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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
The Sailor Fish.

In the warm water of the Indian
Ocean a strange mariner is found that
has given rise to many curious tales
among the natives of the coast there
about. They tell of wonderful sail
often seen in the calm seasons preceding
the terrible hurricanes that course over
these waters. Not a breath then dis
turbs the water, the sea rises and falls
like a vast sheet of glass; suddenly the
sail appears, glistening with rich purple
and golden hues, and seemingly driven
along by mighty wind. On it comes,
quivering and sparkling, as if bedecked
with gems, but only to disappear as if
by magic. Many travellers had heard
with unbelief this strange tale; but one
day the phantom craft actually ap-
peared to the crew of an Indian steamer
and as it passed by under the stern of
the vessel, the queer "saiI" was seen to
belong to gigantic sword fish, now
known as the sailor fish. The sail was
really an enormously developed dorsal
fin that was over ten feet high, and was
richly colored with blue and iridesaent
tints; and as the fish swan along on or
near the surface of the water, this great
fin naturally waved to and fro, SO that,
from distance, it could easily be mis-
taken for a curious sail
Some of these fishes attain a length
of over twenty feet, and have large,
crescent-shaped tails, and long, sword
like shouts, capable of doing great dam
age.
In the Mediterranean Sea, sword fish
is found that also has high fin, but it
does not equal the great swold fish of
the Indian Ocean.-St. NichOLas for Oct.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
NENSBOYS AND THEIR DOG.
Gamins in the Quaker City fake Good
Care of a Run-Over Cur.
from the PHILADELPHIA, Press.

In Bennett street, a narrow alleyway
running through IRON Seventh to Eighth
streets, below Chestnut, there stands
against the back wall of one of the
Chestnut street stores a box, over which
hangs tattered American flag, and in
which, on a soft bed of excelsior, lies a
poor little ''yallei" dog, grievousIy
wounded, both his fo1elegs having been
broken by being run over by a watering
cart at Eighth and Chestnut streets.
The poor little animal was not with
out friends in his misfortune, however
here is perVading the neighDOrhOod of
Eighth and Chestnut streets, gang of
young newsboys and bootblacks, who
are not the cleanest or always the most
orderly of Gods creatures, but that
there is large-sized spark of good in
the breasts of most of the gamins, is
shown by their treatment of the poor
mutilated anin al. As one of them re-
lated the circumstances:
Eyes we saw the poor little cuss git
run over, and the man what owned him
was in a wagon and druv right OF
'thout waitin' to see what was the mat
ter; then us fellers picked him up and
Sot u DOA anu HAeu II 50 ne COulu lay
easy, and then we all chucked in and
got horse doctor to fix his legs"
GLOW much did you have to pay the
horse doctor ."
well, he done it for us cheap,
'eouse we hadn't much cash. He only
charged us quarter. He said it'd be
81 for anybody e.se."
GLOW is the dog coming on now9"
ooh, bully; he kin most walk. We
all chucks in and we gifts him a little
milk every day and lot O. meat, and
he knows us all, and guess he'll be all
right now pretty soon, l don't know
who he'll be ong to when he gets we'll,
but | know if l had my legs broke I'd
like somebody to take care O. me like
we took care O. that dog"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
Japanese Village Romance,
KATOW UNOsUKE CAPTURES THE HEAR
AND HAND OF LOVELY THRU IsHUWARA

