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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

An ill-natured contemporary says that
Rhode Island goes for narrow gauge rail
roads because she wants both rails to lie
within her territory.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

The tanneries is the State of New York,
it is reported, are receding farther and far
ther northward into the wilderness, as the
supply of tanbark is gradually becoming ex-
lauSted
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

They reckon time out West, and give
dates by saying two weeks be ore the last
circus"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11
&rostbarg t9lIniag gaaraa'.
j. :. b. b. o SSDs.' Editors and rrop'rs.
FRoSTBURG, NOVEMBER II, 1871.

We favor plurality of parties. -
But for this the corruption to which
all seem susceptible, would stall
exhibiting its brazcn front as well a
MONDAY as in the shadows of dark
ness. The existence Of t,UO parties
promotes a healthful influence upol
public morality. Oneis, necessarily
the watchful censor of the others
political and executive conduct
Without reference to the motives
which sometimes dictate this super
vision, it has, at least, the good eff
feet of preventing breaches of oflic.
ial integrity and consequent loss Of
public trust. Not that this is alto,
gether accomplished, but that, to a
great extent, the standard of political
virtue is elevated and advanced
which, otherwise, might be degraded
and restrained.
If, for the public good, two parties
are necessary, for the parties them
selves, a third one, though it be
uncomfortable, accumuates tho
chances in favor of official integrity,
inasmuch as if, happily, it holds the
"balauce of power" it sometimes
steps between and carries off the
"bone of contention" The best re-
suit attained, however, is the one Of
unity in endcavoring to meet popular
approval the people, at last, being
easily surfcited with trickery, and
pleased only with an open, equablc
execution of the laws and the fair
administration of public affairs.
For these purposes it is necessary
to secure appropriate instrumental
ties in the persons of men of undoubt-
ed integrity in whom to repose Of
fetal trusts. 1t is useless to assert
80 much lack of honesty in any party
as to preclude the securement ofsuch.
The great trouble lies in the fact that
they do not obtrude their claims up
on the public. They must be called,
else they will not offer.
1t is the duty of the people (and
they owe it to none but themselves)
to search for these men and, if pos
sible, force them out. Let the COM
petition be between, not parties sim
ply, but the flint and steel of honesty
on both sides. 1t may be said that
such is the case now. But it is onl y
said. The turbulence to party, to
policy, to expediency and to caprici-
Gus popularity, in political nomina-
tions, is too manifest to be disputed.
Let the standard be SO high that bra
zenness cannot even hope to reach
it until, haply, it is transmitted into
the sterling unobtrusiveness of gold.
The period of frauds, embellishments
and charlottesville day of Tweeds
and Hodges-will have passed only
when honesty is made, by the people,
so invincibie az neither to be out
numbered nor outgeneraled; and
when proflers Of corruption shall be
as futile as casting straws against the
impcnetrable scales of Leviathan.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

In one of the Ohio towns a citi
zen had rendered himself obnoxious
to the rest of the community. SO he
was placed in the hands of a vigil
lance COMMITTEES for treatment. The
chairman of the committee made the
following report: ave took the
thief down to the river, made a hole
in the ice, and proceeded to duck
him, but he slipped through our
hands and hid under the ice. All
our efforts to entice him out failed,
and he has now retained his point OF
advantage some hours"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

Cleanliness is next to godliness, sn,' it is
toap that is ext t. charity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

" AT THE POST OFFICE,
FrOstburg, Maryland,
II EEPS on hand. and for sale, at rea-
IN sonable prices:
CONFECTIONERIES,
TOBACCOS,
CIGARS.
COLLARS,
CUFFS,
ENvELoPEs-all styles,
NOTE,
LETTER,
FOOLSCAP.
LEGAL CAP, and
BILL PAPER,
PISTOLS,
CARTRIDGES.
POCKET KNIVES,
POCKET BOOKS,
&C., &c, Sc, &c.
He has recently added to his Stock a
nice lot of NEW STYLE
INITIAL PAPER AND ENVELOPES.
Also, several kinds of the great
CASH PRIZE STATIONERY PACKAGES.
All persons wanting anything in his
line will do well to examine his Stock.
eB- Subscriptions received, at Publish
ers' prices, for all the leading Papers and
Magazines, published in the United
States. Oct l4-3m&
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A bad cloaA often covv.a !. good drinkcs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11
SEWING MACHINES.

