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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
The Cam orrists in Naples.

The wholesale, cruel, mean pilagp OF
the rnigrants who arrive in Naples to
embark is one of the proofs of the drs-
picable character of the sect. hey meet
them on their arrival mulct them ot
their clothes and cash, take them TO
the vlest lodgings, make them pay three
or four times the proper price for shelter.
food, or any articles they may require,
even of the poor provisions, home made
bread, wine, the cheese, and the sausage
which is to be their sole companatico ou
the voyage. This is the legitimate spoil
of the Camorrists. But often an inter
loper despoils the emigrants of all they
possess, even of the money which they
pay for their voyage at the moment of
departure. Sometimes the bona fide
Camorra refunds the passage money. and
the false Camorrist pays for his poach-
ing on their manors Sometimes the police
track them; but though one gang in one
quarter detests that in the next, they all
protect each, and each protect all.
The worst feature of the relations be-
tween the CamOrra and the emigration
is that they have an organization for
shipping merchandise" which deties the
police and the SPECIAL agents employed
by the government to detect them. A
criminal escaping from justice or fugi-
tive from the leva-one of their own
number who has made the place too hot
for him-Seeks assistance Tore del
Greco used to be a famous haunt The
Camorrists have friends everywhere
% L.,
rhe cabmen, and we quite believe among
the emigrant agents, the shippers, and
the dock authorities If the fugitive can
afford it, the Camorrist procures him a
passport under false name, keeps him
in hiding to the last moment, then ac-
companies him on board, making him
pay very dearly for these services. If he
has no means they pass him as a stow
away. When he lands in the United
States, or even elsewhere, it is more than
likely that the association has adopts at
the landing places warned by cablegram
$50 many bales will arrive by such and
such steamer"
The late law on emigration, one of the
many benefcent laws which Francesca
Crispl proposed and succeeded in passing
IN 1899, is extremely severe on the emf
grant agents and on clandestine emigra-
tlon. Heavy penalties are inflicted on
companies, on agents, on ship captains
who contravene the regulations, and
certain it is that if the captain of the emf
grant ship does not do so, f,lgitives and
CRIMINALS, as such, can not land from Italy
on foreign shores. But there are other
transports than emigrant ships, and the
Camorra probably avail themselves of
these.-Mrs Jesse White Mario, in the
Nineteenth Century
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
n,s,orlc stone wearing Ont.

There is danger that the historic slab
of brownstone which lies at the foot of
the big statue Of Washington in front of
the subtreasury building in Wall street
will be worn out unless an iron railing is
put around it. Scores of people stand
on it and walk over it almost every day.
This particular slab formed part of the
stone balcony of the old Federal Hall
where Washington took his first oath of
office as President. TIL" present location
of the stone is supposed to mark the
place where Washington stood on that
memorable occasion.
A large proportion Of the hundreds of
sightseekers who visit Wall street very
naturally pause in front of the great
bronze figure on the subtreasury steps.
They read the inscription on the front of
the pedestal which informs them of the
character and significance of the statue.
Then they climb upon the pedestal and
stand on the slab of brownstone in order
that in after years they may be able to
relate to their children and their chill
dren's children how they once "stood on
exactly the same spot that Washington
occupied when he took the oath as the
drst President of the United States.-
New York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
The Bride Must he Fat,

A Tunison girl has no chance of mar
riage unless she tips the scales at 200
pounds, and to that end she commences
to fatten when she is 10 years old. She
takes aperients and eats a great deal of
sweet stuff and leads sedentary life to
hasten the process Up to Is she is very
handsome, but at 20 what an immense
unweldy mass of fat she becomes.
She waddles or undulates along the
street Her costume is very picturesque
especially if she be of the richer class
They are clothed in fine silks of re-
splendent hues of bright yellow or green
and wear a sort of conical shaped head
dress, from which depends a loose white
drapery. Turkish trousers and dainty
slippers, the heel of which barely reaches
the middle of the foot, complete the
costume. e.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
How Names Grow.

1t is currently related in New Bedford
that several generations ago a ship was
wrecked near there and only one boy
saved. AS they did not know his name
thcy called him Johnny Crapaud, and
the descendant of this boy was Congress,
man from Massachusetts,, Hon. Mr.,
Crapo.
To these may be added the case of
Judge Poland, of Vermont, of whom the
story is told that his family were Poles
and bore an unpronouncable surname: ::
they We're called the "Poles" and the
"Polanders, so that the name gradually
crystallzed into Poland" There is also
the name common in the South Dab
ney," which is supposed by the aristo-
cratic owners to be a corruption of the
French "DAubigne, and probably first
imported by some noble Huguenot exile.
All readers of Walter Scott are familiar
with the village of Lasswade, near Edin-
burgh, the home of his early married life:
When there was nae brig to cross the Esk
river.
On ,Jenny's braid back they gaed thegither;
For Jenny was honest stout, sober, steady
She carried the Laird, she carried hir Leddy
When he richt seated, the dOggie first
gaed,
Then waving his stick he cried Jenny, lass
wade :"
American Notes and Oueries
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
Concise.

