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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
A Terrible Tale.
The followinq horrible story "

The following horrible story was re-
ported in an Italian paper. The Incl
dent occurred at S. Giovannia Teduccio,
a town near Naples, on the 9th inst. A
poor mad woman, falsely believed to
have hydrophobia, was followed in the
streets by mob intent on killing her.
Especially one man repeatedly took up
a BIG stone with both hands and threw
it at her. The unhappy creature fell IN
der the blows, rising only to fall again.
The crowd was inspired by the brutal
fury so easily propagated in a mob when
it believes itself justified i'll executing
summary Justice on some miserable
creature-a fury that is only increased
at the sight of blood. There was actual
rivalry as to who should give the muir
derous final blow. Women threw
stones, chairs, whatever came first to
hand. Strong young men struck at
the poor maniac with thick sticks.
Weak and dizzy with pain, the unfort-
innate creature crawled along, her hair
dishevelled, her face covered with blood
and dirt. In this state she reached the
house of the head policeman, who stood
regarding the scene with crossed arms
from the causeway, surrounded by his
subOrdinates. The mob now proceeded
to bind her. In fact slip-knot was
made in rope, and passed around her
neck, and she was thus dragged along
the ground into a courtyard, her head
striking the pavement repeatedly, Then
her feet were tied with another rope,
and her hands with thin string. But
the owner of the courtyard drove her
ont aOain 1nOn which the mOb fastened
her by the rope round her neck to a
ring on the closed door, and by the rope
round her feet to post opposite. Now
she was safe, and the mob began to
mock her, having no longer any fear.
At every movement of her body the slip
knot frightened! Some one, rather more
humane than his fellows, relieved her of
this rope, on which she fell to the
ground, striking her head against the
edge of the causeway. Finally it en-
tered the head of tn chief policeman to
send the mad woman to the asylum, and
after an hours delay there arrived one
of the wooden boxes used to transport
the corpses. 1t was of course destitute
of all that was necessary to transport
living, and above all a wounded person.
Into this box or coffin the unhappy luna
tic was dragged by the hair, the cover
was placed over her, and she was car
ried off, while for some time was heard
dull thuds as her limbs struggling In
delirium struck the sides of the wooden
box. The unhappy woman became in
sane because her husband, mason, fell
from a scaffolding and was killed on the
spot. Mail Gazette.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
American Beef in London.

J. Sterling Norton, of Nebraska, who
had just eturned from Europe, told the
other day about visit that he paid 10
the markets of London. Among other
things he said: THE best cut of beef
is sold at IA cents per pound, which is
less than it can be bought for in New
York City. The best bee with them is
American refrigerated, killed West and
shipped directly through in refrigerator
cars. Bacon sells in London within
half cen p und of its price in Chi,
cago. They get an immense quantity OF
beef and mutton from the River Platte
country of South America. They ge
1870, 600 head of sheep annually from
t Falkland Islands The cargoes
bring twopence a pound, which is 4
cents of our money. The meat is sold
to the iobbers at fourpence and abo
The low freights are what makes it pos
sIble for them to get our be l1Oduc-
ton at such a low price. Freights from
ChicagO to London la e been as low MS
p cents pc 100 p unds. The competi-
ton between the lines of ocean steam
ships has made freight rates merely
nominal l. rye quantities of freight
are taken on English ships as ballast.
They used to brin over Turks Island
salt in bags for ballast free of charge
until we put tariff of IA cents on it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
A Queer Faculty.



