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% F f r- - - - VOLUME II. !.! H12A 1>QUA UTMliS VT MOKHISTOWN. ^ 1 ). > 11 "\V5lh Mil\ . I!!! 1 \Vo!!il'!i <>c iho i:?>voiiitiou. ? / I (" >:>\ ;j 1 I.I, '' ' l>y I'm \ \ WiiiiHall:'.! It) tho eastern suburbs 'of t h?* v i I - ia?*o t?i .>11 jiwp'owri, .Now ersey, stands tie ? ' > ',( , mansion used by Washina- the headquarters of the army in winter of 1779 SO. It is as w<?!I preserved. with patriotic care, u< it was when, in September, I SIS, I passed a nij*ht under its roof in the "njoymenl of the hospitality of its proprietor, the lion. (lubriel Ford, who, a hid of fourteen vears, lived there with his widowed mother when the('ontinental army was tented and hutted near bv during a terrible winter cneampment. The general and his suite occuniod the who'e house excepting two reruns on the eastern side of the main passage in which Mrs. Ford and her family lived. The lower front room on the left of the door was tin* general's dining-room and the aoartment immediately over it was used as a bed-ro an when Mrs. Washington w;*s t head< ptar' ers. In that room ! slept. The same carpet, dark and of a rich pattern, was on II io lloor that was trodden by Mrs. Washington and her husband nearly seventy years before; also two or throe pieces of furniture which their eve- beheld end their hnti Is had touched. I went to rJtid ;o Kurd's at an early hour in the evening, and rich were the Messing, of most interesting inf< : ' .1' ifi which I r ceived from\'im tips < . i ho octogenarian during a sitting of i* 111 v three hours. ' Where was the armv encamped I inquired. "The main body occupied the southern slope of Kimball's Mountain, the nearest quarters about two miles from here,'1 he said. "They were near enough to be easily called into sudden action by sentinels placed at points between headquarters and the cmnji. Several times durin<>I o [ the winter nirdit alarms set the camp' in motion toward headquarters. < )u such oecash us the Life (iuard would rush to the house, barricade the doors and throw up the windows. Five sold'ers, with their muskets cocked were jronerally placed at each win1 i\v fiii/' f lir*r*4\ vvriiil/1 vninriin they wore statin >d very near?" "Yes; thev occupied about fifty bin huts in the large meadow :i few rods tlio house. They wore ub<5u" two hundred and fiftv strong. A fine set of fellows 'hey were, and h 1 thoroughly trained. lioforo the snow became so deep, (fount I'ulnski oxereisod his legion in that meadow. Some of their feats are wonderful. The dexterity of the count in handling his horse and pistol^ was amazing. 1 hnvo seon him, whilst his horse was at lull speed, discharge his pistol, throw it in the air, catch it bv the barrel, and then lnirl it forward as >f at a fleeing enemy. Then, without checking his horse, ho would slip one foot front the stirrup, and lonning'ovor toward the ground, recover ^ his pistol, and wheel into lino with as much precision as if ho had been engaged in nothing but tho manage-1 ^^A^^^ent steed." ill "E3E 'X'ISTJI : -n ?> u i'< >"N", i :?i 11 . < 11< >< * UJ?s, \ ?ub! 11- l\oe "Was not (.Jen oral Sclnivlor* at Morristown awhile in tie* spiin^?" I asked. "tie came fr >tn Philadelphia at the ( !<??( of I Vhru iry,*at the rotpirsts of Washin^'en. Sehuvler was i?i eon^ress lie was tlif mo-t trusted counsellor and f i : 1 < 1 of the coiiimmderin-chief, who (1 >sir< <1 h< j advice on the ar ranyonient ot the campaign tho comini?" s ii. lie canto with his wife, and his dft tighter Elizabeth, a rharinino youn?