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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
FROsTBURG, MD, SATURDAY, JUNE Z, 1890.

come here! I've caught the burgIar.
Oh I've got you!"
She had thrown up the sash while she
screamed, and had reached out and
graaped Mr.. Beeman by the ankles. He
was small man and she was large and
strong, and she had dragged him half
way over the window sill before the ter
rifiod NJ he $ of his family came rum
nj. g with lamps and weapons o. >allous
kind
Harriet !" Mr. Beeman finally gasped
on to his wife, cant you make her
stop?'
"hy-John Bosnian !" shrebed his
W.
WHY, it isn't-bless me if it isn't
JON Bccman!" screamed Aunt Lucinda,
dropping down on her bed in state of
utter collapse.
"Why, pal" cried his eldest daughter.
I'D shot you in another second, was
the cheerful remark of Tom Beeman,
boy of rs, as he dis i,layed an evil-looking
pistol !, which he had kept under his pillow
ever since the first burglary had been
committed.
ter called out tile neghbor across the
str,et aroused by the sound of breaking
gIas ;. and Aunt Lucinda's terrific shrek.
"Anybody killed in there Beeman"
asked the neighbor next door, thrusting
his head out of window in the dark
ness
"Open this door or I'll bang it open! !"
came in a gruff voice from beneath the
balcony as the policeman hammered tho
front door with his club.
It's nothing, sir, nothing" called out
Mr.. Beeman.
well, pretty rumpus this is to raise
at midnight about nothing. 1t won't do,
sir. Better come down here, and give a
straighter account than that of the mat
ter, or I'll ring for the patrol wagon.
Bruised and chagrined as he was, Mr..
BIcman had to go down and explain the
situation to the officer. The neighbors
also had to be given clearer under
standing of the affair before they could
feel sure that murder had not been COM
mtted.
Poor Aunt Lucinda was overcome with
modification at her mistake, but Mr..
Breman felt that the blame should all
rest on him. All that was necessary to
make his humiliation complete came tho
next morning, when he found the miss
ing latch-key in the door, where he had
left it the night before, when he ran
Lack for his cane after starting to the
entertainments
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
A Thousand Acres of Natural suds.

At an hours journey from Spokane
Falls is Medical Lake, in the city Of
Middlebaugh. Within very short
time considerable settlement has been
established on the borders of this lake.
The town has wide streets, excellent
shops and many neat dwellings. The
alleged curative properties of the waters
of the lake have been the incentive to
this remarkable growth. The lake
covers an extent of over 1000 acres and
is encircled by low wooded hills. The
waters are said to hold in solution salts
of sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium,
magnesium, iron, and aluminium, also
sulphur and borax. A great variety of
ailments have been reported cured by
bathing in the lake, chief among them
being rheumatism and certain diseases
of the skin. One of the properties OF
the water is that it forms lather when
ever it is agitated violently or rubbed
quickly on the hands or the surface OF
the body. No fish or other living thing
can be found within these waters, and
the lake itself is rather repulsive and
muddy in appearance. Factories have
been established for evaporating the
water and packing the salts obtained.
Medical Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
Aphorisins.

Alterations IN any part OF our car
riage is lighting up candle to our de-
feCts, and never fails to make us taken
notice of, either as wanting sense or sim
CERTIFY Locke.
Anger is the most impotent passion
that accompanies the mind of man; it
effects nothing it goes about; and hurts
the man who is possessed by it more
than any others against whom it is di-
rected.- Clarendon.
Compliments, which we think are de-
served we accept only as debts, with in
difference; but those which conscience
informs us we do not merit, we receive
with the same gratitude that we do
favors given away Goldsmith.
Nature loves truth so we'll that it
hardly ever admits of fouriahing., Con-
ceit is to nature what paint is to beauty :;
it is not only needless, but impairs what
it would improve Pope.
1t is often more necessary to conceal
contempt than resentment, the former
being never forgiven, but the latter be-
ing sometimes forgot Chesterfield.
Cunning pays no regard to virtue, and
is but the low mimic of wisdom-
lBolingbroke.
Men talk in raptures of youth and
beauty, wit and sprghtliness; but after
seven years of union, not one of them is
to be compared to good family manage
ment, which is seen at every meal, and
felt every hour in the husbands purse
[Witherspoon.
Experience keeps dear school; but
fools will learn in no other, and scarce in
that; for it is true, we may give advice,
but we cannot give conduct. However,
they that will not be counselled cannot
be helped, and if you will not hear rea-
son, she will surely rap your knuckles.
Il Franklin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

