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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
wood,s Household Magazine.

The February number of Woods Household
Magazine is really marvel of what can be
furnished for only one dollar a year; con-
sidering the cost and the quality this is the
cheapest magazine which comes to our table.
It's articles have chasteness about them
which il not always found in periodical litera-
largely occupied by cheap publications that are
positively injurious to the young, without
being immoral. We have not room to specify
the articles which fill the pages before us-but
they are many and excellent. The magazine
contains three engravings-a pretty house de-
sign-aso the New York fashions Ulluatrated)
prepared expressly for the Household by Nine.
Demorest. The publisher announces that
hereafter the magazine will arrays be illus
trated. Subscriptions may begin with any
number. Only one dollar year, or with
chrome Yosemite, $3.50. Address Woods
Household Maaazine, Newburgh, n. Y.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

SIX MILLIoNs.-About two years
ago, DIR. J. WALKER, an old and promi-
nent physician of California, discovered,
by actual experience upon his own sys-
TEN, a medicine which may honestly be
termed "a boon to suffering humanity. !"
Being IA combination of herbalistic ex-
tracts, pungent and sour to the taste,
and yet possessed of gentle stimulative
Observation-Disclosures entirely free
from alcoholic named it VINEGAR
BIrrERs, and despite the prejudice ex-
listing among his profession, against all
patent medicines, he determined to
brave the jeers of his brother practi-
TONERS, and give to suffering hui
manity the benefit of his accidental dis
covery. He did SO, and the benefits
from it's use became known. The de-
mand increased, and immense quanti-
ties were sold, at merely nominal
price. Its merit is told in the fact that
in two years over SIX MILLIONS of bot
ties have been sold" and still the de-
mand increases. Surely such a man
should be ranked among the benefactors
of the human race. %
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
The Ruins of jamestown.

jamestown was settled by the intrepid
John Smith, May ID, 1907, and was, as
is well known, the first English settle
ment ON this continent 1t was a pen
insula then it is an island now. The
water long since forced passage through
the narrow neck that connected it with
the effect of attrltion did not end here.
For nearly mile from this locality
" the noble James has been gaining
on the land. SO much of the old town
is now under water, and. at low tide,
evidences of this fact have sometimes
been discovered in the debris that is
left there. The old tower and ruins of
the church are now less than fifty yards
from the water, and must, in time, be
submerged unless some action be taken
to prevent it. The tower, ivy-grown
and picturesque as it is, lifts itself some
thirtytive feet above the plain, and is
eighteen feet square. 1t is impossible
to ascertain the exact date of the con-
struction of this old building, for it was
not the first church erected there,
though it was doubtless built in the
seventeenth century. AS the site au-
thorities of James City for public houses,
some steps should be taken by the
country OF State to preserve it from fur
Their demolition, and to prevent it from
ever passing under the absolute control
of private parties. The island is now
owned by New Yorker and hence the
greater necessity for action in the
premises to preserve this memorial of
the first settlement of Virginia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

THE railroads of Missouri are said to
be worth, with their rolling stock, equip
ments, and all other property except
ex-Government lands, S24, 23l $50. The
State has given them $16, 49,, 304 bonds;
counties, townships, and cities have
added S2s, $40, 900. So, the people of
Missouri have built the railroads and
have then kindly given the corporations
S2l, 1854 more to pay them for the
trouble of ownership. This is more
absurd than for England to give princely
revenues 10 people who "condeecend to
30 born"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
An Ex.Dictator of San Domingo.

