Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A license to sell liquor was granted
by the Patterson On. t.) Board of AL
derman this week to dead ttan.
Johnstown, Pa, proudly puts forth
for pulic admiration peach weighing
one poutid, grown DIT that place.
Among the treasures Of Oregon county
/ N. Y, exhibited at its recent fair, was
parrot which is known to he at least Sc
/ years old.
The ,ather doubtful story 10 tald that
a new finger has grown ch the hand df
| Joseph Mathers, Of Norwalk, who lost
| the member Index finger, left handy,
six months ago while chopping wood =.
| The narrative is a complete one of its
! kind making the few finger grow with
bones, Joints and finger nail all perfect.
Justice Warfeld, of Baltimore, is de-
termined to break up profanity on the
streets, if heavy fines can do it. Last
Saturday he fined one NAH SIS and
costs, making $16.45, for cloud and uns
seemly noise on the street, and Thurs
day another was fined IS and costs,
max ling 800; for profanity, cursins
aud swearing on the public Streets"
in ne;ghboring town, the other day,
little girl went into the postotiice and
in all innocence asked the delivery clerk
for bolt of black dress binding, The
clerk laughed and the little girl explain.
| ed matters by saving that she had been
sent to the store for that article and had
1t on her mind. Again boy walked into
the same place and asked if there was
ANYTHING for o'c ock. He was looking
at the clock when he spoke and forgot
what he was talking about.
State Game Agent Phelps, of New
York, recently visited the Twin Lakes
in the north woods to ascer ain if posi-
he what caused the death Of so many
t ut The lakes are State reservoirs
and the water in them has been down
very low. A thick scum covers the wa
! ter in places and Mr.. Phelps brought
out piece which he found clinging to
a bush. 1t is nearly as thick as brown
Taper. ne thinks the trout in the lake
died from lack of oxygen after the wa
ter became covered with scum. 1t is
said that several trout were swimming
around with their noses nearly out of
water as if suffering for wait of air.
A carpenter in Vienna has curious
co lection of ancient woo'en and linen
cloths, including more than three hun
dred specimens. Many of them have
been taken from the tombs. and are
stretched on TO los of card board to pre-
serve them. Some of the fragments are
only foot square, but the larger ones
make up an entire Roman toga. which
is said to be the only one in the world.
There are c great many embroidered
dresses and deal of knitting and crewel
work. Double chain stitch seems to
have been as familiar to the Egyptian
seamstresses, sewing with bone needles,
as it is to modern women. There are
some very quaint and unusual designs IN
the old collection of cloths, but there
are also some very common things. 1t
is curious to find that the common blue
check pattern of our busters and work.
house aprons was in general use among
the Egyptians more than thousand
years ago.
"Bvstander," of the Philadelphia
"News," with no attempt at witticism,
was amazed by the culture of Boston
walters. Writing from New York he
gives this Instance: When about order,
ing my first dinner at the Adams House,
noticing that the attendant waiter had
not, as is the custom here and in New
York, placed a slip and a lead pencil by
my side, | said to him. Bring my or
der blank" "Pardon me-" he said,
gravely bowling, 81 will take your order
verbally" "Verbally" from waiter
should have warned me, but continue q
somewhat CURLY: 81 wish to mark the
course in the manner in which | wish
them served, and don't want any mis-
a blank" Again he bowed with the ut
most Difference as he said, "Give me
your instruction orally. sir, and they
shall he carried out without any error
We never use blanks"
A Detroit correspondent says Senato
Jones his not drank q droI
of liquor for four months; the rudd,
flush of his countenance has gone; hi
is no longer found upon the street cor
ners and in the hotel corridors and bar
rooms talking politics, and in 10th man
ner and dress he has become quiet
modest, dignitied gentleman. The low
nilsson which Brought him to Detroit
and which has proved so unfortunate
, for him, has long since been abandoned
as has been his wilom intention of be
ginning life anew in one of the Western
States or Territories. He will go Lacl
| t. Florida, apologize to the people TO
his desertion of them for a year and
half, and in January, when the Legisla
= ture meets, become candidate for
, third tenn in the United States Senate
} Many of his friends have advised hin
to pursue this course, and his common
sense of which he has considerable, ha
? urged him in the same direction. He ha
bitter enemies in Florida. and SOM
staunch friends. In Detroit bets ar
about even on his success or failure t.
again obtain a seat in the Senate.
A gentleman the other day took to tn
Office of the Portland "Oregonian," &C
cording to that journal, ''some of thu
richests collaborating quartz that eve
delighted the eye of an expert. 1t i
from tho Green Mountain ledge, situnte'
on Starve Dat creek, in Douglas county
1t was bonded last winter by Messrs
Clarno, Wilson, Whiting and Jones, wh'
! commenced operations by running
tunnel in the lode. The whole vein i
, 10 feet in width and prospects wei
l throughout, but the richest streak, II
r inches wide, is next the hanging wall
! The formation is slate, which is yer,
favorable for premanency and richness
Years ago Starve Out creek was WORKED
for nlocar uo'd Int the diopins pay