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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-28
Assignee's Notice.

You viii hereby Jake noticethat ". Z. William.
4 Co, on the 9th day Of February A.. D. 1885
convened to me. In trust for their creditors, I'll
their property in Silver Bow county, Montana
Ters that I have accepted said trust and that !
will perform the same in accordance Wit the
conditions specified in same convey =. That
1 viii pay al debts due the creditors Of said
firm. aud that I shall accept md receipt for al
money!, b:lts ETC., due the said above mention
firm. This includes all book accountA ote
and other outstanding liabilities. And l hereby
request oil creditors Of the said v. Z. Williams
4 Co, with al reasonable speed to present me
their demand against the company.
Dated Feb. 5th. GEORGE K. OFT.
Assignee.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

tween the undersixned under the firm name
of Randolph 4 Jacobs. Il this day dissolved BY
mutual cons mt. NJ. W. &. Randolph withdraw-,
ing. Tit business will be continued In the 70.
drm must be paid TO the latter and al bulls
against the Late 6rm Will Be paid hy hum.
WI. RANDOLPH,
JACOBS.
Butteo A&y. y. T., March IL. 1885. Slid
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$500 Reward.

The Rochester etock Grower Association Of
teEs the above reward for the arrest n con
v1coon ofany person OF pefsons toTnd Sealing.
O. other sock belonging to any member Of this
a9ociation. JOHN WILLHART, President
CHAs.A. CLAYTON, Secretary. II Il swly
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Notioa 70 Creditors.

Notice Is hereby given that all parties know
Ing themselves indebted to the undersigned,
arc requested to call and settle on OF before the
10Th ofApril, 1856 or their accounts will be placed
In the hands Of IN attorney for collection.
MICHAEL McNANEE..
JOHN DRELLlN,
22dlm. Walkeeville Saloon.
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Dated Ueceiu vvA ~v.0
CALEB =. IRVINE
l-a1Cd Probate Judge.
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TO FREaHTERS.

Proposals will be roceivsd BY h. n. McOa<t.
ney 4 Co., OF Spokane Fall, Warrington Ter.
ritoly, 6oe hauling ali or any part Ut
600 TONS
Of freight from that place to tho Columbia Rlv.
OF, VIA Colville. Distance log miles. Coed
roads no bad hills. Baled hay supplied at
tlAy00 per ton. Oats 40 cents per bushel. Cash
payments IN delivery. ALI freight to be dellv
cred by May %. Apply at once. 2-17-d2&sw1m
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VIZ. owsLRY.
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r. II. CARR
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-26

CLEVELAND, o., December 2l.-
Ella Bigelow, aged nineteen years,
and Hartley Baysinger, aged twenty
two years, residents Of Doylestown,
O., a small village, had been engag.
ed to be married for the past two
years. Miss Bigelow's parents OBJ
jected to the match and for the pas
year have kept a vigorous watch
upon the young lady, even going SO
far as to lock her in her room at
night. Yesterday, while attending
Sunday school, Miss Bigelow sud-
denly started for the door, where
she was met by her lover, who quick
ly placed her in buggy he had in
waiting, and the couple drove off as
fast as the horse could run. The
enraged father of Miss Bigelow, as
soon as he could recover from the
shock, procured horse and started
in pursuit. Meanwhile Baysinger
had engaged the services Of young
man. who was to drive at short
distance behind the fleeing couple,
and serve as decoy to delnde the
parent. When Bigelow came with
in sight ofthe confederate the latter
turned down side road, whittier
the pursuer followed him, thus los
ing track of his daughter and her
lover, who drove to Newport, where
they were married, afterwards re-
turning to Baysinger's home at
Doylestown. Bigelow's wrath was
terrible when he overlook the decoy
and he swears the end is not vet.
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u. 3. Public Lands In the
SOuth.

