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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-05-18

Persondt-Misses Hannah Bear and
Jennie Srltznas have returned from
among friends in Piedmont, W. Va.
Thomas Hill started Thursday to
enter his mail clerkship on the b. & o.,
regretted by many and envied by
some.
The Piedmont correspondent of the
Homecoming Star says Daniel Ort, of
Frostburg, was in town Monday, on
his way to Grafton, where he will en-
gage in the picture canvassing bus
mess"
Rev. DR.. Leech returned yesterday
from a visit of several days to Wash
ington, d. C..
Rev. A. j. Clark, Presbyterian min
lister, OF Belle Centre, Ohio, is visiting
Frostburg. He is stopping with DR..
A. B. Price.
Cards are out for the marriage of
A. l.. Thomas, of Eckhart, and Miss
Exile, eldest daughter of Arthur
Baker, of this place, May 20.
The entire board of county com
mlssioners, except Mr.. O'Hanley,
honored the JOURNAL with a call
Wednesday. Much to our regret, both
as an individual and paper, the indi-
vidual was enjoying at home what
Alexander lines Shand calls "the
pleasures of Sickness" occasioned by
depressing attack of Indigestion. This
lnopportune occurrence furnished
cause for a real disappointment, but
our friends will be glad to know that
the. JOURNAL as paper never gets
sick.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
FROM SLAVERY TO HONOR.
jeff Davis Former Servant, Now an .rder.
man, Writes to his Old Master.
From the New York Herald.

lIloLu LlG New OH 11CTdlQ.
RALEIGH, n. G., December 3l.-
James H. Jones, colored, of this city,
who was Mr.. Jefferson Davis body
servant while the latter was President
ofthe Southern Confederacy, wrote him
a letter some weeks ago expressive of
his high regard. Jones stated that he
had not seen his former master since
both were taken to Fortress Monroe.
Jones was captured with Mr.. Davis in
Georgia and made great efforts to secure
his masters escape. Mr.. Davis makes
special mention of him in his history.
Jones has made particular denial of the
story that Davis was attired in woman's
clothing when captured.
Since the war Jones has lived here.
He is a Republi IAN in politics, and has
for eighteen years been an alderman.
His love for Mr.. Davis amounts to de-
votion.
The following autograph letter came
to-day from Mr.. Davis, dated at Beau
voir, Miss, December 2G:
Il was very glad to receive your
letter, with its assurance of kind re-
membrance, and it gave pleasure not
only to me but also to my daughter,
who was an infant when you last saw
her. Mrs. Davis, you know, was always
your particular friend. We have all
rejoiced when we have heard ofyour
honorable prosperity, and have felt that
it was what was due to your integrity
and fidelity. The many years which
have come and gone since we parted
have in nowise diminished my regard
for you and interest in your welfare.
On Christmas Day mailed to YOU the
last photograph taken of me in order
that YOU might see me as I am now.
."With the best wishes of myself,
Mrs. Davis and all my household, l
am truly your friend,
jefferson Ea:is.n
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
Where to Begin.
Farm Journal


Old Peter Tumbledown thinks he
will fix up little about his place, but
hardly knows where to begin. There is
something out of joint or in disorder
all around the buildings; everywhere
he may 60. Suppose we tell him where
to begin this month snd thereafter we
will give him further points. Well,
Peter, where do your house slops 20?
Are they thrown just outside the kit
chen door, or do they run out through
a bottomless gutter right over the we'll?
Here is the place to begin: Throw out
no more slops, but make drain, water
tight at the bottom, from the sink and
from the pump; let it be at least a
hundred feet long, with considerable
fall, and at the lower end have a pile
OF dirt to mix with the DRAWINGS, to
purify them. Turn the spout from the
roof into it, so that it will be flushed
and cleansed at every rain. Do not
have it covered, but scrub it out fire.
quently so that no bad odor nor germs
ofdisease can arise from it. This is the
first job.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
:.
The Hangings of 1888. :
[ From the Chicago Tribune.

