machinery lay the engineer and
fireman, both dead.
Some one crept Into the broken win
dow of the cab to shut off the steam, and
when he reappeared he had a package
with the engineers name on it. Inside
was toy horse, three or four wooden
soldiers, a whistle and other childish
playthings. He as well as others had
some one who was eagerly expecting
Santa Claus.
We had run into the rear of freight
train which was taking siding to let
us pass. We were just fifty seconds on
her time. AS the trainmen gathered to
rescue the bodies from the wreck one of
them took a paper from the dead en-
gineer's hand. 1t was a telegram re-
ceived at the last station, and read:
Erred was burned to death this noon
Mary"
Then we accounted for the wild run
ming of the ftrain-for what had before
been mystery. There were Santa Claus
gifts for the dear boy at home; there
DESTROYING I'll visions of happiness
shattering an one moment thousand |
plaz- -fo.'the future. And men gathered |
closer and wiped away tears and whis-
pered:
"And who now can comfort the moth |
erless widow! What Christmas 1.-THE |
morrow will bring herl'-M. QUAD.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
Santa Claus VIII Skip Him.

A farmer and his wife hitched THEN
team in front of Grand River avenue
grocery yesterday and then went in to
make some purchases. By and by they
were seen whispering together in very
confidential manner, and as the woman
gave him handful of pennies, tied up
in rag, she was heard to say:
"Now, don't you forgetl There's
eighty cents, and that will get twenty
cent present fer each one Of them"
He left the store with fatherly smile
on bis face and started down town.
Three long hours passed before his re-
turn and then policeman had him by
the arm.
'Does anyone know this manr' he
asked, as he led him into the store.
eyes: he's my husband" answered
the woman.
"Chourse I'm yuze husband-chourse
/ am, mumbled the man who was ''step-
high" drunk.
"Wel, you take care of him." said
the officer to the woman as he sur
rendered his charge.
Ibid you get the presents for the
children2" asked the wife as she took a
package from his pocket.
"Shertingly l did. Bless Ter little
hearts-bless emp
She opened the package, and there
was twenty-four of the blacklist, mean
est looking cigars ever put on sale.
"Why, Samuel, what does this meant"
she exclaimed. >
'Whaz Ter mean? Whaz 'er man2
Why, chem ish Chris'em presents for um
blessed. ch.Gign !'''
.Tney are Why, you miserable old
idiot, what do these children want Of
cigaIs2' screeched the wife.
"Whaz Ter want of 'eml Whaz 'er
want of 'em2 Why, 'er want 'em to put
in papa's Chris'em stocking, of course2"
They loaded him into the wagon, and
the woman took the lines and started
for home, and as she turned the team
around she said to the grocer:
''It's six miles home, and there are
four cigars to the mile. III make him
eat ever one of them.-Detr0t free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
Flowers for " Baby"

The florists were all busy Christmas
Eve putting up table sets and bouton.
nieres for Christmas deliveries. Into
one of the biggest and busiest little
ragged girl, with pinched cheeks and big,
soulful eyes, came timidly.
"Well," said the clerk, who was tying
up a gorgeous wreath.
"Please, sir, can I get two white
roses and a yellow one, with a little
green, for these2' and she dropped three
silver dimes on the counter.
Yes" was the gruff reply. She
watched the nimble fingers of the clerk
as he mixed her three pretty speci-
mems.
II want them for baby" she ventured
to explain.
''What does baby want of fowers2"
Nothing; she's dead" and the little
face went down with tears in the big,
dark eyes
The clerk slipped in more white oses,
more yellow, and more green, ar when
the girl looked up pretty wreath was
handed to her, and the money, too. was
showed back to her The clerk ., led
himself III the ice chest, .huntllg for
what he did not want, until she went
out a happy girl--happv a. lie could
be with death at home. Chicago Neaoq,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
A Story of TOOmb BIS.

