News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
THE MYSTERIES OF A DAY.
STRANGE, CURIOUS AND STARTLING
THINGS OCCURRING ABOUT US.
New Yachf-Comm0dore Vanderbilt and
the HIinisters-An Olden Time Law-An
lee Palace, ETC.. Etc.

| New Yacht-Commodore Vanderbilt and
| the ,NIinisters-An Olden Time Law-An
lee Palace, ETC., Etc.
CART. ELLSWORTH, who Is building
the new yacht Atlantic, that may COM
| pete with the English yachts in next
| summers trials, is reported as saying:
81 may come to the conclusion to step
the mast somewhat further aft than first
intended. In lean, sharp-bowed ves-
sci it certainly Is great advantage to
place your mast as far aft as possible,
without spelling the size and shape of
your mainsail. All the other particu-
lars as to spars, sails, and rig, as given
by you, are those that I have fixed up
on, and the drafts will be made to con-
form as exactly thereto, as the calcula
| tiohs for centre of lateral resistance of
hull, and center of effort of sails will
| permit. When these calculations are
| made, if I find them to show the rela
tive position of sail to be too far for
ward, I shall add little to the gait
and boom, and If too far aft, why then
l will add little to the jib, and thus
| produce the proper balance. | am also
investigating the feasibility of making a
composition mast and bowsprit for this
| boat-perhaps a spar made with 'I'
| angle iron core, and then built out with
wood. A mast might, | think, be made
of equal strength and stiffness to % or
| "a inch pine stick, yet of very much
less diameter and greatly reduced
| weight. am thinking very seriously
| of it, and have sent to practical engf-
neer for a calculation of the working
| and breaking strain of such spar, as
compared to natural one of suitable
| size for the Atlantic"
A CORRESPONDENT writes that Com
modore Vanderbilt did not like minis
| tiers, and never admitted one to his
presence If he could help it. But after
he became acquainted with DR.. G. F.
Deems he liked him pretty well, on ac-
! count of his off hand, business manner.
He talked with him and urged him to
call often. One evening the talk fell
| upon clerical beggars, and the two men
| agreed. ''I've never asked you for
cent" said the Doctor. '"That's SO,
Frank" said the admiring millionaire.
"And / never shall" added the minis
ter, ''as long as | have the breath of
lifel" The Commodore looked trifle
resentful eff you have. lived to your
age" went on the Doctor, who really
desired church very much, ''without
having the sense to see what | want
and the grace to give it to me, / shall
never tell you; you will die without the
sight" He went away, and within
fortnight the Commodore sent him
$50, 900 in greenbacks with which to
buy the meeting house which became
the Church of the Strangers.
A JASPER, Ga, paper says: The con-
dition of Mr.. Sylvester Sans, a we'll
known citizen of this county excites
considerable interest. Two years ago
Mr.. Sans, while walking over his farm,
was bitten by a rattle snake. He i'm
mediately resorted to the native remedy
in such cases. whiskey, of which he took
copiously. Nothing more was thought
of the matter until six months ago,
when Sans betrayed symptoms of st.
Vitus's dance. He is never still, not
even in his sleep, twitching his muscles
and moving necessarily. Later he has
developed violent symptoms, so much so
that he beats his wife and family and
whoever comes within reach. He now
acts like man with well-defined case
of rabies, only, instead of barking, he
makes rafting sound. He has been
taken to the Canton Jail, where a strong
guard can be kept over him until the
result of his case can be reached.
GEORGE DRIsCoLL, a popular young
business man, and member of the
firm of Driscoll & Son, carriage manu-
facturers in Springfield, Ohio, was shot
and killed in an encounter with bur
glars. He occupied rooms in the fac
tory, and at an early hour in the morn
ing heard footsteps in the building.
Hastily arising, he seized a revolver,
kissed his wife goodby, and started to
meet the intruders, whom he encounter
ed as they were coming down stairs.
Their arms were full of plumber and
Driscoll aimed his revolver at them.
Before he could fire, one of the men
threw heavy roll of cloth at him,
which, striking the weapon, turned it
aside, and Driscoll discharged it's con-
tents into his own breast. He died
few hours later. A colored man named
Harry Slater has been arrested ON sus-
picion of being one of the guilty parties.
A SCIENTIFIC journal gives an &C
count of a pianoforte made in Paris in
which paper was made to take the place
of wood, the whole case being made
from paper so compressed that it was
enabled to receive hard surface, which
took perfect polish. The color was
cream white. The tone of the instru-
ment is reported to be not loud, but
very sweet. The short, broken charac-
ter of the sound emitted by ordinary
RI SC f,,I
si-continuous sound, resembling
somewhat that of the organ. 1t has
been suggested that the evenness of
texture of the compressed paper may
have some influence in effccting this
modification of sound.
A WASHINGTON correspondent tells of
a death there recently which is sensa-
tional in its details. A young doctor,
handsome, strong and of great promise,
was called to attend lady in carriage
at his door. Receiving no answer to
his greeting to the patient, he thought
she had tainted. He stepped into her
coupe and found her already corpse
He drove by the side of the dead wo-
man to her house and thence to the hos
pital where he was expected to partici-
pate In a meeting of the managers
Apologizing to his colleagues for his
lateness, he related his CHASTITY expert
ence. Then remarking, III feel faint"
he fell, struck dead by paralysis
AN unrepealed law of New Jersey,
passed while the State was British
colony, reads as follows: 'That all wo-
men of whatever age, rank, profession,
or degree, whether virgins, maids, or
widows, who shall after this act impose
upon, seduce, or betray into matrimony
any of his Majesty's subjects by virtue
of scents, cosmetics, washes, paints, ar
tificial teeth, false hair, or high heeled
shoes, shall incur the penalty of the law
now in force against witchcraft and like
misdemeanors."
WILLIAM RowLEY and. gang of
men were working in the gravel pit Of
Biddeford, Me-, when cave-in began.
All managed to jump out except Row
ley, who, as he was caught by the fall
ing gravel, threw his shovel as far as he
could. This act saved his life, for every
other shovel was buried by the slide;
but working with Rowley's shovel and
their hands the men dug him out, not
l., l.