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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
FROSTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1890.
" Yes, papa. y

"Yes, papa
/ made Prancer stand erect by bracing
Noah against his off hind quarter.
"There," said I, "now lie down, Dick "
"Want papa to make all the animals
stand up?"
"Dick," said l impressively, at is
night. The animals are all asleep and
don't want to stand up. You must lie
down and let papa go to bed. "
"Dck wants to see the moon"
Mr. Dickie, | said coaXingly, if you
will stop talking, and not wake your lit
tie baby brother"
Dick wants little baby buzzer to get
up and shave"
Not a word was spoken after that.
Quietly, but firmly, | laid him down and
drew the blanket over him. l turned
out the gas, and taking long step to
clear the stray animals, l made my way
back to my own room. Three minutes
later knew from his regular breathing
that Dick was asleep, and, if [ remember
rightly, didn't care much at the time
whether he had wistful face and empty
hands and a lonely young heart or not.
II Morris Waite
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
MAKING A SPEECH.
1t Usually Involves q Very Serious Physi-
cal Strain.


1t may look like a very easy thing for
a member, having his speech written, to
deliver it during the course of an hour
II the House, but it is not such an easy
thing as it looks. The average speaker
gets Il deal of athelctic exercise during
the course of an hours speech. There
are some members in the house who can
stand and read a speech without lifting
hand except to turn the pages, and al
most without changing position; and
there are other members who can talk
all day without getting tired; but the
average speaker perspires as if he We're
saving wood. An offhand speech of
10 minutes does not count, but the man
who throws his arms in the air as if
whirling Indian clubs. hammers his desk
like a blacksmith. and dances all around
the place for an hour orso. is taking very
violent exercise. Experience has taught
some of them that it is not safe to make
such a speech without taking extra pre-
cautions against cooling off too quickly
afterward
l know several members who take eX-
traordinary precautions. They do not
speak often. They know for weeks be-
fore hand that they are to speak, and
after all preparations are made for the
speech itself, and the day comes for the
effort, they have a servant bring COM
plete change of linen and underwear and
heavy overcoat to the Capitol, and wait
with these things at hand until the speech
is ended. Then the speaker with the
perspiration pouring off him, rushes to
the cloak room, where the servant stands
with the coat ready, and throws it over
his shoulders as soon as he comes within
reach. Next the member, with the col
lar of his overcoat turned up, tucks his
dry underclothing under his arm and
makes for the bath rooms. There he en-
ters the waiting room, where the tenn
perature is high and there can be no
draught, being under ground, and waits
to cool off a little preparatory to bath.
There is no more work for him in the
House that day. When he has got his bath
he makes for his lodgings as fast as he
can, and stays there until thoroughly
rested Philadelphia Telegram.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
THE NEW BRITISH NAVY.
Completion of the Big Battle Ships Nile
and Trafalgar.

The English battle ship Trafalgar,
which was launched in 1887 and now
just completed and ready to gointo COM
mission, is one of the heaviest and most
powerful war ships atloat. She has
length of 345 feet, breadth of 73 feet,
displacement of II $40 tons, and an in
dicated horse power of IL 900, with
draft of q feet 6 inches. She looms up in
the distance one of the most powerful
bulky, and terrible monsters that have
yet appeared upon the face of the waters
at the command of man. Wrought iron,
steel, and teak provide an armor that
would seem impregnable, and from ram
to sternpost provision has been made
against the most formidable weapons of
modern warfare. Turrets will revolve
by hydraulic power. Each contains two
81 ton breechloading guns which in turn
will be loaded and worked by hydraulic
power and so arranged that they rise for
firing and descend for loading. A full
charge calls for 500 pounds of powder
This tremendous monarch, with its
towering turrets and citadel, carries 200
tons of coal, the amount necessary for
steaming $500 knots, and the highest
speed yet attained by the ship is 164
knots an hour The estimated cost at
completion is 81 SOC, 900, and is one of a
pair, her sister ship being christened the
Nile. The navy of England, with its
present appropriations and growing
numbers, will soon be the admiration of
the world. To what extent these inn
mense battle ships will be available in
offensive warfare is yet to be shown.
For purposes of defense, however, they
much excel anything yet produced and
the MON entum for ram power must be
tremendous and terrible, while the arma-
ment provides for fierce execution. But
how these immense ships will behave in
oceanic storms or in long cruises at dis
tance from home is yet to be shown.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21

