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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-25

'"S sSy es bhs tSsikhb bfAAu run
ming from San Francisco 10 San
Jose rnmbled sroand . sharp curye
just outside u the city Of San Jose,
. white horse sprsng On the track
and raced dewn toward the town in
front of the engine. For o mile
the train did not gain en him.
Thea the unequal footing Of the
cross-ties and the pace began 70 tell
on the white sseed, and the engine
crept closely mp to him. The en-
gineer gave few sharp shrieks Of
the whistle 10 scare the horse from
the track, but he kept right on in
front, running with the speed Of
racer, with his long tail streaming
in straight line behind him.
The pilot struck him and ground
the life ont of him in an instant
and then plowed into the dirt on
the opposite side of the track. The
engineer swore few choice oaths
and jumped out Of the cab. The
horse was as dead as q door nail
and the engine had left the rails.
1t was Vasquez's horse. The
whole country knew it the next
day. He was twenty years old and
totally blind when he met his death
in front of the freight train, and
for ten years had roamed over the
unoccupied land about the lower
part of Santa Clara county, free as
a bird and feared by the Mexicans
more than q lion. He was called
by them the "White Devil" and
it was their belief that he was pos
sessed of soul mortgaged to the
evil one-the soul of Vasquez. tits
a strange tale that the old Mexican
mothers tell of this white horse.
Vasquez was the most noted ban
dit in California twenty years ago.
He bid defiance to the law, eluded
the detectives and searching parties
for years and killed and robbed half
a hundred men. He roamed over
the State of California from the
north to the south, leaving death
in his wake. He surrounded him.
self with band Of desperate Mexi-
cans and terrorized entire commu-
mites.
l. On dreamy August afternoon
in Southern California, the mayor
of Los Angeles and q fellow official
were driving along the old sand
road through the Arroy Seco, to-
ward the town. Over the brow of
q hill half mile in front of them
a group of horsemen appeared at a
gallop. They swept down the hill
and met the buggy of the mayor.
The galloping horses were yanked
back on their launches, and q swar-
thy Mexican upon q white horse
showed pistol in the mayors face
and said, with show of his teeth
in smile
"Your money, senor."
The mayor thought it was o joke
and laughed.
"Quick, quick !' said the horse
man, as his weapon clicked. "I
am vasquez.
The mayor laughed again.
'.Ef you don't believe me, senor,
look"
He pointed back to the hill and
there appeared another group OF
horsemen riding at full tilt from
the town.
"Quick," said vasquez. al am
no fool"
The mayor looked down the pis-
tol barrel at the pair Of black, gilt
tering eyes that lined the sights and
put up his hands. He was light
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-25
Real Estate Agency.

HERBERT r. MOORE, of
W Leonardtown, and T. J. MOORE, OF
AN Washington, ID. e., have entered into
co-partnership for the sale Of real estate,
If parties having lands for sale will send
full description and the lowest price they
will take, we win literally advertise their
lands free of charge and make every possi-
be effort to make speedy sales.
HERBERT r. MOORE,
T. JACKSON MOORE,
Leonardtown, Nd.
Nov Alt
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-25


