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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
Egyptian Jugylers.

Expert as are such performers as BlitZ,
Anderson and others who have astonished
thousapds upon thousands with their adroit
management Of eggs in bag, the transfer
of seeds from one locked box to another
packed away in the center Of half dozen
doyctailcd c,skets one within another, the
bare legged exhibitions in the open squares
Of Cairo, in broad daylight, put the mys-
terious lcgerdemain of those light-fngcred
gentlemen quite in the background. We
have personally contemplated their match
less performances till it saved all further
effort in the way Of accounting for their ex-
traordinary deceptions by admitting, with
out argument, the devil must have been at
their elbow. On one bright morning IA tel-
low had gathered n crowd by blowing a
concll-Shcll An oval area was formed by
compact mass Of wonder Watching specta-
tors. Women and children sat on the sand
up to the prescribed line, while strangers
from all over the eartl, supported in the
rear by various officials, completed the ar
rangement>. At one end of the open space
common salt mortar WAS paced. OppC-
site, at the other extremity Of the oval, per-
haps two rods off, Mahomed KAISER el
MeSher marched forward with serpent
about yard long, held by the neck, wrig-
Cling and squirming for liberty. Tail first
the reptile was gradually lowered into the
mortar by winding in the body corkscrew
fashion up to the head. He then took up
his former position a; distance. Address
ing the assembled multitude with the volu-
bii,y Of a mock auctioncer, he said: "Now
look, for the snake will disappear" While
thus vociien,ing, the snake frequently
stretched up out of the vessel several inches,
but fell back again at 4 rebuke from the
orator. Once, twice! three times and,
sure enough, the lrightful creature was
gone! An examination of the mortar salts
fed all there were no reception rooms with
in. How was that feat accomplished?
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Dict for Summer.

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We are glad to bear testimony to tho
great Improvement manifest within the last
quarter of Il century in the diet, not only of
farmers, but of the community generally.
There is much less pork consumed than
formerly, vegetables and fruits arasmoso
abundant, the bread is in greater variety
and Of better quality, pies are less frequent
ly seen on the brenkiatmnd supper tables,
fried donghnuts do not constitute such
staple article of consumption, and the grid
iron and roasting pan are. substituted in
good degree for what tho physicians cali
the ''inlcrnal lrying-pan." While conced-
ing thus much, we must SAY there is a mar
gin for further Improvement, and we can
see no injustice depe to the farmers in Dr..
Adams summing up Of the testimony of tho
leading physicians Of Massachusetts, with
this ad, ice to them
''Morc fresh and less salt meat; less fry
ing and more boiling, broiling and baking;
q greater variety of vegetables and fruit;
less pies and cakes; more wholesome, well
kneaded bread, raised with yeast; less tea
If farmers reject this cheap and whole
some advice, dyspepsia will continue to be
one Of the diseases TO which they are partic-
ularly liable, and they may have to spend
their substance for physic, which otherwise
might have been cast to the dogs.
Rheumatism is, doubtless, the disease to
which farmers are liable. and exercise and
unti,nely work. coupled with unnecessary
exposure, the cause Of it. Outdoor work
gives II man the stomach of an ostrich. 81
far a digestion is concerned, and enables
him to eat with impunity what would kill
one Of sedcntary habits. But there il no
advantage in taxing the digestive organs Of
out-duor workers beyond what is necessary.
1t this season of the year. particularly,
pork should be e-chcwed. 1t furnishes heat
rather than muscle, and in laying and har.
ting muscle is of more value than heat
for the laborcr a '''
During the hot season, milk, bread and
cheese, lean mutton or beef in moderate
quality, vegetables, and fruits. should con.
stitutc the chief articles Of dict. The En-.
glish fnrm-laborer makes great use of bread
and cheese. These constitute his luncheon
in the field, and are recommended both by
instinct and science. Ca<en or cheese il
musclc-lorming in its elements, and it were
we'll if our aborers were more addicted to
its use. Cheese is too hearty to he eatef,
alone, and bread is its natural supplement
and cOncomitant There is more muscular
strength furnished by pound of cheese
than By two pounds Of meat, and the c,st
of the cheese per pound il generally much
less.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
Western Common Sense.

