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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20
P~ErnRSBUk RAILROAD oNpANY,

PErnl>BUk RAILROAD onrANY,
PETERsBURG, VA, VI ARCH 81, 1880.
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS, TO TAKE EFFECT
- NJ r. Fl 81.
NEW Q EXPRESS
Leave Petersburg daily Observation-Disclosures. 1:0T P NJ
SOUTHERN
Leave Petersburg daily at ........... -. liza p
FREIG 1T TRAIN WITH COACH
ATTACHED
Leave Petersburg daily except Sunday at. :. 1913 A NJ
Arriaa at Weldon at BIS F. NJ
NEW YORK FXPR SIS.
Leave Weldon daily at 81 Pm
Arrive at z Petersburg AT. -. -. $3.50 p. ri
SOUTHERN EXPi;ESS.
Leave = e'don daily at ..... ....... 1855 A. NJ
AIliN ' etefsohrS L 80. 49,. o. AN
FREIGHT WITH PASS. NIGER CO C ATTACHED.
Lear- Weldon daily Except Sunday at....... 5:45P "
Arrive at Petersburg at .lO:5O PM
First-class coaches will run through between Will
mington and Washington and sleeping ears on night
and day trains Sleeping car berths can he had Tor one
dollar from Richmond to Baltimore 10 change OF
cara.
points aud baggage che, ked through.
r NJ. SULLY,
Jan PITT. Genera superintendent
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20

FOOD For >P.,I>G CHICKENS. -ihIs sea
sou We 'ut of the water supply entirely
from the chicks. and SUBS .Ituted sweet
milk slightly scalded. This is about the
Orl, change in the management fr"m for
ner Years and To This | attIinutc the de-
crease III the mortality list. OIt of several
chicks, some oil which are az TINS writing
March I'D, larger than qu,,ls. the loss has
been but sixteen. Tley are ted five times
per da>. viz. l. Feed corn and oatmeal
mixed with scalded sweet mix; ,. FEED
chopped raw vegetables. with 4 l,ttI- Cook
cd meat: ) Feed wheat screenings: I.
Meal again, with boiled pntatnes; ) Fee
hard boiled eggs, slightly pepperei. No
sour milk is glen. save occa>i"nali, a mess
OF Dutch cheese Oats wtIe sown early
in boxes. when furnish them with plenty
of fodder. All ego shells are saved and
shredded up fne. AMI they mare tn IN g,
for those. The first two weeks they are
kept in a room slightly warmen in the day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20

UNHUS. Il. A>HF.iH, + t>ToN, y. c., mas
Il Invented a GRAZING POST by which you
Can Craze your etUok ~ ho,tS tLc INe OF a fence, and
with all safety to the animel. : o chai4ce for the animal
to get fastened in the halter. 1t is also ad Unstable, SO
rs to give the animal as much or as little grass a. de-
sired. County rights sold If desired. Address,
THUS. b. ASHFORD
an 2l-3m. Gltutou, n. g.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20

Oxford Free Lance: The pastoral rela-
ton of The Rev. u. f. jordan with the OX
iord PRESBYTERIAN Church were formally
severed on Monday night. It Is Thought that
Rev. j. W. Primrose will r. ceive a Call to
the church The proceedings ot the last
Grand Ltdge of Masrns in TINS State show
the following statistics: Lodges at work.
I'll; unit initiated, 2lO; numhrr died.
lUS; numlnr IN good standing. d.. =
From The last report of the State Auditor
;nt Chatham Road his compiled some SID
ti>tIcs which may he of interest to our read
ers: There are I35.1I5 horses III North
Carolina, Granville county having the Iarg-
est number, namely, 3 Gal. There are 3d.
295 mu. es. the largest Dumher eng repor-
ted from Mtckl-nnu,g county. There are
Gao cor cattle, Chatham lead n : IN hat ne
with IA 100. Wake following vi h l4502.
Ui hogs there are Ala, O42, johnston county
taking the leading wifi SO, 3 There are
525,6i3 sheep. ef which Randolph has the
largest number Wake has the largest nrm
rar OF white polls =, I6i) and Halifax The
greatest number at BLACK, t2..49l. The
numDcr al act es of land Is 70, Ua5. lol. The
State taxes for 1879 amounted 10 S53S, COS,
635 the largest tax. ($26. ol9. OF heing pad
10y Aakt and the smallest 1870 ~ being
paid Ly Graham. The value OF all the real
and personal property in the STATE mounts
to 1857, 967, iSl, an increase OF Slo,643,319
upon the valuation of the year 1873.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20
ST., FROM 9th to 7th

