Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-01-11
General Items.
THE new year commenced with four
new cigar factories in York county, Pa.

IHE new year commenced with four
new cigar factories in \ 4ork county, Pa.
IF man had an appetite in propor-
tion to a spider, he would cat in day
an alligator, lamb, a camelopard,
sheep, and one hundred and twenty
larks.
THE new waterworks at Lewiston,
Me, which are now about completed,
have cost 8i29, 200, and ii is thought
tha. whom expenses yet to be sustained
are met the cost will still fall some
5000 below the original estimate of
%500,OO0.
TERRIBLE NINE EXrLosIoN.-A
terrible explosion occurred early
Thursday morning at the Pennsyl-
vania Coal Company's s shaft No 4, at
Fitteton, Pa. The loss Of life c5nnot
be ascertained at present. The par
ticulars will be sent as soon as possible.
VIcK's FLORAL GUIDE.-This pub
lirat;on is one Of the moat beautiful
and instructive Of the many cata-
logue5 sent cut by our seedmen and
nurserylnen, Tt surpacses all others
in the variety and quantity of it,
illustrations, and its colored plate is
a perfect gen of artistic beauty. 4he
work costs only five cents and should
be in the hands Ct all amateur gard
cnera. 1t contains about ore hundred
pages Of illustrations and useful in
formation. Send five cents to James
yick, Rochester, New York, and get
a copy Of the guide and you will
never regret it.
For the information OF any Of our
readers who may anticipate writing
for the press, we give tAo following
pertinent suggestions from the Balh-
more Sisaa:
"Tako 9 good quality Of letter or
fooIa-cap paper, write logibly, with
ink, in as near an approach 10 book
form as possible, upon one side of the
paper only, and page as you go, If
writers would take as much pains in
preparing tbeir MSS. as printers must
take in setting them up they would
be much more read than at present.
Newspapers and magazines often pre-
fer Ms, written upon clips say the
width Of note paper, as composijors
are able to handle the narrow paper
more rapidly
ABOUT the commencement of the
war Judge Rice made a speech in
South Alabama, in which he said that
-he Southern soldiers could whip the
Yankees with pop-guns. Since the
war he CHANGED to make another
Epecch at the same place, A big,
Icuble-iointed fellow was present who
heard and remembered the former
speech, and, beingin no amiable frame
Of mind, concluded to 80 for Sam,
Rolling up his sleeves, and popping
his fist into the palm of his hand, he
oronounded the fearful question:
"Say, Sam Rice, didn't you make
is a speech here in l86I?'
Il did, said sam.
"And didn'tyou say We could whip
he Yankees with pop-guns ?"
"CertairIy [ did; but the rascals
fight US that way.
JOSH Billings --LATEST. An en-
.husiast IL an individual who believes
about 1 tines as much az he kan
Drove, and proves about i times az
much az ennyDody else believes.
Nature seldom makes a phool she !
simply furnishes tha raw material
and let's the teller finish the Job to
3pir himself. Young man, learn to
wait; if you undertake to set a hen
before she IL reddy you will loze
your time and confus> the hen be- .
sides.
When you have borod the bulls
eye, set down and keep still folks
will think then that you kan hit it
emmy time you have a mind to.
I don'treholoct of ever doing emmy
thing that was just a little ashamed
ov but wat sombody remembered it
and was sure, once in q while, to put
me in mind oy it.