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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
TIE MORN AND EYE OF LIFE.

On, fame's star of heavenly birth,
EnliShtening every human sky,
Commissioned to exaIt mankind
And lift its low ambitions high.
And wealths bird, of plumage grand.
That scars unlimited and free,
Bedecked with power, with rank adorned,
Who envies not its liberty?
And love is flower, surprising sweet,
That blossoms in the fertile heart,
And to each thought and word and deed
Doth beauty, grace, and balm impart.
Fame, wealth, and love I'll seek and find,
They Il bring me joy and peace of mind;
A man 5 the maker of his fate"
Thus sings gay youth. with hope eIate,
For the morn of life has come;
All things are bright
With rosy light.
How fair is the rising SUM
Aes, fame's a star of heavenly birth,
That shines with an inspiring ray,
But stars are tickle, transient things;
They fade with coming of the day,
And wealth's a bird, of plumage grand,
That knows no law save its own lust,
And yet, its naughty pinions cleft,
How oft its feathers trail the dust.
And loves flower, surprising sweet,
That charms the gazer's heart and eye.
But, of the earth conceived, begot,
1t blooms to wither and to die.
Fame, wealth, and love tho one may find,
They'll bring not JOY nor peace of mind;
mans the creature of his lot"
Thus sighs old age by hope forgot,
For the eve of life is come;
All things are drear,
The night draws near
How sad is the setting SUM
Charles L. Dem IN CticdJ0 Ne,Ca.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
Cunning Connecticut Crows.

Connecticut farmers this year have
been driven to their wits end to circum-
vent the crows. A farmer, Amos Brown,
had particularly fine piece of corn-land,
and was harrassed by crows who dug up
the kernels as fast as he could plant
them. He built pen of rails in the
middle of the lot and concealed himself,
with an old-fashioned, double e-barreled
shotgun, determined to kill all he could
and frighten the rest. As long as he re-
mained in the pen, however, not a crow
would show itself, and, after waiting sew
eral hours, he grew meditative and left
the pen. No sooner was he outside the
lot than down came a big flock of the
black robbers. Mr.. Brown took another
trip to the pen, this time accompanied
by hired man. After remaining n
short time the latter returned to the
house. AS soon as he was fairly out of
sight down came the crows and bang
went Mr.. Browns gun and killed ten Of
the birds. This gave Mr.. Brown unal-
loyed pleasure, and as he started out of
his pen to pick up the dead crows and
hang them as a warming to the others, he
shouted after the rest of the flock: "Ab,
ye are cunnin' critters, but ye can't
count wuth a cent !"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08

fruit-bearing trees to the not too hospit
able town of Niu foo teu. We took up
our quarters at dilapidated tea shop
near the centre of the place, said to be
the best in the city but it was O doubt
tul story, for i'll roundabout way
heard that an official was occupying the
larger establishment. The weather was
hot, and our room small, dark and sat
urated with irremediable odors. 1t is
bad enough to hnve the front of room
border upon the drains and the coolies
restaurant, while the sides open into
opium dens filled with naked smokers
but to have a huge pig-sty on the back,
and be separated from score of pigs
merely by a gaping board partition a
half inch in thickness, and then have
ones bed snug against said partition, is
enough to make a strong minded man
quail at the nocturnal prospect"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
An Inventors Aspirations.

The marble for the palace to be erect
ed at Lenox by Mr.. Westinghouse, of
mir brake fame and fortune, is now
being ouarried near that place. 1t is
said that this will throw all other Amer
lean palaces into the shade. It's cost,
when finished and furnished, will run
into millions. 1t is said that Mr.. West
inghouse, while in Italy recently,
bought title and an estate for his son
and heir. now o lad, who may be seen,
dressed after the style of Millaiss paint
ing of the princes in the tower, out driv-
ing over the Lepox hills with his mother.
-,1raORdW.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
The Most Prolific Petroleum Pool.

