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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
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a. story OF the war.

During the cessation of the firing a
Spottsslxania, which lasted for abeui
five minutes, the writer took a view o.
the battlefield before us. Immediately
in our front were two lines Of battle
The first connected with our works tt
the right, which were still held by the
enemy and gradually receded as he ex
tended to his right, thus taking ad
vantage OF the ravine. The second line
lay about 200 yards in the rear of the
first, while the artillery was posted foul
or five hundred yards in his rear. The
field presented one vast Golgotha in
immensity of the number of the dead
On our front and Gordon's and Battles
and extending to the woods beyond,
the ground was almost covered with the
dead and wounded, while between the
lines they were literally piled. Thii
was owing to the number of guns used
by the Confederates in the desperate
assaults made by the Federsls. The
writer counted fifteen stand of oolor
lying between the lines, some Of them
having fallen against our breastWorks-
the brave hands which had borne them
so gailantly forward now lying cold in
death. Suddenly large, fine-lookine
officer, who 1 think was q captain,
stepped briskly forward and came upon
the works, remarking; "Well, boys, !
suppose you have all suTenderedP Re.
ceiving negative reply, he asked fol
the commanding officer. Major Council,
of the Sixteenth, stepped up and said:
lam, SIR" When the officer again
remarked: "Well, sir, I suppose you
have oil surrendered /"
Major Council replied: "No, sir; we
have not surrendered, but consider
yourself prisoner"
Then the other boldly and firmly an.
swered, "Tll die first l' and turning on
his heel slowly and deliberately attempt
ed to return to his own lines, as cooliy as
though there was no enemy in ten miles
of him. he was repeatedly called on to
halt or he would be shot, but he paid
not the slightest attention, when some
one shot him. He fell about thirty
PAGES in front of our works. The
courage and daring of this brave but
rash man 1 think has never been
equaled during the war. VIII some oi
the Federal survivors at that point give
his name? For one who could be SO
insensible to fear should have his name
inscribed in the temple of fame. Prob
ably Mr.. Galloway recollects the Incl.
dent, as he says that his (Upton's)
brigade occupied the position. Many Of
the Mississippians, and none more than
the writer, regretted the fate of thai
brave spirit. But after learning our
weakness on the right it would be
self-destruction to have permitted him
to return to his own lines. When the
fatal shot was fred it was the signal
for the musketry to break forth in all
its fury, which never ceased till next
morning. Philadelphia Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Soda put into sea water makes it At
for washing clothes.
The nearer rain-cloud is to the
earth, the larger the drops.
Under-shot wheels require a much
larger body of water than over.shot.
The diamond is rather more than
three and one-half times heavier than
water.
Leeches may be induced to bite more
readily by bathing the surface to which
they are applied with milk.
A body which weighs one pound at
our equator would weigh five ounces
six drachms at that of the planet Mars.
The largest bituminous deposits in
the world are in Asphaltic lake, or Dead
sea, in Judea, and Tar lake, in Trinidad
Pencil marks can be rendered indsli-
BILE by dipping the paper in skim-milk
and ironing on the wrong side after dry
ing.
The icebergs of the Southern hemi
spheres are much larger than those OF
the Northern, and frequently attain a
heighth of one thousand feet.
Paper can be made transparent by
spreading over it, with feather, very
thin layer of resin dissolved in alcohol,
applied to both sides,
No opium smoker, 1t is said, is admit!
ted to church membership by any
Christian mission working in China.
vermillion is manufactured from red
sulphuret of mercury, commonly
known as cinnabar.
A hornets nest, being the finest
woody substance known, is the best
polisher for glass lenses.
According to sesmen green hue oi
the ocean indicates soundings, an indigo
blue, profound depths.
It is popular mistake to call thin,
fsky, semi-transparent mineral isini
glass. Isinglsss is fish glue and has
nothing to do with the mineral, which
is mica.
II a lamp chimney be cut with q
diamond on the convex side it will nevei
crack with the heat, as the incision of.
fords room for expansion, and the glasa
after cooling returns to its original
shape, with only scratch visible
where the cut was made.
M. 81. Pellet has tested plants, mus.
cnlar juice and yeast for ammonia. In
plants he finds it to be widely dis
tributed. In 100 gramme Of beef he
detected 0.15 of ammonia, and in yeast
an average percentage of 0.059.
Pepsine is proving itself to be Of ex
traordinary efficacy in destroying worms
in the stomach and bowels without caus.
ing any injury to the highly-organized
tissues, even when it is deemed neces.
sary to use very large doses.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22

