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Decorah-posten., 1888-04-11

ftiae. 8i uaaseee en- balu Times lib,
men oa Glt forblep rpligt, lasbe ui Of
isien, % mart bar belle 9eiren met
llnotaselle al S,iloposten | opb Ssun.
en- Time ienere itprteoe ben famine
"enfelt9adenoe" Gleiant, iOm hi baube
sjcrt B~efjenbtIfab meo ON 9asen, ino
2eiren meo 2rompetitso sjsnnem
Snabelen iom al N 9ommebassbaiun
% s~ienipnlis aloeles raienbe. Oct bar
Den, Der bapbe luitet fig omtrins / ire
Timer. Den bapoe uRrmet fla 2eiren
ian forIisti9t iom ct Menneite funbe
Inise zig frem, % bar saaet runot ON
ben for at unoerigSe ale Gins o9 be-
FEMME, ira bpiltet Yunft ben piloe fore
tase Gnsrebet. 8u ben ~opousebe, at hi
par bleoet u9tfeoe, Itillebe Den li9 i
Stp99e al nOale 8uife, os be Subiebte,
lom Ienere moerioste Steoet, ertlRreoe,
at ben maatte BABE ltaaet Der / en- Def
3ime uoen at beoege fig en- 9omme.
Slooi9t p9 poel99senbe Grbeioe
filste paa @lefantens angrsb. Den
traaoie paa ps fnuite en- ai be lppenoe
Snoicbte, sreb en- anben meo Snabelen
os Hog BAN neo mob Soroen, iaa ban
ogoe, os br9ffeoe Rpssen paa en- treble,
iom forisste at ilpste. 9erpaa lob ban
inc melem Srerne % ilos til bsire os
p%enitre meIem benz meb fin pelbise
Snabel. 5Drit MI fiji jes nit @epar /
Sroen. 0ens Gnsreb baube uaret iaa
plubielist % uplblomt, at hi ale blep
oemoraliierebe / Here Minuter. gel
oisois for os Iae fit Gn ben f%ornuftise
Soe at faitc libt apas pua en- Of Slbene,
laa at Den blusieee Up bSit. 9ctte fun
tes at senerc glefanten, os ben sjorbe
Mine til at tratfc Jig tilbase. s beune
3cnoens bleo ben fraftist unberitsttet at
Dyer, iom itprtec impb Den ps sjorbc
ben ~betpoelis Sfaoe meb beres ipare
Sorn. Seq for omfrins os penteoe paa
en- acilisbeb til at ienbe ben en- ausle,
os jog ifal furt9Ie, bpao je9 iaa Gle:
sisrc. Zen tps en- Ore, Der
minbit 900 Tuno % lsftebe ben
ceo Sjelp al i'm Snabe( bit up oper
Sopeoet iaa let iom jog lpfter en- 9re.
s ct Minut bolbt ben 9prct iaaleoes %
bet bcrcIter belt pper Dor 2eirs
posn. Oren falbt neb / en- 8unfe Ores
% leo insen Sfabe. Netop ipm Gle.
ianten faiteoe Oren fpreoe jes bet isritc
Sfuo, o9 ben itprteoe no al 2eiren meb
tire 8ugler | 2ioet. Gen bar imiblertio
ncppe lluppet fra os, for ben traaote neo
/ ct opbt sui / Soroen us braffeoe oct
enc Ben res at ben falbt fremopcr.
ben tunoe fomme pp islen bapbe
jog siuet Den 9sbsitpbet. Gen bapoe
brabt tire Maub os fire Dyer us iaaret
en- Wanc % to Dyer, iaa bens 9pb gap
os flor 1ilfrcositilelie.
Decorah-posten., 1888-04-11
2onooms Yepogtere.

