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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02
The Sewing #aohin5.

The sewing machine is at last pub
lie property. Everyone, who wants
to do 50, can now manufacture and
sell these machines. The sewing ma
,D.ne monopoly has been the most
gigantic OF modern times, and has
served to keep up to double lis value
the cost OF an article that has become
absolutely necessary to hundreds Of
poor women. Like all other labor
saving inventions, the sewing machine
was not welcomed into the world by
those for whose benefit it was intend
ed. But The poor working women
soon found it was blessing instead
Of the curse they feared, This free
trade" in sewing machines viii put
them within reach of all classes, and
the cheerful song OF the sewing ma
chine in the homes OF the poor will
soon supersele Hoods doleful song
of the shirt. A long step towards
"Woman's Rights" has been made by
this emancipation Of the sewing ma
chine from the thraIdom Of the mon
opoly that so long controlled it. This
is the kind OF rights that most wo-
men want.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02
Bogus War Map.

A dozen or more idlers around the
market were yesterday taking leep
interest in war map, published in
New York daily paper, when Brother
Gardner, the old colored man, pushed
his way into the throng, and closely
studied the map for minute or two.
"Whar bouts on dis map is ole Vir-
ginny?" he suddenly called out.
at isn't on there at all, answered
one of the crowd.
"Whar bouts on dis map is Rich
mond?" continued Gardner, running
his finger over the map in wild way.
How do you expect to find Rich
mond on this map Of Europe?" asked
a bystander.
"How do 'spect? Why, sab, what
has de map OBJ Europe to do wild Rich
nond? Wasn't dar more fghtin
aroun' Richmond dan you could scare
up in Ill Europe in ten Yeas? Have
dey gone an ignored dat fact? Have
dey got out a nap an left dat town
out in de cold? Somebody find de
town for me, an I'll show you de ex-
act spot whar | WAS hit in de SHIN py
cannon ball an wound i al. to pieces. y
Go away, this is d war map OF Tur-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02

CANADIAN crop reports complain
somewhat of deficient moisture, but
generally repre- eats the prospect as
favora Jle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02
VALLEY or VIRGINIA.
AUGUSTA COUNTY.

No. 50O.-Ihe Care Of tie Foun-
tatns-This wonderful natural curiosity
with or without the farm and hotel, is OF
tcred for sale on the most reasonable terms
indeed the greater part Of the purchas,
money may not he required TO be paid tol
years. The farm consists of 1903 acres
land, plenty of wood and water orchard
&c The main building contains some l.
rooms. Price, low-tor 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. So per acre, one-third cash; the resi-
n !, >, 3 and years, with interest.
No. 437.-l37 acres of land about
one mile distant from New Hope, Augusta
county, Va; dwelling, two-story frame, 4
rooms; good outbuldings, orchard, &c
Amy one dcsiring Il snug, cheap little farm
had better arply soor. Price low ana
terms OF payment easy.
No. 470.-30O acres, five miles from
5taunton, Va, on the "old Greenville road
N IL good section. One-hali cleared and
mostly in grass. Good barn, and about fifty
choice fruit trees: plenty Of water. This
.arm will he sold very low, and after casi
payment OF sone ltteen hundred dollars Is
made, the rest may bepaid III i've e.. .ua, an
nuai payments with interest.
BGg~All persons desiring further in
formation concerning the properties
above described are invited to confer
with j. B. ODER,
March 10 Frostburg' Nd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02
E, MAREAN, Agen.
PsEIEsHaga%'E z.
-'fraiEGs E.Gas
w. !. KENNY, Agent

Nos 6, 7, IA and 10 daily except Sunday
all other trains daily.
No. runs direct to Chicago No. 2 di,
rect to Cincinnati and st Louis.
THOS r. SHARP,
Master Of Transportation.
L. NJ COLE
May 10 General Ticket Agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02

"Wldout any Rl3hlno it >"
Two sir-Richmond lere."
"Den I'm gWine right -cwine
to get right out n dis r, n hur-
ry! After all our fix light ar
bled an died down da2 left cur
bones to bleach ia de is per-
feck insult, sab, to COZ .roun heah
wild new wah map, slgYin de Black
Sea as big as meeCiu Aouse, an leav-
in Richmond cIar of de fair grounds
entirely Come away from daS fraud,
YOU Guild folks T.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02
PIEDM0NT REGION.