After Toombs's famous Boston speech
q philanthropist came up to him as he
stood in the centre of a group at hi
hotel and said
''Sir, have come to ask you ques
ton, and you impress me as man who
will tell the truth, even if it bears
against him."
81 will try" said Mr.. Toombs, with
great meekness.
81 am told, sir" said the man, 'that
down in Georgia you work poor negroes
to the plough, instead of mules or horses.
Is that true, STRIP
MIR. Toombs looked like o man hit
hard, but asked
''Do you know the cost of negro
man, sir2'
ooh, yes" was the reply. "From
81, 900 up to 81, 500 for human flesh, sir
Mans horrid trade in manw
Said Mr.. Toombs: "Will 5000 do
for an averaged
eyes, SIR" said the man; az think
we may say that"
"Do YOU know the cost of a common
mule or horse?" said Mr. Toombs.
Eyes, sir; the average of unimproved
stock may be said 500. You neglect
your brutes, sir"
"Granted /" said Mr.. Toombs 'Now
how many negro men do you think it
would take to pull two-horse ploughin
clay soil like ours2"
81 have not thought of that, sir, but
-ahem-we will say ten"
Then" said Mr.. Toombs, in his
tender, pathetic tone, ''then we have a
mule team at $500 and a negro team
that cost 50, 900; and what do you think
of the economy of it yourself?'
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
CreddifOrd's Retreat.

Awful as is the field Of battle in the
midst of an engagement, many laugh
able incidents always occur. When the
Union attack was made on the left, at
Fredericksburg, in 1862, the sixteenth
Maine Regiment was among those which
had penetrated farthcst in driving back
Stonewall Jackson's men In the six
teenth was private named Oliver Cred
diford, a large, powerfully built man,
but wholly lacking in physical courage.
A fellow private named Levi Barker had
fallen wounded, and Creddiford, who
was only too willing to go anywhere else
than longer endure the fire under which
his comrades were forced to stay, picked
up Barker, and with the wounded man
upon his back, between himself and the
enemy's bullets, started for the rear.
The captain OF his company, whose
name was Wentworth said -''Creddi-
ford, come back here into the ranks. -
Creddiford, without stopping, replied,
Captain, you must think Pm a fool to
let Barker die here on the field" and
no more was seen of Creddlford during
that battle Cleveland Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
A Lot of Corn.

This years crop of corn is estimated
at nearly two thousand million bushels.
If this estimate is approximately cor
rect, the crop is the largest ever grown
but we fail to get much of an idea of
the quantity from the figures alone.
How much is itl A million is a num-
Der that is somewhat difficult to com
prehend, but this is two thousand times
amillion. The population of the United
States is now about 5000, 900; the
corn crop is therefore about thirty-six
bushels to each inhabitant, or one hun
dred and eighty bushels to each family
of five persons.
At fifty cents bushel the crop is
worth 81, 600, 900, 600.
Store our 1000, 900, 600 bushels of
corn in flour barrels, and set them to-
gether as closely as possible, in a single
line, and it will take more than sixty
lines Of barrels, extending from Boston
to the Pacific coast, to hold the crop.
For the past seven years the annual
corn crop of the United States has ex-
ceeded 1,50o, 600, 900 bushels, with the
exception of 1881, when it was esti
mated at 1900, 900, 900. Last years
crop was estimated at 1900, 900, 600
about $50, 900, 900 bushels less than the
present estimate of the Department of
Agriculture for the present year QS86).
The per cent. of increase Of the corn
crop has greatly exceeded the per cent.
of increase in the population.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
The Two Religions of Japan.

