Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-04-10
HISTORICAL.
SERFDoM survived in Russia until

he Is poor COOK who cannot lick
his own fingers" Under variety o.
forms this proverb is found in different
countries. He who manages other
peoples wealth does not go supper, ess
to bed" The Dutch, too, say: "All
officers are greasy" that is, something
sticks to them.
The ma ket-place, the agora, was in
ancient Greek cities commonly of an ir-
regular form; when possible it was
surrounded by colonnades. In more
recent settlements care was taken to
provide rectangular space for the
purpose, in whi,h double porticos OF
| considerable extent were built for shell
ter in bad weather.
ACCORDING to the old writer's on
physiognomy, round head denoted
foolishness, a notion to which reference
is made in "Antony and Cleopatra" E:
Cleopatra st thou her face in mind ? Is't
long round?
Messenger-Round, even to faultinoss.
Cieopatra-For the most part, too, they arc
foolish that are so.
The bilboes were q kind of stock or
letters used at sea to conine prisone s.
The bilboes. according to Stevens, is q
bar of iron, with letters annexed to it,
by which mutinous or disorderly sailors
were anciently linked together. The
word is derived from Bilboa, place in
Spain where instruments of steel we're
fabri ated in the utmost perfection.
The art of sculpture in wood seems
to have been native among the early
Greeks, carved idols soon appearing as
substitutes for those stones and trunks
of trees which we're at first worshiped
rs divine symbols. These we're fire.
quently so old that no account could be
given of their origin, and they were
consequen ly said to have fallen from
the skies.
VITRUvIUs gives this as the origin OF
the Corinthia l capital. A loving nurse
had placed a basket of toys covered
with tile upon the grave of Corin-
THAN girl, and in the spring-time an &C.
anthus plant, upon which it stood, sent
forth shoots covering the basket and
curling beneath the tile, thus providing
model directly initiated ly CALI
machos, the sculptor. If this is fable
it is very pretty one.
THE fashion of introducing bowl OF
wine into church at wedding, to be
drunk by the bride and bridegroom
and those present Immediately after
the marriage ceremony, is very ancient.
1t is mentioned in the ordinances OF
the household of Henry VII. of Eng,
land, and was practiced at the mag
nifcent marriage of Mary of England
and Philip of Spain in Winchester
Cathedral, and also at the marriage OF
the Elector Palat ne to the daughter o.
the first English king of the Stuart
fam ly.
WHEN the revolt broke out in Cana
da in 1887, party of sympathizing
Americans took possession of Navy
Island, belonging to Canada, situated in
the Niagara RIVER about two miles
above the great falls. They mustered
: about seven hundred men, we'll provis-
toned and provided with twenty pieces
of cannon. They had small steam
boat called the Ca oline to ply between
the island and Schlosser, on the Amer
lean side. On dark night in Deem
Der a party of Canadian royalists
crossed the river, cut the Caroline
loose from her moorings, and set her
on fire. She went down the current
and over the great cataract.
THE chess-player of Kempelen was
long regarded as the most wonderful OF
automata. 1t represented Turk OF
natural size, dressed in his national
costume, and seated behind box re-
sembling chest of drawers in shape
Before the game began the artist
opened several doors in the chest,
which revealed large number of pull.
leys, wheels, cylinders, springs, etc.
The chessmen were produce from a
long drawer, as a'so was cushion fol
the figure to rest its arm upon. The
automaton signitied when the queen OF
his antagonist was in danger by two
mods, and when the king was in check
by three. 1t succeeded in beating most
OF its antagonists, but it was finally
discovered that crippled Russian
officer, a very celebrated player,
was concealed III the figure.