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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
The Initiative Chinaman.

Senator Stewart, of Nevada, does
not believe i'll the theory that China
man can progress, although he NAV be
Americanized in most particulars The
other day he was telling about some
Of his strange experiences with the
sons of the Celestial empire, when he
said: when we got our first China
man to cook, he didn't know a blessed
thing about the kitchen, and it became
necessary for Mrs Stewart to 90 down
and show him how to do everything.
When you demonstrate in an ocular
way how things should be done, John
never forgets. He is very impression
able. Mrs. Stewart showed him how
to make biscuits. After she rolled the
dough, she took cutter and began tc
tut the biscuits. When the whole roll
vas done there was little triangular
piece left, and CT this sho made half
moon, which is customary. | didn't
know anything about it at the time.
but at the end of three or four months
discovered that every day when our
biscuits were served here was half
moon among the lot. At the end of n
year l made inquiry about the matter
Of Mrs. Stewart, and she went into the
kitchen and watched the Chinaman
each time he cut his biscuits, and she
discovered that he always made hall
moon, and would spoil four or five bis
quits to 90 SO. He thought it was as
accessory as the salt or the shorten
ing. II GShingion Cor. INDIANAPOLIS
IC1l.aal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

Coalb-ool;1oln I,iI,n Ero,Ia,J "a
the first ca,t-iroa hr;Ige II was hu;It
over the severn in 177o
The covered b,i,Igc \. Paw, over
the Ticine, was LuiIfi, tLa fonrtoontb
century, Tho roof i LoII H., Inn
cranitc columns
The b,i1ge A. Uovre do Greco over
the Susnnebanno !, 3o71 foot lana
and is divided into twc,vc woodem
snans restiro an ,frar; ,.;o.,
The b,idee Of Holv Trin;.v ot r,or.
ence was bill in 15Gl If 40 foo.
long, constructed Of whito ma,I,Io ond
stands unrivolcd ne a wo,k nf oIt
The co,tilever In ;lmn o~or tb, Nj.
aoara is buiIt almost cniir,Iv of .+coI
Its lenc h is $40 feet tbr total wn;obt
is 3. O00 tons and .haIo.t --os 5000 0no
The Rial nj \ enic. is,o;d = bora
been built from the dcsions q, 1,,,.--
Angelo. It is sinnls marble n,,u
9S3 feet long and was conducted in
1891.
The Bridge of Siphs at Venice. over
which condemned prisoners were trans
uorted from the hall of Indictment ia
the place of execution. was bnilt in
1889.
The bridge at Burton. over the
Trent, was formerly the longest bridge
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
Primitive Patriots.

Tho safety and strength Of our nation must
ver rest in the homes Of its people.
In the log cabins OF early days our fathers
ived. Simple homes thoy were, but from
within their mud chinked wall there sprang
hardy race Of men, full Of love for homo
md liberty.
Strong In body and mind, they laid the
oundation OF Americas greatness. Well
Eas their work performed, for upon that
old rock has grow, as years have passed,
he imposing structure of cherished indie
2endence.
Stately and grand, it is worthy Of Its do
igners
Though tho heroes Of that time have long
ince passed away, they have left US rich by
Inheritance.
Whilst our fathers were planning Amer
lcas future destiny, our sweet mothers were
not idle, for in their ever-mindful care for
the welfare of their loved ones, they dis
ecyerod some of the best remedial agents
Known for the relief of the sick.
Good old-fashionel homc-cures, prepared
from roots and herbs-:hey have ever been
standards Of excellency.
Though lost for a time has been the pre-
paration of these old-timo ''home-cureS" they
arc again revived, and arc known TO the pub
lie as Warmers Log Cabin Remedies, chlel
among them being Warmers Log Cabin Sar-
saparilla, the best Of the old-time blood puri
hers.
In those times every family was its OWL
doctor and tho heroes and heroincs OF carly
DAYS were wonderfully healthful and long
lived.
America owes its freedom to the rugged
bodies and healthy minds of our fathers anC
so long as the spirit Of freedom they mstille'
prevails and true appreciation or our tran'
institutions remains there is no danger OF tn
downfall Of the Republic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
A Snow Shoe Feat,