Ex-President Baez, who arrived in
New York from San Domingo recently,
is described as being affable and intelli-
gent looking. He is small in stature,
with twinkling black eyes, and a nervous
manner that seems ut variance with his
bushy, iron gray, Anglo-Saxon, mutton
chop wh:skers. He only knows a few
words of English. When asked how
drew his head hard to the left side and
elevated both shoulders, both elbows,
and the fingers of both hands. Then
he said slowly, and with a smile, that
perhaps he wouldn't go to Washington.
He thought, however, that the time for
annexation was not past. He believed
that the annexation of San Domingo to
a strong power was the only thing that
would ultimately secure permanent
peace on the island. He liked this
country 1t was full of evidences of
solid prosperity.
Speaking OF the existing government
of San Domingo, the ex-president was
indefinite He said, under it the people
might again break out into civil war, or
might settle down into quietness. His
fellow-countrymen differed in a good
many respects from the Mexicans
Though like them, of Spanish origin,
they were more peaceable, or amenable
to law.
In answer to question whether he
held President Grant to blame for the
failure of the annexation scheme, the ex-
tent of his shrug was something Won
derful. All his fingers, elbows, Shout
ders, eyebrows, lips, moustache, knees,
and even the toes of his boots We're
braced hard up, while his neck was
fairly grounded on the back and left
side of his coat collar. His verbal re-
ply was that that was very delicate
question. Baez referred to his abdica-
ton without any apparent annoyance.
He bears his reverse of fortune easily
and apparently with the cheerful phil
osophy Of a man of the world, whom no
surprise takes at Il disadvantage.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

and cheapest

This is indisputaby the best and cheapest
magazine for boys and girls extant. Contents
of the February number: "The Lucky-Stone"
(Gap. ID, t" Pierre and Patty (poem), "Lill's
Adventure" "Down by the Sea" (poem),
" Rovers Christmas Dinner" playing at
Siege, 1.-THE Long Tailed Bug" Little Folk
Wisdom, w. Lift tie Musician" GllustrstedD,
" More About Chubby Ruff" :" fe on an
Island (CLap. yIID, "Shoeins the Steed'
illustrated, Jack Frost and Miss Snow. "
4" About Natty," "Edde's Pet" Eyes and
Ears, "Prudy's Pocket" Work and Play"
Subscription price, 81. so per annum. John
i. Miller, publisher, Chicago, Ill.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
The Rev. DR.. Stone on the Newspaper.

In a recent sermon the Rev. DIR.
Stone, of California, is reported to have
said: "The newspaper is more feared
to-day in Congressional halls and the
high places of corruption and villainy
than laws and courts, the stings of con-
science and the thunders of divine
wrath God is a great way off, and the
Judgment waits; but the ubiquitous re-
porter thrusts his sharp gaze into all
covert and hidden schemes, an unerring
detective. The pestilent spy will tell
all he sees-tell it on the housetops,
print it for nation of readers. Good
Give us more of this. Long live the
reporter Let every public man who
meditates little piece of gainful fraud,
understand that he is Swallowed at
each step by this unbought espionage,
and though he may not be converted, he
will be restrained.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
Irrigation i'm the West.

Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas, has intro
duced bill in Congress to pravide for
the development and irrigation of the
Western plains. 1t declares that the
even-numbered sections of the public
lands, from 8 to SO, except the 10th and
37th, which are, as heretofore, to be set
apart and devoted to school purposes,
shall be devoted solely to the purposes
of homestead settlement under the pro-
visions of the homestead laws. The
odd-numbered sections are set apart to
be sold to actual settlers only in tracts
not exceeding one-quarter section at
$l.25 per acre, and the settler is to
have one year to pay for the same after
living thereon that length of time. The
proceeds arising from the sales of these
odd-numbered sections are to be paid
over to the State or Territory in which
they are situated, on a requisition from
the proper authority. and appropriated
for the purposes of irrigation, artesian
wells, railways, canals, or bridges,
made wholly or in part within the
county in which such lands thus sold
are situated. This bill is to apply to
all lands west of the sixth principal
meridian in Kansas and Nebraska, and
including Colorado, but excepting the
mineral lands of the latter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

A SUBSTANCE which exudes from the
earth in small quantities, at the head of
the Coorang river, in South Australia,
contains about seventy ga Ions of kero-
sene, thirty of luhricating oil, and
seven of asphaltum, per ton. The
substance resembles asphalite. Tests
show that the kerosene will not burn,
except through a wick, until heated TO
one hundred and twenty-five degrees,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
How Eggs are Hatched.

