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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-02

The HANSON LETTUCE.
The most tender, sweet and delicious variety
heads large ane solid, often weighing 5 lbs Sin
&c pkEG; IS cts. Rk9s; 81: AL1sERAL DIS
EALESDAR FOR 1874, l68 pnaes, illustrated .rith prac-
ticdt directions. Nailed FIR ZEE to ali op,I;c0tts
HENRY A. DREER.
714 Chestnut ST.. Rhilaal r. lnlaia ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-02

A GENTS MANTED.--Men or women. S34 a
~ week. or 800 forfeited. The Srrct free. Write
! ut once ~ COWEN 4 Co. Sth ST, New Ynrk
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

WILL DO WITH ALL THEGooDs HE M @
answered. echo ayshe sells them quickly ana why
quantities and never fails to nave complete n~.
keep him from having full stock for ae trade S
of house Heavy sales az very
partners well afford sell cheaper tnan any other The pubic oes
wit constantly hong his store Tor
Dress every kind such Apacas of every color and quality
Japanese Newport Suing; Meance Popns Percaes anu
Sutinga at Is cent less
last season Silks the different qualities so cents per ya e
than months 500 pieces OF best make " ll
Thkng Table Linens nd
thai
vrv kind sch "a
shirts; r"'
ouaity cols 81 % %
in
supplies hand All who are ano taxing up
inter
~r dSr ofa keep the best in the market ana
for
articles too numerous to mention can
he
Let anything here said intended to eude or deceive
all suited all VIII be saheo
and to all bastac accommodations,
May MANA WiNELANo
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

During New York Philadelphia
they make to-day will astonsh this community
Beached Muslin 2l days generally
sold Is Fine Brown Muslin, yard wide
and all brands reduced Stock complete Pillow Musn
Sheengs An entirely of Side Trimming
This thing alone worth visit inspection They cheaper
below the selling
Is all shaethese goods sometimes called Linen
20 25 perd full lines Wash Poplns and Double
Twist Wash Dress Goods -! 20 will
that somebody losing them real Ven
Dress Goods cents which manufacturers to-day all
extan
japanese Silks Silk Travelling Mixtures Black acas and Mohs the
very and shall pleasure aordng the public facilities
the closest and examination shades weights qualities
and prices.
button ak Kid Gloves
the shades these Gloves have the lead of all other
the United States they the ultra
Kid Gloves We also offer full line of Chlren Kid Gloves
all genuine Kid, no imitation.
so up We sole agents for the Globe Crts and
shall exhibit Il full line a
japanese Fans TO- worth 20 Palm Leaf at cents
Chrens Hosiery especially invited to look
We have ample stock supply all at Sand 10 cents
full lines of Ladies British Hosiery Clock Bbiggs
make British Socks 20 and the best
sulenes also fine @ Thread and Bbggn
Socks all sizes
the best material all
be they fail
will cheery refund the paid for them the
a a saving of 20 to 80 per cent. to the buyer.
Black Thbet Silk Fringed Shaw at 81 So sold at $3.50
Style Sewing Silk Wells beautiful shades 81 the
price, 1925.
Complete Chldren Shades
Parasos on hand.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

the field must be entire in order to
make up the decision Of the free
man, who should then express it in
the sovereign right of suffrage in
spite ofall the electioneering irauen-
ces to the contrary brought to bear
upon him. Otherwise, he goes to the
polls gagged and garroted and there
wrecks his manhood by counting one
for his party--nothing for himself.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

At meeting of the second and third
Maryland (UnionD regiments, on Mon
day evening, at Cumberland, it was
resolved to hold soldiers grand reu-
Mon in the vicinity of Cumberland
this fall, and to take steps to reorgan-
ize the Cumberland Post of the Grand
Army, and a committee appointed to
carry out the object of the meeting.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19
The FavOritc Soap.

