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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

his eyes and family muttered: "Old
man. we're all right. When you get
back to town tell the boss at the stable
that l."
The man closed his eyes and said no
more. He was dead.
1t was no time for delay Or weak
ness. The maj had done his duty
must do mine. crawled back to the
dugout and called the dogs after me; |
heated some water in IN old cracked
baking pan and filled it nearly full of
snow, and in the icy water l managed
to soak my boots until l could cut
them off. My feet We're already white
and blistered. rs if scalded in steam,
but I wrapped Il piece of my blanket
around my feet and managed to draw
the big rubber boots owe them. In
half an hour l could stand. Then with
the dogs ] started for town. 1t seemed
to me as if | would never reach the
end of my journey. Many times fell
while struggling through the now
My hands and nose froze; my ears
we're stiff. my wliskers were covered
with ice and my hair looked like wool.
The dogs themselves were covered with
frost. which stood out in a long pow
derry fiber like cotton.
When I had reached the end Of the
frs. mile Of my two-milc journey it
was three o'clock in tho afternoon.
1t must have been about eight
o'clock n the morning when l
first crawacd into the dugout and
built the fire. Every body in the town
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
seemed dead and the houses closed

seemed dead and the houses closed
mp, but as | drew nearer | saw faces at
the windows. but no n came to the
doors. They probably thought ] was
some ranchman coming for supplies.
The sun was almost down when | came
in sight of my house. But what a sun
it was, it was almost as white AS the
snow. There was no heat in il. The
keen wind whistled shrilly and blew
the nov like burning sand into my
face, cutting like hot razors.
When | reached the front steps of
my house, where on the previous day
l had beheld sunny landscapes, l fell
exhausted and almost blind. The
voices of children no longer came
across the fields. The streets were dc.
serted and the town as silent as the
grave. is it possible" ! thought,
THAT my family. too. are dead9 The
dogs by this time were scratching at
the door and barking. I saw the face
of my wife through the window. Ny
little girl put up her hand and screamed
"Papa!"
The door opened and fell into the
house. saved. 1t was many days be-
fore l found myself in bed and heard
the doctor saying: "a narrow escape,
but ! think his feet are all right and
we can save them
The driver who saved my life and
lost his W lies in the great American
Desert Cemetery, just over the hill from
our town. He has a monument and
the respect of the Territory.-M. y
| Telegram.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
BEATING


Among the various admirable pro-
ductions OF taste which the guests of
Baron Rothschild never fail to admire
is a magnl tieent service of porcelain,
Of singulaF beauty. elegance Of shape
and finish and remarkable for the
artistic richness of its paintings. But
the way in which the Baron became
possessed Of it is worth relating.
One day an old man, careworn,
wrinkled, feeble and apparently totter-
ing on the verge of the grave. pre-
sented himself before NJ. de Roths-
child, soliciting the honor of an inter-
view with the famous banker. The
aged visitor took from his bag a rich
and beautiful plate, so ~splendidly
wrought Il at the Baron admired it en-
ceedingly md became greatly delighted
with it.
Sir" slid the patriarch, will you
buy this OF me? l have a whole set,
and it has struck me that a service SO
beautiful can not find a more fitting
place than In the mansion OF the prince
of tina%nciers."
at is indeed very tlne,' said the
Baron. chow much do you want for
the service ?'
Look You. sir. said the old man.
81 am bowed down with many years
and have not long to live. am poor,
and wish 10 end my days in compara-
tive comfort VIII you in exchange
for this va liable porcelain give me an
income for life OF one hundred francs a
month";
The Bar on looked at the poor man,
examined the plate again. and said:
"Well, pc 1t so; here IS the hrst pay
ment' Send me the service and give
me your name
The splendid set OF porcelain was
delivered the same day to the Baron
and a month afterward' while ne was
seated III his counting house. a man
entered ana asked Tor the second paw
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
A DAKOTA BLlZZARD.
An Exciting Experience Graphic
ally Described.
How the Storm Came Up-A Desperate
Struggle For life In y Deserted Dug.
Out-Sad Fate of = Courageous
Driver.

