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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
The Ltme-Kiln Clubs Trea stlrer.

For quarter of an hour previous
to the opening of the meeting Brother
Gardner seemed to be puzzled over
the contents of q letter, and when the
triangle sounded he arose and said:
"Heah am communicashun from
de Treasury Department in which de
queshun am axed if our treasurer kin
git away wild our club finds, and if
not, why not? l am alsdfn receipt
of several other letters kindly holdin'
out de warnin' dat dis am de aige of
onsartinty' an dat we should hab an
an eye on de pusson who carries de
key to our cashbox.
"Eber since dis club had it's fust
nickel in de treasury we hev recog-
nized two fundamental facts: l. De
man who doan git chance to steal
am obieeged to be honest. 2. De
man who am thoroughly honest won't
objeck to sartin restrickshuns. Oar
nebber has been and nebber will be
time when our treasurer kin lay his
hands on nuf money to pay his fare
SO miles by rail. While we respeck
him we remove all temptashun.
While we have confidence in his in
tegrity, we feel dat he am but human
arter all. Fur de satisfackshun of de
members of de club, an de friendly
public, will make an explanashun.
"Our cashier am permitted to ham
die 81 per week fur current expenses.
What he expends goes frew de hands
of de janitor. Boat of dose offishuls
mus submit sworn vouchers at de end
of each week. Dem vouchers mus
agre or dar will be rumpus. AS to
our large cash surplus, dat am depos-
tied in a bank. TO draw out any
portion of it check mus be signed
by de president, secretary an treas
urer, an de pusson who goes to de
bank mus be accompanied by two
p'leecemen. De rent of dis hall am
paid III de preseuce of de finance COM
mittee, an all de moneys received am
counted an sworn to by de committee
on safety. AS l said at de start, we
believe everybody to be honest, but
de same time we believe it am cheap
er to watch our cash dan to hire de-
tective to run arter our treasurer
Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

NOT EQUAL TO THREE.-They
had not been married very long, but
she had grown cold and listless; so
one evening after she had yawned
seventeen consecutive times, he
said:
"You seem to be so cold and in
different, Malvina. Have you for
gotten those happy days when I was
paying you my addresses?'
"You bet Pve not forgotten those
happy days before we were married.
l never had less than three fellers of
an evening around me paying me at
tention."
"But, dearest, havn't you got me
to pay you attention right now?"
eyes, l suppose have. You are
doing the best you know how; but
you don't 1atter yourself that you are
equal to three, do you?"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
Baltimore and Ohio
RAILROAD

Sunday, June is, 1884.
TRAINS arrive at and depart from CUM
L BERLAND as follows:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

A TRAMP stopped at house on
Main street the other day and asked
for something to eat. (which do
you like best" asked the hired girl,
"steak Or chop?'' The tramp hesita-
ted momont, aud then replied:
"Chop." "Step right this way said
the girl, "here's the ak and there's
the woodpile."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

A MARRIAGE license, issued by a
magistrate IN the city of Washington
has been returned endorsed, "She
won't have me-"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

NO Change OF cars between Cumberland and
Huntingdon. Through cars between Hunt
ingdon and Philadelphia, New York and Pitts
man, for Somerset, take Express train west,
change cars at Hyndman, and arrive at Som
erset at 4:25 p m. Passengers leaving Somer-
set at 7:02 and 11:58 a. IN. make close connec-
ection at Hyndmaf for all points east
=. Tickets sold and baggage checked by PETER
streets, Cumbeflmd, and at the depot
J.R. WOOD,
General Passenger Agent.
r. l.. HOLIDAY,
July 12~ Superintendent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

WHY is Barnum like cats tail ?
Because he follows Forepaugh.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
PERCY'S
HAYFEVER REMEDY
EcKHARr MINES, Mp, Aug. 4, 1884.
DOUGLAS G. PERCY ErnSthurp Md

