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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Spring Cleaning.

By SUFFERER.
The melancholy days have come. the saddest of
the year,
OF cleaning paint. and scrubbing floors. and
securing far and near.
Heaped in the corner of the room. the ancient
Nor rose up at the fathers tread. nor at the
children's riot:
But now the carpets are all up, and from the
The mistress calls to men and maid to WELD the
broom and mop.
Where those rooms. those quiet rooms. the
house but now presented.
Wherein we dwelt. nor dreamed of dirt. so cosy
Alas they're turned all upside down. the quiet
suite of rooms,
With slops. and suds. and soap, and sand. and
tubs, and pals. and brooms.
Chairs tables. stands are standing round at skies
and at sevens.
While wife and housemaids fly about like me-
teors thr ough the heavens.
The parlor and the chamber floors were cleaned
The carpets shook. the windows washed. as all
the neighbors know;
But still the sanctum had escaped. the table piled
with books.
Pens, ink and paper all about. peace in its very
Til fell the women on them all, as falls the
And then they vanished all away. books. paper.
ink and pen.
And now. when comes the master home. as como
he must O'nights.
To find all things are set to wrongs" that they
have set to rights"
When the sound of driving tacks is heard. tho
the house is far from still.
And the carpet woman's on the stairs. the har
binger of i'll,
He looks for papers. books or bills. that all we're
there before.
And sighs to find them on the desk or in the
drawer no more.
And then he grimly thinks of her who set this
fuss afOat.
And wishes she were out at sea in a very leaky
boat;
He meets her at the parlor door. with hair and
cap awry,
With sleeves tucked up. and broom in hand. de-
fance in her eye;
He feels quite small, and knows full we'll. there's
nothing to be said,
So he holds his tongue. and drinks his tea. and
sneaks away to bed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Lively Shooting ARRAY in a Circus.

A correspondent of the Leavenworth
(kansas) Tribune furnishes the following
particulars OF lively scene enacted un-
der Dan Rice's circus tent, during a re-
cent performance at Baxter Springs:
Wesby Taylor, the City Marshal of
Baxter, attempted to arrest one of the
candy and lemonade vendors in the Cir.
Gus for selling without license, whereat
Spaulding, one of the proprietors of the
crcus, intcrtered, saying that no man
could be arrested inside the tent, and at
the same time drawing his revolver.
Taylor generally carries such tool him.
self, and naturally went" for it. AS
he was drawing it Spaulding fired at
him, which Taylor returned, and then
the two settled down to business and
cracked away at each other until four
or five shots apiece were exchanged.
Two of Taylor's balls took effect in
Spaulding, one in the lower part of the
stomach, another in the left side, and
another grazed his breast, inflicting a
light wound. His injuries, 1t is thought,
will prove fatal, though there is a chance
for recovery. Taylor came out Of it with
slight cut on the thumb, flesh
wound on the arm, and the skin cut on
his breast. Spaulding was taken to the
Wiggens House, where he now lies in a
critical condition. The ring-master of
the circus, Terwilliger by name, was also
shot and mortally wounded. The tent
was packed full at the time, and, as
might be expected, the excitement was
immense. The screaming and fainting
of the ladies and children was huge,
while the colored brethren made a bee
line in Il body from that tent, and, if re-
ports are authentic, are running yet.
Alter the row was over, the showmen
sailed out in body, caught an unof-
Tending printer. named Wiggens, and
pounded him pretty severely, besides
intlicting a stab or two in the breast. 1t
is stated that Spaulding and Terwilliger
have both died since.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
NaDOleOn's Wine Cellar.

catalogue of 100000 bottles and 81
butts of the Emperor Napoleons wine
invites attention to an auction sale
thereof at the Louvre. The sale is ex-
pected to last fortnight The great
quantity takes the public by surprise,
tor it was announced that what with the
Prussian occupation. the siege of Paris,
and the Commune, the imperial cellars
had been pretty well cleared out, and
that but a small portion of their con-
tents remained to be brought to the
hammer. 1t would seem, however, that
the bulk of the wine must have been
preserved from all foes, for the auction
eer classes the treasures which he has
the honor of submitting to public com
petition under the respective headings
of Tuileries," Fontaineblea " and
Compeigne."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Personal.

