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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
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" A little child, with her bright blue eyes,
And hair like golden spray,
Sat on the rock by the steep cliffs foot
As the ocean cbbcd away.
And she longcd for the milk white shining foam,
As it danced to the shingles hum,
And stretched her hand and tottered fast,
To bring the white feathers home.
Aud still as she srayed the tide ebbed fast,
And the cleaning foam laughed on,
And the white fluff shrank from the tiny feet,
And the little fat hands caught none.
She sat wearily down by the steep cliffs foot,
Till the waves seemed to change their mind
And the white foam flowed to her she sat-
As though twould at last be kind.
And the fluff played over her soft, white feet,
And the feathers flew up to her chin,
And the soft, loving water kissed her lips,
And l carried my dead child in."
Eclectic Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

Coal FIELDS. Prof. Hitchcock
states that the total area of the coal
fields in the United States amounts TO
23O, $50 square miles, besides the strata
which belong to other formations than
those of Virginia, of the territories west
of the Missouri river. and those in Cali
fornia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
The Wool CrOD for Three Decades.

The following table is interesting as
showing the increase in the product of
some of our leading fabrics in the sew
cral States and Territories
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06
Retiring Senators.

The United States Senators whose
terms expire March 3, 1875, are:
Ames, Miss, Hamln, Me,
Bduord. Del, Lewis Va,
Boreman, West Va, Pratt lndy
Brownow, Tenn, Ramsey, MIMI,
buckingham Ct, Schurz, Mo-,
Carpenter, Wis, scott. Pa,
CaSscriy, cal, Sprague, II. l.,
Chandler, Mich, Stewart, New,
Edmunds VT stockton, N. j.,
Ecnt0u n V Sumner, Mass,
Flanagan, Tex, IhWmdn, ",
Gilbert, Fla, Upton, Neb.-25.
Hamilton, Md, ...,..
Republicans in roman; Opposition III itaiios.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

The estimates of the War Depart
ment for the next fiscal year exceed
500, 900, 900, one-fourth of which is for
the item of pay. The appropriations
for the current yenr were Sl2, 900, 900.
The British army numbers 109, 000men;
that of the United States 81, 900; the
cost of the British army for 1873 4 is
$64 ,304 900; that of the United States
$50, 600, 600. This includes a large sum
for Notifications leav ng this ont, the
cost of the army will be $s54, 700, 900.
The difference in the cost of the two
armies is less than $10,0O0,0 900. The
pay department calls for over S13, 000,-
600. The estimates show that We have
one commissioned officer for every
fifteen men. 1t is an army of skeleton
regiments, with full array of all the
officers and few enlisted men.
TICHBoRNE AND WHALLEY.-M Whal-
ley, NJ. p, was examined in the Itch
borne trial on Oct. "a, and declared that
he believed beyond all doubt that the
prosecution was Jcsuitical and Popish
conspiracy to deprive the claimant Of
his rights. The previous day he de-
clared, at a dinner at Peterborough, Tor
which he sits in Parliament, that if
funds were not subscribed by the gen
eral public he would sell his carriages,
everything he possessed, down to his
coat, i'll order to carry out the case to
its fullest extent.
CANNON We're first used in the year
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

CANNON We're first used in the year
1342.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
Shaken Constitutions,

General debility, and the dependence by which
it is invariably accompanied, often regarded az
the symptoms of incurable physical decay. Of per-
thus afflicted it is often said that their consti-
buttons are undermined; that they have nothing
left to fall back upon; that they hopeless cases.
This, in at least eight cases out of ten is false
conclusion. constitution may be shaken without
being undermined; and even if undermined may
be propped and strengthened; and in many So
called hopeless there are reserves of vitality
and latent vigor in the system that only REQUIRE
stimulating and developing to render them equal to
the work of repair. The best and surest stimulapt
and invigorant that can be given as remedy for
decay of the vital powers, whether natural or casual
is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. If the faltering
physique can be reused into healthy activity by any
human means, this regenerating vegetable cordial
will accomplish that object. Its effect upon the
appetite, the digestion, the nervous system, the
secretive organs and the bowels is most salutary.
1t not only acts directly upon the solids and fluids
of the body, but indirectly upon the constitution
itself. Persons left by fever IN such deplorably
helpless condition that it would seem as if they
could never recover, may be completely built up
might almost be said, re-butlt-by this mighty this
wel-rlgh infalhble, vegetable restorative. AT this
season of inclement winds and chilling damps
the Rtters should be taken as aprotectiYe medicine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
National Debts.

