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VOLUME XXXII.

CftPE MAY CITY. NEW JERSEY. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER. 27. 1886.

WHOLE NUMBER. 1678.

MAT OITY, KT. J. 1»T«I BtlTIOI ♦ 1 .50 a yar in Advanc*. SrtfcMlwal (Sard*. P£ r. DOVQLAB8, ATTORNB Y-AT-LA W » F!-L™ZLy.::nAyc™r ijy-ALTEB A. BARROWS, a T T OB SSY-A T-L A W SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, Mom BOUT, I. 1. pft j. r. lrammo a~8qht~ d e nt 18 t 8 I'rxM, Towdsj noon gain MVlneatar iftrr,D4 """ james m. e. hildbetil" attorn by-at-law oucitoh. master and examiner in CHANCERY. "(Sea *t No. M WiMtBftOB Street. CstwMsj pjebbert ^ edmunds, ~ attorneyyat-law olicitor alto master in chancery, ornci, ao. 40 wmmihoto* mm, CA|» h»f Clly, n. J. nll-» A Cap* Ooart Boost. Tu*«U,-i sad Friday*. u'l'llX-'A - ... ■ -t. 1 aitnm Card*. gjxos b. williams, architect and builder. VtLL MAKE DRAWTNOS, AND BUYER IMPEND OR CONTRACT. iPPICE-41 Waabloftoa St., Capo May, N.J. £ & littl e , rV. . i PRACTICAL •ainter and glazier, CAPE MAY CITT. N.J. OrOsrs may as toft at E. Johnson's stors. REUBEN TOWNSEND, ' , . AUENT FOR CUMBERLAND 4 utual FIRE INSURANCE CO. j • COMMISSIONER Of DEEDS, ' OOes at Cap* Msy Court Hou*a,N.J.Jtl.y J pLOJlAL VjiLLAi ! CAPR AVENUE, NEAR THE REACH, j CAPE MAT POINT, N. J. HIRTt BOO MR OPEN ALL TUE TEAR. TERMS MODERATE. ( UNO-. M. B. MPR1NOER, Prop ■ 1 a c. gile, j £L. HOUSE, SIGN and fresco 1 PAINTER, CAPBMAV CITY, N.J. ESTIMATES PPBSlSHEa 'ORGANS AND SEWING MA- ./ CHINES. J O*

J.F. HORNER, £ 1AS0S OfiGAliS & SEWIBS MACHIKES ^ BRIDGBTON. N. J. I •ratios. No. M WMSlnron Stmt, Cape Mat 81 MUT • S***-T ginUaOGATE'S OFFICE . £ tushsoimebo; wonm ras»««h>.i n*uy £ pahtte thai hs will auoad to the bnslmsss As M IeTRBOOATE op" THE COUNTY OP CAP» £ >1 Ms otaos si pajeMa# amtt Hoots, an F, TORS DAY AND SATURDAY * (IHM1ML WILLIAM HILDRMTH^ nn twsstt^so ths* BUISHimSIAmiiEETIlKmKS cold pens, riskino tackle. rope - piotl'kes, Etc., sw. m ~~&SZ22i2£W£Z:oJ'7 " rsoslpt ol Msif-Ers emu. » . j. S. GARRISON. i isa t1 Wsshlnros St.. Csps Mst N. j. C j ADVERTISERS | can learn the exact cost of » any proposed line ol adver- n tising in American papers by * addressing Geo. P. Rowell & . Co.. ""lIVsmSKMNewYorii . ' 5*na IOo.Tor lOO-paga Pamphlet. PAILS iBjjgssS; WiTi'ta^S? PERFECT. - AMJowpWE WGraPTHi active and pkrmanknt ANIMAL WM^NAHUM. Rp.jt.tvata hon, mir mjrtl* n. j. S«SgS;^K,."»tK.u RlMtlMB ANDERSON A SMITH. Kite® IffiBTiwKssl ~@£{!3SS9bS CM, MHN