SALE, RENT, OR EXCHANGE.
Do YOU want to buy Sewing Machine
of any kind, NEW OR OLD?
Do you want to rent Sewing Machine
of any kind, NEW OR OLD?
Do you want to exchange Sewing Ma
chine for any other kind, NEW ORC
IF YOU 10,
Go or send to the Sewing Machine Depot.
No. SO, BALTIMORE ST., CUMBERLAND, MD.
We are in the Sewing Machine business
exclusively. and give our customers
thorough knowledge how to keep tine
machines in order. as well us DO al kinds
of Sewing on them. A good Machine
will be of little use to you if you do not
understand it well.
This is the only place between Balti-
more and Wheeling where yon can get
all kinds of Sewing Machines Repaired
and adjusted with certainty of having
it done right. 1t is nonsense to suppose
any man is good hand to Repair Sew
inc Machines simply because he is a
good Machanist, Matchmaker or Gun
smith.
A man may be a good Mechanic and
really know but little more about Sewing
Machines than horse does about
preaching.
Gated in our business and guarantee sat-
isfaction, or no charge.
Not one person in twenty that wants
20 get a Sewing Machine, knows any
more what kind of che will suit best for
the Sewing they have TO do. than the
man in the moon.
Don't take any body's advice in buying
q sewing machine. unless they Will war
rant and defend you in so doing.
We are constantly exchanging ma
chimes with people who are losing from
| ten to forty dollars. because they did not
get the right kind at first.
Any one who has bought. or may here
after buy a sewing machine Of us on our
advice, and does not get the best. can cX-
change it with us and not lose a cent on
the machine we advised them to buy.
Tell us what kind of Sewing you want
machine to do. and we will advise
which is best and furnish the machine ON
TRIAL. FREE OF CHARGE. and il it does not
suit, we will furnish You any other kind
Won desire. and in either case, will fur
nish the machine at rs low price, and
on as easy terms as you can get it any
wi ere.
IN REGARD TO TERMS.
/ wish it distinctly understood that
will sell you any kind of sewing machine
in the market, oranything in the Sewing
Machine line just as cheap, and on just
as easy terms, as any other person any
where.
We keep Needles for all Sewing Ma
chimes. at Sc. each, or zoe. per doZen.-
Also, PARTS for repairing all machincs.-
Also. Silk and Linen Thread on Spools,
for Carriage Triminers. ShoemakerS, SAD
lers, Glove-Makers and Family Sewing.
Also, Spool Cotton, OH, Oil-Cans, Cas-
tors. Tuck markers, Corders, Binders. and
all other sewing machine attachments
Also. Fringiug Needles for bringing Silk
on the different machines.
J.. f. MCKINNEY, Gen'l Agt.,
1876 West Fayette St.. below Howard.
r..' BALTIMORE MD.
BRANcu OVyIcE. SO BALTIMORE STREET,
CUMBERLAND. MD.
o.. Z HUMPHREY,
Oct T-!yA* ''''' Manager.
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Virginia Coal Fields.


