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The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
JACKSON COUNTY.
Election Inspectors and Peace
Officers.

The board of election commits
sioners Tor Jackson county have ap'
pointed inspectors and peace Off
GERS OF election for each precinct,
as follows:
Beat 1-Helvestion's precinct |:
Hamilton Lawrence, Andrew Gal
loway, II. q. Galloway, inspectors F;
Jessie Pars er, peace officer. Wards
precinct Z. Ward, ]. q. Cowart
and Roht. Mofiett, inspectors; q.
L. Ward, peace officer.
Beat 2-Cunningham precinct
w. +. Gofl, John X. Gofl and John
X. Dickens, inspectors; Welburn
Cunningham, Z peace officer. Le.
vonia precinct: Seburn Carter, j.
NJ. Gotf and Lee Foster, inspect
ors; Garland NJ. Goti, peace officer
Beat 3-Scrant0n precinct: Z.
Ii. Delmas, NJ. q. Pankev and
Adolph Krebs, inspectors; David
Saucier, peace officer. Moss Poiut
precinct: ). s. Henry, Il. b. Jen
kins aud j.. +. Garter, inspectors
Charlie Bragg, peace officer. Or
ange Grove pre"inct: j. w. Starr
ID. X. Murray aud Chas. T. Jones
insp ctols; }. y. Portis, peace
officer.
Beat 4-West Pascagoula pre-
cinct: Henry Gautier, James w
Thomas aud Peter Lindsey, in
spectors; Walter Gautier, peace
officer. Bluff Greek precinct: Sar
din Ramsay, Simeon Cochran ant
Erwin Roberts, inspectors; Sher
wood Bradford, peace officer
Ocean Springs precinct: +. W. III
ing, Chas. 4. Schmidt and jaime
Huntington, inspectors; IL. II
Minor, peace officer.
Beat 5-llenry Furry precinct
JEFF Reeves, Wm. Fletcher an
Wesley Ramsay, inspectors; We'
ley Broom, peace officer.
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Moss Point Items.
By DOCTOR.

Road working in order.
Listen for the wedding bells.
MeSsrS. Morrill, aud Henry have
returned from their New YORK trip.
People still talk about the glass
factory, and efforts ARE being made
in that direction.
A full line of perfnmery, soaps
aud ioilet requisites just received
at Bingham's drug store.
Rev. j. N. Weems will Dill his
appointment at the Methodist
church in this place Sunday night
at Z O'clock.
We are glad TO learn that our
Baptist friends have u good pros
pect of a permanent minister soon
to occupy their pulpit.
Misses Griffin aud Dantzler re-
turned last week from their visit tU
the monntains ot South Carolina,
where they had gone 10 rechiper.
ate, a"d they report themselves
much improved and a pleasant
time while absent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
New Prospect.

BLUFF CREEK, Miss, October %, 1850.
Editor Dcmocfat-Star:
Allow me to give you a short
sketch oi our camp-meeting at the
new camp-ground called New Pros
pect, six miles northwest OF he
head of navigation of Bluff creek,
CON neuying on Thursday and clos
Ing, to-day. Notwithstanding the
short notice given of q camp.meet-
ing, people came from tar and near,
Irrespective OF race, color or pre-
vious nlind OF doctrine. Saturday
and Sunday services reminded us
OF that happy land OF Canaan.
where congregations never break
M M Il Subhnihs have no end. Let
ns serp the ball rolling. We want
more religion, three mails u week,
and CAESAR to have the things that
ar. Cesar's. Such an enterprise
hnS I.ung neru needed. The grounds
we're ampiS supplied With all the
necessaries Of lite. Mofality aud
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Pass Christian items.
BY ELIFmAr.

