Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-06

FOREIGN passports are hereafter good
for only SIX months.
ALFRED Russell WALLACE claims for
man an antiquity of 50O,0 years.
One of the celebrated Blair-drum-
mond geese died, recently, at the age
of 70.
CARL SHuRz, being interviewed, says
there is no truth in the report that he
intends to remove to Chicago.
LYDIA SHERMAN, the female poisoner,
is the only woman occupant of the Coil-
necticut State Prison at Wethersfeld.
England by the sting of wasp, and
two by the bite of a rat, while the death
of one infant is attributed to circum-
cision.
TIE richest man i'll Maine is cx- Gov.
Coburn, of Augusta, who has several
million dollars "salted down, most of
which he has made in the numbering
business.
A NEW toy for boys is bear about
two feet high, which, upon b, ing wound
up, growls and stands upon his legs in
true bear style. These toys are made
in Munich.
GERRITT SMITH said to New York
reporter: "Go home, sir. l won't be
interviewed, sir. Keep away from my
house, sir" The reporter concluded
to depart, respectfully, but immedi-
ately.
THE first paper made of linen was
made in the year 1900. Paper manu-
featured from cotton rags was invented
i'll the tenth century. 1t is supposed to
have been made of other material in
China as early as 10, B. G.
A MECHANICAL contrivance, arresting
at will the motion of the street cars,
has been invented by Scotch gentle
man, and is now exhibited in leading
English cities. The invention enables
the driver of a car to stop it Instantly,
without in the slightest jolting the pas
sengers.
TIE velocity of the wind is various
light air, l mile light breeze miles
gentle breeze, 10 miles; moderate
breeze, 20 miles; strong wind, 25 miles;
moderate gale, 30 miles fresh gale, As
miles; strong gale, SO miles; heavy
gale, 70 miles; storm, 80 miles; hurr-
cane, 100 miles and upward per hour.
THE total number of railway cars now
running in the United States and Can
ada is estimated Mt about 400, 900, of
which not far from $4,000 pertain to
passenger trains. There are 103 COM
and during the year ending in May last
they turned out an aggregate of 35, 53l
new cars.
ABSOLUTE pure iron is said to have
been produced by a Russian chemist by
means of the galvanic battery. During
the process IL large quantity of hydro
gen was disengaged from the ordinary
iron used. The pure iron is silver
white metal, very NAL cable and ductile,
and so soft as to be readily cut with a
pair of scissors. 1t oxidizes very rap
idly.
STEWART, the dry goods duke, is in
trouble. Not financially, for he is worth
over twenty millions, but his health is
failing, and he expects to die one of
these days, and he wants to know who
then will see that the little cash boys.
working Mt one dollar and half week,
are fined for sitting down between 7
O'Clock a. m. and 6 p. m.
THE History of the Roman Catholic
Church " began with the commission
given after our Lords resurrection to
the apostle Peter, who closed his apos-
tolic labors i'll Rome, in the year A. ID.
81. The present doctrines of the Ro-
man Catholic Church were first settled
upon and promulgated by the Council
of Nice, who assembled i'll the year 325,
and proclaimed Christ to be God con-
substantial with the Father.