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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10
TODRTS FEATURES.
cooler In northwest
portion Eastern Texaa; winds becom-
ing northeriy.
FOREIGN.

England and Spain are fostering the
idea in Europe that tho United States
wants war tor wars sake and the press
of Europe is limiting that a combination
against America may be necessary TO
preserve the peace.
Twelve thousand people of Biiboa took
part in demonstration against the Amer
lean legation, but were beaten or by the
police
German newspaper declares that
Germany and Austria win not desert
-r-slv.
tics bert does not intend TO apdicate.
"h'1 sch Interference In Italian affairs IL
e~s ianed of by the press.
Canadian ran amuck and shot several
persons at Brockville. Ont
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10

ing today TO elect delegates 20 the Ma
,ionai convention and to nominate an cleo
tornl ticket.
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CHICAGO-A meeting Of the sen "!ril
,,,ffir cfficiaIs of the roads In the letTi-
tory between Chicago 81 , Lou,s n'' trunk
WesDv Nh, bc held in this city today lor
t ii purpose of reorganlzing the Gu O'''
val Traffic association.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10

NEW yoRK-Renresenta Livingston
- ceorpia who recently received an inNl-
fation from some ri the leading citizens
of Caracas 10 visit Venezuela %n ,nnn We
National congress assemblies ms month
is Iooled to sail today for La HuA!'H'
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NEE M ORE

N. attention to our speciality line,
.rsntee the following articles at
~, at which we offer them. worth
.arable consideration of the trade:
nv DEW CUNNINGHAM 10; 20 for
N, AND s-Crimp Top Lamp Chin
=. Z dozen. In case.
IN DASHBOARD LANTERNS
rs "Bull's Eye" globe. 9 in case.
ea made.
"a Neutrality-suspicious. tear the
s.sses. don't get foul.
I'M SAM TAR TOILET SOAP-5O
kkes In box.
IrrT EDITION CHEROOTS-Five IN
:, IL pocket cigarholder, the newest
3pyelty.
rT PAPER-A complete line. rolls
TAI packages. including perforated
Titch HAZEL Medic ated' and GEE
rated 20. X, Tar" styles.
us for prices-and send us your or
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rIIE MARKETs.

Cotton-A big improvement In spots and
f,,tures. prices advanced 10 10 Is points
in the American markets,
A war between tobacco manufacturers
ard probable lower prices.
Large shipments OF hides at Chicago.
Wheat-Gained Y over Saturday.
cattlo-Heayy receipts forced prices
down a cent.
stocks-Tobacco again led in trading and
1t closed lower
LOCAL.
The political meeting at the Market Han
last night.
The mysterious disappearance of a
little colored girl.
Iohn Hadnott captured at Welmar.
The Grand Council Of Improved order OF
Red Men to assemble tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10

|n,ss 'iMnLE, Tenn. The Ancient order
\ vii, morkmen, Grand Lodge of the
4 WIZ meet here today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10

|lnsiint,,o WN, Wis.-The State Farm
snd I'VE VIII be held here beginning
'N continuing TO the 18th.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10

n ,n,.NGrON-rhe United States civil
osVmmlsslon will hold examina-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10

MA iuG-The new National party
tne H. political conference her com
'''aE' TO formulate platform.
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ion lon, ~, kt;an.-The republican State
VIII be held here cnnncnc-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05
The Prize Speaking

