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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

a bolder or more eloquent champion
than it had in the rich and patrician
young Marylander.
Always at the front, he was one OF
committee of three, with Samuel Chase
and Benjamin Franklin, to visit Canada
to invite the people of that province to
unite with the Americans in their strug
gle for independence; he was a member
of four congresses, signer of the dec
laration. United States senator, and for
many years state senator. During all
this time, voice, hand and pen were en-
gagged in the service of his country.
Perhaps the greatest service he did
was in bringing Maryland into the
rank of states for independence. The
large majority was opposed to separa
ton from the mother country, and the
state delegates were pledged to oppose
the idea in congress. But Carroll was
for separation, and, by his untiring eff
forts he succeeded in changing the SEN
timent of his state to his side.
On the 4th of July, 1875, the very day
the declaration was passed at Phila-
delphia, he was elected to congress, and
thus became one of the immortal galaxy
whose names are affixed to that charter
of our liberties.
In 1910, when past his throe-score
years and ten, Mr.. Carroll retired from
public life, but he was not to retire from
public sight.
On July 4, 1921, the fact that only
four of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence were still living was no.
ticed in many of the newspapers of the
time. Thirty days afterward, one of
them, William Floyd, of New York, was
dead. The death of John Adams and
| Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1926, left
| Charles Carroll the last surviving
signer. He lived almost seven years
] longer. On July 4, 1928, after he had
passed the age of 90 years, in the pres
ence of a vast concourse of spectators,
and attended by an imposing civic pro-
ression, he laid the cornerstone of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. He died
| November IA, 1882. at the age of 95 years.
| 1t is customary to suppose that only
| the lower and middle classes embraced
| the cause of liberty in the revolutionary
contest. But this opinion is not war
ranted by the facts. Many of the
wealthiest men in the colonies were
ardent patriots Washington and the
| Lees, of Virginia, were wealthy men.
John Hancock and Robert Morris were
| each the most affluent individual in his
respective state. The Livingstons, of
New York, ranked among the greatest
landholders in the country. But of all
| the patriots of the revolution, none
risked SO much, none had so much to
lose, as Charles Carroll, of Carrollton
It is pleasant to know that he handed
| down an undiminished estate to his
| children, one of whom was subsequent
| 1y governor of his ma tive state. And the
name is still one of honor in Maryland.
Fred Myron Colby, in Golden Days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

1uence, the oldest of his fathers sons,
and heir to the immortal property,
young Carroll knew nothing of the
hardships of life. He was brought up
like a young prince, had his horses and
hounds, and all the spending money he
liked. Nobody could have seen in the
slim. delicate, carefully-nurtured young
scion of the CAROLS, of CarroIlton, one
of the sternest and truest of patriots.
AT the age of eight years, Charles Car
noll was sent to France for the purpose
of obtaining an education. He spent
six years at the College of St. Omers,
and subsequently he was at Rheims and
Bourges.
In the year 1857 he went to England
and commenced the study of law in the
Temple in London. There he made the
acquaintance of a number of young
Engiishmen, who were afterward quite
as famous as he was.
He returned to America, in 1864. an
accomplished scholar and an accom-
plished man, just as the first mutter-
ings of the storm between the colonies
and Great Britain were heard in the
land. How would he, the young aristo-
crat. the heir OF countless acres, the man
of European education and training
how would he bear himself in this
struggle between the tyrant and the
oppressed?
The archives of his country and the
rolls of his native state all show that
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, did his
duty nobly. Temptations there must
have been for him to take sides with the
loyal faction, but he chose the side of
the oppressed, and freedom never had
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
a CANNON CRACKER.
A Railroad Engineers Story of a Narrow
Escape.


