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Tho HerO's Career.

1t is narrated of General Grant, that his
determination to enter the service against
the rebellion was taken and announced as
he drew on his coat upon reading the
telegram which told of the surrender of
Fort Sumter. He came into his leather
store, read the telegram, and, as he
took up the coat which he had laid
aside, put it on again and observed
in his quiet way: "The Govern
ment educated me for the army, and al
though have served through one war
am still little indebted to the country
and willing to discharge the obligation"
Taking with him a company of volunteers
which he had enlisted, he went to Spring.
field and rendered his services to Governor
Yates as a volunteer. The troops were gath
cred in chaotic mass, and the Governor
and his staff were nearly distracted.
General Grant presented himself to
the Governor with the remark that
he had been educated at West Point
and had served in Mexico, and asked for
something to do. He was told to
call again, as there were no vacancies.
Grant returned to his hotel, and calling
again the next day received the same re-
Spouse. He called again ami again with
no better success. Finally, his funds run
ming low and his board bill being due,
Grant, as a last resort, asked for office
work. This was given him, and he began
work, very much elated over his success.
From this subordinate place he was soon
transferred to the Adjutant- Generals Of
fee, and aftse making a tour OF inspection
of the various military camps in the State
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Books in the British Museum.

How the books accumulate here!
The mus cum is one of the five libraries
in the kingdom to each of VIII oh is
secured by law copy OF every publ
cation the copyright of which is regis
tered at Stationers' Hall. the other
libraries being the Bodleian at Oxford,
the public library at Cambridge, the
faculty of advocates at Edinburgh, and
Trinity College, Dublin. Authors and
publishers often feel it a hardship to
be compelled to present copies of their
books to some or all of the other libra
ries, but rarely do they grudge the
copy which goes to the great national
library. For the year 1888 the number
of accessions to the library obtained in
this way was 1862 volumes, besides
many parts of volumes, pamphlets,
music, maps, etc. But this represents
but small proportion of the yearly
additions to the library. For the same
year there were presented 1852 vol
umes, and purchased 1850 volumes.
these latter being principally publica-
tons in foreign countries. The gross
total OF additions of all sorts for the
year was 1906 Some idea of the ex-
tent of the library may be gained from
the size of the general catalogue, con-
sisting of over 1000 volumes, most of
which are still in manuscript, although
a beginning was made in 1881 with the
labor of printing it. The amalgama-
ton of the several catalogues from
which it is compiled has taken years to
complete. About the fifth of the task
was finished when the present reading
room was built, and now, thirty years
after, the work is on the eve of being
completed Chambers journal.
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WIN. G. RICE, Private Score
Proclamation of the President.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 23.-The Presi-
dent at few minutes past eleven O'Clock
this morning issued the following
PROCLAMATION:
"By the President Of the United States, a Procla-
nation:
received the sad tidings of the death of that
ilIustrious citizen and Elk President of the
Mt. McGregor, in the state of New York, to
which place he has lately been removed in
the endeayor to prolong his life. In making
this announcement to the people of the
United States, the Pres ident is Impressed
with the magnitude of the public loss of the
great public leader, who was in the hour of
victory magnanimous. amid disaster serene
and seh-sustained; who in every station,
whether as soldier or Chief Magistrate, twice
trod unswervingly the pathway of duty, I'M
deferred by doubts, single minded and
straight forward. The entire country has
witnessed with deep emotion his prolonged
and patient struggle with painful disease,
and has watched by his couch of suffering
with fearful sympathy. The destined end
has come at last. His spirit has returned to
the Creator who sent it forth. The great
heart of the Nation that followed him when
living with love and pride, bows now in sor-
row above him dead, tenderly mindful of
his virtues, his great and patriotic services
and the loss occasioned by his death.
Intestimony of the respect to the memory
of General Grant, it is ordered that the Exc
ington be draped in mourning for period
of thirty days; that all public business shall
on the day of the funeral be suspended.
The Secretary of War and the Secretary of
the Navy will cause orders to be issued for
appropriate military and naval honors to be
rendered on that day.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
twenty third day of fully. A. D., one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty five, and OF
the independence :of the United States the
one hundred and tenth
'' GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President
p BAYARD. Secretary of State.
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JEWELRY.

