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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
FROsTBURG, MD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1895

she had first put it into another and
safer one. Il want to be able" she
thought, "of swearing that l have no
money with mo i'll this house. If | can
only get it into nv apron V i'll drop
1t outside the door into tie snow bark.
1t Will be safer there than in any other
bank. " And dash.ng into tho sitting
room she made fciut Of dragging down
shawl from Il screen, VIII. e she secret
ly filed her skirt with the bills which
had been pat between some old PAM
phlets ON the boukshelvcs.
She could hear the man grumbling in
the kitchen, but he did not follow her
front, and taking advantage of the mo-
ment's respite from his l. ne too cucuur-
aging presence she unhalrcd the door
and cheerfully called cut her husband's
lame.
The ruse was successful She was en-
abled to fling the notes into a mound
Of snow, where they would soon c COW
cred from sight, and then relieved and
feeling more courageous, now that the
money was out of the house, she went
slowly back, saying she had made u
mistake, and that it was the wind she
had heard.
The man gave gruff but knowing
guffaw and then resumed his watch
over her, following her steps as she
proceeded to set him out u meal with a
persistency that reminded her of tiger
just on the point of springing. But the
inviting look of the viands with which
she was rapidly setting the table soon
distracted his attention, and allowing
himself one grunt of satisfaction he
drew up a chair and set himself down
to what to him was evidently most
savory repast.
sort, eh? Don't keep barr" ho growlod,
as his lips closed on huge hunk of
bread.
She shock her head, wishing she had
little cold poison bottled up in tight
looking jug
Nothing but tea" she smiled, as
tonished at her own ease of manner in
the presence of this fearful guest
''Then let's have that, :" he grumbled,
taking the bowl she handed him. with
an odd look that made her glad to re-
treat to the other side Of the room.
jest listen to the howlipg wind,
he went on between the huge mouthfuls
Of bread and cheese with which he was
gorging himself. "But we're very com
Portable, we two! We don't mind the
storm, do we?'
Shocked by his familiarity and still
more moved by the look CT mingled in
quiry and curiosity with which his eyes
now began to wanC er over the walls and
cupboards, she took an anxious s. ep to-
ward the side of the house looking to-
ward her neighbors, and lifting one of
the shades, which had all been religious
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was up stairs. The man evidently saw
the struggle going ON in her mind, for
he chuckled to himself and called out
quite boldly:
"Never mind, missus; it's all right.
Just give mo bit of cold meat and a
cup of tea or something, and We'll be
very comfortable together. You're a
slender slip of woman to be minding
a house like this. I'll keep you company
if you don't mind, leastwise until the
storm let's up IL bit, which amt likely
for some hours to come. Rough night,
missus rough night.
81 expect my hu band home mt any
time, " she FASTENED to say. Anl think
ing she saWa change in tho man 5 conn
tenance at this she put on qnitc an air
of sudden satisfaction and bounded to-
ward the front Of tho housc. "There! 1
think hear him now" she cried.
Her motive was to gain time, and if
possible to obtain the opportunity Of
shifting the mcn"v f.u,l TIE u!gcc where
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heavy knife and cut q big hole in its
side. Instantly there fell ont the pile Of
old receipts with which they had stuffed
1T, and seeing these he stamped with
rage, and fiinging them in one great
handful at her rushed to the drawers
below, emptied them, and, finding moth
ing, attacked the bookcase
The money is somewhere here. You
can't fool me, he yelled. Il saw the
spot your eyes lit on when l first came
into the room. Is it behind these
books?" he growlod, pulling them out
and throwing them helter SHELTER over
the floor. Women is smart in the hid
ing business. Is it behind these books,
l say"
They had been, or rather had been
placed between the books, but she had
taken them away, as we know, and he
soon began to realize that his search
was bringing him nothing, for leaving
the bookcase ho gave the books ono kick,
and seizing her by the arm, shook her
with II murderous glare ON his strange
and distorted features.
Where's the money?' he hissed.
Tell me, or You are II goner.
He raised his heavy fist She crouched
and all seemed over, when, with ,sh
and cry a figure dashed between them
and he fell, struck down by the very
stick she h9d 80 long been expecting to
see fall upon her own head, The man
who had been her terror for hours had
ct the moment Of neeo n:.ed as her pro-
tector.
She must have tainted but if SO, her
Inconsistencies was but momentary,
for when she again recognized her sur
roundings she found the tramp still
standing over her adversary.
81 hope you don't mind, ma am, " he
said with an air of humbleness she GER
tainly had not seen in him before, ''but
l think the man S dead. And he stirred
with his foot the heavy figure before
him.
"Oh, no, no, nor' she cried "That
would be too fearful. He's shocked,
stunned; you cannot have killed him. "
But the tramp was persistent, I'm
'fraid l have" he said. Il done it be-
fore, and it's been the same every time.
But / couldn't see a man of that color
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''wATER!' SHE CRIED. ''DRING wATER!'
frighten a lady like you," he explained
deprecatingly. MY supper was too
warm i'll me, ma'am. Shall l throw
him outside the house;"
"Yes," she said, and then, "No; let
us first be sure there is no life in him. -
And, hardly knowing what she did, she
stopped down and peered into the CLASSY
eyes of the PROSTATE man.
Suddenly she turned pale-no, not
pale, but ghastly, and covering back
shook so that the tramp, over whose
features a certain refinement had crept
since he acted as her protector, thought
that she had discovered life in those set
orbs, and was STOPPING down to make
sure that he was right III this surmise,
when he saw her suddenly lean forward
and impetuously plunge her hand into
the negro's throat, tear open the shirt
and give one look at his barred breast
1t was white.
80 God! O Godp' she moaned,
and lifting the head i'll her two hands
she gave the motionless features u long
and searching look. "Water!" she cried.
Bring water. But before the now
obedient tramp could respond she had
torn off the woolly wig disfgurinS the
dead mans head and seeing the blond
curls beneath had uttered such u shrek
that it rose above the gale and was heard
by her distant neighbors.
1t was the head and hair of her hus-
band.
They found out afterward that he had
contemplated this theft for months, that
each and every precaution possible to
successful issue to this most daring un-
dertaking had been made use of and
that but for the unexpected presence i'll
the house of the tramp he would doubt
less have not only oxtorted the money
from his wife, but have SO covered up
the deed by plausible alibi as to have
retained her confidence and that of his
employers.
Whether the tramp killed him out of
sympathy for the defenseless woman or
In rage at being disappointed i'll his
own plans has never been determined.
Mrs. Chivers herself thinks he was ac-
tuatcd by rude sort of gratitude
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Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

