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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
German Student Life.

A correspondent speaks as follows of life
IN German Students Club
During the evening two persons have had
quarrel, in the progress of which one has
called the other a bcevunger. This is an in
suit which cannot be forgiven, and the
insulting party is Immediately challenged
A Judge is appointed, who fills Two large
glasses with beer, and gives one to each
contestant. The glasses are drained, at the
given signal, to the bottom and he who has
breath enough to cry JecJungcr is proclaimed
victor, amid tie shouts of the company He
has now the RIGHT 20 dictate to his rival any
thing he chooses, and the yanquishcd party
must obey at peril Of expulsion from the
club. These societies are extremely ropu-
lar and nearly all the students participate in
them.
The fighting mcn-abont one third Of the
student,-arc divided into five corps, diStin,
guished by the color Of their cap~. Duc.s
are restrained to these corps; and the ocr.,-
sions for the wounded honor to yindicatc it.
self arc 80 numerous, that it is necessary to
devote two afternoons week to this barbArc
custom. The government Of the university
is silent about these little affairs of honor,
and so is considered as sanc,ioniny them.
The ducIs are fought in a beer house ,iirst
across the Neckar. The swords are short,
and very sharp at the extreme point The
surgeon of each corps is present to stop any
unnecessary flow Of blood. The combatants,
stripped to their waists, their arms bandaged
at the elbows, that they may inHict no dead
ly wounds, strike right and left, up and
down, with remarkable precision and swift
ness. The aim Of the duelist being to mark
the face Of his antagonist, the head is the
principal point of attack and at the end
of one of these fights the floor of the room
looks like that Of successful barber's shop.
Vengeance is not appeased by the first blood
that is drawn, bat they often contend until
one or the other is exhausted 1t is nothing
uncommon to see Il noble, manly fellow,
with his face so disfgured with ugly and
ghastly wounds rs to render him most re-
pulsiye sirht
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
How Thermometers are Mpdc.


The "Polytechnic Bulletin" thus describes,
the manufacture of thermometers at the,
Tower Manufacturing Company's establish
ment, Chester. Pa:
The glass tubes, rs received, are about q,
yard long. A boy hicks them with hard
steel knife. and breaks them into the lengths
required. The bores, which are fat, are
compared, by means of a lens, with those OF
ten standard sizes, and the tubes assorted
accordingly. They are then passed to the.
blow pipe table. Each glass-blower has Is
foot bellows, and uses an oil-lamp. Melt
ing the glass at one end Of the tube, he blows
it into u bulb by pressing the sides of hol-
low lndia-rubber ball attached to the other,
proportioning the size Of his bulb to the bore
of the tube, and ascertaining the size by us- !
ing pair of calipcrs. While the bulb il
yet hot, the tube is inverted in mercury,
which, as the bulb cools, rises and partly
fills it. The tube is then withdrawn and q
short lndia-rubbcr Tube attached at its open
end. Into this mercury is poured !; that in.
the bulb is boiled to expel the air, which
rises up through the mercury in the India,
rubber tube, and an atmosphere of the yapor.
of mercury now fl.s the glass tube and bulb.
As this conderscs, the mercury in the India-
rubber tube takes its pace, when this tube,
with any mercury remaining in it, is re-
moved. The balb is now warmed, and tho
open end Of the glass tube Theoretically
scaled
The bulb and portion of the tube are im-.'
mersed in melting ice, and the height Of tho
mercury marked; they are then transferred
to bath at sixty two degrees Fahr., and the
height marked next to Il bath ut ninty-tw0
degrees Fahr., and the height again mnrked.
The lengths of the three spaces Of thirty de-
grces each are now carefully measured. If
they are exactly equal, the bore of the tube
is assumed to be uniform, and the degrees
laid off on the brass scale of the thermometer
are all made of the same length. II the
spaces Of thirty degrees each are not found
to be exactly equal, then, by means OF ap
ingenious dividing engine, the degrees on.
the scale are made to increase in length as
the caliber of the tube diminishes. When
the plate has been divided, and the figures
and letters punched, il isp used, latcrally, be-
tween rollers, to remove the burr left by the
tools. Were it rolled lengthwise, the aecu-
racy of the dividing would be impaired. The
plate is then silvered and lacquered, the
glass tube attached, and the whole slidden
into the wcll-kn,wn japunncd tin case. The.
establishment turns out two hundred dozen
thermometers Il week.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
A Laplnnder's Encampment on tho
Neya Mt st. Petersburg. %

