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

Various plans for their removal had
been suggested, the most practicable of
which was TO saw the pump in two aud
join it together again somehow. The
writer suggested that mirror be
brought, and the sunlight flashed in
to reveal the position of the stones. A
bar of wrought iron was bent to a hook,
suitable to the condition of affairs, and
eXtricated the stones one by one. the
mirror showing the openings of light
SO that the person could work eff
ciently and intelligantlv.
Objects lost in wells have been dis
closed by means of the suns rays
thrown down upon them by mirrors.
Dark easements i'll cities are lighted by
means of mirror surface or total reflect
ing prisms, made out of decidedly
cheap glass, and held in proper POSI-
lions in racks placed in allcyways,
under gratings forming part of the
walk. -ElecTicdL RcrielC.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

Gaddis, Cincinnati hack-driver,
treasures a dollar bill of the first
grcenback issue. The Enquirer of
that city tells that Salmon p. Chase,
while Secretary of the Treasury, visit
ed Cincinnati.
"Shinc, sir!" shouted Gaddis, then a
bootblack, to stranger in the Burnet
House lobby.
"Do Your PROTEST" said the gentle
man, with smile, "and III give you
my photograph"
The boy did not fall in very heartily
with the proposition, as he had no par
ticular use for photographs of his GUS
toners, but after little bantering he
took the job. At the finish, the gem
tlcman handed the boy brand-new
one-dollar bill.
That's my photograph" said he,
walking away.
The boy glanced from his customer
to the bill in momentary perplexity.
Then the strong resemblance which
his customer bore to the vignette in
one corner of the greenback caught
his eye, and he knew that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury had been having
q little fun with him at his own ex-
penSe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
tScs of Mirrors.

The use of mirror for rejecting the
sun seems to run from the extremes OF
boyish ROBUSTNESS in flashing the suns
rays upon the eyes Of some companion
even older persons, If the distance be
sufficient then reaches to the
other extreme OF using it to flash the
suns rays for heliotrope signals in the
coast survey or army service or to meas
ure the detection of a galvanometcr
needle. But there is vast middle
space of practical usage of mirrors,
apart from that of individual vanity,
which is rarely Thought of.
A gentleman in Boston, calling ut nm
Office in the upper part of building.
stated his intention of calling upon n
man in distant part of the city, and
was told that his party had recently
opened an Office on the other side Of the
same street, and in the ttppor part of Il
building of the same height.
On looking across to the opposite
window, the gentleman was seen, hard
ut work and too busy to look up. How
ever large mirror was unhung in the
toilct-room. and the suns rays flashed
upon his face in a manner that startled
him and da2Zlcd his eyes, first causing
him to jump and binding him.
At first he was indignant ut the I'm.
proper liberty taken with his visual or
gans, and looking out of the window as
fierce as a fortyrounder, threatening
and breathing ont slaughter upon the
youngstcr should he be in sight. \ few
gcsticulations, however, soon made the
party across the street understand that
he was to be called upon.
In the boyhood days of the writer,
he remembers looking into a new pump
which had been thoroughly spiked the
night before it was to lie placed in the
well, by means of some rocks which
were pushed i'll about midway and
wcdged against each other.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

eyitable; how he had saved his train
while the opposite and offending one
was made n mass of splintcrs and man
Sled humanity. But the story told
also, that while Walters train was
saved his engine had been overturned,
and he crushed beneath it. Terribly
hurt" the report stated, and there
ended, and that was three months
back.
Puss must hurry home now in order
to prepare and go to Walter. These
simple folks never thought of tele-
graphs indeed. there was not wire
within thirty miles Of them. The mail
was all too slow and uncertain for her.
She must go.
But she did not, for the strain proved
too much, and when she reached her
home, brain fever Frustrated her for
weeks.
Old Father Holmes made the trip Of
his life and went to look for his boy
Tho wife had died some tx months
before, and he did not return nor
write, so they knew nothing of Walter,
and there was little but sorrow in the
Purycar household.
Youth helped Puss to again recover
in measure and she moved listlessly
about her home and it's duties, ever
looking andlonging for what 1t seemed
would never come.
1t was nearly five months after the
departure of old Holmes that one even
ing she slowly sauntercd down the
river path whore she had met and SO
often wandered with Walter, her
thoughts and heart all full of love and
sadness for him, now; her eyes dimmed
with tears and her mind fnr away,
when she felt an arm clasred about her
waist and knew in that sCcond-eyen
before she could turn her face around
that she was in the embrace of her
promised husband.
She did turn. with appraised arms to
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

