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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24
SNAKES IN THE HiCKENSA OK.
They Seize the Halt Intended for Eels, aud
Terrorize the Fishornlen.


"Well," said m old fisherman on the
Hackenssck River to u SUN reporter a day or
two ago. II havo flshod hero many years. but
am afraid will have to stop soon. When ono
IL fishing and. all OF u sudden. gets bite that
makes him think all tho fish in the river are on
his hook and after working his line in finds
that he hns only caught u black snake. II does
not mako him feel very happy. The other night
my son-in-nw was up hcro from New YORK ana
We went fishing for ees. with what they call
hob: that 10, a string OF anglo worms, tied in q
a hits that nearly pulled h i'm from his seat he
pulled tho bitter into tho boat remHrking that
II was the father OF all eels. Well that col
kicked up u tremendous racket In tho boat.
and IN u little while my son-in-law snid:
that aslY'
Don't know said I.
III soon find out saidlhe. and. drawing q
small piece OF candle from his pocket, !a struck
u light. At tho tirs, look he almost jumped
Into the river. What did va SEQ hut u ivc-foot
black snake whirlinx about In tho boat! NV
this Time we were standing ON tho seats. We
got the snake out Of tho boat with our poles.
"A gentleman who lives ways up tho river
was recently talkad into buying an Gal basket
from = poddler, Tho basket was warranted TO
kssp him supplied with cells oil thu year round.
A few days aftorward he set the basket In the
mouth OF n little crock lending into he river.
The next morning no went to look at his catch.
The basket was we'll filled. but when he, came
largest black snake he had ever seen. H..
kicked tho Hsh basket into the bushes, and
concluded to psIonizs the hsh market here
altar"
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THE QUEENS ENGLISIl.
How u 10 Used In the House Of Commons
Percentage Of .AnvI".Sn xon Words.

The language used In the House is cXc"p-
tionaily English. aud the small part that for
"ign languages play In the construction Of our
ordinary speech Is remarkable. Owing in
great measure to its monoayiIabc character
tho Saxon is eXtremoly forrihlo and impressive.
long practice. Mr.. Gnistone is undoubtedly the
hest orator in the House of Commons, care
snosl i Of Mr. Mr. IN his "srss
OF tho words saxon. ~ per cent. Latin. and IL
being com posed Of words derived from diller-
ent sources. One fact Is peculiar With all his
liking for Greek. ind his weIl-known attain
ments in that Language. his usage OF words do
rived from that source does not euuul ! per
cent. Even on topics involving an appeal to
the tliscusslo on the Parliamentary Onths
bill. Mr.. Glndstone's language IL scarcely moro
classical as Tho igurss In the Inter instance
cent cent Of With Creek sssin torms less than
An analysis of the speeches OF tho leader Of
this Opposition shows that in his language
there II fres! similarity with .ho SnH
saxon. 10 per cent. Latin. 10 per cent: French.
Sir William Hnrcourt Is II forciblo speaker.
and when occasion requires. ho is without an
sot IN s,ye aewsry IN
House They show the following results
". u
7per cont. other words. per cent
Mr., Bright docs not speak much now. and
since his great speech on the Irish Land act OF
1881 which kopl tho House crowded till long
pnst midnight. no has spoken comparatively
seldom in Parliament. There Is no question
has always been regarded rs an Engshm man OF
tho English: but. strange to say. nm analysis Of
some OF his lntor spsaches gives ii.ures which
vary but little from those Of the other speakers
por cent: Latin. - per cant French. 10 per
| cent; other words. per cont.
No ono could possibly rotor 10 tho promnont
| sreakers in tn" House without including Lord
| Randolph Churchill, for lately. uron all sub,
| Iects. great and small. he has had II great deal
| ton gives the following results: Saxon. ~ per
cent: Latin. lG per cant: Franch. 4 per cent.
| Creek. 2 per cent. other words, per, cent.
| Naturally tho best speakers in tho House arc
benchas. but below them many good speakors
| like Mr.. Cowsn and Mr.. Morley. are to DO found
| and whatever may bo said for the opinions and
tactics OF tn. Irish party. 1t must bo confessed
| that there are some very able speakers to be
found In Its ranks. From these few figures
| language OF nil the speakers quoted approx
| mates greatly to one stunderd: and secondly
| that tho greatest strength OF Tho language IL
| derived from tho Saxon clement Taking the
nally Latin. Il may no said that Of the language
used In tho House OF Commons: three,fonrths
| comes from tho Saxon and one fourth from the
| Latin. Both our poll tical and literary hisior,
| OF the paat accounts for the number OF lutii
words used. but still thoy are only words o
| is perfectly well understood. The utilitarai
| theory applies nowhere more strongly than II
| tho case of u language, and II word Is usefu
| IL IL sure TO be retained.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24
Jacob was Deceived.