[ am an old railroad man, having
spent the best years of my life at the
throttle, and have had a great many
hairbreadth escapes and thrilling adj
ventures on the rail. But one dark,
stormy night, nearly ten years ago,
went through an experience that came
near ending my life, although Twas not
injured physically in the least.
In those days the railroad companies
used what is called the torpedo system
of signaling much more than at the
present time. The torpedo is simply q
little tin cup filed with powder, to
which is attached a cap, SO that the
pressure of the locomotive in passing
over it will cause it to explode. There
was a regular code of torpedo signals
and when an engineer heard the report
of single torpedo, which meant STOP
he lost no time in reversing his engine
and whistling for brakes.
I was pulling passenger train, at the
time the event occurred, on what is
called the Cherryvale division of the X
c.. Fl s. & M. r. r., which runs from
Fort Scott, Kan, to Cherryvale. The
road had just been widened from narrow
gauge to standard, and as it had been
raining for the past week, the streams
were ali swollen, and the roadbed was
soft, making travelling at any very grea:
rate of speed very unsafe. We made the
trip from Cherryvale to Fort Scott and
back in one day, and all the crew, there
fore, made their homes in Cherryvale.
On the morning of the Sd of J2ly L
left home for the roundhouse, prom
Using my little boy to bring him some
fireworks for the Fourth. I made the
purchases at Fort Scott, and among
the fireworks was large cannon
cracker. which tossed in the fireman's
seat-boX.
We pulled out of Fort Scott ON time,
and in such rainstorm as have never
since witnessed. By the time we arrived
at Pittsburgh we were 20 minutes late
on account of the storm. At the next
station we got orders TO run to Chero-
kee and GO in the hole" as we railroad
men call side-tracking. as a train had
been wrecked west of that place.
We were due out of Cherokee at 5:15:
but before the two cars that had jumped
the track could be got back on the rails
it was eight o'clock, and raining as only
it can rain in southeastern Kansas.
After leaving Cherokee 1 opened the
throttle, and we shot along through the
rain ct speed that was frightful, con-
sidering the softness of the roadbed
and the danger of washouts- But an
engineer never thinks of danger when
he is behind time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
Restoration of organs of the Roax.

A surgeon had occasion to operate up
on dog that had its spleen injured, and
the greater portion of this organ was re-
moved. Six or eight months later the
dog died of other causes, and the doctor
had the curiosity to look over his bit of
surgery. He found the spleen almost
entirely reproduced. During several
months succeeding the operation, how
ever, the animal suffered severely from
indigestion and lack of nutrition, and
the utmost care was necessary to keeE
it alive. As the spleen grew toward ITS
natural size the animal improved IN
health, and would probably have lived
for some time except for the accident
that terminated its career. Medical au-
thorities have never been able to decide
what is the special office OF the spleen
That it has something to do with as
similation and nutrition is evident,
but just what or how no one is able to
say.-N- Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
The headlight burned with a dim, yell

The headlight burned with a dim. yell
low light, and only pierced the darkness
to the distance of a few yards. There
was but one bridge of any consequence
between Cherokee and Cherryvale, and
intended Stacking up for it. The fire.
man worked like a beaver to keep up
the steam, as the rain cooled the boiler,
making it more difficult to keep the
proper pressure. Along we sped through
the darkness, the flashes of lightning
lighting up the surrounding country
as bright as day, and making it almost
impossible to see at all by the sudden
return to darkness.
AS we neared the Neosho river slack.
ened the speed, intending to run slowly
over the bridge, when distinctly above
the roar OF the train. and the storm
sounded the report of single torpedo.
Instantly I shut her off. reversed the
lever and applied the brakes. She
slowed down quickly and stopped with
the pilot of the engine projecting over
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

The song of the locust is louder
when bad weather is imminent than at
other times. In the rural districts this
sign is regarded as exceedingly favorabls
for change of weather for the worse
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

-Californians are "Goid Hunters"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
lnpEpEhDENcf
pMDAY.=


nineteenth-century way
To celebrate the glorious date of indie
pendence day;
Or let him toll and strain and strive in
some athletic game,
Or else beneath broiling sun sit down to
watch the same,
Or join the hot. perspiring crowds on an
excursion boat
That think they must be happy just be-
cause they are afioat;
Or let him do thousand things that eager
minds invent
To lure the wary dollar and corral the MIN
BILE cent
OF the patriotic citizen who tries hard to
be gay,
Because" thinks he. st ought to be-
but doesn't know the way.
But let me rather steal away to some Sc
c1uded spot,
Where, lost in sylvan solitudes. with all
life's cares forgot,
Unmoved by moss-grown custom, or by
what the neighbors say,
III celebrate, at any rate, my Independence
day.
H. G. Paine. in Harper's Weekly.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
The Jefferson County
Building and Loan
Association

