Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-02-06
GENERAL ITEMS.

blasted headaches.
A queer oil chap has nicknamed hia
daughter Misery. because she loves com.
pany.
A Patchogue man compares his wife's
surviving eye to u can of kcrosenc-it is b.
full of warning.
The origin OF man in Connecticut is quite
remarkable, from the fact that every one u
born i'll a nutmeg state.
The late Mayor Havemeycr used to take
exercise by saving wood in his cellar every
morning.
A Williamsburg man who has Just been
vaccinated in the head by his wife with
carving knife. 1ants to go of in the woods
and bc IL hamuGryad.
Boston ate three million frogs last sea-
son. One tirm in Newburypcrt supplied
Dost of them, hiring men to hunt tha
swamps for them.
If thcrc is one thing moro than another
that will thoroughly exasperate man. it is
breaking II straw short OF when cleaning
ont Il dirty pipe-stem.
Mr. Clark, of st. Peter. Mimi, upon
breaking an egg, found therein IL serpent
five inches long. The hen that laid that
egg must have had the dclirium tremens,
A fine array of fatted calves will be one
of the features of the grand spectacular
drama entitled "Th, rrodigal Son. at tho
Boston Theatre next week,
"Scurly Mike and dreadful Tom" arc
the candidates for Mayor of Grass Plains.
Nebraska. Both are running on the anti
grlsshoppcr ticket.
The latest case of incidence is reported Of
John Hole, who i'll writing his name simply
uses the letter J and punches Il hole in the
paper for the remainder,
The Milleritcs have settled on the Goth
of December us ascension day. but for men
who expect to be in Heaven on the 3Oth
they holt hay and ont, up wonderfully stin.
and want their cash Gown.
The first levy for the Russian Army.
which takes place this month. will raise
100000 men. The new military system
provides Russia with 100000 defenders In
case of war.
And now they say that Willim Penn
would sit down under Il tree with Indians
about him and, telling them of the better
land beyond the sea, deal himself four acos
every time and win the game.
The colorcd Mctholists of Christian
county, Ky, know now where their pastors
donations" of pork come from. He has
been caught surrepttiously hanging on tho
ragged edge of y nciShbor's hog pen.
Darwin still secret, believes in it. but no
! hates to have mar come up and say.
Good morning, Mr., Darwin; how's your
old baboon OF Il grandfather, and how tho
apess, your grandmother"
A Virginia City butcher told a painter
to make him Il sign which should read
/ '.Multum in Parvo Slusages." When he
got it, great flaming letters showed him
Mutton in Porko Sausage 1t took throo
men to get the cleavcr out of his hands.
A Ticondcrogan di Int know whether tho
. grease he puts on his boots WAS nitro-glyc-
crime or not, but thinks that if he could
scrapc together u small quantity of that
! missing right foot and dog that he kicked.
! he could very soon tell.
A Lowell mil-girl the other day said to
I, director who wished her to consent to .
reduction of wages: Before I'd do it, I'd
see you and your whole grlspin set in To-
/ phi-et, pumpin' thunder at three coats o
clap
Nobody suvpasscs me in this speciality
said a Lawsburg CIR to her new lover the
other night, she g We him IL parting kiss
with Il report like that of Il pistol. The as
tonished youth walked away, wondering
where the girl got her experience.
The clerl, of a cockney church recently
made the following announcement to the
congregation "You are desired to attend
a meeting in the vcstly at four o'clock, to
consider on the best means of eating the
church, and to digest other matters"
1t is hard to convince n Harvard student.
Just as he fits out with his Sophomore bea-
yer and cane for Sunday decoration, and
/ has lively boil appear on his nose, that
there is Il wise and o,crruling Providence.
or "divinity that shapes our ends.' Ho
can't see it.
The solemnity and sourncss of Meth.
odist deacon on II recent Sunday night was
at least n per cent. greater than on aver
age occasions. 1t was explained, however.
by seeing him pick the debris of snow
ball out of his left sar with his pocket-knife.
The ship-buildins interest of Maine is
gradually improving. This year the total
tonnage of new vessels thus far reported is
75,553 tons, the numbers being: Ships. Is;
barkentincs, IL; barks, 23; briggs, Is;
schooncrs, lOl; steamers, ); tugs, 4 other
vessels, I.
People in Maine are crying out against
the wlnton destruction of moose, which
threatens its determination, particularly
from the inrolds of Canadian Indians. who
cross the boundary in seasons of deep snow.
/ The State Legislature is to be petitioned to
prevent the killing Of moose for five years.
and direct the seizure Of the hides at all
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