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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07
Origin of Knights OF Py:hias.

Justus II. Rathbone, the founder
Of the Order of the Knights of Pythi-
as and senior Past Supreme Chancel-
lor of the Order, has not yet reached
the prime Of life, being just thirty
nine. He was born at Deerfoot, N.
Y; is tall but not too stout. Con-
corning the founding of the Order,
Mr.. Rathbone says that when he was
teaching school in Michigan, the
boys were anxious to get up some
sort of dramatic entertainment, but
lacked ladies to take female parts.
To overcome this they wrote to dra-
matte agency in New York to send
them plays with as few female char
acters as possible. One of those sent
happened to he damon and Pythiae, y
and while reading it over young Rath-
bone thought he saw good chance
for a secret brotherly organization.
He immediately wrote out ritual
which he carried in his pocket for
some years. During 1864 he was sta
toned in Washington as a military
attache to the War Department.. He
gathered few clerks of the different
departments together, on the evening
of February Is, and after duly bind
ing them to secrecy read the ritual OF
Knights of Pythias, which pleased
them 50 much that they Immediately
began to found Lodge. Then came
jealousies and contentious, which
threatened at times to sap the growth
Of the body. Mr.. Rathbone fought
against odds and finally succeeded in
overcoming his opponents. Now the
Order numbers 10000 and has thir-
ty-four Grand Lodges besides Su-
preme Lodge. The initials of the Or
der are F. G. B.-meaninng "Friend-
ship, Charity. Benevolence." AS a
token of the esteem and respect in
which Mr.. Rathbone is held the Su-
preme Lodge of the world presented
him with gold badge, which he car
ries with him. 1t has the shape of
triangles centering on hemisphere
from which project the heads of five
spears, joined by wreathe of myrtle.
On the upermost triangle is the word
"Friendship," and the date on which
the first Lodge was organized, Febru-
ary l9, 1864. On tho right-hand tri-
angle is "Charity," and the date of
the organization Of the supreme body,
and on the lsft triangle is "Benevo-
lence," and the date of the committee
to design and procure the badge.
On the border of the hemisphere is
the inscription: "To Justus Rath-
bone. Founder of the Order" The
badge is surrounded by knights
vizier, to which is attaced a blue silk
ribbon. Across the centre of the rib
bon is gold bar on which are inscrib-
ed the words "F0ns et ort1o.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07

3, upper room of Odd Fellows Hall, Water
street, d Griffiths, secretary, meets every
Tuesday evening att.
Imp 0. r. M.-Allegany Tribe, No e.
kindles lis Council Fire every 7th run, 80
Odd Fellows Temple, ----------, Chief
of Records,
Free Gardeners Frostburg Adam
Lodge meets every Monday evening in
Forestcrs' Hall; John Thompson, secretary
st. Michael'sTOtal Abstinence-Meets
4th Sunday feycry month in basement OF
St Michaels Church, Joseph Mcmahon,
secretary.
knights of Honor-Frostburg Lodge,
No $50, meets the I'd and 4th Mondays OF
every month in old Odd Fellows Hall; Is
Stern, Reporter.
Associations.
Y. Nj. C. Ar p Mason, secretary;
business meeting, Cd Monday night OF each
montl; Gospel meeting Sunday afternoon
a. 8! IN; Young Mems Prayer Meeting
in room, Bealrs luilding, Main st, Satur-
day evening.
FrOStburg Building-Thos Hin Sec
retary; meets every Monday evening at
y Beall store.
Frostburg Mutual Building j S
MctZger, Secretary; meets every Wcdnes-
day evening at f G Bea.'s store
FroStburg Perpetual Building-Mcets
every Saturday evening at the Printing
ONCE; j B Oder, Secretary,
Societies.
FrOstburg Fire Experimentation M
ZImmerly, secretary; business meetings,
I'd and 4th Tuesday of each month; quar-
tcrly meetings, 1st Tuesday in December,
March, June and Septembfr annual meet
ing, 1st Tuesday in January.
st. JOseph's Observation-Disclosures the 1st
Sunday of every m NTH in basement OF
st Michael's Church; j Murray, secretary.
Welsh Literary Class-Reesc d Reese,
secretary; meets every Tuesday evening in
Welsh Congregational Church.
st. MichaePs Temperance 4 Beneficial
Meets Sd Sunday Of every month in the
basement of st Michael's Church; j. I'm
Brady, secretary.
Companies.
Gas Company-C A Greene, Secretary.
Water COmpamy-William 0 Sprigg
secretary, Cumberland.
Mayor and Council:
Nayor-,John L Porter.
CoHncilmen - Henry Williams, John
Price, William Crump, James d. Arm
strong, r G Paul, A Stewart.
Clerh-James Hanson.
BaiIif and Chief Of Polce-J p Smith.
I0liceman-Edwari Price.
Magistrates:
Henry r. Atkinson, Main street
John c. Weis, Broadway.
COnstables:
John N. Benson, No II.
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COUNTY, COMMSSIONERS,