Virginia proper are as follows:
/. The Chesfield, near tide-water at Rich
mond-150 square miles;
g The Prince Edward, 65 miles south
westward ofthe foregoing-2O square miles
g. The Dan River (partly in North Car
olina) near Danville-20 or 30 square miles
4. The Geore's Creek (of Maryland, }
whereof there is in Virginia some GO to SO
square miles;
5. The Dora, "(Anthracite) in Augusta
County at the head of the Shenandoah
scarcely opened-extent unknown;
6. The New River and Catawba Mont
gomery and Pulaski Counties-extending
also through Giles County-partially An
thracite, and developed in several places.
This field extends into West Virginia,
which embraces 10000 Of the $4,000 square
miles of the great Allegheny coal-basin-
the largest and among the richest known
to exist in the world. Its center seems to
be the valley of the Great Kanawha.
l find the genealogy of my Saviour
strangely chequered with four remarkable
changes in four immediate generations.
/. Roboam begat Abba; that is bad ia
ther begat bad son.
2 Alba begat Asa that is a bad father
a good son.
3. Asa begat Josaphat; that is, good
father bad son.
L. Josaphat begat Joram; that is, good
father good son.
see, from hence, that my fathers piety
cannot be entailed; that is bad news for me.
But see also, that actual impiety is not
always hereditary; that is good news for
my son-Th2mas Fuller.
NEwsrAPERs.-We have often referred
to the advantage in certain of small pa
per over large one. 1t is mistaken idea
that paper is valuable or influential in
proportion to its size. When publisher
is obliged 30 struggle Or pad to fill up
his paper, it is almost sure to be poor
piece of Typography, and weak in calibre
1t is the natural result of throwing away
limited resources in an attempt to make a
large sheet when the same money properly
expended in smaller one would make bet
ter paper, better printing, and a more salts
factory journal in every pect-Reporter.
ADVISE TEw YOU'VE DoKToRs-IIire
an otliss en- the main street ov the village,
and stay in the offiss.
When you do go out, alwus go on the
jump,
Don't never talk mulch om any subjek,
but slwus look kussed MYSTERIOUS
Seldum,go tew church, but when yu do,
always go before the church duz, BE-,
Charge everybody like thunder and liten-
ing
If yu pholler these rules clussly, and
don't sukceed, yu kan KUN tew the konklu-
sion that the doktrin bizzness amt so good
rs it was last year.--Josh Billings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

ohUAliS'-" ISh I IL WOEsc lOT u NAM :
1t is two years since left of the use OF
tobacco. ! certainly did enjoy my cigar.
prided myself on my fine Havanas, and
might have been seen almost any morning
with one in my mouth, walking down to
business and putting away in o most COM
Portable manner.
Why left il off was this: I had lit
son about six years of age. He almost
always hurried to be ready to walk
down with me as far as his school, His
bright face and extended hand were always
welcome as he bounded along beside me
chatting as only such dear little fellows
can. The city has in it many uncared for
boys, whose chief delight seems to be to
pick up pieces of discarded cigars and bro
ken pipes, and with their hands in their
pockets, to puff away in very inelegant
manner. One morning it seemed as if lie
tie Edgar and | met great many of these
juvenile smokers. | became very much
Disguised, and pointing them out to little
Edgar as sad warnings Of youthful delin-
quency, and said the authorities ought to
interfere and put stop to such a public
nuisance.
A little voice, soft and musical, came up
to me as gave another puff from my SUI
pcrb Havana A bright little face was up
turned and the words Isn't it worse for
a man, father came to my ears. l looked
on the little fellow at my side, when his
tmid eye fell, and the color mounted on
his boyish check, as if he feared he had
said something bold and uniting. do
you think it is worse for man, EDGAR" l
asked.
please, father, think boys would not
want to smoke if men did not do it."
Here was the answer. threw away my
cigar and have never touched tobacco
since IN any form and having found that
| am SO much better without it, never
shall-Sd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

At Pittsburgh, on the 23d inst, James
Hickory, of Birmingham very narrowly
escaped being buried alive the other day.
He had smallpox of bad type, and be-
coming worse and worse, he finally, as his
friends supposed, expired. The remains
were not kept long, the friends being afraid
of the disease. Arrangements were made
for the funeral and the coffin was placed in
the hearse. On reaching the cemetery, the
attention of the driver Of the hcarse was
attracted by noise in the coffin, and he
made it known to the pall-bearers. The
coffin was taken out, and the lid was taken
off and Hickory Immediately raised up ter
ritied, as were all those around. lie was
taken home and at last accounts was recov-
ering.
A wilful falsehood told, is G cripple not
able to stand by itself, without something
to support it; it is easy to tell lie, hard to
tell but lie.
Lord, if I be SO unhappy to relate false
hood, give me to recall it or repent of it.
IL Is salu OF tne anus, tnat 10 prevent Tue
growing land SO the corrupting) of that
corn which they hoard up for their winter
provision, they bite off both the ends there
of, wherein the generating power of the
grain doth consist When have commit
ted sin, o let me SO order it that l may
destroy the procreation thereof, and, by a
true sorrow, condemn it to blessed barren
ness. Thomas Fuller
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-11

