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WHOLE NUMBER, 36S.
His Melons,.

A policeman yesterday discovered a
negro and a big watermelon in close
company in an alley off Fort street,
and refusing the mpting slice handed
ouf t5 him, he aid
"You stol thai melon on the mar
ket y
Oars war yer off the tow-path.
boss-way off one side" was the calm
reply.
Did you buy it? Come along and
point out the man you bought it
from, -
mo, I didn't buy de melon, boss
i traded fur it,
What did you trade? p
'Now boss what's de use9 Heah
I is, and heah am de melon, an we am
jes eatin each odler up like torna-
dy."
What did you trade ?' PERSISTED
the officer.
"Wall, boss if | mus tell, den l mus.
l traded mule an Wagon for dis
melon"
II don't believe it.
81 spected you wouldn't boss, kase
yer doan realize like | DO how cheap
mules and wagins hez become, an, how
de price Of melons hez scoooted up
you'll have to come along" said
the officer.
Nov, boss u
1.-The officer stepped forward and
discovered two melons behind box
He turned for an explanation, and the
negro said:
"De man frew in desc odder two
melons kase | frew in a halter long
wild de mulel De price of halters am
way down, boss-way down whar
even de poorest kin have halter soup
free times day.-Dehoi5 Free Press.
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that Helen had returned my cruel
note, with these words written in pen.
/ eli Mr.. Leigh this morning pro.
posed for my hand, accepted him
/ II. T."
Uncle Phil again made use OF his
handkerchief. So did we ours.
"My dears, | was determined not to
make the first advances. | came to
New York, and three days afterwards
| received letter from Helen. |
have it yet"
He took package which was care
fully tied with a faded ribbon from
his huge pocket book. Unwrapping
this he disclosed an envelope much
worn and discoIored, and drew there
from a torn and yellow sheet of paper.
As his eyes recognized the loving
hand the dear old man burst into
such an agony Of tears as | have never
seen equaled. His frame shook, and
he groanel in bitterness of soul as if
his heart was breaking. 1t seemed a
long time before he mastered his emo
ton. Then he read the letter with a
trembling and broken voice:
LONDON, e. c., October Is, IS
Dear Phil: I will forgive you your
cruel treatment if you will return and
be good 10y. Your own, Helen.
Il was still wicked, and l wrote a
formal letter in reply, stating that bu-
siness prevented another trip Just now.
I signed the letter With cold yours
respectfully, Phi. Eltonhead." O1e
month after mailing it, my deara, only
one month, just when I began to grow
sick for a sight of her, l received a
copy Of the Times newspaper contain
ing a marked notice Of the marriage of
my poor deserted girl to Chas. Leigh.
From that day to this ] have been but
the grave Of wretchcd hopes. But
away down in the deep chaos Of r,y
soul is enshrinod the image her whole
heart [ broke. For she died one year
fro,a the date Of her marriage, and the
last words Of my angel were Of forgiv-
ness fer the misery | had wrought"
"And now, my darling" said Uncle
Phil, as lie wiped his eyes. You have
ny secret. Beware ofjelousy, for that
is its lesson. And Henry" he said
20 me. "if the vision in white encour-
ages your suit, ascertain whether her
heart is right OF not If it is, do not
seek to control her actions but leave her
to the guardianship Of her own con-
science. For if you meddle in affairs
Of hers which do not concern you, q
future generation may find you in the
midst of them a sad and lonely old
man, relating a history as mournful
as that of your Uncle Phil"
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THE YOUNG UIDO ".


She is modest, but not bashful;
Free ana easy, but not bold;
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
Not too young, and not too Old;
lIalf.inying, half-rcpulsing-
Now advancing, and now shy
There is mischief in her dimple,
There is danger in her eye.
She has studied human nature;
She is schColcd i'll all her arts;
She has taken her diploma
As the mistress of all hearts;
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to smile;
Oh ! a maid is sometimes charming;
But a w;dow--all the while!
A?c you sad? How very serious
Will her handsome face hcCome!
Are you angry? She is wrotchcd,
Lonely, friendless, fearful, dumb
Are you mirthful? How her laughter
Silver sounding, will ring out!
She can lure, and catch, and play you
As the angler, does the trout.
y Oh Bachelors Of foity,
Who have grown so bald and wise
Young Americans Of twenty,
With the love look in your eyes
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid since the fall,
But | know little widow
Who could win and fool you all!
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The following is from the Grant
County Gazette Petersburg, W. Va,
July 26, 1878:
"Dr. W. F. Fundenberg, Of Cum
berland, is practical oculist and
aurist, and is worthy Of the attention
of those who are afflicted with dis
eases Of the eye and ear, including
those of the nose and throat. DR.. +.
was lately the resident surgeon of the
New York Eye and Ear Indrmary,
where he made himself reputation
second to no other surgeon in the
country. During our residence in
Cumberland we witnessed the Doctor
extract a diseased eye from a man s
head, and it was one of the neatest
and most scientific operations we
ever saw. The man came to the
Doctor with one side of his face
swollen, the lett eye entirely blind
from a chronic disease. The eye had
to come out or the sight of the other
would be lost. The man submitted
to the operation, Lying on q lounge,
and being put under the influence of
cbjol oform, the Doctor applied a
cdlved bIa le to tho optic, and in less
than one minute tho ball was in a
glass of water. The man never felt
the least pain after he was restored
to consciousness. Tieing up the va
caut socket the man went home
several miles from Cumberland-aud
i'll two weeks returned to the Doctor
for the purpose of having glass eye
inserted. II was done. and so hand
somely done, that no one can tell one
eye from the other, We recommend
Dl. Eundenb-rs 10 G4o public"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-10-12