A teacher in a suburban school, not
long ago, gave her pupils 10 minutes in
which to write an abstract" A shoe
was the subject selected by her, and the
boys were to write in the first person.
No limit as to the number of lines or
words was given them.
Most of the boys wrote-and erased,
during the whole time allotted, but the
teacher noticed one fellow who sat idle
until the time was within two minutes
of expiring. AS the scholars filed out,
she said to him, Brown, did you finish
your abstract?"
"Yes, ma Fam, he answered.
Curious to see what he could have
written in so short a time, she looked
over the papers, and found this;
II am worn out shoe; my coffin is
the ash barrel; my grave, the dump"
She says that almost as firmly inn
pressed on her memory as this remarka-
BILE compositionl is the expression of
amazement on the boys face the next
morning when he saw the 100" mark
on his paper.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12

In British India 2S,0OO,OOO acres are
cultivated by irrigation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
GENER Al yYAYyI'S Vyyr GRAVES
THE Dust of Das shin. mod hptbcmy''
Divided AMI Retntrrrcd.

There is no doubt hat one ror! nN or
tn" body of Genera Wayne. tive I! so nf
Stony Point-"Ma4 Anthony, a- he WIS
popularity termed--was inferred at the
place where he died and the other in his
native county. His original burial place
was Fort Presgue I,Ir, upon the site of
which the city of f, >, Pa, now stands;
the other locality honored as his last
resting place is RadnOr Cemetery. in
Chester county, Pa. According to the
Detroit Free Press. this curious circlm-
stance was brought about in the follow
ing manner:
In the year 1915 the family of this
famous man was given permission to re-
move his dust to RednOr, but upon OPEN
ing the grave it was found that the body
was partly petritied, and, conscpr ntIv,
very heavy. A medical friend Of the
family, recognizing the fact that it would
be very difficult and costly task to
transport the remains in that condition,
determined as far AS possible to remove
the petrified flesh from the bones, and
this was accordingly done The bones
were then carefully packed up and
delivered to the son, who was kept in ig-
norance of the operation, and he con
veyed the box containing the precious
remains of his fathers body to his native
county, where they were inferred with
appropriate ceremonies.
A monument was erected in 1909 over
the grave by the Pennsylvania Society of
the Cincinnati. What remained of the
warrior was reinterred at Fort Presque
Isle, and some years ago was discovered
in the same state of preservation as when
first exhumed, in box bearing his name.
Another memorial stone was raised in
that place, and thus was commemorated
the fact that all that was mortal of Mad
Anthony" Wayne found final resting
place in two localities far apart from
each other.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
Arsenic for Warts,

DIR. Paul Muller, of Hamburg, writing
in theAHgemeine Medicinishe Central
Zeit,Wg, "can not sufficiently recon-
mend" the internal use of arsenic in the
treatment of warts on the hands. He
has employed it for more than two years,
and always found the warts disappear
within three weeks.
Another practitioner, DIR. Pulin, who
seems to have used arsenic for the same
purpose somewhat longer, says that he
has known it to cure warts in eight DAYS.
The dose ordered by DR.. Muller is only,
at the beginning, two drops of liquor ar
senicals three times a day for adults. and
quarter of drop for children. These
quantities are gradually increased.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
HUDs ON BAY.
If You Pause to Consider It's Size
You VIII he Ast0untied.

Did you ever compare Hudson Bay
with other and le ler bodies of water and
land: If you never did, and will take
the trouble to do SO, you can not help ut.
tcring eXclamationS of amaZement wher
the immensity of this great inland ocean
dawns upon your understanding. From,
Fury Strait on the north to the mos
southern mdentation at the mouth oi
Abbitibbe River, it is exactly $3.50 miles,
while the width from Buttons Bay to the
mouth of Whale River is but little under
200 miles.
1t is as long as the first Atlantic cable
and nearly as wide as the combined
lengths of Lakes Huron, Erie, and On,
tario, 1t extends over IL degrees of latj,
tude, and covers not less than 5OO.G0
square miles, including more territory
within its limits Tia u can be found within
the borders of Great Britain and Ireland
Sweden. Norway, Greece, Switzerland,
Denmark, the Netherlands. and Belgium
combined. 1t drains 100000 square
miles of territory, receives rivers from
the Rocky Mountains, Labrador, the
Arctic regions. and some which have
their source almost within the limits Of
the United States. Louis Republic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12
EEfl..IEIIE !

