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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28
alexandria GazeHe

ARoMANcE AND PRINoELY FoR7UNE.-Tbe
hsirs 10 this cauutry of the famous ToWnley
estate. which amounts 10 England to the SUD
of 500 600 900. have adv rtised and are snxl
ousIy looking for eviderce to establish their
clsius. The story of the heirsbip briefly told
ia as follows: Mary Stevens was beautiful and
acc mplished daughter of Lord John Towoley,
Of Lancashire, England. She WIS born 10
1927, aud while yet young maiden she elopad
With man named Williams. Little is kpoWn
of bis history, but it is probable that bis family
was of lower social sta5d og than the IoWnleys'
inaFmuch as the bitter opposition OF the latter
to the marriage of Mary and her lover LED to
the elopement 70 elude pursuit when they
ouit Euplapd they assumed the pane OF Stew
os. Mrs. Stevers took her mothers family
Bible With her, which contained complete
fsmi y record. They settled 10 Windham couu
tv. in Conpecicut. Nine children were born
to them, Soon i, fer the birth of the last obIid
Stevens deserted his wife, taking with HIM the
family Bible. Just before her death WIS
Stevens acquainted her youngest daughter wtn
the family history. Stevens died 10 Ftmfrtt'
Wipdbam county, 10 1871 and anxious search
is now b,pg msde for the Bible, which, 1t is
supposed. he had in bis possession at the time
of his desth. 1t coptains evidence which WILL
establish the claims Of the heirs of Mary ToUn
ley. his vile, to an estate estimated at SlOO'.
600 600. 1t is thought the Bible 10 slowed
away 10 some attic in Eastern Connecticut.
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Express.

Mail. Southwark, connects at Gordonsville,
with Ches. & Ohio Z. T., East and West: Al
Lynetburg connects With AssntTe MSs
Nashville. New Orleans Memphis Little Kocs
and Texas-and at Danville with Richmond
Danvile r. R., to South end Southwest, -,
Express Southwark connects at GordoDsvllls
to all points on Ches q OHIO n. n Ss snd al Jan
MIXED TRAINS for Main Line leave Al,
exsndria daily, except Sunday, 90 8. m. and
II 80 .. M, and returning arrive at Alexandra
~ KIP ? HA eSa s 81 + LINE leave Washington
7 10 a. NJ and Alexandria As g. M, daily
except Sunday, arrive at Strssburg at II 25 p. NJ
connecting with the Valley Road East and
West. Leave Strssburg 80 p. M. arriving at
A MIxSp T Fl J I FOR MANASSAS DIV.
ISION leaves Alexandria Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, at GO q. M, and returns Mon.
day, Wednesday and Friday, at 48 p. H.;
For Middleburg, daily connection at Plains
station.
For Upperville, regular connection at Deli
For WAR; GNTON, lesve WASHINGTON =,
10 g. n. daily and p m. every Monday
and Saturday. accommodation train will leave
Wsrrenton every Monday, Thursday ana Sat,
at atq e 80 - D. m. and at i2 s. p.
All trains make good connections. Ut Wash.
iagton, to and from North and West.
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington at
10 Q. NJ. running through without change,
Psrlor Car will leave Washington for White
Sulphur daily, except Sunday at 7 10a m.
On Express train leaving Washington at 10 40
D. III Marks Adjustable Reclining Chair Car,
with extra charge only SI.OO, through to
Osnviile.
Pullman Sleeping Car from Philadelphia to
White Sulphur springs without change.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Warrington
and Augusta Ca, witho ut change on 10 AZ train:
Through tickets very low to the South and
0N'- MERCER SLAUGHTER, G. T. A.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28
LADY, OF THE LAKE

