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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
Arose From Her Coffin.

. There was sitting about hearth fire
last night three OF four young people OF
Chambersburg, and the wierd shapes
the flames took as they jumped with q
crackle from the hickory knot suggested
ghosts and ghost stories, and dozen OF
more of spirit tales of greater OF less
power to thrill the eager listener were
told. OF course there was a "best" sto,
ry and it was told by one whose birth
place was the South. The participants
in the strange affair were known to the
narrator. The tale began. A woman
apparently died and was placed in heI
coffin ready for burial, the story contin.
ued, when the physician under whose
care the woman had expired went into
the room where the body Law. While
he was there the woman rose up in heI
coffin, and in n dazed manner, as wa.
very proper it may be remarked, asked
where she was.
'AThe physician was equal to the occs
sion. He spoke not word, but lifted
the woman from the coffin and carried
her to her own room. The shroud wal
there taken from her body and she wal
clothed as living person before she re
covered full consciousness. Her hus
band and children were told of the won
derful' occurrence, and when they hat
recovered from the shock they were ad
mitted to the woman's presence. The
womaur is to-day in excellent health, anc
will doubtless, live to good old age
but she has never heard of the close ap
proach she made to the mouth of til,
grave. She knows nothing whatever O
her apparent death and recovery
ChdH1berS6uTg Spirit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
American Sapphires.

OF the corundum or sapphire gems
more than fifty have been found at the
Jencks mine, Franklin, North Carolina,
where corundum mining was carried on
some years ago, and has recently been
resumed to supply mineral for a grinding
or polishing substance. Fully one half
of these were really gems in every sense
of the word. Some ruby-red ones were
of a fair color. The blue sapphire and
some fine violet-blue, light-red, pink and
yellow sapphiIes were also found. None of
these gems had higher value than hun
dred dollars. An emerald-g green sapphire
Oriental emerald) measuring by , by l )
inches, that would furnish from eighty
to one hundred carat weight of gems,
the largest being about twenty carats in
weight, is now in the cabinet of Mr..
Clarence S. Bemen, with the choicest
crystals found at this time. The gem is
one Of the rarest known 1t will not be
cut, however, since its owner prizes it
much more highly in its natural state
This locality has also furnished some
fair cabochon rubies weighing over one
carat Vernon, New jersey, has fur
nished some crystals of sapphire and
ruby which are brilliant though Opaque,
IlllS EOSSCSSlIS lillIt SOillliNA C'ttl NdAbC'
The largest known crystal of sapphire
came from the Jencks Mine about 1872.
1t weighed 313 pounds, and was both
red and blue ruby and sapphire in color
1t is now in the Shepard collection at
Amherst College, and was considerably
injured in the disastrous fire of 1882.
Rubies and sapphircs, always more or
less OPAQUE, have been found at many
localities in North Carolina and Georgia.
The finest sapphires tor gems are col
lected by the miners from the sluice
boves of the placer mines near Helena,
Montana. The gems are usually light
green, blue, red and all the intermediate
shades. Often they are blue as viewed
in one direction, and would assume a red
hue by artificial light. A very interest
ing piece of jewelry was recently made
from these stones in the form of
crescent. At one end, rs seen by day
light, the stones were red, shading to a
bluish-red in the centre, and finally into
blue at the other end, but by artificial
light the color of all turned red A few
small gems less than one carat in weight
nave come from the same place that were
truly ruby red and sapphire blue. OF
the latter color, perfect gems have been
found here up to nine carats in weight.
BY artificial light these are intensely
brilliant. Ha1per'S NaTtsiae.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
THE BEST OF THE BARGAIN.


