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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
these bones were twined the muscles
and tendons of excelsior" The taxi

dermist, by utilizing the skull and
bones of the animal, secures outlines
and Dimensions for which nature is
responsible and cannot be questioned.
This half-made bull is almost as large
as the great COW. Colonel Clay is not
satisfied with its size, however, and
hopes to secure one to substitute for it
a monarch of its race, which will
represent fully the height and size at
tanned by the full-grown old moose
bull. This bull is represented stand
ing quietly and naturally in its tracks,
with its head about the level of its
hump. On the floor lay the leg bones
of another moose shot by Colonel
Clay, and which soon will have to
perform service as part of the
skeleton of moose, whose heart and
vitals, circulatory system, muscles
and flesh will be excelsior. When the
body and limbs have been modelled to
accord perfectly with measurements,
sketches and casts taken from the
animal before it was dismembcred the
skin has to be put on, and i'll this the
skill of the taxidermist is severely
tested. The skin has in the first place
to be removed with much care from
the animal after it is shot Then it
has to be treated carefully so as to pre-
serve all the natural color and aspect
of the coat, and be kept in flexible
condition without either shrinking or
stretching. Natures tailoring is done
with much niccty, and even when the
taXidermist has natures own matcri-
ais, it is not an easy task to secure the
same exactness OF fit in one place or
the soft fold in another as that which
characterized the coat of the live ami
NAL. The workman has to study hi
subject thoroughly in order to have
his reproduction of nature look COM
Portable in its skin.
The group, when mounted will be
represented feeding in a clump of trees,
birch and ash, such as might be found
in the moose country in Northern
Maine or Ontario in the autumn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

than graspng the spear more firmly at
pne time than another. These few hints
should enable any one soon to become
fairly proficient.
Some yeas ago quite sensation was
created in Spain owing to the fact that
most of the rivers where fish had been
carefully preserved for years had been
almost cleared of their occupants by
poachers at night. A peasant and a boy
would leave the village after dark. One
would carry rude, reed woven basket
on his back, like a haversack, and a small
torch in his hand, which was surrounded
by. piece OF bright tin held in
place by wires and capable of being
slid downward as the torch burned; the
other, free from all membranes. carried
the spear. Thus equipped they waded
knee-deep IL rough the swallows, avoiding
the deepest pools an the extreme shall
lows. A likely hole was found and both
stood still. Then the man with the basket
pitched stone down stream, Just on the
other side. The fish rushed out of their
hiding places into the circle of light, and
weee fascinated by it until the spear So
cured more than one OF their number.
The rivers Of Belgium and the famous
dykes of Holland are thickly populated
with lampreys. We Use them as bait for
black bass, and IN thlS country tney sell
dom grow to any size, but the Belgians
consider them great delicacy and export
them to England in large quantities for
table purposes.
In the spring months they are speared
in great quantities in n rather novel man
ner. The rivers there are crossed by a
succession of small dams or weirs. over
which the water comes tumbling only
few inches in depth. The spearers have
q lantern strapped on the crown of their
head by an arrangement of wire, and
basket strapped at their hacks. This
basket has a top shaped like our eel pots,
with hole throls n which the fish can be
dropped, but can not crawl out again. He
takes his station at the foot of the dam or
where the light from his lantern falls on
the water above. The lampreys at night
hold on to the stones with their mouths
like our suckers, aud when they see the
light they let go their hold and drift
lazly, tail first. to the dam and over it,
as they slip down the incline they hang to
the first projection, and quick as a flash
the spear strikes them and they are trans
ferred to the basket.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
Her Definition Of s.Tom Cat"

A little Woburn girl who had no
brothers or sisters for associates was
given pretty kitten, of which she was
very fond and proud. A member OF
the family ventured to suggest in her
presence one day, probably to plague
her bit, that she would not think SO
much of it when it got to be great
big tom cat, to which she quickly and
Indignantly replied: well, 1 guess
my little kitten never will be tom
cat il" do you know what tom cat
So" was asked. ayes, / do" she re-
piled, manifesting all the scorn and
contempt for the creature she could
command, at is one that climbs trees
and acts like & boy. Wobalrn City
Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
On fSiISinpSS,

