Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-10-26

cir robert Lincoln's last reception was
Enlightened up briefly by { pleasant call
Rom mo. Many Americans Wefe present
and drcak tie tee .. She Minister as ad-
ministcrod ny his bright young daughter.
Without wishing TO express political opinion
in any way, | must say that the general
sentiment oil the American CONTINGENT is
that both In france and England We mod
not be ashamed OF our Minister'S or our
Consuls Il neral NJ Reid and General
Rathbore see!ii to be beautifully hol ing I'D
their rorner OF the national ,abric in Paris,
and Mr.. Lincoln and General John c. New
are doing tho proper lhi.g Ia London.
General Now SAYS thHt l have ruined his
reputation IN The old world by referring to
him MS poker player. and so l herehY
apologize. He Is not n poker player. He
plays DGan-par. nowe~.r. with great SKILL
aud lawn tenn.5 IN way that arouses tho
astrn!shmcnt ana admiration OF the efrete
monarchies.
Wilson Barrett goes 10 America IN Bt;
tober. He will take hr9t-ctsse company.
and VIII no doubt coNtihae ;hc success he
has had - horAc,
imet MS. Alice Shaw, the whistler. at a
reception ono Il ternoon, and for the first
time heard her marvellous chest notes. NY
chest notes followed later on, She is not
only Il whistler but Il very artistic one, and
when she prepares TO quicker" thoro Il. In
tie audience. silence which Is noticeable.
She has whistiGi Tor the Queen. told her
] had 6isO whistled for the Queen eevvn
years ago. but she did not come.
i presume you were trying for royal
flush. 5aid Mrs. shaw. Il play poker my
yclL
met some celebrated steamship cantains
in London. Rolrrrin to Steamship cap
iains or masters, must say nero that it
seems to me thoH are expected 10 do Il good
deal and die az soon - tHey can do no
more, A steamship captain is requir"| 10
look out Tor the inter SITS Of THO company.
the interests o the ahiH. The int rests Of the
passengerS, both spiritual and temporal,
ana Tnlio he SKIS his life every NON mt
lie ~ IN tho service. whnn &c can no longer
sail he may q q 1T royc.ty or commit sui
eide, as he chooses, so far Il the great
world % traffic is concerned This is man
" silly unjust. So the average captain saws;
The only II thing Tor me is to mako my
last VOYAGE" That il. t. ga down with the
boat. Think OF That You who have ttusted
your own lives and tho.c o vuur iamii rs
to these men. TIL nix of 1t cad talk Of it
until there Is "a pension or a provision for
those who give Their Who'll, lives to thcir
fcllow-men,
The johnstown baby. whose nqme is
".H%as W:tianls aa'fin over on n recent tr u
o. tho CITY or IN cage, according 70 sur
Seoh Peter McSwecncy. The Johnotown
baby was named Moses because he was
found on the flood. not exactly among ths
bulrushes. but born on the brsct;. OF tho
terrible deluxe. Wills his mothers house
was fion'ns down 10 death and destruction.
II is not ncce-sa y to say that Moses owned
the ship. He got about S75 from ent usiasa
tic Americans o. hCa d and practically was
monarch of all he su.Nsvr,!. lie was lucky
to put off hi- hir:Aday TIL the time OF the
tor i'll, n0od. for Phara0h's daughter in
this shape OF American generosity has res
euel him from obscurity an poverty. and
hereafter. when he says. My name II Moses
Will ans. | was DO n on the brra-t OF that
terrible torrent in Juhnsto%n," the ready
wallet VII come forth and Moses will b. on
dock even II the lioht gocth out.
Mhny curious experiments were made in
faris by DR.. Brown Sequard, in the early
stages of his elixir experience. according
20 the local phi ysicians exc. Most these