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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Suicide of n Dog.

was walking BY the banks Of the Loire,
Nhen perceived dog, something of set
ter, trottng up and down BY the waters
edge. He went and came with uneven steps,
sometimes fastening his movements, some
times stopping short. as If he We're pondcring
some wcighty matter. His proceeding
rouScd my curiosity, and. conccalng myself
behind some young trees, | determined to
watch him. The dog. who was old, thin,
and to a certain extent deprived Of the use
Of his hind leg, went on in the same manner
for more than Il quarter Of an hour; then,
approaching the edge of the rver-bank. at
steep place, he sat down and looked sadly at
the water. Presently, having finally re-
solved on his course, he raised himself on
his poor paraIyscd paws, made spring, and
threw himself into the Loire ran to the
place whence he fell. and saw him carried
off 10y the stream, without making the
slightest resistance As he came near the
bank, called him gently, and held out my
cane that he might take hold Of it. He
made no si~n. | tied my handkerchief to
the end Of my cane and threw it to him. he
turned his head away sadly and driltcd Off
| lost sight of him at the end of few min
utcs. He mast, no doubt, have sunk,
Feeling persuaded that this unfortunate dog
had actually chosen death BY deliberate
act Of his will. ! mentioned the circumstance
to several persons, and inquiries were made
which elected the fact tlut the poor animal
had belonged to 4 gardener, who, seeing him
infrm and useless, had ptilcSsly driven him
from his home He had wandered for Il
whole month in the fields and about the
crusts, till he preferred violent death to his
miserable existence
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
A Hopeless Case.

The other evening two Irishmen, new to
the country, and belonging to the better
class of emigrants, arrived at Toledo late in
the evening, ard stopped at the Island
House. They were shown to room fan up
in the building, the gas lighted, and they
were left alone The weather was hot, the
windows open and the tgo gentlemen sat
down to enjoy a chat soon, attracted by
the light and the prospect Of IL square meal,
a troop OF the hungrieSt OF hungry mos
quitocs bore down upon the ill-lated Eliber-
mans. They fought and bled, but the
enemy constantly received renlorcements,
and the travellers were in despair. The
clerk was summoned, and asked, agonizingly:
"ls there no defence against these blood
thirsty craturs?'
He told the travellers that If they put out
their gas and closed their windows they
would experience relief. They acted on the
suggestion, and placed themselves between
the sheets. Just as they began to dozc II
lightning bug, which had straycd into the
room, caught the eye of Gnc Of the travellers.
lie reused his companion with Il punch
"Jamie, Jamie, it no use. Here's one Of
the crattll;s sarchin' for us wild Il lantern.''
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25

lie has proper and well-proportioncd
stature, without, however, being too tall.
lie is rather Of Il middle size, and somewhat
thick-Sct His complexion is not too llord
at amy rate, too much ruddincSs in youth is
seldom Il sign Of longevity. His hair APP
proachce rather to the fair than to the black
His skin is strong, but not rough His
head is not too big; he has large veins in
the cXtrcmites; hi shoulders are round
rather than Hat; Iii neck is not too lon"
his abdomen does not project; his hands are
large bat not deeply cleft His foot is rather
thick than long and his legs are firm and
round. He has Il broad, archcd chest, a
suong voice, and the faculty of retaining his
breath for Il long time without difficulty.
There is harmony in all his parts His senses
are good, but not too delicate: his pulse is
slow and regular lis stomach is excellent;
h;S appetite good and digestion easy The
JOYS of the table are 10 him of import
ance; they tune his mind to serenity, and
his soul partakes in the pleasure which they
communicate. He docs not cat merely for
the sake Of eating, but each meal is an hour
Of daily lestivity. He eats slowly and has
not too much thirst, the latter being always
a sign Of rapid Scl-con,umption He is
serene. luquacious, active, susceptible Of joy,
love and hope, but iilsen&ible to the imprc,-
Sions Of hatred. anger and avaricc. His
pas~iln never becomes violent or destructive.
If ever he gives way to anger, he expert
ences rather a useful glow Of warmth, an
artificial and gentle fever, without an over
flowing Of the bile. He is fond also Of Gan-
ploymcnt, particularly calm meditation and
agreeable specuiatious. He is an optimist,
a friend to nature and domestic felicity lie
has no thirst after honor or riches, and ban
ishes all Thoughts Of Tomorrow.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
A Beautiful Picture.


