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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
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Customs and Principles of the Dunkers

customs anu Principles or the DuDkers.
Ine Duukers ptoIess ali tho fnnda-
mental principles of Christian faith.
They do not, however, believe in the
eternal perdition of souls. They have
no creed apart from the Bible. What
they aim at is to restore Christianity
to its primitive purity, scrupulously to
follow the precepts and the example OF
the Savior, and to make religious con-
viction the sole arbiter of conduct in
life. They still baptize the neophytes,
as their founders at Schwarzenau did,
by immersing them three times in the
name of the Father, the Son and the
Spirit. Their holy communion is pre-
ceded by the rite of foot-washing. A
curious discussion has of late engaged
their attention upon the question
whether the single or the double mode
has the better claim for observance.
When the same brother both washes
and dries the feet it is the single mode;
when each service is performed by O
separate person they call it foot-wash-
ing by the double mode. 1t is not to
re understood, however, that the whole
congregation is thus served by one or
two of their number. There are enough
of them going around with tub and
towel to finish the ceremony within
reasonable time. Foot washing and
communion are always administered in
the evening, during the afternoon love
feast is held, in commemoration of the
supper which JESUS took with his
disciples. There is no binding rule as
to the choice of food, though among the
viands lamb has the preference. Even
such ldxuries as coffee and butter, un-
known to scriptural Palestine, are not
objected to. After the love feast comes
the "holy kiss The minister Civ es it
to the brother that sits next to him on
the right; he applies it in turn to his
and thus it is passed along
the line, and by the last is carried to
the next table. The same order is OBJ.
served with the women, with the ex-
ception that the first kiss is applied by
the minis er to the first sisters hantt
The Dunkers live in peace with one
and seek no redress for injury
done to them by recourse to law. Dis
agreements among themselves arc set
tied by the elders, whose decision is
final. Only in exceptional cases, and
after permission is granted by the Off
GERS of the congre cation, do they insti-
tute law suits against the people of the
world. Like the Quakers and Men
nonites, they refrain from taking or ad
ninistering oaths, from participating in
warfare or giving countenance to it in
my manner whatever. They are averse
% accepting public Office. Their poor
hey support. Among their host of
200 900 people there is not one W no
suffers from want. Even those who
iail in business are aided to make ne W
sfort, and such assistance may be len
.hree times. After the third failure
hey take it to be the will of God that
he unfortunate brother shall not sue
'eed. - Cent,uU M10azi,ae.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
The Famous Porcelain Tower.

The celebrated Porcelain Tower, near
NantiDg, China, must have been very
beautiful in it's perfection, If we accept
the statements of its various historians,
who differ so little in their accounts
that one does for all. From them we
learn its form was octagonal, pine
stories high. tapering as 1t arose to the
height of 261 feet from the ground, the
circumference of the lower story being
100 feet. The body Of the pagoda was
Of brick, but its face was composed OF
porcelain tiles Of many colors. Each
story formed kind of saloon, through
which ran the spiral staircase leading to
the summit, and whose walls were
covered with small, gilded idols restinr
in inches, the entire apartment richly
painted and gilded. Each story was
defined by projecting cvrnice Of green
tiles, from whose points gilded bells
we're hung The roof was overlaid with
copper, aud above it rose mast thirty
feet high, capped by golden ball and
coiled about ny al immense band of
iron, appearing like rings from below.
The base of this shaft was an iron ball
formed Of two halves, the outer surface
Of which is still msgniticently embossed
for one-balf rests where it fell, the only
tangible thing in the mass of ruin. The
other half, weighing twelve tons. being
broken by the TALL, WAS recast into
temple ball.
Who we're they that fashioned this
beautiful casting, worthy the haud of
q masterP Whose writing snd inscrip-
tion embellished its face, unlike any
Chinese workmanship Whose skill
was great enough in a. d 1880 to place
ba of iron thirty-six feet in circum-
ference, weighing twenty-four tons,
upon pedestal 261 feet high1 This
ball was the receptacle for various
treasures calculated to ward If evil
influences, among which we're might
shining Jewels" pearls, books, gold,
silver. thousands Of strings of cash,
satin, silk, and priceless medicines
The number of bells on the structure
was 152, and the interior was illumi-
mated by hundreds Of lamps, while the
exterior required 1913 to light it. It
took nineteen years to build it, and cost
S3,313 079. OF all this not one story
rests on the other Lightning. fire and
war have laid their hands upon it and it
fell, its final .destroyers being the Taep-
ing rebels some twenty three years ago,
1t stood in the grounds Of Buddhist
monastery which fell at the same time,
. prey to the fanaticism and rapacity OF
the invaders. One work OF art within
the grounds escaped destruction-a
pure white marble tortoise, bearing
upon his back a perpendicular tablet
with an inscription. This, with one
solitary priest, keep watch and ward
over the ruins of bygone glory.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
The National Flower Of the Chin Sc.

