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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
B. STERN & co.
T1TE HAVE THE STOCK TO SELECT FROM AND
w pledge ourselves to sell you goods for LESS
MONEY than anybody else in the business.
BUTTONSI

A very large line of Ivory, Silk,
Cashmere, Pearl, Silvered, Gilt, Steel
and Fancy Buttons at extremely low
prices
A few thousand lace Ties az 8, 8, 10,
IL, Is, 20 and Is cents-very
handsome
Ladies' Lisle Thread and Berlin
Gloves, in all colors, at 10, 123
and Is cents.
Our Kid Gloves in black and all
shades are very cheap
An endless variety of Edgings, Val
enciennes, Bretonns & Tarchau
Lacee, Embroidery and Insert
ings, from 2 cents a yard up to
the finest goods at the lowest
prices.
We would call your especial attention
to our large stock of Silk Fringes,
from 20 cents up.
Another lot of the 25, 40, so and CO.
cent Corsets-great bargains
A few thousand Japan Fans at 2
cents apiece.
Ciark's o. N. I. Spool Cotton only Al
cents.
Tremendous reduction in Ribbons
Come look at the prices and
.l. smile ..H
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

The following transfers Of real
estate are reported:
Frostburg Mutual Building Associ-
alton to @. NJ. Graham & Co., proper
ty within the county; 1926.
Frostburg Perpetual Building AS
sociation to Robert Dorsey and others
lots /, 2 and 8 in block IL, Of Frost 6
Heirs addition to the town of Frost
burg; $3.50.
James James to Emma James, his
wife, property in Lonsconing; condi-
tions nominal.
R. 7. Jones and wife to VIM. H.
Evans, lots Is and IA, block 90
Beall's first addition to Frostburg
conditions nominal.
Joseph Rsmbold and others tc
Christina Rembold and Elizabeth
Wagner, property on Union street, in
the town of Frostburg; conditions
nominal.
MSame to Christina Rembold, els
Teller Brewery property" conditions
nominal.
Thomas G. MsCulloh, executor. to
Peter Popp, lots III and l18, in Nc.
Culloh's addition to Frostburg; $500
Robert Shrivsr and A. Hunter
Boyd, trustees, to First National
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
New Advertisements.
FRATERNAL TRIBUTE.
FrOstburg Lodge, No. 40, 1. o. o. #,

WHEREAS, We have again been ad-
w monlshed of the shortness and Tn
certainty of life, He, in whose hands our
lives are, having seen fit to strike down in
prime of his MANHOOD our brother, THoM-
AS Pool, thus severing another link in the
chain of our mystic brotherhood; and
WHEREAS, 1t is proper In this hour of
their bereavement and sorrow to express
to the family of our deceased brother our
heartfelt sympathy for them, therefore
Resolued, That while We recognize in
this bereavement the Providence of one
"too wise to err and too good to be UNI
kind" we realize that human sympathy
cannot heal the breach made in the family
circle, nor assuage the wounds of bleeding
hearts, yet we can commend them TO the
tender mercies of Him in whom our de-
ceased brother trusted in those weary hours
of his confinement, and who has promised
to be husband to the widow and father
to the fatIierless.
Shredded, That in memory of the deceas-
cd the lodge room be draped in mourning
for thirty days, and that the members wear
the usual badge for the same period.
Resolped, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the MINING JOURNAL, and that q
copy, under seal of the Lodge and signed
by the officers, be sent to the family. s.
r. W. MASON,
THos. HILL,
CHRISTIAN LEHR.
Apr Tilt Committee.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
a CALLED JADE WLNCE6.

The tumble in Mondays Tines
calls for but little serious attention
The JOURNAL has not been tried mol
can it be placed on trial. Neither
can its crystalized words, sentences,
and paragraphs Of last week be dis.
posed of by any sorry attempts at rid
icule, and certainly not by mean in
situations under cover of an anony-
nous signature. We cannot, there
fore, afford a controversy with
"Anon" any more than we can fight q
snipe in the dark. Hence, we offer
the pardonable suggestion that if the
Judge holds a mortgage upon
"Anon's" ability to defend him, the
earlier he forclosss it the better.
Default is already irredesmable be
sides, no man, not even Judge, can
long support one such mortal friend.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
SILKS! SILKS II!