In addition to above Train No. leaves
Piedmont at Si5 q. arrives at Frostburg at
l0:35 IA. m, and Train No. s, leaving Frostburg
at las p m, reaches Piedmont at 2:SS p. m.,
both trains stopping at all intermediate
stations
son theatre nights, when admission tickets
are sold by Agents to performance at theatre,
leave Cumberland at close of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland.
Nos. l, 2, 3, 4, and sdaily except Sunday.
Nos. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
and 6. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
Nav Is SUPERINTENDENT.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21

st. Nicholas, as the patron saint Of
the children, now termed Santa Claus,
was canonized, died, according to ira
dltlon, at Myra, Italy, and was there
buried in the cathedral crypt. Six hun
dred years later his body was taken to
Bari, and there in the eleventh century
the great priory of San Nicolo was built.
1t is at that priory that ON May each
year the festival of ST. Nicholas is held
with great rejoicings by pilgrims from
all parts of the world.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21

The wise man is he who asks great
deal of advice and takes very little of
it.-Galyeston News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
First Come, First Served
ANTED.

livery SMOKER to send ii one-cent
d. stamps to help pay postage. packing,
etc, and we will mail sample box of our Nom
Nicotine Midget Cigars. Only one box
to one address Write to LANDS d Co,
March 16 Shippenshurg, Pa.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-24

sponsible for the lost money. and
demanded il of him and his bonds.
men. Miller neglected to pay, and
his bondsmen wrote to the depart
ment saying that If the money had
been stolen from the bag Miller
was not responsible; but IL Miller
embezzled the money, and pre-.
tended 1T was stolen, which the
department claimed was the true
facts In the case, then Miller should
be indicted and tried for embexzle--
ment, and il he was found guilty
then the bondsmen promised to
pay the amount embezzled with.
out the trouble OF a suit. The
department paid no attention to
the letter, made no effort to have
Miller indicted and Immediately
commenced a civil suit against
Miller and his bondsmen for the
amount he was short in his ac~
counts, which was $467.91. The
United States was the plaintiff IN its
own court and OF course the dsfend-
ants stood no show. The court
ordered judgment against the
bondsmen not for $467.21 but for
1854. SO aud costs, thereby flim-
flaming the bondsmen to the tuna
OF nearly one hundred dollars. AT
that time Miller had some prop
erty, as did several of his bonds
men. Time passed on and ma
effort was made TO collect the jude-
ment. Now comes Marshal Hall
and notifies j. A. Leahy and the
estate of b. S. Roberts that Miller
has nothing and none OF the other
bondsmen have anything and they
have got to pay it all, and that i
now amounts to s757.02. 1t will
be noticed that all the democratic
bondsmen Of the democratic post
master got their property into
shape where it could not be
touched. The United States have
treated Messrs. Leahy and Roberts
badly and such prostitution OF the
laws has the tendency not to lessen
crime, which is the object of the
law, but to deter men from going
on the bonds OF officers, even when
the officers are known to be honest.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-24
HON. WALTER G. HADLEY
TOUCHES UP THE GLOBE.
GOLDBUH.

