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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08

A story comes from San Francisco,
SAYS the Baltimore tSun, about Frank
Souhadra, a Bohemian, who formerly
lived in Baltimore and is well known in
thi, city. Souhadra has been in an in
sane asylum there since April and his
insanity has taken peculiar phase He
imagines he is cat Mr.. Vincent
Jerabel of San Francisco, has written
to Mr. V. j. Shimek, 932 North Broad
way, confirming the rumor of Souha-
dra's insanity and detailing some of the
mans queer antics Recently, while
being examined by the commissioners of
insanity, Souhadra broke out into cat
cries that sounded all through the build
ing and caused the physicians to request
that the cat be put out of the room. At
the $" m time the doctor turned around
to speak to Souhadra, when that indi-
vidual astonished the doctor by jump
ing on his back. Then he sprang over
on one side with q 10 ID cat like yell and
then suddenly calmed down. One
night, before the afflicted man was
taken into custody, a policeman heard a
caterwauling concert on the roof of a
house, and looking up saw on the caves
a man rushing wildly about on his hands
and feet and uttering limitations of the
notes so familiar on the back sheds in
the early hours of night. The officer
rightly concluded that lie had come
across a crazy man, and after consider
able trouble Souhadra was taken down,
handcuTed, aud conducted to the police
station. Souhadra is about 26 years old
and went to San Francisco in March.
He lived in Baltimore about IA years, his
home being at 900 East Eager street
with his mother and sister. They have
been in Europe since April and are igno-
rant of their relatives atfliction. Sou
halra is brass worker, and was en-
ployed at McShane's foundry for a long
time He is we'll educated, and is a
good musician, and while in Baltimore
was instructor of the singing section of
the Bohemian Gymnastic Association.
His father, who died about 20 years ago,
was a colonel in the Austrian army.
An intimate friend of Souhadra says
Souhadra was bitten on the finger by a
cat last February.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08
TALKING CANARIES.
Birds That Were Taught to Articulate
Several Phrases.


Several Phrases.
In the wear 1858 MI Leigh SptheDy,
in Il letter to Dir. Gray of the British
Museum described remarkable talking
canary. Its parents had reared many
young ones, but three years before they
Matched only one out of four eggs and
neglected the chick, commencing at
once the rebuilding of nest on top of it.
Upon this discovery the unfl d ,ed and
forsaken bird al but dead, WAS taken
away and placed in flannel by the fire.
After much attention it was restored and
was then brought up by hand
Treated in this way, and separated
from all other birds, it became familiar
lied only with those who fed it, conse-
quently its first singing notes were of a
character totally different from those
usual with the canary. From the be-
ginning its mistress had been in the
habit of talking to it, and when it was
about three months old it astonished her
by repeating some of her endearing
terms, such as "Kissie, kissie, with its
significant sounds.
From time to time it added to its
vocabulary, until for hours together,
except during the moultlng season, it
astonished listeners by ringing the
changes according to its own fancy, and
as plainly as any human voice could
articulate them ON the several words:
"Dear sweet z tche its name-"kiss
Minnie;" "kiss me then, dear Minnie; !"
"sweet pretty little Zitchie;" "kissie,
kissie, kissie, dear Zitchie. At other
times it would initiate the whistle with
which its master would call the dog.
In 1889 canary capable of distinct
articulation was exhibited in Regent
street. The following We're some of its
sentences: "Sweet pretty DEAR" "sweet
pretty dear Dicky;" Mary "sweet
pretty little Diclly DEAR" and often in
the course of the day, "sweet pretty
queen.
The bird also initiated the jarring of a
wire and the ring of a bell. 1t was
years old at the time, and had been
reared by lady who never allowed it
to be in the company of other birds.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08
Bodily Weight at All Ages.

