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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
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BROKEN spirits brandy smash.
WHAT flower would finish drawing
room best? Rose would.
HONEST ducks dip their heads under
water to liquidate their little bills.
HENS should live to great age, for
they grow tougher as they grow old.
Why is n beefsteak like locomotive =?
It's not of much account without its
tender.
YOUNG ladies who are both handsome
and rich attract by their faces and
figures.
"SoD corn catawba, vintage of 1873"
comprises the entire "wine" list of q
Lafayette hotel.
81 AM sorry the days are getting
longer" said young man. "Why ?"
asked his mother. Because the time
for visiting my sweetheart doesn't come
so soon.
PoErIcAL advice from the Fremont
(Ohio) Messenger:
"Young ladies' under twenty summers
Should never hirt with Cleveland drummers
Because full often they will find
Those drummers leave young wives behind"
AN exchange says: Keep an eye
out for the early resumption of pay
mcnt." To which Southern paper re-
spends Both our eyes are already
out looking for it, and 50 are our ell
bows"
GLOW fast they build houses now"
said H.. "they began that building
last week, and now they are putting in
the lights" eyes," answered his
friend, "and next week they will put in
the liver"
"YoU cannot taste in the dark, " said
lecturer "Nature has intended us
to see our food" "Then," inquired
forward pupil, chow about blind man
at dinner?" Mature, SIR" answered
the professor, "has provided him with
eye-teeth.
A LADY made a complaint to Fred
erick the Great, King of Prussia.
"Your Majesty said she, "my hus-
band treats me badly" "That is none
of my business" said the King. But
he speaks ill of you," said the lady.
THAT" said he, sis none of your
business.
A MINISTER at colored wedding, who
wished 10 DE humorous, Stlu On
such occasions it is customary to kiss
the bride, but i'll this case we will omit
it," To which ungallant remark the
bridegroom pertinently replied "On
such occasions it is customary to pay
the minister ten dollars, but in this case
we will omit it.
VINO hurt you, bub 2" asked pedes-
trian of a small boy who sat bowling on
the curb-stone. "Johnny Kydd,
sobbed the victim. "lll see about
him if he does it again. remarked the
man, condoningly, but the boy sudden
ly stopped howling, and exclaimed
"Just leave him alone. When l grow
up I'll get on the police force, and then
[ can belt him all want to y
DAUGHTER of the house Ito privi-
legged old friend of the family" Dear
Mr.. Lupus, you don't seem to be en-
ioying yourself. l should 80 like to
have you waltz this one with me-"
Privileged old friend" My dear child,
l don't dance but if it suits you 1
wouldn't mind sitting here with my arm
around your waist while the others are
making themselves dizzy. ."-Punch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14

The Royal Pantechnicon Company
was organized in 1858, and was similar
to our Security and Trust Companies.
The building itself was an imposing
block, eight stories high fronting Hyde
Park, and i'll the Immediate ncighbor-
hood of the platial residences of Baron
Rothchild, the Duke of Wilmington, Sir
Robert Peel, and others. The front
walls We're of granite, elegantly sculp-
tured. The building cost E1 ,0O0,0 900.
The basement, which was lined with
iron. was carefully guarded by watch
before it. Here were locked up the
valuable silver ware of the old families
of England, who rarely used it except
on state occasions. These priceless
collections We're carefully numbered, the
company, giving bonds for their safe
keeping, and charging according to the
value of the property.
The first floor was a magnificent art
gallery, in which were deposited the
rarest pictures of the Turner, Reynolds,
and other galleries. Persons going out
of town also left their private collec-
tions of pictures here for safe-keeping.
Besides these there were glass cases
filled with costly iewelry and valuable
collections of coin. Admittance to the
Pantcchnicon could be obtained only
from a depositor or a Director. In the
rear of the first floor were collections of
equipages, mostly of foreign make,
which were considered so costly that
the owners feared to trust them on their
own premises. On the floors above,
besides several art galleries and mar
bles, were endless collections of costly
furniture, requiring constant care and
attention to keep i'll order. The Pan
technicon was also used for the safe
keeping of landed titles, moi tSages, and
other valuable papers, the company
sometimes advancing money on the col
laterals deposited. .-Ne,O York SIN.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
All Sorts.
TIE amount of coin in circulation in
England is 800, ,000,0 600

