Frostburg mining journal., 1881-12-24
once be stopped up wd old hats and

cleaned out OF de back yard an dumped
in rear of de highest skule house.
4, De time has fully arrove fur takin' off
white pants an linen coats an bori OWN
wooden garments.
5. Whar de number of dogs sleepin' in
de house exceeds six it am de safer way to
burn rag long bout midnight. Dis pre-
caution am IN de interest of the dogs.
TOO MUCH INSANITY.
II hsv heah letter from Ohio akin
me if dis American nashun ana not be-
comm nashun of lunatics," said the
President, while the jaritor was fixing
up the stove anew. "Dar am good
reasons to think 80. When a Cabinet
officer sells his honers fur money what
shall we call it2 When a judge pan
dsrs to de criminal classes what shall
we term itf When honest, respect.
able men will turn politishuns an
wallow in de mire fur dc sake of sscu-
rim Office kin you call it anything but
lunacy Men commit murder an
we diskiver dat dey hev bin insane
fur years. Men steal, rob an en-
bezzle, an insanity has to bar de
burden. kin pick up dis ink bottle
an walk over an crack Elder Toots'
skull an plead insanity, an expect q
jury to clear me. Pickles Smith can
waylay me as I am going home to-
night and rob me of two dollars in
silver, a receipt for sailing down
claims, an photograph Of Gineral
jackson landin' from de MayAswer,
an yit if he pleads insanity he am
sartin to go free. .aa..
'Let me say to you dat l doan be-
lisve in insanity. De insane burglar
who enters my cabin will miss de top
Of his head. De lunatic who draws q
knife on me am gwins to gst hurt.
| keep dog to bite de insane thieves
who want to plunder my garden. If
| am drawn on jury l shall vote to
send ebery insane person to de peni-
tenshary for de longest possible Pc
riod. Whsn a man steals | shall call
him a thief; when he robs 1 shall call
him a robber; when he kills will call
it murder an hold dat de jury who
lets him off am entitled 10 thirty
lashes apiece at de whippin' post"
DETAINED.
The Secretary further annou need
an unpaid telegram from Rev. Pen
stock, who had gone to Davenport, Ia.
to see his grandmother die. The
Reverned had discovered that he
lacked 81 of sufi oient money to pay
his fare home, and applied to de club
to send it on and save him tramp of
lSO miles over the highways. The
Secretary was instructed to forward
the amount in ii bills with the cor
ners torn of, and the meeting turned
itself out doors.
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KEEP Your FRIENDs.-Hever cast
aside your friends if by any possibil-
ity you can retain them. We are the
weakest of spendthrifts if we let cne
friend drop off through inattsntion,
or let one push away another, or if
we hold sloof from one fot petty jeal-
ously or headless slight or roughness.
Wonld you throw away a diamond
because it pricked you? One good
friend is not to be weighed against
the jewels of all earth. If there is
coolness or unkindness between lis,
let US come face to face and have it
out. Quick before the love grows
Geld. Life 's too short to quarrel in,
or to carry black thoughts of friends.
1t ia easy to l,se friend, but a new
one will not come for calling, nor
make mp for the old one when he
comes.
The activity in the bituminous
Goals still holds out. In some locali-
ties, the scarcity of cars SO much COM
planned offs growing less troublesome.
The inability Of production to cope
with the demand outs de of contracts
made is holding the high prices still,
so that taking all tho points into con-
sideration there does not appear to be
any chance of an early reduction in
the price.
The painted candy toys in the
confectioners' windows create sad
yearmng in the breasts of the average
boy hoodlum, and as he fingers around
the tempting-looking sweets he makes
up his mind to "bone" his sisters bic
beau tor quarter to buy some,
while his sisters b. b. is celebrating
as to + neither he shall invest So in