Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
IIIrMOR.
The suit departmental court room.
The Indians peculiar sin--moccasin.

The Indians peculiar sin--moccasin,
An old beau is many-sigh.d dead
man,
! Malt drinks we're cheap in the old
days-they had farthing-ales.
A TAN on the thoo) raw material dur.
ing an exciting Presidential election
would prodcce big revenue. -Teras
| Strings.
We rend sometimes OF a great feat OF
memory but one who visits Chicago
brings away memory of great feet. -
Ierds NututgS.
DocToR-Why, the SKINS all worn
of your tongue. Row did that hap
pen? Patient From hard work, sor.
Doctor-Imposs!ble. Are You a aword.
swallower? paticnt-No, Pm a labor
agItator. -.juiJe.
COUNSEL ito witness is it possible,
Uncle Rastus, that you would swear to
what You know is not true for q single
dollar2 Uncle Rastus Indignantly
No, sab de gemmen guy me two dol
lars.-HdrPer's Ed:Gr.
Mn. SoUTHDowN PoPINJAY What a
charming collection of bric-a- brac our
hostess has collected Mrs. Sewer
Yes, hasn't she? I've Just been admir-
ing that example of enamel crackle-
work on her back -PHck.
SoUTHERNER lin Glasgow to irierd)
By the way, do you know McScrew?
Northerner-ken McScrew? 90 fine
y graund man, McScrew! Keeps the
Sawbath-an' eyeryth ng else he can
lay his hands on !--PUtrh.
PRISONER condemned to die by the
new electrical-chair process, and who
has received the shock illness You'll
have ter let her on again Cap. You
know | ran weekly paper in New
York once and it hardened me up won
derful.-TGd- Bits.
Jones-I take no more pleasure in
life. The world is full OF thieves and
rascals. ! don't really believe there is
an honest man left in the world. Smith
Cheer up. When man acknowl-
edges his own frailties he has already
taken a step in the direction OF reform.
-Ierds SUtHgS.
IT is almost as ridiculous TO hear one
addressing blind man with such ex-
press:ons rs look here" "and let me
show You as it is to hear the same
person shouting at the top of his voice
ut the blind man aforesaid, rs though
the latter were deaf instead of blind -
EOSiOn Transcript
HAVE You read the Thackeray let
tiers ?" was asked OF II brave Kentucky
gentleman, rs he leaned on the mahog-
any bar and listened to the bluegrass
gurgling into his tumbler. NO." he
said, Il don't seem to recollect of per-
using OF them. Let me see, sir-what
case was this yer Col. Thackery mixed
up in ?"-JHdge.
IGNORANT publisher-M Madam, You
seem to have made some mistake; you
certainly don't want this published in
book form? Fair Mistake,
indeed! All the world is waiting for
that / have promised it. "All the
world waiting for this? For this cash
book, bank-ledger or whatever it is?'
Monster | am Nine Patti, and that
is my autobiogr phy.-Omaha Uor'd.
ST.. PETER consulting credentials of
applicant)-Always lived in Philadel-
phia. ALWAYS shut the door after you,
never asked any one whether it was
hot or cold enough for him, never
wrote a spring poem? Front, show this
gentleman to Row 4. Hold on min
ate! What's that stain on your finger.
Applicant used to smoke cigarettes.
Front, show this gen.lemIn to the
chimney. -PhUGdc'phid CdH
Az exchange complains of the FREE
quency of suicides in hotels nowadays,
and 1t is fact that cases Of self
destruction are becoming alarmingly
prevalent. The paper referred to asks
II there is no Icmedy to prevent it.
There is remedy Lock the mince
pies in the Office safe and use the buck
wheat cakes for lamp-mats, then the
suicides will cease unless burglar
blows open the safe. - trrOid lie orr.