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Absence of Mind,

Ia 1916 Mr.. Frere married Jemima
Elizabeth, the Dowager Countess of
Enrol His wife told the story of one of
their early meetings. She was then in
the zenith of her beauty, and he had
been introduced to her at an evening
party, and offered to hand her down
stairs to procure some refreshments :;
but he was so much interested in the
conversation that, having poured out
glass Of negus for her, he drank it him
self, and then offered her his arm to 90
up stats again, and was only reminded
OF his mistake by her laughing remon-
STRANGE. This" she added, ICON
WINGED me that my new acquaintance
was at any rate very different from most
of the young men around me-" One
day Mr. Frere called on Mr.. Murray, in
Albemarle street, and the publisher got
so interested in some verses that Mr..
Frere was reading and commenting on,
that he all at once found it was dinner
time. He asked Frere to stay, but the
latter, startled to find it was so late, said
he had been married that morning, and
had already overstayed the time when
he had promised the Countess of Enroll
to be ready for their journey into the
country.
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Rev. Mr. H had a large, family of
boys. He tried his best to keep them
all wellposted in Scriptural matters but
they We're such lively boys, and so many
OF them that his task was difficult
One day one of them did something very
wrong, and as none of tbem would con
tess it, he declared he would whip them
all, and then he would be sure to punish
the real culprit
Lisping Jimmy, the youngest, retired
to corner and grumblcd.
I" What is that you say ?" asked his
father.
81 thaid," whimpered Jimmy, "that
that tn jutht the way ole Herod did. He
killed all the chilern, tho that he would
be thure to XIII Jethuth.n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20
Ode to the Elgin Watch.
BT A LADY.

O, have you heard the story
The Western papers tell,
How ou;c,,I. Elo,in Watches
W., H"'>
;, ,.
How every man VINO buys ono
Is fully satisfied.
Thourh every other kind of watch
Before them he had tried.
-. ..,,.,
lie always iau peeh 'rouoisu'
Because he could not know
The time mn TO n minute
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20
A Marvel of Mechanism.

There is a needle factory in New
Haven where the whole process is done
by single machine, without the manual
labor OF any person. A coil of steel
wire Is put in; the machine cuts the
steel pieces consecutively, punches the
eye-holes, countersinks the eyes, and
grinds the points,-and, in fact, does
everything until the needle drops out
completely formed. Another Riachine
picks them up and arranges them heads
and points together, and tlird piece
of mechanism puts them j1to paper.
One Of these machines ooou Mes no more
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20
TWENTY Canadians are 1t Raleigh, n.
c., for the purpose Of purchasing farms.

The History or A NATIONAL REMEDY
Here is the history of the most celebrated tonic of the
age in "a nutshell. In 1850 it was announced that Il
cei tain combination OF vegGtab e ingredients with
pure dffusive simuant, was working wonders in the
cure of chronic dyspcpsi nervous debility liver COM
plant pcrodat teyerS rheumatism and constitutional
weakness. The unpretending name given to the spe-
cifc was PLANTATION BIrfERS. The statement at
tracted the attention of inyaIds every where The new
remedy received fair trial and the results more hH
confirmed all tnat had been said in its praise Thence
forward, il was Il grand success. The business col
umns of the press spread the glorious news lar and
wide and the martyrs to Indigestion, biiousness ply
steal prostraton and premature decay, as II by com
mon CONSENT sought relief from the rev vegetable
restorative They found ,chat they sought From that
time to the present the increase in the demand lor
Plantation Bitcrs has been of the most Striking
Is N this app.-I Com,
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When broken down in health, strength and spirits it
is not necessary that we should ask a medical man
whether an invigorant is necessary. Common sense
tells that it is The only question to be decided is
what the invgorant shall be. A standard tonic and
restorative which has been many years be fore the
public, and in which millions of the intelligent classes
rerose the fullest faith seems like this present the
strongest claims to the confidence of the prudent in
valid Hostetter's Stomach Bitters may be truly said
to possess these high recommendations. Its trium-
plant prog during period of twenty years its
present popularity and the uniform which at
tends its in Indigestion, debility, hillary
complaints fever and ague and all ailments which
depress the physical system and encrvate the mind
cntite it to the rank of standard national specific
1t is regarded in that light by the community large
and hundreds OF thousands of both resort to it
at this preventive of that numerous and
harassng class of diseases which take their rise from
the miasmatic winds and vapOrs of spring. 1t is
stimuant tonic, an Alternative, and mild aperient
-four essential restorative and protective elements of
the natcra undetermined in a single preparation.
Every ingredient is vegetable. of the finest quality,
and absolutely pure. Hostettcr's Bitters is letter
known, held in greater esteem and commands n
larger sale, than any other proprietary medicine
manuia turGd in this country imported fir, M
ala nd
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20
Again what the Doctors Say.

