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Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08
THE SUN.
NEW YORK, SS3

MORE people have read The Sun dur
IHl ing the year just now passing than
ever before since it was first printed. No
other newspaper published on this side OF
the earth has been bought and read in any
year by so many men and women.
We are credibly informed that people
buy, read and like The Sun for the follow
ing reasons, among others:
Because Its news columns present in at
tractive form and with the greatest possi-
BILE accuracy whatever has interest for
humankind; the events, the deeds and
misdeeds, the wisdom, the philosophy, the
notable folly, the solid sense, the improv-
ing nonsense-all the news OF the busiest
world at present revolving in space.
Because people have learned that in its
remarks concering persons and affairs THE
SUN makes practice Of telling them the
exact truth to the best of its ability three
hundred and sixty-five days in the year,
before election as well as after, about the
whales ss well as the small fish, in the face
of dissent as plainly and fearlessly as when
supported by general approval. THE SUN
has absolutely no purposes to serve, save
the information of its readers and the fur
therance of the common good.
Because it is everybody's newspaper.
No man is so humble that THE SUN is in
different to his welfare and his rights. No
man is SO rich that it can allow injustice
to be done him. No man, no ASSOCIATION
of men, is powerful enough to be exempt
from the strict application OF its principles
Of right and wrong.
Because in politics it has fought for a
dozen years, without intermisslon ana
sometimes almost alone among newspa-
pers, the fight that has resulted in the re-
cent overwhelming popular verdict against
Robesonism and tor honest government.
No matter what party is In power, THE
SUN stands and will continue to stand like
n rock for the interests OF the people
against the ambition of bosses, the en-
croachments Of monopolists, and the dis
honest schemes of public robbers
All this is what We are told almost daily
by our friends. One man holds that The
SUN iB the best religious newspaper ever
published, because it's Christianity Is un-
diluted with cant. Another holds that 1t
is the best Republican newspaper printed,
because it has already whipped half OF the
rascals out of that party, and ls proceed
ing against the other half with undmin-
ished ylgor. A third believes it to be tie
best magazine OF general literature IN eX-
lstence, because its readers miss nothing
worthy of notice that is current in the
world of thought. So every friend of The
SUN discovers one of its many sides that
appeals with particular force to his indi-
vidual liking. -
If you already know THE Sun YOU will
observe that in 1883 il is little better
than ever before. Ii you do not already
know THE SUN, you will find it to be a
mirror of all human activity, q storehouse
of the choicest products of common sense
and imagination, d manstay for the cause
of honest government, sentinel for gen
aine Jeffersontan Democracy, scourgc
for wickedness OF every species, and an
uucommonly good Investment for the COM
ing yeaT.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08
Terms to Mail Subscribers.

The several editions of THE Sun are
sent by mail postpaid, as follows:
DAILY-xS cents q month, $500 a
year; with Sunday edition, $7.7O.
SUNDAY-Eight pages, gI 10 year.
WEEKLY-..l a year. Eight pages oil
the best matter of the daily issues; an
Agricultural Department of nnequaled
merit, market reports, and literary
scientific, and demesticintelligence make
THE Sun the newspaper tor the farmers
household. To clubs OF ten $40, an ex-
ira copy free.
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Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08
OF ANOTHER AGE.
Gradually SuppIanted by a
Better Article Certain d
Things are Done Away.

IN the general reception room Of the
l Western Union Telegraph building on
Broadway, New York, are exhibited the
coarse, crude and clumsy instruments of
the infancy of the telegraph. They are
only relics now. More perfect machinery
has superseded them.
Years ago what is now styled the old.
fashioned porous plaster did some good
service There was then nothing better
of the kind. Now all that is changed.
Science and study have gone deeper into
the secrets of medicine and produced
BENSO MS CAPCINE POROUS PLAS-
TER, which embodies all the excellencies
thus far. possible in an external remedy.
The old plasters were sl)w-the Capcine
is rapid they were uncertain n-the Capcine
is sure. Cheaper articles bear similar
names. Be careful, therefore, hat some
thrifty druggist does not deceive you, In
the centre OF the genuine is cut the word
CAPCINE. Price 25 cents.
SEABURY 81 JOHNSON,
Sept Chemists, New York.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

