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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Female Camp Followers i'm Africa.

Quite large number of the people
whom Stanley has just brought from
Central Africa are women and chill
dren, the families of the Egyptian SOL
ders who abandoned the Upper Nile
with Emin. Native women have taken
an active part in the tolls and hardships
of nearly every exploring expedition
that has entered Africa. One of the
most pathetic incidents in the story of
SANKEY'S first journey across the dark
continent was that of the woman who,
following the fortunes of her husband,
trudged from sea to sea, and then died
of her privations at the mouth of the
Congo, just as the party were about to
take the steamer on their homeward
journey. Colonel Gallieni says that
one of tie most curious incidents of
his labors in Senegal was the regiment
of women followed his
column he pushed through tlso
-wffdcrness tome bppcr- Niger.-----'-@
There was great lamentation in his
camp three years ago, when he made
his rapid march against the Marabout
Lamine, because he declined to let the
women accompany his black soldiers
for fear they would retard the rapid
march of his troops. A little later,
however, the women and children
Joined the column as it marched to the
Niger, and Gallieni says the women
were among the most useful members
of the expedition. His black soldiers,
unlike the French troops, did not like
to occupy themselves with culinary de-
tails and other work of the camp. They
left all these cares to their women, who
took charge of the rations and prepared
the meals; and on the march they
lightened the burdens of theil husbands
by carrying a good share of the bag
gage. The soldiers, having little but
their arms and munitions to carry,
were able to make longer marches. 81
have rarely had any cause" said Col
onel Gallieni, "to complain of these wo-
men, who readily adapted themselves
to our military discipline"
The unmarried soldiers found that
their more fortunate comrades were
able to take life much easier than they,
and, therefore, did not fail to improve
any favorable opportunity of getting
wives. Among the spoils of war was
the harem of the Marabout Lamine,
and the ladies cheerfully consented to
make an equal number of bachelors
happy. Thereafter, these women were
among the most faithful workers in the
camp, and apparently had no regrets
for their former lord, who ran away
from them. In their long journeys
through Africa, Capella and Ivenes,
the Portuguese explorers, regularly en-
listed women as we'll as men, and
found them most useful adJuncts to
their expeditions. They said the
women carried loads nearly as heavy
those of the men, did all the cooking,
and made few complaints. A number
of explorers gave similar testimony to
the value of women on long expedi-
TONS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
PARLIAMENTARY WAGES.

In Austria the pay is the same as in
France, So day.
In Greece the Senators get 500, a
month and the deputies $50.
In France the members of each
house rec i've the same-$5 per day.
In Germany members of both houses
receive about $3.50 per day.
In Portugal the peers and commons
are aid the same sum, which is about
1885 year.
In Spain the members of the Cortez
are not paid FIR their services, but en-
joy many advantages and immunities.
In Switzerland the members of the
National Council get $3.50 a day, and
the Council of State, the Lower House,
$3.50.
In Italy the Senators and Deputies
are not paid at all, but they are allowed
travelling expenses and certain other
privileges.
England is the only country where
members of Parliament are not only
unpaid, but have no special rights or
privileges whatever.
In the United States of America the
members of both branches of Congress
receive the same amount of pay
namely, $4,000 per annum.
In Sweden the members of the Diet
receive $3.50 for a session of four
months, but they have to pay fine of
So for every days absence.
In Norway the members of the
Storthing receive So 80 per day during
the session, which usually lasts about
tx weeks, but which has been extend
ed to that many months.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
English and American Law Courts.