* woman, took a house, that is yet standing, near the railway station, and tin r ? they entertained most ho-pitnblv during the few weeks tin , remained. Soon after their arrival, Colon'-! Hamilton, Washington's secretary, became acquainted wit.li the daughter, was ; itten by l.er personal charms, her vivacity and her accomplishments, and fell desperately in love with her. lie passed almost every evonino' with her. "At length," said Iudo^ Kurd, "a funny event took place. The colonel seemed to think much of me, and by nermission oT the General, would 'uriii'-l' tne with the connter-iqn that I might romniii j>i pltiy in tho village and return a'ter dark, when tlie sentinols wore sot. One wening I was coming homo about i-ine o'eleek, and had passed tin." sentinel, wlien ! recognized the voice of Hamilton in reply to the sr MierV demand 4i 'W ho comes there?" u) steered ad and waited for the colored t > acccmpanv mo to our house. ^'Hamilton came rp to the point <4f tho sentinel's r eed I.-vonet to give the countersign. Hi had quite orgotlen. He had :??; ni the oven* ig with Miss !iu cr. and lit* ugh of her iind< 6Xn Hod ti countersign froi inii d. Tl sol* dier-lover was ouibarraHsod. Tho sentinel knew him well, hut was stern in performance of his duty*. Hamilton pressed his hand to his forehead and tri *d to summon he important words from their hidingplace, hut, like the faithful sentinel, thev were immovable. Just then I 1 described me in the darkliess. 4tAh, Master Ford,' he said,'is that you?' in an undertone,and, stepoi?e?" aside. lie caller! me fn him mwl . ...... .... .. ..'~J .......v. .V ........ until trocjps from the camp readied hcndtjuarters and the cause ol the alarm was ascertained. These oceas ions wore very annoying to Mrs.! Washington and my mother, \v!io \v(ire obliged to lie in bed, some. 1 tinu'S for hours, with their rooms full of soldiers and the winter air enter-; ino-the open windows and piercing through their drawn curtains.'' "That winter was a very cold one, r-? . . . was it noti ! inquired. "The hardest winter 1 evor knew/' said the judge. Marly in January the snow was from four to six foot deep. (), how the poor soldiers suffered! They wore vet in tents, and did notiret into huts until in February. The roads were almost impass able, aiul so diflioult was it to trans port provisions to tlio army, that sometimes the poor fellows w?<u!d be six or ei?rht (lavs without meat. New York harbor froze over so firmly that liritish troops with cannon passed ovor the icobridoe from the city t<> ^ J Stateiv Island, a distanee of nine miles." "Yon spoke of the Life Guards rushing into the house. 1 suppose i r> w his pored: " 'Give me the countersign.1 "1 did so, when Jlnmilton, stepping in front of tho soldier, gave ii to him. The sordino!, believing that his sr. ' r was testing his fidelity, kept his bayonet unmoved. "I have given voir tho countersign, why do von not shoulder your musket?'1 asked Hamilton, "'Will that do, colonel?1 inquire the sentinel, in reply. "'It will do for this time, let ihe pass.1 "Tho sentine1 reluctaid! vT obeyed the illegal command, and wo passed on. The lovers were married before the next Christmas. You know the rest. Hamilton was shot by Hurr. His- widow, 1 understand is yet living, over ninety years of nge.'1 7 J J n "She is,11 I replied. "She is i'ving with her affectionate daughter. n " Mrs. Ilolloy, i:i elegant retiromen' in Washington City. I expect to see her in a few weeks.'1 "l)id not a distin.' ' hod Spanish gentleman die here during that o h spring? ' ! inquired. "Yes,11 said Judge Kord, "lie eatne with the Chevalier do I.n/erne, the Crunch Minister, earjy in April. His nv.me was ^ ha!'es- Don .lean DeMirallos a S^ anisli grandee. They remained at headquarters for some time. A ball was given in ho- or f tlio mil i.