A 'rery large assortment of Silks in
black and colors in all shades-very
lowl
Table-Linens at 25, %, 40 and As
cents-a great bargain
Turkey-red Table Linen, best goods,
only go cents.
Atwood Table Covers at all prices.
Heavy Twilled Toweling at 6 cents.
Lace Window Curtains, white honey
comb Bed Spreads, Napkins,
Damask Towels, ct the very low
est prices
A large variety of Kentucky Jeans,
Cottonades, Linens and Cassi-
meres-very cheap
Our Black Al pacas have been reduc.
ed fully Is per cent Look at
the prices and smilel
Double-width Black Alpaca, at 1871,
Is, Is, 20, %, 81, 80, 33, IS, 37i
and 80 cents-great bargains
$500 yards Lace Bunting in all col.
ors only Is cents, worth 25 cents
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17

Bank of Cumberland, property be-
tween Frostburg and Homecoming;
1000.
Equitable Building Association to
Andrew Rogan, lots 80 and 81, in the
town of Barton; 5000.
Peter Popp and wife to Thomas G.
Culloh, same property; $500.
B. A. Richmond, trustee, to Thomas
g. NcCulloh, lots 156, l57 and lob,
in McCulloh's addition to Frostburg;
$3.50.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17

B1TuMINoUs Coal Matters
Cumberland thus far is working stead
lily, and large tonnages are reported.
Prices {. o. b. are uneven and all the
way from $685. to 1925 at Baltimore
rumored as offers. We should say
$4.10 fair rate to quote. There is
q decided union of sen timent between
the miners of Cumberland and Clear
field.
The mines in the Clearfeld region
are stated to be gradually getting to
work; tie operatives have taken a
number of men from other localities,
and put them at work here, under
police protection.
We have several times referred to
the Importance of the coal deposits
in the Myersdale region, Somerset
county, Pa, just over the border from
the Cumberland coal field; we no.
tice that new and quite extensive
branch railway line, extending into
this rich coal field, is soon to be con-
structed by the Keystone Coal Com
pany. It will connect with both the
Bridgeport and Bedford Railroad and
the branch of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road at Mt. Savage, thus giving an
ample outlet in both directions.-
Coal Trade Journat:~,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
Business Locals

HITcHINs Bros. have received turing
this week invoices of the following novel
ties and staples
Black Cashmere Shawls very attractive
from fine to supers.
Gold Standard is liked by every
body.
Old Gold Striped Trimmings, the new
est and prettiest things ever introduced.
Take Gold Standard from any one.
Black Satins, Brocade Silk, Black Pekin,
Striped Silks, Plain Colored Trimmings,
Silks in all shades.
Refuse any and all brands but the
Gold Standard.
Magnificent assortment of Carpets
Body Brussels, Tapestry, 3-plys, Ingrains,
Rag and Hemps.
All cheap.
Prices guaranteed
Gold Standard is always fresh
and reliable. You can get it at
HITcHINs Bros.
$1,000 to equal "Our Cough Cure"
Sold everywhere. "Our Consumption
and Asthma Cure" never yet failed to
Cure Consumption in the first, and Asth-
ma in any stage.
Closing Out am closing out my
entire stock of Heavy Winter
Boots at Cost to make room for
Spring stock j. HARTMAN.
OUR Reliable Asthma and incipient
Consumption Cures. Sold by Druggists.
Address, HOME,
Frostburg, Md.
Our Radical Asthma Cure
and Specific for incipient Consumption
sold by Druggists. HOME.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17


