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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-11-23
Call and settle up.

HAvING CONCLUDED TO CLOSE UP
i Il all ola accounts by the Goth OF October,
would request all having long accounts
vain nie % cali sDdSeettle and save expenses,
Any one having bills against me will please
present the same and receive their money.
NJ. Is. SrAUNTON.
Wsnnenucca, September 25, 1876 1m.
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22
A Tribute TO Tie Ladies.

Christmas IS passed-gnne by;
Our fairs are talked over; high
In estimation with young and old
An esteem better than gold
Stand those ladies' to whose s'CcCss
We're indebted for the pleasure oi fashion
and relief Of distress.
If those ladies had the province To arrange
Our country atIairs-it might seem strange;
Yet there would be work for us all
With no man driven TO TIC wall,
Nor our miners 10 Illinois aguos and tcsct1
The natural home Of bull frogs and beavers.
Our grcenbacks protected by the eagles
wings,
Would be equal to gold as solid as that of
the king;
The love for thy country the garnishte
For every promise i, makes to thee and me;
And the one sided game of bonds and no tax
Would soon find in its gravca fearful relax.
They would bring money and trade to
sound bases;
And not send only the rich to Congress.
The welfare OF the people their only shib
bolcth,
They'd save our treasury from its drunk
like upset.
Our money not changing in value frcm a
dollar,
Although they believe not in changing the
collar
IN building up cities, halls and theatres,
New counties, canal extensions and cattle
drals,
We need those ladics-thcir spirit and tact :;
Without them 10 fortune, no success, no
fact
For them sing, aye, write once in a while
Excuse my devotion and pardon my poem
and style. F.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

MARYLAND Coal TAX.-It is stat
ed that many of the coal companies
operating in western Maryland have
combined to reduce the price of min
ing coal from 65 to 80 cents per ton,
said reduction to obtain on the 1st of
February. 1t is claimed that the
coal product is diminished because Of
the high rates hitherto paid for min
ing. THIS action will probably be
FASTENED BY the probability of the pas
sage by the Legislature of bill re-
comfy reported fayorably by the Sen
ate's finance committee imposing a
heavy license fee upon coal operators,
The license fee is to be $40 per annum
for each 900 tons mined, and requires
the operators to make quarterly re-
turns of their PRODUCES The bill
provides q method Of taxing the bust
ness of coal mining, notwithstanding
the adverse judicial decisions in refer
ence to bills with similar intcntion.-
BoHtnioyc .S5JH
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22
0UR CORRESPONDENTS.

Tho pstitinn- having hcCn generally
slgnsd ,he n,Si sad al important step in
lie rev euundy msN cmeui j. 10 present
tAe proper bii 10 tie Legislature, u work
lag ,lslsgail,n 20 iu.loW upon e., ho,ls to
aiteesss q l.a-sagc. We have plCny of
ssssi u,sn for The work. Cannot Mr.. Gur-
saeh. CAPT Eeall. ~ Jas u. Armstrong,
NJ Eanr. NJ iia.le. oF some other rul l.c
spsfiicsl eit.aus r. iH,lsc,s. 10 go upon this
mission trr,aia.y a ctmmi'ire.Jf three
eoahl hg sost,a n "a ihs ab"Sr named seu-
sleaasa. c.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

The time is at hand to present tie New
County petitions to the General Assembly.
1t is Therefore, hoped that those who have
NOT wee signed them will do So ut once.
Persons having them in hand will pie sc
send them to the "Frostburg JOURNAL OF.
flee" by the Goth of this month. BY order
Of the COMMITTEE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22
To Oar Legislators.

The bcs! remedy against tramps,
Is TO give work anJ that brings stamps
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

There was a meeting recently at
Derby Of the Iron Trade Employers
Association to consider matters con-
nected with the strike, against piece
work, by one hundred members of the
Amalgamated Engineers Society at
I.acton and Andersen works at
Firth Kent, and the threatened ag-
gressiyc action Of that society. 1t
was unanimously resolved that the
Iron Trade Employers Association
will resist any attempt of men or
their societies to restrict piece work
in shops Of the members 1t was re
solved that general lockout, recon-
menaed by the executive committee,
should not be resorted to at present,
or such lockout would throw out OF
employment seventy thousand men,
and become the greatest strife be
tween capital and labor since 1881
and 1852
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

PENALTY OF TALK.-The neatest
summary of the amnesty debate in the
House Of Representative was made by
Mr.. Morrison,of Illinois, chairman of
the ways and means committee He
said: wv henever the republicans
speak we get the best Of them; when
ever we speak they get the best Of
us.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

There are two Goa! mining compan-
les at Warrior, Alabama, each employ
ing about thirty colliers, The vein is
2! feet thick and level. The price
paid for mining is $l.C0 per ton.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

