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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-12-27

Christmas Notes.-We dnesday and
Thursday numerous wagons and sleds
came to town laden with turkeys, ap-
pies, and other holiday edibles.
Folks were not buying more than
usual for their neighbors.
The most remarkable gift reported
to this Office was bunch Of shingles
to the deserving poor.
The omission last week to caution
the poor to pity the distresses Of the
rich was rank oversight.
st. Michael's bells Christmas morning
aroused at least five hundred children
Of all ages to explore their stockings
Of all sizes. We are crcdibly informed
that in all Frostburg not sock was
"bustsd."
Among the kindsst of the Christmas
remembrances rendered the JOURNAL
was fine turkey and other appropri-
ate articles, Tuesday evening, with
the compliments Of James B. Thomas"
A Cumberland gentleman whose du-
ties frequently call him out of the city
stated Wednesday that the window
display of Hitchins Bros was not sur
passed in this section of the State. 1t
is an aggregation Of edible beauties
tastefully arranged.
Bird of the banquet, what to me
Are all the birds of melody?
Thy merry thought far more love
Than merrest music of the grove,
And in thy 'gobble,' deep and clear,
The gourmands shibboleth hear
OF all earth's dainties there is none
Like thee to thank the Lord upon;
And so receive my votive lay,
Thou king-bird of old Christmas Day."
The JOURNAL received twelve gifts
all highly priced for obvious rea-
sons, one from the "backwoods of
a distant city" more than the rest.
This leads us to remark that if there
are few friends close homo who do
not adequately appraise the value of
their paper, there are plenty in re-
mote localities who do it for them.
The mail and express deliveries were
laden Tuesday and Wednesday with
the heavy work usual to holiday trans
portation. We understand, in this
connection, that more matter went
away from Frostburg than came in.
Which shows that tho balance of trade
is against us.
Mr.. F. c. Beall, with his usual
thoughtfulness and liberality, sent the
JOURNAL a box of fine cigars. A pros
porous New Year to Mr.. Beall.
All the fairs in charge of the bellies
are in full tilt. SO are the sleigh bells.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-12-27

IT seems now that Bismarck has
found something akin to trichinas in
American petroleum and is prepar-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-12-27

held by friends in Pittshyrg:
DEATH OF A HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR.
Theschoolmates OF Miss Emma f. johnson,
daughter Of Mr.. Fred. Johnson, formerly Of
this city but now It resident Of Frostburg,
Md. VII regret to learn of the death Of their
former companion, which occurred ON Friday
last. Miss Johnson had resided with her
uncle, MIR. fi2x. Senior, in the seventh ward
of this city, for several years and entered
the High School last year frolu ii.e Franklin
School. So ANXIOUS was she for a COM
pletc education she applied herself SO close to
her studies that she completely broke down
III health. BY the ady,Ge Of her physicians
she retired fro!p school against her will in
April last, and rplurned to her mountain
home with the hope of rcgaining her health
That dread disease, consumption, however,
had taken hold, and she passed away with
Christian resignation on Friday last. Miss
johnson was possessed of many fine traits of
character which endeared her to those who
knew her, Her young friends gho attended
school with her here, and who expected to
meet her during the holidays, will be surely
grieved to learn of her demise.Pittsburg
Telegraph, Dee. "a.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE DEAD.
Death has removed from the midst of fond
parents and large circle of loving friends
Miss Emma f. Johnson, who died at her
home in Frostburg, Maryland, on Friday last.
The deceased was a member in high standing
Of the graduating class of 1885 at the Pitts
burg Central High School She was niece
of Squire Seanor, and while pursuing her
studies in this city made her home with him.
-PittSburo Post Dec d
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Pork is the only thing that we
happen to call to mind just at the
moment that can be cured after 1t is
dead.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-12-27
PEOPLE in the habit of making
light" Of West Virginia must call q

PEOPLE in the habit of "making
light" Of West Virginia must call a
halt. The younger half of the Old
Dominion has taken a step which
tends to redeem the country from
the fatalities of the Dartmouth Col
lsge decision Of Chief Justice John
Marshall, -.se . ....
In the case of the West Virginia
transportation company Us. the Laurel
Fork railroad company the Supreme
Court of the State has decided in ef-
feet that charter does not constitute
contract, but mere1y a license!
As such it is amenable to any con-
stitutional amendment or control by
the legislature.
Nor can any legislature in dealing
with corporations, bind another leg
islature with respect thereto.
More than all, this control, being
governmental power, is a prerog-
alive of which the legislature cannot
divest itself.
The above thoughts, gathered from
the opinion and condensed to fewest
words, furnish q reasonable escape
Of courts and people from a night
marc Of jurisprudence founded in a
legal fable. They sound the death
knell Of absolutism, save by the peo-
pie over the people in this country.
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New Advertisements.
NOTICE.