Prices Lo2o and Titles Unqucstjomo53e.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-02
Railroads, &c.

BALTIMORE e. OHIO RAILROAD.
I'm AND AFTER MAY 13, 1877
" trains arrive and depart as follows:
CUMssEEsAASD.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

The grand chancellor of the legion OF
honor has had a list drawn up Of the
members belonging to the legion on the
first day OF this year. At the date there
were 20 wearers of the grand cross, 267
grand officers, 1,3l7 commanders, 6,434
officers, and SLIGO chevaliers or com.
panions, in all 59,208 members, A GER
tain number of these are in receipt of
annual pay Al wearers of the grand
cross receive 5000 each, or S24,600; 1S5
grand officers receive $400 each, or ST..
600 932 commanders receive 5000, or
1856. 200 6 officers receive 5000 each, or
81, 200 4,Sl7 officers receive 800 each.
or $4Sl, 700; l46 cnevaliers receive $40
each, or S1O,220, and 29,S93 chevaliers
receive $50 each, or Sl,494, $50. Thus
there are in all 36,O20 members of the
legion who receive annual pay of to the
amount of 81, 272, 40; while there are
%, 1888 civilian members who receive
nothing, as pay is only granted to those
who have served in the army or navy.
The law passed five years ago to the effect
that only one nomination should be
made for every two vacancies has already
began to take effect, for on the LIST of
March, 1872, there were 70 wearcrs of
the grand cross as against 20 now 3O7
grand officers as against 267 l,5S1 COM
manders as against 1,317 $3.50 officers as
against 6,434, and 58.335 chevaliers as
against 81, l20. The total number OF
members at that date was 69,l76, so that
the extinctions have exceeded the nomi-
nations by 1869 during the five years.
Since the downfall of the empire the
increase in the number of members has,
however, been very considerable, for be-
tween the publication OF a decree by the
government of national defense for the
exclusion of civilians, and July, 1873,
there were nominated Is grand crosses,
II grand officers, 800 commanders, ZIG
officers, and 1870 chevaliers. The
military medal, which is confined to non
commissioned officers and ~privates, is
worn by $4,000 persons, and entails an
annual expenditure of $1,O0O,OO0.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
Engineering Moving Water.

We have some idea of the amount OF
water that must pass through a corn
plant, a wheat plant and a cotton plant,
to organize a pound of each of these im-
portant staples; and we regard with
lively interest the waterworks with which
cities are supplied with water as throw>
ing light on agricultural engineering and
the future supply of fertilizers to the
country. An enormous engineering
work is in progress to supply Baltimore
with water, the present supply being
bad in quality and inadequate in guam
tity.
The new SOURCES the Gunpowder river,
nine miles from the city, and the water
is to be brought through a tunnel seven
miles long, cut through mountain. This
will be the longest tunnel in America,
circular in shape, and twelve feet in dia-
meter. Five miles of the distance is
very hard rock, and the drilling is done
by manual labor, power drills being i'm
practicable in such a small space. The
rest of the way will be bricked. Fifteen
shafts have been sunk. The cost is esti-
mated at SO, 1000, 600, about 1900 men
are employed, and the tunnel will pro.
badly be completed in three years. The
employees are mainly negroes, who live in
miserable log cabins; and the contractor
says that his greatest difficulty is not of
an engineering kind, but comes from
drunkenness among these men. Liquor
dealers infest the temporary villages with
portable bars, and sell vile whisky so
cheap that the laborers buy extensively.
Few have any conception whatmOving
water will do in this country in three
generations from this time. If congress
will do nothing else for agriculture, it
ought at least to establish one institution
to teach agricultural engineering as
thoroughly to 300 pupils as military
science is taught at West Point. We do
not object to the scientific education of
cadets and military officers, but we do
affirm that engineering skill applied to
irrigation will be quite as useful to nan
kind as it can be in war. Educated Off
GERS often make superior farmers, and
one Of the greatest lawyers in the city of
New York is doing a creditable work by
improving old fields in Virginia. When
shall we learn that knowledge is power?
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

