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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21

The Bay county courts win have two
murder cases for next term-Henry Hol-
lacker, who killed a. Paulson. and James
Crobie who deliberately shot Mat O'Shea
in the Portland house bar-room.
Livery stable-keeper Hosea Burden, of
Three Rivers, lost horse by letting IL TO
an unknown party some months ago, and
repeated the trick by letting another rig TO
an irresponsible man last week. The fell
low sold the rig in Indiana. but was caught
aud Burden got it back. The next man
who wants TO hire rig at this particular
stable will put up deed of $4,000 worth
OF property if he is not personally known
10 Burden.
The Michigan worlds fair commission
ers are still laboring with the site problem.
President Palmer and Director General
Davis have agreed that the site must be
changed. a tract has been set apart for
Michigan. Wisconsin. Indiana and Ohio,
but the other states having appointed the
commissioners months ago secured all the
frontage and left wealth of back yard for
Michigan. The lady members Of the COM
mission have returned home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21
Prohibition in Georgia.

Gov. Northcnd, of Georgia. has signed
the bill TO prohibit the sale Of liquor within
three miles of any church or school except
in incorporated cities. This means prohi-
bition in Georgia, as either schools on
churches exist every three miles and where
they do not exist cheap structures will be
erected al once.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21
\ California German in Luck.

young German who has begged at the
kitchen door of many a house in Santa
Cruz, Cal. has received letter from
Germany saying that he Is heir to the
estates of Count Wolfgang Ballestrom,
valued at $500 900. The young fellow
heard of his fathers death and for several
weeks has been expecting letters giving ac-
count Of the will. He marked poor girl
in the east and declares he Will now reioin
her
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21
4 Bail Delivery.

Peter Bowman, Henry Vanderhoff and
Bort Hammond, tramps, who were bound
over TO the circuit court from Covert. for
burglary. broke Jail at Paw Paw. They
pried the hasp and staples from the jail
corridor door with the leg Of an iron bed
stead. The timbers holding the fastenings
were rotten and weak. Sheriff Thomas
has been unable to find a clew to the fugi-
tives, but is securing the country and US
ing the wires freely. The three are tough
characters and their rcarrest is important.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21
a Biz Railroad Deal.

Two deeds have been filed for record in
the register of deeds office wherein the
Chicago. Kansas * Nebraska railroad COM
pany deeds TO the Chicago, Rock Island 81
Pacific railroad company all its property,
rights and franchises The consideration
named is $50, 222, 900. The property named
is situated in the states of Mississippi,
Kansas Nebraska, Colorado and OKLA
bOma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21
The Corn Crop "a Failure.

Reports from Van Burcn. Cass and Ber-
rien counties are that the protracted
drought has done much injury TO the corn
crop OF southwestern Michigan. In many
places it will be total failure, while the
most favorable estimates Indicate a yield
of from 30 TO 40 per cent OF al average
crOD.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21

The mother Of Bertha Goodrich the IA
year-old girl whom Charles Thorpe took
out with him on a tramp and kept with
hira for weeks in the woods. refused 70
make complaint against the wretch
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-01-24
NOT IN THAT BUSINESS.

