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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

Our thanks are due William @.
Devecmon, Esq, ftr copy Of the
President of St. Johns College COM
msncenent address, on the "engine,
anvil, lathe and foundry" in the old
State institution. It is handsomely
gotten up geographically.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

THE WoRKINaMEN's DEMoNsTRA-
neutrality-suspicious. for the grand
picnic of the workingmen of this re.
gion. Saturday, September 8, are
going on rapidly. Such eloquent
speakers as Mayor Powderly, of
Scranton, Pa; Hon. Charles 81.
Litchmsp, of Marblehead, Mass;
Msssrs. James L. Wright and Fred.
Turner, of Philadelphia, Pa, and
others will be present and deliver ad-
dresses on the great question Of labor.
Games Of all kinds will be INDUCED
in and good time is expected. Ex-
curaion trains will be run from Cum
berland and Piedmont at greatly re-
duced rates. The committee is com.
posed of some Of our best-known cit
liens who will be unremitting in their
endeavor to make this celebration a
success. More complete particulars
will be given shortly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

The M. E. camp-meeting at Union
Grove. near Cumberland, will COM
mence Thursday, August 18th.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

THERE was young girl in Carlisle,
Who filleo lighted lamp with coal oil,
The lamp il busted
And she up and busted
Where lighting lamps will be futile.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

KILLING OF Col. HANSON BROWN
NEAR LoNAooNINa.-Tuesday after
noon the citizens of the town oil
Homecoming were startled by the re-
port that Col. Hanson Brown, a we'll
known farmer living about seven
miles distant, had been murdered
Upon inquiry being made it seems
that Col. Brown started from Iona.
coming to walk to his home VIXEN h.
was ovsrtaken by a wagon belong
ng to the Lochiel Lumber Company,
and driven by a teamster named
Michael Flanagan. During the ride
Col. Brown became alarmed at the
manner Of the driver, who was drunk
and endeavored to take the lines. A
scuffle ensued which resulted in both
men pitching from the wagon into the
road, the deceased falling on his head,
after which fight took place between
them and the Col. WAS kicked about
the head and face. Brown was taken
up dead and his body conveyed to
Homecoming. Shortly after the &C.
currence the alleged murderer walk.
ed about mile and lay down for a
nap where he was soon found
by Constable Heron and posse Of
men who secured him with hand.
cuffs and took him back to Homecoming.
Justice G. s. Murphy summoned
the following jury ofinqrest
James Orr, Foreman.
VIM. McFarlane, Cornell Hotchkiss,
James Atkinson, james Stewart,
Thomas Wilson, Go orge Cutter,
II. r. Kinmel, Frederick Perry,
James johnson, Alex. Dick,
Thomas Mcbride.
After all the testimony had been
adduced the jury rendered the follow
ing verdict:
That Hanson Brown came to his death
by being thrown from the wagon and
kicked by one Michael Flanagan.
The prisoner is 46 years old, q
native Of Maine, and during the war
served in the Pennsylvania Buck
tails" Wednesday noon he was
taken to Cumberland and lodged in
Jail there.
The deceased was very popular
man, both in Allegany and Garrett
counties. He was IS wears old and
leaves wife and six children.
CITY COUNCIL PRooEEDINes.-The
regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last Monday even
ing in the Council Chamber, Mayor
Skidmors presiding, and all the mem
bers, Clerk Bepler and Bailif Baker
present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved as cor
rected.
The newly-elected Councilman B
]. Thomas, being present, was sworr
in and at once took the seat vacated
by Mr.. Wittig and entered upon hi'
duties.
The Mayor called attention to the
work being done on the streets by the
Street Supervisor.
Several bills were presented and
ordered to be paid.
The Fire Department received an
appropriation Of $3.50 from the Coun.
Gil, who also promised to have the
reel house repaired and put in good
condition.
Nothing further claiming attention
of the Council it adjourned until the
second Monday night in September.
ONE would think the editor of the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

IT is to the peoples advantage to buy
Hardware ut the Hardware store.
FRANK G BEALL,
"The" Hardware Man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

MINE ACCIDENTS William Rowen,
a miner employed in Big Vein mine,
Homecoming, was slightly injured by a
fall of roof coal last Friday.
Melfon Thomas, lad aged II
years, was badly hurt in Borden
Shaft Thursday morning by a fall of
top coal. The extent of his injuries
could not be learned up to the hour
If going to press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

