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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
An Eastern Story.

An Eastern story says an Arab and his
horse were both captured by Turks. In
the night Hassan heard his horse neigh
ing outside the tent, and crawled out to
where he stood with foIe-feet tied. Has
san was bound hand and foot, but with
his teeth gnawed and pulled the thong
of goat skin apart, till the horse was
free. Then kissing him, he gave him
messages of love to wife and children,
supposing he would find his way home.
But the horse stopped his head, lifted
his wounded master by grasping the
leathern girdle around his waist and
carried him many weary miles over
mountain and plain, till he reached
Hassan's home, where he laid him gent
ly down. The brave horse then drop
ped dead from exhaustion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
A Novel TnrnedO ROnt.

New torpedo vessels are invented and
perfected at such rate that it is hard to
keep track of them all, SAYS a London
letter to the New York Telegram. The
last, and apparently the best, is little
sixteen-foot vessel, costing under 81 900.
1t is driven by q chemical gas engine,
and is not intended to carry a crew.
When an enemy's iron-clad is sighted,
the proper course for this little torpedo
is obtained, and electric contact points
are set on each side ef the compass nee
die. Once launched, any deviation from
the marked course will therefore cause
the compass needle to touch one of the
contact points; the rudder then responds
to this touch, and the torpedo is brought
back to its line of attack, As the tor
pedo travels under water, the enemy can
not see and thus avoid it. Suppose, how
ever, that the attacked ironclad
changes its course after the torpedo Is
launched2 Then a powerful magnet fas-
tened to the movable electric contact
points is attracted by the huge mass of
iron in the ironclad and swings to the
rudder-directing points around until the
compass needle is set toward the IRON
clad again. A new course is thus auto
maIlCallY SCI, WulCll luC lOi BSNO AOAlO"o
until the ironclad again changes its
course. Only superior speed will enable
the ironclad to avoid the torpedo, which
follows every manGuvre of its enemy, until
at last contact with the ironclad eX-
plodcs fifty pounds ofdynamite and both
torpedo and ironclad perish together.
To avoid magnetic influences the torpedo
vessel is built of papier mache. A dip
ping needle, set by means of contact
points, SO that it operates a vertical
rudder; keeps the torpedo at any desired
distance below the water during IL
course There is only one difficulty with
this torpedo It's brain mechanism does
not distinguish between friend
and enemy. 1t may be set to dynamite
the Novokoff, but if the Iron Duke
crosses its path before the Novokoh IS
reached, then the torpedo abandons pur-
suit of the Russian vessel and blows up
the British ironclad. In other words,
il "designatcs" the first thing within
reach. whether friend or foe. As opposed
10 torpedoes. four 12O-ton Krupp guns,
@narontecd to throw five miles can
non bali weighing a ton, are among the
latest and biggest navy experiments
It is reported that $50 patents for manu-
I IL.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
The Puppy was Hungry.

A lady entered Broadway car hold
ing in her arms rather bony terrier.
She sat down by the side of good
natured looking Irishman, toward whom
the dog began to struggle. The man
edged away rs far as he could, when the
lady to assure him S id sweetly:
''Don't be afraid, sir. He's very gen
tie; he'll not hurt you"
81 know it, ma'am, shure know it, ,
replied he; "the reason moved, ma'am,
was because thought he might hurt {
sandwich l have in me pocket"
The other passengers laughed, but
the lady poutingly seemed to feel thai
the prominent ribs of her pet had beer
satlrized.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
The Bird Slaughter.

Some seven years ago there appeared
in Paris at a ball of the demi-monde a
woman wearing on her head dress dead
bird. The bird had artificial eyes, and
its wings and tail'were spread out so as
to give it life-like appearance. 1t was
o small, stuffed bird, not a bird-skin
stretched on wires. It's introduction as
an ornament in fash h;onable bad society
was not received with much favor at
fist, although the wearer succeeded in
attracting attention to herself by the
singularity of her adornment. This was
all that she desired or intended to ac-
complish by fastening birds corpse to
her head gear. She had not the small
est expectation that she would be imi-
tated, even by her Immediate compan-
ions, still less that the whole world of
fashionable good society in France,
England, and Americ. would 'fall into
line" at her heels. Probably her only
thought was that the oddity of her cos
tune would serve as striking adver-
tisement, and cause her to be talked of
among the males and females of her
kind.
Strange indeed are the caprices of
fashion. Seven years have passed by,
and we find the eccentricity of woman
IF the town become the craze of milli-
nerv-so great and deadly craze that
State Legislatures are considering bills
to prevent the extncton OF our song
birds, and of all birds not too large to
he worn on the bonnets OF women and
children.-M Y. Eh F0S''
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
The Tune the Old Cow Died of.