was talking with the sheriff in a
county seat town In Indiana one day
last summer, when we saw ragged
and wayworn tramp heading for us
ocross the street.
"Hang the fellowl" growled the
sheriff. "He's going TO strike me
for a quarter, and II he does III
bounce him out Of town !"
The tramp came up, passed the
time of day, asked which was the
sheriff, and turned to him with:
~ am disguised and discouraged,
and want
ooh, your sort are always broken
up and always wanting" interrupt
ed the official.
81 wanted to say that ! have dodg-
ed around until ! am tired Of it and
shall feel relieved to"
"Yes you look like a dodger |!
Dodglng from one house to the other
after cold yictuals We don't want
you in the town, and the sooner you
take the road out of it the better it
will be for you J"
Il want to give myself up" pro
tested the tramp
oh you do! Want 80 days in Jail
to rest up and get fat I'M Well we
are not doing that sort of business
in this county. III give you just
five minutes to find the dirt road
leading to Indianapolis ~
The man walked away without
another word, his countenance wear
ing puzzled expression, and in two
minutes was out of sight. ] met
the sheriff in Chicago week later,
and he at once turned and faced
away and said:
sKick me with about 10000 horse
powerln
aWhat ails your" / asked.
Remember the tramp who struck
Us that day in
"Yes.n
"WelI, the fellow wanted to give
himself up and wouldn't let him."
81 remember
sand he turns out to be Nilsson
ri robber with reward Of $500 on
his head, and these Chicago police
nabbed him three days ago r.
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More lar ge docks must be but
for the use of the United States
Navy. Since the new battle ships
were commenced the discovery has
been made that there is not a dock
on the Atlantic coast that they can
be taken into, and only by light
squeeze can one of them get into the
large dock at the Mare Island Navy
Yard. The Government has ex-
pended in the last few years 81 ,500,-
600 for new timber dry docks at the
navy yards at Brooklyn, Norfolk
and League Island, and has lately
received proposals for another such
dock at Port, Royal, s. @. Not one
of these are Of adequate size, being
deficient both as to width and depth.
It is probable that another dry dock
will be built at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard at an early date.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-01-24
AMERICAN TIN PLATE.
Practical Demonstration Of One of the
Benefits of the Mckinley Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. l8.-Tin
sauce-pans, pals, buckets and other
household article made of tin, as
well as square plates of tin, covered
the long table Of the House Commit
tee on Mines the last two day of the
week. Representative Niedringhaus
of Missouri, was in the room most OF
the time, and he explained it to all
inquirers the reason for the changed
appearance of the room. The tins
are samples of those which are being
turned out every day at the works
at st. Louis and are wholly of Amer
lean manufacture. The original
work was done in the steel mills of
Chattanooga and the thinning in st.
Louis. The plant has only recently
been established and is now turning
out 800 cases of tin plate day. The
ore comes from the Dutch islands,
and the price of the manufactured
article is about the same as when i'm
ported.
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Fatal Mistake.

Physicians make no more fatal
mistakes than when they inform
patients that nervous heart troubles
come from the stomach and are of
little consequences. DR.. Franklin
Miles the noted Indiana specialist,
has proven the contrary in his new
book on "Heart Disease which
may be had free at A. NJ Gilhert's
who guarantees and recommends
DR.. Miles, unequaled New Heart
Cure, which has the largest sale OF
any heart remedy in the world. 1t
cures nervous and organic heart dis
ease, short breath, futtering, pain
or tenderness in the side, arm or
shoulder, irregular pulse. fainting,
smothering, dropsy, etc. His Res
torative Nervine cures headache,
fits, etc.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-01-24

It don't do to neglect natures
warning, aches through the system
cause Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Back
ache and Pain in the Side, prompt
and safe remedy is required, Red
Flag Oil the famous pain cure fills
the bill. Price 25 Cents.
Are you Consumptive or do you
suffer with a Cough or Cold, if SO use
Pan Tina Cough and Consumption
Cure. Price 25 Cents. Trial bottles
free at John Lee Fout's Drug Store
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Origin Of "a g."

The expression "a l." popularity
used to designate articles of the first
quality, is copied from the symbols
of the British and foreign shipping
lists of the Lloyds, says the st. Louis
Republic. "An is used to designate
the character or condition of the
hull of the vessel, and the figure 81"
to denote the efficient state of her
anchors, cables and stores. Ifthose
are insufficient in quantitysor quail
ty, the figure "2n is used to indi-
the same. When it is said of q ship
or anything else that she or it is
"a II it means that such is first class
in every respect.
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How to Succeed.

This is the great problem of life
which few satisfactorily solve. Some
fail because of poor health, Others
want of luck, but the majority from
deficient grit-want of nerve. They
ere nervous lrreso.ute. chaDgeabIe,
easily get the blues and take the
epirits down to keep the spirits up"
thus wasting money, time, opportu-
nifty and nerve force. There is
nothing like The Restorative Neryine
discovered by the great specialist,
DIR. Miles, to cure all nervous dis
eases, as headache, the blues, ner-
vcus prostration, sleeplessness, neu-
ralgia, st. Vitus dance, fits, and hys-
terra. Trial bottles and fine book of
testimonials free at A. III. Gilbert's
Drug Store.
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Martinsburg Enterprise.

The well known and popular Drug
gist, John Lee Fout, has taken the
Agency for DR.. Lees Liver Regulator
which he recommends for the quick
cure of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Liver
Complaint, and all Blood Troubles.
Trial Bottles free.
1t is we'll known fact that Pan
Tin Cough and Consumption Cure
has cured Consumption and Chronic
Coughs and Colds, when all else fail.
ed. Price Is Cents. Trial bottles
free.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-01-24
THE TRAMP AND THE SAGE.

