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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-03
A SUCCESSFUL NEGRO.
The Way IN Which n Coiorea Doctor be-
came Famous.

Many people have missed old DIR. Willard
who never knew him by name He was
one of the most familiar Of street characters
in st. Louis Clad in rusty black and with
ored face, he was wont to so about with
saddlebags ON his arm, always very quiet
and commanding the respectful salutations
of his race. When the old year went out
the doctors life seemed to be on the wane
with it, and he turned into bed and has not
been ont since. The doctor has worked many
miracles in his day and effected many cures,
but all of his skill aud all of the medicine in
his saddlebags will not at this lime put him
upon his feet The doctor is n strange indi-
and had forty children. He has not kept
tract of his little ones, and if some one asks
him il he knows how they are doing he will
tell the inquirer that he is certain he does
not, Spoken to concerning his seven wives
he remembers burying three of Them, but Of
the other four, save the one now by his side,
he remembers nothing except that they were
some of them, very ill-disposed persons.
The doctor is now lying at his residence.
His black face presents an emacated NJ.
pearance aud his stnken eyes tell that he is
very sick man, and that in all probability
he will never leave his bed. Tho doctors
patients will miss him. Until no took sick
he had an Office on Seventh street, near st.
Charles, and there he stood ready to cure
all. No one knows how many poor souls
the doctor cured in his day, but he never
killed any one, for the medicine that he used
the druggists took good care was always of
the harmless sort. Colored folks OF all sorts
iiucled 10 TIE doctors office IN his dax.
He had a reputation that reached from here
to the East st. Louis swamps for curing ma
larial fever. Patients would come to him
looking all drawn up and ready to die They
would tell him that they believed they had
the swamp fever or something OF that kind.
The doctor would feel their pulse and say,
'You're right, it's malarion, but kin knock
it," Then the patient would sit down and
the doctor would roll n pill When it was
of the right size the doctor would ask the
patient to lean back and open his mouth
wide. The patient would obey the order,
whom the doctor would throw the pill down
his throat. Those pills mover failed to
straightcn the partakcr of them, and thus
the doctors reputation for curing inalarion'
was made. Asked one dav what those pills
of his were made Of, he said in confidential
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-03

"A picture OF still life: A yagrant scor-
pion strolled leisurely down plank leaning
against fence ON Rusk street, just as the
sun reached the zenith yesterday. On that
plank pensiyely reclined a negro whose con-
temptation was profound and most musi-
cally evinced by q sound emitted from his
open mouth that recalled to tho minds of
passers the days of the pit-saw. When scor-
pion and African made the conjunction, TO
say that the African awoke is not m exag-
geration. As he tore tho reptile from his
swarthy neck and pulverized 1t in the mud
beneath the heel Of No. 10 brogan he got
off some such expression as the following I:
"Dat scarapinlizard must think I got my
neck half-soled wild o leather apon, dog gons
him !"--Te1as SJfiags.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-03
DAWN.
th%.r the clarIons Of the day;
lights misty vail is upward draw
Aiit, with Its golden fr'inges play
The jeweled fingers OF the dawn.

thsi.r the clarlons OF the day;
lights misty vail is upward drawn,
Art with its golden fringes play -i
The jeweled fingers OF the dawn.
The etrltng papors, one by one,
Are shot With opalescent CLEANS
And now the almost risen sun
Darts up thousand silver streams.
Prom heaven TO earth the splendor steals,
Down gllded vanes TO Widowed towers
The conscious bells break out in peals-
God what wondreus world IS ours
The fiery colors slowly fade;
In sapphire depths they pass away;
The sun begins his grand parade;
From pole TO pole Ills perfect day
Earth's children feel their mothers warm;
From drowsy beds they wake and start,
And forth through streets and alleys swarm,
In myriaas 10 t'le noisy mart.
o happy Toll o blessed fatel
To mo one thought loo close confned,
That with each motion, drops date,
And shirts the pictures OF the mind
envy You your changing strife,
Your weary hours, sour evening rest,
When all the little cares OF life
Are lulled TO slumber In the breast;
For my poor soul, that still win iloat
Near one idea of stern device,
Drifts on, like the Laplander's boat,
Close moored beside its berg OF Ice
George II. Baker, in Century,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-03
MOUNT VERNON.