This interesting event, usually com
ing in mild and baImy June. came
last Wednesday evening underrevprsp
conditions of temperature in the hall
as we'll as outside. In spite of all this,
and the crowding 10 of many enter
tainments of divers sort of late, the
audienc every nearly filled town hall.
The program as rendered, embraced
piano selections by Miss Irish, the
reading of essays by five young ladies'
each evincing a careful study of d
chosen American author The young
men, five in number, detained with
varied chosen subjects. The young
ladies read from their manuscript
which bad previously been in the
hands of the priza committee, without
accompanying information as to the
writer's identity. The participants
all did themselves credit; but there
we're prizes to be given to but four.
The first lady's prize was awarded
to Miss Mae Fisk of MOrrisvilIe, whose
study of the Song of Hiawatha "
was a production abOunding in easy
grace OF language, and the weirdness
and pathOs of thought that the sub
pct invites. Miss Esther Foster OF
Cambridge was awarded the second
prize, her essay being a careful, CON-
prehensive study of the life and work
of James Russell Lowell. The first
gentlemans' prize was captured by
Arthur Eaton of Wolcott, whose
manner was pleasing and delivery
easily in the lead. Melvin Morse OF
East Elmore was given second, he
having spoken in an impressive way
EXTRACTS from Chittenden's Yer
mont" The committee was COM
posed of Mrs. 7. K. Geed, Mrs. G. H.
Slocum and Mrs. T.C, Cheney. judges
of essays, and Messrs e. NJ. Powers,
f. G. Fleetwood and T. c. Cheney
judges for the declamations. The
results of their deliberations as q
jury on the case, was announced by
F. G. Fleetwood, the audience ap-
plauded and the annual alumni prize
speaking was finished.
When the money prizes were being
so handsomely distributed to the
winners in the prize speaking contest,
by f. G. FIeetwood,who was delegat-
ed to do that work by the commit
tee, the funds ran short. Sure as the
world, there wasn't enough to go
around. f. g.. was a little broken
up; said he didn't understand where
it was, which brought out the dark
hint from somebody in the audience
that it had probably been used for
campaign purposes; but fortunately
for the good name of the genial F. G.
the funds were found lodged deeply
in his ulster pocket
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05
BUSINESS NOTICES.

WANTED Teams to draw logs on traverse
sleds; haul of three miles on good route;
wanted at once.
j ]. BILLINGS, Morrisville, Vt.
For SALE-35 acres of tillaga land, first
tract outside MoIrisville corporation on
south side of old road to ElmOrp. Apply to
LUMAN WHEELER, Morrisville, Vt.
Seal Grain Boots will be my speciality for
the next 80 days also crackers at S1.75 per
barrel, 20 cents u box.
II. WAITE, Morrisvile.
WANTED.-A neat capa BILE woman or girl in
a family OF two. man and wife, foAdo gel eral
housework One who is an excellent cook
and lauudress dPsirPd-S4 90. Answer at
once. Lock Box 20, Hartford. vt.
DANA's Sarsapar lila is not only the best of
all remedies for the Nerves, Liver, Ki neys,
stomach, aud Blood; but il no benefit. you
can get your money back The same guar
antee applies to DANA's Pills. Couph Syrup,
and Plaetrrs For sale by p. A. HoLLtN-
BECK Agent, East Emore.
WAYTED.-5OO of the best looking ladies in
town to huy canned peaches at 0 cents a
can corn at Z cents good lemons at o cents
a dozen, sugar cured hams, sage cheese, etc.
Ii. WAITE, Morrisvile.
SUGAR ORCHARDS To LET One situated
near the james Baker farm in Hyde Park aud
run by him two or thr'e sPssO,s past-450
trees. fair utensils One near Andrew Hub
bard's il HA de Park, run by him past one or
two seusOns-6J tees, good rig through
C. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
FARM For SALE -Located one mile from
Eden Uoruers on n good read. Farm con-
si-ts of 100 acres ot good land, suitably di-
vid1d into moving pasture, etc. Timber
enough on the farm to pay for it, Wall srll
cheap and on easy terms for good paper.
Etqure or address
o. M~GEoRGE Admir-, Eden, Vt.
For Whooping Cough. Hard Colds. Pntu.
mOnia, Asthma aud disc asses 0t Throat, Chest
and lungs. always use Dr. Holhruok's Cough
Syrup Price 10 aud poe bottle SatiSiar-
riou guarantePd. Sold at Wilson's drug store
Morrisyle and at Sherwiu's, Hyde Park.
Finding myself with more real estate than
| ran manage wish to sell my former home
| in Eden, Vt called stony Bro k farm, on
VIII ch Is u fine dairy OF twenty.One cows, or
the farm where | now reside, known az the
Fairbanks place. Also back farm III Eden
known as the Richards place. All or any
part Of he above will be sold low and on easy
terms, with or without stock and tools. Will
swap tor small place in or near village. For
further particulars rHll on or address
W. :. NEwCOMB, H. Hyde Park, Vt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05
l. LOCAL NEWS.
MORRiSVlLLE.

