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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

"Down to the latest syllable of re-
corded time, exclaimed the orator ut
the centennial celebrations waxing fer
vent, "thc people of America will honor
his memory! Who is not proud 20 bear
the name of George Washington, and
grateful to the parents that conferred
it upon him? | WONDER" he continued,
looking around him with flashing eyes,
"how many of George Washington's
namesakcs there are in this vast assem-
bly,, Will those whose privilege it is
to bear that honored name please rise
to their feet?"
Sixty-seven men and boys rose up.
will those OF you who cannot tell n
lie, said the editor of the village pa
per. notebook in hand, please remain
standing while | count?"
And siXty-seven men and boys at
once sat Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

the wild hogs out, made It easy To- ira. |
them, and brought them 10 bay sooner than
If there had been none. The was no horse
for the youngstcr, 50 ScnOr Canon took
him on behind, and We started ont in the
pelting rain after the poor little pigs" as
one OF the scnOras of the ranch put it. As
the poor little pigs have he II known to keep
man up tree Tor three days. We felt more
like wasting Winchester ammunition on
them than we did in wdstin sympathy.
The rain now came down in torrents,
vivid sheets Of lightning played in our very
taces.wh lo the rumhlin of the thunder was
often so loud thOt We coud not hear the
shoutingS to each othe~. 1t was not worth
while to wait for II thundGr-clap to die ont,
for before its r1NcrbCTa;iDnS were lost an
other was on top of US, apparently louder
than ever. Now, We were anxious TO get u
peccary. indeed. For while Il little rain
helps the hunter in his chase after wild
hogs such dclu"c was entirely against
him. the dry Gulies were running waters
that would swim u peccary. and this was in
their favor in escaping from the dos. |
should have said thu; We had two dogs with
us. ono a noble looking fellow for Il hunt,
like Cuban bloodhound, that kept sweep
inc the air with his nose as if it were a fail.
while the other was a most detected look
ing whelp. that seemed to be cross be-
tween IA monGrel and n cur. 1t was tho
sloppest. wettest failure. and about
noon we got back to tho ranchcria
looking like drowned rats. A good
Mexican dinner of chile. red pepper. tabas-
co. and few other tastelcsS condiments
was never better appreciated. and as tho
mild hammered Yaqui Indian had put in an
appearance We cyawicd back into our wet
saddles with our wet clothing sticking
once more sailed out into tho wet.
1t had let up" little while we
were eatn, dinner, and our Othe;wi
dampened hopes ha gone up a little as a
consequence. but when We had gotten
away about mile it seemed as if the very
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

Lord William Lenox, in his "Rccol-
lections," tells story of the coolness
of the Duke of Wellington. Tho
French, with fresh force double That
of the Duke, were closing in upon his
iaded troops, one stormy night in
Spain. Wellington completed his pre-
parations and then turning to scout
asked: How long will it be before
they can reach us?"
Half an hour" was the reply.
Then | can go to sleep" he said,
and then wrapping his cloak about
him, he dropped whore he Stood in the
muddy trench and in an instant was
asleep. He woke when the buglcs of
the enemy sounded in his ears
Napoleon, his soldiers were accus-
toned to declare not only slept sound
ly when under fire, but even when rid
ing on horseback
General Grant also had the same
faculty of falling instantly asleep, even
in the face of danger.
This singular physical trait is not
more a proof of courage than cause of
it; the brain, in those brief moments
of sleep, finds new vitality, and wax
ems ready for the conflict again.
A story is told of famous English
Admiral, Sir sydney Smith, whose
ship, the Antelope, in terrible storm
In the North Sea, was driven among
the rocks. Sir Sydney summoned his
officers to the cabin.
Gentlemen, you know our condi-
ton. We are driving on to the break
ers. | acknowledge that | can do moth
ing more. If any of you can make q
suggestion, now is the time"
There was unbroken silence.
Then there is nothing to be done
but to await our fate" He touched the
bell. pierre, bring up the coffee"
a story came from Switzerland a
year ago of mOuntain-guide, whose
name was no. preserved. He, with two
others, was leading n party over one OF
the most prccipitOus passes of the
Higher Alps. The men, as is usual,
we're tied to each other by long rope.
AS they scaled the wall of ice they
slipped on the edge of the frigh,f full
chasm. This man was at the end OF
the rope. Without his weight there
was chance for the others to regain
their footing; with it, there was none.
He cast glance DOWN at the dark
abyss, filled with fathomlcss SHOWS,
then drew his knife from his belt, say,
ing quietly to the man next him:
Tell mother low it was, Jose"
He cut the rope and fell, never to be
seen of mortal man again. Youth S
Cont GItiOH.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