The Governor of Georgia had Just
dismissed delegation of Prohibition
lists, when card bearing the name
Judge J. Y. w. Madison" was hand
ed him. The chief executive was very
tired, having bce:l harasSed with dry
speeches, AID would have sent down an
excuse, but the hiSh-sounding name on
The card bespoke visitor OF impor-
lance; so, WEAKLY yielding, he told the
porter to show the gentleman up. A
few moments later one of the most
deeply colored gentlemen in the Stat"
stepped into the room.
Dis yere de gubner?"
Eyes. What do you want?"
as called on biZness, sab. rs er
jedgc down"
You are judge
Eyes, Justice o. dc Peace down in de
swamp districN."
We'll, state your business with me
as quickly as you can"
iii do it, sab. Gaze OATS whit I
come yere fur. Lemme see, now. Oh,
yas. Some time ago, sab, | had err
man named Sam Bly, rested an tried
for stealth con. tried him myself
ard fined him four hundred dollars an
six munts in jail. Dis wuz all salts
factory, specially ter me, but de blame
lawyer he tuck er peal ter de circus
cont. Now, sab, my bizness wild you
is dis we're: IF you's got any 'iiuence
wild de ledge O. dat circus cou't, Iwush
you'd drap him Il few lines an tell him
ter send dat case back ter me. Now, is
you got much huence wild dat judge?"
you old sconndrel, get out of here
or | will have you thrown out
"Jest wait er mint, sab; jest wait er
mint. l know dat niger stole dat
con, an l know dat he wants ter take
er peal just so he ken skape de justice
dat is after him. Oars anuder thing:
Dat niger is er mighty p'litical bother
down dar an de folks wants ter git rid
O. him till after de leckshun-knows
da doe, er da wouldn't er promised me
er hunnud dollars ter send him up.
Now, it's er gubnor's duty ter do whut
de folks wants him ter do an'-hoP on,
hoP on, I'll go. Neber seed SIGH times
ez desc comm ODER folks. HoP on, fur
Pse dun gone."-ArhanSaa0 Traveller.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
a TRIBUTE TO JOHN HOWARD PAYNE


rThe remains of the author of Home, Sweet
Home" left the shores of Tunis Jan. A. 1883, on
board a French steamer, to be carried to Mar
settles, whence they were forwarded to America.l
John Howard Paynel thy sacred bones
Should rest upon their native shore;
A thousand welcomes to the ship
That bears thee to thy home once more.
Mohammedan and Christian wep6
To lose tho well loved dust of one
Whose pure, poetic soul had srept
Into their inmost hearts and homes
For three decades their loving hands
Had guarded well thy foreign tomb,
And dusky lips in Africs land
Sang oft thy tender Home, Sweet Homo"
John Howard Payne, thy simple song,
From every open doorway floats,
Where summer evening loiterers throng
And one by one take up thy notes.
In every warm home wing heart,
Though rich or poor, though high or low,
Thy Home, Sweet Home" has touched q chord
Responsive to its cbb and flow.
In palace home" in pleasures hall,
-. Thy strains float out to dancing feet,
The noisy newsboys cease their call,
And rowing arabs of the street
Take up the strain with loud halloo,
While barefoot waits with voices sweet
Slug on of "homcs" they never knew,
OF loving smiles" they never meet.
IT'S not the poets fiery words
That touch our fancy for time,
And stir our passions and our blood,
And make us half in love with crimo.
'Tis not grave wisdoms learned voice
Tha rings for aye, through deathless years.
But thoughts like thine, one common theme
Oflovc, half mixed with pain and tears.
These words inscribed with iron pen,
On slabs which guard thine empty tomb
Find echo in one grand amen
That swells from every heart and home:
Sure when thy gentle spirit flod
TO realms above tho azure dome
With outstretched hands Gods angel said,
Welcome to Caveus Home Sweet Home.'
RusHyILLE, NCb
tAfer tho removal IF Payne's body the empty
grave was covered with marble slabs, upon which
were inscribed ;hc words of this last verse.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