Fr0m the Dtfr0it Free PrssS.
An acquaintance asked him how the saloon
business was ana he fairly hSppeh Oh the sidewalk ~
lie replied: 49,
lose more ash $40 yesterday"
How"
"vby my wife like to go cop to Belle Isle, und les
my son shake TO run der saOOn tells linn eht.ry-
things to do, uud shake he Ito runs dot blaze III
vhAy 10 Hstoilisll me all oafcr'
And how did he come out ~
Shcll poOty Vueek after Was gone man comes in
uni says my biaCe WA chosen headquarters for y
Cesiaid Club. lie like to see " my vhas ail right
und Shaks iIlied him u schooner twice oop ND vhas
tickled all oufer."
Man fraud. >
hour when M. comes ir He tells Shake my blars
picked oudt for headquarters for u blaine CLUB.
Dot makes shake grin he monkey. lie nils oop
some schooncrs u,,i vhas free mitscigara"
"AnOther fraud"
course but my Shake he nefer travels except
Ia Toledo uni pack. lie Shas shust as uckled ash
pAbv, und when No. . comes in nit about twentynr,
ash head quarters butter Club dot vreeniiorn Of
shake oop der beer un cigars for eaterybody No
I h. pack nit crowd, uni No. 2 he comes pack
mt feefy una dot shake empty three kegs OF beer und
two boxes OF cigars.
WELL Well" .
"Nhcn comes home dot poy meets ne like sweet oil,
und he we iaf der bulge on all der saloons In De-
into partnership. Ncn discovers how he yhas fooled
vhas NJ mudt prrnk my own windows und walk dec
door all night After dis wash hoe all der time. ind
n stranger vhaks IL, iud says Hhcnl-hm-your
place has prrn selected for u head. Shust 81 dot
point hc Will feel cyclones und earthquakes und wih
csts uu CLUBS un lists hit hy all al v0nce oil oaer hiS
sacred pody. lvhas right odb OH all der games"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24

rrom the rroriacnct Lnurn.e.

She was q very pretty girl. tnstef,lly dressed
mud hor brown hair carried ana ruIc, about her 10"
white fOrecal In way that entranciux consider
INK how hot the weather was. nnd how many fair locks
that had been currd that morning were hanging ~
straight strings the fair owners eyes 1t was
~ church. too. AMI fans were rattlins Ia -NerS seat
There lots OF flies about but people seated N
Immediate vicinity pleased 10 notice that rN all
assem- tiled and hnvsrcl around the pretty girl aud only
the Young man who beside her was troubled ocra
sionaly ~ tho little pestrrsrs that she mpat'"ntly
brushed. face when they became unbearaJ,S
annoying At the conclusion OF the s"ry!c. Tia" prctl
and her cscort walked out with ts rest of the
grcgA'ioi and the young was heard to cNrlulW'
Nv GEORGE did y"'i ever many lies H-.!F and
Neil replied snulhered and reniorscful tones. pt
you notice them Fred. declare shall never try that
nyun curled my hair with sugar und water this morn
ng. Aud then The dies discovered their departing Vic.
tin in the thTong, and. with buzz. made for her.
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CURIOUS FEATURES OF ACTUAL LIFE
Healed Ansr an liiaess OF Tweaty.t~s Years.

FROM fNf atlanta tDHN'tWU'H'
the TIE Rsy Ela@ rSS s S o1sr 2.
S S. sa-s fEs s ws
Wm S , Ms n % session.
During u. nornng ,eryise IN the church ~ Thagsda.
. Sy T TS hT wps wa T,sTS
aisnes Y 'i!s' s Ssr I.' Went Soass ~
S a,o sYs Valid 's
..;% s.%ss s: a.ssS ss % %s:
f.. s $s i; ;: s;Sss
II s.: :$r:? $S ssss u Sy @
wrE wo lsf, ~, ensre N hs.,s tn Tnp.s s"n
!.s ssss Mr. W,%ps %$%saIas ssss.
E S'si W .'i ~: s .Ss %.:
g TO s
After rasd!ns Isn" s,e turned and walked home.
~ s, wsn Silence r some x he Of .
S S .si " L wa. as. SS s and
a. sr w ,%., s . . s s Az" ., y
S:,!. :issi% TS s
%a. .tns in the MAR SLOWLY, and 4, s.eme CAUTION,
Whole a' soSssssa.o" was knseilns presume
knows how long remained our Knees IN silence.
Every seemed fear to break the silence Finally
one prayed n few wOrdr aud then another. .
About this tuncturs Brother wmpy returned to the
church and said. My wife sends YOU nil message.
She she Ia not tho least fatgned by her walk u Tho
church. she requested to say to you not " think OF
her but Look after those sinners who are not saved
Brother wimpy continued about IN the following
language with some degree Of excitement; My wife
has not walked the ground in twenty Two years
since oldest child WIS born. carried her III NY
arms this norning 10 and from the breakfast table SIZE
been great for thts twsnty two No
ons knows how much she has suffered I have spent
xbout SS,OU for physicians and taking her to the
springs The doctors tried to teach her 10 walk w
ali inclined plane, hut To no effect"
residence Of Brother wimpy there found sister Wihpy
aud with peace uid the same sweet smile
her face After this sister Nmpy attended NIL the
services the church. day and night praying and
talking to tis people when called un.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24