A man who has never seen q Dakota
blizzard can have no conception Of its
terrors.
A Telegram reporter was caught in
the first great storm that swept over
the plains from the northwest this
season. He will not soon forget the
experiences of the night that followed.
He says:
I'VE we're about making a two-days'
trip to the mountains. The weather
was mild and almost like a spring day.
Snow was gone except on the mount
aims and in The road where it had been
packed by teams and freight wagons
and melted by the sun into ice. This
frozen snow rising above the barren
plains was nearly two feet deep. and it
stretched away like II white macadam-
lied turnpike as far as the eye could
reach. My horses We're brought to the
door. and as l stood on the piazza q
moment bidding the family goodbye l
congratulated them on the fine open
weather we were having.
That's all right, stranger" said a
neighbor, who was leaning against the
fence; ''but / advise you to take plenty
Of blankets and enough Of grub for a
couple Of days"
"But it's only twenty miles to the
first ranch," l said, "where we'll stop
for the night. Tomorrow we shall
reach the mountains"
"That's all right" repeated the old
timer; ''but don't you forget what I'm
telling YOU"
To please him l ordered the driver to
go round to the barn and get some buf-
falo robes and a couple Of blankets,
which he did. | remember the weather
perfectly. 1t was like a soft April after
noon; the sun shonc brightly and chill
'dren played bareheaded in the streets.
but there was an unusual stiffness In
the air, il seemed to me. The deep,
PARKWAY bluencss Of the sky made me
think of spring.
1t was one of those soft, smiling
days peculiar to the high altitude Of
the plains near the Rocky Mountains.
One of those strange Pacific winds was
blowing, They come without q mo.
ment's warning, and have been known
to melt eighteen inches Of snow in a
few hours, and even bring birds from
somewhere, no one knows whittier.
But ten hours later the mercury may
be twenty degrees below zero. and
hundreds Of cattle lying dead from the
sudden change.
| remember MS | entered the wagon
that Notwithstanding the hustle of the
town there was an ominous Stiffness
a hush peculiarly in keeping with the
soft, mellow afternoon.
"This is Gods country" said the
old-timer. ~ We babe him good.day
and drove away. The voices Of boys
who were playing ball just outside Of
the town came wonderfully distinct
across the fields. When we reached
the open prairie there were no aigns OF
winter In the sky. The mountains
shone IN tho sunlight, and their white
peaks scared into the cloudless blue.
The landscape was like o picture.
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THOUGHTS.
wit and Wisdom Clothed in Modest Epl-
grammatiC Sentences.

Ole age comes in a cantertoe him dat
ibis in a trot.
De lazy mar am allus ready toe
prophecy a open wintah.
A little man doan' look any biggah
on top a h~itchin'-post.
Oar nebbah war cloud so tick dat
sunlight didn't bimcby bore fu hit.
De shin foun' in the road amt so
val'ble ez de >iNpense dat pays 10
sweat.
Aigs look laik each oddah, but wit
twell yo' crack de shells befo' yo'
judge.
Possesshun am mo- en- nine points
oh law toe de casheah dat gifts intoo
Canada.
Make yo' boss run Wen a walk MI
do an hem boun' toe walk wen YOU
er hasty.
Eli yo' hiah 20 apples harvested.
doan' be s'prised at dc few toe de
bushel.
Yo' mus spec toe git pricked by do
briars eff yo' wantail git wat er benin
de hedge.
A smaat man doan' need toe he
handsome; an a handsome man doan'
seem toe hab any use TO brains 4.
Wdldron, in Judge.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

Returned missionary--''All natives
of rank have coins suspended from
their noses and ears" ''But with the
crude instruments you say they have l
don't sec how they a punch holes
through the. coins" "Thc holes are
already punched. You sec most OF the
coins come from America. where they
are collected In church contribution
boxes. "-Nebrdska State Journal.
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COMPENSATION.