Opens a new series each month A limit
ed amount of fully paid z per cent stock
and paid up 6 per cent stock issued each
month.
INTEREST PAYABLE IN CASH
SEMI-ANNUALLY.
Loans its money only on first mort
cages on improved real estate.
F. w. DIXON, President.
N. N. POLK, Vice President.
w. P. G. HARDING, Treasurer.
H. b. URQUHART, Secretary.
], H. MILLER, Attorney.
OFFICE-217 Twenty-frst Street, Biz
mingham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

many horses were tied to the trees in the
woods that skirt the bay that it looked
like a camp of cavalry troopers.
The force of the Baldwin county off,
Gals had been augmented by the arrival
from Daphne of Hon. G. L. Hall, county
Judge, Mr.. George Hoyle, circuit court
clerk and other officers of the county,.
Upon the arrival of Chief Burke long
conference was held, and 1t was given
out that the posses would operate with
more concert. 1t Is believed that the
Baldwin county officers made 1t plain
that they were able to meet the exigen-
cies of the case.
Mr.. Wathen had not arrived at the
house at 4 o'clock, and having urgent
business in the city, Mr.. Tucker and Mr..
Parks returned to Mobile on the tug Eth
ell. Mr.. Tucker did not leave, however,
until he had commissioned his son, Royal
Tucker, to assure Mr. Wathen of his high
personal regard, his confidence and his
distress over tho unfortunate publicity
which had been given to the incident OF
the morning hour.
At Its best the posses are working on
theoretical clues, and the general belief
is that the guilty party will not be APP
pretended Late yesterday afternoon
Deputy Sheriff Thompson arrested Jennie
Wingate, the eolored cook at the Tucker
residence, and she was taken to the
Daphne Jail. The officers are of the opin--
ion that the assailant of the BABY girl
was a visitor to the woman. she stoutly
insists that she had no callers on Thurs
day night, but the officers think she
knows more than she cares to tell. Mr..
Tucker gives the woman an excellent
character, and says she is devoted to his
children.
Chief Burke withdrew his mon from
the search, and they came to Mobile on
the steamer Heroine yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Wathen was passenger on the Same
boat
Mr.. Tucker was interviewed last night
al his residence, after his return from the
scene of the crime, and he said that his
house looked like military camp. There
are men all about the place, but there Is
no boisterousness, and all of the men
talk of the deed in subdued tones and
discuss 1t quietly and without excite
ment- He says the temper of the people
is that of quiet determination. There Is
nothing of undue excitement nor noise,
and he found at his home six deputy sher-
ifs of Baldwin county and Judge Charles
Hall the judge of probate. In addition
to the officers of the law there are men
there from every section of the county.
They are in wagons, in buggies and on
horseback, and some of them are on foot.
The faces of the men wear determined
looks, as they are determined to ferret
out the author of the awful crime. There
is no cessat ton in the hunt for the crimi-
nal, and parties of men are securing the
country in every direction. Notwith-
standing all this diligence and the assist
| apce of the city detectives and the chief
| of police, there Is not the slightest shad-
| ow of clue on which the least suspicion
| of any one could be fastened.
Diagram of the Tucker Residence.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
Opinions
of
Prominent
- -
Men.

Hon. Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner, in the national report on
Building and Loan Associations for $685.
says: Investment in a Building and
Loan Association is as nearly absolutely
safe as 1t can be-"
Hon. Charles NJ Preston, Superintend-
ent of the New York State Banking De-
partment, In his annual report for 1892,
relative to Building and Loan Associa-
lions, says: "a legitimate Building and
Loan Association, conducted on lines laid
down in the law and within it's intent, is
an undoubted benefit to any community"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

Schedule in effect April 26, 1896
Direct connections at Savannah with the
elegant passenger steamers OF the Ocean
and the east.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

West bound-Read down. East bound
Read up. *. * ~ = : -.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

No. carries Pullman sleeping cars Bir-
mingham to New Orleans.
No. carries Pullman union sleeping cars
Birmingham to Cincinnati.
No. 8 carries Pullman sleeping car Br-
mingham to New Orleans.
No. 6 carries Pullman union sleeping car
Birmingham to Louisville, connecting at
train Chattanooga to Norfolk. Close con-
nection made at Norfolk with boats for
washington Bsltimore, New Sp, YORK and l Sos-
York via Washington.
Any additional Information will be cheer
fully furnished upon application at passen-
ger Office No. North Twentieth street,
Birmingham, Ala. Telephone SzS.
J. M. CULP,
Traffic Manager. Washington, D. c.
w. H. GREEN,
General Supt., Washington, d: G.
G. p. A, Washington, d. c.
C. A. BENSCOTER,
A. G. p. A, Chattanooga, Tenn.
r. L. NEWTON,
T. p. A.. Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