AT the solicitation of u American
fellow.citizens protesting the Hebrew
religion, Mr.. Evarts has instructed the
minister of the United States at Con.
stantinople to take such measures of a
practicable nature as he may deem expe.
dent in order to prevent the outrages
and hardships inflicted on lsraelites
dwelling in the provinces of Turkey.
Unfortunately, as Mr.. Evarts observes,
very little can be done in provinces
" under military control" of Circassians,
Bashi- Bazouks and similar upholders of
Ottoman supremacy in eastern Europe.
At the same time, in justice to the
" unimprovable" Turk, it must be ad.
mitted that the so-called provinces of the
Turkish empire where Jews suffer most
hardships have long since escaped from
any control or pressure from CONSTANT
nople. The provinces we allude to ae
Serbia and Roumania, and the word Of
authority goeth not from Constantinople
AS far as these countries are concerned
but from Plojesti, in Wallachia, where
the car of Russia is at present located.
If. therefore, our Jewish tellow-citizens
desire to be of real utility to their breth.
rem in the faith dwelling in Roumania
and Serbia it would be wise to point out
to Secretary Evarts that the word in
season ought to be transmitted to our
representative at st. Petersburg rather
than at Constantinople. The car of
Russia is e%minently a humane and just
ruler, as his acts testify, and any repre-
s~entation to him on behalf of the perse.
cuted Jews of Serbia and Roumania
would not only receive attention, but
would obtain redress. At the same
time, we take leave to point out to the
American Jews that they can do a great
deal themselves towards alleviating the
lot of their Roumanian and Serbian
brethren. The Jews in America are
numerous and wealthy, and possess cos
mopolitan influence which might be
exercised directly in behalf of the Rou.
manian and Serbian Jews. A represent
tation from the representative of the
house of Rothschild in New York to the
Russian minister Of finance would posi-
bly, command as much attention on the
eve of q new loan as the observations of
Jul minister at st. Petersburg. Accord
ing to the statistics presented to the
board of delegates of American Israeiites
at their annual convention, their num-
bers in the United States were estimated
at 100000, and their church property at
Sc, 900 900. These items must be con
siderably understated-at last, as far as
regards the total number of Americans
following the Jewish religion-and it
might be useful to themselves, as far as
their religious interests are concerned, TO
obtain more accurate returns. As
respects their temporal interests, these
are cared for by the federal government
of the United States, who have never
recognized any distinction between
American citizens as regards religious
belief,-American (Poris) Registe, June
10th,
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
Joseph S%eligman.

Mr.. Joseph Seligman, the banker, is
the lion of the hour, even that of the
tribe of Judah. He is a man of great
wealth, great liberality entsrtains with
marked hospitality is a mar of distin-
guished business talent and of great
probity. He is one of the syndicate,
director in many banks, vice-president of
the union league, and in religion a radi-
cal, being a leading member of Prot.
Adler's congregation. His history, as
told by those who know him well, is an
interesting one. He came from Germany
and landed on our docks all unknown
and penniless. His first job was TO carry
a valise up the wharf. He Invested the
coin earned in some papers out of the
profits of his papers he purchased a small
stock of goods, which he carried around
in a try. He established a route, sold
articles at a fair price, and those who
traded with him once traded with him
again. The spirit of thrift, industry,
integrity, which marked his earlier
tradings, has followed him through lite.
He has acquired a great fortune, and is
one of the most honored men in New
York.-NeW York Cor. Boston Journal.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
A striking Experiment.

