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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
How Salt is Made by Wind and Sun.

"The manufacture of salt at Turks
Island and Salt Cay" said Captain Chad
wick, of the schooner Lizzie Wilson,
''has much of interest to one who has
never seen the process, which, by the
way, is performed wholly by nature, the
wind and the sun doing the work. The
wind is preferable as an agent. At Salt
Cay, where loaded, there is salt pond
of several acres in extent. 1t is divided
into numerous square spaces by masonry
two feet high. Water is admitted from
the sea to a reservoir, and its saline
density tested by hydrometer. 1t is
usually ten degrees. From the reservoir
the sea water is admitted into the brine
pool, which is about ninety ght degrees,
but is reduced by the admixture to about
sixty degrees. 1t is then run into the
pools by small wheels like those of side
wheel steamer, placed on the side of each
pool and worked by hand. Salt makes
in about six weeks. In the process of
ganulation the salt changes its color
first flesh, and then changing to beauti-
full pink. The strain upon the eyes is
very great when looking into the beds.
When the crystal is formed on the bottom
the brine is pumped out by wheel.
The salt is then raked into heaps and
put in half bushel bags to be loaded.
The process is going on continually, and
there is always plenty of salt on hand.
The rainy season began to set in about
the time | sailed, and but little salt
can be made while it lasts, probably till
next March. The salt is piled in heaps
on the cay, and rain has little effect on
it, but, of course, would reduce the saline
qualities of the pools of brine.
The salt is used principally
for beef packing. Salt Cay belongs
to Great Britain, and has about 600 in
habitants, mostly colored. The manu-
facture of salt is the principal labor-giv-
ing interest, but many maintain them
selves making shell-work, some speci-
mems of which are beautiful. There are
Baptists, Wesleyan, and Church of Eng
land churches ON the cay. Cacti eight
feet high grows on the cay, and is about
the only vegetation to be seen. "-Bahi-
more Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
An Invention Wanted.

1t took the world hun:ireds of years to
get rid of shutters; and at this moment,
with millions dependent on the trade,
nobody will rid Us of the grand draw
back to the use of the mineral oils-their
sickening and abominable stencil. Pur-
lily the oil as you willard some of thu
prepared oils look as pure and limpid
as Water-and still whenever the house
maid is careless-and every housemait
is always careless about lamps-thc oil
gives forth its poisonous odor.
1t is really beyond the reach of me-
chanicai science to make lamp which,
by burning its own smoke or other de.
vice, literally cannot smell1 We do NOT
believe it; but, nevertheless, though y
smokeless lamp would yield il fortune To
the inventor, and though all men have 4,
keen dislike of the smell Of burning oil,
the necessary improvement will not be
made. We still burn oil i'll machines
identical in principle with the Assyrian
lamp, though We have learnt to he intol,
Grant of the incense and perfumci
with which Sardanapalus kept down, or
so to speak, drowned the abominabl;
stencil. London Spectator.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
Flexible Sandstone.

A jewc'er of New London, Conn,
possesses a geological rarity In the form
of flexible piece of sandstone which
was found in Florida. Its dimentions as
given in the New London Telegraph are {:
Length eight inches; width two
inches, and thickness one inch. Incolor
it is pure white save where two pink
streaks traverse it irregularly like the
veins in some varieties of marble. The
texture is apparently in no way dissimi-
lar to that of the ordinary sandstone, but
the peculiarly of the specimen is its tiex-
ibility, which is fully equal to that of
gutta percha of the same solid dimen-
tions. Holding the stone by one end
and swaying it backwards and forwards
it is as flexible as india rubber. 1t can
also be twisted or pulled longitudinally
with case. During any of these expert
ments there is no opening of seams or
assures to indicate fracture in any por-
ton of the stone. Under the microscope
its surface is very similar to loaf sugar
or recently fallen snow, the formation
being decidedly crystalline and pris-
matte. A drill was driven through the
stone in the presence of the reporter and
demonstrated that the structure was the
same throughout, the deposit being an
exceedingly fine white sand, as gritty as
ground flint. Similar stones have been
found in Brazil in the Ural mountains
and occasionally in North Carolina, but
never before in Florida. Itacolumyte is
the name given to them by the geolo
gists, and their flexibility is thought to
be due to the presence of thin fakes of
mica
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26

