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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Calunlmy.

The rules of poiiteness are never at
variance with the principles of morality
N !ateyer is really inpolite is really i'm
ua:al. We have no right to offend peo-
pie with oar manners or conversation.
We have no right to deal with or be
influenced by gossip about tue people we
meet. Their private affairs are none of or
business. If we believe man to be unfit
company for us, then we must not invite
him but if we should happen to meet him
where he has been invited by others, we
must treat him with ciyility. If we know
man or woman to be Il grave offender,
we must not think Of using that knowl-
edge to injure him or her, unless we know
it is absolutely ly needful for the protection
Of others. The greatest and best men in
the world have more or less been assailed
with calumny. The purest and nob!cst
do not always escape it. We cannot see
any way to investigate-as a rule we must
dsregard-al SANDERS. Where very great
offences become notorious, the offenders
must always be excommunicated In all
Of the other cases we must give every one
the benefit Of doubt; also apply charita-
BE constructions, live and hope for the best,
and consider every one innocent until he is
proven guilty, as we would otherwise often
find that we had spoken too haSIuv.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Uncle Bcn's Mistake.

A planter in Virginia, being dressed for
some special occasion, said to Uncle Ben, an
old family servant Uncle Ben, how do |
look?' Why You looks splendid, marster !;
splendid Why, you look, as bold as, Il, IL
lion.' What do you know about a lion
You never saw one" Why, yes, | did,
marster; Ise often seed a lion; often. ~
" Where, Uncle Benz" "Why down on
Master Johnson's plantation thcy's got a
lion and you seed him, too; know you
has" "Why, you old goose, you, that is
not lion, it is a .jackaS<, and they have
named him Lion" "Well | don't care
about dat don't care for dat. You lock
Just like him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
A ShreHd Father.

Abor year ago, if | remember rightly,
q story went the rounds which credited that
ingenious gentleman, the Western man with
having successfully carried out one Of the
most original Of plans for getting his daugh-
tcgs comfortably settled in life, without any
cost whatever to himself. He had large
and expensive family. Three out Of four
Of the daughters were marriagcable. They
were very pretty girls, ard had many ad-
mirers. The father permitted them to
receive attentions from the most eligible
young men, and to all outward appearances
seemed perfectly content to part with his
treasures until asked to do so. Each de-
manl for consent was the signal for an out
burst OF feeling that ended in the Sudden
exit o.! the applicant The lovers, however.
We're not to be prevented from attaining
happiness !,y what they believed to be the
within Of Il selfish father. Tley cloped,
were married and forgiven. The real state
Of the case was, the father could not afford
to buy three suitable outfits, and pay the ex-
pcn-c of three fcasts Not -eeing any pros
pect in the immediate future OF being better
able to do 50, after ran~acking his brain to
find way out of the officially, he at last
concluded to frown on TIE young people,
and take the chances of what Nigh. follow.
The elopements didn't cost him cent the
expense Of outfits and weddings WAS saved
and his reputation for .i5eraity did not
saif'r in the least, and his neishbors con-
t!nued in ignorance Of the actual condition
OF lis excheQ"cr
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06

c''e '''9' >'''''' Vt MS voice ''a' ''"i ted "nd
II '.'S'''" P'''''"''S' ana bending down looked
'''," n.' eyes
WINNIE ne Said' ana rs voice was fiI
ni unuttelahe tenderness. time has not
ruon2ru me. .o'c y"H to-day as wnen we
parted tive Years ago. Sna" we not let
the pas, 70, and once more be all in all to
.lch other a4 We We're iii thuse old happy
uay~?'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Five Dollars or Five Days.

