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VOLUME XXIX. ' . CAPE HAY CITY. NEW JERSEY. SATURDAY. MARCH 8.1884. WHOLE NUMBER. 1547.

§if|P^ OAPE CITY. J*. J. $ 1 .50 a year in Advance. •roffsslonal Cards. - j f Hurri^ r" - ITTtmUT ANll cyiUNHKLLOlt AT LAW SIIUCITOR. V48TEH AMI EXAVIXTH , MirhlEMK^TirW'l'OMviASIONEK. ABi soTAM rraijc. Cin Mat Cor at nor**. S. J. At C«p* Ma y C-l; flail; florlnr Nommer waaa. r. DOUGLASS, / ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW WILIClma in chakckky A 1," "* 1-inJSr rwr ALTER A. BABBOW8, ATTOH KTV-A T-lAW nouciro* in cnANcaar, . «»r*T BlHir, N. J. "QR. J. T. LE AMINO ft BON, DENTTSTS, catv | mat *y °™"': JAMESM. E- HILDBfrra^ ATTORN F.YVAT-LAW mum™. MAATKR AND EXAMINER IN CHANCKBT. nair* at No. tf Washington "nol. Cmo* NaT <*£*■*■ "Mr JJRBBERT W. EDMUND?, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, aoucrros and mater in cbancbby. "TSUl «"T Ol,"*^J. 'all-; ; At Cab* 0o*n Rouar. Toraflar* aofl Mfl*T*. J)R- JAMES H. INGRAM, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, on** At toe raANWHN of Captain Wilson Ross. greek mane. n. i. ■J^EUBEX TOWNSEND, . AGENT CUMBERLAND MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE OO. OIIMMISAIONBM OP t'gKn*. ^LFREUFLANDERS^ C0UN8El.LbR.AT-I.AW,

•usinrss (fards. | ■pjijos &. willi am*; architect and builder. i WILL MAKE DRAWINGS. AND OTTERIM I TEND t»B CONTRACT. # I ••EPICK-AI WaaAISFon •*.. Cap* Bar. NJ | y a LITTLE, ainter ani) gl.azie'r. [ jj^uct:onkehikg. '* pSbUm1 g? areiioc 'ivaanprkS*' aTtoi* J t r eoanr; ^JJ(Elt(11K^w|.LL ' OS Cap* Ma; Ctl;. X. 4. QRIiAN'S AND SEWING MA B. F. HORNER, , PIAMUGAHsI^WIKG MACHINES BBIDOBTON. SI. J Cap^1■'a7a^.*WI^'r',*' :Q" 0.BO."W GRACE, , PRACTICAL BUILDER. aniL AT THE OLD STINO. CAPE MAX « . COTBT BOUSE. OCR MOTTO 1> "FBOMrTKKBB." . . >«»•» QO TO GARRISON'S STiTJOMT, AKD STORE VARIETY PARE*. POCKET CUTLERY. SHELL coo re, nam no tackle. CHEAP LIBRARIES MiaiATCRE IN. ATP MANUPACTl'IKD ON ( .KW.N44 AMD «L A IS WAAHINI-.TON STREET-. CAPS MAT. X. 3. il •carding 3S«srs. '^y EST JERSEY HOTBL, • v. vr. MOUNT, Pmnnor. rjiHE BAY HEW HOUSE. j piercer POINT. oak mat cu_ ^ A^»'nXi'rS£»SSir5iCT''naiSR?i!itt | M jpbletwi. pALMER HOUSE, ^t^^.PaiLADELPM.A,! JSsuj&tt^ - — ~ ' ' >< lYsfw"'. ' >

t - • iWrdiral. J] Home Items. * - "AS OT «wo fad! ' - If ;<m r-noia skk iMpoin on nop wno. thai a-A.i -ran. . . —The w. nkrai woman'. smallest child, "• And »:Ck»t invalid can' n«r h >p bitters •juotfcl}' And sr-at good. I —Old men lotterine around from rhtu- | ma-ism. kidney ir u'-ln or tnv weakness i will lie almost new by utine Lop hitlers I ! He b ttoi^ef^vmiwh™ 10 t*nPl' . j On ra-16. * lepflle j 1 — Malarial L**er A«ut-aad lLLa.ua am. , . will bare rviry BcfariilAihnud a- a -to a> | ar i bop" bitter* ~ arrive. •} . ]l — "My lootber droveflie paralysis nod j! I n-ufalj-ia ali put nf bar ctHem anlb h rp , | b'lli n ' — Kd. Onttgv Ami. i — K.*p.lbe kidney. b-w'.lLv wilb bop! ' isSffiRiaarjssr** i • ii. m* refraabiog and rcvirlu; witb liup I | billeiA in mcli drnuitii. ' — Tbe T'lpi nl youUi lor lire a rod *ud | in II nu In hop telcia^ ^ ^ — "Tbe twal periodical lor ladlea lo lake | , RiODiblr nnd frum which lliey wlllreceire ! ' Hi* pr. ileal beoefll ia hop biilrn.' , . - — khflbcra wilb aickly, freiful, nuraing , ' children, * ill cure I be children and bene. 1 III tli.inaelrea by taking hop blllrra da ly. , — ' TbufMtBda die annually from tonic . fi-na of kidney direate thai miglil lar* teen prerenled by a timely uae of hop ' —IiMlicrnUoa, weak Momndi. Irregular- , ilira of I he bnwrla, caonmexirl when bop a Itinera are uard. — Tii pmriuoe a reafceuuine aleep and ' . el i Id-like rep ** all night, Uke a Utile hop I billrra un relirinc. t — That indignation or atomadh Ear al nichl. preTcolmc real and aleep. will diaapprar by utiog hop bHtrra. ' s — Parnlyllc, nerroui, Imnuliiiu oid lad ba are made perfectly quiet and j ; sprightly hv using hop Litiria. IN THE PILOT HOUSE ! "Tan. air; tab tlufl *f wort 0l4«ta a man u> 1 kwpaabaraaalwM*. of all mrn lata* worn, 1 f aafleoolaaaaol b.alflrprn.i. Ik* lat.liof life ' Kr*|4ag btf baod oa tke wkael aa k* laid Lklai J Mr. A. Brorkmaa. of No. ax BUrrr ilre-1. Okl- ] ^ llmra l; l. cm us bat far m; pan. I end Park' r'a Ton* l (Jir all tkr larMoraai I aewt I f i. har* roiaYMulr ancerd lure^Baw; atTWEooa ( No taaa!" 1 t tkli SwalaCT* WOl"?iinTb"ll«^f pjrlucl . . Tom* in ike lock*r I can kr*p malaria aafar man m* ii caljb ar umr^r wttr tt^ idel i - ["^MtlirSVonr neS^mi 1 Parker VlliwIeU^nb; will k- naflrr be aflrrnia- l ~i rn I aokl auaigr un-lrr tkr name of Park.r-. ( ; ■ j

