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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19

ton indeed made a stout, sharp knife as
necessary to her as is a needle to an ordi-
nary woman.
Taking her knife in the left hand she
felt about with her right as she lay, or
rather leaned, there till she found a crevice
or crack in the rocks into which she could
fasten the knife. Gradually and securely
driving it down in this crack to the hilt
she proceeded to fasten one end of the
heavy silken cord to the knife and the
piteous prayer with clasped hands and
forehead humbled to the rocks. Her
heart was very gentle now. Never be-
fore was her better, gentler self 10 en-
tirely to the surface. She was sorry for
the folly of that day, and of all days.
Not for herself; she was sorry for the
pain of others. She prayed for her sister;
for her great rugged father. She prayed
first for all that was near and dear to her.
And last of all the poor, penitent and
desolate girl with such a contradiction Of
nature prayed for herself. And then she
slept.
The cold winds of early morning awak-
ened her. She had slept soundly; but
her limbs were stiff and her hands and
feet numb. She put the cord again about
her body, making her short dress still
shorter. Then she took the knife in her
left hand. After taking one look at the
dizzy depths below and making certain
that she could neVe descend in That way
and live, benumbed as she now was, she
slowly began to ascend.
Bear in mind this Island had been her
rocking-cradle. She knew it so well. It
had no terrors for her at all under ordi-
nary circumstances. Like the lion tanner
in the cage with the lion he has known so
long and well she even now, rested and
renewed as she was with a full day before
her felt no more dread.
As said before, she knew every foot of
the ground, or crevice of the rock, whether
accessible or inaccessible.
She knew that there was somewhere a
circuit to this continual ascent; that there
was a summit to this crag in the sea some
where and she would reach it and descend
by the other side.
This one particular rock is curious. 1t
looks like a sea lion. It rests there, half
lifted from the water, like a huge sea
hon looking away out toward the orient
seas. It's head overhangs the ocean. Its
nose is high, fearfully high in the air.
Ships at high tide could, WE ; it not for
the fallen rocks there, that fep the fret
full waters churned to a 1 Am, ships, /
say, were it not for the fall b rocks that
thrust up through the watershere and are
made black with roaring sea lions and
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8omsehnld.

One and one-half cups -four, n egg,
bne-half cup rye meal, n tablespoon
kugar. a little salt, two teaspoons cream
kartar. mix with milk and drop from a
spoon into hot lard.
CORN BREAD
One and one-half cups of sou milk, n
bun Indian meal, two cups OF Hour, n
90. one-half cup of sugar, n teaspoon
mi OF soda. a little salt and two table
I~spoonfuls of butter.
CoCoANUT PIE.
One u of white sugar, two eggs,
c~ocoanut grated fine, two cups OF sweet
milk. three tablespoons of fonr, n table
spoon of butter; flavor with nutmeg. Bake
with one crust.
URRAN CAKE.
Stir together one cup of o u cream, n
cup of sugar, one-half cup of c%urrants, one
and one-half cups of flour and n tea
spoonful of soda; flavor with nutmeg n
bake in buttered tins.
SUGAR AXES
Three coffee-cups of sugar, five eggs and
one cup of butter; beat very light, then
add one nutmeg grated, flour enough to
roll, one-fonrth of a cup of water n
two t~easpoonfuls of baking powder.
BANANA CAKE.
Bake as many layer cakes as desired,
cut bananasin thin slices, prepare cream
by whipping sweetening and favoring.
Put layers of bananas between the sheet
of cake, and pour the cream over each
layer.
MINCED MEAT.
Four pounds of beef boiled tender; n
pound suet, two pounds raislns, two
pounds ~currants, on9 pound citron, cut
fine, six pounds apples, n pound sugar,
crate the rinds of four lemons, and add
the Juice, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg to
taste, cider to moisten them.
COFFEE CAKE.
One cup of butter, two cups of sugar,
one cup of strong coffee, three eggs, half
cup of molasses, n cup water, n cup
each raisins and currants, one teaspoon
cloves, two teaspoons cinnamon, n OF
allspiee two teaspoons baking powder,
and -four to make a stiff batter. Bake two
hours.
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CHAPTER XII.
A STRAND OF L1FE-oR DEATH.

