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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23

Education and Crime.

In a recent number of the Poly
technic Revicw is an abstract of a
paper on useful Education" by Mr..
R. Bingham, containing many facts
and observations that are worthy of
notice in these times of forcing" in
education. Mr.. Bingham does not
believeAthat school education tends to
diminish crime. He says that the
ratio of crime to population is less in
Ireland than in Massachusetts,, and
that property is more secure in Italy,
with its many millions of illiterates,
than in the Old Bay State with all its
schools. Of the 373 prisoners re-
ceived last year into the Western
Penitentiary of the State of Pennsyl-
vania, 2S5 had attended public
schools. Of the 1888 prisoners re-
ceived into the Eastern Penitentiary
of the same State during the ten years
ending with 1859, l7.2l' per cent.
were illiterate, and Sl.83 per cent.
had never been apprenticed.
"All observers will admit, remarks
the author, chat there is not as much
intelligence and skill working on the
farms now as there was twenty years
ago. The fears of the farmers were
not that their sons would know too
much, but that they would do too lit
tie. 1t was not book-farming, or Wis
dom with work, they feared but max
ing hay in the shade, or farming by
the Greside; plucking geese in the
courts, preaching for practice, pills
for pumpkins, the pen and yard-stick
for the plough and harvest-fork. The
change has not been from prison to
school so much as from honest labor
to idleness and crime. Everything
else being equal, mental culture
raises the standard Of morality; but
we would choose a community of in
dustrious and illiterate members,
rather than one of idle and literary
habits, for high standard Of moral
itv''
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
japanese Breaches of Promise.

After a japanese lover has proven
false to his vows, the deserted maiden
rises at about two o clock in the morn
ing and dons white robe and high
sandals or clogs. Her Golf is a metal
tripod, in which are thrust three
lighted candles; around her neck
she hangs mirror, which falls upon
her bosom; in her left hand she car
ries small straw figure, the effigy of
her faithless lover, and in her right
hand she grasps hammer and nails,
with which she nailsit to one of the
sacred trees that surround the shrine.
Then she prays for the death Of the
traitor, vowing that if her petition is
heard she will herself pull out the
nails which offend the god by wound
ing the mystic tree. Every night she
comes to the shrine, and each night
she strikes in two more nails, believ-
ing that every nail will shorten her
lovers life, for the god, to save his
tree, will surely strike him dead. 1t
is curious illustration of the hold
superstition yet has on the japanese
mind.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
THE GRA We OF WASHINGTON.
BY MARSHALL s. PIKE.

Awake not his slumbers, tread lightly
around,
'Tis the grave of freeman, It's Liberty's
mound;
Thy name is immortal, our freedom you
won,
Brave sire of Columbia, our own Wash
ington.
Oh! wake not the hero, his battles are
DER;
Let him rest-camly rest--on his dear ma
tive shore,
While the stars and the stripes Of our
country shall wave
Der the land that can boast of Washing
tons grave
O'er the land that can boast of Washing
tons grave.
Disturb not his slumbers, let Washington
sleep
Meath the boughs of the willow that over
him weep;
His arm is unnerved, but his deeds remain
bright
AS the stars in the dark-vaulted Heaven at
night.
Oh wake not the hero-his battles are
DER
Let him rest undlsturbed on Potomac's
fair shore,
On the rivers green border SO flowery
dressed,
With the hearts he loved fondly let Wash
ington rest
With the hearts he loved fondly let Wash
ington rest.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
Celestial Nuptials in Nevada.

Married, at Virginia. Nevada, on
the 4th inst, All Wan, Esq, and Miss
Nan Ying.
The following was the ceremony:
"Ah Wan, you likee this one piecee
woman much good?"
"You bet T.;
"Non Ying, you likee this one
piecee man way up good2"
"Me likee this piece"
"Ah Wan, you never catchee no
more woman but this one piecee, dye
mind that p
"No more catchee."
"Nan Ying. you catchee no more
man but All Wan, dye understand
that?"
"All lightee."
"Then, in the name of the AL.
mighty, callee you samee one piece
meat"
The groom paid 5000 for the bride
to the company that had imported
her, and when he learned that if he
had married her the law would have
given him possession of her without
paying cent gloom was cast over
the community.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
Treatment Of the Hair.

