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E3T~By oar new sy-ite ra ot Mailing Subscribers are continually reminded ofthe time to vrbleti they have p aid , by observing the date on the printed Direction Label attached to their papers. By thia arrangement dunning bllla are unnecessary, (except In cases of willful negleet). Credit thus given ls sufficient evidence of payment. Ho other receipt la required . Header keep ynm Signal paid ahead. - ______________ 4 A_.AA. . _* _.__ a. . • _. _.___ ** .' ¦ *' . *' * ' *'- '*.¦¦ HENRY LIVINGSTON...Proprietor A Editor. ELBERT C. LIVINGSTON..Business Manager. 8IM0N W. COOPER. Associate Editor. \O FT W K M AT E RR . BUT A IM TO BK .T OST . \ O KIIA mini) IBM. WILLUM8BUB0H CITV FISK INSURANCE co. IM B BOADWAT , COR . L IBERTY BT ., I NKW YOBK , Dec. 3 , 1887. f Policy holders and tbe public generally •re hereby notified tbat lir. W . D. Lewis has ceased to be the agent of this com- pany at Baby lon , L. I, The business transacted by him for this company his been , witb bis consent , transferred to J. J. Robbins , of Babylon ; P. J. Hawkins , of Islip; and Joseph Irwin , of Huntington. Mr. J. J. Bobbins will have as his territory the townshi p of Babylon , with office on Main street , Babylon ; Mr. P. J. Hawkins , the township of Islip, with office on Main stieet , Islip ; and Mr. Josep h Irwin , the townshi p of Huntington , eioluiife of Northport , witb office on New York ave- nue , at Huntington. Mr. .Lewis having consented that all policies written by him in this company shall be renewed witbont any interference on his part, JOB \wUl p lease take notice tbat from this date all policies will be renewed , and endorse, menu and alterations required thereon will be made by the above named agents in their respective territories. Jraue W ATMS , General Agent, 2m662 r IBPOBT-KT N OTICE. Smoke \ Pride ot the Island , \ best flte-cent clear In the marttet, t oaa —Dip htheria is so prevalent in Vi hite- stone that the Health Board has been called upon to take action toward pre- venting tbe further spread of the disease. —Ex-District-Attorney McGowan , who fled the county some months ago—boini; a defaulter to thc extent*)!' $23, 000-ia reported to be a residen t of Mexico , where he is endeavoring to begi n life anew . —Adrian Onderdonk , of Manhasset , has been attacked by blindness , tirst los- ing the si g ht of ono eye and then the other. He will never see again , os the trouble is with the optic nerve. —The body of an unknown, middle- aged man , dressed as a sailor , was found on the beach at Glen Cove on -Friday, lt had apparently been in the water two oi three months , and is supposed to bo one of the crew of the yacht \ Grade , \ who was lost overboard in tho Sound in Sep- tember. . —lhe following are the newly-elected officers of the Kosl yn Benevolent Society : President , Josep h R. Hunt- ting ; Vice President , P. B. McLean ; Secretary, William It . bobey ; Treasurer , James K. Davis ; Warden , Edward Van Wicklen ; Trustees , George Bedell , Sr., George Allen , Charles A. Seaman , William C. Smith , E. P. Freeman , P. L. Snedeker , George Bedell , Jr. —At Albany, on Tuesday, the Court of Appeals affirmed the jud gment ofthe low- er courts , granting Susan Peitit a divorce from her husband Asa Pettit. The wife is 73 years of age and the husband more than 80. They were married more than half a century ago , since which time they have lived on a farm at Hicks Neck , Queens Oounty. Tliey have a family of six grown-up children. The app lication was based on cruelty. —Some malicious persons raised a false alarm of tire at Rockaway at 3 A. M one morning lust week , and both the hook and ladder and ln.se companies responded onl y to find the alarm a delusive one. As a re- sult of the affair a reward of $50 is offered for information that will lead to tiro ar- rest of the would-be \funny men , \ who , if their identity is established , will be se- verely punished for their unprinci p led lev- ity. —Miss Dora Broedell , youngest daughter of Mr. William Broedell , of Jamaica , has become a nun , belonging to the Order of tho Sisters of Charity, founded by St. Vincent De Pitil , she having taken the last veil on Thursday, December 8 , the day of the Immaculate Conception , at, Mt. St. Vincent , New York , the Mother Superior ' s Home. She has taken the religious title of Sister Rosa Monica , and will ho known by that name in the future. —Earl y on Wednesday morning of last week the store of William Hi g bie , at Queens , was broken into and $200 in casii stolen. Louis Seaman , a former clerk , was suspected , and when searched ior it was found that he had left the village. Constable Buhler , of Mineola , overhauled Seaman during the d ay, at Rid gewood , and found more than half the money in his possession. He was broug ht before a Justice and committed for examination. — [Journal. —The large saw mill of J. If. Sammis , in Oysterbay village , was totally de- stroyed by lire shortl y beforo dayli ght on Tuesday morning. The citizens turned out en masse anil prevented the flames from spreading to adjoining build- ings , but were unable to save the mill. The loss on building, machinery and con- tents , is abont $10 , 000 ; insurance , if any, unknown. The fire is supposed to have resulted from the explosion of a small boiler on the premises. —Jamaica has reason to congratulate itself on obtaining surface road transpor- tation by electric motor. In this it is in the van amongst the many towns anil cities in this State. Thosa who prognos- ticate hi g her pricea for Jamaica property will not prove to be (also prophets , for within a year the price of vacant and im- proved property there will have increased considerably owing to this new means of conveying passengers to and from Brook- lyn and New York. -[Iirookly n Review and l.eeortl. —Miss Sarah Ann lJetts , who died on Friday at Peacock Point , near Glen Cove , in her 74th year , was one of tho -juaint characters of Long Island. She was known as Annt Sally, and her farm ht'use , about a mile from the beach , was olten visited b y Peacock Bay picnicers. Her favorite visitors were the Gentlemen-* ' Sons , of the Eleventh Ward , New York. On the occasion of their p icnic , during the Presidential campaign of 1880. their band serenaded her. Then the Hancock boys of the club held a ratification meeting under the trees , while the Garfield bovs hold a meeting of their own not far away. Each side claimed Aunt Sall y as a parti- san , and it was decided to question the old lady as to her candidate. There was a shout of enthusiasm when Aunt Sally, in rep l y to the inquiry that had been framed , said : \ Well , my boys , i don 't know what ' s your politics , but ns for me , - I'm a Democrat. I wish old Jackson was alive, Hewas th . man that -woula make the rascals toe the mark . There was no nonsense about him , and when he said a thing he meant it. \ They subse- quently used this speech as a campai gn document , and Aunt Ball y was elected as an honorary member of the Hancock and English Club of tho Eleventh Ward iu New York and waa given a handsome badge. She was also mado an honorary member of the Gentlemens ' Sons ' Associa- tion. —[Flushing Journal. QUEENS CO UNTY NOTES Ex-Secretary ofthe Treasury Manning is d y ing ot Bri g ht' s disease and paral ysis at his borne in Albany. The steamor San Vicento was burned to the water ' s edge in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco on Tuesday ni g ht , and seven of the crew perished. At Tilton , Ga., on Monday, tlie boiler of a large saw mill exp loded , killing five men instantl y and seriousl y 'njurini* a boy . The building was completely wrecked. On Friday last St. Augustine , Fla., the oldest city in America , was partially de- stroyed by fire for the second time within ayear. The loss is estimated at $123,000. At Ballston Spa , Saratoga County, on Monday, Sylvester Orandell , a dissi pated lawyer , murdered his wife , her mother and bis stepdaug hter , and then capped the climax by taking his own life. Tbo intense cold is causing much suffer- ing in Kansas. Fuel is scarce and provis- ions cannot bo procured from the usual sources of supp l y iu consequence ot the heavy scows. Many death s are reported to have occurred. Great floods in China in