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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-21

mineral deposits have been tncluded 10 %
agrioultursl entry. said entry will b can.
oslsd st any time prior 70 issuance Of
patsnt, upon sstisfsctory svidsnos Of the
sxistencs Of sush valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits Of mineral are
discovered upon tract after the same has
been entered q agricultural. bot before
patent has bean Issued, the parties claim.
Ing the mine may make application for
patent for same, and the Agricultural entry
will b cancelled 70 that portion Of the land
embraced BY said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discovered
on agricultural lands altar the patent haa
besu issued 70 IN agricultural claimant
they pass with the passnt.
Agricultural college scrip cannot b ~
osivsd In payment for claims.
,AIIIxs.
4 foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of it, provided be beoomse !
citissn before iisposing Of ths mine. Proof
that the party was not . oitissn before dis
posipg Of his claim must b smrmativsly
shown. ..1 49,.
Locsto1 and intermediate owners oths!
than applicants will mot b presumed
aliens In the absence Of allegation or OBJ
jsction prior 70 issuance Of patent.
Ths portion Of . mining claim sold e
an allen cannot b patented Wills sueh
owusr 70 an allen but on his declssnttor
70 become . ciHssu, his right datss bsel
70 his purchsss. and hs may thsrvupou
secure unitsd States psssut Tor his sisam'
cnoss Lsoees.
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Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
An Eccentric Family.

Mentioning the name of Goelet calls
to my mind one of the most curious and
eccentric families that ever existed.
Those readers who have ever walked up
Broadway will be likely to remember
great brown stone residence which stands
on that thoroughfare at the corner OF
Nineteenth street. 1t is placed back
from the sidewalk, and is surrounded
by an iron fence at least ten feet high.
That old house has stood there q great
many years. The windows are always
closed, and the only sign of life about
the place is to be found in the various
animals and fowls which roam about the
yard. A COW, sometimes horse, and
always various kinds Of chickens and
imported poultry may be seen there.
The place covers three or four city lots,
and must be very valuable. 1t is owned
by the Goelet family. Whether any OF
them live there now or not 1 am not
able to say. 1t would take a detective
to find that out. But up to couple OF
years ago the mansion was occupied by
one of the former generations of Goelets.
He was reputed to be enormously rich,
yet he lived alone in that vast mansion at
an expenditure which, 1 have been
told, did not often exceed dollar
day. The old man kept his money in
the Chemical bank. He did all his
business himself, collecting his rents
and attending to his taxes and other
matters in person. l have heard, I
don't know how truly, that he had son
of whom he was early very fond. Once
on O time he discovered that son, in
whose hands he had placed the care OF
his vast estates, in the act of swelling
his own income to the loss of his idol
izing parent. After that old Goelet
went into his shell, so to speak, and
devoted himself to boarding his wealth.
He used to come out in the morning,
winter and summer, walk down to the
bank, make check for few dollars,
buy his days provisions and go back
home. One bitter day, when the snow
and rain were falling, he caught cold
during his long walk, and within few
weeks hs was dead. But the old house
on Broadway is just the same in lock
now as it was during his life. Such is
the meager story Of one member of
very rich New York family.-Neac York
Letter,
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
Savad His EaIm.

A native of Flint River township went
limping and grosning to the Office OF
the new doctor with the blue and gold
sign and the Latin diploma and thenew
buggy and the chestnut horse with
blaze face. .ra
"It's the rheumatic, doc," groaned
the patient. "My whole back is Jest
gone with it. I'm one ache from tho
back of my neck clean down to the
hips. I'm suferin' the torments Of
the condemned"
"Let me see your tongue" said the
new doctor. "Ah, yes, I see, I see.
That will do. Take this prescription,
get it filled and use as directed. -Four
dollars"
"By hokey," said the afflicted one, as
he hobbled away, "ef amt the luck1
lest man in Flint River. Four dollars
for looking at my tonguel An I was
Jest on the bare point of askin' him 70
look at my whole back !" And ha
breathed hard as he thought by what q
narrow escape he. had saved bis farm.~-
Darlington Hapkeye.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
Leeches and Shooting Fish.