The women of Germany have re-
markably fine aad luxuriant hair.
The following is their most usual
method Of managing it. About once a
fortnight, boil for half an hour Or
more large handful of bran in a
quart Of soft water. Strain it into O
basin, and let it cool till it is merely
tepid or milk-warm. Rub in.o it a
little white soap; then dip in the
corner of a soft linen tcael, and wash
your head with it thoroughly; divid-
ing or parting aside the hair all over,
so as to reach tie roots. Next take
the yelk of an egg Slightly beaten in
saucer) and with your fingers rub it
well into the roots of the hair. Let
it rest few minutes, and then wash
it off entirely with cloth dipped in
pure water, and then rinse your hair
well, till all the yolk Of the egg has
disappeared from it. Afterwards
wipe and rub it dry with towel, and
comb the hair up from your heap,
partingit with your fingers. In win
ter it is best to do all this near the
fire. Have ready some softpomatum
made of fresh beef marrow, boiled
with little almond oil or olive oil,
stirring it all the time till it is we'll
amalgamated and as thick as oint-
ment. When you take it from the
fire (ond not before stir into it a lit.
tie mild perfume; such as rose water,
orange flower water, extract of roses.
oil of carnations, or essence of violets.
Put it into gallicups that have lids
and keep it for use, always we'll GOV.
cred. Take very small quantity of
this pomatum, and rub it among your
hair OF the skin of your head, after
it has been washed DIS above.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
Two Boys Who Were Dull at
Figures.

Dean Stanley has been telling a
story of his own boyhood and Glad
stones: "There is q small school
near Liverpool he said, Gin which
Mr.. Gladstone was brought up be-
fore he went to Eton. A few years
afterward another little boy proceeded
to that same school-a little boy whose
name l will not mention, but who
subsequently, went when a young man
to see it's master, and in the course
of conversation with that master, he
said to him, There is one thing in
which I have not in the slightest de-
gree improved since I quilted your
establishment, and that is casting up
figures. WELL the old master re-
piled, nobody could have been more
incapable than you were at school
with your arithmetic, but will tell
your very curious circumstance :
Mr.. Gladstone, when he was here, was
just as bad at casting up figures as
you were, and are; but you now see
what he has become. When it was
that the right honorable gentleman
was enabled to master his former in
capacity and to become the great
arithmetician whom we all know he is,
I am not aware; but the change did
take place, and l have found in it a
striking example and a cheering en-
couragement to those who are dull in
youth not to despair
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23

"MY old woman may not be an an
gel" said Beezer to the daily market
man, as he shouldered a bag of po-
tatoes; "an' l don't know as I ever
claimed she was, but she has her good
pints, an, though she may be triAe
grabbed and cranky onset in while,
like all the rest of 'em, there's right
smart o sugar about the ole gal after
all. There's nothin' sneakin' or
mean about her anyway, an she
never sails for my hair 'thout throw
in out warmin' yell, that gives me
time to think what I'll do-scud OF
fight"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
A PERSON who was looking at a

A PERSON who was looking at a
house the other day said he couldn't
afford to pay such rent. "Well, look
at the neighborhood, replied the wo-
man. "You can borrow fat-irons
next door, coffee and tea across the
street, -four and sugar on tire corner,
and there's big pile of wood be-
longing to the school-Lotse right
across the alley"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23

STRAW PILLows.-Dio Lewis, says:
The proximate, if not the original,
cause of large proportion of deaths
among American babies is some mala-
dy of the brain. When we suppose
the death to result from dysentary or
cholera infantum, the immediate cause
of the death is an affection of the
brain supervening upon the bowel
disease. The heads of American ba-
bies are, for the most part, little fur
naces What mischief must come
from keeping them buried twenty
hours out Of every twenty-four in
feather pillows. 1t makes me shiver
to think of the number OF deaths
among these precious little ones which
I have myself seen, where l had no
doubt that cool straw pillows would
have saved them. The hair pillow is
inferior to straw because it cannot,
like straw, be made perfectly clean
and fresh by frequent change. Dc
not fail to keep their little heads cool
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
Wonders OF Greenland.

