Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-09-23
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IT 10 proposed to change the name
of Paoll station on the Pennsylvania
railroad to "Dyfrn Mawr." We
shouyld lyke to heawr conductwr
cawll ouft the new name, 6rynstynce.
A CITIZEN of Dakota took Turk
ish bath in Omaha q few days ago and
died within an hour. The verdict Of
the jury was /: He hadn't ought to
got so much mud off him at one time"
A RETIRING Pennsylvania editor
speaks of spending "the balance of his
days" If all the other editors who
cay balance when they mean remain
der would retire, the English lam
guage would soon be out of the
hospital.
A VARIED PERFoRRANoE.-Many
wonder how Paiker's Ginger Tonic
can perform such varied cures, think
ing it essence of ginger, when in fact
it is made from many valuable medi-
cines which act bene6cially on every
diseased organ.
AN eminent chemist has discovered
traces of slchohol in good spring
water. That explains it There's
another mystery cleared. We've been
wondering for years how we got the
impression that our honest milkman
was serving us with milk punch every
day. 'e
The Aldine coal company's powder
magazine, near their works, a few
miles from Wilkesbarre, Pa, exploded
Tuesday morning with terrific re-
port that was heard for miles around
the country. There was no loss Of
life. The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
A LITTLE boy whose parents are
always moving from one house to an
other, was asked by the Sunday school
teacher
"Why did the Israelltes move out
of Egypt
Because they couldn't pay their
rent" was the reply.
oman and wife are one, are they ?"
said she.
eyes; what of it asked he, sus-
piciously.
why, in that case" said his wife,
II came home awfully tipsy last night
and feel terribly ashamed of myself
this morning"
He said not word.
HEAT IN THE CoMsTooK.-At Deep
Hole, on the Honey Lake road, it is
said, the Thermometer stands regular
ly at ITO degrees in the shade. We
do not know how deep said hole may
be, but there are some holes here on
the Oomstock where the Thermometer
stands at 120 degrees in the shade
all the time.-Virginia (Nev.) Enter
prise.
STATISTICS chow large increase
in the number Of immigrants settling
in Texas. This is due in large part
to the wise policy of the Southwest
ern roads. In order to induce immi-
grafton into the interior of Texas the
railroads are carrying immigrants to
any point in the State without extra
fare. That is to say, it costs no more
to 20 to an interior settlement than
to Galveston.
A MAN in Iowa invented new fas-
tsning for horse. collars. 1t is likely
that the horses collar does not fasten
to button in the back OF his shirt,
because if it did, judging from human
experience, when it flew off after he
had broken his thumb-nail trying to
crowd it into a new button hole, he
would just kick the stufing out of
anything he was hitched to, even if it
was freight car.
FooD FOR YOUNG AND OLD.-Food
and medicine for young and old, pre-
pared without fermentation, from
Canadian Barley, Malt, Hops, Qui-
nine, Bark, etc. Malt Bitters are
warranted more nourishing, strength
ening, vitalizing and purifying, by
reason of their richness in bono and
muscle producing material than all
other forms Of malt or medicine,
while free from the objections urged
against malt liquors.
BANIsH the pagan thought that rest
is concession to human weakness, or