People have an idea that the hen sits
on the eggs for a time, and when the
time comes for hatchingt the chick bursts
forth. There never was greater mis-
take. The chick, until liberated from
the shell by outside aid, is as incapa-
BILE of motion as if it formed solid egg,
which it early does. You might as
well inclose man in an iron boiler,
and tell him to get out of it without
help. The chick grows on the inside
small scale. OF course when it does
this, it at the same time "breaks in
that spot" the inside of the egg. This
admits the air; in II short time it
breathes and gets strength to cry loudly.
The hen then sets to work to iberate it;
she brings it forward under the feathers
of the crop, and supporting it between
the breastbone and the nest, begins the
work of setting it free. She bitches the
point of her beak into the hole formed
by the raising of the scale by the
chicks beak, and breaks away the egg
skin or shell all around the greatest
diameter of the egg. The joint efforts
of the hen without and the chick with
in then iberate the prisoner. and he
struggles into existence, and gets dry
under the feathers and the natural heat
of the hen All female birds which sit
on their eggs to hatch them
have the hook in the beak strongly de-
veloped Even the broad billed duck
and goose have those hooks especially
developed, and with them they liberate
their young. In Australia, where
everything seems to be by contraries, it
is the cock of the bush turkey that
matches the eggs, and not the hen. 1t
would be interesting to know whether
the hook of the beak is better adapted
for this service in the male bird than in
the female. The hook of the beak OF
the ordinary cock of the common fowl
is quite different from that of the hen
it is adapted for wounding in fighting
but not for Matching of eggs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
IT is now generally admitted by hon

1T is now generally admltted by nom
est physicians that when once the consump-
ton is fairly fastened upon the lungs, no hui
man power can save the patient from death
They also say that about fifty per cent. OF
those who die from this disease can trace the
cause to a neglected cough or cold, which
might have been cured by II small bottle of
Liquid Opodedoc. or what is the same thing,
Johnson's A,aOdyne Linimem.-[Com.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

Browns Bronchial TrOches for Coughs
and Colds.
A COUGH, COLD OR SORE THROAT

4 UUUTH, CObD UH SUNE THHUAT
Requires Immediate attention, and should be
Che ked II allowed to continue, IRRITATIoN OF
THE LUNGS, A PERMANENT THROAT AFFECTION OR
AN IScURABLE LUNG DISEASE is often the result.
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs,
Having a direct influence on the parts, give immc-
Gtate relief For BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CArARRH,
AND THROAT DISEASES, TsocHEsGre
used piih atpdss good success.
SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS
Will nd TRocHEs useful in Gle ring the voice when
taken before Singing Speaking, and relieving the
throat after unusual exertion Of the vocal
Obtain only "BRowH's BRONCHIAL TRooHxs'
aid 40 not take any Of the worthless limitations
that may be offered. Sold eUeryichere.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
Oatmeal.

Americans are gradually waking up to
the fact that oatmeal is by mo means an
unimportant article of diet. AS food,
the merits of which have stood the test
of centuries, and which is calculated to
promote the sanitary interests of the
nation by laying the foundation for
more hardy and vigorous constitutions
for the coming generation. let us regard
it's general adoption rs an article of diet
as nothing short of a national good. Its
phosphorescent qualities act rs gentle
and healthy stimulant to the brain, and
on no other food can one endure so great
or so prolonged mental labor as on oat-
meal porridge. Properly cooked, it is
not only a most healthful and nutritious
food, but it is decidedly palatable, as is
fully attested by its wonderfully rapid
adoption rs popular diet by the very
fastidious palates of cur American
people.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

CUT this notice out and bring it with
you. We are authorized to refund the cash to
any persons or persons who shall buy and use
Parsons Purgdtire Pills and fail of relief and
satisfaction Com.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

The liver being the great depurating or blood
cleansing organ of the system-set this great
"housekeeper of our health" at work. and
the foul corruptions which gender in the
blood, and rot out. as it were, the machinery
of life, are gradually expelled from the sys-
tenn. For this purpose DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, with very small daily doses
of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgatve Pellets, are
pre-eminently the articles needed. They cure
every kind of humor from the worst scrofula
to the common pimple. blotch or eruption.
Great eating ulcers kindly heal under their
mighty curative influence. Virulent blood
poisons that lurk in tho system are by them
robbed of their terrors, and by their persever-
ing and somewhat protracted use the most
tainted systems may be completely renovated
and built up anew. Enlarged glands, tumors
and swellings dwindle away and disappear I'M
der the influence of these great resolvents.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

