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

| and the seat of the Anglo-Indian gov
eminent, is so much visited and writ
ten about that will pass it by for the
time being
| took my passage one fine morning
in October on an enormous steamer
bound for Sydney, Australia She was
not, however, gong direct to Sydney,
for she had cargo to pick up ut Mad
ras and in Ceylbn; so that l was
promised long voyage in tropical
seas; but, however, this gave me an
opportunity to view additional points
of interest.
The boat | was on.-the Linlithgow
was not built with principal view
to the accommodat OF passengers,
and the cabin accommodation was eX-
ceeding " limited. Not more than twenty
1irst-class passengers were aboard, yet
| mad to share my cabin with a by no
means attractive Hebrew gentleman.
He was unattractive only SO far rs his
personal appearance and habits were
csncerned, for he had travelled extern
sively, and could give most interesting
accounts of his travels. He appeared
to know New York and London as
nople, and Melbourne; while he talked
so many languages, and each quite
tiuentlv, that | could never quite To-
cate his native country. 1 did not like
to ask him and finally came to the
conclusion that he was German-Jew,
born in London. But this theory
of mine suffered considerably when
| learned that he was quite
familiar with several Irish cites and
an enthusiastic admirer of Parnell, and
even of O'Donovan Rosa! | should
have remembered this cosmopolitan
Hebrew for Il long time had lie not
shared my state-room, for we had not
steamed far down the Hooghly River
when leaving observation-disclosures our
friend, in some unaccountable manner,
fell overheard, his rescue causing
quite q commotion.
The Hooghly hiver, which forms the
Port OF Calcutta, Is one of the many
outlets of the sa red River Gauges.
Alas for the holy riverI The Hooghly
is one of the dirt;est, muddiest and
most illsmelling streams in the world,
exc eeding only in its size the renowned
Chicago River. Near the city of Cal
cutta the liver IS filled with al kinds
OF nondescript craft tnavigated by a
motley thrOng of boatmenl, Fl ON the
rude boats of the natives, covered
with awnings of bamboo and mat
ting, to the palatial steamers of the
British Heninsular and Oriental Steam
ship Company. Below the city and
its suburb of Garden Reach the river
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
Eer0iSm OF Bri!ge.Builders.

In q lecture given at Dundee, Scot
land, Mr.. Baker, one OF the Forth
bridge engineers, tells fine story O
modern heroism: six men We're one
day working at the bridge, standing on
q plank 140 feet above the sea level.
One of the hooks supporting the plank
gave way. With great presence of
mind three of the men splang at the
steel work of the bridge and held on
fourth Owed, was rescued, and, it
may be added incidentally, almost i'm
mediately resumed work. OF the three
hanging to the steel work by the arms.
two were in particular danger; vet
when the rescue party reached the first
of them all he said was: can hold
on; 60 to the other man; lie is da2ed.
In all, thirty-five men have lost THEN
lives during the five years the bridge
has been building, and $500 is the av-
erage number of workmen employed
at time. Mr.. Baker says that though
many superior workmen were needed
there was no lax of them. AS for the
magnitude of the undertaking, AS q
grenadier guardsman is to a newborn
infant so is tho Forth bridge to the
largest bridge yet built in Great Brit.
ain ," 81 .Jnnps' Ga efFp
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Matters Grave and Gay in Which Our
Fair Readers Take an Especial
Interest.
A Couple of Columns Prepared Solely
for Their instruction and
EdiilcatiOn.

In the spring young girls fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of new clothes,
and the garments which first satisfy her
fresh, seasonable longings are mostly
for home and street wear. The time
of balls and parties is over for while.
and the costuming for summer has not
yet been planned. She therefore sets
about adjoining herself for less elabo-
rate and yet equally careful appearances
IN tie house and on the promenade.
Morning gowns for indoors have of late
become more and more artistic. The
old-tashioned wrapper of stereotyped
shape and usual slovenliness no longer
CARDS the persons of women who keep
up with the modes of the times. Neat
ness and shapeliness have taken the
place of slouchy, formless wraps. that
always suggested slippers down at the
heels and hair still tousled from the bed
A morning dress OF smart design is
illustrated in my first picture This
may be copied in a great variety of
materials from the soft thin wooden
fabrics that drape and cling with much
aesthetic grace to much cheaper and
still pretty cotton goods. The charac-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

