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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15
The Reform School.

We had the good fortune to spend
a part of Friday with the Legisla-
tive committee at the State Reform
School in Vergennes. Every time
the Legislature is in session, or at
least once in two years, committee
from that bodylooksin upon thepub-
lie institutions of the State and makes
areport either favorable or unfavora-
BILE to the General Assembly. We
every reason to believe that the re-
port of this committee will be of a
commendatory character, as they
found everything about the institu-
ton in excellent order. THERE'S not
a single chance for criticism, and as
very critical observer remarked,
"Supt. Andrews has most excellent
institution; it cannot be bettered in
any direction" 1t was our first visit
to the place and we were agreeably
surprised at the excellent condition
of everything. The farm is we'll kept,
all the stock is nicely cared for and
the various buildings are in fine
order. In addition to farming and
making cane.seated chairs the boys
are given daily instruction in "Sloyd
or educational wood-carving." This
has been in existence there about a
year and the students show remark
able skill in that direction. Various
kinds of fancy and useful articles are
made, many of them showing artistic
skill. 1t teaches the boys the use of
tools and is certainly much more
beneficial than seating chairs. This
department is in charge of Wilmer
Hill, a native of johnson, who, judg-
ing from the good results, is well
adapted to the position.
Regarding the boys and girls COM
mitted there we found many of them
decidedly bright and intelligent. The
genial Superintendent and his estima-
BILE wife, aided by corps of efficient
officers, exeI else the best of discipline,
and as a result have excellent de-
pertinent. IT the boys and girls who
are sent there are not reformed or
made the better for their stay there,
it would seem there was no place
where a reformation could be effected.
Supt. Andrews is surely just the
man for the institution. His large
experience in this direction eminently
fits him for the place and the State
is indeed fortunate in securing the
services of such a capable person.
The board of directors, Messrs. I'll.
G. Fisk of Morrisville, C. FL. Lane OF
Cornwall and &C. q. Peck of Hines
burg, have given close and faithful
attention to their duties, and for the
excellent standard the institution
has attained much Credits due them
The Superintendent and Trustees
favor changing the name of the insti-
tuition to estate Industrial School,
and the Legislative committee will
probably recommend the change. 1t
is hoped the change will be made, as
this is certainly an industrial school
and those whom misfortune sends
there will not have the stigma OF
"reform school" attached to them
in after years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

Henry Watterson of the Louisville
Courier Journal says: eff the people
want Republican rule let them have
it," This is a very sensible conclu-
sion on the part of Henry. The ma
jority OF the people in his section of
the country have wanted Republican
rule for long time, but the minority
of Democrats wouldn't "let them
have it,"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

The greatest victory in all the re-
cent election is the defeat of Prof.
Wilson, the author and chief pro-
moter of the free trade bill that bears
his name. Elected to Congress six
times in succession he is defeated now
by upwards of 1000 majority. Even
the West Virginians could not stand
the policy of which he was the recog-
nized champion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

The Michigan legislature will con-
tain just one Democrat. This beats
Vermont by good majority. The
eleven lone Democrats in our own
legislature are looked upon with
amazement, but what a wonderful at
traction single Democrat must be
in legislative bodyl A fortune in
dime museum awaits that man.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

Japan has scored further victories
against China. ~Tallen-W has fall
en-, and two more of the forts guard
ing Port Arthur are in the hands of
the Japanese. The Chinese are panic
stricken and the inhabitants are de-
serting the districts threatened by
Japanese invasion. China would do
well to push negotiations for peace,
for it must be evident to all that the
Chinese soldiery are no match for the
well trained Japs. The longer peace
is delayed the greater will be the in
demnity required to secure it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

There is one noble, dignified, I'M
selfish, persevering man who has a
right to feel unlimited Joy at the
overthrow of Tammany and the I'M
masking of corruption, which he has
done so much to bring about. His
name is Rev. DR.. Charles FL. Park
hurst. The honor and praise he is
everywhere receivingis justly merited.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

M. J, Kelley, who has gained more
notoriety than any base ball player
in America, died at Boston Monday
of pneumonia. He was 81 years old,
and had played ball professionally
over 20 years. The Boston club paid
Chicago $4,000 in 1887 to secure
his services.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

