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The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17
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without a seam or crevice and as solid
as block Of marble. The salt can bc
seen cropping out In SPURS from the
mountain. and at places where the rains
have washed away the oyerlaying soil.
The mountain Is estimated h contain
1907 10000 cubic feet. or 80 .ss7 600 tons
OF salt.
The salt Is exceedingly pure. contain,
ing only two per cent. OF foreign mat.
ters. IL can be cut into huge blocks az
hard and clear as crystal Type can be
read through a ssid foot of sOae OF
these specimens.
The mountain. biologists say. was
once plain at the bottom OF the sea,
and, as the island rose from the ocean,
this plain formed the bottom of a shal-
low lagoon, where the salt was deposit
ed.
Tire mountain has been purchased by
a New York company. says the Sun,
with view of developing It. They
VIII build grailway TO the mountain,
and they expect shortly TO begin tho
importation Of salt into this country.
They expect 10 sell It at S6O5 n ton,
about half the present cost of salt OF
the same quality.-Chicago Tribune.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17
CHLORIDE SIERRA COUNTY, NJ FRIDAY OCTOBER H. 1884,

put Il In. n you mix the eour with lin.
seed gum and billed oil. you may get a
Kind Of oilcloth. Some folks mix II
with meal 10 give TO pigs and other an.
imals ] guess It's good. but | never
give II to my hogs. and even those fel-
lows give h TO some other fellows crit
ters. and not their own. Yes | heard
that some bad contractors mixed Il
with meal for army and Indian supplies
but l don't take much stock In the
story, because they could buy sour
meal rs cheap as poplar -four. II
wouldn't pay 10 mill pine. cedar. or
hemlock: they are worth teo much as
timber. But any wood that isn't used
that way can be milled into -four. |
use poplar almost altogether. but when
| run short Of logs grind up. button
ball. birch elm. or willow
The farmers dislike the new industry,
rs Il promises TO play havoc with the
forests. which are both an attraction to
the border and protection to agricul-
ture. The tanneries years ago used up
all the oak and hemlock the lumber
men have stripped the country practl.
cally of pine. cedar. and walnut; the
chair factories are consuming the hick.
ory and maple; now the wood -four mill
promises TO grind up what remaining
trees there may be.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17
A Rustless Stove.

A young couple strolling through
the exposition building, halted In view
OF a young man whe, with his sleeves
rolled up, was busily engaged in wash
ing a stove with brush ,snapand water.
THAT poor fellow will about get dis
charged this afternoon. Isn't It pity
he knows no bettery" sollloQuised the
lady.
But that young fellow knew his bust,
ness. There isn't enough water in the
town to make the stove he was working
on rusty. That kitchen ornament had
been through the process which Is crea-
ting a revolution in the iron trade east,
and is now specimen of that metal
denominated rs rustless. This process
is not precisely new in New York, and
after a couple of years experimenting
it is now daily in use for the treatment
of hollow-ware, machine fittings, and
in fact. can be utilized In any branch of
the manufacture of iron. The rustless
surface is formed by the conversion OF
the iron into magnetic oxide by its
exposure TO the action of carbonic OK
ide and carbonic acid gasses. The
method is inexpensive, and costs less
than galvanizing. which is not infalli-
BILE aginst rust. Specimens of iron
that have lain for months in water are
shown at this exhibit which is of spec
ial interest TO builders.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17
A Thousand A Year VIII Do.

'Ressic. dear child" my father said.
"Frod has Just thousand year;
And rents are TO pay and markets 10 make,
And how will you dress. my dearS'
And said TO my heart: "That's true,
hut love and Thousand will do"
NY mother sighed In her stately way:
"IIls family are poor aud plain;
No friends, no wealthy connections;
You havo nothing at all TO gaia."
But said to myself. TITS Fred.
Aud nobody else I'll we'd"
My friend Ceciile wRs droadfully shocked
''why. Bessiel What. marry Fred Grayy"
The man isn't In society;
You are throwing yourself away"
hut said TO my heart: "He'n do;
lie IS loving and tender and true"
Aad even my kind brother Jack
Thought -Fred at the desk very WE'LL
but dreRdfully slow. without any 'go,'
Fit only to buy aud sell"
nut said to my heart; "Never mind,
lie isclev1r snd honest and kind"
And my heart said Marry the man you love
A thousand year will do;
And he isn't saow, aad he's plenty of go
And he's stylish enough Tor you;
You know very we'll, when all Is told,
True love Is better than style on gold"
married my love and n Thousand year
And we're happy and rich to-day;
To his highest aim the man love
Has gallantly fought his way.
II hearts have love. and brave and true.
They'll 1nd u thousand u year will do.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17

