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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-05

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| country lass who had seen the rob
bers eating an omelette on farm af
ter the affair was over, entered ser
vice in the town. One day she said
pointing out rich bourgeois who
was passing by
Il recognize him-he is one of the
men who ate the omelette."
Then her master, being warned
sent her the same night to fill the
pitcher at the fountain. She never
came back. Men posted there had
seized, gagged and bound her, sowed
her up in sack and thrown her
from the old bridge into the very mid
die of the Durance.
When the affair took place Berna-
dotte was in command at Marseilles;
the companions of Jehu, tracked, dis
persed, let Provence breathe for
awhile. Some scattered remnants Of
their bands, having taken in the low
er Alps, sheltered by torrents and
rocks, alone dared to manifest their
presence from time to time by a
mysterious assassination, the pillage
of diligence, or highway attack
upon the government mali. But it
was necessary to make these strokes
in the dark, and masked. The exam
pie of Allier, guillotined as an assas-
sin, though he had struck with a
vised prudence. Therefore it was not
without hesitation that a party of
royalsts decided to make desperate
attempt. The treasure intended for
the armies in Italy was on it's way. A
company of soldiers accompanied the
carriage, and the unusual Importance
of the escort warranted the SUPPOSE
ton that the money amounted to a
large sum-more than hundred
| thousand francs. A hundred thou
| sand francs make good many
crowns, and it was agreed that the
royalists should seize it. Beside, NJ
| Base, a bourgeois of the town, pru.
dent man who talked little, gave his
| word that at the right moment the
troop would be out of the way, and
that the assailants would only have
to deal with a few gendarmes.
The convoy had to make its way
for two leagues between mountain
and water along a dangerous, desert
| ed road, without buttress or parapet
cut out in the calcareous rock, com
| ing at last to a place where two tor
rents were separated before their re-
union by sort of wooded and rocky
prOmontory where ambuscade was
easy. 1t was on this spot they fixed
| Shot at from short range and from
an invisible lurking place, the escort
would not resist; and, second advan-
tage, getting involved with it's heavy
wheels in the moving pebbles, the
wagon could not take to flight.
The royalists started out when
evening came, not in a body, for this
would have excited suspicion, but
separately, with guns concealed in
sacks or under packs carried by asses.
At dawn, all found themselves at the
rendezvous in a ruined building, the
arms ready, waiting silently for the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-05
SEEING THE TREASURE.

nIZeQ his rocky farm, whose SCerlllUy
was legendary, on seeing, instead Of
fields of oats and barley lost in stray
Cling underground, long rows Of
vines, and between the rows, the
wheat ripening under the almond
trees. 1T is Cadet who has chang
ed all this. Before his time the
plateau produced scarcely anything;
too many rocks! At two sOwings,
the oats came up poor and in scatter
ing fashion, We cleared it well oil
stones from time to time; but the
Durance is far away, therefore we had
no place to throw them. 1t was nee
essary, then, to heap them up in the
middle OF the fields, in the Old fash
ion, and the heaps, increasing each
year, ended by eating up the ground.
The farm had half dozen enormous
ones on it's own account, if you recol-
lect, and dating from the time OF
Queen Jeanne. These heaps Of stones
were our ruin. But Cadet had return
ed from college with new ideas. They
were matchmaking the departmental
road, and the men in charge of
bridges and highways were going Tar
from her to seek their materials for
macadamiZa ton at a great expense.
Cadet saddled our gray and made
journey to the chief place, carrying
away a sack of round pebbles; he
saw the project, the engineer, and
showed his stones. We gave them for
nothing; all they had to do was to
stoOp and pick them up. In short,
one fine morning the tumbrels of the
administratio arrived; in little Or
no time, without my having paid out
q laird, everything was carried away,
the field swept as clean as the palm of
your hand; and it is over these stones
that your carriage rolled just noW.'
The old Estere told the truth; in
that sea of wheat over which the
breeze swept, l vainly looked for the
great heaps of stones, the joy of my
childhood, which formerly rose there.
One, however, was left, the smallest
one, quite near the restored farm.
And that one yonder, Pere Estere,
have you kept it for seed?"
'"rhat?" he answered, somewhat
embarrassed. yes, we have kept it.
| did not wish-it serves as an en-
closure for the garden"
Seeing, no doubt, in my eyes that
the explanation seemed insufficient,
he added
and then, l must tell you, there is
Christian buried underneath it,
"A Christian, Pere Estere?"
''Oh, fear nothing! This death does
not date from yesterday, and the af-
fair goes back to the Selling Of the
treasure, in the time of the first re-
public"
[ knew it we'll, this selling of the
treasure, of which, after sixty years,
people still cOnversed in low tones,
the best families Of our little town
having been compromised in the af-
fair.
Legends lowered around it. When
| was quite small, | remember to have
been greatly frightened, one day, near
the washing place, to see a majestic
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-05