The Auburn, Me-, shoe business is
opening We'll. Nearly all the firms
are making u commencement and
next week probably more will be done
Upper leather is higher md sole leath-
er rather more dull.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

The Albany common council has au-
thorized the water board 10 lay out
certain bouleyards, which Will 60 Ear
to relieve the distress among the idle
workingmen there.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

Notwithstanding the general bust
ness depression, the iron and coal IN
dustries Of Virginia are growing rap
iIly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

THERE is u man in Baltimore needs look
ing after He has made tie discovery that
the counties Of Allcgany and Washington
"are the very last To he entrusted with the
control Of the Public Works" Unf0itun-
ately icF his selfish soul these counties are
not asking Or 'con,ror'-only iurnPreseH-
tltioa in ti.c B1arl oi Public Works But
far The Fg.Ourccs Of Allesany il is doubtful
IL the State gOu!l have ever felt the nccrs-
sly Of Enarl at ail And now that this
section has mote than al the rest together
contributed To the building Of thee works,
Il really seems ungrs~ci,l that II should he
wholly uurcPpseuioi in the body which
gives ihssT affair general oversight Let
caution Tsconsi,l'r b.. motion and DO us
The dccofous lislicc of fsiT play.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-01-22

no " tsl BAIIImOrC Street.
Jan 5 Baltimore Nj
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
English and American Tramps.

Our own English tramps, says George
Augustus Sala, are Idle, worthless and
sometimes rufianly "cadsers." Yet
they are usually. arrant towards, far
more given to beating their womankind
than to assaulting persons OF their own
sex. and destitute alike of the cunning
md the resolution necessary for the exc
eution of q "put up" robbery. Eng
lish tramps form mysteriously heredi-
tary race OF "gntter bloods. The
grsndest names and titles die, De We're
expires, Bohun fades out, Mortimer is
but a noise, and "more and most Plsn-
tagenet vanishes )" butthe great tramp
family lives on; it has thus continued in
an unintermitting stream from century
to century, and has SO lived among us,
and upon us, ever since the Reforma-
ton. The English tramp has ever been
a mere canting, whining, shutting sneak.
The American tramp seems to be cast In
q far different mold. In caliber he be-
longs to the mighty and the strong. He
is the horror of lonely housewives whose
husbands are out in the fields; and
when he meets little schoolmaid carry
ing her dinner in basket he bids the
child, In voice Of thunder, "git out
of that" and at once appropriates and
devours the savory cakes. In the State
of Illinois alone there was recently, it Is
reported, an army Of these stalwart
mendicapts five hundred strong rowing
in a body across tho country, and defy
ing the authorities to. dispense them.
The American vagrant would, in fine,
appear to be a combination OF the Eng
lish " "casual" proper with the indigo
nous "loafer," "plug ugly" "blood
tub" shoulder hitter" and "dead
rabbit" He is the rowdy en- cannpagne,
the "Bowery bhoy" writ large and
felonious; and the necessity which must
soon arise for devising means to repress
him will serve mournfully to convince
our cousins that they are no longer
new nation, and that they are beginning
to be called upon for the income tax as
sessed op all established races.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
A Disguised Widow.

Capt. W. has just returned from the
Warm Springs. The captain is a
widower. At the springs was widow
who rather set her cap for the captain.
The girls told him to look out, and the
captain replied, well, he was ready.
Sitting out on the portico one even
ing, the cool breeze tanning like ten
cent palmleaf, and thinking of his daugh-
ters far away at school, the widow moved
zip close by and opened conversation.
81 hear, captain, you have grown up
daughters"
eyes, madam, have"
"How I should Like to see their
pictures"
81 will show you a picture of my
eldest daughter" said the captain, hand
ing her one.
"Oh, such a sweet face" said the
widow "and such a fine eye. Isn't
she called like you, captain3"
81 don't know, madam, that she is. "
"It is q wonder to me, Captain W.,
YOU do not get married"
"Well, ma'am, I never think Of it /;
for the woman I'd have might not have
me, and then, you know, vice Versa."
eyes, but what kind of lady would
suit you9" and the widow looked her
sweetest.
It was right here that the captains
wonderful nerve never forsook him, but
settling his eye steadily at the widows,
he hardened his heart and replied {:
" Madam, she must be ninety five years
old to second, and worth two hundred
thousand dollars"
"It is getting so chilly out here I
must 60 for my shawl" said the widow;
and she looked frigid zones at the cap
tain as she brushed him by with toss of
her head.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
Not one of them is idle, nor seems to
wish to be. Most Of them are driving.
Some are nitehinp. q few are feeding the