EcKHARr MINES, Mp, Aug. 4, 1884.
Mr.. DOUGLAS G. PERCY, Frostburg, Md,
Dear Sir:
TJNHIS IS TO CERTIFY, That have been
i afflicted with Hay Fever in its worst form
for about eight years, during which time
have tried different remedies without any re-
lief, and had almost given upall hope of find
ing relief until last summer was persuaded
to try your Hay Fever Remedy, and found
almost instant relief from the use of it. Up
to that time l suffered periods of fever five
weeks each year, and portion of the time
was confined to my bed, Last year by using
your Remedy was able to attend to my bust
ness during the time of the attack, which had
not done before. | can heartily recommend
it to any who are suffering from Hay Fever
Respectfully yours, WIN. PARKER,
of the firm of VIM. Parker & Bro
mild, effective preparation, put up in
50-cent and ST. bottles only by
d. G. PERCY, Proprietor,
Sold by all druggists. Frostburg Nd
Aug 16
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05
NUMBER 6
A Pithy Sentences.

A well known statesman of this
country once said when summing up
the events of "a life time: "Youth is
a hlunder, manhood struggle, old
age r'gret." He might have ad.
ded many more wonders, but they
are not necessary, for his aphorism
expresses much. Yet it is a we'll
known fact that the above could not
be said of life were all classes aware
what a great remedy PERUNA is, and
what wondrous cures it has perform
ed. For the ills of youth it is won-
drous specific. The worry and tear
OF manho0d's struggle for existence
enfeeble his system, and he needs
such tonic, and when old age comes
on with its feebleness and regrets for
failures and mistakes, the great rem
edy .-PERUNA, eau still he used with
good effect, and if given fair trial
will accomplish wonders.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05

with her, that we better save the cake
for the Sunday picnic, and give it a
chance to dry, for things was mostly
sOppin' wet with the coffee; and
knew well enough Amos would Jest
make lot of fun and then knock the
hull down to MANDY Jones he's
always SO sweet upon her.
$50 we broke up right off, three or
four OF us staying to clear up the muss,
of course, and count the money, and
little there was to count, 1 can tell
you, Miss Harwood.
Exactly where the minister got
his wig back no one ever knew, no
more than we ever knew about his
wearin' one before that evenin'. But
he's been dreadful shy of us all ever
since, never drops in of an, afternoon
to tea, now, and Miss Stiles told me
last week that the DAVIS girls told
her that Miss Bruce said that she
shouldn't be surprised if he didn't
stay his year out.
TOO bad, isn't it, Miss Harwood
and the dOin's of these girls, tool
could slap every one Of 'em when
think of it. OF course, no sensible
woman would think the less of the
poor man jest because he wears a
wig, and such a natural one, too, but
a body can't help it you know, and
so suppose We'll have to lose him.
Anyway, I'm gettin' more and
more discouraged with our church
matters, and no wonder, guess
you'll say"
Miss Melissa looked so sad that it
was really quite touching.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05
The Nutriment in Food.
fJOurpal of Health. |

lJOuTpal OF Health,
The world little irnagines how
largely it is idebted to the laborious
researches of scientific medical men
for many OF the most important
truths relative to human health, hap
plness and life. AS population in-
creaseS and the value of food is en-
hanced, the knowledge which chem
istry has elected is becoming more
and more valuable in a practical point
of view.
Some kinds of food are more nutri-
tious than others, and if it should be
found that articles that are cheapest
have the most nutriment and give
the highest ability to labor, then
knowledge becomes money to the
poor. Tables vary, but some of the
general results are as follows: One
pound of rice, prepared for the table.
gives SO per cent. of nutriment. and
consequently, a relatively proportion
al ability to labor, compared with
other articles of food. A pound of
beef, costing fifteen cents, gives only
% per cent. ofnutriment. Yet count
less numbers of the poor in New
York strain point daily to purchase
beef at fifteen cents pound. when
they could get a pound of rice for
one third of the amount, the rice, too,
having three times as much nutri-
ment as beef, making practical diff
ference of 800 per cent, aside from
the fact that boiled rice is three times
easier of digestion than roast beef,
the rice being digested in about one
hour, roast beef requiring three hours
and a half. There is meaning, then,
in the reputed fact that two fifths of
the human family live on rice.
The folloAing statistics are practi-
cally and permanently useful, and
show the per centage of nutriment
each article mentioned affords: Oils.
raw, 50 per cent; peas, boiled, 90;
barley. boiled, 90; corn bread, baked,
81 wheat bread, baked, 90; rice,
boiled, SS; beans. boiled. 81; rye
bread, baked, 70 ; oat meal porridge
"a; mutton, broiled, 80; plums, raw
30; grapes, raw, 27; beef. raw, %:
poultry, roast, 26; pork, roast, "a;
veal. fried, "a; venisOn, broiled %;
Goldfish, boiled, 81 eggs, whipped, 13;
apples, raw. 10; milk, raw, 7; tur-
niDs, boiled, 4; melons, raw, 3, and
cucumbers, raw, 2 per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05
His Slippery Glass Eye.

