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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22

IT has been proposed to celebrate the
two hundredth anniversary Of the dis
covery of the Mississippi by Joliet and
Marquette. The festivities will be held
where the Wisconsin meets and shakes
metaphorical hands with the great Faith
er of Waters. - r.I -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22
ANALYSIS or CITY MID.

The Council of the'London Society of
Arts have recently taken steps to obtain
analysis of the mud produced by the
concussion of vehicles on the different
sorts of pavements, which may be said
to be analysis of the different sorts of
dust generated by vehicular traffic, and
inhaled by the population, as we'll as
spread over their skins. An analysis of
the mud from the old granite pavement
in the city gave more than so per cent.
of horse dung, II per cent. of abraded
iron, and the rest mixture likely to be
conducive to the tuberculous disease OF
the lungs, so widely prevalent among
the population. Corresponding expert
ments are about to be made in Paris.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22
NAPOLEON'S PRIVA TIE CORRESP OND.
ENTE

A short time before the environment
of Paris, says the Liberte, several large
chests were seized by the custom-house
officers at Calais, and sent back to the
capital 1t has been ascertained since
that one of the chests came from the
Tuileries. 1t contained the personal
correspondence of Napoleon Ill. with
the sovereigns of Russia, Austria, Sax
ony, Bavaria and Wurtemberg. The
late diplomatic revelations called out by
M. Theirs statements before the Sep
tember commission are said to have
been based on this correspondence.
Still more startling disclosures are looked
for soon.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22
NUMBER 22.
THE Ca iNNIBAL MAN.

tThe FOIL " ing humorous poem by Mrs. D.
Gordon, of Richmond, Ind, has had almost
great run as Bret Harte's "Heathen Chinee" 9
ioyed y
It's about an ancient cannibal man,
Who came from an island near Japan;
A cannibal man who was tough and old,
When Barnum bought him and paid in gold
And whether the man or Barnum wns sold,
You will learn in this solemn story.
His teeth We're sharp rs the teeth of saw.
And he had two In his lower jaw
Filed and polished and ready for use
On any customer full Of juice,
Or the first baby that lay around loose,
For babies were all his glory.
A sad mistake for cannibal band
To come to an almost babyless land,
For babies are strangely out of style;
You may travel the country many mile
without the light of baby-smile
Unless with the Dutch and Irish
But Barnum kept his man in cage,
Though he felt quite sure, at the fellows age,
That his cannbalistic feats were done,
Unless he should eat man for fun;
And once, on the sly, he fed him one,
Which wasn't wise proceeding.
For, having tasted white mans meat,
He always ready to kill and eat
And he looked with longing at rosy girls,
Who came to the show in shining curls
With cheeks like peaches and teeth like pearls,
And he wondered how they tasted.
1t happened once, when the flesh was weak,
That he snatched bite from a rosy cheek; ..
When Barnum entered the cage to beat him,
The cannibal thought he had come to treat him.
And straightway began to eat him
without even salt or pepper.
And though he stingy and awful tougs,
For good square meal he proved enough;
Alas alack what terrible omen:
1t teaches to women as well as showmen,
That whether cannibn, Greek or Roman,
Be ever so old, you can't trust no man. .'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

