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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-12
FOR RENT

Farm OF l45 acres on the road from Clayton to
Aura, mile from Clayton. The farm is in high
state of cultivation and good apple orchard.
Inquire PATRICK MITCHELL,
ll-2stf On premises.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-12
FOR RENT
FOR RENT

Early truck farm of rs acres; land well manured
for the last 10 years Early asparagus bed.
Buildings in good condition, handy to trolley.
Stream OF water runs through farm. Fine place
to raise poultry. Address
12507-tf. DEMOCRAT OFFICE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-12

A small farm of Sc acres, near Hendrickson's
mill and Swedesboro; within a few minutes
walk OF Asbury Station. Call or address,
MARY j. BEAL,
Care of @. A. Lloyd,
Il2l-07-tf. Mullica Hill, N. ].
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-12-12
RUsINEss OPPORTUNITY.

Because of other business that requires all of
my attention, l will sell my general store BUSH
ness at sacrifice. This is good business open
ing. For particulars apply to
ALLEN T. HURFF,
I0-17-tf. Cross Keys, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30
Getting Ready for the Coup

WITH c: R. .Hallar, a lad from Missouri, not yet
w out of his teens but of well tested courage
prudence, | started Immediately upon my mission
and few nights later on the north bank of
the Potomac. Here | made arrangements with a
friend to have the desired information on our next
appearance at a certain future date Then retracng
our steps, the following morning found twenty
miles away enjoying welcome breakfast at the
house of an acquaintance near Romney. From here
Hallar was despatched to intercept Lieutenant
Mcneil, who in absence to have twenty-five
men with fresh and well shod horses, and move
lesurely down the river, ready to act my report
Cumberland, which then had a population of
eight thousand is situated the north bank of the
upper Potomac and just opposite the point of a
pennsular neck of land the elongation of the
knobly mountain range, which here presses so far
to the northeast as to cause abrupt bend in the
river, and nearly to cut that part of Maryland in
two, the distance across the State to the Pennsvl-
vania line being less than six miles Six eight
thousand troops occupied the city and on the night
of entry, in addition to Ma or General Kelley
the commander of the department, and Major Gen
eral Crook by strange coincidence two future
Presidents of the United States were in the city,
These were General R. B. Hayes and Major Mckin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30

October, 1904, Captain Mcneil was MORALLY
wounded The command then devolved upon his
son Jesse c. McNel young officer, who was as
brave Murat and reckless of his personal safety
but General Early hesitated in giving him full con-
troll and made several efforts to have the company
placed in charge of an older officer.
Affairs remained in this condition. when Lieuten-
ant Mcneil consulted me as to the feasibility of
getting into Cumberland and capturing Generals
Crook and Kelley He referred to a suggestion |
had made to his father to capture Kelley, and told
me of his desire to carry out that suggestion Cum
berland vas my native place. On several occasions
l had entered it with ease, once remaining a week.
design could be accomplished successfully he deter
mined to make the attempt. was directed to go at
once to Cumberland vicinity and prepare the
way for our entry by learning the number and
position of the pickets, the exact location of the
sleeping apartments of the Generals, and all other
information deemed necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30
The Lay of the Land

