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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
1t Can BE Dene.

They were talking in the Office of q
hotel in country town in Ohio how
sharp Farmer Carter, who lived three
miles out of town was, and how every
other farmer in the county but him
had been bitten by some swindler or
other. By and by man who owned
side show and travelled with circus
in the summer season spoke up and
said:
"Gentlemer, is that farmer in town
to-day?"
eyes; he's over at the drug store
now"
"Wel, I'll bet $50 to $40 that can
make a sucker of him in the broadcast
sense. I'll make him bite at some
thing no other farmer would look at. !"
Two men took the bet and stsrted
out to bring the farmer over to the
hotel. The side-show man went up to
his room and brought down half q
dozen sea beans, and lie had them
spread out on the table when the far
mer entered. When they were intro
duced, he said:
"Mr. Carter, represent the Bifus-
ticus Vaporizing Fibre Company of
Cincinnati, of which you must have
read"
eyes, believe l have"
awe propose to make cloth of fibre,
something better than silk. The fibre
is obtained from this vegetable, the
name of which is the pseudonym. 1t
grows luxuriantly in this climate, and
one of these pods will produce six
| bushels. l will contract to take l 900
bushels from you at $40 per bushel
You can easily raise that much on ten
acres. We do this to advertise our
cloth and get start"
"But how am 1 to get the seed p
asked the farmer.
"Ill sell you these pods at go each.
Ten of them will grow sixty bushels,
and that will be 5000. Perhaps you'd
better be satisfied with that the first
year"
"You'll contract, will your"
'"Certainly, and you must also agree
not to sell your crop to any one else"
"Pll do it. I've got $40 here, and
that will pay for the ten pods, which /
/ presume ought to be planted next
MONTH"
The side-show man had hooked his
sucker and won his bet, but when Car
ter found out that he had been made q
fool of, he went after gun, and the
owner of the Bifusticus idea had to
| hide in the woods for two whole DAYS,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
War Ayerted.

off you jab that umbrella in my eye
again, as you have done twice already
said the man in the brown overcoat,
fiercely, ':you'll get broken headl"
ait was as much your fault as mine,'
retorted the man in the gray ulster.
off you want to kick up any fuss about
it just sail in! I'm insured for 500 q
week in the Scrapper self-protective
Mutual Association and Pm aching for
q broken head"
The man in the brown evercoat look
ed fixedly at the other. Evidences of
a severe mental conflict were visible in
his face. AT last he spoke.
you're SAFE" he said. ''Pm an
agent in that Company"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

The Comtesse de Martel, who writes
piquant sketches of Partisan society
under he signature of "Gyp," has
been officially reproved and fined by a
court in Normandy for haranguing the
peasantry, petting their children, set
ting off fireworks, and in general show
ing too much zeal in promoting the
election of Boulangist deputy at
Lion-sur- Mer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Among the effects of the floods last
year is a scarcity of axes now. Amer
lean axes are so famous, all the world
over, that no one thinks of importing
such implements from abroad; yet,
owing to the destruction of the great
axe factories by flood, the turpentine
farmers of the South cannot get enough
axes for their hands, and therefore
will not be able to collect the enormous
crop of turpentine expected this sea-
SON
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Influenza and Cholera

DR.. Smolenski has published in Rus
sian paper a report on tho subject of a
possible connection between influenza
and cholera. He points out that the
theory of such connection was refut-
ed by Gluge in 1887. Epidemics of
influenza have been known in Europe
since 1173, while cholera first appeared
in 1928. In this century there have
been score of epldemics of influenza,
but only five of cholera.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
st. Louis Society.

A clothespin social was given last
evening at Excelsior Hall. The ladie.
present dressed up clothespins as dolls
and then dropped them. Then gentle
men picked them up and then bought
them. Each lady wore a ribbon to
correspond with the clothespin that be-
longed to her. The gent who possessed
the doll corresponding with ribbon
was called upon to take the lady to
supper.-St. Louis Republic.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Poor. Poor Woman.

A Massachusetts wife is heart-broken
because the courts won't give her a
divorce. Her grounds were that her
husband refused to pass her the bread
at the supper table, yet ran over to a
neighbours and helped put out fire,
"thus showing that he loved others
better than his own wife" A lawyer
who would take such case ought to
be stood up for mules to kick at.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Preserving Footpaths.