Leeches are among the curious pests
which swarm in the moist places of
Malay Jungle. Directly the earth trem'
bles with mans step, the leeches
stretch themselves out in savage thirst,
By some means they manage to make
lodgment on his body. He may moi
feel them at first, but when at his jour.
ney's end he strips for bath, he finds
score or more of the little blood.
suckers fastened to his legs and gorged
with their sanguinary dinner.
He puzzles his head in vain to dis.
cover how they managed to get up his
trousers. legs. But on resuming his
journey, he ties his trousers tightly
round the ankle, places them in his
boots, which he anoints with lime-iuice,
an abomination to the little pests. Only
in this way may they be kept off the
person.
Another curious specimen of tropical
life, though not pest, which the
traveller sees. is the little shooting fish.
1t is an expert marksman, and kills his
game by water-shot.
An English gentleman, who kept one
in basin, reports that it would swim
round and round, watching for fly OF
ant to appear on the edge of the vessel
As soon as one was in sight, the fish,
poising itself, would shoot out DROP
of water with such dexterity as to cause
the animal to drop into the basin,
where it was speedily swallowed. He
also says that when three or four OF
these "shooters" are confined In a
basin, they will fire in turn, with singu
lar regularity.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
Playing Barn-Yard.

One day Billy and Sammy were play
ing in mud hole and Bill said:
"Now, Sammy, les play wo was q
barn-yard. You be thepig and lie down
and waller, and I'll be bull and beller
like everything.
So they got down on their hands and
knees, and Sammy and he went into
the mud and wallowed, while Billy bel
lowed like distant thunder. By and-bye
Sammy came up muddy-you never saw
such a muddy little fellow-and he
said:
"Now, you'll be the pig.and let..me
beller."
But Billy said: "I amt very good
pig, except for dinner, and it'll be time
nuff for you to beller when yer mother
sees yer close"
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03

Nothing is better to clean silver with
chan alcohol and ammonia. After rub
bing with this take little whitening on
soft cloth and polish in this way.
Even frosted silver, which is SO difficult
10 clean, may be easily made clear and
bright.
Never iron calico dress on the right
side. If ironed smoothly on the wrong
side there will be no danger of white
spots and gloss, which give the new
dress, done up for the first timo, the ap-
pearance of time-worn garment.
1t is said adulterated sugar may be
detected by very simple test. A little
pure sugar is taken in the mouth and
when dissolved is replaced by little
of the suspected article. If the latter
contains starch, glucose or chloride Of
lime, distinctly bitter taste will be
present.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

Fnrmfrh Gnruens.
We have had occasion to observe the
great increase in the cultivation of
flowers throughout the country within
few years, and on riding through some
of our larger villages the absence of
blooming plants in pots in the windows
has been the exception and not the rule.
But there has not been an equal inn
provement in farmers kitchen gardens.
1t is very rare to find one entirely free
from weeds, and some have positively
as many weeds as vegetables. The
trouble is these gardens are too large.
More land has been allotted to them
han the owner has found time to take
proper care of. One square rod, made
rich with manure and kept clean and
mellow by cultivation, will furnish
better and more delicious vegetables
than an acre overgrown with weeds.
Now, let every farmer who has weedy
garden reduce its size one-half and see
if he can do any better. If not, reduce
it again to half and try once more, and
if still unsuccessful he can gradually
bring it down to nothing, which would
be better than slipshod and profitless
culture. We recommend such course
only as choice of evils; for good
sized, well-manured, we'll kept, we'll cul-
tivated kitchen garden is one of the
most profitable investments o man can
make. - Country Gentleman.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
FIatteripg a Queen.

Queen Elizabeth loved fattery, and
on one occasion her passion was fully
gratifed, as the following anecdote tes-
titles:
When the Duke de Villa Medina was
at the English court he was present and
took part at tournament given by
Elizabeth, where his gallantry and
manly beauty made him the observed of
all observers. At the close of the
sports, as the duke came near to the
queen, she said to him, pleasantly, that
she would like to know who was the
chosen lady of so gallant knight;
whereupon he shook his head and
would not further answer.
"But," persisted Elizabeth, "there
must be, somewhere, lady whose
beauty and perfection of character gives
to her deeper place in your heart
than is yielded to another"
"Ah yes, gracious madam; there is
one SUCH"
"And may I not know who she is p
The duke reflected moment, and
then answered that he would inform
her on the morrow.
And on the morrow he sent to the
queen, inclosed in box of sandal-wood
and mother-of-pearl, small mirror.
Those who know Elizabeth's char
acter can imagine how deeply this bit
of flattery must have touched her.
"Down in front !" exclaimed the
young man at the circus the other day.
"I can't see it," demurely remarked his
girl as she glanced at his upper lip. He
had his revenge, though. When tho
popcorn man came round he bought her
three packages, and then when she
nearly choked herself to death trying to
swallow the corn, he refused to buy any
lemonade. Wasn't he mean, girls :?
But she didn't die. The sight of the
lemonade made her mouth water, and
she swallowed the water, thus saving
her Life.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
The Siberian Pest.

