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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

as regular as clockwork, and fruit-an
wanted, too-between meals. | had a
glass of wine at bedtime, but, oh, dear
me, couldn't have a drink of water all
day long. But you know if you eat an
apple or pear or something you don't
feel thirsty"
"What food did you take at meals?"
mornings just cup of tea or coffee,
with cream, but no sugar, one slice OF
bread or toast without butter, and fruit
At noon l had soup, one kind of lean
meat-no pork-one slice of bread, one
or two kinds of light vegetables-no po-
tatoes; oh, never potatoes! The potato
is the arch enemy of the fat. l had fruit
and cup of tea or coffee for dessert.
At supper | ate two eggs, slice of bread
or toast, fruit and had cup of tea or
coffee. Goodness! but l just ate fruit
the livelong day, though. l read all the
books on training down, too, and what
Mr.. Sullivan does when he trains, and
did whatever l found out he did. 1
think it would be splendid thing if Mr..
Sullivan would go around and deliver
lectures on his system of training down.
But, as l said, l made myself 80
pounds lighter last winter, and I'm going
to get myself down to 20-inch corset
before snow flies, and be comfortable in
it, too"
did you get your lost 35 pounds back
this summer"
"Oh, yes. You see went down to the
seashore and ran around to clam akes
and that sort of thing. l kind of forgot
about my dietary and got switched off.
The first thing l knew I was eating but
ter and sweets and roasted new potatoes
and corn. Corn is dreadfully fattening.
Then l thought 1 might as well enjoy
myself all l could and take the winter
for working off my superfiuous avoirdu-
pois. So I've gone to work again, and
I'm determined to be a real sylph-like
creature by Easter time. - [Chicago
Times.
THE OLD FASHIONED WAY TO GET THIN.
Peter the Great was once travelling in
cognito in a part of Finland just con-
quered, where he was executing some
naval works. He met an over-fat man,
who told him he was going to st. Peters,
burg. what for?" said the Gar. ITO
consult doctor about my fat, which has
become very oppressive. "Do you
know any doctor there?" "No. "Then
1 will give you a word to my friend,
Prince Menschikoff, and he will intro
duce you to one of the emperors ply
sicians. The traveller went to the
princes house with the note; the answer
was not delayed; the next day, tied hands
and feet, the poor man was dragged off
on a cart to the mines. Two years after
Peter the Great was visiting the mines;
he had forgotten the adventure of the
over-fat man, when suddenly a miner
threw down his pick, rushed up to him,
and fell at his feet crying: "Grace,
grace! what is it have done?" Peter
looked at him astonished until he re-
membered the story, and said: "Oh, so
that is you; 1 hope you are pleased with
me. Stand up How thin and slight
YOU have become! You are quite de-
livered from your over-fat; it is a first
rate cure. Go. and remember that work
is the best antidote against your COM
Dlaint!"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
A MURPHY FINISH.
Why Baldwin Swallowed His Chew o.
Tobacco.

Why Baldwin Swallowed His Chew of
Tobacco.
Two years ago Baldwin's horse Vo-
lante was to run one day at Saratoga,
and Baldwin called Murphy up to the
grand stand and said:
Nov, look here, Murphy, I don't
want any monkeying about this race
none of your sensa ional finishes. You
lust cut the old horse loose and send him
along from the fall of the flag to the
finish. I've got q lot of money on this
race, and | don't want to be worried
about the result"
Murphy showed his white teeth in a
smile of acquies r"nce, and then in a low
tone informed the ladies in Baldwin's
party that he would make the old man
faint away. When the flag fell Murphy
pulled Volante back to fourth place and
held him steady around the first turn;
down the backstretch the leaders flew,
with Murphy trailing along quietly on
Volante as though he was out for a
pleasure ride. Baldwin began to kick,
and bit off a big chunk of tobacco and
began to chew at tremendous rate. AS
the horses rounded the lower turn and
entered the stretch Murphy began NOV
ing up inch by inch, but it seemed an
impossibiity for him to reach the lead
ers, but he did, and one by one they
surrendered until when within IA hundred
feet of the wire Volante had disposed of
all but one. Then with a magnificent
exhibition of Workmanship Murphy
fairly lifted his mount up to even terms
and in the last bound landed Volante
winner by nose, or, as the sporting
fraternity term it, "by an eyelash. Be-
fore the jockeys dismounted Baldwin
turned to member of the party and
said: George, wish you would get
these Volante tickets cashed and bring
the money down to the hotel for me.
I'm going home right away, don't feel
we'll Some fellow swallowed a chew
of tobacco which l had in my mouth
when that black devil made that close
finish.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
The Way Chlural Works.

