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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-11-26
AYERS
Cherry PectOral.

, No other complaints are so insidious in their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs
none so trihed with by the majority of suffer
ers. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps from a trifimg or unconscious eX-
posure, is often but the beginning Of a fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PEcroRAL has
well proven its efficacy in a forty years fight
with throat and lung diseases, and should be
taken in all cases without delaY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
The PardOned MOrmOns.

The three mormOns whom President
Cleveland has pardOned were convicted
in Arizona nearly two years ago. In
the summer of 1884 about 1000 Nor
mons came from Utah into Arizona, took
Government land, and settled in that
Territory. In December of that year
five of their leaders were arrested and
prosecuted under the Edmunds act.
Bishops Flake and Skonsen pleaded
guilty and were punished by fine of
$500 and imprisonment for six months
in the Yuma Penitentiary. Bishops
Tenny, Kemp and Christotferson refused
to plead guilty and were convicted on
the evidence submitted. Each was fined
$500 and sent to the Detroit Penitenti-
airy for three years and half. Kemp
desired to plead guilty, but was re-
strained by the Mormon Church which
threatened TO excommunicate him if he
should do SO. 1t now appears that an
error was made by the court in imposing
the penalty for polygamy under the first
section of the Edmunds act, although
the accused had been convicted of un
lawful CO. -habitation under the third
section. They have already been Sc
verely punished. There do not appear
to have been any prosecutions under the
Edmunds act in Arizona since these
Bishops were convicted. Nevertheless
there are said to be 5000 Mormons in the
Territory. The conviction of Kemp and
his companions had a very good effect
upon the colonists two years ago, but
the Territorial courts and prosecuting
officers should see to it that no one is
violating the law to day in Arizona.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
Metallic X. Il. Ties.

The subject of the introduction of me-
tallic railway ties as an imperishable
and economical substitute for the pre-
sent article, has led an authority in the
line to write that, after much track
walking and observation of the condi-
ton of wooden cross tics in various
stages of decay, be concludes that the
principal cause of their short life is no
natural decay, but decay fastened by
frequent laceratlon and breaking of the
wood fibre by the rail spike, the break
age in every instance being from the
surface, which is unshetered from
weather and subjected to constant
strain from passing trains. Experiments
in stone and iron ties, he says, have
proven very unsatisfactory, the wood
tie beng declared by railroad men une-
qualled. Anything that will render the
service of the latter more lasting must
owe great boon. His own observa-
ton leads him to believe that rail
chair which will prevent the mutilation
of the tie in question, and at the same
time avoid the strain and wave motion
impaired to rails by passing trains,
will add to the average life of the wood
tie nearly one hundred per cent, and
would at the same time decrease the
cost of track maintenance.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
Can Imagination Kill?

In discussing the death of a young
woman at Hackney, England, under cir
cumstances in which a certain insect
powder largely figured, the London Ian
cet says:
AS the powder appears, by DR.. Tidy's
experiment, TO be perfectly harmless, the
suggestion is not unnaturally made that
the deceased, who was possibly of an
hystercal, highly-imag native turn of
mind, took the powder in the full belief
that by its means her death might be ac-
complished. The writer of the article in
our contemporary, we think wrongly,
brings forward two remarkable instances
of what may be regarded as pract Cal
Jokes with melancholy examinations. In
the case OF the convict delivered UP to
the scientist, for the purpose of psy-
cho ogi al experiment the man was strap
ped to a table and blindfolded, ostensibly
to be bled to death; a siphOn con ain
ing water was placed near his head
and the fluid was allowed to trickle au-
dibly into the vessel below it. at the same
time that a trifling scratch with needle
was inflicted on the culprits neck; it is
aid that death occurred at the end Of
six III .nutesl fear must have played no
inconSidcrable share in the fatal result,
and we do not know whether ali the vital
organs were in sound condition,
though they were presumably so.
The old story OF the case of a college
porter is also one in p int. The students
entrapped him into room at night a
mock inquiry was he d, and the punish
ment of death by decapitation decreed
for his want of consideration to the stu
dents. 1t is a small wonder that, under
the dominion of fear and belief n the
earncstness of his tormentors, the s'gn Of
an ak and block, with sub equent blind.
folding and necessary genutleXaton, a
smart rap with u wet towel on the back
of his neck should have been followed
by the picking up of corpse.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
How q Tramp Made Millions.
REFUSE ROCK THAT PANNED OUT A FOR
TUNE IN TWO MONTHS.

