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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-07
Cure for Dyspepsia.

Milk and lime-water are now fire.
quently prescribed by physicians in
cases of dyspepsia and weakness of
the stomach, and is some cases are
said to prove beneficial. Many per-
sons who think good bread and milk
a great luxury frequently hesitate to
eat it, for the reason that milk will
not digest readily; sourneso of the
stomach will often follow. But ex
perience proves that lime-water and
milk are not only food and medicine
at an early period Of life, but also at
later, when, as in the case of in
fants, the functions of digestion and
assimilation have been seriously i'm
paired. A stomach taxed by glut-
tony, irritated by improper food, in
hamedhby alcohol, enfeebled by dis
ease, or otherwise unified for its
duties-as IL shown BY the various
symptoms attendant upon indigestion,
dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery, and
fever-will resume its work, and do
it energetically, on an exclusive diet
of bread and milk and lime water.
A goblet of cows milk may have four
tablespoonful of lime-water added to
it with good effect. The way to
make lime-water is simply to procure
few Jumps of unslaked lime, put the
lime in stone jar, add water until
the lime is slaked and of about the
consistency of thin cream; the lime
settles, leaving the pure and clear
lime-water at the top. Great care
should be taken not to get the lime
water too strong. Keep to the direc-
ton as to the consistency, and when
the water rises pour it off without OBJ
tanning any of the lime. The lime
water is very good to apply to burns
and scalds. In shaking the lime,
particular care should be taken that
none Of the particles fly into the eyes.
Auburn Ne,vs.
GEN. GRANT-A Brilliant Wei
come Home Preparing for H'm.-The
New York Times has special from
Boston, stating that movement is on
foot to give General Grant a series of
brilliant receptions in eastern cities
on his return from Europe. He will
arrive by the American line at Phila-
delphia, and if the present programme
is carried out after an informal well
come they will come direct to Boston
to attend the first of the series of re-
captions. 1t is said that every effort
is making to keep the political ele-
ment in the backgrounds and give
the receptions an entirely non politi-
cal appearance. Prominent citizens
are represented to be engaged in the
movement some of them being anti
Grant men. In the city it is stated
that grand ball is to be given, to
which it is intended to invite the Ma
quis of Lorne and the Princess Louise,
and it is intimated that they will
come, as the former is said to have
expressed desire to meet the gener-
al in his own country. Following the
Boston reception will come the New
York and Philadelphia receptions.
MASSACRE OF BULGARIAN INsUR-
Bashi-Bazouks and Cir
cassians have defeated the Bulgarian
in Macedonia and burned
twenty villages. Not more than
thousand of the inhabitants escaped.
Three hundred and fifty Bulgarians
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-07
LOOK OUT FOR THE
Boot, Shoe, Hat and Cap
Il M II O ESIU va,

IN Bank building, opposite st. Michaeps
Il Church, Main st Flostburg, Md.
Ali who want anything in the line of
shoes, of the best and finest quality;
Shoes Of thebest and heaviest make; Shoes
for poor or rich, young orold; Shocsfor all,
no matter what their occupation orprofess-
ion. Boots for Men; Boots for Ladies;
Boots for Children; Boots for all. Hats
&C.,-all at fair prices, should go to
WILLIAM THOMAS.
G:S Boots and Shoes made to order Re-
pairing neatly and promptly done. Leather
and Shoe Findings on hand. Apl IS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-07

The AFGHAN WAR.-Gen. Roberts
has gained a complete victory over
the Ameer's force, capturing Peiwer
Khotel and all the Afghan cannon.
The enemy's loss is heavy. The
British loss is 80 killed and woua>.nd
Capt. Kelso, Of the artillery, and Capt.
Anderson, of the Pioneers, are among
tho killed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-07
TIE Valley Times was moved t.

