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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
Carlyle's Picture of Frederick the Great.

1.-The man is not of godlike phys
ognomy, any more than of imposing
stature and costume; close-shut mouth,
with thin lips, prominent jaws and
nose, receding brow; by no means of
Olympian height; head, however, is
of long form, and has superlative gray
eyes in it. Not what is called
beautiful man; nor yet, by all
| appearance, what is called a happy.
On the contrary, the face bears evil
dence of many sorrows, as they are
termed, of much hard labor done in
this world; and seems to anticipate
nothing but more still coming.
Quiet stocism, capable of what joy
there were, but not expecting anything
worth mention; great unconscious.
and some conscious pride, well tenn
pered with CHEEKY mockery of hui
mor-are written on that old face;
which carries its chin well forward, i'm
spite of the slight stoop about the neck
snuffy nose, rather flung into the air,
under its old cooked Lat-like an old
snutfy lion on the wa,cI; and such a
pair of eyes as no man, or lion, or
lynx of that century bore elsewhere,
according to all the testimony we have.
Most excellent pc ent brilliant eyes,
swift-darting as the stars, steadfast as
the sun; gray, we said, of the azure
gray color; large enough, no, of glar-
ing size; Il e habitual expression OF
them, vigilance and penetrating sense,
rapidly resting on depth. Which is an
vASenvnt continuation, and gives us
the notion of lambent outer radiance
springing from some great inner sea
of light and fire in the man.
The voice, if he speaks to you, is of
similar physiog nomy-clear melodiou-,
and sonorous; all tones are in it, from
that of ingenious inquiry, graceful
sociality, iIht-fowing banter (rather
prickly for most parD, up to definite
word of command, up TO desolating
word of rebuke and reprobation.
Jast about threescore and ten years
ago his speakings came to .fnis in this
World of Time; and he vanished from
all eyes into other words, leaving
much inquiry about him in the minds
of men, which as my readers and |
may feel too well, is not by any means
satisfied -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
Handling Manuscripts with Gloves.

l was railroading q few days with
the editor of one of the popular maya
zines, writes correspondent, After
some conversation, we both turned to
our reading, he occupying himse f
with bundle of manuscripts which
he carried in his valise. Before set
tli7g himself to reading he donned a
pair of gloves, which led to the re-
marx that this was certainly handling
authors with gloves, eyes" he re-
piled, "you may construe it that way,
but there is more practical reason for
my wearing gloves whenever l handle
a quantity of manuscript at one time.
The fact is, | do it as serf-proteclion
to health. We naturally receive manu-
scripts from all kinds of people, and
from all sorts of homes and places.
No one knows what sickness may be
in some of the homes from which these
manuscripts come. And so, some time
ago, made it Il practice to don a pair
of gloves whenever | sat down for
manuscript reading. There's nothing
like being careful in all things, and in
this case think care is exercised by
not having a miscellaneous lot of man
uscripts come in contact with my
hands"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
The Cattle Trade with England.

The growing magnitude of the ex-
port of cattle from the United
S ates to England is awaken ne
the attention of the insurance COM
panies to a serious disadvantage under
which tley labor. Owing to a lack OF
supervision, and the absence of provi-
sion of proper arrangements, consider
able 10 SEES are incurred in the course
of the voyage. Such steamers, carry
ing as many as a thousand live cattle,
have sailed from the Atlantic seaboard,
chiefly bound for the United Kingdom.
OF one such consignment it Is reported
that $50 of the G title persisted en- route.
AS this loss falls either upon the ex-
porters or the insurance company, il
makes considerable hole in the profits.
A movemen is now on foot among the
insurance companies for specially III
surfing any consignment which exceeds
700 or 800 cattle in a ship. 1t is esti-
mated that every week $1,000 head OF
live cattle are shipped from American
ports, chiefly from New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
Ages Of European Sovereigns.