VA.
Engines, portable and stationary, Saw Mills, Gr4L
Jlis; Bcller~, Castings Of Brass and Iron, Forging.
&c. Machinery for Gold and Coal Mines, Blast Fnr
naces, sc.
We call special attention 10 our Improved pc-tab,s
Engine, for agricultural aud other pun o. r. Tn.
Boilers OF our Agricultural Engines are provided with
our Patent Premium spark Aresters, a device TX which,
me Sparks are forced to pass downward over a rxa--
volr 81 water and effectually e1tinguished without sts
use Uf wire gauze- Oar II the only arrangement Of thu
knld which affords free access to the boiler Tubes for
cleaning from each end. Also TO our mex s'yles snx'
Locomotives for hauling lumber and other articles uDon
sramwsys and narrow gauge railways.
The best Planters regard our Ginnir z Engines gup-~
nor to aAy III use. Send for lustrsteo c talogue free,
Other thulgs being equal encourage Southern instffA.
tons.
Repair work solicited and promptly done.
Snaftlnsr. Pnlieys, &C., for Chm Houses.
"Msnufacturers OF Jones patent Tobacco Bump M
chimes 20 work by hand or power"
WI. +. TANNFR b Co
Il. Il BAU6HAh, Rjch SquAre, y. c, General
AGsDt IL Eastern Moth Cs-alina-
GE>.J- J. WHITEHEAD, Agent
k.LEnGH, y. T.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
FACTS.

Those contemplating trip west
ward will certainly do we'll to care
fully consult the time tables of the
Baltimore and Ohio road. Its cele-
brated fast trains, its sure connec-
tions, and rates always as low
as the the lowest, make it beyond all
controversy the best line west. Col
onists are carried in first class cars on
fast trains, and every possible care is
taken to insure comfort and convent
ence. By the Baltimore and Ohio
only is the choice of routes offered to
the west, via st. Louis or Chicago,
and in either case, trains run through
without change of cars. Direct con-
nection is made at both cities with
all leading lines to the west, north
west and southwest, and there is but
single change Of cars to Iowa, Kan
sdS, N6CTdShd leAdb, luueSOld, elC.
No other line can offer such advan-
tages as the Baltimore and Ohio. 1t
costs but very little time and
trouble to learn this, and in the end
may lead to the saving of much of
both as well as money. Above all
things do not purchase tickets before
having talk or receiving ,ctter
from one of the B. & o. Agents. A
letter addressed to B. F. Bond, Cum
berlaud, Md; to G. E. Dudrow,
Harper's Ferry; to Dan'l Bride, Bal
timore, Md, or J. Fl, Fritz, Somerset,
Pa, or call upon either of these
gentlemen will lead to thorough in
formation as to all necessary details
of time, connections, tares baggage,
etc., etc,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
MIR. SPOOPENDYKE'S PRA YER
BOOK.

"Now, my DEAR" said Mr.. Spoop-
endyke, cheerfully, "be lively. It's
twenty minutes past ten, and we
mustn't be late at church. Most
readyS"
eyes, dear" beamed Mrs. Spoopen-
dyke. "I'm all ready. Got every
thing?"
II think SO. Hymn-book, umbrel-
Ia and-where's the prayer-bookP I
haven't got the prayer-book."
"Where did you leave it?" asked
Mrs. Spoopendyke. turning over the
volumes on the table hurriedly.
"If knew where I left it I'd strut
right to that spot and get it," retorted
Mr.. Spoopendyke. 81 left it with
you. Where did you put it? Cant
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
WHOLE NUMBER, All.