The English Society for the Preser-
walton of Footpaths fought ninety
eight cases last year. Among it's mem
bers are the Duke of Westminster, the
Marquis of Harrington, the Archbishop
of Canterbury and Lord Tennyson.
The annual income of its members
foots up in the millions, but the socie-
ty 10 In need of funds. Its chief foes
are men who plough up footpsths, Oh
put hurdles across them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Miss Mabel Wright, one of the most
beautiful girls ever seen in New York
society, has just been betrothed to Mr..
Iznaga, Of the successful firm of III. B.
Hollins & Co. Miss Wright's family
comes from Massachusetts,, and on her
mothers side she il related to the
Woodburys, the Langdons and the
New England branches of other New
. York families. On her fathers side
there is close relationship with the
Abbott and Amos Lawrence families
of Boston, while her fathers mother
was Miss Curtis of Concord, nearly
related to Gen. Howes of Virginia.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Freedom of the Press,

A Canadian paper announced that
John Hope had taken out a marriage
license, and it was sued for damages
and had to pay $500. The court held
that what John Hope was about to do
or had done, so long as he did nothing
criminal, was none of the public's
business. An Ohio paper has likewise
had to pay 800 for saying that GER
tain man refused to contribute to q
charity.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

cosmetic in the world. In city with
as clean and sweet an atmosphere as
New York l should be able to keep
clean with one ablution day. At
table 1 eat to live. / have what L
want, but l never want what / know
to be unhealthy. Rare beef, fresh
fruit and vegetables, bread and enough
wine to keep me from choking make
up my menu. am very fond of cof-
fee, but use it moderately. / am also
fond of pastry and sweets, but never
touch them. Success, if that is what
you call my good health, owe to fresh
air, moderation and quiet life.n
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Countess Won Waldersee, who Is now

Countess Won Waldersee, who Is now
a leading parsonage in young Emperor
Wilhelm's court, was Miss Lea of
New York, and has a number of rela-
tives in Kentucky. Her husband is a
near relative of the Emperor. She is
severely simple in her tastes, and is
said to have much social influence.
Her complexion is as fresh as that of a
girl; her face, with its beautifully
chiseled features, il full of expression,
and her demeanoE-iasrs1A
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Doctors and Handwriting.

An English medical journal says that
the handwriting of many prescriptions
is so bad as to be utterly unintelligible
to nine hundred and ninety-nine per-
sons out of a thousand, and advise
doctors to practise writing to prevent
mistakes by druggists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
Murdered Children.

English statistics show that 60 per
cent. of homicidal deaths are infanti-
cides. The first twelve months of life
passed away, the chances of being
murdered decreased until the age Of
fifteen. After that age they begin to
grow again.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
A DyiudIipe Army.

The survivors of Napoleon's Graud
Army have dwindled from 1882, In
1888, until now there are only 112 men
who wear the medal of st. Helena, and
whose names appear on the pension list
of the Legion of Honor for 1890.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Marion Harland advises those who
use what grocers catalogue as canned
goods to slways open the cans some
hours before cooking the contents, and
empty an open bowl set in a cool place.
This removes the close, airless, smoky
taste. Drain the liquor from peas and
beans, cover with fresh, cold water,
and let them soak for two hours. 1t
freshens them wonderfully.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

The Gar has forbidden Princess
Dolgorouki and her family to return to
Russia. The government will paw
10, 000,0 900 roubles fer the Princess es-
ia es, which ore valued at $4,000, 900
roubles.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Mrs. Besant, the English Socialist,
who is soon to arrive in this country,
is sister of Walter Besant, and her
influence for good is perceptible all
through her books. She edits labor
paper called the Kite, and has for
years been associated with Mr.. Brad
laugh in mis- work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Members of the Providence Or. I.)
Woman's Educational and Industrial
Union estimate that they made $4,000
cut Of the carnival.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

The Supreme Court of Vermont has
refused to order the Vermont State
Electric Medical Society to grant a GER
tifcate to practice medicine to Mrs.
Mary J. Townshend of Rutland.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
ALL SORTS,
How the Funny Men are EARNING
Their Money.

"Good night" he said, and he held her hand
In hesitating way,
And hoped that her eyes would understand
What his tongue refused to say.
He held her hand and he murmured low;
'T'm sorry to go like this.
IL seems frigidly cool, you know,
This Mister Of ours, and 'Miss.'n
~ -perchaneer-and he paused to
note
II she seemed inclined to frown,
but the light In her eyes his heartstrings
smote,
As she blushingly looked down.
she spoke no word, but she picked a speck.
OF dust, from his coat lapel;
80 small, such wee, little, tiny fieck,
Twas wonder she saw SO well;
But 1t brought her face so very near,
In that dim, uncertain light,
1nat the thought, unspoken, was made quite
clear,
And know twas sweet "Good-night.n
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Many ladies will be glad to know
tat the handles of the new parasols
are jointed, so they may be taken apart
and packed in O small trunk.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
ABOUT WOMEN.
News and Gossip from Far and
Near for the Fair Sex.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt recently
lost diamond star in the street at
Washington, and colored man found
it and returned it, making $40 by
the transaction.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Mrs. Humphrey Ward, author of
''Robert Elsmere," is now high priest
ess of a sort of Toynebee Hall in Cor
don Square, London, where the new
religion outlined in her famous novel
is taught. DR.. Martineau and Stopford
Brooke are among her prominent allies
in the movement
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