What remarkable contrast there is
between aa Ep><-h~and an American
court of Justice! The former is
wrapped upin cloak of prim, almost
painful, decorum; the latter is per-
vaded by an easy going, matter-of-fa
air. Twas very much struck with this
a few weeks ago when, detained in
Chicago on business, found myself in
the court house where the Cronin trial
was going on. Those interested in the
proceedings are IL terly oblivious to the
fact that the lives of five fellow-crea-
lures are in the balance. They crack
Jokes soto voce, laugh gleefully, and
keep up running fire of murmurs, ali
mo. or less creative of laughter.
Then, perchance, the impetuoUs States
Attorney Longenecker makes some I'M
warrantable assertion-a not by any
means unusual thing-and Mr.. Forrest
is on his feet, and hot verbal battle
ensues, while counsel on either side
rub their hands and smile with great
gusto.
Judge Mcconnell sits on an elongat-
ed platform, reminding one of the
quaint pulplts that grace the old-world
churches of some of the remote rura
districts of Wales. He is a genial
looking man of nearly ttree-score,
with a long, bald head surrounded
with an iron-grey hair of singular
sparseness, and face set in an equally
sparse iron-grey beard. He speaks
with cool deliberation, but with
plentiful interposition of rich idioms.
Of counsel there are so many that it is
almost matter of impossibility to dis
tinguish any individual one. No less
than thirteen legal gentlemen sit about
in different parts of the building in
comfortable loun. es and armchairs at
small tables. Five of these are for the
State and seven appear for the prison.
ers, whom every one knows to be j. F.
Beggs, a prominent member of the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

for the next half mile would go along
eating raw turnips. The bigger a
mans stomach is in Korea the more
wealthy he is supposed to be, and you
see pot-bellied youngsters wherever
you go. A Korean has a short sack
which comes down just below the mid
die of his waist, and his full, baggy
pantaloons are tied up under this.
Some of the baby boys have outgrown
the size of their jackets, and you see a
belt of fat yellow skin between the
ends of the pantaloons and the begin
ming of the coat.
Some of the wealthy ones wear
bustles over their abdomens in order
to increase the size of their fronts,
and the king usually makes a
present to those who have audience
with him. He sent a lot of provisions
to the American generals few days
after their arrival in Korea to re-
organize the army, and there is no lack
of good things in the palace. The
Korean country produces good meat,
and Koreans are greater meat eaters
than the Chinese or the Japanese.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Edith Browns Baby.

The mystery of wicker basket with
a babe in it entertained Webster and
all northeastern Connecticut for sever
al days lately. One night Robert
Friskie's door bell in Webster jingled,
and, in a delicate little basket on his
doorstep, Robert found a babe witt
pretty clio hes on, whose chubby face
seemed to be asking, "What's going to
happen next?" Friskie took the babe
into the house, and that happening
seemed to please the infant. By the
light of his lamp Friskie saw placard
on the babes bosom, and on the card
was the inscription: "Prof. j. S.
Hart, Webster"
State Agent of the Lunacy and
Charity Board f. A. Burt, Detective
Subway, and Deputy Sheriff Love
went hunting for the mother of the
babe, and after many days and much
wandering found her in pretty, brown
haired Edith Brown, 16 years old,
step-d daughter of Mr.. Thayer, in West
Woodstock. After a lot of sharp
questions and cross-questions had been
fired at Edith she opened wide he
round blue eyes and frankly and fully
told the story of the moths:. She
was the child's mother, she said, and
Prof. Hart of Webster was its father.
After the child was born, Edith said,
it was her step-father's and mothers
notion that she put it in a basket, take
it to Webster, and drop it on a door
step there, because it would then be
Of 70 fath
She accordingly went to Webster with
her babe on train, and waited until
after dark before dropping the basket.
The child has been taken in charge by
the State Board of Charity.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
The Longevity of Birds,

The swan is longest-lived bird, and
it is asserted that it has reached the age
of 100 years. Knaur, in his work en-
titled g Naturhistoriker," states that
he has seen falcon that was 1862 years
old. The following examples are
cited as to the longevity of the eagle
and the vulture: A sea eagle captured
i'll 1905, and already several years of
age, died 104 years afterward, in 1919;
white-headed vulture, captured in
17C6, died in 1926 in one of the aviaries
of Shoenbrunn Castle, near Vienna,
where it had passed lis years in cap
tivity. Paroquets and ravens reach an
age of over 100 years. The life of sea
and marsh birds sometimes equals that
of several human generations. Like
many other birds, magpies live to be
very old in state of freedom, but do
not reach over 90 or % years in cap
tivity. The nightingale lives but 10
years in captivity and the blackbird
10. Canary birds reach an age of
from II to Is years in the cage, but
those flying at liberty in their native
islands reach much more advanced
aUp
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