TIE Valley Times was moved to
remark last week that it was an awful
thing for an editor who wanted to
write an original editorial to reach for
his scissors and not find them. If
the editor would rent an le-bodied
pair of shears and hitch them to the
hind leg Of his press by borrowed
wire rope, the endorsements of the
situation would be very much simpli-
fed.
THE Oakland Democrat says that Prof
Richard Randolph McMahon, the West
Virginia candidate for Secretary of the
United States Senate, is . great grandson
Of Thomas Jefferson. This is not true.
The Professor Is only son of Freedom.
He is running for the secretaryship on his
own merits as Democrat, an orator, a
writer and q philosopher .-Baltimore Ga
sstts.
Both wrong. He is tho Young Eaglet
Of West Virginia.-Cumberland Nesos.
Still wrong. Isn't he q Garrett
county bird o iberty2
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

the substance OF our unrcprcscnted ana I'M
poycrishcd people by burdcnsomc taxation,
and the issue and sale, at an enormous ulN'
count Of millions OF bonds, the projects" OF
which, in grca' part, were converted to thr
private use Of its party tlyOritcs; ana Whch
'he control of the State government was re.
covered by our people, they were threatened
with u military government If they pre-
suncd to question the validity Of the bonds
50 issued. We undertook to provide Tor
these bonds rs a part of ourpublic debt. AS
Democrats we point with pride to the lact
that since the accession OF our party 10
power it has not created dollar oi debt, nut
has paid millions upon existing debts, u
has steadily reduced the expenses OF the
administration OF the State government.
II has attempted to meet all the obligations
Of the state, lust and Unjust, BY reason OF
circumstances over which we have had no
control, wcare no longer able now to meet
the requirements of our creditors. Inc
cost OF all our productions exceeds thclr
market value. Our mechanics and Iaboring
people are without rcmunerative employ
mcnt. our merchants are making no gains.
None are prosperous save corporations, IN
tcrest takers and money lenders. We
recognize among ourselves wide differences
of ofopinion aS to the time, mode and measure
of the payment OF our public Obligations,
but for the present these differences OF opIh'
ION afford no lust occasion for disturbing
that unity which is so essential to the COM
pete surceSs of our party in its great strug.
gle for the liberation Of the country we
cordially unite, however, in declaring that
we are opposed to the Reputation Of the
lust Indebtedness of the State; that we are
f,,.,,. ,,f an ,,uit,bln ol liuStnput of piir
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
A Queer Creature with Il Crook Among
the Foothills.
Gold Hill News.

J. G. Martin, Jim Mcknight, Bill
Bird, and others, have recently come in
from prospecting tour north aud east
from Virginia. While searching for Il
hidden ledge over the hills some five
miles north of the Badger mine, they
came upon a veritable shcphcrdcss
among the foothills. Whatever of the
romantic which is usually attached in
the mind to thoughts of such an advcn-
ture, in this instance give way to the
stern realities of the case. There was no
fairy creature with her crook, tending
her fathers hocks," but ga woman,
wrinkled and wry," and ofthree score
years leading II herd of from two hun
drcd and sevcnty"fve to three hundred
goats. She was clad plainly, if not
neatly, in an apron like a schoolgirls, $,
armiess and open in 'front.'" simply this
and nothing more" She was making
her headquarters within the inclosure
of three rough stone walls, with an old
wagon cover one-half the top, and the
front being wanting. Her couch would
scarcely do for a Morphcus-wooing con
trivance for modern belle. 1t was half
4 blanket and a sack ofwool fora pillow.
The food on hand consisted of pound
and half of flour, which was used by
mixing it in water and drinking it in
place of tea and coffee. She had also
two dried up slapjacks, one of which
she was nibbling. She added to these
luxuries such portions of the hes sh of her
kids killed by coyotes as she was able to
recover. But the boys appear to have
caught the aged shephderdess away from
her home. She told them where she
iived, and invited them to call. 1t was
five miles away, over the mountains.
In the course of their wandcrings they
found the place, and accepted the inyi-
tation accordingly, although the mis-
tress of the mansion was net at home.
They found there eight pounds of beans
and about as many of bacon, eight chick
ems and nary rooster among them. She
explained this to them on their return.
She got hungry in the spring, and killed
the rooster, as the hens were laying, and
she did not care to eat 'em up. They
also found there u sort of dress, and the
other half of the old lady's blanket. She
refused to talk much of her history or
tell her name. She said, however, that
she used to keep the house on the other
side of the desert. At the time of the
Reese River excitement her husband
left her, and she has never seen him
since. She thenlived with Sam Dldine
but he had gone off and left her, taking
twenty-one head of her cattle, and she
did not know where he or her kline were
She started in as shepherdess, with
one goat of her own and two other
which were given her, and from these
had sprung in six years her entire herd
besides all which had died and beer
killed by coyotes, This shows the ad
vantagcs of hcrding in Nevada. When
the prospectors left her they gave hel
provisions enough to last Il couple o.
weeks.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
He Caught II Crab.

