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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11

If your coal fire is low throw on table
spoonful of SALT and it will help it very much
A little ginger put into sausage meat i'm
proves the flavor. In icing cakes, dip the
knife frequently in cold water. In boiling
meat for soup, use cold water to extract the
juices if the meat is wanted for itself alone,
plunge in boiling water at once. You can
get bottle or barrel of oil off any carpet or
wooden stuff by applying dry buckwhen,
plentifully and faithfully; never put water to
such a grease spot, or liquid of any kind
Broil steak without sailing. Salt draws the
juices in cooking; it is desirable to keep these
in if possible Cook over a hot fire, turning
frequently, soaring on both sides. Place on
q platter; salt and pepper to taste. Beefhav-
ing Il tendency TO he tough can be made very
palatable by stewing very gently for two
hours, pepper and salt, taking out about
pint of liquid when done, and letting the rest
boil into the meat Brown the meat in the
pot. After taking up make a gravy Of the
pint saved A small piece of charcoal in
the pot with boiling cabbage removes the
smell. Clean oilcloth with milk and water;
n brush and soap will ruin them Tumblers
that have had milk in them should never lie
put in hot water. A spoonful of stewed to-
matocs in the gravy of either roasted or
fried meats it Improvement, The skin of
n boiled egg is TIT most etilcacious remedy
that can be appliedtoGboil. Peel it carefully
wet and apply it to the past affected. 1t will
draw of the matter and relieve the soreness
in n few hours.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11
A Fntherless Country.

\ man recently received n wood-cut pic
ture of George Washington, and PINNED il to
the wall near his office door. One day while
at work his little girl came into his room,
and espying the picture stated the following
dialogue:
"Who is that picture of, papa
"Washington.'
"Who was Washington ?"
"Father of this country
"Why was he called father of this country,
papa?"
because he fought for its independence,
and was great and good mar"
as he alive now, papa
"No."
when did he die ?"
"Decembcr14, 1899"
"Who is the father of this country now,
papa" .,
The little girl was silent for few moments,
and then inquired
"Was he the little boy that could not tell a
lie?"
"The same"
"Well, this country will never have another
father, will it, papa :"
And the conversation was concluded with
the emphatic remark
"Never not even step-father
GREAT Works IN OLDEN TMEs-We
dell Phillips thinks the ancients attained per-
lection in some arts, the knowledge of which
has been lost in our time. Ii is certain that
those most familiar with steam power and
modern machinery are puzzled to explain how
the grand structures of the ancient world
were erected. Builders say that no modern
contractor could erect the great pyramid in
Egypt, and lift the gigantic stones Mt the sum
nit to the height of four hundred and fifty
feet
A recent visitor to Baalbec, and the ruins
of the great temple of Baal, doubts if any
modern architect could rebuild the temple in
its ancient grandeur. Three huge stones,
sixty-four feet long, thirteen high and thir.
teen wide, stand in a wall at the height of
twenty feet. Nine other stones, thirty feet
long, ten high and ten wde are Joined to-
gether with such nicely that q trained eye
cannot discover the line of juncture
A column still stands in the quarry, a mile
distant, which is completed, with the excep-
ton that it is not detached at the bottom
1t is sixty.nine feet long, seventeen high and
fourteen broad, and one cannot understand
how it can be separated at the bottom from
the quarry without breaking. The ruins of
this vast temple inspire respect for the gen
JUS offormer ages.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11
Pnrtical.
GEORGE ELIOT.

Judge mott The keen, the diamond-pointed pen
Hath fallen from the woman's weary fingers,
And on the mouth which spake high truths for
men
Deaths lonely silence fingers.
The eyes that sought lfe's mysteries to sean,
With daring glance from which no depth was
hid,
Now rest content to see no farther than
A Strengthened coffin lid.
We crowned her brow the queen of such wide
fame
wooed;
But still our hearts were heavy for the shame
She wrought to womanhood.
Judge not 1t is not Genius, IL Is Death
Who lifts her error sacred from our blame.
Weep for the passing of her mortal breath,
And praise her noble name
-hdfhdJine Ire Bates, IN LiI5oIg UGlU.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11
Another Good Boy.