The aucttomccr Icaped on chair, and bold and
lu3d and clear
He poured his cataract of words-iust like an
uuctioncer.
An auction sale of furniture, where some hard
u.Ortgagee
Was bound to get his money back and pay
his lawyers fee.
A humoris of wide renown, this doughty auc-
tioncer.
His i.orse-play raised the loud guffaw and
Drought the an 'Gring jccr.
He So ,rrrcd round IL, jokes, like rain, on tho
unjust and the ju.t;
Sam >lc"man said he "laffed so much he
Thought that he would bust"
He knocked down bureaus, beds. and stoves,
and clocks and cL .nGelers,
And grand piano. Which he swOre would last
- thousand yeats
He ratified out the crockery, and sold the
siiH Herwarc-
At last they passed him up to sell, litle
baby chair.
'Iiov much? how much? come make a bid; is
all your money SpcntE"
And then cheap, fHCelious wag came up and
hid, "Onc cent"
Just then a sad-faccd woman, who stood in
Hence there.
Brokc down and cried My baby's chair! My
poor, dead baby's chair
"IIcrc madam, take your baby's chair" said
the soficned auctioneer,
Al know its value all too well-my baby died
last year
And. # the owner of the chair, our friend, the
mortgaEcr,
Objects TO this proceeding, let him send tho
bill to me-
Gone was the tone of railery; the humorist
aUCti0nter
Turned shamr-faced from his audience, TO
brush away a tear;
The laughing crowd awed and still, no
fearless eye there
When the weeping woman reached and took
her little baby's chair.
is. w. Foss, in Yankee Blade.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
PALESTINE EXPLORATIONS.
a Report That tho Prophet Isaiah's Tomb
May be Found.

May be Found.
The quarterly statement of the Pales-
tine exploration fund, which has Just
been issued, although it does not record
any extraordinary discovery, yet de-
scribes much interesting work that is in
progress. Two cisterns have been dis
covered near the Damascus gate, the
smaller of which would contain about
1000 skins of water. 1t is entirely hewn
in the rock, and before it was made into
a cistern was a rock-cut Jewish tomb.
The rock ceiling is square 13 by 13 feet,
very nicely worked, with kind of cor
nice round it exactly as in the tombs of
the kings.
BY the excavations made on the eastern
brow of Zion it has been found that there
were in ancient times caves and dwell
ings excavated in the rock, which in
later times were converted into cisterns.
Herr Schick describes a church which
has been discovered in the village of Sill
wan, which has been hewn in the rock,
and which contains a Greek inscription
in which the name of the Prophet Isaiah
is mentioned. Herr Schick thinks it
probable that Isaiahs tomb may be
under this chapel, and hopes by further
digging to find an entrance to the
cave which is under the rocky court
and is at present full of earth, and to
discover rock-cut tombs. He thinks
that the rock-cut chambers of the church
were Jewish tombs before the Christian
era and that afterward they were con-
verted into chapels by the Christians.
IJewish Chronicle
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

pared for big fight with him. We put
our knives where we could instantly
draw them, and carefully examined our
guns to see that they were all right.
Then we began to crawl down carefully
through the grass toward him.
"My how our hearts did beat ! and
how every second we expected he would
hear us, and the fight would begin for
life or death.
ave got very close to him, although
not near enough to see him. Then, as
we heard no sound we made little noise
to attract his attention. And then we
wanted him to get up, so we could have
better chance to shoot him. But he
did not stir. So, with our fingers on the
triggers of our guns, we called out
'Mr. Bear, here are enemies ready for
another battlev Still there was no stir,
and so we got up and went to him and
found him as dead as the buffaloes. So
without firing a shot we had a great
quantity of meat. "-TNew York Ieager
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

not unusual to see ladies at the theatrs
wits four or five diamond brooches up
and down the front of their bodices. As
class the barmaids are splendid look
ing creatures - red-cheeked, ample
breasted and with magnificent hair.
Among the house servants, too, fine
specimens of physical beauty are
frequently to be met with, but the
women of the upper classes are dis
appointing in appearance, and in move
ment they are, contrary to tradition,
awkward the English woman either
swaggers or shuffies.- Chicago News
London letter
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
Not the Last Decade.

