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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-17
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

RFsoLvED-That the Democracy of Humboldt
county in delegate conl ention assembled, con-
gratu ate the county upon the bright and
cheering prospects Of the overwhelming cleo
ton of the untsnted and inconuptible states
men. Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. HeDd-
rcks, and OF the triumph Of the sound political
principles 90 clearly and emphatically enun-
ciated in the platform OF the National Demo
crat party.
REsoLvED-That we congratulate the people
of Nevada in having q true and tried Repre-
sentative IN Congress Hon. George W. Cassidy
whose industry, capacity and sterling worth
have endeared him to his constituents regard
less Of party, and we hereby pledge 10 him an
increased majority at the ensuing election.
REsoLvED-Thaf, while We accord 10 Hon. J.
P. Jones, and the four other Republican United
states Senators, all praise for cutting loose
from heir party and joining hands with the
Democrats in remonetizing silver, We denounce
the National Republican Party and its standard
bearer. Jane G. Elaine, who opposed and voted
against the silver bill, as enemies Of our leading
industry, and unworthy OF the confidence or
support of any class OF our citizens, they hay
ing united with England and English capitalists
to dcprUcate the value and 70 curtal the circu-
latiou OF the silver dollar by all the ats Known
to the greedy, gold standard coTmora =. We.
therefore, appeal 10 al who have the welfare o.;
our state az heart 10 stend by the party Who
stood by il on this vital ISSUE as the silver dol
lar sill never be accorded it's true p sition
alongside OF gold-whero the fathers OF ,he Re
public and the Con titution Of the United St ties
placed n, and where the Democrats Party left
it-until the Democrats shall again on'Iol both
branches OF Congress, the offices OF Secretary OF
the Treasury ana OF the President.
RESOLVED, That we pledge to the people OF
Humboldt County n continuance Of the efficient
and economical administration OF our county
affairs, which have characterized every depart
ment OF the county government filled by Dem
ocratic officers during the present term.
RESOLVED, That we pledge our Legislative
nominees TO use their best efforts 10 curtail the
expenses Of our State and county governments
in all practical ways-such as the consolidation
OF county Offices; the dispensing with deputy
State officers, who usually do all the work
while their principals splurge on their I'M
earned salary in California and elsewhere; and
by limiting the sessions OF the Legislature to
forty days or less.
RESOLVED, That, as a revision Of our present
Constitution u absolutely necessary before We
can be relieved from many Of the grieyous and
unnecessary burdens imposed upon us, we favor
the calling Of a Constitutional Convention.
RESOLVED That the Legislative nominees OF
this Convention are hereby pledged TO vote
only for such Of the many able Democrats in
this state for U. S. Senator as are unequvo-
eabiy in favor OF the free coinage OF silver
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-17

The European Governments, in their
efforts to enlarge their interests in west
ern Africa have left in native hands only
about $50 miles of seaboard between the
desert of Sahara and the Cape of Good
Hope. Within four months England
and Germany have taken possession of
over 1000 miles Of the unappropriated
coasts. Consul Hewitt. by agreement
with native chiefs in the Niger delta,
which embrace $50 miles of coast line,
has placed them under British authority.
DIR. Nachtigali has planted the German
standard at Cameroons and several other
points just below the British Gold
Coast. The Germans have also raised
their flag at five places south of the
Cunene River; and il the reports are
true, they practically claim the entire
coast between the Portuguese posses.
sions and Cape Colony. except Walfish
Bay.
South of the Sahara desert, France
now claims jurisdiction over GOO miles
of coast line, Great Britain over 1900
miles, Portugal over 500 miles, and
Germany over $50 miles. The republic
of Liberia has $50 miles of seaboard.
Spain has to content herself with
slender foothold on the mainland and a
few islands north OF Sahara. Portugal's
claim TO the mouth of the Congo is not
admitted, and the lower part of that
river will be included among the I'M
partitioned parts of the coast until it is
decided how it can best be opened to
the whole world.
Many trading posts have suddenly
found themselves under the jurisdiction
OF foreign flag and the fear that duties
discriminating against them may some
day be levied, has led to the present
movement in England and Germany for
an International Commission to secure
protection for their merchants against
differential taxation.
The most OF these coast lands ar.
malarious and useless except "a
means OF access to the interior. But
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-17