The average weight of the male infant
at birth is pounds; that of the female
is not quite 81 pounds. The maximum
weight Q40D of the male is attained at
the age of 40; that of the female (nearly
124 pounds) is not attained until so, from
which ages they both decline in weight,
the male to an average of 1879 pounds,
the female to about 100. The full grown
adult is nearly 20 times as heavy as the
new born infant. In the first year the
weight is tripled; afterward the growth
proceeds IN geometrical progresslon-so
that if so infants in their first year
weigh 900 pounds, in the second year
they will weigh 1, 21O pounds; the third
1880 pounds; in the fourth 1,464
pounds-remaining very constant up to
the ages of II and 12 in females and -
and IA in males, where it must be nearly
doubled; afterward it may be continued
and will be found nearly correct up to
the ages of IS and 10, when the growth
proceeds very slowly. AT an equal y of
age, the male is generally heavier than
the female, except toward the age of IL,
when the average weight in both sexes
is about the same. The male attains the
maximum weight at 40, and begins to
loose it very sensibly about 60. About
80 he has lost about 13-232S pounds, the
stature having diminished about 2.756
inches. Females obtain their maximum
weight at so. The mean weight of a
mature man is 104 pounds; of an aver
age woman "a pounds. In old age they
lose 1s to IA pounds. The mean weight
of both sexes in old age is that which
they had at the age of 49, Children
lose weight during the first three days
after birth; after the age of one week,
there is a sensible increase; after one
year. they triple their weight; then they
require 6 years to double their weight
again, and 10 to quadruple it. At
maturity the full grown man is 81 times
taller and weighs 90 times more than he
did the day of his birth.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08
FROsTBURG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1890.

faced young man, "how a gaudy mono
gram and an obliging stationer aided
me.
The beardless youth thanked him and
went off to bed to wonder what the pale
faced detective was after in the house,
and didn't find out until the next day,
when he discovered that he was missing,
as was also big burly man who occu-
pied the best room and whose wrists
were decorated with bangles, so the land
lady said, when he got in the carriage
with the pale man.
II thought he was too masculine for
that, she said, "but folks can never tell
nowadays"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08

"Hop raising is the height of gam
bling in the agricultural line, remarke l
Mr.. j. d. Her, the well known brewer.
Il have seen hops sell for cents pound
and have seen them sell for 81 50 per
pound. Some hop raisers have made
$4,000 and $4,000 per acre; others have
lost about as much. 1t is about as risky
as horse racing or poker playing, and
hop raising hasn't half the elements of
fun that can be found in these popular
sports. This year hops are bringing
about 30 cents per pound and are still
going up. ~ Kansas City Times
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08
A Dream of Science.

Recent discoveries in chemistry seem
to render simple and practical all the
absurd dreams of the early alchemists
touching the transmutatiOn of sub
stances one into another. The expert
ments of Mendelejeff, Meyer, and New
lands seem to show that in the ultimate
analysis all our sO-caled elements are
compounds and all matter is reducible
to two forms of atoms The difference
between one substance and another ap-
pears to be nothing more than a differ
ence in the geometrical grouping of
atoms. More startling still is the fact
that we are apparently upon the eve of
discovering how to change that group
ing, converting any substance into any
other at will. If this seeming promise
is fulfilled the transmutaton Of the baser
metals into gold-which the alchemists
SO long and painfully labored for-will
be commonplace of the laboratory, and
a writer in the North American Reriely
is at pains to show that in that
case gold would become one of the baser
metals so far as the value is concerned.
But the world has learned much since
the alchemists broke their alemhics.
Our chemists would not now bother
themselves with the useless task of MAX
ing gold if the power of transmutation
were theirs. They would seek real
wealth in the conversion of worthless,
inorganic matter into life sustaining
food with which to supplement the
products of the field. In such discov-
cry. would lie the supreme achievement
of science and its highest possible min
istration to the welfare of mankind. Tt
would eliminate hunger from the world
and render want impossible .-[New York
World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08
- S::-sToot Cure.

A new "cure" has been invented in
Germany, which may be adopted as a
greater novelty than the mind cure or
faith cure. Its basis is the hardening
of the human organism, which has been
disastrously enfeebled by civilization.
The patients initiate the noble savage
and the gypsy, and the system includes
going barefoot as one part of the cure.
One German parish contains 1,400 pa.
tients.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08
FOR RENT OR SALE.

THE STOREHOUSE
NOW occupied by Mrs. Mary Hartman as
In Boot and Shoe store. In size and loca-
ton it is one of the most desirable business
stands in town. For all information inquire
of MARX WINELAND,
Jan 81 Agent for G. w. ODER.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08
The small Brothers Suggestion.

