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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
Great Invention !! Just Out l.
Something New !! f!
Chenq Neng's Starch Polish and
Chinese Washing Blue.

For putting on the same gloss and
hard pearl finish to Shirts, Collars, &C.,
as when bought new, at cost Of one
cent per week. 1t beats the world
With greenemigrant servant we can
polish linen equal to any Laundry in
America. 1t causes the iron to run
smoothly, and prevents rust. 1t
makes an old shirt look new. 1t gives
the linen such a smooth, glossy finish,
that dust and dirt will not stick
to it. A woman can do her ironing
in one half the time, and the clothes
smell sweet and fresh.
Every box of the Cheng Weng con-
tains package Of Chinese Washing
Blue from which q large 8-ounce Bot
tie of Liquid Bluing can be made in
one minute without cost; if necessary
this can be demonstrated at any time
and it will be seen how quickly the
B4ueing is made from the powder, con-
win ing any person that they are ac-
tually getting the price of the Box in
Blueing alone, besides having large
box of the Cheng Weng that will last
family many months.
It is the most economical article
that can be used, costing only about
one cent to do the ironing Of large
family. Warranted not to injnre
the clothes, but will make them last
much longer, because they do not have
to go through the wearing out process
of washing and starching SO often. 1t
gives the linen such a smooth. glossy
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
AUGUSTA COUNTY.

No. 5OO.-The Care of the Fou7a-
tains-This wonderful natural curiosity,
with or without the farm and hotel, is Of
fered for sale on the most reasonable terms,
indeed the greater part of the purchase
money may not be required to be paid for
years. The farm consists of 109 acres of
land plenty of wood and water. orchard,
sc. The main building contains some 10
rooms. Price, low-for such property.
No. 477.-209 acres of excellent
middle River" land, six miles from Staun-
ton, Va; "a acres in timber, small log dwell
ing $25 per acre, third cash; the rest
in 1, >, 3 AMI years, with interest
No. 437.-l37 acres of land, about
one mile di-'ant from New Hopo, Augusta
county Va; dwelling, two-story frame, !
rooms; good outbuildings, orchard, &c.
Any one desiring a Snug, cheap little farm,
had better apply soon. Price low and
terms Of payment easy.
No. 470.-3UU acres, five miles from
Staunton, Va, en the "old Greenville road," "
in good section. One-halt cleared and
Mostiy iu grass. Good barn. and about fifty
choice fruit trees; plenty of water. This
farm will be sold very low, and after cash
payment of some fifteen hundred dollars is
made, the rest may be paid in live equal an
nual payments with interest
B9All persons desiring further in
formation concerning the properties
above described are invited to confer
with j. B. ODER,
March 10 Frostburg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
Good News to Every Family.

No more loss Of Life or destruction of
Property by the erplosion of Kero-
Sene
1t is fearful to think that during
the short space of a year, there were
over $48,000,000 worth of property
destroyed in the United States, by the
explosion ofkerosone or coal-oil lamps
yet the destruction of property is moth
ing compared to the loss of life. No
less than 1000 men woman and child
rem, came to an untimely end during
the past year by the explosion of lamps,
to say nothing of those persons who,
after terrible suferings have at last
recovered, but were disfgured for
life.
No wonder then that we say
Good News to Every Family" when
Professor Thompson $ Non-Explosive
Lamp Powder is guaranteed to render
the worst kerosene as safe as a COM
mon candle and prevents the breaking
and smoking of lamp chimneys.
In few days the agent for this
county, Conrad Differ, will visit the
famili les for the purpose of introducing
this very necessary household prepar-
alton, when for the trifing sum Of 20
cents a package can be procured which
may perhaps be the means of saving
life and property. ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
From the Cumberland AleganiaR Of
March oath, 1877.
Sight to the BIind-An Interest
ing Surgical Operation.

