Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The death rate from chloroform is,
according to a recent estimate, l in 1000.
New Zealand has 100 newspapers, in,
Guiding 80 dailys, to population Of
only 100000
Alaska is said to have in it's forests, a,
the lowest estimate, 100000, 600 feet
of lumber.
A church in Westfeld, Mass, is givs
ing chromos as an inducement for out
siders to attend its evening services.
A minister in Rocks county, Kan,
rides 40 miles and breaches four sermons
every Sunday for salary of 5000 year,
The so cents head bounty for dead
hawks has been discontinued by the
New Jersey Game Protective Society.
"Organ recitals' are being given in
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, at which
banjo solos form part of the perform
ance.
1t is the experience at Harvard that
girls stapd as we'll in the classics az
boys, but in eco ionic and philosophical
studies they lag.
More tomatoes are canned annually
in New Jersey, it is stated, than in ary
other State, and more are canned in
Salem than in any other county.
Glasgow. Scotland, though said to be
the wealthiest city in the world in pro-
portion to population, has lately had
crowds of people parading her streets
demanding bread.
Many Of the New Jersey sturgeon
fishermen are becoming citizens of Del
aware in order that they may ply their
occupation unmolested by the authors
ties of the latter State.
In California on Christmas day flowers
were in bloom, the grass foot high,
there WAS strawberry short cake fol
breakfast, and strawberries and cream
were included in the desert.
The Yonkees, N. Y, fire alarm bell
has been connected with the telephone
exchange, and hereafter will be rung by
electricity from the station, which can
be notified instantly of fire,
Fruit that was once regarded only
among the luxuries is now staple;
Fifty odd years ago pineapples sold for
guinea apiece in London. Now they
can be bought for sixpence.
Even laughter is dangerous at times.
This was shown few nights ago in
Hartford, where man was choked to
death by piece of meat thai lodged in
his larynx while he was laughing.
A fond ta,her was greatly surprised
the other day to find that his daughter,
who had been attending the public
schools of Louisville for number OF
years. had never heard OF Gen. Robert
i. Lee.
Chicago's total expenses for city gov
e1ument this year are stated at SIS, COG, !
ZIG, while Ter resources are figured at
$8,442.0 600, Of which nearly $4,000, 900
will be from license, ali, practically. for
the sale of liquor.
Washington woman arc said to have
struck a new craze. It is confined to the
unmarried bellies and consists ir a su-
perstition, and garter of circlet, tho
latter TO fastened on the left leg and
not removs d for one pear This is sup1
posed to insure husband.
Celia ". Wallace, a Saratoga widow,
worth nearly 100000, left that placd
last summer because she owed $500,
which she apparently did not want to
pay. So bitterly did she feel on the
subject that she refused to return even
to attend her mothers funeral.
A Justice of the Peace OF Geneseo, ILL.,,
is reported to have recently charged a
admission fee of 10 cents each to such
of the public of that locality as desired
to gain access to his office during the
proceedings of cas- eof much local in
terest tried before him.
Three Dakota bachelors WHO started
east to keep appointments to marry did
not allow for accidents and were de.
tanned several days by snow blockade,
but the young ladies were so eager fol
Dakota homes that they had the cere-
mony performed, in one case at least,
by telegraph.
At Tampa, Florida, the other night,
Gen. Harvey had reception from hi
old comrades. Harvey was in the Sem.
mole war, and one night escaped from
his tent in his night shirt, and saved his
life by running at full speed. Afterward
the Seminole chief, speaking of his fast
ponies. said they could beat railroad
train and beat anything except General
Harvey.
The schoo! at Buff 10, in Cass county,
OAK, as reported, is somewhat an ex.
ception to the usual pacific tempers oil
such institutions in Dakota, as the
Wheat and E,gle says the teache,
thrashes the little shavers with raw
hide and carries revolvers to protect
himself against the attacks of the big
boys and the overtures of the large
girl. The latter phase is probably the
most serious.
A writer in the Atlantic says: II
used to be supposed that in poetry, fol
instance, figures of speech were fol
mere ornamentation. Nov we know
that in good poetry they are chiefly
used for throwing light. So in colo
1uiul speech; the reason we enjoy then,
seems to be that they hit out the idea
like fash. There is nothing the mind
Ell joys after all like getting an idea and
getting it quick.
The powers of E tory of U. 8. Sena.
tor Vooryees, of Indiana, are univer,
sally acknowledged. Where even in
Domostheuse could there be words more
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