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WAKEFIELD s. HALL,
DRUG II S is,
Corner Prince and Fairfax street.
Prescriptions speciality. English, French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Farina Cologne; Magnolia, Hedyesmia, Geranium
and Florida Water; Genuine Lubin's Extracts
sponges Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes; full assortment Of Patent Medl-
cines, Coxes Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa-
rine; Spices of all kinds, and select stock of all
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-26

VIZ F. CREIGHTON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS DYE STUFFS,
GARDEN SEEDS, &C., &c.
Corner King and Royal streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders will receive prompt attention.
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS, dc.

EDw'D. 8. LEADBEATER. THos. LEADBEATEE
~ s. LEADBEATER & BRO.,
Nos and Z s. Fairfax st.,
Established 1892,
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS and MEDICINES, CHEMICALS,
PAINTS, OILS, PROPRIETARY MEDl-
CINES, GARDEN SEEDS, SPICES,
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET GOODS, &c.
Proprietors of Anodyne Pectoral, Lubricating
Imminent, Essence Jamaica Ginger and Cough
syrup: and Agents foI Ayers Medicines, Ready
mixed and Tinted Gloss Paints, &C.
Every effort will be made to maintain tho high
reputation of our old establishment. M o
A l. WAKEFIELD,
N. Successor to Janney & Co..
DRUGs PAINTS, OILS, GARDEN SEED,
WINDOW GLASS, SPICES,
Acids, Dye Stufs and Druggists Sundries.
Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders and inquiries from the country promptly
"' NEW BUILDING,
eop1 No. 49, King street
SUMMERs & ALLEN,
DRUGGISTS,
N w. corner King and Pitt streets,
Dealers IN DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PERFUMERT,
BRUShES, &C., oSC.
gOTTLERs OF SODA WATER SARSAPARILLA
AND GINGER ALE.
Prescriptions carefully compounded. o csS9
SAMUEL H. LUNT,
y
DRUGGIST.
CORNER KING AND FAIRFAX STREETS
Dealer
DRUGS. caEMhtIUGadE5ss,
| FANCY and TOILET ARTICLES.
PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, &c., sc.
Physicians prescriptions carefully prepared at
all hours, day and night. ap4
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INLAND AND SEABOARD .U-
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WIN. MANNs RED WARRIOR AXES at ~
w King, corner of Royal streefs:-w I'VE nave
in store 70 dozen of VIM Mann's Celebrated Red
Warrior rs Axes, which wero made expressly for
our trade, to which we invite tho attention OIL
purchasers These Axes were purchased at the
lowest cash quantity price, and will be sold at
S'n nc.a sa'SH''' 1T. CREIGHTON & SON:
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DHILIP B. HOOE,
NO. 2. PRINCE STREET.
GENERAL
COMMISSION AND SHIPPING MERCHANT
Dealer in all kinds of
FERTILIZERS SALT AND PLASTER.
Agent of the
LIVERPOOL j. LONDON & GLOBE lNSUE
ANCE COMPANY.
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NOOD OOLONG TEA Just received for sale a
ar 90 ets. pen lb By Emh1el J. @. hILBURE.
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NnOTHER SWANS INFALL1BLE, TASTE
wi LESS CATHARTIC WORM SYRUP is per-
fectly harmless, and the most effective worm oe-
stroyer e1tant. Never does harm. Always does
good good .e casn nsT bottie For sale by
A"0A'' A. A. WAKEFIELD,
Successor to Janney & Co.,
.oe 1852 King street.
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FOR NEW YORK.
STEAMERS Z. C. KNIGHT AND e>
JOHN GIBSON &I6&G
EVERY FRIDAY and returning leave New
York, from pier Al, East river, EVERY SAT-
URDAY.
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DOToMAC ROE HERRING, in hall o@''''D
i kits, for sale by RrRS
feb11 j. Y. W L-.-----
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CTEAMER ARROWSMITH FOE ITO
y POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. -
Leaves Washington, from 9TH street wharf, at
a. M and Alexandria, from foot of King street,
at 8 e. IN MONDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SA-
TURDAYS, returning on Tuesdays, Fridays, and
Sundays for al River Landings as far as Nomini
Creek, Curricman, ST Clements Bay and Leonard
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IN DOZEN CANS WOODLAND lo''A
w received to-day by ,,1rp1-RN.
feb11 }. Y. MlGDS-~
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FOX SALE OK KIN

FOR RENT-Thy STOkEHOUSE formerly
Nh occupied by Mclean & Uhler, No. 70 King
street, Also STORE No. go King st. Apply to
dec14-eotf w. Is. GhETOhf
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Fare, one way, 81. Round trip, $500.
This is the only line that connects in Norfolk
with tho Boston and Providence steamers.
For further particulars apply at company's
Office, 7th st. wharf, Washington.
Or to PHILIP B. II JOE,
ap23 Agt. Primo. st. wharf.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08
One Thousand Musket Cartridges.