A lecture on Greenland was given
in London not long ago by Mr.. Gle
ments Markham. His history of the
early discoveries included the voyage
of Eric the Red and curious expe-
dition of clergymen in the thirteenth
century from the bishopric of Gardar,
in the south of Greenland, towards
the unknown north. The Norsemen
built churches and villages on the rare
green strips up the fords, but the
savages destroyed them; and for three
centuries Greenland was closed. Hall
was the first Englishman who laid
his bones on the the shore of Green
land. In l72l Hans Egede, the
apostle of Esquimax, landed in
Greenland. 1t has been found i'm
possible to penetrate for any distance
into the vast interior. The natives
believe it to be inhabited by enormous
and malignant beings. 1t is 32O,OOO
square miles in extent, the whole be-
ing a mass of ice. A Danish professor
in 1920 made his way for thirty miles
inland, and described the scene he
saw. There is nothing but a white
world supportinga a blue vault. From
far below ones feet there comes a
moaning noise, the voice of rivers
flowing far beneath. Occasionally
there are loud reports from the open
ing of cleft, a vast mass of water
pierces its way in the ice down to the
underlying granite itself, for thou
sands of feet. At thirty miles from
the coast the height above the sea was
2,2OO feet, and the ice was still ris-
ing. A wonderful sight is that of
the colossal rivers, deep and broad,
which flow between tall blue banks,
and pour at the end of their course
down cleft with mighty cascade,
which is conspicuous from a distance
by cloud of mist which always
hangs over it. On the strips of the
land near the coast the Greenland
fora, though scanty, is very pleasant
to the eye. Vegetation covers the
ground in thick masses, forming turf
in the level places, while it fills the
chinks and crannies of the rocks and
creeps over the surface of the stone
giving bright appearance to the
land in summer. The prettiest thing
of all is the club moss, with its
graceful little white belle flowers like
miniture lilies of the valley. With il
are generally the dwarf willow ane
birch and the whortleberry, with it,
red berry and glossy little leaves. Al
far as Disco, but not farther north
there are beds of lady's mantle ant
angelica and masses of holy fern, thu
erect red blossom of the pedicularis
bright little red and white saxifrages
the dandelion potentillas and ranun
culus, the Arctic poppy, the sweet
smelling ledum palustre, and tn
snowy, purple blossoms of the epilob
ium alpinum.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
A Mine on Fire.


in Butter Colliery near Pittston, Pa !;
the following from the Scranton Re-
publican, on this subject is of interest !:
"On the hills leading to it can
plainly be seen immense volumes of
steam rising upwards, caused by the
intense heat escaping from the numer-
Gus caves in the ground, and coming
in contact with the cold air on the
outside. AS we approached, the
cracks in the ground foretold heavy
working of the heated mass, and al
though at. first we were not intent upon
venturing further the numerous ad-
venturers caused US to follow. Our
route brought US over the most dan
gerous approaches, and each scene
that was presented as we gazed down
the fiery depths foretold an extensive
body of burning debris. At some of
these openings, which have nearly
caved in, the volumes of heat and
sulphur which rushed out made it i'm
possible for one to stay there long
with safety, and we were forced to
change our location numerous times
to be freed from the heated atmos-
phere. The extent of the fire is sup
posed to be eight acres and all the
area is one burning mass, with the
rock to a white heat to the surface at
many of the openings where the rock
crops out. The ground is covered
with cracks, and from appearance is
settling down, as the huge pillars Of
coal underneath are consumed. The
site of the fire when it first broke out
was among old workings which had
been abandoned years ago and while
the loss is not great as yet, as the coal
consumed would not have been taken
out, it is now an established fact that
the fire is steadily burning towards
other valuable coal beds which it will
be NECESSARY to protect, and a con-
tract has been made by Conrad, civil
engineer, who will at once put to work
a small army Of men and endeavor to
cut around it. The average depth of
the coal from the surface is about ff-
teen feet, and the shelly nature Of
the rock above the coal, is the present
cause for the numerous openings and
continued caving in. Mr.. Conrad's s
method will be to commence at the
surface and excavate down to the coal
a long channel across that part which
communicates the burning district
with the main bed of unworked
coal. This, if successfully accomplish.
ed will result in retaining the fire
to its present location and eventually
die out. The place is visited by hun.
dreds of people daily, and while the
existence of such fearful volume O.
fire is regretted, the sight presented
is worthy of a visit. Since writing the
above we have been advised that the
large trench to be excavated will
measure twelve hundred feet, the
depth averaging from eighteen te
thirty-fve feet. Goal Trade Jour.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23