During the war, while the bloodicst bat
ties on tho Potomac were being fought, the
Southern and Northern troops fraternized
ON this spot, aud not Il shot was fred nor O
blow exchanged ON the domain OF Mount
Vernon. 1t was neutral ground. The sol
diers exchanged coffee and tobacco and lol-
led amicably together under the trees, then
went back to shooting aud killing each other
as soon as they were of the sacred ground.
The most rreverent scoifer must walk with
reverence through the ancient frame house
in which so much of our history is embalm-
ed. Hanging in the hall is the great key of
the Bastile, sent to Washington by Lafayette
and near il is the Generals field-glass hung
on its rack by Washington himself and
never disturbed. OF all the memories OF
Mount Vernon none are more interesting than
those of Eleanor Custis--poor Nellie, who
died at %, and was her stepfathers pet. In
ono corner stands her harpsichord, an inn
mense machine, just the size of grand
piano of the present day, with two banks OF
keys like an organ. Beside il are some an
cient blue chairs embroidered by her dead
fingers a century ago. In the ground stands
her rosebush, beside which, tradition says,
she received her first offer, and which the
guileless and credulous of her sex are per-
suaded to walk around six times to bring
similar event about One of the ingenui-
ties Of the Regents Of Mount Vernon was TO
have magnificent Turkish rugs made to re.
semble as far as possible the rag carpets
which were the floor coverings in Martha
Washington's day, and for that purpose
scraps Of the rag carpets were sent abroad
to be as nearly simulated as possible. And
way up high, under the roof, is little hip
rooted, dormer-windowed rookery, which,
after General Washington's death, his widow
chose as her own room, because it was from
that window only that view could be had
of the hideous brick tomb in which the NOR
tai part of the General lay.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-03
"Here In the body peni,
Absent from him roam;
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent.
A days march nearer home.

One by one the children of those vener-
able parents, SO long esteemed in this
community in which they were such mea-
sureless moral forces, are being called
away. The broken Christian family on
earth, shall soon become the united,
gloriied family in Heaven. May Soyer-
eign Grace make it true that he who has
been SO recently joined to his sanity
parents in the abiding place above, shall
one day receive through the pearly gates,
into the realms of eternal safety, each
little one who upon this earth called him
father. Tho love, the prayers, the pro.
lection, the fatherly help of this entire
community shall encompass these little
children always, and the Infinite Father
shall bring them all by grace, at last to
their earthly fathers arms again, in that
home from which they shall go no more
ont forever. Bat to all again say, "The
day Of the Lord will come AZ thief In
the night. Seeing, then, that all these
things shall be dissolved away, what man
ner of men ought we to DO In all holy con-
versation and godliness."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-03

Let this be your infinite comfort,
mourning ones, to whom time of separa-
ton may now seem unendurably long,
that his citizenship is in Heaven your
citizenship is in Heaven, and you shall be,
soon at tho longest, forever with the
Lord and forever with each other.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-03

ONLY A LuNArIo. 1t is related that when
The Massachusetts, Legislative Committee on
Charities visited the Taunton Insane Asylum
one of the patients exhibited an automatic
toy of his invention, in which prostrate
wooden man was receiving severe kicking
and humping by others. Don't you
think it rather severe on that poor fellow to
be mauled and kicked in that way ?" asked a
legislator. sob, no." was the reply lyon
can't hurt him-he is insane"
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POETRY.
For TnK Rrconp.
IN MEMoRIAM.
ltaArn OF r. II. sTuDDTroRD. NJ. %
lRepaSiished BIZ rse,.est !

The air Is laden with cloud Of sorrow,
And hearts are anxious Tor the stricken one;
We know not, but we tremble for the morrow.
Lest he may never see Its setting sun.
Finished, alas how soon, his loving mission;
How soon, alas, his earthly race Is run;
How strangely like passing dream or vision,
His lamp extinguished ere the day Is done.
We cherish now his kindly ministration,
His practised skill and faithfulness record
Alike to all, in high aud lowly station,
Comes sorrow uuexpressed by feeble word.
We miss his cheerful, genial smile and presence,
In wayside greeting, and In loving homes,
But God we trust has called him TO His presence,
In that bright world whore sickness never come,
Thou Great Physician. In our hour of Sadness
With healing balm bind every bleeding wound
And change this heartfelt sorrow into giadness,
With the sweet hope of heavenly joys beyond
Father Of mercies. hear our supplieation,
And in Thy love and pity delgn to bless
With comfort, peace aid heavenly consolation
The mourning widow and the falherless.
a.
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At the funeral services of DIR.
Theodore II. studdiford, in the Pres.
byterian Church, Lambertville, N. j.,
April IS, 1882, by Rev. w. D. Roberts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10

