VOL. i, No. 38. CRANFORD, UNION COUNTY, N.J., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15", 1S94, $2 PER YEAR.

SEASONABLE GOODSFOR

Excursions, J>ic-NicS, Etc.2'lb. can Corned Bojf21b. cau Roast BueflPotted Ham . . . : : . . . . : ; : . . , T :Pottti l Tungtie..". t . . . . .Roast Chicken, large cau .;. .Mow Lobster . ^ . . . . . . . . ..Alnsfc.r S i l m f i h v . . . : . . ' . . r .~ . . . . . . .r i . i t Cans ^nlmon '. ••.....is msoil M a c k e r e l . ; . . .Fresh Mackerel :Oil Sardines." ..;.:--:..».,^ —;..

. French Sardines, impor t ed . . . . . . . 'St. Julit'U ClaretPor t and Sherry W'iue .:.

.w.w.v.v.vx.

. . . . ...l"c. cnn. . . ; 17c. can,..".".... . . . Sc. can. . . ; • . . . . .JiOe. c a n

. . . .......18c... c.a.n.-_:

. .13c., 2 for 2oe. . . l ie . can

10c. canc. Box, 3 for 9c;"<. .lSc".", 2 for Me.•. . \3.w bottle. ; . . .50c. bottle

The Originators of Loiu Cash Prices in Elizabeth,^133" Broad St. Gor. E. Grand Street, ELIZABETH, N. J .-NEWARK, NrJX Our Other Stores; DOVER, N. J.

PLAIN M Dop

mm roR

\ESTABLISHED IN 1833.

• Benlgna fop

MemorialWindows

-INT1JE

rOpafesicent' AM>

13tfi Century

Antiqne\ ' -Glass.

flgtorr, 142 E. 33d St.let.Lei & 3rj % I Y.

NEWARK'S^

LEADING ESTABLISHMENT,

SUMMER MERCHANDISEIX EVERY IIKPAIITMF.ST AT THICKS

TO ATT1IACT A CiltKAT VOUMB OFKlSINtSS. "" '• '

SURPLUS STOCK 0 ^ WERY^ KIND, I I B J G O . !LADIES SHOES?

Ihin^ola button, jMiintcd, commonStt^emul now iimrvlwIn-'-tHjii^lt nut!

. turAmul nlilltiM. tl«> iKircnln S * wile*ofeviry^l.t-n-.m-rkwl ht-ro nt ;

LADIES OXFORD TIES.Kus^-t »r"ftt ord-inmila nil htyles*. nil

- Ti*t>. nil wli»!i< j&<-t Hit* Slim* JY>C e'i'c'D'*\ny rouch irenr, ynn'll not liny it anyuiiereels*; uiuler fl.ilit.onr pr ice . . . . . . . .

BARGAIN HAMMOCKS,' Itctnil.ir-c!ze M e l l o n Kra**. llralilril<-»liw, rulon-«l nnii while, with sptviulpr.QnftM> l u r e «oM many of t lum »t SI-2J(Ji jUl

'JAPANESE BAMBOOi CURTAINSLargi-a^ortment. A ppwial lender In

t>retty »RJuleilriritts, various color com I flf:MoalW-: N., V. MOIVH havu thcin I.Halm.irkttl pO. lirre you luiy at " v w

BARGAIN LACES.Int-luilitit; Point IH-Venlcc. Poiiit ilo

ParN. N»innnn(l!r<.»lc Vnl nnil olhcrs.,

Beatty Leads Them All!Groceries 1 l e a f s

OF ALL KINDS,'

Sold to Cranford

Rljfe and Reason Too.Jnst Foilaw These Directions

And See if it Isn't so.

Trndo with Ilriiumcr, . ' "Spring niHlSnnmit''r,:"~^=r"';'C;.;'

Fall ami Winter, too."Hii's the Oroccr • • " " , •

W'liere to go sir . . . . •

• AJ1 tlio whole yenr thronBh. '

Things to eat • ... - Fresh ami sweet '.-»—-'.

Alwuysin the ttore; .. .

—Tlintis wliy .„ ; "Fulks who try • -•

Come again for mam

They bring their friends • • -• Ahil neighbors too , ^ ,V? ho ltarn .with joy profonn' . . . •

That Mr. Hnmmer gives them backFive per cent, for Gish Down.

CROSS A LA COLLIXS.

WESLEY A.

The Latest, and Greatest Opinion ofour Town Counsel.

"I nm a learned Jnd|$o-, vou pet?,*A leader in the O. O. I1.':.

I'll swiiiB the Kavel with >;ii'at itleeAt the lueetinyof the.-As«eml)ly.- ...'..

In'Union comity I'm" a iHiwvr, , ' .. The le^al lion of the liour,Alike in snnshine ami in nhower.

My nnmHs Cwss; unt-riniiot four.CHOIR'S.

Tn-ra-ra F!ooiii ile ay! ~I thinlv Til have my way;

Don't take me for a .1, 'Or you'll regret the ilny. [Repent

IL"I am the wonder of the Bar, - ..

'luw CranfonltfolkH my elicatrt are;Their fortunes"1 cim make, or mar

Jnst.\vhieh, rin.not iNiriicular.'One-Jiuiidrt'd dt tllara IM the'fre~ '~~—

Those linysi-n.ls pay me aminiilly,F o r w h i c h I jjive n i;iiiir;mtee

To answer ijuestioiiH put to me.

Ciionuft. '•'

III.• 'Tho town ofllciala nil nlmio .

Got timjjled lip nbonj rrnsluid-fitont^Of contention it 'was n lione,

So they called mo on the tefeiihone.Said I, 'The question is su nice -, It caiiThn aiiswered in a triceLet tlie court* decide, 'you' pay the price'J And that's the way 1 give adv.ice.

•DUALEll IX

eries.Flour, Feed, Grain, Hay, Straw

South Avc. Cor. Walnut,.- CRANFORD, N. J.

v Pricest Lowest of AIL. ;1 U). box Davis linking Powder. ,l!)o

Comleliseii M i l k . . , . . . . " . . . , ' . ...' So

Oil Sanlihcs . . .-... i.He. 2 for 0c

(!in"er SiiiipK..'. • .Oe.jb., ' ' for 17c

Soilii Crackers. . \ . .OK. )!>.'5 for '2~>c

'Chici1 more the' Township Coinniittee1 Got lost in deep perplexity, -

To help them ont they e;miu. to ineIn my le^al capacity.

Said they .We're in an awful stewAlwnt that road-Smith avenue,' /

.Said I, 'Xio on and put it through..But then, perhaps it wonldii'i do.'

C'lioiirs.Ta ra-ra Hooni dt» ay.

\ And po they wenr away, '..And '» I hop!' they'll stay.

Till the millennial day,

'.That peaky little Craiifcrd sheet'•'-'•IH jumping on me with Imthjt-et

.In a wjty that's neitherhiii'e.Jfur'iieat.Dcinands thivt-I resignniV siiif.

But there I'll stick and,r;il;iMiiy ease.At criticism I siuilKTnee::!.-.

.niLnyike imt" liills'for .'.xtivi fei-sTliiit "will with ilrva'l my cliints

-.' " > ' ' . Ciiouus.\

UKra/^lfNci:S:'--Ail •'iiiy-lVi-o oiitf ' . COMPLETE .STOCK.'.,..,.. -.pustonicf sfeniniiy •- ,of 'fliel'ii-: -are;

your neighbors. '

Goods; Delivered /Thursdaysand Saturdays,

Citlt'itiin' fee liow, niucli yutCxuit -rittv.

867 Elizabeth Aye.,ELIZABETH, N. J.

Woodruffs Stages- F o r P icn ic Part i e s •/•••

2, 1 ami 0 HOil.SE STAGES TO-LET.

'*""..' ' " iocU Box 4TELEPHONE CALL II F. s

FF^ Jr., Wotflold.

Who Eat FISH/iiiul-wiint it fresli,

slioulil stop oil at

Elizabeth and buy

nt"'" . " """.

Local Kerns.

Mi™ Wollsirt yisitMif,' Miss Troe atHiuiitnii Hall.FroJEll.sis visititinjj his sister tit

Plymobth, Mass.

Mills Boillot of lirooklyn i.s visiting'M i o n r n r c l l

Brokaw-s Fish Market,252 Morris Avenue,

aii find'tho'JhrgcstBlock"

in tlio Sttite ^0 choose from.

An Instance of HandTSelling." I J I . H M l.«.[. tdBi- i*"!*) eniliU lidit•liUnly jwtiM-m. JaiMii.-B filk. lixnil,t niliM rrvtty colni-incs m.-inlii-msl llrh-•ilrulM l"inliT», furvtai lirltif inus.l-a,lk-san«l (.vnllriiii-iisimiv lilu-n I i l : i ln |nifvvtillc lu'iu-tiUlHil nn<l lii-iiiuu-il worth l / o l1". ti> Sic. nil In one lot, , li.ilfO lit *

This is Ladies Gowns. •K\tm "->H1 niii-llit oul e x t r a full, full

l - .•.t vu'-ii^of- Mill-l ..r t l l l ^ n r lU'-k- C H A

!vl;;;';;;:;i,rrTv"><:"""ri<' '."!""•...^":«»'»

BOYSCLOTHiNG.All at r.-ilmnl i'.rkt-.. nil vsunil.

LADIES WAiSTS.I', nnli-. Inwn n::''rali:ic. (lmicr ^tyl('^

nnd color*. i i i t .7i ' . -»wl JI K««le>. An:mniir.-l>.clal Inn' nl,- /.

LADIES WRAPPERS.. . While nnd rrtlnn-"! Uwn. rxtrn full

riilUr.i-'iiir^auiliMiv. Jl.-.i. fl.T:. aii.l HQY.•'Vcn «•>• My Us M'llil^' Im hi- lot i>t

Special Blanket Sale!All rri lurr.1, ami i l i i r w r frif till Nov. 1.

L.S.PLAUT&CO.,707 to/21 BROAD STREET.

NEWARK.MAIL OKOEKS FILLED.

- No l l ranr l i Storr*. • No Aif* 11M.

JOHN It. RANKIN,

Electrician and Locksmith,119 BROAD ST., ELIZADETH.

Elerlrle I I M UflillnB, (.'nil IlrlHnnil llurflntAlann:*, IJIWII JJUHITS, hnn'S mill C'utliT)• liirjt-nwl.

PiIIov^ GasesAT PRICES BELOW COST OFHATERIAL AND MAKING.

READ THESE PRICES.SHEETS.

i 1-2 yards wide by 2 1-2 yards long 40c. each1 3-4 yards wide by 2 1-2 yards long -45C' each2_yards wide by 2 1-2 yards long ......\. .'....-,.50c. each'2 1-4 yards wide by'2 1-2 yards long»,:j;....j; , 55c. each2 1-2 yards wide by 2 1-2 yards long 62c. each

PILLOW CASES.42 inches wide by 36 inches * long 14c each45 inches wide by^6, inches loiig,. . , , .^,;, , , , . , . . , , , , . . .-. .!^ pacji5ainches•WIdcr:hy"•^i^i•|rchcy' oilpV;i"y^.V.•! ';.\'.^V.V.^7. 'I'6c. each54 inches wide by 36.inches long :.-...i8c> each

JOB LOT.42 liy 36 Pillow Cases at ...9c. each, 3 for 25c.S P E - O I A C DISCOP:rsfT—:'A"(T'iEcmTnt'of' I(rpeTcontrwiibe iillon'vd from (i bovo prices on ]>un:Jmsos unioimtiMy to SI.00 ami oyor.

(flilliaiiis & Bassett,DRY GOODS, CARPET5, &c,

118 Broad Sc, Elizabeth..GUYON « COMPANY

RRANFORD. N. «i.

BICYLE5.Cycle Sundries. Cycle Repairing. Rentals.

viiroritinft 1-reeze disported i tself . 'a luml , ; ' u r ,Z?'"" 1", l v '1 -l " " ' ' ' 't h e s t r e e t s ot'.the villaRC. T h e spiri t of i " r * l imax Ni.ip a t . . . . . . .1, . . , . , . , . ,111,1 • < i m i i . i i t H i i l T i w e d H i e n i r . O u r . T c r a e v U r a m l C o m l i ' i i s i i l M i l k . . . .

/rriniiiiWSjiV.iiThtiDo'n't talre me l'itr a..I.

. Clnn»ice_ Viibriifi'": Hjiont Sniiiiuy ntPiedmont, on tlic1(ni1«pii,

Ki'V. Dr. RiftK« will-jirencli nt; tin-Presbyterian eliurch O ^ l ^ i l

nn eloquent Hpeak

AinoiiK tlio pjiiTnt'.'rerR. on p^e AslmryPark lkiiiru \vnlk this week isMncConnell. .

Tho Presbyterian-, choir'Heen postjioned till Sutnrdny asVreelaiiiLthe organist,is oTit.of (own. •

The North and South side hall toss-•rfl met in combat on'Friday. The fonu•r were yictorions bv a score of 21 to 10.

Lyimwold and the honse adjc ininif onForest avenne have IH-CU Fold by JlissLily Ely to her brother, George U:Ely. r . . • .

Charles N. Drake has bo^un an edi-torinl war on. weeds. We think helniKut ncmniplish mure with a scythennd a littloj?lhow Krolye.

Diedrieh Kreie has lieifim work on tilsnew house on-Guntenuiai aveune. JohnIleyzel, formerly of Dunellen, will alsosoon build on that thoroughfare.

Town Clerk Plume says ho objects topeei;ig liln namo nttached tlot? prochiniatioiis, wnraiiiKH to tramps, etc., that nobody payn a particle of attention to;

Town Coinmitteenian Nat Fmterreturned from Camp Watson, IJII1C4!;'hamplain, on-JIonday, Komewhat sun-mrncd, but lunking lirutrate, ni'verthe-

less. * l .'

Jlisses firaee ' Vnlentihn nndMarion Hicbter caiue to Cranford last

L(V-wilJ)OK!v.t-ht>-.l'armv!il--.vT)my'were entertained at the home- of GeorgeV Ely.

The CpnntryX'Iub team, was downi'dat Hiiiiii-rvilli1 on last Saturday. Keoro"Jt to 10. Our boys will play .the teamfrom Metncheii on the bony? groundstliis Saturday.

Hector .lolirt ^EdKcciimbe united Inwedlock at Trimtv ehnrcli last Siiinhiyuight^Anule O'Kiine of Cranford and.loluf Wallace of Jersey City. The witIHWCB were.Cliarles Jnhn mill ' Mnrioi.Unchwiller. v \

Es-Town Comuiitteemnn Drako KUKgestrt that some of our weeds 1M3 cxhiliited nt tlin Ht»tu Fair! .Why wonldn't itIKI n good idea to have Mr Drake takecharge . of thi| display!" Hlght seenconld then gaze nt rag weeds and whisker« that enn't lie duplicated nnywhere!

In September the firemen will hold anelection for chief of tho department.Every member should fnako it his per-sonal business to wo that n caimblo midcfflclent man is chosen. Chief Tor-lmsh nnnoimces that ho IH not a caudlilntn for re election. John WntormnW. W. Mendell and Oeorgu it. Tellerore mentioned1 for tho position.

CRANFORD'S (JARHIVALTHE noXTlSG ; ASSOCIATION'S

RIVER PAGEANT.

Fine. Music, Big Crowds, ElaborateDecorations, the Features of'

J. POTOf •*. SONS,^ Street, EliZal)6th,M. J.

, Wo liiivojust_reci.'iveil a cargo of vorv.Ii.no.'lVas,..Oolong, J iiun, Engliihllreii'kfiut-, Cunpoudor, Young Hyson, that wen: Bol'il'tor 50 mul 1,0 centsper II)., wo luivi) nnido the price -at iJr: lb.; or :i Ilu. for TOe ,onlvfor this\ ^ ^ ' ' ' ~

n^r eA^;V,l?W&^ WE ARE OFFERING VERY LOW.ranford The birds nt snnr ise curolled i ' • • " •ranford. The birds nt snnrise curolledorth their sweetestrn,itt* X ^ i i

i1 ,)l lr J-limax Biiliin;; Powder

ets of.tbe villiiR.. T h e spipeace and .•ont.-ut suirnsed the «ir.

l)nt a close observer' might Imv.. detected a trace of j{l.ul .'xpectan.-y in the;: ' ' lw!f T

c '».<»f the people asthey.pas-i- '•; ' I"',1! h ! l r i ' "

h b "»•"]>'*? *

. T ^ v l l d Milk .

