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Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24

average from twenty-five to fifty per cent
higher than ayear ago.
Tho same is true here. Five dol
lars in prudent workingmsn's hands
ordinarily goes a good way. In the
support of family now, however, it
is quickly exhausted. 1t used to be
that the Injuries oflifs were kept up,
the necessaries low. But under our
"improving" system the situation ia
gradually revolving the other way.
The wealthy can get all they wish oi
either; the poor find it hard to secure
the indispsnsablss-with the lu1uris'
as far out of reach as ever.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
ORDER NISI.

In the mstter Of the deed
Of Trust from John Hitch No.-Trusts.
ms to Adam E. Hitchins.
4 (ARDFRED, This 29d day Of December,
" 1881, by the Circuit Court for Allie
gany county IN Equity, that the sale made
and reported in the above entitled pro-
ceeding by Adam E. Hitchlns, trustee, un-
der deed OF trusts from John Hitchins,
be ratified and confirmed unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 25th day Of January next; provid-
ed cory of this order be published once
q week for three successive we Ks in some
rev wspaper printed in Allegsny county
prior to the 10th day of Jsnnary next.
The repo;: states the amount of sales to
to be $3,432 90. ThEO. LUMAN,
Tue copy Clerk.
Test; THEo. LUMAN, Clerk.
Dec 24.3t
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
FROSTBURG ACADEMY.
Home School for Both Sexes

THE object of this School ia to place
y superior educational facilities al the
doors of the citizens
The branches taught wifi be based upon
the practical requirements of good citizen
ship, and the qualifications requisite for
admittance into colleges
The methods of instruction will be varied
as far 40 practicable to suit the mental Pc
culmrities of each pupil.
The range of studies will be high, the
instruction thorough, the influences re.
fining.
Not more than twenty pupils will be
admitted.
Inform alton can be obtolned from any of
the undersigned gentlemen.
V. BALDWIN JOHNSON,
Teacher.
THoa G. MCCULLoH, Fl. B. SHAFFER,
ADAM E HITCHNs, NELSON BEALL,
n. S. FROST, JOHN j. KELLER,
j. B. ODER,
Dec "a Patrons and Directors.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD.

REV. E. III. DAVIS. The death of Mrs.
Charlotte Davis last week, following close
the demise Of her estimable husband, re-
calls duty perhaps too long postponed.
Soon after the first blow iel upon the fam
lily circle over which Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
presided l promised myself the pleasure of
placing before your readers, with your
permission, an humble tribute to the vir-
tues of the deceased. But ere | could
redeem procrastinated design the widow
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
kEsPEoTING the control of the an
thrscits properties Of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Frank WilkeIon writes:

REsPEoTINa the control of the an.
thracits properties of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Frank Wilkeson writes:
II ever the right of eminent domain at
tsched in democracy, if ever existed a
duty on the part Of Government TO seize
and administer for the public good prop
srty necessary for the public welfare, that
right attaches and that duty exists with
respect 10 the anthracite coal deposit Of
Pennsylvania. Under its present manage
ment more than seventy per cent. Of it
will be irrecoverably lost to the people.
The waste Is q thousand times more GRIM
insl than the dsnudation of country OF
its forests. Trees can be made to grow
again. The coal seams can never be re-
newed.
In principle this is square up
against the theory beginning to be ad-
vanosd in this reeion-that nobody
has right to undertake the manage
ment Of coal properties but the own
ers. It makes little difference who
essays to conduct our mining opera
tions, the government or the employ
sss, the owners right to mismanaae e
them is indefsasible. Certain it is, if
the employees cannot run tho mines
with = view to economy and proper
reservations, the government is estop-
ped by the sams constitutional hind
RANGES. 1t will be left to posterity
then to curse the owners.
TIE Mahanoy (Pa.) Record puts two
solid intsrrogatories in the paragraph
below:
The question may reasonably be raised
are these really good times or nots True
there Is more money in circulation than
there was two years ago. The working
men at the mines are earning more than
they were at that time; or ever last fall, for
they are working full time. But are they
much better Off We speak of those W lio
have families and have but the labor OF
one man to support that family with.
Everything that he buys, from peck OF
potatoes 10 barrel OF -four is on an
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
WALTER EDWARDS.
Ready for business with o,

fine and complete asso tment of handsome
Fur i;ure IA can he found in Allegany
county Burial Cas- cts and Coffins "
spec atty. ca in and examine my stock
and you will be convinced that AM SELL
ing furniture that will please YOU.
g. F. NICKEL,
New Warerooms, opposite Marx Vine
lands store, Nam street, Frostburg.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
CORRESPON D EN- C I
A QUERY.