The regular sessions of the County
Commissioners com, acncc on Ike 1st Mon
day in January, April, June, July and
October.
COmnsissi5acrs--Wm Y McCulloh, Pres
idcnt J c Cookery, A. c Greene. F M
Gramlich, Sr. James Wilson.
C6r&-F NJ Gramlich, Jr.
County Treasu1er-D Amman.
County ,Suroeyor-John Schaidt.
Collectors Of State and County TareS-
1st Collection District, Joseph b Stottle-
Sd Collection District, john B McCullo.;
4th Collection District, Patrick Mullen.
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AdYertisers-Kegular. A

FROSTBURG:
Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Groceries, &C
--Bcall, Baush & Co., Hitchins Bros, Shat
fer & Mum.
Clothqng-B. Stern & Co.
Dfugx-D G.. Percy, McCulloh & Co.
Fur?eiture--O. jarrett & Bro, Gross &
Nickel.
Harelware-FrankC G. Beall.
Boots and ,Shoe5-J Hartman, w Thomas.
Nachinist Exgines--R. C Paul, Thos,
II. Paul.
Watches, Jeuol1y--D. J. Betz.
Fire I2suTancc-J 3 McCulloh, john
Eitchins, John l.. Porter.
CUMBERLAND.
Marble DcdlerS-A. f. Smenncr
Anorneys-J. F. Seiss, d. w. Sloan,
Rolert Mcdonald, Brace g. Richmond.
Steam Dyer. etc--T. Footer
B9oks, Arche1y--John A. Fulton Il Co.
BALTIMORE.
ANaa Linc-A Schumacher & Co
Clothing--John Wanamaker.
Maltjy H0use-C. R. Hogan.
s5Y~ For further information see advcr-
tiscmcnts elsewhere. Wien cdlling uT0n or
writjng to a6certi$ers, sag y0u saa1 the adrer-
tisement IN this pnper.
Post Office Register.
For Delivery Of Mails-G.30 a IN to 8
pm. Sale OF Money Orders and Regis
tering Letters-7 a IN to Sp III. IB- Of
flee closed on Sundays.
NAILS | CLOSES. DUE.
Between Frost5urg,
Cumberland and all
points east and west G.45 q IN 445 p N
Between Frostburg,
Piedmont and all
points east and wlst 3.45 m 7.30 Il III
between FrOstburg
and Grantsvllle 1.30 IN 800 p IN
c. III. WALKER, Postmaster.
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ORPHANS COURT,

The Orphans Court OF Allegany county
holds its session on Tuesday and Friday
OF en- h week.
OFFICERS.
Chief Judgo-John Coulehan.
Ass0ciates-Wm Piatt, Robert Bruce.
Register Of WULs-John Rhind.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07
COMMISSIONERS,

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
DIG b Fundenberg president, Cumberland
Dr. G II Getzendanner, Frostburg..
l. T D.ckir son, Cumberland.
j w S CocL.rane, secretary, Cumberland.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07

A FACT WORTH KNowING.-Set a
pitcher of ice water in q room inhab-
tied, and in few hours it will have
absorbed nearly all the perspiration
gases of the room, the air of which
will have come purer but the water
utterly filthy. This depend upon
the fact that the water has the faculty
of condensing, and thereby absorbing
nearly all the gases. At ordinary
temperature, pint of water will con-
tain pint of carbonic acid gas and
several pints of ammonia. This ca
pacity is nearly doubled by reducing
the temperature to that CT ice. Hence
water kept in q room while ID al
ways unfit for use, and should be Of
ten removed, whether 1t has become
warm or not. And for the same
reasons the water in q pump shou!d
be pumped out in the morning before
any is uaed. That which has stood
in pitcher over night is not fit for
coffee water in the morning. Impure
water is as injurioust> health as in
pure air, and every person should
provide the means Of obtaining fresh,
pure water for all domestic uses.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07
INVEST IN GOOD
Gold and Silver Mines
AT
Leadville, Colorado.

