News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

a large animal crouched on the cow
catcher. On seeing the fireman the
BEAST started toward him along the
loot-board, the man getting back into
the cab just in time to save himself.
Inc engineer recognized in the crea-
ture a huge mountain lion, and opened
the steam whistle, which frightened
the beast so that he jumped off. The
hon was afterward found dead by the
track, its neck having been broken.
The carcass weighed 800 pounds.
The survey steamer Bache, which
had started for winter work in the
gulf, had to put into. Hampton Roads
Tor shelter in the recent gale. On
Friday night she could make no head
way. The sea broke over the vessel
so as to endanger everything on deck,
but 1t is stated that the experiment of
pouring oil on the troubled waters"
was tried with remarkable success. A
bag filled with oakum and oil dragged
astern prevented further trouble in
that respect.
After Canon Farrar's first sermon
In st. Margaret's, Westminster, after
his return from the United States, a
quaint ceremony followed. From be-
hind the organ, north of the altar,
was brought out basket containing
nineteen loaves of bread, and during
the voluntary, nineteen old people re-
celved each a loaf and a siXpence.
The. custom has been followed for
800 years.
An astronomical lecturer recently
gave good advice to artists and poets.
When artists paint The moon, they
should not make it too large. Some
times the moon is represented with its
horns pointing down 1.-THE horns,
of course, must ssSys point away
from the sun. When poets talk about
moonlight they should be sure that
the moon did actually shine on the
night in question. The author of the
well-known poem on the burial of Sir
John Moore, has fallen into this error.
According to Mr.. Bran Stoker,
who is delighting English audiences
with accounts of travels in America
with Mr.. Irving, the most surprising
features of America are: A Coney
Island hotel, 124, 281 miles of rail
road, the statements that "a few
hours and few dollars can transfer a
whole estate" the chivalric treatment
of women and the personal freedom
of young women, chased on a large
measure of education, practical, as
well as book learning, and which has
its correlative in a very stringent law
Of personal discretion"
The following horrible but true
story comes from Pond Hill, in Wal
lingford, Conn: Yesterday morning
a colored woman, whose name is not
known, wished to leave her home for
a short time to 60 % a neighbours.
AS the fire in the stove had gone out,
but the stove was still warm, she put
her six months old baby on a pillow
in the oven to keep it warm while she
was gone and closed the oven door.
Soon after she left the house her hus-
band came in and started fire in the
stove. The wife seeing the smoke
from tie house of neighbor, rushed
home and found the baby burned to
crisp.
Reports from Buffalo, n. Y, of
Jan. IA, say: Messrs. Written and
Pierce are here on important business
connected with the fishery interests of
the great lakes. "We PROPOSE" said
Mr.. Written, "to get the promi-
nent fishermen of this vicinity to me-
morialize their Congressman on this
subject, to prevent, if possible, the
appointment Of stem tlr fish commits
sion like that Sbich gave to
. W hen the stoE away ID AZ
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glst O-- .Ls ssurfaceS cean IN II
Written, "lies,, d. tse.ksact that the
Canadians are voiqsanXious to have
this treaty renewed while it is not at
all to the present interests of the
United States to do so. In other
words their gain by the treaty is much
greater than ours, especially in the
matter of sea-coast fisheries. We do
not care to fish in their waters, or if
we do, we would prefer to have them
pay duty on our fish than to get their
fish without that tax, and this is what
we want to explain TO the people and
get them to prevent renewal of the
reciprocity treaty of 1873"