September , par- ticulars of which have just reached this country, submerged over 7 , OOQequa.entile, ol territory and caused an enormous loss of life and property—the dead and home- less being counted by millions , At Rochester , this State , on Wednes- day a conduit b y means of which ptn is supplied to the Munici pal Gas Company bur.t , flooding the sewers with oil , which escaped into mills and other buildings and exp loded , setting several of the mills on fire , blowing up roadways arid causing a panic the most horrible in tho hi. tory of the city. Three (boring mills , logotlier with their contents , were destroyed , in- volving a loss of $225 , 000 ; half covered by insurance. Two men were killed and eleven others seriousl y injured b y the ex- plosion , The damage to the sewers will exceed $200 , 00 0. GENERA L NOTES. Last Sunday morning (tbe 11th) John Metilanfer , a dentist , of Ilrookl yn , was found hang ing in the celiac , dead , having tied n p iece of clothesline to a gas pi pe and then fastened o_e end around his neck. Previousl y he had taken opium , which caused death. The deceased was annoyed of late years by severe headaches , which caused partial insanity. A number of years ago , bis wife resided in tbe famil y of Mrs. Agnew , and for a short time Mr. Mettlaufer kept a dentistry here over C. E. Cornell' s store , on Main street , They had lately started the erection of a house *t Freeport , where it was their intention to reside in the spring. The interment was at Greenfield Cemetery on Wednes- day. —[Sentinel. Hemp steaa. I*. (a. HELD ¦ „ __„ • Ktlltor. CnUKi .II SERVI CES , SUNDAYS : Methodist—Kev. Henrv ISlalz—ni l , SfiH Enlscoual—Rev. James Noble—io . - . * T ; _ . - . -—_. .. ---.. — t - - • - - - ¦- .Mr. Charles Mann has made a very desi rable change in his stock in trade. He has moved tho stock of confectionery into the south room whero , Iruit. , nuts and a great variety of canilies are to be found. The south room will be used exclusively tor the smokers , where many brand, of fine cigars can be had at a very reasonable price b y tho box or sing l y. Mr. Mann shows good judge- ment in the purchase of both confections and cigars. The window of the new confectionery store is very tastefully decorated. Mr. Allen C. Powell , of Plain View , Neb., arrived in Farming dale on Thurs- day of last week . Mr. Powell is a son of Mr. Timothy Powell , of ihis place , aud was formerl y our postmaster and kept a grocery store , where Mr. John H. Duryea is now. ilr. P. has a large number of friends in this community, who are much p leased to meet him again and hear him talk ofthe \ wild West , \ whicli he says is not so wild as wc Eastern peo- p le suppose. Last Sunday morning there was abc-ut two inches ol snow ou the ground , and Wellington Powell was the first to appea r on runners behind a spirited span. The bells gave out a very p leasant sound on the frosty air ; thc horses were beauties ¦ the cutter was of the latest pattern , swell bod y and hand painted. Mr. P. was faultlessl y dressed ; everything was in perfect harmony, save the but worn by the Virginia gunner who occupied the seat ou the left . Messrs . Georgo und Robert Fuechsel and Phili p Keioham , Jr., returned last week from Virg inia , when they spent ten day s with their guns and dogs. The re- sult was eig ht wild turkey s , seventy-two quail , thirty six rabbits and thirteen pnr- ritl ges. The ei g ht turkeys wei g hed 120 pounds. Should any of our business men , or ci tizens in private life , for that matter , de- sire any hill heads , letter heads , printed envelopes or job work of any kind , ihey should call upon the S IGNAL agent , G. G. Reed , for prices. Thoso who dosire to give to their friends an appropriate New Year ' s pres- ent should suoscribo lor the S IGNAL . It will be a pleasant reminder every week throug hout the year to the reci p ient. Mrs. Burton is , wo unders;and , quite ill. Via hope sho may be entirely recov- ered before Christmas , in order that she may enjoy tlie holiday festivities with her fainilv and friends. Mr. George F. Powell and famil y have moved to the Iarm ot Mr . Charles Hen- drickson , Jr., on Carman ' s road , Mr. II. having moved to the village a short time since. On Tuesday evening next the Onyx Literary Society will meet at the hotue of M... Barton. Mr . W illiam U. Tvou is the Director and Mis . Addie Barton Di- rectress. A number of books arc m issing from our puolic library. The Libiarian re- quests that all books be returned before January 1 , as he propose*! to take an in- ventory on that uute. We are at a loss to understand what uso the Virg inia gunners had tor it trunk , unless for the (sale transportation , ol \ Bobby ' s \ collar. Peter N. Bowers and Frank Powell were very lucky at the rallle at Central Park . Peter won a turkey aud a. goose , aud Frank a turkey. We wish the subscribers to the S IONAL , also the readers of the same , a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year . The Christmas celebration of the M. E. Sunday School will take p laco iu the church ou Monday evening, the 20th inst. At E J eter ' s everything is lovely and tho web-toed quadruped is elevated. Earmmgrtate. U. E.SEEL-IAN Local Editor. When Francis went out , the other evening, to fasten up his henhouse , he noticed that one of the hens had not gone up on the roost , nnd , not wishing to let it remain on the floor all nig ht lor fear of rats , ho went in to put ic up, while his belter half slootl at tue door. She saw biin drop the \ hen \ quicker than ho had picked il up, and at tho samo tho pungent odor of tho American pole cat caused her to close the door with one hand, while with tho other she grasped her smelling apparatus , while Francis and the animal were having a p icnic in the dark , until the former was forced , by tbe overpowering scent , to leave the skunk in possession of the ranch. When he returned shortly after , with lantern and gun , tho great Ameri- can pole cat had disappeared. Tlie premises have since gone throug h a thoroug h fumigation , but the oderilerous remembrance seems to hang. Francis says that in future he will let such \ hens \ alone and the Mrs. vows she will not let her lord into the house. Mine Host B. Powers had somo fair guests Iat o Saturday nipht—or , rather , early Sunday morning—who wero glad to find a hotel iu Westbury in whicli to seek shelter from the first installment of \ the beautiful. \ Three remarkable races are billed to be run on Monday, January 2 , near the station. Some fun may be looked for. irestOury. Signal Family Record. TORN. llahylon , Dec. 21. to Mrs . Willis Smith , a son. Bay Shore , Nov 27. lo Mrs. Win. Washing-ton Cully, a tlau-'liter. Bay Hliorc. Inc. 11 . Ki Mrs. Win. .1. Fox , a son. Bay Shore , Dec.; 11 , to Mrs. Wm.K. DeMott , a daughter. Bay Slinre. Dec. 11 , to Mrs . (leo. F. Smith , a daughter. Bayport: Dec. 9 , to Mrs. Fran k I\ Smith , a daughter. Bayport , Dec. 10 , to Mrs. Dr. G. W. Gilbert , a • HOU. Cutchoj-ue (Oregon), Dec. II, to Mrs James J. Mahouut' , a son . I' atchtimie Dee. 12 , to Mrs. II. J. Overton , a daughter. Patchogue , Dec. 4 , to Mrs. DeWItt Newins , a son. . Patchogue , Dec. 8 . to Mrs. E. Cohen , a son. I' ort Jelicrson , Dee. 10 , to Mrs. Geo. M. Smith , . a son. West Deer Park, Dec. 11 , to Mn. H ugh Conlo.i , a son. M ARBIED- Bay Shore, Dec. 12 , by Kev. Stephen Had , Selati Williams to Agglewiller Jackson , both of li . ». Btittltuvt , lie. H . liy liev . F. V. Vrisbtc. AtVtHc Soil , youngest daughter of Hiram Mousell , to Khner Ellsworth Champlain , of Orient. East setauket. Dec. 11 . by Kev. Wn.. II. I.lttell. A. Mor. -e llawki ts to Adella M. Jarvis , all of Setauket. Ea.s;port. Dec. 13. In the M P. Church, by Kev. D. ll. Cha . -iell , assisted bv Ilev. .lames Koblusoli , of Centre Moriches , Klttie Tuthill, ot Eastport , to John L. Thurston , of Centre Moriches. Eastport , Dec. is , by Kev. James Koliiusou . Ellen V. Rogers , of E., to M. T. (trifling, of Shelter Islaml. Greenport . Dec. 10 , by Kev. Dr. D. N. Vandcr- veer , Chas. il. King, of Orient , to Betsey E. Hicrman, of shelter Island, Orient. Dec. 14, by Kev. I). N. Vainlcrveer. Kll-worlli Latham to Jennie Beebe , both of Orient. St. James , Dec. il. at the bribe ' s residence , liy Kev. J. F. Dulnkerke, Knliert It. line , ol Cornwall , N. V.. to Gcorg'ana Smith , of S.J. South Haven, Dec. 11 , by Kev. V. V. Frisbie. . Susie A. iiuinati to William 11. Lore , of Stamford , Conn. Wading Klver. Dec. 15, by Kev . W. II. Seely St,vester W.. Wheeler lo t.lla ll. Penny, all of w . 