A Tramp, who WAS taking in New
Jersey, heard of Sage near Red
Bank, and when he Arrived in that
Locality he called upon the Wise
Man and said.
80 Sage, wouldst Thou advise me
bit y"
81 wouldst. Go to. the ant. Thou
Sluggard. Next?"
The Tramp went out, Sought the
Shelter of the Sage's Barn, and
while looking for the Ant set the
Building on Fire with his Pipe.
Loss $500; no insurance.
MORAL.
The above Proves that Sage who
can't Locate the Ant in his Neigh
bors Barn is no Sage at all
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May Cause a Sensatjss.

PARIS, Jan. 18-A sensatioH has
been caused here by the discovery
that Gabrielle Bompard, the convict
ed accomplish Of Eyraud In the muir
der of the notary Gouaey is five
months advanced in pregnancy. The
woman has been in prison. year and
the discovery of her condition is ex-
pected to lead to some startling revel-
ations in regard to the conduct of
the prison officials:
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With Ely's Cream Balm a child
can be treated without pain or
dread and perfect safety. Try the
remedy. It cures catarrh, hay fever
and colds in the head. It is easily
applied into the nostrils and gives
relief with the fret application.
Price Soc.
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In the search for phosphates, many
discoveries have been made which
have added materially to the wealth
of fair Florida, but probably the
most interesting one is the find of a
deposit of genuine meerchaum.
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to use the REsoLvENT for a little while,
and now she is as fat baby as you
would like to see, and as sound as
dollar. l believe my baby would have died
if j had not tried CUTICURA REMEDIES.
/ write this that every mother with baby
like mine can feel confident that there is
medicine that will cure the worst eczema.
and that medicine is the CUTICURA RENE
DIES. Mrs. BETTE BlRKNER.
Lockhart, Texas.
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The Only White Survivor Of the Custer
Massacre Killed at Last.

LII ldSt evening paper ID" ~
the list of killed and wounded sold
iers of the, Seventh Cayelry at the
fight on the Porcupine that Black
smith Gustave Korn, of Troop |,
Seventh Cayelry, was one of the
killed. said former member of the
old Seventh Regiment to a Washing
ton Star reporter. Poor fellow, he
was the sole survivor Of the Custer
massacre on the Little Big Horn
river in 1876. / mean of the sol
diers. One Indian scout (Curley)
escaped, but Korn was the only sol
der who escaped after the different
troops had been told off to accom-
pany Custer, Reno and Beretem,
who had the pack train.
"Korn rode, as is very often the
case in service, chronic runaway, a
horse with an iron mouth, and be-
sides, cribber or wind sucker. At
the last halt, before the direct move
ment was made on the portion of the
Sioux village designed by Gen. Gus.
ter for his attack, Korn noticed that
his saddle girth was loosening up,
caused by the sides of the cribber he
rode relaxing, as they always do af-
ter a couple of hours, ride. Korn,
knowing the temper of the beast he
bestrode, requested permission OF
gallant Keogh, his troop commander,
to dismount and regirt. 1t was CIV
en-, and just as he loosened the girih
the command passed down the col
umn to move forward. An old cav
airy horse, as rule, will raise fear
full row if being left by the troop,
and the vicious brute poor Gus was
trying to regirth was no exception
to the rule, for he made things live
ly.
"But Korn succeeded in swinging
into the saddle and headed for the
column, now a long way of and
moving at a rapid trot. His horse,
taking the bit in his teeth and his
chin on bis breast, palled out on the
dead run. Korn soon saw that he
was powerless on the back Of the
vicious brute. He hoped that the
horse would stop on overtaking the
column, brit he did not. He kept on,
and in a short time was in the GEN.
ter of the Indian village, and going
like train of cars down hill. The
Sioux opened up a fearful fire on
horse and rider. The horse was
struck, but, only maddened by the
singing lead, he fairly few. A
crevice in the dry prairie, directly
in his path, was cleared by tie horse
in splendid style. and dashing on, he
ran into Reno's outfit on the other
side. the horse falling dead as Korn
pulled up and dismounted. You all
know the story of the fight. Three
days after Korn went back over the
road taken by his horse, and on ar.
irving at the creyice, to use his own
words. MY hair stood straight up.
How horse could make such leap
was mystery to Korn all his life. He
was brave man and good com
rade. God rest his soul is the wish
and prayer of his old friends, more
| than one of whom are members Of
the metropolitan police force of this
city. We called him Yankee Korn
He was German, and one day as we
laughed at his broken English he
said, Il speak shust as good Yankee
as any of you and from that day be
was called Yankee. Korn. | would
like TO have seen the brave fellow
once more. He was dead game"
1
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TUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD
~ TINE TABLE -
IN EFFECT MONDAY, DEC let. 800
WEST BOUND

