Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-10-02
TIMELY TOPICS.


by Captain Colville, in his new book of
travels, as barbarians, but their barbar-
ism is concealed by politeness "genu-
Inc and gentlemanlike. Yet "the kaid
or pasha with whose polite manners
and lavish hospitality one has been so
struck may Just have been watching a
slave fogged to death, or may, at the
very time he is talking to one, be starv-
ing a man to death in an upper chamber,
or planning some new and horrible tor
ture by which he may extort money
from his subjects" The Arab tortures
men and animals most cruelty, "but
always for purpose"
William J. Carlin, of Philadelphia, is
lucky fellow. He was a young man in
moderate circumstances, and he has
just fallen heir to $4,000,000. Now, a
trifle like that to n man in moderate cir
cumstances is quite lift. tits another
case ofrich uncle. The rich uncle was
Alfred B. Carlin, who made his pile in
Wagga Wagga, Australia. He appeared
as witness in the celebrated Tichborne
trial in England, and it is said that he
gave 100000 to the claimant to help
establish his claim. IN the interests of
the young ladies of this country it may
be added that William j. is bachelor,
and his address is 2,03l Mount Vernon
street, Philadelphia.
Bradlaugh, the atheistical member of
parliament, who refused at first to take
the regular oath of Office, is fairly on his
way to owing the British government as
much rs it owes other people. Every
time he votes he subjects himself to a
penalty of 50, 2,500-provided the actions
against him for voting without taking
the oath of allegiance are sustained.
One day recently there were seventy or
eighty bills, on each of which he voted
several times, running up bill against
himself of 100000. However, he is
now in debt several millions of pounds
to the government for penalties incurred
in the publication of his paper, the Mn-
tionGL Refornaer. 1t has been condemned,
but no effort ever made to collect the
constantly-accumulating fines.
The Importance of manufactures to
the growth of a community is very fav-
orably exhibited by the Philadelphia
Ledger, in an article comparing that city
with Boston and Baltimore under the
present and previous censuses. In com.
merce purely Boston surpasses Philadel-
phia and Baltimore equals it. Ofpopu-
lation Baltimore has 365, 900 and Phila-
delphia s47,542 inhabitants. The last
named has $4,000 of population more
than both its rivals, or nearly half a
million more than either. This vast ex-
cess the Ledger ascribes to manufacture
ing industries, and says that "if Phila-
delphia had no more of manufactures
than Boston or Baltimore, 1t would very
soon have no more population than
they" 1t claims Philadelphia to be the
largest distinctive manufacturing city
"in the country, if not in the world"
One of the new perils of bathing, at
least in salt water, is, itappears, the loss
of the teeth. The action of the water
upon the teeth seems to be worse than
sugar or vinegar, which are universally
regarded as destructive to the teeth.
Either because teeth are moro easily lost
than formerly, or because there are
more people who go in bathing than
there used to be, the evil is assuming
large proportions. A New York dentist
advertises: Parties losing their teeth
while bathing can have them replaced
in one day." 1t seems that when the
water is violently dashed into the mouth
1t loosens the teeth. One gentleman
who came to the dentists said he felt his
going, and tried to put his hand to his
mouth in order to stop them, but he
couldn't get it up in time. Then he
tried to catch them as they sank, but
was unable to do so. 1t has been sug-
gested that people should deposit their
teeth with their clothing before they 90
into the water; but those persons who
are quite willing to take off very hand
some clothes. are not willing to show
their teeth-at least the kind of teeth
which are lost while their owners are
bathing.