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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
The Best Cow.

A pretty rich thing occurred at the estab-
lishment Of Simpson not long since. Simp-
son used to be our milkman. AMI W. attri-
butte to him in great measure, our loss of
confidence in humanity generally, and milk
men in particular. Mike Welch had been
sist in taking care of horses and COWS; so
Mike was hired, and placed in charge Of his
department.
One morning after Mix, had been a
month at the place, Simpson who had made
ready to start off with his milk wagon, said
to him, mike, you may give to the cows
some oatmeal this morning. and be sure
you give my best milAer IN extra guam
tity"
"The best mixer, is it, sir?'
"Yes; You know the old COW that gives
the mos, milk?''
"Belnd think do, sir
"Weil, You may give her four quarts of
the mash
Gan right. sir. III do TINT same"
On the evening Of that day, Simpson Lad
OCCASION to go to the old wooden pump in
the yard. He tried the handle but it
wouldn't work. The pump seemed to be
entirely choked up. Final.y, he discovered
that all the upper part was loaded with
something very nearly resembling oatmeal
mash. lie called to his man servant.
mike" said he, what, the matter with
this pump"
''Thc pump. is it, Sir?''
"Yes. How cam, this oatmeal mash in
here?'
"Surc, sir. pat it in mc-elr'
"Slupid blockhcad. why did you 90
that
alt was yers If that told INC. sir
81 told You t" put it in hcrc?"
''ln lale yc did. sir"
"Why. you thick headed rascal, what do
you mcan?'
"Dont be in 4 passion, master. Didn't
ye tel me to z i've Yer best mixer an extra
quantity Of the mash ?-and where in all the
place, I'd like to know. is III" crtoihur that
.gires so much milk 10 ger cans as does his
old pum2?'
The story leaked ont. an added greatly to
the di-truSt already ent: kined by Simp-
sons customers
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
Snipe on Toast, "Sixty Cents"

a sojourner ii large city, who is at the
mercy of restaurants where you are treated
with a big bill Of fare and very little food
on your plate, thus hits it off
Snipc on toast woull be almost too hearty
food to feed people on who had been floating
on a raft three weeks, feeding ON old boot
legs.
Says to the waiter, ''Gyc me snipe on
toast"
By-and-hy he came in and put down some
toast, and kept on reading about what n
donkey Grant was, and what ridiculous
set everyone is who is running for office,
and sat there for IN hour Then rang
the gong. The waiter entered, and, says 4,
Where in thund,r is my meot?'
Says he, ''i'hcy',c been on the table more
than ~ hour
Says |, II diln't orler plain toast;
want Il snipc on i;''
Says he, There is snipc on it."
Then drew close up to the table, and l
saw little black speck on the toast.
Says You'll swear that's snipe?''
Says he, "Yes."
Says |, "You'd make good linen buyer,
you wo1,l.'
Say he, ITS snipe on toast, anyhow"
Says |, ''llow did it get on?''
Says he, That >nipc is all right. It's a
full-Sizcd one, too"
Says |, I'm glad Of it, I'm clad you
told me that's a iul-sizcd >nipe: for do you
know, young man, when sat out there
reading saw black spot on the toast, but
took it for a fly, and I'm glal to be in
formed its a snipr-a full-<.z Il $nipc. Now
you can take that Snipe away an bring me
ii turkey on toast. want Il ru.l SEED tur-
key, too"
haint hankcring a't'r snipc after that
cpiSod, | coull have blown that snipc
through putty blowc. without hurting the
snipe or the putty blower either. Snip: on
toast NAV be game, hut its M an glne.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
I LOVE THE NIGH.

I love the night, the starry night,
That comes when day has wluEd its I'll IT;
love the weird and dreamy spell
That in those Tranquil shadows dwell
And if there's times when love best,
The vale or sea, it's when 'ti- dressed
In sunsets gorgeous. Lcautcous light
That ushcrs in the starry night.
love the night, the gentle night,
Whose arms enfold our siumbcrs light,
Whose soothing powers assuaGc the so,l
When vrnom'd SORROWS DER it roll;
Whose charm, appcasc the aching breast,
And bid the weary muurner rest,
The where's the heart 50 base - blight
One balmy breath of gentle night!
] love the night, the silent night.
When streaming stars aud mooub"ams brigh
Float DER each wood and summer sea,
And leave the world to dreams and me.
'ris then with unbound soul soar,
And seek on high that happy shore,
Where all is bliss, where all is brigAt-
Bless God for dreamy, silent night
love the night, the solemn night,
Embalmcd in soft and ny site light;
1t warns me of Il time to come,
When all must seek that silent homo
That home SO stecpcd in loved one, tears,
Where rest, ii last, lies hopes and fears;
That pathway dark, when life i dome,
That every soul mUe tread t.onr.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
SCIENTIFIC.