A@NN
Sally an me was courtin, an like enough tel
be spliced,
When heern O suthin' calkilate needn't be
told me twiste:
Fer when we druv ter the village my fun was
allus spilled
By the falks a-nudgin' an snickerin' till their
actin made me riled.
So clum right eout O. the waggin, fer Dobbin
wouldn't skeer,
An went straight up ter gawky, an sez 1,
''Neow look a-here,
What be We laf1in' at, darn ye i! winkin' at me
an Sal?"
"W'y," he sez, ''yeou're drivin' an old white
hoss an beauin' red-haired girl
Anybody'll tell We, an it needn't git We cross,
Wharever thar's a red-haired gal yeou'n see
an old white hoss."
The crowd all sez, 'W'y, sartin, SO up ter my
Scat 1 clunl,
Shook up the lines on Dobbin an thoughtful
meandered hum.
next day
Ter Jededier Hawkins thet lives down the vii
lage way.
he'd an Uneasy feelin' thet I'd swopped him
at loss,
But vowed I'd ruther stick ter the gal an
dew without the hoss.
Wall, went one day ter Sally's, whar I'd Of
ten been afore,
An it TUX me aback, fer the old white hoss
was a-standin' afore tue door;
An under the hOneysuckles, as comfortable as
yeou please,
Was Jededier with Sally, a-helpin' her shellin'
peas.
went hum sayin nuthin', fer 'twarnt no use
ter fuss,
An set deown eout in the woodshed and
ruminated thus:
''Things is agin ye, Hiram; deown in your
profit and loss
Yeou amt got nothin' to put against yer gal
an a good, strong hoss
Things is agin ye, Hiram; better ter be r.
signed;
Git used ter seein' thet old white hoss with
Sally an him behind"
1t sorter seemed ter consoleme when 1 thought
what folks had said
Thet thar's allus pesky temper inside of a
carrot head.
Meow they're up an married, an ter-day Jed
come ter me
An begged me ter take back Dobbin. s'i'l
trade him cheap" SEE he.
But shook my head an answered, 'Im afraid
thet wouldn' dew"
Fer Sally is dretful shrewish, ind 1 dreaded
thet she'd come tew
FLORENCE E. PRATT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
A Georgia Lovers Stratagem.
From the American Republican,

From the American Republican,
A young cOuntryman, who had long
loved a girl who lived mile or two
from him, was nearly in despair abou,
winning her hand, and was on the eve OF
selling out and leaving the country, as
the girl had refused him three times,
and it was out that she was engaged to
another fellow Our hero had noticed
that his rival and the girl would walk in
an old meadow field nearly every after
noon, and he grew madly jealous. In
his cattle he had a young bull that was
always mad with everything but his
master, because he was an especial pet
Now Dave, as he called the bull, was to
be the object with which to satiate his
revenge. He would turn him into the
meadow, hide himself. and see his riva.
tossed like football. SO one afternoon,
calling to Dave, who would follow him
like dog, he repaired to the meadow,
let the fence down, and turned the bull
III. He then strOlled off, and walked
around as miserable as man could be
who was committing an evil deed. An
hour or so later he heard the deep NUT.
terings of the bull, and fastening to the
IiIOt'NtO" IShCC 1Ic sdW DuNG dDOuI
twenty yards from the couple, paving
dirt and shaking his head. The man
was trying to get the girl to run, but
she was SO terrified she could not move.
The bull made dash, and the fellow
ran shrieking for the fence. The bull
dashed on after the flying fellow, while
our disconsolate young man, having
jumped the fence, rushed to the girl, as
the bull dashed on after the fugitive
rival, and, catching her-in his arms,
told her that such coward was I'M
worthy of her. AS Dave saw his young
master he left off pursuing the other
man, returned and went to licking his
hand, while the indignant girl vowed
she would never more speak to a man
that was afraid of COW. She soon af-
terward married Dawes boss. e.s-a, =
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
An Arab Trick.

The story was told to the author by O
Frenchman, who had travelled for some
time in Algiers. On one occasion, while
in an Arab village, he declared his in
tention of buying q young camel. No
sooner had his desire become known
than at least twenty camels were
brought for his inspection. They were
all fne-looking animals, in excellent
condition apparently. In fact, the only
fault our Frenchman could perceive was
that they were too fat. After proper
amount of deliberation and bargaining
he selected the one which appeared to
be the leanest and paid the price agreed
upon. The next morning, when he
went to look at his fat camel, he found
a living skeleton on whose almost flesh
less bones the skin hung in large folds,
and whose best development was about
the joints. The method by which camels
are suddenly ''fattened" for the market
is thus described: An incision, about an
inch in length, is made in each ear, be-
tween the skin and flesh. Into this
small tube is fitted and secured by a
silk cord. There it remains hidden
from the observation of all but the initi-
ated, and ready for use at any moment.
When merchant who is not acquainted
with the blowing-up trick comes to buy
camel, the dealer takes two tubes,
each yard long, and, inserting one end
of each in the small tubes just described,
through the other ends two Arabs blow
with all their might, until the animal
has attained the requisite degree of
plumpness. The initiating tubes are
then withdrawn, and the air is prevent
ed from escaping by means of cork
smcared with pitch. The poor camel
now becomes, apparently, quite lively
and frisky, trying to throw itself on the
ground or to press against wall OF
tree, or whatever object may be ut hand,
so az to get rid of the wind. 1t is gen
orally too we'll watched by the rascally
Arab to succeed in accomplishing its
purpose. Sometimes, however, it man
ages to elude his vigilance; and then, if
the cork is not very securely fastened,
the wind escapes with whistle like
that of steam engine, and the fine
looking beast suddenly collapses into
the miserable object it really is
AMONG tie arabs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
HANGED TWO AT A TINE,
An Old Jail Official Describes the
Hanging of the Six NLoIlie Ma
guires.