Hydrate of choral is a very tricky
medicine. The first time you take it for
insomnia the modest little dose gives you
sleep as soft and sweet and natural as
that of healthy child; and you wake
clear minded, vigorous, and without any
after effects" So with gradually di-
minishing efficiency the drug works
through succeeding experiments; but by
and by you find that to produce sleep
you must steadily increase the dose.
And then, of a sudden and without warn
ing, the mysterious fluid seems to reassert
over the constitution its pristine power,
and the greatly increased dose puts you
so soundly to sleep that you never
awaken in this world
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
JEWELS OF ANCIENT DAYS.
Ornaments Worn by Men and Women
During Bible Times.

Ornaments Worn by Mon and Women
During Bible Times.
Jewels of gold, jewels of silver, and
jewels of precious stones, in combination
or singly, and strings of pearls, were
worn from the earliest times of which
we have detailed history. In Bible
times precious stones were not set in
metallic mountings, as now. They were
worn in such form as they were found,
the lapidary contenting himself with
giving them an imperfect polish. They
were generally perforated and attached
to the person by means of cords passed
through them. Sometimes a number of
them were strung together as a bracelet
or necklace, but oftener each was sus-
pended from the attire alone. They
were worn in the hair, on the wrist,
about the neck, or suspended from the
head dress or shoulders, according to the
taste of the wearer, and, strange to say,
more of them were worn by men than
by women.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
PaRteur's OnDortunitIe

Pasteur might have been the richest
man in the world if he had cared for the
commercial value of his discoveries. In
addition to his discoveries in the proven
ton of hydrophobia he discovered the
cause of n ysterious disease among silk
worms, which threatened to destroy the
silkworm industry in France, and ap-
piled remedy. The wine growers of
France and Italy complained of their
wines being slow to mature and the
grapes to turn sour; Pasteur's investiga-
tions of the yeast germs taught the grower
how these evils could be cured. He dis
covered the microbe which propagates
disease in sheep, and suggested a
remedy. These discoveries represent a
gain to the community of many millions
of dollars, but the great scientist has
made no effort to profit personally from
any of them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

1t can not be that earth is mans only
abiding place. 1t can not be that our
life is bubble cast upon the ocean of
eternity, to float moment upon its
surface, and then go into nothingness
and darkness forever. Else, why is it
that the high and glorious aspirations
leap like angels from the temples of our
hearts and forever wander abroad, I'M
satisfied? Why is it that the rainbow
and the cloud come over with boauty
that is not of earth and then pass off and
leave us to muse on their faded lowell
ness? Why is it that the stars which
hold their festival around the midnight
throne are set above the grasp of our
Unite faculties, forever knocking us
with their unapproachabe glory? And,
finally, why is it that bright forms of
human beauty are presented 10 the view
and then taken from us, leaving the
thousand streams of the affections to
flow back in Alpine torrents upon our
hearts? We are born for a bigger des-
tiny than earth. There is realm where
the stars will be spread out Lefo'e us
like the islands that Slumber on the ocean;
and where the beautiful beings that here
pass before us like visions will stay in
our presence forever = George d. Prem
ticp
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
The British Census.

The British census will be taken next
April The work of the enumerators
will be very simple. No questions that
can give offense to anybody will be
asked, and the one great aim will be to
arrive at the number of the queens SUBJ
iects. 1t has been estimated that the
population of the British Empire at the
beginning of the present year was nearly
32s, 600, 900, of whom 3s,125,O live in
England, Scotland, and Wales. The
census of the great city of London will
be taken in a single day, and the whole
vast work will be done with incredible
rapidity,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
Climb in an hev a liftr'
USELESS LITTLE EXPENSES.