The NEWSPAPERS PEOPLE LIKE
The success of newspaper in any
intelligent community does not ap-
pear to depend upon its speaking for
the companies aud large firms, or even
the popular trade preferences of the
locality. A hard but honest hitter
of things, supported even by the bulk
of the wealth and believed in by q
majority of the people themselves,
may nevertheless command disting-
uisbing support if intelligent and
and well up with news. The success
Of the pronounced anti-protection
press of highly protectionist localities
show this. Also the Republican press
that belabors protectionism hourishes.
The people road newspapers for their
news and sense, character aud wit,
whether training with one ism or an
other. There is ever a considerable
number of readers who like independ-
ence, too, aud like it 60 well that they
care not what shape it takes short of
dishonesty. They rejoice when it is
trlas daring.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

CALIFORNIA; leading industry now
is not mining. Its wheat this year
amounts to $40,ooo,o0o, and other
farm and dairy products to $50,0oo.-
900 more.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

SOME unknown person attempted
to break into the editors house re-
Gently, but discovered his mistake
and escaped before the editor coul d
rob him.-Faaendship Register.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08
Frostburg, Sept. s, 1883.

TEE strength of a nation lies not
in ornaments and armies, but in the
omnipresence of her industry, and in
the productive energy of her civiliza-
tion.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

The statistical agent of the United
States agricultural bureau for Mime
sofa, in his report OF August /, places
the wheat crop Of that State at l02.
The average for all other crops is also
hiph.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

AT the town of Lagos, Mexico,
few days ago, while services were be-
ing held iu the principal church, the
building was struck by lightning,
killing the priest. four women and a
little girl.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

TIME TO STOP Tits too bad, Sir
or Madam, but don't get frightened.
Your hair is falling off-that's cer-
tain. A glance in the mirror, or an
investigating committee Of fingers tell
the dismal story. We won't discuas
the possible cause. 1t is enough that
Parker's Hair Balsam used now will
prevent further destruction. II your
hair somewhat gray, too, and crisp !?
Alas, yes. The Balsam will give back
the original color, softness and gloss.
Not dye, not oily, elegantly per-
fumed, a perfect dressing.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

A CERTAIN little Pharisee, who
was praying for his big brother, had
good deal of human nature in him {,
even if he was only six years old. He
prayed, 40 Lord bless brother Bill,
and make him as good boy as ! ami"
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08
ROYAL Bitters

ROYAL Bitters
Cannot be sold in competition with
the cheap nostrums of the day.
Being scientifically prepared of
costly and valuable ingredients, and
cost more to prepare than others are
sold for.
One bottle is worth six bottles of
other medicines, hence it is cheaper,
And besides it always cures.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

Cabinpassage, $50 and 81 90 gold.
Steerage passage from New York 20
Liverpool, Queenstown, Glasgow, Belfast,
Londonderry, Cardiff, or Bristol, $2S /;
to Dublin, $29; to London, $31; to
Havre and Paris, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rot
terdam, Bremen, Copenhagen, Amsterdam,
or Mannheim, $32. To New York from
Liverpool, Queenstown, Glasgow, Belfast,
or Londonderry, s21; from London, Car.
diff, or Bristol, S24 from Havre, Paris,
Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen,
or Amsterdam, S27 from Gothenburg, or
Copenhagen, S2S. For further particulars
or tickets apply to or address
THOS. G. PORTER,
July 81 Frostbufg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

A GIGANTIC irrigating canal is be-
ing made in Fresno county, California,
to water thirty millions of acres of
hitherto dry and worthless desert
1t will be 100 feet wide at bottom
and 5 feet deep. The dam will be
300 feet long, 25 high, l40 feet base
and 25 feett9p. twill be the largest
in the State. From being the most
worthless, this great area when irri-
gated will, it is expected, be as pro-
ductive as the richest land in the
State.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08
EzzlE]Zz!Z1lE]
1S4O ESSa
Cunard Steamship Co.,
LIMITED,

