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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The regular sessions of the County Com
missiOncrs commence on the frs. Monday
in January, April, June, July and October
Commisaoners-A. &. Greene, President ;
w. r. Beall, Ashford Trail, b. l.. Tur-
her, George Reuschlein.
Clerh-Davisson Armstrong
Comfy Treasuor-Robcrt Shrivcr.
Co"nty ,Su'reyor-Danicl Chisholm.
Cottcct0rs cf Stato and County 1ures-
First Collection District, ORLEANS, Oldtown
and FlintstoneD Joseph b. Stottlcmeyer-
Second Collection District (Nos Is and IS
-CumberlandD VIM Hall Third Collcc-
ton District, ont. Savage and Frostburg,
James ID. Armstrong Fourth Collection
District, Homecoming and Westernport,)
Patrick Mullen.
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How TO INSERT SCREWS IN PLASTER
WALLS.-The following note on this subject
was originally published by us, and has
lately been going the rounds Of the press
1t is worth reproducing, for ii is often dcsir-
able to insert screws in plastcrcd walls with
out attaching them to any woodwork, but
when we turn them in, the plaster gives way
and our effort is vain. And yet screw
may be inserted in plaster so as to hold
light pictures &c, very firmly. The best
plan is to enlarge the hole to about twice
the diameter Of the screw, moistcn the
edges of the hole thoroughly with water,
and fill it with plaster of Paris, such as is
used for fastening the tops of lamps, &c,
and bed the screw in the soft plaster
When the plaster has set, the screw will be
held very strongly.
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tcle and sell it at high price. One year
ago his COWS averaged 23O pounds each.

GAIN IN WEIGHT BY CoMTUsTIoN.-At a
recent lecture before the Franklin Institute.
Mr.. Theodore D. Rand showed simple and
satisfactory experiment to demonstrate the
increase in weight of burning bodies, caused
by their absorption of oxygen. About an
ounce of fine turnings of zinc, produced in
the spinning of that metal, were loosely
wrapped with iron wire and suspended from
the arm of a balance. The pan on the other
arm having been weighed to counterbalance
the zine, the latter was ignitcd with a match.
At first the combustion was rapid, and
much oxide escaped in fumes causing the
zinc end of the balance to rise. Soon. how
ever, the combustion became mere glow,
the absorption of oxygen taking place with
out fumes. In minute the beam began to
descend and soon very decidedly outwcighcd
the counterbalance.
The only precaution necessary is to have
the zinc moderately but not too compact. If
too loose, it burns too rapidly, il too COM
pact it will not burn
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HIGH FEEDING AND Coop Butter AT
recent exhibition of the Chester County Az
ricultural Society, Pennsylvania, Isaac Acker
received the first prize ON butter. who being
called on for his mode of management, re-
marked as follows: lie feeds ten quarts Of
corn meal and bran to each COW per day,
with hay does not think that corn fodder
makes good butter. The temperature of the
cream at churning was fiity-seyen degrees
and was churned from twelve to twenty
minutes; uses six ounces of salt and three
ounces of white sugar to twenty pounds of
butter; used an Embrec batter worker, with
a sponge and cloth, and did not wash the
butter with water. Mr.. Acker believes that
the essentials to make the dairy business
pay are good cows, well fed and well taken
care of, good and convenient dairy houses
and appliances, and then produce a good ar
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WHAT Is MEANT BY Horse POWER III

