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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05
The New Yorkers IN Washington - How Tam.
many Got Her Piace-rhey All Dance.

Tammany made strong push for the first
place among the civic societos in tho process
sion. and got it. House Doorkeeper Thos. A.
Coakley worked the strings to secure this for
them. They set out with l.ls0 men In line.
though good many. through fatigue. dropped
out by the waysiie before tho long route OF
march was traversed. The rooster made .
hit He is the same fowl that was purchased
in Chicago at the time OF the Convention and
taken TO Now York. Hs has boon training un-
der tho able and genial Joe Young ever since.
and did himself proud by emitting long
drawn. out and yar!cgnted crow moment after
the gun was fred which told all Washington
and the people In the villages that nestle in the
Potomac hills round about that Grover Glove
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05
The President Takes tho Oath on tho East
Front Of the Capitol.


Imagine the space between tho New York
City Hall and tho Post Ofllce filled as full as II
will hold. and thon men enough to MI it four
times over again added to that throng.
making altogether several acres OF up.
turned faces. Behind this assembly I'm
a&ine a few scattered trees forming a
thin. netlike wall. through the interstices In
which can DO seen the patches OF color and
myriad points OF shining stoc! that indicate a
mass OF sodiery In parade dress. Imagine
next and last OF all four broad avenues diverg-
ing from the park. and all hllod with soldiers
as far away Us tho sight can reach on almost
level ground.
This WAS the scene that met the eyes of
Grover Cleveland as he strobe down the steps
OF the Capito Had he been OF tho disposition
OF most men. and had he turned his head when
he reached the end Of his short walk. he would
have seen that the roof OF the Capitol and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-05

God. who presides over the destiny Of nations
and who has at all times been revealed In our
country's history. let us invoke his aid and his
blessing upon our labors.
As the Chief Justice arose to administer the
oath tho vast assemblage oheered again and
again. The President elect stood facing the
Ghisi yusties With tho crSwd a on ms TlGht;
stood just to the side OF Mr.. Cleveland, and
held the Bible upon which the oath was admin
tstared, the President elect also holding II with
his right hand.
The Bible used Is small morocco.c covered.
gilt-edged volume. pretty we'll worn. 1t Ii the
Bible which Mr.. ClevelBnd's mother gave him
when he left home rs young man; and at his
special request the committee OF arrange
ments had II In readiness for the ceremony.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
No Agents Wanted.

The agent of house in the eastern
part of the city was obliged to set a ten
ant out of doors the other day, having
accepted his excuses until the rent was
three months behind. Agent felt very
sorry for the wife and children. you
know, but business is business. The
constable was unusually careful in lug
ging the furniture out of doors, and
when his work was completed he locked
up the house and went down to report.
swell, l want to be white about it, ,
said the agent. "I'll go up and give
them money to hire wagons and pay two
weeks rent on cheap house"
When he reached the scene he saw
nothing of the family or the goods.
There was barn on the place, and he
went around there and knocked on the
alley door. 1t was opened by one of the
children, and he saw that the stoves had
been set up and the family had gone to
housekeeping.
"What is it7" asked the woman.
"Why, I'm the agent?-"
"Don't want anything to-dav-nevel
encourage agents." she interrupted, al
the door was banged against his toes.
Detrvit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
The Nation OF Almanac Makers.

In France there are publishing firms
that have no time to turn out anything
bat almanacs, and this season there are
more than ever. The almanac for moth
ers is one that mothers could not be ex-
pccted to do without, and the almanac
for daughters is presumably not to go
into the hands of mothers. There are
comic almanacs and serious almanacs,
Though not so many serious ones, and
popular almanac counts it's sale by mil
lions. Perhaps this is one of the things
they do better in France than in Eng
land. The almanac for boot and shoe
makers is quite rs readable as our trade
journals; it is often more digcstiblc
than our banquets, and now and then is
almost as useful as our literary or scien-
tifc congresses. An English wit said
that if there was another flood there
would be a party of Ehglishmen who
would contrive to meet somewhere and
celebrate it in dinner. The French
would issue an almanac.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
RELIGIOUS READING.
Help Upwards.