/ Missions popularity is on the wane ii
Europe.
The foreign papers pronounce the
King of Bavaria to be insane. ..... ..
| THE narrow gauge roads in opera
tion in British India are complete
| failure.
| CHINA manufactures twice the gun.
powder of any other country, but uses
more for fireworks than war.
THE Japanese Government has grant
ed permission for the building of rail.
roads and telegraph lines in the En-,
pire. .-......
SPEcULATeRs demand seventy and one
hundred dollars for sitting at the
Grand Opera, st. Petersburg, ON "Patti
nights. ts.
In London a pawnbroker must estab-
lish his claim to good moral character
before receiving license to do sup the
spout business.
IT is estimated that in five years, if I'M
hindered by Great Britain, a Russian
Governor-G General will be substituted for
the Shah of Persia. .r
The Queen of Denmark is nice little
body, who does up sore toes for school
children and sends roasts of beef around
to poor neighbors.
AN optician in Paris believes animals
suffer from sightedness as well as
people. He has taken out patent for
spectacles for horses. .,-.. ..
The shoemakers of London have
challenged those of Paris to try which
can do the most and best work in q given
time for wager of g100. r
EVERY person ON the staff of the Lon
don Times has held his place nine years,
while some have been connected with
the paper twenty-five years.
. The Catholic Church in Great Britain
has about $500 priests, 1,620 churches,
80 religious communities for men, $50
for women, and 4, 900, 900 lay members.
The population of Rome is 244, 494,
of which number 232, ,675 are Romanists,
9,79s are Protestants, 4,619 are Jews.
and 3,402 are members of other re-
ligions.
ENGLAND is going in for postage
stamps of a simple design, and printed
oninferior paper, and soon counterfeiters
will be going in to manufacture bushels
of them. .rl......
The Jehus of Rome have a special
spite against the Prince of Naples, and
run into his carriage at every oppor
tunity. One of their number has been
arrested.
A NATIONAL penny subscription has
been going on for some time in England
for the benefit of John King, the first
Englishman who signed the total alb
stinence pledge.
The next great, and in some respects
the most important, industrial exposition
is to be held at Kioto, Japan, commence
ing on the 18th of March, under the
auspices of that city.
The Partisan journalists Paul de Cas-
sagnac and NJ. Rane feel themselves
insulted, each by the other, but dare
not fight, as circumstances insure the
death of either of them.
SIGNoR NEGRI, a sergeant of the ltal-
ian army, has been notified by the Mill
lister of Foreign Affairs that he has been
bequeathrd $19,0O0,00O by an uncle
lately deceased in Lima, Peru.
The Viceroy of Egypt it is said in
tends to erect pyramid which will
'astound the world. The immense blocks
of stone requisite for it will be cut
from beneath the cataracts of the Upper
Nile. ...-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22

A TRAVELLER in Texas was invited to
drink at small town where he had
stopped He says: ~ woke up next
morning and found myself on top of a
hay-stack-my horse eating from said
stack-with my coat on, and myself with
both arms inserted through the stirrups
of my saddle, and the surcingle around
nv neck, acting as a necktie. r,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22

THERE are 6, 4s6 churches in the State
of Ohio, including 295 Roman Catholic,
capable Of seating in all 2,os4, 1856 peo-
pie, or'nearly one church for every 1000
ofthe inhabitants. - .--
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-02-22

tThe fol- ~ ing humorous poem by Mrs. D. NJ.
Gordon, of Richmond, Ind, has had almost
great run as Bret Hartes "Heathen Chinee" en-
ioyed ::
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-31
CONSOLIDATED AND E1CH.
MOND MINES!

If you are affected with n cough and
wish to be cured OF the sanre; use I. DEF!
TER'S COUGH TONIC.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-31
rom the Carson Appeal, Oct. 2S.l

rom the Carson Appeal, Oct. 2S.l
P,-Mr. Schooling. State Treasur-
|fler suffering from painful re-
E into what his doctor calls par
Is OF the stomach, got up again
Friday to the delight of his numer-
Friends.
fE town is distressingly sickly.
doctors really believe it is ma
\ Why don't a big storm come
in washing away decayed vege-
ln put an end to malarious eX-
Hons: God knows.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-31
REGULAR MEETINGS.

MEETINGSOFI THE
Rebekah Charity Degree Lodge l. y.
@. f., will be held until further nollce on
the first and third fridays OF eacii iiioi,.t ~
Unur of meetingTh O'Clock p. m. SOIL
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-31
'eKA DAILY SENTINEL.
|,surp EVERY MORNING, MONDAYS
EXCITED, BY
20. w. CASSIDY.
Sagebrush News.

