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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

when Joseph became vlz!er over. EgypU,
and was welded to daughter OF the
priest of On. 1t is hardly to be doubted,
however, that they were in their place
when Moses was being schooled lin al
the learning of the Egyptians" and that
lie may have often looked upon their
faces While the Hebrews were sink
ing from lree.shcpherd life into bond
age in Egypt, another great and vain
glorious monarch arose. This was
Rameses H., q pompous, cruel kingas
his own inscriptions show. He was so
boastful that he often engraved praises
of himself on the monuments of earlier
kings, and thus it came that his deeds
are mentioned on the qbelisks. 1t was
this Ramescs who compelled the chill
dren of Israel to bui1thim treasure
cities olbrick us the Bible records. The
plaques and the exodus of Israel took
place under the reign OF his weaker son,
Manephtha.
After the Romans had conquered
Egypt, centuries later, these two obelisks
were removed from On to the city of
Alexandria, on the coast. They were
then set up before the new temple
erected for the worship of the Caesar of
Rome, the then sovereign of the world.
This was in the reign of the Emperor
Augustus, 1900 years ago, and shortly
after the death of Cleopatra, the last
Queen OF Egypt. In after years the
Egyptians gave currency TO q tradition
that she had conveyed these monoliths
to their new station, and so ii CHANGED
that they have been ever since known as
Cleopatra's needles. In the lapse OF
centuries one OF these ubelisks ieil pros
trate and that is the one which now
adorns the Thames Gmbankment, the
other being the one so successfully
brought to this city by Captain Cor
ringe. This needle has stood erect
throughout the entire period of the
Christian era, though q part of its base
has gradually worn away, and the
column has required to be kept in posi-
tion by inserting loose stones. The in
scriptions on the east and south sides
have also been somewhat defaced,
either by the action of the sea-breeze, or
the steady cutting by winds laden with
sand from the desert. Still, it is in re-
markable preservation, and when set up
will prove one fthc greatest attractions
of New York. The entire cost involved
in bringing i here win be about $780,
COO, which it is understood, is TO be
borne by William IL. Vanderbilt, Esq.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

ADvIcEs from London, of the 9th
ult.. says The large consumers of
coal feel very keenly the effects of
the strike among miners in Scotland,
and say if the disputes between the
miners and masters are not speedily
settled, local industries will be Grip
pied.
The following has been received
from Glasgow, dated Sept. lat. There
are signs Of the strike of the Scotch
miners collapsing. Those of the Kill
winning District have resumed work
at the old rate, The miners Of Ham
ilton aro approaching the masters
respecting arbitration, but the masters
have declined it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11
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of the New World, etc, etc, by James D.
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There has long been a great and
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the World suitable for general use,
This want is now being supplied by
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

A FRENCH paper relates the follow
ing experiment; A COW was MIXED
three times day for eleven days, and
yielded 10 quarts of milk. With
two millings daily she gave only LAG
quarts in the same number of days.
Analysis moreover showed that the
milk in the first case was richer in
butter gloiules by more than one
seventh than in the second case.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

IT ALWAYS sounds pretty to say
"the sun had sunk beneath the west
ern horizon" but a moments reaec-
tion shows that that is about the only
horizon he could sink beneath under
the circumstances When he feels
like sinking ho always selects the
western horizon in this saction.-
Rochester Democrat.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

A NOTE from Mr.. Vennor, who is
at present in ST. jerome, dated Fri lay,
August 27, says: "Heat again for
brief period after present cold spell
and about entry of September, fol-
lowed by very cold nights, with sharp
frosts. There aye indications of a
good deal of rain for September, and
cloudy, windy weather"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11
Took Ills Word for 1t,

A consmIptive-looking man, lame
and feeble, and carrying pint bottle
full of something, halted q pedestrian
on Bates street yesterday and said:
found this bottle on the ccrner
back there, and l wish you'd tell me
what's in it,"
The other took it, removed the cork
and snuiied in full breath. The next
instant he staggered against a wall,
clawing the air and choking and gasp
ing, and it was full minute before he
blurted out:
Why, you Internal idiot, that's
hartshorn."
Well, I'm perfectly willing to take
your word ior it without extra insults"
observed the invalid in an injured
voice, and lie took his bottle and
walked Off like u man who had been
abused without the least excuse.-Ffee
Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

NEVER water a horse directly after
feeding him, especially if he is fed ON
corn Thirst should be allayed before
the feed is given, and if any water is
allowed after it should be merely
mouthful, until the lapse of two or
three hours time has been had for
gastric digestion. Many valuable
animals have been lost by allowing
them to drink freely directly after
eating.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

