Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-08-01

one of the felders to call the game,
which was promptly done, leaving
Avirett on first base. The latter, how
ever, accepts the issue like phi
losopher and patriot. Meanwhile,
the far-seeing are stralning their
optics to see an end whereof no man
can conceive the half that is yet to be
told.
PublicatiOns.-The August number
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Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine for
August is a bright and sparkling Sum
mer number. The leading article is
american Missionaries in Mexico"
anent whom some hard things are put
down. If the writer, Emily Pierce, is
sure of her facts. it is not creditable
record. Another of the series of Christ's
Parallels, and two more of the sacred
Musicians, appear in this number.
"The First Missions in California; y
with its illustrations, is Il very inter-
esting article; and "F'rom Canterbury
to Dover" by G. A. Davis, a delight
full bit of description. DR.. Talmage's
sermon is on ''Left-handed Men,
There are three pages of music devoted
to setting of the lie Deum, by D. E.
Hervey. A readable article on Lowell
is accompanied with his portrait and
copious extracts from his poems.
There is also an article on John Rus
kin, with portrait. The "Glances at
Bible History" is devoted to King
Solomon, and brings the subject to the
end of his reign. The eccentric Georgia
evangelist, the Rev. Sam Jones, is
given a portrait ard biographical !;
and there are also portraits of Dean
Smith, of Canterbury, and Bishop
Ellicott both of the Bible Revision
Companies. The two serial stories =
'LoSe's Harvest" by &. l.. Farieon,
and ''Wkat She Made of Her Life by
LYDIA Hoyt Farmer-are continued,
and the shorter articles nre abundant
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PERSONAL Miss Sudie Kalbaugh,
of Piedmont, W. Va, is stopping with
the family of Postmaster Walker.
Prof. E. S. Bridenbaugh and family
are guests of Rev. w. A. Shipman.
Prof. Bridenbaugh occupies the chair
of chemistry and geology in Pennsyl-
vania college, Gettysburg, Pa. He Is
a brother OF Mrs. Shipman.
Patrick Hamill, at Oakland, and
Patrick Carroll, at Homecoming, are
the new postmasters for those places.
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