' lw!f Tc '».<»>™<\ . . ' . . . . : . . , . . . . • . . .2lli-

connteuance-i of the people as they.pas-.-;; " I" » "••""? ••»' •' » « m r l e y .ed to and fro through tb« town. It was 'I w \ : ! "« ' : r *™'1»'.-. ••••.; !"<• :i nacknges Farina. . . .evident that soinetliiiisr nuusiuil was , J w-;",;'A'!('1'.-: •••••-. lf"' 1 package Califomia \ \ In itulimiM«'>..tnI:i<i!to-... ' . . ' .,•... ' lhl^Hh' trM±l^^J^i^^^-^ u?id.L,Uaek.iige-.Qliaker JJ^t-s , m

pi.'inted by the Cranford. leafing Asso- j DEMVKHIKS I . \ CliAXKOIiD, Wcdncsiliira nnii Saturd i \ , - -ciation for holding its ninth annual ! • V '

. Kic.1 11M Iliirlev.'...

I1), lb box!clb - i lbsfor^ lW• ix loo i ikes in box.'.'» • t nn f >r Sic.. ipurt Kittle Ooc

. 10cJOe-

•iation for holding its ninth annual.•aruiviil. The eight pn'c'ding miuaticj<pectacles had ilwi'rvi'dly acliieved a,[•enown uneipuilled by that of" any out-lour celeiiratiou lield in the ytiite. Therailroad i-oinpntiy, with shrewd fore-»li,'Jlt,..iiro.yi(li:iJ.,iiK(Miil..triiijia to-iK;cuui.-1iiditute the throng of pussen"gors that it j.new would come 40 Cranford, from '

Xewarki ' Elizabeth and Uoselle. A js'fage line Was established to couveythe j^iglit- peerH from Knhway; Hundreds Imiire came in carriage* anil oil wheels. !Altogether 0,(11)0 persons Vitiiesseil^.tliem r i i i r i i l . • • " " ' " • - • - • ' • •

The cvlebration- began on the arrivalof the (I.!1.1 train. Two brass bands

uiiprising thirty odd liuisieiansr'alight-ed and soon the air rang'witjj/thu stiring cadences oflhe Washington Postiii.ircli. Tlie music Jietviil as « bugle-all to the river, on whose placid water.! Im-luillm:t[ii'W;;juU;l'H'liih llmw. MiIhe cnrnival was tnr lie ludd. On eitherhaul: from Doiikhout's diim to Beadle'sliridge a line of wire was strung and'nun it hung at least ll.ono Chinese laa-ern.-i. i)n the briilges hundreds moreif thefela'nterns were iirrangeilin.aftis-ic.^il.si.ns.* Shortly after dusk,, these lanterns;wn-e lighted and the 'river took on mi;;ipp:'ar:uice of l.i.iiiMilcss beauty. K:tchlight nliili!.' tlie shore, was doubled by its .elli'etii.iwin- thi> wi i t e r . : -At several!

|ioints were, heaps "f sain!' in which ,-cures of candles l.nnied side by side. j

At Mti'rlocU the procession uf bi.ats, 'loats and. .cano'-s t',-11 int'i line. ICacli>vas dt-cor.tteel e.liib*ir:itely, for the cecii- jnuts of e:ich hop.'il to win one' oMhe-,iinilsume tniphie.-i iiflVred by t h ' i

cintion. C o i n i d U i l l r Vi

iiirable i-lrill..- No eoliisioiH (iriWeidenH'if.any kind oirnifn-'l, thiiii^h S-I.,};pi.ff,;,-,ijirtu'-^iaieiTin the* maiii'»' uVris.1;'- 'rj.'e 'jiectacle they made was in findes-lribalile loyeliin'ss.. It had to be i-eeli to1

The duty itf Judges Nix.' Teller and |[Jingham in sel.rtiag the prize winners |tv.'is iui arduous one. They -finally!....irded the trophies to Koliert Hilsou. •',Kr.iulilin Taylor, Mr. Jn:cphs, John

euilum and Clarence Mcinlire.TheN musio, ilisconrseil by the bandsbile the cnT'nival was in progress wanell chosen ami admirably rendered.

Thu' polici.' showed themselves gentleiniiiilv and efllcient. and no dismder pre-•aileil." A daiiee in the Casinofollowrdhe carnival, \

(icncral Order No.All members of the inaionic' friitcrn-.

itvof the.-ith Masonic District,with theirfaniilies. are commandei.l to presentthemselves - hi' picnic order .any timeduring the forenoon of August SKI, andproceed bv means of tluir own•Wxising, to lioynton Ileach, N. J. -The•xciittinn will be what is known as aUasket^Picnic, so you will therefore pre-pare vonbielveM with midday rations.

This roiiiluaiid is sent ont by U_n>.Uoriitou, wlnVhivcs thi> frateruity-.'mdwill act as Ifrist.v, Failing to obey thisorder, the pennltyvn-ill lie the forfeitnniof a great day of'pleasure; Ilro. Iloynton is very nngimis tliiit Iiis rcquesl willlie responded to by cvcr.vMovijr of the F.& A. i l . Hi'inembi'r iheMamllies lireinvited, and will !»• let intertill tho sec-rets of the workings of the ordiV^n thatlay.

Miss Joyce, of Brooklyn is visitingMisit Jessie Hobertsmi.

Mrs. Joseph PnriTn..Jfln] infant Tonleft to-day for.Meriden. Conn.

The liaptlst Sniulny Schoiil. started ontheir excursion to Pottersville to day. '

Mrs,.. I'i'ter Finger, and Mrs. Klein-lielder have returned from' Port •lervis.

, <,iiisnj«.Dla:kCTt,;iu ctnplwJnhn,is going to (ieriuany iihortly tohis friends.

(leorcc Morrison's n.isat organ wascompletelv peeled by the Martha's Vineviinl tiiinshfiii!. In speaking of hit nosiTo-iliiy be siiid, "Doesn't it look like no(««!};M darling......,,„.,.,....„,,,„.„..,„„-,.,„-.

A Victim.

Loulwi (nt tho banjo)—In thern nny-thing I can i>l»y for you, Mr. Livingston!

Livingston (»arca»tic«lIy>~Tliat'ii wchatI havo boon trying to find oat, U thcrof

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CAR1RBACES,mid Sl.ICICiUS,

EIMSt, , /

i l . P . IIOH.ENSTEIX, .& , HAY and GRfllfl,

Peal Moss for bedding. \, PraU!s.Hgrso Food.

X s All Poultry Supplies-

STORE,- PROSPECT STREJET. OPPOSITE S M f i D J D BDIIDIHG.

DKIilVKltlKS.IX ItOSKM.K, Tuesdays m,l'Umr.,lojg.

...ay U-left nt any-.i,,,,. will, our representative A. j \ \ ud

:•- --•- ' • ^ • ' - -r ;-"O. '-]K* 1V.I1 *

Frank T. Lent ArchitectCRANFORD, : : : : :: NEW JERSEY.

Entire Attention Given to Suburban Work in this Vicinity.

" ONE HUNDRED BUILDINC1S IN FOUR YEARS! .

illnir. r A.,Ti«uMrt..l. M.l ' . Mitrslinml iiM-nn-or ulliiT.liiW.-til.-lil i.n.l1)1, r .-MrnS«of .li.lin W.'lliuiti.-r. Jniiii's lt.i.li;,-n.. II. K. 1-,,-linui. l l . i id.h In,I .,T,I 1 ,„„, ,,f | U L 7jl.^'liil.iiiii.r.'""j^ylm I>«'liin.iii:lli«»'.i«iitryl1ul..lliCJ»l,iillli».-kJ.i,1tTl!i:lSmiVlIoCM'

V5«undSert9e In Suburban Architecture," un llln-triitfil lm-ik nf 'Im T.IIL'I1-. which IUL* rtu.twill, unniuimnii s.,,-,-,..., l,,,<r,v,.(v.M lilnlimt .'IMIU.,^.,1,.11,,,, ,,r 11,,. ,,r...l ,m,|'u, n'm-r-^uMii-lnviilmilili.i»Aiii:s>:iiki.iii'iiir. r,iriui>-mii-lii|.'iiillii);liib'ilM ••>'.>ii,>itil.-i>liy. rim - m i s t DOL- /I.AII, r,i--t runl in uuy inlilit-^-*. .

What Vonr NoIKhbor« Say o r

H/lLtOu'K'S lATEST IflPflOVEO

"Success Jr." Potatp Digger. ^ 'clrnnf.ir.i.}>,•,-. 21. |<n^-'-i

r.-.-i.iiii.: i"ii "ii• .ii'ir,"ii!!."iStTi'i!^'",'1!-!,',^lli;iiillii'.i|.|-.l>I.Mllu.i:,.r,. -al. II I-. lli;lil- V

i',"'.-'1 "i ' . ' ,"n : •'lnl' ' ' r " ' s ' ; " t l 1 ' • ! ' » ' » • - •l:-|'llr.- I . ir. l;.,r—,. Jt.r,r,- ii-ir.li.Arm^r

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. . inn tli-.-. . . . . . K. K. \viM>fi;urKF.

l l k ' j r l . ' n n , ! t l . t t l k I I 1 - . I l l • I w . t i l l 1 1 ^ . ' i t

Sold by GORDON O1GGINS.

Blankets, Robes, Whips & Ho/se Goods.

H.t.FINKi

CARRIAGE REPApiNfr IN 4 L L , ITS BRANCHES.' "~ Jobbing Prom[)tly jAttcndccl to. ;

DAVID B.,LENT, -/ Opera House Ulock, Cranford, N. J. -

REAl * ESTATE._+ INSURANCE 4 LOANS,Agent for the Home Insurance Co., New York, and Tlie U. S. Mutual

' ••' . Accident Association. . , 'f • .•

Mouie< Par Sale anj T.i l.cl anJ tlie Choicest HullJInn Loti In Town at llottdm I'rltt*

LEADING SHOE STORE OF WESTFIELD!Ladles and Cents

FINE FOOT-WEAR.RUBBERS " ' ,.

Travelling Bags & Trunks.

0 Broad StreetWestfield. ?i :\

08 Elizabeth Am, Elizabeth.

5 lbs Butter, •."•*•-• >*'•**lle:>t Jnx.i nnil Moclia Collee. ,L .- * ..'. , 3 i o Hia ll> »uil I inl , , . , . .i~«>

SHOWINGTICS OF THE FINANCIER. *•!

tI«A»liI«i Ntwipapcr 2tfen.l>BiBPtiinT

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tret Bo-isBrpoitrr Trapped IIIm Ono-isent On*

MM to Jlnj Kcfnf-How U«Tint 'VhUltj *""»• a ItaJ Sarrejor.

OB.To those who ilo tui alrradj know

that there is established in ifevark. at103 Baker jBtreer. - a physician whostands in theVoremost rank of hut profesaion, who in iudors^-T'li-f tfc«» leadingcolleges, of the I'onnrry/ond who can

Thcrotrai.notluaijho detested "moroijy/r.^^'?1^^"gbthereixi*>e-f-irk

tjuflsnCAlitSOOU. !f. J .

PETER PATTEft, Prop.Located on Count- Ito»cl Midway be

ireen Cranford and W'cstheldJLeeamsodatlsBS n n t - C l u s .

J. WATERSON,

Carpets, uii-ciotns, MattingsChenille Portiers and Table Cover?, '

LACE tCURTAIIM^ a n d SHADE**HADE UP AND TO ORDEB. *•*•

Parlor, pining ^Bedroom FurnitureIf: yon liny three nt ull from npjhod*-. don't cart who \riiilxatyonrpnci1 niii1jnya<lv«oiawlwnyoa B«il t k f ' l

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The Cranford ChroniclORAHFOBi), H.JT.

PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNE8DAY,

JOHN ALFRED. POTTEP,

Editor and Proprietor.

x TERMS;Strictly Cash In Advance.

PER YEAR , ".*£<8J3C MONTHS.: . . ; Uso -oLE coriF-o . . , . . ; . . . . ; . . , . .,,..(

ADVERTISING RATES'F0BHI8HED DPOH APPLICATION.

i lc 'e-uiay-ba Fau'nd nn1

ICtmnfofu' a t Tlioruton'a llouaa.--'ariil"lilnfOcxxl. Hln.rr, iin'il nl I he Union Norn. Nun.I

„ » " « _ _ ,1 . 0M^m* A t » _ £l • • * _ • .Persona s t i lus nut <>r town fur tlie HumB u r e a u h a r e the CII RON I CM' nmllr-may Bfltlrra-i, |tn»t«K« frrr , tijr IUBIIIU

rd ti> till* ufllcc.

Tlio Carnival I.ieltl .Snturilaj- nighWHS nn event creditable to its promoterx, the .limiting Associ!ition,nti(lwortiiy of tlio town'. . Jivvnts like

' tJit'se are cnjoriiMti. in themaelvcs,d J l l t h t l J

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EiCor ntcewarv to bring tlicm aboutThey have also a permanent valuetlmt iii iiH'stiinalilc in bringing Crunford into favmable notice, amongthrifjv,and cultured people, wlionn

• loiiking about for a suburban towi:. in vliich'-to tni|ktvtheir h

-In a. letter to II: II. Mattli'ewa ofBouml Jtrook, lawyer J.inclabnry ofElizabeth advises tlio- borough aulh-

•••orities to- licon.:its--guard• iigahwaste and exlravagance in construct-ing a pewer system. _'.'Klizabetlr imd

"Itiiliwuy" he says/'were niucli larger- tliniPTlonml llrook when they builttheir setter syslenis, but both citieswere ruined by thorn," Cranford i/drtimate in having its interests,- HIfar as the ne)vcnige i|iie.-<tion U con-cerned, ili the keeping of men en

. iloned with caution as well us jiro-• gresJive.ne.-is. *•

• jf.V AW OF A - SUIU.E CAVSE.

. • To-night will be 'given in theCrauford Opera House au entertain-ment that should puek the auilienceroom to the doors. The programmeis one of unusual merit, and the

" proceeds of the ticket sales are to hedevoted to the ..livening World SickBabjv.Euiid=%canso that must en-

- ..'Jifjtjtjjji; >};M{iHt}i».uX' •i'Vtnri. Jaujjjjii^."-'iiiitlire.1 *""'' V_ '-r ""'".''' /J11"".'.:'"'iL.^'.r."'"' There.wilj lie im'.entertjimliierit jn

itfilgiy"tiy"MrT r'arren, recilationH by.1. J;'. llolger, baritone eolo.s by Dr.J . <<. J'ierson,-imitation.1) of po|tularjictors I>y-Clinrle!i.). Itiw, of JiiiM

/ii iKl-Fenton; ehuracter «ketclie.s ofYi'stu Tilley by "lliiby Lil,v sopra-no solo" by Miss Ktht'l VoorhisTlioiupdonj'fancy danecs by "LittlelEnby," a professional dancer, live

'.years of age; and solo by 1(. . I1,iloore. AJ1.the artists have giventheir services gratuitously. \ I'iflycents will iillord an evening fullof pleasure and niav save a baby'nlife. - - •' ,

JOSEPHS COAT OF J/.-l,\TCOWltN.1

One of tliq,nio3t. iukTCBtiujriiu-'Udents related in tlio book of (iunpsitis that where Jacob made for his son

"Joseph iv coat of ninny colors.- Thogarment was beautiful in itself anil

' more licaiitiful in its sipuiiicanceiforittoatiliiilwiilr.a mute, though elo-quent tongue, that^Jn Joseph wasrejHwil a love and confidence enjov-HHJ liy no other livinj; soul.

A renlarkalile pnnilTel iwists in theChinese Imperial-Court today. TheEmperor of the Celestial kingdomTfhen he desirts to elevate a subjectto » rank eecontl only to his own,lirewnts to him- a yellow jacket.-Tho nearer of this coat is '

TOWN COMMITTEE UEET1XG.

The Contract (or Grading South Av-

' ' • cnuo Awarded.Tho regular niifnthly jnecting ot the

.Town Continitteo WOH held in tho-tnwn.rooms on Monilay>ni({ht. Al l tl o CijMrmittecnien weru ]ire«tmt:~ A eomnnini-CAtion ilatccl.AuKUst Wtl), and bearingtlio i iKnattiro of Contractor Oeorse h.Brovni contained nu offer to pnulo .Southiivi'iind acconlinj; to EntfinciT Vree.land'n fqiccilleationB for the sqm ofp»U. This offer win luade^with theHtiimlo.tiou.by Supt. Morse of the Gar-

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ABOUT BLACK SILK.