There Is no gain unmixed with loss
No loss without som gain;
There is no JOY free from alloy,
Nc pleasure free from pain.
There is no excellence without
Exceeding sacrifice;
And careful Fate gives nothing great
Without its proper price.
The brightest rainbow follows in
The blacklist storm clouds wake:
The fairest day, the poets say,
Ger gloomiest night must break.
We have the bud before the flower;
Each midst sharp thorns must grow,
Yet soft and deep their perfumes Green
Where summer breezes blow.
He is not OF all hope bereft
Who bows at Grief's command:
MOI wholly blest IS he caressed
BY fckle Fortunes hand.
For in Lies scale Of matchless truth
The balance is not lost;
And he who fain q prize would goin
Must pay its utmost cost.
"A crown Of light is Sorrows need;
But when joys little day
Of troubled dreams and anxious schemes
Is spent, It fades away.
Delight unmingled, ill unmixed,
This world doth not possess;
But everywhere the rich and fair
Are found in great success.
Hardened indeed that heart must be
In which ecstatic fire
Is quenched and done, forever gone,
With all sublime desire.
God Is above and over all;
The evil and the good
His love directs, but their effects
Man hath not understood.
Through the dark glass he looks as vet
But, when the gloom is past,
He shall behold Lies scroll unrolled,
And read its lines at last.
% weary heart! 0 weary head!
O toiler faint and lone!
Whose pulses beat with fever heat,
Thy work is well nigh done!
Strengthened shall be the tangled threads,
Loosened the silken cord;
my conquest gained, thy goal attained,
Thou shalt behold thy Lord.
Be not dismayed. Thy holy aims,
Thy thoughts sublime and bright,
Shall make for thee ~eternally
A coronet Of light.
What though they sink in darkness here,
Stifed by Sorrows BREATH
They still are thine, and they shall shine
Triumphant over death.
Inter OCEAN
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

I'll hay e a girl" says a Jerseyman,
"that's so modest that she wouldn't
even learn improper fractions in
school, Bugaiu Commercial Alpey-
iiser.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

-He-"My income is small, and per.
haps it is cruel of me to take you from
your fathers roof She-"l don't
live on the root. "-Pmuch'S .AtmaNac,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
DANGERS OF MINING.
The Tremendous Liability Assumed by
Workers In Mines.

One great fact stands out conspicu-
ously in the Blue Book on Mines
just issued. That fact is, the coal
miners occupation is now well nigh
twice as Sd fe as it was thirty years age.
Of course it is still exceptionally haz-
ardous, and therefore demands excep-
tionally careful consideration on the
part of employers, not to say eycep-
tionally strict supervision on the part
of the Government, The number of
persons employed in or about coal
mines last year were 56l, 092, Of whom
5,56S were females, laboring above
ground. The numbcrw who came under
the Coal Mines Regulation act was
519. $40, of whom 4,l3l females. The
accidents amounted to one for every
644 persons employed; the deaths
to one for every j45. Less though
this is than what befell thirty
years ago, and though the di-
minution has proceeded faster during
the last ten years, it remains Il tremen.
dous liability-more, much more,
than even soldiers and sailors are
usually called on to face. There seems
to be Il CONSENSUS of opinion among the
inspectors that the greatest number of
deaths are due to the falling in of the
roof or sides Of the ~creviceS in which
the men work. Surely safeguards of
an effectual kind might be provided
against this risk. But if the employers
are to blame for neglect of parsimony,'
much more are the men for a reckless
ness that must be condemned as fool
hardy. They are addicted to smoking.
and will carry the mean for striking
Il light, and 50 enjoy a Whit, where
the indulgence is most %perilous. They
are aversu to the use of the safety
lamp. mainly because it gives 4 little
less light than n naked flame, and so
binders their work, especially in the
cleaning Of their Goals, to an extent
which they think is not compensated
by the extra penny or three-half pence
a ton to which its habitual use entities
them.-LON2ou Christian World.
--s -
Mrs. Alice j. Shaw. whose whis-
tling has within n year or two become
a popular feature at receptions and
fashionable entertainments in New
York. is Il widow with four children.
She was thrown on her OWN resources
for their support and education and
tried whistling. 1t has brought her n
handsome return. The notes of music
for whistlihg rs they appear on paper
would mystify an ordinary musician,
but when translated through the ruby
lips of a ha ndsome woman they become
better understood.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

A house painter who slipped from
q staging the other day. carrying his
paint pots with him. came OIL. it is said,
with flying colors. - It'd Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17
Personals.

Miss Ida Coale of Hartford county
is visiting friends at Cole Ridge,
near Colora.
Miss Gertie Nickle of Bait. Co.,
is visiting at MIR. Geo. H. Poist's.
The Misses Gillespie of Wilmin-
gton are visiting at Mr.. VIM. E. Gill.
espie of Principle.
Miss Grace Crawford of Baltimore
city is visiting the Misses Gillespie
near Principle.
Miss Lees of Bridgeport Pa. is
visiting Miss Florance Mccullough
daughter..of Mr.. E. Mccullough near
Liberty Groye.
Miss Hart of Frenchtown N. J.
is visiting Miss Clara Evans.
Miss Cross of York, Pa. is visiting
at Mr.. Slater Tosh's at Colora.
Mrs. Lee of Philadelphia is visit
ing Mrs. w. L. Fryer of Colora.
E. A. Clendenin of Colora and P,
E. Tome sailed from Baltimore on
the steamer Allegheny for Boston, on
Friday last. Their trip will extend
to 10 days and they intend taking
in Saratoga and other summer resorts
on their overland return.
Miss Sallie Barnes who has been
visiting in Howard Co. returned
home last Saturday. accompanied by
her cousins Miss Minnie and Mes
sers. j. HI. and G. G.. Trimble, who
are quite expect amateur photogra-
piers.
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Social Dances.

