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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

,ue -'nlgger minstrel, unanimously
speak aud pronounce Master and Mis-
tress. as applied by the slaves to those
persons. ''Massa' and '.Missus. The
fact IS that no Southern negro ever
lived who pronounced those words in
that way. Master was always MARS
ter. or abbreviated 10 ''Marse,' and
Mistress was ALWAYS "Mistiss,' or alb
breviated to Miss"
Frank Berkley had been brought up
Wing. His father had been a partI-
san dSciple and follower Of Henry Clay
grand old Harry of the West and
was at heart an emaucipationiSt lie
was avowedly u gradual emancipation-
ist and Frank having imbibed those
sentiments with regard to the ''institu-
ton. had enlarged upon them from an
innate and high sense of justice, and
from advanced ideas and tendencies in
connection with the amenities of civil
ization. Naturally. therefore, he was
Union man. and, while not pro
nounced Abolitionist. would have will
lingly sacrificed slavery upon the altar
of his country. for he believed that the
integrity of the Union was the only
safety of the Republic.
He told Titus that he would speak to
his guardian upon the subject OF the
sale This he did. and Sampson. who
had long desired to own Titus, became
his possessor at the price of fifteen hun
dred dollars; for Sampson was an un-
terrified rebel sympathizer. and believed
that the South could easily whip all the
Northern mudsills that could be
brought across the border.
In two weeks after the sale of Titus
to Sampson the former had become 4
grea: scarcity in that region. and no
one there knew of his whereabouts. He
had kept his word about being no
mans slave" and had struck for liberty
and other localities.
Some months afterward Frank Berk-
ley assisted in recruiting a company for
Union regiment. and became Lieu
tenant in the army and eventually the
Major of his regiment. In the battle of
kenesaw Mountain he received a shot
in the LEG. and when carried TO a field
hospital was delighted to tind Titus on
duty there Is an ASS stant to one OF the
surgeons. and. nj the hands of his for
mer slave. Major Berkley received many
little kindnesses and much extra atten-
ton.
Titus explained to "Mar>e Frank. y
as he still called him. that he had
Joined colored regiment. in the Army
Of the Cumberland, a soon a any
such regiments We're organized, and
had been promoted TO the grade of
sergeant The white sergeant of the
regiment saw and fancied him, and OBJ
tanned an order detailing him for duty
in the med cal department Being an
apt student and possessed of high
order of intelligence, Titus was given
every advantage possible in the direc-
ton of medical and surgicsl informa-
ton. and after the war the surgeon
made such arrangements As to give
him special course of study under a
brilliant young professor of Jefferson
College. Philadelphia, Frank W.
Maury. now dead. The result is that
DIR. Titus 5. Berkley is an eminent and
wealthy co'orei physician of New
York to-day.
Major Frank Berkley is a prominent
lawyer in California, and occasionally
the doctor and the lawyer exchange
visits from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Chicago Inter Oceln.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13
A RATTleSNAKE HUNTER.
The Demand That Is Supplied by . Fssu.
liar Frrnchmnn.

