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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Rapid Transit.

Among the published papers of the
late Judge Kent, of Maine, there is one
well worth preserving for its wit.
This is humorous prophecy in regard
to modes of travel which Will be in use
a hundred years hence. The paper was
written for the benefit ofsome charitable
society or fair in Bangor the home of the
genial old governor and Judge. The
writer allowed his fancy to picture Ban
gor and its business concerns as they
will appear in 1878. Here is a part of
the view:
In an adjoining building was the tele-
graph Office. looked and saw that in
stead of wires they had near the grour d
rails of small size. asked, why this
changer And was told that they sent
passengers on them, driven by cleo
tricity, to Boston in four minutes.
''But how can the human system stand
such velocity2"
ooh, we stun EN-" the fellow said,
with the Letheon, and then we tie 'em
in boxes on little wheels, and they go
safely and come out bright There are
rival lines" he continued, "and great
efforts are being made to bring the pas
sage within three minutes. We put on
a rather large dose of the Letheon when
We attempt this but the passengers all
say they will run the risk of never
waking up again rather than be beat.
We have had to bury few, but what
IS that to save minute, and to beat the
rascally opposition line? The people all
say, 60 ahead!"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Jamaica Ginger Drunkards.
HOTEL MEN KNOW THEM WELL, AND
CROUCH is LEARNING 70 KNOW THEM.

Georgia newspapers havS drawn at
tention to the fact that Jamaica gIngcz
has become quite popular as a beverage
since the Prohibiti5nists captured the
State, and the ginger drunkafa IS be-
coming an institution.
The Hotel Mail says that while to the
average citizen the above item may ap-
pear Incredible, to the hotel steward it
is an old, old story; the ginger drunk
ard is an old acquaintance. Some
times it is the yard man or waiter who
applies for Gust leetle ginger" but
his best customers are among the female
EMPLOYEES of the hotel, and the con
slant demand on the store room tor. d
'tfew drops" of ginger amounts IN the
aggregate to no small item OF ex-
pense. ILL.,,
The effects of ginger on habitual
partaker is much the same as the con-
tinual use of morphine, and the same
cunning exists in the manner OF pro-
curing it. and the peculiar CHASTITY com
plexion produced by the use OF NOR
phine is invariably present III the
ginger drunkard.
The disease Is more pTeNalenG aLloI
scrub women and laundry girls than
chambermaids; but when it does attack
one of the latter class she will satisfy
her craving by drinking the cologne
found in the rooms of absent patrons
rather than make too frequent demands
on the housekeeper or steward for gin
ger. One unfortunate girl drank a
mixture of Worcestershire sauce and
al ohol for months, after having been
refused daily morning nip of Jamaica
ginger, and the strangest part of her
story was she was one of the best work
ers in the hotel and had no other
vices.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
COrsican Brigands Murder Prisoner.

The London Telegraph says: "Details
of terrible tragedy reach us from Cor
slca, the traditional nursery of red
handed crime and black revenge. A
small Italian coasting vessel put into
the harbor of Porto Vecchio, on the
southeast coast of the island. After the
anchor had been cast two sailors went
ashore for wood. 1t was then about s
o'clock in the morning. Scarcely had
the men landed and moored their boat
when they were accosted by two Corsi-
cans armed with muskets, who had is
sued from a neighboring thicket, and
who turned out to be two brigands.
These ruffians ordered one of the sailors
to return to his vessel and ask the
skipper for sum of $50 as ransom for
his companion. Unless the money was
promptly forthcoming to the last far
thing the hostage was to be shot.
The sailor went on board and re-
counted his perilous adventure and its
threatened consequences unless the
money were forthcoming. There was
not, however, sufficient sum on board
the vessel to pay the ransom, and, as a
last resource, the alarm signal was
hoisted to attract the attention of the
military guarding the entrance to the
harbor and town. At this iuncture the
brigands, who watched every move
ment on board the coaster, brought
down their hostage where he could be
seen by his companions, and one of
them, placing the muzzle of his rifle
against the poor fellows left ear, fired.
The sailor fell dead and his murderers
1t is expected that the au-
thors of this horrible outrage will not
be able to elude the gendarmes, as the
people of the neighborhood will aid IN
discovering its perpetrators.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Two Ways of Doing It.