LADF OF TIE LIKE
EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAY. at 80 o clock p.m.; returning, leave
Norfolk on alternate days at 400 p. m.
This staunch iron steamer just been paint
ed throughout. ststerooms newly furnished and
carpeted and is the hsndsomest as we'll as the
safest boat on the Potomac river and Chesapeake
bay, and is the only steamer making close con-
nection with the New York and Boston steam
ers; also connects with Richmond steamers and
railroad lines couth. Stops st PINEY POINT
and POINT LOOKOUT gong snd returning.
Fare first class, 81 round trip ST. SO
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sTEAMEkS.
NJ o T q E.
P0TO.nSC FERRY CO.'S. STEAMERS
FOB LANDINGS

P0TO.MSC FERRY co.'s. STES.nERS
FOB LANDINGS
ON TIE POTOMAC RIVER
On and .fter Sunday. July 18th,
Will leave ss fellows:
Steamer T. v ARROWSMITHl leaves Poto-
mac Ferry Co.'S wharf, loot of King street,
EVERY SUNDAY, tn EsDAY and T. U BS,
DAY, at 80 9 N. for Leonsrdto~n and oil
nt-rmedste landings.
Steamer MYSTIC leaves RVERY MOI.
DAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. at 30
.. m tor KirssIe and interim ediate landings.
GEO L. PHILLIPS, Manager,
Potomac Ferry Company.
J.B PADGETT. agent iy7
II Office
change OF TIME.
On and after Wednesday, May 26th. the
boats of the POTOMAC FERRY co. will run
as follows:
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA:
6 co. 7 80, 80, 8 80 10 80 and II 30 E. M, and
II 80, l 80, 80. 80, 30, 80. 6 Is and p. ID.
LEAVE WASHINGTON:
6 80, 7 3d. 80, 9 so, 10 30 and II 30 q. M. ard
IL 80, 80, 2 80, 80, 4 so, 80. 30 and ~
p. m.
On Sunday the first trip from each end will be
ny25 GEO. R. Phillips, Manager.
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1880 GREAT 1880

=
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
TO THE NORTH, WEST 8 SOUTHWEST
DOUBLE TRACK,
STEEL RAILS, SPLENDID SCENERY
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
an> July 26. 1880.
Trains leave Washington from depot Of BAL
TIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD. cor.
ner of Sixth and B ST. acts, IS follows:
For Philadelphia, New York and the East. 10 40
am. and 2.iO p. m. daily, except Sunday, and
tied Express of Pullman Parlor Cars $50 g.
O. N. daily, except Sunday. For Philsdelphn
$40 pm. daily.
For Pittsburg and the West 800 q. M, with
Parlor Car to Plttsburg and Sleeping car to
Louisville and Chicago 10. 40 a. m: daily ;
For Canandaigua and the North, 8 w a. N.
except Sunday and 74U p. m. daily, except
Saturday, with Palace Car t Csnandsigus,
For Watkins l0.4O a. m. daily except Sun
For Baltimore, 6 ID, 800. $50 and 1910 .. m.
210. 40, 40. $40. 7.4o and 1000 2. m:
On Sunday, $40 and l0.4O q. NJ; $50, 740
and 9.45 p. m.
For Pope's Greek Line, ~ 8. m. and 4 40 IN
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 6 4O a. m. and 40 p. N. daily
except Sunday.
LOCAL TRAINS.
For Alexandria I 90. Z 20. y and Ii q. M, and
APO, s 70, g. Is, aud II 80 p. nj. Sunday at
Z, 8 and II g.. m. and .. M.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 600
500 and 10 D. Ia, and II 50. 8, 3, 7, 905 p. m
and IL night.
On Sunday at 500 and 10 q. m. and 7 and o.
THROUGH TRAIN FOR THE SOUTH, viz
Quantico and Richmond will leave AleIsn
dria st 7.20 g. m. daily and 40 p. ID. daily
except Sunday.
Tickets and information can bs procured
principal railroad stations and ticket office
Southeast. L. I. FAKMEK,
Genl. Passenger Ageni
FRANK THOMSON .,
General Manager. my2l
WAsH1NeToN q OHIO RAILROAD
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT-Two Trains
Daily Except Su ndsy) between Alexandra
and Round Hill
Beginning Nay IT, 1880.
Leave washington Al . w a. m. sno ~ p M
and Alexandria 1t 905 .. m. rs p. m; pass
Leesburg, going westward, at II 10 q. m, and
6 40 o. m and arrive at Round Hill! at II m.
and 20 p IA. Leave Round Hill at B 80 q. m.
and II 80 p. NJ; pass Leesbure, gong eastward,
at co a. m. and 10 p. NJ; and arrive ut Alex.
andria at 8 l5 q. M, and ID p. m, And 81
Washington at 8 rs a. M and % p. m.
~ Passengers from Washington will TAX.
the Washington and Ohio cars at toe Baltimor.
& Potomac Railroad station st9 0L . M. and Az
y. No., and 60 through to bound Hill withou,
change Of Gals
The 9. 05 am. train from Alexandria snd123t
o. m train from Round Hill connect with
Resmer's Line Of Coaches, which Leave Lees
burg daily for Aldie and Middleburg.
Both trains, westward, make close connections,
st Vienna, with Sisson's Line of Stages for Fair
fa1 Court House.
Communication tick cts, 1t cts per mile
Annual tickets, $50.
4 q. HAVENKR,
Byl3-H General Ticket Agent
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

