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Year: 1876

How TO TELL HORSES AGE.-The
colt is born with twelve grinders; when
four front teeth have made their appear
ance, the colt is twelve days old, and when
the next four comes forth it is four weeks
old. When the corner teeth appear, the
colt is eight months old when the latter
have attained to the height of the front
teeth. it is one year old. The two-year-
old colt has the kernel Ohe substance in
the middle of the tooth's crown) ground
out in all the front teeth. In the third
year the middle front teeth are being
shifted, and when three years old these
are substituted by the horse teeth. The
next four teeth are shifted in the fourth
year, and the corner teeth in the fifth. At
six years the kernel is worn out of the mid
die lower front teeth, and the bride teeth
have now attained to their full growth.
At seven years hook has been formed in
the corner teeth of the upper jaw, the
kernel of the next at the middle is worn
out, and the bride teeth begin to wear off
At eight years the kernel is worn out OF
the lower front teeth. and begins to de-
crease IN the middle upper front. In the
ninth year the kernel has wholly disap-
peared from the upper middle front teeth;
the hook on the corner has increased in
size, and the bridle teeth lose their points.
In the tenth year the kernel is worn out OF
the teeth next to the middle front of the
upper jaw, and in the eleventh year the
kernel has entirely vanished from the COR
ner teeth of the same jaw At twelve
years old, the crown of all the front teeth
in the lower jaw has become triangular,
and the bride teeth are much worn down.
AS the horse advances in age. the gums
shrink away from the teeth, which conse-
quentIy receive long, narrow appear
ance. and the kernels become darkish
points. Gray increases in the forehead
and over the eyes. and the chin assumes
the form of an angle.
Year: 1876

The Greeks had proverb which ran
thus: ITO dispute on the shadow of ass. :"
This took rise from an anecdote which
Demosthenes is said to have related to the
Athenians, to excite their attention during
his defence of a criminal which was be-
ing but inattentively listened to. "A trav-
eller," he said. "once went from Athens
to Megara on hired ass 1t happened to
be the time of the dog-days. and at noon.
lie was much exposed to the unmitigated
heat of the sun and not finding 40 much
as bush under which to take shelter, he
bethought himself to descend from the
ass, aud seat himself under its shadow.
The owner of the donkey, who accom-
panied him. objected to this, declaring to
him that when he let the animal the use of
its shadow WAS not included in the bar
gain. The dispute at last grew so warm
that 1t got to blows, and finally gave rise
to an action at law. After having said so
much, Demosthenes continued the defence
of his client; but the auditors, whose Gu
riosity he had piqued, were extremely
anxious to know how the judges decided
on so singular cause. Upon this, the Or
ator commented severely on their childish
injustice, in devouring with attention
paltry story about an ass's shadow, while
they turned deaf ear to a cause in
which the life OF a human being was in
voved. From that day, when a man
showed a preference for discussing small
and contemplate subjects to great and
important ones he was said ito dispute on
the shadow of an ass"
Year: 1876

The OF Samuel Salmons, the newsdealer Of Mid
detown, who has been too much married, was re-
sumed yesterday morning before Judge Duny, at the
Tombs Police Court There Is little doubt that the
will be taken the higher courts, where further
developments may bc expected Since tho last
animation the prisoner has become commun-
cntive and while he still insists that the prosecution
is malicious one, nstgated by wife No 8, who lives
IN Mddletown, he is willing 10 admit that the girl
Caroline Watts believed that she married to him.
He aerward contradcted himself in this respect and
in IN interview stated that she knew certificate OF
marriage bogus. and that he had procured it at
her own request that she might deceive her pm
rents by showing It TO them and etendng that she
married.


The counsel for plaintiff stated that he should
prove that the prisoner had acknowledged his
client as his WIFE, and that II he had done
the marriage valid in the eye OF the law aod
would have TO be recognized even " he had a vile
living at tho time the ceremony performed, or
pretended TO be performed. His witness Mrs.
Deiamater, who keeps boarding house at Fatlands
L. l. She testified that she had known Miss Watts Tor
some years. and that at the time OF the pretended
rage she had heard OF the TACT and Caro-
line the event; some few months ago Mrs. Salmons
came to house, she very SICK. stated that
her husband had gone to Middle,own and that he
gave her the accommodation; the prisoner called
several times and always spoke OF Miss Watts as his
wife; the timc called he witness :-T
hear that my wife has been sick and stated that had
he known OF the fact he would have como before The
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Year: 1876

