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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

Persona,.-M. A. Frost, of Rawlings.
this county, was in town Wednesday.
He reports corn and grass on the river
as looking we'll. In wheat, however,
the prospect for oven an average crop
is very unfavorable.
E. C. Hennicke, son OF Rev. F. T.
Hennicke, of this place, left here Mon
day for Detroit, Mich.
Frank Spates was injured Tuesday
by car in Borden mine.
Messrs. l.. J. Parker, of Greenwood
W. Va, and W. 7. Parker, of Harvey's
Pa, are at home visiting their mother
Mrs. W. II. Parker, who is recovering
from dangerous illness.
DR.. A. W. Shaw spent the week in
Frostburg and did a good business in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

the way of Jerking molars and incisors
by his painless process. He will not
be here in July, but beginning the first
weekin August will spend the first week
in every month in Frostburg as usual.
j. Graham Pearre, whose conviction
was noted last week, was bailed Satur-
day in the sum of $1,000 pending an
appeal to the Court of Appeals.
Mrs. Elizabeth Seymour, wife of F.
R. Seymour, residing near Brady's Mill
died last Saturday in the list year of her
age. She was well known and highly
esteemed. She left ten children, all
married and all Of whom were present
at her bedside except one residing in
Kansas. She was the mother of Mrs.
M. A. Frost, of Rawlings, and an aunt
of W. R. Coyner, of this place. 1t is
related concerning her history that she
was born on the 30th day of May !;
married on the 30th day of May, and
died on the Both day of May.
A recent letter from William Wright,
son of John B. Wright, of this place,
informs us that he is learning tele-
graphy at school in Ada, Ohio. He
also reports that the prospects for fine
grain crops throughout Ohio are good,
saving some portions of the southern
part of the State,
B. Stern, of B. Stern & Co., re-
turned yesterday from the East, where
he has spent eight or ten days on a
purchasing tour. Announcement next
week.
The resignation of Lieutenant j. L.
Towles, of Company D, has been ac-
cepted by the Acknowledgement of the
State.
Among the friends of Rev. DR.. Ruhl
present at the funeral were Mrs. Sisler
and Mrs. Webb, of Akron, Ohio, and
Mrs. Keller, of Manchester, Ohio.
Mrs. Sisler and Mrs. Keller are sisters
of Mrs. Ruhl and Mrs. Webb a niece
Hon. William Brace will sell some
valuable real estate and personal prop
erty at Loartown next Monday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06
MINING JOURN AL.
saturday Morning, juno 8, 1888.

In the death of Rev. DR.. Ruhl
Frostburg lost q citizen of great
worth his church faithful pastor,
and the highest profession bright
ornament.
efelt deep, earnest interest in
the prosperity of the town, and in a
modest way contributed his counsel
and aid to that object when and
wherever he enjoyed opportunity.
Sunday after Sunday for years, al
most without lntermission, a large
congregation profted by his urgent
and eloquent appeals to be better
men and women. AS he interpreted
the truth he delivered it without fear
or favor, and in his daily walk and
conversation exemplifed a steady
sincerity Of faith and purpose. More
than Sallust would say of Cato, "that
he would rather be than appear good,"
DIR. Ruhl mas what he protested to be.
It has been intimated that he was
faithful, earnest, eloquent; moreover
in the fulfilment of his great COM
mission fearless. But few pastors
probably in this town have more as
siduously deprecated and denounced
everyday abuses, and laid down a
chart of life comprising honest deal
ing, sobriety and rigid observance of
all the practical virtues as the surest
passports to character, success and
happiness. 10 such exhortations of
course he added the persuasions of
the church to the multitude to come
in and enjoy the yet higher content
ment of religious feeling and aspira-
ton.
After life of such labor it was
meet that his end was peace. 1t was
the deep and beautiful tranquility of
those who believe that to die in the
name of Jesus is to live forever. He
died as he lived-a sewer of the good
seed which has never persisted, and
from which thousands in all genera
lions have reaped the harvest of life
everlasting.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

