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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23
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Grand Square and Upright,

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Southern Agis, Ashville, Ala.
"We have received from the manufac-
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is the sweesness of its melody. The
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invest in a tirst-class piano we have no
hesitancy in advising them to send the
money directly to Mr.. Beatty We speak
from actual experiment, and it is with
pleasure we give this evidence of the relia.
bility of Mr. Beatty and his instruments"
Best offer ever given. Money refunded
upon return Of Piano and freight charges
paid by me Daniel F. Beatty both wars
il unsatisfactory, after test trial of five
days. Panos warranted for six years.
Agenta wanted. Send for catalogue. Ad-
dress,
DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U SA
Dec 16
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23

PErERsoN's Magazine for July is
on our table, ahead as usual Of all
others. The principal steel engrav-
ing, Cherry Ripe" after Meyer Won
Bremeu, is one of the most beautiful
we have ever seen. even in this mag
azine. Then follows mammoth
colored steel fashion plate, with FIVE
figures, miracle of loveiiness. In
addition to this, there are some twen-
ty other engravings Of fashions.
There are also colorca patterns Of
butterflies and flowers for applique
embroidery, besides dozen or more
other patterns in crochet, embroidery
&c., &C., for the workable. Mrs.
Hooper begins q powerful novelet.
"Blue-B Boards Closet" Mrs. Stephens
continues her dependent Cousin"
story which is alone worth the sub
scription price; and in addition,
Frank Lee Benedict, and the author
of "The Second Life" have thrilling
tales; while all the rest are far above
those usually found in periodicals
Peterson in fact, is celebrated for
it's stories. This is, undoubtedly the
cheapest and best of the ladys books:
and it combines more attractions than
any other. A new volume begins
with this number, atfording an excel
lent opportunity to subscribe. Price,
two dollars a year, with great deduc-
tions to clubs, and premiums to per-
sons getting up clubs. Specimens
sent, gratis, to those wishing to getup
clubs, Address CHAs. ]. PETERSON,
800 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
Shoony Times.

Mr.. Editor Il recollect the DAYS
when everything was "shooAy.' My
numerous neighbors' children ever
were called "Shoofy' because they
wore no shoes at all. That was the
time when the country, was prosper.
Gus. Now, there is so much said about
extravaganza, high living, hard times
and the causes, that I can hardly ven.
ture to enter into the conflict. Still
when see that leading journals o.
the country (like the Baltimore
Anaeracan) cannot accede the fact that
there is in reality poverty in the city
and in the country-that what is
spoken and written is exaggerated
there must be one quarter in Balti.
more where there is comfort enough
to boast of, and from where infor-
nation does not strike out. l tell you
sir, there IS poverty; there is no work
no business-no renumerative busi-
ness, and what you see to-day, viz
that the people are we'll clothed
dressed clean and nice, is just the
evidence that the middle classes were
not extravagant in their living, that
they laid something aside for future
days to fall back on and now these
days have come, to the sorrow of SC
many. Don't think that this clean
looking calico dress or gingham apron
was made of the present earnings; no
it is the money borrowed of friend
Of building association, of a pawn.
broker or is present from an uncle
The merino or alpaca dress you see
was bought in those "Shoofy" times;
it was good and lasted, and you can
not call it extravaganza. Had it
been of the present grade of goods,
produced for the poor people, you
could not see button hole of it. Or,
do you call it high living when the
man gets pair of boots made by his
friend, shoemaker, of calfskin, in
stead of Yankee boot, made of three
ply cowhide? An extravaganza when
your daughter bought pair of last
ing CATERS for $3.50 which lasted all
summer, instead of a pair of sticking
plaster thin ones, sold for $l.25,
which last just as long as it takes you
toread the Baltimore american The
shawls made at the woolen factories Of
our country as we'll as of foreign
countries, were good; we paid fair
price for them, but we still wear them,
and they still come good in cold winter.
We bought them in the "Shoofy'
times. Don't be deceived and think
they were bought lately. What you
see now, if new, is made to suit the
times. The middle and working
classes, on an average, were not ex-
travagant, as l stated above. They
worked hard and they had to eat sub
stantial food, they did not go to Sara
toga springs or Honolulu for recrea-
alton; they staid home with their
families and accepted the climatical
conditions.
So there is no use to say we have
been living too extravagantly. Those
who have been doing so still do so,
and if better times should come from
that source we will go naked before
long, or wear gasoline in the winter.
SHooFLY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23
A TRIFLE

They loved and laughed, they kissed and
chaffed,
They threw the happy hours away;
That's the way the would goes round
That's the story of Yesterday.
They talk of fate and calculate,
AnG keep accounts, and measure, and
weigh
Tahts the way the world goes round
That's the story Of To-day.
They'll see on high in yonder sky
The God whose power destroyeth sorrow
That's the way the world goes round
That's the story OF Tomorrow.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23
The Indian Love of Ornament.

