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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-05
Notice to Contractors.

patea Jersey city, April 80, 1892.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09
PRAyea-cURE IN THE PINES.

A kind % purity boy was Hank.
With elriish face, an an honest frank.
Conndin light In bis siE blue eyes.
Thet looked with n sorter halfsurprise
A. the i..ing, they seen IA sitgglns' camp.
An suthin', somehow. tibet seemed 20 stamp
Him dinrunt from us. an give him Just
A trfnin' favor Of upper crust
Nothin' put on. bit naisrAi-sees
Friendly an sOcial. but not too free
a gentleman born was young Hank shaw,
An he didn't drink. nor didn't rhaE.
An never cussed-ihet Is. not much
An when he did he did II In such
An awk ara way you could tell for sure
Bic was more or less % IA amachare.
Never said moth m about his kin,
Never TT on whar his home he'd been.
Worked right along with the rest Of ~,
An held his own with the beat OF Us
TN Bg-Foot Zekel. Nh9 used 10 Ian
~ his genteei manners. quit his chat.
An give out the statement cold an chill
He'd lick the duTer as use3 Hank m
Nov. the boz vas young-jest turned sixteen
An the work was hard an the chuck was
mean.
But be tuTed Il oct through cold an damp
I'LL, jcst as Stggins was tre4kin' camp
lie tua with fever 80 Dighiy bad.
lie cOuidn b. moved 20 town, poor lad.
80 me an Zekel ar Long Dan Drew
stayed thar 10 the woods 70 see him through
One day twas sunday--he'd 90, 70 weak
He couldn't move. nor hc couldn't speak.
Bot laT IN his buns 20 still an white
We lowed be could roycr last tili night
When long In the mOrnin' Say near ten
We heerd the iangle OF bells. an then
a woman dashed through the shauiy door
An kneit by Hank on the rough plank floor.
Her face was lit with look ~ 10Y.
As she cried: Thank God I've found my boy"
Bu; be didnt know her. An then she prayed
No other scch prayer was ever made
j sortsr reckon the angel banis.
A. she begged Ranks life az the good Lords
hands,
Must hev stopped TO listen. Twas rather more
Than could stan an broke for the door
The others follcrei "say. lads. says Dan.
do you think pra'rs ever cured a msnF
Dunno, says Zeke. but l know ell
Was a-sciiin' up thar ON the Throne On high,
Aruhniu' this yer concern. an she
Come prayin an pleadin' tibet way ter me-
Ia cure thet kiT. ~ IL bust the plan
or the whole burned universe shake" says
Dan
An Jest three weeks from that very day,
Hank an his mother rode away
Down the loggin trail Now. some may doubt
An argy twas nussin' pulled him out.
An ihct prars don't go but as for me-
] was thar, an know what hearn an see.
An hold the: thet day at the Throne OF Grace
1hei mothers pra'r Vas wuth its face
Clarence II. Pearson. In Lippincoits
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09

Of the Snpganon had left the roof
tree behind and had launched herself
on her hazardous journey.
She wondered what her mother
would say or do II the parson should
waken and ask 10 be assured Of the
safety Of the legacy. What would her
mother say when be should insist upon
seeing the saddlebags? Rachel hoped
his sleep would last until morning.
BY which time she expected 10 be at
home able 20 report that the legacy had
been delivered to its rightful owner.
The road leading through the un-
broken country TO Rocky Ridge. small
but prosperous village some nineteen
miles away. was a rough, winding one.
which now and then almost lost itself
among the great hills which stood out
against the starlit sky like Titans. II
was road which had a bad reputa.
ton, for over II a great many stolen
horses had been run, and people had
been held up and robbed along il by
men supposed TO belong 20 the horse
thieves.
The girl thought of these events a.
she entered the roughcr and darker
portion Of the road. She thought. too.
OF the young parson lying sick at her
house, and not infrequently she
thought Of Jack Jasper. who but few
weeks before had paid her some atten.
tion-had even taken her 10 "a husking
and thereby caused a rumor that they
were engaged To float through the re-
giOn.
No. she was not engaged 10 Jack
Jasper. though lac was a handsome fell
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09
FOOLISH MAN.
Now the Laugh Is on the Other Side of
the Mouth.