People who think we have entered
the last decade of the nineteenth century
are in error. If the first decade of the
Christian era began with the year one,
then each succeeding century must be-
gin with the year one and the nineteenth
century will not be completed until De-
cember 81, 1900. Hence the last decade
of the nineteenth century does not COM
mence until January /, 1891.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

Very few tastefully dressed women
have / seen. The ladies here wear
costly toilets Of an evening, but they
have an appearance as if their fine
things had been shot onto them out of a
cannon. They display their jewels with
q generosity that is simply vulgar. 1t is
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

All politeness is owing to liberty. We
polish one another and rub off our
corners and rough sides by sort of
amicable collision. To restrain this is
inevitable to bring a rust upon mems
understandings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

Prince Bismarck taught Berlin shoe
maker, who was proverbial for making
promises which he did not keep, how to
be punctual. The man after making
many promises, had failed to keep them.
When this again occurred, the shoe
maker was aroused at o'clock the next
morning by messenger with the simple
question:
Are Herr Bismarck's boots ready
YETI"
When the shoemaker said "No, " he re-
tired but in ten minutes another mes
senger arrived. Loud rang the bell.
Are Herr Bismarck's boots ready
yet?" was the inquiry.
No." was the reply.
And so it went on every ten minutes
until the boots were ready in the evening.
The shoemaker was more cautious in
making promises after that [Harper's
Young People.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
Coarse Flannel Better than Fine.

1t is better to use coarse flannel than
fine for lamentations. There is moro
air in the interstices Of the former,
and for this reason it will keep warm
longer, air being a bad conductor Of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
DOWN THE GRAND CANON.
Proposed Railroad Down in the Bowels
of tho Rocky Mountains.

Proposed Railroad Down in the Bowels
of tho Rocky Mountains.
Chief Engineer Robert B. Stanton has
Just finished a preliminary survey for
the Denver, Colorado Canon and Pacific
railway from Grand Junction to the
Gulf of California through the Grand
Canon of Colorado river. Mr.. Stanton
and his party are the first men who
PASSED through this dangerous canon
since Major Powell made the trip in 1869.
In conversation he said the construction
of the railway through the canon was
perfectly feasible and that from Grand
junction, Col, to The Needle, distance
of 900 miles, the grade need not at any
place exceed 20 feet per mile and for the
greater part the distance would not be
more than from five to ten feet per mile,
while curvature, contrary to general eX-
pectation, he believes will be slight.
The results were much better than he
anticipated. Mr.. Stanton had gathered
considerable data upon the resources Of
the country ad djacent to the canon, but
as yet the greater part is undeveloped
and it will be a difficult matter to put
them into any definite shape. Between
the head of the Colorado river and the
end of the Grand Canon he passed over
500 rapids. He graphically describes
his passage over rapid No 465 below
Peach Springs, during which one of his
boats was damaged by a collision with
the rocks and he was washed overheard
by wave, thrown into whirlpool
suck and drawn downward into what
seemed to be bottomless river. He
finally came to the surface so feet from
where he went down and was quickly
rescued by his men. These rapids are
many times more dangerous than the
one where President Brown and two
men lost their lives last summer, but,
on account of the present party being sup
piled with life preservers, no man during
the whole trip has been in danger of
drowning. He considers this canon,
from Peach Springs to the Grand Wash,
to be the grandest and most wonderful
of the whole canon, the scenery surpas-
sing anything in America, even the
Grand Canon of Arkansas and Black
Canon of Gunnison. He spoke in the
highest terms of the bravery and faith
fulness of the men who accompanied
him on this dangerous journey.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07
IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