A somewhat amusing illustration of
the universal passion for dress, which
forms distinguishing characteristic
Of the Blackfeet, equally with other
Indians, occurs in these trades. The
fashionable costume of the red-man is
not generally regulated by the variable
moods of the mercurial Partisan in
deed, it has undergone but little
change since the memory of men.
Certain interesting specimens of the
race are said to have been attired in
even less than the vaunted Mexican
costume-a shirt-collar and pair of
spurs. 1 myself remember to have
seen ore chastity appareled in stove
pipe hat. But it frequently occurs,
during the trades, that some doughty
chleftain elects to appear in more
than regal magnifcence before his
tribe and for his benefit, and those
ofsimilar tastes, the company annually
Import certain ancient costumes preva-
lent in England some half-century
since. The tall, stove-pipe hat, with
round narrow brim the snuff brown
or bright-blue coa+, with high collar,
climbing up over the neck, the sleeves
tightly fitting, the waist narrow-this
is the Blackfeets ideal of perfection
in dress, and the brave who can array
himselfin this antique grab struts out
from the fort the envy and admira-
ton of all beholders' Often the high
hat is ornamented with a decayed
ostrich-plume, dropping like the shad-
ow ola great sorrow, which has figured
in the turban of some dowager f the
British Isles long years since. While
the presence of trousers is considered
by no means essential to the perfect
finish of the costume, an addition Of a
narrow band of gold laca about the
coat is regarded as imparting an air
of tone to the general effect not to be
obtained in any other way. For such
a costume the Blackfeet brave will
barter his deer-skin shirt, beaded,
quilted, and ornamented with the
raven locks of his enemies his head
band of beautiful feathers and shells;
and the soft-tanned and flowing robe
of butfalo-skin-a dress which adds
kingly dignity to his athletic form for
one which P0ntnloon would scorn to
wear. Fortunately, the new dress
does not long survive. Little by little
it is found unsuited to the wild life
which its owner leads, and although
never losing the originally high esti-
mate placed upon it, is discarded at
length by reason of the many inconven-
iences arising from running buffalo in
plug hat, and fighting in swallow
tail coat against the Creeks.-H. M.
ROBINSON, IN Appletoms' Journal for
Juy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23
Constitution Of U. s., Art. w, Sec.

L, says:
Full faith and credit shall be given in
each State to the Public Acts, Records and
judicial Proceedings of every other State.
Constitution of the State of Mary
land, Art. 3, Sec. A, says:
Laws shall be passed by the General AS
sembly, to protect from ex cution, a reas-
enable amount of property of the debtor,
not exceeding in value the sum of five
hundred dollars
In accordance with this provision
the Maryland Legislature, in March,
1874, passed what is known as the
wages Attachment Law whereby
one hundred dollars of wages are ex-
empted from attachment. See Laws
of 1874, chapter.
And, in doing this, she has only
followed the exam pie set her by the
liberal laws of sister states around
her-north, south and west. For in
Pennsylvania $500 worth of property
is exempt from execution and wages
can't be attached at all. In both the
Virginias the laws are still more lib
eral; and not one of these States,
will venture the assertion, would tol-
crate for day the practice against
which this article is directed We're it
attempted by the citizens, in their
states. And yet it has obtained in
this State since 1874, with increasing
evil until the magistrates offices and
court houses OF the adjoining counties
of West Virginia. are as much en-
gagged in settling disputes and claims
between the citizens of Maryland as
between their own.
A word of explanation may here
be necessary as to how, or why, Vir-
ginia magistrates and courts can take
cognizance of cases between two
citizens of Maryland. 1t is this :
Her laws allow h.r citizens to proceed
by attachment against any nonresident
debtor. And this is the law of almost,
if not all, the States. 1t is the law of
our own. But certainly it is not the
purpose of such laws to invite, or to
enable, citizen of another State to
sue his fellow citizen of the same
State, therein. That is to say, it is
not intended by the West Virginia
law, that a citizen of Maryland or
any other State of the Union, to avoid
the laws of his own State, may bring
his fellow citizen of the same State,
into her courts and there settle the
disputes between them. Common
sense, at glance, perceives that there
could have been no such intendment
in the law.
The relief, however it is believed,
is close at hand, as the question is
before the Court of Appeals and will
soon be decided, and decided, it is
hoped and believed, in consonance
with right reason, common sense, law,
justice and hmanity. C1v1s.
Frostburg, June 10, 1877.
P. S.-Since writing the above, the
decision Of the Court of Appeals, re-
versing that of Judge Pearre, has been
published. 1t is to be hoped that the
written opinion Of that court may be
published in full, that the people may
see and know for themselves the views
of this able, impartial and upright
bench, regarding the observance of
the laws of our State, passed for the
protection of the domestic comforts of
the laboring classes in this State.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Rural PiedmOnt-Va.- Land Agency
D. D. NJ. DIGGES, PROPRIETOR,
GordonsuiUe, Va.
j. II. ODER, Local Agent,
FrOsiburg, 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 If 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 far-famed
Piedmont and Valley regions of Vir-
ginia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23