! KATOW UNOSUKE CAPTURES THE HEART
| AND HAND OF LOVELY THRU IsHUWARA
A Louisville, Ky, letter saws Dur
ing the past few weeks a quiet little
| romance has been enacted in the Japa-
nese village at the Exposition, which
was brought to a happy elimination.
Among the members of the troupe who
illustrate japanese life in all sorts of
ways, to the editication of the visitors
! is Katow Unosuke, an embroiderer in
silks, who lett the home of his father
{. merchant of Yokohama, about four
months ago to come over and study the
| habits and customs of America. not ne
glecting, however, in the meanwhile to
keep his purse snugly rounded by the
practice of his trade. During his stay
! at the Exposition he met THRU Ishuwara,
a young lady of eighteen, who for the
past two years has been employed in a
japanese store on Fourth street, and
who is also from Yokohama. Since the
Exposition opened she has dispensed
tea TO all who might request it. Katow
at first occupied booth at the opposite
end of the village from THRU, but, fall
ing a prey to her many charms, snapped
places with Jap whose booth was next
TO that of his sweetheart. Under these
advantageous circumstances he soon won
the heart of the little lady and received
the promise of her hand
At three O'Clock, in the afternoon, at
the residence of Mr.. T. w. Hamilton,
the happy couple were married. i he
parlors were decorated with fans, scrolls
and colored lanterns and made to wear
as Asiatic an air as possible. The cere-
mony was simple one. The bride and
groom exchanged rings, and having
drank out oftwo wine glasses exchanged
them also, as is the custom in Japan,
after which Mr.. Hamilton, an American
friend, pronounced them man and wife
Neh Webb acted as guardian for THRU,
who is under age. The costumes worn
were American; the full dress japanese
costume is very expensive and elaborate
and could not be procured in this
country The bride wore maroon col
ored silk trimmed in lace, with her hair
done up high in japanese fashion. The
groom furnished the brides trousseau.
though no one knows where he bought
the articles, which were of very fine
quality. The wedding was legalized
this morning by Justice McCaun. The
marriage is said to be the first ever Gel
ebrated in America between two Japa-
nese, though a number of japanese have
intermarried with ether nationali-
tinG
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
enatOrs COnklfng and Bruce.

The Boston Herald says: Ex-senator
Bruce, of Mississippi. says he is going
to prepare lecture on his experience
in the Senate. by the way" he con-
tinued, ''did you ever know the secret
of my admiration for Roscoe Conkllng 2
When l came up to the Senate l knew
no one except Senator Alcorn, who was
my colleague. When the names of the
new Senators were called out for them
to 90 up and take the oath, all the
others except myself were escorted b :
their colleagues. Mr.. Alcorn made no
motion 10 escort me, but was buried be-
hind a newspaper, and l concluded l
would go it alone. had got about
half way up the aisle when a tall gen,
tleman stepped up to me and said:
" Excuse me, Mr. Bruce, l did not
until this moment see that you were
without an escort. Permit me. My
name is Conkling, and he linked his
arm In mine and we marched up TO the
desk together I took the oath, and
then he escorted me back to my seat.
Later in the day, when they were fixing
up the committees, he asked me if any
one was looking after my interests, and
upon my informing him that there was
not, and that l was myself ignorant of
my rights IN the matter, he volunteered
to attend to it, and as a result | was
placed on some very good committees
and shortly afterward got hartman
ship. l have always felt very kindly
toward Mr.. Conkling since, and l al
ways shall"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
An Elephants Memory.

The London Daily Telegraph says
An amusing circumstance happened at
Hythe, when an elephant belonging to
a circus freely helped himself to an
early breakfast. 1t appears that be-
tween three and four o'clock in the
morning, the animal managed to effect
his est ape from his companions, and
paid a visit to a house with which his
memory had pleasant association-a
little shop at the corner of Market
street. On arriving at the place the
elephant found that it was closed, but
nothing daunted he coOlly lifted the
door of its hinges and helped himself
literally TO the contents OF the shop,
pc 'atoes, apples and sweets. When he
had either satisfied his appetite or had
exhausted the supply of good things lie
retraced his steps, and on his return
journey he was met by his keepers, who
had in t meantime become aware of
his absence.
The animal visited Hythe about II or
10 years ago, and when passing this
house was treated by its then tenant to
a good meal of potatoes. This seemed
to have left so good an impression on
the animals memory that he was led to
pay another visit to so p easant spot,
with the result as recOrde above.
About the same time the next morning
he again got away and was making for
the same place, but was discovered by
his keeper before he had gone far on
his expedition.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
Slaughter of the Cows.

