Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-04-09
FrOstburg, April %, 1881.
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NEARLY all the coal mines in the
northern and western districts Of
Missouri closed Monday. The owners
refused an advance.
A LARGELY attended anti-rent
meeting was hell in Chicago Saturday
night. The attendance was mainly
COMPOSED Of members of workingmen's
unions. Resolutions were passed de-
nouncing the recent marked advance
in rents, (which already had absorbed
the principal portion of the fruit of
tho workinsmens industry, and
stating that the workingmen having
through the 'lreary winter paid out
their hard-earned wages for fuel at
three times its nominal value, for rot
ten eggs, tough chickens. diseased
meat, tallow butter, sanded sugar,
adulterated and poisonous bread, tea,
coffee, etc., were unable to pay increas-
ed rent for rlaces to live in which
were unfit for the lower animals"
TIE following Kaleidoscope view
of existence shows what an adept
wilkins is at raragrams:
Mans life is game of cards. First
it is "cyibbage." Next he tries to "go
it alone" at sort Of "cut, shufls and
deal pace. Then he "raises" the
"deuce" when his mother "takes a
hand in" and contrary to Hoyle,
beats the little joker with her five"
Then with lis diamonds he wins the
queen of hearts" Tired of"plsying
lcne hand" he expresses desire
to "assist" his far partner" throws
cut his cards." and the clergyman
takes ten dollar bill out of him on
"a pair" She "orders him up" to
build fires. Like a "knave" be joins
the clubs, where he often gets" high
which is "low," too. If he keers
straight he is oitimes Flush" He
grows old ard bluff" sees a"deal'
Of trouble, when at last he "shufles
off his mortal coil and passes in his
checks" and he is "raked in" by a
SPADE" LIES ftful game" is ended,
and he waits the summons of Gabriels
trump" which shall "order him up.
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