i Jfrg Goods, frlmrainfls, <f tr. | s le w Matt Sit - ■ » * -°p- ■ a 6HARLES NEEDLES . FiLLL- AKD WINTEfi, 1886. ! V — 1 I respectfully announce to my patrons and jhe public generally that lam now prepared with corn- . plete lines of ^ M aM Winter Ms ' of superior tju*Ht jr*t'prices that ] t tyill defy* competition. ' . Attractive "Dress Goods, all | Wool Clolsh. Double and single ! widths in all colors. Plain Colored, all Wool and! .Mixed .far everyday wearT at!ti for • a combination these include Cashmeres, Serges, Cheviots, Hair * - Cloths, Basket Checks and Piaids, T etc., etc. 1 Coats, Ulsters and Dolmans for ladies and children. • Flannels of all colors. Large lot of Blankets and Com- 8 ' fartabies. , Fresh Stock of Calicoes and Ginghams. _ Bargains in Canton Flannels. l Bleached and Unbleached Muslins of all widths and beat grade. Ladies and Children's Hoods, r Gloves of all kinds. Jerseys of every description, r Corsets for ladies and children. I A large assortment In ladies P and children's Hose. A specialty in Millinery. S Ladies and children's Under- '2 ware, red and white. Towels and Table Linen. Dress, Wraps and Coat Trim- / mings and Buttons. " I Rushings, Collars and Cuffs. Hamburg and other Edgings. Double and Single Shoulder t Shawls. Jewelry, etc., etc. 1 CHAS. NEEDLE8. ^ eavcstttml. C-iOLLEGIATE, COMMERCIAL ^ VV AND MILITARY IN8T1TUT*' Sf» lima. Conn.. Pnpnrunrr u> Coll»f«. tho sclenUBc Hrhoola -*ixl BnMneaa, with 4 bohnL mj dophrtmoBt and uaplo arrn'.c-nj--'.- for •thlooo pmu rowlDE, uuiu. •wtmninx, An. sas^Uo's int ^ i Oovorntoont. WM. H. RUSSELL. jersey INSTITUTE ~ BttiDOKTOtr, yew JKRSK t. ^ T oheben. lnstrocUoti »erj thon,u«n In »»err 0 Dopurtmont. BulMIn* hdsptM to Up porpow. W rounds flooedtnflj plsuul. Loo«llon dslichtlol an4 hrtithTst. Par OMhlotat had «aj d^nnrortM^^^^D^ii^i^ p.

~ UhajjyJx wsry -^pw jEBaSr STATE NORMAL AND MODEL SCROOL8, i TRENTON. J T^'co^oTlkiird!^ IRIUaa!^ Boot* Ar!%l%M J I inniltaf n ; *t th* Mod-I Snhool Ssoo per jmt. RmMlr.E. Ih.,-n-i«hlf hpstml hp stltn. T»h School stmts both jam* LadmsaE Swiltij C. aaWt ialai, ! ■ Fir Imi In m Boys, IMi, Pi I Jj5gSfflW9Ph«t W.SS chAXM. No inMdmtAl 4xp*BM* So anrai. nt-.ion lor idmtmloo. Tmht nptMaS ' &gg.rsT£S2£!S£: SSS Btsaa.aESs;aAS5^ ;Knsiit.EBSsssar!r easgjj!?gg«j«&g. SWITHIS CJIHONrijDtfR A. M.r^rn -DXIBCE COLLEGE JT . Or PHILADELPHIA. PA. THOMAS MAY PPIROR, M. A.. Prthnlpal and Ponodrr. ■Mat prooaedlof* R«r. JOHMTHOMPRON.P«Alt. > D 8. CURTIS, [ PRACTICAL PLUMBER. ;■ GiSAlSTEiMM, *' N* 11 PooOT Etr»«v Q»p« Map Cttj. Gas, Water and Steam Pipes, £ Chemical Work A Lead Burning 3 TERRA COTTA DR AIM AGE