The man who stands upon his own soil,
who feels. by the laws Of the land in which
he liyes-by the laws of civilized nations
he is the rightful and exclusive owner of the
land he tills, is, by the constitution Of our
nature, under a wholesome influence not
easily imbibcd from any other source. lie
feels, other things being equal, more strong
ly than another, the character Of Il man as
the lord Of an inanimatc world. OF this
great and wonderful sphere. which, fash
ioned by the hand of God. and upheld by
his power, is rolling through the heavens Il
part Of his-his irom the centre to the sky
1t is the space on which the generation
moves in its round Of duties, and he feels
himself connected by visible link with
those who follow him, and to whom he is to
transmit a home. Perhaps his farm has
come down to him from his fathers but he
can trace their footsteps over the scenes Of
his daily labors. The roof which shelters
him was reared by those to whom he owes
his being. Some interesting domestic ira
dition is connected with every enclosure.
The layoritc tree was planted by his fathcr's
hand. lie sported in Loyhood beside the
brook which still winds through the mead
ows. Through the field lies the path to the
village school of early days. lie still hears
from his window the VOICE Of the sabbath
bell which called his fathers to the house Of
God; and near at hand is the spot where his
parents are laid down to rest. and where,
when his time has come, he shall be laid by
his children. These are the feelings Of the
owners Of the soil, Wossl' cannot bay them;
they flow out OF the deepest fountains of the
heart, they are lfe-Sprngs of fresh, ,
healthy and generous national character.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Cur Daily Bread.

\ larinarcouS diet may he we'll enough
adapted to lonS-su,taincd plod'ling in fcld~,
the monotonouS life of a coHntry shop
keeper, or, in fact, any scdcntary life. but
to the busy bee Of the great metropolitan
hive, plenty Of animal food, as well as yege-
tables, is absolutely essential. In the one
case the toll, il long and severe, is equal,
distributed and wholly mus.,ular: in the
Other it may be all this one day, whilst the
next day may demand the instantaneous
promptitudc of thought and action 50 char
actcriStic Of tie wcl-traincd sailor or sol
der The graceful, hcrhiyorous springbock
Of the African Waste, can, in long chase,
easily outrun the hretc,t carniyori, but the
hunting chcctah, whose food is blood and
quiNcring flesh. must oycrtake the deer dur
ing the first sudden rash, or its prey es-
capc~. Whilst the purely vegetable diet of
the Sprinshocll enables it to put forth long
and well sustained cyertion. the animal foot
of the leopard fits it ror concentrated and
sudden effort. The moral dcduciblc from
these illustrations is obvious Feed the pee
pie according to the eX"rtion demanded
the agricultural ahorcr artl uuintcllectua
country squire with bread and Vegetables :;
the sailor chiefly with animal nurment. and
the byan-workcr of the city with Il copious
supply Of both. The lond we eat and its el-
feet ON us, should be 4 daily study to us all
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
The Better Way,

American adic, have still some lessons to
learn from their Partisan sisters in regard to
dress. The great mistake made by many
of our ladies is that Of spending large sum
OF money on one or two very handsome
toilets, intended for dreSsy occasions, and
by this means not on! y rendering these
dresses 50 expensive that they are rarely
worn, and then in - fear and trcmbling,'
thus becoming oll-l;,Shioned before half
worn out, but ut the same time so curtailing
the sam set aside for toilet purposes that all
the other articles of dress liayc to SuHtr.
This is Il mistake never made by the true
Partisan; she, ON the contrary, pays par
tcular attention to the dresses of every day
wear, and seen by every one, and thus, while
spending far les, appears always yell
dressed, to the utter eclipse Of those whG do
not happen to have on their best dresses. y
This is cNempliGe'l even in 50 small an article
Us fan. The foreigner OF provincial will
have one very handsome fan for grand occa-
Sions; th2 Partisan will buy several for less
money, and of course, not 50 handsome. bu,
of different colors assorted to her toilet and
giving her far more elegantly finished APP
pearancc than the lady who is forced to use
the same fan, whatever color or style her
dress may be.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
WHY He Didn't Marry.