"BUSIN Ess' IN DAKOTA.-On the
18th of May the price of beer was re-
duced horizontally from Is to cents
q glass i'll Bismarck, Dakotah, where
upon the 7riJune, of that place, says :
1t marks new era in the history of
the city. The old tyranny is a thing of
the past. Civilization is marching on
with lively tread
This is doubtless paraphrase up
on good old Bishop Berkeley's "Star
of Empire" and an indication that
between the influences of western
patent outsides and beer stores the
sacrilegious cake is bound to be taken.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06
GENERAL ITEMS,

A New NINE. -Hitchins Bro, of
Frostburg, who now operate the Mil
Ter mine, are opening another. The
property is leased from the Georges
Creek Coal and Iron company and is
located near Midland. The inclined
plane is partly finished and the work
of making the opening IN the hillside
has been commenced. The output
from the new mine is expected to be
between 500 and 600 tons daily
Cumberland Neavs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

Of the amount of coal shipped from
this region this year $50, 9GS tons have
gone from mines on the Maryland side
of the Potomac river.
The Clearfeld output to above date
is 1,076,597 tons, or 81 sol tons ahead
of Georges Creek.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
NEWS FROM BEYOND THE FLAT.

EC.iHART, June 4, 1885.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
Hanson Porter has improved his
dwelling by the addition of two new
rooms.
The can't arrived at Hoffman
yesterday.
Our postmaster has purchased q new
horse.
Repairing the company houses still
goes on.
John Conner has returned from
Glenroy, Ohio.
Mrs. Andrew Roy, of Glenroy, Ohio,
on her way home from Washington,
D. c., stopped off to spend a few days
with friends here this week.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

The Rhode Island Legislature has
just passed by large majority bill
restricting to ten hours a day the
time of labor for women and children
in factories.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

The citizens of Dayton, O., have
purchased an invalid reclining chair
for Gen. Grant, which they will for
ward to him with a letter of sympa-
thy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

WE do not know whether the Frost
burg JOURNAL placed the "seal of its
APPROVAL on that portion of the Scrip
lures which speaks of st. Johns sub
sisting on locusts and wild honey, but
in the light of late discoveries are dis
posed to regard it as unnecessary to
assure their "solidity."--Cumberland
Times.
The Times is mixed somewhat in
the matter of scriptural Johns; how
ever,we have approved the entire work
of the revisers except the adoption of
suggestion rendered, we understand
from very private sources, by Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, late orator on
Cumberland agriculture, whereby the
text, "The way of the transgressor is
hard,'' is changed to the edge of the
trespasser is ragged.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

The electric light has now been in
use at a considerable number of mines
in Europe long enough to demons
trate it's value.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

WOMEN's WoRK.-The department
of women's work at the New Orleans
exposition is said by woman to be
the most significant feature of the
cotton show. We should think so
after reading the following inscrip-
lions upon the "Maryland banner: ;"
The kindergarten for the little ones
The Band of Hope for the children.
The Loyal League for the boys.
Constitutional Prohibition for the State.
The Gospel for the drunkard.
Total Abstinence for everybody.
The gallant editor of the Cumber.
land Times, the lady teachers knight.
will observe that woman's work COM
mences with teaching and terminates
in prohibition, apparently an anti
Times dogma. We extend cordial
invitation to our bright neighbor to
give the men chance.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Corporate Afafrs.-Council was in
session all day Monday considering
appeals and adjourned about II p. m.
The assessors returned an addition
of SIT 400 to last years assessment.
The amount abated by the Council,
however, was 1885, leaving a net
addition of $12,545.
The transfers aggregated 500, 1875.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-06-06

Georges Greek Coa-WEEKLY STA
TISTICS OF SHIPMENTS.-The record of
shipments from the mines of the
Georges Creek coal region for the week
ending Saturday, May 80, 1885, closed
as follows.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
The Cost of Living.