9onbons EOlitiitprte er, liseiom ale
Snititutioner / benne Beroens itgr1te
Bp, inorettet efter en- fiampem9siis
Ylan. Oper : Snipeftsrerne, Snipefz
t%srerne, Serseanterne os &onitablerne
banner en- Nrme paa 1880 Manb -
en- reipettabel Stprfe, men albeles life
for flor, itaar mani erinbrer, at Sooebs
itabens 8olitibitrift ubitreffer fig Is
Mile til ale Siber fra Gbarins Grois
os pmfatter ct Nreal al 6S9 &pabratz
mil msb en- Sfatteuerbi at 10 Milz
lioner Dollars ON Naret. s ct iaabant
Smraabe, meb en- 8eiplfnins af $780,
900 Siele, er Der naturlisOis en- flor
Del arbeioe at 9jcre, Os bet maa tilmeb
erinpres, at Yolitiets Ylister / 2onbon
life alene er at tuse Jurbrpoere os llros
~itiitere / 5orpurins os paase uper giens
bomsIifferbeben, nlen osiaa inbbeiatter
iaaoanne SpsaOer iont at paaie Spsr,
bcloelien al 5ororoninsen ON 8ulrssens
6orminoifelie, at inipicere 9osibuie, at
resulere 8jGrlelen paa @aberne os til
pisie 3ioer ON Iaret at sisre Sast paa
berrelele Sunoe, - Ylister, Der / en-
Sp Iom 2onoon albeles life er lette %
lom meo bpert aar bliuer oanitelisere.
sllene / 1886 bpssebes Der iaalebes i
Solitioiitriftet 12,252 npe Sule meb en-
ny @aoelRnsoe al 30 Mtil.
stntaIet at anbolbte Yerioner / 1886
bar 1870. 8erbien al ben tiaalne
@ienoom / lamme Eeriuoe bar sol, no
Dollars, bppraf 90,645 Dollars blep
faffet tilpeie, mebens altIaa uper en-
balp Mi0ion git tabt. 9enne iiofe
Sum rep~relenterer altiaa tiQise 3ppez
neg oS oeres Seleres 5ortjenete.
SfjDnt man 10 funoe bore furberebt paa
bet T9rlte | en- 8D al 2pnbDns Stsrs
relle, er BET bog temmelis operralfenoe
at %erfare, at 1902 Serloner blep raps
pprterebe til Eolitiet lom iapnebe, % at
al otsle Inn S,943 bleo funoet iaien %
tilbase9ipet til beres Samilier. 9oa CT
bet 10 ct SpDrssmaal, ON Yolitiet faar
Underwriting om ale be @jeniunone.
vi Sloebrauoe Dor 1850. Sanbbeben
al ben uotalelle, at BET er iifrere at
reile paa Sernbaner END at oanbre /
9onbons @aoer, ipnes at blipe aobtz
slort oeo ben STRENGTHENING, at i BET
neonte Iar ia Yeriuner blep flsrt
ooer % or9bt / @aoerne, mebens 9lus
taaet Of be Saareoe belpb fig til 3,949.
s 2sbet al 9laret bleu Der ubiteot
8epilinser til 26,32O GroidtetuoIfe oa
Omnibus aonbuftprer, % bet er aanSte
intereslan at ie, at blanbt bisie er Der
9S7 oper 60 ps unoer 20 Qar, 100 oper
20 os uaoer so, os 4 oper 80 Nar. 9f
% til lpues en- 9onbonerz aubf at baoe
9eilisbeo til en- grtra- 6ortjeneite, tbi /
9pbet at bet naunte Gar slemtes Der
22,361 Sjentanbe i %uffentlise 8uane.
bpuraf 1911 sapes tilbase til @ierne,
Der betaltes Ell iamlet 5incelsn al ca.
10000 Dollars. Smelem De iunbne
Eager bar Der en- Yoie meo 1,OSO Dol.
} lars | 8apir % Cub, en- anoen neo
I 500 Dollars, en- treble meo Sonos til et
| Selsb al 1900 Dollars, ps abfiaias
r Samlinser al tontante 8ense parierenpe
, ira so til $50 Dollars. Otter at 81
l iunone Eager bar paret ~oepunereSe bos
4 Bolitiet | tire Maaneoer goeu at Gierer
E bar i%nbfunoet fig, bliper be siuet tilbaa,
q til Jinberen.
Decorah-posten., 1888-04-11
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

