Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-06-19
PITH AND POINT.
Kidnappers Soothing syrups.
A lay-firure-The nrice of rrr.

Kidnappers Soothing syrups.
/ A lay-fgure-The price of eggs.
Practising Solicitors-Street begg RS.
| One of the oldest knight caps is the
helmet.
F., Colored servants make the best conf
dants. They always keep dark.
! Westinghouse are happy people.
Every one of them is capitalist. fire
Press.
! Lots of fellows who knew nothing of
art before the war can draw a pension
easily now.
| Business is dull in New York now, but
the chiropodist always has something on
I foot-Neao York Ners.
81 will appear in print tomorrow, ="
said the young lady as she put the last
stitch in her calico frock
| A base ball reporter pats down more
strikes than any military in this greet
and glorious country.-Sporting Lile.
"Truth is mighty. but doesn't prevail
here" is what a Philadelphia man has
tackled above his gas meter. philadelphia
Herald.
Of all the labor agitations the mo It
severe is that obs rived in the tramp when
some one asks him to saw few sticks Of
wood.-Boston Post.
A somewh 1t weather beaten tramp,
being asked what was the matter with
his coat, replied: Gins mnia; it hasn't
had a nap in ten years"
A correspondent asks how to serve a
dinner If it is good dinner and you
are hungry, just eat it. That's the way
ace would serve dinncr--Sptings.
What adds to the unpopularity of the
cyclone is that, while it blows away al
most everything on the farm, it has never
beel known to take the mortgage. CAi.
cage Tribune.
The Boston Herald says: zone great
need of the South is more savings
banks" The greatest need of the South
is something to put in the savings banks.
-Macom Telegraph.
"Give us, o give us man who sings
at his work." says Carlyle. Oh, yes; give
him to us; deliver him into our hands.
He occupies the next Office, and we can't
| get at him. Boston P,st.
Book Agent-"Now, then, here is
Bunyen's Pilgrims Progress" Aunt
Susan-''No, sar; Use got two bunions
already, and dcy's never been no help to
dis yer Pilgrims Progress. Wife.
IN HIS GLORY.
Where'er he goes the people bow,
And dotf their hats with reverent sign;
| And ladies say: Just see him now
| The famous pitcher of our nine!'
--1yd-Bits.
No, Selma, this fishery quarrel be.
tween the United States and Canada
isn't a dispute as to whether it was a
Yankee or Canuck that caught the big.
gest cod, Some playful pelican has been
imposing upon your credulity.-Somer.
uitie Journal.
Buxom widow Cat evening party)-"De
you understand the language of flowers,
DR.. CrustyW DR.. Crusty Gan old bachc,
lor)-"No, ma'am." ''You don't know il
yellow means jealousy" DR.. Crusty-
"No, ma'am Yellow means biliousncss. .
Chicago Herald.
SIS this fish fresh?" asked Mrs Brown
of the dealer. "Yes, marin, was the re-
ply; "leastwise it oughter be. 1t hasn't
been near salt water for week, to my
knowledge, and Bill Sinker had it day
or two afore | got it." Mrs Brown didn't
have fish for dinner that day.-Boaoh
Transcript.
Young Genius (who has had the talk
to himself, and, as usual, about himself
-"Well, good bye, dear Mrs. Metham.
1t always does me good to come and see
you l had such headache when
came, and now I've quite lost it," Mrs.
Me.tham-"Oh, it's not lost. I've got
it."-Punch
| OUR MEETING,
| Her eyes met mine
| Nor turned away in fear,
AS in their depths SO clear
l Iould define
| A minute image of my very seis
! And yet know
She had no thought of me,
For she was wax, you see,
| A form to show
| New styles of bonnets on window shelf
| -Nec Haren NeUS.
| A cute little girl of three is the delight
of Washington boulevard family fol
her prettiness as vel a; for the bright
and odd things she says. The other day
a company of militia pa isel down tie
street in front of her home and her min
ute black -and-tan blrked furiously
through the window pane at them. The
little girl arose in alarm AMI said: "Shut
the door, mamma, Fido will bite the
army Chicago Neecs.
Wife Cat dinner, anxiouslyl: 'Do you
think, dear, that Mr.. Robinson will lie Ill
you the money you wan I" Husband
ldubiously): II don't know. saw him
this morning, but he said he would let
the matter rest for a day or two" Wife
| (struck with a brilliant idcaJ: "Why
lnn't NnI L, L