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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30
ALL SORTS.
Evarts Would Wait.

A good story about Senators Evarts
and Hoar has just come out, rather
late, but not too late to bear repetition
They were both members of the senate
committee on the library Mr. Hoar is
industrious and Mr.. Evarts is not so in
dustrious as he might be if he were
younger and of a different tempera-
ment. He would not do anything that
did not appear to be absolutely neces-
sary, and one thing that Mr.. Hoar came
to think he would never do was to call
a meeting of the library committee.
One day Evarts and Hoar met by
accident in the committee room. Mr.
HOar, in his querulous way, said to Mr..
Evarts, Look here, Evarts, when you
get ready to call meeting of the com
mittee on the library wish you would
be kind enough to notify my execu-
tors" Mr.. Evarts kept on reading his
paper for a moment, and then replied,
in his dryest and most deliberate tone,
Nothing will afford me greater pleas
ure." Mr. Hoar did not pursue the
subject further New Orleans Times
Democrat
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She Cleaned the Picture.

A prominent Methodist of the High
lands secured some time ago in New
York valuable painting of John Yves
ley, which he valued highly In the
absence Of his family one day the SER
want girl undertook to do some house
cleaning on her own account She &C
cordingly took the pictures from the
wall and treated the gilded frame and
the sainted Wesley's face to a thorough
washing with water and soapsuds. Not
being an expert at cleaning pictures,
the maiden left her marks on the pict-
ure, which, although not ruined, was
sadly defaced.-Springfeld Homestead.
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AFRICAN HAIR DRESSING.
The Queer Ways That Some Lady MAN.
ganias Do Up Their Back Hair.

The Queer WAYS That Some Lady Man
ganjas Do Up Their Back Hair.
A limited wardrobe, such as belts
the climate, may in brief manner be
stated as the general characteristic OF
African dress. What little they wear
is, however, in many cases peculiar
enough to merit few words, and is
sometimes combined with an extraor-
binary furore for improving on nature
by disturbing their otherwise not
particularly handsome countenances.
Among the Manganjas, for example,
it is the head upon which the greatest
elaboration is bestowed.
The most favorite form of dressing
the hair is to take a couple of pieces of
wet, pliable hide and shape them into
the form of OK or buffalo horns, after
which they are allowed to dry. They
are then fastened to each side of the
forehead and the hair trained over
them and plastered into position by
means of grease and clay. Two horns
are the favorite ornament, but some
times only one is used; in the latter
case the wearer looks like black BIZ
pedal unicorn.
Others vary this style of hair dress
ing by twisting up number of locks
all over the head into the shape of
miniature horns, so as to cause a por-
cupine-like appearance in the practicer
of this extraordinary style of headdress
Pigtails, so far as their short ''wool"
will allow, are also in vogue among
some of this tribe. The women, as
might be expected, are also by no
means without fastidiousness in dress
ing and ornamenting their hair, but
this is quite overshadowed by another
effort at identifying in which they ex-
Gel, namely, in wearing the ''pelele" or
ring of ivory, metaA-or bamboo, which
is of considerable Size, in their upper
lip, the orifice for its reception being
gradually enlarged from early girlhood
until it can receive the full sized ring,
which, among the Manganja bellies,
| constitutes the acme of female lowell
ness made perfect.
The wearing of this hideous orna-
ment alters the whole appearance of
the face and renders it impossible for
the women to pronounce the labial
letters. Hence a woman in this tribe
speaks differently from the men. Some
of the women even tattoo, but owing
to the darkness of their skin this mode
of decoration cannot get shown to adj
vantage and is not very popular 1t is
not pleasant to record of a nation SO
fond of dress that they seemed to be
entirely unconscious that in civilized
eyes cleanliness is a virtue which ranks
Aeven higher than tattooing. Peoples
of the World.
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WHY PonItrr Enn. ont.

American Cultivator says: First cross
es with almost any standard breed Of
fowl are pretty sure 10 produce good re-
suits. The man who makes the cross
knows the characteristics he wishes TO
breed 10, and the cross generally secures
them. But these grade fowls, though
often valuable for egg producing, are
not trustworthy for breeding. Their
progeny are not grades but mongrela.
Changing the males in a flock is often
advised, but il the new stock are mon
grels there will be little advantage from
this. The fiocks on farms all over the
country are largely of this mongrel stock.
and this is one reason why 80 many have
poor success with poultry. Forty or fifty
years ago the common dunghill fowl in
this country, though originally inter-
mixed, had been inbred long enough 80
that il had become almost an established
breed. Few, If any, Of these old FASH
toned fowls are now left anywhere. As
a consequence the introduction OF new
blood in every flock not absolutely pure
bred is n necessity every two or three
years, and in every case males of pure
blood, and so far rs possible OF the pre-
dominant strain Of the flock, should DO
introduced for crossing.
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Pasturing Orchards.