ct ct ~iittert % permanent Nijooel mob
9Olte, 6ortjoltlle, Strubebolte % iaar
0aIS. Gn 80 Gents State "Gbambers
lain's GOu9b JtemeOp" CT uGrot nGlten
Iigelaa meget Iom ell Dollar. 6laife al
ltoget altpet l%1oltcmcoicin o9 oil giere Big
mere goOt. Gets yige iom Meoicin mob
Sp9oomme 6aIien % gun9erne iinOes
life.
Decorah-posten., 1888-04-11
Vorrctnings= 6runo:
i%Gtninaer.

Gn sjennemsaaenoe baberlis Sans
belsbctjcnt oil nltib ppnaa en- beore Qpr
emo en-, bpis !Sanolemaabe CT mere eGer
mimbre tpiliom.
Zen, Der bar iolst i'm gaabos sobc
Menins ON fig, pil forbetmeite bp ion,
en- fattis Wanb, leto ON ben Iris, for
bpilfer ban iulste Den, bar femme,
fig bsi.
Naar en- 5orretnins briues meo on,s
bpsselis Omiurs for be minbite gnfelts
bcber Os itrcns Yunttlisbeo, uil ben az
tio saa japnt fremab, life bore ubiat
for pulbiomme 8pitelier % fsre til ct
belbist &cIultat.
Oct er i~tatiitit subtsjort, at insen
anben enfelt 2ins iaa ofte leoer til
Sbelassclie iom 8rusen al beruieube
9ritfe, life alene sjennem 9ruffenlfab,
men osiaa sjennem Spaffelien af 9omz
mcfraften.
Ser net, men lite aiitiffenoe / 8lebe=
orast. Den melt iulbeubte 9ragt ct
ben, Der iaaleoes / Sarmpni meo 8eb=
tommenoes Seitjaftiselie, at ben Iet
life tiltraffer fig Inbres Opmerf=
iumbeb.
St itsie os raie / e0er ON i'm 8utif
os finbe Sell ueo 8etjeutene us Yerios
nalet / bet !Sele piier Mansel paa Or
ben cs 5prretninsstatt os uoiatter
Yrincipalen for &ritif us 2atter fra bet
Yublifum, bpis 9iaib os 9lstelie ban
ifulbe ipse at pinoe.
@iCr albris en- 5orretnins fun for at
sisre ben.
5orlans life at bliue rig / en- Sart.
On gradients 5~ortieneite er BEN eneite
naturlise Jurtjeneite.
Bet er life 5prretninsen iom foraoler
Manben, men Manben, iom for9bler
5orretninsen.
2Bb albris Ell uiprbolbsmesiis flor
&eiifo, tbi lloiisterne for !Selo ct oa /
be ileite 9ilialbe meset lmaa.
Den Sorretninssmano, Der life bar
betalt for minoit Sulpoelen al tit Bare
lager, er en- ulitfer &unbe for @nsrcss
Sanbleren, meo minbre ban bar anoen
5ormue eller andre Snbtester peo Siz
ben al.
Solb Dig til Din 5orretnins. Sab
Spefulanterne tiene 9u1inber / en- Dag.
Din 5oroel fommer la%nsiommere, men
ben er ~lifrere.
Naar 9iberne er baarlise, ba brus
etbuert loulist Mtpbel til at forge
Omietninsen. Npsle Sanplenbe pp,
bsrer at apertere, naar Sanbelen saa,
baarlist; men Do er 9lperterins nstot
melt nsbuenbis.
Den 5orretninssmanb, Der mebbrin.
ger gnersi, 9pstisbeo, Seoerlisbeb
luno Sands % liot aapital til i'm Spr.
refining. oil altio q ct soot Sic.
iultat.
Decorah-posten., 1888-04-11
QGS bette!

