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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18
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THE TABLES TURNED.

A commnnistic pe'son identified
with the dangerous classes of the
Comstock and notorious for his dis
regard of truth and contempt for
vested rights, has just returned from
visit to San Francisco. This morn-
ing he endsngel ed the good name Of
the Chronicle by entering it's editorial
room. The uihilist dacla.ed that he
had "a goo thinl on Stanford and
Steve Gage" brit he supposed the
Chronicle, like the rest of the corrupt
and time-servinR press. would be
afraid to publish it.
"Tell yrur story. said the editor
with di nifty, AID eaz nS inqriringiy
at he bot If s,ci.li t, which was
rest my upon Il ie ell orial table. The
boot remained there, hossver. while
the following ridiculous narrative
WAS delivered,
1t fine weather at the bay, and
ev body who c"n afford 1t takes
spin occasinnly ou; Of the dust and
heat. Last SATURDAY. Stanford and
Gage were waking along Kesrny
street, and when thsy got to the
corner of Brush the Governor took
off his hat wiped his brow, and re-
marked
IS eve, ,ts to, hot for anyth ny
What do you say for breath OF fresh
al: ?"
Have we tims2" inquired Mr..
G.ge, pulling out his watch So di'
he Cove no wLo replied
There lent anything very press
ing for couple Of hours, | gueys.
and We nay as well take spin out
to the park. 1t isn't worth while
TO hsve out my horses. Let's take
ha k, and then xe can enjoy a walk
when we ge. there It'll be better
than riding around the drives"
S, they got into a coupe and were
diiv'n out to Golden Gate p,;k. A.
the Ell rance the G vernon and Gage
alig ted.
What's tie fare?' asks | the G "
ernor.
TIL driver, retired prize fl hter,
reFlie {;
"Oniv $l5. Guv'nur."
What yelled Stanford AID Gage
in the came breath.
IF fte dollars" rersattd cabby,
toniug his coat and splitting on
hands.
"But, my gond man," protested
the Governor. "snch charge is ex
oibitsut Tie law cop6n,s YOU to q
certain price for your services. and
you Can be arrested sad punished FIR
such violations of tho ordinance"
Hang the law gro~led cabby.
"My money bought snd paid for th,s
kslk an o. ses, an the essence OF
ownesh p is cont,tl."
Hem | coughcd the G,vtrnor,
,okiug s.yly to St ", who b gan to
grin IT. ats a we | enough when
Al piled TO my rail Dads, but but
er now, f on charge us $l5 to
br g IA II o the park, what on
earth w.uld yon charge Us to take
as to the Cliff house?'
Five dollars.
From here ?"
IN rom the city y"
"B !, It twic, the dis'anc r.
~ 8. but II s u compeii!ivr point;
$l5 10 tie paris, SIS to the Cliff. Nc
hog.Hin about it Ih,ou.h rate ia
the Cliff, local rate back to park add
ed--just 10 y..u fellows do when you
charge $500 for drawing a cal loa,l
Of stuff from NV Yurk to FRISCO.
al make it 1900 hurdred if YOU
drop the Car at Elko, 4! our SOC
miles nearer Nes Y4ra."
II was Srsvo- turn to cough, and
th- Governor 10 grin.
We'll" aAid the Governor, with 9
Sigh, ct ks us to tie Cliff
Az +. Cliff II Una the Governor
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

WEsTERNr0RT, ND, Aug. ", 1881
Ds. j. RuHL-Dea Sri am feel ne
some better; the Asthms think is greal
deal better; have not had full ATTACK ol
it tor over week, but still spit up con.
siderable Of that green stuff. I think my
head is better. Ihaycs little more than
half Il Mcdicine yet have slept mu,
since ! have been taking your relneG,
than did fer Two months previous, and ]
cannot Lelp but tell YOU that te.l glea,l,
improved. Ny shoulders are better; d"
net fec 80 much soreness shout tn, III. by
faith 10 stili -frm ia your remedy, snd !
trust that Gsd may bless you and crown
you with success wherever you may 90.
Yours respectfully
OLIVER 9. FAzENBAKER.
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! testimonials.
Valuable
CatarrEa.
Mt. SAVAGE, ALLEGANY COUNTY,

