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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01
The Man In the Iron Mask.

The registry Of the Bastille contains
the entry: "On Thursday, Sept. 18,
1889, at o'clock in the afternoon, M.
de Saint Mars, governor Of the castle
of the Bastille, arrived to take up his
duties, coming from his post at the lies
Sainte Marguerite, and having brought
with him in his litter a former prisoner,
whom he had in his custody at Pignerol.
The latter he keeps invariably masked,
and his name is never mentioned. M.
de Saint Mars, in the years in question,
had only five prisoners in his charge at
Pignerol The fate of four has been
clearly traced. The fifth must be Mat
toll. The prisoner died in 1903, and
was buried on Nov 80 in the cemetery
of st. Paul M. Bertrand of the French
foreign Office has examined the registry
Of burials and finds the name Mattioh
under that date Louis XIV told Nine.
Pompadour that the prisoner was an
Italian minister.
Louis XVI assured Marie Antoinette,
on the authority of Maurepas, that the
man was a dangerous intriguer. sub
ject of the Duke Of Mantua, who had
been arrested at the frontier and impris-
uned first at Pignerol and then in the
Bastille. The evidence seems conclusive,
and puts an end to all other theories,
including Voltaire's bold invention that
the man i'll the iron mask was a supposed
brother of Louis XVI. which Dumas has
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01
The Isom sloans of Kentucky.

There is an awful warning to those
parents who continue to name children
after their relatives. Up in Knott coun-
ty, on Caney creek, the practice has
been carried to an excess, and the result
is that the Sloan family numbers among
it's members the following: Big Isom
Sloan, Hard's Isom, Sons Isom, Isom S
Isom, Jailer Isom, Sorrel Head Isom,
Jim's Isom, Little Isom, Andy's Isom,
SUNNI S Isom, Jimbo's Isom, Big Isom s
Isom and Sorrel Head Isom's Isom.
Louisville Post.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01
THE IORELEI.

In a quaint old house, in room that
was large and bare, with curious hooks
and corners, with windows deep and
dark curtained, and yawning cavern
Gus fireplace, I sat and pondered. The
fire was burned out, save pile of gloW-
ing Goals, which threw a fitful glare
through the shadows of the room up to
the brown rafters overhead. Without the
wind shrieked and howled and whis-
tied, the shutters clattered and the hail
beat upon the window panes. The fire
CLEANS ceased. The wind shrieked loud
er and the spirit of fear entered into and
took possession of me.
Oh, for light
Starting in a frenzy, I raked some
Goals together, and Selling an old violin
that lay in a corner l threw it On the
Goals in hope of light sufficient to dispel
the gloom for a few moments at least.
There was cracking, and there went
up a blue fame, and at that instant
there came quick, singing blow Oh
my temple-a blow Ike the shock from
an electric battery-and fell to the
floor, insensible When my mind came
back to me, the room was filled with
darkness so intense / could discern moth
ing. [ looked toward the fire. Written
in letters of flame upon the back wall of
black, in letters that flickered and grew
pale and then bright, now with blue
light and now with red, ! saw this
strange story that l try to tell to you:
Of old there was a race of women
who were 1.-the and tall and fair. Their
eyes were like stars and their hair like
strands of gold, or veil covering them
below the knees. This was when Jove
reigned in Olympus and the gods and
goddesses paid homage to him there.
Now these women were slaves to the
goddesses, but when they sang, Jove left
his throne and all the gods wept and
thought of naught save these-the Lore
lei.
Then the goddesses were sore dis
pleased, and their hearts were bitter
with jealousy, SO that they pleaded with
Jove and finally prevailed upon him to
cast the Lorelei out Of Olympus and to
drown them in the sea.
So the Lorelei were hurled into the
waters. But as they sank they cried
aloud, and the sweetness of their voices
pierced Neptunes heart, so it was filed
with compassion, and he sent ENJOYS to
guide them through the waters and into
the cavernous palaces under the seattle
palaces whose walls were of silver span
gled with gold, whose light was the
glimmer from diamonds, whose floors
were of pearls, and many gems were in
the sands around. The Lorelei sang to
thank kind Neptune, and the monsters
of the deep drew near and ceased to
move, but stood by the entrances to the
caverns and were spellbound by the mu-
sic.
The Lorelei maidens were happy.
They danced and sang the livelong day,
and the queen of Lorelei led them. The
water was warm, and it's surface glitter
ed and sparkled and flashed, and the
Lorelei chased each other and sang for
very gladness. There was ship on the
sea, and when the breeze reached it laden
with music-the music of the Loreleis
voices-the sailors were charmed so
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01

