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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26

A sea captain recently took what are
probably the most careful observations
as to the height of ocean waves in a gale
that have ever been recorded. He made
them during voyage round Cape Horn,
and to do it he went up to the main rig
ging, to get, if possible, the top of the
wave coming up astern in line of sight
from the mast to the horizon at the back.
The reason he selected the mainmast
was this, that, as a rule, it is nearly
amidships the actual foot of the wave
below the mean draught equal to the
sight elevation), and the observer neces-
sarily is above the true height.
1t was a difficult operation, but the
captain obtained some good observations,
marking the height of the waves on the
mast. On measuring the distance from
these to the main draught he found
them to be as follows: 81, 81, So, and 65
feet respectively, varying in length from
$50 to 800 feet American Notes and
Queries.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
A Spendthrift's Career,

Only little over year ago Provi-
dence (R l. man came into possession
of fortune of $4,000. He immedi-
ately proceeded to scatter it to the vag-
rant winds, and this winter was an itin-
Grant olam-peddler about the town where
he had formerly cut such a sweeping
swath. Then he committed suicide.
Such is the ordinary career of the prod
igal. There is in some man an inability
to act nationally in the sunshine of pros
perity, which appears i.sxp6cahls to the
majority OF rsAanning and reasonable
beings, and 70 these max wealth is a
curse. The PsoviIencs maS haG worked
out his destiny no more,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
STANLEY NOT LADIES MAN.
He Looks upon Poets and Women AS Very
Soft Creatures.

Theodore Child, in Woman's Cycle,
says of the great explorer; "A very Gu
rious letter in which Henry NJ. Stanley
gives his views on love, and the ladies
generally, has fallen into my hands, and
] cannot refrain from transcribing part
of it for the editicatlon of your readers.
The extract shows Stanley in a new
light. The letter is dated from Jermyn
street, London VIII re Stanley lived be-
fore his departure for his last trip into
the heart of the da continent, and it is
dated August /, 1854. 1t is addressed to
a poet who shat, be nameless, and
brings out in all its features the upright.
manly qualities of the great African ez-
plorer He says:
60 For the life of me | cannot sit still
a moment when anything approaching
to love comes on the tapis. have lived
with men, not women, and 1t Is the
mans intense ruggedness, plainness, di-
rectness, that l have contracted by sheer
force of circumstances. Poets and
women appear to me SO soft, so very un-
like (at least that have SEEM the rude
type of mankind, that one soon feels,
when talking with them, that he must
soften his speech and drawl, or affect a
singular articulation, lest offence be
taken where none was Intended. Hence
men are seldom sincere to women or
poets Have you ever thought of how
you looked when speaking to a woman.
If my recollection serves me right,
have seen you talk with such an affected
softness that | cannot compare the man.
ner of it to anything better than that of
strong man handling baby, tenderly,
gingerly.
so, but my pen is carrying me
away. l wished to say, my dear friend,
that l am absolutely uncomfortable
is such rare one that she will let me
hear some common sense. The fact is,
can't talk to women. In their pres
ence am just as much of a hypocrite as
any other man, and it gals me that l
must act, and be affected, and parody
myself for no earthly reason, but because
think, with other men, that to speak
or act otherwise would not be appre-
ciated. 1t is such false position that
do not care to put myself in it.
STANLEY then goes on to qualify his
structures by sayi that there is one
lady. friend of the poet to whom he
writes, to whom he can speak, because
after the first few minutes of strange
ness have gone she soon lets you know
that chaff won't do. Therefore, he adds,
please say IA hearty friend wishes her
daily on iop rparlf of bar life ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
SMILES AND QUIRKS.
A maiden speech-"Ask Papan

A maiden speech" Papa"
The actor thinks that good role is
better than loaf.
Gentlemen who wind their watches at
night are apt to wind them up tight.
People who live in Ulster county ought
to keep warm in the coolest weather.
The membership in the League Of
American Wheelmen is said to be falling
off.
A shoemaker calls his lap stone honest
confession, because it is good for the
sole.
A gentleman whose friends are prac-
tical jokers, says he needs jest-pro-
tector.
A man blown over in a wind storm
knows that there is an heir apparent to
the thrown
An old sailor is called sea dog. This
Is the only kind of canine that can live
on his bark.
Squildig says it always reminds him
of isinglass to look into an opticians
store window.
When literary magazine goes up it
is perfectly legitimate supposition to
assume that it blew up
II have obtained all the information
desire on that point, remarked the man
who sat down on pin.
II shall forbid Clarence to enter my
house, said papa sternly.
would you break the boys hesrtt"
"No; I'd break his neck"
"General Greeley, what is this in this
bottle?"
"Thata That's water.
*By George, I've lost my bet. I
wagered two to one you'd say it was
snow."
Minister to choir leader)-I see you
have dispensed with Mr.. Deeptone's serv-
ices
Choir Leader-Yes, sir; thought .
change of base desirable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
THE PRECIOUS METALS.
Gold Is Poor Stuff Compared With Some
of Them.