A common cockroavh was trained to
net as letter Carl Ter between Wi Lam
odlfcr and st Right Jack" ! van,
convicts i'll the Southern Indiana Peni-
Tertiary. 1t is probably the first liz
stance ON record, tco, where there WAS
any use found for this Little creature
Rolifer occupied cell in the tier Just
above the one where Jack was confined,
and for long time they hal no means
of communicating with each other.
Rodifer was Il daring fellow, but he had
not sufficient imagination to get mp a
plan of escape, and he relied on the
br. ght mind of lis friend Starlight
Jack" TO suggest an idea. One even
ing Rodiferfnoticed an innoccnt-look,
ing cockroach running about on tbs
floor. After wat ling its gambo.ings
for time he concluded he could use
it. SO writing short note to his friend
he tied it to the cockroach's wing, and,
kGceling down on the floor, he put 1t
out on the wall under the iron balcony
in front of his cell. He calculated that
it would run into the cell underneath.
And it did. Jack noticed the paper,
caught the insect and read the note.
Then he answered it, and, poking the
little creature ont on the wall from the
ce ling over the door, lie released it.
The roach went into Rodifcr's cell and
was caught. Then they fed and cared
Tor it, and used it in this manner for
some months. In fact, it grew to I'M
| derstand is business. 1t must have
b en- female cockroach however, for
one day it stopped to chat with Il friend,
and was noticed by the Warden. The
note, viii, h was WI item in some sort
of cipher, was taken oil, and the hos
pital steward, DIR. Sid c.. Mcclure,
read it. Then the bug was put on the
balcony floor and it ran into Rodifer's
ell. Thus the officials kept posted as
to the Plans of the two famo jail
breakers. After time Jack began to
suspect that something was wrong and
he added postscript to his letter
something like this: If everything is all
right you will find hair from my head
in this note" The Warden read it as
he did the others, b dropped the hair
and lost it. "Never m nd it, said Cap
tain Craig, whose hair was red, put
one of mine in it" The answer came
back: That last whipping must have
been an awful one, Jacl, for it has
changed the color of your hIir.
The schemng of these two worthless
came to naught, however, and they
served their terms. -LOuiScille Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

in Madras, The wealthy merchants
mostly reside at BanGa!ore, up in the
hill county.
Northumberland has strong hold in
Madras, but the bulk of the natives are
bigoted Buddhists. Madras is the
chief city of the Presidency Of that
name, but l did not go into the coun-
try at all; and the two days we stayed
in the city was all | cared about it.
There are some fine government build
ings and also large residences and
warehouses, but the worst towns in the
Southern States are cool and healthy
compared with Madras
From Madras our steamer headed
for Point de Gale, Ceylon, which we
made in about two days and nights.
After the fairness of Calcutta and Mad
ras, Ceylon was nest pleasing change,
and there wds so mulch to interest one
that | think must lake another letter
to tell of its benntie' AMI cIiros;ties.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
for his name in the catalogue - hicd-
90 Ledger.
Fashion FIJI pes ic :.

rur ,,,ost faaI;onarln io;c,,no. o.u,
aon,j tJ a. tn In t, t i''lo1 S'il
~ fr,,'l,,i ~" VIZ
DoTrrp stripc4 are seen amonc now
DESIGNS in cotton silk and WOODEN foh.
rirs tor snrin@ war
TuY Gno.t nr+;n1;, ;,1,,,,or. ,,7
,t,r9 a. t'''r,I 5H,,5 uo": tI
'1a o,,,i';rnt;o,'a ~ w; - ''io
SURpI1cE waists loppino over ON ono
side and forming ! onenino ot H."
neck are in favor for cnsr.Irnssns NJ
llkjnls
THE latest fad in Eall tissues is tho
.lauphinc tulle in all delicate shades,
with design Of towers and birds
wrought in colorcl ikS and japanese
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
SPRING DEBILITY.
The Best Spring Medicine Ever Discov-


