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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
LIVINGSTONE.
Career of the Great African Explo-
rer-How He Died.

1t is curious that for great English
man of action Livingstone should have
seen so little of England and England
so little of him. His life as man had
been passed in Africa; as a boy he had
lived in Scotland. London he saw at
the threshold of his life as a man, and
again in the midst of his triumphs,
when all the honors men could pay him
were paid with enthusiasm. When at
last his remains were carried back to
England and reverently deposited in
the centre of the nave of the Westmins-
ter Abbey, it was literally true that the
only time Livingstone had ever been
within those walls as a living man was
when as a young man in 1888 he wan
dered in with sightseeing company.
Another of the very singular facts in the
career of Livingstone is the method Of
Identification of his remains in their
arrival inlLondon from Zanzibar. Early
in his African experience he had had an
encounter with lion. "He caught me
by the shoulder" said Livingstone in
telling the story, s'and we both came to
the ground together. Growing horri-
bly,, he shook me rs terrier dog does q
rat" Livingstone's arm was perma-
thenceforth had false joint. By this
joint Sir William Ferguson identified
his remains.
Mr.. Hughes's narrative of the last
scene in the life of Livingstone is ad-
mirably simple. A paragraph OF 1T Ii
commended to the reader:
'"The last halt was for an hour in the
gardens outside [outside Ilala. While
his men prepared the raised bed of sticks
aud grass inside, and banked the hut
round, a curious crowd gathered round
to gaze at the best friend Africa ever
had, and was about to lose. Drizzling
rain was falling, and fire was lighted
outside the door, The boy Majwara slept
inside the tent. In the morning Chit
ambo came, but the dying man sent him
away, telling him to come next day, when
he hoped to be able to talk.
San hour later Susi again heard the
boys Bwana master wants you, Susi.'
Susi went in; he was told to boil water
and then to get the medicine chest and
hold the candle, and he noticed that his
master could hardly see. He selected the
calomel with difficulty, and was told to
put cup with water and another empty
by the bed. 'All right, you can go out
now,' in a feeble voice were the last
words he heard. About a. m. Majwara
came agaih. Come to Bwana, I am
afraid. 1 don't know if he is alive
Susi, Chumah, and four others were at
the tent door in a moment. The doctor
was kneeling by the bed, his face buried
in his hands on the pillow, dead"
No student of the fitness of events
could have chosen for Livingstone a
more appropriate death than that. 1t
was fit that he should die in the land
where his greatness had been won; fit
that his companions should be represen-
trtives of the dark people for whose vel
fare he had given his best years and at
last life itself; fit also that a man of his
cast of mind and faith should die in COM
munion with God. 1t is one of the no.
blest of English stories, this of the life
and death of David Iivingstone.--INew
York Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
A New Breed of Cattle.

Besides the pure buffalo, of which Mr..
Jones, of Kansas, has nearly 120, he has
a number of the crossbred stock, and it
is these which to the breeder of cattle
are by far the most interesting. Among
these last are four half-breed COWS.
These cows are all alike in size, and
convey the impression of more bulk
than large work oxen. When seen i'll
March they were rather thin in flesh
and were shedding their coats, so they
did not appear toadyantage. They were
estimated to weigh about ] 400 pounds.
Mr.. Jones expressed the opinion that he
could fatten one of them in the autumn
so as to weigh 1,500 pounds live weight.
They are sired by buffalo bulls and are
out of common Indian COWS.
As might be expected, the three-quar-
ter bloods more nearly resemble the
buffalo. The hump is much more pro-
nounced, the head and horns more buf-
falo-like, while the coat is much longer
than that of the half-breeds and more
wavy. Animals of this breed attain a
great size. A young three quarter breed
bull, past three yeals old, pulled down
the scales at 400 pounds when grass
fat in the autumn. Owing, however, to
the lack of symmetry, due to the hump,
they do not so much impress the cattle
man. They produce robe, however,
which in beauty and evenness is super
ior to that of the buffalo. The butfalos S
coat in winter on the hump, upper sides
and back is curly and matted, and soon
bleaches out to faded tan color, while
the coat of these three-quarter bloods
is even throughout, having little or no
curl anywhere, and is but little lighter
on the back than on the belly. 1t is
everywhere a beautiful rich brown, and
is as heavy as any buffalo robe.
The robe of the half-breed is even in
length on all parts of the body and is
without curl, more like a heavy bear
skin than anything else.-Forest and
Stream.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
The End of the Shakers.

