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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14
Happiness in Store.

A colored man entered Woodward
avenue jewelry store yesterday with
small silver watch in his hand, and
passing it to the repairer he curtly said:
''See what ails it,
The handspring is gone" replied the
repairer as he opened the case, "and-"
Oats all right"
''And the jewels and"
Oats all right"
'And most of the wheels"
Oats all right"
SIN fact, there is only about one
quarter of the works left"
Oats all right. Kin it be tixed?"
enc.
SIS it wuth ober dollar?'
"No."
"Dat's all right. lie gwine to put 10
in de ole woman's stockin' fur Christ
mas. Detroit Free Press.
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songs
From choirs OF children singing,
And on the ear of listening throngs
The Christmas bells are ringing;
And all because the Lord of light,
AS ancient bards had sung us,
Came down to earth on Christmas night
To live and dwell among US.
He came to earth q little child,
A meek and gentle stranger;
The holy, harmless indebted,
Slept in lowly manager;
But wise men watched that guiding star,
Its heavenly pathway keeping,
And brought their gifts and gold from far
To where the babe was sleeping;
And angels sang their rapturous strains
In raiment bright and shining,
Der Bethlehem's lonely midnight plains,
Where shepherds were reclining;
And all because the Lord of light,
AS ancient bards had sung us,
Came down to earth on Christmas night
To live and dwell among us.
Earth had not seen so great sight
Through all its by.gone stages,
For darkness rested like a blight
Ger those long gloomy ages
But now the morning star arose,
The brighter day was breaking,
The long, dark night drew near its close,
The world to jOywas waking;
This JOY should spread from land to land,
To islands of the ocean,
And countless human hearts expand
With new and strange emotions;
And all because the Lord Of light,
As ancient bardS had sung US,
Came down to earth on Christmas night
To live and dwell among US.
And evermore the gloomy place
Beneath His touch shall brighten;
And cvermore the burdencd race
His gentle care shall tighten;
And man shall love his brother man,
And dwell with him as neighbor,
And warlike clan shall join with clan
In quiet, peaceful labor;
The tribes Of earth shall know the Lord,
And bow in awe before Him;
Nations shall join, with glad accord,
To worship and adore Him;
And all because the Lord of light,
As ancient bards had sung us,
Came down to earth on Christmas night
To live and dwell among US.
Increase N Tarbox in Youths Companion.
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A HOME CHRISTMAS.
It Proved the Happiest Day Emily
Ever Knew.

HE home is so
fearfully, dread
fully dull" said
Emily, in a com
planning voice.
II was hoping
you would not
find it so, my
daugh ter, said
mother.
"Wcll, h o W
can l help it?''
went on Emily,
in the same
tone. There's
no society here,
nothing ever go
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as She finished picking over some peaso
for soup, and leaving the room.
Mother looked after her with n heavy
sigh, sigh which was only one of many
which came unbiddcn of late.
They had made such strenuous efforts
to send the Oldest daughter away to
school, had SO saved, pinchod and gone
without. To mother not the least Sc
we're feature of this sclf-denial had been
the giving up of the company of the
dear child with her CHEEKY spirit and
her loving help for two long years.
Words could not tell the fond hopes
which had been built upon her home
coming. The growing-up boys, full of
tasks and ambitions which there seemed
no present way of gratifying, could look
to her for valuable help in improving
themselves. And the two little girls
there was no telling the coed things She
was to do for them. In word, all the
sweet, beautiful, wise things of the
world to which she had gone out were to
be brought home to be lavishcd through
her upon others.
But there came changes which the low
ing mother had not anticipated. The
music and the drawing and the sciences
We're all absorbed in quantities amply
sufficient for the modest needs of the
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Beneath, along the

Her hair in ripples ringed her brow,
An aurcole divine;
Then courage camel know not how
dared her toe the line.
She smiled a roguish smile and fleet;
She gave dainty trip
And oh the honey, Hybla-sweet,
| tasted from her lip!
A few months more and I opine-
perhaps you'd like to know
Twill be the matrimonial line
This charming mss u toe.
-Bissell Clinton, in Harper's Magazine.
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le ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT.