VERY few persons can truthfully say
hat their destiny has been decided by
the drawing of straw. Edward Span
genburg, one of the most successful of
the younger attorneys of Cincinnati,
owes much of the good things that
have come to him to such an apparent
1y trivial circumstance. The time was
just ut the close of the war. Mr.. Span
genburg and his brother had done serv-
ice under the stars and stripes, and
with their father found themselves in
Denver, then small place. A good
opening was found for one of the boys,
but which was to stay there was
question. Neither had profession.
SO the good father prepared two straws
and, covering them in his fingers, babe
each son to pull one. Young Edward
drew the short one and was obliged to
return to Cincinnati. He left the West
with heavy heart, arrived in Cincin-
rati, procured employment without
trouble, gained the fancy of the late
W. L. Forrest, began to study law,
and in few years has, by diligent
work and honest methods, builded
practice that many an older attorney
would be proud to possess. Mr.. Span
Renberg says the short end of the straw
surned after all to be the long end.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

animal gets It's nose to the ground, and
instead of grazing as common cattle or
deer do it feeds upon leaves from the
tops of bushes or on the lower limbs of
trees.
A recent visit to the work-room
showed Joseph Palmer and his assist
ant, A. II. Forney, giving the SEM
blance of life to the legs of a yearling
moose which is to form one of the
group. Near by stood another COW,
about completed, and the calf secured
by Colonel Clay with the big COW was
off in corner by itself ready to take
part in the moose tablcau. The calf,
which was very young one, is dis
tingui she'd, like its mother, by the
length of its legs. A bull shot in
Maine stood on the ways near by, not
yet ready to be launched. 1t was the
most interesting object in the room to
one who wanted to see how moose
is made-that is, moose made by a
taxidermist. 1t had not had its coat
put on yet. The head was there,
genuine nnesse skull with branching
Rntlers and some Deficiencies III the
bony structure supplied by the skill
of the taxidermist. The body, well
rounded out and made in the per-
feet image of moose, was composed,
so far as the eye could see, of
fine Excelsior" wound, and packed,
and padded, and nodded, and wired
into the form of muscles and flesh.
There were the shoulders, and the
joints, and. the line of the backbone all
brOupht ont and we'll defined The legs
had for their foundation or base the
leg bones of the moose rearticulated by
the taxidermist and strengthened and
supported by slender but strong iron
rods bent into proper shape. About
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

every night with the torches of fishermen
in quest of the silver eel or the pickerel.
Fish spears have long been laid away, for
spearing fish during the spawning season
is a crime that should call down all the
thunders of the piscatorial Jove. Yet,
such fish sayers do exist
Visitors along the bays of our coast and
inland streams may now see, when they
are walking abroad in the calm evenings
light-like enlarged will-o' the wisps float
ing from poiut to point among the shall
lows. They investigate them, to find tie
mystery resolve itself into a boat with two
men, ono to pole the boat and one to
spear the fish. The light proceeds from
an upright about three feet high, from
which projects an arm of about the same
length, the end of which is loosely
wrapped around with tow or cotton
waste On the top of the upright is
two quart can fitted with n faucet and
holding keros ,ne, which flows fast or slow
rs desired along the arm, which is hollow,
and saturates tho bundle of tow, and this
being lighted attracts the fish and shows
them plainly to the spearer.
In tho old days an open work cresset Of
iron was filled with dry pine. knots, which
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
Didn't Want to Be an Angel.

II say, Jones, what's the matter with
you? You're as uneasy as fish out of
water; can't sit still minute"
"Oh, it's smoking that makes me so
nervous"
well, why don't you quit it, then 2"
"The fact is I've given up all my
other bad habits and don't want to
be an angel"
"Well, why don't you risk it, any
waY?"-NaiOnaL Weekly
SOME + the compound Kalamazoo,
Greek names suggested for the killing
of murderers by electricity are more
terrifying than the thing itself.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
COrnfle!d Philosophy.

