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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
ALPS Well that Ends Well.

A Boston artist declares, how truthful
ly each may decide for himself, that in
the summer q newly betrothed lover
commissioned him to paint certain
secluded nook in tho rocks on the shore.
because there he had declared his pas
sion. The picture was painted, but
before it was done the brief engagement
was broken and the Tilted lover said to
the artist:
''Of course I will see you through on
that picture, but now my engagement is
off it Of course would be painfully sug-
gestiye to me, and if you can sell it to
somebody else will take another pic
ture and feel extremely obliged be-
sides"
The painter assented to the arrange
ment, but within a week his patron again
presented himself.
''It's all right" he announced. iovous-
ly, 'Ill take that picture"
cam to congratulate you on the re-
newal of your engagements" the artist
asked.
The other seemed a little confused,
Then he recovered his self possession
and grinned.
"Well, not exactly" he responded.
'Tt was the same place, but the girl was
different.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
Advertising Rates.
THE HARVEST WAY,

Once more we tread the harvest way,
And pluck the grain frcm yellowing husk;
While many golden autumn day
Is lost in many an amber dusk.
And off, when evening dews descend,
And deepning shades the day-gleams foil,
Mhen merry rcapers homeward bend
Beneath the largess of their toll;
With tett'ring steps, o'er crisping leaves,
AR4 tangled meadow grass. steal,
TO cast aside my garnered sheaves,
And lose my woe in Natures woal
Then mem'ry-ike a lovely nun
Who, silent, DER her rosary broods-
Cons o'er the days when Love first won
My life, and taught it better moods.
When last We met the reapers smOte
The silence with their harvest glee;
The moon gose like silver boat
Upon a depthless azure sea
Koszng Autumn-moaning DER the wold--
fragrant pail Of petals swept
Upon the bier of FURNISHED gold,
Where Summer, spent and weary, slept;
And all my heart so yearnful plead
To roll the stone from buried love
Till, swift from thee turned and fled,
Lest pity should my wisdom move!
The dreary after-days were wild
With all regret and all unrest;
Love chided like wilful child
Upon its tired mothers breast;
11h full OF vain and we ;ry hopes,
: 1t slept But now the word is drear :
And, as a lonely mother gropos
AT night, to feel her darling near,
So doth my life yearn for its own
Aad through the gloom reach wistfully;
Dnt love hath so a-wcary grown,
1t viii not turn to comfort ne!
If DER tho harvest way we tread,
Thy voice, friend, again might fail;
feel that summer, lying dead,
Would wake and smile beneath her pail!
And meath the sunlight of thine eyes
My heart once more to peace would wake;
Nor ask for guerdon, nor for prize
But love in vain, for Loves own sake!
-Nel0 Orleans Picdy,u1e
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
The Black Silk Dress.

The latest fashions seem to be de-
signed for large women, who will find
the plain skirts and fiat folds of drapery
eminently becoming. Last years style
of an underskirt of lighter or brighter
shade than the drapery has, by no
means, disappeared, and the costumes
now most popular for street wear are
those which are ecru or some light shade
draped with dark colors. Terra Gotta
is much worn this fall; and the bordered
materials in terra Gotta with white
stripes make petticoat of terra Gotta
striped with bands of white, over which
falls an artistic drapery. The basque
may have a white India silk vest and
velvet revers. A green cloth dress has
peticoat of white striped with green,
or the green may be draped over a beige
skirt. Silk passementerie and braid
will be much used, even upon walking
costumes. There seems to be a revival
of gold in braid and buttons, not only
upon green, but upon Roman red
Many women will be pleased with the
array of black silks, which seems TO pro-
phesy arenewal of the old time popu-
larity of the "black silk gown" Faille,
satin, moire and armure are to be found
and are often seen in combinations, such
as MORE antique striped with sat1n,
black armure silk ornamcnted with
satin designs. Twilled silks will be
liked, and surah silks with a serge weave
are heavier than than those manufac-
tured for summer use. The most novel
silks are those which have small polka
dots and plaid stripes on moire back
grounds. Square blocks of satin are
popular concentrations, aud the black
silks ornamental with braided designs
are very new. A dress of black moire is
made with simple elegance. Narrow
box plaits, with wider plaits on each
side, make the front of the skirt; the
sides and back are in plain loose folds.
The basque has point of medium
length III front and n short poshllion at
the back. A vest of the material is out
lined by graduated folds, set in at the
shoulder seams and extending to the
point of the basque. The collar is plain
and high; the sleeves are slightly full at
the shoulders and plain below the ell
bows; around the arm midway is passed
n band of the material with bow. Jet
ornaments are set on the front of the
basque and skirt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
Discoveries in Ancient Syria.