The Demand That I. Supplied by . Fes0.
liar Frrnrhmnn.
A rather tall and decidedly thin man.
with a prominent, hooked nose and .
complexion like a cigar store Indian.
walked nervouslv up and down the
Union depot platform last night As he
waited for a train east. Though 1.-the
and active in his movement ss boy.
he was evidently or the shady side Of
sixty. His stovepipe hat was a tritle
rusty. and his short gray side-whiskers
aud mustache shone out from their old
copper background like a white cat on
q back-y fence.
Are YOU Prof J. Vesav." asked q
telegraph boy with . message in his
hand
Il am" said the old gentleman rs
he tore open the envelope and dis
missed the messenger.
There is an order which would
seem rather strange to most travelling
men," the old man said. turning to q
Dispatch reporter.
The reporter took the message and
read - follows:
No. LIZA VINE STREET. NEW YoRS.-scnd
nifty rstuesnakes at once Large
ADuIPH Noble.
''Do you deal in snakes asked the
reporter
Only in rattleSnakeS." he replied.
Il have been engaged in catching and
selling them for the past twelve or tif-
teen years.
Where do vou find cuStOmers'"
We'll | sell numbers of them to this
man kobbe who sends them to Ger
many and other European countries.
where they are kept in glass cages As a
saloon or beer garden attraction, as
guinea pigs are here. Then there is
an old patent medicine man in New
York who buys a great MANY of me.
He uses the skin for belts To cure rheu-
matism and sundrv other diseases. A
Buffalo patent-medicn ne man uses rat
tlesnake oil As a specific in some dis
orders. He buys his snakes of me.
Then | sell small lots now and then for
museum attractions and other things.
l have sold eight hundred this season
and have about As many more"
Where do YOU get them?'
Most Of those that | have handled
this year are from West Nirgi MIA.
Boone. Logan and Mcdowell Coun-
ties. About three hundred of them
caught myself. aud the others l
bought"
How do you catch them?"
.'Oh. there are a number Of ways.
The most common way is to take up =
forked stick and creep up to a snake
summing himself. pin him down just
back of the head. then with pair of
steel tweezers take out the fangs.
ALWAYS wear a thick huckskin glove
and have a stick " tn little sponge at
the end. Tn saturate with chlOro-
form and then have no trouble"
You say YOU buy some of them?'
Yes. The natives VII catch them
for fifty cents and one dollar apiece.
| sell them for considerable more. and
rather buy them than catch them my
self
Were YOU ever bitten bv q rattlere"
Never but once. and that ddn' I
amount to much. as cauterized the
wound at once. Though the venom of
a rattlesnake is very po sonous. they
are cowardly. and will always get away
if thes can. Then they always warn
YOU before they strike. SO with proper
care YOU are not very liable to get
bitten
Where are YOUR snakes
Il have two hundred and fifty of
them in trunks IN the express ear. and
the remainder are at Wheeling. 1have
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

The Cincinnati Sun has opened fight
against HaIstead from the third corner of
the triangle Or. rather. the sun has not
opened il just Yet, but has edited whole
loaded column of hostility. calling HalStead
liar and blackguard, and saying. we warn
you, solemnly, and even sadly" that IF you
want a warfare you can have il" and that
lit will tear from your grasp the little re-
manning hold that you have upon this town. =
Halstead is the wide-openeSt and most thun-
derous laugher that ever shocked the echoes.
and We imagine that his awful neigh could
have been heard out AZ far as Prices Hill
when he perused this terrifying discharge Of
popgunnery on his robust stomach.
p. S. And, after his laugh. this is Hal
steads full reply today n the Suns awful
whole column:
The secondary form Of lie ENQUIRER
newspaper distenper hung cut itS smallpox
nag early: but not too >,pplI
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13
Skulls the Last Bones to Decay.

find statement from 1.-THE Paris
correspondent of the LOndOn Itie-
graph concerning ''an interesting
archaeological discovery made at st.
Cecile, in the department of the Van.
cluse.' of twelve mounds of inclner-
ated human remains etc. A striking
incident Of the discovery is thefact that
the ..bones had mouldered in the dust.
leaving, however. portions Of the skull
undecayed." In journeying over the
western plains | have frequently re-
marked the fact that the skulls of the
buffalo and elk and other ami
mails are in fair state of pres
ervation after all the other bones
have entirely decayed. The earth
is sometimes Uttered with skulls
while no other bones remain. So. in
opening the graves of the mound-build.
ers. find the skull-bones in bette,
condition than any other. As far as
my knowledge goes this is peculiar
ity unaccounted for. and perhaps un-
noticed. yet worthy of attention and
investigation. Why does the skull bet
ter resist the ravages of time than any
other bones. Cincinnati CONNER.
eSal Gazette.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

lfhaVe had a cancer on my face for SoInt'
wears. extending from one rhr"k bone across
the most. To- the other. II has given me a great
deal Of pain. at times burning and itching 10
such All extent that II was almost UUbcarahlr-
| commenced using >witt'> Specific in May.
l,sI. and have used eight bottlr>. IL has given
the greatest relief by removing the !ufiamma-
tIun ana restoring my general health
". Barnes.
Knoxville. Iowa. sept. :. i~>5.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

Thehaw Of Burmah has our commisera-
tion. He is going to catch it But he was
pig-headed and impudent Ia an extreme.
He will he surprised to find what a mistake
he has made in butting his head against the
shopkeepiug civilization of the west.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13
The Case in the supreme Court.