LIMITED,
DETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIV-
DERPOOL, callinga at Queenstown each
way. Proposed sailings from Pier 40,
North River, New York:
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

The FRUITS OF MRRIT-Dr. Hart
man G Co.-Please send me lot of
your books on the ellis of life" /
sell great deal of your Peruna and
Manal,n. They are very highly
spoken of in this part of the country.
F. Fl. Bussman, P, NJ, Westford, Pa.
Dear Sir u: l have taken half a
dozen bottles Of your Pe,una and find
it is doing me great good. Yours
truly, James Wyatt, Steubenville,
Ohio.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08

The wheat cropin Kansas is tbreah-
ing out much heavier than was expect
ed, and the State board OF agriculture
has revised lite former estimate and
now says that the crop will aggregate
3,5OO,O00 bushels. The corn crop
in Kansas, it is estimated, will reach
fully 200,000,000 bushels aud will be
the largest ever produced in the
State.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-09-08
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Exchange Company.

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
The River Cunenc, Southwest Arric

The Nourse, or Cunene, is probably
the largest river that enters the At
lantic between the mouth of the Con-
go and that of the Orange river. Its
lower course appears to roughly form
the southern boundary of the Portu-
geSe possessions, while its upper
course, which runs almost north and
south, marks the extent to which
Portuguese influence has extended in
this part of Africa. Although the
Cuncne looks large on the map, its
lower course is not navigable. A bar
totally prevents the entrance of YES
sells at any season. At about seventy
miles from the sea there are rapids,
and large falls occur at the spot
where the river, like all other African
rivers, breaks through the rocky
barrier that hens in the CEN
trial plateau. At Humble, some
200 miles from it's mouth, it
is not navigable for large boats; but
the Beers say that it's upper course is
navigable. The earl of Mayo reports
the presence along its banks of abun.
dance OF game, water fowl of various
kinds, liippopotimi, lions, leopards,
rhinoceroses, elephants, giraffes, gnus,
the koodoo and numerous other large
antelopes, zebra, ostriches, etc., while
its waters abound in the siluroid fish,
called the bagras, and in other fishes.
The natives east of the Sierra Chella,
as the eastern barrier chain is here
called, belong to the tribes of the
QuipongoS and Munhanecas. They
are great robbers, speak Il dialect of
the Bantu, and are armed with pois-
oned arrows, assegais and knobberies.
They keep cattle and cultivate the
soil, moving the site Of their villages
when the soil becomes poor.
Between the Sierra Chella and the
sea much of the land is desert. There
is little water. The river Coroca,
which enters the sen about forty miles
south of Mossamedes, has no water
visible in the dry season; but two or
three fazendas are supplied by a la
coon near its mouth. The native
tribe of Mundombes are large cattle
keepers, but poor hunters. South of
these live the Chibiquas, tribe of
hunters and cattle keepers of the
Damara race, intermixed with
Ovampos and other tribes. The Chi
biquas migrated northward across the
Cunene some $50 years ago. They are
savages pure and simple, men and
women wearing nothing but string
of beads and small leathern apron.
Lord Mayo saw no firearms among
them; but they have some very curl
Gus fiat-headed iron instruments with
which they prod at the elephant, sew
ering the muscles above the hind feet,
and so bringing the beasts to stand
still, when they kill them with asse-
oaic
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
The Ferry Accident.

A statement given by the ferrymen
of the accident which happened at
Stones ferry Monday, October Is,
between 1 and 2 o'clock p. M: The
boat was crossing from the south side
to the town side; there was on the
boat four-hOrse wagon, and a two
horse hack, five ladies, four children
and three young men. When the boat
was within about forty yards of the
north bank the horses got frightened
and backed on the apron, causing the
boat to sink. When she was about
three feet under water the chain at
the post broke and the wire gave way.
The horses swan to shore, two ladies
and one child jumped in the river.
Whitley, the ferryman, and a black
boy, George Maxwell, took skiff and
safely landed them and two others.
There remained still on the boat two
ladies, two children, three young men
and R. d. Wells, the partner in the
ferry. Just before the boat reached
the mill dam Wells jumped in the
river and has not been heard from
since and is supposed to have
drowned. The ladies, children, and
the three young men were rescued by
a man living just below the mill. l
did not learn his name. The boat,
with wagon and hack, drifted down
about six miles below and were
caught by some parties and made fast.
Later Mr.. E. F. B. Alley went down
to the boat and unloaded the wagons.
He says he will bring the boat back
and have her running just as quick as
possible. There cannot be any blame
attached to the fixtures or neglect of
the proprietors. it being an accident
unavoidable by them.
E. F. b. ALLEY,
J. N. WHITLEY,
b. b. STONE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Tie Pullman Company.