Once more the girl arose and walked
about her home in the air. This time she
walked fast and resolute; as if it had en-
tered her mind to end the tragedy in one
way or another at once.
Perhaps she thought of her fathers
comming and determined to have done
with the dreadful situation before he
came to suffer from the contemplation Of
her awful position.
She made the round of observation and
threw up her arms in despair as she came
back to where she had sat with folded
hands. But this time she did not sit down
in that same spot. She walked far out
on the Lions Head; far outI So far that
her foot lay half way over the ~perpendicu-
Lar ledge and ten thousand people caught
their breath in the boats below
Here she sat down; undid the cord
about her body; tied it tightly about q
sharp little uplifted point of rock tied it
tight and tried it by pulling hard and
strong.
And then her hands began to work and
to weave as if they had been a spiders
hands. Her strong, heavy dress, already
In shreds above the knee was SHREDDED and
twisted into cord almost before the peo-
pie below realized her desperate resolu-
ton.
But when they did discover her pur-
pose a moment later what a shout of
cheerI of hope, of heartl
And now she lifted her knife to the
glorious stream of black hairl
She wove her hair into her costly,
rich ladder with such dexterity and speed
that in a little time her shapely head was
entirely shorn.
Garment after garment disappeared.
The last garment, the last shred was gonel
The girl arose and stood there a moment
as God had made her.
Her long, thin cord was coiled in her
right hand. And there was but one
thought and prayer among men. Was it
strong2 and was it long2 Would the
rope reach to the foamy troubled waters
and the sea lions below Had her fingers
been adroit and cunning at their work,
and would the rope endure her weight
Ships of war of all nations sent their
best boats and crew to see If by some good
fortune they might be of possible service
to the brave girl Gallant Stuart Taylor,
the naval officer of the Port of San Fran
cisco, was there. In brief all San Fran
cisco was there, at least in heart and de-
sire to help.
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THE MILLER's

b stood upon the rocky hill,
Bathed in the sunsets mellow glow
Behind her rose the gray old mn,
Where Obthcaloga's waters now.
The fading sunbeams, flung above
THE bridge and mill house, sned
A golden halo gently Wove
Around her haxen head.
Mo pobler brow Pomona had
Than this fair maid, whose race,
Angelic. sweet and nothing SAD,
RiYaLed even Helle's grace.
The poets most impassioned lay,
The painters brightest living dyes
The heavenly light canno portray
what beamed from her deep lqulo eyes
Ipassed along and wondered not
That. through the storm OF wind ana uue'
Leander braved the Hellespont
For one brief hour at Hero's side.
-NeaD Orleans RcGVuHe.
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THE BURIED RIVER
ARomance of CALIFORNIA;.
WRITTEN FOR THE PROGRESSIVE FARHHR, By
Joaquin Miller.
TX.

Copyright by the Author.)
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DEATHS.


Tributes, &c., 10 Cents Per Line
TREADWAY.--At Black Horse, Hartford coun-
ty, Saturday, July 27, 1889, John Treadway. in
the S0th year of his age.
JENIFER.-On July 30, at Good Hope Balti
more county, Bessie, daughter of Col. Daniel
Jenifer.
FOLEY.-At Pikesville, July 80, Michael j.
Foley, in his 21st year.
ACHENBACK.-In Baltimore. July y, George
J. Achenback, aged % years and % days only
son of the late Hiram Achenback of BALTIC. co.
DISNEY.-At Arlington, July 80, Fulton E.,
infant son of A. Emory and Mary E. Disney,
aged months and days.
DULANEY-A Calverton, July 20. Theodore
c., aged months and 25 days, child of Annie
NJ. and VIM. B. Dulany.
DUKEHART.-In Dulanys Valley, July. %,
Edna Elvina. aged month and days, infant
of c. E. and N. E. Dukehart.
URBAN.-At Towsontown, August 1889, Lewis
Hammond Urban in the $Stn year OF ms S age
A. NJ, Monday, August 9Th, from thence to St;
Frances Church, where solemn requiem mass
will be said for the repose of his soul. Inter
ment at st. Mary's Cemetery, Govanstown.
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Is THE EXCELLENT article written by Prof.