If the three thousand cows that are
to be killed in Chicago were Il herd of
carefully Sc ected nd well fed animals
among which had been found a few
suffering from contagious pleu'o pneu-
monia, their destruction, although re-
quired for the suppression of the dis
ease and the protection of the cattle of
a State, would be regarded by many as
a waste of good material. But these
cows are the inmates of four great swIll-
milk stables. All of them have been
fed with distillerv Stops. and sooner or
later disease of some kind would claim
them. They are maintained in these
stables at an expense of five cents a day,
so cheap is the stuff which they are
forced to eat Undoubtedly the city
would gain by the destruction of the
Whole herd, even if the killing of all of
the animals were not required for the
safety of other cattle not yet exposed to
contagion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
Bob TaylOr's Reply.

The Atlanta Constitution tells this
story of one of the two brothers now
before the people as candidates for Gov
ernor:
During the session of the Democratic
Convention in Nashville Bob Taylors
name was before the Convention as a
candidate. Bob was in Knoxville. A
report was put in circulation that Bob
only desired the honor of a nomination,
and, his ambition being grati6ed, he
would decline to run.
One of his ardent friends, becoming
excited, telegraphed: Say positively
whether you will accept the nomination
If rendered you"
bob was little puzzled how to an.
swer such an inquiry, but ratified the
following answer over the wires:
ga poor old man once dragged him
self twenty miles to see my mother
When he got ready to leave he said
Madam, if you don't believe 1 can tote
a ham home, just try me-"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

DEPUTY SHERIFF JOHN PRIVDIvILLE,
of Detroit, took his sweetheart for a
sail to Port Huron. Soon after the boat
started she ished pair of handouts
out of his pocket, and, before he could
stop her, had fastened them on her own
wrists. He had LETT the key at home,
and the young woman was forced to
wear the bracelets all the afternoon and
evening, until they landed and found a
policeman to unlock them.
A PHILADELPHIA woman, who has
had twenty-five years of experience
behind store counter, says that the
great burden OF their life is not IN the
work required, but in the fact tn wo-
men do not like each other and have no
compassion on one another.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
An Inexpensive Smoke.
FRUGAL MEN WHO ARE SATISFIED WITH
THE TIPS THAT ARE CLIPPED FROM
CIGARS.

A middle-aged man, not i'll dressed,
and having IN his hand a handsome,
straight briar wood pipe, walked into a
cigar stole in New York, and going to
the stand on which is the little appara-
tus Tor cutting OF the ends of cigars,
picked up the tray on which the little
bits of ciga tips fall, and calmly
stuffed his pipe with them, taking care
to press the humpy mass of tobacco
J down until the pipe bowl was as full as
it would hold. Then he poured what
was left in the tray into his hand and
trans erred it to his coat tail pocket.
He next carefully lit his pipe, and as
soon as it was well going turned around,
} beamed with patronizing smile upon
! the proprietor OF the store, and saunt-
cred out with the air of a person who
was satisfied with the shop and might
CAL again.
"We never have to empty those
trays" said the cigar merchant. We've
half dozen such du- ers as that who
walk in and empty them for us. Once
In while two of them drup-in at once,
and one of them has to take a back
seat and fill his pipe with air while the
otter takes the clippings | remember
one solitary instan where the man who
was left actually walked mp and bought
a five cent cigar and looked on with an
amused air, like a supercilious million
aire, while the other worked The cigar
tip GROWER They say the tips make a
very good smoke, though there is so
much gum on them don't see how they
can: but, of course, there is "a good deal
of good tobacco in them. In the shop
where | was before | came here. an old
man came and regularly bought for a
tribe the exclusive right to the tips,
and we had to drive all the re ular
cruisers away. He used to come in
regularly at certain hours every day and
empty the trays into a bag he carried
with him. He must have had IL dozen
more places on h ci cult Tor the bag
was often two-thirds full. What h dit
with the stuff | don't know, for ne
couldn't have smoked it all himself.
There was some sort of an Eyeta ian
fake about it, you can bet on that; they
are always up to some of those skin-a-
cent schemes -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
Cole, the Cattle Buyer.