1.-THE Squire" says the author of
"The Hoosier Schoolmaster." "wore
one glass eye and a wig. The glass
eye was constantly slipping out of fo-
Gus, and the wig turning around side
wise on his head whenever he ad-
dressed the people of the Flat Creek
District" Sad spectacle. Parker's
Hair Balsam preserves and promotes
the growth of the natural hair. 1t
also restores the natural color to hair
which mas faded or become gray.
Clean, elegant, beneficial. highly per-
fumed,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05

An exchange says 1--WE haye for
many years studied the art of adver-
Using, and still it remains a marvel
to US that there is not hundred times
more Of it. We never yet knew q
man to advertise his wares literally
and steadily that it did not pay. Yet
there are thousands of manufacturers
and tens of thousands of pen, having
articles which they declare ought to
be lin every household in The coun-
try" who advertise as gingerly and
closely a. though they had at heart
no faith in it at all. How can they
expect to get their goods anywhere
unless some knowledge of the article
first gets into the newspapers? five
waited till people learned from their
neighbors. we might wait for years
before the most wonderful and useful
inventions became know"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05
A Doctors TribulatiOnS.

The individual who imagines that
he is going to give satisfaction to the
general public in anything he may
undertake, is certainly the victim Of
deIusion. 1t is impossible to please
everybody. The man, be his station
in life what it may. who comes up to
the expectation of the multitude, has
not yet been born. The editor in
particular soon makes this discovery.
The clergyman, also, knows that
there are people in his congregation
who are never satisfied with what he
does, or leaves undone. The doctor
is another profess ional man who has
a hard row to hoe.
If a doctor dresses well and wears
a high hat, people say that he is a
medical dude. If, ON the other hand,
he pays little or no attention to his
toilet, then he is accused of lack of
dignity. If he goes into society. at
tends balls and partiesa then the i'm
preston is that he is fishing for pop
ularity.
If the physician visits his patients
while they are in good health, he is
accused of attempting to sponge. He
goes to the house in order to be invit-
ed to dinner. If, on the other hand,
he never comes unless he is called,
the inference is that the only use he
has for his patients is to make money
out Of them when they are sick. If
the doctor attends church, of course
he is a hyp0crite, who is trying to
work on the religious feelings of the
community. If he does not attend
church, nothing can be'plainer than
that he is an infidel, or Il socialist. If
the Doctors wife does not return the
calls that other ladies make on her,
then she is putting on airs, turning
up her nose at her betters, &c. IfShe
does return the calls, then she is
plucking patients for her husband to
shoot at.
If the doctors horse is fat, that is
a sure sign that he has not got much
to do. If the animal is emaciated,
he is a brute fer not taking better
care of his horse. If he drives fast.
he is trying to create the false i'm
preston that he has been called to
the bedside of some important pl.
tient. If he drives slowly he does
not care cent whether or not his
patients die before he gets to them.
If the patient RECEIVERS his health, he
is indebted to kind Providence, or
a strong constitution, or to the care
that was taken of him during his ill
ness. In no case is the doctor entitled
to any credit for the recovery. If the
patient dies, he was undoubtedly
murdered by his physicians. If the
medical man is sociable and talka-
tive, the people say we do not want
IA doctor who tells everything he
knows. If he is a silent man then
they say a doctor should encourage
his patients to be communicative. If
he talks politics they say that doc
tor should have no politics and if he
does not talk politics, then he is "A
sneak and a time server who either
has no opinions, or is afraid to own
up as to what his politics really are.
If the doctor does not run his horse
to death when he is called, he is not
taking sufficient interest in the case,
If he does not send in his bill, his
object is to prevent the patient from
engaging another doctor. If he does
send in his bill, he is in fearful
hurry for his money, aud so on to the
end of the chapter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
S , = z r. S
PORTUGAL GRAPE WINE,