James JosIyn visited in st. Adams
last week.
The ice went out of the river early
on Sunday.
Allen Place "a former resident was
in town last week.
Earle's new store was. opened to
the public yesterday.
Mrs. Albert N. Terrill has been
very ill for some time.
Earl's new store is opened. 1t pre-
sents a fine appearance.
Two persons Joined the Cong'l
church Sunday morning.
Miss Nora Chase began her duties
in the post-otfice Monday,
Teachers examinations were held
at the Academy Monday and Tues,
day.
Charles W. Buckbam OF Burlington,
the architect, was in town last Fri
day.
II. NJ Rich has been confined to
his home with a severe cold the past
week.
Mrs. NJ. e. Bell and son, NJ. P.spent
last week in North Hero, Grand Isle
county.
Mr.. Drown of Currier & Co, re-
turned home from Boston Saturday
morning.
II. B. Chaffpe of this office is
rusticating at his former home in
Waterville.
W. l. Paul has been on the sick list
and unable to meet some of his en-
gagements.
The cornet band held the first re-
hearsal for a long time on Friday
evening last.
Bert and Bertha Jennings, former
students of the Academy visited in
town last week.
j. C. Parker of Quechee, the former
owner of the fast horse Kendall, was
in town last Friday.
Regular bi-monthly communion
services we're held in the Cong'lchurch
on Sunday morning.
J. j. Billings, c. f. Randall, W. B.
Cutting and E. S. Robinson were in
Burlington last week.
Miss Cora Stafford returned here
Friday night, from visiting trip to
Burlington, Ludlow and Randolph.
]. G. Rockwel's Dramatic company
opened up at town hall Monday
night and is to hold forth the entire
week.
Miss Nellie Kellogg, daughter OF
Rev. G. N. Kellogg is spending her
school vacation in Boston and vi
cinity.
The teachers in the several depart
ments in the Academy have gone
away for few days of needed rest
and change.
Sunday papers we're necessarily
given the go-by last Sunday because
of the bad travelling from Water
bury across.
Seven or eight from the local So
ciety attended the County Conven-
tion of Christian Endeavor Societies
held in Wolcott last week Wednesday.
The snow has been greatly settled
by the last of February thaw. The
travelling on the outroads Saturday
and Sunday was next to impossible.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05

over the piles of four foot wood on
the piece cleared this season, he
yond Merriams. The massive cakes
of Ire wrought havoc with the cleo
tric'light poles near where the wires
cross the river, resulting in breaking
down two or three and carrying all
the wires under water, in const quence
the village was in darkness Sunday
evening. Everything was in shape
for Monday night.
Mr.. Leavitt, the laundryman who
bought out Paul's laundry about a
year ago, is leaving town this week
for LittIetOn. N. H., where be will
he employed in a first.cass steam
laundry. The disadvantage of a
poor location, together with a sharp
competition and demand for stpa N
laundry work has forced Mr.. Lpavitt
to throw up the business here. Won k
will be sent to the Littlpton steam
laundry each week by E. S. Robinson
\. W. Stone sends orders each week
to Concord steam laundry and
NudIlIt ObuHR dSeuU tDnUlHutS JO
do hand work in the basement of the
Woodbury. block. What MorIisvill-
and the surrounding towns might
support is a full fi-dged steam laun-
dry, if inaugurated by some one who
has courage coupled with a knowl-
edge of the business.
Ethan Allen, an esteemed citizen
and resident of the town for two
years or more, died of pneumonia and
heart trouble last Thursday night.
The case has sad features about it, in
the fact that thr dpreaSpd died away
from home. Something like two and
Il half weeks sine, Mr.. Allen and his
family went by team to GrOtOn, Vt,
TO visit relatives and friends there.
very soon both Mr.. Allen and his son
We're taken i'll, death resulting in MIR.
Aliens case as stated. His sons con
tiuupd severe illness prevented the
family returning here as they other
wise would have done the last Of last
week. Mr. Allen was an upright
citizan an enthusiastic memher OF
the Grange, a good townsman and
neighbor. He came to this town
from Craftsbury some two years
since and bought the |. N. LeBaron
farm.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05
HYDE PARK.

See page 4 for report of Hyde Park
town meeting.
Miss Alice Eastman is visiting
friends in Burlington.
Prof. Villas is at his home in Wi
nooski for a few days.
|. C. Vaughan and son Raymond
are visiting relatives in Woodbury..
VIM. Page and wife of Hardwick
looked in upon old friends in this
place last week.
The Woman's Club met to-day
with Mrs. Ernest Cowles, and held
very pleasant session.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05
AITSTrN BELKNAP.

DEALER IN Butter, Cheese, Beans, and Pro
Visions No II Fulton Street Boston.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05
DIR. ]. A. ROBINSON,

nENTIST, M0rrisviIla. Office Mt residence,
store. II0 rs from a. IN. 20 u. IN. Opened
evenings AMI sun tys for extracting. The
painless m thOi and gas used. Appointments
by mail will receive pro npt attention.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05
IT. N. WAITE, NJ. d.

