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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-07-02
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-07-02

Our rural contemporaries are
oudgoling their brains as to proper
method of celebrating the Fourth of
July, AT Elkton, there is to be a
balloon ascension, with advertising
tags attached to the air-ship. At
Frostburg there 10 "werions' '-inclu-
ding several Sunday school ricnics.
Tic Arion Bard viii bubble over
there at FrostbuIg with tunes. The
Caledonians Of Loaaodning will play
much Scottish games and bagpipes,
and there is to be there also profsne
same OF base ball. Altogether, the
Fourth Of July will probably be APP
Propriately celebrated in Maryland.
Baltimore Gazette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-07-02

We see no reason why onr people
should become respondent over the
condition Ct the canal. Within ten
days the Georges Greek road will have
connection with it, and from that
period on prosperity will mark its
course. BY next spring the lock will
be doubled, and there will then be no
more dread that the railroads will
destroy the canal. = Cumberland
Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-07-02

Original 2petrg,
R1BS SERMON
To tic 0SceOliunS of(NeO Egyp0 C1ea,Jiela
County, Pa.
Give car, o, Egypt, land of knaves,
Whose greatness vast exists in slaves,
We've heard the footing of thy horn
Enticing wethers TO get shorn
ofgaudy flecccs.
You ye had enough of Alpine sheep,
All shipped to hand aud very cheap;
But now you wish mcrino wool
To ornament those pests who rule
Der human chattels.
Does Osccola's laurels gain
BY lauding loudly each chicane?
Thy fossil worth needs loudest toot
To save ii from that disrepute
Called slaty mixture.
Thy ClearfelG fields long famed for fraud
Is scarce of virtues now to laud;
The days of Penn have passed away,
And now you're under Puaroah's sway
Without a Moses.
Thy precious treasures meath the soil,
Now owned by lords of scabby guile,
Pictures squarely Il cir moral worth
AS bascst produce of the earth
Twelfth class reckon.
ReCeiWe chief, hang up your trump,
Let greater rogues now take the stump
To teach us truth unmixed with lies
Send forth your devils in disguise
To talk of freedom.
Bone coal and sulphur disappear,
When once fairplay must take the rear,
Your human troughs thy baseness tell;
Say shall we blame your kin in hell
For your misdoings?
Let Beccher rally to your aid,
For human scorn he's ne'er afraid
He'll rough and tumble devils here
With him on board you've nought to fear
THIS side of landing.
So build mere troughs, yoa'll need them all
Since muttons cheapens in the fall
Improve your pens and shear them nice,
Swiss wool is good at any price
Egyptians love it.
Elvsiums of scented bliss,
Where flying scrpcnts never hiss
Friend Beecher charms them, never fear,
Sell Alpine lcutton whilst you're here,
Then cheat the devil.
Gods of the planets, snakes and llies,
DevOur those Greeks whom we despise;
Send plaques scare but pass us by,
On thy soothsayiugs We rely,
And Revalyas foot.
RAE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-07-02


Recognizing the fact that the relation
ship existing between the Counties o
Maryland and the City of Baltimore is
such that residents of the Counties have
occasion to visit the City frequently dur
ing the year; in consideration of these
facts and the liberal patronage extended
the "Multby" in the past, | deem II but a
matter OF justice thai some discrimination
should be made in their favor. | have
thereiorccc included to
RCduCethe Price of Board to 50 day
feeling confident that the same will be FULLY
appreciated by them, and at the same time
merit and secure an increased share OF
their patronage. Assuring them that
nothing will be lett undone that can add
tothelr comfort during their stay,
Rooms without board, rs cents and up
ward per day.
q. II. HOGAN, Prep.
Apr
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06
TIE WHISKY LAW.
TIIE WIIISkI LAW.
AN ACT to further regulate the Sale of 1ntoxica
ting Liquors in this State.