The private sale by the South family
of Shakers of their entire property III
Enfield, N. H., consisting of 900 acres
of land and all their buildings, is mat
ter of considerable Importance. The
purchasers are John M. Corse, postmas-
ter of Boston, and Walter G. Hardman,
of Warner, N. H., who represent n syh-
dicate. The price paid is $4,000. The
property is intended for an extensive
stock farm, and is well adapted for that
purpose. The South family will now
unite with the First or Middle family,
and, excepting two or three aged men,
consists of women and children. This
sale indicates the final extinction of the
Shakers in New Hampshire ut an early
day. For many years they have gradu-
ally been losing ground, their numbers
have been decreasing, and they have
been unfortunate financially. Most OF
their farm work has been carried on by
hired labor. A prominent Shaker re-
Gently expressed his opinion that, rs all
the societies in the country are much in
the same position, unless they early re-
move to some new section, they will soon
be annihilated. For many years the
Shakers at Enfield and Canterbury con-
Quoted large business. and their infiu-
ence has been important in many diree-
tions.-T Boston Traveller.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
"Bad w ord" Societies.

"Bad word" societies are the latest in
stitutions at several of the city schools.
They are destined to do deal of good
that is of nature that generally lies be-
yond the reach of teachers. There are
few Fairgrounds attached to boys
schools in this vicinity where language
is not constantly used which would
grieve and astound the mothers of those
who utter and of those who hear them.
The rules of the Bad Word society are
usually not written down; but they are
something like this: zone cent fine for
every bad word spoken; every boy tore
port his own bad words to the treasurer
and pay up; no telling of any other boy S
bad words; the money to go to the school
library"
This is simple and practical. Perhaps
the scheme might be enlarged little SO
as to include the grosser forms of bad
grammar, such as II done it. "them
cabbages, " and ''you was" 1t is high
ly absurd that the boys who have been
going to grammar school for years
should violate the most rudimental laws
of grammar every time they speak ten
consecutive words.
But the main point is to destroy the
habit of polluting the mouth and cor
rupting the heart by the use of words
which they call "bad.' Every boy
knows what they are, for no one can
keep beyond the sound of them. They
pollute the ar of every street and are
heard more or less wherever and when
ever there is a company of boys playing
together. They partly cause the dread
that mothers feel when they see their
little ones going for the first time to a
boys school. The mothers watch their
boys departure with a mixture of pride,
pleasure and apprehension, and turn
away from the window at last with a
sigh, because they know that few older
boys yet realize what duty they owe to
younger ones in the way of good exam
pie Washington Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
The Brain Power of Plants.

The manner in which the memosa
closes its stalks and leaves at the ap-
proach of darkness is very interesting.
As the cleaning gently falls the leaves
move upward toward each other till they
touch; the secondary leaf stalks slowly
droop till they are nearly parallel with
the main leaf stalks, which in their
turn fall till they point to the ground.
Thus it folds itself at the close of day,
and there is no doubt, if it were not nj
lowed to sleep, it would, like ourselves,
soon die. This is not only an example
of the necessity of sleep for the repair
ing of nervous energy and recuperation
of brain power, but proof of the exist
ence of the same in the vegetable king
dom. Then there are the carnivorous
plants, the Venus fly trap, for instance,
which will digest raw beef rs readily as
its insect prey. From glands with which
its leaf is provided, fluids are poured
out which resemble the gastric juice of
the animal stomach in its digestive
properties. The ma ter of the insect
body or meat is thus absorbed into the
substance and tissues of the plant, just
as the food taken into the animal
stomach is digested and becomes part
of the animal fabric. In the animal,
digestion can only be commenced
by the blain force acting by
means of nerve upon the gastric glands;
we may, therefore, concede that it is the
action of the same power in the plant
that produces the same effect. There is
no structure i'll plants, so far as its func
tions are concerned, more wonderful than
the tip of the radicle. The course pur-
sued by the radicle in penetrating the
ground must DO determined by the tip.
Darwin wrote: '1t is hardly an exag-
geration to say that the tip of the radicle.
endowed as it is with such diverse kinds
animals, the brain, being seated with
in the extreme end of the body, receiv,
ing impressions from the sense organs,
and directing the several movements. "
L do not quite agree with this, but | be-
lieve it to be another example of that
brain power whichis the cause of all plant
life movement. In the commencement OF
plant life we find, in the case of the pea
or bean, for example, the radicle emerges
at one end of the seed and the plumule
at the other. What causes tho radicle tH
descend and the other to ascend2 If the
seed is so placed that the radicle comes
out at the top the result is the same, for
the radicle Immediately turns round and
grows downward. 1t cannot be gravita-
tion, although Darwin thought it was,
because that would have the same effect
upon the plumule. There can only be
one reason, and that is the existence OF
directing force, or brain power Ma
tiOnal Review.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
Henry Clay and the Tough.

