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abont the case in question, the fear
being that the impressions made
by counsel will be modified. With
the men ordinarily selected no man
Of selfrespect cares to serve so it is
customary to avoid jury service by
admitting that positive opinion
has already been formed.
What cannot lawyers. do with a !.
! jury from which intelligence and
decision Of character have been ex.
clnded9 Evidence, skilfully twist
ed as it leaves the mouth of the
witness, still more distorted by the
counsel on both sides. The lawyer
conducting the prosecution may,
for the time, be q regularly elected
officer Of the court, but his term
lasts only q year or two and lie
knOwns his subsequent career de-
ponds upon the skill he displays in
his address while III Office, so lie
seldom exhibits. more conscience
than the counsel for the defence.
Frequently he creates much sym
pathy for the accused by trying to
extract mountains Of guilt from
mole hills of evidence, anil thus for
prospective gain, weakens the cause
Of justice. The defense then pro.
ceed TO belittle all testimony that
bears against their client; they
quote copiously from the proceed
ingS Of cases that sometimes bear
no resemblance to the one before
them, and they cnvelop and di.
lutte everything ofimportance in a
MASS of verbiage so vast that the
jurors entirely lose perception and
memory ofthe salient points Of the
evidence. The mental strain to
which Il stul id jury is subjected
would be exhaustive even to panel
oflawyers.
Finally, in a murder case, comes
the appeal to.iurnr's conscience, his
sympathy, his maullness. He is
told whata dreadful thing it woul1
be to send an innocent man into
eternity. By this time the .inrymen
teel as if they were themselves on
the verge Of dissolution, and their
verdict is usually Il compromise be-
tween justice and apathy, and con-
sequently entirely contrary to law,
Which requires Of them only to de-
tcrmine whether the accused is inno-
cent or guilty, and, if the latter, to
specify the degree Of crime.
1t is not the duty Of the news
paper press to devise a substitute
for the jury system but to see and to
say that the system as now exist.
ing is doomed, and that, until a
remedy is devised, lynchings and
outbreaks like that at Cincinnati,
and the less violent but equally
earnest protests in the Dukes case
in Pennsylvania, and Emma Bond
case in Illinois, will continue.-Bos
ton Traveller.
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How Wilkes Booth Passed the Pick.

"Did You ever know how Booth
passed tile pickets on the bridge OF
the eastern branch Of the Potomac
that fatal night?" said my friend.
II will tell you as it was told to me
by the old sentinel who was that
night on duty there. A half hour
before the time agreed upon by
Booth to meet Harold, the latter,
who had lived in the neighborhood
of the bridge al! his life, and who
was across the river in the village
of Uniontown then, crossed the
bridge to come over OH the Wash
ington side. who goes thereg said
the sentinel OH the bridge. "A
friend, going for a DOCTOR replied
Harold. Pass said the sentinel
He quickly rode up Eleventh street
to Pennsylvania avenue and Eighth
street, and there in the darkness
waited until the laundering hOofs
OF Booths horse were heard com
ing DOWN Pennsylvania avenue
The two horsemen then started
down Eighth street toward the
bridge on that ride for their lives,
which .nded in CARROTS burning
barn in Virginia, d hundred miles
away. 'Who goes thereN rang out
on the air from the startled sentry
as tile two horses came rushing TO-
ward the bridge. Harold was
ahead aud cried out, "A friend with
the DOCTOR The two men passed
over the bridge, and it WAS per
hapS several hours after the rever
berations Of the horses hootS had
died away before the sentry knew
who the men in such hurry real
ly were, and when he found it out
he was nearly scared to death for
feal he had failed to do his duty"
Philadelphia Times.
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The Jury System.