DR.. Nansen has performed the unique
feat of crossing Greenland on snow
shoes. He is now ice bound on the
Greenland coast, and many are wait.
ing eagerly to hear the tale which few
expected he would survive to tell. We
NAV have to wait until early summer
for recital Of his adventures Dir.
Manson is an eXpe. fenced explorer.
Two winters ago, accompanied only by
lis faithful dog, he crossed on Snow
shoes the mountains from Chijtia, ii:
to Bergen, IN unprecedented feat,
hitherto deemed impossible. \ culiou
incident occurred just before starting
for Greenland. He had prepared sleep
Jag bags of undressed skin for slecTi &
out in the snow, and concluded TO
spend night with them By way of ex-
pertinent. He crawlcd Into one and
drew the month clo:e leaving only his
head exposed, and the Lapps engaged
for the expedition lay down in another.
Next morning DIR. Nansen awoke early,
feeling very cold, and to his surprise
found the neighboriug bag deserted.
On looking rolnd the corner he espied
the LGpps fast asleep in the snow, and
on rousing them they explained, "We
were so hot in the bag we came out
here, and have had a comfortable
night
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
C.ergymen on Stage Morals,

The theater is very bad place, ac-
cording to the opinions oET. Dewitt
Talmage and Drs. Cuyler and Crosby,
which they express in series of news
paper articles on the Morals of the
Stage" Mr.. Talmage thinks there are
scenes of brazen indecency enacted
every night in our play-houses, where
the actresses appear with q Sodomite
lack of robe. DR.. Cuyler compares
theater-goi lg TO wine-drinking and
says that no good woman ever wants
her sons and daughters in such place.
DR.. Crosby goes perhaps even further,
and says that the stamp of the theater
is impurity.
These reverend gentlemen speak OF
the character of the theater so pos itive-
ly that it would be interesting to know
just what their qualifications as cen
sors are, Mr.. Talmage admits frankly
that he was never in q theater to wit
ness play but three times in his life
and that was when boy of 10. Drs
Cuyler and Crosby do not give theil
experience; but as their criticisms OF
the drama are based upon what they
have read in the newspapers and upon
play boards, it is probably about as
extensive as that of Mr.. Talmage.
The opinions of these distinguished
gentlemen about the morals Of the
stage may be interesting rs literary
productions, but they are not half thl
value of those of the average man o.
Intelligence who has visited theater:
occasionally and who knows what hs
is talking about. If the newspapers
the literature and the men and womer
of to-day are bad, the theaters are bad
But neither the newspapers nor mel
or women are thoroughly good %
thoroughly bad Their virtues ant
vices are inextricably mixed, and thu
same is true of theaters. They rehec
pretty accurately the tastes of thei
patrons, and if they are not as good n,
they ought to be, the ministers, who's,
luty il is to educate the masses, ar,
perhaps the most TO blame. --NeW l0rI
STIR
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

%Hdgc Blickcr, one OF the Oldest
Rep esentatiycs of the Pennsylvania
Legislature fsom Clarion County. Ia
novel way of entertaining his f.itEds
on Sundays at Harrisburg. Tho
Judges apartments are modest, aud
the first man to arrive there gets tho
chair. The rest that come Il. ON the
bed and the wood box. Then tho
Judge reaches under the bed and
dlagS out home made hunk uf smoked
beef, opens his buckhorn jackkLifc Il
chips of n silver of the beef. Then
he IaSses the beef and the knife Ia ia"
guest next To him, aud the guest chi, =
Il iece off the hunk and n ,scs il and
the knife along until all are served.
BY the time the hunk has gone the
rounds Of the guests twoor three times
the guests are ready for the Judg' To-
skirmish under the bed again and
come out with o curious looking lit of
carthenware with n small neck. This
contains what the Judge declares is
Clarion County cider TO show that
il is safe he takes a drink from the Jug
and passes it to the guest neares. him,
as he did the beef. The jug goes the
rounds a couple of times, and then the
party rests a few minutes while the
Judge tells a hunting story. After
that the beef the knife and the jug
are passed again. The Judge has "A
chalk mark around the hunk of beef,
and when it has been Clipped down to
that mark he puts the hunk back un-
der the bed for the next Sunday.
Then the meeting adiourns.-VdSh-
iH1tOn letter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
FROM me Masters.

