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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-21
WOOL POPLINS.

great mporaions of clearly
will the leading fabric the fashionable materials of the coming
Popns spoken and with
the strides machinery they not the
poplns o S a absolutely different
only and softe of WOOL with finely
soohness and
hangeabe effects
solid desirable and
This forty wide is the strong favori Paris and
London already seeing freely New York and being endorsed
fashion journals
the leading fashionable materials
have sales
reported good in New York and Boston,
extremely
able effects especially pomn @ among Them from it's peculiar son
blacks
the shades with assortment of cangeables already mentioned
Bedford Cords yield of their popularity these fabrics
difficult the whether
beautiful fabrics
superior the lightweight
cloths bearing They much heavier smoother deeper the
and that full peculiar rounness the folds that add
beauty and They in all the popular shades
pleased promise popularity
in
perfectly and vevetike surface and
had qualities fine the finest Lansdowns So serveab popular
proved allowed
will
welcomed one OF the most beautiful fabrics OF the present season.
MORE JACOUARDS
beautiful fabric that have MORE pattern branch
quite
CHANGEABLE CREPONS.
fabric, the ground of the fashionable shades
The tufts which much than last gradually shaed from
a of
In order very exclusive goods piece
and will be of the leading novelties of the
CHANGEABLE ALLIGATEUR.
Cepon enhancing
The alligator pattern being sufficient ground color
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-21
SERGES, STORM SERGES.

Whipcord Prunees
tally this They popularity
excellent
color these fabrics will all be running
will
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-21
EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS

Cover of fabrics entirely different
that they absolutely
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-21
SILKS. SILKS.

The solid changeable much %
reports
predicted the nDuf
aud mill again he quite
generally IN
No change made this the new
shades and chsngate effects greatly to their
Surah Fables. Florentines
colors while blacks will the range
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-01-20

of something against the wall and a
roar of savage laughter.
'Whcres Botty, of Berks?" "Look be-
hind the big gun and find Teed, Of Read
ingl" who stole Rulve's stays?" 81
move that General Neal Dow give us
temperance talk tomorrow. All In
favor say Aver" A laundering ssAyep'
followed this. "All opposed say No."
1.-THE house is dividedr' "Call tho rollr'
Captain Moss, this joking is monoto-
nous. Give us o song with chorusl"
A minute of silence, then voice,
quiet by contrast, replies: "My doctor
has forbidden me to sing on an empty
stomach"
But despite the medical injunction,
Captain Ed" Moss starts up q song, and
it's chorus about sham fat sizzling In
the pan" makes my mouth water. Tho
last note is dying out, when deep
baritone voice strikes up Julia Ward
Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Even the guards stop their pacing to
listen. 1t rings through all the rooms
of the wretched prison till the chorus Is
reached. Then from fourteen hundred
recumbent men the ''Glory, glory, Hal
lelujah" goes up with a mighty. and not
unmusical volume, and feel glow of
heat and forget the cold wind whistling
through the iron bars near by.
.Haf past ten, post number one, and
all's well!''
The jewellers in the. Upper Potomac
! room are hushed, and tho singers are
silent.
lay my hand on Towards face and
he means like one in feverish sleep.
wonder how men can sleep in such a
place, and conclude that II forced to
remain must die OF insomnia.
listen, and along the ranks, packed
SO close together that 1t is surprise
how one can turn without forcing the
other to initiate him, hear snoring In
every key, deep bass snoring that seems
to come up from the depths, and shrill
nasal trebles that appear to come down
| from the roof.
The wind, blowing straight through
the rooms from tho north, has turned
the iron bars on the windows into
hoarse eolian harps. There Is the
never-ceasing tramping of guards out
side, and every half hour the cry of
'.All's we'll, rings round the building.
/ hear the challenges as the reliefs
come on. Not sound escapes me dur
ing that long night, and / rise with the
| first gray dawn, my own lungs feeling
sore from sympathy with tho painful
coughing had heard all about me,
since tho liphts went out
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we lay down against the brick wall that
separated Ls from the Upper Potomac
room.
The prisoners at the other side OF the
wall-all of whom we're fine fellows, as
subsequently learned-were think the
noisiest crowd / ever encountered. AS
soon as the last tallow dip was out, one
Upper Potomac man began barking like
a dog, and this aroused scores of roosters
and ducks, geese and turkeys innumer-
able. Then child began crying, and a
hundred men shouted heroic prescrip-
lions for allaying its collie. "I'll fix itr'
screamed the imaginary mother. This
was followed by the vigorous dashing
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Chapter xu

