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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25

old favoritcs, but real novelt cs hav0
been added to the list. The new gauzG
and Grape tissue, embroidered in
silk of the same, or different hue,
often augmented with motifs in gold
thread, shaded chenille, glitt,'rin4
glass, or metalI e"ds, make charm.
ing toilets. Other beautiful stuifs, for
the same purpose, are broche gauzeS,
owercd either witt: velvet or bouclr
de sole, forming raised pattern on a
dull or demi-transparent foundation,
thin gauZes, s. ott,d with chenille or
sole boucle, and of most delightful
transparence and softncss, and silk
grapes, and silks, embossed with
thousand ravishng designs. A lovely
new stun is lace tale, striped and en-
broidercd with silk of the same color,
mixed with gold thread or tno gold
cord. Issues woven III alternate
Stripes of open insertion or sat II OF
faiIle ribbon, ere among the most adj
mirod 10 cites. There is an INN IL G
variety in the patterns ana texture of
the new s,lkcn materials. Plain and
MORE silks are combined with tigurel
brochc silks and satins, chiefly in
SlIIIts. > oiIt i'u'h lllOIlc SlIhS arc
seen, striped with the same material
in satin, the wider stripes
ornamental with garlands of ilow-
crs. Brochc Iehins with scattered
flowers in their natural Color5 on the
] ght or dark satin stripes are employed
for drCssy evening toilets, CSpec ally
for married ladies. Very costly silk
dresses for the evening for young ladies
are of delicate hueS embroidered with
silk to correspond. Round skirts with
almost fat panels, rcdingote style, are
bccom Lg more and more adopted by
women Of taste. For N >tance one panel,
slightly draped on the hips, forms the
tablier, made of siclienne, MORE, or
some rich silk; two panels, fuller, ana
gauzed little at the waist from the
sides, showing the full or pleated skirt
of gauze or some light material be-
meath. To unite tablier and panels,
festoons of more ribbon are beautl-
fully looped across them. At the back
is a plain pleated drapery, or Ia &c
sash bow OF wide MORE ribbon. Tn"
corsage should have a festoone berthe
of MORE ribbon to match. There is
something very distingue about sul
toilets, but 1T must be confessed they
need finely formed figure
Expensveness of clothes is not sup
posed generally to produce angelic
qualities in the wearer, much less TO
give an angelic appearance to her. eX-
cept by stretch of polite Imagination.
But angel sleeves are fresh ou'growth
upon some of the latest ball costumes
They consist of full dra. cries hing NJ
from the sho ldcrs to Toint corsid-
crab y below the hand, Int open III
front, so as to show tho bare arms
Envy has.said that the originator Of
this fashion had disiiguring scar on
the back of one of her arms, ano"e Tho
elbow, and that the dcyi @ of the urg
sleeve was merely to hile this. How
ever that may be, the sleeve has | Ger
adopted by many ladies, and it is. GER
tainly pictures ne. \ lady has lad
them. attached to q bali dress made for
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25

Even now bloodles3 revolution is
going on throughout the Transvaal.
The inroad of LnSl.sh and Eng ish-
speaking colonists Is anglicizing every
hing. The telegraph is open to Bar
berton, and when the Dutch conces-
s;onnaircs continue the DelagOa Bay
Railway to Pretoria the rapid means
Of communication and social int +.
course will ali tell their tale. Even
now, may safely a inn, there is more
english than Dutch spoken in the re
pubic. The I, ueen's iuDiee was cele-
brated from the \ aal Liver to the
Limpopo. There are row many En-
glsh farmers. and the chief bus nesses
of the country are conducted by IL
gIisImeu Tho older Dutch members
of the community are ewing all these
changes with alarm; they would fain
be left in peace; they fear their coun
Try is going to I've wreSted from them
They do not realize that tie " erdomte
EngIeShlnaun' is re lenishing Their
cXchciucr to the tune Of go, 900 q
month, develop ug the resources of
thcir country and finding a ready
mtrLct for the Y produce. But the
Younger pel. ration are be ng educated,
and are better informed. 49, LOHJmdtfS
U0Gu:jua
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25
--
100 WIIcn SlIrIOSIiy,