STAND above the
earth tonight,
To hear its music
swelling,
And watch the play OF
life and light
In many a scattered
dwelling;
In hamlcts near and
homes afar,
Ger carth's wide.
reaching spaces,
The blessed ray from
Dcthlchcm's star
Lights up all human
faces;
The air Is full OF happy
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and talked-talked
of things W h ic h
must have borne
heavy burdens to the
hearts of each.
Emily turned and
wentout of theporch
into the moonlight.
In her own very
heart of hearts she
felt that this amuse-
mcnt for herself was
to be gained only at
CnrinuC cast tn 9TH
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you vanished from this earth
have not known--Ah! it's the might have
been"
That makes my heart so sore.
And starts the hot, unwilling tears once more
The twelve month past
Into nv life has brought
Not cen 1.-THE of what my dreams had
thought.
Yet why so fast?
larry awhile and teach me how to bear
The disappointmentS lotted to my share.
What WILT not stay? All, then, companion,
friend,
One hand-clasp e'er you go
tieeting shadow through the night and
snow.
Another year
Waits entrance at the door.
Perchance of grief and tears he brings me
more,
Perchance OF cheer,
But he will help me read the lessons you
Have written out. And so, old year, adieu.
Mary Clark Huntington, in Good Housekeep,
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and looked in.
Father and mother were
sitting by the wide fire.
place. Father held in his
hand the large red pocket
book which Emily knew so
well, and after unfolding
some papers over which he
shook his head with u de-
pressed look, took a few
bills from the pockct-book
and laid them on the table.
Mother turned towards
the light as she took them
up, and Emily could not
forbear a little start of sur
prise and dismay as her
face came into full sight.
Surely she had never seen
it SO pale and haggard, so
care worn and anxious be-
fore. Then the two looked
into each others faded eyes
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to W n, a II d h
glimpse of a new
life had seemed for
the time being to
have utterly unfit
ted her for her own
old one.
Emily carried out
tho refuse of her
peasc to the poultry
yard and could not
help a glow of pleas
ure as she stood and
watched the pretty
feathcrcd creatures
who quickly gath
cred about her. She
was rather fond of
feeding them and
thcy seemed to
know her and al
ways gave h er a
noisy welcome.
Mother followed
her out.
81 wish you would
look for the golden
phcasant's nest, En-
ily,' She said. Il
am sure she is lay
ing somewhere, but
she is always very
cunning about hid.
ing her nest. How
nice to have all the
hens laying SO late
in the season. We
always ge t UGH
prices near holiday
times"
Cant the boys
hunt for the eggs?"
asked Emily.
Il ave been
thinking" said her
mo her, with out
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14
TOEiNG THE LINE.

HE Christmas car
OILS had been
sung,
The guests had
turned to go;
Down from tho
chan d @ Her
there hung
A spray Of mistle-
toe.
Beneath, along the
polished floor,
A clear-marked
line there rant
No face was peer
ing at the door,
l was alone with
Nan.
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AT THE THRESHOLD,

THIN the portals Of
dead centuries,
Old year, you pass to.
night,
And by the redness OF
my ingle-light
muse alone.
Why should 1t make
me grieve,
Old year, that you so
soon must take your
leaveY
l have not known
Ger much OF gladness
since you first found
birth
IfEA4 - ..Nl
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IdTHI, lot TIIIIIy Wis UTIg III
scholar, but something more
came with them. She had
made acquaintanccs who
had quite turned her silly
little head. She had spent
some Other holidays with a
dear friend who lived in q
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PRINCE RUDOLF'S uAISON.
The True Story Of the Austrian
Crown Princes Death
is BEGINNING TO LEAK OUT.
The Body of baroness Marie Vetscra
Found In tho Rcd With tho
CoPpsc-After Their Disgrace
They Die Together,

BERLIN, Feb, s,-The National ztitumg
says that adviCes from St, Petersburg,
which may be regarded as absolutely au-
thentlc, assert that Count Hoyes and all
the domestics at the Meyerling Chateau
saw Baroness Vetsera who had been shot,
lying under the counterpane on Crown
Prince Rudolpd's bed and the Crown
Prince lying outside the bed clothes,
and that they confirm the report of
family disputes arising owing to the in.
timacy Of the Grown Prince with the
Baroness,
The following is another account OF
the circumstances attending the death
oil Crown Prince Rudolf; Rudolf had
courted Baroness Marie Vetsera for four
months. The liaision, 1t is stated, was
encouraged by Countess Wallersee-
Larisch, a niece Of tho Empress. Marie,
who was OF romantic disposition and
nervous temperament, was de-
voted to Rudolf, On January the
2Sth the pair started in two-horse
closed carriage for Meyerling, where
they passed the next day together. On
the, morning Of January 80 the two were
found dead In bed. Marie had been
shot through the forehead. Rudolf had
also been shot, as already described. 1t
was evident that the two had resolved
todle together, The coyerlet was strewn
with flowers, The body OF Marie was
secretly taken to cottage and thence
removed for interment.
The Vetsera family left Vienna OH
for Venice,
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rOnrhpr., nIpslInr Yp,ternnr.