1t is said that Sir Walter Campbell, who
was lately in mercantile firm in New
York, wished to marry an American young
lady. of good position, in the Empire
State. Upon his applying to the young
lady's father, the parent stated that he
always referred all those questions to hi
wife, The mother, in her turn, stated that
she must refer it to the Duke Of Argyll.
The duke pleaded that, considering his
connection with royalty, he must consult
his eldest son. The marquis could do moth
ing without the queens consent. Her
majesty felt that the issue must be refcrre!
to the Duke of SAKE Cobourg- -Gotha, as head
of the family. The duke rcjoincd that,
since the recent changes in Germany, he
looked upon the Emperor William as hi,
sovereign, and must bow to his advice. The
emperor said be could do nothing without
Prince Bismarck's opinion and Prince Bis
maYck declared he had no opinion at al. one
way or the other: an 50 the qucStion--to
marry or not to marry-was brought to n
deadlock
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
The Origin of the Postage-Stamp.

The postage stamp was born in London on
the 10th of January 1910, and England en-
ploved it alone for 10 years. France
adopted it ON the 1T Of January 1919, and
Germany in 1850. According to NJ Al
phonsa E-4uiro~, i: wa, y curious incident
that gave rise to the idea of postngc-~tamp~.
\ traveller was crossing, about forty years
ago, district in the north OF En-. and. lie
arrived at the door OF an inn where post
man had stopped to deliver ii letter, \
yodng girl came out to receive it; She turned
it over and over in her hand and asked the
price of the postage. his was ii large sum,
and evidently the girl Wa poor, for the post
man demandcda shilling. She sighed sadly.
and said that the letter wa, from her
BROTHER, but that she had no money! and 50
returned it to the pn,tman. The traveller
was man who rambcd about the earth for
instruction and observation. Having rood
heart, he offered to pay the postage Of the
letter, and, i'll spite Of the resistance of the
Young girl he paid the shilling. This re-
sistancr made him reflect. Scarcely had the
postman turned his back than the young
innkreper'S daughter confessed that it was
trick between her and her brother Some
sign, marked upon the envelope had told
her all She wanted to know, bat the letter
itself contained no writing.
We are both 50 poor -hc added, . 50
we invented this mode of corresponding
and preparing our letters The traveller
continuing hi, road, asked himself if a
system giving place to such frauds was not
Il vicious one.
The sun had not set before Mr. Rowland
Hill (tfat was the name Of the travcler) had
planned to organize the postal service upon
Il new basis. He said that III fnglund
where family ties are strong. and where the
members often live far apart, where, too,
the spirit Of commerce knows no limits. the
correspondence WAS only limited by the
cost of the post; and that by lowering this
barrier great service woud b. rendered
to society without hurting the resources of
the treasury. These views were agreed to by
the English Government. and on the 10th Of
january, 1910, not more than 4 penny was
paid for letters which circulated all over the
whole extent Of the British Isles. This bold
scheme Sogm surpassed the hopes Of the
legislators. Ten Years later, in la5o, the
number of letter, increased from | 800 900
to ,23o .9G2. Mr. Rowland llill occupied in
England the post Of secretary to the post
master general.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25

1t is 50 difficult to break up established
modes of action, and turn the channels of
ones activities in new directions, that it is
not surprising that the mature in life. who
have suffered from not being started right in
the first plncc, should lay, as they arc in
Cincd to, great stress on the Importance of
making in all things good beginning
Their are Il few habits which form II pretty
good foundation for sucrcSS in life and en-
sure the friendship of the discerning and
yirtuous. First among these we would
place the habit Of scll-hclp. This may and
should be formed in Il child before it can
walk or talk by providing resources for its
amusement and leaving it within due bounds
to depend upon those resources. Then, aS
it grows Older. it should he taught. and
gently compelled To perform in its own be-
half all that it can do Few of us bat know
young men and young women perfectly
helpless for all the ordinary use of life. II
they alone were the sufferers it wouldn't
matter much. but they ARE social lccchcS,
always demanding service and never render
ing it. Good husbands, good wives, good
parents rarely If ever, are found in this class
Of people They are 50 dependent upon
othcrs-'o perfectly unused t" the graycr
uses of cNiStcncc--that no reliance can be
placed upon thcm-they are of little use in
the world. Parents. no moral is needed ::
look to your chil,lrcn--cnablc them to be
of use; for, unlcs, they possess this faculty,
humanity is no better for having known
,hn,n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Miss Spicer Makes a Call.