me eve of the intellect "sees in all
objects what it brought with it the
means of seeing. y Carlyle.
He that wrestles with us strengthens
our nerves and sharpens our skill
Our antagonist is our helper. B,trke.
They that can give up essential lib
erty to obtain little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety
Franhiii.
His death eclipscd the gavety II IA
tons and impoverished the public
stock Of harmless pleasure. Sdmuel
johnson, on the death OF Garfeld
It's now the summer of your youth
time has not cropt the roses from your
check, thoIgh SORROW long has washed
them. --Eiwdrd Moore.
Most natures are insolyent; cannot
satisfy their own wants; have an an.
biiion out of all proportion to tEir
practical force, and so do lean and b, z
day and night continually 800 Emerson.
he responsibilities of life a"e
gagged not by what we are, but by
what We NAV become. The man who
has vcnturcd only to the limi s Of hi
Noho'loun iolNc i"' ''i' i'u'h'N tH'
threshold of his Jos ible a:taiumcnts.
F q. CUk.
Thoughts are the iirs.-born til,
blossoms of the soul, the hegilniag q
our strength. whether for good or evil
AID they are the & ea:cst cyid nee foi
u against per o. that can he. -
Thomas Brooks.
Nature loves truth 20 well that il
hardly ever admits of 70 Iri, hing
Conc,i. is to nature wha. pal is t,
beauty; it is no. olly needless. hut
impairs what it woald Improve -
ppt.p
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
LETTERS FROM THE CORNER

tole him all rite: if he didn't want
to go I'd set him cole snack on to the
table fur his supper
| seen his jaw fall at tibet, but he
didn't say nothin.
| felt purity toloblc shore he'd 90.
fur William Henery is genally reddy to
go, cspcchly to wcddins an scch where
they hcv lots to eat. Sum of the gals
hes hecrd, sum how, about how he got
hunted by tibet tarnal ole cote down to
the lodge tibet mite, an they do like to
hecter him about it,
Lawsy, he ort 10 take it good naturd,
fur he air alays plagin sum of them.
AS | WIS n sayin, didn't say nuthiu
more about him goin; but when the
time cum he wus cs anxious TO go es
ennybUddy.
We went reel airly, fur Mis- Cruthers
wanted me to holp sot the table, an
Smanthy wanted the schoolmarm to
holp her git reddy.
Ben he wer goin to stand up with
EN-, him an Sairy Giles
William Henery an ole man Cruth.
ers was out lookin at the hog prospec
an talkiH about the craps. SO we vim
ming folks he'd things purity much IS
we wanted ON.
We got along fust rate, IN he'd every
thing SOS We Good put it on to the table
in jiffy fore we quit.
Well about airly camel litenin they
begin to cum in.
Everybody that's into our set was
there. Mis- Cruthcrs she put on o
brand new WALLER an blue singsucker
dress; she sed she wanted sumpthin
tibet wood wash if she got envy thing
split on to it.
Her gals, all of en-, wus dressed into
Their hes bibs an fuckers, an SO she
coodn't look fer much help frum them.
Mis- Roper, Peters wife, she he'd on
sum kline of dress don't ies recolec
the eggzac name of it only heerin it
| jes onct, but | believe she called it silk
hen warp cloth. 1t WIS awful purity
Mis- floppers, She he'd on blue one
| she sed she wore her new ottoman, bat
] don't know where she wore it onlcss
| i was on to her back. The school nam
she wore her cream color mullin. All
| the res of us he'd on our ole close, cep-
| tin the bride, she wore n white cheese
| cloth dress with yaller ribbands on to
| it. She looked es sweet es peech.
George, he wore new suit of store
close, and the pantaloons fit him so
tite, he mus suffered. Well, an thav
cum down frum up stairs, at about 3
o'clock, an stood up in frunt of the
| preecher.
We hev new preacher. his name is
! Splasher, an he air awful stilish fell
| low
As WIS sayin, he tide the not tito
an fast, an then everybuddy skurried
up to kiss the bride.
William Henery wus purity ncer the
fust fcllcr to git thare.
Arfter tibet we ct supper, it wer al
awful nice supper, to, but haint time
to tell You obout ct, es William Henery
nm Ben air both gone. an I'll hev to do
the milkin. So, good-by.
HESTER ANN SCooPER.
p. S. George and Smanthy hev
gone to keepia house in one of the
Squire's houses. George is goin to
work fur the Squire this sceson.
I'll. A. S.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

The returns for accidents on the iail-
Nays Of the tinted Kingd IN during the
Sea 1883 are interesting. Eleven pass
- gers re killed and 594 injured. as
against - pt.sen9e-, killed and 5is in>
iurcd in 1881. ia re wee 80 mi RIGS
firm other causes an those due TO
collisions AID mechanical defects. OF
Srvan's OF the cOmp'ni there were $50
Sc sth aud ,, 100 injuries. Fifty-rh ee
p,r.ons C. ishei At grade crossings. The
total $ ue us ,UC0 kilcd and ., QUO in>
iured ia Connection one way OF another
si,h the railway systcm. There were 81
o lisi,ns bctNeen passengers trains and
81 e,Ne,n pass, myers and fright trains.
There were as i urs OF a>les, tic
greater part be.o gns TO engines. In
ts12 the railway deaths were in IS
300, 01O passengers carried. II is now l
10000, 900
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