James f. Green, ON the violations of the license
law in Baltimore county, extracts from which
were published in THE UNION last week, are
some pointers for the next Grand Jury and
when that body comes together its attention
should be called to them. That the most open
and fragrant frauds and violations of this law
are being practiced by many liquor-sellers in
this county does not longer admit of any doubt,
and how to put an end to these infractions is
question of the gravest Importance. 1t is now
an established fact that large number of peo-
pie in this county annually perjure themselves
to secure twenty -five-dollar license when, if
the law was properly observed, they would be
obliged to pay $50 By swearing to transpa-
rent lie they save S25 and cheat the State to
that extent The Grand Jury for the May
term, 1885, referring to this particular matter,
said 1.-THE fraud practiced is astounding, result
ing in aloss annually of thousands of dollars"
Since then four Grand Juries have been in ses-
sion at Towsontown and not single one of
these violators of the law have been indicted.
Whose fault is it that this state of affairs is per-
mitted to continue? Is it possible that this
element is so strong in Baltimore county that
the people are afraid to grapple with it? These
open violations cannot continue much longer.
1t is a fraud swindle and an outrage on the
taxpayers. Now let us see what the next Grand
Jury will do
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The BALTIMORE Americdn says Baltimore
county will have to search hard to find man
who will bring with him to the bench as much
brains as Judge Yellott took away" Perhaps
this is verv good reason why the constitutional
provision limiting the age of a iudgeto seventy
years should be repealed. There can be no
doubt that Judge Yellott is as mentally sound
to-day as he ever was in his life.
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WI OLA
Valuable Tract of Land in the Second Elec-
ton District, Baltimore county.
Under and by virtue of the power contained
Gain a Mortgage from Nicholas L. Owings III
iEI and wife, dated the 18th day of
September A. ID. 1887, and recorded among the
Land Mortgage Records of Baltimore county.
in Liber ]. w. S. No. 49, folio 500, &C., will. as
the Assignee of said Mortgage, offer for sale, by
PUBLIC AUCTION, AT THE COURT HOUSE
DOOR, IN TOWSONTOWN, on
Wednesday, Fist of Au0ust, Il. ID. 1889,
At the hour of IL O'Clock NJ,
Situated near 0wings' Mills, in Baltimore coun-
late David Owings, and adjoins the lands of Mrs.
Sophia A. r. Weber, ]. Fenner Lee and others.
The tract comprises about
FIFTY-FIVE ACRES OF LAND,
Having upon it a large lot of very valuable
TIMBER, is well watered and nicely located.
improvements consist of a
STONE DWELLING, STABLE AND OTHER
0UTBUILDINGS.
And also has upon it good MILL SITE.
For full description and title refer to the Mort
gage above mentioned.
TERMS OF SALE :-One-half Cash upon rat
ification of sale, and the balance i'll six months,
or all cash at the purchasers option. cash
deposit of $4,000 required on day of sale.
COMFORT NJ. w. COCKEY,
Assignee.
MILAN NJ. RISTEAU, Auctioneer.
July21-tS.
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It will be held near the Church.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
saturday Evenings, Au0ust 9th, Sth,
Sth, 9th and 10Th, 1889.

THE TABLES.
No. 1.-THE Ladies' Fancy IGGIe-Presided over
by Mrs. James Kelley, assisted by Mrs. William
Draayer, the Misses Teresa Lindsay, Clara
Draayer, the Misses Quinlin, the Misses Bradley,
Miss Evelina Hennessy.
No. 2.-Ihe Confectionery Id6le-Under the di-
rection of the Misses Fleury, assisted by the
Misses Kate Unger, Dollie King and Laura
Reeves.
No.%3-The Ice cream Td5le-Superintended by
Mr.. Matthew Weis, assisted by Mr.. VIM. Hotter
and Sons and Mr.. George Weis.
No. title Young Mems Td6le-Directed by
Mr.. Albert Miller Jr., assisted by Messrs. Miller
Brothers and the Misses Miller, Martha Weis and
Anna Blank.
No. 5.-The Temperance Saloon and Soda Wdler
F0uhtdiH-U ndcr the charge of Messrs. William
Draayer and James Kelley.
No. 6-The Supper Tdbie-Under the supervi-
sion of Mrs. James Scott and daughters and Mrs.