If the wealth of the Vanderbilts be not
overstated it amounts to nearly 5000, ,00O,-
900. With this sum they could purchase
312 tons of gold and have something left
over, but they couldn't buy two tons of
galium, that rare metal being worth
So, $50 an ounce. With this metal the
highest price is reached, and it may well
be called the rarest and most precious of
metals. Glucinum is worth $3.50 per
ounce; indium, $15S: iridium, $65S a
pound; lanthanium, S175, and lithium,
$3.50 per ounce. Nobium costs S12S per
ounce; asmium, palladium, platinum, po-
tassium. and rhodium bring, respectively,
$64O, S4O0, Sl30, S32, and S5l2 per pound.
Strontium costs 1928 an ounce; tantium,
S144; telurum, SO: thorilm, S272; vana-
dunn, $500; yttrium, Sl44, and zircon-
ium, $3.50 an ounce. Thus we see that
the commonly received opinions as to
the most precious metals are quite erro-
neOuS,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
HOW DICKENS WROTE BOOKS.
Tho Difficulty He Experienced in Find
ing Titles.

Tho Difficulty He Experienced In Find
ing Titles.
Till Dickens had fixed upon his title he
could not get seriously at work. He was
in Genoa in 1874, and had Christmas
story to write. He had never he said.
so staggered upon he threshold before.
The subject was there, but he had not
found title for it nor the machinery
to work it with. Sitting down one
morning resolute to work, though
against the grain, his hand being out
and everything being inviting to idle
ness, such peal of chimes arose from
the city as he found maddening.
All Genoa lay beneath him, and up
from it, with some sudden set of the
wind, came in one fe sound the clang
and clash of all its steeples, pouring into
his ears again and again, in a tuneless,
grating, discordant, jarring, hideous
vibration, that made his ideas spin round
and round till they lost themselves i'll
the whirl of vexation and giddiness and
dropped down dead. A couple of days
later he wrote to Forster letter in one
sentence: I'VE have heard the chimes
at midnight, Master Shallow. A few
DAYS later he writes again: ut is a great
thing to have my title and see my way
how to work the bells Let them clash
upon me now from all the churches and
converts of Genoa. | see nothing but
the old London belfry | have set them
in. In my minds eye Hora 10. Thus
it was always with Dickens when set
ting about a new novel, Dependency,
doubts, difficulties, and endless expert
menting, suggesting, sitting, rejecting
of titles. Then, of sudden, title
found, an | he was off on the composition
of the book.
more protracted than with David Cop
perfield." Toward the end of 1913 he
was making holiday at Broadstairs, his
mind running on a subject. Il have
not, he writes from here,
"Seen Fancy write
With peri of light
On the botter so solid commanding the sea:
but | shouldn't wonder if she We're to do
it one of these days. Dim visions of
divers things are floating around me. [
must go to work hea foremost when |
get home" Home he goes, yet gets no
further.
In February, 1S49, he is in Brighton.
"A sea fog to-day, but yesterday mex
pressibly delicious. My mind running
like high sea on names-not satisfied
yet, though" February % he found IL
ties of some sort, to wit: "NIag's Diver
sions, Being the rsonal History of Mr..
Thomas Mag the Younger of Blunder-
stone House.
Then came series of variations in the
expository part of the title, Blunder-
stone House becoming Coppertield house.
Then came 1.-THE Personal History of Da-
vid Copperfeld the Younger and His
Aunt Margaret. February 26 he sent
Forster list Of six names, which may be
found set out at length-at greatlength-
in the Life
Forster and Dickens's children finally
determined his choice among the six,
and the title once settled all is plain sail
ing. He went through this elaborate
process with most of his titles. There
were dozen tentative titles for BLEAK
House, most of them leading off with
"Tom- All-Alones, and IA for Hard
Times" 1t was the same with "A Tale
of Two Cities. y -[Macmilan's Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
\ Nation of Pigmies.