The amount of the national debts,
not including the debt of Great Britain,
of twenty-seven Governments, as com
piled from official sources, is SIC, 500,
600, 900, showing an increase of indebt-
edness, in ten years, of SO, Alb, 500, 600.
The vast but undeveloped Empire of
Brazil is mortgaged to the amount of
1915, 900, 900 as the price of the conquest
of Paraguay and the petty Govern
ment of Egypt has signalized it's eman-
cipation from Turkish thrall by piling
up debt of $205, 100000 in ten years.
the increase of Russia's Indebtedness
in the last ten years amounts to$700
100000. This money has been chiefly
9 pended i'll building railroads and in
extending Russian civilization" in
the East. Japan signalizes her claims
to modern progress by o modest debt
of SIS. 900. 900,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22

en- us the promise of abundance of straw
berries, and in the South at least, the
bloom is magnificent. To keep off the
birds, how simple, how certain, how small
is the cost ofa cat on small chain slid,
ing on a wire and giving the animal the
walk up and down the whole length of
the strawberry beds. A kuot at each end
of the wire readily prevents the cat from
twisting round the post which supports the
wire, and small kennel placed III the
middle of the walk affords her a shelter
and home for her kittens. In large gar
dens a second cat is required; and the
Young ones IN their frequent visits to each
other greatly assist in soaring away the
birds. | have tor more than thirty years
used and seen used with perfect success,
this easy method of protecting fruit, and
the very same plan is equally good in keep
ing hares and rabbits off flower beds. At
ter the first few days cats in no way dis
like this partial restraint and when set
quite free, after few weeks watching,
! they VII of their own accord continue on
guard. The kittens more especially, at
tach themselves to this garden occupation
and of their own accord become the gar
dener's best allies"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22

MEDICAL GUEsSwoRK.-The prOfes
sional treatment of disease is in a great
measure experimental. If one medi-
cine fails another is tried, and some
times this hit-Or-miss practice is pur-
sued until the resources of the faculty
is exhausted. This, III the truest sense
of the word, is e21pjTicjSm. But when
the physician has made valuable dis
covery, he is called by his professional
brethren an En.piric because he adver-
tises the result of his labor and re-
search. When Dr. Walker of California
introduced his celebrated VINEGAR BIT
TIERS as a remedy for all blood dis
eases, he struck a tremendous blow at
the empirical system, as applied in
our hospitals, and in private practice.
1t was soon apparent that his medicine
was not mere palliative or alternative
that only modified the SYMPTOMS of a
disorder; but that it reached the very
source of the malay i'll the blood and
the secretions, and literally rooted it
out. The process of renovation and
dlsinfection went on together, vigor
was impaired to the organs from which
the virus of disease had been expelled.
That such is the effect Of this popular
vegetable remedy, no one who has had
opportunities of observing it's operation
in cases of liver complaint, indigestion,
affections Of the bowels, govt, rheuma-
tism, and pulmonary disorders, can
possibly doubt. Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
The Change Of Twenty Years in Mime.
sofa.

The changes witnessed i'll a new
state like Minnesota is told by CORE
spondent of the Winona Herald in
"reminiscences of a Christmas dinner
twenty years ago. The correspondent
says; Twenty years ago the evening
of the present Christmas, all the set
tiers of the Winona prairie, about sixty
men, women and children, had a
Christmas dinner together. The dinner
consisted of venison, roasted coon and
wild ducks, with a scanty allowance of
vegetables. After supper all the ladies
rode in one sleigh, for an hour or two,
over the bleak prairies. OF the sixty
persons then present, not ten now re-
main, more than one-half are dead, and
many have gone to unknown parts.
The dinner tables were set i'll old
Vict's house. Then there was only four
shingled roofs in Winona. just TWEEN
ty years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
An Anecdote of Two Famous SculptOrs.

1t must have been about the time OF
his journey to Bavaria that Thorvald-
sen had at Florence a singular inter
view with Bartolini. He had long been
personally acquainted with the famous
Italian sculptor, whose life was con
slant and terrible struggle, first with
poverty until his fine talent was at last
recognized, and struggle not less OBJ
stinate with incessant prosecutions i'll
stlgated by envy after he had gained
for himself high position in art.
Lorenzo Bartolinl was moreover, not
of temper to shun the combat; his
independent spirit refused to stoop to
the arts of pleasing, and his character
took a coloring from the almost bel
igerent habits into which he
seemed to be forced by cir
cumstances. He had heard that
Thorvaldsen was in Florence, and he
expected to receive one of his earliest
visits. The Danish artist, however,
having for several days neglected to
present himself at the 0teijer of Bar
tolina, the Italian regarded the delay
as a mark of Indifference, and a failing
in the courtesy one great artist owes to
another He was SO much hurt by it,
that he enioined upon his pupils, in
case Thorvaldson should finally make
his appearance, to tell him that he was
not at home He did come at last, and
was told that the master was absent,
He insisted, and gave his name the
reply was the same. "But it is impos
sible for Signor Bartolina not
to be at home to me! Be kind enough
to tell him that it is the Cheva-
lier Thorvaldsen who wishes to see
him. Bartolini was keeping aloof in a
small dteLier at the end of the large
room in which his pupils Woodworking,
and overheard the colloquy. Irritated
by the persistence of one with whom he
thought he had reason to be offended,
he half opened the door, and, thrusting
out his head, ''No, sir, l am not at
home to you :" he cried out, and shut
the door. Thorvaldsen, who was used
to being everywhere received with the
greatest. respect and attention, retired
stupefied at this strange behavior,
which seemed to him piece OF mex
plicable eccentricity, the cause of
which he probably never knew.-Fron,
the Life of IhOrU0ldSen by Eugene
Dion
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
CGnYertibilIty of L. ). Bonds.

