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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
GOVERNMENT sINECUREs.
How Two Sides of Door We're Watched
Day After Day.

How Two Sides of Door We're Watched
Day After Day.
Judge Holman is not the great OBJ
iector that he used to be. During the
present Congress he has let the Republl-
cans spend money as they wish, accord
ing to the we'll understood policy OF the
Democrats to let the party that controls
Ill branches of the Government have all
the rope it wants and then hold it re-
sponsible for the expenditure. When
the Democrats regain power in the House
the watch dog will undoubtedly be found
at his old stand. How he came to place
himself on the economical side of ques-
lions is interesting, and the little circum-
stance that necesstated his taking the
position which made him famous Is
vouched for by several old members. 1t
was during tine war, when patriotism
and sentiment were at flood tide and the
rolls of the two houses of Congress were
increased to make room for wounded
soldiers who had been discharged from
the service and had drifted back as far
as Washington. Frequently colored
fugitives were cared for in the same way
until the doorkeepers, messengers, and
watchmen were so thick around the Cap
itol that they were in each others way.
1t was hard work to give them assign
ments and leave standing room about
the corridors. Judge Holman happened
to be in the basement under the big dome
one day and endeavored to go through a
doorway guarded by a one legged veteran.
Cant get through there" said the
keeper of the portal unconcernedly.
81 am member of Congress" replied
the judge quietly.
"That don't make any difference" said
the veteran, "That door is screwed
up"
"Then what are you here for p in
4uired the judge, whose curiosity was
naturally excited.
Il am here for $500 day. There is
fellow from the Sixth Pennsylvania
cavalry watching the other side of it, and
mebbe he can tell you more than can"
By circuitous route through commit
tee rooms the Congressman reached the
,ther side of the door. Sure enough,
there sat another veteran leisurely read
ing a newspaper. He was equally frank
in announcing that the door was screwed
fast.
you see," he explained, "both me
and my partner are subject to rheuma-
liz since we've been in the Army, and
we screwed up this door SO we wouldn't
be in the draught."
Judge Holman thought that if the Gov
eminent was paying two men 3d. 20 a day
each for watching door that could not
be opened, it was time that somebody pro-
posed retrenchment. He threw himself
into the breach, secured reduction in
the House rolls. and has ever since been
the determined enemy of sinecures and
extra salaries.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
Women at the Bar.

The American female bar is just now
receiving its first substantial boom. The
novelty of the situation is wearing off;
the preiudicein the commonmind against
the woman lawyer is disappearing; the
law departments in the colleges and uni
versities are opening to her; there has
come a demand for her services in every
substantial legal firm, and the woman
herself has learned that the profes 'ion is
not only possible and practical, but ele-
waiting and remunerative. To draft the
will or take the acknowledgment or
ante-mortem examination of the dying
woman her presence is especially vel
come. In drafting the details of bills of
sale, taking an inventory of household
goods, reading the records of real estate,
drafting and recording deeds, she is also
skillful.- Illustrated American.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
FLASHED BY SUNLIGHT.

