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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19
THE AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG.
Skillful Way in Which the Natives Use It
Their Shield.


The boomerang consists of a stick of
hard wood about two feet in length,
with projection at one end, notched so
as to receive the butt of long, slender
spear. When the spear is launched at
any object the stick is retained in the
hand, and by dexterous movement
gives an added impulse to the weapon
like that which sling imparts to stone.
So great is the force 6 wen by this con-
trivance that spear (untipped with
metal or bone as it is and consisting
simply of a shaft of hard, pointed wood
thrown by it has been known to pass
completely through the body of AN enc
my at a distance of fifty yards. This
aid to spear throwing was evidently,
saws the Boston journal, the result of
applied reasoning by some ancient phi
losopher among the "black fellows. The
boomerang was probably discovered by
accident Its shape is almost precisely
that of the eucaly plus leaf nor can one
who has sat under gum tree and seen
the whirling flight in which one of these
leaves settles to the ground i'll cratic
curves when dislodged from lofty
bough fail to remark the resemblance of
its movements to those of the boomerang,
and to see in it at least the possible orlr
gin of that paradoXical weapon.
Native Australians have IA certain nat
ural alertness and address which is some
thing more than animal, but in general
seems but little allied to the human be-
ing. Most of their development is in
the direction of war and the chase, and
in these pursuits they still manifest some
survival of an ancient proficiency with
rude weapons which must have been
simply marvellous. 1t was not long ago
that one of these aboriginals, coming
upon cricket practice with one of these
rude shields of his tribe, showed an
amazing adroitness in its use. An Aus
tralian native shield is simply piece of
wood about two feet long and three or
four inches wide, with handle at Its
back, and pointed at each end-bearing,
indeed, the general shape of broad
pick-axe. Protected simply by the mar
row shield, held at arms length, and
twirled and turned here and there by
movements of the wrist as rapid and
plant as could be shown by the most
expert fencing master, this black per-
mitted about twenty of the swiftest
throwers among the assembled cricket
ers to range themselves before him and
hurl hard cricket balls at him as rapidly
as possible, Not one could hit him the
balls flew from his rapidly whirling
shield like clots of mud from a carriage
wheel, and until the throwers stopped
from sheer exhaustion he stood there
calmly grinning, accomplishing with
easy nonchalence a feat which made the
story of the swordsman who never used
an umbrella but kept himself dry in a
rainstorm by diverting the drops with
his foil, almost believable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19
Do Not Rub the Ego.

When you get oinder or speck Of
dust or other offensive particle in your
eye, don't rub it. Don't touch it. Don't
pull down the lid. Don't put your hand
near it. Let it alone. This is very hard
advice to follow, and in nine cases out
of ten you will find yourself rubbing
your eye before you know it.
But if you can refrain from touching
your eye at all, the action of that organ
will itself cast out the offending mote in
much quicker time, and with far less ir-
ritation, while your efforts would only
hinder it and perhaps fasten the intruder
60 that it will stay long time!
OF course if it is particle of metal
you will consult surgeon or occulist at
once; but ordinary substances are best
treated as above indicated. Some peo-
pie say, rub the other eye, but this is Of
no use.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19