They had both lost their husbands:
one was n widow of 80, the other was
about -. The older one called on the
younger one to condole with her, and
they wcpt upon one anothcr's nccks
and recalled the merits of the dear
deceased. 1t was astonishing how
much the old husband and the young
one had been alike in their disposition
and character-at least they both saw
a distinct resemblance in every point.
Which shows that matrimony does not
really change man, nor age either
when he is dead. But they had n
most delightful time until the young
one, putting her arms around the old
ones neck, sobbed through her tears:
Il know it is selfish of me to say so
much about my own sorrow. But,
really, do not feel that it is so much
worse for you than for me. l don't
know how l would have felt if this had
happened to me when l was you
age and had no chance of getting an.
other"
The tears froze suddenly, and the
old one does not speak as she passes by.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

clasp about his neck IN welcome 1oyous
beyond words. when she was staggered
by the sirht that met her ewes.
1t was Walter. her Walter, but what
n wreck; no glorious curls were on that
shavcn head, his face was pale as death,
his cheeks and form shrunkcn, his ewes
dim. and at his side hing an emntv
sleeve
He saw the look of terrible astonish
him and LOSING his orosn bo feiI hack
q noce soyinn.
II boz your nordo, FORGOT what
n fro,,,non+ ~ INV, forn,or soIf 7 NOW
am az roursa von-"
"Ob WoItr Nv Walt Don't talk
ca NV noo,. moor NOV and bor arm.
woro about hin, and sLo was cryinr
ovar ord li..;ra him in stronno
medIav of sorrow and iov
SLa soon roossnrnd him tbot ber 1ovo
wos tr,,o o.n f oil and tLon I;.toncd 70
his story Of how he had been in CHARGE
nf unoc;oi tro;n hnor;nr tbo pros;-
Jent and D;roctnrs Of his roaJ with a
Iorre Marty of friends. how an cvcnr-
Son train RIM in violation Of orIors
had coIIidoI with thnn. how bn had
monorcJ 70 sovn his nortv INIT Noon
hnrieJ in tho rims Of his cnnino suf-
forinr ininr;es to his arm which necrs-
.ito+o1 T.. ounntotion and 70
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
PRAY MUCH.
by BLLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Pray muchi God loves sweet, indcpt nden,
spirit.
That OWE itsclf too weak to walk alone.
No plea goes forth but listening angels hear it.
Sometimes in ways mysterious and unknown
Their answers come; but surely the light
Hears the dawn calling, and dispels the night,
30 do those blessed messengers ON high
Hear when We cry.
Pray much! The friends with whom We hold
communings,
Exert n subtle influence hour by hour
Turn often, then with soulful importunings
To those celestial comrnics BY their power
Thou shalt be girded for the times Of strife
That try the strength OF every human life;
Thou shalt become victor in the field
Where others yield.
Pray muchl Each day allow thysof n season
For close compnniOnship with minds above.
Put by thy Will thy pride, thy stubborn reason
Keep nothing but humility and love.
As one is charged 10y magnets, So thy soul
Shall feel iii vine electric currents roll
Thro all its chambers till it Rlows with faith
That cOnqucrs death.
MERIDEN, Conn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