The supreme court shocked Fnllett's
whole anatomy back on the heels of hia
boots yesterday. The courts action looked
a little like contempt
After hearing the continuation and COLI
clusion Of the argument. which did not take
all day by any means. the court complacent-
ly and dignifiedly. AZ becometh great ,u-
preme court. adjourned till this morning .
o'clock. There Was no intimation of a de-
Cisiun.
Now. the arctic c"olness with which the
court put se~-ifNin contempt toward FolIett
land Hewitt. as you viii consists in the fact
that his only ground and argument for hur-
raining the supreme c. into this case. in
custer of the proceedings in the court below.
was that the thirty days within which con-
testants Of the election must give notice to
their opponents would expire yesterday, and
that, unless this court put them in possession
Ot their certificates on that day. their right
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

Tennyson has not written poem worthy
of him since he became a lord. There ap-
pears to he no inspiration in blood that has
to be pumped into a gentleman by queen :
warrant. IL is too cold. and il disturbs the
natural currents
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

The New-Orleans Exposition OF the
Three Americas there will he some North
American surprise that there are three
has been opened. inaugurated. and sent on
its career. A visit to il will be a pleasur-
ahIp winter tour
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

The entire Hamilt"n-county republican
delegation. representative and senatorial.
have given notice of contest Ia the demo
cratic ditto. The notices were filed in the
clerks Office yesterday. The movement
was made for the purpose of saving the re-
publican rights beyond a peradventure.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

Riel said To an interviewer that. II he
were put Ia death he would rise again III
three days; but he preferred not To hang, for
he said he did not want Ia put God Ia the
Inconvenience of working miracle just To
ohlige him.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

Gladstone is in full voice again. He Is
making what Americans call >tump-speeches
in Scotland. For a man past seventy-hNe
Gladstone is no slouch of a Stumper, either.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13
The Public Debt Of France.

tn. thoucbtful citizens of France are
.e,t;ng apxious over their great and
.:.m.. ;aar,;n Ea,a,oI d..bt
contIiiua'is o'''
lhe funded opi'sa' "ils oi 'he n'p"O'',
N. .mpjre in 1870 were about 81 800. .
ooO. ooo. had been increased in 1873 by
the indemnity paid to GerHany, and by
other war expenses to s4'"oo'ooo'coo.
Since Io.S 'hefe hef.;,s n.' a"J pn - ,swnorarr
bor-owing 20 thai there is now A float
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

The divorce asked for by brother Taber
because of the affection of Par>on Downs
for sister Taber has been granted The
parson still persists. however. in the entire
holiness Of his affection. But the court was
too profane to regard the circumstantial
evidence in that heavenly light.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

They make two billion shingles
every year in Michigan. and Yet the
small boy in that State grows up and
turns pirate Just the same. PhilddsI-
phtd Gail
A lesson in physical geography:
Teacher-''Now. can any of YOU chill
dren tell me what mountains are for?"
Tommy (promptly)-"For summer re-
sorts - Golden Days.
Bald headed gentleman in the par
quet to young lady in dress-circle dur
ing an atfectionate passage in the play:
Il respect your emotion. ma am. but
you are shedding tears on my head. "
Chicago Tribune.
What's the first thing YOU would
do, Jones. if you were stung by hor
metz" asked Smith. who had been read
ing an article on the treatment of
stngs Swear replied Tones, sol
EMMY. And the conversation abruptly
ceased. Boston courier.
-Teacher-.'M Mary, define the word
average. Mary-"It is what the
hens lay eggs on" Teacher How
do YOU make that out?' Mary The
book SAYS 50. 1t saws that a good hen
lays one egg every day on the aver
age '"-IOiedo Blade.
The dudes wish.
She kissed her pug-with haste arose
And rained upon that creatures nose
storm of OSCILLATIONS sweet.
The dude reclining al her feet
Remarked. as he looked sideways up:
Il wish that Id been born pup.
Then smiling coldly from her throne,
She said: And were you born full grown
Now that have bought pistol.
wife. we need have no fear of burglars.
Have YOU placed it in a convenient
place." Yes. I've locked it up in my
empty trunk and I've thrown away
the kew" What did YOU do that
for?" because | was AFRAID you'd
shoot yourself = Boston courier.
Scene-The exterior Of a country
dwelling. Characters-titv boarders
Alas. she is no mower walls Phase
ciuS (alluding to a Young maiden who
is vainly endeavor ng to swing an old
fashioned lawn clipprrD We'll. that b
about the scythe of it. li>ped Dingolby
aairmativrly. Nctroit Free Press.
-Snooks Yes, sir; believe in Civ
ing my children the best education
money can buy My father never
spared no expense on my schooling
DE Taiiee-You will give them an
academic education. then? Snooks
OF course will That's what got.
and # 1t takes every cent have all my
boys end girls shall be macadamiz.d =
EJcAnnge.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13
Floral Fancies.

