Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-02-08

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following line: LENA Williams was
accidentally burned at No. 348 West
Thirty-seventh street Only this,
but the story told of the terrible acct
dent is in some of its details one of the
most pathetic narratives ever conden-
sed into the dozen words allotted to
it in the station house chronicle, book
fuller of thrilling incidents alv avs
than any dozen volumes of fiction.
The girl was but poor chambermaid
in the family Of a wealthy New York
physician, but she was more than
beautiful, and for one only eighteen
years Of age she displayed a lleroism
that is most remarkable. The fam lily
had gone out to dinner party, and she
was lett alone with little boy. She
was writing letter, and the child wa $
amusing himself by alternately thrust
ing stick into the fire and withdraw
ing it, watching it burn, and every
now and then blowing out the tiny
fame to relight it once more. The
girl attempted to stop the dangerous
sport by taking away the stick, when
her apron was accidentally set on fire
by it. She started to run for water
but became bewildered by the rising
flames. rushed into the yard, and was
at once enveloped in blaze. Before
assistance re1ched her she was burned
so fearfully that the description of her
condition is absolutely appalling.
And yet until she died she was not
only conscious, but calm and composed,
and always thoughtful Of every one
else except herself. Acrowd gathered,
of course, an she at once told the
policeman to guard the door, as in the
house were many valuables belonging
to her master, and when the family re-
turned her first words were. EVERY
thing is safe all but me p Ina clear
and distinct voice she repeated severai
prayers in German, and then passed
away to a land where she, too, is safe.
THEOLOGICAL students reason that
if there be counterfeit money there
must be genuine SO, if there be inf.
dels, there must also be christians.
If this be true of money and religion
will not the same rule apply to put
up medici les ? Do not the cheap
and worthless nostrums prove that
there are genuine and meritorious
put up medicines ? The great pop
ularity of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi- |
cal Discovery has resulted in the man
ufactare of many shoddy Alternative
and tonic remedies, but o6e after an
other these have disappeared, the
proprietors having found that no mat
ter how loud they advertise, success
depends upon merit. In South Amer
lea, as we'll as in this country, the
Discovery is the standard remedy for
all scrofulous and 2ruptive diseases.
# acts promptly on the stomach, liv-
er, and blood, toning up, regulating,
and purifying the system, Itspcedi-
ly allays all bronchial irritation, and |
cures the most stubborn cough or
cold in half the time required by any
other remedy.
HE St. Petersburg journals bitter
ly to denounce Austria and Germany, |
especially the latter, for the measures
OF precaution they re taking against
the plague, which the Russian journ-
ais declare are inspired by hostility
to Russia and desire to ruin the
Russian trade.
THERE are two brothers on West |
Hill who lock so much alike they
cannot tell each other apart, and on
day last week when John was raging
like a volcano with the toothache, |
Henry went to DR.. Wilson and had
six teeth pullcd.-Bswll1gton Heask-
eye.
EX-MlNIsTER WAsHBURN, who is
row in Texas, contemplates visit to
Eagle Pass, Monterey, Saltillo, and
other cities IN no. thern Mexico, for
the benefit OF his health, he being
troubled with bronchial affection.
HEROINE perhaps as peculiar
word IS any in our language; the
CEo first letters of it are male, the
the three first are female, the four
first brave man, and the whole word
is a brave woman.
AN INTERESTING QUEsTIoN.-Can
a minor be arrested in an action for
breach of promise to marry ? is one of