1t may not be generally known, but
it is fact, nevertheless, that hundreds
of well-dressed ladies indulge in what
is called a patched system of dress
making. Unable to afford the expense
of having the entire suit made the
econ omist takes her bodice to a first
class filter and pays from S. to $12
for having it made, arguing, wisely
enough, that in The beauty of the
basque the success of the dress is to be
found. During the three or four
visits required by the modiste the Gus
toner gets ideas, those practical ones
not found in the ordinary periodical of
fashion, and with them the success of
her skirt is insured. This method is
one that commends itself to women of
limited means.
An even less expensive one, but
which requires good knowledge of
sewing, is a plan of having a bodice
tailor-drafted. In any of the swell
houses, with possibly half dozen ex-
captions, the lady's tailor will take a
measure and cut a wai,t-lining that
can't help but fit you, and all he will
charge is 80. If you desire he will
machine-stitch it, to secure you against
doubt as to seam width, and notch the
points at which the sleeve and collar
seams should be placed. 1t is not
unusual for seamstresses who struggle
for livelihood, and who have no sys-
tenn of their own, to patronize a lead
ing filter for the model from which all
their waists are cut. Most any sewer
can fashion a skirt. The straight effects
are safe, and the full patterns rarely
60 out of style.-New York World.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Eating in Korea.

The Koreans are egg eaters, and
many of the japanese like their eggs
raw. Raw fish is a common article
of diet in both Japan and Korea, and
| attended japanese dinner in Toxic
where slices of white, uncooked trout
were brought in covered with ice and
served as one of the entrees. 1t was
not bad to taste and my japanese
friends ate it with great gusto. In
Korea it is not uncommon for fisher
men to take bottle of pepper sauce
along with them and to. eat fish as
they take it from the hook, sprinkling
red-hot chill over it, and eating it
down without cleaning anything off
except the scales.
The Koreans are by no means par
ticular as to the manner in which their
fish and meats are served. The en-
trails are sold and eaten as well as
the rest of the meat, and a common
dish at big dinner is a chicken
baked, feathers, entrails and all, and
served whole upon the table. The
Korean is the greatest eater i'll the
world, and more than any other man
in the world, he lives to eat. The
average man the country over eats
everything he can get his teeth on, and
he will take dozen meals day if he
have the chance. | had sixteen chair
bearers in trip which took into the
interior, and these bearers stopped at
every village and at almost every house
to rest and feed.
They would dart off one by one into
fields Of turnips by the wayside, and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
General Sherman at the Theater.

Ger. Sherman occupied box in a
theater the other evening, and when he
was recognized, the audience broke out
into loud applause, and before it ended
loud cries came from all over the
house for "Shermanl Sherman!" The
hero of Atlanta rose to his feet, placed
his hand on his breast, and made
profound military bow. The cries and
braves continued, and Gen. Sherman
kept bowling and smiling and shaking
his head. Finally, raising his hand
peremptorily, he commanded silence,
and not till then did the applause stop.
''It's WONDER" said the general, as
he left the theater, "that the band
didn't play Marching Through
Georgia. Everywhere 1 go they play
that tune when they know Pm in the
crowd, and | confess l like it,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

Great things are predicted of the
torpedo boat Cushing, built for tie
United States Navy by the Herreshoffs
at Bristol, r. l. 1t is expected that
she will be able to launch torpedoes at
full speed with her helm hard over, an
achievement never before accomplished
in torpedo warfare The Cushing is
built of steel, is 1873 feet long, Is feet
beam and 9 feet deep. She has eleven
water-tight compartments. Her two
propellers are driven by quadruple ex-
pansion engines, with five cylinders
each, IT," high pressure relief valve
Icing Sc, at 260 pounds. Each engine
will develop 800 indicated horse
power, and a speed of twenty-five
knots an hour must be shown in con-
tinuous run of three hours. On trial
trip she developed this speed readily
under half-steam, the vessel, of course,
being light. At a speed of 10 knots
she has coal capacity for 5000 miles OF
steaming. She will be provided with
two torpedo tubes, besides Hotchlziss
and Calling guns.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
THE PARIS DETECTIVES.
Inc Force Founded by Vidocq Has
Developed to 800 Men.