DANvILLE, Va, Oct. 1.-Much ex-
element has been caused here by the
finding of a box of one thousand mus
ket cartridges concealed in the loft OF
the house occupied by Capt. Raulston,
the recent Republican Collector OF
Internal Revenue here Raulston was
superseded by Major Helm, Demo
crat, but, in turning over the effects
of the Office to Helm, he said nothing
about this quantity of ammunition
Raulston is one of Mahone's most ac-
tive agents in this part Of the State
and was particularly prominent about
the time of the "Danville massacre.
The Democrats charge that this am,
munition was sent here to Mahone't
revenue official to be used by the col
ored people against the white Demo
Gratis, and that not only did the Ma
honites premeditate the murder anC
assassination of the whites of Dan
vile, but prepared themselves in ad
vance for the execution Of their mur
derous designs. Capt. Raulston il
now out Of the city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08
The Dear. Clever Creatures.

Misery-A girl with a new dress and
no place to go.
Why are women like tops2 Because
their mission is to hum.
"Love's young Acknowledgements
ing with the girl holding the lines.
If "a young lady cannot fire young
mans affections any better than she
can fire stone, you can make sure
she will loose many pound of cara
mels.
An Oil City girl who has been 18
years old for the past ten years always
removes the bible, which contains the
family record, from the room when
her beau calls.
A Burlington girl with muslin ten
denotes writes home from the seaside
that she always goes bathing in a
stripped suit, because it makes hel
look like a buoy.
The newspapers have recently beer
filled with the story Of young mar
who was desperately in love with 4
New Jersey girl. 1t has since beer
discovered that the young man is in
sane.
"I understand you are a graduate
OF Vassar, Miss Lucy. Did you stud,
English literature to any extentY'
"Oh, mercy, yes we had Hogg TO
breakfast. Bacon for dinner, Lamb 70
tea, and Lover in the evening"
A Sidney, Neb., bachelor answere'
, matrimonial advertisement in al
Omaha paper a few days ago, request
ing photograph. The lady replied
sending not only her own photograph
: but those OF her four children by he
first husband as we'll The bachelo
was satisfied.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08

The young man held position in
a shoe store and the other morning
his girls father, who had treated him
with vigorous emphasis a few even
ings before, came in to buy pair Of
boots. The old man didn't recognize
his late victim as he came forward to
wait on him.
"What NUMBER" asked the clerk in
a shaky voice in response to the de-
mand for pair of boots.
He was fitted with pair in few
minutes and went out with his pur-
chase, leaving the young clerk buried
in thought.
"HelIo," said the boss, disturbing
his reverie, whats the matter with
you"
The clerk strrted.
"0h, / was thinking"
thinking? This is no time tc
think. What's the matter?"
"Why, that man is my girls dad
He has just put on and worn away {
pair Of light No. boots, | was up a
his house the other night, and whel
/ left him at the gate, would hav'
sworn in any court that he wore a No
IS, double soled, with a steel toe.
All the rest of the day, the clerl
was absorbed in thought, and the bos
didn't bother him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08
FASHION.

Low-cut shoes are fashionable for
street wear.
Pendant or drop buttons fasten
many bodices.
0ld-fashioned pearl picot edges for
ribbons are revived.
High-crowned hats with narrow
brims are the ones most worn
Light-plaid cloths and dark diago-
nails are used for travelling wraps,
Plastron waistcoats OF beads are
shown among fancy fall novelties,
The correct thing in corsage orna-
mentation for ladies' wear is a single
rose.
Many overskirts are slashed only
on one side, but the slash extends all
the way to the waist
Bonnets are more eccentric, and ca
PRECIOUS than ever, in shape, size, ma
terials, and trimmings.
The fronts of basques have one or
two points, the back frequently has
the sash drapery attached to it.
The bulk of winter stufls, both wool
and silk, are striped horizontally as a
rule, but frequently vertically.
Stripes of various colors, side by
side, are frequently seen in velvet OF
or plush Oh sober-toned woolen goods
Striped skirts will be worn with
cloth, velvet velveteen, and plush in
frocks that bear the mark of French
taste
Woolen stuffs are more in favor
than silk or velvet ones for bonnetE
and hats, as well as for the frock'
with which they are worn.
New cloak, jacket, newmarket, anC
ulster clasps come in novel figures
flower, leaf, and fancy forms, in metals
and carved woods.
The basque is still the bodice mos
favored by dressmakers, but it is mad,
very short and simple, with or with
out waistcoat, at pleasure.
A new design for a polonaise ha
the entire bodice covered with fla
: plaits stitched down both back an,
: front to below the waist line, wher
g the extra fullness is allowed to flow in
: to the skirt.
The tendency to have the skirt clin
' closely in front and on the side
: while the back is full, continues, bu
there is also marked disposition t
retain the full puiis on the hips an
:, the short, full draperes in front.
S With dressy toilets, plaid rushes {
v pale pink, cream, lilac and blue sill
8 crepe are worm they are usually fa
tened at one side with bow of ril
n bon, a jeweled ornament or spra
It Of natural flowers, and sometimes
. handsome finish OF rich lace falls b
e low the plating.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08
John 5. Wise SIaps a. NHan i'm
the Mouth.