"Saran," said Nose Schaumburg to
his eldest daughter, on his return to
Austin from a business trip. Il have
some good news for you.
arab -"Na as ish den dot, fader?"
81 have selected nit care a nice
hushpapd for you, a schentleman in
pishness in dot New Orleans, we're l
wash"
Vat sort of a looking man ish he,
fader? i have got some curiosities."
He vas peauty.
HAS he got plonde hairs, fader?"
"No, | dlnks not.
"Den he vas brunette. / likes
dose prunettes."
He vas not pruNette, Sarah"
$50 he has got red hair, fader. l
would not hev dot"
Don't be afraid, Sarah. He hasn't
got any hair at all. He is palt like a
schnuff platter. - TecaS SilttngS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25

her in New York, and she says that
they are to be characteristic of New
York ball-costuming for the rest of the
season.
The three toilets shown in tine az.
complaining illustration were worn at
the recent reception given by Mrs.
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt. The draw
ings were accurately made from tho
actual garments, whiic they were vet
in tho hands of the maker. These
dresses combine some of the very new
est and richest of fashions do;elop-
ments. The one worn by the standing
girl who faces us has tho full draped
skirt, partly of plain and partly of en-
broidered tnllc. Tie corsaae is OF
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25
FRENCH SPORTS.
PugiIistic, Rowing, Running, or
Walking Contests Unknown
in France.
The Drafting Of the Young Men Into
Mil!'ary Service the Chief
Cause fer Thil
Fencing, Billiards, ana LacrOsSe-The
Paper Cha'c-POnnding Bis.
marck's Head.
rNEw YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

Not far from the Blocker street sta
I on on the Saith avenue road Is
little court whose name, if it ever had
any, has beeA blown away and Tor
E0tlcn. 1t is in the very heart of the
so-cAl ed French quarter. When the
inirc ,UcHt snow storm of New York
winter finds the ground cold enough
to retain the takes unnIolted, the little
court becomes the dumping place OF
the SLOW from the nc'ghboring side
walks and the oyerhanging roofs.
And When the days and the Their
nomt tric mercury clongate stimuli
taucously, and the snow becomes slush
and disappears into the soil, the sewer,
and the atmosphere, the French boys
of the quarter hrmg out big iron
frog, and stand it up i'll the further
cad of the court, and pitch pennies
INTO It's mouth Tor hours at a time, tor
tun and profit. 1t is one of their most
popular games, and, to n certain eX-
tent, j. typical of french sport. ! or
it seems that what Americans under
sand as sport is little known in
Franco, and little admired by the
French. Not all their recreations are
colorcd with gambling, but very few
:;ro calculated to develop muscular
proves, or re nlre it. Contests for
It champ on belt in puGilism, or the
Ialge of championship in rowing, or
III walking. or IN running, or III any
OF the scores of exc ciScS so popular
on this side of the water, are prac-
tIcally unknown i'll France. Neverthe-
less, the French reside, is of America
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25

The dynamic value of a pound of
good steam coal has been estimated by
rof. w. ID. Rodgers as equivalent TO
the work of one man one dav, while
three tons would represent his work
for twelve years, counting 300 working
days in a year. He has further estm-
ated that four-foot seam would yield
one ton of good coal to the square yard.
and that one square nile in area would
represent the labor of over 10000
men for twenty vn"rs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25
The Regular Thin..

An old gentleman of Detroit Was plss-
ing through the ceremony of taking lis
TO Irih wife the other day. A. the impress
i've i'm TX oil the & nod prea 'haman's part
IL the performance son eboly WIS heard
Sobhing III an nd dining room.
"My eoodness!" extlaim d one of the
guests in d ama,ic VIII sper, who on
Earth is that crying on this festive oc-
,as:on?"
THAT" replied mischievous member
If the experienced brdegroom's family
That's nobody but En-. She always boo
hoos when pas getting married"
HE Boston GtOUe says that Cover
nor Ames, OF Massachusetts, is worth
$1,000, 200.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25
Sla,Dplinw Pnlatc;.

