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Ny son; there's nothing on earth so mysterl.
ously Funny Ne Newspaper advertisement The prime
nr.L last and all the time oblsct OF an sdyertsesnt
70 draw custoW 1t 10 not rot and viii he
designed for any other human purpose So the mer-
chant waits till the busy season comes and his store 10
20 full OF custom he can't get his hat OF and then hs
rnshss to the newspapers And pnts In hrs
when the dull gets alonR and there 10 uads
and he wants to cell Goods 90 bad he can't hts
ne takes out his advertisement That 10, Of
tnom do but oceasionsily level headed merchants
puts IN bigger aud scOops all the business, while
na ne shb1. are making TO pay the r.. bill
buying every thug IN the store II you planted cannon
behind the door and thsts the time the
y sent out Its holy inisson II makes Hight
the advertisements chalk san the sidews could
do all that needed and half holiday DAYS
in tho week but who wants to favor ADVERTISEMENT
They are butt to do hard work sad should be
H. shs gu, day; when customer has % be knocked
rnpt reductions and dragged with Irresistible siAug
ter Of prices before he VIII spend cent.
Thnts the Aim and end Of advertisement, my son.
ana u you open . store don't try get them
come when they already sticking Of the win.
dows but give them yonr advertisement right between
the eyes IN the dun and you viii rich and
own fast horse and perhaps be able 70 smoke good
cigar once or twice q year. Write this down where
you fall over Il every day The time to draw busaess
10 when you want business. and not when you have
more business than attend to already.
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nIg PnliNines.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-sh.: l read
In Tue suN this morning pretty big potato story but
think can top II with the truth Of which will
vouch for
Out in southern Kansas, where everything, even .
cyclone has chance 10 Spread they grow potatoes big
enough to furnish u hearty meal for lot Of hungry
harvest hands Near tho end of the haying season Of
81 had u number Of men my ranch putting up
hnr The sweet potatoes Jast geting rpe and the
cook asked III. one day 10 dig u for dinner I did
~. fhr product OF two hills Ill led bushe basket and
one of the potatoes weighed exactly loa pounds il
vase INTO sections and TAXED aud that single po,lpie
dc rrt with slices Of fred pork aud boiled green corn
enough was left over for the women and children
1ht pusio was OF the red variety, known in that
part OF ne country asa yrn Hgrew In the bottom OF
NE Nerdisrs where The soil Is rich black nlluvai
depth ranging from i've feet to unfat honcd
Fabulous stories told by the peol. that country
rsxading The mammoth proportions OF the products Of
their SOFT The uiE I'd truth contained in OF them
wnnid strike Eastern ears as sxnsgeration have my
nin.i9en 10 tie bushe! OF 81 ponnd. Hut heard a
neighhnr say he was old settler the river bolton
tro. Missouri that the rar previous he worked all day
u2giig around an ambitious that had struck
Tor China and. getting tired, he then got An axe and
chopped on the upper part 81 the ovargrOwn escuent
and then fetched the EcghbUrs help load II on an OK
sled u nourisied his family for half the winter.
NV IoRK, Jan. O. g. A. EylNs
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SHOr DEAD IN ms ClEIy.
The Mxste' ious Murder Of Old Hunter Ia
tho Pennsylvania Mountains