There are happenings in life that are destined
to rise
Like dear, hallowed visions before mans
eyes,
And the passage of years shall not dim in the
least
The glory and joy of our Sahbath-dav feast
The Sabbath-day luncheon that's spread for
us three,
My worthy companions, Teresa and Leigh.
And me, all so hungry for crumpcts and tea!
There are cyncs who say with invidiou5 zcst
That a crumpet's a thing that will never di-
geSt,
But happen to know that trumpet is prime
For digestion, if only you give it its time:
Or if, by II chance, il should not quite agree.
Why, who would begrudgc physician his fee
For plying his trade upon crumpsts and tea
To toast crumpets quite a la mode require
A proper long fork and a mighty quick fire,
And, when they are Drowned, without furt ner
ado
! put on the butter that soaks through and
through:
And meantime Teresa directed by Leigh
Compounds and pours out IA rich brew for us
three
And so we sit down to our crumpets-and tea!
hand organ grinds in the street a weird bit
Confound those Italians! wish they would
quit
lnlefruptlnE our FEAST with their uOlOrOuS airs
Suggestive of climbing the heavenly stairs
Qt's thoughts of the future-as all will agree
That we fain would dismiss from our bosoms
when
Sit down to discussion of crumpcts and tea y
The Sabbath-day luncheon whereof | now
speak
Quite answers its purpose the rest of the week;
Yet, with the next sabbath, | wait for the bell
Announcing the man who has crumpets to sell !;
Then sCuttle downstairs in Il frenzy of glee
And purchase for siXpcncc enough for us three,
Who hunger and banker for crumpets and tea I!
But soon-ah too soon-I must bid farewell
To joys that succeed to the sound of that bell
Must HE me away from the dank, foggy shore
That's filled me with colo and-yearnngs for
more,
Then the cruel the heartlcss, the conscience
less sea
Shall bear me afar from Teresa and Leigh
And the other twin friendships of crumpets
and teal
Yet often-aye, ever before my wan eyes
That Sabbath-da luncheon of old shall arise!
My stomach, perhaps, shall improve by the
change,
Since crumpcts it seems to prefer at long
range;
But, oh how my palate will banker to be
In London again, with Teresa and Leigh,
Enjoying the rapture of crumpets and teal
-lEugcne Field.
London, February p, 1890
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19
THE HEARTY LAUGH.
The Bible Contains No Command That
Man Shall Laugh.

MAN snail Laugh.
The Bible contains no cheerful exhor-
tation to laughter. For the most part,
indeed. it is referred to in the metarhori-
cal sense of "scorning, "a when it is
written of Leviathan that she Iaugheth
at the shaking of "A spear" But there
are passages also where the ordinary
meaning is evidently intended and in
almost every one Of these it is eyed
askancr. Solomon is the great authority
on the sub oct. Let him speak for him
self 81 said of laughter, it is mad: and
of mirth. what do"th it?" Even in
laughter the he"rt is sorrowful, and the
end of tha' mirth is hcavinrss. Again,
"a fool !iftcth up his voice with laugh
ter. but wise man doth scarce smile a
little. Not very encouraging. truly, to
those of hilarious proclivtieS. 1t may
be Legitimate enough to compare the
giggle of Il fool to the cracking of
thurns I'm Ter pot, but it seems hard
that there should he no word OF approval
for the m,ter mcrriment of the few who
may be supposed not to belong TO fool
dom. Yes, by the way, there is one and
only one: "A time to laugh, hut we
may search the Scriptures from Genesis
to the Apocal ypse without d"tc citing any
intimation as to when that time occurs.
Probably Solomon meant the brief per-
iod of childhood, when ignorance is bliss
and we are merry without knowing or
caring to know why. He could not con-
81 ,tcntiy recommend any such frivo itv
to those of Il larger growth after having
So bitterly commented on the prac ice in
previous chapters.
1t must have been constant study of
the preachers gloomy utteranccs which
made laughter 50 unpopular among the
monks of tie desert and some of the
early fathers st. Ba il, for instance,
will have nothing to do with it. No
person, he SAYS. of we'll ordered mind
can ever lr,nG himself to iudulge in
good laugh, or, in the quaint patristic
language, in immanes cachinuoS prOr-
umpere ct corpore sussultare.' a little
further on, thinking, perhaps, that he
has not spoken with decision enough, he
takes occasion to improve the text, Woe
unto you that laugh now 1t is per-
fcctly plain, he a IDS. that there is no
room whatever for laughter in the life of
the faithful C'nulium omuino Iocum dari
ti.leli, i'll quo ridCre debeat }. Plato, IA
good many centuries earlier, in con-
structing his ideal state. expressly
warned his readers that laughter loving
person, were ineligible as guardians lie
even forbade that worthy mrn should be
represented, ON tn" Stage or elsewhere,
as overcome by lhri' setise of tle ridic-
ulous. lie does not condemn laughter
in itself, however: this was reserved for
other and less genial systems of pailos-
ophy.- IGent cAau's Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19

