Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-11-10
FRESHEST OF THE SEASON.

IHE best way to kill falsehood is to
let it lie.
IT takes fat woman to give plump
no.-IeraS SUttHgs.
WORKING like horse LAWYER
drawing conveyance.
THE Quick and the Dead"-A slap
and mashed mosquito.
THE blockhead is of wooden frame
of mind.-DetrOU Free Press.
THE carpenter can generally answe,
q plane question Boston BuUetin.
WE are credibly informed that all the
best baseball coaches have Vaughn
tongues. Time.
THE man who tries 10 bull wheat
finds it goes against the grain. Y0n-
kers Statesman.
In harvest time the hand that rocks
the cradle reaps the grain. PihSbtug
Chronicle Telegroph.
Ir is suspected that the expression
Lets go out and take something, origi,
mated with pickpocket.
THERE is a great deal of billing and
cooling done at the seaside. The hotel
man does the billing -Lyp.
TAKEN as IL whole, the Indians. al
though illiterate, are the best red race
in the world. HG'per's Bd:d'.
truth told row does not shame the
devil, bat as II novelty it attracts his
a:teEtion.-New orleans Picaylute.
BARRIERS like to shave commercial
travellers. Their faces are not easily
mutilated. -BWiington Free Press.
A TEXAS steer charging down a city
street always lrnfers the chap who
wears two watch chains, but the steer
doesn't get loose often enough. -Er-
chdnGe.
"WHEN 10 Draw is the title of an edi.
tolial in an exchange, bat it doesn' say
a word about the advisability of stand
ing on ace high when Jackpot is
boiling.
Mr.. S. BULL writes us: I'm answer tc
yours of the oath, would say that in
order to give scalp dance it is re Illi-
site that you first catch your lair :" --
Teire Hdute Express.
TT is claimed that the railroad sand
wich contains ninety-seven per cent. OF
nutriment. Come to think Of it, We
don't think we are especially fond of
nutriment. Boston transcript.
A TRAVELLING man says that he has
found it safer to talk religion or politics
with a customer than to say anythin :
about the relative merits OF two base,
ball clubs. Merchant Trdreier.
THERE never was . woman vet who
ever bought a box of berries from y
hawker without calling from the win,
dow, Are they good?" And there
never VS. hawker vet who answered,
No"
How SHALL We train or girls 2
asks pateriamiii,s. Train them with
about twenty-five yards of black silk, il
you want to please your girls A han :
some velvet train would also make the N
happy.
ENJOYED your party Bobby?' "Oh,
awfullv!' We'll, what little girls lid
You dance with?' oh, didn't dance.
| hal three fights down stairs with
Willie Richardson an' / licked him
every tine. "-.jUdge.
Miss ETHEI.-Did you have pleas
ant time at the Wabash party last night
Miss Clara Not very, Ethel; | wa sn't
feeling at all like my usual self. I
danced but four times and only went in
to supper once.-EpOch.
4 SOLITARY couple might have been
seen sitting on the leach at Coney
Island How clear the air is tonight,
dear Georgc!' "Yes,' replied dear
George, "the coast does seem clear.
And he suited the action to the word -
Nctr IOrh jS,tn.
FLORIST docking over the paper
Eth! My goodness! HoorAy! Wife -
Wha5 pleases you so, james. The de-
tectives have caught three m ~ m IL
der rs, and they were on trial within a
month. You shall have that diamond
necklace by Chris mas, Maria. Phiid-
deiphid Record.
Il NEVER can be more than Il sister tC
you," said buXom widow, tendarlv, to
IN old bachelor Wh> had propos ii.
"Ah, m adam yes, you can, he respond,
ed, gallantly, II am not Il man to lose
hope" Yes, but | cannot" she per
sisted. But" he said, you have
daughters; YOU may yet be my mother
in law
Mr.. UPsoN DoWNEs-If YOU see any
thing of u two-doilar bill a"olnd here
Hoffman, | wish you'd hang on to it fol-
me. I've just lost one ont OF my pocket
Mr.. Hoffman Housa-Was it a new bill
or an old one? Upso1-Oh, q brand
new one ! just borrowed it an houl
ago.-Puch.
Mutual, YOU KNOW.
They had whirled around III the steps OF th'
wal T.
And dismay had spread DER his face,
For he fouGd just then, ut the eLd OF tho dance,
A button wns caught i'll her luce.
He coloreL and then in emberra sst d tones,
When the dance had gone quite through;
Pray, pardon my boldne g." no said with
smile,
"But you see I'm attached to you"
Then, roo ishly glancing she answered at once
"Don't'o ut worry vol So
Fer quickly you'd see, if you'd only half try.
This attachment is natural YOU know"
EFFIE- Georgi> and / have been
down in the dining room, Mr.. Mitcham
We've been playing husband and wife
Mr.. Mitcham-HoY did you do that
my dear? EiTie-Why, George sat a
one end of the table and | sat ut thu
other; and George said: This foo
isn't fit to ea..' an / [ said, It's al
you'l get.' AMI George sad, Dam =
and / got up and left the room.
Her Estimate.