"Iam so happy, she said. Ever since
my engagement to Charles the whole
world seems different do not seem to
be in dull pro5aic New Jersey, but
in"
"Lapland?" suggested the small
brother.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-08

An eminent physician and surgeon of
London has lately analyzed man for
the benefit of his class in chemistry.
The body operated upon weighed 1914
pounds. The lecturer exhibited upon
the platform 231 pounds of carbon, 80
pounds of lime, 1913 ounces of phos-
pilates, and about one ounce each of
sodium, iron, potassium, magnesium,
and silicon. Besides this solid residuum,
Dr. Lancaster, the analyst, estimated
that there were 5,595 cubic feet of
oxygen, weighing 21 pounds; 1O5, 800
cubic feet of hydrogen, weighing 15.4
pounds, and so feet of nitrogen in the
mans body All of these elements com-
bined in the following: 12l pounds of
water, 165 pounds of gelatine, 1.32
pounds of fat, SS pounds of fibrin and
albumen, and ~ pounds of phospha te
of lime and other minerals.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-02-13

In recent article in the Youths
Companion, On "Iluw to cure y cold, >:
the writer *dvls, y hot lemonade to
be taken 1T bed time. 1t is u danger
Gus treat nlent. especially during the Sc
we're cold went her If the winter mon tbs
~ it. opens the pores of the skin and
lraves the system in such condition
that another and much more severe
c"ld is almost certain l." he c,mtracte,l
Many years constant use and the TX
perience Of thousands of people of all
ages has fully deIDonstrattd d that there
10 nothing better for II severe cold than
Ci,xn,b"riai"r's Cough Remedy. 1t acts
in perfect harmony with nature. re-.
lievcs the lungs, liquefies the tough
tenacions tnucus. making it easier TO
exprct0r~te, aud restores the system,
to strong and healthy condition.
Fifty cent bottles for sale by c. W.
Smith.
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-
have . cough at any
time, and no other
romsdy Is % effective
- this " orld-
renowned prepara-
Hon. No household,
with young children,
should be without it.
Scores Of. lives are.
saved overy year BY
it, timely uSe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-02-13
Worthington "a <ivance.
woarz,nsrox. M,su., Fs.. is, ,sso.