The Fancies Which Are I'm vogue In FASH
Unable Circles.
Amethyst is much seen in jewelry of
English manufacture this season, and
is sometimes very effectively set in sill.
yer filagree.
Rosette fans made of innumerable
loops of ribbon and ornamented by gold
wire-gauge butterflies are much worn.
Geld-coil necklaces, are again worn
about the neck. The clasp of such coils
is often serpent's head set with eyes
offrubies or large emerald. Either a
large single coil or one which encircles
the neck two, or three times is equally
fashionable.
A pretty bauble is, the pendant made
inlshape of ALI antique lock and chased
in Ancient Greek characters. These are
quite large, and are worn on a velvet
collar or a gold chain Of substantial
pattern.
Japanese ornaments in gold and sill
yer are now imported and are fashion,
able for those who, Like oddity in their
decorations. The Japanese have very
ingenious way of utilizing ivory and
the precious metals in combination,
making most artistic effects in their or
naments. Philadelphia Call.
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Errors BY Survey Officers.

''The discovery that there is a great
lake in British America, not five hun
dred miles from Ottawa. does not sur
prise me-" remarked member of the
maritime exchange. maps are very
frequently incorrect, and an error,
once admitted, is almost impossible to
take out. You will recollect how long
we were in getting rid of the idea of a
great American desert, but here is an
example of this same mistake, though
on a smaller scale. This" he contn-
ued, sis map of the harbor of New
DIRK. done by the coast survey officers,
and dated 1884. In the vicinity of
Thirteenth street and Fourth avenue is
a landmark shown for the guidance of
mariners. 1t is the reservoir. Would
anyone believe that this reservoir was
destroyed in 1852 or 1858? On the
same map is St. AIMS Church, Brook
lyn. That was torn down a dozen
years ago, but the map-makers still
continue to show it. Three or four
years after the Revolutionary war
Elkanah Watson. a publc-spirited man
of that day, made a trip to the western
part of this State, accompanied by two
other gentlemen. In the journal he
wrote after he returned home he said,
among other things, that there was a
spring at Canoga which burst forth
with so much violence that it could
turn NJ II at its source, and that it
flowed north, ending its course in the
Seneca River five or SIX miles away. 1t
does not in reality do so, but ends in
Cayuga Lake, half mile distant. At
the spring is shown the place where, it
was said, ked Jacket was born. DR..
Jedediah Morse copied this account, and
succeeding geographers followed him
for fifty years. or until 1910. Tbs err
ror is found in more than forty vol
umes.-N. y Sun.
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Queer Head-Dresses.

There are many graceful head
dresses, but of them all none is so fam
tastically beaut iful as that in vogue
among the Darnley Islanders, who live
on an island in Torres Straits, between
New Guinea and Austral a, and are not
only ugly looking. but are more than
suspected of be ng cannibals.
On Darnley Island, it appears, there
is kind of very large and most beau
tiful butterfly called Papil:o poseidon.
1t is marked in brown, black and
bright red colors, and measures seven
inches across the wings. This gor-
geous creature is captured by the Is
fanders bent on decorations; tough
but delicate vegetable fiber, in lieu of
thread of cotton, is tied about its large
body. and the end of the fiber secured
in the mans hair. A half-dozen but
terflies will be tcthered in this way to
the man, and as they soon become re-
conciled to captivity, their graceful
f1utterings about the unhandsomc head
of the man produce an effect difficult
to describe and hardly to be imagined.
st Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-30