OLEANA, Pa, Jan. 13-i,ucas Dreyfuss, ia
military known as Badly" Dreyfpss. and
Frank Dreyfuss. his scp-brother. were for
many years weli-known hunters and guides In
this wild portion Of tho AlleEhenics. They
were never friends. and wero jealous Of each
others success in the woods. Their luminosity
often led to serious personal encounters, and
II they happened to be in tho village at the
same time Il fight between them was
always looked upon rs inevitable, for
to their natural dislike OF one another
they brought the promptings of liberal po-
Ia ions at the tavern bar. Three years
ago Frank Dreyfuss declaring that there was
no longer any use for a hunter to remain in tho
Pennsylvania woods. took his gun and went
away. No ono knew whore he had gone but he
lett u wife bshiGd him in destitute circum-
any word having been received from her hus-
band. Badly DreyinsS installed her IN his
Thankssiving Day whsn tina woman niod and
was buried In the woods near Baldy's cabin
which is ten miles back In the mountains. In II
In October last Badly Dreyfuss came 10 this VII.
lage and purchased his seasons supply OF am
and trapping expeditions. Ho was last sean
in the woods about the middle Of December
when some local hunters came across him near
the head waters OF Little Sugar Pond. On the
10th or l. 9Th Of December Frank Drsyfuss re-
appeared In his old h9nn,s much to thu sur
news from the region slues hs went away. Hs
had come buck after his wife. When no heard
than two years, and had died In his cabin. he
was wild with rage. The death Of his wife did
not affect him. but the fact that she had been
his hatred teniold. Hs remained about tho
village for = day or two and then dlsappcnre'i.
representing the owners of large tracts Of Wild
tion Of Little sugar Pond to show a man
Bsds @ cabn the SaH wagon asaa
on which the mon were riding broke down.
Place went over to the cabin TO get nreyfuss TO
was closed, and no one answered Places knock
at the door. Trying the door. and AIDING it
Hs was sSrps.d to see ssns Al
table, with his back toward tho door and his
head lying on his hands on the table. Place
him, shook him by the shoulder and raised his
head up; Dreyiuss was dead,
Place then discovered that the table and the
dead mans clothing were covered with blood
breast Just above his heart and passed clear
bshaS Soe Il tho WIDOW
which the dead man sat facing. showed that
tho fatal shot had como from the outside.
shot. The dead mans rife, both barres load
Cd st, STOOD L. one corner Of the cabin. HIS dog
stretched on. the d"or. which II had snswsd
and scratched away. rs far as II could reach. in
No trace OF the murderer could bs found. bu,
no one doubts that i was Frank Dreyfuss. who
i had stolen ap 70 the cabin, and concealed BY
No one knows nov. anything Of the probable where.
fs, III 81 fs E. .uS is
H.,Ss ss r I: g. II SS; .:s .. sSa
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Civil Service Reform.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Si.: Is IL alb
solutey necessary after passing civil exanina
ton to- possess strong political backing before one can
acquire measre position In the citys public de
partmemtsi
About four months ago made application at the New
York College and received blank which oiled and
presented next day. About three months later I wa.
notified To appear for examination Mt u East Twenti.
street: On the following day was informed by mail
that had passed The competitive examination, having
Received ION, which have good % pye
was the highest percentage received by any competitor
Two weeks after was examined physical bv u doe
healthy ~ every form then repaired to the principal
office with recommendations from previous employ trs
and full! expectation OF hasty appointment, there
being evera vacancies But. to surprise was in
formed by Of The heads that did not have u ghost
Of chance. Now sir, would like to know II tho post
ton can be obtained without political influence
Ia actually necessary that should be well hseled 20.
iiticaly speaking before aspect have ghost of
q chance. Us X
NEw YoRE, Jan. IL,
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-ST: have
son at Annapolis and down there quite often and
am familiar with the management of tho Academy
regard 1t us one Of the best managed educational ins
tutions this country Capt. Ramsay himself is pro-
nounccd Ivy all who take interest in the Academy
AMI best competent 10 form sound la ynent the
most efficient Superintendent il ever had lie is gen.
tleninn Of large mind siGgularly tender conscience Ut
Kind heart His government while hrm. is pnternal
lie 10 noted as strict scipnarisn and hs vigorous
ana successful eifOrts ~ break the AMI stupid
practice Of hsIing have given unusual prominence and
TO the bitter hostility Of man whose 'biiyed
for this offence Capt Ramsay hiss high of
cadets, more manly and honorable set OF young fe
man IT sincere pieiy and the cadets all required
attend church such scenes. aud such soothing and
basphen'ous spirit an have been depicted, utterly
unknown there say these thugs % the result OF ex.
true WILLIAM CLokK
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the ss.,ssyshs oshor aide win 'ssvs ny
~ -: !: !: . sss, and FREQ nom AGITATION that
-. !sr;y VIII XIII you II you go to the house."
No. that Is our only safety" he replied.
tho shot will present himself at once"
path. and even sn,iled when bo told her that
even now he board them. searching the place
""What viii i' 70. do y she asked.
.twili oiier myself az the guide" he said. said:
you pot Ssy IKE secret place
Yet aen. Tryon told nv father no would 10
shot u he guided them wrong"
And he viii tell , yo,p that"
But Nathaniel. YOU will take your life In
your hands. You cannot escape. YOu-you
'"nY Sss. r a.. ip sn .%eg
Why, Nathaniel. you cannot dream what
p,.e Ss;s me e. have such opportunity
Did you not ask me jus. TO holm your father
how have. waited to boar You say that / could
ap "r do ni
come = .sdom sc%ss 70 man. ssa max. w
Think Of what have said t.. m6rrow ma ykap"
Al ~ tiVnts'n' no uUu presented ulTnsSt 10
the excited and some whit frightened Tryon,
ana offered to- tako the old mans place.
III you bstray my men, you will be shot with
out mercy"
The, young man simply bowed. 4 moment
later he marched slowly Rway In front OF n
squad of, soldiers, who followed him with mus
kets ready.
'fs he your lover?" asked Delaney. as he
and Tryon were about to go away.
She bowed her head.
Io seems n brave man."
" He Il u good one"
For more thnn two hOura Nufhuniel Tawn.
send led the TROOPS by sircuitous paths. slowly
but surely. toward the Stamford pike. At last
the corporal in charge became suspicious.
II yon arc false TO MS you will be- shot with
out mercy 10 the back"
Not in the back. but hero" said Nathaniel
Townsend. calmly, PLACING HE hand over his
henrt, as ho turned and faced tho troops.
With a. quick glance to tho left the corporal
saw TINT hts troops had been led into musket-
shot distance OF putnRms advancing troops
Give the rebel his dues and then retreat"
he shouted.
There were the flash and the report from six
musko's. and when the patriot troops arrived
they found Nathaniel Townsend us one aslee %
and dreaming pleasant dreams.
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CURIOUS ExAruxxs o. ACTUAL LIFE



