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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
Contradictory Extremities.

Mr.. B., who recently made the
journey from Denver to Salt Lake City
on horseback, relates the following
amusing story of the perplexity which
his appearance caused in the mind of a
small boy whom he encountered on the
way.
He had allowed his beard to grow
and for GOODNESS wore pair Of knicker-
bockers and low shoes. He fell in one
day with man and boy of about 10
driving in a wagon and rode along with
them for some distance The boy kept
eying him most curiously and finally,
being unable to restrain his curiosity
any longer, turned to his father and
said in a loud stage whisper, "Say.
pop, is that man in short pants or a
boy with whiskers?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29

"Goodby, my girl" He stopped and
kissed her cheek eff l could go back
again-well, we wouldn It get married. "
Harry Tryon came back three or four
days later. He knew about the dispers-
ing of the gang and the hanging of two
or three of its members.
"And Payne?' Helen asked.
''They told me he escaped, not meet
ing her eyes.
Then she told him.
''By Jove, Helen! They never sus-
pected, chats certain. After that /
wonder if there's anything you can't
stand. Listen, Payne Morse is dead. "
He had risen and was holding both
her hands as she sat before him.
"I know it's true" he said earnestly.
81 saw him. He was taken out of the
train at the junction where l waited.
Died of heart disease, they said, with
out struggle or word. )"
He spoke slowly, as if to give her
time to take in the significance Of his
words. Her face whitened slowly, and
as he finished she dropped at his feet
in faint like death.
She was married in the dim twilight
in the old church at home, with just her
mother and sisters near her, and her IA
ther Watching her with softened eyes.
The organ murmured in full, soft
chords, but there were no strangers, nc
bridal display. As she stepped out into
the sweet spring evening the young
faint crescent of the moon met her eyes.
"It's the beginning" Frank whisper
ed softly, bending down that she alone
might heal. Overland Monthly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
An IdYl Of the Road.

Suddenly the cars continued to speed
onward
"Will you please open the Window"
1t was a pretty girl who spoke, and
the young man in the next seat stepped
on himself in three places in his haste
to intercept the drummer in the black
mustache.
Then the conductor had a try at it,
and the porter fetched out some iron in
struments and pried in vain.
"Will you permit me?"
A dark man with shiny valise step
ped across the aisle. Out Of the shiny
valise he took some mysterious imple-
ments, highly polished and delioately
but strongly wrought. Adjusting these
with great nicety and operating them
with infinite skill, at the end of two
hours the window slowly responded to
the mans endeavors.
'Oh, thank you'll" murmured the
pretty girl as the cars at that moment
stopped at her station.
Hawkshaw the detective, who sat on
the coal box, smote his hand upon his
forehead.
''There is but one man could do that
job," he muttered. Then, putting his
hand on the dark man s shoulder, "You
are my prisoner" he said.
It was Reddy the blacksmith, the fa-
nous cracksman.
The cars continued to speed onward.
That is because they are going in that
direction. n.-Rockland Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
A Valuable Opinion.

The two girls were talking.
As girls talk.
One was of the impetuous, impulsive
type whose blood flies to the cheek,
whose eyes snap and whose tongue is
sharp as razor.
The other was as the placid ocean,
profound, solemn, silent, billowing deep
far out from shore and coming in upon
the silver sands as noiseless as the dew
falls upon the flowers at night.
They were talking about men and
their ways, a subject of unceasing inter-
est to women in their teens or beyond.
The face of the impetuous one was
flushed, and there was the unmistakable
evidence OF indignation in her manner.
"Well," she exclaimed, with warm
ing and threat in her tone, 'I'd like
to see man kiss me"
The eyes of the other one closed soft
ly against the dazzling fash of those Of
her companion, and gentle glow came
to her face.
"Yes'' she answered dreamily.
"Well, don't care whether see the
man or not 1t is SO perfectly lovely any
way that never think about the condi-
tions. Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
Wanted 1t Transferred.