TIE amount of coin in circulation in
England is 800, 600.
Ir requires 81 100000 to pay the an
nual interest on Tcnneasee's debt.
GEN. BANKS expects to see men III
this country worth $500,00o,0o0 before
he dies.
A PENNsYLvANIAN has killed, within
90 years, 1885 deer and 4}S bears His
name is Phin. Teeple.
The produce of the sale of secularized
convent property in Italy, since 1867,
amounts to nearly GlS, 900, GOO.
The aggregate coinage of the three
mints, during the past fiscal year, was
81, 523, go pieces, of the value of $685.
$50. 1S2.
THERE were eighteen duels fought
Paris, in two of which fatal wounds were
inflicted.
The way one Cincinnati editor takes
to call another a liar is this " He is
prone to impart an unhealthy swelling
to truth.
a COMPANY of British capitalists have
recently invested 81 1000, ,0G0 in water
power at Augusta, Ga, for the purpose
of manufacturing cotton.
ACCORDING to the new directory, the
District of Columbia contains no less
than 4 Thomas Jetiersons, 3 James Mad
isons, 4 John Adamcs, ; John Quincy
Adamses, and 27 George Washingtons
TREASURER SPINNER still keeps as a
relic the torn, blood-stained plav-bill
with which Laura keenc attempted to
staunch the wound of President Lin
coin, in his box at Ford's Theater, on
the night of the assassination.
CAtIFoRNIA has about 5000, 900 head
of sheep. The wool crop in two shear
ings, at an average of ten pounds per
head, would amount to $4,000, 600
pounds, or 15,0O0,000 more than the
total product of the United States in
1871.
GEN. MCCuTCnINS, one of the candj-
dates for Governor of New Hampshire,
is unquestionably Farmers candidate.
II is said that he digs his own potatoes,
hoes his own corn, and mlks his own
cows, and has, by strict attention to
business, secured a handsome property.
A TIN tube, made like siphon, driven
into the vent of barrel of vine or cider,
and the other end inserted into vial of
water, will prevent the air from entering
the barrel, while the gas escapes through
the water. Make the barrel otherwise
tight. When the cider or wine is done
working, the water in the bottle will
cease bubbling. 1t requires no filling
up, as there is no loss.
SOME students fixed up a ghost and
placed it on the staircase of Il Troy
newspaper Office, the other night, and
then retired and awaited developments.
One of the editors came along and didn't
get frightened. He disrobed it, ard
now wears a ;315 pair of pantaloon$, Il
$40 vest, a 81 pair of boots, and an rs
hat, while one of the students goes
about without vest, and another
roams through the least frcqucntcd
streets wearing worry ancient pair of
pantaloona.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
BOraX for Colds.

A writer in the Ncdicai RcpOrt cites
q number of cases in which borax has
proved a most effective remedy in Ger
tain forms OF colds. He states that in
sudden hoarseness or loss of voice in
public speakers or singers, from colds,
relief for an hour or so, as by magic,
may he often obtained by slowly dis
solving, and partially swallowing, II
lump of borax the size of a garden pea,
or about three on tour grains, held in
the mou h for ten minutes before speak
ing or singing, This produces a pro-
fuse secretion of saliva, or Watering"
of the mouth and throat probably re-
storing the voice or tone to the dried
vocal cords, just as wetting' brings
back the missing notes to a flute, when
it is too dry.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
The Chin.

Fortunc-tellcrs arc generally skillful
physiognomists, and all the features of
the human face do their share in en-
tightening the understanding of the
seers. The chin ut the present day is
rather difficult to read, on account of
the increasing custom OF wearing the
beard A good chin should neither
project nor retreat much. A very re-
treating chin denotes weakness, and n
very projecting one harsh strength,
united with tirmnoss amounting to OBJ
stinacy. A pointed chin denotes acute
ness. A soft, fat, double chin gencr-
ally denotes q love of good living, and
an angular chin judgment and tirmucss.
F!atncss of chin implies coldness /; a
round dimpled chin, goodness ; small
chin, fear; sharp indentings in the
middle of the chin point to a cool un-
derstanding. The color and texture of
the skin and of the hair and beard have
also direct harmony with the features
These should be studied more than
they have been. A facility in drawing
faces is of great use to the student of
phyaiognomy, as it enables him to note
pecdliarities Of feature which no writ
tn description would be capable of
DrrEcryiug
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
The Siamcse Twins-The Official Re.
port of the AutOpsy.