PoTATo CRooUErTEs. cold
mashed potatoes with pepper, salt and
nutmeg. Beat to cream with tea
spoon of melted butter to every three
of potatoes; bind with two or three
well-beaten eggs, and add some minced
parsley iii you like). Roll into oval
balls, dip in beaten egg, then in bread
crumbs, and fry in hot lard or drip
pings. Pile in q pyramid upon flat
dish, and serve.
Chow CHow.-Two quarts of toma-
toes, two white onions, half dozen green
peppers, one dozen cucumbers, two
heads of cabbage, all chopped fine; let
this stand over night; sprinkle teacup
OF salt in it. In the morning drain of
the brine, and season with one table,
spoonful Of celery seed, one ounce OF
turmeric, half teaspoonful of cayenne
pepper, one cup of brown sugar, one
ounce Of cinnamon, one ounce of all
spice, one ounce of black pepper, one
quarter ounce cloves, vinegar enough
to cover, and boil two hours.
STUFFED TOMATOES. six large,
well-shaped tomatoes; out slice of
the stem end and take out all the pulp
and juice, being careful not to break
the tomatoes; then sprinkle them in
side with little salt and pepper; have
q pound of cold cooked veal, beef or
chicken slice of boiled ham or fried
bacon, chop very fine, and add the pulp
and juice of the tomatoes; chop fine
and fry to light brown, half an onion,
and mix with the meat a teacupful Of
fine bread crumbs, two eggs, tea
spoonful of salt, q tablespoonful of white
pepper and pinch Of cayenne; fill
the tomatoes with the force-meat, piling
it quite high, and bake for an hour.
PANcAKEs.-Beat up three eggs and q
quart of milk make it up into a batter
with flour, little salt, q spoonful Of
ground ginger, and little grated
lemon peel let it be of fine thickness
and perfectly smooth. Clean your fry
ing pan thoroughly, and put into it q
good lump of dripping or butter when
it is hot pour in cupful of batter, and
let it run oil over Of an equal thickness,
shake the pan frequently that the batter
may not stick, and when You think it is
done on one side, toss it over; If you
cannot, turn it with a slice, and when
both arc of a nice light brown, lay it on
dish before the FIRE; stew sugar over
it, and so do the rest. They should be
eaten directly, or they will become
heavy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Intensity Of color in flowers of. the
same species increases with the alti-
tude.
OF reptiles possessing the snake-like
form we have three species indigenous
to this country.
1t is estimated that drop Of human
blood contains 100000 oorpuscles IN
cubic millimetre.
1t is said that the formation Of iogs
and clouds arises from the presence OF
dust in the atmosphere.
1t has been computed that the power
of the steam engines in England would
suffice to raise from the quarries and
place in position all the Great Pyramid
in eighteen hours.
A man can live on seven meals .
week, but his supply Of gaseous nour1
ishment has to be renewed at least
$4,000 times in twenty-four hours.
Cocoa trees produce nothing for ten
or twelve years, and then bear fruit an
nually for fifty years.
A criminal who has robbed the public
treasury in Siam has melted metal
poured down his throat.
According to Aristotle large ears are
an indication Of imbecility, while small
ones announce madness.
The ancients believed that the blood
could be stanched by repeating incanta-
tions or by the use of charms.
Among the Indians near the Amazon
there are no words for numbers, and a
similar want of arithmetical power.
A kind of rat in Kamschatka makes
spacious apartments under ground and
fills them with food for the winter.
Frogs have been kept torpid in an ice.
house for three years and a half, and
have revived when brought out into the
sun.
1t was once believed that the house
leeK, il grown upon the roof, would
protect the house from being struck by
lightning.
The invention of the harness ia
ascribed to Erectheus, king of Athens,
who lived three or four hundred years
before Christ.
The earliest company for insuring
against fire was instituted in London in
1896, and was called the "Hand in
Hand Fire Office"
A single pound of cotton has been
spun into thread seventy-six miles in
length; the same quantity of wool,
ninety i've miles long.
There is weekly sale in Paris OF
toads, which are brought in casks filed
with damp moss. One hundred good
toads are worth from SIS to $17. These
are bought for gardens.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
Notions About Robin Redbreast.

