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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-08-11
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Messrs. Geo. p Rowcll & Co., On. "
Newspaper Reporte', says:
Daniel F. Beatty, the organ builder OF
Washington, n, j., presses forward with
greatest yigor."
From VIM. Peol, niagara Falls n. Y.
Several months use OF the elegant Parlor
Organ you sent g, satisfies me that it is
one OF the best made. 1t has rich tone
lis various tones are most pleasant.
most heartily recommend your organs for
pailOr school, church or other USE
Best offer ever given. Money refunded
upon return oi organ and freight charges
paid by me Dane! f. Beatty both way'
II unsatisfactory, after ii test trlal of fiy"
days. Organ warranted for five years
Send 1or extended list of testimonials be-
fore buying IL p'rlor organ, Address,
DANIEL f. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U 5 A
Dec Ii
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-08-11
COUNTY, MARYLAND SATURDAY., AUGUST
manded by officers polite and brave
but too many to enumerate.

manded by o1hcers pollte ana brave,
but too many to enumerate.
Among the officers commanding
this post the most diminutive is the
most popular with the ladies. His
dry, original thoughts, and
the droll drawling tone in which
he expresses them, has magnetic
effect on us ladies; besides "he's too
cute for any use" One lieutenant
pronounced as before) assumes the
languid, rolls his eyes up in be-
seeching manner, is tall and handsome
and, withal, quite favorite. Ano-
ther affects the Indifferent, but before
his shoulder strap is graced with a
bar he will learn that style is not
popular with the ladies. 1t takes
praises, compliments and dslicately-
tlAted gatherings, to touch the female
heart. Others are married and do not
come within the scope of this letter,
but we ladies all feel that their pres
ence will be of great service.
At the invitation of Col. Sharp a
large party of ladies and gentlemen
from this city and all the available
officers from this post, Keyser and
Piedmont. made an hegira to the
Mecca of pleasure-Oakland - on
Saturday evening, matronized by the
accomplished and charming wife Of
our States Attorney, and potronized
by the Governors polite representa-
tive, Major H. Kyd Douglas. Raw
enously hungry, We left nothing un-
done to demonstrate our appreciation
OF the sumptuous supper provided by
the management Of the hotel And
what time we had and how we
glided around the prsttily decorated
ball room, over the smoothly waxed
surface of its floor now with the
cutest. dearest little officer in the
command until you think such pleas
ure cannot be mundane, and again
whirl around the room with an officer,
tall and stately, Gas only martial men
can be, } wondering how in the world
you take such fancy to the "ittle
fellow who had only moment ago
surrendered you, when there were so
many large, handsome men present.
So the night was passed and when the
solemn hour of twelve arrived we laid
aside our galety and prepared our
selves to make the best OF a long
weary trip home with tired and sleepy
companions.
The presence of the q. S. military
has permeated the atmosphere with
martial fever and resulted in the for
nation Of the 9th Regiment, M. N.
G., compose1 Of four companies COM
manded respectively by Captains j.
F. Harrison, j. A. Mason, VIM. Brace
and Geo. Morgan.
Some doubt was entertained as to
Capt Harrison s authority to organize
a battalion in this city and Col. Sharp
very kindly furnished free transpor-
tation to Baltimore for the officers,
whittier they have gone to consult
with Governor Carroll, and, if posi-
BILE, have the battalion uniformed and
equipped. The result of the confer
ence has not been announced, but it is
to be hoped "our boys will be sue
cessful, and that military glory may
rest on the brow of those to the manor
born, and that the Maryland button
may be as attractive AS that of the
U. s. How love the military, but
the bugle-call has sounded, and
must stack arms. MARY JANE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-08-11
Beatty - :;
Grand Square and apri