ElECTRorLArlSG Win CoDAlr.-The fol-
lowing process OF George W. Beardslee, Of
Brooklyn, n ", is stated to form a thick
and useful covering. which will very perfect
ly protect the plated surface from the action
of the elements, and form most beautiful
plating, very white. exceedingly hard anil
durable, tenaciouSly adhcrcnt, and not liable
to tarnish:
Dissolve the pure metal cobalt in boiling
muriatic acid, and e,aporate this solution to
dryncss Then dissolve from four to six
ounces Of the salt thus obtained in gallon
Of distilled water, to which add ammonia
sufficient to show on test paper the solution
just slightly alkaline. Then prepare m,
anode of the metal cohtlt, in granular form
or broken into small pieces, free from impur-
tiles, as follows Take plate of carbon, or
Of some other material that is conductor
of electricity, hut not susceptible of being
attacked by the plating solution, and place
it within Il sack or envelope made of some
material that is neither conductor Of cleo
trcty. nor at,ackable by the solution, formed
with open me>hcS or inter>tices through
which the solution may freely circulate.
This cnyelop. should be made to conform in
shape to the carbon plate, and large enough
to leave a space between it and the plate of,
say, onc-half IN inch to one inch then fill
this space with the granulc> of cobalt. which
will, as is evident, surround the plate and
be in contact with it,
Ey an anodc thus constructed, a large sur
face Of the cobalt is readily and conveniently
exposed to the action of the solvent, and the
steady flow of the entire battery current
through the cobalt is secured, thereby rem
dcring the dissolution and deposition Of tho
metal steady, uniform, and very perfect.
This anodc is to BE- connected with the
copper pole Of the battery by connecting tho
wire to the carbon plate aud suspending in
the plating solution before described, and
the article to be plated is connected in tho
solution with the zinc pole in the usual way
y battery power of from two to five cells
(Smce'S l@ttcry) will b. sufficient to do
good work Care should be taken not to-
rcriniI the solution to lose its slightly al.
kaline character. a., if this is not maintained,
the plating operation will be rendered i'm.
perfect, the tenacily, adherence and uni
formity Of the deposit becoming thereby
impaired
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24

The Imperative requirements of the sing
ing voice in the way Of rest, from time TO
time, are such aS to lessen very materially
the physical fatigue consequent upon lolow-
ing the vocalist'S profession. The singer
must rest or ths ' ice Will fail. This d res
not apply to tho less favored voice worker,
who seek their profit through acting or
public speaking. \ soprano who s!Inul |
attempt to sing in pabic for two loIls
every night throughout the ,elson, wou d
surely become voirele-S after few weeks :;
bit players and Lecturers are les exposed to
t'liS danger. Says weI'-Enown lecturer -
"!t has beea my own experience to lee
tura without a single interruption Except
SunllyS) oyery night Iorun unbroken period
Of three III nthS. In one ,el lson lcctured
one hundred and nnty-aight mig he
tween October lst AMI June Both. Without
harm to my voice; but the general bodily
fatigue was terrible and the iaury to
kealth severe
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
The Extent of the Black Hills.

The Black Hills do not cover an area much
longer than one-halr of Massachusetts. A
line drawn directly through from North to
South would not measure more than one
hundred miles another line from East to
West would he less than eighty. The sides
of that triangle alluded to do not measure
more than forty miles and the majority Of
the intervening territory is wooded hills.
The best way OF entering the Hills, if you
ever want to 90 to the gold fields, my reader,
is to come here, to Bear Butte, and follow
Cu>tsr's trail 1t took him long time to
find II way out. and it will take you longer
to find way in, if you attempt it in this
region. Another entrance can be made at
Inyan Kara, at the Southwest, if you start
from the Union Pacific Railroad, and you
will find gold almost from the very start.
Gypsum will come first, then mica, then
the velvet valleys with their golden lining.
These two courses are the mot feasible, but,
of course, trails may possibly be made else
where. The extreme Southern ranges, the
ranges of the East and Northwc-t. are al
most impossible becau,c Of the steep de-
ciivities and the abruptncss Of the foot
hills
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
GENERAL. ITEMS.