The introduction of the megaph one
on shipboard-a sort of telescope for the
ear, or machine for magnifying the sound
is said to be a boon in prospect for
mariners. Its design is to enable per-
son to hear or carry on conversation
with people at a distance, and it is con-
structed of two huge cone shaped tubes,
eight feet long and three in diameter at
the large end, which diminish to an apex
in the form of rubber tubes small enough
to place in the ear. Between these tubes
are two smaller ones, constructed in the
same manner. but not more than half the
diameter. BY placing the rubber tubes
in the car and speaking through the
smaller cones the person can hear and be
heard at long distance, and it thus aids
mariners in listening for the sound of
breakers, or carrying on conversation
with persons on shore or on other vessels
at a distance.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
WISE WORDS.

Nature never builded so perfect that
fashion did not try to improve the work.
Let your wit rather serve you as a
buckler to defend yourself, by hand
some reply, than the sword to wound
others; remembering that word cuts
deeper than sharp weapon, and the
wound it makes is longer curing.
Government owes its birth to the
necessity of preventing and REFRESHING
the injuries which the associated individ-
uals had to fear from one another. 1t is
the sentinel who watches, in order that
the common laborer may not be disturbed.
The history of the world teaches no
lesson with more impressive solemnity
than this. That the only safeguard to a
great intellect is pure heart; that evil
no sooner takes possession of the heart,
than folly commences the conquest Of
tie mind
He who can wait for what he desires
takes the course not to be exceedingly
greved if he fails of it; he, on the con-
trary, who labors after q thing too i'm
patiently, thinks the success, when it
comes, is not recompense equal to all
the pains he has been at about it.
He who is open without levity, gener-
Gus without waste, secret without craft,
humble without meanness, bold without
insolence, cautious without anxiety,
regular yet not formal. mild yet not
timid, firm yet not tyrannical, passes the
ordeal of honor, friendship, virtue.
Conceit is like the natural unguent of
the sea fowls plumage, which enables
him to shed the rain that falls on HIM
and the wave in which lie dips. When
one has had all his conceit taken cut of
him, when he has lost all his illusions,
his feathers will soak through, and he
will fly no more.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
JapancSc Etiuuettc.

The usual dinner hours are four six
and seven. AS soon as the guests are
seated on the mats, two, and sometimes
three, low, lacqucrcd tables are brought
to each. On that one Immediately in
front of him the guest finds seven little
covered bowls, with, next his left hand,
rice; next his right. fomented bean
soup; the others containing roast fish,
roast fowl, boiled meat, raw fish in vim
egar, and stew of vegetables. On the
second table will be i've other bowls,
consisting of two soups Zone of carp.
more raw fish, fowl and kmuge-a kind
of jelly fish The third-,a very small
table-should hold three bowls of baked
shell-fish, lobster and fish soup. Except
at great set feasts, a beginning is made
with the rice; and here the etiquette is
very strict and as complicated as the old
forfeit game. "IIere's the health to
Cardinal Puff" Take up the chopsticks
with the right hand, remove the cover
of the rice bowl with the same hand,
transfer it to the left, and place it to the
left of the table. Then remove the cover
of the bean soup and place it on the rice
cover. Next take up the rice bowl
with the right hand, pass it to
the left and eat two mouthfuls
with the chopsticks and then
drink (the word drink must be used
here) once from the soup bowl. And so
on with the other dishes, never emitting
to eat some rice between each mouthtul
of meat, fish, vegetable or soup. Rice
wine goes round from the beginning of
the meal. The most trivial breeches of
etiquette are objectionable sins; and
they are gibbeted by certain names. One
is drinking soup Immediately on re-
ceiving bowl of it. without first depos-
iting it on the table; another is hesitat-
ing whether to drink soup or eat some
thing else: o third is, after eating of one
dish, to begin OF another without going
back to the rice. For cakes the guest
must be provided with pieces of paper
ad hoe. He should pick up cake with
the chop sticks, place it in piece of
paper, break it in two, and eat the right
piece first.
These minute are nothing to those of
tea drink, or cha no yu. which properly
takes place at noon, and the ritual of
which was fixed by master of the art
who flourished in the middle of the fif-
teenth century. 1t is far too serious a
matter for the tail of an article Indeed,
one so>ho or master in the polite arts,
goes so far as to lay down, as the essen
tial OF tea party, purity, peace, rever
ence and detachment from all earthly
cares. "Without these said this sage,
1--WE can never hope to have perfect
tea party. "-L 0o&.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26