The Laplanders in the Russian Empire
occasionally avail themselves of the Winter
to travel down and visit the capital, pitch
ing their tents on the frozen surface of the
Neya, contrasting their rude and unimproy-
ing ways with the civilization and splendor
of Russia S court and cultivated people.
They bring their reindeers and their
sleghs, and carry on little traffic, dispos-
ing of the results of their hunts and fisheries.
and Obtaining some Of the commodities and
manufactures which their inertness will ever
prevent tLeir attempting to introduce.
They are of those doomed races which
have lost all ability to acquire the arts and
sciences OF civilization. They look on in
mute admiration at processes Of manufac-
tura without ever attempting to acquire the
use of the implements they see. or to en-
pIoy them in clecting Il solution for their
wants.
The skin-'odge, like the tepe Of the plains,
g. is their home, their life most primitive. Like
their kindred, the E,quimaux on this con-
tinent, they are comparatively stationary.
Indeed. under the Moravans, the Esqui-
maux has acquired some spirit of apprecia-
ton ofcivilizaticn, and makes some endeaNor
to reach it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
Another SOmnambulist.

We protest against somnambuiiIts. Did
any one ever hear that one of these unfor-
tunatcs performed a good action? Usually,
their career is one of evil. In proof comes
an incident from the South, concerning a
newly married couple who declared that
their house was entered night after night,
silver, clothes, etc, stolen, choroorm ad
ministered to the inmates and copieus
supply of light-wood and kerosene found in
some portion Of the house nearly every
morning. Private watchmen were employed
to watch the premises, and two young men
spent almost every night in walking around
the house, resembling two movable armor-
les, but all 70 no purpose. Five or six times
during the night the young married man
would suddenly rise up in bed and fire his
pistols in rapid succession toward IL window,
and break the glass into atoms, while his
wife would scream at the top of her voice
and arouse the neighbors. This state of af-
fairs continued for two or three weeks, at
the end of which time several mysterious
robberies had been made--no one could tell
how the burglar got into the house-and all
the glass was shot out OF the window, and
the blinds were ridlled with pistol balls
Investigation proved that the newly married
man was the robher and woull-be inccndia
ist-also Il somnambIlist. Do not most
ghost stories arise lronl.cau>ea like this?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
. Heat In the Nevada Mines

The Virginia Lnhprise inadvertently
makes strong argument in favor OF the
outro tunnel or some such work when il
publishes items like the following: Since
the setting in of hot weather the heat in the
lower levels of our mines has been much in
tcnsifcd. One would not suppose there,
would be much difference in the tempera--
ture. Winter OF Sunmer, at the depth Of
fifteen hundred or two thousand feet below
the surface, but there is in reality o vast
difference This, however, is probably more
owing to the difference in the temperature
of the air pumped into the mines than
Inference in the heat Of the mines theu,>
>cvcS. The surface air now being pumped
into the lower levels being Of a temperature
from 50 to 90 degrees, it cannot be expected
tha. it will cool off the swcltering lower re-
gion to the same extent as air of the Winter
temperature--3O or 40 degrees. AT present
it is pumping air Standing ut so, 90, or 100
degrees into an atmosphere heated to about
ITO degrees, therefore the air introduced
from the surface is able. to but slightly re-
duce the temperature in the lower levels.
Large air shafts, similar to that being cons
structed by the Belcher Company are what
are needed. There should be several of
these along this lead, with connections
running through all the mines between
them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
Fowl Sympathy.

There is an authentic story of large flock
of swallows that revcngcd a wrong COM
mitted on two of their number. A p,ir of
wrenS had driven out these two swallows
from nest, and usurpcd possession. The
iniurcd ones twittcred their complaints to
associates and after short conference the
whole company began to take up mud in
their bills from the street and continued to
work until they had plastered up the en-
trance to the nest, and buried the guilty
wrens in living tomb. This curious incl
dent showed power Of talking-in swal-
low language-and a power Of sympathy
and ofplanning to work together.
A case OF. sympathy without the talking
and planning happened recently in Newton,
Mass. Some pet hens and pigeons are fed
together daily, and have become good friends
and well acquainted. One day cat sprang
from blaze of ambush on the pigeons, and
seized one in its claws. The pigeon strug-
gled hard to escape, and tapped its wings in
terror, but in vain. Its doom was sure, if
unhelped. Help came from an unexpected
source. The hens looked on in surprise at
the suddenness of the attack, but at length,
as if comprehending the situation, two
ROSTERS and three or four hens rushed at the
cat, and by vigorous pecking compelled it to
give up the prey and take to its heels in self
defense. Before spectator, who saw the
whole scene could reach the spot, the pigeon
was free and had flown to his house.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
An Unnatural Mother.