The United States possesses public
lands, undisposed Of and open to set
Element in all the souther states ex-
cept Texas, which, when it entered
the union, preserved it's public do
main for itself. Each state possesses
at least one register of the land Office,
whose duty it is to keep record of
all surveyed lands, and with whom
all applications concerning lands in
such districts are fled and inquiries
answered. The public lands are d.
vided into two classes, sold respect
lively at $1.25 aud 50 so per acre.
Titles to these lands may be acquired
by private entry or location under
the homestead, pre- emption and tim
Der culture laws. Such tracts are
sold on application to the land regis
ter, who issues certificate for pur-
chase, the receiver giving receipt
for the money paid subject to the
issue Of q patent or complete title,
if the proceedings are found regular
by the commissioner of the general
land Office ct Washington. The
United States possesses 1880, 900
acres OF public lands in the south, q
great portion lying in the states Of
Alabama and Florida.
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Kiss . by Mall.
A yonng postmaster of village
post-office was hard at work when a

A Young postmaster of a village
post-ofiice was hard at work when a
gentle tap was heard upon the door
and in stepped q hashfnl maiden 81
is with q money order, which she
desired cashed She banded Il to the
oFcial w;th baahful smile, who.
after closely examining il, handed her
the money IL called for. Attic same
time he asked her if she had read
what was written on the margin Of
the order.
mo; / have not, " she replied, afor
/ cannot make il tout Will You please
reak 1t for mo ~
The young postmaster read as fol
lows: Il send you $3 and q dozen
kissesn
CHANGING at the bashfnl girl, he
said "Now, ! have paid you the
money ard I suppose you want the
kisses ?"
YES" she said; 'sif he has sent me
any kisses / want them, too
It is hardly necessary to say that
the rest of the order was paid, and in
scientific manner at that, and emf
nently satisfactory to the country
maiden.
After she arrived home she remark
ed to her mother: 'sEh, mother,
but this post-office system ofours is
great thing, developing more and
more every year, and each new feat
ure added seems to be the best.
Jimmy sent me dozen kisses along
with the money order, and the post
master gave me 20. It beats the
special delivery system all hollow.
United States Nail.
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Hints to Young Men.

That clothes don't make the man.
That if they once get into debt
they may never get out of it.
That parting the hair in the middle
brings on softening Of the brain.
That 10 deal honcrably with all
men they begin with their washer
woman.
That they need something more
substantial than cigars, kid gloves
and q cane, to start housekeeping
with.
That they cant reckon on their
fathers fortune to bring them through
life. Fortunes are slippery things
better have something besides to fall
back on.
That girl who decks herself in
the latest things out, and parades the
street while her mother is doing the
washing, isn't worth wasting much
love on.
That q fellow who deliberately pro
poses matrimony to girl when he
can't support himself, is either first
class fraud or fool--unless he mar
ries for money and becomes her hired
man.
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MARrnsBURa W. VA, SATURDAY DECEMBER 90 1885


Monday morning about half past
nine o'clock, Mrs. Fred Knopf who
lives At Wadesville, in Wood eoUnty,
had occasion to 90 to neighhoring
grocery Goa something needed ia the
gsschela. Her oldest child, 4 little
gili about four years Of ace, wac III
the habit Of wandering IF wfeuever
her mother left her in the house, SO
sYs. Kaoas took The precaution to
lock tie door, leaving in tie room
the little girl alone with little boy
only about eighteen months Of age.
During her absence, III some way or
other, the house took fire and d chance
passerbv discovered the flames com
ing through the roof and gave the
alarm. In short time large crowd
gathered and every effort was made
to save the house and the inmates,
although the fire had gained great
Roadway The -agonizing cries of
the two imprisoned children could be
heard above the roar of She flames
but as the door was locked no one
could reach them for some time.
Finally by united effort the door
was broken in by force, but heavy
volume Of fire poured out, driving
every one away The crowd was
obliged to stand there powerless, lis
tening to the shrieking children, their
cries growing fainter and fainter I'M
til they were burned to death. After
the building, which was frame
structure, had burned to the ground,
the charred remains OF the victims
were found in the ruins. Nothing
but the trunks remained, the heads
and limbs being burned off. Before
the flames had exhausted their fury
the mother was on the scene and her
agony was pitiful to behold as she
stood by and watched the children
slowly burned before her. The faith
or, Mr.. Fred Knopf, was away from
home about eight miles at the mill.
He returned to find the comfortable
home he left in the morning in ashes,
and his boy and girl dead Every
thing he possessed was in the house.
He is young man about twenty
seven years Of age and had only liv-
ed at Wadesville SHIRT time.
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Santa Claus stopped his sleigh on
the roof of the new Post-office build
ing late last night, and before the
weather man who lives in the high
est story knew what was going on
he had jumped in at the window and
was half way down the elevator shaft.
With his usual quickness. he reached
the delivery window and received
from the clerk q great pile Of letters
and postal cards written to him by
his friends, the little children.
The letters and the postals were
variously addressed to Santa Claus,
Santa Claws, Kriss Kingle, Kriss
Krinkle and Crisis Kringle, but the
jolly little fellow knew they were all
meant for him, and he got out huge
notebook and make memoranda of
all the presents he had to get before
Friday. One little girl wrote, 1--WE
been good this year, and I want sum
tots and doll and babi house and
a bangel ring. Please bring them.
Good bic
Almost all the letters were from
little girls, the boys apparently hav-
ing less faith in correspondence as q
means of gaining their ends Re-
quests for dolls and coaches predomi-
nate, gold rings, candy and sets of
china ranked next in number, while
baby houses, umbrellas and dolls
wardrobes made good third. The
pathetic side of the requests was rot
wanting. A little girl writes on
postal card, "Please, Mr.. Kriss Kin
gle, mama sails You bring presents
Christmas. Please bring my little
brother warm coat COS be is awful
cold sometimes, and little sister has
no good shues, and please give mann
ma new dress. There amt any
thing more, but / would like little
candy if you can spare it. Good bic.
Philo. Press.
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INTERESTING TO BorH Sexes