On the 7th of January DR.. w. T.
Fundenberg, Of this city, removed an
eye from Mrs. Abbott, lady over 90
years Of age, who formerly lived in
Mt. Savage, but resides for the pres
ent on Harrison street here.
The old lady had been affected with
cataract Of both eyes, which is COM
monty supposed to be a thin Opaque
slum over the eye, but is really a
change in the tissues of the lens,
rendering it Opaque and preventing
transmission of an image to the retina.
The operation of extracting the lens
is an exceedingly delicate one, requir-
ing the incest skill. With this view
the friends of Mrs. Abbott advised
her to visit Cumberland and secure
the professional services of Dr.. w. F.
Fundenberg, whose high reputation
as an oculist would guarantee success
full treatment and a speedy restoration
of sight. Accordingly she came last
summer to this city to consult him
but on account of the extreme heat and
the advanced age of the patient, the
Doctor preferred to perform the opera
ton in colder weather.
A short time after this, however, she
had a general practitioner operate
upon one of her eyes, but the attempt
was utterly unsuccessful, and left as
an after effect extreme neuralgia,
pains in that eye and whole side of
the head, endangering the safety of
the other eye, and so severe that she
was unable to rest day or night. 1t
became necessary to have the mistreat-
ed eye removed The operation was
successfully performed by DR.. Funden-
burg as, above stated, on the 7th Of
January last.
About three weeks ago the cataract
was removed by DR.. Fundenberg from
the remaining eye, in which there has
been total blindness for eight years.
The operation was successful in all it's
details and sight has been fully restor-
ed. Mrs. Abbott has now no difficult
ty in distinguishing all objects, and
with the aid of glasses will be able to
read the finest print.
The fact is clearly elected by this
case that it is a most hazardous thing
to entrust the treatment Of diseases of
so delicate an organ as the eye to the
ordinary general practitioner, when
the services of skilled and expert
enced specialist can be secured who
has spent years in the study and prac-
tice of that subject alone.
Mrs. Abbott is very intelligent old
lady and has very clear remembrance
Of all the events of her past life.
When only nine years old she dis
tinctly remembers having shaken
hands with Gen. Washington at
Downingtown, % miles west of
Philadelphia. Her husband was
soldier in the war of 1912, and she
now draws pension from that fact.
She was one of the original mem
bers of the Episcopal church here,
when DR.. Buell. was pastor many
years ago. Her delight in the restor-
alton Of her sight is unbounded.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
WHOLE NUMBER, sSS.

surface, that the dust and dirt will
not adhere to it, so that it will keep
clean much longer. Even would it
keep clean no longer the beautiful
gloss finish which is impaired is sufh-
cient inducement to bring it into gen.
eral use. The Polish ig packed in
slide box, containing "A Lozenges
which will last an ordinary family six
months.
The Chsng Weng Chinese Washing
Blue from Hong Kong is without any
doubt the best in the world. 1t new
er settles when in water, and contains
ten times the amount of blueing prop
erty of ordinary bottle blueing.
Give it one trial and you will al
ways use it.
Each box contains 80 cents worth of
polish which is sold at half price
thirty cents per box.
Beware of travelling swindlers
who will offer you bogus article for
25 to IS cents per box and thus steal
your money.
Mr.. G. Differ is the agent for this
County who sells the only genuine
article. HEALTH & HOME.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
Reply to More Amor"

Editor F''o.tbwg lining Jourmal:-
In the JOURNAL Of last week I no.
ticed a communication signed more
Anon" overhowing with congratula-
tions to the miners and companies,
particularly on the termination of the
"dead lock" as he calls it. This is
all very well, but did he take into
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
PRIVATE SCHOOL.

THE undersigned will open a PRIVATE
Il SCHOOL, in |. o. O. F.'s OLD BUILD
ING, Frostburg, on the
GOTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1876.
No pains will be spared to make the
School a good one. Viii employ compe
tent help if necessary.
TUITION. TERM-12 WEEKS
Primary department. ...............S3 $3.50
Common English branches. ......... 400
including
Natural Philosophy, Algebra, and
the higher Mathematics. ........... so
Tuition paid monthly. A liberal drduc
tion from the above rates will be made in
favor of families sending more than two
pupils. GY Please make application as
early as possible to r. II. SANNER.
Sept %
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Rural Piedmont-Va.- Land Agency.
D. D. M. DIGGES, PROPRIETOR,
GordonsuiUe, Va.
j. IL. ODER, Local Agent.
FrOstburg. Md.
This Agency has for sale

Every Description Of Real Estate
In section of country unsurpassed
for health, scenery and fertility 1t
is remarkably free from all malarious
and pulmonary diseases. Its pure
bracing air, fine springs Of fresh cool
water, short mild winters and long
seasonable summers, its gentle noun
tain slopes and rich valleys, its forests
and fields, its flowers of spring and
varied hues of autumn,-all combine
to place this region of country in the
front rank of superiority and beauty
to the colonist and home seeker.
We continue this week our list of
the very attractive properties for sale
by this agency, in both the farfamed
Piedmont and Valley regions of Vir-
ginia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31

