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The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-10-21
Life in Morocco.

No sooner does one land in A frica
than he passes into sphere OF tran
quillity and epj JOYS state of rest and
calm to which all parts OF Europe are
strangers. The haste and furry Of life
fall off like an irksome garment shed
on hot day; time is of no more &C
count, and worry is Impossible amidst
population which moves with djgni-
fed slowness and defers all unneces-
sary exertion till tomorrow. What
ever may be the hustle of arrival, the
clamor of boatmen, the indescribable
noise and tumult and moderation OF
the swarm that assails the stranger,
seizes his property with hundred
hands, and threatens to scatter it all
over Morocco whatever may be the
market-place, with its camels, and
donkeys, and dervishes, and conjurers,
and beggars in clouds, sellers of lentils
ami green's, and bundles of stick for
firewooc. grain, sugar-candy, dates,
oranges, pottery and truck" of all
sorts powdered with dust; whatever
may be the importantly of sellers, and
the eagerness to act as guides of bright
eyed boys, who have smatteripg of
half dozen languages and often the
courtly manner of young princes,
there is, nevertheless, in all this noise
and rout, sense of underlying calm,
of absence of hurry, very grateful to
Europeans, whose nerves, in the de.
velopment of civilization, have all
worked out upon the surface. There
is even something soothing in the
ceaseless and monotonous tom-tom of
the drums and the skirmishing and
plalntive attempts of the flutes to sug-
gest the minor air they are too lazy to
play, and in the spasmodic and die
away CALCULATIONS of the musicians,
who sit upon the ground worrying
away at the tunes that are thousand
years old, and will be played with the
same industrious idleness thousand
years hence. It requires less energy
for the performers to go on with this
sort of music than to stop.
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An Alligator Story.
How a Party Of Picnickers were Aston
ished by an Escaped Alligator.


A rowboat, containing party of
merry picnickers, came idly floating
down the placid Schuylkill about dusk
one evening this week. The girls
were laughing and chattering-as only
girls can laugh and chatter-and
maiden, of uncertain age, wearing
wig of voluptuous curls, was sitting ia
the bow wrapped in meditation and
an aesthetic shawl, adorned with sum
flowers, when suddenly there was a
shock and the boat came to dead
stop. The old maid gave shrill scream
like locomotive whistle, and tainted,
with her head hanging over the bow
of the boat an d her curls trailing in the
water. AS one of the gentlemen was
about to raise her he started back
Mortified, for he beheld what appeared
to be the end of a log in the water
open, seize the curls and disappear.
Heveans, she is scalped ~ he ex-
claimed. The lady was q1ickly lifted
into the boat amid the greatest excite
ment, and the light vessel was hur
riedly propelled to the shore.
The old maid, when she recovered,
said she had seen an awful monster
with eyes as big as saucers and an inn
mense mouth which had two rows OF
glistening teeth. The gentleman who
had also seen the monster was more
calm, and stated that it was an alliga-
tor; probably the one that escaped
from the z 10 some time ago.
A party of men, under the impres-
sion that there was a reward of $500
offered for the capture of the am.
phibian, Immediately hired couple
of boats, and procuring ropes, started
out on an expedition to earn the re-
ward. Af.er rowing along the bank
for about an hour without discovering
it's whereabouts they were about to give
no the hunt, when there was loud
splash, and the alligator was seen TAX
ing to the water from log near one of
the boat houses. Upon arriving on the
spot, however, it was nowhere to be
seen, but ripple on the water showed
that it was making its way to the dam.
The men rowed after it, and by the
CLEAN Of the stars it was in few
moments seen resting against the dam
crest.
Oae of the boats was cautiously
rowed to one side of the alligator, and
the other to the opposite side. The
men, now sure Of its capture, prepared
their ropes, and just as the animal was
about to sink into the water again,
they succeeded in getting the moose of
the rope around its neck. They then
fastened the other end of the rope to
the stern of one of the boats and start.
ed to row up the stream. The alligator
was SO much surprised at this kind of
treatment that it offered no resistance
but followed in the wake of the boat.
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PRICE THREE CENTS.