A Ameeting ofthe A and b teachers was
held ut Union school yesterday after.
noon, There was a full attendance oi
tho teachers Of those divisions.
]. M. Hammond, Principal Of Union
school, delivered a very interesting ad.
dress on "The Alphabet Of the Future
BY this he referred 10 phonetics or short
hand writing. He illustrated his ro.
marks with examples, showing the sitn.
pliCity Of the system In use. Hestated
that fpupils could as easily learn In
school 10 become shorthand reporters
as they learn To write In the usual man.
Al the request Of several teachers,
Superintendent W. II. Anderson talked
on the subject OF decimal fractions. lie
compared decimal with common frac.
tions In all the operations with them
and showed their simplicity. While
common fractions arc entirely accurate,
they are more difficult. The very clos,
est attention was given by the teachers
10 both these gentlemen. All expressed
themselves well satisfied that they
Ind attended the meeting, although The
day was rather stormy,
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This Settles It.

That Belle Starr, the female outlaw
shot near Eufaula on Sunday, was not
Belle Boyd, the Rebel spy, is ConClu-
siyely proven by tho following special
telegram from Greensburg, Pa, printed
in yesterdays Pittsburgh Commercial
Gazette: The news that reached here to-
day that Belle Boyd, the famous Rebel
spy, had been murdered in Indian Ter
ritory, was somewhat OF surprise to
people who are acquainted with the
woman. Belle Boyd, who claims the
title OF the famous Rebel spy, is located
here, and Is tonight leCturinG ut Johns
town. On Saturday night she leCtured
at Salisbury. Her l4-year-old daughter
Is here tonight, and emphatically de-
clares that the Western woman was a
fraud,
4 special to the Times from Johns
town, Pa, dated the 18th inst, also
states that the reported death Of Belle
Boyd, the rebel spy, in connection with
the assassination OF tho notorious Belle
Starr, in Arkansas, is incorrect, The
original Belle Boyd was then In that city
with her husband, Nat r. High, and In
dignantly denied that she was ever mar
ried to either Cole Younger or either
oithe Stars. She Is youchGd for by o
prominent divine in that city, who has
known her since her youth.
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while u student there, he had been
taught to dislike co.education. Since
leaving there, observation had changed
his opinion. II Is no more than right
that the young women OF the State
should have the same. Senator Sweeny
quoted high authority in vindication Of
Co.educaton us in harmony with the
natural order, II We can trust our girls
through the free schools and the normal
schools, there can be no impropriety in
trusting them ut the University,
Senator Tourney (Democrat), Of
Hampshire, agreed with Senator Price.
Senator 0xley, in opposition TO the
measure, read letter from President
Turner saying the Legislature ought to
know that II 1t passed this measure an
appropriation would have to be made to
provide quarters for the girls. The old
Seminary building would not do, The
announcement OF the vote was post
pOned until tomorrow, Friends OF the
measure are not so hopeful as they
were,
Senator Furbee introduced Senate bill
No, 06, toinCorporate the city OF Mounds
vile and to extend its corporate limits.
Accompanying the bill was petition Of
IS persons praying It's passage,
On motion OF Senator Minear, Senate
bill No, %, to amend and re'enact section
8, chaper "a OF the acts Of 1860, was or.
dered TO second reading, On motion Of
Senator Minear, Senate bill No. SO to
modify the county court Of Tucker, was
ordered to Its third reading.
On motion Of Senator Davis Senate
bill No. 1885, 10 amend the charter OF
Grafton SO as TO enable the town TO make
a bridge subscription was ordered to It's
third reading.
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THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.
sIr. 1,ayard Makes mn Exhibition of Ills
very Weak backbone.