Mt. SAVAGE, ALLEGANY COUNTY,
October Gath, 1881
Dear &r This certities that had for
years been suffering with Cat rrh in the
head AM Bronchitis, anG had trie'i seven
doctors, at different times, but got no re-
lief from any of them / saw your clrcu
lar and concluded 10 give " tr'al, which
l did TO my satisfaction, for | am now II
we'll man. Some Of The physicians in fact
gave rue up ss incurable, for | was spit,iog
blood; had = hosvy cough aud always felt
like going to sleep. l ha e III Ell Your
medicines rs you directed and found Them
the only medicines th.t gave me any relief.
remain yours with respect,
THEODORE HALL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

ASK no woman her age. Never
j Ike with policeman. Do not play
chess with widow, Never contra
cict man that shutters. Be civil to
rich uncles and aunts, Your oldest
hat Of course for an evening party.
Always sit next the carver, if you can,
at dinner.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

A WAC seeing an Irishman standing
i'll front of . public-houss, thinking
10 haze some ;un at his expense, thus
accosted him: II say, Pat, If had
wo pigs tina weighed iwentv pounds,
what would n big hog weigh ?"Falth,
'clne inside an iumE on the alps,
an I'll be after weighing yees," was
The qnirk tel
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

barking OF the seals, and hlled their
lungs with sea breeze. Suddenl'
Steve clspped himself on the leg and
cried out
"By Jove, Governor l forgot that
lot of coal of Smiths that the sheriff
is to sell at three O'Clock. It's two
now. If we miss that, chance to
save at least $1,000 will be gone"
"Good heavens T. cried the Cover
nor snstching out his watch, let s
hu ry back at once. Driver oh,
driver !"
Here. sir," answered csbby, who
had been leaning over the balcony
psraret within ea,shot; "here sir"
I'VE want to return to town imme.
dia' ely cried Mr.. Gage.
"Ya.as. Is'pose so" said cabi y,
slowly chewing a straw, "but I'll take
my pay in a. vance, If it's ell the same
to you gents"
The Governor growled something
between his teeth and rendered five
dollars.
."Taint enough eaid cabby, con
t~mptonsly,
I'm heavens name, how lar will
YOUR extortion go2' snorted the
Governor. "How much do you
want?"
Five hundred more" calmly re-
piled the hack:aan.
Hey?" shrieksd Steve and the
Governor"
Five hundred an not a cent less, "
repeated ca; by.
How, 81, -er-blame, it Sir how 20
you dare ask sueh price for driving
tN gentlemen four or FIVE miles p
spu,,erea tie Govpr' or.
Il base my charge on wh It the
traf1i will hear, rel liei the hackman
rnh grin, "If tstsrs is sellin
in LIS Ange.o Or for ff:y ceats bushel
AMI Il rec dollars hushel at Tues u
o. iellers ch 4rg the poor devil Of n
! rsnoher So SO bushsi to pack his
taters to Tnscon and gohble all the
, , profit. Now, / amt as hoggish a.
that | heerd Mr. Gge SAY if he
coulj &, t into town by three o'clock
he could make 81 900. AS there
! in no other la k here, I'm AZ good
u ms nopoy y Tor this wusnt as any
bloated railroad on earth; but you
sin't 80 greedy. don't want all yot
can make by us:n' my hack. I'm
willn' get along with ha I"
With dlsmsl grcan the tiovernor
and Steve emptied their pockets and
counted out the money,
! IN w ses here, said caoby, 90 he
closed the door OF the hack on his
victims. I've done for xunst what
you roos' ers do day in and day out
an have been doin for years, an
ma yer millions by it. I happen
to be able to give you doee of y-I
oxn me liciae for wunst, an l dom t
want you to do no kickip.' I know
you kin al me to Jail for rnnnin
my business on your princi les, but
if yer jails ne Til have your blood
when get out, an don yer forglt
it"
Hereupon the hackmsn ols-psa
the door TO with bang, and climbing
to his seat, drove at rafting race
to tie place whore the sheriff wa
about to sell out Eocr Smith Smith
was coal dealer who didn't tavs
special rates.
When the rihilist had finished this
absurd and lib lcus tale he took BIZ
foot off Il! editorial dsak, laughs d
hoarsely, ard departed tor the near
est saloon.-Vlrginia (Nev.) Chroni'
Gle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