Not one of them is idle, nor seems to
wish to be. Most of them are driving.
Some are pitching, few are feeding the
separator, few more are filing, sewing
and carrying away the bags, and some
are brushing away the heaps of chaf.
Early in the day there is plenty OF talk
and laughter, but later on, as the work
tells and the sun grows hot, the tongues
become silent, and the hubbub OF the
machines alone fills the air.
At noon huge van is driven upon the
field, laden down with dinner OF meat,
vegetables and pies, all well cooked and
very palatable. Farm hands, like fisher
men, nowadays are epicures. This van
is 80 constructed that its sides form
broad tables. The cooks who serve
stand in the body of the wagon, and the
diners range themselves around the out
side. All are sheltered by screen OF
wood or canvas overhead.
By nightfall all the seventy acres are
bare; that is, not head OF wheat is left.
A trampled stubble higher than ones
knee remains to tell the tale, but all the
beauty and worth have departed, and
the place is desolate. Tomorrow the
same scene will be enacted in another
section of the same size, and similar
hustle and uproar will ensue, and a
similar pile of plethoric brown bags
piled very high will reward the labor OF
the day.
It must be remembered that there are
six other corps, exactly like the one de.
scribed, at work simultaneously upon
the Glenn ranch. Seven throngs OF men
and two hundred and fifty machines will
labor necessarily for over two months to
deplete these vast fields OF their splen-
did yield.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
To Old Friends.
Where are they scattered now,

Where are they scattered now,
The old, old friends3
One made her dwelling where the naples
glow,
AMI mighty streams through solemn forest
flow,
But never from the pine crowned land Of
message sends.
Some meet me oft amid
Life's common ways;
And theu, perohapce, word or smile declares
That warm hearts throb beneath their load Of
For love grows on, like wheat among the tares,
Till harvest days.
But some are fall'n asleep"
The words are sweet!
Oh, friends at rest beneath the blessed sod,
My feet still tread the weary road ye trod
Ere yet your loving souls went back to God!
When shall We meet2
Oh, thou divinest Friend,
When shall it be
That I may know them in their.garments
white?
And see them with new and clearer sight,
Mine old familiar rriends-made fair and
bright,
Like unto Thee!
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
What War Will Do.

The leading journals OF the United
States figure that general war IN
Europe will make business lively on
this side of the water. 1t will increase
the price of grain, as the grain growing
countries of the old world will be shut
ont of foreign markets. The New York
Tribune says: In many branches OF
manufacture the disturbance in Europe
would help us, either by preventing the
shipment of surplus products here, or
by increasing the demand for our pro-
ducts abroad. The iron, wooden, and
boot and shoe manufactures, with many
OF minor importance, will be affected In
g,eater or lesser degree.
The surplus capital of Europe must
turn more and more to seek security across
the ocean, and United States bonds must
advance. Other undoubted American
securities will be sought, and many mil
lions of foreign capital will find safe en-
ployment here. These investments and
loans will go far to stimulate our IN
dustry.
There is reason to suppose that un'
sound concerns will escape loss through
q general and indiscriminate advance OF
stocks and bonds. European investors
have acquired q profound distrust OF
most American enterprises. They are
no longer cheated by the tricks OF
speculators, which fix an artificial price
on the stock board. Strong foreign de-
mand for securities that are known to be
of real value will only bring into clearer
light the weakness of those which enjoy
no confidence abroad.
If France, Germany or England en-
cages in the struggle, financial conse-
auences of the gravest Importance may
result. If France, for example, should
be compelled to unlock its immense
store of coin, if Germany should be
forced to abandon for time its changes
in currency, if England should be
threatened in India or met by foe
capable of disturbing its commerce by
maritime warfare, the effects In this
country might be indefinitely increased.
But as matters stand, prospect OF war
in Europe is prospect OF higher prices
for breadstuffs and provisions, larger
demand in sound American securities,
lower gold, and improved business.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
A War Lasting One Hundred and
Thirteen Years.

