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Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26
CURETON AND THE DEVIL.

The devil one day thought he'd have some Which with devil is no sooner said than
 done, So to the end of the world he hied him away Till he found Mineral Park and there
 thought he'd stay. Thinks he: These people are so far from sin side'' That could play a good joke on them if tried, So here goes-they have no newspaper,
 hear. I'll start one, that it will succeed never fear But for the editor a very fine man I must
 have, He must be man of education, pretty and
 brave; Must know Shakespeare, law, and in politics
 dabble, So that he can keep solid with all the rabble. have it: in Yuma City lives Cureton, dead
 broke, I'll take him to the Park and, for a good
 joke, Play him off on the people as we'll qualified To run a newspaper for them, if they will
 provide The necessary outfit and put up the cash To do it myself would most certainly be
 rash. So to the Park one fine day the great man
 came, And on the way up the river gave Polhemus Went round with subscription list, and
 with guile Deluded the poor people into putting up
 quite pile. Soon after along came the press, the paper
 came out And all were happy, till it was whispered That the Sheriff had business with the It was something, heard, about an old
 creditor. That all blew over, but the people weren't
 satisfied, Though to help along the editor every one
 tried. But it was too much, too big load to pack. Then the election came on and, on another
 tack Went the editor. this time to political field. ''The District Attorneyship to me they
 shall yield" So he fixed up convention, of the order
 called "snide," You couldn't find it's like if for a year you
 tried, And was nominated. About this time the
 devil said, These people have suffered enough from
 this inGictiOn dread. The people thought so too and, on the day |
 of election Gave the would be attorney decided re-
 jection. They refused to subscribe and withdrew
 their support, And of him and his paper made general
 sport, Till on the blackboard for Prescott he left |
 in disgust; That he'll never come back we all sincerely
 trust. f he should of this racket want any more He'll find We still have considerable
 store.
Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26

passengers, and the fireman found ii
 impossible to make headway.
 What is going to be done?" asked
 Theodore Reeves of Newark of the
 engineer.
 The latter made no reply, but rush ed back through the fiery doorway, climbed upon the tender and disap- peared in the flames; although fan ned by the wind the fire was burning more fercely than before. The en- gincer's cab was copletely enveloped. Nearly a minute passed, and then the train came to stop on the bridge over the Hackensack River, and the passengers knew that the engineer had put on the air brakes and rever- sed the engine. The train having come to standstill, the flames now shot upward and no longer concealed the tender. Those who were nearest the door saw a mans head in the wa ter tank on the tender. Two men rushed forward and lifted out the engineer. He had jumped into the water to extinguish the fire that was consuming him, and was found lean ing, weak and only half conscious, against the side of the tank His clothes had been burned off, and his flesh was scorched on his body and legs. From both hands the flesh hung in shreds.
 They dipped water in pails from the river and put out the flames. Conductor Whelpley put Seig on another train, and had him removed to Jersey City. Passengers who saw him were forced to tears as they praised his self sacrifice. One of them said last evening:
 "Of all magnificent and brave men he is the best. We hadn't words enough to express our sense of his heroism. If he dies he will be 8 martyr. He saved traintul of pas sengers from an apparently certain and horrible death, and if the Penn sylvania Road doesn't take care of him and his, I'll issue a call for the passengers to meet ard take action"
 The train was run to Newark by the fireman. Sieg lay in St. Francis Jersey City, last night, in 8 precarious condition, but it was hoped by the physicians that he might recover. He is thirty eight years old and unmarried. New York | Sun, October 23d.
Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26
Es.&EEROAgD ETEFzS.

The Atlantic ( Pacific railroad will be at Peach Springs by the 1st Of January, pre- pared to receive and deliver freight.
 TEc company have some six hundred men at the front laying track. Sc.
 It is still matter of conjecture where the railroad will cross tie river.
 Ns hear that tke company haze prohib- it'd tta eleosion Of any bailding3 with;-l CJJ 5eot e .,lY tr:e,, If sn.a bs so it viii stop the construction of Col. iay's hotel at Peach Springs aHd B. Ii. Spear's hotel al Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26
THE FRINGE sEEORGE.

