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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-01
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Old 81 waited until the signal bell Of
the telephone ceased ringing. Then said
he:
You w'ite folkes is allus 1amentin'
bout de niggers in dis country not hump
in derselbe an maxim oh er hbin' like
onto odder folkes how yer 'speck dey's
gwine ter do dat wild all sich convenshuns
ez dat dar hangin' mp on ebery wall In de
lamp
aWell, that is a grave question of
political economy; but what has the
telephone to do with the negro making a
living?"
"Dar nowl dat opens de marter fer
debate. I'm wild yer now. OATS what
yer calls 'er laber-sabin convenshun amt
hit?'
eyes, ii is.''
"An' whose laber do hit save? Not de
w'ite folkes' laber, do hit? Nol Hits
de nigger's laber all de time. Fore desc
tings cum round hyar ebery time er
genl'man wanted fer ter sen word TO his
wife 'bont de company fur supper, er de
young bucks wished fer ter forred q
noter to dere sweetheart fer ter go ter de
theater, dey hunted up er slim Timber
iinted, fat-footed niger to gallup out
wild de note. Dat war laber dat pade de
niger er big profit on de outlay OBJ
strenf-but how am hit now? De teller
phone dun saved all datf'
.sAh! see your point"
well, hits mo pinted dan dat! Hyar
dey puts on ar brakes on all de frames;
and 'scharges all de niger brakesmen;
you'se all turn'd de niggers outen de
press room down stars an ackchully dun
gone ter foldin' papers by mersheenry;
an down dar ter de boss's house de odder
day seed dey had er fyin jimmy on de
table dat skeers off de flies some kin'er
clockwork 'rangementp'
But, old fellow, these are great helps
to the world"
Oats what dey say, but Use moughty
jubious on negger progriss in sleh times
ez desc Ennybody what kno's er nigger
kno's dat he warnt cut out ter lib in er
country full OBJ Yankee noshins an double
back-ackshun convenshuns ter beat 'em
outen de odd jobs dey was fotched up
ter do"
'.You darkeys must take advantage of
these things"
jess sol But hows We gwine ter do
hit? OATS de pint wild me. But /
boun' of I was turn'd loos' in de patent
offs bout er day wild dis ole ak dered
be mo- laber foa niggers in dis country
| de mex week dan all dem what's heah
an what's in Afriky sense de Zulus got
lick'd by de Britishers, could do! Don't
| yer try me"
And the old man made a mouth at the
| telephone and went out whistling. "Aulti
Lang Syne "-AttdiitG Constitution,
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-01
VARIETY.

