Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-02

A DISH for a lawyer-Sue:.

A DISH for lawyer-Sue:.
BESIDES the crusade, the Atchcenesc
war is now the only one raging on the
| globe.
THE Union Pacific road is now in the
hands of Jay Gould-he owns 167, 200
shares out of 100000.
In the stomach of Goldfish opened at
Boston the other day was found stone
ink stand full of ink.
The Jenkins Of the Sioux City JO,sT
| nal describes one of the bellies of a ball
room as "a graceful little toad
ONLY nine families, it is stated, are
left in Pithole City, Pa. 1t once
boasted a population Of $4,000 Sic
! transit.
LEcTURING has been so Improbable
| this season that the rates of lecturers
are likely to be much lower next winter
from % to so per cent. at least.
TIE Massachusetts Hoosac tunnel
contractors have paid $4,000 for
funeral expenses of workmen killed
during the process of construction.
AMONG the literary treasures left by
Mr. Sumner is the Bible of John Bun
van, with the autograph of the author
of the Pilgrims Progress" written
in it.
The census of 1870 shows that two
thirds of the Irish people in this coun-
try are east of Buffalo, while two
thirds Of the Germans are west of that
meridian.
The Goldcn G9o6c, of Colorado, has
suspended on account of the disappear
ance of the editor He was last seen
standing under tree, and some men
were pulling ON Il rope.
A CONNECTICUT Yankee has invented
a machine for Matching eggs, and ne
brings out fifty chickens at II time. The
hen devotes all her time to the produc-
ton of the raw material.
STATISTICS of hog packing for the
season of 1878 show that Chicago leads
the world, with Indianapolis second, st.
Louis third, Cleveland and Cincinnati
about equal next in order.
SOME prominent capitalists of New
York, Philadelphia. and other centers
are forming company, with capital
of 81 ,0OO,O GOO, to erect another large
cotton factory at Augusta, Ga.
TIE Chinese Government is trying to
raise a navy after the English model,
and is building ships to that end. The
sixth frigate built at the Government
dock-yard was launched recently.
Two lawyers in England have entered
into a solemn compact not to drink in
toAicating drinks, except when duck
shooting, for year, under Il forfeit Of
G100. Ono of them keeps Il duck in his
back yard, and shoots at it every time
he is thirsty.
PARIS, next to London, is the healthi-
est city in Europe. Among its sanitary
arrangements are those affecting the
meat supply. Private slaughter houses
are not allowed, aud all meat is inspect
ed on its entrance into the city before
being delivered to the public.
SIXTY years ago every island in Poly
nesia was under the spell Of hoathen-
ism. There are now about 400,0 900
Polyncsians who profess Christianity,
who have been reclaimed from hcathen-
ism, and from many of whose islands
cannibalism has been extirpated.
In country town in Illinois, few
evenings since, at a panorama of the
Bible, little eight-year-older sat
wrapped in admiration at the scene
until the picture of Jacob and Rebecca
at the Well appeared, when he looked
up and said !: "Pa, do you see that
picture? I'll just bet five dollars
they're Changers.
THE following are the dates of the
emancipation of slaves in various corm-
tries England abolished slavery by
act of Parliament, which took effect
Aug. l, 1884. France abolished it in
her colonies in 1S4S; Sweden in
1646-7; Denmark in 1913, and Holland
in 1860. Serfdom expired in Russia,
March 3, 1868.
IT is proposed that the teachers and
pupils of the whole country unite on
the 2Sth day of May next in a conhibu-
ton to establish teachers and pupils
memorial fund i'll honor Of Louis Agas-
siz. the fund is to be kept separate,
and the income to be applied to the cx-
penscs CT the Museum OF Comparative
Zoology at Cambridge, Mass.