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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
How the Egyptians Cool Water.

need only state three facts to show
the rapidity of evaporation in upper
Egypt. Water too warm to drink is put
into porous jar and placed in the wind,
though in the sun; in a half hour it is
as cool as good spring water.
At night, exposed to a breeze, even
when the breeze is rather warm, before
morning it becomes ice cold. The night
of my arrival here took a pouring bath
on balcony. The wind was balmy but
fresh. The rapid evaporation so chilled
me that Icould not stay out long enough
for my bath. At the foot of the cataract
we took a swim in the Nile. We wore
our underclothes for bathing suits. We
hung them up before our staterooms to
dry. In ten minutes they were dry
enough to be worn.
We have all heard of the universal
hahits of lall Africans to anoint them
selves with oil, and travellers speak of it
as a nasty habit 1t is, however, neces-
sary in very hot and very dry climates to
prevent the cracking of the skin. An En-
glish officer told me that during the hot
winds on the upper Nile his hands and
face chapped WORSE than they ever did
in q cold climate-chapped even to
bleeding badly 1 have found fresh,
white butter quite as pleasant on my
hand as on my toast. The boys have
felt no inconvenience from the winds.
NV hands are very sensitive to the effect
of dry, dusty atmosphere. At Assouan
we were in the sun during two days.
We did not use our umbrellas, our pith
hats being quite comfortable and yet we
were Just on the edge of the tropics.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
A CrOwniDg Act of Cruelty.

Women of the metropolis are in some
instances very curious creatures indeed.
Th9 horse cars occasionally furnish
striking illustrations of this fact. A
middle aged girl and a girl of girlish
age were seated in a crowded horse car
last night chatting in SO loud a tone
that at least one-half of the passengers
could hear them.
"Wasnt that really to bad about poor
Mrs. Smith, said one of them.
"Why, haven't heard of it. Please
tell me, said the other.
"Oh, haven't you heard of it1 Why,
dear me, L supposed everybody knew
of it. You know the great trouble she
had in getting n divorce from her hus
band" said the one.
"Oh, yes, but she got it, didn't she9''
asked the other.
eyes, but she had to pay $4OO for
it,
"But she ought to be satisfied with
that, hadn't shel"
"Well, hardly; her husband, just to
show how mean he could be if he wanted
to, died the week after she paid the
$4OO, and she had all her expense and
trouble for nothing. "-Ne,o Harcn Regis-
ter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
Pat DOnan'S Great Scheme.

Col. Pat Donan is the most famous
lady's man in America. The wonder is
that he has remained single all these
years. Some say he had strange and
touching romance in his youth, which
shaped his life for the groove of bach
elorhood. Others declare he is born
coquette, who could not give up the
amusement of flirting even if he were
married and that, being q man of honor,
he prefers not to break wife's heart.
Which of these assertions is true, or
whether either is, may never be known,
but some light may be cast upon the
subject by a relation of one of his per
formances in this city last Monday. On
that day a newspaper reporter called on
Col. Donan at his hotel to obtain an in
terview on the Colonel's favorite theme.
"You haven't many pretty girls in
Chicago said Col. Donan. 'In fact,
know of but one, and I'm going to see
her this afternoon"
Then the Colonel hoped into a car
riaqe and made a brief call on every
young lady in Chicago with whom he
had any acquaintance.
When the paper came out the next
morning there were half hundred
happy young women in this city, for it
is everywhere conceded that there is no
higher authority ON what constitutes
pretty girl than Col. Pat Donan. Ohtca-
no Timex
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
THE COLORED REPUBLIC.
The Army, the Navy and the Repre-
Sentations.