Men who taste food products for II
living are obliged to sharpen their pal
ates every now and then in order to
keep them acute The busiest butter
faster in town does this by eating an
immense apple-mealy, if he can find
one OF that sort-every morning before
he eats his breakfast. lie saws that
restores all the sensi ivcness of taste.
-PhtLddelnhin Re OLM
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25
pense OF SIX II and the mental faculties,

pense of SIX II and the mental faculties,
as it seems to me the Americans do"
The theory of NJ. Dumont, that the
governmental compulsory training
kills any desire for or possibility of
general games, is corroborated by the
tact tn though the French in this
city have their annual balls, their
clubs and soc cites; though they OBJ
serve the great tate days of France by
plcnirs, parades, and public meetings.
and in other ways keep alive the ma
tional spir t, they have no gymnasium
even in which to cultivate or keep in.
tact the physical training they have
received acr SIS the water
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25
To Sis,niIa Annie:

Yes, dear, we know the mills of the
gods grind slowly, but they can trot
right around barber when we are try
ing to get a shave and the last car.
You could comprehend this great and
awful truth more easily, Annie, If you
were that monsterv-Man. - B,rdette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25

THE proverb is true, that light ga rs
make heavy purses; Tor light gains
come often, great gains now and then,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25

Several gentlemen interested in sport
ing events were notified, and, in addi-
ton to the wager, purse was cred;
the wager, by the way, was that the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25
Railroad schedules, tic.
Cumberland {: Pennsylvania Railroad.
EASTM ARD.

Ali trains on the schedule stop at Hay strecs
station Cumberland Z. l.. BURWELL,
General Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-25

MARY Ito Alicel--"Y doll looks
very poorly. What ais 2" Alice 1T
frets good deal Alfred nocked out
one of its eyes last weel, and it lost a
great deal of sawdust, and hain't been
the same doll since. y TerdS Sitting$.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
Thursday, June 7th, 1888,
Trustees S Sale.

Whereas. Jay +. over, single man, did by
his deed of trust, dated the third day oi March
\ ID. lsS5 and recorded in book ~ OF trust
deeds. page of the records OF Bates county,
Missouri, convey TO the undersigned, as sue
cessor in trust. the following described real
estate, situate in the county of Bates and state
of Missouri, to-wit;
The south half of the southeast quarter and
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter OF
section thirty-three (S3) in township forty (4G)
north and in range thirty-oHe t3D west of the
fifth (jth) Principal Meridian, TO secure the
payment of the sum of eight hundred dollars.
secured, to be paid by his one certain note of
even date with said trust deed. ana payable TO
the order of John Sherrick in tye years from
March list, lsel, with interest thereon AZ the
rate of eight per cent. per annum. from March
Ist, lsSj, payable semi annually until the ma
turity of said note.
And whereas. it is provided in and by said
deed of trust, that in Of default In the pay
ment OF the taxes, or any part thereof. when
the same should become due, then the whole of
said principal sum, with the interest up To the
date ofsale, at the election OF the legal holder
or holders of said note, should at once become
due and payable, and on request the said trus-
tee shall advertise and sell said premises
And whereas, part Of the taxes for lssg and
lsS. is now due and wholly unpaid. and the
whole of said principal sum and interest has
been declared due and payable TO the legal
holder OF said note. amounting; on the day OF
sale to the sum OF nine hundred and ~. 100
dollars, including the costs and expenses OF
| this proceeding.
And whereas, by the provisions of said deed
| OF trust, the undersigned. George W. Toms,
was appointed and made the successor IN trust,
| in case the trustee named. Henry &, Wilson
| should decline to act. and the said Henry G..
Wilson having declined to act, now. therefore.
| at the request OF the legal holder OF said note,
| will, as trustee as aforesaid. on
Tuesday, June Goth, A. ID. 1855,
between the hours OF O'Clock A. NJ. and
| : o'clock p. NJ . of that day, at the eas,
door of the court house, in the city Of St. Louis
! and state of Missouri, sell to the highest bid
a rach ha ahn -naSr thah afri s.a
and all right and equity, including homesieas
of the said Jay r. Owen.
GEORGE w. TOMS, Trustee.
Dated Mayl5, lsss.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
TIE HAND OF GOD.
Terrifying ana Awe-iuspirin- >prcta-
Gle Seen in the SKY aI .'IGGiaE.
Ohio.

