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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-14

A TURKISH RULERS PAssIOS-A
correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette
writes from Scutari as follows: THE
Roman Catholic wo en- wear large scar
let cloth capes, with yellow silk en-
broidery on the back and shoulders.
Formerly they used to wear black
cieaks. like Greek and Turkish women,
but a pasla having fallen in love with
, girl be saw passing. WAS so enraged
when he discovered he could not marry
her. owing TO her being Roman Cath
olic, that he ordered. as mark Of his
displeasurc. that in future, all Roman
Catholics women wear red capes to
mark them in the streets as Christian
Women"
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-14
Wednesday, March ii, 1877.
GenteDl Sailors.

Captain Ki!lmer, o. the ship Otheilo,
tells . a good story Il appears tha,
bis crew is composed mostly Of students
from a college in the interior Of New
York stste-all Intelligent young men.
and Of wealthy families. and are treated
very kindly by Captain Killmer and
his officers While Of Cape Horn. op
the passage cut, the ship encountered
a very heavy gale. accompanied by
hail ard snow, ani after lying for
many hours, under nothing but close
reefed main topsail, i. became necessary
TO take in even that sail All the boys
were safely slowed below in the fore
castle. when the mate vent forward
and sung cut. Come on deck, all OF
you, and fur. this main topsail." Sur
prised, at the lapse Of q few minutes
IN not seeing the crew come up. the
mate again went forward, and SAID, If
you don't come on deck soon, this top
sail will blow away"
"All right, Mr.. Sherman" was the
reply: please tell the Captain that
We have concluded 70 let the old top
sail blow away and we'll pay for it :"
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-14
THE Princess Ida Wrede. Q handsome

woman Of thirty-three, whose ancestral
castle is on the Grotensce. in Germany,
was recently married to woedcutter
who can neither read nor write. The
princess is remarkably intelligent
woman. who speaks six languages and
is very cultivated. She is now living
I'm little place Oh the Salzburg-Ischi
road with her hush nd. She has donnsd
q PEASANTS gsrb, and goes with him to
the country church every Sunday.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-14

A STORY is told of a bsshful. petite
man. who WAS suddenly asked to say
grace at the table. He had never done
it in his life. and with much embarrass-
ment he stammered out. "Oh Lord, we
thank you; we are much obliged to you.
Yours respectfully. Amen"
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Sekrhd Nufhy.
DIFFIDENCE

"l'm afthcr akin Biddy dear"
And here he paused awhile
To fringe his words the mcrest mite
With something of a smile,
A smile that found its image
In face of bcautc0us mold.
Whose liquid eyes were pccping
From II broidcry of gold.
"I'vc come to AK We, Bid,iy dear,
If Then he stopped again,
As if his heart had hubblcd DER
And ovelllnwc,l his brain;
His lips were twitchng ncrvously
or what they had to tell.
And timed their quavcrs with the eyes
That gently rose and fell.
I've come" and then he took her hands
And held them in his own,
"To ak" and then he watched the buds
That on her checks had blown,
"My purity dear" and then he heard
The throbbing of her hcaIt,
That told how love had entered in
And claimed lis every part.
Och don: he tain me- said she,
With just the faintcst sigh,
"Tvc sinsc enough to see you've come
To ak" and once again the tongue
Forcborc its sweets to tell,
"To ax-U' Mrs. .NuNNm
Has ony pigs to sell.
- YOnker's Gnzetie.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-09-13

Ayoung gentleman telegraphic op.
orator in San Diego, California, after
repeated calls for young lady opera
tor in another office, at last got re-
sponse, and then, click, click, (fortis-
simo), he telegraphed back to her We
hemently, I have been trying to get
you for the last hour 7 in moment
the following spicy reply came trip
ping back to him over the wires from
the telegraphic maiden: That's noth-
ing there is young nan here who
has been trying to do the same thing
for the last two years, and he has not
got me yet,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-09-13
AN ARG UNE'NT FOR LIFE
BY A. +. HILL.