The new issue of the Almanach de
Gotha gives al interesting table, show
ing the ages of the reigning soyereigns
of Europe and the duration of their
reigns: COMMITTING the small German
States, the oldest reigning prince is
Leo Kill, who is 70 3-S years old,
and has reigned nearly u years; next
comes William Ill, king of the Neither
lands, 70 ga years old, having reigned
40 years; next Christian TX, king of
Denmark, IL 1-2 years old, with 26
years of reign; then Queen Victoria,
20 1-2 years old, with so years of reign !;
Karl l. of Wurtemburg, &c % yea S
old, with % years of reign; Frederick,
Grand Duke of Baden, 63 years old,
with So ye RS Of reign; Albert, king
of Saxony, 81 1-2 years old, with 16
years of reign; Oscar H., king of
Sweden, 60 ga years old, with II years
of reign; Francs Joseph OF Austria,
SO years old, having reigned Al years !;
Leopold H., king of the Belgians, "a
1-2 years old, having reigned "a years !;
Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, 50 years
old, with II years of reign; Charles,
king of Roumania, so 1-2 years old,
with reign of % % years s.nce
the beginning of his government; Mich
olaS, prince of Montenegro, AZ years
old, with a reign of 20 years; Abdul
Hamid, the Sultan, AZ years old, with
ID years of reign; Humbert l., king
of Italy, As 1-2 years old, with reign
of nearly IL years; Alexander H.,
Russia, A 1-2 year, old, with reign
of "a yearsi George, king of
Greece, A years old, with reign of
26 l-2 years; Otto, king of Bavaria,
Al 1-2 years old; William H., German
Emperor, nearly 81 years old, with
1-2 yea s of reign; Carlos l., of
Portugal, 26 years old, two months of
reign; Alexander L., of Servia, Is 1-3
years old, with nine months of reign ;
Alfons XIII. of Spain, 8 l2 years
old, with 1-2 years of reign.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20

Good feeding is a very important
agent in good breeding, but it takes
quite number of generations before
anything like new breed can be pro-
duced-in addition to much watchful
care.
Common land plaster is excellent as
a deodorizer about stables and privies,
or to keep manure piles from sending
out their odors.
Colts should be used frequently
while growing up, but always lightly
until their strength ma ures. No con-
siderable weight should be placed on a
colts back until the spine is stiff and
strong, or 0 hollow back will be the
result.
Some Digs do excellent work at
churning, but Chester Co., Pa, dog,
after three wears of steady work, re-
fused TO churn any more, and allowed
himself to be choked to death rather
than work longer. He doubtless felt
that some other dog should have his
day, and perhaps he was right.
A New York dairyman, after much
persuasion, was induced to keep a
milk record of each cow, and OH sum-
ming up found that only one-third of
his herd Gone COW in three) was pay
ing expenses. Thereupon he "reor-
ganized" that herd in hurry, and is
now satisfied that record is a safe
thing.
Habit has a great deal to do with the
methods in vogue for dairying and
stock feeding. Before people were
Infatuated TO the use of table forks it
was deemed "sinfu." in some quarters
to use lhem-just as some benighted
Christian objected once TO tiddles and
organs in church choirs. This fact is
recorded in the American Cyclopedia.
Some people even yet deem it almost
sinful to stable a COW summer ana
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
The Irrepressible Chinese.

The Chinese seem to be irrepressi-
BILE. They manage somehow or other
to go into the country along the
boundaries.
Already it is calculated some 200, 00C
Chinese are located in the United
States, and with unrestricted emigra-
ton it is feared the country would
soon be overrun by them, as they are
glad to escape from the wretched con-
ditions under which they have to live
in some of the provinces at home,
where they have a constant struggle
for existence against wding,
famines and other devastating causes
The Chinese are detested because
they never enter the brotherhood OF
citizenship as other foreigners do
Western civilization recedes as the
Chinese gain footing.
This experience is not confined tc
America. 1t is said to prevail in al
countries where the Chinese are found
in large numbers. In the Philippine
Islands, which they have inhabited fol
the past three hundred years, they
show no signs of change. They retain
all the habits and vices of their owl
land. Not only have they maintained
their social characteristics, but in near.
ly every instance they have proved
themselves stronger so far as the &C.
QUESTION of material wealth and adj
vantage is concerned.
Even the young Chinese born Oh
American soil have all the habits,
superstitions, vices, and customs OF
their fathers. ANY advantage which
may be gained from their cheap labor
must be more than lost by the evils
they bring upon the country by the
spread of the opium habit, gambling
and other vices peculiar to the Mon
golian.
In San Francisco the Chinese have
so far become masters of the situation
that they are governed by secret tri-
bunals, and have a regular organiza-
ton for thwarting the operations OF
the law by ''removing Witnesses" en-.
forcing perjury, and other methods.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
A LOUP-GAROU.