IN order to give the reader a correct idea of the
military situation at the time, it is proper TO state
that Lee, with the remnants of his once invincible
army then stood at bay before Grant and his mighty
legions at Petersburg; Sheridan was at Winchester:
and Early, his already beaten antagonist at Staun-
ton, one hundred miles away. During the latter
part OF the war the debatable ground which Law
between the opposing armies in Northern Virginia
the field of operations of the two famous Con-
federate partizan leaders, Mosbv and Mcneil
What styled "Mosby's Confederacv'' was
confined principally to the country immediately
west of the Shenandoah and east of the Blue
westward along the upper Potomac and reached
from the Valley OF Virginia to the summit of the
Aleghenies.
McNeills command made UP of volunteers
from Virginia and Maryland, with a sprinklinp of
men from nearly every other Southern State and
few from the north and west 1t NAV be said
that long before Roosevelt and his fronersmen were
dreamed OF, and before the majority of his famous
regiment We're born these were known as the
Rough Rid rs of McNei1l or as they often EXPRESSED
II in home and half afectionate fashion '.McNeilIs
Old Roughs" They harassed the enemy in every
conceivable way, inflicted immense damage and kept
large army the alert to defend the long line of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and the upper
Potomac border from their daring incursions
One expedition after another was sent out bv
General Kelley the Union commander in his front
Tor the purpose of crushing him. and in giving orders
TO his subordinate officers the Injunction was
invariably repeated to Kill, capture or drive
Mcneil out of the countrv.''
In a davbreak attack a camp of the Eighth
llllnol; Cavalry, who guarding a bridge in the
rear Of Sheridan's army near Mount Jackson in
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gress, may be seen the following dispatches:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
February "a, 1905;
General that Lieutenant McNei with thirty
men on the OF the a1st entered and cap
Adjutant General of the Department. privates and
the eTe % firing gun hGagh
Mcneil and party deserve much credit for this bold
plot. Their prisoners will reach Staunton to-day
CUMBERLAND, Mp, February a. 1868
MAJOR GENERAL SHERIDAN, Winchester, Va.
This morning about three o'clock party of Rebel horse
up the Newcreek road about in
Der They captured the pickes and quietly rode into
went directly the headquarters of Generals Crook and
Kelley sending couple of each place overpower
the headquarters guard when they went directly to the
room Of General Crook and without disturbing anybody
stairs and placed him upon a horse ready saddled and
Melvin Assistant Adutant General to General Kelev was
also taken. While this being done, few of them
without creating any disturbance opened one or two
but they left without waiting to take ANYTHING
1t done quietly that others who sleeping
in adjoining rooms to General Crook were not disturbed
The alarm given within minutes by a Negro
Waterman at the hotel who escaped from the and within
tore up the telegraph lines and it required almost an hour
70 get them in order As Newcreek could be called
! ordered a force be to Romnev and it started
without any unnecessary delay second gone
from Newcreek to Mooreied, and regiment of infantry
has Newcreek supply the place the cavalry
IDENTIFY fearful of being overtaken They did
Cumberland ten minutes From all information
inclined to believe that instead of Rosser is Nc
Nells company. Most of the of that company are
from this place will telegraph you fully any further
information.
ROBERT P. KENNEDY, Major and \. a. G.
These dispatches chronicle what is now an almost
forgotten event in the history of the war AS was
active participant in the affair have been asked
TO give fuller and more detailed account than can
be gathered from the official records. Happily,
shortly after the war when everything was fresh
IN my memory, | wrote very full account
OF the facts and circumstances connected with the
capture of the Generals that in nv story it will
not be necessary to draw upon my imagination for
single particular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30

ley, the latter officer General Crooks staff,
who occupied in the same hotel at the time
his chief was taken. Brgadier Generals Lightburn
and DuVall were also temporarily soJourning there
but we not then aware of the fact, greater
supply of Generals might have been secured.
When Mcneil arrived at the rendezvous he
more than dozen belonging to Company F Seventh
Virginia, and Company D, Eleventh Virginia Cav
airy or Rossers Brigade; and at dusk We started on
memorable ride. Alter fording the Potomac
into Maryland we found faithful ally on hand,
and were soon fully posted as to the situation.
The attempt to ass quietly through two lines OF
plckets promised doubtful results; but deter
mined to try it Lieutenant Mcneil and Sergeant
Vandlver, followed by Sergeant kuykendall and
myself, rode ahead advance guard, the body OF
the men, led by Lieutenant Isaac S. Weton keeping
close behind
As neared the mouth of a ravine two miles
west of Cumberland, about hour and half
before dawn, solitary vidette standing
on the roadside, who upon noticing our approach
cried, I" Halt. Who comes there? -" Friends from
Newcreek' the response. He then said, Dis
mount one come forward, and give the countersgn!'
SURPRISING the Outposts
rTHEN without word Lieutenant McNeil1 put
L ting spurs to his horse dashed toward the picket
and as he passed, unable to check his speed fired
his pistol in the mans face. We followed rapidly
and secured the fellow, whom found terribly
alarmed at the peculiar conduct of his alleged
friends. Two comrades, hearing the commotion
in front, hastily decamped toward the river. They
got no farther than the railroad, however, for We
were close upon them, and in response to threats
of shooting they halted and surrendered They
belonged to Company B, Third Ohio Cavalry, and
from one of them we extorted the countersign for
the night, which 'Bullsgap' We mounted
these upon their horses, which we found htched
near the roadside and took them into Cumberland
and out again, when one was turned loose by his
weary guard minus horse and equipment but taking
with him very remarkable experience.
We moved forward again toward the inner picket
post Sergeant kuykendall and myself taking the
extreme advance This post fully mile away,
and consisted of five of the First West Virginia
Infantry, ensconced in shedlike structure, behind
a blazing log fire and all busilv engaged at cards.
As we drew the circle of light, one of the
got up, reached for musket, and advanced in
front of the fire to halt To his formal challenge
kuykendall answered. Friends, with the counter
sign" We kept moving UP in the meantime, and
the next instant a swift dash made, and without
a single shot they surrounded and taken.
Their guns destroyed and ammunition taken,
and the men left unguarded at their post, with
strict injunCtions to remain until our return.
We were now within the picket lines and before
us lay the sumbering city. \ short halt was made,
while Mcneil hastily detailed two squads of six
men, each directly charged with the capture of the
Generals. Sergeant kuykendall, who had once
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G. A p T u Rim G
The Story of One of the Most Adventurous Ep
Civil War, Resulting in the Seizure of Tue