From the Hon. G. r. Gather, publisher
Southern 1H'2is, Ashville, Ala.
ave have received from the manufac-
turer, Daniel f. Beatty, one of his square
pianos 1t is a thing OF beauty, but not
more exquisite to the eye Is the finish of
Its workmanship, than charming to the ear
is the sWecsncss OF its melody. The
piano combines the highest eXcelleucc to
which all iirst-class man tacturcrs Oi musi-
cal instruments aim. To all who wish to
invest in a trstclaSs piano we have no
hrsllancy in advising them to send the
money directly to Mr., Beatty. We speak
fr"n actual experiment and il is with
pleasure we give this evidence of the relia-
biiily of Mr.. Beatty ana his instruments"
Best oder ever given. Money refunded
upnu return OF Prno and freight charges
paII hy me (DanIe F. Beatty both was
il unsatisfactory, after test trial of five
days. + amos warranted for SIX years
Agrnta wanted. send tor catalogue Adj
dress,
DANIEL f. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U 5 A
Dec IL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-08-11

ORPHANS CoURT-The following
business was transacted Friday Of
last week in the Orphans Court:
Letters Of administration were
granted to James A. and Nathan
Wagner upon the estate of Samuel
Wagner, deceased, they having first
filed bond in the penal sum of $780,
coo.
D. ". Sloan and Thomas Connor,
executors of VIM. Bell, deceased, set
tied their third account.
Michael Tearney, administrator Of
DR.. Bernard A Dougherty, settled
his second account.
Tuesday of this week the last will,
and testament Of Mary Dean, deceased,
was admitted to probate and record,
and letters testamentary on the estate
were granted to Francis Mattingly;
bond 81, 500.
Nicholas McKinzie of John B.
Wldener, executors of George Nc
Kinzie, deceased, settled their fourth
account.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-08-11
Neighborinq Affairs.

The Coal TRADE.-The product OF
the mines of the Georges Greek coal
region for the week ending July
2S, was 1920 tons; for the year
to that date 739,S42 tons, de-
crease of l52, ITO tons as compared
with a corresponding period of last
year. The shipments to the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad were, for the
week 244 tons; for the year
4l7,632 tons, a decrease of &c..
Sl3 tons as compared with 1870.
The shipments to the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal were, for the week
l ,462 TONS for the year 247,253
decrease of 1921 tons as COM
pared with 1876, The shipments to
the Pennsylvania railroad f5r thc
week were 2,2l3 tons, for The year.
"A, 757 tons; an increase Of 4,S74 tons;
as compared with 1876. a1 s+i
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

winters supply, and will then return to
this country, leaving the scientists en-
camped in tho colony. BY the time of
her return Captain Howgate hopes to
secure an appropriation from Congress
with which he can equip a larger force
to go as reinforcements to the colony
under his personal command next sum-
mer. In the meantime the colonists
will become hardened to the climate,
and make such explorations as they are
able
The object of the expedition is to col
lect full data in reference to the meter
eology, geology and natural history Of
the arctic regions by long series OF
systematic observations, with other IN
formation of importance to science and
commerce. Captain Howgate's plan is
to keep up annual communication with
the colony, and send each summer q
vessel full of supplies and reinforce
ments. If he receives sufficient encour-
agement the colony will be permanent,
and the region will not be left until not
only the disputed questions of science
are settled, but the entire arctic region
has been explored.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
Saved from Starvation by a Cat.

The Suffolk (Va.) Herald relates the
following incident: "Some time ago the
wife of Mr. Alfred Davis (who was
drowned with his two sons last Friday
evening in Nansemond river) was con.
fined to her room with protracted sick
ness, and such was the poverty of the
poor man that he was unable to procure
the necessary nourishment for her; in
deed, as Mr.. Davis related the case, the
wants of the family must have been of
the severest and most trying nature, the
family subsisting for several weeks on
potatoes aud salt alone During the
sad indisposition of Mrs. Davis and her
pressing want for delicate food, COM
mon house cat went into the field and
caught young hare and brought it to
the house. Mr. Davis took the hare and
made it into soup for his suffering wife,
which caused a rapid improvement in
her condition. The day following the
same cat again set out on its mission of
charity, and succeeded in catching
partridge, which was likewise brought
to the house and delivered as was the
hare; and thus it was, through the in
strumentality of this cat. the life of this
unfortunate lady was saved from abso-
lutte starvation. The facts of the above
can be substantiated as correct, and are
given as related by Mr.. Davis in person.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
4 TERRIBLE TRAMP.
He Kills Two Men and Wounds Two
others, aud Causes Il Panic i'm the
GOunfrv
Rock Island Argus.