Philadelphia Bulletin,
How many persons have even rough
idea of the average sum upon which by
far the larger part of the citizens of the
United States are fed, clothed and housed
4 recent statistician estimates that 80
per cent. of the population of this coun-
try is supported by from 40 to 80 cents
per capita day. At the latter figure
this makes 1854 % as the average annual
cost of living: but, as by average we
mean the balance between extremes,
there must be many persons who have
not even this sum to live upon.
That 90 cents day is a generous esti-
mate will be admitted when it is remem-
bered that many mill operatives earn
only from $5 to 81 a week, and that the
wages of farm hands run from $50 to $50
a month, and that on those sums several
persons are often supported. When it is
remembered, too, that some human be-
ings have a yearly income equal to what
is necessary for the subsistence of 500 or
1000 of these average" mortals, the
startling contrast between the extremes
of our modern society must be most evil
dent
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
\ BALLOON ADVENTURE.
How Two Frenchmen Crossed the
British Channel Against Their
Will

London Standard.
Some laborers at work in a field near
Bromley were astonished recently to see
a large balloon bounding across some
fields a short distance from them. 1t
was at length brought to a standstill by
the graphing iron getting entangled in
a tree. The men proceeded to the assis-
tance of the aeronauts, who proved to be
NJ Ferdinand Dubois, of the Societe
Aeronautique of Paris, and Belgian
gentleman named Farenza. They had
undergone a perilOus balloon adventure,
having crossed the channel much against
their will and quite contrary to their or
iginal intention. The ascent was made
on Saturday few miles from Antwerp,
the aeronauts intending. if possible, to
descend somewhere near Brussels. They
were, however, carried in a contrary di-
rection, at nightfall were carried rapidly
out to sea. The;aeronauts endeavored to
attract the attention of some vessels
they saw beneath them, but failing in
this NJ. Dubois deemed it prudent to
throw out more ballast, so as to secure
high ascent. All the provisions they
were provided with were some sand
wiches, biscuits, two TASKS of brandy
and some water. When morning dawn
ed they found themselves far away out
at sea. For the greater part of Sunday
they were over the sea, but as dusk set
in they were delighted TO find themselves
being carried towards land. Yesterday
morning they found themselves passing
rapidly over town, which they believe
to be Folkest3ne, and they descended as
has been stated, near Bromley.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
An Unfortunate somnambuIis,

Henry Peters was brought before q jus
tee of the peace, charged with burglary.
According to the testimony" said the
justice, you were caught just as you
we're coming out of the window with the
contents of the ti1."
"Yes, judge; will always be grateful
to the man who caught me. When I
have these somnambulistic fits l am in
danger of falling out of the window and
hurting myself"
THAT never occurred to me, said the
judge, pensiyely.
1T has often occurred to me, respon-
ded the accused with unconscious hu-
NOR.
THAT being the case" responded the
Judge, II will direct the sheriff"
''To turn me loose :" anxiously inquir-
ed the prisoner.
mo, but to put an extra bar across
your cell window"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
COMO.
Perfect weather !