iwrfflht Walttltl, Etf. i JEREMIAH R.SCHEIXENGEB'S LUMBER YARD aAoUoofWh Modttt. 0«p« Map it. J.. 100. MB FEET WHITE PINE, •00.000 PLASTERING LATH. SHINGLES OP ALL KINDS, FLOORING, FRAME STUFF, PICKETS, j In short ororj kind ol Lraann pon BrnjjiHot or Brnr Dmcntrno* SB^OBDBRS PROMPTLY FILLED j PntSmMTwiihWApticS!1"' *" Lambet lllln'sm" AT i_ A. SCHELLENGERS. Doors, SasS, luljiip, Bliils, BOOB ABB TODOf FRASME, j ! Stair Work and Scroll Sawing. Paper for SPeatMin & Rooflm, NAILS, FRAME PULLERS, Hardware Ii General. osT«pc«^p^T|!o^reh'i^hl|n ■m-T A. 8CHELLENGEB. Mlllrlllt,N. J. toil, Wood, Ilnu, etc COPLAND WOOD J. M. 8CHELLENGER. SCHKLLKNGKK'S LANDING. CAPE M AY. The rntwcrlbCT bof ■ lonrr tolnform hli Dlnndi Ud th« pobllc (hatrsUj th«t ho hu the ihul SThdMIDfladlng Lebifb. ta, Store, astmt aii Pea COAL, WUrr with • coaMnt aapply of Pine, Oak and IHickory Wood THE CORD. 1 SMtids. SMtuWf Cards. ; A P. FLINT, — : GENERAL AGENT FOR A. 8. BARNES Jt CO. , IPM ARCH STREET, PUILADA. of Nrw NhUOOAl BrrlM ot rchool ' •J* M. SEEDS, F ASHKMf ABLE HATTER, NO. 41 ltoRTH SECOND 8TS-, Pnil.ADA. NORTH ■

NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR HATS MAPS TO J ORDER. (j4 °s- stiff hats skio, specialty. j »i«Y _ Jy-JY HATS ARB MYJ1E8T_^ £ TOBY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. HARRY KAY8ER, ©KB nuOR HATTER, No.i4 iStrrn sroond street, philada. rrwdoonhHow Mhrtmst.) fw-r ' L. n. msM. *. w. rooms | B. McCLKES A CO., CEORCJ MS 8CML FDSKTORE. I RCHOOL APPARATUS AND SUPPURS. " tnyll-y No. in« Arch Slfrw. Ph»4d4lp>l«. e THIB GRAND TURKISH RtJS- 01 . J- 8 IAN BATHS. ' ORNTE DEPARTMENT, ft H.MR St T LADIES' DKPT.riS Pllbhn Rtmr. d ; "=.a!!MK3ffss;"' ' SWM of Paafesylrnntn. > MARTIN DALE A JOHNSON, Propr*. I r SIUs B- IiCWLaICP. >«PL~~ t siyiw i ! T B. MATLACK, 1 " No. S. n. seventh st. philada. j J CHIMNEY TOPS, \IIMD OUARDCAPS, | j ' CHIMNEY PLPRA tlARmtN YASES, WtrrnnWh Layrrt rrvrd^rnd Bon piprr tn I ! toft »a»««. PmfcantM ! \ JOHN M. RUSSELL, oenmral umalrr in I DRY GOODS, GROCW&IKB, i boote.' shoes anb NOTIONS, S FLOUR AND FEED, i- patent medicine*. J PORK, LARD, HAMS, BRKDS. Ac. Y JOHN M. RUSSELL. *" QMS WHSR. C*F* M*y Co. N. J. G PRICES' STORES, Mo. «T PERRY ST., CAPE MAY CITY. &B0CMS, DRY BOODS airi NOTIONS, I oils, puttt, J . ooii.SfffiiiSi'm.flui ..... 0 WOOD YARD. gfjsg.gggg'--: < MEDICAL OFFICES. ■■toe X. BmI el, PUlnddnhta, fomxrly ^ IflDn. I. B. A J- B. HOBXBSACKE DMthMT.tnclndlnc Mcwwlty of