The following interesting particulars
are condensed from full report of the
proceedings Of the special meeting of
the Philadelphia College of Physicians,
ut which the results of the autopsy on
the bodies of the Siamcse twins We're
given The suppostiOn that the band
connecting the twins was simply of n
tleshy nature has been decided i'll the
negative. 1t was found that Il perito-
neal connection did exist that is, re-
Election or extension of the peculiar
membrane lining of the abdomen ex-
tended into the band, though it was not
continuous. Sacs or pouches were
formed by this reflection, possessing no
communication between the two. The
intimate visceral connection between the
twins was shown by the injecting fluid,
which was passed into the mesenteric
vein OF one and appeared in the mesen-
tcrlc vein of the other. The liver of
Chang occupied its normal position on
tie right side of his body below the
diaphragm. The liver of Eng was on
his left side, next to Chang, his spleen
being abnormally situated on the right
side of his body. The two livers had
evidently at one period of the existence
possibly fntal-of the twins been vir-
tually one gland, but had eventually
become separated. This is shown by
the passage Of the injecting fluid from
the mcsentcric vein of one to that of the
other. The fact of common umbilical
cord between the twins is also settled,
the navel being situated in the middle
OF the band. During fetal life, there
or n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14

SURGICAL ExAMINATION.-At an ex-
animation of the College of Surgeons a
candidate was asked by Abernethy ::
"What would you do if a man were
blown up with powder ?"
Wait until he came down." he
coolly replied.
/" True, replied Abernethy." "And
suppose ] should kick you for such an
impertinent reply, what muscles should
put in motion p
1.-The fexors and extensors of my
arm for l should knock you down i'm
nediately."
The candidate received his diploma.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
NUMBER rs.
A SLIGHT MIsUNDERsrAND

lady lived in Dumbarton,
Whose heart was full of kindness,
And when my tale is told, you'll SEQ
Her eyes were full of blindness.
Her servant came to her one morn,
And asked TO " have the day, marm,"
To visit to her home,
Which was " five miles away, marm."
Tho lady took moments thought
Then cheerfully consented.
Because she always loved to have
Her servant live contented.
And so the servant homeward went,
The mistress to the kitchen,
And planned little Joke which she
Thought "perfectly bewitchiu'.'
She hustled around with footsteps light
To get her husbands dinner,
And never dreamed how soon she'd hnd
That husband was sinner.
She heard his step upon the walk,
And hid behind the table,
From whence she sprang upon her spouse
As still as she was able.
She thought that he surprised would be
Te get such fond caresses
From one enrobed i'll apron strings
And pastry-coyercd dresses.
Alas imagine her dsmay-
Imagine her great distress
To have him kiss her lips and ask
Sweet Mary, where's your mistress p
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
THE SPANISH SAILOR.

1t was that dreadful winter that the Spani'
lor was found All, me it is pure white W.
idyl. Bret Hdrte.
The suow-fraught winds walled drCariiy,
As might some haplcEs ghost,
That winter eve, long years ago,
On TIE lone New Jersey coast.
The night, with freezing, darkiug glamcn,
Had froHued upon the day,
Til, railing with alright, the sun
IL terror stole away.
The cattle sbiycrnd in their stalls,
Beneath each warm roof-tree;
The good folks whispered in their prayers,
"God help those out at sea-.
when, sudden piercing through tn" storm,
sound there rose and fell,
A word in strangely foreign touc,
And sad &s funeral bell
The cabin door Was opcu flung,
hat all in woful plight
Might see, as 'twerc u beacon fire,
The checry homestead light.
Saught but the darkncss met thcig gaze;
Their EARS. the mufled ruHr
OF breaking waves on icc-bound coast
OF that i"Dr ocean shore.
Again upon the III dniglt air
Iha' weird cry family lose.
Aud "Christns :" 'Cdristus," broke upon
The cottagers rcpose.
The morning da wns. and cpger hands
The snow-Glrifts cast away,
But wondrous pitiful the sight
That there before them lay.
bronzed aud bearded mariner
Had rerished that dread night,
In eiGht and sound Of Christian Pouis,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
A Clerical Shot nj Gen. jackson.