Every vestige of vegetation has dis
appeared in the Central Spanish prov.
inces under the locust plague. The
damage to the farmers in the province
of Ciudad alone is estimated at $40, OO0,-
O00 Some idea of the extent of the
plague may be had from the fact that
when band Of locusts take flight the
sun is obscured with dark cloud, and
at some places the trains have been
forced to stop till the line was cleared.
1t is fortunate for the population that
there is a surplus of grain in other por-
tions of the world. and that wheat has
never been selling so low as at the
present time. both in England and the
United States.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-17

the interior b the objective point that
commerce wishes to reach; and the
hope that Africa raay be source of
great wealth to Europe is impelling
the leading nations to an emulous con-
test for the aequ rement of territory
and commercial al yantages in the dark
continents.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-17
Get Your Pictures Taken.

have again resumed my Photograph bus,.
ness at my gallery. and am prepared to take
Pictures which for truthfuIness and artistic
execution cannot be excelled.
WA. F.A. COOK.
Winnsmueca, Sept. "a, 1884.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-17
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For State Senator,
s. B. 2. PIERCE.
For Members If the Assembly,
PATRICK O'D0NNELL, +. s. ARCHER.
ANDREW WESrFALL.
Sheriff. FRANK NJ. FELLOWS
Clerk ..................L. A. KENT
Recorder. j. j. HILL
Treasurer. FRANK GERMAN
Assessor. ....B. T. RILEY
District Attorney,
S. j. BONNIFIELD, JR
School Superintendent,
{. CHEN0WETH
County Surveyor. ....J. {. shy LIS
Public Administrators NJ. 0PPENHEIM
For County Commissioners:
C. A. NICHOLS, Long Term.
THOMAS SHONE, Short Term.
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TOWNSHIP NOMINEES:

Justice Of the Peace S. S. DARNELL
Constable. ......GE0RGE A. KYLE
For School Trustees:
K. w. LEWIS. Long Term.
WILLIAM PERKINS, Short Term.
Road Supervisor .CHAS. LAASCH
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Invitation Committee:
winnemucca-Frank Fellows, W. J. Bell, L. L.
Richard.
Paradise valley-w. T. Twist, B. II. Luther,
j. W. Powell.
Paradise Mill. v. McCurdy, 10. Boucher.
Spring City-w. T. Burns, and Spring City
Miners Union.
Committee OF Arrangements:
O. T. MEALY, JOS RoUGAN,
GEO. A. SNYDER. WIN. BRADLEY,
c. NJ. RIDDLE.
Floor Managers:
LUCAS, JOS. RoUGAN.
Floor Director:
B. H. u T II E R.
MUSIC-By the Paradise String Band.
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

whether the disadvantages under
which they labor, when compared to
the advantages enjoyed by the Cum
berland men, will always continue
Shenandoah (Pa.) Mining Herald.
There are indications that the
struggle over the season contracts will
begin earlier this year than usual.
Already we hear it rumored that the
Eastern Railroad has contracted with
Clearfield company for the years
supply at a low figure. There is the
usual talk of an agreement between
the Baltimore l. Ohio and Pennsyl
vania railroads, but little confidence
is expressed in the trade that any
binding arrangement will be attemp-
ed. Current business is small and
closely contested. We quote $3.S5M
$4.10 for Clearfeld and $40$4.25 for
Cumberland coal.-New York En-
cheering and Mining Journal.
The bituminous coal trade is in a
very demoralized condition, and we
hear of very low prices even on the
transient trade that is to be found al
this season of the year. From all
that we can gather the future is not
at all bright for this portion of the
coal business, and the railroad COM
panies will have to accept even lower
rates of transportation-in the COM
petition of trade-than they have been
compelled to do in the past. There
can be no great profit in this trade
until the several districts, each COM
bine together for their own benefit,
and then a combined effort be made
by representatives of the several dis
tricts to achieve a better price when
they meet in competitive markets.
Whether this result can be attained,
in view of the large amount of soft
coal that is available, is a very i'm
portantquestion. Many well inform
ed persons think that we must 90
through long period of low prices
before reaching this end, and that in
the meantime the many individual in
terests must give way to large rail
road and other organizations, the
same as has been done in anthracite
al.--New York Coal Trade Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02
1884 THE DAY. 1884
MORNING AND EVENING.
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TNHE MORNING EDITION will be an
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them promptly and clearly, while it will give
special attention to sub jects of home interest
The industrial resources of Maryland and
the entire South will claim thorough and in
telligent discussion, with view to the pro-
lest development.
In its EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT, The
Day will expound Constitutional Democratic
principles, promote the policy of the Demo-
cratic party, and foster the political interests
of the entire people. To that end, it will
abiding conviction that whatever is clearly
right cannot fail to be polite.
1t will not however, be confined to the do
main of politics, but give ample attention to
Literature, the Arts and Sciences, Commerce,
Mechanics Manufactures, Agriculture and
Its MARKET REPORTS, Domestic and
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Its SHIPPING NEWS will be the freshest
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