Keep an Account of What You Spend, IL
You Want to Save Money.
Ben Franklin had wise old head, says
Golden Days, when he advised his read
Els to take care of the pennies and the
pounds would take care of themselves.
The boy in whose pockets the pennies
burn holes will understand the difficulty
Of taking care of the pennies and like
as not declare that it can not be done.
Il don't know" says Rob Reckless,
what becomes of my money. Only
yesterday ! changed the dollar that
Uncle Tom gave me, and l only bought
glass of soda, and now l have only a
dime left. Where can it have gomez"
my, how money does fly!" exclaimed
Edith Random. What will papa say
when he discovers that my months al
lowance has only lasted week? Where
did it go? really can't tell. l remem-
Der treating the girls to ices ye terday,
and buying ribbon the day before, and
two pairs of gloves last Saturday, and
oh, dear, don't ask me where it has
gone!"
But that is just the question every boy
anu girl SuOulu ASK themselves WHEN
they find their money disappearing.
ut is good thing to keep an account
of your small expenses, John Bigelow,
exminister to France, and a man of
wealth, once said to an acquaintance as
he entered an item in his note book.
His listener smiled at the remark, but,
being sensible fellow, he took it to
ort In fol OF, IF
his experience, he said that up to that
time he had never thought of the amount
it annually cost him for cigars and other
sundries He began to itemize the cost
daily. He was amazed at the end of
the year when he footed up the sum of
$3.50. A change was wrought in him,
and he determined that he would keep
such expenses down to one third of the
sum in question.
And now, he said, "within 10 years
have profted by Mr.. Bigelows advice
to the amount of $1,000, which l have
handed over to my wife to keep for hard
times. And | have not become mean,
either"
Now it is not likely that any boy or
girl who reads these lines squanders $3.50
year on little expenses; but they may
squander SIS, Or perhaps only $3.50, and
the lesson is obvious.
A great many little expenses are in
CURED for such useless objects that the
money might as we'll be thrown into the
street, and it is the expenses that an ex-
pense book would check.
1t is not mean" to keep an account
of little expenses The United States
Government requires all postmasters to
collect and sell waste paper and string,
and render an account of the money
realized from the sale; army officers are
required to account for every hammer,
bit of harness, yard of cloth, or gilt but
ton; and the Weather Bureau requires
its observers to report the disposition of
every postage stamp.
So it is in every great mercantile or
manufacturing establishment; the little
expenses are rigidly looked after, be-
cause experience has shown that in the
aggregate they amount to large sums.
Take care of the pennies by noting
where they go, and you will be surprised
to find how the practice will act as a
check on useless expenditure. Keep a
guard on the little expenses and you will
have no trouble with the big ones.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
DEAKIN BROWNS WAY.

Old Deakin Brown lives out fun town
About four miles or so.
An drives sp1nkin' team o. bays
Wen he goes to an fro;
An allus wen he overhauls
Some Teller walkin' on the ground,
He stops his team and cramps around,
An calls:
"Hullo,
Git in an hev lift"
You'll see i'm sit an chew an spit
An saw upon the lines,
His jolly face 80 red with pride
1t regular glows an shines.
Them horses step so gay and high
An tear along at seech gait,
You'd scurcely think their owner'd wait
An cry:
"Huco,
Git in an hev lift!"
T. see OIL Brown saggin' down
On one e'end o. the seat,
An leaning sideways now 'agin
To watch 'em pick their feet,
You'd think: Here comes rural swell"
But my! How quick your mind'ud flop,
When Deakin'd make them bosses stop
An yell:
"Hullo,
Climb in an hev a liftr'
They's folks who ride in all their pride
In Fortunes rig on life's high way,
Us folks who trudge along afoot
Ken seem drive past every day.
They hain't like Deakin Brown ct all;
1t makes no odds how tired We git
Yen never see them wait bit
An call:
"Hullo,
Climb in an hev lift.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
No Ceremony, but n Brass Band.

When Mrs. Ernest Prentice died in
indianapolis her last request was that
there should be no funeral sermon and
no ceremony of any kind. All that she
desired was brass band. She died of
consumption and was perfectly sane.
The body was laid out in a neat coffin in
the front room of the house The
mourncrs gathered about. A full brass
band was stationed i'll the yarl After
the coffin had been closed the band
played Nearer, My God, to Thee. ;"
The pail bearers moved slowly to the
hearse, the last note of the sacred air
dying away as the coffin was pushed in.
Then the band took position in front of
the hearse, the procession was formed,
and to the music of dolcful dirge the
body was taken to the cemetery. A
solemn piece of sacred music WAS played
as the coffin was removed from the
hearse and derosi ed in the vault There
was no prayer and no remarks bya min
lister.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
Frank Jame,'s Advice to Riders

When man rides along the streets on
horseback, with his feet crowded into the
stirrups of the saddle until the front of
the heel is caught by the bottom of the
stirrup people are apt to look at him and
say he does not know how to ride. They
will declare that the proper style is to
rest the ball of the foot on the stirrups,
with the toes turned inward. That is
English, you know, but it is not the style
in which cowboys or long distance riders
carry themselves. l can give as my au-
thority for this latter statement Frank
James, who, in a rather adventurous ca
reer, certainly did some long and hard
riding. We were talking about the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

proper seat of an equestrian while he was
on trial at Gallatin several years ago, and
he said:
Il have no doubt that the English seat
is all right for park purposes, but should
you ever desire to put 40 miles between
yourself and given point before sun up
next morning you will find it best to push
your feet into the slirrups as far as they
will go, sit back in the saddle in such
way that your feet are braced against
the stirrups, which will be pushed for
ward, and then let her go. > st. Louis
Globe Democrat
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
From Fat to Thin.