FRosTBURG, Dec. 81, 1876


Mr.. Editor In the last issue of
the JOURNAL the announcement was
quoted that the coal companies were
contemplating large reduction in the
miners wages after New Years day.


do not propose to discuss the mer-
it's or demerits of this measure; |
leave this to men more competent than
myself. | wish to ask but one ques-
ton: Why is it that during the hard
times the people living right N the
midst of the coal fields have to pay to
the coal companies $3.50 for ton OF
coal-the same price as was paid them
during the war? In cities far away
from the coal fields people no longer
pay war prices fer coal, But the peo-
pie of Frostburg and all such as live
in the very heart of the coal fields, are
still paying the old war price fol-
COAL viz : $3.50.


| am informed that even the people
of Cumberland actually get their coal
cheaper than the citizens Of Frost
burg. Why this discrimination a aoainst
the people residing at or near the coal
mines? Are they to be treated worse
than people living at good distance
from the coal fields? The miners
thus far have been paid IS cents for
mining a ton of coal, but, owing to
modifying circumstances, it is said
that they are actually digging coal at
so cents per ton. Making a fair al
lowance for delivering their coal at
the dump, it is evident that the coal
companies have been making all along
over one hundred per cent. profit OF
the people of the coal region, which
is, to say the least, an extortion.


Let the coal companies reduce the
price of their COAL at home. to 81 pei
ton; but before they do this they are
unjust even to hint at reducing tn,
miners wages.


FRoSTBURGER.
Year: 1876

BY FRANCIS s. SMITH.
Heaven bless all human kind,
OF whatever cline or nation,
Deeply learned or dwarfed in mind,
High in birth or low in station.
All possess the spark divine,
And though one may rank another,
Each by light bestowed doth shine
Man should see in man brother.


God bless us all
Why should he with store of gold
Scorn his brother poor and lowly?
Death marks all of human mould
Charity lone is holy,
Why should intellect decry
0btuse souls of vision DINNER?
He who made us all knows why
One should shine, another simmer.


God bless us all
Weare faulty, every one
We must err for we are human
There not beneath the sun
Any perfect man or woman
Let us then resolve to he
Patient and forbearing ever
Could we our own tobles see,
We would blame our neighbor never.


God bless US all
Life is al too short to hate
Even if pursued by malice
Better for the nectar wait
Than to seize the poisona chalice.
We must take the good and i'll
While for human kind we labor
Let us mind this precept still
"You may err-forgive your neighbor.


God bless us all
Year: 1876

The work has been begun ter long and
careful preliminary labor, and With the
most ample resources for carrying it on 10
a successful termination.


None of the original stereotype pilates
have been used, but every page has been
Year: 1876

The i'll effects OF soda on linen have
given rise to new method of washing,
which has been extensively adopted in
Germany, and introduced into Belgium
The operation consists in disolying two
pounds of soap 10 about three gallons OF
water as hot as the hand can bear, and
adding to this one tablespoonful of tur.
pentioe and three of liquid ammonia
the mixture must then be we'll stirred
ard the linen stepped ia it for two OF
three hours, taking care to cover the
vessel containing them as Theoretically y
as possible. The clothes are afterward
washed out and rinsed 10 the usual way.
The soap and water may be repeated and
used second time, but in that case
half teaspoonfnl of ammonia must be
added. This process is said to cause o
great economy of time, labor aud fuel.
The linen scarcely suffers at all, and its
cleanliness and color are perfect. The
ammonia and turpentinc, although their
detersive action is great, have no injuri.
Gus effect on tho liucn and while the
former eyaporates Immediately, the smell
of the latter is said to disappear entire.
ly during the drying of tho clothes.
Year: 1876