aIr. Iiayard Makes mn Exhibition Of Ills
: very Weak IjNckbonc.
BALTINoBE, Mn, Peb. s,-secretary
Bayard said TO q representative OF the
Sun to-day that date for the proposed
conference had not been determined rs
vet. II will doubtless bo held very soon
as the administration Is now very near
the close Of It's official life. The points
10 DO oontcnded for by this country will
bo the paclhCatlon Of Samoa, tho re'
Storation OF the autonomy Of the islands
and tho protection Of American interests
There Is reasonable ground for hoping
that these will be secured.
Prince Bismarck has shown q disposi'
ton to settle the matter amieably. lie
and Count Herbert have gone out o
their way 10 make tho irlepdlleat Dro
iessions, and Mr.. Bayard, Of course, cat
only take them At their wort
and meet them In o glml
lar spirit, II he were to follow
the advice Of Mr.. sewall aud others ant
instruct Admiral Kimberly 10 threaten
the German iron clads with his woodel
fleet, all hope Of a peaceful gettlemOn
would vanish and We would 10 face II
face with war, over an Issue Which VI
could not raise with any honor 10 our
selves, aud about which not ono Amsrl
pan Id ten thousand cares penny,
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ster county, The Speaker said he did
not like to be inteFr6gated in the chail
about private matters.
WHY THE SPEAKER WAS TOO PREVIOUS
Mr., Cowdep's letter to the Speaker
was based on the following telegram
WHEELING, W, Va, Feb, Z, 1880,
w. j. W, COIrtIea, CAHrleUOR;
Am no Democrat, Don't want Office
that way. Webster county vote for At.
torney General same as Governor, Let
1t be so counted and committee dis,
charged. Please see to this,
[Signed w, p, HUBBARD,
1t is a pity the assembly could not
listen to SO good a thing as this.
Senator Maxwell said he though the
Speaker had not received the communi.
cation, for Il he had he would know II
related to public matter before this
body. Tho Speaker would not hear Sem
ator Maxwell further, On motion Of
Senator Price a recess was taken till 8
O'Clock Monday, N-' c,B,H.
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MNNENNEb TELElRkNS.

Tho Samoan conference will open al
London III iow days
No. important business was transacted
by Congress yesterday.
Tho coke strike has collapsed, and all
lhe works jn the Conngll6vlll0 region
Int two arc In operation,
A, s, Godkin, cashier Of the Manhal.
tan Elevated Hallway Company, New
York, has gone 10 Canada With $4,000
or $4,000 Of the CompAhy'B funds,
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Tile JOINT ASSEMBLY.

The SCnGlor from Wayne Opens tho Iinii.
a Communication frOm Chairman Cow.
den IVnorrd by tho spenkOr-A Short
SeS.lnn.
Special Dispatch 10 The Intciligncct
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. S.-Whcn
the joint assembly met to-day Senator
Prichad tDcmocNV, OF Wayne county,
sitting in front seat, arose to reply to
Senator Maxwcll's speech. lie said he
was guilty ofthec charge oibcing young
man, Which charge was unworthy the
dignity and learning Of tho Senator from
Harrison. Mr. Priclard read from yester-
lays lNTELLlGESCER's report Of senator
MaxwcllsSpCeCh, in which he was
edaS saying; ~ will say further to the
gentleman from Wayne thNt when he
attempts to throw out 1900 votes be-
cause lour votes are attacked lie puts
himself in the position Of Il thief or n
iSOOer" lie wanted TO know whether
the senator from Harrison, was willing
70 ialher this language. Senator Max.
Eell made no reply. Mr.. Prichard saiCl
" saw The Senator from Harrison in his
Hi'Ehlty did not reply. II hO did father
Mne WY was guilty Of uttCring n ialsGhOod
Auu OF pusllanInOus conduct II he did
nW Iather II aud the editor OF the lNTgL.
.G,EsNoEh, sitting before him did, he was
oiugly namcs.
An INTERESTING SIDE SHOW,
llc had no need Of fraudulent votes
and wanted 1t understood. From THU
point he made many rxcurslouS IN
I1ambIing, iar.wiltcd way, stantnering
Stumbling, hcsitatlng, throwing himsel
" "opHI ~ wild and unnecessary frenzy
,yAnlOlihg u greater youth Of intollpc
tGah oil years Tho Republicans iecret
n'm and urged him 10 10 on with tht
slIC show lie keyed His voice Ligi,
soa0 sO,,el his eyes loosely aud iranllcally Il
SeatGh ,es OF tho ghost Of a lost idea, liesl
S @vu sLalnlnercd, stuck aud fell into Nj
SvW EW WIN the gaSping remark tint h
"eH nothing more TO saw
lhe Republicans wUru sorry. for tho,
;Tec Tec having much unndulLeratod Mi
from from ihg ChaslC and stirring oratory 4
W. Tie Nhderlone Senator from Waynt
un une Democrats showed their praliiicl
,m Mon senator PtiClard's case would b
io t,G,c i0,i,, hopeful II he showed any rapuclt
"VhSsiRASOE Actions ny THE spEAKEl
senator Maxwell arising to reply III
Speaker informed him that debate wi
not In order Senator Maxwell wouI
nave ns ,lI1 that lila language rs reportt
NS not 40 strong IA liU used,
Ivhalor Maxwell, one Of tho ConmiLlI
%lnqultG into tho Webster county +
sutns asked the Speaker whether
,,,,, m"u received from Mr. Cowdpn q col
"uhlVaIlOh relating 10 the vote Of We
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THE BUSINESS SITUATION.
r.. @. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of III,
Condition OF Trade.