for their stealings. The commission
ers called a convention Of their own
and portion OF those assembled nomi-
mated ticket. The REMINDER bolted
aud they win nominate a ticket The
republicans and democrats who are In
patriotic enough 70 place the county :
good above politics have united and
nominated peoples ticket which
rupti0nists will then nominate a ticket
and scoop the vote in fer themselves.
Socorro county must have an honest
set Of officers 70 succeed the present
ones or she will find herself totally
bankrupt two years hence. The cry Of
reform is thoroughly appropriate in
that county this year.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17

"Do you think his disease incurable.
doctorp" -He Is poor man isn't hep"
"Hasn't got dollar" "Yes; medicine
won't do him any good now ~IIe has
rich uncle who has agreed to pay all
expen-" Excuse me II you please" In
terrupted the physician, waving his
hand. Never mind about bis rich
uncle. AS was saying when you In
terrupted me, / don't think medicine
will do him any good. but never give
up patient until he Is dead.-New
York World.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17
San Domingo's Salt Mountain.

The salt mountain of Nevba. In the
island of San Domingo. asa remarkable
natural curiosity. 1t is solid mass OF
crystalline salt nearly four miles long
1t is near the town Of Salina, about fif-
teen miles from the south of the island
The natives have mined salt from 1t foi
their own use for hundreds Of years,
AT one point there Is a palisade of pure
white salt rising almost perpendicular
to height of sixty feet. affording o
area of about 1900 square feet Of salt
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17

In London man fell In drunken
1T and broke his neck. The jury found
cut that his grandfather had died of II
broken neck and brought in as their
verdict: died by the hereditary yisi.
tation OF God"
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17
A Mastery Retreat.

Women are siillful. "Who is that
horrid whisxey bloat 7" asked lady Of
an acquaintance. while they stood view
ing the guests at fashionable recep-
ti0n. (which oneS" THAT one with
the red mustache and awful nose.
Don't you seep" ale Is aay hufibandl"
"0h." laughed the lady; Il see you are
not sensitive although she saw ven-
geance In the eyes of the insulted lady.
Several nights ago friend made u
similar remark about my husband, and
| became very angry. ] declared that 1t
would anger any woman, but my friend
said that yoa having the best husband
iE the world, would not care, and l
wagered a pair of gloves that you
would but you see have lost. i hear
your husband is spoken of as an avail
able candidate for governori How clev-
er he must bei"--A rkansas Traveller.
The progress which is constantly
being made in providing for the COM
fort aud even luxury Of passengers by
rail is well illustrated IN a new car
built at the Altoona shops Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. 1t Is called a "bay-
window parlor car and the details
were designed and patented by MIR.
Bruce Prince, an architect of New
York. The sides of the car form se-
ries of ay-windows-th incline OF
the sides OF the bay being, of course
only slight This arrangement allows
of excellent views from the interior. as
the passenger can look nearly straight
ahead.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20

fill a column Of space. Every de-
tail will be looked after to insure
the comfort and convenience Of all.
No extra charge of any character
will be made at the hotels or else
where, and at "Camp Thoburn"
meals will be furnished at the NOM
inal price of Is cents and no charge
for lodging.
Following the close of the Society
exercises on the 4th, there will be
grand parade of military, Grand
Army posts, veterans, etc., which
will eclipse anything of the kind
ever known in the State. Then
will come visits to the most mem
orable of battle grounds, the B. &
D. having arranged for throwing
open its Valley division to excep-
tionally low rates in order that all
may again behold the scenes of the
struggles that years ago "tried
mems souls No such opportunity
has hitherto been vouchsated for
rjaunt to the historic ground, and
an especially interesting feature
will be the return via the wonder
full Cave of Luray. Nothing to APP
proach these amazing caverns exist
in the country to-day, and the trip
itself is ample recompense for a
weeks journey.
If there is anything being left
undone by the good people of Cum
berland to render the first week in
next month series of almost I'M
ending pleasure, it certainly is not
apparent upon the face of things.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20
Basket Picnic.