Every one needs u Spring tonc--a remedy
wh,ch VIII strengthen and fny.gorate the sys-
tenn and tone up the action Of all the organs.
The Spring is the time above all others fOl the
sick to get well; it is the time for the compare
lively well to keep in good health by the use of
ludiciousry selected Spring medicine.
With the advent Of Spring comes mala-
ria, nervousness and debility. a weak and
tired feeling, II neglected. always results in
nervous and physical exhaust ion Cure these
diseases, or guard against them by the
use of DIR. Greencs Ncrvura Nerve Tonic.
which is the gre ,tcst and best of all Spring
MEDICINES. This Wonderiul remedy is recon-
menfed by physicians druggists and the peo-
pie everywhere as being the most marvellous
in its effects Of any known medicine IL YOU
are nervous, iiTitaIc, depressed and cannot
sleep nights, use this f"m@dy by all means.
and your nerves VIII become strong and
s'eadt. and your SltGG calm. natural and re-
freShing. II You wake tired mornings, with
duh head, bad taste in the mouth no appetite
for breakfast and feel weak, Etnguid and eX-
hauStcd, This rcmIrAH Bile remedy VIII clear
your lie al, give You an appetite and restore
your strength. viS0r and cutrGic9 If you have
dyspepsia, indigestion. hiIiuuSHcsS, cOnStipa-
tiOn, kidney compliant, pain and weakness in
the back, this remedy will give You sure relief
and cure. IL il " p'rf 1t specific for nervous
tbility; neuralgia, u, rvous Or sick headache,
helrt disease, pIlp'tgtIuH, paralyS numb
ness tIeuhhn- and al lNous diseases.
Use thi- rcmchyn I You viii never regret il.
Il is purely Vcgctall". and IT'S wonderful eff
fcctS afford II safe sure and positive cur. Do
not be persuaded To take "1rthing else. for
this remedy has no cgutl. 1t is the greatest
medical discovery II t." age. All d uggists
keep it, Prise ~ per bottle. II ur druggist
dsrOVcrrr, Dr. Greene 81 West l4ih street,
New lo k, the gttatt specialist IN curing nerv-
Gus and chronic dis .t>Us, C.tn lie consulted
Tree personally or b lcth1.
II afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye-water. Druggists sell at
obC ne hoftl
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
Los OF Si"nt in RuSsil

From notes of S2I cases of blindness
in his locality-50l being females DR..
Sercieff, of the Nia.ski Province OF
Russia, finds the cause to he granular
lids in 2I5 cases, disease of the cornea
in 100, cataract in 10, smallpox in
ll?. Less than > per cent. of the cases
resulted from injury. Among liz
persons sightless in one eye, DO gave
the cause as Injury, accidents with
straw during harvest being common. -
1fkaMSnlD IrarcIer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

bloody goods. There will he red
gowns" there arc no dresses now
ndays>, red "irocks," red lonnuts and
hats, red gloves, red feathers, and red
what-not besides. The girl with red
hair, if she insists upon being in the
swim, will then be sight indeed. The
temper of the ill-mannered bull on the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

"For years | have had a chest trouble
amounting q nothing short of consumption. |
sdlC how hers in like condition had been
cured by the use of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery, and resolved TO test its merits
hardly to require "a bitStOcf or any du0cr-ment
in favor of this crate remedy. 1t does dWi il
claimsl 1t builds up the system, supports and
strengthens where OF hers fail" He ddz: My
recovery, viii h is now on a sure foundation,
hinges entirely on the compass of this wonder
without bit OF relief"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

THE bones of animals were used as
skates and sledgc-runner in prehistori,
Europe, and it seems they are still so
employed in northern Germany. The
sledges consist of board resting on
The bones Of horse, and the skates
have for runners the lower jaw bones
of cattle -.Irhdn>Gtr IrGrel T..
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

suffer dizziness, Indigestion, Inflammation of
the eyes, headache, lassitude, inability to per-
labor, and annoy and disgust your friends and
acquaintances with your nasal twang and Of
fensive breath and constant efforts to clean
your nose and throat, when Dr. Sage's ga
tarrh Remedy" will promptly relieve you of
discomfort and suffering, and your friends of
the disgusting and needless infections of your
lOa thSome diSeaSa2
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
As the cable rold loses its grip, Death tight
ems his on the passengers.