In all Buddhist temples a tai and
bload-leaved lily stands directly on
the front altar. It's idea is as beauti-
full as its workmanship. It repre-
sents just as the pure white flower
may grow out of the miro and filth,
and blossom into lovelinegs, so may
the heart of man raise itself above the
wickedness aud corruption of the
world unto a state of spotless purity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

A STRONG CEMENT.-A cement
particularly adapted for attaching
the brass work to bottle necks, lamps,
&c., ia made by boiling three pals
rosin with one Of caustic soda aad
five Of water. The composition is
then mixed with half its weight OF
plaster Of Paris. 1t sess firmly in
about three quarters of an hour. L
is said to be of great adhesive pow
ers, not permeabo BY petroleum, is a
low conductor of heat, and but super
fcially attacked by hot water.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

TIE GEORGES CREEK RoAD.-The
laying of the rails on the Georges
Greek and Cumberland railroad has
been completed to a point on the
Vale Farm, III miles from Cumber-
land 9 miles from the junction. The
point reached il the highest on the
road. 1t is 1920 feet above the sea
level and 1880 feet above Cumber-
land, an average grade of nearly lao
feet to the mile Times, Tuesday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

CoTToN MANUFACTURES IN Pc
TERsBURa, VA.-The cotton factories
of Petersburg, Virginia, are improv-
ing rapidly and seem to be doing
a good business, their annual con-
sumption Of cotton touching 10000
bales, and their annual production be-
ing 100000 yards Of cloth, such as
drillingg, ducks, fine shirtings and
sheetings. They have about 10000
spindles, 900 looms, and employ near
ly 1000 hands.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

In little village in Virgiaia there
lived family named Ransom. They
were not very pious people and nov-
er went to church. Once, however,
during a revival the family were
prevailed upon to attend preaching.
When they made their reluctant
and tardy appearance the services
had just begun and when they had
scarcely taken their seats, the minis
ter gave out the first hymn, reading
it somewhat thus:
"Return, ye ransom, sinners home.
"All right T. cried the head of the
Ransoms, getting up in rage, and
olapping his hat on his head "Come
along, old woman and gals, we'll 50
home fast enough and everybody in
the old church knows we didn't want
70 come"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

The Coal TRADE.-The shipments
from the mines OF the Cumberland
coal region for the week ending Satur-
day, Sept. 4, were 52,225 tons, and
for the year to that date l,406,5
tons, an increase Of 300,726 tons as
compared with the corresponding pc
riod of 1879. The shipments to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad were for
the week, 23,397 tons for the year,
876, ,229 tons, an increase Of 23S, ,3O8
tons as compared with 1879. The
shipments to the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal were, for the week, 5,340
tons, for the year, 379,049 tons,
an increase of 25,753 tons as COM
pared with this time last year. The
shipments to the Pennsylvania rail
road were for the week, 3,48S tons !;
for the year, l5l ,243 tons, an increase
of 36,665 tons as compared with last
year.
The heaviest coal shippers last week
were the Consolidation company send
ing out 1850 tons; the New Central
next with 7,l83 tons; Georges Creek
Coal and Iron third, with 6,799 tons;
none of the other companies sending
out over 5000 tons.
The heaviest shipper of the year
was the Consolidation company, send
ing out 965, ,O5S tons; the New Central
second, with 226,607 tons; thu Georges
Creek coal and iron third, with l60,-
538 tons, and tho Borden Mining
fourth, with ll2,980 tons; none of the
others shipping over 100000 tons.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

beautiful portraits Of historical ! erson-
ages with which it abounds.
The price is so low that every one
can afford to purchase a copy. It is
sold ly subscription only, and Mr.,
W. S. Edwards, whois tho authorized
AGENT for this section, is now canvass
ing for it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

Coal IN JApAN.-A Paris dispatch
to tie London Times says: An cx-
tcnaiye coal-bed, estimated as capable
Of yielding 100000 pounds daily for
a century, is now being worked near
Kisgaoho, on the Kiou Kads, Japan.
The Minister Of Publ, Works has
visited it with an English engineer,
in order TO examine the fe sibilivy o.
a railway therefrom to Modji, a town
en- the inland aaa, and the works are
to lie commenced this summer. There
is also an idea Of making Modji
naval station, that Indian and other
foreign vessels stopping at Akamega-
saki might coal there.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

CHOPPED onions, with little ginger
mixed in, is said to be a sure cure for
chicken cholera.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

A LITTLE girl, noticing the glitter
ing gold filling of her aunts front
tooth, exclaimed, "Aunt Mary, l wish
I mad copper-toed teeth like yours"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

A FIRM dealing largely in coad had
in their service an Irishman named
Barney. One day tho head of the
firm, irritatod beyond endurance at
one of Barney'a blundors, told him
to 50 to the Office and get his pay,
and added, "You are so thick-headed
I can't teach you anything" "Be-
gorra, says Barney, Il larn wan
thing since lvo been wild yer
whats that p asked the employer.
"That sivinteen hundred make a ton"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11
GENERAL ITEMS.