A man named John T. Jones, who
was generally supposed to be tramp,
and who dressed like one, appeared in
Ishpeming, Michigan, some months ago,
and after working Ior while about diff
ferent mines, offered twenty-five cents a
ton for pile of refuse rock at the Win
thrope Hematic Company's mines, the
money to be paid as the rock was re-
moved. Jones said he thought he could
make little something off the rock.
The company was surprised one day
when Jones set force of men at work
sorting the rock and carting off the ore.
Jones also bought other piles of rock at
the same figures.
1t now transpires that the rock pans
out one-half good ore, for which Jones
received $3.50 q ton. The Winthrope
pile alone contained five hundred thou
sand tons of rock and netted Jones over
$1,000,0 Other piles have netted
him about $4,000, 900. The work has
been conducted under the very eyes OF
the mill owners, who have regarded the
rock piles as worthless and paid no at
tentiOn to Jones.
Within few days the fact has leaked
out that the Jones ore has been shipped
largely to Joliet, Ill. The news came
back from that point and has created a
great sensation. Jones appeared in his
own carriage and is treated as a leading
citizen. He can buy no more rock piles
for twenty-five cents ton. The owners
are going about in large numbers samp-
ling the heaps of refuse which dot the
mining fields.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
Split Ten-DOllar Notes.

The Baltimore SIN saws: A new de-
parture in the matter of counterfeiting
was brought to light at the United
States sub Treasury in Baltimore few
davs ago. A somewhat worn ten dollar
Government bill was presented at the
cashiers window with request for
change, which was given. The note
was sent to Washington as mutilated
currency, and was returned with the in
formation that one side of the note was
good, but the other side was a well ex-
ecuted counterfeit of the original. 1t
was found that genuine ten dollar bill
had been split, the face being separated
from the back, a seemingly impossible
undertaking. The original face with a
counterfeit back had been used, and it
is quite likely that the genuine back
with well executed counterfeit face has
been passed in some other quarter. More
recently another ten dollar front" was
presented at the cashiers window with
a similar request for change. The clerk
at the window, suspecting the bill, told
the man who handed it in to wait a
moment until he could consult DR..
Bishop, the Sub-Treasui DIR Bishop
recognized in the note the familiar game,
and said it was worth just s.. When
the clerk returned to the window the
man had left without waiting for his
change. The Sub-Treasury, which was
out S. on the first transaction, was evened
up by the second.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
An Ape Acts as Swltchman.

Two years ago when was in South
Africa for New York firm of exporters,
says newspaper correspondent, l was
informed that eight miles up the rail
road which runs from Capetown north,
there was trained ape which acted as
a switchman and drew q regular salary
for his master.
OF course | believed the story to be a
canard, but felt that it was worth while
investigating. | stopped at a little sta
tion on the railroad in Cape Colony and
was directed to q small switch house,
200 yards up the track from the place
where the train had stopped. The
switch-tender was sitting outside the
| door in an armchair, and by his side
stood, or rather crouched, an enormous
African ape, which was fully five feet
! high when erect.
AS the switch-tender arose to answer
my inquiry noticed that be was arm
less. | asked him whether was true
that his ape performed the duties OF
switchman and was told to watch for
five minutes and see for myself. A few
minutes later the rumbling NOISE Of an
approaching train was heard. As the
noise increased the ape jumped from
his cronching position and accompanied
the switchman to the place where the
white arm of the switch stood thrown
to the left.
At signal from the switchman the
ape jumped forward, seized the key, un-
locked the paddock which held the
switch In position, and grasping the
lever with his muscular arm threw 1T to
the right. The train dashed over the
switch to the side track of the station,
and IN second the switch was thrown
back into position, and the ape again
took his seat by his master to wait for
further orders.
1t was certainly wonderful perform
ance and Iwould not have believed it
unless had seen it. The man informed
me that he had lost his arms IN rail
road accident while employed by the
company as switch tender During
the tive years previous to the accident
he had trained the ape more as n matter
OF recreation and TO employ his leisure
time while stationed at that lonely out
post of the Capetown railway.
i he work of amusement turned him
In good stead when he was able to sat
lsty the company that without arms he
could as fully protect it's interests as
when he was in possession of those
limbs. For more than two years the ape
mad performed the duties OF switchman,
and had never made a mistake. More
than this, the ape was trained to feed
his master as we'll as to dress and un-
dress him when necessary.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
A GO1d judge.