The jury system, when devised,
was ideally perfect; through various
stages Of alleged Improvement it
has deteriorated, until now it is ut
tcrly worthless when left TO the
mercy of lawyers, as it usually is,
says tile New York Hour. Trial by
ores own peers was the basis Of
the system. In those days soldiers
and sailors were almost the only
men who ever left their homes: the
great majority Of intelligent men
remained always at or near their
birthplace; they knew every native
from his youth up. and strangers
were so few that they, too. were
we'll known. Any men selected for
jury duty were sure to be acquaint-
ed with accused and acuSer, and to
know the character and habits Of
each; to have formed an opinion
was no bar to jury duty, neither
were any personal relations but
those of consanguinity. Intelli-
gence did not disqualify &: man
from serving as Il juror; Oh the con-
trary, it was supposed to especially
commend q ma.
But nowadays no man-in the
United States-is tried by a jury
of his peers, nor by his personal
acquaintanceS, nor men OF lntelI-
gence. AN American jury in a
criminal case is as stupid a body
of men rs the combined ingenuity
of the lawyers on both sides can
make it. Every man who is SUR
moned as a possible juror is closely
questioned by one side and then by
the other; any knowledge Of the
prisoner disqnalities him. An opin
ion already formed debars him,
although the lawyers well know
that what most mell call opinions
are mere impressions that the least
bit OF pertinent evidence or argu-
ment will overcome; indeed, so lit
tie faith has the court in the tena
city of opinion OF the men finally
selected that it usually prohibits
the reading of newspapers and amy
conversation, except with jurors,
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PATENTED CARPET EXHIBITOR"

So constructed that we can ex-
hibit a very large number of sam
pies within 5 minutes, and show Il
continuous floor covered from each
sample of half a yard.
AS we are relieved from any loss
by remnants or depreciation IN val
ne of stock by old unstable pat
terms and do not require any extra
floor room or investment of capital,
we can afford to send for and sell
you Carpets
AT LOWER PRICES
than the same qualities arc even
sold for in New York or elsewhere.
We can always show you the
newest designs as soon as they APP
pear.
Carpets cut TIC fit the room, also
made up if desired"
Very respectfully yours,
o. j. LUCAS,
Dealer In General Merchandise,
ModeStown. va.
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A Touching Scene.