After China, with its hundreds of
thousands OF great brown coolies and its
slim ones, who will walk all day up hill
under burdens that would break down
an European athlete on the level, the
Annamites strike you as nation of pig
mics.
Their average height must be under
five feet, they are narrow chested, and
thin legged, their mouths are always
stained soldering filthy red with the
areca nut and lime that they chew un-
ceasingly, and they are stupid beyond
the power of words to tell. Whether it
is the fault of their conquerors or not
cannot tell, but they appear to be peo-
pie destitute of the sense of self respect,
writes a correspondent of the Washing
ton Star. AT any rate the French treat
them as if they had none. The first time
went into dejuner at the hotel at
Haiphong one of the "boys" had left a
dirty plate on the little table to which
the host showed me.
"Qu'est ce que tn fails, toi?" demanded
the latter pointing to the plate, and
smack box on the ears followed that
you could have heard fifty yards off.
And this in the middle of crowded
dining room. You would no more think
of striking a Chinese servant like that
than of tweaking policeman's nose ON
Broadway. Before a Frenchman an
Annamite appears to have no rights.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
A CHALLENGE.

Good night" he said, and he held her hand
In bcsituting way
And he hoped that her eyes would understand
What his tongue refused to say.
lie held her hand and he murmured low
I'm sorry to 90 like this
1t seems frigidly cold, you know.
This Mister of ours and Miss.
~ t-perchance"-and he paused to
note
If she seemed inclined to frown.
But the light in her eyes his hcartstrlngs
smOtr,
As she blushingly looked down.
She spoke no word, but she picked speck
OF dust from his coat lapel:
So small such wee little tiny speCk,
Twas a wonder she saw we'll
But it brought her face so very near,
lu that dim, uncertain light,
That the thought unspoken was made quite
clear,
And know twas a sweet "Good-night."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
MIR. Cooks Phenomenal Beard.

The beard of H nry S. Cook, a tailor,
of Norwich, Conn. is as long as he is.
Mr.. Cook is a small man, sixty years old.
His beard is jet black and fine and silky,
and SO is his hair. When he is erect and
his beard unfurled he can step on sia
inches of it. He wears it ordinarily coiled
in a wad inside his vest. Barnum wanted
Mr.. Cook to travel with his circus; but
Cook is prosperous and does not care to
be freak
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26
RACkLOG DREAMS.

Above the glowing c ,ers
/ hear the backlog sing
The music it remembers Al
OF some remembered spring;
Back to the branch forsaken
Return the jocund choir,
And in the chimney waken
A melody Of fire.
The sparks red blossoms glisten
And flash their glanccs brief
AT me who lean and listen
And dream hear leaf
On some May-morning sunny,
Low lisping in the tree
Or, in his haunt of honey,
A oom-enamored bee:
Or tits the soft wind blowing
Its sweetness from the SOUTH
A fragrant kiss bestowng
Upon the roses mouth;
And ere the spell is broken,
Or darkness DER it slips,
see the scarlet token
OF love upon her lips.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-26

The French chamber is considering a
new law for entirely suppressing public
executions. The only spectators would
be those designated by the law, and
few whom the authorities might invite
at their discretion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11
NoIice to CIR ditorS.
Estate Of Wm. Il. Tincher, dccease,

Estate of Nm II Tinchcr. deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, EXccuiriN uf the last will and te>i-
amcni u " IN. IL. 1iHcher deceased. Ia The
crtdi ors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. Ia exhibit them,
with the necessary vouchers, Thin ten
months If ~ the first publication OF This
! Office la the said eNecu'riX, at the office
at c. : Kingsley, in Idaho City. the same
heing the place for the transaction of the
h >ineSs III said estate in said County al
Boise All persons ind, bted u The e a;t
are requested 10 settle al ore. with {. :
Kingsley. ANNA TINCHER.
EXocuI. il of The las; Wal and TestameE'
of Vim, II Tinchcr. deceased.
( nsted ldsha City, Boise Co, this III
! day o. Feb, 1880.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11