LONDON, July 24.-Immediately on
receipt of the news of General Grants
death, Minister Phelps, who expressed
his profound grief, ordered the building
of the American Legation to be draped in
mourning and the American flag placed
at half-mast.
A Central Ne,os reporter conveyed to
Mr.. Gladstone intelligence Ct the death
of the great American chieftain. He
was received by Mrs. Gladstone, who,
while expressing her sorrow, con-
Quoted the visitor to the library
of the ex-Premier. Mr.. Gladstone was
found there writing, and to him
was told the story of the last hours and
death OF the American hero. Mr.. Glad
stone appeared much shocked, and said:
81 will willingly pay my humble tribute,
let me write rather than speak 1t. with
hand trembling from the emotion he felt,
Mr.. Gladstone wrote:
Mr.. Gladstone has heard with regret the
sad newsof the Generals death. He ventures
TO assure his bereaved family of the sympa.
thy he feels with them, in their aff1iction az
the loss of one who had rendered his coun-
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try such signal services a. q General and Q
statesman.
The prominent American residents in
London are summoned to meet at the
American Legation at eleven O'Clock to-
day to devise means of expressing their
sorrow and coincidence with the family
OF General Grant in their affection.
HENRY IRvING's COINCIDENCE.
LONDON, July 24.-Henry Irving has
telegraphed coincidence to the family of
General Grant. In an interview yester-
day he expressed deep sorrow at the
Generals death. He had greatly ad-
mired the courage with which the Gem
eral had borne his suffering.
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Jimmy Gets an Appointment.

II shall have to ask you to- look out
for Jimmy" said the coffee-pourer, the
other morning.
What's the matter with th@sssampp"
ssThere amt nothin' the matter with
me. Give us mother caSA"
HE is very disobedient. He will d.
nothing ask him to-"
''Well, pop, I'll leave it to you. She
sent me on a foreign mission to hrinr
home the washin' when she's nothing
but Secretary Of tho Interior. She
hain't any right to, has she, nowe"
II see, James. Your exterior ba.
not been properly attended to. have
an appointment with you In the cellar
basement Immediately after breakfast "a
over, Hartford Post, =
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-30
A Sarcastic Husband.

Mr.. Pactolus Wilkins had been more.
than usually aggravating in his satires
on his wife's culinary ability.
''You mean thing" said Mrs. Will
kins, bursting into tears, II WON'T
speak another word to you as long as Z
live
''Great Heavensr' said Mr.. w. "Tom.
run out as quick as you can, and tell
Slenker TO send up two bazoos, a ket-
tle-dram, four parrots and steam cal
Hope at once. Hurry now"
''And what under the sun do. YOU
want with all that foolish stuff?'" ex-
claimed the voluntary mute.
'sTo get accustomed to the change.
my DEAR" replied Mr., w. Doctors
say that sudden changes are, ALWAYS
frtitful of disease"
''Tll 60 right home to my mother
said Mrs W., as she fell in hysserical
paroxysm.-St. Paul Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-30

1t has long been well understood
that gold is most universally distrib-
uted of metals. but most readers will
probably be surpo sed at statement
recently made by Prof. A. E. Foote. of
Philadelphia, to the effect that there is
more gold in the clay under the city of
Philadelphia than would equal the en-
tire valuation of the city. In 1912 men
made sixty cents a day washing the
sands near Chester, on the Delaware Riv-
er. where William Penn first landed, and
quite recently several dollars worth of
gold in grains were taken from a well
$50 feet deep within twenty miles OF
PHILADELPHIA Christian Union.
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-lt will be remembered. SAWS th

1t will be remembered, says the
Walla Walla Washington Territory
Union. that some time ago an item went
the rounds of the press stating that Miss
Mary Meagher. or Markher. left Walla
Walla with special train, carving
several hundred head of cattle to the
Chicago market. Since then the Walla
Walla Post-office has been IN receipt of
over fifty letters addressed to the lady
above named. the ma ority of which are
marked personal and important"
Somebody wants a rich WIFE, but, I'M
fortunately for their pleasant dreams,
Miss Mary Meagher is myth at Walla
Walla
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-30

The New England Conservatory of
Music, Boston, is the oldest in Ameri-
ca. 1t attracted to it's halls last year
1910 students from fifty-five States,
territories, provinces and foreign coun-
tr.es.-BoSto72 Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-30

The battle of Hastings, which
gave the English crown to William the
Conqueror, and at which Harold, the
last of the Saxon Kings was killed, oc-
Cured in the year 1865.
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A deputation from Governor Hill to
tender the use of the Capitol for the ly-
ing in state of the Generals remains,
called on Colonel Grant last night They
were told that the arrangements for the
burial were SO indefinite as yet that only
the thanks of the family could be re-
turned for the Governors courtesy.
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COLONEL F. D. GRANT: The painful new
to me of your fathers death has just beer
received. The sympathy of myself an
family goes out to all of you The coun
try is filled with sympathy and grief, blu
IT'S loss must grow upon it as the futur,
unfolds the coming years.
lSignedl j. A. LOGAN
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The Sad News in England.

by VIIG L ftSl
T.F. BAYARD, Secretary OF State.
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The President to Mrs. Grant.