A Detroit grocer was the other day hun
grily waiting for his clerk to return from din
ner and give him chance at his own noon
day meat, when boy came into the store
with basket in his hand, and said:
81 seed hoy grab up this ere basket from
the door and run, and run after him and
made him give it up"
My lad, you are an honest boy"
YES sir.
And you look like a good boy"
"Ycs sir
"And good boy should always be cncour-
aged. In a box in the back room there are
eight dozen eggs. You may take them home
to your mother and keep the basket"
The grocer had been saving those eggs for
days and weeks to reward some one. In
reWardng good boy he also got eight
dozen bad eggs carried out of the ncighbor-
hood free of cost, and he chuckcd little
chuck as he walked homcward
The afternoon wancd, night came and
went, and once more the grocer went to his
dinner When he returned he was picking
his teeth and wearing complacent smile. His
eye caught basket of eight dozen eggs MS he
entered the store, and he qucried:
"Been buying some eggs?'
"Yes; got hold of those from farmers
boy" replied the clerk.
"A lame hoy with blue cap on?"
YES"
1.-TWO front teeth out"
Yes"
The grocer sat down and examined the
eggs. The shell had been washed clean, but
they were the same eggs that good boy had
lugged home the day before.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11
(Jdck'son Daily Patriot. J
HnnnY Friends.

Rev F. NJ. Winburne, PASTOR +. Church.
Mexia, Texas, writes rs follows: Several
months since received supply ofSt. Jacobs
Oil. Retaining two bottles, distributed the
rest among friends. 1t is q most excellent
remedy for pains and aches of various kinds,
especially neuralgia and rheumatic affections,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11
LCli,kon. Io,rnl H1lnld. |

james Butler, Esq, Clerk of the Roxbury
Carpet Co., Boston Mass, employing eight
hundred hands, in late communication con.
corning the admirable working of an article
introduced into the factory, says The ia
nous Old German Remedy, st, Jacobs Oil has
effected several cures among our men. who
have been badly hurt in working in the fac
tory, and they pronounce it a success every
tirna
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11

"A thin old man with a rag-bag in his
hand was picking number ofsmall pieces of
whalebone which lay on the street. The
deposit was of such a singular nature that
the gaunt-looking gatherer was asked how
he supposed they came there. Don't know,
he replied in n squeaking voice, "but 'spect
some unfortunate female was wrecked here
about somewhere"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11
A Curious Clock.

A curious clock belongs to native prince
of Upper India, and is jealousy guarded as
the rarest treasure of his luxurious palace
In front of the clocks disc was Il gong, swung
upon poles and near it was a pile of arti-
fetal human limbs The pile was made up
of the full number of parts of twelve perfect
bodies, but all lay hcaped together in seem
ing confusion. Whenever the hands of the
clock indicated the hour one, out from the
pile crawled just the number of parts needed
to form the frame of one man, part joining
itself to part with quick metallic click
when completed the fgure sprang up, seized
mallet, and, walking to the gong, struck
one blow that sent the sound pealng through
every room and corridor of that stately
palace. This done, he returned to the pile
and fell 10 pieces again. When two o'clock
came, two men arose and did likewise; and
so through all the hours, the number of
figures being the same as the number of the
hour, till at noon and midnight the entire
heap sprang up, and, marching to the gong
struck one after another each his blow, and
then fell to pieces,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-11

To this speech there were shouts of laugh
ter and drunken ordinations. Frightened
almost to death the little unprotected one
hastily left the bacchanalians, and running as
fast as her feet and fears could carry her, she
stopped not until all her strength exhausted,
she fell PROSTATE in the snow.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

derparts, the lesser wing coverts and
the posterior part of the back bright
orange, tinged with vermlliion on the
neck and breast. The tips OF the Two
middle tail feathers and the ends oil
the others Of a dull orange; bill and
feet light blue, iris orange. It's length
is n inches, extent Of wings IL
inches. It is sometimes called the
golden robin and hang bird, the lat
ter en- account of the peculiar con-
struction of the nest, which is placed
at the bottom of skillfully construc.
ted network of strings and fibres sus
pended like pouch from the end Of
a branch. The oriole comes North
from Mexico in the spring and returns
in the autumn. 1t is called the Baiti-
more bird because its plumage yellow
and black, is identical with the colors
oil Lord Baltimore.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