AN ACT to further regulate the Sale of Intoxica-
ting Liquors in this State.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of South Carroll
na, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
SECTION |. That from and after the passage
of this Act, no license for the sale of spirit
uolls or Intoxicating liquors shall be granted
in South Carolina outside of the Incorporated
cities, towns and villages Of this State, and it
shall be unlawful for any person or persons to
sell such liquors without Il license so to do
SEC. =. No license for the sale of intoxica-
ting liquors shall be granted by any municip-
al authorities in any city, town or village in
this State, except upon the payment by the
person applying for the same to the treasurer
of the county in which such city, town or vii
lage is situated, the sum OF one hundred dol
lars, in addition to the license charged by such
city, town or village, for the use of such coun-
ty, to be applied to the ordinary expenses of
the county: Provided, that all licenses for the
sale of intoxicating liquors granted within the
limits of the City of Charleston, the said sum
of one hundred dollars shall be paid by the
parties obtaining such licences to the treas
urer of the said City of Charleston, for the
use of the said city, instead Of to the treasurer
of the county of Charleston: Provided, how
ever, that the amount now charged by the said
City Council of Charleston for u license for
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, shall not be re-
luced in consequence of the foregoing provis-
ion, but that the aggregate of the license fees
charged under this Act, and under the ordi-
nances of the said city for the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within the limits of the said
city shall not, at any time be less than two
hundred dollars.
SEC. 3. That hereafter the sales of all wines,
fruits prepared with spirituous liquors, bitters
or other beverages of which spirituOus liquors
form an ingredient. he, and the same is here
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06
THE GLUCOSE BUSINESS,
AND HOW JAMAICA RUM AND TOMATO CA-
SIP ARE MADE.

AND HOW JAMAICA RUM AND TOMATO CAT
SUP ARE MADE
The census officers, instructed to take statis-
tics as to the industries and manufactures OF
New York City, have about half done their
work, and some interesting details have leaked
out, among others the facts concerning the
extent to which glucose is used in adultering
sugars and syrups.
About S6O,OO0, 900 worth of sugar is refined
in Brooklyn every year. 1t is almost certain
that by the time this sugar reaches the con-
sumer one-siXth Of il is no more sugar, but
glucose, cheap imitation which is used more
extensively every day. Glucose is made by
treating corn starch with Sulphuric acid the
acid is eliminated, a sweet insipid syrup re-
manning which is almost cOlorless and costs
One-half of what molasses does. If this syrup
is allowed to stand for while or is boiled
down, it will become white, hard mass some
thing like wax. The dealers in syrups mix the
glucose syrup with the dark grades of molass-
es and produce beautiful golden syrup which
sells better than the refined pure syrup and
costs one-third less. The sugar mixers allow
the syrup to harden and then mix it with their
sugars, improving the color so that it will sell
we'll, but diminishing its sweetening power.
Some chemists contend that glucose is harm
less. while others attribute diabetes to its use.
Whether deleterious or not, it's use seems to
have no limit, several big New York dealers
having established glucose factories. OF their
own within the last year. At present, the SUI
gar sold as ''new process sugar and to be
found at every grocer's, is nothing more than
sugar literally adulterated with glucose. So
long as the manufacturers do not put in too
much glucose no one will object; one-ffth
glucose and four-ffths sugar will be accepta-
Bile. But with sharp competition comes the
temptation to put in more and more glucose,
until the time may come when we shall have
four parts glucose and one part sugar.
The origin of the glucose business was in
1864, when a certain German chemist named
Goesling sold what he called secret for ma
king corn syrup, to New York company :
the Union Sugar Company-for 5000, 600 and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06
LAWS OF THE STATE.
The following Acts we're passed at the re
cent session of the Legislature:

The following Acts were passed at the re-
cent session of the Legislature
TRAFFIC IN SEED COTTON.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to pro-
hihit the Sale Of Seed Cotton between the time
of the setting and the rising of the Sun, and to
regulate the Sale Of Seed Cotton, approved
June 8, 1877
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of South Carroll
na, nc met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
SECTION l. That Section 1 of an Act enti-
tied can Act to prohibit the sale of seed cot
ton between the time of the setting and rising
of the sun, and to regulate the sale of seed
cotton" approved June 8, 1877, be, and the
same is hereby amended by striking out, in
the last line of the said section, the last three
words thereof, to wit: "of any day." so that
said section shall read: "That Oh and after
the passage of this Act. it shall not be lawful
for any person to buy or sell, or receive by way
of barter, exchange or traffic of any sort, any
seed cotton between the hours OF sundOwn and
SUNRISE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06

by prohibited within the limits of this State,
except in the incorporate limits of cities,
towns and villages, where they shall only be
sold under the same terms as Intoxicating
liquors as provided for in Section 2 hereof.
SEC. 4. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this Act shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined in a sum of not less than two
hundred dollars, or imprisoned for term of
not less than ten months, or both fined and
imprisoned, in the discretion Of the Court try
ing the case.
SEC. ). This Act shall not take effect as to
any licenses already granted in any county,
city, town or village, until such licenses now
granted shall expire.
SEC. Il. Nothing in this Act contained shall
he construed to authorize the issuing Of any
license for the sale of Intoxicating liquors, in
any city, town or village, within this State,
where the sale of such liquors is now or may
hereafter be prohibited, either under Act of
the General Assembly or by ordinance of the
respective municipal authorities of said city,
town or village.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06


THE COLUMBIA SEMINARY.-The Presby-
terian people of South Carolina and Georgia,
after struggle of several years to keep open
their Theological Seminary, which formerly had
an endowment Of some $3.50, 600, and had and
hasstill Theological library Of 20, 600 volumes,
were obliged at last to close the institution by
reason of the loss of great part Of its endow-
ment during the war and the prosecutions
which followed it. But with true Christian
courage, they resolved, this autumn, to re-en-
dow and reopen the institution. The Synod
of South Carolina resolved to raise $4,000,
Notwithstanding it's poverty, and the Synods
of Georgia and Alabama pledged their share
of aid also. In hopes Of raising some $40, 600
by an appeal to their brethren in other Synods
having no local interest in the school, Dr.
Girardeau was urgently requested to become
their spokesman. In fulflment OF their mis-
sion he appeared before the Second Presbyte-
rian church of Louisville last Sunday morning.
The result Of his eloquent appeal, seconded by
the pastor, was contribution of some 81, SUI,
which will probably reach 81, 900 when men,
bers absent on Sunday are heard from. This
is certainly most graceful tribute to the per-
severance and courage of their South Carolina
brethren. 1t is to be hoped that their brethren
in Nashville, Memphis, st. Louisand New Orle-
ans will do as generously When it is remem-
bered that this is the school in which Drs.
Thornwell, Adger and Palmer, formerly, and
Drs. Woodrow and Girardeau more recently,
have figured as professors, it is not surpris-
ing that our Presbyterian people feel an in
terest in it.-L0uisuille Courier-Jownal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06
TO BE CONT1Nr ED.

sss' Mrs. Cross, known in the world of letters
as ''George Elliott, died in London the 22nd
ultimO. Her maiden name was Marian Evans.
She was the finest female novelist that has
ever lived. Among her best works are adam
Bede", "Mid,llemarch' and 'Daniel De
r0nda''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06

a. When a boy walks with a girl as though
he were afraid some one would see him, the
girl is his sister. If he walks so close to her
rs to nearly crowd her against the fence, it is
the sister of some one else.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-06