MINING NOTES ABRoAD.-The
mines at Elizabeth, Pa, are now in
full operation.
At Myeisdale the mines are run
ming full time. Orders are improv-
ing but not SO rapidly as had been
hoped. The miners at the Hersh are
out on strike for checkweighman
and will succeed.
The Coal Trade Journal is inform
ed that the trouble at the mines of
Central Mining Co., at New Straits
vile, O., was due to the company put
ting in some OF the Lechner mining
machines, and asking the men to
work by the day for loading the coal
cut by the maoh;ne. The old miners
would not do this, so new hands were
engaged at $l75 per day. Then the
old hands wanted to drive out the
new men, and as they were 500 to 25
they succeeded. The trouble has
been settled, and the coal cutting ma
chimes are at work.
The Boston market is reported to
be glutted with the culm of Nova
Scotia coal, and the demand very
light.
A coal dealing concern in Middle
town N. Y, is badly affected with
the phonetic idea. They spell it
hoJ in their advertisements.
Bituminous Goals are reported by
some dealers as being in better re-
quest, and there is said to be more
adherence to the quoted prices, on
new business. The large contracts
taken early in the season are said to
have been pretty nearly filled up.
No changes in quotations.
WOODEN SWEARING.-The Sabbath
school was assembled for their month
ly concert. The lesson was about
swearing and when the children had
repeated their verse, the minister rosa
to talk to thom. II hope, dear chill
dren," he said, "you will never let
your lips speak profane words. But
now want to tell you about a kind
of swearing which heard a good wo-
man speak about not long ago. She
called it wooden swearing. It's a kind
of swearing that many people besides
children arc given when they are
angry. Instead of giving vent to
their feelings in oaths, they slam the
doors, kick the chairs, stamp on the
floor, throw the furniture about, and
make all the noise they possibly
can"
THE WEATHER AND WATCH
SPRINus.--Midsummer and midwin-
ter are trying seasons for the main
Strings of watches. This fact is
probably not generally known, but
to our watch repairers it is an old
story. A veteran in this line showed
us his entries of repairs, and fully
three-fourths were for broken main
springs. The same phenomenon is
noticed in niidwinter. Just why this
is the case is a mystery to the profess
sion, and no springs were exempt from
breakage at these seasons of the year.
H;...no
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11
WHOLE NUMBER, 46S.

The sausage is the only species of
grounding that does not hibernate
in the winter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

GEN. GRANT will not accept the
presidency of the San Pedro Gold and
Silver Mining Company.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11
VISIT YO 4 COAL MINE.