A Pottsville, Pa, correspondent of
the New York Sun says: hunted up an
old jail official here to-day who was on
duty when the six Mollie Mcguire mur-
derers were hanged in the yard here on
June 2l, 1877, for the murder of num-
Der OF coal-mine bosses, whom the order
OF Mollies had doomed to death.
ooh, yes, [ remember it WE'LL" said
the old man; 'just rs if it happened
yesterday. I have been thinking a good
deal about that scene since the seven
Anarchists have been hanged. I saw
much of the six men in Jail here. They
were McGeghan and Boyle, Carroll and
Roarity, and Munley and Duffy.
1T was a pleasant June day, trife
damp after rain, that the hanging
took place. The Jail was strongly
guarded By Coal and Iron police, heaVi-
ly armed. Several hundred visitors
were inside the Jail yard. Among them
was the Governors private secretary,
Col. Farr. I knew he had a reprieve
for one of the condemned men, provid-
ed certain confession would be made
on the gallows. The Mollies We're Or
dered to be hanged by Sheriff Werner
two at a time, SO that in case any con-
fessions were to be made they'd have
plenty of time. The condemned men
did not know who were to go first. The
gallows was double one, in the south
ern end of the jail yard. The first two
brought out were McGeghan and Boyle.
The procession appeared at II a. m,
and emerged from the Jail down the
brick walk to the gallows. Both were
dressed in black and wore red roses on
their coat lapels. They were very cool
on the gallows, said moth ng, embraced
each other, and made no confessions.
They knew not whether they were the
ut 10, and when their bodies writhed
in the air the two red roses dropped to
the ground, having become loose by the
jar of the fall. They we're dead in thir
teen minutes.
"James Carroll and James Roarity
were next brought out. Carroll was
big, well-formed man. 1t was at his
mountain inn that the MolIies held
their murderous meetings, and it was
proven that he knew all about it. The
parting with his most estimable wife, n
tall, grand lady, was the most heart
touching scene I ever experienced.
Roarity was the joker of the six. He
had funny remark to make at all
times. He made a brief speech of
thanks to Mr.. LIE Velle, his lawyer, but
confessed nothing. They wore red
roses, and when the drop fell at 1924
the flowers tumbled to the ground.
Their bodies were cut down at u As.
"Col. Farr then knew that all was
over, and that the other two must hang.
The reprieve he had in his pocket to
stay the sheriffs hand was of no conse-
quence, and the two Toms, Munley and
Duffy, were led out and hanged at ITO,
and by 80 p. m. the six dead bodies,
in rough coffins, were lying side by side
in small room in a stone building near
the galloYs. Behind the gallows, about
fifteen feet, was a screen made of bag
ging along the prison wall. The rope
was pulled by man behind that screen
when the sheriff gave the signal. That
was a sad day of my life, and could
not drive it out of my mind for weeks
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
The Natural Gas Industry.

"Few people outside of the natul al
gas region" said large owner of gas
wells in Washington county, Pa, ''have
any idea what enormous proportions the
gas business has grown to. 1t may be
said to be only about two years old y
Western Pennsylvania, and more than
200, 900 acres of land in Washington and
adjoining counties have been dlilled
with gas wells. Nearly 150,0 tons of
iron have been used in manufacturing
the pipes through which the 500, 900, 900
cubic feet of gas that flow from the re-
gion daily are conveyed to the places
using it. Over $25, ,000 900 is invested
in the business by the fourteen organ
lied companies that produce the bulk
of the gas. The land and wells repre-
sent an outlay of $17,O00,00G. The
wells now producing are capable OF
doubling the quantity now demanded
for light and heat. Nearly 1000 lies
of mains are required for conducting the
supply to consumers. 1t is estimated
that the use of natural gas has dlsplac L
$4,000 tons of coal daily in Western
Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio alone.
Besides the wells controlled by the gre"t
producing companies, individual
owners have wells for the supply of the
smaller towns, and every village and
hamlet i'll the region has enough natural
gas running to waste every day to apun-
dainty supply the same number or
towns of 10000 inhabitants Zach with
light and fuel"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05