the fsngs, for they contained the
germ and genius Of q new DISPENSE
ton.
For the comfort of those who
dreaded the bite Of the Reusohlsin
alley serpent, there was nothing in it
to hurt Cumberland, the Cumberland
and Pennsylvania, or the Baltimore
and Ohio railroads. It did not pro-
pose to rob one of these Of vested
rights. It asked only for equal priv
ilsgss. Anything crooked in = snake
like that?
No; but these equal rights are de-
MED by the other roads, one Of which,
like 9 huge iron anaconda. stretches
its coil around the city ~ an imprsg-
nable barrier to all approaches from
the north except to its own tributaries.
And people are found in the city fool
ish enough to join this evergreen,
oppressive monopoly, in psrpetuating
itself by crushing an infant enter.
prise Of Is much prospective value to
them As to itsslf-psopls beck oning
the farther advance Of a power which
has never come but to lay heavier
burdens upon them. This is either
the veriest stupidity or the self-abne-
cation Of suioids-which2 A good
deal Of both, We think.
But all 10 not lost. Looking up
from the debris of unfavorable legal
proceedings and from the tomb Of
the marytyrsd snake, some good way
will yet be found to break the iron
grasp of power and spite which seems
to hold Cumberland az between the
upper and neither milestone. Just
now We do not know how, but it is
quite impossible that existing obatruc-
tions and obstruotionists shall forever
stand in the way.
It is to be said, however, that some
Of the policies pursued by the new
road projectors, are not approved by
sound discretion. There have been
unviss expressions and proceedings,
but these always occur in the heat
and jar of controversies. Hence, In
full view of the great object in hand,
side issues should have been wholly
lost to sight. The complete construc-
ton Of the road was the one central,
patent, vital desidratam, in spite of
the mistakes of its friends. Any di-
version from this line of thought,
sympathy. encouragement, aid and
work, was madnsss-suocess in which
was defeat to all
Unhappily. therefore, for the repu-
tation Of our county as depository
for investments in public enterprises,
the projectors Of the new road must
have learned to rely almost wholly
upon themselves; otherwise, expert
encs Is vain teacher. However, we
believe they will find within two years
that the oppositionists who have polit-
zeal aspirations, bound hand and foot
by their horrible record in this case,
will go helplessly down. The snake
in the Rsuschlein alley bill viii have
grown to a lSsss--con constructor big enough
to squeeze the bones out of every
snsppish triskstsr who has poked his
nose outside of his own little business.
This 10 about all the comfort that can
bs offered just now with impunity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
GENERAL ITEMS.

In Massachusetts, it is illegal to
catch brook trout at the season VIXEN
they will bite. In fy-time, when the
apsckled beauty will not go for a
hook, the law is imperative.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17

TEE PRICES OF Coal AND IRoF,-
Coal has risen q hunderd per cent
within six months, and is likely to
rule high for six months longer. The
operators say that they had to sell for
less than first cost last year. The price
of iron has on the other hand fallen of
from SIS to So ton.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17

comprises allthe novelties os the day,
and will be sold at such low figures
that all will be astonished. Glance
at the bargains that can't be compe-
ted with.
5000 yards striped, plaid and figured
Dress Goods, at 7, s and 10 cents.
5000 yards Dress Goods, newest eff
fects, latest styles and handso'n-
est shades from liz cents upl
5000 yards Alpacas in all shades at
l39 cents-very cheapl
Percalines in all colors at 81 cents.
Yard-wide Grass Linen at 81 cents.
Our figured Lawns, fiqueu and Per-
calls, must be seen to be admired,
at s cents.
A very large assortment of white,
plain Muslins, sinsooks, Jaco-
nets, Cambrics and Victoria
Lawns, very cheap cheap |
cheaplll
CAOaM EREO.
In Cashmeres we have the largest
variety of colors, prices and qualities.
Double-fold Cashmeres at 25 cents.
Yard-wide Cashmere at 35 cents.
Yard-wide Cashmere, very fine at 374
cents and up to the best goods
for the lowest price.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17

WONDERFUL GOLD DISCOVERIES IN
GEoRaIA.-Considerable excitement
prevails in White county over the
finding of rich pockets of gold in Ma
coochee valley. Over one hundred
nuggets were taken out in four days,
one of which shown in Atlanta to-day,
weighs over one pound. The yield
grows richer as the washing proceeds.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17

If the shipment Of coal is driven
away from Cumberland over the Penn
sylvania railroad, it will amount to
all that Judge Psarrs can do to save
his "aalvation army"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17
NOTICE.
May LIST, 1880
INSOLVENT'S NOTICE.

Luke J. Dobbs ! ORDERED, this 18th
gs. SOday Of January, 1880,
His Creditors. J that Luke j. Dcbbs. give
notice to his creditors, endorsers and sure
ties, that the first Thursday in July,
1880, is fixed for the said Luke ]. Dobbs
tosppear in the Circuit Court of Allegany
county, to answer such interrogatories as
his creditors, endorsers and sureties, may
propose or allege against HIM; and that a
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed in the town of Frost
Lurg once week for three successive
months prior to the first Thursday of
July next, as such notice.
Test: TIIEO. LUMAN,
Apr 10-3m Clerk.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-17

Later.-Additional advices from
the gold fields show richer results
than above reported. A solid nugget
was found on Monday weighing 24o
psnnyweights, without flaw or gravel.
Two hands picked up 900 penny
weights in one day. The mines are
not for sale at any price.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
Canceling Postage Stamps by Fire.