1t was 4 sharp, frosty, moonlight
nj yht, but the fresh waters Of Green
river had not yet been chilled, and
they flowed rapidly onward, with con-
fused murmurings, as if impatient to
become part Of the great Ohio.
1t was as Late as 10 o'clock when
Robert Craig, young lawyer, cam"
upon bridge that spanned a branch
Of the Green river in central Ken.
tuckv. He WAS afoot, and he walked
with a very light step, because his
heart WAS light. He had been sue
cessful in the most important suit he
had ever been engaged in. He had
pleaded his own case and the court
that had pronounced judgment in MS
favor was simply Miss Mary Lane, the
handSomeSt Girl IN the neighborhood
and as good Il, she was beautiful. She
haC, promised to he his wife.
But Robert Craig was destined to
plead another case that very night,
and before a less lrnicnt court. He
had no warning ot this however. when
he stepped upon the bridge, and
walked out over the c ear Waters,
muttering congratulations to himself
Yes, I'm the luckiest man living
he soliloquizei as lie reached the mid
die Of the bridge.
The bridge was not Z covered one,
and he stopped to lean over the rail
ing at one side, and look down into
the sparkling waters that qulvered in
the white moonlight.
Yes, I'm the luckiest man living =
he repeated, quite loud after he had
stood II full minute gazing upon the
flowing river.
Don't. be too sure Of that, said a
voice behind him.
Robert Craig turned with start,
and saw tall man standing at the
opposite side of the bridge leveling a
rifle upon him. He seemed very cool
and deliberate in his manner, and he
spoke in Il tone that was hard and
icy.
At the first glance Robert Craig saw
his Danger, for he recognized in the in
truder alph Moore, who, he was well
aware, regarded him with the bitter
est hatred, for the reason that both
had been suitors for the hand Of Mary
Lane, and Ralph had, of course, been
rejected. He was noted as a man Of
desperate character--although belong
ing to a good family-and he was,
moreover, known to be the best marks
man in the community. Robert Craig
thought Of these facts, as he found
himself standing there in the cold
moonlight with that unerring rifle
pointed at his head.
lie himself was unarmed there
was no hope for succor on that lonely
bridge at that time Of night; retreat
was impossible as well as unmanly :;
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~, ~
WHAT ALLIED HlN'-A dry-goods
clerk calle around to see his g'rl the
Other evening one observer .na1 Nc
appeared very restless, ana as he had
been paying her pretty sharp a''eh-
tlon' she snllleu a proposal one uo'
termlned to assist the young man.
George dear, she sad IN a sweet
voice, whats the matter with you this
evening?
There amt no,hing the matter,
remarked George, twisting uneasily
in his chair
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How IT CANE ABoUT-It is pret.
ty we'll known that during William
H. Vanderbilt's youth, his father, the
Commodore, had very little conf
dence in his sagacity or business abil.
ity. Against the advice of some oI
his friends, he persistently declined
the young mans cooperation, be.
cause he thought him "stupid.' A
story is current on Staten Island,
which goes to show the Commodore $
eyes came to be opened to the mis-
take into which he had allowed him
self to fall concerning his oldset son.
William owned f4rn near his ia
theirs, and finding that it required
fertilization, he applied to him fol
some manure.
How much do you want ? inquired
tne commodore.
oh about a load" said the son.
Certainly, | can spare that, was
the reply.
When the Commodore visited his
place the next week he found that
his yards and stables we're swept
clean of the great heaps Of composite
which he had allowed to accumulate
why, how is this ? he said to his
farmer.
Your son came and got it., was the
answer. He said you gave him per-
mission
The Commodore went fuming to
William, and said in a bustliug way
See here, young man, what have
you been about p How dared you
cart off all my manure?'
You said | could have it,, was the
rejoinder. You told me to take a
load.
"A load Why you have got every
bit there is
I only took load, fathcr-a sloop
load.
Tae old mans eyes were opened,
and he concluded to give the son a
slice of stock to operate with, and
soon after made him vice president Of
the Central road.
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CHURCHES.

