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GA., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1891. Price $1.00 Per Year si Death Felt Beyond Our Borders. a mm was reurit't yS me at Montgomery. J much or more than any one man tow- I citv in which.be died. He was a gea- We l0»' . that Col. Tift was sick,. ' * but h\ y*ib intimation that his-illness was ot a serious nature and the news of his death was a great shock. Not withstanding his itxtien.K age, . hjs great energy and vltalii/ prevented my one from realizing that his death. *v»i more - probsb.e than that of; his younger co-workers. lii his death the State has in;*, one of j specteu citizens, and the Stat&.-ose of its noblest' men. Alb.urea citizen her noblest sons. The futier'd wilt ard the rapid growth and prosperity j tleman of large means, and of the city/ The city to-nig it is in- generous and public spirited, mourning.' It was a sad sight ail day |* • . —I— to see the street cars heavily draped on j old and progressive. their rounds. It would take volumes j TbomasTiUeT.mes-Enterprise. to do him justice to the life and mein-; In the death of Col. Nelson dry of Col.' Tift. 'The town ha; lost one of its best friends, the community one of its most beloved aud.. highly rc- 1ELECRAMS OF CONDOLENCE ‘ A>. B K'w lf THE PRESS UKVfB A1XP SAl'S. t'fc fia'.ter and Kind Eiprciilam Ir; a !»i»<an‘. IFrieuds onlheDeatb cI Albany’s Founder—Whnt (be Krv/.vpapersfflfnTC to Say. ft The y Ev/a and Advertiser presents this morning the following telegrams and letters of condolence sent the family of Ool. Tift on the death of that ■ distinguished man: Macon; Qa., November 18.—Nelson F. Till: We are all deeply grieved to lieai: of your lather’s death. Tender to your mother and family our love and sympathy. I regret exceedingly that it is impossible for me to come, I have been trying all day to get off to night but circumstances prevent. J. H. Hall. i New York, November 10.—Mr. N. F. Tift: Three telegrams have brought the sad news of the death this morning of your lamented father, Ool. Nelson Tift.. The state has lost one of its noblest citizes, Albany its founder ^ 'and greatest benefactor. Intimate business and social relations with the departed of reoeut years enables me to bear testimony at his open grave that he was a true Irieud; a most enterpris ing public citizen, a devoted and lov ing husband and father. I beg to share with the family and community the sadness of this occasion. S. H. Hawkins. Columbus, Ga., November IS.—W. D. llatiu : I am surprised and grieved to hear of my old friend’s death. My sincere sympathies to the family. 1 deeply regret that I feel too un well to be. prefejot at the funeral winch I would esteem an honor. Men of Col. Tift’s ste.riingintegrity and jremarkable enefgy and continued success are rare and we can illy afford to spare them. G. Gundy Jordan. * Atlanta, Ga., November IS.—Nel son F. Tift; My heart is with you. Have written. Taos. E. Walker. This was followed in a touching uud tender letter as follows: Atlanta, Ga,, Nov. 13.—Dear Nel son : Your telegram received too late to make preparations for 4:10 train- only one by which I could reach you. in time. My heart goes to you in your trouble. A few short years agolHad to bit! adii-ti to my dear old father for nil time. ’Tvvas a sad, cruel blow to me; the memory is yet fresh, and lie lives green my heart. When the supreme moment comes we have a multitude of regrets and self v per:v.|u»s. Yet, in the fullness of time, ir ir to he expected ’tis great Na tore working her inexorable and etern- allaws, and we must submit as best we can. i would like to have sedn him once mere. I trust the end was peaceful, I'd ns free from pain as possible. A. Mfc full or work and enterprise surely should have such an ending. In your sadness ajd sorrow I give y< t ray toliest sympathy and the earn est hope that tiie days may seem no darker .dr the hour more trying than y<>« can fully bear. Tender my warm est regards and sorrow for the sad end I write instead of telegraphing, for ic-k-itrun's are so brief. wish I could be with you in the asc rites. May your father find the ( mt 1 fruition of a long and successful here, beyond in the deep unknown. Sincerely, T. E. Walker V / V Rrownville, Tkx., Nov. 20.—Nel son F. Tift: Accept our heartfelt sym pathy in your great grief. Georgia genera!!v,’and Albany in particular, has sustained an irreparable loss. No community could meet with a greater calamity by the death of any one citi zen than that Albany mourns this day. Arthur S. Wolff. A former employe of Col. Tift who loved and honored the good man wired as follows: Gainesville, Ga.. Nov. 10—N. F. Tift. I am saddened by the death of your father. I tender my sympathy in your bereavement. * Jas .’A. Smith. * • Albany, Ga„ Nov. IS.