Rock Island Argus.
The telegraph of this morning gives
the following account of a cold-blooded
murder which was perpetrated near
the little town of Gibson, Knox county
On Sunday tramp entered the
house of Charles Belden, at Gibson, this
state. The family on returning from
church, found the house open. Search
was made and the tramp found in Il
corn-field near by, who Immediately
opened fire with a revolver, instantly
killing Mr. Belden, MORALLY wounding
Mr. Charles McCowen, and wounding
Mr.. James Packerel in the leg, also a
boy named Keoter in the foot, which
will have to be amputated The whole
populace is iii arms and after him, yet
without success"
|. r. Wilder, q resident Of Knoxville,
arrived in this city this morning in
search of the murderer He says that
the fellow is coming this. way-as he
was seen in the vicinity Of Rio, Knox
county last evening He is described
as being of medium height, about five
feet eight inches,-heavy set; broad
square shoulders; dark or black curly
hair; full dark beard; had on dark,
ribbed pants, dark brown coat; toes of
shoes or boots boxed and ribbed; boots
or shoes "run over"
Mr.. Wilder says that on Friday or
Saturday night of last week this same
tramp burglarized a gunshop in Elm
wood, Peoria county, and carried off six
revolvers and one double-barreled
breech-loading shotgun. He was fol-
lowed to Gibson by the deputy sheriff,
and there can be no doubt but that this
is the same fellow who committed the
murder, as he threw away shotgun
after the shooting in the corntield.
Mr.. Wilder also gives a detailed ac-
count of the shooting affair He says
MIR. Belden first approached the fellow
in the corn-held. He was on horseback,
and the tramp was walking and lodging
among the corn. Mr.. Belden COM
manded him to "halt." He turned,
and, drawing a revolver, said, Halt
yourself, you - of a ---"-and fired,
the ball striking the horse in the neck
and then entering Mr.. BIS head, killing
him instantly. About this time Packerel
and the boy, Keoter, came up, both
being mounted on one horse They
also commanded him to halt, but he
answered them in the same manner as
he did Mr.. Belden. and then firing,
killed their horse Before they could
regain their feet he had shot them both,
but their wounds are not fatal. Mr..
McCowen then ran up and fired one shot
ut the tramp which missed him. The
fellow turned on him, and, again re-
peating his answer to the demand to
halt, shot him through the breast near
the heart, from the effects of which he
died at II o'clock yesterday. Every
shot fired by the tramp took effect.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
Indian Braves.

The Ponca Indians, recently removed
from Dakota to an Indian Territory res
ervatiOn, have provided the civilized
inhabitants Of the vicinity, who have
hitherto been accustomed only to the
mild savagery of the Weas, Piankeshaws,
Miamis, Peorias and other Kansas In
dams, with blood-curdling sensation in
fine shape of their "Sun Dance" This
is an annual institution of the tribe and
is to the young brave fully as anxious,
not to say trying, a time as little 60 is to
the undergraduate, and almost as re-
markable for the display of pluck. The
dance began on Sunday in a space
cleared for the purpose, on which q
large "teepee," or double lodge, had
been erected In this, upon robes and
skins, sat the head chief of the tribe,
around whom congregated invited guests
and Indian musicians, whose occupa-
ton seemed to be the humping of
rudely made drums and tambourines,
blowing whistles, ringing bells and MAX
ing a pandemonium Of shouts and yells.
In front of this tent and at the base Of
some thirty-fve or forty poles planted
for the occasion stood as many young
Indians whom light breech-clout Just
rescued from Adamite simplicity Each
of these was fastened to his stake by a
rope tied around the end of a stout
wooden peg which had been run through
pieces Of the muscles Of the back and
sides, passage for it having been pre-
pared previously with a knife. The
dance commenced by fifteen or twenty
Of the Indians dashing towards the sun
and throwing their full weight upon the
ropes by which they had been stitched,
as it were, to the stakes. With the
breaking forth of the music their efforts
at self-torture increased in vehemence
until carried away by the applause of
the unlocking braves they danced up
and down, frothing at the mouth, and
not only apparently insensible to the
physical pain, but even lifted above it
to sensations akin to frenzied JOY. At
ter their fortitude had been sufficiently
proved in the dance the final test of
physical endurance was permitted. A
broncho, Or wild Indian pony, was at
tached to each sufferers breast by means
similar to these already described He
then resumed his dancing, frightening
the pony, WHICH WIN every jerk Tore
open the hole in his breast, back or
shoulders until the flesh stood out in
open loops, from which the blood con-
tinued to run. Finally, pulling the
frightened pony toward him by its hal
ter, the Indian would strike the animal
in the face, starting it off on the full
gallop This invariably tore out the
Heshy loop, leaving the young warrior
free to finish his savage orgies, man
among Indian men, no longer boy, but
full-Hedged brave.-New York World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

