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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-08
Our Choir.


Who scars so high on Music's wing
When wide she opes her mouth to sing,
Aud Giggles at the slightest thing?
Our S'pranol
Who finds the places in the books,
Convulses us with funny looks,
And never once gets ''oif the hooksT
Our Altoi
Who stands Ia danger day by day
OF being carried clean away
By pretty grlsS Wei, I've heard say
Our Tenori
Who giveth forth ponderous tone
One which can all but stand alone
On firm foundation of its own2
Our Basso!
Who touches lovingly the keys
And draws forth sounds which charm and
please
Born in castle DER the seas?
Our Comp nist
1t is quintet TO admire,
Untouched by Jealousy's fierce fire
To be engaged! Who wants to hire
Our Choir
-[Boston Times.
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wouEdcd brute plugged forward and
into the hoe, landing OH my
sh ul,lcrs.
In a IN ment it recovered from its
surprise and b,forc could draw my
pistol il was cronchcd to leap npon
me. Hat, het in hand | met its on
slaught. AS il jumped with bleeding,
open mou h duckcd my head and be-
fore ii ,ull turn lucky blow buried
the blade in its skull and finished it.
Now with its flesh TO cat AMI its
blood 10 drink ! o1rid exist for a
week, at least, and II help came In the
meantime | wouldn't perish.
For three long, ce,,..e - ,.lis.
nights lived on my providcniial sup
lly of wolf meat, firing my gun
hourly and Yelling ii my voicc gave
out, but all for nau yht
Oa the fourth day completely de-
spaircd Of assistance from outside
and resolved TO make last struggle
to get out of my horrible living tomb.
WI lie francticalIy chopped with
my hatchet at the sides of the hole
trying to heap up dirt enough to rise
on, even though l undermined and
brought the earth TO bury mo, re-
mcmbcrel picture of the tower of
Babel that | had seen in the big.
family Dib.c at home.
1t had spiral road running around
its outside on which the workers as
ccndcd as the tower was growing.
Why couldn't cut out a similar
path on The inside of my under
ground, iurned-over tower?
With glad shout of joy and WON
dering why the idea hadn't come be-
fore, | commenced at once the cork
screw road. Starting as high as ]
could conveniently work | cut into
the hard, clay wall of the well until |
had dug out IA space big enough to
hold me. BY shelving the roof of the
excavation and curving it to tho back
part of its eighteen inch wide fl ,or
prevented the earth from caviHg.
l laid ont this open, half tunnel TO
ascend on rather secp grade so its
winding road-bcd would be sufficiently
supported, and after some hours hard
and careful work, finished tho frs!
circle and flund that my engineering
calcula ions promised to be success
ful-providing the earth as it nearcd
tho surface woul keep from crumb-
ling.
Not daring to continue digging as
evening aud darkness came, liz h,Iv
crawlcd back TO the bottom of my
prison, alto some more wolf meat and
went to slccp with hppe renewed AMI
comparatively happy.
Bright and early in the welcomed
morning began my tell for deliver
ancA. The higher dug my way the
more hazard nus it became. almost
feared TO 90 ahead for | knew that
break now would be fatal to my only
chance of escape from a horrible
death. When night once more caused
me to stop, was within about six feet
of the end of my agony or--alas l
might be only at its beginning.
The awful uncertainty of being so
near and yet SO far from life aud the
glorious, beautiful world kept me
wakeful. BY the following noon l
should know my fate.
AT daylight tremblingly crawlcd
mp my circular stairway aud recon-
mcnccd operations. The earth that
had been removed lay in big pile on
the bottom. but Of course not high
enough to help me in case cavc-in
occurred.
Carefully started on tho last cir
cult, and, as | expected. found that
the dry earth there was much less firm
than below.
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Whatever direction the wind chooses
to make them. The leaves make
deal of noise whispering. l have
sometimes thought | could understand
them, as they talk with each other,
and that they seem to think they made
the wind as they waggcd forward and
back. Remember what | say. The
next time you SEQ tree waving in the
wind, rccollcct that it is the tail of
great underground, many-armcd,
polypus-likc creature, which is as
proul Of its caudal appcndagc, os-
pecially in summer iimc, as a peacock
of his gorgeous cxpanse of plumage.
I---Dl-xou.thiuk there is anything so
very odd about this iu5i. 9 !.se g -.
it well into your heads, and you will
find that it renders the land, cape WON
derfully interesting. There are as
many kinds of tree tails as there arc
of tails to dogs and other quadrupeds
Study them as Daddy Gilpin studied
them in his "Forcst Scenery" but
don't forget that they are only the ap-
pcndage of the underground vegeta-
bic polypus, the true organism to
which they belong. = rDr. 0. w.
Holmes.
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Inthe Same Box.