Catarrh ' W /f£m i-'Sf Si ; ■Aim ~ utA I „ maaani rrtlrf. U Ay~ pFvrn J- ' • K N •, ,4 • . r nm li^.mbMm'Si" b; .r mlda. Man dloriia. ELY BROTH EES. i N ' (fapr IHay (To. SBmhants. ' p|- schellekger, lwa«gjair^W^r^4MBi«OakTr»ewn ' tiRPEV CHEEK. • APKj|AY (TiPNTT, GBQST iirGffi'ap5iiofis An-l Mlao^an~*> J,y}-a n-Hbd la rrtrf PfAllGoob at ii<i- m Prmm ami fl*n»*refl^fre* JAMES H. SCHE1.I.ENGER. GREEN CHEEK. CAPE BAT COFRESH ANf> CURED MEATS. T'HOMAS ERRICSON'S NEW nun AT GREEN rarer GROGERlE'sTpRftVISieNS. liKY GOODS. TRIM JUNU8. SGTIONS ■ ; Wa1 USatttB1! FbRGbi I® ' ytogfflgdaSi-. S j JOHN M. BUBSII.L, | GENERAL UEAUdt IE ,| DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, MOOT*. SHOES AKD MOTIONS. | FLOUR AMI TEED, i | patent meoicikes, [j PUHK, LARD, HAMS, SEEDS, 4c. : ;! AoIIK.M. ItTBeELL. I tbaa nhnnc. capc-kaj Llo- N. j. . ;;y C FRSES- STORES, Nu . >rfU4tyn.,CAiy BAY CITT. i saBmif Esi mm Nu. tt paitrt btekmt. ' j ooacs <*§$58 e?3SmEmu r,n, WOOD YARD.

Tpm Bjinker's Secret. WfipU«WMj<lTtAl. light -biwfed. ; comni&aal , *ho. after traveling | - -ma yrgia fur a London firm, had Carted ' in tutfoeaa Al a oommlaaion agent la Bil- j , cbeuer. L'slorluoalcly ha failed— or at li-aat ht.did not auocecd, a blch if nearly aa had. and at lb* da!* of liana More he | au pretty heavily ia debt, liut bis . creditor* were disponed lo deal leniently wilh him. partly became he was known to be in the main honest, upd paitly because | had intimated that when I/wd Moo-' j tnriipgian returned be would sooo be in a I pusitii-n to discharge bis liabilities. Lord * Jton!ar!ingIon had a Urge estate 'in the ighhortlbod, and was naturally very much respected snd looked opto in the ' town, lie had been ibml from Kogisod | ibrcc years on a foreign tour, anil Turn inker had not come to ltdcbcsttr till aiiortly after Us lordablp had started en j But his lordship's re tarn was so long , delayed that Tom's crodltora began to grow impatient, nod Tom himself seemed I lo kite beniL There- Wt" oo ilisguiaiDg tbe | far-t that lie had reacb&d the end of his tciher, and notbiag short of a miracle could avert bankruptcy and ruin. Duly in,;i(eaar-d with this unplcassol fact and also bearing in mind that two or three of his largest creditors had threatened to take proceedings against him immediately, Tern wended bil Srgy to tbe Blue lloar noe evening Id a very depressed condition. On reaching the parlor .if that ancient tlery, where a convivial club of which hi werklv tntclingt.be was surprised •>b«* greeted willf a chorui of enngrab uUlions and good wiahgt. ^ "It's all ryjt.l, Tom. Cheer up, oldboy. of the r. insuring exrlsmations which grrrSed hirp in cordial toocs, for Tom was people wished him well, though few would "Why, what's up*" be naturally demanded. "Whkl's up! Haven't you heard -Lord has come tack®" said Mr. tbe grocer. • You don't aay ad!" eJecoU'ed Tom "Hit lordship's solictor has just arrived London," remarked one of the com- ' I beard him order dinner and a bedroom, and say hp would drive over to the castle to tbe morning." "There's w coajpaaiue for you, Tom, ' •aid Mr. Beans, jocosely. "Xan'll go over to tbe cattle first thing tomorrow, of course? Ilia lordablp must be dying lo set you" "A very good suggestion," . returned rising from bis scat with rather A desperate air. "It's a plaguey loog drive alooo. DId_v.Su boar tbe name of the lawyer! lakea?" "l'enntoEton, I believe," wma the answer, ""and be ia in tbe blue parlor." "I'll go and Introduce myself, pais, if you'll c I. cine lata minule," said Turn, who bad completely recovered bis eqnanlmliy and easy Affability of manners. "Mean, while. Air. Chairman, if you will order glasses round at my expense, you will do After this Tom Blinker made a very effective eliL luring succeeded In turning the tida of public sympathy in hit favor. Mr. Beast and others, who had somewhat openly intimated their disbelief in his bona m'fhrir tarn, while tlsrse wlio had remained neutral began to alng his praises. When Tomrcturnpd after a short absence, "he was regarded by every one wilh increased reaped. - "It's all right. "be remarked, confidentially, aa be resumed bit place. "I introduced myself to thY lawyer, and we arranged to drive over to morrow together. , He Is a meat pleasant gentleman. I never inet bim before."