Tho Nationst House of Repressnta-
tives has had = lively week Of It, Like
vessel With reessd sails the Honse
ha, bes,n running without rnles siuce
81 assembled. 4 majority Of the mem
hers Is necessary to make = quorum.
The quorum Of this House Is l65, aud
tho Republicans have l68 members. II
fur OF them be absent they have 10
quorum Independent of tho presence
Of members If the minority party. It
IL seldom thst more than that number
are not kept out Of their seats ,,y sick.
ness, donasstic affiiction, or other justi.
sb!o cause. & The usage hitherto has
been t. require quorum Ia appear in
every rec"rded vote. The Dap'ocrx,s.
whan they discover that the lsrpubli
CANS have no independent quorum re.
fuse to vote. thus keeping out oi the
tecasd thefAektIst - quoruns - prrsr
ent. Speaker Reeds offensive tnnova.
tion y the noting Of tl,s names ek .:
suhicfsnt nnmbsr of 'thase present but
not voting. is pat the: quorum into the
record. That is all the fuss is about.
The same thing has been done In the
State I+egialatur by presiding cfii-
cers of both parties.
Speaker Reed has not taken the
world by surprise. He called public
attention to the outrage and scandal
of parliamentary rules and nsaRes
which obstruct legislation by tho ma
jority responsible for it. before he was
made Speaker. 1t Is true that ninori-
ties have rights, but the right to pre-
vent tho majority from doing what 1t
was elected to do is not one Of them.
A majority is not inf~llible. It may
err, and be oppressive and unjust. But
their wrong action may be corrected by
legal aud not illegal Methods The
minority have the right to put the ma
jority on the record. They havs n"
right to keep themselves of the record.
They have n" right to appear to be Al
sent when they wero present. Tho re-
cord which states the exact truth does
u" one injustice. They have right t"
be present, to u fair share in the do.
bate, and to vote a. they see fit. Ifthe
majority passes unconstitutional acts
the relief is in the courts; and IN appeal
to the ballot box is always IN order.
Any party which adopts MI unfair
parliamentary rule or usage will have
it hurled back upon Itself after not
many days. No party has \ protracted
lease of l'"w-r. II thu. new ruling be
true aud just ~" party will suffer hy
retaining it in practice. Breaking y
a. 'ru,n is y form of revolution no
rules should allow t." occur, no matter
what party may he inIower. The gov
~r",uc"e'"f~ rv'"1~"rfry nrsy Ue erru,,c.
Gus and b.Id. bat that Of i minority We
Cannot expect anything Ortser from.
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Gov. Thsyer If Nebraska makes An
xp;~al t. the Trans Missouri Railroad
Freight Associ"ti"n, to lowtr their
rx.rS md thus give farmers Of that
State chance to live. Jr says: "l.et
M say to you, gentlemen, IL all frank
hess, that ut the very time whtn nil
lions Of bushels Of corn arr lying upon
the xr"u.ld gOiux to waste; when the
get it tO market because of your high
rates; wien farmers are unable To pay
for provisions and coal; when they
cAnint meet their obligations because
they cannot sell their coru; when the
merchants cannot buy goods because
they cannot pay for them; when there
IS almost y universal paralysis of busi-
'ess, ""d every department Of human
enterprise is blockatlrd; when u gloomy
prospect fOl the opening Of spring is
xrttling down upon the people, the fact
that you have it in your power to At
f"ul the relief required, and you refuse
t"grant it, will pass into history and
your names will be remembered with
oxecrAtion. 1 know, and 50 do tile peo-
pie that y,u eau give tile reduced rate
asked for and your roads will hardly
feel it. The demand Of the people for
this reduction is UNIVERSAL; the people
and the press are speaking out with
one mighty voice. You must heed it,
Th" public welfare demands it of you,
and the interests of your own railroads
demand It Of you also; for it you ben
eft the farmers and the business pub
lie, yoa benefit your roads still more"
These are severe ard fOrcible words
jof the Governor Of Nebraska, and We
d" not desire to comment on them.
We cannot, however, hut notice the
gloomy picture he draws of the fin@n-
ciHl condition Of the farmers of his
State. 1t is by no means an attractive
advertisement rs m encouragement to
Immigration. Let us be content with
the fruitful soil, healthful breezes, and
encouraging prospects of Minnesota.
Railway managements may err, and
may err against themselves, as Cover.
nor Thayer intimates they have done.
but certainly they have no intelligent
motive to he oppressive. We hope
desp '"deat Nebraska may speedily bo
eheered with more prosperous state
Of affairs.
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Ayers Cherry P'ectora|,

0r. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
eoA BY al Drussists. Price el; nix bottles, Is.
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Books and Stationery at
Z. E.. WARREN's.

e.
The Queens Carnival given for the
benefit Of the Young Peoples .Asso.
citation, on Tuesday aud Wednesday
evenings was asdeliehtful = a1sir. Tn.
furnishings and decorations Of the
Ice Quten's'' Department were IN
every war becoming royalty. Miss
Anns Glass l,~came well the honora-
BILE position to which she was called, 40
did her maids OF honor. We cannot
snention all names III the brief space
ne have but we Cannot omit tho names
1T Master Earnest Crawford, and Miss
Pearl Orton, who figured ~ prince.
and princes. Tie Royal State was
elegantly preserved. There were
b"oths Tor ice cream, oysters, candles,
tas. valentines, and \ gysly tent, each.
presided over by young ladies. Who
,perfornssd their dnties eire The.
t1Isrtniuuaeiit Wss besui, bya BeUsn
song, well sung by stiss Mary Newton.
Dr. Moore appeared in the rule at salos
ist, In which :she ssppeared to break
down, CON planning that hs could not
keep time with the orxanist. Mr.. n.
Y. Mann from the floor accused the
Doctor Ut being an imperfect timist,
aid said his declaration that there Was
oily one beat in measure was thing
unheard of. Dr. Moore then produced
mammoth beat, raised on &. :.
Bonds garden farm, III filling to over
flowing apeck measure. The audien. Q
had the laugh on themselves. The
"Smith Family" performance was i'm
,nense in its way, under the lead of
Mr.. James isamaxe. In many respects
this was Que of the best amusements
ever had in this section. S..
Rex and his Queen attended by their
Court, will hold u reception In the
Palace Hall (G. A. r. on Tuesday the
18th. 1T 8 O'Clock y. N. King Comus
and his friend Mumus will bs the
hon"red guests OF the evening. At
the same and place, the ladies Of tht.
Episcopal church having engaged the
Kings cook, will serve refreshments,
beginning with al oyster supper and
Ice cream ut six o'clock. Adu,ittance
ten cents. Refreshments can be Or
dered from the bill Of fare. Music BY
M0mus' band.
We have the celebrated Sd Vein L.
Sale, and West Va, Splint coal.
NAMAKAGON Lb., Co..
"Old Fashioned District School" "
The members and friends IF the NJ. f.
church are now rel.-a-sing for tie
"Old Fashioned District School. "
The enter, ,xinmrnt takes place early in
April. This noti'd play is full of
amusement, and We bespesk for the
~iai..,.s IL ~ er.ai
Some of our prominent husinrss men
and la,lics of tho town are to take part
in it, also II number of we'll known
parties from a,:juining towns. See
further notices.
Mr.. Jas. Yates, President nf til.
Kansas City, No., Ice Company is it,
Warrington arranging to store l5Os0
tons IT ice fnr summer shipment to
that city. H. will also ship sew. raj
hundred Car loads immedi .t,.ly. The
Omaha Railway C"a,pa'.y has rendered
every facility for the ice merchants,
putting il y side track ne,.r Mr.. Lud-
lows farm, for conveniently loading
the cars.
We shall I've pleased to give figures
on any lumber bills TINT may be
brought ns ami will meet the prices of
the lowest.
NAMAKAGON LUMBER Co.
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w by CoUGH,

