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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-01

BONDED DEBT JAN. l, 1879.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-05-01
BONDED DEBT JAN. 1, 1878.

Total.......,......a.o.~sl, ,726 838,S5O sO2O996;
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21

MINING RoAp.-The contractor for
the new road to The mines proposes
TO construct it for the round sum Of
100000, placing upon the line one
passenger train, consisting of 2 Carl
age-cars, one baggage Car and one en-
CINE; 200 hopper cars Of l6 ton bur
den; and seven engines Of 40 ton
weight. He will require 100000
cash, and first mortgage bends for the
balance of his work.
Ali the timber and masonry work
will be done by men of this county,
if they are capable of doing it. All
day laborers who desire work will be
employed, and all material that can
be procured here will be purchased
Of cur business men.-I1mes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21

A CONTRACT for supplying the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, with
2,4OO tons OF Georges Creek coal was
last Friday awarded to the Consolida-
ton coal company at $2.65 per ton.
This price is tea cents PER ton less
thar tie Academy pays for anthracite
coal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
Cumberland Letter.

Meeting of the Medical Society-Am-
maal Election Of OficsrS-ESortsfo for
Harmony among the Democrats
Representative Men can be Elected
If Nominated.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21

Legisl .trre this fall ? The democrats
have it in their power to do so, and if
they let the office seek the man, and
not the man the Office, it will be done.
CADMUs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21

CONTRACT FOR THE MINING RAIL
RoAD.-The directors Of tbs Georges
Creek and Cumberland railroad on
Monday awarded the contract for .he
construction ard equipment of the
road to Willis & ]. N. Phelps, of
Springfield, Massachusetts. The con-
tract was executed Tuesday. The
road is to be completed and in run
ming order by March l, 1880. Both
the line and its appointments will be
frst-class in every respect. The
equipment will be sufficient to traus-
sort one million tens of coal annually.
-NesUs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21

THERE are 80, 976 post offices in the
United States.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21
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County Affairs.

PROCEEDINGS COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs.-The board Of county commits
sioners met Monday, a full board be-
ing present. The entire session was
consum ed in work on the annual levy.
The appropriations for the National
road were made, as tol.o"s Division
f,m Fr3stburg to ci,uysvll.e 5000;
C.arysville to Everstine's, $500; and
from Everstine's to Cumberland, $3.50.
The question of repairing the Old
Pike to the six-mile house, was dis
cussed, but no action taken.-NeaOs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21
q II. y IL LIN Eel
STEAM BETWEEN
R.4FlI'aaE<eas LIVERPOOL
Calling at
HALIFAX and QUEENSTOWN.
Zach way.

And thcnceiOrtN from Baltimore ovrr,
alternate "Wednesday.
All steamers are appointcdto leave Bal.
tlmore at Il, IN, On their advertised
dates.
Storage Passage to or from Liyerpool
Glasgow, Queenstown, Dublin. or Belfast
s2o, Currency. Very bestaccommodations
tor Storage and intermediate Passengers.
inexperienced surgeon is Acknowledgement
vessel. lntermcilatcand Storage steward
esScs carried Oy each stcancr FOR the mr.
pose OF attendlngtO the wants of the fe-
males and children. For further particu.
lars, or passage .Iclets To amt from CIR. +
Britain, apply to
A.oGHUMACHER u CO., Baltimore.
IN Frostburg TO .JANDORF,
June ely Main street
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21

The world uses 100000 tons Of
coffee every year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-21
TUFTS PILLS

ere com pGumdcd from sC1stnHcCs thrs nre
free rom "a, ) properties that can irjTre
tbs, mot UTj;C"ir ORGANIZATION. They
tsr.rcsi. tlrI.I.J', i;.5iIy, i.rd ItsiROrHte
tie s.n' 80 syhi&..4. Il. zen" Wig line en-.
sOrYrd iiy>is thcy CIr.!nae the blood
frHgE auisunn;:H iistIIg: ana ii,.::s III: Tfrt
hra!t;, and vitality 40 the HOG!y, causing
IL: I,st,yv!B 10 as: putIrHiiy, without
which no one can iual we'll.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
IsCoNsIN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER is, 1879.