The PRESIDENT is secluded in" Wood
ley, his country homenear Washing
ton, at work on his message, and is
"not at home" to all visitors. He
can find a good deal of message-mak-
ing material in the recent election re-
turns
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

1t is rumored that Congressman
Wilson will be made attorney general,
succeeding Mr.. Olney, who is said to
be anxious to retire to private life.
The President will have a busy time
if he attempts to give positions to
all the tariff reformers who have fall
en- by the way.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

Big Tom Reed is on top once more,
and will have trouble in counting a
quorum in the next House of Repre-
sentatives, of which he will be the
Speaker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

CAPTAIN SWEENEY, U. S. A., San Diego, Cal.
says 'Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy is the first
medicine have ever found that would do me
any good" Price Soc; sold byH. j. Dwinell.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15
The Latest

improvement in baking pow
ders is the new HOrsfOrd's.
Superior to all old-fashioned
powders, Enormous sales.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

Fine job printing at this office.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15
FARM FOR SALE!

We want to sell our farm, and want To sell IL
now. 1t is situated in school district M. II
near the centre of Hyde Park, and known az
the Capt. Jones place. contains about 100 acreS
oyer one;half Of which Is in good cultivation
Has good sugar plare of coo trees. Willssws
cheap and on easy terms. Apply to
II. l.. s. r. f. u
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21

ola not witness the understandable hilar-
fly to which Dick fell a victim the in
slant he had turned the key in his
chamber door. He literally laughed, as
poor Edie had done previously, until
the tears ran down his cheeks.
by Jove, we must keep IL upi" he
muttered, tits by far the best joke I've
bad for many a long day. But dashed
IL l can quite make the matter out my
self, for somehOw-somehow the ghosts
white face appeared confoundedly ia
miliarl"
1t did not intrude itself upon his
dreams, however, for Dick Carlisle
slept tho sleep of the just after his
days arduous exertions and his nights
perilouS adventures, nor once uncsosed
his eyes until the glad golden sunlight
streamed in between the curtains on as
fair and cloudless a Christmas morn as
mortals may behold.
The snow lay crisply frozen on the
ground, on cottage-roofs, on the old
grey church clock-tower, far as the eye
could reach, white, unsullied white for
many q mile round; and as Dick threw
open his bedroom window, and gaZed
out on the still calm scene, on the
morning breeze came waited the silvery
music OF Christmas bells.
"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding" they
rang, "ding-dong, ding-dong, ding.
Peace on earth, good will towards
men," the refrain seemed to whis-
per.
And in Dicks warm heart they found
an echo.
Good will towards men and peace on
EARTH" he found himself murmuring
mechanically as he rang for shaving
water, and a~nxiously Inspected last
nights growth upon his upper lip in
the highly polished toilette mirror.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
Oratory ia Central Africa.

The expedients that travellers in q
barbarous country sometimes resort TO
In order to intimidate the natives in
cases of emergency are frequently very
amusing" said Prof. l.. NJ. Lamb OF
Philadelphia.
Several years ago l made an explor-
ing tom into Central Africa, taking
with me one white man a. a servant
and six natives. One day my servant
came 10 me and said that three of the
natives had run away simply because
they were tired of carrying their loads.
Knowing that it would never do 10 he
left alone in that country without some
one who was acquainted to show US orr
way and carry the luggage, ! resolved
to try a novel plan to brighten the re-
naming natives into submission. |
called them to me and first placing my
revolver on the ground in plain sight,
proceeded TO address them. | started in
with q few remarks about the weather,
then broke into an impassionate defense
Of the American constitution and wound
up by reciting n Of Longfellow's
poems in n voice of awful so!emnity.
OF course the poor natives did not un-
ierstand a word | said. but they mag
med | was about TO wreck some dire
vengeance on them, and they quaked
and shivered with fear. Falling on the
ground at my feet they kissed my shoes
and made all manner of signs OF
obedience. MY little ruse succeeded
perfectly and these men remained faith.
tui 10 me to the ends. Loais Globe
Democrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
what Allied Him.