With the Chinese the lily is the na.
tional flower, and many superstitions
attach to it. Should it blossom upon
New Years day, it is regarded as most
happy omen, presaging the best luck to
the fortunate owner of the plant For this
reason a god deal of care is bestowed
upon the lily by the Chinaman, in the
hope that it may put forth it's flower
upon the morning of the anniversary.
The Chinese lily is different from any
other variety. 1t is grown by placing
the bulp on pieces of window glass,
stone and china, and giving it liberal
,upply of water. The flower is white,
with gold-colored center, something
between daisy and q narcissus. Its
fragrance is delightful
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

Borneo is three times as large as
France and has population one-half as
large rs ireland. Its resources are un-
known; but its riches are unquestioned,
aud it is to day probably the richest
tract IN The world, not yet developed.
Great Britain has just taken the first
ca y step toward annexing it by giving
a charter, modelled on that of the old
East India company, to the "North
Borneo Company" an English corpora
tion, which, for round sum, has
bought bodily the rights ind territory
Of a sultan, who exercises loose sway
over one-third OF the island. AS the
company is given the right to its own
flag, coinage, law, army and navy, all
under English protection and the APP
pellate, not Immediate supervision of
the British government, the power now
established is practically the beginning
of the English conquest OF the SO, opd
largest islsnd in the world by the power
which, in Australia, already holds the
largest
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
The Origin OF Hegat.as.

Apropos of recent article in VIE
Pail Mall Gazette, correspondent
writes, it may not be generally known
that Venice is che nome of regattas
whence they were introduced into Eng
land in 1775 In the appendix to the
"Annual Register" of that year will be
found an article entitled, "Some Ac-
count of the new Entertainment Called
a Regatta, Introduced from Venice into
ENGLAND in the Course of the Year
1775." The event produced un versal
excitement. The whole river side was
crowded from London bridge to Mill
bank, and even Westminster hall was
desecrated by scaffold for spectators.
"Plaus of the regatta were sold from a
shilling to penny each, and songs on
the occasion sung. in which regatta
was the rhyme for Eanelagh, and
Royal Family echoed to Liberty
The racing itself is di missed with the
scarty information that "the wager
boats started on the signal of firing a
single piece Of cannon" and that "they
were absent near fifty minutes"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

Fiftv-two is q remarkable number.
There are fisty-two cards in a pack and
ftty-two weeks in the year. The five
books OF Moses were written 1,552 years
before the present mode of computing
time. The building of Rome was COM
menced 752 years before the same
event Julius Caesar made the first in
road into Greet Britain fifty-two years
B, O., and the king OF Great Britain
was carried to Rome A. D so. Con-
stantinople was taken by the Turks A.
D. 1852, and the new style was intro
duced into England in 1852. The
highest Egyptian pyramid is 452 feet in
height.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

The western coast of Africa furnishes
our principle supply of palm oil. The
ground beneath the trees becomes
covered with fatty material formed of
the ripe berries.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