Karly neat mornlsg tbe neighbors, wilh mingled admiration and envy, witnessed f l the departure of Tom and tbe lawyer from r the door of the inn. Tom handled tbe rib- c bona, having borrowed Mr. Bean'i little f , mare and trap tbe preceding evening, in j ) order, aa be laid, to do tbe tblag to style. , Tbe grocer waa proud ot jiis turnout, and ( , was only ton glad to oblige Tom.oow that ( ' hia praspccLa bad nuuerially improved, j Turn Blinker looked very spruce indeed , when be drove to the inn to pick up :1» . lswvcr. He wai a g-iod hoklng raao.wiih , •fciw teeib, a florid ounpletloo and a , ' gtnial eiptranion. Dressed to bis berg, ; , , with a flower to bis buttonhole, h* present ■ : , ed quite an -imposing appearance, and ll j . waa observed that Mr. I'coeington, the , ' lawyer, treated him wilb marked court ray. i , "This - is really a vary oivil atlenlioc, . , hi." remark rd Mr. Bennington, who was | , an i-H-faabioned, elderly gentleman, of a , 'nervous dispaailioo.aod they bowled along ! Uie hard country road toward their deatlnsx j . ««• t . r "D°«1 Drentld* air; you're wdoatae, , I l'ui sure," said Tom Blinker, affably. , f *T wnnldnT abuse your good nature for ' the world. You are cure I am not taking , ' ! von out of your w«yr.preMtted tbe law- , - j ye*, glancing at Uscnmpaaion with mild , ' j carioaily. ' , "Uertatoly nat, Br. As I told -you , yrsuerday. I bad arranged to drive o»r," i replied Tool , "Tbcy told me at tbe hotel, wbeo I hap- 1 | pined to mention your name, that yon j . - were well acquainted with hia lordablp," , , . ; mid Mr. Peaaiagua. who evidently did | , not quite know what to make of UiaoUig- : | Aa the lawyer spoke, Tom gave the , mare rather an awkward flick witb tbe , . a hip. which ctnsad bar to bound forward - whb unpleasant velocity. Mr. Penning- 1 , i«« "hen awoke to tbe fact any Tom , Btiiiker*s skill at during wta barfly equal . I- lo hit polileoeat; Indeed, it toon became e> i lent that tbe mare bad the trap and Ua ■x-cupann pretty well at her mercy. Tom * however, waa far from i- mfortahle. and are for rot bis eorkaity in bis pereucal