Nlbnm itbeboloenoe Bortr9tter al ale
8onser I Serben % ale Treiioenter al be
6orenebe Stater 10 Gents bper. Wicrpicope
8ath CHARM inbeboloenbe 5aberoor, De ii
Suo eler Yortr9tter 10 Gents, 3 for 25 gts.
anipe ira 10 til IS Gents. Benne 10 Gents
pr. Dor. Blpant os Y~ennpffaft ~fprenet 10
Gents. Sr9tipil Is Gents til $15 Mlbllms
IS Gents til s.. Gubber Stamps til at trptfe
Garos, &onpolutter pip. 80 Gents, Bpatrpts
terpresler $3.50 Mulit for Biano % Sraler
ior 10 Gents. Muiitbanolere iorlaraer 35
Gents for bet iamme. Senb SrimRrte for
os 16 Sioer iluitreret &ataloa oper Suoeler
en- V(ulitinitrumenter. NQpn "9ecorab. 30.
item. Noresie
&. Sead)man g. Spn,
l9.l4ft. minneapolis, Winn.
Decorah-posten., 1888-04-11

Den beoite / 8erben" fan meo Sanb.
beo @risss @lpcerins Salpe fables. Den
belbreeer burtist Staar. pprepen Sub,
8ranpIaar, Saar, Yiles, Stab oa ale
Slass Subnblet. Tilialss hos s. s.
montgomery d Co., 9ecorab, Soiua.
%. IA. Ia.
Decorah-posten., 1888-04-11
Wnerttsie Ut
@gTam Hesselroths
- lOOs ug Seucr.
PILLER
Messelroth's Blood & Live pe-

garanteres at life inbeboloe ben r,;.,.
Sei apttiplo' eller Slp. Salte, men crs "h'
luttenoe tiibereoeoe al traitioe Ga lposrn.
gmner / &lanteriset. 3isie 9iaer onE,;,
les SGroelesbeo for fplsenoe SiemsS.
D Com afOringsmiSoel, boor 2 ~
Eiller / Ilrniloeli9beo sigr ao6 @trf1,~
/ bdaroere Sllf9loe ntaa man a a
froniif 6orltoppelie ta9es iprIt 6, berai,1S.V6 5
til A bueranoen Nfteu.
q Sor 9eberer. Sor at renie "a 5,r.,.
Seperer % belle SDltemet; for at basiorSs,..s:
@nloec' anorin9en liant lette 6or6g,Siiso..s
2&'' brer Nften.
S0r @lnoet. Naar 1 a 2 9iQer t,,..
II Wtorgen | noQen Sto, bile DC b,6r55o,ss
Jtrtlomt I'll Nhonorin0 % 6lerucljp nj
Sla9s Sp9elisbeo o9 l~lrenli9beo / 8lc6s-.
frem 6ringe en- iuno Gtrfulatiou al ior,,.,
FAINT 9ipe Suoen Ell Iriit % rem SSarpc.
d Sor Gatarrb % Sobeopinc, Der FINN.
iler al oaarlt9 Mtaos % lIrent &lo0, to,s.
Ell itprre Hprtion "A I'll g..
81 Snr Sruentim taoes
q 2 Biller bper Nfor9en, bpilfet frembrrosr
ell Inloit9noi9 Jte9rlerins al Spitemet.
g. Sor iloelngtenDe @anoe o. bitter
Snta9 / Wunoen, ianlt raar Sunaen er bs.
la9t meo snl9rpnt Slim, tages 4 a 6 9ilfr
peb Sensetio.
= Sor Sorfi0lelie % 6asbeo taQes eg
fulo Tortion al Tillerne peo Sen9etio.
eg"6orlans Sesielrutbs Blob. % Qeosr.
piler ps tag insen andre.
6tis Seres 4potbefer life bar Dem, iau
ieno 800 til mig oirette; iea ital pa rneS
onaaaenoe Ioit portofrit tilieuoe Gem
9Gifer.
&ainrence SeSielrptb,
gramineret Npotbefer,
1O7 G. Gbieaso Nbenue, Gtitago, 40
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16
An Acc,mm Odating Gentleman.