BARGAINS! A splendid All-Wool Suit for
$l2, worth SIG and $l8.
BARGAINSl A splendid Boys Suit for $3.50,
worth $4.75.
BARGAINSl Children Suits at So 80, worth
$3.50.
BARGAINSl Finest Clothing made at re-
duced prices.
BARGAINSl You can buy all styles of Mems,
Boys and Chlldren's Clothing
BARGAINSl at a saving of 20 per cent.
We have the incest styles of
BARGAlNSl Mems, Boys and Children's
Clothing.
BARGAIN Many OF our Goods are equal 10
custom work, at nearly half
BARGAINSl the cost.
We have 81 Fine Cassmeres
BARGAINSi and Chevoit Suits, worth SIG.
Weare selling them at $40.
BARGAINSl Blue Flannel Suits, at So, So
and $l2.
BARGAINSl Working Suits, SIS, Sc, 81 and
So.
BARGAINSl Working Pants, 75c, 81, $l.25,
81 so and So.
All styles of Fine and Medium Clothing for
Men, Boys and Children, much lower
prices than you ever bought them
before, at the great sale of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10
CR0PLEY. BOTELER & CRAMPl0T's
Q Q L U M N.
ERTILIZERS!
i FERTILIZERS,
FERTILIZERS!

We are now prepared to fur
nish the Farmers of Montgom-
cry county, and elsewhere, with
our brands of Fertilizers, which
we make with animal Bone"
basis, at Agents Prices, as we
have no agents, and allow the
Farmers agents commissions
when negotiating with us. We
can confidently recommend him
the best goods on the market
for the money invested, and do
not claim that no other Fertili-
ger could be made as good as
ours for the money but we
feel confident that the follow
ing Brands are the best, and
will tell where they are given
a trial:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10

'Housekeepers, business men and others in
terested in pure article Of light, superior 10
gas, and at less than half the cost, should use
Danforths Fluid. We are now using the
light, and have no hesitancy in commenting
il TO the public THE SUNDAY HERALD,
Washington, Feb. %, 1882.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10

AS an illumination it cannot be surpassed"
THE SENTINEL, Rockville, Md, Febru-
ary 10, 1882.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10
No ChiHnncys, No Brcakagc,
No Dirt, Grease, SCOT,
Smell. Packing nor Wicks!
PORTABLE. ECONOMICAL,
. a T. e!
More than $4,000 in use, a
large number in Washington.
EVERY ONE A REFERENCE.

1t does away with one servant by its
neatnes and rapidity No kindling,
Goals nor ashes. A months fuel can be
carried in the hand. Families in suites
of rooms save half their culinary ex-
penses, aside from the labor and dirt of
the range. NO HEAT in Summer, yet
if heat be needed for bathroom, conser-
vatory, hall, bedrooms or vaults, I have
heater for that purpose, and will salts
fly any housekeeper in few moments of
the benefit derived from using my goods.
The results of twenty-five years labor
and expense are: Experiments finished !
Inventions perfected Patents issued |!
Patterns made Manufacturing largely
and sales daily extending to all parts Of
the globe, attest every word of praise
that can be uttered
Goods warranted as represented. Alb
solutcly
NJ On-Exp1oSive /!
and perfectly safe for the use intended,
advertised and sold.
No greater CURIOSITY, NOVEL;
TY or NECESSITY in Washington and
YOU are earnestly invited to call,
bringing your friends as often as may
suit your convenience, sure of courteous
attention. Store open from s A. M. to
s p. M.
Write or call for paper,
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD, I"
and price lists. Mailed FREE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10
Throat and Lungs.

This is preparation of BALSAM OF TO-
LU, ROCK CANDY, MAGNESIA, and other
medcinals beneficial in above diseases, the
basis being the purest Rice and Rye Whistles
The Rice Whiskey is commonly known as Ar
rack in the South and as Samshoo 10 China
II has been used for many years by the Chin
ese, and also by the negro laborers in the
Southern rice fields as the only antidote for
Malaria and Rice Fever. M Ia
We guarantee positive cure in every case
Harmless and very pleasant to take. Try it.
For sale by all Druggists and Grocers at
ST per quart bottle. The trade supplied al a
liberal discount by
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10
REFER ENCES,