- i at tin Morristown Trverr., wldeh was at ndod bv 'Jon r. ' and Mrs. Wasiiino-ton. all of his officers, G? . a d Mrs. -v-' iyY and their daughter. Covei or C.v ingston and his wife, end mnnv other people of quality. Miralles was prostrated by a heavy cold at the time and remained in bod at headquarters. He grew worse rapidly, and a day or two before the first of May ho died, and was buried in tho little cemetery of the Presbyterian church. Jhiring his illness, Mrs. Washington administered io his wants with her own hands. A Spanis.; priest who was one of his attendants, performed the coreinonics at his funeral. The cof'n was homo to the grave on the shoulders of four artillery officers in, full uniform, followed by Washington and Lu/.erno kiJl V <g g| 3 TO WOEO CON WW and their respective suites and many ... ... .... eur/ens. i? is sni.i me Spaniard was very rieh. ! remember looking upon hi*- dead bodr with wnndcr, :\\vo and adinirati n. as it lav 4in state" as * we say, in tin* room whore wo are now sittiin', in his riehlv-ornamentod P opci cofiin, 1 in*d with eumbvio a id covered witli Mack vol vet. instead of a shroud, In* was in a full dross suit of scarlet, embroidered with jjold n lace; a three.cornered ?ro!d-laced ha^ a cued wicr; white silk stockings laroe diamond-studded knee and r? shoe huekios. a prominent diamond rino on l>is (infers, ruul from a svt perb oold watch *et with diamonds \ several rich seal wore hnr<>. 1 heard that li" left Ids iininer.se fortune to his three daughters in Spain,airtount. in:;' to half a million dollars each." "Was Mrs. Washington at head-! quarters all winter?" 1 inquired. "She caino at about th<* middle of j .yinuarv, saut .hui^o ront, "wnen i the snow was deepest and tho coltu in<?st severe and '.he S( hlic s wafl - i ,ror. 11 tnost. 1 for {>1 in o ' sunsh'no. Sho had a Idm^B^g. 10 S ^ >r< e' !i. fiia?r<? to '"or nobliflS;.y v< t she w-- as simple and (!(.i.< i ait M V, i ?ul(J entertain with urbrt good ho \\ as wit'on' mHB ' 1 0(1 . . fl of every ot (i jM'"Vid n<r for t'.o '^B in tho ftrmv." uAnd V- ashino-' mm "J Jo was aiwavs j^ravo, but novor sad; always kind, lint novor faniil'ar,' and ho was. scrupulously just, and %! V thoughtful of duty toward other; As an illustration of a phaso of Washington's private character,' .Imloo Ford related that when the patriot look possession of Mr. Ford's i i mansion he made tin inventory of :tll articles which worn impropriated to ! iiis use duiing the winter. When ho : withdrew hi the spring ho inquired wliethor everything had been returned to her. ! "All but one silver spoon," she j |said. I Its took note of it, and not lotto afterwards she received a spoon front Washington bearing his initials (>. I W. It was preserved in the family I as a precious memento, and as site.lt' it was shown to me the next morn-I ing. Washington's tender care for the comfort of Mrs. Ford (who was I ho widow of (Jolnoel .Jacob Ford, commander of the Morris County militia at the time of Washington's ; light through New Jersey,) was often ovincod. ()tt the occasion of the ' night alarms mentioned, ho always went to iter room, drew the bed-curtains close, and soothed her with assurances of safety. And when Iter son, a lad of seventeen, was brought hom& wounded from Springfield, Washington's first care in the morn's ing was to inquire after the sufforcr. Judge Ford was eighty yPars of ago at the time of tnv visit. Ho was well-formed and erect in person, about- five feet ten inches in stature I 7 with his faculties apparently not at: all impaired by age. His memory of dates, names and events was remarkable. '''he evening parsed with him was, to me, one of tl. i most interesting and profitable of any ox.....l .1....: o ?: I'VIH II' '-M uuiiijw I1I\ pilirriiiiafjrr IU tlu' relies, animate :<n I * it! iof the period of the old w: r for independence. Our com < ion took ;i wide range of topics up on so ject -the Revolution -tu i's >> As I rose to depart. ni ;i < 'clock, the venerablo jurist invited mo to pass the night under his roof, saving, : "You shall lodge in the very room occupied by Washington and his spouse." I accepted the boon so kindly offered, and soon retired. From the window of that room, opening southward, 1 witnessed at near midnight an almost total eclipse of the moon. As from that interest* I ing observatory ! watched the progress of the obscuration, and then tho satellites, it appeared to mo a most significant emblem of the political condition of America and of the ' cause of the patriots at tho timoi * V '? M i m&m. , iki ? ' i '! ^.2.