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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

/ believe that athletes such as those
who first obtained mastery over the
problem of the bicycle could very soon
learn to float, to ascend, to descend, to
ride upward, to soar, and so forth, in a
way which would very decidedly indi-
cate the possibility of much fuller
mastery over the problem of flight later
on. Experiments which have been al.
ready made prove decisively that a
mans weight can be supported by planes
or sails of very moderate extent, not
much greater, proportionally to his
body, than an eagles wing, if only there
is either rapid motion of advance or 4
strong current of air against their
slightly slantcd surface. But these cX-
periments have not yet been so carried
on as to show fully what can be done
when practice in the art of balancing in
the air and i'll making the adjust
mcnts necessary for changing the direc-
ton of flight has been sufficiently ex-
tended. Yet Mr.. Charles Spencer, a
teacher of gymnastics in England, was
able, after obtaining no greater velocity
than would be given by running down
small incline, to sustain flight by the
supporting action of wicker wings for
Il distance of 100 feet Besnier, indeed,
coward the close of the last century,
devised a method of supporting the
body by pinions, which enabled him,
after a sharp run. to fly across river
OF considerable width 1t is certain
that very little is to be gained from
the attempts which have been made to
| direct balloons. The velocity which
! can be given to balloon in still, air is
very small A very moderate breeze
would carry a balloon one way despite
! all the mechanical attempts to direct it
in another, let the balloon be shaped as
it may. Moreover, all such attempts
/ are dangerous, for the wind has
a great hold on the necessarily
large surface of Il balloon, and
| going against the wind would subject
| the balloon to destructive influences.
Whenever man attacks the problem OF
| flight, seeking real advantage from it's
| mastery, he will aim at much more than
such mere floating power as the balloon
! gives; at more, even, than the rapid
! floating motion, with power of guidance,
which may be obtained by the expe ri.
ments suggested above. There must
also be power of energetic propulsion
while still in the air. This might be
| obtained by suitable adjustment levers
| to be worked by man in actual flight
But while / believe flight to be posi-
bic for man in this way, l consider the
only kind of flight which is likely to be
| really useful to men to be that of flying
machines, propelled, balanced, and Iii.
rected by some one or other of the nat
ural forces man has brought under
| control. That man who has learned to
traverse the land more swiftly by me,
chanical means than its most actual
denizens, and to make the wide seas his
highways by similar devices, should be
unable to travel in the air, which 10y
natural selection alone has become the
| home of creatures descended from rep,
titan forms, is to me untLinkable.-
Richard Il. Proctor, in PhiiddeiphjO
! Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
fed that her darling had escaped injury
Hdrper's Young People.
Three Anecdotes About Three Little
Misses.

little girl was talking TO her mother
one day about heaven, She said: Ma. is
there a nursery there" mo" replied the
parent. NO picture books" NO. NO
Noahs ark" NO" The little child
dropped her eyes She was evidently re-
tiecting. She thought heaven was no de-
sirable place. She closed Representations
with n long drawn sigh, and said We'll,
then, | believe I'll take dolly and go to
hell. "-Trog On. ~ Sidndard
Unjust tell you of delightful dramatic
criticism that was uttered by Mrs Groy's
little daughter, aged 10, the other day
We took her to an amateur performances
where one of the actresses was extremely
stiff and artificial and the child re-
marked, in a subdued voice: IL don't feel
SO well when that girls there" She ex-
actly expressed what we all felt. Was it
not good?-COusin Mddge, IN LondoR
Truth.
A lady tells us that some little girls
came hurriedly by her as the Presidents
train was slowly passing, and as the Pres
ldent appeared upon the rear platform one
exclaimed: There he is, and another
said Il thought l would see a President,
but that is nothing but man." She evil
IDENTIFY expected to see something super
human.-Jesup (Gd.) Sentinel.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
The Care of Il Cold.