EVERY town in Idaho las school
house Of which it can feel proud, ex-
cept our own. The question of put
ting up school house that would be
a credit and an ornament to the
town has been discussed. 10, these
many wears, meetings have been held
tn devise WAYS and means and IT,
Ia ke the iuitiatory steps for a new
temple of learning, but every meet
ing came 10 naught for want of Il
strong pull aud pail all together, a
portion OF our citizens pulling one
way and the remainder in the oppo-
site direction. Those who favored
the construction Of a new uillinc
finally became discouraged and
dropped the matter, several years ago
and it has since lain dormant. 1t re.
quireS i whole lot OF talk and earnest
agitation to set movement ON foct
/ for a school house, ami get it fairl,
started ou the road to successful
accomplishment Of it, purpose. E,-
rry town ia Idaho viii bear wiiurs:
To the trutltfulues> Of tins assertion
\ number OF towns have agita,e,
+
AMI talked, aud kept it up unceas
iuglv for a number of wears, hut III,
uutirinG agitations finally resulted il
a realization of the object sought
aud every town but this has sciIun
house that it can point to with pride
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11


Ed. WoRLi:-Wa,er everywhere.
you can form some idea Of the en-
t'cIrg condition OF ills section for
ducks waen ! inform You that we
mad from eight inches to two and a
hdit teet OF SHOW week ago, and
on January Both a rain storm and
chlho TX visited us, the rain has not
yet let up, and no snow left-no,l:pg
nut mui and water. Stock men will
lose no cattle or horse, worth men.
tioaing. The loss Of sheep will he
considerable.
Sqnaw creek is above high water
mark aud still rising.
he warm tears of heaven" fell
All day on Feb. 2l-ground hog day.
Ii You know any one who la, III te.
mrrity TO contend that z. h. day doe
not fall OH the above date, we want
10 know where he comes from. We
know some people from Missouri whu
claim that Washington and the ground
hog appear the same day, but well
bet our isck knife aud MILESTONE tia,
we are right. and Will leave tie dis.
pu ell question to the boss end Of the
WORLD 70: decision, WHICH will he
accepted as final.
If ANYBODY ~ your way has fleet
OF boats to trade for band Of cav
uses, just send him down.
1onrs tut, n. G..
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11
Advice to lIotiier-.

MEs. WINst.hW's Sn TuING SYRUP, Tor
chill lren ,ee;hing. is the prescription al
one ut he best female nurses and ply 81
clans in the United States. and has en-
sed for forty Years with neVerfailins
>ucceSS by millions of mothers for tn, ir
children. During the process Of tccihine
lis value is incalculablc. Il relieves the
child from pain, cures dy>entery and di
arrh9a, gripping in the lwels. and wind
collie. BY giving health 10 The child il
rests the mo,he.. Price, 2jc. Il bottle.
Feb. -. lss9-yl
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11
MoTTiCd:

At lie residerc &C ct the brides father
Wciscr. Idaho. f bruary /. 1890. Alarm
F. Parker, ot' Gr.ngcyilie. and Miss
Mary 5. Newman. Rev. Alex CorOett mn
ciNing.
NJ, Parker is the editor and proprietor
nf The FIRE. Press, published ut Grange
willie. Idaho county, The WoRID cx
lends congratulations, with wishes OF
much " for The ntwly welded coupe.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11
sQuaw CREEK CHINOOK.
Ed. WoELn:-Old Boreas has b

Ed. WoRLD:--Old Boreas has held
this part Of the country until he
thought no power could prevail
against him; but old Uncle Chinook
awose from his slumbers. saw the fail.
ing stock all over the land, and as he
stoo! and gazed on the desolation his
eyes began to sparkle aud fash FIRE.
He then helched forth like unto a
Thunder bolt, and said: Il will make
old Bureas fy.' Then he hoisted he
black flag and gave him orders TO go.
As Boreas flew Chinook fred his
nlnnderhus at him, cutting off his
white mantle. Then old Uncle Chi
nook concentrated his forces and
started the plant, fleecy clouds in bis
advance, which came rolling up like
angels banners from the batilements
OF heaven, and in his rear the dim
mis-; began rising from the waters be-
low, and ascending the mountains
above. Then the rain began to fall
III torrents and nearly all the sur.
rounding country submerged by the
fool. The scene was so terrible
that many OF our citizens stood and
sIiivered and shool, like a wet dog in
the dark daf OF December, with fear.
VIZ. CoLg.
SQuAw CREEK, Feb. ), 1890.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11

ORR decision, called for by our
Squaw creek cor, y. G IN regard to
ground hoE day, sustains his day
Feb. and Is against the Missouri
ans. The MIssoufian may he stand
ard authority on many things, but
when it comes to the big national
dav. observed hv the whole nation as
we'll as Mr., Ground Hog. the Mis-
>ouriau has fastened ON to the wrong
date.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11
An Incident OF the Ereshet.