Mocking birdS--Lean chickens for din
ncr.
A miners lamentation--"V vein
give ore
Tie Patron Saint Of St. Loul,-~St, Bridge,
AZ tale of thrilling intcrcst-thc rattle
snake $.
A wonderful ariel phcnomcnon-a flight
Of stairs.
Wantcl--a fresh covering for the bells
that have pcnlcd.
A Literary CIr>---Bnilcrs ,hey are al
ways flushing stories.
The Bo.ton Imprikr quotes Cod Liver
Oil under the head al Kitchen Prices
Current
Pitt-hurgh typographical orror: "The
Legislature pasted the bill over the Govern:
or heal.
"You little ylrnvhohia' ir now the IA
milar expression for YOU horrd dog,
The vilrst sinner may return wrote
pious Methodist girl to her lover, with whom
she had parted in anger,
What is the difference between an over,
coat and baby? One is what you wear
end the other is what you was.
\ Maine husband wanted to bet hi- vile
that She could whip Il panther, but she saw
the joke and refused To try.
The reason why the IIavaneSe have Sc
lectcl for pola settlement the Isle Of Pines,
is doubtless b-clu>c il tir away.
An exchange says IA century usually
produces precisely one great inan. Which
Of us il it Ills time!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24

SEVERAL tubs of butter shipped from CO.
pcnhagcn to New York have been returned.
The honest Levi, County farmer who manu-.
lacturcd the butter is too enterprising for
those simple Workers. In the centre Of each
tub were packed oyster cans filled with salt
and other materials Of about the same
weight as butter. The local buyer did not
discover the cheat until, testing a lot from
the same diary few days ago, his trier
struck the foreign substance. Communic, .
ing with the New York house, other tubs
were found in similar condition, and were
returned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
LAST REGRETS.

Maiden oi the golden tccsscs.
why LOOK ont with glance 80 COLI?
Once you swcctly smiled upon me.
And YOU wore my cross of gold.
Then YOU promised true to love me,
Better than the world beside;
by the stars that shonc above thee,
You would be my bonny bride,
Cut your promise is forgotten.
And Your laugh is bright and gay,
AS itnc'cr Il heart that loved thee,
You had coldly turned away.
Maiden, in your hours of sadness,
Sometimes think Of days gone b.,
When we wandered full of g!adnc=j
Underneath the starry sky.
Then you told me that you loved me,
As We sat beside the stream,
Now feel the pain of waking
As frUm some delightful dream.
So farewell, sweet dream Of heaven!
Farewell too all grief and pain.
For, some angel voice still whinl era,
JOY will come to me again.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24

We learn from Chontbcr'S E"inbu,y Jour-
nal that Il very interesting report on the COM
partiye nutritiyc properties OF food was
lately presented to the frcnc!, Minister Of
the Interior by Percy and Vauqurln, two
members of the Institute. The result of
their experiment is as follows; In bread,
lGO pounds are found to contain 80 pounds
nutritious matter; butcher meat, averaging
the various sorts, contains only 81 pounds
in 100 pounds; French beans IS pounds,
peas. % pounds lentcS, II 20 nds gr, Q rs
and turnipS, which are the most acqcouS of
all Vegetables used for domestic purposes,
furnish only s pounds IF sJlId nutritious
substance in 100 POUNDS carrots, II polnds !;
and what is very remarkable, as being in
opposition to the acknowledged theory, 100
pounds of potatoes only yield 35 pounds of
substance valuable as nutritious. Accord
ing to this estimate poand of good bread
is cqua, to 2 l-2 Or ? pounds Of best potatoes; !;
and 70 pounds Of bread and 80 pounds of
hatcher II eat, are equal to 800 pounCs OF
potptoe-. Or again | pound Of rice OF Of
broad beans is equal to 3 pounds Of potatoes
while pound Of potatoes is equal to 4
pounds Of yabbagc, and to 3 pounds Of turn
ips. This calculation is consider! correct,
and may he useful to amilis, where the
best mode Of supporting nature should be
adopted ii; the least expense.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24