As a special offer for the season, Gardner.
the Florist, No. - West Fourth street, Cincin-
natl, Is shipping tn any address a beautiful
basket of cut flowers. securely packed. for one
dollar. safe arrival guaranteed. His speciality
IS artistic designing for weddings, parties and
funerals. His price list OF cut flowers, floral
designs. christmas decorations, holly, mistle-
toe and evergreens now ready and great bar
gains offered. Sent tree.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

A stray baby a few days old stopped on
the doorstep Of the wealthy broker l.. \.
Coquard. uf St Louis. some months ago.
What was done with the little one i not
stated. but il is stated that il rr~cnhlance>
and 30 forth have just moved Mr.. C"quaTd
10 remove her furniture and institute an ac-
ton for divorce and 500. 900 alimony.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

There was good day fnr the republicans
in the Cincinnati mandamu> proceedings
YESTERDAY. Mr. Dalton WAS on the stand
admissions. Among other things. II was
sucked out of him by crosS-eNaminat"ry
force-pump that he had not yet presumed
To issue certificates 10 the democratic Sell
atorial candidates.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-13

Clerk Dalton. of Cincinnati. has not yei
sent in the election-rrturn> for the state
ticket from Hamilton county. Those of all
the other counties have been in hand fol
some time There is nothing in the court,
If We except Gibson Atherton "n the >ll-
preme bench-to hinder Mr.. Dalton from
forwarding these returns according Ia law.
Clerk Dalton should be fetched up with a
square turn by the new legislature.
II anybody has been indorsed more than
another by the late NewYork election il is
James q. Blaine. The whole frantic herd
of mugwumps voted against him. Conk-
ling's liver-complaint in Oneida county voted
against him. Burchard's three Rs voted
about Thousand plurality. Now Oneida
county. mugwumpery. and all voted for Da-
yenport, and beat him by about IL, 600.
The national free-traders' convention is
in session in Chicago. David A. Wells.
Frank Hurd, II. W. Beecher. and other dis
tinguished advocates of the British doctrine
tvs former republican congressman. J. q.
Smith. made one of the addresses YESTERDAY
on Tariff and lis Relations To Farmers -
In the evening the Anarchist Go orsuch shot
of his mouth in the debate. and stampeded
the session.
There was facetiOus little administration
OF Georgia justice the other day, Three
degrees were suspected of theft. Seven
white men arrested them in the night. and
took them one at a time and horribly
beat them with buggy-traces. They We're
brought 10 jail" in ccnvulSions and We're
not expected To live. But there is a glim-
mer Of public conscience down there about
such transactions as this; for. two of the
white men being on bond for attempted
murder their bondsmen Indignantly gave
them mn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-31
WorderFuI Progress n Eorse Prced-

tn, great fouHu1 Tor large W,rEur horse
ht- i'd 20 rNtIvwr experiment. iu nr.t ding
tn small mar's az Ncstriu 1iu-t tH lUr-,
Prtchtrou stations. Tic results contrary to
public toilet. have proven l'Hu,rh.II l success
TAI. From these ui.it-, W''-.ir- nW .tI 4.
about Dnr-huli the UuliUr N.'i-ht 90 '1r- uuu
tam, and while p1rwA.I -ui th. characteristics
Of tho sire, they lup-,' u.ur Cd, Toe. t.lt." if,t
uuu LarIiEo. d Of tho dJil, hing rg,,u.l. n,u
SlIl To- stN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-31
In paper read by d. Il. Anger, Of tl,c
Charlotte Republican, before the Michjyun