shall never forget the feelings !
had once when climbing one of the
pyramids of Egypt. When half way
up, my strength falling, 1 feared |
should never be able to reach the sum
NIT or get back again. | well remem-
Der the help given, by Arab hands,
drawing me on farther; ana the step |
could not quite make myself, because
too great for my wearied frame, the
little help given me-sometimes more
and sometimes less-enabled me to 90
up. step by step, step by step, until at
last reached the top, and breathed
the pure air, and had a grand lookout
from that lofty height. And so, in
life's journey. we are climbing. We
are feeble. Every one of us, ROW and
then, needs a, little help; and, if we
have risen a step higher than some
other, let us reach down for our broth
er's hand, and help him to stand be-
side us. And thus, joined hand in
hand, we shall go on conquering, step
by step, until the glorious eminence
shall be gained. All! how many need
help in this world-poor afflicted ones;
poor sorrowing ones; poor tempted
ones, who have been overcome, who
have been struggling, not quite able to
get up the step; trying, fall
ing; trying, failing; trying, de-
spending; trying, almost despair
ing! Oh. give such one help, Il little
kindly aid, and the step may be taken,
and another step may then be taken;
and, instead of dying in wretchedness
at the base, he may, by brothers
hand, be raised to safety, and finally
to glory! Your mission is to he Christ
to such, to take such by the hand;
"for. to you, to liveis Christ" -Btshop
Simpson,.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
An Insect Used for Illumination.

At a recent meeting of the Academy
of Sciences, at Paris, plate half filed
with water, in which We're half a dozen
insects about an inch in length. which
shone like diamonds, although the room
was filled with sunshine, was passed
around among the members. These in
sects had been brought from Mexico,
where they are to be found in the forests
Their scientific name is the pyrophore;
and, as none had ever been seen before
in Europe, they created quite sensation.
The light resembles that of glow worm
or a fire fly, although as much more bril-
liant and intense as an electric lamp sur
passes wax taper in its power
of illumination When the light be-
gins to fade, it can be made as bril-
liant as before by shaking the insect, or
dipping it in water. 1t is said the In
dams of Mexico use them for light at
night, as few will suffice to illuminate
all entire room. When they are walking
at night, they put one on each foot, so
that they can be sure of their way, ard
also that they do not step upon any ven
omous snake or reptile with which the
tropical forests abound. The Mexican
ladies buy them of the Indians, and in
close them in transparent bag, which
they wear in their hair or at the neck
The effect is very beautiful, especially
when several are worn; and, as the In
dians sell them for few cents a dozen,
they are within the reach OF every fair
one. They are fed Oh sugar cane. and,
if well taken care of, will live long
time. One placed upon page will en-
able it to be read with ease in the dark
est night. -iSeiati6c Americaa.
II i, n-ti,,n4nl No. 4l,n 40. n ....,... . -. .
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
Communicable.

Fogg-"Yes, I like Henderson; he's
such good company, you know"
Brown "Gcod company! Why,
whatever you say to him in one ear goes
out of the other"
Fogg-"Ah, that's just it. It is such
Q pleasure to talk to man who doesn't
know it ALL and interrupts you before
you get half through. Why, you can
tell the same stories to Henderson every
day for month, and they are just as
fresh to him the last day as the first. l
tell you, sir, there's no man like better
than the man who forgets things just as
fast rs you can tell them to him. "-Bos-
ton 1ranScript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
HDon't Believe IT,

1t is loudly claimed that inidelity is
rapidly increasing in our country. l
don't believe it. I admit, and rejoice
in the fact, that with progressive
science there is progressive disbelief
of many of the traditional interpreta-
tons of our Holy Bible, progressive
rejection of many of the dismal dogmas
of superstition and churchianity; but
l am sure that in essential Chris
tianity, as embodied, taught and lived
by an adorable Saviour, there is
growing faith, increasing confidence.
| believe that Christian manhood com
mands a higher premium than ever
before, and the worlds best thinkers
and most practical workers are finding
out that Christianity meets the uni
versal needs of all souls, reconstructs
humanity into the very image of God,
and that all else Ieads to bewilder
and Cazzles to blind" DR.. BaldaOiu.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26