GAMBLING was invented by Lydians,
when under the pressure Of great famine,
10 divert themselves from dwelling on
their sufftrinss, they invented dice, balls,
tables, etc. 1t is added that, to bear their
calamity the better, they used to play a
whole day without intermission, that they
might not feel the effects of the want OF
food. The invention intended AS remedy
for hunger, is now very common cause
for thlt e;il.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
4 Tca-YhJusani-Dollav Girl.

must give you u soy lately told me
which goc, to show the value Of the girl of
the period. Ola certain day ON Penn
>ylyania railroad Il belle Of Il thriving Penn
sylyania town, the daughter of a wealthy
lumber merchant, wa> travelling in the same
car with Il -h.ewd ol citizen Of her native
town, and an agreeable young gentleman
from the W est, who tells tie story The
latter had b.en talking to Tie belle but us
night drew on aud the young lady grew
drowSy he gave up his scat t. her and 'aced
himself beside the somewhat cynical Penn
sylyauiau. T,c latter began the conycrsa-
ton by pointing 10 high mountain past
which they were whir!cl, and said, "You
see that mountain. Six or eight year, a.o
it was covered with a. fine a forest as ever
grew, and wa, worth ten th,uslnl dollars
and upward. Now, without tree, covered
with stampS the land is scarcely worth IL
Continental. The net produce OF that noun
tain lies over there in that ,cat,n and he
pointed t. the rccnmbant belle "that is my
calculation. 1t he's ,iast alo't absorbed all
Of that lumber which her lnthcr owned to
raise that girl, pay for her clothes and jew
elry, bring her GU. in society, and maintain
her there. Some Of you young men, per-
haps, if Your were given Your choice between
the mDuntain yondcr, ~ it now sands and
the net produce on the scat woud take the
net prodncc; bat As for me, give Inc the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24

1lYDroGEN ALLoYS.-In pursuing their
Investigations into the metallic combinations
of hydrogen, NM. IIauteicuille and Troost
have succeeded in obtaining definite hyd-
ride of sodium. They have since compared
this product with the lydride of palladium.
in order to determine the density of tho
hydrogen, could it he snliliiied under like
conditions. The !ylridc of palladium. hay.
ing density equal to IL, if the density of
palladium, Itself equal t" III, be considered.
admitting that no variation in volume takes
place, the density of the hydrogen is found
to be 0'Ga. Repeating the same calculations
for the hydridc Of sodium, the number q. .G3
is obtained. Palladium, however, is much
heavier than water, while sodium is lighter;
and hence it is believed that the figures O'63
more truly indicated the density of hydrogen
under the above conditions. This number
is very near to that which represents tho
density o: lthium, and tends to confirm tho
opinion that hydrogen Is one of the truo
metals.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
&. F.. HGAEsYXsAz a GO.

UNDER "JoVHNAL' PEINrING OFFICE,
Main Street. a'rD~ts,isT&. Md.
SADDLE AND HARNESS WAX EKS,
HANE on hand and tor sale Fine and
L L Coarse Harness Collars flames Trace,
Halter, Breast and Butt Chains, Mems and
Side Saddles, all qualities hiding and Blind
Brides. Horse Blankets, leigh Bells, Wag-
on and Buggy Whips, and everything per
flaming Ia a lir>tciass shop. We lnakc Il
specially of putting up Fine HARNESS..
and in this line we defy competition. Best
quality of Mining WORK always on
hand, and orders promptly filled, Work of
all descriptions mndc to order. Repairing
neatly and promptly done Prices rcasona-
bic e9" Orders solicited Nov l---y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24

y lecturer aptly demonstrates the theory
that heat generates motion by pointing to n
boy who accidentally sat down on u piece
OF lighted ,...-.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
Railroad Schedules.