—Mr. James M. Tilt, City, Dear Sir:—I am just in receipt of the following telegram from Mr. Geo. W. Haines, Superintendent B. & W. B. K.: “I deeply tegret the death of Col. Tift, and desire you to tender his family my heartfelt sympa thy.’? , Blease also accept toy heartfelt sympathy in this your sad bereave ment. ' May-your consolation be sweet in the hope that your good father is at rest with the Goi he loved and served. Yours very sincerely, W. M. Butch, Ahebicus, Ga., Nov. 19th.—Capt. T. N. Woolfolk, Albany, Ga., Dear Captain: Your telegram yesterday advising me of the death of Col. Tifc, who has devoted a useful lift to its best interests ami tin* Albany, Florida & Northern B’y an < fli ;i;r whose place it*’will be impossible to fill. I do not speak of tha greater loss to his family tor 1 knew bat.’lifile of his private life—but I liftg to extend 'through you my heartfei t condolence in this their hour of bereavement. I regret exceedingly thus my absence from the city yesterday prevented my attendance at the funeral. IV fell per sonal regards, Yours very truly. H. C.” Baglky No man in Georgia was better known than Col. Tilt and the papers, of the state have noticed Ids death as a public calamity'. Here are seme ex pressions clipped from a few papers: ANOTHER MAN WHITES. Albany Correspondence tutor. Gazette. Albany, Nov. ID.—lion Nelson Tift, the most prominent citizen and devoted friend of this citv, died yester day morning after a short ill ness of pne umonia. His may be said to have been Cite founder of this city, for lie has been a resident of Albany since he moved here from Connecticut in his boyhood. From tfie beginning of his residence he has been fully identifiedwith every thing that looked to the advancement of the place. Col• Tift had.not only been promi nent in the affairs of the city of Albany, but of the state and nation. Just af ter the war he represented the second district of Georgia in congress; be also represented Dougherty county in the last state constitutional convention, where he took a high stand, and has left the impress of his experience and wisdom'on many of the most import ant parts of our fundamental law. Hi- last and, doubtless, Best service for this city was before the railroad commis sion in the interest of better depot ac commodations. During bis life he was. vitally interested in nearly every en- terpise that looked to the material ad vancement of Albany, and at the. time ot his death was prominently connect ed with a steam boat line on Flint river and several railroad enterprises— one the Albany street railway. Mr. Tift lived a very active, frugal life, and succeeded in amassing a for tune estimated between a quarter and half million of dollars. He was in his eighty-seventh year. take place at 3 o’clock tO-morro'V with fitting ceremonies. — - THE DEATH NOTICED. JIscou ErciiicgNews. Albany, Ga., .Nov. 10.—Colonel Nfclsou Tift, one of Albany’s oldest, wealthiest and most highly” esteemed ciiizsn iss dead. The funeral services wilt take placb this afternoon at 3 o’clock. i 31 ST PROMINENT CITIZEN AND DEVOTED FRIEND. Albany Cosespon'Jct.ci Americas Time* Recorder. Albany, Ga., Nov. IS - -Honorable Nelson Tift died this morning. In his dealt) Albany lose* her most profnident citizen and devoted friend. Ho maybe said to have been the found er of tbis city, lor he has ’been a resi dent of Albany since be moved there from Connecticut in his boyhood. From the beginning of Ins residence lie has been fully identified with every thing that looked to tiie advancement of the town. Coi. Tilt was a member of Lite last constitutional convention iuu! leit the imprint of his experience and wisdom on many of the most important >. arte of that work. He was an earnest hard, worker, and had amassed a large fortune. For a longtime he was engaged in the ware house and commission business, his partner being hD son-in-law, Capt. T. N. Woolfolk, of Columbus, Ga. He was also interested in a line of boats and several railroad enterprises, fie was about eighty-seven • years of age.* Cast week he returned from Atlanta; where bo bail been before tha railroad commission in. the interest of better depot accommodations for'Albany*. Mr. Tift was very wealthy. He is said to have owned a whole town— Tifcon—named after him. Ilis for tune is estimated at between a half million and two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. AS A MAGISTRATE. Judg* Nelson Tift, of Albany, is dead.—Eutaula, (Ala.,) Times. Ga., WHAT A CORRESPONDENT WROTE. Albany Correspamlsaoe Atlanta Constitution. Albany, Ga , November 18.