In Scotland and the north of Ireland,
saying is very common in the mouths
of the peasantry, though all who use it
may not understand its origin. 1t arose
out of an old song:
There was an old man, and he had an old
COW,
And he had nothing to give her;
So he took out his fiddle and played her a
tune
Consider, good cow consider;
This is no time of year for the grass to grow
Consider, good COW. consider"
The old COW died of hunger; ano,
when any grotesquely melancholy song
or tune Is uttered, the north country
people say: "That is the tune the old
cow died of. y London agricultural
Gazette.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
. Yes. NO. .
"A B d E F G II J K L NJ N
.OP @ R s T Q Wv X Y z g.,
12945 1890
GooD-EvE. GOODNIGHT.

1.-THE yes and the no. are to start and
stop the conversation. The 'good-even-
ing and goodnight are for courtesy.
Now, a little table three or four. inches
high is prepared with four legs. Any
one can make the whole apparatus in
fifteen minutes with jack-knife and a
marking brush. You take the board in
your lap, another person sitting down
with you. You each grasp the little
table with the thumb and forefinger at
each corner next you. Then the ques-
ton is asked, Are there any communi-
catlons2 Pretty soon you think the
other person is pushing the table. He
thinks you are doing the same. But the
table moves around to yes, or mo.
Then you go on asking questions and
the answers are spelled out by the legs
of the table resting on the letters one
after the other Sometimes the table
will cover two letters with its feet, and
then you hang on and ask that the table
will be moved from the wrong letter,
which is done. Some remarkable con-
versations have been carried on, until
men have become in a measure super
stitious about it. l know of a gentle
man whose family became so interested
in playing with the witching thing that
he burned it up. TIE same night he
started out of town on business trip.
The members of his family looked fol
the board and could not find it. They
got a servant to make them new one.
Then two of them sat down and asked
what had become of the other table
The answer was spelled out, giving Q
name, Jack burned it, There are, OF
course, any number of nonsensical and
irrelevant answers spelled out, but the
workers pay little heed to them. If the
answers are relevant they talk them ovel
with a superstitious awe. One gentle
man of my acquaintance told me that ht
got communication about title t.
some property from his dead brother
which was of great value to him. 1t i
curious, according to those who hav,
worked most WITH the new nyzVSI ,
that while two persons are holding tn
table, a third person sitting in the SAM
room, some distance away, may ask tn
questions without even speaking then
aloud, and the answers will show the.
are intended for him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06

A Chicago man, who has recently re-
turned from Europe, was asked what he
thought of Rome.
"Well," he replied, "Rome is fair
sized town, but 1 couldn't help but
think when was there that she had
seen her best days"
TO WORK.
Gentleman (who has given tramp
temporary employment)-Why don't
you go to work2
Tramp would, sir, if had the
tools.
Gentieman-What tools do you wantl
Tramp-Knife and fork, sir.-Har-
per's Bazar.
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN.
Little Boy (studying his Latin lesson)
Pa, what does "mort" mean?
a sllEPss Pa Gfs-Aldermapy and builderl-Is
Little Boy-Yes.
Pa-Weli, it means ''more mortar, "
but didn't know it was q Latin word.
DOODLE.
Overheard in an all-night restaurant
First Cabman Got any Doodle,
Jimmy7
Second Ditto-Y-a-a-s; got twenty.
F. G. (surprised)-Man dead1
S. D.-Naw; had a fit.- Washington
Critic.
DOTS AND DAsHEs.
INSTEAD of calling their city fathers
''burghers, as once they did, New
Workers now think "burglars" the
proper name for them.
ANXIOUS READER.-No. You are
mistaken. Burns did not write poem
called the 'Boycotters' Saturday
Night"
A NEWSPAPER speaks of "Jay Gould
as novelty" Well, yes. But he's q
sort of a peachblow novelty. Comes
too high to be very popular with the
masses.
Two CoNvICTs were discovered max.
ing counterfeit money in the Kansas
State Penitentiary. 1t is now puzzline
the authorities to decide how to punish
them, as they are already locked up
but they will be probably liberated and
sent to the State Legislature.
THE members of the Brewers Work
ingmen's Union in New York demand
an increase of wages, two hours for din
ner and free beer. "a principle is a
stake" and it is believed that they will
hold out for the beer. A compromis
may be effected on the other points.
GLOW DOES my wife take my incarcer
ation2" asked convicted Mormon of
brother. "Susie cries her eyes out; Jen
ME is sad at times; Martha doesn't seer
to care very much; Sophie says she
going back to her parents in Tennessee
while Eugenia is already engage
again"
A PAPER says, speaking of the riot
in Texas, "Men are shot down lik
dogs" Texas is mighty safe place fo
men, then. Because, you know, tn
dog is never shot down. The policema
who shoots at him always misses tn
dog and either hits stranger on tn
other side of the street or woma
hanging clothes out of back window
wT5 EBDFgry IS OS5fRl SfRtlowgaB gsRu to LITTLE be
friend, don't you think that, instead
spending all the pennies you get,
would be better to put some of the
away for rainy day? Little Boy
Nav. What's the good of money on
rainy day3 Ma never lets me stir out {
the house.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
THE NEW PLANCHETTE.
A Mysterious Talking Board and Table
Over Which Northern Ohio is A Agitated.