The United States Consul ut Beyrout
reports that few months ago a party of
Germans, under the patronage of their
Government, began excavations i'll
mound ut the foot of the Amanus Ca
mountain two days journey south of
Marash in the Vilayet of Aleppo), and
have discovered some fifty blocks of
blackbasalt with bas-reliefs of men and
animals, constituting the basement story
Of large palace. These sculptures
bear unmistakable characteristics of
Hittite art, but no Hittite inscriptions
have yet been found. In the court of
the palace was discovered a colossal
statue of SardanapIlus covered with
Assyrian cuneiform inscriptions. The
Germans nre still pushing forward their
excavations in eager expectation of more
important discoveries.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
A Lesson We Must Learn.


I met the railroad hog n great many
tines. never meet him without kick.
He is growing scarcer every day, and l
sometimes fatter myself that ] have con
tributed to drive him out. When L left
Toledo for Cincinnati, the other day, the
train was crowded and people were
standing up in every coach. In my car
was man occupying two seats. he had
O bad-lool1ing head on him, and he cared
so little for our rights that he did not
look up from his book. There were five
of US standing up, and 1 said to the
group: ..-
"Gentlemen, there are three seats for
which we have paid, Let us take pos
session."
"He'll kick and raise row.
"But we'll kick and raise a bigger
one."
"Yes, but what's the use of quarreling
with hog?"
"It is just such men as you who have
made him hog. You have allowed him
to impose on you until he has come to
think he owns the railroad"
Not one of the four would move. /
went to the other end of the car, where
three women we're crushedinto one seat,
picked up twelve-year-old boy near by,
and walked up to the hog and asked:
"Have you paid for four seats herel"
"That's my business" he promptly
replied.
"And mine and the public's."
Iclesred the seat of his baggage. seat
ed the woman and boy, and then
crowded in beside the hog. He made an
awful row, but it was useless. He was
left with what he had paid for, and we
got what our tickets called for. Let
every passenger kick ON the railroad hog,
and he must go.
One day last spring there were ten OF
us at q hotel table in Nashville. The
soup was scorched and no one could eat
it. Not potato brought to us was
done. The milk for the coffee had
turned. ! invited the others to go to
the Office with me and kick. They were
drummers every one, but nok one would
go. When people speak OF drummers
as kickers they are way off. They will
put up with more and do less complains
ing than any other class of men on earth.
In the present case one of them spoke
for all when he said: =
Eyes, things are bad and ought to be
meal, and it won't pay us to kick
went out alone. The landlord was
in the office, and 1 asked:
Chow long sinbe you were in the din
ing room2"
"a week, I guess"
"You don't oversee the meals2"
"No."
"Well, please go to the head table
and taste the milk, examine the potatoes
and smell of the soup"
He departed at once. When he re-
turned he was hopping mad. The head
waiter was called out and dressed down,
the head cook got nicely peeled, and the
landlord shook my hand and said:
"That kick of yours will benefit this
house S., 900. had no idea things were
running thus"
The natural inference with him was
that as long MS no one kicked everything
must be going all right and everybody
satisfied. A thousand men had no doubt
gone away mad and injured his house.
IL. Qudd.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18

still float they tore the thwarts out OF
the yawl and managed by hard work to
paddle back. At o'clock they were
aboard again and the ship pumped dry.
As if that was not enough good luck,
two or three chests were picked up
among the wreckage with enough money
and jewelry i'll them to buy two such
ships as the Golden Rule. My father
got public reception in England, seye-
raj medals and decorations, and 92,000
in gold. The adventure was recorded
as one of the strangest in maritime his
tory.-Ne1o York SIN.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
A Very Curious Stone.