The proof that Marat, the French revo-
lutionary leader, was really convicted of
theft has set at rest long standing con-
troversy. Marat was in England in 1716,
was accused of theft of old coins, escaped
to Ireland, was apprehended at an Irish
assembly in the disguise of a German
count and was brought from Dublin by
habeas corpus for trialin England. Aeon
temporary letter describing the assizes of
1916, at which it was thought that Marat
would have been tried, is silent. The
clerk of assize to the Oxford circuit has
at last supplied the missing link in the
evidence by finding that Marat was con-
victed at the assizes which commenced
at Oxford on March ), and ended ON March
7, 1777. The delay in the proceedings is
accounted for by the absence of the
accused in Ireland.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
SPOILED A GREAT SPEECH.
Prepared by Gus Williams for Watch
but Not Applicable to a Cane.

Prepared by Gus Williams for Watch,
but Not Applicable to a Cane.
Gus Williams, the comedian, was ten
dered benefit in Boston in 1872. He
was great favorite in that city. The
benefit was to occur on Friday evening,
and along about Wednesday John Stet-
son, who was manager of the theater
where Gus was playing, approached the
comedian on the quiet and said:
Gus, my boy, your friends here are
to present you with a watch at your
benefit next Friday evening. l didn't
want you to be broken up when they
came upon the stage with it, so thought
| would tell you, confidentally, what was
in the wind Now you can write up a
neat little speech for the occasion and
prepare yourself for the ordeal" Gus
thanked Stetson heartily He was
pleased with the idea of getting fine
watch. He carried cheap one, which
kept good time, and this he gave away
to the property man at once, in order
that the presentation committee might
see that he had no timepiece.
When he went to his room at the hotel
that night, he wrote out pretty i'm
promptu speech, in which he said that
when he gazed at the face of the beauti-
full watch he would see the faces of his
Boston friends; when he saw the hands
he would be reminded of the Boston hand
of good fellowship: the spring when he
looked at it wonld suggest the well
spring Of friendship; the chain would
bind him to Boston, etc. 1t was a neat
response and he studied it carefully.
He knew that when he sprung it they
would think him great extemporane-
Gus speaker, and he shook hands with
himself. Well, the eventful Friday
night came at last. The vast house was
packed with his enthusiastic friends. At
the proper time the presentation COM
mittee filed out on the stage and faced
him. He braced himself for the ordeal.
The chairman stepped forward and pre-
5ented him wth-a cane. They might as
well have hit him over the head with it,
as he was unable to speak a word. Ill Bos-
ton Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
Odd Wandering Rocks.

Near the village of San Jose, Peru, on
the shores of the great Lake Titicaca-
the loftiest lake in the whole world, are
three large pillars of stone They are of
unequal height, and the condors that
perch on the top of them add by their
gaunt figures and black plumage to the
weird effect of the solitude.
On one of these huge blocks the fea-
lures of human face are cut, and the
others are covered with designs of various
kinds; and they all have some reference
to sun worship. The pillars were prob
ably engraved by the original natives of
the land, who are now known only by
these and other relics in this quarter of
Peru. They are supposed to have been a
highly civilized race. 1t is not believed
that Che people brought these stones to
their present position. The rocks are
those called "erratic" or wandering
stones, and were probably left by
glacier,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21

The boys at certain college not far
from New York, have got what they call
Fearful down on Professor X" Con-
sequent'y, they make his life a bowling
failure. He was woke up at 1 in the
morning the other day by violent ring
ing at his bell. Drawing on his dressing
gown, he threw up his window and in
quired what was the matter.
Burglars are around, and we wanted
to tell you that one of your windows is
OPEN,
Which one?" he asked, anxiously.
"The one you have got your head stuck
out of, " replied the students in chorus.
-TC'hctt--
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21