JMrdiral. S FathePis Getting Welb jjssr sB-b,.,. J e'hmj f f '.'JKWg1 |«nm hglons roffsrloi from '"And we an en (lad thetiie oted yonr BIL " tenL"— A i.10t of raea, N. Y. >• I Write this as a '• I Tctkcn of the great nppreehuion l liavc -jofyoorllop j Seven years, and no medicine seemed ; Good ! ! ! i Until I tried tyro bottles ef your Hon i Bitten, and to Iny surtirise I am as well "In this great and" * Anyone I • • wishing to know more Can learn by addrowing me, E. SI William*, linn mill St.. Wsah., D. C. I I consider j , " ''And nervous debility. Phavejusi""] ' * Returnefl f ^ I for healih, and find that your hitlers are I , * ' Good ' Than^nytbiu- else. I ^Ini^strenKth': and "Flesh j 1 And liartily a day I | ; ImccTanS tM™aJI due lo'llop'"'* " |. Bitlera ! J . WicklUIe Johnson, — Wilmington, lit I. j , tWNoiie senoln. witoonta booch of Etecn 1 ' Hops no the wtiltr l,b"l. Shoo »l> the rilvWf(onons Mas with "Hop" or "Hop." ityrtheir ely's catarrh CREAM ■ COW In ; CATARRH, i HAY FEVERfc» e 1 | F'tfrom 1 Offtntite odort. HAY-FEVER oarrSIble. Pure n ceata at Dreif»«ta ; by mall, j , re* E^v g„'0Ri Druggiata, ow'fo. N. Y. : ; DON'T BE FRIGHTENED ll«an« v™ fisvr Salt Htipum, Fry.lpelaa, Rain IHprMlon, r:,^ace>C™«ip.tloo, Itcwd-"SKIN-SUCCESS" Ail ttr Elflwl KeUal Astteltlti tteM Tilt Kadoned and niacribtd by pbyucaua lor Salt Kei<m». ScrufuU, l'lmule* EiymprUv L7Zi Manna. TfUl Sox. M orttt. -OttaRof y*r lW«ir., Cf C«4 ibaty to PALMER CO., P2 Ittnao Shi, R. V. City. FORTY YEARS' CASK. e ffw. T— ' "*"']•! f' " CURE CUARANTEED. PALMER'S PALMER'S

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BEN. POLITE, ■ THE 9TOBY.OP A PBEZDMAN. I P Wler tlie capture of Port Royal, S. C., > > by the Federal fleet upder Admiral Du- i PonL in November, *01, the pi ore be- j < carno aii objective point for escaped i , slaves of the surrounding country. Men. 1 > wotnej and children of' the planlationa , near lie coast, and seaboard cities of J i Charleston ami |h>Y»nnab came drifting ! c down llaufricrfccfcFses of the Confod- 1 , 1 entry in eenr.es and rafts of rudest con- f (traction. To do this they often hod to 1 1 , run the gauntlet o( outposts and pk'ket I c I lines, escaping into sound' and harbors. 1 1 then in possession of the Union fleet. I 9 Sometimes the way to liberty was made by hiding in swamps by day and travel- j ( ing. foot-sore and hungry at night, till i ! the Union lines were between litem and „ bondage. The Department ot the South, t of General O. it Mitchell, a brave Union t I officer and hrrolc Christian gentleman, j t j of II, em were ohl and Io-TplesY requiring j1! ' ' i-vtion .,f Hlllon Head Wand, iwwr IV | , ' [mrtment Headquarters, was w-i apart , ■ and barracks built upon it for the use of j , j the* colored rofugrrs Hundreds of|( j rhicf. It was systematically plonued , , and built, wiUi wide street crossings like i , f linea upon a chess board. Evoiy house , had a litlle garden, which was required i , to IN! tilled and kept free from weeds. ! t Whitewash liberally applied wrmderfulli ! f pulsion. Hence MilcheUvllle, with iial' little white hamlets, looking in the dis- 1 , tance like a ramp, always presenting an ■ . eral thousand inhabitants. When Gen. || I caiiy In '05, the mullilude of contrabands . thai followed in ils rear found a city of i j refuge bcro. But what became of the I, 1 j slave people (Iial escaped by llie river , eral gun- boats i They were generally | • sent to Port Royal. I lie able bodied me- ; | sliippeti as landsmen and the rest sen l to j i the city of refuge, Milehcllville. There | bine. Scarcely a moving muster on I he I , i vosaels Of tlMJ squadron that did not ri . ; ! hiblt Strange dusky forms, seantly clad | , | In fragments of clothing torn by night , 1 tramps through swamps in their exodus to the sea and freedom. The old rich . sea island plautaiions had been deserted by their lordly owners after the fall 'of Port Royal, leaving all the bon.^ipen, , ' women and children behind, thus adding , ' to the population of Mite hell' Hie. . These liberated people In many Instances took pflpaesaion of their master's man- , 1 . slons, turning things to chaos. , , The men offered themselves to the , 1 navy, as did their bretbern of the inter ' tor, and were piaceil on the ship's books aa landsmen for work about the harbor. One of these forms the subject of this