Henry Clay once invaded the blue
grass region of Tennessee to make q
speech. When he arrived at his desti-
nation tough looking specimen, evi-
IDENTIFY in the last stages of whiskeyism,
stepped from the thrOng, slapped the
great orator on the back, and said:
"Howdy, Mr.. Clay"
The great man shook his head and re-
piled, "Be kind enough to turn your
head that l may see your profile.
The man a'e"ted his face while the
Pickering torchlights enabled the OBJ
server to study him closely for several
seconds.
Twenty years ago" said Mr.. Clay,
"you had not begun to grow that long
beard and was smooth faced-eh?"
"That's right.
"You were not then cyclops, but had
two whole eyes-eh !"
CHATS right, l reckon.
"Ah Then you sat on jury before
which pleaded cas-, and your name
is -. Am | not right"
81 reckon you are, suah."
eyes, yes; l remember you perfectly,
and," continued Mr. Clay, ''you had
one other characteristic, which [ now
recall-you were then gentleman. -
New York Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
At the Tea Taster's Table.

The tea faster nowadays is only the
half or the portion of q man. Not to
speak derogatorily of the art or the tas-
tiers, it is simply meant that now the
merchant tastes his own teas, whereas
in the fifties, the sixties, or even to
some extent within few years-for the
custom has been changing gradually
and is not positively dead letter even
now-it was a high-salaried expert who
used to perform that duty While in
almost every branch of t,ade the ten
denotes are toward specialism, among
the tea men at least it is now the other
way.
Before his table sits our merchant
faster with the teas which he must grade
and value for sale and purchase. The
table itself is a curious affair. It is
most like unto one of those d-fashion-
ed, round mahogany dining tables, with
swings the top, which is divided into
three circles. Upon the outer and low
est, which is little more than a narrow
ledge, are placed the delicate handleless
porcelain tasting cups. In the circle
within this, raised fraction of
an inch, are the sample tins,
one for each grade and kind of
tea, one of these being placed
directly behind each cup. In the tables
center, elevated on high, is minute
and very exact pair of scales, in one bal
ance of which may be found small
silver coin. Just off at one side of the
table stands most important part of
the apparatus. A kettle on q small gas
stove it is, called in the trade ''tea
KETTLE" although the housewife could
never be brought to cal it anything
more than ''hot water kettle" for it
never holds anything else.
Into each one of this circular row of
dainty porcelain cups does the faster
measure the silver coins weight of tea
leaves from the sample can behind it.
By table revolution dd libitum he may
always be in front of the cup he wishes.
Then the 'tea boy" taking the kettle
from the ever-burning gas stove, fills
each cup two thirds with the boiling
water A couple of minutes or so and
each cup shows a liquid of some tint of
green or brown. The faster then, with
the aid of a spoon, inhales the arising
steam. This is called 'fgetting at the
aroma" lie may further determine
upon the flavor by holding some portion
cf the liquid III his mouth, by actually
tasting Ito use the dictionary meaning
of the word. But he does not always
find this necessary.
And so he proceeds around his table,
noting the appearance of the leaf,
when dry, its '1iquoring" qualities, as
to color, aroma and flavor. In this
manner he notes, compares and values.
New York Mail and Express.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
Value of Royal China.