<T?D -sro'cxxs "WC:R k. s. ( .. THURSDAY when, from the sumo window, Washington with anxious eve had doubtless ira/od upon the same orb on its silent jouBnnv amouir the stars. It was the gloomiest period of the war. I'or many months the bright pros peets of tlio patriots wore passing deeper ami deeper within the penumbra of 15ritis!i powder ami oppression: and at tho beginningiof 1780 onlv a faint eurvo of liirht was seen ? n | upon the disc <>f hope; tho eclipse was almost total. 15 un son .1. lossino, l l. i). ->? > *? The Haste I-'or Kichos. It leads to crooked dealing. In so exciting a chase an advantage is not to be missed because of a little question of right and wrong. A lie here, a cheat there, these are the overydav oceurrenees bv which to got around the neighbor <?r the custom house or the stoehholdor. A bribe is a stroke of genius, trained in decep'ion ty is morally corA n 1 ' '1 s the man wiio '' ^ knows no P)< K' I COlIlp ''10here <?f bis moil's tllilt ho w lllli t in :i theory of' (operative in li s i slaughters widhis Co ml sword, (Is his rival to: le, lie mam:fact soi c upon ille e he oonfi )< nf for their i n. i'his 8v teni, rapidly growinir upon us, is poisoning tl whole public body, and making, lyin?r and stealing and fraud subjects of merriment where they should bo provocatives of indignation and retribution. So possessed is the public mind of this idea of our modern money hunters, that oven the perfectly innocent man of wealth cannot escape, the imputation that his money was crotton by wuvs that arc dark. The people have almost come to bo- [ lieve that oreat wealth implies oreat I rascality. It is a very false judgment, and yet the reason for it is in the evident rascality with which so many have grasped their oold. * The injury done to the family is also an in jury to the State, fof^Ltt , family is the unit of the \\ (lie of a to () 1 *^i<- wild pursuit wealtjl of family afTection MM 1 t i nasis is imu ' fidenco and ultimate confidoncc^^HR i the gold chase gives no time Cor This. O O The man is a sort of boarder in his own house. He flirts in and out like | a stranger. 1 lis heart is elsewhere.. So wife and children are without their proper guide and stav. They L seek for amusement in questionable J , quarters. They find other centres j than the home. The husband (house ; i bond, if that be the right ori'dn of , ' n n the word) is not in his place, and tlio|, household is disintegrated. I >isorders of every al enter such a fami- , Iv, and tlio increase of wealth only intensifies the symptoms.- //o/r/ovV ( 'I'osahi/ in th( I'oi'itw. - -t. 1 American Types of Waincn. The meeting of races and the wide contrasts of climate have given1' American society the finest v-ariet\ in tho typos of women, Tlio Ameri- i can ??r tlio host sort, whether profex- , siona! man or man of affairs, clerk or artisan, is tlio Brook. of 11i* ti; 10, eapal !.', critical, of artistic inMancts, : miick and w 11 vitalized in mind and 1 ' dy. !n in h< wi'! !>rtho wo- i mart I ? bio level (!' his ijiato, .lust ( n v, ? the in. lorta'io1: and an- : n tnc( -out of -oci.il r des and ideas, 1 dmilatcd neither to tlio circuinstan-1 s of the majority nor o our politir 1 oal order, tlio effect is deterioration ' in tlx1' sex. But tlio material for beauty is as good as tho world af* /onls. Women, Delays are Dangerous! Madame Uovere's Female Bills for Women never fail to give speedy and certain relief. Satisfaction guaranteed or money r turned. Sent by mail, securely *i aled, in plain wrapper, for only ON H I)OLLAH, three boxes for TWO !)()i<I.A US. Particulars in Mtor for four routs in postage stamps. Address Mhh K. Ukvkhk, I5o\ 2h3, Jersey ('ity, N. .f. - < For cleaning brass use a thin paste , of plate powder, two tablespoonfuls vinegar, four tablespoonfuIk of alec hoi. I{ub with a pioco of flannel;] pojiah with chamois. 3C -A-IsTXS "STOTXIEC ooi; rUNE 21, 1888. 1,1IHCAICI AN SPOrrOKI). Probably tlx* >los( )tui>i<l l*on?lor in 1 bis Count r.