road.
go to the ant, thou sluggard," said
the preacher. Nothing will more eff
fectually cure a sluggard of laziness
for time than lively ant. This
teaches us how much good the weak
can accomplish.
You may trust the sugar bowl with
the boy who is always whistling
Light hearts are always honest.
The sweetest flowers are always
among thorns. This is why man
gets stuck on a pretty feminine flower.
The man who is always wishing he
had what his neighbor has worked to
get never has anything himself.
The man Of fertile brain and small
financial resource can always make
scanty meal seem feast. This shows
that man wants but little here below,
but wants that little cheerfully given.
1t is said that the early bird catches
the worm, but it seems to have escaped
the author that this is tough on the
worm. He would not have been COB
bled up had he stayed in bed little
later.
The old proverb maker said that
setting hen never gets fat. This may
be true, but she makes it mighty COM
Portable for the little chickens on
cold day. Even an inactive person
may do some good.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness,
SAYS the old saw. But this was writ
ten before the hornet had evoluted
from Il buzz saw.
1t will be noticed that the man who
buys thing on the strength of what
he is going to do is generally looking
for man to indorse his note. Never
grind your wheat until you have har-
vested your crop.
If we could all read each others
secret thoughts on our foreheads, peo-
pie would all stay in their houses until
after dark. 1t is better to keep your
troubles to yourself and not try to pry
into other peoples affairs.
For the sake of one good crop OF
wheat on piece of ground we forget
the centuries it produced nothing but
weeds. One good deed will cover a
world of defects. ChicaJo Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

REPRESENTATIVE farmers of Summit
County, Ohio, are talking of petition
ing the Legislature to make it peni-
Tertiary offcnse for wandering sports
men to shoot domestic fowls when wild
game is scarce The practice is becom-
ing prevalent in that region.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

AT a recent examination of Califor-
mia schoolma' ANS, one of them wrote,
in answer to question of discipline:
"Carital punishment should not be re-
sorted to except on rare occasions, only
with the consent of the parents, and
never till the next day."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
an Editorial Necessity,

House ngent-Let me see. hayes
very nice vacant fat, sir, OH
ApplicaIt-Won't do. L don't want
fiat. 1 must lave house.
"House?"
"Yes, with garden"
Garden"
Certainly"
"Um-well, now I think Of it.
have one place little out that might
suit. There is space of ten or fifteen
square feet at the back. 1t is now
paved with stone, but the pavement
can be taken up easily enough"
"That will do"
"All right. Fond of flowers, eh?"
"No, but I've got to have some sort
of garden, you know, because I'm the
editor of al agricultural paper."-Ne,o
YORK. JVeeElN
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

Visitors crossing the bridges see these
lights scattered over the river. blending
with the lights on shore, rendering it diff
cult to define the houses and the river;
they think it the lamp Of some vessel lying
at anchor or at a wharf, and go home to
bed never dreaming Of the strange indus
try going on just under their noses.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

THE Society for Prevention of Cru
city to Animals in Switzerland has re-
solved to Danish cats from the repub-
lie, on the ground that they are killing
off the birds.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

DURING 1889 slightly over hundred
million dollars worth of gold has been
dug from the earth on the four CONT
nents. The largest quantity came
'rom Australia, California and South
africa. Africa is looking up.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

ALLIANCE, Ohio, is under local pro-
hibition. The freight office records
show that about a carload of boxes
labeled, window glass, handle with
care" reach the town every day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

LITTLE BESSIE KEN, of Philadel-
phia, some time ago wrote letter to
King Leopold of Belgium, asking him
to release her uncle, Frank S. Moore,
who had been imprisoned for deserving
his ship. Bessie has received a letter
announcing that her request had been
complied with.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

n Z of the m os t
striking objects or
collection of objects
in the National Mu-
scum at Washing
ton is the huge case
containing what is
known as the buff
falo group. This
represents a small
section of Montana
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

DIR. J. NJ. CASTOR, of Atlanta, who
has personal acquaintance with For
SEGA. describes Brazils first President
as tall, fine-leoking man of SO or 63
years of age, who was at one time tenn
porarily in charge of school in this
country. One of his daughters, who is
married to an American, lived for some
time in DIR. Gaston's house in Atlanta.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