They say that the mountaincers OF
Kentucky, Tennessee and adjoining
states have no sense of humor, and pos
sibly they have not. BE that as it may.
as / rode by u miserably poor hillside
farm one day, ON the headwaters OF
Big Sandy. I saw the farmer sitting on
the fence. chewing a bit of long green
very complacently.
@Good morning." I said; show far is
it to F~anshaw's mill?"
ABOUT three miles in the way you've
got TO GO" he replied in n whisper.
Another question or two brought the
same whispered answer.
whats the natter" l asked. @Have
you got q cold?'
: @No. mister" he whispered again;
.'tain't that. It's this yer farm. I've
been livin' ON il fer ten years, an the
lands so dern pore l hain't been able
to raise my voice on it fer the last five. "
Detroit Free Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
REGULATION ISrxpREssrBLEs.

per causes a great deal of annoyance
when M wants to tumble about and
be comfortable. Besides, IL Is 20 much
easier TO keep the trousers clean and
neat. The skirt will scrape up every
conceivable kind Of dirt that may have
settled on the floor. There is nothing
immodest about my trousers, but IL
would be very unusual for me to APP
pear at dinner with them. We are all
slaves TO custom, and no matter how
broad-minded a girl may be she must
bow her head TO p~roprieties dictated.
These costumes are really much cheaper
,han the fiimsy drcssing-gown that
makes one look like a rag baby. One
pair of loose fitting, comfortable trous-
srs gathered at the knee or ankle and
held at the waist by a silk sash will last
Tor an almost indefinite period and give
The wearer comfort a few hours each
lay at least"
The tailor who has made ladies'
Dreeches for horseback riding for years
explained how many Of the house
trousers are made.
we measure on the outside seam
from the waistband To the instep, IL
they are long trousers, and thus get the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21

X COSTUME FOL THE DoUDoIR.
exact length Of the limb. The inner
seam is invariablyeleven inches shorter
than the outer, SO we get the c>rrect
measurement Of gladys neither limbs
while she has all her skirts on. The
hips of women are, of course, proper
tionately wider than mems. This is
accounted for by regular measurements
based on calculations. There is not
the slightest objectionable feature
about a mans getting the proper
dimensions for woipen's trousers. IL
they are made unusually tight the
customers secure the measurements
themselves. But this rarely occurs as
the average female wearer OF trousers
is after comfort and not something that
will exhibit the contour of the hips or
calf"
Another bright little miss declared to
the reporter that aall the resolutions OF
Texas aldermen wonld not have the
slightest effect upon the advancement
Of the movement in regard To emanci-
pating women, not only in private but
in public, from the dust-collecting and
ungraceful long skirt"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
THEY LET THE ROOSTER STAY.
He Was Annoying. but as minded
Men They Couldn't Do Otherwise.

Chairman Tom Carter of the repub-
lican national committee tells Of an in
cident which shows that your true Vir-
has not lost its edge since the days
when Lord Fairfax's fighting cocks held
high carnival.
One night, while Mr.. Carter was on
his way TO n meeting OF the republican
national committee ut Louisville, the
train stopped al a small town in Vir-
ginia. and a typical Virginia planter of
the old school boarded the sleeper. He
carried a well-loaded meal bag ia one
hsnd and a carpet bag in the other. He
was careful To see that the meal bag
was placed under his berth, but allowed
the porter 10 place the carpet bag in
the end Of the car after he had passed a
bottle of corn whisky around the circle
of gentlemen in the smoking room.
At 10 O'Clock she passengers were
asleep IN their berihs. but the first rays
of light were hardly shooting over the
hills when all were awakened by loud
"~cockalorum" in the ear. The passen-
gers showed their heads out between
The curtains. the porter was aroused
from his nap in the smoking room. and
the train conductor. with eyes half shut,
made his appearance in the passage
way.
whats going on In here, anyway"
asked the conductor.
Il reckon that's the hallylula'h of my
black and red Spanish, sab" replied the
Virginia gentleman from between the
curtains.
BLACK and>red Spanish what?'
NV black and red Spanish game
cock, sab, undah my berth"
'"Well get him ont of here damned
quick. and into the baggage car. This
train is no cock pit, said the conductor.
mo, sab. That cock stays right heah
with his ownah."
"You get that rooster into the bag
gage car, or you will both get of the
train"
"No, sab. You can go to the bag
gage cab If you wish. but that black
and red Spanish stays with me-"
BY this time all of the passengers in
the car were yelling TO the conductor;
That's right. You're right. Put 'em
out. We can't sleep"
Then the Virginia gentleman got out
of his berth and said:
Gentlemen. / appeal to you as gen.
tlemen 10 let hal black and red Span
-lsh stay with me. nearly sunk the
plantatiou on that last main at Majah
Gordon's place. an this black and red
Spanish must win back fob me tomor-
row night. appeal to you as gentle
men TO let this cock stay with me till no
gets his spurs on in the pit at the ma
tah's place
The conductor turned out TO be a
fair-minded n and. at the solicita-
ton of a few fair-minded passengers, he
left the black and red Spanish TO finish
his morning salutation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
LOOKED LIKE A BORN DUKE.
A Eoblemas by Purchase, Who Made His
Money I'm Chewing Gum.