THIS is the season OF the year whom
every one should guard themselves
against eating unripe fruit or vegeta-
bles and drinking too freely of ice
water. To do either Of the above is
to bring on cholera morbus which too
often debilitates the system to an ex-
tent that is dangerous in the extreme.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13
SEALED PROPOSALS
FOR BUILDING AN
IRON BRIDGE
nxrnn rprrr, nnrn1xI T,rxtrn

g EALED PROPOSALS WILL BE
- received by the unf e. signed up to
Thursday, September 1, 1851,
AT 6 O'CLOCK p. NJ,
For building an Iron Truss Bridge, of two
spans, across the Potomac river between
Mineral county, West Virginia. and Allie
gany county, Maryland, at Washington
Bottom, about 10 mics above the city of
Cumberland Said spans are $50 and 152
feet long respectively clear of abutments
aud piers (Which will be ready for the
superstructure within go days from this
time) and the roadway IA feet wide, clear
of iron work Capacity tu be 80 lbs to
square foot OF floor surface. Factor of
safety, four. 49,
Anv further information desired can be
obtained by addressing the undersigned,
at Frostburg, Msrylatd; Meshack Frost,
at Rawlings Station, Maryland, (near the
lite of bridge,) or N. Alkire, at Keyser,
West Virginia.
ADAM E. HITCHINS,
Pres'nt Board County Commissioners,
Aug 13 Frostburg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

A LARGE crop of chestnuts is pre-
dicted by those who should know.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13
Business Locals

Business Locals.
IT will amaze you to find how very
cheap Whips. H0rse-COllars and
Hames can be bought at
FRANK G. REALLs
"The" Collar and Whip Man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

Buy Wood and WiIlOwware
where you can have the largest selection.
FRANK G. BEALL,
t'The" Wood and Willowware Man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

Total, Frostburg ..........$1.75
Returning, leave Bedford at 1880
p. M, arriving in Frostburg about
9:l5. A delightful time is expected
by the large number who contemplate
going.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

EXCURSION TO BEDFORD To- Nor
ROWAN excursion train will leave
Frostburg tomorrow Sunday morn
ing, at 7:25 via Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad. The round
trip fare will be as follows
Frostburg to State Line........ so cents
State Line to Bedford. ........$1.25
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

ONE would think the editor of the
FRosTBuRG JOURNAL had been a pedsLtic
pedagogue and never learned that printers
made "outs." The other day we intended
to say the railroad track ut the west OF
f ostburg had sunken "six inches for" c
distance of 150 ieet. The printer left out
the six inchts." We have taken up now
too much space Tor an. explanation; bit
boys have 10 lie noticed sCmetimes.-Cum-
be-land Times.
0. rash brother Taylor Who
could supply "six inches2" Suppose
We had guessed ten inches-but the
Thought is "too utter" Besides, life
i' too short to spend in trying to con-
lecture all those exact things our
friends intended to say" which 1.-THE
printer left out" And. then, when
it turns out that brother Taylor
should have said twenty-four inches,
can anybody tell us what "pedantlc
pedagogus" (whaw } can do now?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

WE believe Houtzdale can beat the
county for flashily dressed young ladies.
The styles OF get IN are as various as the
multitude of religious sects infestlng the
earth, all claiming TO be the genuine artl-
Gle, and which the approaching come. is TO
knock into cooked hat, muslins, ribbons,
trails, feathers nd all-Houtzdale Echo of
the Osceola Rereae.
Same way with your coal, and 9
similar fate awaits its meretricious
claims.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

BADLY HURT.-Tuesday morning
Mr.. James Carroll, Of Homecoming,
caught his legs between two cars and
sustained severe strain Of the socket
of the knee, leaving him unable to
walk. Although badly hurt he will
recurer the use Of his limbs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

