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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS

COUNTY OFFICERS.
Us. Bizzell, Clerk Superior Court.
j. M. Spell, Sheriff and Treasurer.
y. +. Herring, Register of Deeds.
TOWN OFFICERS.
r.. G. Homes, Mayor.
a. V. Royal, Policeman.
DIR. II. II. Holiday, Treasurer.
ID. M. Patrick, Clerk.
II. G.. Holmes, II. II. Holiday, ID.
NJ. Patrick, j. G. Slocumb, Il. j.
Williams, Commissioners.
POST OFFICE.
Clifton Ward, p. NJ, opens 500
A. NJ, closes 900 z. M. Mails close
at A. NJ. and $3.50 Z. NJ.
PRINTING OFFICE.
Caucasian Job Office, on Fayette-
Vile Street, next Alliance Store.
Bill Heads, Letter Heads aud En-
velOpes, Posters and Pr q rammes.
Mortgages, &c.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
Train leaves for Warsaw at 8:2O
A. NJ.
Train from Warsaw arrives at IL:
80 A. M.
Leaves for Warsaw in 2. M. at $40.
Arrives Clinton in p. M. at 700.
WHERE TO WORSHIP.
Baptist, o. P. Meeks pastor; SER
vices 1st and 3rd Sunday. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night. Sunday
School Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock.
Episcopal, - rector. Sunday
School Sunday evening at 1880.
Methodist, J. M. Ashby pastor;
services 1st Sunday. Prayer meet
ing Thursday night. Sunday School
at 8 A. M.
Presbyterian, -- pastor,
PRAYER meeting Wednesday night.
Sunday School at A. M.
LODGES.
Clinton No. 124, j. o. o. F., meets
every Tuesday night at 8 Z. M. w.
-4fRackley, n, G., D. NJ. Patrick,
Vice Grand, J. \. Beaman, Sect'y.
Sa npson Encampment No. Is, l.
O. o. F., meets End and 4th Thurs
day nights in OGd Fellows Hall. S.
G.. Johnson, G. p, ID. NJ. Patrick,
Scribe.
Clinton No. 1909 X. of H.. meets
in Masonic Hall on the LIST and 3rd
Thursday night. M. Hanstein, Dicta-
tor; j. A. Beaman, Reporter.
Hiram No. 90, A. f. & A. M,
meets Ill Masonic Hall the 3rd Fri
day in each month. Everett Peter
son, w. Nj, b. Matthews, Sect'y.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
ZDN 8E1E
Notice..

The Life, Annual members, OF the
Sampson County Agricultural Society,
and al persons interested IN having a
County Fair, are earnestly requested to
meet at the Courthouse, in Clinton on
Saturday, September 24h, 1892, at 10
o'clock A. AZ.
w. X. FIGFORD, President.
JOHN a. OATES, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
|. o. O. F., No. 1924.

A special meeting of Clinton Lodge,
No. 124, is called for Monday night,
September 10Th, aud it is desired that
every member should be present. The
Degree Team must not neglect this CALL
Tuesday night, September 2Osh, every
member Of Clinton Lodge, No. 1874, and
brothers of The Order visiting ouc town
are requested to be present 1t is hoped
that every brother will be on hand at
7 80 O'Clock. sharp.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
Peoples Party Convention at Fay
etteville.
[Snecial CORRESPONDENT |

Mr.. Editor-I wish to report TO your
paper, tie proceedings Of The P. 2. Cot
yen.ion that met in Fayetteville, Sept.
10Th, 1892 The Courthouse would not
hold the people. 1t was given up to De
the largest convention ever held In
Cumberland. The Convention put ont q
full county ticket. Ii was a peaceful
and Harmonious convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
LOCAL ITEMS:

SScSOh Va SOhCo"
Bring your job work to THE CAUoA-
SIAN Office.
Mr.. II, B. Gidien's little son, Leon,
is on the SICK list.
Every mail brings nav subscribers
to THE CAUCASIAN.
Mr.. R @. Homes lost valuable
horse Tuesday night.
Subscribe to The CAUCASIAN. Only
$l.00 per year.
Mr.. Laudie's little daughter, Flea.
nor, is very sick with feaver.
We are glad to know that Master
Geooge Peterson, who has been very
sick, is improving.
Not less than seventy-fve new SUBJ
scribers were added to our mailing list
last Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Willie Draughon and Mr.. Ju =
MUS lewis are in charge Of the Racket
Store while the proprietors are away.
ANY person writing to the editor OF
this paper, VINO Doesn't want it opened
at the Office, must mark it PERSONAL
We are requested not TO make any
report of the s. S, Convention this
week, but wait and get q full report from
the Secretary.
Bishop Watson, Of this Diocese, viii
preach at st. Pauls Episcopal church, in
Clinton, on the 18th inst, morning anG
night.
Mr.. r. NJ. Pugh has accepted po
sition with Mr.. B. F. Powell. B5bHis {
joyial fellow and will be glad to serve
his friends when they call.
The list Of Registrars and Judges Of
Election for the different townships O
this county is unavoidaoly left out again
We failed to get thu list When called
for, Mr. Herring being cut of town.
Those wishing to pay their sub
scriptions may do SO in corn and mea
at the market prices. We make thi
offer to help those who wish to pay TO
their paper, and to,give them no excus
for not paying.
Mr.. W. G. Rac6leY has just retur
ed from the Northern markets, who're
be has purchased alarge and select stool
of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes and Hats
Call and see him. Hs will let QUE read
ers know what he has for them in GU
. next issue.
Hooker Bros. s Greer, left Monda
FOR Marion, s. O. They took in, aboV
5 all expenses. Will here four hundre'
and sixty dollars. Why is it that som
? of our people will thus sscrifso thei
= means and let their deb st.uti, witAou
making any credits whatevs'?
! Any one having sent in newsy al
). ticle for publication in THE CAUCASIAN
and don't see it in print, may know tbs
it came too late, or else We didn't hav
space. Communications, to insure put
Tcaticn, must reach US Tuesday morr
ing
Our indust, ous 'ruckmau, Mr.. J. VI
;, Hunter, has suc,es fully gathered thre
creps from the same land this season
). Tie fist was crop of Strawberries
second, a crop of early peas, and las
C but not least in bulk, crop Of he.
:. As it is not quito time fox frost yet, v
will patiently wait and see what he vi
do next ~
e. Why should every man in Sampst
al county sake The CAUCASIAN Becau
it is TIE only paper ia the State III
Ie- publishes the newa in every section
townships; the only paper that pu
", fishes youc news the only paper tt
an publishes what you are most interest
in. why should every man in this 81
ton of the State take IT. Because
. not only publishes the news, cut kese
you posted on the great reform fig
VI between the classes and the mass
al The CAUCASIAN will make the canpai
J. lively.
- =
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
Bladen County Items.
Especial to the Caucasian. }

The Peoples party are alive and hard
at work in this section. A good ticket
has been put out in the county. For
Representa- Samuel King; for Sher-
if, E. NJ. Thompson; for Register OF
Deeds, A!chey Williams; for Urea surer,
Edmon Smith; for Surveyor. ]. D. Nc
Keethan; fer coroner, Byas McGill. IL
is thought that these gentlemen will car
ry the banner aloft in this county, even
to victory. T. A. REGISTER.
Register, Sept. 10th, 1892.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
Please Come.

Please come in and pay what You ows
The CAUCASIAN. We need II. haV
each individual subscriber owes is small
in itself, but the aggregate IS very ''argo
to us. The CAUCASIAN will be lively
this campaign. Yon should Keep up
with it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
Polk Memorial and Relief
Fund.