There has lately been found in Colo
RADIO white Opaque variety of hydro
phane in rounded humps from five to
twenty-five nm. in diameter, with
white, chally, or glazed coating, and
which is of peculiar interest to scientific
men. For its power of absorbing liquid
this substance is quite remarkable, and
when water is allowed to slowly drop ON
it it first becomes very white and chalky,
and then gradually perfectly transpar-
ent. This property is developed so
strikingly as to give rise to the namo
''magic stone" for it, and has suggested
its use i'll rings, lockcts, CHAINS, etc, to
conceal photographs, hair, or other OBJ
jects which the wearer wishes TO reveal
only when caprico might dictate. In an
examination of several specimens of this
curious material to determine its speci-
tic gravity, etc., the fact was readily dis
closet that hydrophane - the weight
being taken both dry and wet-absorbs
moro than an equal volume Of water
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
The Pool of Bethesda.

the pool of Bethesda at Jerusalem,
where Christ healed the paraly has at
last been located with reasonable GER
tainty, and long -veXed question is thus
apparently settled. 1t is near the
Church Of St. Anne and in connection
with the excavations made around it,
that the real pool of Bethesda has re
Gently been discovered by Herr Conrad
Schick. There is II court yard to the
northwest of the church, which leads
through newly opened passage into
another court yard some fifty feet
square. At the north of this latter court
yard there was nt one time q small
church Beneath the floor of the some
time church are vaults, and through the
floor of the vaults a cistern is reached,
cut into the rock to depth of thirty
feet. This cistern is portion of the
original pool of Bethesda. There is
still water in it, but it is difficult to say
whence it comes. Further examination
may bring more details to light.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
An Escaping Gas Alarm.

For the purpose OF avoiding accidents
caused by the escape of gas from burn
ers, novel apparatus has been devised,
an alarm being given whenever a burn
er is accidentally turned on. In carry
ing this out, there is employed an in
verted L shaped pipe, one end of which
is in line with the burner, and over suit
abe pulleys in this tube is passed rope,
one end of which is connected with
weight that balances o connecting bar
secured to the other end of the rope; to
this weight is fastened one end of wire
connected to battery, the wire being
passed through long, narrow slit in
the tube or pipe, the walls of which are
covered with insulating material. A
bar projects out through the lower open
end of the short vertical portion of the
tube, and has rigidly secured to its
lower end hemispherical chamber,
open at its lower end, and designed to
occupy position a short distance above
the gas flame, and, when the gas is
burning, this hemispherical chamber
forms a shade. The chief Office of this
chamber is called into operation when
the light is accidentally extinguished,
and the gas, in escaping, ascends and
fills the chamber-this causing the con-
Meeting bar to move upwardly, and tae
weight to descend, the cord moving
over the pulleys secured in the tube.
In the bottom of the left hand tube is a
piece of metal constituting the other
terminal of the annunciator circuit; so
when the weight desceuds into contact
with the latter, the circnit is closed, and
the alarm is given by the falling of the
annunciator drop or the ringing of
hell
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
CLEARLY ANOTHER PERSON.

"What did you find in the pockets ?"
inquired Mrs. Hankthunder, anxiously.
"There was a small hymn-book, said
the Coroner. together with q handker-
chief, some postage-stamps, few tracts
on total abstinence"
''It wasn't the Colonel" exclaimed
the Kentucky lady, greatly relieved;
''he's probably coming on the next
boat. = Chicago Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
AN ACHING VOID.

My fond heart, it doth ache
With love, for thy sweet sache.
Say yes-say yes, and mache
My gray life rose tints tache.
Well sail loves CLASSY lache,
Where pillows never breache,
In barque that ne'er shall quache.
Joyll follow in our wache--
Now. hol the wedding cache!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18

III E r E have
been sailors in
our family for
fl We genera
tiOns back, and
three of the
present gener-
alton h Il V G
been reared in
the avOcatiOn.
Iou willthere-
fore a d m / t
that, as n fam
ily, We may I
have met with T
some Strfnpe
ldyROt11rpEan1
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18

A STOCKTON, Kan, paper tells of a
man in Rocks County, that State, who
has been arrested for stealing q school,
house. He had removed the building
to his own residence and converted it
into kitchen.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18

A WESTERN prophet is authority for
the statement that $3.50, 900 will soon be
expended in prospecting for coal near
Mitchell, Dakota.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
A SEASONABLE TOPIC.