Met1.oelit Epimopal-Iscv II. +, West
n,s,or. Sabbath school ut n. h' =
w. Slocksdalc, Supt. =,
IutI.r1u-Rcv. J. Sumcrs, pastor. Saw
hath school ut 2 O'Clock p, m. Jos H. Web
stcr, Supt. ~ ,,, o
Tuited Brrth,rn--R j. ID Freed, pas
tor Sabbath school at / J o clock; D. w
Baltzcll. Supc intcndcnt.
Moruran-Rcv. J.. p. Clrwrll, pastor
Sohh,th school at 9 O'Clock james Cree
ger, Superintendent, v,u;.
Romau Cutholic-Rcv. Father William
Hill.
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had before morning. By that item
the letter will have foated many
miles away, and probably picked up
and handed to the authorities. Oh,
blaze away! I'd rather you would
now, since l have made up my mind
to die and have you hanged :
Ralph More stood for half min
ute, with the threatening rifle still at
an aim, apparently unable to make
up his mind whether to risk the gal
lows or not then he said :
But if spare you, and this letter
is found, what explanations can be
made ofit?'
I might say it was joke; and in
any event, if | should be still found
alive, it would be easy to prove that
you didn't kill me-
Ralph More placed his rifle upon
his shoulder and walked away, NUT
tering, with an angry oath:
I'm fool I ought to have done
the work without giving him chance
to play such lawyers trick !
Robert Craig stood upon the bridge
watching the would be assassin till
he was out Of sight, then once more
gazed down upon the clear cold waters
Of the river, and said aloud
I'm the luckiest man living! No
floating tonight, thank you!
The next day Ralph More abruptly
started on a trip to California, much
to the surprise Of the community, and
he never returned to Kentucky.
Robere Craig? An, if l should give
his real name, the reader would know
that it was the life of a famous man
that was saved that frosty night,
years ago, by an argument on the
bridge.
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SOCIETIES..

AF, ami 4. W., No l55-Mccts every
second and fourth Monday in each month
Van b. Osl"r, Secretary.
Il. of r. No. 67-Mcct every Friday
nirht. X. of X. e. 5, G. llarman.
l. 0. Of 0. f., No. 4G-Mcct every
Thursday night Ohm Landcrs, Scc'y.
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,sECIIANICSTONN

Burgcss-Van B Oslcr.
C,mmisyioners-E l.. Boblitz, a. Slick,
d G. Martin Geo. w. Foreman.
CLrk-E. H. Boblitz
J,lr Culkctor-Calcb lrdulcora.
T,st,u,stcr-.Joln Root.
C,nxt,bss-Calcb Pcddicord and Johh
A. Rcnncr
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CHANGE OF TIME
WESTERN MARYLAND L. ROAD.

z5.s;1.s:S;s:::s.s aaF .i::.----E:F
ON and after sunday, May l3, 1873,
Passenger Trains will run as fol
lows:
LEAVE MECHANICSTOWN
For Baltimore and Westminster at 7:22 n.
NJ, and 3:45 p. M.
For Haycrstown and Williamsport 1l:13
A NJ and 7l3 p NJ
ARRIVE MECHANICSTOWN
From Baltimore and Westminster at / |
IL A NJ and 7:l3 Z NJ
From Williamsport and lIagcrstown at
7:23 a III, and 3:45p m
EMMITTsBuRG RAILROAD Change Of
Scheduh.-On and after Sunday, May l3,
trains will leave Emmltsburg at 100 a. m,
and $50 and G.l5 p. m; and arrive at
Rocky Ridge 725 II. NJ, and 3.45 and G.4O
pm.
And will leave Rocky Ridge 1885 a. m,
and 4.O1 and 6 So p. m., and arrive at En-
mittsburg 1laOa. M, and 4.3O and and 7.25
pm.
Passenger Trains On w. NJ. r. r. leave
Rocky Ridge as follows: Eastward-7.39 .39
a. m., and 4O1 p. m. Wcstward-lG55
n, m and 65G p. ~.
J.N HOOD,
Gcnl Manager.
B. H. GRISWOLD,
Gcn'l Ticket Agent.
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A Mississippi Granger is opposed to-
railroads. He says that when he
goes to town they bring him home.
SO quick he hasn't time to get sober
before he arrives
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1877-09-13