"Good morning, Mrs. Simpkins l
thought | would just run in and make
neighborly call. Glad to see that you can
have time to make worsted work in the morn
ing. l cannot; my time is valuable. l
have too much that is useful to do to waste
my time as you do. Is that your Edward
on the sofa? And why isn't he at school?
Toothachc? Nonsense. If there was a circus
coming he would toothache' it off quick
enough. It's astonishing to he how you let
your children impose on you. However, !
believe that you think your own perfection,
so | won't give my adyice-but can't help
telling you that bye and bye you II be sorry,
if you are so weak and indulgent.
" | heard that your cook Was going to
leave? wasn't i'll the least surprised. You
should not expect Your cook to do the wash
ing, and you should make your second girl
help. However, you are one of the touchy
kind, 50 won't give advice because | never
do unless it's asked
" How much did you give for your new
bonnet? SiYteen dollars? Well 10 wonder
Mr.. Simpkins looks troubled with such ex-
travagancc at home. You ought not to wear
blue. When came home from church ]
said to sister, Why don't some ono tell
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Royal Proposing.

Nicholas, the Emperor of Russia, won hin
bride in singular way; yet it had II spice
of galantry in it, During visit to tho
King of Prussia, one day. while ut dinner,
the Emperor rolled upa ring in piece of
bread. and handing it to the Princess Royal,
said to her, in subducd voice. ''lf you will
accept my hand. put this ring ON your fin
ger" This is the imperial way of popping
the question:" She took no time to dclibcr-
ate, but suffered her heart to speak tho truth
at once; and their happy nuptials were
soon consunmatcd. The royal way is Illus,
tratcd hy the instance of Queen Victoria s
proposal to the man of her chuics-and
right worthy one it wasr=1Prinrc Albert,
"The prince had been out hunting pnrly
with his brother that day, but returned mt
twelve. and half an hour aftcrward obeycd
the Queens summons to her room. where
he found her alone. After few minutes
conversation on other subjects, the Queen
told him why she had sent for him. and wo
can well understand any little hesitation
and dcicacy She may have felt in doing 50,
for the Quctn's position, making it imper.,
tive that any proposal of marriage should
come first from her, must necessarily appear
painful one to those who, deriving their
ideas on this subject from the practice of
private life, are wont to look upon it as tho
privilege and happiness of woman to hsye
her hand sought i'll marriage, instead of
l,yin,r r., ,,fi,,r ~ LcrS,li -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Getting Out of Bed.

Df. Hall docs pot approve Of the old doct-
rinr which was formerly in~tiIled into the
minds OF childrcu-that they should spring
out of bed the instant they awaken in the
morning. lie says W to eighteen years old
every child should he allowed to rest in bed
after the sleep is over, until they feel as if
they had rather Get up than not. 1t is a
very great mistake for persons, old on
young-tSpccially children or scdentary
pcrsonS-to bounce out of bed the moment
they wake ap all the instincts shrink from
it and ierccly kick against it, Fifteen or
twenty minutes spent in gradually waking
up, after the eyes arc opened, and in turning
over and stretching the limbs, do as much
good as sound sleep, because Tie operation
setS Tie blood in motion by degrees, tending
to cqualizc the circuation-lor during sleep
the blood tends to >tagnaton, the heart beats
trcbly and slowly, and to shock the system
by bouncing up in an instant and sending
the blood in overwhelming quantities to the
heart, causing it to assume Il gallop, where
the instant before it was Il creep, is the
greatest absurdity This instantaneous
bomcins out of bed as soon n the eyes are
open will be followed by WEAKNESS long
before noon,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25

As the great problem of modern society
is how to secure the hon ,Sty Of car conduc-
tors, the railway authorities may learn how
the Turks manage. The conductor Of cars
in ConStantipople gives to every passenger
a prize ticket, bearing number which is
recorded on the company books. \ draw
ing takes place monthly, the company hay
ing provided 2 certain number Of prizes.
The hope of drawing 4 prize makes the
passenger anxious to send in his ticket. and
if the returns Of the conductor are not
equal TO the number Gf returned tickets,
his dishonesty is easily detected and he is at
once discharged. This is good plan for
the Turks. The plan we suggest is that
our railway companies pay the conductors
better wages and give them fewer hours
Of work
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Defying the Buzzards.