And now the cross of Christ is up
lifted as an ensign to the nations. No
symbol or watchword invented by
men in any part of the world awakens
such faith and hope, such joy and
peace. as the cross which is sacredly
associated with his blessed name. BY
his cross is meant no mere material
image or hallowed sign, touched by
the hand or visible to the eye of man,
but the shame he endured, the death
ne died, and the doctrine of salvation
through his precious blood, his accept
ed sacrifice. In the cross Of Christ, SO
understood and felt, all true Chris
tians continually glory; while they
seek and hope through him who died
on the cross to be crucilied to the
world, and to win the glorious and in
corruptible.crown of eternal life. AS
we gaze, then, with the enlightened
eye of faith on him who was lifted up
from the earth on Mount Calvary, let
us feel and own the attractive power
of his cross, and be drawn unto him,
and joined indissolubly unto him,
along with multitudes of men over
the whole world who have felt the
preciousness and the power of his
atoning blood.-ReU. James Dodd OF
Dunbar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
Taken Down.
He had fought with the tiger on the banks of
the Ni.er,


He had fought with the tiger on the banks OF
the Ni.er,
And had dined alone with the pore;
Had hunted tho beaver on tho banks of the
NeVa,
And climbed up the pyramids slope;
Had fought nou3h to quail yer in tbs wilds
of Australia,
With wild men without any clo'es.
Had been chased through the highlands OF
the Cannibal islands,
Where Il Feejee had broken his nose;
Had talked his bravado to Japans mikado,
With King Humboldt had smoked cigar,
Had been an adviser TO. king and to kais r.
And given good points to the car.
This he told on his honor in his grocery cor
ner,
To the loafers who congregate there;
And they thought he was bigger to cut sucl
figure
Than the man in the governors chair.
But the door opened brisily - his wife
tlounced in friskly-
And in their midst wrathfully stood.
And how lie did ho!er when she grabbed fol
his collar,
And marched him home to chop wood.
Lynn (lIdSs.) CaioR.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
The Flood of Christ.

An old herdsman in England was
taken to London hospital to die. His
grandchild would go and read to him.
One day she was reading in the first
chapter of the First Epistle of John,
and came to the words, "And the blood
of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanseth us
from all SIM" The old man raised
himself up and stopped the little girl.
saying with great earnestness, as that
there, my dear?"
eyes, grandpa"
"Then read it to me again. I never
heard it before"
She read it again. "The blood Of
Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanseth US
from all SIM"
"You are quite sure that is there"
"1es. quite sure. grandpa"
"Then take my hand and lay my
finger on the passage; for l want to
feel it,"
She took the old blind mans hand
and placed his bony finger on the
verse, when he said, Now read it to
me again"
With a soft, sweet voice she read,
"And the blood Of Jesus Christ, his
Son, cleanseth us from all SIM
"YOu are quite sure that is there?'
eyes, quite sure, grandpa"
"Then, if any one should ask how !
died. tell them ! died in the faith of
these words; "The blood of Jesus
Christ, his Son, cleanseth us from all
sin"
With that the old man withdrew
his hand, his head fell softly hack on
the pillow, and he silently passed into
the presence Of Him whose blood clean
seth from all sin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
God Provideth for the Morrow.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow
for the morrow shall take thought for Il
things of itself. "-Matthew vi, "a.
Lo tho lilies of the field,
How their leaves instruction yield;
Hank to natures lesson gwen
By the blessed birds OF heaven.
Every bush and tufted tree
Marbles sweet philosophy;
Mortal, flee from doubt and sorrow;
God provideth for the morrow,
Say, with richer crimson glows
The kinSly mantle or the rose?
Say. have kings more wholesome fare
Than we poor citizens OF air?
Barns nor boarded grain have we,
Yet we carol merrily.
Mortal, flee from doubt and sorrow,
God provdeth for the morrow!
One there lives whose guardian eye
Guides our humble DESTINY;
One there lives who, Lord of all,
Keeps our feathers les, they fall;
Pass we blithely then, the lime,
Fearless of the snare and lime;
Free from doubt and f,ithless sorrow
God prOyideth for the morrow!
-He6er.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
Collections Hard.