each echo, answer and trill enrapturea,
bewildered and enthralled him. He
moved to the waters edge, then stood
as a man turned to stone until the
Lorelei saw his image in the water, and
turned and saw him standing. Then the
queen of the Lorelei flung her arms
above her head and dashed beneath the
waters, and the waves beat in music on
the shore.
The lord stood still.
Then the queen of the Lorelei came
back to look on him for very wonder,
for never before had man stopped to
look on ner, but had fastened through
the water toward her to his death. The
lord saw her face in the water, reached
forth his arms. then turned and went to
his castle. The shadows were dark, the
clouds wept, and the wind sighed the
livelong night. With the morning the
sun came and the lord went again to the
seashOre.
The queen Of the Lorelei came forth
and sang, and came nearer the shore
than the day before. The lord again
reached forth his arms, and she came SO
near her feet shone white upon the sand.
Then she turned and fed down, alright
ed, through the water.
The lord came yet another day, and
the sun shone brighter, but the shadows
were purple, and there was muttering
of thunder from behind great, white,
gold capped clouds. The lord stood back
from the shore; the queen of the Lorelei
sang more sweetly and drew still more
near to him. The lord reached forth his
arms, and the queen stepped one pearly
foot from out the water Oh the seashOre.
The lord sprang forward, caught her in
his arms, and bore her through the for
est to the castle. The Lorelei maidens
followed in alright, wandering in and
out among the trees The ocean was
dashed into white foam, and great
waves chased one another with sullen
roar upon the beach. The sky grew
black and the wind howled through the
tree tops, while their trunks writhed
like serpents The wind came swifter
were twisted and the ground upturned
along the seashore, and the whitened
bones laid bare. The black sky parted
and Jove hurled thunderbolt. The for
est was leveled and the castle riven
asunder-nOt one stone remaining upon
another.
The bodies of the lord of the castle
and the queen of the Lorelei, and also
the Lorelei maidens were Destroyed
but above all the sound of the tempest
could be heard the voices of the Lorelei,
for they were immortal.
Then Jove made violins of the wood
of the forest, and imprisoned therein the
voices of the Lorelei, since their bodies
were destroyed.
x X
Here the letters Oh the back wall
ceased to flicker. I saw forms around
me and anxious faces, and was told
there had been thunderstorm, and [
shocked by lightning. When the violin
was wanted, and I told the story that
came from it's ashes, I was laughed at
and told "the imagination plays us
wonderful tricks - But that it was not
imagination I know, and when hear
| violin shrek as it does in the hands of
the unskilled, I know that the Lorelei
soul imprisoned within is being tortured
and cries i'll pain, and when the sounds
are melodious I know the instrument
has found a loving master and the soul
of one more Lorelei is at rest. -Chicago
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14
HORSE; vs.. BICYCLE.

Should buy horse or Il bicycley
This was the question over which
pondered. until | WAS ''Strucl" bv a
bicycle agent. | had met life insur-
ance and book agents of the feminine
persuasion, and thought they We're
"scorchers," but my opinion is that the
bicvcle man must take the cake" |
was assured that fifteen or twenty
pound wheel would with ease and safe :
ty" carry my 200 pounds of solid mat
ter; that, unlike the horse, the wheel
did not have 30 eat or to be groOmed,
nor shod, that everything was free, even
toll-gates; that "tor exercise" the horse
was, not in it, that riding the wheel
brought every muscle and tendon of
the body into full play with little or
no eXertiOn from the rider He eX-
plains the ball bearings that caused
the machine to glide up the hill and
down (most v DOWN at the will of the
rider; he Explained the drop forg-
'ings,n n'pneumatic tires and saddle and
all the beauties connected with first
class wheel. After being almost per-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14
VACATION TIME