The old method of showing the COM
pound nature of light by the composition
of artificial colors on the lecture table is
to arrange the various colors in a proper
position on a disc, and to revolve the
disc rapidly; but a pure white cannot
be produced by this method since there
is necessarily a partial absorption of the
rays on every part of the disc.
My method is toarrange seven lanterns,
in the first place, so as to project their
several circles of light side by side on a
white screen, then to color each circle by
introducing slides of glass stained to
initiate the several colors of the spectrum
(the proper intensity of color being found
by trial); we thus get seven circles on
the screen colored from red to violet and
arranged side by side. Then by turning
the several lanterns so that the projected
circles shall exactly overlap each other,
we get one circle of white light, proving
that the seven colors together make
white light.
The same effect can be produced with
five colors only if properly selected and
even two, the ordinary cobalt blue and
deep orange, will nearly do. If these
two last be made to partially overlap the
effect is very striking correspondence
Nature.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

Since we now have an active volcano
in the United States, the subterranean
disturbances of our neighbors will begin
to be of some interest to us. Many of
the Mexican volcanoes have been silent
yer since the discovery of America, and
Others are on record as having famed
out for the last time shortly after the
Spanish invasion. Among those that
have been the longest quiet was the
mountain Ceboruco; but in 1870 it broke
forth after a sleep Of centuries. 1t has
been noticed that earthquakes, formerly
frequent in its vicinity, have not taken
place since its last eruption, and there is
a notion that the vent given by the
volcano has served as a relief to pent up
gases and materials that otherwise would
have caused disturbance. If this theory
holds good, California may be saved from
another earth-shaking by the activity of
the yet unnamed volcano in her south
western corner. The eruption is said to
have taken place about sixty miles
north of Yuma. That place always had
a queer reputation. There is a story of
the ghost ola dead soldier being interro-
gated by the spirit-rapping process as to
whether his present abode was hot.
T." Yes" was the reply, cts awful hot;
but it isn't any hotter than Fort Yuma.
-NeW York Tribune.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
Alcoholic Anasthesia.

Some interesting experiments made in
Germany in the production oflocal anas.
thesia, show that if the hand be immersed
for a short time in ice-water, severe pain
is caused, but that no such pain is pro-
duced On immersing the hand in the cold
alcohol, not even when the temperature
of the alcohol is as low as five degrees
cent. Glycerine was found to possess a
similar property. Either occasioned
pain, and quicksilver more acute pain
still, causing the speedy withdrawal of
the finger when plunged into this liquid
at a temperature OF three degrees. 1t was
next ascertained that, on the finger being
held for a long time in alcohol having a
temperature of five degrees cent, no
pain was experienced, and, although the
finger perceived the faintest touch, sharp
pricksgave no pain. This seems to show
that the application of cold alcohol, one
of the most simple as well as safest pro-
cesses, has the effect of depriving the
part of the special sensibility to pain,
without, however, impairiug the delicacy
of the general tactile sensation which, as
is well known, resides in the superficial
integument.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
The Turkish Troops on the Danube.

81 do not WISH" writes a correspond
ent to the London Telegraph from Rust
chuk, " to boast of our troops here their
fighting hereafter will tell its own tale !;
but | may remark that those who believe
them to be emaciated, ragged, and miser-
able, are terribly deceived. / am aware
that it is the fashion to imagine them
underied and ill-clothed that it is popu-
larly supposed that the Turkish soldier
lives like a Bushman--upon what he can
grub up from the ground, and that, if
ever he gets a full meal, it is after having
gone on for a long time with very poor
meals indeed. But let me give you an
idea of how they are kept. / will take the
amount of food served on the last night
for to-day's rations TO the battalions of
infantry here. There were IS, 900 pounds
Of bread, $4,000 pounds Of meat, $500
pounds of rice, 700 pounds of butter,
and 1920 such like delicacies. To every
horse, too, was served out s pounds of
barley and II pounds of hay, and this,
be it remembered, was no extraordinary
ration. The fact is that for the present
we have plenty and to spare, though how
long it will last is of course not for me to
say. All | wish to remark is that at
this moment we are in excellent fighting
trim, and if we have no vodka to wash
down the excellent bread which is served
out, it is because the Turks are teetota-
lers of the strictest sort, and need no
stimulant to make them fight well.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
THE FOREIGN WAR.