true history. He made his exit from a : big Georgia cotton plantation by means , of a rude canoe. Arriving within sight , of a Union gun-boat in Warsaw sounds, t in the gray dawn of a September morn- f Ing, he hoisted his Uttered shirt at the i top of the canoe's mast to let the war. t ship know he had no designs upon her | safety or any unfriendly Intenf what. | evor. Permission to come aboard b«'ing | granted, an old grirxled negro of sixty , climbed up the (hip's side. When on f deck he dropped upon his kaees and im | plored the protection of the officers with , touching eloquence. A few kind words reassured him. and bis rude but express ire thanks were poured out upon the t brads of hu deliverers after the man. | j ner of his race. Hlsjitorjr was thai of j [ Ihotuands of his kind. He had heart! of . the war, and (hat it meant freedom lo : hrtn and hi* people. Seising the first , opportunity he escaped, after hardships [ that seemed .almost impossible to !>■ . borne- The quick sympathies of sailor- ' soon supplied a generous outfit of clothing, and his alm'-st naked body was mjdSSJpJqqJt like » respectable colored ~ blue JaekcL Tim first transport that came along carried the subject of our sketch to Port Royal, where he, with othe: silks' him, were transfcred to the U. a 8. Vermont, at which point in this (lory my personal acquaioUnce with him began. Those of the refugera that passed the doctor were shipped if they so desired. This Georgia freed man was brought to headquarters and examined by one of the ship's surgeons, who proBounced him too old for service. He said the old negro was worn out and useless for any work. "What's your name?" he inquired. "Ben. Massa," said he. "Ben what?" "Why, Ben.dal's ail the name I got. Ixc Massa King's boy Ben, and have no *• other name." The poo* fellow begged to sUy on — l>oard, and In spite of the doctor's protest, be was placed on the ship'i books a "AreU'-Ixss boy." And as it bad been | noticed that Ben stood demurely, hit In J » , band, during tlmincident Just mentioned >■> the paymaster wat dbected to enroll Ms, • nune. as Ben. Polite, a cognqroan, he "1 wis ever alter known by. Ben was a — poor illiterate alave Ud Uie accident of L, war set him free. He was, so far as books go, absolutely ignorant. When' L, hie name had to be recorded on the N muster rod of the ahlp he acquiesced by •J touching the pen belli in other hands. ltL This was as near aa be could come to E: signing his pew name. Notwithstanding *-* this sable son of Africa knew not how to ~ read, or what a book was, he possessed IS remarkable quick perceptions, and rapiiUy made himatR useful on board the ship. Nothing seemed 10 escape his at- — ten lion- On account of the dignity o!

his manners he became quarter deck j sweeper. His duties were not severe, j light as became a man of his age. j The. exclusive territory over which, he I , was to ply the broom and .dust pan Is - a sacred spot on a man-of-war. The j deck must be kcpt.ia neat as a new piu, ! I and Ben managed to do it well and to the j ; entire satisfaction of the officers. For ; _ I than two years I knew him. and j ( j emblem of bis place. But did he do _ ( i nothing alve during his arfv ire but sweep ( Petmil a degreaJTm. we shall j soon get I »nck lo Ben and hla breora. j , That noble Institution, the Christian j among other good things did, supplied clemenlary school hoolu | and testaments to those who would ae. | cept them. I received a number, and [among the freedmcn that wanted a primer was our sable friend Ben. A J gleam of joy lit up his intelligent black Ibis own. Hp at once went lo wotk.Vo : {"learn his letters. There were those on I alphabet, and in 'three months could I of his new found country lt.-n after this | grasping nrw responsibilities and j imparting the soundest instruction to J ' they should use their new found liberty and tlie sound' s* moral lessons were 'taught with peculiar foroe. lie was a I above all else. Its truths were, acerpted 1 in simple childlike faith- ilia really saintly face tisea before my eyes as I ' ^ write these if1 it was covered with 1 l.an.laomc, even if black and seamed with the deep furrows of advanced age. ' j At no time did Ben neglect his broom, nor fall to salute from his humble place I on the quarter deck the naval officers Some of them not to be outdone in rour. ' i would lift their caps off to bis salute ' j that always left his bald-head hare. A ' I kind word wna often spoken to him by ' these gentlemen of naval rank. It made highly prized than money, the use I of which he knew little about. The ' story might be indefinitely prolonged, ' but vye shall conclude it In a few more I ful member of the ship's company, and < discharge ami many tokens of the offi. - that Ben was attentive to the sick and ' wounded of his race, nia age prevent. • ed him from being drafted on the many expeditions that were made into the ! enemy's territory from Port Royal, bul ho gave valuable information of roads 1 and strongholds about his former home • that was of groat advantage to the com.

