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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

o burden for MI train conductors. and
thc small stations were entirely nj
their mercy. There were plenty of
telegraph operators out of Job who
could not be induced Ia take lone sta
ton at any salary, and sometimes the
company had To send three men to a
station where there was little or 10th
ing for one to do.
Lone Pine station was up in the
mountains, just ut the east end of a
long stretch of snowsheds. 1t was
thirteen miles from Bad Creek to the
west and eleven from Big Rock TO the
east The names of these stations, to-
gether with dozens of others, have
since been changed. At the date
write of o man named Clark had the
Big Rock station. had Bad Creek and
new agent and operator had just
taken possession Of Lone Pine. That
station had been vacant for week
II had been held by young man
named Reed for about three months,
but one night he was found dead and
robbed-the work of the lawlcss ele-
ment then overrunning the west. The
first news got from the new agent
came from herself over the wire one
afternoon, and this is what she said:
ALLOW me to introduce myself as
Mrs. Hadlcy, the new agent at Lone
Pine. ! am just out from Chicago.
Charming place this, and know shall
like it. Hope to become better ac-
quainted."
\ md xNt,A lot hat l,A
widow, about twcnty-six years old,
good looking, well educated, and pos
sessed plenty of courage and common
sense. just why she didn't do as most
other young widows do was no ones
business but her own. Finding that
she must earn her own living. she
learned telegraphy and came down the
road in search of place. They didn't
want to give her the station at Lone
Pine, but she was so persistent that
she was finally installed. AS at many
other stations, she had to gather her
own frewood and cook her own pro-
visions, and there were many an
noy ances to be encountered
Clark and | were both knocked out
to find that "A woman had been sent to
Lone Pine. Had it been a man we
should have expected him to take care
of himself, but as it was we couldn't
help but worry. There was hardly
day that we didn't have to drive some
tough out of our houses at the muzzle
of shotgun, and both of us had twice
been held up and cleaned out by gangs.
Her station was even more isolated,
and though her sex might be respected
by some there were men abroad as
wicked as the old-timc pirates. In re-
Spouse to our inquiries she assured us
that she had been provided with the
regular outfit of weapons by the COM
pany, and that she should not hesitate
to shoot if she found it necessary.
1t was in May when the little woman
took possession. In describing her
did not say that sine was little. but such
was the fact Her weight was not over
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

probably bluff. Construction No.
is lying here, and in case you need help
a lot of us will come up on the en-
CINE Wen have a clear load and can
make it in fifteen minutes"
1t was seven minutes before she
called again. The locomotive had been
fred up and the fireman had gone back
to the caboose and routed out six men
who had revolvers, and they were
ready to make a lightning dash with us.
You remember the old caboose car
at the end of the side track" .Queried
the little woman at Lone Pine.
Yes
and it's blazing away, even in this rain.
There are fourteen of the fellows and
the toughest lot I've ever seen. think
they mean to attack the house. Hadn't
you better come up?"
Il don't want to take the response
bility unless it is positively necessary.
You are expected to stand them off II
You can. No one will blame you II
you wipe out the whole gang. Talk
right up TO them il they come to the
house."
Three or four minutes slipped away,
and then she announced that they had
given her five minutes in which to sur.
render, and that one of the empty
freight cars had been fred.
They can't set fire TO the house with
| the water falling like this,n replieeA
You have stout shutter at the win
dow, and they can only attack by way
of the door, II at all They can't
shoulder IL in with two bars asross IL,
and II they bring up batte1ng ram
you want to fire on them through the
lower panels"
What was to be the last message
came about ten minutes later.
They brought up q leam,' tele-
graphed the little woman land gave
them the buckshot through the lower
panels. / think ] hit three or four.
Some of them are now firing into the
house, while others are bringing up
firebrands to burn me out"
"Coming-don't give up" / ratified
off to her, and thirty seconds later the
engine was moving away with our
crowd. We had a wet track but a clear
run. and after the first two miles we
simply flew. We had some fear that
the fellows might have turned the
switch or pushed freight car down on
the main track, but no such idea had
occurred to them. We went through
two miles of snow shedding like a
rocket shooting along tube, and when
we popped out of the eastern end we
were among the tramps- The first two
cars were blazing away and fire had
just been started in third. Firebrands
were piled up against the house at
three different places, and three or four
fellows with revolvers were blazing
away at the door and window.
Before the engine had come to a stop
we dropped off and began shooting to
kill, and in five minutes we had
cleaned out the gang Perhaps you
remember the way that certain news
papers pitched into us about that af-
fair, calling it massacre and bowling
for our arrest There were four killed
and seven wounded. Three men were
hurt when the little woman fi@eA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