GEO. WASHINGTON, Agt.
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
No. 20 South Union Street,
Alexandria VS..
ConsgDments of Grain, Merchandise and ali
kinds of Country Produce solicited. Special at.
lention given to sll business entrusted to me-.
Prompt returns made. Agents for Cum berand
Bone Go g Ammonisted Super Phosphate.
w A. JOHNSON & CO.,
WHOLESALE eRooERs,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Have Oh hand GlBSON'S Xxx, Xxx, XXX
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET
and MONOGRAM WHlSKIR6; also BAK:
ER'S and THOM PSON'S PURE RYE
WHISTLES, to which they invite the attention
Of the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention ..- --.
Consignments of Flour, Grain and Country
Produce solicited, tor which they guarantee the
highest market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner ct Cameron and RoSal sts..
Aie1andris, Va. oct ~
HARMON s SMITH.
WHOLESALE
GROCERS AND GENERAL COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
Corner Prince ard Royal sss.,
ALEXANDRIA. VA
Consignments OF Grain snd Country Produce
solicited. and prompt re:urn made. iyl0
e AELo" BROS.
wHoLYSALs
GROCRRs, COMMISSION MERCHANTS
And Dealers
JOHN GIBSON'S SON g. CO.'S CABINET
<, Xxx and xxx WHISTLES, and
Thom pson'a Prre Rye Whiskey; Foreign
Wines and Brsndies, Ale. Porter
and ChampSgnes.
I'D AGENCY OF LAFLIN & EAND'5
POWDER COMPANY.
NV COB. CAMERON AND ROYAL STA
Coffee roasted for the trade st 76c per sack.
nv 6-tf .----
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FOB NALE Oh RENT.

FOB SALE Oh RENT.
OT0RE ON KING STREET FOR RENT
y TIE THREE STORY BRICK STORE No.
2l King street. running back t, Market alley.
senl6 G g. SMOOT & SONS.
EOR RENT-The THREE STORY BRICK
Il DWELLING HOUSE, on Prince street,
at its nterst c.ion with Patrick street row occu-
pied by Mrs. Lee. Possession given Let Nov'r
sepl4 JOHN D. 6kENI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-28

FOX POTOMAC RIVER.
STEAMER JOH.H ". THO.UPSOr
EVERY MONDAY, THURSDAY and SAT.
URDAY st 7.30 q. M; returning on alternate
days.
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NEW GOODS IN THE HARDWABE
~ LINE at SO King corner of Royal street.
Just received, the STEAKGREITH, for i'm
proving Beetstesk; it never fails to make the
toughest stesk tender all the way through
also the self setting DELUSlON RAT TRAP;
something new; call and examine.
Moth Proof and Plain Carpet Felt Mating
Tscks, Tack Claws, Carpet Hammers, Carpet
Stretchers. Whise-wssh, Busting and Scrub
Brushes, and other goods suited to the season.
The Windsor Scale for sale cheap.
snrM j. r.. CREIGHTON & SON.
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E1OR RENT Or LEASE-The desirable and
u roomy STORE and WAREHOUSE No.
81 Cameron street, lately occupied by 4. B.
Lawson & Go. Apply to
sepl6 r. Nj. LAWSON.
TOR PENTHOUSE No 50 Cameron ST.
= between Fairfax snd Lee. Apply 20
sp8-tf j. d. u. SMOOI.
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FOR NEW YORK.

