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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

nacious mind are the most terrible in
action when driven to desperation.
Seaton, small and weak as he was,
sprang for the captains throat and bore
him back upon the deck, holding him
there with the grip of a maniac. A
sailor, seeing the position of the captain,
ran up and dragged off his assailant,
who struggled for few minutes to free
himself, and then stood quiet and pant
ing. The captain staggered to his feet,
and drew Il knife. Seeing that Seaton
was likely to be stabbed as he held him,
the sailor allowed him to slip from his
grasp. But, to his surprise, the en-
ragged man, instead of retreating, leaped
to one side, and, avoiding the captain,
seized the little girl, and ran with her
astern as far as the quarter deck. Then,
turning, he shouted : Now, captain, I
am going under the keel once more-I
and Nary AS he said this, he leaped
with the child over the side, Just in time
to escape the grasp of the now terror
stricken father. In a moment the two
rose, struggling on the crest of wave,
at the schOoners stern. Several minutes
had elapsed before the vessel was
brought into the wind, and by that time
the suicide and his helpless victim were
beyond all human interference, even if
he had been able to swim, and had de-
sired to be rescued. AS it was, they
had been seen but once or twice as they
were borne upward on huge waves, and
then disappeared forever from the
anxious eyes of the Mortified father
and the crew. Soon afterward the
mother came rushing on deck but too
late to catch even a glimpse of her
drowning child.
Seaton's revenge, if indeed his crime
was not the action of one who had been
driven to maniac, by his wrongs, was
as complete as he could have desired.
The captain never recovered from the
shock. Like many men of ungoverned,
brutal impulses, he possessed the strong
est affection. He was a broken man
from that day. That voyage of the
Belle of the Wave was the last he ever
took. When he returned to Charles
ton he gave up the captaincy, and in
spite of all efforts of the heart broken
mother, he threw himself into the vortex
of gambling and dissipation, and when
at last he no longer had money to feed
his passion for drink and excitement, he
died in the hospital in a raving delirium,
and was buried in pauper's grave,
whittier he was soon followed by his
worn and grief-stricken wife.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
THE UEA THEN CHINEE.

The childlike simplicity, as well as the
initiative faculty of the Chinese, have
been subjects of pleasant song and story,
but the following, from a San Francisco
paper, is, perhaps, the best illustration
of these characteristics that has been
published A laughable incident oc-
CURED one evening recently, on the up
train to Sacramento. There were two
seats in the car turned so as to face each
other. One was occupied by lady and
the other by Chinaman. Evidently
the lady did not relish the presence of
the Chinaman, and set her wits to work
to oust him out. She succeeded about
as follows: Motioning the Chinaman to
rise, she explained to him that she
wanted to take the cushions and their
frames, and place them lengthwise across
from scat to seat. John said "All
rightee," and got out in the aisle while
she placed the seats as above described,
and then proceeded to lie down on the
bed thus improvised, with her head rest
ing on her valise. She supposed that
the Chinaman would at once take the
hint that the lady wanted to take a
little rest in the place usually occupied
by four persons but John hadn't heard
of the woman's rights movement, and at
once proceeded to crawl in and stretch
himself by her side. with his head on a
little bundle of his own. The Chinese
are an initiative race, and like to do
as others do, you know. The lady, as
soon as she discovered that she had Il
bed-fellow, got up a little wildly and
started for the next Car, to the infinite
amusement of the passengers, who had
been watching the little scene with some
interest. John took no notice of the
fun he had created, but went to sleep
with he whole bed to himself.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
HOOUEN RlILROIUS.

Attention is now being called to the
wooden railroads that terminate in Que
bee, of which there are over a hundred
miles in operation. The gauge of these
wooden railroads is four feet eight and
a half inches. The rails are made of
hard maple wood, size four by seven
inches, are set edgeways, and are
notched into the cross-ties four inches
deep, being secured in their places by
wedges driven outside of the rail. The
ties are eight inches thick, and are laid
twenty inches apart. The cars have
four wheels, and pains are taken to have
the cars and locomotives as light as pos
sible. The rails are said to last four
years, if made of good wood, and not
subject to heavy strains. In some in
stances trains have been drawn over
these roads at the speed of thirty-tive
miles per heur, by locomotives weighing
thirty tons. These wooden railroads
seem to answer very well for light traf-
fic, and they are so calculated that iron
rails may be substituted for those of
wood when business requires the
change. The cost of these roads varies
from 81, ZOO to $1,000 per mile, accord
ing to the amount of grading to be done.
This is going back to first principles, for
the first railroad was equipped with
wooden rails.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
J'iRTETIES.
Washington Capital.