MI ottG TSSudEcin Ts ,i gsHiSs Il
can be made to como into general use will DO Sress
womans Temperance Umcn and the ists Saint John fhs
Il. .s n. ' Ss,...
ebrety and insbrety In other words the tsls gauge
points out the danger line which the stiusi.
condition whicL cnsrsctsrl!ss diIp hsnnsss.
The sphymogrnph can b. fastened upon tho nsap
the inhole aud the srtt Of the heart 10 conveyed TO 10
Andrexsered upon its dial with absolute ssaQnsss.
ssnss svsn rosns.d old Of sse srsr,ss,s
not plunge them Into the limbo II intoliceson chsns
W jamborses also have no method Of ascertain.
brinfns on sensral tnundAton great msny very ssJ
the pnrPcse OF having good me ana WIN no Invention
q ns ss M thy
nnowtnH Just Tar they can 60 The collapse ALWAYS
comes very aud there many who give ou
ward siJn ofi,s how they mag
like TO daily the without going sphys}
mc1raph VIM prove invalusbie An they have 20 a. II
20 eonsut ts dial and mud their sxaot soaaop II 2Ol
pole OF discomfort and that they pass without
be possible for The general citizen 70 Keep up eondsrs
decency may even be out late and reach homie
IN condtfcn TO IND the keyhoie without dicuy. and
10 get to bed In good order.
Tue sphylnog.aph will alec DO yaisabie N the esee Of
the exact condition OF every Of them when he apS
peArs ~ the bar Will be AppAreat 10 the
glance and he can tell the proper time TO quit selling
therefore will tend to reduce Eratona drinking Tor ali
drinkinG beyond certain point irrational, and has
point 10 unsrringiy indicated upon It's dial
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Pleased with Rattle. Tickied with straw.
From the RdrtHeA sun.

An amusing scene occurred on the public
square wednesday during the election A generous
friend OF Que of the candidates bought large quantity
Of apples from mouuthin aud began scatter
them by tho half bushe among the crowd Of voters
This action called forth peal after peal Of the regular
oli-fashoncd rebel We l. the oxen hitched a wagon
scared into FRENZY beloved. paved the air rs II
they scented blood. aud rnay made break scattering
the crowd right and left. aud little boy,
brusng him mp considerably One gentleman who
terribly frightened began dodge through the crowd
with his head down Ia goat and M. head between
another mans legs lie then Strengthened and pitched
the unlucky Ia iividuai clear his shoulders and
left him sprswinR tn- ground. No seriously
iuiui Ell, tut the fun was immense.
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Professional Exhibitor. or tho Elephant.

>, Standing near tho desk of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel day or two since. saw aneay dressed. gentle
manly man step up Ia the clerk aud say: II want to
see the town and am stranger stopping here with
YOU" The clerk without reply turned and whistlsi
for a bell boy. Call M-,"sad the clerk IN mo.
inent large good looking man. as well dressed as any
gentleman on the street. appeared. The clerk intro.
duced him to thu person who wanted 10 the sgts Of
great city. Whatever this man does 10 all right"
said the clerk to n. lie is our man. and he knows
the ropes" The two stepped aside talked in subdusd
tone moment, and then parted tn meet again later
Tue next morning saw the two the barrOont
they had made night OF IT, All the great hotels Keep
good looking weli.nfnrined men to show stranger
around II l. costly business TO the visitor but any
ois coming to New York 10 willing To lie rouLed, espe-
cially IL he Is bent OH seeing the elephant.
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Fine Sentiments to Order.