This splendid mine, whith has been work, ed for years, $ turning out better than ever. The mine is situated at Stockton and is owned by Caldwell Wright and William Engle. Recently in doing some work in a new place, fine body of ore was struck that will assay over four hundred dollars to the ton. Twenty two tons of ore from this mine shipped td'6an Francisco, netted the owHers four hundred and seventy dollars to tko ton. The Prince George is a fine piece of property and we hope its owners will be amply rewarded in the future for their faith and industry il the past
Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26
AN EEERgsC ENGIN FER.
Tgo EEapeFiEs Ia:s OygE, Fife tO Save &
 Tra5zsgt:s oE Passengers.

The train which left Jersey City on the Pennsylvania Road about 1:15 P. N. yesterday was composed of ten passenger cars, containing 62O per sons. The smoking car, which was coupled with the tender, was so much crowded that nen stood in the aisle. The train soon began to move swiftly and, when about a mile east of the Hackeasack bridge, it was going at the rate of forty miles an hour. Sud denly smoke and fire poured through the front door of the smoking car, which was open, and created conster- nation among the passengers. The roaring flames were swept back from the engine, and they almost hid it and tue tender from sight. "Shut the door, shut the door!" was shouted The door was closed, but almost i'm mediately it flew open again, and the engineer and fireman emerged from the fire and smoke and stumbled into the car. The train dashed on, with n5-eHo to govern the engine Men r zsSsa- tho Mear platform,
Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26
Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles,

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Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26
Billiard and Pool Table.

Would say to my friends of Mohave Co that am ready at a I times to sup
 ply their wishes.
Mohave County miner., 1882-11-26
MINING ITEMS.

S ry Ewing and Joseph Prisk are doing E5essment work on one of M. w, Henkle's Ii4ims.
 James A. Smith left last Saturday for the andy to cofnmence work on the Burro 7ne.
 Se Wight and Jas. Daggett have gone to do the assessment work on one ns belonging to the Cerbat Gold Mining company. SiCin was in town last E, having just returned
 ett. He informs us
 Sample ore inside of
 "a 65 Go. mean bus
 y ore on hand
 .disposing of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25
Columbia and Greenville Railroad
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT

CoLuMn'A. $. c., April 29th, 1882.
On aud ot,cr Monday May 1st,
1882, the Passenger Trains will run as
herewith indicated upon this road and its
branches daily, except Sundays:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25

In Wilkes county, North Carolina, on
Tuesday night, John Boston, Will Wildire
and James AIstead effected an entrance to
the smoke house Of Mr.. Albert Dyson BY
pryng up the logs. They were discovered
and Will Wildfire was shot dead by Mr..
Dyson, while the other two, in attempting
to escape, Knocked out the pry, which
caused tho opening they had made to oloso
just as they were about half way out,
crushing both in about half an hour. A
number of the plantation hands, with
torches witnessed their terrible death be-.
tween tho logs, which held them like q
viso. They begged the bystanders, who
were powerless to relieve them, to knock
them in the head and reloaso them from
their sufferings.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25
Hints to Girls,

Il y
Did you ever sec o lady
Look into strangers face;
1h an omnibus or rail car,
AS if saying, "Sir, your placeS"
Did you ever gee a'lady
Walk up to the ohuroh pew doorT
Eaoo end ribbons all demanding,
"Yield your pow" and nothing more?
Bid you ever see lady
F1irt into an old mans chair,
And, unhecding age and honor,
Eet him stand-no matter whereI
Never 500 the sthge coach emptied
For some fdget in her prido,.
Aud the woaried man Of business
Tunblcd out to ride outsidc2
Never go to hear leoture,,
Whom some fashionable dear
Would come 10 and make bustlo
When you most desired 10 hear
Routing half the congregation
And disturbing all the rest,
as if she were all creation
Bcing fashionubly dressod7
Now, dear girls, if you're 80 thankless,
So exacting ond SO free,
Time will como when gents will answer,
"Ma'am this seat belongs to mo-"
Never, girls, disturb lecture,
Church or ball, where'er you 60;
Still respect the rights of others
This is "Woman's Rights" you know.
Never ask a man abruptly
TO resign his chosen place;
If tits offered, thank him kindly
With smile upon your face.
If the road is long and weary,
And he cannot find another,
Bio him share the comfort with you,
AS you'd share it with brother.
Thus you may receive forever,
Given with spirit free.
Frue respect, love and kindness,
Better far than gallantry.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25
The Mississippi River Bill.
4 Vel DESCRIBED Compliment to 4Seaa
tor Hampton.

