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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

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"A WoRD Or CoMroH Send me 9
word to comfort me for the death O.
Inv baby,no writes q broken-hearteo
mother to me. ! 81 ,.... !,
| nv dear friend, I might tell you that
there are thousands Of childIess moth.
ers all over the land, who, like you.
are looking for comfort here and there,
and find none, but that would not help
you. / might tell you,. too, that II you
knew all the sad stories that have been
told me by tongue and pen, for many
years, you would be GLAD that your ba'
| by has gone where there is mo more
pain;r but that would not cause you to
Shed one tear the less, or keep you
from telling that your sorrow was
harder than theirs. ] could tell you
that God was good even in this atii'c'
ton; but your vision is so dimmed that
time only can enable you to see 1t. 1t
is because | know that nature must
have her way, or you could not live
and bear it, that can only say to you
,sou, that l am so sorry for you. l
know just how you go about listening
for the little appealing cry that you
may never more hear; touching listless-
ly the little clothes that you fashioned
with your heart so full of love and
hope. l. too, have done all this. /
have lain with my check close to the
grass upon my baby's grave, lest she
should be lonely without me, though !
know she was not there. And yet |
have tried To- thank Him who took her
so early. that the storms of life which
afterward overlook me, did not burst
over her little head. SO, as | say, !
shall not reason with you now, for that
were worse than useless. ! only reach
ont my woman's hand and clasp yours
in sympathy, although we never may
meet in this world.
But one thing l know, that in the
other world your baby and mine will
know us, their mothers. else God were
not God. BY the strong love that
came with them, this must be, we
could not he SO cruelty Knocked It this
were not to be the end.
Now, do not sit down and brood
over your grief. if you can help it. Do
not close Your blinds and shut ont the
sunshine. Let it warm you, though
your baby is cold. You would rather
have felt its little warm clasp even for
that brief time, than not To have known
the bliss of motherhood, would yoa
not? Well, then warm your poor heart
with that bit of comfort No,c, there
is ladder reaching to heaven. only
seen by You, only used by yon. llcav-
EN- is not now to YOU the misty land it
used TO he. You see it clearly. By.
and-byc you will hear its music. and
one little voice your mothers car will
detect; and none VIII see the peace
which illunincs your face will know
therefore, save ''lie who doeth all
things we'll" And so with my love,
cave you.-Fanny Fern.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

IT is because we are dissatisfied with
ourselves that we are so anxious to
have others think well of US, and were
we conscious Of meriting their good,
we would care less for their opinions.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

THINK Of "livingr Thy life, vert
thou the s4pitifnlest of all the sons of
earth" is no idle dream, but solemn
reality. It is thy own; it is all thou
hast to front eternity with. Work,
then, like star, unhssting, yet nm
resting .-Calyle. = bh rsia asoe
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

The reason is that wherever the con-
fuence Of circumstances calls for great
energies, the energies are ready to the
call. Men are equal to their destiny,
andsas Schiller finely says, grow with
the circle wherein they move. - etcis.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

IT is easy in the world to live after
the worlds opinion; it is easy in soil
tude to live after your own; but the
great man is he who in the midst of
the crowd, keeps with perfect sweet.
ness the independence of solitude
Emerson. t44
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

bow fast time flies when you are
working against it; how slowly when
you are working to ill it upl What q
difference between trying to get your
work done before your dinner hour.
and trying to fill up your hour before
dinner with work.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

The most powerful Of machines is
the locomotive in good order, on the
track; the most impotent and useless
is the same machiAe off it. It is thus
with some people. nsv
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

Music, Of all the liberal arts, has the
greatest influence over the passions.
and is that to which the legislator
ought to give the greatest encourage
ment..
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