"Ought apple orchards to be pasturedY
was question asked at n New York
farmers institute
Mr.. Van Alstyne answered: II past
ured an orchard Of oght acres with
sheep two years, and the fruit was inn
proved. Sheep droppings are very val
pable for the trees. / shall continue to
keep sheep in my orchards
Col, Curtis said: "The advantages Of
swine are that they do all that the sheep
do in enriching the land, and they root
up the larvae of the codling moth which
have escaped from the apples and are
hidden just under the ground, The pigs
viii destroy all of these, which the sheep
Will not. All other Larvae viii be in
similar danger.
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The Minstrel.
He THOUGHT he once could sing

He thought he once could sing
A song OF love and Gpring.
But Hammered. though he held n full strung
Tyre;
Because he lacked the art
Which later years impart:
Because the skill was less than the desire.
And now he seems 30 know
just how the tune should flow.
But misses the young ardor once 10 strong.
The impulse Of the heart
Il slower than the art:
The skill 20 sing is better than the song.
The SOLDERING touch Of time
Holds back tho hasty rhyme
That In the heat Of youth once spurnod control:
For shared In webs Of thought
His flying dreams are caught;
Age looks beyond the senses 20 the soul.
An. could the singers art
Assume the loftior part
As once the lowlicr in the realm Of songl
All. could LIES RrAndor themes
Flow like the early streams,
What minstrel then would say he had lived too
long2
-Christophcr r. Cranch Ia Hnrpcr'a
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FIotSam and Jetsam.

A whale sixty-eight feet long, and
dead from the thrusts of SWORD
fish, floated ashore on the South Caro-
lima coast the other day, and the two
parties of negroes who found it fought
for four hours as to which should take
possession. Then some white men came
along and gobbled the prize.-Detroit
Eraa DtacS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30

The housewife can hardly have too
many doilies. Not only are they use-
full to put under finger bowls and TO lay
on cake and bread plates, but they arc
admirable to place under hot dishes, 10
lay between a scallop shell and the
plate, under patas. etc
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30
1.-THE Manly Art of Self Defence

Giving elbow for blow" is often more
thought of, than that other art of self de-
fence, which consists in defending ones own
system from the assaults of disease and
neglect. When dyspepsia, constipation, bill,
iousness, liver complaint" jaundice, and
the like lay hold of the system, the best de-
fence is the immediate use of DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets; tiny, sugar-coated Grnules,
made from concentrated vegetable extracts
one dos
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ouEEN-pRoNE-woRKER.

at all, and is commonly known as drone
laying queen. The queen is an impor-
tant individual Of hive only so long ms
she is useful. When her usefulness
ceases she is destroyed with as little con-
sideration rs are the drones.
The drones are the male bees, and are
generally found in the hive only from
May to November, though they may re.
main all winter. There are in nature
several hundred and often thousands in
each colony. The number may be and
is often reduced by the apiarist. The
worker or neuter bees are the undevel-
oped females-the bees that do the work
except that Of laying eggs. There are
from $1,000 to 10000 workers ia every
good colony.
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. = . V il 8 :!
Cook, ParIor and Box.

still have couple Dozen less stoves continue
my Offer made heretofore to Lamoille County to w.t. to sell
them at less than thew cost and they bought low
cash. My assortment considerably broken and in order
close out what have left will sell them very low.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30
TO THE
FARMERS Of VERMONT.

