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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
AUSTRALIAN CANNI!5ALS.


They Are Now the Lowest Species of
Humanity In the World.
Seated in The Richelieu restaurant last
evening was bronzed young man with
brown whiskers and the air OF a for
eigner, who was ordering a rich meal.
Not long ago he was sitting on sand
mound eating snakes and lizards, while
few yards from him dusky men were
partaking of feast of human bodies,
the heads of the victims lying about the
camp in horrible confusion. The guest
was Carl Lumho!tz, member of the
Royal Academy of Sciences, Christiania,
Norway one of the first white men who
over lived among the Australian natives.
In general talk about the expedition
undertaken by him for the University of
Christiania he said:
AT the present time the Australian
natives are the lowest known species of
humanity. They have little or no rea-
Soning faculties. and their only idea of a
higher power is gained through fear.
They are chocolate colored, wear no
clothing, and their weapons are crudely
made from wool. l was possessed by
two things which pro, cted me during
my soJourn with the savages. They
were deadly afraid of my revolvcrs and
they would make every sacrifice for
some of my tobacco. To pis OILS and to-
bacco is due my success among the wild
men. | first went to the northwestern
part of the territory, where no white
man had ever been before. / made
hut of palm leaves AMI lived Just as the
natives did. Every night before going
to bed | would shoot off one of my pis-
to's. That seemed to perpetuate the fear
they had of me when | first mingled
with them. For several months the
natives were generous and peaceful rela-
tions existed between us. | will never
forget the first time they dragged in
some captives from rival tribe and cut
off their heads and ate the bodies.
The natives have no religious scruples.
They like human flesh better than any
thing else. Men, women. and children
partake of the food with great relish
They seldom eat a white man or one of
their own tribe. The palms of the hands
and the thighs are considered the most
delicate portions. The heads are cast
away-thrown about the camp in every
direction. Leeches are the only things
an Australian native will not eat | was
with the natives for one year and had
plenty of time to learn their manners
and customs. l might have cultivated a
taste for rival savages, too, but it was
bad enough to have to subsist on snakes,
grubs, lizards, grasshoppers, and roots.
The natives are fast dy ing off. l hardly
think there are over 10000 in all Aus
tralia. ~ Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
THE UHISPERING Lutte.

Ger Dayfd's COUCH rs old tradition says,
There hung a Lutte tuned ever to Gods praise,
And when, upon the passing of the night,
The soft wind whispered toward the gates of
light,
The lutte filed all the chamber of The King
With its mclodious murmuring.
Then woke the royal singer and with head
Half raised, as if he heard an angels tread,
Listened, until his poet soul on fire,
lie caught with eager, yearning hands the Tyre,
And sang the songs the worlds heart sings
again
Inspired outpourings of the souls of men.
SO. DER our heads, new dawning truth abroad
The Whispering lutes sing sweeter thoughts of
God
o poet, whom the world has waited long,
Come, smite the murmuring harp strings clear
and strong!
Come, thou new seer, who shalt rise and sing,
This days evangel of ny God and King!
flames Bachman in Harper's " eekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
Showed Him tho Door.

Jobson-Why, Jepson, l understand
that you're married?
Jepson-You understand right.
Job-But was led to believe you had
a disagreement with the girls father.
Jep-Who told you so?
Timson.told me so. He.told ME
that her father had shown you the door.
Jep-So he did. He's painter and
grainer, and he had grained a door SO
we'll that it was the talk of the trade.
So, being in the conversation one night
and the subject of the door coming up
he took me out and showed me the door.
But before Jepson had got thus far
Jobson had tainted. He could not stand
such atrociousness.- Boston Courier.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
Getting the Best of Matthew Arnold.

Apropos of Matthew Arnold, it seems
that his son Mat had very decided opin-
ions One night the boy heard some one
say that the moon was made of green
cheese. Very quickly he said Il don't
believe the moon is made of green
cheese. "Don't you? said his father,
"why not?" "Oh, said the young gentle
man, Il don't know why, but l don't. ="
"Well, for my part, said his father u
have no respect for people who give
opinions for which they can give no
reasons. Young Mat was very much
mortified and went off by himself to hide
his feelings. The next morning as bright
as possible, he greeted his father with
this 81 know now why the moon is not
made of green cheese. found it out in
Genesis, All" said Matthew Arnold, ST. =,
you have the advantage of me. l did
not know the subject was mentioned in
Genesis. "Oh, yes, papa" said the boy,
"there is an account of the creation, and
the moon was made before there were
any cows !" So Matthew the younger
triumphed over Matthew the oldeE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
backward Children.

Ii children are very backward doubt
less it is best for them to have the special
service of a private teacher for some
time. Although they thus lose the ill.,
spring aid of companionship, which
affords so much joy and stimulus in a
school, yet they escape the depressing
and Notifying influence of seeing their
dizziness exhibited at every recitation to
that most merciless of audiences, a COM
pany of school children who are ouistrip-
ping them and ridiculing their stupidity
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
Witness and Judge.