S«er«ti af tb« Tnwt« TtuU l>y9Tenl BbopjMraF IiU U

reiuiive from the. cuts whatever Mirththe contractor did not'need for filling in|>nrnow£'"' -Oil motion tlio contract wiwnwiirilwl'.-.to; Mr.; Brown, who was di--rected to J?iv« two tamila iji tho HTWI offSHJO each for tho proper performance, ofliia work. • ' • ,. J

A letter.won- received from" WillininI»KK. HKcnt of the West Hyateinof Hew-

ago • tilterntion..-. Mr.; FliiKif drain d toexplain thiit iiyHtfiii." His Jetter WIIHplaced on (He. Town Counsel C'roswiiotfric-41 the. ConuiiUteu .that Centennialavtmm-waalaid wntr-iir~the nfloaT"Vt'n.3'Vnnd that tin; property owner* IIIOIIB thatHtrift lnid an niidonuted r ighftos ide-wnlkn aluntf their preniiHeH.' There WIIHnothing in the law to niithorizo n centerwalk. Mr. Park's petition, nukingauthority to construct u_Hl<lewnlk.nlonj,'0 . W: <inilln'» property-TjirOiiteuninlavenue and to remove tho trm» anduther otmtnictioiiH from the center ofIhi" highway wiwtiikcn up null-granted.

Engineer Bawictt notified tlio Coioniit-('!.' that li« wan prepared to Knlnnit hi*

report on wjWers mid : inei.'t the lniard at-:tit fuiirrriicncp.—llDirtllitrcnriliHRly liirnuked to attend next Tiie-sdny V specialiiiietiiij,'. The dm committee, ri'iuirteiltli|it tliu tire whirli N T M a.i un alarmImd IKKII j'e-tempered in tjiu hopt! of in-iniii-int; its power. It was Htiil imwilis'-fiictory in. that iwpi'et. • Mr. HortOiVsjiid that the companies were coiiMder-IIIC tlie.i|hfstioii of a Ktijl nlarni nycteni.Mr".''Driiiiley' iif' tlie.river 'cli'uniiii.'

'1)11111111111) re[nirted that hu had receiv-*d i?l(M) for the. purposu frohi outsideiources ami that lie had only", expendedii iiililition &U.4° of the fjO npprnprint-•d l>y thelleillth 136ard ...

Theorilinnucu ruvokliiKlhefranchiseif the Elizalieth mid . Plninflelil Streetijiilway Company, whieh, orilinaneefuilw CroHH hiitl pronoiineeil of douht-til legality ivns referred to the Secretary'•f Htate. The oriiinanee relating toeariiiK IIJ> of streets went .through av'eon'd rending and \vi\a- laid over.

Chairman llnrton brouKht" np thettestioii of pnstiiiK pi'oi.'laiui|tiohsgainst iimuodest liathing ami warning

i.'ltitt'ii ii niiiHt passing through the'ts in iinm<Mii>.'>t attire. The board,

mwc'ver. cceined to think iiroelauiationslieffeetive. • - - \ '. . '

The following liills were ordered paid:'iilon Water Ciiinpaiiy, rental of hy-ranU, ifl'.'ll. 10; (.'. \v. Kuhiiison. KpriiiK,lips lind Isilts for hose carriage, if;i Kr.1. I'onuoly, huryiiiK rt-inains Theixlore

iustiee, .sil- A.. Dit/.el. mad' repairs.«t dint., A'Jil.Oll, lid ilist.," (JMiSS, ilrd.it.. .$."1:1.11:1, -Ith (list., ^IS.ilS; John (i.

'(Kik, ll.-» tons crushed .stone, $78: K. U.lorton, iiM'ks lor jail. . .."iO: CHAM-'HIIII'iiiiosii'i.E,. pnhlishii'iK ' onliiiiuice..'J.SII;. ,1.' Waterson. ri'pairs toI'alks; ifl-.'.ll.-i; . Ferdinand Ditzel,lard of Win. Smith and Jne.II11yro.ek.

*T?'A\":niiiw.-»tntii]iif;"p-)T-.T~Wuteriioir 'liiii'i'i;"JK.Ilru.nlnrui, if:)'.', I": -rTlmiiiii,--;15ruwn.-alks. •-'.'i.JO. ' J . W. ITrmilnirt .'-HAUIii'sl'lll of jK!.6!l fur a jaek was orderpaid .wheij vproin»rly HWoni- to. • Ad-

'iirned. ' " " . . - ' '

ETTKR fROM MR. GREENE.

tiuprcniethe entire militaryuf China. He can

commander ofnnd mival force

.... Buffer no gfeiitef liuniiliatioii thanU) be -tripped of his yellow jacket,His authority, and the respect of thenation me lost with it. A week agoI i l l ClnWig, -Viceroy of China,wius repnrtcil to have{-railed, ami the loss

been :thim de-of his jacket.

,Vifi "iiVArli-"ing a crisis in Chinese history.

Early in March of this year Jos-eph C'ront-of Elizabeth wna invcatcdwith a coat of miniy colors by thejicojile of I'mnfonl. Theic ri-pre:

"ijftetatives','" < 11<•"'i\>Vi jiwliij»* Ouih'iiiit-tce,-iipiiniiited him their ICRIII advis-er. They entrusted to bin know-ledge and judgement the ininrtMiTof

' nearly a million dolhirs'./tiorth ofl>t»jierty. ."

CIuil in the coat of piiblic conli-dence, the Town Counsel, our Jos-cjih was fair to look upon. lint us

- t u n e elapsed, the c/ilors bejjan tofade.1 The coat and tho Jieople'tconfidence in the wearer idiriiiik rnjiidly. Judge CrosVg pointed ojiiii'ions punched holes in tlio cloth eventime lie wrote, a letter.IB now a wreck.

The jacket

Pleasant AICSMRC ' 10 the I'rcsby-tcrlan Sunday School.

EilinlmrK'll. Hcotlmid. July'J7. ls'.ll.'ar friends in onr. Sunday .Selumls:^A l«Aviu wilutation to., yourall, super

itV'iideiit, teachers^ nnd scholars—fromle |mstor,/!l. 100 miles away! 'Here 1iii ih'tne"very;1ieart of. Presliytcrinn-111, autHn oneof.tJie'fairest .cities ofi' world. Contrary to tlie prediction

Mr. Teller, none of the dreailfn)lin^s ht> foretolil happeut'd to me onTO-ram-nml ml •••<wnrtitdod"'tliiit" he

intuit be 11 false prophet, for I have hadnothing but pleasant niid hap]iy ex-ierienc '8 'sinci-1 last looked upon your' aces : '• >s _ ..

.'We reached Londonderry nn Friday,and the f;re;it nteauier brought us into(ilasKow early' Wednesday iiioriiiiif;.To my delight I found Mr. RoliertsonwuitiuK there to reeeivV lii^.^aildrl n>-ceived kindly nttentioiw from hhii." Thelame ufteruoon 1 proceeded to Stirling.

nutl the iie^t morning Icnnio hy sti'iim-er up thu Forth river to this secondAthens of the old worhl. '., .. •

I cannot describe the joy with ivhichI have visited such pliici.'s here ns St.Hilon Cathedral (a real cathedral,, "withPresbyterian services, and printedpraveis, and all that!) Where -Jennieiicddi's threw the stool at Laud's priest:nnd Jelin Kiiox's lioiise.jnst us heleft it.over IHUI yearH 11^0: ami the ^rave ofKnox, wiuise pravcrs <^uei'ii Mary fear-ed .so, why should iinyoiio fear the pray-ers of a niiod limn?—lind the "Heart, ofMiillothiaii," and a score of other spotshallowed with the ilssiH'iatioiiH of the al-most sacred history* of dear old* Scot-land. " .

TtwliiT I visited Abbotsforil, the luiiunf Sir Walter Scott, mid Melnw- Abbey.3i'Mtii> ;TiLVi>yiird of thi(tM"V>n4W'r'ftil-riiiit

is one inscription, centuries olil. \vliiehts quaint and beautiful, anil mny beworth listening to on a Snbbuth" tnorniii(r. S<*ott used to liKik at' the stone,and rend tlie Hues with, Kreat in'ipros-niveness: - - •

Ilk.-k-oM.Th« t'ltrlb KIH'S tn the t-nrtti

Kxmrr tlinn It uolil. .Thp (-iitthlmlhU' on thr enrtli , ,

O^tlps fintl tnwt-rn: *• -'Tin1 farlh N»> i» to thp ciirtb,-

'Al] «lmll U'ours.'*-- . •' .'• -

Thus the desire of many years to nee"fair Melrose" in Krntittc'd. This even-I11K I nlw> had tho pleasure of \vy\nK en-tertninwl by the family of Mr. T. C.Cronl, n brother t>(im't Mrs, MimtK,,in-rry, nuiont estimntilc ami ri'speciinl cltlien of EdinbiirKh. And now (,-fnwl live,

Wi'M you for the present.Your nlii-ctlonittc nilnliter.

Ui:ortoE F.

rnmUaklncThcro aro rcaliyvcry few womeavvLo

can distinguish between a good blacksilk and au inferior one, and a fowhints given tiy an expert.and reportedin Tho Delineator wil l doabtlcss bo ac-oeptabla to inauy shoppers:

In tho first place, never bo beguiledInto buying cheap nilk. Very often opretext for its cheapness suggests a gen-nino bargain, but tho wlso woman, mi-less sho knoTCB of a good reason for tho

-nxloction,-will cliooso.- uomo other -ma-terial if eho cannot afford to purchasesilk at on ntliimnto price. Costliness iiof coaruo 110 Kuarnateo of renl value, fotliu shopper is advised to purchaso nn'uightli of n yard of au mlmired fabricnnd test i t nt lefsaro when sho rc-achefihome. This may m n |ilt& 4 wnsto totha: ovcrccononiical Juiiid, bnfi it will

-Iirovo agood liivcstmmt if it-proventsubnd bargain in tlio

Iii teetisg a pieco of Bilk first try to-tcax it-both-. Uingthwipo—nuti-- crosswise;'If it gives way rendjly in cither direC'tlbn, yoa niay bo Huro. cither that thfjdyo has destroyed tho fibers or that tliethread in inndo up of wlmt-4» known n»"wnsto Bilk." Pure. Bilk properly dyedis tho strongest textilo known, but near-ly nil tho cheaper ilyes, and particularlytho dark colors nud black, aro mndcwith fiucli a basiH' that they cat into andwenken thofabria,. Tho firmness of tho weuvo may be

proved by scraping iHogonnlly acrosstlnrTrtlETfiTnTfrio tlmmb nnil If thematerial is strong and i y e , anynmonutof lunnlpulatioii wil l 'not mnko. the-threads slip, and if-tffo nnil makes afpaco ns wide ns its own thickness be-tween tho threads tho silk in certainlyof inferior quality. Tho next test is np-plieil by raveling n bit of-,tho_Filkiuid•carefully' .exiuiiiaiiig both warp nudwoof. Often a pare silk wirp hai nheavily loaded woof, nnil in other cases,especially in satin, weaves, tho woof liasnn inferior backing,'thosurfneo being ofgoodiiilk." Euro silk has'a good .lusterhtid is' vtry'Soft;' but'if tbu'gloss is arti-ficial tho fabric will be h'u'ril and brittle.When n pure silk has been dyed iniiirop-

~erly, jt looks very ipnch liko cotton,butitriK somewhat softer.

Another exccllcnttest consists in prill;ing out the threads buth ways nnd-trr-iiig their strength. Catch them withboth hands an inch apart, give a quickjerk ami note the foroo needed to breakthem. If they part cast!;-, tho silk' is notgood. Tear tho silk along tho lines fromwhich the threads hnvu been taken, and.if there nro packers ubing tho tecr theymay bo regarded ns indicating astrongtextnre. ' A method of testing, that isconsidered conclusive is to bum a frng-inont of- tho silk'nud nlso. FOIIIO nf tinsravelings. If the silk is pure nnd welldyed, it will talco (Ire slowly, evenwhen hold directly in the flame, niidtho tire will go out -almost as soon ustho silk Is withdrawn, leaving ashesthat are nearly jotTilnck. Weighted andimproperly, dyed sijk As highly inllaiii-niable. It quickly takes (Ire, and the fire

Business Notes.

A word to thf wise is enMRh. DeaWith Fink the WestfleM carriage amharness man. -

If-yon are thinking of improring yonrpropertv by (mrroundin;* it withoflofrsidewalkr, let Wliippfe & Son. of Eliia-betb, fignre on the work,.

"On n i . Mini"'

Ho—Do you go in for athletics at Vas>« a r ? ' . ' • •• .

';fihc-*-Ye9, in nn indirect way.Ht—How is that? i ' .. . ......She— We so in for athletes.—Troth.

after.thi'.silt is.reniovtMlfrom the llaiuu-and Icayiiig..nsh'-'S....thut»k«.p"-"tlie- tliajiuof thociotli nnd aro of a light yellow-ish red tint." Cotton in the fabric can lie

• readily detected by tin) odor of ••thosmoke.. Evctg-.'woman should rememlierthat the requisite iiuali'ties of good silkaro strength, smoothness, luster, •rich-ness and lightness no matter liovr thicktlio material.

Lunklni: Ah. nil.Tho cause of many a stumblo and

many a mistake, with tliu nveriiKu pupilwill bo found in u lack of tho facultyof looking and thinking ahead. In pianoplaying as well as in any other phase oflife, Tho Etude says, it is' essential, toprovide for. tlio -fiilnre. • If tho passage.yon arc. p lay ing. is simple, .send your.l l k i i i l i v l k t . i «%*k * * » A l » . , « >h^ ._ .& . . . 1 \ — ^"1. .. "T"— 1thoughts on to tho next and bo preparefor it. If 0110 phrase- or ilgure is ended,

JM"!:,.TO™- bayii-ft short,-rusvilo not- let-your hand stay where it last played;neither let it go to sleep in your lap,bnt placo it where it will bo wantednext. If this lack of preparation is verymarked In nny one, tjio following exer-cise will help to correct tho fault. Takeany common jumping liass and get thohnnd.roadjj for— not on—tliu first note.Then, thinking of tho uecoml note, pinytho first nnd immediately place the handover—not on—the Fecund. Thi-n.'tliink-ing of tho third note, play tho secondand inmiedlati'ly placo the hand over—not 011—tho third, niid no forth. ~ •

Lot this nlso bodonowith tho rightlinud, nud a few minute.-.' practice ofthis dnily will soon hayo tho desired ro-Ktilt. In making skips, whero there-isno sparo limu available for preparation,a useful exercise will bo found to take,tho two notes between which tlio skipoccurs nnd treat them in tliowayihavodescrllvd, making tho transit"of thohand over tho distance as rapid as pos-sible. Instance,' Czerny'B first "VelocityStudy."

A f -Fur lh«. Lawn;

A liomciu;i.do.i'l)air,.4u..VYJii':!|.oiio mny'"joythoWuKteof""iiiiiiKT leafy~trco'on

tho lawn Is illustrated nud described inAmerican Uiirdening: '•

Its construction is TO plain that ex-plaimtlun is not nwiled, except tho

N niAin.-tntcment that the legs of tho foot restBhonld ,l» long enough eo that whonplaced upright tlio footrcst may U> in ahorizontal, position. Tho "ri>at" can,then Iw lowered to any position by in-clining tho Jegs to tho nece-sary degree.Tho canvas-jhcd for tho sent nnd backcan bo. idio-to ncd at tlm top of tho bookas It btcomos stretched by one.

"What sort o fa girl is she?".•' ''Oh; she is a miss with a mission.* '

"Ahi- - . . ; r ; ; - ' -•- --.- •-; -- "And her mission is seckins a maa-ritli» mansion."—Brooklyn Life.

C. A. Smith A: Co.,

L g i p p A^D GQAL,' 'Sash'Blinds, Doors and moulding.

Liiue Plaster, Canada Aslics. Etc.^"E.STFIELD. X. .1.

,7-SCOTCH PLAINS, . N. J.

Crl-linlstinii- Mr I'i'il.licK.M.Nim.ll'rivatt* liniilhilH. Kiiu- Mini,, for

- *Vnllt« mill llrivrK. F..r-all-arj'ali-. IVIKKI.or ulll In. .Miv.-rvl .it r»-l-

ilriu-e. Athln-^s. .

John G. Cook,Scotch Plains, N. J.

Onlrm l'rmiiptljr AMni ' l ' t l t<>.

Billinge& Phillips,Kim St ror i , iifjir tile J 'oit Ott!--«*v .

•' WESTFIEL&,N.)J/ ^A full ns>-4>rtui-.>ijt of I'i-Tih fn-?|i' fn.'in . , -

,"X»i'\v'\'V>i'Kr nt Ni-'w l o r k i>rio*^..Wil l ln.'iktM'tUN in tVaut-.nl for nr-

<Icrs ami t le l i t fry »»n Tuts*lay.Tliurstlnv Hil'l Sattinlay of t-ach

JOHN H. SAYRES

AMI DKAI.KK IX

i:yrii'.Mi:xTs.148-152 E. Front St.. Flalufield, N. J.