A CORRESPONDENT informs lis that a
single sheet of paper ~ inches wide and
II miles long was made without break
in a paper mill at Watertown, N. Y, a
short time ago. The sheet weighed
2,207 pounds.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
Thursday, Oct. s,
3 = =.

and continue until the bulk of stock Is disposed Of
to Offer My entire Line of STOVES AT LESS THAN
COST. some of them MUCH LESS but every one, with
out reserve at less.
I know how little such offers too often mean i'm
advertisements, let put myself so squarely on
record that there can be mistake about my meaning
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05

THE Maine miser who was robbed of
s32, 900 in paper and gold should have
put his hoard in silver dollars. It Is the
burglar with his pockets bulgiing who
falls into the hands of the efficient de
tective.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05

When respiration ceases our education
is finished, and not moment sooner.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05
Here Is WY Guaranty in
Square English, viz:

EXCEPTING FOR SECONDHAND STOVES. WHICH,
BEING TAKEN IN EXCHANGE, REALLY CAN
HAVE NO CERTAIN OR DEFINITE COST, L
GUARANTEE THAT EVERY STOVE In MY
STOCK SHALL BE OFFERED AT LESS THAN
THE SAME ACTUALLY COST ME In CASH,
WITH EVERY DISCOUNT DEDUCTED.
Ifmy reputation for meaning what say counts
for anything with the people of LamOlle County, and
hope it does. pledge that reputation my sigma
ture that my above offer shall be cOnscentiosy and
faithfully lived up to until further notice until
close out this branch Ofmy business.
Remember this offer is for cash only. shall ask
profit if give time but will make low prices even
when time is given. My line of Secondhand Stoves
will be closed out at surprisingly low prices.
/ trust may be favored with numerous calls from
my old friends, for until this stock is closed out we
certainly make it for to buy come
and come quickly, and we will do you good
The publics most Obedent servant,
Carroll S. Page.
of
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-05

Gus-aw-er-yes, Cholly is-er-
chawming fellah, but he is so awfully
defawmed, y'know.
Willie-Poor fellah2 What's the
matter with him2
o Gus-Why y-er -er-aw-y'know, his
Telegram-herald., 1888-01-25

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals
A special meeting Of the society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals was held
last piEht President Fluarer IN the chair
A dIscussssn took pace IN the Cutler Elliott
trial bat no action vas taken. r. I. MAY
bury and number Of others sent in CON-
plants With references to the Street Rail
way Compsay. and after some remarks the
foil owing preamble and resolutions ~ers
adopted.
WHsREas. Numerous comDis;0ts have
been Fecsi Ved by this society concerning
the smooth shod condition Of TIE horses
sac overlos6iss of the csrs o. TIE Grand
Rspids street Rsii~sy Comp pany, there
fore
Essosre4. Tass sssr thorough exsmi-
Estloa into tie fact. re are co1TI8ced thst
Ia vlew Of the present sffss ~ tae resf5>
ard TIE icy c0ndition o. The trsgk he c8Ea-
peny are dong a. in tbsir Porsr - master
The dle5s1iTies Win w5ica they srs coaa-
pe - 20 contend, 80 fsr - he shSelng d
horses = csaogTasd
kresAs.3. That ths e0mp.ng - sskei 70
farnisa thir1 herse q ssslst II drs sviHg
ears ID tie Stare sd Sozta Divis5sz ~
gTs6s S0riaF the noon sad lste siseFnoou
Bears q sscs 1s7 vhiie To- present SIP
rerg oanssto1 ~ The trses continues.
2eseieea Thst ~ csnYsnT - Te4aesteS
during 10 ~ -oaSffsn q tos t-sck 20 r..
fase service = ~oFs p<ssesgsrs fh&a fhe
sesens ospseiss esfs hsr.
Telegram-herald., 1888-01-25

Dudedom has become real crazy over ths
latest fad. One was seen propelled by the
wind along upper Broadway the other day
carrying balanced between the thumb and
forsfinger of his right hand dtminutive ted
eCraph pole. on the end of which hung 3
deers artlers Around the center Of the
stick. tied IN the shape Of a bow. was =
bright colored ribbon with long streamerS
On one Of the streamsTs was painted bunch
of forget Bns not flowers. while the other
bore zs1diiy col0rei monogram
"Aw-ysas. ysr know. tls-er the latest fad
sw.- vas The dude's reply 20 tie reporter :
inquiry As - Why the ribbon vas tied around
the stick "Av-our gu'ls. deswh cwestures,
tiesw them awoun1 them. flis-aw me dar-
awnings uonor -ar1. vsas7
r. was lesrued that Il viii not be long BE-
fore Il vii b uSual street sight 70 see al
of tie dudes canes wrapped with ribbons,
tied On By their best girls.-New York sun
Telegram-herald., 1888-01-25
Mr.. CARLISLE'S CASE
JAaseTr SAYS IT ISN'T SETTLED.
TIE Well Kassa Labor leader szys
1hssbs Wa sold oas ~ ais rrtsnas
-Thosbe Asks 70 Have the
Case hsoS<aed-