[From the Chicago Tribune.
The number of legal executions dur
ing the year has increased over last
year, when it was much smaller than
for many years previous. The total
number was 81, as compared with 70
in 1887, SO in 1885,. land 108 in 1885. The
executions in the several states were
as follows: Alabama, 5; Arkansas, S;
California, 5; Connecticut, l; Delaware,
l; Georgia, 3; Illinois, 2; Indiana, i;
Iowa. l; Kansas, 2; Kentucky, I; Lou.
isiana, 3; Maryland, /; Massachusetts,,
l; Minnesota, /; Mississippi, 4; Missouri,
4; New York, 9; New jersey, 4; North
Carolina, 2; Ohio, 3; Oregon, i; PENN
sylvania, 5; South Carolina, 5; Tennes-
see, 2; Texas, 6; Arizona, 1; Idaho, 2;
Montana, 2; Washington, /; Wyoming,
l.; Indian Territory, 2. OF this nLn-
Der all were males but one, 81 were
whites. g negroes, and I Chinamap. =
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
THE RAMIE PLANT.
A Secret that Solves Diff Guilty Problem
and that will Prove a Mine Of Wealth
to the South.
News and Courier 3d.

%NS w SbhN NOo2lS4 oO''
a discovery which promises to be o1
the utmost Importance to the Southern
States has been made by DR.. C. F
Panknin, of Charleston. It is not prac.
ticable or properat this time to give the
details, but sufficient can be said to
show the nature Of the discovery and
its value.
At different times many experiments
looking to the cultivation of ralnie
nave been made in the South and the
plant, it has been found, can be grown
without difficulty. 1t will grow any
where that cotton grows at no expense
whatever for cultivation. It grows like
weed and is not subject to the raw
ages of worms, nor is it liable to
any of the other maladies to which the
more tender cotton is subject. Ramie
then can be grown without difficulty.
The trouble hitherto has been to find a
quick and inexpensive way in which
the bark of the ramie plant could be
prepared for manufacture without in
jury to the peculiar quality and value
of the fibre. 1t is such process as that
which has been so long sought which
DR.. Panknin has discovered.
Without any mechanical process Of
consequence and by simple chemical
treatment, occupying in all from forty
eight to sixty hours. the bark of the
ramie is brought into condition to be
carded and spun, so that in this condi-
ton it is available for all the various
uses for the different textile materials,
such as the finest cotton and silk. DR..
Panknin has been engaged on his
experiment for considerable time,
and has now brought it to a satisfactory
conclusion.
The process, as has been said, is of
the simplest possible character, the
only difficulty being to find out the
process. Ramie is cultivated and is
manufactured for use in fine domestic
goods, linens and similar cloths, but
the process is kept secret and the right
to make use of it is not sold.
DR.. PANKNIN's PLAN FOR PREPARING
THE FIBRE.
A reporter called on DR.. c. F. Pank-
min whose discovery of a plan for de-
corticising the ramie plant has at
tracted very geneaal interest.
DR.. Panknin had very little to say
other than what had been already
published. He said, however, that
after careful study and much expert
mentation for three months he had dis
covered cheap, simple and effective
process for preparing the ramie for
manufacturing purposes without in
juring the silky fibre. He did not
know that he ever would patent the
process, but the matter was now under
advisement with one Of the most promi-
firms dealing in fibrous goods in New
York, and to give any information to !
the press would be premature and un-
fair to his New York correspondents.
The process was perfect in all its de- !
.ails, as DR.. Panknin proved by
specimen which he drew from his pock-
It, of which he will leave sample at
Fhe News and Courier office next week. !
From the fact that ramie, even when
cultivated, grows as iuxuriously as
sa3ch less liable than
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10

pumped into good fat Office. No,
they are going to have a fair share {
the spoils or kick. The leading rae
newspaper Of the West, the Freeman
published here by Edward E. Cooper
one of the most prominent colored me-
in the country, asserts this very plaiily
1t says in yesterdays issue:
"At no one time since the negro be
came citizen has his vote been helc
so important as it is to-day. Upon th'
actions Of the incoming Administra
ton will depend the condition of thu
negro vote in 1892. If the Republicans
face the country four years hence Will
a record of broken promises and un
fulfilled obligations it will not be SC
easy to explain away the neglect as il
has been in the past, and it will be i'm
possible to prevent an irreparable break
in the ranks.
''The colored man expects great
things of this new regime, and it will
not be well to disappoint him. His in
creased knowledge has taught him his
strength, and he is not disposed to coll
tinue sowing benefits, without pros
pect of reaping some for himself. The
negro vote saved the Republican party
in the recent contest and because of
this fact the colored people will and
rightly demand greater honors than
have previously been conferred upon
them. Democrats have expressed be-
lief that the negro will be given the
cold shoulder in the distribution of
offices. The Republicans cannot af-
ford to have this prediction verified.
We maintain that it would be but
just andappropriate recognition Of the
negro's Importance as political factor
to place a colored man in the Cabi-
metz
Alfred Banks, one of the foremost
of the colored men here, said tonight
"There is no nonsense about this
matter. The colored people appre-
ciate the importance of their services
to the party. Through their vote
nearly every Northern State was car
ried for Harrison, and without it hard
ly one in the Union could have been.
The colored people will not be satisfied
with service appointment. They expect
all through the North, to be given re-
cognition in some degree equal to their
to the party. Gen. Harri-
son will be compelled to recognize them
BY the appointment of colored man
to the Cabinet. Nothing less will give
hem satisfaction. Mr.. Bruce's fitness
'or the position no one can call in ques-
ion"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
TIRED OF BENG FED on HUsKs.
The Negro Voters Demand Adequate Re-
cognition from the Republicans.
New York World.
From the New York World,

