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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-11

In the evening meeting was held in the
church consisting of miscellaneous exer-
ciscs, such as songs, Rotations, speeches,
sc. Rev. Isaac Thomas being selected
Chairman, he said that we were met to
celebrate the day on which the Declaration
of Independence was adopted, and hoped
We would do so in an entertaining manner.
Although no programme had been prepared,
the meeting was made very interesting by
the efforts of the Chairman and of the eff
ficicnt Secretary, Moses Evans, Esq.
will only mention some of the principal
exercises:
Mr. Griffith Davis, of Wales, sang several
songs which were most enthusiastically
appaudcd, one particularly, "The song of
workman" was eHcorcd
REGULATIONS by Messrs NJ A. Davies,
Richard Hughes, Morgan Thomas, and
Master Morley Davies, are especially worthy
of note, though all the Rotations were
good The Choir sang several fine selec-
tions in manner worthy of the pupils OF
Prof Jones.
At the close of the meeting votes of
thanks were rendered to Mcssrs Jones,
Thomas and Arthur, for their efforts in
making the picnic success; to Miss Anne
Hopkins for efficient aid in collecting
money to pay the expenses and to the
Consolidation Coal Company for their
kindness in lending the grove.
The audience dispersed at a late hour,
universally satisfied with the days pleasures
JL.T.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School,
Having enjoyed a most delightful fourth of
July, take this opportunity to return their
hearty thanks TO all their kind patrons for
their generous contributions toward the en-
tertanments to James B.Th0mas, Esq, for
TIE use of the pleasant grounds to hold their
pic MIC to Messrs Evans & Koch for the use
of their teams. and to the Reformed Church
Sabbath School for the loan of Their heauti :
full Stars and Stripes We beg leave to add
that we wee very sorry that the clustering
wind and dusty streets intertercd with the
procession and performance Of this interest
| ing little band, who, in the little tour they
were able to make, did great credit TO them
selves as well as to the skill and faithfulness
of their excellent musical trainer, Mr.. Jacob
| Llewylyn.
After TIE amusemcnts ofthc morning and
a s,mptuous dinner of which visitorsand a ]
partook with earnest gusto, an intellectual
treat was given in the form ola meeting, in
which the Declaration Of independence was
read by the Pastor, and the rest was made
up Of interspersed singing and defamation
in excellent style.
A meeting was also held in the church in
the evening, at which the Rev John d
Thomas presided, which was wellattended
considering the storm, and in which all con-
ccrned acquitted themselves with credit
Too much praise cannot be given to Mr.
Llcwclyn for his efficient servrce The en-
tire day passed off in unmixed pleasures
without a single unpropitious incident to
mar the enjoyment *x*
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-11

LOOK OFT FOR TIE
Boot, Shoe and HAT Emporium
IN Bank building, opposite st. Michars
l. Church, Main St, Frostburg, Md.
All who want anything in the line Of
Shoes. of the hest and finest quality;
Shoes of the best and heaviest make Shoes
for poor or rich, young or Old; Shoes for all,
no matter what their occupation or profess
ion. Boots for Men; Boots for Ladies !;
Boots for Children Boots for al. Hats
for old and young. TRUNKS, VALlSES,
&C.,-all at fair prices should go to
WILLIAM THOMAS
eS~ Boots and Shoes made to order Re
pairing neatly and promptly done, Leather
and Shoe Findings on hand. Apl 13
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-11

ROBERT SHRIVER.
July 11-3t Treasurer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-11
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
l.. j. P.AIs niSs.

DLACKSMITHINGi in all its branches,
- such as Wagon-Ironing, Horse Shoe
ing Repairing, etc, neatly, substantially and
executed at my stand, near
corner Mechanic and Water SIS. May 17-y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-11
New Business Locals.