One of the most remarkable instances
of a retentive memory known is that OF
William White, cOlored, a re ident OF
the county poorhouse. Bill is blind
and has been since boyho5d. caused by
the enlargement of the forehead, almost
covering up his eyes. He is better
known as Blind Bill, and makes his
semi annual visit to Lexington to see
the town. He can, without a single
mistake, tell each and every one who
has lived at the poorhouse during his
long term there, covering more than
twelve years. Their names, the date OF
their arrival, giving the day, etc. OF the
month and year. He can tell you the
number of deaths that have occurred,
the cause, also the date and day of
death. He knows the streets of Lex
ington, and many of them are billy,
rough, and have a number of steps and
terraces. better than many who have
lived here longer. and with his long
cane needs no other guide to go and
come when he pleases. But the most
remarkable thing about Bill is his sense
of touch. He can tell every one who
has lived here any length of time by
taking hold of their hand in his, and
feeling for the various marks of his
different acquaintance He recognizes
some by a wart. mole or scar, or
perhaps some enlargement of the finger
joint. Mr.. Frank Mattox, citizen of
the county who lives twenty miles in
one direction from town and Blind Bill
seven miles in the other, happened to
meet him. Said Mr.. Mattox to some
one standing by:
''Bill has not felt of my hand in ten
years. l wonder if he will know me
now 2"
Eyes, see, said many.
"Bill was directed to him, and taking
hold of his hand he began feeling it all
over, and, said he:
~ know who that is. That's Mr..
Frank Mattox."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
STRANGELY DECORATED GRAVES.
Odd Things In Cemetery for CoIored
TeOpie ut Wilmington.

An obscure path, scarcely detected in
he rank grass, leafs to one of the bury
ng grounds for co,ored people at Will
nington, n. C. Never were gathered
tranger tokens of affection or of SUPER
slit on in a resting place for the dead.
me grave that recently attracted the
lttentiOn of a visitor was that of an old
nan of 90. In the centre of the mound
vas partly buried the bust of a huge
Ioll. There was little marble head
stone. from which dangled the rusted
frame of child's toy wire cradle. At
the base of the stone was pair of toy
aatirous and CASTRO kettle, and stuck
in the ground huge carving knife.
At one side was a child's grave. Set
in the middle of the mound above this
was a large bowl, and a few plates were
scattered about, with here and there
,up and saucer. There were also upon
this grave a sugar dish and some knives
md forks. Another grave was provided
with two large pitchers, tureen, some
smaller pieces of crockery, and a kero-
sene lamp, with chimney and shade and
wick and oil, in readiness for lighting.
Another mound had soup tureen, a
collection OF knives and forks, small
Ratchet, pan for frying hoecake, a
gridiron, two teapots, ana a lamp. An
other had a still larger assortment of
plates cups and sauce,s, and two huge
platters It was trimmed with clam
Shells, and in lamps 1t was particularly
rich, having a row of three. On &c
next grave a set of table casters was the
most prominent object. The grave of a
Baptist minister which was ornamented
with a fine headstone, was supplied
with moustache drinking cup. On
another grave were a couple of pals and
some toy figures of horses, cows, and
goats, while another was completely
hidden from sight under a collection
that defied description
Scattered all about the burying
ground were lamps of all sizes, wick
match safes handy. Vases were plenty,
and there were a few plaster of Paris
busts. On one grave an alarm cloth
was the most conspicuous object, and
on another a pair of large fatirons. On
another grave were bottles containing
medicine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
1t Fell Short.

The following is related Of Abbott
Lawrence, the princely merchant: A
country trader bought a few yards of
cloth at SO per yard at his store. On
measuring the goods at home they ran
short quarter of yard. The trader
was almost afraid to speak of so small
a matter to so great merchant. On his
next visit to Mr.. Lawrence's establish
ment, however, he plucked up courage
enough to say: "Alr. Lawrence, when
was here few months ago l bought
a few yards of broadcloth." eyes, at
$40 per yard" According to my
it fell short a quarter -
"Fell short a quarter9 That will never
do; it should have overrun quarter. "
Turning to his bookkeeper, he said :
"Credit this man with half yard of our
best broadcloth." That customer was
nailed for ife.-Dry Goods Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

will be secured by those who write TO Halett
e. Co., Portland, Maine. Full information Will
be sent you, free, about work that you can do
and live at home wherever you are situated,
that will pay you from S. to SIS and upward
day. A number have earned over $50 in day.
Capital not needed: Hallett e. Co. VIII start
you. Both sexes; all ages. The chance of
lifetime. All is new. Now is the tine. For
tunes are absolutely sure for the workers
THE best cough medicine IS Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. Zoe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Black Ballins in New York Clubs.