lions were adopted as the sense Of the
members relating to the death OF their
brother, JOSEPH CARROLL:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God ir His
infinite wisdom to remove from our circle
our late brother, JOSEPH CARROLL, one of
our staunchest and truest members, there
fore be it
ResoIped, That in the death of brother
CARROLL this Branch of the Irish Nation
al Land League has sustained loss which
bears down heavily upon us, and the world
outside has lost specimen of true man
hood who was geenIally beloved by all
whn knew him in his daily wa ks of life.
ResoiUed, That we tender to the grief
stricken widow and fatherless children
our sympathy and coincidence.
ResolUed, That VIC enter this preamble
and resolutions upon page of our min
ute book, a copy I've sent to the widow. and
the FRosTBURG MINING JOURNAL be re
quested to publish them.
G. RoBT COOPER,
JOHN McCAUGHAN, .TR.
PATRICK McCAFFREY,
Committee.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
a NEW POLITICAL CLUB.

wEsTERNPoRT Nd, August 25, 1881.
To the MINING JOURNAL:
Some time ago few Of the green
hackers of this vicinity assembled in
the grove near Franklin school house
and organized under the name of the
General Weaver Greeuback Labor
Club, of Westernport." The follow
ing officers ere duly elected:
Resident-Patriek Kenny.
Vice Pfesident-Michael Daily.
Rec. Sec.-John Flannis an.
Cor. Sec.-Andrew Patrick.
Treasgrer-Joseph Logsdon.
See't-at. Arms-Edward Lawles.
Assistant.Segt. -at-arms-James Self.
There is prospect OF large mem
bership. A. p.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
FROM THE SHAFT TOURISTS.
CHICAGO, ILL, August "a, 1881.
To the MINING JOURNAL:

CHICAGO, ILL, August "a, 1881.
To the MINING JOURNAL:
The iron steed OBJ 'ying the COM
mand OF its master has just come to a
stan,lstill after whirling its living
freight into the depot of the prairie
Babylon-.Chicago, and four hard
looking, dust -begrimed and travel
stained boys fl om Borden Shaft have
just alighted from the cars.
Mr.. James Dempster and daughter
accompanied us TO Pittsburg, and
along the whole route We enjoyed
ourselves immensely. An incide mt
happened on Fifth Avenue, Plttsburg,
which l think is worthy of no e
One of our crowd, who bears Scrip
tural name, was slightly assaulted BY
a loaier and knocked down, which
clearly showed our boy was in more
trouble than his namesake when cast
into the lions den. On rising from
bis recumbent position he ran his hand
Tito bis hip pocket for revolver that
wasn't there, "a bluf'game Of course y
and the ioa.er caused US to laugh by
making dash into saloon and out
the back door with speed that
would have done credit to Eugene
Harmon or the Borden Shaft hero,
John McCallister. General Grant
never appeared more heroic than our
FIostburg Daniel did at that moment.
posted our friend not to try any
game like that in Wyoming Territory
or some one would call in his chips.
As l am tired Of writing let US
sing:
-Four rowing blades from the eastern shades
Together last Monday went roaming
From old Frostburg town, that plate X
renown,
Away out to the wilds of Wyoming
Dan Davis though stout was nearly played
out,
Jim Macdonald began Tor to smile,
The man Charlie Gore danced step on
the floor
In beautiful Lancashire style.
As onward we go TO the town Omaha,
On the road we cut many caper;
So don't this despise as you gaze with your
But, mr.. Editor, stick II in your paper.
JAMES McCALLIATER.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
A BELIEVER IN PRAYER.

FRosTBURG August 80 1881.
To the MINING JOURNAL:
If the people of this town and all
other towns throughout the United
States would 90 to prayer in behalf
of our beloved President l believe
he would get we'll; because has not
God promised what we as reople
asked Of Him He would give 10 US.
Come, let US as praying people go to
the Lord and beg for the speedy re-
covery Of our Chief Executive. There
was a man whose name is given In the
Bible whose sickness Yves unto death
but prayer saved him. Don't forget
the Lord, He is all in all for the pre-
servation of the Presidents life.
Oh. FOREMAN,
Pastor of Brownsville M. E. Church.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
a GREENBACK DEMONSTRATION.
WEsTERNpoRr. Aug. 30, 1881.
To the MINING Jo5RNAL:

WEsTERNPoRT, Aug 80, 1881.
To the MINING JoJRNAL:
1 am indebted to A. H. Griffin, cor
responding secretary of the Franklin
Hill greenback-labor club, of Garrett
county, for the following information
which they want published in the
JOURNAL:
The Franklin Hill greenback-labnr
club met in the grove near the farm
OF Thomas Michael, in Garrett county,
August 9th, 1881, for the purpose OF
recognizing. After some prelinina-
nv arrangements, the following officers
i. ere drIv elected
Pyesilert-Dayld White.
Wee Prcs,d;nt-Pa.r,ck Carey.
Or. Sec, etary-A H. Griffin.
Fin. Secretary-Drnnis Collins.
M. A. F. George, from Altamont,
a very prominent greenbacker and
one Of the State executive committee,
gave very lengthy and telling speech
on the general political issnes Of the
day. Mr.. James Welsh, of Bloowing-
ton, also spoke at some length, after
which the follow ing resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
r soiued, That we, The greenbacf ers of
this election district. hold our primaries
ON Thursday, Sept. 10, 1881, at Blooming
ton, Garrett county, and we earnestly re-
quest all greenbackers throughout the
county to hold their primaries on the
above named day. Be 1t further
Res,iUed, That we get out a full green
back labor ticket, and that we hold our
county convention In Oakland, Md, Sep.
10, 1881.
Sixty names were enrolled on the
secretary's book. Meeting adjourned
to meet at an early dale.
ANDREW PATRICK.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

The BALTIMORE COUNTY FAIR,
which will be held from Tuesday to
Friday, September Go, at Timonium,
on the Northern Central Railway
about eleven miles north of Ba ltimore
(iains running directly into the
grounds,) promises 10 lie one of the
largest displays of improved livestock
farm, garden, and orchard products +,
agricultural machinery, &c., ever held
in the county. The show of cattle
espeoia lily, will be notably fine, com.
prising Ayrshires, Short Horns, Here
fcrds, Guernseys, Jerseys and Hol.
stein, of the finest breeding. Among
horfes, the newly imported Percherons
of Mr.. VIM. T. Walters will be spe-
cially attractive. Hon. Saml ]. Ran
dali, late Speaker CT the U. s. House
of Representatives, will deliver the
annual address on Thursday. On
Wednesday there will he a display
of the celebrated Farm Wagons"
contributed by clubs and oranges, and
a bicycle race with many competitors.
Trcts and races every day, and m any
diversions, will make the show very
attractive.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
"WHATS THE MATT Err ?"

FRosTBURG, August 80, 1881.
To the MINING JOURNAL:
What's the matter with the City
Council that they are SO dilatory IN
enforcing the law against the parties
owning property on Bowery and Me-
ohanic streets by not having their
wooden sidewalks repaired Does
tn, Council intend to wait until
someone pr,aks limb or otherwise
receives injuries from these dilapida-
ted throughIares before they take
action on it2 PEDESTRIAN.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
ESTRAY.

AUegany County 20 aoit
r HEREBY CERTIFY That E. j. vii.
deman, of Allegany county, brought
before me, IL subsc iber, one of the Jus
tees of the Pence in and ior~the said
county, this 31st day of August, 1881, as
n stray trespassing on his enclosure, u
BLACK HOG. Artificial marks-a crop
off of left end of underclip in right ear,
which may be owners mark or may have
been bitten out by dog or otherwise.
Appraised by Albert Holle and George
A. Nc enzic at ten dollars.
Given under my hand and seal,his 31st
day of August, 1881.
HY. r. ATKINSON, J. p.
NOTICE.
The owner OF the above hog is hereby
notified to come forward, prove property,
pay charges and take him way
Sept 33t Z. ]. WlLDERMAN.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

ADVERTISEMENT for miners to 60
to coal regions in various portions of
tie West have lately besn quite fire.
quent. Those who answer them
should exercise caution. A "iree pas"
is generally thrown n as an extra in
ducement. The wages offered are,
as a general thing, very good. The
free pass" sometimes carries the
holder only part of the way to his
intended destination. The wages too,
by the time the miner reaches the
place at which he thinks he will find
work, are not what was promised.
Generally. so many answer the adver-
tisements that probably three men
fer each job are on hand. Then they
are told that situation at laboring
can be given them at almost nominal
wages. Some advertisers have all
the men they can employ working
for them at the came time they adj
vertiss for more. Their object is
plaia to be seen.-Shenandoah (Pa.)
Mining Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

