Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-09-13
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a carpet worm.
The borax marshes of Virginia turn
out monthly product of 800 tons.
In Waco, Tex, good ponies are sell
ing at prices ranging from $40 to $25.
THE price of hanging man has
been cut down in New Jersey from $500
to $500.
GILL be round this way in a minute"
as the second hand said to the pendu-
lum.
WATER from the Springfield Mass
aqueduct has only 800 little worms to
the gill.
ONE may hear good deal about the
"gold clique" and yet not hear the
gold click.
ANDY JOHNSON takes nothing stronger
than cream-soda and ginger-pop since
he had the cholera.
The Newport Or. I.) Mercury is the
Oldest newspaper in the United States,
having been established in 1853.
The statistical man proves that per-
son in the United States is six times as
likely to kill himself as lightning is to
kill him.
ENGLAND is afflicted with myriads of
mosquitoes, creatures heretofore I'M
known to that climate, produced by the
recent unusual heat
INDIGENOUS cholera" about which
some wiseacres are wrangling, means
simply green corn, cucumbers and
watermelon for dinner.
| A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Mail says that "kissing lady with
an Elizabethan ruff on is about as much
fun as embracing circular saw in full
motion"
EPrrAPH in Denmore Churchyard,
| Ireland "Here lie the remains of
John Hall, grocer. The world is not
worth a Jig, and have good raisins for
saying So"
CABBY (politely): Beg pardon, sir
please don't smoke in the keb, sir Ia
dies do complain O. the 'bacca uncom-
mon. Better let me smoke it for yer
outside, Sir.
The Baltimore Imerican's Vienna
correspondent says that the American
department is noticeable as having
more articles in it marked "sold" than
any other.
The iron trade of the United States
employs 1877, ,545 operatives and a capi-
tai of $19S. .356, 49, the lumber trade,
1913, ,397 operatives, and a capital of
$161, ,500,27
RECORDER HAcKETT has sentenced
"roper in" of New York gambling
house to two years in the State Prison
and fine of $2,000-the heaviest pen
atty the law provides.
TEXAS received 100000 immigrants
last year-at least 10000 from Europe
and the Northern States. Texas and
Georgia are the banner States of the
South in wealth and progress.
The sensational editorials lately pnb-
lished in the Hcrald on Cpsarism are
understood to have been written by
John Russell Young, in Europe, and
cabled over here. .-NeU York Letter.
The farmers movement has reached
Pennsylvania There are now in that
State thirteen oranges of the Patrons of
Husbandry, five awaiting organization,
and the foundation is laid for 100 more.
How to make corn bread. One quart
of sour milk two tablespoonfuls of
saleratus four or. butter three eggs
three tablespoonfuls of flour; and
corn meal sufficient to make stiff bat
ter
A CORRESPONDENT tells of lazy ge-
MUS up his way, who, being asked, as
he lay summing himself on the grass,
what was the height of his ambition,
replied, ''To marry a rich widow that's
got cough"
OoA'SblN I'D w cpCilst ooluC
weeks with Prime Minister Gladstone
at Hamedon Castle, in Wales. Joaquin
says that he is not dying Of consump-
ton and that he is not going to marry
duchess.
THE mangled local editor of the North
| CarOiin0 Sentinel asks, as he sits prop
ped up i'll bed What is the differ
ence between bite from a dog wearing
badge, and bite from dog that has
no badge?"
For good head of hair French
peasant-girl can get 40 francs ($8) from
the chignon- makers; bright golden will
bring more, and woman of over 60
got 125 francs for her stock of silver
white locks.
By recent purchase, the proprietors
of the London Times have acquired the
whole of Printing House Square, Lon
don. 1t cost about $50 the superficial
foot, or about one-half what has recent
ly been paid for land ON Nassau street,
| New York.
THERE is now at Paris, in the national
printing office, dressed as a workmen in