thc Indians, not the sage brush. Then In"rc
was tn" iron wood tpalo de hirrro). that
aooSs likN II very fine spruce variety of tho
enosquite. Is hardness gives it its name.
and it deserves it, 1t tIkcs an aN to fell
each tree. and rs the quality OF the differ
sAlrtrccs is always the same. and that of
thee different axes is not. even this ratio has
TO be changed occasionally, and always in
favor of tho tree.
But MS to cactus, There are 500 species in
America, and Mexico has a biz plurality,
while II maJo;ity OF these can be found along
this end OF the Sonora Railway. I ere is
the giant pitahaya, sometimes with dozen
arms. each as big "a a fence post and from
twenty TO thirty fcot in height. Each arm
has IL score u. uulpy ibis along is sides,
and each rib has II button Of thurnS every
inch along its length. each button having
twenty to twcnty-HV thOrnS sticking from
1t. They tell NE that, when Il hunter is
sorely pressed by pccca!ies, if he will
climb pltanaya cactus about ten feet the
thorns are so thick and terrible in thor
effect that tho pcccarIes will not dare to
follow him. hardy and yenturcsOmc though
they may tie.
Then there is the choya or cholla cactus.
about MS high as ones waist. You can 20
around n pltahaya as you would Il tee, but
when you flnd n chopalla Gleli OF choyas)
you might as well try to 20 around the at
moSphcre to get to point. The cholla will
lean over until it breaks lis back trying to
get in your way SO that it can dart dozen
or two spincs in your flesh. They arc the
worst of all.
Our first destination was to a ranch two
miles to the southeast of the town, owned
by Col Munyoz. Hero we would get a
ladui Indian for a guide and learn the
latest quotations as to the peccary market.
Shortly after rising i'll the morning, heavy
clouds We're seen in the northeast, when
kept spreading and coming nearer and
n3ar r. with vivid flashes of lightning and
you'd rumblingS of thunder. until Just about
the timo we were half way to the ranch of
Col. MunyoZ it broke all over us with the
full fury OF IL Sonora thunderstorm. Its
worst feature WAS its everlasting persist
ency. | never saw u thunderstorm hang
on for six or seven hours before in my life;
but this did, much to our personal discom-
fort, and. worst OF all, to the serious dctri-
ment Of tho hunt.
Arriving at the ranch, we found that the
laGui Indian guide. who by the way was u
famous peccary hunter, was absent working
in Il distant part of the hacjpHdd. Now IL
hacienda in Sonora is about the size of It
back county in most of our States. and il
requires an ci!lcicpt messenger service to
get over one inside o. half IL day. We sent
for him, however, and aS Il small boy pres
ent volunteered tho information that he
thought he could guido the party to where II
PIG might be lurking in tho brush, we
thought we would take II short spin with
him whilo the laqui Indian was coming in.
He based his assurance OF u jabdli on tho
r.hln that had been falling, which brought
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
Table Decorations.