The Russians have issued a general
order stating that they are warning only
against organized force, and any wandering
parties not coming within that designation
in a military sense, will be dealt with &C.
cording to martial law.
The Turks are concentrating about
Shumla, in order to take the Russian ad.
vance to the Balkans in the flank. The
Russians will probably go forward until the
Turks come out of Shumla, and then face
about and give them battle in the open
country.
A battle was fought July 8, in the
vicinity of Biela, lasting twelve hours. The
Russians were repulsed with considerable
loss, and fell back on Sistova.
1t is officially announced that the
Russian losses in the crossing of the Dan.
ube at Sistova were 800 killed and 400
wounded. D..
The Roumanian government, before
sending troops across the Danube, inquired
how Austria would regard such a step, and
was informed that, as long as the Roumanian
army respected Servian neutrality, Austria
would remain Indifferent to its movements.
Thirty Thousand Turkish troops have
embarked for Trebizond to reinforce the
army in Armenia.
All newspaper correspondents have
peen ordered to leave the Russian head
quarters Immediately.
A correspondent attributes the fol-
towing sensational utterances to the Prince
of Wales: 1--WE shall inevitably have war
before a year is out; that for England war
is an affair of days; for France, perhaps, of
months but still inevitable"
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20

The horses, especially those of the
Asiatic Spahis, were small but fiery, we'll
broken, capable of enduring fatigue and
privations. The Kurdish and Cappado-
clan horses were accustomed to be pick
eted, and to bear the midday heat and
the midnight cold. They were only
watered nee a day, and kept in condi-
ton without barley, when fed on the
coarest fodder. The light and easy
fitting palanu or saddle, made of felt, re-
manned on their backs day and night, so
that the horseman was ready at any
moment to mount. The bit was very
sever for so well broken an animal, and
was intended to stop the horse suddenly
in mid career, or to wheel him round in
a moment. The bar of the bit was often
five or six inches long, and instead of the
curb-chain that was a ring. The round
shoe was admirably suited to its purpose,
The steel was forged cold was thin and
light, lasted five or six weeks, and pro-
tected the hoof admirably on stony
ground. Although thoy use no cruppers
the Turkish horseman rides down the
most precipitous places, covered with
brushwood or trees, at full gallop.-ROu-
IN 1S26-29.- Won MOLke.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
THE WEST.

News reaches us of a tornado which
passed over the village of Pensaukee, Wis,
July 9th, leaving but three houses standing.
The Garner hotel, the largest brick summer
resort hotel in northern Wisconsin, was
blown down and eight persons are known
to have bnen killed, twenty wounded and
five missing. There were some guests at the
hotel of whom no account has been made.
The losses are heavy. The storm tore
up large trees as though the they had been
weeds and whired them in the air like
feathers. The tornado was not over 1000
feet in width, and lasted but two minutes
Its velocity and power were terrific.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-07-20
FAST.

The employment of convict labor in
Maryland has stirred up the manufacturer
and wOrkmen of Baltimore to remonstrance
and the chances are that the question of
employment or unemployment will be
made an issue at the mex election. Ac.
cOrding to a statement before a recent
meeting of manufacturer five hundred con-
victs make $4,000 pairs of shoes per week,
at a cost of 81 200, and that the sam number
OF shoes made outside would cost $3.50.
Affairs have arrived at a fearful state
in Brooklyn, and the hard times are devel.
oping painful instances OF suffering and
misfortune. Upon the resumption of work
at the navy yard, recently, thousands of
men, many of them college graduates, and
some learned in the professions, applied for
employment. Two of the best captains ever
in command of American steamships were
employed at $3.50 a day. Of course most of
the applicants were totally ignorant of the
work they sought, and were turned away to
wander in vain search of even the necessi.
ties of lie.