l remember a man who received five
black balls out of ten in a club once, be-
cause he insisted that paper collars were
more clearly and presentable than linen,
and always wore them boldly. He was
otherwise a charming fellow. On an
other occasion a governor of a wild Bo-
hemian club slammed a big black ball
into the box with the disguised remark
that there are sufficiently expert tanks
in this club now, without electing
Simpson, the speaker being tremen-
dous drinker, while Simpson imbibed at
rare intervals only. At the first meeting
of Gle, er club, which Is now highly
successful, there were seven members of
the Board of Trustees around the table
when the name of a distinguished Ut
terutuer, who IS also a colossal bore,
came up. The box was placed in a cor
ner of the room and the trustees went
up, one at time, and, selecting a ball
from small urn near by, dropped it
into the box They were all men more
or less known about town and in the
professions. When the bore's name
came up they rose in a body and started
for the box, looked at one another in
confusion and sat down abruptly. Then
they went up in order, and when all
seven of them had voted the secretary
opened the box. gave a wild, inhuman
shrek, and turned out forty two bla k
balls The story went the rounds and
the club is still known as the Black Ball
Club, though that is not its official
name. The son of a family of great So
cial position came up at a fashionable
club short time ago, when the young
est member of the Board dropped his
ballot into the box and said, sepulch-
rally:
Good night!'
'My deah chap" cried one of his
companions, aghast, ''you're never going
against him9"
'Rawther."
'eBut why2" cried the others, in
chorus.
"Why, you don't suppose I'm so-ah
lost to the feelings that should actuate
gentlemen-ah-in sdch matters as to
ote fob fellah who weahs a short coat
and high hat on the avenue, do you?"
They bowed their heads. The reason
was completely satisfactory.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Bringing a COquette TO Terms.
LFrom the Chicnco NALL

Sam Allurton was a cattle buver and
shipper of the practical sort up to a few
years ago. He drove the cattle himself,
rode with them down East on the cat
tie trains, and when the steers "got
down got into the cars himself and
got them up. He was always the vigor-
Gus, pushing, democratic person that his
neck and shoulders and dress and talk
show him to be still. His manner of
making love was even characteristic.
Banker Thompson, of Canton, ILL.,, was
the richest and most influential man in
that very rich county twenty five years
ago. He had a number of daughters.
all very pretty girls, and, as Canton was
a good deal more Of a centre then than
now, these pretty heiresses to Banker
ThOmpsOn's fortune were continually
surrounded by all the beaux of that
quarter Allerton very much liked the
oldest girl. He was Mt this disadvan-
tage himself, that he never wore his
breeches on the outside, but always
tucked them on the inside of his boot
legs. He paid a good deal more atten-
ton to business than to society, and was
OF buying hogs while the sleek Young
men of that important village were pay.
ing their addresses in their best o store
clothes.' Perhaps Allerton never would
have captured Banker Thompson's hand
some dauo liter, If there had not been a
party arranged for one night at the
bankers house. Everybody was there
in a buggy. The dancing over it was
part of the programme that each beaux
should take his lady for a moonlight
ride in the buggy that was hitched to
the fence outside. When Allerton came
to look Tor old Thompson's prettiest
daughter he couldn't find her. She had
playfully taken her place in another
buggy. That cut the young cattIeman
to the quick, and without a word to
anybody, he got into his own wagon and
drove off. He kept going until he got
to Peoria The very next day that
Thompson girl sailed off tn her father
to find Sam. 1t wasn't five minutes
after she'd found him before he'd for
gwen Aer; and not five minutes more
before they were engaged TO be married.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
The Cost of Keeping a TrOtter.
HOW STYLISH ROAD OUTFIT CAN BE
PURCHASED VERY REASONABLY.