One Of the uuesrest Of tho many uuoor things
about eadv,le IL that in nil III. lemxih ami breadth
the .uf there lives not single cat Cats have been I'M
ported here bs the hundreds and in NIL varieties OF coll
breeding and sI. hut nOfun has rived the
spcuuh week Of residence No to understand
why 10 that the eats all die hut they do. Tho health
wnuid lose nil interest IN life III" nnment reached
here. aud after mopins around in sicky and discOnso
lats wav for few days. would rcsynrlly have a nj
aud up the ghost saloon keeper on slate street
ago. hoping tho nninsl would survive tile nts long
enough to become arCm1tci. hut It waa no use. tbs
had NJ the trst dhr. three the second. aud
then the number OF attacks increased ~ geoetricaI
progression until ns the saloon man said There were
more hts than cat, and the cat had TO give in"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24

HoosIcK FALLs. N. T.. Aug. 22.-THE SUN. a
few days ngo printed quaint rpitspi There of
eccentric character thai may bs tsen tombstone
al the burying ground near this place II reads
Ruth Sprague. Daughter uf ,iibson and Elizabeth
sprsyue Died June H. iht6. aged years months and
JdhyH
She was stolen from tn" grave by Roderick H. Glow.
dissected nj r W. Armstrong office IN H0osick, n,
w. from, which place her mutilsted remains were oh.
tniucd and deposited here.
" lIsr body dissected by fendish man,
Her bones Anntoniixs1,
iier soul. we Iust, has risen 10 God,
Who're few phyAaiAns TtsA"
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From the NcShu,tlc .tm,ricdn.

Buck Lewis died last night after q brief lille
Lewis at time the body servant OF Andrew
johnson when that distinguished Tenncsseean was
President NJ the United States and created quite sen.
saiiun III Washington aDrat that time by revealing some
of tho great cunmoier'R private nnars to the Pre.i
dents ensnes This done while the great inpeach
ment trial WAS going on aud when II was told became
the ruling sensation OF tlo hour and WAS common
theme for speculation during many months following
President johnson discharged Lewis Mt that time, and
lie back to this city where he has remained since
Levi, has since fIen.nty suffered great want. and Il
when ho discharged INN, had often come to his mind
during his misf0rtcs The words referred TO by Lewii
are these: Take this SlOD hill AMI where you will
trusted YOU aud You hetr.,ea my confidence 70. sss
than have Often given you without asking All that
nxy Ia you Is that you Will suffer rs much As
hnvs caused TO suffer BY your DAse trsAchsry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24
Tse Parting Promise.
From ne Chicdyo Hrald,

Promise me- ono thing" shY said PLACING
her about his neck he stood on the IIN,tufu
baking up the track for tn" train, "AnythnI, ans
thing my ansrl rsu,naut. What sit' iurry up; tte
TRAN /. ~ stgli
THAT N"u viii not accept Pre.,icuit al nomination
while yuI. are gone. lHv" ALWAYS believed IN yoa,
have sought to back inio your history het ohi
the hour wurI ira met. Promise ne II you nom
limited you viii d-rhr "
u. MAS not nominated. mud they dWrlt together in
harmon, aud pence III green Old aye aud IN death they
divided
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a Lucky Texan Girl.

From To Stsrh,nsr!Gr EaiypIis'.
a highwayman recently stopped Rynung la'$
rldng On hur.rhack, aud demanded her money. she
dropped her purse la the road nnd then started
tor home Tie higwRrlnan disurnntri to secure the
purse. when his horse started IN after ths young nir
follow iny her clear home Ilr "nls BY the girls
father and on examination S~oD Was found III the sad
ll,, hnrk.
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irom the Mdristtd journal.