"You have hccn in The army great
many years, but never heard of your
capturing anything said an old CO.
quettc TO somewhat venerable off
Ger.
"Y'u ought TO hive fellow feel
ing for me, was the reply.
GLOW sop
"Bccause we both know what 1t is
to grow old without making any con-
quests. .n-1rcxIs Siftings.
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GoD car only he God to those foi
whom He makes laws.
THE man who wants great God
must have big Bible.
PEOPLE who do wrong arc always
people who love wrong.
IT is hard to be a friend TO a man
who is an enemy TO himself.
VINEGAR in a jug is good thing,
but in people it is a nuisance.
SIN will behave itself year to get
to have its own way an hour.
IT is the man who loafs the most
who wants the biggest wages
A SEED that will not grow is no
better than one that is rotten.
LOVE never complains that the
price it has to pay is too much
IT is not doing wrong that brings
damnatiOn, but never stopping.
"HE that knoweth to do good, and
loeth it not, to him it is a sin.
COP wants His children to find out
that He is always willing to help.
If you want to enjoy the sunshine,
don't pd -fa11itssxrrifl n trer1r
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hat strange underground life is
which is led by the organisms VIC
trecsl These great fiuticfing
cs of leaves, stems, boughs,
Ks, arc not the real trees. They
underground, and what VIC see
lotling more nor less than their
Yes; a tree is an underground
lure, with its tail in the air. All
ltclligcncc is in its roots. All tho
is ii has arc in It's roots. Think
sagaciiy II shows in its search
food aud drink. Somehow or
/, the root Is, which are its ten
:, find out that thGrc is n brook at
'doratc distance from the trunk of
Iee, and they make for IL with all
might. They find every crnck
c rocks where there are n few
s of the nourishing substance
Icare for, and iusinuatc themselves
/ Is deepest rcccsses. When spring
ummcr come, they let their tails
and delight in whisking them
in the wind, or letting them be
'icd about by it; for these tails
oor passive things, with very lit
i'll of their own, and bend in
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, away and-aflcr a week of hv-
Hca'h Il once moro stood OH tho
IS solid surface.
|oon found the camp, aud my
|'ds, who, after searching in vain.
| mourning my supposed DEATH
'cago Sun.
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Yours very truly,
Tire A1S

The object letter is to convince
colorsProPey Prepared durable
of coorins
has stood we'll
property and
caused by them The roxn
and Country color Of
together in such
and ''"'''n''' za1swensssaG oH
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FIos AND THIsTLEs.
Weekly winuow.ns OF the EplSrammaiis
Rams Horn.

. - ~ ~
love to please
God.
; IGNORANCE II
tn c mother Of
impudence.
IT is a lean pii
that is alwayI
S luealing.
TnEY that SOW
the wind shall
reap the whirl.
wind.
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Sill | could make Roadway, al
though once once or twice thought |
was doomed TO failure when
the ground broke over and under me.
Now reached tho place TO dig
straight up. and, holding my breath,
| attempted 1t. Slowly | scraped my
shafts ceiling, little by little, then as
the sods above me looscncd tore
, 1892-01-03
Kingen, the Cattle Thief Fugitive,
Perishes of Cold.
Found by a Ranchman Stark Dead
on the Prairie.
Miller, the Boy Double Murderer
Lay Close to Kingen.
Now Lying at Van TasseIs in a
Precarious Condition.
News of the Recovery JoyfuIIy Re-
ceived by the officials.

There have been so many rumors con-
corning tho iugitives from the Laramie
county jail during the past two days that
the news, KIngen is dead and Miller
dying, sent from Hillsdsle early last
evening was not credited bv many and
was looked upon for some time as one OF
the witticisms brought out by the jail
break. A telegram from Mr.. r. s. Van
Tassell, however. established the truth of
the report beyond any question of doubt.
Capt. Z. 8. Smith with Alex Lowell and
Frank Peterson, two of Mr.. VanTassel's
men, found Kingen and Miller one mile
south of the wind mill in Van Tassel's
pasture, eight miles northeast OF Hillsdale.
Kingen had evidently been dead since
yesterday morning. Miller was alive but
was unconscious. Miller was taken to
Van Tassell's ranch and stimulants given
him. He rallied some and tried to talk
but was ~iucoherent and what he said
could not be understood.
Capt. Smith found one bunch of the
jail keys in Miller's pockets. johnson,
the colored man has probably got the
other bunch.
The new OF the unexpected ending of
the Jail delivery created considerable ex-
citement among the officials in the
sheriff's office. Deputy Wilkes rushed
up the street to the sheriff g Office waving
the telegram containing the news in his
hand.
Sheriff Kelly, who had returned from
Omaha at 2 o'clock disheartened over the
events of the past two days. was much
Rratifed at the finding of the tugitiyes.
although he regretted the fatal ending of
Kingen's fight. The sheriff went with
the coroner this morning to Hillsdale.
where the inquest over Kingen's body
will be held.
The telegram from Mr.. Van TasseIl
was as follows:
Capt. Smith found Kingen and Miller
one mile south of my windmill in a pas
ture eight miles east and north of Hills
dale. Kingen is dead. He must nave
died early this morning. Miller was alive
when found and they brought him to the
ranch. Don't think he can live. Gave
him stimulants but can't rally him. He
don't appear to be frozen. but fatigued.
Two LEADER reporters took a team and
started for Hillsdale at 9 o'clock. The
condition of Miller and the events of the
discovery of the men were found by them
as described in the following special tele-
gram:
, 1892-01-03