N the official record of the between the
States taken from Union and Confederate
sources, and published by authority of Con-
gress, may be the following dispatches:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11

A great deal OF harm Ii done by self
drugging for the relief OF various real
or lmaginery MS.
There Is nothing easier. The only OBJ
lection 10 the plan Is that what Is good
fer the cough may be bad for the
eobgher.
SO II Is with a headache. Almost any
pain In the head not due TO actual
brain disease may be moderated. II not
relieved temporarily. by some form OF
headache powder; bur frequent 70
course TO this means OF cure may IA
tally weaken the heart When this
stops beating the headaches cease TO
trouble. but the patient Is not In con-
dillon TO know or care.
Every man. OF course. believes him
self doctor. and often thinks he 10
better able 10 attack cough or case
OF rheumatism or a headache, whether
II be his own or another's. than those
" DO make the cure OF disease a special
study. All be has 70 do Is 10 make np
bis mind what the troubie Island any
one can tell cough when he has it,
and then to take something that 10
good for a cough"
Less serious. but not much 80. Is ths
abuse OF toaies A true tonic Is any.
thing that promotes the nutrition OF the
body. This may BE- done by lnereas
ms the appetite and Improving dlxes~
ton. which Is the function o. the Bit
Tn tonicsi or b. Improving tbs eonli-
tlon OF the blood b. adding TO II tbs
llor Il has lost; or By supplying tho
system with some needed snbsfanee.
stteh a. faf IN cod LIVER on: Or finally
BY stimulating the tissues % increased
stsorptlon. an action which Is aserlbe3
10 arsenic. mercury and others 81 ths
mineral tonies
But these are not the -t0aisw~ 70
which people are apt % resort whea
hey run down They take 10 stimu.
ants. alcohol usually. and think sney
re getting strong beeauss th~y feel
ietter after each dose. TIE aicoiapi
n the -tonie- Il often disguised. nna
~ user. perhaps . conscientious trS-
Dtalrr. wouii - shocked 70 isaru that
shat hs vas taking % give htsa
trenSth had marr alcohsl 10 Il than
IA the strongest whisky. n In sysfen
: seriously run down. physician
aonld b consuitcd. who vii b. abs
0 give what Il needed. whether. Iron.
= bark. % kenslan. o. ed iiseT OIL
, correef tho underlying epndifioa rhaf
at-ses ths debility. Youths C0mpaa-
,n.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11
A Pnfenfea Pfnnt.

zone plant at least has been patent
ed, said an inventor. 1T IS the Abrus
precatoriIs, alias paternoster pea. alias
weather plant. John Nowack took out
the patent The weather plant Is stu
believed BY MANY persons to forefsll
the weather. John Nowack was sure It
dill so, and be put It on the mIrlet
along with an Indicating apparatus,
guaranteeing It to foretelI for forty
eight hours in advance and for hffy
miles around fog. rain, snow, bail,
earthquake and depressions likely to
cause explosions Of fire damp. Alas
for poor NowackI The experts Of the
bureau Of agriculture took up bis pat
ented plant. They proved that the
movements Of the leaves-to the right
foretelllng rain, to the left foretellIng
not caused by the
weather, but by the light. And they
proved that the plants famous down
ward movement, which was supposed
to foretell earthquake. was caused by
an insect that punctured the stem, caus-
ing the leaf, naturally, to droop. That
Is the only patented plant I know Of,
and Nowack lost money on IT.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11