Findlay, Ohio, May 2i,-Monday
night about II o'clock a weird @'.I
awe-inspiring spectacle made It's -
pearance III the northern sky l., yvnd
the city, which not only startled
those abroad at that hour. but was
so terrifying in its aspect - to
thoroughly frighten all who were
witnesses to its awful grandeur. All
through the early hours Of the night,
strange, fitful light, uncanny and
unnatural in it's character, flashed at
intervals in the north, growing III
intensity, however, each moment I'M
til shortly after II O'Clock, when the
light suddenly concentrated in the
formation of a clear and vivid repre-
sentation of a hand of giant proper
tions, through which pulses Of light,
red blood, throbbed and bounded as
though in human arteries. and then
fell from the tips of the fingers in
great ruby drops, which were swal-
lowed up i'll the darkness below
The hand reached from the horizon
through which it seemed to be
thrust, half way up to the sky, the
wrist and fingers being particularly
well defined and perfect in form and
proportion, the index finger pointing
down and toward the city. Back Of
this spectral hand beams of light
constantly changing from amethyst
rose and fell regularly, while ovel
and beyond this wonderful sky pic
ture tleecy clouds drifted like in.
cense arising from some burning al
tar of the heaven
For more than an hour this i'm
pressive and mysterious exhibition
was visible, and then slowly til,
hand began to fade away and become
a shadow; the fire behind the scene
appeared to go down and gradual,
die out. The banner of light ant
cloudlets drifted away, and finally a
midnight came the heavens resume,
their normal appearance. At least
hundred Of Findlays best citizen
witnessed this remarkable spectacl
which was this morning the topic @
conversation. The superstitious ar
: thoroughly alarmed, and insist tla
it is the hand of God portendin
some direful calamity or disaster t
the city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
Sheriff S Sale.

By virtue and authority OF q general
execution issued from the ONCE OF the
clerk of the circait court Of Bates county,
Missouri, ret1rnable a. the June term. !.
Isss, OF said court, to me directed in favor
of w MILESTONE et al. against i. u. MAn-]
love ct al. IhAve levied and seized upon al tne
right; title, interest and claim Of the sAid de-
PENDANTS, r. N. MAnIove et al of, In and 70 ths1
following described real estate, situated IN
Bates county. Missouri, to-wit:
An OF the south half I'D Of the southwest
quarter OF section fourteen 90 Of townahtr,
forty-one Cd, Of range thiY:y-iwo t5z), all IN
Bates county, Missouri, viii On
FRIDAY, June 18th, 1883.
between the hours Of O'Clock in the foreno0rl
and clock in the afternoon Of tina. day q
the east front dooy Of the court house In tn
CITY of Butler, Bates county, Missouri, sell tn
same or so much thereof - may be rsquiredI
at public vendue. TO the highes: bidder for cash
G. G. GLAZEBROOR.
sheriff Of Bates County.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
NO. 81
Trustee = Sac.

Whereas Iohu W Thomas ana Harriet T
Thomas, his wife by their deed ol trust dated
January II. l>S-. and recorded in the recorf-
eT Office within ana FOX Bates county Mis-
sourg. IN book No a., page tTI, convrves, to
the undersigned trustee the following Gescrib-
ci real estate lying and being situate in the
county OF Bates AMI state of Missouri to-wit.
The west half of the north east quarter of
section twenty-sesen t-.l and the south east
quarter OF the south east Quarter Of section
twenty-five 1921 and the souih west quarter of
the south west quarter Of section twenty three
Isl all IN township forty 1.-TWO Ii2l of range
thirtN Two 1871 containing lao acres more or
less which conveyance Vas made in trust 10
secure the payment ofthree certain notes full
ly described In said deed of trust; and " here
rs default has been made in the payment Of thu.
hrst note of one hundred dollars due January
~, ISIS, and the annual interest on all three
OF said notes due January 26, ISIS. which de-
iault under the terms OF said deed of trust rem
dered the whole debt due and PAYABLE and
which Is now long past due and unpaid Now
therefore, at the request of the legal holder of
SAID notes and pursuant to otheconditons Of said
deed of trust, will proceed 10 sell the above
described premises at public vendue 10 the
highest bidder for cash at the east front door
of the court house, in the city of Butler county
OF Bates and state of Missouri on
Friday, June Sth. 1883.
between the hours OF 9 o clock in the forenoon
and in the afternoon of that day, for the pur-
pose of satisfying said debt interest and costs.
2J-it + NJ. ALLEN.
TrusteeS
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
Happiness and Health

Are important problems, the for
mer depending greatly on the latter.
Everyone is familiar with the healthy
properties of fruit, and no one can
afford to be miserable while the
pleasant California concentrated liq-
uid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs.
may be bought of all leading drug
eists in 50 cent and 81 bottles.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
Electrical Storms.