1t has incidentally come to
my knowledge that you oc-
casionally make complaints
because of the small sums re-
ceived for your Dairy skins.
The fault is your own, for if
you would take them off and
properly care for them you
would rarely find a skin that
would bring you less than so
cents, and a great many of
them would bring you 90,
10 and even SO cents each.
Poor skins, like poor butter,
are poor property and bring a
poor price. 1t will cost you
only penny for postal card
on which to send me your adj
dress, to secure full printed
directions as to the proper
method of taking off'and caring
for your calf skins. l will very
gladly mail these to you free,
postpaid, if you will send me
your name and SO request.
In most ofthe towns Of Yer
mont | have buyers but in
localities where | have none |
would suggest that a half doz-
en- farmers club together and
ship their skins in quantities Of
e or more in which case |
will pay all freights after de-
livery at Il. R. depot. l cannot
allow you wholesale prices in
towns whereI have buyer but
where | have none | will
gladly arrange with any reli-
able farmer who is willing to
attend to the matter of collect
ing skins taken of, in his
vicinity, and in such case will
Of course allow the buyers
commission.
G. S. PAGE,
Hyde Park. VT.
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tNnrNTC make 100 per cent. net on my Cor.
HUEN ] y sets. Belts, Brushes Curriers' and
Medicine. Samples free. Write now.
Dr. Bridgeman, 81 Broadway, n. Y.
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HARRISON DODGE AGENT, moRRrsvlLLs, VT.

HARRISON DODGE. AGENT, MoRRIsvLLE,vr VT.
All the above property will
be sold on liberal terms of pay
ment. Don't expect cash if you
have not got it, but must have
either good paper, security, or
enough paid down to make Sc
curity upon property sold am
pie beyond a doubt.
CARROLL S. PAGE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-04-30

r. Stone, formerly OF 80, wasAaI utIc
last week. He is studying law in Minneapol
Chaffee 81 was called home last Tuesd
by the very sudden death of his father
Miss Skinner has returned from BostC
where she has been in attendance upon I
Pan-Helenic convention of the young lad
sarorities of the United Stated. This &C
vention was held with the Boston Universe
Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Joel Aliens father died last Monday, a
his funeral was held at North Hero on Thu
day Several of the students attended
carrying with them three floral designs viii
were presented by the Phi Delta Theta fratt
nifty, of which Joe" is a member the soph
more society and the junior class.
There will be some fine games of ball
Athletic Park this week Wednesday, THU
day. Friday and Saturday when the John
Morrill's, of Boston, will cross bats.
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MISCELLANEOUS
i 70 e ! =
FOR SALE.

In closing out my miscella-
neous business, / again find my
self with considerable property
that [ have no use for. [ have
heretofore found the columns
of the NEWS AND CITIZEN a
very excellent medium through
which to reach the people of
Lamoille County when / had
anything to offer, and | again
come to it's readers as in days
of yore with my offerings. They
are as follows:
, 1891-09-10

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Sept. 9.-The steamer
which arrived from Ensenada, Lower
California, brought the first news of the
terrible death of a young Mexican, from
thirst, and Il narrow escape from the
same fate OF a Chinese. Louis Feliz and
his brother have just returned from a
prospecting trip In the region OF the San
Felipe desert, lying along the gulf coast of
of the peninsula. When about ITO miles
south of San Felipe young Benito Cessna
and a ChiDaman who did the cooking for
the party. with a mule and a burro, be.
came separated from the rest and
wandered into the desert. The AMI
mails soon died, and being unable to find
water the boy and Chipaman suffered
fearful tortures before they succeeded in
reaching the shores of the gulf. They
saw a schooner at anchor about ten miles
out and the Chinaman constructed a raft
from the drift wood, tleing the pieces to-
gether with a lariat. and struck out for the
schooner, leaving. the boy on the shore.
Darkness overlook the raft when about
Eve miles out. and the Chinaman, being
exhausted and unable to proceed, fell
asleep. When morning came he found
he had drifted on an island. His raft had
been seen the evening before by the sail
ors and they rescued him from the island
and took him ashore. Cessna was found
dead near where the Chinaman had left
him, and his distorted features and
cracked ant swollen lips told of terrible
sufferings. The Fe'tz brothers came up
to the spot soon after and the boy was
buried on the desert beside the waters Of
the gulf and in sight of the pine clad
slopes of the San Pedza mountains, where
cool springs of water abound and which
were within reach bad they known the
way to get to them.
, 1891-09-10
stocsr nnd Carrle market-.