Listening, we could hear from the
room on the first story noise of
money moved and pieces heaped up in
a pile.
1T is M. Blase who is making the
division; there must be a great deal
of it, for he has been counting for
half an hour
Presently NJ. LIE Prieur, a man from
the town, grew impa tient. They had
drank, they had eaten-what we're
they waiting for, since every body was
here?
"'My brother is still missing said
a young man of eighteen who had for
some moments been looking uneasily
in the direction of the door.
{" 1T is true-M. Caesar is missing.'
"'Bah!' cried LIE Prieur. He is
gallant-he has fingered behind to
pinch the chin Of some pretty shep-
herdess.'
"'M. Caesar cannot be far behind,'
[ said 4 saw him from distance in
the valley, after the affair, and he was
washing his face and hands in pud-
die of water
We'll, let us begin, at any rate; we
will put his share aside
Just then NJ. Blase appeared upon
the stairway, followed by two men
who bore a heavy iron box. The en-
thusiasm burst out at this sight.
What charming fellows those soldiers
were to thus have stopped to drinl<!'
To which LIE Prieur, winking his eye,
added,--
This reminds me that we must
reserve the part Of my cousin, Pierre
du Borni; it is just that the honest
man should be Unidentified for his
wine
Everybody laughed.
"M de Blase alone did not laugh.
He poured out the contents of the
box on the table, and each one was as
tonished on seeing that the money
was all in white pieces.
"'And gold? There is no gold?'
"'My friends, M. Blase TRANQUILITY
replied, we have ten thousand francs
to divide among ourselves.
"'Ten thousand francs? Only ten
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
MARRIED.

HANNA-LONGDON.-At the Union
NJ. e. parsonage, No. sos Washington
street, on Wednesday afternoon. Sep
tember 29 1897, by Rev. John ID. G..
Hanna, Levi c. Hanna. OF Kennett
Square, Pa, and Miss Lucy A. Long
don, of Landenberg, Pa.
MINORS - BLAKNEY.- On Tuesday
evening, September 2S, at Chester
Pa, by Rev. DR.. George L. Wolfe,
Charles P. Minors, Of this city, and
Miss Mary Blakney, OF Chester, Pa.
NUMBERS -CONLYN.-At the Union
NJ. e. parsonage, No. sos Washington
street, on Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 20, 1897, by Rev. J. d. c.
Hanna, Charles Numbers and Miss
Florence Conlyn, both of Wilmington,
Del.
REUTER- - SMITH-On September
30 1897, at the residence OF the
brides parents No. 519 Poplar street
by Rev. John France, Martin j. Reut-
ter and Virginia S. Smith.
STEIGERS- -LEE.-At Asbury parson-
age, No. 222 Walnut street, on Sep
tember so, by Rev. Ezra Tinker, LII
D., George NJ. Steigers to Miss Sarah
o. Lee, all of Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
EVERY sATURDAYTOURIsT SLEEP
ING CAR ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA

Commencing next Saturday night
and continuing every Saturday nigh
thereafter, Midland Route tourist cars
en- route to Colorado, Utah and Cali
fornia will leave the Chicago Union
Passenger Station of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway at
O'Clock. running over the Chicago an
Omaha Short Line to Omaha, thence
via Lincoln, Neb., Colorado Springs and
r.eadville, Colo, Salt Lake City and
Ogden, Utah, Reno Nevada and Sac
ramento, Cal, arriving at San Fran
cisco at S.45 D. m, Wednesday.
AS will be noticed this route is Mid
land through Northern Illinois, Iowa
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Through
the heart Of the Rockies), Utah, Ne
vada and California, affording a perfec
panoramic view of prairie mountain
and coast scenery.
These popular every Saturday Cali
fornia excursions for both first and sec
ond-class passengers mot foreign eml
grants). are personally conducted by
Intelligent. competent and ,cOurteou
"couriers" who will attend to the want
of all passengers en- route. This Is a.
entirely new feature of tourist car SER
vice and will be greatly appreciated by
families or parties Of friends travelling
together, or by ladies travelling alone
Particular attention is paid TO the carr
of children who usually get weary on
long journey.
Remember that the Midland Rout
Tourist Cars are sleeping cars and ar
supplied with all the accessories neces
sary to make the journey comfortabl
and pleasant, and the sleeping bert
rate is but $500 (for two persons) iron
Chicago to California.
Ask the nearest ticket agent for
tourist car folder giving complet
information about the Midland Route
or address Eastern Manager Midlan
Route" No 95 Adams street, Chicago
ILL.,, or John r. Pott, District Passen
ger Agent, c., M. & St p. Ry., 4S6 Wi
liam street, WilliamspOrt, Pa.
Z. S.-Berth reservations are made
the order received up to each Saturda
morning. First come, first served.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
PRIMROSE & WEST.

When George II. Primrose and Will
liam II. West, as mere boys, formed a.
song and dance team years ago, their
youthful minds were no doubt filled
with visions of laurel wreaths in their
chosen profession to be snatched from
the hand of fame" and placed upon
their own brows. IL is scarcely proba-
BILE, however. that in their widest
imaginings that they ever deemed il
possible that in the unknown future
they would have their own company,
much less that theirs would be the only
representative minstrel organization in
America. Such. however, is the case
and after years of hard work and
faithful endeavor they find themselves
the peers Of all their competitors. Not
content with this commanding position,
they are now seeking to OutdO them
selves If that were possible Ii is said
that when they organized their present
company, the one which is 10 appear at
the Opera House Tuesday night, they
bore in mind that what the public most
desires is novelty With this end in
view they have secured those comedians
whose specialties are always up TO date,
and singers who keep abreast of the
times in the musical world. The long
list of artists engaged includes the
names Of such well-known people as
George Wilson. the eminent comedian
in an entirely new monologue: Milt G
Barlow in "Old Black Joe" and Jonah
and the Whale" RaymOn Moore in new
songs, Waterbury Brothers and Tenney
and the Quaker City Quartet
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
THE UPPER SOUTH.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOUR
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.


VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The last OF the early Autumn tours
TO the historic Upper South via the
Pennsylvania railroad will leave New
York and Philadelphia Tuesday, Octo-
Der H.
This tour covers a period of eleven
days during the height Of the season,
when the Autumn foliage is most beau
tiful, and includes the battlefelds of
Gettysburg, picturesque Blue Mountain,
Luray Caverns. the Natural Bridge,
Virginia Hot Springs, the cities of
Richmond and Washington and Mt.
Vernon.
The round-trip rate, including all
necessary expenses, is $65 from New
York, $63 from Philadelphia, and pro-
portionate rates from other points.
The tour will be in charge of one OF
the companys Tourist Agents. He will
be assisted by an experienced lady as
Chaperon, whose especial charge will
be ladies unaccompanied by male es-
cOrt.
Special train Of parlor cars will be
provided for the exclusive use of the
party, in which the entire round triI
from New York is made
For detailed itinerary apply to Ticke
Agents or to Tourist Agent, 1856 Broad
way, New York, or George W. Boyd
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
.IrNcLE TONI COMING

One Of the features Of Stowe & Com
panys grand scenic production of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" which comes TO
the Grand Opera House next Thursday
afternoon and evening. will be a cake
walk, in which twenty Of the prize
winners of the recent great contest at
Madison Square Garden will take part.
Il is one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the performance. and the fact
Of an open challenge being given to
any who may wish to compete will no
doubt do much TO add to the great in
terest always taken in this feature.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
Sporting NOTES.

"Jack" Newell, Wilmington's spright-
" professional ball player, is talked OF
as playing manager OF the Paterson
Club next year. a syndicate having
bought out that team.
The Philadelphia Baseball Club was
shut out at Newark yesterday by
Pitcher Co0gan.
The deciding series OF croquet games
between West Chester and Spring City
clubs will be played next Tuesday on
the grounds of the Wilmington club.
The four important football games
for the opening of the season to-day
are: Warren VS.. Pennsylvania Railroad
Y. M. c. A., Wilmington A. A. vs..
Kenilworth Wheelmen. Of Philadel-
phia; Delaware College VS.. Haverford,
Adonis VS.. Columbia A. c., of New Cas-
tie.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
FARMER N.Y. BE CREMATEn.