JURORS FOR THE OCTOBER COURT.
Last Monday Judge Pearre drew
the following names of forty eight
persons to act as jurors for the Ooto.
Der term of the Circuit Court:
A. NJ. L. Bush, Goath Anthony,
Peter Kelley, Robert Scott,
Thomas Poland, James jackson,
Charles Crook, Fred, Mertens, ir.,
Jas. Cain, of Peter, John Engleby,
William Orr, sr, Daniel II. 10y,
Leonard Boward, Patrick Lawn,
{. j. Edwards, George w. spangler,
Oliver Diffenbaugh, Dawson Armstrong,
T. g. Mason, Thomas Reed,
NJ chael Twigg, Peer Cordial,
Thomas Carey, Gtrshon Anthony,
Isaac Bradl urn, j. g. Stubblefie d,
Salem Koontz, Christopher Dill,
Philip Pindle, w. T. Close,
Peter " hetstone, Alfred Jetfries,
Andrew Smith, Thornton Pool,
Alex. Griffith, Amos Ash,
MelancthonH Hoffman Graham Clancy,
Peter McFarlane, Zacharia johnson,
G. Ii. Martz, d MEL Mcnamara,
Amos g. Gross, VIM Hooking, jr.,
Robert Bnyd, jr., John Walker,
William Bear, John q. Cookery.
THE Bivarian Band gave very
fine performance in Poui's Hall last
Saturday evening. The music was
altogether played on brass instruments
but was of ouch character as to en-
list the most hearty plandits from
the audience. During the week the
band have serenaded a number of our
citizens and summer visitors. The
JOURNAL acknowledges compliment
tary tune in front Of the Office Tues
div eveninp.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

WE have been shown by Il. +.
Wolfe. Esq, fac simile copy of the
first newspaper ever printed in
America-the Boston Nes0s- Letter,
published Monday, April II, 1904.
1t contains news from Great Britain
dated six months previous to the
issue of the paper. John Campbell,
then postmaster Of Boston, was the
editor.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

THE Lcnaconing Cornet Band wi
hold picnic on Friday, 18th inst
The @. & P. road will run excursion
trans; fare for round-trip from Frost
burg and Piedmont having been placed
at 20 cents. This band is one of the
most popular in the region and their
picnic deserves to be a success.
"LET Us TALK ABOUT TIE Wealth
ER."-Vennor's predictions for onsu-
ing week are as follows
To-day-Hot, cloudy and sultry.
Sunday, 14th inst.-Cooler.
Aonday-Cooler to cold, cloudy and
pleasant.
7utsddy-Storms in Virginia.
Wednesday, and 7hursday-.Probably
hailstorms and frosts in some localities.
Friday and Saturday-Hot and stormy.
ELECTION OF Observation-Disclosures
Spring Lodge. No. IL, Independent
Order Good Templars, Monday even
ing last elected the following officers
to serve for the ensuing quarter:
W. c. T.-R. P. Mason.
W. Y. T.-Miss A. R. HartEell.
". R. iS.-David Hill.
W F. S.-Joserh Bear.
". T.-Miss Ross Martin.
W M.-Lincoln Porter.
". G-John Conner.
W. d. M.-Miss Mamie Jeffries.
W. A. r. S.-Aiss Mary Shaw.
W. I. G.-Miss Mary Davis.
W. 0. G-Thomas G. Mason.
W. r. II. 3-M IS Anne Railey
W. L. Fl. S.-Miss Jane Phillips
Representatives to Grand Lodge
W. H. Carson, John A. Daley and j
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

THE Osceola Reueilte man wants
someone to invent machine that can
drown the COWS mslliferous bellows
during the early morning. Let a
good stout party touch the Repeille
man up with a prod and set him to
beating on the Houtzdale Echo de-
partment of his little tom-tom.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

JURORS FOR THE OCTOBER COURT.
Last Monday Judge Pearre drew
the following names of forty eight
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
Accounting for Nuts.

All nuts have to guard against SPUR
rels and birds, and, therefore, their pc
culiarities are directly the opposite Of
succulent fruits. Instead Of attract
ing attention by being brightly
co1ored, they are invariably green like
the leaves while they remain on the tree,
and brown or dusky like the soil when
they fall upon the ground beneath. In
stead of being inclosed in sweet coats,
they are provided with bitter, acrid or
singing husks: and, instead Of being
soft in texture, they are surrounded by
hard shells Like the coacoanut, or have
perfectly solid kernel, like the vegeta-
BILE ivory. The origin of nuts is thus ex-
actly the reverse side Of the origin Of
fruits.
Certain seeds, richly stored with oils
and starches for aiding the growth Of the
young plant, are exposed to the attacks
of squirrels, monkeys, parrots and other
arboreal animals. The greater part of
them are eaten and completely destroyed
by these, their enemies, and so never
hand down their peculiarities to any de-
scendants. But all fruits vary a little in
sweetness or bitterness, pulpy or stringy
tendencies. Thus a few among them
happen to be protected from destruction
by their originally accidental possession
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
ROBIN REDBREAST.