REFERENCES.
HUNTING Hill, Nd, April "a, 1882.
H.eA. DAWSON h Co.:
Yours of the 10th instant is received, and
In regard TO the Pump you put in for me can
say Ms 10 its workings rs force pump il has
done as well as could desire a pump TO do,
and | believe il is calculated 10 give general
satisfaction. ] have heard others who have
used II speak of it In the same terms
Respectfully, u. NJ. SCH00LEY.
DAasEsrowS, April %, 1883.
II. A. DAWSON & Co.;
Dear Sirs: The Buckeye Pump bought of
you had a little trouble TO get started, but
since that IL has given perfect satisfaction,
and am better pleased with it up 10 this time
than any other pump have ever used
Yours, &C., MADISON F. HARRISS.
We, refer by permission, 10 the following
gentlemen who have used the above Pump
and can speak from experience
Joha'T. Wilson, VIM. II. Rabbit, c. W.
Fields, VIM. II Carr, Jacob Poss, Cooke D.
Luckett, James Shaw, S. d. Lyddane, Rock
vile; J. A. McNeal, Montrose; Henry Clag-
eft, Montgomery Clagett
w. Send for Descriptive Circulars and
pFiS'':' lsihH. 4. DAWSON : CO.
may 5-tf Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10

"Danforth, GAL d street, has caused revolu-
ton among stove dealers and coal vendors; the
attendants are polite and all assured of cour-
teous treatment we have found it."-WASH-
lNGTON SUNDAY ITEM, Feb. 8, 1882.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10

Virginia Avenue and 9th Street, N. W,
oct 27-tf WASHINGTON, D. G.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10
TIED MUTUAL
LIVE STOCK INSURANCE
. q M p a NJ Y,
EMMITTSBURG. Md.

ENSURES HORSES, MULES and CATTL T.
l. on the most reasonable terms, and guaran-
tees ptompt payment for losses
The subscriber, Agent for this county, is
now prepared to insure stock in the above
Company and would call the attention of the
public to its advantages. Circulars giving
full information furnished on application
szs- have permission TO refer to the fol-
lowing citizens Of this county who have in
sured stock in the above company:
Jos. N. Bailey, William 0ffutt, William s.
Brooke, Ed. Garrett, WIN. II Rabbit, Sam'l
Renshaw, Reuben Mullican, Mrs. r. G. Fields,
Geo. Shaw, John g. England, Jr., Lee or
futt, Rev s. R. White, Robert G. Lester, W /.
I. Milstead, Nicholas Lyddane, IIito Miller,
John II. Gassaway, o. S. Wilson, II. Kisner,
Benz Bean, A. f. Rabbit, G. b. Broadly,
Thomas Il. Kelly, Walter NJ. Haney, VIM. o..
Kingsbury.
JOS. R. RABBIT,
mar l7-ly Rockville, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-24

A NEW CIRCULAR SENT TO GOVERNMENT EsRLoYu.
new circular, headed with the names OF Sena-
tors Allison, Hale and Aldr1ch, Representatives
Huboell, Hiscock, Ropeson, Mckinley, Davis,
FISHER, Page, CalkfnS, Ryan, Washburn, Houk.
Van Horn and Tubbs and signed by Secretary ID.
Is. Henderson, has been sent TO government EN-.
ployes, which reads as follows: "Your failure ia
respond TO the circular or May I5 1882 sent 10 You
by this committee, is noted with surprise It n
hoped that the only reason for such failure is that
the matter escaped your attention owing TO press
or other cares Great political battles cannot DO
won In this way This committee cannot hope 70
succeed in the pending struggle IL those most di.
rectly benefited by success are unwilling or neg.
lect to aid In a substantial manner. We are on
the skirmsh line OF 1884, with a conflict before ~
this fall, or great moment TO the republic, and y06
must know that repulse now is full OF danger %
the next Presidential campaign. Unless you
think that our grand old party ought not TO sue.
ceed, help IL now I'm its struggle TO build up new
south, In which there shall be, as In the north. O
free ballot and a fair count, and TO maintain such
hold In the north as shall insure good government
TO the country IL is hoped that by return mail
you will send a voluntary contribution equal 70
two per cent OF your annual compensation, q
substantial proof OF your earnest desire for tho
success OF the republican party this fall, trans
mittlng 10y draft or postal money order. payable
TO the order OF Jay A Hubbell. acting treasurer.
post Office lock box $50, Washington, ID. C.n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-24
FRAUD UPON THE TREA-
SURY.
Shortage i'm Ice - Deficiency of Ten
Thousand Pounds per NOnth-None
Of the Treasury Employees Implicated.