The f,llowing contributions have heca
received
The Caucasian. 10 90
CarharrSzs Co r. Alliance, S 90
Amos johnson. Warsaw. .
Smith Creek Alliance, So. go, 5 90
Bland No. So. ; 90
Franklin Alliances, No. rs, 5 90
AL contributions sent TO this Office
will be published in the above list, and
recc'p.ed for. Address,
TIE CAUCAsIAE,
Clinton, y. G..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
NE W ARRIT.4L.

am just back from the Northern
markets, and am receiving daily
the largest and best selected Stock
of Dry Goods, Cloaks, Shoes, No
tions, Hats and Caps eyer before
carried in Clinton.
MY FRIENDS-In buying each
and every piece of goods, / had a
full consciousness Of the hard times
and therefore looked the market
well over before purchasing. Come
in and give me look, and I'll qua
rantee to save you some money.
Yours for hard times with cash
prices, w. S. PATRICK.
NEW YORK RACKET STORE.
New GIDghams, Calicos, Satteens,
Ribbons. Ladies' Hats expected in
this week. Remember we are head
quarters for the latest styles and we
shall sell goods to suit the hard times.
MARY +. PETERSON & Co.
NOTICE!
TO CREDITORS OF CLINTON LOAN AS
ISOLATION.
1t is important that all persons
who hold claims against this Associ-
alton, and who have not presented
them to me should do so at once, or
they may be deprived of some val
uable right. w. A DUNN,
Receiver.
: For Insurance in the best compa-
nies-Life, Fire and Accidental-ap-
ply to E. M. PETERSON,
Jy 2l-tf Clinton, N. G
If you are too poor to insure your
fe, you are too poor to die and leave
your family penniless.-Talmage.
jy 21-tf
During my absence the slaughter
sale will continue and my assistants
will be glad to have my customers
and friends call and buy what they
need in my line.
M. HANSTEIN,
King Clothier and Halter
Different grades of Tobaccos, from
20 cents per pound and up, at
VIM. II. DUNCAN's.
aug. 25-tf.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
The True Laxative Principle

The True Laxative Principle
Of the plants Esed in manufacturing tie
pleasant remedy, Syrup Of Figs, has a
permanently beneficial effect on the blu
man system, while the cheap vegetable
extracts az d mineral solutions, usually
sold as md cinea, are permanently iniu-
rioua. Being we!l-:nformed, you Will
use the true remedy only. Manufaetur-
ed BY the California Fig Syrap Company.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
Death of the Great Poet Jn0. G. Whittier.

John G. Whittier quietly passed
away IN the morning Of the It'll CT Sept
Mr.. Waiter was born at Harverhll',
Mass, on Dec. 18th 1907, aud Vas t'e
son of a fasmee. During his life no
successfully edited several leading
journas.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15

For Old Sores, Skin Eruptions, PIN
Piles, Ulcers and Syphilis, use only P. P.
p. and get well and enjoy the blessing
only to be derived from the. use of p. P.
z. tPrickly Ash, Poke Rcsst and POTASH
UNI
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15

A great spriug medioine Is P ,. p,
the greatest blood purifier i'll the world,
as hos,s of people in This cry, where 1t
is m4a If cture1 ean testify.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
Notice.

In addition to 10y Regular 5.oea 90
WATCHES AND CLoUEs.
And my RcpsirIng Busfae ae1-
aud agency for sewing Machine
have accepted tac aaaIer irr 1He
Great Southern Music ,Iau- gF Luti-
in & Bates, OF Savannah, ta-s i9r itfe
sale 81
PIANOS AND ORG ANS
/ sell the following WetI-Hoau
an reliable make: Ma}huelGE, Steer
ling, Mason e IIslaiiu d Chick
eTing.
\ sample StarIins Piaa l
Sterling Organ can be seen Du exai-
bition al my piece or b. 4a
Clinton. Call in and set sr -las.
Yougs truly,
iy9-tf II. y. lsJi}s-l.5.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15