A project mat cynn in rumor fairly
took the breath awag has just been
given official PRONUNCIATION. This is
no less than IN ocean express line.
In other words line Of steamships
which shall be- to ocean travel what the
fast mail is to railway journeying.
The plan in brief is TO build three steel
steamships, five hundred feet long,
divided into fifty water-tight compart-
ments, furnish them like modern
hotel of tho most sunptuous sort,
carry mo freight, make staterooms as
large as ordinary hotel rooms, charge
about fifty dollars more in the trip
than the present rates, and for this
take the passenger from New York
Monday morning, set him ON English
soil Saturday night, wind, tide and
what not to the contrary. This sounds
like the journey that Aladdin's palace
took from Bagdad to Hyrcania. But
ii is set forth with business like breyity
by one of the main projectors of the
line, Jacob Loriiarl, who h1' millions
enough of his own to set tue scheme
marching.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

The gentleman who caught a severe
cold from pressing his lips to maiden's
snowy brow, recovered quite rapidly
while looking in the sunny smiles Of
another fair damsel.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

A certain amount of opposition is
great help to man. Kites rise against
and not with the wind. Even a head
wind is better than none. No man
ever worked his passage anywhere in
dead calm
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

One business firm in London has
charte red big steamer, which will be
fitted up with rooms for samples and
with b, ,rths for the representatives Of
CONNER cial houses 1t will then be
sent arc, and the world.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

A man in Oswego, N. Y, has thirty
bushels of horse-chestnuts for winter
food for his COW. He has paid boys
eight cents bushel for gathering them,
and declares that a COW will eat them
when we'll dried in preference to the
sweetest hay and with good effect on
the flow Of milk.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

A scientific man says great noises will
make milk sour. They will also make
the average citizen pretty sour, espe-
cially if they come at night when he
wants to sleep.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

Tobacco smoke blown into the ear ia
sometimes used as a remedy for ear.
ache.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
IS48 1852
Cunard Steamship Co.,

pETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIV-
DERPoOL, callingat Queenstown each
way. Proposed sallings from Piel 40,
North River, New York:
Parthia... T.. Wednesday. Dec. 7
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
A Kings Shirt.

The following story was told me as
an instance of Carl Uohan) XiV.'s
spirit: Russian man of-war was seen
passing the fort of Waxholm en- route
for Stockholm without having given
customary salute. The orders Of the
fort commandant were distinct that in
a case like this two warnings were to be
given. The first, that of firing ball
in the rear Of the vessel. II this were
unheeded, another was to be sent in ad-
vance Of its bow. In case both warm
iDgs were dis, egarded, ball WAS to be
sent into the most vulnerable part OF
tho ship. In the present instance both
wal nings had been given without re-
spo nse, and the ct mmsndant, young
beariless lieutenant, though shaking in
his boots, cried out to the cannoneer:
DO you see the wheel houae%
eyes"
"Send ball into it, in Gods namep
This had effect. With crushed wheel
house the Russian stopped perforce. A
moment later two boats were seen set.
ting ont for Stockholm; one with the
frightened young commandant in il
from Waxholm, and one from the dis
abled man of-war, each rowing with ut
most speed in hope of reaching the
royal presence first. The Swede arrived
just enough in advance to obtain the
first audience. He gasped out his
story.
"Well," said the king, sit seems she
wouldn't salute, and you fired?"
eyes"
"Where did you hit herr"
"Oh, your ma jesty, be graciousl"
"Did you hit the wheel-house?
"Ye-es."
"Goodl You're major"
The Russian was permitted to rebuild
rs wheel in Stockholm. - Harpcr's
Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

The strongest known glue is that
made from the skins and sounds OF
fishes, and the strongest of this class lie
made in Lsplsnd from the skins of 9
perch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
Confidence Cru.lly Betrayed.

Colonel Oscar Thompson, Of Ionia,
was going home with big and choice
beefsteak. He met Mr.. Gemuend, who
had fine large dog. Thompson re-
marked that such a dog must eat
good deal. Gemuend said that breed
of dogs never ate meat. Thompson
said that was very extraordinary, and
be offered the dog his steak, just to see
him refuse it; but the dog promptly
took the steak and struck 2:40 gait
with it for under building, wh,ro he
could eat it n peaee.-Kalanasoo Ga
16ffe
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