Prices Lou and Titles Unquestiomabze
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-23
PIEDM ONT.

WI. KENNY, Agent
Nos. 6, 7, IA and 10 daily except Sunday
all other trains daily.
No. 8 runs direct to Chicago; No 2 di-
rect to Cincinnati and St. Louis.
THOS. r. SHARP,
Master of Transportation.
LIN. COLE
May 10 General Ticket Agent.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-08
INsIRANcE nIScLnsrREs.

The papers on lie in the Clerks Office il
Brooslyn in tie case OF Bclhnap against TIE Norta
America Life Insurance Company show that the total
anont of real estate owned by the company according
T. It's Own valuation, il 52,I2 1000 Tle officers made
sworn returns the Insurance Department, giving a
description Of the property, the value cost AM
OF cages upon IT, The total Of TIE gage column
J. - O63 900 The statement covers II parcels OF land.
and il is claimed If lot is mOrtg9gcd for than
its fu value, another mortgage is made to lap over so a.
10 make the total come within the limits Of the law,
although it is well known that the lppHgoycr process
is Illegal As illustration of the lots mentioned
on Sixty seyentt is valued in the cOmpaays report 1T
500 900 and is said to nave cost that The mort
gage column shows that it is mortg gagged for $22j O00
but by grouping this with other lots III the same part OF
the cy the iootgs show the Total value Of the mort
cages to b. less than that OF the property.
An example Of the efforts made to induce persons 10
change their policies from company to company, and
finally either take policies in the Universal or to sell
their policies for small sums to that company, given
Yesterday by Adam d. Wheelock Depnty CITY Treasurer
of Brooklyn who SAID that he obtained policy on his
life oct. %, 1854, in the Widows ana Or hans Bene-
lit Life Insurance Company OF Ne"-York for 200
TEis he still holds. The widows and Orphans Con-
nany was rcinsurcd nv the Guardian Mutual.
Mr. Whccloc also purchased another policy Of The Nd
ows' and Orphans Benefit Company for 5000 lie was
aDpFoaccd y an agent Of the Universal. who declared
that the Widows aEd Orphans Company was lhsOlVeht,
and that II was unsafe 10 pIy any money 10 IT, lie
advised Mr. o'clock 10 surrender the policies aud take
new policies in the Universal Lie. MI hrtlock, now
ever obtained pai1up policy OF the Guardian Com
pany for 8. 100 in lieu Of that originally issued Tor
200 Later he again urged by Universal IAfc
agent to change his p3dp policies to annual premium
paving policies the Universal, bu. in no ease dd the
agents disclose him the vane Of his policies or The re-
serve upon them When lac refused O. take the pOi'y OF
the Universal LIFE they proposed 10 bny hs poceS Tor
an in nsgni1cant sun. .
The ease of William :. Carlisle against the Guardian
Mutual Llfc Insurance Company came yesterday before
the special Term OF the Common Pleas The PLAINTIFF Is
q uOicy holder in the company for the OeucEt Ol MS
wiic and allie that the Guardian Insurance company l
nsoyeuf and INIT II has Iciusuycd is Isks IA the Uni.
yrrs1l Life Insurance Company. The defendants denur
TO the complaint the ground NAL the acis stated do
not constitute ground Of acton that plaintiffs policy
does uot make ha creditor and that II dOC5 not give
linn ANY rights whatever against the UNIVERSAL Lie III
sracc COMPANY No claim for receiver l. made against
fhc latter company IL also claimed that policy
aid not cOnstte trust, ahd lat AsOthl shoad HO'
sue wifes policy The court reserved lls dcclsoh'
New-York tribune., 1877-03-08
TIE NET-JEEsEr LEGI5LITURE.