Tread in contemporary that the value
of the china ut Buckingham Palace and
at Windsor "cxceeds E200, ,000." | should
think it does, and G400, 900 would not be
an extravagant estimate consid, ring that
the Sevres desert service III the green
drawingroom ut Windsor is valued at
e1OO, 900, and the Rose du Barri vases in
the corridor at ESQ, 900, while there are
six Sevres vases at buckingham Palace
for which there would be an eager COM
petition if they were put up tomorrow
at 100000. The whole Of this china 6e-
longs to the Grown, sLici. practically
means that it is the property of the
country, as indeed it ought to he, con
sidering that the whole of it was paid for
principally during the reign OF George
V.-by the taxpayers. 49, Lon'ion
Truth
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23

that it has leper in it's midst the un-
fortunate is closely secluded from the
public, and, in many cases, the family
itself goes into hermitage for the rest of
It's existence. Even the fact of the dis
ease is a reproach tantamount to the
most crying dishonor.
"Leprosy is not curable, but it may
be alleviated. Aleper suffers very little,
II any. There is a hospital for lepers in
Cuba, and they have much better treat
ment now than in olden times. 1 have
no fear of contagion. I have lived
among lepers for nine years, and have
not even the slightest indication of
lleprosy upon myself. do not say that
it is not contagious, but think it is not
so from casual contact. The young
man under my care is in the last stages
OF the disease, and may die at any time"
DO you think you could be mistaken
in your diagnosis of the malady?"
"Well, I may be, but I feel quite
sure [ am not in this instance. l am
too familiar with the disease in all its
fo1ms, and it has many"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
Petroleum Not New Thing.

Contrary to the general supposition
petroleum is no new thing. Under the
various synonyms of rock oil, mineral
oil, naphtha, bitumen, pitch, asphalt
um and mineral WAX, it has been known
and employed for thousands Of years.
Noah probably used it when he gave his
ark two coats of "pitch" within and
without; the mortar used in building the
Tower of Babel was bituminous
'slime, and the excavations amid the
ruins of Nincvch and Babylon gave
abundant evidence that the samo kind
of cement was used there. Even MS an
illuminating material in the first cen-
tury of the Christian era it was used
under the name ''Sicilian oil, " and it
doubtless entered into the composition
of the ledoubtable Greek fire. San
Francisco Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23

soldiers accorded to Tom the most of the
credit for the capture, which view of the
matter the last was not disposed to dis
pute, since he felt that to Tom, alone,
he owed his life and safety
However, the reward paid for the re-
capture eff Caddo Bill was accorded to
Bruce by general consent, and with the
money thus obtained he purchased a
number of young cattle-the nucleus of
the large herd, over which the Here
ford, Tom, ruled as monarch and leader
for many years. Yankee Blade.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
Monster Spiders rnaU IraveI IA Az
dia.

Far ND in the mountains OF Ceylon
and India there is q spider that spins q
web like bright yellow silk, the central
net of which is five feet in diameter,
while the supporting lines OF guys, rs
they are called, measure sometimes ten
or twelve feet long; and riding quickly
in the early morning you may dash rlgne
into it. the stout threads tWlnlng round
your face like lace vail; while rs tho
creature who has woven it takes mp hls
position in the middle, he generally
catches you right on the nose, and,
though he seldom bites or stings, the
contact of his large body is any thing
but pleasant. Ifyou forget yourself and
try to catch him, bite he will, aud,
though not venomous, his jaws are rs
powerful as n birds beak, and You are
not likely to forget the encounter.
The bodies of these spiders arc very
handsomely decorated, being bright
gold or scarlet underneath, while the up
Der part is covered with the most deli
cate slate-colored fur. SO strong are the
webs that birds the size of larks nro fire.
quently caught therein, and even the
small but powerful scaly lizard falls o
victim. Often hnve l watched the yell
low or scarlet monster, In assuring, when
waiting for his prey, with his legs
stretched out, fully six inches, striding
across the middle of the net, and noted
the rapid manner in which he winds his
stout threads around the unfortunate
captive. He usually throws the coils
about the head, till the victim is first
blinded and then choked. In many unfre-
quented dark hooks of the dark jungle
you come across most perfect skeletons
of small birds caught in these terrible
snares, the strong folds of which prevent
the delicate bones from falling to the
ground after the wind and weather have
dispersed the flesh and feathers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-05-23
RICHMoND'S BREAD RIOT.
Jefferson Davis Describes a War
ime Incident.

