Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-27
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fore.-Engineering and Mining Jour-

fore.-Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal.
The Pall-Mall Gazette prints q
hitherto unpublished proclamation of
the Amer of Afghanistan to his sub
jects, issued in 1882. 1t reviews the
history of the Afghans, claiming that
they are descended from the lost ten
tribes of Israel. 1t traces their de-
scent from Adam through Jacob,
their subsection IN Egypt, their de-
liverance therefrom by Moses, their
wanderings IN the desert and their
settlement in Syria under the Ameer-
ship Of Saul and Solomon, to their
Babylonian captivity, their release,
their wanderings on the hills of
Ghour, and their final settlemt in
Afghanistan. 1t concludes by ex-
horting the Afghans to trust in God,
who will preserve them from their
terrible enemy, Russia, who is wait
ing to devour them.
The one mitigating circumstance
about hard times and low wages is
the increased purchasing power of a
dollar. The Boston Commercial Bull
letin has been figuring on the subject,
and comes to the conclusion that ST
will buy as much of the necessarles
of life to-day as $1.35 in 1875, $1.32
in 1855, 81 cents in 1S45, $1.16 in
1926. In other words, the purchas-
ing power ofa dollar is 10 per cent.
greater than it was in 1926, and so
per cent. greater than it was IN 1855.
A dollar will buy more to-day than
in most previous periods in the his
tory of the nation.
THE San Francisco Bulletin com,
plains that the Chinese are pouring
into California in almost as great
numbers as ever, Notwithstanding the
restrictive legislation. The great
majority come on Custom House GER
tifcates believed to have been pur-
chased in Hong Kong from returning
coolies. There is no evidence in their
appearance that they had ever been
in this country. The examination is
said to be so slight that there is no
difficulty in getting through.
! STUDYING books on mineralogy
and stufling yourself with jaw break
ing, technical mining terms, without
some practical knowledge of mining,
is of but little value. Miners with
experience can learn great deal by
reading books ou the treatment of
ores and the characteristics of MINER
al-bearing formations. A miner
without a good book on mining is
worse off than a schoolteacher who
don't take newspaper.
CoRRfor.-Judge Patterson, of
Lancaster, Pa, recently decided that
it is not for landlord to determine
whether 1t Will suit his convenience
or pleasure to entertain a person APP
plying for accommodation, and that
within reasonable hours he is bound
to furnish sustsnance to travellers,
although it may not be at tlle time
fixed for meals. This decision seems
to be governed by reason, upon
which law is founded.
SIX more mills in Fall River have
agree to close for some time TO come,
and it is announced that manufacture
ers in New Bedford and Rhode Island
have agreed to Join the Fall River
people 10 the reduction of output.
According to statements telegraphed,
the suspension of work now agreed
upon will reduce the production for
the next two months by 100000
pieces.
The Shepherdstown CIV. W Re-
gister says that iii the lower end of
Jefferson county a man can stand in
West Virginia, catch a fish in Mary
land, and by travelling few yards
can lie about the weight of the fish in
Virginia. He will stand m Jefferson
county, W. ", catch the fish in
Washington county, Nd, and tell the
lie in Loudoun county, Va.
RUssIA's coal fields on the Black
Sea and its neighborhood are almost
equal in extent to those of Great Bril-
tain, but whereas England produces
between 1C0,000,000 and l50,000,000
tons IA year, the yield of the Russian
coal mines for the last year for which
statistics are attainab!e was about
135 600