ened Of his chamois bag of gold, as
was his friend. and the bold rob-
bers wheeled and we're of at run,
the posse from the town riding up
five minutes too late to catch them
or to save the mayors coin. The
band escaped into the chaparral.
vasquez made his history in this
way for Eve years, and then was
caught like o rat in a trap, in an
adobe house near the scene Of the
robbery Of the mayor, and was shot
down BY a newspaper correspondent
detailed to accompany the search
party. He survived his wounds,
was taken ~ San Jose where one o.
his earliest and most atrocious mnr-
ders had been committed, aud there
met his death on the scairold. The
night after vasquez was hanged u
white horse galloped up the street
TO the jail, stood a moment at the
door and gave neigh. The Mexi-
cans heard in it call to the dead
vasquez. There came no answer
to the horses challenge, and he
wheeled about and went as sudden-
ly as he came.
Then he Turned bandit aud fol-
loved Vasquez's old trails. Once
in awhile man would be found on
the road with his body frigh fully
mutilated and his ilesh bearing the
marks Of hoofs. Sometimes in the
night white horse would appear at
the door Of a Mexican cabin i'm some
lonely spot and neigh. II no an
swer came he would be of like the
wind, but il any man dare show
himself the horse would attack him
him hoof and teeth, and it was
seldom that victim escaped.
Time and again he was shot at,
and one Mexican buck was fool
hardy enough to try to roI lin
and met a horrible death. The
horse bore charmed life. He be-
came almost as great a terror to the
Mexicans as Vasquez had been to
rich Americans. II by chance
Mexican pony got out Of the corral
and wandered of in search Of grass
the white horse would find and
enlist him. First he had one fol-
lower, then two. then half dozen.
No man could kill them and no man
dared to attempt to capture them.
With no loads upon their backs
they were as feet as the wind and
could outstrip the best horses with
a rider. The Mexicans named the
leader the "Wbite Devil" and said
that Vasquez lived again in his
horse.
As the years went by and Vas
quez became a memory, and his
exploits q theme for children's
stories, the White Devil lost his
companions. His visits TO the little
towns became less and less frequent
and then ceased aatogether. At
long intervals Mexican would ride
in with report that he had seen
the White Devil in some ranyon a.
mong the hills. Even these reports
ceased, and q few Americans of the
latter days in California had never
heard Of him until the freight train
had killed the white horse. The
Mexicans came for miles to look at
him. All of them knew him, at
least they say 50, and they respected
him sufficiently to look at his dead
body from q distance.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-25
= %. TlPPETT @ BRO.
ATTORNEYs-AT-LAw

II Z. Lexington St, near Chas., Ball., Md
Practice in the Courts Of Baltimore city,
Court Of Appeals Of Nd, in the counties
Charles ad st. Mary's and Washington
Oty Speial attention given to Admiralty
actice, collection Of claims.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-25
UNDERTAKING.

HAVING rented the property Of + q.
Adams at Mechanicsyille, St. Maiy's coun-
~, i am now prepared to furnish caskess,
collins and al burial goods, and TO attend
funerals at the shortest notice and at prices
never before offered in St. Mary's. Hop
ng to receive fair share of the patronage,
which viii be highly appreciated by
Yours respectfully,
B. q. HICKS.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-25
MooRE's HOTEL
Summer Resort.

take pleasure In informing my custom
ers and the travelling public that have
thoroughly renovated my house, improved
and refitted the same and am fully prepared
10 accommodate both
Permanent and transient Boardsrs. / I
The BAR, in every particular, complete!
Ny stables have been rebuilt and are In first
class condition for accommodation o. horses
and the storage Of all kinds Of vehicles
Call and see for yourselves.
HERBERT r. MOORE,
Proprietor
Juue IS. ts5-tf
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18
|. s. MALL AND STAGE LINE.

Passengers from Globe, San Carlos, Fort Thomas and all points below will plea,e take the stage at solomonvile for Duncan on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays at o'clock a. m making close connection at Duncan with the train from Lordsburg to Clifton snd MOTenci. Also with the stage fer Carlisle, New Mexico, returning from Duncan to Solomonville on ar rival of train from Clifton and stage from Car lisle on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, ar irving at Solomonville at o'oclOck D. m, l keep good corral at each end of the route. This is short road free from dust and chuck holes. Commercial men taken on any day Of the week
 NOAH GREEN,
 ProUrIetor.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18