Soon the slender white shaft of a
lighthouse appeared ahead. and, close
by, the huge bulk of Fort Livingston,
which commands the entrance to Bara-
taria Bay. Lighthouse and fort are on
an island ca led Grand Terre. Only
one man stays in the fort, an old SER
geant, who looks after the government
property. The other persons living on
Grand Terre are the lighthouse keeper
and Cuban gentleman, named Pope
Lulu, who used to make sugar until a
tidal wave ruined his plantation, and
who now keeps cattle for living. This
Cuban used to be famous duelist in
his younger days. During the Cuban
war for independence, he published a
letter in New { rleans paper, chal-
longing any and all Spaniards to fight
him. Nobody accepted the challenge,
for he was known to be dead shot.
A good story is told about this COM
bative old gentleman. He had some
| difference with a former lighthouse
keeper. who used to be his friend, and
for two OF three years the two neigh
bors did not speak to each other. A
mutual acquaintance ventured to re-
monstrate with Pope Lulu.
You two men are here alone on this
island" he said, "and you ought to be
on good terms with each other. You
ought to meet and arrange your little
difficulty to your mutual satisfaction.
Now, let me see Douglas and tell him
you will meet him."
Every WE'LL" replied the Cuban,
with his strong Spanish accent, "you
may see Mr.. Douglas, and say to him
that am ready to settle our Little diff
ficulty | will be on the beach to-
morrow morning with my shotgun
Let him be there with his shotgun.
and we will settle to his entire salts
faction"
Pope Lulu was on hand at the hour
he appointed, but the lighthouse keeper
did not appear, and their quarrel has
not vet been adjusted. -Eugene J.
!SmalIeu. IN 81. NichOIGs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16
A Loaded Cake o" SOav,.

Says customs Hawkshaw: "Smug-
glers must lie awake nights trying to
evolve new schemes to cvade the pay
ment of duties. At least [ imagine
they must from the number of new
schemes l am obliged to be on the
lookout for. No sooner do we begin
to watch for passengers with the thick
soled shoes, made by European shoe
makers to accommodate the diamond
smugglers, than we have to keep our
eyes open to detect the woman with a
bonnetful of jewelry. We seize enough,
heaven knows, but not tiftieth part
of the contraband goods brought into
this country are ever detected.
THE articles which seem to he most
favored by the smugglers are dia-
monds, ieweIry and watches, although
silks and costly dress goods are by no
means despised. Diamonds, however,
hold first rank, because of their porta-
bility and the small space which they
occupy. Search in the most unlikely
places has often revealed mine of
wealth. Only few days ago in the
travelling bag of tourist just arrived
was very innocent-looking piece OF
toilet soap, which would never have
been given a second glance by the in
spector if it had not been for the evil
dent anxiety displayed by the owner of
the bag to get it back.
almost ashamed of himself the OIL
Ger pulled out his pocket knife and at.
tempted to pierce that cake of soap
The travellers jaw fell AID the officers
knife blade met an obstruction at about
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16