11. DIED. Boston, Mass., Dec. 18 , Sarah ¦).. widow of Wm L. Haines, ae txy. tim . Interment at Sag Harbor. Brooklyn, Dec. 9 , Charles M. Burr , formerly ot Commack , ae 4sy, 3m. Interment at Turners , Orantte Co., N. Y. Brooklyn , December 18 , Henry 11. Lefferts , ae abort 32. Interment al Huntington. Fayetvllle , N, C, Dee. 7 , mdueiily Capt. Wm. M. Parker , formerly of Sag Harbor , ae about 70. Franklinville , Dec. 10 , Louise, wife o ' Benjamin P , Youngs , ae 34y. Greenport, Dec. is, infant child of Adam and Mary fcctionman. Creenpert , Dec. ni. Joseph H. V. Miller , M. D., lormerli* ol Baovion . ae — Greenlawu, Dec. 12 , John O. Kissam , ae 73y, 3m. 14d. Holtsville, Dec. 20 . . rankle , youngest sou of FrankC. aud Libbie T. l.ewis , ae llm. New York City, Dee. 5. Wesley, son of Harvey Nostrand, ot stonv Brook, where tbe re- mains were interred , ae lily 9n* . Patchogue , Dec. 15 , Miss Eliza Catherine Homa n , ae (!2y, 3in, 7d. Patchogue. Dec. 15. Infant daughter of Mr. i*nd Mrs. 11. J- Overton. Patchogue, Dec. 15, Gilbert \Yright, ae t9. Setauket , December 18. Walter Smith, an old member of the New York Ynlimteir Fire Department , and forrneily Fortmau oi Jb ag U Hose company No. l . aeM. . ^ Stony Brook , Dec. 20 , Wessel S. tdwards , tc 82y Woodbury, Dec. 14 , Samuel S. Scudder , ln the 81st year uf bis age. Holiday Announcements. W. S. Weeks , BABYLON .AND PATCHOGUE JEWELER , Wishes to call the attention of tlie public to his brilliant display of HOLIDAY GOODS. I want everybody to seo mv Holiday Attrac- tions. Remember , I am olTenng. Close Prices. I have tlie most desim ole goods of the season consisting of WATCHES , CLOCK'S AND JEWELR Y and everything imaginable in EIN E vSILVECTAIlE I All of my goods are the production o the best manufactu rers in the world , all ol the DEST WOPJOIANSIIIP AND HON- EST VALUE. 2\Y9tj_ I want all to se'O my assortment , which includes hundreds of gifts suitable for old and young. COME ONE , COME ALL MY PRICES ARE BOUND TO PLEASE YOU. W. S. WEEKS , Babylon and Patchogue ROBBINS , J. JAS., lias a Fine Disp lay of SLIPPERS , SILK MUFFLERS , FINK NECKWEAR , GLOVES , KID and FUR CUFFS , SILK HANDKERCHIEFS , and an Elegant Line of LINEN HANDKERCIIIKFS at abont half their value. FELT SLIPPERS FOR TENDER FEET . Sensible Holiday Presents at the Lowest City Prices . 2w0C2 A Fine Holiday Present ! 3\v _02 A Mason & Hamlin OMAN OR RIANO. Sold for Cash ; Easy Pay - ments , or Rented. S. S. Baldwin , AGENT , BABYLON. ¦ **** ¦. ** . *** . * a. ____________________¦ __.__ _._._. _. _.__ A . _ _. ^^^^^ ¦^¦¦¦ ^^¦¦¦¦ MMIMIMMM ^ J $i& iiftt^ BABY LON , Lon* - - •- - •- ¦«¦ In dependent ln Politics—Impartial in Re- li gion— \ Square \ ln Business. ' *V l-\- _| > ^___^3 yJ.__g_____i An underground road in New York City, passing throug h tunnels to New- Jersey, would open up a dangerous rival to Hrooklyn. Cap ital is read y aod the sp irit is willing; a little brain work ad- ded , and soon a great stream of humanity will be rushing under tbe noble Hudson to farm lands and villa sites a score of miles away. So , Brookl yn builders and Brooklyn railroad projectors , be livel y I Congested New York seeks relief from its congestion. Yonkers is a trifle . too fur for practical results. Land can be bought b y tbe acre in Jersey where it can hardly be bonght b y the lot in Brookl yn. Undergrounds and tunnels are p itted against stalking horses and a bridge. What will ye . Witb tho fossils nnd the fogies and the fools and their united wish-wash y injunctions thrown aside , Brookl yn ' s stalk- ing horses and its noble bridge can carry Brooklyn to tbe winning post. The im- petus given , irresistible will be the flow of travel to expand and develop not only our own fair city, but all Long Island. So close ar-i we to the floating flag our noses almost touch it. Shall we bound forward now and canter beyond the pole , or shall old , slow , fat and sleek New Jer- sey lazil y and without effort sidle up and pass us a nose to tbe windward ? —[Brooklyn Review and Record . Yes , we must and shal l win the race. New Jersey cannot be permitted to push Long Island aside. Any impediment to the growtii and development of the Is- land must be met and done away with and tbe march of progress con tinued. Attention , all interested 1 The welfare of onr sea-g irt isle is at stake. Fall in and battle lor the first place in thc line , and let no man ' s energies fag until tbo vic- tory is gained and Long Island is p laced in tho hi g h position her attractions en- title her to. LUNG ISLAND'* * RIVAL. It was 12 years last Friday nigh t since we and the little woman up yonder on tbe hill pli g hted onr trotb. Those dozen years have brought with them burdens and blessings , and tbe latter outweigh tbe former. Four lovely children cluster about the roof tree and kneel ni g ht and morning around the family altar , and life is bri g hter and happ ier because of their presence. Love beams brightl y in every eye and sweet winged peace sits day by day on the doorstep. Time has wrought hor changes , and tbe bride of 19 has become the matron of 31 , but growing fonder and dearer eaob moment. Una- band and father has not been all that be mi g ht have been , but wife and mother and children could find no one to take his p lace in their hearts. No turkey graced tbe board of the anniversary, no dainty feast was spread. Nothing save a table for six and \ plain home fare ,\ and brig ht eyes , chubb y faces , dimp led cheeks aud hands , kisses and love words , togeth- er with sincere trust in Qod for all the timo! What grander bil l of fare could be furnished for any wedding anniversary t Qod bless all husbands , and wives , and children , and homes I This is our anni- versary all the year round prayer. —[Tal- botton (Ga. . New Era. The editor of the Era honors himself and his manhood in thus giving expres- sion to his love for his wife and children and his satisfaction with the manner in which fortune has dealt with bim. Wa do not know him , bnt will guarantee that lie ia a \ square \ man , wbo does his whole duty by all men and who is respected b y the community in which he lives. Would that there were more men of the same stamp. ONE HAPPY COUNTRY BDITOlt. Christmas , the great holiday of the year , is again at hand , and we greet onr readers with thc good wishes of tbe sea- son. May the day be a very merry one to all , and may all be spared to experience the pleasures ot many Christmases. To some alas I the day cannot , however , be a happy one , for it will serve only as a re- membrance of previous yule tides when some loved ono , now \ gone before , \ was with them , or when plenty was where pinching poverty now is. Bnt it is the duty and privilege of those whom the Good Father has blessed with p lenty to share their bounty with the poor and un- happy, and if this is done there are few to whom thisjwill not be a \ Merry Christ- mas. \ Of bourse , food or gifts cannot atone for the absence of the loved ones , but a few words of consolation and sym- pathy will hel p to heal tho bruised hearts and make the day brighter for those who arc bereaved. Kind words cost nothing, but tbey are frequentl y dealt out more sparing ly than are costl y g ifts. But a truce to moralizing. Let ns all endeavor to make the day a happy one for some to whom it would otherwise be sorrowful , and in doing so we will find our greatest p leasure , as well as the satis- faction of having discharged a duty to God , our neig hbor and ourselves. EffProbsbl y the officers of the \ Press Association \ of classic Long Is- land never dreamed that tbey were such great men until tbey read last week' s S IGNAL . Where Uushelbead O'Donnell is put down as the \ A pollo , \ then in Hea- ven ' s name where could they select a Dragon I Such \ p ioters \ is enough to produce nausea—[L. I. City Tribune. Of course when the editor of the Tri- bune joins tbe association the present Apollo will , like Othello , \find his occu- pation sone , \ for Mclntyre is very, very handsome. Bnt until then