STEAMERS T.. C.. KNIGHT. aJyD john
GIBSON
EVERY MONDAY, at u NJ; and returning
leave New York, from pior A. East river, EV
ERY SATURDAY, st 4 o'clock p. M.
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DRY GOODS.

AIDES KID GLOVES, 2 and buttons
IL every pair warranted. "
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Inland T. Seaboard CoaStlng Go,

Steamers of this line will run Is follows:
FOR NORFOLK,
Connecting with Merchants and Miners Line
for Boston, steamer
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT
The comfortable
FRAME DWELLING,
on the east side of St. Asapb street, between
Cameron and Queen, containing water, gas,
heater and all me dern convenience. Posses.
sion given at once. For terms &C., apply at
dis nf6ca oct
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Consigb ments of Grain, Merchandise and ali
kinds of Country Produce solicited. Special at.
lention given to all business entrusted to me-
Prompt returns made. Agents for Cum berland
Bone Co g Ammoniated Super Phosphate.
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The steamers of this company make connec-
tons at Norfolk for Boston and sl points East !;
at New York with all points West and North
west, and at Alexandris with Virginia Midland
Railroad and Washington and Ohio Railroad
Through rates given and freigh. handled care
fully and promptly. For further information
apply to +. d. REED, Agent,
Jsnney's wharf
o. S. LOWELL, President
14l6 street,
sep 27-tf Washington, D O.
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JH0, ", PEAKK. b. W. HALL5
PEAKE & MALLS,
DEALERS III
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, HARDWARE
PAINTS, Oils, LEADS, CEMENT,
LIME, CALCINED PLASTER
SLATE MANTLES,
HEARTHS. &c.
CORNER KING AND ST. ASAP8 SITS
oct IL ALEXANDRIA, VA.
TOHN T. CREIGHTON s. SON.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, HORSE SHOES
Iron, Plough Castings, Nail Rods, Axle
Grease, Wagon Materials, House
keepers Goods, &C., &c.
NO. SO KING STREET, CORNER ROYAL
mh8 Alexendria, Virginia
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.s4ss. CLYDES STEAM LINES WEEK
500 LY TO
PHILADELPHIA, FALL RIVER, PROVI-
DENCE AND BOSTON.
Steam ers leave Alexandra EVERY TUES.
DAY and leave Philadelphia EVERY SAT-
URDAY.
This line connects at AleIandris with tie O.,
A. & NJ. and W & o. T. Rs, an6 at Philadel.
phis with Clyde's regular Steamships for Fall
River, Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promptnoss and care,
free of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philsdelphis, and
Wharfage in Boston, Quick time frequent
departures. Through rates and through bills
of lsding given. Insurance at the lowest rates.
Agents:
r. A. REED, Alexandria.
VIM P CLYDE & CO., PhIladelp IL.
JOHNSON & CO.. Wash. s. Georgtn
jan 8-tf
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26
How Nutmegs Grow.

Nutmegs grow on little trees which
look like small pear trees, and are gen.
orally over twenty feet high. The flow
ers are very much like the lily of the
valley. They are pale and very frag-
rant. The nutmeg is the seed of the
fruit, and mace il the thin covering over
this seed. The fruit is about as large as
peach. When ripe it breaks open and
shows the little nut inside. The trees
grow on the islands of Asia and in trop-
ical America. They bear fruit for sew
enty or eighty years, having ripe fruit
upon them at all seasons. A fine tree in
Jamaica has over 1000 nutmegs on it
yearly. The Dutch used to have all this
nutmeg trade, as they owned the Banda
islands, and conquered all the other
traders and destroyed the trees. To
keep the price up they once burned
three piles of nutmegs, each of which
was as large as a church. Nature did
not sympathize with their meanness.
The nutmeg pigeon, found in all the In
dian islands, did for the world what the
Dutch determined should not be done
carried the nuts, which are their food,
into all the surrounding countries, and
trees crew up again, ard the world had
the .rne.,G.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26
Two OueerCatS.