General Frank Armstrong, Indian in
spectcr, who has just returned from an
official visit to the San Carlos agency,
says he found everything there in first
class order He says that each buck on
the reservation is tagged, and is required
to wear his tag in sight. These tags are
made of brass and in different shapes.
The shape indicates the tribe to which
the bearer belongs, and letter of the
alphabet shows to which band of the
tribe he is attached. A number stamped
on the tag indicates the individual In
dian. On the roll his name is written
opposite to that number, so that in the
payment of annuitles and the issuing of
rations each buck is easily identified.
When the time of settlement with them
comes around, any Indian who does not
produce his tag is sentenced to sixty
days in the guard house. Washington
Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
HEALTH HINTS.

England's highest medical authority
on dyspepsia, DR.. Fothergil, recommends
milk pudding and stewed fruits for dys-
pepsia.
A cup of cold, strong beef tea nicely
seasoned and free from grease, taken
during the night, will overcome, in
many cases, nervousness and sleepless-
ness.
Lotion for dandruff: Tincture of cap
sicum, 2 parts; glycerine, $ parts; col
ogne, parts; water, "a parts. Apply
by means of sponge to scalp every
day.
Never stand still in cold weather.
especially after having taken q slight
degree of exercise; and always avoid
standing upon the ice or snow, or where
exposed to a cod wind.
DR.. Antonin Martin says that the flavor
of cod liver oil may be changed to the
delightful one of fresh oysters if the
patient will drink q lar;re glass of water
poured from vessel in which nails have
been allowed to rust.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
Possible Result Of n Blow.

A particular man receives blow on
the head, you see. Now perhaps he
thinks he RECEIVERS from that blow; he is
apparently perfectly we'll; but the effect
of the blow continues. A son is born to
the man. What has become of the energy
expended in that blow upon the mans
head2 1t is bound to continue. You
can not get rid of that. The persistence
of force makes it inevitable. Perhaps
the mans son gets along all right, and
perhaps he doesn't. But suppose that
the son, or the sons son, turns out to be
a forger, or criminal of some sort
possibly murderer. How do we know
that this is not the result of the original
blow on the head, producing a slight
accidental impression on the brain, the
force of which takes the form OF moral
perversion in the offspring p George 2.
LGthTpp.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
Farm and Garden NO.cs.