When man sits down on the pave
ment and waits for procession of lamp
posts to go by, he is drunk; when he
takes off his boots, lies down in the gut
ter and tries to blow out the moon, I'M
der the impression that it is the bed
room candle, he is more drunk but when
he goes to the police station and tries to
bully the inspector into sending for
doctor to certify that he is sober, he is
most drunk Appleton Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
WHOLE NUMBER, 975.
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING DAY

just fifty years ago, dear wife.
Since you and were wed.
To-day's our golden wedding day
Where can the years have fled?
Am that shy and awkward youth?
Are you that maiden fair2
With silver threads among the curls
That once was golden hair?
Inever can forget the day
That made you all my own.
Your lips like tempting cherries ripe,
Your cheeks like roses blown,
Your sweet eyes shining bright as stars
In fancy yet see;
And you that day than all the world
Were dearer far to me.
And yet, dear heart, l know that I
Love better far to-day
Than cen loved that maiden fair
The wife that's old and gray.
And Twill pray that you and l
May walk life's golden sands
Until we reach that better place,
The house not made with hands.
Yankee Blade
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
FASHIONS PRESENT DRIFT.
1t Is in the Direction of Naturalness of
Form and Simplicity.

The present tendency of fashion to-
ward naturalness in form and design may
be accepted, at least for the present, as
strong and absolute, nor does it seem
likely. with the taste for art" and the
general knowledge which the masses
are gaining OF correctness of style and
outline, that the wheel of time will ever
in its ceaseless revolutions bring back
,he immense expansion of hoops or the
trightful deformity of the hustle.
Where a fashion takes such hold of its
followers that it descends to the most
minute details, revolutionizing UNDER
wear, and adapting every separate article
Of costume to one idea, then we cer-
tainly have reason to hope that it is des-
tined to a more or less continued eXis-
tence For then the great business and
mercantile interests become involved in
its permanent acceptance, machinery
employed in supplying great demands is
modified in accordance with the new
regulations, and such ponderous bodies
can only be moved at certain intervals.
The entire catalogue of woman's gar
ments has gradually undergone this
transformation.
A few years ago yards and yards of
muslin or linen We're gathered and
tucked and gagged into clumsy articles
Of underwear which etfectually destroyed
all natural grace and outline. Now there
is little superfiuous material to be found
among even the plaineSt and simplest of
ordinary garments. They incase the
form very snugly, hampering no limbs,
and yet they have almost tailor fit.
This change did not take place in an in
slant or month. 1t took many seasons
to accomplish it, and it is years since the
first tempt was made to bring about
this result. When tide in fashion as
well as in other affairs sets strongly in
one direction it is useless to attempt to
turn it. 1t must reach its flood. Fash
ions may therefore be considered pretty
well settled for some time to come.-
New York Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
Curious Date Figuring.

A gentleman was showing curious
thing in the State House the other day
showing how to tell the day of the week
of any date. He gave the following
formula, which can be tried by any one
Take the last two figures of the year, add
a quarter of this, disregarding the frac-
ton; add the date of the month and to
this add the figures in the following list,
one figure standing for each month, So
6-2-4-O-2-5-1-3-6-1. Divide the sum by
seven and the remainder will give the
number of the day in the week, and
when there is no remainder the day will
be Saturday.
AS an example take, March 10, 1890.
Take 30, add %, add 10, add6. This gives
1877, which divided by leaves a re-
mainder of 4, which is the number of the
day, or Wednesday, Atlanta Constitu.
tion,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21

A retired plumber thus gives a point
in the Sanitary Engineer for the relief Of
householders Just before retiring at
night pour into the clogged pipe enough
liquid soda lye to fill the trap or bent
part of the pipe. Be sure that no water
runs into it until the next morning.
During the night the lye will convert all
the offal into soft soap, and the first
current of water in the morning will
wash it away and clear the pipe clean as
new"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21

A method of transmitting sketches by
telegraph has been devised. The fugitive
from justice will now find his path
strewn with obstacles, for his portrait
can bs sent to any number of points
ulong his line of travel.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21
MEMORANDUM BY AMOS GRAY, OF BOWIE,
ARIZONA.