A letter to.<G Bed Bank IN. J.)
Register q, - lIILsefHo1lowing particulars
about couple of queer cats: DR.: Ridg.
way, a few days ago, showed us a photo
graph of his two cats, "Ourie" and
"Dot," (and "Go-Two," SO named from
her manner of walking,) taken in the
attitudes in which Shey play together,
one sitting upon her hind legs, and the
other crouching as if to spring at her
antagonist. The latter we have already
mentioned as having been born with
only three legs, one in front and only
one shoulder, though the doctor men
toned to US, as if by way of compensa-
ton to the cat, that she had 'congeni-
tai umbilical hernia" (For an expla-
nation of which those interested in
anomalies can inquire OF their family
physicians.) She is quite active, can
catch mice, climb tree, and run like a
good fellow; is quite Intelligent, and
when the bell rings for meals she calls
her master, and takes her place on the
lounge near him. The other, "'Ourie," "
$50 called by her mother when quite
young,) the kangaroo cat" and mate
of DOT" has two false joints about two
and half inches up the forepaws, say
half way up the legs; or to spe;-i more
correctly, the joints being weak bend
backward when she walks or sits on
them. This faun pas, which was unno-
ticed at her birth, has caused the fore
legs to be very little used, and by using
the hind ones so frequently the former
remain quite small, while the latter are
remarkably developed, compelling her
when she wishes to see around her or be
fed to raise herself on the latter like Il
kangaroo, and when she walks to thrust
the former before her like man walk
ing on his hands and feet at the same
time. The head, neck and shoulders
remaining quite small, as well as the
fore legs, makes her walk with her head
lower than her headquarters, say Every
like" a bear Were Darwin to repub-
ish his I" Descent of Man, he might use
this plantigrade cat to demonstrate that
we were returning to the original mon.
key (through the cat), who, he argues
was our common ancestor. She also is
very lively, catching mice, climbing
trees, ETC., and to see them playing to-
gether is most amusing.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26
A w oman In Bonds.

A fashionable lady of San Francisco
attired herself in party dress, and had
a full-length photograph taken. Envel-
oping her tightly-laced fnery in a bal
loon cloak, she descended to the street,
hailed a street car, and seated herself
within. When her street was reached
she motioned to the conductor, and at
tempted to rise. But so tightly was the
poor thing harnessed that she couldn't
get up, and blushing scarlet, she told
the conductor that she would 60 few
blocks further. When the terminus of
the line was reached and the last gentle
man had left the car, the conductor
asked her if she wanted to ride back.
mo, SIR" she replied, with sweet SIM
plicity, Il merely want some help, for
can't get up" The conductor set her
on her feet, and she walked home a
wiser woman.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26
Pilots Examined for Color. Blindness.

A number of pilots and lookouts OF
the Jersey City ferry. have been ex-
amined for color-blindness ut the office
of the United States marine hospital.
There was long table in the middle Of
the room covered with a white cloth,
and on it were skeins of Berlin wool of
about one hundred and fifty shades.
The examination was conducted by DR..
Fesscnden, the surgeon-in-chief, and
DR.. White, his assistant. Each man
was asked to pick out some particular
color frvm the pile of Berlin wool, and
afterward to pick out the shades of that
color. All of the first lot passed the
examination, although some were much
slower than others in placing doubtful
shade, and each received certificate.
Superintendent Woolsey, of Jersey City
ferry, was to send ten men every day
to be examined, until the eyes of all the
men employed under him had been
tested. An examination of steamboat
men and seafaring men generally for
olor-blindness has been conducted ut
Philadelphia. and most of the employees
of the steamboat lines of that city have
been examined. 1t is believed that
many collisions have resulted from
color blindness.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26
How to Hitch q Horse.