.IouuNv. "a 4 ScALPER.- MIR. Flzzle-
ton was IN the habit Of romping and
nlayinr with his son Johnny, who had
been importuning him to play c'rcns:
He wanted his pa to be clown, and let
himself be scalped by Johnny acting
a. . c;rcus Indian. On Sunday morn
inc Fizzletop,. ST.. was walking in his
rarden his soul full Of emotions, and
absolutely stopping over with Sunday
thourhts. He had half grown tesla,
ment under his arm, and was. bending
over to see if the tender vegetation hao
been injured by the frost when johnny
appeared from behind a rose bush:
His face was painted, and resembled
that of the zebra and tiger combined:
In his belt was the kitchen Ratchet and
the large carving knife while bis hands
were employed in holding pltchfork.
with one prong in the most approved
Comanche style. Like the clown in.
the circus, Fizzletop did not suspect
the approach Of the willy savage, 80 ne
was surprised when he heard q yell
that would have intimidated Santanta
and Big Tree. Before he could rise to
ask All explanation Johnny gave anoth-
yell, and simultaneously planted the
prong of the pitchfork with fearful d.
rectness in the identical place that the
clown was in the habit of receiving
such favors. Now, in order to carry
out the programme Johnny was to
have given another yell, make another
hole or SO in his parent, then the old
gentlemen was to beg for his life, and
lie down on his stomach, while Johnny,
after pounding his head with the hatch
ct, was to scalp him with his carving
knife. But Fizzletop, ST., placed both
hands on the afflicted part, jumped up
and down a few times, yelling "mur-
der" aud some choice profanity that
would have made stage driver envi-
GUS. AS soon as the pitchfork came
out, Johnny wished that the river was
between them and the bridge washed
away. The Testament missed John.
ny's head but crippled the watchdog.
raid into Mexico was slow
with the pursuit Of that Co.
Neighbors living 800 yards
,ff say the subsequent proceedings
sounded like beating tough beefsteak
with the fat side of the meat ak. Fiz
jctop accounts for his peculiar gait by |
,nting at painful boil, while Johnny
says he wants to be an angcl.-.Sdn
4ntonio (Tex. Herald.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

IN sound aleep the soul goes home
to recruit her strength, which could
not else endure the wear and tear at life
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

CARLYLE on JoB.--"I call the Book of
job, apart from all the theories about
it, one of the grandcst things ever
written with pen. O,e feels, indeed,
as if it were not Hebrew; such un:.
versatility, diEreia; from noble patriot.
ism or sectarianism, rcigns in it. \
noble book! All mems book! 1t is
our first, Oldest statement of the new.
or ending problem, mans destiny, and
Gods ways with him here in this earth
And all i'll such free-Aowing outlines;
grand in its simplicity, and it's epic
melody, and rcposc OF reconcilemcnt.
There is tho seeing eye, the mildly un-
derstanding heart. So true every way;
true cycsight and vision Cor all things,
material things no less than spiritual;
the horse-'hast thou clothed his neck
with Munder?-hc laughs at the sl,ak-
ing of the spear! Such living like.
nesses were never since drawn. Sub
lime sorrow, sublime reconciliation;
oldest choral melody as of the heart of
so soft and great; as the
midnight, as the world with
its seas and stars! There is nothing
| think. in the Bible or out of
It, OF equal literary merit"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27

Books are embalmed minds.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
CDNSTAEsIE.'sS SALE.

EpN Nirturc of Il writ Of fCj3 .tuciaS, issued
1 by John C. Wcis Il Justice OFT the Peace
of the State of Maryland in and for Aleg;t-
nv county, and To me directed ii the suit OF
George II. Tyler against The goods and
chatlrIS, lands and tcncmonts of John Harris,
and Mary Ann Harris, | have seized and
taken in execution all the right, title, inter
est, claim and demand at law and equity, Of
the said John Harris and Mary Ann Harris,
in and to the following property, to wit
All that lot, piece or parcel OF land, lying
and being in the t. Wn of Frosthurg, Allie
gauy county, Maryland, being part of Lot
No. 8 of Block No. ~ OF Reall'S list AdCli-
ton TO the town of Fro>tburg, having Il
front ON Main street OF ~ feet and running
back with equal width $50 feet to an alley,
reference being had to deed of Nelson
Bcall to said John Harris will more fully APP
pearl together with AN AMI slmdry i'm
prOyCm"nts thereon, consisting OF one new
two-story Frame House and outbuildingS,
and hereby give notice that at , p. NJ, ON
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1870
In front Of John Kcllcrs store in the town
of FroStbur@, | viii proceed To sell all the
right, title and interest of the said John
Harris and Mary Ann Harris in cNccu-
ton, nj public auction To the highest bidder
for CASH, To satisfy said claims and costs,
with the additional costs thereon.
OWEN EVANS,
AUw est Constable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
l.. Is. ODER. Editor.
local CaRRE"roSDENCE.
tbout DR.. Clark.
BARroA. Mp, AUG. IS, 1St5.