She sat upon rock, fishing for crabs.
She had her dog with hcr-a skye terrier
such Il one rs Broadway vcnder
would charge you ten dollars for. His
hair was long and as soft as silk, blue
ribbons hung from his ears, and his neck
WAS encircled with nickel.platcd collar.
But all that counted nothing AS against
the fearful scene through which he was
about to pass He lay close to the bas-
ket into which the Fifth avenue belle
dropped the crabs as fast as she caught
them. He was no doubt dreaming Of
his happy home far away, where he was
wont to take his daily nap on 81 900
sofa. Now and then u green-bottled fly
skipped from ear to ear or lighted upon
his back, where the purp couldn't reach
him, and at such times he whisked his
tail wildly till the intruder went away.
On one of these special occasions, after
whisking of the fly, the little silkcu tail
rested upon the edge of the crab basket,
and the end of it dropped inside, latitude
forty-seven longitude sixty-two. The
feathery edge of it struck crab in the
eye, and the claws closed on the appen.
dage Fundamentally The dog,
oh, where was he? A yelp, howl, and
then in silvery tones the "ti vi, as the
astonished pup sailed over the plain and
through the clover with string oI
crabs connecting him with the empty
bounding basket, and all heir claw
clutched one with the other, and for a
minute there was mixed scene of dog
crabs, basket, dust and flying gravel
and the tail was told. There was nc
more crab fishing that day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
How Ycllow.Fcycr is Produced,

The weight of scientific evidence
seems to warrant the conclusion lhat
ycllow-icycr is produced by an invisible
poison, capable OF scli-muItlpllcatlon
outside of the human organism, which
it enters through the air passages. The
poison germ or miaSm is q product OF
| the Tropics. In this county yellow
fever has prevailed in most of the Gulf
and Atlantic cities, and in many OF the
towns along the Mississippi River, In
some instances it has been carried in
land with the people fleeing from IN
iected localities, but it has never shown
disposition TO spread epldemlcally at
points remote from the continuous wa
tcr-roadS of commerce or to lodge IN
high, salubrious place., lhe c''ieS o'
the Great Lakes have always oeeh Ircc
from the disease. lellow-tever cannot
be said to be epidemic IN thc oh'le"
States, from the fact that IN some years
it docs not appear, though the imported
germ undoubtedly survives the mia
winters,
1t appears 70 have about rs niucn re-
slstancc to cold as the panama pl"nt'
When the banana plant Is Rlllru "oWn
by the frost, the ycIIow,icve does not
rccur again until imported. 1hc germ
is transmIssIble. 1t is capable OF nelnS
transported to the clothing or personal
effects of passengers and sailors, put
its spread from one city to another IS
chiefly accomplished by vessels, tntlr
damp, filthy holds and bllge-watcr be-
ing its iavoritc lurking-placeS' Con
inement, moisture aud hlgh tempera-
ture favor the multiplication or Nir"-
lcnce of the place.
When a wharf, or spot OF ground, or
house becomes infected, the poison at
once commences to spread, creeping
slowly in all possible directions, con
tinually enlarging the area around the
center of injection unless checked by
| diSintecti0n, as has undoubtedly Deen
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
, near to me, could almost grasp

so near to me, could almost grasp
him."
She stretched out her arms over the
low wintow-sill, and a low voice an
swercd her: "Pearl! PEARL
The arms that had so long graspcd
only empty air, were filled then, as
Hiram stood under the low window.
"Do not move, love-" she whispered,
pressing her soft lips to his; 81 always
wake when you move"
But now" he said, "you are al
ready awake See, Pearl, your trust
was heaven-given. 1t is myself, your
fond, true husband, little one, who will
never leave you again"
at is truc You have comc!' she
cried at last, bursting into torrent of
happy tears. 81 knew you were not
dead. You could not be dead and my
heart not tell me-" it was long before
they could think of anything but the
happiness of reunion after the many
years of separation, but at last, drawing
Pearl closer, Hiram whispered" |
walked from j, love, and am enor-
mously hungary.
And Pearls merry laugh chased the
last shadows from her happy face, and
she hustled about the room preparing
supper
"Supper for two" she cried, gIce-
fully.
The grand house in New York is ten
antcd by its owners, and Hiram goes to
sea no more; but in the summer time
two happy people come for quiet
month to the little white cottage at
Monkton, and have always to listen to
Davy's tale of the evening when he was
cutting Hiram Goldbys tombstone, and
ended by smashing it into atoms,
For" is the invariablc ending Of the
tale, "Pearl was right, and we were
wrong, all Of us; for Hiram Goldby was
lost at sea, sure enough, but he was not
dead, ard he came to her faithful love
as she always said he would.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
SIGNS.
ny q. II. STUART.