II. Wilson. assisted by Mrs. Albert DOlaZil, Mrs.
Charles Gilbert, the Misses Mary Cronin and
Shore Sisters
No. The JacOJ's IVell-Under the direction
of the Misses Doyle, assisted by Miss Lizzie Weis
and others.
No. S-THe Dancing PdCili0a-Will be managed
by Mr.. Charles Gilbert, assisted by Messrs. Thos.
and Samuel French.
saS-There will be many valuable articles to be
rallied.
WRIGHT'S POPULAR STRING BAND will
furnish music for the occasion.
DON LUIGI SART0RT, Pastor
AuU Aft
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THE Scientific american reports remarkable
incident which occurred lately on the New
York and New Haven Railway during heavy
thunder storm. The engine of an express train,
running thirty miles an hour, was struck by
lightning and brought to stop. The engineer
and fireman were badly shocked and made
quite sick Railroad men say this was the first
time they ever heard of an engine in rapid
motion being struck by lightning.
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AFTER SPENDING nearly week in an inef-
fectual attempt to secure jury in the Criminal
Court of Baltimore city to try Sam Cooper and
his four accomplices, indicted for themurder of
Policeman Lloyd, the cases of all the men were
on Wednesday removed to the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county. Several hundred tails
men had been summoned and out of that num-
Der only nine jurymen were secured.
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THE CALUMET CLUB of Baltimore has de-
clined the invitation of the Crescent Society
TO appoint conference committee to try and
harmonic the differences in the Democratic
ranks i'm the city. There seems now to be less
show of adjusting the differences between the
factions than ever before.
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SAMUEL HESS an ex-treasurer of Lancaster
county Pa, died short time ago and notwith-
standing the fact that his wife received over
5000 from an insurance company, the county
paid the funeral expenses of Hess. II was rep
resented to the Commissioners that he was an
tsidipent soldier
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THE DEMOCRATIC convention which was held
here on Monday was perhaps the quietest af-
fair of the kind ever seen in Towsontown. The
attendance was confined almost entirely to the
delegates, and as all it had to do was to elect
delegates to the State convention and to the
Judiciary convention, the work was soon fin
ished and the body adjourned. The conven-
ton of the same party which will meet here
Monday, September 10th, will be an altogether
different affair. Then the county ticket will be
nominated and the clans will gather from every
quarter to help their favorites to get a nOmina-
ton or. in the event of defeat, to bind up their
wounds and commence getting them in trim
for another tilt two years hence. The life of
the average district politician is not happy
one. He may get knocked out half dozen or
more times, but he falls into line again and
when the time comes for another deal he again
hobs up serenely and is willing to take what
ever crumbs may fall from the table. These
may be in the shape only of promises, but in
his battered condition he thinks these are bet
ter than nothing and he retires to repeat the
same thing next time. And so it goes.
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LAWYER JOHN r. DUNN, of New York city,
who induced Cashier Scott, of the Manhattan
Bank, to steal 1885,, 900, has been convicted and
sentenced to the State prison for nine years
and six months. Dunn got most of the money
and then advised Scott to leave the country,
but he came back and testified against the man
who had helped to ruin him.
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Petition to Make Ann Reynolds n Pd9tU to
the AbOUe Case.
The object of this bill or petition is to make all
of the brothers and sisters of Joshua Barnett
parties to the distribution of the trust estate of
Joshua Barnett. That under the deed of trust
from Joshua Barnett to II. II. Boarman, the deed
provides that whatever is left of the proceeds
of said real estate, and after the death of the
said Joshua Barnett, shall be divided equally
amonst the mother and sisters of said Joshua
That the portion of his real estate situated in
Baltimore county, has been sold for $6000.00.
and that his mother and sisters are necessary
parties to the cause. That Ann Reynolds, one
of his sisters, resides in the State of Pennsylva-
mia, beyond the jurisdiction of this Court, and
prays an order of publication against her, to
show cause why the Court should not pass an
order or decree making her party to the above
cause.
1t is thereupOn ordered by the Court. this 18th
day of July, 1885, that the plaintiff petitioner
causea copy of this order, together with the OBJ
ject and substance of the bill to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Baltimore county,
once week for four successive weeks, before
the 18th day of August, 1885, giving notice to the
defendant, Ann Reynolds, in said bill of petit
ton, and warning her to appear in this Court in
person or by solicitor,
On or before the 10Th day of September, 1889,
TO show cause, if any she has, why an order or
decree should not be passed as prayed.
