News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-25
NOTES.

A fashion note from Georgia says
that "society ladies are now carrying
light and nobility ornamented canes
when out walking"
A St. Paul, Mimi, policeman re-
quires shoes that are eighteen inches
long and six inches broad across the
sole.
Over 1000 patents for couplers have
been taken out, yet men engaged
in the occupation of coupling cars
still regard and prove the danger I'M
remedied.
There is an ex-confederate soldier
at Athens, Ca, who belonged to nine
different regiments during the war,
yet never was in fight.
Since 1870 Alaska has paid into
the United States Treasury over
SIS, 100000 for rental of the seal fur
franchise, and is still paying a yearly
revenue of over So 900, 900 therefrom.
A fruit grower at Healdsburg, CAL,
| raised strawberries last season that
averaged 5 ga inches in circumfef-
ence; also q pear that weighed one
pound and fourteen ounces.
A German railway company lately
paid 5000 for a cherry tree. The tree
stood on the line of an extension, and
the owner proved that its crops sold
for an equivalent to the interest on
$500.
San Diego, CAL, made its first
large shipment of raisins to the east
few days ago. Nearly forty tons
were started for Chicago. This is the
beginning of shipments that are ex-
pected to multiply prodigously in the
next few years.
The Scientific american tells of 8
veteran doctor who extracted teeth
by fastening one end of strong piece
of catgut securely to the tooth and
the other end to bullet, and then
loading a pistol with that bullet.
When the pistol was fired, out would
come the tooth in astonishing quick
time.
There are some reports going the
rounds concerning alleged depression
of business in Atlanta, Ca, in conse-
quence of the prohibition of liquor
selling in that City. But recently the
City placed SIG, 800 OF bonds at par,
bearing A per cent. interest in order
to retire the same amount of 8 per
cent. bonds: and it is further noted
that City of Atlanta per cent. bonds
sold below 80 a year ago. 1t is evil
dent that financial ruin has not yet
followed prohibition in that place.
The sinking of the splendid Cunard
steamship Oregon, off Fire Island,
Sunday morning of last week, was one
of the most remarkable marine disas-
tiers that has ever occurred on the
Atlantic coast. 1t was remarkable
that ship of the staunch build of the
Oregon should be disabled and sunk
by an ordinary sailing vessel; and i,
is still more remarkable that Of the
nearly one thousand persons on board
not a life was lost and no undue panic
lcreated.
| OF course, newspapers make mis-.
takes as to facts, says the New Yort
San, but it is surprising how few sucl
errors are, in comparison with thu
vast amount of information they give
They must gain reputation TO
truthfuless and accuracy to obtain tn,
public confidence, and, therefore, in
stead of preferring lies, they hiatt
them, even more than their readers.
We see that writer in the Chris
tian Union attributes the saying
"Trust in God and keep your powder
dry" to Col. David Crockett, anc
says that it immortalized his name
If we are not very much mistaken
this was Cromwelps injunction to bis
army when going into battle on 6
rainy day. The pet saying of Crock
EFT, which immortalized his name,
was "Be sure you are right, then &c
ahead" advice which all are the bet
ter for following. The two epigrams
60 we'll together.