A young woman being asked by a
politician which party she was most
in favor of, she replied that she pre-
ferred wedding party.
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A New York dandy wishing to be-
witty, accosted an old rag man as fol-
lows:
You take all sorts OF trumpery in
your cart, don't you?
Yes; jump in jump in !!
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A young man on the hill came near
creating riot last Tuesday by asking
a red headed woman if she carried Il
thermometer in her bonnet.
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The farmer should SOW his Ps, keep
Us warm, hive his Bs, kill off the Js,
remember what be Cs, take care of
VS., pay all he Os, teach his wife not
to Is, and take his Es.
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Mrs. Chapone was asked the reason
why she always came SO early to-
church. Because she said, 1T is a
part of my religion never to disturb
the religion of Others
The wisest Of men is he who has
the most civility for others.
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In the picture ga'lery.-Young
girl; Say, mamma, when shall we
come to another Of those pictures
where l must shut my eyes |?
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Another cowhiding affair was the
sensational head line Western editor
put over briet item calling attention
to his lost cattle.
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Didn't she return your 1ove?'
Yes, she did she said she didn't
want it. That's what's KILN me.
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In the sentence, John strikes VIII
liam remarked school teacher -
what is the object of strikes 2 High
er wages and shorter runs : promptly
replie the intelligent youth.
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An ingenious farmer planted few
rows Of potatoes zigzag, to bother the
bugs. The rows were just about
enough for the ross-eyed bugs, who.
partook with feelings of profound
gratitude.
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Yes, but no tricks /; my eye is on

SS"o tcShSo1 ''>> oSS'''A '
to write on one side of the envelope
with a pencil.
What are you doing demanded
Ralph, cycling him sharply.
I am merely writing secret here
which, when you know it, will induce
you to change your mind.
What is it? Why don't you tell it
to me-?
You'll understand that when you
hear me read it.
Some trick but remember I am
watching you.
While Ralph More lost none Of his
ferceness, and did not waver in his
murder GUS purpose, it was evident
that his curiosity was aroused, and
he watched the young lawyer as he
wrote rapidly on the envelope by the
light of the moon.
We'll, what strange thing have you
writtin?' he asked sneerng,as Robert
Craig finished.
I will read it to you. replied Rob-
ert Craig.
Then he held the envelope up, so
that the moonlight fell upon it, and
read as follows:
Ok WILLOWS S BRIDGE, near Up.
land,
Thursday night, Dec. q, lS-
If | am found murdered, be it
known that Ralph More, oe Upland, is
the murderer. He stands before me,
while | write this, pointing rifle at
me, and declares that he will kill me,
because he i, jealous Of me. am un-
armed. ROBERT CRAIG,
Attorney.at.law
Ralph More uttered disdainful
laugh.
Ia ha +! What good will that
scrlbling do you?' he said. 4 can
destroy it while you float down the
river. You don't suppose I would go
and deliver it to the authorities for
you-even if it is your dying request.
Ha ha ha 7
You won't deliver it for me -
aske Robert Craig, as calm as ever.
DO you think I'm a fool Come,
your time about up'
Won you deliver this for me af-
ter I'm dead ?
No; Of course not
Then | know who will
Who? asked Ralph, puzzled by
this strange conduct.
The river | and Robert Craig sent
the letter wl.irling from the ridge,
and it hoated away on the bosom Of
that rapid current.
What does this mean?
1t means, Mr.. Ralph More, that
you may now murder me just as soon
as you please. | am as we'll prepared
to die as you are, and have fully
made up my mind to die; out if |
die, you do too. The difference will
be this: die as martyr, and my
name will be remembered in this COM
munity to be honored and loved
while you 90 to the callows, a Grim
inal, a convict, covered with infamy,
and are st.angled like beast, all who
know you will, in years to come, only
remember YOU and speak of you as
the cowardly assassin who shot down
an uudIuCu lldIl. 4NOW SuOOI, uSI
as soon as you please, and that letter
floating down the river will tell the
tale on you, and you will be hunted
down !
Robert Craig stood with his arms
folded, apparently as fearless CT the
threatening weapon as though it had
been a mullen stalk. Ralph More
seemed somewhat taken aback. He
stood in silence a moment, still COW
ering his intended victim, then said
Nonsense Don't you suppose |
can get that letter inside Of an hour?'
How p asked Robert Craig, very
complacently.
i could swim for it if necessary.
THE water would chill you to death
in ten minutes.
I'd get a boat, then.
You know very we'll that there is
not boat within ten miles, except
at the nearest ferry, and there the
oars are locked up and could not be
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The Young Texan dosen't tell you
his sweetheart is as sweet as sugar,
but says, oh, she'll do to put in cof-
foo r.
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Why are country girls cheeks like
we'll printed cotton? Because they
are warranted to wash and keep their
Color
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The reason why Illinois papers call
tornado 'she,' is because she blows
So
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People who try to raise the wind
these ii mes generally buy fan.
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ORPHANS COURT.
Orphans Court meets every Monday an"
Tuesday q: each week.
Chief Judge-Wm. j. Black.
AsDciatcs-Thomas Holbrunncra and Jno
HightmGn.
Register Of WMs-Col, John II. Rouz'r'
Countv Commissioners-.Doscph Wood,
President Samuel Hargctt, Ezra Toms,
Daniel Biscr of j., and "A. IL Slihlhols'
Czerk to Commisaoners-II. F. Steiner.
Collector Of ,s"te and Co""ty Tare*-"
il Miller.
County surryor-Wm. II. Ramshurg
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
President. James W.Pcarrc; Commission
ors-Williom G Baker, James w. lroXel',
Jescph Brown, Henry Boyle
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE.
District No. 15-FrcA'k White, Mcchan-
;cstnwn. G. l.. Firor, Graccham; WIN. >.
McPhcrson Catoctin Furnace.
REGISTRAR Or VOTERS.
District No. 15-Bernard Co!llli""cr.
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DIRECTORY
uF FREDERICK COUNTY
AND
The Borough of MechanicStown