Last night we parted at the door;
held her hand a moments space
And whispered, seeing not her lace
" II you should wander ON the shore
Tomorrow when the day is DER,
III hold II as q sign OF grace!n
TO which she answered not word,
And gave no sign th At she had heard.
SO when to-day was rod and spent
With angry battles in the west,
Through summer lanes went oppressed
ny hours of doubt and discomfort
Plucking daisy MS went
IN anger half, and half in jest,
Asking " Ellie m'dime" " IN peUpr " BCduoOup ,
"PoSSiornCmcHii or "POiHt du t0ai2n
A foolish jest-and yet stood
SpellbOund, rs one reads his fate
All things have meaning, small and great,
P0SStoRRcm,enil the sign was good
Lproso three mngpies from the wood,
pair, and one without mate
a wedding, 80 the people say
ei0ei omens are abroad to-day,
USwn 10 the shore the waves ran free
In sunset COOrs, fold on fold,
Crimson and amethyst and gold;
They flushed like an enchanted sea,
The new young moon hung white aud cold
turned the coin upon my chain,
And wished wIsh--n0t all in vain.
For oyCI level wastes OF sand
She came, with steps scdaiely slow,
Between the twilight and the glow
The shining sea, the shadowy land,
with favor IN her on stretched hand,
Aud eyes whose smiling told me 80!
IDeaf eyes, your sign Oi 1elCOmc sweet
Made all the other signs complete!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
NUN BER %.
" ANSWER Iii,I SOFrLN.'
ny n, q,

Answer him softly. Yon cannot know
In the depths below
How sharp wastnc struggle, the fight he made
Ere the price he paid,
And yielded his soul 10 the 'cmpict's power
In hasty hour
Answer him softly for it may bc--
Like the sturdy tree,
Which tested In many Storm llS strength
70 he rent u, length
He struggled full oft, ana res slcd well,
Though at last h0 iell.
Answer him softly lest you be tricd
on your weaker side,
\ Il fall Ms before y0l, so many nave uohei
who in thought had won,
Fail, too ere temptation had spent itioIte
In itsSuhtlC course,
Answer him softly; i0r none can tell,
When the storm clouds swell,
Whose baruur shall weather the tempest or whoa
Its yCl tuIc shall lose.
speak gently; the weakest may stand TIE gaze
-- Boston TUchcr
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

The footing Of the list for 1864 is
S61 OF, while that for 1878 is but 1884
for the same articles. In 1864 laborers
received at the rate of 81 per day, while
now the same clas5 of workmen receive
from 81 to Sl.25 per day; but the 81 a
day they now earn will purchase nearly
two and one-half times as much as the
50 they earned in 1864.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

A NEW fashion has been introduced
ON the beach at Ocean Grove, Nd. that
or sand bathing. The manner OF the
sand bath is peculiar. A trench is dug
in the damp sand near the ocean, and
the sun rays are allowed to pour into it
until the sand becomes almost hot. The
bather then reclines in the trench, and
an attendant covers him with sand un-
ill he looks like terrapin. The bathers
say the baths are not only pleasant, but
beneficial, and that three such baths
will cure rheumatism.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

POTATO NOODLES; Crate one dozen
boiled potatoes, and two eggs, little
salt, one-half cup OF milk, enough -four
to knead stiff, then cut in small pieces,
and roll long and round one inch thick
fry in plenty of lard to a nice brown.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

TIE STONE.CUTTER'S STORY.

lie was whiotlng over his work, care
less, from long custom, of the solemn
significance of the letters he was cutting
in the white marble. The June sun was
nearly at the end Of the days journey,
sinking slowly to rest upon the bosom
of the broad Atlantic, whose waves
washed the shores of the little seaport
town of Monkton. A stranger, hand
somely dressed in gray, with large, lus-
trous brown eyes, came to the fence that
was around the yard where the stone
cutter worked, and read the lettering,
almost completed, upon the tombstone: :
HIRAM GOLDBY,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

\ HUGE wooden hash bowl is waiting
as the grand prize to be given the para
grapher who will refrain, or who has re-
Trained, from sayiag anything funny
about the opening Of the oyster season.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26
Figures for the WOrkingmen.
MilwnIlkcn Srntlnrl.