The coming prima donna is an Illinois
girl, a native of Chicago. Mss Emma
A. Abbott is her name, and twenty years
her age.
Miss PAULINA GIVEN, of the Des Mones
Register, is said to be the only lady in
Iowa who is given to journalism.
JAMES McGRAw, of Warsaw, Indiana,
drank nine glasses of whisky, one day
last week, to induce insensibility to the
pain of toothache. The experiment was
a permanent success.
Dir. SHORT, late Bishop of st. ASaph,
Wales, bad one habit unlike that Of any
prelate whose peculiarlties have attract
ed the notice of the press. For twenty
years, in storm or sunshine, he strewet
flowers on the grave of his wife.
JULIA +. WALLET, aged -, has obtained
a decree of SIG 600 damages against
Thomas Grace, aged SO, for breach of
promise. Both of Providence, X. |. No
cards.
GRATIFYING evidence that the Roths-
childs are removed from any immediate
danger of want is furnished by the state
ment that Baron Lionel recently pur-
chased Tring Park, in Hertfordshire,
England, for which he paid the trihing
sum of 81 100000. This estate COM
prises nearly 1000 acres, and was once
a possession of the royal family. Other
members of the family own large estates
in that vicinity, which is one of the most
beautiful and attractive in England.
Miss LIZZIE BARRIGAN is the champion
swimmer of Charlestown, Massachusetts,
She can swim faster and further, dive
deeper and come out dryer than any
one else IN the place, and altogether
she is a "duck of Il woman" though
some envious detractors allude to her
as - little goose"
Miss JANE PARKER, of Pittsteld, Mas
sachusetts. died last week from the eff
fects Of pricking a finger with a pin
while washing some clothing the week
before. Her arm began to swell rapidly,
and before anything could be done to
check it, gangrene commenced its dead
ly work, eating the flesh SO fast that be-
lore she died her arm as far as the elbow
had mortified and dropped off The
doctors think the poison was in the
soap.
The Philadelphia Press says sit don't
hurt a bit to say that the busiest man
in this nation, Col. Thomas A. Scott,
goes to the opera or the play like an
old,tashioned fellow, drives his family
through Fairmount Park in a very dem
ocratic establishment, and gave the
most elegant entertainment in Phila-
delphia to the congregated doctors
because he is not i'll anybody's way for
President"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29

No stock on the farm is more inclined
to roam than the few weeks old pigs.
who find out the smallest crevice in
fence, and break out into fields, front
yardS, gardens, in squads, bent on mis-
chief, and giving infinite trouble, and
ottentl,nes causing considerable dam
aye. Many farmers deem it the best
course to let them roam, thinking
thereby something is gained in the way
OF food, ana perhaps hardness If we
were breeding pigs for races, and want
ed hard muscle and tough nerves, this
practice would be commen dablc. But if
sleek, plump, contcnted porkers are the
object, then closer confinement is far
better.
Until a pig is nearly or quite three
months OLD, he is better off If restricted
to a comfortable pen and yard. We say
comfortable inclosure, because that
condition is certainly quite essential 10
his health and thrift. 1t should be dry,
sheltered and not too confined. We
venture to say that litter of pigs thus
confined will, when three months old,
weigh one quarter more than if let
run meantime. And in both cases they
shall have consumed the came food.
Besides they will have more quiet dis
positions.
At this period, or when weancd, we
would let them in clover lot, supply
ing other food in abundance, aud if
convenient, let them CLEAN the stubbles
and orchard after harvest. Then they
should go into the pen for final tatten-
ing if that is to be their fate when they
are yet pigs.-American Reral Home.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Old Maids.

The worth of this excellent and too
often abused class of women is duly
recognized in an article in HcarM and
Home. The writer truly says: 1t is no
disgrace to woman to live single, to
belong to class honored by such wo-
men as Florence Nightingale and Doro-
thea Dix and Mary Lyon and Clara
Barton, and that noble milliner of Bris-
tol, and an army Of other sisters of
mercy, too numerous to be catalogued.
1t is far nobler to marry nobody than it
is to marry u nobody, or to marry a
knave, or to marry mercenarily, or to
marry unworthily in any way. The
fact that Il woman has lived single does
not prove that she is not vendable, but
it does prove that she has never been
sold
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Living Without Food.

The Springfield RsruJHcan states that
Kate Donovan, whose singular absti-
nence has been before noted, still lives,
and retains her plumpness of appear
ance, although, if reports be true, tf-
retained anything in her stomach long
enough TO receive from it any nourish
ment whatever. Six weeks ~ o the city
physician gave her teaspoonful ofbeef
tea, and for the fifteen minutes before
it was thrown up her sufierings were
fearful. Since then no similar attempt
has teen made to force nourishment
upon her, and she has taken during
those six weeks only small quantity
OF water.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Preserving Hams.