Il Ahc slN OIlaS SOttps
Manufactured by Z. REID, Wheeling, VIVA
claim that it cannot be eXcclled, list, In
purity and quality; I'd, In economy, be-
cause it is firm and hard as soon as made and
Will not shrink when exposed to the atmos-
pherc, like most soaps do. 1t will therefore
wash half as much more rs the soaps now
in market at the same price; Sd, For per
lection in washing. You must wash with
pure, clean soap, or you cannot have
clean, white clothes. Use the Fdro,7te Soap
and YOU will have no more trouble getting
your clothes white and faultless, and guar
antee that it will not injurc the skin or the
most delicate fabrics 4th, claim for it
an advantage over all others in that it
will bear leaving in the water for or 10
hours without injuring it. Other soaps
are rendered useless by forgetting them i'll
the tub or basin after using. Please en-
Qurc of your grocer for the Favorite Soap,
and you will be convinced that it is the
best.
CAUTION.-Each bar is stamped "Miners'
and Mechanics Fhc0,4te Soap, Manufactured
By f. Reid, Wheeling, ". Va.
Manufactured and sold at wholesale by
EDWARD REID,
Soap and Candle Manufacturer.
July 25-y Wheeling, W. Va.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
ROOTS! SHOES! ROOTS!

WILLIAM DAVIES has opened Boot
w and Shoe Shop on Hill street, back of
Bowcry, one minutes walk from the new
Congregational Church. By strict attention
to business and moderate charges he hopes
to obtain liberal patronage REPAIRING
neatly AID expeditiously executed. The
latest London, Paris and New York fash
ions on hand Aug S-3m
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

GREAT STRIKE IN ENGLAND.-The
strike of operatives at Bolton, which
commenced Saturday morning, stops
twenty four mills, which employed
thirteen thousand hands. Forty
eight mills, employing seven thousand
hands, continue operations. Subscrip-
lions for the strikers have been open
ed by the trades unions throughout
the manufacturing districts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

New NAME FOR New CREEK.-At
large town meeting of the citizens
of New Creek on Saturday evening last
it was resolved to change the name OF
the place to Keyser City, in honor OF
the genial and popular second Vice
President of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company.-Nelcs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19
THE STEAMSHIP TARIFF WAR.

The STEAMSHIP TARIFF WAR
The freight and passenger tariff war
between Europe, New York and Bos-
ton, has broken out again, and some
of them almost offer premium for
the sake of carrying passengers across
the water. The latest agreement
fixed the unifom rate of steerage pas
sage at G5 for both slow and fast
steamers plying between Liverpool and
Boston.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

The difference which caused the
great strike of mill operatives at Boil
ton has been referred to arbitration.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

The miners, who have been on q
strike at Leetonia and at Washington
vile, O., for nearly two months past,
resumed work Friday at reduced pri-
ces.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

There are more than ten thousand
people in the United States who expect
to be the happy possessors of the first
grand prize in the Kentucky Gift Con-
cert of $25OO00. All Of them but one
will be disappointed. One will get it,
for Gov. Bramlette, the manager, at
Louisville, has announced that the
Concert will positively take place on
that day; that there will be no further
postponement, and that the capital
prize will positively be the sum stated.
And if our readers want to know more
of it write to him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

Coal AND IRoN.-In coal there is a
fair amount of business doing, and trade
is reviving as rapidly as could be ex-
pected, all things considered. Its ev-
ident the trade will be light this fall,
although some oversanguine indiyidu-
ais seem to think that sudden rush
will come during October, as we near
the close of navigation. The hard
times are felt throughout the entire
land, and Economic /. economic Y
is the cry on every hand. Dealers
buy sparingly, consumers buy sparing-
ly, and "hand-to-mouth' policy
seems to have seized upon the people
at large. Collections come in very
slowly, and this greatly prevents buy
ers from purchasing, except in small
lots. The entire business community
is feeling the effect of this epidemic of
economy, and it seems that all we can
do is to lay to until the squall blows
over The crippled condition of rail
road companies, manufacturing firms
and general shrinkage of valuse have
generally lessened incomes. 1t must
be acknowledged that this state of af
fairs though wholesome in its effects,
is the cause Of our present hard times.
For steamship and manufacturing
purpose the demand for Bitumlnous
Coal is fair.-Coal and Iron Record.
The iron trade continues dull.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