'It's through no fault of mine" com
planned tired looking young man,
that came into the world. But am
here and the world owes me living.
"Yes, twas the reply, 1.-THE world owes
you living, but you haven't energy and
spunk enough to collect it. -Nos0 YORK.
SuR.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26
COME WAY, JONATHAN

Oh, the ruby drops are sparkling on the foam
ing goblets rim
And the song is so enchanting where the
may dancers swim
To the mnsc of the frolic as it tinkles wild
and glad
Till the cyprian seems an angel to the wild
eyed country lad,
And the melody and motion flowing round
him like sea
Numb his sense and WOO his fancy to that
evil company;
But there's peril in the dance-house and those
feet are downward bound,
And there's death within the goblet when the
merry cup goes round:
Then no! my Jonathan, ho
Come away, come away.
My Jonathan!
When the wine is going inward and the
blood is getting hot,
First it SINNERS then it bubbles like the water
in the pot;
One word brings on another and another
brings a blow,
lheu come out the knives and pistols, anu
the blood begins to flow:
There's a murder in the brothel, there's q
wall upon the air
And haggard young man flying in a frenzy
of despair;
SO carousals end in folly and the folly ends in
The way to cease from doing wrong is never
to begin.
Then ho my Jonathan, no!
Come away, come away,
My Jonathan!
ILL.,
f1uence, there is fame,
On the lucky speculation, on the deftly man
aged game:
Hope outruns the pace of reason and her pic
lures fill the sky.
Till the young man bids his candor and in
teSrity "good-bym
Then the sharpers blow their bubble, till it
bursts with frightened sound,
And the blood of one poor suicide is curdling
on the ground
Love of gain insanely worshiped leads to ruin
The man who owns the game, my boy, will
win it every time.
Then no! my Jonathan no!
Come away, como away,
My Jonathan!
Yes, come away, my Jonathan! there's moth
ing half SO fair
As the sweet flower of innocence that blooms
in country air:
There is danger i'll the city for a simple lad
like you
Who knoweth not the rottenness that art
conceals fir, m view
There where color, light and music glorify
the house of sin.
And drinking dens are palaces to lure the
passer in;
Where Mammon stands with ready smile
and profers sudden gain,
Who sows his youth i'll such soil may reap
the fruit in pain.
Then ho my Jonathan, no.
Come away, come away,
My Jonathan.
-Beaj. 5. Parker, in the Carrent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26

DuMLEy with an injured air)-"How
ls 1t, Brown, that you are reporting about
that don't know nothing?"
BRowN-"I have never reported any,
thing of the kind"
DUMLEY-''lt's very strange. Robin
son told me you said last night to him
that don't know nothing. Those were
his exact words"
Observation-Disclosures mistaken. What
I said to him was, you do know nothing.
You mustn't believe all you hear, Dunn
."-Neu York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-26

It is estimated that the railways of the
world could carry $500, 900 passengers
day.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
Personal.

John Appleton and wife of Odessa
nave been spending the past week with
John II. HOffecker.
Frank Smith and wife nee Florence
Williams spent last week in visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
Col. Geo. H. Raymond and Jas. f.
Griffin made three days trip last week
to Charles City, Old Point Comfort.
Norfolk, Portsmouth &c.
John S. HOhecker and wife of Will
mlngton are spending several days in
town, guests of Aubrey Vandever.
Miss Anna Mansfield, of Philadel-
phia, IS visiting relatives in town.
Edgar and Harry Spruance of Phila-
delphia were home' Sunday visiting
their father II. c. Spruance.
Mrs. Eliza f. SWinney is visiting her
son, DIR. G. 0. Swinney few weeks.
Harry II. Dealyne Of Atlantic Civ
IS " home" on a visit.
Misses Belle and Eugene HoGecl5-
er daughters Of JOS. V. Hoffecker.
Brookiield Mo, are expected to reach
Smyrna in "a day or two to remain the
larger part of the Summer.
Mrs. Emma II. Myers and Miss. Liz
Ze Myers are guests at Sage Cottage.
Mrs. William T.. Forcum and dauGh-
ter Lizzie, of Holly Beach CITY. Nj
are visiting relatives here.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03