PIrrssUKs. Jan. 24.--JOhn Jarrett the
well known labor leader. who has just re-
turned from Washington. where Ss was IN
the interest OF the Thgos-Carlisie contest.
smphztieaily denies the report telegrsphed
from New YORK ia which be is quoted ss
being able 70 control the labor vote Ia the
interest Of The Republican party. he also
repudiates the statement that he would
compel fhosbe 20 again run against Carlisle.
jarrett said however, Il know IL TO be =
fac. that Thoe5e will be nominated again.
aud has agreed 10 run. This whole
thing has been Infamous. lie was
simply sold out by pretending
friends. Th95e has collsctsd positive evil
denee, and now asks for reopening of the
case. Ta9oe IS an honest, intelligent.
faithful man, with q reputation irreprosch-
able, snc deserving the moral support Of
evety working man IN the country. There
is something radically wrong. | know there
Is but will not say just az present What II
IS. As that Is further on. But this case IS
by no means settled not even so far as the
contest Is concerned"
Telegram-herald., 1888-01-25
IN THE TWO HOUSES
% AeTlon o. THE aeADlAa sTmkE
rhs stt-saPs 20 tassssisass D@eisrca t--
ssasEisatlsn.I-ks ksdsFssa siii - Lisa
IA ths a. : Ssos Cfrsal>Eiaa - b.
FsssF.bIy kspsxtss-

WAsasssTos, Jan. z4.-Fhs House Com
miftss On B1nkiax aaa Carrsacy agreed TO
rsport iasorzbly tie Anderson resolution.
requesting ths ssersssry Of tns Treasury 10
inform tns House ~hsthsr tss fall amount
Of Unitsd States notes. Authorized ky TIE
AZ II 1878 NAs IA circulation a. InAt date,
er shat amount lad been lost or hAs
been lost sIBcs the present eifcuia~
ton. and scat iszlslstiOn . necessary 10
usailtaiu = limit of clze1latl0n-
A peIiIi0n ron the hnl<hts OF Labor
vas receited protesting against the employ
sssnt 0f sts2m priafinz Ia tne Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing
The C0mmsres Com zalttee took up the
consideration Of the resolution for inYesti-
eating the Reallng strike.
Mr. Brumm. OF Pennsylyzais. made =
statement IA TIE interest 0f The miners. An
animated discussion took place. Tue mem.-
bers 0f the COMMITTEES keld that any attempt
% lage.ti<Gte a. proposed sas unconstlta-
tionsl and not within the Dsogincs OF Con
Efess. and II undertaken would Do unpro-
anctise of results.
The hour of adionrnment arrived and the
committee arose EifhOaf action.
In the senate this morning tie PFesldents 8
MESSAGE on tie Facidc Railroad vas refer
red 20 a special conmlttee after long and
lm Dortznt discussion.
Telegram-herald., 1888-01-25
THE RECEPTION.
Hon. L. a. Grstz Entertained by Samaritan
Lodge Last Evening.


In front of the entrance to Sweets Hotel
On Monday was erected an unsightly shed,
made of pine boards; yesterday the shed
was daubed with cheap white paint. The
whole thing is an ungsinly, unhsndy and q
cheap-loosing old-fogy structure. At the
rear of the billiard room of the house in
full sight stands the component parts of a
splendid storm house. or storm door, made
OF highly polished cherry aud plate glass,
With brass rods. etc. This door has stood for
two Winters, isst inside the main entrance
to Sweets. and it was not
only an ornament but great coBFenience.
Il was understood that Il cost Landlord
Johnson $500 at the time il was pat up.
Enquiry being made abeut the hotel as TO
Why il vas not put in instead Of the dis
nal shed outside developed he fact that
Mr.. /. Sweet objected IS il would hide
from vieE several square feet of the cheap
looking yellow and blue tile floor which
NJ Sweet has recently laid. The latter
therefore erected the ghostly and uBinvit-
ing shed which nov mars shs front OF the
hotel.