My old Welsh neighbor over the way
Crept slowly out in the sun OF spring,
Pushed from her ears the locks OF gray,
And listened to hear the robin sing
Her grandson, playing at marbles, stopped,
And, cruel in sport as boys will be,
Tossed stone at the bird, who hoped
From bough to bough in the apple tree
"Nay," said the grandmother, I" have you not heard
My poor, bad boy! of the fiery pit;
And how drop by drop this merciful bird
Carries the water that quenches it?
He brings cool dew in his little bill,
And lets it fall on the souls of sin;
You can seethe mark on his red-breast still
OF fires that scorch as he drops it in.
"My poor Bron rhuddyn! my breast-burned bird
Singing so sweetly from limb to limb!
Very dear to the heart of our Lord
Is he who pites the lost like him."
Amen! said to the beautiful myth;
Sing, bird of God, in my heart as well;
Each good thought is a drop wherewith
To cool and lessen the fires of he'll.
Prayers of love like raindrops fall,
Tears of pity are cooling dew,
And dear to the heart of our Lord are all
Who suffer like Him in the good they do.
John @. Whittier.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
Discoveries by Accident.

Valuable discoveries have been made
and valuable inventions suggested by the
yeriest accidents. An alchemist, while
seeking to discover o mixture of earths
that would make the most durable CRU
cibles, one day found that he had made
porcelain. The power of lenses, as ap-
piled to the telescope, was discovered by
a watchmaker's apprentice. While hold
ing spectacle-glasses between his thumb
and finger, he was startled at the sud
denly enlarged appearance Of neigh
boring church spire. The art of etching
upon glass was discovered by Nurem-
burg glass-cutter By accident few
drops Of aqua fortis fell upon his spec
tacles. He noticed that the glass be-
came corroded and softened where the
acid touched it. That was hint enough.
He drew figures upon glass with varnish,
applied the corroding fluid, then cut
away the glass around the drawing.
When the varnish was removed the
figures appeared raised upon dark
ground. Mezzotint owed its invention
to the simple accident Of the gun barrel
of sentry becoming rusted with dew.
The swaying to and fro Of a chandelier
in cathedral suggested to Calico the
application Of the pendulum. The art
Of ithographing was perfected through
suggestions made by accident. A poor
musician was curious to know whether
music could not be etched upon stone
as well as upon copper. After he had
prepared his slab his mother asked him
to make a memorandum Of such clothes
as she proposed to send away to be
washed. Not having pen, ink and paper
convenient, he wrote the list on the
stone with the etching preparation, in
tending to make copy of it at leisure.
A few days later, when about to clean
the stone, he wondered what effect aqua
FORTS would have upon it. He applied
the acid, and in few minutes saw the
writing standing out in relief. The next
step necessary was simply to ink the
stone and take off an impression. The
composition of which printing rollers
are made was discovered by Salopian
printer. Not being able to find the pelt-
ball, he mixed the type with piece Of
soft glue which had fallen out of glue
pot. It was such an excellent substi-
tute that, after mixing molasses with
the glue to give the proper consistency,
the old pelt-ball was entirely discarded.
The shop of Dublin tobacconist by the
name Of Lundy was destroyed by fire.
While he was gazing dolefully into the
smoldering ruins he noticed that his
poorer neighbors were gathering the
snuff from the canisters. He tested the
snuff for himself, and discovered that
the fire had largely improved its pun
gency aroma. It was hint worth prof
ting by. He secured another shop,
built a lot of ovens, subjected the snuff
to heating process, gave the brand a
particular name, and in few years be-
came rich throug h an accident which he
at first thought had completely ruined
him. WoOnsocket Patriot.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27

upon the scrap Of Daily Telegraph in
which he carried it home,
"Seep he observed, scraping away
with such diligence that the scrap Of
paper was as readable as when it came
from the printers hands. "See I have
not wasted an atom"
While thus engaged his eye was at
tracted by the printed matter, which his
energies rendered so clear. To his utter
establishment he read his own name con-
tanned in the advertisement, "To the
next Of kin" printed on the fragment of
the Daily Telegraph which had served
as wrapper for the quarter Of pound
of butter.
On making the necessary inquiries he
found that he had come into very COM
Portable fortune.
Herbert Balfour's trials through the
pressure of poverty were over forever,
and now he is a happy and wealthy man !;
and doubtless all the better and happier
for the struggles which adverse fortune
for time brought upon him.
Misfortune never harms man spirit
ually if he only bears it bravely and
trusts in Providence.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
Spelling His Logic.