"LoNGand successful reign"-Thed de-
lugc.
MEN of mark-Mark Twain and Bis
marck.
Az oyster leads placid life until it
gets into a stew.
The Burke controversy" Who Froude
that last brick ?"
"A BACKWARD spring is produced by
presenting red-ho poker to n mans
nose.
STRANGE but true-Whcn youth fol-
lows his own bent he is apt to get into
Strengthened circumstances.
A sHREwp old Yankee said he didn't
believe there was any downright cure for
lazincss i'll II man "but,' he added,
"Tvc known second wife to hurry it
some"
The latest in the way of self-praise is
an Indiana editor who played a few tunes
ON an old banjo, under his Office window,
and then thanked the screnadcr, in the
next issue, for delightful music.
AN old minister, the other day, asked
a woman what could be done to induce
her husband to attend church. 81 don't
know" she said, "unless you were to
put pipe and jug of whisky in the
pew"
A GENTLEMAN going to Texas asked
friend for II letter of introduction. The
friend opened drawer, took out large
and handsome spring-bladed dagger
knife and six-chambered revolver and
gave them to him.
AN old lady visited travelling circus.
She was delighted in every respect but
one. Speaking of the proprietor, she
said, "He has everything in his show
that is on the bills but the hippodrome.
wonder where he keeps his hippo
dromc Is it dead q
Az Irish physician was called to ex-
anime the corpse of another Irishman,
who had been assassinatod by some of
his countrymen. "This person." said
he, after inspecting the body, "was 10
i'll that if he had not been murdered he
would have died half an hour before.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
THE FLORIDA ORANGE CROP.

In jacksonville, says an exchange, the
past season oranges have been sold at from
$25to $50 per thousand. Taking five hun
dred as the average per tree, and hun
dred trees to the acre, we have $4,000
oranges from an acre, which at $40 per
thousand, taken as the average price,
will give $1,000; while at $95, the low
est price at which good oranges were
sold, we have 81 $50 as the income from
an acre. 1t requires no large outlay of
capital to start an orange grove, and its
care involves no more labor than that of
an apple orchard of the same size. A
correspondent writes We leave it for
parties interested to calculate the profits
arising from an orange grove of ten or
twenty acres in full bearing. We are
quite sure the credit side of the sheet
will show that the profit of growing the
orange is larger in proportion to the ex-
penditure of money and labor than that
derived from the cultivation of any other
crop grown in the United States. The
largest grove in the State is situated on
the eastern coast. 1t is known as Dunn
mit's grove, from the name of the pro-
prietOr. 1t contains some thirteen hun
dred and fifty trees, which have pro-
duced, in a single year, seven hundred
thousand oranges. The soil is light,
sandy loan.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

A LEGISLATURE HOAxED.-A repre-
hensible hoax was played on the Legis-
lature of New Jersey the other day. It
having been reported that the Hon. I.
J. Kelley, the member from Camden
county, had died from quick consump-
ton, speeches highly eulogistic of the
deceased were made; both Houses
passed resolutions of coincidence, and
adjourned out of respect to his memory,
and committee was appointed to cs-
cort the remains of the defunct legisla-
tor to Linn Creek. The committee, in
endeavoring to fulfill its duty, discov-
cred Mr.. Kelley at his boarding-house
in the act of taking very substantial
dinner, and concluded to dispense with
any funeral ceremonies. A search was
made for the author of the false report,
who was finally discovered in the person
of a small boy, who, it is safe to say,
will never figure as the juvenile hero of
a Sunday school book.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
RoGER WILLIAMS RESIDENCES.

