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was convinced that White and Miller
We're guilty. This Iurist was something
more than a peculiar old fellow. He
was decided character, and so set
were his opinions when once formed
that no argument and 10 proof could
charge them.
Gentlemen of the jury" said the
Judge, when all the testimony had
been heard, Il don't think that it is
necessary to go into an argument con-
corning this case. The guilt of these
men is so clear that it would be a
criminal act to waste the county's mon
ey in prolonging this trial. Now, pris-
oners, the best thing yoN can do is to
confess your guilt and throw your
selves upon the mercy of this court.
Have you any confession to make, Mr..
White?"
"No, your Honor, except that I am
innocent"
Have you any confession, Mr.. Mil
ler?"
"None. except to saw that I had
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

OF phosphorus about the size OF n Pea
upon this pour some pure olive oil
heated to the boiling point. the bottle
to be filled about one-third full; then
cork tightly. To use the light, re-
move the cork, allow the air to
enter, and then recork. The whole
empty space in the bottle will
then become luminous, and the light
obtained will be good one. As
soon as the light becomes dim, its power
can be increased by opening the bottle
and allowing fresh supply of air to
enter. In very cold weather it is some
times necessary to heat the vial be-
tween the hands to increase the fuidity
of the oil, and one bottle will last all
winter. This ingenious contrivance
may be carried in the pocket, and is
used by the watchmen of Paris in all
magazines where explosive or intlam
Unable materials are stored.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

Gregory Is awful close" said man
to friend.
"Ycs, but he is not nearly so close as
his father was. The old man WAS pref
ty well off, and ne did have warm
affection for dollar. He was taken
ill once aud his physician told him that
if he did not go off TO the springs he
would die. The old man replied: Let
me see, I'd have to stay there about
two months at an expense of at least
two dollars and half per day. can't
stand the cost, Doctor. 1t would be
cheaper to die He didn't go, and
after the funeral the leading people of
the neighborhood expressed satisfaction
OF the result"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

asked him if he was willing to let me
have good team, sleigh and driver,
to try tho way.
"'But, madam, the snow is too
deep
"'WilI you let me have the tcam?'
"He yielded at last, and even saw
me out to the sleigh, and gave me a
hot plank for my feet. Then he tied
me up in buffalo robe, fastening the
two corners around my neck. | wore
wooden hood over my bonnet. and
must have cut n remarkable figure.
When about half way to the town ]
was trying to reach we met party in
slcighs.
"'What are the roads like called my
driver.
Impassable!' came back the an.
swer.
s. Not impossible, since you have
passed, | shouted from my hood.
"We kept on and drove up to the
hall where / was to deliver my lecture
at exactly eight O'Clock. Ali the bclls
were ringing mcrrilv. that being the
signal that [ had come and t'lat the
townspooplc were TO rendezvous at the
hall. | had crowded house, and felt
inspired by forty miles of slciGh-rid-
ing to do justice to nay subject A
few weeks later / met Con. fitzpatrick,
whose lecture, 'Shcrman's March to
the Sea- was to follow minc. He was
in Chicago then, and said the reason
he failed to fill his engagement in
Iowa was that travel in that State
4 Ia Of, inf or
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

bad impression of the Padishah's do
nestle establishment and It's surround
ings.
The party arrived at the harem in
carriages. There they were saluted
by guard of soldiers, all smart and
neat looking, in shining new uniforms
although, poor fellows, it is quite
probable that, like many others i'll the
service of the Sultan, their salaries
were unpaid. All the servants of the
harem were decked out in white gar
mcnts, beautifully embroidered. Be
ing but little accustomed to such ele-
ganco Cclean linen is a luxury to them>,
they hardly dared move lest they
should spoil their tinery. The visiting
party consisted of tho Empress, two of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
nothing to do with the killing of our