Many men in New York city who en-
Joy fair incomes are passionately fond
of horses, and like nothing better than
a drive on the road behind fast step
per. The general idea that the cost of
trotting outfit is abnormally high is
not true, as the facts prove, and better
investment could hardly be made by a
man who can afford the luxury. There
is nothing more conducive to health
than daily drive, as every physician
will testify. and most of New York's
wealthy citizens have evidently come to
the same conclusion.
A good turnout can be purchased in
New York city for about 81, 300, as the
figures show. This amount would be
divided about as follows:
Horse, $1,O0J; harness, $50; road
blankets, $40; Custor cart, to carry
two, 500; lap-robe, SIS; whip, boots,
bandages, etc, 1928; total, 81, 2 70.
The figures will provide stylish and
fast rig, and the horse can be boarded
at an expense of So a week at any
boarding stable 1t will be seen that
the cost of good road outfit is very
reasonable, and within the reach of
many men who spend the same amount
every year on cigars and wine.-N. J.
Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

PoTATo- s FOR BREAKFAST. "A SIM
pie and delicate method of preparing
potatoes for breakfast Is "a great favorite
in the West Indies. Two pounds of
peeled potatoes are washed and grated &;
four ounces each are added of sugar
and butter melted, one teaspoonful each
of salt and pepper, well mixed; placed
in baking dish and put into brisk
oven until done it shows d delicate
brown color.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

Dr. NJ. H. Hinsdale, Kewauee, Ill, advises us or o
remarkable cure of Consumption: He says: "A
neiRhbors wife was attacked with violent lung dis
ease and pronounced beyond help from Quick Con
sumption As last resort the family was persuaded
to try DIR. WIN. Halls BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS. Io
the astonlshment OF all, by the time she had used
one half dozen bottles she about the house do
ing her own work. l saw her at her worst and had
no idea shs could recover"
FOR SPECIAL. RATES for ad vertising in this naper
apUly TO the Du blisher of the paper. JAG
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It's n,5oss rs solely fer TIE legitimate healing Of
disease and the 7-cllcfof baE aNat5at 1t aoeS aHH
claims to ao, thousands fIaaEcS gladly tesfJy
Ithas stood oftwcnty years in relieving period
cal PAIN promoting regularity Of seasons and banishing
weakness backachc and consequent distress.
Probably no other woman in the world receives so
many ''letters of than,;s" as Lydia E Pinkham, of
Lynn, Mass. Mrs. r OF Enfield, N. H., says:
81 will simply say that your Vegetable Compound is all
you recommend it to be. II has G'one Worlds Of
so0d" Another lady writes from Ottawa follows: 81
have just to-day boughtthe seventh bottle your Vege
table Compound, have used boxes of Pills and
eral packages of your Sanalve WASH and think but
rghtto tell you how much good derived from your med
cines They are a regular Goa-senG. All the pains
and aches have almost disappeared, my stomach is much
stronger too and feel myself improved every way"
Price 81. Sold BY all Druggists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

More than all ether Lung Remedies" is
what E. W. Fairmah, druggist, Dayton, Ind,
1t for eight years. and it gives satisfaction in
all cases 25c.. zoe. & 81 per bottle. Druggists
A LADY cleared her house of flies by putting
honey on her husbands whiskers when he was
asleep. The flies stuck fast, and when he
went out of the house he carried them off with
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Gaiarrn in The Heal

Originates in scrofulous faint in the blood. Hence
the proper method by which to cure catarrh, Is to
purity the blood. It's many disagreeable symptoms,
and the danger of developing into bronchitis or that
terribly fatal disease, consumption, entirely re-
moved by Hoods sarsaparilla. which cures catarrh
BY purifying the blood and also tones up the system
and greatly improves the general health Of those
who take IL.
For many years, beginning so far back don't re-
member when had the catarrh in my head II con-
sisted Of an excessive flow from my nose ringing and
bursting noises in my ears. and pains the top of
my head. The hawking and splitting were moss ex
cessive in the morning when the back part Of my
tongue would be thick with white fur and there
would be a bad taste in my mouth My hearing was
affected in my left Five years ago began to
use Hoods Sarsapar1lla. 1 was helped right away
but continued to it till felt myself cured. Ny
general health has been good since the catarrh
left me."-MRs E. II. CAULFIELD, Lowell, Mass.
Hoods SarSaparil!a
Sold by all druggists 81; six for IS. Prepared
by c. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, MasS-
100 DOgeS One Dollar
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
BABY falls and bumps its head,
4. L :. !.
Rubs the baby. stops turmoil.