drink by day, or 1 drink by night,
The dranght that worketh this loathsome
change.
! burn with fever, freeze with fright,
Yet yield to the passion strange
and out go from the sunny rooms,
From hearts so tender, from friends SO
true,
The mountain glens and the forest glooms
TO wander-a Loup-GarouI
over the river, and past the moor,
Through the city's streets l roam and rage
with ali that is gentle, good and pure,
A ceaseless war 10 wage.
Once sat at the blessed feast
With ir-haired maid with ewes of blue
But now--make way for the bowling beast
Make way for the Loup-Garou!
. White-robed girl, in your garden alone,
with your roSe-wreathed hair and YOUR
eyes of light
hneel IN the dust by the wall of stone,
And pray for your lover tonight!
y God in Heaven receive her PRAYER,
And break these burning letters in two
From this foul Gehenna of black despair
Deliver the Loup- Garoui
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
Burned City Rapidly Rebuilt.

Seattle has been largely rebuilt since
the fire. and the new buildings are
much finer than were the old ones. In
seventy days after the fire brick no
tel containing 200 rooms was COM
pleted. Nine street car lines have been
completed, or nearly so; a $500, 00C
rolling-mill has been es ablished, and
iron works to cost SO, 100000 are be-
ing constructed, while a costly opera
house has just been thrown open,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
Farm Notes.

Sixty five tons of butter were
shipped from Montgomery County
Pennsylvania, to Liverpool by Samuel
G. Freed recently.
Mrs. Carver, the seattle queen" OF
Tular County, bought 400 head OF
cattle last week of Poso ranchers al
$40 a head, says the Los Angeles
Times.
The man who thinks he can raise
fruit successfully without any study OF
insect enemies will know when it is
too late. Insects work when fruit
growers sleep, and on Sundays also.
A petrified apple was discovered at
Harrington, Me-, few days ago by
some boys. 1t had changed to the
co or of marble. The stem and bios
som were apparently as perfect as
when the fruit fell from the tree.
A thrifty but non-bearing fruit tree
can be made to bear sometimes by root
pruning. d g trench about it, cut
ting off the long roots, put muck or
manure in the trench and fill up. The
result will sometimes be admirable.
A duck, belonging to a Rockland,
Me-, man, was frozen into POND the
other night, and was found in the
morning with just her head out of the
ice. The ice was broken and the duck
freed, apparently none the worse for
her night out.
To check or ruin fruit orchard
planted with care, seed it to grass and
leave it TO take care Of itself. There
are some other ways also, but few are
as efficient as this. But what is the
use of planting an orchard unless the
owner means to care for it?
February, in fact, is generally more
windy and cold, though less snowy
than January, and it is in this month
that we must watch our chances in a
mild winter like this one, to get out
our wood and store our ice whenever
the weather favors. The chances in
March are far more uncertain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20

The Queen of England is expected
to spend the 10th of February, the
fiftieth anniversary OF her marriage,
at Osborne. In accordance with an
annual custom, the Royal househo d
then drink her Majesty's health. The
memory of the late Prince Consort is
honored in silence. Her Majesty's
health is daily toast after dinner at
Windsor, Osborne and Balmoral.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice in
the meantime remain in the Isle Of
Wight,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20

winter, think ng that she needs to fight
flies in summer in the sun, and that
northwest winds and snowstorms in
crease the flow of milk in winter.
One who has tested the yield of milk
from COW fed with nice green, early
cut hay, and then with hay ever RIPE,
coarse and brittle, says that the formei
was worth to him 81 ton more than
the latter. But some farmers Will noa
believe it in spite of dozen tests. A
good m TX record will tell far move OF
a cows merits than a study Of heI
escutcheon
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20