There is a story of Scotch congIe-
cation who, by their loud and persist
ent praises of their minister, induced a
neighboring community to call him to
fill their own pulpit. After their offer
had been accepted, the preachers elo-
quence proved far less wonderful than
his new flock had anticipated. GLOW
could you crack him up SO much?" said
one of the new congregation to a mem
Der of the old. ooh" was the dry re-
ply, "ye'll oil be ready to crack him up,
gin ye see a chance of getting rid of
HIM by it." This is no new fashion.
Addison tells an instructive story of the
Just retribution which befell certain
West Indian colonists who played q
similar game to rid themselves of an I'M
popular commandant. This officer
talked of resigning his post. and the
colony built bridge for flying enemy
by joining to furnish the most flowery
testimonials; lauding him to the skies,
and representing his fitness for the high
est posts. He departed for England
fortified with these letters of recon-
mendation-to return as governor of the
colony; the appointment being con-
ferred on him on the strength OF the
testimonials which so clearly showed
his popularity in that particular settle
ment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
BIRD CATCHING.
How They Catch Birds on the Farce
Islands-Great Nerve Required.

A party Of twelve men working in
combination and rotation will net be-
tween three and four thousand Of birds
in day, valued at penny apiece; and
little later in the season you may see
these birds hanging by hundreds at
time in Farce outhouses, there to dry
after fashion for future consumption.
A native Faroese would consider he was
dining luxuriously on half dozen of
these shriveled anatOmies stewGd or
baked in whale fat. But, even apart
from the "whale liqueur," to a stranger
the birds do not especially recommend
themselves. The manner in which a
Farce fowler goes to work is rather in
teresting. He has primarily to consider
the wind, inasmuch as this is the chief
assistant force which he presses into his
service. If the wind be favorable he
takes his long net, mounted on stout
wooden handle and frame, and goes to
that particular cleft or crevice in the
sea rocks which he knows to offer a
chance of sport. Down here he care
fully Chambers, until he finds good
standing and working room where the
birds are bustling past him before the
wind. 1t Is then a matter of muscles
and routine. By barring the passage
with his net he inevitably catches all
the birds that continue their flight
through the rift, and his attributes then
must be mainly those of strength and
endurance, Of course, not everywhere
can fowler attain to his perch by the
exclusive use of his legs. Infinite pluck
and nerve are both necessary. And so
honorable a calling in youth is that of a
fowler considered, that you may hear
grave and gray men of means and posi-
ton recount with sparkling eyes the
adventures of their younger days, on
such and such rock, with an under
stood, if not uttered, regret that such
days are over and past for them. A
member of the Lagthing, or Farce Par
was delighted, for instance, to
tell me the tale of some of his early
tricks on the rocks by Sandoe. A curl
GUS custom used to prevail here with
regard to the fowlers. If one of them,
in the exercise of his vocation, happened
TO slip, fall, and kill himself thereby,
the body was not recovered by his com
rades. They probably looked upon the
accident as a visitation of God. Now
adays they are more enlightened. and
therefore more humane.-Ihe CornhiH
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Murdered His Frog Boy.