The funny man Of the Burlington
Ha,okeys, visited Pottsville, and as a
matter of course, descended into
coal mine. Hear what he says
about it; the reference to the coal
men is doubtless libclous fiction:
The boys tool; me out in the morn
ing to the great Pottsville shaft, and
we went down under the ground.
The deepest coal shaft in America, /
believe We went down nearly elk
teen hundred feet, they told me, and
there isn't hotel elevator in the
United States moves with as little
noise as these great cages. As you
get down about seven hundred feet,
the silence becomes terribly oppres-
Mye to noisy man. AT that level
you couldr' hosr Il young man learn
ing to play the trombone. When we
got down we wandered through the
long tunnel, and watched the work
ing of the diamond drill. Going
through one of the passages 1 was
suddenly startled and astonished at
meeting a mule. The mule did not
display any emotion whatever at
meeting me. He was the same
calm, impassiye, imrerturbable mule,
twelve hundred feet below the level
Of tie sea that he was when he
lived in sunlight; the same patient,
sphynx-like face, seven feet long,
and he manifested tha same placid
intention Of walking calmly and dis
passionately over the entire crowd if
we didn't st out Of the track and
stand in The mud. Mo got out of
the track end stood in The mud with
a promptneaa aud patience that must
have commanded the admiration Of
the mulo. However, if he felt any
admiration he didn't express it. He
simply looked as though he thought
it was a mighty good thing for US
that we acted as promptly as we did.
We visited the stables, of couree, and
looked at the rest of the mules, that
that is, we looked at the other mules.
You know what l mean. They have
nothing to kick at but the bowels Of
TIE mountain, and the mountain is
just as imperturbable as the mule.
One time, not v.ry long ago, there
came out 10 this great Pottaville shaft
several leading Coal men of Philadel-
phia. They had dealt in coal all
their lives, but they had never been
down the greatest shaft in America.
So they cane out here and went
down
''How grand, one OF the promi.
Ncat coal dcaIolo said to the other
prominent coal dealers, "if we should
mine some Goa ourselves down here
one thousand six hundred feet balow
tie living world Of sunlight and car
ny it home to show our families what
we did" And the other prominent
coal dealers said it would be just the
cheese, and they gathered the pixies
from the miners and mined the first
coal they had ever mined for them
selves, deeper down than any other
ccal dealers had ever mined. And
they filed their pockets with the lit
tie chunks they mined, and VIXEN
they got back to Pennsylvania Hall
they cmptied their pockets to pack
their coal away in their yalses. And
when they saw the coal they had
mined, they looked at it, and then
they gazsd foolishly one upon the 9th
or, for it was al slate. And the
youngest Of them lad dealt in coal
twenty seven years,
HARVEST MooN.-This month we
boya tba nTT..vsgt Mnon ~ ca oftap
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

CENSUS FIGURES Pending an Of
fetal PRONUNCIATION of the population
Of the country according to the CEN
sus of 1880, which will not be made
for some time yet, we have table,
partly official, which is near enough
to exact accuracy to answer all prac-
tical purposes These figures do not
include Alaska, New Mexico, Wyom-
ing aud Washington Territories.
Without these the aggregate popula-
tion of the states and Territories is
1866, l42, and when that of the un-
returned Territories is added we will
have a total of Just about 100000.
This is an increase for the decade of
11,700,000, or little more than 80
per cent, against % per cent. for the
preceding decennial period. The
population of Maryland is $4,000,
an increase of 10000; that of the
District of Columbia l74,050, an in
crease of 42,350; that of Virginia
100000, an increase of 374,S37
that of West Virginia 70S,0O0, an in
crease of 265, 1856 that of North Car
olina 100000, an increase of $685.
$50; that of Delaware 146,009, an in
crease of IS, ,694, and that of Pennsyl-
vania 1926, ,O99, an increase of 704,-
lSS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

HARVEST MooN.-This month we
have the Harvest Moon SO often
and 20 6ondly spoken Of in English
pastoral literature. This is the full
moon occurring nearest the autumnal
equinox, the popularity of which is
that it rises tor several days nearly
at sunset, about the same tim?, instead
Of fifty odd minutes later each success
sive day, as usual. As this phenom-
enon OCCURS at q period when the
farmers in England are busy with a
certain portion Of harvest duties and
very opportunity supplies them with
sufficient light to work by after aunset,
the moon at this stage received in that
country the name Of the harvest
moon" by which it is now desi gnated
in nearly every civilized part Of the
world, without reference to its rela-
tons 10 agricultural pursuits.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-09-11

IT IS tough to be poor, but to be
ashamed Of it is putting salt on a sore.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-21
How to Hang Thernona a5ers.

"OId Weathercock" writes to the St.
Paul Pioneer Press: There seem to be
SO meny erroneous notions among many
amateur meteorologists of the city about
the minimum temperature OF the twenty
tour hours, and now to obtain it correctly.
that few lines from an old weathercock
trust will not be altogether lost. In the
first place. then. the temperature of the
wall OF any buildiog at any hour of the
nigh or day is not the true temperature
OF the circulating air. and is of no use to
science. A wood wall rsdiates its heat
more RAPIDLY than brick or stone
apd the amateur scientist who hangs his
thermometer on a wood wall can force his
murcury down below the amateur who
selects brick wall. 'i'he proper way to
tx pose your thermometer is TO surround
it with light wood frame covered with
Stats, like shutter work, and rooted over.
This will protect it from the rays of the
the sun and reflected heat. Run a light
wood bar across the centre of your instru-
ment shelter, to which you can attach
thermometers. which should be when
properly exposed, on the north side OF the
building. and the thermometer at least one
foot from all surrounding objects. 1t
these directions are followed. erroneous
reports of extreme cold weather will not
not very funny thing for the press to
report 25 degrees below zero when Is
degrees represented the true temperature
of the circulating air. 1t gives persons
abroad wrong impressions of your climate.