A marriage license window is a queer
place, and one at which human nature
is barred to official inspection as it sell
dom is in any other government office.
Hither come the gossips to ask whether
certain couples whose names were pub
lished the other day have yet got mar
ried; to ask what sort of a looking man
it was who took out a license to wed
with Susie Todd-was he tall and light
or stout and dark? And hither come an
CRY mothers to say that no permit
should have been given for their
daughters, who are not so old as was
said. They ask how the law can be in
voked to punish the offending bride
grooms. But there are other brides who
appear to be forty or thirty, yet de-
clare themselves thirty or twenty.
Back comes a man TO ask if his permit
number cannot be changed, because he
wants to buy a lottery ticket of the same
number as his wedding license, and can
not do SO unless a change is made. Old
men speak for girlish brides, and ancient
wrinkled women lead up very young
men, holding their arms as if they might
escape. Once a girl came weeping, and
said the man she neal to marry lay dy-
ing, and there was not a moment to lose.
Indeed, it is a queer place, and the whole
illimitable gamut hat ~novelists have
spanned in many centuries is there at
hand still sounding fresh notes and Of
fering new chords. Julian Ralph in
Harper's " ekly.
, 1892-01-03
H COMING MAN.

A pair of very chubby legs,
Encased in scarlet hose;
A pair of little stubby boots
With rather doubtful toes;
A little kilt, a little coat,
Cut as a mother can
And lol before US stands in state
The futures coming man."
His eyes, perchance, will read the stars,
and search their unknown ways;
Perchance the human heart and soul ,
VIII open to their gaze;
Perchance their keen n flashing glance
VIII be a nations light .
Those eyes that now are wistful bent
On some "big fellows" kite.
Those hands-those little busy hands
So sticky. small and brown;
Those hands whose only mission seems
To pull all order down
Who knows what latent strength may be
Hidden within their clasp,
Though now tits but a taffy stick
In sturdy hold they grasp.
All. blessings on those little hands,
Whose work is yet undonel
And blessings on those little feet,
Whose race is yet unruni
And blessings on the little brain
That has not learned to plant
Whate'er the future holds in store,
God bless the coming mani"
-Somerville Journal.
, 1892-01-03
SERVICES.
In Cheyenne Churches During Day
ana Evening.

81. Mary's Cdthedrdl-Masses at $50
and 1890 a. m. Vespers at 1880 p. m.
German Lutheran Gurch-Services
will be held every Sunday at 2:3Q p. M.
at the Congregational church, corner
of Nineteenth street and Capitol avenue.
FIRST Baptist Church-Corner Fergu-
son and Eighteenth streets. Services
morning and evening at the usual hours
by Rev. Frank B. Cressey. Sunday
school at 1915 p. IN. Young peoples
meeting at $50 p. m. All are cordially
welcome.
ST. Marks Episcopal Church-Corner
Nineteenth and Central avenue. Rev. G..
Q. Ratter, pastor. Second Sunday
alter Christmas. Mathis and sermon at
IL a. M. Evensong at 7:30 p. m. Sun
day school at l2:l5 p. m J.. A cor
dial invitation extended to all. Seats
free.
FIRST Methodist Episcopal Gurch-Cor-
ner OF Central avenue and Eighteenth
street. Rev. Samuel Weir, pastor. Com
munion services at IL a. m. Preaching
by the pastor at 80 n. M. Sunday
school at 1915 D. M. Epworth League
meeting at $50 p. m. Week of prayer"
will be observed oy appropriate exercises
each evening at 7:30. You are cordially
invi'ed tothe services,
, 1892-01-03