The Siberian pest that has been
raging in Russia is described as an in
fammation of the spleen, that first at
tackled cattle and horses. The diseased
animals, without giving any premoni-
tory symptoms Oh illness, would sud-
denly fall in their tracks and expire.
The spread of the epidemic to human
beings is attributed to the ignorance
and carelessness of the populace and
police authorities. Although with sufi-
cient evidence that the pest is conta-
gious, the owners of animals dying Of
it were allowed to skin them and use or
sell the hides This spread the conta-
gion both within and beyond the con-
fines of tho province Of Novgorod, in
which it first manifested itself. The
peasants sought to check the epidemic
by forming religious PROFESSIONS and
marching about with banners bearing
the fig ire of the Virgin. and reciting
prayers. This only helped TO distribute
the seeds of the disease still further.
Large numbers of domestic animals
have fallen prey to it, and also many
human lives. One circumstance that
added to its destructiveness was the
differences that existed for time among
the physicians as to the best mode Of
treating it, their apparent uncertainty
serving to heighten the natural terror
of the country populace.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
WHOLE NUMBER, 539.
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The thermal properties of the baths
at Carlsbad were first made known by
the bowling of one of Charles w.,
hounds which had fallen in.
franklin, who died in 1870, was
grandson of man born in the sixteenth
century, in the reign of Elizabeth.
Three generations, thus extending over
two centuries.
The curious custom of preserving the
tears shed at funeral is still carried out
in Persia as In olden times. The tears
are bottled i'll the following manner: As
the mourners are sitting around and
weeping the master of ceremonies pre-
sents each with piece of cotton wool,
with which he wipes off histears. This
cotton is atterward squeezed into bot
tie, and the tears are preserved as a pow
erful and efficacious remedy for reviving
dying man after every other means
have failed. 1t is also employed as o
charm against evil influence.
The wild dogs OF India run by nose,
and, having made themselves acquainted
with sambur or other deer in the valley
or iheel of the Jungle, they separate and
lie in wait at the different passes from
the CHAT, crouching on the high ground
above the paths taken by the deer. One
or two of the pack then go round and
rouse the sambur, which rushes up hill
by one of the many paths. The dog
which lies in waiting springs at his VIC
tim and fixes to his throat, and the others
soon run into him. I.fi rrtI
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
Selett @uetry.


In School Days.
Still sits the schooi-house hy the rosd
A ragged bosgar sunningj
Around II still the sumacs grow,
And blackberry vines arc runnanE
Within the master's desk Is seen,
Deep-scarred by rape oficiAS
The wsrping floor, the battered seats
The jsckknife's carved initial;
The charcoal fresooes on the wall;
It's doors worn sill, betraying
The feet that creeping slow 10 sohecs
Went storming out 10 playing.
Long years ago winter sun
shone over 1t at setting;
Idt up Its western window pAnea
And low caves 10y fretting.
II touched the tangled golden cur1A
And brown eyes ful Of grieving.
OF one who still her stops delayed
When all the school were leaving
For near her stood the little boy
Her childish favor singled;
His cap pulled down upon face
Where pride and shame were mingled.
Pushing with restless feet the snow
To right and left he fingered
As restlessly her tiny hands
The blue-checked apron fingered.
He saw her lift her eyes; he felt
The soft hands light csressing
And heard the trembling of her voice
AS il a fault confessing.
"Pm sorry that spolt the word;
Ihase to go above you,
Because "-the brown eyes lower fell
because, you see, love YOU"
Still memory to gray-hAired man
The sweet child-fSoe is showing.
Dear girl the grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growingl
He lives to learn, in life's hard school,
How few who pass above him
Lament their triumph and his loss,
Like her-because they love him.
John G.. Whittiey.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03