The editor of the bureau, "Illinios Repub-
lican," writes in reference to the hard times
that are complained of at the west The
editor thinks that there are other causes for
general complaint than the exaction of the
railway monopolistS, and there is too much
>cheming to get living without rendering
an eQuiyulent in honorable labor. Our bows
are not learning useful tiudes; our farmers
sons are crowding into the small cities seek
ing after positions as clerks; our girls re-
fuse to do houSework, and 81 we are sending
to Europe for workmen, and buying of their
artizans millions worth Of products md
manufactures t!at we ought to make for
ourselves. Though our crop of rascals is
heavy, We do not grow hemp; though we
are ovcrrun with lads who deserve 0ugcha-
tion. We import our willows.
Oar women (unlesS greatly dcccived)
shine in loreign fabrics; and our men are
dresse. in foreign clothes. We are like the
farmer who hires his neighbor'> sons to cut
his wood, feed his stock and run his errands,
while his own boys loaf around saloons and
spend their time in playing billiasds and
gambling, and then wonders why, in spite
of his best efforts, he sinks annually deeper
and deeper into debt, till the sheriff cleans
him out, and he starts out west to beyin
again. .--.1 t.a
The time has come for US to turn over a
new leaf. Our boys and girls must be
taught to love labor by qualifying them
selves to do it efficiently. We must turn
out fewer professionals, and more skilled
artzans and producers. We must grow and
fabrcate the immense quantity of articles
that we now annually import, and 50 reduce
the foreign debt that we have 81, long and
so successfully augmented year by year.
We must qualify our clever boys to erect
and run factories, saw-mills, mnchine-sliops,
tannerics; to open and work mines, improve
and fashion Implements, and ,double the
products of the farms. If we shall adopt
this policy, and then take such measures as
will correct the abuses growing out Of our
mammoth railway privileges, we Shall soon,
without doubt, beg in to witness a true de-
velopmcnt of national prosperity that will
be as firm as the everlasting hills. .,.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
The Place Of Woman.

One OF the principle features Of the Mid
die Ages is the recognition of the fact that
Christianity assigned to woman new place
in the social order-of the world, very differ.
cnt from. what it lad been before. The
deep respect accorded by that epoch to wo.
man could not hut exercise most powerful
and beneficial! influence on humanity for
when man, confident in hi. physical force.
reISrS alnne, we can never expect to sec
real human culture develop itself There
now arose a new kind Of worship of the
Beautiful, and Of female beauty in particu.
lar, and that in higher and more refined
sense than had been the case with the nom
Christian world. The Greeks, the Romans.
and the Arabians, had bestowed praise on
woman, as necessary to their happiness, but
they treated her only as an inferior, and
even as slave. The Christian world set
before itself new ideal. What man now
strives for is, that the lady whose affections
he cndeavors to win should recognize his
personal worth; that she should prefer him
to other suitors; that she should love him
because she honors and esteens him, Such
a demand is based upon the supposition that
man considers woman as his equal; nay,
that he looks up to her rs a superior being,
the cndcayor he makes to deserve the favor
of her he loves. and to become worthy of
her. reacts on his own conduct. Love raises
him above all that is common and vulgar:
it becomes with him the handspring Of
every noble action; he can lcncciorth nei.
tler do or say anything of which he would
feel ashamed before her. The Tcutonlc pa.
itions especially seized the full signifcatIun
of this lofty conception of woman and Of
her place IN life with them la,c WAS noth-
ing but the spontaneous homage Of strength
to leauty; they introduced new social
usage, aud n mofc elevated system Of ethics
iunons tho inhabitants Of Southern Europe.
and at tho s;,ipo timo communicated to them
that rcycrcntial respect which raises woman
though. naturally weak above the c,n.plcn
ic,c. Of humanity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
ScOlding.