Autumn.
Wells al dry.
Delightful October weather.
Jupiter Is our evening star. A
good opera glass will show the
planet With his moons.
The oil factory on Cat island
sand hills is in iull operation. The
coe0a-nuts from which the oil 10
made are imported direct.
The schooner Bella Selma. Capt.
Antoine Schwartz, was launched
Monday, the 18th. This pretty
craft VAS bailt in our town by her
captain and MIR. Forde. May she
have long aud prosperous career
AT Pass Christian, October IA
1850, Father Blanc united in the
holy bonds OF matrimony Mr.. Robt
W. Farrell and Miss Mary BelinO
The ceremony was performed a
the residence of the brides mother
at s o'clock pun. Ii patience au'
coustancy receive their reward thi
young couple will enjoy II happ,
married life.
Some ot our good citizens had
Pheasant picnic at Henderson
Point this week. The table VII
long and loaded with good thing'
aud the young people had a fin
time gene ally. Among the pate
fdmilids were Commodore JO
Lewis and Mr.. Ed. Jordy. Some O
the gay party did not 20 home ur
til the stars appeared in the qule
sky.
Col. Murfee has nearly con
pleted the repairs on the propert,
recently purchased by him. 10
here that he will open his iemal
academy on the lst oil NovembeI
The plaee has been thorough
i.rovated and the accommodation
for pupils will m frSt.claSs !
every respect. This inStltutlo
viii Itiord the Very, best edur'
tional advantages, as besides th
regular teachers the professors ,
music aud writing who are Gu
played for the Mississippi Militar
Institute will also give lessons
the female academy.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
Coast Time Table N. 0. & N
49, @r@WH HHHIshsi
GEUXl4nDA

On and after Oct. 10, lss0, passenger
,,a,ns on the N. O. and NJ. railroad VIII
arrive and depart as follows, running oy
Louisyille time, which is twenty minutes
faster than New Orleans time:
GOING EAST.
No. A. leaving New Orleans at 7;O2 m.,
arrives AT Bay St. Louis, $3.50 am; fass
Christian, 9:4-; Mississippi City, lO.i2 ~
Ioxi. lO:29; Ocean Springs, lO:42; East Pas
sagoula, ll:2O; Grand Bay, ll;5O; Mobile
l9:40 pm.
No. p. leaving New Orleans at 5:O2 Pun,
arrive, AZ Bay 81. Louis, 7;29; Pass Chris
tiau, 7:i6; Mississippi City, s;V9; BILOXI
s:25; Ocean Springs, $50; East lsea- 1l
goula, s:O6; Grand Bay, s;S9; Mobile
IG25.
GOING WEST.
No. 3, leaving Mobile at AGO an, ar
fiyes at Grand Bay, 500; East Paseagoula,
5.I9; Ocean Springs, 6:l5; Blloxis 6;yI;
Mississippi City, 6:42; Pass Christian, 1;Oo;
Bay st. Louis, 7:22; New Orleans, 9:07.
10. 1, leaving Mobile at 4:lO PM, ar
riyes al Grand BAY. sos; East Pascagoula
5,3g; Ocean Springs, GIG; Biloxi, 6;3O
Mississippi City, 6:47; Pass Christian, I;l2
Bay St. Louis, 7:29; New Orleans, 1000
Nos. : and 3 stop only at above stations
6xcept On Sundays, when these trains vii
stop at all stations By applying to th'
aseut at East paseagoula tickets may b'
se,ured and baggage checked through tt
all principal points North and East, b!
giving sufficient notice to have them for
walded from the city.
L. L, CHURCH, Agt.
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HandsbOrO Items.

Business not very brisk.
The saw-mill strike did not
amount To much.
Only three saw.mills in opera.
ton in this place now.
Oranges are ripening. The crop
is unusually large this year.
The deugue fever has nearly run
its course. Not many more to have
it.
DIR. Il. Bloomfield, dentist, has
moved to Orange, Texas. Success
to you, Eddie.
Early riscrs SAY they saw frost
two mornings this week. Vegeta'
tion is mol killed, however.
1t will be- three or tour weeks be.
fore Mr.. j. I. Liddle's saw mill will
be repaired and running.
Mr.. j. T. Liddle who has been
visiting relatives aud friends North
is expected home this work.
Oysters are fat and fine. Thirty
cents per hundred opened and de
livered at your door is the price.
Our public roads need working
As circuit court meets soon the
oyerseers would do well to look
out.
But very little of the country
trade comes to Handsboro. Stone
wall, Wool Market aud Ramsay
vile get it.
Dengue is not dangerous they
say. but that is about all the gOot
they can say of it, especially those
who have had it.
The Baptist parsonage is nearly
completed and presents u neat ap
pearance-comtortable and roomy
Rev. Oscar Bowen, We learn, is ex
pected soon, and will occupy it.
Mrs. Susan Carter, wife OF Mi
l.. ID. Carter, died in this place oI
the oath inst. atrrr long au,
nainfuI illness. Mrs. Garter was
trnp wife and mother, a kind neigh
f. hor and friend
+ ;,h.,;.d ,h,t RI. neoroes am
:, n o, ~, his nr,.i,ct will su,
soa,"T'SI sea-, Io, p",ts na,s,, at the N,
pol' .. Ia,;on Doa,i M. ,,,nJ an
l..,,,. al, xot. for "a,
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
Wonderful Fruit.