According to st. Paul, aud time to pray; q
time to work and time 70 play. Fortunate j.
that person who docs the light thing NJ the
ri ut time. Success will crown all his efforts
and he viii end his days in happiness. such !
person is he who keeps his system oiled up il
summer with Pe-ru-na the matches Tonic
When tbs thermometer is standing at 90 de
grees in the shade. and you can almost fee
your stamina OCz nG out Of you, then $ tn,
time to take something that will vitaii2e you!
blood, build up your ing issue and pu
new energy into your body. Pe-rI-na will d.
this. II is like a charm, so prompt and eff
and vigor, but il is 0lendid cure or all Luni
Troubles, Fevers, Diseases of the HeI ant
stomach, Colo and Diarrhpa, Kidney and I'll
Fema Diseases. Now is the time 20 take it
Give it a trial. To regulate your Bowels, Man
a-in is superb.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
Geologic A yes.

Geology teaches us that in the SIC
,cssive ages OF the earth ages cover
rg, perhaps, most incredible time
spaces, each distinctive geological con
iition has developed distinct character
sizes of organization il matter. Tins
me geologic age developed giganti,
'rrns; another, quadrupcds of moa
,tlous size; aud the latest of all, man.
lie intelligent being. But, regardless
II Time and circumstance, wherein and
,!dcr which the several distinct e
Genera Of veg stable and animal exist
nee hayc been developed, we must de
lace from the geological lesson the
'oHs ant Inference that the greatly,
. iuciIlo attcads on matter; await,
he Ecccssary conditions, and inevitabl,
fcycloPs organized forms.-St. Loui,
.il9FLtIC.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
The New First Reader.
LESSON I.

L.
See how pleased the man isl Has
he heard some good news?"
mo; but he has come down to tele
graph his friends up the country that
he is about to pay them two weeks
visit He has heard that fishing is ex.
ira good up there this year"
"Ahl but he has received telegram
himself Why does his countenance
change SO suddenly"
at is a telegram from his friends up
the country. They have heard that
shooting is unusually good in the city
this spring, and they are coming down
to stay n fortnight with him"
LESSON II.
See the men-how the enjoy them
selves. There are seven of them, ard
they are smoking, telling stories, and
taking happy rest. Have they moth,
ing to do?"
Not just now. They are house paint
ers, and the boss is gone"
But he will return"
"Oh, yes. One of them is ascending
the ladder now to see if he can catch
sight of him"
But why does every man spring for
his brush and begin work and look so
ambitious?"
Because the boss is only block
away. He came very near catching
them that time, but he will arrive to be
{ disappointed"
as the life of house-painter full Of
, anxiety?"
1T is. Between waiting for quitting
time and dodging the boss he seldom
gets an hours comfort"
LESSON III.
Does the man jaw"
He does. He says the grocer ought
to be sent to State Prison
what has the grocer done?"
Gave him fifteen ounces for O
FOUND
But that was very wrong
$50 it was, but the grocer knew tc
whom he was selling
who is the man.
"He is the inventor Of the peck
peach basket, which holds only SIX
quarts. He laughs and grows fat whe!l
he thinks of it, but when some one tiles
trick on him it is n horse of another
color"
LESSON ".
THE poor old woman! Sec how fee
Bile she is
yes, she is old and feeble"
"She is going to the postoilice. Per
haps she hopes for letter from he!
SON.
mo doubt. Let us follow her ant
see if her hopes are fulfilled. All
but she turns away from the window
with look of grief in her face as The
clerk says: No, ma'am, there is NJ
letter here for Birdie McShane. You
Teller has probably caught onto anothe
girl"
LESSON v.
"Be careful and do not collide will
the child"
Il see him and will take care Poo
thing! But how ragged and dirty ant
tired he is He is evidently los
childw
! Il ct me ask that man about him.
What did the man say? Is the chil'
LOST"
oh. no. His mother has so mUcl
to do with charities that she has to lie
him run loose and go hungry. He say
we ought to see the other five if W
think this one looks lonesome. - DE-
h'o free ITtSS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
A Correct Diagnosis.