The cause BIZ metallism is pro-
crossing Ut pace so rapid that |
do not feel it necessary ut all for
Us in the far west to put in our
oar very often The psopls OF the
east have been awakened TO the
fact that under a single standard
there will remain no legacy which
they may feel sure of retaining.
They fully realize that the hands
Of the plntocrats are strong aud
that then hearts are cold, and by
deft manipulation, they find no
trouble whatever in taking their
pound OF flesh, no less, no more. in
bloodless manner, just SO often
as they choose to lay the patient
on the operating table.
Agitation Of the silvor question
in the silver producing states and
territories is only to be encouraged
TO that degree which will result
in keeping Us in sentiment and
action alongside. not in the ed.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-24

thls reel, ana that is the disposition
of the tailings, there being M
streams or other outlets for the
immense amount Of ore crushed
The taSIngs accumulate in i'm.
rense piles of fine sand and slime
which, upon being dried, are taken
up by the wlud and blown 10 every
direction. These tallings having
passed through the cyanide solu-
tion are thoroughly impregnated
with the deadly poison, and when
biown about must certainly cause
cyanide poisoning by the inhala-
tlon of the fine dried particles held
in suspension.
AS an American would put Il,
the Beers seem to delight in get
ting lead pipe cinch" on the
English, and hence have proceeded
to tax everything from mining
claim to needle. There is little
which has escaped taxation, and
this has been carried to such an
outrageous extent that most Bit
ter feeling prevails among The.
people, whose capital, energy and
enterprise have given prosperity
to the Transvaal, end elevated
little bankrupt republic to the dig
nifty of nation, having a surplus
of G1 100000 in the treasury.
British residents have been, by
recent law, prevented from oh
tainlng the franchise, and 30 ex.
cluded from all hope of getting
redress by constitutional means.
A monstrous law has been passed,
denying foreign residents the right
of public meeting in the open air,
and limiting indoor meetings 10
five persons. Such an attempt to
stifle free speech and to prevent
the public from the ventilation OF
grievances is depotism.
There are $500 stampe in opera
ton about ss many as In all
California; their daily crushing ia
said to average tons to the stamp
"a bigger average than in our
State. About seventy mines are
IN operation 1t is expected to add
1000 stamps this year. A little
over 100000 ounces was produced
in 1894 the gold being worth
f3 los, per ounce.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-24

Patrick Carmody, under indiet
meut for murder and sentenced to
be hanged in Socorro county in
1888. was captured at Saiomon val
ley, Ariz,, ond brought to Soeorro
by Sheriff Bursum. The case is a
peculiar one. ln 1882 Carmody
and two others nude way with n
Socorro citizen by hanging him,
In 1883. while the case was pend
ind on appeal n ,ho supreme court,
the accused men escaped from jeil.
The supreme court dismissed the
case, thereby permitting the death
sentence TO stand, and now that
Carmody is again in the tolls he
will probably be executed. iic is
over 60 years old and rather a
noted old timer.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-24

A letter has been received at FL
Paso from London announcing that
the required $2,500,000 has been
raised In London for the construc-
tion OF the immense irrigation dam
across the Rio Grande at Rincon.
N. NJ. The corporation will build
long canals through the valley from
Rincon TO Fort Hancock, below FL
Paso.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-24