l will sell at Public Auction, at
the Alliance Headquarters, in Gin
ton, September Goth, both and Octo-
Der LIST, 1892, all Goods on hand be-
longing to the Alliance Store.
A. II. HERRING, Agent.
A neat line Of Cheap Jewelry just
received at II, NJ. FERRELL's.
Celebrated Black Draugh at Hol-
liday's Drug Store.
New MulletS at B. F. PowEhI'S'
Rice just received at
II. NJ. FERRELL'S.
A large lot Of Glassware, just re-
crived, for sale cheap, at
VIM. II. DUNCAN's.
Aug. 25-tf.
The best Triple Silver Plated
Spoons for sale at
B. f. POWELL'S.
Let Your Light Shine-Another
barrel of that good Oil just received
at T. M. TERRELL s.
A GOOD TRACE OF LAND FOR
A LITTLE MONEY.
Any person desiring bargain in
valuable tract of land will do vel
to see, or address
F. M. PETERSON,
Clinton, n. G..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
BUSINESS LOCALS.

nfy- 'EWants" and Business Notices can be
Inserted in this column at ten cents a line.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
ST. JAMES E.OTEL
REMOVAL /!

=. II GREG
Has removes! his Tailoring Eisb-
Iishment from his old ststJE q rs
Office on Sampson Street, nea 70 ti.e
NJ. e. Church.
The great and original loadeE IN
low prices for mems ciofbeg .f0u-
onay in cloth and money will igfes
you to give him acaH.
HgLatest Fashion plates ela 81
on hand. Juns eth. sf.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
FOR SALE!

Gin House, Gin and Press, One
Moving Machine and Rake, Buggy
and Harness, Side Saddle. Apply
TO j. S. BIZZELL or
w. F. MURPHY.
ono 05-4t
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15

A FIRST. CLASS RESTAURANT.
/ have opened stand, near the
Old Alliance Store, where l intend
to conduct Restaurant in first-class
style, and in manner that will be
acceptable to everybody. 1t is the
only saloon in Clinton. Meals serv-
ed at all hours during the day.
Fresh Fish and Oysters always on
hand. Come and be convinced.
Give me your patronage.
Respectfully,
B. A. BEST, Clinton, n. G.
VITAL QUESTIONS.
The vast majority of men die
poor.
Two only out of one hundred sue
coed in business.
Are you certain that you are 60
ing to be, one of the two?
Life Insurance offers opportunitie
of overcoming the disadvantage
of an insufficient estate.
Protect your family with a rea
sonable amount of life insurance
where the storms of the financie
world cannot touch them.
Do your duty and insure imms
diateiy.
Every desirable form of polio,
ISSUED by the best companies, ca
be hal by applying to
u. M. PETERSON,
CE7ton, N. G..
targa amount Of new crop
sssQ seasis Of all kinds for sale q
g. T. JoHNseN's.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15

A neat line of Cheap Jewelry just
received at II, M. FERRELL's.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15

Now boys if you want a good
smoke give us a call-Another lot
of that Celebrated Smoking Tobac-
co ("Trobridges Beauty") just re-
ceived at
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15
MARKETS
CLINTON

(Reported by A. +. JoHNSoN.)
IN milIlinr
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-09-15

Celebrated Black Draugh at Hol-
liday's Drug Store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19
Proposals for Bids.

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed t.',i
IN will be received by The city oil sal q.
Oregon, until 8 O'Clock p. IN. OF Augu.. /.
1925 will be opened by the uudersigi
committee rs soon hereafter as ptuctita &.
for the grading, cur bing, draining aud a.
proving according g. the plans ana spec g.
cations TO be had at the clty surveyu
Office and also according TO plans ard sp,
fications to be furnished he the bidder,
that part of Commercial street between II
norte side Of bridge across south Mill cft ,
TO the north side of center street, ana b.!
that pant of Court street between the es
SIDE of High street and the east side 80.
Front street and al that part OF stat
street between the east side of High stree
and the east side of Front street, all I'll,
part OF Ferry street between the east sd,
OF Liberty street to the east side
Front street, ana all that part OF Cen.
streeI between the east side of CommerUi
street and the west side OF Front street.
certificate OF deposit IN sou bank OF s..
city OF Salem. oregon, in favor of the c.i
of salem, Oregon Tor the sum of five hui o.
dTed dollars lnusi accompany each bid a,
will be payable l., the city of Salem. O.
gon, ~, fixed, settled and hQuidated dai
ages in case the bidder shah not eXect
the contract BOND ard undertaking I, -
give good and suiticienl sureties satisf
tory To the mayor of the city of Sals ,
Oregon, in case said work is awarded o..
offered TO said bidder. Blank form OF &C, =
tract, bond and undertaking is on file "a.
the Office of the street comm ssloDer. 4 .
city of Salem reserves The right to reject
any or all bids. Done by order of the cS.i-
mon council of the city of salem.
NJ. w. HUNT,
G.. Il MOORE,
II l.. LAMOUREUX
Committee on Streets and PublicP rOpcrt
7-l2ta
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19
An Old Journalist Copresses