DOCTOR COULDN T HELP HIM.
q Mnrnl 1Q7

MEIGsVILLE, Morgan Co, U, MATCH "a, I6Iz.
DEAR DR.. PIERCE: When l was II or Is
years Of age took what is called Kings Evil,
and by constant doctorinS it would heal in one
place and break out in another 1t also broke
out in my left ear. l first found your name in
the Christian Adrocdte, and sent 10 miles for
the first bottle, which did mo more good than
all other medicines l ever used. am % years
old and doctored with five doctors, and not
one of them helped me 80 much your bottle
of Discovery. have got well and able to do
good days work. JOHN WILSON.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
The Deadly Sewing. Machine,

The London Lancet says: "Some few
years ago one of the London hospital
physicians called attention to the fact
which had come under his notice repeat
edly among the out-patients under his
care, that the use of the sewing-machine
was injurious to the health of those who
habitually employed it for many hours
together. The patients suffered from
nervous debility and other symptoms
reterable to its employment, and admit
ted that the constant cXertion which
necessarily occurred i'll using heavy
double-actioned machines had an excit-
ing and cxhausting effect upon them.
These statements were somewhat strong
ly denied at the time, but we think the
almost universal adoption of hand
worked machines IN family life since
that date shows that there was pretty
general feeling among the profession,
and probably the public, too, that the
exercise required for young ladies in
order to work he treadle- machine was
not calculated to improve their health.
Facts which have recently come to our
knowledge show that the evil was no
imaginary one, and that many workers
ut the sewing machine, or machines of a
similar character, do suffer very mate
rally in their health. One of the
heaviest forms of machines is, We be-
heve, that employed III 'braiding,' and
young women working in this depart
ment have suffered very materially, and
have been compelled to discontinue the
employment. But the distress is not
confined to one class of employees it
seems to affect pretty generally all those
who use the feet alternately as the mo-
tive power of their machinery. If the
workers themselves, or their immediate
supervisors, We're to speak out, there
would, we believe, be abundant evidence
found that machining is a most ex-
haustive employment, and one which
gradually breaks down the health"
GOODNESS. young man was carving
goose at dinner-tabls one day, when.
by an awkward move, he knoched it into
the lap of Il lady who was sitting oppo-
site, in all the glory of green satin
dress. Instead of showing his verdancy
by profuse apologies and confused
manner, he simply said: "I'll trouble
you for that goose, miss /" Can the an
nails of society furnish an example Of
2elf-possession moro sublime?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

y NOTHING BETFER." Cutler Bros Hoston
DIR. Jahn Ware. celebrated v VEGETABLE
PufSssARg BALsAa, for Colds and conSumpt.on
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21

Coz PER DAY Commission or $40 week
DEO Salary and expenses. We offer it and will
pay it, Apply now. G.VVcbberG Co, Marion, o
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-16
Dailp Gemmertiaf.
COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY.
Howard M. Jenkins, Wilmer Atkinson,
Francis @. Ferris.
.s- For Terms, etc., see Second Page.
Latest General News.

Il. W. Harris and Dr.. J. O. Aver were yester-
day nominated for Representatives in Congress
by the Republicans of the Second and Seventh
massachusetts Districts, respectively.
Benjamin 7. Eames was renominated for Rep
resentative in Congress- yesterday by the Repub-
licans OF the First Rhode Island District.
despatch from Montgomery reports "frost
all over Alabama" The quarantine at Mont
gomery against vessels from Pensacola has been
raised, all fear of yellow fever being at an end.
The four-oared race between the Analostan
boat club, of Washington, aud the Nassau, of
New York, was rowed yesterday ON the Harlem
river and won by the Anaostans. The dis
tance was three miles straightaway, and the win
ming time 1S minutes, 81 seconds.
The house of Commodore William Voorhees,,
ut Nyacls, N. Y, was robbed on Wednesday
night Among the things carried off were the
famous Ashbury Cup and other prizes obtained
TT yacht races.
At Portland, Me-, Ansel Stephens has been
awarded 512, 800 damages for injuries received
while joumeying upon the Grand Trunk Rail-
road. He rode upon a free pass, which con-
injured, should not recover damages.
The lottery shops in Boston were raided upon
by the police yesterday. The Kentucky State
Lottery suffered most. Many policy dealers were
arrested, and much material was captured.
Richard Wolf was waylaid and murdered by
Thos. White and Nelson Wheeler, near Toronto
on Wednesday night. The murderers are in Jail
An unknown male infaut, about four months
old, was found floating in the Lehigh river u
Freemansburg yesterday afternoon.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-16
The Philadelphia Lawyers-As Up.
right As Anybody.