The pear delights in a deep, rich,
warm loan, with clay subsoil.
1t is said that 90 farms in Iowa are
owned by women and that twenty dairy
farms are managed by women
1t is a good plan to wrap a piece of
tarred paper around the bodies of trees
during the winter to keep rabbits away.
Provide for the winter water supply of
all live stock; they should have access
to pure water at pleasure throughout the
winter
Never plant black raspberry roots from
an old, WORKOUT plantation. If the old
plant is thrifty and healthy, age makes
no difference.
Place a tcaspoonful of salt close around
each raspberry plant now. Scatter ma
nure and salt freely on the asparagus
beds in the fall.
Skim milk is said to be good to cause
hens to lay. 1t is often fed in the form
of loppcred milk, in which form the
food is wheat.
Do not forget to provide before the
ground freezes box of good soil for a
hot bed next spring. Place the box in
some sheltered place, and cover it with
boards; or put it under some building
An Ohio farmer is a strong advocate
of the idea that apples grown on certain
soils keep better than on others. He
says willow twigs grown on red clay do
not keep well, but his trees on yellow
clay bear fruit which keeps till after
harvest.
Pigs of about one hundred pounds
weight make the best bacon. 1t is more
readily cured than hams are; placing it
in mild pickle for six weeks and then
| smoking it. Belly pieces are used for
bacon. Bacon is good change in meat
at most any time of the year.
1t is a mistake, says the american
Cutticator, to suppose that parsnips are
improved by being allowed to remain in
the ground all winter. 1t is best to dig
them in the fall and store them in sand
in the cellar, and they will keep better
and be much more pa]atabie than those
left in the ground.
To prevent cabbage heads from burst
ing go over the ground frequently, says
Mr.. Gregory, the scotsman, and start
every cabbage that appears to be about
to mature by pushing them over side
ways. Heads that are thus started will
grow to double the size they had at
tanned when about to burst.
| For horse which carries his tongue
out of his mouth fit on the bit an oval
plate about three inches long by two
inches wide. 1t is put over the tongue,
and as the tongue cannot then be put
over the bit it cannot be thrown out at
the side, and must be kept in its right
place.
A frequent cause of failure with lilies
of the valley is that the roots are planted
too deep. The crown should be Just
level with. or but very little below the
surface of the ground. Again, if toe
much crowded leaf growth takes the
place of flowers. Transplanting or thin
ming out is the remedy in the latter
case. A liberal dressing of yard
manure in the fall does them a world OF
| good.
One cause of the sagging of gate posts
is their lifting by frost. If raised few
inches only they become loose ana are
easily displaced. This may be prevented
by placing the short pieces of timber on
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26

The carriages which are used by Queen
Victoria when travelling long distances
are comfortable enough to satisfy the
most eXacting passenger, and the impe-
rial train of the late Emperor Napoleon
used to he considered miracle of lux
ury; but the latter vas not good enough
for the late car, who purchased it, and
it was improved and altered and refur-
nished out of recognition before it was
pronounced fit for use in Russia. The
English saloons sink into utter contempt
when compared with it. This train,
which is always used by the emperor and
empress for long journeys. carried them
to kremsier and back. There are six
teen carriages, of which the first is Il
kitchen, and then comes one for police
agents, one for military suite, three for
members of the household, and two for
the imperial family; each grand duke
having an entirely separate compartment,
which can be fitted for either day or
night use. The carriage of the empress
has spacious sleeping apartment, with
a hammock bed, furniture of ebony and
utensils of silver, and an immense look
ing glass. There is a bath room com
pioteiy HttCu' anu IL Coll allilcul loT tHc
lady in waiting The empsess's sleep
ing room contains writing table, sofa
and easy chairs. The emperor's sleep
ing carriage is fitted with olive green
leather, and contains only bed and
dressing table and bath. Then comes a
sitting room, fitted very simply; and
lastly the dining room, which is fur
nished with carved oak and merely con
tains tables, chairs and sideboard.
There is communication throughout the
train from one end to the other.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
The Terrible Little Sister.

1t usually happens when you sit
Surrounded by her pa and ma and sisters,
There is no equal parallel to it,
Except the wretchedness of strong fly bills,
tiers.
You've just been telling them funny tale,
And all your elocution is in play,
When up she hobs, she's never known to fail
AS poets sing ''to give the snap away
"Oh, Mr. Blank know story too,
About yourself. 1t happened in our hall
Last night saw our Mollie kissing you'll
You promised peanuts, but brought noAe
at alln
-PHsGurG Dispatch
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
THE METEOR.