On Saturday evening last sociaI
dance was given by Mr.. s. W. Lewis
station agent. The waiting room
was converted into dancing hall
the Lewis brothers furnished the
music, both being skillful musicians.
About 80 of our young folks enjoyed
the entertainment. While the party
was at its highest stage of en- joyment
the band marched down and gave
some brazen music, and for a time
the blare Of the trombone and rattle
of the drum silencei the sharp voice
of the violin.
A social party of the Terpsicorean
class was given at T. T. WorralPs
on Wednesday, evening which was
enjoyed by small company OF
friends. The Lewis brothers played
for the company.
There was social hop at Row
landville on Wednesday evening,
held in the canning factory of the
Logan Brothers, which was q verv
pleasant social event. The managers
were Austin Death and Ewell Gill.
espie. The music was furn ished by
Hills Orchestra. Thirty couples
were present, and the jewellers kept
up the fun fast and furious till an
early hour next morning.
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Rock Springs.

General business around the vii
lage is bright.
The enterprising merchants Ed
and Willard Mcdowell are live young
men and it is unnecessary to say,
are doing live business.
The orchards are crowned with an
abundance of fruit this year.
Cider mills have begun operations
and if it be true that history repeats
itself, we may get an idea suggestive
of the long ago "Cider Campaign"
The wind from the recent storm
did considerable damage to corn
fields. Much of the corn was broken
off near the ground and rendered
worthless,
Quite a number of young folks of
the 9Th. district attended Rigby's
camp meeting on last Sunday. The
day was rather unfavorable but those
attending report a lively time and
seem we'll pleased with the servises.
Mr.. Willard Mcdowell, who has
been slightly indisposed has been
visiting his home near Liberty
Grove.
Lindley Devonshire whose home
is near Rock Springs, accidentally
gave himself severe cut in the leg
while trimming hedge for VIM.
Sharpless near Colora.
The hedge fences planted by the
Cecil Hedge and Wire Fence Co.
are growing nicely. Some of our
farms need better fencing ard 70 this
is good substantial fence, yell
as a decorative one the out look is
that farmers will have many rods
planted in the near future.
DUTCHEss.
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Base Ball.

The Pennington base ball club
won it's ninth consecutive game last
Saturday by defeating the Calvert
club by a very one sided score.
Strickland from the Norristown club
of the Inter State League was in the
box for the Calvert boys and was bat
ted rather hard; but the best pitcher
that ever stepped into the box could
not have won with such support as
he was given. The feature OF the
game was the battery work of Gather
and Kirk. Gather held his opponents
down to two hits and Kirk accepted
Is chances without an error. The
QOnrn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17
Wonderful Cures.

W. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and
Retail Druggists of Rome Ga. say
We have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery, Electric Bitters and Buck
lens Arnica Salve for four years.
Have never handled remedies that sell
as we'll, or give such universal satisfac.
ton. There have been some wonder=
full cures effected by these medicines
in this city. Several cases ofproIounc-
ed Consumption have been entirely
cured by use of a few bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery, taken in con-
nection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always, Sold by L. R.
Kirk.
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From the Nations CaDi-
tai.

Mr.. A. N. Hazen, Washington, D.
q. says the famous Red Flag Oil is a
perfect family medicine and has no
equal for Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Sprains Cuts, Burns and all bodily
pain price 25c.
Consumption, are you troubled with
this terrible disease, if so take healthy
exercise, live in open air use Puritan
Coug h and Consumption Cure and be
cured, don't delay price 25c. at Gurdon
q. Silps drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17

In all the political literature of the
there is nothing to COM
pare with the fulsome fattery dished
up to "laboring men" by the politi.
clans in this campaign. Certainly
no laboring man who has mastered
the A. B. g. can be gulled by it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17
Hamburg Figs for the
Liver.