The speech of Senator Hamp-
ton, Of South Carolina, was the
turning point of tho action Of the
Senate Oh the Mississippi River
bill. 1t was made last Monday,
and coming from a Senator hold
ngsuch relations to the subject un-
der discussion it appears to have
been decisive The following quo
tations show its bearing. He said:
1t has boen my fortune to have
spont large portion of my life in
that section Of Mississippi known as
the Yazoo Delta. For many years
past all my means have boen in
vested in planting operations on
the Mississippi River and have
studied its characteristics with
constant care and anxious soIici-
tude. venture to ex-
press the hope that the amend
ments to the bill offered by my
friends from Arkansas and by the
Senator from Louisiana may be
withdrawn. [ do this on the ground
that tho bill as it came from the
committee is broad in its scope,
liberal in its appropriation and
catholic in its spirit of generosity
1t gives to that great country
watercd by the Mississippi River
all that was asked by tho river
commission, and it leaves to that
commission ample discretion to
use the funds appropriated in such
manner as will best improve the
navigation ofthat river and control
its angry waters. The sum appro-
priated is fully sufficient to meet
tho present emergency, and it is
surely enough to be invested by
the General Government in an ex-
pertinent, for all plans to bring un-
der control the Farther Of Waters
must be at best but an experiment.
AS to the best plan to be adop-
ted there are many different and
opposing opinions held by men
whose experience, skill and ability
justly claim for them every wise
consideration at our hands. Ac-
cordingly, on Tuesday Senator
Garland of Arkansas withdrew
his amendment, which was inten-
ded to raise the amount Of the ap-
preparation to fifteen million dol
lars and to commit Congress to
declaration ofthe constitutionality
ofprotccting the bottom lands at
Federal expense from the overflow
of the river, and Senator Jones and
Kellogg, of Louisiana, also with
drew their amendments which
were intended to press the con-
struction oflevees upon the favor
ablo consideration of the COM
missioners. The bill was then pas
sod by the Senate without divi-
sion just as it came from the COM
mittec.
1t appropriatcs five million dol
lars to tho mississippi River and
one million dollars to the Mis-
souri, River, to be applied for their
improvement under the charge Of
the commission, with the following
proviso:
Provided that IS part Oft said
sum herein appropriated shall be
ucoI -, thu frl,cfin,, ~ ro,,o;,.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25

The United States census gives 1858
Protestant Churches, 7l,682 Protestant
ministers and 9,003,030 members Of Pro-
tcstant Churohes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25

BEATTY'S Organs. 81 stops, 10 sets
reeds. only 500. Pianos $l25 up. Rare
holidny Inducements rendy. Write or call on
BEATTY, Washington, N. J.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25
South Carolina Railroad.
CHANGE or SCHEDULE.

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
On and after May 10Th, 1881. Passenger
Trains will run US follows until further notice:
GREENVlLLE EXPRESS.
aoIHa EAST, (DAlLY EXCEPT sUNDAYe.
Leave Columbia 00pm
Arrive Camden IS p m
Arrive Charleston 10 As p m
GOING WEST, (DAILY EXCEPT suNDAYs.)
Leave Charleston q w IN
Leave Camden 6 Is ON
WAY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
TRAINS.
GOING EAST (DArLY EXCEPT euRDAYs.)
Leave Colombia *6 80 m
Arrive Camden IL 49 m
Arrive Augusta 8 20 p m
Arrive Charleston 55pm
GOING WEST (DAILY EXCEPT sUNDAYs.)
Leave Charleston ~ Us 10
Leave Augusta 7 SIS m
*Passengers leaving Columbia or Charleston
on these trains have to change oars at Branch.
Vile to reach Charleston at l55 p IN or CO.
lumbia at s 80 . m.
NIGHT EXPRESS TRAINS.
GOING EAST DAILY.
Leave Columbia 8 90 o m
Arrive Augusta 7 Is m
Arrive Charleston 9 35 m
ooISo WEST DAILY.
Leave Charleston 10 p m
Leave Augusta 90 . in
Arrive Columbia 20 a m
On Columbia Division Night Express zfoias
run daily: all other Trains daily ercept Sunday
On augusta Division all Passenger Trains
ran daily.
Sleeping Cars are attached to Night Express
1raias-derths only Sl.50 Jetweem Columbia,
Charleston aud augusta.
On Saturdays and Sundays round trip tickets
fare for The round trip good I'LL Monday noon to
days are sold sir cents per mile to aud from all
Stations.
Connections made at Columbia ,oitA Columbia d
Grecnuihc Railroad and Charlotte Columbia g.
Amgusta Railroad at Charlotte junction. 6y train
arriUing at Columbia at l0. 35 m aud leaving Co
h.m6ia at GOO pm to and from all points on both
York on Wednesdays and Saturdays; also ,UiM
steamers for Jacksonville and all points on ST.
John's River, aud ,oih Savannah and Charleston
Railroad to all points South.
Connections are made at augusta with the
Georgia Railroad and Central Railroad to and
from all points West aud South Through
tickets can be purchased to all points South and
West by applying to
d. B. DESA USS SURE. Agent,
Columbia, S. @.
JOHN b. PECK,
Geuernl Superintendent.
D. G. ALLEN, Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agt
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25
WALHALLA PRICES CURRENT.