\. Mr. SpotVonl, tlio librarian of eon-ss, is probably tlio most rapid reader in tins country, Tho other day a reporter sought some informatii ti of 1 itn. Simti!tanoonsly, within n space of live minutes, be con verbal with tho reporter, "road" through eoniplotely a twelve pa?p? New York paper, dictated a letter to a stenographer and oavo directions to two assistants, lie commenced all at tbo same time and finished them together. A remark, a sentence dictated aside, a direction, a sentence dictated, a remark and so on, apparently without an effort, and all tho time his eyes were running over the paper almost as fast as ho could turn from p?oe to paoo Thy reporter asked him afterwards how ho did it. ik(.)h, it comes natural for mo to ijivo my attention to two or thr o tl nos together that way. 1 doit by a so t of intuition without thinking of it." i*i< k i \i. or r thk m ! :a. r. ,l">ut how do you read; 'rapidly?" u! acquire t!io subject matter," said Mr. SpolTord. *d pick out the meat the pith. I pay no aft union to ti.e verb a?^n. I scarcely see the words and never note the form of sentences. I have learned, hy !o: .* prnctice and huvint^ a natural tenlenay for it, to jjul, f!ie infotmaion withe iV ' toiic. In this way the 11. i' _ ' at a f/lduCO. It is not t .. ' ' M e; . .1. \V! u your uuo all loo shoit for your I work you can't ad -rd to waste it on words. In readiti1 t!Vs is so inn di that is of no use to you a worthless lot of verbiage. Hy practice yon can avoid all this. Nearly all books or papers are taken no mostly with rhetoric, and have the fact and substance stored away in a small space, if you only know how to find it. 1 seldom spend more than half an hour and never more than an hour and a half iii reading -or reconnoisance of the I :u ?r<>st volume I'm' iliwtonnn ' tuko 'his," and ho look .a volume from tin* shelf. "No,"' looking at tho title, ''this is hardly tin? proper hook to illustrate it with. This is t'arivle; he has to ho read; every word. He is one of the few authors who cannot he road as i have described. You must read every word, j Lul well it pays you for the titno. Rut. it is only such n rugged and extraordinary writer that it is necessary Jo read that way. All those thous ' uds of hooks with smooth, easy runnine sentences, they are all alike, and you don't want to waste time on the language?von want to sm/.e on to the soul and devour it in an instant. Like this, now," and he i.nnnl.n/1 A?.._l-.l \ it/iiviivu Miiwin' i i/uiin i nut v ;iri y le and wont down the pa^es one after another, as an export accountant would <ro down a column of figures. r-> .*"? ;tXothino there I want, nor there, nor then;." Then occasionally strikinif Hoinothino' to the point arid fjotting tho thought in an instant. He went over probably fifteen or twenty natrcs in this way in a length of time i o J > n hardly worth reckoning, and without even making a break in tho conversation. "Many people," Mr. Spoffor 1 went in, "have the time wasting habit of pronouncing every word in their mind and noticing every pause ni d punctuation as they alonrr as if reading aloud. ^\ 11 these words and 111< f with the capitalization and luinctueti i ! eomfnas, the colons, llie se i . ;i and (rrn.tr < i .! * i>i iiif .it ?/. !>.. - T> " "J ' [owed, but not re< irded in the mirul. Many reader^, poi'iaps most readers, chuck thoir heads up with commas and colons inst ad of thoughts." A I! If A.N <. i'M IC NT OK I'llli IJOOKS. "It is said," suggested the reporter, "that you know every book in tho library?" !u a generhl way. I know where to (ind every book, its size and general appearance, and its subject matter. I could not tell you tho contents of the books, but merely what they are about. There are some (100, OOO volumes, arranged in fortyfour subdivisions, which are again subdivided. 