John Rankin contributes TO the CHI
ca9o hitcrioT the following rcmjnis-
cencc OF Rev. John Henderson,, an old
time preacher of Tennessee
In those early times, the harharous
practice of fighting du lis prevailed TO
some extent among Il class of men who
professea to be gentlemen. This hor-
rihle balharity Mr. Henderson depicted
in its darkest aspect as fraught with
cowardice and murder. 1t is said that
he delivered at Nashville, Tennessee,
in the presence of General Jackson,
who was duelist, discourse in which
he stated that Il sea captain who had
become a preacher, was the means of
converting the daughter of an inidel,
who became very angry, and determined
to kill the preacher. For this purpose
he concealed himself by road on
which the preach was to pass but
Providence 50 directed that he did not
go that way. The infdel then sent the
preacher d challenge to fight duel.
This the preacher accepted, and hast
ened to the infidel's home, and found
him in bed. Sir, said he to the sea-
captain, on certain day you lay con-
cealed by the wayside to murder me.
You knew that it was inconsistent with
my calling to fight duel. But am
determined to fight you Immediately in
this room and it is my right to choose
the weapons OF combat. The intiael
was seized with CONSERVATION and
trembling. The preacher drew out his
Bible. This, said he, is the weapon
with which | mean to fight you. 80"
said Mr.. Henderson, "Never was there
poor fellow so glad to see Bible. :"
The design of this narrative was to ridi-
cue duel fighting. 1t is said that Jack
son WAS so pleased with the boldness
and faithfulness of the preacher that he
gave him fine suit of clothes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14

The following is said to be an excel
lent cure for rheumatism Half tea
spoonful of Rochelle salts, TO be taken
every morning, half an hour before
breakfast Hot drinks, spirits, WINE,
beer, cider, pepper and spices are to be
avoided, and all grease, except good,
sweet butter. Fresh meat or poultry
may be eaten once day, but salt meat
and fish must be abstained from.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
Short Sermons.

She that is loved is safe.
He that makes himself an ass must not
take it to i'll if men ride him.
The song which is sung in heaven
rlust be learned on earth
He had but few enemies saving his
friends.
A laugh is worth hundred groans in
amy market.
The cause that never made a fanatic
never produced a martyr
BY taking revenge man is but even
with his enemy; but in passing over it
he is superior.
Keep innocency, It's the greatest fe-
hcity--and a good conscience, for It's Il
continual feast this is the only music
which makes merry heart this III lkes
the prisoner sing when the taller
trembles.
A KANSAS gentleman has thoughtf,rlly
put his front gate in the parlor, So t.iat
his daughter and her young man can
swing on it without taking cold during
the cold weather. This is humane
suggestion to all fathers. A front gate
in the parlor may save good many
dollars that would otherwise be paid
out for soothing sirups and cough bal
sam.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
English Premiers.

In view of the change of Ministry in
England, the following list of Premiers,
from TIA, will be of interest
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14
Paragraphs Worth Remembering.

BENzrNE and common clay will clean
marble.
CASTOR oil is an excellent thing to
soften leather
LEMON Juice and glyccIine will remove
tan and frcckles.
A DOSE of castor oil will aid you in
removing pimples.
SPIRITS of ammonia, diluted little,
will cleanse the hair very thoroughly.
POWDERED inter is good for removing
frcckles. Apply with rag moistcned
with glycoriue.
TO oBvIATE offensive perspiration,
wash your feet with soap and diluted
spirits of ammonia.
THE juice of ripe tomatoes will re-
move the stain of walnuts from the
hands without injury to the skin.
TO REMOVE India ink marks Rub
well with salvc of pure acetic acid and
lard, then with solution of potash, and
finally with hydrochloric acid. Some
times these marks may be obliteratod
by blistering the skin and keeping the
blister CDeu for n little WHILE When
the new skin grows, the marks will have
disappeared.
uen, e oxoo,1on+ roo;,,o or,,oL;ro,
- ann1' tl,at III rn,n1lo
Son",'o a,1 'I frpr, 'i,'V aiath; Tmo
,5imIs SI ',i. nf oond se"nI Caot;lo % ~ ooan holf
to it,o.iI af eI,'ot> So - ,,at',ll 1;ai'nl,,oI
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i'!oi'' III o'.noI .'op t's''' ai' 'i%li rt a.,
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NON il','i "Il I'm Looi I''i ii''i' ''i'
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To nIpART to common pine the color
and appearance of black walnut, the fol-
lowing composition may be used One
quarter of u pound of asphaltum, one
half a pound of common beeswax, to one
gallon of turpentne. II found too thin.
add beeswax; if too light in color, add
asphaltum, though that must be done
with caution, rs Il very little will make
great difference in the shade, and
black walnut is not what its name i'm
plies, but rather rich dark brown.
Vanishing is not essential, as the wax
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-03-14

at was that drcadful winter that the Spanish
pailor found. All, me. it is u pure white wih-
ter idy. - Bret Hdrte.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-04-11
to favorable report at an early day.
The committee will conclude its consid-
Grafton at n meeting next Monday.