VneUnlIn InlUCO OUnNcN1s
ArPLEs--Dried, per pound 81
Green, per bushel l.60
BuTrER-Per pound 1920
BEEswAx-Per pound 18 to 20
BACON Dry salt shoulders COLL
" G. r. Sides l24
5. q. hams, canvassed Is
CALlco-Per yard 6(0l0
CorHEE-Rio per pound l6(020
-Laguyra. per pound 20
" --Javn, per pound 25@3o
CANDlEs--Adamantine per set l5(920
I" Sperm, pcr pound 80
onrokEss AND Fowls, per head ls@95
CoTToN-per pound. middling, lO(9ll
Yarn, per bunch 90 100
CoPrERAs--Per pound 6
Ducks-Per head 2o@25
Eoas, per dozen 1OMl24
FLOUR, per sack, (98 pounds,) 4.OO64.50
FEATHERs-Gecse por pound As
Mixed per pound 80
GRAIE-Corn, per bushel, I.l0@l.20
Rye per bushol rs
Oats, red. por 5ushel rs
IRON English refined, per pound 4305
'-Sweed, per pound G(07
Band, per pound 5(96
Hoop, per pound 10
Potwure, por pound 5(06
LARD, per pound l24(9l5
LINE, per barrel 200
LUMBER. per thousand feet 1000
LEAD, per pound 10
sioLAssEs, per gallon $1,000
MApDER, per pound l5(020
NAILS, per keg, 4.0O@6 90
ONIONS, per bushel 100
OIL, kerosene, per gallon lG(02O
PoTAToEs-Irish, per bushel a0@ln0
RICE, per pound S(alO
SALT-Liverpool, per sack l.3O
{ SniRTlNo, wholesale 7
90 retail
7 Wholesale ri
retail 7
I'D SuEETiSo, wholesale 8
retail 81
SuoT, por pound Is
SPIRITs TURPENT,NE, per gallon 70
SDAP, per pouIu 8C0lO
SUoARs-Crushcd, per pound 123
"A White, per pound 10
brown. per pound o.
Extra c.. per pound l0
STARCH, white and blue, per pound G1C07
SODA, per pound SOLO
ToBAcco, per pound 50tG90
" per pound, smoking 4o@75
TALLow, per pound
TURKEYS, per head 750l.O0
GEEsE-Per head 300040
HONEY, por pound 8(0i0
HIDEs-Dry, per pound l22
Green, per pound 6G164
INDIoo-Spanish Flnat, per pound T.25
Carolina, per pound 7O
TEAs-Gun Powder, per pound l.5c
Tyson, Green, per pound 80
Young Tyson Black. per lb IS
Wool, washed. per pound, 80 to 35
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-26
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1882