School Afairs.-The school board
has divided the county into two dis
tricts for holding county institutes.
One will be held at Flintstone February
10th, and take in all the teachers south
and east of Cumberland. The other,
including Cumberland and the min
ing region, will be held in Frostburg
February Dist. For the session here
the programme is as follows:
address Of He'come-Prof. ]. f. ]. Buckley.
ReSpoase-Prof. II. G. Weimer, examiner.
Primary Rsading-Aliss Alice McMchael.
Practica! arithmetic first and second grades
Prof w. A. Deremer.
Language LeSSons-Prof. G. G. Mckay.
Hon. TO organize school WiM but one teacher
Prof. 0. Netf
Miss Hattie Steiner, Cumberland
teacher, died Tuesday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

We have numerous FANCY ARTICLES
for the Holidays, such as handsome Velvet
Goods of the very best QUALIFYING shoddy or
Steel Engrayings and various other arti-
cles invite rigid inspection, and will be
found unique in design and cheap in price
$-Come and see us. viii make your
Photo. by the lightnings flash, or quicker
than the lion can shake the dew-drop from his
ont for our place on Broadway. With best
wishes of the season to each and all,
Dec Is A. A, ROGERS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02
GENERAL ITEMS.
The South Pennsylvania railroad
tunnels are progressing.

TO GET RID OF RATs.-A writer
in the Scientific american says: eve
clean our premises of the detestable
vermin, rats, by making whitewash
yellow with copperas and covering
the stone and rafters with it. In
every crevice in which rat may 90
put the crystals of the copperas and
scatter in the corners Of the floor.
The result WAS IL perfect stampede of
rats and mice. Since that time not
football of either rats or mice has
been heard around the house.
Every spring Il coat Of yellow wash
is given the cellar as purifier, as Il
rat exterininator, and no typhoid,
dysentery or fever attacks the family.
Many persons deliberately attract all
the rats in the neighborhood by
leaving the fruits and vegetables I'M
covered in the cellar, and sometimes
even the soap is left open for Their
regalement. Cover up everything
eatable in the cellar and pantry and
you will soon starve them out.
These precautions, joined to the SER
vice of good cat, will prove as good
a rat exterminator as the chemist can
provide, We never allow rats to be
poisoned in our dwelling. They are
so apt to die between the wall and
produce much annoyance
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

WEST VIRGINIA Coal FIELDs.-
A short whileago the Meadow Branch
Anthracite Coal, Iron and Lumber
Company was Incorporated in the
clerk S office Of the Superior Court
Of this city, with capital stock of
$1,000, 200. The property of the COM
pany consists Of a tract of land of
about 5000 acres, situated in Berkely
and Morgan counties, West Virginia.
between the range Of the Third Hill
and Sleepy Creek mountains, near
the main stem of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, at Cherry Run station,
No stock has yet been put upon the
market. Recently, under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. John L. Ehlen, president
of the company, who has had thirty
years OF experience in coal-mining,
ashaft has been reopened and seven
foot vein of anthracite coal found,
which, by careful ana lysis, is said to
compare favorably with the very best
anthracite coal Of Pennsylvania. The
coal has been subjected to the practi-
cal tests Of burning in CRATES, and its
qualities have been pronounced by
competent judges as unsurpassed.
While the heat is intense, it burns
entirely free of ciinkers and with but
few ashes. The property is only 1l3
miles from Baltimore, and as the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
will lay their tracks through the
property, the coal, it is said, can be
shipped to the Eastern and Western
markets, and sold at a less price than
any anthracite mine now in operation.
Baltimore NeWs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02
MISS Hattle Stelner, q Cumbeflan.
teacher, died Tuesday.
Both Feet Dangerously Frosen.-

Both Feet dangerously FrOsen.-
Friday night of last week Frederick
Stevens, ST., of Allegany mines, staid
on the road somewhere between that
place and Mt. Savage. The exposure
resulted in the freezing Of both feet.
To save his life the surgeon in charge
recommends amputation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02
Eastern TieaUS or the COaL Trade.