FRosTBURa, Dec. 90, 1881.
To the MINING JOURNAL:
Has the ordinance prohibiting hogs
from running at large within the
Corporate limits been repealed? **
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
New Business Locals.

county to exhibit show windows more at
tractive than his. | selection aad ar
rangemcnt of styles, effective display and
blending of colors, they can't be beaten
BY all means come and see them Moth
ing OF the kind in the county equals them.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24

Rem0ved.--A. LoEwENsTEIN de-
sires to inform his friends and patrons that
he has removed his tailoring depa. tment
to his dwelling, coEner Mechanic and Tay-
lor streets, where he has every facility for
fxiGg up the "outer man" in habillments
fashionable and cheap, Give him cal.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24

/ FRIENDS. you can send your Christ
mas gifts to the printer in . wagon
We will be ready to unload them with
q derrick.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
ELECTION OF OFFIcEss.-At reg

ELECTION OF 0FFIcESs.-At reg
ular meeting Of Frostburg Lodge, No.
$50, Knights of Honor, Monday
evening, 10Th inst, the following gem
.lsmen were elected officers for the
ensuing semi-snnual tenn:
Dictator-B. Stern.
Vice. .DSctator-George b. ncCuiloh.
dssistant Dietator--Archie Stewart.
Reportsr-Thomas Hill.
Financial Reportcr-Josiah Ford.
Ireasurer-C. ii. Walker.
Ohaplain-Philip Michael,
Guie--John S. Kidwell.
Sentnsl-Henry &c ken.
Gudrdian-A. A. Rogers.
1rustees-George W. Tenant, George
B. McCulloh and VIM. H. Koch.
Representative 10 Grand Lodge-Joseph
Jsndorf.
This Lodgs has large, growing
membership and is altogether pros
porous institution.
Friday evening, 18th inst, Fratern-
ity Council, No. $50, American Legion
Of Honor, of this place, elected the
following officers for the year 1882:
Commander-R. W. Mason.
Vice -Commander-Benj j. Thomas.
0rafor--John Davis.
Seeretary-J. M. Zimmerly.
CoRector-C. B. Wack.
7reasurer-Gcorge p. Tennant.
OAaplain-Geo. B. Parker.
Guidc-Wm. s. Burton.
Warden-Charles Ii. Gerlach.
Senty-Joseph Timmons.
1ruStce-Philp Michael, John ]. Keller
and Enoch elise.
Mountain Lodge, No. 80, A., F. g.
A. M, elected the following Thurs
day evening last !
W M-John Davies.
s. VT. johnson.
j. VIC. w. Zeller.
Secreta7y John N. Benson.
Ireaslrer-Benj. j. Thomas.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
Verv body should see Ed w ards
show Windows this week. The,

are simply immense. DON'T forget either
to examine his mammoth stock before
making purchaser elsewhere. We are
crowded day and night but not tired of
well-ioing, An extra force of statesmen on
this week and next.
WkITER EnwlRDa
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

FILL the little ones stockings to-
night.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24