the steamlng suds, she thought oil
her as a woman and sister, and by a
lew questions learned her whole his
tory, very common one--a widow
with four children. Mrs. Weston
gave her some warm clothes for her
children, and promised to cali and see
her, aud encouraged her by kind
words
And Mrs. Weston resolved to new.
er be gully of such thoughtlessness
again.
Bear ye one another's burdens"
yet sang in her ears and softened
her heart.
II had been great wonder TO the
people of Mr.. Redmond's church to
see the old mlser, Thomas Fulton,
come up the aisle upon the Sabbath.
IL was stlll greater wonder when
they heard he had sent to the aims
house for mis- daughter Mary aud her
crippled boy. Had the pastors ser.
mon touched that finty heart 4?
Uader Gods grace il had.
"Can ever be discouraged again?
thought Mr.. Redmond, when be
heard of its influence.
"Surely the angel of deliverance
was near on that nIghtn
There are other parishes in which
that sermon could be preached with
good effect.
There are other hearts for it to
reach and touch.
1t has a universal meaning; for
wherever tolllng, weary humanity is,
there should be learned the golden
text
Bear We one another's burdens"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
A Story Of q Thousand Dollar Bill,

"Many years ago. one night while
Conductor Mckinney of the South.
ern railroad wss taking up fares. a
msn without ticket offered hin 4
large bill, and he, ssconductors areapt
to de-, took IL along saying ne would
soon return with the chsnge. The
purpose of these delays lie 20 make
quiet study of the bill in the baggage
car and see if it is ell right. When
he reached the baggage car with
the bill, Mr.. Mckinney found what
be had taken for 800 was q bin for
$1,000. He returned to the passen-
ger aud found he had shifted his
seat. Telling him that there was a
mistake, that the bill was for 81
600, be was amazed to have the fel.
low repudiate the whole arrange.
ment. He knew nothing of it and
insisted, and was supported by
friends testimony, that he had
ticket and that il had been taken up.
Finally Mr. Mckinney went of
with The bill, which tbe next day he
turned in TO the company, with his
explanation. It was deposited and
drew interest for several years,was
never claimed, and finally was given
to the conductor by the company,
The only explanation was that some
bank burglars were on the train,
that one of them oarelessly took out
the wrong bill, and they decided
that it was safer to lose 81 600 than
to risk being arrested. Probably
they thought he knew of the burg
larry. Hartford Cores. Springfield
Republican
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
An Ancient Battle Ground.

A remarkable mound containing a
vast number of human bones and
Indian reli1s was uncovered about
three miles west of Lanesboro, on
Thursday last. Mr.. Newell was
blowing on his farm, and turned up
a skull, which he took to town and
exhibited to DIR. f, d. Powell. The
doctor went ont the following day,
accompanied by others who assisted
in the excavations, and as result OF
their labors several wagon loads of
bones were found, indicating that
the mound had been the burial place
Of fully six hundred human beings
The bones were all of full grown
men,there being no remains of won
en- and children, indicating clearly
that these were corpses of men killed
10 battle. A copper spear head,
harder than steel of modern times,
handsome pipe, and other articles
were secured by the editor of the
Lanesboro Journal. Also many stone
knives and stone maui, OF harder
material than exists 10 this vicinity,
was found. "Big Fire." grand med
Icine man of the Winuebagos, says a
great battle occurred at this place
some thirty generations ago, between
the Chippewas and Sioux, the former
coming out victorious, and nearly
anihilating their epeimies. After the
battle a trench was dug, and some
six hundred warriors were piled there
in. Big FIRES version of the matter
looks very reasonable. Pres on
(Minn.) Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
A Very Remarkable Story.

The story is told of a Hartford
gentleman who lost one hundred dol
lars in bills, and II membering that he
had the money last at his butchers,
went there to learn that just after
he had left man came to his shop
to make some purchases. He felt in
his pocket as if he bad lost acme
thing. Then looking down he saw
a roll of bills on the floor, picked it
up aud counted it, There were just
800, and from it be paid for what
be had bought. A week later the
second person returned the 800 to
to the first, with the following ex
PLANTATION On the day referred TO
he had been out to Winsor to col
lect some money, and in his haste to
return to Hartford thrust it, 800 in
bills, a. he supposed in bis vest peck
ct. When be went into the market
above referred TO, he naturally felt
for his money, and missing it looked
around tor il, and saw the roll on the
floor which he supposed was his own
He had used it during the week, aud
only on that day bad he put on bis
working coat. While at work be
wanted a match, aud in feeling
through the pockets of his coat, &c
his astonishmsnt.he found the 500
he had put there instead of into hi:
vest pocket As soon as possible be
went to the market to see il any one
had lost that sum of money, and thi,
led to a genaral settling all around
He did not know at that time that b.
had been suspected of the theft, anc
did not imagine that be was in dan
ger of arrest.-Ne,o RaUea PaLtad
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
sitting room and chambers will take