>. Amid the ruins. of their,.eapita, ].
with bare, bowed heads, in utter 81.
lence and bitter tears, Lee and his
Generals separated and went their
several ways to homes destroyed,
families broken up and scattered,
and often into exile and oblivion.
The final parting was in front of
fee's mansion in Richmond, two
days after Appomattox. Lees
house is on ordinary square brick,
standing alore on Franklin street,
one square from the Capitol. All
the other houses on the square are
connected. Upon the afternoon of
the second day after the surrender
people in that vicinity were SUI
prlsed to see coming riding up the
street from the south company of
Confederate horSemen. They were
unarmed. Their gray uniforms
were worn, soled, and often tat
tered, their trappings old and
patched. They wore slouclied hats,
and here and there was feather
remaining of the once smart and
iaunty dropping plume of the Con
federate cavalryman. They were
bronzetl and Drowned and bearded.
They sat erect and came OH with
the splendid horsenanShip for
which they were noted. Upon tine
collars of some OF the gray jackets
could still be seen the faded and
furnished gilt stars, the emblems Of
the wearer's rank.
In front of them rode Lee. His
two hands held the loosely swing
ing reins and rested upon the POM
mel. His head was bent and his
eyes were looking straight ahead
from under his 1owncast brow, but
they seemed to see nothing.
AS the troops c;lntered up to his
old home his horse stopped at the
gale, and he aroused himself sud
denly, as from dream, and cast
his eyes upon the familiar windows
aud then around over the group of
gallant soldiers who had followed
his fortunes for four bloody years
and gone down in defeat under his
banner.
The end of it all had come at
last. lis threw himself from his
horse, and all his companions fol
lowed his action. They stood hat
in hand, with an arm through the
bride rein, while Lee went from
man to man, grasping each hand,
looking intcntly into each face as
though lie would press it upon his
memory forever. Then he turned
and walked through the gate and
up the steps to his door. AS u ser
want opened the door he paused
with his left foot upon the veranda.
his right upon the last step and
looked back for the last time. Not
a word had been spoken, not Il
goodbye uttered. There was no
sound heard but that Of Sobs as
these unkempt and grizzled heroes
of a hundred battles leaned their
heads against the shoulders Of
their horses and wept.
Lee gave one look, and broke
down at last. His hands were over
his eyes, his frame shook with
SObS. as he turnod quickly and dis.
appeared into his lonely house.
With the closing Of the door he.
hind him ended forever the wild
dream of the Southern Confeder-
Cincinnati Commercial Ga
Zetto
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The next morning Norman went
back to his desk, and Stephen took
no more notice of his return than
if he had never left. People who
had been specializing abont his los
ing his position knew in. five min
ntes there would be no change.
And every one took his tone from
Stephen. We were treated very
much like two children Who had
been forgiven, and whose ia lit was
not to he thrown up to:the1n..
That's the way the meqtooklt.and
Norman pretended to he. satisfied.
The women acted with.a great deal
more Intelligence. They. all came
to see me, and though did not give
them all credit for the very klnllest
of motives Imade them all welcome.
I told them about my wedding trip,
and showed them my new things,
and I.dare say the men talked evey-
thing over witllvthem afterward.
,But.what most puzzled every.
body was that Stephen Barker.
came so often to see ms, and was so
friendly with Norman. Some
thought it very mean.Spirted in
him, and others remembered that
when he was very young he
had loved my mother dearly.
Even those who spoke kindly of
him did not give him credit for half
the noble unselfishness he had
shown for he would not let me tell
any one that it WAS lie himself who
had planned everything about my
property and my wedding.
Gust let them say you Tilted me,
Frances, if they please to do SOLVE
know better, and we will keep our
secret until uncle Miles comes
round"
Aunt and uncle both came round
sooner than we expected. When
it was known TINT Stephen spent
so much of his time with lis, Aunt
Miles considered the advantages Of
having her daughters Brought f.
military in contact with him, and
for Their SakeS she came to see me,
and gave me kiss Of reconciliation.
But as for catching Stephens
heart sin the rebound" WAS con-
cerned, she was just little too late.
Norman'S sister, who WAS teacher
in one Of the public schools of New
York, came to spend her vacation
with us, and Stephen fell in love
with her in a way that convinced
me that his love for Frances Halli
day had only been the tile shadow
Of the love he had for her mother.
Why, Norman himself never be-
Iaved more foolislly about me than
Stephen about this little plain Ruth
Strong; for she is plan-every one
must allow that.
And the preparations that are
going on for the marriage quite
amuSe me-, WHO might have been the
bankers wife myself. Dear me, |
think Love must laugh at the kind
Of people he comes in contact with.
Bnt4elfope Stephen Will be happy;
| do indeed.
This is all I have to say about the
marriage. l think it WAS rather
peculiar. Some women will doubt
less say they don't believe such men
as Stephen exist. But let a girl,
when she discovers that she does
not like a man, tell him so and ask
his advice and help, and ten to one
she will find another Stephen. How
can men be chivairons and self-de
nying if women don't give them
opportunities! Think this is wrong,
and [ intend to give Norman every
chance to cultivate such noble quail
ties.-Phila. Record.
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As if by magic ones pains van
ish If he be IL sufferer from rheu-
matism or neuralgia and applies
St. Jacobs Oil, the pain-banisher.
For Coughs and Colds Red Star
Cough Cure is a safe, pleasant, sure
remedy.
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"a continual dropping on a very
rainy day and a contentious wo.
man are alike" No wonder, poor
souls, they are such slaves to head
ache. One twenty five cents spent
for bottle Of Salvation Oil will re-
store harmony i'll the household.
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HUNDRED THOUSAND. DOLLARS,

Thereby saving our customers
the wholesale dealers or job
beers intermediate profits. 1t in
cludeS the most beautiful de
signs Of Vclvets, Brussels and
Ingrains, as we'll us all the less
expensive grades of Carpets.
We show you this immense stock
through a new and very practi-
Cal invention, called Croft Il
PeterSOn'S
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BRO II MIS-
SUPERIOR
Cedar Island Guano.
The cheapest fertilizer on the
market according to results aScer-
tanned by the farmer and chemist.
ANALYSIS.
DIR. w j. GAscoYNE, Chemist.

CEDAR ISLAND GUANO is a
complete manure, containing all the
elements of good plant food, and in
proper proportions, TO sustain veg
citation through the entire period
of it's growth, and brings crops to
their full maturity. 1t has been
found especially good on peas, po-
tatoes and onions, and has given
equal satisfaction on corn and
grass. 1t is fully up to the standard
of last year, and is registered in
Virginia. 1t is now ready for de-
livery.
OppIC a ppOWNE
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MIR. BEowNE:-I tried your Cedar Is
land Guanolast Spring on Sweet Pota-
toes. alongside of other fertilizers. and
think it nearly doubedin yield of any
other used. In fact. if had not used it
at all, my potatoes would not have been
worth digging. John j. Ward,
Iadlock, january, %, 1856.
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SHE RULES.