The amateur traveller, as his friends
call him. was in a meditative frame Of
mind, and everyone knew that over the
second cup OF black coffee which FOL-
lowed his dinner he was thinking OF
some foreign land. By that mysterious
principle Of thought transference which
everybody knows nothing about, n n.
Y. Tribune man asked, Did you ever
see a live duke at homer
Yes" he said, Il was just thinking
about one duke / saw. / had driven
ont from Palermo to the races at La
Favorita. where In an a~mphitheater OF
great mountains the Sicilian nobility
had gathered TO see some bad racing.
II was one Of the most beautiful spots
on earth. The great mountains henImed
about a level plane and it seemed too
grand for horse racing. But, then. it
was not real racing. you know. only 4
weak imitation, which really did not
detract from the sublimity of the place,
but gave people an excuse for being
there. We were driving back after the
races through the Corso. where up and
down the SicIlian great men passed one
another. when, swinging up the broad
way. | saw q carriage, the panels OF
which blazed with armorial bearings.
II was of an ancient and most respecta-
bic make and was drawn by four white
horses. on two of which were positions
in ~liveries Of blue and silver. On the
box, with folded arms, sat two footmen
in the same livery. and on the footboard
behind were two n<re, all four with
cooked hats and white, curling wigs.
"On the blue velvet cushions of the
carriage rcclined an old man with
snow-white imperial and mustache. He
was heavy Of face and figure, and from
beneath dropping eyelids lusterless eyes
looked out, as il upon a world in which
he had seen nothing except safety. His
forehead was high. his nose aquiline
and his whole air one of aristocratic re-
pose. 1t was a strong face and one TO
be remembered. ! can see il now rising
through the mists Of memory above
those of kings and princes. As the
carriage swept by and was lost in the
throng Of the crowded Corso / asked
my driver, Who vas that?' The
Duke de Ia -, he answered. 1t was
an ancient name, long known In Italy.
and | specialized as I drove up and
down what that man might have accom-
plished had he not been born a duke.
That night, at the Hotel de France. ]
remarked that | had seer the duke that
day in the Corso. for his strong face
was in my mind. The company. two
or three Of the old Sicilians aud an Eng.
lishman long resident, laughed. and
n said: oh, yes; as clever a man as
you would want TO meet, except for his
dukedom.'
How is that?'
why. be was a poor peasan: boy
who worked like fits, and finally made
a fortune by i~nventing a new kind OF
chewing gum. He put his money in
railroad contracts and made more,
Then he bought the De la - estate
and in those days the title went with
the estate, So he is q duke. as you SCI
him. The last of the De las hav,
long since slept in their family sepul
chre, but for energy and ability | will
match this chewing gdm mar agsins
any one of them that ever lived"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21