UNFERMENTED GRAPE JUICE.
Used IN the principal Churches for Commu-
nion. Excellent for Females, Weakly Persons
and the aged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05

ISA PURE distillation from the grape, and
stands unrivaled in this Country for medici-
nal purposes.
1t has peculiar flavor, similar to that of
the grapes rom which it is distilled.
See that the signature Of ALFRED SPEER,
Passaic. N. J. is over the cork Of each bottle.
Sold by D.. CHISHOLlI, and by druggists
everywhere. Feb. l6 'S4 ~.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05

NnTN for the working, class. send 10 cents
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-04-05

Universal favor has been awarded
Schroeder's Corn Solvent, for Corns
and Bunions. 25 cents.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02
lRoSCLAD cars o. A GANG ~
WUTlAWa.


dispatch to the f5ostoD Journal from
Jamaica, w., says the arrest and CON-
fsssisn OF two young men for counter
feisinR has brought out \ unique story
OF organized crime. Acting upon in
formation obtained from Merton Il.
Clark, now IN jail, a United States Of
hccr found Wild Rulch IN the mountains
few miles from this village the head
quarters OF \ criminal gang which has
been ooininR spurious dollars. Complete
countorfeit.nR outfits were seized. The
gang II n secret society numbering %
members. IL WAS organized, according
10 Its records, On June 18th. Its mem
bsrs are young men, Is to u years old,
living IN south Londonderry, Jamaica,
West Townsend and Wardsboro, VT,
and Asluelot and Winchester, N. H.
Tho band was governed by a captain,
first and second officers, secretary. iudoe
Of hreArns and u board Of directors.
They styled themselves the United Birds
and Brothers. They had an elaborate
system of signal and secret alphabets
The members Who have confessed toll
blood -curdiing stories Of the process OF
initiation. Each applicant was required
to take the following oath:
DO YOU solsmaly swear upon your
homer. by all that 10 great and ANAL. In
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02

rNe~ York World. !


Four gentlemen were seated at ta5le
IN the smoking room Of the steamer
Alaska, of the Guion line, on her recent
remarkable trip across the Atlansic.
Tue sea was running heavy, and the
smoking room steward found Il diff
colt ma ter 10 place bottle before each
Of the -four gentlemen, and to uno0Tk
the complimentary ginger ale otherwise
than On bis head. The conversation
turned ON the extraordinary speed the
steamer was making, and this led TO
bet. In covering she wager of q
sovereign upon a trivial matter. one
Of the fonr gentlemen took from his
purse guinea of the reign of William
and Mary.
There are only two Of them in ex-
istence," he said proudly, "and his
piece is worth hundred times its face
value. Had the ether. the collection
would be simply invaluable TO namis-
matists-"
He laid il on the table AZ he spoke,
and In moment after the coin had dis
OF the table: nob0 ~ saw anybody else
take II. Its owner searched high and lOw:
his three companions and the steward
nCtRJSA &NO OtuCI PEf oOno WCtC III
the impairment, and yet the coin could
not be found.
These foor men we're strangers to each
other when the voyage began. They had
been five days out and we're rapidly near
ing port. Inc owner of the valuable
coin WAS incOnsOlable, suspicious and
profane by turns.
I'm tell yoo what is the best thing to
do" said one Of the party. The coin
Is not on the door; It cannot have relied
through the ceiling: somebody here must
have II. Let rs all be searched"
All agreed but Que gentleman, who
bad hitherto said nothing. He posi-
lively refused 70 suffer such An indig-
nifty. When il was suggested 10 him that
here all others agreed NJ single person
ought 70 object, he simply decliu ed, made
his bow, took his drink alone and left
the room.
The good ship Alaska plowed on to
her sixth day, and Just after completing
it Fire Island was sighted. The gentle
man who had refused to be searched had
been put in coventry; the three others
who had sat at the same table all sus-
pected him.
But just AZ the pilot came aboard the
Alaska the gentleman who bad lost the
guinea found it sticking in the sole of
his boot. where it had been vedged ever
since be had first displayed it. He was
OverjOyed at bis discovery and anxious
IN make amends for HIS unjust suspi-
cions.
but" said he to the gentleman who
had refused to be searched. why on
earth did you not agree al We all did to
such simple test? That weuld have
settled the matter instantly"
mo, it wouldn't" answered the
other.
g. why not?'
Because producing his PURSE there
u the only other coin of the kind il the
world; lame date, same color, worn the
same! That is the reason l refused to be
searched, for nothing on earth would
have made You believe this vas not your
own coin. had you not been 90 lucky as
70 recover il.
A the Alaska steamed into port 40
cial glass removed all traces Of unpleas
antnees.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02
GES. MAxgs.s TSsSADO seek,