A writer in the American AgricuItmist
furnishes the following recipe for keep
ing hams:
After your meat is well smoked, pro-
cure some clean, dry ashes, and have
some water handy; take down the
ashes will stick, put the ashes on them,
and give them good rubbing, and
hang them up again. Amy person try
ing this will find that the meat will
keep sweet and nice, and will not be
troubled with any insects on the hams.
| have put mine up in this way for
three seasons, and find it does well.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
The BObOlink.

Throat brimtul of music
Cannot keep it in:
Bless me! Wouldn't have you try
rwoud almost he sin.
Should think 'twould choke you though. some
times,
The aperture's so small
That all this noise must struggle through
Or not get out at all.
Swinging on the ily-cups
iding in the clover.
Prince of comic vOcalists.
Saucy little rover.
Give gem from Mozart.
taste of Mcyerbeer,
Or morceau from ROSsini.
Fit for cultivated ear.
Cannot? Well. stop trying;
Your own wild notes are best.
Stick to the tune you We practircd.
Never mind the rest
Stretch your mouth to the utmost,
Pour forth your pearly song,
Marred by taint of by-gone grief
Or shade of future wrong.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Who Ate Roger Williams ?

The burial place of Roger Williams
and his wife was discovered some time
ago, after they had been buried lS3
years. Only the outlines of the coffins
could be traced in the clay, with here
and there a rusted nail and one braid
of Mrs. Williams hair. Above the spot
of burial is an apple tree, which sent
down in to the grave of Roger one of its
main roots, which struck the precise
spot where his skull lay, and going
around that hard old Uranium, had fol-
lowed the direction of the shack bone
to the hips, Of course absorbing every
thing of the mortal remains of the
founder of the State of Rhode Island.
The question now is, "Who ate Roger
Williams while partaking of the fruit of
that tree ?'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29

In a hospital of st. Louis there died
a short time ago a soldier who had borne
the name of Fisher. lie was of Scottish
birth, and was man of culture. He
had always been very reticent concern
ing his own history, but just before his
death he revealed to his physician that
he was member of the Aberdeen
family. Many circumstances led to the
inference that when very young he left
home to see the world, but that, having
become dissipated, his pride prevented
his return. He served in the Union
army, and was honorably discharged.
He left wife and child, and before
his death had written to his friends in
Scotland, requesting that the property
which legally belonged to him should
be given to them. Such is the romantic
story of the scion of noble Scottish
family.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
Keeping Cream.

Next in Importance to having milk
perfectly pure and sweet, and freed
from all animal odor, comes the matter
of keeping the cream after it is taken off
the milk. In the first place, the less
milk there is with the cream at the
time it is set in the cream jar the bet
ter. A great deal of carelessness is
shown in this matter; for be it known
that milk makes cheese, while the
cream only makes butter, and the more
milk there is in the cream at churning
time, the more cheesy- favored will be
the butter, and therefore the more
likely TO spoil afterwards unless exces-
sively salted. Really pure good butter
requires very little salt, while but
ter as ordinarily made will soon spoil
unless we'll salted, or kept covered in
brine.
Secondly, the cream jar must be Of
the very best quality of stone-ware !;
thick glass would be still better; and it
must have cover that will exclude all
dust and insects.
Thirdly, the cream jar should be kept
in a place where no noxious odors or
gases can be absorbed when the jar is
open to add more cream, and also
where the temperature can be kept
cool and equable, say at al out co. and,
lastly, the cream is to be made into
butter as soon as it just begins to sour,
and when the jar is emptied it is to be
thoroughly cleaned and scalded in boil
ing water before being again used
Boston JOurndLOf Chemistry.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29

THERE are no leeches or mosquitoes
in Thibet, nor are maggots or tleas ever
seen there, and in Dingeham or Thibet
proper there are no bees or wasps. A
curious disease. known as m-took, or
the laughing disease, at times attacks
both the men and women of this coun-
try. 1t is attended by excruciating
pain in the throat, and often proves
fatal in few days.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29

JAS. A. BRIDGES has died in Spring
field, Massachusetts,, from diseases OF
the blood, resulting from a bad corn.
After cutting the corn, he irritated it
by walking, SO that the toe had to be
amputated-too late, however, to keep
the disease from spreading through his
system.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
How to Select Flour.