The Chicago Mail says: Thomas Cole,
the rich Kansas City cattleman, bought
cattle for Plankinton in Milwaukee in
the sos He ought for Armour at Chi
cago when the house was sta ted ere.
Now he buys for Armour's big Kansas
City house. He began with the pa ent
house, and has one after another been
with each house in the train. He has
grown rich in the service. In the early
days, when cattle was driven east on the
roads leading to Chicago. the herders
sent word forward to Milwaukee to
Plankinton 81 Armour that their drivers
would be at Waukesha or some other
station about such day. That gave the
cattlemen the benefit OF two markets.
If they could strike d bargain at some
crOssr oads with the Milwaukee men,
they liked it. If they couldn't they
pushed on to Chicago Cole would put
$50, 600 or $50, GOO or 500, 600 in his
pockets, and with from ten to twenty
helpers intercepted the cattle drivers.
There has never been a man in the
country who could beat Thomas Cole in
| judging hogs and cattle on the boot 1t
is said that John Plankinton and Sam
Allerion are the only men who nave ever
equaled him. Cole, like old Uncle
Daniel Drew, did his ''figgering" in his
head, not on paper. When young Phil
Armour first went in with John Plankin-
ton he did all he could to get Tom Cole
to keep tab on his cattle purchases. He
ne Ell made any Roadway. The old buy
er would come back after trip, some
times with $50, 900, sometimes with
$50, 900, sometimes with 500, 900 worth
of hogs and cattle.
Here's your CATTLE" he would say,
"and here's w ats left of the money"
Then he'd 90 dow in his trousers, in
his vest, and his coat. 1t was Coles
buying that Il ade the firm rich, and
Armour soon gave over as a bad job try
ing to get the veteran to be in book
keeping. He kept tab-in his head.
He never kept any other tally. Armour
tells how Cole once came back and said
there was a $1,000 bill he couldn't
account for He must have lost
it. A month afterward, when every
body had forgotten it, Cole felt some
thin in the lining of his old jacket. 1t
Was the 81 600 bill
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
ChiraIry in ArmOr.

War is always brutal, always terrible !;
but there seems something almost COW
ardly in the custom of the brave
knights of old" in crawling for safety
into suits of steel and iron. And the
funny side of it all is that sometimes
knights thus covered with plate, like
modern iron-clads, would fight all day
without being hurt. In one of the tai
IAN battles of the sixteenth century, two
armies of knights sheathed in the best
Milan armor, fought from nine in the
morning until four in the afternoon,
without one valorous warrior being
killed or even wounded, ST. Nich0L4s
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
Wonderful Results

Often follow the of Hoods Sarsaparllla. The
most severe cases of scrofula, upon which other pre-
paratons have been poweress, yield the superior
curative powers of this medicine. The most dis
tresSng OF dyspepsia excructating comp aints
OF the kidneys and liver the agonzing itch and pain
OF salt rheum, disagreeable of caarrh and the
aches and pains Of rheumau m cured by this
great medicine. Hoods Sarsaparila purifes the
blood and at the same time tones the stomach,
creates an appetite and gives strength to every
function Of the body.
These statements have been verified by the expe-
rience of thousands of people.
al felt good results from the first dose of Hoods
Sarsaparlla. 1t seemed to go from my head to my
toes. know Hcoi's Sarsar arilla is a good thing,
and on the strength of my own experience I have
sold great deal Of it."-G. H. STRATroN, druggist,
Westfeld Mass
Hoods SarsapariiIa
Sold by all druggists. ST. six for S. Prepared only
by c. HOOD s. CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

CAUGHT On. "A newspaper man in
Minneapolis one day caught a young
woman as she was ia ling in the street.
A few days alter he met her at the house
OF friend, and they were introduced.
A few months after he asked her to
marry him, and she said Yes" A few
hours after they were married and not
until hen, he learned that she was worth
$4,000
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