This is the latest and most approved
method of getting thin.
at won't do you the least bit of good,
though" declared a pretty Drexel boule-
ward brunette, whose black eyes shone
almost as brightly as the big diamonds
that scntillated in her ears, unless you
follow a strict dietary. Why, laid off
30 pounds of flesh into intangible no.
where last winter in six weeks.
did you starve it OFF," asked the
writer.
"Starve? No, indeed l just dieted.
l had all needed to eat, but not every
thing | wanted. ate three times day
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

Correction, to be effective, should be
prompt, but not too prompt.
II is" began Tommy, when his
teacher interrupted him.
THAT is wrong, you should say, 4
am"
Tommy accepted the rebuke with be-
coming docility, and continued, II am
the ninth letter of the alphabet. "-[Har-
per'S BaZar
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
N,usru,s Sorth Pole Notions,


Dr. Nansen who rambled across the
snow waste of Greenland to no paricu-
lar purpose last year, is getting ready for
his north pole voyage. His ship is built,
his crew selected, and he will sail from
Norway in February, aiming to reach
Behring's Straits by next June. He will
follow the route of the Jeanette into
the Siberian archi pelago. and thence go
northward as far as possible, and seek to
strike into the current which he believes
to set toward the polar sea from near
Herald Island. Nordenskiold, in his
voyage in the Vega, saw evidence of this
cross current; so did the Austrian, Preyer,
who discovered Franz Josef Land, and
the survi, ors of the Jeanette expedition.
But Nansen relies upon what he regards
as convincing proof, namely, the dicov-
cry off the coasts of Greenland of articles
which had belonged to the Jeanette.
These were found frozen in floating ice
far to the north, three years after De
Long abandoned his vessel, and Nansen
holds that they must have been borne
from near Herald land across the polar
sea by such current as he expects to
find and follow. The schooner in which
he sails is of only 100 tons burden, shaped
on peculiar model, a variation from
the Norwegian whaler, her sides being so
inclined that it is believed she can not
be crushed in the pinching of the ice,
but will be lifted by it out of danger.
He carries five years supplies for II men.
If he does not find his current, but has
proposes to set out on foot for the POLE.
If he gels there with time to spare he
means to survey and map the region.
Still, even if he takes his kodak along,
and brings back photographs of the orig
inal pole and all that's thereabout, what
will it all be worth to the world?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

Complete reports. for the first six
month of the fiscal year. 1890, from all
t po,tof1ces in the United States, and
advance estimated reports for the re-
naming six months from thirty of the
larger poSlollic"s, show that the esti-
mated increase in gross receipts for the
year from all the offices will be about 8
per cent. over that of the fiscal year
1889,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

Philadelphian Gn Bowery barber shop
Don't get clean towel?
Barber genus tougM -Wha-at dye
want? De cart You mus be stranger
here, you mus.
Neutrality-suspicious. man! Do you
suppose I'D have come in if I'd known
the place?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

Third Assistant Postmaster General
Hazen has, from advance reports re-
ceived from many of the larger post
offices of the country, prepared a state
ment showing their gross receipts for
the quarter ending June 80, together
with the amounI and per cent. of in
crease. The gross receipts and per cent.
of increase are as follows:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

The Professor-I have a great and
growing admiration for the principles
of government which sustain us as race
and nation.
Same (next day, having lost his UNI
brella)-Confound country where moth.
ing is safe for minutel
Farmer-Why don't you go to the
workhouse?
Tramp-Dey'll have ter change de
name o de institution afore dey gifts me
into it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16
Where the support Came From.

Friend of Star Actress speaking in a
professional sense)-Does your husband
support you?
Star Actress (wearily)-No support
him, together with several of his rela-
tives.-[ Texas Sftings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

Husband lat 2 a. m. Are you going
to let me stand here and pound on this
door the whole night, my dear?
Wife-Why. of course not intend
to hail the first policeman see and have
Won locked I'D
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

De Few-Why is it that the owl is
considered such a wise bird?
La Conic-Because he has his fun at
night,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-16

Lawyer-How is the original package
decision received in your State?
Kansan-With a smile.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-10

quantity whether made at Rome orSe]ma
or elsewhere? Have not the fertilizer
manufactures been splitting lots OF hairs
cross wise in their special manures? One
chemist will state that if cotton seed
meal is feed to COW that the fertilizer
will nearly equal the feed in value. An
other will tell you that ton of stable
manure is worth only about 90 when
any farmer knows better. Now when
doctors disagree who is going to de-
cide?" My advice to those growers, who
live all the year in Florida, and have q
good range, is to count up the cost OF
the fertilizer they used for spring. put
half of it in fertilizer and the rest in COWS,
ease off gradually on the commercial and
increase in the COW manure. The milk
and butter should pay for all attention
to the stock. The years fertilizer will
more than pay the first cost of COWS, and
after that it will be all profit.
S. P. SHEPHERD.
Lake BraLtly, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-10

sene and water-nine-tenths water to one
tenth kerosene.
The Halterophora hispanica eats into
the pulp. Remedy: Smoke the tree dur
ing July and August with sulphur fumes.
There are no parasites Of the injurious
insects of sufficient Importance to men
ton.