AMOS WrolEY. VI. D, Of kOskiuskO county, lndi-
ava say For three years past have used Allen'e
Lung Balsam extensively in my practice, and | am
satisfied there better medicine for lung diseases
in use"'
Isaac A. DORIAN. NJ. D.. OF Logan county, Ohio
says: Allen Lung Balsan not only sells rapidly
but gives rirct Ctpl in within
knowledge. Having confidence in it, and knowing
that il valuable medicinal properties freely
use it in my daily practice and with unhoundcd sue
cess. As an cxpectorant it is most certainly aEeaI of
any preparation have ever yet known"
NATHANIEL HARRIS. NJ. ~, of Middchury. Vt.
says: " | have no doubt it will soon become Il CLASH
remed al MT for the of all diseases of the
Throat Bronchial Tubes and Lungs"
Ply siCiais do not recommend \ iucdicine which has
no merits; what they say about
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

HAVE you inhammatory sore throat,
stiff joints, or lameness from any cause
whatever? Have you rheumatic or other
pains in any part of the body? If 80, use
Johhaon's Anodyne Liniment. Our word for
it, it is the best pain killer in this country.
=--ICori.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

THE following extract from little book on
Chronic Diseases, by R. V. PIERCE, NJ. D. of
Buffalo n. Y. Our readers can receive this in
tcrcsting and useful little book. postpaid by in
closing one postage stamp to the doctor
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

MANY persons suffer with sick head
ache and nervous headache, usually induced
by costiveness, indigestion, &c. Such per-
sons will find relief, if not cure, by keeping
the bowels open with small doses Of Parsons
PrrqatiUe Pills. Com.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

room than an ordinary table, and each
Of them turns out from 10000 to 49,
600 needles a day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

For Observation-Disclosures, depres-
sion of spirits, and general debility in their
various forms also, as preventive against
fever and ague, and other intermittent fevers,
the "Ferro- Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya,"
made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York,
and sold by all druggists, is the best tonic,
and as tonic for patients recovering from
fever or other sickness, it has no equal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

SIMON MILLER, of Annapolis, Md, hav-
ing brought suit against his mother-in-
law, is called in the local papers the
bravest man in America.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

THE "tasuarlc" y the lish:erf -',n'
ming sswlng ,''schiner-tCam
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

CoUGns AND CoLDs.-Those who are
suffering from. Coughs, Colds, Hoarse-
ness, Sore Ttlso,t, 30, should try
" Rrewe's BfonG4sai 1foches. Com
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

a SURE THING. CABLE SCREW WINB Boots
and Shoes will not rip, leak or come apart, and
are the easiest ever worn. Try them.
All bear the Patent Stamp.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

The New York Sun says that G. F.
Marsh, millionaire iron merchant of
that city, lived in Detroit seventeen
years ago, and worked in machine
shop at six shillings day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

ALL heads of families and house
keepers who would consult economy and en-
Joy a luxury should purchase the famous
Haford Leicestershire Table Sauce. All
good grocers keep it-[Com.
For DIAMOND TURNING Tools for Trueing Emery
Wheels and Grind stones address SULLIVAN MACHINE
Co. Claremon.. New Hampshire.
CARPENTERS BUILDERS AND MECHANICS ask for the
Patent Star level and Try Square and take no other
They the best tools made.
C W. HALLETT co,
Star Tool CO.'S Works, West Merden, Conn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20
Suicide by a Horse.