Shintoism, religion of nature, was
for hundreds of years the only religion
of the Japanese. Its temples, as seen
in pictures, were but shanties covered
with grass. They had no stone or
wooden idols. The mirror was an OBJ
ject of great reverence, because, sup
pose, they could see themselves in it,
and they thought as much them
selves as of anything else in the world.
Such persons still live, and are confined
to no special country. They deitied the
forces of nature Raiden, the god of
thunder, lived in the clouds and beat
his string of drums Futen, the god of
the winds, is pictured with a large
inflated bag on the back of his neck,
both ends of which he firmly grasps.
When he relaxes his grasp the wind
escapes, and there is storm; and when
he tightens his hold, calm follows.
The Seven Happy Gods in the pic
lures are interesting company. Fuko-
ruku jim, the god of long life has a fore
head SO high that barber to shave the
top of his head must climb up on lad
der. 1t takes a good deal of brains to
counteract diseases and keep people in
koku, the rice god, sits on a throne of
rice bags and pets the rat, the very ami
NAL that destroys his rice; SO like some
men who love the sins which wreck
their fortunes and souls. Hotel, the
god of contentment, is very fat, and SO
slovenly that he is always unfit for
company-a proof chat the japanese
had low idea of happiness. Bishamon
is the patron of fame and glory, and his
pet animal is the tiger. Men who seek
military fame and glory must cultivate
a tiger-like ferocity. Ebisu is the pa
iron Of daily food, and spends much of
his time fishing, which he, like some
terrestials, greatly enjoys. He is noted
for his patience, which is proved by the
fact that he can stand knee-deep in wa
ter for two hours waiting for nibble.
The only one of the seven who never
lays aside his dignity is Toshi-toku, the
patron of talents. His pet animal is a
spotted fawn, and he travels around a
good deal for the purpose of rewarding
boys and girls who study their lessons.
He knows that talent cannot afford to
dispense with work. Among them is
one woman. Betten by name. She is
queen of the world under the sea, and
lives in ocean caverns, and spends her
time playing the flute and guitar. The
snake, strange to say, is her pet animal,
and the dragons are her servants.
These seven jolly gods meet once
year to hold feast and to arrange the
marriages for the coming year. They
have q great many skeins of red and
white silk, which are the threads of fate
of those to be married. The white
threads are the men, the red the women
At first they select the threads very
SO that good matches are
made. BY and by they get tired and
lazy, huddle up their work and tumble
the threads together earelessly. This
is the reason of so many unhappy mar
riages. A visit to some of our divorce
courts would convince a japanese that
these gods are a lazy, careless set in this
climate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
Proved a PAriurer.

In large factory, in which were EN-
ployed several hundred persons, one O
he woFkmen, in welding a hammer
arelessly allowed it to slip from hi
and. 1t few half way across the room
nd struck fellow workman in the lef
We. This man claimed that his eye wa
blinded by the blow, although careful
examination failed to reveal any injury
there being not a scratch visible. III
brought suit in the courts for compen
sation for the loss of half of his eye-sight
and refused all offers of a compromise
Under the law, the owner of the factor,
was responsible for an injury resulting
from an accident of this kind, and al
though he believed that the man wa
shamming, and that the whole case was
an attempt at swindling, he had abou
made up his mind that he would be com
PEELED to pay the claim.
The day of the trial arrived, and in
Fl open court eminent oculist, retained
by the defense, examined the alleged in.
jured member. and gave it as his opinion
that 1t was as good as the right eye. Upon
the plaintiffs loud protest of his inability
to see with his left eye, the oculist proved
him a perjurer, and satisfied the court
and jury of the falsity of his claim.
And how do you suppose he did it,
Why, simply by knowing that the colors
green and red combined make black.
lie procured black card on which a
few words were written with green ink.
Then the plaintiff was ordered to put on
q pair of spectscles with two different
glasses, the one for the right eye being
red, and the one for the left eye consist
ing of ordinary glass. Then the card
was handed him, aad he was ordered to
read the writing on it. This he did
without hesitation, and the cheat was at
once exposed.
The sound right eye, fitted with the
red glass, was unable to distinguish the
green writing on the black surface of
the card, while the left eye, which was
claimed to be sightless, was the one
with which the reading had to be done.
-Harpsr's Young People.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