"Some COWS are so restivc and diiicnE to
cali to lick meanwhile Bat for TINS device,
not Il single drop OF milk could bc obtained
from Gem. One day Il Lama hcrdsman,
who lived in the same house with ourselves,
came with a long, dismal face, to announce
that his COW had calyed during the nj yht,
and that, unfortunately, the c.lr was dying.
1t died in the course Of the day. The Lama
forthwith skinned the poor beast, and stuffed
it with hay Nhca the operation was COM
plctc, the hay-calf had neither feet nor head.
The next morning, when the he:dsman
iSSued forth to milk his cows, he had his
pail under one arm and the haycalf under
the other. His first proceeding was to put
the hay-calf down before the COW. lie then
turned to milk the COW herself The mamma
AT first opened enormous eyes at her beloved
infant; by degrees she sto pped her head to-
ward it, then Snelt at it, sneezed three Or
four times, and at last proceeded to lick it
with the most delightful tenderness. A few
DAYS aitciwnrd, an absurd incident occurred
BY dint Of carcN>ng and licking her little
calf, the tender parent one fine morning un-
ripped it the hay issued from within, and
the COW, manifeStng not the slightest sur
prise nor agitation, proceeded TRANQUILITY to
devour the unexpected provcnder.' The
last touch entire y paints the brute. She
has recognized her offspring by the smell
chiefly. and, never having heard of anatomy,
is not surprised when the internal organs
are found to consist simply of hay. And
why not eat the hay?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
Social Life.

A young man writes for the best way to
gain entrance to our most respectable fami-
lies. We like to see our young people aim
to improve themselves, and in no way can
they do this as surely as by good books and
the society Of the refined To gain entrance
to our best families, the easiest and most
direct way would seem to BE- by the front
door, although our young fiknd might tun>
mel under the sidewalk and come up through
the cellar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
Purchase and sale of Real Estate,
Railroad Schedules.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad.

Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Two THROUGH PASSENGER TRAINS
EACH WAY.
COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 81, "A
From Piedmont.
r EANING at 600 and 11.15 Il. m, and
arrive at CUMBERLANDa ID at $50 a. m.
and 1.25 pm
From gmbcrland.
Leaving at 900 a. m. and $50 p m, and ar
rive at PIEDMONT at II. 10 il. III. and 5,45
p. M.
Tickets good for Twenty Trips between
any two Stations sold at Reduced Prices by
all Ticket Agents.
Trains run daily excepting Sundays, and
stop at all Stations,
SCHEDULE:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
HOTEL.
G. LYNCH, PROPRIETOR,
Main Street. near Depot.

This well-known House has recently been
renovated, repaired and refurnished, and is
now open for the accommodation OF the pub
lie. Stabling and the best attention to horses
furnished Sept 30-ly*
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31

THE other day a Keokuk local astonished
4 visiting editor by picking up the pastepot
and a pair Of scissors, and remarked that he
"must 90 out on the street for items.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-31
LAW and REAL ESTATE OFFICE
BROADWAY, FROSTBJRG, MD.

BRO-I u IT I 7 FHOS Dc h7' 1T
IN connection with the practice OF Law,
L the undersigned will give special attcn
ton to the
Purchase and sale OF Real Estate,
And shall endcavor to make it the interest OF
persons wishing to purchase, lease or rent
property to first apply at this office. Prop
crty entrusted to him for sale or other dis
position will be advertised at his own cX-
pensc. He has at present for sale, or rent,
several desirable houses, several good husl-
ness stands, and rooms suitable for offices.
JNO. S. GROVE,
Sept Attorney at Law
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HENRY R. ATKINSON.
M1GI.STRAT TIE.