In many parts of England the robin
rcdbreast is regarded as sacred bird,
just as the dove is in this country.
"Do not steal robins eggs, or your
legs will be brokenl" is saying in
Suffolk, England. A small boy, who
was taken to task for his bad writing,
said to his teacher:
"a robin died in my hand once, and
so it will always shakep
There ere no such beliefs in America,
but, at the same time, our robin-whioh
is much larger than the English robin
is greatly loved.
Common soda is excellent for scour'
ing tin, as it will not scratch the
tin, and will make it look like new
Apply with piece of moistened news
paper and polish with dry piece
Wood ashes are good substitute.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
Things We OntgrOM.

1t is both the curse and blessing Of
our American life that we are never
quite content. We all expect to go
somewhere before we die, and have a
better time when we get there than we
can have at home. The bane of our life
is discomfort. We say we will work so
long, and then We will enjoy ourselves.
But we find it just as Thackeray has ex-
pressed it. "When / was boy" he
said, 81 wanted some taffy; it was a
shilling I hadn't one. When I was a
man, ] had shilling, but didn't want
any affy."--Ro6@t Collyer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
A'Case OF Flesh Grating.

Frank Leavitt, of Oakland, was 50
verely scalded by the overturning of
locomotive, of which he was engineer
near Leadville, Col, on the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad. 1t became neces
sary to cut out piece of the flesh o.
the under side of his thigh some ten
inches in length and four or five in
breadth. In order to repair this loss
three of Mr.. Leavitt's friends offered
themselves to the surgeons knife and
pieces of their flesh we're cut off and
grated on to the wound. Mr.. Leavitt
was found seated in an easy chair by
the window. "After the accident" he
said, "I was taken to South Pueblo,
which is about ten miles from Lead.
vile. For about four days I felt little
or no pain. Then the scalded places
began to hurt ..frightfully, and the doc
tors found it necessary to cut out a
large piece of my thigh. Yes, the wound
in places went clear into the bone, leav
ing large hole. DR.. Craven and DIR.
Christie, who were attending me, said
that it was necessary to graft the open
wound with new flesh and skin in order
TO build it up. You see, q small hole
will naturally fill up and skin over with.
out help, but this was too large to get
along without some help. The doctors
would have taken some of the flesh oi
my arm and used it but that was in q
feverish condition at the time, and
three of my friends who worked with
me offered to allow the doctors to use
them to help me out. The surgeons
took hold of the mans arm with a
pincers and pinched up little piece Of
skin and flesh not much bigger than
dime, as you may say, and then just
slit it off with knife. They cut of
from those three men twenty-seven OF
these small pieces altogether, but Of
course not at the same time. No, il
didn't hurt the men particularly. These
small pieces of skin and flesh were taken
and laid on separately on the wound
each one to act as kind of center, you
know, for the new skin and flesh to
build up around. OF course, they
wouldn't begin to fill up the wound,
but each piece acted like a graft and
began to grow out toward the others
until the intervening spaces were filled
up. 1t took quite long time to get all
the gratis ON. Some five or six were
put on at one time and it took them
about three days to unite. Some OF
them did not unite at all, but fell off at
the first dressing. No, couldn't tell
exactly when the pieces became part
Of me, for I couldn't touch them because
of the dressing and bandage. The pieces
we're just laid on the wound and bound
firmly on with bandage smeared with
some healing mixture or salve. When
they didn't fall off on the third day,
when they came to dress the wound
there they were and there they stayed,
and that was all I knew about it. The
place will never be filed up quite level,
but it is perfectly sound and whole
now, although little raw and sore, OF
course, and I am able to walk about
with a crutch, and I expect to be able
TO go to work in about three months as
well as ever. I was seventy-eight days
in bed.-Sdn Francisco Call.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
The Worlds Paper Mills.