WHATS the matter with you. Char
lie? You don't look we'll. You must
take better care of your constitution. "
20, my constitution is all right" re-
piled Charlie, but my bile-laws need
amending Boston Transcript
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

Mrs Billus--John, will you please
mail this letter I've written TO Aunt
Caroline?
Mr.. Enthusiastically. But you didn't
need to put two stamps on it, Maria.
It's under the regulation weight
Mrs. Billus-I know it. but the last
one wrote her was overweight, and !
put only one stamp on it | may be
careless, sometimes, John Billus, but
Inn honest Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

'Lemme go" said Freddie Filligen to
the policeman. Cant you shee (hic)
I'm jes es shober ash can be-"
''Come along wild me" was the reply,
''Orll niver lave yez alone wild. yersi.
whin yez don't know yer loaded
Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

n the building
O ( t h e first
great tr u n k
line of railroad
across the con-
tinent, upward
of ten thousand
m e n w e r e
killed by tn e
Indians or met
death through
sickness or ac-
cident During
the first three
ar four venrs of
ArakM service
Z r % IN ps and
toGghs and ter
rors made life
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

JuDGEs are not sufficiently epigrammatic
to suit some people. Their sentences are
too long Binghamtor Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

81 CAME and saw saw" said the face
tlous tramp; but l didn't saw. Boston
Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

PARA said Wallis, ~ wish you'd tell
me a story" Every well, Wallis. What
shall it be abouta" "About four hours
long" said Wallis. Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

A FIvR-YEAR-oLp girl who went to fash
ionsble church wedding with her mother
was asked at night by her father to describe
the bride and said: "Well, she had mos
quito net over her head, and there was NO
flies on her."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

DISEASE is unnatural, and is but the proof
that we are abusing Nature. 1t 70 claimed
that Garfield Tea, a simple hero remedy,
helps Nature to overcome this abuse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

TIE elevator boy is a youth who helps a
great many people 10 rise in the world
RAMS Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

THE thing we grumble about is often tn
one that is doing the most for our good
Rams Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

THE mariner who scours the seas in all
sorts OF weather needs great deal of sand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

THE poets eye in fine frenzy rolling sell
dom makes q DISQUALIFICATION Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

EARTHwoRNs have done more TO bene
man than elephants. Rams Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

VIsIToR-"How is the suffererl" Nurse
-"I'm quite well, thank you."-Detroit
Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

IN winter weather rabbits are very apt
bark up the wrong tree.-lnter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

POKER PLAYERS go through life hand II
Binghamton Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

A CoUGH. CoLp, or SoRE THROAT should not
be neglected. BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHRe
are simple remedy, and give prompt re-
lief IS cts. a box.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

TEA drinkers believe that it takes an
| artist to draw it.-Iuter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

THE newspaper Of to-day treats q man
like king" at doesW Eyes; it places q
dozen pages at his service every morning
Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

- - - ~
Beth the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels cells, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it,
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs IS for enle in 500
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

THE man who aspires to make a successful
pickpocket should study free-hand drawing
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

MoRR people would be generous il NOR
were honest-Ram's Horn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

A BALD-HEADED man may yet be a hare.
Drained fellow.-Yonkers Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

THE man or woman who IL probably en-
happy it may be because you have not found
your proper work. We earnestly urge all
such persons TO write to b. F. johnson IL
Co., Richmond, Va, and they can show You
work in which you can be happy and prof
itably employed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