A New COUNTY A public meeting Jas
held at Roddey's Hall on last Thursday morn
ing, with the view of taking steps to secure
a new County with Rock Hill as the County,
seat. Colonel J. NJ. Ivy being called to the
chair, stated the object of the meeting. He
was followed by a number of gentlemen who
gave good and substantial reasons for the
formation of new County. On motion OF W.
B. Wilson, Jr., Esq, it was unanimously re-
solved as the sense OF the meeting that the
present constitutional requirement of 625
square miles as area of Counties should be SO
changed as materially to reduce it, and that
the chairman appoint committee of eleven
himself to be included) to take the matter in
charge, of which delegation from their
number were requested to proceed to Colum-
bia to consult with the members of the Leg
slature as to the mode of securing the de-
sired result. The Chairman appointed on said
committee Messrs. w. B. Wilson Jr., j. r.
London S. E. White and T.. C. Robertson,
w. L. Roddey, j. r. Davie. Other gentle
men will be added TO the committee hereafter.
The meeting then adjourned. The spirit OF
the meeting evinced strong and unanimous
feeling in favor of a new County with it's court
house at Rock Hill. The following day Messrs.
w. B Wilson, Jr, ]. r. London and L. q.
Robertson visited Columbia in the interest OF
Gilc plopoocu ClidHSc duo uPOiA ohOA 1osehh ~
ported most encouraging results.--Rock Hill
Herald, 23rd eat
az Mark Twain, having been asked to con-
tribute to the newspaper issued at the fair in
aid Of abused children in Boston, wrote: "Why
should want Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children to prosper when [ have u
baby down stairs that kept me awake, several
hours last night with no preteat for it but u
desire to make trouble? This occurs every
night and it embitters me, because I see how
needless it was tn put in the other burglar
alarm, costly and complicated contriyance,
which cannot be depended upon, because it's
always getting out Of order and won't 60;
whereas, although, the baby is always getting
out of order too, it can nevertheless be de-
pended on, for the reason that the more it
gets out Of order the more it does go. Yes,
am bitter against your society, for I think
the idea of it is all wrong; but if you start 4.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fa-
theirs will write you whole book"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-16
Middle and Eastern States. Should

Middle and Eastern States. Should
this time ever arrive, we shall be re-
duced to worse condition than
Europe, and shall suffer proportion
ately more The great infected
Steppes are at the source of the
cattle traffic of Europe, as our Plains
are at the source of ours. But the
Tartar does not simply raise his cat
tie for beef as do our Western
stock-raisers. In the Steppes the
nomadic owner lives on the milk,
cheese and meat of his herds, and
drinks the KoumtS made from the
milk, but he is under no necessity
of sending his surplus cattle to the
markets of Western Europe. Again
the western frontier of Russia is
patroIed day and night by numer-
Gus guard of gendermerie whose
duty it is to mpel all cattle to cross
at the quarantine stations only,
where they may be subjected to de-
tention and examination. On our
Plains, on the other hand, cattle are
raised for beef only, and if they can
not be sent to the Eastern market
the trade must be ruined. In the
second place, our Western graziers
have virtually a monopoly of this
business, and the vast proportions
of the cattle traffic towards the East
would render all attempts at deten-
ton and examination utterly useless.
With the arrival of three thousand
cattle at one point { buffalo,, daily,
a detention of one week would lead
to the aggregation of twenty thou
sand head, and upward, constantly.
If the same were attempted for three
months, the shortest time that would
give any reasonable measure of pro-
lection, the accumulated cattle
would amount to 1900. Add to
this, that every herd of these must
be kept sufficiently far apart from
any other TO obviate the danger of
contagion through the air, as other
wise their quarantine could never
be safely ended. and. you have Sc
ries of obstacles that must show
the utter impracticability of any
such measure. No! infection of our
grazing districts means the perma-
nent infection of the entire United
States, and as we are in danger of
this from every day and every hour
of delay in stamping out the scourge,
it is we'll to note what would be the
pecuniary result.--Fr0m The Boz
inc lung Plague, by Jas. La7v, Prof.
Of Veterinary Science, Cornell Uni
Oersfty.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-16
Government Appropriations III
Aid of Agriculture.