Woolston & Buckle,PAIMIERS ANDIDECORATORS

ll'iill IVljx"n, /'illllK. («!< .rii.l r,inii..)n.>,

Kiii,'141 & Ho Ktith A«. , PlaiL£»:j, S . |J .

IAS FOR CRANFORD & ROSELLE.Pipes for siippljing Cranford and Roselle with Gas are fiebeing extended from Elizabeth, and within a few weeks thiCompany will be ready to supply all who7want gas for lighheat, or. cooking purposes. / ,. ?J

• ,House connections and setting of meters will be done by thiicompany at a nominaKcharge. v ' • ,

GAS -RANGES Placed Ready for use AT COSTPrice for Cas: $1*75 per 1000 Feet.

Hizabethtown Gaslight Co.124 Broad Street, Elizabeth, N;J. ~

CARPET CLEANING BY ELECTRICITY-•'±:;-.- -r"- ' r I Hiive ReCelitly!;Establisliiedcat'"^•"•~~-'~r----"^--

No'^9 WEST GRAND STREET./ELIZABETH, N. J.r ' -[ A PLANT FOR THE THOROUGH 1

Cleaning SD Renpvating: of CarpetsOF ALL KINDS. _ >

Carpets laid, refitted niid re-laid. Mail orders promptly attended to. Strictlyfirst class work at lowest prices. , ' • . •

MoDiimeiits, Headstones and Cemetery WorkOF EVERY DESCRIPTION,

ESTABLISHED 1800.-

ST. GEORGE'S AVE., NEAR GRAND STREET,

A latT-e variety of Monnnientii, Ilendstonca, etc.. in the best Ameticnn artoreign GrahiU'.s and Mnrblei constantly on blind. Designs nnd estimntes furniab

<1 on n-inlication." '. • '

Columbia , Hartfor^I, Hickory ,

•-,..;,-, Crescent and W a v e r l e y . '. .'-.-

>ASH OR EASY PAYMENTS.Correspondence Solicited.

Frank L. C. IVIaptin7Wheelmen's Headquarters.

Comer Park Avenue and Fourth Street, . PLAIHITEIiD.'N. J..

-. - • • ' •DEAIEBIH

Building Materials, Etc.Central Avenue, near l{ailroad,7Westfteld,vV. J.

Orders by mail will receive prompt attention.

TOEL WORE AT M MODEL LAUNDRY,271, 273 Morris 7We., Elizabeth, /N. J.

LflGGREN & CLEVELAND, Proprietors.atcst ini]iroveil mnchinery preventing -veitr on thO fabric, poods cleanedy SOAP. No ncid useJ^ Culls made in Cranfonl Jlondaya and Thurs-

Fresh FisTi from Fulton Market Received Daily.••'•: : : '• ' ' A T T H E ' ." . - . .

Westfield Fish & Oyster Market.CLA.MS, LOIJSTEHS, SOFT SHELL CKAIiS.loH lit OraikTorcI* TUCM(1HJH, ThurwdayHp Hii

A. P. WHITE, .

he Clover Leaf Wine RoomsOYSTER AND CHOP HOUSE,

:.|9 and 3514 Morris Avenue, - - - .",-'-. - Elizabeth, N..J...;,»,.—. . •J-(jppo«ite Now J s n e y Central R. R. Station.

HEALS AT ALL HOURS. GOOD COOK IN ATTEND'ANCE.A KINK STUCK OK

. j^geph pipeser & Co.

MTOl' A.T

Union County Hotel,GARWOOD.N.J. .

Midway Ix'tweeii Cranforil and Westfleld. Tlio finofit public liouno on tlioimnty ltoad. Accoinmodntlons for piiiiinnent nnd tramlcnt guests.

COMMODIOUS STABLESJATTACHED.

PETER PATTEN, Prop.

Central Railroad of Kew^ JerseyTime Tahiti In EffectUutj y , 8 0 '

FROM CHAXF0HD TO ELIZAl)KT1, .>„' NEW YO-tK,' v f I A N I 1

A. M.-0 63, 8 17, 0 « , 11 IS. <*p. M . - B tv, 1 til, a <», 5 -a, 7 m, M B i , ( ) r

FROM NEW VOHK TO CltANFonn^ . - 1 0 0 , A430, 0 00, f 16, s 3», ,„ fi """

AMD

h-i-io,-i-acwa)raairt

SUNDAV TltAI^S FltOM V.E\\-Toi'h

1\ Jl.'-l I1U, S 15,'iui. 5 il,'7 00,'u Ul,°lu ui,

FROM EUZAIIETII To CRANFOIltiA.M.-1W. 5IS. 0W,r<l>, 11.13 M f.IV.M.-M 17.1 <12117,3 13,4 l«, } rf'fa ,

->ii (except Katurdnysl, llltl, ux, UJ« -: * > ^SAO, 11 lll.U W, 111Wunil 1210InlS'.t ' H

SUNDAY TI1AIKS FROM ELIZABETH.^.:M.-Ull,51B,(((l0,0(irr10'Jo-—'—H^' P..M.-12 SO, 1 35,3 (XI, ( (5, II .IW,> «;•»<• ,

Time Tuble In lOITi-rt J une 30. mnj

TRAINS .FROMtS0l!TI-;-CRANI.0U,,"I()

TRAINS LEAVE NEW,Y0IIK lim .S0MII

• (in, H (» a. nl.; 12.'HI, VM ISalunlnrii nnlj 1 i•)

C R A NFORolwAILS r

*.' 11,111. ILeavi' for tlio Went—7 M) n. m., 4 ill |i m

J. C. CH'ANF. *rKlJitiSZiir,Httm

I) . 1. l'l£liso.\, UWHliutlnv .Clerk.

PHE MISSES VAIIi.& J5EANE ivill1 Reopen TKeir School,379 North Broad St., Elizabeth,

On Wednesday, Sept. 26.Primary, Intermedinto nnd Aciuli line

• . l>o-uirtiiientn. •A fu.v lktanJIiiK imiilla Inkt-n. Forurcu

iir»nii)il>;ntluyM.'hool. forurcu

Mr. LEAL'S

SCHOOL FOR BOYS,PL.VLNF1ELD N. J.

Boys Thoroughly Prt'imred Fi.rCollego 'vo'r__ Business.

Taylor's Dress Cutting School.IMiwI.for two yi'iir-i'iU tl HnrndStni t,Kllziilwtli, N. "I. Kvcrytlifjif IIHHJILXT mining tn flrHt-clit.^ dn^miikimrilrla IIM yuttfi(cn.H It l;ikcn. ('o-fnnii H

' " ftfrtMiMflinhU' ii'rii'i-s." Day uinl

The Newark Seminary,BOAEDIKG AND DAT SCHOOL, .

27 ill'LL STUKET.(1ISS WHIThORE, - - Principal

Reopens, Thursday, Sept. 27.Thorough methods of fttiuly. *•Frciic-h, tho lanffiuiKe tit tho school.CtTtidcuto uilmitM to WelUwIvy Cnlloyc1- ^_S-icrial tniinliid In fcniiKtsitlun nnd ctnivLr-itlon.Cliis-M-f* in Elocution, ArMltidlc. CuUure, Ills-..ry,.IjU'nituh.s 1'nintin--, Druwintf, Jlu-ic.

.ml the Ijui^UHk't' - ••*I'rlnmfy Deimrtuu-nt nn(UTHHlH.-ri(tr instrno-

on. A limit til inunhtT of boj« rm'ivtil inIlls tlopartmcfit.

O i

1,13. 8:M, K.'Hl, H;iH, rtIO nn.l H4-! ilromlSt.

Jest ahortiiiunl1 and Typo-Writing D*-"'imrtmcnt J11 tho State.

KATES LOW. ".t'sa for Cutalotfuo ur C'olloiio Journal,

If. COLEMAN. I'rtsi'lfiit.

LANSLEYBusiness College,

23d YEAR.333 Jefferson Avo., Ellioboth. '

lie New Rapid Easy Shorthand. and Typewriting.

lUSJNKSS AND ^MfLisi i do0BSE, -UJIXIER TERM OPENS JULY Oth.All Hliorlli|iliil Muilcnts lnntructt'tl .in Vc»t.

AlllKrui>fi. Remlntftuixjanil llnnimoml Tyix-'-•rllorB, I .-.-.•-,• !fjtyj'?~:-- *

WT Wtt.limva IH> mnny rulb- '.iriv-|I(W)I,, friun (Irniniiliir.Krliml urul

.il nt tiros Hint we hnvo iK-dd,-.! In Imvi'jr|K>etTn wU-ct HiunuuT rlnwi. \V« willmlu'ltluli'iilH ut nny Him' from July "•"•ul iilvo tlr.m cxlru ntlvnntiiut'H. Inn'"11

n>' lto |>iil(l in «u»y itksttillmctitH or all In '"'"mco. , . -

Apply for circulars or mlmfonlnn, to

J. II. LANSLEYr-Plr. D.,- Prliicl|inl.

J. L. DERBY,Fine Family Groceries

BUPPLIHD A DELIVERED FB01IFTLY.A(-i'nt for tho MAIITIIA" BAKINO P«W-

«II. Jimt us (rood ns nny otlii'r, nnil ntno lmlf tlio iiriei-. . Uivv it » trial.

Opera House Block.ext to iKtut OrtUt\ Oranford. N. J,

inraf

THA.NO

(HID

!<>' 51 ,• ' " " a t

' <.lill

Clearing-SaleIs jiow inVprogress "and will be contliiued-'untll V

All Spring & Summer Stock';.--.;:;.-; ':•'. IS DISPOSED.OF.i ... : ..; '•

-While.it'continues purchasers will receive :

mill.OIII) To

"•"l-TII

onlj i l a"•UUO

-S.

" I " Q , .

1 f n .

will

.cfl,-

beth,

26.

IVS,

:hool.Knlallr

ilstni't,i l t

i II is the, bargain opportunity of,the decade and should nolbe-iinissed.

L. BAMBERGBR & Co.,'.,' -,•147-149 Market St.. near. Broad, Newark, N. J

\V. D. Blgelow,Real Estate and Insnrance,Office at CRANFORD HALL.

T O T H E C'UA.N'F.011]) l » U I t t , I C .I have now control of tin- latest improved niethoil of.put

tint; up awnings which does inyay with ilriviiiK hooks .inbuildings mid making unsightly holt's.' Semi u postal, and ]will-exitl-liii tho system. It will bo appreciated .when nueii.Send Vinlers early. " ' , - .

R. I -UUEErilviiii Depot.CKNTIIAL Blii.m.Nii Coi:. EAST BKOAD STIIKET AND C. K. R.

. ELIZABETI-I, N. J. •.:"• . ' .

ncipal2 7 .

:ru. Ills-. §•;, .Vu-ic

nstrno p[veil In

New York and Pennsylvania Bluestone.I l l l l [?IMPlv AT Slato Line & E. Windsor Brooms Co. N. Y.JIU-AKKICar A l -, _ Molro.o, Sutquehonna County, P».

Flagging. C<>]iiinr. Sills,: Lintels. Curb and Gutters of nil descrip-tions. FliiKKiiiK inTil, Curb mid Gutters not.

All kinds of Stone Wwrk done by t'-'iperieneeil workmen.

Till" C'li«'ii|>r»t Wton«» Ynrtl III llio f*tui«-.

YARD -No. OOI Eaot Crand Street, ELIZABETH, New Jorsoy.K-timatociiccifully fiivcu for ivuik liclwivn .It'iM-y City mid Kustmir

Agent, H. S. BACHMAH, Roselje,.N. J.

aml St.'

• De-

SINGER'S IVIARKET.J. W. SINGER, Prop.

" Thc'licst ifit;iitrf"lo"I>o"6T)tnTiVCVrIh* tlic;"ihnrEct',*nl'\vjiys.'on Iiifiui, iit.lou-, • " . - .."•". ost/jiriccs. •

Fruit, Vegetables, Eggs, Lard and Sea Fopd:Prospect St. - Westfleld, N. J.

T. XCAREY'SAuction and Commission House,

(Seventy separate Storage Rooms.{ Sales every Friday up stairs, z p. m. sharp.

76, 78, 80 W. Front St., Plainfield, N. J.'•: ••' • " • - A L S O

T. J. CARI Y, Licensed Auctioneer.E-tiluatea (riven on Household Furniture. Outsiile sales promptly ntteiuleil to.

land

*SE,-

Oth.

JIKB,iiiin-i

. u l tK i l l .

iesdnt

244 North Broad St., Elizabeth ,N,J.

We are now selling „. .....5 lbs Fine Elgin •Creamery'Butter 95c.8 Cakes Standard Soap for', 25c.3-lb Package Superlative Flour " 12c.3-H) Can Fine Peaches j 12c.2-lb~Can Hartlctt Pears.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10c.2rlb Can Pineapple,.'...• iqc.2 Boxes Domestic Sardines.. rjc.Best Imported Sardines :.•?•. .'... 1 4 b .

J. F. EOGGB & CO.We piinmntee our goods to lie just ns rc'iirvscntud of money refunded.

Ord"rs dtlivproil in nil purls of the ritv, mid deliveries mnilo in Lorraine,Ito olio nnd vicinity every Wednesday

A SPORT OFf THE NEdROES OF THE: SOUTHERN COAST.

It l-uii lc* JVJilto Sinn, but the Dutty Can. lilt Floumlvr With lib £fcarW.herv

Yon Would Sc« Only Mail— The ExpertFltlftcnjiaji Krrcr MUU-B 1IU FUh.

Dirt you over "strike" a flounder:Probably liot oiilesa you have livwl orpassed 801110 timo on tho coast of tlio

Ono. lovely, August tveuing, just uc-forq sunset,'. a& Istooil ou thu back porch

MARKED AtlKE.

WoanJ. Wen* the Same." I am not nlx-lieV^r in phosts, roin-

carnations tir tlio sn^cniatural in any

ODDITIES OF SCOTCHMEN. -

Some Delightrbl IVralUrtUr* rotated Oatby an Excellent Authority. .<

Somo delightful cxMiticsi' of Scotchcharacter lire given iii Wilmot Harri-.sou's new book, fays The ScottUh i rfiajx-, Wt I hail n"American. ~ . ;someyears n£i» which I IKIVHnever bix-it

Professor Ailam Fcrjni^on, the author; able to account for Halisfaotorily, "• paiilof "Roman History," at- \vln*-o ' lioriiv J . I 1 . Lacrjiix of Montreal..Burns ami Scott met for .the first ami •- "IwiwReciuitlmaioof (iiiiercliant-^liironly time, cscheSvcil vino nnd animal • in 1^?. Amonjr.the crew viiA a touK.hfood, '.'but huge nia&ra of milk auil ,-mstomcr nained Laniler, always irT<adilitii

food, '.'but lingo masstti of milk aad,customer naincil Landir, always ii'vegetables disappearcil Uforo hini. In ! trouble. Ho hail a frifSli tful «:'.r, ei-addition, his temixratuiv was ru^julat-! •cniHuis from bm\v to fhTn, thiv rosultd U ^ F l h i U f l f l k h t I l h d b l l t i i. . . .;ht—Ho hail a bullet wouiul.

ting quite comfortably, he would start ''• which hail taken away flio I/IIK* of hi*up and put his wifu and,alauj;ht*ers in -n^b-t tar, besides a puruli:ii?{<rutnber-comniotiou because his. eye had .fallen, anco l i k e a w;en uu hi.s. h.rolieail. -Iof our summer homo ou tho coast.of Lconmiotiou because his eye had -fallen, an™

South Carolina, I noticed that our boy '• ° " ' ! ' e instrument and he was a degree i woulil tako my oalli there was . not nn.Bob, n great big bluck cheerful looking too hot or too colit" Yet at the ape of, other man alive marked, ji/n likii him.follow about 19 years old, ns Inzy a ras- '3 lie. started for Italy with buy a tfujrle.; At the mil of that voyage gamier killed.caf aud.as bijf a tliicf ns his wholo race companion to preparefur a,neiv edition.: his>ifo nuil cut his own. throat,could produce, teemed to bo-very"tinsyl olltia "Roman History," nor did bodiiover a boatnt tho littlo wharf ouly aBhort distruico from tlio house, and asI stood thero watching him-thomysterywas explaiut'tl. . 1

Noticing that I was watching^ himwith a good deal of interest, lie cameTop to tho steps, and' removing thiTtat-terod rim' of what was oueo a felt hutsaid: •

"Bosa man, I'zu goiu 'ptrikin' floun-der tonight Like, to go 'long? It's easy•miff," ho Bald. "Jest put on olo closethat don't matter 'bout wcttiu, and I'll•call for you after supper." j

After having finished supper aiid en-joyed a cigar and a Mrull ou tliu beach,watching tlfo bathers in tho nur? andspying 11 distant rail on thu horizon, Iproceeded to drees for tlio occasion. Tak-ing Bob's ndvice, I selected uu old pairof baseball shoes, an ancient pair ofcadet trousers that had stood tho test ofniajiy a. dress,pariulo—&. rcU.e,.nf....ruy,"ra t" year—tl cap of tho sumo descrip-tion aud a flannel shirt nnd a heavycoat, for it was coe.1' on the water aftersunset, oven in midsummer, not forget-

till ho had attained the ago of SIS..Another, "character*''

seveTtit'the -windpipe, but'he ri'eovered.Tlw wound "in his throat healed, but

Dr. Alrxaii- lift a hole, which lie lud to cover withBh ^

author of a work'en Hummi autiiiuities thr«mj;li asilver,mbi'. He was. tried andand a limn of extraordinary industry. conyict«l, and haniei/ing to \v in portWhen nt college, ho livej I h f i idaiid small beans, withp e y i K t . t jfourpeuco- a vreek. . In jater life lie de- ] .Africa. Ashore one nay I c.imovotc<l himself nliso i I i ^ f lteaching.. In additi i cl in j gy ,tlio high school he npix'ars to Iia\o had 11 *tart«l Kvitli mrjiriso when I saw liimfor his private pupils some of tho most.' platv his hand ^iver his throat when

y , n / p: I was present, -at the flanging ;uid ba; <ho l l y buried / "

• > •

ANGELIC TE)IPEESr;OF TRAVELERS AND NOT

A KICKER AMONG THEM." ,

try lln

A FAT MAN'S DEED.