was stricke. and quickly laid beside her
husband
Each was twice married; the rare for
tune fell to the latter Of becoming the wife
in each instance of a minister.
But ii is more particularly of my friend,
Rev. L. M. Davis, desire to write briefly,
bow sadly the news Of his death fell upon
our ears How it stirred and melted the
hearts of his friends and co-workers Yet
who doubts that for him ito die was gain ?"
He was a man Of strong convictions, hon
estly held of sincere and sacred attach
ments to friends and the church of his
choice. Privately and publicly he was the
same straightforward, humble man. He
worked as he prayed-for success, and
died under but one shsdow-that he WAS
not privileged to do more. His religious
experience reached a fitting close. Like
old Eli he lCnged to look upon his church
extended and rebuilt. On his last visit to
town, Nov Sth, after casting his vote, he
said to the attendant, "now let us 20 10 the
little church." and, satisfying. his fearful
gaze upon the fulfilment of his prayers, he
bade farewell TO these walls; no more
shall they know me as supphant or minis
ter; farewell, farewell u lie was then
ready to die. Eleven days later his re.
deemed spirit rose above the tenement Of
clay, above Toe darkness, above the clouds
o. this lower world, and passed beyond the
stars to the better land. He LETT the legacy
of christian example, richer because too
lily. 1t falls like gracious dew upsn all
who know him. A FRIEND.
FRANK HEBER TowNsEND-In recog-
milton Of the kind and tender sympathy OF
our many friends, this tribute Of thank
fnlness is affectionately offered as the last
memento of our darling child An invalid
from b:rth-the constant object of parent.
al care and solicitude-he entered this
world an infant and rs an infant he passed
into the Kingdom of Heaven. Having
cast aside "the burden of the fesh," he
has entered into "the Peace Of God which
passeth all understanding" and while his
memory is enshrined IS sacred treasure
in the hearts OF those who loved him, the
record OF his life gives emphasis to the
solemn truth that purity, innocence and
childlike simplicity can alone ensure uf
tie enjoyment of eternal happiness here
after. That the sacred mission of his
short life may be accomplished, with al
who knew and loved him, and that all o.
us at the appointed time may enter with
him into "the rest prepared for the people
of God" is the earnest wish of his afflicted
parents.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
Commissioners Meeting.

"
OFEIcE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ALLEeANy COUNTY,
CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. 1e, 1881.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
~ the Commissioners OF AlleTany
county will meet at their office, In the
Court House, on
MondGy, Jun. g, 1882,
to continue in session during the week,
and longer, should the business require.
The regular Road Supervisors OF the
county are hereby notified 70 appear before
the Board at the ensuirg 6 session, and set
tie their accounts by voucher and affidavit,
in accordance with law.
L. T. DEWITT,
Dec "a Clerk.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24

PERsoNAL.-Cspt. William Mans
field, passenger conductor upon the
Oumberlsnd and Pennsylvania rail
road, lately lost child by death.
AT aregular meeting Of Der Chajim
Lodge, No. 1T, I. O. B b., Cumber-
land, held Sun day, B. Stern, Esq, Of
this place. was elsctsd vics-president.
MARR1ED.-In Grssne county, Pa,
by Rev. George Miller, formerly of
Eckhart, Dec, Ilth, 1881, Mr.. WILL
LIAM T. PARKER, formerly of this
place, and Miss ELLA LoUGHMAN, OF
the county named. The groom is a
son of William Il. Parker, ESQ.,, of
Frostburg, and, with his fair bride, is
spending the festive season here with
his parents.
Wednesday evening, Dec. 81, 1881,
by Rev. D. NJ. George, Mr.. JOHN
ARTHUR and Miss JEANNETTE DEMP-
sTER, both of Borden Shaft.
"LET Us TALK ABOUT THE WEATH-
ER."-Vennsr's prophecy for the bal
snce of this month is as follows:
25 Christmas has cold and stormy
period both before and after II, but the
day itself may just escape
26 to 81. After tho 28th see nothing
but cold, snow and bluster to the close Of
the year, Tor Cansda and much Of the
United States, West and South, the month
probably resembling, In many respects, the
December of 1876 and 1880. As to tue
intensity Of degree ofthese snowIalls ! have
no very definite indications, but am strong
ly impressed in the direction of low tenn
perature for the fore part of the approach
ing winter season.
AS for January and the balance
of the winter we have the following
information
Blu. January will have its "tliaw" this
time, and probably very marked enc.
My general impression respecting the
winter at the present time point tc some
very open and balmy periods o. consider
able duration toward midwinter; early and
intense cold at the setting in of the sea-
son, and again toward and in March; a
rather backward and wet spring, and cool
wet summer, with but few very hot peri
DDS.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24

Autograph and Photograph Albums
Storeosc0pe and Stereoseopc Views
Christmas Cards, Pictures AMI Picture
Frames and other numerous articles Hand
some and Unique, positively cheaper than
any other dealer in town. have the goods
and am going 10 sell them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
Chinese GraSs.