A chicken rooster entered II lady's house thu
other day. aud seeing himself reflected III large. mana
some mirror. dssncd II his n"nnen duty I" 20 for tie
rejected Intruder. and he forthwith threw hlms..t
against the mirror, sliattrriDs II all 10 pieces WITH tie
breaking Of the glass n. shadow Disappeared and hs
concluded he hud demolished his Hurposod Antagonist
The nni-. brought the good lady into tho house, wh.n
Abe i0ud her valuable mirror IN ruins and the rooster
lorclied the marble slab GROWING for victory.
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Heaven an,,i-. ON 'rssm

The natives ot Sioniugton. Conn, assert that
lhs tNvg" Ais ~ Tor lOl That
10 the day they celebrate aud the weather Record HEY
has been accurately Kept III The borough since
tAs drst Anpis sraAIy Of the hAins Of AsoathsssA.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-12

p1-ss IN THE -WuEEL-The engineer of the
Star printing establishment soon after starting the
steam engine on Tuesday morning noticed white
match on tho inner surface of the rim of the drive
wheel, which he thought was piece of paper
caught By one OF the spokcs in its flight round and
round by tho wheel The white patch was no.
ticed by several of the hands during the morning,
who accounted for it in the samc way, but no at
tcntion had been given to the matter when tho
engine was stopped shortly after noon. AS the
wheel stopped the engineer was surprised to the
white spot fall to the ground and then get up and
crawl away, He then for the first time became
aware that the white spot which had been Whlrl-
ing on tho ily-wheel was 4 cat which had been
cIineine to one of the spolcs of the wheel, and
had only relaxed its hold when the wheel had
come to a standstilI. The cat seemed daZed for
while and was taken into the street for frcer ar
Here it remained perfectly still for q considerable
time but an attempt being made to cover 1t with
psper it ran off in zig gag course, but apparent
" rs fully alive rs ever. The lower portion OF
the Hy-wheel revolves in a trough, the sides OF
which fit close to the broad tire of tho wheel, and
it is presumed that the cat, which was a strange
one, being frightened ut the entry OF the engl-
neer. Jumped into the trough to get out OF the
way. and when the wheel was started found ltsolf
whirling on the inside of the tire. The wheel IS
ten feet in diameter, and it is revolved from ! a.
m. to 1890 p. M, and at rate OF sixty revoln,
tions pcr minute. By simple calculation II VIII
bn found that the cat travelled distance OF more
than one hundred and seventeen miles, or about
90 600 revolutions of the wheel.-Montreat star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-12
AUCTION SALES.
By Green s Wise, Auctioneers.
TlRUSTEE'S SALE
VALUABLE PROPERTY
IN THE
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VA.

VALUABLE PROPERTY
IN THE
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Under authority of deed Of trust from J. E.
Archer and Helen Archer his wife. dated the both
day of June, 1881 of record in the Corporation
Court of Alexandria, Va, and by request of tho
beneficiary named in the said deed, will sell at
public auction on the premises, on SATURDAY,
the 21st day of June, 1854, at ~ o'clock NJ, that
valuable and beautiful RESIDENCE AND ty=.
LOT OF GROUND OH the southwest corner Ls::aI
of Wolfe and Pitt streets, i'll the city of Alexan-
dria, Va, bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning on the south side of Wolfe street at the
distance of one hundred and twenty-thrcc feet,
five inches (123 feet 5 inches) cast of st. Asaph
street. and running thence east with Wolfe street,
and binding Herewith to Pitt street, thence
south with Pitt and binding Herewith one hum
dred feet, (1OO) more or less to ten feet alley,
thence west with said alley and parallel to Wolfe
street eighty eight feet seven inches $50 10 its
intersection with the west line of another ten feet
alley, thence south with this alley and parallel
to Pitt street seventysiX feet, seven inches 16.I)
to the south line of lot No. 102 in the plan Of the
town of Alexandria, thence west parallel to Wolfe
street to point distant ono hundred and twenty
three feet five inches, (123.5l east of St. Asaph
street, thence by straight line to the beginning,
with the right of way and to the use of both
of said alleys above referred to, being the same
lot of ground which was conveyed by Margaret b.
Daingerteld to Theodore ]. Packwood by deed
dated the seventh day Of May, 1870.
Also another LOT OF GROUND, beginning at
point on the west side of Pitt street one hun
dred and ten feet 110) south of Wolfe street, and
ut the south line OF ten feet alley. thence south
with Pitt street fortyfour l44) feet. moro or less,
to the line of Milburn, formerly Flctchcr's)
thence west eighty feet, (S0) more or less to an
alley S7.12 feet wide, thence north with said alley
TO, ty-four feet, (ii less, to said ten feet
alley. thence east with said ten feet alley eighty
feet (SO) to the beginning The said lot of
ground is composed of three t3j lots of ground,
all duly OF record, and was conveyed 10 the said
Packwood by deed. bearing date the ninth day Of
November, 1874, from Mary J. Anderson, VIM G.
Black and others. Decd Book t. p. 465.
Terms OF Sale: Enough cash on the day Of sale
TO pay onc-thrd of the sum of 5000. with in
tcrcst from the goth day ofJunc, 1883 to day
of sale, and for the residue of the purchase money
the bonds of the purchaser to he taken with good
security, payable in three equal !nstalmcnts ut
six. twelve and eighteen months, with interest
from the day of SALE the title to be retained until
all the purchase money is paid. ConrcyancinE at
the cost of the purchaser.
my2O-2awts PETER WISE, Trustee.
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Prince William C0HHfy:
|. +. Nelson, Deputy Clerk Of Circuit Court of
said county, certify that the bond with approved
security rs required by law has been duly execu
ted by f. E. Meredith, one OF the Commissioners
in the above cause
my2O-ts F. NELSON u. C.
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AUCTION SALES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
AT ACCOTINK,
AUCTION SALES.
AT ACCOTINK,
IN FAIRFAX COUNTY.