which reaches down little below the
waist. 1t has an exact counterpart be-
hind, and some had two or three on,
one over the other. Many Of the Ka-toe
women had enormous silver earrings
hanging down nearly to the shoulders.
Some wore bracelets, and nearly all had
three or four large silver rings round
their necks. The dress of the women
OF the Black Miso commends itself
more to the English mind. The skirts
are closely plated and reach down to
the ankles, with border Of fancy work
near the hem. They wear black cotton
cloth bound round the head. The
jackets are short, with band of beau
tiful silk embroidery round the wrists
and up the seam at the back of the
sleeves.
All their clothing is black, in many
cases woven and dyed by themselves; in
other cases they buy it from the Chi
nese. They had very curious ear
ring, disk of silver introduced into a
large hole in the lobe OF the ear. Mr..
Broumton's hosts daughter had pieces
OF silver in the lobes of her ears as large
as half-pence. They pierce hole in
the ear and enlarge it to the requisite
size by wearing stalks of grass in it, and
gradually adding to the number. Like
the Ka-teo women they had solid rings
or necklaces and bracelets. They use
straw sandals, though some had shoes;
their natural gait is a contrast to the
hobbling of the Chinese women with
their cramped feet. The great feature
of the gathering was the music and the
dancing, if either may be so termed.
Their musical instruments are not easy
to describe. They are called xxi" by
the Miao-tai and Luh-sheng" (six
sounds) by the Chinese. They consist
of long bamboo pipes inserted in large
wooden mouthpiece.
There are usually six OF these pipes,
but sometimes only two. Some of these
pipes are very large the pipes of me
them were quite eighteen feet long.
The xxi" produce a strange booming
sound which can be heard at great
distance. They are reed instruments,
with tongues neatly made of brass.
Seven or nine performers form one set
and play together standing in line.
1t requires great effort to blow these
huge instruments; but they seem to
enjoy it. The players appeared to keep
good time, and while they were play
ing they slowly moved round the field,
all the time keeping their faces toward
the center. Outside these performers
theyoung women danced, moving round
the field in the same way. 1t was by
no means lively dancing-indeed it
seemed rather solemn.
This ceremony is of q religious char
acter, and they have tradition that il
it is not performed they will have bad
year. There were five or six of these
bands on the ground, each with their
circles of dancers. Mr.. Broumton saw
two of the men helplessly drunk; one
had to be carried home on the back of
friend. The gathering did not break
up till close on sunset. Mr.. Broumton
likes the appearance Of the Miao-tsi
much; they seem SO active and manly.
The women, strong and hearty, are a
striking contrast to the poor Chinese,
with their small feet. Both men and
women work hard. The wife of MIR.
Broumton's host was kept busy from
daybreak till II or 10 o'clock at night
cooking, spinning and the like.-Lon-
don Times.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03
slI((istellallg,
AMONG THE MIAO-TSI.

Jolly Chinese Mounfaineers Who Play
Flutes six Yards Long.
In recent number Of the organ of
the China Inland mission, Mr.. Broum-
ton, one OF the mission agents at Dwol-
Yang-Fu, in the province Of Yuel- Chow,
gives an interesting account of visit
he paid to the Miao-tsi, the natives OF
the mountains that run from Yunnan
into the west of the province. He had
made friend of one of the people, and
to the village of this friend Mr.. Broum
ton went, and was welcomed in his
house. He found two or three women
at the door doing some very pretty
fancy work; his friend was away in the
fields, so Mr.. Broumton went into the
house and waited his return, soon max
ing himself at home with the women.
Presently his host arrived; fowl was
soon caught and cooked, and with some
bacon made o splendid meal. There
were several relatives at the table, and
toward evening two or three guests
dropped in.
The Miao-tsi, unlike the Chinese, are
great wine-drinkers, and Mr.. Broum-
ton was Mortified to see the amount of
wine, or rather rice spirit, that these
visitors disposed of. A man at the table
filled small cup and passed it to each
visitor in turn, and he was expected to
drain it off. During this wine-drinking
they sang songs. Two men sing together,
and if either make mistake he has to
drink cup of wine as forfeit The
singing is most monotonous, and sounds
like very bad chanting. They seemed
to enjoy it, for they appeared to forget
to eat and kept up their music until
past midnight. Next day every one
was about his work at daylight, as
though he had gone to bed sober and
betimes. After capital breakfast they
all, including Mr.. Broumton, started
for the hill, where a fete was to be beld.
Itwas beautiful day, the hill scenery
was grand, and people, dressed in the
dark blue calico which gives the name
to the tribe, we're filing along the mar
row paths toward the hilltop, adding to
the picturesqueness of the scene. When
they reached the plateau on which the
gathering was to take place, few hun
dred people were there, and more kept
coming ell the afternoon. On the hill
slopes were groups OF women in their
picturesque costumes and men in their
simple clothing Of black cotton, so much
more manly than the flowing skirts of a
Chinaman. The men of both tribes,
the Black Mao and the Ka-teo Mao,
dress alike-short jackets, with tight
sleeves, and loose trousers, all of black
calico. The women of the Ka teo
tribe dress their hair in q high roll, and
wear printed cloth on their heads,
which is kept in its place by bands of
red and white. The skirts they wear
are closely plated, like Scotch kilt,
and must take many yards of
material; they reach down to the
knees, and look heavy and stiff The
legs are bound round with cloth worked
in patterns of red and white. Some of
them use such quantity of this band
aging that their legs are quite dispro-
portionate. They wear jacket with
tight sleeves and band of very pret-
tily printed white around the arms.
! They have O curious article Of dress. O
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03