BALTIMORE ORIoLE-The Balti-
more bird or Baltimore oriole, after
which the coming carnival in the
City of Monuments is named, be-
longs to the family of stu,mdg (starl-
ing,) and is peculiar to the North
American continent. 1t is among
the most beautiful Of our summer
visitors, and is admired for the beau
ty of its plumage and sweetness of its
song, which consists of from four to
ten rich mellow notes, loud and full,
and very agreeable to the ear. The
adult bird has the head, neck all
round, fore part of the back, wings
and tail black; quilts, EXCEPT the first,
margincd with white; the whole un-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
GENERAL ITEMS.

The very latest information re-
ceived from Washington previous to
going to press, we are glad to state,
shows that the improvement in the
condition of the Presieent has been
going forward since Sunday, when a
change for the better became visible.
The last bulletin reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, s a. m.-The
President slept well during the night and
this morning his condition is in al re-
spects favorable Pulse 100, tempe:a
ture 90 40, respiration II.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

A PLEASANT TIME.-A most en-
joysble hop was given by the young
men to the lady visitors to this tow n
Wednesday evening at the residence
Of Mrs. Nelson Beall who kindly ten
dered the use of her parlor for the oc
casion. Prof. Hockings orchestra
was present and the guests danced
until chanticleer announced the
"break O. lay"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
Pastor of Brownsville M. E. Churc
a REFUTA TON.
FRosTBURG, Sept. 1, 1881.

FRosTBURG, Sept. 1, 1881.
To the MINING JOURNAL:
For one to announce himself as a
candidate for Office in American roli-
tics is to call upon himself criticism
Just and unjust. and men without
character or self-respect seize upon
the opportunity for gratifying their
propensity to Islander and defame
those whose character were before
blameless and without reproach.
Such conduct is hGmiliating beyond
description and without excuse.
A report is now current through.
the county that our townsman, Dir.
L. T. Dewitt, expressed himself il
favor of monopolies ard against the
workingmen that when an issue
arises he is with the companies AMI
opposed to the wcrkingmen-sue b
report is absolutely without founda-
ton. He is himself a workingman,
a currisr by trade, and worked at
that business from the age of twelve
to twenty at which time he ent from
the shop into the army. and served
three years and three months. After
he was discharged he worked for
Hoffman & Deford, of Baltimore, at
his trade, and is member of the
American Curriers' Union at this time.
He is heartily in favor OF the greatest
prosperity attending every branch Of
industry, ard for the workingman to
receive as Lis portion of the profits
the maximum Of benefit the business
affords. A FRIEND OF DEWITT's.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
COR RESPO n D EN- C E
FOR SHERIFF.

FRosTBURG, Sept /, 1881.
TO the MINING JOURNAL:
Allow US to suggest through the
columns of your paper the name of
Samuel P. Thomas, Esq, as a csndi-
date for the office of Sheriff for Allie
gany county. Mr.. Thomas is staunch
republican and has always beer :
jealous worker for the party. H. Is
known in this community as an hon
est and into lligent citizen. one who
commands the confidence and respect
of everybody. Mr.. Thomas is fully
qualified for the Office, and a very
strong recommendation in his favor is
that he is a workingman from among
US. OLD REPUBLICANS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

BUT a short while and that delicious
biva've-the oyster-will be served
up in our eating saloons.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03
IN MEM0RIdM.

A 7 meeting OF Dsvitt Branch, Irish
IA National Land League, held in Forces
tels' Hall Thursday evening, July 25th,
1881, the following preamble and resolu-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

A DAsTARDLY DEED.-On Wednes-
day evening late as young Barney
Murphy. an employee in the shops OF
the @. & P. railroad at Pekin, was
on his way home some one threw a
large stone at him which struck him
in the eye infictiug severe bruise
disa bling him from work for few
days.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

SEE to it that you are registered
next week. For full particulars read
advertisement on fourth page.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-03

AN INvITATIoN.-Conrad Haver.
land, Esq, of this totn, has received
the following invitation from the 18th
Regiment, 0. V. V. l., which speaks
for itself. If there are any old veter-
ans of this regiment living in this
vicinity it may prove Of interest to
them.