An incident occurred at the State Fair
Grounds, between Troy and Albany, last
all, which the Times is the first to publish:
\ police force was paced about the
srounds to prevent people from scaling the
fences, thereby depriving the Agricultural
Society Of the plice Of admission. The
second day of the fair a policeman arrested
IA man in the act of clandestinely obtaining
admttance to tine fair grounds. The pris-
"Ier was brought before Justice Grattan,
who, by the by, i one Of the most whole
-ouied lri>timen in West Troy.
The justice was sitting in his Office, when
the policeman entered with prisoner in
Charge.
"lour honor" said the officer, 81 have IL
uan whom arrested in trying to scale the
fair srounl- fence"
"Stand up, SIR said lis honor to the
prisoner, with his uSua magitcrm! dignity.
"N hat was you trying to stale in for, you
viIain?"
PriSorrr-pcaec your honor
''llo"ld your tongue said hi; honor,
bringing his fist down ON tie table with IL
heavy thul. MIR. Office, state to the
Cunrt what dinbDlical act the viIainous ras-
rai wHs engaged in wien yoI nahhel !im. -
O.iicor-AIay it please the Court, was on
the north inside fence of the fair groands,
by a tree. | observed the prisoner Stalking
about outside, and thought he meant mis-
chief Of some kind | stood behind the
tree. when the villain. not seeing me,
jumped the fence. | Immediately coIlared
Linn and brought him before you, your
honor. That's the man.
JuStice-Ye harl-hearted monster, you.
Amt yccs ASHAMED to be robhing poor
Agricultural Society. yc villain? The Coort
fines you s. or FIVE d@y<, and may the Lord
have mercy ON your sol!
Pri>oner-B =, your honor
,'ustice-Noca " 'rl-yeas pays TIE fines
or yeeS go"s to Jail.
Pri~oner-But, your 'joror. | haven't only
500 which my poor mother gave me to pay
a note to-day lou wouldn't take that from
me, when, if the note is ,iog paid, my poor
o.d mother will be sued to-day?
Justice-yoa We ard the sentence of the
Coort. Unless yon pay you goes to Jail for
FIVE days.
Prisoner-Listcn. your honor
Justice-NIr. Officer. this Coort is adjourn
ed; take charge of the prisoner, and unless
he pays in five inmates, jug him.
The prisoner, seeing that the Court was
inexorabe, pulled up his right tyowscrs leg
and drew ont Il piece of paper from his
boot, which, after unroliing, was found to
contain Il $50 greenback. He passed it to
the Justice, who returned him S45 in
change. The Justice placed the greenback
in his wallet, and the officer and prisoner
withdrew. The next day the squire went to
the bank to deposit, when the cashier
politely informed him that the $50 green
back was Il counterfeit.
1t Immediately occurred to his honor that
the bogus officer and prisoner were dirty
swinders."
Since that time the bare mention of "S;5
or five days in justice Grattan's hearing
subjects the audacious man who dares utter
it to a fine for contempt of Court.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Steel Pens.

The growth of pens has kept pace with
our fractional postage, our locomotives,
and our steamships. The quill would
never have suiiiced, and pens of steel were
brought in. They We're first sold in England
that is, when they could be got-at tlc
shillngS each, and when they were. at the
best, Of indifferent quality. They We're
very gradually improved, and in time hexi-
bi,ity and sotiness were given to them by
the addition Of two side Sits The demand
increased machinery was employed in the
manufacture, and the price WAS reduced to
one shilling. A constant lettering and
cheapening have since been going on, and
now steel pens are used nl the world
over. They are manufactured in iunumer,
able kinds and qualities, and sold at from
three-l'nipencc TO twelve shilingSa Il gross.
AT the low average Of half penny dozen,
more than three thousand pounds worth
are made weekly in Birmingham, and near
ly fifteen hundred pens are sold for the price
of one fifty years .ince. But they may be
had at three halEpence q gross. or twenty
four for a farthinS, and each peu will have
passed through at least twelve different
processes
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
An Egyptian CGtAcomb.

An Egyptian traveller informs the London
Times that ut the South side of the great
temple Of Aboo Smbcl he found the en-
trance Of chamber cut in the rock, and
measuring 81 feet IL inches by II feet s
inches, and lo feet high to the spring
Of the arch, e!aboratey sculptured and
painted in the best style of the best period
of Egyptian art, bearing the portraits Of
Ramcses the Great and lis cartoachcS, and
in a state of the hi she>t preservation. This
chamber is preceded by the ruins Of a vault
I'd atrium, in sun-dlicd brickwork, and ad-
joins the remains Off massive wall or pylon
which contains Il staircase terminating in an
'rched doorway leading into Il yaultcd
,trium. The doorway Of the chamber, the
staircase, and the arch were all buried III the
sand. The chamber appears to have been
covered and lost sight Of since IL very early
period, being wholly free from mutiarion
and the scribb!ing Of travellers, ancient and
modern. The bones OF Il woman and child,
with two small cincrary urns, were discoy-
cred in the sand.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06