"HEN . few doses a. Ayers Cherry
Nv Pectoral will relievs you? Try It..
Keep + Ii tho house. You 1re liable to
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-02-13

Who can foreteIl q sudden brnise on
tho leg uf = f~vnrite! Keep Salvation
Oil for the stable.
The early bird catches the worm,
and so,metiurs = bad cold. which how
ever does no injustice t" the old prov
erb, For with the aid OF Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup c"'ds are Of no cONse.
quence. Price 25 cents.
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We keep In stock all kinds Of lumber
and building material and are pro-
'aretl to give our customers tho best
lumber the market affords.
NAMAKA0ON LUMBER co.
Mr.. Gnetz. of Fairmont, Minn., a
brother offs II. Goe,z, made rs u call
on Tuesday. lie says the gas we'll at
that place is rushing into the air, the
capitalists of that vicinity not being
disposed to u:iliz, it. These IN. n
know not what they are allowing to so
t" waste. Nr. Il. says some Of tile
F..irmunt le"ple withhold aid FIR
fea: the we'll, which is II miles away,
will encourage rival town at that
point. Better pipe the gas to- Fni. .
mont or ii,,.i gas IL their own bordersa
English Spavia I.inim~nt removes
all Hard, s, # "r Cxli"us~d I.nml.s and
i3lr,n,xl,ss from horses, Blood Spavius,
Cur,'s, Spl!n,s, Swpsny, RinV-hOne,
II titi..s, Spraius, all swollen ThrOais,
Coughs, Etc. Save $50 hy use Of ONE
hottie. Warranted the ulo*t wonder
fiji Hl-mi*t Cure ever kn"wu. Sold by
e. w. Smith, Druggist. Worthington.
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1fyOu are going to do any building
come and let rs figure on your bill. We
always take pleasure in showing up
oul lumber to any one. 22tf
AEON FORREs.
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EPOCH.

The transition from long, lingering
and painful sickness to robust health
marks an epoch in the life of the indi-
vidual. Such q remarkable event is
treasured In the memory aud the a.
gency whereby tue good health has
been attained is gratefully blessed
Hence It 10 that 90 much 10 heard in
praise of Electric Bitters. 80 m any
feel they owe their restoration to health
to tho use at the Great Alternative and
Tonic. IL you are troubled with any
disease Of Kidneys, Liver or Stomach.
Of long or short standing you will
surely 6nd relief by use ,of Electric
Bjtters. Sold Of e. w. Smiths.
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Laxador Is largely used as . correct
I've for liver and blood affections. %
we'll 40 those 1T thel bowels. and
stomach. Druggists eel it for Is cts.
NJ child WAS affected just like yours.
Mrs. B. and Or. Bulls Baby Syrup
cave It almost Immediate relief; I,
would surely give It trial. u.
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Come and examine our Cedar Shin
giles. MAMAKAoON Lib. 20.