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Pullman Car company was held here
to-day, $4,000 shares of the capital
stock being represented. The
old board of directors and officers
were reelected. The annual report
presented by the president, George w.
Pullman, showed that the earnings
from operations of the cars
were $3,55l, 1913; from royalties,
ETC., $50, IA; manufacturing profits
rents, etc, $505,227 total, $4,093, PA,
operating expenses and rental of
leased lines, 81, $3.50, lis; interest, SILL
OLA; dividends, 81 per cent on capital
stock, 81 ,235, 142; total, So, 1875, 932; sur
plus for year, $1,053,3l2. New con-
tracts, covering 10000 miles of railway,
and renewals of old contracts, covering
1000 miles, were made during the year,
which necessitates the building of 121
new coaches. The stockholders au-
thoriZed an increase of the capital
stock at the discretion of the direc-
tors, not to exceed 20 per cent. AT a
a subsequent meeting the board of di-
rectorS increased the capital stock 10
per cent to meet the expense Of build
ing the cars mentioned in the report,
and payable December 1, next. The
usual quarterly dividend of per cent
was declared and an extra dividend of
IL per cent out of the manufacturing
profits, both payable November 10.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
The Last Hours Of Balzac's Life.

Arsene Houssaye tells in the Paris
Figaro very dramatic story of the
last hours of BalZac's life. When the
great novelist felt that his end was
approaching he asked his physician
whether he had six months left to
prepare "last word" to the public.
The physician shook his head. "Ah,"
Balzac mournfully said, 81 see you
will not allow me six months. Will
you then give me six weeks?" Again
the physician shook his head. Bal
FAC, almost angrilY, exclaimed:
"Am L then dead man :?
But 1 am strong enough to sub
NIT to the inevitable. Do not deceive
me. Have l still six days?" The
physician could not Immediately re-
ply-he turned away to hide his tears.
six days them" continued Balzac
"Well, shall briefly tell you what l
still have to do. l shall have time to
cast a hasty glance at my fifty vol
umes. l shall tear out some poor
pages and mark some good ones.
Mans will can do wonders"
The physician could barely re-
gain his composure. "My dear
sir" he at last replied, "who can
foretell the hour of death? But you
want me to speak the truth. You
spoke of last word to the public.
Well, the last word must be spoken
to-day, and if you have anything else
to say do not wait until tomorrow"
Balzac raised his head. "Have 1, then,
not even six hours?" he exclaimed in
horror, and sank back exhausted. The
physicians last word was his death
blow. A few hours afterward Balzac
expired.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Chicago News,

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Six members of
the Corean embassy arrived here last
night on their way home. They leave
for San Francisco to-day where they
will take steamer for Yokohoma
and proceed to Corea
The Metropolitan grain and stock
exchange has given notice that it will
no longer attempt to deal in board
of trade options. It is one of
the largest bucket shops here
and until the arrest of the parties
who had been stopping the Western
Union wires, it was enabled to re-
ceive quotations of which it now
seems very thoroughly deposed.
Other bucket shops will follow in its
wake. The exchange, however, an
nounces that it will continue to trade
in stocks, and asia bear trade has no
superior of New York stock reports,
the bucket shop managers argue that
they will find sufficient custom in this
line of speculation to keep their places
nDQD
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Mr.. SWaIn's views.
IReltOn .IOurnal.l