WELSH BLOOD IN AMERICAN HIS
roRY.-Mr. j. w. Stephens, one of our
prominent Welsh citizens, sends the
following somewhat surprising resume
of the contributions of the old Cymric
stock to American rolls of honor; DR..
West gives the signers of the Decla-
ration of Independence of Welsh
birth or extraction as follows: Samuel
Adams, John Adams, Stephen Hop
kins, William Williams, William
Lloyd, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris,
Francis Hopkinson, Robert Morris,
George Clymer John Penn, Arthur
Middleton, B. Gwinnett (born in
Wales,) Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin
Harrison, Richard H. Lee, Francis L.
Lee Among the officers in the Rev.
olution we find the following names:
Anthony Wayne, Charles Lee, Daniel
Morgan, John Cadwallader, James
Williams, Henry Lee, Thomas Mar
shall, Ethan Allen. Presidents of
Welsh origin: John Adams, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison, James
Monroe, J. @. Adams, William II.
Harrison, James Buchanan.-Boston
Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31

Prices Lou and Titles Unquestionabl
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
To Advertisers.

With the settlement Of the Presi-
Dental contest and the opening Of the
Spring, there will be revival of trade
in all its branches. Jadicious busi-
ness men will be sure 10 advertise
literally, in order to reap the largest
harvest during the season of prosperity
The attention of intending adver-
tisers is called to the JOURNAL as the
best medium in the county for bring
ing their business before the public.
The advertising columns of the
JOURNAL have heretofore been very
literally patronized, and in view of its
increasing influence and circulation,
and its constant and intelligent advo-
cacy of the best business interests of
our section, it is confdentially expect
ed that it will continue to receive
generous share of the public patronage.
In this connection we are gratifed
to note numerous testimonials received
from various patrons of the real value
and efficiency of the JOURNAL as an
advertising medium. So pronounced
are these we are led to expect con-
tinuance of the efavor already literally
bestowed upon us. This anticipation
is strengthened by the adoption of
new and reduced scale of rates to
take effect April lst, with which our
solicitor will shortly wait upon our
| friends.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-31
LOON VU TOh II1T
Boot. ShG9 and Hat ElnpOriu nl
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De0lzY oHs9zass,a1ssszsss, T,sa,:1:,; .:

Ill ISbOs
The best and most lasting organ now in
use. No other paror organ has ever at
tanned the same popularity.
1t has been tested by thousands, many of
them competent judges, and gives uniycr-
sal satisfaction to all
The music is adapted to the human voice,
ranging from the sOftest flutc-notc to n
volume OF sound unsurpassed by any in
Strument
This instrument has all the latest i'm
proVements, and every organ Is fully var
ranted for six years Beautiful oil polish
black walnut panelled cases, which will not
CRACK Or WARP, and forms, in addition
tc splendid instrument of music, beau
titul piece of furniture
This organ needs only to he seen to he
appreciated, and is sold al cXtreu.c civ low
figures for cash Secondhand instruments
taken iii exchange.
AGENTS wanted, male or female, in every
county in The United States and Canao,.
A liberal discount made t. teachers, minis
ters. churches, schools, lodges, etc. where
we have no agents. Illustrated catalogue
and pricc-list free. Correspondence solicit
ed. Agents discount given where | have
no agents. Best offer ever given now
ready. Address,
DANIEL f. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U S A
Deco
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
Games in caickpns.

The London Cottage Gardener says:
!" We have learned to Jest at gapes by
making free use of camphor. We give
to a chicken in a very bad case a pill the
size of a small garden pea. As oon as
we see symptoms Of gapes we give the
birds water to drink which is strongly
impregnated with camphor, thus giving
to the chickens that which was a favOrite
medicine with our great-grandmothers,
'camphor julep.' The treatment seems
to explain itself. The gapes, or gaping
is caused by the presence OF small red
worms in the windpipe. No medicine
can reach them unless it does so by vapor.
An hour after the chicken has swallowed
the pill it smells of camphor. Camphor
BIS a very strong vermifuge, and the
worms die"
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