sitting room and chambers will take
the whole
And supposing that it should re
main unfinished, at least for the
present Those who come to see
you will not object to be received in
our sitting room; and those who
come to see your furniture are not
worth being received at all
But then it will look so odd. so
different from what other people do.
Mrs. Weston has her parlor nicely
furnished
Mrs. Weston was an old school
mate, who marrieg few weeks be-
fore.
Yes, and | happen to know how
it was paid for--Mr. Weston mort.
gagged his house; l presume your
husband can do the same
Kate's natural god sense recoiled
at this suggestion. & would rather
never have any parsor, she exclaimed.
Perhaps We can do with less sit
ting-room furniture she suggested,
as she ran her eye over the list of ar
ticles.
4 suppose that the sitting-room
will be the place where you will
spend your evenings and most of
your spare time p
Yes
then take the advice OF an old
married woman, my dear, and make
the room in which your husband
spends his evenings the pleasantest
one 10 the house,
Kate followed Aunt Sarah's advice.
and never has had reason to regret 1t
frye years later, Mr.. Weston's
mortgaged house was sold under the
hammer, and all Lis fine furniture
with it.
Kate has now very prettily fur
nished parlor, and enjoys il none the
less that none OF its adornments have
been purctas at the expense of the
happiness of home and the comforts
of life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
Pummellng the Judge.

October Alan extraordinary
crime was perpetrated at the ST
Petersburg Palais de Justice. A
private soldier, of immense size and
strength, named Alexandroff, was
condemned in the usual course of
the judicial proceedings to three
years imprisonment with hard labor
for robbery with violence. After the
removal OF the prisoner he expressed
an earnest desire to communicate
something ofirnportance to the Judge.
Mr.. Tchuchawoff, on hearing the
request, left his seat, and approached
the man, who, as soon as he was sui
tclently close, sprang suddenly up
on HIM, dragged him by the beard to
the ground, and then, shouting, "You
scoundrel, you have sentenced me
to three years, have you ? I'll teach
you lesson," proceeded to beat him
with his fists. The blows of the en-
ragged assallant were so heavy that
the shrieks of the judge were heard
by the people on the third floor OF
the building The warden, taken by
surprise. did not offer assistance till
the judge was already on the floor,
and then, emitting to leave go his
rifle and using only one hand, was
attack until other persons in the
court co-operated in the seizure OF
the prisoner. The judge was after
ward found to have suffered so much
from the attack that he was unable
to move without the help of officers.
st Petersburg Globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
Idle Girls.

1t il painful spectacle 10 fami~
lies, where the mother is the drudge,
to seo the daug ters, elsgs lily
dressed, reclining at their ease, with
their drawing, their music, their
fancy work, and their reading, be-
guiling themselves of the lapse OF
hours, da and weeks, and never
dreaming Of their responsibilities (;
but, as necessary consequences OF
neglect Of duty. growing weary Of
their useless lives. lay hold of every
newly .invented stimuIant to rouse
heir drooping energies. and blam
ing their fate. when they dare not
blame their God, for having placed
them where they are. These indi-
vidusls will often tell you, with an
air OF affected compassion (eOr who
can believe il reaI), that poor, dear
man ma is working herself to death;
yet no sooner do you propose that
they should assist her, than they de-
clare she is quite In her element ; 10
short, that she would never be hap
py if she had only bali 50 much 70
do
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
The Gentle Sex.
BustIes firm and unchanged.