A LADY witness declined to answer
question, and the attorney demand
ed her reason. Because it is not fit
to tell decent people" 20. WELL"
said the lawyer, 'just walk up here
and whisper it to the Judge"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
Miscellaneous Advertisements
Rural Piedmont Va Land Agency.
D. D. N. DIGGES, PROPRIETOR,
Gordonsville, Va.
j. b. Cd E II, Local Agent,
Frostburg, Md.
This Agency has for sale

Every Description Of Real Estate.
In section Of country unsurpassed
for health, scenery and fertility. It
is remarkably free from all malarious
and pulmonary diseases. Its pure
bracing air, fine springs of fresh cool
water, short mild winters and long
seasonable summers, its gentle noun
tain slopes and rich valleys, its forests
and fields, its flowers Of spring and
varied hues of autumn-all combine
to place this region Of country in the
front rank of superiority and beauty
to the colonist and home seeker.
We continue this week our list of
the very attractive properties for sale
BY this agency, in both the far-famed M
Piedmont and Valley regions of Vir-
ginis.
prie.s Tom and TrtLes U,a0uestionnbLe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
"SHALL help you to alight?" ask

"SHALL I help you to alight?" ask
ed city exquisite of a muscular coun-
try girl, who was about to get out Of
wagon that had just come up to the
porch of the rural tavern. Shejump-
from the wagon and Indignantly ex-
claimed: "What do you mean by
asking me if 1 want light? You
don't think smoke, do you?"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
GOLD money. on"1fe If you 90 %aht oant

J
get gold you can get greenbacks. We need
person in every town to take sub
scriptions for the largest, cheapest and
best illustrated family publication in the
world. Anyone can become successful
agent. The most elegant works of art
given free to subscribers. The price is so
low that almost everybody subscribes. One
agent reports making over $15Oin a week.
A lady agent reports taking over 400 sub
scribers in ten days. All who engage make
money fast. You can devote all your time
to the business, or only your spare time.
You need not be away from home over
night. You can do it as well as others.
Full particulars, directions and terms free.
Elegant and expensive outfit free. If you
want profitable work send us your address
at once 1t costs nothing to try the bust
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great pay. Address, "The Peoples Jour-
nal" Portland, Maine. Sept t1-y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
ORANGE COUNTY.

No. 509.-37l acres, some 225
cleared, and some Is or 20 acres Rapidan
river bottom, extending back to the noun
tains, on the slope Of which is situated the
buildings; the mansion is two-story frame
structure, on brick basement, containing
some five or more rooms above the base
ment, passages and porch, some out-build-
ings, small orchard, etc. This farm is well
watered, having on it a number of cool
springs and branches; one fine spring just
above the dwelling, with little cost may be
piped to the dwelling, being sufficiently
elevated to force the water into second.
story. Three and half miles from Rapi.
dan station, on the Virginia Midland rail
road. Price low and terms easy.
No. 510.-94 acres of Southwest
mountain land, 60 acres cleared and in u
tair state of cultivation; two frame dwell.
ings, two rooms each; three miles from
Rapidan station, and two miles from Ma.
sons Dept, ON the Royal Land Company's
railroad. Price-$2O 900, one-third cash
and the remainder in one and two years
with interest.
~All persons desiring furthe,
Information concerning the properie
above described are invited to confer
with J,B. ODER,
AuS4 Esostburg, Nd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23

DIhNOC Retail price 5000 only $500
TIHlNUC Parlor Organs, price $34O
N n usvzza only $95. Paper free.
Daniel F. Beatty, Washington, N. j. 2G-4t
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-23
PIEDMONT REGION.