Bizzy boddys are like ants; alwuz in a
CRATE hurry about nothing.
One CRATE reason viii every boldly
likes the Falls of Niagara so mulch is
bekauze no one can make one like it.
There is sum hope ov man who IL
wicked, but not weak.
Debt IL like emmy other kind Of trap
eazy enuff tew git into, but hard enuff to
git out ov.
There is no kind ov f1attery SO power
full, so subtle, and at the same time so
agreeable az Difference.
Bare necessitys will support life, no
doubt, so will the works support watch;
but they both want greasing once in a
while, jist leetle.
Philosophy liz a very good kind ov a
teacher, and yu may be able tew live by
it, but yu kant live on it. Hash will
tell.
Lazyness weighs 10 ounces to the
pound,
The history ov life IL tew hope and be
disappointed, the viktory IL to "nevsr
say die"
The way tew fame IL like klimbing a
greast pole; there amt but phew kan do
it. and even then it don't pay.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19

1t is a strange fact in regard to New
Zealand that the country is almost en-
tirely lacking in indigenous animals. The
only mammals 1t possessed, before the
arrival of Captain Cook, in 1863, says the
author of New Zealand after Fifty
Years, were the kiore,-a little, dark
brown rat,-and two very small bats.
The kiore is now rare and very shy
animal, but there are times when it makes
its appearance in vast numbers, coming
nobody knows whence, and going nobody
knows whittier.
Three or four years ago such a vista
ton of rats occurred on the west coast
of one Of the Islands countless swarm
of these little creatures travelled along
the shore, for distance of one hundred
and Fifty miles, all going one way, and
all moving as fast as they could. Many
OF them died Of hunger by the way, and
they were all exposed to terrible attacks
from a rat larger and stronger than them
selves.
Another New Zealand animal which is
somewhat peculiar in its habits is the
tuatara, lizard which grows from six
inches to foot in length.
This creature Is the very embodiment
of negative existence. 1t is usually
found clinging motionless to rock, per-
fectly regardless of driving spray or
binding sun. 1t wants neither food nor
drink, but Is perfectly content to be kept
in glass case for months or even years,
and is very slightly affected by the want
of air.
Itmakes no noise, and moves so seldom
and 80 slowly that many persons have
watched those confined in glass case for
long period, and then left them, under
the impression that the creatures were
only stuffed specimens after all. Yet the
solemn blinking Of the golden eyes, and
the slow palpitaion of their leathary
sides, bear slight witness to their sluggish
tall
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19
THE LATEST PERPETUAL MOTION.
This Time 1t Is il Clock That Needs No
Win ing.

T. G. Farrar, of Columbus. Ohio. watch
maker, has invented one OF the most Pc
culiar clocks of the nineteenth century.
1t consists of plate class dial suspended
from the ceiling, and ali the parts of it
that are visible are the two hands, the
pivot upuu which tIry swing, and the
dial.
Mr.. Fa ,rar v,r.rd ON tn" invention
for six years before he Succr led i'll per-
fecting it. lie alleges that the only mo-
tive powers the .,r;vilation of the earth,
and that the cock Will run on forever
without winding. The only iup"rfcction
is that it loses from 1 to ) minutes per
day by the friction of the hands on the
pivot, and therefore the hands require to
be regula ed once in "a hours.
The hands are of tin, and are hollow
and perfectly balanced on the pivot. Mr..
Farrar says t.:ey are moved by the grayi-
tation of the earth, but it puzzles the
spectator to account for the power that
raises them after they reach $50.
All kinds of theories are atioat to ac-
count for this. Some people say that
the hollow hands are filled with fluids of
different dcnsities that overcome the
gravitation of the earth when the hands
reach that point. But Mr.. Farrar keeps
his secretand rejoice5 over the mortitica-
ton of the beholder He insists that
electricity is not the motive power
Gladstone has written a series of arti-
clos upon the Old Testament for Lon
don periodical. The first, on THE I'm"
pregnable Rock of Holy Scripture, has
appeared in the April number, and will
be followed by others on ''The Creation
Story, 1.-THE Mosaic Legislation, The
Psalms, THE Method of the Old Iesta-
ment," and similar subjects.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19

A most interesting find" has been
made in st. Peters cathedral at Rom +.
Some workmen were employed IC'
pairing the flooring under Michael
Angeles great picture of Moses parting
the waters of the Re Sea, and in course II
their labor they discovered an extremely
ancient and perfect mosaic pavement
many feet below the present floor.
Archaologists and literary men, as
we'll as artists, are wildly excited at this
unexpected remn .ut of the ancient
temple OF Jupiter, on the ruins of which
the modern basilicon of the Church Of
Rome wa, built.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19

The grass is just as 81, ~ to-day,
And Just as clear the rivers flow
As when my darling fled away
year ago.
And happy birds are caroling
As sweetly meath the placid skies;
And Just az fair the flowers of spring
Salute mine eyes.
And peaceful folk in all the earth,
With smiles upon their faces set,
Show that this life of loss is worth
The living yet
And it is well. would not choose
To close the flowers or STROUD the sun,
Because my lot has been to lose
My little one.
But yetalas! for mine and me-
Though naught is changed on any side,
Another world it seems to be
Since Amy died.
-IAndrew B. Saxton in Century
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19
THIS MAN JONES.

