Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-07-19
TIIE PRESIDENT ON PROFl NITr.

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TIlE PRESIDENT ON PROFANITY.
The Washington E'ocui,ty star has
the following:
son Friday, before leaving for Long
Branch, the President dropped in to see
Il well-known citizen Of Washington.
During his stay the daughter of the
gentleman referred to remarked that she
had heard pleasant thing about him
(thc Prcsident). The President inquired
to what she referred. Il have been told
by an officer that served with you i'll the
army, said she, that he had been with
you under many trying circumstances,
and that in no single instance, no mat
ter what the provocation, had he ever
known you to make uso of profane lan
guage. | was delighted to hear this,
especially in view of the fact that pro-
family is said to be the rule, and not the
exception, among army officers. Will
you excuse me, Mr.. President, if [ in
quire if what heard is true 2 1T is, [
believe, modestly replied the President;
Il have always regarded profane Ian
guagc as unnecessary, to say the least,
and us | am a man of few words, | have
never been able to understand the neccs-
sity for useless expressions of the char
actcr referred to-
GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT
A great feat i'll railway construction
has just been accomplished in South
An erica. The Government of Peru
has built railroad through the Andes
enc of the most difficult engineering
works that has ever been successfully
undertaken i'll modern times. The
road begins at Callao, on the Pacific
coast, and terminates at Oreya, 1000
feet above the level Of the sea. There
are many steep grades and many trn
nels and bridges The C ntractor who
has this great work on hand is Henry
Meiggs, of New York. The entire cost
of the work, when completed, is esti-
mated at $25 600, 900. A trial trip was
recently made.
PKoF. WISE has been interviewed by
the ubiquitous reporter, to whom he has
mfolded the details of the manner in
which he proposes to make his projected
balloon voyage across the ocean. Prof.
l,,4 l.,
globular in shape, about 100 feet i'll
diameter, and capable Of taking 1000
pounds of disposable ballast. He will
also have IL large wicker car, with
IA roof for protection from the weather,
He says : "This car will be two stories
in height. We shall live on the upper
floor, and i'll the lower one shall
store our provisions. Underneath the
car will be an open gallery for taking
observations of the sun. Below this
gallery the lifc-boat will be suspended,
which will be of metal and dcckcd over.
In another place, Prof. Wise says
"From former experience on the lakes
! Judge that / can tell the direction
which the balloon is travelling by the
foam on the water. | can always see
}3 water, except at such times as clouds
intervene. l can find out the direction
of the currents below me without com
ing down to seek them, by sllspcnding a
light line Of two miles III length from
the balloon, having on it, at regular
distances, indiccs which will register
the direction of the wind. Should the
balloon encounter the 'brave west
winds on the ocean, with the aid of a
drag line we could go right along with
out the loss of gas or ballast"
A STATISTICAL enthusiast in the
Brooklyn Eagle has been reducing the
directory of that city to its component
elements. He discovers some amusing
condolences. There are /, 200 Smiths,
81 Browns, 3Sl Johnsons, 3,9l3 Macs,
s Beechers, II Talmages, 2 Cuylers,
and Scudders. There are 2 Corns and
10 Cobbs, 81 Collins and no body or
burials. There are $50 Whites, Al
Blacks, 2l7 Greens. The seasonable
character of the work is apparent from
the fact that 30 persons are Tanning
themselves. There are / Fall, 3 Springs,
II Summers, and 2l Winters. There is
but single Straw, but 10 varieties of
Hay. Brooklyn contains 10 Lords, 10
Dukes, 175 Kings, IA Princes, 20 Earls,
and several persons of Blood. There
appear to be 23 BARRIERS to shave 13
Boards. There are 81 Popes and only
B Priests. There are 40 Bishops. There
is not one ship, although there are Is
Seamen Altogether Brooklyn seems
to be as well supplied with names us
she is with churches.
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The statistics of the Connecticut In
sane Hospital, at Middletown, furnishes
many interesting facts concerning the