A big black cat and big black bat battled
fer three hours i'll the Kansas City pOst-ofiice,
before the cat succeeded in killing the bat. The
bats tactics were to get on the cats back and
chew his ear. and the cats were to run under
a desk and scrape of the bat, and then renew
the conflict.
A prominent farmer OF Bowling Green,
Howard County, Nd, Mr.. J. L. Ridgely, said
his four children were sick with sore threats
and coughs at the same time. Red Star Cough
Cure cured them in a week. No opiates.
A Reasonable Supposition: Visitor-''Well,
Jones has paid the debt of nature" Merchant
why, wheE was he hung?" Visitor
Chung! What do yon mean2 He died nat
ural death" Merchant ooh, supposed that
nature must have gotten her debts as the rest
of us ALWAYS did-by execution.n
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02


For a long time we steadily refused to pub.
fish testimonials, believing that. in the opinion
Of the public generally, the great majority
were manufactured to order by unprincipled
parties as means of disposing of their work.
less preparations.
That this view of the case Is to a certain ex
tent true, there can be no doubt.
At last, several years ago, we came to the
conclusion that every intelligent person can
readily discriminate between spurious and
bona fide testimonials, and determined to use
as advertisements few of the many hun.
dreds of unsolicited certificates in our posses.
sion.
In doing this, we published them as nearly as
possible in the exact language used by our cor
respondents, only changing the phraseology, in
some cases, SO as to compress them into a
smaller space than they would otherwise
occupy, but without in the least eXaggeratinP
Or destroying the meaning of the writers.
We glad to say that our final conclusion
was correct one-that a letter recommend.
with the people.
The original of every testimonial published
by US Is on file in our office, an inspection of
which will prove to the most Bkeptical that our
assertion made above, that only thefacts are
given as they appear therein, is true.
But as it would be very inconvenient, II not
impossible, for all of our friends to call on US
for that purpose, we invite those who doubt If
there be such), to correspond with any of tbs
monials, and ask them if we have made any
mtsstatements, SO far their knowledge eX-
tends, in this article. In other words, if we
have not published their letters as nearly yer
batim possible.
Very respectfully,
+. II. HAZELTINE
Proprietor Piso's Cure for Consumption
and Pso's Remedy for Catarrh
We append recent letter, which came to us
entirely unsolicited, with permission to pub.
fish it:
DAYTON, Ohio Jan. 12, 1889.
You may add my testimony as to the merits
of Piso's Cure for Consumption. | took
severe cold last February, which settled on my
lungs. They became liberated and were so
painful that had no rest for two DAYS and
nights: got bottle of PisO's Cure for Con-
sumption, and was relieved by the time had
taken half of 1t. Since that time have kept
Piso's Cure in the house, and use it as a pre-
ventive, both for lung troubles and Group, for
which can recommend it as the best medi-
cine ever used; and that is saying a great deal,
for have used at least twenty others, besides
about as many physicians prescriptions.
Pso's Cure for Consumption has never failed
to give reliefin my family.
A. J. CRUDE,
81 Springfield ST.
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A Great Reward

afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp
Ions Eye water. Druggists sell at PC per bottle
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

No lady should live in perpetual fear, ana
suffer from the more serious troubles that so
often appear, when DIR. Kilmers COMPLETE
FEMALE REMEDY is certain to prevent and cure
Tumor and Cancer there
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

Will not soil the clothing nor stain the skin,
Halls Hair Reviewer. Try it.
Ayers Pills cured me of stomach and liver
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

WHY go limping around with your boots
run over, when Lyonss Heel Stlfteners Will
keen ST
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A PLACARD posted up throughout the town
of Dundee once announced the opening Of the
Theatre Royal "undcr the management of
Miss Goddard newly decorated and painted
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

Backache, aching sides and kidneys. sore mus
Giles, stitch, crick are removed by the Hop Plaster
The reign of sense in medicine if shown by the
DODu lnritV of lion Porous IlGSfr1.S for Mains
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Very respectfully,
u III II


Proprietor Piso's Cure for Consumption
and Piso's Remedy for Catarrh
We append a recent letter, which came to us
entirely unsolicited, with permission to pub.