The last I ever aaw of my sable friend 1 was when he left the ship with a hun- t dred others of bis people to go back td a old Georgia home, among the cotton f fields. True to his instincts and name f stood with uncovered bead sod face a turned toward his former mates till the mists shut him and Ills fellow I fpegdmcn from view. I can only say | concluding this little story. Gad bless < old Ben Polite if be still lives. If he I has boen called to his reward I am sure t is a glorious one and will end <re for- I ever and ever. H. w . Hand. i "child ran'a TeaTh7 | Children's teeth are often neglected by . parauu, whxgiva the young m -ulhallt. , ' tic attention until decoy and I he child's i ! complaint of toothache warn them of > their duty. Even If tbey know there is - i decay going on they dismiss the subject 1 < with the thought that they are only the • first or temporary teeth, which will soon ' be replaced by the permanent ones - This !s a great mistake, as the regularity ► ot the second set depends largely upon I the healthy condition of the first, which t should be retained in their places until r the second set is rqpdy to appear, when i they will generally drop out or become r loosened, and are easily removed. Much ' mischief is done by premature decay and 1 the extraction of the temporary teetht Many think that they should be removed >" to make room for the permanent teeth— s a dangerous mistake, which should b 1 avoided if after troublo would be preu vented. e One of the most beautiful provisions d of nature In the human economy is that for the removal of the first teeth by absorption of their roots to make room for the second to advance. Some- lutes this absorption docs. not go on fast enough. '• and the second tooth is observed b> be ° coming through before the first is look* cned. In such a case the dentist should D be consulted, who, if be has made a T- proper study of this frequont condition '• of things, will very readily correct It.— n Dr. OiOert. In • ■ ■ id If we would make money raising small is fruits we must go Into the business lo ie" stay, not for a year, but for many years or for life. There will be bad yean for of fruit growers as well as for producers of as any other products, but those who learn -n the businca most thoroughly and who lie establish a name for quality of products by and for fair dealing will be the ones lo Is. succeed in the long run, They will have to sell with little profits some years, ng when everybody else is in it, but tbey will make the money when other* fail ed from Ignorance of the business, or Oro ip- cause of periodical unproduction. It is he the earnest worker* and steady plodders at- after all who come out ahead in the struggle for distance.

l| Romance cf a SI awe. I* raptoENT. j] 1 An article in a southern journal a few j ' ' | days ago recalled the following incident. 1 ! j which is doubtless remembered by ntqpy ' ' people o! this State Soon afu-r Texas [ 1 I was admitted into the Union there was , « a rush of emigrants from the oilier | 1 i ol the Southwest. Old plantations were ? abandoned, or - Id for a nominal turn, 1 1 ! and planters. * I'll th.-ir tatailit* slaves ' j Hod <! < k. emigrated in large numbers. ' I The route from tlie upper tier of Slates ' ' ' was a crose Georgia to Alabama, and ' i ISTJ'1 Mobile, "from' whrttre'v^els 1 1 were chartered for New Orleans or Gal- * ' res ton. Sometimes, however, the entire 1 ' journey was overland. From a party ot these emigrants. ' ' while they were traveling tbrotigh Geor- ' 1 git a mulatto boy disappeared on one 1 ■ occasion. He was a liu# looking and in- 1 1 U-lligent boy. In IBM tlie people of a ; ' thriving city In Georgia were surprised ' lu ltuar thai A popular and enterprising ' society and a member of a fashionable ' church, had been arrested and lodged in 1 to lie a runaway slave of a Texas plant. received information from a alave! dealer. ' ! aways, respecting the whereabouts of ' ! his former slave. A writ of habeas cor- ' j m-uted from the planter's former place ' of residence. Virginia, lo pruvc the iden- ' j tity of Hie prisoner, and the best legal ' talent was employed on botn sides. The " examination extended over a period of 1 several weeks. Tlie end came, when j the prisoner attempted an explanation. ' vious to the time when it was alleged he ' had escaped from his master, and under f he broke down completely and confessed planter who claimed him was his maspurchase the unfortunate man's freedom. ' The Texan, however, refused lu accept to Texas. About a year after, however, " and with his wife, who was the daughter * of « prominent citizen, and hi. child, f moved to a northern city where he is e now living, Iloution( Trx .Pmt. e pondent to the Atlanta ContUtMlton. not i) r- etui which is the headquarters of the i. the building fifty times -before I saw the * interior of that room. One day the "Did you ever see my flag ?" y < m being told llinl I had not, he took e me into a plainly furnished room, whose I only ornament is a silk United States s flag, protected in a glass frame, e That was the flag with which the I. President's box was hung on the night of his murder by the mad assassin. shot Lincoln from the rear and 1