the Mouth.
Men laugh ut us for having sense.
less notions and doing things for
which we can give no good reason. -
said woman recently. II wish Soma
man would explain To me why he car
ries unimportant papers about with
MN Tor months, wearing them out in
so doing. I've often watched my hus-
band carefully chaLge the contents of
coat or trousers pockets from one suit
OF clothes TO another. Soiled. worn
envelopes and folded papers are tender.
ly transferred, and for "A long time 7
was impressed with the Importance OF
the operation and drew an instinctive
breath Of relief when il was safalv
over. One day my curiosity got tba
better o' me and begged for sight
"i thoSe mysterious documents guarded
with such jealous care.
TO please me my husband went
through them. lie found several nnra-
ceipted bills, some that had been nnid
and receipts filed. note from a friend
dated three months back, regrett,ng
that he did not find him In his Office
when he called; one or two business
cards OF firms he had no recollection q,
knowing, several advertisement cireu.
lars playbill of last seasons perform.
anee' preserved for some forgotten tenn
porary reason, and perhaps three really
important papers among the whole LOT
And l honestly believe, II | had NOT
prompted the investigation, Mr. -
would be treasuring those worthless
bits OF paper to this day. MY. Times
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09
HUMOROUS.

|
-Buyer-"Is this suit all wool?''
Mozinsky-'I Won lie to you, my friend.
for it is not. De buttons vas made of
silgk. brooklyn Eagle.
A Consensus of Opinion. -He-''I
am altogether unworthy of you. dar-
ling" She (tenderly)-"That's what
papa says Detroit Free Press
He Missed His Chest Protector.
Doctor-"lIow did you contract such
frightful cold on the chest?" Hotel
Clerk-'I sent my diamond stud to he
reset during the cool spell. "-Jewclers'
Weekly
Truth is stranger than fiction, he
happened 10 remark. Yes" his wife
replied very gently. 1T sometimes
seems so 10 me when You are explain
ing what kept you out SO late. wash
ington Star
bill, - said the burglar, there amt
nothin' in this safe but receiptcd milli-
ncr's bill" us that SOP" 'Yes. I'm
going TO quit this biz. 1t doesn't pay.
There's too much competition in it,
Washington Star.
m.)-"Do YOU know, Mr.. Sappy. am
sure YOU would make an excellent edi-
tor OF rural newspaper" Sappy
lpleased WEAKLY, now, Miss Gasket?'
Miss Gasket-"Indecd, do. Your mot
To seems ID he: i have come TO stay
Detroit Free Press
An energetic German professor was
cOnInQflnn
were studying Mendelssohns Elijah"
and had reached the chorus, Hear IS,
baal; hear mighty god" The mems
voices were booming out sonorously,
when the conductor cried out: mo
de dreadful vowel! Don't say Bale;
soften leetle-give de more musical
sound, Bal" Whercupon the chorus
TOOK mp the strain again, "llear us,
bawl; hear MS, Bawl"'-Tid-Bits
A patient in an insane asylum
Imagined himself dead. Nothing could
drive this delusion out of the mans
brain One day his physician had
happy thought, and said To him; ibid
you ever see dead man bleed?" NO
ne replied Did you ever hear of
dead man bleeding?" "No." $40 you
believe that a dead man can bleedy'
NO We'll, II you will permit me.
VIII try an experiment with you, and
See II You bleed or not" The patient
gave his consent, the doctor whipped
out his scalpel and drew little blood.
There" he said, you see that you
bleed; that proves that you are NOS
lead. Not ut ALL" the patient in
SANITY replied; that only proves that
lead mel can bleed
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09