L. ioill Clle NeW 1OTk w OrlQ.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 3O.-There
are 25,O00 negro voters in Indiana
4,0aG in Indianapolis alone-and thev
carry the State in their pockets, and.
what's more, they know it. They
want something from the Republican
Administration and are going to saw 50
very loudly.
In the first place, they WANT Ex-
Senator Blanche K. Bruce, who mar
ried his wife here and was formerly a
resident of this city, put into the Cabi-
net, and will make a row if it isn't
done. Then they want a lot of other
offices proportionate in number and
value to the weight of the colored ele-
ment In the party. The negroesI in
Indiana have long been grumbling
that their faithful following of
the Republican standard bore no fruit
in Federal favor. Their offices were
few and far between-not more than
five in this city. and merely menial
ones at that; and they had the addi-
tionai torment of seeing every one of
thar r,oo wi,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
A Clever Scheme.

The Town Council of Florence the
other Cay fixed the whiskey license at
500. The whiskey dealers had meet
ing and appointed committee to meet
the Council to ask that they either re-
duce or :aise the license from that
amount. Council then. on that re-
quest, fixed the license at Il coo. Fiat
just suited the liqnor dealers, and they
have now formed themselves into a
joint stock company and will open only
one bar room in the town. This will
cut the town out of about $500. as
there would have been three or four
new bars opened there about the first
of the year.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
The Liberty Of the Press.

DASv1LLE, January S.-A. C. Lewis,
United States Commissioner, recently.
had several judges of election before
him, charged with violating election
laws. The Danville Daily Register.
made a full report of the trial and eriti-
cised the Commissioners action. To-
day Lewis brought libel suit against
the Register for 5000 damages.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
always in the past, a straight Demo
cratic ballot.


AS love and believe in the Demo.
cratic party, I love and believe in the
Republic and its people, and in my
heart there is an earnest, enduring faith
that the American people, at the right
time and in the right way, will find
and use the solution of the problem
presented to them here, as they have
solved the many dangerous and puz-
zling questions which they have had to
consider in the past, and will dispose
of these troubles wisely and justly. I
have written with the hope of humbly
helping to that end by directing public
thought to the two facts that () there
is distinctive Southern situation, and
(2) that is not to be dealt with or dis
posed of by single expedient or plan
devised and executed off.hand, and
will demand careful study, mature
thought, patience and mutual forbear-
ance, that right may be done on all
sides. 4. B. WILLIAMS.
COMMENT WHICH ANSWERS.
From Harper's Weekly.]
The letter from South Carolina
printed elsewhere in these columns is
from Mr.. \. B. Williams. an editor in
Greenville, to whom Gen Harrison ad-
dressed his recent letter upon the
proper policy to be pursued in the
Southern States. The letter is a very
candid and strong statement of the
situation as it appears to a Southern
Democrat, and in excellent temper it
presents undoubtedly the view of the
great part of the intelligent and earnest
people of the Southern States. 1t is
plain that there is no simple and sum-
mary solution of the problem.
Mr.. Williams frankly states his party
sympathies. But he would doubtless
agree that party spirit greatly aggra-
Yates the difficulty of wise action. The |
citizens of South Carolina who would |
aid such action effectively must not |
begin by devotion to party, because
that will necessarily prevent his candid |
consideration upon its merits of any
or policy of relief. He must,
for instance, judge the course of Gen.
Harrison when he becomes President,
not as that Of a Republican, but of
statesman and patriot. The antipa-
thy for the Republican party felt by
Mr.. Williams and bis friends is due to
the fact that that party in its tone and
course upon the Southern question has
its own advantage as a par
ty, and not the public welfare. But
would be gained by substitute
ing Democrati0party spirit for Repub-
lican party spirit.
If Gen. Harrison should show by his
appointments in South Carolina, for
that he seeks honest and
capable men rather than party politi-
clans, Mr.. Williams and bis friends
might wisely conclude that Republi-
,ass as such need not be regarded as
enemies. Gen. Harrison as President,
indeed, could perform no greater public
service than by demonstrating that his
'arty comprehends the exceptional
character Of the Southern situation
which is so graphically sketched by
Ir. Williams. That would be the first
tep toward an intelligent treatment of
{
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
The Quick or the Dead.
[From the New Orleans Times-Demo-