then leaped on the stage to make his ' sickening proclamation of the "Sic i Tyrannia." Aa he jumped 1 the box his spur caught In this flag ' and made a rent of several inches. ' During.the war General Phil Cook, of ' Georgia, pushed a brigade aim Mt to the gales of Washington, and had the honor of leading the only Confederate force { that ever fought in tlie District of Col- | umbia. It was out at Frailer1* farm, on i the Baltimore and Obio Railroad, and I General Cook says that the dome of the ] Capitol was dearly visible to his men as , they fought. I It was to mejt this raid thai a regi- J menl was formed out of ths employes of the various departments in Washington, j The city was full of Southern sympa- | Ihlzers. but a large number of ladies eontrlbu ed to the purchase of a beauti•ul flag foi the "Ilome Guard." They I my-e it into one or two battles, but it ' quarters, aa it was perfect when Manager Ford borrowed it to drape the T'resi dent's box on the nigbt-of his assassina1 tlon. It is now growing yellow with 1 .-q hilt It la preserved as one of the I relics of our civil revolution, as a thrill , ing testimonial of one of the maddest . acts ever perpetrated by A frenzied I Book potjlishers declare that the tendency of the times Is towards shorter , -lories, that a novel in more than one volume is now scarcely known, and " longer ones ire more and more unpopular. There is also a feeling of repulsion Cwtug towards serials In magazines, •use, as a recent writer says, people -"are too hurried, loo busy, they read s too mnrh and forget too easily." to care t to take their stories by piece-meal. This Is literally toue. Few people read such •torira without being obliged to look ' back to the closing of the chapters in " 'he preceding month in order to recall i, the course of tlia nsratlvs. otherwise ,. they find tbey hare lost the thread completely. Then again. It is harrowing of " the feelings not at ail pleasant, to be I brought suddenly to the end of a week's s or month's instalment, and the hero and _ heroine be left in a most thrilling and critical position, without the reader* knowing anything of the modut operandi of getting them out II Bcixsrtvio Amkeicas.— Every week o this most valuable periodical presents , whatever Is new In the world of science, . art. End manufactures. Full of practir cal Information, it discloses to the >f thoughtful not only what has been aecern taln3. but also suggest* the possibilities 0 atfll to be revealed. For forty years Munn A Co. lave conducted this paper " In connection with the procuriog of pat- » ems rer new inventions. Hie Boixntifre tc Amxbioan U'anthority on all scientific „ and mechanical abject*, and should be In every bonsehold. Copies of the T | papcromag be eeraat this office and sub£1 The earty btrl ratAcs the bronchitis, „ and lovers of early morning walks wiU . flad tbia a tree maxim. If we were per-