i nil, regard iea of Tom acuovL-rsalion, which i coauaued to a lively vein, ia apiie of tbe '• ; rnovt startling epiaodea. Great 'and on5 tpcnkable. indeed, was the old genltenaa'a d relief when the castle at leogib canst- ia : '• sight, tbe iiilic mare having ibnse tbe I >* distance probably to the shortest uuie on . t record. ' "Here we are," aaid Torn. p-xnling with . ' bit whip. '"The eolranee lodge is down f Ibc road to tbe righL " 0 "Pray don't let me take you « yard out { e -if ibe way, air," uxi tbe lawyer, prepar. ■ ■' ing to alight; "Lean anally walk the rest j * of tbe distaooc." 1 "Don't mention it. As 1 am so near I j ' may as well look in and piy my rcspeeis r to his lordship, '^said Tom. io tn off-hand | F manner. "The mare will be glad of a| ' rest; she baa Iwoogbt ua aioog 1a grand ' ' style." 1 A remark of a mildly sarcastic oalure 1 came to ibe lawyer's -hps. but be did not ullcr il, for giving offense to a friend of so C good a diem as his lordship. A few min1 utes lflgr Tom drove up to tbe grand I enierao® of the castle wilb an impoaiog ' The lawyer was evidently expected, for i Ihey were Imroedislely ushered along a ' corridor lo his lordship's study. On the I threshold Tom's modesty seemed suddenly f to assert ilaeir, for he hong backs little -o " that his oompanion led the way Into the ' I -'T.1 Moalarlington advanced to receive his vision wilh outstretched hand. He I was a hiflsome. gray-haired, elderly man. > with frank, genial manners. In appear. > nnce be looked like a sailor, and in fact I yachting was bis favorite occupation He : w as a widower and childlas,and tiucc the death ol hia wife ha bad raised very little * on his es'ale. He greeted the lawyer with i a friendly grasp, and also shook hands > with Tone *. : .jar lisfiS.asp.asi.uWf 1 has made me pass a nauvais quart d'heure," said Mr. PcnnlDgrou, wilb a hu"Pooh! There was no danger, my lord. ' The little mare is as safe as ninepence, * only, like the rest g! her sex. she likes lo take the bil in her teeth," interposed Tom. . wilb bis jovial laugh.. "Ha! ha! Pray be seated, gentlemen,'1 laughed bil lordship, glancing with go>d- - humored surprise at Tom. "So long as no * .Mr. l'uminglon, il was very good .of you 1-. OTme down ftpni town. I ought to have eaiied on yon. hot to fnorrow i m going r North,- and " ' ' "And goodness knows when.- braids:" r interposed Mr. I'enningtrin, producing a bundle of papers from his aide jAcket like I -a conjurer. *T have something important 1 lo nay. to 1 thought 1 would take this op- '■ portuoity, my lord." "Idnn'- jrUb to intrude." said Tom. rising discreetly. = "My dear ai;, pray don't move," replied Im lordship- "SB. Pennington and I are 1 not going to talk secrets. Besides, I hope > too will both stay to lunch." ' "Delighted. I'm sure," said - Tom, - readily. "That ia, if your lordablp w ill ' allow roe lo send a messenger with a note * or two to Bilchcstcr I Lad some appointment! which I can easily put off." "By all means. There are writing ma t terialt by your aide," said hia lordship. Lord Mostarfington and his lawyer noon I became immersed to buaioeas, while Tom ' wfote half a doten abort note* oo paper u bearing tbe rati * cornoet and crest, wilh the address of the castle. The tenor of - eaeli of these epistles waa precisely tbe * SB me, withal a tingle specimen w ill suffice - to satisfy tbe readei a curiosity: Due McYtTTta— I quite intended to - ctU and see you about those two ponies 1 awe you, but bit lordship won't hear of - my leaving. Please Id Ibe matter stand * over a bit. and spare yonraelf Use trouble 1 of iesuing a writ. Yours ever. T. Bus-

Wtalto engaged on those Important com- a positions Tom could not rcaiat giviog an 1 to Ibc cooveraatioo which was going t the other side of tbe fireplaoe. lie gathetcd that tbe prindpal object of the > lawy^'a vWt was to eooauit hli lordship 1 about appointing n new ataward. Dm post was at present vacant, the late occu- ' pant bkving resigned in a huff, and Mr. I waa in favor of giving it to a I praetieMjbiiiinriaa likr man. who Mkinid ni I 1 bjaboycbls work. Ilia lordship cordia'ly 1 . aci|uk*ccd ia llda view, and left tbe mailer I in the lawyct'i bands, and, having affixed ■ signs tore to a few documents, tbe I conference ended. < "Now gentlemen, let us come and have ' look round." said hia lordship, with aa , air of relief. "Mr. Blinker, the bultlei | will band your letters to a groom, who is - ' i going Into Bilcfaoater, and who will 1 deliver them Immediately." Tom Blinker waa trembling wilh sup- ' pressed excitement, for it bad suddenly j oocurad to him to apply to Ua lordablp for ' the vacant ttrwwnlabip. He was almost 1 startled try hia own boldness, and tbengh not wanting to vool assurance he could not 1 ! at tha moment sum moo up oourage to apply lor the po*. U* resolved to wait ' 1 until after loncheon. by which time be boped to bare created a favorable imprcs- ' Meanwhile bs palled bimarjf together ' and aatnmed a more sedate and boalaraa- - Tom was a shrewd fellow, and U very weB posted op aa to agricultural ' I topics generally. He bad a knack of 1 ' repealing information gained ureal ■ , band as though it were entirely original, : subject whatever. Fortunately for him, 1 neither Lord Maotarilngtoa nor Mr. 1 Pennington knew anything of country life ■ except in its frivokraa aapheti, to that 1 during their ramble through tbe grounds 1 and over tbe -slablsn Tom contrived to ' imprcm them bath considerably without j > committing himself. At luncheon be waa ; ® "still mure sooneaafni, for there was on ' Aaas iag that he waa Capitol company.' H« - made bis lardaliip rflar with laughter at . . bis jokra and wlUlcanna, and even tbe , 1 lawyer became quite hihriona and cheer- j 1 fuL Tbe reautt waa that when Mr. : I Pennington mas to depart— (or bis lord- , • snip's earring* was to Uke him to Ike 1