The men were jabilant and began to-
talk about the $500 reward. The mar
who threw the moose over the alliga-
tors head claimed that he should have.
half the reward, saying that had ii
not been for him it would not have
been caught. The others loudly de-
INJURED to this, and said the money
should be divided evenly. By the
time they had nearly arrived as the
q biological Garden, the quarrel almost
terminated in a fight. A red. headed
man with a wart on his nose was just
about to introduce his clenched fist to
the eye of the man who wanted half
the reward, when the boat came to
sudden standstill and the rewers
could make no more head way. The
alligator had at last come to the con-
clusion that he had something to say
about the matter and began to pull
in the opposite direction. The men
pulled one way, and the alligator the,
other. Sud- My the rope snapped,
and the men found themselves in the
bottom of the boat, while the alliga-
tor, with quiet grin, sank to the bot
tom of the river. The men sadly
rowed to the east bank and departed
for home, voWing to never more go on
an alligator hunt.-Phitd change, Ea
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$500 REWARD!

We will pay the above reward for any case
ache, Indigestion, Constipation, or Costive-
ness we cannot cure with Vests Vegetable
Liver Pills, when the directions are strictly
complied with, They are purely vegetable,
and never fail to give satisfaction. Sugar
Coated Large boxes, containing 30 pills,
Is cents. For sale by all druggists Beware
of counterfeits and limitations. The genuine
manufactured only by John c. West & Co.,
The Pill-Makers," 181 and 1873 Madison
St, Chicago; Free trial package sent by
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WILL HE DO l :?

| NO cOIOred man can CONSISTENT
| ly do aught else than earnestly,
honestly and enthusiastically
work for, and vote for the election
of Randolph H. Moore. And the
colored voter who does less be-
trays his friends, his race and
himself, and is unworthy Of the
sacrifices which have been made
for him.
Aside from the particular fit
ness which commends Mr.. Moore
to the support of good citizens
generally, black as we'll as white,
there are other reasons which
make him peculiarly acceptable
to the colored voter.
Randolph Moore is thorough
Democrat in the best meaning of
the term. He does not recognize,
and never has recognized, any dis
tinctions of class, race or nation
atty in American citizenship.
Years ago, when many of those
who are now the loudest Repub-
lican shouters were aiding and
abetting the Fugitive Slave Law,
Randolph Moore was an out
spoken abolitionist. And during
the twenty-five years which have
elapsed since then, he has been
consistent exponent and advo-
cate of the same principles.
There is nothing Of the Bour-
bon, nothing Of the Know-Noth-
ihgaboutRandolph H.Moore. He
breaches the liberal Democratic
doctrine that called into being the
Republican party; the doctrine
that the German, the Irishman,
the Englishman and the native
American become one people I'M
der the protecting folds of Amer
lean citizenship-the doctrine of
the equality of all men. And
when opportunity offered he has
never failed to practice just what
he breaches. Colored men can
not afford to forget or ignore the
able and successful manner in
which he seconded the efforts of
HE SENTINEL to secure a proper
representation for them upon our
county juries during the present
year. That was one instance of
very recent date in which he
labored earnestly and effectively
to secure that practical political
equality for all men, which ha
been so generally denied to the
colored citizen.
Yet not alone in this instance,
but in a dozen others which we
could name, Randolph H. Moore
has helped to make the black mans
citizenship reality-helped him
when he couldn't help himself.
The colored voter can help Ran
dolph Moore now. Will he do
it? Will he do it from a sense
of gratitude, as duty, without
pay or the hope of reward? Or
will he forfeit the respect of his
friends, and stab his race by re-
fusing to unselfshly labor for the
success of the man who was a
friend to him when in need ?
1t is the black voters duty to
give Randolph H. Moore free,
willing, honorable support.
Will he do it
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Railroads.