There has been a runaway. A pair Of
horses were down, a carriage smashed to
pieces, and the driver and lady lay
groaning on the grass with their hurts.
The street-car stopped and many got off
to render aid. Among those who stood
on the rear platform were two ladies,
one of whom held up her hands in hor-
ror and exclaimed:
"Mercy on me but what an awful,
awful affair! How long did you say you
boiled your grape Jelly, Mrs. Smith -
Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
TWO SAILORS YARNS.

A QUEER DEsKRTIoN AND AN EXCITING
ADVENTURE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
pIsTINcTIEELY COLLEGIATE.

The class cry of the Yale freshmen is:
''Bric-a-kex-kex, coax, coax, bric-a-kex-
! kex, coax,~soax. coax, whu-op, whu-op.
whu-op, parabaloo-'92." We take it
that this is a combination of bull frog
and katydid remarks, translated into
Volapuk. Union.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
THAT EXPLAINED IT,

What's the matter, Johnny?" asked
one of the neighbor's boys, as his COM
panion came out of the alley gate.
"Ain't finished your dinner already have
yea"
"Nop."
"Didn't ye get any,"
yep; but didn't stay to finish it. ;"
"What made ye leave so soon?"
tWell, I said something at the table,
and everybody but pa laughed,-Ner-
chant TTnyeZZey
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
Up in Maine-Explained It-A Mean
Thing-A Fine Opening-End of
the Season, Ftc., Etc.
WHAT MADE THE BOY MAD.

WHAT MADE THE BOY MAD.
'twere tried;
'Pweep Pweep! Pweep!"
The dickey bird sat in the window outside:
'Pweep! Pweep! Pweep!"
And the small boy in hiding the sofa beneath,
Cenched his teeth in hisxanger and gritted his
teeth,
For he couldn't determine if lovers or bird
Were making the comical sound that he heard:
''Pweep! Pweep! Pweep!"
Chicago Mdi.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
A PRACTICAL WIDOW

|" I confess, SIR" said the widow, with
some shyness, "that I might in time
learn to love you; but, er-you are quite
poor, are you not ?"
"Well, yes; hut with you, dear Mrs.
Iompkins, to cheer and encourage me
it would sOon--''
"Ah," interrupted the widow, with a
sigh, 'that would be giving hostages to
fortune. am drawing fifteen dollars
month pension, and [ wouldn't like to
give up dead sure thing for rank I'M
certainty. - E'D0ch.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
RELIGIOUS BUT ECONOMICAL.

Husband (on his way to church)-Ill
just skip on ahead my dear, and get
some change. I've nothing less than
one dollar, and that's too much to give.
Wife (on his overtaking her)-Did you
get the bill changed?
Husband-Yes.
Wife-You will contribute half dol
lar, John2
Husband-I can't very well now. 1
happened to meet three or four friends,
and I've only got quarter left.-New
York lSuB
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18

"Did you see any Quakers in Phila-
delphia Z" was asked of q Detroiter who
recently returned from that city.
"Only one that L was sure of.
"Did he thee and thou yOu!'
"He did. He got off his hack and
said: IF thee don't pay me 81 I'll knock
thy blamed head Off, and L paid, al
though l knew the regular fare was two
shillings. You don't want to fool with
these Quakers any, and don't you forget
itv'-Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18

A missionary writes from the Feeiee
Islands rs follows:
"Our small force of brethren seems to
be absolutely unable to cope with the
distress which prevails in this dark and
benighted land. Many of the natives
are starving for food. Please send at
once a few more missionaries. .-Nee0
YOrk SIN
, 1888-02-21
Marrlnge Among the Eshlmo.

As regards matrimonial matters, they
generally have but one wife, and never
more than two Mt the same time. Nc
formal preliminaries in the way Of a mar
riage service seem to be presented. When
n couple come TO the same way Of think
ing, the man takes the woman from her
home, sometimes even without asking the
parents consent, and installs her in his
own igloo us the fire tender and '~'slavey''
thereof. Usually the relation is n happy
one. Sometimes, however, incompati-
bility of temper reveals itself, and thon
the uncongeninl wife is returned to her
former home, having been taken only ION
approval, 5" and no formal divorce being
required. Macdonald Oxley in Amer
lean Magazine.
, 1888-02-21