THE two most difficult things on
earth to get at are a woman's age and
the age of a boarding house spring
chicken.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

ELLA, is your father at bome?'
said a bashlul over to his sweetheart.
II wan to propose something to him."
No, Clarence, papa is not at home,
hut 1 am. Couldn't YOU propose to
me ju t as well ?" And he did, with
erfect success.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

GIRLS, if you wish to have small
mouths repeat at frequent intervals
turing the day this: Fanny Finch
fried FIVE foundering frogs for
Francis Fowler's father"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

A eLuoLosE man facturers' convea-
tson was recently he'd in Chicaqo.
There are 81 factories now in opera
tion, representing an aggr gate oapi-
tai invested of $l0,000,000 with ca
pacity OF $4,000 bushels of corn per
Iav.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

THE reason some married men
consider Themselves suoh lady killers
is because they found one woman fool
enough to marry them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

The Senate has re-clvel 10 let he
Chi amen return to theii q very
kingdom, and the swish OF the mouth
sPrinkling machine at the Chinese
laundries will soon be sllenced, and
the swarthy young pig-tail with his
eyes cut bias, will be hurled back in
TO his own country, where they can
all hold rat-i-fcatlon meetings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

A New JERSEY farmer set an oil d
straw stack on fire to scare out d
fox, aud three tIamps crswled out
of the smoke and npbisided him tor
his carelessness in not 6ist jabbing
with pitchfo:k to see if any one was
there.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

He who makes haseless insinua-
tion a.ainst a neighbors integrity
or honor rs guilty oil an i justice which
is alrtciouH and monslrous in COM
paris9n wit the petty depreciation
OF the desrlcahle TIL + W breaks
in 20 lis granary anil surrsp'itiously
carries away his corn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

A LARGE CoRpoRA7IoN.-- cor-
poration was organized at Knoxville,
Tenn. Frida last under the name
of the Poplar Greek coal and ir n
compa v, with a capital of 81 .00o 600,
COL G. J. For scke, president of
the Atlanta, president cf the North
east Georgia and Rdbun CAV Rail
road OF Tenne see, btiu- elected pres.
iieut. The company owns twenty
thousand acres OF land at Win er
Gap. thirty miles from Knoxville and
ten miles from the Cincinnati South-
ern Railroad, embracing tho ce'e-
bratei Poi lar reek coal frlds The
company expects to lie chipping coal
by the lat Of November.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18
GensuBl stien.

LoNAcoNING, Aug, IS, 1881,
DR.. j. Ruht- am very proud to iptorm
you that l feel a great deal better in health
since began taking your medicine. Feel
ing more comfortable and easr--I expect
to be able to come up snd visit you in
few. w.weeks. II become Ill again wll
let you know Dy letter
Iremsin yours respectfully,
81 ta john YOU'VE.
WARRINGTON, ID. c., Oct IL, 1881
DIR. RUBL :--Iear Sir-I suppose you
think am very ncgectful in not writing
to you about my health. As this is the iirsl
chance have b 4d hasten 10 write you
few lines. and as VIC have gone in business
it takes all our time away from US. or
would have written aooner. | Am feeling
veIy well since I've been home. oniy
cough once in while; have some OF the
,nedicinc yet. / think in abort time
will be cured. Very respectfully,
'fI'- Mrs. RosH kozEL,
No. 1918 14th Street, N. "
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

NornING extinpui hes human am-
bltl n 20 perf.ttly as The absence Of
obstacles.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18
Heart Disease.