1 have tho library arranged according to what I conceiv-i A. Jl<rT^rr." H I ,iM> ! ??! \ 11 n it tn . ed to bo tho common sense plan. \ Tho books are arrain^ed alphabetic* ally by subject*, tho notion only by authors, You are now in tho aloovo eontninin^r biographies of 1 .'njdishnmen. The alcoves are a Tiitiijod alphabeticalN b\ subjects, aiul tlie books within arranged in their alphabetical order. For instance, take Cromwell; all tho biographies of Cromwell are together, ami next is another "I "'jprogrespively. Suppose! sot no one want., a certain work on ftttanco. I know it is in that alcove tij> there. I know what hook it is by asportation, ami just where it i?. I'm that alcove Is overflowed, ami the boo! *<* all piled up on tho floor, ami ah no there in front. Suppose thev stsk for a book of comparatively recent date. I know it is not on the shelves, because they were (Hied lotto before its publication. So it must be in that pile somewhere. I know the size of the book, and its appearance I can recognize i*, for it passed . ?. thr noli it*.v tatids to got into the 'ihrarv. Kor tho past twenty years everv booktha' has come ' t the n > ry has g<mo f' rough my hands, and 1 J remember i*. i u a general way 1 know its iizo and appearance, and about what is in it. \ny one of them von mention 1 wi 1 remember it and what ' :s like. It is nl1 a working of t! o mind bv association." U1 low about fltitling quotations? ' j asko tho reporter. ' Well, if ;i member wants to use quotation tliat is s<>t in ^Htnibar quo* tatiom' iii( i: fron a p? w'.o a. 1 1 i > ||Q ( ;i! ? * run micl I >III' n ami no \sanl I know the exact words ami where it comes from, ho) will probably < :>:.?? to me. lie will likely remember w a general way what it is a few of the words or what it is about and the metre. 1 may be able to toll by its sound who its author is, and I < an form an idea ain how as to* the period it belongs to. Then I discard till poems of an earlier or a later period, then I discard all authors I know could not have written it, and th n I discard njoun all pomns of i different metro and all upon subjccs wherein the Quotation could not occur. In this way I harrow my field of research, and then I generally have little difficulty in finding what 1 want. "It is the same principle through- j nut discard all that you don't want. J! UH/ii/n/fo/i /jrhi't'icii) The Feininim? Chinese !>< (. Tl.o feet nf (Miinoso women are inane small in a very simple manner. The process begins at the ago of live or s' years. The foot is tightly bound, so that the circulation of blood ceases and the toes are crushed together. The bandaged foot :s t? n inserted in a short, narrow pointed shoe, in the heels of which a block of wood is placed, so that the girl appears to bo standing on her toes. Sometimes bandages are wound aro id over :he shoe* The f >ot ?' course grows smaller, but, in cense-' tpionco of the shrinking of the sl<in,j seems round and p'uinp. Stocking? i a.re not w rn. If everything goes all right the-foot assumes 'he desired j "orm in t wo or three years, boinrr i gradually shriveled tip. The poor girls often have to undergo great pain. Sometimes the skin and flesh \ burst under the terrible pressure, and occasional'v incurable injuries result. It is dangerous to hasten tho process, mul especially so when at br?gi?m 1 g of t) ? operation.-. t'*?; irirl are be\on tie? .i a.'c. Not inVenuonth '.ho : fc ,pt is mac!?? with ; ft em; or xto ' \ tr old dang! 'ors. In such cases tin? process is dillicult, The practice of deforming the feet prevails only anions tlio upper class- j cis and those who niTeet the tnanners and customs of their superiors in rank. Among (lie lower classes, where the deformity would unfit a girl for necessary labor, the feet art1 allowed to tfrow nnturallv This esrs v tablislu s a sort of easto sign. The father of a tiny footed maiden will not permit her lotmarry a man whose mother or sisters have not artificially . diminutive feet. The written laws of tin? land do not refer to this custom in any way; it would bo much as if American legislation should deal with tight lacing. Vhnmj Tinin l*hiftnlcfphi<' /'/ww. t=:??