WHAT Is MEANT BY Horse POWER The
power of prime movers is measured by
horse power. Watt found that the strong
est London draft horses were capable Of do
ing work equivalent to raising 33 900 pounds
one foot high per minute, and he took this
as the unit of power for the steam engine
The horse is not usually capable Of doing Sc
great Il quantity of work. Rankine gave
10000 pounds as the figure for a mean
of several experiments, and it is probable
that % 900 pounds is a fair minutes avera-
age work for good animal. 1t would re,
quirc five or six men to do the work of a
strong horse. Watts estimate has become
by general consent among engineers, the
standard Of power measurement inr all pur-
poses.
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The Iron Home, of Ishpenning Mich, re-
and operators in the Lake Superior region,
and makesa good show of pretty lively
times. The furnaces are also doing well,
considering all things. This is encouraging;
while from other quarters there are indica-
tions that there are better times nearer at
hand than the outlook of fortnight back
indicated. AT Troy, more Bessemcr steel
has been turned out in given time than ever
before
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PRESERVATION OF TIMBER.-NariouS re-
ceipts for this purpose hayeat different times
been given, such as saturating the wood
with metallic salts, coating with Iinsccd oil
and charcoal, charrlng, Sc. When care
fully applied to timber that has previously
been properly prepared, these plans answer
very well bat in the hands of ordinary
builders, farmers, and houscholdcrs, they
fail in nine cases out of ten, the objects to
which they are chiefly applied being posts
sunk in the ground. To such objects the
old system Of clarring is frcqcnty applied
but does not always prove effective, eSpc-
cially where the wood is saturated with sap.
1t has been found, however, that if posts be
Slightly charrcd on the surface, and then
coated with hot coal-tar, they will not de-
cay for many years. The tar must be hot,
aud applied to the freshly charred hot
timber, otherwise it will not penetrate the
pores, and failure will be the result. Mere
ly charring 4 stick of wood, or painting it
with coaltar, will not preserve it but
when the two are combined, as we have di-
rcctcd, posts seem to last Indefinitely.
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How TO LIGHT FlRE.-All housckecp-
CTS have some time realized the difficulty of
lighting fire on a still. damp morning,
when the chimney will not draw, and vigor-
Gus blowing proves Intellectual. Science eN-
plains the trouble as I" caused by the diff
Guilty encountered in overcoming the inertia
of the long column Of air in the pipe or
chimney, by the small column Of air that
can be forced up through the intcrstices Of
wood and coal, at the bottom of which the
fire is kindlcd." This may he rcmcded by
first lighting few bits Of shavings or paper
placed upon the top; thus, by the heated
air forcing itself into the chimney and cstab-
fishing there an upward current the room
is kept free from the gas OF smoke which is
so apt to fill the room and the fire can then
be lighted from below, with good success.
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To KEEP AIR FROM PREVENTING LIQUoRs
The Journal Of Chemistry says that {,
tin tube made like siphon, driven into
the vent of barrel of wine or cider, and
the other end inserted into vial of water,
will prevent the air from entering the
barrel, while the gas cscarcs through the
water. Make the barrel otherwise tight.
When either the cider or wine is done
working, the water in the bottle will cease
bubbling. 1t requires no filling up, as there
is no loss. To those dealing in liquors this
is piece of information Of much practical
value.
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DIRECTORY.
COUNTY,.
The Courts.
CIRCUIT COURT.

CIRCUIT COURT.
The regular terms of the Circuit Court
for Allegany county commence First
Monday in January: second Monday in
April. first Monday in October.
The six regular equity or chancery terms
commence First Monday of January
third Monday of February second Mon
day of April; second Monday of June
second Monday of August; second Mon
day of October
OFFICERS.
Chief Judge-Hon. r: II. Alvey.
Associa:es-IIons. William Motter, Geo.
A. Pearre.
Clerk-Theodorc Luman.
states Att0rney-W }. Read.
SherB-James G. Lynn.
Auditor.-Mauricc A. Healey.
Commtssaoners-Wm. NJ. Price, John b,
FAY
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Orphans Court Of Allegany count
holds its sessions on Tuesday Of each week
OFFICERS.
Chief Judge-John Coulchan
lssociates-U. d. Long, w. r. McCullev.
Register Of Wis Charles c. Shriver.
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$50 or $1,000 INSTRUMENT,

You what you getting If YOU medium high
priced instrument hem and have choice selection
4h In buying here have the perfect that what
getting First Class and worth nothing dealt
by this house but those instruments that by their merit alone have achieved
reputation second the country the world Two of them
particular that their line have equal evidenced in the fact that
the Profession and Eminent Judges Of instrument buy them for their
preference to anything else in the market.
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Quick Sales and Small Profits.

Cd business exclusively PIANOS and ORGANS which
bles whole and attention this exclusive trade Thus
where others sell from instruments per week. sales
exceed these numbers single day that better afford to
sell at 10 per profit than they 20 and % per cent
Sd. You be better suited here because always
what stock always kept full and complete we'll
known this house always has the largest complete and varied stock
be found outside of New York, SO that VOW
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Decker & Barnes
Bradbury
Hallctt. Davis l.
Co.'s
Cramer & Co.'S
Bradford l. Co.'S

get accommodating than elsewhere
if don't suit pay all cash for you get Just
will either small weekly
payments and still buy lower prices than would pay elsewhere
paid all cash.
Below list Of our principal sruments the
a sufficient guarantee of their excellence:
The Celebrated BRADBURY pianos, ted
sEaiEcft. spasis GI Boston Jublee)
Piano,
The Inrisalcd Becker AZ Barnes Patent
a.
Brad Il Gems.
Celebrated Taylor 81 Farley
The Simmons AZ aloUga Conn biIRt
al
careful selection will be made by the ropreors
pride the fact that Notwithstanding of
ordered by letter. have the first letter complaining
selection Persons order express c. O. d. and have privilege of
examining before paying for it, so that everything represented
can be returned a
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Companies.
Mayor and Council:
Magistrates
AdVertiscrS-ReguIar.