THE CARBONATE GOLD & SILVER
MINING CO. OF LEADVILLE. COL,
HAVE placed 100000 of their Capital
IL Stock on the market as working
capital. The Comp"ny owns seventeen
good mines and are daily buying up more
The CONF any is organized as prospecting
and developing company, and any person
desiring to invest in good mining enter
prise, in the best locality in the world,
where fortunes are daily made by prospect
ing AMI developing mines, can do no better
than to buy stock of this Company.
For further particulars, references, &c,
address CHARLES L. KUSZ, JR., Sec.
Lock box 1870. May 3-3m
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Sharper than a Lawyer.

A wsg of lawyer, says the Iowa
State Register" was sitting in his Of
fee the other day deeply engaged in
unravelling some knotty question,
when a gentleman entered and in
qnired, "Is this Mr.. ~" The stu
dent of Blackstone, raising his eye
from the legal book before him, re-
piled "If you owe me anything, or
have any business in my line, then 4.
is my name; if you haze claim to
present I am not the man. If you
called simply for a social chat, you
can call me any name"
81 propose to present you with
some business in your line. | have
. note of twenty-five dollars to col
leot," and handing tho lawyer note,
departed to call the next day. AS
soon as he was gone the lawyer as
certained that it was one of his own
promises to pay.
The next day his client appeared
and inquired, "Well what success?"
call right; 7 have collected the
money. Here it is, less my fees"
handing him fifteen do lars.
Good !" said the client. 81 have
made two dollars and half by this
operation
GLOW so ?" said tho lawyer.
"Well," replied the client, 81 trel
all over the city to sell your note for
twelve dollars and half, but couldn't
do it,"
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ROBERT MCDONALD,
at Law,

No. 4 Washington ST., Cumb erland, Md
NKTILL be at the Swanton Coal Co. Is
w Office, in Barton, every Saturday.
Aug 10
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07

WARS the difference between q
cook and her lover? The one cooks the
meat, and the other meets the cook.
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ALLAN LIME l
STEAM BETWEEN
BALTIMORE + EELIVERPOOL

CalllnS at
HALIFAX and QUEENSTOWN.
Each way.
Thesp. .endid Screw Steamers ofthe above
Line will run as follows:
Tons. Baltimore
NOVA SCOTIAN..... 1900 May 7
AUSTRIAN 2700 81
HIBERNIAN ........ 3434 June 4
NOVA SCOTIAN... $500 +" IS
CASPIAN. 5000 July 3
HIBERNIAN 3434 +" 1G
And thenceforth from baltimore every
alternate Wednesday.
All steamers are appointed to leave Bal
timore at . u. m, on their advertised
dates.
Stecrage Passage to or from Liverpool,
Glasgow, Queenstown, Dublin, or Belfast,
$2S, Currency, Very best accommodations
Tor Stccrage and intermediate Passengers.
inexperienced surgeon is attached toeach
vessel. Intermediate and Steerage steward
esses carried by eachsteamer for thep
pose ofattending to the wants of the fe-
males and children. For furthcDparticu-
lars, or passage tickets to and from Great
Britain, apply to
A.SCHUMACHER& & CO., Baltimore;
in Frostburg to ] .JANDORF,
Nay 3-Y Main Street.
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1St, The Lot Of Ground and
ed. An Unimproved Lot of

Ground. conveyed by deed from G.
M. Graham and others to said Williams,
dated April 18th, 1872, being par
of"Walnut Level" and fronting GG feet
on the County Road and running back
about 200 feet.
TERMS OF SALE as prescribed by the
Court: One third cash on the day of sale,
and the balance in two equal instalments
at one and two years from day of sale, re-
spectivcly the deferred payments to bear
interest and to be secured to the satisfac-
ton of the Trustee. VIM. BRACE,
May 17-4t Trustee.
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B1rUMINoUs oALs-F. y. d.
P,tces.-The following may be taken
as the nominal quotations. at which
Georges Creek coal may be lad. At
Baltimore, $3.50 to $500, as to quail
ity; at South Amboy, $500; at New
York, $4l5. Clearfeld is noninally
quoted at $3.50 at Baltimore, $500 at
Philadelphia, 33.75 at South Amboy
and 1886 at New York, olongSide.
Quotations for Broad Top semi-Bitu-
minous Goals, are; S3.0Oat Phiiadel-
phia, and 1915 at South Amboy.
CRAWLING through a rat-hole might
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-06-07

CRAWLING through rat-hole might
be called a trip through gnaw.way.
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3, upper room of Odd Fellows Hall, Water
street, d Grif1iths, secretary, meets every
Tuesday evening att
Imp o. r. M.-Allegany Tribe, No 81,
kindles lis Council Fire every 7th run, 80
breadths, I'd sleep of every suns, at the
Odd Fellows Temple, --------, Chief
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-17
Feeding n Python.