Squire John A. Sylvester, OF
Perry county, Miss, planted a pop
lar tree in his yard near an apple
tree. The two trees bloomed at
the same time and strange to say,
the poplar :bore as fine apples as
ever grew In the county. This is
vouched tor by an old and respect
ed citizen of Perry county, aud II
any one wants to know his name
let them apply to this Office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
Marine T. Commercial
Port CHARGES,

IOFt SuhIsCSs
Fresh water lic per gallon delivered
alongside.
pilotage s. per foot, actual draft, com.
pulsory,
Stevedoring--Timber tl.l09l.35 per
load; deals GJa90c per load; eoastwis
7Ocasl per load; lighterage of ballast zoe
per ton.
Labor per diem--Foreman 81; holders s.;
winchmen 81.
Harbormaster s. each vessel.
All vessels arriving between the 1st OF
April and 18th of November must report
at quarantine station before they will be
permitted to anchor.
Physicians charge u for boarding each
vessel. An extra charge of s., aud cost Of
chemicals, for fumigation.
Average draft of water on the bar,
guaranteed, Is feet.
Vessels coming to Ship Island usually
enter at this port.
Draft of water at Ship Island 81 feet.
Charges at Ship Island same ~ above,
except lighterage of ballast, soc, and
water &c per gallon.
OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT-STAR, !
PAscAGouLA. Thursday, Oct. 2s. 1880. (
For the week ending Oct. 27.l
ARRIVED.
None.
CLEARED.
fr bk Lcpori, Grondin, ,3R tons, for Roche
tort, France, with 3l0,62h sup II lum.
Der, by Bercier x DcSmet.
Brit by Emeline, Patton, 3l6 tons, for Port
of Spain, Trinidad, .with7 ,l23 cypress
/ " eross-ties.
VESSELS IN PORT
Am bk Syrs, Rattangall,. ........ .5l4
Am bk Harriet + llussey, Sparks. -. .6so
Fr By Cation, Fonteyrand,...... ......%@
Vessels designated thus are exempt
from entrance at the customhonse, and are
therefore not included iu the records
thereof.
| LUMBER STATEMENT.
Cleared from Sept. l, '79, to Sept.
| l, .......'.. .Zz,oo<,i4o
Cleared since Sept. l, 1880 ...... 4,704,6ly
Gle ared since Oct. u, l5SO...... 3lO,62S
| Total. ....,... o,Vioioof
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

Cardigan jackets, 81 70 81 90.
Red flannel drawers aud Under
shirts, best, at 81 90.
Kait drawers, 6Oc.
Canton flannel drawers and un-
dershirts, ut 50c.
Mems hose, 3 pair for Doc.
Blue flannel shirts, best, ut ~
To 81 80.
Snspenders 2Oc to 81.
Genuine British hose, 3Oc u pair.
White iaundrith shirts, FROM 75c
to S2 80.
White unlaundried shirts, made
ol the best material and warranted
pate Ilneu bosom ahd cnl1s, froll
oOc TO 81 10.
a, ,iEo. W. WILKES & Cos.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