1N' Edt0r!'
The following paragraph appears in the
Emory Grove correspondence 81 yodr pa
per to-day:
The artoss and scholarly Dr Clark of
the NJ r. Church, south gave us a capital
sermon on "Christian Lihcralhy,' but did,
perhaps, his hest work in his brothcrIy and
genial social intercourse with the oCCu-
pants OF the preachers tent. His cJl"Se
of the way in which few nt the 't'00Hg'iH
of the hate General Conference of the NJ. +.
Church, South, gagged and bound the fra
tcrnal impulses of the great majority of
that Conference was refreshing.
1t @uSt have been an 'arllcss and schol-
arly" achievement which showed how "a
fer managers gagged and bound the fratcr-
nal impulses of the gTeat pm,orttg of that
Conference" No wonder il was "rcfrcsh-
ing especially in M0t "preachcrs tent
But it is to be doubted very much whether
this "altlcss and scholary' divine could,
with equal consistency and Complaccncy
tell the same story in the company of those
who had equal opportm ity and disc
mcnt for observing the interior work OF
what was evidently "a small ring" 1t
would be nearer correct, and less "rcfrcSh-
ing" Yours truly,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
Prison Life.
AN EX MINER.
BY X 7. POW ELL.

Ever, time a dead man was carried out
of the prison or n sick one taken TO the hos
pital, there We're four prisoners allowed to
carry him. As compensation for their Ia
Dor they were allowed to pick up load of
brush and carry il into the prison to make
fires to cook with If they did not wish TO
use it they could easily sell it as it was a
very scarce article. They would sonlc-
times quarrel over she dead bodies to sec
which of them would he lucky enough to
get to carry them out in order to gst load
of wood Some would say have a bet
ter right to carry out this man than you ;
he is my brother, or cousin (or some other
rclatyc perhaps he had never seen him be
fore he died) 1t was a regular grab game
to get to carry out the dead.
Sometimes when the guard was rcturning
from the hospital with his four men after
having taken sick man there, the prison
crs would grab his gun ont of his hands
give him a blow, perhaps, or knock him
down and give him Il couple of kicks and
then start for Iankecdom. Then in a very
blood hounds bowling. In the course OF
twenty four hours at the iarthcst, Mr..
Yankees would be back with, perhaps, some
Of their ears bitten off and what little cloth
ing they had on nearly torn of trying to
get through the thickcts and swamps. They
would then he punished, old WiZ used 10
say-"not for getting away, but for letting
him catch them again.
have told you before that the prison
consisted Of eight acres. They enlarged it
four acres ON the north side. The work
was done by Yankee negroes, as there were
perhaps, two hundred of them here. They
turned them out every morning and kept
them closely guarded. They were very bit
ter against them. They said ii was "a hor-
riblc idea to arm niggcrs to fight the south
ern people" Some had to work with their
heads tied up with several wounds |
would not have liked being negro prison
cr in Andcrsonvillc They gave them OK
ira rations, as they could not have worked
on the regular prison fare. Each dctach-
ment received the same amount out of the
wagon. Atlcr each mess of thirty men Ic-
eeived then amount, the sergeant would cut
it up carefully into thirty parts, not losing
crumb; and then one man out of the mess
would be selected to stand with his back
towards the little piles of grub, and all be
ing numbered, the sergeant would then
point at the piles, inquiring what number
this belonged to? Tie could point at What
ever pile he liked and the other could name
any number he liked. BY .hiS means no
one could say he did not got fair play. The
rations consisted of corn bread made of
meal ground up, cob and all, and II very
small piece each day of that, without any salt
in it rs much beef or pork rs Il man could
eat in five OF six bites, and sometimes
about gill Of bean soup. They were these
small COW beans, only raised in the South
They were thrown into laggc iron pots in
the cook house, emnticd right OUT of the
SICK just as they were picked in the field
When they were cooked they were
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04