"You can't have them. for they don't
belong 10 you. Irefuse TO give them
Up. and n you attempt force, shall re-
sist IL with the same"
There was no mincing matters with
Rachel Hayelock She clutched the
reins with one hand and with the
other held the cooked pistol in the ban
dts face.
"By heavens. you can't beat us out Of
what's in the baPsr' be suddenly ex-
claimed II propose TO have them.
and the boys will see TO helping me. y
lie threw himself impulsively toward
the girl. but the next moment the pis-
tol flashed in his face and he staggered
toward the fringe Of the road with a
wild cry If pain Al the same time
Rachel put spurs to the parsons horse
aud was oil like a rocket. Presently
she heard hoofs behind her. The
bandits were giving chase. but the roam
outdistanced them all, and though
Rachel got glimpse OF them once or
twice. and even wished for another
shot, they a, last gave up the chase and
let her ride into Rocky Ridge with the
legacy.
1t was daylight when she rode back
over the scene II her exploit, but il was
deserted. Nothing but bloody mask
lay AT the edge of the road showing
that her shot had hit the bandit " hen
She reached home She found Hiram
Honey bee convaleNcing. amt fpr the
first time. from RachcrS own lips. he
learned Of the safety OF The SaddieDlg,.
That very Gay the liayc.uck> learned
that Jack Jasper MA, lying badly
wounded AT cabin among the hills.
and smile stole over RacHel's lace
when She heard the story
The fame Of the SauVamon girl went
beyond the borders OF the country and
obtained for her many new admirers:
but not long after her exploit She be-
came the wife of Rev. Hiram Honey
bee, and took pleasure in telling To
group of children the story Of the par
sons saddle bags. T. c. nAEBAuGu.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Sir Julian Pauncesote Is an accom-.
plished musician and can play anythiny
from an Erard harp. TO an end man.
banjo. and when he gets down To reel.
ing of Yankee Doodle one OF thu
strings Is sure to give way.
One of the most eloquent thine.
said by the late George William Curtis
Of friend about whom he was writ.
ing. was: "Iic was so true that his i'm.
pressions were like moral judgment =
he was an additional conscience To his
friends" And this might we'll have
been written by another OF Mr. Curtis
himself. t.
Gov. Ira p Chase of,Indiana. whose
career has been one OF varied experi-
ences, ranging from plowboy TO poli-
tician. from soldier To preacher, was M
one time Commercial tourist" He
travelled for ST. Louis firm who dealt
In agricultural implements. and sold
reapcrs. binders and plows 10 Mis-
sourians.
The wife Of Newton Beers. the act.
or, of bridgeport. Conn. gets $50 900 as
the share of the fund of $500. 900 left IN
trust by her great-uncle. G. II. TAYLOR
n retired cotton planter of Eutnw, Ala
for his widow. The widow has inst
died and Mrs Beers is one OF the ten
collateral heirs who take the residue
She is known on the stage as Jessie
Lee Randolph.
DR. Leonard Freeman. prominent
young physician of Cincinnati and one
Of the Cincinnati quarantine officers
has been stricken with consumption.
Freeman is an enthusiastic student a
bacteriologv. and has been giving cspe.
cill attention to the Koch cures of con.
sumption. 1t is supposed that through
contact with consumption germs he
contracted the disease.
Photographs of the late Princess
Alexandria. daughter of King George
OF Greece, hang in her fathers study.
The king was devoted TO her and still
mourns her deeply. In his social life
he is such democrat that court cere-
mony has become almost obsolete in
Athens. as the king receives his visitors
on terms of equality. and chats with
them in most informal fashion.
Nv worn 'DlaNnprSklte gwen nv
Bartlett as an Americanism is of Scot
fish origin. Blather. blether or blither
Is found in all three forms i'm innumera-
bic places in the writings of Scottish
authors. meaning % talk nonsense,
while skate, corrupted into sllite, is an
term of contempt. The
original meaning. but little changed in
the present usage, is zone who talks
nonsense"
Here are some figures worth quot
ing figures which effectually settle the
question Are Rudyard Kipling's books
popular?" In England his book SOL
iiers Three is in it's sixty-first thou
sand; The Story Of the Gadsby's" and
in Black and White" have each
reached a sale OF ~. 900: "Wee Willie
Wrinkle" is in its forty-seventh thou
sand, and THE Phantom Rickshow" in
Is thirty-seventh thousand.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09
loriginaLI

the centers of population of this great
nation.
The roads were little better than
trails leading over the region, and, as a
matter of course, there were good
many lawleSs inhabitants who lived,
like vultures, by piundering Others.
There were gangs of horse thieves
whose dcpredations called for the or
ganization OF vigilance comm tees, but
the acts Of the rascals were so well
covered that the committees found
their hands full when they set about
entrapping them.
One afternoon there rode up TO the
ilavelock house, which stood at the
cdge OF a clearing, n man who was well
known In the district
He was young circuit rider named
Honeybce, man OF God whose minis
trations were well liked by all, and II
was predicted that he was looking
about for wife, as he had not as yet
entered the state of double blessed
ness.
Hiram Honcybee was talented and
good looking. His disposition was. a
merry one and he was fond OF Joke and
jest. With the young girls Of the
country he was prime favorite, and IL
was "A question OF much import as 10
which one he would finally choose for
his life partner.
IL was this young man who. mounted
ON his fine looking roam with the back
woods snddlebags behind him. drew
rein I'm front OF Rachel Havelocls's
home ON the afternoon In question.
The girl herself met him at the door
sud asked him To dismount The young
parson did SO and as he touched the
ground he was seen 10 stagger and the
next moment had dropped upon the
rude bench In front of the house, aud
was leaning against the wall, white
faced and breathing heavily.
Rachel ran 20 him with quick cry
and asked him what had happened.
In gasps he told her that he was very
'iclx. and when she helped him into the
aouse and had given him glass of cold
water, tho only remedy she could think
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09