MY night school will resume Monday,
-lNl Jan. 8. J. E. J. BUCKLEY.
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THE JOURNAL is panied to Oh
serve the Use of distendsd words un-
known to our idiom. One Of these
is ''mastodonical," USUALLY employed
as All adjective describing :llnr." \
Cumberland daily, accustomed 70 ~.
cnracy and tcrse statement, applies ii
as assessing the way-up value OF a
"frand." We think the furious news
papers mean to say 'mastodontic. "
Ananias ard Judas, however, were
never exposed to such intemperate
epithets, and the chances are the
memory Of these gentlemen will grow
into better repute by comparison with
some Of their successors rs our Ian
guage lengthens.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-12-27

Our in Angus, Iowa, recently the
miners struck for higher wages and
organized against anybody else work
ing at employers rates AS is near
ly always the case, few did not join
in the eruption, but wanted to work
on as though ''everything was lovely
Z. For these gentlemen tho strikers did
not spare pains or expense to provide
an interesting entertainment. Be-
fore the orchestra had reached the
last half of tho overture, however, the
governors guards rung down the
curtain, turned the tables on the
players and announced that they were
going to stay all night, or until An
gus was restored to a republican form
Of government. Then some discus
sion arose as to the necessity of call
ing out the fierce militia, which at
last accounts had eliminated in a
set-to between the umpire and
referee.
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Who Knows When

Railroad Trains will be Wrecked?
Boilers or Lamps Explode?
Horses take Fright and Run?
Bricks or Timbers Fall?
Fire Burn or Lightning Strike?
Machinery Crush or Mange :?
Slips or Falls Happen?
Hammers or Weights Bruise !?
Ladder or Staging Give Way?
Animals Kick or Bite /?
Limbs Sprained or Broken?
Falls Of Breast or Roof in the Mine?
UNATAL or DISABLING INJURY by AC-
II CIDENT may be caused in any one of
thousand ways, and the history of coal mining
in this region displays in that avocation pc
culiar liability to casualty.
Had each victim of the eight fatal accidents
in this region last year QSs3) awaited himself
Of Accident Insurance at cost Of s12, their
families would have been Unidentified in the
sum of one thousand dollars each
Assuming that the loss of time imposed up
on the thirty-tive persons hurt in the non-tatal
accidents Of the year averaged three months,
the lowest possible total reimbursement for
such loss would have been two thousand two
hundred and seventy five dollars upon an cx-
penditure OF only three hundred and fifty
dollars
With season Of great activity just opening
it behooves all underground workers, such as
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-12-27

appropriate Testimonials. - The
clippings below indicate the esteem in
which Miss Emma F. johnson was
held by friends in Pittshyrg
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resorts will be succeeded by earnest
workers, it is to be sincerely hoped,
in the interest Of humanity, and some
work will be accomplished. In London
the craze has become 80 general that
it is satirized by Punch and is car.
ried to an extreme. 1t is very
natural. therefore, that newly arrived
Englishmen visiting the country for the
first time now should want to go "slum-
ming" the first thing by way of seeing
the city, and the young Englishman's
remark quoted in the above is also quite
natural. There is much to be seen on a
nocturnal stroll on the east side that will
prove very interesting to those who have
never been there. There is not so much
to be seen, however, that it cannot be
accomplished in one evening. All the
dime museums will be found to be alike !;
indeed, there will seem to be a family
likeness between all the persons in the
various places, so that it will appear as
If they were all connected. The cellar
saloons are much the same. The opium
joints in this locality are low, vile places.
For sightseeing of this kind the services
of some one who merely knows the
locality is required, but for real 'slum-
ming" the attendance Of a ward detect
i've is required whose official presence
alone would protect the ladies of the
party from insult and the gentlemen
from violence. 1t is we'll to bear in
mind that in stunning" plain and
homely clothes should be worn, so as
to attract as little attention as possible.
Mrs. Langtry and her party passed
through the crowds unnoticed and un-
suspected by reason of their plain attire,
though several times friends were en-
countered who would have been delight
cd at recognition. .-Ne,o York Times.
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The Foot of the North Pole.