A man, to be known, must keep his
name before the people. He must let
them know where he is, what he Is,
and what he is doing
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19
LAW and REAL EsTATEOFFICE

BROADWAY, FROSTBURG, MD.
IN connection with the practice of Law,
L the undersigned will give special atten
ton to the
Purchase and Sale of Real Estate,
And shall endeavor to make it the interest OF
persons wishing to purchase, lease, or rent
property, to first apply at this office, Prop
erty entrusted to him for sale or other dis
position will be advertised at his own eX-
pense He has at present for sale, or rent,
several desirable houses, several good bust
ness stands, and rooms suitable for offices
JNO. s. GROVE,
Scents Attorney at Law.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

Junius Henri Brownie, calls thu
dead The silent majority.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

The steamship Polynesian, from
Liverpool for Quebec, takes three hun
bred agricultural laborers, who go to
Canada for work and homes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19
A WANT SUPPLIED.

'I'O supplya want felt for II real genuine
i good article of Soap at reasonable
price, the undersigned is now manufactur-
ing such an article, as all testify who have
seen and used
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

The Beecher-Tilton scandal still
furnishes pabul'm for dirty gossip.
Moulton added something few days
since in reiterative statement to the
public. The case is in court and, I'M
less compromised, will be adjudicated
there in the only way satisfactory to
those feeling interested in the mat
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

An Eastern debating society is try
ing to settle which is the hardest to
keep, diary or an umbrella. . Off,.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

ENCOURAGING OUTLooK-Cheering
words come to us from the East rela-
tive to the business outlook. The
Philadelphia Press publishes an arti-
Gle exhibiting the present condition of
the trade of Philadelphia and its pros
poets. The first, it feels gratified in
saying, is favorable, and the second
are cheering. Confidence is being raj :
idly restored in commercial circles, and
the curtailment Of many hazardous
speculative enterprises has released a
large volume of capital, which has re-
Heved the stringency of the money
market, and tends to promote business
activity. Regarded from local
standpoint merely, the prospect is
very bright.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

gently enough not to continue, after a
reasonable lapse Of time, party to its
encouragement.
But the most singing reflection is
the necessity forced on the town of
sending to Cumberland for aid, when
we are so well able to provide for our
selves. This thing, to our shame, has
been done twicc-once after fearful
warning. The second warning is passed
and its lesson seems to die with it. In
loss the latter quintupled the former.
If we learn nothing from it the next
one may reach something near what
we will deserve.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-19

The revolutionary movement in
Louisiana occurring Monday and Tues
day has excited considerable public
and official attention. Trouble has
long been brewing between the kellogg
government and many of the people of
Louisiana, owing to alleged usurpation
of power and subsequent plumber of
the State by the former. Be this as it
NAV, the President has recognized the
government as legal, against the claims
of McEnery, whom an asserted MAORI
ty of the people hold is the true gov
ernor. This difference eliminated
Monday and Tuesday last in forclble
exclusion Of kellogg from power and
instalment of Gov. d. B. Penn, Me En-
enry's Lieutenant Governor. The
President on Tuesday issued his proc
lamation commanding the dispersion
of troops and the restoration of the
Kellogg government within five days.
Meanwhile, conflicting reports of order
and disorder come from the seat
of war. But the end will doubtless
be the complete discontinue of the
Penn party.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-11
A FacetiOus Sheriff.