/ came here last evening to compete,
under the auspices of the Pittsburg
Press Club and Marquis of Queens
berry rules, in q kind Of natural gas
tournament, begins Bills speech, Is
reported by himself in the Now York
UOrld. | do not brag nor boast, but
it strikes me that l held my own for
twenty minutes.
Gas here springs spontaneously
from the bosom of the earth, and i'm
mediately proceeds to take charge OF
the heating, lightning and manu- actur-
ing business. 1t is clean, smells bet
ter than the places where the streets
have been torn up on Fifth avenue
this summer, and burns readily when
properly encouraged.
Pittsburg is busy place. 1t is To-
Gated at the point where the Allegheny
and Monongahela Rivers fork. Nat
ure has done much or Pittsburg.
She placed her in one of the busiest
places in America and then gave her
natural gas. This gas can be con-
Quoted into room by means of pipes,
and, by an automatic arrangement re-
Gently perfected, will, at any hour
designated on an alarm clock, enter
YOUR room, scratch a match on Its
trousers and light your fire, so that
you need not get up till the room Is
warm
1t cooks evenly, and, assisted by an
Intelligence Office, will do almost any
thing but vote. l like natural gas.
Artificial or assumed gas does not
please me; but gas that bubbles out OF
the bosom of the earth and just simply
asks where it can get IL job Ii what we
have been looking for.
Artificial gas is superficial. 1t kes
to look well in company and seem
brilliant and attractive in society, but
it is false at heart. 1t likes to seem
refined and Rentlemanly and polished
and sincere, but rise and assert your
self and blow it out and see how quick
it will take your Ii e. Look the other
way ten minutes and see how soon it
will slip down into your cellar and toy
with your meter.
But natural gas comes out of the
ground, spits on its hands and asks
where there there is anything to do.
1t then proceeds to do it. The young
men of America will do well to emulate
the natural and untutored gas of Pitts
burg. Do not seek to shine too much
by night or attract attention by organ
izing gas leak by day. Give less
attention to the management of the
meter and more to the matter OF
adequate service, and you will do well.
Give your best endeavors to the pro-
motion of your employers interests, no
matter what your salary may be,
breathe through your nose, look up
and press onward.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16
Fifty Yelr; Ago,

In a recent issue of 20 paper a
correspondent says Fifty years ago
probably half our farmers Wore home
spun" What have we gained by CIV
ing up this industry? Let us see.
Fifty years ago my father owned and
ran an old-fashionedc arding and cloth
dressing establishment, to which the
farmers brought their wool to be
carded into rolls and then taken home
and spun and woven in hand looms into
mems and women's wear web. Then it
was returned to us to be fulled carded,
stretched, dyed, sheared (the nap,
and pressed. This was for mems wear,
and it was cloth fit for the lords who
wore it-too good for the titled lords
of these degenerate days. Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and nearly
all of the great men of their period
wore this cloth. The women's wear
was not fulled, but otherwise was han
died the same. This wear was then
taken home and made up into comfort
able habits of all kinds worn by
women. The dresses were cut high in
the neck and planned for health and
comfort. In all this home work, the
girl, the coming woman, participated.
She was familiar with every detail.
Her body was fully developed by work,
and her mind was in sympathy with her
body. When the time came for her to
respond to the wooings of love she had
as an inheritance a pure soul incased
in a sound body. AS wedding dowry
she had chest full of linen, flannel,
coverlets, spun yarn for stockings, a
few sheep, COW, her spinning-wheel,
ETC., etc. This type of women became
the mothers of our past great men
the Lincolns, Grants, Shermans, and
the hosts of statesmen, Chief Justices,
and the remarkable business men of
the day-in fact, of all the men of note,
who stand head and shoulders above
their fellows. Now please compare
this Goddess of Liberty, this un-
crowned queen, with one of our mod
ern girls or women-one of those semi
rude, banged, useless creatures, who,
if they ever become mothers, beget the
dudes We see every day, who are SIM
ply a burlesque on the human race
Have We improved the race or retro
graded? "a Farmer" in Chicago
Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16
German Jokes.