nus Is l lr
Dry GoodS, Notions. CLothing, Groceries. ett
Marx Wineland, Hitchins Bros Il Shaffcr
j VI Standish d Co. Nelson, Kirby & Co.
CloMjhg-B Stern, J w Berry, agent
Groce'3cs and P,oduce-P W Taylor & CO
ContectiOneries-W b Spill
DIWGS-lI LcFevrc Il Son.
Dentiayy-Dr A B Gambler.
'StatDnc'y, Beats, etc-J S Metzger & Co
fUJat,Wc-Gross, Nickel Il Bro.
Unrdrare--J II IIuntley
Bo0ts and .Sh0es-W iliam Thomas Henry
Robinson.
.Seddlts amt Haraess--C F IIartzcll e. Co
Painting and Piper Uangng-.James II
Hawke, Robert r Walsh
Bwlding .Nateriai-Johnson Bros, John
T Dawson.
KachinjSt Engiaes-R c Paul, J w Bellel
.Stoces Uhd Tin UdiT-Fred johnson.
Panos and Oyyans-Gilmon Wade, agen,
Hdg0n- Wdhey~-M Mccormick q Locke.
Harh&mih-L J Parker
H0teIs-McCulloh House, Frostburg Hote
,Soap factoiy-Gcorgc HILL
H0SttTing-Gcorgc Miller.
CUMBERLAND.
Dry Goo3s, NOticRs. etc-Baltzcll & Co.
-Ntr5ie DGpler-J G Smith.
fttoIHtV-N 1 10Tltr.
CiothiHg--John Wolf.
BALTIMORE
Gtocerjes-A IL Stump g. Sons.
-iJchitect-Frank + Davis
Planes md OlganS-Charles NJ Sticff
PlTTSBURG.
PjoI1os and OIYans-S Hamilton e. Co.
iron Sngfs-Pittsburgh Safe Co.
.5f5 For further information see adver
tiscments elsewhere Wien eating upon On
arritiHg to ndrertisc1S, sag you sac tie admr
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Societies.

Orion Literary Sociable-Rod Clary,
Secretary meets every Thursday evening
at places of weekly appointment.
Writ Literary SOciety-Hartman' Hall,
y NJ c a Room,) Main street; G W
McCulloh, Secretary.
Welsh Literary Class-Reese D Reese,
Secretary; meets every Tuesday evening
in Welsh Congregational Church.
Companies.
Gas C0mpaDy-John c Weis, Secretary,
Water Company - William o Sprigg,
Secretary, Cumberland.
Mayor and Council:
Wayor-Aden Clary.
CoUncamca-Robcrt C. Paul, James ID.
Armstrong, Jacob Baker, George Boettner,
ST., William II. Evans, William Warn
BaHtf-OWcn Evans.
ChitJqf P1iice-Frederick Harding.
Cleth-John S Grove.
Magistrates
Henry r. Atkinson Main street
John c. Wcis, Water street.
Constable:
Owen Evans
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Post Office Register.

For Delivery of Mails-6.30 m to IN
Sale of Money Orders and Registering Let
tcis--1 Il m to S p m Is" Office closed on
Sundays.
Mail bctw'n Frostburg Closes Due
Cumberland and all
points east and west GAO m 4.45 m
Mail hctw'n Frostburg
Piedmont and all
points east and west 345 p m 40 N
Mail bctWn Frostburg
and Grantsviilc 80 m 800 p m
{. II. MALKER, Postmaster.
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Refreshing Grsenness.

A London correspondent of the New
ark Advertiser says: A thief recently
entered the hall of London club with
out attracting the notice of the porter,
and proceeded to empty the pockets of
the overcoats he found hanging in the
corridor. While selecting few of the
best, he was interrupted by member,
who, in astonishment, asked him what
he was doing. "0h, that is my regular
business" he said. II am employed to
clean the gentemen's coats in several
clubs" Indeed, said the gentleman
thinking he had got hold of one he could
turn to account. How long do you
take p "Why, / will be back with these
in an hour" If so, you may as well
take mine" said the master, adding his
coat to the heap, and escorting the
sneak thief past the porter What
great conveniences you have in Lon
don remarked this country gentleman
to group of his friends. 81 have just
given my coat to a man | found in the
corridor who cleans coats for the club"
ITO whom, do you say2 cried two or
three. "The man found carrying coats
out. Wait-I have his card. But the
knowing ones did not wait; they hurried
out to find the pockets of some Overcoats
empty, and other coats altogether gone.
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secInr Mithout Exes.