The crow. outside the court room was
greatly disappointed at the result of the
Tichborne trial. A reporter for the Daily
Ne'cs ran to Il cab, and said, "Driye me TO
the Daily NeioS Office" WHAT'S the SEN
tence?' asked the cab driver. Fourteen
years hard labor" "Then I'll see your
ID neck broke before Ii drive you any
where" This little dialogue is characters
tic Of the crowd. 1t was crowd of people
who had gradually come to con,idcr the
Tichborne case a fight between butcher
and the aristocracy, and whose mental con-
fusion was too great for them to consider
what that hypothesis 'nvn!ved.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Co!or.

We do not study sufficiently the art Of
color; and hy this ncg5cc. the Eject Of many
an expensive wardrobe or Ella bolatc piece Of
furniture is di~agrccah,c. One or two colors
should be dull, and not too pale this is not
generally known. or it is forgotton, and the
result is the coarse ani Vulgar contrasts that
we see round us Blue is GlvOri,e color,
yet it is rare in Nature; there are bat few
blue flowers there is no blue in the human
race blue eyes many fancy they possess,
but clear blue is the rarcst thing in Ma
ture. Green is becoming in itself because
it Annals any tinge Of green which may be
latent to the complexion. Deep, heavy
reds are much used by the old Italian artists
for drapery, but they need to be cont.&sted,
MS it would be difficult to do in dress iel-
low is an unjust.y @rspi~ed color; it las
many beautiful sha lc-. and only when too
pure proves unmnmgeablc. \ browni~h
yellow is more suitable for elderly persons.
A brunette should wear green yellow
Pale green is trying to the majority OF
faces.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Somewhat Condensed.

A French chemist is said to have con-
densed the body OF his wife into the space
of an ordinary seal, and had her highly pol
iShed and set in a ring. He made nice
income by betting with apidaries and others
that they could not tell the material of the
set in three guesses, and, after pocketing
the money, would burst into tears, and say;
" 1t is my dear, dead wife. | wear her on
my finger to keep alive pleasant rcmcmbran-
ces of her.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06

A Kentucky farmer did not want thresh,
ing machine on his farm, "for,' said he
''gim me Il harness tug or Il borrel stave, an
| kin make my faulty toe the mark accord
in to the law and the Scriptur."
What will not Il woman do, says Brook
lyn paper, for the man she loves?
"ller hard was the first to reach and drag
The bottle from the shelf
1T is your curse, dear John, she said,
And drank it up herself"
Castor beans are growing wild in Tulare
county, California, living over from season
to season, until, in some cases, they grow
INTO symmetrical trees, from ten to twenty
feet high.
1t has been ascertalned that 252 persons
were rendered insane by the Chicago fire
every one was poor at the tine, and onlS
lost sense where others lost dollars
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Her Young Man.

The following is good Engaged young
ladies" are done by writer in the Jswjd
Messenger, who says 80 nice, is it not.
to be engaged? Every morning her young
man calls upon her on his way TO his Office,
kisses her, and present, her with n. fresh
rose, SO emb.cmatic Of herself. and every
evening he calls again, kisses Ecr, and be
slows upon her a new novel ami Il dainty
bouquet. He takes tea with her folks.
and admre~ the way in whith she pge~l2>
over the table, and .wri,p'r- to her So soit.y
how delightful it will be when She poUr,
the tea and batters the toa~t for him alone I
Then those heavenly evening" in t@c parIor,
with the gas dimly bIriuI. the Old folks
asleep, that horrid brother ii the theatre m
the club, the teasing sister st~,!ying her les
sons in her bed.oom--they TWO alone in
their happiness; was ever sic'l h.i-~ cX-
pected when She used to tax to Icy sc'..o.-
mates about her futurc? o.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06
Breyity ana Business.

lryou have anything to say, say it at once
and leave compliments to leisure hours
What wou!l you t!ink Of the man who
would now begin business letter with all
the antiIuated torlnaiiiies, such as q take
my pen in hand to inform You that We arc
all enjoying a very good degree Of health,
except myself, who has been affected with
rheumatic; and send this hopiag it may
find you enjoying the same bics>ing,' g.?
lfyou have anything to say, especially to
the public, say itquickly and as briefly rs
respectable language will permit People
cont reed long stories, nowadays; they
want something fresh, crisp, sharp, and to
the point, something that makes them say,
"We ell that man is wide awake, he's up to
the age, and going ahead III give him q
call. y Brevity is not Only the soal Of wit,
bat it is also the life of basine-s.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06