The rougher the road the better. The stage would go pumping and bouncing over the stones and ruts, swaying from side to side as if every moment about to go over. Then all at once, in the mid de of a breakneck rush which the pas sengers believed about to result in gem eral destruction, he would lay back in his seat. pull in his lines with that giant strength of his, and in minute there would be his six mustangs trotting along as quiet and calm and as completely un- der control as so many poodles. Of course then the passengers thought it great fun-after it was all over.
 But now Foss is dead, and the railroad has taken the place of the mustang.
 Another old whip" who, however, was alive at last reports, is David Batch elder, of Amesbury, Mass. His first coach driving was from Newburyport to Hampton Falls, and the chief place of call on the route was the Wolfe hotel, which is still known to history as the "Old Stage tavern"
 Well, the world whirls on the fierce rush of so called progress, and the world itself will come to an end one of these days, so the theologians assert. So in the sum total of "back numbers" the stagecoach may not count for much. Yet the merry horn, the crack of the drivers whip and the prancing of the half wild horses-these are inspiring things not to be forgotten by one who has seen and heard them. The iron horse is swifter, but he has carried no greater loads of love, hope, ambition and avarice than has the Concord, with four furious mustangs champing at the bits and a cool headed driver handling the reins and telling his nerv- ous passengers to Keep yer seats"
 GEORGE BAvARD.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18
GOODBY TO COACHES.
THE STAGE GETTING OBSOLETE EVEN IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Railroads Are Everywhere Becoming the
 Method of Transportation, and the Old
 Time Stage on Long Routes Is No More.
 Some Famous Drivers.
 There is always something sad about g farewell, even if it is a farewell to an Antiquated method that has been super seded by an improvement. So those of a sentimental turn may find food for moralizing on the march of events in the recent announcement that the open- ing of the railway to Johannesburg will doubtless mark new era in the pros perity of the South African Transvaal gold fields. When the last stage on the old line pulled out from Kimberley the other day several old timers shed tears to think that the iron horse had once more beaten the horse of flesh and blood.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18

tion of the company. Those were great days and great times. One can hardly realize them at this day. In staging days it cost seventy-fve dollars to go from Sacramento to Portland. l have ire quently paid twenty dollars to get from Frisco to Sacramento when the steamer Senator was running. Meals were one dollar, berths two dollars. She was a boat of large draft, and afterward ran to San Diego, l believe
 Probably the best known stage driver in the world. unless it be Hank Monk, who gave Horace Greeley his famous ride, was Clark FOss-"colOnel" they used to call him. He was rugged, rude in his speech sometimes, but kind heart ed and true. He was splendid speci- men of man physically too. Fully 6 feet 2 inches high and weighing 25O pounds, he was a man one "looked up to-" whether he wanted to or not. He had magnificent constitution, and when he died-it was only about five years ago, and he was seventy-five years old then-the doctor almost wept over him. Foss had abused his own strength, and the doctor could scarcely forgive him for it. ''Only to think" he said, "that he should die now Why, sir, it was Gods intention that this man should live hundred years. What pity, what pity!
 Years and years ago Foss went to So- noma county, Cal, and established the first stage line which was ever run be- tween Healdsburg and the Geysers. The road led over the Hogs Back and was a nice one to travel.
 After time FoSs & Connolly built the toll road now running from Calis- toga to the Geysers and drove their stages over it. Floss bought out his part ner afterward and became sole owner of the line. His son Charley owns it now, and with what other property his father left him must be wealthy man. The old man died in Calistoga.
 Foss deserved all his fame. One time or another during his life he met nearly everybody of any distinction-that is, everybody who ever did any travelling. He was an intimate friend of W. c. Ralston and knew any amount of fa- nous people from the east and Europe. Everybody who visits California goes to the Geysers, and Foss always drove them.
 He was a sly old boy, and under his rough outside hid away an immense ca pacity for fun, some of which he'd work of on his passengers, sometimes in a way to make their hair stand on end, He delighted to get stageload of stran' gers on his hands, and the way they would be walked up was caution. He would start away with his load as if the foul fend were after him, yelling and slsshing at his horses like mad, rattling the lines loose over their backs and send ing the team along at rate which would make the pluckiest turn pale with terror.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18
a6HaEdr
LAST COACH FROM KIMBERLEY.