you remember what you do with
things ?"
II haven't seen it since last Sum
day." retorted Mrs. spoopendyke,
family. II know" che continued;
"perhaps it is at church"
"Perhap, it is, mimicked Mr..
Sroopendyke perhaps it got up
early, took bath and went ahead of
us. Did you ever 81 prayer-book
prowl off to church all alone? Ever
see a prayer-book hist up its akirts
and strike out for the sanctuary with
out an escort2 S'pose prayer-book
knows the difference between church
and ham sandwich ? Where did
you put it ?"
81 mean you may have left it in
the pew-rack. You know you did
once" suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke.
II didn't do anything of the sort.
brought it home and gave it to you.
Where do you keep it? What did
you do with it? S'pose I'm going to
swash around thr ough that service
without knowing whether they are
doing the apostles creed or an act of
CongressP Spring around and find
it, can't your What are you looking
there for2 Don't you know the diff
ference between a. prayer-book and
the Wandering Jew2 Find it, can't
your
"Never mind it, DEAR" futtsrel
Mrs. Spoopendyke; II know all the
responses, and I'll help you along"
| "Oh, yes, you know EN- all. What
you don't know about religionwouldn't
wad a gun. All you want is bell
and board fence to bs theological
seminary. Think you can find that
prayer-book between now and the
equinoctial ?" hcwled Mr.. Spoopen-
dyke. "Got any idea whether you
sold the measley thing for china vases
or stirred it into the wheat cakes?
Have 1 been chawing divine grace all
the morning? Where's that prayer
book? Going to get the prayer-book
before the Revelations come to pass"
and Mr.. Spoopendyke plunged around
the room, tumbling books about and
breathing heavily.
II don't see the use of making such
fuss over thing you don't really
need" sobbed Mrs, Spoopendyke
through her indignant tears.
"0h, you don't" raved Mr.. Spoop-
endyke. "You don't see any use in
putting things where they belong, do
you? How dye s'pose I'm going to
know when it's my turn to show what
Christianity has done for me, unleis
you can find that dod-gasted book
between now and the resurrection p
and Mr.. Spoopendyke spun around on
his knee like top, and knocked over
a Parian jar.
swat minute, my dear, said Mrs.
spoopendyke, looking at him earnest
ly. Then she went behind him and
fshed out the prayer-book.
"Got it, didn't you?" he growled.
"Had it all the time, s'pose. Where
was it, anyway"
"In your coat-tail pocket, dear"
and Mrs. spoopendyke jabbed the
powder puff in her eyes, and stalked
down stairs, leaving l,er liege lord to
follow.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS.

Fewer scrub cattle and more good
ones.
Fewer wire pullers in popular con-
ventiona, and more industry.
Fewer men who seek Office and
more men whom the Office seeks.
Fewer loafers about railroad sta
tions, four corner stores, and taverns.
Fewer impetuous young men, eager
to rush into print and raise the dew
il generally.
Fewer juvenile statesmen, who are
eager to rush into the places their
seniors and betters ought to occupy.
Fewer leaders to knuckle to popu-
lar prejudices when wrong.
Fewer great men made to order
and Of small material, and thrust in
front of men who have capacity for
greatness.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
BALTIAORES SESQUI-GENT.EN.
NIAL-HOW OUR PEOPLE
ARE INTERESTED.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27, 1880.

BALTIMORE, Sept. q, 1880.
In Baltimore now everyone is active
and busy preparing for the celebra-
tion of our Sasqui- Centennial; nothing
else is talked Of, written of, read Of,
nor indeed thought of, and all our
energies are bent to make a grand
demonstration and excel Boston, her
extra one hundred years to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. The festivi-
ties are to last FIVE entire days from
Monday, Oct. II to Friday, Is, inclu-
sive, and on each there is to be a
grand procession in the morning /;
some concert, oration or display Of
tableaux in the afternoon and an il
Elimination at night over the entire
city.
MONDAY.
On Monday is to be the magnificent
trade parade of upwards of 10000
persons and extending over ten miles.
There will be the carpenters and
builders erecting houses in the NOV
ing show the printers setting up,
printing and distributing newspapers
appropriate to the occasion the ba-
kers making, baking and throwing to
the spectators cakes, crackers, etc. /;
plumbers and machinists busy at
their respective trades, and every
other business will be thus practically
illustrated.
TUESDAY.
On Tuesday, the Order of Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, knights
Templars, and the school children
will parade in the morning, while in
the afternoon the Historical S,ciety
will give tablsaux, music and oration
under its auspices at the Academy Of
Music.
WEDNESDAY.
On Wednesday will be the parade
of the State, city and visiting mill
tary; city and visiting fire compa-
nies; police department, letter car
riers and telegraph messenger boys.
THURSDAY.
On Thursday is the procession Of
Catholic Knights and all of our reli-
gious, benevolent, social and medical
societies.
FRIDAY.
Friday is the day appointed for the
parade of Knights of Pythias, Odd
Fellows, Red Men, Royal Arcanum
and all other secret societies.
Many firms, after contributing to
the general fund, are spending hun
dreds on their intended exhibition in
the procession.
The Baltimore s. Ohio Railroad
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
Correspondence.
-~~g-r~-~--r-I-~---s---7" -
SOMETHING NEW IN OUR REGION.