A man living on Grimes creek.
with his wife and three children. be-
SIDES another man stopping with
them, had quite Il thrilling adventure
during the recent high water. One
Of the men was awakened during the
night by the will rushing of water.
He went 10 the door, an on opening
II took III the situation. He saw the
rushing water having the donrst u.
aud with IL rapidly rising tendency.
The water in few seconds rose over
The doorstep aud began to make al,
nnwelcOne entrance into the hons.
The man suddenly aroused all the
members of the household. and will
all possible dispatch hole was cut
through the roof, and the woman and
children lifted through it. Blankets
were taken up, which were used for
wraps, and they roasted all night on
the roof. Next morning the men
managed tn make the shore. and soor
discovered the cause of the food
Wood AMI logs had formed bic
dam near the house. They broke
the dam and then all was well. The
woman and her children came down
from the roof with great rel licing
when the water sub>idcri.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11

SAM'L DAVIS received a letter a
few days ago from George TAYLOR.
Superintendent of The Idaho Ci V
Bedrock f'lnme company. Mr.. Tay-
lor, who is in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, will
he here early in March, and as soon
AS he arrives will put a biz crew of
men at work to run cut through
the point about fur miles below
this place, and expects 20 have it
completed before high water ia the,
spring. This company has Il capital
stock Of $2,0O0,0O0, aud proposes to
push the enterprise. This will he Il
work on grand scale, and will pay
immensely, hut big profits will rot be
realized unit! the nume reaches
Warm Spring fiat, which viii be in
three or four wars.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11


LETTER from Garden valley was
''''Red too late for our last issue,
' Tue matter it contained would
''' he ont of Sc ,son-especiallv that
:" III r'gari to the weather. heavy
etc. The rain was still pouring
''"a earnest when the letter was
''0' and our cor, X Y u, was be-
s alarmed and driftel into ark
~ aud was loudly calling for
~" OF Noah's boat, but as his fears
10" aIlayed by blue sky and IA
'4''0n of hostilities on the part of
'eather boss. it is unnecessary TO
s'a the plans called for. XYZ
4, 'e Middle Fork of Pavette over
dsa a lis banks, which it seldo N
'u''ng high water of spring.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11
SWEET, IpAno. Feb. /. 1890.

SWEET, IDAHO, Feb. /, $780,
Ed. WoRLD:-- In your paper of
ian. u, 30, is an item from "No
Good" this place, in which he says
snow is sixteen inches deep; ther,
mome;er % below; j. ID. Gray is
still working the oil Victor mine.
g.. NO Good is little fl on most
everything he states. Snow has never
heeu over eight inches in depth 4;
eight below the coolest; there is no
such mine owned by J. D. Gray as
the Victor. The cougar spoken of
must be y. q. himself As to the
goose, we ave nothing to say.
+. SWEET
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11

\ LETTER from II. X. HINES, under
date of Portland. Fen. }. 1890. VAS
received bv MIR. {. :. Kjngslrv YES
t.rdav. announcing the death Of Mrs,
Hines and his own severe sickness.
in consequence of which he recalls all
his appointments in thus county TIL
further notice.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11


SMITH BARKER, one OF the stage
drivers on the Boise roal, SAYS there
sat least 900 cords of wood and
logs On SIernan's ranch, on tae
bHso roal, nine miles below this
place Mr.. B,rker says such food
on More creek, from STERN ans ran IA
a'wa, was never before known.
''eai heaps of wood, logs AMI ice
wee pledln the road in many places.
A week ago yesterday he got as far
as AltTman'S with the stage, hut he
Sn 10 almost constant danger Of
"'INg his life. He had to swim the
AO'se' In number of places.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11

SC BowEy came down the other
d,v from the Elkhorn mine. He says
III. crew up there have all got rid OF
tie grip, AMI are at work again. Mr..
Bowen has let contract for com
pIrlng the raise started from the
bser tuanel. This raise will be run
10 the surface.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-02-11

SWEET, lnAIo, Feb, 5, 1890. =
Rain I'LL you cant rest. Squaw
creek is booming. Poor cattle, COO
and quiet, Inclined downward. " Grass
! good, hut they can't get TO it.
Who sail Idaho was a dry country:
Everybody recovered from the grippe.
kp.