Scoldng is habit very easily formed.
1t is astonishing how soon one who indulges
in it at all becomes addicted to it, and con-
frmed in it. 1t is an unreasonable habit.
Persons who once get in the way of scolding
always find something to scold about. If
there was nothing else, they would fail a
scolding at the mere absence Of anything to
scold at. 1t is an extremely disagreeable
habit The constant rambling of distant
thunder, caterwauling, or Il hand-organ
under ONES window, would be less unpleas-
ant. The habit is contagious. Once intro
duced into a family, it is pretty certain, in
a short time, to affect all the inenibers. If
one of them begins finding fault about
something or nothing, tho others are apt
very soon to take it up. ami very unneces-
sary bedlam is ereated,
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gate, Tor had they not assured her that cir
cumStance did not alter the case? 1t was
useless to say that she had no right to keep
the cows in custody, for had they not coun-
selcd her to do 50? As to going to law
about it, would they not thus become the
sport Of the whole town?
''ilc that diggcth pit, he himself shall
fall into it ;" said Miss Lciitia, who read what
was passing in their minds AS well as if they
had spoken, for the light Of lsaac,s lantern
fell full on their faces. 'lloweyer, on one
condition will free the cows and forgive
you the debt"
"What is that?" R,th thought the qucs,
ton, but did not ask il.
"Thc condition is, tiat You promise to
put good new fence in place Of the old
one that separates your estates, dividing the
coast between YOU, and that hcncctorth you
will live together peacefully so far as in you
lies Do you prorii>e?'
"Yc,,n muttsrcd both, in voice scarcely
audible.
"Shake hands upon it, them" said Miss
Le,itia
They did 50.
"Now let tie cows out, Isaac; it's time
they were MIXED" said She And the two
men vert away driving their cows before
them, and Il shamc-iaccd air greatly in CON
traSt to the look Of triumph with which
they had qnittta her presence
The fence was built. and the strife ceased
when the cause WAS removed, but it was
long before NJ * Lctitia's part in the affair
came to the public car; for she herself
maintained a strict silence concerning it,
and cnjuincd the same upon her man-scr-
want, Isaac.
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Mt many Of the older residents of Des
Moiues have forgotten Miss Mary Hay, a
lady who praciiccl woman's rights if she
didn't preach tirem.. In Stature she was
full six feet, powerfully formed and stronger
than most mon in the settlement. She
could fell tree with the skill of an accom-
plished woodman, and drive cattle equal to
the best bullwhacker on the plains. She
was an expert with rifle, and could drop a
ball into a squirrel in the top of the tallest
tree. She was also an accomplished nayiga
tor, and frequently operated ferry across
Coon River. The tales told Of her proves
and strength are legion.
On one occasion she was ferrying Chief
Justice Williams over Coon River in
skiT. The Chief Justice, with accustomed
g,lantry, essnyed to make love to the oars
man. Mary resented this, and reaching for
the head of the judiciary with an arm and
hand that would fell an OK, threatened to
pitch him into the river if there was any
more Of that kind of nonsense. The Justice
may have been willing to face a room full
of lawyers, but he didn't care to try the
strength of that brawny arm, and quickly
postponed all endearments.
Although an Amazon in size, Mary had
her full share Of the feminine desire to dress
well. On one occasion she appeared in
church with a little jaunty hat, of the latest
cut, small para4ol, and Il short dress and
pantalets. A stranger from the East, chanc-
ing to see the lady in that costume, was 50
much amused that he smiled audibly. Mary
saw the ridicule, and her wrath was kindlcd.
When service was over, she sought the
abode Of that Down Easter, with the ex-
pressed determination of ''thrashing the
ground with him." The tidings Of her in
tent preceded her, and when she hove in
sight of his boarding house, he lit out for
thick brush, and remained concealed until
she departed. Subsequently she made other
wrathiu visits for the same dire purpose,
but each time the Eastern man eyaded
her, and finally the difficulty was amicably
settled by the interpostion Of mutual
friends.
On one occasion there was berrying
party somewhere in this vicinity, the ladies
being the hosts and furnishing the teams to
haul their guests to the berry patch. Mary
invited Il gentleman yet living in DcS Moines,
and at that time a United States official.
When the time arrived for starting, the lady
appeared at the door of his office. driving
two yokcs of cattle attached to farm wagon,
and sang out for her escort to hurry. lie
didn't move quite fast enough to suit her,
and she picked him up, chair and all, and
placed him in the wagon, and then with
"g'ang Buck that could lave been heard
across the river, started to hunt after ber-
ries.
She was as brave aS she was massive, and
when some drunken Indians once refused
to leave her premises, she ran and seized Il
hooppole and drove them from thence single
handed.
Subsequently Mary married an estimable
gentleman in an adjoining county, a county
officer, with whom she started for California,
but died on the way.
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NUMBER 1.