Mr.. Editor.-I was sstonished,
whilst visiting the new mine of the
Swanton Company, to find in the heal
ings all the coal mined to the slate,
and not SO much as prop or cross
bar being used to support it. There
is not another mine in our coal-feld
where this can be found. This mine
is we'll aired, and is being opened up
upon the most improved principles Of
mining, viz the double. heading sys-
TEN.
| also visited the old mine where
l found new mode Of ventilation
introduced for the purpose of draw
ing back the pillars. There being
no furnace in this mine the air.
way at the back of the mine is about
closed. The gentleman having charge
has not come to the conclusion that
there is no way to give the miners air
that they can work in, and he is lay
ing a square box along the pillar
side from the air hole, and is covering
it up with all the old rubbish that
can be found to protect it from being
broken when the strata above caves
in as the pillars are being drawn back.
In holding my lamp to the mouth OF
the box this morning I found a strong
current of air passing through. 1t
would be we'll for some of our super
intendents that have some of their
mines in the same fix to visit this
mine and then adopt the same plan
to draw back their pillars; they
would find out that it would pay
them better than losing the coal
that the stockholders of their respec-
tive companies have invested their
money in.
A new plane will soon be started in
the Potomac mine, twelve hundred
feet in length, for the purpose of get
ting to a lift Of coal that lays to the
rise Of the present lift. 1t will save
a great deal of horse power.
THOMAS Brown,
Inspector of Mines.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
Ventilation of Boots and Shoes.

Its matter of the most common
everyday experience that in the wear
ing of boots and shoes, and especially
those made of rubber, the feet sweat
and heat almost continually in cold
weather, making the feet clammy and
cold, and inducing chilblains, and in
warm weather, with the best precau-
ton, exceedingly noxious. 1t is doubt
less because of much of the rotting and
breaking of uppers, and is, above all.
an exceedingly unhealthy feature of the
present method Of dressing the feet.
Attempts have heretofore been made to
obviate this in number ofways, for in-
stance, by inner soles of different kinds
intended to absorb the moisture; and
unsuccessful efforts have also been
made to ventilate the boot or shoe.
Every person feels the need Of some
thing that viii. satisfactorily accomplish
this object. A recent invention does
this ehectually, and is an exceedingly
simple device. 1t consists of spiral
coiled brass wire, laid in groove ex-
tending in and around the under side of
the insole of the boot or shoe, with
holes punched at close intervals, i'm
mediately over the coil. The coil is
extended along to the heel, and carried
to the top, where it stops at an eyelet-
hole, forming, when walking, a COM
plete automatic air pump, continually
drawing in pure air and throwing off
the foul and heated air.-Scientitfc
do,1 ripoal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02

THE tide of immigration is again
flowing in full force.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02

In the prisons of the State of New
York there are 1900 convicts employed
at stove moldinR and hollow ware.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02

Music at Home.-Jones Gan eligible
bachelor, whispering tenderly)-There's
too much music in the world, Miss
Mary. l should have been married
long ago if it hadn't been for too much
music! Whenever I'd screwed up my
pluck to the pitch of popping the ques-
ton, somebody always began to sing, and
of course / had to- Chorus OF bystand-
ers--Shshshshsh! (Poor Jones is frus-
trated for the twelfth time. )-Panch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02

CAN a blacksmith be called a
striker?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
A Chapter ON Bald Heads.

A bald-headed man is refined, and he
always shows his skull-sure.
A good novel for bald heads to read
"The Lost Heir"
What does bald-headed man say to
his comb? We meet to part no more.
Motto for bald head-Bare and fur
bare.
However high a position bald-headed
man holds, he will never comb. down in
the world.
The bald-headed man never dyes.
Advice to bald-headers-Join the In
dians, they are the only successful hair
raisers.
What does every bald-headed man put
on his headP His hat.
You never saw bald.headed man
with low forehead.
Shakespeare say: There is divinity
that Shapes our ends"
Bald men are the coolest-headed men
in the world.
Some bald men have heirs Boston
Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02