The following details Of recent at
tempt to feed a python now at the Raf-
fles Museum, Singapore, may be of
interest as upsetting previous ideas as
to the certainty of that reptiles attack ;
The python in question is fine speci-
men, caught Oh the island for the sake
of the reward given by the police in
such cases, and measures about % feet
in length. 1t has been in my charge
for about two and half months, dur
ing which time it has not been fed.
About 10 days since it commenced cast
ing its skin, and, as is usual after that
proceeding, was unusually lively,
swapping at a stick put into the cage,
and in one or two instances narrowly
missing the attendants hand. The
reptile, | should mention, escaped from
its cage just before casting, but having
takeh refuge beneath some odds and
ends of timber near the museum, was
recaptured without difficulty, and was
then placed in cage about five feet
square every way. A pariah dog hav-
ing been obtained, it was introduced,
muzzled, into the cage, the muzzle be-
ing then slipped. While entering the
snake struck twice at the dogs hind
quarters, but without seizing 1t. The
dog crept into a corner and sat down.
Two or three more blows were then
made by the snake, but, as before with
out gripping, and the dog was then seen
to have been struck by the teeth on the
fore-quarters, the punctures slightly
bleeding. For nine successive times
the snake struck at the dog with the
same ill-success, and as 1t was then
growing dark, the shutter of the cage
was closed, Early next morning the
snake was found coiled round the dog,
which it had killed and commenced to
swallow; but Malay attendant having
touched the python with a rod, it un-
twined itself and retreated to corner
of the cage, refusing to again touch Its
prey.
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Picture-Cards.

/ &C s of most curious Kind are on
record concerning the cOurt-cards of
honor in France, during the eventful
series of years when King, Republic,
and Emperor took the lead in turn. In
effacing the signs and emblems of Roy
atty at the commencement of the RevOl-
ution, the change did not destroy the
passion for play, either in intention or
effect. BY granting freedom of trade
to the card-makers (the manufacture
having Oeen till then State monopoly,
more facilities for play than ever were
afforded. But the passion for prosecuting
Royalty extended to bits Of paste-bOard
as well as to more important matters;
kings ana queens of all the suits were
prescribed. The kings were supplanted
by sages, savants, and emblematical
perSonages; the queen had to make
room for ladies emblematical of freedom
of marriage, of worship, of the press,
and of commerce; while the Wallets or
knights were displaced by Roman
heroes, warriors, and even sans culot-
tes, according TO the taste OF the artist.
When the military achievements Of the
First Napoleon had given new turn
to the revolutionary fever, card-players
evinced liking for the old-fashiOned
court-cards. Napoleon, when he be-
came Emperor, turned his eagle glance
to the pictures on playing-cards as well
as to the conquest and annexation of
Kingdoms. The painter David was
commissioned to prepare new designs;
and during few years many artistic
packs were produced. For some reason
or other, those designs did not become
popular; card-players asked for the old
pattern, and their demand was complied
with. The Bourbons, after the fall of
Napoleon, had little other alteration to
make in the current style of playing
cards than substituting the fleur-de-lis
of their house for the eagle of the En-
pire. Some attempts have been made
in France during the last sixty years
to introduce new and more graceful
designs, but in vain; the winners Of
four by honors at whist still cling fond
ly to their dear old absurdly-grotesque
plcture-cards. The backs are often
very beautiful in color and artistic in
design, but king, queen, and knave
retain their nondescript character.
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commercial circles as infallible; and,
as matter of fact, his decision is uni
formly accepted by all parties interest
ed In the transaction. But, though a
true and invaluable servant to his own
particular master, il seems that his mo-
raj character is not altogether ire
proachable His deplorable passion
for fruit renders him the terror of Sia-
mese market gardeners, who find brute
force inadequate 10 restrain him from
visiting their orchards, and therefore
have recourse TO divers and sundry
stratagems, one Of which is reported to
be as successful as it is certainly inge-
niOus. A specially active and enter
prising ape is captured and carefully
sewed up in the skin Of tiger cat. lie
then turned loose in the orchard Of
his prediction, and straightway
chambers, as well as he may ,incumbered
by an unfamiliar garment, into the
branches of fruit tree among his un-
clothed fellows. Scarcely do these lat
Ter set eyes upon him, with all his fe-
line terrors upon him, when a dreadful
panic strikes them, and they scramble
away with piercing, screeching and
agonized gatherings. Never more do
they return to an orchard which they
believe to be infested by the deadliest
enemy of their race. The startling in
telligence is rapidly disseminated
throughout the monkey society of the
neighboIhood, and the willy gardener
enjoys an absolute immunity from de-
probation forever afterward, for the
very thought Of a tiger cat appals the
Simian soul, ami doubtless the tale of
1.-THE awful apparltion in Tingitse's or =
chard" is handed down in Quadruma-
nous families from generation 10 gene
ration.
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A Cool, Courageous Man.

