Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-16
GENERAL ITEMS.

a yi&roroGS onslaught un treemasonry n4A
begun in Illinois,
A police court in Lawrence, Mass had
father mother. S.,n. and dau ghtcr arraigned
together for intoxicatioa.
4 p-tri.icd butterfly WAS found in a Du-
buque quarry the other day. and all the
del.cate outlines aS perfect a> in lie.
An old sea captain Of Lewis county, Mass.,
whose age is %. is Just about Leading to tho
altar dau.-cl VI 20
Sunday se',oot tcacher.-" Anna, what
must one do in ord'r 10 be forgiven"
Anna-"Ic m.lSi sin"
De,lincd.-A Wc~tc Editor lately re-
turned a tailor. bill with the endorsement,
'lour manuscript is declined; it Is il
lcsibc.
On Oct % pilgrimage. repre,e ting tho
Masonic brotiic hood Of nsland, was made
to the tomb Of Shakespeare, at atratfnrd-
upon Avon.
An Insect inspector for every town in
Massachusetts is proposed. His duty would
be TO examine orchards, and order the de-
struction Of infested trees.
Mr., Walker of Fort Dodge, Iowa. was
recently somewhat surprised to receive hix
two-ycl old baby by rxl lye<~. duly lied and
labelled, from his wife ut De, Moines.
The discoar-eS OF Budlha are soon TO he
Published in English at London hy Mr.. Mutu
toomaGd Swamv. AN Indian member of the
Queens Council at C,y on.
\ Name man boasts that he has made the
best shot ever heard Of lie recently fire at
dog IN the night, being directed only by
his bark and llt him in the tllrDat
The Amcricnn Exnr s. Comra has been
sued Tor th1 Starvation Of II mocKin, ,-5ird,
which was sent from Boston to Ptt-iield.
The directions lor feeling were neg ected,
Mistress "Maiy 90 into the sitting room
and tell me Low the thermometer stands.'-
Mary (atter inyrS,iyaiing): at stands on
the mantcl-picce, justag in the wall, ulcn!'
The Paris Jornol says that the Queen
Isabel Il ui Spain is about to sell her di.-
mond> cstimn C alta val le Of Ike million.
OF francs. Incy will be di-p,s ID Of by auc-
ton in London
The latest addition to the Jardin d Ac.
c.lnatinn, III Pnrls, Is 4 pair OF running oxen
from Ceylun. The animals are anal but
strong and active, and travel long distances
ut il swift and reg ular pace.
The kcnnebec river dealers have shipped
235 900 tons Of ice, this season, requiring
over 500 vessels. About 10000 toms are
left ON the river, the largest amount held by
amy one company being al 600 tons.
Commissioner Smith, in his report on
Indian atlairs, accuses Gen. Custer Of lying
about the existence OF Yold in the Black
Hills. II the accusation is unjust, Custer
cannot afford to leave it without rcfu,ation.
Twelve States have adopted compulsory
education laws New Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts, kentueky, Rhode Island.
New Jersey. Michigan, Kansas, Texas.
Nevada, California, and from l>tof January,
1875, New York.
The magnificent mansion Of lie Grand
Lockwood at Nurwalk, Conn.,. which cost
over 81 coo 900 is for s,.ie at $ilO 900. aud
the ritihru> Of the town are urged to buy It
for II town hall, using the spaci rus grounds
tors pu5 ic park.
"John,' said cruel father to his s,n
whom hc one day inund a,ng the down
from his upper lip, "dnn't throw your SHAY.
ing water out whcrc there are any baefuuted
boys, for il YOU do, there feet may get
picked >
"Mr. JONES'" said Mrs Jones, with mn
;' y, .,a,'"P" ''r''D, W." .,W.iI , ,ns "r',.l.J
Irn. o., ''.. .. .nnnns. ,,y,hr i a mean. of
o,,,,.. th,, hr,.,,S dawn nriIe and lc,ds IA
G..''.ntanr.
\ minister approached mischle'ous
urchin about Twelve years "in, ana, laying
h;In INV son, believe the devil has rot
h,Id or >nn 81 believe he has. too" Was
the siroi,icant reply of the urchin.
"Do you know why You are like the third
term p SAID Susan Jane to her br"thcr, who
had fingered to tax with her Adol plu| after
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wen, i,p,'.' 'a.' .,' ,,'''.''.,,
peca'Se So" "'' '''' wv '''''''
An Angis;a hen-pccked husband closed
his testimony IN hi action Tor divorce from
his wife a~ follows: Il don't want to say
anything agm the woman, Judge, but |
wish you cpalI il'e WIN nef httlo "hile'
anu S"" " ''''''" ''''u ''id '''' ''"'"
William Guynan,a Il drunkara. Of SPRING
fell. Mas, tried to rclovm until he became
co.yinrcd that his appetite was stronger
than Ills will. Then he bougrt quart OF
poor whiSkcy drank it all with the nyowed
intention of dying intoxicated, and was dead
within an hour
\ gentleman took tn, following telegram