I>vesingular case has come to light in
East Macon, Ga. A negro woman, Hen
rietta Cook, swore out a warrant for her
son in-law, Joe Kitchens, for threaten
ing her life. 1t seems that Joe was the
father of a singularly deformed child,
being half human and half frog. The
child grew to be nearly six years old,
but never walked. It's hands and feet
were turned outward similar to those Of
a frog, and its method of locomotion
was by hopping. His jumps were pro-
digious, from two to six feet. There
were no ribs on the left side, and he
slept with the left foot around his neck.
Behind the ears aud under the chin was
thin membrane which filled with air
as he talked. While he could speak
distinctly, during his sleep he uttered o
sound similar to that of the croaking Of
a frog.
One day Kitchens became angry with
the child because it could not walk and
kicked it half across the room. The
child died soon after and was buried.
Coroner HodEett disinterred the body,
impanelled a jury and held an inquest.
DR.. McCrary held a post norton exam
ination, and reported that the child's
death was caused by blow in the alb
domen. 1t was, kicked a distance of
eight feet. The jury, in view of these
facts, rendered a verdict of murder.
Kitchens is in Jail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Curious Coincidence.
From the Detroit Free Press.

The other day at the depot young
man of 25 was observed to be closely re-
garding solid looking old gent of so
who had come through from Chicago.
Finally the young man stepped up and
inquired:
'Tsn't this Mr.. B, of Chicago"
eyes, siI."
81 am Mr.. j, formerly of the
same place, but now of Toronto. Do
you remember meW
Greatly, but do not"
az was clerk in your pork house. l
aspired to the hand of your daughter.
You drove me hence because l had no
ducats."
"Oh, yes, it seems as if I do recall
something of the sort"
"Well, sir, want you to understand
that you made a mistake. I am now
worth $4,000, and could give your
daughter every luxury"
Eighteen thousand dollars, Ell?
That's quite sum-"
Eyes, sir, and I'm the man you drove
hence"
Eighteen thousand dollars" unused
the old gent. "What curious coinci-
dence! That's exactly the sum my
daughters husband gave her the other
day to buy summer pug dogs with. l
must lot this coincidence down"
Somebody held the young man until
the weakness left his knees little, and
then he went hence some more.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Travelling Dresses

Tailor made dresses are the fashion, at
present, for travelling, says Ha1Ipers pa
ear, and are oftenest Of small checks,
either clearly marked OF else the unnde,
fined pin checks that are merely one or
two threads of white crossing others OF
color-brown, blue, red, or black:
These must be all of pure wool that VIII
not cookie, yet of light weight that they
may not be too warm or too heavy toI
midsummer journeys. For these reasons
the sleazily woven Cheviots and serges
are made up by tailors, and the designs
for these are exceedingly simple. Two
extremes are seen in these dresses; one,
intended for slight figures, has short
drapery and kilt skirt of very wide on
of very narrow pleats, while the other,
Tor those who are inclined to stOutness,
has long drapery nearly covering toun-
dation skirt that has no pleats at the
loot. Sometimes compromise between
these is seen in a deep over-skirt made
OF double-width wool goods, draped
around the figure with only one seam,
and perhaps with the lower edge left to
show its salvage. The basque is an ex-
ceedingly plain position, with two
rows of stitching on its edges, and other
wise without trimming. The pleats In
the back of the the basque must be press.
ed fatty, and secured so that they will
not spread open, no matter how large
the tournure may be. The collar may be
high standing band, or else it may be
a notched rolling collar that can be worn
with a chemisette of pique, or percale,
or of tucked linen; and it is also good
plan to have a separate chemisette and
collar of the dress material, to be used
inside the rolling collar, closing the
dress up high above the throat, making
it more convenient on long journeys.
The coat with such a dress Is of the
material cut in a skeleton sacque-that
is, without lining and may be closely
fitted by dart in each front, single
breasted. and buttoned by small fiat
braid buttons, or else it may have loose
double-breasted fronts, with closely adj
justed back The Norfolk jacket, with
hood, lengthwise pleats, and belt, is
also liked in the rough homespun cloths
which tailors use for travelling outfits !;
sometimes this jacket alone is made of
checked goods, while the dress may be
of solid color, such as the ecrutan, or
blue twilled serge or hOmespun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
How Mines are Sailed.