~ T q 7 = II Il II.
nEEDS, MORTGAGES. BILLS OF
DSALE and CONTRACTS WRITTEN.
Books Posted and Accounts Drawn Off
with Neatness and Dispatch.
sfs" Office lst door west of Jos. Jandorf's 5
store. May9
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Mrs. Hester Authors, of Delaware, is ll3
years cd.
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From Cumberland.
SCHEDULE:
Eckhart ISraRcll. 4.

Eckhart Branch.
Trains leave Eckhart for Cumberland at
700 a. H., and IL, noon.
Leave Cumberland for Eckhart at s. 80 a.
M, and p. m.
JAMES a. MILHOLLAND,
Aug I'd Vice President.
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S.E. CORNER CHARLES & FAYETTE SITS,
Entrance on Fayctte Street,
Room No. 1. BALTIMORE
Baltimore June a. 1S73---y
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yeears ed.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
"Stowaways."
Six Unknown Wretches Who Went
Down in the VIE de Havre.

Six Unknown Wretches Who Went
Down in the vii e de Havre.
In the melancholy catalogue of un-
fortuuates engulfed in the Vile de
Havre we read that there were six "stow-
aways." This term is sufficiently curl
GUS to call for an explanation. A "stow-
away" is an individual who, at the last
moment, Just before the vessel leaves
the dock, sinks on board, creeps below,
and conceals himself in remote hooks
and corners of the lower deck or fore
peak. Sometimes he gets into the hold;
but there, if the matches are battened
down, he runs the imminent risk of be-
ing smothered. At all events, he crawls
into his hiding place, and crouches
there like a rat behind the walnscot,
quaking for fear of discovery. And de-
lection must sooner or later bethe doom
of the stowaway. So we'll is the prac-
tice of smuggling human baggage known
to sea-going folks, that prior to a large
emigrant ship sailing, there is generally
organized picket of sailors headed by
one of the mates, and furnished with
lanterns and rattans, who make tour
of exploration among the packing cases
and provision casks. ''Hunting for
stowaways" is most exciting sport F.; the
wretched defaulters are "started" from
their holes, roundly abused, hustled on
deck, "slanged" by the captain, and are
then contumaciously kicked over the
side. Some stowaways, however, gen.
orally contrive to pass unnoticed in the
search and six-the number found on
the Vile de Havre-may be considered
a fair average among hundred and fifty
passengers. The ship, in any case, can
not he many days at sea before they are
discoverd. Every fresh hogshead of
beef or biscui, that is unheaded dimin-
ishes their chance of immunity; still
there have been known instances of the
unfortunate creatures being inadvertent-
~ jammed up between and behind heavy
piles of merchandise, and so suffering
living entombment rivalling that of Con-
stance de Beverly in horror. Stowaways
dragged from their hiding places when
the ship is in the blue water have to
take their chances and very calami-
tous chance it is. If the culprit be a
woman she has not much to fear. Jack
is proverbially gallant, and an active
woman may make herself very useful
in the cabin and cook-house. But when
the offender happens to be a man, he
emphatically has bad time of it. He
may consider himself fortunate if he is
allowed to earn the worth of his bed
and board by performing the most
menial drudgery, and at the end of the
voyage from this port the captain can,
if he chooses, take the stowaway before
magistrate nd have him punished for
fraud. Tt usually happens, however,
that the skipper, when the run is over,
is as glad to get rid of his passenger as
that passenger is to be we'll out of the
ship. The former says nothing about
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
A Mark of Homage.

In America, when gentleman kisses
the hand of lady, the act is construed
by her into one of marked devotion.
American ladies who go abroad are
somewhat startled, therefore, to find
that kissing the hand is a national Gus
tom IN Austria. A gentleman, in meet
ing lady with whom he is acquainted,
especially if she be young and hand
some, kisses her hand. On parting with
her he again kisses her hand. 1t is very
common to see gentleman kiss a lady's
hand on the street on meeting or part
ing with her. If you give a bepgar wo-
man on the street a few coppers. she
either kisses your hand or says, &" / kiss
your hand" Chambermaids, beggars
and even little children, all obserVetbis
custom. The words, "kiss your hand q"
appear to be the same in German as in
English, or at least sounds the same
The gentleman kisses the hands of mar
ried women as well as the single, and it
Is taken as an ordinary salutation and a
t ken of respect.
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Peculiarities OF Lignum Vita.