A little boy in this city, whose moth
er was endeavoring to teach him to be
generous with his sister, has profited by
the lesson. The mother would always
say to him whenever he got anything,
"Give half of it to sister" He usually
did as he was told, though not always
with a very good grace. Recently the
little fellow got sick, and it was then
that his mothers teaching bore fruit.
She was endeavoring to administer a
dose of castor oil when the youngster
generously exclaimed, "Give it all to
sister, mammal CONNER
cial Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29

a ShddOlU fell across the doorway.
showed the track of bullet across the
temple and side of his face. 1.-THE Off
GERS knew better, but they let it go at
that. They didn't care to report sue
cessful escape
Still she stood mute.
Cant you speak? A man might
think you were not glad to see him."
"It is such a surprise" she half whis-
pered, with rigid lips.
"No doubt Is that fellow going to
marry you? / happened to be in the
neighborhood last night and got the
benefit of that scene. Nice thing for
man to be looking at. His own wife
too. I'd a great mind to send bullet
through his head"
''He did not know. He was as limo.
cent as was, "
"Oh, no doubt-quite. No, Helen,
that's not fair. always did do You JUS
tice in my heart in spite of your infer
nal temper. But what 1 came here for
today was to ask what he meant
HE did mean that I should be his
wife,"
''Well," doubtfully, "the law frees
you. If he's going to marry you, sup
pose it's all right"
'Oh, Payne, can't you see-it's all
over How can l marry with you liv-
ing? l was happy for the first time in
all these years, piteously. 81 have
been so hopeless, so despairing, and it
seemed as if ] might live on forever. ~
::Where's the babya''
'Dead, with little moan.
A faint quiver crossed his face. ''It's
a good thing maybe And so you
won't marry because l happen to be
alive? And you don't love me either.
Women are queer things"
"What are you going to do?'' wildly.
"Must go with you?''
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29

She flushed with pleased surprise.
And, dinner being over, he and Bronson
rode away III pursuance of some OF their
horse thief plans. They had not been
gone many minutes when there came
the sharp clatter of horses hoofs up
to the door, and Bronson flung himself
out of the saddle.
sis it true?" he asked eagerly.
''It is quite true, )" slowly and almost
solemnly.
'Oh, my darling''-he had her in his
arms; she felt his tears on her face, his
kisses on her lips-''what have done
to deserve such happiness?"
She clung to him then with little
cry. "Oh, Frank, everything failed me
once! If that comes again, shall die.
He held her close against his breast
"It shall never come again." ne said
softly
And then in minute more he was
gone
All of this out of doors, where any
one might have seen and heard every
word. But who was there to see in that
wide, green, empty world? The silence
was absolute. She stood listening to the
alank of his horse little before she
went back into the house. thinking, with
a happy smile, how the world had
changed.
She sat sewing the next day, swing
ing lazily in her low rocker. Sam Lee
was pattering softly about on the bare
boards of his kitchen floor. The south
wind, sweeping through the wide open
door, tossed her hair about her forehead.
Outside the green and sunny silence
seemed rhythmical in its boundlessness.
A shadow fell across the doorway.
Helen, looking up, saw tall man stand
ing there, clad in all respects as the other
men of the region were. The wide hat,
the blue flannel shirt, with its white
ornamental stitchings, the jangling
spurs and the high riding boots were
all common enough. But Felen's heart
beat little faster as he addressed her
after the stereotyped fashion:
care the bosses here?"
''Both are on the range. They will
not be at home before night. -
She had risen to answer him and
stood with her hands on the back of her
chair, little paler than usual and a
growing look of terror in her widening
eyes, He had not removed his hat, and
his face was heavily bearded They stood
silent for a little space, and then he
barred his head with sudden gesture.
"Helen, don't you know me?''
She neither cried out nor tainted
She stared at him with fixed horror in
her face.
eyes" she said in dull sort of
way; ''you were Payne Morse. "
"Were? Do you take me for ghost?
No. I'm all alive You don't ask me
to come in-no matter'-crossing the
threshold-"n matter. I've something
to say, and now's the best time to say
it'
He crossed the room and closed the
door that led into Sam Lees domain.
She stood watching him with bloodless
face and staring eyes.
"Don't look so frightened, child"
There was something of the old musical
ring in his voice that had once been so
sweet in her ears. With the memory
she shuddered through all her frame.
''Do you hate me as much as that?"
facing her and looking down on her
with half amused eyes. "Well, l was a
brute, but we had been such fools. "
He paused as if waiting for her to
speak.
''Let me look at you. You haven't
grown younger, and you really thought
me dead? Well, ] had narrow chance
for it, Look" Z" He turned his face and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
Prompt ReIoinder.

Mr.. j. l.. Macadam, the iIlustrious
Scotchman who invented the kind of
paving which bears his name, is said to
have been guest at q large dinner
given in honor of Sir Walter Scott
Being asked to respond to toast,
Mr. Macadam rose, and at the end Of
his speech proposed the health of ''the
great Sir Walter Scott, the colossus of
literaturep
In an instant Sir Walter was on his
feet, and lifting his glass exclaimed:
Here's to the great Mr.. Macadam,
the colossus of roads sp'-Youth's Com
panion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
Information Freely Impaired.