"The children are here" she persisted.
"They recognize their dear inther. Don't
you, children"'
"Yes, yes" they exclaimed, "n's pa, it's
our dear pn.'r4
And then they grabbed Simmer BY his
trowser legs and hung to his coat tail.
Woman he shricked, this is getting
serious. Cnland me, say
Aud he tried to discngage himself from
her cmbrnce--while all the brakcmcn, and
the baggage master, and the newsboys stood
around, and said his conduct was infamous.
In the midst of the struggle stranger en-
tered with Il carpet bag. lie looked exactly
like Slinmcr-gnd when he saw his wife in
SINNERS arms he became excited, and
lloored Simmer with that carpet bug, and
sat on him. aud sinote his nose aud caroHed
on his head and asked hia what he meant.
Simmer was removed on stretchcr, and
the enemy went off with his wife and family
in cab. lie called next day to apologize.
Ills wife hadlm,de the mistake because of
SINNERS Likeness to him, And now Slim
mer wishes he may soon be kicked in tho
face by NUE. SO that he will resemble no
other human being IN the world.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
A Picture.
By ALDINE S. KIEFFER.

AS passing clouds that flcck the summer
sky
And strew their shadows on the yales
'''- below,
Pass on and on, melt into mist and die
Beneath the suns effulgent, fervid glow; =
So do our hopes and pleasures pass away,
But leave their shadows on the souls
DIR broad field;
While fiercely glows the sun of litc's red
day
Upon our aching heads that have no
shield.
4 glowing desert lies behind our backs
Through which we trod on bruised and
bleeding feet;
And ashes. tears and blood lie in our tracks,
That wind by hitter streams that ne'er
grow sweet;
Before us lies the boundlcss, dread I'M
known,
Hid by futuritys dark veil of'clouds;
Where grow the fruits OF seeds that we
have sown,
A. pregnant realm of shadows and of
shrcuds.
A strange sad journey is life's little day,
With all its petty ills, its griets, and pain;
Its ioys that flash like lightning on our
way,
And like the lightning vanishing again,
All--all to end in one long dreamless night
Where foes disturb not, and no fears an
noy:
Where dust and darkness set their seals of
. might
On life, light, love, and all of grief or joy.
Bu, dust, and death, and darkness shall
not reign,
Sole lords forever in night profound!
Let there be light" shall echo yet again,
And Lazarus like the world to life shall
bound.--
And a new day shall gild eternal skies:
Born out of times long, dreary night of
.r pain.
..s--.Mtts;ca, Million, Singers Glen, Va.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
Chunks Of Wisdom.

We don't know who is the philosopher
speaking, but deem his suggestions so sug-
geStiye that we say cut this out and read it
often:
Better to wear calico dress without trim
ming, if it be paid for, than to owe the
shop-keepcr for the most elegant silk, cut
and trimmed in the most bewtching man
ner.
Better to live in a log-cabin all your own,
than bruWn-stune mansion belonging to
somebody else.
Better walk forever than run into debt
for horse and carriage.
Better to sit by the pine table, for which
you paid three dollars ten years ago, than
send home new extension, black walnut
top, and promise to lay for it next week.
Better to use the old cane-scated chairs,
and faded two-ply carpet, than trembIc at
tho bills sent home from the upholsterer s
for the most elegant parlor set ever made.
Better to meet your business acquaint-
ance> with free 'don't owe you cent"
smile, than to dodge around the corner to
escape dun.
Better to pay the street organ-grindcr two
cents for music, if you must have it, than
owe for grand piano.
Better to gaze upon bare walls than pic
lures unpaid for.
Better to eat thin soup from earthenware,
if you owe your butcher nothing, than to
dine off lamb and roast beef and know that
it does not belong to you.
Better to let your wife have fit of hys-
terics, than run in debt for nice new furni-
tnre, or clothes, Or jewclry.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
The Fellow that Looks Like Nc.


Max Adeler, who writes for a Philadel.
pha paper, has q friend named Simmer,
who deserves pity lie was going up to
Reading not long since and when reaching
the depot he happened to look in the ladies'
room. A woman sat there with n lot of
baggage and three children, and when she
saw Simmer she rushed at him, and before
he could defend himself she flung her arms
about his neck, nestled her head upon his
breast, and burst into tears. Simmer was
amazed. indignant, coniounded; and ere he
could find utterance for his feelings, she
exclaimed,-
so Henry, dear Henry! We are united
at last. Are you we'll? Is Aunt Martha
still alive? Haven't you longcd to see your
own LouiSa?" .s..-...
And she looked into SINNERS face and
smiled through her tears. ~.
"Madam, said he solcnnly, eff am the
person alluded to as Henry, permit me to
say that you have made mistake. My
name is Lemuel, have no Aunt Martha,
and don't own a solitary Louisa. Oblige
me by letting go my coat, it will excite re-
mark
Then she buried her bonnet deeper into
his waist-coat, and began to cry harder than
ever, and said,--
80 Henry, how, how can you treat me
SO? How can you pretend you are not my
husband?"
Madam" screamed Simmer, "if you
do not cease soppins my shirt bosom, and
remove your Internal umbrella from my
corn, ! shall be obliged to call the police.
Lot me go, say" .-...
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26