Aticnti0n.--Aftera an intermissiOn of
three years on account of i'll health }. w.
Fallon of this place has resumed the bust
ness Of Repairing Clocks, Watches, and
Jewclry, in Frostburg, to which he designs
giving faithful attention in order to insure
entire satisfaction to all who patronize him.
Shop opposite the Post Office. July 11-3t
A lady in our neighhorhood who had
suffered for over three months the most ex-
treme torture by a violent cough, has become
completely cured by DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
For sale in every drug store
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-11
&. #. IaARTZELL IL CO.,

UNDER JOURNAL" PRINTING OFFICE,
Main Street. FrOstbUrg. Md,
SADDLE AND HARNESS. MAKERS,
uANE on hand and for sale Fine and
L L Coarse Harness Collars, Hames, Trace,
Halter, Breast and Butt Chains, Mems and
Side Saddles, all qualities; Riding and Blind
Brides, Horse Blankets, leigh Bells, Wag-
on and Buggy Whips, and everything per-
tanning to first -class shop. We make 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 filed. Work Of
all descriptions mndc to order. Repairing
neatly and promptly done. Prices rcasona-
bic. Is" Orders solicited. Nov 4-y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

mon and roll on the grass, then, with the
reedom of air, start for his home His
stable was renovated for him while he
was zone, and his breakfast put in his
crib. If he met his master he would
show some coltish pranks, bound for the
stable, pull out the wooden pin that fast
ened the door with his teeth, and rush to
the manger where he expected to find his
God. One night the horse was stolen from
the stable. After the expiration of sixteen
years Mr.. Dodge was at the tavern when
a man drove horse up to the door. Mr..
Dodge at once recognized his horse, and
he told the driver his reason for believing
it to be his; the man told of whom he
bought the horse, and said that he had
owned him for several years. Mr.. Dodge
claimed his horse, and it was finally
agreed that if the horse would, on being
taken to his old stable, 90 through the
habit of bathing, rolling on the grass, and
pulling the pin from the stable door as
above described, that Mr.. Dodge should
have him. When the horse was let out
into his old yard he reviewed the premises
for moment, then started for his old
bath-tub, then for his green towel on the
common, then to his old stable, pulled the
wooden pin, won for himselfa good meal,
and his old master his favorite horse. The
facts are vouchsafed for by reliable old
residents of the beautiful, picturesque old
town, and show conclusivelY the long
memory Of our noblest animal.-L0lCeU
(Ndss.) Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
The Noon.

Professor Proctor, the English asTOns
omer, has recently delivered very inter
esting lecture upon the moon, extracts
from which are here appended:
The moons diameter is 2,100 miles, and
she is distant 23S828 miles. Her surface
is less than our globe in the proportion of
l to 1917, or, in other words, includes
about IA, 100000 square miles, equal to the
combined extent of North and South
America. The volume of the moon is
to that of the earth as to 1917, and the
relative masses as to 81.
The speaker had heard that the observ-
atory to be established on the Rocky
Mountains will bring the moon within
thirty miles of us; but that is impossible
The optical image formed by the object
glass of the astronomer has defects, and
if you magnify ityou magnify the defects
When you get beyond a certain point it is
useless to magnify the image as it APP
pears, and there is no hope of any teles-
cope larger than Roses to get close
view Of the moon. It is hopeless
to expect to find signs of life on
our satellite, for the moon has no atmOs-
phere. This is shown by the fact that
shadows thrown by the lunar mountains
are seen black, whereas, did an atmos-
phere exist, they would vary in intensity.
Also, when the moon passes over a star
the latter flashes out suddenly; if there
were an atmosphere, the star would be
seen precisely as our sun when sinking.
The moon has no water, for if she had,
and if even a shallow atmosphere existed,
the water would be raised into the latter,
and decrease OF increase the streaks or
markings which appear on the great
floors. In answer to the question:
Where then has the water gone? four
suggestions are made. The first is that
comet carried away the lunar oceans and
atmosphere. The second, that the sur
face is covered with frozen snow. The
objection to the latter is that there is no
sign of the whiteness which would then
appear, for, in fact, the color of the moon
is about that of weather-beaten brown
sand. The third idea is that the lunar
oceans have been Withdrawn into the sub
stance of the moon; and the fourth is
that the moon is egg-shaped, and that the
center of gravity, being displaced on the
further side, has carried to that side the
oceans and air of the moon, and that the
side of the moon never toward US may be
a comfortable abode of life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
The Correct Length of Whiflietrees.