A horse in the Railroad Livery
Stable, at Chico, Col, according to the
Enterprise, recently committed suicide
by butting his brains out against the
iron front Of Eigington's building. The
only assignabIe cause for this unpro-
yoked attack upon his own life, is the
TACT that hitherto he had been one of
four horse' accustomed to carry Uncle
Sans mails in a stage coach, but owing
to the bad state of the roads he was de-
puted, with another, to carry them on
his back. which displeased his horse
ship and provoked him to commit
suicide.
A CALIFonHIA Court has granted a
divorce to y husband on the ground that
ne was lnsahe when he married The
Judge has the immediate prospect of an
immense business, and the Pacific Rail
way Copablny is 1lhking provision for
an extraordinary travel westward ;sur.
ing thu Spring.
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ALIENS lung BALsAM.


DR.. LLOYD of Ohio. surgeon in the army during the
war, from exposure contracted consumption. He
SAYS: have no hcsitancy i'll stating that it was by
the Of your Lung Balstm that am now alive and
enjoying health"
DR.. FLETCHER, of Missouri. saws: 81 c'mmend
your Bal-au preference to any other medicine FOR
Coughs. aud II gives sitlsaCtiOu.'
ALLEN LUNG BAISAM is the remedy to cure
all Lung and Throat difficulties 1t should be thor.
uughy tested before using any other balsam. II viii
cure When all others fail.
III prfl hu plCh bpttla
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

PERRY DAvIs's PAIN KILLER.-Thilty
years have elapsed since the introduction of
Davis's Pain Killer to the public, and yet at
the present time it is more popular, and
commands & larger sale than ever before
Its popularity is not confined to this country
alone; all over the world its beneficial effects
in curing the ellis that flesh is heir to-"
are acknowledged and appreciated, and as
Fain Killer its fame is limited to no country,
sect or race-has never been cqualed by any
medicine in Europe or America. 1t is sold
by all medicine dealers Com.
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Nor every one can be President, but all can
buy SILVER TIPPED Shoes for their children
and thereby lessen their Shoe bills two thirds.
For Sale by all dealers.
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ClOaks, Suits, Suitings and Trimmings.

The wholesale cloak house of j. W. Girls
wold & Co., corner of Michigan avenue and
Jackson street, have very large and ele
CANT stock of silk NANTES, suits, linens,
grass cloths, lawns, laces and trimmings,
suited to the spring trade, at prices which
defy competition. 1t is the oldest and most
popular cloak house west of New York
[COm,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

The only scientific, rational and sue
cesslul mode of treating Catarrh in the
head, that has been devised, consists in
applying DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy
with DR.. Pierce's Nasal Douche (the only
method OF reaching the upper chambers
of the nose) and taking DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery as Constitutional
treatment. TO this thorough course Of
treatment the disease yields as surely
as fire is extinguished by water. The
Douche and two medicines for s. by all
Druggists. 59l
THE Rev. William Baldwin, of Great
Bend, Pa, offers $4,000 to any one who
will pick q lock which he has invited.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-04-20

A GENTS IAkES15A DAY selling our But
N ton Hole Cutter Sash Fastener Eraser aud Pens.
Samples sent post paid for so cents circulars free.
Try them. Address PLUMB & CO.. Philadelphia. Pa.
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civil service Reform Again.

Hon. E. B. French, Second Auditor
of the Treasury, has left for Maine, ac-
companied by large number of clerks
from the Treasury and other depart
ments. appointed from that State, who
have been granted leave of absence un.
til after the State election in September
Their leaves, of course, to be renewed
for the November election. 1t is said
that in addition to the fact that their
pay is continued while thus absent, rail-
road tickets were furnished them at the
expense of the Government, and in as
many cases as possible pretext of off,
cial business was made in order that
their ordinary expenses might be borne
by the Government. Another batch of
clerks are to be sent off during the com.
ing week upon the same mission
Washington PATROL.
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More Recruits for, The Liberal
Movement.