WASHINGTON, October IA very
large crowd left here tonight on the
6 ;25 train to attend the Republican
meeting at Alexandria. Among the
passengers were John S. Wise, Repub-
lican candidate for Governor Of Vir-
ginia, who was to address the meeting,
and John Amber Smith, claim
agent of this city and formerly men,
ber of Congress from Richmond. For
some time past there has been BIT
ter feeling between these two gentle
men. They occupied adjoining seats
in the smoking car and when about
two miles from Alexandria Smith and
and Wise became involved in wran-
gle, in which Smith called wise a liar,
He had no sooner uttered the words
than he received a stinging blow in
the mouth from Wise, and drew the
blood and knocked him down. Wise
followed up his attack, but the crowd
interfered and stopped the row.
When Alexandra was reached Wise
went to Armory Hall, where the meet
ing was being held The meeting
was noisy from the start and when
Wise appeared Oh the stage and be
gan to speak he was interrupted by
the friends of Smith, who had assem-
bled in large numbers, with all man
ner of insulting remarks and was fin
ally forced to leave the stage and hal
and the meeting broke up in disor
der.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08
TRIAL ER EE.
scotf.s Brain specific Medicine.

scott's Brain Specific Medicine, a positive
cure for all nervous diseases, cures Seminal
Weakness, sper1natorrhea, Impotency and all
disases that follow as a sequence of self abuse
as dimness Of vision, loss OF memory, Universal
Lassitude, Pain in the Back, Premature Old Age,
and many other diseases that lead to Insanity
or Consumption and an early grave,
EEFull information in our Pamphlet which
we desire to send free to all.
E-scott's Brain Specific Medicine is sold on
ly by the agent whose name is at the bottom Of
this advertisement or sent direct from the com
pany- Price 81 per package, six for So sent by
mail on receipt of price, Trial Free on receipt
of cents in stamps to pay postage. With each
order iorsix boxes accompanied with IS we send
our written guarantee to refund the money Il
the treatment fails to effect permanent cure
None genuine without the signature of the In
ventor Dr.. J. B. Scott, London, Eng Address
all orders TO the Scott Medicine Co, 90 HennepiI
block, Minneapolis, MIMI, sole agents for U. s.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08

IrWe NIust SAW TnreweIl.

II we must say farewell to-day,
My love shall. end tomorrow.
For what were all this world to me,
IfTmust live in sorrow?
I'd sooner die than live and love
without sweet loves return;
I'd sooner let affections die
Than passions vainly burn,
For what vain, unreal good
We're kneeling at thy shrine,
Forewarned that praying never could
Convert thy love to mine.
What folly that my heart should be
OF such slight concern
That I should longer worship thee
Without thine in return.
All no, to thee, my heart shall be
In captive bond, nor broken,
Nor Retrospective memory
Return to give loves token,
Proud fancy shall no longer WOO
A vacant minded folly,
Nor when she's bade last adieu
Don weeds Of melancholy.
I'll live to smile and love again,
Perchance more worthy too,
VIII be the object of my love
Than her bid adieu
So then farewell, farewell to-day,
My love shall end tomorrow,
I'll live to smile and love again,
But ne'er bow down to sorrow.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08

Some of the queerest names hail
from the Basque provinces of Spain.
Two officials in the Treasury Depart
ment at Madrid. who claim Basque
descent, call themselves respectively
Don Epifanio Mifurzururdunduay
Zengotide and Don Juan Nepomucend
de eBurishagonatzastotorecengagiceris-
eocachatzerha-ty.
The old time Puritan could never
have been induced to win bets for any
one.
Durbin Ward and Lot Wright have
not had fight for week. The cam
paign in Ohio is getting monstroai
dull
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08