ROGER WILLIAMS RESIDENCES
A correspondent of the Providence
JoUrndt writes
"In an article in the Providence DaiW
journal, dated February 10, there IL
an extract from Ippictons' journal, in
which ii says, when speaking of house
in which Roger Williams lived, in Prov
idence, Il. l.. II is the only structure
in the State of which any fragment re-
mains in any way identified with the
memory of Williams There is frame
house now standing, one story, gambrcl
roof, on the old post road, few miles
from Wexford, II. l., in which Roger
Williams once resided. This information
was given to me by my father, when
riding with him to the house. Pointing
to it he said In that house Roger
Williams once lived. He was familiar
with all that part of the country, and
spent nearly all of his early life in that
vicinity. My informcr also pointed out
to me piece Of land, and said That
is known MS the skillet pasture, from IA
pond on it resembling in form a skillet,
an old-fashioned cooking utensil in com
mon use i'll former times stated the
fact with regard to the house at that time,
rs well as later. There are many facts
not in written history. There is land now
standing in the name of my informcr
that has never been decided. II land may
come down more than two centuries,
may not facts of history also, without
question 2"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
IDLE TOiDS.

That the earth rests upon turtles
back is not now the current doctrine.
Various hypothesis have been substi-
tuted therefor, and for n time each has
satisfied the powerful mind of man. But
each in turn has been abandoned rs in
vestigation progressed, and at present
the world is not thought to rest at all.
There is now chance, however, for
some bold constructive mind to turn
back towards the carly theory and broach
the notion that the earth does rest, not,
to be sure, upon turtle, but, perhaps,
upon foundation of toads. What
other function these retiring creatures
do perform is not manifest, certainly.
Whenever explorers get down into the
earth far enough they find toads with
actual mountains resting on their shoul-
ders. In the Schliemann investigation
ut nium, toads were found beneath the
ancient city far below the surface. The
same thing happens almost everywhere
that people dig; and now again, last
week, in California coal mine, one was
found 175 feet below the surface of the
earth, antc-dating Argonauts, giant
trees, grizzly bears, or even the great
stories of that region. Precisely what
is the occupation of this hidden lining
of toads it is difficult to decide. Mani
festly they are not occupied with sup
porting themselves. If they are not
supporting the earth they are apparently
useless -Hartford Couront.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
"EPISCOPALIiNS." +"

care there any Episcopalians in this
vicinity, madam ~ asked "A tall, thin
stranger of Mrs. Artemus, as she stood
in the open door, in answer to his knock.
"Any which %
"Episcopalians."
Now, if Mrs. Artcmus had failing
it was that she never would admit that
she could possibly be ignorant of any
thing. She always knew all about any
subject mentioned. SO she answered 4;
"Episcopalians Well, we don't cx-
actly know. My John-he's my son.
he see somethin' out'n the cornfield yis-
terday. He didn't really know what it
was, but / told him | guessed il was IL
chipmonk. But now you speak ont, I'll
bet it was Episkerpalium. And my
next neighbor, Farmer Hawkins, he said
he shot at somethin that same day that
John see his strange crittur, and Farmer
Hawkins he thought it was some wild
crittur that had got out of some manag-
cry somewhere. Anyhow, think that's
Episcopaling, too. Be they bigger'n
a chipmonk ?"
"You misunderstood me, madam.
"Well, you needn't feel uneasy. Ef
there's any Piscomaliums in this here
neighborhood, you can just make mp
your mind that they'll git shot We
air too feelin' community to let things
run at large which mout destroy and de-
YOUR somebody. Come in, won't YEP
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
ENGLISH COUNTRY LABORERS'
HOMES

An attempt is being made in England
to improve the character of the houses,
or rather huts, in which the agricultural
laborcrs live. In the discussion arising
in consequence, the Buiidcr says: Ger
tain public speakers, seeking to dis
credit and oppose the endeavors now
being made to improve the condition OF
our agricultural laborers, have spoken
of the admirable manner in which they
are lodged. To correct these misrepre-
scntations, il then proceeds to draw
picture Of the facts of the case, and
among other instances gives the follow
ing illustration. Last week case of
delrium trcmons was reported to the
Wicanton Board of Guardians, and We
sent for some particulars to the home of
of the patient. II is situated in lane
in the town has living room about II
by feet, and feet high to the boards
Of the upper floor. In this room gener-
ally sleep the man and his wife, three
children, the wifes mother, and a young
unmarried woman. .-Scribncr tor March.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