Isabella was the daughter of French
king in the fourteenth century, and the
wife of an English one, Edward H., who
was deposed by his Parliament, and
murdered in a dungeon in Berkley
castle. This Isabella was perhaps the
cause of more misery to both England and
France than any woman who ever lived.
She became the enemy of her spouse,
returned to France and fomented re-
bellion against him, kept the young
prince Cher son, who afterward became
Edward IIl.) away from his father, In
vaded England with an army, and as,
sisted in oefeating and deposing hel
husband the king.
Edward III. claimed the throne oi
France as the grandson of the father OF
Isabella, which claim was opposed by
another scion of royalty. Then com
menced a sanguinary war, which
lasted one hundred and thirteen
wears, in which the Black Prince, son oi
Edward I'LL, the Duke of Bedford,
King John of France, Joan OF Arc and
many other historic personages figured
conspicuously. The spirit in which il
was prosecuted may be judged by that
in which it was commenced. The
knights and gentlemen of England as
sembled under the presidency of the
crown, and bound themselves "to ravage
and massacre without pity, to spare
neither mill nor altar, nor pregnant
women, nor relative nor friend" From
1887 to 1850, with short intermissions,
was the deadly work prosecuted, sons
and grandsons and great grandsons es.
pousing and bequeathing the quarrels
of their progenitors. Mobiles, ecclesias'
tics and common people shared alike
the cruel destruction. At times France,
which was the theater of the war, be-
came so impoverished that many of her
citizens starved to death, and the vari-
ous provinces were so aliepated that
they almost ceased to be a nation. And
for what was this war of over century g
duration wagedl Not for the good OF
the people, but for the ambition OF
would be sovereigns.
Kings and dukes in those days claimed
not only certain countries, but also the
people who inhabited them. They AFRO
gated the right TO force them from their
homes and pit them against each other,
as at Crecy and Agincourt, until the
ground was soaked with blood and the
corpses were piled high on each other.
Their motto was "rule or ruin, and
while they did not always succeed in
ruling, they never failed in running.
Since 1850 the race has made some
progress in the right direction. The
thirty years war of the German refor-
nation, and the wars of Napoleon from
1898 TO 1915 were certainly long enough.
But since then we recall no great wal
between so-called Christian nations
which has continued longer than three
or four years.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
New Use for q Head.

Robert Meyer, the foreman of the
Gould & Curry mine at Virginia City,
was struck by descending cage. This
accident was one of the strangest on
record. Meyer was standing in the
pump shaft, and was looking through
into the south compartment of tie main
shaft, when double decker cage and
two cars descended and struck him on
the head, and cut off his ear. Meyers
head stopped the cages in their descent
by instantaneously causing o SLACK IN the
cable, and adjusting the safety catches
to the guides. Every one present at the
time. and those ,nversant with the
shaft, express the greatest surprise that
his neck was not broken instantaneous
". It can only be accounted for oy the
f,ct that the cages were descending very
slowly at the time. Meyer WAS badly
but not seriously hurt.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
Punctuate to Suit.

The following can be used for either o
friend or an enemy, according to the
way you punctuate it:
"He is an old. and experienced man
in vice an . wickedness he is never found
in opposing the works of iniquity he
takes delight in the downfall of his
neighbors he never rejoices in the pros
perlty of any of his fellow creatures he
is always ready to assist in destroying
the peace of society he takes no pleas
ure in serving the Lord he is uncom-
monty diligent in sowing discord among
his friends and acquaintances he takes
no pride in laboring to promote the
cause of Christianity he has not been
negligent in endeavoring to stigmatize
all public teachers he makes no efforts
to snbdue his evil passions he strives
hard to build up satan's kingdom he
lends no aid to the support Of the 0Os-
pei among the heather he contributes
largely to the evil adversely he pays
great heed to the devil he will never 60
to heaven he must go where he will re-
ceive the just ltcompense Of reward"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-11-23
A Singular Case.

At Montbeison, France, not long ago,
the magistrate was called upon to ad-
Judge somewhat singular case. Jean
Marie Baron, aged thirty seven, we'll
to.do farmer of Ponclus, had for three
or four years entertained the halluclna-
tion that some of his neighbors, jealous
OF his prosperity, had combined to in.
lure him by witchcraft. His cows fell
sick. his wheat withered, shd he him
self had singular fits of oppression and
despoudency at the sight OF the OBJ
jectionable persons. He consulted
several doctors, even going to Lyons for
treatment, but as they all derided his
story, he resolved to put in practice the
remedy suggested by village crone-
namely, to draw blood from each OF bis
prosecutors. Accordingly, he armed
himself with a number Of stout pins
with glass heads, hid himself nesr the
parish church door on procession day,
when. the whole community would natu-
rally gather there, and, falling suddenly
upon his victims, planted q pin in each
with remarkable vehemence. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reynaud and Miss jeanette
Badieu complained to the police of the
assault. Baron declared, with an air OF
happiness, that he was guilty that he
bore no i'll will to the complainants
that he hxd to do what he had done, and
it proved effectual, as he and his cattle
had recovered their health. The jndge
endeavored to convince him that he had
never been possessed" but the
prisoner retorted unanswerably that un-
til he bad assaulted his tormentors ne
had suffered, whereas, from the very
moment that he had drawn blood, he
and his beloved cattle had enjoyed per
feet health, 80 that infallibly he must in
the first place have been bewitched.
He was sentenced to fifteen days im-
prisonment, receiving his punishment
eleefully, "since," he said, "that Is
not go much to undergo as the psIee OF
ones health and luck"