Here is ludicrous instance of "speak-
ing out in meeting" which transpired in
a small parish in the South Of Scotland !:
The good old preacher-an earnest,
supplemented man, who regarded his
flock as gathering of children of larger
growth-was holding forth upon the
story Of Jonah and, in approaching the
climax, he INDUCED in bit of rhetorical
flourish, to the following effect:
"And what kind of fish was it, my
brethren, that God had appointed thus
to execute His holy will? Was it a
shark, my brethren? No, it could not
be shark, for God would never have
given the tender flesh of His beloved
prophet to be torn by the horrible teeth
of that voracious monster. What fish
was it then, my brethren? Was it a
salmon, think you? All, no. That
were not possible. There's no salmon
j. the deepest pool of the Tweed could
swallow a man. Besides, you ken, it's
MAR natural for man to swallow sal
mon than for salmon to swallow man.
What, then, was it? Was it a sea-ion,
or a sea-horse? Or was it sea dog, or
a great rhinoceros All, no. Those are
not Scripture beasts, ava. Ye're as far
aft as ever. Which of the monsters O
the great deep was it, can you tell me,
that swallowed him?"
At this point an aged dame, who had
been sitting on nettles, believing her
minister to be really at a loss-thinking
he had forgotten the name of the fish
as he raised his hand and took a survey
Of his audience, previous to Gaping the
climax, knocked him from his bias by
crying out:
"Hoot, sir it was whale, you ken p
The minister gasped for breath, and
looked daggers.
"Out upon ye, for the graceless old
wife that you are, thus to TAX the words
out O the mouth o Gods minister
You've just cut in and tumbled the BEAU
tiful fabric o logical sequence all to
pieces p
"Aweel," muttered the ancient dame,
with firm closing Of her jaws, CT dinna
keer for that. 1t wer' a whale ony way p
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-27
Care of Table Knives.

The chief cause of the destruction OF
knives is their treatment, or rather want
of treatment, as soon as they are re-
moved after the different meals. In
stead of being attended to first, they are
left anywhere and everywhere, scattered
about, while the china and silver are
washed and dried, and then they come
in last, but not least, to be washed In
the greasy water, handles and all, and
then only half wiped; and so they lie
until tomorrow, If there are plenty OF
others "to take to-" if not, they are
hurriedly cleaned just when the next
meal is going up. Now, the knives are
of the very first importance in "wash-
ing up." Better far leave cups and
plates and silver waiting their turn than
delicate steel. I like better than any
thing pewter can to wash knives in,
the height of which should be the
length of large table knife. First,
they should bewiped on a knife rag, and
then wash them in warm water IN this
can, and then not only quickly dried,
but taken singly and separately out
of the water, and well and thoroughly
dried.
I wonder servants do not Like and
wish to get their knives out of the way
first, and if they would only use soap
and water, and dry thoroughly, can
assure them that their knives would look
almost fit to come to the table without
any more cleaning, and if they would
only adopt this method daily the labor
at the knife board would be far less.
There ought to be japanned knife
box for the knives that have been washed
and not cleaned, and japanned box or
tray with a handle and division for
those that have been cleaned, and well
busted after the cleaning.
AS to the keeping of the handles OF
table knives, I have one very simple
recipe which apply to all ivory articles,
and that is whitening. Take soft piece
of flannel, put it tightly on your finger,
dip it in whitening, moisten with water,
and with this rub the handle of the
knife the way of the grain, as hard as
you can. Continue rubbing for some
time, and then polish with dry whiten-
ing. Clean ivory brushes, work boxes,
paper knives or any other article Of
ivory in this way, and you will see the
immense improvement. Quite a skin
seems to come off the ivory as you rub,
and the ivory loses the yellowness of ne
glect in proportion to its degree. A
clean brush will remove all particles of
whitening from hooks and creyices.-
Exchange.