The ramie, ranch, rhea, China grass,
or wild hemp-it is generally known by
the last named term in this country,
where it is indigenous assuming
much prospective Importance; men.
ton has already been made of it as used
in producing what is called cosmos
WOOL 1t belongs to the nettle family,
but is stingless. Its stems grow straight
and in lunches, filled with pith and
surrounded by tibrous mantle covered
by thick red skin, the fibres them
selves bound together by resinous
substance. 1t is perennial plant, not
annual, like flax and hemp; age in
creases its strength and fertility, and it
resists drouth and wet, though injured
by frost except in the roots. In France
it retains height of two to two and a
half metres, and in its Eastern home
twice that 1t can be propagated from
either seeds or cuttings. The leaves
when dried make the tough Chinese
paper so well known, and the green
ones are good fodder. for the cattle.
Except that tits luxuriant growth requires
manuring, its cultivation is most simple;
hoeing and digging are needed only the
first year, for the plant itself thereafter
grows so luxuriantly as to smother all
weeds. 1t is estimated to yield crop
worth $3.50 to $3.50 per hectare. The
1000 or 5000 kilos of leaves are reck-
oned to pay for cultivation, besides
1000 to 2, POO kilos of fibre, from which
1920 to 1880 kilos of white hacked
linen can be spun. English and Belgian
makers now buy ramie from China at
thirty-five cents a kilo, selling it. after
hacking and spinning, at ) 40 to 81. 80.
The tenacity of fibre is to that of flax as
125 to 80. The Chinese make the
coarsest nets from it and fabrics re-
sembling the finest batiste. The re-
moval of the glutinous substance in
closing the fibre is the most difficult
process. but for that and the separation
from the woody tissue mechanical means
are now employed with growing sue
cess. Culture of the plant is progress
ing in Southern France, and the high
est expectations are entertained CON
corning it. In India, in 1870, the Gov
eminent recognized its value by offering
a prize of $4,000 for the best machine
for preparing the fibre. Only one ma
chine was offered, and it proved inn
perfect, but the offer has been kept
open. How far this curious plant is
suited for cultivation in this country
does not yet appear, and it seems to
have attracted, thus far, comparatively
little attention from Americans. Y
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

No innosent man need fear ridikule.
for ridikule that is not true haz no
power in it.--J0sh Billings.
Lives of wealthy men remind US
That by using printers ink, Aus
We can die and leave behind US,
Monstrous piles of golden ''chink 4"
-DetroH Frse Press.
We asked one of our German tel
low citizens the other day if he knew
how many tailors it took to make Il
man, and he answered "Neiu ~
YaUcob Strauss. ~ "~-a
An Irish lady was so much on her
guard against betraying her national
accent that she is reported to have
spoken of the sc creature of Vesuvius. F"
fearing that the crater would betray
her again. e,'''t
Advice to the young. When you
ale told story. my son, never remark:
N'That isn't the way heard it" etc.
Don't you know that stories are told to
give pleasure to the teller, and not to
the hearer?- Boston Transcript.
The degree of d. ID. has been con-
ferred on the General Baggage Agent of
the Central Pacific. This degree is
every day conferred on baggage agents,
but two small DIS are considered suffi-
Gent to express the idea. Rait,cay Age.
-By-the-way casks military friend)
can you tell me if it is the correct thing
for lady to lay hold OF the lobe of her
partner ear with her teeth when whirl-
ing in the giddy waltz? If it is not the
thing Che adds) | shall demonstrate the
next time it happens. = Whitehall Re
UieU.
AT last it has been discovered how
Vennor frames his weather predictions
Getting up at daylight he takes walk.
If the first woman he sees is light-haired
he announces spell of pleasant wealth
er. If, however, she is red-haired he
rushes home to announce the approach
of frightfully hot wave. philadelphia
Chronicle Herald.
Its funny old world anyhow, and
taste is only matter of education.
Your baby contentedly gums candy, the
native African picaninny is joyous over
mouthful of salt, and the young
Esquimaux cries for tallow candle; we
gorge ourselves on oysters. while the
Digger Indian would not give you one
long fat snake for all the oysters in
Chesapeake Bay. We, or at least you.
chew tobacco, the Hindoo lime, and
the transformations and not over fastidi-
Gus Patagonian, when he wants chew
of something real good, rolls a quid OF
guano into his cheek. That's the kind
of gum drop he is; and you couldn't
hire him to chew tobacco. Unless, in
deed, the may have learned the habit
from the missionaries. - Burlington
Hawk-Eye
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24
THE PHANTOM OK.