Lignum Vitae is a well-known hard
and heavy wood of America; its
weight is 71.8, its specific gravity is
LIZA. When first cut it is easily worked,
but becomes intensely hard on expos
ure to air. The wood is cross-grained, +,
and contains quantity of resin, which
makes it very durable in water. 1t is
used in machinery, wherever much fric-
ton is required, and wherever hard
ness and strength are necessary. The
fibrous structure of the wood is very
remarkable, the fibres crossing each
other very obliquely; it can hardly be
split, and can only be divided by the
saw its fracture resembles more that
of a mineral than ordinary wood. Chlps
will burn readily from the amount OF
resin they contain.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16
collamer,a Little Mistake.

Old Mr.. Collamer, one Of the mem
bers of our church, is extremely deaf.
Last Sunday the clergyman, during tho
sermon, had occasion 10 introduce n
quotation, and as il was quite long, be
brought the volume with him, and when
the time came, he picked up the book
and began TO read from il. We always
sing the Old Hundred doxology after
sermon at our church, and Mr.. Cola
mer, seeing the pastor with the book,
thought the time had come, so whilo
the minister was reading, he opened
his hymn book at the place. just as tho
clergyman laid the volume down, the
man sitting next 10 Mr.. Collamer began
TO yawn, and Mr.. Collamer, thinking be
was about TO sing, immediately broke
out into Old Hundred at the top Of his
voice. As the clergyman was Just be-
ginning " secondly" and as there was
of course perfect silence in the church,
the effect of Mr.. Collamer's vocifern-
tion was very startling. But the good
old man didn't notice that anything was
the matter, 80 he kept right on and sang
the entire verse through. When he con-
cluded he saw that everybody clfe
seemed to be quiet, excepting few
who were laughing, so he leaned over and
said aloud to the man who yawnod.
"What's the matter with this congrega.
tion anyhow? Why don'tthey go home?'
The man turned scarlet, and the perspi-
ration broke out all over him, for lac
felt that the eyes OF the congregation
we're upon him, and he would have 10
yell to make Mr.. Collamer hear. So he
touched his lips with his finger as a
sign for the old man 10 keep quiet. But
Mr.. Collamer misunderstood the mo-
ton. "Goin' to sing another hymn,
hey? All right" and he began 10 fun
BILE his hymn-book again. Then tho
sexton sailed up the aisle, and explained
matters out loud 10 Mr.. Collamer, and
then that gentleman subsided while the
minister proceeded with his discourse.
The elders have written Mr.. Collamer n
note requesting him not 10 join in the
sacred harmony. The effect is too app
palling upon the ribald boys in the gal
1ery.-HdE Adeter.
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,JANETTE'S HAIR.
BY MILES o'REILLY

Oh, loosen the snood that You wear, Janette,
Let me tanRle hand in your hair, my pet
For the world to me had no daintier sight
Than your brown hair yailing your shoulders white,
As tangled hand in your hair, my pet.
1t was brown with golden gloss, Janette,
II was finer than silk Of the floss, my pet;
Twas a beautiful mist falling down TO your wrist,
Twas thing to be braided and jeweled and kissed,
Twas the lovelest hair in the world, my pet.
NV arm was the arm OF a clown, Janette,
II was sinewy bristled aud brown, my pet
But warmly and softly IL loved to caress
Your round white neck and your wealth OF tresp,
Your beautiful plenty Of hair, my pet.
Your eyes had a swimming gloss, Janette,
Revealing the dear old story, my pet,
They were gray, with that chastened tinge Of the
sky,
When the trout leaps quickest to snatch the Hy-
And they matched with your golden hair, my pet.
Your iips-but1 have no words, Janette,
They were fresh the twitter Of birds, my pet,
When the spring is young, and the roses are wet
With dew-drops IN each young bosom set;
And they suited your gold-brown hair, my pet.
Oh, YOU tangled my life in your hair, Janette,
Twas a silked and golden snare, my pet;
But so gentle the bondage, my soul did implore
The right TO continue a slave evermore,
With my fingers enmeshed in your hair, my pet.
rhus ever I dream what you were, Janette,
With your lips, and your eyes, and your / a'r' my
pet.
N the darkness Of desolate years I moan,
Ind my tears fall bitterly over the stone
That covers your golden hair, my pet.