West Chester, Pa, Oct. "a large
barn and dwelling house on the farm
Of Charles l.. Bailey, at Thorndale,
were destroyed by fire late yesterday
afternoon, and William Baldwin, the
tenant. is supposed to have perished in
the flames. He hastnot been seen since
he entered the barn a few minutes be-
fore the fire broke out. Mr.. Baldwin
was one of the best-known farmers in
the county. He was 3S years of age,
and leaves a family. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by spontan-
eous combustion, the hay having been
smoking slightly for several days. The
farm upon which these building were
located was once owned by President
Buchanan, ne having purchased it
while chief executive of the United
States.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
DIED.

BALDWIN-Suddenly, on September
%, 1897. at Carrcroft, Del, Maud f.,
in her 18th year, and George F., in
his Sth year. children Of Robert T.
and Cassie II. Baldwin.
BOWERS.-In this city, on September
20, 1897, Mrs. Kate Bowers, widow Of
George Bowers, aged .3S years.
DOTRISKY.- Suddenly on September
%, 1897, at Carrcroft, Del, Mytro Do
trisky, aged S5 years.
GABKE.-In this city, on Sunday,
September 26, 1897, Alfred D., son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gabke, aged
10 years.
GRUBB.-In this city, on September 80,
Mrs. Ann Grubb, widow of the late
James Grubb, of Brandywine hun
dred, aged 80 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. w. ii. Alexander,
No. 1902 Delaware avenue, on Monday,
October 4, at 10 a. m. Interment at
Newark Union Cemetery, Brandywine
hundred.
LEAHY.-In this city, September so
Fergus Leahy.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral, from his
late residence, No. 211 Monroe street
Monday morning, October 4, at
o'clock. High mass at st. Paul:
Church. lnterment at New Cathedra
| Cemetery.
MCAFFERTY.-In this city, on tn,
27th instant, Robert McCafferty, aget
&C years.
SHARPLEY.-On the 1st instant, Eliz;
Jane Sharpley.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
IN HONOR OF SENATOR CROTHERS.
CECIL COUNTY BAR TAKES AC-
TION ON HIS DEATH-THE FU-
NERAL. TO-DAY

CECIL COUNTY BAR TAKES AC-
TION ON HIS DEATH-THE FU-
NERAL TO-DAY.
Elkton, Nd. Oct. "A meeting of
the members of the Cecil county bar
was held to take action upon the death
of Senator Charles Crothers. Associate
Judge Frederick Stump presided, with
william T. Warburton secretary.
A committee of three, composed of
William T. Warburton, John S. Writ
and L. Marshall Haines, were appointed
TO prepare resolutions upon Mr.. Croth-
ers death and submit them at the De
cember term of the Circuit Court. The
members also decided to attend the fu-
neral in a body.
Letters and telegrams continue to ar
rive at the residence of the deceased,
svmpathizng with the family in their
bereavement. Among those to send
messages were John e. hurst, of Bal
timore, and Chief Judge George M. Rus
sum.
The honorary pall-bearers have been
decided upon as follows: John E.
Hurst. Joseph M. Sloan, Hattersly w.
Talbot William b. Baker, DR.. l.. c.
Carrico John r. Patterson, Murray
Vandiver and Norman B. Scott
The active pall-bearers are William
T. Warburton, William S\ Evans, l..
Marshall Haines. John Banks, DR..
Frank II. Macl1ie, Manly Drennen, Reu-
ben f. lamar and John NJ Tucker.
The funeral will take place to-day.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
ADJUSTMENTS
CLOSE OF THE ENGAGEMENT.