In a paper read by ID. Ii. Anger. Of the
Charlotte Republican, before the Michigan
Press Association. ut their recent meeting
In Traverse City. lac expressed the follow
ing sensible view regarding the mission of
the country press: 1T has never appear
cd 10 me To be- any part Of the mission ui
country newspaper 10 run into the sensa-
tional nud hunt mp and publish vulgar
scandals and uCighhorhnOd quarrCls y
fellow wish u grievance " ilicl hr wants tc
mir in print. should always he held in spec
ial adherence Next la tie man or wOm
an who wants 10 I'LL Your columns with
free advertising of a festival To raise mon
cy Ia buy paper collars for the hcathcns or
publish the list OF presents received by
some unknown couple at n tin wedding.
the man who wants to anonymously make
reflections on his ncighbors is the most TO
be- .hunncd and avoided. But II is The cd
itur who has the mistaken idea that hi,
newspaper j. "A weapon with which 10 vent
his piGucS traducc his neighbors and pun
! iSh his cnchics who has the most LAM nj
able mIsconCcptiun of the mission of -
newspaper Ills error is utterly vicious
and dcSpiSablc. 1t lsa spirit that can only
spring from vulgar MUD AMI IA coward.
| ~ nature. The French have saying,
"nODltsSc obllgc rank inpressts uuiH-
which the average editor should paste in
his hat. Our relation 10 the public i'm
presses duty To preserve our journal fee
from offensive personalities pure in langr
uagc and clcvaiing in tone and sentiment
| The country newspaper Is essentially the
papers of the ladies and children. They
naturally take more Interest; IN the local
news and gossip than men, because they
have to depend on the press To "A laIgcr de-
gree than the sterner sex for information
of local happier ngs. An editor will moi
! fail to take this into consideration il h,
wishes his Ournal To ill lis true and best
mission in the closest possible degree. II
1 hardly needs 10 he added that newspaper
mburd with this SenSr q ( it's mission will
not bc tecming with billngsgatc Nulgarty
slang and cpltlcts towards rival ncwspa'
pcrs and political or personal opponents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-31
Grants Remarkable Letter.

DR.. Douglas has kindly given to- re-
porter the following alkable document
which was written 10y Gen. Grant in DR.
Douglas presence on Wednesday, July
22i
Il ask YOU not 10 show this to anyone
unless the physicians you consult with,
until the ED Particularly, want ii kept
from my family If known TO one man
the papers Will get hold of il and they (thc
family will yet it 1t would only distress
them almost beyond endurance 10 know
it, and, 10y reflex, distress me | have not
changed my mind materially since wrote
you before Ia the same strain. Now, how.
ever, kge" That ! gain strength some days
-h,T when | do 20 back L is beyond where
| started TO improve. ! think Tie chances
aic very decidedly in favor OF your ability
to keep me alive until the change of wealth
er towards winter. OF course there are
contingencies that might arise at any time
that would carry me oil very suddenly.
The most probable of these is choking
Under the circumstances. life is not worth
the living. am very thankful for thank.
ful glad "as written, but scratched out and
thankful subStituted) 10 have been spared
this long, because il has enabled me to
lr ,C,ically complete the work ia which
/ lake SO much interest. ! cannot stir up
/ strength enough to review il and make
| additions and substitutons that would
suggest themselves 10 me and are not likely
/ TO suggest themselves 10 any one else. Tn
der the above circumstances | will bc the
happicst the most pain | can avoid. II
there is 10 be any extraordinary cure, such
Us some people believe there Is 10 be, II
will develop Itself. | would say therefore
TO YOU and your colleagues to make me as
comfortable as you can. Ii II is within
Gods providence that / should 20 now
am ready to obey His call without IA muir
muir. | should prefer going now 10 pre-
serve myself suffering for single day
without hope OF recovery. AS have
stated ! am thankful for the provideniia
extension Of my time To enable me ~ con
tinue my work. l AIN thankful, and ia
much greater degree thankful, because
has enabled me 10 Dee for myself the hap
! py harmony which 10 suddenly sPrang al
I between those engaged but few shor
years ago in deadly conflict. Ii has beeI
an inestimable blessing 10 me to hear thu
kind expressions towards me Ia person iron
people of all nationalities, Of all religion
and of no religion, OF Confederate and q
national troops alike. oil soldiers organ
cations, Of mechanical scientific, religion
J and other societies, embracing almO:
, every citizen la the land. They hav
brought JOY TO my heart and II they hav
not affected "a cure. 80 To you and you
colleagues acknowledge my Indebtedness
2 for having brought me through the vale
2 OF the shadow of death 10 enable me
, witness these things. L. ;. CHANT.