cral.
PRINCETON, December 2S.-Miles
Johnson, wealthy widower of this
place, who married Christmas Day.
hanged himself last night. He left
note saying that he had broken his
promise not to marry again, given to
his first wife on her deathbed, and that
he could not endure the reproaches of
his conscience.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10

The recent Trial Justice Act, approx
ed December p, 1888, makes it neces-
sary fr the Governor to make reap
poin:ment Of Trial Justices in the
Counties affected by the Act. Among
them are Abbeville, Col!eton, Newber-
~, Laurens, Beaufort, York and Ber-
kelley. The Trial Justices whose ap-
pointnents E4ve been approved by the
Senate will have to be reappointed as
the Act went into effect immediately
on It's approval, thereby making the
appointments confirmed of no account
III the Counties provided for in the
Act
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10

;oIle stronger ana nardcr; as the
lcated class increases among the ne
res, its pressure against the confining,
'ressive forces above will be more
Vpns, and the friction will be more
: Rting to both sides.
y scheme which contemplates the
: gamation CT the race may be re-
INSTANTLY. Its an impossibility,
Sc it is abhorrent to every nerve
'ntiment of white men. Those of
Tho can bring themselves to cool
IT upon that subject are convinced
' practical result of amalgama-
NV iuld be the merging Of both
40" mongrel, useless to itself, and
a. (sting weight upon the coun-
atioi is told here as it ap-
pe"i se who is part of it and in
4,' 'N has tried to give intelligent
its realities, stripping away
the pre-, With which i i co,rorod
:! ,ne lcians and political writers
vi '''e tive sides Us sentiment, in
'e'eS' al lorance suggest.
40 ! ns hnal position Of the writer
may give ;i,,ht,o tbnss who +hi,,,
o. '"e S""+4 Is ii is here presented,
'e''I"le '' the Information that I
/ alit 'i'e = OF South Carolina
he"sp"iS- "a Democrat, believing
With .Ne Fatic party in its every
pr.hciias ''''a aeory, and loving it,
hoping u ways i'll the future, as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-08
AID FOR THE DESTITUTE SICK.
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGERS
OF THE NETWORK DIET KIToHEN
AccOcr ErroNu