The prison was still so dim that ag-
ure could not be distinguished fifty feet
away, when file of soldiers, with Black
George and Little Ross in the lead, en-
tered, each shouting out at the top OF
his voice:
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LAMBERTvILLE n. J.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 90 1892
CURES

scrofula, boils, pimples. rheumatism, ca
tarrh, and all other blood diseases.
"There can be no question as to the supe-
riority Of Ayers Sarsaparilla over all other
blood-puritiers. If this was not the case, the
demand for It, instead OF increasing yearly,
would have ceased long ago, like so many
other blood medicines / could name."-
F. L. Nickerson, Druggist, rs Chelsea St,
Charlestown, Mass.
1.-Two years ago was troubled with salt
rheum 1t was all over my body, and MOTH
ing the doctors did for me was of any
avail. At last took four bottles of Ayers
Sarsaparilla, and was completely cured.
can sincerely recommend 1t as a splendid
blood-purifier."-J.S s. Burt, Upper Keswick,
New Brunswick.
my sister was afflicted with a severe
case OF
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I told Howard Scott Of my interview
with General Winder, and by way OF in
ducing mo to believe that had nothing
70 fear he introduced me to Captain
Flynn, OF Indiana, and Captain Sawyer,
of New Jersey, two officers who had
been condemned to death because of
two Confederates executed as spies by
General Burnside In Kentucky said
nothing to these gentlemen about my
own case, but the fact that they bore
themselves with quiet confidence that
their own Government was able to pro-
teot them gave me much comfort.
For some weeks had noticed that
soon after tho lights were out every al
ternate night Howard Scott would
creep from under our blanket and would
not return till after midnight, and often
not till near daylight. also saw earth
marks on his clothes, and this set me to
wondering. / questioned him ut first,
but he avoided the subject pointedly,
and did not refer to 1t again.
This went on for weeks, Howard get
ting thinner, dirtier and more ragged
every day. 1t was not curiosity 30 much
as an intense desire to do something to
break up the horrible monotony Of my
life that decided me to find out my
friends secret for myself. One night,
Just as the guards were calling out:
''Ten O'Clock and all's WE'LL" and the
men In the Upper Potomac ROOM were
shouting and singing as usual, Howard
yvu up quietly, fixed the blanket about
my shoulders, then with his boots In
his hands crept down the narrow lane
between the ranks Of PROSTATE men.
Before he had gone fifty feet was up
and after him, leaving my old boots be-
hind. Down tho steps 10 the Lower
Chicamaugar down the steps to thecook-
room, no went. The lights from the
lamps ON Carey street made II compare
lively bright here. ! saw the crouch
ing figure of . man ct the Fireplace, be-
hind one Of the stoves, and as Howard
approached heard faint whispering.
went noi1eleasly across the room,
and like zsp85a&ion the situation
burst on me and I sew through my
friends secret There was figure be-
side the hearth, but Towards had van
ished. There were lot of loose bricks
beside the figure, and black hole back
OF the hearth told the place they had
been taken from.
SIS that you. Johnston?" whispered
the man.
ssYes," replied. srs all right9'
IAN right scotss tust gone down.
Be careful, SAID the guard.
slipped into the hole feet first, and
with the aid Of rope dropped into the
cellar under the hospital.
1t was intensely dark, but as soon as
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-01-20
CHAPTER XIV.