The we'll opened recently on tho
Campbell farm, near Clarion, Penn,
has turned out to be one of the largest
oil wells ever found in this country. A
full days production has not yet been
gauged, but ever since the well was
opened its daily production has been
5000 barrels, according to reliable esti-
mates. The well is owned principally
by W. H. H. Piper, of Kittanniny,
Armstrong county, and is the second he
has drilled on the same farm. On the
Barber farm, close by, is another well,
owned by J. A. Cadwallater, of Titus
vile, which in twenty-four hours pro-
duced 2, 100 barrels.
The great strike proves this to be the
most prolific pool of petroleum ever de-
veloped in the world. Larger wells have
been opened in tho Ohio field, but the
oil is almost vNlueless, while this is
worth 90 cents barrel. The strike has
created great excitement, and tho town
was filled with people to-day who had
come in to see the great well. The well
will no doubt decline rapidly from this
extraordinary output, but it will be a
large well for months to come.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
The Mocking- Bird.

This amusing songster, so highly es-
teemed in the countries to which 1T Is
imported, is almost as common in some
parts of Central America as the robins
are in our country lanes. Free IN the
woods they learn to initiate number of
birds so correctly as to deceive any one.
The mocking- bird is by no means weak
or timid, and can defend itself against
a score OF other birds. They are quar-
relsome, living alone, except at certain
seasons when they seek mates, soon to
separate again. The mocking-blrd Sc
lects some tree, particularly that called
the royal palm, and makes it its head
quarters as soon as the fruit is ripe, ap-
pearing like clusters of golden berries
beneath the broad waving leaves. The
bird in possession OF the tree devotes
his time and attention to guarding the
fruit. He cannot possibly eat it all,
but will allow no other a share of it, and
this is not so much because he thinks of
the morrow as because he loves to dis
pute. He pretends to be not at home
while all the time he is lying in wait.
He will perch on the roof of the nearest
house, or, if away from habtations, on
another tree, keeping as silent as a
mouse does when Cat is hard by, not
even indulging in ''forty winks." The
instant some bright-winged songster
alights among that yellow fruit, down
swoops the watcher, and trouble ensues,
generally ending in the unwelcome Wis
itor being driven off as hungry as he
came, temper and feathers both ruffied.
Then back to the housetop or tree flies
the mocker to await patiently another
adversary.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
For Swollen Feet.

Policemen, mail-carriers, and others
whose occupation keeps them on their
feet great deal, often are troubled with
chafed, sore and blistered feet, especial
ly in extremely hot weather, no mat
ter how comfortably their shoes may fit.
A powder is used N tho German army
for sitting into the shoes and stockings
of the foot soldiers, called "Iusstreupul-
vcr," and consists of three parts salicy-
lie ucid, ten parts starch and eighty
seven parts pulvorized soapstone. 1t
keeps the feet dry, prevents chatting and
rapidly heals sore spots. Finely pull
v,rizcd soapstouo is very good. --,Scieati-
fc dmCF{ctH,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
AMERICANS ABROAD


Chicago Nc,os.
AMERICANS ABROAD.
Mr.. T.-So that's the Temple ot
PhilR, is it? Well, it's pretty good,
but it can't beat the Capitol at Washing,
ton.-Harper's.
| STABLE IDYLTI.
He-Say, Jenny, where're you going
next summer?
She-I don't need to go anywhere,
Dobbin ; I'm in heaven Time.
BRIEF ooLLoQUY.
"Great men repeat themselves in
Others" said Littiehead; 81 am some
thing like Napoleon. He required only
four hours sleep out of the twenty-four,
and that is all l require.
"Oh," said Takcchance, "then YOU
resemble him as 7 rs the Nap!"
LONG TERM.
Irish Guide toAmerican tourist: "And
there is no king nor quane nayther in
America, they're tellin' me, sur ?"
Indifferent Tourist: "No; we've a
President there
"And how long have you bin haYin' q
President, moight ak, surl"
|. t. "Oh, something over hundred
years ~
Irishman, stopping, paralyzed with
astonishment: "Howly saints And do
they live that long beyant there ?''-
Harper's Magazine
LAYING TIE BLAME.
"Just as thought" sail old Brown.
81 had very important engagement
this morning and you let the clock run
down"
"Forgive me, DEAR" returned his bet
ter half. "WOmen are so forgetful, you
know"
eyes, you needn't tell me that"
''Giye me the key, my DEAR" she
said.
you're bigger fool than I took you
for, growled the old man. Didn't 1
tell you l lost it last night 2"
TIT FOR TAT.
Young Wife-Before we were married,
George, you mover smoked in my pres
ence.
Young Husband-I know it, my dear,
and you never wore curl papers in mine.
Beacon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
A Vast Sea of SeltZer.