Onco he was pure rs tho beautiful snow,
but now, by II careful scrutiny OF his plu-
mage, he finds that he is not so. He looks
like detected door mat, and, on II hot day.
his pants are checked somewhat by tho
heat.
We now pass on to tho kangaroo annex,
whcro we find also the coon, both American
and African. The kangaroo is Illuminating
marsupial. But it is hereditary and there
ore not so rrprehensblo as it might 10
otherwise. There are two or three varic"
ties OF tins pleasing beast, and all OF tho
genus MicropuS, | think. though | would
not have any ono take my word for it IN
such Il matter as that, involving as it does
tho prac" OF so many people. There arc
the HiCrOpUS gigdRteuS, the yCllow-footcd
kangaroo, also the rat kangaroo and the
kangaroo Itself The Kangaroo has becn SO
Scdcntary all his life that his lending vitalS
seem to have settled into the base of his
system. lIo is of u long wasted turn OF
mind and springs with great agility from
place to place. like Il bogus nObleman seek
ing for bride. Some kangarOo5 are gre
gariUuS in the r habits, while others are not
Whether anything can be done for it or not
do not pretend to say. | am not here to
moraliZe. My duties simply embrace n
tcrsc description of the animal itself. The
only cases, however, whore the kangaroo
has not been greGarious Gre isolated.
We here SEQ tho American opossum, or
didelphys Vir0tniand. He ought to be the
crest of the civil service reform party. for
to the casual observer he is extremely
dead.
We next pass toIthe fiat occupied by tho
hippopotami or the genus pachyderm. Tho
two hippopotamuses, as our best English
writer's give the plural. the other style
given above being the Latis plural. are ex-
tremely amphibious. and pachydermatous
Is no name Tor it, You can make almost
any kind of damaging statement about u
hippopotamus and prove it. The hippopot-
anus at Central Park always has a large
ana enthusiastic audience He has all the
various and versatile beauties OF the
morgue, with none of its drawbacks. The
hippopotamus has massive brain. which
he uses more for the purpose OF digestion
than meditation. He has broad muzzle,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

The Postotlice Department insists
upon the use of the lion stamps fur
nished to most poStolliccs. The fine
ones used in the city Offices are we'll
enough, because during cold weather
they are made to work as well as dur
ing mild weather by means of continu-
GUS heat fed by great furnaces. But
take in the great majority of offices,
especially in the North, and 20 de
grccs or 40 degrees below zero is not
congcnial to printers ink at & or Z
o'clock i'll the morning; and, again,
there is not one Postmaster in a hun
dred who can use printers ink salts
factorily, with all the advantages in
his favor. The rubber stamps work
to Il charm, because they are pliable in
any kind of weather; and the ink used
contains glyccrine, and does not be-
come as hard as a Postonice Depart
mcnt officials understanding. For
some unexplained reason, however, the
department does not permit the use of
these rubber stamps. While stationed
at Western Indian agency some years
ago | acted i'll the capacity of fourth
grade postmaster, and used the rubber
postmark stamp. The department.
intcrfcred, and insisted upon my using
the iron stamp, and the official
stamped the fac-simile of his signature
to the communication. In reply, |
suggested the propricty of an iron
stamp for his use.
fail to sec the good sense in com
polling POStmaStCrS to try to use the
iron stamps, when the rubber stamps
will do so much better and palmer
work, unless it is that the glyccrinc
ink does not prove sufficiently indcli-
bic for the cancellation of postage
stamps. Ed 4. FRY, IN The Writer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

A WITTY as we'll as a soft answer will
sometimes turn away wrath. Charles
Burlcigh, the Abolitionist, in the midst
of an anti-slavery speech, was struck
by rotten egg full in the face Pausing
to wipe away the contents of the mis-
sile, he said, calmly: Il have always
conteadcd that pro slavery arguments
are very unsound." The crowd roarcd,
and he was no longer molcsted.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

IT seems that the Government owes
something to war survivors who served
on the Undine, little gunboat on the
Tennessee River, that fought Hoods
whole army for six hours. The I'M
dine was finally disabled, and to save
themselves the crew swan ashore.
The claim for compensation for losses
was filed, refused and afterwards re-
considered and allowed But five
of the claimants have made applica-
ton. The other survivors, if there
are any, are probably unaware that
the claim was ever granted.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

A New YORK correspondent, on his
return from Oklahoma, was asked why
he had not secured claim or two. He
said: because after the excitement
is over l can go back there and buy n
dozen claims for a plug of tobacco"
We are an cxcitable, emotional, and
progressive people.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

DURING the Grand Army encamp-
mont at San Francisco, three years
ago, Mrs. Tanner accompanied the
Corporal, who was at one time lead
ing candidate for the honors of com,
mandcr-in-chief Late sessions and
the night fogs told on Corporal Tan
ner, and one morning he was sick in
bed from severe cold, which Mrs.
Tanner feared would develop pneu
monia. She called in physician, who
pronounced it nothing but u scve:o
cold, and, ignorant of the artificial
legs, said: Just soak his feet in
mustard water and let him take a
good sweat" The Corporal enjoyed
the joke so much that he got out OF
bed, and half an hour later was busily
electioneering in the lobby of the
hotel.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
BILL NYE ON ZOOLOGY.
WILLIAM, THE HUMORIST. CAFES AT
THE ANIMALS.