" ole
Next Tuesday
For the nominees,
Hancock, Hooker and English.
Orange shipments have com.
menced at this place.
The sweet potato crop is being
dug, and selling very cheap.
Two weeks from next Monday
circuit court commences at Missis
sippi City.
Circuit court at Bay ST. Louis
commences next Wednesday to
last two weeks.
There is only one man in the
jackson county Jail, therefore the
jailer has an easy time.
Monday night We learn there
were several fisticuffs in the neigh.
borhood of the depot. No arrests.
The Scranton Sunday school
now opens at o'clock in the after
noon. Everybody is invited to at
tend.
Next Sunday Rev. James NJ
Weems will fill his appointments
here and at the Seashore at IL am
and pm.
MIR. G. w. Hightower, of this
place has bought the stock o
gd5hs of Mr.. Chas. MoLanathan a
the beach, and moved them to hi
store here.
Sheriff Clark has had a spell
OF the dengue, but Is now up ant
attending to business. He ha
been at the courthouse this wee|
collecting taxes.
Gardeners 10 this vicinity ar
setting out a great many cabbag
plants this fall, and we may expec
Large yield of this vegetable fo
early spring use.
dredging at the mouth of tn
river continues steadily, yet du
ing these short days, with To-
tides, the amount of mud taken OF
per day is not SO great as dnrin
last month.
--Ooup's great circus exhibite
at Biloxi, Tuesday, to a lars
crowd. There was only one pc
iormance, and that in the day tim,
10 the disappointment of man
VINO came on the trains from Oces
springs. West Pascagoula al
other points along the coast.
The Mexican Cult cannir
company have purchased part
the ] 9. Denis property on Il
riveh una Mr.. j. I. Maybury, pre-
ideut Of the company, has move
Into tho dwelling house with b
family. We extend this excelle
family cordial greeting TO o
towp.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

-uHr Town boasts uI two lrit-
-raFh oliers, Two express Offer
and two Telephone exchanges.
With al these adlunets the busi-
ness interests OF the place are
greatly facilitated.
Our Business Manager attend
ed Perry county court last week
and returned with many new cash
paying subscribers. besides q gOOd
round sum paid by delinquents,
and several orders for job work.
Last Friday Mr.. Geo. L. Cros-
by, representing the grocery house
of MOriarity 4 Craft, of New Or
leans, was in our town. Mr.. CIos-
by is a clever gentleman aud rep
resents one of the best hOusrs IN
the city.
Last Monday the election com
mlssioners for this county met at
the courthouse and revised the
registration. Thursday morning
Mr.. Irving Delmas left to carry th,
ballot boxes to the different pre-
cincts.
The steam tug Ella Wood was
launched from Pol & Frentz's ship
yard last "Wednesday. She vii
take the place OF the Capt. Oh m
berlain in towing the mud scows
while the latter will be hauled Out
for repairs.
The Ladies' Aid Society, o
Scranton, are arranging TO give al
entertainment on the 26th of No
vember for the purpose OF raisln!
money for the Baptist chnrcl
building fund. Further notice vii
be given in due time.
The ladies will fnd nice as
sortment OF machiue-made an'
hand.knit zephyr cloaks, shawls
sacques and fasciuators, at cit!
, prices, ut Geo. w. Wilkes & Co.'s
They ars really worth an inspec
: tiou, even if you do not wish t.
; buy.
We are prepared to print let
terheads, billheads, circulars, post
; ers, wedding and visiting cards
; lawyers briefs, business card'
pamphlets, legal blanks OF a
/ kinds, programmes, paper bags
e labels, envelopes, manltests, and
e fact everything in the job println
line, at figures never heard OF b'
: fore.
Last Friday evening the ives
/. bound passenger rain Oh the N. {
and NJ. ran over Mrs. q. A. Slml
son, near st. Elmo, and killed h'
almost instantly. The eng'ne'
did rot see the lady until too elo'
to her to stop his engine. Mr
p" Simpson was the. wife OF the st
l. ton agent at st. Elmo. She ha
her baby in her arms at the tim
Z but the child was thrown OIL
one side without sustaining any |
$ juries.
$ A chance is,now offered to o.
contractors to bid for the job
is putting down creosote piles
to mark the east line OF the cham
at the mouth of Pascagoula rive
,e The character of the work, wi
,e specifications and all necessary
formation, can be obtained up
pa application to Capt. 7. l.. Harrlso
h. assistant engineer in charge. 81
will be received until Nov. D, a
contract awarded to lowest bt
hiIIar
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

Knitting cotton, DC ball.
Crotch-t Needles, DC each.
Needles, &c II paper.
Coats thread, DC Il spool.
Linen floss, &c a bunch.
Embroidery cotton, DC a bunch
Linen tape, &c bunch.
Hair pins. 2 papers tor 5c.
GEO. w. WILKES & Cos.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

civilization are on the march, while
the pioneer and axman blaze the
way. May the wilderness be made
to bear roses instead of thOTns.
From your friend, w.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
Manifesto.