low as strong as Ajax, and Rachel
liked strong men. She had liked him
I at first, aud but for one thing. which
( she had kept from her mother, she
might have returned his attentions and
an engagement might have been the
| result.
That very night of the husking bee
IN taking a handkerchief from his
pocket Jack dropped something which
the girl picked up. She was in the act
of returning it 10 him when its make
up struck her as being peculiar. and on
looking at il in a secluded corner she
found it 10 be "a white cotton mask.
The discovery almost unnerved
Rachel. A white mask such as high
waymen wear in Jack Jasper's pocket?
What did it mean?
The girl kept her secret, telling il TO
no one, and the mask she quietly
burned the next day in the woods.
From that moment her liking for Jack
Jasper seemed to fade and she had
resolved To have nothing more 10 do
with him
The fair custodian of the parsons
saddlcbags thought OF this as she rode
along. She was nearing the Bum ole
Bee hills and in accordance with her
mothers advice, she drew the pistol
and kept it firmly gripped in her hand
while she rode on.
All at once the parsons horse SHE'D
for the first time since commencing the
journey, and Rachel. looking To the
right, saw standing at the bush .frinpcd
edge of the road man whose face was
covered by white mask. Near him
and just discernible were three others
similarly disguised, and Rachel, look
ing Mt them, instinctively drew rein
and waited for their next move
She felt that she had encountered the
bandits OF the Bundle Bee hills, and
when the leader stepped forward she
eyed his magnificent physique with
more than womanly curiosity.
We'll take the bngs-that's
all" he said.
A thrill passed over Rachel Have !
locks frame as she thought of the two /
men-the young parson and the legatee.
She was within five miles OF Rocky |
Ridge and short ride would land her |
at her journeys end.
can't deliver up To you what do /
not own" she said, in replys To the
road-agent's demand and in voice
that did not tremble in the least.
Never mind that, miss Wen take
the saddlebags, whether you own them
or not"
Eachors mind was made up. From
what she had seen oi the parsons
horse he was fleet and wiry, well-rid.
den by person who knew something
about horses, and she did for she was
a thoroughbred backwoods girl. She
thought she was not SO lily situated as
one might suppose.
Come Aren't you going TO give up
the saddle bags?" exclaimed the i,n.
patient. fellow, advancing a step, but
Immediately he stopped and opened the
eyes behind the mask. for Rachel had
suddenly presented the pistol In his
lace.
"You can't get away from us un-
'horn," he cried. Eve don't want To
,arm you We want merely the sad
iiebags. and with them In our hands
'ou can 20 oE-" L
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09
HOW TO ROLL AN UMBRELLA
Almost Everybody Does II Wrong, Al
though the RIgh, Way L. simple.


"No, not that way. | never knew
one man IN hundred 10 do it right. "
said the clerk in the umbrella store.
His remarks were directed at "A Gus
! toner, who had proceeded To roll MP a
reccntly-purchased umbrella to return
II to its case. He had done what nine
ty-nine per cent of persons Nho handle
um brellas do when they attempt TO
gather the folds Of cloth in neat roll
around the stick. lie had grasped the
handle with his right hand and was
twisting the silk through with his left
hand.
That Will spoil that umbrella when
you have repeated the operation half "A
dozen times, the clerk continued,
land then you will be coming here and
complaining that that sIx-dollar UNI
brella wasn't worth fifty cents. Now,
see what you are doing! You were
making pretty roll, but did you notice
that you were twisting the ribs aud
braces in spiral around that stick AS
well as the cloth? You may have noticed
that your umbrella sticks and catches
when you try to raise it, That's be-
SHAnS you ubn Know no" TO roll II.
You twist the joints of the ribs
and braces all out of shape. There.
you see, You have twisted the ends OF
those ribs all around In a bunch on one
side of the handle Now let me show
you how an um brella should be rolled"
The clerk took the maltreated ar.
tcle, shook out the folds of silk and
worked the spiral out of the ribs, and
proceeded TO demonstrate the proper
methods of umbrella rolling Grasp.
ing the handle in his right hand. he en-.
circled the silk at the tip with his left.
which he slipped down about half
way OF the cloth, pressing the ribs and
braces firmly against the stick. The
right hand was then shifted 10 the tins
OF the ribs, which were held firmly |
against the stick, while the left hand |
adjusted the roll of cloth around them. |
Ivy this method the ribs were kent |
straight along the stick and not partly /
twisted around it, rs the customers |
roll. Y. sun.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09