When the daughter Of G. P. Hunt
lngton was married he stipulated that
she should live with her parents, so
the Prince and Princess Hatfield NAV
be expected to make at least occasional
appearances in New York society.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Mrs. Kendall is said to be the only
English actress who has ever been re-
ceived socially in the best New York
society. She brought letters from
England which insured her this dis
tinction, which she fully deserved.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Mrs. Moses Taylor Of New York has
contributed $25o,O as an endowment
fund for the Moses Taylor Memorial
Hospital erected at Scranton, Pa. Her
eldest son, George Taylor, has given
$50, 900, and these, with other gifts by
Mr.. Taylor and his family, make a
total of $650,000.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

Mrs. Senator Hearst of California is
the most artistic entertainer at Wash
ington. She is self-educated. She
married George Hearst when he was y
California expleites Of mines with
1000 men in his employ. The senator
is seventy years of age, but his wife is
much younger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17

In doubtful statr-Wonder if she
loves me?-Boston Herald,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
Tw One Trip,

The newspapers in the east have Of
late become aware of the drain upon
their population because of the many
farmers who are coming west and are
telling their people of the advantages
of the rock bound hills and worn out
valleys of that region. The story they
are telling to their folks will 60 down
all right, provided they do not let the
farmers take a trip to the west and see
for themselves the great advantages of
the new western country over the east.
But when the farmers take one trip to
the west that settles it, and they come
and bring their families. A farmer
knows farm when he sees it, and there
is nothing that so delights the eye of
an old New Englander who has spent
three-quarters of his life trying to dig
a living out of the barren hills of the
east as to rest his optics by gaze
across a nice Kansas prairie farm. 1t
catches him every time and he has no
further use for the old stump and rock
covered ''home place."-K. C. Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23

Bill Nye and James Whitcomb Riley
had the top floor at Liederkranz Hall,
last night. It is not uncomplimentary
to MIR. Nye and Mr.Riley to say that,
among the varied festivities of the even
ing they were the most popular, and had
by far the largest and most fashionable
crowd. Their entertainment. like the
recent campaign, was mainly intellect
ual, aud the large hall was filled by the
cream of Louisville people, who have
shed tears with Mr.. Nye, or walked
knee deep in June'' and poetry with
Mr.. Riley.
The entertainment began promptly
at O'Clock, at which time the tall,
hairless King of American humorists
and the Hoosier poet appeared in the
rear Of the hall, and amid a burst of
applauses marched down the aisle to
the stage.
Both gentlemen were enthusiastically
encored. and the pleasure of the aud
fence was expressed in continuous
laughter and applause.
The second entertainments will be
given this evening.-LouisviIle Com
nsercial. December IL. 1883.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
Kansas Farmers.

As long as the farmers Of Kansas
trct out their cow, the eastern manu-
facturers will milk her. We ask the
farmers if, now, in all good conscience,
it is not time to stop taxing yourself
your children and your chidren's
children to death for the benefit of
eastern plutocrats and milliOnairesl
How many farmers in Kansas are
worth 500, 900? How many farmers
own bonds and coup0ns2 How many
farmers own seaside resorts and travel
in Europe? Why is it that one class
alone in the United States tax the other
under the plea of protectionp Why is
it that one class alone is entitled to all
the benefits? Why is it that the farm.
ers are always in the soupp Answer
these questions, farmers Of Kansas, you
yourselves are responsible. The poet
has said that she who wOnld be free
himself must strike the blow"
It is high time that the farmers Of
Kansas got together and worked fUI
their own interests Kaneos DeUOcr0t
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23

Judge Foster, in recent letter to
the members of republican resub-
mission club, says:
'There are two questions involved
in this controversy even greater and
more important to our people, and the
system of government under which we
live. than the question Of prohibition or
license.
1.-The first question to be decided is
whether on the free soil of Kansas q
citizen has the right to express his
honest sentiments on this question
adverse to prohibition without receiv-
ing personal abuse and vituperation. 1t
is question Of free speech against gag
law. tolerance and free thought against
intolerance and bigotry.
1.-The other question is whether the
people can be trusted to decide their
own policy on this and other questions
Of great public concern, or whether the
whole matter shall be settled by q
small junta OF politicians. We believe
! the people can and should be trusted. 9
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
TIE ALLIANCE.