nothing to do with the killing of our
friend Peters"
"All right" said the Judge. 81 see
that you do not desire any mercy, but
if you expect to escape punishment by
making prolonged fight, let me tell
you you will meet with nothing but
disappointment. L am here as the
fearless agent of justice. l have made
up my mind. ] have determined that
you are guilty, and nothing on earth
can change me. Gentlemen of the jury,
you may retire and agree upon a ver-
Dict"
The jury, without leaving the box,
rendered verdict of guilty.
Gentlemen" said the Judge, ito
expedite matters, and thereby save ex-
rense TO the county, 7 will sentence
these men now. The law may be in
favor of delay, but justice is not. The
law might permit the Sheriff to take
these men to Jail and feed them at the
county's expense until some distant
day of execution should arrive, but
justice, the one bright flower in our
judiciary garden of weeds, looks up
and says: No, Mr.. Sheriff, these
men must be hanged forthwith So
take them out when the death sentence
has been passed and hang them to the
most convenient tree. Prisoners at
the bar, stand up and receive your SEN
tence."
The prisoners stood up. and Just as
the Judge had pronounced tho las,
words of the sentence the wife of Mr..
Peters uttered shout and bounding
toward the door threw her arms around
a man who had just entered the court
room. A wild commotion followed.
whats the matter?" the Judge de
manded. "Who is the man that the
bereaved window is huggiug?"
II ant no berieved widow, iedge,'
the woman answered, "fur this is my
husband, safe and well"
"Silencc. woman" the Judge de
manded. "You ought to have better
sense than to interrupt this court"
Your honor said n lawyer. 81 sup
pose my clients can now 60 free?"
"And why so, sir?'
"Can your honor ask such question
when Mr.. Peters stands here before
you?"
"Who is Mr.. Peters?"
"Your honor, L cannot understand
you"
But you will pretty soon. The Mr..
Peters that this court has taken into
consideration is dead.
mo, I'm mott" exclaimed Peters,
stepping forward.
"You may think you are not, Mr..
Peters, but you are Never in all my
professional career" theJ udgo con,
tinued, shave l ever seen facts that so
clearly and strongly establish the guilt
of two men,"
"But, Judge" Peters pleaded. chat
cali not be, for no murder has been
committed"
"Mr. Peters, you have not examined
the evidence as closely as | have"
"But here l stand in refutation of all
evidence"
"Nlr. Peters, you have rot read as
many textbooks on evidence as | have.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

Opie p. Read, in the Chicago Times.
The circumstances, told with the neces-
sarv dryness of detail, are as follows:
One John Peters, o sober and indus
trious man, failed to come home one
night. This occurrence was so unusual
that his wife, becoming alarmed,
aroused the neighborhood, and men,
women, and children turned out in a
general search. The next day John
Peters coat was found near the river
bank Marks of struggle were also
discovered. Immediately there arose
cry that the man had been murdered;
and, about this time, there came along
a reputable citizen who declared that
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

he had, several days before, heard Sim
White and AL Miller swear that they
would kill Peters. The two men were
arrested and taken before Justice of
the Peace. They avowad their inno-
cence, and their lawyer declared that
they could not be held for murder I'M
til it was proved that a murder had
been committed. This proof was not
long wanting, for fisherman soon ar
rived with the information that he had
found the body of Peters. The body
was identified, and the preliminary
trial proceeded, resulting not only in
establi hing the fact that White and
Miller swore that they would kill Pc
ters but that they were overheard to
declare that they would drown him.
They We're held over and were indicted
by the Grand Jury.
When the case came up before Judge
Quirk of the Circuit Court some of the
ablest lawyers in the State were in at
tendance, for White and Miller were
not friendless, and moreover they were
not without means.
After more than week of "skirmish-
irg' jury was impaneled, and then
the great trial was begun. The major
ity of the people, including the press.
four column folio set in small plea
and printed in the lack room of j. b.
Wilson's crossroads store, believed
that verdict of guilty would be rem
dered, and bets We're made with persons
who. believed that the prisoners were
guilty, but who thought that the jury
might be Culvered"
The trial had not proceeded far W hen
it could be clearly seen that the Judge
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
Fixedness of Purpose.