Look al the color if it is white, with
a slightly yellowish or strawcolored tint
buy it; if it is very white with blueish
cast, or with white specks in it, refuse
it. Examine its adhesiveness wet and
knead little of it between your fin
gers if it works soft and sticky, it is
poor. Throw little lump of dry flour
against dry, smooth, perpendicular
surface; if it falls like powder 1t is bad
DECIDEDLY a unique feature of the In
ternational Exposition at Vienna will
be the baby department. 1t is not pro-
posed to have an exhibition o. infants
after the manner of Barnum, but to
make collection of nursery furniture
and the mechanical appliances by which
the babies of different countries are
reared, amused, and instructed. There
is said to be great anxiety on the part
of the direction to procure large repre-
sentation from America, for reason
that is explained by an Austrian CORE
spondent IN these words " 1t is thought
here that Il nation producing men of
the intelligence and general good char
acter of the Americans must, of neces-
| slty, be brought up IN certain cute
way. that sticks to them all their lives,
and results in the production of the
celebrated member of the human family,
the ingenious, all-conquering Yankee"
TIE famous African explorer, Rohlfs,
says that with proper treatment Africa
might again be turned into the para
disc that some portions of it were under
| the Carthagenians and Romans. He
| declares that Central Africa is as rich
as India, and that a grand highway to
the kingdom of Soudan might easily be
constructed across the desert from a
port to be established on the site of an
cient Carthage.
THE religious scruples of Judge Moore,
of Roanoke, Va, prevent him from
giving a man the halter on Friday. hang.
mans day. He reasons thus: Christ
was crucifed on Friday. and he is un-
willing to bring the blood of a criminal
in .juxtaposition with that of our Saviour
and says, if he is on the bench hun
dred years, and sentences ten thousand
criminals, he will never name Friday as
the day of execution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29

ALIENS, ILL.,, a growing town on the
Rockford, Rock Island and st. Louis
railroad, forty-fve miles south of Rock
Island, was started last November, and
has now 125 houses.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29
A Sensible Charity.

The women Of Hartford, Conn.,, and
Newark, Nd, have inaugurated most
sensible charity. In each city a Day
Nursery" has been opened, where poor
mothers may leave their children in the
care of competent nurses while they
themselves are at work. For the care
of each child from morning till night
there is "a charge of a few cents. The
receipts from this source do not begin
to meet the expenses of either establish
ment, but such plan destroys that
baneful possibility of getting somethil G
for nothing, which is the fruitful mother
OF paupersm and crime. The system
is capab of almost indefinite extension.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-06-29

WHAT fruit does a newly married
couple most resemble? A green pear.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-12
Imported Cordials.

Imported Cordials.
rINElE undersigned has inst opeunl ,ot ~
Il lAlpORrED CORDIALS, of various Kinds.
embracing Perfect Love- Vanilla, Kose'
A.nisetto, etc. Also. Imported Marsscli,ro.
Uuracoa and AbsintEo. i. N. POLLOCK
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OCRL6 OI oOuCn y Uar0una-.. hlCnianQ 10.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Il
Er pdrte Nary s. Hobson. In re W. 81. Tai
ley, Esq, Solicit 'r Fifth judicial Circuit OF
south Uarolina.-Biu to PerpetuGte Testi-
1eony in regard to Lost Deeds, &o, DC.
MI ka. MARY S. HOBSON, by her attorneys,
IXl- Messrs. Melton L. Clark, having fled a
Pe,llion in this Court to perpetuate testimc ny
Ill relation to the past existence, loss and con-
tents OF certain trust deed, executed by
James Ryan to w. w. Walker, J rustee, CON
veying all that lot or parcel OF land, with
buildings thereon, containing one-fourth Of
an acre. more or less. situate on Richland
street, In the city Of Columbia, State and
County aforesaid bounded as follows: On the
North. by lands OF Jesse Drafts. on the West,
by Ian g Of - Matthews, on the East, by
lends Of J; b. Wells, and on the South. by
Riohland street, for the sole use and benefit
OF the said Mary 8. Hobson, then Mary g..
Notice is hereby given to all parties who
may think themselves interested therein, to
appear before me, at my Office. n Columbia,
on the 22d day OF May, A. D. 1872. ut 12 O'Clock
M., as though they had been served with q
subpoena, to croas-examine the testimony
which may be produced, and to introduce tes-
timony in reply.
Given under my hand and seal Of Office, this
22d day Of February. 1872.
Feb 81 tu1S D. Is. MILLER, G. &C.
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S. j. PERRY.