Oranges setting fast and healthy.
Mr. w. S. Prior is going largely into
the chicken business.
Game is abundant, and the gun of the
hunter is heard in the land.
Mr.. Edward Manchester leaves on
Wednesday next, for Winstead, Conn,
where he will spend the summer.
Mr. J. A. Manchester must have large
faith in Como's future, if one can judge
by the price he is understood to have
paid Mr.. S. Canon for his town lot.
Messrs. H. K. Brown and son left, for
st. Augustine on the 3rd inst. During
their long stay among US they made
many friends who look forward to their
return with pleasure.
We learn that Mr. E. C. Post has sold
his house and grove to Mr.. Inman, of
Cleveland, Ohio, who will bring his
family here in the fall and cast in his lot
with us winter and summer.
Messrs. Douglas and Baster, of Eng
land, have bought 40 acres of the Hutch
ins property including a grove of 500
large trees mostly in bearing. They
are rapidly improving the place. Wei
come
The secretary of the conservative
democratic citizens meeting which was
held in the Como church on the 4th inst,
wishes me to say that the following
named gentlemen were there chosen
| to represent precint No. 3 at the county
convention to be held in Palatka, Mon
day April 18th 1885, to nominate three
delegates to represent Putnam county in
the constitutional convention which will
convene in Tallahassee in June next.
Delegates w H. Cook, A. II. Robin
son, J. Marshall Alternates j. Mil
/ Ter r. Bowie w Prior
The Como Fishing Club met at Mr.. J.
A. Manchester's on Wednesday last, and
the proceedings were worthy of note
The president, w. E. Palmer, reported
that since the last meeting, at which ex-
president E. l. Isom rashly promised
case of wine to the member who would
beat his record, it had been his good fort
unesto catch bass weighing "A! pounds,
just half aSpound more than Mr.. Isom's.
As soon as the ex-president heard of
this he dispatched by express a case of
champagne and box of cigars. Mr..
Palmer was here interrupted by mem
Der who asked that the said articles be
laid upon the table. This request seemed
to meet with general appreciation, and
having been complied with, the discus
sion became general. During a tempo
ary restoration of order Mr.. Manchester
managed to arrest the fine frenzied roll
of the speakers eye and proceeded to
read a letter from Mr.. IsOm. | am sorry
that space will not allow me to give the
letter in full, for it was so connected
and complete that it is impossible to
give extracts that would do justice to
the literary taste and genuine good-fel-
lowship of its writer. 1t was handed
over to the secretary to be stored away
among the archives of the club. Va
frious resolutions having been adopted of
which more will be heard anon, the
meeting adjourned.
Miss Hermance's place will soon be
one Of the prettiest in Como. Her ener-
gy and socialibility are highly apprecia-
ted. A. GOPHER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
A fashionable Novelty.

Cincinnati Enquirer
The toilet mask really seems to be get
ting into favor. The notion of it is that
being worn nights, it imparts delicacy
of tint and texture to the complexion
of the wearer. There are dozen diff
ferent makes, but the principle of them
all seems to be the same-that of sweat
ing the skin. Just as the small of ones
back get delicate from constant seclu-
sion, so partial treatment of the cheeks
on the same plan is calculated to ether
alize them. But imagine woman, in
tended by naturesto be a slightly slum-
berer, abed with a good portion Of her
visage hidden by patches OF black ma
terial.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07

Lewis McMullen, appointed Appraiser
of the port of New York, is tall and
straight vita a white beard and NOUS
tache. lie is in his 10Th year, and is a
democrat who has been in the custom
house continuously for 33 years. He
reaches the Office from his Brooklyn
home about SIS every morning and
does not leave until $50 p. m. 1t is
said Of him that he can do more work
and make less :uss about it than any
man ever in the Appraisers Office.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
Eighteen Rats Tie Their Tails To-
gether.

Dubois Express,
One day last week, as S. S. Lydick was
engaged in making some repairs on the
flour and feed room in connection with
Dubois store he had quite an experience
with rats. At every opening made in
the floor or wall the rats would rush out
pell-mell and scamper off for some Sc
cure hiding ploce. In a very short time
fifty-five of the rodents were slaughtered
and it is safe to estimate that several
hundred escaped. On Monday evening
bunch of rats, eighteen in number,
were killed in the shop at the same
place. These rats had, by twisting and
plating their tails together, become so
firmly united that it was with some diff
Guilty that they were separated. How
eighteen rats could tie themselves so
firmly together by their tails is mystery
which the oldest inhabitant has not ven
tured to explain.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
A MAN AS STRONG AS AN OK.
With the Biceps OF Sampson and the
Wrought Iron Fists of Hercules.
Louisville Evening Post