go again, so violently does he struggle
for his liberty Other performances are
then gone through, such as opening the
crocodiles mouth, making the large
snake swim round in a circle, etc.
This performance is interesting to
those accustomed to feats of diving and
to naturalists. Managers of aquaria may
also take hint from it, inasmuch that
they may learn that crocodiles in aquaria
are really graceful swimmers, and not
the lethargic, sleepy brutes that one sees
basking like logs Of wood in shallow
difficulty would be in keeping these
crocodiles in large tanks, that of the wa
ter being always of one temperature,
that is sixty degrees to seventy degrees"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Our VIcEs-From whisky, tobacco
and beer the United States government
has collected revenue of one hundred
million dollars, which seems to indicate
that the people have not stinted them
selves as to their pleasant vices" on &C
count of hard times or because of anx-
iety over the difficult constitutional
problems. The sixty-tw two million five
hundred thousand gallons of spirit dis
titled from grain and molasses, and the
million barrels of beer on which the
greater part of this tax was collected is
a very extensive tipple even for forty
millions of people, This little Niagara
of exhilarating fluids would supply about
eight gallons for each voter. AS a peo-
pie we have smoked, chewed and snuffed
thirty-nine million dollars into the ma
tional treasury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
Reginald's WOOing.

The shades of night were falling fast
as through a Boston suburb passed a
pair Of lovers engaged in low and MUIR
murous conversation, and bliss and
tremulous signs and peppermint lozen-
ges. They stopped, and leaning on a
fence, gazed at the celestial emblem of
the crumbling power Of the Ottoman
dynasty with feelings Of overweight
ecstacy. How calm how pellucid
how-how very much so! !" said he,
passing his stalwart arm around her
waist in moment Of absent-minded-
ness. Yes, Reginald" she whispered,
{" does it not seem to strike hidden
chord in the subtle depths of being, to
wake to life latent soul-mysteries and
merge us in the Universal ?" He said
he thought it did. "Does it not seem
to harbinger a brighter ideal? Please
don't, Reginald p "Oh, yes, Angelina,
just once-this time don't count, as old
Rip says" "Go way, don't quote any
old rips to me- There now, that's
enough. Notice yon star which gathers
irridescent intensity every minute. The
beamy brightfulness overwhelms me-
It is a corruscating magnet potent to
draw us from earthly grovelments.
Silence for minute, then a sound as
of swapping corset string, and deep
male suspiration Why, what ails
you, Reginald? Why thus Respondent? p
:" Oh Angelina, are you ignorant of
tumultuous passion which surges in this
bosom?" "Why how you talk |" "a
passion which from the first moment |
beheld the radiance Of your smile has
never failed to eliminate. Avert not
thy gaze Tell me- O tell me, in accents
as grateful to the parched ear as the
fountain in the desert to the hungry
mariner, whisper me in tones Of bland
though coy affection, say that you will
you will" Well, what?" That you
will"
He paused. The wretched man had
forgotten the balance of the little piece
he had prepared and recited over cor
rectly q hundred times. Beads of per-
spiration hung on his ambitious fore
head.
He was about rallying for desperate
plunge when
"O-o-o-o-o-h by gracious A nasty
toad hoped right upon my dress. Oh,
it's made me feel quite faint Take me
home
And with hasty step she glided in the
direction of the. paternal roof. He
turned savagely upon the reptile and
mashed him as readily as he would
a Bashi-bazouk. Even more readily.
Then he followed, muttering, Things
can't go on this way much longer. By
thunder, | won't stand it, I'll bring her
right down to business tomorrow even
ing or"-Boaon Truauler.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
THE POTATO BUG,
How He Originated, and How He Grows
and Eats.