BARTON, Oct. 20, 1881.
Dear Doctor--Ny boy is on. the mend
now, and has been getting bitter evei
since he has been taking med cue Of you.
ASHFORD WARNIcK.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18
v HOLE NJ MFR. SAT

TRUE rouls are made brighter by
orrow. Tbs ocean is most phospho-
resent after a storm.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18
BoRDEN SHAFT, Oct. Z, 1881

On the 18th oi July, 1880, wss taken
sick with Il pain in my lett side near my
heart; suffered terribly for over year
and all could ge. done me no good; !
became worse and the doctors cou mol
tell what was iha matter. Pu'ple spots
formed all around my waist and was III
very bad health, On August l, 1881,
went to DR. Ruhl and stated my case to
him; be toid mt it Was the Heart Disease,
and gave me some met icine which took
and beffe one week | felt relieved, and
now feel an veil az l ever did thank
DR.. Ruhl for saving my lie Ms no other
phys clan could do me any good, when
went TO him was at onee relieved.
Nov l9.n MARY X, WLLlAAa
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

IT is foolish to borrow trouble from
tomorrow.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

He sat at her feet in quiet peace.
lie looked into her face and said soft
ly "Ah, dear, | could si here for
sver." "Oould you lover answered
she. "Yes, sweet" You are right
sure you could, darling?' II know
it my own" Very we'll, then, you
ait there for I have an engagement to
go out with young Mr.. FitspOoner
and I won't be back this evening.
Turn down the gas and fasten the
night latch when you 80 away. Ia,
Ia, dear" Ard she went out, leaving
him 10 the sv full solitude OF her gone
nsts and hi, bitter disapT ointment.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

SuNBEAHs.-Use soft words and
hard Arguments
The Last drop makes the cup run
over.
Where honsy is there you will
find the bee.
Men learn to shave on the chin
of fool.
Get good name and you may
lie bed.
Help yourself and heaven will
holp yon.
That you may hs loved, be deserv-
ing Of love.
Beauty is potent, but money is
omnipotsnt.
A book with loose leaf should
be bound over to keep the pieces.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18

SPONTANEOUS FORESTS. "A writer
in West Virginia paper combats the
opinion, held by many arboricultu-
rats, that an open country is never
converted into forest through An OPP
Grafton of natural causes. and, as es-
tablishing the fact that such change
does solnetimes occur, brings forward
the case of the Shenandoah Valley.
When fst settled bout 100 years
ago, it was an open prairie-like region
cover d with tall grass, on which fed
herds Of deer, buffalo, elk, etc., and
having no timber except on ridgy Por-
tions Of it; but In consequence OF It's
settlement the annual fires were pre-
ven.ed, aud trees sprang almost az
tliokly and regularly as ii seed had
been planted. These forests, having
been reserved by ths firmers, cover
now large part OF the surface with
hardwood trees OF superior exc llenc.
I'll ese facts would also seem to sub
stSntiate the theory that the treelsss
character cf the prairies OF the West
is due to the annual burning OF the
grass by the Indians.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-03-18
remain YOurs respectfully,
JoHN YoUNg
WAsHrNeroN, ID. c., Oct II, 1881
Catarrh with AstAnn aud
Hr0uchitiS.

No. 1918 14th Street, N. W
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-10-11
TILE WoRLps pOPULATION.