j .Soma of th«L Blggeet ThlngaV i j The largest theatre in the world Is the new Opera House In Paris, it covcra j nt-arly three acres of groand; Its cubic rtiass U 4.S8T.O0O feet; it cost about 100,- | 000,000 francs. The largest * unpens* in i is the one between New York 1 city and Brooklyn; the. length Of tlie main span is 1. AOS' feet I! inches; the entire length of tho bridge 1* 5.080 feel. Tlie longest span of wire in the world is used for a telegraph la India over the river Kistnah, between Bczorah and Bcctynagrum. It is more than 6.000 feet in length, and is 1.200 feet high. The largest ship In the world is the Great Eastern. She Is 680 Test long, 83 - ' broad, and 00 feet deep, being 28.627 | burden. 18.015 gross, ami 18,344 net The longest tunnel in the world Is that of Su Gothard. on the line or railroad -twecn Lucerne and Milan. Tlie sum. , mil of the tunnel is 800 feet below tlie surface at Andcrmatt. and 6,600 feel be- , ncaih the peak of Kaatelhorn of Ilia St. I Gothard group. The tunnel is 20) fret , wide, and Is 18 feel 10 inches from, the , floor to the crown of the arched roof. It , is 8) miles longer than the Mont Cenis , Tunnel. , The largest library is the Bibllotheque I National In Paris, founded liy Louis I 300.000 pamphlets. 175,000 manuscript*. 800.000 maps and charts, and 150.000 coins and mrdals. The collection of [ engravings exceeds 1,300,000, contained in some 10.000 columns. Tlie portraits " number about 100,000. The largest bell , in the world is tho great bell of Moscow, ai the foot of the Kremlin. Its circum- , and its height more than 21 feet. In its I stoutest part it is 28 incites thick, and its , weight has been computed to be 413.722 j The Chicago iff raid offers the follow. o lug contributions to the sum total of conjugal happiness : Don't disturb your husband while he is reading the morning or evening paper by asking foolish questions. He may ' be reading tho latest scandal or divorce suit, but be is just a s much interested as though it were foreign news or market ' reports. Be patient, and when becomes prebend, perhaps lie will read it lo you. ^ Don't put the morning paper at the than a dozen different places for the button hook. Don't monopolize every hook of ilie U closet. Graciously tender 1.1m sue nail 1( for his very own -and then In merry , hang your Mother Hubbard, your pelcr0 ine, your shopping bag and your bonnet I, some other place. Don't ask him where be has been tlie moment be enters the house, or where he is going If he starts out for a walk iwfore UreakfasL It nettles him, and , live under a free flag. Don't indulge In flights of temper ,. when yout husband suggests how his t mother diiL If he objects to having , _ eggs boiled iu the teakettle, and prefers -I washed previous to cooking, ena deavor to please him by indulging bint Ids fancies. In lite meantime bring ,1 sons up as carefully as you can, g and when they are married you yourself will doubtless be held up as an example ,f of virtue— and revenge is sweet.

When catarrh has progressed to a certain extent, it is only a step to that terribly fatal disease, consumption. If you lisvo catarrh, even slightly, it it a terrible mieobecked. If you will only read, you will find conclusive reasons why you should take Hood's Sarasparilla for catarrh, in the statements of many people who hSTe been completely -cured of this disease In its most severe forms. Send for book mntainjng abundant evidence, lo C. I. Hood &, Co.. proprietors of Hood's Baraapirilla, Lowell. Mass. • An attendant at Mount Vernon, not ago, found a lady weeping most bitterly and audibly, with her handkerchief at her eyes. He slipped up to her and mid: "Are you In trouble, madam?" •No sir," she sobbed. "I saw you 1 weeping." "Ah," said she, "how can one help weeping at the grave of the [ 'Father of his Country ?' " "0, indeed, I madam," said he, "that's not iL The l >mb's over yonder. This Is the icc- . house." f Saved Hla Life. . Mr. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Hone Gave, Kv., says be was. for many years, badly " afflicted with Phthisic, also Diabetes: 1 the pains wfere almost unendurable and ' would sometimes almost throw him lnlo . convulsions. He tried Electric Bitters ' and got relief from first bottle and after taking six bottles, was entirely cured, and hat! gained in flesh eighteen pounds. ' Bays he positively . believe* ho would ' have died, nsd it not been for the relief , afforded by Electric Bitter*. Sold at e fifty cents a bottle by Dr. H. A. Kennedy. Parker's Tonic kept in a hom# is a sen- , tlnel to keep sickness out. Used discreet. ly, it keeps the Wood pure, and tlie " stomach, liver and kidneys in working J order. Coughs and oolds vanish before * it. It builds up the health. No wise J mother will be ylthoot IL * "Adirondack" Murray, the eccentric preacher, is married again. HU boasted l knowledge of "How to Cook a Beef- ,, steak (" will now serve him a good turn, i- but the chances are that he will expect ? bis wile to furnish the steak. « St. Jacobs Oil U pronounced amostex* s traordinary cure for rheumatism by Hon. r Jstoe* Harlan, ei-Vlce Chancellor, Loulai- vllle, Ky. ' ' c Judge— "Have you anything to say * before the court passes oentence upon c your Prisoner— "Well, all 1 got to say l», I hope yer honor'U consider the ex. ire me youth and greenness of my lawyer, ». an' let me off easy." r- The beat U the cheapest. DopPUuler id contain active medicinal agents for th# cur#ofp#la.