Now and then letters were received
under flag Of truce, and those were oc-
casions never to be forgotten. Soon
after reaching Libby wrote o number
of letters to my parents and friends and
one to Carrie Brent In which explained
my situation. AS our letters could not
exceed page in length, and were all
read over by the prison authorities, ]
was In despair of hearing from Carrie,
when to my great delight-and this on
the eve OF our exodus from dbby-I re-
ceived an answer from her.
The part vital to my story I hero
transcribe:
HOME, Feb. 4, 1864.
''MY DEAR CAPTAIN WATTS: While all
my sympathies in this cruel war are on
the side OF the Sunny South, still must
confess am deeply panied to learn OF
the misfortune that has befallen you.
For brave man to be deprived of his
liberty is trying, no matter how kind
his treatment; but as the Confederate
authorities can not properly feed nor
(consinned on fourth page
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1892-12-31

The fashion Of exchanging New Yeas
gifts, now declining in England, is
kept up in Paris. Parents bestow
portions on their children. brothers on
their sisters. aud husbands settle sums
of money on their wives During the
day the streets are crowded with car
riages filled with souvenirs. bonbons and
toys to delight the little ones. Sweet
meats are made in the most singular
forms one can imagine: punches of car.
rots, green peas. boots and shoes. hats.
books and plusical Instruments. all made
of sugar and colored to initiate reality.
and hollow To hold bonbons. In the
morning social visits are exchanged. and
no one able to give is exempt from leav.
ing present al every house he visits.
This favor is not expected from ladies'
Selected
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The Scottish HogD,

A satisfactory explanation of the term
"hoginany." used by the Scots to desig-
nate the last day of the old year. has
never yet been given. but there are two
suppositions which are quite plausible.
One L. tnat the term 'hogmany is de-
rived from "hogenot" or "hogg night.
the Scandinavian name for the night
preceding the feast of yule, when ami
mails We're sacrificed the word .'hogg''
meaning to kill The other derivation
is from the French. IAN que menez. Ito
the mistletoe go. referring TO the Druids'
custom Oh New Years eve of collecting
the mistletee from the oaks. and after
consecrating it distributing it among the
people of the Gauls. by whom it was
priced because of the many virtues
ascribed to it. it.-Exchange
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Decline Of u Pretty Custom.

The practice Of having II ladies calling
day upon the second day of the year Is
going out of fashion. If indeed it has not
already gone. Some years ago the fair
sex had literally the right OF way in
every direction. and it was by tolerance
alone that the sterner sex was enabled
to travel by car and stage. 1t is a pity
that ladies day" has declined. for there
was perfect panorama of beauty to be
seen when the fair creatures. cardcases
IL hand and dressed in their handsomest
orally travelling in groups Of two, three
and four, abounded everywhere. The
air was filled with their pleasant small
talk. and they looked very animated and
interesting. g.-Selected.
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A Curious Japane.e Ceremony.

1t is latter nightfall ON the last night
of the old year that curious cere-
mony called oni horai. or devil expul.
sion." is performed. The head Of the
family with box of roasted beans goes
into every room IN the house. and scat
terlng the beans about the room and
into every corner cries out: "Faku wa
achi. oni wa Happiness within,
the devil without On that night no
one is supposed TO sleep. but if one
should for any reason 20 t. steep one
must certainly wake at about 4 O'Clock
of New Years day. which is the day
of the three beginnings--of day. "A
month and year Exchange
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The Wa.rai, l,owl.

In the Midsummer Nights Dream"
the "gossips' bowl IL supposed 20 be the
"wassail bowl of early days. The con-
tents Of this bowl We're spiced ale. nut
meg sugar. toast and roasted crabs or
apples. Our ancestors loved to assemble
on New Years eve at each other g
houses. and while they quaffed the
flowing bowl" they renewed promises of
friendship and laid aside resentments
they had cherished. Exchange
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:.,.w yeA-'. 1.,.ra-.o.. ~ Japan.