"Planchette is simply nowhere" said
q Westernman, compared with the new
scheme for mysterious communication
that is being used out in Ohio. know
of whole communities that are wild over
the talking board, as some of them call
it. I have never heard any name for it.
But I have seen and heard some of the
most remarkable things about its opera
tions-thlngs that seem to pass all hu-
man comprehension or explanation"
"What is the board likeP
"Give me pencil and l will show you.
The first requisite is the operating board.
It may be rectangular, about 1S to 20
inches. 1t is inscribed like this:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06

AT inner in Rondout the other day
there was German, just arrived, who
had not seen United States paper
money. A gentleman opposite took a
$50 bill from his pocket and cndeav-
ored to hand it to the German, but
dropped it into dish Of soup. He
took it out as quickly as possible, and
was waving it to and fro to dry it, when
big dog in the room snapped it from
his fingers and bolted it down with APP
parent relish,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
A strike.

Gentlemen, " said a would -be-patriot,
"arnica is comingin this country" One
of the gentlemen who heard him spoke
up quickly. "Well. arnica will be just
the thing for the bruise of strike, D."
That settled it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06

My Calf Skin Business is absorbing my capital time and
attention. and having decided to close out all of my other
branches of business we'll my miscellaneous personal
property and real estate offer for sale all the land own
except occupied my business and my dwelling and will
dispose of at very low figures and easy terms OF
payment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06

INCREASED PENspNs' = ne Y. D
House Committee on lnValld PENSIONS
instructed Representing oonger 10 re-
port Il bill to incrcse 'he pension lor
ioss of a li,nb hoIof the elbow or knee
TO $40 ner month above the elbow or
knee to sgG ner month, and at the
shoulder or I hip joipt to $40 per month.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
The Following is a Partial List OF my
OFFERINGS OF REAL ESTATE

One 25OAcre dwelling barns Sheds suitably
vided fnage PASTURE timber place
school house on land that formerly the
mile soil strong productive and farm would
zared selling
$1OO per year.
buildings good water good % price s75o-25o
down, balance 80
Hyde village a laborng man
his down.
balance so per
Dwelling village good buildings new
and good size; price 81 down. per year.
of Hyde Park v1age-a
meadow price per by
VIII sell or all
Several Good Building Hyde village enterping and
industrious young men
timber lumber nails doors SASH shinse
% houses and allow payment therefor to
Land in parcels of two and three
want land with by
Price o lots, 800. s125 and $3.50 each
One Store in Hyde village Pagea
rented for five at two hundred dollars per year, but ar
rangement probably tho lease vacated desired Price,
s2,OOO-s5OO down. balance 500
Sixty Acres land and not sub
jec taxation subject rental of s2 Will sell equity
for s25 never within two miles of
represented be cheap
any desiring logging dOwns25 and s25 in
years. per reserved until am paid
lying the banks Of the
Hskns mill in Hyde Park Price $500
year. dollars stumpsge reserved till lot
paid for.
One Building Lot Belmont within rods Of both the Vt and
Mass Fitohburg Wv Price sOo-OO down. balance
will show believe that have placed
good would pprase It, but am drna
the Of il the earliest moment p
paying find this property well "o
To their either the parcels OF rea
AS CHEAP any one Oh e @0
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06