THERE is advice that machine poet
should be sent IN cog.-Worcester Evenii
Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

JoNRs-"rm going 10 bring my wife
round 10 call on you tonight" smith
That's right; but do me favor, old man.
Don't let her wear her new sealskin cloak I;
don't want my wife TO see it just now"
Jones (grimly)-"Why, that's what we arc
coming forv'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

LIGHT-rINGKRED people are frequently
found trifling with the keys of an upright
piano.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

BERcHAMs PILLS have been in popular use
in Europe for 30 years. and are safe, sure
and gentle remedy. rs cents box.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16
THE LITTLE WIDOW.
How a Plucky Woman Defended a
Lonely Telegraph Station.

khe Only Weighed n Hundred Pounds.
Rut She Took the Lone Pine sta
tion, and Held Her Frontier
Post Against All CoHsers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

"OLD SoAKBN has quit drinking" "What
forP six months in jail."-N. Y. journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

LII IGUN,
and your cough may end in something seri-
Gus. It's pretty sure to- if your blood is poor.
vites Consumption. The seeds are sown and
it has fastened its hold upon you, before you
kno,~ that it is near.
1t won't do to trifie and delay, when the
remedy is at hand. Every disorder that can
be reached through the blood yields to Or.
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery For
Severe Coughs, Bronchial, Throot and Lung
Diseases, Asthma, Scrofula in every form,
and even the Scrofulous affection Of the
lungs that's called Consumption. in all its
earlier stages, it is a positive and complete
cure.
1t is the only blood-cleanser, strength re-
storer, and fesh-builder so effective that it
can be guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or
cure, in every case, you have your money
back. All medicine dealers have it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-02-16

A WALKING-srIcK-A wooden cg-Truth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-02-16
STRANGE SENSE OF DIRECTION.
Dogs and Cats Sometimes Display Aston
ishinE Gcocrnphicnl knowledge.

Dogs and Cats Sometimes Display Aston
ishinE Geographical knowledge.
when living near Neosho Falls,
Kan, neighbor, who was market
bird hunter, west from there to western
Missouri for the purpose OF hunting
quails and prairie chickens in the fall
of the year." says q writer In Science.
"He took with him a favorite pointer
dog. The route taken was southwark
some fifty miles to Parsons, Kan, by
railroad thence northeastward to Fort
Scott and on into Missouri, nearly due
east from the latter point. All went
very we'll for a few days after he began
hunting, but by some means the dog
became lost from him. He spent two
days hunting it, and Us it was no use to
try to hunt without the dog he went
home and there found the dog all right.
According to the report of his family
the dog had renchcd there within two
days from the time he had lost him,
and as the distance was more than
seventy-ive miles it is quite certain
that the dog took n near cut for home.
Now, if this dog had no sense of direc-
ton what had he that led him to take
what we may confidently believe to be
the strniGht and true course for home
when he had passed over the other two
sides of the triangle by rail? Who does
not know that cat, or even a half
grown kitten, taken long way from
home in n bag, nearly always finds it's
way back? When living in northern
Michigan had n cat we tired of. took
her in n boat directly across the lake,
about two miles, and turned her loose.
Although it was about six miles around
the end of the lake, q circuitous course,
and certainly one unknown to her by
sight, the next morning she was back
at the old place. Another case is related
to me Of cat that was taken by rail
fully twenty miles in southwest Mis-
| souri,, and the next day he walked in all
| right OF his former home"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-02-16
SACRED FISH.
A Strange superatitIon OF tho BTosloms OF
TripolI.