Many of our readers may know nothing
of the snake called by this name. 1t is
found in some of tie most beautiful islands
in the West Indies, and is a more terrible
foe to man than the b,a-couSnctor Of
Africa, OF the tiger Of the Indian junges.
1t lies in wait in shady groves and other
cool retreats, and lis bite is very venomous
In the single island Of Martinique it i, eSti-
mated that eight hundred persons are bitten
by these snakes every year A few years
ago Prince Arthur OF! EngIand visited this
island, and the Inhabitants gave Grand
ftte in honor in on" of thcir charming gar
dens. 1t was gay scene. Brilliant lights
hung from many tteeS, and the gay draper
les were in strange contrasts with the deep
green of the foliage. But unlimited guests
were there The iron Ianccs" gathered
in large numbers, and many shriek5 went
up from bitten victims, and not few of the
most beautiful guests went lrom the fcstiva!
to the grave.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06

Some one reports the case of good little
boy whose parents encouraged the habit of
early retiring by permitting him to take
cake to bed with him, One evening he as
tonished his afiectiom,e mother by the fol,
lowing prayer;
Now lay me down 10 sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep:
III should lie before ! wake,
Give sister Jaoe :ay p!ece OF cake
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06

= - Esrr5. "a'or SneatS oI tnc nuuse-
cleaning season rs that when divine woman
has her own way about the house, while the
"old man takes his soemn repaSt from
the top Of the flour barrel. and, in sleeping
enjoys the freedom of the intelya! between
his bedroom and the front fence 1t is a
season OF meditation, white wash and calm,
lnimpassioned profanity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-06

Some men never lose their presence of
mind. In Milwaukee last week man
threw his mother-in-law out of Il window in
the fifth story of burning building, and
carried feather bed down stairs IN his
arms.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-12
un,,iycstion's Martyrs.

Half the diseases of The human family
spring from II dlSordcred stomach, and may
be prevented by invigorating and toning
that abused and neglected organ with Hos
tettcr'S Stomach Bltters. let ii be borne In
mind that the liver, the kidneys, the intcs-
tines, the muscles, the llgNments, the bones,
the nerves, the intcguments are all renewed
ana nourlshed by the blood, and that the
digestive organs are the grand alembic in
Witch the materials of the vital fluid are
prepared When the stomach fails to pro-
vide healthful nou,iShment for its depen-
denotes they necessarily suffer, and the ulti-
mate result, Ii the evil is not arrested, will he
chronic and probably fatal disease some
where. 1t may be developed in the kidneys
in the form OF dabetis, in the liver as con-
gestion, in the muscles MS rheumatism, in
the nerves rs paralysis, in the integuments
us scrofuln. Remember, however, that each
and all of these consequence of Indigestion
may he prevented by the timely and regular
use of that sovereign antidote to dyspepsia,
Hostetter's Bitters.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-12