The Fairview U. B. Sabbath
School and vicinity will hold a
basket picnic on the 9th of this
month, at the beautiful grove stu
ated on the Parkersburg and Belle
vile road, eight miles south west
of Parkersburg on the L. A. Beck
with farm. All are invited to
come and bring their baskets filled
with something to eat.
Refreshments will be had on the
gr round in abundance, and what is
sold on that day will go toward
the liquidation of the debt on the
Fairview U. B. Church.
PROGRAMME.
Will open with singing by the
choir and prayer by Rev. J. H.
Burns.
Address OF welcome by Rev. A.
P. Sallaz.
Address by Rev. R. A. Hit.
Lecture by 2. Warner, D. D.
Remarks by Rev. Burns.
Adjourn for dinner.
Called to order at 2 %. M. by the
Chairman PRAYER by Rev. Hit.
Address by Hon. Geo. LOOMS.
Subject "Rise and Progress of our
cou ntry."
A good time is expected. Come
everybody. A. J. HEcHT.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20

y
tinues to disappoint their hopes,
and is not willing to offend the
whisky people. If it continues in
power, 1t will continue to support
the liquor traffic in it's strongest
holds.
And suppose it be true that Pro-
hibitionists have less or nothing
even to hope from the Democratic
party, could its success make mat
tiers worse ? and might it lot be
best for the cause in the end ?
Surely so, if the effect would be to
induce the Republican party to
take up this great living politico-
moral issue, when it would soon re-
gain its power with our great
cause in the lead.
There are not few in West Vir-
ginia who will insist on voting the
National Prohibition ticket. They
positively will not vote either of
the others, and pray whose bust
ness is it but their own, in this
free country, if those who have cut
loose from all other parties shall
cast their ballots for st. John and
Daniel?
Is it said that we injure the
cause by polling such small vote
as to give a contemplate idea of
our strength? There need be no
fears of that. It would simply in
dictate the strength of a growing,
straightout Prohibition party in
our State, which would more like.
ly prove astonishingly large than
contemptibly small. There are not
many who would sneer even at a
thousand or two for St. John in
this State. 1t would be the proph-
ecy of general stampede in the fu-
ture.
Not many abolitionists at first
voted with the old abolition party.
But the country was full of them,
and it did not take the party long
to grow up after it got start
The probability is that all Pro-
hibitionists will be compelled to
join the Prohibition party in the
end. The men who are now so
much censured and despised for in
sisting on separate ticket, are the
men whom history will delight to
honor, and whom posterity will
revere as the prosecuted founders
of the party that is destined to re-
lieve the country of the greatest
curse under which an enlightened
people ever groaned. Let no Pro-
hibitionist, at least, anathematize
this party now, as he may desire to
join it and share its glory in the
future. T. c.. J.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN |
The Prohibition Party.
It's Past, Present and Future.

ED FREEMAN: The Prohibi-
ton party, attracting but little at
tention hitherto, has now blazed
forth into the public view, in the
twelfth year of its age. The big
people and the big papers are now
taking notice of it, and are adver-
Using the fact by friendly or ad-
verse criticism, that it is no I'M
promising youth. The probability
is that the party will poll largely
increased vote this fall that the
10000 of 1880 will at least run up
into the hundreds of thousands. If
every Prohibitionist would vote
that ticket, Governor st. John
would undoubtedly be the next
President of the United States.
But old party ties are broken very
slowly and several millions who
stand on the Pittsburgh platform,
will vote for the candidates who
stand on the Chicago platforms.
Thus, while there are no hopes of
the new party coming into power
this time, it has a rich soil to grow
in and is sure of gaining its great
object in some way in the near flu
ture.
Strange to say, many Prohibi-
tionists are very violent in their
opposition to the new party. 1t
arises simply from the strength of
old party ties and the fear that
their favorite parties will be in
jured.
Probably the highest motive the
majority of them have in voting
their party ticket is to beat the 9th
er side. But they should remem-
Der that there are thousands of
voters who are tired of that kind
of business and have ceased to vote
the old party tickets as such. Why
should they not have ticket of
their own to vote for? There is
no necessity for any quarreling be-
tween the straight-out Prohibi-
tionists and those who cling to the
old parties. Let the latter go on
with their party affiliations so long
as they think their cause can be
best advanced in that way. Mean
while let the former be building up
reserve force ready for active SER
vice in case the other fails.
"But what's the use of them
throwing their votes away, when
they may be needed to help elect
Blaine or Cleveland ?"
They are not throwing them
away; they are sailing them doao,,.
They are putting them where they
will pay big interest. Deposit
three or four hundred thousand
votes for st. John this fall, and
they will multiply sufficiently to
elect Prohibition candidate four
years hence. What interest have
we in the election of either Blaine
or Cleveland? Suppose it be
claimed that the Republican par
ty as whole is more favorable to
the principles of the temperance
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20
THE OLD CAMP GROUND.
Memorable Reunion of the Army
OF West Virginia Amid the
Scenes of the Past. What Cum
berland is Doing to Make it
Pleasant for the Boys.

