Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-30
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Always DrlnSs down the nouse-a
cyclone.
The self-made man is generally proud
of his job Chicago Ledger.
A snow pillow is like a bad habit-A
good thing to cut adrift.
To an alligator THY sweet smile
haunts me still. "-St. Paul Herald.
We may not like hotel-keepers, but we
have to put up with them.-Detroit Free
Press.
Because the baby is little yeller it's
no sign he is Chinaman. Palmer
Journal.
Coffee is said to cause almost as much
heart trouble as cupid. Both have
grounds for it.-New York Journal.
A Southern chiropodist is worth
SIS, 900. 1t is rare that a man amasses
such fortune from achers not hcredit-
ary.-Lye.
A woman has invented window and
had it painted. Now who will invent a
posthole and get patent on it9-AHa
California.
There are four Taylors in Congress.
There will probably be some new meas
ures introduced about the clothes of the
session concerning brooches of the peace.
Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For It's their nature to,
But boys and girls should seek in flight,
Green fields and Pasteurs new
Atlanta Constitution.
A fashion paper says that women are
going to wear their hair the same as they
did three centuries ago. That was, if
we recollect, ON their heads .-LoueN Citi-
zen.
One of the pitiful sights of the world
is to see poor, little, pinched, penniless
fellow staggering along under great
family name made by some one ahead of
him.-Picayune
With a population of $1,000, 900
China has not a single pauper. This is
easily explained by the fact that all the
Chinese paupers come to this country
Neao York Graphic.
1t makes man hysterical
And likewise mean and queer,
When the snow that's squeezed till it's spheri-
Takes him just behind the ear.
Puck.
''Did you get any birthday presents,
Georgea" Eyes, my wifc's mother
bless her-gave me very valuable lie. :"
t'What was it2" "Why, she went away
yesterday morning. "-Cjsicago Nees
Some one advcrtises in a Philadelphia
paper for "a young man to play a piano
white or colored." We never saw a
white piano, but it seems there is such a
breed in the market.
Herald.
HAPPINESS Is NOT FOR ALL.
He's aware who has studied its phases
That life is turbulent river,
Or desert unblest with GASES,
To the man with an inactive liver
-BoSton Courier.
ooh, Arthur, how happy I would ! :.
alone with you on a quiet island in the
distant ocean," "Have you any other
wish, dearest Ella2" "Oh, yes, do get
me season ticket for the opera. File
yenae Batter
A young man, whose girl has red hair,
sang, as he babe her good night, few
evenings since, Farewell, my love, light
of my life, FAREWELL" and he can't i'm
agine what makes her so cool now
Rorbury Adcocate.
elias George ever limited that he is
fond of YOU" asked the girls mother
NO." she replied thoughtfully, "and
doubt if he ever will. He complained
last night that his corns panied him, and
it wasn't 10 o'clock.
A weary world-At the club: De
Jones yawns and stretches himself. Van
Brown-"Tired, dear boy" De Jones
-'Aw-beastly." Van B.-"Up late,
eh?" ode J.-''Naw. Been thinking. ="
--Ne,o York To-day.
NJ. Grcvy, the reelected president Of
France has but little hair on the top of
his head. The wonder is that prcsi-
dent of that excitable country can serve
out his term with any head left on him
at all Chicago Journal.
Definition Mother" said little
Rockland girl, looking up from her book.
''what does transatlantic mean" ooh,
across the Atlantic, of course. Don't
bother me, you made me forget my
count" 'Docs trans always mean
across" 81 suppose it docs. If you
don't stop bothering me with your ques-
tons you'll go to bed" Then does
transparent mean a cross parent!" Ten
minutes later she was resting in her lit
tie couch.-Rocktaad Courier.