—'dol- onei Nelson Tilt, the founder of A - b-tny. breathed Ilia dust morning at 5 o’clock,-after a shore it. cess; with pneumonia. Coionel Tift’s death was the greatest shock ever experienced By this com munity. Through a long • r^er. m usefulness, covering a perifi from 1833 until the present, lie tias wmi and de served all the honors which leli upon him while living, and all the regret which is felt and expressed over his death. As a slight testimonial of the greates'eeffi and veneration i, hich hr was held, the entire city will be draped in the emblems of .mourning during the progress ot his funeral, audai! the civic aud military organize ions of the t.-i y, both white and colonel, will fol low his remaius to the grave. Colonel Tift leaves behind him va heart-broken wife, whose head, like that of himself, i» silvered with the touch of many winters, ano others constituting a large family connec tion. Colonel Tift was conscious op to the last moment of his .existence, and twenty minutes before his death made inquiries concerning the resoles ot the comerence ot the railroad commission ers, and railroad officials held iu this city yesterday iu relation to the erec tion of a union passenger depot. Col onel Tift, in every sense of the word, was a model man, and his life was one, well worthy of imitation by the young men of the present, As a business man, he had few equals, which statev ment is borne out by the accnmulatio/ of an immense fortune, every doJiaiyof which was coined through legitiqAte methods and by • une/ring judgment. Colonel Tift / was an earnest member of the Episcopal church, and his entire life was in harmony with the tfiost exalt ed morality and Christian charity. He was a generous-hearted man, and no oae ever sought him for help in dis tress, but that he opened his purse and gave them liberally out of his abund ance. Our city has lost its best friend, tor next to his wife and family, Albany was first in his thoughts, and its pres ent beautiful proportions can but be regarded as a monument to the splen did attributes which went to Make up his well-rounded character._ Active steps were begun to-day to raise a pub lic fund to erect a monument to per petuate his memory in enduring bronze. It Is proposed for the monument to cost $5,000, and to he erected at the ini tial point of the citv, where in 1S35 Colonel Tift built the first framed house ever erected ia Albany. TARE VOLUMES TO DO HIM JUSTICE. Albany t orresf ondenee Savannah News. Albany, Ga., Nov. IS —About 4 o’clock this morning Col. Nelson Tift breathed his last. Col. Tift died io his S2d year. He was born in Connecti cut,'and came South when a boy. He v as called the father of Albany, owing to the fact that he settled the town over fifty years ago, and has done as Albany loses oneof her oldest and most progressive citizens. Col. Tift was th; father of Albany. ■ . SADSIGHT TO SEE THE MOURNING. Albany Corresponich ie Qaitm n c *nn. Albany, 6a., Nov. 13.—About 4 o’clock thisnnoruing Col. Nelson Tift breathed his last. Col. Tift died in his S2nd year. He wa3 born in Con necticut, and came south wheu a boy. He was called the father of Albany, owing to the fact that be settled the towu.over fifty years ago, and has done as much or more than any oae man toward the rapid growth and prosper ity of the city. The city to-night is in mourning. It was a sad sight all day to see the street cars heavily draped on their rounds. It would take vol umes to do justice to the life and mem ory of Col Tift. The town has lost- on e of its bust friends, the community one of its most beloved and highly re spected citizens, and the State one of her noblest sons. The funeral will take place at 3 o’clock to-morrow Kith fitting ceremonies. HIS LIFE WORK DEVOTED TO THIS CITY. Valdosta Times. ’ Hon. Nelson Tift, of Albany, died pi. Wednesday morning last. He was eighty-seven years old, but up to-a short while ago he did not show it. He rather had the appearance ot an active man at sixty or sixty-five. Nelson Tifc came out from Connect icut when a boy, aud founded Albany aifioGg the Indians. He spent his long and useful life working for the un building of the artesian city. He served several term; in Congress, aud from tithe to time filled other positions •of honor and trust. He accumulated quite a fortune. In rehgion he was of those who’ are commonly known as Sweeden borgians —a people who believe that the See ond Coming is being, effected by a rational unfolding of the interims sense of the Word through the clouds of the ■letter. REFERENCE TO HIS 'CHARITY. SavaT.nah Press, j Nelson Tift, who died yesterday at ^Albany, was an interesting and suc cessful old man. At one time he and his brother, Asa F. Tift, conducted ; large ship exchange at Key