THE frequency with which Alpine
tourists fall from tops of almost inacces-
sible mountains and get killed is very
distressing and monOtonous. An Amer
lean in Switzerland was invited by an
enthusiastic English crank, who was
ever las,ingly climbing mountain peaks,
to accompany him on one of these fool
hardy trips. mo, | thank you" was
the reply, 81 stay away from places that
u donkey cant climb"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
"MichReI StrORoTD

Mr. G. c. Staley, while playing the leading
part in Michael Strogoff," at Oakland, Cal,
became SO hoarse from a severe cold that he de-
SPARED of being able to continue his part. Two
bottles of Red Star Cough Cure cured him.
Does not nauseate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

For impure blood the best medicine known, SEQ
WILLS sAR6APARuLA, OR BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP,
may be implicitly relied ON when everything else
fails Take it in the spring time, especially for the
impure secretions OF the blood incident to that sea-
son of the year, and take it at all times for Cancer
Scrofula, liver Complaints, Weakness, Boils, Iu-
mors Swel Iings Skin Diseases. Malaria and the
thousand ills that come from impure blood. To
insure q cheerful disposition take this well known
medicine which viii remove the prime cause, and
restore the mind to its natural equilibrium.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

why Dill She Do It?'' asks an exchange.
Because, LIST, Her feet wCr9 awfully CO d !;
I'd, He had been in bed an hour, theref pre-
was warm and comfortable; Sd, What is a
husband good for if not to warm his wife's
feet on, anywav?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

Ten thousand children in New York city
are crowded out of the public scho Is for
want of room. And fifty thousand children
all over the country, when they read this
item, will wish they lived in New York city,
among the crowded out ones.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28
we Appeal TO Experiences,

For 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 WORTH
less preparations.
That this view of the case is to 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 a 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.
some cases, SO as to compress them into q
smaller space than they would otherwise
occupy, but without in the least eXaggerating
or destroying the meaning of the writers.
We are glad to say that our final conclusion
was correct one-that a letter recommend.
ing an article having true merit finds favor
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 the facts are
given as they appear therein, is true
But as 1t would be very inconvenent, if not
impossible, for all of our friends to call on us
Tor that purpose, we invite those who doubt Gf
there be Such), to correspond with any of the
parties whose names are signed to our teSti-
statements, so far as their knowledge ex-
tends, in this article. In other words, if we
have not published their letters as nearly yer.
oatlm as possible.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

uniform and natural color of the whiskers
Is PRODUCED by using Buckingham's Dye:
We have used Ayers Cherry Pectoral in our
family. for colds, with perfect success.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

The small boy who plays circus with the
"trick-goat" in his back yard should see that
the st. Jacobs Oil bottle is not empty.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

Ask your shoe and hardware dealers for
LYONS Heel Stitfeners, they keep boots ana
cbOas straight.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

A LOVE of good books is one of the
EST safeguards man can have,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

q MONTHS treatment for Soc. Pisoi
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by Druggists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

LADIES! Those dull Ii ed looks and feelings
speak volumes. DR.. XII mer's FEMALE REMEDY Y
corrects all cOnd lions res o eS gOr and
Wit y ami brings back outfit | bloom and
beauty. Price Sl00,-6 bottles $500.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

A Mexican village is to be exhibited In
Horticultural Hall in Boston in October.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

~ DA1IUN1 UlIO jan. L, 1881.
You may add my testimony as TO the merih
OF Plso's Cure for Consumption. l took g
severe cold last February, which settled on my
lungs. They became liberated and were 50
painful that had no rest for two days and
sumption, and was relieved by the time had
taken half of it. Since that time I have kept
Plso'5 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 great deal,
for have used at least twenty others, besides
about as many physicians prescriptions.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has never failed
to give reliefin my family
A J. GRUBB
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-28

There are six roets in the British House OF
Lords. Tyson. of course. heads the list.