A rather funny thing in connection with tho
suit for breach OF promise brought ny ss fOrtescus
against Lord ,iarmOyle comes TO from the
water When the case was brought up in court letter
from the lady To her betrohed was read, and IL
pressed sentiments OF such lofty character that very
profound impression WAS made upon everybody, 10
the Judge who heard them. II raised tho young lady
very highly IN fact in the estimation II The whole PITT.
lie. Hut the letter 10 now found To have been copied
verbatim from book OF correspondence where IL sp-
pears under the head " Letter from Young lady
receipt OF valuable gift Everybody IN London 10
aid to be laughing over thu. discovery. But as Miss
Fortescne has received her S5OO, she Will probably
not be much affected.
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To THE EDIron OF The SUS-Sr: An ar
tics in New York newspaper sunday in reference
to the deaitution OF the operatives OF the recently
closed wortendyks silk mill, made some false state
menis to the actual condition OF things There Ia
dssttuon, but there 10 also organized Society Of
Relief. who we'll acqusinted with tho facts Further
there provisions and funds hand sufficient 10
control present distress But .. the min closed the
ability that OF need win Inca
vsnces Provisions may bo sent In of Fred Cruise
general merchant, ard money to the Rev. !, A. Van
Nest Treasurer OF Relief Committee who are the only
authorized persons to receive contributions of or
funds. j. A. V,
RIpGHwoop. Bergen county, N. J.
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To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN-.Sr: have n
copper coin. or token" tho size OF English half
penny. On one ads 10 the ngurs Of two holding
scroll, which the words Bill Of Rights" ona
scroll over their heads the Woris Magma ChArta"
aud ,urreund,n. the nsursa Er.kils and liDbs and
names T. Hardy. II. rOoka Holcroft, J. A. Bonney,
!s a. kaa TSs!T: !es s,I.I y. ter AN ma
I,:sams I. sas s:sp .srssk y eemm:mor q .ons
ls oI.sn rsrhaps come Of raE srss host Of rsedsrs
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Net 60 be TrnmpisA o..


Tho hell-born. red-headed. smart A,eck who
makes Alb rive attempts 10 edit the little patent outside
in renderfoot city sqdcas IKE stuck pig beesusews
have shown his political aspirations. lie pretrnas to
be horfhed because we drink good liquor anu have
red thus hong to throw du.t In the Of the
public. hut won't do. The people know that there 70
no more Ia him than there il u fooie.s sock without
any egihat Is Just nothing our nose Is owp aiiA
We pay for our liquor In hard money.
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FROM TIE LdnsIdg'Tph cOsrtfr
An aged woman. found lying In the mud on
tho Schaghticoke turnpike, about mile north Of tho
village, by Humphrey lee, mkman. was brought 10
the station house by william Derrick OF Adamsvie
Tuesday morning. The woman WA. partially derangei
and presented shooting spectacle her face bruised
and bleeding aud her hands aud clothing being covered
with mud. She stated that her name wa. Mrs William
sage Of Troy. and that shs sister inaw Of Russell
sage the New York millionaire Her proved
correct and her frisnds being nonsd took her home
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Aro Moa Tee Lazy q bS kpiscopa1lnnse
10 THE EDrroR OF THE suN-lSr: In answer
70 the "ohurchwonsn in THE sUs Of sunday last
please allow me TO say few words
am an Episcopsiian by inheritance and inclination;
have attended services In churches OF all denomina-
tons. aud have heard in great variety. That
the women do most Of the work In the Episcopal Church
ID no Argument against III for read that Lords
day His most faithful and dsvout followers were women
It was u woman who gave the precious oin,insn.
and man who took the thirty pieces Of silver. Il
was \ SyrophGnictan woman who ia faith be.
fore multitude to have her daughter healed aud
xicodsmus who sought the Saviour by night. II was
the women who kept the vigil ut Lords sepulchre,
ana the men who fell asleep IN the Gnren of 0cthse.
nnc Tis inoeht rscteristic has largely descended
TO the present generation ~ we nd that the principal
complaint msde BY axninst the Episcopal Church 10
down.. man who 10 too lazy to knee hts pray.
ers does well to where his Incidence Ia . custom The
Actsenesa TO men OF sermons preached the
Episcopal church 10 largely due the fact that In those
sermons the Gospel H. interpreted wh,le In the
discussed.
A. to ministers appointing Officers belong to church
which has nfteen live societies. and Ia Of these
the officers voted for by the
While too regret the growth Of priestly authority in
the Episcopal Church. cannot fail To notice how much
denomnhtional ministers worshippsd men. How
Rev Mr. Joness church. II the chief
traction.
In conclusion will add the remark Of an eminent
writer Where there have been i've defections to Rome
suonx our clergy. ten Of the UNCONVENTIONAL ministers
have gone to tho devil" ANOTHER CuURemwvMAS
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From the Detroit Commercial Advertiser.