West, and ‘ during the war the firm btnlt aud sflp plied bottoms for tiie confederate navy Sipce the war Mr. Tift, has been in business in Albany. He. conducted cotton factorage and general supply business. He owned thousands of acres of land in Southwest orgia, between Brunswick 'XU "ofse -tone Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Food Repc ABSOLUTELY PURE BRIEFLY MENTIONED. F Cutlibert Liberal-Enterprise. Hon. Nelson Tift, of Albany, Ga., a prominent and useful citizen of that city,’dierl Wednesday, - aged about 8q -years. He once ran for Congress against the celebrated Dick Wtdtieyj but was defeated. He was' a fneinbeij of the Oohstutionai State Convention in 1377. " , . aMDSnyr 'XU ofje -tiflie Ne!- a funeral report. sonlftit owned the-bridge . ovar tfie Alb my Cnvjresjiondeare Atlanta Coiistitutiqn. 'F.Irit. river, which lie subsequently Albany, Ga., November 19.—The ; «old to the city at $33,000. Mr 'lilt remains of Col. Tift were, laid to i est; was a strong believer in hoimnpatliy, 'in Oak view cemetery -t**is aftemoonjW'antliu hisqiiainr, benevolent way-used I’Ve proeessiou which followed his re/ to go around among the sick and poor mains was over half a mile long, a.'fl j and distribute medicines. He spent made up of every civic aud milifify j thousands in tbis good work. Few organization of the city, with the/<-x- ’people knew of the charity dispensed eeution of the Masonic fraternity/The by film. He believed in the> doctrine city at. an early hour thi^ morn inf b'-re 0 f Swedenborg. Mr Tift served. i:i a strikingly funereal appearattaafeyefy the constitutional convention bufiness house as well as mail vypr the of 1877. He 'took a proifi residences being draped in the stun boy- iuent part in • the legislation symbols of mourning. A*, half-past A to regulate railroads and joined bands o’clock this afternoon every Msin/'S with Be belt'loom bs ia-tuis memorable house was closed, and shortly al/ r- ; agitation. Mr. Tift was b.rother-in ward the procession was fprjme;/ on j iaw to Ciiarles-B- Mallory of Florida: Washington street, from wlimC* h] Hisestate will reach over half a million, moved to Col. Tift’s home, an/ from : He ( died from the eff-cts of pneuminia y !.h& i \!p tiroa iiofiL’ii nf P.Anrtaitit/ini there escorting the remains/to the j Episcopal church, where bcat/btd re- ; iigteus services were held, aPT which j rhfc cortege proceeded to tb/c-raefery, ; where all that was mortal /( Albany’s oatrlarch and most /isiiRgusiied citizen was consigned toahe earth. Mr. Tift was a native of Connecticut and was 82 years old. TRUSTEE CONFEDERATE VETERAN’S ICLE. HOfUB, - Albany Correspondent Atlanta .1 jurnal. Albany, November 20.—The death ; of Hou. Nelson Tift was a sad blow to this entire cojnmuuity. Almost up to the day of his death— A CONCISE Colnnibns, (Ha,) Evenin In yesterday’s L^^er i\ brief nonce of tiie death of Cl bany, wa3 made./ / age—he was as hale and hearty, as in his death Albany tos.r- her post ; vigorous mentally and physically, as a prominent citpen and devy.tev tr/eod. ; young man. His vitality was some- 'Neiso|i Tift, ct/AF j altbongh he was eighty-seven years of be/saiil to hav aat city, for he Albany eve.r from Conner:: lie may founder c resident moved t!) boyiioot Frot* the beginning of h;$ res he /s been' fully identified everything that looked to thi ad ance- tofthetowD. Colonel Tift was a member&f the lence with ast constitutional convention' a i left , ans and their widows and orphans, the imprint of his experience Ac avis- j He was immensely wealthy. In fact dom on many of the most ini’ rtant bis fortune is estimated at from three parts of that work. to five million dollars. He owned the He was an earnest hard worju . and street railway system of Albany: three had amassed a large fortune; {■'or a 1 cotton warehouses, large- tracts of real long time he was engaged io the rare- house and commission busifle , his partner being his son-in-law, C >t. T. N. Woolfolk, of Columbus, Ga. He was also interested in a te of boats aud several railroad entei uses. He was about eighty-seven y rs of age. Last week he returned from Abuts, where he had been before the K road Commission in the interest ot ante? depot accommodations for Alba Col. Tift was very wealthy ./He is said to liave owned a whoiepw-o— thing 'wonderful for a man of his fige. In every thing that he undertook he was a success. One thing to wpich he -devoted much of his thought and time : was the fonfederate Veterans’ Home, i He was one of the trustees ol that in stitution, ami, although a northen mau by birth, his fate years have been largely devoted to the amelioration ot the condition of tha confederate veter-' estate, and over a hundred