From the Galveston News.
General j. b. Robertson reminds us
that the next meeting of the Texas
veterans will take place in Houston,
OH the second day of the state fair,
in May next, according to adjourn
men. The Texas Central railroad
company have, as usual, generously
offered II free pass to all veterans to
and from the place of their annual
meeting, and we can not doubt that all
other railroads will be equally liberal.
General II states that printed certitl-
Gates will be placed III the hands of all
entitled to be recognized as veterans,
in time to enable them to attend the
annual meeting. We would suggest,
however, that if there are any veterans
whose names have not already been
enrolled, they should lose no time in
sending forward the necessary proofs
to establish their claims. Wepresume
that all such letters will be promptly
attended to if addressed either to the
president, Colonel Frank Johnson, or
to General j. b. Robertson, of WASH
ington county, or 10 Hon. Guy Nj.
Bryan, Of Galveston. For the infor-
nation OF our readers generally, we
may here state that the veterans are
divided into the following three classes;
First Glass Those who came to'feX-
as prior to April 81, 1886, and took ac-
tive part either in the army or navy,
and in the civil service.
Second Class--rhose who came after
the above date and prior TO November
|, 1897, and rendered service either in
the army or navy.
Third Class--rhose VINO rendered
military service 10 the state after No
vember, /, 1887, and before annexa-
ton in 1915.
We understand that the whole num-
Der Of those already registered as be-
longing to either one or the other of
these classes does not now greatly eX-
ceed one hundred, and it is believed
that the whole number now living can
not reach five hundred, and may not
exceed three hundred. General Rob
ertson thinks that nearly fifty of them
have died during the past year. They
are certainly passing away rapidly.
This reminds us to say something in
this connection of the pensioners. 1t is
uuhNlStDOu tiitN AliS liuulbti vi lnOSt
entitled to pensions under the law of
1870 is much smaller than the number
embraced under these three classes of
veterans, but that in consequence of
the defects in the law many may claim
pensions who were not intended to be
embraced in the law. The bill now be-
fore the Legislature il expected to pre-
clude such an abuse. The original law
gave $50 II year to each one, and twice
that amount 10 those who had been
wounded We learn that the present
bill provides that only those who have
been permanently disabled by their
wounds shall receive the double PEN
sion. This il intended to prevent a
very frivolous class of claims. We
also learn that the bill provides that
the amount now duo under the law of
1870 shall b. paid in bonds, bearing
ten per cent interest, and that hereaf-
ter the annual pension shall be reduced
to $3.50, to be paid in like manner, UNI
Ill there is money In the treasury. We
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-12
ROADS.

We are told that the roads east Of
Dallas are In very bad condition.
Where tho fault IL we don0t know, hut
every one knows that good roads are
not only great public necessities, but
otherwise 4 great benefit TO our town
or county. The wayfaring man nalur-
ally falls in love with amy county hay
Ing good roads and mile posts plainly
marked. IN this last particular Dallas
county might hang her head in shame.
II there are any mile posts or finger
boards at road forks, we have not seen
them. Strangers leaving town, going
north or east, usually have to make IN
quiries from three to sis times within
the first three miles, before being MS
surcd of being on the right route; espe'
cially is this true with those wishing lc
so to Rocl;wall or Greenville
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-12
I.oolGs Like consolidation.
LVrom lho OnIyeNIon NewN.l

From the Galveston NcWN,l
On the fourth day of March, lSlL
something less than lhrco-lcnlhsol me
stock of the Galveston, Houston and
Henderson railroad company, being
the shares originally owned 10y Dr. W.
II. Smith, General II. b. Nichols and
Henry Il. Andrews, were transferred
to Galusha a. Grow, president OF The
international and Great Northern rail-
road company. The transfer is made
10 Mr.. Grow as trustee.
This arrangement has given rise to
no incOnsiderahle speculation, p0rlicu-
LARRY among railroad men, who are ut
Il loss to know whether ii means the
placing of II third rail on the track so
~ 10 allow the international and
Great Northern trains to run through,
or whether 1t is not the precursor of
consolidation OF the three leading lines
of the stutc--thc International and
Great Northern and Texas Central
with the general terminus at this city.
Anothervew INDUCED in by railroad
men Is that The relations OF the Inter-
national and Great Northern TO the
Central will be such rs to compel the
last named corporation to construct n
road TO Galveston.
Report has il that the Central rail
road company Ia negotiating with the
Morgan line, the purpose being to con-
tinue the Central line down the left
bank Of Buffalo bayou to the mouth OF
Green's bayou at which point the
Marian stpunprs will meet the trains.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-03-12

WE have heard, but do not know IL
10 he true, that II movement is on foot
TO extend the corporate limits of Dal-
las half Il mile or 4 mile east. II true,
the measure Is, to our mind, unwise and
unjust. The corporate limits are now
one and half miles square, covering
an area of fourteen hundred and forty
acres, space abundant for u populn-
ton of probably fifty thousand souls.
Before taking in more territory, em-
bracing farming land, 1t seems wiser to
wait till the present limits are fairly
and properly supplied with streets over
which people can walk or drive with
out danger, which is far from being
the case now. But few days since n
lady was thrown from vehicle by a
sink hole in one of the principal
streets, and had her collar bone
broken. Smaller space, well improved,
is better for our interests than an eX-
tended boundary, without good thor
oughfares. So it seems to us, but if
the people interested desire to have it
otherwise, it's not our funeral.