INTERESTING TO BOTH SEXES
Any man or woman making less than
$40 weekly should try our easy money
making business. We want Agents for
our celebrated MADAME DEAN SPINAL
SUPPORTING CORsETs; also our SPIN
AL SUPPORTER, SHOULDER BRACE.
AND ABDOMINAL PROTECTOR Con-
BINED (for Men and Boys). No exper-
fence required. Fonr orders per dav
give the Agent $3.50 monthly. Our
agents report four to twenty sales daily.
s. outfit free. Send at once for full
particulars State sex.
LEWIS ScHIELE Il Co..
800 Broadway, New York.
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Inlperiled Miners.

NANTIcoKF, Pa, Dec. 1S.--No. l
slope of the Susquehanna Coal Com
panys az this place, was the scene "a
an accident TO day which may result
In the death Of more than thirty man
and boys, who are now Imprisoned
In 4 breast where they are working
The mine was flooded by the collapse
IL the bottom of a swamp covapilsg
several acres, and in which there was
an immense quantity Of water accum
a1lated from the recent heavy SHOWS
sud rains. The swamp was used as
q culm dump BIZ the company. and
the water, which was precipitated IN
to the mine. carried with Ii tons Of
culm, and as it rushed through the
gang-ways tore ont props and large
mine timbers, and carried them along
into the workings.
The miners, hearing tue rushing
waters. at once comprehended the
situation, and dropping their tools
hurried into the gangways, where
they were lifted from their feet by
the terrific force Of the water and
dashed against the fall. Most Of
them escaped alive. Door boys and
driver boys Abandoned their places
and Joined the figh for safety.
Michael Sarver, father Of the two
sSarver brothers, was among the last
who came out Of the shaft. He wept
like child. He is very old and a
lifelong toiler in the mines. He cx-
pressed himself to-day as entirely
satisfied with the work being done
to extricate the men. He did not
place any blame for the disaster up
On any one, holding that 1t was en-
tirely accidental. II have two as
fine sons as ever father had, lying
down there" Mr.. Sarver said land
as good a daughter as man could
wish lying dead at home, but it is
the will Of God, and say His will
be done.p 1t is terrible affair, and
others are suffering as much as am.
! will 60 down again as soon as they
will let me, and / will work day and
night to rescue them dead or alive"
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lying in the road near nlllsdale,
Monroe county, IN ali unconscious
condition. He was on his wag home
from meeting, and it Is supposed
that willie going at 4 rapid liace hts
AoFse stumbled and Tell. tssroWing
'lie rider % the ground with great
sssfTs. Its hiEnself cAnnns seugslectS
e.1Av the areislent occurred. LULA
sls's e y most serious chal seter we're
9nllaeted upon the yoasng man : head
and lace.
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A PERMANENT CURE AT WEsTMIN-
STEL, MD.