the man. His remarks are extremely
fragmentary, but often pointed in illus
tratiOn and application, in a word,
adapted to the class of people found in
large numbers in the cities, who can
readily take in a parable when they
cannot appreciate or understand an
essay. Whether this is the field for
such a presentation of the gospel is il
question, though it is not to be denied
that in gOspel-hardened and spiritually
blind there are many subjects for mis-
sionary labOrs in this community.
Flanner enters wherever he finds an
open door for work, and claimed on
Monday evening the first fruits of his
labOrs, a man with whom he domiciled
a part Of the day, in fact the man tesu-
fled to a change of heart and changed
purpose III the future of his life.
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
The Salvntinn a 49,.

Inc unusual event Of Saturday was
Uhe ADVENT OF member of the Saliva
Clol Army-Scout Flanner. He came
ulahnounced, dressed i'm the peculiar
sJyle OF this religious association win
Il bundle Of the Udi' CrV their relic
lous paper under his arm. taking fhn
horse channel and singing i'm n NOT
very melOdious voice one Of their ditY
t,e9 or hymns, or stopping t. exort by
the Wayslde when II sufficient number
Der OF listeners would give attention TO
MS subject. 1t was little curious ia
see the first bearing of the people on
tne approach of the stranger as he Sane
ms song or launched abruptly on his
theme of salvation. The smile and ex-
preston that rested on most faces indi-
Gated plainly that they felt it a triAino
with sacred things and not in harmonT
with the sanctity characteristic of d.
vine worship. The scout, for sucb Is
ms relation to the great army. evident
~ IelC TINS, as was shown bV his fro
quent illusions to the odditv of his
method, that he supposed thev ro-
garded him crank, &c. There wos
however, no disposition to intorfar,
with him and any uncOuth remark or
act OF disrespect by the roupber ele-
ment was rebukod. He gathered dur
ing the afternoon quite Il company of |
Ilst' ners, IN the evening larger one
put the largest aud most attentive ono
sunday evening. Monday and last
evening he had % number of listeners
ana proposes, we believe. To remain
of the week and as much longer os Le
lhdS an open field for christio., O.
Ieavor; Whatever may he said of the
nJ.nou there Is no question as to the ?
huustry, and, we think, sincerity Of
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03

The question of corruption of the
ballot both in securing nominations and
elections has become so great in Mary
land that the politicians are seriously
considering the propriety Of a concer-
ted strike at the business Of buving
votes, seeing that as one contestant is
working as hard as another and spend
ing possibly as much money, these is
really little gained in the wav Of sue
cess, while the pocket is depleted
In the mean time the expression Of the
ballot is only an expression of the
pocket book. One of our State poners
Ieiered to the hundreds of purchase
able voters in Caroline county and is
thus replied to by the Greensborouob
Free Press:
The Wilmington Erery Ereajoo
pltles Caroline county because soma ~
ITS voters are purchasable. So do we
but we pity the Erery EUenia0 more far
not seeing and attempting to correct
the evil of bribery as practiced in neI
aware. ,l,' Inc way Delaware politics is
run run would SS make any Maryland politi-
clan blush. There is not more bribery
IN caroline than in any other county
ln Ihe state nor as much to the square
mile as there is in Delaware Inf if
don't take a telescope to show a Caro-
line man his own faults and then he ot
once sets about mending his wovs
brother" Wv" eye
Smyrna times., 1885-06-03
Ripe Peaches.

In the mail on Monday, directed to
lIlIS ONCE was box containing six
ripe peaches that were indeed a cIrios.
lty for the first day of June in this lati-
tude. They were from d. w. INN
peIler, former resident of this town
now now living IN Jacksonville, Florida
hney are hattened between the bios
shape of a small tomato, mostly vrlI"w ,"o
with reddish tingc around the Stem
having the peach smell but nothin~ ill.,
ti Ine decided tlavorof a Delaware neorb
Inc hOwery Peninsula where tbnv
nave no Winter has monopoly in or
anges, but when it comes to peacLos
our Peninsula is unquestionably abead
Mr. Irumpeller has our thanks
Ior lhesc specimens of the lus-
Jo J,ous US; peach, especially coming as they
SONS. OioS-