Remember, when Il g Dawn srts open wide
Her bright enchau Il po'arr to t,. tJ;
Remember, when the Night the p. B i've.
eyed,
Comes dreaming under wells all silver
sHfm
VIXEN thy bosom beats high with pleasure
When the twilight allures thee to brood and
to dream;
Hark the forest profound
Has voc" in its sound
Rem mber."
Remember me, when fate has drawn our
ways
Afar. forevcrmOre afar apart;
When sorrow, exile, and the flight of days
Have withered like flower this breaking
heart.
O forget not our parting, my love, and its
Love laughs at the malice of space and OF
years!
While my bosom shall beat
viii its pulses repeat
Remember" :"
Remember me, when, nevermorc diStrcst;
This heart of mine shall slumhcr in the
tomb;
Remember, when above its house of rest
Softly solitary flower shall bloom.
Thou wilt see me no more but my spri.
shall be,
Like sister beloved, forever with thee.
When the midnight is nigh
Thou wilt hear a voice sigh
Remember"
Temple Bar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12

Mr.. Jones came hom, the other night
and hung his overcoat and hat ON what
he supposed was the dummy which his
his wife keeps to try dresses on.
Handy arrangement this, Maria, he
said pleasantly, ANSWERS for both of us. ="
I'D like to answer for myself just now
if you'll take your hat +" responded
the dummy in muffied ice. and then
Mr.. Jones unearthed his wifes aunt, who
mad come to pay them visit. He ex,
poets to lose $5O. 900 on that transaction
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12

"Mercy me-" said Miss Passoe: al sin
cerely hope they will not pass the la"
making a day of eight hours why
not?" Just think how rapidly We
shall age! just three times as fast -
IHNrper.s Eazar."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-09-12

The largest vessel on record in the old
times was one built by Ptolemy Philopa-
ter, king of Egypt She is said to have
been 42O feet long, 56 feet broad, ~ feet
high from the keel to the top of the
prov, and so feet to the top of the poop.
She had four helms of 60 feet, and her
largest oars We're Sc feet long. She had
1000 rowers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05

Sunday night. The condition of the
roads was such that the travelling was
hard for man or beast. But that made
no difference to them. They urged the
animal forward by aid of the lash until
it seemed as though he must drop. A
branch of the society with a long name
would be good thing here.
The movement Of freight on the Rut-
land and Fitchburg roads increases daily.
The Delaware & Hudson coal coming
this way is one of the principal causes.
Because of this heavy southern move
ment, north bound passenger trains are
late good share of the time, causing
much annoyance and dissatisfaction.
Really the cause is beyond the power of
the company to prevent at present.
Saturday, Mr.. brisbane was driving
load of kerosene up Mill street when his
sleigh tipped over and he barely escaped
getting caught under falling barrel.
He fixed that accident up and went after
another load. That time the forward
traverse pulled out from under his box
and tipped that load over also. He finally
succeeded in getting the oil up the hill
without killing himself or his team.
People ought to be satisfied with the
variety of weather offered since February
began. Every sort from late spring to
winter with the varied transitions of
storm and shine have characterized the
week. Monday slop, Tuesday DRILLING
rain which froze to everything it touched,
and yesterday icy streets on which it was
almost unsafe to travel. Many bad falls,
but no broken bones so far as heard.
James B. Allbee, the veteran ice cutter,
who has followed the business more than
20 years, says the ice this winter has
been better than ever before. There was
slight coating of snow and white ice.
perhaps two inches thick. Under. that
the two feet or more of solid ice was
clear as crystal and entirely free from
minute specks which so often spoil it.
He has shipped quite a quantity to other
places.
The teachers institute opened yester-
terday morning and all day teachers were
coming. A very interesting and valua-
BILE program had been arranged for the
day. The interest centered chiefly, how
ever, in Prof. Walter B. Towards lee
ture on The American Liberator, who, as
many suspected, was John Brown. The
lecture was couched in glowing language
stirring at times and interesting always
AS comprehensive survey of the mans
life it was good. The large audience
listened almost spellbound at times, and
when the speaking was finished lef
with only words of praise for the lee
turer and the way he handles his subject
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
The Autograph and Remarker.