The more the Kennedy players are
seen, the more they are liked, and yes
terday afternoon and evening they
scored two decided hits in their pro-
ductions of "Ingomar' and Legally
Dead" The plays compared very fa-
vorably with many higher priced at
fractions which have been seen here.
Miss Gertrude Dion Magill, who was
here with the Oliver Doud Byron Com
pany is young, pretty and talented. She
has a good method, her acting being
smooth and natural The only fault to
be found with her is that at times she
does not use her voice as effectively as
She might However, this defect is
easily remedied, and a bright future
has been predicted for Miss Magill,
This afternoon the company is giving
"The Two Kids" and the engagement
closes with THE Dark Side Of Lon
DON"
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
MONDAYS STRONG ATTRACTION

The next attraction at theGrand Opera
House viii be A. @. Scammon's COM
pany in side Tracked" The great
American tramp, the knight of the
highway and box car, has hisinning at
the Grand Opera House on next Mon
day evening. To him has been accord
ed a regular ovation. He appears in a
role which appeals to the hearts OF
every audience, and makes each spec
tator not only laugh as each familiar
aspect of tramp nature is displayed, but
arouses general applause when the
heart of oak is seen beating under the
ragged Jacket of the wayfarer. AS the
title OF the play suggests, Horatio lrv-
ing Booth, the wanderer, becomes ap-
parent, because he is side tracked. The
box car in which ne pursues his trans-
continental peregrination is laid over
at a siding and he drops in upon
events which lead up to a tragedy, I'm
which he becomes a most important
witness. e. II. O'COnnor achieves a
success as a tramp, and wins unlimited
applause for his comedy efforts
BILLY" Bowers scores a triumph
as Fritz Grabhold. boss of the
section gang, and gives natural, yet
| extremely humorous characterization
| Daisy Chaplin, the soubrette, has fac
ulty of keeping her auditors in a happy
mood from the time she first appears
until the fall of the curtain. Her songs
and dances are well rendered features
and receive merited recognition. Mar
tha Work, Amy Paige and Verona
| Clito add to the attractiveness Of The
play by giving capable rendition, ant
displaying excellent wardrObes. Jane!
Wall is effective as James Montague
| The superintendent Of the road. and th'
Judge Pecksnif Of Edgar r. Vance il
a capital piece of character work. Louis
Leon Hall. as Miles Wellington, an'
! John Dohbins. as Officer McGinty, dis
II play ability in their respective roles
Several specialties are introduced int
the action Of the play, and the scener.
carried by the company is new and ap
prOpriate.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
CHESTER LADS STRANGE DISAP-
PEARANCE.

Chester, Oct. 2.-Three weeks ago
young Thomas Richards. Of No. 1919
Highland Terrace, mysterlously disap-
peared from home, and although dill
gent search has been made no trace OF
the missing boy can be found. It is
thought he has been kidnapped. Some
time ago Thomas disappeared just as
mysteriously. and it was learned that
he had been picked up by a strange
woman who kept him for more than
six months.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02

Goods advertised for years are GER
tain to have merit or they would not be
popular Substitutes are usually 'un-
known quantities" The moral is OBJ
vious. Get what you ask for-take
nothing else.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
pATJ-PLAYER HINKLE DEAD.

One of the best-knoln baseball play
ers in Wilmington, Thomas Hinkle,
catcher and second baseman, is dead
at his home on st. Helena road, ROCK
ford. Consumption caused his death.
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row. Hinkle played in several leagues
and captained semi-professional pail
teams in the state.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
50 CENTS TO BALTIMORE AND RE-
TURN VIA THE MOST RELIABLE,
PENNSYLVANIA LINE.

Next Sunday. October 3. special trains
will leave Wilmington at 4.38 and
o'clock a. m. Tickets good on regular
trains leaving at 10.1S a. m. and 1905
p. m.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02

Imitation may be the sincerest fiat
terry, but II is safer to stick 10 the gen.
uine article. Reflect on the fact that no
poor article would be worth imitation
and sec that you gct the real thing
when you ask for Il.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD LOW
RATE EXCURSION TO BALTI-
MORE NEXT SUNDAY.

Two special trains to Baltimore next
Sunday. October 3, first at 43S a. m;
second, 9 a. IN. Tickets also good on
regular trains leaving French street
station, at 1918 a. m, and 12e5 z. =.
Round-trir rate. so cents.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02

Talk is cheap. but advertising costs
money. Sensible people wouldn't ad-
vertise goods without merits. Unscru-
pulous people can initiate them at little
cost. DO you want the real thing or the
substitute? Insist on getting what you
order.
Evening journal., 1897-10-02

Everything that is advertised isn't
perfect but the fact that its mer-
it's are made public entities it to
consideration before articles of which
one knows nothing. Get the advertised
gOods-nOt substitutes.