"A Strange SuperHtitloI OF tho MoslcmB OF
q. TripolI.
Near Tripoli the Moslems have erect
cd n large, high building, with snow
white dome, near the pond and tree
known in occult literature as the pond
and Tree of the Sacred Fish" The
building itself has n title equally as
high-sounding as the pond and the tree,
being known throughout northern
Africa as THE Palace of the Sacred
Fish" The fish, which arc kept in n
clear pool in the rear of the building,
much resemble common dace or club,
but the old sheik who has charge of
them says TINT they are really the re-
animated souls of departed Moslems of
high rcnown. One, Glnrgc black fish,
the king of these piscntorial oddities, is
said to seldom show himself, but the
others nTny be seen in thousands. The
Old sheilx, who must be of q theosoph-
ical turn of mind. says that during the
Crimean war many of the older fishes
went off under the sen to Sebastopol to
fight the Russians, and that hundreds of
them came back badly wounded. The
people Of Tripoh believe that anyone
SO indiscreet as to cat one of these fish
would instantly die q horrible death.
This superstition has been rife for years
AS long ago as 1856 DR.. Jessup, the
American consul at Tripoli, caught
some of them and cooked and ate them
He pronounced them Us coarse and un,
| palatable food; otherwise unharmful.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-02-16
Women with Whiskors.

Bearded women have existed in all
periods of the worlds history. Even
Herodotus, the "Fathcr of History"
gives MS an account of ono Pedasncs.
who lived above Halicarnassus," q
orfestess Of Minerva. whose chin repr-
'arty budded with n large beard when
ever any public calamity impendcd.
lSee Herodotus, book l., page 75.] Bar
tel Garetji, woman of Copenhagen,
had a beard reaching to her waist.
Charles XII. of Sweden had a female
grcnadier In his army. who possessed
tho beard rs well as the courage of u
man. Margaret, duchess of Austria and
governess of the Netherlands, had n
large, wiry, stiff beard, of which she
was very proud. Oflate years, Albert,
duke of bavaria, reports having had q
young lady governess in his household
VINO was the proud .possessor of a very
large black beard
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-15
THr LOTTO MARKETs.

NEW YORK, August 14.-Cotton quiet
uplands 9-l6; Orleans. 1876. sales.
300 bales, good ordinary. 7-i6; low
middlng, ~. Futures closed steady:
sales. 10000 bales; August, 73i Septem-
Der, 1877; October. 745 November. 1885,
December, 1874; January, 7.13; February.
ISL; March. 100.
Total net receipts OF cotton at all ports
to-day were 2.G22 bales; exports TO Great
Britain, 1.5ls bales; France. 100 bales;
Continent, 1884 bales; stock. 2G4, ia bales.
Total so far this week-Net receipts,
5,1l5 bales, exports TO Great Britain,
2.955 bales; France, 100 bales; Continent,
3.Sl5 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, August 14.-Cotton
easy; sales. 800 bales; ordinary, g: good
ordinary. 6Il; low middling 1916. good
mddling, ~; middling. fair. rs;
receipts. 2G49 bales; stock. 80 $50 bales.
Futures steady; sales. 20 500 bales; Au-
gust. 600; September. 6.94 bid, october,
7.0Jq70G: November. 7.1G0717; Deem
Der, 7.26G7.27; January. 74lG742; Feb
ruary, 749a75i. March. T5767.59.
NEW ORLEANS, August FIXTURES
steady; sales. 29.s0o bales August, 6.S6;
September G94; October. T.O5; November,
7IG; December, 726: January, IA; Feb
ruary. 40 March, 7.57.
LIVERPOOL, August l4.-12:30 r. M
Cotton in fair demand and prices in favor
buyers: American middling nominal;
sales 10000 bales; American, 800 bales;
speculation and export, 1000 bales; re-
CENTS. 5000 bales: American, 300 bales.
Futures easy and demand fair; August,
1s-s4G4 1854: st-September.
4 15-64n4 1861; September october.
A 14-6la4 1854: October November.
14-6i@4 1864; November-Decemher,
A 1864; December-January 17-64q
" 1854: January February. 1860
a o0-et. March-April, 22-G4. Tenders.
100 bales new dockets.
p. M.-August, 4 14-6i, sellers; Sep
tember-October 1864. buyers; October
November, i3-64G3 14-64: November
December. IA 64af 1854; December
January, 1864. sellers: January-Feb-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-15
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
me CLOSING QUOT1TIONy or
MONEY.
offerings and Sales Mt the Richmond To-
bacco Exchanee--internal Revenue
CoIlecfions-F Foreign Advices.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE stock
market was weak almost from start to
nnish to-day. The bears hammered the list
throughout and met with very little OPP
position, owing 10 the prevailing feeling
Of uncertainty in regard 70 legislation by
Congress on the silver question. the dis
astrous fire al Minneapolis and the lack
Of support from London. where opera
tons are checked by the approaching
fortnightly settlement. The heaviest
declines were 81 IN Genral Electric. 3 in
Chicago Gas, % in Lackawanna. and u
TO per cent. In the remainder Of the
list Toward the close Lake Shore rail-
lied easily from 1l2ia TO ff4A. and the
remainder Of the list recovered y TO /
per cent. from the lowest Of the morning.
The total sales were only 13s. 900 shares,
including 5000 unlisted. From this IL
will be seen that the market was
traders one, simple and pure. The lead
ing professionals are holding of pending
ne receipt OF something Of a definite
character from Washington relative 10
the fate OF the Sherman silver law ana
other measures calculated TO relieve the
existing strain in financial circles. Spec
ulation closed somewhat steadier in tone
Money on call has been easy. ranging
from TO per cent, last loan at >
per cent, and closing offered at 3 per
cent; prime mercantile paper. SNl2 per
cent; bar silver 72l9 Mexican dollars,
5S74. Sterling exchange is firmer. with
actual business In bankers bills at 4s2@
49, for sixty days and 4S6iAd4sfi2 Tor
demand; posted rates, 4S}q1ss; CONNER
cial bills. 4SObaisG Government bonds
firm. state bonds dull Railroad bonds
weak Silver at the stock Exchange
to-day was neglected.
sub-Treasurv Balances-Coin, 500, O2I-
oon. o,,r,o,,c,, 81 2OG 600
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-15
prnnnrtY DESTROYED by Fire.