as is used in making sour krout out Of cab
bage, in proportion to the vegetable to be
cured. When the silo was full, the lid, con-
sisting Of eight sections, fitting into the silo
parallel to each other, and made of strong
plank, was put upon the stuff to be cured.
Upon this lid two timbers, four by eight
inches thick, and long enough to reach
across, were placed upon the same, parallel
to each other, and each about four feet dis
tant from the center. Over the center Of
these two timbers was lain beam eight by
twelve inches thick, and very strong lever
press was made to bear down on the center
of this beam, greatly and ceaselessly COM
pressing the mass TO be cured. In about
three weeks the mass was considered ready
for use. The press and one section at a
time of the lid was removed, the now sour
and nearly homogeneous mass was cut out
with sharp spades of the kind used by peo-
pie who are in the marshes of Ireland and
the European Continent digging and curing
turf (peat for fuel. Then the stuff, cut in
a machine and mixed with chopped rye,
wheat, oats, or barley straw, was during the
winter fed to milch cows, ewes sucking
their lambs, and fattening cattle aud sheep,
with the effect of good, green pasture"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-26
Ensilage Forty Years Ago.

A correspondent of Farm and Garden
writes as follows: 81 In the year 1912 was
an overseer on Royal Prussian demesne in
the Province of Pomersnia, then held in
rental by one Emile Bichlke, gentleman of
great experience in all branches of agricul-
ture. There | first saw silo. 1t was a
circular cistern built by master-cooper out
Of pine planks two and one-half inches
thick, and put together like the fermenta-
tion vats of breweries and distilleries.
Dimensions depth, thirty feet diameter,
twenty feet the whole sunk into hill.
This silo was used exclusively for potato
vines. These were brought from the fields
as soon as the top leaves begin to show yel-
low points were thrown into the silo uncut,
and in layers about six inches thick, where
over about as much common salt was spread
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-26
Lots OF Fun In Him.

One of the members of the Methodist
conference held in Detroit was out for a
walk at an early hour one morning and en-.
countered strapping big fellow who was
drawing a wagon to a blacksmith shop,
L" Catch hold here and help me down to the
shop with this wagon and I'll buy the
whiskey," called the big fellow. al never
drink" solemnly replied the good man,
Well, you can take a cigar" al never
smoke" The man dropped the wagon
tongue, looked hard at the member, and
asked "Don't you chew :" "No, sir, y
was the decided reply. "You must get
mighty lonesome" mused the teamster. al
guess I'm all right; feel first rate" an
bet you even that | can lay you on your
back" said the teamster. al never bet, II
said the clergyman. "Come, now, let's
warm up a little" Pm in a hurry"
Well, let's take each other down for fun,
then. You are as big as | am, and I'll give
you the under hold" al never have fun, "
solemnly replied the member. "Well, I'm
going to tackle you anyhow. Here we co.
The teamster slid up and endeavored to get
back hold, but he had only Just com.
menced his fun when he was lifted clear of
the grass and slammed against tree-box
with such force that he gasped half dozen
times before he could catch his breath,
Now, you keep away from me /" exclaimed
the minister, picking up his cane. Bust
me if DON'T" replied the teamster, as he
edged off. whats the use in lying and
saying you didn't have any fun in you,
when you are chuck full of it 2 You wanted
to break my back, didn't you"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-07-26
Teachings OF Our Board OF Agriculture.

Under the above heading, the Vermont
Farmer says "a correspondent writes us
that Hollis Pierce of st. Johnsbury Center
prepared barrel of bone meal as directed
by the secretary of our board of agriculture
and used it as such directions indicated,
side by side with Bradley's fertilizer on corn,
and at that time (June 3D. corn planted
with the fertilizer made under the direction
of the secretary was three inches high and
looking finely, while that where the Brad
ley fertilizer was used had just made its ap-
pearance in places. Does not this seem to
indicate that the instructions given by our
board of agriculture were sound and should
be needed ?" We found out, good many
years ago, that Bradley's phosphate used in
the hill with corn retards termination,
while compost of fine bone and ashes has
tens it. But we have since given up the
application of fertilizers in the hill, know.
ing, as any one can know if he will rightly
observe, that the roots of all our crops will
find all Of fertilizer sown broadcast much
better than when IT is localized, and will
profit more from it. But most farmers
think fertilizer is lost when sown broad
cast, and they are so sure Of this that they
will not try it that way. AS for fine raw
bone and ashes, it is a complete fertilizer,
equal to the best stall manure, but not SC
cheap when the latter is properly saved and
rightly used. Bone and ashes are the only
artificial fertilizers we can afford to use. A
dollars worth of these does more good
than two dollars worth OF any commercial
fertilizer.