shuvrlcd into boxes, put into the wag
ons and issued TO the prisoners. Some
times the beef was issued raw without any
wood to make fire to cook it with and many
times alive with mn-gutS.
There wee two KINDS of cruelty which
Wiz repeatedly committed which, think,
Justified the Government authorize, in
hanging him. One was issuing raw meal
and raw beef, knowing we had neither
cooking ulcnsH, nor wood and this with
tho woods lying full Of wood just outside
The stockadc The other was stopping the
whole thirty-,ivc Thousand mems ratons
two days for the crime of one man until
they gave him up. These were special cru
elites of oil Wiz
No, ,,NsI y n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
An Miner in Quest of Information.
AUGUST 80, 1915.

AUGUST 80, 1870
NJ Editor:
am not only constant reader of youi
paper, but a former connection with the
mining industry Of this county makes
whatever appears in print touching its OPP
crations of exceeding Interest to me
Hence, the controversy over Mr.. Roy
opmcnt Of the Big Vein was thoroughly
read and pondclcd. But | have waited
vainiy for the offer of 4 common-Scnse
practical suggestion, or plan, by which the
great waste, alleged to he l2,02l tons per
acre, is TO be saved The companies, would
like TO save it, and The people of Allegany
county would honor any man or men Wl.o
would conceive and adopt an effective
remedy.
1t is true, the controversy has been closcd
:. long tlmc--so long it is now pretty Ger
tain every participant has evidently said
all he knows, and this without prescribing
Il plan for the relief of tie evil he has con
dcmncG. If not, as friends of the people of
Allcgany why not instruct our Mining SUI
pcrintcndcnts how to save that l2,02i tons,
or even the half Of it, which would increase
our production, per acre, from 5,'22 tons
to 1874 tons, or more than double the
present output
fiaying mined coal in Alcgany county
for twenty six years | have known thous-
anCs of tons of Big Vein coal to be lost in
one day. | know whereof | speak, and as
scrt that the demand for some plan TO save
this great waste should be repeated, and re,
pca,ed with growing emphasis
AN EX- MINER.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Registration Notice.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO
ALI. WHOM IT MAY Conc ERN,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO
y ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
That in romnIi,nrr win the Acts of a.
srmhly of the State of Maryland, Chapter
$50. passed at January session, 1874, the
undersigned Officers OF ltrH'Hii;'''on 10" ,l,
W." in III ,,,, nnn ,or -, II. I,ccs jr.
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
PENNSYLVANIA Military Academy
Chester. Pa-CFor Boar,lcrs onlvl

Chester, Pa.-For Boardcrs only)
=, ESSION opens Wednesday, Sept, eth.
: y Location elevated and lIcalthtul ,
grounds ample; buildings handsome and
commodiuus. Course of Studies extensive.
Thorough instruction III Civil and Mechan-
icai and Civil Engineering. the Classics aud
English Careful oversight of The morals
and manners of Cadets. For Circulars, APP
Ply to Or " II Rayrn,cratt Frostburg. or
to Cor. TlIEO. HYATT,
July 1O-2m Presidents
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
H. ROBINSON,
AGENT FOR TIL
Mount Hope Nurseries,
ROCHESTER,, y. y,