Railroad Schedules.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Two THRoUGH PASSENGER TRAINS
EICH WAY
COMMENCING MONDAY JULY 81, n
From, Piedmont.
EANING at 900 and 11.15 a. NJ, and
l arrive ut CUMBERLANDat at S.23 Il. m.
and 1.95 p III.
From Gum bcrland,
Leaving at 900 a. m. and $50 p, M, and ar
rive at PIEDMONT at Ii 10 Il. m. and 5.45
y. m.
Tickets good for Twenty Trips between
any two Stations sold at Reduced Prices by
all Ticket Agents.
Trains run daily excepting Sundays, and
stop at all Stations.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24
The Burned District Rebuilt !!
HENRY ROBINSON,

The Practical Boot ANA SnGt!hnkcr,
HAVING returned from his second an
L L nual trip to tn" Great u est, is no"
permanently located in Payne, New Build
Ing, opposite the Post Oiiicc, Whc.c he will
le happy 10 sec his Old customers and as
many new ones as will favor him Wth&cal.
Old customers are dropping in ono by one,
and here is how they talk:
Glad to sec YOU back viii now have something
fit TO wcarasain. g. r.
haven't had anything fit 10 wear since You !! IT,
". H.
Wore out two pairs Boots since you left never
did that Will" yol made my Boots. G. y.
You arcthc only man who can make Hoot> to
suit me, d. II.
That's just my fix. J. Nc.
Back again: take my measure. H.
Take mine. w.
All this and much more; 90 come and Try
it, stranger, and I'm sure we'll tc strong
friends Forever in the Boot and Shoe bus
iness, April II II, ROBINSON.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-01-08
FOURTH Grand or? taTEER?
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Public Library Of Kentucky
OVER A MILLION IN BANK!
Success Assured!
A Full Drawing Certain
on TUESDAY, 3lst OF MARCH, Next.

In order to meet the general wish and ex-
pectation Of the public and the hold
ers, for the full pay ment of the magnificent
gifts, announced for the Fourth Grand GIFT
Concert of the Public Library Of Kentucky
the management have determined TO post
- IL. $1,000 ar.l Lr.--..... IL
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-01-08
New Year & New Volume
TO SUBSCRIBE FOR
YOUR COUNTY PAPER.

The CITIZEN is one of the largest pa
pers published in the south, and being
printed in and for Pulaski and Giles
county, ought to be read and patronized
by the people of Pulaski and Giles coun-
ty. During the past few months we
have incurred very heavy expense to
put n new and costly cylinder press in
to our Office, to enable us te-print our
paper with more facility and neatness,
and TO keep step with the progress and
improvement of our town and county.
We want every man in Giles county to
read the CITIZEN this year. Now is the
time to commence. This is the first of
a new year, and on the sth inst we viii
issue the LIST number of a new volume.
Only 50 per annum for a large SO col
umn HOME paper, printed on Cylin-
der press, and containing besides all the
local and foreign news and a vast guam
tity Of miscellaneous reading, inform
alton worth ten times two dollars a year
1t Is positive economy for every head Of
family or housekeeper to pay 50 fol
his county paper. Then come right
along TO-DAY and hand the Publisher
your name and money. Don't put it of
till tomorrow. You have a county pa
per equal to any in the South in every
respect. and you ought to help sustain it
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-01-08
.Indee snonord,s Lecture.

The lecture of Judge Sponord at An
toinette Hail on Wednesday evening
last was scholarly and graceful both in
diction and delivery. The lecture car
ried us to the sublimest heights of fancy
and 20 the profoundest depths of
thought i'm his researches after the de-
yelopmcnts of physical science. His
humor was sparkling, his ideas brilliant,
his periods well rounded, his sentences
pointed and pithy, his manner pleasing
and impressive, and, altogether his lect-
ure was brilliant and instructive to the
highest degree. We cannot, however,
undertake TO review it or even give an
outline of is drift, for in doing so we
would necessarily have to dissent from
several OF his propositions and from some
of his deductions. We could not en-
dorsc his ethics altogether, and yet it
would be presumptuous in us to attempt
30 measure lances with a scholar and
thinker Of Judge SpotIord's acbnowl-
edged ability. We hope the Judge VIII
favor the public with a series Of lectures
upon Kindred subjects in accordance
with a request of the Pulaski Library
Association, and i'm response TO a uni
versal wish. His fret lecture has cleo
trided the whole community, and arous-
cd the dormant energies Of our bright
est intellects. IL was the Inauguration
of anew era in the literary circles OF
Pulaski, and society has already been
formed TO develop and foster higher
and purer literary taste, and to bring
some Of our best thinkers before the
public occasionally. We hope it may
succeed, and that Judge Spoford may
contribute TO its success by acceding tC
its rpuuest