to favorable report at an early day.
The committee will conclude its consid-
Grafton at meeting next Monday.
Marine Enthusiastically Abandoned.
QUEENSTOWN, April. The steamer
Eyypt, from New York, March 2Sth, mr.
rived this morning, and brought the first
officer and salvage crew rescued from
the French transatlantic Company's
steamer Europe, which they endeavored
to save. but were compelled to abandon
in sinking condition. The tilst officer
of the steamer greece reports that he
encountered the Europe on the ID of
April in sinking condition; took off
the passengers and crew, numbering
400, and proceeded on her way to New
York. The officer, with crew of
twenty, remained on the Europe. On
the 4th the EyAh took them in tow, but
heavy sea parted the hawsers. and as
water constantly gained, they concluded
to abandon the Eu,opc, and were safely
taken on board the Eyypa. The Europe
sailed March 9th from Havre for New
York.
New York, April S.--The steamship
Europe was valued at one and quarter
millions, and was insured in a French
Company at about two-thirds her value,
Her cargo was very valuable-chiefy
silks, wines sardines.
New ORLEANS, April Near Mont
gomery station, at noon to day. Au-
ritus Bienvenue and Z. b, Phillips
fought duel with shotguns loaded
with single ball, at forty PAGES. Bien-
venue was killed at the first shot, the
bali going through his brain. Phillips
was wounded.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-04-11

AZ The Nautical Gazette gives de-
scriptions of scheme to which many
large capitalists are committed and
which will, if carried out, result in 81.
ganhc plan for establishing American
ocean commerce.. They propose to
build As steamships of 1000 tons
burthen, and capable of sailing fifteen
knots an hour. The carrying capacity
is to be $500 tons, and there will be
room for 100 cabin and 1000 steerace
passengers. They are to run from Bal
tlmore, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston, forming q daily mail line.
The Government is to be asked toou
antee the 6 per cent. 2O-year bonds OF
the Company to be issued for the pur-
pose of constructing the ships. and for
this interest they agree to carry the
mails free.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-04-11
RAILROAD LANDS.

The following bill was introduced in
the House of Representatives, March
Odd, by Judge McFadden. 1t was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Public Lands:
BE 1t enacted By the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of The Unued !sat,,s
Of Amertca II, Congress assembled.
That whenever, in the adjustment of a
railroad grant, any of the lands granted
shall be found in the possession of an
actual settler, whose entry or filing has
been allowed under the pre- emption or
homestead laws of tho United States,
and whose settlement has been made
after the date of the filing of the plat of
the line of the road with the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, and
before the order of withdrawal and
notice of the filing of such plat is re-
ceived at the district land-oflice of the
district in which such land is situated,
the grantees, upon proper relinquish-
ment of the land SO entered or filed for,
shall be entitled to select an equal
quantity of other lands in lieu thereof,
from any of the public lands in the
same State or Territory. including lands
held at the double minimum price not
otherwise appropriated at the date of
selection, to which they shall receive IT,
tie the same as though originally grant
ed, and any such entries or filing thus
relieved from conflict may be perfected
into complete title, as if such lands had
not been granted.
SEC. 2. That where private entries or
locations have been allowed upon any
of the Government reserved sections
within railroad limits, prior to the re.
ceipt of the order of Withdrawal Mt the
local district land office, such entries
orlocations, if regular in other respects,
shall be carried into patent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-04-11

AZ Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren, most
conspicuous andvery influential oppo-
nent OF the woman suffrage movement
IS out with strong letter against the
Women's liquor crusade. She thinks
that the women'who engage in it cannot
be at one time God-fearing and Inv.
breaking. She compares the present
movement to a prairie fire, which de-
yastates, with the rapidity of the wind
q limitless, plain, burning and scar
ing everything, but only driving the
sscorched snakes to their dens for an
hour, when they return with added
venom to the light of day.