George a. Quinby in the Boston
Globe: "The potato bug is native of
the West. He originated in the ca
mons of Colorado, and may be called an
offshoot of that section. The state is
rammed full and loaded down with
them. They formerly lived on wild
plants. but one Of them went up to
Denver on little pleasure trip, and at
the hotel there he had some fried pota-
toes, and they struck him as being
about the best thing to quiet hunger he
had ever lighted on. He went home
and advised his brethren to 60 east, and
they simply packed up a few collars
and change of clothing and started
The potato bug dawns on the farmer
very rapidly; he sees his potatoes nicely
up, their green tops reminding MIN
that potatoes in the fall at dollar q
bushel are better than q serpent's tooth
or a thankless child, and he goes to bed
dreaming Of wealth pouring in on him
in burrows, and the next morning he Wis
its his field and sees some red spots on
the potato vines, about as big as pin
heads. Henotices that they give rather
a genteel look to the leaf In day or
two he sees these red drops begin to
grow, and then to crawl, and in three or
four days he goes out and is 50 surprised
at what he sees that you could not paint
his look Of astonishment-not even
prime it over one coat with less than
bucket of paint. He sees that the pota-
to-bug has arrived, and has brought his
whole family and all his wife's five hun
dred friends. He is there with all his
tools and implements of labor. He sees
a bug about as large as the letter 0,
when it drops from the lips Of a small
boy, as he incautiously sits down on an
adult bull-thistle. He sees this bug laid
off in stripes endwise, like the marks of
a gridiron on slice of broiled liver. He
sees that what the bug lacks in size he
gains in quantity. He is there, and
keeps coming. He has as much mouth
in proportion to his length as the ANA
ION river or Soldene. He can beat
horsef1y laying eggs, and I have seen
them do a job at the rate of twelve
miles az hour Ten days from the time
an egg is laid it has been Matched, mar
ried, and is the mother OF eleven hun
dred and thirty-two grandchildren"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

A couple applied recently to mag
istrate in Kentucky to join them in the
bonds of wedlock. The man was hat
less, coatless and shoeless, and the
woman was nearly in the same condi-
ton. They had no license from the
County Clerk, and no money to pay for
one, but desired the ]. P. to issue the
license and perform the ceremony
needed and promised in payment there
for I" to gather him half bushel OF
Walnuts this Fall"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Remember that it is not he who gives
abuse Or blows who affronts, but the
view we take of these things is insulting.
When, therefore, any one provokes you,
be assured that it is your own opinion
provokes you.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Pride is like the beautiful acacia, that
lifts its head proudly above its neighbor
plants-forgetting that it too, like them,
has its roots in the dirt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Better to have loved short girl
than never to have loved tall.-Caaci,,-
natl Enquirer.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-26
Paralysis Caused by Cosmetics.

One cause of acquired deformity is the
slow poisoning of the system by certain
metallic poisons. Chief among these are
the salts of lead, and one of the most
characteristic determines, produced in
consequence of poisoning by these salts
is what is commonly known as ''wrist-
drop" caused by the use of Laird's
"Bloom of Youth" and other villianous
cosmetics. The use of cosmetics HIS
within a few years become so very COM
mon, even among the better class of So
ciety, and as most, if not all of them,
are equally as dangerous to use as the
particular one described in this report, |
have deemed it my duty to place these
cases before the profession, that, know
ing their injurious effects, they may guard
their patients against thus voluntarily
poisoning themselves through ignorance.
This deformity, incompletely developed,
can be seen every day upon the streets
of this city, for there is many a fashion
able lady who suffers from it i'll conse-
quence of her own folly. Her hands are
held in peculiar, yet fashionable posi-
ton, sort of kangaroo style, and many
of them fancy that they are initiating
the fashion admirably, while they are
simply obliged to carry their hand in this
position because the extensor muscles are
not strong enough to hold them up. The
polish they put on their faces has mani
tested itself in producing partial paraly
sis of the eXtensor muscles of the fore
arm, and the fashion has boen introduced
to accommodate the deformity.- DR..
Carbally.