There is a foolish proverb which saws,
"Whom the gods love die young" 1t is
very old, and time has let it get mixed
up with another proverb The way it
was written is, "Whom the gods love
they grind slowly" That is about peo-
pie, but when it comes to papers they
really do die young.
| used to be young editor once. My
duty was to carry the paper around to
the subscribers every Friday. was al
ways quick, and as | ran through the
streets | flung the papers in the yards.
After l got back the other editor, who
owned the paper, used to say: "See
here! Mr.. Brown, Miss Jones, Mrs. Pc
ters and the baker all say they got no
papers, and ! had to give them each a
copy" Then l used to say:
"Why did You do that? Browns pa
per is sticking up in his grape trellis.
Miss Jones' paper fell under her front
stoop. Mrs. Peters lighted on top of
her side porch, and the bakers paper
popped through a hole in his cellar win
dow. If those people spent as much
time looking for their papers as they do
coming down town to complain of me
they would show more sense"
After | had been an editor a few wears
l learned how to be reporter and be-
gan to enjoy life.-Julian Ralph in East
New York Arlington.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19

"Beg pardon, ma'am." said the tramp
on the back porch, removing his hat,
"but was not that man who has just left
your door the collector for the ice com
panyY'
"I1e was, sirr' replied the lady Of the
house, wonderingly.
81 did not recognize him at first, but
suspected he was something OF The
kind. lie had a bill perhaps
HE had, sir. And paid it,"
"Then, madam" rejoined the tramp,
his eyes moist and his chin trembling
with sympathy, "be it far from me to
add to the desolation and misery Of an
already deva. tated household! will
carry my request for light collation. to
some more fortunate neighbor."
And he drew his shiny coat sleeve
across his eyes, swallowed sympathot-
ic sob, backed down off the porch,
clambcred over the line fence on tho left
and disappeared. Chicago Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19

The boomerang is largely a flake" I"
The stories of throwing it around a
corner or to a distance of 600 feet
and making it return to the starting
point are travellers tales. The fact
is that the Australians, using clubs
as missiles in hun ting, become expert
in throwing them, and that a man
who uses one or two clubs continu-
ally knows how to throw them. 1t
is said that only d savage can get fire
by rubbing two pieces of wood to-
gethHr. Sc perhaps only a savage
can throw a boomerang, but we
think that most Of the ''feats" could
be duplicated by country boy with
as much practice as the Australian
savages. New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19

The Bowery drug stores do large
consultation and advice business. They
hire some young doctor who is licensed
to practice, in order that they may keep
within the law and not subject them.
selves to prosecution by the county
medical society. These young practition-
ers take no pay for their services directly
from the customer, the druggist making
his money and theirs out of the medicines
which he sells. No prescriptions are
given to the customer lest he take them
somewhere else to be filled more cheaply.
These places sell great deal of patent
medicines, especially such things as
Bone Liniment and bitters strong enough
to set ones nerves at tension. The in
habitants Of the Bowery. when they take
anything internally or externally, want
1t to produce an effect about which there
Is no mistake.-New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19
Moorish Locusts Feed Man and Beast.