thousand acres of land in that section. Besides these possesions, he held many thousaud dollars’ worth of rail road, city; • corporations and ■ state bonds. There are four living, children, among whom this fortune will probably be divided. They are Mr;. Woolfolk, Mrs. Mann, Mr. James Tift and Mr. Nelson Tift, all of Albany. Tifton—named after him tune is estimated at be: wee million and six hundred thousand. Nelson Tift anil his brotlic; F. Tift, tendered their s rvi. Confederate Government, s ed the 20-gun steamer, ‘*Mi- s which was destroyed at New Orleans, ten days b would have been completed. for- ! half : fifty , oi. A. \ to the were j An Agile Queen. Con-'spundent Baltimore Axrcrican. When Queen Margaret; of Italy, gees upon her climbing tours through the mountains of Gressoney she adopts the costume of the mountain peasants. appointed ideate cfthe ilav; lepart- j w hich consists of stout boots, a short chamber.. The , mnnf f/M* vKn nnnci viirtUmn • n Irnn TSd Sklft &QU Si l)l&Sk hOlllPft. j n6V£T C0Q^Qlt6d *' ItoTT One Woman Washes. Corretpqndent New England Homestead. There is truth in the quotation, “There wouldn’t be so many tired people in the world it men would stop climbing hills before they get to them.” And washing seems to be one of tl:e hardest hills a woman has to climb. Yet there is no need of her starting Sunday afternoon or laying awake Sunday night to think about it. She can get up Monday morning, put on the _ botier gad beat some water at tiie same time she is cooking breakfast, ifsbe has planned something easy to get, which she can dp if she chooses.' As soon as the water is sufficiently warm, take the cleanest of the clothes soap the parts most soiled, .roll % up each garment or article separately and pick them in a tub with Juke-warm water enough to cover them. Leave the bailer on tiie stove; and after breakfast warm up the water in the tub by turning on a few dippers full of hot water. Hub out the clothes as they need it, throwing them into another tub of luke-warm water. You will be surprised to see how littla rubbing they will need, and when you have ft nished rubbing wring the clothes out of the sudsing tub, rinse them through the cold bluing water and ihey are white and clean, ready for the clothes-line, You can pack the more soiled clothes in. the water you have rubbed the cleaner clothes through, or pa*t of that used for sudsing, refilling that tub, of course, and your washing is soon done. We always leave the boiler on the stove so as to have a supply of hot Water,, and at the last, if there is any need, we throw in a few of the most soiled clothes and let them scald a mo ment, Tire clotlii'S-are. much whiter tban if allowed to boil, and you don’t have the steam and heat.. We don’t use boras-or kerosene or washing fluid for any tiling but scrubbing the.kitchen floor. Use good soap. A Legend oa Loch Marce. The:niost interesting ol the island in Loch Maree is by no means the biggest but it differs entirely from the others in its varied vegetation. There Is a romantic legend in connection with thi; island. In olden times a Norwe gian prince and princess lived there happily. In time of trouble the prince; went-iorth to war, leaving his island to be guarded, by his wife. It was agreed that when he was in sight of home cn his return a white flag should be hoisted if all was well; if not a black one. Time passed, and the princess became jealous of his long abscence. When his boat at length appeared in the loch a black flag was hoisted, and when he landed he; found his wife lying, as if dead, on a bier, she having feigned death to prove his love. Heartbroken at tbe sight, the prince unsheathed bis dagger and plunged it into his breast. A thud, aad he lay dead at her feet. Horrified at the sight she grasped the dagger from his breast and took her own life. They were buried in this romantic spot, foot to foot, with tbe hilt of a dagger en graved en ' their tombstone. Since then the landowners of the neighbor hood have had the right to bnry on the island, and some of the graves are of curious uniiewn stones. This island burial is quite common in Scotland. It is-a delightful idea that the dead should rest in peace, surrounded by beautiful scenery, and far enough from human habitation to do no harm to the living. Marriage in Jerusalem. Jerusalem marriages are always -concocted by the old women. The old one will praise the charms of a young woman to a young man whom she con siders suitable for her protege, and gained his consent acquaints hi3 irj- ■amorita with the fact.