For further information as to schedules,
rates, etc., call on or write to s. Jacobs,
Commercial Agent, Birmingham; Jack w.
Johnson General Ticket Agent, Birming-
ham, or l.. A. Camp, Travelling Passenger
Agent, Columbus. Ga: W. F: Shellman,
Traffic Manager; Theodore D. Kline, Gen.
eral Superintendent.
J. C. HALLE, G. P. A.,
Savannah. Ga.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18

~ Friday and Saturday. H~W pay you read
TRADE PALACE, Second Avenue Birmingham Ala
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11

TNO Oscar C. Stone and H. A. Dinner,
Il their. and each of their heirs. assigns
and legal representatives:-YOu, and each
OF you, are hereby notified that the under
signed Dean w. Vickers. one OF the owners
Of the mining claim hereinafter mentioned,
has in accordance with the provisions of
section 1894 of the revised statutes OF the
United States, and the acts a%mendatory
thereof. expended In labor and improve
ments the sum OF one hundred dollars on
the California quartz lode mining claim, sit
uate. lying and being in Williams gulch, un-
organized. mining district, Madison county,
State OF Montana. the notice OF location
whereof is recorded in book 7 OF quartz To-
cations. page 595, records of Madison oun
ty; said sum being the amount required to
represent and hold said California quartz
lode mining claim for the year 1895, accord.
ing to the provisions OF said section 1924 OF
the SAID revised statutes OF the United
States. And it at the expiration of ninety
days after the service of this notice upon
you in writing. or by publication, you fail
or refuse to contribute our proper
ton Of such expenditure as co-own-
er, all of your right title, interest
and claim Of. In and to said Calitornla
quartz lode mining claim, will become the
property OF the undersigned co-owner.
Dated at Virginia City. Madison county,
Montana, this second day Of January 1896.
DEAN w. VICkERS.
First publication January 4, 1896. lila
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11

corner No. I. from which tie IA section
corner. between section %. twp. . south
range l east and section 80. twp. 2. south.
range 2, east, bears south 81 degrees, s
minutes east. S71.2 feet: thence south IS
degrees. 4 minutes west. 5O2.6 feet: thence
north 60 degrees. 10 minutes west. l465 feet;
thence north Is degrees. 1 minutes east,
O2.6 feet. thence south 60 degrees. 10 min
utes east. 1865 feet to the rlace of beginning
containing an area of Is 50 acres claimed
hereunder.
The location OF this claim is recorded in
the office of the recorder OF said county. in
book 3. page 102. book g.. page 1873. and book
9. page ST.. of lode locations.
. The adjoining claim is the Exchequer
west lode on the west (unsurveyedl.
c. 7. BLAkELY.
Register.
W. BOGERT. Atty. tor Applicants.
First publication Dec. IA. 1895. slot
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
dred and n,nety-five.
{@s} THOMAS ''S' Clerk:
w. A.. Clark. attorney for plaintiff.
First publication Dec. %. 1895. 1O4t
Executors Sale Of Real Estate and Per-
sonaI Property.