Judge William II. Potter. of Mystic,
Conn, was elected over 40 years ago u
school visitor. All the old school teach
ers were examined by him. One en-
barrassed candidate relates that when he
trembled for fear he she uld not pass in
history, it being a new study, the exam
iner very gravely said: "Now, sir, l am
going to give you a pretty severe exami.
nation in history, but 1 shall put you the
hardest questions first. " This scared
the candidate almost out of his wits, but
when he was asked ''WhO was the first
man 2'' the candidate laughed aloud and
answered all questions readily there
after. The theory of the examiner was
founded on his observation that if YOU
can excite laughter, embarrassment dis
appears, and the candidate is reassured
and will show and do his best Mr..
Potter, having just passed his seventieth
year, has declined to serve longer on the
Board of Visitors
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
A Lost Life.

Mrs. Lydia Phetteplace lived in Bur,
rillville, r.. l., a quarter of century
ago. One night her husband came
home drunk, beat her, and she, fearing
for her life, cut his head off with an
axe. She was sent to prison for life, ac-
cepted her fate complacently and stead
lily refused pardon. Well she might,
for there was nowhere for her to go out
side the State prison walls. A few days
ago she died, an aged, gray haired i'm
beetle. But a little while previous to
her death her son took his own life: his
grandfather was found dead from un-
known causes in "A shanty; his grand
mother was burned to death; one of his
uncles shot himself. and another was
killed on a railroad. ather an un-
pleasant family record, isn't it
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
1t Was Coming,

If all the incidents of the Cha lesion
earthquake should be collected and
printed they wo I'D make interesting
reading. One of the latest published
relates to young couple who were
courting when the shock came. 1t ex-
tinguished the lights. filed the air with
dust, and jammed the doors 50 that they
would not open. The young man
rushed to a window leading to the
piazza, but in the dark plunged both
hands into a large plant urn full of wa
ter. Starting back to the young lady,
he threw his arms around her, and said :
Daring, IA tidal wave is coming! 1t is
lready up to the windowsl Let us die
together!'' in which position they were
found soon afterward by the family,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
lows -- VIA 70 'HA1 sou A i0f'
IF I WERE YOU

Why did he look so grave? she asked,
What might the trouble be?
''AIy little maid" he signing said,
Suppose that you were me,
And You a weighty secret owned,
Pray, tell me what you'd do?"
81 think I'd tell it somebody"
Said she, 'if were your
But still he sighed and looked askance,
Despite her sympathy.
''Oh, tell me, little maid, he said
Again, ''if you were me,
And If you loved pretty lass,
Oh, then what would you do?"
81 think I'd so and tell her So"
Said she, ''if 1 were your
''AIy little maid, It's you," he said,
''Alone are dear to me-"
All, then, she turned away her head,
And ne'er word said She
But what he whispered in her ear,
And what she answered, too
Oh, no, cannot tell you this;
III guess n INFere you!'
G. CLIFTON BINGHAM.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
THE HAT MY FATHER WORE.

