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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

As general thing. original people,
people with wills and opinions-in
other words, interesting people, are
net, l am inclined to believe, of Nery
easy-going temper. The man who has
mind of his own usually wishes to
have his own way, and is, therefore.
not likely to be regarded as in any con-
spicuous degree p easant. When it is
said of clergyman, "Oh, he is very
good man." all chur, h. going persons
at once get an idea of very dry SER
NOM. dor the convey ng of SUI. III a
compliment as this, all the vowels and
consonants together are not equal to
one le.t-handed inflectlon.) The most
interesting character in Millions Para
disc Lost" is unquestionably the arch
tie2d himsel, and in the modern news
paper-epic | oems being long out Of
date-no class of persons, unless it be
political candidates, cut greater fig
ure than the criminals. There is no
doubt of it, good-nature and even a
good character-which tn 'ngs, l COM
fort myself with hoping, are not ex
actly the same-do tend to grow some
what monotonous and tiresome. HUI
man nature is like an apple-,all the
more palatable for being a tribe tart
No husband and wife ever lived to-
gether in greater mutual affection then
did Ella and his cousin Bird get, con-
corning whom We read, nevertheless,
"We agree pretty well in our tastes
and habits, yet so as with difference.
We are generally in harmony, with oc-
casional chickering's, as it shoull be
among near relative. Our sympathics
are rather understood than OPPRESSED ;
and once, upon nv assembling q tone
in my voice more kind than ordinary,
nv cousin burst into tears and com.
planned that | was altered"
A little flavor of individuality and
self-will is excellent for preventing in
sipidity. Thus l thcori.e. And why
not? If q man is fond of his own ease
and his own way, always "notional, ="
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

the rounded top of a hill ira
versed by line of perpendicular poles
drawn all from the same base-linc and
long enough to exceed the total height
of the hill; then reflect that If the Eoles
of such length should be so set, the
owner could cut or each to specified
height-as five feet above the part of
the ground on which it would be stand
ing. One has then only to reflect further
that the hill can be imagined removed,
and all the poles made of the Same
height as those at its former base This
problem might become practical in fence
building.
Somewhat less practical is that of the
wise mans window. Can a man enlarge
his window so as to have twice as much
space for light and air and yet keep
both the height and breadth OF the win
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14
TREASURY GIRLS.
UNCLE SANS FEMININE EN-
PLOYES WASHINGTON.
About 1000 Women In the Various
Depart nicnts-Money Count
ers and Press Feeders
Flow the Clerks Live.

Frank G. Carpenter says in letter to
the New York IV0riE' There are about
1000 women in the Government depart
mcnts, and th.sc are scattered fron. the
Treasury to tn; Government Printing
Office, and they do all manner of work.
Some of them arc stenographcrs and
tyTewritcrs. Some of them are print
ers. Some are copyi,ts and translators
Some have to do with the legal ques.
fions of the departments, and some of
them receive high salaries as special ex-
aminers in the Patent Office. Now two
women clerks receive $500 year, and
some Of the most responsible business is
done by women. AS rule, however.
they get lower salaries than the men for
the same work, and it was thought to be
big thing when the first woman re-
Ceived $1,000 year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

y MONSTER toad, weighing sixty six
pounds and measuring nearly three
feet round The body, is said to have
been found ut Juillac. France, and
sold for $3.50 to manufacturer at ST.
Etienne. Its croaking bears a close
resemblance to the barking of dog.
The inhabitants of all the country
round have been pouring into Juillao
to see the phenomenal animal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

ment Printing Office employs over one
thousand women, and the printers among
these are paid by the hour, and some OF
the women printers mako as high as so
"A month.
There are over one hundred very pretty
seed -senders here, and these put up the
seeds for the Agricultural department.
They make seed bags, keep account of
the seeds which each Congressman gets,
and see that they go properly out. There
are some women telegraph operators i'll
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