m the Virginia Chronicle. Oct. 2s.l
tho case of the State vs.. C.. +.
lsnn found guilty of an assault
intent to do great bodily harm,
= Rising this morning overruled
motion in arrest of judgment.
Sndant's counsel, Major Humes,
moved for a new trlas, alleging
of law in Instructions to the
| hut this motion was also over
\ Humes excepting to both rul-
| Judge Rising then sentenced
kson to two wears confinement at
labor in the State Prison-the
of the law, so far AS I'M
hnment is concerned. The Court
4 was crowded to hear the pro-
Iiugs. and as Johnson was taken
n To the Jail To await the making
Sftha commitment, he was follow
ky A large crowd of sympathiZing
Hds, many of whom shook him
hly bv the hand and promised to
Sll in their power To allevi tie his
5jtion and to secure his early re-
!, if possible to do so by legal
) understand that nine small bars
Hllion were found in Gold Can
between Gold Hiil and the
il's Gate, this morning. the small
Sftbe bars weighing nine and one
hounds. 1t has been known by
detectives that the thieves who
bed a mill in that vicinity some
4 ago melted the bullion into
4 bars and buried it in the bed of
stream running down the
bon. and that between the
of their arrest on suspicion
their release for lack of evil
Be to convict, great flood or
bet swert through the canyon,
ing the precious metal to a great
h and so changing the face of ma
THAT the thieves were unable to
where the "plant " had been
)e. 1t is supposed that these bars
Me ones nodded from the stolen
6On inquestion.
X -ASSEMBLYMAN ROBERT J.
)DY, former proprietor of " The
fse,' a trst-class saloon in Schel-
with Deaths head and cross
Is over the bar, and Nose HaineS
lko and Cornucopia, arrived here
morning.
N. GILPIN and II. G. Johnson
run a foot race, seventy yards,
poo side, on the Divide. be-
)n 3 and 4 o'clock tomorrow at
BON.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12

BUNTLTNE's BRAVES DESERT HIM.
En'iy "Wednesday morning Ned Blnt-
INES troupe left his city Qua pe,il
ON voyage to Jetir,SnuvilIe. After
crossing the raging Oh.o and binding
safely ut The port a'nve-m cutinnrd.
seven ct the n"hc Red men uf the tor
est t"imcd themselves int,, al i;uDn-
sing procession. ana w:t!;; h.iyinr ..!,:rs,
::"aIched through tie grand avenues
ai;! same of the other principal thor.
nuglIiarcs at the tletloprl,S o: jeff
and halted in font of the Falls CIly
Hotel and negotiated WITH the prnpri-
et"r of that house tn, beds and hna,.l.
Thar matter being $, lrlpd, ranks were
nokrv, aud the 'red skins" derov-d
by hevies and held several "counc,lS of
war" I he white mrmhers If III e
troupe were trying r"pacif, them. and
we've making promises that would lead
t" glorious reSnitS in the future. On
the ether hand. there MAS Il gen ientan
from Indianapolis named Burke, Ii
apreass 4 hat Mr. Burke is the agent f,r
"Butfalo Bill" aud that he had come
down to take advantage OF The dem "
allied condition q! Buntliur'S t.nllpr,
and if possible ''gi'iier them in He
had money and showet, it to The In.
l'ans, VIII h tempted them ilresiSta
by. He told tnrm that he would tax.
them " hcrever they wanted to =, aud
hike tie Other party, promised them
''l"ts of things" L Ii . consultation
closed by five of he IniiaDS prklns
up their bia kets anI trar~ ana l.av-
Jag W h Mr. Burke f,s Indianapolis
I he iNo Indians VIII rrii|ScA To acccp,
the terms offered are Wnn,nkouHshi
and OhameSha, All of the otllrrs o
Bmt nr'S troupe remained, antl pro
pose To give one nt their llulnu srnSa
ti"ual aud blood ending dramas a
Mozart Hail. in j ffrrsonsille. Satur
da, night. Ned Bnntlrnr has not We
put III an apreatanc" oser there. hn
wll. i'll all probability, turn up" whrl
the sralpins commences - Louisville
Courier Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12