1t is very common observation that
many very worthy people, more par
ticularly among the rural districts.
have no fixed purpose in life, but spend
their days in n kind of passive quics-
cence, and are borne along by the
strongest tide, generally toward the
glare and glitter of the city, or fields
and pastures new beyond the sound Of
their village bells. Few people in any
of the walks of life cultivate that men
tai energy which is SO essential to
marked success or grand achievement.
A transient impulse toward particu-
lar end, followed by period of doubt,
apathy and Incidence, is usually sup
plemcnted by failure and disappoint.
ment; but when some ruling purpose
or passion is the main object of per
sons existence, then will his thoughts,
aspirations and efforts tend in the one
direction of the accomplishment of high
and noble aims.
J. +. ELsoM.
NEW ALBANY. Ind.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
The benign Witchery OF Candle Light.

There are so many women who. have
passed their first youth who appear at
tho balls in New York and receive the
devoted attention of men for whom
they must entertain most grandmoth-
erly interest, that the question of light
has become a most important one, so
these foxy caterers to the female com
rlexioh had taken a leaf out of French
books and lighted their rooms with can
dies, the silver candelabra being set in
the walls so that tho light falls from
the side, not above, while pretty little
fluted petticoats of rose silk shade the
colored candles. A side light, espe-
cially if it is rose-tinted, takes ten years
from IL woman's age. No wonder we
ere in favor of abolishing the deadly
electric lamps, and the flaming gas, il
wax candles are such there's OF time
Hartford C0uraRt.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

The case against these prisoners is
perfectly clear. They swore that they
would drown you, and your coat was
found near the river. Is not that
strong evidence?"
Hold on. The body of man was
taken from the river and identified as
youl remains"
"But [ am here to rcfute the identi-
fication.'
"Ah, YOU are here to throw an OBJ
struc.ion in the way of justice, arc
YOU? | have heard ON several occa-
eions that you are a man who has very
little respect foT the decision of IL
court. Ard you have come around
here to bully me, aud that, too, in tho
face of the strongest evidence that was
ever brought before a court of iusticn
Mr.. Sheriff, issue a bench warrant OF
arrest for this man on The ground of
contempt Of court, and then proceed
with the hanging. This court, blind
as it is to everything but Justice and
the true form of law, is getting tired
of being hrowbca.cn."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

ONE of the most intrepid explorers
of the day, says the Pail Mall Gazette,
is French lady by the name of Nine:
lie Ray, mother of the Due d'Abrantes,
who has been for several months en-
gagged in Eastern travel. After having
visited Baby Ion and Nineveh she tray
ersed the Persian deserts, amid terri
BILE privations, in order to reach India.
For five days and five nights herSttle
caravan had to encamp in the wilds
without meeting living soul or even
discovering the slightest trace of a
human being. During all this time the
cold was so intense that Nine. lie Ray s
fingers were frostbitten and her guides
became seriously ill. She managed at
last to reach the Persian Gulf, where
she embarked for India.
ONE of the most remarkable women
in England is Mrs. Meredith, who has
created and directed the career of tSat
complicated organism known as Mrs.
Meredith's Institutions with degree
of unerring good judgment and Won
derful executive ability. Her father
during her childhood held an official
position connected with the prisons in
Ireland, and WAS early impressed with
desire to do something to mitigate
the desolate lives of the women CON
victs. Some time in 1860 she began
speaking at the Social Science Con-
crosses and elsewhere of the evils
which resulted from the incarceration
of women at Brixton, shut off from
oil beneficial outside influences, and
of the imperative need to make decent
citizens of the discharged convicts.
In 1866 she obtained leave to visit the
inmates of the prison, and many years
she made it her daily duty to go to the
woman prisoners with words of coun-
sci and sympathy. Feeling that a
helping hand must be stretched out to
the discharged prisoners if their prom
Uses of reform were to be fulfilled, Mrs.
Meredith established refuge for them
in houses adjoining her own home, and
later opened mission on Chaplain
road, where they are employed at laun-
dry work or needlework, and no female
prisoner is allowed to pass from out
the prison gates without some attempt
being made to reclaim her to the ranks
of honest citizens. These women,
though hardened by crime, possess
one instinct of womanhood hard to kill
love for their children and a desire
to save them from corrupting inhu-
ences.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
A Question of Relative Values.
John! john! Wake up!"