The British consul at Mogador while
on an excursion inland, about days
journey from Mogador, met flights of
locusts. He says it was an astonishing
and interesting though painful sight,
the air being in some parts so thick with
them that they formed dense living
brown fog, through which he could
hardly find his way, while they SO COM
pletely covered the ground that the ut
most caution was necessary in walking,
as he could not tell whether he was
treading on soft sand, hard slippery
rock, or what.
Many birds feasted on the insects, in
cluding large flights of gulls from the
sea, and beasts evidently enjoy their
share, for in the middle Of the densest
swarm he saw fine red fox dancing
about in the most frantic manner, leap
ing up and swapping dozens of the To-
Gusts In the air, until. seeing the
stranger, he suddenly dropped on all
fours and quickly vanished in the live
fog. Not only did the barbel get their
share Of the novel food (the consul used
the locusts successfully as bait for
them), but some of the fish of the Allan
tic were found gorged with locusts
which had been blown off the land by
easterly winds. AS usual, they were ex-
tensively eaten by the native population,
both Mohammedan and Jewish,
don Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19

He was a man well along in middle
age and was willing to be insured. The
agent had prepared his "application'
and turned him over to the searching
scrutiny Of the accomplished medical
examiner.
81 might rs well tell you, doctor, to
begin with, that ours has been family
of fatalities and sudden Deaths" SAID
the applicant.
The examiner looked serious rs he re.
piled:
why, you seem to be in excellent
physical condition. What did your fal
ther die Off
"Heart disease"
"That's bad. How old was her.
"Ninety-two."
"Uml And your mother?"
"She's gone too. Eilled at cross
'ng."
"And her agef"
Mother was little over seventy"
"Do you know the age and cause of
your grandfathers' deaths?" continued
the examiner.
"Yes. indee3. Fathers father died
just week after his ninetieth birthday.
They said he used too much tobacco
Mothers father was only lightweight.
Falling down stairs finished him."
"And your grandmothers?"
"One of 'em had consumption az
eighty-six, and died of it in no time
The other was nipped by sunstrole n.
eighty-four. Oh, they all went quick.
The examiner did not seem 80 gr..ve
as he asked "Have you any brothers or
sisters?'
''One sister and two brothers," was
the answer. "John went out into the
mining country when he was seventy.
two, got into trouble there, caliol
drunken man liar and was shot.
Henry was drowned ut sixty-nine trying
to help save two young fellows that
couldn't swim. Sisters alive She's aw-
fully careless; ate lot of green stuff the
day of her golden wedding, then danced
in the evening with all the old fellows out
on the lawn, even after it was raining:
took her two days to get over it. Sh
go in hurry like all the rest some o!
these times"
"Well," said the medical gentleman,
smiling, 81 think I'll chance you, and
don't believe your application will be
turned down at the home Office Only
you must look out for yourself Be
careful about catching hard colds after
you are eighty years old" Chicago
Post.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-19
Old Time Election Scenes in England

Old Time Election Scenes in England.
OF all scenes of riot and misrrlle the
choicest specimens are to be found in
the famous Westminster elections, the
humors Of which retain their SAVIOR from
age to age. In 1895 the hustings were
erected in Palace Yard, ard the popular
candidates. Charles Montague, the Lord
Halifax of later days, and Sir Stephen
Fox, the grandfather of the great
Charles James, made their appearance
each at the head of a great troop of
horsemen, while their chief opponent,
Sir Walter Charges, brought also a
numerous following. The high bailiff
of the city paced round about the rival
bands, estimating their numbers by the
ground they occupied. And the victory
being awarded to Montague and Fox,
the former was carried on the shoulders
of an immense multitude to his office,
the exchequer in Whitehall.
On the same occasion the freeholders
of Middlesex assembled on the top of
Hampstead hill, probably of that Par
lament hill which may thus have taken
its name when Admiral Russell, pre-
senting himself to them fresh from his
naval victories, was elected by acclama-
ton. But in later years the Middlesex
elections were held at Brentford, the
ancient county capital-if the legends
of the kings of Brentford are to be cred
ited-and 1t was on the Brentford hus-
tings that the stirring scenes of the
Wilkes and liberty period were enacted.
ALI the Year Round.