This morning we had great frolio
with our little prairio dogs. One village.
which was startled by the introduction Of
six or eight 10 our front yard. now con-
sists of more than twenty funny little
creatures. whose antics and gambols are
equal to those Of our household pet, the
kitten. They still fear strangers, and al.
ways seem to keep out picket guard to
warn of the approach Of foe. This
guard changes. but is always one Of the
old dogs. He remains upright. watching
while the others are playing or feeding,
and sounds his note Of warning by the ut
tcrauce Of a succession of rapid squeaks
or barks. At the first sound the others
Immediately scamper like mice down
their holes, whore they remain until the
bark ing ceases, when they timidly venture
forth again. Having habitually fed them
they regard me as q constant friend. and
my approach is signal for the rallyine
of their forces around my feet. They
climb in my lap, upon my shoulder. i'm.
pudently nimble my buttons or fingers


while their inquisitive little noses are
snufiiing vigorously for the cake or cracker
which they know l have somewhere con


cealed for them. The latter they are
very fond of,and one of the liveliest frolic,
was caused by giving them some ginger.
snaps. which they ate eagerly at first, bu


were quite disgusted at the burning sen


sation produced by the ginger. They
scOlded and chartered. struck at their
noses with the hands which they use 81
cleverly, and utterly refused to eat any
more, though they were very hungry
Ono Of them has been named Billy. aud
will always come when called, even from
the depth Of bis hole; consequently ht
gets the fret bite. aud is at once attacked
by oil the others to take it from him
They scramble and tumble over and over
five or six after the same morsel. chatter


ing ell the time like 90 many monkeys
Year: 1876

Rumors are rife on the street concern.
ing the most remarkable discovery of
silver in Wasoo County. The stories
floating about tell of nothing less than
acres Of boiling springs which, instead Of
water, flow STREAMS Of chloride Of silver.
Ship.loads Of precious metal are repro.
sented to be in sight, in the shape Of a
soapy gray substance somewhat resem.
bling quicksilver. The molten masses
bubble and boil with escaping gases. The
substance is go heavy that stone will
not sink in it, but stick or erow.bar
may be forced down into the pools of
wealth several feet, when the immense
gravity Of the moss will throw it back
into the dir like Gn arrow shot from an
indians bow. AT least one hundred and
sixty acres is covered with these springs,
ranging from few feet to hundred
yards across. Each one is surrounded
with rim Of crystalizcd silver. The
depth has not yet been imagined, but tho
vast wealth in sight is enough to make
every man in Oregon bonanza king.
AL you have to do is to back cart I'D
to the edge Of your spring and load il
with money. Some people may think we
are drawing on our imagination for these
statements. But such is not the case.
We merely tell what we hear. Some of
tho silver amalgsm said to be from these
fabulous springs has positively been as
sayed by gentleman in this city, and pro


nouDced to be precIpitated chloride ofsil
yer worth $4,000 per ton. If this should
be true, the Comstock lode would stop
working, Nevada would be deserted, and
tho silver springs of Oregon become the
wonder Of the world. The original dis.
coverers are snid to have been in the CITY
purchasing supplies, and to have departed
by the Dalles boat this morning, while
rival boat has been fitted out by others.
who claim to know the whereabouts of
the "ind," who 60 by pony express by
the way of Of Albany and the Mimic
Pass. to get in ahead Of the others and
make themselves weather. than Jones,
Sharon, and the Lick estate combined.
Year: 1876

Drink drink What arc you drinking


But for a moment hold your breath
But for moment just be thinking


That you are drinking-drinking death!
Drink drink Your wife is sighing;


See her in rags and tattera 70.
Drink, but hear your children crying,


What are you drinkingf Woe woe Voc
Take the pledge; It may savo you wholly
Save you from vretchedness and sin,
And from the depths Of pain and folly


Bring you pleasure and peace within.
Year: 1876

Monday evening, as the train bound
east in charge. of conductor Dunham
stopped here for supper, we noticed a
young waman attired in deep mourn.
ing alight from one of the passenger
coaches and walk down the platform,
attended by a gentleman. She held a
handkerchief to her eyes, and, with
her head resting upon the shoulder of
her escort, her body quivered with
emotion, as the hot tears ran down her
face. We did not suspect the cause
of her grief until she passed the bag
gage master leaning against his car.
As she did so, she lifted up her head, 4,
and with the tears still streaming down
her pale face, she said, in tremulous
veice: 'iRlease do not pile anything
on my little onesl" and then, giving
up afresh to the intensest grief, she
sank her head on the shoulder of the
gentleman, and passed back to the
coach from which she came.