.g A strange story comes from
Ohm, dning thunder storm a few
day, since. Il large oak tree in the Mi
anna valley was struck by hghtulng
nj rent from top to bottom Iii tile
talsln. apart The fragments disclosed q
skeletons yellow with age, which iii.
sta"tly tell t" pieces and scattered over;
several feet of the ground. With the
remains was found a lew buttons Of
ancient pattern, aud leather pocket-
h'"l; well preserved. The pocket
book contained papers which discov-
cred tie secret of the entnmhed skele-
Ton. The remains were tho e of Roger
Vandrnhu,g, il captain in the revpln-
t,"nary army and aide to General
Washington. After participating n
the privatons of VALLEY Forge aud the
relrat across the Jerseys. liz MA, eIted
with ST. Clair against the northwest
rrn Indians. On November 3, 1871, lie
was wounded aud captured, but man
aged t" ESCAPE. and being closely spur-
sued. took refuge in this oak tree
The hollow tree gave Ii IN IL hiding
place, and. t" make his retreat still
more secure fr"m observation. he al
loved himself /" drop into it. He had
mistaken its depth, aud when too la.e
discovered that liz Was walked in and
without the possibility OF escape He
spent the lcmh!nln. hOn,s Ut his life. in
writing an account Of the manner of
bis mpilsnHment, and also at his suf-
frring> as he felt himself starving to
death. is supposed that tie must
have lived about seven days. Now,
after neatly !, century has aanstd his
secret is disclosed 10y an accident and
the Story of his death given to the
world Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12
LEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER - 1874
Jack and Sc.loncain Decap.tated.

lonr correspondent, a short tim
before the execution. lesirnuS of asrrr
tanning the design of the wall tent ii
ready alluded to, obtained nasSiu,
glance nf the interior. He saw within
long table, similar to those used i,
the Gissectiug- room Of me.lica
r"llr@e. A black waferp,nnf india
rnhhrr blanket was spread thereon. 4
barrel OF water was in one corner. II
another vas ease of Surgical instll-
m"n's and apparatus necessary tnn
some anatomical tiSntrrgntion. He
subsequently aScer'aiucd that the
headS ct Captain Jack and Srhouc!,in
we'e removed from their trunks and
plnred il alcohol for iran~nitia to the.
Medical Museum III Washington. Ian.
gnage clnnot be found severe enough
to dennnnce this, act. 1t certainly
could not have been committed on the
order of General Wheaton or any
officer ut Fort Clnmuth. II is said 10
have emanated from Headquarters ar
Washington. and could only have been
issued tn n,s,lif, the prnrient curioSity
OF the Mo9nls mt the nations capifai.
The Muiocs Tortured our wnuntle,l ard
mutilated our dead Where is our
h"aSttd civilization: when. after deal
ing out strict justice to thesa c,rtives
we Sl,amr!ully mutiate their ren,ains
This is vengeance, indeed, when the
great Government IF the United States
stn"rs down to cut off the head of Il
savage cl!ei Who had wurrcd against
it. aud who La.. successful, battIed
against its pnwcr for months. As an
American citizen, yonr correspondent
would gladly suppress this hi.Ienus
fact. Civilization thrnns hout the globe
will blush at the act. The. Warrior
Chl,1, III his dying speech. said t!ai he
Nn:ld like to meet the Gieai. White
Chief in Washington face 10 face
/ he Government evidently intends
that his d, ing wish shall be respected.
The decapitati"n of Captain jack is
to the u.!tinn and the fullest
blot on the page which records the his
tory of the Modoc war; San Francis
rn Chronicle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12

70 Two amusing answers o the
son of Il western senator ut West Pnlnt
are recorded. On being asked into
how many pieces discharged Sphrri-
shot will burst, he replied. "lut" two,
at least. sir. ! should think aud on
being asked What was the uses of the
vent in II piece of ordinance, replied,
after mature consideration, that it
showed the upper side of the gun, and
was nseIul to spike it with.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12
On the Shoot.

A Western paper describes the feat
or y noted marksman, who, while en-
gagged IN deer lInnt and 'nccnpsiny a
stand. the rest OF the part, being EN-
pl"l ell III drive, three tihe deer, run
mug abreast, were passing his stand.
when he feed, k Hing two at them dead
anu severely wonnhing the II, ul. 1t
was fine shot nnduubtedly, aud on.
OF which Natty Banks might have been
proud. Bur IL f'ienll"f ou,s saw il bet
ter SHOT still, made by naval officer
on the bank of the Peididu river in AL
almma. A party OF navy men, incln-
ding tonr old CummodOres, all of whom
are now dead, went from The yard at
Pensacola over to the Prrdido on "A
hhnt. A fine pack of hounds were tar
ned loose, aud the Cninmn,lnres were
placed III the most eligible po>ltinns
fnl enjoying the sport. the host, who
WAS rtmHr kahle for his Skli, with "A
gun, taking IL post on "l,r side, p,epar
Ell tO, pick off any struggling deer that
might come near him. The i"ys sunn
gave tongue. starting several deer. hut
they Eau wild, n0ne of them canning
near enough to rlter OF the old sailors
f"r shot. Presently they SAW il fine
buck rn'lning rapidly in ii direction
that mnnlh hr!n. him within easy
range OF the solitary gentleman. who
WAS ttyihS to attnSr his guests. While
.tEty were waiting, tull Ut excitement,
expecting t" i,",n hun shout, they saw
another deer coming from another di-
reciion. and taking a course that must
blin. them together near Ills stand -
AS they met he fired, aud with the
same ltle ball killed them both. ." .:
'"eA lei! h'' ' ...a.n more than II yard
apart.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12
5 NO. H..
TO Dance and Yet Be Prudent.