"John John! Wake up!"
what is the matter, Maria?"
Il hear noise in the kitchen. Go
down quick and see what it is. May be
it's burglar"
Mrs Billus, what do you consider
the actual cash value Of the silver and
plated ware and other stealable articles
in the kitchen?"
"There's SO worth, at the very
least"
And do you suppose madam, am
going to run the risk of meeting an
armed burglar for a pitiful, bcggarly,
dad-dinged $40, madam"
(Angrily) "Why not, John Billus
Isn't your life insured for SCOOP
Chicago Tribune
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

Fremont street station was
called up by female voice the Other
day which inquired:
Can my hired girl be taken out OF
the house by an officer for striking
me?"
NO, maam."
"The officer must see her in the act
mustn't he?"
"Ycs'm.'
Il thought so. re world also have
to see me, wouldn't he?"
He would"
"All lightl You needn't ~
And before the line was cut off q
cLild's voice was heard saying: Now,
ma, go in and make her tired in Que
round p Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

attended courtesics such as had never
before been received by any visitor to
Constantiuoplc. With his own hand
he assisted the Empress to her car
riage, after which he stepped in and
chatted with her all the way during
the drive to the Yildiz Kiosk. This
shocked the Mussulmans, of course,
and they were dreadfully jealous of the
Empress. Her Majesty was, of course,
unveiled and they could see how hand
some she was and how her fair skin
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
The Crucial Test.

Maine Lawyer-What is your opinion
Of the character of Deacon Blank?
Witness (cautious!y)-I never heard
uothin' agin him.
Don't you know him to be an honest
man."
"Wsll, he's been fair an square in all
his dealin's with me, and with others SO
far as | know"
isn't that sufficient to prove him a
man Of sterling integrity?"
wall, dunno. never Il AIDED bosses
with him. "--Ael0 Yort Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

PRESIDENT VAN HOME, of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad, thinks that o
journey around the world will be made
in thirty eight days within few years.
This will be when the great transasi-
attic railroad across Russia shall have
been completed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

bouts" said Mrs. Stanton, that
found myself in Lyons, Ia. in the worst
storm of the winter season. All the
railroads were blockadcd with snow.
was to lecture in n town forty miles
distant on that night, but how was to
get there? The landlord of the hotel
said it would be presumption to try. |
would founder in the snowdrifts. l
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

IT is said that Henry NJ. Stanley
does not greatly care for America any
more, but the Americans in London do
not intend to give him up. They will
wine and dine him and give him sill
Gag and silver shield.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

THE wealth of John D. Rockefeller is
estimated at $3.50, 100000. He devotes
two hours daily-from seven until nine
in the morning-to the examination of
the pile of letters addressed tc him,
soliciting money for various purposes
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

AN Indian squaw picked mp $500
worth of gold nuggets in the Franklin
County hills in Maine, and cold it in
Portland. Several bands of prospect
ors will set out in the spring for the
site of the reported finds.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

BARON RoTHsCHILD, the Paris bank
or, lives in the fear of the commune.
His cellars are almost impregnable,
and his pictures and jewels are pro-
tected in such way that the most
grasping mob could not reach them
He lives in state of constant fear.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

DIR. KING, an Am erican lady, who is
physician to the family of Count Ii, at
Shanghai, has greatly increased her
reputation there by the successful per-
Torrance of q delicate surgical opera
&;op
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

A DISPATCH from Berlin says that
since Prince Alexande. of Battenberg
Tilted Princess Victoria she has become
so ill-tempered that Emperor William
has offered her $500 year if she
will live outside of Germany. 1t is
probable that the Princess will take up
her residence with Queen Victoria.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