AS soon as she was gone from sight,
we stepped up to the baggage man
and inquired the cause of tho lady's
action. He thereupon told us that on
ly three Reeks ago she had passed up
the road with a family Of three little
children. She aud they were at the
time enjoying good health, and were
happy in one another's love. They
we're beautiful children and the moth
er idolized them. Having reached
their point Of destination 10 the west
srn portion Of Kansas, they were sud
denly taken sick, and the three little
ones died within a few days of one
another, and there was nothing left to
the mother but TO bear their eorpses
back to her home in the East, and so
they we're in the ear.-Sedalia ( No. J
BaEOO.
Year: 1876

Now that the planting season is at
hand, we have no doubt but that
many farmer will rummage through
his garret to find the cast olfgarments
which, stuffed with straw, are 10 be
set up in the cornfeld to warn of the
marauding crow. We have never
had much faith in this artiice. Crows
are possessed Of much more wisdom
than is generally credited to them;
and while an immovable bundle of
rags may drive them away for a short
time, we believe that eventually they
discover the humbug, as we have seen
the birds complasently picking up
young corn almost within the shadow
Of as an elaborate stuffed scarecrow
as ever was erected. We, however,
have suggested a couple Of plans
which are calculated 10 intimidate
even the boldest Of these birds; and
as they are easily carried out, perhaps
our farmer readers may make use
of them. The first and best is a sus-
pended looking glass. Take two
small cheap mirrors, fasten them back
W DuChB tNlh W Ont
and hang them from an elastic pole.
When the glass swings in the wind
the suns rays are reflected all over
the field, even if it be a large one
and even the Oldest aud bravest of
crows will depart precipitately should
one of its lightning flashes fall on aim.
The second plan, although terror to
crows, is especially we'll suited to
fields subjected to the inroads Of small
birds and even chickens. 1t involves
an artificial hawk made from big
potato and long goose and turkey
feathers. The maker can exercise
his immitative skill in sticking the
feathers into the potato SO that they
resemble the spread wings and tail of
the hawk. 1t is astonishing what u
ferocious-lookiug bird of prey can be
constructed from the above materials.
1t only remains to hang the object
from tall bent pole, and the wind
will do the rest. The bird makes
swoops and dashes in the most head
long and threatening manner. Even
the most inquisitive of venerable hens
has been known to hurry rapidly from
its dangerous vicinity, while to small
birds it carries unmixed dismay.-
Scientific American.
Year: 1876

Certainly no. if she can help it.
But she may, for all that"


"Now, my dear girl" said Miss
Bryant, with her dazzling smile,
"don't you think that dollar q week
that you gave, at, I am sure, some
inconvenience to yourself, and l am
equally certain, some annoyance TO
your landlady, would help the Relief
Society more by keeping your wash
erwoman beyond the need of its help,
by giving her honest pay for the only
part of her work on which she makes
any profit than to put it into the soup
house fund to help, you don't know
who, or how needy or deserving they
really are? Don't you see that you
take honest bread to give to possible
impostors


"But, Miss Bryant, don't you APP
prove of a bazaar? Don't you think
the soup house good thing?"


eyes, the strikers think so, feeling
sure that their families will be helped
while they fight their employers. The
frontier towns think so when they
have foreign invasions ofneedy adven.
turers. One who has depended on
the soup-house will depend again !;
and you do much to encourage vice
and idleness. No, girls! Have your
bazaar. Enjoy yourselves, make your
selves, pretty and have good time.
God bless you all But while you are
doing it, don't discharge the music
teacher and teach the little sisters, if
you can afford to pay her, for she has
a mother to support, or somebody
else; nor do unsuitable work and
make yourself i'll, when the fee for one
doctors visit will be godsend to
some poor woman glad of the job. If
you are rich enough to be generous,
you can be honest and help others to
be. Ifyou economic, try to do it all
yourself; don't try to teach, and take
the place Of a poorer girl who could
do it just as we'll, or, better, who lives
on it, while you only buy ribbons
with the money"


"But the example"


"Fudgep as Burchell saws. Peo.
PIE who are needy don't want your
example,; they want your place,
Your room in the army of teachers is
far better than your company. Now,
there is large class of people born
and bred to better days, who viii
grow very cold and feel very hungry
and never tell anybody, who will
always be decent and pinched and
patient; and l hold it is the business
of good Christians to help these, and
help them with honest pay for honest
work, and with such timely help, deli
cately offered, as will confirm them in
their own self-respect."