Bustles firm and unchanged.
Flat trimmings and lsces are used
upon waists.
Young ladies wear short round
skirts at all dancing parties.
Red or gold silk plush is q novelty
for lining cloaks of black satin or vel
vet
Dresses with but one skirt win be
worn during the winter in heavy ma
terials.
The new muffs made of the dress
material are in recticule shape, and
are trimmed with lace.
Widows caps for young ladies arc
are made of white tarletan in fanchon
shape, pointed in front la Marie
Stuart.
Cream white is much employed
this season for dinner and evening
dresses, and il blends admirably with
the rich colored.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
A Case CT Pig.

Some one should gather the late
Mr.. Lincoin's jokes aud make them
into a hook. The following he used
to tell on Tom Hamer, OF Ohio. Mr.
Hamer's client was charged with hog
stealing. the case was Clearly prov
en-, aud when it went To the Jury
Tom was indisposed to say a word.
"Dont give it ny, don't give it up"
whispered his client.
But | can say nothing" replied
the poor attorney.
"But you must. Get up aud yowI
-holler, boiler, man, man, or I'm
lost, and | won't pay you dashed
cent"
Thus instigated, Tom rose gravely
and astonished the court by disser-
tasion on the law of forcIble entry
and de.ainer. Then, turning to the
jury, be gave them discourse on the
habits and nature of hogs. He called
attention to the prohibition of God,
through Moses, of hog meat as an
article of food lie told how our
Savior put the devil that afh cted the
poor man into the swine, and the
swine ran down a steep place and
were drowned Tom asscnted, how
ever, that all were not drowned, but
some escaping, gradually extended
the breed OF the damned hogs-"for"
said Tom, "if they are possessed of
the devil they must be damned -until
all the hogs OF earth had devils 10
them,
"Let any man owning a cornfield
or garden patch answer" demand.
ed Ramer. as there fence that
will turn a damned hog, gentlemen
of the jury? say not ono. 1t will
find hole il there is one ; il not it
will make one. 1t rattles down bars
and lifts gates off their hinges.
have known hogs TO climb fences /;
yes, gentlemen, Chamber up and fall
down, but always fall on the garden
side. The devil teaches them anat
omy, gentlemen, for who ever heard
OF hog falling on his snout? He
always comes down on his rump,
with a grunt, that is mingled ex.
preston OF surprise and satisfaction.
When a damned hog-remember,
gentlemen, that quote Scripture /; /
am not proiane, when say,a damned
hog gets under your buggy be does
not run out of the way like a sensi.
Die Christian animal he,on the con.
trary, goes to backing aud getting
under every leg of the horse and
wheels OF tho buggy, until ono is
NOW gentietheu, put 1t to you
Suppose my client did kill, under the
mistaken notion that they were his,
six OF those creatures denounced by
the Almighty and damned by Jesus,is
ne to be held up as a malefactor and
punished by Imprisonment ? But |
deny, gentlemen, that it has been
proven. He is innocent. The pros
ecuting attorney smiles. It is
swlnish smile, gentlemen, and makes
me ashamed of him"
hAtheF edJ uoWu WIN tOunu oi
applause from the bucolc bystand-
ers, while his clleut winked at the
jury. In due course of legal forms
the jury retired, aud soon brought in
verdict OF "not guilty.
1--WE |, III be dashed as well as the
ags," exclaimed Hamer. ''if can
understand it."
"Yon can't, Oh ~ responded the
hog thief; "well, | can. Eleven OF
the jusy had some of the bacon"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
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The Cid Red Cent.

As the oil "red cent" has new
passed out of uso and, except rarely,
out of sight, like the "old oaken
bucket" It's history is a matter Of
sufficient interest for preservation.
The cent was irst proposed by
Robert Morris, the great finanoer of
the revolution ana was named by
Jetferson two years after. 1t began
10 make its appearance from the
mint in 1892. 1t bore the head of
Washington on ons side, and thir.
teen links on the other. The French
revolution coon created q rsge for
French ideas in America, which put
on the cent instead of the head of
Washington the head of the Goddess
of LlOerty,--a French Liberty, with
neck thrust forward and flowing
locks. The chain on the reverse
eide was displaced by the oil
wreath of peace but the French
Liberty was short lived and so was
her portrait on our cent. TIE next
head or figure that succeeded this
the staid classic dane with fillet
around her hair--eame into fashion
about 80 or forty years ago, and her
finely chiselIed Grecian features
have been but slightly altered by the
lapse of time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18
Newspaper Patronage.