have heard some of the mining peo-
pie here say that there can't be such a
thing as sailing a mine if man with
any knowledge of the subject at all
goes into the mine and makes an inves-
tigation. They say the only way to salt
mine is with ore on the dump or
around the hole. There is where they
make very serious mistake. | have
seen mines sailed when the best of them
were fooled. A man they call Chicken
Bill" sailed the famous Chrysolite, in
Leadville, and sold it to Tabor for, l
think, $40, 900. He worked days and
weeks on it, and finally had it fixed to
his satisfaction. Then Tabor was ap-
preached. and, not trusting any one
else, went down into the shaft himself.
He had been in the mines twenty years,
and was we'll qualified to act as his own
expert. He was impressed with the
property and bought it, but the vein
was small and he concluded to go lower.
He had only sunk ten feet further when
he struck the bonanza, and the prop
erty was Immediately recognized as be-
ing worth millions The sailing was
not noticed until later, and Tabor was
so impressed with it, that, instead of
having the man arrested and sentenced
to the penitentiary, he began to stake
him, and has him in his employ to day.
While prospecting for Tabor he discov-
cred the Tam O'Shanter, another rich
strike. But while there is sailing, there
is not as much of it as formerly. There
have been numerous instances where it
has not been profitable. For instance,
if "Chicked Bill'' had used less inge-
nuity and less time, and sunk his shaft
ten feet further, he, instead of Tabor,
would have struck the bonanza and
would have had a million instead of
$4,000
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
The Female Clerks.

There are 1000 women in the Gov
eminent departments at Washington,
says local correspondent, and many of
the best-lookIng and most intelligent
ladies of the capital are so employed.
They come, as rule, from good fami-
lies. Many of them are the widows of
noted Generals, the daughters of ex-
Governors and ex-Congressmen, and now
and then you will find the relative of a
President or Cabinet Minister. Many
of them have travelled widely, and the
great majority are educated and refined
ladies. They do all kinds of work, and
receive salaries ranging from $720 to
$1,000 year. AS money counters they
are much more expert than the men,
and the rapidity with which they can
count thousands upon thousands of dol
lars without making a mistake makes
your brain whirl as you watch them.
These money counters get about $75 a
month, and they count millions of dol
lars every month. At one side of each
one on the table lie great piles of green
backs. done into packages as they come
from the press. 1 am speaking now of
the Redemption Bureau of the Treasury.
These bills are old and dirty. The
strip of paper around each package of
100 bills states where they came from,
and who counted them in the country.
The young lady takes this off, and
moistening her fingers with a wet
sponge in front of her, she counts the
bills like lightning, and, if the package
is not right, she reports so to the chief,
and the banks from which the bills
come must stand the loss. The girls
seldom make mistake, and if they do
so or pass a counterfeit without noting
it, they must make the mistake good,
and the amount is taken out of their
salary. They can tell, however, a bad
bill simply by feeling it, and bank
cashier will make a hundred mistakes
where they make one.
Not long ago one of these young lady
counters was engaged upon lot of 800
notes. She had been dropping the
scraps on the floor beside her in a pile,
after verifying the count. While she
was counting package she would lay
this scrap, marked with the name of the
bank which sent it, on the table beside
her. At last she came to a package
that contained only ninety-nine notes,
and on looking for the scrap was terri
fed to find that it had fallen among the
others. She was sure she knew the
name of the bank, but she could rot
prove it. The bank was notified
and refused to acknowledge the mis-
take, and the poor girl was forced to
pay the 500.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Had Fnn With the snake.
AFTER learning THAT IT CARRIED
DEATH IN IT'S TOOTH THEY WERE
AFRAID OF IT DEAD.