New YORK. Sept. 9.-The stock mar
ket today was active. The great feature
at present is the prominence of Wander
bilt stocks. The opening was weak. with
lower prices than last nights close, but
an upward movement began at once and
lasted until noon, when the highest prices
OF the day were reached. The close was
active and weak at generally insignificant
changes tor the day.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Petroleum-Closed at Sc.
Money on call easy; closed offered at 81.
Bar Silver. 9Sb.
Following are closing prloes of stocks:
U. s. 4s, registered, Let: coupon, Ia;
Is registered, 999; Pacific 6s,
lO4; Atchison, 43b; Canada Pacific, s9a;
Canada Southern, 57i: Central Pa
cifc. 3oA; Burlington. 90. Delaware.
Lackawanna Il Western. 43i: Denver Il
Rio Grande. preferred, 46: Erie, 2ss;
Kansas & Texas, LIT; Lake Shore, lsf;
Louisville 4 Nashville. 7ss, Michigan
Central. 1901; Missouri Pacific, 73s; Nor
thcrn Pacific, 265; preferred. III;
Northwestern, l2s; preferred, SO;
New York Central. 1921; Oregon
Improvement, 254; Oregon Naviga-
ton, IA; North American, l4s;
Pacific Mail, 374; Reading. S6I; Rio
Grande Western. 40; preferred, 72};
6rsis, 76s: Terminal, 143; Rock Island.
S3s; Milwaukee II st. Paul, 70s;
st Paul L. Omaha, 80; Texas Pacific,
l4t; Union Pacific, 425; Oregon Short
Line, 20; U. s. Express, 60; Fargo Elk
press, 40; Western Union. s3I; American
cotton oil. 25a.
CHICAGO. Sept. 9-Cattle-Receipts
10000. Market active and steady to
strong. Natives, $3.75@6. %; Texans,
81. 25@3 10; stockers, 80. 1902 IS.
Sheep-Receipts 10, 200. Market lower.
Natives, "a. 60; Westerns, 81. l0(94. so.
, 1891-09-10
Couidn,t Scare the Deacon.

MAsooUTAH. ILL.,, Sept. 9.-The town
of Okawaviile, in Washington county, if
teen miles sonth of here on the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad, Is in a state of
excitement over a bitter fight between the
church and the saloon keepers. Two
weeks & the church leaders determined
to stop Sunday beer picnics. Accord
ingly the following Sunday the law was
enforced and every saloon in town was
closed. The two factions are about equally
divided and each one has a strong fol-
loving.
Sunday night about fifty armed men
on horses rode up to the residence of Mr..
A. Morgan, a pillar Of the church and
one OF the wealthiest citizens in that part
OF the county. One of the party had a
high white cap on his head and a hand
kerchief over his face. The white caps
surrounded the house and called to Nor
gan to come out. The man thew called
for was at home and the cleaning barrels
of their gun had no terror for him. He
walked boldly out with a Winchester rifle
In bis hand and opened fire upon his mid
night visitors. Three shots were fred in
quick succession into the crowd and they
fed in hot haste. 1t is more than likely
that the white caps will steer clear of
Deacon Morgan in the future.
Yesterday w strangers alighted from
the traitfend stayed in Okawavllle all day.
They hired a horse and buggy and drove
about the town. They finally met John
Lebau, a church deacon and a prominent
citizen. They had evidently been looking
for him, n as soon as they saw him
both sprang to the ground and pounced
upon the deacon. The latter was badly
beaten and may not recover. The affair
has greatly EN- 5ittered the feeling be
tween the factions and it is feared there
will be more tragedies before the war is
ended.
, 1891-09-10
Mexican Revolution on Tap.

GALVESTON, Tex. Sept. "a gentle
man interested in railroad building 10
Mexico and connected with the jetty
works at Tampico. very recently arrived
at Galveston from that country, and in
the course Of an interview Yesterday, he
made some startling statements. MEX
ico," he said, ia now on the verge of a
revolution. During my stay in the re-
public l had a splendid chance to study
its people. and a large number of the
poems, alower class Of Mexicaus employed.
MANY Mexicans expressed themselves as
greatly displeased with the government
and would willingly rebel were there any
one to lead. The people are ten to one
against the ministry. An outbreak might
occur at any time. A large number OF
the better class of Mexicans who are
: opposed to Diaz's administration, are
circulating among the ignorant class and
leading them to believe that Diaz is work
log 10 the interest Of the United States
government in granting railroad franchises
to corporations whose stockholders are
citizens of the states. just before leaving
Tampico | visited an old French doctor
who has been an inhabitant OF Mexico for
the last forty years and he informed me
that in case of an uprising l would bet
ter leave, as the feeling against Ameri-
cans, and especially citizens Of Texas, was
very bitter. In talking over the situation
he said the prospects Of a revolution had
not looked 80 ripe for many years. The
success of the Chilian insurgents over Bal.
maceda has given the Mexicans great
hope and many believe the Diaz govern.
ment can be overthrow in the same man.
ner. This is the true situation without
prejudice to either party
, 1891-09-10