Mr.. Charles II. J. Taylor, ex-Minister
to the Republic of Liberia, put the value
of the private property in that country
at $1,000,00O or 81 per capita. The
'nation" has bonded Indebtedness of
100000, and over $7,000,000 has
been sent to it by benevolent persons in
this. country and England. There are
about as many Cabinet Ministers ss in
the United States. There are only four
post offices in the country. The navy
consists of two gunboats, presented by
the English Government, which are rot
ting on the sand. Some time ago the
President of the United States recon-
mended to Congress the giving to the
infant republic of two old war vessels,
but the offer was rejected unless crews
and provisions for ten years were prOvid-
ed. The army consists ofone regiment,
numbering AIT men, of whom 388 are
officers and % privates. The Presidents
body guard numbers 10, of whom II are
officers. In some of the counties there
are not enough citizens TO hold the
offices, but in the others there are just
about enough to go round,
Glass distinctions prevail to the ex-
tent they did in the Southern States
during slavery times. The citizens
domineer over the savages and often use
them cruelty. Their boys make the
young savages carry them on their backs
to school and do all kinds of work for
them. Candidates for admission to the
Bar are required to read the first chap
ther of Johns gospel and to spell the
columns of words in Webster's spelling
book as far as publication" They must
also read the laws passed by the last
session of Congress. The Legislative
Assembly consists of two branches, the
Upper House having eight members
and the Lower House thirteen. The
annual session generally lasts two
weeks, and the laws enacted fill about
three pages.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
Advertising Rates.
RArM PKR YKAR.
THE WATER MILL:

Oh, listen to the watermill, through all the
hvelong day,
Astbe clicking of the wheel wears hour by hour
away.
How Ianguidly the autumn wind doth stir the
withered leaves,
As on the field the reapers sing while binding
up the sheaves.
A solemn proverb strikes my mind, and, as a
spell, is cast,
s'The mill will never grind again with water
that is past"
Soft summer winds revive no more leaves
strewn DER earth and main,
The sickle never more will reap the yellow
garnered grain.
The ripping stream flows ever on, aye, tran
quill, deep and still,
But never glideth back again to busy water
mill.
The solemn proverb speaks to all with mean
ing deep and vast,
The mill will never grind again with water
that is past"
Oh, clasp the proverb to thy SOUL dear loving
heart and true,
For golden hours are fieeting by and youth is
passing, too.
happy day;
For time will neer return sweet joys, neglected
thrown away;
Nor leave one tender word unsaid-thy kind
ness SOW broadcast;
'EThe mill will never grind again with water
that ispast."
OH the wasted hours of life that have swiftly
drifted by;
Alas! the good we might have done, all gone
without sigh.
Low, that We might once have saved by single
kindly word
Thoughts conceived but ne'er expressed, per-
ished, unpenned, unheard.
oh, take the lesson to thy soul, forever clasp it
fast,
'The mill will never grind again with water
that is past"
Work ON while yet the sun doth shine, thou
man of strength and will;
The streamlet ne'er doth useless glide by click
ing watermill;
Nor wait until to morrow's ligh. beams bright
- Oi4 eAAg way,
For all that thou can'st call thine own lies in
the phrase "to-day."
Possessions, power and blooming health must
all be lost at last,
''The mill will never grind again with water
that is past"
Oh! love thy God and fellow-man-this com
prehendeth all
High Heavens universal plan, here let US pros
trate fall;
The wise, the ignorant may read this simple
lesson taught,
AL mystery or abtruse creed compared there
with are naught.
On brothers, on! in deeds of love, for life is
feeting fast
''The mill will never grind again with water
that is past"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28

much blood to be as weak as that"
"Lost much blood2" answered the
boy, with smile; more than blood
Look!
And with jerk he pulled off the cov-
ering.
The captain stepped back Mortified.
The boy had but one leg. His left
leg had been amputated above the knee,
and the stump was bandaged with rags,
which We're covered with blood.
! Just then fat little army surgeon
passed in his shirt sleeves.
"Ah, Captain he said quickly, nod
ding at the drummer boy, "that is an
unfortunate case; a leg which could have
been easily cured if he had not
forced it in that mad way; cursed in
fammation, it had to be cut off at once.
Oh, but a brave boy l as
sure you; he didn't shed a tear nor utter
a cry! On my word of honor, 1 was
proud that he was an italian boy while
l was operating. He comes of good
stock, by Jove!"
And he hurried away.
The captain frowned and looked in
tently at the drummer boy, while draw
ing the covering over him again; then
slowly, almost without knowing it, and
still looking at him, he raised his hand
to his head and lifted his cap.
"Captain!" exclaimed the boy in sur
prise, "what are you doing, Captain?-
and to me!'
Aud then that rough soldier, who had
never said q gentle word to an inferior,
replied in an inexpressibly soft and af
fectiOnate voice:
81 am but captain; you are o hero. :"
Then he threw himself with open arms
on the drummer boy and kissed him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
Where the MOlasses Barrels Go.