h neighboring station to catch tbe London e train -Tom 'no longer felt any hesitation i. aboot preferring bis request, a "My lord, there is a liule mailer I a should like to mention before Mr. I'cne niagton goes," he aaid airily. "I wish to a offer royscll as a candidate for the posl of ! steward to your lordship. As I'm on tbe h *|>ot I can get into harncas at ouoe, which will I* an adrantaec I'm willing to come t 1 a month, 'nut is in advantage alio. And - j I flatter royselfyou wouldn't find a better t j business man, nor one that would serve; | you atraighlcr.it you were to fill the Tiu.rt - I | for six months with advertisements." s | Tarn's lone nnd. manner were hardly i I those of ■ person asking a favor. He ■ I seemed honestly conscious of his own i 1 ' worth, and Inrd Montarlington, though 1 1 ■xnewliat taken aback, waa evidently I ; struck with Uie suggestion. He looked i t aorns.- M the lawyer and aaid; h > "Eh. Mr. Pennington? What do you], - my to that?" , I "Well, Rally, my iord.sacb a thing bad ; < [ never occurred tome." said the lawyer, j , looking Undecided. "If your lordship r thinks Mr. Blinker would be likelytoj: : '*A m-inth's trial. ehr" interspersed Tom. i , i And so it was His lordship glanced al } , tbe lawyer and tbe lawyer glanced at hi in. j j t but neither raised any objection, and tlic 1 1 ; result was that .Tom received permission 1 1 , to begin his duties on the morrow. He 1 1 BilcbrsTpr tiust rvenlifg and announced his j j ■ good lortiino. He f-eio-i, liawcver, that E, ! the neighbors were less surprised at the 1 1 : news than might have been expected, for ' i every one had beard of the Jet-era which ( , > be had written from She call It on paper , , bearing his lordship's crest. If he had I , t j: Tom proved himaelf quite competent to i discharge tbedutica which be hadaoruhly j . undertaken. When a man has plenty ot , assurance, backed by natural ability, 3 shrewdness and a firm determination to , succeed, lie cannot very Weil prove a failpre. Those who uttered ominous '- predictions baaed upon hit unsuccessful - cirecr io Bilcbrstcr overlooked the fact 3 that want of capital waa alone the cause of ] ; Tom's misfortunes, and it turood ont that a he had a powerful incentive to make him e do his best in hit new position, for shortly 5 afterward be liecamcengiged to be married lo the pretty daughter of mine host of the a Lord kfootarlingtou left for the North e oa the day Tom entered op m his new t dutioa, and three montbi afterward, on . passing through Landou, he had an interview with Mr. Penningioa. "By-thc-by," he mid, al the close of their conservation, "I suppose tbe new I steward it a tuocctt. as I haren't beard lo e the contrary?" e "He is the best agent your lordship has ever had; a prompt, bos taca8-Hhe.guugi tic , and trustworthy man," said Mr. 1 'caning - II ton, wartuly. "May I ask how you came "Why, you introduced him, of oourac.' returned his lordship, storing. "I never saw him before that day." "N'orffldL" returned the lawyer, open, a ing his eves. "Heofferedtodiivemeorcr. i and 1 was certainly under the Impression r yoar lordship wit acquainted with him." b Lord Montarlington and the lawyer if stored at one another for a moment in e open-mouthed astonishment, and during e that brief period Tom's prospects were .in imminent peril. Then his lordship 0 suddenly burst out laughing, and Mr. P«nningtoo followed his example. if "I never heard otauph bare-faced impud denoe in my life!" exclaimrd Mootarlioge loo aiyna aa |ie could apeak. "Pon my i. word be deserves his good luck. As he appears to anlt, we had better amy nothing

about tbe matter, only keep your eyes on , and don't let his impudence carry j "1 will pull him np sharply on the . smallest provocation," returned Mr. gravely. , But the provocation never arose, t->r , Tom continued lo be an exemplary agent. substantial salary soon enable him to , off bis Bitch eater deliU, for which we . may be sure be was not pressed, and , within ■ year be married. lie is now a , micb-respected and very influenlla! personin tbe neighborhood, and to thiads; I people In Blicbesler continue ts speculate . on the nature of his mysterious influence . : with Lord Montarlington. , ' Hugo and Mme. Modjeaka. . man Use Tempi* Bar. , M. Hugo recrived her to a charming ' manner. When be saw her and knew w ho j she was he roused from the Indifference , wilh which he greeted the numerous vial- ' , lore who come to him oo hia reception days look like a iioo came Into bit face, sod a , ( wooOerful light ioto hia eyes. Until hois. t stirred hia appearance is cunmoopLacc; | , then a change consrs Uke ligbtutog. and | , torn thing glance* from ho face which . makes one shudder to recognizing the | presence of a great genius. Tbcy bad a ( eery long conversation together. Victor ( r Hugo refused lo believe that England or . America could know anything of art or J , hare any appreciation. Mme. Modjeaka ] ] defended America, which she called her ( r country. M. Hugo gradous'y slewed f - -klmaelf to be OMeiaccd aa to the artistic . 4>preaalioo of Modjeaka'a adopted laud | J saying be waa glad lo believe thai it waa not so bad at be bad thought . "1 now affer yon a Reubens," aaid an 1 ' aoeiioaeer, "a perfect gem or genina, pcr1 haps tbe floral painting that came from i 1 that matter band." Tb?c waa no bid. 1 Tbe auctioneer passed tbe Reubens, and 1 taking up somber picture, aaid: "Very , * i well, gnulrmeo, I now offer you a Rem- ° I brant Ly the naa mrtiaL" — limpubtican. I ; We Utekif JSadUgpeare had lived in e , Yer moot, be wrouid never have written "What a fall waa there, my countrymen!" . [ He would bave put it " What a winter was I- j there my countrymen! "— JturUftom frtr