there afoot. This was about ) o'clock
and Lowell determined to ride into the
ranch for help.
He returned as speedily as possible
with Capt. Smith and another %ranchman.
The men were in the same spot. 1t was
then evident that something was wrong.
An investigation showed that Kingen was
stark dead and Miller was alive. King
ems body was allowed to lie where 1t was
was until the coroner should come and
Miller Was taken to the ranch. There he
was made as comfortable as circumstances
would permit and given stimulants.
Mr.. Van Tassell thinks that Miller suf-
fers more from exhaustion than even from
cold Itls now evident that the three
men remained together from the begin
ming and they had no friends On the out
side to help them. They headed directly
for the Nebraska line. going somewhat
north OF east. They did not steal a horse at
Archer as was at first suspected and
probably did not touch at that point. II
they kept along a pretty direct course
they walked twenty-five or thirty miles.
At the Wind Mill ranch they probably
played out early yesterday morning.
Kingen, as powerful as he was, was the
first to let 20, and he and Miller lay down
close together with death staring them in
the face.
johnson, the colored man. continued
his tollsome Journey to the east, taking
with him one bunch of the prison keys.
his only weapon of defense. His tracks
are plainly descernable IN the snow. Even
he may yet be found near at hand,
though the weather has moderated con-
siderably since New Years Eve.
The men were all pretty warmly clad,
but thin biooded and unused either to the
exertion or the exposure and SO
succumbed readily.
, 1892-01-03
CHoKEp TO DEATH.
Singular Cause of Death OF Drum
Major Curroa.

John Curroa. at one time drum major
of the regimental band of the Wyoming
National Guards, was found dead In his
room at Casper yesterday morning.
Curroa was short and stout with an abb
normally fat neck. When drinking heav-
ilv his tongue and the tissues of his throat
became swollen and it was with difficulty
he could breathe. He attended a New
Years bail of tho Douglas military COM
pany, which was held at Lusk. He drank
considerably and when the company
reached Douglas on Friday evening on its
return trip Curroa was in a very bad way.
He went to Casper, however, and it is
thought took some liquor to his room
when he retired. He was found yester-
day morning smothered to death. his
tongue swollen and his features frightfully
distorted.
Curroa was with the LIST regiment at the
encampment in Laramie and his peculiar
shape and appearance attacted much at
attention. He was a genialnan of kindly
disposition and his death will be de-
plored by all who were acquainted
with him.
, 1892-01-03
THE DISCOVERY.
"Leader'' Reporters Give Full Par.
tIcuIars of the Discovery and
Capture.
Special Dispatch to The Leader.

Special Dispatch TO The Leader.
HILLsDALE, Jan. 3.-At 2 o'clock this
morning, Charley Miller. the boy muir
derer, lay moaning and muttering at R.
8. Van 1assells ranch. a few miles north
of here. He had been picked up early
yesterday Saturday afternoon almost
persisted from the cold. Since then it has
been almost impossible to get the correct
story out oil him as he speaks a sentence
or part of one lucidly and then his mind
wanders. A couple of LEADER reporters
drove down to this place with some trouble
and made their way to Van Tasselrs
ranch. When will a doctor Gomez"
inquired Miller with a moan, part OF
which seemed genuine and part affected.
He was told that a doctor would leave
Cheyenne at 5 o'clock this morning
and reach the ranch an hour
later. Miller's greatest anxiety seemed
to be about medical attendance. His
greatest craving was for water. He drank
necessarily whenever permitted to do 30.
A special bunk had been prepared for
him where he was handy to men who
might administer to him as humanity
dictated. They would not allow very
long conversation with him as they said it
excited him and made him Eighty.
So far as the reporters experience went
with Miller, he knew precisely what was
going on. When THE LEADER man was
grouping toward him in the semi-dark-
ness he stumbled. Don't upset that
water there" said Miller quite testify and
began to moan again.
Whether Miller Is such a liar or a
hypocrite that it is hard to tell whether
he is dangerously i'll, but from the fact
that kingen died from the effect of the
same cold. he may be in a bad way.
Yesterday afternoon Frank Lowell, one
of Van Tassells men. was riding in the
neighborhood OF the Wind Mill ranch.
This is eight miles northeast of Hillsdale.
He came close to two men living on the
ground and apparently watching his
movements, while trying to hide them
selves. be at once came to the con-
eiusion that they were kingen and
Miller, for no one else was liable to be out
, 1892-01-03

ENJOYABLE Lean Year PARTY and Mill
Iarv Ball on New Years Night.