81 understand that you are anxious to
visit the North again, said an inter
viewer to Sergeant Brainard.
eyes, sir" was the reply. '1'd go
again tomorrow if my health would per
NIT of it, as | intend to write to Mel.
vile with view of accompanying his
expedition. Although / had no particu.
lar object in doing so l went one-half a
mile further north than any party in our
expedition, and can boast of the distinc-
tion of having been nearer the North
Pole than any person who ever attempt.
ed it"
"What did you find there"
81 found traces of vegetation, of foxes.
hare and other animals, and thirty miles
south of that point we saw musk oxen
and traces of them. l can also say that
/ claim the distinction of having nv
name carved in a rock at that point, and
Just for the fun of the thing / carved an
advertisement / have noticed all cover
tine United States on one of the rocks"
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WISE WORDS.


A friend to everybody is friend to
nobody.
Whatever is worth adopting, is worth
sticking to.
Remember that a good example is a
very convincing teacher.
BE respectful toward others, thereby
commanding self-respect
II you are determined to live and die
a slave to custom, see that it is at least
good one.
In the literary as well as military
world, most powerful abilities will al
ways be found concealed uuder rustic
garb.
The beauty of the face is frail posses.
sion, short-lived flower, only attached
to the mere epidermis, but that of the
mind is innate and unchangeable.
What madness is it for man to starve
himself to enrich his heir, and so turn
friend into an enemyl For his Joy at
your death will be proportiOned to what
you leave him.
Fortunate people seem to think that
their less happy fellow-creatures ought
to suffer and die before them with de-
cency, as the Romans used to require
their gladiators to do.
There is a debt of mercy and pity, OF
charity and compassion, of relief and
sorrow due human nature, and payable
/ from one man to another, and such as
deny to pay it to the distressed, in the
time of their abundance, may Justly ex-
pect it will be denied themselves in the
time of want.
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The Ivory Plant.

The ivory plant is a native of the
northern regions of South America, ex-
tending northward Just across the 18TH
mus of Panama, large groves of it having
been recently discovered in the province
of that name. 1t is found in extensive
groves, in which it banishes all other
vegetation from the soil, or scattered
among the large trees of the virgin forest
1t has the appearance of stemless
palm, and consists of graceful crown
of leaves twenty feet long, of delicate
pale green color, and divided like the
plume of feather, into from thirty to
fifty pairs of long, narrow leaflets. 1t
is not, however, really stemless, but the
weight of the foliage and the fruit is too
much for the comparatively slender
trunk, and, consequently, pulls it down
to the ground, where it is seen like a
large exposed root, stretching for a
length of nearly twenty feet in old
plants. The long leaves are employed
by the Indians to cover the roofs of
their houses. The group of pistillate
flowers produces large, roundish fruit,
from eight to twelve inches in diameter,
and weighing, when ripe, about twenty
five pounds. 1t is covered by q hard,
woody coat, everywhere embossed with
conical, angular tubercles, and is COM
posed of six or seven portions, each con-
tanning from six to nine seeds. These
seeds, when ripe, are pure white, free
from veins, dots or vessels of any kind,
presenting a perfect uniformity of text
ure, surprising the finest animal ivory;
and its substance throughout so hard that
the slightest streaks from the turning
lathe are observable. Indeed it looks
more like an animal than vegetable
products; but close comparison will
enable one to distinguish it from the
elephant, by its brightness and fatty
appearance, and its minute cells.
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Not withstanding the great number who
yearly succumb to this terrible and fatal dis
ease, which is daily winding its fatal coils
around thousands who are unconscious of its
deadly presence, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery" will cleanse and purify the
blood of scrofulous impurities and cure tuber-
cular consumption (which is only scrofulous
disease of the lungs. SEND three letter stamps
and get DR.. Pierce's complete treatise on CON
sumption and kindred affections, with num-
erous testimonials of cures Address Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
N
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Mrs Harriet Cummings, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, writes: "Early last winter my daughter
was attacked with a severe cold, which settled
on her lungs, We tried several medicines,
none Of which seemed to do her any good but
she continued to get worse, and finally raised
large amounts of blood from her lungs We
called in family physi ilu, but he failed TO
do her any good. AT this time q friend who
had Teen cured by DR. VIM Halls Balsam
for The Lungs, advised me TO give It trial.
We got bott'e, and she began TO improve,
and hy the use Of three bottles was entirely
cured,n
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makers in 1854 They soon iAtroduced the
improved instrument now known as the
organ, or American organ, as it is termed in
Europe The new instrument proved so SUI
perior that it soon took the place of every
thing else in this country, being adapted and
made melodeons. and many others who were
induced to commerce the business by the
rapidly growing demand. Now about 50, 900
American organs are made and sold yearly.
Those by the Mason a. Hamlin Company have
always stood at the head, being acknowledged
the best The same makers are now producing
improved Upright Pianafortes, which they
believe, are destined to rank as high as their
organs have done.-BoStOn Traveller
THE love of women, the smiles of children
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Biologists assert that if the continents
and the bottom of the ocean were graded
down to a uniform level, the whole
world would be covered with water a
mile deep. 1t is to be hoped that this
theory will be accepted without attempt.
ing any practical denomination Of its
truth.
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MENsMAN's PEproN1zED REEF TONIC, the only
preparation Object containingits entire ntiri-
tioaS properties Il contains blood-makng
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia nervous
prostraton, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebed conditions, whether tho
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly II resulting
from pulmonary complaints Caswel, Hazard y
Co., Proprotors. New York. Sold by druggists.
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will fill the hearts of every suffering woman
If she will only persist in the use of DR. Pierce's
"Favorite Prescription 1t will cure the
most excruciating periodical pains, and re-
heve you of all irregularities and give healthy
action. 1t will positively cure Internal in
tiammation and liberation, displacement and
all kindred disorders. Price reduced to one
dollar. By druggists.
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Thrf wonderful catholicon, known as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has given
the lady worldwide reputation for doing
good. 1t is a living spring of health and
strength.
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permanently or no pay. Our new and sure
cure method of treating rupture, without the
knife, enables us TO guarantee cure. Trusses
can be thrown away at last. Send two letter
stamps for references, pamphlet and terms
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, n. Y.
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that so many people sink into untimely
graves when we consider how they neglect
their health. They have disordered Liver,
deranged Bowels, Constipation, Piles or dis
eased kidneys, but they let it go and think
they twill get over it." IL grows worse other
and more serious complications follow and
soon it is too late to save them. If such
people would take Kidney-Wort il would pre-
serve their lives. IT acts upon the most inn
portant organs purifying the blood and cleans
ing the system, removes and prevents these
disorders and promotes health.
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Words Of Warming and Comfoft
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ing II you are old,
blood thin and impure, pulse
feeble, nerves unsteady, faculties
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If you are a frequenter resident OF,
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Lady's Wish.
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PRIZE fighters belong to the fray-ternity.