A comnanv hos purcbosod tho soltvo-
sprinp. SARATOGA and viii mt;1;Tn '-ta 10
waters for the 6rrpose of Iibaratina onJ r'3
storing in liouid form the norhnn;e9 oh ,.ili
gas with which il abonnds 70 do tHia
extensive orranoements oro baircr ,,onIo o,,tI
upon large amonnt of invastnd 6oo,litoI ,,i1'oI
This settler spring, located on Sprino
avenue, was developed by DR.. Haskins
less than three years ago. The drill
was put down to the depth of 500 feet.
At this depth an abundant supply of
water was found flowing from crevice
Ill the rock bottom. a fcw days ago, to
assure himself of the dnpth of the
spring, MIR. Brunierr sounded it with
Inc eal aud piumm, I, bat instead of resting
as s oT, ~ Ii.e ; "ei&nt @ sunk tt5 hole IenSth
have snna l,oo 49,, 1911 oJ'.I'i,,,s9 ,9
helm a 1;oco ~ ;,1, }ras ,,ioc fiiind With
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
A GHOSTLY COMPACT.
BY FRANK s. FINN.

WAS known as
Will Martin, and
Tom Ewing was
my L Ell 6 h b or,
schOolmate and
playmate, as we'll
as being my very
best friend and
boon companion;
C on S g gu emily,
where you foun |
tho nnn Won
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FOUND IN
OUR EXCHANGES.

The Fall Game -COnventiOnality of
Youth-A Natural ConclusiOn-His
Expectations, Etc, Etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08

The washerwoman, like the poet, spends
good deal of time over a line and finds life
full of hard rubs.-Bost0n Courier,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08

A western woman writes to a friend that
apples are n drug in the market in Indiana.
She must be he-cidcrseIf --Ne Hdrel' " N'ioS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
AN AUTUMNAL LYRIC.

Now the autumn's s melancholy
All the landscape dimly clothes
Soon will come the Christmas holly
And from icy walks vollev
Of long-drawn, lurid oaths.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08

Mr.. T.-So that's the Temple of
Phila, is it? Well, it's pretty good,
but it can't beat the Capitol at Washing,
ton.-Hu1per'S.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-08
A wIFE's POINT OF VIEW.

"Poor jenny 1t must be an awful
shock to you," sympathized her friend.
"And to think that you trusted him all
these years while he was embezzling
such enormous sums -
eyes" she sobbed, 81 knew my mil
linery alone came to more than his sal-
AIRY, but / never suspected him."
, 1888-09-12
BekjendtgjoHelse e.

HENHOLD til Instrux af 13de
August 1888 for de offentlige Larger
paa St. Croix 81 bringes det herved
til otfentlig Kundskab, at if0lge mod
tagen Meddelelse vile de offentlige
Lager v;pre at tretfe i deres Consul
tation<localer ideres respective Huse
hver Dag, Son og Helligdage undtag-
ne, til f0lgende Tider:
DR.. med. NEUMANN fra 6! til
81 Morgen.
DIR. HAMBURGER fra II For
midday til l Eftermiddag.
Gouvernements Secretariatet, st. Croix
den 4de September 1883.
VAN BRAKLE.
, 1888-09-12
n u S.
spectator, August 18TH

The German Emperor, in u%nveiI-
ing a statue e the late Prince
Frederick Charles on Thursday, made
a short speech which will disturb the
French. He is reported to have
said that it would be better for the
eighteen army corps and the forty
two millions of the German people to
be lett on the field, than to permit
one stone of what they had gained to
be taken from them. 1t was unne-
cessary and irritating to say this, We
think. But we are not sure that it
can be called a warIike speech.
Every one knows that the German
Emperor will not give up Alsace-
Lorraine without a very fierce slr"g-
gle and if that be SO, the highly
culourrd form in which the dcrlara-
ton is put, scarcely makes the sit"a-
ton more threatening. Indeed, the
more clearly the French ]renIl9" now
hard u Job it will be to make G"rma-
nv rrIinqulsh anything, tn" better for
peace.
, 1888-09-12