DR.. Carlos Finlay, of Havana, has
been experimenting on the inocuIability
of yellow fever. The disease was found
to be transmissible only from the third
TO the sixth day. Out of eleven inocu-
latiens six were successful, one doubtful.
and four negative. The NEGOTIATIONS
were brought about by the use of mus
quitoes, which were first caused to sting
patients suffering with the fever, and
afterward allowed to sting the persons
whom it was intended to inoculate.
Whatever may be the result of DR.. Fin
lays ineculatory experiments as against
yellow fever, the ease with which dis
ease may be transmitted by the mere
sting of a small insect is an important
addition to the history of how zymotic
diseases are spread. YarE San.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21


Gen. Crook once described the Apaches
as the most cunning Indians on the con-
tinent. He said he had known of an
instance in which sixty warriors lay so
fiat on the prairie by the side of the
trail that the escort of train passed
without observing them, and after the
troops had gone by they sprang up and
captured the train. They infest the
crags and hard lava formation. in which
no track is left. In the Alma ambush
the troops were passing through rocky
pass, which probably would have yielded
no signs whatever of the presence of In
dians, even had it been most carefully
reconRoitered. The well-known habit
of the Apaches to leave nothing in their
attacks to chance is shown in their i'm
mediate retreat after the first fatal vol
ley, which threw the troops into confu-
sion. AS only thirty-fve of the cavalry
were at hand, and nearly third of
these were made helpless by the first
fire, the Indians could have reasonably
hoped to inflct further damage before
huTrying away. But the game at
which they played was to lose nothing
by risk.
The surprise near Alma, in which an
officer and five men were killed, will re-
call the earlier one in Guadalupe Canon,
where seven men belonging to Captain
Lawton's troop of the Fourth Cavalry
were left to guard the wagon train, and
soon after, while they were eating, four
of the seven were shot dead. 1t is pre-
cisely such surprises that have always
characterized Apache warfare; and it is
almost impossible to bring band to
regular battle or even to prolonged
skirmish. They try to have all the kill
ing done by themselves. even though
there should be less of it than. their
bloodthirsty natures crave. Since they
have as good horses as the troops and
more of them, as good guns or better,
good field glasses, and an incredible
power of endurance, whether of hunger,
thirst, or the fatigues of marching, they
find little difficulty in conducting hos
tiIities as thew wish
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS
To fare-Tndian meal.

Lo fare-Indian meal.
Close observation-disclosures.
It is difficult job to set hen OF a
good example. -BOstOh' Bulletin.
Bound in morocco--my lady's feet.
Boundin calf-the youthful OK.
Contentment is more to be desired
than horse that can ego it' in two
minutes. - Chicago Ledger.
When the astronomers skim the
"milky way" do they ever make use of
the big dipper2"-SiOue FGJts Leader.
An oil refner recently advertised for
ststillman." He knew it was useless to
advertise for that kind of q woman. u
Eittsburg Chronicle.
DR.. Tanner says that with the unaided
eye only about 5000 stars can be seen.
Mr.. Tanner evidently has never been on
skates. = Courier Journal.
Gustavus Pancake has been appointed
postmaster at Omega, Ohio. He is very
popular with 'lasses. Hamilton Specta-
tor.
A beatitude is not very happy when
the bee attitude happens to be on your
hand, with the sting ready for business
-Ft lilo.
Vital statistics show that men bear
pain with less fortitude than women,
that they die earlier and oftener, and
are a scurvy lot apyhow.-AttG Cali
tOrnid.
The fashion in dogs is changing in
New York from red Irish settlers to
clipped fox terriers. The old style of
sausage still prevails, however.-LO'oeH
Courier.
1t has been stated that a thigh bone
nine feet long was found in Colorado
some time ago. If all the other bones
could tie found and put together, the
skeleton would look nearly as big as the
free bern American feels when he is
marching in a procession.-C Chicago
Ledger.
LAY OF THE LANCET
From small -pox William would be free,
So he was scratched by real Al. D.;
The virus worked just like charm,
Till Jumps like these were on his arm;
He tried TO smile, and he tried to laugh,
But here's what he said, in 7
- - -
Rochester Democrat
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
DID NOT KNOW.