The following are the main provi,
sions of the bill introduced into the
House by Samuel Hooper, to provide
for the convertibility Of United States
bonds:
Be it enacted, etc, That on and after May
| Il, 1874, United States notes not bearing in
! tcrest payable to the bearer at the Treasury
| OF the United States, shall be redeemed in coin
| on presentation at the Office of the Treasury
! OF the United States or Assistant Treasurer at
/ the CITY OF New York, and duties imports
NAV thereafter be paid in United States bonds
| SEC 2. From and after the passage of this
act, the Secretary OF the Treasury. under such
rules and regulations as he may prescribe, is
! hereby authorized tOrcceive deposits of United
States notes and to issue therefor certificates
pavabie on demand in United Stat, S notes
after thirty days from date and ten days
notice and bearing interest at the annual rate
Of 65-100 per cent; but the amount Of the
certificates so issued and notes redeemed
shall not exceed at any one time an aggregate
Of S12O, 100000. National banks may hold
such certificates as part Of Their reserve pre-
scribed by section 81 of the National Currency
Act, but not in larger proportion than one
half the required amount Of the reserve.
SECTION 3. The Secretary OF the Treasury
may, whenever in his opinion 1t shall be nee
essary to provide additional coin III the Treas
ury to redeem United States notes on rreSen-
tatlon, issue bonds payable III twenty years,
bearing interest payable seml-annually, at
q rate not exceeding SIX per cent, but the
aggregate amount of such bonds shall not ex
coed $25O,OOOOGO, and he shall negotiate
and dispose of the same atnot less than par
in exchange for coin, and the proceeds of
said bonds shall be used only Tor tSe redemp-
ton Of United States notes. Ali notes SO re-
deemed may be reissued at the discretion Of
the Secretary Of The Treasury in payment of
any duty of the United States except bonds Of
the United States and interest on the public
sFrft
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
Indian Lizards and Snakes.

Flop we start to see large lizard on
the mat, and minus an inch or two of
his tail, which has broken off in the
creatures tumble from the rafters
overhead. Tie severed tail wriggles
about as if imbued with distinct life,
while the late proprietor of the phe.
nomena sneaks away somewhat sluggish
~, as if partially stunned by his
tumble. There are several more of his
kind hunting flies, and insects. in
general, about the pillars and posts,
notlceably among them a handsome
little fellow, having 1.-THE body like a
snake, forked tongue and two streaks
of yellow down the side of his olive
green coat. The natives say that this
lizard is poisonous, SO much so that
his bite is death within the hour: but,
in point of fact, it is innocuous,
having neither poison nor fangs where
with to infict an injury. Not so an
uglier customer introduced to us now
by the gardener, who carries him dan
Cling across a long stick This is a
young cobra the man has Just killed in
a large bed of petunias, and is recog-
nized as one of family that has for
SOuIS VlAlc JftSU tethOi up ltS dDOu0 Ill
the stone-work on the garden we'll. The
pater- familias has been several times
seen on his travels between our garden
and another few hundred yards dis
tant, and is described as a large SER
pent, nine or ten feet long. A late gar
dener, whom we dismissed in conse-
quence of feast and fast days number
ing one-third of all contained in the
year, might have killed this reptile
many times, but would not avail himself
of the opportunities, from super
stitious motives, it being part of his
religious belief that the serpent family
in the well were in some way related to
him, but in what degree of cousinshir
he could not precisely explain But he
used to describe his meetings with the
cobra as exceeding suspicious events.
According to his account, the snake
knew his biped cousin right well, and
would acknowledge the profound sa.
laams with which he was greeted with
graceful motion of the neck and head
The cobra would not move out of the
path for the man, however, and as in 6
meeting of this description some one
must go to the wall, the oobra's cousin
was that person. Chambers Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
4 Currency Bill