Our in Sydney, Australia, according
to report. ii you want to use the tele-
phone. you must ring the person up
with whom you would communicate and
then take a cab and go and see him.
An answer by telephone is never OK
pected.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

A Maine telegraph messenger took a
telegram the other day to an Old gentle
man 20 years Old, who never hal seen
such Il thing bsfoc, The first thing he
did was to read the printed regulations
on the top Of the blank, and it took him
five minutes to get to the message.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

The natives of the Arctic regions have
a barbarous, but effective, way of deal
ing with the wolves which are pest
there. Sharp blades are stuck in the ice
and baited. The meat freezes, and in
thawing it out with his tongue the blade
cuts the tongue, ultimately preventing
the beast from licking the snow, md
thirst finally kill the animal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

the departments, and there are some
who do map-draughting and tracing
The male clerks of the departments do
all kinds of work. The Government
has salaried carpenters, chemists, sc;4n-
lists, lawyers, and experts of every kind,
The army OF private secretaries and
stenographers is numbered by hundreds,
and the private secretaries of chiefs get
$500 year and upward. Now every
Bureau has its stenographer and the
click of the typewriter is heard In every
room.
How do these clerks livC2
Very much like other salaried PEOPLE
the word over. Some of the men and
a few of the women have saved money
and bought property il Washington,
some own houses and some rent houses.
The ma ;ority, however, live in rooms,
and board. A few of the ladies do light
housekeeping, and | have known Of
clerks who do their cooking over gas
jets and who live very well
by understanding how to do
so. The mantcl-beI the folding.
bed are great institutions in Washing
ton, and here appearances are everything
Rooms in fashionable and convenient
locality cost $l5 month and upward
each, and it Is wonderful what a nice lit
tie home lady clerk makes W tn one
room. Her mantel-bed looks like a
bookcase and her washstand looks like a
writing desk. A highly colored portiere
Is hung over the locked door which leads
into the adj dining room, and which is
Inv
Easy chairs are scattered about the
room, it is well carpetcd and furnished,
and it looks like II parlor. Here the
young lady may receive her callers, and
here she lives with all the comforts of a
parlor until she gets ready to retire.
Then the scene changes. She lifts up
the writing desk. turns on the spigot,
and straightway has porcelain basin of
the purest Potomac water She gives
this red Turcoman curtain q push.
loosens the hook and opens her bed 1t
is already made, and It's spring are as
soft as those of millionaire. She sleeps
like child and wakes as fresh rs a daisy.
1t costs her but little, and she maintains
the appearance of having quarters which
would cost Congressman $50 or SO a
month, for SIS. She may cook her own
breakfast over a lamp, and she may dine
at a restaurant or at Il place where she
gets only dinner for so much per
month. But the one thing about which
she is most particular is her clothes.
These must be good, and she knows how
to make last years bonnet look like
that of a Massachusetts avenue belle at
one-tenth the expense. l have known,
l. 4 I
dresses on the instalment plan, and who
had worn them shabby while they were
yet aging for them. Such cases are,
however, few, and the girls as a rule pay
cash for what they get. They do good
with their money, and number of them
keep whole families out of their salaries.
A number board nicely and spend all
they make. A few are married, and
many are widows. All tod, they are as
nice class of women az You will find
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

A RED-HEADFD girl tried to ride a
white horse through the streets of San
Francisco, and was violently thrown
from her mount, suffering severe
scalp wound.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

Henry James has been publishing n
serial story entitled "The LIAR" and
now Chicago novelist has come out
with yarn called "A Pure-Souled
Liar" Truth seems to be crushed to
earth just at present. so fa- as light
literature is concerned,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14
Are There Other Habitable World!