BITUMINoUs CoAL.-Saward's Coal
Trade Journal says "some of the BIZ
luminous coal producers and shippers
report good trade, while others have
no improvement to notice. This vari-
ETY. Of fuel admits Of so many qualities
that when any one becomes scarce,
for the moment, the purchaser can
shift to the others. Cumberland and
Clear6eld take the lead in our domes-
tic brands, and they are now almost
interchangeable factors. There have
been several carsoes in the aggregate
Of Cumberland, sold the past week,
which goes to prove that even in the
Bitumjnous there is a locking up in
the matter of demand" "
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Uncle PIlii's Story.

There never was a kinder man than
my Uncle Phil. He had warm heart
a CHEEKY voice and full purse and
he was very generous in exerting their
good influences. But there was
melancholy air about the good old
man, and a sad smile that he usually
wore, whi>h gave one who was as fre-
quently with him as [ an impression
that he had received rough treatment
at the hands Of the world. So, one
winter evening, as we ell sat around
a roaring fire, in The best of spirits,
exchanging jests and making misera-
bic puns, I said to him
Uncle Phil, tell us story
What about, ny boy p
''I wish YOU woall rela- some in
cident Of yoar own life. Did yoa ev-
er have ,ove affair T.
Instantly [ regretted that | had ask
ed the question. The kind express
sion instantly changed in his face.
He was not angry: he never was.
But look Of pain crossed his features
and his melancholy mood, which he
had for time diapelled, returned,
Il am sorry, Uncle Phil, said "il
l have called up painful memories
"You didn't mean to, my boy,
said he; it was natural question, and
l wonder now that you never put it
to me before. Odd as it may seem,
it is true that your crusty cid bache-
lor uncle has had love affair, and a
serious one too
He paused and we all kept silent,
After a moment he proceeded:
Ny dears, I never told the story
to man or woman and never thought
to. But IS you are all young and
Just starting out in life, and as Hen
ry there pointing to me- seems much
interested in the vision Of white
whom he saw at church on Sunday,
I will relate you portion Of my his
tory, which is sadder and darker than
of any other man know and howev-
er strangely any sentiment I may ut
ter may fall upon your ears as coming
from a man near sixty, | know that
you viii not treat it lightly, for | will
speak from my heart. Perhaps the
story may have moral which you
may apply to your own conditions as
you think fit.
"It was about five and thirty years
ago. said Uncle Phil, "that l first
met Helen Toll" She was a. beauti-
ful girl, with a soul as pure as her
bright blue eyes and from the first
moment Of our acquaintance I felt |
loved her with an ever Strengthening
affection. She was only twenty, and
I was three years her senior. There
was q sympathy between us arising
from a mutual love Of the beautiful in
art and nature and a liking for the
same authors, so that after six months
I yentured to tell her l loved her, and
you will guess the purport of her an
swer when say l was the happiesI
man in the world when 7 retired tc
bed at q late hour that uigbt.
After q most blissful courtship Of
three months Mr., Toll, Uelcn's father
| proposed TO take his family to Europe
an when I, Wit the s9..mPtion 0:
an accepted lo' 'ar, oHore. to aeon,
pany the party, Helen joytully acqui
esced and her parents civilly ap
proved.
We arrived safely at Liverpool ant
went from there to London. Oh
what a delightful time it was for III
two travelling all through the grea
city and hunting out the places of his
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OSTRICH FE1sTIbEEes
NoDICE TO
Tax Payers
Sd Collection District.