Sioux Cry, Ia, Sept. 9.-Tom Allen,
a well known character here. was killed
today by a mule kicking him in the head.
Within a few hours after lie was dead a
strange story came to light. 1t was told
by an old acquaintance. who had known
Allen since before the war. His real
name was Frazer. He (Allen) was in the
Union army and with a few companions
he n day left the camp. As they did
not return the provost marshal started
after them. They were drunk and fred
on the marshal's party. The marshal
was killed. Then the deserters jumped
into a stream. and in swimming one Tom
Allen. who vas in the party, was drowned.
When Frazer came out Of the stream and
observed that his companion was drowned
he took the name of the drowned man
As he bad done the shooting and was
known the change Of name aided him to
escape. He was never captured. He
lived some years in Montana under his
own name, then fifteen years ago came
here and became Tom Allen again. He
raised a family and today his wife and
daughters heard the story for the first
time. He was know. in sporting circles,
having been a saloon keeper, horse racer.
prize fighter, etc., but withal was well
thought of.
, 1891-09-10
FASSETT NOMINATED.
Peace Reigns in the New York
Republican Convention.
Platt's First Lieutenant Gets
There on the First Ballot.
Blaine's Name enthusiastically
Cheered-The Platform.

ROCHESTER, Sept. 9.-When the Re-
publican convention assembled this after
moor james M. Varnum was elected
permanent chairman. He delivered an
address Of great length. the telling points
of which were enthusiastically received.
He ~eulogized reciprocity and the doiIgs
of the Republican party during its exist
ence. He spoke highly of the tariff and
In regard to finance said he was confident
that the convention would not hesitate to
proclaim in the c~learest and most emphatic
terms its adherence to the principles OF
honest money, 80 ably and we'll expressed
by President Harrison. He trusted. too.
that the convention would not hesitate to
place itself on record in favor of the prac-
teal and intelligent amendment of the
ballot reform bill so thoroughly emascu-
lated and shorn OF its good uses through
the Vaccinations of David B. Hill; in
favor of some more intelligent and rational
regulation of the liquor traffic. and of the
perfection of the civil service reform laws.
Varnum paid his respects to the great
Democratic octopus. Tammany Hall. which
now holds the city of New York in its
grasp and is preparing to extend its tenta-
Giles over the entire state. There was no
room for doubt as to the relative volume
, 1891-09-10
face of monetary distress throughout
Europe and South America.

Reciprocity is commended aud on silver
the platform says. The act of July.I4,
1890. provided for the purchase Of the
silver product of American mines and the
issuing OF a new treasury note protected
by the reserve of one hundred cents worth
of silver for every dollar issued. We
commend this policy of maintaining gold
and silver at q parity. Treasury notes
ara paid for silver to be kept at par with
gold. The voice ofNew York Is emphatic
against any degradation OF the currency,
and demands with President Harrison
that overv dollar issued by the govern
ment, whether paper or coin, shall be as
good as every other dollar"
The pension plank says that the Re-
publican party. while mindful of the dc
tates OF economy and avoiding a reaction
invited by the excess of appropriations.
favors the fulfllment of the pledges given
to the soldiers OF the Union.
The platform earnestly commends the
enforcement of the alien labor contract
law; endorses the Fassett (New York;
and condemns the evasion of that act
by the present state administration; reas-
serts the determination of the Republican
party to maintain the right of the fran
chise to the fullest extent; insists upon the
the suppression OF trusts, etc, commends
the national administration for reform in
the civil service under the existing law
and condemns fragrant abuses in the state
civil service.
An appeal is. made to the people of
New York to redeem its government
from the discredit brought upon it by
Democratic administration, the result
OF personal despotism in the executive
Office, which has tolerated and fostered
the corruption and debauchery OF the state
department; prostituted canals. state
prisons, public institutions. and all
avenues to legislation to the ambition OF
an audacious and selfish executive"
Comprehensive and efficient excise
legislation, giving local option by counties.
towns and cities, and restriction by tax.
alton in such localities as do not by option
exclude the liquor traffic" is favored.