The market is unchanged in any of
its features and is marked by the
apathy which has characterized it all
winter. The Clearield people still
wonder how they will fare as to
fleights and cars next spring, and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

Legtsiaftee.-The bill to establish a
mining school in connection with the
public school system passed the House
of Delegates Wednesday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

THOSE people at Bloomington who
burned Hon. James A. Gary in effigy
Saturday evening for the part he HI
taken in opposing the alleged eight
hour bill, did a very foolish thing.
1t may be stated as an incontestable
fact that all the martyrdoms of this
species on record never made q
proselyte.
THE Associated Press man at Wash
ington had something to say yesterday
about Congressman Mackey's funeral
obsequies." Strange that the young
man never thinks of marriage we'd
dings."-Baltimore Herald.
Not at all when we reflect that
your own old man at Annapolis has
been all his life addicted to the term,
''present incumbent
IT was some time ago believed that
the entente coraiale between brother
Taylor, of the Cumberland Times,
and Mine Inspector Brown, had
been placed hors du combat. Certain
it is, that not many years ago society
in that quarter was very chilly. But
there is a vast amount of affectionate
companionship between human beings
mutually miserable. Even one
touch of "boycotting," by dovetailing
broken hearts, establishes kinship.
AFTER an exchange fvery witty re-
marks concerning the preponderance
of office-seekers as between Frost
burg and Cumberland, our neighbor
of the Nevs, whom we delight to
quote, says:
But when all the ripened snow balls
shall have been gathered, and time
draws on toward the melancholy
season of the year, when twill be too
warm for whisky punch, too cold for
lager beer, we expect you will be on
hand with full list of sane patriots
anxious to serve the public. And
then Cumberland will be there to argue
it out with your people, as usual.
And, Gas usual" you will send
us somersaulting home with our
ready-written letters of acceptance
"unhonored and unsuno,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

But little of the Mine Inspectors
report has been seen, and a good deal
of that little is to be regretted. 1t
goes to the tomb Of the great sus-
pension, and cropping among the
skeleton animosities of that unfortu-
nate era, appears to breathe life into
much that both sides would "willinglv
let die" From other reports concern
ing the character of the document it
is to be feared the property owners in
this region will be as little pleased
with its terms as the miners with the
lashing they have undergone. Should
all the representations of the report be
verified therefore by the full text, it
is most likely that when the In
spector comes to "gather up the
jewels" of his official career they will
be hard to find as friends. 1t will
dawn upon him, too, that graveyard
is not the place from which living
man may exhume an endurin e crown
Of martyrdom.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

Nearly a Serious Accident.-John
B. Reese, of this place, while at work
in Ocean mine Wednesday, was struck
upon the head by falling prop and
painfully hurt. Serious apprehensions
were felt at first, but we are glad to
learn the surgeon in charge regards
his injuries as under control.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

The Pittsburg Manufacturer talks
hopefully of the iron trade for 1884.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

AN item is going the rounds of
the press to the effect that Hon.
Henry Lloyd, president of the Mary
land Senate, Congressman HoIton
and President Arthur were at one
time schoolmasters. The profession
is Il high and honorable one, and we
doubt not that each fills his present
sphere better for having at some
struggling period Of his life taught
the young idea how to shoot. The
monarch Of the schooroom, himself
the pupil of experience, learns the
Importance of discipline and the
proper force of command. He sees
as he never saw before the saving
grace of decent manners and the re-
demptlve power of studious habits.
The precepts of philosophy, the rules
of mathematics and the dogmas of
phllology, open new fields Of vision,
but none so engaging rs that which
lies closer by his own life in scores of
forms and degrees of progress-the
constructive process of character.
In a speech in this town several
several years ago Hon. John Richie
stated ''tlere was a great deal of
human nature in man." Very true,
and the place to discover its intrica-
cies, discern its inequalities, measure
its developments is in the school
room. No other field is so rich in
findings; no other so trying to the
prospector no other so fruitful IN
present and future results to the tutor
who has Caught the sleight' of cor
recting whatever is faulty and polish
ing whatever is rugged. The tome of
punishment, near kin to the tenor of
encouragement, must be consistent,
impartial, inhexible. Looking, there
fore, at the ''leads, "breaks," strata"
etc, we repeat this is difficult field
to work for all 1t is worth. But he
who, having mastered the teachers
diversified task, aspires to pupilage
and eventually command in the
higher school of politics and govern
mental economy may we'll prefer the
pre-eminent claim of leader of
men
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02

Georges Cree. Ce"I.-WEEKLY STA
TIsTICS OF SHIPMENTs.-Th record of
shipments from the mines of the
Georges Creek coal region for the week
ending Saturday, January Goth, 1884,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-02
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