Sweet Springs, Mo-, May 27.-One
of the werst lightning, wind and rain
storms ever experienced in this To-
cality began at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and continued with but a
short interval until midnight Miss
Rebecca Walton, a dressmaker in
Mrs. Briles millinery establishment,
was struck by lightning at S:45, just
as she was coming out of a cave, and
could not be revived for number of
hours. Several other parties We're
shocked at the same time, and cor
ner stone of the brick block on
Lexington avenue slightly injured.
The Western Union linemen were
summoned here this morning to re-
pair the wires between Sweet Springs
and Concordia. All crops in the
bottom lands will be ruined, as the
creeks are now out of their banks.
Marshall, Mo-, May 27.-The heav.
lest rain for years commenced falling
about 7:30 o'clock last night and
lasted for about an hour. It was
almost waterspout. Streets were
flooded and insignificant streams be
cano riyarS Tho r.;, 1x-oc ,o,o,,
panied by an electrical storm. Severa
bridges on the Missouri Pacific were
washed out and the track damaged
Rumors from the country of bridge:
washed away and crops destroyed
have come in o-day, but the amoun
of the damage can not yet be def
nitely ascertained.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30

Bolton, May 27.-Yesterday even
ing while several young men We're
bathing in Grand river, south of
town, NJ. Frazer was suddenly taken
with cramps and drowned before his
companion could reach him. The
water where the unfortunate young
man was bathing was only about
three feet deep.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
Friday, June 18th, 1888,
Trustees Sale.

Whereas John W. Phelps and Emma Phelps.
his wife. by their deed Of trust dated July 2ssh,
1885, and recorded in the recorder s Office with
in and for Bates county, Missouri, in book No
30. page 2g7 conveyed to the underEigned srus-
tee the following described real estate lying
and being situate in the county OF Bates and
state of Missouri, to- wit:
All Of that portion Of the north half OF lot No.
one Ql in the north west quarter of section
No thirty-one fsD in township No forty t0j
and range No thirty -one tsI) lying east Of the
Miami creek, containing ten acres more or less,
which conveyance was made in trust 20 secure
the payment OF four certain notes, fully ds-
scribed in said deed Of trust; and whereaa de-
fault has been made in the payment OF the
principal of said notes and the annual interest
accrued theron. which default under the terms
Of said deed of trust render the whole debt due
and payable and which is now long past due
and unpaid Now, therefore, a. the request
of the legal holder Of said notes and pursuant
to the conditions of said deed Of trust. l will
prodeed to sell the above described premises ut
public yendue to the highest bidder for cash at
the eas. front door Of the court house in the
city OF Butler, county Of Bates, and state of
Missouri, on
Friday, June 22nd, 1883,
between the hours of Q O'Clock in the forenoon
and ) o. clock in the afternoon OF that day, for
the purpose. OF satisfying said debt. interests
and costs - 9 tA1hoS,
s.-4s. trustee
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30
An Imperative Necessity

What pure air is to an unhealthy
locality, what spring cleaning is to the
neat housekeeper, so is Hoods Sar-
saparilh to everybody, at this sea-
son. The body needs to be thor
oughly renovated, the bloodpurifed
and vitalized, the germs of disease
destroyed. Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
and all other blood disorders are
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
most popular and successful spring
medicine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1888-05-30

turbed; they have dreamed Of the
fullness Of harvest. and overtiowing
in store; they have dreamed of wis
dom, of council, and Of providence
in law; glodness OF parents and
strength of children and glory of
gray hairs.
Is it all dream then-or. fit be,
might we not live in nobler dreams
than this?
This morning We were i'll tiutter
Of pride and delight that our com
mencement so longed for had at last
dawned, and yet, cloud OF regret
already dims the brightness, for We
know that the Starr to which for
years we have looked for inspiration
and guidance Will hereafter shine
for others than us.
1t is to our Professors long ex-
perlence, learning and varied practi-
cal knowlede united by persistent
effort in our behalf that the class Of
'SS owes what it is, and if the public
find aught III US to commend, let
them unite with us in thanks to him
for his work so faithfully performed.
| To the school hoard is our rrati
tude due for furnishing not only no
BILE teaching but noble teachers.
Dear classmates. I am aware that
we have as yet, touched only the
outskirts of the great life problem.
Experience and observation will no
doubt show many errors to correct
and many improvements to make.
believe, however, that we have made
commencement in the right direc'
ton and if this is followed up with
/ discretion, much can be done to en-
noble and sweeten life.
l know that right is right.
That it is not good to lie;
| know that generous deeds
Some sure reward will find
, That the rulers must obey,
That the givers shall increase;
That duty lights the way
For the beautiful feet of peace.