There are 1000 men working on the
Northern Pacific r silroad.
1t is stated that 5000 Cinnamon have
been hired to work on the Canada
Pacific r abroad.
The Van Buren, Graphic says the
Frisco tunnel, through the Boston
mountains, cost $100,000
An exchange says the building of
standard gauge road from Ozark to
Charleston, in Franklin county, Ark,
is the latest scheme on foot.
In 1881 there were "a 500 miles of
railroad in operation Ia the United
States, whose gross earnings amounted
to 1928, 1895, 119, on which 1913 344, 200
were declared as dividends.
Bryan, Texas, has subscribed a
bonus of Sc. 900 to secure the Houston,
West Texas and New Orleans Rail-
road, and it is expected that the road
will be built to Bryan inside of eigh-
teen months.
1t is said that the iron and part of
the rolling stock for the Jacksonville
and st. Augustine Railroad will be
sent from New Y ork at an early date.
TIE Jacksonville Union says that the
company contemplates running
branch road to the beach at DAgo,
which is thought to be the finest on
the Atlantic coast.
Southern Railroad BuiIding.-Raii-
road building and railroad business,
last year, was I'm precedented in the,
Southern States. About 1900 miles of
the road were put In operation, which
is nearly 1000 more than were built
during the prece ding year. The gross
earnings of the S ,uthern railroads last
year reached $50, 100000 In 1880 they
amounted to $48 900, 900, and in 1879 to
$43 600 600. The net earnings in
creased from $l4 coo 600 in 1879 to $l8.-
000, 900 in 1880, and more than $24 00O,-
900 in 1881.
The Marianne, Fla, Courier says
The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad
will soon be completed from Pensa-
cola to Chattahoochee. This will en-
title this company to the odd sections
of the United States lands for six miles
on each side of the road, and where
these sections were entered before 1855,
the company can float for the quantity
so entered anywhere within fifteen
miles of the road. Also the alternate
uoaf1OpS Of tho suann ond ouorH ouaET
land along the line for six miles, and
to 10000 acres of land per mile from
the swamp and overlooked land near
est the line of said road
The Northeastern Railroad has
reached Enterprise, Miss. A special
to the Times Dem ocrat says: The lay
| ing of the track on the New Orleans
and Northeastern Railroad, which
runs through the western suburbs of
this place, has heen completed to this
point. The whistling Of the engine on
the line indicates to our people the
dawning of new and bright era In
the history of our little city, which Is
looked forward to with much interest.
Several parties contemplate at an early
date erecting storehouses and othax
buildings near the new depot. Being,
a competing line with the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, 1t will cause reduc-
ton In tariff rates, which will give,
such advantages to our place as IL has
not heretofore enjoyed.
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RANDOLPH H. Moore.

The denomination of Randolph
H. Moore by the Princessville con-
vention must strike every impair
tial voter as being the fairest and
fttest selection that could have
been made. No man has ever
filled the office of Clerk of this
county with more universal sat-
isfaction to people of every party
and shade of opinion. Not a word
can be said againsthim personally.
Nothing but praise can be spoken
of his administration.
The retention of Mr.. Moore in
the place in the public service for
which he has shown such eminent
fitness is clearly in accord with
the dictates of prudence and the
wise performance of public duty.
He has made a good clerk. He
thoroughly understands and per-
forms his duty in an efficient,
agreeable manner. No one denies
this. No one truthfully can deny
it.
Then why should any man vote
against him? Certainly not the
Democratic advocate of civil ser
vice reform, for the reelection
of Mr.. Moore would be the triumph
of the very essence, the meat and
marrow of civil service reform
principles. Assuredly not the
honest, conscientious Independent,
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How She Liked the Preacher.