Old Homespun stopped his horse
half an hour before house with a
smallpox flag hung out at the cham
ber window. Finally he grew impa-
tient, and, with "Get up" remarked.
"Darn if / b'lieve there's any train
coming. II anyrate, I'll risk it,"
elbow do you like Miss Lilliwhiteg
asked Brown OF Fogg, who had just
waltzed with the lady: "don't you ad-
mire her conversation? "Yes," re-
piled Fogg, "she talks well enough
but, between you and me-" brushing
his whitened coat sleeve, 'she's a lit
lie foury."
mo-" said Miss Finn, II dom
write to Clara very often, but l write
to Jane three times week. l dom
like Jane one bit but then. you know
she lives in San Francisco, and i
doesn't cost any more to send lette
to her than it does to send one Il
Clara, who only lives in Chelsea. p
always taught me to practise econo
my"
Gen. E. F. Jones, of Binghamptor
was selected by the State Centrs
Committee, as the Democrat cand
date for Lieutenant-Governor of Me-
York. Gen. Jones is a lifelong Den
oerat of high personal standing, an
has the record of an able and gallar
officer in the Federal army. His ST
: lection is understood to have bee
J made in defence to the wishes of Co
lHiIl
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08

A Missouri editor thus gently refers
to contemporary: at were COM
pliment to the thing to call il a wreck
er Of virtue, a thief of chastity, NOR
al leper, mass OF ofcorruption, a sheep
killing dog, a hen-roost robber, jack
al, a ghoul, hyena, blood-sucker, a
hell-hound, a devil incarnate, a vam-
pire, a lick spittle, a liar, tree toad a
viper, q pestilential vapor, a miasmat.
ic poison, an upas shade, cess-pool
stencil, a stinker, a sand bagger, a lug.
ger, pirate, petty thief, an incestu
Gus wretch, a cringing, crawling, era
ven, blow-head, black-leg. deat
beat, defaulter, an Ishmaelite, al
outeast, hypocrite, he harlot, al
arch fend Of perdition.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08

None of the Republican senators
have ventOred into Virginia yet.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
FL Wadhi's HEADQUARTERS.

Ell Obeid, the capital of Kordofan and
headquarters of the False Prophet, cost
the latter more than one bloody defeat
before he could take possession of it. and
does not appear to be specially valuable
to him after all. 1t is dirty, untldy
town of the regular Arab type, consisting
for the most part of circular mud novels
thatched with corn shaped roofs of corn
stalks. 1t contains nearly 10000 in
habitants, and is situated in the middle
of wide. bare, dusty plain. about 400
miles west of the Nile, thinly dotted with
huge trees. The town itself is girdlcd
with ring of those sriky mimosa
thickets which every African traveller
knows to his cost. In the center of it
lies the great market place-daily crowd
ed by several thousand Arabs from the
surrounding country-along one side of
which runs the long, low, many -windowed
front of the Madhi's palace, looking at
first sight very much like caravan
serai," or travellers refuge. The build
ing is surmounted by a high square
tower, above which waves deiantly the
great standard of the Madhi, visible to a
considerable distance.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
A PalatiaI Residence.

The richest young married man in
Philadelphia, letter from that city says,
is James 2. Scott, son of the late Thomas
A. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. Nobody knows,
however, what he is worth. because, ac-
cording to the request of his father, no
inventory of his fathers estate has been
filed. His father was believed, however,
by those who were acquainted with his
affairs to be worth about $16, 900, 600.
James p married the daughter Of Mr..
Hugh Davids, member of an old Phila-
delphia family. He has bestowed upon
her the finest diamonds in Pennsylvania,
among them necklace of three strands
worth 100000. His house is regarded,
next to VanderbiIt's, as the finest in the
United States. It is valued, with its
contents, at 81 900, 900. These figures,
however, cannot convey true idea of
its splendor, because as compared with
New York ground in Philadelphia, by
reason of the extent of territory, is
cheap. The appointments of the house
are exquisite. Artists and decorators
were brought from Germany and France
for the purpose of beautifying special
rooms. The decorations and appoint
ments of one of the principal drawing
rooms alone were made at an expense of
500. .OOO.-C CHICAGO Tribune.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
Canine Ghosts.