Tread softly here; the sacredest of tombs
Are those that hold your poets. Kings and
queens
Are facile accidents of Time and Chance
Chance sets them on the heights they climb
not there!
But he who from the darkling mass of men
Is on the wing of hca emily thought upborne
To finer ether, and becomes a voice
For all the voiceless, God annointed him;
His name shall be a star, his grave shrnel
Tread softly here, in silent reverence tread.
Beneath those marble cenotaphs and urns
Lies richer dust than ever nature hid
Packed in the mountains adamantine heart,
Or slyly wrapt in unsuspecting sand.
The dross men toll for often stains the soul.
How vain and all ignoble seems that greed
To him who stands in this dim cloistered air
With these most sacred ashes at his feet!
This dust was Chaucer, Spenser, Dryden this
The spark that once illumed it fingers still.
o, ever-hallowed spot of English earth
If the unleashed and happy spirit of man
Have option to revisit our dull globe
What august shades at midnight here Cou reno
In the miraculous sessions of the moon
When the great pulse of London family tlrobs,
And one by one the stars in heaven pale.
= I. b. Aldrich, in the Atlantic Monthly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

"Krupp turns out the biggest guns in
the world, does he not?" He did, until
William turned Bismarck out. "
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-07

T HAVE returned from the markets the
L second time this spring with the finest
line Of CLOTHING at lower prices than at
any season during my 36 years experience.
My Clothing comprises the handsomest
styles, sewed and trimmed better than can be
done by the merchant tailors'' around here,
and prices much lower. Fit guaranteed in
every case. My motto is:
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12

AT Greensboro last Monday tie.
habeas corpus case of revenue off,
Gers kirkpatrick, Patterson, Gates,
Dickson and Dodson was beard be
tore Judge Dick OF the L. 5. Court.
There was no evidence against the
three officers from OraEge-Dodson,
Dickson and Cates-and they were
discharged. Judge Dick sail he
would not then his dccis-
ion as TO Kirkpatrick and Patterson.
The witnesses from Orange uho re-
turned Monday seem to think that
kirkpatrick aud Patterson would be
turned loose. We learn tia, Kirk
patrick is in a hospital in Baltimore.
Mr.. \. w. Cole, Of Cedar
Grove township, called to see Us
Tuesday. He says he has been feed
ing crows with corr soaked in
s~trychnine. He saw o re . pick
up eighteen gr4ins of corn. and then
fly abou, n hundred and sixty
yards and fall dead. Up to this
time he had killed about twenty
crows Corn, soaked in s~trychnine,
Mr. Cole says is sure death to crows.
In Bingham township last Sat
nrday, Mr.. L VI. Cafes was tried
before A. p. Gates, Esq, for making
an assault on Mr.. Rod. Sykes with
a deadly weapon with intent TO kill.
Gates was bound over in the sun OF
$500 tor his appearance at the next
term of Orange Superior Cont. He
was also held in $3.50 bond 10
keep the peace. Both bonds were
given
AT the meeting Of the County
Commissioners held Monday the
following named gentlemen were
appointed TO take the tax list for
this year IIillsboro, j. \. Farrell F;
Chapel Hill, r. J. Robertson Lutte
River, J. W.. Terry Cedar Grove,
John McCracken Bingham, t. =.
Bradshaw.
A small investment when health
can he obtained should be no con
sheraton. and Radam's Microbe
Killer will surely kill the microbes,
and when that is done you canno,
be sick. For sale by w. \ Hayes,
Hillsboro, and d. McCauley, Chapel
Hill.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12

The reason RADtN'S MICROBE
MILLER i the most wonderful medi-
cine, is ccau>e il has never failed i'll
any instance. no matter what the dis
case. from LEPROSl II the simplest
disease known to the human system.
Tie scientific men nf to-day claim
AMI prove that every disease i caused
~ Microbes. and RADAM'> MICROBE
KILLER tNterminate> the Microbes
and drives them out II the system, and
when that i douc YOU cannot have an
ache or pain. No matter what the dis
ease. whether y simple case of Malalial
Fever or q combination Of diseases, we
cure them all ST the same time. a. we
treat All diseases con>titutionally.
Asthma. Consumption. Cat.lrh. Bron-
,hitiS. rheumatism, Kidney and Liver
Diseases. Chill> and Fever. Female
Troubles in all it, forms. aud.oin fact,
every disease known 70 the human -ys-
tenn.
BEWARE OF FRAUDULENT M
ITATIONS.
See that our Trademark same a
above appears on each Jug.
send Tor book "ili>tory ofthe Nicrobe
Killer. given away by
W. 4. HAYES.
Druggist. Hillsboro.
or u. MCcAULEY.
thapc! Fill.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12