An amusing scene was recently en-
acted in country court room in Maine.
The trial justice, dig pompous official,
with a voice like a trombone, took it
upon himself to examine a witness, a
little, withered old man. whose face was
as red and wrinkled as smoked her.
ring
"What is your name?" asked the JUS
tice
"Wy, SQUIRE" said the astonished
witness, "you know my name as we'll as
l know yourn.
"Never you mind what / know or
what | don't know" was the caution
given with magisterial severity. IL ask
the question in my official capacity and
you're bound to answer it under oath. "
With contemptuous snort the wit
ness gave his name and the questioning
proceeded.
"Where do you live?
"Wal, l snum :" CALCULATED the old
man. why" he continued, appealing
to the laughing listeners, 1--WE lived in
this town all my life, and SOS he, point
ing to the justice, IAN b'gosh, to hear
him go ON you'd think"
"Silence !" Numbered the irate magis-
trate, ANSWER my questions or I'll fine
you for contempt of court.
Alarmed by the threat the witness
named his residence and the examin-
alton went on.
"What is your occupation
"Huh?"
"What do you do for living?"
"Oh, git out, squire Jest as if you
don't know that l tend gardens in the
summer season an saw wood winters!"
"As private citizen do know it, but
as the court know nothing about you, "
explained the perspiring justice.
"Wal, squire" remarked the puzzled
witness, IF you know somethin' out
side the court room, an don't know
nothin' in it, you'd better get out an let
somebody try this case that's got boss
sense.
The advice may have been we'll meant,
but it cost the witness $40.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
She Wanted to Get Even.

The following St rs to he the latest
thing one would ruher have left UNI
said. A pianist recently spent the even
ing at the house OF Il lady. The COM
pany was agreeable and he stayed some
what late. As he rose TO take his de
parture the lady said. Pray don't go
go yet, Mr. Jones | want you to play
something for me. " "Oh, you must ex-
cuse me tonight; it is very late, and l
should disturb the neighbors, Never
mind the neighbofs, answered the lady
quickly; "they poisoned our dog yes
terday."
Sir William Gull, the famous London
physician who died recently, was a
strikingly handsome man, fine orator
and an entertaining conyersationalist
He had little faith in drugs, a fact
which goes to prove that his name was
not appropriate,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
The Dream of the Nautilus Realized.

The clever and scientific romancing
Frenchman's story of The Nautilus, wild
as ii appeared once, has now become a
realized fact. The Gymnote has been
tried off Toulon and proved itself a prac
teal submarine ship. She has traversed
this without touching one of the numer-
Gus mooring buoys or chains which are
to be found in all directions. The Gym
note also passed under the ironclads at
anchor with the greatest ease. The
periscope permits the commanding
officer to distinguish objects on the sur
face of the sea for IA wide radius while
the vessel is speeding along at consider
able dcpth.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
A Clock with Many Faces.

Professor NJ. L, Hussey is now the
wizard of Edison's old home, and has
been tinkcring with old clocks for years
until he has simplitied continuance
whereby hotel Of 800 rooms may have
the accurate time in every apartment by
a system of electric wires connected with
a dynamo Indicator in the Office, from
which these wires will run to clocks in
rooms of the guests The professor has
made his electric clock SO simple that it
can be sold, he says, for small sum-
philadelphia Times
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02

Eyes, l saw that account of the aero
naut who made an ascension from Hon
olulu and fell into the sea to be devoured
by sharks, replied the man in the plaid
ulster" land it forcibly reminded me of
my own adventure on the Pacific coast. "
Being urged to give us the story in all
its details he hesitatingly consented and
said :
"In the year 1860 made an ascension
from San Francisco. The upper current
of air took me out to sea- as in this case.
We had no parachutes i'll those days, but
the balloon was inflated for only a short
trip. When ten miles at sea it began to
descend, and where do you suppose
landed 2"
I'm the water, of course, replied the
man from Milwaukee.
But didn't. l gently descended on
the deck of large ship, which had been
dsmasted in a storm and afterward
a andoned by her crew. She was loaded
with cargo worth 81 ,0O0 900, and sailed
her into port and got $40, 900 salvage as
my share. p"
"You did! You say she was dis
masted:"
YES, sir.
"Thcn how did you sail her inv
"Do you doubt my word, sir?"
"Oh, no; but | want the particulars.
"WelI, sir, sailed her in, as said be-
fore, and that's enough. Any one who
wants any further particulars will be
considered as doubling my veracity, and
it is needless to add that the man who
doubts my veracity -"
Here he took from his pocket a large,
long knife, tried the edge on his thumb
nail, and after glance around returned
it to its sheath. No further particulars
were asked for, and the subject of con-
yersation was changed to other pastures,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02

a cork leg" The professor was sur
prised. He said he never would have
thought it, as he had never noticed any
limp No." said the widow; land
can dance with the best of them. The
professor marveled greatly and said he
did not see how she could so success
fully disguise it. well, she said, I'll
tell you, professor l have cork leg
because was born in Cork. This re-
mark was made last Thursday. The
German professor thought it over until
Monday, and then he laughed. This was
very good time-for him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
The Widows Cork Leg.