NTEW WORK and Vermont references. Reg
~ ular Physician and Surgeon. Special at
ention given to the treatment of Chronic and
Nervous Diseases. ONCE and Residence per-
manentlv located JOHNSON. VERMONT
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WILLIAM T. SLAYTON, NJ. d.
OFFICE HOURS Until 8 a. m; l to and
" to s p. m.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05

II. e. DOUGLASS, NJ. d., c.. M.
Nnice hours Until 10 II. m; rom to p.
m, and to n. M Office, No. 10 Sumer
Street, Morrisville, vt.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25

ably the worst of the lot are the pigs.
These pigs, from getting gradually to
tackling the grapeskins, have become
confirmed in their habits and are there all
the time whenever allowed around. They
get intoxicated and remain so, day and
night.
"They are never sober, and the antics
they cut around there when they have
eaten lot of the grape skins is something
novel to behold. Grapes, you know, make
excellent pork. When grapes are very
low the growers feed them to the pigs and
they are as good feed as they need want.
But these grapeskins have more effect on
the pig by far than the fresh grapes would
have. At the same time they are very
fattening. 1t is thus that those pigs are
constantly around eating the grapeskins
and are constantly under the influence Of
them.
II have seen them come in there, and
after eating while start to galloping
about. uttering exultant EXPLANATIONS,
with their tails curled high in the air.
One of them will no sooner start out than
others will follow. and they hold regu-
lar high carnival. The people who some
times gather there and who have light
ideas as to the deleterious effects of intox-
icants have been kno wn to be amused be-
yond measure.
Even the chickens which eat of these
grapeskins are often affected by the intox-
icant, and perforce act unseemly. They
crow, gyrate around and act in way quite
unworthy of discreet and well-regulated
fowls. Like the pigs thew have grown to
like the grapeskins and the effects of the
remaining wine in them upon them, and
are out and out victims of intoxication.
suppose no kind of Kelly cure would
ever get these birds and pigs Strengthened
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25
Tunnel Under the Sea.

A tunnel between the mainland of Italy
and the island of Sicily is now being
actively projected. Plans and model
complete in every detail were executed by
the Italian civil engineer, De Jahannis.
ard are now on exhibition at the Uniyer.
sity of Padua, says the Philadelphia
Record.
The principle employed by him is that
of boring in parabolic spiral lines. After
thorough and careful studies of the Strait
OF Messina, its varying depths, the nature
of the ground and all other conditions
which might assist or interfere with the
success of the enterprise, De Jahannis de-
cided to begin his tunnel near San Gio-
vanni di Sanitello, at the foot of the As
promonte Mountain range. while the
mouth on the other side will be located on
the "Degli Ingles."
The entire tunnel will be nearly two
miles long, and will consist of two shafts
OF about 10 600 feet each, descending at a
grade not exceeding 80 feet in each 1000
Such tunnel would be much preferabl
to bridge, which would have to have a
span of $500 feet, and with the enormous
strength ofthe winds in the strait such an
attempt appears to be exceedingly danger
Gus. This tunnel will cost about $3.50 000..
900, but the money has not yet been ap-
propriated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25

single vineyard, but cannot begin TO
equal the st. George vineyard in its
power oil crushing the grapes and taking
care of the wine. 1t is on the ST. George
vineyard that the great wine cask, or
tun-the greatest in the worlds located.
1t is greater by far than the famous
H eidelberg tun, erected centuries ago on
the picturesque Neckar. 1t holds no less
than the gigantic amount of $1,000 gall
ions, or about 40 carloads of wine. This
is not all; there are a co uple of other
tuns there, either of which is bigger than
the Heidelberg tun.
So they do business in land Office way
down there-everything is cut out on
big scale. The winery is conducted like
some of the great killing and packing
houses of the East. There is no aste
anywhere. Even the trim mings from the
grapevines are used as fuel for running
the engines. Then the residue is gathered
up and used as fertilizer. Everything is
turned to some account. The bulls of the
grapes with the seeds that roll over the
elevator at the last like chaff or straw out
of thrashipg machine, are piled high as
a stack of hay.
1t is about this stack of grapeskins that
the story of the animals comes in. Loafing
about the winery in easy and careless
fashion are nun berless pigs of great and
small size. They are hanked by goodly
bands of chickens and turkeys. Besides
these there are at the winery. more as
novelty, perhaps, than anything else,
several monkeys. There is an occasional
COW and burro there, too, so that the ag-
gregation is an interesting one to see. 1t
is grievous thing to state, but it is fact,
that these animals have contracted bad
ha bits from eating the grapeskins. Eat.
ing at first in nonchaiant way, they
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25
lnebriety Among
the Lower Animals

