News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-07-08
N OTES.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe cele-
DRAFTED her 74th birthday June 20.
A Washington letter states that
900 more ooniac of TOoan'S than

5OO more copies of Logan's than
Blalne's book were subscribed for
there.
Mr.. Beecher has signifed his inten-
ton OF entering actively into the cam
paign for home rule while abroad.
A curiosity in California vegetables
this year, is a single turnip with three
distinct heads.
! Floral decorations at funerals are
becoming questionable in San Fran
CISCO, owing to the expense.
A fire company at jamestown, N.
T., was called out a day or two ago
to turn the hose on man who had
whipped his wife.
Amusements are so scarce at Park
City, Utah, that large number of
citizens walked thirty miles the other
day to witness a wrestling match.
One reason for summering in this
country is that at American watering
places there is no charge for the
music Of the band whereas in Con-
tinental Europe people are taxed so
much day to support the music.
Robins are said to be on the in
crease in Massachusetts. The field
lark is not very common now, having
been favorite prey of milliners.
Eighty varieties of birds are merely
summer residents in the State.
A Scotch lady once asked wild
owed acquaintance as to the charac-
ter of her late husband. "What kind
of a man was he?" "Weel," was the
suggestive replyS'he vas just an ex-
pense."
The Tichborn claimant is said to be
discouraged because his attempts to
raise money in America to reopen his
case in the English courts have been
unsuccessful. He might be better ap-
preciated in a dime museum than on
the lecture platform.
The physician who recently stated
that oleomargarine, rightly made, was
more wholesome than the average
country butter, did not state how the
customer could distinguish the prop
erly made article from that which has
been poorly prepared.
A citizen of Atlanta, Ca, recently
scratched the end of a needle out of
his head which had been there ever
since he was boy, twenty years ago.
One day the nurse let him fall, and
his head struck a needle, which was
broken off in his head
Peanuts may be considered an old
fashioned delicacy and not received in
the best circles of fruit, bnt their con-
sumption is not diminishing, appar-
emily. The largest sale of peanuts
made in Petersburg, Va, peanut
centre, for many years, took place
recently, when 1000 bags of shelled
peanuts, weighing 250 pounds per
bag, were sent to the Northwest.
The bent Of the young American
mind was strongly illustrated in the
St. Louis high school, where the
scholars were directed to prepare a
list of the five greatest journalists
dead and five greatest living. The
boys were nearly unanimous in head
ing their lists of greatest living journal
lists with the name of we'll known
base ball reporter.
Senator Edmunds introduced a bill
in the Senate June 80 to vest in the
President the sole power of appointing
large number of officers, who are
now appointed "by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate"
Among these are postmasters of all
classes, collectors of customs at ports
in which gross revenues do not exceed
$-zand all other customs Offices,
all territorial officers, except judges Of
the Supreme Courts, all district at
torneys and United States marshals,
Indian agents and district land officers.
Mr.. Randall, rises to remark to the
gentlemen who are reading him out of
the Democratic party, that in 1884,
when the party was in desperate
straits, it begged of him to 60 to New
York and preach just the doctrines
he has set against the Morrison bill
that last fall when there was serious
doubt about Governor Hills election
they cried to him again to come and
save them, and furthermore that in
both campaigns they carefully shut
the mouths of all their free trade and
horizontal reduction orators.
TOMBSTONE, A. T., June 24.-It is
the opinion of Gen. Miles that the
pursuit of the flying hostiles will re-
suit in their capture or destruction,
and that the troops will be pushed
after the fugitives as fast as possible,
and keep.them going, if it is not pos
sible to overtake them and force an
engagement, until they are worn out.
1t is we'll known characteristic of
the Apache Indians that three days |
chase tires them out and they must |
rest. They can make long journey |
in that time, but must then lose all |
this advantage in recuperating. Fol-
lowing them so that they are not able
to make camp for single undisturbed |
rest will soon wear them out, and they
then will form an easy prey for our
forces.
A wealthy bachelor who recently
died in st. Petersburg left his money
to a nephew on condition that he
would never smoke tobacco nor play
cards, and would marry within six
months after the will was proved. |
If he fails to comply, the children of
the trustees will get the property.
A new idea for physicians, which |
comes all the way from Zanzibar, is
telegraphic communication of the bodi-
lily temperature of patients under their
charge. A we'll insulated wire is laid
from the doctors Office to the patients
house. Atone end q suitable metallic |
handle soldered to the line wire is ar
ranged so that the patient can place
it under his arm, as he would a Their
mometer, when required. In the doc
tors office is very sensitive galvan-
ometer. When the body is hot and
dry with fever the galvanometer needle
will be DETECTED only slightly, and
when it is moist with perspration the
needle will be DETECTED considerably
more. The doctor arraDges his gal
scale so that be can deter
mine the temperature of the distant
patient by its reflections. and on OBJ
serving these, telephones his instruct
ions.