Canned food of every description is
now almost universally used all over
the world, and the argumtnts for and
against its healthfulness have generally
subsidized. 1t is admitted that canned
goods are not necessarily unhealthful
per sc, and their great convenience
and comparative cheapness render
them very popular. Moreover greater
care is exercised by the Gamers than
ever before, so that the real danger
which attended the use of goods put
up in tin cans has been in a great
measure eliminated. Nevertheless some
caution should be exercised by con-
sumers. Decomposition in animal
products often develops poisonous
alkaloids, like the tyrotoxicon which is
sometimes the cause of illness to per-
sons eating milk products or cheese,
and cases of illness from eating canned
goods are usually to be traced to this
source.
There is also an element of danger
in salts that may be formed by the ac-
ton of the contents on the metal of
the can. Both these sources of danger
have been reduced to a minimum by
improved methods of canning, but it
is idle to deny that they exist. and they
demand reasonable precaution in lur-
chasing and using canned goods.
There are 9th PROJECTIONS, such as they
are, to food in cans. 1t must be
confessed that the operations to be
witnessed in some, at least, of the can
ming factories are not such as to pre-
possess sensitive stomach in favor of
canned fruit, and the women and men
who handle the fruit in is various
stages are not always so clearly in per-
son az hey might be. Good house
keepers are coming more and more into
the habit of doing their own fruit-can-
ming, and this is much the better way
on all accounts and not usually much,
if any, more expensive.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
ABOUT THE FARM.
Hints for Farmers and Busy
Housewives to Appreciate.

Eat all cold food slowly. Digestion
will not begin till the temperature of
the food has been raised by the heat of
the stomach to ninety-eight deg ees.
Hence the more heat that can be i'm
parted to it by slow mastication, the
better. The precipitation of a large
quantity of cold food into the stomach
by fast eating may, and often does,
cause discomfort and indigestion, and
every occa, ion of this kind results in a
measurable injury to the digestive
function. Ice-wate drunk with cold
food of course increases the mischie 6.
Hot drinks-hot water, weak tea, cof-
fee, chocolate, etc.-will, on the con-
trary, help to prevent it. But eat
slowly, anyway.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20
DR.. TALMAGE'S HOME SERMON
The Eminent Divine Resumes Praooh
ing In Brooklyn.

A Great Crowd Hears the Noted Pros.,,s,.,s
First sermon In the Academy of Music
Since Returning From His Trip to the
Holy Land-His Subject: "The House
on the Wall"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20

Fattening the birds is an important,
but not difficult matter. The birds
are shut up in light, dry, but roomy
house or shed for about six weeks, and
are fed twice day ON barley meal
mixed with milk, but always have good
barley and maiz> by them if they feel
hungry. They are also given milk to
drink, and roots of various kinds, with
cabbage, are allowed to them, as well
as plentiful supply of sand. ashes.
and lime to assist digestion. They e
kept strictly clean, and food is never
allowed to lie about and become sour.
The great secret of turkey feeding is
to keep the birds from becoming sick,
and to kill them off so soon as the pro-
cess of ripening is completed. A hun
dred and fifty years ago the birds were
sent i'll drove' to London, as we have
already seen, and fatted in the neigh
bourhood of the metropolis, if fatted
at all. La'er on series of express
carts was established, by means of
which the birds could be delivered to
London i'll two days and night. But
now they are killed on the spot, pluck
ed and dressed, and within few hours
can be delivered into the poulterers'
shops.
There is another use 10 which the
turkey is put, though it has nothing to
do with the question of supplying the
markets, namely, as a hatcher anu
brooder. Turkey cocks as we'll as
hens can be trained to sit and rear any
variety of fowl. and as they cover a
arge number of eggs and chickens,
-hev can do n considerable amount of !
work in this direction. 1t is no I'M
tn ng in some arts of France
to see turkey gobbler looking after a
flock of little chickens, perhaps thirty
in number, with all the zeal and care
of all old matron.-Pall Mall Budget.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-20

Any one who has ever eaten the de-
licious Southern dish gumbo will for
ever afte" have high opinion of okra,
| and will not be at loss to know why
it is cultivated. The conservative cul-
mary authority of the encyclopadia
declares that okra is cultivated "for
its young pods, which abound in mu-
cilage; their principal use is to impart
thickening to soups" If the enthu
siastic believers in the industrial value
of okra are TO be TT :s;ed it will be Gull
tivated for the pocket instead of the
palate of the South. Like its relatives
of the mallow family the okra has a
fibre, and this it is believed can be
used as substitute for jute and work
ed up into bagging. The agricultural
department of South Carolina has re-
Gently received specimens of ORA fibre
and has forwarded some of them to
Secretary Rusk, who is said TO be
believer in okra.'
In the okra stalk the fibre is sur
rounded by the wood, not mixed with
1t, and is therefore quickly separable
by machinery, while jute must be Sc
parated by hand. Some okra enthusi-
asts predict that it will displace King
Cotton, and more conservative people
believe that the fibre will be found to
have great mercantile value. The
South is making tagging of various
materials and will try okra rather than
pay tribute to the jute trust. In this
respect the South has shown a sturdy
determination to be independent of
trust dictation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-06
MISS GRANGER IN HEH NEW PLAY.