Simple and characteristic outdoor dec
orations make Japanese city or village
beautiful at the New Year season. One
of the most common is the straw rope.
A rope with many wisps of straw and
strips of white paper hanging there
from. and other objects. such as sea-
weeds. ferns. u lemon (orange9 Il red
lobster shell, dried persinlnons. char
coal. and dried sardines attached there
to, will be stretched either between the
pine trees or above the doorway. Each
of the articles just mentioned represents
All idea-pine, banb boo. seaweeds and
ferns. being evergreens. are emblems Of
constancy: the straw fringes. according
to legend often related. are supposed
to exclude evil agencies; ''the lob.
ster by it's bent form is indicative of
old age or long life;" the lemon tor
orange9 is called daidai which word
may also mean generation after gem
eration: ''the dried persiinmons are
sweets long and well preserved: the sar.
dimes. from their always swimming in a.
swarm. denote the wish for large FAM
lily, and the charcoal is IAN linperish-
able substance. "-Chica,o Tribune.
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II is generally conceded that the most
sanitary method of dlslnHlng ot Sai tage
IN I" burn It 4 goai way Is Ia dry The
refuse first, as lis damp stale often hnris
the fire. II Il pan the size of the range
ash pan iR obtained, the garbage can be
put into that, and set IN the range when
there Is n clear bright tire. the ash pan
beng uf course removed. The intense
heat from the fire aDoye dries the gar.
bage very quickly, II ls then ready TO
nut on the fire
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=! OTHER CLlMES.
How New .ear's Is Observed In nIaE,
Lands-- The Ancient Reckoning.


Lands--The Ancient Reckoning.
In Mexico the day which Is really
our 25d of February is often kept
with many characteristics of an old
fashioned English May day. Young
women. handsomely dressed, dance
around pole to which are affixed
number of colored ribbons. and. very
much rs the merry Mayors of old did
interweave these ribbons into many
hued patterns, producing charming eff.
fects. This is symbolic. when the
dancers are all brought to the center by
their shortening ribbons, Of the wind
ing up of the seasons. and when theii
dancing draws them from near the pole,
with their lengtheniug ribbons. the us.
pect of the whole is said to represent
the expanding of the seasons. All this
is accomplished to the air of II song gen.
orally composed for the occasion. and
the whole exercise is poetic and grace.
full.
The Russians at their New Years hold
feast denominated the The Feast OF
the Dead" or in the Russian language
''Raditzli Sabol. On this day people
visit the graves of their dep lrted friends
and place food upon them. The priests
also attend and celebrate uias.. taking
the food left upon the graves.
The Persian New Year corresponds to
our June. the Abyssinians' to our 26th
of August. the Greeks make it Sept. |.
the Chinese date it our first moon in
March, the Turks and Arabs from the
16 of July. and our own red men
reckon from the new moon of the yernai
equinox.
In England the Historic year" has al.
ways commenced on the first day OF
January. because William the Con.
queror was crowned on thst day. His
torians have always commenced the
year with the LIST of January. though in
all civil affairs the ancient manner Of
reckoning from the 25th of March was
retained until the year 1852. when by a
statute passed under George Ii it was
enacted THAT from and after the last
day of December, 1851. the new year
should commence ON the first day OF
January
The celebration of the day is in some
respects similar in England to its OBJ
serv;.nce in Scotland 1t Is customary
to hold festive gatherings on the last
day of the year for the purpose of ''see-
ing the new year i'll. Balls, parties
and family gatherings are the usual
forms of grouping persons in the same
social scale. while dinner parties among
persons with old fashioned ideas are not
unusual. The amusements of the as
sembled guests continue in the usual
manner until the approach of the mid
night hour. few minutes before which
all festivity is suspended, and an awful
attention begotten by listening for the
first iron changing Of the CLOCKS.
The moment the first stroke falls upon
the ears of the assemblage a clasping Of
hands takes place, all glasses are raised.
and mutual good wishes aud toasts are
rapidly passed, succeeded very often by
"a willing but not always inusically
skilled singing by all present of ''Auld
Lang Syne. Exchange
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1892-12-31