By virtue of decree of tho Circuit Court of
Prince William county, rendered at the May term,
1854, in the chancery suit of Robertson, commits
sioner, VS.. Troth and others, the undersigned
Special Commissioners, therein named, will at IL
o'clock m, on
SATURDAY, THE 2STI DAY OF JUNE, 1884,
before the Royal street front door of the Market
auction to the highest bidder, the following de-
scribed VALUABLE REAL ESTATE of which
the late p. Hillman Troth, died seized, situated
in Fairfax county, to-wit:
1st. TRACT OF SSH ACRES lying at or near
the village Of Accotnk.
End. A TRACT OF 105 ACRES, near the said
village
3rd A TRACT OF Al ACRES, 1 r. and p,
near the same
18th. A TRACT OF 1291a ACRES, being part
of the Mount Vernon Tract, and adjoining that
portion Of said estate held by the Ladies Asso-
cation
9th. THE ACCOTINK MILL PROPERTY,
containing % acres, less about !, acres of marsh
land This is one of the most valuable mill prop
critics in Virginia.
9th. Two LOTS in the village of Accotink.
9TH. A LOT OF SEVEN ACRES, and known
as Washingtnn's Mill.
Terms of Sale: Ten per cent cash, the residue
in three equal instalmcnts with interest the
purchaser to gi.c bonds with approved security
for the deferred payments and the title withheld
until the whole OF the purchase money is paid.
S. +. BEACH,
r. w. MOORE, Com r.. of Sale.
T. L. MEREDITH.
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CONFECTIONERS.
90 THE SEASONS DA1NT1ES. 100
80 oDE,,, RASPBERRY CREAM,

100 THE SEASONS DAlNTlES. lCu
a1SCr1r rpEAM RASPBERRY CREAM
sTRtWBERRY CREAM, ORANGE CREAM
An aavors Of Creams and Water Ices;
HENRY BRENGLE, 10 hlNu sci:aan;"s aihnH.'
Has again introduced his SUI summer oSeaets a.
fair nrice. rather than deprcciate the quality OF
msiStsined ma his good name for pure goods for
thirty wears and still supplies the best and cheap
est goods in his limo. He invites special attef1oh
to his unique oD.u.npD
tho most refreshing of Summer drinks Black
Fruit. Pound, Jelly and Fancy, Ornamental ana
PIsin Cakes, are sold cheaper than they g. can N be
at home AsS cfeIn M kindg pas PES PIES
4 SPECItLTY. Fruits Nuts, Confectionerlcs,
caromels c and sugsrcd Fruits: He caters for fam
il;es. fairs. balls, aud entertainments mylo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-12
FOR SALE OR RENT.
PROPERTY FOR SALE.

E:5 ~
Sealed proposals will he received at the office of
the German lsankin. Company. King street. until
WEDNESDiI, June 25th, at IL III, for the sale
of the TWO Unwilling HOUSES and LOTS
OF GROUND Nos 80 aml 81 rrircc st south
side, hrtwrcn Pitt and Royal streets. being the
same formerly owned by James II. Reid. The
houses will be sold separately or together AS rur-
chuscrs may prefer. Terms Of salc--CASll.
ISAAC EICHBERG.
So proSidout Pan k ing Co.
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A1exanlria Gasette.
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