New York, July 22-Wallace Tap
pan, of Syracuse, of the Republican
State Committee, is the third member
of that committee to formally resign
and go over to Greeley, the others be-
ing Messrs Rockwell and Taber. Three
other members of the committee Gener-
al f. A. Merrill, or st. Lawrence, ID.
d. S. Brown, of Monroe, and Henry G.
Lake, of Chatauqua, have been displa-
ced from tile. committee without any re-
signation, because they announced their
intention of supporting Greeley. The
following is part of Mr.. Tarpan's let
ter, a
mo one who knows Horace Greeley
can doubt his integrity, his intelligence,
his general political knowledge, his sim
cere motives, his great efforts in behalf
of reform, his unfinching advocacy Of
that which he claims is light No hon.
est man can or dare charge that he is
corrupt, that he ever took bribe, that
he ever lent himself to base men or
base schemes. His principles are very
much above the standard Of those pos
sessed by the present incumbent, of the
White House, politically and socially"
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tion Of fraternal feeling between the diff.
ferent portions Of the American people,
so needful to our national existence and
welfare; nor our abhorrence of that sys.
TEN of wholesale robbery an0 scandalous
mlsrule prevailing in the South nor the
ssnctlty Of the Constitution and laws of
the country; nor the interests of the peo-
pie as they are bound up in an honest
and economical administration of pub.
lie affairs; nor even the pride and honor
of the administration must stand in the
way OF the effort to elect candidate and
to retain partisan power. 1t means that
Republican must not presume to serve
his country by speaking the truth, if he
wants to remain in good party standing.
1t means that selfish party despotism
las developed itself which, by all the re-
sources Of reward and punishment, ap
peals to the low and sordid instincts Of
human nature, dragons the ambitious
into obedience by the terrors of faIsi-
fed and subjugated public opinion, and
attempts to drag into its net the we'll.
meaning by artful and systematic con-
cealment OF the truth and fraud and de-
ception; a party despotism which ren-
ders true reform impossible, by making
1t partisan duty to whitewash abuses
instead of correcting them, by obscurng
our moral appreciation of right and
wrong, and teaching US to see in selfish
advantage the supreme rule of action
DO you want to discover the full
power of decentralization Of that despot-
ism, and the whole degradation of its
victims Look at them as they are living
at the feet of President Grant I should
prefer not to speak of him, did he not
stand there as the embodiment and per.
seniiication Of the pernicous system
which derives from his individuality it's
peculiar character. Gratitude for his
military services and respect for his Of
fee have long restrained many from ex-
pressing their real opinions concerning
him. l shall be the last man to forget
or to carp at the great services he has
rendered in the field of war. The hon
ors he has won, the laurels he has gath
cred, shall not be touched But now he
is civil officer, and he asks US TO con-
tinue him at the lead of the civil gov
ernment of this Republic With this
question his laurels have nothing to-
There are no battles tosbe fought and
no strong places to he taken. And now
it becomes our duty to tell the truth
concerning him as we understand It,. 1
shall do so with frankness, but not With,
out moderation. $40 a. 5t.3r
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In the old Republican districts of Hi
nois and Indiana, the Democrats are Of
ten giving the Greeley Republicans the
Democratic nominations, so as to secure
their election. Carry the news to Hi
ram. ..-
Several enthusiastic -Greeleyites in
Chiilicothe have made up.a pony purse
OF $500. which they propose to let that
Horace Greeley will be the next Presi-
dent, if he lives. The bet awaits takers.
Garry the news to Murphy
One thousand Republicans in Lucas
county, Ohio, will vote for Horace
Greeley.
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own, ofathe persons by whom those
States shall be represented in Congress.
If they could do this to q good purpose,
then republican institutions were unfit,
and aristocracy the only true political
system. .. iy
Yet what have we recently Witnessed ?
Zebulon B. Vance, the unquestioned
choice of large majority of the pres
ent Legislative of North Carolna-a
majority hacked by a majority of the
people who voted at its election--refl-
sed seat in its Federal Senate to which
he was fairly chosen, and the Legisla.
ture there constrained to choose another
in bis stead or leave the State unrepre,
sented one year. The voters of New
England thus deprived North Carolina