If wi pholler these rules clussly, and
don't sukceed, yu kan KUN tew the konklu-
sion that the doktrin bizzness amt so good
as it was last year.--.JosA Billings
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-08-26

.ulas God leads me, would go;
would not ask to choose my way;
Content with what lIo will bcstow.
Assured lilo will not lot me stray,
50 MS lie leads, my path make.
And step by step | gladly take,
A child in Him confding.
.Ja.laa God leads, ] am contont;
rest me calmly in his hands;
That which lie has decrCCd and sent
That which His will for mo command
would that he should all fuliH,
That should do Ills gracious will
In living or in dying.
.Du>l as God leads, all resign;
trust me to my Father will;
.Whcn rcaSon'srays deceptive shine,
Ilis council would yet tulill
That which Ills love ordained right
Before He brought me to the light,
My all to Him rcSigning.
iJn ns God leads mo abide
In faith, in hope, in suffering true;
.llis strength is ever BY my side
Can aught my hold on Him undo!
hold me firm in patience, knowing
That God my life is still bCstuwng-
The best in kindness sending.
dust NJ God leads, | onward go,
Olt amid thorns aud briars seen;
.Gud does not yet his guidance show
How, by Il loving Fathers will,
Faithful and true lie leads me still
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Gen. LaIayetttc's Wonderful Memory.

1t was often remarked of Gen.
Lafayette, when he was on his tour
through the United States, in 1924, he
possessed, in very extraordinary de-
gree, the faculty Of recognizing at
glance his old comrades i'll arms,
whom he had not seen for fifty years.
He could call 10y the name as well the
privates in the ranks as the highest
officer of the line.
The following incident was related
to me in the year 1882, by the late
Judge Brooke, of the Court of Appeals
to the State, who had been a Car tain
in the war of the Revolution;
While Lafayette was in Richmond
n guest of Virginia, an obscure indi-
vidual, living in Persol county, \. c.,
who was known in the Revolutionary
army as Sergeant Hood, who belong
ed to the company commanded by
Capt. Brooke, and who, on account of
his singular daring and uniform good
conduct, was pet of his officers, visl-
ted the Capitol for the purpose of greet
ing his old commanding General.
Judge Brooke said that on walking
across the Capitol-square one morn
I ing, he met an old man who inquired
Of him if he could direct him to the
| quarters OF Gen. Lafayette, and
that he fought under him when he
was q youth, and had come 100 miles
to see him. Before the JGdge had
time to respond, the stranger said to
HIM, as not this Capt. Brooke to
whom am talking?!n .
On receiving an Affirmative, he said
You do not appear to recognize me
am Sergeant Hood, who belonged It
your company during the Revolution
ary war" The Judge told ne thai
he was Immediately filled with th,
most pleasant recollections Of the Ser
geants many deeds of valOr perform
ed under his own inspection, that Ii,
gave him II cordial grasp, and wen
with him to Lafayette's room.
On entering, and before Il word wa
spoken by any one else, the Marquis
who was in the remote part of til,
room, eagerly approached the sbrang
old man, and eNclaiming, "Sergean
Hood" fell on his neck and wept tear
0fjoy.
He recognized this humble privat
in an instant, and TeGounted some c
his deeds of daring to the astonishe
g company.
: That he should have recognized an
Of his brother officers, after a separa
ton of more than half a century, dun
ing which time they must have under
gone the usual change wrought i
oue's appearance by old age, Will
, his own eyes must have "grown dim,
was a matter Of no little surprise, bI
: that he should have hailed AN humbl
, private in the ranks by name, excite
the astonishment of all who were pre-
ent,
+ \ new stVlC of wedding card
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Breakfast Bulscuit Made from Wheat
Harvested the Same Morning.