In one Of Chlcagos public Institutions
is bright-eyed witty Irish widow who
loves a joke as only the people from her
country do. In the same institution is
a stolid German professor who rather
admires the pretty widow. The two
often meet and indulge in pleasant chats.
The German professor is married and is
the lord and master of q happy family.
The other day he CHANGED tomeet the Irish
widow and they entered into CONVEX
sation, in the course of which the witty
widow borrowed the professors ear and
said: "Professof, | don't moind telling
you, as you're married man, but IhaVe
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
A PALACE OF SILENCE.


The Sad Story of "a Beautiful Now York
House,
There is in New York, upon one of the
most fashionable thoroughGarcs, mag
nificent house, veritable palace, which
can never be looked at by the sentiment
tai woman without a tear coming to her
eye because of the story attached to it.
1t was designed and built, says the
Ladies Home Journal, by one of the
richest men in New York-the head of
an old Dutch family-for the woman he
loved Throughout the whole house.
which might have been called "The
House Beautiful, were the colors. fur
nishings, ornaments, and dainty touches
that We're the young brides taste.
The ball room, in which she expected
to trip so many merry measures, was
walled and ceiled in many colored mar
bles but the lover himself directed the
building of the porte cochere, under
which her carriage was to roll, so that,
stepping out, she would not be touched
by drop of rain or flake of snow.
Everything was ready; the horses were
paving in the stable, waiting for the
day to come when they would carry
their new mistress out; the coachman
and the footman had their big white ro-
settles at hand to wear on the wedding
day; the house was full of fragrance, for
beautiful flowers were massed to please
the coming mistress, and everything
seemed to be in harmony with all this
thoughtful loving care, for the sun
shone bright, and it was somebody's
wedding day.
Yes; but it wasn't an earthly wedding.
for when, with quick footsteps, her
mother went to wake the expeotant
bride, she found her dead The last kiss
she had given had been to her lover the
night before, The last kiss he ever gavs
to any human being he gave to her as
she rested in her coffin. But he lives in
the beautiful house and does with his
great fortune deal of good, all in the
name of the woman he loved. The shut
ters are never open in the wonderful
house, the carriage has never been used,
no feet have danced in the ball room,
but it and the solitary man are there as
evidences of the fact that a love can so
completely fill the heart that all life is
nothing without it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02

"That's very pretty suit you have on,
Bobbie, remarked his sisters steady
company.
Not as nice as the one you're going to
get, though. "
Il don't know of any in particular I'm
going to get.
We'll, | heard our Sue say if you tried
any foolmg around her you'd have nice
breach of promise snit before you knew
yourself.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
Politeness in Corea.

The natives in the east who have be-
come familiar with foreigners and their
customs take very readily to the custom
Of calling eating--on New Years
day, and one lady had very peculiar
experience with native official in Seoul
last year.
She was keeping "open house." and
had made some preparations for receiv-
ing her guests in the proper manner.
Among other things, she had prepared
with her own hands very excellent
cake, which she expected to distribute
in little bits to all who might favor her
with call. A party of native gentle
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
MONS DE PLUME OUT OF DATE.

ouida, Mark Twain, and Others Now
Write Over Their Own Names.
There seems every reason to believe
that the day o f the nom de plume in lite
nature has gone by, says the Philadelphia
Times Authors of established reputa-
ton are in several cases discarding their
pen names, while the younger writers
are for the most part using their own
signatures.
In fact, when one comes to look over
the field there is not modern author of
repute completely screened behind an
assumed name "The Duchess up to
short time ago succeeded in keeping her
identity yelled. She is, however, now
writing under her own name of Marga-
ret Hungerford.
u. S., of Dale, has entirely discarded
that name, and all his books will here
after be published under his own name.
"Sydney Luska" appends his real name
to all his books.
"Ouida" is writing her first article I'M
der her own signature of Louisa de la
Rance. Marion Harland, nix Mar
vel, ""Mrs Alexander, Mark Twain,
"Jennie June, Edna Lyall all these
are now becoming merely the shadows
of the real names which they once so eff
fectually screened from public knowl-
edge.
The reasons for this change of feeling
are several. First, authors are realizing
more that with two names they have
two regulations to make and in these
days of literary competition it fills the
hands of any ordinary man to succeed
in making one.
Secondly, writers are becoming more
convinced that the rength of ones per-
sonality in their work is an essential of
success
Thirdly, publishers are more reluctant
to place pseudony Is on the title pages
of their authors books than they were
fifteen years ago.
And thus are our methods changing
in literature as well as in every thing
else
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
1891
Notice to Taxpayers.
1891.