another animal which is often said to
make its ghostly appearance is the dog.
Thus, man who hanged himself at
Broomfeld, near Shrewsbury, ''came
again in the form of a large black dog"
and headless black dog is reported to
haunt the road between Yeaton aud
Baschurch. A not uncommon belief is
that the spirits of wicked persons are
punished by being doomed to wear for a
certain time the shape of a dog; and ac,
of favorite dog which has died returns
haunts it frequented during life. ''I was
once informed by a servant" writes Mrs.
Latham in her 'West Sussex Supersti-
tions, "whom had desired to go down
stairs and try to stop the barking of a
dog, which l was afraid would waken a
sleeping invalid, that nothing would
stop his noise, for she knew quite well
by his manner of barking that the ghost
of another dog was walking about the
garden and terrifying him. Traditions
respecting these spectre dogs differ in
various localities, but are still firmly
credited by our agricultural peasantry.
In Devonshire they are known as the
"Yeth Hounds" and are said to be the
disembodied souls of unbaptized infants.
They were heard, we are informed, some
few years ago in the parish of St. Mary
Tavy by an old man named Roger Rurn.
He was working in the fields, when he
suddenly heard the baying of the hounds,
the shouts and horn of the huntsman,
and the smacking of his whip. This
last point the old man quoted as at once
settling the question: 'Now, could
be mistaken Why, ] heard the very
smacking of his whip" Once more,
some years ago, an accident happened in
a Cornish mine, whereby several men lost
their lives. AS soon as help could be
procured party descended, but the re-
mains of the poor fellows were discovered
to be mutilatcd beyond recognition. On
being brought up to the surface the
clothes and mass of mangled flesh
dropped from the bodies. A bystander,
anxious to spare the feelings OF the rela
tives present, quickly cast this unsightly
mass into the blazing furnace of an en-
gine close at hand. But ever since that
day the cngineman positively asserted
that troops of little black dogs continu
ally haunted the locality. Wild Edric,
legendary hero, haunts the Stretton
hills in the form of large black dog
with black fiery eyes.-L0ndon STANDARD.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
SCOTLAND NECK, HALIFAX CO., N. c. THURSDAY,

chain, strong enough to hold shin.
wrought by an heroic female blacksmith,
Mrs. Rose Wyatt, formerly of England.
now living in Providence.
dellcately wrought costume of EN-
broldered silk attracts much attention in
this exhibit, as does very beautiful COL
lection of china.
Of the Middle States only one was at
the time of writing represented-little
New Jersey, whose fine display early in
stalled puts many a Pennsylvania and
New Yorker to the blush as they notice
the empty spaces Of the two contiguous
States. Mrs. Erminnie Smith, the cen
missioner from New jersey. has an able
assistant in the second commissioner,
Mrs. Welet, and these two ladies have
arranged an exceedingly creditable ex-
hibit.
A portable kiln for firing china is much
admired--work from Mrs. Wheeler's es-
adjustment of the associated artists in
New York city. In connection with
the work of the women of New York |
must not fail to mention the admirable
collection OF paintings that has been Sc
cured through the efforts of the Ladies'
Art committee of New York appointed
in that city last December. If all the
States would do rs Texas, Ohio, Mime
sofa, Iowa and Kansas have done and
hep their women, all would be well.
The work of the Mexican women. ana
Il complete exhibit of the process of silk
weaving, are features which must be
passed over with brief mention. In a
quiet corner of the gallery is a long al
| cove devoted to science and literature.
The scientific section is under the charge
of Mrs. Ordway, of Boston.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
FOrecasting Weather.

A peach blossom sunset in haze is good
sign of dry weather, ''Axueous vapors
being Opaque to the deep red rays, as
Sir John Herschel says. An old rhyme
that sings itself in ones head, IS:
can old moons mist,
is worth gold in kist;
But new moons mist
Snail never lack thirst"
Meaning that foo in the old of the
moon is apt to herald some sort Of rain,
while in the new moon it clears Off with
fine weather, which is one of the things
you may put down in your note book
and find out just what it is good for.
Halos, coronas and lunar rainbows are
seen only when watcry vapor is gathering
high in the air, to fall presently in copi-
Gus rain or snow. Sailors believe it a
sure sign of a heavey storm when, in
their phrase, star is seen ahead of the
moon, towing her, and another chasing
her close astern. l won't stop to ex-
plain why this is good sign. but it is
sure as any in the signal service code,
for scientific reasons. In the ballad of
Sir Patrick Spence, he sings of another
old sign:
= Late, late yestere'en, saw the new moon
WI the Old one in her arm;
And fear, L fear, my dear master.
That we will come to harm"
-Vick's Magazine.