\ cold is a departure from health.
and should really be attended to at
once. Do not let it cure itself Get
rid of it at once. Donot feed it, though,
but starve it. One cold after another
nearly always ends in thickening of the
mucous membrane of the bronchial
tubes, and before you are aware you
become the victim of winter cough.
The morning tub Icold l mean) is a
very sure preventative of colds. Never
overclothe or overhead yourself. The
neck should be kept cool. Keep away
from fires indoors if you are subject to
colds. Cough, if not the result of sim
pie laryngeal or bronchial catarrh, may
mean very serious departure from
health; and the sooner one sees doctor
in such case the better. Do not be
afraid to consult him. Remember it is
only those that delay who suffer in the
end
Getting thin is another serious de-
parture from health One generally
does lose weight in the winter and re-
gain it in summer, but slow and
steady decrease in weight calls aloud
for medical interference. Want of sleep
and restless nights are things which
cannot be overlooked The cause must
be found and removed. The trouble
may certainly arise from overwork and
worry combined, but i'll most cases the
stomach and digestive systems are the
roots of the evil. Nervous people worry
most, but they also work most. Well,
the question one is inclined to ask him
self when he feels something wrong
with himself is, cam | overworking
myself?" L would answer thus: IF
you really enjoy working it cannot in
iure you very much; but, on the other
hand, if it is forcework, and you find
little pleasure in it, then it will tell ON
your constitution" But many people
cannot afford to rest. Well, but Won
ders can be done by taking exercise,
by breathing only fresh air night and
day, indoors and ont, and by careful
regulation of the diet. In conclusion,
let me entreat of you, as you value
your happiness, not to neglect first de-
partures from health. The story of the
reservoir has really moral for every
| one of u.s.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
HUNI0R,
A MATTER of course-Dinner.
Inn correct-A first-class hotel.

Inn correct-A first-class hotel.
ANOTHER matter of chorus-Opera
Few editors ever refuse to puff gooC
tigar-LO,ceH citizen.
BISMARCK will walk sooner than ride
In Victoria carriage.
LADY of the house Ito tramp)-Ifyou'1
saw up that wood you can have this pie
Tramp-LIemme tackle the pie first,
while I'm ekal to it,
MANY singer is ambitiously reach.
ing for high &c" while her husband is
humbly and obscurely struggling for
low, jack, and the game.
IT is somewhat remarkable that even
the most delicate girl is not afraid OF
taking cold; at least not when it comes
III the form of ice-cream.
IL CALLED upon an editor to-day,
jim "Well, I'll tell You what he
didn't say to you" WHAT" Shut
that door. "-BoSton fourier.
"BRowN always seems to be lost in
thought" "Lost in thought? No won
der. His IDEAS are so far apart that he
can't hel p getting lost on the way from
one to another. .lrcOid Record.
1T is pity" said an Irish labor1r the
other day, as he mopped his brow at is
Il pity that we can't have the cowld
weather in the summer and the hot
weather in the winter. '-BoSton Cour-
Ter.
"Do AS you would be done by" said
the deacon, earnestly. Cant" replied
the chorister; eve just been done by a
snidc horscman from Beverly, and l
can't do blind man with the l2-ycar-
old colt he's showed onto me. '-B,u'-
dcttc.
CUSTOMER Ito barber I s'posc that
in your profession it is rather difficult 90
achieve great wealth? Barber Well,
/ dunno; it's like all headwork; there :
plenty of room at the top. Have your
head sandpapered, sir?-Nc,c York
SIM.
HAVE you a mortgage on Young
Brownlett, that you hang on to him so
persistently 2" asked a Woodward ave-
nue. real-estato man of his pretty
daughter. No, papa, only lien" re-
piled the young lady promptly
Detroit Free Press.
IT might occur to some of the great
railroad men of the West to examine
r9vine bridges after "a terrible rain" to
determine whether those structures are
still standing. 1t would be much cheap
er than smashing uptwo or three trains.
Dayton DemOcrdt
PEOPLE who have relatives to be eX-
ecuted after January next should send
them to New York to have the opar-
alton performed. 1t will be much pleas
anter for those remaining to speak of the
culprjt rs having been struck by light
ming than to say that he was hanged. -
D0iidS Nc,cS.
THE MAID, THE DUDE, THE HORSE
where is the white horse, NV pretty mt'd2
For see your hair is II white-horse shade
TIL maid to VIII IN thes words were sad
Was pre- ty RI whose hair was red.
Twas i'd in a crowded thoro ghfnre--
Nearly every kind of hors WIS there.
The long line of horses the maid re ewad
Then TO her aunoyer, II real harI dude:
There isn't u white horse within mile
But the donkey is round said she with sniic-
The dude grew red and wished he was Il I'd.
What is Your hurry, kind sir?' she sis,
sEOStUV Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

The cherry crop has been a failure
this year in England, except in Kent,
where they have been abundant AMI de-
licious ever since the time when Rich
ard Harreys, fruiterer to Henry VIII, sent
to Flanders for fre>h CRAFTS of a special
kind, the old stock OF English cherries
seeming to be dying out, and planted lO5
acres of the new fruit around Tynham.
The Kent cherries have ever since been
the choicest and most plentiful of Eng,
lish cherries
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
The Monkey and the Baby.