The Westphalian geological society
Recently enjoyed an extraordinary ban
qu ct. The company was served with
cut lets of lioness, ragout of badger.
a .bustard ard crane stuffed with
che stnuts and plums These viands all
rece ived due attention, but it was the
unai ,imous opinion that crocodile
steal was the piece de resistance. It ap.
peale d to the nose as we'll as the palate,
EMIT ing peculiarly grateful and appe'
tizipg odor.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

a Christian church has been built with
stones from the ruins from a heathen
temple by the native converts connected
with the Madura mission OF the Ameri-
can hoard
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

Title worshipers now have an oppor-
tunity TO become princes and dukes. A
law has been. passed in Italy author
izing the sale of titles t. ambitious
foreigners. Titles are for sale at all
prices, from &10O to 91,000, accom-
panied by all the rights, privileges,
etc., thereunto appertaining.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
HOLE NJ MBFR. 544

The impression that flowers are never
found double in wild state is an in
correct one, the fact being that this is
one of natures variations.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

Benjamin Harris Brewster, the new
encouragement, is badly SCARED in the
face, having been terribly burned when
child. He is, however, large portly
man Of striking appearance. In dress
he is peculiar "His coats" says the
Philadelphia Times, "are almost in
variably light colored; his vets are Of
velvet, and, being cut low, expose
shirt front of the finest cambria ruffles.
His pantaloons, be they neutral-tinted
checks or somber blacks, are models OF
the tailor's art, and his gsiter-tops are
invariably the whitest of white. He
wears standing collars, black stock,
ruffied cuffs and an old fashioned fob
chain with heavy gold seal. His
white fur-beaver hats, made on modi-
fcation Of the old bell style, are worn
alike winter and summer. His hats,
clothes and shoes are made in London.
In his study Mr.. Brewster sometimes
wears blue, cloth cutaway coat, but he
oftener appears in fancily. embroidered
velvet jacket, out of the short sleeves OF
which protrude his ruffied cuffs"
When he earned miserable living
in Rosita, Colorado, by doing errands
for stablemsn, he was called Old Man
Bassick, and his wife and daughter
worked at the washtub 0ne day he
found ore in mountain near by, and
within the year has become half mil
lionsire. Now he is respectfully men
toned as Mr.. Bassick. There are
those, however, who sneer at the family's
ignorance, as the following anecdote
shows Mrs. Bassick was at Canon. 1t
was noticed that she frequently walked
out upon the hotel porch as If looking
for some one. "Do you expect friends p
asked the obsequious boniface "Eo,
indeedy," she replied, "I'm expecting
my phantom" Her pretty phaeton,
for which she had paid $4,000, after
ward rolled around the corner.
The population of Key West, Fla,
inside and outside of the corporation
boundaries, is variously estimated from
twelve to sixteen thousand. 1t is as.
serted by persons we'll acquainted with
the place that it does not contain half
dozen families from the Souther States
of the Union, and not twenty families
from the Northern States, and that oi
the whole population, exclusive of the
garrison and the United States officials,
there a1e not twenty-five unacclimated
adults. About one-half of the popula.
tion are supported directly or indi-
rectly by the trade in tobacco and the
manufacture Of segars; and the other
half are dependent upon fishing and
sponging. Ine tobacco is brought from
the West Indies and most Of it from
Cnba. The cigars manufactured from
it are shipped almost exclusively to
New York, either directly by ocean
steamers or through Cedar Key and
Fernan1ina.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
TIMELY TOPICS.

A hotel in the exact shape of an ele-
phapt has been built at Atlantic City,
N. J. The idea, of course, is to draw
e1cursionists BY means of the novelty.
The structure is eighty.six feet long
and sixty-five feet high. Stairwsys in
side the logs lead up to big restau-
rant and other rooms in the body, while
on tho back is car forming good
place OF outlook. The exterior is
painted and sanded so as to resemble
an elephants skin, except for the win
dows. The cost was $4,000.
The boupdless West is so prolific Of
prodigies that the custom has gradually
come about of attestipg the yarns spun
in that region by the signatures of
prominent citizens. The postmaster
and two physicians of Forrest, ILL.,, are
willing to swear that boy named John
Maurer, living near that place, fell off
the bumpers of caboose on which he
was stealing a ride last Saturd ~,
knocked out piece of his skull two
inches square, drove several fragments
of the bone, not to speak of sand and
cinders, in upon the brain, picked him
self up, tied his handkerchief about his
head, walked mile and half to have
his injuries attended to, submitted to
the insertion OF silver plate in place
of the lost skull, and cheeriully asked
fer something to eat. His friends hope
that he will recover and become dis
tinguished road agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