Brother O'Donnell is entitled to the honor of being the best-looking member of the Queens and Suffolk County Editorial Associa- tion. Hf\The Bulletin ' s flattering allusions to the good loeks (t) and abilities of onr associate editor were , we have no doubt , well meant , and are appreciated b y their subject ; but tbey nre decidedl y overdrawn. Oar assistant is not particu- larly • \ pretty, \ and as to his ability—well , suffice it to say, he will , if hanged for It , be shamefull y wronged out of his life. Quincy, \ come off I\ BT\The Port Jefferson Times has entered upon its tenth year of usefulnete , *nd is prospering fin ely. Brother Homan , like the famous \M r. CBeffly, \ la \ doin- ri g ht weal , \ n p on which ite •t-poiifrattilate him. HfThe stepp ing down and out of the Rev. Hugh 0. Pentecost affords additional evidence of tbe fact that tbe minister wbo tries to combine politics with religion soon reaches the end of his rope. —[Eag le., Yes ; but enr clerical friends seem slow to learn this lesson , and many of tbem continue to attempt to combine the functions of a minister of the Gospel with those of a political leader and a Judge . The attempt is almost always followed b y the removal of the clergy- men from the pulp it which be mig ht otherwise have continued to occupy with success and to the benefit of bis congregation. Of course there are notable exceptions to this rule , bnt usually the clergyman who strays from ecclesiastical questions when in the pnl p it does so much to his own disad- vantage. ^~P. V. Hickey, editor of tbe Cath- olic Review , and a prominent Catholic layman of Brookl yn , who sailed last Tues- day to attend the Pope ' s jubilee, carried with him , for presentation , a folio describ- ing p ictorially the history of the Brooklyn Diocese. It contains three maps , one a bird' s-eye view cf Long Island , which , ac- cording to John Gilmary Shea , was 300 or 400 years ago called the \ Island of the Apostles ; *' the second , a map of Long Island with the Catholic churches and in- stitutions dotted , and tbe third a special map of the city of Brookl yn marked in the same way. Tbe collection for tbe Pope in the Brooklyn Diocese amounted to $10, 000. —[New York Times. Can any of our anti quarian students g ive na Mr. Shea ' s authority for saying tbat our Island was once called \ The Island of the Apostles J\ « iy Many of the travelers on the vari- ous lines of the Long Island Railroad would be greatly gratified if tbe company would so li ght tbe cars as to render read- ing after ni g htfall possible. The lamps in the cars—with the exception of those set apart for smokers—are p laced in the roof and give forth a light that barely serves to \ make darkness visible \ and precludes reading entirel y. Wh y not fur- nish all the passenger cosches with side lamps and thus unable the traveling pub- lic to beguile the tedium of tbe journey w ith the perusal of a book or paper. The expense wonld be little if any greater , while the boon would be duly apprecia- ted. t£&~ When the greatest journal on the American continent—the New York Her- ald—finds it necessary to devote over a page to a cabled report of an international prize fi ght in order to satisf y the demands ot its readers , is it not time to protest against allowing such events to trans- p ire 1 There is nothing health y in tbe sentiment that demands a fall report of a brutal enconnter between two hnman be- ings. If the sport were manly and invi g- orating the demand would be creditable , but as it is it indicates a depraved taste that should be effectually discouraged. B_ r-\ Tony \Miller , the famous Long Island City Boniface and politician , who has been on trial in tbe Queens Cpnnty Court of Sessions this week , on a charge of having aided in the escape of Thomas F. McGowan , the defaulting Supervisor of Newtown , was on Wednesday discharged —the jury in the case having failed to agree. \ Tony \ and his friends are nat- urall y jubilant over tbe result , while some others are not so well pleased , and do not hesitate to express their disapproval of the course affairs have taken. J3?\Tlie Pope Manufacturing Company, of Boston , Mass., whose bicycles and tri- cycles are the finest made , have onr thanks for a neat and convenient desk calendar for 188S. Tha calendar consists of a sep- arate sli p for each day of tbe year , and on every leaf is an appropriate bit of prose or poetry relative to ' cycling, white a por- tion of the leaf is left blank for tbe pur- pose of making memoranda, it is rery useful as well as ornamental. bif - An effort is being made to secure the erection of a life-saving station on the Sound shore at what is known as East End , Southold town. There is no station on the Sound esst of Eaton ' s Neck , though there should be several. Welhope tbe Government will see the necessity of supplying this long-felt want and have the work of erecting the stations begun at onc e. *£__ T~We notioe that Brother Reeves , of tbe Watchman , has again been elected President of the Greenport Driving Park Assooistion. Our contemporary will , we pressume , soon blossom ont as the owner of a fast trotting horse , behind which he will seek relaxation from the cares of business and politics. HFWilliam S. Skidmore , of Hunting- ton , who was the late Sheriff Halsey ' s Under Sheriff , has been appointed , to that position b y Sheriff-elect Petty, who assumes office on January 1. This is an excellent appointment , and both gentle- men have our congratulations. _ 3T\Cnpt. Jacob Smith , of Sayville , wbo in company with Capt. Robinson , of Patchogue , is making a tour of Southern waters in u sloop yacht , has our thanks for a recent copy of the Elizabeth City (N. 0.) Falcon. A CHI-1MTJTIAM GREETING. The General Term of the Supreme Court , last week , in tbe Riverhead suit of Joshua O. Saunders vs, Nathan Downs , appealed by the county (land at Wading River), involving the validity of the titles to the lands sold in this county by the Oounty Treasurer for non-payment of taxes , since the passage of tbe act some years ago , affirmed the jud gment of Jus- tice Bartlett , which is adverse to the county. Opinion b y Justice Dykman. In opposition to Judge Cullen the General Term decides tbat the assessment rolls hare been improperly made out Last spring tbe News gave a fall and complete account of the ease , as our readers will re- call , and published in full tbe op inions of Judges Cullen and Bartlett , and if we can obtai n a copy we will next week print Judge D ykman ' s op inion. The county will ' probabl y take the case to the Court of Appeals for a final settlement of the question. In view of this decision Ic is expected that at the meeting ofthe Board of Supervisors this week a resolution will be adopted instructing the County Treas- urer to withdraw the advertisement I of the tax sale of lands from the papers now publishing it , and that no sale will take p lace this year , as has been advertised Ifor tne past six weeks. —[Riverhead News. nu TAX SALES THIS YEAR. Long Island people will do well to keep on tbe look-out for soap dealers , who collect from fifty cents to one dollar on small boxes of toilet soap and pledge them- selves to deliver to the purchaser as a premium either a handsome rug or a dozen silver spoons. Fellows of this stamp have attempted their little game in Flush- ing, though their tactics were sli ghtly dif- ferent from tbe above. They are adroit and clever , talkers , and the unwary are easi ly caug ht b y the wonderful induce- ments they offer. The rtory they tell is that a combination has beea formed . be- tween the manufacturers of the soap, (the silverware and the rugs in order to intro- duce them. They thus victimize some women wbo have a weakness for bargains. The rngs ^ or spoons are never delivered , and the victim* are often too much ashamed of their credulity to pureoe and punish the swindlers. — [Flushing Journal BEWARE OF FAKIRS. From tbe Southold Traveler/) B T H UDSON T OITLE . Dedicated to my friend , Capt. D. B. Ed- wards . The shi p Washington, E. P. Brown , master , sailed from Greenport on a whal- ing voyage Jul y 16 , 1843. She went out by the way of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean , passed south of New Zealand Into the sodthern sea , came home by the way of Cape Horn , and arrived at Greenport alongside the wharf , having sailed around tbe world in 3G3 days and never dropped anchor , an exp loit almost without a paral- lel. As the ship cast off her lines at sail- ing Capt, Benjamin Wells said : \Cap t*. Brown when shall shall we look for you backt\ \ One year from to day was the reply. \ Good master, whv bind you so fast Your anchor to your bow? Ah I many a time you 'll wish to cast In the fo reira s eas your plow!