'tThe great majority of the sugar and
molasses hogsheads which are exported
in this city," said well known impor
ter. 'sind their way back to the West
Indies again. The hogsheads are bought
from the dealers by some enterprising
firm who take them apart, clean the
slaves, and bind them up into shocks or
bundles and export them, together with
their heads to Cuba. One firm have a
yard in South street in which they pre-
pare 1000 hogsheads per week for ex-
port. The export trade in new shocks
to the West Indies is also an important
one, these last selling at from 81 to $1.75,
while the second hand shocks, bring so
to seventy-five cents. The stave trade
of New Nork is i'll the hands of few
firms, and as more than 81 800. 900 worth
of cooperage stock of this kind is export
ed. in addition to what is used in the
immediate vicinity, the business is q
large one. The slaves which are so
largely exported from New York to the
Mediterranean and to England are
white oak. They come from the West,
largely from Michigan. Slaves are usu-
ally exported i'll the rough or unfinished
state, and range all the way from $50
to $50 per thousand for hOgshead slaves
and $50 to 5000 for the finer grades,
such as are used for the higher priced
goods and are known to the trade as pipe
slaves. ."--Ne'o YORK. Mol,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
AFRICAN DIAMOND MINES.
Searching Natives as they Leave the
Mines-Hiding Diamonds.

"One Of the most curious sights to be
seen at the diamond mines," said o re-
turned trader, sis the inspection of the
Kaffirs as they come up out of the mines
each day. These natives are hired for
a period of six months. during which
time they are not allowed to go outside
of the enclosure at the top of the mine,
called the compound containing only
q circle of huts in which they sleep and
a store at which they may purchase to-
bacco, snuff, beads, and trinkets dear to
the savage heart. They work constant
ly in the presence of white inspectors
who watch them closely to prevent their
secreting any diamonds about their per-
son during the day, and at night when
they come up out of the mine they are
led out one by one through narrow pas
sage, fenced in on either side with barbed
wire fences and each man removes the
little bit of clothing he wears before he
enters the narrow door which admit him
to the inspectors room. His clothing he
carries in the hands to the officer, who
proceeds to examine it carefully then
looks into the Kafir's ears and nostrils
and mouth, under his tongue, between
his toes, into the snuff or tobacco box he
sometimes carries, and feels all through
his woolly bair. The Kaffirs frequently
cut deep cash in the feshy part of the
hip, into which they insert IL diamond
and then bind it up in such way as to
entirely conceal the stone, and another
common trick is to cut and irritate q
place on their legs until it becomes q
deep wound, in which they may secrete
DIAMOND with small &c, eaanoe a.; @ of dGte9-
n diamond, and. if undiscovered, will
hasten home and take an emetfc to re-
cover the stone. If, however, the in
spector suspects him he is compelled to
take the emetic in his presence, which
frequently results in the discovery of
the concealed stone. At the end of the
six months the gang of natives are dis
charged and returned to the tribe, and
another set of wOrkmen take their place.
As soon as they receive the small amount
of money paid them for their labor, they
proceed to invest it in some of the most
singular purchases. A favorite posses
sion is q small American trunk with
lock and key, which they fill with var
ious trinkets and ornaments, and if they
can find one they purchase an English
officers scarlet coat, put it on over
their bare skin and walk off with the
trunk under their arm as proud as pea
cocks.
"The natives know we'll the value of
the precious stones they handle, and in
spite of all precautions it is believed
that very many are stolen every year.
1t is impossible to wash the soil SO
thoroughly that some small stones will
not remain. A woman living near q
mine kept a quantity of fowls which,
when killed, very often had, among the
pebbles in their crops, the small rough
diamond which they had picked up, at
tracted by their glitter. An English
lady had employed this woman as
nurse, and, learning of the little box of
stones she had collected from her fowls,
the lady sold them for her servant in
London, receiving for them little more
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
Photographs by Proxy.