/ There appears TO be many different
i ways of understanding the true
meaning of newspaper patronage, as
it's called, and as an interested party,
we give place to disqnisition of the
subject by one who knows whereof
he speaks. 1t will serve, perhaps. as
a mirror where certain persons can
see themselves as others see them
Many long weary years have forced
the conviction upon US that newspa
per patronage IL word of many
definitions and that a great majority
of mankind are either ignorant of the
correct definition or are dishonest in
q strict biblical sense OF the word.
Newspaper patronage is composed of
as many colors as the rainbow and
IS as changeable as chameleon.
One man comes in and subscribes
for paper and pays for it in advance
and goes home and and reads it with
the proud satisfaction that ii is his
He hands 10 his advertisements, asks
the price, pays for it and goes TO his
place of business and reaps the al
vantage thereof. Another says, "you
may put my name on your books"
and goes off without saying a word
about pay. Time passes on, and you
want your money, and you want him
To pay you what is honestly due You
de flies into passion, perhaps pays,
perhaps not, aud orders his paper
stopped. This is called newspaper
patronage.
Another man lives near you--he
does not take the paper he don't
like the ed!tor-the paper is too small
for him-yet he goes regularly to bis
neighbours and reads it, aud quarrels
with the opinions of the editor. DC
casionally he sees an article he likes,
he begs, or he gives half dime for
the number. This is called newspa.
per patronage.
Another man likes the paper and
takes copy for bis family, and pays
for it and does all he can to get new
subscribers; he never grumbIes, but
always has a cheerful word for the
editor. If little item of interest
occurs in the neighborhood he in
forms the editor. This is newspaper
patronage.
Another man has a patent and
wants you to give it two dollar no.
tice every week it will be of inter
est to your readers he says but al.
though knowing it will benefit him
most of all. he does not offer to pay
for it. This is called newspaper pat
ronage.
Another mana Young man
about town" no use OF taking a pa
per; he knows all there ls gong on.
BY and by he gets married, and
hands in a notice with ',iust give me
dozen copies" He gets them and
when You mention pay, he looks sur
prised. "You surely don't charge
newspaper patronage.
Now isn't newspaper patronage
curious thing.
And in that great day when the
gentleman in black gets his dues, as
he surely will. how many of the pa
irons enumerated above will fall TO
his share? Now it will be seen that
while certain kinds of patronage are
the very life and existence of news
paper, there are other kinds of pat
ronage that are more destructive
than the deadly night shade.
And then, there is the man who
after taking the paper eight or nine
years and never paid cent, takes
Horace Greeley's advice and goes
west, never even bidding the editor
good bye. This is newspaper pat
ronage.-Erchdnge.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18

THE PHILOSOPHER. p ctical phi.
losophy is that whion enables us TO
look at the lille of life, its disapoint-
ments and its diseases, 10 9 manner
" hich does much TO surmonnt them
and deprive them of the power to do
any permanent injury. Who, for
example, does not admire tie moral
courage of the elderly negro noticed
upon the hurricane deck of q steam
err, after the taking of Fort Doneison
With . philosophical and RETROSPECT
tive cast OF countenance, he squatted
down on his little bundle, tossting
himself against the chimney in
state of profound meditation.
"Were you in the fighl?"
Had . litile taata-ng il. sa =
mo, sa, runs"
"Ran OF fret FIRE, did you 2"
eyes, ss, and would have run
sooner had | knowed it war com
ing"
"Why, that was not very crodita
bio to your courage"
"Coursgs isn't my profession, So
--oookin's my profession"
well, but have you no regard
for your reputation p
"Rsputation's nothing to me by
the side oh life.n
"Do you consider your life worth
more than other peoples r
"It's worth moro TO me, san
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-18

"THAT man has grown up among
kind and sffsctionate sisters" once
heard lady of much observation
and experience remark. "And why
do you think so 2" said |. Because
Of the rich development of all the
senderer feelings of the heart, which
are 30 apparent 10 every word" A
sisters influence is felt, even 10 msu
hoods later years and the heart G.
him who has grown cold with It's
chilling contact with The world will
warm and thrill with pure enjoy
ment as some incident awakes with