As Was walking homo one evening last week
from theatre was approached by snslI begxAr girl
a ragged little ming OF eor 10 years Please mister
give me- dime" What for p 4" For my little brothers
and sipterA This said Ia the plAiutvs of tones
How many have you ao,'" There are seven q us.
aRd mamnis 10 sick." "Seven Whst on earth did sho
have so many children tor'" This query meant TO be
mental one. but the mite thing thought was asking
her. Because she Is blind" gave the required dime
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He still Doubted.

Il see there are n number OF counterfeit
Bank Of England notes circ natinv IN this country"
Yes; and whats worse think have one OF them.
eof What are you going To do with ittn
IT doAt knSw, fhsts what troubles me-"
You might put II IN the church contribution box"
me not ysG I'm not dssd sure is'p counterfeit
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a Hin, 10 Buyers OF Drugs.

Prom the San francisco Chronicle
IL. How Hpch DID you say this wasf" "A dol
! assure youL the drugs are very costly" But 8
osuSgeA" "Oh, zoe Asef Wsll-of course-lb cents.
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-28

A law was a year or two ago enacted
in Michigan which other States might
we'll adopt for putting a stop to the
%disgraceful and ever increasing contests
that go on in our courts wei the wills
of deceased rich men. Under it a tes-
tator who wishes to put his will beyond
dispute, after making the same, informs
all the legatees that he has done SO. It
is not necessary that they should know
what they are to get or who the others
are, simply that they are "down in
writing" Then if they have any doubt
as to the sanity of their benefactor they
can have it decided by ajury in a court
of law while the man is alive. His i'm
mediate relatives are also informed that
a will has been made, and they can en-
joy the same privilege of testing his
sanity. Ifany of them fail to do so and
the man dies all further dispute over
the will is precluded, ard the same is
admitted to probate without question.
1t is said that the national editions to
the works of Victor Hugo, announced
by lie Mounver. of Paris. will cost
2 $500. 000f, the illustrations alone coming
in for about 1,5C0, 000f. There will be
40 small quarto volumes, containing
about $50 etchings and $500 copper
plate vignette.
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-28
Talks With His Mouth.

Gen. Chauncey McKeever, of the ar
my, a bluff, hearty, good-hearted vet
eran, who always speaks his mind with
freedom and emphasis, is not to be
court-martialed for expressing his OPP
inion about Hazen's Encouragement of
the Arctic expeditions. Somehow the
war department does not consider Nc
Keever the proper one to court-martial.
They tell q good story about McKeever
in army circles which you ought to
hear. 1t seems that some years ago
McKeever vas a witness before a courj-
martialin the west, and refused for his
own good reasons to testify. So he was
committed for contempt, and sent to
Washington in arrest. On his way to
Washington McKeever met q brother
officer. "Where are you going"? ask
ed the latter. "To Washington re-
piled McKeever. "Ordered there?"
asked the brother officer. eyes," said
McKeever, Gin arrest" "In arrest"
repeated his friend in establishment;
"for what?" "Forthe strangest reason
imaginable. I can't expect anybody
who knows me to believe it. Its for
keeping my mouth shut"
The Dickinson press., 1885-02-28
A Camille Case in Buffalo.

A Camille case is making q sensation
in Buffalo society circles. Cyrus Clarke
V~andeventor recently married the
Countess" Lena Decrease, and Lena's
record has been looked up and printed.
She ran away with a lover from To-
ronto at the age of Is, and went wild
and wrong. In two or three years she
suddenly flashed on Buffalo, where she
captured a rich young man, lived in a
fine house, drove out in a stylish car
rage and was called countess" The
young mans %infatuation continued, and
his father offered the Countess" $40, 900
if she would leave his son, quit Buffalo
and never return. She took it, and
left town with the intention of keeping
her word, but it appears she couldn't
stay away. She returned, and soon
the marriage took place, which is Buff.
falo's reigning sensation. De Grasse is
an assumed name which Lena took
when she went for trial on the stage in
New York. She is 81 years of age, and
%luxuriously beautiful, with great blue
eyes, dark brown hair and a perfect
figure.