Is at hand and is gladly welcomed by
all, especially those duties in life have
caused them to greatly run down their
system to meet the requirements, phys
ical and mental, forced upon them.
With these and others, it is important,
whether at home, at the seashore or in
the county, that some thought be Civ
en- to diet, and as further assistance to
Nature, a good buildmg-up medicine
like Hoods Sarsaparilla had best be
resorted to. If the digestion is poor,
liver deranged and frequent headaches
seem to be the rule Hoods will change
all this and enable everyone to turn to
their home and business in refreshed
state of mind and bodily health.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14
Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Latest u Govt Report
R&!a!I! g! Bs%asSl! RBssiRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

out in the lang uage of the man who
yoked himself with his calf in order to
break the calf. Like the man on the
wheel he found out his mistake too
late, and at the top of his voce yelled
to his friends and acquaintance "Here
we come, d-n our fool souls, somebody
head us.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14

5 wide Table Oil Cloth, lie. per yd.
Felt Window Shades, with good spring
roller, and all attachments, ready to put
up 124c.
Best quality Opaqe Window shades,
best spring roller, all attachments, ready
to put up, 25c.
Heavy fancy Chinese Straw Mating. 80
different designs, 94c per yard, same goods
as others ask 15c for.
Best quality japanese Cotton warp fan
CIV art inserted Stair Mattings 19c per yd
same as others ask 4Oc for.
Stained Screen Doors, any size you
want, SOC.
Fancy oak Queen Ann Screen Doors,
any size you want, 99c.
Window Screens, fit any size win
dow, lie.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14

Turkey Red Table Damask, 60
wide, 25c per yd., the quality is
kind.
Fruit of the Loom, bleached cotton, full
yard wide, 6sc per yard, any quantity you
want.
Clark's Spool Cotton, &c per spool.
Star Washing Soap, &c per cake.
Circus Washing Soap, &c per cake.
Quart Ice Cream Fr9eZers, 81 .29c.
Quart Ice Cream Freezers $i.49c.
3Quart Coffee Boiler, Sc.
Good strong Carpet Broom, &C.
Six Cups and Six Saucers. 29c per set.
Clothes Pins, doZ. for 1c
Good quality Pins, 2 large Papers for
l cent.
Children's Garden Sets, Hoe, Rake and
Shovel all for &C.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14

GOOD MORNIG.
BY THOMAS X. ODER.
The sun has swept away the night,
And all the eastern sky-aglow
With golden clouds ami rosy light
Says to the waking world below.
Good morning.
Above the branching sunlit trees
The curling smok wreath floats afar
Before dissOlving in the breeze,
And signals to the last dim star,
GoOI morning.
The buttercups and daises fair,
That nod and whisper in the breeze,
Repeat the salutation there
And murmnr To their friend, the bees,
Good morning.
The song bird singing in the grove
Has tuned his voice his mate t" greet,
And, waking her with thoughts of love,
Sings tenderly. in wood noteSs ct,
Good morning.
The me dest wild rose of the vale.
it, face turned up toward the ky,
Sends perfume on the summer gale,
And breathes to all W tn fragrant sigh,
Good morning.
Across the mead from tiow'r to tiow'r
The butterfly, in colors rare,
Fits on, unmindful Of the hour,
And says with most cOquettish air,
Good morning.
And so from meadow and from hill,
From passing breeze and glancing ray,
From mossy glade and rippling ril',
Comes boIne to ma a bright and gay
Good morning.
-PhHddelihia Leiyer
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-08-14
we Want Your Trade.

We are after you, and if prices will do it, you
We only give you few items and prices just
20 learn YOU what doing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
4 JUSTICE ~ A RUNAWAY.
John =. RHODES AND FRIEND HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE

runaway accident, which came rear e"s
ser,ously occurred at Bath Beach AT "'"'
,os,.rdav afternoon. The victims or inc ao0'"
were John T. Rhodes Justice or the reaoe' 49,
robn A Wilson, OF Bay Sixteenth-S' '"
Rhodes ard his friend left the Fort famii'o" ~
Hoo t,ourt nj II o'clock in the morning LOT vi,
70 coney Island and It was on the way nome VIZ
the Justice was driving along Bay PARKWAY Una.
he chcckren broke. The horse. hnding hi's.
oomewhat free started at mad pace "o"" ~
boulevard and as he turned into Cropsey-a'e' Nv
nearly upset the carriage
Down Cropsey- ave the horse continued, ana ds "e
reached Bay Twenty -second-st he almost i"'
down Miss Clara Longman. Of Lererts PARK N"e"
sh. heard the cries of the Justice she jumped 'o"'
ber vhce but she had barely done so before the
horse dashed by. She was too frightened 10 carry
her wheel with her and let it remain In the ROAD
wav where 1t was badly damaged by the morse ana
wagon. 49,.
Two or three times Wilson tried to Jump from inc
carriage but the Justice held him back warning
him Of his danger AZ the horse and carriage
reached BAY Seventeenth-st It came IN contdct
With a dirtcart which just turning INTO re
avenue and moment later me Jus'O' III" ''
friend lying on the roadside ,. -.
Tho frort wheel OF the carriage was caught ny
the rear wheel Of the cart with such force mat II
was smashed to pieces. The carriage was haHlagen
otherwise and the Justice and his friend. VINO re-
ccvcd several painful injuries. were ATTENDED ny
DR. Cochran Of Bay Twenty -sccond-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
! THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN

ayes. has led them 10 resolve to display from the
middle second-story window Of each house Amer-
can flags Sx10 feet with Mckinley and Hobart
borders Photographs and transparencies Will he
shown over each door. Republicans and Democrats
alike vic In this demonstration. which IL a remark
able
The Mckinley and Iobar, Battalion of the Levi
T. Morton Cub OF Brooklyn will hold meeting
at the clubhouse. No. 534 Herkimer-s, on Friday
night There will be addresses by prominent speak
ers and music at intervals. There are 200 members
in the club recruits from the district organizations.
The battalion Is made up Of voters. irrespective Of
membership In the club who intend to support the
Republican candidates Friday night will be first
Of a series of meetings and parades John With Is
president OF the club.
The Union Republican Club Of the Twentieth Ward
will he present at the Clermon-ave. Rink meeting
tonight. The members 10 assemble Mt the club
rooms at 80 o'clock and march with a band
George Kenneth is president and {. H. *. smith sec
rotary. - 1890
The largest meeting of colored Republicans ever
held in the city il IS thought assembled , on
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; There were over
1000 people present. 1t was held under the aus
pieces Of the organization of the Colored Repup-
president. DR.. Ofiey. of the church. PRESIDED ana
addresses were delivered by Congressman D. NJ;
Hqrley John G. Dancy eXooeeor OF me bers s oI
tional Advisory Board: {. W. Anderson. W. X.
Lawton and W: /. Ryerson. The jenkins Orphan
ton meeting at No eSj fark-ave. Wednesday
night President F. F; Clark introduced the
Ward. was the first speaker. Addresses were also
delivered by Congressman Hurley, Thomas T.
Smith once a Democrat. but now n Republican;
Colonel VI. Jones. Congressman Charles Bennett
and City Clerk Benjamin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
WATER SUPPLY FACTS WANTED.
ENGINEER DE vARONA ASKED TO GIVE
THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF
THE SYSTEM

city Works Commissioner Willis yesterday sent
a letter to l. NJ. de Vsrona engineer OF the water
supply. Ii IL follows
Dear Sir: Having already obtained at various IN
terviews and from your written reports the pre-
minary statements required TO UNDERSTAND III ue-
tail the actual condition Of our system OF water
works and its requirements. so that ! might con ION,
slider this question advisediy and devote TO ,r .ns
preeminent attention that its importance requires,
now desire you TO submit to me before me report
gove4ms Of ,ha 'hs SsSt 'O
FirstrDo the reports before you from the Board '
mine and locate the cause Of the recent complaints
to the quality OF the water. so that no "ouo'S
second~Tf it has been defined. what steps are
necessary TO remedy the trouble and prevent It's
THRIFT the cause is not clearly asccri aimed or
located. what further steps are necessary TO specih
Fourih-What general measures are required to
G re cSansss n e or Addition to
ent system do you consider necessary 10 s ="
know from your previous statements that this
question Of itself Is Of great MAGNITUDE ,s, ana 10
Sixth-For how much longer can We safely rely
the supply TO be obtained from our our pr smaII
plants IN the new wards? o,.,rs,vs ~ those
under the Edwards contract and additional puTnp
ing stations-are necessary to develop or perfect
our present watershed as contemplated?
begin work actively to determine our future
and is available for that purpose? $500. ...-o.,,,,,
Nnth-What recommendations can you gen mniS
make on the subject OF II future
NV own view OF the matter. which have under
stood agrees with your own: is that the nVesnga-
tion future sources of supply Is most press
ing and that legislative action will probably be
needed 10 proceed actively with the work what
ever source of supply may be selected. ana es-
pecally in case II were decided TO procure the ad-
ditonal supply by extending our works eastward
on Long island hence my desire TO have from
YOU the reports herein asked within the limit OF
time already mentioned. ,
have already stated that fully aware of the
vast field that the foregoing questions cover. ana
the limited time granted to you for their treat
ment / expect only general statement in each
case. on the other hand. YOU are not to feel lin
tied to the strict consideration of the points men
toned but quite at liberty to submit any addi-
tional suggestions which you may deem pertinent.
THEODORE Il. WILLIS.
Commissioner Of City Works
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
POLITICS IN BROOKLYN.
,-S1oN VETERANS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
SENDS GREETINGS TO MKlNLEf'