The Wonderful Success Vt signaling With
the HeIiograph.
For some time past detail of one Off
Ger and four men from each army post
in the West has been practicing in this
Territory and New Mexico in military
signaling by means of the Photograph
system From one of them brief de-
scription of the work accomplished was
secured.
"The work has been carried on under
the direction of Colonel William Nolk
mar, adjutant general of the department.
of Arizona, and we have accomplished
the most wonderful signaling ever
known, said this officer in our pre-
liminarv practice in April we made a
connection 80 miles distant, but two
weeks ago in general practice we did
successful signaling from Mount Reno to
Mount Graham in this Territory, dis
lance of 1875 miles. This is by far the
longest distance work ever accomplished.
Still more wonderful than this, if
anything, however, was our long distance
signaling by means of relays about 10
days ago. In this case messages were
successfully sent from Whipple Barracks,
near Prescott, Ariz., to Fort Stanton, in
eastern New Mexico, distance by the
circuitous route followed of nearly 900
miles.
I'm this signaling the messages were
flashed from Whipple Barracks to Bald
Mountain, thence to Bakers Butte, then
to Lookout Noun ain, thence to Mount
Graham, and thence to two or three
other small peaks, the names of which |
do not remember, into F. It Stanton. In
bad weather we went by much more
circuitous route than the one described,
being compelled to use a number of in
termediate relays.
"The result will undoubtedly be of
great service to the Army. For instance,
troops in the field wanting to commune
cate with a post 100 miles off would re-
quire three or four d. 5 of hard riding
by the old system to accomplish that
object Now, by the telegraph signaling,
a message can be $ mt and an answer re-
ceived inside of 10 minutes. This will
prove especially valuable in case there
should ever be another Indian outbreak.
In time of actual var it would be of great
service. In case Of cutting of telegraph
lines messages co lid readily be sent q
distance of 40 to 80 miles even in the
East Arizona Republican.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
IN MEMORY OF COLUMBUS.
A Description of tho Monument to BE
Erected In New York City.

A Description of tho Monument to Be
Erected in New York City.
In the month of February, 1885, a
movement was set on foot by II Pro-
1ressO HalO- americana to erect on the
fourth centenary of the discovery of
America a monument to Christopher
Columbus, giving it to the city of New
York. A subscription was issued and a
fund of S., 900 has been accumulated, to-
gether with objects of every kind and
description, to be disposed of at a fair
which will shortly be held, and by which
the committee hopes greatly to augment
the fund.
The monument will be constructed in
Italy by the famous sculptor Gaetano
Russo, whose design was selected and
approved by committee nominated by
the Italian government. This committee
was composed of some of the most emil
nent sculptors, painters, and architects
of the country. 1t included Cesare Mac
carl, who painted the walls and ceilings
Of the senate house; Cesare Mariani, di-
rector of the San Luca Academy in
Rome; Filippo Prospect, the prince of
European engravers; Giulio Monteverde,
sculptor of the statue, "Genius of Frank
:in;" Giuseppe Sacconi, sculptor of the
Victor Emanuel monument; Guglielmo
Calderinia, architect; Emilio Gallori,
sculptor, and Ettore Ferrari, sculptor of
the Giordano Bruno monument at Rome.
The monument will be rs feet in
height. The statue of Columbus in the
costume of an admiral will be executed
in Carrara marble The column will be
made of granite in the form of the
ancient Roman beaked columns, and
from it will project representations of
the poops and prows of the three vessels
which accompanied Columbus on his
voyage of discovery. The anterior por-
ton of the pedestal will contain group
representing the Genius of Columbus, !"
his hand resting on globe of the world,
which he is earnestly studying, and on
which he is endeavoring to divine the
position of the new continent. On the
posterior portion will be representation
in bronze of an immense eagle, the coat
of arms of America and tf Genoa, the
birthplace of Columbus. The sides of
the pedestal will be decorated with has
reliefs representing facts in the life of
the great navigator. The design of this
monument has been Judged one of the
most beautiful yet produced, and it will
doubtless be the greatest and most
artistic of its kind existing in New
York.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
A S1,OOO,0OO Indian.

There is one Indian in tine United
States worth $1.000,000. He is known
as Matthias Splitlo&. and is chief of the
Wyandot.e tribe. His mother gave him
birth in the woods near split log, hence
his name He is now 70 vars of age
and can neither real nor write For all
time ago he was persuaded to sell tract
of land on the Kaw bottoms fer $40, 600
the money to be paid TO him at 10 o'clock
on a certain morning at a bank in Min
nesota avenue, Kansas City. The In
dian entered the bank shortly before 10
and took seat, keeping his eye on the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
A Boastful Boys Dow MALL.