A Detroit lady, whose friends live
abroad, had her baby's picture taken anC
sent dozen cabinet sized photographs
to Europe. Before they went she
showed them around to friends in this
city.
"How perfectly lovely" they all ex.
claimed; cit looks like a fancy picture,
What beautiful child. [ should love
to see him."
This from friends who had not seen the
baby, or else had forgotten how he
looked.
One lady, whose senses were quite
acute, was ready with u startling sugges
ton:
The child isn't yours, Mrs. -; the
photographer has made mistake. Why,
he isn't the least bit like your little
Harry"
"Hush, said the quick-witted mother,
cts all right. You know Harry's hair
isn't long enough to make pretty bangs,
and he really hasn't nice nose, and |
borrowed baby just his size-a real
little beauty, isn't he-and he has all of
Harry's clothes on, and his little ring.
Aren't the embroideries lovely? Isn't
tLat little cap just too sweet for any
thing?
"But are you really going to send this
picture away9"
"Of course am. They'll never know
the difference, and isn't he lovely2 Why,
Harry wouldn't take half as pretty pic
ture, though he is darling. But you
know 1 want something extra nice to
send over there"
If this happy thought should include
grown people it will not be half a bad
idea. The professional beauties could
sit for homely women, and the science of
photography would have achieved last
ing fame. After all, it is generally the
likeness in the picture that condemns
it.-Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
Hanged With n WOman's Hair,

Among the strange things which have
found their way into the rooms of the
Natural History Society is n sparrow
which was hanged by woman's
hair. 1t was discovered by L. A. Lam
son of a Florence street. Near his house
is large number of pine trees, and he
saw at the end of limb on one of these
trees a sparrow suspended from a
branch. He could see nothing by which
the bird was hung, and it was very
curious sight His son, who was called,
went up into the tree and carefully
sawed off small portion Of the limb.
The whole secret was then revealed. On
the twig was a neatly built nest, in which
were three speckled eggs.
When examined they were found to
be cold, which showed the home had
been broken up for some time. The
male sparrow was hung by o woman's
hair, which was placed around his neck
just as neatly as though it had been
done by human hands. The other end
was fastened to the nest, being part OF
it. The eggs were on one side of tho
nest, while on the other side was hole
Just large enough for the bird TO 60
through. 1t may be, perhaps, that he
had been attacked by an enemy and took
this way of escaping only to meet his
death. In going through the nest the
hair might have caught around the
"chipper's" neck, and thus caused the
bird to choke to death.-WorcCstcr SPN
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
Working a Gold Mine.

Prof. McAllister, the prestidigitateur
and ventriloquist, happened to be trav-
cling across Lower Idaho some years
ago on his way from one town to another.
1t was in the days of early stage coach
ing, before railroads were quite SO
plentiful as at the present time. The
professor one afternoon, before the show
commenced, in wandering about the
streets of Lewiston, encountered
on the outskirts of the town
small band of Indians. Two or three
companions were with him. While
chatting together, looking about and
observing things generally, McAllister
became quite familiar with mongrel
dog owned by the redskins, whom he
proceeded to pet nouchalantly.
"Fine dog" said the professor.
"Ugh," grunted buck.
elbow much you sell him for ?" asked
the magician.
"Ughl $2,' replied the buck, holding
up pair of dirty fingers to indicate the
amount.
"Him very fine dog" said McAllister,
stroking the ours back and taking O
gold piece from the tip of his nose.
"Hi hi" exclaimed the redskin,
looking on in astonishment, his eyes
ready to start from his head in excite
ment.
"Him very fine dog, indeed" quietly
continued the professor, this time tax
ing q whole handful of coin from the
dogs mouth, nose and ears, which he
transferred to his pockets.
Strange noises were heard proceeding
from the interior of the brute. He
groaned and laughed and howled and
barked, at all of which the poor
deluded redskins stood in the utmost
awe and astonishment, and couldn't
for the life OF thcm understand
what had come over the spirit of the
animal 1t was hard to tell which was
the most surprised-the Indians or. the
dog. After huing his lsocl-ata with gold
and taking another fstful from the cur
nose, the professor left the redskins IN
peace. He had not been gone ten
minutes before the latter pounced upon
the poor doomed animal and cut him
wide open. Like the goose that laid the
golden egg, there was nothing. inside,
and it was only fair to presume that the
only reward was a fine feast upon ribs
of dog, Drowned to a turn.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
SAVED BY A BLUFF.
A Few Barrels of Gold Rolled In I'm
Sight of Deposit ors Stops Run.
CFrom the Cincinnati Telegram. !