New LINE OF STOCK RAIsING.-It is a
question whether bear breeding in Ver-
mont may not become large and prof
table business. The State pays a
bounty of $15 on every bear killed, and
there is no exception as to private ami
mails. Here is the experience of Rut-
land man on single bear transaction
He sold the hide for $25, the meat for
$50, the bounty was $l5, and the grease
brought the proceeds up to 800. And
this was a private bear, raised by the
enterprising yeoman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
NUMBER &c.
4 KISS.

had met her at the ball, and our feet
Had twinkled together in the busy maze
OF the waltz I had whirligiggcd around
Her airily in the Boston" and
Carered nimbly in front of her in the JIG
OF square dances, until was in love,
And, loving longcd to taste the ambrosihl
Sweets Of her ps-ycs, as humming bird,
To there manipulate honey without
The shadow Of foul suspicion.
One eve,
In the dcwy stiffness, spied her fair
Form leaning anguidly on her fathers
Gate. approached, aud tmdy slipped
My arm lovingly about her waist She sighed
Not-swect girls!--but spasmodically dropped her
Head, face upward on my shoulder.
For those lips, and touching with mine, she hove
4 sigh which blasted my love and knocked the
Kiss into nou-furgetfulncss. She had
Been cdiing onioHs
Washington Capital.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
TREE PLANTING IN MINNESOTA.

A call is made in Minnesota upon
the Legislature Of that State not to
adjourn without taking some action in
the matter of appropriating sum OF
money for the purchase Of seeds and
trees To be distributed to each town
throughout the State. Ii IL especially
urged that trees be plantedon the prairies
of the State, for the benefit Of the farm
ers who fill up the broad stretch Of
land between the railroads and rivers, so
that they may thus fence their roads and
farms with forest trees. Already has this
been done to some extent. The system
has been adopted on all the lines of the
St. Paul and Pacific railroad, and already
have many miles Of trees been planted.
The same course has been pursued by
farmers in the neighborhood 81 Hutch
inson, who have set out from 900 10
10000 trees each. Chiba9o Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22
VOLUME III.
TOM TYPO.
Tom Typo was a printers lad,

Tom Typo was printers lal,
Bound in the good old way;
And when he'd served his seven years
The derH was to pay.
so when the boss had paid him off,
To put himself to proof,
He swung his bundle-took his stick,
And left his masters roof.
He started in on odds and ends,
Pertaining to the trade;
For well he knew that much depends
On first Impressions made.
Where duty called him he was found,
Still working in his place;
He stood while setting up q job,
Which really was the case.
He never swerved an inch from rules
To make his matter fat,
But .pdced life's paragraphs, that fools
Might never scoff thereat.
In course of time his honest heart
Twined round a muslin dress,
And as the wearer was agreed,
Their four lips went to press.
He married pretty Emma Gray,
With many haws and hens;
This little joke he used to ray,
He'd like ten thousand Ems.
Sweet Emma proved to honest Tom
A true and faithful wife,
Aud freely was admitted to
The sanctum of his life.
Times roller passed across life's bcd
But never linked Toms wealth;
His tronbles bore dottbie-iead,
Still he composed-himself.
And 80 he kept his pages clear,
And grew to be typc
OF all that manhood holds most dear,
When Tom with age was ripe.
At last, when came the final rest,
without a sigh or moan
He said: "My friends, above my breast
Place no imposing stone"
He made his last impression here,
While yet his heart was warm,
just in the mick closed his career,
And death locked up his form.
EPITAHI.
Here lies a printer-many a tear
In sorrowing eyes shall swell,
For though he handled much Brericr,
His life was NonparcH.
Copy his virtues in the land
Which gave him his birth;
When such editions are morked o6,
We lose the salt of earth.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts
has finally decided. after several years
of litigation. tnat the orthodox Medical
Society of that State has a right TO eH-
clude homeopathic practitioners from
it's membership.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

THERE is purple half 10 the grape.
a mellow half 10 the peach, a sunny half
TO the globe, and better half 10 the man
that is fortunate 10 have a good wife.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

The Figaro publishes curious para
graph, to the effect that at meeting in
London NJ. Felix Pyat, alias the "un-
clean iconoclast," proposed that the son
of Napoleon III. should be assassinated
by an italian, but that Carl Marx pro-
tested vehemently against the sugges-
ton.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

The Queen of England has ordered
granite sarcophagus to be made for
the reception of the remains of Louis
Napoleon.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

THE coffin of Kamehameha ", with
K. V. in it, weighed over ton.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-06
LECTrRES AND MEETINGS.