FRANCIS 7. CHOLS. second lieutenant
md WINS stationed in tho Everglades Of
Florida. When no was made full second
lieutenant he was transferred to the Third
artillery, and stationed ut Fort Yuma, Cal.
While hero ho resigned from tho army in
1855 and returned to his native state.
In 1853 he WINS admitted to the New Or
leans bar. When the war came, three years
later, Mr.. Nichols was in partnership with
his brother. The two raised a
which was made q part Of tho Eighth Lou
isinnn volunteers and which took part in all
tho Virginia battles. Vt tho battle of Win
chester Franc T. Nichols lost On arm md
was taken prisoner. He wa1 exchanged in
October, 1862, and appointed colonel of tho
Fifteenth Louisiana volunteers. -Four days
after this no was promoted to DO brigndier
general, and assigned to tho Second Louisiana
brigade. At Chancollorsville he lost his left
foot. On recovering from this wound ho was
placed in command at L~ynchburg, Va.,
whence no was transferred in 1864 to the
Trans-M Mississippi department. as superin-
tendent of tho bureau Of CONSUMPTION, in
which position he remained till tho close of
tho war.
Returning to Louisiana no recommended
the practice of tho law. In 1876 he was nomi-
mated for governor on tho Democratic
ticket and elected over s. b. Packard. He
remained in tho gubernatcrial office until
January, 1880, whom his term ended through
tho going into effect OF the new constitution
, 1888-02-21

Tho baby king of Spain received as a
New Years gift from Havana, Cuba, q
large chest filed with the finest cigars.
They were thought to be of chocolate, as
they should have been for so small a
specimen of royalty, but they were found
TO be real substantial rolls OF weed Of the
most exquisite kind. The letter from the
donor said: '"These cigars are made of
weeds such as will grow not more thar
once every twenty years. Let them be
preserved, therefore, for the time when
King Alfonso XIII will make his first
attempt ut smoking, which ought not to
be made more unpleasant to him by hay
ing to smoke an inferior sort of tobacco
Foreign Letter.
, 1888-02-21

Engagements in Franco do not gener-
ally last very long, three or four months
being often the limit, and this time Is
hardly sufficient to prepare the extensive
trousseau required. Tho corbcillc do
marriage is an unhcnrd of thing in our
country, but 1t is essential In France. 1t
is the gift Of the future husband and his
family, and must be furnished with all
that is beautiful and costly. The cash
mere shawls, the velvet dresses, diamonds
and pearls Rro tho FIRST gifts, and then
come the priceless lnces, sets of precious
stones and the family jewels.-The Argo-
naut-
, 1888-02-21

or Dix Years ne
taught in tho minor schools Of lower and
middle Gccrgia, when he was elected to
the professorship OF ancient languages in
Mercer university, entering upon his duties
In 1872.
This position he held for thirteen years,
becoming somewhat noted for his ability and
tho frmness of his discipline. In 1855 his
connection with Mercer university was dis
solved, but n year Inter he was made profess
sor Of the ancient languages in tho State uni
ver5ity Mt Athens. In 1850, when DR.. Alonzo
Church resigned the presidency of the insti-
tuition, DIR. Nell was elected TO the chair of
metaphysics and ethics. In 1S7Sho was mndo
chancellor of the university and cx-oflcio
president OF the State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts. Ho filed his position
with dignity and marked success.
DIR. Nell was baptized into tho Baptist
church in 1882 at North Newport, Ga. Ho
began to preach Mt Oxford, Ga, in 1910, and
was ordained Nov. 10, 1912. He served
actively as a pastor until elected chancellor
of the university, his pastorates being 10
Gated at Groensborough, Antioch and Dairds-
town, all in Georgia. He published several
books, including one ON parliamentary prac-
ticc, though they were mostly of n religious
nature. He served six months In tho army
during the civil wnr, c~nlisting In response to
n call from tho governor of the state.
, 1888-02-21

Probably the most remarkable railroad
in the world is nat running from Clog
Gintz to Lounering, near Vienna. 1t is
only twenty-five miles in length, and cost
over $1,000, 900. 1t begins at the little
station OF Gloggintz, at an elevation of
l,4OO feet, and from there the train,
hauled by two powerful locomotives,
winds round and round over some fifteen
double Undue II through as many
tunnels. 1t creeps along precipices afford
ing glimpses OF some OF the widest
scenery in Europe. Its terminus, Loun-
ering, is at an elevation OF $500 feet
Chicago Herald.