They were accustomed to the ancient style of transportation, for they were pioneers and knew not the rush of this fevered age. Still they recognize that the change is a benefit. Hitherto the people of Johannesburg have been forced to obtain all their supplies by OK wag- on, creeping monotonously fifteen or twenty miles day from Kimberley, 8 distance of 800 miles, or from Natal, 15O miles away. Everything in Johan- nesburg-even the very wood and gal vanized iron, of which so many of the houses are built-has had to be brought there by this slow and highly expensive transport, while to reach the place coach journey of two or three days, costing from eight to twelve pounds, had to be undertaken on leaving the railway in Natal or the Cape Colony. Now the journey to Cape Town, which k about $50 miles away, is performed in sixty hours, thus placing the Rand with in nineteen days journey from London. It is expected that the population of Johannesburg, which is estimated by it's sanitary board at 10000, will be still further augmented, and the influx of labor, combined with cheaper living, should have their effect in developing the mines and contribute to the reawak- ening prosperity of the place.
 The last stagecoachl
 There is a pathos about the phrase to the frontiersman who has kept moving west to keep away from the ''pesky rail- road" He doesn't know the engineer and conductor of the great train which whirls through his little post village, but he was on the best of terms with the driver of the coach, who always got down at the door of the postoffice and general store, condescended to drink st some one else's expense, and retailed the latest news and the freshest jokes while 6 new team was being hitched up.
 The type is familiar both in the east and the west, but it threatens to die out, like the buffalo, for, as the old proverb has it, with other times come other manners"
 Perhaps one of the best posted men on stagecoaching was James Haworth. do not know whether he is yet alive, but he was a prominent figure in the west when l knew him several years ago. Talking about his experiences he once said:
 Staged it in California? Well, l should say sol All over the state, from the days of forty-nine and mule teams to the day when the cowcatcher of the first locomotive pushed us all of the road. l was connected entirely with California stages though. Butterfeld & Co. es- tablished the first overland stage com pany to California. It came in through Texas and the south, up by way of Los Angeles. As the road didn't pay it was abandoned and the stock brought up north and put on the Carson, Salt Lake and Missouri road. Ben Holladay then took control. He afterward sold out ro the Pioneer company, with Louis Nc Lean, of Wells, Fargo 6 Co.,, at the head.
 "In those days immigrants with their 'schooners' used to make the trip from St. Jo in something like four months that is, of course, if they were lucky. The stage company succeeded in pulling the time down to two weeks. Besides offering quicker passage the line af-
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18
A IDirgc.

A DlTEc, The autumn leaf exclaimed: "Ah mol At fate may not grumble. hung ou quite consistently, But now I'll take tumble"
 Washington Stal.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18
Florence and Globe Stage Lin(

CARRYINe U s. gr-;{r-% WELLS, FARGO MAIL AND fS~yyxxf 4>A sSsSf" EXPRRss. S,TAGE LEAVES FLORENCE DAILY FOR O Riverside and Globe at : o'clock, P. M; stops all night at Riverside and arrives at Globe al Q o'clock, P. M.; returning, leaves Globe at < o'clock A. NJ, arrives at Florence at o'clock A. N. Good accommodation on the road, i'm proved line, good stock and comtort6Oie ,tages, four-horse coach every other day. W. F. GUILD, Agent, Florence. K. Y. KELLNER <
 EUGENE MIDDLETON,
 Proprietor.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18
Real Estate For sal c.

rINHESE LOTS and acres must be sold under
 value for want Of cash, ton transporta- tiOn) 2 lots at 500 each, 2 lots at S2jO each, lots at $500 each, 5 lots ct si0O each, 2l2 acres and house S2.5OO, 26-l0O ac es $500, 6l2 acres $50, l3 acres Sl 500 2911 acres 5000, 80 acres ss,OOO, l5O acres 3lS,7SO. Address owner, 20. Box l42. City.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-18

forded great protection to the immi- grants, who were always troubled by the Indians. Tine next one to break the rec ord was the pony express, which came through from St. Jo in the remarkably fast time of six days, and carried let ter for you for something like two dol lars
 "The first stage line in California was started by James Birch in 1s40, and ran between Sacramento and Coloma. The California Stage company organized in 1853 and began running in January, 1854. James Birch was the first presi. dent. He served one year. was then elected and served eleven years, or with in year and half of the disorganiza.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-23
Pleasures of MemoFy.

What a blessed thing is memory !
How it brings mp the pleasures of the
past, and hides its IN ~pleasantness ! You
recall -FOUR childhood days, do you not,
and wish they would return? You re-
member the pleasant associations, while
the unpleasant ones are forgotten. Per-
haps to your mind comes the face of some
friend. 1t was once a pale, sad face. it
showed marks of pain, lines of care. 1t
seemed TO be looking into the hereafter,
the unknown futuere. And then you re-
called how it brightned, how it recovered
It's rosy hue, how it became a picture of
happiness and joy. Do you remember
these things? Many people do. u glad
ly tell how health returned, how happi-
ness came back, bow the world seemed
bright. They tell how they were once
weak, nerveless, perhaps in pain, certain
ly unhappy. They tell of sleepless nights.
restless days, untouched food, I'M
strung nerves. And then they tell how
they became happy. healthy aud strong
once more. You have heard people de-
scribe how they were cured and kept in
health You certainly can remember
what it Is that has so helped people in
America. II not listen to what Mrs.
Annie Jenness Miller, who is known
universally as the great dress reformer,
says: six years ago when suffering
from mental care and overwork, / re-
ceived the most pronounced benefit from
the use OF that great medicine, Warmers
Safe Cure" All, now you remember.
Now you recall how many people
you have heard say this same thing. Now
you recollect how much you have heard
Of this great Cure. Now you are ready
to admit that memory is usually pleas
ing. that the highest pleasure comes from
perfect health, and that this great
remedy has done more to produce and
prolong health thar any discovery aver
known in the entire history of the whole
rronld
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-23
for Infants and Children.