Story of » TragIp Nrrnr «II a.Icy Cur Whirl! Jlislit He True.

A very stout old Brooklyn Reiitlcsqueeziil hinij-flf jiast two. wur.iuii

., uvi•mv car uuil wuiged

l'urty, l'vru r«ir AuiiTli-iiitv- ''. •'

"Althmigh Aiuericans have the rep- jntatioii of living b. in l.iekern," Kitil the |travehr, "once in awhile t l ty f:ive sur- ]prising'"cxhibiliuiis of |<lii_lo..oj,:iy juid i

hrjl lml to ChaiiKr Mrr|H-W In the MM- , " TV I '""K— — —>-» a - • . • • . tween uiiu of /them and a mnii i ; ( t e r

a tif,rht one tlii'.t the wuuieu htM 'Jurir* 'hreiiihri nnd assumeil ;v p:mi:ako aprjc^r-IIIIIV. . At the eurner where tho ii;ur lunifiuto l'titnani aventi" the fat in:u» 3cr:ir<Sliky a 'if,' turret uiiil put up aelailby(iii^ir,. "riiorar xti.piH>d. .••'•' ' : •

° •••pu.a"jJpt.:niBut J parted on.u trip | ,F u ! t > 1 . " •:»«'<!"."Ijoutwl.•..tliii'.coniaclur.up tho Mate. 1 hail b,i :i i-aieful t,> i-n-i- . , T l l l > , * " " 1 : 1 " p ' ' " 1 1 1 ' leV« ' . ' m l "•><»"-BiiK!> >i!.v|lieitli iii iho mor.ftn- and had'i'"1 n'u"nZ » »ewsi«iper., whu-Ji lit: had. ,selifli-d^ inthocenreref therar, m l i'lr"I''11-"1'" l a s l ; 1I1- ' .folt awttmi tlrnt 1 would bo reaMUiahlv ! '"."«V t;' eel out herof". uskixl thn'.comfoftaMe. It.Vii liapiH'iH'il th:.t liaveV'4 '" :"' lu ' '"r ' wilh .his. luiud on tluibuU-,. ' ; -.was heavy tliat iiigl.it, and' iuv ear win "•• ro ' ,1 ' ' ' "•'"•" "•" ' ' - ~ciow.leil. .Tu my gn'ut ibgnst. ti»., it-; i ' " ' f i l t r.iau sh.»ik.|iis h r a i - I t t r a nwiisn virj-old car. I iimliHi'old a Irav- W i W *'" "nj-Trfv.'angof the- cont xaQ.

id small beans, with an occasional; <ho l««ly buried. / . • ".nny loaf, in a loilKintr.whicb W t liitn j "InlS'JO I was on' tho gold coast.of

k. . In jater life lie de- ] .Africa. Ashore one nay I c.imo neru- Jraisolutely to thi- work of | mail Iiossing n^ant: of negro laliori is.dition to his classes in j'His form seemed strangely familiar, and

1 Ki

eminent Scotchmcii of his day. giving foinu ordi.Ts. Ciolng'closer, 1Rev. Sir Henry Wellwotkl Moucreiff, ' the star, the well, the lobeless ear, the

a member of' a Scottish family distin- i hole in the' throat, tlie silver tube anilguished "during several geuenitions iii : evi-ry 'feature /nnd 'characteristic of aconnection both with church aud etate, ' "ian f'saw h:uiged and buried. I gotappojirs to have given wouderfnl Sun-', iuto jjonvcrfation with him. Ho saidday supper*. "This >noftadu»ral.lo nnd ; liis naiiiu was Darilvr. Ho was.unablesomewhat old fiukhtoned gentleman was, to tell how ho came by Ihe w ouiul in

the siiiokerAvithaealnimind. The trainlolled out, and soon the porter licgaji.t.imake up the beds: Wo all turned .iuearly, nml I was in my U'rth before thetrain had got far iH'yoml .Mott Haveiu.

" I adjusted everything carefully! re.-.'moved all my clothes, douuedVome nKe i

At NoMrand avenue tho chuliby Gan-ger wi nt up again. Tho car p^Cobody tuovtil. Th.;-ii tint mau wlm l f ^up the fare's got angry. - - .

"See here," he exelailiied after hahad climbed along the* step on llmtubcfif.the c:ir until he was opposite tlwt

py tniltngrit t o

cool pajaliuw and lay back on my pillow ' f l l t ni:in,-what do you nieau by tnlltngsleepily. I had just bi-1111 to'ilozo oil' i " ' " I",^;1II <<""wJ.ll» you don't want towhin J was aroused hy a tnieer, rum- ' r ° ' ' 'bliug noise. It sounded as thongli mine- ! ")v l l .T- " n'spomleil.- tho nmuutaiii olthiiiu-wuH the niattiT with tho mimiuL' , "V"-1 u" c " l l l l - v i u i "U l ' 1 ' ailing of iilipasn

U| I!'thing was the matter with the romiiim'gear.' 1 listened for. awhil.'mid Hunclosed my eyes iigain, tliii.king pi rhapithat tlio noteo would utiip. It di.lu't,though, and presently others appeared

gouo of those who always dined betweensermons, prolably without .toachiuKwiiier ' Ho tlieu waltcl l ick ftora' his .' g . p , .

.sinall house iu tho east end of Queen ! but it was likif a drvam, anil ho had n«Btreet to his church, with his banils bis i rwxilhitioli nf his life before that. -'littlo cocked hat, his tall c-ouu ami liis | "He Kiid he rciiiemlR'red, wliile still

y'•'•'' throat,/car and face. He said heniust have hada hmg'.illneKs. '.Here-

a.' liospUal, VYT'i

ting to' tako a good supply of,4obiicco! cardinal• nir; preached, if it w:^ his : i". taking, a long voyage—ho didn't.- - ' its anil i tuni,;isensible,"priicticals-.rmoii,w:ilki-.l1J;ni<wwlieio from—until Jie had lnnilei!

tobae-. W » i ; ' . » ,flll!,?»'W' i-l'ytv^Kik'. K-a, about ; . * ' » ? * lI''W't'..1"ii.!'J-':VIIt'..<j'1;},'.',".'. '.VK. 1."-5, spent somo hours in liis study, at <j . IOOUKI like one ho hud seen in a divaut,co for my. couipanion. Negroes always,

claim to bu out when uAvhito man isaround. ' , •

I joined Boh at tho back door, and wolnado our way down to thu landing."

fere wo found a largo flat bottomedscow, on ono sido of which was flxed IUIold grate, iu which a jro was Jmrningfiercely, while lit thu other eh'dwas ahuge pilo of dry oak, with .plenty of fatpine for kindling. Standing in thoboat was a colored boy of about the samesizo and blackness, of niy attendant,whom. Bob designated'^to mo as "mymainmy's sister Sally's \my Hufe."

Greeting the griuiiiitg'Rufus, who re-plied by soxupingtliu bottoiirof tlio buatwith ono foot, whilo lib touched wherehis hat would have been had ho wornany, for no such articlo^encuinberod hiswoolly crown,^wu all uindo ourselvescomfortable, Bob standing nt tho bow,Rufils nt tlio stern,/with a polo, whilo Ip ,wjis' invited" to talitf the middle seat near

family prayers, ar which-hi'w:i5 : but ho knew lio had never seen 1110 be-delighted to si-e the friends of* liis pf»!i>,- Tcrc-^ How do I account .for.itr .1 don'tafter which tho wholo party sat down 'try'"- I am onlyTelliug thu facts. Ito roasted hares, goblets of w'ine and his don't kimw whither Hauler was Lander'powt'rfultiJk."

NOT A TRUE MURPHY.

lie liad tlio Name on.l Hi,- rl.jtlnu.-. batLiickril tilt- Ilr»coo.

- A Boston scion of tho,griuit Celticfamily of Mvu-iihj\ while travoliug inIreland recently., came arni-s a littlovillage whero the man who did ii.it War

come to.lifo.again or u.reincarnation of' him. ilaylv Lander's neelc was linti.b:

to bo. disturbed also. Heads were |uikf-ilout lictwcen tho curtaUis, and pa:-.,.. .girs abki'il t'li'rli other vlhat tho.trouble ', "" ' 'was. Tho.porur wjissununoned.aniUii-;-'''""'-tci'-ropireil, but luT k'ile\r 'niittihYg: ih;iT:

could enlighten iis ami said he was sure [it was nothing serious. Uy and by sonh' !of thi'.i'aliiier spirits like inyself fell i-.-\assured iiud iln.piiei.lmV tosieep in spite |of the noi e and jolting. ' '- "1 was-in the midst iifiwlri-.tViinl^'Ut • VV'J:?--I:'1:''11 '•' ''••faHhiRx-H-y.-imfs linilsimilar/jileh^uil '•'7'-. •>"'"'' "Wfiincie.) wliin-1 was aViil;oued liysoiue-; ,!''''':'"' •'.. _._... . , . . ; '"__- -body yanking at my ftrilf It was tho j ANCIENT LIGHTH!0U3ES.pi'irtvr. . '

"11 ::m sorry, to trouble you, l.»s, 'i ho'.Niiil, 'hiit ouiMif Iho.whiels uu this

car kis gone wrong, and ihe I'undueti.i'

nuutaiu ol"Ilish as Coolly as sueh .'1 lull-'could be cool, "tlie Car j.iTtK mi that i-<

j coulila't read this paragrapli, whEclt i lj slightly blurred. I merely wanted <oifave liie car stand still ftntil 1 hail'fin-islie.l it. Thill's all. "Now, if- you cinigo almii; slowly without jolting, I wi l l

In grt Milting very nicely, Irat i l 'aern.s another bad liui'.nrtrcc*/w

I'll ]i!-:i.i:iy Iliind bar}; iif'-my hcs<l, ctnSyou stop. It's too much trouble 1to.tlun uroiui ' . l . " . . . ._

'l'lie ooniluetiir's i yes tsvittered in iorbits, l i " 1 !;:eid his iiaiul ti> hisand utleivit :hlielc atti riiirii'lt.

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411. I I.- ••-.' . I . . <lul,li>

W l l l i t i l . - l . n r l l i . t

•Deacon li^-lits to K

i.rli..pt 1

till

broken m»l wiuo srii-Mfific "t'linp hn.l -r1? a f r a l ( wtvwill l.avr a Hiuishun if w..- - \<^\<\ l:»:«ni::T ton witn hnrlw.r *:mit,;lM,n MiK-riiurniiiiB un him with U u t - \ «™ r ' l l k * ' t h ( t ^ ^ - Vuu'11 l.avi- . . . : liavo-hvn i:li.K-.t nn-val with th«s«.-irH-tt-rv. -All I 'kiimvisth'at nn two nu-u ! Vt "[» a m l &* o u t - f u r W l t m ' P«»« t.» ^ '-oiumrrn-. Huro U i».sitiv<iT.ran£.smi.i..uwwii.K-iu, ......ri,..,! in ..v.,,.tN. .!,„.'»*"" tins t-ar mtoDu) sliun :mil lmtmi l'lil-' 1IK1I(1I..UMS WITH built in mir-.icnr.i*»mltl iMis ibly be iiinrknl in tix;ii'l!j' (Im•yum* wn>-. If it-was- IJIUHIIT, Mir Was!i^vatly bt'iiuliU'il by tlw rliaiip1, iw oninquiry I fniiiul tbat luvbrnv ivspli'iulid in-imtaliuii as a quii't, J

es.

FAMILY HANDWRITING.

his patronymic,'was r. KIVT.KHI as a niri- abli-'dlizuii."—t'hiwipi Tim.osity. Whili) wauiUrin^ aixmt this in-tiTostiiii; lii'.mk't Im oii;iutx»l to-0*111:0upon a littlo tavern, and .Uin^ atliitstcntircdtho tapriKmifor UMT. Bo it IKTO-known that tlif (ravi'Ier was cxmsitkni-•blyabovo the ay.iTimo ill ftati:r<\ andthin was uiitia-d bv two ohl habituespitting by thj1 Jiro. Ono' vf thesi' im^-

run this far iutu tliti simp aud put \>n lllil.' !iKh(lniUMS WITH builtanotlu*r.' • . . " tijiu-f, ili'tiju-fi few cviilt'iicf-s tu-v.* m-

"Nalurally 1 tv\t a- littlo jitimy<cl. »'»'i» t(l »'; f" m-'nM-writrw-tiritrcnrra^-T\V!i»'ii a maiV is HUTJIV, Im ilih'sn't "*H!;tl bhd ruin;;. This is iiutHtnmpv '•«" UpWi'

•'ice- '• t o '"' l o l l i '''" ' i a s Kl t t t l l»-' l t »piiMdiln'.-s: tmvns, in-vtr tln'.inn.-t ^tablo an-fntcc-: ! ami i\\yn and bmln r. It i.-n'1-tln' i-asjcsl .tural term. w^n> cxpusid to thn '

1 tliiiif,-, iu the world lo sK'r|>"in a tMutiy ,;.fnr fit a hot ni^ht *iinylui\y, and inlt r-; Mipliuiih an* not apt t<> fuiuiiosn tin1

KxiM-rttSuj All of u <iciu-rnt[oii,liim> the ! mind.' HoWi-viT, llu-rti Was uu 11-0' ufSaia..gmmd.rUUr*, . • \ kiHiinjr, uild HO I gut lip lllltl (ltvssni a>

Exports in handwritiiif,' say that ' all . imirUly as I omild, pitln-nd mv trapstln'I^ipKvof iiwii^lo Kfiii;ratui!i writoj i,.Ki'tIiIr ai)d prfparcil toinnvi\ Tlnwaralike, and it-is wt-11 known'that nn#t iwiiK-fuIFiif. pcdjiln in Various *U\i*r& ofI-rvm-h liahdwrilinKhari a^trnu^ famijv j .undivs>r, und ntunk MHIU1'littlo linio to

tural term, vtir >f sea Hini v ar.

! - This < ire* liH attributed tho fin-t light-.hnu i'S Io Hi rciiles, and ho warf rnii.-ii-ured tliit.prntn'tnr'iif voyager^ I t l» •clainit-d h\-rw'tiif that- Humtr refers t olighthuu^'s in the. nineteenth bikik of•tlie' "Il iad. ."-•;

Virgif nn iitions a light.011 » temple;to A'poliii which, visihlo far out r.f- ic;i+

by o\]T: iiro.wu liegaii toiollowtfiotjhoreand our flat bottom enabled.UH to kee]in very close. / And: now caiuu to m<what was the/strangest part of the pro-ceeding. Hot/, standing, as I have pidin .tho. bow, armed with n Htfiking i ,which i« simply a heavy V«M1 niHiut 8feet long, With a two pronged fork, atono cud, kept his eyes fixed on the \vuter, which .was brightly lit up for suveral fet:t in front of tho boat, while hoheld thtriiol*!!1'raised'in •his1 right;'linnetAll. at' once, aud \yithout a wore], h;ud(ieiily thrust tliO pnle into the waterin front of him, and with a chuckle oft*fiuuiph.dashed ...thf. polo • i'lto-t-hi*' hotorn. of. hu boat, mid utruggHjig aiup l h l n g around was a dark llat.ulijuct

about a foot long, with two great fc'ak •\V6U"[H!H liiiulo by the. priings'uf tl:

fork." .-TJie ilounderwafl exactly tho col-r of tho bottom of tho water 'ami.veryHat, and how on earth anybody, eveji 11mugry-negro, could dirtinguisli it witlihe boat going at a pretty rapid rate

was something I could not make outand havo never Iwon able to fatln

To bo Hure, tho wator was quite shal-low, rimging in rirpth from 1 to 2fa

feet,-and tho light, from the llrd wasery bright,.but when you tako intc

coiiRideratit)U the fact that thq, t-oil wasalmost black and very'muddy and noft,and that tho fish almost bury them-

Ivcrt thcroiu, it will bo neen that it re-quire* 110 hinnll amount of nkill andquickness to detect tho flounder withtho boat being rapidly poled along.