A feiiog who was i'll the habit of getting
drunk whenever he vent to town, in return
ing home one day fell from his horse and
was as quiet as though dead, \ buzzard
Spied him, flew POUND and round, and light
ing near, hoped up and picked his nose,
which aroused the fellow Il little, The bird
stepped up and struck him again; this
brought one eye open, and as he realized
that the bird thought he was dead, he
wrcathed his lips with drunken scorn, and
looking the bird square in the face said :
''You needn'tbe 50 darn smart ain not 50
dead a~ you think am,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Power of Memory.

\ little negro girl living in a distant city
has ii truly wonderful memory. 1t is said
that gentleman who had rt@d aloud in her
presence accidentally heard her repeat word
for word what he had read from the paper,
though twenty-four hours had intcrvcned.
After this he tested her memory frequently
and has found it capable Of repeating thirty
or forty lines irom. II book after heal ing It
read over once Her intellect in other re-
>pcctS does not seem at all above, if equal to,
the average Such instances of memory are
not very unusual. M,ry Somcryile tell, of
an idiot in Elinburg who never failed to re-
peat the sermon, word for word, after at-
tending the kirk each SUNDAY. saying
"lIcrc the minister coughcd; Here ils
drank some water" &c. She also tells of
another whom she met i'll the Highlands,
who knew the Bible 50 perfectly that il no
was asked where such 4 verse wuS 10 he
found, he t id without hesitation, and re-
peatel the chapter. We rem 'mbr, also, to
have read year or two ago un account Ola
man in New York who could read one sido
of the " New York Herald" and then re-
peat it, word for word. adycrtisoments and
all
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25

A very pretty amusement. especially lor
those who have completed the study Of
botany, is the taking Of leaf photographs.
One very simple process is this: Vt any
druggists get iiyc cents worth CT bchromate
of potash Pat this into Il two-ouncc bottle
of soda-watcr. When the solution becomes
saturatcd-tlIat is, the water has dissolved
as much as it will-pour off some of the
clear liquid into shallow dish; ON this
feat & piece of ordinary writing-paper till it
is thoroughly and evenly moistcned. Let it
become nearly dry in the dark. 1t should
be bright yellow. On this put the leaf,
under it a piece Of soft black cloth and scy-
cral pieces Of newspaper. Put this between
two pieces OF glass Gail the pieces should be
the same siZe) and with spling clothcs-plns
E,stcn them all together. Expose toa bright
sun, placing the leaf so that the rays will
fall on it as nearly perpendicular as posi-
be. In few minutes it will begin to turi.
brown, but it requires from half an hour to
several hours to produce Il perfect PRINT.
When it has become dark enough take it
from the frame and put it in clear water,
which must be CHANGED every few minutes,
till the yellow part becomes perfectly white,
Sometimes the vcnaton OF the leaves will be
quite distinct. BY following these dircc-
tions it is scarcely possible to fail, and a
little practice will make perfect. The pho
tographs, if well takcn, are very pretty as
well as interesting.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-07-25
Mrs. Waite as the Yankee Cook Girl.

In Cincinnati they tell Il little story about
Mrs. Chief Justice Waite About month
ago, before President Grant had hruachcd
Mr.. Waite'> name to the Srnatc--though
General llillycr says Mr.. Waite WAS always
President Grants first choicc-but before
anything was thought Of the matter by the
Waitc-, Mrs. W. wrote an article on cookery
for the Cincinnati Ga,'tM The article WAS
signed Yankee Cook Girl" 1t was full
OF sound suggestions ON the cookery ques-
tion. and good advice to holl>ckccpcrS
The article from the "Iankcr Cook Girl
arrested 50 much attcation that finally an
old widuwcr in Cincinnati wrote to Sam
Reed. the editor. that he would be clad to
give the yankee Cook Girl situation
not as servant. but She might preside over
his household. I'm fact he offered marriage
Mr. Reed had to answer in IL paragraph that
the "Iankec Cook Girl was not in the
market, she having got situation in Il
ncghboring city. The people Of Cincin-
natl don t know even now that the Yankee
Cook Girl" was Mrs Waite, the sensible
and practical wife of the new Chief Justice,
and that her new position is to be the high
est in the land-chicf mistress in Uncle
Sam $ household of law and justice.