J. NJ Bellcw will give choice selection Of
readings tonight at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music.
The Gold Exchange has elected L. I.
BraGaw vcePrcsident. vice T. A. Hoyt. resigned, and
r. h. Stevens, G. II. Ward, W Il. Bend, J. Curphcy, G.
kOllhiedc. John Wallace and j. Schultz , members Ol
the Executive Committee.
The annual meeting of the General Foreign
Missionary Committed Of the Congregations! Churches
OF New York BROOKLYN and vicinity, viii be held no .
Of the Pilgrims, AT Remscn and Henrysts., Brooklyn
Miss BrittOn, a returned missionary, will give
illustrated lecture this evening in the Chapel Of the
CintOnaye. Congregational Church. Brooklyn, on The
Manners and Customs OF the HindO0s." The proceeds
will be devoted 10 The support OF the Zenana mission
sustained among the women Of Calcutta India, by the
ladies OF the church.
The General Society of Mechanics and Trades
held meeting at their in the Mercantile Ii
brary last evening and appointed standing committees
and made appropra t0ns for the present year. Dcrng
the year ending Feb l. 1873 the school has had
attendance O 250 pupils. The whole number of vol
unes read during the year Is l25O volumes added to
library, 1862; total volumes in library 4s.lj5
The Rev. DR.. Deems lcctured last evening
before large audience, at Olyet Chapel in secondst
near Second-ago., "Trides." HIS argument that
nothing is either absolutely great absolutely small
Things only relatively grand triliing The small
est things often produce the grandest effects much
that the greatest achievements often seem the result
of accident The discovery of the microscope telescope
and electric telegraph the results OF ts observed
and studied. The Lecture, which listened 10 with
marked attention. ahOunded in humorous illusions.
New-York tribune., 1873-02-06

Company. Here j. emo from Capt Jacob Hen,ns coui-
papy quite similar to ;ia previous one
0vFtCv No ~ sorrH-sr.. Nrw YORK. De-, W."
Te aeauer II. n. Kcppic. rr
10 ter,iccs towing ifcr Per (ltut t % 50
R,Cd p.lw.ut (usne .sl1O'.
Approved --, Capt
tho TOW NOATMEN's LEAGTE,
The following toW-bJat companies lcaSuod with the
HarbOr Masters perpetrate these eltorons upon com
mcrce C. L. Raymond, No. 2Cl south-st. VIM Mar
shall. No. 60 Souhs- Jacob Henion, No. - Seuthst
Chas. Chamberlain. then Chamberlain & Hewlett, NOS
2O6 Westst. aud los south-st; Parker Gibbs, no 81
South-st
They cOvcnauted proved most clearly e6iore
the Assembly Committee when In session. win Tue hh-
hOT Masters, that by charging eNOrbtant rates lot Tow
ing. and paying ten per cent upen their regular
rates IN addition 70 the extra charges made on the ship
owners % person appointed to rooelVethe money
for the officials, these companies WtTo 70 nave thc Au
sive right 10 berth vessels IN the port OF New-lOrk
To make this language 90 the specuatOTs more clear u
vessel moved from Per No. u TO Pier No the TOW
boat agents render bill 10 the owner OF the craft Tor 20
or SO varying according 90 the need under Whch tne
shlpOwners suffering 10 have their vessel Dcfthed
boat owners pay the Harhor Masters receiver
$40 S3ltho whole received, minus the tO less
- per Tue gO-hctwccn thus retains y, ana pays
the SIS o $50 over 60 hie employer, the Official.
statute dated April %. 1860 declares tsec ~ that
70 haTbur master shall take receive directly or Dd
uoy any money fees ia addition To those prescribed
BY law &c This clause is violated IN regare to ~ out
OF eve ~ loo vessels which docked tAis port.
The Governor is not ignorant OF the abuses under
which commerce has suffered In former times and ms
policy for the future, lis friends s clearly lndl
C.ItlQ.