What becomes Of old boots and shoes
has hitherto been almost as puzzIlng 4
problem as where all the pins go TO-
The solution, however. is given In the
Boot and Shoe Trades Journal
Old boots and shoes Of leather are
cut up into small pieces and then are
put for two days in chloride OF sulphur.
the effect OF which IL to make the
leather hard and brittle.
When this Is fully effected the mate-
rial IL withdrawn from the action Of
the chloride Of sulphur, washed with
water, dried and ground to powder.
II is then mixed with some substance
that wifb cause II to adhere together
such as shcllac or other reslnous ma
terial or even good glue and a thick
solution OF strong gum.
1t is afterward pressed into molds to
form combs, buttons and variety OF
other useful objects.
Prussiate OF potash is also made out
OF old leather. 1t Is heated with pearl.
ash and old iron hoops In a large Dot.
The nitrogen and carbon form cyanogen
and then unite with the iron and no.
tassium. The soluble portions are dig.
solved out and the resulting salt, added
10 one OF iron, produces the well-known
Prusslan blue, either for dyeing pur-
poses or as pigment.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11

Charles Baumgarten sat in his cham
bers enjoying an animated discussion with
his friend. Jephson, the great chancery
lawyer. About week had gone BY since
Charles had come home from the circuit
and held that momentous interview with
Mary Dynevor which had been broken in
upon by the subdean. Mary had now
gone, with some friends. to Brighton for
change Of air, and Charles was, 50 to
say. bachelor at large again The
change from despair to hope had so elated
him that he had somewhat rashly likened
it to Elysium. But now a certain ugly
looking bill for eighty-one pounds, bear
ing Charles acceptance, had been pre-
sented to him for payment.
Charles declined to pay It, on the
ground that he had not accepted II. He
repudiated the bill altogether. 1t was
held by that eminent legal firm, Godfrey
& Herbert Jephson; the latter of whom
had now come to Pump Court in person,
bringing the bill with him.
Il never saw It in my life until to-
day" protested Charles Baumgarten.
you have been imposed upon
Mr.. Jephson laughed. In days gone
university together, and had there formed
a close friendship; though Herbert Jeph-
son was the elder by some years. STUFF
and nonsense y quoth he, would you
deny your own signature7 Look at IT,
Charles had looked enough at 1t. but
looked again.
Il don't deny that it's clever imita-
ton, except in one particular. This is
signed q. Baumgarten.' I always sign
Charles in full. Look over my notes to
you, Jephson, should you have kept any,
and see If ever signed myself in any
other way"
If you never did 1t before, that's no
reason why you might not have done II |
IN this OCCASION" was the unanswerable |
response.
How do you say 1t came into your |
1aDds, Jephson1" be asked.
I'VE received Il from White, the en-
,rayer and jeweIer," was the reply. Some
property White is entitled to got thrown
MO Chancery, and we have been acting
or him. The expenses are draining him,
nd he had some difficulty to pay our last
ii, Of costs. Ny brother pressed for ii
ne can't work for nothing; and Mr..
White brought this bill Of yours. and ask
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11
LATE SHAH OF PERSIA.

The shah OF Persia. Muzafrer- ed Din.
died recently. In the fify-fourth year
OF his age and the eleventh Of bis reign
He was a student OF philosophy and
literature. a patron OF the arts and a
progressive ruler. He was familiar
with Western Institutions, and made
several visits to European capitals for
a closer study OF them. One OF his
last official acts was to sign the new
constitution under which Persia, FOR
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11

the first time. Is to have a parliament.
Muzaffer-ed- Din was born on March
25. 1853, and succeeded bis father.
Nazr-ed-D Din, on May Day. 1896. The
Shah. who had six CONS and twelve
daughters. showed himself man OF
ideas. This picture Is late one.
The late Shah Is succeeded by his
eldest son, Mohammed Ali Mira, who
Is In his thIrty-ffth year. He IS well
educated and in sympathy with his
fathers liberal Ideas. Among the an
Gent and Enthusiastically Oriental
titles which he Will assume are Shah.
lnshah, or King Of Kings; I'll Allah.
Shadow Of God; the Kibleh Alum.
Center Of the World the Exalted One.
Exalted as the planet Saturn; the Well
Of knowledge; the King Whose Stand
ard Is the Sun. and Whose Splendor
is That of the Ornament.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11