Take two small, cheap mirrors, fasten
them back to back, attach n cord to one
angle and hang them to a pole. When
the glass swings the suns rays are relec-
ted all over the field, even if it be a large
one, and ever the Oldest and bravest of
crows will depart precipitately should
one Of its lightning flashes fall on him.
The second plan, although a terror to the
CROW, is especially well adapted to fields
subject to the inroads of small birds, and
even chickens. 1t involves the artificial
hawk made from a large potato and long
goose and turkey feathers, The maker
can exercise his initiative skill in sticking
the feathers into the potato so that they
resemble the spread wings and tail of the
hawk. 1t is astonishing what ferocious
booking bird of prey can be constructed
from the above simple material. 1t only
remains to hang the object from a tall
bent pole and the wind will do the rest.
The bird will make swoops and dashes in
The most threatening manner. Even the
most inquisitive of venerable hens have
been known to hurry rapidly from its
dangerous vicinity, while to small birds
1t carries unmixed dismay.--Scientifc
Ldmcric0n.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
Chicken Cholera.

Our highest authorities and most
thorough Investigators agree that this
|disease is a blood poison" caused by
malarial or miasmati c.atmospheri agents.
THE remedies and representatives. indi-
Gated, then, are such as will neutralize
the poisons in the blood, tone the system
to render it more impervious in morbid
and epidemic influences, and also destroy
malarial and epidemic poisons in the at
mOsphere. Proper dietary and hygienic
measures must also be observed in hous-
ing in dry, well ventilated quarters, kept
scrupulously clean and frequently white
washed with fresh-lime whitewash to
which has been added a weak solution OF
carbolic acid. Diseased quarters should
be saturated daily with a solution Of car
bolic acid.-Semi- Tropical.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

There pre- no farmers productions,
] SAWS the Maryland Farmer, so subject to
4 Injuries from many slight causes as milk
i and butter, and none % sensitive to un
4 pleasant odors of every kind none that
Is so much and so readily d~eteriorated in
A value as these are. Hence, all kinds of
4 u~ncleanliness should be avoided, and the
4 utmost neatness should be observed in
severy step of their production and mar
lketing, from the very feeding, handling
land milking of the cows, as well as treat
ment and handling of the milk, with the
Ichurning, working and putting up of the
butter. All of the implements used, the
water and the salt used, and the rooms
occupied in keeping the milk and max
|ing the butter, should be kept perfectly
clean and sweet, in order to produce the
hest quality to secure high and fancy
prices. No article that the farmer pro-
Educes for the market has such a wide
range or difference in price as butter, not
|even cheese or choice fruit. We see by
Quotations in all the great butter markets
THAT the prices of eating butter range all
the way from one dollar to ten cents per
pound, while greasy, cooking butter is
even lower than that wen the packages
i'm which it is put up, whether firkins,
pals, tubs, or rolls, affect the prices for
(which it sells. Grains and meats have
but a small range compared to butter
the difference in the prices of butter is
.much greater than the difference in the
cost hence, it is much more profitable
TO make and sell a tirst.class article than
"a poor n
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

The English language is often a puzzle
to foreigners, and sometimes drives even
an American hotel keeper into a corner,
as 70. instance in the following expert
ence at the Fifth Avenue hotel, where a
wealthy French guest came to complain
at the office, and was there met by the
gracious Griswold, who rose to explain:
"What for, sare, your garcon not pre-
sent my demands"
Your demand, Monsieur"
eyes, sare. Do | speak Inglis perfait,
sare? Do you comprehend me, sare?"
Certainly, your English is perfectly
correct, my dear sir. What is it you
desire?"
"Vy, sare, you tell me l can have at
my private table wis my frens, vatever |
desire to manger-pardon, to eat"
Certainly" said Griswold, "any-
Unregistered deubloons and diamond
sauce, if you wish"
"Ah, no, Monsieur, Eat is too richie. /
simply desire some grice."
"Ehl some what?"
"Some grice, Monsieur Griswold, such
as | eat for dinnay re ozer day."
"Ah! you mean rice, boiled rice-cer-
tainy, all the rice you desire"
"No, sare! 1t is not rice. Eat is
what Eat premier garcon-head waiter
say. 1t is a bird | want, sare; | want
him roast, not boiled"
"Roast gricel Why, let me see," said
Griswold, in a dilemma, not wishing to
appear ignorant of his guests nearing
~ don't believe there is a single grice in
the market"
"Ah, you make NEE stake ven you say
single grice."
"Indeed?"
eyes, sare. Vat YOU call a little rat ?'
"Mouse," suggested the hotel propri-
etor.
eyes. Zen two of zem, vat you call
twO-mice, eh%
"Quite correct, responded the host.
"Zen, if one is re bird you call o
two is what you call grice, eh?"
"Why, not exactly" said the hotel
man, struggling to keep c~ountenance;
awe say two grouse, Just as we say two
sheep or two deer-but for mouse, mice,
and"
"Yaas, sare," said Monsieur, triumph
antly, Fan Wy not you say two hice for
two houses, or two house for two houses,
or"
How far he might have continued
cannot be said, but at that moment the
head clerk, Palmer, standing near, had a
violent attack of coughing, and Carr, the
room clerk, walked off suddenly and
slammed on the big bell, and called for
''front" to do something, and then stuck
his own head down beneath the counter,
as the amused host walked away towards
the d~ining-hall with his guest to order
the 1.-TWO grice" for Monsieur's private
table,-Boa0R Commercial Bulletin.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