Washington, May (SpecaD.-MiSs Maude Granger
gave IA " first night" here this evening at the new
National Theatre. producing four act play entitled
Inherited by Richard Davey and Mr.. Lucy IT..
Hooper. The play belongs % The emotional drama
and deals with the topic Of hereditary INSANITY the
heroine marrying. in spite Of a timely warming and
developing mad streak some two years afterward.
She subsequently escapes from asylum, 70 find her
husband remarked T. her iosiersster. Many cx-
acting and some forced and unnatural situations are
offered 70 the actress, but the play ran smoothly a.
whole and the audience. which large and de-
cdedy cordial one, called Hiss Granger twice before
Tho curtain. The play VIII ran here for a week
and viii then be added 10 Miss Changers regular
repertOry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-06
NOTES or THE STAGE.

Miss Marie Wainwright arrived in the city hSt
ovcninr and is staying at the Gcrlach me mas Ell
t,I recovered from her recent sickness. and played
., every performance last week in Chicago MISS
wainwright will spend the summer AZ sari0ga, ana
will iccon her next seasons tour III " i"tHtH Nc"
az Pittsburg, september To-
George Hin,,on. Of the Vaudeville Theatre Pars'
announces that Oh account Of the sudden 'icN'e's
Of Madamoiselle dc Vilhers, who was 10 play the
mar Of Madelanc in the French play "Thc foos
Gentleman mis- evening, the play ha> been pO,tp"ned
for a week AID NadamOscnc &c HdrcVuTI VIII pay
Nadclaine.
An Original Play Will be presented al the I mon
souare Theatre onorrow afternoon. 1t has been
announced incorrectly that the play Is called EApa
lion. and will De under the management o. H. -
sargent II will he under the direction OF OIHld l.
Graeve the author, and james Walls
An entertainment will be given at the Lyceum
Theatre on Friday afternoon for the benefit Of tho
Chapel Hill n. JJ Fre>h-Ar Mission. Amateurs
will plav THE Nettle7 sunset" and lie MaFlase
aux ianterneS.7 The performance VIII be uAder the
direction of Nelson WheatcIoft.
A dispatch from Chicago says tha' Miss Nellie
McHenry and her new play. Lady Peggy were
favorabIy received at Haymarkct Theatre. Chicago
on sunday night
The sale Of seats for the Won Buow concert
at The Metropolitan opera House Oh saturday even
ing and the public rehearsal on Friday afternoon
begins this morning. Neither OF the-c artists has
ever before played the Zach Concerto, which they VIII
give Mr. DAlberi Will also play he Brahms Con
certo DR. Won IuloW conducting The orchestra.
A dinner will be given to Edward Harr.sau by ulc
Celtic club Of Newark on Thursday evening. MI.
Harrigan's season ends this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-06
yARIOTS THEATRICAL INCIDENTS.

A play called The Editor" was offered at Paliners
Theatre last night, with Mr.. Louis Mdrch ana MISS
Dora Goldtvaite in the chief part>, Nr. De Won
Hopper presented himself at the Broadway Theatre
in Castles in the Air. The KralfvS who commonly
arrive here with the hot weather. presented Around
the World I'm Eighty Days" at Niblo'S Theatre Mr.
Joseph Murphy appeared AT the Fourteenth street
Theatre in Irish drama. NcSsrs. Donnelly ana "raiu
were seen at the Grand opera House in Natural
Gas and The Kings FOol7 was given al Hammer
STEMS opera House in many theatres last nigh,
the exercises were wound up with performance OF
the music Of the star spanccd banner. me eehl.
mont i patriotic. hut the air Is painful. ana II nlEl
well hc wished that this sudden theatrical pilTot!sln
had selected more harmonious STRAIN Tor inc u'cI-
ance Of its unexpected emotion.