From the Cincinnati Telegram.l
General Mike Ryan, in talking of the
Metropolitan Bank failure, recently told
Telegram reporter good story illus
trating the power of bluff. 1t was in
connection with this assertion that with
little further aid from other banks i'll
the city the Metropolitan might have
been saved He said: 81 have q brother
connected with bank in Leavenworth,
Kan. There are two banks there, and
the rival to that of my brother was in a
shaky condition. The president came
to Matt and told him the circumstances,
and that if there was a run the bank
would be unable to stand it. Matt told
him to keep stiff upper lip, for he
knew that the failure of the other bank
meant the failure of his own. He
jumped on the train, went to Kansas
City, got $40, 900 in coin-gold and sill
ver-in barrels, ran back to Leaven-
worth with the specie, and got half
dozen drays to the depot to take the
barrels to the bank Meantime the
crowd of depositors had begun to gather
ut the bank, demanding their money,
and the old man was talking to them to
gain time. All at once they saw the
drays coming up, loaded down with
these barrels. Matt was with the treas
ure, and shouted to the crowd to wait
about five minutes and they'd get their
money, as it was there in the barrels.
'In unloading the barrels one of them
dropped and broke, so that, through a
crack, the anxious depositors could see
the shining gold, and, as it rolled upthe
steps of the bank, $5 gold pieces kept
dropping out and were picked up by the
ianitor. When the coin was all rolled
in Matt came out again and told all who
had money there to go in and get it, as
the bank proposed to pay them off and
start fresh, and didn't want such
cowardly lot of depositors anyway. All
the time he was piling on the indigua-
ton he didn' want to be taken at his
word, as the bank had only $4,000 cash
on hand, against $4,000 of deposits
made. He had brought $4,000, but
there was still shortage of $4,000.
However, the game worked. The people
were reassured by the sight of the bar
rels of coin and went away satisfied.
The run was averted and the bank pull
ed through all right"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28

MANY years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Tim,
othy Andrews, of East Haven, Conn.
took child from New York Founding
Asylum and later adopted her. The
little ones name is Bertha, and she had
been brought up as tenderly as though
she were their own child. Nothing wcs
known as to her parentage aud the
was not of their blood until
Saturday, when q richly dressed lady at
East Haven station mado her way tc
Mrs. Andrews house and claimed Bertha
as her child. Her name is not made
public, but she is said to be wealthy,
and will soon take her daughter to hei
home in New York,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28

The young artist sent abroad learns
first to draw drafts on his father
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28

In the Cigar Store-Here is a cigar
that can confidently recommend.
"H'm? Well, [ guess I'll try some
other brand; I've been in the cigar busi-
ness myself. "-B0ston transcript.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
UNSYNIPATHETIC.

When lady condescends to prac-
tical joke it generally is a very neat one.
M. Boncourt, the rich financier, was very
stingy to his wife in the matter of pin
money. One day lady, closely yelled,
and very anxious not to be recognized,
! called upon him and borrowed large
sum, leaving her diamonds as pledge.
1t was his wife.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
A MODERN SAMPSON.

First Pittsburg Small Boy-My faith
er's an awful strong man. He pulled up
q tree yesterday.
Second Pittsburg Small Boy-Oh,
pshaw. that amt nothin'. My father
pulled up the river last week. k.-PGtts5urg
ChrOnicIe
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
A GOOD SEAT,

One Sunday, as certain minister was
returning homeward, he was accosted
by an old woman, who said: :"Oh, sir, we'll
do | like the day that you preach!" The
minister was aware that he was not very
popular; and he answered: my good
woman, l am glad to hear it. There are
too few like you. And why do you like
when [ preach?" "Oh, sir" she replied,
when you preach I always get a good
seat"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28

'And so the ice cream season is again
upon us, George" she said shy1y.
eyes," he responded, II never pick
up paper now that do not expect to
find some awful case of poisoning"