And I never KIW Hob mJt-H. It "Wouliibo natural to suppose that the '^striker'n"ouM'occa.»>Ioi»illy niistako mum objector a flounder in waters' that teemed

with all kiudnof iU\\, or that sometimesho would fail to secure tho Huh, even if!io struck correctly, for it in n knownfact that "tho biggest fl.sli I over caught-won the,one tliat g°t awayj'Mmt, no, I

k r 4 * l f t l My y o f tlwnany' neKr'oi'H wlioni • I aTterward^miw

out "titrikiug" to bo guilty of .failure.Sometimes tho flounder would bo pierce"!y only ono prong instead of two, and

utinifH tho wound would bo verytho t'ido of the usli, but necuro him

That night we were out about twoLuuroaml secured eight of an Him floun-\V.TH an I over saw,irangiiu[ in Kizofroia0 to 15 inehcM, thnHt.nf which,• fnr-liahed a viry lino breakfiiHt. dlnh tluitoxf: morning.—Philadelphia Time*.

A« regards* woman4 KUirrage, Now'ork, withmll UK fashionable furore, i»

till in that Btagn of tho agitation—las.sed years ago iu Uoston—»-whero tho4antin"p(H'k to inaku nn impresniou byclaiming "quality an agaliiBt quantity."if .names in their petitioiiH. To pn(fnr--ard tliifi ruther vulgar Ixxi t wan noon

'oiliitl to IMJ very indiKcn-et campaign-K in Nuw EiiKland nnd n [Hiwerful

lelp to tho other hide.—Boston Trau-cript.

with conviction. **'("an't i)i KV'Jerry'sniark there on the durer'" .•'

Tho travel-v's attention w:u thencalled to n doorpost whereon was mark-ed tlui wtaturo of four men, all over 0ftot 1 inches in height. The tallest wasJerrj' Murjihy, ami his mark w.is r» fivt

It ii(i-*ls however^ a- compari^uu tiltwo or tlirvu fami!y photograph, albumsof £0 or :U)jye.lrH agu to coi^ince mei(aud women of today that (hero arontrik-iiig. Mii'eriieial likeues.-'es rminiusthrough-Americans of " a given geiiei'a:tiuii. All thesoold alinimsHhow curious

inclu:tho travuliT stVpiii d up to the il-Hir^ >taud^had his htiubt marktd, and, lo!.itwas.a full lialfitifh above that nf ,T»rry. ;

\Vhcn ho hud written liis name nvirhis mark, for he imticvtl that tin- otlarswt'ro so <lcsitf!iaU-d, and that they win-all Murphy;:, HHUM 0110 jin-jifiit callwl .out; **no's*a Mnrpliy tuo!*' Hut oixtMif .tho old follows by tho (in» wt>uld liothavo it so and rcplit'd: "Indado Jiu's '.mj|.....Ha h:isu*.t.p^t.lh.u brn^jiw!-T—Kt»-.JfOa Traiiscript. . i

tuanu'lItiK Cn*t Iron.

this chalhngt-, r^emManecs, chiefly perhaps of ihv«.-i

hi."If tlie first slivpt'l- had IK'CII old,

this lUH'wasantiiiue. It must have IHTIIono uf tlit! first nf l)n» WIIKIRTK tobn putiiiR-rvici '- 'Cr beithshiidu't I

mid liad fi'\v- | nld

It wasthan thi! nthrr car, and

•11 r l r a u i r i f u r H i n i H . t i l

lini|ili-( also, aiid tli" I.•':!(*•!priists 'lauiiht . liilotaKc, nvoii en. , !iy.and navi^alion. Tliu fainin:. tnv i i- oittliu lsli" i.f liiariw. :-.t•Ali'Xiuiilri.'i. l.iiiil.

li. ('., is thi' liivl li|:]itli..'i'i.'l

was ven* dirtv^ Evu-v timouid fact1, but fcuflicii'iitly" f*trikin^ for

<HH' family album at ilrdt ^laucu. to Imtala-n fur another. As pap> aftt*r pritry-of *:it*li i.s "tiinii^l nvir tin ro is the sainut*ucf«-s>ion of nii-ii, wonirii aud^'liildrfirin full tf^un1, tiiltijij.', hlandin^', pusi-diii (.rrrui])s.if two pr thri iv^lt l i iVaf.- i again. .witliV-nt liats, drajii-jV" iii >liaw*s and "Tho ctmdiu-l

anyiliiii;: our hands w'rru nivwnl withdust. W11 stood around whilu the run-.<lui'tnr,trk'il .tu.ivTiuiKi' f"V onr. acaiiu-modatioii, and as tin- licriliswcrc clill'ir-

ly nrraiip 1 I l i s

of ui'iiloiilitoil ni'ord. Thi-i tin'.'ir, o m -| Ktriicti il by S.i.-lratn.s llm iiri'liitt . ( . K - I W

tonclii .1 i i"ltiai'o ill ii!uii,"(if nn;il lii-i^-lit mid l.niltin oiVsrty. An iiji'ii lira/iir at llm Uqv-of the tinvi'i-coiiliihii'il tliu fu.'l for this

ly dri'ssi-d in thiir U'»t f.-r Iho

- -T'wfor rcaMm

pbvXit, wC— tlttiau; nf tJn'ir tnyn, t<

]son and fried- hard to hurry things

l W III h h ili

t l n r hhli* i.f t!u'lCraiii'icitt )i;,'htliutisrHBur HIM liL'hlliuus.'

, .-"• r"?2 .... . . -...; built in tiH-riiftn <w a ^ a n aiuiablo pi r - ' ' s tmrt i -d iu K-'M, i.>

cntly n r r a n p d tins (nuk Miiun.tiiiic. I:itlio" lmanl inn 1 tin); train hail start* -1

iiii W JUKWIIIII', which Ih" ' l l l ' - t . . . r-xi.-iifiK

; Aihuns'iM ( a- ,ji-t

[_;Iislt cliaiiin-1, won*built by tlu> Itmit.uifiat ( ' i iiunna, MjKiiiv

f: Trajan artiljrit.tin-

' lhtI)!'V'i«XrjtiiJ*i: t ' " ' ' ' :

iijJTi'th.>u~c:"^-i:."' i v.MiiKaziiH'.

iuaktfull It I'ILTIII pictnrrs, and iii tluy \vunusually Kiiiill costumo cuunnrd for x\

It is uuk-a as' a Vonu-what sinfftilar ! K"'111-1""1"1 n l I ( l li'dpi-d to intensify thofact t4iat-t!HTCMim not moro than two ' K* " l r«tl Hkt IM SS rtumiiw t»« wholo \yn-precises for L>naiui>1in» «tot in>u, not- . tnitiun.—I'liilailflphia Preps.withstandinir tin- amount uf inm-niniis '• " ' T~

' Carnot nntl Jt-an Carrie*.iK-ath i>( Joan Carrit's, tho Kculp-1

effort put'furtli iii this direct!'ai. Onojof theso'is tho hot process, ih which tlie : * " ,iron, lit-atwl to a vivid n i l , i s jwwd. n-d ; Jj"r- |

n;c*JJ^ "I1,"11;-'"1"'"'" w l l i r ] j "" n u ( 1

with a thix powder, ttorosilicato K>( Uad * '" "* *'distributed with a t»it-vii, tht.-n Iicat«i1,and whim thu flux fnses it in pmvdi-redafresh Withtho glaM of the

more Kolnlilc-, fonniti?namel, hut this H]HT:I-

tion iR attended with danger nnd is notadapted'to lar^o articleh or fjir ilii-or;*-tion. Tho second process, whidi jmVtsthoHbjictioiiH nauifd, eonsists-in dress-ing or coating tliM artielodrrit withniaK-netio osido, then •----•-- -- '--'• • : t :

tin* lato I*r« .siilt i:t (.'aruot.wvro tiro princijial nfti'ts. The artist's but-tri andfiirun-s at the Champ do Marsexcityd theadmiratiuli "of all, and they wero d»'-MTV» <!ly rlas-o-d. in tlw that ralik. M.Carhut, win n nn his visit t<> tho palon,uotin**! an uld man, who ^evined imichiiinViil nn-wein^ him, Miuuling befnrotho W4irkli of art of the/ sculptor. Son'10oiii! i-u'ul to thouut th« artUt: '

lmt, after rointinj;

' 'H u m l f " r "'1'iira-netio oxido, then ilippiiiK it in Uint-ili !catoHof lead, colored l.y lni'tallicoiid-s, ', " " " • - U l l ! l"ri'i"<'<'»tji tarries is emuto which is added u littlo iiii« clay, in , o f m i r ""«" Willful mm of art, and he

_ . . _ 2 . tt.r i » •>. . • M%. t i l l i * ^ t j t l l 'V Tl > k t - t l . V l T . t l . "\1

order to tfivu rather (ttoru IHXIV. Thearticlo thus, covered cold, hy dipping nrwith brushes, in put into tlm furnace,tho enamel adhering and vitrifying at

l ftho usual furnai.v tempirature by

is nut ret d.Torated." Fnrthwith M.C'aru^t dt taclx-d from tho buttniiholo (tfOIH! nf the nlllcers of the. military houM1-IiuM in the placi) uf a cross of tin- I'liev-nl'uT a cn»ss of an officer uf thu Le^iuii

!>pufi*tuuri bocamu-lhially In liii nlil^eutUnum who )iv<d uj» in thocouutry. i . v.•I nm very sorry,' Imhaid to him, 'biH j •I'll have tn put. yuu, sir, m tint state-irot iii 1. Theivaro u<i mom lurtlis left.'.jIt occurred tu all biiiiuitaiieously, IKUt'.*>-, that that meant an extra charge.'(Iirat Kciitt!' exclaiiucd tlienld K('"tlo iman, *havi»hl'eep and pt

our fault, w.n won't ]I'liarpi you extra fare.' Tho old man {Kiuihtt broadly at that,' f.-r the idea of jhaving a stateroom all tu himself was]naturally nKrecable, but when he eamn |to liiut out later that ihe stateroom in- |eluded thu washrtMiiu and wa.-t

Tin M»r<- Tolrpluinri- l;*ti\ :i bureaus uivaJ!y an; roii'Iueted as such," caiii

a wist side druifKist,'"but thn Mtaiovcr-n:y door was intended tu inform U10pujilio tlnit drills wiTo dtspi-iiscd within

; and not information doled out or t<:lo-phone nieK-um s di-Hvi red b]<w'ks a\ytty_

man, 'havo lbe, , i yanked out nf niv j J n i : i k i ; " l l w |!"» ^aixps aro ah-Iu^ .to all this diseumfort ,;, f«'r«n.l l h . v n l y ih ivr t iy roiisiilu* I f f

Ini C-OUUK-IICI to pay double, fare? 'Oh, 'T"1'11"' ^ *!"* fJ"'y r l"K ' " P V " 1 " ^ *of course not!' fnid tin. n.uriiictnr. 'In- ! I'1'"111: nM(i

1i'a1

Ii ""* tttna m>' W u r f c l o ""*a-murh as it "is our fault, w.u won't j MVf " ! l"" !'"'" V'"!'' " n ' t IKi ;^; ! .<IeUt f-

ered to a inend living 11 1OUK <li**tancs'from the stfiHt onlyaevrtillcatoof mem-bership in the Aiitihwea'riiifr elutj ivhicJiI have, pasted ou tin* transmitter kwp*mo from uttering fancy lan^uaK**- rJiucmnruiiiK I was at the breakfast t a MoundWan called tu tliu plifiu'. I found ft "wasa lady wlm patnuii^t d mo aUtut tiucc »month. Khe didn't talk plainly aott

n'niiS for in minut'-s wliaJt

j Ixi-i things

colored enamel with a l»rush on a lirst .coat fimply plain it is pussihlo to ' t imWi ' » Thu Offldel

:aVt of" Jtan rarriisT Tb'e'iicxt diiy,*the artist-was natmd 0

any decorations desired, which may bo" j rlu'valitr t.f tiiuorder.—I.oudou Figaro.burnt in at m ivoscfl. eta— New York Hun.

Uvery KIf

for outdi«,rM.nf.r.r. » rt..r(,

I' Onco Senator Stanford was traveling3li',ui'WBW'-"™-™™cuok is cutvfiil tu <lispofo • Tho train had i-t..i>i>.<! at a small town,t

t i h i h li n'"1 ( l l» wimtnr was leisurl t l l iy p

at ouoo uf tho water in which mi-at lias ilxxjn waiiheil. Only a very-few hours j

h i i l

1 ( l l» wimtnr was leisurely (.trolling" u ' I t 1 " " 1 f " " h " " the iilaifonii at thu

an was .niiloailiuKl

xxjn w y y s jnru newssarv-lochaiiKii it into a foul j 'lcj»-.t. A ba^'KKian i u Kmnolliin( liii"niil if tho tomporaturu is I truulcs.aml in doinn so carelessly pitchedsuitable. This ehaiiKu i* duo to a littlov r,uu i.nti. the platform, and it burstplant'calli.il Hncterium termo. A tlmpof this pntrid material UIIIUT the inien^- jBcopo reveals jniuiy tliousund.s iff tluin, '

The Miiator 1 nuked nt it and n-inarki-^l, "Well, that's a hhaiiie. " Tim

1 impudentlya.sked, "DoyouBcopo reveals inimy thousands of t h m . ! y yaotiim under n peculiar vibratilu motion, own this trlmk?" Tho answer rnmii

What Wo truly ami 'earnestly aspireh i Tito bo that in HOIIIU

pWHSO we nro. Tin;

framuzcd it-

«n~iickly, "No, youn^ man, but I ownthis road."—Jlnn-eman.

it is .<ten ovei

that Lord Camplx.ll wan of-arin^ and irrital.le. A lawyer

I d i h

mero OBpiratinu, by chaiiKiu^ tliof tho wind for thu momcut, rva

If.—Mrs. Jameson. \vh» had Imitf HtniKKlid against the_ (chief jnf4icv'n eriticisniM finally foldec*

Tho uianumriptH of Fene!ou »lfuw no j up his brief nnd remarked, " I will reIt In H.iid thrro oni not 10 cra-

inrca iu ft hundred pngca

tin-, my Iinl, and no longer trtftpofB onyour lordfhin'ft inipntlenee."

but pleasant to sleep in }\in sneamo ratlu-rsiekly. Afjer awbiliWen; htraiKbtened out, but1 it was fullyan hour from tliu Hum we left Albanybefuro we had turned into our N-rths

, "XjituMlly yuu would iiuaKiiio that• everybody wmild havu been ill ti-mper-ed alter all thin funn, Imt the truth is I'

my travels. Of .cotirsu HIH'-P was im-.]MK*{|;1U fur must of. us after all thin ilis-turbanci1, so wo kept up a running liruuf .cunversatidii. luUv* were rattled nilin a deliulitfillly .impromptu fashion,anil_-'yeryl>udy who hail had any experi-ence oif sleeping ears recounted them inthe edification uf tlio nth« r*. .Mthuii^i.wit 'did not liavu any sleep, al.uut,< vi tyonu who left tho car the next niorniii;;wotv a bruatT, good Immured sniilc. "—New York Sun.

Th • Into Colonel U irnaby told of thediscnveiry nf a woman wim served 1 apuldier hi the ranks of tin* army t>f UmiCarlos in ls7 ]. She.wore tli<* imifi.niiand lived and fniiKht just as the -oiliersoldiers^ but 11 prii st iu who-e p.uislihlR':had livilfi<li'iJtilii'<] her. Onn Carl'"removed h<<r to tin1 uui'Ms'iiuarters, tmts!n> b*KKl'd to be K'lit buek to til*1 raiil.s.