Mr.. John Lucabaugh, Westminster, Nd.
writes: SAT the suggestion of a friend !
was induced to try sAromanna'. the Great
Dyspepsia Cure. and Liver and Kidney
Regulator, and it gave great satisfaction.
My wife had q severe attack OF Asthma.
and was treated by one of our best physi-
clans until we considered a cure was
affected. but II soon made its appearance
again. DuLac's'Swiss Balsam' was recon-
has made a permanent cure. We take
great pleasure in recommending sAroman-
ma snd Swiss Balsam., believing them Ia
he genuine. They are the only proprietary
goods that we ever used thai done what
they claimed to do" Price rs and rs cts.
Sold by A. NJ. GILBERT, Martinsburg, and
country dealers.
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The farmers are now through with
their fall work and have gone into
winter quarters.
Butchcrine time is over, meat
plent~ a;sA price low
4 Few years a1o, G. W. North
commenced The shipping Of walnut
kernels 70 the eastern market. Inst
season he shipped two apd ilaif
tons. and up to this time, this sea-
son, he has shipped over two tons.
He pays l21 cents per pound.
Geo. Legg is feeding fnc lot of
beef cattle for the eastern market.
The prospects were never better
for cold winter, considering the
msfrimonial market; two weddings
last week, three this week, and sew
eral for next week.
A tremendous gas explosion oc-
Cured near Pine Grove lately. At
ter the smoke had cleared away, we
found that no one was seriously hurt;
"Pete" was blown up little, and
"Pat" was knocked sensible.
We are indeed very sorry to hear
of the illness Of Grant Pitzer, but
hope he may soon be well again and
at his post Of duty.
Market quotations Butter, zoe.
per h.; eggs, Csc. per dozen; tur-
keys, s to Zoe. per h.; chickens, Sc !;
pork. BE-: beef, to &C.,; corn, 40c.
per bushel; wheat, 90c.; family flour,
$3.50 per barrel; mill-stuff $l.00 per
leo lbs; potatoes, Coo. per bushel ;
cabbage, 6 to &c. per head.
Please remember me to my old
friend, "Dash," l would like SO much
to hear from him again. Hoping
you all may enjoy happy Christ
mas and a merry New Year, | am
Yours, LITTLE SHAVER.
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HARMS Cry, Dec Clifford, the
3-year old son Of j. B. Sherman, pro-
prietor of the Star Iron Works, last
night upset a lighted lamp and
shockingly burned himself and his
mother, who rushed to his rescue.
The child prattled nearly all night OF
Christmas and Santa Claus, but died
early this morning. The mother,
though seriously burned, it is believ-
ed, will recover.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-26

COUNCIL BLUFFs, Ia, Dec. 2O-A
man, believed from papers found on
his person to be L. S. Kempell, was
arrested last night on the outskirts
of the city. He says he is en- route
to Washington to kill Cleveland in
order to rid the country Of Demo
Gratis. He was heavily armed and
had considerable money. He is be-
lieved to be from Sydney, Neb.
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DiounOntla In Her Teeth
N. Y. Correspondents Omaha Herald.