which are inconvertible, anC
incante0tihlo, the question OF bi
metallism is settled, They car
understand these things and al
the arguments of sophist canno
move them. They Will not con,
sent to be blindiolded by any such
irrelevant nonsense as gushed from
the Globe Democrat above. Their
minds are fxed as soon as they
are shown that the Eve statement ia
above given are true, and they
may take the next step, which
shows them that as gold grows
dearer all the products of mans
industry become cheaper as a nee
essary result.
The giddy- headed ex-chief JUS
tice of New Mexico, VIM. A. Vim
cent. now of Chicago, thought he
perpetrated great joke The other
day when he proposed six.aen
pumpkins to one good dollar as a
double standard. Now there is
nothing imparcticable in this ex-
cept that pumpkin heads, like
chief Justices heads, do not all
swell to the same size. And il
the illustration of Judge Vincent
is success in showing that pump
kins would be inconyenient and
perishable as mediums of exchange,
it is likewise SUCCESS in strength
ening the claims of silver as b
suitable, convenient and durable
coin, nearer in value to gold coin
than any other familiar metal.
What the masses OF the people
want is an edict that shall make
standard circulating mediums out
OF something that does not exist
in too limited quantities. To
them it does not make any real
difference whether 1T is A or l6 or
18 ounces of silver to | of gold
To them tri.metallic standard
Of | gold to 16 silver 10 1870 Of
copper would be acceptable be-
cause it would remove the oppor-
tunity which the plutocrat now has
Of possessing himself of all of the
legali2ed currency of the land.
The fact is that Judge Vincent
has shown how utterly he fails 10
comprehend the cause of the dou-
BILE standard when he inagines
that his pumpkin proposition was
absurd. 1t is entirely practicable
if compiled with provision govern
ing the weight and iineness OF the
pumpkin. However, We will let
them "rassil' with the proposition.
We viii try to '1ay low and keep
on sayin' muffin" This is the
first time have become unman-
ageable. The work is going on
all right. It's the peoples funeral
and we of the west expect to be ap.
pointed honary pail bearers at the
gilt,edged funeral in Wall street
in 1896.
WALTER G. HADLEY.
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WALTER c. HADLEY.
BONDsMEN IN THE SOUP.

BONDSMEN IN THE SOUP.
Ii will be remembered that sever.
al years ago, when A. Z. Miifer
was postmaster at Lordsburg, il
was claimed the mail bag was
robbed one night while it was ly-
ing in the depot waiting for the
train, and the registered packages
were all stolen. Among the regis
tered packages Postmaster Miller
claimed there was one containing
some $500. IN postal funds which
he was sending to the postofii &c
depository at Albuquerque. The
thief was never discovered. Aftei
Miller retired from the Office the
department held that be was re,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1895-05-24
ALL FOR SILVER