This was quite speech for Miss
Bryant But the result was seen; fol
although not nearly so many persons
donated" work or articles, or werc
asked to do so, SO much was paid ou
for such offices that there were not 81
many poor folks to help that winter
for Freeville is only a small place
after all.


And the young folks had glorious
good time, and will talk Of it for year
to come.
Year: 1876

A PECULIAR AND RICH CHANNEL
The Union Hill claim, near Douglas
citv. is tied for peculiarities in the strata
fo nation, differing so far as we know
from any other place in this county or
State. The fossil remains of the masto-
d,m and other extinct animal species
found in this claim have obtained for it
,om notoriety. Recently a new chan
mel was found in the bedrock, being 16
feet deep below the bedrock surface and
having abrupt, almost perpendicular sides.
This channel has been uncovered about
1.5 feet in length and varies from 20 to
20 feet in width. 1t is filed with i'm
mense boulders, rocks and pebbles, the
latter being washed as round as marbles,
and all the rocks showing they had been
exposed to the action of water for a long
period. The bed rock, at the bottom OF
tie clannel, is full Of round holes, seem
ingly bored by the loose round rocks.
In the way of gold, this new channel is a
regular bonanza, prospects of from one
bit to d Dlar and a-half to the pan being
obtained, and not shovel full has yet
been washed without getting the color.
The full extent of this channel is not yet
known, but it is thought probable that it
extends to the mountain, and perhaps to
the river. The Union Hill Company is
well fixed for working the claim, their
bedrock tunnel being fifty feet below
the bottom of the new channel. with
which it is connected by shaft. Large
results are looked for when the Company
makes cleanup.
Year: 1876

HOUSE BURNED.-Last Sunday night
about 10 o'clock an immense column of
Hume, light and smoke was seen in Fagg-
tow and the alarm of "Fire !" at once
raised, turned out most people about
'owu, many of whom had already re-
tired for the night. A brisk run of near
lya mile brought town people to the
scene of the confagration which was a
China cabin, directly back of Fagg town,
on East Weaver creek.
Year: 1876

Success is the need of excellence. The
truth Of this has never been more forcibly
exemplifed than by the triumphant career
of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. No SOON
er did the people discover the genuine
merits of this supreme invigorant and
corrective than they FASTENED to stamp it
with the seal Of popularity. The press
and medical profession speedily followed
in the wake of the public and emphatic
ally endorsed it. Thus from the very
outset the success of the bitters us q rem
edy and preventative was an established
fact, and degree of popularity which it
often takes proprietary medicines years to
attain, was achieved almost at stride by
the then new preparation. Since that
time every successive year has witnessed
fresh accessions to the favor with which
the Bitters were early regarded, and the
area of its popularity is no longer confined
to the United States, but includes the
British Provinces in North America and
the West Indies, South America, Mexico,
portions OF Europe and Australia. That
it is not only a remedy for rdyspepsia, con-
stipation, biliousness, urinary and uterine
complaints, debility and nervousness, but
also preventive of those maladies to
which air and water, impregnatcd with
miasma, give birth, has been no where
SO strongly evidenced as in those regions
where climatic conditions uniavorable to
health exist, and where the Bittcrs have
been long and constantly tested. To call
this superb cordial Il remedy that has
made its mark, cannot we think be re-
galde6 as boasting, since there is probably
no proprietary more widely known
universally respected and emphatically
endorsed than these Bitters.
Year: 1876

Been in general use for twenty years. Everywhere
proved the most SAFE. SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL,
and EFFICIENT medicines known They just
what the people want, saving time and money, avert
ng sickness and suffering. Each single specific the
we'll tried prescription of an eminent physician.
Year: 1876

POLICE CASES. Loper was picked
up last night for being very drunk, and
this morning he was fined so cents.


Lewis Jeandell was found in an insensi-
BILE condition on Church street through
over indulgence, but he was discharged by
promising to go fishing.
Year: 1876

In prepai ing the present edition for the press it has accordingly been the aim of the editors to bring down the information of the latest possible dates, and to furnish of the recent discov- eiies in science, of every fresh production in tea- ture, and of the newest inventions in tine practical arts, we'll to give succinct and original record of the progress of
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor and with the most ample resources for carrying it on to a successful termination.

 None of the original stereotype plates have been used, but every page has been 8##3