With the Biceps OF Sampson and the
Wrought Iron Fists of Hercules
Louisville Evening Post.
Louisville comes to the front again
with the strongest man in the country.
His name is John Bernhardt, but he re-
sembles the divine Sara in name only.
though he is a native Of Alsace, in the
south Of France. Bernhardt is a new
conner to Louisville and is employed in
the foundry department of a downtown
factory, where his feats of strength are
daily exhibited to the astonishment of
his fellow-laborers. He is twenty-seven
years old. six feet four inches high and
weighs 256 pounds, and with no surplus
flesh He is not fat but is the finest
specimen of muscular manhood seen
here for long time. A Post reporter
called in to see him this morning and
had short interview with the brawny
Frenchman. Hei is of magnificent build.
straight as an Indian. His chest is broad
and deep and his chin and cheek bones
indicate great strength but his arms are
wonderful and around the biceps they
measure seventeen inches. His hands
looks like bacon hams. His skin is
smooth and red though he never drinks
a drop Of Intoxicating liquor of any kind
whatever and was never drunk in his
life.
He gave the reporter a few exhibitions
of his strength Taking a piece of iron,
which was afterwards found to weigh
forty-three pounds, Bernhardt held it
horizontally at arms length for several
minutes. He then raised huge block
Of iron from the ground and placed it
upon the scales. Taking a piece of bar
iron two inches wide and one inch thick,
aud, placing it against his knees, he bent
it double easily. He took hold of a forty
two gallon barrel of water, and, balauc-
ing himself against post, he went
through the motion of drinking out of
the bung-hole. He took piece of sea-
soned oak, about the size of a wagon
spoke. and broke it with his hands He
did various others wonderful things
which demonstrated the possession of
most extraordinary strennth.
Bernhardt says he was never in the
prize-ring, but says he is not afraid to
meet John L. Sullivan or any other2nan.
He processes to be able to fell an OK with
his bare fist and often killed hogs in that
manner while employed in a Chicago
pork packing establishment His hands
are as hard as wood, and a stroke from
one of them would not differ from a
stroke of mallet.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07

The detachment Of The United States
Marine, Corps Capt. Mead command
ing, stationed at Pensacola navy yard,
received telegraph orders from Washing
ton Friday to prepare for active service
Immediately. The United States frigate
Tennessee, ordered, aud now en- route to
Aspinwall, was expected to arrive Satur-
day morning to take the marines on
board.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-07
kissing Shadows---Mean Observa
tions in Georgia.

Kissing Shadows---Mean Observa-
tions in Georgia.
Cartorsynlc American.
was coming up from Cedartown on
the East and West one afternoon not
long since. In the rear of the coach I
saw young couple who seemed to be
very deeply interested in each other.
The young lady was well dressed and
had nice. manners. Her eyes were bright,
her cheeks rosy, and her lips vermillion.
The young couple appeared to be much
pleasedaFitlf each either, and, in spite of
their surroundings, were indulging in
soft speeches aIul melting glances. After
awhile the young man suggested that
they so out on therear of the coach and
enjoy the 1ieaAssful scenery. The after
noon was bright and the sun was shining
across from the west in a genial way,
casting long shadows toward the east.
The train sped along through fields, over
bridges, andlareund curves, and in my
admiration ofthe fine. farlQs to be seen
from my window I had almost forgotten
the young couple ON. the coach. The
train was gliding through am open field
when my eyes fell on the shadows of the
young couple reflected against the en-
bankment on the side of the coach where
was sitting. l could distinctly see the
outlines of their figures and the pro6les
of their faces-even the motion of the
young mans lips and the shadow of the
young lady's eyelashes could be seen. 1t
was amusing to look at, and l called the
attention of my neighbor ON the next
seat to it. Soon almost every one in the
car was watching the shadow. The
young man seemed to be very earnest
and the young lady very attentive.
Gently, and as if by accident, the shad-
ow Of the young mans arm glided around
the shadow Of the young lady's waist,
and the shadw of the young mans lips
were seen to ,pucker" and dive at the
space between the shadows of the young
lady's chin and nose. The passengers in
the train became deeply interested, and
rs the shadows would meet time after
time a litter would run up and down the
limo inside the car. "Dippin' sugar,
said one old fellow down in the corner.
1t seemed that I could almost see the
sparks Of electricity fly out of the shad-
ows on the bank as the lips met
About the time the whistle blew FOR
town, the young couple came in looking
Harmless and ndinnocent-like, and the young
lady remarked: Wasn't the scenery Just
too lovely g Sweet would have been a
better word. said the old fellow in the
corner in a quiet undertone, and every
body laughed.