Here, again, we have only conject-
ure to guide us. With respect to the
bodies constituting the solar system,
which from their comparative proxim-
ity to the earth might be supposed to
furnish solution to this problem,
careful observati MS have heretofore
offered no indication whatever of the
existence OF life upon their surfaces.
But life in some form or another may,
Notwithstanding, exists on those bodies.
We must bear in mind that the planets
are in Ell! probability i'll various stages
of development. 1t may be reasonably
presumed that the planets Jupiter, Sat
urn, Uranus, and Neptune, in consc-
quence of their enormous bulk, have
cooled down more slowly than the earth
andthe other smaller planets of the solar
system, and are therefore less advanced
as abodes of animated existence than
the latter are. But even IN the case of
the earth it must be admitted to have
revolved millions of years around the
sun merely as fiery orb before life APP
peared on its surface, and even after it
had cooled down and become the abode
of animated existence it produced, dur
ng countless millions of years more,
life only in its lowest forms. The ex-
istence of man is but of yesterday.
This is an instructive Lesson. Ittelches
us that although man exists on the
earth's surface it does not follow that
beings of the same order of intelli-
gence as man exist upon all tho other
planets or even upon any of them.
Upon some of the planets life may not
have come into existence; upon others
life may exist, but in less advanced
stage than upon the earth; and the
same remark is obviously applicable to
the numberless bodies of the starry
armament. The state of the question
then is this: We cannot pronounce
positively upon the existence of life
anywhere beyond the planet upon
which we dwell. But reasoning from
analogy, We may suppose that certain,
if not all, of the other bodies of the
planetary system, which in so many re-
spects bear affinity to our own planet.
are in like manner the abodes of life in
some form or another, and that similar.
ly there are countless bodies in the
stellar regions which may also be the
abodes of lie. This is o question,
however, upon which the noble science
of astronomy, so distinguished for the
eXactitude of its conclusions, does not
venture topronounce apositive opinion.
seeing that there exists 10 sure basis of
iacts available for its consideration. In
these circumstances it is left for each
individual inquirer to form his own
opinion Independent of any support de-
rived from scientific authority.
GrOnL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

THERE is o movement on loot in DR..
Sunderland's church at Washington,
where the President and Mrs. Clevs.
land attend, to have ladies pass the
contribution plates.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

For what my senses can pc ceive,
| need no reve at on to bel eve"
Ladies' suffering from any of the weak nesses
or ailments peculiar to their sex, and who will
use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription accord.
ing to directions, will experience a genuine
revelation in the benefit they will receive. 1t
isap sitive cure for The most complicated and
obstinate cases of leucorrhea, excessive flow
ing, painful .menstruaton, unnatural sup
pressions, prolapsus, or falling of the womb,
weak back, 'femaie Weakness anteversion,
relroversion, BEARING down sensations, chronic
con estion Inflammation and liberation of the
womb, Inflammation, pain and tender ness in
ovaries, acc. mp tnied with internal heat"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

A Bachelors life Is splendid breakfast, a
toleratly fiat dinner, and a most miserable
supper.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14


effect the lining mucous membranes the nasal ana other d
glands thereby softnning the diseased And GkGned
don AS bloodpurter it is nsrpassed AS those diseases
will readily be why this medicine
well calculated to them.
application for healing the diseased condi-
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G j The Golden Medical Discovery is the natural
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s---E@.-A when any such exist but from its sEecih enc
lining membrane of nasal AIDS
healthy condition, and thus eradcates the disease
When q effected in this manner 10 Is permanent
Both Dr. Perce's Medical Discovery and Dr. Sages
sold by druggists the world Discovery
S bottles $500 Dr. Sages Catarrh Remedy 80 cents
hafdozen bottles $40
complete Treatise Caarrh giving valuable hints to
other viii be mailed
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14


dow unaltercl! If
any one says no,
suggest that a
window original
ly set corncrwisc,
in the for II COM
monty called a
diamond, can I've
so enlarged by be-
ing made into a
8 sides prrpeadic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

Inexperienced Kid-"Why, pa, what's
the matter with your
Pa-"My dear child, have terrible
attack of ind gestion. | am afraid that
Goals uttle was too rich. life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