The forest openings.
When the bright sunset fills
The silver woods with light, the green SLOPE
throws
Its shadows in the hollows of the hills,
And wide the upland glows.
And when the eve is born,
In the blue lake the sky, o'er-reaching far
Is followed out, and tho moon dips her horn,
And twinkles many a star.
Inverted in the tide
Stand the gray rocks, and trembling shad
ows throw,
And the fair trees look over, side by eide,
And see themselves below.
Sweet April many thought
Is welded unto thee, as hearts are we'd;
Nor shall they fail, till, to its autumn brought,
Life's golden fruit is shed.
Fl. W. LoNdFELLow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
An April DAY.

When the warm sun that brings
Seed time and harvest has returned again,
'Tis sweet to visit the still wood, where springs
The first flower of the plain.
I love the season well
When forest glades are teeming with bright
forms,
Nor dark and many-folded clouds foreteu
The coming on Of storms.
From the earth's loosened mold
The sapling draws its sustenance, and
thrives
Though stricken to the heart with winters
cold,
The dropping tree revives.
The softly warbled song
Comes from the pleasant woods, and col
ored wings ---------sr-
GlaFce quick in the bright sun, that moves
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06

# is reported that $50 patents for manu-
featured butter are registered In the patent
otfi,e.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
CARROLL S. PAGE.

Hyde Park. VT, Feb 2, 1885,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
AT A sTANDsTILL.

A Chicago man, who has recently re-
turned from Europe, was asked what he
thought of Rome.
"Well," he replied, ''Rome is fair
sized town, but 1 couldn't help but
think when was there that she had
seen her best daYs.n
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06

Caller-The little one is sleepy, ism
she? Where should little girls go when
they are sleepy, Edith?
Edith (crosslyj-I don't know-Pse
tired.
Mamma Don't know, darling2 what
are beds made for?
Edith-To sweep dirt under, I guess,
- TIL Bits
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27
Marriaaes.

:, In Montpelier oct 20, by Rev. W. j. o'sullivan,
Edward ;. Duffy of Chateaugay, y. IS and Agnes T.
Mooney. daughter of John Mooney of Montpelier.
In Hghgate, Oct 20, Elmer L. Smith of Swanton
and Beatrice +. Nye.
In Stowe. Oct. 90, Van r. Chase of williston and
Mary n. Robinson of Stowe.
In Burlington Oct. 20, Robert Roberts and Minnie
Elizabeth daughter of Edward Lyman
In Brattleboro, Oct 90, A. Wilbur George of Brat
tleboro and Ella z. Basford of Stanstead, =. Q.
In Worcester, oct %, by Rev. p II. Carpenter
Jeremiah Lunge of Plaintield and Ella l.. Holmes of
Worcester.
In Calais, Oct. ~, by Rev. Grin Davis, Rev Benja-
min +: Wheeler of Calais and Hattie s. Campbell of
Hyde Park.
In Stockbrde, Oct. 20, by Rev. S. A Parker Joseph
X. Egerton of Mortified and Emma L. Abbott of
Stockbridge.
In Tunbridge. Oct 10, by Rev. T. s. Hubbard AL
bert W. Chandler and Carrie f., daughter of libra
ii. Andrus, both of Chelsea.
In Rochester, n V, Sept. 2s James Ebert Briggs,
formerly of Wiliamstown, Vt, and Mrs Susan
Baker Seeley of Rochester, n. V
In Granville, Oct. 90 at the residence of the par
ents of the bride, by Rev. NJ. H. Ryan, Amos II.
Markham and Abbie L. Page both of Granville.
In 1rasburgh, Oct. 90, at the residence of the
brides parents, by Rev. William Schoeld, Leonard
E. Brewster and Eva E. Foss both of lrasburgh
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old physician,
retired from practice, having had placed in
his hands by an East India missionary the
formula of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of consumption,
bronchitis, catarrh, asthma and all throat
and lung affections, also positive and rad
ical cure for nervous debility and all ner-
vous complaints, after having tested its won
has felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering,
will send free of charge, to all who desire it,
this recipe, in German, French or English,
with full directions for preparing and using.
naming this paper, w. A. Noyes, 149 Pow,
er's Block, Rochester, n. Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27
Deatbs.