of the SSenatos Of her choice and COM
PEELED her to send another in his stead,
another who, in our late contest, was,
like Vance, reoel, and fighting rebel,
but who had not served in Coneress be,
fore the war as Vance had, though the
latter remained faithful to the Union
till after the close of his term l pro-
test against the disfranchisement of a
State, presumptively of number OF
States, on grounds SO narrow and tech
nical as this The fact that the same
Senate which refused Vance his seat.
proceeded to remove his disabilities af
ter that seat had been filed by another,
only serves to place in the strongest
light the indignity to North Carolina,
and the arbitrary, capricious tyranny
which dictated it.
l thank you, gentlemen, that my name
is to be, eonspicuously associated with
yours in determined effort. to render
amnesty complete and universal in spir.
it as well as in letter Even defeat in
such cause would leave no sting;
while triumph would rank with those
victories which no blood reddens, and
which evoke no tears but those Of grat.
itude and joy.
Gentlemen, your platform, which is
also mine, assures me that Democracy
is not henceforth TO stand for one thing
and Republicanism for another, but thai
those terms are to mean in politics what
they always have meant in the diction
ary, substantially, one and the same
thing, namely, equal rights, regardless
of creed, or cline, or color. hail this
as genuine new departure from the
outworn feuds Of meaningless couten-
tion in the direction of progress and re
form. -
Whether I shall be found worthy te
bear the standard of the great Liberal
movement which the American people
have inaugurated is to be determined
not by words, but by deeds. With me
if steadily advance, over me if fal
ter. this grand, array moves to. achieve
for our country her glorious, beneficent
destiny. go ," 70
! remain, gentlemen, yours,
~ HORACE GREELEY.
To the Hon JAS r. DooLrrTLE, Chair.
man of Convention, and F. w. TYKER
john c. McCABE and others of Com
mittee. .> s='tS'ssa'f-ss 81
-Etfa 4.rzt='. ,E-s tFs- -
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St. Louis, July 22.l
The first period of the Administra-
ton, wien the Government patronage
was SO conspicuously employed to make
provision for relatives aud personal IA
vorites, which we cannot think of with.
out shame and humiliation, we should
be glad to forget, remembering only the
many good appointments that were
made, had the sequel been better than
the beginning But the disgrace of a
nepotism more scandalous than anything
the history Of this Republic knows Of
a nepotism which taught every public
servant that in the, opinion of the Chief
Magistrate they might without impro-
priety exhaust their official opportuni-
ties to make themselves and their kins-
folk comfortable, was followed by prac-
tiees more directly touching the charac-
ter and integrity of our institutions. j
viii not speak here of the cases of en-
bezzlement, defalcation,fra and down
right thieving which occurred under
this Administration, ard the number
and magnitude of which, as they ac-
cufnulated. have startled the tax-paying
people. There were things more deep
ly affecting our public morals. i viii
give an instance characterizing the prac,
tice.
The President, who in his inaugural
address had promised that he, would
have no policy against the will of the
people, fell in love with scheme which
he pursued much longer than was
necessary to convince any sensible man
that it was not in accordance with the
will of the people. I mean the aequisi-
ton of San. Domingo He pledged him
self through his aid de.camp-apd ,i,niay
he worthy of note that here for. the first
time the Presidents aids-dc-camp ap-
pear as diplomatic agents of the United
States-tle President, l saw, pledged
himself through his aide-de- camp to the
ruler ofsSan Domingo. privately. to
use his influence in order that the idea
of annexing the Dominican Republic TO
the United States may acquire such a
degree OF popularity among the mem
hers of Congress as will be necessary
for its accomplishment" " II has been
said that the President die not author
ize such a pledge, but there is no reas-
onable doubt, that lie lived up to it, and
it is no secret in, Congressional circles
That among his efforts to make the San
Domingo scheme popular among mem
bers of Congress- the patronage play
ed it's part. This is a grave assertion,
but have better reasons for it than
mere suspicion. 1t has frequently been
charged that 7 would not have made
opposition to President Grant could |
have had all the patronage wanted /
never noticed the assertion, but, when
the President himself makes, with re-
gard to me, the same charge, as he is
reported to have done in an interview
recently published, l feel compelled to
make a statement which, but for this,