The committee that has been making an inves-
tgation Into the management OF the storekeeper's
department Of the Treasury building has dis
covered that there has been regular and syste-
matte shortage in the amount Of ice delivered TO
the Treasury department, extending over two
years The amount of the shortage is estimated
at 10000 pounds OF ice per month, and the total
amount involved reaches large sum. The way
In which the discrepancy was discovered was by
comparing the vouchers OF the amount o: ice paid
for and the tickets made out by the employe who
daily weighs the ice delivered for distribution by
the agent Of the kniekerbocker Ice Co. The
voucher showed that so much ice had beel paid
for, While the tickets revealed the fact that about
1o.cOO pounds OF Ice had been paid for per month
more than had been delivered. Whether this same
discrepancy had existed longer than two years it is
not known, as the researches OF the committee did
not go back OF that time. But 1t is thought, from
Il haSty examination, that the limit OF thes. Ope-
rations in this direction has been reached While
this thing continued after the new storekeeper
Mr. Walker, took charge, no blame is attached to
him, except that a more careful supervision on his
part might have lead to the detection OF the fraud
1t is not known whether any OF the former Treas
ury officials were in cOlusiOn with the manager OF
the Ice company or not, but it Is not supposed that
they were, as the amount OF the plunder obtained
was not large enough to make a combination
profitable. The Treasury department., however
is secured by the bond OF the agent of the ice COM
pany, and Will have the entire amount OF the
shortage refunded and covered back into the
treasury. The discovery OF this shortage was a
perfect surprise to the committee, as they were
not looking for anything OF that sort They had
Deen appointed to examine into the workings OF
the storekeeper's department, with the view Of
suggesting any change In its management which
would facilitate the business, and also act as a
sort OF auditing board. In this latter capacity,
which 1t Is the intention or the Treasury author-
Ties to make an annual duty, they came across
this discrepancy. 1t was supposed that every
thing OF this character must have been uneart he'd
In the Treasury department. and the discovery
created genuine sensation. AS 1t involves no
loss Of money to the government and duplicates
none OF the government officials the report of the
committee VIII not create the lively commotiOn
which the report OF a former committee did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-24

The total mortality In the District OF Column bia
during the week ended Saturday, August 10, 1854,
was '3 three less than for the preceding week, or
at the rate OF a0S per LOCO per annum. There
were SO births and 12 marriages reported.
DR. II. b. Horlbick city registrar and secretary for
the health department. OF Charleston, S. c., .
series OF queries upon the subject OF the disposal
OF eXcreta I'm this city.
THE PROPOSED DEAD HOUSE.
The proposition OF Dr. Patterson, the coroner, 70
on az fh fhe new police station house S
morgue In the second story OF the cell building,
which has been approved by the inspector d
buildings, by members Of the police and Others, 4
not looked upon with much favor All recognize the
necessity for some such place TO which dead bodies
may be taken for Identification, but IT is claimed
that the erection OF a small building would b0
much better than the assignment OF a room I'm any
inhabited bulliing even II the prisoners are the
occupants. BY locating the morgue Ia the second
story OF the cell building as proposed the Logging
room adjoining would become a very unpopular
one, and as there is ample room In the rear or the
building for morgue II is hoped that the proposed
plan Will be changed.
RESPECTING THE CRITICISMS
OF the policemen about the three new station
houses in course OF erection, Building Inspector
Entwisle states that the plans for them were sub.
mitted to Major Morgan, Superindent Brock and
Capt, Vernon. all or whom frequently viewed
the plans and discussed them freely. He states
that they are as near perfect any police stations
In the country and VIII bear favorable comparison
with any I'm all their details. The lieutenants
not called into the discussion as the building in
SpecUOr sCdteS, because ne thought the 1udgmen6
or the officers named good as II not superior to,
that OF the lieutenants Both ventilation and
drainage are as perfect as can be.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwise: Augusta Reiter erect
q two-story dwelling, o. between 9th and 10th
streets northwest So, 800. John Harrington erect
atwo-story dwelling, Tunlaw road, county; S. 500.
N L. Anderson, repair brick, corner 9Th and ID
streets northwest; $500. EliZ ibeth Scott, repair
brick, 73f 18th street northwest; SIS. j. I. Ati-
chon, erect three-story dwelling, l4OO z street
northwest; A5Q0