E7HE STATE AND COUNTY TANES
Il for 1873 are now due.
BY an act of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, 1876, a discount Of per cent.
will be allowed on all taxes paid on or
before the 1st of September; of per
cent Oh all taxes paid OH or before the
1st Of October, and Of 3 per cent. on all
taxes paid on or before the 1st OF No
yember. No discount will be allowed
after the latter date.
Office III D. Jarrett & Bros Furniture
Room, Main st., Fro tburg, Md.
} 3. N>CULLOu,
July 13 Collector.
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A. I. & A. M.-MOuntain Lodge, No. 80
meets I'd and 4th Thursdays every month
W II Evans, Secretary.
10. F0resters-Court Mt Pleasant No
3, upper room of Odd Fellows Hall, Water
street, d GrlfIths, Secretary, meets every
Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock.
Imp OR M-Allegany Tribe, No 81, kim
dies its Council Fire every 7th run, 30
brcadths, 2d sleep of every suns, at the
Odd Fellows Temple, Charles l.. Bolan,
Chief of Records
Free MISUNDERSTANDING Lodge
meets every Monday evening in Forester's
Hall, John Thompson Secretary
st. Miclael'S Total Abstincnre-Me Meet S
4th Sunday Of every month in basement of
St Michael's Church; Jos Mcmahon, Sec'y.
knights OF Misunderstanding Lodge,
No $40 meets the 2i and 4th Non lys o
every month in Masonic Temple, I oma:
Hill, Reporter.
Associations.
Fr0StbnrS BniIding-Thos Hin 8 c.
retary; meets every Monday eyen!fo at
LoWndes (: Clarys store.
Erostiurg Mutual Building-Thomas
Hill, Secretary; meets every Wednesday
evening at Lowndcs & Clarys store.
i'rOStburs Perpetual Buiiding-Meets
every Saturday evening at the Printing Of
fee; j & Oder, Secretary.
Societies.
Orion Literary Society-D E Shatfcr,
Secretary; meets every Friday evening at
places of weekly appointment.
st. joscplI'S Beney0lent-Mcctsth the first
Sunday of every month in basement of st
Michaels Church; John Murray, Secretary
Welsh Literary CIasS-Reese d Reese,
Secretary; meets every Tuesday evening
i'll Welsh Congregational Church.
Vt. NicilaeiS Temperance & Benef icial
Meets third Sunday of every month in the
basement OF st Michaels Church; John
Brady, Secretary
Companies.
Gas Con!pany-John G Weis, Secretary.
Water Company - William O Sprigg,
Secretary, Cumberland.
Mayer and Council:
N0y0r-J S Metzger.
Counci5neen--D Armstrong. Enoch elise,
JOHN Vogtman, James Dando, VIM Oats
and VIM Payne
C(erk-T. G. Mason.
Bai!iF and Chief Of PoIice-J 2 Smith.
Magistrates
Henry r. Atkinson, Main street.
John c. Wcis, Broadway.
Co,ass:aAescs:
John Brady, No II; p Brady, No 12
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

COUN14 COMMISSIONERS.
The regular sessions OF the County Com
missioners commence on the first Monday
in january, April, June, july and October.
ComnsjssionerS-Wm Y McCuloh, Pres
ident; J. G. Cookery, A. c. Greene F. NJ
Gramlich, Sr., James Wilson.
CIerk-F NJ. Gramicll, Jr
County 7reuSuTer-Daniel tnnan.
County SRrgey0r-John Schaidt
c0sIectorS Of state and County 7{sreS--
First Collection District, Orleans, Oldtown
and FIintstone,) Joseph B. Stottlcmeycr.-
Second Collection District (Nos. IS and IS
Cumberland, y + Humbird. Third Collec-
ton District, Nj. Savage and Frostburg
John Is. McCulloh Fourth Collection
district, (Lonaconing and WesteInport,)
Patrick Mullen
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DIRECTORY.
COUNTY.
The Courts.
The Courts.
CIRCUIT COURT.

The regular terms of the Circuit Court
for Anegany county commence First
Monday in January: second Monday in
April, and second Monday in October.
The six regular equity or chanccry terms
commence : First Monday of january
third Monday of February second Mon
day of April; second Monday Of June
second Monday of August; second Mon
day of October.
OFFICERS
Chief Jadge-EIon. r. II. Alvey.
Assoctatcs-Hons. William Motter, Geo.
A. Pcarrc.
Uetk-Theodore Luman.
State's Attorney-A Hunter Boyd
straightforward Manly.
Auditor.-Maurice A. Healey.
Conanetss'oners-John b Fay, II W Nc
Michael G I Porter
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ORPHANS COURT,