AN ~ MON IN INV Arks aoeg
WEST BOUND
No leaves Philadelphia II 20 p m, Har-
risburg i N, Mtchanicsburg 35 N,
Carlisle ! So IN, MELVILLE 8 &c q m, Ship.
peuSburg 3 "A IN, Chambersburg clio m,
Greencastle $50 N, Hdgerstown tbs N,
MartinsburR 90, a m, Tablers 9.ls m,
Darkesville 9.27 IN, Gerard, 8 80 Bunker
Hin $40, Clesrbrook II so, arrives at Win
chester 9 loan.
No. leaves Phila 80 a m, Harrisburg
8 O., Mechanicsburg 500, Carlisle 8 50,
Neville 9.l5, Shippensburg $3.50, Cham
bersburg | 0 05, Gfeencastle 1929, Hagers-
town HOO, MartinsbuTg lI40, Tablers IL.
40, Darkesville / SO, Gerard ll.56, Bum
ker Hill l2CO, Clearbrook IL Il T m, ar.
rives at Winchester 1925 p "a.
No leaves Philadelphia II 40 a m, Bar
risburg 4.05 N, Mechanics burg AIT Car
Isle 50, MELVILLE 5.l5, Shippensbnrg SO,
Ch4mbersburg 05, Greencasie 6.28, Ha-
gerstown 90, Martinsburg 40, Tablers
7.49, Darkesville SO, Gerard 7 Sc. Bunker
Hill 500, Clearbrook s.I2, arrives at Win
chester S.25 P m.
EAST BOUND.
No. IA leaves Winchester 100 M, Clear
brook 7.l3, Bunker Hill 1926, Gerard 729,
Darkesville 80. Tablefs 1876, Martinsburg
7.45, Hagerstown $50, Greoncastle s.55,
Chambersburg 9.25, Shippensburg 9.48,
Neville 1907, Carlisle 10 30 Mechanics
burg 10 81, Harrisburg Ills, arrives at
Philadelphia 3.l5 P m
No. leaves Winchester 2.lO m, Clelr-
brook 2 %, Bunker Hill 2 IS, Gerard 2. 49,
Darkesville 2.42 Tablers 2 .46, a-tinsburg
255, Hagerstown 3.45, Greencastle 4.l3,
Chsmbersburg 4.55, ShipPensburg SOC,
MELVILLE 5 SO, Carlisle 5.55, Mechanicsburg
6.22, Harrisburg Gas, arrives at Phlladel-
lhia .55 pm.
No. 10 leaves Winchester 8 90 p m, Clear.
brook 5.27 Bunker Hill 5.t0, Gerard 8. SO,
Darkesville 6.O3, Tablers 6.l0, Martinsburg
100, Hagerstown 9.O5, Greencastle 9.32,
Chambersburg 1000, Shippensburg 10. "a,
MELVILLE %. IA m, Carlisle IL nc, Mechan-
icsburg ll.3O, Harrisburg II so, arrives at
Philadelphia a .25am.
J.F. BOYD, Superintendent
a, 4 RIDDLE, GeH'l. Passeup er Agent,
W. A. GARD,
Agent at Martinsburg
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rest day or night with
her. In my extremity
| tried the CUTICURA
REMEDIES, but / con-
fess | had no faith in
them, for | had never
seen them tried. To
J my great surprise,
in one weeks time at
ter beginning to use
the CUTICTRA RENE
DIES, the sores were
we'll, but | continued
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Through Tickets and Baggage Checked
to all points
For rates and other information, address
W. j. ROBINSON, G. p. A.,
Parkersburg, W. Va.
A. j. DANDY. Palkersburg.
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CUTICURA REMEDIES

Cure every humor of the skin and scalp OF
infancy and childhood, whether torturing,
disfguring, itching, BURNING, scaly, crust
ed, pimply or blotchy, with loss OF hair,
and every inpurity of the blood, whether
simple, scrofuluous or hereditary. when
the best physicians and all other remedies
fail. Parents, save your children years of
mental and physical suffering. Begin now.
Cures made in childhood are permanent.
CUTIcURA REMEDIES are the greatest
skin cures, blood purifiers, and humor rem
edies of modern times, are absolutely pure
and may be used on the youngest infant
VITA the most gratifying success.
Sold everywhere; Price, CUTICURA, 50c.;
SOAP, 25c.; REsoLyENT, 81. Prepared by
the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL COR
PoRATIoN, Boston.
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SOUTHWARK.

Connection for all stations on CumDer-
land Valley and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
system.
GRO. b. WRESTLING,
Mich. . 'S7 superintendent.
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Baby One Solid Sore.
Tried Everything without Re-
lief No Rest Night or Lay.
Cured by Cuticura
Remedies.