It's "siiver" SILVER"
From early morn till night;
It's "silver," it's "silver,"
When the stars are. shining bright.
It's Silver" it's "silver,"
In spite of all you say
It's silver in the darkness,
And silver in the day
Then, here's three cheers for silver
And may she come TO stay
Tho cry is "silver |" "eilver
Aand we're happy on the way
Atlanta Constitution.
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"There are no necessary evils ia
government. It's evils exist oily
in it's abuses. IL Ii would cohiua
itself to equal protection, and az
heaven does its rains, shower its
favor alike on the high and the
low, the rich and the poor, it would
be an unqualified blessing. ~
Andrew Jackson's message vetoing
bank bill.
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JW Morrah to w MayI!ard, a acre. $685.
John w Morrow, Mrs o F:ogers, being in the
oiIy nj s ssrnWeii to Robert Barnes and other
trustees Of. MtMary'a A al e church, Q acres.
nominal, May 20, 1895. bounded By lands Of
w e Taggart, Morse hoube and pastor's resi-
6 Kingh, Master, to Mrs Harriet b All.
BY lands Of Mrs WIN P Noble, DR. w g Link.
Mrs Porcher and the estate OF VIM cowan
T FL ms Marshall ii to Mary watson, -. 81. De-
cember i, 1896, bounded by lands Of J W Nor.
row, Joseph Bowen and Alice Boyd.
June S Is isSS, bounded By lands Of p K Brook,
Public road, Savannah Valley railroad and
AB Andrews to E 9 Andrews, es acrea, 500,
Adams, Clio Hemminger, Mrs g N Porcher,
M Mildred, H AIMS NJ, NV, T NJ and ] w Mo
1895, bounded by lands Of A G Lindsay, Ca
son land j Kennedy and others.
G 7 Rogers 70 T q Baker, acres: az 20. Suly "
Ricbari Wright. Nose CIendon and Eliza
Roundtr,,e to Fred McClendon, Jamey An.
drews ard Isaac Middleton, acre, $40. Sep.
tember 8. 1896, bounded by Baptist lot and
Charlie McIendon to John D Cade, lot. $s5,
Septemb ber 4, 1884, bounded by lands OF John
d Cade GOWN and Savannah Valley rail-
] 9 Klugh, Master. to R J Wynn. 74N acres,
vid Thomson, Cowan and Vienna road.
HuIdoh gturkey to B ABoyd, 10 acres; sio0.
February 81, 1895, bounded By lands OF Leo
vim, Thos Firth and others. &,
b q Reese to "A L Patterson, 12 acres, $3.50
January 25, 1896, bounded by lands OF John IL
Watson. Public road, John McAlister and MIS-
Il 40 FrYrio n - Il r n q n
AL AL Patterson to i5amuel Latham, 12 aere,.
$3.50. December 8. 1894, bounded by lands OF
John 81 Watson, Public road, John McAliH.
! Richcrd Wright, Nose McLendon and Elijah
Roundtree TO Baptist Union known as lot Mp;
| 1 Of the Savannah Valley Association, ! lot
$40, May !, 1895, bounded 0y Baptist church
= Link to x "a Porter, II ely acres, SID
| May 8, 1895. bounded by lands OF i @ Porter,
| Savannah River, John T Palmer. &
| nominsJ. December 4. 1895, bounded BY lands
Oft g Baker, Bessie Hearse, Oscar Gown and
q b yisanska 70 Charlotte Dnnlsp, y acres,
T g Baker, Bessie sHearse, Oscar Gown and
Kugb Mssss + Firth Il i. ss g. acres 8,
ssS %asssn Ffsh ana oseps
BORDEAUX. &
Frank j Miller to w, j ,Connor, 1lot. $50,
| March l6,lS95. known as lots IL and IL block
Jlo u X Kinsh, ugh Master, 70 M E and u Ward.
law, executors OF The will OF j Wardiaw@ @ ,ae-
ceased, / lot, one-half of $3.50. April l8. 1885,
being is feet OF block L, lot 18, In town OF MO.
j 6 Kiugh. Master, TO N 3 and J 2 Ward
| law, executors OF the Will Of DJ Wardlaw, de-
ceased, ] lot, iond-laH Of $50, April 1S. 1885,
lSeing part q tne MaLtison anu Waraiax ios
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Of Nat Anderson, sr, Owen Edwards, IT Sim
mons and others. ysz -
II G Hartzog 10 R M Hays, 1856 acres, 81 500
one-third interest, June IL, 1895. bounded by
lands OF the Morton Mill tract, A McCord, w
o Cromer and others, known as the T w Nor
ton tract. 64EA -
love and affection, December 10. 1894. bounded
by lands OF Iverson Rey nolds, Az X r r and
the said Wells Gray. 8fE4 81
WHITE HALL. .2i@. ~
Klugb, Master, to Mary Chipiey, 22s
lands Of r A Tolbert, Mrs Porter, j W Chip
ley. ] 8 Chipley, estate of Irwin Hutchinson.
Mrs A McLees TO John Burnett, 94 acres.
81 500, October 81, 1895. bounded by lands Of S
3 p Auderws and others.
P Dufiie, assignee, to Mary Cromer, III
acres, 500, November 4, 1895, bounded by lands
Iof tt Hearst, Hugh Wilson and others.
INDIAN HILL.
Klugh, Master, to A Harris, 500 acres.
81 900, December al 1894, bounded by lands of
estate Of Mary l. Harris. w r Bradley, Thos
Robinson, Rosenberg q Co, estate of NJ Nor
F " r Nance, sheriff, to wideman Jay &
4 acres RaSjnson RsS
Wldeman' GoSe essaI@ and Others; a W,d.m.n 1ov
Co, lot, s., December Z, 1895, bounded by
church. Bradley and Edge streets and lands OF
w Lites, being In the town Of Troy.
CEDAR SPRINGS.
David Robinson to the Abbevilfe Land Loan
and Improvement Company, 100 acres, $500,
February 26, 1885, bounded by lands of SallieC
Williams, Jacob Miller and estate OF n Da-
Wis.
w P Hammond to Sallie V Hammond, 70
acres, $500, November /, 1895, bounded by lands
of Q Tribble, j Foster Hammond and Mrs
Saliie Drennon.
w III Firth TO A Il Watson. acres. $50, Oc-
tober 81, 1885, bounded by lands Of A K Wat
son, VIM McNeill and others. being part OF
the Ligon tract.
Fuller Lyon to A T Brown, so acres, $50.
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J G Klugb,, Master, to 3 CTribie, 1oS ncres,
S505, March d, 1895, bounded by lands OF e H
Bell, E w Campbell, P CSuber and others.
Sherod N Latimer TO Jesse @ Milford. 875
tract, No Q of Swelling lands, Cunningham
lands, lands Of ffJas Seawright and by lands Of
Carrie " Latimer.
l5Janies +. Bryan and John r Boyd 70 D w.
lsndgof Joap 3 Boyd, RM " Haiiand Rocky
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THE HAMMOND HeUsE In Fort Pickens.
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: aWsi.ns nols FARMERS BANK. &