A little girl was asked by her
mother, on her return from church,
how she liked the preacher. "Dldn't
like him at ALL" was the reply.
why ?" asked the mother. "'Cause
ne preached till he made me sleepy,
and then he hollered 80 loud that he
wouldn't let me 60 to sleep"
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THE SENTINEL has larger circulation
than any aoeekly paper published in this
city (rith one erception). This statement
ys are prepared TO oerfy at any time.
advertisers aciU do aoeU to remember this
tact. as our ddUerfasaRg rates are loaoer
than those Of any other newspaper Of equal
circulation.
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which he is striving. Nor the
regular Republican, for the can
didacy Of Randolph Moore is rep
resentative Of the ascendancy of
the best elements in his party's
government, a tower of strength
to the party ticket, and an assur-
ance of its success.
That it would be to the interest
Of the taxpayers and citizens of
this county to retain Mr.. Moore
IN his present position, cannot be
gainsaid that it would be "a prac-
teal application of intelligent
civil service administration is
equally evident. Clearly then it
is the duty Of fair, sober-minded,
impartial voters to poll up such a
majority for Randolph H, Moore,
that narrow partisans and would
be bosses shall be efectually
taught that the people care more
for tried worth and fitness in a
public officer than they do for
loud promises and high-sounding
pretensions.
Dencac1es OF the Cuisine.
PINEAPPLE JAM.-Peel, CRATE, and
weigh the apple put pound for pound
OF pineapple and sugar; boil it in a
preserving kettle thirty or forty min
utes.
OUNCE JAM Peel the ounces and
CRATE them on a coarse CRATER; and to
one pint of ounce add three-fourths
of pound of sugar; boil it half an
hour; put in small jars and cover as
other preserves.
MINCEs MARMALADE.-Take the
ounces that you have boiled for jelly
and mash them with a spoon to
pound of ounces take pound of
sugar; boil them together until they
are well softened then strain through
a coarse sieve, and put up in small
jars.
TOMATO JAM.-Peel ripe tomatoes,
taking out all seeds; put in preserving
kettle with one-half pound of sugar
to each pound of prepared tomato;
boil two lemons soft, and pound them
fine; take out the pips and add to the
tomato; boil slowly, MASKING to a
smooth mass when smooth and thick
put in jars and tumblers.
RHUBARB MARMALADE.-Peel fine
oranges, removing the rinds, white
and pips +; put the pulp into stew
pan, with the peel cut very small
add five pounds of rhubarb, cut small,
aud four pounds of loaf sugar boil the
whole two hours, and the fruit half an
hour, before adding the sugar. Three
lemons may be substituted for the
oranges.
APPLE MARMALADE.-Take any
kind of sour apples, pare and core
them; cut them in small pieces, and
to every pound of apples put three
quarters of a pound of sugar; put them
in preserving pan and boil them
over slow fire until they are reduced
to fine pulp; then put in jelly jars
anO keep in cool place.
PRESERVED ORANGES Take any
number of oranges, with rather more
than their weight in sugar slightly
CRATE the oranges, and cut them round
and round with knife, but not very
deep: put them in cold water for three
days, changing the water two or three
times day /; tie them up in cloth,
and boil until soft enough for the head
of pin to penetrate the skin while
they are boiling place the sugar on the
fire with rather more tban halt-pint
Of water to each pound; let it boil q
minute or two, then strain through
muslin; cook the oranges in the syrup
till it jellies and is of a yellow color !;
try the syrup by putting some to cool !;
it must not be too stiff the syrup
need not cover the oranges, but they
must be turned SO that each part gets
thoroughly done.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
District Government Notes.

The Water Registrars office monopo-
Lies the activity of the Columbia Building
and is daily crowded by water takers pay
ing their annual taxes.
The special assessment division have
issued tax liens against alleys in square
south Of square l04, square 499 and square
729
"A request has been sent TO the Com
missioners that temporary sidewalk be
laid on Eighteenth street, between aud T..
The school trustees, in company with
the Inspector of Buildings, inspected the
new school-building at Meridian Hill, on
Saturday, and, reporting favorably, the
school-building was accepted by the Com
missioneis oday.
In response to the request of number
of photographers that money paid by them
for licenses be refunded, the Commissioners
have stated that as the money was voiun-
tarily paid, and has been deposited In the
Treasury, they have no authority to re-
fund.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
The Death Roll.

Gen. silas Casey died Saturday in Brook
lyn. He was born in Rhode Island and ap-
pointed to the United States Military
Academy from that State and graduated in
1896 He served with distinction during
the Mexican war and the war of the rebel
lion, being made major-general in 1865. He
was retired in 1868, after forty years SER
vice. During the late war he was sta
toned in this city, having charge of the
equipment of volunteers.
Mrs. Sarah A. Locke, widow of the late
Andrew r. Locke, died very suddenly at 2
o'clock yesterday morning. The deceased
was in apparent good health up to the hour
of her death, and was well known and
highly respected throughout the District.
The deceased was II years of age. The
cause of her death was heart disease.
Last night Mr.. Henry E. Rockwell, sec.
retary of the United States Fish Commits
sion, died suddenly of heart disease at $50
P street. Before the war he was a reporter
ON the Boston 1rarelter. He has been con.
nected with the Fish Commission since its
establishment. He leaves a widow and
five children. The deceased was o Mason
of high degree.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
Roughly Handled by women.

Louis Menier, white man, was passing
along l street southeast, yesterday after
noon, at about 6 o'clock, when he passed
has been separated for two years, and with
whom he has had standing quarrel.
Mrs. Menier seeing her husband, who is
a very small man, called four other women
to her assistance, and, attacking him,
knocked him down on the sidewalk, and in
the struggle which ensued his hat was
mashed all to pieces and his head treated
almost rs roughly. When picked up by
citizens, Mr.. Menier was lying insensible in
pool of blood, with number of horrible
cuts on his head and body. Menier to-day
swore out warrants against Fanny Menier
(his wife), Alice and George Gross, Katie
Smith, Annie Jones, and other parties.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
A New Mining Company.