On Monday news was received in
Rome of the defeat OF a party of
seven hundred Bashi-Bazouks, COM
manded by five Italian officers, des-
patched from MaSsowah TO attack the
AbyssinianS at a place called Saga
nett. On reaching the village of
that name the enemy were found 10
be in overwhelming force, and a pa
mic, at first ascribed TO treachery,
ensued among the Bashi- Bazouks,
in which some two hundred were
killed, and the rest put to rout. The
Italian officers, however, supported
by a few of their men, fought, as
usual. with great bravery, maintain
ing their ground till completely over
whelmed. -Four of them are known
to have been killed, but the fate OF
the fifth remains uncertain. The de-
feat appears to have ~reawakened the
dislike of the African enterprise trIt
in Italy, Clerical and Radical papers
joining in their condemnation OF the
Government for ever having under
taken it, and in their demand for eva
cuation. That, however, is impossible
after the attitude taken up in Signor
CrispTs note.
, 1888-09-12

Russia, and so deprived of external
financial aid, is rightly regarded by
them with great pride. The making
of the railway is also looked upon mt
Sofia as a blow to Russia, whose
policy has always been to prevent
the direct connection of CONSTANT
nople with the European railway
system. The journey to London by
the new route will, it is calculated,
occupy three and ahalf days. Though
the new line runs through some of the
most beautiful scenery in Europe,
and allows the possessor OF a berth
in a sleeping.c car to travel from Paris
to ConStantinople without changing
carriages, it has some MOI unimpnr-
tant drawbacks, chief among which
may be regarded the liability to sci
zure by brigonds, The line, too,
after PhiIippopolls, is a series of
most exaSperatlng zigzags, which
make il Il hundred Kilometres longer
than the Old posr-road. The con
tractor was raid by the mile, and
surveyed his route accordingly y,
, 1888-09-12
TranSlatiOn.
Publication.

PURSUANT to ) 4 Of instructions,
dated 18th ultimo, for the public
physicians in st. Croix it is hereby
brought to the notice Of the public
that the said gentlemen will be found
III their consulting rooms at their re-
spective houses every day, Sundays
and holydays excepted, at the follow
ing hours:
DR.. med. NEUMANN from g to-
81 a, IN.
DR. HAMBURGER from II a. m.
to l pm.
Government Secretary's Office, ST. Croix
the 4th September 1888.
VAN BRAKLE.
, 1888-09-12

As to Mr.. Redmond's action a
gaiusr the Times we know nothing of
its scope. But 50 far as regards his
special complaint that the Times sup
pressed his letter explaining that
when in May, 1882, he Omitted all
denunciWion Of the murder of Mr..
Burke, in addressing the Manchester
meeting Of Sunday, May, 9TH, he was
ignorant of Mr., Burke's death, Mr..
II. GLASS, of Manchester, writes to
last Saturdays Times as follows Il
think Mr.. Redmond's memory must
fail hun. | attended that meeting in
the Free-l rade Hall. On my way
to the hall, | called ut the telegraph
office and inquired whether it vas
true that Lord L. CayrndiSh and Mr..
Burke had been murdered the even
ing before in Dublin. Yes, Sir
said the clerk and he added, Mr..
Redmond, NJ. p, has just been here
to ask the same question"
, 1888-09-12

The news from Tibet grows Sc
riouS. Il is reported tom Calcutta
that 1000 men have recently Joined
the Tibrtaus in h eJalapIa Pass, ra's-
ing their army at that point to
1000, aud that besides there Is a
force OF 1900 men Stationed between
Lhassa and the frontier,
which have been responded to ON our
side by the despatch OF a regiment OF
Goorkhas and Il battery OF artillery
More important, however, than the
amount of the Tibetan armies Is the
question of the seasons. The ENG
Iish troops cannot remain through
the winter where they are AT present,
aud it has, therefore, been decided to
march them into the Chumbi Valley,
a place beyond the Jalapla Pass,
where the Rajah OF Sikkim usually
winters, a valley described by a cor
respondent of ihe Times as the
Riviera of the Iibetan highlands.
TO reach their winter q'arters our
troops will have to storm the en-
treuchmpnts in the Jalapla Pass, a
movement which, if undertaken with
TOO small a force or unSuccessfuIly
conducted, might prove very disas-
trouS. The Indian Government, OF
course, is we'll prepared, and will run
no unnecessary risk. They do not
want IN have tha Tihatans IN Dariee-
ling. Still, a serious frontier war,
even if successful, while Burmah is
disorganized, cannot but be a
of considerable anxiety.
, 1888-09-12
FOR SALE,