Some time ago an English lady who was
living at Kingston, Jamaica, took passage
on homeward bound vessel, taking LeI
two months Old infant with her.
A large, strong, active monkey which
was on board took violent fancy for the
child. The monkey would sit all day long
watching the mother as she rocked and
fondled her little one. and follow her
A,om place to place. Several times the
animal tried unsuccessfully to get the
baby.
One beautiful afternoon distant sail
attracted the attention of all on board,
and the Captain politely offered his glass
to the lady. She placed her baby on the
sofa, and had just raised the glass to hel
eye when n cry was heard.
Turning quickly, she boheld sailor in
pursuit of the monkey, which had grasped
the infant firmly with one arm and was
nimbly climbing the shrouds. The mother
tainted as the animal reached the top OF
the mainmast.
The Captain was at his wits end. He
feared if he sent a sailor in pursuit the
monkey would drop the baby and escape
by leaping from mast TO mast.
The child in the meanwhile was heard
to cry, but the fear that the monkey WAS
h"i eii 3 ~ ""9 VI 'i'D' ~ as '''1 '''-
imal initiate the motions of the mo.ha",
handling, soothing, and cndcaNolin& 90
hush it to sleep.
After trying in many ways to lure tho
animal down, the Captain finally ordered
the men below, and concealed himself On
the deck. In moment. to his great Joy,
he saw the monkey carefully descending
Reaching the deck, it looked cautiously
around, advanced to the sofa and placed
the babs upon it.
The Captain restored the frighteno
infant to its mother, who was soon salts
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
Ola Men Tor Council.

Young man (on railroad train)-Yes,
] mad about made upmy mind to invest
my savings in a little enterprise, but
I'm feeling mighty doubtful about it
just now. L understand Presidential
years are bad for business.
Old man-All fudge. I'm nearly
driven to death; can hardy find time to
sleep; overrun with orders. The fact
is, l just coin money in Presidential
years.
"Eh? What business are you in?'
"Liguor, --OmQha U'OrhL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

No. FULTON MARKET, NEW YORK CITY, /
January 26, 1884. {

NO.3FULTON NJ ARkEr, NEW DIX CITY,
January 26, 1884
/ have been using BRANDRETn'S Pills for
the last te years. They are wonderful medi-
cine. There is ohing equal to them as b Food
Purifiers and Liver Regula ors. But wish to
state how re rarkably they cure rheumatism
and how ca lily; was affected by rheumatjs SIN
of the les. My business wholesale fish DEALER
naturally leads me to damp places. l was 50
bad &c uld not walk, and at night suffered
fearfully; tried Balls ms, Sarsaparillas and
all kinds of tinctures, but they did me no good
and was afra d Of being cripple. finally
oommeac d using BRANDRE MS Pills. ltook
two every night for ten nights, then began to
improve continued tax ng them for forty
days and got entirely well. Now, whenever
sick, take BRANDRErus PILLS. They never
fail. j. n. HARRIS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
Ice In His Pocket.

A white man from away down South
in the Okeechobee Lake region came
up to Gainesville on business at the
United ST ties Land Office. While here
he saw the first ice he had ever seen.
He manifested great interest in the
frigid substance, and Put half-pound
lump in his pants ocket to take home
to his family. He soon took it out
OF his pc ket, however, and os he did SO,
said; Il am afe I'd it will spite my ter
hacker. "-GainesUiIe (Fla. NeUs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

Most women naturally look forward to mat
rimony as their proper sphere in life but they
should constantly bear in mind that far,
rosy face, bright eyes, and II healthy, well-de
veloped form, are the best passports to Il happy
marriage. All those wasting disorders, weak
nesses, ''dragging-down" sensations, and func-
tional Irregularities peculiar to the SEX have
an unfailing specific in DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription. 1t is the only medicine for wo
men, sold by druggists, under q pDSttiUe guar
dntee from tie manufacturers, that it VIII
give satisfaction in every Gaze or money will
be refunded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried
out for many years.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
She Knew Him.

Have you very stylish young girl
you could recommend me?" said IL
gentleman in an employment bureau.
Excuse me, sir" replied the af1able
manager, but do you live in the corner
house?"
YES; but why do you ask?"
because your wife was here only q
moment ago to see if We had tow
headed girl with wart on her nose. -
JUdgc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

Some gentlemen were standing on the
corner of the street while funeral pro-
cession was passing. Two gamins were
also there, and as one of the gentlemen
Inquired in joking way, "Whos dead, 3"
one of the boys sung out "The man in the
coffin" The quickness and wit of these
street boys is proverbial.-Chicago Her
a}f
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
Anything for n Change.