pistol, led the parsons horse To the door
and adjusted the precious saddle bags.
you want To keep your eyes open,
Rachel" said the anxious mother.
"You will have to ride over some pretty
rough roads, especially that part OF Il
winding round the BUNDLE bee hills.
There is where they held up old man
Kenneth last summer"
They II rue the night they try to
hold me up" cried Rachel. rs she
gathered up the lines and gave the par
sons horse touch with the whip.
In a short time the courageous belle
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-09
RACHEL'S BRAVERY.
A Story Of Parson Honeybee's
Saddlebaga

Ilb UMPIRE I G n
tious home of
the Havelocks
was la the heart
of the wonder
full Sangamon
country. True,
IL had not been
settled as thick
ly as other new
parts of our
common land.
but IL was fill
! n & u p an d
would in time,
80 It's people
thou < hit, be-
.ssanan nan ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-08
California Officers on the Trail
Of Evans and Sontag.
RECORDS OF THE MEN.
Federation of Labor Preparing to As
sist the Homestead Strikers.
Conference Appointed by the Presi-
dent-Notorious Missouri Murderer
Killed-Jockey Garrison Dying.

REEDLEY, Cal, Aug. IA messenger
returned this evening from Sampson
hat, on Pine ridge, thirty-five miles north
OF Reediey, where Chris Evans had min
ing claim. the point where the robbers are
supposed to be headed for. 1t is believed
that the robbers are now in the mou untains.
Three men riding gray, sorrel and dark
bay horse were seen at a distance in the
vicinity of Sampson fat. One is said to
answer the description of Evans. The
people throughout the foothills and
mountains are thoroughly aroused. All
are on the lookout, and the roads and
trails are lined with men armed with re-
volvers, shotguns and knives. A large
posse of deputies and officers are stationed
at Smith Il Moore's mills. four miles from
Sampson fiat, and others are securing the
country in all directions. 1t is reported
this evening that the robbers shot and
killed another officer, making their fourth
victim. No details can ,e learned. A
camp has been discovereta near Monson,
where the robbers prepared ainner yester-
day, while the sheriff and ten men were
within four miles. Mountaineers say it
will be almost impossible to capture the
robbers if once they reach their old
haunts at Sampson flat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-08
EIGHT-PAGE EDITION

leads to the suspicion that he was one Of
the parties who figured in the kasaneti
affairs. 1t was given out shortly
after this that the robbers were in
the city for two days after the attempted
robbery, and il SO. it might be that Sontag
and Evans were the parties. The police
are thought to have important facts. but
refuse to give out information for day or
two, or until more is heard from the Cali
fornia robberies.
At West Prairie Junction, Kasaneti and
Hollis the robberies were conducted on the
same plans, and there is reason to be-
heve that the same parties carried out the
three. The stepfather of the Sontag boys
IS the proprietor of a hotel in this city, but
their own fathers name is Contant, which
they do not carry. The police believe
there is no doubt.that the Sontags in Cali
fornia belong to the same family that lives
there. Interesting developments are ex-
pected
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-08
FIERCE COUNTY POLITICS.
DoolittIe's Managers Confident OF Sue.
cess-Deny Anti-Allen Sympathies.

TACOMA, Aug. Especial. No trouble
is anticipated whatever by the Doolittle
men in securing his nomination for con-
gress. provided the anti-AiIen coterie keep
their hands off, Should they be inclined
to meddle with Dooiittle's plans they can
at best only hamper somewhat. but can
not, in the opinion of Doolittle's man
ayers. defeat his nomination. Had the
lite anti-Allen crowd secured a pliable
delegation at the county convention there
would undoubtedly have been trouble for
DooIittle. But in defeating Doolittle's
mans to select his own delegation, the
anti Allen coterie simply weakened the
delegation. but did not incapacitate it so
far as poolittle is concerned. For weak
ening the delegation by appealing to
nreiudice against Senator Allen, and
thereby defeating Coiner's amen iment,
the anti-Alien few do not now want to
shoulder the responsibility. They would
have it appear as sort of II told you SO"
result.
AT anv rate the Doolittle men know
their friends, and also those who will try
10 damn Dooiittle by faint praise" These
were the words used by Colonel Coiner at