the earth foster agriculture by APP
preparations of money from the
public treasury, and find it a pro-
ductive investment. The following
amounts were expended by some
of the governments of Europe in
aid of agriculture in the year 1877.
L invite a comparison of these
amounts with the sum appropriated
by the United States:-Austria and
Hungary, $5,495,I25; France for
Agriculture and Commerce, $40, 1884,
40; Prussia, $2,6I2,34o; Italy, for
Agriculture and Commerce, ST.
1895; Russia, for Agriculture and
Public Lands, $I4,S26,IS4; Great
Britain, s795,59o; Sweden, 65I,737;
United States, $l747S6. The little
Kingdom of Sweden, with twenty
one times less area and almost one
twelfth the population of the United
States, appropriates more than three
times as much to the protection and
promotion of her productive inter-
ests as the United States. This lit
tie kingdom, with little more than
halt the area of Texas, and with
population less than that of the
State of New York, does more to
foster production than this great
agricultural nation does. Russia,
itself great agricultural nation,
with less than twice the population,
and a little more than twice the area
of the United States, devotes to the
support of agriculture and her pub
lie lands more than seventy times
as much as the United States, while
France, with an area of only 2Io,
$50 square miles, appropriates to
agriculture and commerce more than
twenty and half millions annual
ly.-Erom Productive Industry the
Source Of National Wealth., BY T.
p. James.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-16

In certain geological garden two
bears were changed several rods
apart, which were fed each with
certain kind of fruit.
Now there were in the same gar
den a half dozen monkeys who
thought it would be nice if they
could manage to get portion of
these lucious fruits for themselves.
Accordingly they persuaded the
bears that, variety being the spice
of life, itwould not only be grateful
to their palates, but conducive to
healthy digestion, if they would ex-
change with each other a portion of
these fruits at each meal. But the
chains being too short for the bears
to come in a convenient distance of
each other the exchange could be
effected only through the kind Off
ces of the six monkeys aforesaid
Accordingly the fruit was passed
by bear No. TO the first monkey
who passed it to the next, and SO on
the last, who delivered it to bear
No. 2. The fruit in exchange passed
back to bear No. I in like manner
Now each monkey through whose
paws the fruit passed thought that
a few bites was no more than a
just compensation for his services,
and it happened when the fruit
reached its destination little more of
it was left than the cores. SO the
bears grew lean in spite of improved
digestion, and the monkeys grew
fat, and put on many airs, and win
ked at each other as they passed the
hungry bears in the course of their
employment
The keeper of the garden seeing
this, and ascertianing the cause,
heightened the chains of the bears,
and so the services of the monkeys
were dispensed with and the bears
grew fat again.
But the monkeys set up a howl
at being deprived of their legitimate
employment, and berated the bears
for their ingratitude.
Hoc fabula docet-a lesson which
Patrons should ponder.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-07-16
Hay and Grain Crops.

Compared with its selling price,
hay removes more of the soil con-
stituents from the land than most of
our other saleable products. One
hundred pounds of hay will remove
nearly as much nitrogen and much
more mineral matter than 100
pounds of wheat These consider
atoms must all be studied when the
question comes as to the profitable
application of expensive manures.
While, therefore, the evidence is
somewhat against the use of artifi-
cial manures when hay is grown
for sale, it by no means forbids
their employment when grass land
is used for the production of meat,
milk, butter or cheese; and to illus
trate this will merely allude to one
manure ingredient, viz; potash. In
the large crop of hay which we
take from Plot II, we carry off an
nually 40 TBS. of potash per acre;
1000 Tbs. live weight of an OK or
sheep contains about Il to Il lbs.
VI DObdSAl are very few
acres of land in the State of New
York which will fatten one bullock
per acre, and even if there were.
the potash carried off would not
amount to more than one pound
OF milk 100 lbs. weight contains a
little over half pound of mineral
matter, or about one thirteenth part
of what would be contained in 100
lbs. of hay, while butter robs the
land of nothing. If land has been
impoverished by the sale of hay,
and has to be sold, dung is the
cheapest manure to apply; but if
land so impoverished is intended
for the future to produce milk, meat
or other animal products, potash is
sure to be wanting, and the best
manure to apply will be either 200
of stlPhate or muriate of potash, or
three times that quantity of KANT
salts, and in addition to whichever