TRENTON, y. j., March In the Senate to-
d.ya hll Was introduced relative u Eitnos suln-
mon,d before Legislative committee. authorizing the
i..ung of an attachment for winc, In the event of
his refusal 10 answer. Nr. Blackwell introduced bill
requiring all companies hereafter formed to furnish
better quality OF gas than is commonly supplied.
The bin authorizing the payment Of the wa-es 0f en-
pCyts on railroads that have been euOined passed
Also the bin to punish locomotive engineers who refuse
10 run t1er trains to their Destination. and the bill
10 provide punishment Tor stealing railroad tickets,
The bill making PER cent the legal interest OF le stat"
except upon special contracts, Vas passed. also bill %
require school trustees to give bonds ais, the MI
making II mis,;eCdnCr to pay WUgknon IN iron aId
anufac.cries and other factories IN ans thing
cent what shall bc worth H. face In lawful money,
In the House thc Committee Oh Elections reported in
favor of the sitting mriubGTsMr. Powers from Mercer
and Nh. Leonard from Monmouth. bill TO establish Il
state Board o. Health passed.
The following nominations were sent 20 the Senate by
the Go, to-day: HCum0u!l-Juhn R1nSg II, Judge
John I9nning. Prosecutor. Salrm-R0bcrt Newell.
Judge. Some Tset-A. V. NOsscller, Judge james j..
Bergen, Prosecutor HudsOn-JJin BrinherhOn, Judge.
Nj. Brrgcn's nomination confirmed. The others
referred. ". :. HJrncr an: James Parker were
nominated iOr Commissioners Of Pip,aSe.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-08
4 UtsRtyp WHO HATED PITS.

very pretty woman went INTO tttoilre 81 the 30
cic:y for lie Prevention Cri,y to Animals Tue ay af
.rncol in tears and great rXciicIrn art bearing two dead
oyos wrapped In newspaper. She "ts accompanc By Two
lady friends wIO IN state Of deep sympathy Her
name he said Mrs. y p Warner ANA Src resided a No.
80 East Tycntiuts Laying the dead doves the table
She ;od her s,oiy cr husband had awful temper and
was sptt because she Kept many PETS bLt indeed
SAT-, she lad OIL. tcse to dIy @nd tr"r cphr' nov"
s,!. fs "A 70 EC"l six. Monday ihr husband chu'rI
the White uHtl IL c0Ht mol eat ahl on Td".fti
Iu.ui- w,n Ar.. warner ciI" me uiilt Ci'ii'i'
DO u lYci uu and wruts thir n''aS, Hnd thr.at
cr.l L. XII tlt yauaT!,s. Nrs. NaInrr -'lf Wh'h
%. I. red he pointed
NJ iol at l.r Eord nd sai he would sp9t her She admitted
fn. .l, thought pistol iDi io del, ht S;l II wa ''
!ea-lut 20 b- Threatened Would lot H. B ;i Il" ' 'F
SD, !d 60 ettT C'l.iu a.aiils, g.
i9,i J.. court Wien -. fcl lg hu.hlal dr,Hg.
Warner did 10: hc only uA" aEd = years old
aud odrl.; bcf.rr. IEr ta"; -'.'.i" cla-
unrr. - liz" The brl4a Great d'i btt"r tar liFe ll
-unrluu The irIprs Iud >rfr ri a.! icinunt him.
Mrs. Warner arEth up Arr murdered pelS dAd de-
part Il {, oUry them, SHE said.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-08
TILE RIVAL DIRECTORIES.

In the suit of James COLES, jr, against the Troy
city Directory Company Judge Barrett in supreme coDt
Chambers denied the substance OF the plaintiff inoa
COLES charged that his two associates Ia the company W
aDuontlng an executive committee Of had excluded him
from tie management and that they had made an improper
agreement to buy OF the publishers OF Goaldings Deeo
Judge Barrett says:
TIC plaintiff NAV take Injunction restraining the carving
into eject the resOutiOn of Jan. d. 1874 a 10 an executive
committee Otherwise preventing panta ron exercising
his T0hta as trustee The application h al orr Respects
must be denied The eec tO prevent hOi iaf bt uIu
competition court Of equity should noe Interfere Ger
tliuy NOT by preliminary iujuncOnl with eA0ft u pax
fOD ~ ns uncrs rendered possible D. not paving IN
sulsarCe fUr tho c0nmofity This Is really what Il amounts
TO- ana wOii bc simply suicidal for e deirAd2n 10 ssHi
idiy by and permit such practices TO continue.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-08
CTYIL NOTES.