Ho laughed. "Not tutlut regiment ofnun, but when I form a battalion ofWomen you itliall bu colonel."—LondonTruth.

kept innwile Was driving at. I tjir-ctivcrvd ftjho wanted HIM to till hvr. next-dtmrlieiKhlmr that she would/ft bo llcimr) tadimirr and nsk her to open i\ window oftin* house anil 'fur mercy nuku ftxxl tho\if\T JiftJc fvit. ' ./'remm-iT " : rmf

' AnKrlo'M Vrnllct.a painter nutorinu* f

risnis executed ii historical jilcttira in.which r^Vry IlKuru of -imi^rtanco urm?

Onci

very little remained to hiuiH-lf. It wasKhoivtit't Michiujl Au^elo by n friciuf,wliti beji^cd his upinfiiu (if it. '*Ki!c«;X-lently ili»ne, " n:iid An^elo, "only, at the*day nf jud^'inijit, when all bodies wi l l

tuiir tin ii- tiU-n limbs ri^iiii^, I iloudt-'kimfv wliaf -will iHt-omeef that liLstorfo-nl painting, -for there will, bo notliiug-left of it."—San Francisco Argmiaut.

Tli. nrlRln <if l»j-i>« i'-Hu , —iicttir—It'rt merely u-cawt of dyfjpcp

tin, ma'am. ' • , l-Wife—And what d'oen that muu-

f r o m ? • • • - • •

Din-tor—If comes from tlie Ursclna'ain.

Wife—Ah, I tlmuKht he'd bcru, |^>lug at something.' Ho wxs nil rlg&lOIIK ns Im murk to .H-er .—Wiltb

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.,< ™ Butter,i '..:•'..,.,f.'.--;;'.~.\~.Beat JaViumil Mocha Ci ~

J.HI. I R R , CASH GROGER;|8.08' Elizabeth Ava, Elizabeth.

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INC.OENT3 8TOWINaicHARACTICS OF THE-flNANCIEH.

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I., To thow >ho do cdt Tilreiay knowlin-* t}l™>>i*™taW,hed W Newark, at

t 1 f^ f / t r e e n a PMrian who-standsin tfieforemost rant of uU proI fiwsion. whoja jndore«l by the leadingcolleges of the connrry and jxho ranprow, In- witnea** riKht hero in Newark

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PfTER PATTEN,p. Located on^Connty Road, JJtween Cranfonl aiiJ Westfidifc

Chenille Portiers and Table Covers J

, . MADE UP ANJ> TO ORDER.

Parlor, pining ^Bedroom irurnitur*Kyoo tax three at'nil- froin1 anybody, 'abn't care Who «ffl '

ri'^5 " r m l ' e A 1 " "fe'soods I

. ,*i.oo-•-:• -. y . V l b ".....38c —

3!)c-"-•JoelHc. -.

. . . ISO. . . i o c

]m t il i n 1 "receive promptn in ( i iiifmJi"Miiml;iys,,U'i'il-

THERE ARE MANY WAY3, AND CON-NOISSEURS DIFFER IN TASTES.

A Drllrlotu Kerry Tba% Ia Much Abutect itj~ American C'nokt Wlio Do Jfot Know !(•

ro..lblllllc»-Soino Urclpi-I Which A™Not Wliirlr Cacti or Known.

• Ilavo yon. ever passed nplnoo vhero aperson was nyikiug coffco.cnd inhaled awaiidcrili^ brcczo of tho" tlolidons, in-spiring fragrance? Every enp of cpffoothnt lfl drunk,Hlionld fliitcll and

Others Fail Ciinsul]DR. STARKWEATHER

To those who do r.ot nlmidy knowthat there is cutaMli'luil in Newark, at111* . TJ . .1 • * - ' - . . .

lihed in Newarnker - street, n phy.-ieiaii an the foremost rank of his

i d l l h I

10.-5 liaise;stands in tl.» ....v..,^, ,<>u* ..ife»si(>n. who ia indorsed liy the leaningcollegia of the country, nrnl wlio1 ciuiprovo liy witnesses riKht here In Newark(not by one, but hy linndrttls) that helmn succeeded in raring ciaea that havelifin utterly given-ii]) by other jihysi-fian«, und good ones. too. To those wliodo not believiMlifKe'fncts we Htnte tluitliny jwivon. rich or poor, old or voting,in welcome hero anil rocelveexnminntiouand atlvice^rec-of chhTRc:—~ ' ~~~~

Thousands praise tilt" day tliey came£o us for treatment. There is.; no,,jnte>«work,"'" no' experiim-iitiiiK,.. no jiainfiil

_ .^,.,.u uuui vuur COIIco-1 Ol'l'ration. No matter how difiirnlt thejmt beforo serving yon nro no expert, C^F- »° mat t. '; r !10"' " " " h "f•'t('.° J!h-Vi,n> n !,„....i.,- ' Hiciiin H tune it may consmno, the iti

, — .....uiti nuivii miu laaiojndt liko thnt fragrant odor, which wastho veritablo^onl. of...fho.bcrry.EeeIciugto cseaiiu from its lronmm]ta)inil intoliQiiiiL Unless yon can nrr.Cfit'that Blip-prry By Iph-of tipiilciitfrapTaiico or pre-vent tlio entire escapo froni your coffco-l»t before serving yon

J. WATERSON, -Carpenter & Builder,

OF?1?£ ROOM 4, ' '

Opera House Block.Locks Kiiol*, Bntts. SCIVWA Xails o

i .' ail kiinls.n:id"

General Hardware for Stile','

At Reasonable Prices.

J. W. IRVING.

Carpets, OU-cloths, Mattings,Chenille Portiers and Table Covers,

LACE CURTAINS and SHAbEsMADE UP AND TO OBDEK. '

Parlor, Dining & Bedroom FurnjtursIf }on buy these at all from anybody, don't care —*

' beat vonr tirii*** n?ul n>f «"'"•"» »•* ...i.-~ - » •

erniifc'ler.

i

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

iTtlr faiM of ltd Ocrurrrnce In andIlflVrt t>n lltimati Il«>(lIt-«.

if il lirorr.tiint of.tlifrf ('onuifry nsi th'.il i.if nii^luiifi iwufcoutinoiitiil.? rrlntifi. 'many runmrkablo in-i..f t!in f p<i]it:int'uns combuHfionhuni:m-li'i.ly. In nil KUCII ciu*i*s»:;rv tho iiitiro inti-ri'stin^ on no

c'liint <*f their conijurativu rarity, thovinim lui-i luH-n ai-tTHnn luiilicrod tothoimmoflirati-' «vo of !ipiritumis liqnofs,titliiT iu a lrt'vorajjn or iirthu form of a

,.,.. I.itthvliy littlo nil tlio water nnrli ThiT liquid.-'of tho iHwIyuro replaced by*,i»..i...i -JUKJ t!n*n nil thnt-is necoHsary

•i* a ratiiKtrnpIii' i.-t to (Ind HOT""lf'njijilyiii*; flaiuu tothoniiiritc

",''Oi'r:i>.ioimliy.'th« Imtath. of thtovictii;i U llrt'd whilo litfhtintf aor a ripir, or it lhaybo that a

i» conns in contact with n:nl li^Iit^,ilcih^Hi- vapur.s which aru i-scapin^

^'•'H' '.'iJ'.'X.-P'-' H11" -"f '^ho bfHly.,tiiici'.:tJio.flr« 4H -'•njiplizili1 itiilnishi-x'tViidrf very rapidly "to ull!p;irtrfburly, Jc:ivnijj.it a slKipclcss inasg

rf clj.-uJ-'il iU'J.i ;iiiil rnlfitird hnricn/ Iumany iiMaiiivs. Jittt*;ii{)t.s liavo been

to c.'itin^uish HIM flanioif witJr'wa-t»-r, but ahvaypwitliotit Hucrcri.s. \V1ICM

_ I)]-- airtTt«'l parts of tlm" vifti)d,- 'arnitunclii.l, a l.ittymatternttiirhcs^ts.-lf totin* iinpr, still rontinuiiix to.butii uud•ivjjit,* ulT a vi-iy (li.;;i^rri:alilM oilur,

s.tjiii'tiiii]^ .-iiuilar t<» tluit wiiich n:isi-:ifnurr b^rnin;,' a* mi.xiuro of Jiorn, hairami \vn-.il. " - >;:.„.

Darin-: all this ti:no a thick MarkM:."V.;C .uv'if., * fr.-m tlii/limlyanil nt tariffsi; -If to'tbr ;.in-r;n'n'(iV nil ol,tji.rt,,s with"

. utiict,' the" ";;;'t>ihjiL.--." fimu it lvt/inj* in ihi1 formVf a

. uiirt»i*;i/to thu touch and nf hii'imh ::*;al.'.;" f.^cr, -In tho majority ofj'Hrh,i-;i-'^ cn:n! ii^titin Is only arnstcd :whtii tli.'/Hr-li bus ln-i'ii ri'duci'il to j<T;:rJi!ii;'^ :url tlk1 bom to jmwdoyiViiviT-r. i:i his'"('n:i(t.-'irir.s 1"

'(•ftiniiunjly tilt). fii't iii'id

Tiio mnouiil of I»adiy:mado coffeothiifc1 la inflicted on tho public in Himply onor.-^nious.. One connoi.sscjr Kayn that thvio

nro not 20 places in Now York^ ont^ido!-of prirn'Tft hnnsrSv wherd ri fir -*"•"" ~'"of coflffo ran • bo counted on. Mumwr.man abont tp\ni says this is 41 gross vxnpRcrntion, doclhrinj? that 110 man fiHiiro of a flno cajibf coffeo In inoro.thnrhalf ndnz'.'ii places in,thifl city. CoflToo,to U» fit for civllizt'd '(drinkiiifr» shouldlipmndn, ho nfKCrtH, pujtlio'priiiplplo of"Jittlo aiid often. '* 'SI^o in art in of allHi/.OH, ft'n'd bnlk in onlToo making rnnatho rfsk of L dreadful discount in thenppreciatjnij of the joanied.

Tho bt'stj kind of oofTcepot is ouethat lm.sn.filter. Tluy can bo had ofmany nzes and nlinpew, all tho wny fromsimplicity to an cxtrumo of t'le^ancaTo necuro a/;ood infusion quickly thoground coffeo phonld tioTiInccil in" thocylinder on top of tho coffeopoti' thostrahivr nhgnld bo pressed down on fopof -.th«-:CoflW\ j\ml tfi'o. boiling wntt-rfilKiuld Ifo pnurodover HO that tho infn-ninn nm.s slowly.; WhMo it filters -ClioI>ot ought to stand in nveHScJ.coutainiug-vcrj*' hot wat(r, so that tiio infusionmay keep'a hi^h'degree of heatwithontnllowing it toJboil. boHiutf-iaAhofiwij-.'

sicians timo it may consmiie. the ctin r-, iiotis will not only be thorough: it will! lip absoliitelj- "free.- There iit no taint "ofijnaekerj' or deeei>tion;~no claim orstatemi'ut is m d t h t i t tj e k e

statemi'

you are making coffeo for n goodtake 1)^ poiinds f J 1^

Ifmany, t.ike 1^ poUnd/oK'.TaVaV

""•"" a pound of. ""

Pork, Corned Beef,

Ilnni, Shoulder,: Pouitrj, &c

Opera House Block,(

51 Broad St., Elizabeth,\ j .

' of

gallons of wdtei. Tlio Moehry which 'ismeant:.for tlio aroma or bouquet, shouldhave been but slightly roasted; tlio Mar-

:aeaibo, whirh^is for color, should bo jwell masted, and tho Java, which is for jbody and eflVef, should bt> roasted justbetween tho two. " *' . . .

(.'are a la Tnrqnb is madt) in n pecnl*

T...i.TliPW. is Jiot n- pimiiy -.'i'o- j iayfullest medical advice. Dr. ofthi

Stark

a urquo is mailo in n pecul-iar way nml only appreciated by peeul-iur JM njilc. Tji'o ri-cipo for its compo-sition is this; Take. Java'Knd Mocha inrcjual proportions; Krind and pass,tliroii;;!! a.very Jino sieve. Put.ordinaryblack cofue, as nuuiy cupH as nieded, inu collVipot, i:iul for each cup add a tia-Hpooiiful uf tin1 ifte<l eoffeo and a llimpof siinair -l>jil thin for two iniiiutoii;tlii'ii lako it nlT and poiirin n'little coldwi'.tci'TTTsittle i/. After it ha.1? stood afow .miiinles. cervo if-with iiowdercd

jiu.-iuLiii iiuMfe, ur. -Star.wejiilier rsagradliiito of ' tho 'Borkshi:College,- •MnHsnrhitsetts, imd of tliMedieo-rhirnrgiejiI <-nllege of Philade])hia; endorsed also by the College *PhvMcimiHnnd HnrgeoiiH and .BellcviJfc'nifiil Cnllego-of New" York. We iivite all sulferers frut 11 whatever eanse 1•all nt/.ur iiilk'LV No. liW lj;il.st'y streeewark, Where Dr. Shirlcweather. jw i

at'+'iidance dnily it* xiw e.xamim.......mill udviet* entirely fret? of ehnr^f. Itnmltei"M not what the disease, or liovmany'years you lin.vc suffered, in. -spitof meiiTi.'t ad)iji(ed in your iH'hnlf, a visito fhisntlie'* ifml the privileges of thi

lie will cost yon nothing,' and may b(the 'means of saving your life. We*,pare, nil our nieiliciiH-s and prescribe tinremedies" indicated. TJiis plan enabletli<' patient to receive directly from 11s:i(;h'ri']iui(li;'S as will produee (lie renulls iin^uisv'd.

(HIT oftiee is OJUMI daily from.in a;' m.lo!f_p.'m. Sundays ! toll'p. in. . .

•Thns.t living nf a distance can* citnsultll)p dorlor liv letter.

Hendor enirfuivniir. Brtik of Tcstimojn'al •

How It 1* M?ilr.

l^y far.tlio nio. t. iTrijw.rt.i-it.a; w> 11 r.l.afi>f form nf ilyuaniil»-i IT r.»!ii!i-

y a n ! ! : '>i*t .tui» happily iw "l>l;i-rin;

••Many pi'ri=o[is"ti!(Tii-'i:r'1;,'"'Vni'ri

lhat llu'V consist of :;ri:i,; i..t in, —i^hiu'la-.i »T (,!;nv e^

*'1.i':«r:iliy.:i of ;,- 'la-

vr:-*! l-y

e. 1'nt|i:irtii'ln

ljf'u.-alleof l

i-r<'«nij>:ir<'tl With IIIIViltin jll flinnn lit Aiturlc.1.1

: Tho commercial traveler iu Knglaiis Jiitle diiTerent from Iiis America]br"tl)tr, pursuing the saine line of policy in.**gfttin:r thert|l*.sofnrjiis securiitnidt* i* otiKvi'iieil. His invariable nil'h'.nvfV.-r.N that liis llrst .pcic ' LvuiL-tua ii5-al /iuerchruit is bis last and onlyoiiv. Tli».iti is no going iu tlm mornijif;with au olTt r ami jheij iu (Jut afternoonwith au txifa iiiducemeut tywakeVJi

wh.it.viT of. tin t. riii |i- :r

; . - , i , Api.?- ; " " \ « M •*.!.• ni.uicem,-ut •tuiiiukuVJw«»nt.^u^-*»Ji'v:\Ta]i>lv:ng tho invarinhh*. rule.'it

'""•|iilir<.>.",ll ii pri'j.nn^l :\: Ani r•liirr, ;>*. IJ.-, by !n;:rui,; M:T.ill "j:;"ki-ti^l".ii..rs to Ut\.'»'

.ghv.i ami w;:tt r at tMiil-^r,,,d»n;rii.s F.—:ii>rt.»iu pr.-ji-irru.gun CUIIIIIJL "f tli" "wiliilili''/ •!dirr i ut nf hut w:itt r ;it i;o il .^rHO i!i^r. n I'. — I'iri'iiliitiii^thn uatvr mul imii r i*an^ ki • ; -<«rjil.s nf tlif l:iti.iT at tin' r.iiui:pur-atun-, :ui'l tin- li.ixin^ i. i-:Imt't:!iai!ir;il ^tirr.:r-. .

Any ri>i' of trL'ijH r;i:ur,' a!- \f\v» I ' .—1! : ; il.-r"':i 1'.—:^htH-Jii^l ,1'y turniUL'•j;:i.:b-r" a.'tri.iri nf v1

I Dm .>!"': for .1 tinii'.2h>Tjt ;::i It.'tir f!ic nitlvi d 1:1 tin1 hiu •-,•!

r.wlir.s l.nitin.,' i.i fi>!aittj .l!.'ni..r.'..»•••m-.. l'-il"

:n .-'ivr

"f.iliy:iL A

llit..-ti:

In t;«. .• :il>':iiv

•• i ' . i - • . . !