Hon. A. N. Swain has in his possession
a bound volume of a paper published by
an eccentric individual in Chittenden
county which was written entirely with
8 pen. The publication was begun in the
fifties and ended in 1878. The pages are
about 6x4 inches. The paper is folio
alts lisessa~-.1l-s- - pu 6llc 1p-
tfrestlik any newspaper, some OF them
ia breezy manner. The editor always
sent one copy to the state papers and ex-
acted copy in exchange. II none was
sent lecture followed and the same
thing happened if more than one copy
was sent in exchange. But few copies
of the paper are known to be in existence
and single copy was sold awhile ago
for $40. The paper carries one back in
memory to the time when all books were
written with the pen and aids one in trac-
ing the development from those times to
the present. Even in this volume one
can trace the change in handwriting
from young man, comparatively, to one
well advanced in years. This is but one
OF the many curios Mr.. Swain has in the
same line
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
PERSONAL.

II. D. Ryder went to Newport, N. H.,
last week.
Ed Bloxsom of Perkinsville has been
visiting in town.
Conductor Putney resumed his run on
the Fitchburg road Monday.
J. J. Fenton has been very sick with
pneumonia but is gaining now.
J. Bush has been confined to the
house since Saturday with neuralgia.
E. C. Burke, J. Fl. Putnam and Scion
Sherwin of Springfield were in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. William Gage and her daughter,
Grace. were visiting with Mrs. TrasK
last week.
Capt. F. w. Childs' lecture here on the
postal service January 6, is indefinitely
postponed.
CHI. Wesley fell on the icy sidewalk
Monday and broke two bones in the back
of one hand.
F.. A. Bolles, II. D. Ryder and G. B.
Eddy went to Brattleboro Tuesday to the
supreme court.
VIII T. Shannon of Boston, represent
ing the Caligraph writing machine was
in town yesterday.
Mrs. M. A. Perry went to Burlington
Monday to attend the state convention of
;of
Misses Laura and Jessie Burley of
Putney are to stop with their cousin, j.
A. Bush, during the institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dodge were
called to Vergennes last week on account
of the illness of their son. Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Weston have
returned to the Adirondack mountains
| for the benefit of Mrs. Weston's health.
J.C. Winch of New York visited his
daughter, Mrs. G. A. Reyes, Tuesday.
He left yesterday morning for Little
ton, N. FL.
| Patrick Lonergan, a young man of
promise, about 81 years old, died Tues
day morning after a short sickness of
pneumonia.
Mrs. ingalls,, whose name is mentioned
elsewhere in this issue, is now on con-
cert tour in the south with the Weber
quartet of Boston.
E. G. Allis has been obliged to take up
the editorial pen once more. His father.
publisher of the Cold Spring Journal,
died January 81 and he is there manag-
ing the paper until it can be disposed
of.
w. A. Merrill, who has been teaching
banjo and guitar in the conservatory of
mnsic at Springfield, Mass, has accepted
the position of conductor on a Monarch
sleeping car running between Spring
field and Quebec.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

The vital Statistics of Bellows Falls for
is00-seventy Births and Only 80 Deaths.
The following are the vital statistics of
this village for the year ending Decem-
Der, 1890, as gathered from the records
of f. A. Bolles, town clerk.
Births-January 3, Blanche Irene Nc
Green; l6, Edward Graham; IS, Maud
Hastings; February l, Walter f. Adams:
8, Stanley l.. Stearns; 10, Mary Brinn:
26, Nellie Villa Sargent; March 4, Agnes
Shea; Is, Harold G. Blakely; Ii, Will
liam Keefe; 30, Rose RABBIT: April II,
Msiain Dominique; u, Ralph Butler:
10, Ernest Baucher; 26, James Fitzsim-
mons; May 3, Carroll G. Field; 10.
Mary Cray; 20, Ralph L. Ramsey; 2G,
John c. Bowe; June S, Bridget F. Pierce;
IA, Margaret Blake; IA, Mary Costin;
10, Wilfred Bodiue; %, Cora w. Miller;
%, Mary Lawler; a, Gladis f. Kimball
80, Merritt Gould. July s, Margaret
Keefe; Is, Bessie Davis; Is, - Seagle;
10, Edward S. Conway; %, Paul b.
Winnewisser; 80, Mary Il. Kelley
August /, Albert d. jackson; -
Busy; 10, Gayner; 10, Elvira Young !;
III, Carlton A. Dennis; IL, Marian L..
Hadley IS, Amatia Demaria; Septem-
Der /, Rosanna Parsons; 2, Marian
Holmes; 3, Blanche A. Bacon; 4, Par
menter; G, Catherine Barrett; s, Florence
A. Provost; 8, Ruth B. Graves; IL,
Fisher; %, Clement; IS, Albert H. Wal
ker. October 2, William FL. Oldck; 2,
Dawes; 4, Sumner 6. Allbee; II, Charlie
Higgins; II, Johanna Cray; Is, Ed Cor
man; 20, Wilfred S. Heath; %, Mary
Roche; %, Fred Dunlap. November l,
Gerald E. Mandigo; 6, Badger; Is, Viii.
liam H. Rellillan; %, Arthur Bemis; 30
Francis L. Royce. December 6, Marga
ret r. Griffin; Ii, Alice Mcdonald; 10
Hapgood; %, Johanna Connors; %
Della Aumand 81, Lillian Martin.
The following gives date of death, anC
names and age of deceased where it i
| nOssible TO secure data:
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
THE FAIR.
The Fairy Grotto and an Hour with tho
Minstrels Among its Attractions.


