News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-03-15
SELECT SETTINGS.
Horse-radish is a native of England.

Horse radish is a native of England.
DR.. Samuel Guthrie, of Sackett's
Harbor, n. Y, discovered chloroform.
Academy is from Academus, owner of
the grove near Athens, where Plato
taught.
Two hundred and fifty thousand per-
sons persisted IN Antioch by the earth
quake of 52G.
A Missouri mule has been cured of
consumption by means of large chest
protectors and respirators.
Africa signifies the land of corn, or
ears. 1t was celebrated for its abundance
of corn and all sorts of grain.
Mrs. Jackson, missionary returned
from India, says that during ten years
she never saw Hindoo child receive a
caress from its mother.
Donna Juada Parraga v. de Fuenzalida
has just died in Rancagus, Chill, at the
age of 1870 years. She lived to see her
great great-grandchildren.
Turkeys are American birds, and were
first carried to Europe 300 years ago,
and were so called, because they were
thought to come from Turkey.
A Tennesseean began coon hunting
when he was thirteen, and he is now
sixty three In the interval he has cut
a notch for every coon he has killed, and
tie number is 1922.
The celebrated cathedral of Notre
Zane, Paris, was founded in 1853. 1t
Communists, May, 1871, and has since
been beautifully restored.
A Custom House officer at Atlanta
says that for the first time in five years
he recently saw in the United States
court room a jury every man of which
could write his own name.
A railroad brakeman named Meredith
fell under the cars near Terre Haute, Ind,
and four wheels passed over both his
legs, bat no bones were broken and the
skin was only slightly bruised.
The building known as the sold
Craddock Fort" or sold Craddock
House." OF Ship street, in East Med ord,
Mass, is the oldest house in America.
The building was commenced in 1884.
A curious rel C of Napoleon l. has
been bought in Venice by Prince
Napoleon. 1t is a portrait of the great
Emperor worked in his own hair, and
was given by him to a noble Venetian
lady in 1899.
An odd combination of wares is Of
fered by shop in the Italian city of
Bari, on the Adriatic. A sign informs
would-be customers that within can be
obtained: "Leechcs, bread sold in slices
or loaves, and tuition in mathematics"
Grant Martin and Oracle Silvers, aged
fifteen and thirteen years respectively,
were married at Fairmont, Ill, a few
days ago, with the consent of their
parents. They are probably the young
ct couple that ever contracted marriage
in the State.
The pal!-bearers at recent funeral in
Chippewa Falls, Wis, were surprised to
find, when they reached the newly made
grave, that it was occupied. The occu-
pant proved to be a tramp, who had lain
down in the grave while intoxicated and
had fallen asleep.
The great Orlotf diamond, which sur
mounts the Russian imperial sceptre, is
the first in size and the third in va<Le i'll
the world 1t once formed the eye of an
idol i'll temple near Seringham, India,
whence it was stolen by q French adj
venturer. 1t weighs 1S5 carats, and Is
valued at 50, 1894, 40.
The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune tells of a
fruit grower in that vicinity who has
tree on which is full ripe fruit. last Feb
ruarys crop, half ripe fruit of May and
June. some lot quite so ripe of July and
August, September crop and now the
trcc is covo,ed with blossoms. making in
I'll five crops OF oranges and blossoms OH
OF { tree.
About eight years ago John Eckstein
was a clerk in a store in Zurich, Ontario.
He had a Canadian ten-Cent piece, upon
which blacksmith had stamped Mr..
Ecksten's initials. Well, he lost the
coin and moved away from Canada. He
now keeps Il store in Jackson, Mich. and
the other day vas greatly surprised to re-
ceivc, among other change handed him
bv - customer, the identical piece OF
money shat he lost so long ago.