H. w. Leding; Instructor, M. d. Knapp;
Guard, H. Rupert. The lodge will hold
an invitation entertainment February 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Roome. OF
Ocean avenue. will start on a Jour around
the world the first week in February.
Greenville Building and Loan Asso-
citation No. Q will elect officers at the
rooms on Linden avenue this evening.
Mounted Policeman Albert Cummings
has been transferred from the Fourth to
the Fifth precinct.
The m of the Y. M. G. A.
Athletic Club will have a sleighiug party
this evening. The start will be made
from the rooms on Linden avenue at half
past eight O'Clock.
The regular monthly conservation meet
ing of the Y. P. S. G. e. will be held to.
morrow afternoon in the Reformed
Church Immediately after the session OF
tbs Sunday school.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-23
WEST BE GEN DOINGS.

A large audience in the West Side NJ. e.
Church last evening heard Mr.. William
II. Beach lecture on 1.-The Railroad to
Destruction"
The following gentlemen are slated for
the offices Of the new building and loan
associatlon:-President, A. j. Vreelani;
c. Dunno, Treasurer; N. G. Vreeland,
Secretary; and James b. Fielder,
counsel.
Young Democrats of West Bergen are
contemplating the idea of organizing a
club to represent their political ideas.
Justice Kimmerly, who has been secur-
ing signers to an application to nave Ego
avenue paved is ready TO present the pc
tItion to the Street and Water Commits
sioners.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcneil of Union
street will tender u reception to their son,
George B., atJheir residence this even
ing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-23
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.

The order sustained II severe blow by
the acci tent to the s~leighing party in the
West. when eight of the party were
killed. The party was composed OF MEM
bers of the order.
The prevalence OF Ia grippe is evident
and the drain on the treasury tor sick and
death benefits has been heavy. In con-
sequence au extra assessment will be
called for next month.
Eyer Faithful Council lost a member
this week. Michael Mccarthy died on
Tuesday. He was buried yesterday from
St. Mary's r. C. Church and q delega-
ton from the council attended the
funeral.
Highland Council is full of activity and
enterprise. New features are introduced
at every meeting, and its members al ways
expects pleasing entertainment and are
never disappointed. Its entertainment
on Tuesday evening was a complete sue
cess. and the members and their friends
enjoyed it. The programme was far
above the ordinary. and the collation. was
equal to a banquet.
Magnolia Councils musical and liter
airy entertainments on Thursday night
was not only a treat, but will benefit the
order, ms many present were SO well
pleased that they intend putting in their
applications.
A series of entertainments similar to
those OF Highland aud Magnolia Councils
will be profitable. Some of the councils
ought to wake up.
At the last meeting of Leasing Council
the following officers were installed by
ID. d. G.. C. Miller and his stag:-Rob-
ert c. H. Rahlff, Commanders; Otto Helms,
V. c.; A. Weiderhold, o.; G. G. Enler.
p. c.: Carl Weis, S.; II. Helm
mann, c.; George Bolz, T.; A. Dorm
heine. Ch.; A. Wolfert, g.; John
Schuemann. w; j. Schroeder, S.;
Trustees: C. H. Rees, Carl Lange and
Max Michaelis. After the meeting the
assembly marched to Naegeli's Hotel.
where a bountiful collation. was served.
Speeches were made by d. d. G. G..
Mueller, Commander C. II. Rahlff and
Vice Commander Otto Hens.
The officers of Independent Council
were installed last Monday night.