THE HAT MY FATHER WORE.
( You are looking at my
daddy's old hat Which for twenty years he
wore. His father before him sported it
For twenty years or more. 1t was in
tended to hand itdown Straight on from
sire to son. Twas mentioned so in
my fathers will, But guess its day
is done. You'll notice its shate is
little odd, But it was once in style,
And its furry nap and color of
gray Would be sure to make you
smile. Twas strongly built, and
there isn't dent to be seen in
the rim or crown Which shows
the former proprietOrs had
No habit Of painting the
town. 1t was never mashed
oerelection news, Nor kicked
in an opera hall. Twas gal
lantly doffed to the danes of
Cd With grace that would
now appal. Its years endear it.
will not wear it; For how would
the people roar To see me airing the old
gray hat My father and
grandfather wore
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
A Faux Pas.

The bashful youth had gained place
At last close up beside her:
A smile lit up the fair girls face
As hlushingly he eyed her
Timid, he knew not what to say,
Bat, with an effort. falUered:
"How beautiful you'll be, Miss May,
When you're grown up and altered =
George Birdseye, in Tid-Bits.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
A BATCH OF STRAY JOKES
GATHERED IN FROM ALL QUAR-
TIERS FOR ONE TO SMILE OVER.

When this Old Hat was New-A COnstd-
crate Mnn-NO Change Necessary-She
Had Been There BefOre-She Took Very
Big Chances-Odds and Ends, ETC.. Etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18

SOLVED. Two Iowa girls, sisters,
have solved the bread and butter prob
lem. They are professional paper
hangers, do a good business, charge the
same prices that men do, and earn as
high as $12 day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
1T WAS THE CAT.

First servant-"I'm going to quit
Second servant -''What's the mat
ter ~
"My mistress don't keep a cat"
what is her not keeping q cat got
to do with you 2"
Lots. When there is any cream
missing there is no cat to lay the blame
on, and | do love cream so."-Ieras
SJttngs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18

WEALTH.-A Boston newspaper prints
a list OF the residents of San Francisco
who are worth $1,000, 900 and over.
There are 104 Of these fortunate persons.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
AFRAID NOT.

Wife Ito husband: 1t strikes me,
dear, that our daughter Mary is not
careful enough of the company she
keeps. l cannot endure that fellow
Pike who comes to see her. Do you
think, dear, that she is fool enough to
marry him
Husband GhoughtfullO: am afraid
not.-Arkdns4s IruyeLeT'.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
MAIN STRENGTH REQUIRED.

Mrs. Hendricks, the landlady Cat Sun
day dinner)-I am not feeling at all well
o-day, and am becoming conscious OF
the fact that am not as strong as used
to be.
Dumley Csympathetically)-One never
appreciates good health until one loses
it. If you are not feeling strong, Mrs.
Hendricks, perhaps | had better carve
the turkey
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18

''There's one thing like about you, "
said Charley's girl to him, the other
evening. each of my former lovers
was continually asking me If he was the
only one / ever loved. You have never
asked me that question"
'No. To tell the truth" answered
Charley, "the last girl asked that of
rang q chestnut bell on me, and have
never asked the question since. ~ Y.
AaLa
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-18

''Maria, wish you would keep still, n
said Brown, trying to write. our
tongue is like Tennyson's Brook, it goes
on forever"
''Humph!' answered Mrs B., indig-
nantly, 81 suppose you think that's a
Joke"
well, meant it for sort of gag"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

Mr.. Miller of Texas, at recent meet
ing of the House committee on edu a
ton offered a substitute for the Blair
educational bill. 1t appropriates SIS
900, 900 annually for 10 years to be dis
tributed among the states and ter
ritories according to the ratio of litter
acy established by the census of 1880.
The money to be paid to the state, on
July l of each year, beginning with
July, 1887, and to be expended in main
tanning public schools under state laws.
The provisions of the Blair bill rcquir
ing reports from the state regarding
the disbursement of the money, to
which objections were made on the
ground of interference with states
rights, are eliminated from the Miller
bill. In states maintaining separate
schools for white and colored children,
the bill proposes to distribute the money
between the white and colorcd schools
in proportion to the ratio the races bear
to each other, The bill will be III
PRODUCED
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11
GENERAL NOTES.