AT the recent meeting of the Venango
County (Pa.) Medical Society at Oil
City, DIR. Glebnon reported a case which
had been reported to the Mercer County
Medical Society by DR.. D. La Cosset, of a
girl of nine years, apparently Of good
health, in which there was ptosis, or
falling of the upper eyelids, SO as to
close both eyes and in which the eyesight,
to all appearances, was defective to such
an extent as to cause blindness; yet the
little patient was able TO see well with
the eyes closed, to distinguish colors, to
read from book, and to distinguish OBJ
jects from a distance; and this she was
able to do even when her eyes were
closed and heavily bandaged, so that to
all reasonable appearances the light was
excluded. The Pittsburg Gazette says
that the report of the case elected quite
a good deal of interest by members of
the society, and were it not for the high
standing of the medical gentlemen
making the report, would have been
discredited. No explanation of the
phenomenon was offered. The patient
has. been in this condition some four
months.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-23

OF NJ. Ledru.Rollin, who is about to
reappear upon the scene Of French pol
itics, the writer tells the following anec-
dote:
When he seized the post of Minister
of the Interior, after the fight of Louis
Philippe, at the head of band of hun
CRY Democrats, his first orders we're for
dinner, which he demanded to be served
at once, for himself and his followers.
The cook Of M. Duchatel had left, but
NJ. Passy's cook was still in the ministe-
rial residence, and professed his willing
ness to prepare the repast demanded,
provided he were supplied with money
for purchasing its materials. M. Ledru-
Rollin, having no money with him, in
quired, Where is the cashier of the se-
cret service money!" Fled" And
the chief accountant Fled Also
Happening to look out into the garden
of the hotel, NJ Ledru Rollin espied an
aviary full of golden pheasants and a
hot house full of pineapples. There is
our dinner" cried the new Minister,
pointing out into the garden; you will
roast all those pheasants, bring in those
pineapples and fetch me the best wines
from Duchatels cellar" orders that
were punctually executed, to the great
delight Of the hungry rascals who had
installed themselves in the ministerial
dwelling.
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FOREIGN LIST.
Accomplishments. Is.

So-called accomplishments are a sort
of mansard-roof clapped on the sounder
structure of the average English educa-
ton Why they are thus denominated,
when in the possession of them so little
is really accomplished, it is difficult to
determine. Their material is generally
as unsubstantial as that of the thing to
which they have been compared, and,
subjected to the fiery tests of life and
experience, they are almost as readily
destroyed. The requirement of little
knowledge of music, certain rules of
drawing. the process of mixing colors,
and few foreign phrases, are oftenest
the result of much misapplied industry.
If music, drawing and painting were
studied and cultivated as arts, with the
intent of becoming thoroughly proficient
in them, that they might stand, if need
be, in good, practical stead, then the
time devoted to them would not be vast
ed Instead of being mental folfols in
which to deck their ill-clothed minds in
public, these attainments would be of
deep and lasting satisfaction to their
possessors, even though not put to any
severer trial.
Few girls care enough for music and
drawing to pursue them after being freed
from the restraint of masters, and many
never begin such study were it not for
the ambition of parents, guided by a So
cety that demands all girls to be nodded
after one model. This idea is so obvi-
ously impossible as to be absurd. Count
less good gardeners, milliners, dressma-
kers, housekeepers, have been spoiled in
poor piano players, simply because
knowledge of the piano was considered
an elegant acquisition while an under
standing of the other things was regard
ded as something that only necessity
should require. The hours of strumming
on unresponsive instruments, (unrespon-
rive because touched by no sympathetic
fngers,) which, otherwise employed,
might have made capital cooks, are in
calculable.
The original design was good-to ena-
BILE women to impart pleasure and i'm
movement to themselves and others; but
II sigEally failed. Seldom are girls will
ling to play, or exhibit the work of their
pencil to critical ears and eyes; and
when good nature impels them to, what
have they to offer? Ordinarily the mer-
est smattering-more repellant to ripe
judgment than total ignorance would be-
1t is evident that an acquaintance
with the alphabet Of many branches is
not so great an aid to intellectual i'm
provement as being thoroughly versed in
one. In this short life it is much 10
know even one thing well. If thorough
" understood, everything from steak
broiling to oratorio-composing, should be
considered an accomplishment Pupils
apt at figures should be taught book
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Address the author.
DIR. 10 r ID A N .
I77 Third ST., Memphis.