This man Jones was what you'd call
A Teller at had no sand at all;
Kind o. consumpted, and undersiZe,
And sailor completed, with big sad eyes,
And kind of-a-sort-of-a hang-dog style,
And asneakin' sort-of-a halfway smile
AT kind O. give him away to us
AS preacher, maybe, er somepin' wuss.
Didn't take with the gang-well, no
But still we managed to use him, though
Coddin' the gilly along the rout,
And drivin' the stakes at he pulled out
Fer was one of the bosses then,
And of course stood in with the canvasmen;
And the way we put up jobs, you know
On this man Jones jes beat the show!
Ust to rattle him scandalous,
And keep the Teller a-dodgin' us,
And a-shyin' round half skeered to death,
And afeerd to whimper above his breath;
Give him cussin', and then kick,
And then kind-of-a back-hand lick
Jes' fer the fun of SEEM him climb
Around with head on most the time.
But what was the curioust thing to me,
Was along o. the party-let me see
Who was our Lion Queen last year?-
Mamzelle Zanty, or De La Pierre?-
Well, no matter-a stunnin' mash,
With red-ripe lip and long eye-lash,
And figger SIGH as the angels owns
And one too many fer this man Jones.
He'd allus wake in the afternoon,
AS the band waltzed in on the lion-tune,
J nd there, from the time at she'd go in
'Til she'd back out of the cage agin,
He'd stand, shaky and limber-kneed-
Specially when she come to feed
The beasts raw meat with her naked hand'-
And all that business, you understand.
And it was resky in that den
Fer think she juggled three cubs then,
And big green lion at used to smash
Collar bones fer old Frank Nash;
And l reckon now she hain't forgot
The afternoon old Nero" sot
His paws on her?-but as fer me.
It's a sort "a -miXed-up mystery
Kind O. remember an awful roar,
And see her back fer the bolted door
See the cage rock-heerd her call
God have mercy!' and that was all
Fer they amt no Twin man can tell
What's it's like when thousand yell
In female tones, and thousand more
Howl in bass till their threats is sore!
But the keeper said at dragged her out,
They heerd some Teller laugh and shout
"Save her! Quick! I've got the cuss!'
And yit she walked and smiled on us!
And We daren't finch, for the doctor said,
Seem as this man Jones was dead,
Better to jes not let her know
Nothin' o. that fer week er so.
-lFrom pipes O. Pan"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19
Where the Sun Rises at Noon.

On account of the height and sheer
descent of the surrounding mountains
the sun does not rise on Mrror,lake, Yo-
semitic Valley, until II. 80 o'clock in the
morning
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-07-19
Are Women Smarter Than Men?

From this place the writer went into
the Office of a man who has school of
tpyewriters. That is, he instructs men
and women to operate typewriters and
assists them in getting work | asked
him for the results of his observation.
He replied:
"Womcn learn quicker than men. They
are more in demand than men. They
give better satisfaction, as rule, | mean.
than men. And there is another thing |
want to tell you, he said "A few years
ago, when women first began learning
how to operate the typewriter and began
getting work, a cry went up among men
about cheap female labor. In the last
II months / have known of a number of
cases in which men have not only offered
to do this work for less than women, but
have undertaken to get the places by
means that were not creditable. | am
not a woman's rights man by any means,
but it is my observation that the woman
of to-day who is put on her mettle sur
passes her brother. "-IChicago Tribune.
A COWBOY sermon.
Lots of folks that would really like
to do right think that servin' the Lord
means shoutin' themselves hoarse praisin'
His name. Now, tell you how l look
at that. I'm workin' for Jim, here.
Now, if I'd set around the house here
tellin' what "A good Teller Jim is, and
Singin' songs to him, and gettin up in
the nights to serenade him when he'd
rather sleep, I'd be dom just like lots of
Christians do: but / wouldn't suit jim,
and I'd get fired mighty quick. But
when l buckle on my chaps and rustic
among the hills and see that Jims herd
is all right and hain't sulferin for water
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-05
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.
LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, MoNT. ,