pretty, simple way of decorating table
for wedding breakfast, says Arthurs
Home Mdgdsine, is to do 1t with flowers
only, having no dishes on the table. Tho
cake being placed in the center, it should
be raised ON round block of wood of about
Its own thickness, covered with q fine dam
ask dinner napkin; this block should be
large enough to project about four inches
beyond the cake all round. On this ledge
lay white flowers to form q wreath round
the base, place pretty small white china
vase. filled with white flowers, on the cake
in the center, and lay few sprays round
1t. 1t il needless to say that none but the
choicest flowers should be used for the
cake, orange blossoms being among them,
and the white being relieved by many sprays
of maiden-hair fern.
At each end of the table have sort of
pyramid of cut-howers, which must not
stand too high these are made by invertin9
an ordinary garden tlower-pot on a large,
round, fiat dish. The flower pot Is then
covered thickly with fresh moss, which
must also completely cover the dish. the
whole then being well watered. Gut
flowers arc stuck into the moss, beginning
from the top, where the hole in the flower
pot admits of some of the highest blooms
being placed firmly to form the center,
tie flow Rs are placed the better The effect
rddlng maiden-hair fern Mt last to give q
finish to the whole. 1t is better that these
pyramids should be made with some coll
ored flowers mixed with the white; IL gives
moro effect to tho wedding cake standing
up white in the center, and prevents the
monoiony OF nothing but white flowers
all over the table. At the same
time nothing like a mixture of col
ors must be used; it would spoil
the thing at once; it must be one color, and
one color only, mixed with white. The
color is best determined by tho coloring of
the bridesmaids dresses and bouquets. If
1t be pink, pink and white gladioli make q
very charming mixture; ii yellow, white and
yellow azal as or mimosa, and so on. The
tabl has pattern, formed of sprays of all
kinds of delicate ferns, placed on the white
cloth and running all over it, i'll the center,
and extending about AS far rs dishes would
come were they placed on tho table; here
and there should be laid some SPRAYS Of
the white and resting on the lines of fern,
and at intervals down the center may be
Some small silver or delicate china bon
honnicrcs, with few pretty swectmeats in
each.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

MOOD gates OF heaven had opened and let
an me water down the bach of our necks.
6ulllea that we hai tfossed in coming out
a.hidst choking dust. now ran noisy.
,n"ddt wafer up to the horses bellies. and
IN Q few places part the way up their Sides
mus we kept along for an hour, wet to
me skin, and even under the skin. cactus
burs sticking to us until we looked like
sheep.a resemblance that was not dissipated
hy looking nj our faces under Our dropping
SLOUGH hats, About o'clock, as neat as 1
can remember. we heard shouts ahead
and away we tore through the cactus vines
spires. and shrubby thorns. for it was sign
that there We're pcccarles ahead. There
were, and we chased them for eight miles
OF $3.50 verified standard feet each.
The ground was Hlirpery. and the unshod
ponies wont sliding around over it like cats
on i'c with clam shells tied on their feet.
. weighed 2G5 pounds aud my pony not
much over twice or three times as much
and how he kept up with the others swing
Ing through choyallas and around thick
mesquite brush is yot n mystery. 1t was
exciting and wet. Occasionally horse
would get n bunch Of cactus in his fetlock
joint, and then he would turn up his heels
to let tho lightning pick il out regardless
OF his riders. dismounted onec or twice
on that account once or twice the pee
carries were sighted as two faint gray
strcaks Just outlined against the dark
green brush into which they disappeared ut
once. Several times the trail looked as il
we ought to over take them in a minute or
two. but that minute never came. Our
Yaqui guide was valiantly to the front,
making leaps over the cactus that would
have shamrd a kangaroo, and keeping well
ahead of the horses. Suddenly he STOPPED
and gave up the chase on the near side OF
broad river. the result of the rain.
His face was melancholy in the extreme.
1t was known that he would not give up the
game without the best OF causes, ms he was
to get n months wages so if II lahali was
killed, He explained in parrish that the
party had been following the wild hogs with
an absolute certainty of catching them as
he thought. so tired were thew becoming
when, to his dismay, tho tracks of three
other fresh peccarics were to be seen com
ing in at this point on the broad stream.
WIZ never fresh Jabalis Join those worn out
enough to como to bay. the latter change
their minds rs to fighting. and will run as
long as their fresh companions bold out.
We thus had another eight to twelve miles
chase through the slippery mud and this
the horses and mules would not stand, so
exhausted were they already. We had sc"n
tho boasts. nevertheless. and learned one
of their salient pcculiaritirs in losing them.
and this was sufficient compensation for
our first but never to- bc-fOrEOtten hunt
for wild pigs. They are very fcrocous lit
tie beasts. hesitating to attack nothing when
in numbers. Tho coyote leaves them if
numerous. and even the mountain lion
passes them to look for jack-rabbits o
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