The postoffice authorities of New
York city think they have arrived at
practical and thorough plan OF prevent
ing the second use of postage stamps,
which is fraud that has been practiced
by washing off the ink with acids after
the stamping of the first use. Persons
engaged in this cheating of the govern
meut ha been very ingenious in de-
vising modes of doing the unlawful,
washing. A new process of cancella-
ton has been invented. and is in use in
the New York postoffice. 1t is to
scorch the stamps. Specimens of the
new process show very effective work
against the fraud of second use of the
stamps, the cancellation mark being alb
solutely indellible. The imprint made
is just the same as that made by the
ink stamp, except that it is slightly
burned and scorched in instead of being
an ink impression. The new stamp is
heated by gas. the metal being thin, to
allow of both quick heating and
rapid cooling, 1t is used the same a;
an ink.stamp, but with saving of time
that will enable the person using it tC
do at least twice the work that the ink
stamp would. In using the latter i
travels between the mixer and the letters
being stamped. With the new STAMP
the operation will be continuous ris
ing and falling of few inches. 1t car
be used in all Offices where gas is burned
An experienced hand with an ink STAMP
cancels about one hundred and twenty
| five stamps per minute
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09

He's been in the dumps because his
locomotive has been of for three or
four days." said a railroad mall to a
companion tho nthar day, ga he pointed
to an engineer.
"How Off"
60 and ask him"
1t took quarter of an hour and a
cigar TO clear the cloud from the engi-
neer's face, land then in reply to the query
he said:
1t is queer thing. There my en-
CINE, one of the best on the road, in per
feet order, only twelve years old, and
able to run or pull with the best of them
A month ago | hadn't the least bit of
trouble in making time, no matter how
the track was or the weight of the train
She was ready at the word, held her
steam beautifully, and she seemed to
understand every word / said. Too
she is down in the roundhouse, growi-
ing and sputtering and acting as if she
wanted to pick fuss with gravel
pit"
Anything out of gear?"
Not a thing. She's been looked over
twice, and we can't find the least excuse
for her conduct She'll get over it in p
day or two, perhaps. If she don't well
punish her"
"Howm
Put her before freight or stock
train. I've seen it tried dozen times
and it most always worked well. Here
she is now, bright as new dollar and as
handsome as pic ure, and I'll bet $50
that there isn't the least thing out of or.
der; She's simply sulking, the same as
child or woman, and | know what
started it. Three weeks ago, while or
my run in with the night express, sht
just wanted to light out for all she was
worth. She took the bit like running
horse, and if / hadn't choked her of
she'd have beaten schedule time by
twenty minutes. She acted mad RICH
away, and in running twenty miles sh,
gave me more trouble than I ever haC
with her in a run of three hundred
She lost steam. tried to foam over
choked her pipes, and when | wante,
more steam she'd slide on her drivers
She went right back on me that night
and has been sulking ever since"
" Do ali engines do thisP"
Not all, but many of them. Som
folks laugh at US and call it supersti
ton, but they never lived in an engin
cab"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
A CHASTITY Story.

The wife of a skilled artisan named
Schmid, OF Samara, Russia, gave birth
to a child while her husband, who had
spent all his wages for many previous
weeks in liquor, was away from his
home upon n drunken frolic. Two DAYS
after her confinement Schmid staggered
in, and began to shout, with horrible
threats and curses, for his dinner.
There having been neither food nor
money in the house since he had last
lett it, the unfortunate woman had had
no nourishment for herself or her babe
since its birth, and the latter had died
OF exhaustion but few minutes before
It's father made his appearance. To
Schmid's brutal menaces his miser-
able wife made no answer. She rose
from her pallet, wan and emaciated,
crept across the room to the dresser,
took thence large dish, which she car
ried back to the bed, and, placing the
baoy's corpse upon the dish, set it
down on the table before her husband,
with the simple but awful words
There is nothing else to eat in the
house" Schmid sat gazing with a
CLASSY stare at his dead child for some
time. Presently a neighbor came in
and spoke to him, but he uttered no
word and made no sign. Upon closer
examination he was found to have en-
tlrely lost his reason, and he was con-
Veyed to madhouse, where he still re-
mains hopeless lunatic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
Sheep Killed by Grass Seed.