General Pasly, of the Royal Engi-
neers, was noted for his bravery and
GOODNESS. His patient, conscientious
toll at the details Of whatever work he
undertook, was as remarkable as his
courage. He was once experimenting
on the strength of cements. A large
stone, ton in weight, had been ce-
mented to another, and both were sus-
pended in the air by means Of clamp
inserted in the latter.
Paisley, inspecting the joint, looked
around, above, from below, walking
under the mass, and scrutinizing it in
every direction. just as he stepped
from beneath the cement gave way.
and down fell the heavy block. With
out the slightest change of color or
tone, he turned to his assistant and
said
'Do you know call that an extreme
ly unpleasant occurrence. | was just
beginning to feel confidence in the ce-
ment, but you see ! had no ground for
satisfaction"
On another occasion he had descend
ed with Junior engineer officer in a
diving-bell, to attend some submarine
experiment. The chain by which the
bell was lowered became entangled
with the air tubes and signal line. The
snuDly of air was stopped and the water
81 va! and steadily rose in the bell.
They could not signal to be hauled
up, nor could they creep beneath the
edge of the bell and rise to the surface,
for it rested on the bottom of the sea.
Death appeared invitablc; 1t was a
question of inches as the water rose
above the limbs of the officers.
81 confess" said the junior, 81 was
alarmed. But Paisley never changed a
muscle. He continued talking and
watching the rise of the water as if
experimenting an experiment. The
water had risen to our breasts, when
the men above, receiving no signals,
became alarmed, and drew up the bell.
| cannot describe my feelings but Pas
ley took it all as matter of COURSE"
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The Intelligent Monkey.

Monkeys" says an Arabic proverb,
"can talk perfectly well if they choose
so to do; but they are far too clever to
let us into their secret. Well they
know that, were they to speak, they
would be made to work; so they wisely
hold their tongues. If certain strange
stories that have recently reached our
hemisphere from the distant realm of
Siam be founded upon fact. the "incom-
plete man." as some German physio-
logists describe our respected ancestor,
whose fondness for apples is considered
to have exercised considerable influ-
ence upon the destinies of humanity, is
made to work in several ways,
despite his affected ignorance of arti-
culate language. His prudent science
avails him naught in the domain of the
White Elephant; and there are-at
least so we are assured by an old Aus
trian resident at the Siamese Court
few professions which he may not be
taught to practice with amazing skill
and admirable precision. He is trained
to fish for crabs with his tail, as conf
cal q pursuit as can well be iminged,
except, perhaps, for the worthy and
intelligent ape engaged in it, who
sometimes gets "bite" from monster
crab that he is totally unable to land,
and falls victim to the superior weight
of his Cancer Ferox, who drags him in
to the water, browns, and finally de-
yours him. The Siamese ape Is also
stated to be in great request among ma
tive merchants as a cashier In their
contingencies. Vast quantities Of
base coin obtain circulation In Siam,
and the faculty of discrimination bet
ween good moneyand bad would appear
TO be possessed by these gifted monkeys
in such an extraordinary degree Of
developement that no mere human be
ing, however carefully trained, can
compete with them. The cashier ape
mediatlvely puts into his mouth each
coin presented to him in business pay
ments, and tests II with grave delibera-
ton. If IL be genuine, he hands 1t over
to his master. If 1t be counterfeit, he
sets IL down on the counter before him
with solemn grimace of displeasure.
His method of testing is regarded in