Violet powder may le nla'ie ny taking
six parts 10y weight of wheat starch and
two parts of orris root powder. Reduce
the starch Ia the finest l"'sslble powder
mix il thoroughly with the orris root.
then perfume with altar of lemon and
altar ui ,.iuves Tins when allowed 10
dry out we'll if pnt IN satnet imgs. or
used with al~wder pnif viii he found
delightful
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1892-12-31

The manufacture of wire nails has
leached such perfection that the latest
approved machine makes wire nail
twelve inches long and weighing half
hound.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1892-12-31

Umbrellas and parasols arc now fitted
with clasps to hold the ribs close, III
stead Of the silk on elastic bands former
ly used. On handsome ones the clasps
are Of silver or gold, and add " Iii the
tive touch Of eleSance, .r
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1892-12-31

Tile electric searchlight 10 be used in
jackson park ut The Chicago fair viii
have an illumination of 100 000,O0o can
DE power. The carbons in the radiator
ere twelve inches long.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1892-12-31

Somebody claims tliat anelectric plant
has been GiseoyNcd III li.aia Which win
h1aerte u magnetic needle twenty feet
INSTANT.
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Mourning note paper shows rever
of blaes Q4.ly ou C cr Ll.o gray
The morning call., 1892-11-13

Please all and obtain one of our "Rsai Estate
Rec orcs." which contains list Of properties for
sale in all parts OF the city.
The morning call., 1892-11-13

CrIE0 CORNER GUERRERO ST, SAN JOSE
4 y OO. avenue aud 2Sth st. Ouuction); lot
3 :6x100; street work done ou both streets.
The morning call., 1892-11-13

CIR EOo BUSINESS PROPERTY ON LAR
u i .OOv. Kin St; good rents; lot % :6xS7 Is:
two stores and fats.
The morning call., 1892-11-13
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOB SUPPLIES FOR THE NAVY
fAhD, MARE ISLAND. CAL. October %.
lSS2.-Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals for
supplies Tor the Navy Yard, Mare Island, CAL to
be opened November %. 1892 - will be received at
the Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts Navy Depart
ment, Washington ID. G., until u O'Clock noon,
November ~. 1892 and publicly opened immed-
ately thereafter to furnish at the NAVY Yard Mare
Island, Cal. a quantity OF mallezbls iron pipe aud
httings max aud cotton canvas. cooks knives ships
scraperS, brick. cement, sand, nails tin lumber
sheetIron. paints and steel plates. The articles
must conform to the Navy standard and pass the
usual naval inspection: Bank proposals will be
furnished uron application 10 tue Navy Pay once
san Francisco. Cal. or TO the Iureaa. The stten-
lion OF manufacturers and dealers h invited. Tie
Dlds, sill other things being equal, decided by lot.
Ihe Department reserves tie right TO waive defects
or TO reject any or all bids not deemed advan-
tageous 10 the Government. EDWIN STEWART
Idgmaster- -6enerot. II S. W nol0 ThSu At
The morning call., 1892-11-13

GT0O0 NICE BAY-NINDow FLATS OF
sN tUOO. and 8 rooms and bath each; brick
foundations. stone walks. etc; rents SAL 90 per
month; lot 25xS0; on Devtsadero st.
The morning call., 1892-11-13

GOOE0 MISSION WARM BELT: ELEGANT
u CLtlU. residence OF l3 rooms and ba tn bay
windows; brick foundations. stone walks, etei lot
2Sx90; corner on 21st St good location.