Some interesting information res
pectlng the Paris detective police has
been given by M. Valbel in his book
on the Surete, which is in reality
series OF biographies of the principal
members of the force. The Police de
Surete must be distinguished from the
Surete Generate, which is really the
''polltlcal police force acting under
the orders of the Minister of the In
terror, and in most secret manner.
The Police de Surete, on the other
hand, is body the members of which
look for their orders to the Project of
Police, or Cabinet du Project, and per-
form their duties openly, and without
any of that impenetrable mystery
which envelops the proceedings of the
ministerial myrmidons. The Dogberry
of the Surete could not, in TACT, pur-
sue his Investigations without making
himself known-generally speaking
although when following up a clue i'll
criminal case he does not disdain to
adopt the disguise which is supposed
to be permanently used by extra clever
detectives of "plood and thunder tic-
ton" The ordinary 'plain clothes
man" rejoices in the Understanding des-
nation of "Inspector," and has rs his
respective chiefs the -Brigadier,
and the Principal Inspector.
This force was first founded by the
famous Vidocq in 1882, when it only
comprised th;rty-one men, to whom
were added "fourteen outsiders" who
were called Indicators. In 1849 the
body was increased to 100 men, being
afterwards reduced to sixty, until it
was at last brought up to its present
redoubtable number of 800 ''Inspect-
'ors," who ares%sdirected by M. Goron,
now i'll London ehgaged in the emil
lery Mystery" He has under him on
the staff one chief clerk, who acts as
his principal deputy or 'Eunders;udy
fonr other clerks or secretaries, five
chief inspectors, ten brigafiers. and
twenty sub-brigadiers.
The 800 detective inspectors are at
tached to sections, such as the special
brigade of picked men, the Department
of information and Warrants, that of
acquisitions OF Searches" the Pawn
Offices, the Streets, and the Disorderly
Houses. There is also another impor-
tant section, that of the Centre of Per-
manence, TO which belong the detectives
told off for various eventualities
During a period of fifty-seven years
the Surete has had twelve chiefs, of
whom the best known, not including
Vidocq, was Claude, whose memoirs
obtained a worldwide reputation. In
later times NJ. Mace, another head of
the Detective Department, has publish
ed his experiences in the famous force,
and has therein ventilated various the
cries about its failings and shortcom-
ings. Notwithstanding such sharp
criticism, however, the French Surete
maintains a high character for efici-
ency, and its victories have been by no
means inconsiderable during recent
Vears,-IOudOn TELEGRAPH.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Widows and WidOWers.

A social philosopher is alarmed at
the large preponderance in England of
widows over widowers, the proportion
being as 1,41O,68 to $500 The
superior longevity of women or the
greater exposure to danger incurred
by men does not seem to the sage a
sufficient explanation, the main cause
being uEdoub eddy more or less con-
siderable disparity of ages between
tie contracting parties. Women will
not marry young men whose future
lies before them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
used to like him. But-but-people

used to like him. But-but-people
say that"
"Say what, Una?"
"That he is the man who won from
you the greater part of your fortune !"
''For once, my darling, people say
the truth. S:aveley is the man to
whom lost most of my money!
"Then l shall never care to see him
again p she replied, with emphasis.
''But let me tell you how it was"
he continued. II once thought loved
Julia Hunter. But when l had seen
you, l loved her no longer; and, as
my wedding-day drew near, the thought
of marrying her grew more and more
hateful. l became reckless. | took
to mad gambling to drown my trouble;
and one night Staveley saw me play
ing, and demonstrated with me Oh my
rashness. .. [ replied that | cared
not pin if l lost every farthing of
my fortune-indeed, | should prefer to
do so, since that would certainly drive
Julia Hunter to break off her engage
ment with me. And Staveley an
swered-(you are listening, my dar-
ingD-I"
with all my ears! What did Mr..
Staveley answer"
Charlie he said, if you're going
to be such a fool IS to lose all your
money, YOU may as well lose it to me
as to any one else Right you are
| replied; you're my most intimate
friend, and you shall have the first
chance of winning it,"
GA most disinterested friend, in
deed!" she said sarcastically, a scorn-
full smile curving her pretty little
mouth. '"And you let him win it ?"
"Every penny!" he returned; ''and
| was thus reduced to bankruptcy.
Julia threw me over, and was ac-
cordingly freeI Staveley, may add,
paid my creditors in full, which, as
you must admit, was very honorable of
hint"
''He could have done no less" she
answered.
"No, my darlingI But he was in a
position to do a great deal more-and
he did it'll For no sooner was my
bankruptcy settled, and Julia Hunter
was fairly engaged to that unfortunate
Yankee, tEan Staveley repaid me the
whole of my lost money!"
"Whatl' she gasped in amazement,
feeling convinced that her ears must
have played her false.
at is quite true!" he said with a
quiet smile. ''The loss of my money
an my bankruptcy were only dodge
to get rid of Julia Hunter, and" (pass-
ing his arm round her waist, and draw
ing her to him) 81 think we may con-
graduate ourselves on its success"
81 think we may!' she murmured
softly, as she yielded to her lovers
embrace,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
Had to Marry the Eldest Daughter.