Notice is hereby given. that in pursu-
~ ance OF an order of the Dis
trlct court of the Second judicial
district of the state of Montana. made on
the 23rd day OF December. 1895. IN the mat
ter OF the estate of Sarah McGarry, deceas-
ed. the undersigned. the executor OF the
said estate. will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder tor cash. in lawful mon
ey of the United States. and subject to con-
tirmatlOn by said district court. on Satu
day. the eighteenth day OF January, 1896. at
two o'clock p.m M, at the front door OF the
McGarIy residence on the corner of Jack
son and Idaho streets in Virginia City.
Madison county. State of Montana. all the
right. title. interest and estate of the said
Sarah McGarry at the time OF her death.
and all the right. title. and interest that the
SAID estate has. bv operation of law or 9TH
erwise, acquired other than or IN addition
to that of the said Sarah McGarry at the
time of her death. in and to all those GER
tain lots. pieces. or parcels of land situate.
lying and being iu the SAID Madison county.
state OF Montana. and bounded and describ-
ed as follows. tO-wit: Lot No. IS in block
No. 154 in the city OF Virginia City, Madison
county. Montana. with the saloon building
and improvements thereon. The south SIX
ty feet OF lots Nos. 10. IA. and IL OF block No.
1872 of said Virginia City. Madison county
Montana. together with the frame dwelling
house situated thereon. the same being on
the corner of Idaho and Jackson streets.
aforesaid city. And also the following de.
scribed pesonal property OF said estate o
situated in the said dwelling house last
hereinabove described. to-wit, All house.
hold goods and furniture situated as afore.
said. and consisting of bed rooms sets. par
lOr furniture. kitchen furniture. and al
dishes. cooking Utensils. mattresses. pic
lures. frames. glassware and cutlery. crock
cry. tables and chairs. cook and heating
stoves and heating and water appliances
and all other articles too numerous to men
ton.
Terms and conditions of sale: cash. tel
per cent. OF the purchase money to be palt
to the auctioneer at time of sal,
on the day OF sale. balance OF
confirmation OF sale by said district court
Deed at expense OF purchaser.
HENRY 2. RIES.'
Carroll T. Leehey. Executor of the WI
Attorneys for estate of Sarah Meg arr
Deceased
First publication Dec. %. 1885, 1914
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that under and
~ by virtue OF an order Of sale and decree
OF foreclosure anu sale. issued out OF the
district court of the Fifth judicial district of
Montana. in and tor the county of ADDISON,
duly signed and entered on the twentieth
day OF November. A. d. 1895. attested the
seventeenth day of December. A. u 1895.
IN an action wherein J. b. Laurin, was
plaintiff and John Casper and LeOia Casper
were the defendants, in which said action
the plaintiff recovered a judgment aud de-
cree Of foreclosure and sale against the de-
PENDANTS for the sum III one hundred thirty.
eight and 10-100 dollars. aud the further
sum fortv-three and S5-1OO dollars costs and
attorneys fee. decreeing the sale of the
property hereinafter described or so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the
| above sums of money and interest thereon,
I will on Saturday the 18th day of January.
A. D. 1896. at the front door oil the court
house in the CITY OF Virginia. county of
Madison and State OF Montana. at one
O'Clock p. M. of SAID day sell all the right.
title. claim and interest Of the above named
defendants of. in and to the following de-
scribed real estate. situated in said Madi.
son county. and State of Montana. to the
highest bidder tor cash IN hand tO-wit: one
acre OF land only tO-Wlt: commencing at a
stone set in the ground seven rods due
south from the northeast corner of the north
halt OF the south half OF the southeast quar-
ter OF section thirty-twO (32) in township
five south OF range four (beirg a tract
o tland formerly owned by one Henry Let.
tice) and running due south twenty rods to
a stone set in the ground. thence running
due west. eight rods to a stone set IN the
ground. running thence due north twenty
rods to a stone set in the ground and thence
running due east eight rods to the place OF
beginning: and all the improvements. struc.
lures. buildings and erections. and the wat
err. water-rights. and bitches thereto apper
tenant or appertaining in anvwise. togeth
or with all and singular the tenements. he
red,taments and aprertenances t~hereuntc
belonging or in anywise aDpertaining.
JOSEPH l. HAINES.
BY Jas. Summers. Sheriff
Under sheriff.
Dated this 18th day of December, 1895.
First publication Dec. 81, 1895. 9-4t
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-11
Alias Summons.

r N the district court OF the fifth Judicial
l. district Of the state OF Montana, in and
for the county OF Madison. Thomas Waldo
Story, plaintif, vs.. Ruby Gold Mining and
Milling Company, . corporation, defendant.
ALIAS SUMMONS. Action brought IN the
district court OF the fifth judicial district of
the state OF Montana. in and tor the county
of Madison, and complaint filed In the said
county OF Madison. In the Office OF the clerk
OF said district court.
The State OF Montana sends greeting to
the above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint In. this aetion which is 6led in the
Office Of the clerk ef this court . copy Of which
10 herewith served upon you. and TO fle'
yo1r answer and serve copy thereof upon
The plailtin's attorney Within twenty days
a1tSf The s4tviee o. SAas sum1ons, sxolu-
eve OF The day OF service; snd 10 case Of
your failure to appear or answer, judgment