D Specifications for the next'Preal- j Ei-Atlorncy General Wayne MacVeagb - contributes to the March fYatory a atrik- 1 I- ing paper on "Tbe Next Presidency," in ' 0 which he rays In part: "There ia at thb f time great and noble work israiting a j r President able and willing to do it. It b goes without saying that he roust be abao. e lately untrainmPled when he lakes bit r sob-mo oaih lo delrnd the roostitution e ; have show n qfte r his nomination what ■ 1 President Wnolaey so aptly called 'a meat I uncommon anxiety' for hia election, for f | must Ik without friends to reward.&nd 1 without enemies to punish. In tbe prea- • ent atote of affaira at Waahington. he ' | rauat only be an honcat man. but he muat ' a cause of boncBy in others. He must 1 really bate every form of thievery, and muat not be Able to dedicate himself lo tbe ' eolcmn work of reforming not only tbe j admiatrative service of Ibe National Gov. - 1 of tbe national capital. 'j ^ "Four years of administration of the | wouid transform tbe public life of Aroeri- • j ca. He would recognize the just limitoi know that all political -llltvrs In the Exe- ' entire Department, all such officers re- . ' presenting in any degree the pofltieal tc- : I lion of the Government, ought tube in ' j wilh it, and that his 1'ivhLnet, ' | offleaPhousoMdd, -ought t o hi- l®mi. 1 J earnest sympathy with him in the work c i be proposed lo accomplish. r] "Hia Secretory of 8!at<- w-ul-l take ' quests which lie knrfc ought not to he 1 ] granted, and which, ii made to us uoderprcS."°W -VS-iOi - 1 such requests, he would keep vigilant ' | watch over the rights of every American ' citizen in the world, and maintain not I only the dignity and honor, but the inter- . cats of the country, in every quarter ol 5 the globe. Our foreign missions wouid lie a regarded as political cffios. ' -it they ' would lie filled to aa to reflect uo'y credit J upon the country; while our i-iuaula ti would be regarded aa oommelr al offieers d only, and he selected not bemuse of their d friendship witb politician*. - wilh the y knowledge of Ibe |ieoplc with whom tbcy d were to lire, and of Ibcir ability lo ad"Ilii Secretory of 'the To-s-i.-y would v fiscal problems which concern that depart- - it upon Senators and Congrt**;nen, w hidooeocru that department, uud would uc-t >f he obliged Io watte it upon Senators ami w Congressmen, or deputation* of loual !*-■ 0 Htical ma pistes, in listening to ihcir apj peals for the appointment of a pensioner » opoo tbe treasury. In giving to hia vub1 c-rdfnalca Hie aasurancc or a permanent ' tenure while they discharged their duties i' effectively, be would inspire them with . new zeal for the public service, and ar- ' cure a larger measure of fidelity to the in- ' trreata committed to tlieir charge. "Hit Secretory of War wWlri he able ■- to secure j uolahml-nt for the men who are r- now to auch numbera tornisbiog the fair lU name of their noble service, and tlius ■" hnng the army back lo'ila earlier and bel. rr ter vtote, wbeo c-mduet becoming an -ofin fleer and a gentleman waa not supposed '8 to include what, in the laoguagc of tbe enpiul. Is by w delicate euphemism called ip "dupltcatl'-n of account a,' but elaewberc '■ it called swindling. "Ilia Secretary of the Navy would »- cleauac that department ol iis ro;tennr*a y in ships, and the country would gladiy accord faiia whatever maneya were necea'8 sary to place ibe American navy upon a ■ sary place ibe American

' footing creditable alike to the gallant and ' illustrious service it repreaenta and the great country wlioae flagitcarriesioalithe * watera of tbe world. "Hia Secretory of the intcriur would a- administer I hat vast department aa lo cleanse it of lire agenu of the Indian ring, the Pension ring, and the Land ring; 1 and it would then be possible only 1 foi Jiooeai conlractora to furnish the In1 dian supplier, honest agenu to rtprcacnt 1 claimant*. for pension, and honest aettlcrs * to obtain t itles 10 public lands. Congress ' would then possibly oo louger hesitate to E vole the mooey necessary for Ihe proper 1 treatment of the Indians, aa the wards of a rich, civilized, and Christian nation "His I'oet-maater-general wyuhl place the entire post service upon a basis of ahsolute honesty and economy. Defaulting E postmaster* would not only be dismissed. but punished; and men convicted by the ' country of robbing the department would not be allowed lo secure new contracts 1 white Yhey were being prosecuted for ' fraud in old ones. ' ' "His Attorney general wrouid be able to ' secure tha actectiori of judge*, marshals. and commissioners upon tb« ground of ' their fitness by character and ability u . f represent the administration of justice in J their several communities, and the coun- ' would oo longer be scandalized by tbe r prosecution of udVortby officials Who ' ought never to have been appuiuted Hi the 1 places tbey have diabooored. Of. rouira. ^ is not intended lo suggest that many if tbe incumbents of these offlora bar* ma . | illustrated tbe quahtki mentioned, but , 1 only that inch n President, surrounded by , 1 ascfa a Cabinet, would be able to do more to purify and elevate the public service in , 3 a term of four y ran car. poareblyba done in any other way to tbe life-time of a 1 8""*"°°-" - "Yea, "aaid Tagg, "it wa. a Brooder! ul 1 piece of acting; so terribly intense Nat T only tbe women but several of the men .- were visibly affected." Mrs. F. replied that the noticed that Ioto of tbe men were v i*04y affected, bul^ahejmpp'red that ° the acta TrarucripC. Mra. Edsvard Brxwn, Trenton, S. J. a says; "I used Brown's iron Udtera at a * blind purifier and found tbna gnad fw that puipoac." j