\ \I' ve bound the anchor there to stay, \ Tbe rucged man reptted ; \ Nor cast shall ft be until the day I In this harbor ride. \ •• Good master , when may we look lor you, •Returning safe from tbe brine?\ \A year to day my ship you 'll view . And with my Ua I'll dine. \ Tbe ready ship spread her white sail , Tbe spray dasbed en ber prow , And etieer on cheer was borne on tbe gale For the captain and bis vow. She sailed atlown tbe Afrlc lands Into tbe Indian seas: Sbe silted on by the choral strandi , Fanned by tbe spicy breeze. On , on for days and weary nights , For weeks and months sbe sailed , Where the Southern cross looked from the heights . And tbe Northern stars were paled. Tbe monsoons bore her like a bride , Tbe fierce squall bade ber stay; She met the current* and the tide . And mocked tbe wild waves ' play. She sailed Into the trackless waste , That laves tbe Southern pole , And o ' er the sea tbe right-whale chased , And of bis life made toll. 'Tlll . deeply laden with tbe spoils , Wrought from tbe treacherous sea She felt the pull of the tightening chords To ber own country. The months bad passed , tbe seasons sped . When tbe sailors on the quay, S _ w a vessel coming from tbe mist , ln tbe light of the morning gray. \Ho! ship ahoy!\ a grey beard cried. \ Bight well we welcome > ou , And, Captain , 1 see your anchor tied By tbe self same chain and clew. \ \ Just as we left\ he gru fBy said . Through beard of grizzly stain ; \ My anchor never becomes a lead, When I sail a foreign main. \ Abide my heart , this lesson learn, To anchor aot for fear , And bravely dare to duty turn , With conscience always clear. Hold to thyself , nor trust tbe chain To keep thee from the locks ; Face doubt and bold in grand disdain To falter by the shocks. NEVER CAST ANCHOR. The electric railway between East New York and Jamaica was successfull y inaug- urated on Saturday. The electric mo- tors worked satisfactorily. They were run on tlie old , uneven horse car tracks and a speed of tw elve mile* an hour was attained witb esse , the distance between the extreme terminal points (six miles) being made in thirty minutes , and from Jamaica to the Brookl yn Bridge in fifty- five minutes , which is about the time re- quired to make the distance over the sur- face steam road to the Flatbush avenue depot and from there to the bridge b y horse car. The fare is the same over either route. The electric road and the motor are constructed under what is known as tbe Van Depoele system , and precisel y the same as tbat now in success- ful operation in Montgomery. Ala. It ls the invention of Charles J. Van Depoele , a native of Bel gium , and the work on the Jamaica line bas been carried on under the direction of Elmer P. Morris. Seve- ral points of superiority are claimed for electricity as a passenger motor. The first is economy on the ground that its cost is 50 per cent, less thsn animal power. The average daily distance run by a horse car is fitly, while the daily work of an electric motor is almost 110 miles be- cause of tbe greater speed. In tbe rail- road company ' s works at Woodbaven there is a 17S horse power engine to run the 100 horse power electric generator. On poles like those nsed for telegrap h wires have been strong two copper wires from which tbe current is taken by a traveler, a small arrangement of balance wheels , which run npon the upper side of tbe wire , and which is attached to the motor in the ear b y two covered wires. The Van Depoele generator is provided with an automatic governor controlling the amount of current sent over tbe wires , so that when a car stops the amount of electricity necessary to propel it when in motion is cot off. On tbe other hand , the governor gives additional power when requisite , as in ascending a grade or propelling two cars. Th . generator weighs 12 , 000 ponnds. To convey the electricity two conductors are necessary —one for negative electricity and the other for the positive. Tbe company has had six oars built and four of tbem have arrived. Tbey are twenty-four feet long and nicel y finished , and will be li g hted by electricity. Tbe motor is in tbe end of the car. It may be well to caution per- sons against climbing the poles to meddle with tbe wires , as such an act means instant death. The wires have been hung hi gh enoug h to insure the safety of those riding on market wagons. It is the in- tention of the company to re-build the road in the spring. —[Eagle. JAMAICA'S ELECTRIC RAIL- WAV. • The Farm Journal (Philadel p hia) for December , beside an excellent likeness wbieh shows his strong yet kindl y fea- tures iu clear relief , prints this sketch of one of the foremost farmers of our county and State. William Crozier was born in Hamilton , Scotland , in 1833 , came to Canada in 1848 , and wss there first initiated into ag- ricultural work , although as a boy in Scotland he had had two or three years ' experience after leaving school. In 1861 he came from Canada to the United States , working as an ordinary farm band until the energy and ability be showed as a workman resulted , as it usually does , In bis being quickly selected to take charge of other men , and from that time his course of development was rapid. He soon started farming on his own account , and was one ofthe first wbo saw the im- portance of importing the best breeds of cattle , horses and sheep, and for years be was one of the most successful competi- tors for stock and nearl y all farm pro- ducts at onr agricultural fairs. Mr. Croz- ier has made liis farm atNorthport a com- p lete success. He is to day a working farmer , and one who believes most em- p haticall y in tbe adage tbat lie wbo by tbe plow would thrive , Himself must either hole or drive. He is a grand specimen of physical manhood , standing six feet two , with a form tbat might rival tbat of tbe A pollo Belvidere , and al though past middle age , is yet as active and energetic as a man of twenty-five. Mr. Croxier has long been known as a correspondent of the different agricultural papers in nearly all parts of the country, but it was not until 1884 that his greatest service to the farming community was rendered , wben , in conjunction with the well known horticulcurist , Peter Hender- son, he wrote the now famous work on farming called , \ How the Farm Pays. \ Perhaps no book on farm work was ever written under such practical and inspir- ing conditions—within hearing of the clicking of the reaper , the lowing of the cattle , and the bleating of the sheep, with the means at band for the actual ex- amination of soils and crops in determin- ing questions on which there was doubt The work is an eminentl y practical one , and will no doubt be taken as a text book long after the authors have passed away Success should be the test whether or not an author is able to interest his fellows , and , measured by this standard . it is doubt- ful if we have another farmer risen from the ranks whose success has been equal to that of Mr. Orozier , and who ao dearly and pleasantl y tell ns \ How the Farm Pays. \ A. UOtttl 1SLANU FARffiKR. Jere. Johnson , Jr., the famous Brook- lyn real estate auctioneer , in an interview with a World reporter , recentl y gave ut- terance to the following prediction. Per- haps the child of to-day will live to see the prop hecy of Mr. Johnson , who is a practical business man , verified : \ But what will the great city of the future be? Hundreds of children are now jiving who will see a population in New York of 4 , 500 , 000 , and in Brookl yn of 3 , 800 , 000. Long before that time ar- ri ves the two great cities will be united into one grand metropolis , and before 1950 , New York , the imperial city of the world , will contain a population of 8 , 000 , - 000 souls. It will extend from Yonkers and Mount Vernon to Coney Island; it will take in