OF paper mills the United States has
nearly fifty per cent. more than any
other country in the world, and what is
more, we consume about as much paper
as the mills make. The exact number
of mills is 960, while England, Ireland
and Scotland between them have but
$50. Germany has 545 and France
comes close behind with $50. italy has
206 and the vast Austrian and Russian
empires have but 100 each. Spain has
sixty-three; the adjoining kingdom OF
Portugal, sixteen; Belgium, twenty
nine; Holland, sixteen; Denmark, nine
teen; Switzerland, fifteen; Sweden and
Norway, twenty-five, and Canada, twenty.
Greece and the new kingdom of Rou.
mania have one apiece, and there is also
one in Cuba, while in Japan there are
six. Paper mills, with some exceptions,
seem to be fair index to the taste for
reading in country. The American
alto production is about an eighth of a
pound for each man, woman and child;
in Russia the ratio is but one-hundredth
pound, and in Roumania it sinks to an
almost infnitesimal fraction. In the
more backward countries, however, all
the finer grades of paper are imported.
so that it would hardly be fair to esti-
male their literary requirements by the
paper production. By the same rule
Great Britain, Germany and France
should not be credited with the oon-
sumption of all they produce.
York GraDhic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
Learn to be Brief.

Long visits, long stories, long exhor-
tations and long prayers, seldom profit
those who have to do with
them. Life is short. Time is
short. Moments are precious. Learn
to condense, abridge and intensity. We
can endure many an ache and iii if it is
soon over, while even pleasures grow
insipid, and pain intolerable, if they are
protracted beyond the limits of reason
and convenience. Learn to be brief.
Lop off branches; stick to the main fact
in your case. Ii you pray, ask for what
you would receive, and get through; il
you speak, tell your message, and hold
your tongue; boil down two words into
one, and three into two. Learn to be
brief.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
Z UUy OIIteI,
Sole Agents for America.

Its virtues are unquestiona6le and its cur
alive character absolute, as the writer can
personally testify, both from experience
and observation.
Among the many readers of the Reoie,O
in one part and another of the country, it
is probable that numbers are afflicted with
deafness, and to such it may be said /:
"Wrlte at once to Haylock & Co., Day
street, New York, enclosing 81, and you
will receive by return remedy that will
enable you to hear like anybody else, and
whose curative effects will be permanent.
You will never regret doing so."-Editor
of Mercantile ReoSe,o. July 2-tf
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
EARS FOR THE MILLION
Foo Ch0O'S BalSam of Sharks Oil

DOSITIVELY Restores the Hearing,
i and is the only Absolute Cure for
Deafness known. This Oil is extracted
from u peculiar species of small White
Shark, caught in the Yellow Sea, known
as Gareh,rodon Rondelettis. Every Chinese
fisherman knows it, Its virtues as a re-
storatlve OF hearing were discovered by q
Buddhist Priest about the year 1920. Its
cures were so numerous and many so SEEM
ingly miraculous, that the remedy was
officially proclaimed over the entire Empire.
Its use became so universal that for over
800 years no Deafness has existed among
the Chinese people. Sent, charges pre-
paid, at 81 per bottle. Only imported by
HAYLOCK & CO.,
7Dey Street, New York.
Sole AGENTS for Amertcd
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22

From the peats of Brittany have been
obtained, by means of reagents, ben.
zine, parafine resinous matters, acetic
acid and other substances.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22
Miscellaneo rs Advertisements.
J. RUHL, M. D.,

-FROSTBURG, MD.,
HAS confined his practice entirely to
IL the treatment and cure of CON-
SUMPTION and all diseases of the Respi-
ratory system, and will positively attend
to no other cases.
Office hours, daily from to II a. m.
Sundays excepted)
No books kept and cash required for
medicine. Cases treated by correspon-
dence.
Office at McNeil's Drug Store.
Aug 6-tf
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-22

Miss r. had nose which was per-
ceptibly retrousse, and when she went
on a visit to Johnny's one day the boy
observed it. After taking in the situ-
alton fully, he said: "Papa, you said
for me to wait till something would
turn up and l should have velocipede.
There's Miss RS nose, now give me the
velocipede." What he got might have
been called velocipede, because it
went so fast, but it looked more Like .
strap flying through the air in the far
corner of the woodahed
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-03
An Expedition Massacred.