*?==:. . XV.M".KH ID. Their Standard Heart is. ' ? ii. i hnton I J. [ !<. of Now Jor' ' V, who iia > In on : initiated for I'ro.siih'Dt of tho I ni 11 Mates >y tho Prohibitionihtu, was born in York, Livingston county, N. \ ., in Itis father emigrated soon after to Michigan. The boy 'aborted hard in jiro|?arin?r himself for tho I 'nivnrsity or .m villain at \nn Arbor, a part of his living during vl.o J, it no, but ho was not (' stii *<1 to s'.euro ti 4 university edu vt on, and entered iipo t ft tmycuntilo career. lie was verb suooossful as merchant, millor and banker. In ! S ~ ? !<o removed to St. Louis, and lore, wo -oars later, when the war ' : ' o < \ ho entered the military service of the I'nited States and became colonel of the Thirty-third Missouri infantry, lie was protyotod to be brigadier general in 1802 and brevotted major general in 1805, ha\?ng served with (Irani at Vioksbur<<\ After the war (.Jen. FisU was oni'iuum! with (ion. < >. (). Jioward hi r> n the management,' of the * fcVectu?b's bureau u Teiu.esseo and ^cntueky, and was active in establishing the Fi>!< univot-i'v Xuahville, which wa named or inm. A *tei li s r moval to New .Jor ev ho hocainu prominent in educational and othor olds. J !.o i t trustee of Dickinson college, of Drow Theological semi" uarv and I'enn ngton sominnrv, New Jersey, and of Albion college, Mich . !?.-? I. II:* V ? !() ' I, ami !i:i? mg be mi Mroni *mi-i j rem his succors us ii church worker. Since 1874 ho Ims boon president of the board of Indian comm: jsioners. Ho has Ionbeen prominently identified with the cause of temperance, and was Prohibition candidate for * governor of New Jersey in 188b. 1 >r. John A. Brooks, of Missouri, who lias been nominated on the ticket for vice president ha ; done good service in the Prohibition cause in his stato and in the southwest. Ho is a forcible speaker. As agent of the National Prohibition bureau lie has canvassed several states of the southwest, and as chairman of the stato Prohibition commit tee had done a groat deal to build up his party in that reirion. !)r. Brooks was once a n 1 democrat. The ( .'en f re of 'NunihiHmi For ono liutulr ci \ear$ fho point winch represent I'm- centre of (ho republic lias be u steadily moving duo Westward along the thirty-ninth parallel of North latitude. Its average rat" i e nro^ress has been about o n five e ile- per ' "nr. Ie. 1800 its location w: s i teen miles West of Baltimore; in 1S10 it had crossed the Potomac; in 1S20 it was woll on the Western side of tho Shenandoah \'alloy; in 1S30 it had reached tho highest ridgo of the Apalachians; in 1850 it had passed tho mounta'n barriers ami was follow hitf the course n of the Little Kanawha t' rough West Virginia; within the next ten years it h id, by a rapid march of more than eighty miles, reached a point # over half way across tho State of Ohio; in 1871) it was within fifty miles of Cincinv.b; in >0 it had entered the \ blev of t!ie Miami; in 1800 it wi!" probably he found well within the boundaries of Indiana. # Tout sooner or ho r t! is central point which represents th" Westward "course r>f empire" in the* United State;- will cease to advance, or otherwise will reach a turning place, is ab olutelv certain. Should its pro(_rr"ss continue for nno her centurv as during the past hundred years, it would at tho end of that time bo more than half way ucrqss tho State orTTTssouri. I5ut this i? not likfilV to ho the case. Keach succeeding census for several coming decades will doubtless show u slacking up in tho rate of advancement Westward, and finally the direct forward movemen*. must cease. Bearing in mind the narrow vision and tho mistaken forecasts of our early legislators, it seems hazardous to conjecture with regard to future probabilities. Yet there is good reason to believe that for many years will the nucleus of the century's population pass beyond or even reach the Mississippi ^