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

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Tile Uncertain Weasher-A Compdr-
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 80, 1879.
The warm weather we are having
~" laVnel extraordinary 1or this
time of the year, and it is certainly
very oppressive and disagreeable, for
when one apparels himself in winter
clothing and in doing so prepares for
the fercest blasts and coldest winds,
he feels rather weighty and out of
| place when warm spring day comes
upon him. For several days the gen
tlemen have been Juggling their heavy
| overcoats on their arms, afraid to
leave them at home and doing that
rather than accept the other alterna-
tive-groaning and sweating under
them when worn in the usual man
| ner.
# anew and strange style appears
for the ladies which is rather out of
the ordinary run; no matter how pret-
ty and stylish it may be, there are
always newspaper-men enough and
plenty of people beside that are not
connected with newspapers, WHO crit
iciGe and ridicule but never admire
the new fashion. The greatest amour.
of poor runs are perpetrated about it,
and everyone seems to consider it
their religious duty to discountenance
it. Now if any ridiculous style of
dress on bonnet that the ladies ever
wore is more notwithstanding than
the ulsters the gentlemen wear
at present, it is certain that the peo-
pie Of this or any other city never
saw it. If they only "ft, " it would
be different, but directly below the
collar in the middle of the back there
is an immense pleat extending length
wise which is held in place by a belt
about the waist. The effect is, Of
course, that it makes every man who
wears one look as if he bore the
troubles of ages upon his stopped
shoulders.
! Although the weather is now SO
warm, it has not been so all winter
and the quantities of ice procured
will be sufficient to supply the city
bountifully y next summer, and conse-
quently it will be cheaper, or rather,
the nominal price per pound will be
the same, but the pounds will be
larger; in other words, where ice is
plentiful the dealers are more prodi-
gal with it and give larger piece as
q pound than when it is scarce. In
this way the education of the people
in the matter is rather neglected, for
Ulvy aet ca 4ed4Iy ma ouJ now large
pound of ice is from one year to
another. 1t is one of those things
about which you "can't always most
generally tell"
AS the particulars of how each new
swindle is effected are developed it
seems to honest people that this last
was the most ingenious yet heard of,
and that all the unheard-of ways Of
stealing are now at last exhausted
But there appears to be inexhaustible
means and ideas in the possession
of such Characters as carry on the
work, and each successful operation
seems more daring and open than the
list A man in this city wrote tc
Tiffany & Co., of New York, that he
desired to give his wife handsome
Christmas present of a pair Of dia-
mord earrings and would like a
couple of pairs sent on for him to Sc,
lect from. He gave his name which
the old and well-known jewelry firm
examined in the mercantile agency
finding it all that could be desired by
upright, honest business men. Two
pairs of earrings were sent him
worth together about thirteen hund
red dollars. Immediately upon re