Several pleasant society events have
served to make the past week an enjoy
able one and have closed the old and in
augurated the new year with fitting cere-
monies.
On New Years eve Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall johnson entertained the whist club.
Besides whist there were c~harades, de-
licious refreshments aud a revival of old
time. customs under the mistletoe. Mr..
and Mrs. johnson entertain royalty and
the watch night" was thoroughly en-
ioyed by every guest present.
On New Years night the members of
Co. B, Wyoming National Guards en-
tertained a large number of their friends
at a military ball at Keefe hall. The
committee in charge had decorated the
hall very prettily with evergreens and it
presented a very handsome appearance.
One of the most successful dancing
parties ever given in Cheyenne was the
leap year ball on New Years night given
by a number of Cheyenne society ladies
to the gentlemen. A program of twelve
numbers was danced, after which refresh
ments were served. The party ended
with a german led by Mrs. B. Hellman
aud Mr.. F. DeBillier. The ~patronesses
we're Mrs. F. E. Warren. Mrs. VIM. p.
Gannett. Mrs. R. s. VanTassell, Mrs. G.
E. Abbott, Mrs. T. A. Kent and Mrs. b.
Hellman. All of the arrangements were
in charge of these ladies and were COM
plete in every way for the comfort and
enjoyment of their guests.
The guests from the post we're Lieut..
Dowdy, Capt. and Mrs. Van horne,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Mann, Miss McClintock,
Capt. Sharp, Miss Egbert, Mrs.
Chubb. Miss Eaton, Mrs. Rogers, Miss
Green, Lieut.. and Mrs. Durfee, Lieut..
Frier, Lieut.. Kerr, Lieut.. Hardaway,
Lieut.. Donovan. Jack Van Horne,
and Lieut.. Lyon. Those from
the city were Mr.. and Mrs. G. E..
Abbott, Mr.. and Mrs. @. P. Organ, Mr..
and Mrs. Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs. Kent,
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird. Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
way. Mr.. aud Mrs. Reel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. jeffrey. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mast, Mr.. and Mrs. Breckons, Mr..
aud Mrs. Van Tassell. DR.. and
Mrs. Maynard. MIR. VIM. Sturgis,
Mrs. Marks. Mrs. D. G. Rhodes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren, Mrs. j. NJ. Carey, MI.
and Mrs. Hellman, Mrs. E. NJ.
Smith. Miss Alice Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. TagRart. Mrs. Crook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guitermau, Mrs. Hrrlbut. Misses Memo
and Laura Kent, Marie and Eta May nard,
Winnie Woods, Mary Davidson, Louise,
Lisle and Bessie Smith, Fannie Crook.
Messrs. John Harrington. Fred DeBillier,
j. T. l.. Ployart, Stanley Harrington, f.
DeFuniack. George Baker, l.. Hebard,
George Morgan, w. p. Gannett, J. D..
Freedom. Atkinson, DIR. Marstou, B. B.
David. Geo. f. Rossier, Paul F. Bailey
and A. ". Barber.
A german to be given by the bachelor
officers of the garrison is announced for
Wednesday evening.
A high five party was given last even
iug by Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Anderson at
their residence on East Nineteenth street
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. f. FL. Holz-
heImer of Salt Lake city who are
visiting them. At high five the first
prizes were won by ]. l.. Chenery and
Miss Eva Cbafin; the BOBBY prizes by L.
g. HInkle and Miss Gertrude Ellis. The
onests were Messrs. Emma Griffith Ras-
, 1892-01-03

Special CorrespOndence.
RAwLINs, Jan. New Years day
passed very quietly. Services were held
in the Episcopal church New Years eve
and a large number attended to watch
the new year in.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men gave a ball in the court house last
evening and it proved an ENJOYABLE event
to the Afty-nine couples who attended.
AL Clark, the bartender who shot the
sporting woman Jessie Brooks here. was
held to the grand jury charged with muir
der In the first degree. No bail.
The Montana Kid was released yes
terday from the county jail after serving a
sentence of sixty days for assault and bat.
terry upon one OF our citizens.
, 1892-01-03
THROUGH Pullman Service.

Commencing Sunday, Nov. Is. a Wa.
bash through Pullman car service was in.
augurated in connection with the Rock
Island from Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo and other Colorado points to st.
Louis. These Puilmans are OF the new.
est and choicest design, and will leave
Denver daily on Rock Island No. AZ, al
$40 p. m, arriving in St. Louis at I
o'clock on the second morning, at which
point direct connections will be made in
Union depot with limited trains for all
points East, South and Southeast.
Remember, only one change of cars
from Denver to New York, Boston and
other far Eastern points. Sleeping berths
can be secured by addressing
C. NJ. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent.
1927 Seventeenth street, Denver. Colo.