Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-16
Frostburg, Feb. I6, ISIS.

EEOSGDuERs GIVE AUs 10
AN old bachelor explains the cour-
age of the Turks by saying that a
man with more than one wife, ought
to be willing to face death at any time.
A VERMONT hotel-keeper has
white wash ID a big cliff in sight of
his house that it may resemble a snow
bank, and cause curious people to ask
questions.
THE Chinese have petitioned their
Emperor to change his title to appease
the wrath Of the gods. So many and
SO great calamities have recently come
upon the people, that they think the
national deities are offended with the
Emperor, who claims to be one of
them. Such is the blindness of heath
enism in this age Of the world
AN old vinegar manufacturer told
his secret, and this was the way he
always had a good stock on hand.
The vinegar barrel is kept as full as
possible. Every week or two little
old cider is poured in, which is SO
rapidly transformed into vinegar that
the old stock is not perceptibly weak
ened. The old way was to use up all
Of the vinegar first, and then resort
to the barrel of old cider, which very
often would not be vinegar but simply
cider.
ALMOST all men are over-anxious.
No sooner do they enter the world,
than they lose that taste for natural
and simple pleasures SO remarkable
in early life. Every hour do they ask
themselves what progress they have
made in the pursuit of wealth or
honor; and on they go as their fathers
went before them, till, weary and sick
at heart, they look back with a sigh OF
regret to the golden times of their
childhood.
IAN U.s." remarked MacMahon,
extending his hand and smiling atfa-
bly,, "an' zis is re brave zhoncral Eat
unto re men Of re grand United States
armies have SADIE, / will on zis line it
fight out no mattaire if it commune re
hole summarize 2" Gen. Grants face
wore troubled look. He turned to
the secretary of the legation and
winked. The secretary whispered
something to him, md he a-hemmed
once or twice nervously, and said
"We, musseer lie presidong.'
HERBERT SPENCER speaking of the
emancipation Of women, says, in his
incisive way "If from that stage
of primitive degradation in which
they were habitually stolen. bought
and sold, made beasts of burden, in
herited as property, and killed at will,
we pass to the stage America shows
us, in which lady, wanting seat,
stares at a gentleman occupying one
until he surrenders it, and then takes
it without thanking him, We may in
fer that the rhythm traceable through
out all changes has carried this to an
extreme from which there Will be
recall
HENRY THEUsToE, of White Oak
Creek, Titus county, Texas, is said to
be the tallest man in America. He
stands seven foot six inches, barefoot
ed, and is of enormous strength. His
hands and feet are enormously large
and nearly side of leather is reQuir-
ell to make Lin n pair OF boots.
When, before the war, he went Oyer
lanl 10 California. his friends, all |
lnen OF medium size, use'i to Ia, !
wa4ers with umHary strangers t!lai
hey had the tailest man among them,
Thruston from the ,-on
" here lie had been oucc;led iii a coil,
lake the stakes.
The HUMAN BNAl&.-Mrs. Fenw:c
Miller, member Of the Lonhon
School Board, in recent lecture at
he Alexandra Palace, on thinking
md Feeling" remarked that the aver
,ge weight Of the brain in man was
orty- eight ounces, " lille the brain of
\ bercro,nbie and Culver reached six
y-three ounces, and many other emf
rent men furnished similar EXAMPLES
The brain Of woman averaged ;,bso-