The Richmond aud Danville
Railroad Conn any will sell to par
tics Of ten or more, attending the
Musical C"ncer, at jsaleigh, n. c.,
,onnI TIP tickets 10 Raleigh and re
tnrn at the following rates From
oxford, g. 81; Durham, $3.50
il.Isboro, So; Cary, 80 cents ;
Chapel HI, So. Tickets will be
cid only Que day, April 1l,h, and
limited good returning on any train
Icavin. Raleigh April 18th. The
rates only Apply on PARTIES OF ten or
more people.
One OF tie ucuiest sights we
have seen in a I"rg time was the
large show windows Of Messr~. Jas.
Webb, Jr. 4 Bro, on Monday,
Which were beautifully decorated
With The new Spring Hats that are
prett!er this year than ever The
Grand Opening OF this large and
POPULAR firm took Place on Monday
We found Miss Smith busy showing
the pretty New Styles OF Spring
Dress Trimmings, &c, while the
ever popular Miss Dunn seemed t.
be quite bid behind piles of New
Hat Trimmings G: all kinds. The
Stow Cases were beautifully ar
ranged, and the Ribbon Case wa
the porsoniiica,ion of beauty. l
Miss Fora M.F.im,ey could MOI
suit h%orseli from this large Stock 0
Millinery, We think she would il
deed be very hard - please. Re
member When yuu start away from
home to make Your purchases 0
Millinery or any other kind OF goods
that the Mcssrs. Webb Il Bro. sa,
hat they are determined that Hills
tore slrliI tc J. of the best poln,
III the State TO buy goods.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12

The Best Salvc in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
l,henm, Fever. Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblalns, Corns, aud
All Skin Erup,ions, ani positively
cures Plies, or no l'ay required. 1t
! guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, CT money refunded. Price
- cents fcr box, For sale by w.
y. Hayes, Druggist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12
PINPLES ON THE FACE

Denote an impure state OF the blood
and are looked upon by many with
suspicion. Acker's Blood Elixir will
remove all impurities aud leave the
complexion smooth and clear. There
is nothing that viii SO thoroughly
build up the constitution, purify and
strengthen the whole system Sold
and guaranteed by O. Hooker
Druggist.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12
McntiOn.

Major Bennehan Cameron spent
ta-ter with his parents here.
Mrs. J. W. IlookerS returned to
tliil,boro from Florida last week.
Miss Annie Collins, Of Farm
to-!,, Ell Sunday with her parents
mere.
-Messrs. jim and Bob Webb, OF
Al4mancc Mills, were IN Hillsboro
for Easter.
Mr.. VIII Graham, ct tie IIor-
ner-chool, spent lis Easter holidays
IN llllIshoro.
Miss Isabella Graham spent
Easter IN Durham with her friend
Mss Norwood, who returned with
her on Tuesday.
Miss Florence Rowland, of Sa-
%'anna'l, Ga., is in .own visiting at
the residence OF the Misses Nash
and Miss koliock.
Mrs. V. c. Pell left here Mon
day Tor La Grange, y. G., where
>hc VAS called by a telegram an.
nouncing the sickness Of her dauyh-
,er, Miss Lula PEI.
Mr.. y. w. Brown, our cleve}
yonrg postmaster, We; down the
roai Saturday and returned Tues
day. Some ole told rs that the al.
traetion va not quite Is far as Raj
ei.h
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12

Having qualified il \ }nini-trator II
the late Mr.. y. Il. Kirkland | request
81 persons indebted 10 ilef estate 10 pay
tire mounts due AMI if there ATE amy
claims against the estate. the ~ainc must
be presented II me on 81 before tic 18th
lay of February. le3l. ~ til, noticc
viii he plead III bar of recovery.
This 10Th lN 81 February. l-ao.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12

-Qni'e a pleasant picnic was
riven hy the small boys on Easter
Monday. I~hctraay was Ct apelored
Nv Misses Cameron aud Webb. The
dinner, as IS the case with AT pic mic
dinners, was perfect in every partic-
%"la7, aud everybody seemed to en-
10y The day.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

SA1E.
We offer Special Bargains for
Country Flour, in Over Coats and
Double Barrel Side-Action Breech.
Leaders, 1t looks as If you get
what you cali for q, "The Corner"
1--WE want what you have"
II. n. BROWN, JR. e BRO. Z