The royal road to marriage going to
court.
The route to the coal bin is a hod road
to travel.
A ericketer wants to know if Rowell's
farewell is leg-bye.
s'What is so rare as day in October"
sings the poet, and the New York Nail
answers day in January, beeauie it is
not only rare, but sometimes actually
raw.
Somebody's coming when the dew,
drops fall, she was softly humning-
when the old man remarked, ''An' you
bet yer sweet life, Maria, that he'll think
a thunderstorm let loose when he gets
here"
The handsome dentist who was accused
by homely woman of kissing her while
she was under the influence OF chloro-
form, in his chair, now boards at the
best hotel and keeps fast horse.
'.What is the meaning of backbiter?"
asked gentleman at Sunday school
examination. This was ptlzzler It
went down the class until it came to q
simple urchin, who said, Perhaps it a
flea"
DIR. Peters has bagged another asteroid.
This makes 202 Ii Congress does not
presently pass law prohibiting the
hunting of asteroids at certain seasons,
Peters will soon put an end to that sort
of game Albany Journal.
A man out West has sued newspaper
for libel, because it said he killed a man.
The newspaper wants to compromise,
and advises him to make the report true
by killing somebody. He has accepted
the advice and is hunting for the editor.
The is nothing at PRESENT. is the
shopping season-that delights the femi-
nine heart so much as to be able to say
to shopkeeper, / saw that identical
piece of goods, same pattern, assure
you, at another store, six cents yard
cheaper"
The little boy who tried to rest big
melon on the park railing, sadly remark
ed, when he dropped it to the sidewalk,
ssThat's purity sick lookin' melon, but
'taint nothing near as bad broke up as
I'll be when git home without it"
ssWho was the meekest man, my son?''
said the Superintendent of boys Bible
class. "Moses, sir. VERY well. my boy;
and who was the meekest woman?'
please sir, there never was the meekest
woman"
A little girl was visiting the country,
and for the first time witnessed the
operation of milking. Watching the
proceeding intently for while, she in
spected the COW minutely,. and then
launched this poser: where do they
put it IMP
What" asked Prof. Miller of the
smart bad boy in the history class,
what did the Pilgrim fathers first do
after landing at Plymouth Rock2"
Licked haekman," replied the smart
bad boy, who and went to the Niagara
Falls with his parents last vacation -
Burlington Hawkeye.
My very dear children" said q
travelling Sunday school gimlet, 81 love
yon so much, could talk all day toyou,
but time forbids; but hoppe to meet
you in heaven, and then" 4 j hope he
won't, said restless, red headed boy.
He'll talk us to death, won't be Jimr
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1t is wonderful how many benevolent
men we find who have no money. They
feel for the cause of Christ, for the me-
cessities of the poor, for the welfare of
the heathen and a thousand other good
objects, but really they have nothing
that they can give. They have lost so
much, and property has deprecated SO
greatly, that they are restricted, and can
not do as they would. But how was it
when they had money Then they used
it for themselves and for their own ad-
vantage. When it is gone they are very
willing to give it away, but while they
had it, neither God nor man could
loosen their grasp upon it. They proved
themselves unfaithful stewards, and
have been put ont of their stewardship.
They now have the opportunity of being
faithful over few things and IL they
are thus faithful, the Lord can make
them rulers over many things. The les
son for us all to learn is to do good
while we can do it; while our hands is
on the plough is the time to cut the fur
row. To-day we have the opportunity
to do something for the Lord. 1t may
be our last opportunity; it may be our
only one. Let us do while we can do:
let us give while we can give; let us
work while we can work. The night
cometh wherein no work can be done.
withhold not good from them to whom
ii is due, when it is in the power of thine
hand to do it.'-Prov. 3-27. The
Christian.
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oLps 4 SUMMERS

The more than usually attractive dis
play of lamps, glassware, oils, crockery
ornaments, etc, made by this firm de-
mands more lengthy notices than the
brief mention previously received by the
proprietors The pyramidal structure
upon which their wares are displayed is
neatly framed and the collection Of
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-01

ssWill the angels come down for me
with chariot and horses when die?'
asked a little boy of his Sunday School
teacher. II guess if you're real good
boy, ]" said the teacher. The little fell
lows eyes sparkled with anticipation as
he eagerly exclaimed: And oh! do you
think they'll let me sit on the front seat
and drive?"
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-01

Agents for Shattuck & Fletcher's
well-known Black and
Colored Inks.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-01

It is said that Lucy Stone feels some
what grieyed because no one has named
q trotting horse or a brand Of cigars after
her. It looks as If the work of twenty
long years had been entirely thrown
away.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19
An Inquiry.

EcKHARr MINES, April Is, 1879.
Mr.. Edatw:-I read an item in the
JOURNAL a short time ago, which I
think you had clipped from some ex-
change, that stated that the freight on
the Cumberland and Connellsville R.
R. was down to Is cents per cut. This
may be SO, but have been charged
over that amount, I think. I receiv-
ed "batch" of goods over that road
few days ago, 2,loO Tbs, and the
charges were 1910. If that is not
over Is cents per 100 Tbs, I must con-
TESS my inability to understand your
item in the JOURNAL. Please explain
Respectfully, ]. WoMsLEY.
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Net Deserving Of PITY.

Beggared spendthrifts, to whom
money has no exchange value bu1
pleasure.
Persons who will persist in dying
by inches with dyspepsia, liver dis,
eases, when DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
zeal discovery and pleasant Purgative
pellets are unfailing remedies fol-
these maladies.
Parents who spare The rod and ru-
in the child. Fast young men and
women are generally spoiled children
to begin with.
People who suffer from catarrh,
when DR.. Sages Catarrh remedy is a
safe, and well tested-remedy for this
loathsome disease.
People who marry for money, and
find too late that the golden glitter is
all moonshine.
Women who suffer death every day
of their lives, when DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription will effectually re-
move those painful weaknesses and
IA ar 4ealthful tone and strength to
The " hole system.
People who live beyond their means
and find that style and pride, like
everything else in this world, unless
placed on a secure foundation, are
subject to the law of gravitation.
Invalids who do more towards fos-
tering disease, by living and sleeping
in the low, unventilated rooms of the
ordinary house, than the best medi-
cines can accomplish toward recovery,
when at moderate expense they can
secure all the hygyenic and sanitary
advantages of the Invalids' Hotel at
Buffalo, N. Y. Every physician
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General Items.