m account Of bad health, The Stock
Estate SPRING GARDEN, a free
property, with 500 acres of land, carefully
fenced; abundance of water, never failing;
fruits Of all sorts in quantity several
thousand coffee trees; valuable timber;
horned cattle; sheep; mules; breeding
mares; a leaping jack; donkeys, &c. &C.,
with a pleasant residence, furnished.
For particulars apply to the owner,
G. ANDUZE.
, 1888-09-12

The Bulgarian Principally has
this week been en- JSte, owing to the
formal opening Of the new line which
places ConslantinOple in direct rail
way communication with thes lest of
Europe. On Sunday, the first regu-
lar train passed through Pesth and
Sofia, arriving at the Turkish. CAPT
tai on Wednesday. The fact that
the Bulgarians have completed their
share of the work during the time
they have been under the ban of
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-11-02

Ia speaking of the work Of the State
Immigration Assocrotlon, the Times
Democrat says;
"Col, George Moorman and Major
II. II, Baker, of the State Immigra-
tion Association, have returned to the
city, and intend to push more vigor-
ousIy their scheme Of advertising the
advantages of Louisiana aud building
up the State, The appointment of
Col, Moornan to the position Of
United States marshal, will in nowise
relaFd the movement which he has
been SO conspicuous in inauguraIing,
The Bureau, l50 Common street, is
kept busy answering letters aud send
ing out advertising matter to those
seeking information with a view Of
coming to Louisiana to locate,
Among the letters received there
arc some which deserve more than a
passing notice, because they indicate
that the eyes of the passing agricul-
turist is not only upon this State, but
the manufacturer as well. Major
Baker is now in correspondence with
a gentleman who desires to locate a
large -four mill, and tho indications
are that he will be induced to locate
his mill in New Orleans.
Col. Moorman left last night for
Baton Ronge to deliver an address at
the State Fair, and to superntend tho
opening of an Office for the State
immigration Association at the fair
grounds.
A large box of interesting pamph,
let's, descriptive of the resources Of
the State, were sent up yesterday, and
they will be distributed to the visitors
to the fair.
Major Baker, while in New York
worked up some important immigra
ton matter, which will be made
public as soon as it becomes advisable
or practical to do so.n
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-11-02
SABBATHDAY READING.
Sabbath Morn IN a VILLAGE.

l throw the shutters ope aud greet the morn;
The sun casts ruddy CLEANS athwart my
room.
The robin hops and sings upon the lawn;
The lilac swings Its Censer of perfume.
O'cr all the scene solemn hush doth steal,
As though all Nature gladly would obey
The voice that once made Sinai's nights to
peal:
"My Sabbath ye shall keep holy day"
Across the way the church stands bathed in
light;
The elms around it sway their plumes of
green;
And up the graVeled pathway at the right
The aged sexton tolls, with humble mien.
His locks fall DER him like the drifted snow,
And silveTy sweet the accents of his tongue
AS of the bell that through the Joy and woe
OF fifty years his faithful hand had rung'
And seel another comes with hurried pace,
Laden with feathery ferns and blossoms
sweet,
To deck the altar With their twtning grace
And make its carven beauty more complete.
Since early dawn his eager feet have sped
Through wOOd-paths redolent of pine and
brake,
Bordered with blossoms, noddIng each Its
head
With Lothian draught of silyery dew aquake
Thus are Thy courts prepared, 0 Lord of
love!
Thus made all beauteous for Thine enter
ing In
O! may Thy Holy Spirit, like a dove,
Descend and rest upon our hearts Of sin,
That we, fOrgetful If but for an hour
OF all our earthly care, and pain aud ruth,
May yield to thy unseen and gentle power,
And worship Thee sin spirit and In truth. "
-AitJtie Weld Edison.