I- "Chinese Cordon" and the Sou- ! ^ | Il wilt nn doubt surprise the average •* | politician of this country to be informed t D ; that the two men who fill the largest pU-x- | < J In the thoughts of the English pcot-h- to r * ■ day are both at noted for Ibcir devotion to I " the religion of Christ as for their ability ' f "■ in' tbe management of public affiairs. Sir. t " Gladstone's unostentatious but deep pirty , 1 0 is comparatively well-known, but it is not . < " so generally known that Msjor -General j 1 * Cbarte* George Gordon is also a profound- , I 11 ly religious man. No small part of hia i * wonderful surma is doe to his rcilgioos i " character. He is, in thia reaped, a direct ' I ^ descendant of tlie Poritans. a rigid Cal- < u viniat whose belief verges upon fatoiiur.a c ? man who believeariiimsclf to betbc inatrn- i: l! ment by which God worka out hit |>ur- a d poses with regard to men. This give* f d him that tinge of ascetic myatidsm, and i • that flavor of cntbuaiasm, that have ma le t c him to influential wilh Oriental peoples 1 The career of Uiia Christian toldirr L:.> t ' been unparalleled in modern times. Ills o father was a Scotchman nnd a soldier, and I c he waa bred to his fatbre's profession. * D After a thorough education at Woolwich, n - British army in lR'iand servrel gallantly 1 for two yean in tbe Crimea. lie wa* then ^ • and TurkUWiontier. where he laid the ' - foundation of hia acquaiatanre- nhiiaemi- c n barbarous people and learned how to manage j • them. He rose by faithful service, n.it by , '■ putcliare.lo be iwptotn m !S"-9and insjor in ; " '1882. Soon after this br waa nsa'igocd lo- , < duty in China, whew be won the rank of | k lieutenant-colonel. At this Hate Ibc great • Chinese rebrllion lcoke out. and il.c Tin- , '• qucr Uie rebrli Ibc-y muat 1* drilled and , '* don wa* lurely 80, hut be haib already : 4 b'rarc75'."'WltM,".WIi''ffi«r -yxAVWW! n for so n-ipODtlhlc a post bat never been -I ezplaiiK-d. hut he was made Ibe amimaDr- dcr of lhe""entiie Chinese forect. The il great i -pi* rlunily found him ready.' lie '}' tbcui to victory. In a single year the re- ' >' bcilion waa aubdurd and i-cacc restored to . ™ So great au achievement made bun j 'A been known a* - Chine*.- Gordon." His | " ascendency over the ' iricntol is all the ^ ■J' more marvelous from the fact thai, as is ^ declared by those who know him, he ' A- speaks no Orients ! language. The lale w Professor Palmer bad the same mysterious influence with Eastern people, hut k was le ly every Oriental language with the cor:l' rcctucss and fluency of a native. General Gordon lacks this clement of -success and "I yet succeed! perfectly without it. Delias ,J- spile* tililmiili-d r->n!iiiencc sn-1 -1- v..;i„u '•> service has la-co in the rm|iloy of the Turkr" ish Gqvcrnmeot. lie was made a i'acha. D- and after 18J3 was Governor ol the "Provinces ol the Equatorial. Lakes" in ■e Here he gained tlic same ascendency d' over tha usiives thai be bad everywhere ut lie wrnt. and succeeded to nearly doing M- away with the slave-trade. Ills eympiif- tbiej were with the Bedawbcen and the Ad biacka. while he abominated tlieir Egyphi- tiantyrauts. His rule sfas the means of Ad liberating the people of Ihe-Seudau from ,c many of ihe exactions of ibc Egyptian Government, and hia name i* cheriaiied dd there as that of a benefactor. Il was for rAA- (his reason Ibal tha Itoglisb Gorernment j the difficult p-witioo ioto which adverse j ' fortune and their own vacillation had 1 fortune their vaciilatlou una

1 plunged them. His .journey, practically j - single banded, from Cairo to Khartoum, | : though a hostile country anil aiiii-Eg j treacherous tribes, was to perfect keeping : 1 with the utter frarioasacss he has alws; s > manifested to Uie face of danger. A). 1 ready tiding* come of hit partial success 1 - in bis mission, and the hopes grow j. ' stronger every day that lie w til be able to : • restore peace i i the Sjudau. 1 General Gordon's mission ia not merely | ' political, ne baa gone to the Sou.lan : ' from motives of humanity. The success j ' or El MaliJi means the destruction oT al! j ' the reforms that he ealabliahed during hia i ' governorship, Ilie maaaaerv- of ail Chris- j tiana. and the reduction of the whole f regto in a few years to a atote of barton- 1 - ism- The picture drawn of Ihe r-f t the Soudan under native rule by S^urr.- j • tie! \Y. Baker i« D-A ao artraWire j ' one. There have been propoaals I* | ! tieglo Chriatinn missions in tbe Soudan, i 1 and all.lhal haa heretofore hindered such ; r a project from being carrie-1 oul has '■ tv-o Ihe poverty of the vartona mlsnonarj- or- , ganizatlons to which the proposal ha* been , > made. But the abaodonmenl of this ter- , ' ntory to cativr.nilc. cwpecialiy tolhrrnte ' nf El Mali It. would mean ih- iodefto.tc 1 poaiponemcnt of all anch plan*. No | - Christian roan can ligve any gtber to-ji* • than that General GoriW* rafcwaTiIlac. ' prove ao entire surer ">-gfiit that this - ' wbute region may be upenrd up lo Ilie . mia*ionaric|of the gwapel and occupied | ' by them at no distant ,dste. The next | I great abligaikiu resting oo the Christian ' dertake the organization of Africa with , i the same zeal thai has been shown io the { ' sending o! the gospel tu Asia.— A'. J'- | '■ ErauuMr, I The lazSral man is on a Western paper. , . Iir spells photograph "dtqgraph." Their ; had been only three .woreo than be. line : ' lived out to Kansas, and dated hit, better* , I "llworth:'' another spelled Tcnncuwc - i "10sC;" and tbe other wrote Wjrudate | «Yft." A New bciT. Faded article* of all kinds , restored to their crlgtoai beauty by Iliat mood Dye* Perfect nod simple. 10c. r at all di uggist*. Well*, llicharda,® 4 Co.. Burlington, Vt. 1