women and one boy were selected as
suitable for their purpose. Then began
long and almost interminable wrangle.
The dealer asked f2O0. The broker
laughed him to scorn. and offered twenty
five lire (say twenty shillings). Where
upon the Turk waxed indignant, but in
consideration of the rank of his guests
and the great liking he had conceived
for Osman Bey (the sol disant renegade
Hungarian). offered TO come down Is.
Then more coffee and fresh pipes were
ordered, and, after tremendous palaver
and an immense consumption oftobacco,
the lot was knocked down tor f42. The
purchase, it was agreed, should be sent
for and the dealers little bill settled on
the following day. Osman Bey was
very anxious to see inside the dealers
premises, with view to ascertain the
extent and condition of his stock, and
what sort ofquarters they had. But the
broker, who was terribly afraid of
rousing suspicion as to the bona fides of
his companion, dissuaded him from
making the attempt. For the same rea-
son it was not considered prudent to
ask to see any white slaves. Those
they did see, says Osman Bey, had the
appearance of being sufficiently fed and
kindly treated. The women seemed
sullen and dispiritei, but the boys were
full of fun and frolic and appeared quite
contented with their lot.
"N0 FO0ling."
Tie other day a Detroit lawyer had a
call to 60 into the country a few miles
to attend case on trial before country
squire, and while Jogging leisurely along
in his buggy he saw a man come rum
ming across the fields at the top of his
speed. Directly behind him, and armed
with stout stick, was woman, and it
was nip-and-tuck race to the fence.
The man reached it first. however, and
as he dropped on the highway-side he
called out to the lawyer:
stranger, for heavens sake, give
me lift down the road for half a
milew
Whats the trouble herep" asked the
lawyer.
"Wife and have had another falling
out!" was the reply. as the man rolled
down steep bank to the buggy.
The woman at this moment reached
the fence, and as she was climbing
over the lawyer inquired of the hus-
band:
"Are you fooling or in earnestp"
"Ifyou think I'm fooling, just wait a
second" gasped the woman, as she
plunged down the bank, rolled over and
over in the road and rose up with big
stone in each hand.
"Squat!" yelled the husband, as he
circled around the horse, but the lawyer
wasn't quick enough. One of the stones
hit him in the back and the other grazed
his ear and hit the horse, and five or six
more were coming as he struck a trot
and moved off, the husband hanging to
the vehicle and running behind. When
a safe distance away the lawyer halted
and looked back. The woman stood in
the middle of the road shaking both
fists at him, and the husband wiped the
beads of perspiration of his cheeks and
chin and said:
stranger, Hammer and me never
have any fooling. When she's good
natureG git one shirt week and two
meals day. When she's mad one Of
US has got to light out, and l wish
next time you come this way you'd tell
me if there is anybody in Detroit who
gan make me pair of wings.-Detroa
Free Press.
yentJIotion Of Roots aud Sboa.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
Valuable Fiddles.

Remenyi's three fiddles are valued at
$4,000. The Oldest, "the Prince" was
made hundreds of years ago by Nicoli
Amati; value, $4,000. 1t is selnom
used. The second, "the Princess" )" was
made by pupil of Amati, the cele-
brated Stradivarius, and is used for
concert purposes; value, $4,000. The
third instrument was made by Mr.. Col
ton. of Brooklyn. The work is done en-
tirely by hand. Should Mr.. G. live to
be very old man, he will only be able
to complete about fifteen violins. REM
enyi calls it "the Crown Prince" and
uses it for parlor playing; value,
So, S3,0O0.-Anleyican Art Journal.-
That was a brilliant speech ofa young
society man who was "making CONVEX
sation" with young lady. FLOW
fortunate it is" he said, "that before
people go to the lunatic asylum they
always lose their mind.n
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-11-08
Horrible Tragedy.

Batesville, o., Nov. 8.-A horrible trag-
edy became known here yesterday morn
ing. Frank NJ. Bredenburg, young
German, who three years ago married the
daughter of a neighboring farmer, came
home late Saturday night intoxicated,
and entering the room where his wife and
child slept, assaulted them with an ak.
His wifes skull was crushed by single
blow, and then his sons throat was cut
by the edge of the ak. He then went to,
room where Mrs. Stephens, visitor
and her child and servant girl were Sleep
ing and killed Mrs. stephens and her
child. The servant girl awakened, ,sprang
toward the door, but was knocked sense
less and left for dead. Upon recovering
consciousness she gave an alarm and the
neighbors came. 1t was not until morn
ing that the murderer was found hidden
Ill a tobacco house with his throat cut,
not fatally. Jealousy, insanity and
drunkenness are the theories advocated
for the cause of the horrible deed.