The President to Mrs. Grant.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 23.-The
following telegram was sent early this
morning:
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %, 1885.
To Mrs. U. S. Grant, Mt. McGregOr:
Accept this expression of my heartfelt
ton. The people of the Nation mourn with
you, and would reach, if they could, with
kindly comfort, the depths of sorrow which
Is yours alone, and which only the pity of
God can heal
LSignedj GROVER CLEVELAND.
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OlSGr1DuCeQ among Gne prisoners! dFdnC,
however, told them that this train had
been captured the day before by Sheridan.
Thus, at the moment of his surrender Lee
was ABSOLUTELY dependent for supplies
upon his conqueror. Grant, of course, &C
guessed in the request and asked how
many rations Lee required. But the rebel
General declared that he could not answer
the question. He had no idea of his own
strength. No return of the brigades had
been made for several days. Besides those
wounded, or those left on the roadside-the
men had been deserving and struggling by
thousands. He could not tell what num-
Der he had Left. All his public and private
their falling into the Federal hands. Grant
finally inquired if $1,000 rations would snf-
flee. and Lee replied he thought THAT num-
Der would be enough. Twenty five thou
pomattox of the number he surrendered.
Grant turned to the officer Of the commis-
sarist on his staff and directed him to is
sue % 900 rations that night to the Army
of Northern Virginia. The order was
obeyed, and before the rebels gave up their
arms they were fed by their enemies
The formal papers were now signed, few
more words were exchanged by the men
who had opposed each other SO long, they
again shook hands, and Lee went to the
porch. The Union officers followed and
saluted him, and the military leader of the
rebellion mounted his horse and rode off to
his army, he and his soldiers prisoners of
war. As the great rebel entered his own
lines the men rushed up to their chief,
breaking ranks, and struggling to touch
his hand. Tears streamed down his cheeks
as he said: ssMen, we have fought through
the war together. 1 have done the best 1
could for YOU" They raised few broken
cheers for the leader they had followed in
so many fierce battle and arduous march,
and the career of the Army of Northern
Virginia was ended. Grant also retnrned
at once to his headquarters, now pitched
almost at the front of Sheridan's command.
As he approached the Union lines the news
had passed before him and the firing Of
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-08-19
Town Election y.

An election for town trustees will be
held In Hartford, Saturday, September
9Th, 1885. AS IN" suggested in q COM
municatiOn in the HERALD of the 10Th
ult., 1t would he good time to take the
sense Of the voters Of the town on the
question Of selling liquors. A year ago
the voters Of the precinct declared by a
large majority against the sale Of whis-
Ky in the voting precinct, but not with.
standing this the trustees granted IL
censes. At the recent election the yo-
tiers Of the magisterial district by very
decided majority, voted against the sale
of liquors in the district. Now IN def
ance Of all this whisky Is being sold
and an effort will e. made to continue
to sell here regardless Of the expressed
will Of the people mt the two elections
Let Us test 1t here and see IL the voters
of the town favor Using m.ney to
meet the current expenses Of the town
and carry on the school from the I'M
fortunate inebriate and dram drinker
at the expense Of the morals and sObri-
ETY. of the town and surrounding COM
munity, or will they throttle the vice
and remove the tenn ptation from their
sons and the young students who at :
tend college here, and meet the town
expenses by taxation of property in
stead. BY all means let Us test the
matter, and II we cannot get IA poll open
for this purpose, let us have list Of
candidates who will refuse to license
saloons, and further still, let us elect
them.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-08-19
ONO CIRCUIT COURT.

