Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-20
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was their chief merit, brought 81, S25
and 1900 respectively.
A farmer in New Hampshire has been
fined for cruelty for not providing ST ell
Ter for his stock in cold weather. He
was the richest man in the neighborhood.
A young man at Santa Barbra, CAL,
the clarinet in his own apartments.
Civilization is arriving at perfection at
Santa Barbra.
The Duke of Sutherand's yacht has
been equipped with double barrclled
gun to kill whales. One barrel fires an
explosive bullet and the other n harpoon,
both being discharged at the same time.
Periodical migrations of butterflies
have long been noticed in Ceylon, but
never explained. 1t is proposed to OBJ
serve them Systematically and determine
whence and whittier the flight moves.
In st. Petersburg there are men who
take about hot tea in large metal pots
covered with felt, and sell it to hack
drivers and coachmen who have to wait
long hours in the cold when there is a
party.
Nearly $4,000 acres of land under
water along the Connecticut shore have
been sold by the State to oyster growers,
and last yelr's taxes on this area lone
fifth of which is in use) yielded $4,000.
A correspondent wants to know if it
Is proper to urge young lady to sing at
an evening gathering after she has re-
fused once. 1t is proper 10 urge little
but not too much lest she should change
her mind
A Cohoes man and Troy woman met
at a party in Lansingburg, Friday even
ing, fell in love at sight, became en-
gagged before the party was over, and
were married Saturday night. He was
a roller skater, of course.
In Zululand wife cAn be bought tor
ten good cows but the market is rising
and the quotations are few. A poor
quality of wife can be bought for three
heifers and bull calf.
An Indian boy is confined in dark
prison on the Yakima reservation, WASH
ington ter. itory, and fed on bread and
water for stabbing a half-breed in the
hip during a quarrel. Indian judges
passed the sentence and the agent ap-
proved it.
When the New Zealanders want to
tame horse they decoy him int, a
swamp until his legs are firmly imbed
ded. Then the women sit on him, the
men bestride him and the children crawl
over him, while their mothers shake
their dresses in his face, When dug
olt the horse is tame.
Recent experiments in France show
that the transmission of an electric cur
rent over distance of fifty miles was
effected with loss of only fifty per
cent. of the force with which it started
on the journey. The current vas a ire
mcndous one, but no difficulty ensued
from heating of the wire or the dynamo.
A blacksmith in Buffalo broke his hel :
per's head with hammer lecause he
talked so much. A syndicate is now
being formed to buy up enough votes to
send that blacksmith to Congress ana
iuy him four new long handled ham,
mers, with letter of credit at the near
est hardware store. There's peace for
this old land yet.
The recent freeze at tho south was not
an uumixed evil. The lost penetrated
the earth to the depth of foot, and soil
that had been imDacted for several years
was loosencd and made ready r I'm
usual productiveness, VIII lie numerous
pests of the worm and bug order were
probably destroyed by the cold.
A modest young man boarded to.
boggan at the side Saturday evening and
was trying to get secure hold without
grasping the Young lady who hid the
front seat, when her father intcricrcd
and suggested to the young man that he
put arms around her. There was an
instant compliance. Elm ra 'Advcr
tiscr.'
The disappearance of river is noted
in California as one of the results of the
recent great storm. The stream was known
as the learwater, and ittlowed out of San
Gorgonio pass. 1t is explained that so
much rock and earth were washed into
the channel hat the waters were driven
out upon the desert to be lost in the
sand.
A new natural history says, when a
| on becomes old and unable to injure
man his name falls out" This is a val
liable hint. If you happen to meet a lion
any time you can tell by examining his
name whether to run OF not.-New Uaes
Neto.
@''It is an outrage the way you treat
me, - said Miss Esmerelda Longcetlin to
Hostetter McGinnis. "IIow so, Miss
Esmerelda?" ''l'ou have sworn TO love
and cherish me, and now you are max
ing love to another Young woman. 1t is
hidcous outrage" lie calm, Esmerelda,
be calm. I'm going to go back on the
other girl too. "-"Texas Siftings."
A remarkable, but by no means unpre-
ceden explosion occurred in Germany a
few days ago. A sack of -four falling
downstairs opened and scattered the
contents in cloud through the lower
room, where burning gas flame set fire
to the dust, causing an explosion which
lifted part of the roof of TIE mill and
broke almost all of the win dows.
People are recognizing the danger at
tending the use of OPIUM. and legisla-
tive bodies are being called upon to
suppress the growing evil. The only
cough mixture which does not contain
oplates, and yet is Of remarkable efficacy,
is Fed Star Cough Cure. % cents.
Tie thawing breeze that follows the
blizzard is known in the Northwest as a
'chinook."