lie very careful not to pull down
your shirt sleeves, or up y0mr collar,
or, III fact, to do anything t" your cos
tune as you enter ;he ballroom. It
implies nervousness or nneasintss with
yourself to do SO; and your one great
enieavor in al. societies should he to
appear thoroughly ut your ease. and
satisfied, without vanity or co xcomAfv.
with your dress and appearance. Do
not stand idle, hut do not dance over
much The one implies a small num-
Der Of friends, the other wastes valna-
bic time and prevents your keeping
that constant lunkont all round Won
which is essential to success. Be in
trod"ced to movable people quietly.
there is no necessity to advertise to
by ISLANDERS that yon did not know them
before. Never talk mnci! TO u woman
y"n have jns' made the acquaintance
OF nor eagerly. She may be allowed
to suppose you wished to know her, but
not that her acquaintance is any par
'icular acquisition to YOU.
Above all things, my dear boy, en-
treat y"n not t" stand in tie donrways
nor herd "i'l'"ther men upon the land
lngS. 1t is simply advertising your
self a failure. Tie yourseltto the YER
lest wall fnwer, gossip with the dow
dlfst mother, dance with the most dis
OF the, nlaidenllood. rather
than sink to this. Sitting in corners
comprises IA very large subject, or,
rather. array of subjects To know
how t" SIT III corners well and prudent-
~ requires vast experience and u
steady head; so, until you have mach
extended your acquaintance aud yonr
knowledge Of humanity, / would re-
commend 4" you t" avoid that most
agreeable thing of ball going. 1t is
not for Il nOvice at once to penetrate to
the inner depths of fashions mysteries,
and shall therefore put of my advice
M this subject until | come. in fu-
ture letter, to the great subject of
|list'ng, which, Of course. Comprises
The art OF sitting in corners.-[ London
Society.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12
Gbe Democra
TERMS:

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y PERSONAL CARDS, when admis
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12

A LAUDABLE AMBITION.--I honor
the man whose ambition it is not tu
win laurcls in the state or army, not tn
BIZ Il juriSt or Il naturalist, not 10 I've :,
poet or a commander, but to he mas
ter of living well, and to admins er,hr
father and friend. But it req lies as
much breadth OF power for his ts 70
those other functions, as much. ~ more,
and the reason for the flllnrc is tn,
same. think the vice of nnl house
keeping is, that it does no, bold MAI,
sacred. The vice of government. thu
vice of education, the vice of re'i ION is
Que with that ofprivate life Emerson
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12

rS An arithmetic tIIan, who claims
to speak Ivy the card, AYERS that's ,0OO,-
900, " i'll not cover the losses of the
principal resorts during the summer
isl past. AT least half a dozen fail
ureS of prominent landlords are bruit-
ed. and abundant talk Of cotnp"unding
will, creditors flhats on northern and
southern b,eezrs. .a.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12

BE- One If the latest cOnundTnms is
how the small boy of the period mana
grs to smoke six tifteen-cent cigars,
and sport all the modern convenienceS
on four dollars Il week. Our arIttme.
tic man says it is beyond him
- Graphic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-11-12

~ a priest was. called on to pray
over the barren fields of his parisIlon-
ers. He passed from one inclosure to
another, and pronounced his benedic.
tim, mini he came to Il most unprom-
iSIng. He surveyed the sterile field in
despair. 'Ah," said he, ''bretl,ren, no
use praying here this needs manure.r