- The marriage is performed by the shiek of the mos que, but tbe husband doesn’t see his wife until she unveils in the nuptial GATLING GUNS. INSURGENTS IN BRAZIL USE THEM TO GOOD EFFECT. The Dictator '.Treating- tii: tic! “Rebels’’—They Say That He must Resign tbe Dictatorship aud Dive Theta a Republican Form of Got- crnmrnt. Atlanta Journal. London, November 20.—Cable grams this morning from Brazil brief ly announce a sharp engagement off Bio Grande at the entrance to tbe lake or river leading up to Porto Alegre, the capital of the new.republic Du Sul, where the vessels sent by Marshal Da Fonseca were defeated. They found that the insurgents had most cleverly fortified the approaches to the Barneal the Bio Grande over which vessels drawing only three * feet can pass and a heavy bombardment is’ necessary to force a passage. Two ganboats and torpedo boats sent to reconnoiter the place, appear to have been hit several times. One gunboat is reported as severely damaged and the torpedo boat is re ported as riddled by Gatling guns. From tbis it is presumed the rapid fire guns were brought to bear upoii her. It is reported the engagement has been confirmed by subsequent cable messages received here. The Times this morning prints a dis patch from Santiago De Ch'lli,. spying.. Baron Lucerna, the president of Mar shal DaFonseca’s council of ministers, has telegraphed to the junta in the name of DaFonseca, begging for peace and offering to restore or to establish any form of local self government the people of Bio Grade DeSul desire. The junta also asked them to state the causes of their grievances and name the conditions upon which they will disband their forces. To this appeal the junta promptly re plied he would only disarm his forces when Marshal DaFonseca resigned the presidency and the secretaryship and when the constitution of the United States of Brazil was again respected throughout the length aad breadth of Brazil. Later.—From another source comes a cablegram saying simply: “Fon seca’s warships failed to force a pas sage up the Bio Grande.” From this it is judged that the report as to the at tack made by the dictator’s two gun boats and torpedo boat is correct. THE DICTATOR IS ILL. London, November 20.-—A/dispatch ' just received here, at 5:30 p. m., from Brazil, says Marshal De Fonseca is seriously ill. His principal ailment is extreme nervous prostration. .ment for the construction o; n Iron j r ®d skirt and a black bodiee. Clad at. New Orleans. They < struct- j rustic attire* suits to perfection JPPh ttjfali ot re she woman’s wishes are in the. matter. The her | male is allowed four wives. When in striking beauty, and it is no wonder tiie'presence of a man the woman mus GENEROUS AND PUBLIC Sl/lTED. Columbus Enquirer-Sun The death of Colonel Ne’ i Tift, •which occnred in Albany or r ednes- dsy, removes one of the mo promi nent and useful citizens of t State He was the founder of the f •tshing pie country peoplq worship veil her face totally, and when travel- her. The Queen is an indefatigable ; walker, and her love for this exercise is of great amusement to her attend ants. “Why, I assure you,” sail of them the other day, “tliaf majesty actually ciimbal up i with her hands when all the time she I frien_ m gh: hare gotronnd by a path.” | stay.- ' ing she must ride ia a closed convey- | ance. A man is not allowed to see even bis brother’s wife. This custom ui one I of veiling is not observed by the peas- ' ■ ant class. When a woman goes to vis a : emale friend every man in that . is banished during her it Free Press. . •' I. ' •’ .. •’ A New Chum for Biueflsh. Many lovers of the sport of chum ming for bluefish are deterred from indulging in it by the difficulty of getting a supply of menhaden and the tediousness of preparing the bait for luring these fish. To sucli we suggest a moie economical plan, one easily followed, which we have fonnd effi cacious, not only for attracting the fighting blues, but for weakfish and other species. B117 a gallon .demijohn and fill it with crude menhaden oil, wich can be bought at any of tbe oil stores. When on the fishing gronnd, wich is presumably one of tiie shallow (5 to 15 feet) bars or swims where these fish resort, pour now 'arid then a pint of the oil over the bo w until a. “slick” is formed on the tideway, which is best'when gentle or slow', as it is at the Great Kills anti other ponies! We warrant the efficacy of this meth od. It has yielded ns excellent results, and we have killed many % - leaping blue when no indications of their presence existed before our “slick” was in working order. Another advan tage, and to many a very ifhportanl one, arises from the soothing • tha oil upon the troubied waters, will chasten them so that those v. weak stomach; can fish with nitqn; or distress.—American Angler. Chicago has 2,043 miles < four times as many as New Y , k. It