JOHN W. SHANKLIN, Clerk.
True COpy-Test:
JOHN W. sHANKLIN, Clerk.
July I3-5t.
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n FOR THE
Construction of RuXtOn Road.
Proposals will be received by the undersigned
Until Thursday, 1w1ast 18Th, Il. ID. 1889,
At IL o'clock NJ.
FOR THE OPENING AND CONSTRUCTION
OF a NEW COUNTY ROAD,
: Beginning at point in the centre of the pres
ent county road as lately widened. at the east
end of a bridge recently erected over the North
ern Central Railway at Ruxton Station, on said
railway, in the Ninth Election District, in Bal
timore county, and thence through the proper
ty of said Northern Central Railway Company,
Mrs. c. II. BOude William A. and Charles d.
Fisher, on the line of road constructed by the
said Fishers, and now in use, to the intersection
of said road with another road constructed by
said Fishers through their property, and that of
Hugh A. Newell, running nOrtherly on the east
ern side of Roland Rum and thence northerly
with said last named road and continuing the
same general direction in all about 1000 feet,
and thence westerly through the land of said
Fishers and crossing Roland run, and still
through the land of said Fishers to the land of
the Rockand Bleach and Dye Works Company,
and thence still westerly through the land of
said company to the land of Samuel H. Tagart,
and through the said land of Tagart, south
westerly to the Green Spring Branch of the N.
G. r. II. Co., and thence crossing said railway
branch and land of the said Tagart to the Falls
turnpike road at point near the village of
Rockland. Said new road is about one mile in
length and 80 feet wide. The said road is to be
built according to specifications, profile and plat
in possession of the undersigned. There will
also be one bridge and two culverts to be includ-
ed in all estimates.
The undersigned reserve the right to reject
any and all bids.
Specifications, profile and plat of road and
bridges can be seen at the residence of William
S. Cowley, Chairman of the Board of Road Com
mSSiQnerS, Loeb Raven, until Tuesday August
9th, after which they may be seen at the Coun-
ty Commissioners office.
The successful bidder will be required to give
bond to the County commissioners in double
the amount of the contract for the faithful per-
Torrance of the same,
DpOfAn lie tn no sol M n
Cowley Chairman Board Road Commissioners,
Ninth Election District, Loeb Raven.
WILLIAM S. COWLEY,
RICHARD B. -HYLAND,
PATRICK GALLAGHER,
Road Commissioners of the 9th Election
Aug. 3-3tD District of BALTIC. csunty.
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THE DEMOCRATIC judicial convention of Har-
ford county, which met at Belair ON Wednes-
day, elected Messrs. w. Smithson Forwood,
J. o. Stearns, J. B. Hanway ]. Hollis and ]. T.
Patterson delegates to the convention which
meets at Towsontown, August 7th, to nominate
a candidate for Chief Judge Of the Third Judi
cial Circuit. The delegation is uninstructed.
After the convention ex-Judge Maynadier was
asked whether or not he would be an indepen-
dent candidate for Chief Judge but he declin-
ed to say what he would do.
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THE HEAVY rains of the past week produced
floods which did vast deal of damage in Mary
land and adjoining States by washing away
mill-dams bridges, fences and crops. Thepeo-
pie have not had time to recover from one flood
until they are visited by others and it is there
fore not surprising that many are discouraged
at the repeated losses they have sustained.
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AT LAST accounts none of the Belt employees
were actually starving. 1t is true that they
are obliged to have their certificates shaved
at ruinous discount, but this is a hardship
they can survive.-Bdltinlore Herald.
Yes; it may be that they can survive, but it
is disgrace to the city to put them to the test
Before annexation the city newspapers had
much to say about the county's management
of affairs in the Belt, but it never allowed lis
employees to get into the strait the citys are in
to-day. Baltimore is big town, but il is capa-
BILE of doing some very small things and this is
one Of them.
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AT DETROIT, Michigan, few days ago the
wonderful young horse "Guy'' trotted mile
against time in 2:121. On the same day and
over the same track the great side-wheeler
Johnston" paced mile in the extraordinary
time of 2O9i. Budd Doble held the ribbons
over both horses