LEX TAL1oNIs.-One day last week
a son of Mr.. Luke Mail, who lives
about two miles from Oakland, caught,
in steel trap, large aqu'la chrys-
aetos. This rdra avis measured six
feet four inches from tip to tip. This
oYai'o ehrysaetos had committed many
4 'lepredation upon the aves domesta-
cas- ct aues feras, and after several M
successful attempts to capture the
aquila chrysaetos the aqu,1a chrysaetos
was at last found, held firmly by the
pedal extremity. The aqus1a chvys-
aetos was presented to DR.. ]. Lee Nc
Comas, who intends sending it to a
taxidermist in Baltimore for taxider-
IMITATION. The aqui'a chrysaetos sub
sists chiefly upon the 9alInula ch1oro-
pos, a graphic account of which was
given in the Frostburg JOURNAL, on
the occasion of Mr.. Berkebile, of
Frcstburg, capturing gallimula chic
ropets in this county last fall Can
brother Oder chronicle the capture of
OF an oquila chrysaetos of these d.
mansions in Allegany county? With
the death Of tn aquila chrysaetos We
opine that the galhmu1o chloropus will
become more abundant, and by next
fall Mr.. Berkebile will probably be
more successful in his political forays
and captures of the gazllmula chloro-
pus. Should he succeed in capturing
another gallimwh cAloropua we hope
that the ga7limula c1loropus will es-
cape the fate of the first and not lie
tortured to death by az overdose of
bad Latir.-Garretl County Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

We have examined our files and
find nothing touching the subject Of
Mr.. Womsley's inquiry, except q
statement in the issue of the 22d ult.
with reference to the prospect for the
coal trade Of this region, as follows
1t has been remarked in this connection
that reduction of Is cents per ton upon
carriage of Clearfeld coal by the Pennsyl
vania railroad company will likely inter-
fere very materially with our trade.
If this is the item Mr.. Womsley
speaks of, he will see at once he is
mistaken both as to the road and class
of freight.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19
ANOTHER SUPPOSED GOOD SUPPOSE
TON GONE WRoNG.-The Nesos saws ::

ANOTHER SUPPOSED GOOD SUPPOSE
TON GONE WRoNG.-The News says
We suppose that the reason the Frost
burg JOURNAL does not ''credit" the week
ly statement of the Cumberland coal trade
it appropriates from our columns is that
after making the word Cumberland" read
Georges Creek" it considers the item to
be of its own compiling. We are satisfied
for the statement as published by the
JOURNAL, is incorrect, since it includes the
shipments from some mines of the Cumber-
land region other than those west of Frost.
burg
We could compile synopsis from
the Times if necessary, without any
breach of propriety in calling the
region by its true name either. But
we naturally prefer one ready-made,
particularly when we can so easily
eliminate a stereotyped error and re-
produce the item correctly.
There are no "min.a of the Cum
berland region" MOI tn, south, east or
"west Of Frostbur3." 1t is true, there
are mines in all directions around us,
but We have rot had The plesum ption
even to cail this the Frostburg region.
Those that do not open in the Georges
Greek basin reach under it, which is
equivalent, and We prefer to designate
both che region and coal as Georges
Greek. If other papers feel called
upon to sustain a fraud, they may do
so to the extent of their liking. But
they might afford to be sensitive in
the matter of holding correction of
their wrong up in the light of mis-
demeanor.
We are pleased to see that our api-
tation of this imposition upon our pro-
duct is bearing good fruit. The evil
dences OF recognition of the true title
OF our coal multiply daily, and like
the gospel must ultimately "cover the
whole EARTH" By so much as the
false is giving away to the true is
Cumberland's meretricious distinction
as a coal field fading and waning.
A sapless misnomer of our stalwart
industry it must, like exotic gratis
upon virgin trees by the waters Ct
Lethe' sooner or later drop, first from
the sight, and finally from the memory
of men.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY OFF,
cERs.-At Wednesdays session Of the
County Commissioners, county officers
were appointed to serve for the en-
suing year as follows:
Collector, District No. 1T. J. Wilson.
Collector, District No. 2.-J B. Hum
bird.
Collector, District No. 81. B. McCul-
loh
Collector, District No 4.-Patrick Null
lin.
Treasurer-Daniel Amman.
All the appointees are present in
cumbents.
Yesterday and to-day were appoint
ed by the Commissioners to hear the
corporations in appeal cases. To-day
they will make appointments of SUI
pervisors and divide the National
read into sections Times.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The
following were among the transfers
filed this week with the clerk of the
circuit court:
Charles Williams and wife to A. B.
Shaw; property on Moores run;
$500.
A. B. Shaw to James James; prop
erty in the county; $58l.5O. Also to
George Buckell part of Bells Good
Luck $3.50. Also to James MeCabe;
property in Pekin 1862.
Martin Nolan and wife to w. S.
Doug las; property in Pekin; $3.50.
W. s. Douglas to the Perpetual
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