James Monroe, of the Oberiin (Ohio,
District, has introduced a bill, which
was referred to the Banking and Cur
rency Committee, repeating the clause
of the law of July II, 1870, which au-
thorizes the Comptroller Of the cur
rency to remove $50, 600, O00 from the
Eastern to the Southern and Western
States after the S54, 100000 authorized
by the act are exhausted, ana provid-
ing for an increase of the currency of
S25, coo, 600. The $54, 900, coo have
been exhausted, and the Comptroller
finds it impracticable to remove the
$25, 600, 600 from the East, owing tothe
monetary stringency. Mr.. Monroe
consequently introduces the bill to
satisfy the expectations which the peo-
pie West and South have based upon
this act
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
A 100000 GIFT,
What MIR and Mrs. Peter Crawford Did
for Their Chfidre;, on New Years Day
How Fortune was Made in Chi
csgo Real Estate.


From the Chicago Times Of Tuesday.
One of the oldest inhabitants of Cook
county is Peter Crawford Esq. Mr..
Crawford, accompanied by his wife and
three children, came to Chicago 30
years ago. Previous to that time he
lived in Buffalo, n. Y, to which city
himself and wife emigrated from Scot
land. During his residence in Buffalo
Mr.. Crawford worked hard, and in the
course of 20 years had saved up about
81, 500. Becoming satisfied that at this
rate he would never be anything but a
roor man, he determined to GO further
west and try to better his fortunes in
the new country just then becoming
known. While he had been in Buffalo
his wife had borne unto him three sons
and one daughter.
On their arrival in Cook county, Mr..
Crawford invested his 81, 800 in land,
and on this farm himself and sons
worked faithfully, and in course of
time were made happy with increased
riches. City lots were purchased, and
houses were built; but "the FARM
was held. and as Chicago grew into
greatness it became more and more
valuable, until to-day it is worth So, OOO
per acre.
On last Wednesday Peter Crawford
and wife determined to give their
children grand present. They had
Invited Gilbert, the eldest; Hiram, the
second born; John third youngest son,
and their only daughter, Mrs. A. B.
Kellogg, to dinner on that day, and
when the father and mother and child
rem had assembled around the table
the old gentleman made known his in
tentions Himself and wife desired
their children to accept with fathers
and mother'sloye certain gifts of lands.
He held in his hands four warranty.
deeds 10 real estate valued at $75, O0(
each, making in all the princely sum
of 100000, to be divided equally
among their children AS he spoke he
laid at four different plates the papers
mentioned. Of course they were &C
cepted.
Mr.. Crawford's actions may be con.
sidered singular, but he says he knows
no good reason why he should not de.
vide his wealth among his children
before his own death. It will not
lesson their love for him and it will
not make him the poorer For he has
" the farm" LETT, and that is worth
S480,0O0. 1t is situated upon the
Riverside road, just beyond Silver-leat
grove. Mr.. Crawford's youngest son,
John, is a member of the present board
of county commissioners.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22
Terrible Suffering Among the Buffalo
Hunters.

From the Leavenworth Commercial.
From parties Just arrived from
| Southwestern Kansas, we learn that
the weather has been severe beyond
endurance, and the suffering among
the hunters beggars description.
A farmer who arrived i'll Wichita on
Saturday, reports having overtaken a
team loaded with buffalo skins, and on
the wagon, stiff with cold, sat the
driver, permitting the team to wander
at will over the prairies, and entirely
unable to help himself He said he
was frozen, and compelled to remain in
the position he was, and at the same
time beckoned with his head to the
wagon-box, thus calling attention to
the contents of the bed. Upon looking
over the side Of the box, a terrible
sight was before him. There, lying
side by side, we're two hunters frozen
still In death, and as the wagon joIted
over the rough plain, they knocked to-
gether like two great ic1cles.
The gentleman who brought the news
to Wichita had his hands frozen SO
badly as to make amputation necessary
shortly after his arrival. He was una
BILE to give the names of any of the I'm
fortunate party.
We also learn from the Wichita Bea-
con that party of four went into camp
on Moot's Creek, twenty-five miles
from timber, who have undoubtedly
persisted.
At a house twelve miles west of
Wichita, fifteen men arrived during the
night of the 23d, all frozen. Some of
them will loose their feet, others their
hands and fingers.
The road between Wichita and the
buffalo range is strewn with buffalo
hides and meat abandoned by their
owners to save themselves and teams.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-22

WORTHY OF NOTE An exchange says
there is scarcely day passes that we do not
hear, either from persons coming into our Of
fee or IN some other way, of the success of
Johnson's Anodyne Imminent in the cure of
coughs and colds, SO prevalent about town
lust now.
If we can benefit the readers of this paper
any by recommending Parsons PoVg0tiUe
Pills to be the best anti-bilious medicine in
the country, we are willing to do so. We have
had about as good chance to know as any
one.-COm.