orxrpAr WAGER swAYNE ADDRESSES THEIR
MEETING on SOUND MoNEy--AN HONEST
GOVERNMENT HE SAYS BETTER
LEGACY THAN A FORTUNE.
General Wager Swayne. of New-iorK ana o."ei'
smoke TO a thousand veterans and their friehus III
Decorior Hall at Gates and Reid aves., last ne"''
The meeting was under the auspices OF the Union
Veterans Patriotic League OF Brooklyn, OF which
Senator George w. Brush is present senator
Brush presided lie read the following telegram
which II was enthusiastically and unanimously
agreed to send to Major Mckinley:
The Honorable William Mckinley r. anton 0hio
Brooklyn. 200 strong. IN mass meeting asse'"u ,I
s Sea1, We believe in an dollar
and a chance TO earn II.
DIR. Brush said that those who had fought treason
could scent treason affair." and knew that the Demo
cratic platform WAS not patriotic. They would IN
sis, ,,pon maintaining an honest dollar. and In pay
inr the countrys obligation in honest dollars Inc
men VINO wore the blue would never support n
platform tina; meant mob rule and Anarchy lheE
would stand shoulder 10 shouder III sdN'"s '"'
country from dshonor.
DR. Brush introduced General Wager Swayne as
one who had given his body the cause OF the
Union and received 1t back, all except one leg ne
General was well received ana 'nere W., W. ,pon
longed cheers when he gave quotation lto"'
The great thing to leave for ones children said
the General was liberty preserved under an honest
government. That better than leaving lot
tune or business. They were present ne saiu 70
discuss q plain question of common honesty. ne
latest census showed that there were l9Vv.p Ell
gagged in occupations in the United states i!Wo""
OF whom worked for wages The average OF wages
little less than 81 so day so II was con-
servativr statement that $25.oD6D was spent lot
wages every day. The good OF the people VINO
earned that money the important thing 10
study Free silver would give these great earnings
les. purchasing power. and must do great mus
tice cause great suffering, and prevent the return
of prosperity. -. .,.
The Rev A. Stewart Walsh was the last speaker
He made IA strong defence OF the supreme Sourt.
and denounced those who attacked this co-ordlnate
branch of tho Government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
MIST PAY or BE PUNISHED.

Henry Gotlleb applied 20 the Supreme Court yes
ferlav afternoon for order 10 compel John 4.
Cross TO show caus. on October why ne should
not be punished for contempt for disposlng OF GER
iair funds in the Chester National Bank In dis
obedience OF an order OF the Court The papers were
left for Justice Dickey 10 sign this morning. Mr..
Ciottlieb deposes that he obtained judgmon. for
1874 81 againsi Cross and execution was returned un-
satisfied Cross did not appear for examination In
supplementary proceedings In Newburg, where he was
summoned and he was fined cosis. The commitment
was NOT served however. as he promised that he
would pay the judgment within a few days William
Hauser attorney for Mr.. Gottlicb deposes that in
the mean time Cross was arrested In Newly Ork on
a criminal charge and when he went back 70 New
burg he arrested on the commitment for con-
tempt lie paid the costs and was released. Mr.
Hauser says that Cross H. son OF the late John A.
Cross. OF Brooklyn. and that he receives an income
of about g 90 a year from his fathers estate. He
lives in handsome house. he alleges. and keeps
three servants but he does no, pay his bills. The
lawyer deposes that Cross has informed him again
and again that he never intended to pay the judg
meni and that he would always manage 10 avoid 1t