A large lot of Outward Foreign,
Inward Foreign, Coasting and
Shippers Manifests for sale at this
office, cheap for the cash.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
SDecial Notice.

All letters relating to the business oi tne
"a Handsboro Demoout should be ad'
Srsss,.J S,a 10 P. X. Mayors, Handsboro, Miss,
0nJ ali matters pertaining 10 the Pasca'
lo,a an DrMocRAr-SrAR should be address
II 10 Mayers i Dees. Pssesgoala' Miss
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
- NO MeRE.
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Manufactured only nnact tno aoove
Trade Mark, by tine ~ horEAN SAIL,
ClLlC MEplolNE w., Oh rar's anu
Leipzig. NJ,
IMMEDIATE REuEF WARRANTED, FER
MANENT CURE GVAsANrEEp. NOW eH-
ciusiyeiy used oy fii cSlonra'e% Tt iusS, h;uh
clans Of Europe and America. The nigh
est Medical Academy OF Paris reports 10
| cures ont OF l0O cases wltmn three days'
SECRET.IIne only qissoiy9f q tse
poisonous Uric Acid when exis.s 10 tne
Blood OF Rheumatic ana 8outy rat,ents'
Cured. Curea. Cyreu'
| II. s. Dewey, ESQ.,. sol broadway, IN
ilammatory hneumatism. a.,
J. Lesvey, Esq.g 455 Washington Mar
ket, Chronic Rheumatisln.
Mrs. E. Towne, Us East Ninth street
! (chalky formations IN the JUmtel, CnrOnlo
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
Meteorological Observations

nj Dr. Moorels Office at the Seashore, Pas
cagoula, Miss. Highest and lowest range
of thermopeier and barometer during
the week ending Oct. 20, 1880:
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
Storehouse and Res
idence for Sale

A storehouse, and residence attached, IN
the business part of Pascagoulas y offered
for sale very cheap for cash, or its eqniva-
lent. For further information, apply 70
DEMOCRAT STAR OFFICE. .
Scranton, March ID, 1850. S1-u
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

would be pleased TO have merchants 10
need OF tho above goods compare them IN
price and quality with those made furthel
from hone, aud II found as good, and q
little CHEAPER, l would be glad to bs
favored with orders.
Ihavs procured the best skilled labor
that could be found, and as have many
facilities for manufacturing in tbs place,
intend to turn out HONEST GOODS, as
CHEAP, IF NOT CHEAPER, than they
can be hai North or East.
A. A. Ulman.
Sept. "a, 1880. 2gll
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

Students can board themselves on the
"mess system in the new rooms built Off
the campus for that purpose at one half
the above rates. The Trustees have pro-
bibted "messingr in the Dormitories.
sThe above includes all cost except fuel,
books, furniture for room, and clothing.
Some respectable students got along hero
last year for less than S75.
The State has recognized the debt due
the University and its prosperity Is now
assured. The Faculty Is complete, and all
the departments, including the Law and
Preparatory departments, arc In success
ful operation.
Fur catalogues and information, apply
to Gen. A. P. STEWART, the Chancellor.
II. NJ. SULLIVAN,
secretary Board Trustees.
July q, 1890 1e-5u
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
Next Session 0pensSept. 80, 80

Tuition is now FREE TO ALL STUDENTS
FROM EVERYWHERE, except Law Students
pay $50 tuition fee. Christmas Holidays
will hereafter be granted.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

in NOsi0ns ever offered Ia scranton
at Wilkes b Co.'S
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

EXPENSES FOR NINE MONTHS SESSION :
0 months board s. to sl2 50 per month,
k72 90 to Sf12 so
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29

AT STUDENTS IN ATTEND.
ANCE LAST SESSION.
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Sept. "a, 1880. 2e-ly
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-14
GENERAL ITEMS