In Hancock. Oct. II. Mrs washburn
In Burlington Oct. "a, John Heffron o.
In Vernon, Oct. Is Norman B. Miner, &C.
In Brattleboro, Oct 10, J. Riley Stone. 81
In Westminster oct 81, Almira White Sc.
In Marshfield, Oct l3, Freeman Buxton 49,
In North Fairfax, Oct. 10, Samuel Place 49,
In Westminster, Oct. 20, Michael G. Page, 81
In Burlington, Oct. %, Rev James Buckham, 81.
In Kansas City, Mo-, Oct, 81 Martin c. Seymour. 81
In Cornwall, Oct. Is, Mrs. Adene Willard Man
chester, 49,.
In Chelsea, Oct, o. of cancer, Eveline Cobb wife
of John Allen, 81
In Marshfeld, Oct, o. Mary widow of the late
Samuel Meader, Is.
In Tunbridge, October "a. of consumption, Mrs
lizzie Blake wife of Harvey Thomson. Is.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27

MODERN MISUNDERSTANDING the
many articles put forth in the interest of
housekeepers, nothing has become more
popular than JAMES PYLE'S PEARLINE.
Five years ago it was scarcely known since
then it has fonnd its way it all parts of the
country. Its utility is acknowledged by all
who try it, and unlike most of the labor
saving compounds, experience has proved
Pearline to be perfectly harmless to the
most delicate fabrics, and we feel sure that
no one will be without it after fair trial.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27
A Peculiar Plant.

George j. Patterson of Waterbury brought
a very peculiar plant into the state cabinet
for name. He found it beside the railroad
near the river, and no one, so far, who has
examined it, ever saw one like it. 1t is a
peculiar vine-like plant with clingers and a
ribbed leaf, with oval lunches of many
seeded black berries, 1t is the SIMILAR he
baced or carrion flower. Its great peculiar
ity is the almost intolerable smell of the
flower. The plant leaves or fruit seem all
right, but at the time the blossoms open, it is
by no means desirable location to be near
it. 1t is not common.
II. A. CUTTING, Curator.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27

of rendering the same navigabe for the running OF
logs and timber; to gen com.
BY Mr. Bedard of st. Adams, II. LIS, to incorporate
the Willard Manufacturing Company in the town of
st. Adams; to com. on corporations.
II. l76 reported by ways and means com. a sub
stute for H. l49, relating to the Alburgh and North
Hero bridge Extending the time of completion
thereof to December |. j
BY Mr. Gill of Springfield, II. III, relating to repairs
OF highways and bridges to com on highways and
bridges Another highway hill similar in Its fea-
lures and provisions to its predecessors
by Mr.. Bedard OF st. Albans, II. lis. constituting
sec 1852, revised laws, to jud. com. This section
is that which makes cause for divorce neglect to
support. being Of SUFFICIENT dbiHty." This bill con
strues that to mean whether derived from income
from labor property
BY Mr.. Hall of orwell II. l79, to establish com
mission on town lines; to com. on town lines. Three
persons to form said commission one to be a civil
engineer; 50 a day for actual service; to settle
boundaries of towns, where the are in dispute.
Ordered 10 lie and be Printed-S. 2, amending sec
1872, Revised laws, relating to collection of taxes
Special Order.-For 10: 30 A. NJ, Wednesday, H. l.
settlement of paupers.
On motion of Mr.. Mansur of Brighton, adj.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27

MY head was fairly rotten. and how much
| suffered it is hard to describe. That
loathsome disease, catarrh, caused the
above, and the doctors said they could not
relieve me. | paid hundreds of dollars, for
which | received no benefit. / got more
good from two bottles of SULPHUR Bitters
than from all the money paid to doctors.
| shall continue the Sulphur Bitters, as |
have great faith that they will cure mes.
W. Day, II HdROcer st. Boston.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27

said old Mrs Solomon the other day, but
Pm going to give him CELERY COMPOUND
for his brains and guess thatll fix him."
"Give him Celery Compound for his brains?
Why, how can that help him?" "Wall, |
dunno how it can, but know all sensible
folks in town take 1t, so l s'pose it fixed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27

TONIGHT and tomorrow night, and each
day and night during this week, you can
find at Ira G.. Bascoms drugstore Kemp's
Suppositories, acknowledged to be the most
successful treatment yet introduced for the
cure of piles. Old sufferers from this dis
tressing complaint are at once relieved and
in short time permanent cure established.
Check the disease in time by using the most
effective remedy. Price fifty cents. Send
address for pamphlet on piles. Box 295,
lie Roy, n. Y.