A horse cannot draw as well with a
whiff1etree twelve feet long as with one
two feet six inches in length, because the
line of draught is not in the proper direc-
ton to be most effective. Nor can two
horses harnessed abreast draw well with
whitf1etrees ten feet long, while their
heads are coupled close together, because
they must travel sideways more or less,
in which position no animal can exert all
his strength to the best advantage in haul
ing load.
Horses draw best with the double Whit
tietree just long enough to allow them to
stand close to each other, having the sin
gle whiffletree attached directly behind
them, and just long enough to meet in the
middle. When the double-tree is very
long, each horse must draw more or less
sideways if the coupling lines and the
neCk-yoke are not made long enough to
allow them to move directly forward
without having their heads turned toward
each other. la order to determine the
correct length of whiffletrees, let two
horses stand side by side with their sides
three inches apart; then measure from
the center OF one horse to the other on
their backs. This will give the length
for a neck-yOke and the correct length for
the double whiffieuee between the Joints
where the single-trees are to be attached.
When neck-yoke is only eighteen inches
long, and the dOuble-tree of the proper
length, horses will be required to move
more or less sideways. For the same
reason oxen often get in the habit of haul
ing sidewise, because the yoke is too
short. Neither oxen nor horses can travel
easily and freely when their heads are
turned toward and tier buttocks from
each other.
Whiffietrees for blowing should always
be as short as they can be made, without
bringing the traces against the legs of the
team. A very long double whiffleree
tends to make plOwshare take too wide
a furrow slice. If the clevis be adjusted
to take narrow furrow slice, when the
double-tree is too long the pillow will not
run at all satisfactorily. The horse in the
furrow will not be able to walk squarely
in his place, because the line of draught
is such as to keep crowding his hind feet
out of the furTow on the plowed ground.
The length of the double whiff1etree and
the neck-yoke for sleigh should be Just
as long as the sleigh is wide from the CEN
ter of one runner TO the other-Ma7u1ac-
tItreJ' and Builder
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
Household Panacea and Family Lir,i.
ment.
WHY WILL YOU SUFFER {?

To all persons suffering from rheumatism Neural
To all persons suffering from rheumatism, Neural
gia Cramps in the limbs stomach, Bilious Collc,
gia, Cramps in the limbs stomach, Bilious Collie,
Pain in the back, bowels or side. we would say THE
Pain in the back, bowels or side, we would say THE
HOUSEHOLD PANACEA AND FAMILY EMINENT is of
HOUSEHOLD PANACEA AND FAMILY LINIMENT is of
all others the remedy you want for internal and
all others the remedy you want for internal and
ternal use. 1t has cured the above complaints in
ternal use. 1t has cured the above complaints in
thousands of cases. There is no mistake about it.
thousands of cases. There is no mistake about it.
Try it, Sold by all Druggists.
Try it. Sold by all Druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
WHEN YOU MARRY.

When you get married don't marry pet,
A liit, or vixen, nor yet coquette,
But marry maid-that Is if you can
More iii for the wife OF a sensible man.
Look out for girl that is healthy and young,
with more in her eye than you hear from her
tongue.
And though she's freckled and burnt TO a tan,
let she l. tie girl for a sensible man.
With riches viii wretchedness often in life
Go linked when your riches are got with wife;
But marry and make all the riches you can,
Like bold, independent and sensible man.
Look out for a girl who is sensible and kind.
And modest. and silent, and tell her your mind;
II she's wise and bewitching, she'll welcome the
plan,
And soon be the wife Of a sensible man.
Then cherish her excellence wisely and kind
And be TO small f0i5les indulgent and blind
For so you make happy if anything can,
The wife of q sober and sensible man.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