The Orphans Court OF Allegany county
holds its sessions on Tuesday of each week
OFFICERS
Chief Judge-John Coulehan
-1SsociateS-W IN. Piatt, Robert Bruce.
Register Of WNls-John Rhind.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-10-12

UNITED STATES MINISTER WASH
BURNE says the United States will
bear off more prizes at the Paris Ex-
position, according to the number of
exhibitora, than any other country.
They will take seven or eight grand
prizes, and very large number of
gold, silver and bronze meduls.
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The Fat Mems Convention,

We can see some pleasure, if no rea-
son, in the convening Of q baby show,
but we confess we could never see the
slightest cause, reasonable or other
wise, for a fat mems convention unless
it be the fact that misery loves compa-
ny. For fifty or a hundred men,
whose several weights range from two
hundred to three hundred pounds, to
hold a convention simply because of
50 much surplus avoirdupoise, is ab-
surd to say the least. It becomes
doubly SO when we reflect that obesity
is disease. What would we think
Of as many persons emaciated by con-
sumption holding a convention to
compare their relative weights. There
is but one ground upon which We
would advocate another fat mems
convention, and that is that they will
meet to discuss the merits of Allan's
Anti-Fat, the only known remedy for
obesity. 1t is safe and reliable. Sold
by druggists.
The GRADE DoLLAR" with its four
hundred and twenty grains of silver,
has been refused at the postofice,
at the telegraph office, but still pass
es over bars for drinks it has no dis
count when offered for Monticello"
Golden Gate, " &c. & g." &c. Thus
we have an anti-temperance currency,
hardware currency, bank currency
and Government currency, and all of
different value as compared with
gold. Two silver currencies, two pa
per currencies and one gold-in all
five different media for the payment
of debts. After January lst no man
will be able 20 say how long any of
these currencies will stand the test of
Observation-Disclosures Herald
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Observation-Disclosures.

FRC5TDUEG:
Dry Goods, Noti2ns, C7othjng, Groceues, 8!s
Marx NiHoland, Bcall, Ballsh IL Co.,
HitcLias Bros,
CAhMJ B Stern
DiWgs-McNeill S McCulloh.
ft"nttHre-Gross & Nickel, o jarrett
& Bro
Boots and William Thomas,
=, K@cl5n1St, Engiucs-R c Paul, Thonas
II Paul
Watcdes and Jelcelry-D Betz.
L5q 10rs-B Stern
Fire LtsuFance--Jno b McCulloh, Jno
Hitchins, John l.. Porter.
CUMBERLAND.
Kar6!e Dcalers-Isaac b Millner and A
f Smenner.
Attormeys-J + Sciss, d w Sloan, Thos
Cook Hughey, Trace & Richmond,
P|an0s-J Z Wiescl
BALTIMORE.
ANan Lin6-A Schumacher 6 Co
aI$5- For further information see advcr~
tsemcnts elsewhere. When calling up0's or
urttth9 to odeertiSeTs, sag y0u Saao the adper
tlsememt IN this paper.
h'Osa Office Register.
For Delivery of Mails-630 m to p HI
Sale of Money Orders and Registering Let
ters-7 N to s p m Us" Office closed on
Sundays
Mail betw'n Frostburg, Closes Due
Cumberland and all
points east and west 45 am 445 p m
Mail betw' Frostburg,
Piedmont and all
points east and west 3.45 p m 7.30 m
Mail bctw'n FrOstburg
and Grantsvillc 7.30 am 500 M
G. FL. WALKER Postmaster.
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A ANovEL TcuRNAHrG1T.-Tho Beo-
con states that the ladies in the yicin-
lily Of MiIesto"" 81. Gary'y county,
Nd propose having a modern tourna-
ment at the Glebe, on the 10th CT
October, for the benefit of the yellow
fever sufferers, To render tmore at
tracIiyo and lend variety they will
introduce equestrians who claim for
that time only the privilege of CROWN
ing their knights. Mrs. T. NJ. Stone
is the announced orator for the occa-
sion, and ladies will also act as officers
of the tournament.
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
Dr. G. b. Funden>erg, President,
Dr.. q. x. Getzandanner, Frostburg.
J. II. Wilson, Cumberland.
j. w. $. COchrane, Secretary, Cumberland
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MI-.oUh1 and A1kansaw they
should be, according to the luissougs
Republican, published at Sen Looee.
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MTcan make money faster at work for
III / us than at anything else. Capital
not required; We will start you. %I2
q day at home made by the indust-
rious. Men, women, boys and girls want
ell everywhere to work for us. Now is
the tine Costly outfit and terms free.
Address TRUE Il Co., Augusta, Maine.
May %
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II FooTER,


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