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA. Mont.
January 81, 1850.
Notice IL hereby. given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his intention tn
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge. or
in his absence the Clerk of the District Court OF
Deer Lodge County, at Deer Lodge, Montana, on
March 13, 1850, viz: Archibald Smith, on Home
u, tn. =, n. II. 10 w; He names the following
and cultivation Of said land, viz: William Nor.
ton, William a; Hensley, Francis M. Goddard
and BENJAMIN r. Notes.-The, all OF stuart, Mont.
\. w. LANGMORE. Register.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-05
GOOD ADVICE IN A NUTSHELL


There are four organs in the human
body which are vital in their functions
and delicate in tteir structure, and which
give Ms an immense amount of trouble.
These are the Heart, Stomach, Kidr eys
and Liver. If they give us trouble it Is
because we neglect or abuse them, and of
course we must take the consequences
The diseases of these organs are very nn-
merous and often dangerous. Luckily we
now have remedy which has proved
inst the thing for this class of diseases.
1t is Pe-ru-na, purely vegetable COM
pound, that strikes right at the root of
the whole trouble. This preparation was
used by DR.. Hartman most successfully in
his general practice for years before it
was placed before the general public;
and it was its remarkable success in his
private practice that led him TO place 1t
before the public for the benefit of man.
kind everywhere. AS 9 Tonic it is unex-
celled, building up the system weakened
by constant toll, either mental orphyscal
AS remedy for Lung Troubles, such as
Consumption, it has accomplished won.
ders. Its action on the Kidneys is mild
aud effective. Its use will keep the blood
pure. Regulate the Bowels, if necessary
with Mama lin. Price 81 per bottle; fol
So. For sale by Henry St. John.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-05
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, III.
makes the statement that she caught cold
which settled on her lungs; she was treat
ed for laonth by her family physician
but grew worse. He told her she was {
hopeless victim of consumption and that
no medicine could cure her, Her drug
gist suggested DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption; she bought bottle anl
to her delight found herself benefited
from first dose. She continued it's use
and after taking ten bottles, found her.
self sound and wel... now does her OWL
housewOrk, and is rs well as she ever was
Free trial bottles Of this great discovery
at Eagle drug store. Large bottles SOC.
and 81 90.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-05

With census bureau to conn1
the population to suit itself, Con.
gress to apportion Representatives as
Chairman Quay's committee shall di.
rect, and force law to enable partisan
agents to do "their own registration,
their own counting and their own Ger.
tihcation," the Republican leaders
might well consider theft dynasty es-
tablished. Are the people ready to
vote to make elections farce2-New
York World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-05
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.

The following appears in the
Shreveport Tsmes of last Friday, sent
as special telegram from Monroe, La.
The Houston Central Arkansar aud
Northern railroad, after expending
some 100000 on bridge over the
Ouachita river near Columbia, were
forced to abandon the work as the
government engineer wonld not ap-
prove of the place selected for cross
ing, and ordered it put some 400 feet
further down the river.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-05

The Insurance fraternity in New
Orleans have just formed State Board
The New Orleans Stutes says the com
position of its board of directory and
officers, is a guarantee of efficiency
integrity and permanency.
The following officers were elected
President, A: A. Woods; vice presi.
'lent, Clarene F. Low; secretary, Geo.
Mather; directors, Messrs Thomas Self
ton, W.. R. Lyman, P. +. Pescud,
Thomas Eggleton and J. b. Hereford
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-11-05
Happy Hoosiers.

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Idaville
Ind, writes: "Elecsric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines com.
bined, for that bad feeling arising from
Kidney and Liver trouble" John Leslie,
former and stockman, Of the same place,
says: "Find Electric Bitters to be the
best Liver and Kipney medicine, made me
feel like new man" j. w. Gardner
hardware merchant, same town, SAYS
Electric Bitters is just the thing for a
man who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives Or dies; he found new
strength, good appetite and feel just like
he had a new lease an life" Only SOC. a
bottle at Eagle drug store.