FREDERICKsBURG, VA, August IA
Spscial-Mr. ]. n Keiser. Of Stafford
county. lost his entire crop Of wheat
over 400 bushels-last week by lightning
striking the stacks and setting them
on fire.
The residence Of Mr.. 6. r. Abbott In
Culpeper county. was destroyed by fire
a few days ago. II caught from a de-
fective flue. Everythngs was lost except
a few articles Of clothing. There was
small amount Of insurance on the house.
Mrs +. V. D. Conway is extremely III
AZ her residence, on y street
Rev. A. w. Pitzer D. D., OF Washing
ton. d. c., will deliver the address at
the opening exercises Of the frederichs-
burg COLLEGIATE Institute September 18th.
Rev. Stockton Cole has accepted a
cali 10 the pastorate Of the Baptist
church in Charleston. w. Va and VIII
soon enter upon his duties there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-15
He Felt Embarrassed.

Dotrolter who was In Cincinnati last
u..k was at one Of the railroad depots
..r afternoon ana met a man whom he
Used TO know in Albany fifteen years ago.
After handshaking and talking for few
minutes The Albany man remarked:
Come and Doe introduced TO my wife.
Illi her over there"
"Nhag Is that that lady your wife?"
..mmercd the petroiter.
"Nhy certainly; come along.
'Iul but
why. man. what ails you? Don't you
.au' to meet my wifc|'
eyes. of course. That is-please excuse
mr. ia rather not meet her-not to-
l.r"
says" said the other as he stood back
ana looked the Deroiter over for min
u.,. my wife was divorced woman
when I married her"
"Was-w3c shef'
and I'm bet a hundred dollars You
were her first husbandi Yes In sure OF
u out with g. old boy"
"Wd1. | was
"And naturally enough yiu felt q bit
embarrassed and don't care 10 be intro
duted. I SEQ how Il is and won't urge
t,u. Let's go outdoors and smoke.'-De-
ulit Free Press