Long Island City and the towns of Newtown , Flashing and Jamaica. All this territory will be densely populated. Hundreds of miles of elevated railroads will mn over its streets; steam cars will pass through many tunnels under its navigable waters. Its waters will be spanned by many brid ges. There will be no horse r ailroads ; all surface ro ad s will be propelled by electricity or cables. It will be the largest , weal thiest and most refined city of the world. Tl. will ho the mn-inv mart of and control the exchanges of the p lanet ; it will be the watering place of all lands , and rich and poor will delight to live within its bounds. * * * This prediction is no stretch ofthe imagination. * * * Many may think mo unwise for making such a prop hecy. To such I say that Sir Isaac Newton, 200 years ago, said that the time would come, ' when men could travel at the rate of fifty miles an hour. ' For this Voltaire ridiculed Newton and his reli g ion , and called him a ' poor dotard. ' I say that no man liv- ing can estimate the wonderful possibili- ties of the next fifty years. Such beine the case , who can predict or form any es- timate of the value of real estate in the near future within twenty miles of the City Halls of New York and Brookl yn. As land is the foundation of all values , the basis of securities and the safest of all investments , I think it should be the aim and desire of every head of a family and of all young men to own a home , even though tbe ori g inal purchase be largely on credit , for the desire to cancel the mortgage will stimulate to economy and eventually the debt will be paid. How many a d y ing bed bas been cheered by tbe thoug ht that death will not send the loved ones adrift and penniless upon the world. My advice then to all is to buy land. \ A VROPHECV. Mrs. Sarah Ana Brower , of East Meadow , who was murderousl y assaulted at her home on Satu rday morning, the 10th inst., is still alive , although her death from tbe wounds inflicted is but a question of a few days and possibly hours. She regained consciousness on Wednesday of last week aod remained in tbat condition until Satnrday, wben she again sank into a stupor. She made the following ante-mortem statement to Coroner Oronin on Saturday: \ I reside at East Meadow, and am 69 years of age. 1 was alone with my husband on Friday, December s, 1887. My husband, Lewis Brower, sta\ ed at borne during tbe evening, helping me peel apiles lor pies until 10 o ' clock. Then 1 undressed and went to bed. Tbe light was out. but I could see Lewis walking up and down the room. I __ ked bim If he was uot corals , to bed. He aald be was, but be did not. I kept awake. He went outdde when it was near day- light. I thought he was acting strange. 1 kept awake a long time after he went out. The sb.des were rolled up, but 1 could not see out the window, I thought he was coming back and tried to keep awaice, but fell asleep. After tbat I do not remember seeing anyone , nor do 1 know bow I received the injuries, nor who injured me. I did not bear anyone during the night except my husband. There was no pounding ou tbe door. If there bad been any I would nave heard it. 1 do aot know any- thing about my hu-tbas-t having money In tbe bouse- Lord knows where it could have come irom. I had paddled my own canoe a loni* time. He neglected me for Mary Jane Bald* win. Lewis wanted to sell some property last summer, but I refused to sign the papers. I am sure be did not come to bed tbat ni ght. I think It was Jane Bald vin tbat bit and Injured me. Somet.mee I think Lewis came back wben I was asleep and bit me , because of bis strange actions tbat night. He would often go out at nlgbt and come in at 3 o ' clock In tbe morning. \ Brower and bis paramour , Mrs, Bald- win , are still under arrest There is but little doubt that the two were accesso- ries to the assault on Mrs. Brower , if they did not actually commit the deed . Two very substantial motives for the crime have been adduced. First Mrs. Brower ' s refusal to sign a deed convey- ing a parcel of land for $500 , her reason being tbat the money wonld be squan- dered on Mrs. Lewis . Secondly, tbe commencement of an action for divorce which would involve Mrs. Lewis as a co-respondent and compel the defendant Brower , to pay his wife a counsel fee and alimony. An ex-official who has known Brower for a quarter of a century, speaks very harshl y of him. He is alleged to have defrauded bis mother and bis sister Sally, and then to have his sister committed to the county poor house as a common pauper. The records bear out tbe charge of mendi- cancy. -tilt*. RROWER STILL ALIVE. Few people are aware of the effect of a peculiar kind of dissi pation known as g inger drinking. The article nsed is the essence of g inger , such as is put up in tbe several prop rietary preparations known to the trade , or the alcoholic extract ordi- narily sold over the druggist' s counter. Raving once acquired a liking for it , the victim becomes as much a slave to his ap- petite as the opium eater or tbe votary of cocaine. In its effect it is much the moat injurious of all such practices , for in the course of time it destroys the coating of the stomach and dooms its victim to a slow and agonizing death. The drugg ist wbo told me about the thing says that as g inger essence contains about 100 per cent, alcohol , and whiskey less than 60 per cent, the former is therefore twice as intoxicating. In fact, this is the reason wh y it is nsed by hardened old topers whose stomachs are no longer capable of intoxicating stimulation from whisky. They need tbe more powerful agency of the pure alcohol in the gineer extract He told me he bad two regular custo- mers , a woman , «rho had contracted the habit through emp loying the ginger on several occasions for stomachic pains. The relief it afforded her was so grateful that she took to it npon any recurrence of her trouble. Sbe found , too, that the sli g ht exhilaration pf the alcohol ban- ished mental depression. In this way she got to using it regularly ' , and finally to such excess that she was often grossl y- intoxicated. Large doses produce a quiet stupor; additional doses produce a profound lethargic slumber , which lasts in some cases for twenty-four ' hours. His other customer was a peddler , who came at a certain hour every morning. boug ht a four- ounce bottle , aod * drank its contents by noon. The man craved the stuff so ar- dently tbat he was unable to go about his business nntil be hsd set the machinery of his stomach in operation , and start-^1 the circulation of the blood by means of tbe fiery draug ht. He says that tbe habi t is well known to tbe drug trade.—[Brookl yn Ci tizen. THE GINGER VICE. At a recent regular meeting of the Al- bany Institute Editor S. N. D. North , of the Express , read a pacer entitled \ A Layman ' s Vi^v of tbe Laiw of Newspaper Libel . \ Mr. North' s paper briefly reviewed tlie orig in aod history ofthe law of libel , as it exists in the State of New York , and in- dicated wherein it is unjust t I the news- paper , and defeats the purpose for which it was presumabl y enacted. He com- plained' of the legal pngsumption of malice , ¦ which the courts insist upon in every pub- lication of a libelous character , as a pre- sumption not warranted by the facts and not justified by the results of its applica- tion. Tbe presumption became tbe root ofthe Eng lish law of libel at a time when the printing press was under the ban of government, and when to criticize or question any act of government waa to be guilty of treason , because it tended to bring the government into disrepute of its citizens. This view of the newspaper bas been reversed by the development , and in all free countries a free Dress is now regard - ed as one of the chief bulwarks of liberty. But the libel law , fashioned to fit tlie re- verse state of facts , has not been changed to meet the new conditions. And so it happens that the law ef libel bas degener- ated into a resort for blackmailers and persons of damaged reputations , and fails to afford any tang ible or valuable protec- tion to honest men wbo have a leg itimate grievance against any member ot tbe press. As the law stands , every newspaper which venture to denounce the boodl e Aldermen of New York by name is guilty of a