Prices Low and Titles Usquestionable
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-03-08
a Touching Letter.
From a Southern Paper.


Every one knows the story of the
little girl who, wishing to ask some.
thing of heaven, wrote a letter to God
which she put in the hands of the Nir-
gins statue in the parish church.
\ circumstance nearly analogous
has just taken place n6ar Marchjennes
i'll Belgium. y girl named Blanche was
in the eservice Monsieur and Mime. c.,
who Were much attached to her oil ac-
count Of her fidelity and piety. Some
days ago Madame c. fell ill and died
very suddenly.
The day after her death, Blanche,
profitiDg hy a moment when the
corpse, already prepared for thegraVe,
was alone, made her way into the
chamber of death, lifted. the shroud
and then retired precipitately.
Those who saw her suspected she
might be have been trying to pilfeI
the iewelry of the corpse. Search was
made and nothing was found missing
but there was letter in the dead wo-
iaaa'G hand: This being opened was
discovered 10 be letter frga, blanche
to her mother, dead long time be-
fore. 1t was as follows:
"MY DEAR AND GOOD MOTHER: This
is to let you know that NJ. r, has ask
ed me to marry him; as you are nc
longer here 1 beg you will let me
know, in q dream, if ought to mar
ry him, ana 10 give nie yniir consent
In order to communicates with YOU
profit by the occasion of Mime. G.,
who is going to heaven.n
This letter which bore the super
scription, ITO my mother josephine
who is in heavenw is truly poem ol
ingenious piety. Baltimore Bulletin.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-03-08

a dove, attended by flock of those
birds, which settled on her palace at
the very crisis of her departure, in
consequence of which the Assyrians
wOrshiped the dove ever afterward.
She died at the age of sixty-twO, after
having reigned forty-twO years over
the greatest portion of Asia,
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-03-08
TWO SIDES OF OFAsENr1mExr,

When two years old May Blossom
Comes down in clean white dress
And runs to find "dear Auntie,"
And claim her sweet caress;
Then Auntie takes up Bios Som,
And her ey yes-they glow and shine,
"Oh, pretty Baby BlossOm-lf you were
only mine :"
When Blossom, in the pantry,
High mounted on chair,
Has nibbled at the icing
Until half the cake is bare;
Then Auntie puts down Blossom,
And her eyes-they glow and shine,
"Oh, naughty Baby Blossom-if you were
only mile.'' -!SeTi6Rer
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-03-08

HORSES
All calls et a either stable
attention
lie tOg n
dec2FIu
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-03-08
To Your Interest

We have closed out our stock OF goods
and We respectfully request everybody to
onr,ae forward and settle their accounts.
we sincerely trust our customers Will not
force us to any harsher measures
febl5- I'm. j. IL bON b@At u w.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-01-15
Black Hills News.

DEADwOoD. Jan. o.-Peter Riler, q
Spearfsh, reports that a band Of Indians
Yesterday drove off about 50 head OF
horses from Ina. vicinity. the property OF
ranchers. Two companies o. cava!r:-
Major Evans command, stafscI from.
5pearfisll yesterja. On a scouting ex?edt-
ton OF five days. The VIII probably VISIT
Deer Lodge mountains IN SEARCH OF 4
camp Of Sioux reported in tnzt vicinity
\ clean up las. Saturday from twent:
stamps running OF ore from "oosIeT and
Pecoc!Io Zines ;o dav-. Iirle:cd over
8, 900 worth OF gold.
i report /. circulating In -osH so-dar
tha, ii band Of six hundred l.tiaGS are
cafnpcd on Crow creek abo:t io.t Y-.fSc
miles from DeddwOod.