He Thinks tho Elephant Should shorten
His Suspendcrs-Why the Kangaroo Car.
ries His Nitals In the Base of His system
The Pungefit Black Bear.
1t is indeed a great delight TO the busy
truck driver and other brain workers of
New York. on a quiet Sabbath afternoon, to
stroll about our great free menagerie and
congress of living wonders near tho Sixty
fourth street and Fifth avenue entrance to
Central Park. writes Bill Nye in the Chicago
Herdld. Hero tho great waves Of civil-
zation along the celebrated avenue break
upon the shores of an artificial Wilderness.
few PAGES from the wealth and refinement
OF the great thoroughfare the great gray
rocks aId spreading elms OF the primcval
forest extend themselves, as one may say.
while tho roar OF tho Fifth avenue stage and
the rattle ofthc silver harness and the trap
pings OF swollen prosperity mingle with the
sweet song Of the pHrOkct and the low plunk
Of the hippOp6tamus.
Here the worn husbandman and stock
grower from Wall street may be discovered
on a quiet afternoon engaged in keeping Off
the grass. Here you may sec tho weary and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

MILK drink is the successful riva,
to beer in New York City. 1t is said
that large number of milk carts are
scattered throughout the city, which
offer milk, buttermilk and cream as
cooling drinks, and they make an ap-
preciable difference in the business of
the saloons in their vicinity. In the
"milkdrink" are mixed drinks, half
buttermilk and half cream, iced sweet
milk, iced sour milk, and the milk
shake, which has flavor and foam
that is suggestive of beer, but which
is entirely free of its ingredients.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

The Texas women are the largest
individual sheep and stock owners in
the world. Widow Callahan owns 50,
600 sheep, and n long train of wagons
starts each spring and fall for market,
loaded with the wool of her sheep.
Another is Mrs. Rogers, the great herd
owner of Southwestern Texas, who is
worth 81, 100000
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

THE grandmother of the Emperor of
China is eighty-nine years old, blind,
deaf and a cripple, and the other day
her loving grandson presented her with
800 singing birds, 200 silk dresses, and
leo musical Instruments.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

A SOLDIER belonging to detach-
ment of the Austrian army in Transyl-
vania was recently killed by bullet
from Manlicher rifle discharged dur
ing target practice at distance OF
more than two and half miles.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

IT is hard on the Atlanta man that
the laws of Georgia prohibit his marry
ing his mothcr-in-law. Has he no
other way of disposing of her? Per
haps he could find a mal outside OF
the family to marry her.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

LANTERNS of scraped horn, glass no,
being much known, were, according to
rumor, invented by King Alfred Of
England, and it is supposed that prior
TO the introduction of glass scraped
horn was also used for window lights.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

PROFESSOR ROBERT II. THURsToN OF
Cornell, one Of the finest experts on
steam rover machinery in the world,
saws there is coal and other fuel stored
away in Great Britain and America tc
last LIS L. COl yenrs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

ALFRED r. CoNKLING, of New York
the nephew of Roscoe Conkling, whom
New Workers know as Alderman Conk-
ling, has about completed the work Of
collecting material for his life of his
uncle, and has a portion of the book
written.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

THE world seems to be full of poison.
1t has been discovered that milk gener-
ates poison. There is poison in cheese,
in bread, in tea, coffee, water, straw
berries, oranges, peaches, ounces in
everything except beer and whisky.
So much for whisky and beer trusts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

THE Churchman, speaking of the
Heath of Damien, the leper priest says
that outside of the walls of Jerusalem
is lcpers' hospital tended by deacon
csscs from the German religious houses.
Year after year these heroic women,
without righteousness, without any
trumpcting of their work, almost I'M
known to the world, have waited upon
lcpers, while themselves literally dying
by inches, Their courage has only
come to light by the chance notice of
Travellers
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

If all the telephone wires IN this
country were stretched in a continuous
line they would reach seven times
around the earth.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

DIR. HAMMOND declares that the ice
pitcher is miscellaneous. The Doctor
has doubtless failed to put up" at a
Southern hotel and hear, after many
moments of nervous anxiety, the clink
clink of the cepitcher coming up the
stnirmnr
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03

BY the earthquake at Lisbon in l775
there were $4,000 lives lost. Those
historians who have been calling the
Pennsylvania calamity the greatest on
record must revise their record. 1t is
the worst disaster we nave ever had in
this country.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-08-03
Railroad Schedules, eto.
Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad.