A fiash-a gleam-a line of light
Drawn through the lonely sky,
A glow of light-a hurrying flight
The meteor hath gone by;
Unmoved, in silence, broods the night
Save that the soft winds sigh.
No sign-no trace-the yelled intent
No whispering voice reveals,
To what far goal that flight was bent
The trackles heaven conceals.
But to the conscious bordering heart
That blaze speaks from afar,
Thought gently leads the soul apart
Communing of that star;
Thus flies vain life's deceiving art
BY which we dream we are.
r.. 3. Wilson, in the TimesD cntocra
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26

Boston dudes have their ears shaved
as we'll as their faces. The custom
was imported from Paris.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-06
An Episode at Dinner,

Two men sat supping in a Broad
way restaurant, by profession Kill
lcrs of human beings. They were
Rear Admiral S. b. Luce, Of the
United States Navy, and Gen.
Philip Il. de Trobriand, of the
Army. And yet they RETAINED
from Staying the waiter who served
them. Why should they have
inflicted capital punishment on
him? | will tell You. After they
were through with seating and
drinking, the General asked for
the check, and the waiter brought
it. The amount was $3.50. y 80
bill was handed to him, and pres
emily he returned with check
and change on a plate. \ dollar
note, dime and five cents lay atop
of the slip OF paper, under which
was concealed a halt dollar. The
General took up the note, left the
fifteen cents as a tip to the waiter,
and got up to depart with ms
friend.
stop thundred the Admiral to
the waiter. SET down that platter.
Yes, saire,' responded the
Frenchman, obeying with greater
reluctance than he spoke.
Now, General, look at this and
learn a lesson, the Admiral con.
tlnued. The change out Of the -
ought to have amounted to S1.Go.
You cot only a 81, and gave 10
cents to this rascal Tou never
thought OF the missing hali.dollal.
Where to you suppose it IS l Will
show YOU and he drew the check
of the plate, disclosing the coin
Snugly lying underneath. Our
grimacing tibet here would have
had it safe in his pocket by this
time If left to complete the opera
tom
Il assure you, sir, zat | heller
know'-the fellow began.
Shut up commanded the Adj
miral, in the tone OF sea captain
shouting an order to sailor away
up the mast. 'Now observe, Gen
eral, that if you had stopped to
count your change and discovered
that it was short, he would have
picked up the plate, deity drawn
aside the check and chown you
that the right amount was there
The naval man had simply ex'
posed trick that is being prac-
ticed by many walters with consld-
able success.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-06
He Caught One but Lost Another.

A dispatch to the New York sun
of Monday last gives an interest
ing account of West Virginia
fathers troubles with couple of
clipping daughters. Joe Isenberg,
a young man living in Moorefeld,
was sutton for the hand Of Miss
Alice Wolf, aged about 20, daugh-
ter of James Wolf, Esq, of that
town. Miss Alice returned his af-
fiction, but her father objected to
their marriage. On Friday night
Joe went to the place where Alice
was working and persuaded her to
elope with him to Maryland. They
got to MOoreneld about l2 o'clock
on Friday night hired horse aud
buggy, and started for keyser.
Somebody informed Mr.. Wolf Of
the elopement, and he Immediately
set out in pursuit, armed with a
pistol, and reached Keyser, where
Joe left Alice while he went to Cum
berland to get license. While
he was gone Mr.. Wolf rode into
Keyser, found out where his daugh-
ter was, took her in charge, and
got out q warrant for lsenberg.
When Joe returned to Keyser with
his license he fell into the clutches
OF policeman. On condition that
he would let the girl alone he was
released. He went back to Moore
field, got another horse and some
ammunition, and struck out to
meet the stage on which Mr.. Wolf
and the girl we're returning. Some
how Mr.. Wolf got an inkllng that
Joe was coming, and got out of
the stage, took the girl behind him
on his horse, and went by another
road to a friends house, where he
stayed all night. Next day at about
noon they reached Moorefeld,
and went home. 1t is reported
that while Wolf was away anoth-
err daughter eloped with a young
man named Reb Funkhouser, and
the last heard of them was that
they were in Broadway, Va. Mr..
Wolf is now after this couple with
shotgun