Another edition of nrs. Benin and "a"-
ner's well-known statistical compilation OF
the population of the earth has just appeared
Mt Gotha, brought down to lsSa The last
edition was printed in 1884, and the worlds
,,opulation have the right to congratulate
themselves that their number has increased
bv q Cox. 600 in two years. The populations
os the various continents, according to the
late a. data are given a. TO lows: Eur pc,
POI 7i3 q; Asia. 7s5 5al 100; Africa, 10 So
on. america. 90, ii5, ,igr Australia AMI Poty-
nesia, 4 H. .Oo0; polar regions, S',ap; 10 az,
4t3 SS,, 500. There are some interesting
"details connected with the staustlcs.
S;reeca has gained 29ga a53 population IN her
now terr tory Asiatic Russia has also gancd
nv territorial accessions, and now numbers
ri asi $50; adding this TO the population oi
Enroncan Russia gives .S,S!3,VVo TO the
whole empire The most interesting feature,
however Is the reduction OF the popu!atson
Of China. by correcting former errors, ifoin
Al 10000 to Sal ,30o,Oo0 The hna hgures
are for China proper, 3o0WnUp, Tor Man.
churjo Mongolia, Thibet, Jungarie ana Ei'st
Tnrkrstan. 2i lS,tWA Coming To America
the princpal ol,u,ations are set down a.
follows. United States, 30, ,+i2,Gai; sanada,
a sg 80: Mex,co, 9,51s, ,.79; Central America,
o'sol go; West Indies, i,Gl1,ioo; Sou !
America. ,354, of which number neafiy
one-haIt belongs TO Brazil
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-10-11
LATEST NEWS.

The money y-Order business of the year
throughout the country netted the Govern
ment $500, OO0
The business failures in the United
States for the week ending Oct numbered
l2l, fifty-two less than the preceding week,
but thirty five more than for the CORE
spending period in 1881. Business in New
York for the week was somewhat quiet, ow
ing TO the stringency in money and the un-
easy feeling In the stock market; but the
stimulation of trade throughout the coun-
try has given rise to a marked feeling of Sc
curity.
-Laopold Furrer, President of the Board
of Supervisors of Yuma, Cal, was killed by
man named Dochhy for refusing TO pay an
imaginary debt.
Peace negotiations between Chill and
Peru are broken off.
Twenty four buildings burned at Wash
ington, Fla.
Two daughters of Mr. ROsccranz, of
| Lowell, Kansas, were burned nearly to ashes
in their home, and lady named Ellen Gay
met similar fate at Batavia, n. \.
The bodies of sixteen of the victims of
the Robert L. Lee disaster were recovered
and buried near the scene of the accident
There is much excitement In British Co
lumbia owing TO the discovery of gold in the
Cariboo ana Bridge River districts. Bands
of miners have departed TO search for the
glittering dust
The German Conservatives are sanguine
Of gaining seventy seats in the Reichstag in
the pending election
--Aexander II. stephens, whose majority
Tor Governor of Georgia is about G3,0O, has
forwarded his resignation rs member oi
Congress for the Eighth district, and I
specia! election TO MI the vacancy will b.
held Nov. :.
Considerable excitement was caused
smony the members of the Land League am
trishmen generally in New York by the pub
Iication in the Irish World Of letter signe'
,y Patrick Ford, the editor, announcing tn
,lose of the Land League fund This action
Mr. Ford says is prompted by the fact tha
there is no longer n Land League in exist
, .nce What was the Land League is thin
,f the past and in its stead appears tina
, ,eggarly nondescript-with It's crouch an
xbine-the Mansion House Relief Commit
40"
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-10-11
STATE CONVENTIONS.

