Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-08-23
How TO Advertise.

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A Hartford Conn. man was de-
nouncing newspaper advertising to
crowd of listeners.
Last week" said he, Il had an
umbrella stolen from the vss:ibule Of
the-Church. 1t was . gift; ara
valuirg it very highly, Ispent DO ,
it's worth in advertising, but i.
not recovered it"
"How did you word the adver..ss-
ment ?" asked merchant.
"Here it is, said the man pro.i';2.
ing a clip cut from newspaper.
TIE merchant took it, ana read:
"Lost from the vestiGuls Of tie
l-Church, last Sunday svsui g, y
black silk umbrella. The gentlemen
who took it will be handsomely re'
warded by leaving it at No.--%'a
Fernando strest.' 81
"Now," said the merchant, II an a
liberal advertiser, and have always
found it paid me well. A great deal
depends upon the manner IN which
an advertisement is put. Let rs try
for your umbrella asain, and IL You
do not then acknowledge tina. adTa1-
tising pays, will purchase you ~"
one" .4 - -.'
The me. chants then took sli. OF
paper from his pocket and wrot
I If the nan who was seen to take sa
umbrella from the vestibule of t.
Church last Sunday evening does not f'ss'
to get into trouble, and have stain cst
upon the Christian character which ne
values so highly, he will return it to NO.
-, San Fernando street. He is well
1 known.
This duly appeared in the paper
and on the following morning the
man was astonished when he opened
the front door of his residence. On
the porch lay at least dozen UNI
| brellas of all shades and sizes that
had been thrown in from the sids-
walk, while the front yard was liter
ally paved with umbrellas. May OF
them had rotes attached to them e%."
ing that they had leen taken b. lug
take, and begging the loser to Keep
the little affair quiet.
THE BLIND TO SEE.-The other LAY
DR.. w. F. Fundenberg the occuilst
and aurist from Cumberland, Md, re-
moved cataract from the right eye
| of Mr.. Geo. W. Orris, Of Geistown,
Cambria county, who had been blind
in both eyes for five or six years. Iae
left eye was operated upoa by sor:e
surgeon from Philadelphia, but was
not q SUCCESS. A few months $50
he consulted DR.. Fundenbsrg in re-
gard to the restoration of the sight of
the remain.Qs eye, ard now we are
glad to say that the sight has besn
entirely restored. DR.. F. may be- con-
graduated upon the great reputshoH
as a skillful oculist that he ,s raj
ly acquiring.-Somerset Democrat.
ONE dollar leaned for 100 Year,
per cent. interest, compounded .s.-
nually, amounts to $l925; at 6 -
cen:., $34O; at s per cent, $2,2O3; at
10 per cent, $13, 300; at IL pa cent,
$S4,O79; at Is per cent, $lC7O,s0o;
at Is per cent, $l5,l45,0O7i st II
per cent, $2,55O,799,4o4.
The national bank capital of this
country amounts, in round numb
to about $50OOOo,oO0. The proats
on this range from 10 to 30 per caaj.
PER annum. Will some sch oo'-bty, OF
girl, tell US how long it will require
for the national bankers to abAorb the
entire wealth of this continent. and
reduce the entire population to u con-
dton of serfdom =?
The Pith and Pointer of tho Naa
York News says: IF we are tc 10
crushed, we prefer it to be by re
scorn of pretty woman, rather than
by falling building" That is 81
very well, but if you ever crust
pretty woman's corn you will be glad
to crawl under any building.-Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
A COLLEGE PROFESSOR once ssid
that che who expects to rate high in
his class, must not expectorate on the
floor" Much of the hawking and
splitting was, no doubt, caused by ca.
tarrh, which the professor knew could
be readily cured by the uee of few
bottles Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
THERE is man in Paris who makes
a living by attending funerals for the