They have an animal show down at a
vineyard near Fresno that beats any other
show, probably, that was ever heard OF.
The animals of the Zoo are notn1ng to
the animals there; and those which hold
conferences at divers times under the
trees of India, as told by Kipling in his
Strange Tales OF Forest Life" are not to
be com pared with the animals of Fresno.
The place of the meet of these animals
is at the famous st. George vineyard, six
miles east of the city of Fresno. There is
an enormous winery there-the biggest,
with one exception, anywhere. The ex-
ception is at Rheims, N. Y, where they
have more land down in grapes for a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25
Hon. J. R. Kelly Tells
Of Pioneer Generosity

In talking the other day about Christ
mas times in the early days of San Fran
cisco james r. Kelly, president of the
Hibernia Bank, who is one of the pioneers
of California, after praising the honesty
of the early settlers which permitted the
merchants to use the unguarded sidewalks
as storerooms for the safekeeping of mer-
chandise, and laying the blame of the
early sins of violence mainly on that habit
of carrying weapons which makes men act
too hastily for their better judgment to
control, remarked, in further common.
dation, that the people were then SO
kind and SD free with their money that
any one could have started out to appeal
for aid for sick cat and met with re-
Spouse of such lavish generosity as to
laden the pockets with coin in a few
hours.
The contrast between then and now is
strikingly illustrated by that remark, and
truly there are some ways in which we
could wish the world to go backward. 1t
is true there are many generous hearts
now and earnest workers striving to make
the holidays happy for rich and poor,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25

mind Andy logged along the road until
he came to one of the numerous ferries he
had crossed early in the morning. Andy
had just enough money left to pay the
ferryman, and in so doing he said:
"Well, old man. did great days
work."
ayes" said the ferryman, as he threw
up the apron and shifted the posItlon OF
the boat for the return trip. where you
been?"
"oh, down the river" said Andy
"Have cigar?''
Don't mind" replied the terryman'
and as he glanced at the little ieu wrap
per around it he said: "Why, TINS - ono
of old Phil Dunnivan's cigars nam III
I hope you haven't been wasting lnocn
time on Phil, or spendin' much.
well, l Strengthened Phil out. Just the
same y renlied Andy, biting off the end
of his cigar and between the pulls as he
was lighting it, "Phil's all right
eyes. but he don't live in your county"
"wbatr, said Andy. as he nearly fell
over the dashboard of his buggy.
"why, you haven't been in your county
all day."
Andy looked at him in dazed sort of
way and finally said:
"Are you lyin'2'
mo. hain't iyin'. That's Yolo County
over on that side of the river"
"Well, I'll be damned" said Andy, and
that was all he did say, but when he got
home that night ne sat up till morning
dawnsd, studying the map of his own
county. JuDsoN BRusIE
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25
The Hard Luck
Of Andy Harding.

Andy Harding had made hard fight
for constable of Castro Township. His
election expenses. in addition to his
assessment by the County Committee.
had reduced his finances to the yerv
lowest notch; but election day was
coming on, and Andy knew that TO defeat
his opponent it would be necessary for
him to make one last, grand, final raIlv.
He had sold everything he had. save an
old horse and blackboard. which he had
hope OF retaining, as he would REQUIRE a
horse and blackboard in the event of
things going his way. But two davs he
fore election Andy heard that things were
all wrong down the river, so to raise $40
he let the old horse and blackboard 90.
Win hired team and 5000 red, white
and black election cards, which announced
Andy's candidacy, he started down 10
straighten things out. 1t took but a short
time to give Andy assurance of success
AT every saloon he had the good fortune
OF nnding fractions of his coveted con-
stituency, varying from six to sixteen:
ana at one place he had the extraordinary
good fortune of finding twenty men who
were aoie and willing to respond to his in
Sitation to "have something" The in
road Andy was making into the votes
claimed by his opponent was most crafty
Ing. All kinds of promises and assurances
OF hearty support were given him, and at
shutdown Andy started home congratulate.
Ing himself that he had gone farther on
500 than his opponent could have gone on
twice as much.
In this peaceful and reassuring state of