•al::i- two i

ami appri'lii'iiKiciii iilmyir that lie liiiirii.,1

• i 1

?.v:iiti.'.v«s much lalmihe mint} nf tinl viri' ili]'I<>in:u-;;.

Evi r>"thinj,' i^.ilii.'io f»»rtlio cnnifort c>ftin.'. travcK r, anil nt tin? liott'l.s :i npwinla;i;:riimiit <-allt il. tlio comnit'ivial riH)m

nj»;irt for liis I'xclusivirn.so. Iu thirtroom siMokinj! is prohibit! il until 1) p.'

L, ap 'a iv U'IIIB iluvotril to thnt piir-<*o at i>:ln r tiiues. Tlio travcIiT taktw

liis lin-.ils in tin1 (•niiiiiHTciiil rimiii, tin'iliimir lH'iii£'.i scl nfl'air in which niltravvlfrs in tlio liutiiio fn-ucraily piirtici-|ot. '. TI:o i^lilcst nian is at thu iicad offin" falili' nml is calli'il tlm pivsiili'iit,wliilo ;:t tin- l.x't is thu younp'Kt lnnii,

luk ii tcria-.il vico pii.^liU'iit.- K'loo-:i.*r*s uf f'«wl al i» nfton niatlo liy voto,

two ur timv will I'IUII to^cthiT fur

I l.v

CL iiiltfi;(lv«cnt i;£"-•1.

rili.lli,.

I i

"illl«,

al ili>!n-s r r wines, tin' prwidi'iitrally putting tin1 i]tu*tiun. -

: l i r j . j A iliuiMT o»>ts i:i thisv'uy from fit' tu'.•• !•:.: il ! :" ' " '» '• ' : "" ' "tlli'T Ini-alsilVpropoitiiin,,• c 'J'v ' v'v>' i*11*11! iiKid" anil ^-'rvii'i'U'in^ liail

',;. , '.J.., !,iiitn;:cliin:t tiri'at llritain 'nml In'lmiilt r i ' t ' r ! " ' t!l""^! IT''".'* At tliiw ilitmiTH anil in

. ..', ,.'1. ; t'i«- K- inr'aloonvi-natuui nuintroilu(;ti(>n

',,'., 0 % , j . ' ' i ini-vin-. ami nil join 'in tlm «>mralr>^ivi'i>:itio!i anil Htor.V Irllin/,', a trait

and wrvnl wlicn just thdu of frivzintf is" consiiliroil n iirnjnIJMT l'y all who nro^not real coll'iiunois.<(!urs.Brandy mffwi is prepared liy somo i

tho wimo way—a Rill of brandy andounce;! of sni;::r to thu quart of coffYvtnkiiif; tho plnco (if tho other in.ijro

llut lirandy enffrfl to most JH'1aii8,a.-.cuj). \t. raft>; J io in ' •*

which n rjixinful. of linuiily, poured oa huuli of su/;ar, h::s liet'ii hurnt. Jusus the blue fringed golden flaiuo in cspirin^.. III*? ^ponu- l»(julil slip into th(coffee, and after ono deft stir tho con

"• i

1m they .found inor Kamchatka.—-

tents df the cup should plldo down th' " lened throat: —•>

sherbet of roiTn'O isYlritto" fiisnfiiii-able now and <jnlti> delicious if properlymade. To a quart of coflt*co"ndd a»f double civani and 12 ounces of sn^ar,

nud if you wish to lio verj-chio add nfew drops of vanilla o».»onco. Then [rat

.this! in a frwzor with salted ico sur-iu^i keep the Hides'freo as fast ns

tlio icit lie^'ips'to cliii^, nnd'when it ha.1)reached coiiKehitiod Fen'o in glasses.

Another fashlyn^ of cofTeo"- <li*inkin ,wliich was_ ur.st intrwduced ' into thiscountry by tho Mvxicmia at tho NewOrleans. exposition 10 yeani nfio, undwhich is Ifchl in liii^h (esteem by sninoIKJU vivantF, iti to make cofTco in tho.Frencji way without boiling nnd thenmix it with the very richest chocolate,

.half and half, (.r ono to two, or two tooho, tho Round proportion brinf? pcr-hajw tho must friiiuonr. This in to bonerved with wliipjieil crer.'m topped witha littln hioir dust. T,ho Mi<::irn'ns used.to uso tho Soconoseo chocolate,, which imailo with a cinnamon addition and irich Jteyoiul description*

In spito c.f ihu injmiqtionabout t;ildih^ retii:ed f;old or. paintiiif; the'lily,restlifs humanity has attoniiitcil ..to. ji:i

nmrryiiiK it to chocoh-.ti-. For instnncrtake enfo an Kirfch, Which is nmd" b;shaking up black coffee, cracked irtnir'Kinicli was.-ir iu proportions to suit tl

urt tliftt ulrrfvly, AQ<1 th(»_<it,rifp

llrlnjf.pTlmcl iuy monnrr-fi K> iblrJiUmy beftrtnnd ft>r

"TOJUET, what Is tho fcmlnlno of

.••Dnchnss." ,"Ami wlmt is tho feminine of lonlr••UaUdwii."—Life.

r iu proiiortious to mut tintnste, liy dovotivs of the lieiii^n:.Arti-•bian'timy thiilIs'eoiislilered S'profanii-tion nnd CM'hewed nccordiiiKb'. l>ut feiphysical -mid men!:. 1 ileprv>-fcioii, if t

|Js not a lialil'.uul col'.'ee drinker, it is itpicjt mo up of rare potency.

' CoffiKi is not a foul, lmt n Ftiiiiiilantand IUI antidotu n|;air: t Koine kinds ofpoisoning. Its exees-sivo ti?e pri.dnces atrembling of tho huuihi and n diiteasu.oftlm optic nervert. To kivp one awiilcoainl to help onu eiiduru fatigue, or expo-nuro to ronf{h wcatlicr tlmro is prvibaldyuo equal to coffee, except pivsihly thecacao plant of the Peruvians. Offroand tobaooo—whloli wo owe to theArnb and tho Inillnn—are tlio heaviuil>twlnj in tho eyes of ovtry true bchc-mlon. Dnt, like all Mosainps, they maybecorao BCU16C.—NCTT York World."

Till- IJ>W« llolny.

In a recent hr,vr,uit in Washingtontho court was , frequently c:unpellt?d tocut short-tho cniT'S examination of wit-nesses by a certain lawyer who was saidto bulkV'0 in "the. quantity rather thanthu quality of questions. " His pointevidently was to niako tho case last asIOIIK as possiblo. Tho foMoy.'in^^vhicUIH *(*iVcn'a.4 ati 'itlustrafiiiiiiOf ithn' innunor of his questioning,' exeinplillcs threinotone.'"H from coinmtju Feuso of^om>f tho methods of'law practice:.' .....'Cohnscl (to' tlio witness)—Was it

iVllftu?Witness—Yes.

' "You thjulc it vaji-wliitcJ". ••: ;1 'Yes." . . .

"It is your opinion, .thei\ tlint it waswhite?"

"Yes." .. . ... ;^"You nro snro it was whito?" "" Y e s . " . . . . ' • • ;

"It-is your impression It was whito?'"Yes.1.1 ' ... ' '"Jt-wnsn't black?" -" N a " . - • • .• '

"Yon aro onro it vra'Sn't Mack?"" l a m . " -."Wnsii't ik a littlo ilatbcolored?""No.""What color wai it?""White.""White?1' • • • ' ."White." '•_ . - "Hero nro 10 qncjitiops nlno of which

•o unm-eessary. Hut if the lawyer hadu'ceeded soiaewhero'in thu question-

in nndiTiiiiuliij,' the certainty of thewitnoss ho would 1I:IV;I mailo a emailpoint Jfor his side oLfhe ease, and fromhis client's point of'View his lonjr wind-ed examination would liavo bjeon justi-fied.—Yojith's OompaniojL ' ^~

Gzo. -H. Bruce,

A l t a f & Gonnselof at LawrnK-tor unit 'Advocate In Ail.nlinilty.

.'. omcE norits: •lrt.W ,i. ii. to ,".nl r . M. •

ANV llOL'll UT ArroiN;THENT.

38. Park Row, Potter Building,NEW YOftJt CITY. __

Attorney SL Conuiolor a t Lilw for. . JKow Jer»©y.

JfSTICE. I'NIOX COrXTY. >TJ.*'_ '- CRANFORP.N..J.

Cappent(&r

' 'Buifder,GRANFORD, N. J.

A B O V E all-othersiaquaUty,-quantity and assortrncfit;""'

B E L O W all others in prices, . • ; ' ^ :

BRQEKER <fc C O ^ Vcontintie to dd.n lively tnuli*, nintvfng friends wlio stay foiovcr."

. I'ttroDld Jfye H'hiakoy, Gin, Kttcmniel, Jainaica Jlttin,

" Apjiio Jack, Bitters, Etc . , Ete : . : . . . . . v . . r. 50c. per o,E >"

Fine Old California & French Brandy for family or medical use••" . - Poft or'fclicrry Wiiie, * 1 , *1..SO, nnd 82 per gallon. ' „..

Piilntoliek Bittora and Wild Cherry Brandy, COc. j w bottle.

All kinds of Impprted Cordials, 'Clititnpngncs^^niimo and French-Wine?.

Price !i?t complete thereof free on application.,

Elizabeth Aye; cfe

PlalnfleidiOi.'p. Fir.,i liajuf-i ciiurcla)

rut: T.M:<;KST srt;.iM .v.mm.K .i-v/imt.iyiTK IVUI:KS;.vrut:,<r.ite

itiiitnttits IUIU' II.aiKNilK'.-' Jur (Vnu'tiT)"l'iot-<. Alll)nl..r.U)i-livcrt.'.l.VSi.rri'..

John Schineller,

Union Avenue, Crhuford.

No. 150 North Avenue,

Plainficld, N. J . .

Upholsterer andCabinet Maker r

264 Morris Avenue,. ^ "••Elizabeth, N. J . ' : : _.

Itaifcr In nil VlmN ftinl nmilltte of

•?• FURNITURE iUarjicts, Oil -'Cloths, .Matting, Mut

tresses,. Wimlou- Hiiaiks," Cnr-tiitns, Drapery, Ktc, Etc. •

Estimates liimlu on Cnr]ietu iuul selertions-iiiaile 1'i-oiu tlte stoe'e of Arno'.lConstnblo & Co., Bronilmiy rind Jfltl;'Street, New York.CARPKT3 MADE AND LAID.

CAflPETsY'LEANED•ShnrtVa of .De-st .-Materia.U

niiiile at Lowtst Rates. . ' •. '..r.i%a;tnriiftVn<;Ctainen?^fe'rt™•••it>i''iOiJi^"JteBplMl*f<'K>n,i%yf«i/t'ijiiiiif'us gtTiiil as new nt. small .cost.

mm- POLES

Edgar S. Ells,.». RealE^tqtC £ Insurance.,.,

. 3 Opora House Block.

Slip Covers Cnt nnd Miiilc. MuttrFsscrJliide Over. • ' .

WALNUT AVENUJv1 Plans & Speciflcations Fnrnisfied.

J. V. BON NELL,

CUT FLOWERS AND PLANTS,87 Broad*Street, Elizabeth.

VAN COURT^T^Ti^cnvI .r.

;llli;lic«vftiMm«it Hil'inr^Tjlii>F?taifl l

Proprietor.1

hone Call, («! Jr. Roselle.

Mosquito and Fly Ki

PHIL JAHN,PAINTER, DECORATOR,

J. A. 0AKLE7, J r . "

ABOHITEOr ANiD SUPERINTENDENT

: ' " • 251.MOKEIS AVBSDE, .

Elizabeth, . . . • N. J.

Paints, Oils, Glass, Varnish,

Wall Paper, &c,• CRANFOkD, N. J.

J. Wennajjcl,Broad St., Wcstfleld, Now Jersey,

(Xext door to "Weleh Bron.,)Dial,T In

Harness and Horse Supplies..Repnirhi;,' i>roinjitly ami neatly (loin*.

To fnrnbhdreds of arton tlio fceew

-' fore: bo., tenof ODU and 1

C. VREEI.ANJD,Cily Surveyor & Civil Engineer

1IAYONNK. S. .1. AN1>

PSTHBROOKEPHOTOGRAPHIST,lift BROAD BT., ELIZABETH.

Will (Jive Tlie CIMioMei.r. Iti-mlm* 1 Dozen(V.ihu-t '•ArMii",'(lt«1K'iiI»r I'rliv 5'i.i>lll.fiir thi«Ail. ami Muu-nsli."

RISINGII. Hvrosse,

Ilottlrrof

BEER,ALE AND POUTER. /

Also Soda and Still tt.Cor. Mar-hull A 7lh Ht«., Klliubflli, N. J,

TKl'lKPIIOXK OAIJi KIM II. .DoiiviTfi-rt In Cninford, Mondays, Thnrs-

A CCHXI .many HolditTs north and santhmust rt'iui'mbrr inoihoiits which willeniiblo thoni to cyinimtltizn with tliospirit nf u qui'stioit ixK-crdoil in a FnutIt-

i ''""'•'OiTirimwoino niKht' march a Flnridn

tT, nltHipy ami \ynri» out, fell into aliy tint i-Oiul.sida Tlirru ho lay bo-

iiiiK hin futo wlicn tho'iirxt WKI«mout cuitm UI>, m\d hrnriiiK hit* moajiHaomu of tho im-n liastonoil to hit* nveno.

thuy stood him on hia fivt, ho*^U'd and dciiioralizoil, ho turned to

0110 at thciu-and saiil:

,McNULTY'S

Photograph Parlors,Cor. Main & Cherry Streets,

KAHWAY. N. J .JtanJ^'DUv-t^liiiKriiriiVSVrti*1;'' Vj~—U' '.

R. H. McCULLOHGH,SASH, BLINDS, DOORS, and

MOULDINGS.Scroll-Sawing and Turning."Doors and Panel Work-

21 STEINER PLHCE,rJortrt Plalnflbld, IM.\l.

DKAI.KIt IX : '

Harness & Horse floods•Altiiploivi-stiirlciM rnnsbt-c-nt with ri'llafik- K'«M]H. it

Boots, Shoes, Rubbers.r • • —AOi-WTs r o i t - •

Williams & Clark's Fertilizers.Cattle o=[] Fonltrjrcodj of all Xlml!.

155-157 Main St. Railway, N. J.

FIN6 f MILLINERYAT

Mlos C. D. Squlor'8,HO nrimil SI., mar I'. O., EII<III>FIII. N. •>•

Orilers tiilien for LmUes' Blazer Knitsin Dnclt"ijr-isrrKi!. •. —' •

Chenp iind well innile. "

W. J. LANSLEy,

8KLMNOWOKT1I

" I R:IV Htran^or, don't yoti thinkSouth Carolina wns'n littlo Irnstyf

"»» to chMfc ,„„.„„„ ,;„,„, l h eBl«x coiuniK fr0,i, tho

.lose, every half huur.

Jnck—Would you scream if I rnro tokka you?

Amy—Oh, yco, lmt (tonflJcutiully)Uicro'i no ono within liCaring.—Truth.

A. & F. CLARK,

Ins .Stones Lniil mid Curb Ktutirn SetMniitrla. }Ienrth», Sills nml Sti'iw.-'Enut Broad St., EliznbetL, N. J .

MINHNS & RHNKIN,iii:.VLi:us ix

LEHICH COAL'•„• -• A N D

KINDLING WOOD.c, lioom it; Oifm }U,uu JlU<ch.

I'nril. l\ntenuMAvtuv<.

CRANFORD, N. J,

Hoom 334,' Control BuUdini;,Corner Llborty and West Streets,

KTtMV V o i - u .

For Walks. Dri,.,.,, „„,„, (.„„'„,,..' ,.„,_N « - I « U . . ™ , , , , , 1 B , V C I I 1 O ,,rlv,ltu , i r h ' M m i i l-

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Smlrli rinllm, N. .1./

FOR SUPERIOR LAUNDRY,-WORKTiiviwi

[auodpg.110 BR

Electric O»AUrnw, l*iBaupenad. ,

Oooils calleil for • nnd delivered ill

«• lelt nt J. L. ""minor «,_...- . . :„ 'Gco.' w. Baker.

CENTRAL HOTELPETER FINGER, Prop;

STABLES AND SHEDS.BOARDERS KEPT BY DAY OR IKEff.CltAKPQnD TV J, TV. J. 119 BBC

Electric UrnAlarm*, l*y(\iuarienl