When the civil war broke out he en-
listed into the Union army and rose
from the rank of private to tina.
of Captain of infantry. When peace
was restored he commenced to study
law, and was admitted to the bar in
1869, serving as States Attorney from
1872 10 1876. He was Congressman
from the Twentieth Congressional Dis
trict in Illinois, and represented his
district for five terms longer than any
other man before him, and would have
continued in the representation had
not his health proved Il bar. In his
stead George W. Smith, from Jackson
County, was elected last fall. The
unique feature of Thomas career was
that, in spite of Logans opposition in
that section of the State. where the
BLACK Eagle" was most popular, he
always beat Logans man. In Congress
he served on the Naval Committee,
and lately achieved fame by drawing
plans for submerged war slip.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

An English naturalist, Mr.. A. H..
Swinton, has collected and aualvZcd
over one hundred notices ancient and
modern, true and fictitious relating to
the great sca-serpent. He is thus forced
to the conclusion that the creature is "a
venerable sailors yarn derived from
ocular impressions, while, quite apart
from all other considerations, it is
mainly impossible that a species of air
breathing serpent should lie at tho
bottom of the ocean and be so seldom
seen" He finds that the enormously
long tentacular arm of the giant squids
or calamars-distinguished from the
better known cuttlc-tish by their cylin-
drical bodies-have given rise to a
story of the great sea serpent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03


venture. still. rs the wild hogs here 90 in
uroVes and are equal if not superior in
courage, they more than make up In num-
bers all they lose by being considered
individually.
When in Guaymas, on the eastern const
OF California, / heard from rather reliabl ,
sources that these self same pccrarirS, or
Mexican wild hogs, wcro quito plentiful
along the limo OF tho Sonora Railway and MS
never object to eNp!orG or hunt in a pull-
man car. detcr lined to see if could not
get up small native party and attack these
puShaclous rtigs in their own hauntS.
inns southern part Of the Sonora Railway
"ouio be interesting in the extreme to Il
per.on who has never seen our great and
Growing Southwest. It's vegetation Is the
most curious. although the surrounding
scenery is picturesque enough by itself; hut
line scenery is to bC viewed in a thousand
places in our own country. Not so with
such wonderful plant growth rs we saw
that morning on our way to the slaughter
grounds OF the pcccarirs 10 be-
Here was tn" universal mesquite that
looked IKE dwariCd Hpplo tree with moro
dwarf than apples about It, and that gives
the brightest fire OF any wood that w,s ever
turned. our locomotive tondc. is full of
II. and we can mako sixty miles an hour if
we want, rs far as tucl Is concerned. Inside
II is beautiful bright cherry red and many
Is the year that | have wondered if this
plentiful cough and twisted timber Of tho
lar southwest could not bc utilized some
way az II fancy wood for certainly IL moro
beautiful color was never seon.
Occasionally | thought | saw nv old
Iricnd. the Sngo- brush, that | used to run
iicrosS so often in the West, when / was
rhasing Indians Just far enough behind
them TO b" sure would never catch them
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

1t is truly astonishing what can be
achieved when people set themselves
to do thing. Since the Mclaughlin
Brothers took their railroad building
apparatus and commissary supplies
from the McRae depot great feat has
been performed in building. In
one day town comprising Ii dwelling
houses and two stores sprang up, built
by those now engaged in building the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
railroad, and, of course, is on the limo
of that road, ten miles from Abbeville.
One of the stores does n wholesale bust
ness, with Joe Hammond as manager.
We like to see enterprises pushed along
rapidly when it can be done with
safety. If the building of the new road
is to receive q like dose of rush it
along" it will not be great while I'M
til we will have the new road here
McRGe CO. Enterprise.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
An Adviser,

always bear in mind, my boy"
said the father, rs he laid down the
book he was reading Cory William,
the Prince of Pirates ALWAYS bear
i'll mind that idlencss is q sin, that
time is money; never waste moment
In protitless pursuits. You will live
TO regret it. Now run away and don't
disturb me. must have nap: had
only eleven hours sleep last night.
But remember my words, waste not a
moment"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

otncr game. Thor tuSKS a~c deadly wra-
ponS, and they click lik" so many hammers
diving tacks when they are angry If any
Jealous Nimrod wants II hunt after the most,
peculiar game eNtant in tho United States
and Mexico, in n country that has thous-i
aud novel sights to the square mile. he
ought TO take Il p"ccary chase in Ccut al
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

I is about ten.
years since that
queer fish," Os-
car Wilde, came
to our shores and
set the tongues of
the W hole CONT
nent wag gin 6
about his eccen-
tricities. He came
to New York, SAYS
n writer in the
c hica go Inter
ocean. with some
good letters of in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
LAND OF STRAWBERRIES,
BY o. L. c.