The following table, being the price
list of whOsesale grocers and dry goods
dealers in 1864, and the prices for the
same goods at the present time show the
difference:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-06
One OF MY Letters.
Boston Times.

Three score and ten is not very green
old age ii, as good astronomers assert, the
period of time in which this earth will be
Inhabited is as a minute to eternity of its
actual existence. And yet some people real
ly forget that they were ever young.
There she stood, the apple of their eyes,
trembling with suppressed yeeps. Their
frowns deepened as the mother wiped her
glasses preparatory to reading letter found
in the girls pocket. 1t began, "Oh, angel of
my existence"
"Whatr' howled the male parent, 'Do
you mean to say it begins like that? Oh! that
child of mine should correspond with
but pray proceed my dear"
HEM existence spelled with an "a tool"
proceeded the mother.
why, the lunatic can't SPELL" Clipped
in the old man.
at is impossible for me to describe the Joy
with which your presence has filled me-"
Then why does he attempt it, ass! But
pray, don't let me interrupt you. Go on
go on; let JOY be unconfined.''
II have spent the whole night in thinking
of you"-(that's ruralistic, amt it?l-''and
bitterly deriding the obstinate old whelp
who will not consent to our marriage"
'Ohl let me get at himl Whelp! Is thy
servanta toad that he should thus be spoken
OFF"
"But Theodorus, my DEAR" interrupted
his other half.
"Yes, yes; one moment. / was about to
observe that the hand that could pen such
words would not hesitate to scalp the most
cherished relative"
''Theodorus, 1 didn't see this over the
leaf"
"Eh! let me see; huml-'Yours with all
the love of my heart-Theodorus, May 10,
1885, Why, bless my eyes, it's one of my
lettersi" (Sensation.)
"Yes. pa" chimed in the young joker, 81
found it in the closet yesterday-only you
wouldn't let me speak"
"You may go to the park, my child. Hem
we've made nice mess of 1T.
Yes, love. Next time we will look at the
date first
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-06

Correspondent Rural New Yorker

correspondent Rural New L Orker.
Does such and such crop pay, or does
such kind OF stock pey? has become a
standing query. Now, pay is the difference
between a certain amount of outlay ana a
certain amount of income, and il is only
when the income is greater that it is said to
pay. In all investments on a farm 1t is very
necessary TO hold the money outlay in check
and make up the deficiency with extra care
and brains. The slip shod mode of manage
ment so common never pays, and all slip
shoddies"-to coin a new word-say that
nothing pays, and it is only from that class
that we hear the cry, farming don't pay"
A careful man makes everything pay; he be-
slows care upon every operation, and during
every moment of that operation. His mind
is totally gwen to his business, which he
conceives to be to produce the best possible
article. 1t is not the crop or stock that with
some does not pay; it is the man that doesn't
pay (attention understood, as we used to say
in our parsing lesson.) The fact is, when
anything on farm doesn't pay it is because
ii has no chance.
The moment man finds that his labor
doesn't pay let him increase the amount of
outlay in that line; that is to say, let him
increase hiscapital by the addition of brains,
care, perseverance and courage, and the pay
will come.
Producing a great quantity of thing
overstocks the market; but producing a high
quality always increases the number of buy
ers. The market is short, the price runs up,
and then cit pays"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-06
Keeping sheep.

There is more profit, on the average, in
keeping sheep in this country, than In any
other country on the globe. With the ex
ception of Holland and Belgium, the annual
weight of flesh in America exceeds that of
any other country. In those two countries
the average weight is sixty pounds; in Amer
lea it is fifty.two pounds. But owing to the
higher price received here for wool, the an
nual revenue from each sheep here is just
double that in Belgium, and nearly double
that in Holland. The annual revenue here
is S2l6, on the average Australia is next
highest 81 so, Spain next, $L45. Only five
other countries exceed one dollar, and in
Russia and Greece the revenue is only forty
two cents. The average weight. as well as
the price, will be largely increased when the
vast focgs of coarse wooded sheep in the west
have been bred up to the condition they un-
doubtedIy will be in few years from now.