1t is now more than half century
since there resided in large and popu-
lous seaport town in the North of England
a much respected and eminent attorney,
who was ever on the qut gSDe for fun and
good humor. His iOkes were frequent,
and he was noted all over town for his
eccentricities and habitual pleasantly.
Being a wealthy man, he frequently con-
tributed to public and private charities,
and was welcome visitor to the abodes
of the poor as we'll as the rich. --..
well remember the time when this
facetious gentleman filed the Office of
sheriff, and when he INDUCED his peaetdnt
for the humorous by the summoning of
fourremarkably queer juries to well and
truly try persons at the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions for the town and county in
which he then resided - @
And first, at the spring term, our face
tious Sheriff summoned fat tjury-twelve
OF the most portly, ponderous men he
could tind--and when they were called
on by the clerk OF the court to take their
seat in the jury-box it was found almost
impossible TO cram them into 1t. And
when, after much hard squeezing and
grinning, they were shut up in the box
they became literally a packed jury, and
20 mistake.
The second j,ny summoned by this droll
official was the very reverse of his first
panel-twelye of the leanest and lankest
men he could find all over town-men
with long legs and long faces, who
seemed as though they had been fed on
water-gruel and never tasted roast beef
in the-eourse of their lives.
The third jWry summoned by our
facetious Sheriff for the September teTni
consisted of twelve BARRIERS, whose shaw.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-11
Tea AdulteratiOns.

One of the usual ways of adulteratlng
tea is by the admixture of leaves other
than those of the tea-plant. For the de-
lection of these foreign leaves but little
aid can be given by chemistry, and it is
best to study their botanical and micro
scOpical characters. Prof. Alfred H.
Allen gives, in the Chemical Neacs, the fol
lowing method for detecting adultera.
tions of this kind: "Some of the sample
to be examined" says he, "is to be put
in hot water, and, when the leaves have
unfolded, they are spread out on glass
plate and held up to the light, when the
venation, serration, etc, are readily OBJ
served The primary venation of the
tea-leaf forms a series of well-defined
hoops, which are not met with in most
leaves used as adulterants. The serra-
tions are not mere sawed teeth on the
margin of the legs, but actual hooks. The
serration stops short, somewhat abruptly,
at some distance above the base The AS
sam tealeaf is sometimes bi-serrate. At
the apex of the tea-leaf there is a dis
tinct notch instead of point. If we ex-
anime the under surface with micro
scope after the separation of the cuticle
the peculiar and characteristic space be-
tween the two cells of the stomata is
hairs of the tea-leaf are also peculiar
The employment of caustic potash is de
sirable in observing these characters. In
the sloe-leaf the serratures are direct IN
cisions, numerous, often irregular, and
extending down to the base. There are
no spines. The hairs are shorter and
cOarser than those OF the tea-leaf, and
are marked in II peculiar manner The
elder-leaf is more pointed than that of
the tea-plant, and the lobes are unequal
at the base. The serratures are direct
incisions. The midriff has hairs on it,
and on the leaf itself there are several
kinds of hairs, notably a short, spinous,
striated hair, which occurs ON the upper
surface. The serratures of the willow
leaf much resemble those of tea, but the
cellwalls of both the upper and under
epidermis differ from those of the tea
leaf in not being sinuous, and there are
lOrg, coarse, strlated hairs. When per-
feet, the elongated form of the willow
leaf sufficiently distinguishes it from tea,
and the venation is also entirely differ
ent. The chief foreign leaves added by
the Chinese are those of ChJOrunthIs in
conspicuous and of CaHleIljG slIsanquG, the
latter of which presents a close resem-
blance to the tea-plant,"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-11
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The habit of breathing through the
mouth instead of through the nose is
said TO tend TO weaken the whole respira-
tory apparatus, diminish the capacity of
the lungs, and when commenced in early
infancy. to distort the jaws and deform
the teeth.
IT is said old black silks can be made
like new by following these directions
First rub eff all dust with wooden rag
Then mix equal quantities of vinegar and
strong tea, with which wash the silk by
thoroughly rubbing with a flannel rag.
Fold well let it remain awhile, then iron
on the wrong side with a hot iron.
A LONG time ago children were taught
that dew falls just as rain descends from
the clouds. If dew fell IL would fall for
the same reason that rain falls; but dew
does not fall--it is simply deposit of
moisture always contained in the air to o
greater or lesser degree and which when
there is enough of 1t will always form
on any cold body exposed to the moist
air In precisely the same way that coid
bottle or stone taken from cold cellar
and suddenly exposed, in the shade, to
the moist, warm summer air will become
wet. This is not sweating, nor does this
moisture come out of the bottle or stone,
as many people believe, but from the
air. When person breathes on the win
dow glass his breath is condensed on the
cold glass just as dew is formed on
plants. Let one breathe on warm glass
and his breath will not be condensed
Y. Herald
DONALD G.. MITCHELL, who is equally
gifted in indulging in Reveries" as a
bachelor and in suggesting home deco
rations, writes: IF ! have no coaches
and horses can at least hang a tracery
of vine-leeves along my porch so ex.
quisitely delicate that no sculpture can
match 1t. If have no conservatories
with their wonders yet the sun and to-
gether can build up tangled coppice of
blooming things in my door-yard, of
which every tiny leaflet shall be a mira.
Gle. Nay, 1 may make my home, how.
ever small it may be, so complete in its
simplicity, so fitted TO its offices, so gov
erned by neatness, so embowered by
wealth of leaves and flowers that nc
riches in the world can add to it without
damaging its rural grace; and my gar
dsners-sunshine, frost and showers are
their names-shall work for me with nc
crusty reluctance but with an abandon
and zeal that ask only gratitude fol
DaVn
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-11