The Democrats of Connecticut assembled
In State Convention at Hartford and
nominated the following ticket: Gov
ernor, Thomas NJ Waller; Iieuten-
ant Governor, George @. sumner; Secretary
OF State, s Ward Northrop; Treasurer, Al
fred r. Goodrich; Comptroller, Thomas r.
Sanford The platform approves the Presi-
dents veto of the River and Harbor bill and
treats the prohibition question as follows:
"we fully recognize the evils aris-
ing from the abuse OF in
toxicating liquors. We believe those
evils may be most effectually checked by
the force of enlightened public opinion.
They rnay be partially restrained by wise
legislation, but such legislation should not
be SO oppressive or so impracticable IN It's
provisions as to trench on the personal
rights and hSerties of the citizens, and ought
not to be made partisan question Legis-
lation SO equally affecting every one in ref
erence to a subject where all honest men
neek n common object can most safelv be
left to individual Conscience Tree from bun
ders of party prejudice We believe the
TO the sale Of intoxicating liquors into the
state constitution to be opposed TO the
plainest principles Of sound government
The New York State Temperance Conven-
tion met at Syracuse to agree uron the basis
of the Prohibition amendment to the State
| constitution
The following resolutions were adopted;
Resolred, That we recognize the hand q AZ
] mighty God In the movement that has already
| accomplished so much for the suppression 2, .no
Iiauor traffic Ia other Stetes and that II kinnnx
4 20 great an enthusiasm among the uiesos Sf
| temperance in our state. ,. a.
the peoplc OF this State OF an amendineht 20 tns
constitution prohibiting the Manufacture ana
\ sale OF alcoholic bevers yes.
Resoired, That we do not identity ourselves
-~;th .r,y partisan movement, bu', ~ Q, hseh,
! ton REPRESENTING the Temperance socieuec an anu
| Christiai churches of the State OF New iorn.
| we do se<x such leafslatioa as shall tree cur M
noble State fro-a the power OF rum, wien wc Nc
I recoSuize as an enemy Of all good, and we oe
heys5av cali on ali good citzsns, irrespective OF
marty or creed, 20 aid In this object
| Resoired That we pledge ourselves 70 vose
Cor No candidate for the Legislature who viii not
publicly pledge tmself IN taySr s o. Q. sne'''ins
Aconstitusson for temperance association
was adopsed and John N Stearns chosen
Chairmsn
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-10-11

ct for an antelope may chance to rouse
lion! Aut all this is idle talk-he
dares not !"
He dares not" echoed three or four
of the others, with a disdainful laugh;
and the feast began.
Long and merry did they revel; but
just as their mirth was at its height
shrill whistle, sharp aud ominouS as the
scream of vulture, pierced the still
night air. instantly the hangings of
the colonnade fell, and from behind the
pillars, with a fash and roar like the
outburst of thunderstorm, deadly
volley of musketry came crashing among
the revelers.
In a moment all was confusion. The
BETRAYED Mamelukes sprang to their
feet and grasped their swords aud dag
gers; but what could these avail against
the merciless bullets that hailed upon
them without ceasing? Down they
went, man on man, and among
tho first that 'en was poor old Hassan,
whose gloomy prophecy was but too
truly fulfilled.
Yet even in this deadly peril, the
brave Young Said did not lose his nres-
ence of mind. At the first alarm he had
sprung to his horse and united it, but
the outer gate was shut. There was
only one chance left. As the bowling
murderers closed in to finish their work,
! Said spurred his horse and darted like
an arrow through the doorway leading
! from the colonnalc to the rampant that
overhung the precipice.
An exulting yell broke from his ene-
mics as they rushed after hiw, thinking
that now they had him fast, hemmcd in
/ rs he was between their lcvcled wCap-
ons and the fearful gulf beyond But
they little knew Said, the Mameluke.
One defiant shout, one headlong bound
forward into the empty air, and the
horse and man vanished into the faith
omless depths of blackness below.
! Even The savage soldiers turned away
/ in horror from the sight of that desper'
ate leap, little dreaming that their prey
had escaped them after all. Yet so ii
was. The horse was killed, but the
daring rider escaped with a broken
limb to die long years after in distant
land, upon far nobler battlefield
! our Continent.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-10-11

A word has troubled all my youth,
And shattered all my dreams Of truth
'Tis simply that small word, uncouth,
"PTaps,"
When but IA child, when would pray
Some "ther's hsln :" ease my way,
They'd laugh, and for an answer say
"P'raps."
Then when | had become boy
And wished for money; full of joy
I'd run TO fathcT-Don't annoy,
-r'raps."
Now, when a man, thought 10 we'd;
Full straightway TO my love | sped
And asked her. but she frowned and said
"P'raps"
viii life's sun ever on me shine?
viii joys that others have be mine?
VIII that love come for which pine?
"p'raps"