There are many differences of opin'
ion regarding what constitutes good
milk. At creameries they use the
lactometer, ETC., as Dictator when ii
should be used only as a guide, as the
chemist can prepare counterfeit milk,
resembling the original in appearance
only that the lactometer will pass as
good, even above the average, but
chemical analysis will detect at once,
hence is the only infallible criterion OF
a pure article. The results of two hun
dred samples analysed give the fol
lowing average component parts OF
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

The London Times will be about
$4,000 out of pocket for accepting as
genuine batch of manuscript that not
one Yankee editor in a thousand
would have given second look at
without smelling mice.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

A FRENCH lieutenant, who was undcl
she influence of liquor, got up in a
would have war with Germany with
in three months, and he has been court
martialed and suspended from duty for
a year for his remarks. He was toe
previous in giving the snap away.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

HE Empress Vic
toria Augusta Of
Germany relates
some interesting
incidents in con-
nection with her
late visit to Con
stantinople. The
S ultan showed
himself n pleas
a IL d agreeable
host. + or t h g
Empress sake he
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

ONE of the keepers in Bushey Park,
England, lately discovered two fine
bucks lying dead in ditch, with their
horns locked together. Both animals
bad received severe body wounds.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

Demonstrations in chemistry have
shown that man, the being that per-
forms these marvellous things, is formed
largely of condensed air, or solidifed
and liqueticd gases; that he lives on
condensed rs we'll as uncOndensed air,
and, by means of the same agent,
moves the heaviest weights with the
velocity of the winds. The strapgest
part of the matter is, however, that
thousands of these human beings COM
POSED of condensed air and going about
on two legs, on account of the
produc ion and supply of those forms
of condensed air which they require
for food and clothing, or on account of
their honor and power, destroy each
other in pitched battles by means of
condensed air; and, further, that many
of the peculiar powers Of the bodiless,
hcadlcss, conscious, thinking and SEN
sitive beings, housed in this building of
flesh, arc the result simply of its in
ternal structure, and the arrangement
of it's particles or atoms; while chemis-
try supplies the clearcst proofs that,
so far as concerns this, the ultimate
and most minute composition and
structure, which is beyond the reach of
the intcllccts of even this marvellous
age, man is, to all appearance, identi-
cal with the OK, or even the lowest
forms of animal creation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
A Light without Matches.

To obtain a light instantly without
the use of matches, and without the
danger of setting things on fire, is an
easy matter. Take an oblong vial OF
the clearest of glass put into it piece
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

l. | Il A b Il Il II
Ca 4 y $ tan t on
wears the crown
of her sevcnty-odd
years-a C hcve-
lure of silver
white hair-with
beautiful dignity.
She rccounted to
a party of friends,
recently, some of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

BY far the most remarkable arrange
mcnt regarding the eyes of animals is
observable in the vision of the insect
races. In this instance the eye is fixed
to the head. whether because another
provision is better is of nc consequence ;
but such is the fact. and see how ma
ture has compensated the lack of NOV
ing processes. In the common fly,
which offers ready example, are seen
two small, round projections at the
side of the head. These little, dull
protuberances are not, as many sup
pore, single eyes. Each projection
contains many thousands of eyes.
These are placed in rows, each one of
which is capable of transmitting an
impression of outward objects, and by
this means the fly can see as well be-
hind as before, ms well down as up, and
is therefore put ON its guard against
attack constantly. A German nstur-
alist counted 6,266 eyes in silkworm.
The writer of this article counted, by
means of the micrometer, $4,000 eyes
in drone fly, and, by the same method,
$1,000 eyes in a dragon fly. 1t has
been proven by actual experiment,
with the help of good microscopes, that
each one of these eyes is capable of
receiving an independent and distinct
IMPRESSION
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

The pcstag, on letter from the Uni
ted States through England TO Ind a is
cents The pest &c on letter mailed
in England for India is 10 cents. On
account Of this the Engl sh business
public is mskirc big kick against the
Eng ish Osta Department.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

7the stirring experiences of her
earlier years, and they lis
tened with absorbing interest
TO the stories of heroic efforts
made by this pioneer woman.
"It WAS in 1871. or therca-