All trains on the schedule sop q Hsg strjV
ltAtoA, CNHbeEiAnd =. L. BURWM1
ao0oxl DuDertnteuAkG
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-02
P.RELY PERSONAL.

Mr.. Ho>Gord, Of Yaquina, is in
the c.;y, visiting his parents.
L btrt C,ov t,1f the morning
traii fsr .is home IN Junction.
IA. Divnn lIys accepted a position
il L 'id & GreeDbaum's grocery store.
CIV. Pennoye', Sec. McRIide END
Sup. of Pub. lns. McElroy' took
to-day's train for Corvallis.
Mr.. Willard Martin and family
left on the afternoon train for Port
land, to visit the Mechanics far.
Miss Grace New ton, formerly of
Salem. but now OF Portland, is .
the city OF a visit, and will remain
here almost week.
Miss Ella Ashbaurh, one of the
JoURNAL's compositors, is wishing
at the metropolis and viewing the
attractions at the Exposition.
Mr.. AL. Herren Is busy buying
sheep for shipment. He has now 1t
present about 20O0 sheep, AID VII
soon ship them. He reports the
stock iD very good order.
Mr.. 7. -. Barnes, Of the Salem
Land company, started to-day lor
Hastings, Neb,, where he goes 20
bring his family to this city. He
viii also bring a colony with him.
Mr.. Barnes seems well pleased with
Oregon and especially Salem.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-02
Weather Report, September 1889.


During September, 1859, there
were days on which rain fell, with
an aggregate of Los in, of water.
There were Il clear, 2 fair, s cloudy
and smoky days.
Highest temp. on the lTth, 30.
Lowest temp, on the 18th, 460.
Mean temp. 6l.2'.
Monthly range of temp. 23o.
Greatest daily range of temp. on
the 18th, 2S0.
Least daily range of temp. ON the
2S:h, Goth, 80.
Mean daily range of temp. 1879.
Very light frosts occurred on the
II, II, Is.
The average mean temp. for Sept.
in 20 yeats Is 59.7o, that for Sept. of
this year being above normal
by 5I0o. ..t
Excess in temp. since jan. |, 1892.
The average precipitation for
Sept. in che same time is l.62 in,
that for Sept OF this year being
above normal 10y 0.lSin. Deficiency
in precipitation since Jan. |; 1929 in.
The prevailing winds for the
month were from the north II days,
south 3 days, southwest q days,
During Jan. lSSS there were 5
days on which rain fell and 0.ji in,
of water.
There were IL air, IL clear 6
cloudy and > smoky days.
Highest temp, for the m0uth on
the 7th, $50.
Lowest temp, for the month on
the 2Gd, 90.
Mean temp. for the month, 6i.I'
Taos. PEACCE,
EOLA, Oct, |, $50.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-02
A New MANUFACTURES. - Do

A NEW MANUFACTURE. - Dor
rance Bros, who have a saw mill
situated few miles northeast of
Salem, have purchased block of
land on the river slough, southwest
of the Salem FIGURING mills, and
work will commence Immediately
on the construction of a large saw
mill, with a capacity of $4,000 feet
per day. A planning mill will be run
In connection with the saw mill.
The engine will be a $50 horse power,
and the cost of the whole invest
ment will be about $4,000. Dor
rance Bros. are first-class gentlemen
and will conduct good mill. Mr..
ID. w. Dorrance left to-day for the
Santiam where he goes for the pur-
pose of purchasing timber. Mr..
Dorrauce will ship the logs to this
city on the train during the summer
and will float them down the rives
during the winter months when the
water Is high. Salem needs more
manufactures and especially does
she need more lumber mills. There
has been thousands. and thousands
of feet of lumber shipped in here
this summer and then several delays
were caused by the want of lumber.
Hurrah for Salem.