GAS to the question of sidesaddles,
madam" " ventured the reporter as del
icateIy as he could. "what will proba-
bly, be the-the position of the coming
woman?"
GAS to the question of saddles, sir, +"
replied the president of the woman's
convention, with considerable asperity,
"the coming woman, if she feels like it,
will take both sides. Chicago Trib-
I1Oa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29

"What's this parrot saying?" asked
the visitor in the bird store. sit doesn't
sound like. Polly wants cracker
"No. It's Polly wants beam I'm
educating the bird for Boston lady. "
Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29

He-My views ON bringing up fam
ay-
She-Never mind your views. I'll
oring up the family. You go and bring
M the coal. -Yonkers Statesman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
Sad.

Mrs. Ashpen--I found it almost i'm
possible this morning to get a man to
shovel snow
Mrs. Dustbin-Poor fellows! I sup
pose they're all too busy looking for
work.-Roxbury Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
somewhat of q Commotion.

A Leavenworth man swallowed some
Mexican jumping beans for quinine oap-
sules, and he said he felt like hailstorm
inside. Omaha Bee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
Sensitive.

Her skates were loose, but when my aid
gallantly presumed to tender
got snubbing from the maid,
For she was sensitiye-and slender.
New York Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-03-29
A Change From the Old Way.

He-They married in haste.
She-And of course repented at lei
sure.
He-No.
She-Noe
He-No. They repented the same
way.-Detroit Free Press.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13
RAILROAD AUDITORS DROPPED IN
ANn ruuse EVERYTHING N coon
ORDER AT THE DEPOT.
an Unusual Inspection Made OF the
Depot Departmen,s--Nine Travel
ing Auditors Here. Yes,erdny--other
New. Of the Railroad.

Nine travelling auditors have been in
rort Worth for the past two days.
ihey represent the different roads
coming Into Fort Worth. The object
OF their visit, which was unexpected.
was TO see how matters were progress
Ing in the ticket and baggage depart
ments at the Union depot 1t is the
habit of the travelling auditors Of the
railroads TO drop in unlocked for at the
various stations along their lines and
to take a complete inventory Of the
books and accounts of the various de-
partments which they inspect. The
auditors make these visits to the
smaller stations several times a year,
but it has been FIVE or six years since
such an inspection has been made at
the Fort Worth Union depot The
visiting auditors were not at all dis
appointed with the condition Of affairs
In the Union depot departments. They
took two days and made thorough
inspection and found everything had
been kept in first class condition,
and were pleased with the resuits OF
their work. The travelling auditors
will now make reports TO the chief
auditors of their respective roads.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13

and Trust company VS., ]. w. House,
trespass to try title. was tried. result
Ing In a verdict for the plaintiff.
District Attorney l.. $. Kinder en-
tered q nolle PROSE- in the case Of the
state state vs.. Jack Morris; also state Va.
William Adams.
The grand jury, after being In ses-
sion two days, failed TO ind any bills
and asked TO be discharged, and the
SQUIRT, after. complimenting them FOR
living In a county where there are no
VIOLATIONS OF law. discharged them.
Ihe Following visiting attorneys were
IN attendance: L. $. Kinder. Plainview;
Colonel Green Dickins. Judge r. W.
read, Dallas. and A. @. Walker
The snow is still on the ground. and
the people are beginning to wish 1t
would thaw.
Stock are not suffering much yet, but
II It continues much longer some will
surely die.
we are watching the legislature with
interest and are hoping II will pass the
Goss Bill to reduce the interest on
school lands and put the actual settlers
on an equal footing with the stockmen,
ana we Will soon see what we shall see.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13

s. T. Cross. special agent FOR the
Fidelity and Casualty company OF New
York. was here yesterday from Mar
shall mingling with the railrosd men.
o. p. Byers. local agent at Abilene,
Kan, for the Chicago. Rock Island ana
Texas, was here yesterday.
b. i. Yowell claim agent for the Cot
ton Belt. was here yesterday, from
TeXarkana.
Geo W. Barnhart general freight
agent of the Cotton Belt, was here,
from Dallas, yesterday.
II. II. Green, agent of the Fort worth
and Denver at Memphis. Tex, is visit
ing friends in the city.
W. b, Jerome, general western pas
senger agent for the New York Cen
trial, and C. c. Merrell, travelling pas
senger agent for the same road, who
were in Fort Worth yesterday, left for
San Antonio yesterday afternoon.
]. w. Maxwell, general superlntend-
ent OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
accompanied by j. w. Petheran, chief
engineer. came In yesterday, on special
car No. 20 from Denison, on tour OF
inspection.
Charley Martin left Monday for
Iongyiew, where he goes to act as
one OF the attendants at the marriage
of Rev. w. T. Tardy, pastor of the
Baptist church OF Longview to Miss
Daisy Mobberly OF the same place
Tuesday evening.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13
FROM COOKIES CAPITAL.
nuiiding Operations Waiting ON the
weHther-Notes.