Articles of incorporation, with accom-
panying charter from the State of Vir-
ginia, have just been filed at Fredericks-
burg, Va, for the Whitehall Mining Com
pany. The object of the new enterprise is
to work the historic old gold mine in
Spottsylvania County, about eighteen miles
from Fredericksburg, and the incorpora-
tors representing Northern and Western
capital) propose to go ahead, on the basis Of
$500,000 stock, and prosecute the work with
the most approved modern appliances. IL.
B. Clifford, who will be the practical super
intendent, has had experience with sui
phurated earths in Mexico, which leads
him to believe that mining difficulties
heretofore experienced at Whitehall can
be successfully overcome. o. "A Stevens, of
this city, who has been enlisted in the en-
terprise, will have some prominent position
in the company. A number of Congress-
men have taken stock, and work will be
commenced at once.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
WEST WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
An Interesting budget of Locafsrat.


Mrs. Maria Collins, about thirty-sevcn
years of age, was seized with an epileptic
fit about 1870 on Saturday, at tho corner of
Thirty.second and NJ streets, causing quite
an excitement. She was carried TO her home
on Grace avenue by Officers Benton and
Haney.
An earnest revival Is being conducted at
West Georgetown M. T.. Church by tho
pastor, Rev. George M. Berry. The church
building is crowded during the meetings,
and upward of thirty members have been
added to the church already.
49,. Mrs. Risque's Remains.
The remains of Mrs. Saloma Risque,
whose death at Albuquerque, N. NJ, was
noticed in THE CRITIC, reached here this
morning, and will be inferred from the
to-day, the Rev. Mr.. Shiras and DIR. Lind
sey, of st. Johns, performing the funeral
services.
Temperance.
At an early hour yesterday afternoon
Dashaway Hall, at which place it had been
announced that the weekly meeting of the
Women's Evangelical Temperance Associa-
tion would be held, was filled to overflow
ing, and it was found necessary to adjourn
the meeting to Dunbart0n-avenue Nj. H.
Church, which large building was soon
filled by the crowd, who listened with
great interest to the addresses of Mr.
John Naugle and Mrs. Chambers under the
influence of which a number of signers to
the pledge came forward.
Personal.
THE many friends of Mrs. r. II. Simpson
nee Neenah Upton, will hear with regret
that she is lying dangerously ill at hei
her home in Logansport, Ind, from an
apoplectic attack.
knights of Pythias.
At a meeting of Equal Lodge No. II, X
of p, held on the 10th inst, the following
officers were elected and installed p. c.,
ii. Mcdonald G. c., John o. Birch; V. G..
]. Hardell p, j. Ii. Mitchell X. of r. 6
s., Edward McGee; M. of F., G. f. Bartle
mas; M. of E., f. T. Rawlings; M. A.
VIM. Clark l. G., G. A. Payne o. G..
John r. Rhodes; representatives to the
Grand Lodge, G. A. Payne, J. o. Birch, G
+, Bartlemas, j. Graves and F. T. Raw
lings.
Vaccine Virus.
Fresh bovine virus from New England
Vaccine Co. G. IL. Tickling,
1860 Thirty-second street northwest.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
An Intudieious Thief.

August Moser, German brewer, applied
at Police Headquarters on Friday afternoon
for transportation to Baltimore, and after
ward went to the Heaith-oAice, and, after
leaving that place, it was discovered that
he had taken with him the Inspector of
Plumbing's overcoat. Detectives Coomes
and Acton recovered the overcoat. On
Saturday night Moser returned to Police
Headquarters to see about his transporta-
tion. and was arrested and searched, when
a number Of papers and a bank-book belong
ing to the Inspector of Plumbing, as well as
a pair of gloves stolen from a messenger at
the Health office were found upon him
Judge Smell sentenced Moser to six months
and twenty days in Jail.
The Evening critic., 1882-01-23
A New Corporatfor. i.

A certificate of incorporation in the name
of the Pennsylvania Coal, Iron and Land
Company was filed with the Recorder to-
day, with the following named parties as
incorporators: John w. Douglass, Lester A.
Bartlett, S. r. Beckwith, Morgan r. Wise
and VIM. p. Shell, of Pennsylvania; b. +.
Fleunnikeir. of New York, and VIM. Nc
Murtree, of New Jersey. The capital
stock is $2,5O0,000, divided into one hum
dred thousand shares. The object of the
company is for mining and selling coal and
iron and lumber.