Minstrels Among its Attractions.
The bands three-dNys fair last week
began as noted "Wednesday night with a
presentation OF - The Fairy Grotto," the
charming operetta W hich had been so
well received before, assisted by Miss
Bertha Silsby, Bostorl's famous cornet
soloist. The second evening the attrac-
ton was an hour witty the Ministries at
Union hall and the third night there was
a supper, concert by, the band and q
dance at Union hall.
"The Fairy Grotto was even better
than the first presentation. The cast
was strong and the parts ably sustained.
Miss Ida Hastings, Springfeld's we'll
known soloist, was the widow: George
B. Wheeler, the miser, Peter Grim: Miss
Eta Labaree, fairy queen; VIII Bow
telle, gnome king, while little Nettie
Wheeler and a little Coy girl were the
widows children, Miss Wheeler taking
the part of boy. Mary Mcleod was
first fairy. The whole were ably assisted
by Miss Bertha Silsby WHO rendered two
excellent cornet solos, spending to en-
cores. 1t is unnecessary give critical
CsUiuidtCo VI luC dCIluS lOl all COulQ see
for themselves, and the work done was
without exception trustworthy. The
second evening the miIstrels gave
good entertainment with strong cast of
local talent. Wild Bennett, Fred Edison,
tambos; Tracy Leonard Jip Moore,
bones; Will E. Bowtell interlocutor.
The following was the program:
Overture, Prof. Beedle and Orchestra;
II ~ % [ " e
in the Harbor," VIII E. Bowtell 4
Mar'fas Wedding Day. Tracy Leon
ard; "Golden Chimes" II. C. Elliot
"Let me Dream" G.. Randall; s'ClimtS
up Chillun," Wild Bennett and company
Miss Bertha Silsby of Boston in corne1
solos; "Talks on the Hen,' Jip Moore;
"Irish Jubilee" Tracy Leonard; BeIhy
with his Banjo.
To say that the entertainment was
good is stating it mildly. The hitsI were
greeted with round after round OFF ap-
planse, the "Talk on the Hen " being
especially good. The general opinion
was that Miss Silsby played even better
than the night before. The thi fd and
last night the supper was not so i9iuch of
a success as was hoped for but Il con-
cert by the band was enjoyable aInd the
dance attended by goodly company.
In the fair department, under the man
agement of the ladies. was found a
variety OF useful and beautiful articles
donated by societies and individuals to
be sold by ticket. A beautiful doll
dressed in latest fashion was presented
to the one guessing the nearest TO what
the body was made of. There were
other catches to call out the pennies and
all were literally patronized. Those who
attended were well pleased and went
home feeling that thew had contributed
toward worthy public object, After
paving all EXPENSES the band has s267 in
its treasury. and NAV well feel en-
couraged AT the success of this their first
fair.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
3Murrfrn.

CLAREY-YOUNG-In Bellows Falls, Janu-
airy %, by Rev. G. r.. b. Dodge, Thomas Clarey
and Jane A. Young, both of Rockingham.
GREEN-BURT-In Westmoreland N H..
January IS, by Rev. j. T.. Scoboria, Edward C..
Green and Miss Myra w. Burt, all of Westmore-
land.
,ara hT Rev Gaargo G,,ern ocnes'eT; iu, ep
S. Martin and Miss Bertha j. Thompson, both of
Hancock.
RANNEY-BAILEY-InS axton's River, Feb
ruary 3, by Rev William n. Wilbur, Charles III.
Ranney and Miss Harriet R. Bailey, both of
q ckingham.