The floral tribute sent by the u. S.
Grant post of the G.. A. II. of Bay City,
to be placed on Gen. Grants tomb in
New York, consists of an immense ag-
gregation of flowers on foundation of
wire work feet high and six feet wide
The central figure is the Michigan coat
of arms, worked in immortelles, maid
EN- hair fern. pampas plumes. calen--
dulas and Marechal Neil roses, sur
mounted by beautiful floral eagle.
The elk and stag stand out in bold re
lief, and are masterpieces of floral art.
The background is of variegated roses,
bordered with laurel, collected from
Shiloh, Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, APP
pomattoX, and historic places made
immortal by the dead hero. The sides
of the picture are framed with floral
ladders, the rounds of which are
beautifully wrought in flowers. conf
posing the names of many of Grant $
greatest victories The whole is sur
mounted by a magnificent floral arch
of roses, out from which stands in
brilliant floral letters the word "Ap-
pomattoX;" and underneath is white
dove resting upon the word peace"
The piece is composed of 100000
flowers, and cost between $500 and
5000.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

1t related that hungry rats devoured
a five pound package of yeast cakes in
the freight house in Middletown Conn,
and few hours later, when the yeast
worked, the noise of popping rats was
heard and their fragments strewed the
neighborhood
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

Under a new law of the New York
assembly, passed in view of her recent
rejection by the courts, Miss Stone
man, sister of the governor OF Califor-
MIA, has been admitted to the bar. Mrs
Carrie b, Gilmore of Philadelphia aft
er a long contest, has secured her adj
mission to the bar as a practicing law
yer in the supreme court of Pennsyl.
vania; and this gives her similar right
in all the inferior courts of that state.
On the other hand, Yale college has
just refused a diploma to Michigan
lady student there. one of the profes
sors significantly adding that Yale col
lege had never given a diploma to a
woman and pro ably never wouldn'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

An old member of congress tells a
Washington correspondent that in his
opinion 80 out Of every 100 bills intro
duced are simply for political bun
combe on the part OF the persons intro
ducing them, regardless of the duty of
the House. and suggests "a fee of S2j
for permission to introduce bill not
general in its character A fine of
this size would hardly subdue the bun
combe statesman. but the revenue from
the eight or ten thousand useless bills
which it would produce, amounting to
S150,00) a year, might in a measure in
uemnify the country for the waste of it
time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

pluclSy 15-year old girl grasped tbs
bride of n runaway horse in Sacramento
the other day and quickly brought tho
animal TO a standstill.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

The sixth auditor received funny
letter from man in southern Missouri,
who had been on a postmaster bond
there. The books OF the trea ury
showed that this postmaster owed the
government l cent. The bondsman
inclosed the cent and requested that
he be relieved from the bond. The
balance was entered and the bondsman
released
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

A year ago one of pair of canaries
owned by a young woman of Waynes-
boro, Ga, died, and its mate, an excel @
lent singer, refused to whistle Il note.
1t maintained an unbroken silence for
full twelve months. and then the 9th =
day began singing. and now is really
remarkable songster
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

Small shares of lottery tickets are
frequently sent TO the newspaper offices
in Havana that the proceeds, if the
ticket happens to draw anything, may
be sent to some orphan asylum OF
other charitable institution This is
not wholly for sweet charity's sake,
but because it is supposed to bring luck
sometimes 80 to the rest of the ticket.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-11

The largest strike that has been known
in Philadelphia for years took place on the
2d inst in the Kensington district. the
hosiery weavers about 1900 in number,
quitting work because of the refusal OF
the manufacturers TO grant an increase OF
pay The hosiers are organized as local
assembly No. 35G6 of the Knight of
Labor.
Secretary Whitney has issued an order
that the North Atlantic squadron bc got
ready for sea with all possible speed. The
, order occasions great surprise in naval
circles.
Col. Nelson Plato, ex-collector of GUS
toms for the Corpus Christi, Texas, district
has been sentenced in the United States
court to one years imprisonment at Ches-
ter, H., for embezzling sl,700, Plato made
n very touching address, protesting his in
nocence, and charging his chief deputy
with the shortage.