Habitual constipation and torpid
ity of the liver are functional derange'
ments which should not be so long neg
lected as to generate actual disease.
HAMBURG FIGS should be taken
and deranged organs restored to health.
Csc. Dose, one fig Mack Drug Co. N.
Y, For sale by DR.. L. R. Kirk sole
agent in Rising Sun Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17

MauTy VINO lnhablted
them. Our hardy ancestors lived
happy, wholesome. healthy lives and
their Log Cabin remedies were simple
herbs and roots that grew about their
forest homes, nov re.introduced in
Warmers Log Cabin Remedies and
"TippecapOe."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17

A petition asking for school at
Colora was read. Owing to the
Strengthened finances of the board the
matter had to be indefinitely deferred.
Bids for the furnishing of coal to
school houses were opened and
awarded as follows: First district,
held over; Second, Thomas Conrey at
S. per ton; Third and Fourth,
Davis, Keys & Co., at $3.50; Fifth,
Passmore G Gillespie at $3.50;
Sixth, A. L.. Duyckinck & Co., at
1854; Seventh, S. G. Rowland at Sc
(for Deposit schools at 1926 J Eighth,
A. L. Duyckinck & Co., at $500;
Ninth, same at $3.50.
The coal is to he White Ash, s224O
lbs. to ton and delivered at school
houses.
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Summary.-Two-base hits @. Kirk. Null. Struck
out-Cather IL. Strickland 8. Base on balls-by
Gather 2. Strickland 8. Missed third strike-Null.
Kirk. Umpire-H. Gather.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The treasnrer's report was read
and approved. j. j. Lockwood of
Middletown notified the Board to
putsup the road fences in First dis.
trict blown down by recent storm.
VIM. R. Freeman was authorized
70 close the road across his milldam
sufficient time to make krepairs to
his food gates.
1t was ordered hat notice be given
in the county papers cautioning all
persons against allowing hedge clip.
pings or other rubbish from fences to
remain in dithes along the public
roads. Persons not complying with
the law will be proceeded against
without further notice.
The bids for supplying the county
buildings with coal were opened.
The contract was awarded to Davis,
Keys & Co., at $4'S3 per ton. James
Walter secured the contract for
hauling at is cents ton.
ORPHANS COURT.
Letters testamentary on the estate
of R. o. Hayes were granted to Jos.
H. Steele.
Letters of administration on the
personal estate of Charles Fremont
were granted to Chas. Deur.
List of sales of the personal prop.
erty of Ezekial Thompson were ex-
amined and approved. Inventories
of personal estates were passed as
follows: Robert o. Hayes, John A.
Gregg, Eliza j. Hayatt and Thomas
G. James.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
At meeting of the School Com
missioners yesterday, it was ordered
that the amount paid to H. C. Hurn
for insurance in the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance of Delaware, $7494,
be approved.
The citizens near Frenchtown
asked for q new school district and
house. Repairs ON school No. 6,
Fourth district, to the amount of S.,
were ordered.
1t was agreed that all promotions
in the Elkton school from one grade
to another shall be regulated by the
principal and trustees of the school.
A letter from the President of the
W. G. 7. u, of Cecil county, asking
for some instruction in physiology
and hygiene for the primary grades
in the school was read. The board
thought the matter covered by the
books now in use.
Commissioner Kirk was authorized
to fence the lot around the Fair Hill
school if he thought it expedient.
A committee from the Partridge
Trap school, Seventh district, asked
for a new schoolhouse. The COM
mittee was assured that if the County
Commissioners would provide the
money, the new building would be
erected. The commit then went
before the County Commissioners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-17

The tramp army is heading toward
the peninsula peach orchards. The
van guard commenced passing
through Elkton last week.
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LOG CAIRNS '

LOG CABINS were
not models of elegance,
but repres en- { e d
strength and simplicity,
the natural characters
tics of the rugged yeo-
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Monthly Meeting of County Boards.
The several County boards were in
regular monthly session on Tuesday
and Wednesday.
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Fountain Dale Hotel.
C0NoWINco, MD.
Headquarters for Bass
Fishing!
CoLoRA, ND

Tables supplied with all the Injuries of
the season.
Boats, Bait and Experienced Guides fur
nished fishing parties.
Stephen g. Raglan, Prop.
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Every Visual Defect Corrected

Our improved system of fitting glasses by very
carefully testing each eye separately a newly
designed opthalmoscopic. gives the best results
and avoids any possible error. Persons who have
difficulty in getting suitable glasses will fndit to
their advantage to give US a call at