NE'II.L receive orders fer
' ' FALL PLANTING OF
Fruit and Ornamental Trees,
Gyapc Vines, Currauts, Eng
lish Gooscbcrry-rnY large,
RaSpbcrrlcS, etc.
In new varieties he offers
two new PEACHES the
Early Beatrice and Alex
audcr'> Early :tlc largest of
PEARS Souvenirs du Gem
2reSS, and a new CHERRY
the MGntm0rency-cUrly
ahd ceIy .t'Re.
In RllUBARB he has the
Myatt'> LinnmmS. Victoria
and Prince Albrrt-WiHrg-
est d1ld hest.
In his absence parties de
string anything in his line
may leave their orders or
their names at J. :. Mctzgcr
X Co.'s Book Store, Main St,
Frostburg, Md.
G58 All orders promptly
attended to, and all mlorma-
ton rs Encouragement, plant
ing, and growth, chrrrtully
given Give him Il trial,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
State and County Taxes
FOR THE YEAR 1875
ARE NOW DUE
CoLLECToR' OFFICE FOR
FROSTBuRG AND MOUNT SAVAGE :

COLLECTOR ) OFFICE FOR
FRoSTBuRG AND MOUNT SAVAGE
ELECTIo% DISTRICTS.
n Office Is HEREBY GIVEN, That
! : pursuant to an Act of the General As
scmbly OF Mary land, passed at the January
Session, 1872, a discount of -Four Per
G@Ntglgsl will be made TO all PERSONS pay
ing their State and Comfy Taxes for the
year 1870 before the Both day of Sep
lcmhcr, 1870. The rate of discount de
crcascS thereafter One Per Cent. per
month until january LIST, 1876, after which
time the law will be strictly enforced and
interest charged on all delinquent taX-pay-
rrs. Persons are therefore requested to
come forward and settle their taNcs tor the
current year Immediately, and receive the
advantage of the discount
10y Office South End of Broadway,
Frostburg, Md
J. ID. ARMSTRONG,
July 3-4m Collector for 1875.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
fOrnia.

The coal mines Fast of Corrunna,
Mich, have ceased to operate. They
have recently been worked by lessccs.
a large caving in of earth has ocur-
red, which has so impeejed pumping
that they have filled with water, and
this entails an expense 50 large that
the lc.sees refuse to pay it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04

Anthracite coal, in large quantities
has recently been discovered in the
Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04

A butterfly in Council Bluffs, after
beng imp'led upon a PIN a hours
laid II eggs, and died happy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04

The President has promulgated a
treaty Of commerce and navigation be
tween the United States and Belgium.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04

The specimens of ore collected for
exhibition at the Centennial, by Stew
art and Whitehall at Nevada, weigh
n-h rnnnls
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04

InLE MINES The Mount Pleasant
pa.D mines are idle, owing to too
much water. Some Of the men Of the
IIazlcton mines arc idle On account OF
bad air.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04
Other Items.


The to tai drive OF Texas cattle last
year Was 1865 head but viii be
larger tins year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-09-04

To keep cabbage from cracking
break the roots, by pulling it up
slightly. This will check its growth
for a week or ten days, and stops the
head from splitting After it takes
root again it will grow as large again.
This remedy 10 prevent cabbage from
cracking is not generally known, and,
we hope it may prove of value.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-20
A Word of Advice to Travellers.

The Missouri Kansas and Texas railway
has become so well known to the people of
Texas, as one of the finest and most COM
Portable roads ON the continent to travel on,
that IL seems almost unnecessary that we
should say ought in its praise. Yet we can
not ever get back from trip over this line
without saying something in praise Of the
management, who always seem TO he striv-
ing to make their patrons comfortable while
travelling over their road. The track is al
ways In the best possible condition, and
trains are ut all times run n, uniform speed.
Pullman's Finest Drawing Room Sleeping
cars accompany all through passenger trains,
and II you are going north or east, by max
Ing your wants known, you can go either via
Hannibal or st. Louis. And for Kansas
City, Denver, California or any of the NORTH
western states or territories, II is much the
best route we have from Texas. Their din
ing stations and hours for meals are all that
a traveller could wish for, and in fact there
seems to be nothing LEFT undone to render
trip over this line pleasant. 2S5dtf