has its share to carry, young or ola.
rich or poor. Fill your glass, Holdings.
Dickl"
II can't altogether agree with you,
Jasper. there" returned the Doctor,
complying with his hosts injunctions.
This woman was at most forty years
of age; she had been in all probability
Woodworking and Industrious, accord
ing to her lights, for three parts of her
life, yet ultimately she dies like a dog
in a gutter, and possibly none Of her
WI kith and kin will ever learn her
precise fatep"
Had she a husband, family. Or"
"Ah! By-the-bye, you remind me Of
perhaps the saddest phase i'm the whole
history; directly consciousness "a re-
stored she made anxious enquiries
about a child. a girl, who should have
been alongside her, she declared, when
she stumbled and tainted in Picca-
dilly!"
Dick, who had so far manifested but
. feeble interest in the conversation, az
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
OLD CUSTOMS STILL OBSERVED.
conservative Pbiiadelphians Not Yet In.
ocuiatod With Fin de Steele Manners.

The oiJ3 line darky butler and the
well-scruob bed spotlessly white marble
doorsfsps used ia old days TO be the al
~ universal adjuncts of a well-kepi
establishment in Philadelphia. Even
now, among the old conservative PEG.
pie, the ancient landmarks still exist.
according TO the N. Y. Tribune. Al
certain houses the matutinal maid can
yet be seen at an impossibiy early hour
with her pail and scrubbing brush. ef-
facing the marks of the previous days
travel on her mistress beloved door
steps. and polishing up the brass
knocker on the big white door. which
an hour or so later will be opened by an
old butler In n white waistcoat-an
amiablc functionary who converses af.
fably with his master as he helps him
on with his coat, and comes out on the
step 10 watch him walk away.
at is like going back several decades
20 stop at Mrs. AS" exclaimed a New
Yorker who recently returned from a
visit to the Quaker city. Everything
is so precise and wcll-ordered. and so
still and wonderfully clean. Every
chair has had its accustomed place fer
years, and the routine of the house is
like clockwork. All the servant are
colored, and from George Washington
Curtis, the butler, down Il Picnic, the
kitchen maid. all are rs black as the ace
of spades. The maids all wear huge
white aprons, with wide, stiff strings,
and snow-white tnrbans; and as for
George Washington Curtis, he is alto
gether the most magnificent gentleman
OF my acquaintance. Having lived
since his boyhyod in what he considers
the "fust families of the country. he
has a lofty scorn of modern fashions,
and he ignores all the latest expressions
entirely.
ais Mrs. A. in thc>dyawing-room? |
asked the first morning OF my arrival.
Miss Sally (Mrs. Al am in de par
lor.' he answered, rebukiugly. DE
young ladies, dey take dc drawing les
Let me- he'tAou wifi dem purs.
missy he said one day when / was
yssnly striving to poke my big sleeves
into the armholes of my jacket. L
likes TO see de young ladies wifi dere
wings all a-spreadin'-dey looks like de
angels. shuah.' he concluded, with an
elaborate bow and beaming counten-
-ance. lie was very quick TO resent any
criticism Of the existing order Of things
IN the establishment. One day after
having had to hurry away from an
agreeable tea 10 reach home in time for
the $ o'clock dinner / was rash enough
70 observe, when he opened the door
for mo and cautioned me to make haste,
How early you dine here. At home
we never have dinner before 7:30 or s.
why, dat's jst like de pore folks
supper; does your poor pa have to work
so late?' was his quick and ~resentful re-
ply"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
Far From the Madding Crowd.

This is what many a nervous sufferer
wishes himself every day. But there viii
soon be no necessity TO forsake the busy
albeit somewhat noisy-scenes of metro
politan life II the nervous invalid viii be-
gin and persist in the use Of Hostetter .
Stomach Bitters. which will speedily bring
relief TO a weak and overstrung ner-
vous system. Day by day the body acquires
vigor through the influence of this reliable
tonic, and in the vitality which
il dffuses through the system the nerves
c~onspicuously share. Sleep, appetite, diges-
tion-all these are promoted by this popu-
lar invigorant. and If they are, who can
doubt that the acquisition Of health anu
nerve quietude will be speedy n com
plete; Constipation, biliousness, malaria,
nausea. seasickness and cramps In the stom-
ach Weld 10 this remedy.