rates must be prepaid BY postage stamps
affixed Weekly newspapers to regular sub
scTibers Will be five cents per quarter. I'm
der this section county papers pass by
mail free 10 subscribers actually residing
within the county but when delivered at let.
ter-carrier offices, or by letter. carrier, .hey
are subject to the rates OF postage nAed in
the laws and regulations, page 81, Sec. 1853,
namely: On publications not exceeding four
ounces In weight, issued less frequently than
once q week, one cent for each copy, and
when issued once a week hve cents addition
al per quarter, and FIVE cents additional per
~quarter for each issue more frequent than
once week. An additional rate shall
be charged for each additional four
ounces or fraction thereof These
rates must be paid quarter
ly before delivery Of such matter, either at
80 paid, postage must be collected on delivery
Of each copy at transient rates, viz: One
cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof.
The foregoing instructions are TO take effect
the LIST day OF January, 1875, and to continue
In force until modified or superseded by the
department.
In regard 10 the question where newspa-
pers and other printed matter must be
weighed for prepayment ofpostage under the
new law on and after Jan. 1875, 1t may be
partment, that the general rule re.
quiring the weighing to take place at the
Postofflce where the matter is mailed will
be modified for convenience Of publishers
in any locality where IL is shown to be
| desirable that weighing should be permitted
elsewhere than at the Postofice. It is under
stood that New York newspaper publishers
prefer the weighing TO be done at the Postof-
| fee, while at Chicago and other cities it Is
desired to have printed matter received and
weighed at the railway depot. Each applica-
| tion for modification of the rule will be de-
cided on its individual merits
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-11
Yalue OF Models in the Study OF
Geology.

The use of models as a means of con-
veying geographical instruction has been
too much neglected in our schools. If
anyone considers the difficulty pupil
has in understanding the drawing of
steam engine, and the ease with which
he grasps the meaning of the work
ing model and how from study
ing the model and comparing it with
the drawing he gradually learns
to comprehend the latter, he will see
that model of ground may be used in a
similar manner to teach the reading of a
map of the same area. Relief maps of
large areas on small scale have their
uses, but they are unsuitable for educa-
tional purposes on account of the man
ner in which heights must be exaggerat-
ed to make them appear at all; this OBJ
lection, however, does not apply to
models of limited areas on a sufficient
scale, which always give truthful and
effective representation of the ground.
One reason why models have not been
more used is their cost, but the means of
constructing them with ease, rapidity
and at slight expense are quickly accu-
mulating as the six-inch contoured sheets
of the Ordnance Survey are published.
Instruction in geography should begin at
home; and would suggest that, as the
siX-inch survey progresses, each decent
school throughout the country should be
provided with model and map of the
district in which it is situated. If this
were done the pupils would soon learn to
read the mo,lel, and, having once sue
ceeded in doing this, it would not be
long before they were able to under
stand the conventional manner in which
Typographical features are represented
on a plane surface, and acquire the
power of reading not only the map of
their own neighborhood, but any map
which was placed before them.-P0pular
Science MOnthEy.