TIL" Expert ancc of Mrs. Peters.
Mrs. Peters had ills,
Mrs Peters had chlls,
Mrs Peters was sure she was going to die;
They dosed her with pills,
W it'll powders and squills,
With remedies wei, AID with remedies dry.
Many medicines ured h r,
But none of them cured her,
Their names and their number nobody could
tell;
And she soon might have died,
But some pellets were tried,
That acted like magic, and TIA n she got web.
The magic "Pellets' were DIR. Perccs Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets dhe original Little
Liver Pills.. They cured Mrs. Peters, and now
she wouldn't be without them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
IN THE ORIENT.
An Interesting Letter Describing
Cruise in the Bay.
Of Bengal.
A Tip Down the Sacred RIVER Heael.
ly, Noted for Its Bal
Smells.

T is not my in
tention to say
anything of the
city of palaces,
Calcutta, al
though that was
my S t n ftin e.
place for d trip
t hro II 6 Ii the
tropics. cal
cutta, being the
chief city OF the
Indian Empire.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

TINT VIII CHI lays a man open to an
enemy, and that which strips him of a
friend, equally attacks him in all those
interests shat are capable of being
weakened by the one and supported by
the other. South.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

SOUTH AFRICA is comparatively poor
in butterflies, recent list by Mr.. Rob.
ert Terimen enumerating only about
80 species.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

BEFORE the middle of the seventeenth
century, tea was not used in EDglard,
and was entirely unknown TO the Greeks
and Romans.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

Or. j. :. COMES, Owensvillc Ohio, slys: AZ
have given SCOTr'S EMULSION of Cod Liver Oil
with HypophOsphIteS to four patients with
better results THAI seemed possible with any
remedy. All were here iitary cases of Lung
disease, and advanced To that age when
frequent pulse, fever and Emaciatio1. All
these cases hIvc increased in weight from IL
to q BIS, and are not now needing any meIi-
cine
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

Long Island turner's wives get three cents
n plir for making boys plntS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14
Consumption Surely Cured.

A Madison wis. lmn has given 5000 child
en- of that city a free sleigh rilc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

No lady who wears a hustle can belong to
the salvation army in New York.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-04-14

IL afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac
Ihompson's Eye-water. Druggists sell at
25c. per bottle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
Louisiana Democrats Nominate Nichols

BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. 13.-The Democratic
State convention assembled at IL o'clock and
was called to order by Mr. Jeffries. The COM
mittee credentials submitted their report
through Chairman w. A. Ponder. They report
cd unanimously on the following contested
eases: DeSoto, McEnery delegates seated;
Ouachita Stubs delegates seated ST. Tam
many, Nichols delegates seated; St James,
McEnery delegates seated.
They report by majority in the following
eases: East Baton Rouge, Nichols; Grant, Nc
Emery; Iberville, McEnery; Livingston. Nc
Emery; Pomte Coupee, each one-half vote; Tan
gipahoa, Nichols. In st. John Baptiste the
delegates compromised on half vote. The
other contests were dismissed. The Nichols
delegates from Pointe Coupee were seated by a
vote of 272 to ia. The Tangipahos Nichols
delegates were seated by viva vocs vote.
All contests having been disposed of. the tenn
porary officers of the convention were made
permanent DIR. Mayer. of Lafayette, then
placed in nomination Francis T. Nichols for
Governor. Colonel Jack, of Natchitochez, sec
oDded the nomination. No other nominations
being made, the convention proceeded to ballot,
the McEnery delegates voting blank. Nichols
was nominated on the first ballot, receiving 290
votes. The McEnery men then moved to make
the nomination unanimous, which was done.
The convention then adjourned until ITO
morrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
Minor Notes.