"What shall we put the foreign head
IN to-day-Emperor Frederick or Ire
land 2" asked the News Editor
Haven't You got any other foreign
news?" asked the Managing Editor.
yes. King John OF Abyssinia has a
bad cold"
as there much of that?"
About half II stick"
Triple lead it, and put scare head
on it. PutSburd DiSDGich.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

Mrs. Gaines, of the Hooking Valley,
tod her husband to bring her home a
new dress or she would jump into the
well. He forgot the dress. She kept
her word. 1t cost him $l2 to get her
out and her bones mended.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

fl educating a girl to be a self reliant
woman, the hand must be trained as
we'll as the brain. useful hand is n
great help in household, and when
guided by an educated brain, can perform
on tho piano or sewing machine with equal
leXteritY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
THE New York Assembly has PASSED

a bill incorporating the Grant Monu-
ment Association, and empowering it
to hold $7,000,000 worth of property
free of taxation. All that remains to
be done now is the comparatively in
significant feat of securing that 81, OO0.-
600. There is no doubt that the asso-
citation can hold it after it is once Sc
c11ra6
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
The Hall Gun.

The Hall championship cup is one
of the hansomest trophies ever offered
for proficiency in baseball. 1t is of
fered by Thomas II. Hall, of New
York, and was made by Tiffany & Co.,
the famous jewellers. The cup weighs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
A CHARMING Buffalo read

a CHARMING Buffalo reader sometimes
gives an imitation OF Il negro wedding
which closes with the remark by the
parson: We will sing that beautiful
hymn Plunged i'll gulf of dara lie
SPAR, ''-Buguio Courier.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

Levi P. Morton will spend $50, 900
on his new house near Rnebeck.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
Good

Little Zoe, lay your head
On your pretty little bed;
Shut your eye-peeps, now tho day
And the light hath gone away.
All the clothes are tucked in tight,
Little Zoe, dear, goodnight.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
Suit Yourself,

Suit YOURSELF,
But there is no other remedy for sick head
ache, dizziness, Constip ItiOn, biliOusness or
to restore q regular, healthy action to the
liver, stomach and bowl, equal to those reli-
able little pleasant Purgatvc Pellets" pre-
pared by DR.. Pierce. Of druggists.
The Paris census shows 69lj Americans,
IA ,7J1 English and So, I0S Germans.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01
A New Hampshire Court has declared
specializing on margins to be gambling.
Yon sturdy oak whose branches wide
Boldly the storms and winds defy,

on Stufuy OAK WHOSE UTdlCICS " uC
Boldly the storms and winds defy,
Not long ago an acorn, small,
Lay dormant meath the summer ky.
Not unlike the thrifty oak in its germ, devel-
opment and growth, is consumption. But
even this mighty foe of mankind, loSitivcly
yields t. the wonderful curative properties of
DIR. P.erce's Golden Medical Discovery if
taken early. Don't be bind to Your own in
terests and think yours Il hopeless case. Til 3
remarkable remedy has rescued thousands.
or druggists.
A Brooklyn woman supports husband
and fifteen children by selling papers,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-01

Mrs. Maggie Van Colt, the woman rev
valist is at work at Old Orchard, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-18
CANADIAN PACIFIC TELEGRAPH
The Hearing in the Case is Postponed

The NJ aine Railroad Commissioners met in
the Senate chamber at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning to grant hearing to the Canadian
Pacific r. X. Co The New York Gable
Telegraph Co. wishes to establish line
from Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro, to be
used by the Canadian Pacific, along the Eu-
ropean and N. A. r. r. now leased by the
Maine Central To this the Maine Central
objects.
The Canadian Pacific was represented by
Mr.. Woodward of Bangor and the Maine
Central by Attorney General Baker.
Mr.. Baker stated that he had had no time
for preparing the case and asked for post
ponement of the hearing.
Mr.. Woodard suggested that ample notice
had been given the Maine Central. He
wished the hearing.to proceed as he mad i'm
portant witnesses whom delay would greatly
inconvenience. He hinted that the Western
Union Telegraph Company were behind the
Maine Central in this matter The railroad
was ready to build the line and wished to be-
gin as soon as possible.
The commissioners offered to hear as much
of the evidence as could then be produced
but the proposition was rejected by Mr.
Woodward, and the whole hearing was post
poned until Wednesday, the 25th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-18
MAINE DISPATCHES.
THE MAINE PRISON.
a Sanitary Investigating Commit ee
Favor the Draining OFT OF stagnant
Water.