My baby, when two months old, had
breaking out with what the doctor called
eczema Her head, arms, feet and hands
were each one solid sore. tried every
thing, but neither the doctors nor anything
else did her any good. We could get no
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Statesmen Wanted

Small line of samples from manufactur
ing corporations offered a live man. One
traveller earned an average of $340 per
month for six years past.
p. o. Box 1871, NEW YORK
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JOHN G. FINCH,
DEALER IN
Golden Wedding Rye Nhlskies
13R WATER ST. PITTspIrRC pa
1856 WATER ST.. PITTsRURG PA.

Oldest established house in the city,
where nothing but pure goods are put up,
strictly tor family and medicinal use.
Nothing better than Golden Wedding,
Next on the list, Guckenheimer's, Gray's
Monongahela Rye; these goods are lead
ing brands. Brandies of vintage of 1878
on hand. Gins, Holland and Domestic !;
also Old Tom. Finch's Golden Wedding
$1.00 for full quart, 6 for So 90; Guckenhef.
mer's the same; Monongabela, So. 90 per
dozen. Wines, So 90 per dozen $50 90 for
one-half dozen. Securely boxed. Also
have in stock, Grandfather's Choice, at
50 90 per gallon, barrels at special rates.
May "a, 1890.
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j. NELSON WISNER,
Attornevat-I.aw

MARTINsBURG, W. VA,
Ufice in Blondel Building, upstairs
E&- Prompt attention to usiness af-
fairs. Wills, Deeds and all manner of
Conveyancing carefully attended to.
Loans OBTAINED, compromises and exten
sions of credit arranged and effected.
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TIME TABLE.
nHIO RIVER RAILROAD
" TIME TABLE

Taking effect Aug. II, 1890. Passenger
trains will run as follows, Central Time.
All trains daily except those marked tnus
which do not run on Sunday.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-06-20
Story of n Ballet Girl.

The talk that is going on about the mar
riage of Ward McAllster's nephew with a
ballet girl recalls an interesting incident
in the life of Joseph Jefferson, the come
dian. When Jefferson returned from his
triumphal engagement in London 4 num-
Der of New York swells determined to
honor the actor who had made so great a
stir in England. Accordingly splendid
diuner was given to jefferson, and all the
conspicuous representatives of Gotham
swelldom were there. 1t befell that on
the very morning of the day when the
great banquet was served Jefferson's son,
Tom, married very pretty and eslimable
girl who had been member of one of the
spectacular ballots. So, during the ban
quet, one of the guests "a very swell per
sonage) referred to newspaper item in
which Toms prospective wedding was
mentioned.
Eyes, 1t is true" said Mr., Jefferson,
"Tom was married to day"
"But it is not true, ! suppose, that lie
married ballet grla' inquired the aristo-
cratic person.
Eyes, it is true" answered MIR. Jeffer-
son onically.
"Ah, did not suppose you would allow
your son to marry ballet girl" said tho
other.
"And why not?' asked Mr.. Jefferson.
Ellis mother was ballet girln
The aristocratic party lapsed into vo-
ciferous silence at once.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-06-20
Chinese Women.

Tens of thousands of Cinnamon leave
China every year ana settle in other
countries, especially South America,
the islands of the Pacific and the West
Indies; but it is rare thing for Chi
nese women to leave the land of their
birth. There are probably less than
one hundred of them in the United
States, and there are hardly any in
Brazil or the Sandwich Islands 1t
appears by the Cuban census which
has just been taken that there are now
nearly fifty thousand Chinese men in
Cuba and only eighty-four Chinese
women. The customs of the Chinese
people are adverse to female emigra-
ton, which, moreover, is under official
restriction. Few Of the Cinnamon who
go abroad are married; nearly all OF
them are quite young. They leave
China in the hope that they will make
money and return there to get married
St. Landry democrat., 1891-06-20
A TcnderfOot Judge

A prominent Montana man tells a
story about an eastern man who was
sent out to Montana to be a judge. Il
shall not mention his name" says he,
''but Judge - knew absolutely moth
ing about the western country One
of the first cases he had to try was one
relating to the title of mining prop
erty. Richard Roe had sunk shaft
and made other improvements which
entitled him, he averred, to claim the
land. John Doe set up a counter
claim. In charging the jury, this
Judge, after making a preliminary
statement, said: If you are con-
WINGED that the defendant had gone
ahead and erected shaft in good
faith etc. Great God,' was the
terse comment of the foreman of the
jury, this judge does not know the
difference between a hole in the ground
and liberty pole F"