The foundation of all happiness is health. A
man with an imperfect digestion may be n
millionaire, may be the husband OF an a gel
and the father of half a dozen cherubs, and
yet be miserable il he be rOubcd w tn dysprp-
sa or of any of the disorders arising from i'm
perfect digestion or a slug gsh liver. DR.
Pierc S Pleasant PurgatiVe Pc lets are the
safest and suresf remedy for these morbid
perfectly harmless.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

Thousands Of cures follow the use Of DR.,
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. 50 Gaia
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

Be,va Lockwood has new Spring bonnet,
but it contains the $ ime oil bee.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

Sullivan has lost his prestige. tn: he bangs
on like grim death to his Oil time swagger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14

In Wyoming they call whisky conversation
wafer
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14
CATARRH In THE HEAD.

If you would remove an evil, strife at its
catarrh is, in the majority of cases, some
weakness, impurity, or otherwise faulty
condition of the system, in attempting to
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-07-14
500 to $500

. v y 20 DO~O made WORKING Tor
us Agents preferred who can furnish their n
horses and i've their Whole time to the business.
spare moments may re proitaby employed also.
A few vacancies in towns and cities. d. +. JOHN.
son & CO. lOl5 Main ST. Richm nd, Va.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-21

lhen any other breeds and this
said by breeder OF thoroughbred
cattle, living in one of the most
highly improved sections in south
ern Pennsylvania; a part Of the
United States where culture and re-
finement is up to its hest standard
is very strange indeed, to say tie
least. For any one to publish that
the statements made in my former
letter in regard to any Of the records
therein named were Incorrectly re-
ported by me, il is but fair TO say
he is assuming a position not at all
pleasant responsibility the writ
er must alone bear. And now in
conclusion, for this week, promising
you another letter for your next is
sue, will say, from all the best
sources Of information given, the
Holstein-Friesian cattle are the best
milk, butter. cheese and beef produ-
GERS in the world. Respectfully,
Newark, Del, NELSON WARREN.
April 16, 1888.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-21

iIr ". =. Daley, Advertising Agent Of
the brooklyn Elevated Railroad, writes:
"ipnammatory rheumntism swelled my
legs aud arms to twice their nntural sizo.
suffered ezcrueinting pain. Your won
derftl 5. S. s., made complete cure.
lia or Sidney Herbert, editor Of the
%uft,rn Culfiraio7' and lDirie Fa3mer.
Atlanta, Ca, writes; I" ! have fully tested
the virtues Of swift's Specific, both as q
rheumatism cure and tonic 1t has done
even more than Its propriotors claim for It.
Mr Miohael Long, Jr., with the Stro-
bridge photographic o., Cincinnati, Ohio,
writes; Z" suffered for two years with
terrible itching and painful sores on my
neck, arms, hande and fingers. No ply
stefan could help me. 3. s. 8. relieved
me perfectly and l feel like new man.
Mrs- Amanda lngle, Of Gastonia, N. O.,
writeo my baby, when four months
old, developed scrofula. He had two Sc
we're risings and sores on the neck. sent
for our family physician, who pronounced
Il scrofula, and prescribed s. s. 8. for II.
! gave the baby s. s. s and IL son got
the disease under control. The sores are
healed, and the baby is we'll and healthy.
know S. 8 s. saved its life, and told
our doctor so. He is regular physician,
and prescribed s. s. S. for the baby as soon
as he saw it had scrofula.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC 90.
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-21
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.



Farms ofall sizes from Ten to two hun
drcd and fifteen acres each, at prices
ranging from Thirty to Ninety dollar
per Acre.
One nice property well improved and
wei located containing twenty foul
Acres, with Blacksmith and WheelwriQhi
shops, in AN excellent neighborhood
three miles from Newark.
Also a very desirable property contain.
ing twelve Acres of No. j land, large
brick dwelling and good outbuildines
with Blacksmith and Wheelwright and
Carriage Shops, in an excellent location
/ miles from Newark will be sold, with
or without the shops, or the shops will
be sold separately.
Also good business stand on the
Main street in Newark comprising two
dwellings, stable and carriage house, Ice
House and all necessary outbuildings, a
well established Restaurant, Confection-
airy and Ice Cream saloon. and first
class stand fora Bakery.
Alao Two comfortable dwellings with
necessary ouibuildings on the Main street
in the West End of Newark, all of which
will be sold at fair prices and on reason
able terms.
l will take pleasure in answering
any questions respecting any of these
properties, or showing them to persons
desiring to purchase.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-21
sta-if0fy name, but there is no v