Gainesville. Tex. Feb. III. NJ. Nor
ris of Dexter is in the city.
a. ). Fairchild went to Deaison to-
day.
Jim Modrall OF Noeona was in the
city yesterday.
Hon. q. W. Barefoot OF Nocona was
In the city today.
Captain Stuart. chief deputy United
states marshal at Ardmore, was in the
city yesterday.
j. w. Colonas returned today from
two weeks business tour through south
west Texas.
DR.. Houston of Orange is in the city.
having come with DR.. Frlerson TO ac-
company the remains of the doctors
deceased father. Rev. NJ. S. Frlerson.
Tom Fairctild OF Fort Worth spent
Sunday in the city.
Mrs. s. G. Pledge, after two weeks
visit to her parents and friends in thus
city, has returned to her home at st.
10.
A. ]. Mitchell of colisburg is in the
city.
II. w. Harrison, aged 60 years, died
at his home near Dexter last Sunday. of
pneumonia.
Miss Prudence Brabney died at the
home of ]. W. Sharraclt at Coesneld
this morning at o'clock, aged 50 years.
ID. Roscnfield left today for New York
and other eastern cities, to purchase n
large stock Of spring and summer
goods.
Rev. ]. H. Hardin OF Cincinnati. cor
responding secretary OF the General
| Christian Missionary convention, is In
| the city.
c. II. Brasey of Little Rock. Ark. is
I in the city representing the firm OF A.
| Korcher & Co, confectloners.
Parties in position 10 know say the
! and McAlester railroad is Frightening
| every day.
a number OF people are ready and
waiting TO begin the erection OF houses
! in Gainesville as soon as the weather
I moderates sufficiently for them to COM
meuce work.
] Up to date there have been 6S 900
1 bales Of cotton compressed at the
! Gainesville compress, and there are
1000 more bales on the platform TO be
compressed.
The cold weather has delayed work
on the arteslan well for several days.
The constant cold weather and the
deep freezing of the ground produce a
! bad effect on the growing young wheat.
The county commissioners court con-
vened this afternoon, with all the men,
bers present except Squire Willis The
docket was taken up and some business
transacted but nothing was done Of
| much importance TO the general public
The aldermanic question is being dis
cussed with considerable interest OF
late. There are quite number OF as
plrants for the honor OF the city coun'
cilmen.
The enterprlslng people OF this city
must not lose sight Of the fact that q
very practical move is on foot fol
building an opera house. and the move
is growing more popular every day.
a great many farmers had sowei
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13
GRANBuKY BUpGET.
'" .or ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
onukens--Ihe Gazctte In Favor,


ruranbury, Tex, Febl 10. II. w.
sNeman, Erath county's efficient
Seputy sheriff, passed through yester-
"a on his way to Bridgeport, Wise
~snV, where he goes to Identity and
S ..u,h one Roberts, who broke jail at
REPRESENTING about four years ago and
-1 WINS lust been apprehended.
~ "nhe crossing the Brazos river on
Wy zee DR.. Lancaster's horse fell and
S'Ae near hurting him seriously, but
prompt assistance no serious dam
age was done.
ys sSnn Brown has Just returned from
Il ers Sity. where he shipped two cars
ssAs wy beef cattle, securing very
wsiaetory price for same.
n cooper went east yesterday.
~. Mulllns of Fort Worth passed
'ousn today from Comanohe, where
vas called professionally.
10 =. brown of Stephensville Is visit
Place. i' Dc II. BROWN OF thls
ri, ar James Foster of Comanche. form
ga. this place, passed through yes
n" en- route to Dallas.
.,lsrA =. !. Menefee has erected a
rssIssuen.e line from his office to his
hls week. court Is IN Session
bonnie rSe Gazette is rapidly gaining in
was here. The Sunday issue
"0hounced a dandy"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13

ASSOCIATED PRESS MEETING.
Editors Gathering ut ChicaEo-A
BANQUET.