Ns H. ouu.
Gen. WIN. Is. Hazen is not only estab
fishing a reputation a. q weather pro-
phet, but no is also climbing TO the sum
init Of the peak Of fame ~ an author
The unprecedented success of bis vol.
ume of Weather Proverbs" has in
duced the Chief Signal Officer to delight
the public With another work of almost
as great int. est. Ii is entitled Pro.
fessional Papers of the Signal Service
and It treats Of the great tOrnadOes vi
May - and 30, 1883. The plot il intri.
cate and the scenes are laid in the track
of the tornadoes.
General Hazen's account of the tor.
nad0es combines dramatic narration
with scientific attention to the miuut-
eat details. The result is remarkable
The terrific force Of the wind il in one
instance thus tersely indicated:
"One hundred and twenty nine feel
east Of tue haystaCk, the hay roof of q
hon-houae was blown of"
Another interesting contribution "a
our knowledge Of the habits of lorna.
does il fOund In the report of the
work Of the devastating wind at Lees
summit:
'At this juuotare, Mr.. j. b. Camp
boil, who WAS walking along the main
street to tho north, stated that his um-
6relia was converted into q parachute
instanter."
On page II the report exhibits thi, re-
markable fact about the storm that
swept over q. ID. Martins house:
The roaring of the storm was 90
l0ud that Martin, standing with his
wife in the kitchen holding the door,
could not hear the screaming Of hi |,
daughter for assistance in An adjoining
ROOM"
Then follows another thrilling cpl
sode:
Mrs. ScroeRs stepped out while it
vas sui raining TO protect some Of her
young chickens, and had barely succeed
Cd In securing thsD when the storm
reached her."
On page ~ the reader il asked TO be-
isve the following statement:
Mrs. 0ates's baby Vas blown ont of
the house int, the wheat field"
Tue narrowing narrative OF these h0r.
rors, however, is relieved here and thcre
by cheerful incidents. On page rs
the student of tornadoes IL informed
that:
Two hogs we're found in the cellar
quietly eating sweetmeAts and drink
ing milk, a. II nothing at all had hap
psacd."
Tho most startling incident mestion-
ed In the book 10 found ON page u,
where she author asserts that l.. W.
Carter VAS blown up in the air. and
that while there be seized the tail or
name Of . horss, pulled 1t out, and came
down With the HAIR in one hand and his
hat in the other.
These arc few of the many interest
ing facts recorded by Gen. Hexeu. His
las work cannot fail 10 have an extern
svs circulation not only among weather
prophets, but also among the readers If
light and instructive literature.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02

PRAcrIcAL PIANo NAx.n.-Years Of
experience With Erards. Of Lundsn,
Eng. and the leading hrms Of America.
Prof. Nitsohke will be busy in Port
Gamble and Seabesk until about the
lfh Of February next. After that he
viii work again In seattle for week or
more II necessary. Prompt attention
70 orders left 1t Davies's book store. on
Cherry street, Seattle. SIS
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02
aAVg yea s9ES fnRa

TAooe elegant neW ranges just sooeivpd
By Waddell& Ailes dirsce from The man.
manufa0toFies-ths Superior Range and
Stove. They are the hnesA mos eeouom-
ioal. md altaRethee desirable range On
The Pacific Coast. Gail and - ehem.
even II you don't buv.