ESPECTFULLY ca'.l the attention of
~ the citizens of I rostburg ana yicin.
ity to his large ami handsome assort-
ment of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25
Genuir,e Novelties

To be found in no other establishment In
town. His stock consists Of he latest
American and Imported Attractions In
the way Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-04
VIOLATING THE STATUTES.
Detective wormsn on the War Path.

Commissioner Stanley arrived at the Preble
House on the midnight train, last night, where
he met Detective Wormel of Bethel, who had
preceded him. 1t appears that the Commits
sioner became satisfied, some time ago, that
the Statutes of the State had been, and were
being violated in reference to the killing Of
moose and deer, and also the catching of fish.
A party was employ ed to hunt the matter up,
but proved signal failure. The affair was
then placed in Detective Wormall's hands who
met with great success
Disgusting himself as fisherman and hun-
ter of the rough country stamp, one of those
odd characters SO often met with in New Eng
land who know where all the best fish pools
are, and, provided you suit their fancy, will
talk fish all day to you land finally carry you to
place where the biggest trout lies the detec-
tive visited Moosehead Lake, the Dead River
and other localities Here he fell in with par
ties, including some of the most prominent
men in Massachusetts, who were in search of
moose and deer. If the detective is right. and
he says he has the ''deadwood" on these gen.
tlenen, they will probably have some heavy
fines to pay for their fun. He also visited
Crooked River and the Songo locks, and
good many residents in that vicinity will be
called on to "pay the piper for violating the
fishery laws
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-04
Major Charles E. whittemors.

The Kennebec Journal says: major Chas.
B. Whittemore died Wednesday morning at
the residence of his father Otis Whittemore,
OF quick consumption induced proabbly by a
cold which he took in July and which con-
fined him to the house for several weeks at
that time. He was born in Augusta and in
his boyhood served as clerk in the bookstore
of Mr.. Stanwood in this city, and in mer-
camille house in Boston. AT the outbreak of
the rebellion he was a clerk in Columbus Mis-
sissippi, and was forced to leave the State Sc
cretly to escape the rebol service. Returning
home he enlisted in the 7th Maine Vols, was
made quartermaster sergeant, and was success
siyely promoted to be quartermaster OF the reg
iment, and captain and A. c. M. At the close
of the war he was quartermaster at headquar-
ters, Army of the Potomac, and for some time
after the disbandment of the army he was sta
toned at Indianapolis After the conclusion
OF his military service he was iu business In
Portland for short time and then for several
years lived in North Carolina in the employ
ment of the Freedmen's Bureau, and in the
internal revenue service. Subsequently he re-
turned to Boston where he lived until the es-
tablshment of the q, S. Pension Agency in
this city, when he accepted clerkship in the
office of the agency, in order that he might be
with his parents in their declining years.
Many friends in many places will learn with
sincere grief that Charley is no more Hio
manly qualities, sunny disposition and good
ness of heart endeared him to his associates
everywhere His worth and efficiency In the
onerous and responsible departments of the mil
itary service to which he was attached, are
best Gttested by his promotions and his selec-
ton by Gen. Meade for the post he held at
Headquarters. Major Whittemore had many
friends in Boston, the place of his longest res
idence, particularly among his fellow members
of the Boston Light Infantry, the "Tigers,"
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery, and the
commandery of Knights Templar to which he
belonged, in which organization he took live
ly interest. He leaves wife to whom he had
been married twenty-one years, and who was
his companion in the army wherever practical
BILE and in all his subsequent changes Of resi-
dence. The funeral will take place at two i
o'clock this afternoon.
Major Whittemore was engaged in the furni-
ture business here after the war, with George
I. Burroughs and John B. Hudson, Sr. He
was member of Portland Commandery of
Knights Templar at the time of his DEATH