buhuutts
chlcaro. Feb. 12.-The board of d.
rctors Of the Associated Press are in
psdon today transacting regular bust
,tss. Those present are: Victor II. Law
son. Chicago Record and News; S. S.
caryalho, New York World; Clayton
NeMlchael, Philadelphia North Ameri-
can. Frederick Driscoll, st. Paul Plo-
uter Press; +. d. Noyes, Washington
star; Charles w. Knapp, st. Louis
Rspubhc u. II. Perdue, Cleveland
Leider; ]. Barr Pittsburg Post; James
e. scrpps, Detroit Tribune.
Tomorrow the annual meeting of the
Associated Press will be held In Re
ctal hail, Auditorium.
In the evening n banquet will be
Iyen al the Grand Pacific hotel.
Though many have been delayed by
storms throughout the country, a
large attendance of the members is
expected. and 1t Is believed there will
BE present the greatest gathrlng that
ever came together in the United
States. The banquet is given by the
Eastern members from New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Many prominent members are
already In the city, among them the
iolowing Adolph S. Ochs, Chatta-
nocga Times; John L. Rapier. New Or
leans Plcayune; Page NJ. Baker, New
Orleans Times-Democrat; Hugo Hume,
san Francisco Post; r. Simpson. Pitts
burg Dispatch; l.. Swift, Minneapolis
Journal; w. J.. Murphy. Minneapolis
tribune; Col. Frank Grlce. San An
lano Express; w. h. Haskell. Mime
apolis Times; Charles ENERGY Smith,
railadelphia Press; C. IL. fancy,
Wheeling CIV. Va) Register.
The Pennsylvania train which left
New York at II o'clock this morning
ma on board the following gentlemen:
Arthur Jenkins, Syracuse Herald: Col
lanes Elverson, Jr., Philadelphia In
gaEer; c. Emory McMlchael, Phila-
asphla North American; w. ID. Chand-
q, Concord Monitor; A. T.. Langley.
springfield (Mass) Union; j. S. Sey-
nonr, New York Evening Post; ]. S.
BALDWIN, Worcester Spy; CT. Clair Nc
ndway. Brooklyn Eagle; Brad. Mer-
na' New York Press, w. c. Mcbride.
uncinnatl Enquirer; Frank a. Rich
.rofon, Baltimore sun; Gen. Felix
angus, Baltimore American: Charles
a, Grasty Baltimore News.
Among the late arrivals are; j. A.
butisr, Buffalo News; W. Il. Haskell.
poston Traveller; II. II. Cabaniss, At
ANITA Journal.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13

terdayps Spring, Tex. Feb. 12.-Yes-
a h6 ~ p. m. Lawrence Roberts.
testsd ~ or Is summers. was ar
Tie sta. uharged with breaking into
On Ia 49,, 81 The Mercantile Company
ttai ar,,sht OF the It'll instant. Sew
n MI s We're found on him and
hsfcsn,,ipo possession identified by the
sfsesied company. After he was
btfs, 4 ne implicated Mr.. ED Marks
Who was lung Jung man in high standing,
y eaye ,aa so arrested and Immediate
uptelltnsn~ BOND for his appearance
Rohert. nary trial Mt 10 a. m. today
nlsht. Aiept behind the bars Last
'nysatlrapto thought the end of the
0n has not been reached
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13

TEXAS AND PACIFIC COAL CO.
stockholders meeting. Fort Worth,
Texas, Feb. 10. 1895 Tho annual meet
ing OF the stockholders OF this com
pAny Will be held at the companys
general office In Fort Worth. on We'd
nesdny, the goth day OF February. 1890
for the election OF nine (O directors
to serve the ensuing year, and for
such other business as may be brought
before the meeting. II. ID. Hunter,
president; S. Minis. secretary,
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING - The
annual meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Fort Worth and Denver cry Rail-
way viii be held at the office Of the
company In the city OF Fort Worth
Tex, on Tuesday. March 8. next, at
1880 O'Clock a. m. The transfer book
Will close ON February ]. at O'clock.
y. m, and reopen on March G. at 10
o'clock a. m. W. A. Ross. secretary.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13

Shipments of beef cattle for the mar
ket from the oil mills have been large
recently, coming in from Abilene, Col
orado and other points west and many
from Dublin, Comanche Snd other
places on the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande.
The fruit cars are now bringing in
large supplies of California fruits on
several of the roads to the markets
There will be meeting Of traffic
officials today at Hotel Worth for the
transaction OF business in their line.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13

Jaskson, Miss. Feb. flowing TO the
nrotracted spell OF cold weather some
Of the poorer classes are out OF rue
and short of food. a committee TOOK
the matter in hand this morning ana
in n few hours raised all the means
needed, and will see that the proper
tha ,onrest cold spell ever experienced
t,ars most of the outdoor work being
srsnended. The most destitution was
Sonnd among the poorer classes OF ne
groes.