Norwood's Patent Cotton Planter.
DARTIES Wishing to purchase COTTON
Il PLANTERS will consult their interests
by calling at PHILIP MOTIFS Wagon Manu-
factory. where tho best and most complete
Cotton Planters in the South are manufao-
tured and sold. PHILIP MOTZ,
Assembly, between Lady and Gervais streets.
March Li. limo
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-12

Scotch Whiskey.
nNE .punchcoD "FINEST CAMPDELTON. :"
~ OF my own direct importation, via New
YORK. This, by actual test, is 10 por cent.
have tested or tasted it, as the finest ever
brought to Columbia.
AIRO,
Full stock old WINES and BRANDIES.
Holland GIN, Jamaica RUM, Scotch. Enc.
lish and German ALES, London and Dublin
PORTER, CUkACOA and MARASCHINO.
Moot and Chaudon CHAMPAGNES, OF the
Reasonable prices and full satisfaction qua.
rantced. GEO SYMNERS
Feb 8
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Groceries, Wines and Liuuors.

sale by FISHER sILLIMAN, Druggists
Jan 2O Opposite Columbia Hotel.
Sale of Kings Mountain Railroad.
Theodore D. Wagner and Asbury Coward.
Trustees. us. the Kings Mountain Railroad 4
Company.-Foreclosure Of Mortgage.
BY II. II. DeLEON.
TN pursuance Of the terms Of Mortgage
Il executed by the Kings Mountain Rail
road sS Company. on tho 10Th day of March, !,
1866, and by virtue Of the powers therein
granted, VIC will sell. at public auction, at
Charieston. 8. O., on WEDNESDAY, March
20, 1871, at II o'clock. at corner East Bay and
The entire RAILROAD of the said Compa-
ny, including tho bed and superetructures OF
said Road, the materials used in construc.
ton, tho stations, station-hous depots,
store houses, workshops, machinery and @ Z
stock, together with all the rights, privilege es
and easement belonging or appcrtaining to
said Railroad Company.
Terms cash; purchasera to pay for papers
and stamps. THEODORE D. WAGNER.
ASBURY COWARD,
Jan IA Trusteea.
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f'ew Books, by Express,
FOR Sale at Bryan e McCa,ter's.
SEtEN DECADES OF TIE UNION. By
~ Henry a. Wise. Sc.
i:it' amt Times OF John Wesley, Founder
OF me Nethodists. BY l.. Tycrman, London
=, history OF the Working and Burghcr
Classes. by Cassagnac. IL 30.
Winifrcd Cnmhcrin,dc, q story by G.orDo
Mcdonald Sl7j.
Character by SHmncl Smiles :l.!O
~ stem 'iic Theology. BY Char!.s lodge.
", Dnr"in's A"!uialist's Voyage a:omrd the
a number of now london Novels c.oe;.
Also. new standard works inst n,hli., "a
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SMALL HOUSE!
SMALL RENT!
SMALL PROFITS!

OUCH being the case, every ono who con-
~ suits his own interest will inquire for the
INDIAN GIRL CIGAR STORE" A
The undersigned, devoting his entire atten.
tion to the business. and being supplied by
large importing and manufacturing houses. il
prepared to supply the retail and jobbing
trade at rates that defy competition.
Come. send or write for goods that are qua
ranteed to give satisfaction.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-10-24

box into which 40 earthen pan of hot
embsrs u introduced. Here from their
seats they encourage their chubby Of.
spriog 10 their first Efforts on tho slip.
perry steel. In the booths no restric.
ton is plsced on the sale of gin, which
IS cheap sod pure; and either thor.
ough great capacity or reasonable mod
Grafton, there is little downright drunk
eooess, although good deal Of mellow
ness which must be attributed to otbe,
than natural influences. One recog.
nizes in some of the clients of the gir
venders the frowsy, red-nosed fellows
whom the brush of Teniers has made
Us familiar With.
Everybody can skate unless inca
pacitated by age or io6rmity. Th'
Frisisns trem the north are the best
especially the women, many of whom
are swift and graceful, the effect height.
eued by their bright head. plates
which fash before the eye Ike = CLEAN
Of gold. On moonlight nights the
skating is often continued candles are
lighted in the booths, and one sees The
old essdle.light effects on groups o.
Dutch faces which Gerard Douw paint
ed With such pover.-From "Th'
Dutch at Hon,e," in Norbemer Gal
0Ev.