Tin Norway it is superstition among the
peasants that q specter in the form of white
OK gides through villages and farms, and that
any person on whom he breathes will at once
sicken and die.
What frightens you in from your play my
child?
q. Your cheeks are as white as snow,
Your lips are pale and your eyes are wild;
Is o, why do you tremble so!"
" Dear mother, while was wading the brook
For lilies along the brink,
A ghostly OK, with a deathly look,
Came down to the stream to drink.
The creature was not of flesh and bones,
But paer than crystal glass;
saw through his body the trees and stones,
And moses, and meadow grass.
g He WANDERED round, and, wherever he went,
He stepp'd with so light tread,
No hare5ell under his hoof was bent,
No violet bowed its head. .
9 He cast no shadow upon the ground,
No image upon the stream;
His lowing was fainter than any sound
That ever was heard in a dream.
81 ouiver'd and quaked in every limbl
knew not whether to flee:
The further away | shrank from him,
The nearer he came to me.
my handful of lilies he sniff d and smelt;
His breath was chilly and fresh;
His horns, as they touch'd me softly, felt
Like icicles to my flesh.
L shfver'd with cold, burn'd with hame,
called upon God and man;
But nobody heard, and nobody came,
And then started and ran.
81 rush'd through the water, across the brook
And high on the shelving shore,
Istopp'd and ventured to turn and look,
In hope to see him no more.
He walk'd in my wake on the top of the
flood
And followed me up the banki
A blast from his nostrils froze my blood
My spirit within me sank.
81 hid in the reeds, oh mother dear
But swift Whit of air
He followed me there. He follows me here.
He follows me everywhere!
so, frown at him, brighten him, drive him
away!
He's coming IN at the door,!
And down fell the lad in a swoon, and lay
At his mothers feet on the floor.
The mother look'd round her dazed and
dumb;
She saw but the empty air,
Yet knew. if the phantom OK had come,
The shadow of death was there.
She caught the palld boy to her breast,
And pillow'd him on his bed;
The white-eyed moon kept watch in the West |.
The beautiful child lay dead.
Theodore luton, in CornhW Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

In Norway it is a superstition among the
peasants that specter in the form of white
OK glides through villages and farms, and that
any person on whom he breathes will at once
Sicken and die.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-24

No innosent man need fear ridikule.
for ridikule that is not true haz no
power in it.--JoSh Billings
, 1881-08-31

part OF prisons 10 this country who ought
to know better (hear, hear) to weaken the
hands of the Government 10 the represen-
tatlons they have thought it their duty to
make to the Government Of the United
States on these matters. 1t is my firm
belief that the Government of the Orited
States ls as ready as our own to repfess
snd to punish the authors of such crimes.
(Cheers.) 1t is their interest no less than
ours, for the danger is as great TO every
American citizen as TO every British sub
ject who crosses the Atlantic. But in any
event | can assure the House that Her
MajeSty's Government are and have long
been fully alive to their responsibility in
this matter-a responsibility which the
House will believe is sometimes heavy
enough to bear. And the Government
confidently count on the support Of Parlia-
ment and the country while they employ
every power of the Executive and levery
engine Of the law 10 detect and to destroy
these associations of assassins. (Cheers.)
10 answer to a further question of Wis
count Saudon,
Sir w. Hafcourt said represe ntations had
been made to the American Government in
reference to certain publications in Ameri-
ca, but no reply had yet been received.
, 1881-08-31
THE AFFAIRS OF TRIPOLI.
(TSmes 30 ,JuIu.

The seventh Parliamentary Paper
on the affairs of Tunis, to which we
called attention last week, has been
followed with commendable speed
by a paper of Correspondence on the
Affairs of Tripoli, extending from
July A to July 26. 1t may be said
at once that this correspondence is
eminently creditable both to the
frmness of Lord Granville and to the