technical libel , and can be broug ht into court and made to pay heavil y, in costs and annoyance , if not in damages , for these libels , which the law presumes to have been maliciously printed , but which were originated and disseminated solely tor the vindication of official purity. Mr. North reviewed a number of cases of pros- ecutions for libel , and showed by an analy- sis of their results how the law defeats its own purposes b y failing to hold the newspapers to tho strict accountability for the legitimate use ol their power , which oug ht to exist—[Journalist. LAW OF NEWSPAPER LIBEL. The Suffol k County Historical Society is an organization which should be among the most respected and flourishing in the county, but it is be f.areri that , though the respect accorded it may be equal to its importance , its condition is not so flotirishingjas could be wished. It is not intended to assert , of cour.e , that the so- ciety is not flourishing, but it is fair to as- sume from its silence tbat it is , at least , in a state of repose. For a society that has lived long and accomp lished a great amount of good in its day such a condi- tion of inactivity mi ght perhaps bo ex- pected and even pardoned as the necessary preliminary to the dissolution , which is the ultimate fate of things earthl y; but in a society that has just come into exist- ence and has its record yet to make , the beginning of a rest period suggests the fear that tbe historical society itself may be the only matter of interest broug ht to li g ht by its formation. But a record of failure will not make a cheerful addition to the society ' s archives , and so , realizing that a tangible end is a nowerl ' ul stimulus to a wavering purpose , we respectfull y suggest that this desi red and desirable organization should speedil y set about its mission nnd take a long step toward a vi gorous usefulness in the following man- ner : Let a circular letter or a personal ap- peal be directed to representatives of the old families in the county, asking them to make a search for , and if possible deposit with the society .any old , unrecorded wills and deeds , or maps , pamphlets and books that may now be lying unhonered and d ust-covered in many garrets . A file of newspapers , too , in which the daily his- tory of the present is recorded , would be full of interest and value for the next gen- eration . sven more than for those wbo are now making that history and consequen- l y are not able to give it full appreciation. If the managers o! the society should act upon these hints tbey would find their own interest in the work strengthened , and the peop le would reci procate the feeling. If the policy of \ masterl y inactivity \ is adopted , the historians , while resting from their labors , may be sure that their works will not follow them. —[Riverhead News. — X . ¦¦•— A GOOD SUGGESTION. From an article on the Great Lakes , published in the New York Times of a recent date , and written by Frank Wilke- son, the well-known author, who is a resi- dent of Bridge-Hsmptou , this county, we cli p the folowing : How cold the dark water of Lake Su- perior isi One evening when we were steaming across that lake I asked the mate what wns done when a man fell overboard . He coolly rep lied , \ Noth- ing. \ \Wh y?\ I asked , astonished at his heartlessnes.. \ The water of Lake Superior is so cold tbat a man cannot live in ir during tbe time it lakes to stop a rapidly-moving vessel and lower a boat , \ he replied. Then he added : \ I have sailed on this lake for 20 years. During tbat time I have known many men to fall off vessels. I know of one man only who escaped death. He was saved b y a scratch. The others were apparently killed b y the shock produced by falling into such cold water. \ He p icked up an empty can to which a long string was attached and cast it overboard. The can ski pped from the crest of one wave to that of another for an in .tant , then di pped and filled. The hoary-headed mate drew the lull can up and handed it to me , saying: \ Take a drink of that *nd then sny what you think of yonr chances of swimming in Lake Superior for 10 or 15 minutes. \ I drank deep l y, and it waa as though li quid ice flowed down my throat \ It is alleged , \ the mate said , \ that this lake never gives up its dead ; that to be drown in Lake Superior is to be bur- led for all time. I do not know whether this is true or not , but I do not know that I have never seen a corpse floating on the lake. \ I wonder if that is true ? I doubted it , but I could find no sailor wbo had ever seen a dead body floating on the lake. _ LAKE SUPERIOR'S COLD AND DARK WATERS. Jourdan Smith , oyster watchman for Nathaniel Terrell , sends us a sample of potatoes grown on the , salt meadow near Cape Toon Point oo i Wreck Lead Marsh. The potatoes are I smooth , fair , and of good size and flavor! Mr. Smith bas for several years planted potatoes on the marsh and «»y» na vjlwaya gets » good crop—nnd beat of all , tbey require no cultivation , » tho sol is mellow , rich and weedless. Who -Mows hut what our salt meadows andJharahes may yet be very valuable foV growing veget- ables. -LObeerrer. _ * •§- , The steamer Miranda , which undertook to tow the bi g lumber raft from Jogg ins , N. S„ to New York , arrived at White- stone on Tuesday morning, without her tow. She reported that the raft was lost last Sunday morning during a heavy storm on the Nantucket Shoals. The steamer herself was badly damaged. Sbe is now at anchor at Whitestone. This was probably the largest raft that was ever set afloat. It was longer and wider than tbe Great E astern and two and a half times as heavy, Tbe great raft was shaped like a ci gar , somewhat flattened on two sides and having the two eo-s cut off bluntly. It was SGO feet long, 66 feet wide , 88 feet hi gh , and had when launched a draught of 19 feet , 0 inches. It contained 27 , 000 sticks , varying from 35 t<> 95 feet in length. An iron chain , 2 1-2 inches in diameter , ran length- wise through tbe centre and was the rib to which tlie various p ieces were fastened by smaller chain.*. The raft was owned by James D. Leary, of New York , and the timber was designed for his shi pbuild- ing business in Newtown Creek. The totsl cost of the r» f t Including timber , building and transporting, was somewhere in the neig hborhood of $86 , 000. The cost of construction was probabl y not more than $10 , 000 and the towing charges within $5 , 000. The raft had tbe capacity of seventy large schooners , and to bring this large amount of lumbe r here in the usual fashion would cost $25 , 000 for frei g ht chsrges. \ THB BIG RAFT LOST. F O B S AIX — nouses , building lot* , farms; low prices. To Let—Houses , lunnahed and unfurnished: low rents; good citv refer- ence. S TATUS & B KED Farmlngdal . • , L. i. M933 New Business. Capital , §25 . 000. SOUTH &ME BANK BAY SHORE , N # Y. It. M. KAVEX , I' resWenl anil Cashier. T . 1). .SMITH . Vice President. OFFEHINU DAY—KKI1IAY. MISCOUNT DAY—SATUItDAY. DIUUCTOItS: It. M. Montgomery, Edwanl R. Underbill; T.O.Smltli. It. li . Brewster , JnslHll lt.iiil.ius , E. .1 . Iti 'tliiieton. William Nicoll. .1 . li. Doxsee, Morris *S . Terry, Joseph Wood , lt M. lian a. Open for Business Tuesday, January 3 , 1888. u na. FOR SALE\ , TO LET , FURNISHED , —ri IE - HOTEL AND COTTAGES HELONUIXtl TO James Slater , at Islip, L. I- The property i s in lirst-duss order ami has a n-milar patronage el'New Yorkers , who will con linue to make inis popular hostelry their head- quarters of ii is properly manaia-il. For par- ticulars inquire uf tflW3 P. J. HAWKINS, Islip , L. I. T OTS FOR SALE IN ALI. l'Uns OK :oriTE____Xj____.xj , AT LOW 1MI1CKS. 1 vPr. 