A lit lie boy who ha won a prize for
learning Scripture verses and was greatly
alated thereby was asked by a minister
if it took him long time to commit
them.
oh, no, >" said the boy, boastfully, Il
Fan learn any verse in the Bible in five
minutes.
Can you, indeed: And will you learn
one for me?"
yes, sir.
"Then in five minutes from now
would like very mucn to hear you re-
peat this verse, said the minister, hand
ing him the book and pointing out the
ninth verse of the eighth chapter of
Esther:
Then were the kings scribes called
at that time in the third month, that is,
the month Swan, on the three and
twentieth day thereof; and it was writ
ten according to all that Mordecai com
handed unto the Jews, and to the lieu
tenants and the deputies and rulers of
the provinces which are from India unto
Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven
provinces, unto every province accord
ing to the writing Thereof, and unto every
people after their language and to the
Jews according to their writing and ac-
cording to their language.
Master Concelt q erred upon his task
with confidence, but at the end of one
hour, to his modification, could not re-
peat it without slip.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

clock. When the clock struck 10 and
the capitalists had not arrived he walked
promptly out of the bank. On the street
he met the men who were to buy his
land, and when they asked him to return
to the bank he refused and set the next
day at the same hour. When they all
met next day Splitlog refused to sell
for $40, 900, and wanted 100000. The
syndicate wanted the land, and fearing
another rise in real estate accepted his
terms. When in Kansas City he does
not stop at hotel, but puts up with a
colored man who is one of his tenants
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
L "a WANING YEAR.

With fade leaves her path was $ crown
Gold of the elm and bcechcn red:
She wanderd-- she was all alone
The Summer and her hopes were dead
She murmur'i- for her pull t beat low,
"Oh, we were glad i'll SprinE-tImr mere!
Who would have thought 1t cn'ict or
She murmur'd and .ej fall II tear
1.-The air is full of voices faint:
The rain is cold and dim the day;
No ear gives heed to my Complaint
IT'S time | were away"
Geprpp Douglas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
An Ocean Observatory.

The Island of Bermuda is sort of
natural Observatory fot watching gales
from the tropics IN o the north Atlantic,
and as it is about 10 be connected by sub
marine cable with Halifax in Nova
Scotia, it will he possible for us to get
early intelligence Of tie atmospheric
movements in the mid-ocean, and, as it
were, to feel the pulse of the storm. The
cable is to be lai primarily for imperial
reasons, but it can not fail to be useful
IN meteorological respect We may
also add that the entire continent of
Africa, with the exception of the north
coast, has now been girdled by IA system
Of coast cables. There is no o her con-
linnnt SO nrONilel
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
Nearly Lost His Tongue.

A curious accident happened recently
in Baltimore. A boy of 10 named John
Deutsch is employed alta basket factory,
and during dinner hour, while taking a
pull at his coffee flask, his tongue was
drawn into the nozzle by suction so that,
try as he would, he could not get it out
1t was drawn further and further in
until the flask was forced into his mouth.
To make matters worse, the tongue be-
gan to swell, and after vainly trying to
get it loose himself, he hurried to the
hospital. After some difficulty the doc
tor released the disfgured member.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

When, in accordance with the pretty
English custom, the charming Duchess
Of Portland was offered by her husband
A superb necklace of rare stones on the
occasion of the birth of her little daugh-
ter, she declined the gift, and asked to
have its money value given to build new
4lmshouses on the estate for the benefit
II sick OF iMtirm tenants.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
WHERE SUMMER BIDES.

Down through the mountains silver haze,
Down through the song thrilled wooded ways
And midst the meadows drenched grass,
The feet of summer swiftly pass.
Stay! stay" the yearning mountains cry.
Stay! stay!" the drowsy grasses sigh.
Hut on and on the sweet guest flies,
With wind blown hair and wide still eyes.
On. on, until her eager feet
Abide amidst the yellow wheat.
-[Lucy E. Tilley.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
OVERRIDING Matters.