L wa: not n good
type of the Cantor
SEMINARY students.
but he was one OF
them who, at table
set for ten, but oc
cupie d by only
| about half so many.
by intrigue and mis-
representation o
facts, succeeded il
having all the sur
plus stra wbcrries
passed to him, and
with Il voracity that
bespoke q carnal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
ESTHETIC OSCAR WILDE.

A Bright New York Woman Discovered
the Impecunious Dude and Put Him in
the KnYnl Knnd TO Enrimne.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

"MARY,' asked Charles, what ami.
NAL dropped Gom thc clouds? 2" The
rain, DEAR" was the whispered reply.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

For "a wears Dubbins's Electric Soap has
bccn imiittici by INSCRIPTIONS soap makers.
Ubul Because it is best Of all and has an inn
mCnac sac. Be sure and get Dobbns's and
to,c no other. Your grocer has it, or will get
it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
HUNTING TIE WILD HOG
EXCITING SPORT IN THE wILDS OF
NORTHERN MEXICO. ~

Licut. Schwatka Indulgos in a Large
Amount of Hunting, but Bags a Small
Quantity OF Game-T.re Gigantic Cacti of
Sonora.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

HE poccary OF Sono-
ra, Lower California
and Chihuahua is the
wild hog Of the SO
parts OF Northern
Mexico, writes Lieut..
Schwatka in one of
his letters from So
nora to the Chicago
Inter DCtdr, While
one ct them is in no
Wiso equal to the
Wild boar of our coun-
tries OF which We
read so often in books
of hunting and al-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

A citizen of tawkinsville. Ga. has been
married twice in the same breeches, which
he still wears
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

HAVE you ever been through the ST.
Lawrence rapids?" "No, but l married
my third wife last week"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

II afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac
1hompson's Eyc-watcr. Druggists sell at &c
per bottle.
\ l0c. smoke for "ransill'- Punch"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

Tho Mothers Friend. used few
weeks before confinement, lessons the pan
md makes labor quick and comparatively
easy. Sold by all Druggists.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

DIR. Picrcc'5 Pellets gently laxative or nc
Livc,y c&thartic acco ding to dose. p cents.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

There is in the civilized world an average
Of one deaf mute to every LOO OF the popu
latiGn,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
True Economy
100 Doses Ono Dollar

%TS 70 $40 a MONTH can be made working
%sO for ne. Agents preferred who can furnish
8 horse and Civ" ihcir whole time 10 the business.
few vacancies In towns and cities. Il. f. JOHN
son Co, 1909 Main St, Richmond, Va NJ B.
I2rdSe state cO> and business erpelience Never
mind a b Iuf sendinQ Stnnp for repIn B. y J. g Co.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

UrcgOn, the PnfhdIrc Of Farmers.
Mild, equabe Climat" certain and abundant
crops Best fruit, grain, grass and stock coun-
Try in the world. Full information free. Adj
dress Oregon lmigrat'n Board, Portland, Ore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-08

You don't like children much; can see
that. But their gran mother 81 keep e u;
SHE'LL never give EN- up," which was little
mo g encouraging AN it's such an ami
bic person. You must be patient yourself,
an all will be we'll You mustn't low
yourself To git worried over things. You
do Worry. You've borrisd a mountain Of
trouble in your time. DOME We worry none
about them children" Having settled the
future in this decisive manner she went on:
Yer ma is dead, but yer pa is Twin; his
names Robert He'll stay on this side till
he's 79. He takes a heap Of comfort in his
children. They're al doin' so well. Theys
twJ boys an five girls. | knOwed 1t" an
assertion not il the least justified by facts.
Your first name begins with Z, the xt
wi g. and then R." pausing doIbtfully,
but writing the letters as there was no pro-
test from the other side of the table. Here
it is, E. G. R." signing them at the bottom
Of three closely written pages, which sight
fled that the interview was over.
The visitor departed --th the firm con-
viction that a genuine, reliable fortune-tel-
ler IS not to be found upol this mundane
sphere