From the MaIysyille tCaL) Appeal July L
Yesterday morning, when The
drowsy god holds US Il closest, VIZ
were startled from our innocent
dreams by a heavy knocking at oul
bedroom door. We thought of bur-
glars, murder, fire, everything, in
short, except the cause of the alarm,
Hastily putting on our unmentiona-
bles, hind side first-which caused us
to walk backwadrs-We opened the
door and Leheld the earnest face OF
NJ. e. Ellis, one Of the heaviest
ranchers of Sutter county, now a
resident of Marysvillc, and connected
with the Plaza Steam FIGURING
Mills, who, in answer to our inquiry
of "What is the matter now" re-
piled, "Dress yourself and go out to
the ranch with me we have some
thing to do there this morning"
Grumbling, we obeyed orders-that
is a reporters duty-and donning
our garments, went down TO the
Marysville stables, where we sup
posed we should find Il team
ready, Disappointment is apt 10
come of too great expectations,
especially when one expects too
much of stable men. The hostler is
a second cousin to Rip Van Winkle,
and had fallen asleep after being
awakened, and before we could
arouse him and get team ready, a
half an hour had passed, and "a
O'Clock in the morning came just as
we rolled out of the stable. "Driye
with tight lines" said the stable
man. Did we do il? Not much.
Ellis rather pushed on them instead
of holding them tight. After taking
a drink from a bottle found in the
buggy "a preacher drove the day be-
forc) and lighting our cigars, our
companion condcscended to inform us
what he desired. Said he: "You
know that once upon time General
Bidwell cut some grain, thrcshed it,
ground the wheat, baked bread from
the Aour, and ate it for supper. Now,
| propose TO beat this, and beat it
badly. 1t is seven miles to my ranch,
and | intend TO drive there, cut and
thresh some grain, take it 10 the
Plaza Mills, grind it, have my wife
mike buiscuits from the flour, and
we will cat them with our breakfast
before . o'clock this morning" After
finishing this long speech, he gave
another push on the lines and re-
lapsed into silence. In fifty minutes
we were at the ranch, but here anoth-
er disappointment awaited us, The
teams were not in the field, and an
other half hour went by before the
machinery was ready TO be put in
motion. Then Mr.. Ellis mounted to
the header and cut header full of
the golden grain" We laid aside
our coat and mounted the iootboard
Of the thrcshing machine, and when
the grain arrived we fed it through.
From the grain thus cut and tEreshed
our sack was taken, and as grain can
not be ground without soaking, it was
thoroughly wcttcd there in the field,
We then started for The city, which
we reached in forty minutes from
the ranch. Arriving at the mill an
other disappointment awaited US.
n,,1 1.
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TnElH CAsu NNLuE.--Mr James
Rrton, in his life of Andrew Jackson,
D. that the General after serving
eht years as President of the Uni
4 Htatcs, ra;urucd TO the Hermitage
Ath only 800 in his pocket win
eneral lIadeau he kind enough TO
" us in his fort booming Lille of
'eneral Grant, hoy much the" Sec
"a Washington" kgill retumto Ga
1na with.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-08-26

SEASONING OF W0oD.--Au English
writer states that small pieces ofnon-
resinous wood can be seasoned per-
fcctly by boiling four or five hours
the process taxing the sap out Of the
wood which shrinks nearly onc-tenth
in the operation. The same writer
states that trees lellcd in full leaf, in
June OF July, and allowed to lie UNI
ill every leaf has fallen, will then be
nearly dry, as the leaves will not
drop Of themselves until they have
drawn up and exhausted all the sap
of the tree. The time required is
froma month to six weeks, according
to the dryncss or the wcincss or The
weather. The floor OF Il mill laid
with poplar so treated, and cut M
and put in place in less than amONih
after the leaves fell, has never shown
the slightest shrinkagc,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-08-26

The press is free in China, but
there exist no newspapers. Nearly
every rich man has printing facilities
in his house, and placards whP' he
wants 10 say, as docs also the govern
mcnt hundreds gather round and
read. Their press was free six huns
dred years before the ant became
known to- US in 1850. There is no
law controlling il, but abuse Of its
freedom is punished byl bastlnado,