Stranger Tin Texas town)-Who is the
most popular man in the town?
Texan Guess Major Twofngers -,
though he's leetle disliked just now
for his ungentlemanly conduct.
Stranger-What did he do?
Texan-Well, he's been shooting some
body every day for the last three weeks
and you know yourself, stranger, that
every day is goin' leetle to far.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

Miss Elaine Goodale, Government SUI
pervisor of education among the Sioux,
who lives in camp on reservation in the
most primitive way, travelling from In
iian village to VILLAGE on horseback OF
N prairie schooner" is a handsome
and brilliant young woman, who dellb-
erately prefers this mi sionary service to
,Ocial success
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
"Go WEST, YOUNG MAN; GO WEST"
Horace Greedy Did Not Originate This
Expression.


Expression.
"Do you know said an old timer at
the Chicago Club to the Mails club man,
that epigrammatic bit of advice to
young men, Go West so generally at
tributed to Horace Greeley, was not
original wi IN him? No? Well, it wasn't
1t all came about this way: John l.. b.
Soule was the editor of the Terre Haute
Express back in the sos, and one day i'll
1851, if | remember right, he and Dick
Thomp on, afterward secretary of war,
We're cpnversing in the formers sanctum
Thompson had Just finished advising
Soule to go West and grow up with the
country and as praising his talents as
writer.
"'Why, john he said, you could
write an article that would be attributed
to Horace Greeley if you tried
No, l couldn't responded Mr.. Soule,
modestlv. I'll bet | couldn't
90 I'll bet barrel of flour you can if
you'll promise to try your best; the flour
to go to some deserving poor person.
"'All right, I'll try responded Soule.
"He did try, writing column edlto-
rial on the subject of dlscusslon-the OPP
portunities offered to young men by the
West. He started in by saying Horace
Greeley could never have given young
man better advice than that contained
in the words, Go West, young man.
"Of course, the advice wasn't quoted
from Greeley-merely compared to what
he might have said. But in a few weeks
the exchanges began coming into the
Express offices with the epigram re-
printed and accredited to Greeley almost
universally. So wide a circulation did
it obtain that at last the New York Trib-
1tnc came out edit rally, reprinted the
Express article, and said in foot note:
1.-The expression of this sentiment
has been attributed to the editor of the
New York Tribune enormously. But so
heartily does he concur in the advice it
gives that he indorses most heartily the
epigrammatic advice of the Terre Haute
Express and joins in saying, $50 West,
yoIInp man. 90 West - Chicago Mail.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

Bruce Price, the well known architect,
in Scribner, describes an interesting old
house, at one time the finest in western
Maryland: at was built long before the
revolution, the hall was of unusual size
so large, in fact that the owner
boosted that he could (and on wager
did turn a four in hand in it."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

"Where's that living skeleton" asked
the gentleman from Philadelphia.
well, the fact is, )" said the Snowman
confidentially, she fell into the slot of
that weighing machine this morning,
and we haven't got him out yet. If
you'll come back tomorrow night
guess you can SEQ him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
Spontaneous Combustion of Man

Dickens has been very much criticised
for his apparent acceptance of the fact of
human spontaneous combustion, but the
late Sir William Gull testified to sur
prising case before committee of the
house of lords during the summer of
1886. A large bloated man, who was
suffering from difficulty of breathing
and great distension of the venous
system, died at Guys Hospital. At the
post mortem of the following day there
was no sign of decomposition, but the
body was distended with what was
thought to be gas. "When punctures
were made into the skin, said Sir Will
liam, "and lighted match applied, the
gas which escaped burned with the blue
flame of carburetted hydrogen. AS
many as a dozen of these little flames
were burning at one time"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
How women Ruin Their Husbands.

"What do you think OF this idea OF
women running their husbands?"
"Oh think it is quite true.
"Why, I am shocked to hear you say
So"
"Wen, 1 know what I am talking
about. There is Mrs. Smith; she let her
husband have his own way in every
thing"
"Well?'
"Well, she ruined him by doing so.
He went to the dogs"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

Teacher John, of what are your
boots made?"
Boy-Of leather, sir.
Teacher - Where does leather come
from?
Boy-From the hide of an OK.
Teacher - What animal, therefore,
supplies you with boots and shoes, and
gives you meat to eat?
Boy--My father.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
Taking 1t Coolly.