SOME scientifically inclined Port
Huron Mich boys fastened one end
of copper wire to an electric-light
wire, and the other end to the tin cup
at public drinking fountain. The
result was that some shocking drinks
were hoisted in that day, and the
police are now looking for the boys.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

CASTELAR,, the Spanish orator and
statesman, told Paris students week
ago that Christopher Columbus dis
covered America through his sublime
faith. This passable remark was made
grotesque when he added that if Amer
lea had not existed, God would have
nude it rise from the waters to recon-
pense such faith.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

In consequence of the sentiment
against Jews and all things Jewish the
Hungarian cabinet has decided that
official documents shall henceforth
read "Israelite" or "Israelitish" instead
of "Jew," the term used heretofore, by
reason of the hateful idea implied by
the word.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

A FEW weeks ago two Pittsburgh
surgeons performed an operation on
the side of woman by removing u
tumor. Since then the woman suffered
excruciating pain. The other day an
other surgeon was called in, and on
examination found small pair of
torceps used by the former physicians
IN the woman's side
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

CHICAGO drummers now carry rub
Der stamps bearing the legend, Worlds
Fair, 1892, Chicago" and register at
the hotels with them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

HE SPEAR WAS
at one time regarded
as an honorable and
effective implement
Of war, but now it is
only used by bar
barians and sports
men. Our inland
rivers and coast
creeks are lit uC
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

ALEcK SMITH, of Bull Creek, near
Jeffersonville, Ind, is probably the
only farmer in the Union, perhaps in
world, no devotes all his time and
territory to the raising of butter beans.
He owns small place and has on this
for years grcwn the butter bean,
1eali. ing comfortable living there
from.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

THERE are 1876 women operators i'll
the operating room of the Western
Union in New York. In this room
husband and wife are working side by
side. They are perfectly matched in
skill, but the man gets $15 more a
month than the woman. There's the
ruh
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

ness of the coming chat with his dar-
ling Belinda.
lie did not know that Jamison
Tough was approaching stealthily on
the opposite side of the street, clasp
ing a suspicious looking something IN
his right hand, and wearing on his
ghoulish face, as sort of mask, saw
age scowl.
Now Belinda was very swell, and
would never have come forth to the
gate to meet re~cy, but Percy was
boycottel by Bclinda's ia, and their
meetings were therefore clahdcatlne.,
AS Percy whistlcd, the door OF tho
mansion softly oreacd and Belinda
came tripping out.
Percy was in raptnres.
The ferocious Jamison Tough, on the
opposite side of the ST. eet. was stirred
to madness. With horrible imprcca-
ton he raised his arm, aimed at Pcrcy's
head
Percy heard loud report, anc Be
linda staggered, covered her face with
her hands, and shrieked. Il am shot!
l am shot"
Jamison Tough, after his decd dis
appeared in tho darkness.
Percy would have run to the aid OF
his only love, but her papa suddenly
arrived on the scene and he was forced
to hastily decamp. Hewas in an agony
to know the extent of her injury and
who was the bastard who had pcrpe-
trated the crime.
The solution of the mystery was not
reached by him until few days after
ward, when Belinda's little brother
suffered himself to be bribed.
Belinda had received the bad egg
intended for Percy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

The consuIs of England, Germany and
the United States united to make Maletoa
king af Samoa. 1t is believed all trouble Is
now over.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

EXTREMES frequently meet. The
smallest State in the Union has Gov
ernor named Biggs, who has a secre-
tary named Smalls.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
LAST OF THEIR RACE.
A STRIKING COLLECTION IN THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM.

A Group of Moose Now Being Mounted
by the Taxidermists - The Noble AMI
mails So Scarce that Specimens Have
with Great Difficulty Boon Secured.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01
THE SPEARING OF FISH
METHODS OF PURSUING THIS PISCA
TORIAL SPORT.

rhe Kerosene Torch Has Superseded tho
OId-FashiOned Pine Knots and Wire
Rack Habits of Different Kinds of Fish
and the Difficulty In Successfully I'm
paling Them,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

THE latest trust is that in dried APP
lles. Give it plenty of water and it il
NurS to swell.