Parke county has only eiehty-four names up-
on her DELINQUENT tax list this year. She is o
strong Republican county.
The eleventh natural gas we'll was drilled into
Trenton rock, at Marion, yesterday, producing
a eusher with estimated daily capacity Of
IL. 900, 900 feet
Mrs. Reuben Swain. of Seymour, who was Sc
rlously burned by her apron Coaching fire, while
working near the cooking stove, died Thursday
night and was buried yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon James Close, nineteen
wears old, fell from freight train the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne g. Chicago railway. at Fort
Wayne, and both legs were cut off. He will die
A son of William Oakum, living just south Of
Manila, while playing ball. was accidentally
struck on the head with a bat by Casper Craig
causing fracture OF the skull. 1t will probably
prove fatal
ing some pork from his sleigh. at Fort Wayne,
his horses started, throwing him out backward,
striking on his head, causing conclusion of the
brain, which, il is feared, will have fatal re-
suits.
The Sugar Grove Mission Church. near New
London. Howard county. has been burned, caus-
ing a loss of 5000; no insurance. The Meth
odists were holding revival services IN the
church over a protest from one of the denomi
nations that worshiped there. Bad blood was
rife which is believed to have led to tine desrruc
ton of the church
Hon. VIM. f. Browning, chairmaU of the
issued call for delegate meeting at Green
castle, on Thursday, Feb. 9, for transaction OF
business specified the recent call of the
State central committee. Each precinct in the
district is expected to select one delegate and one
alternate to this convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
JUDGE DOWSE.
He Makes a Ruling Which Will Prove nIateri-
ally Beneficial To Mr.. Balfour.

He Makes a Ruling Which Will Prove Materi-
ally Beneficial to Mr.. Balfour
Special to the indianapolis Journal
DUBLIN, Jan. 13.-About month ago Chief
Secretary Balfour, in the course of a speech re-
hearsing the violations of the crimes act in Ire
land mentioned one Barrett as having been
convicted and sentenced to prison for oDstruct-
ing the police. Barrett wrote letter to the
Secretary calling attention to the statement and
demanding retraction. inasmuch as he had not
been convicted, as alleged, but had been dis
charged for want of evidence. Mr.. Balfour
complied with the demand to the extent of writ
ing an open letter saying he had been in error
in stating that a man IN certain locality In
Ireland had been convicted for obstruct-
ing the police but making no direct
reference to Barrett The latter, regarding
the retraction as inadequate. took legal action
against Mr.. Balfour for SANDER. The case
came MP to-day on argument of Mr.. Balfour's
request to have the trial of the action RENTED
to Dublin. Barrett's counsel opposed this, but
Judge Dowse, of the exchequer division of the
High Court of Justice, granted the request tax
ing occasion to condole with Mr.. Balfour the
most abused man in the ngdom and to sheer at
the conten ton of Barretts counsel that his eli
ents humble position. compared with that of
Mr. Balfour. entitled him to every possible off
setting privilege. The action of Judge Dowse
virtually decides the case in favor of Mr.. Bal
f0np
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
Too Many Stenographers.
Chicago JnurnaI.

tnIcago journal
How many stenographers do you suppose
there are in Chicaeo2" was the inquiry of an en-
ployment agency man the other day. The
stroller would not hazard a guess. About
5000, as can make ont" said my in
terrogator He explained further that their
wages averaged from $40 to SIS week, a few
of the most competent getting more than the
latter figure, and great many receiving less
than $lO They are mostly women, and there is
an army of them constantly in search of places.
The hours not hard, usually ranging from
to in the morning to or in the afternoon,
with nearly hour at noon for lunch. But the
work is very combining
''The business is entirely overdone, said my
informant at has become sort of mania with
girls, and they going into it in such mum bers
that the supply is already entirely out of proper
ton to the demand. II had the education of
young girl in charge I would strongly dissuade
her from learning stenography. In addition to
the overcrowded state of the profession, Edi-
sons photograph will entirely dispense
with the necessity of stenopra piers. if it will do
all that is claimed for it. My advice to girls who
want to fit themselves to earn a living Is 70 try
something else than stenography."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14
rrain-Robbers Captured.

ST.. LOUIS, Jan. ID Thomas Furlong, chief
of the Missouri Pacific railway secret service,
aided by two of his detectives and band OF In
dian police under Captain Lafoure. this after
noon captured bill" Tucker. the leader, and
Willis Moore. of the gang of desperadoes who
attempted to rob train the Missouri, Kan
g. Texas railroad at Stringtown, l. IT.. on
Christmas morning, but prevented from
doing so by the bravery of express messenger
Grimshaw aud baggageman Speerrell. The capt
IRE was made in the Territory, sixteen miles
west of Durant and the prisoners have been
taken TO Fit. Smith. Ark, for trial in the United
States court There were FIVE men concerned
in the affair. The other three have been To-
Gated and Will be arrested in few days. The
laws and 1t is believed they were getting their
gang together again for more train Fobberies,
but their arrest will scatter the band and stop
hair