Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-06-24

"Py Schiminy, how dot poy studies
deIanguagesl II is what delighted ell
derly German said when his four-year
old son called him blear eyed son of
saw horse. Boston Globe.
A Lancaster hen has won notoriety by
laying an egg which closely. sressmblss
a pear in its shape. But this is not as
remarkable as if the fowl had laid
pear closely resembling an egg in its
shape. .--r- .-f- ..r
The recent warm weather, or the
Scarcity of greenbacks, has reduced the
attendance at the Centennial to low
financial standpoint. Letting the sill
yer change flow more freely may
help vastly.
It is remarked as rather curious
coincidence that at the very moment
certain members of the Cincinnati
convention were proclaiming all the
Chinese thieves, the presiding officer
had occasion to announce that dele
gate had lost his pocketbook.
The Chicago Tribune says the last
weeks barley corner, which ended in
nominal victory for the manipulation,
was run in spite of the rule against
corners, and it is understood to be the
intention of the leading ''long" to take
broad issue with the rules.
The stockholders of the Sycamore
Mill, at Fall River, have voted to re-
duce the capital stock to $50, 900, and
increase it to $25O,OOO by the issue of
new shares. The cost of the mill, real
estate, tenements, &c., was $759,
5000.
The AMERICAN FAvoR1TE, publish
ed at Bridgeton, N. j., is one of the
largest, spiciest and cheapest Month
lies published. 1t is not an advertis-
ing medium. Takes everywhere. Sew
enty-ive cents year, postage paid, or
end ten cents for specimen.
Retail poultry and game dealers in
San Francisco and Oakland have form
ed ring" the members Of which
bind themselves not to buy Of any
commission house which sells or offers
for sale poultry or game to any par
ties other than members.
A Green Pond Is. CO. letter Of the
I'd complains of drouth in the rice re-
gion. The Charleston Courier of the
Sd says the intelligence from the inte-
rior is, with some exceptions, inoica-
tive of fair start for corn and cotton,
which is now developing rapidly.
That our girls have fine ear for
music cannot be gainsaid.-MilaUau-
kee Sentinel. And it does not need
to be gain said that when the Sen
tuae1 man beats time with his foot il
causes dip in the centre of the con-
tinent.-NeaU York GrnDhic.
1t turns out that the western editor
who wrote to Philadelphia Indignantly
refusing deadhead pass on the con-
dition that he must have his picture
taken with it. is squint-eyed man
with hair lip and broken nose
| New York Commercial advertiser.
T" Smith and Brown, running opposite
ways around a corner, struck each
other. "Oh, dar! how you make my
head ringl" said Smith. That's a
sign its hollow said Brown. "But
didn't yours ring?' "No." "That'
a sign it's cracked" replied his friend
IT is stated that a miner, named
Munson, recently found in the Globe
mining district, Arizona, solid mass
Of metallic silver ore lying on the sur
face Of the ground, and weighing 1900
pounds. A careful assay of it showed
it to be almosta mass of pure silver and
worth at least $4,000.
All the European steamers, it is
now stated, from New York, 20 out
with as many passengers as they can
carry Some of them had to refuse
applications for state-rooms as long
ago as yesterday week, and next Sat
urday's packets are already pretty
well filled up, .g.-
A CoNFECTIoNER advertises "Cen-
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