ONO CIRCUIT COURT.
Harrison Austin. Plaintiff.
Agaist
T.. NJ Coleman, Defendant.
BY virtue of a judgment and order of
sale OF the Ohio Circuit Court. renuered
at the May term. 1885. in the above
cause for the sum of 800 with interest
at the rate of per cent. per annum
from the 9th day OF September. 1879,
until paid and S24 10 costs herein, / will
offer for sale by Public auction, at the
court house door i'm Hartford, ON Mon
day, the 9TH day of September, 1885,
about one O'Clock, p. NJ, upon q credit
of six months, the following described
property, to wit:
A tract of land in Ohio county, KY,
ON the waters Of Pond Run, bounded Ms
follows: Beginning ut white oak and
black oak, then south 10 poles to two
black oaks and a sweet gum, then east
40 poles to q beech, poplar and dog
wood, then north la poles to a beech,
poplar and white oak, then west 80
poles to two beeches and n sugar tree.
in Jacob Fulkerson's line. then south
% poles to three beeches, q corner to
said Fulkerson, then east SO poles to
the beginning, containing 81 acres.
more or less, or sufficient thereof to
produce the sums Of money ordered to
be made.
The purchaser will be required to ex-
ecute bond with approved security inn
mediately after sale.
JOHN p. BARRETT,
80 st Master Commissioners.
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OHIO CIRCUIT Court, KENTUCKY.
j. b. Whelan, admir-, plaintiff,
Against
Jno. w. Howard, defendant.
BY virtue of a judgment and order of
sale OF the Ohio Circuit Court, rendered
at the May term, 1882, In the above
cause for the sum of six hundred dol
lars, with interest at the rate Of six per
cent. per annum from the 7st day of
March, 1873, until paid, and $6l So
costs herein, will offer for sale By Pub
lie Auction, at the court house door In
Hartford, on Monday, the 7th day of
September, 1885, at I O'Clock, p. NJ IL
being the first day Of County Court, up
on credit OF six months, the following
described property, to-wit: A tract Of
land In Ohio county, Kentucky, bound
ed Ms follows: Beginning at two pop
lars, two black gums and q beech ON
the top of ridge; then North 81
West, 1873 poles, to Q stone, two small
hickOries and white oak then South,
81 West, l19 poles to a stone, lockwood
and black gum then South 81 East,
1913 poles, tn q double black gum, Span
ish oak, small ash and small elm then
North 81 East, l2l poles, to the begin
ming, containing 100 acres more or less,
or sufficient thereof to produce the sums
Of money ordered to be made.
The purchaser will be required to ex-
ecute bond with approved security i'm
mediately after sale.
JOHN p. BARRET,
Master Commissioner.
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Str0ud's Key.

The Central City Argus says: Mon.
day we saw the key with which John
Stroud made his way out of the Owens.
boro Jail to liberty. 1t was made out
Of the handle of a tin dipper and a
piece of oyster can, and is certainly a
piece of ingenious workmanship. The
tin was folded into layers and rivited
together with piece of steel that came
out of the shank of shoe. He got
the idea of the shape Of the key from
seeing the key the jaile- opened the
Jail door with, The key he made was
q good strong key capable Of turning
most any lock that 1t would fit. John
is at large at present and is frequently
seen near Central City. He seems to
haunt this place and Is determined to
hang around 1t In spite of all the jails In
the State.
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Commissioner Of Agriculturer, &c.

acknowledgements what shall 1t be-"
is discussed in the September number
Of the North american ReUie,o, by
Launt Thompson, Karl Gerhardt, o. l..
Warner, and Wilson Mcdonald, sculp-
tors; w. H. Beard, painter; Calvert
Vaux and Henry Van Brunt, archi-
tects; and Clarence Cook, art critic.
This symI Osium is sure to attract wide
attention at this time, when the desire
is SO general to erect u monument to
Grant that shall be worthy of the man.
the nation, and American art. The
same number of the Reuiep contains a
consideration of the question, "Shall
our National Banking System he AbOl-
ished?" by George s. Boutwell,, +. J..
Scott, s. Dana Horton and Edward H.
q. Clark. "Ouida" contributes an es.
say on "rhe Tendencies of English
Fiction" and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
writes on 1.-THE Great Psychical OPP
pOrtunity." But the most readable ar
ticle in the number is ex.Sergeant-at>
Arms French's "Reminiscences of Fla.
nous Americans" which is series of
delightful anecdotes about the famous
war senators. Mr.. French Is writing
book of these "reminiscences. II it
equals this fOrestallment In the RevieU.
it will be one of the famous works of
modern literature.