Sparks is the very appropriate name
of man in Kittey township, Ottawa,
who engaged himself to the youngest
daughter of Charles Smith of White
hurston. When the date of the we'd
ding had been decided upon the pros
pective bridegroom went to Mr.. Smith
AID told him that he intended TO mar
ry his youngest daughter. Mr.. Smith
was clever. "You can have my oldest
daughter" he said, ''but not my young
est. My girls must marry according
to age" Thereupon Sparks agreed to
wed the oldest Smith girl. This is in
the line of the highest domestic policy.
II youngest girl in a family should
never be permitted to marry when she
las two sisters older than herself
New York World.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

Gamma Gael; Coughlin, an ex-detect-
i've; O'Sullivan, the iceman; and Burke
and Kunze, of the labOring class.
While all the solicitors sit at various
tables listening with apparent apathy
to the subject in dispute, the prisoners
display as little interest in the pro-
ceedings. They occupy chairs just be-
hind the space occupied by counsel.
Behind them stand row of bailiffs,
behind whom, again, is what appears
to be a great wire net. This is the en-
trance to the court cells, where the
prisoners have been accommodated
ever since the trial commenced. The
jury occupy seats near the judge on a
raised platform. They, too, are the
occupants of no prim, straightforward
boxes, such as we abhor. Each has
lounge-chair, and, following the evil
dence, of course ~ jokes with his
neighbor ever and anon with the great
est good humOr.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20

A good deacon of the town of Perry,
Me-, tells startling story regarding
his curious experience, with killing
fowls He was preparing for an e1I-
tengfve New YeHr's ctfnner, and ikfffed
three fowls. The last one, instead of
Hopping around like an ordinary hen
and dying when its head was cut off,
got up and walked about ten feet, laid
an egg and gave up the ghost. In the
meantime the fowls head cackled for
nearly minute before that, too, be-
came quiet,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
TOmmy's Last Question.

For the third time little Tommy Figg
had asked his father what was the
cause of the desert of Sahara.
Finally the old man laid down his
taper and answered.: 81 reckon it
was formed when the Israelites lost
their sand. And il you don't quit ask
ing me so many questions, I'll see that
your mother puts you to bed before
get home, hereafter"
"But, paw, how can you see her put
me to bed if she puts me to bed before
you get home~
And that question was Tommy's last
for that evening .-Terre Haute Ex-
press,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
A SCOut'S Nerve.

Biedler, toe famous Montana scout
who recently died, was as intrepid as
he was fertile of resource in danger.
One time at Miles City he came out of
the door of a saloon to fi.d himself
within twenty inches of muzzle of
41-calibre revolver in the hand of a
noted desperate, on whose trail the
deputy had ofttimes camped.
81 goin' to blow the innards out of
your skull, you vigilante hound"
quoth the bad man.
"Not with that thing" said "X"
(the scouts pseudonym) in a conven-
tional but semi-querulous tone. cit
amt cooked"
The bad man threw up the pistol to
see if Biedler was right, and made the
mistake of a life, which ended right
there.-Chicago Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
DIDN'T Come Down.

The other night Senator at Wash
in ton, whose identity has been sup
pressed, eceived the card of caller,
which said:
''P!ease come down and permit me
to shoot six bullets into you.
Mary Williams"
He did't go down, but sent for the
police, and Mary was walked off to
Jail. She said she thought he was a
gruff and uncivil old codger to refuse
her triflinU request