Next month, the first week, the
Army of West Virginia assemblies
in annual reunion at Cumberland
"a veritable tcnting again on the
old camp ground. "My Maryland's''
second city in commercial rank,
but otherwise by many claimed the
first, is getting into gala attire for
the momentous event with heart
mess and enthusiasm which can
not but make this years meeting
one of the happiest and most thor
oughly enjoyable known since the
organization of the Society. Each
and every inhabitant appears to
look upon it as a bounden and, at
the same time, joyous duty to
make the gallant soldier boys be-
lieve there can be no place like the
Queen City" If more than one
of the whilom lads in blue leaves
not his heart with the girl he left
/ behind him in the lovely town, it
will not be the fault of the famed
bellies of Cumberland. Big, open
hearted and hospitable people, there
will be such an opening of doors
and so great the multiplicity of
latch strings hanging on the out
side, that the boys will. wonder if
they have not fallen upon a town
where the entire population is a
single family.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
is one of Cumberland's greatest in
situations, the leader, in fact, for
about the solid old corporation clus-
ter many of the foremost enter
prises of the city. No wonder then
that the B. & O. should enter
heartily into the spirit pervading
the place, and throw open its en-
tire great system to rate of but
half the regular fare.
The reunion commences on Sept.
End and continues to and includ.
ing the 4th. The round trip rail
road tickets 60 on sale August 80,
and will be sold good for the trip to
and including Sept. 4th. For the
return trip they will be accepted
for passage up to and including
Sept. 9Th. This affords limit of
ten full days, certainly liberal op-
portunity to enjoy the benefits of
the exceedingly low rates and the
strikingly entertaining series of
events on the card for the week.
This will be an old-time tented
camp, located conveniently to the
central point of interest, and it will
be most comfortably arranged and
thoroughly we'll managed. Sheri-
dan will be of the distinguished
generals present, and Hancock,
Mcclellan, Rosecrans, Segel, Kel-
ly, Hunter, Schenck, Emory,
Crook, Carroll, Mcmillan, Carlin,
and host of others, with all the
several commanders of the army of
West Virginia; Hayes (ex-Presi-
dent), Duvall, Averill, Golf, Powell,
and great names until they would,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20
On Tuesday, Sept. 9th, 1884,

the real estate in said deed described, viz:
tract of land con tanning One Hundred and
1soenty.fUe acres and II poles, in Harris
District, Wood county, West Va.,-Begin.
ming at stone in line to John Fleak and
adjoining the lands lately owned by John
Fleak, j. Robinson, G. Robinson, G. Fleak,
being part of a ass acre tract of land lying
between the South Fork and Middle Fork
of Lee creek, conveyed to Laura V. Talbot
by w. w. Van Wrinkle, Special Commits
sioner May I6, 1872, and recorded in Deed
Book No. 80, page 455, of the land records of
Wood county, and is particularly described
by metes and bounds in the Deed of Trust
to the undersigned to which reference is
here made
Terms of Sale: One-third of the purchase
money cash in hand on day of sale; the res
idue to be paid in two equal installments on
a credit of one and two years respectively,
the purchaser to give his notes, with good Sc
curity bearing interest, for the deferred pay
ments, and the title to be retained as fur
Their security.
DE. L. DAVIS, Trustee.
BARNA POWELL, Solicitor,
August 8, 1884.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20
John r.. Stealey & Co.
Trust Sale of Valuable Real
Estate.
Estate.