In Larceny, France, in 1457, SOW
and six young ones we're regularly tried
in court. on the charge OF having mlr-
dered and partly eaten a child. The
SOW was found guilty and condemned
to death the pigs were acquitted on
account of extreme youth, the bad ex-
ample of their mother and the absence
OF direct proof against them.
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03

Kr,a Kingie Talks with the Children: |:
The Christmas. tide has nearly come,
When all will happy be
From Uncle Ned, the dear old boy,
Down TO toddllng 'Ree.
Our Christmas trees must be loaded down
With presents for them all,
And fill their little stockingsup
With sweetmea and doll.
at SPILLS old Kris has come
To see that you're treated right,
And for the good he has something nice,
But naught for those who fight
Bows and arrows, drum and gun !.
False faces and sled,
With locomotives that will run,
And an owl with red head.
OF animals he has q lot;
OF everything that will please,
From elephants, horses and sheep,
To monkeys climbing on trees.
Lions fierce and tigers spotted;
Mules that will not bray;
Dogs and cats looking contented,
And COWS and calves at play.
Dogs that are ugly,
And dogs that are not;
Birds of all sizes and shapes,
And funny-talking parrot.
For the economical girl and boy
He has tin, wood and iron banks;
Ofa woman with candies,
And mules that play pranks.
Tool.chests, jacks-in boxes, Noahs' arks,
Express wagons, picture blocks,
Work-boxes, writing desks,
And q cradle that rocks.
For the musical-whistles, trumpets,
Metallophones and great big horn;
Zithers, pianos and organs,
And q big bell all forlorn.
Magic lanterns ,paint-boxes, checkers,
Watches, match safes, and scales,
And marvellous building blocks,
And boats with full sails
stereoscopes, auto and photograph albums,
Old Kris and his deer, also his dogs;
CannoGs that fire real powder,
And comcal, hopping frogs.
Wall-pockets unique and strange;
Supplejacks playing with ball;
Steamboats, that blow whistles,
And, indeed this is not all.
Bedsteads, bureaus, kitchens and safes;
Stoves that will burn wood;
Sleds, sleighs, trunks and clocks
Buy all these, as you should.
Toilet sets, cups and saucers;
China, mantel, and wine sets,
And wee little monkey
Which never, never frets.
Moustache cups tor the men,
TIA sets for the girls,
Cook stoves, sad irons and baskets,
A doll with hair that curls.
Whole sets OF furniture,
Including table, broom and chair,
And beautifully colored pictures,
And lot of glassware.
Accordeons and tobby-horses,
And a shoo-hy that will jump;
Genuine fiddlcs and concertinas,
And banjo to thump.
Perfumery, COM s and brushes,
And brackets for the wall;
Knives, forks and vases,
In fact, notions for you all.
Toy-books, telescopes, jewelry,
Pocket-Knives and books,
Pens, pencils and papers,
And fishes that bite at hooks.
Books OF all kinds and descriptions;
Frames velvet and plain;
Mouth organs to play on,
From which there Is sweet strain.
For those who like sweetmeats
We have chocolate creams and drops,
Caramels and stick candies,
French and American lollipops.
Walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts;
Oranges rich and sweet;
Currants, ralsirs and citron--
all hard to beat.
To those boys and girls-big and little,
Who will now keep quiet and still,
Old Kris will fill their stockings
From the store Of
WALTER B. SPILL.
Buy your Christmas Goods
from him.
Nov 28-2m
Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-03

A landlady was complaining that shc
couldn't make both ends meet. "Well,"
said boarder, "Why not make one
end vegetables p