The Country Gentltman says that, III =
credible as it seems, not half the tavern
keepers, hostlers or teamsters know how
10 tic horse, either putting some clumsy
knot that is troublesome to undo or
making hitch that is insecure. The
proper way, after passing the tether
around the thing to be attached to, is to
make a half-hitch, passing the end Of
the strap through the loop. If the
horse, nibbling, pulls it, he merely ties
the knot tighter. And to unhitch, it is
only necessary to remove the end from
the bow, and it is instantaneously loos-
ened. Not one-fourth of the butchers
or farmers know how to tic the legs of a
calf or sheep for transportation. The
majority of people, when they want to
make the animal very secure, wind the
cord tightly around the legs, cauing
pain from congestion. The proper way
is to make a half knot only on each hind
and fore leg alternatively, fastening with
IL bow at last, which is easily united. I
ind, usually, pocket handkerchief the
handicst thing, it being about the right
size. Tied in this way they are abso-
lutely secure and without pain.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26
On the Right Side.

1t is better to lie upon the right side
than the left, because in this position the
food gravitates more easily out of the
stomach into the intestines, and the
weight of the liver, pretty large and
heavy organ, does not rest upon other
internal organs. Some people are apt to
sleep with one arm above the head be-
cause it makes free circulation in the
n ok and upper extremities, and respira-
tion is made easy, but it is apt to cause
headache, cramps and dreams. There
is one good reason why this last posi-
tion should be avoided. If the arm
gets beneath the head, important nerves
may be pressed upon and temporary
paralysis result. Such cases are by no
means rare, and the paralysis may con-
tinue several weeks.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26
Duck DecoyS.

: Norfolk was stronghold of deeoys,
and there are still as many as six in &C
tive operation. Very few persons have
actually seen decoys, for, as the greatest
quietude is necessary in order to give
the ducks sense of security, the pres
ence of visitors is not encouraged at any
time, and the greatest mystery and
secrecy is observed without a decoy.
Briefly speaking, it may be said to be a
pond or lake from which shallow creeks
or arms branch out like the arms of a
star-fsh. These. arms are curved so
that the ends are not visible from the
lake, and are arched over with network,
forming pipes which lessen in size until
at the end there is kind of removable
pocket. No gun is allowed to be fired
within the neighborhood OF the decoy,
and the fowl rest there during the day
in, as they fancy, unassailable security.
But from behind a screen of reeds the
decoyman, who holds in his hand bit
OF smoldering turf to prevent his own
odor from reaching the birds, gives
low whistle. On the pond are several
tame ducks, who know that food is
ready for them at the mouth of the pipe,
whence the sound proceeds. These
swim quietly toward the hidden decoy
man, and are followed by the wild
birds. Then q reddish-colored dog
jumps through hole in the screen, and
back again through another. The ducks
are Immediately brimful of curiosity
and swim to inspect this curious
creature. The dog reappears little
way up the pipe and the ducks follow.
When they are well inside, the decoy
man presents himself at the opening,
and the frightened crowd futter into
the pocket and are captured. From
one to two Thousand birds might be
taken in one season.-Blackwood's Kaqa-
zine.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-02-26

Mr.. Edgar Gilkes, one OF the con.
structors of the Tay bridge, has given
his theory of the cause of the awful dis
aster. He holds that "the present evil
dence indicates that some other force
than the tempest acting with it destroyed
the girders," and lie believes that that
force was the momentum of the train.
Mr.. Gilkes finds that the force OF the
W ind as actually registered at Dundee
was sufficient to overturn train, and
that the guard rails could not prevent
this, and further, that, if the upper
parts of the carriages were thus brought
in contact with the leeward girders, the
damage they would cause would so far
destroy the unity of the fabric that Il e
same wind would cast it down alto
gether.