The Society foc tho Reformation OF JuYehe -,
I;poreps has obtained from Judge Lawrence ~ sup.
Cort chambers tcrnoIary injunction restraining ss i,s
Miner from giving thea neal enirrta'i mems q" '"'
ana fhc H6aouy" without paying license Ioe' y
Laban Rayror, Michael Leayy, ana Lu"alu Ll', a.. ~
Smith three rounIsmcn who. with Serge lnt Hher
charged iruln the police force for being found N -,
saIon prrsentcd their ny eciotaT 10 VI" s d
of thc Supiumo COUlt Yesterday C"lnS l' cptiyiO
Cisirn IN ne case " Sergeant Miller they also "'
be rtinstated. The court reserved ITS dec'sioh 4
IdaA Martin bns brought Il suit ID tie Oo"''
Common Pleas against her Lu,DaGd, Robert = '''' a
limited divorce aud part OF her charge oi eH - ,,
tv d,vs ao he took from bcr her oiGhtnonths u coe
Scstrflv sne app!ir,l to JGj ~ Lawrence ~ ulsg
S.mirrS ion wlit OF hshcas cOpu. Tor hcr cl' a.
tbst The health OF the child and her ONn rtlas v
restored 10 Aer. rho court granlei Ni'I i'''
day. -, o,,ts ior
The Winter estate has been before the c.,,, coui,
many years and william Winter, who resides IN ,si
County and who has a hight the income Of t"e
ia large is now OF m advanced age His father ~
eriV To hn and To his sisters children M.t, ~
uroly inteeent had reduced himself 10 iot ,,s o. pc
which lately lie has been recovering ~. snd las bsa
fathers estate has been IN the charge ~ % a. Na VS.
subject Of ihatl0n fOf many wears yoh yos ~ az Wistrrs
apyointcd during changes and eONntt and NJ w
rrtafiveg and guardians trustee for Nlh So biiNs
pf.fou Who "a winters DTOthcrin-aN, aN ,airt ~
ar9 tL6 heirs OF Winter, brought ll's."; , rcggay
Whit, on the exc OF his visit % Europe Mi ilxe lA"
died and yestenay nOlion Was nl ,ste IN place q 81
r.,,co 10 ai,potu trustee of the osts'' 80
Judre White Winter pTeisTripg B"aiu e, ryithes
conTt anuOntcd FIR derrick Smyth teltIeo ". -, t.see
ana rcnort who would be IN his iuds neht P'F
New-York tribune., 1877-03-08
DECIsION5-MARCH 7.

Sapreme Court Chambors-l'y JniRe i's'eTntstirets
,ntt'r ayt Kohu-The plaintiff sucs IN h ~ s,dan. De-
nsc,ty IS receiver ol Schcrfer n MoeI, au I'M no ,s9
M au kuONe,gc and information sum V,b rsseiy5i
bSef a. 10 the Plaintiffs appointment - such tecelb
n is material the plaintiff TO prove ihA. nc - lts lkc p
ar m M, no standing court te ans 10 a, be said et
terp0sed for delay but DO net THINK ia' r case o ~
IHolous tic case wpuld appear 10 ps without eos
Snsciai tirruit calendar; motion dcie" nv orssi,
stockton agT Fney-rhis case cannot riSee L % -
a., ,,icI in hour: tle motion 70 A,s,,hIuf cfs,
So.c cremi calendar is therefore denied m lie grOsd
Iitch agi Van DoyeerThs motion Is n, Why ia
,n, I SbcnJ lie marked secured on appea ants Cos
usual un,ertakDg has bcen exeenI.o Sieh The undes
ns /. Oven tho making oi the adgment se S intention
- ter Of course such was not lho ~ gS3 o
nor The meaning OF the Code SO s Ilumetf
Mr Jnstiee rady This subject N oiS.s, y, motion les
asi ao Bell Company Before granting fs sf the pcrsrs
be further informed as 70 the ,ssS, - NO
aosing the receiver 70 sell the bad so' 80 long
Croty-As ts rs,,,.as an sfdsr " show eause; 0ssS