| The number OF locomotives owned by
railroads in the year 1904 was fd,sSo'
and assuming s per cent of these TO DC
In the shop under repairs, there remain
3T,50S engines In service, and this mum
Der, divided Into iO6.0O0,00O tons. gives
1896 tons as the average consumption
OF coal per engine year.
Coming now TO something more def
Unite. for a single road, we ind from
the annual report OF the Union Pacific
for the year ended with June. 1900,
that 1t paid for its coal Ss.s94.Sss. and
that the average cost per ton was Si,Id,
SO that the coal consumed by locomo-
tlves on that line amounted TO 1875
$40 tons The number OF locomotives
then owned was S25. from which we
deduct per cent. leaving 767 Ia active
service; this figure divided Into the
tons. as given. shows an average con-
sumption per engine year Of 2,5i5 tons
In the Chicago and Alton annual re-
port for the year ended with June.
1906. we ind the coal bill was s75f.0O0,
and the average cost per ton was si.20
which corresponds TO a consumption OF
62S.300 tons. The total engine equip
ment is $50. less per cent, leaves go
In active service. which divided into
the tons shows consumption OF 2.T5O
tons OF coal per engine year. In the
Lehigh Valley report for the same
year there is a statement showing
that the locomotives on that road made
an average OF 34.92l miles per year,
and that the coal consumption per en-
CINE mile was 1924 pounds. The prod
uct OF these two figures gives $4,000
pounds. or 2.6G6 tons per engine year.
This figure Hes between those obtained
for the Alton and the Union Pacific.
and we may Infer that the average
OF coal BY locomotives on |
roads having modern equipmelt Is
probably about 1850 tons per year.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11
aorHAM's HOTEL POPULATION.
six Times That of Paris and Some
time. Reache. $4,000 - Day.

| six Times That of Paris and some
times Reaches ls5,ooo Day.
The home spirit In New York has al
ready been SO shattered by the gran
dlose hotel that Al per cent OF the So
called "fashlonab.es" now reside In
these bewlldering carayansaries In pref
erence to dwelling beneath their own
vine and fig tree, says Success. The
latest edition of the Social Register
shows that 1900 families In New York
with wealth and aristoeratic pride have
given up their private homes to live In
hotels. An expert who has studied
tae hotel business In every principal
country of two hemIspheres says that
New York cares for three times as
many persons as does London, six times
as many as does Paris and ten times as
many as does any other city that can
be named. There use 1876 large first
class hotels In Manhattan alone, more
than 800 including the smaller ones
and. at the rate OF construction at pres
emit, the calculation has been made
that within twenty years there will be
on Manhattan island alone $50 hotels
OF 400 rooms each. or OF greater size.
Graded wherever it may have been.
the hosiery art has surely found its
home In the American metropolis and
one needs no further figures than those
Just given to furnish explanation of
the amazing evolution OF the hotel In
New York City. With floating popu-
lation each day ranging from $4,000
to $4,000. according 10 the railroad
passenger accountants. for the various
seasons OF the year. there is little Won
der that New York has become the
city OF earth most conspicuous for Its
hotels.
The word palace" has been applied
10 hotels since the memory OF man run
meth not TO the contrary and good
natured world has always accepted It |
rs jestful hyperbole. But out OF the
New York conception of hoste.ry has
,ome a creation, In the description OF
which palace" becomes feeble mis-
lomer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-11

Don't you get homeslck for those
beautiful old Colonial mansions In .hs
southT' they asked the Kcutuckian on
the night that the thermometer froze.
mot this weather." she answered. II
haven't forgotten yet how the wind
used to blow through the cracks Of tho
windows and doors Of those beautiful
old Colonial mansions. and how we
used to sit In rooms about the size of
bathrooms. huddIed around two-by-
four CRATE. our faces scorching and tbs
bitter bIasts blowing through our back
half.
"oh, no; In such weather MS this tho
steam heated luxury Of the Chicago fat
Tor me-" she decided.--ChIcago Inter
Ocean.