On the day of the riot april 2, 1863,
Mr.. Davis said, he received word while
in his office in Richmond that a serious
disturbance, which the Mayor and Gov
ernor Letcher with the State forces
under his command we're entirely un-
able to suppress, was in progress on the
streets. He quickly proceeded to the
scene of trouble in the lower portion of
the city, whittier the venerable Mayor
had preceded him. He found large
crowd on Main street, although the
mass of the rioters were congregated on
one of the side streets leading into that
thoroughfare. They were headed by a
tall, daring, Amazonian-lo looking woman,
who had a white feather standing erect
from her hat, and who was evidently
directing the movements of the plunder-
ers. The main avenue was blocked by
dray from which the horses had been
taken, and which had been hauled
across the street, and it was particularly
noticeable that though the mob claimed
that they were starving and wanted
bread they had not confined their oper
ations to food supplies, but had passed
by, without any effort to attack, several
provision stores and bakeries, while
they had completely gutted one jewelry
store and had also "looted" some millI-
merry and clothing shops in the vicinity.
At the Confederate Armory in Rich
mond were engaged number of armOr
ers and artisans enrolled by General
Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, to work
especially for the Government. These
men had been organized into military
company under the command of a cap
tain, whose bearing was that of a train
ed, sturdy soldier, accustomed to obey
orders, and ready to do his duty un-
finchingly, no matter what it might be.
This company had been promptly or
dered to the scene of riot, and arrived
shortly after Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Davis mou- ted the dray men
toned and made brief address to the
formidable crowd of both sexes, urging
them to abstain from their lawless acts.
He reminded them of how they had
taken jewelry and finery instead of sup
plying themselves with the bread, for
the lack of which they claimed they
were suffering. He concluded by say
ing: ''You say, we are hungry and have
no money. Here is all have; it is not
much, but take it" He then, emptying
his pockets, threw all the money they
contained among the mob, after which
he took out his watch and said: "We do
not desire to injure any one, but this
lawlessness must stop. L will give you
five minutes time to disperse, otherwise
you will be fired on" The order was
civ en- the company to prepare for firing,
and the grim reso!ute old captain-whO,
Mr. DAVIS said, was an old resident OF
but whose name he does not
his men the command,
Load" The muskets were then loaded
with buck and ball cartridges, with
strict observance of military usage, and
every one could see that when their
stern commander received orders to fire
he intended to shoot to kill. The mob
evidently fully realized this fact, and
began to disperse, and before the five
minutes had expired the trouble was
over and the famous misnamed bread
riot was at an end Richmond (Va.)
DISPATCH.
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A Diver Nearly scalped Under Water.

Chamberluco said he would get us
some extra fine oysters from an old sunk
en- vessel on which the oysters had
formed. We knew he was good driver
and so put him at it, we sitting around
looking mt him dive in twenty feet of
water and bring up oysters. Finally
one of the boys who was also diving
came up and said q shark had Chamber
luco, but almost at the same time up
popped ChamberlucO, but all covered
with blood on his head. We got him
into the boat, and none too soon, for a
number of sharks of great size were
around the boat biting at the blood that
ChamberlucO left in the water.
We washed old Cham off and found
that he was almost scalped, the fish for
it was not shark, it was mirror or
Hebrew fish had taken the top of his
head into his mouth down to the eyes
and cut complete circle around the
head, taking out one of his eyes, cutting
into the bridge of his nose across the
cheek and around the back of his head.
We cared for him the best we could, and
since he has got well, but only has one
eye and has ring around his head. He
says that the fish took his head into its
mouth and swan with him around under
part of the vessel; that he fought as
best he could with his hands and thinks
he got his fingers in its eyes, and that
is why it let him go, and then he lost no
time in getting TO the top.