\
Schultz-What makes you look so
blue, Miller?
Miller CsghineJ-l was just thinking
that in nine months and few days and
1888 will have passed into oblivion.
HER Only CHANCE.
A.-Whv does NJ SIS Elderly go on
tho ice every time there is skating?
b. Bscause that's Ler only chance
to see men at her feet
THE hWENAED SQUAD.
Officer ito awk ward ccruitJ-Ready
Present arms! Aim. Great Scott, he
looks like a spawned moakey blowing
q flute!
SAT DOWN on.
Lady-Are you acquainted With Miss
Schmidt?
Dude-Yaas, ] talked with her for
half an hour the other night. Awful
stupid creature.
GLOW so?"
"Whv YOU see she nevah opened her
mouth the whole time | wath taking to
her"
what! Didn't she even yawn?'
HE WAS DISGUISED.
A.-Were you invited to the dinner
at Baron Won Geizig's yesterday?
B.-Yes, / was there.
Il feel sorry for you, for they set an
awful poor table"
That's what | heard, so l made up
my mind to fare m;serably; bit some
how or other we had splendid dinner.
l never was so disappointed and dis
gusted in my life"
A CHEAP BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
Wife who is playing chess with her
husbandD Don't you know that to-day
is my birthday?
Husband tabstractedly)- it?
Eyes; amt you going to give me any
thing as a birthday present?'
81 had forgotten all about it. Ger
tainly, I'll give you something, I'll let
you take pawn"
LOOK NJ OUT FOR THE HUTTERED SIDE.
Smith I am going to dinner. Won't
you go along and take dinner with me
Jones-Not to-day, but I'll accept
your invitation for tomorrow. Your
wife was kind enough to invite me to
dinner to-day
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16

The seals are carnlvorous mammals
divided into two classes-the PhOcidp,
or common seals, with rudimentary
ears, and the Otaride (sea lions, bears,
eephants), which have the ears devel-
oped. In late paper before some
British naturalists, DIR. \. }. Harrison
stated that the Otdrid' which inhabit
the waters of the southern hemisphere,
are supposed by the fishermen to have
an internal posch in which rounded
stones are carried to enable the animal
to sink below the seas surface when
fat. Observations have shown, how
ever, that the so-called "ballast-bag"
is only the stomach. TO account for
the presence of the stones in this organ
it has been suggested that they are in
tended to aid in the trituration of food,
while other persons believe that they
have been accidentally introduced with
the food, OF in play. Similar rounded
stones have been found in seals and
sea-lions which have been confined in
London, and the stomach of New
foundland seal which died at Clifton
in 1856 contained gravel, nuts and
pieces of stick. JrdUeler.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16

To some new an fearful horror
For to crush out tn lives o men,
But God sent an angel o mercy
In tn form o little Ben.
1t wer death fer t stay down Wander
1t wer death fer t. so below,
An mon standin' roun' tn shaft yer,
With faces ez white ez snow.
Wives an mothers clingin' an erwin.
Took lrave heart t ventur' down there
Each sorter looked ut tn other
II see OF t'other one dare.
Twas bout six months fore this hap'nd
mat little Ben came to our camp,
NO one knew nothing orbout him,
Every ono tho t him or tramp.
But somehow We all sorter liked him,
Not miner but what was his friend
An, now, when tn others held back. sir
He slept up prepared t descend
lean tell ye' ies how it was, sr,
Bein OF l was below,
But they said that no looked up t. benven
An said suthin soft an low.
Tn basket went down, an came up. sir.
Came up m went down again,
Until from death down there, sir,
He d saved th hull o us ten.
God must a gin him siren eth, sir;
He could not adone it 'ithout,
Fer he wa much else but er boy, sir,
An not right overly stout
III mon got kinder ashamed sir
An bout half or dozen went down,
An jos ct the foot o tn shaft
Little Bens body was foun.
He' probly noticed III marble block
Standin out on tn village square
IN BOYS o tn mine put it up fer him,
An little Ben's sleepin' out there.
An relkon that when we drop our tools,
] ans er our names on high,
j tn throne o. tn Master Workman
Well fin little Ben standin nigh