George-Eh? You got engaged
last night? Gus, my old. my dear
friend, tell me how you did it."
Gus-Really. | hardly know my
self. Couldn't help it. Just like fall
ing down stairs. was on the edge OF
a proposal. she gave me n push, and
there | was--engaged.
well, l haven't had any such ex-
perience. Every time | try to start,
my knees knock together, and my
teeth chatter, and my tongue cleaves to
the roof of my mouth. I've tried n
lozcn times to pop the question to
Miss De Pink, and slumped every
time.
"And did she let you slump"
"Yes."
"You are counting the wrong girl.
Heic York UeekIy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

yelling or other ordinary means; those
who have seen the effectiveness of the
lasso in skilled hands will readily be-
lieve that we can accomplish our pecul-
lar line of work. The lasso can also
he made fac!or in metropolitan life
in other ways than those already de-
ecribed.
Any one desiring prompt service in
our public dining-rooms, and unable to
secure n waiter, can call in one of our
men, who will promptly capture any
negro he may Designate. Car conduc
tors, who often have decp-seated an
,tiPathy to stopping for passengers,
can, with one of our lassoists on the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

what was the worst experience you
ever underwent, ColoHcl?"
"The worst? Well, it occurred wears
ago when | was young man. | was
q sailor then, and the vessel on which |
was working was wrecked. A barrel
half full of whisky was floating about
and chung to it, drifting in the icy
water for a day and a night"
THAT was horrible"
Horrible? No name for it.
couldn't keep the darred barrel in one
position long enough to open it,
Providence Telegram.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

rear platform, secure any or all fares
along the route, without pausing in
their tive-cent career. Policemen who
are never ON the right spot can be Sc
cured by simply starting one of our
lassos on II tour around the back
streets.
On the big bridge would-be suicides
can be stopped mid,aic.
intoxicated men need not again FUN
BILE wi a temrerance KEY hole. On
nights of inteuded sprees they can sta,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06
ECONOMY and Pntriniism.

Waiter ito Charley, who is enter
tanning his pretty cousin from the
country, champagne, sir; yes, sir
Imported or domestic?
Charley think We had better drink
domestic, Maude. 1t doesn't look well
for an American to drink foreign wine
The Epoch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

What is swcoter than roses
That bloom in tho beauty Of Tune1
Or the stately and fr grant lilies
Whose bells ring a summer tune1
All, swocter tho roses blowing
On the checks OF those We love,
Ard the li'y of health that's glowing
The checks rcd L So above.
But how soon the lily aud the rus, withcr In
the faces Of our American ONION. Why / IL?
Simply because many of them arc victims Of
ranGcmcnts incidental 10 the sex IL they
would use DIR. PeIce's Fnvorte Prcscript on
all these beauty and health destroy ing all
nients might bo warded on, and we would hear
less about women growing old before their
time"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

NUMEROUS congrr cells, killed by the
frost, have been washed up on the
southern coast of England. Some of
them weighed seventy pounds, being
seven feet long and twenty four inches
in circumference, miniature sea-ser-
penis, in fact. No similar occurrence
has been known since the Crimean " ".
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

students. Teichc : truuiv , .vulLle Clergy
men and oihers in need of change Of emp oy-
mcnt, shuu'd not fail to write to B i. JOHNSON
& Co., 1909 Main St. Richmond, Va. Their
great success shows that they have got I
true dc 8 about making money. They can
show You how to employ odd hours protltably.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

1t is state tha II chud Pi.ot, the forge
IF the arnell letters, hid his hfe i, sur"
for 81 900 IN the L ,cli'h ami Sc bttsh Law
Life ON q
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

.
non one ~ Oh our
haeii III 'he up,
per s':ol, anu
on ~. ,phi'pS "ol,io
49, y Il d.! NC
o'i..Se" W ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

II you are dOuLifid rs to The use Of Dobbins'a
Electric Soap. and cannot acc pit the expert
enCe If millions who use it, after the "a Y, ars 1t
has been on the market, one trial will convince
you. Ask your 1. cccr for it, lake no imita
uln.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

A lrcach # promise suit bis tom CON
mauce ut G de n, H., by won m of soy
eHty years ag inst n man of cqu age. Very
apr priat"ly tn, cou tsh p vas carii d o
in "a csrurterv
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

A niue, a. years old, docs a little ser>
vice fora Georg'aph! stefan, who has had
him sin,e ,Si9,
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ingtOn lett

The young man in New York who
went and drowned himself because he
could not dress in the style he coveted
might just rs well have knocked out
his brains with stick of maccaroni
and saved the trouble of fishing him
nut
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-07-06

Bolivia iutenn S To establish 1 tirS.-c ass le-
CATION at Waslil ton, and wi send u dele
gate to the Pan Anne lean Co lgrcSs.