Algiers, April 2.-The four natives
who arrived at Onargla on the 2Sth
ult. report that the expedition was sur
prised, and Col. Flathois and nearly all
the members of the expedition killed.
One of the members, named Dianons,
with a subordinate officer named Pole
quin, and 61 men, escaped; but they
were subsequently overtaken by anoth-
er tribe, who declared that they had no
share in the massacre. The tribe Of
fered the fugitives some dates. The
fruit was poisoned, and Dianons and %
men died after partaking of it. Pole
quin with 30 men continued the retreat,
but they were surrounded by hostile
tribes. Polequin then dispatched the
above mentioned four natives to Omar
gla. On their arrival succor was i'm
mediately dispatched to the remnant of
the expedition. Little hope, however,
Is entertained of their relief, as when
the messengers left they were closely
beset and lily supplied with food and
ammunition.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-03

Washington, April 2.-Senator Vor-
hees says he is content to let the con-
troversy between himself and Senator
Malone rest just where it is, and as the
fiery little Virginian is equally satisfied
with the present situation, there will
be no pistols and coffee required. Both
senators evidently have too much good
sense to make themselves ridiculous in
this way, and as nobody doubts the
courage Of either party several of their
respective friends are endeavoring to
arrange for a mutual explanation in the
senate.
Senator Conkling still remains quiet
on the subject Of the existing dead lock
in the senate, but his voice will doubt
less be heard in the republican caucus
on Monday. If he strongly fayors a
maintainance Of the dead lock he can
probably control the matter, but one Of
his intimate friends said to-day, that
Conkling was not anxious to postpone
the opening of the fight with the ad-
ministration, and that the senate and
the people will soon be made aware of
that fact.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-03

were protecting the process servers on
an estate near Ballaghader, in county
Mayo. Two men were killed.
Madrid: The Guadalaquiyer river has
risen eight and a half metres. 1t is
said that the foundations of the railway
station at Seville are not solid, and
consequently it is feared that the whole
town will be flooded.
st. Petersburg; 1t is officially an
nounced that the police investigation
in regard to the murder of the ezar has
led to the arrest of a man named XII
baltschitsch, son of priest, who has
made a full confession, including a
statement that he had manufactured
the bombs, which were similar to those
used by the assassin of Russakoff.
Berlin: In the reichstag to-day, dur
ing the discussion of Bismarck IS
scheme for compulsory insurance of
workmen against accident, Herr Rich
Ter vehemently attacked the bill, which
he said was merely set off against
the anti socialist law. He warned the
reichstag against the pictorial proceed
ings of Bismarck, whose prestige he
declared was fortunately on the wane.
Bismarck said the bill was not a So
cialist measure, but one furthering
practical Christianity, and that 1t should
be judged on its merits.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-03
vooRHEEs-MAHoNE FIGHT.
The President to Flood the senate
with Nominations.

The President to Flood the senate
with Nominations.
Washington, April 2-The Voorhees,
Malone difficulty is virtually ended.
Voorhees, says he intends to treat any
message from Malone, whether it be a
challenge or otherwise, with contempt.
Malone, full of Indignation, last
night, insisted upon challenging Voor-
hees, but was persuaded by discreet
friends that such an act would only in
jure him. The friends of both Of the
senators are endeayoring to fix up a
mutual explanation for Monday, but
neither Voorhees, nor Mahone seem in
clined that way.
The republican senators have been
notified to meet in caucus on Monday
morning at ten O'Clock. when the pres
ent dead lock will be discussed. The
president desires to have the fight over
the senate officers postponed until after
all the necessary combinations are
made, and SO advises and urges his
friends among the republican senators.
1t is reported that the president has
determined to pour in the nominations
upon the senate and leave the latter
body responsible for a failure to con-
firm. The presidents wishes will cer-
tainly influence a number of senators.
The democrats say they have no need
for caucus, as their policy of contin-
ued resistance is determin ed upon.
ConklIng can largely control the re-
publican caucus, but his intimate
friends say he is not anxious to postpone
the opening of war with the admins
tration, as he feels confident of his
ability now to make a stubborn fight.