-. neutrality-suspicious. 0Asen9 HSxet0s
While waiting in . dentists ante
room for my turn to BE- tortured, !
couldn't help overhearing TIE CONVEX
sation between . girl in tho operat-
ing chair and the man who was i'm
proving her mouth. The talk indi-
Gated that diamonds were somehow
being use; and Of course my curioei-
ty was aroused.
Pretty soon she came ont. Whilo
standing in front Of mirror, putting
on her hat and cloak, she smiled in-
spectively at herself, ia manner
critical Of her teeth, and the fash Of
something inside her red lips caught
my eyes. It was not the CLEAN Of
the pearl into which the poet has SO
long transformed beauty's tooth, but
a brighter CLINT like that Of dia
mond She was a hifalutiug crea
ture in dress and manners, aud clear
" capable Of any freak Of rmbeIlish-
ment; but I was nevertheless aston
ished when the d mist said.
Yes, it was q diamond that you
saw. | have set four ia her teeth,
the gold filing serving q the metal
with which to imbed the gems in the
cavities No, / never heard Of such
q thing before. It was her own orig
inal device What fort To adver-
tise herself She is prosperous adj
venturess, already Ill known, and de-
sirous Of greater notoriety. She
brought the diamonds, and they are
probaly worth three or four hundred
dollars altogether, as very big oLes
could not be used. / suppose the
diamond mouthed woman will be-
come famous in her way, and so the
investment will prove satisfactory"
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HEAVY GOLD BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Isaac Seligman, III Market St.. Camden,
N. j., writes, Jan. 2, 1888: II took heavy
cold just before Christmas, the cough being
50 inccssant AT night that could hardly
lay down and have rest. DuLac's Swiss
Balsam' WAS recommended TO me- used
il and was relieved almost instantly, so
much SO that rested we'll the following
WHO are afflicted with coughs and colds. 1
also used it for Group on my little one.
three-and-a-halfy years old. and eased his
condition at once.v Prizes - and % cents.
Sold by A. NJ. GILBERT. Martinsburg, and
country dealers.
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ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. II This mora
ing in the United States Court Judge
Mccoy decided the contested election
case growing out 81 the recent pro
hibition election il this county. The
Judge refused to continue the 10
junction restraining the Ordinary
form announcing the resuIt 81 the
election, and decided the case against
the liquor men on every point made.
There is IN the bill adopted provis-
ion that Georgia wines may be cold
as wines from other States that were
excluded. That portion of the bin,
Judge Mccoy decides WAS unconsti-
tutional and that no wines could be-
sold.
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One man is really not much bet
ter than another, and he may be-
have much worse.
A mirror reflects without talking.
and that is why it is the reverse of
some people we know of.
Women swallow flattery as babies
swallow buttons, without any idea
OF the trouble that may follow.
As soon as man gets perfectly
familiar with his own name he be-
gins to write it SO others cannot
read it,
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A Fight with the Apaches.

DEMiNG, N. NJ, Dec. 2O.-Lieutcn-
ant Fountains company OF United
States Cavalry were ambushed BY
Indians ycstesday near White House.
Sergeant Maddox was killed, and
Priyates Collins, Gibson, Hutton and
Mcmillan. Lieutenant Cahill and
Corporal Mcfarland were slightly
wounded.
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4 FAIR nur RIGID POLICY 70 81 rorfow-
rp nf THE REPUBLICAN srvAroaa.

FAIR rur RIGID poLIcy 70 BF rorf low
nn ~ THE REPUBLICAN sFvAvoaa
WASHINGTON, Dec. co. The senate
will npt act upon. any III tic A.s;su.iia-
fions referred to il for confirmation
until after the holiday receas. An
attempt was mace ia tlie lato ilepub
lican caucus by Senators Eslmuut1s.
Evarts and Malone, supported by (
few other gentlemen, to secure the
passage OF o resolution bindillx the
party tooppose al nominations made
by Mr. Cleveland to Gil Offices where
the Republican incnmbents had been
suspended without cause, but tho
resolution was withdrawn because
. great majority OF tho senators we're
seen to be opposed t. ii. Since that
time there has been no change in the
situation. It can not properly be ID
ferred, however, from the action 81
the caucus that the Presidents nonni.
nations will all be confirmed without
question. In every ease where mon
have been appointed 10 oface who's
fitness is questioned ths rsost hid
investigation will be made, and where
unworthy persons have received ~
pointments they win be rejected.
There will also b many cases 81 The
suspension Of RspubIican officials 81
the appointment of Democrats IS
which the maioritv ~ kha cnue&e.
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CoLUMBUs, O., Dec. ~. Hon Allen
G. Thurman was selected 10 night IS
umpire before tho mining arbitration
board. The judge was suggested b.
the miners and readily accepted ~
the operators. The committee an
pointed 70 wait on him report thai 6e
win accept.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-26

Ayea's Sarsaparilla mavelously braces
up the system purifies and inyieoratts.
Every invalid needs It.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-26

Straw hats and linen busters will not
be SO very popular az heretofore DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup, however, will be
IS popular Is ever.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-12-26

The name OF Bull Greek station
On the Ohio River Railroad has been
changed to Waverly.