Murdura in Connecticut. ( 'oonectsrul ia certainly gaining k very unenviable u-toriety. It would require I considorabte thought to count up the bor-tbi-ra wiihiuTn- pri few yean. Threa or • One of them was io llu- "Eaalerly |-srt of tlic Stile and wws entirely without prom. years ago Frank Cooaul married a ; giti by whom be bad a number of children. A few days before the murder a "tolling punt into his bead thai before his marriage his wife had thought a great deal mote than she abobld, of a young man named Mcf lelian. This ao excited his jealousy that for r number of days, armed with deadly weapons, he watehest hit victim. He finally found him, invited him lo drive with hltn and after they returned be shut him to cold blood. he went to the prayer meeiing where wife wis, called her oct, and boasied « of -ihe 'deed. Il is reported by a friend th.it lie went to Ibe meeiing lo aboot hi* A day or two later Henry C. Kly chopped off the head of John Harden, kicked it about the yard as a football, danced over it. and shouted his delight aa only a madretreat f..r flvj- years. Harden being bit hut lie was supposed lo bave recovered or al least lo Ik harmless, and was IHieratcd, Harden leaving him some time ago. He was visiting him last week whin, without warning, Ely seized an aze and committed the deed. Though be was maniac, il is aaid that rum had much lo is another. tbni mar he laid to strong drink. Eaily isM wecE one evening an aUempl tkn-itiade by William Field to kin holli his father and hi* brother. He succeeded in mfaooting Ibe toner w ho to still Jn a critical condition. This attempt was made on King r-trect .about five qiilea from Port Chester. A correspondent gives Ibc follow tog particulars of the affair.' A Sewing Circle was being held at Thos. Field's residence «n;l hi* father and brother WilI gathering. Thomas tame out ol the house end was leading bis fallu t 's horse lo Ibc ' stable when William pulled a pialol from , his pocket and shot him in the back, the ' ball entering hit right lung, il is thought. . Another shot was immediately aimed at I his father hut it misted him and Thomas turned und grappled with lilt brother. He waa ao weakened, however, by hit wound i thai he was ovcrpowcnl before hia father . could render any assistance and bit assailant then storied for hit home. Ills father did not return, but remained with . Tliopiat all n'ghi. white William spest the night ahine at Ids father's. He was arrested the next day, bnt cxpreiacd no sorrow - forlihMk-d. • in tlx contrary, ilia said that he admitted lie disliked bis brother, claimed tint his father had farored him. ami he was determined to get him oul of the way. We lcoru that the father, John Field. Iras considered William's mtod unround for some lime, but thought be was lurmleas. and She fact t hat the yaung man had oo provocation, and that be made no attempt I" escape, will convince many * ' that he mutt have been insane; but that plea is ao often made uae of that others c will receive it with great caution. In the , trial il will he seen how much ground for the beiisf there is. The falherand wounded " son were respected by all who know them ° and they have the sympathy of the whole t community. ' i Haven Hied Jo kill his wife and u hoarder t ot whom he was jealous, hut did not sucd cscd. Thi* is tlic third attempt inspired . by jealousy within the week. Evidently

the "Um-n Eyed Monster" is increasing , j in power. ~/Wf 6'Aaafer j thr meeting war in full force a stormcsmc ' i up and a young gentleman who wa*."ul ' I hunting with lib servant took refuge in Hill vice, tbe two hunters crept >i|> 1-.ro.Hir ' gallery'. »xd there hid in * p »•- wlr-ir • thsye ml J observe wllhoo -...Z" — ««l- ' "OslfSC Lord, emu e; oui are irody. • Come. I.vrd, C«w," ctie-l the. prrar-lier. I while all present gsvc a loud "Amen " • ) "Mam Gabe." whispered Cuffy, Hfting ' : his hunt tog horn to his lnouih. "let mc gib ■ U» j:« 6 I "Pal that horn down, or I'll break you - head." replied tbe master, in a whisper. - i The born dropped by Cuffy's side, and Again the mlfiister cried: "Come, Lord. 1 came: ,w7""nrr already for thy coming. • Come. Lord, come. " "Do'Msraa Gabe— do jilt I -mme gib Vm jist ozc little toot," pleaded Cuffy, welting ' his lips and raising the horn. "If you don't drop that horn, Cuffy I II - whip you within an inch of your life," - whispered the exasperated master. "Blow, Gabctid, blow; we are ready for his coming, illlow, Uabcricl, blow.' pleaded tbe minister. Cuffy could no longer resist Hie temptation. and sent ar wild peal ringing from cod to cad of tbe church; but long before last echo died sway his master and hitnadf were Ibe only occupants of the "I • ready fof Hie Uduog, Maraa Gal*,", said Cuffy, showing even- tooth in his • bead "for I 'ctorc to grachais lib worf two : lickings lo are de way common farm cat1 tie kin gK obcr de ground w id tke* red ! scenslonisls behind dem," He reccnily lead Ho. " to Uie attor, and when asked for the ring, replied: "Pari son I hare booked oo {"■ six <d 'em wllh- ' oul a ring.aad we can g.-t .hog this time. I I'll try aod remember It In the f-itnre. though.