Everybody had about settled down
to the notion that there would be an
extra session of the legislature, and
that it would be a good thing, be-
cause it promised a reduction in taxes.
But Comptroller Swain, in an inter-
view which we publish to-day, ex-
plodes this fallacy. We believe the
comptroller has a level head in this
matter. The state can not afford to
be stingy in carrying out the policy of
better accommodations for the insane
and for conyicts, and for an efficient
judiciary, besides other things that
must arise in the wonderful develop
ment now in progress. Taxes are not
oppressive, and there is no necessity
for calling the legislature together.
The cash balance has been a source of
annoyance to many, and it was not
good policy to heap it together in the
vaults of the treasury merely to look
at and talk about, but it would be
worse policy to spend it and the in
creased revenues and have shortage.
There is a good deal of bupcombe
in all this talk about reducing taxa
ton at this juncture, and we are glad
that Comptroller Swain has pune
tured it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
SAN MARCOS.
Especial to The Statesman. |


SAN MARCOS, Oct. 1S.-Revs. Geo.
Henson, George Ward and Jackson
and two Mexicans were received in
full connection by the Methodist con-
ference this morning.
The committee in the Blair case,
spoken of yesterday, reported this
morning and found no ground for
charges. The character of several
ministers was examined today and
yesterday in their second, third and
fourth year in the work Of the minis
try. A number of young men were
to the conference. DR.. Rowland and
DR.. Mood, of the Southwestern uni
versity, were introduced to the con-
ference this morning. Rev. Mr.. Brigg,
of Galveston, preached to large au-
dience last night. There were ser
vices also held by the Mexican part of
the conference at the Christian church
last night by a Mexican preacher
Their services were very impressive.
There were two or three light
showers to-day.
Not yet through in Justice Cox's
court with the Joe Witty case. 1t
will likely take day or two longer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
The EnisennaIians.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18.-In the
Episcopal convention to-day the order
of the day was taken up, it being the
report of the committee on amend
ments to the constitution of the gen.
eral theological seminery. After a
long debate the report was adopted.
At the afternoon session a message
was received from the house of bish-
ops, providing for the appointment of
a joint commission for the purpose of
modifying the law of discipline in the
church in such wise as to avoid I'M
certainties and insure just restraint in
all matters of doctrine, ritual and
morals. The committee on canons
also reported a resolution that a joint
committee be appointed, to consist of
three bishops, three clergymen and
three laymen, to consider the duty OF
the church IN relation to the subject
of marriage, including impediments to
the contract thereof. the manner of
its solemnization and the conditions
of its dissolution. and report at the
next general convention. Placed on
the calendar.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Freipht CIassiticotion

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-The sub-com-
mittee of the classification committee
of the east bound freight pool visited
the stock yards yesterday, and made
inquiries concerning the shipment of
dressed beef and other shipments.
The rule has been that dressed beef
should not be received for shipment,
except upon the payment for full car
loads of 10000 pounds. This did not
interfere with shipments in bulk to
the sea board, but for interior towns
small consignments were sometimes
wanted, and it became necessary for
shippers to make up the necessary
weight by putting in dressed pork,
mutton, etc. The question before the
committee was whether this practice
shall be allowed to continue. The
subcommittee decided to recommend
to the committee that the practice be
not interfered with.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
The Kind to Choose.

An exchange says that there has
been wonderful improvement in the
last few years in thoroughbred poul-
try, bred for special purposes. 1t is
impossible to combine all the excel
lencies in one breed. 1t is possible to
combine them IN a moderate degree,
so as to get good layers and a fair av-
erage weight of body, The Plymouth
Rocks are an illustration of the best
that can be accomplished in this way.
Those who breed for heavy weights
must not expect to secure great lay
ing qualities in the same breed, any
more than they can expect speed from
a heavy draft animal. Poultry men
who are near large city markets, and
take advantage of high prices for
fresh eggs, must be satisfied with
mcdium-sized fowls. All the best lay
ing breeds are below the average
weight. The Asiatics QBIahmas and
Cochins) lay very large eggs, but not
so many dozens during the year. We
do not condemn any breed, but in the
selection of poultry, as in that of other
live stock, it is desirable to choose
animals bred for the special purpose
needed.