-( 20: -
COUNTY OFFICERS:
Chef Judge-IIon. H. l. Bowie.
Assoc,u,es-IIons. John A LyncA and w.
V. Bouic.
= States Attorney-om c. Mottcr.
Clerk of Circuit Court-Thomas Cor
SUCH
Sterif-John Swcadner.
Auditor-Frcd'k j. Nelson.
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Job Work-CASH ON DELIVERY
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-14
INDUSTRIAL.

MANY sheep are dying in San Diego
Comfy. CAL. for want of feed. One
farmer is said to have lost 1900 with
in two weeks.
TIE recent advance in boots and
choes is thirty per cent, and manufac-
tnrers have orders largely in excess of
their capacity.
GoLp-MINING is having marked eff
feet on the physical features Of Cali
fornia. The river bottoms are being
gradually raised by the earth carried
down in suspension, and it is estimated
that at the present rate of "shoal-
inc" the Sacramento will be unnavi-
eablein ten years.
THE Reading Railroad Company
have a most thorough streak of econ
omy. The manager discharged $50
wipers three months ago, and ceased
to purchase cotton waste. After a
trial of 2,25O, 900 mileage, he finds his
engines are in good working condition
As usual, and he has saved 1885 per day.
BETWEEN seventeen and twenty
thousand alligator skins are tanned
yearly. which are consumed by boot
and shoe manufacturers in every por-
ton of the United States, as well as
exported to London and Hamburg.
The alligators formerly came almost
entirely from Louisiana, and New Or
leans was the great center of business.
The Florida swamps and morasses are
now the harvest fields, and Jackson
vile, in that State, the great depot.
The alligators often attain length of
eighteen to twenty feet, and frequent
" live to very old age. The hides
are stripped off, and the belly and
sides, the only portions fit for use, are
packed in barrels, in strong brine, and
shipped to the Northern tanner, who
keeps them under treatment for from
six to eight months, when they are
ready to be cut up. SO far, the leather
has been mainly used in the manufac-
ture of boots and shoes; but hand
some slippers are also made of it.
4 NEW feature is about to be intro
duced in connection with the cotton
interests of New Orleans, which, it is
believed, will have a favorable effect
on that important speciality. This is
in the form of a new and immense
cotton press, having a COMPRISING
power greater than any similar ma
chine now in use in this country. In
this machine, the dimensions of the
cylinder are seventyfive inches in di
ameter, and ten-feet stroke of piston,
and by means of recent valuable
improvement the power will be car
ried to ten EXAMINATIONS. This, with
one hundred and twenty-five pounds
of steam, will put net pressure of
about twenty-five hundred tons upon
a bale of cotton. after deducting loss
from friction. The frame of this i'm
mensely powerful press will be en-
tirely of iron, and to sustain such an
enormous pressure as this the lifting
rods will be of the best wrought iron,
some twelve inches in diameter. and
weighing more than six tons each.
". Y. Sun.