The Alliance bids defiance
To monopolies and rings,
To the vices and devices
That corruption always brings.
I've q notion that devotion
To its principles and aims,
win most surely and securely
Tear from US our CALLING chains
With great patience and endurance
We have born . heavy weight;
By our labors, on our shoulders
We support the "Ship of State.''
Shall we meekly and completely
Bow our necks to further wrong?
Shall we blindly and supinely
Listen to the Sirens songe
Shall the wealthy and the lordly
Tap our veins for further blood7
Shall We nourish, that it flourish,
All this vile and grasping horde?
Let us, rather, join together,
That our rights we may maintain;
That this giant, 50 defiant,
May be numbered with the slainI
Let us rally, hill and valley;
Press and pulpit, urge our cause!
Bench and anvil. plow and spindle,
Help to make US better laws!
Rouse, ye farmers! Wave your banners
From yon crag to sea-girt sand!
Rise, mechanics! With your efforts
Well redeem "Our native land!"
kansas Farmer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
The Discipline Of Judgment.

There is probably no human faculty
that is more in need OF faithful and pa
tient cultivation than the Judgment, for
there is none that has more complica-
tions to deal with or moro difficulties to
overcome. Nevertheless there is per-
haps none which receives less systematic
discipline or upon which people gener-
ally are less willing to expend labor
and thought. They train their chill
dren's memory, exercise their powers OF
expression, school them in habits ol
industry, endurance, patience and self.
control, but seldom discipline their
Judgment or teach them how to draw
correct conclusions That, they sup.
pose, is something which time and ex.
perience will do for them; yet. when
they see what hasty opinions and ill.
advised judgments are continually
formed by older people. they might in.
for that some definite education in this
respect was necessary for both young
and old.-N. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
BAcKwARp turn backward. q

BACKWARD turn backward, o time
in your fight, give me the nose that
breathed through last night Bring
back the smeller that two days ago,
knew not the torment Of continual
blow. Wipe from mustacbe the
moisture Of sneeze, put wooden splints
on my poor weakened knees; rub my
red nose as you oft have before, with
taIlow dear mother; oh, it is 50 sore.
Backward, fow backward, o tide OF
the nosel am so tired from my head
to my tOes; tired out with moppine
and coughing and sneezing; weary
from handkerchief constantly seizfng;
l have grown weary of snifile and snuff,
of wiping my bugle until it is rough.
Stick my poor head in . big pillow slip,
and sew it up mother. bsve the
h srippe.-Atchieon Gaods.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-23
Birds of a Feather,

1t is an cid saying that birds Of a
feather will flock together" and the
saying was never more fully exemplified
in Great Bend than by the close
affiliation of poor old Townsley and the
quack humbug who has been imposing
upon the credulous and ignorent of this
city for the last week or more. 1t is
truly amusing to see the love the old
man exhibited for travelling mounte-
bank, and hsw anxious he shows him.
self to assist the fellow in quilting the
credulous and unsuspecting. The two
are indeed ''birds of a feather" the
one a loud mouthed quack who does
not find it healthy to stay long in q
town, and the other a crabid, cross
grained, disappointed, snappish,
virulent. obscene, senseless bag of
wind, whose political past is a disgrace
and future blank, who has never had
thought to build up his own interests
without trying to pull down his neigh
bors', and upon whom disappointment
after disappointment has fallen as q
punishment for his objectionable
assininity, until he hardly draws a
breath that is not burdened with the
bitterness of blasted hopes. Why he
continues to live and cucumber the
earth with his ungainly form, God
alone knows. He may be sent among
us rs warning to evil beginners, to
show them how little man may become
by throwing his whole life into an effort
to deal out envy and disgust. 1t il
hard on the newspapers of this county
however, for such a blatherskite, who
has no more claims upon the name OF
journalist than has his long necked
and timber tongued quack doctor te
the name of doctor to be permitted
to perpetrate the guttersnipe upon even
his fifteen or twenty subscribers.
Barnum says that all American peo.
pie like to be humbugged. There are
a few people in Great Bend who have
the national falling; and as they can.
not possibly be harmed to any great
extent by either Of the two unenviable
blokes referred to in this notice, thu
world will move along just the same q,
if there were no Townsleys nor quacl
doctors to pester the public.