The FAsTER.-Dr. Tanner, who has
been attracting 50 much attention in
New York by his long fast, having
gone forty days without food, broke
his fast last Saturday at noon BY eat
ing peach, four pieces of water
melon, and he then drank mug of
milk. After this he went to the resi-
dence of one of the attendant physi-
clans, and ate half pound OF beef
steak; and half hour afterward ate
another half-pouDd. He has been
rapidly improving ever since.
A Thursday dispatch Gays he feels
first rate, and expects to weigh $50
pounds before his appetite is satisfied.
He now weighs l479 poands, or only
10 pounds less than when he began
his fasting.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-14

The Cumberland Neaos is an odd
observer of popular feeling.
Perhaps it mistakes its own bias in
our railroad contests as an ebullition
Of the public sense.
In an indeterminate way it says
that
Peoples are wondering whether tho Cum
berland and Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany has any rights which the Georges
Creek and Cumberland railroad company
is bound to respect.
Is the old company "a vassal or a peer"
of the new one?
The Netps and the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania railroad appear to be
as intimate as the two letters of a
diphthong.
In all candor there seems to be no
other way of accounting for its in
depreciation of popular wonderme mt
at the spectacle OF the new railroad
management removing useless OBJ
struction for useful purpose.
If the Cumberland and Pennsylya-
MIA company's "rights" embrace only
such eccentricities, then the Georges
Creek and Cumberland company is
not "bound to respect" them, no mat
ter what the term, respect" implies.
So far the new company has been
in some sense an unwilling "vassal,
but the design of raising itself to a
peersge will be realized at some near
future day, "early in the morning"
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-14
THE CROPSIN MARYLAND.

4 correspondent writing from
Kent county to the Country Gentle
man says: The steam threshers are
getting out the best crop of wheat
that has been grown in this county
for many years and generally ofa SUI
psrior quality. The late rains have
started the corn, and it bids fair to be
larger than an average crop. Grass
proves to be failure. Apples and
other fruits are abundant. The pota-
to crop Of the peninsula has proved
immense, and two weeks ago the glut
in Baltimore market reduced prices
to 10000 cts. per barrel, which price
failed to pay the farmer anything.
Potatos are now selling for $l.5O per
barrel. Early in the month 10000
barrels were landed in Baltimore in
one week, which found market west
and north. The early crop is now
about over, and sweet potatoes are
taking their place, and are of supe-
rior quality, selling at $4@4.5o per
barrel. The crop on the "Shore" is
said to be a heavy one. The peach
crop, as I predicted several months
ago, is an unprecedented one, as many
new orchards have come in this sea-
son and almost every old tree is load
ed. Nine steamboats, are now en-
gagged in moving the crop from Ches-
ter river, with capacity for 10000
to $4,000 bushels day. So far pri-
ces have been satisfactory to the far
mer. Hale's early average from 60
cents to 81 per box they are about
over, and Thcrts are coming in.
Neither one is Of much account.
They are better this year than usual,
and the Gamers are hard at work.
The amount put up daily is SO large
| am afraid to state the estimate of
some parties who ought to know.
Frostburg mining journal., 1880-08-14
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
THE TANNER METHOD OF PRO
CURING DIVIDENDS.

Editor Journal The subject Of
strikes amongst miners for the pur-
pose of bettering their condition as a
class is one to which I have given
some attention and thought for years
past. That the miners condition is
improved within the last forty years
(the time that / first entered coal
mine) no one will deny. The ques-
tion then arises-in what respect has
the miners condition improved, and
what were the causes that led to that
improvement? In answering the first
question let me state that his hours
of labor have been shortened, thus
giving him more time to cultivate his
mind and by so doing he has become
more civilized, and as matter Of
necessity his wants have increased.
It then follows as a natural law that
his income must be increased also.
That day is past. When the press or
pulpit can make the average miner OF
the present day believe that his
Maker intended him only for the pur-
pose of working fourteen hours per
day in the dark caverns of the earth,
saying the Lords Prayer daily and
reading the Holy Scriptures on Sun
day---two very commendable things,
by the way, for every man to do. But
the miner is beginning to understand