New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
GENERAL NOTES.

An instance of most unproitlble hedging
O. itd bcre nc a warnn. 10 polt cal gamblers in No
verner 4 Cincinnati Democrat offered to bet 9o'VVo
thars F. Hunt would be elected 10 Congress. Ao'"'
u m. on tie evening Of the October eTo'lohS
covered that he had lost his money. lmme'ia''" ~
sent for a man VINO does large hr 'kerase puS'"'
.ba hsttin- line and tod hun Of his MISFORTUNE "
sand he could not afford 70 lose so muoh a,o .,a
~. Il. had private aivices from lndiah'pol'N NO
Iapders waa positively elected ana ne % nSu Ghont
agent - 600 on tnat side, 49, g andcrs was an
fwo borr. tlcrta ter the dcta o. u,,n1,iiron
noTuc"d and the second $4,000 lahHeu III H''"'''''
pockets 49,
,iont conner mime on the east side OF the Ner'e 10y
-, g, yr,s worked II would be hard 20 determine.
possibly by tie Aztecs more Ink ~ The Apaches rms
IS more reasonable the mine has not been worh'H Ioi
the metal m the for tn" paint There are no"
on tac dump rich and easily worked carooha'eS' "uA'
every spot where bgh-co orcd soft material showed IL
self las ben worked ont Several rocs tools wulcn
have been found with battered edges and stains OF ore
on rneu prove that implements of stone were Used.
They ran q tunnel into the ledge nine ee' hl-h ' '"-
sx 10 eight feet wide. IL about twenty re Ions I'D
pace. iherc are walls built and the waste matter IO"u
behind ia H.
John and Daniel Miller discovered the straw
bervnars ON their left shoulders and rushed into each
Other arms . few days ago in Emira, alter separa-
ton Of Sky years. They were born IN Adams County
Pom. in 1916 When they were four years old Their
mother W.. Irfi a widow. Being destitute ana 10 III
health she unable 10 support herself ana chdTeh'
Sne sent Daniel TO 1--we with friends IN Washington
County. john 'OuUd home IN Wes Inoreand ConuV'
Daniel grew up and BECAME miller John learned the
bacssmiths trade. They never saw or heard OF ea'h
other after leaving their mother. and each supposed hat
The other was dead. More than hfty years ago Johh
Miller abandoned his traie and became t"iFgae
Keeper on the Butter turnpike IN Allegheny County
Penn Ose Iav he went Of the house TO collect toll
D. an olf -e"eman VINO driving through the gate
A r.f.-Y Yp.~ bv
traveer the keeper looked enough aAe 10 % t"is'
No., ne irlvel er proved 20 ne Diuie Miller Johns
twl brother. H. bad lived for years m Bradiori only
L few M .- fJa. tie tOl-gate, 10 another county
a woman with a will can make her way ID
tie Amerclu world. In Ulster County. NewYork,
the. i. q .lal % real grit wlo inherited fourteen
yars ago arge estate. consisting pr cpally OF farm
lueprol,. heavily encumpcred with debt II was the
Do homes -td and she could not bear the idea OF seeing
Il pas INTO the hands Of strangers and was determined
mat IT sh.uIl not. Athou-h then Ou'y twentyfour
years 1I. ana with uo more practical knoWied-e Of me
nan an ordinary country lass, she assumed sole
eaaI- of the esat. determined 20 clear IL Of debt
Having am Old mother elxty-two year, OF age nan
Uster also helpless from old the two orphan caAd-
1reu ofa deceased brother. ana brother IN the last
sr.gs o consumption provide this made her task
dsub!v hard little experience taught her that IL was
hn1osye 20 support her arg, family and keep up the
Interest sing from the heavy ind bedteSs OF the
estate he Of the farm she decided upon
tcloo. teaching. she engaged TO teach IN her own
uegho1rnood at per month, and her salary in ashort
hme Nas -lised 20 $40 per month. sac has continued
schoo teaching slncs. directing the work OF her
iarm. auI during The summer vacations going into the
harvcs. .ii with the farm laads pi ch hay rake
bind etc. snc earned from teaching school over
F3.jOo paid OF TIE debt of the old homestead,
and greatly improved the property. She has been an
extens ST. stock raiser. Her wheat crop grd this
Fotr fort Two bushels 10 me acre me Largest len IN
Inc county short lmr she learned thdt brother
n-laW hvIu- Pennsylvania VS. IN destitute ciicum-
STANCES. Size went hlm and found him helpless from
an IncuraDe disease with family depeud.nR upon him.
Ben" She said. " what can 10 for Your Nothing,
Idbblc" was the reply. You have your hands ful
arpady. We viii TO 20 10 the county house.
EuppUse" " Never, Ben, as long as i've. Come and
pui0y the comforts of the old homestead with /
viii you and your family as long as you ve' She
B4vs enough To do without having 10 sup
port husband too. which she mi ght have 20 DO # she
were 10 marry.