From all accounts there 10 not
coal region in the country that is not
throwing away its coal at unrsmuner-
alive prices, notably the Clear6eld.
The consumer, who, it is said, always
pays the piper" in this case seems
to be getting good deal for nothing
The result is, that in despoiling itself
it robs its contemporaries also by
mutually ruinous competition excited
BY extravagantly low prices. The
truth is, this is species of tho crime
of robbery that ought to be looked
into by some competent authority.
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County Affairs.

CIRCUIT CouRr-Aprs1 Tsrm.-
The April term of the circuit court
was convened at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, Judge Pearre on the bench.
When the jury were sworn in
Judge Pearre appointed Mr.. Ashford
Trail, of Orleans district, foreman of
the grand jury, and the At remaining
names were placed in box and % Of
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I The action of the County Commits
sioners making the National Road free
Of toll is we'll received. A great pub
lie demand has thus been satisfied,
and the large body of people interest
ed may moreover congratulate them
selves that besides being free, assur-
ances have been expressed that it will
be restored togood condition as speed
lily as practicable.
However ambiguous the terms of
the Act of transfer, the Commission.
ers have accepted the discretion un-
doubtedly intended to be conferred
upon them by the trainers Of the law.
Now, if the authorities of Garrett
county will take charge of the road
with the same determination, the
wants of the people along the line will
be met and material, mutual benefit
will result.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

The Public Schools of this place
closed Tuesday. Mr.. H. G. Bell and
Miss McBeth will open schools on
Monday in the Castle school house.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19
Homecoming Items.

On Wednesday morning Thomas
Trumble, son of Robert Trumble,
miner in Pekin mine, had his foot
hurt by fall of coal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

Building Association of Homecoming
the same property as above; $3.50.
Henry G. Shaw and wife to Archi-
bald Mcdonald, property near Pekin,
$1,000.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

The Barton Presbyterian congre-
cation have been without minister
for about year. They expect to call
one soon.
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We are obliged to Mr.. F. E. Saw

We are obliged to Mr.. F. E. Saw
ard, editor of the Coal Trade Journal,
for copy of his "Coal Trade" a
neat and valuable little work of 70
pages, relating to coal production,
prices, transportation, etc., at home
and abroad, with many facts worthy
of preservation for future reference.
The details are carefully gathered
from the most authentic sources, and
previous statements revised and cor
rected to the latest dates.
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knows how much recovery depends
upon good nursing and the hygyenic
conditions of the sick room. Chronic
dieases are especially subject to these
conditions,
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FTcan make money faster at work fer
us than at anything else, Capital
~ not required; we will start you. $12
day at home made by tle indust-
rlous' Men, women, boys ana girls want
ed everywhere to work for us. Now is
the time Costly outfit and terms freei
Address TRUE Il Co., Augusta, Maine.
May %
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SEVERAL of the merchants have re-
ceived large stocks of goods. They
expect raid on Saturday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

On Tuesday James Began, driver
in the Koontz mine, was slightly hurt
by being caught between a prop and
mine car.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-04-19

The Georges Creek company are
now shipping $50 tons of coal daily
by B. & o. R. R.
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Miscei ueOus Advertisements.
FOR SHERIFF.

A T the solicitation of very many friends
IA hereby announce myself candidate
for the SHERIFFALTY of Alegany
county, subject to the choice of the next
County Republican Nominating Conven-
ton. Mar 15-tc*l II. J. POWELL.
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N response to the solicitations Of num-
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didate for the CLERKSHIP of Allegany
courty, subject to the decision of the
County Nominating Convention CT the
Republican party.
Mar 22-tc* REUBEN ANTHONY.
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