During the noon hour among the
workmen employed in improvements
along the railroad west of SterllngtOn
station, one of the bosses noticed the
other day that a gang of Italians had
found some amusement In their shanty
which kept them in constant state of
hilarity for nearly the entire hour. Just
before it was time to resume work the
boss walked to the shat1ty to see what
it was that so excited the merrlment of
the Italians. He found three or four of
the labOrers with sticks SIX or seven
inches long in their hands. One of
them stepped to one side of the shanty,
thrust his stick quickly at something on
the ground, and then jumped quickly
back, at which the spectators laughed
hearth.
The boss made his way through the
men to see what it was at which the
Italian thrust his stick, and came in
sight of it as one of the men had made
q thrust, and jumped back just in time
and far enough to escape the fangs of
an enormous rattlesnake. which sprang
at the man and then quickly recolled on
the ground for another spring as an
other Italian advanced.
The snakes eyes glittered with rage,
and its rattle filled the shanty with the
noise of its vibrations. The boss
shouted to an italian who was advan-
cling for his turn at the sport, and said
a few words in Italian which caused an
instantaneous clearing out of the cabin.
The Italians had captured the snake in
some way while at work, and, ignorant
of its deadly nature, had dragged it to
their shanty, where for an hour they
had played with the reptile, escaping
its fangs only by extraordinary good
fortune.
The snake was killed. 1t was nearly
five feet long, and had splendid set of
rattles, seventeen in number. Even
after the snake was dead not one of the
Italians who had so fearlessly tempted
death while ignorant of the venomous
character of the snake would go any
where near it, and when they had occa-
sion to enter their shanty they left it
again as hastily as they could.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Beer Drinking Beer Makers.

"We have one man who drinks 100
glasses per dayw
This answer was in reply to question
as to how much beer the employees IN
the Milwaukee breweries consumed
The speaker was gentleman engaged IN
the office of an extensive brewing COM
pany.
"What is the average consumption
per MANI"
About one and one-fourths gallons
or forty glasses daily. As a rule our
employees drink fifty one-quarter bar
rels day-nearly 500 worth. During
warm days this number is increased to
sixty quarters and more. Each man
generally takes two glasses at one time,
which would make the number OF visits
to the bar about twenty during the DAY
Allowing three minutes only for each
time he knocks off work, there is one
hour which he loses in this way. Some
of the men have to walk half block
and further, and it often takes tive min
utes."
"Where Is the bar generally locatedt,"
"Ours is in corner of the wash
house. We pay man $50 per month
to draw beer for the men, and he earns
his money, too. He does nothing else
:'Do your employees get as much beer
as they can hold since the late striker
"They receive all they want. Mil
Ood,tkee Sentinel.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-01
Thought He was on the Train.

give struck new one," said Station
house Keeper Buchanan.
"a new oneW queried the reporter.
Eyes, new one. You see, I've seen
drunken men imagine they were rich
when they were poor, think they were
paupers when they were worth thous-
ands, believe they were judges of SUI
preme courts when they had never
touched law book, dodge from water
like the
''But the new one you have struck.
What is it,"
S'Ob, yes, had forgotten. Wei, the
other-night Abbott, the patroiman on
the front of the first, picked up a fell
low named Lee from below East Point
who was very drunk. When he brought
him in had lantern in my hand-had
just come up from the dungeon-and
guess l must have looked something like
a railroader"
Eyes, 1 know; but go on with the
story"
well, the instant Lee saw me, he
said:
I want to get off at East Point,
please
cat first l didn't understand him and
when opened the cell door and started
to put him in, he said:
is this the East Point tTain2n
"Just then l tumbled and told him
yes. Well, sir, he walked back and
sat down as unconcernedly as if he was
not in prison. The night was lonesome
and decided to have some fun, SO l
picked up the lantern and, walking
back to the cell door, yelled:
"'Ticketsr
INSTANTLY he ran his hand into his
pocket, and after tumbling around bit
said:
" I've lost my ticket
''Well, give me the money, then,' I
said.
a. I amt got any, he answered.
"'Then you'll have to get off, l said
This had magic effect on the fell
low, and such begging you never heard.
He plead to be allowed to ride to East
Point, and finally offered me his coat as
security for the ride. 1t was a new one
TO me, and everyone present could
plainly see that the man firmly believed
he was on the train. atlanta Constitu-
ton.