Under and by virtue of deed of trust ex-
ecuted by Heinrich Knopp, and Margaret
Knopp, his wife, to the undersigned Trus
tee, bearing date April 10, 1882, and recorded
to secure to Elizabeth Handkerchief GER
tain debt therein named, l will proceed to
sell at Public Sale, at the front door of the
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20
Sheep ON Shares.

Sheep on shares to reliable per-
sons owning grazing land, in good
condition. For terms, address E.
M. McGinnis, Toll Gate, Richie
county.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20
West Virginia Baptist AssOcia-
tiOnS.

We give below the names of w.
Va. Baptist Associations, with
time of meeting and place:
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-20

PLACE.
Mt. Moriah Oh.
Little Bethel Oh.
Bethany Oh.
Milton Oh.
Peterstown Oh.
Bone Creek CHI.
Coal Valley Oh.
Union CHI.
Meadow Dale Oh.
Mt. Tabor Oh.
Charleston Oh.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16

Winfield Telegram j. II. Land, who
lives very near the brewery, tells us a
tale of prolific proliflcness, that knocks
the socks off of any similar tale we ever
heard. Friday last was Good Friday.
and during the time from midnight
Thursday to midnight Friday, Land
was kept busy receiving and entertain
ing. His wife presented him with a
boy, his mare had fine colt, the COW
had twin calves, a SOW had nine pigs, a
shepherd slut had ten puppies, eight of
them being dogs worth five dollars
apiece, the cat had nine kittens, and an
old hen capped the climax by sailing
forth from the nest with a brood of
eighteen chickens, making a total of
fifty mouths arriving in one day to be
fed and looked after. Any other but a
Kansas man would have been paral.
yZ.d.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16
The Prchibitien Issue in Politics.

A big mass meeting of prohibitionists
will meet to-day at Topeka, and repub-
licans, we suppose, will get their orders.
This hurrah is doubtless the organiZa-
ton of the campaign. We are no proph-
ct, or the son of a prophet. but the prom
ise is very good for worse condition of
things for the republican party than ex-
listed in 1882. We took the position that
when prohibition was once assumed by
the party, dissolution would be gradual
and certain. We have already scored
several results confirmatory of this
idea. Men have right to be prohibit
tionists and they have an equal right to
be anti-probibitionists. But the repub-
lican party has no possible right to con-
troll the convictions of its members on
this or any other outside issue. The
late state convention was decidedly an
ti-prohibition, and the proposition to
send st. John as a delegate to Chicago
was received with hoot. This did not
contribute 70 harmony" The swindle
Of Troutman in the Shawnee county
convention did not contribute to ''har-
mony" either. Neither did the great
prohibition convention of January 1883,
when !, $50 delegates unanimously voted
for st. Johns resolution, pledging them
never to vote for an anti-prohibition re-
publican. These elements are as wide
ly apart ais the two poles, and it is utter
nonsense to suppose that they can be
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16


From an interview with Henry Ward
Beecher "Would you support Blaine
if he were nominated?" the reporter
asked.
81 would not, - he replied. without
eulogizing the public services of Mr..
Blaine, or making any invidious or dis
paraging distinctions between him and
the other candidates prominently men
toned, l would say this that have nc
sympathy with or would not support
any candidate whose sources of income
have been the money centers and mon
opolies of the country nor would
counsel the nomination of such man
by either party. 1 cannot reiterate
my sentiments on the subject of Mr..
Blaine's candidacy too strongly. His
nomination would be public calamity,
and his election a national disgrace.
Personally, l believe Mr.. Blaine to be
an excellent man but as politician
his sun has set, and he may now devote
himself entirely to the literary labor in
which he so much delights"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-16
FROM OUR SISTER CITY.

From the Caldwell Standard we OBJ
tain the following report of the action
of the city council of that city concern
ing the late tragedy in which their for
mer officers were implicated
On motion of Mr.. Dobson a commit
tee of three was appointed to draft and
present to the citv council resolutions
expressive of the sense of the council in
regard to the Medicine Lodge robbery
and murder. Messrs. DobsOn, sBeesou
and Bennett were appointed and the
committee presented the following pre-
amble and resolutions which we've unan-
imously adopted by the council.
WHEREAS, Two men in whom the
government and people of The city of