/ did not know loved you So
l never knew
How very dear you were to me,
Until death beckoned you to go,
Oh, friend, SO true,
And babe me bid farewell to theei
I said did not love you, once;
Oh, thoughtless words,
Which haunt me day and night
Oh, words untruel which, uttered once,
Like wild-winged birds,
Return no more in flight.
When at the last day we shall meet,
Pity my woe,
And greet me with smile;
I'll throw my arms around your neck
And whisper low,
81 loved you all the whilep
lone L. Jones, in Good Housekeeping.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

shoes and harness. The industry gives
employment every spring to twenty-five
steamers from Newfoundland, built ex-
pressly for the purpose, besides about
two hundred sailing vessels; the crews
of this fleet making a navy of over ten
thousand men. Each steamer carries
from one hundred and fifty to three
hundred men in its crew. AS soon as
they return they begin their summers
work of cod fishing.
This work has been going on for
nearly hundred years, each year yield
ing from fifty thousand to over half
million seals, and yet with all their de-
struction there seems to be no signs OF
dimunition in numbers, though l fear
if the steamers persist in making two
and three voyages it will end in sudden
determination, for it seems like 'rkilling
the goose that lays the golden egg"
since on the second and third voyage 1t
is not the young they take, but the full
grown males and females.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

TAKE THE TESTIMONY of seven out of
every ten men you meet, and they will
all complain of annoyance from "consti-
patton" and its attendant lassitude,
headache, fatulence, &c. WALKERS
VINEGAR BrTTERs is specific for this
ailment. 1t acts gently, but surely, and
will regulate the system, cultivate a
natural appetite and digestion and insure
relief.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

Mans inhumanity to woman makes count
less thousands mourn, would be an applicable
rendering of Pope's line, in view of abe indig-
mites she has suffered and pains undergone at
the hands Of unskillful physicians and quRcks
Naturally modest she suffers on until forced TO
consult physician regarding some female
dIthculty which she well knows is sapping her
strength. All this embarrassment can be
avoided and cure effected by purchasing
druggist, and taking as directed Price re-
duced to one dollar.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

THE Galveston Meas relates an anus
ing incident in connection with the dis
astrous fire there A little eight-year
old who had been one of the sufferers
by the fire, hearing that he might get
relief by applying to the committee,
determined to prepare his claim. After
careful consideration it was written out
and presented the following unique
series of items: "a bicicle, SO; Two
GIMME pigs, SO. one prory dog, 81; half
pound shot, &c. A rifel, 49, cartickcts
in bank, 65c."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

FARMERS and OF hers at Darlington,
only about six teen miles distant from
Chicago (and in the same county,, have
suffered of late to such an extent from
prairie wolves that bounty of five
dollars a head for each wolf slain is
pra yed for. The animals are reported
to be bold and savage.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21
The Story Of the Rain.

ried,
If you'll notice now he acts some rainy day
And observe how DER his lady friend is car.
ried
The umbrella that should keep the rain
away.
If you fnd the lady hisstrong arm gripping
And Is walking very closely by his side,
While the water is upon his shoulder drip
ping.
You may know she is a maiden or bride.
If the driypings fall, however, on her bonnet,
And he walks about foot or so ahead
Then shs's nothing but his wife, depend upon
E
And they've been for half a score OF win
ters wed.
columbus Dispatch.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

You may know she is a maiden or bride.

Many hospitals and curative institu-
tons use only Red Star Cough Cure, for
throat and lung troubles. 1t cures.
Price, twenty-five cents. st. Jacobs
Oil cures rheumatism.