Policeman-EXcuse me, major, but
isn't that your dog?"
Major B.-Certainly.
Policeman-You see what the sign
says: NO dogs allowed in this park.
Major B-Yes, but that dog can't
read; he is very illiterate. Good morn
ng, sir Waterbury.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

Husbands who profess to love their
wives intensely sometimes play tn en-
very mean trick when about to dep'rt
Tor that better land where thee is
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
Tho Virtue in Salads.

NJ. Henri de Vilmorin, president Of
the Botanical Society of France, recently
lectured before the Royal Horticultural
Society on the subject of salads. He
spoke of the nutrilive value of salads
due to the potash salts, which, though
present in vegetables generally, are
eliminated in the process of cooking
These are some of the plants he enume-
rated as being used in France for salads:
lettuce, corn salad, common chicory,
barbe de capucin. curled and Batavian
endives dandelion in its several forms
of green, watercresses purslane in small
quantities, blanched satisfy tops, Brus-
sells chicory, the roots of celeriac, ram
pion and radish, the bulbs of stachys, the
stalks of celery, the flowers of nastur-
tium and yucca, the fruit of capsicum
and tomato, and in the south of France,
rocket, pietidium and Spanish onions.
Various herbs are added to a French
salad to garnish and flavor it-chervil,
chives, shallot and borage flowers. In
addition many boiled vegetables are
dressed with vinegar and oil. The
lecturer exhibited specimens of dande-
lion, barbe de capucin, and witloof, both
varieties of chicories, which he COM
mended to the notice of gardeners I;
most useful and palatable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
W KF RE.

Ny hand has lost it ca'. ag ana its power;
cam
My arm ang~ hcllIc 81. 2awuu9dc flower,
Ii led ny 4 u
My tendon, once Of steel, ;"uHi -nruhk--
Eac. We ds,a
My iron flame ike the POI" trunk
lLat n, ntnIu.s Ic..u
And whcr' m armoe? Is it also gone?
Iw.kc to lin
That ! am s'andin. ere, disarmcd, ''cne-
ith You J, l. hind
And strength. and H. Hut o,no al lSc 'at dies,
LockrU chill H., Ue;.;n
Gone! like II Ni-Ion of III. sight, that flies
AT Morn's first breath.
What has my warfare brought me? What great
gainl
Pow much renown!
Where are my trophies? Where my conquc"cd
slain?
And where my CROWN
Where are ny vic o"ics. that ! sLoIld share
lE" licIU"'s sea?
fought one who vainly beat the air,
And gained defeat.
And this the end is . this the climax grandl
The acme Won
The final downfall of hou-e of sand
The last rood run.
And what my lr'tts are, ask in vain,
For none are Shown;
Nothing is left that can count as gain,
On call my own
V.
| toyed with shadows, while the sands of Time
Rolled swiftly on:
And said not. This is YOUTH" until its primo
Was past and gone!
And now, in shame, before the Head supreme,
" it'll garments rent,
crave for grace that may yet redeem
The time misspent!
Mamie Power O'DOnOghue.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

Miss Swymm-I shall not associate
with that Miss Teller any more. They
say her father was thief.
"Yes, he stole million from the Sc
curity Bank.
Mercy! How people will lie! And to
think that | was g - to cut her"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06

De Panty-Where did you get those
twousahs, ChOllie?
Chollie-What do you want to know
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
A symbol of Wealth.

Editor TO reporters)-Hereafter, in
this office, the iceman, plumber, or min
Strel end man must not be used to rep
resent the pronunciation of great
wealth.
Reporters Gn chorus)-There is no sub
stitute We
Editor-Iou forget the proprietor of a
lrug store in Il prohibition State.