MI DEsPERANDUM-A real heating
man or woman is rarity; and what
wonder, when we realize that it is the
custom to overload the stomach, and then
produce chronic diseases by the use of
spirituOus liquors, "Tonic5, "''Appetizers, +"
"Restoratives," etc. Having first pro-
duced disease by indiscretion, the victim
wonders why nothing does him good.'
Just so; and the reason is that they all,
or nearly all, find a basis in alcohol-or
POISON. To all thus discouraged we can
conscientiously say, make one more
trial" Discard spirituous medicines, and
give NATURE a chance, aiding her in the
struggle by using one of her pure and I'M
adulterated herb remedies, in the shape of
VINEGAR BTTTERs. The discoverer, DIR.
]. WALKER, of California, is no pretender,
but an honorable pracucing physician,
and his discovery is the result of years of
labor and study. The wonderful cures
effected by them of Dyspepsia, Fevers,
Rheumatism, and many other terrible
diseases, are almost Incredible %
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
A Horse With a Long Memory.

Many years ago, Abram Dodge, of the
town OF Ipswich, Mass, owned beauti
iul horse, which was the pet of the fam
ny. He was admired by all who knew
his playfulness and good qualifications.
In the summer it was Mr.. Dodge's habit
occasionally to have a frolic with his
horse In his barnyard, then let him out
alone. and he would go to the river, which
was about one-third of a mile distant,
where he would battle, then go to COM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

DoN'T TAMPER WITH CoUGH.-Perhaps in
the whole category of diseases to which hui
mainly is susceptible, the cough is most neg
lected in its early stage. a simple cough is
generally regarded as a temporary affection
unpleasant and nothing more, but to those
who have paid dearly for experience, it is the
signal for attack for the most fearful of all
diseases-Consumption 4 cough will lead TO
consumption-if not checked-so sure as the
rivulet leads to the river, yet it is easy enc
my to thwart, if met by the proper remedy.
Aliens Lung BGlSana is the great cough RENE
dy of the age, and it has earned its reputation
by merit alone. Sold bY all good druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
s.Housekeeper'' of Health.

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 svs-
TEN. For this purpose DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery with very small daily doses
of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative 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 Turk in the 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
under the influence of these great resolvents.
DOCTORS COULDN'T HELP HIM
MEIGsvILLE, Morgan Co., O., March oath, 1872
Dear Dr.. PIERCE:
When l was u or Is years of age I took
what is called Kings Evil, and by constant
doctoring it would heal in one place and break
out in another 1t also broke out in nv left
ear. first found your name in the Christian
ADVOCATE and sent ten miles for the first bottle,
which did me more good than all other medi-
cines / ever used. I am Is years old and
doctored with five doctors, and not one of
them helped me so much as your bottle of Dis
covery. 1 have got well and able to do good
days work. JOHN A. WILSON.
~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
A Terrible Death.