Since Faihcr Adam first was fooled.
Tie world has boon by wlmansrulcd;
Sho rules by tactics OF her own
A laugh. IL sigh, II smile. frown.
A cheerful wordito Danish care.
gcntlo touch; II silent prayer.
A tender hug. goodnight klss.
Impartial peace and hnllOwcd bliss.
She ruloth not with gun or spee-,
Hor chosen weapon Is II ienr;
She conquers Oft by tenderness
And sympathy for sore distress.
She many cunning ways can tlud
To make submissive vain mankind,
From any craft appearing trcs,
A clever actress sho can be.
A lion can be, or else q lamb;
A hurricane, or else calm;
A furious .awk or cooling dove,
So full OF ire or full OF love.
Now this Is womnn,s little plan
To rulc tho world, by ruling man;
And no who doubts that sl-e doth rule,
Should try tho matrimonial school.
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Bobtown, January, 26, 1888,

| used Cedar Island Guano on Sweet
potatoes, and am perfectly well salts
fled with the result, also used it on
Onions and other vegetables with the
best result w. d. FosQue
SturgiS Z. 0.
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fused Cedar Island Guano on Sweet
potatoes, ut the rate Of 200 pounds per
acre, and believe it to he fully up to
ANYTHING have used. Will use it again.
SturgiS 2. o. JIG. EosQue,
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CAPT. o. a. BRow>E;-DEAI; SIR:
used half il bag of your Cedar Island
Guano last year on Sweet Potatoes. Ill d
can truly say it eycels any fertilizer l
ever used. If l had used it more extern
sively l am confident it would have
doubled my crop, Willtry itagain next
season. II. G. Johnson.
Willis Wharf, January, 29,lSS5,
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I used Cedar Island Guano on Sweet
ard Irish Potatoes and Corn. On the
Irish it was fully equal to Peruvian
Gllano. and better than any other fertil-
iZers. On the Sweets and Corn it was
equal to any fertilizer l have ever used,
Accomac G. II. Va. Thos. Beasley,
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CAPT. o. \. BROWNE Dear Sir
used half ton of your Cedar Island
Guanon last year OH Corn and can say
that it doubled my crop in corn AMI fod-
der, and my neighhOrs and all others
who passed the field can testify to it.
1t was on very poor land. think it
paid me well-would like to use two or
three tons this year. Very Truly Yours,
George S, Mapp.
Rnhtnwn. January. 26. 1883,
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1 used Cedar Island Guano on Sweets
by the side Of other fertilizers, and
found it equal to any, T. S. Smith.
Willowtlale, 0etsber, 8, 1854.
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I used Cedar Island Guano Oh Irish
Potatoes, next to Peruvian guano, there
was no difference in the yield of either.
am of the opinion that with time &C.
di,r Island will yield more. [ also put
it OH Sweet Potatoes, and the results
were satisfactory, its yield WAS one
third more than where put no guano.
Drummondtown Wm. w. CoXton.
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used Cedar Island Guano on Peas
by the side Of Peruvian Guano, your
guano eXcelled the Peruvian by fur, and
on Irish Potatoes my experience is they
grow longer and yield more; mean by
growing longer, that the vines do not
give up so early and Outyield the PERU
Wan. also applied it to Corn, only about
a handful to every three or four hills
with very good results. A. L. james,
Locustville, December, 10, 1854.
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fused your guano last year by the
side OF Peruvian guano, the season was
bad. the Peruvian started first but the
Cedar Island was fully equal in yield;
and from my observation would have sur
passed it had it been seaSonable.
w. Z. Duncan.
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{ : g. s 5 52 e Z 4: e s. 6 S
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

1t gives us pleasure to announce
that we have completed arrange
ments direct with a Large Carpet
Manufacturer in New York, by
which we can show a very large
assortinento of Carpets selected with
the greatest care from IL Stock Of
Several
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I used your guano last year side Peru
Wan guano and other commercial man-
ures, on Irish and Sweet Potatoes, the
Cedar Island was equal to any. i prefer
it. for the quality is up to amy, and it
costs less money. w. r. Bunting.
Folly Greek, near Drummondtown, Jan
uarY, 8, 1855.
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/ used your Guano last spring on Irish
potatoes side by side with Peruvian
(iuano and yours eXcelled it by one third
and was green While the othars dried al
most out, from the long drought.
Modestown. 4. j. Northam.
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I used one-half ton of Cedar Island
Glano on Irish Potatoes side by side
with Peruvian guano that cost $50 per
ton of 5000 pounds and other CONNER
cial fertilizers, that on which Cedar Is
land was used was better than Peruvian,
ard there was no comparison with the
other fertilizers. OF course, the long
drought and bugs prevented Il full crop
from maturing. L. Z. ParkeS.
Matomkin, L. o.
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People of Accomac Appreciate its @erfts.
You Want a Good Sewing Machine