FRosTBuRG, Mp, June Is, 1890.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the
IN Taxes for corporate purposes for the
Town of Frostburg for the fiscal year ending
June 10, 1891, are now due and payable.
By action of the Mayor and Councilmen a
discount of per cent. will be allowed on all
taxes paid on or before July Is; 3 per cent. on
all paid on or before August 49, after which
date no discount will be allowed.
BY an Act of the General Assembly of Ma
ryland, chapter 1856, of the Acts Of 1888, taxes
are a lien on the property of the party taxed
and on all taxes remaining unpaid for three
months after the same shall have been levied
the Bailiif shall charge and collect interest
iron, the date Of the Legy at the rate of per
cent. per angWn,. ALBERT SPITZNAS,
June IS Bailiff.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02

Her Matter of Fact Father-Daughter
l do wish you would learn to talk with
out using 30 many exclamatories. Ev-
erything you speak of is accompanied
with "oh !" "the idea !" great good
ness I" or something of that kind.
"Why Goodness gracious, pa How
can help it? The idea' We girls all
talk that way"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02

First Sophomore-Shouldn't you think
that May Northcote ought to learn Greek
easier than the rest of us girls?
Second Sophomore don't know.
Why so?
First Sophomore-Because she has
such perfect Grecian nose Burling-
ton Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02
ILLS.
/. this life is full Of Ill

Oh, this life is full Of Ills!
There's the doctor with his pills.,
There's the lawyer, fighting wills;
There's the dentist with his drills;
There's the poet with his thrills
Bout the everlasting hills,
Or the messy pebbled rills,
tOh, that we could steal his quills)!
There's the maiden with the frills,
Who attempts the latest trills,
And she cares not whom she kills;
There's the cook that never grills;
There's the thief a-tapping tills,
And the Jacks not hunting Jills.
But the ills of all the ills
One my soul with sorrow fills,
Turns me white up l. the gills,
And my very marrow chills-
Is those coming plumbers bills.
Tom T. NV er in Texas Siftings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-02

George Abbot, of Garden City Kan.),
farmer, has threshed 1856 bushels Of
oats from thirty acres of land. The grain
was very heavy. making by weight sixty
seven bushels per acre.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-10
ABOUT EMINENT PERSONS.

Milton Goff, chancellor Of West
ern university, Pit,sLurg. is dead.
Herr Most addressed a socialist
meeting Of 1900 in New York Satur
lay.
James Campbell, a large land
'wner Of Sligo, Ireland, is ut Port
land.
There Is a ruTnor that j. 8. Clark
son will probably snccet d Senator
Quay IA chairman of the uationa
republican committee. Mr.. Clark
+"n was practically IN charge of the
late lamented campaign.
Senator Blackburn, democrat. L.
nut in All interview in which lie de-
clares that Blaine was intensely
h,stile TO the Mckinley bill through
nut. The statements of bis inter
view will probably be discounte-
uanced by Mr.. Blaine.
Arch. deacon Farrar has inspected
the shelters, refugees, etc, organized
hy General Booth of the Salvation
Army, IA a nucleus for u great ell
,erprise of redteniing the English
masses and has been deeply I'M
pressed with the thOroushness and
practicability of the scheme. He
preached on the subject ut Wes,nlim-
i-ter Abbey Sunday aud will give
his hearty support to the plan rs
outlined by the general.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-10
FOREIGN.

STANLEY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
LONDON, Nov. l0.-.As IL well
known the preface to Stanley's la.t
book contains severe charges against
the officers of the rear guard Of his
expedition TO relieve Einin Bey. 1t
is said that the BarteiOt family
asked the opinion of eminent cOun-
oil to-day as to the best and speediest
means Of bringing Stanley into II
court Of Justice In reference to his
new CHARGES against the late major.
Mrs. Jameson also consulted lawyers
With the same object In view. Her
remedy appears to be somewhat
doubtful, but a distinguished law
ger has al vady delivered an opinion
that Bartelot's brother can br.ng
action against Stanley for certain
statements made directly affecting
him. Solicitor-G General Sir Edward
Clarke Is of the same opinion.
This conrse will be pursued, for the
family is fully determined not to le,
The affair rest where it is. feeling
hat they cannot do so with honor.
The Pail Mall Gazette to-day says
Stanley will prosecute Walter Bart.
eliot aud Others. The whole affair
which occupies columns Of the
telegraph report looks like sensa-
tiOn to help the sale of the hooks.