'I INI'llliK OK T. F . NEVILLE , Breslau , L. L , or C7 WILLIAM ST , XKVV VOHI .. T * 3F8. : E !: E _; .5 L l' tiei's at Brentwood Nurserv. Apples , 51s per 100;.pears, 950 per 100 ; peaches, sr. lo sp* per il*) ; pliinisrSlO to550 per 100; elierries sir, to .SiiO perloo : white maple, - . ::\ to $ai per 100 ; Norway maple . . * . \ .u in sum p.. r |t-o ; grapes , *t to ST. \ . per llm Please send for our prices before linyiii . . Onr fruit slock isbtulileil ami grafted on onr own LTIIIIIH I S , anil is seeonil t«* nun*, in i|ii_llly. We luiM-a lull i >i llntvurinKshriib. - . . riiM s . fle. rUTN- .li *. WDllliWAIM ) , lu:i.;:» I' -rentwonil. I. . I. T> ROi'03AI.S FOIt 1 RlSTINti . Sealed proposals will lie received liy .las . L. Millard, Clerk ol the Hoard: at Itis ollice io l' .iv- erheail; tii Dee. ao . i-s; , aI , n - c | TO i( j. ,, - • , Uir printlHK in paiiiplili't form, 'I . MKI eopies of the proi'i't-tlini-s ol tlie Ui-ortl of supervisors of Sni- loik i tv inr i. *»7 . The hook lo he of same size as that ol former years, of si-ciy-poiinil eal- fnilcrcil Mat honk paper , samiilt- of paper to l*e orwnrtletl , and lirsi-i-ia-s w orkmanship, innl ahont L'l m panes, with about _ n pages additional ol*talile work. Copy ol tlie wurk ami sample copies of previous years may lie seen at th*. of- fice oi lhe clerk , fflverliead. Tin. Committee reserve the . right to reject any and all bids not deemed for tin- best interest nf the comity. The hooks to in* completed ainl delivered on or be- fore February 15, I- SKS . 11 . A . K KKVKS , tireenport , i , - 1! . c. CA imvitmiiT. Hielier Island, . ' \'\• Riverheatl. Dee. 12. 1SS7 . _\v _G_ T ADIES Do your own Dyeing at home with PEERLESS DYES , They wilt do every thin--;. Tliey are sold every- where. Price 10 cents a package—40 colors. Tliey have no equal for strength , brightness; amount in packages or lor fastness ol color or non-tailing qallties. They do not crock or smut. For sale hv tilt W. Beecher , Habylon , S. Y., and H, O. Foster , Amity . ille, _. ' . Y. lytxa Holiday Announcement ! AT FISHEL'S , Babylon. Vie arcexhibitiiip. this year, the largest line of goods , useful as we' .! as ornament- al articli'S. ever before exlii-itod-iu ibis vicinity, ami at, prices that will show a great saving to \ buyers from anv other places particulatl y, not excepting New York or Brookh II houses. The stock consists of a large variety of DOLLS , GAMES , PLUSH GOODS , BOOKS , PLUSH FRAMES , And many other articles, loo numerous to mention. Bnt we will say this : Our assortment in HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS , In all departments is LAKGE ENOUGH , GOOD ENOUGH and CHEAP ENOUGH to suit everybody. Our ESPECIAL SALE —OF— FURNITURE CARPETS & . CLOTHING Of onr own manufacture during lhe month of December onl y, is v^orth y of at- tentii n . l' i ices are extremely low. L . H. FISHEL , Babylon. itmumii nmnfinii i i j .j i For 3aie. FOKSALK -IF YOU WANT A FIRST- cla*a .sewing machine, plann er organ at a reasonable price , address J. !\ W HKKI . KH , Ilox :*;( , Northport. L. I. ;m n.>* I?OK SALE. —A SUMMEK. lHiARMW ; house, containing brooms , together wiih cottaui* wilh I* rooms , also nil necessary 0111- huiluiii Ks for tin. hiiiiness; building nearly :ievr and in lirst-class order I'lace is beautifully Ui- CcteU on rtliltmecock Hay; contains four acres of laud and has w shore Irnnt ol 3'J rods. Hood rea>ons for 'filing; terms easy. For further particulars apply to C HAS . 1.. IS KI . LOWS , Ant., (rood Ground , L. I. fiiul' .Vi * T OT (IF CORN STALKS Foil SAL K lj M KS . K I . UK . KT I' AKI . I .. Habylon tf gng FOR SALE — A TWELVE llOKSK power ENGINE and twenty horse power Ke- turn Tubular UOILKK . used three years, witli all pi ping. tfiUiKes , valves , lire brick, healer , trap. etc.; will be sold \ery cheap, as thev are out of use. hut well protected* Apply lo JI KNUV L IV - iMiSToN. Habylon. tV.ib l FOR SALE — A WAGONETTE IN llrst-elass order; apply to S HFRMAN T WKKIIV , Babylon . L. f. ttl'38 FOR SALE CUEAP—CO M PLET E SET of mill ilxlures . with two run of stone and Sllimgariau ruller. Must be sold for want of room . Kpply to it. B AUSCH , fc' armlugtiaW, L. I. nm itii If OR SALE— A FARM OF 20 ACRES ; A house suitable for boarders; good location - fruit and shad e trees and nice lawn. w. ll. F OSTKK . Allaulio v ilh' . L. I. l w9C3» Cl OW FOR SALE ; YOUNG AND ) fresh milch; or will exclmnge for a cow that will calve in March. F KA . NCIS L ONG , Deer Park , __ . 1. lwofti* Sales Over 42 , 000 , 000 Lbs. CUAltLES WOOD & CO., S0LE v AGENCY \ F0R REB irarWB^i • Actual Cost . Lesa than $1.25 per Gallon, . r j\-~ ¦ . Highest Grade cf Bzcellence .^ : Sold Under Guarantee. ^ J hmsVf Building Not Satisfac- tory Painted , will be Be-Faintei Free of Cost. WANTED—A 20 OK 21 FOOT CAT boat; In Rood order; please state price, age, condition ol hull, sail and rl^eing, wlu-r J the boat may be seen, and all other numary par- ticulars. Address U KN 'KV L IVINGSTON , Haby- lon . t(918 Real Estate. T .JEAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE IV Agency. (' , . H. T HUKKK K; oflice, Main street , Ilav Shore. L. t. Send for catalogue . OMALL FARM AT WEST HAUYLOff O TO KENT. Neal house.bani nml 12 ACRES OK GOOD UNI) . Kent SlMi per year. Apply to J AM KM II.AKNOi.P. Habylon. tf:*;i O EAL ESTATfc AND INSURANCE , Particular attention paid to ritOPEUTV IN BABYLON AND VICINITY. J. JAS. KOBB1N8 , Real Estate Agent , Babylon , L. J. FARM OF Cfi ACRES AT COM AC P. O.; Mi miles N. K. of thu village . -J U miles trom St .lohnlaud depot; 35 acres cleared , under (rood cultivation; well fenced: :t cisterns. About :u acres thrifty timber—oak, cedar , cliest- ii ut , hickory, etc. - . about IS years prnwth. House 13 rooms , IK story ; other outbuildings ; bam , 20X.W; sheds , crib , wa^ou shed. etc.. in uood urder. Good s'ock farm ; }£ mile from Carl l H. Hurt ' s tulle track ; price , 3, ' _, fl00; SI. 00U can remain on mortgage. Inquire on the prem- ises of Jons W. II CLSK . or oi H KMIV Livtxu- ¦ STON . Signal ollice. tftwi X^Oli SALE—A BEAUTIFUL RgSl- deneeoH principal avenue In Babylon; li ve minutes from ilenot; lovely shaded ground's; sizu of lot , ui: .x4 _ s feet; roomy Gothic cottage; pa rtly furnished and contains all modern con- veniences ; substantial outbuildings. Genuine bargain if sold at once. Apply to E. W. O AK - I . K . V , Babylon , oi T. II . W ILLIS & Bito., corner Court and Scliermerhorn streets , Brooklyn. - IfOU \VfOTICE TO CREDITORS. —NOTICE X. * is hereby given to ail persons having claims against.)KS- .K.H. SAM.MI s.late of the town ol Habylon . In the County nl Suffolk; to present the same with the vouchers thereof , to the sub- scribers al their resident e , in the village and (own oi Babylon;' Suffolk County, N. v., on or before Hi sixth day of April , i*M . Dated . Habylon , I* I., Oei. (J , l*<7. GmOM A NIHIKW S AMMIS , I Executors of .Jesse G K ' JI «; K W . SAMMIS . fil . Sammis . deceased COLLECTOR'S NOTICE . - THE L' N- dersigti' - 'd. Collector of Taxes tn ami lor Ihe Town of Habylon. Suffolk County. N. V' . , having received the warrant for the collection of tuxes , will sit at King ' s Hotel. Amityville , Monday, November ^s; Victor ./agger ' s Hotel; Breslau. Tuesday, Nov. ' JO; William I Uracil ' s Hotel , Breslau, VVednesday?Novetnbcr30; Clau- sen ' s Hotel , Deer Park, Thursday; December 1; Wright ' s Hotel , Amityville , Friday. Decem- ber:!; Twecdy ' s Hotel. Babylon; Saturday , De- cember^; Gleste ' s Hotel , Breslan , Monday, De- cember 6. Balance 3C days from date ou Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday at my residence . West babylou , and on Thursday. \ Friday and Saturday ol each week at the Oyster Saloon of T. Ubttou Pettit. Habylon , to receive taxes at t per cent. Will sit f ram to A. M. toy I* . M. on each day. JOSHUA li.SMALLING. Dated, Habylon. Nov. 25th Collector. FOR SALE—IN TIIE VILLAG E OF Comae , the real estate belonging to ihe es- tate ol Z. D. Whitman , deceased , consisting ot corner store with loft; dwelling house attached containing eight rooms; a cottage adjoining, containing seven rooms; recently built; ulsu three acres opposite—ail lying in ttie center uf the village. Tlie store was kept for nearly forty years , by the late Z. 1) . Whitman , and Is a good location for business. There !• _ a barn and store room on tlie premises. The buildings aro all in good repair. Will be sold together or sep- arately to close the estate. For further particu- lars aud price address I HA A C li. P KIMUCK ., Huntington , or W M . C- SfUttG K , Smithtowu , executors of Z. D. Whitman. taut FOR SALE AT WEST ISLIP.—SEVEN acres of the finest land ln the country, lying In front of\ Effingham Park , \ and adjoin- ing the land ot E , H. Sutton , with splendid view ot the Great South Bay. Can be bought oa easy termn. Kor particulars Inquire ot ly919 K W. OAKitBYa Babylon , L. .1