To The Editor Of aae Commercial
In answer to hint in yesterdays CONNER
cIAI, 1 beg to inform you that the Press is
wrong in asserting that a person convicted Of
larceny and imprisoned for the offence, is yet
upon the roll of Attorneys in Philadelphia. The
only lawyers convicted of larceny in my time at
the Philadelphia Bar, which covers over
twelve years, were named Loos, Cornman, and
Ingersoll. Loos disappeared after the expira-
ton OF his imprisonment, Cornman is dead and
Ingersoll was disbarred last Saturday.
More than twenty years ago, Mr.. Alsop was
convicted and imprisoned for larceny; he lived
until about 1866 and in his latter days, was rep
uted to be perfectly honest rnd upright man.
The Press probably refers to the case of gen.
tleman now at the bar who was convicted OF a
conspiracy to defraud, but after events proved
concluaivey that the conviction was unjust and
cruel. 1t may be that the name of Loos ID
yet upon the roll of Attorneys but he has not
resided in Philadelphia since 1866, and is now in
Texas.
Taking them all and all, the members Of the
Philadelphia Bar are as upright set Of men as
any in the land. Truly Yours,
JSo. O'ByRSE.
pfNp Gpovr Dat ID
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-16

@Universal CONSERVATION prevails in tho Demo-
cratic ranks, in Kent
The Lewes Light says the Sussex Republicans
have made good ticket There is no objection
able men on on it.
Joshua s. Valentine, Esq, will speak, to-mor-
row night, at Newport, with MIR. Higgins, MIR.
Bird being otherwise engaged.
The eolored band Of Dover cannot meet for
practice without being charged by the Dedra-
rean as meeting for parade
VIM. A. Hazard, of Milton, was nominated az
Senator from this county. lie is one OF the
best men in the county.-Leires Light.
Robt S. Downs, the Republican candidate for
Sheriff of Kent county. is from Mispillion Hun
dred, and was all through the war with the first
Delaware Regiment
Ciumboro Hundred Sussex county, which has
not a single colored vote in it, gave 81 Republic
can majority at the Little Election, and will in
crease that, next month.
The Republican Kent county Executive Com
mttee met in Dover on Monday last, and organ
ICED by electng John 7. Jakes Chairman, and
Beniah Watson, Secretary.
Let every Republican do his duty and Oh the
third of November az surely as the sun will rise
tomorrow, we will sweep the State with no un-
certain majorties and send glad tidings to the
home of the rich and the poor. Light,
The Democrats have all the odium Of passing
tlis assessment and collection law disfranchiaint
Door NnlIo men, ana NOW luby hIo huONlhb lhoh
disappointment that the wicked law is defeated
in doing all they hoped it would do.-Smyrnt
Times.
There was large Republican meeting a
smyrna on Friday evening, addressed by Lev
c. Bird, Esq, and Elias S. Reed Esq. Th'
Times says that both speakers held their listen
ers to close attention, Mr.. Reed talking upoi
State matters and Mr.. Bird more upon nationa
matters. The speeches called out extended crit
iciam, particularly Mr. Birds, which would no
have boon the case if they had fallen fiat on TIL
audience.
The result of the vote at the Little Election
has been very encouraging to the Republican
of Kent county. Heretofore, they have know
themselves to be a hopeless minority now the
think, and think strongly that earnest work WI
make them victorious. The anxiety of til
Democrats add to these hopes. That party hav
not been 10 badly frightened for years. The
have seen magnificent majorities OF 800 and 81
in the county within tho past few years the
now contemplate meagre plurality of barrel
l00.-Smyrnd Times.