Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
MINOR MENTION.


Woodman, chop that treel
I'll burn it every bough.
In youth it sheltered me,
But coal s eight dollars now.
Chicago Mail,
Everybody has some vein of poetry in
him but In nine cases out of ten, it would
be money III his pocket if that vein were
filed with bloc J PUCK.
During the past ten years no less than
six species of North American birds have
become extinct, and is claimed that the
English sparrow has been the main
cause of their disappearance.
During the great blizzard in the West
22j sheep were buried in the snow at
Hardibg's ranch, near Atkinson, Nsb.,
and we're given up az dead. When they
we're dug out few days ago 13 were
found to be still alive. They had eat en-
the wool from each other 3 back,
Ardent lover (on ais knees(-Can you,
then, doubt my affection, darling2 1t
is eternal as the hill5-everlastlng as the
valleys. All ask, sweetest, is your
d ar hand. Languid beauty-Ask me
paw, Ceorgie. Ardent lover (rising
from his knees -Ah-er-then 20 n
paw, dazzling - Binghampton 'RspuJlis
can
Newark, New Jersey, must be great
temperance town., remarked Nj. Mc>
Corkle. 'Whyf asked Briggs. Be
cause fifteen million corkscrews are turn
ed out there every year. How does
that prove it is q temperance townP
Because it would keep the corkscrews,
inst, nd of turning them out, if it were
not Puck
Hoar, of Michigan, has been c6tintlte
the dogs, and finds that there are / !.
900, 900 of them in this country. A New
York Senator says that two thirds of the
sheep industry of the country has beeu
destroyed by them, and brooklyn man
bucks up the statement by quotations
from State secretaries, showing that the
killing of sheep by dogs ranges from
%, 900 to 40, 600 each year in the differ
ent States. The wool industry is in
heed of protection which is not to be
had from customs duties.
Tie Folly of women-"I think that
the modern woman has nightly little
sense. She will sacrifice health and
be fashionable" "There is SOME truth
in that" "Now fairly adore my wife,
but | an not blind to her weakness.
Some Of her freak in dress are fairly
barbatoub. 1t is the same with all wo>
men. BY the way, that's a laundering
old tile you have on. Why are you
wearing such thirg2" ooh, l know
it's terror, but it's all the style in New
York now. l have just come from
there, you know."-Lincoln Journal
Some of the best authorities say that
the moderate use of pure tobacco may
be beneficial to such as need nerve
soother. This cannot be demanded un-
til the nervous system has become more
disease. The Legitimate habit, if such
1t may be called cannot be formed un>
til after the person has been actively
engaged in the duties of life, unless the
disposition t.. it has been inherited. We
may conclude, therefore, that those
who learn to smoke end chew because
others do 1t have burdenod themselves
with an unnecessary habit. These per
sons can easily break off the habit, and
ought to do so. In many instances they
do after reaching middle age.
Phil Armour surveys his varied Affairs
by the aid of an account book. six feet
wide when closed. Opened, 1t stretches
from one onl f his little private office
to the other. II is novelty in the line
of stationary. Mr.. Armour doesn't car
ry 1t around with him, nor docs he have
1t on his desk. But when he comes to
look at a summary of all his different in
terests, he can ut glance on a single
page of this very broad book see the
balances taken from a score of different
ledgers. The book was devised by the
skilled accountant who few years q
had charge of the Armour office. Its
purpose is to save the millioraire the
labor of going from one ledger to aho':
err to find out how he stands;t his bank
It ai5 packing b2vses =, his specul~.
tons ana ms investments.
Judge Gray was hearing a case that
called for jury trial, and after the usual
wranging that always tries his patience
the jury was se'e;;ei and sworn. The
Judge settled back in his chair thinking
that the case was fairly started when up
jumped little German who was sitting
in one end Of the jury box. "shud; e."
he eXcla med. Nv ell, what is it7' ask
ed the Judge, shortly. "Shudgc, l think
| like to 60 home " ''You can't 60; sit
down" g: nudge |, doan' t'ink make
a good shuror." "You're the best in the
panel. Sit DOWN. "Well, Shudee,"
and the little fellow WIS getting dos
perate, Il doan' speak good English"
you'll rot ave to speak any at all
''And, Shudge, l Ca4't make nodings
oudt of vot does felleis Indicating the
attorneys) are talking aboldt :" "Thats
no excuse" Neither can any one else.