DIR. JORDAN wishes to impress on all pa
tients the necessity of PERSONAL interview,
which will enable him to form a complete
Consultations confidential. 60-S
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No Sewing Machine Received a
Higher Prize.
A FEW GOOD REASONS:

IA Neie Inpention THOROUGHLY TESTED an,
secured by Letters Patent.
2-Makes a perfect LOCK STITCH, alike on
both sides. on az kinds Of goods.
S-Runs LIGHT, SMOOTH. NOIsELEss and
RAPIp-besi combination Of qualities.
4-DURABLE- Runs for pears without repairs.
5-WH do all uariefies Of irork and Fancy
Stitching in a superior manner.
els most easily managed by the operator.
Length Of stitch may be altered while run
ming, and machine can be threaded without
passing thread through holes.
S-Design Simple. Ingenious, btegant, form,
ing the stitch irifhout the use Of Cog Mheel
Gears. Rotary Cams OF Lever Arms bas
the automatic Drop FEED, which iHsures W.
form length Of stitch at any speed. Has our lev
Thread Controller. which allows easy move
ment Of the needle-bar and prevents injury 70
thread.
S-CoNsrRUCr1oN most careful and IiNlsHED;
II Is manufactured by the most skillful and
experienced mechanics, at the celebrated
EemtnrtOn ArmOry, Mon, ~. y.
Cincinnati OH &c, Isl Fourth street.
rn.fnT
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining In the POste1ieeRt Men,
phis, Saturday, May 23, 1874.
Published IN t,e daily newspaper hdDtng the
LARG EST 1IRCULA TI0N IN the circuit
of fLe Memtlhis poafofhce
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MEMPHIS TENN: SATURDAY EVENING, MAY %, 1874.

keeping in place Of minims and semi
breves and natural nurses given an in
sight into bottles and bandages, in lieu
of curved lines and neutral tint. Thus
the training of the mind in direction
at one natural and useful contributes to
its healthiest growth, and rebounds to
individual advancement and general ad-
vantage
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-23

The following aDecdote is worth rela-
ting in connection with the prohibitory
law effort in Burlington: A stranger
stopping at the Van Ness House said to
the Ethiopian who blacked his boots,
ANY law against sidewalks in Burling'
tonY" dunno boss; tink berry likely;
law 'einst most eberyting here wouldn't t
wonder if you'se right.-& AlbQns Ad'
perfiSer.
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VOL. XVIII.
PUBLIC LEDGER.

TINE PUBLIC LEDGER is PUBLISHED
! every afternoon Except Sunday at No. 10
Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDoER is served 70 city subscri; i.;
bers by faithful carriers at FlFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail lin advanced: Ono year. 80; SIX
months, "a; three months. s2; one month";
- Newsdealers supplied at sh cents per copy.
Weekly Public Ledger,
Published every Tuesday at 50 per annum lin
advanced; clubs Of FIVE OF more, 81 50.
Communications upon subjects OF general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
RATES OF ADVERTISING IN DAILY:
First 90 per square
Subsequent insertions.--....... oO =.
For one week %
For two weeks...................-.. oO .
For three weeks........-...-........ 3 " a,
For one month............-......7 Z so
RATES OF ADVERTISING IN WEEKLY:
First insertion....;,............sl % per square
Subsequent insertions......." so
Eight lines of nonpareil, tolid, constitute a
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied, at above
rates-there being twelve lines ofsoid type 10
the inch.
To regular advertisers we offer superior in;
ducements, both as to rate of charges and
manner of displaying their favors.
Notices IN local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
special notices inserted for ten cents per line
for each insertion.
Notices of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line.
All bids for advertising are due when con-
tracted and payable on demand.
All letters, whether upon business or etner-
II. WHITMORE,
Publisher and proprietor.
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COTTON FAcToRs.
OWEN, McNUTT & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,

DFcFIvING, FORWARDING AND GlsS.
II eral Commission Merchants, Lee Block
IS Union Ste, Memphis, Tenn.
All cotton OF other produce consigned to US
insured. unless otherwise instructed, bag-
ging, rope and other supplies turnisnea at tne
lowest market pric9. lui-AFln-LvV