\. | l-4tstl-ous sCuipJvlS III
stead Of by Nature herself. The
Southern Cross 1t stood here when
they were toiling to erect the pyra-
mids, when Shakespeare played his
plays, and when Columbus set out
on his solitary voyage across the
western sea. And here it will re-
main until someunprecedented CON
yulsion of nature shall wreck conti-
nents and islands. It is a peculiar
ity of the Southern Cross that from
one point Of view, the figure Of a
cross is lost and that of woman
takes its place, and the resemblance
of the one is just as perfect as that
of the other. One Of the first pic
lures ever made of this great piece
OF natures handiwork, forms part
of a famous art collection in Mel
bourne, Australia, and another by
j. c. Miles, A. R. c. A., is consider
ed the masterpiece of that rising ar
fist.
The woods of Grand Manan are
infested by the deer and the fox, it;
lakes and streams are well stocked
trout, and in its bays and eoves onC
may amuse himself with the seals
T shooting aquatic birds, or in thu
company of the fisherman.
From "An Island and An Idyl,
by H. L. Spencer, in "Woman,
| April, 1888.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-21

nrr1 Sea Wonders exist In thousands offorms-
llff1 but are surpassed by the marvels or in
vention. Those who are In need Of pro-
ntable work that can be done while living at
home should Mt once send their address to
Hallett & Co.. y rtltnd, Maine, aid receive
nee, full Information how either sex, n all
ages. eau earn rum IS To SO per day and up
wards wherever they live, You are started
free. Capital not required. some have made
over 600 In q single day at this work.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-21

he, washing and olllng himself dons
his lightest, finest dancing dress, and
sending a messenger to announce
his coming, presents himself with
shields and assagai to the family,
who will be squatting in a circle
near the house of the lady. He
squats amongst them, and present
ly the lady of his dreams appears,
attended by two or three female
friends about her own age.
She looks him over for some time,
and finally requests him, through
her brother, Git not being etiquette
to speak to him direct), to rise and
turn round and round, displaying
his proportions, under running
fire of mischievous comments from
the girl friends of the finance elect;
she keeping a discreet silence, awards
him permission to squat again, and
retires. The family rush to hear
her decision, but she is not inclined
to be hasty, Or seem too easily won.
81 have not seem him walk-hc may
limp !" she says, and so the poor
fellow has tn come again next morn
lug, when he win probably be ac-
cepted.
The idea that the Zulu or Kaiiir
girl has no voice in the matter of
choosing a husband is Il mistaken
one, and although powerful moral
reasons may be brought to bear, nc
conscientious Zulu would dream Of
raising his hand to beat woman Oh
girl into SUBMISSION; he may xii
his wife, for she is his, he bought
her, but he will not ill-treat her. o
course there exceptions; but such {
husband would find a difficulty il
procuring more wives.
From "a Zulu Wedding" by W
, POND, in "WoMAN,' April, 1888.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-21

nInlll v Rewarded are those who read this and
hilnl | then nct they Will find honorable
tmPlnyment that will not take Them
from their homes aud families. The PROFITS
are nrge ana sure for every industrious per-
sf.n many have made and are now making
several hundred dollars a month. IL Is easy
for any one to make S. and upwards per day,
" ho Is willing 10 work. Either sex young or
Did capital not needed we start You. Every
ihing Lew. No special ability required you
Us at once forfull particulars. which we mail
free Address, Htnson Co., Portland,
Maine.