WE were yesterday put into possession
of the details of the death of Chinaman
on the COrOnades, day before Yesterday,
that eclipse in horror the death scene de
scribed by Victor Hugo in his "Toilers of
the Sea-" in which a devil-ish is intro
duced with graphic power. Our readers
know that the abalOne meat is a priced del
icacy Of the Chinaman, and that the shell
of the abalone, when properly polished,
is one of the most fanciful and beautiful
things in nature. The abalones are gen
orally sought lower down the coast, but
are also found in the neigborhood of San
Diego. Day before yesterday Fung Chong,
professional fisherman, residing near
ROseville, known among Americans by
the nickname of "Chowder," started out
to the CorOnades in his boat to hunt for
abalones. Of course, his movements can
only be surmised by the event. The sup
position is that he moOred his boat and
began his quest The Coronades are
quite abrupt in their formation, precipi-
tous, but occasionally broken. "Chow-
der" saw an enormous abalone in q cleft
Of the rock, in a place covered with water
when the tide was in, and, throwing him
self on his stomach, he dropped over the
ledge to wrench the delicacy from its fast
ness. Abalones are univalvular, and if,
in detaching one from the rock, to which
it can fix itself almost immovably, one
happens to not wrench it loose at once, 1t
often closes its single shell on
the rock, prisoning the spelling
hand and causing inexpressible
agony. This was poor "Chowder's"
fate. AS his evil star would have
it, the abalone was unusually large, and
the poor Chinaman, unable to release
himself, must have early realized that
he was doomed. From his position,
leaning over the rock, he could not brace
himself, or obtain any leverage by which,
at the sacrifice of the hand, if need be, he
could free himself We can imagine the
agony suffered by the poor wretch as he
waited for hours the rising of the tide
which should end the misery by death.
The actual pain endured must have been
unspeakabie, and no help was nearer than
eighteen miles. We can conceive of
nothing so horrible as such a situation,
except the ancient Persian punishment of
the "boat," described minuJeiy by Plu-
tarch, in which the victim was thrown
to the ground, a boat was thrown upside
down over him and staked, and his face
was smeared with honey to attract the in
sects. There he was left to die. The
poor Chinaman's plight was almost as
bad as this; but happily the returning
tide prevented the torment from being as
lasting. The memorable waters, however,
shortly did their work. There came a
time when the poor Chinaman could
strain no longer, and when the briny
flood sucked from his lungs the breath of
life. When yesterday Chowder's body
was recovered bv a brother Celestial his
dead hand was still clutched in the re-
morseless grasp of the abalone which had
so terribly avenged the invasion of his
rocky home. The agony the poor fellow
had endured in this novel martyrdom was
imprinted on his face.-San Diego World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

CAPT. CHARLES SAGER, who keeps a superb
stock of livery horses in Portland, Ne, in
formed US recently that he uses Sherida1a'S
CGUalry Condition Powders regularly in his
stables, and that the expense is more than
offset by the diminished amount of grain nee
essary TO keep his horses always in good order.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

MANY people, particularly children, suffer
with the ear ache; and for the benefit of such
we give sure but simple remedy. Put in
two or three drops of JOhnSon'S Anodyne Lif1i-
nle'at, stop the ear with undressed wool, battle
the feet in warm water before going to bed,
and keep the head warm at night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
Thirty Years Experience Of nn Oh
NE6x%c.

NT6x$c.
MRS WTNsLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP is the prescrip.
ton OF one of the best Female Physicians and Nurses
IN the United States. and has been used for thirty
years with neYeT-tailing safety and success by mill
ions OF mothers and children from the feeble infant
Of one week old to the adult Ii corrects acidty of
the stomach, relieves wind collie regulates the bow
els and gives rest health and comfort mother and
Child. We believe ii to be the Best and Surcst Rene
dy in the World in all cases OF DYSEN Terry and
DIARRHQtAIN CHLDRE<, whether it arises from
Teethlng or from any other cause Fun directions
for using win accompany each bottle None Genuine
unless the fac-simile of CURTIS 81 PERKINS is on
the outside wrapper.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

The importations of sugar INTO Bos-
ton last year were 1875, 900, 600 pounds, or
1880 tons of 1900 pounds each, or equal
to 10000 hogsheads of ], 500 pounds each.
This would have been full cargoes of 430
barks and brigs of 800 hogsheads each, or
nearly nine cargoes of sugar per week
throughout the year. As the cargoes
would not average 3OOhogsheads, itwould
amount to at least 600 bark, brig and
schooner cargoes, averaging $50 hogs
heads each
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

Do ALL the good you can in the world,
and make as little noise about it as posi-
BILE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

CURTIS s. BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 2l5 Fulton street, New York.
Sod By Druggists and Chemists, and Dealers IN
Medicines, al TWENTY-FIVE CENTS a Box.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

Children, Often look Pale and sick
From no other cause than having worms in the stom
ach.
RROMN,S VFRNfIFIrGE COMETS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
DOCTORS COULDN T HELP n

THE people around San Diego, Cal.
are making their gardens now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

will destroy Worms without injury to the child being
perfectly WHITE, and free from all colorng or other
injurious ingredients usually used in worm prepare
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19
Mason & RamIin Organ Co.,

Boston, New York. or Chicag
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-19

SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.