The war waged against disease by Hostel.
ter's Stomach Bitters goes bravely on. Dis
patches are constantly received from the
cured indicating the decisive nature of the
advantages obtained by the great botanic
cordial over its formidable adversary. Mala.
rial fevers, constipation, torpidity of the liver
and kidneys, general debility, nervousness
and rheumatic ailments invariably yield to
this conqueror and preventive Of disease.
For the infirmities incident to the decline of
life it is also an excellent specific. 1t hastens
health by facilitating the conversion of food
into blood of a rich and nourishing quality.
The appetite is improved by it and in cases
of nervous disease it tranquilizes that great
sensorium, the brain, for more electually
than any mineral sedative.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

encounter a voyage three or four times
longer than one from New York to Liv-
erpOol, The prospect is that that far of
country will greatly increase its export
of fresh meat in 1877 by new improve.
ments in refrigeration.
1t is an instructive fact that Holland,
with a dense population of her own to
feed at home, where they wall out the
sea to obtain thousands Of acres of grass
land at the bottom of it, exports about
onc-fourth rs much beef and mutton to
Great Britain as the United States,
where we have grazing lands by the hun
dred million acres, which costs us MOTH
ing. The relative cost of the meat to
producers, sent to England by different
nations would be an interesting subject
of inquiry. Belgium has the most people
to the square mile Of any nation in Eu.
p vet this small kingdom exported
last year 25,621 hundred weights to
Great Britain. This intensive system of
farming is able to compete with the most
extensive system of cattle-grazing and
stock ~husbandry.
Selling cows, calves, steers and oxen,
windwheels for irrigation as in Holland
and Belgium, corn, hay and corn-meal
for feeding all growing and fattening
animals, have fairly come to the front in
the battle of advanced agriculture. With
the right quantity of rain, natural or
artificial, the right quantity of manure
and proper culture, how much corn,
plant and seed may be grown in Tennes-
see on ten acres in twelve months? If
we are to compete with all the world in
feeding the bipeds and quadrupeds of the
British islands, it is time to study closely
our resources, Neither Uruguay nor
France nor Canada nor Australia will
hold back for our benefit. 1t is cultured
intellect against cultured intellect, and
we should be sharpening our wits for
good work.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Farmers Daughter.

Che lives within a quiet home,
Ma model Of the graces,.
rnnLpown 10 cultures higher walks,
nr fashions eiddy places
tLouQhtful girl, so sweet, 30 wise,
WWith earnest face and loving eyes
The tanners gentle daughter
r.om morn til owe this little maid
Is husy at her labor
syyeeps and dusts the old farmhouse,
And helps a poorer neighbor
M gossip win she listen to-
A merit rare ! " to you
" So lives the farmers daughter.
ON baking days her tiny hands
Are busy at the making
M bread more light ard sweet than hers,
WAS ever made by bakingi
she churns the butter golden, sweet,
Ana keeps the dairy white and neat
The farmers useful daughter.
Her garden is an Ellen fair.
A-bloOm with pinks and roses;
she knows the name OF every Hover.
And makes some gorgeous posies;
And corn and squash, and herbs to press
The farmers happy daughter.
Long may she bravely smile on us
our darling household fairy
The queen OF garden, house and lot,
And princess OF the dairy
To teach us by her pleasant way
To love the things Of every day
God bless the farmers daughter.