The penalty of getting hay seed in
ones hair must be serious in some parts
OF Australia. There are districts in that
country where the sheep are much dis.
tressed and often actually destroyed by
the seeds of certain grasses called "Fle-
chllla," which, having once fallen upon
or been caught by the wool, quickly work
their way through the skins of the ami
mails into their flesh. The ripe seeds of
these grasses are armed with recurved
barbules whose points, being sharp us
needles, easily penetrate the skin, every
movement of the animal tending to drive
the seed deeper and deeper into the flesh
The mutton exposed for sale in the
butchers shops is sometimes so full of
these grass seeds that it excites the at
tention OF strangers. One newly arrived
emigrant describes fore quarter of NUT
ton as res6 milling ham just taken from
the bag of chat in which it had been
brought from England. On close exam
nation it appeared that many of the
seeds had still their long, thin tails
drawn through the flesh, like threads
interlacing each other in every direc
ton. He goes on to say that, on ques-
tloning the butcher, he was told that
they rarely killed sheep that was not
more or less punctured in this way. 1t
stands to reason that butchers meat,
such as this, must need to be thoroughly
cooked before eating. From other &C
counts it appears that the seeds are not
infrequently found actually piercing the
heart, liver and kidneys of sheep that
have died from the effects of their move
ments. One writer says that he has
found "the internal organs so crowded
with the seeds that they felt like bag
of needles, if squeezed in the hand. On
some runs" where these grasses are
specially abundant, the annual loss o.
sheep is u very serious matter. 1t has
even been asserted that the northern
part of Queensland is unfit for sheep be-
cause OF the great abundance of thu
noxious grasses.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09

The contested election case OF Bradley VS..
Slemons, from Arkansas, was taken up, and
TIE minority resolution Of Mr.. Weaver de-
claring the seat vacant was rejected by 80 to
l62. The majority resolution declaring MIR.
Slemons, the sitting member, entitled 10 the
seat, was adopted BY l49 to a.
Mr.. Stephens presented petition OF 5000
scientific gentlemen in various parts of the
country asking for the adoption of the metric
or decimal system of weights and measures
Il was referred to the committee on coinage
of which MIR. Stephens is chairman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09

A ton of gold OF silver contains 80, 1866
&c ounces. A ten of gold is worth S602,-
675. A ton of silver, at the present rate
per ounce, is worth about S32, 600. A
cubic foot of gold weighs 1900 pounds,
and is worth nearly S300,0o0 A cubic
foot of silver weighs 600 pounds, and is
worth about $1,000 The value of gold
coin, bars and bullion in circulation In
the world is estimated at SO, 500, 900, 900
This would make in one mass a twenty
five foot cube. The amount of silver in
circulation in the world is believed to
be equal in value to the gold supply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
A Wildcat that Whipped Twenty-Five
Dogs.

The Americas (Ga) Rel ubIican says +:
Recently Mr.. John Renew killed a large
wildcat near his place. 1t was jumped by
his dogs while he was blowing in his
field, and sending for his gun, he fol-
lowed the hounds ON foot. He Lad
three hours chase, when the
cat took to a large pine tree
from which he shot it. 1t weighed
about forty-fve or fifty pounds. Renew
says the cats are very bad in his section.
Not long since they killed a grown
sheep for Mr.. William Charabless,
dragged the carcass forty or fifty
yards, and covered it up in the corner
of the fence. There is large, fierce
wildcat out there, which, he says,
whipped twenty-five dogs at one time,
and ran half dozen men from the
swamp. He thinks it can whip any dog
in the State.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
In Powder Form,

Vegetine put up in this form comes within
the reach of all. By making the medicine
yourself you can, from SOC. package con-
tanning the banks, roots and herbs, make two
bottles of the liquid Vegetine. Thousands
will gladly avail themselves OF this oppor-
tunity, who have the convenieDces to make
the medicine. Full directions in every pack
age.
drug lists and general sores. If you cannot
buy it oil them, enclose fifty cents in postage
stamps for one package, or one dollar for two
packages, and l will send it by return mail
III, II, Stevens, Boston Mass
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
How to Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night, eat too
much without exercise; work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; take
all the vile nostrums advertised; and
then you will want TO know
How to Get Well,
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bittersl See other column
Cypress.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-04-09
Daughters, wives and Mothers,

Dr. ANARCHISTS Uterine CATHOLICON will posi-
lively cure Female Weakness such as Falling Of the
Womb, Whites Chronic Inflammation or liberation OF
the Womb, Incidental HemOrrhage or Flooding Painful
Suppressed and Irregular Menshuaton &c. An old and
reliable remedy. Send postal card for pamphlet, with
treatment, and certificates from physicians and
patients. to HOWARTH 4 BALLARD Urea, N. Y
Sold by all Druggbts-$l.50 per bottle.