WmLEa man, guilty of larceny was lying
hand cuffed on the hurricane deck Of an out
ward bound steamer, Il little girl fell from
the deck of the boat into the water. The
prisoner Immediately sprang overheard,
swan to the girl, and, after several attempts
with his manacled hands, succeeded in hold
ing the child until boat came to their
rescue. The act was witnessed by scores
of passengers, who signed testimonial in
his honor for tile noble act.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26

1t is estimated that of the 20 900 clergy
men belonging to the Church of England
10000 are High Churchmen, and 500 Low
Churchmen, 1000 Bread Churchncn, and
5000 colorlcss or nondcscript Churchmen.
In the American Episcopal Church the
High Churchmen considerably outnumbcr
the Low Churchmcn, and, there is also a
large body of nondcscript clergy; but
the Broad Church party has worry small
following.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-26
The Troubles OF John Smith.

Why will the Smiths, man and wife, go
on naming the majority of their offspring
"John?" 1t is exceedingly stupid, and it
is about time to put stop to the practice.
For Mr.. and Mrs Smith to name thor son
John is to send him forth namelcSs into the
world. lie is a digitle>s cipher. We yes
tcrday morning had in our Police Court to
report the following item:
John Smith. arrc>iel hy officers Lloyd
and Iby, on char.e Of petty larceny;
dismissed.
Then came pouring forth scores of notes
from distressed and outraged John Smiths.
The poor fellows are obliged to parade be-
fore the public not Only their trades and
troubles, but also their intirmitics, in order
that the public may not mistake them for
thieves The following are onlya tcw of
the notes we have received, and are taken
At random from the avalanche that covers
our table:
EDITOR ENTERPRISE PLEASE state that
the John Smith mentioned in your Police
ceny lellow-was not John Smitl. who does
night work, and oblige Yours truly,
JOIN SMITH.
EDITOR ENTERPRISE Will you be kipd
enough to state that the John Smith arrest
ed yesterday for petty larceny was not John
Smith who drives the Swill cart.
Yours, JonN SMITH.
REroRTER ENTERPRISE Please say that
the John Smith arrested for stealing was
not rcd-headed John Smith, the tinker.
Respectfully, JonN SMITH.
Mr. Local You will obligc me by say
ing that legged John Smith is not the
pctty-larceny cuss who was in the Police
Court yesterday. Your obedicnt,
JouN SMITH
Mr.. ITEMS BE kind enough to say that
the John Smith up yesterday for theft was
not the Smith commonly known as Lying
jack Smith, from Poker Flat" ! re-
main, ETC.,
JouN SMITH
Local 1rEMs PLEASE correct your police
report of yesterday morning by saying that
the John Smith up before Judge Marplc
yesterday for petty larceny was not the
John Smith lately divorced from his wife,
andcommonly known as Cock eyed Smith, -
and you will ob'igc.
Respectfully, JonN SMITH.
MR. ENTERPRISE Il am no internal thief
| wish you to state in your paper that the
John Smith pulled yesterday for petty lar
ccny was not John Smith from Idaho, COM
monty called Sorc-lcggcd jack
Yours, etc, ,JouN SMITH.
As may be seen BY the above struggles of
the John Smiths to make themselves known,
John Smith is no name at all Indeed, it is
worse than no name. Let Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith name their boy Ebcnczcr, Hippato-
dorus, Gabriel, laccdncmoncus, Jcdcdiah,
or Epaphroditus, but let us have no more
John Smiths-at least not for generation
or two, when there shall appear to be de-
mand for them.
For the comfort Of the John Smiths who
have asked us to set them right we will
state that the John Smith arrested on a
. charge Of petty larceny is better known as
"Suck-cgg Smith. - Virginia City Enter
prise.
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HENRY IL. ATKINSON,

g.',e sdJ iMAGISTRAIE. ''
nEEDS, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF
DSALE and CONTRACTS WRITTEN.
Books Posted and Accounts Drawn Off
with Ncatness and Dispatch. a...1.
R-Ofiice 1st door west of JOS. .]andorf's
store. g.rI .H u.. May