THoaAsToS, July II.
For the past number of years DIR. II. c.
Levensaler, physician at the Maine State
Prison, has recommended the drainage of
water from the prison quarry, and in his last
report, after the Introduction of the Oyster
river water, said that better system of
sewerage was demanded and that ample
water should be furnished to flush the sewer.
Within the past two years, the Governor and
Council, together with Warden Bean and
the prison inspectors, have looked this i'm
portant matter over thoroughly and see that
this large body of stagnant water within the
prison walls, is highly detrimental to the
sanitary well being of the institution
Today committee consisting of Council
lors Hunt and Rand and DIR. A. G. Young,
secretary of the State Board of Health have
visited the prison and are of the opinion that
a sewer should at once be laid to the river
and the stagnant water drained away, with
the stagnant water in the quarry added to it,
aud all the excreta from the laboratories
within the walls and filth without which will
pass into the proposed sewers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-18
TO WELCOME BLAINE.
The Appointment of the Various Com
mittees OF Arrangements.

The general committee on the reception
to be rendered Hon. J. G. Blaine on his arri-
val met in Novelty Hall last evening. The
following committees were reported by the
b-committee appointed for that purpose
and were accepted:
The Executive committee, whose duties il
shall be to select Chief Marshal, select
speakers, to prepare programme, attend
to the printing and advertising and have the
general supervision of the affairs of the
reception and sopervise all matters not es-
pecially assigned to other committees, with
power to appoint subcommittee not other
Macomber, s. w. Lane, j. Manchester
Haynes, l.. G. Cornish, Ira II Randall.
Committee on finance, appropriation and
expenditures &C. S. IIitchborn, Hon. Henry
Boynton, J. +. Hill, L. b. Hill, L. A. Dyer,
Fred Cony, Treby johnson, II. f. Smith.
Committee on transportation. Joseph II.
Manley.
Committee on invitations to organizations.
Hon. Charles II. Nash, Hon. GeOrge IL.
Weeks, l.. A. Dyer, Charles II. Hall.
Committee on reception to organizations.
H: VI. Heath s. J. Gallagher, G. II. Mas
on, A. W. Brooks, c. n Blackington, J.
Henry Sturgis,' II. + Blanchard, George
Doughty, S. w. Wyman, J. J. Maher, $. s.
Randall, w. II. Williams, c. II. White, S.
J. Cbadbourne, c. F. Tibbetts, w. T.. Bige-
low, X. c. Irish, A. S. Bangs, NJ. S. Camp
bell. Geo. II. Brickett, Geo. A. Pblbrook,
r. G.. Plant, Horace North, VIM. McDavid,
II. G. Staples, o. A. Tuell, J. II. Chandler,
Henry A. Hall
Committee on decorations and illumina-
tions.--H. 6. Staples, J. II. Cochrane, p. NJ.
Fogler, r. II. Getchell, f. r. Bean, H. Z.
Bowditch, n. X. Stone, B. z. Folsom, J. NJ.
Libby.
Committee on collation.-R. w. Soule, A.
G. Andrews, J. W. Harlow, Harry Percival,
N. II. Reid, r. l.. Perry, c. c. Stetson, j.
T. Hobbs, Geo. u. Haskell, Columbus Cottle.
Committee on music, bells and salute
II. T. Morse, w. s. Choate, c. G. Hunt,
Horace B. Cony, James Chadbourne.
On horses and carriages-F. w. Matthews,
+. II. Gaslin. G.. o. Tibbetts, Parker N.
Savage, F. w. Cole.
On freworks-F. z. Southard, A. NJ.
Goddard, W. ID. Stinson, c. b. Burleigh,
W. II. Davis, r. II. Owen, F. w. Libby, J..
J. Maher.
On reception of guests-Gen. .;elden Con-
nor, Gen. s. J. Gallagher, Hon. ID. A.
Cony, DR.. Geo. Z. Brickett, Hon. w. r.
Whitehouse, Hon. Jos. II. Manley, Hon. p.
o. Vickery.
Voted. that all committees shall have
power to appoint such ladies' on committees
as they may deem necessary.
After the general discussion as to the de-
tails of the reception the meeting adjourned
to the call of the chairman of the general
! committee.