ASSOCIATION.
The sixteenth annual report OF the managers Of the
Nov-York Diet Kitchen Association shows how ad-
minby this Organization has served the needs Of the
destitute sick Great taken that the assistance
is not msdrected, while at the time provision IS
made in the bylaws Of the society for urgent cases
The second bylaw says that the objects Of the society
are TO furnish the destitute sick such articles Of
nourshment shall DO necessary for their restoration
The food shall be issued upon the written requi-
stlOns OF house and visiting physicians Of the dis
pensaries Of the city The directress, however, IN
cases Of special urgency, may herself make requis
| tons the Kitchen.
The report, after speaking OF the unusual prosperity
Of the society during the last year and of its encourag
ing prospects, gives the number Of those who have
ceived benefits from the Kitchen From the Eve hitch
ems during the year nourishment was given to 1908
poor people, while OF 231 acquisitions from physicians
were filed. MIX and beef-tea have been most in do
mand 142 262 pnts Of the former and 30025 pnts Of
the latter having been dispensed The expenses for
the year. including rent, salaries supplies and repairs
wore e. 3o2 25 the receipts, including balance Of
s6,525 81, were sl56s5 40. For milk alone there was
expended tho sum Of s3494 o6. A new kitchen was
opened in part OF the city where was much
needed and 90 500 was invested in bond and mortgage
as the beginning Of an endowment fund. The report
speaks Of special aid the society and Of app>o
praton of 81 900 by the Board Of Estimate Lists Of
donations made 10 the various kitchens appended
10 the report
Tho kitchen Of the East Side Dlspensary is At No.
eco rhird-ave. Mrs Elisha BAoons report OF this de-
partment shows that the number Of patients here was
334i; acquisitions, 23,3s7. There were dispensed
"a, zoe plnts Of milk and sos2 pnts Of beeftea Al
the Northwestern Dlspensary Kitchen, Thrty-sixthst
aud NInth-ave., OF which Mrs Mynack Plummer is at
the bead 304 12 plnts Of milk and 14'461 pns OF
boeftea wero given TO 2,617 patients 1870 requi-
sitions Mrs. Maria H. Metcafs kitchen al No. 1877
Ccntrest furnished 3e45 people with 3e.30o pins OF
milk Miss Laura Hoe, IN charge Of Kitchen No 4. at
No 100 East sxth-st, gave out 3o1ss pints Of milk
and TO- 7D6 pints Of beef tea 2s44 sick people, and
AZ Kitchen No 3, No 90 varick-st.. Mrs. Charles NJ
Raymond provided os6 patients with 1927 pints OF
milk and $50 pints Of beef-tea.
Mrs. A. H. Gibbons, Of No. 90 West Forty-soventh-
st. is president Mrs Charles II. Ward vice president
and Mrs James D. Sme, secretary OF The associ euon
Any person who becomes an annual contributor % the
amount Of a. a year viii be made member Of the so
ciety.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-08
THE BOGUS COUNT COMES TO GR1Er.

bogus German count, who has caused much an
noyance to William steinway, was prisoner at Police
Headquarters yesterday. Ho locked up as plain
Martin Brandt but many occasions he has pretended
to be Chevaier Court Won Bonn,1 Count Won Ar
min," Oscar Wen" or Count Boinge" The
wealthy plano manufacturer heard OF the fraudulent
nobleman more than two years ago. Proprietors Of
fashionable boarding houses wrote that Count soand
so had engaged board, referring to Mr.. stenway, HIS
uncle" BY engaging in that way he could I'm
prove the opportunity TO steal something from tho
house. Mr.. and Mrs steinway became much an
noyed by the persistent OF their by the
that they appealed to the police and denounced the
bogus count in the newspapers. Brandt is a fine
looking young German, and wears eyeglasses He
arrested at cheap hotel In East Forteenthst, and
he admitted that he neither count a relative
of Mr.. steinway.
He remanded as suspicious person" until to-
day. year ago Brandt went 10 the tailorshop Of
George Wilson, No 2o6 East Fourteenth-st, said he
was George Seinway, and had boy sent TO Mr. Stein
ways house for an Overcoat The did not work,
as the Steinways were away from home then and the
house was closed. Last month Brandt arrested
on suspicion Of stealing watch from Tailor Brugge at
No. 235 Greenwicb-st, but the theft could not be
proved and he was discharged II some OF the board
ing -house keepers do not complain today The rogue
NAV be discharged again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-08
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
/. o.,.ss,,z,,rre rop WIDENING A STREET.

ASSESSMENTS FOR WIDENING A STREET
The longdelayed assessment for the widening Oh
North secondst. in the Eastern District has al las
been concluded and the property owners interested
will have hearing in the matter on FEBRUARY ~
The improvement of the street, which Is Two piocAS
from Grandst, and is the direct route rom tne river
through It's continuation Metropoltan-ave', TO East
Williamsburg and Middle Village, In Queens county,
was projected in 1871. when commission mace
awards to the owners Of property to be taken Oh
ss2294e 30. district of assessment was Iald out
100 feet wide on eaoh side of the street, but the
assessments were more than the property could bear
and they were never laid. Recently test suit was
made by Mrs. Ruth Mccormack to recover $4,000
awarded TO her by the commission, and the Court OF
Appeals decided IN her favor This brought mat
tiers to focus and the Assessors have completed their
work The amount Of the awards has grown by IN
terest in eighteen years to S57Oo36 40. This amount IS
to be raised 200 parcels Of land and one lot wen
ty-fve by one hundred. valued by the Assessors at
81 600 Is assessed 81 231 A. Under the Eyars
Arrears law the property of those who fail 70 pay h9
assessments can be sold In year. IL Is likely tha'
more litigation will follow.