come and see me. or write to me, and
WILL SELL YOU ANY MACHINE
that can be bought, THE WHITE
but none so good as ssaA WEE Es
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In the meantime there was trout
BILE enough in Milford. Our flight
was not discovered tillnear So'clock,
and then Uncle Miles sent word at
once to Stephen Barker, who Sc
Guided himself for that day entirely.
My aunt and Cousins chagrin and
disappointment were very great; in
fact, when considered the amount
ofcondolence ana gossip they would
have to endure, l felt that for all
the Sights and scornS Of my I'M
loved girlhood L could CRY quits.
And l had got my fortune also, aud
Norman and l were so completely
happy! We had not a care, for
Stephen had given him a $500 bill
and months holiday, and told us
to get all the pleasure we could out
oft. We obeyed him implicitly.
During that month things settled
down a little. l did not expect to
lie forgiven all at once, and was
not; but then I was in apositioll not
to worry particularly about it. We
returned very quietly after dark
one night, very much like two chill
dren who have played truant all
day and creep home at nightfall
with slittle ostentation as possible.
But at Stamford hall everything
had been prepared for my comfort.
The fires were blazing. the gas High :
led, and an cxcellents supper waiting.
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Matomkin, p, 0.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-01-24

Mr.. W. II. Page removed all Of his vehicle,
from his premises at the outburst OF the fire,
extending line OF them on Fort street up TO
Bere,ania street, but returned them in safety
after the danger was over lie attributes the
preservation Of his buildings. which were Of
light wood and very inHammable, to the wise
direction Of Chief Engineer Mott, who directed
No. Engine to play strong stream on the
buildings along the alley and in the rear OF the
Fort street side, while Ex.Chief A. J. Cart.
wright and assistant Engineer Monsauat did
equally good service by directing one OF the
streams from Engine No. to he kept playing
on the rear Of the ELITE Ice Cream Saloon,
and adjoining buildings along tina, portion OF
the alley way which separated these burning
buildings from the workshops Of Mr.. Page in
the rear Of the carriage repository.
Had the conhagration once crossed the alley
way and igni,ed Mr. Pages building it would
have passed almost beyond restraint and in
fiicied a fearful amount Of destruction and sui
fering.
Mcssrs. James Campbell, J. A. McGrew,
Iohn Patty and others have pe,i,io1ed the min
ister Of the interior to have Hotel street
widened along the frontage Of the recent,
burned over lots.
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The Voicano TRIP aud the VoIcano Houss
II Visitors Opinion.

'"''0' VP'"'""'
Mr., John Douglas Smith, of Hollywood,
County Down, Ireland, left England for New
Zealand, via the United States, in May, 1883.
Being impressed with California he remained
there several months, arriving here on the
Alameda December 25rd last.
Mr.. Smith had. when he left England an
extremely hazy notion of this kingdom. He
had never heard OF the " Hawaiian Islands
though he knew, ina general way, about
the Sandwich Islands and Honolulu. But
he thought the volcano was about six miles out
Of town. When he reached San Francisco he
was unable 10 learn--at either Of the steamship
trip from Honolulu.
His FIRST idea Of the maguiiicenee Of the vol.
eano was Tavernier's liihograph in the Xmas
Wasp. When he actually saw il he was not
only not disappointed but considers the sight
the grandesi in his esO,rience. He says ,ha,
population Of sightseeing globe uo,ters,
larger than that Of this entire Kingdom, would
gladly visi, US from England alone Il our vol.
cano were properly advertised. He thinks
tina, large. well executed liihograph Of the
volcano, hung up in Charring Cross Station
London, would attract to our shores a stream
OF visitors signing, repining and only waiting
for fresh worlds lof trave) to conquer.
| Mr. Smith is very plain in his criticism o
the Volcano House management, and offer
some sensible suggestions--of which, NOR,
anon