Palpitation, Dropsical Swellings, Dizziness,
Indigestion, Headache, Sleeplessness cured by
"Wells' Health Renewer.is
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"a Perfect Flood OF sun.hine,,

THE castor bean plant is said to kill grass
hoppers by the million.
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The cost of the public printing now amounts
to IS, ,000C0J annually.
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Hay fever. After trying in vain for eleven
years to cure my Hay Fever, l purchased a
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm, which entirely
relieved me.-k. w. Harris, Letter Carrier,
Newark, n. j, Price 80 cents
For twenty years Twas a sufferer during the
summer months with Hay Fever. l procured
a bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. and was cured by
its use.-Charlotte Parker, WaVerly, N. Y.
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Ask for Wells "ROughon CoIns n15c. Com
plete cure. Hard or soft corns, warts bunions.
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A happy thought. Diamond Dyes are so
perfect and beautiful that it is a pleasure
TO use them. Equally good for dark or light
colors. 10c. at druggists Sells, Richard.
son a. Co., Burlington, Vt. Sample cards,
S2 colors, and book Of directions for &c. stamp.
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20 Gents
VIII buy a TREATISE ON THE Horse AND HIS
DISEASES Book of 100 pages, valuable to
every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken.
Sentpostpaid. New York HORSE Book Co.,
134 Leonard Street New York city.
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The love of women, the smiles of children
are the delights of life.
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In China Foo Chow means Happy City,"
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Its no Wonder

hNNku WI Ahtttsa
Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants bed
bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers l5c. Drgts
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languishing ON bed Of sickness Take IA
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weak and dispirited
without clearly know
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CHICAGO has 292 Chinese.
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IT YOU are q minister, and
have o ,ertaxed yourself with your
pastoral duties, or mother worn toI
with care and work, or a man ofbNN|0
labor, weakened by the strain Of fIN|
day duties, or man of letters toloN
your midnight work. Hop Bittera H
surely strengthen you.
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II you are costive, or dyspeptio or nuI
ing from any other OF the numerous
cases OF the stomach or bowels, II is yo0
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own fauf II you remain IN. II
you are wasting away with any form
OF Kidney disease, stop tempting death this
moment, and turn for Azure TO Hop Bitters