II. @. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of the
Condition of Trade.
New YoRK, Feb. S.-R, G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review Of trade says: The
average price Of commodities has taken
q turn upward during the week.
Corn has declined ! cent, oats cent
Wheat has risen q cents, with reports
that powerful combination at Chicago
has Cornercd May delivery, and the mar
gin between New York and Chicago
prices has grown wider, Chicago being
higher. Oil has advanced cent.
The iron trade Is thought by some Il
have touched bottom. The Thomas Iron
Company has named $l6 80 as Its contract
price for grey forge, equal to Sl5 fol
southern iron at tide water, but has moi
yet decided upon It's opening price fol
the foundry grades. Some Southern sci
leB have Withdrawn from the market
and except for Bessemer pig, no further
depression In price appears, No change
appears In rails. Coal Is phenomenally
dull, and many Collieries are stopping.
Business Is almost everywhere called
quiet, but when comparisons are made
some excess over the last year Is usually
observed. There Is nowhere complain
as to the supply Of money. The Gov
ernment report makes the volume, 0
money In circulation 81 ,40S,0O0,00t
against OO,0O0,0OO January /, thu
| largest increase being In gold coin, ant
tho principal decrease In silver and banl
nnLha
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House bills No, l4S, by Mr.. sprigg
amending the law concerning tax on
licenses; No, 144, by Mr., Aultz, amend
ing chapter 80, OF the Code, in relation
To the payment Of taxes; No. l45, by Mr.,
Merrill, fixing the time for the holding
OF Circuit Courts in the several counties
Of the Filth Judicial district were re-
ported.
Delegate Blakemore submitted q reso'
luton that the Committee on Taxation
and Finances inquire into the ex-
pediency Of the passing Of laws where,
by a more equal assessment OF the taxa.
ton on realty and personal property
would be secured, and report by bill or
otherwise.
Senate Bill No. l, providing for the
appropriation OF money 10 pay claims in
the hands OF sherifls for keeping luna.
ticks in jail, was taken up upon its pass.
age and was passed, and upon motion OF
Mr.. Chew, takes effect from It's passage
by vote Of 81 toS.
Privilege was granted Delegate Hanen
to withdraw petition Of W. L. Edwards
and certain other papers filed with
House Bill No. 81.
Senate Bill No, O4, on It's first reading,
providing that corporations may be
formed for the purpose OF bridging the
Ohio, Great Kanawha or Big Sandy
rivers, and to take toll thereon, was read
and ordered to Its second reading.
Senate Bill No. 2S, on It's second read
ing, providing for establishing the West
Virginia Reform School, was passed to
its third reading.
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AN EXPENSIVE EXPERIMENT.
Tie New Method OF Charging Freight Fal
Live Stock Don't Work,

CHICAGO, Feb. s.-The new method oil
charging for live stock per 100 pounds,
instead OF per car load, inaugurated by
the Western roads January |, has proven
an expensive experiment. The action
Of the Kansas commissioners ordering
railroads In that State to cease weighing
and charge freight per car load as form
erly will cause the abandonment OF the
new scheme at all points. Orders were
issued last evening that owing to the rc.
tusal OF the Kansas Railroad Commits
sioners to change their decision, cattle
rates at all Kansas points must again be
made per car load. While this does moi
compel tho railroads to stop weighing
cattle at Kansas City and other points
east OF the Missouri river and make
rates per 100 pounds, yet the fact that
the Missouri Pacific and st. Louis & San
Francisco run from Kansas points to st.
Louis south Of Kansas City and copss,
guently cNnnothRve their cattle weighed
at Kansas City, necessitates the discon'
tinuance OF the new actual weight
scheme as far east as st. Louis. An
effort will be made, however, to continue
the new system east Of ST. Louis and be-
tween Omaha and Chicago.