Prospecting party on the boundary,
November 90, 1889. Saw smoke 20 miles
south, and found small volcano. Peak
near and towering above it was vitrified
like brown glass from top half way down
and too hot to climb. Camped in bottom
of gulch, and found site of old camp,
also bones of mustang tied to mes
quite. Walked up canyon to prospect,
and found memorandum book about 10
feet from the edge of the vitrified over
flow from the mountain. Copied care
fully all that was legible, as given above.
No clue to name of writer.
CHARLES HOWARD SHINN.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-21

I am pinned fast with a broken hip,
and bowlder crushing the life out of
me. When fell, my automatic vibrator
rolled down the slope into the volcano
and the wire trailed partly after it. I
am liable to be burned to dust at any
minute. Shall throw my journal down
the cliff. l advise any inventor who
tries this sort of performance to leave
volcanoes alone.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19

A case for appeal-an orange.
Life is not all Sun-shine.-CleveIa
Scotch soldiers bear arms, and legs
too.
When the sun doth shed it's rays the
prudent farm sheds his sleighs.
An unthinking partisan, like sight.
less monkey, blindly follows an organ
Many "blue ribbons OF the past
are new used 20 tie labels to demi.
johns.
The duke and dutchess OF Connaught
are coming to visit us. COnnaughty y
people raise any objection to this?
How can Stanley's intended bride
hope to hold permanent possession OF
his heart? She is only Tenant,
anyhow.
An English scientist has discovered
an insect with II 900 eyes. What a
world of noes would he necessary to
defeat any object it had in view.
II was a worthy act on the part oi
ButterwOrth to denOunce the iniqui-
les of the Mckinley tariff bill. But
terwOrthy man should have voted
with his convictions.
deficiency Threatened" heads a
Washington dispatch to u morning
paper. Ii deficiency in brains in Wash
ington IL what is meant the country
will not lie startled. II is used
to it.-Texas Siftinss.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19

Forest and Stream: The angler
should take care OF his fish after he
has caught them. II is .liscrelitabl..
to fetch back u lot of sun and wind
dried trout, all curled up and stiff.
Put handful OF grass or ferns at the
bottom OF the creel, and kill the fish
rs soon rs caught by hitting them a
sharp blow on the back of the head
u the weather is hot clean the morn
ing's catch at noon, and every few
hours dip the creel in the stream. The
best way to keep trout to take home
is as follows: Clean them thoroughly,
taking care to remove the gills and lee
blood under the backbone; wipe them
dry, inside and out, hut do not wash
them; sprinkle them inside with black
pepper, but on no account use salt.
Pack in cool, fresh grass and keep
them in the shade. Ii ice is used it
should be put in a tin can. or at least
at the bottom of the creel. for it spoils
the flavor OF trout to have them soak
ing in water.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19

The United States has 81, 900 miles
OF railroad.
The railways OF the United states
earn 1890. 900 per annum.
The average capt. alization OF each
mile of railway. in the United States is
S5S, 1889.
The railways OF the United States
earn 3. 40 per cent interest per annum
OH their capitalization.
4 well constructed railway has 264O
ties to the mile.
There are about twenty-eight tele-
graph poles to each mile.
The weight OF the average steel rail
is So pounds to the yard; but heavier
rails are coming into more general use
The usual length OF steel rail is 30
feet, and there are l16 in one mile OF
track.
How to tell how fast train moves:
The number of clicks passed over in
twenty seconds equals speed in miles
per hour
An inclination OF % feet per mile is
practically no grade for railway;
from 20 to 81 feet is a moderate
gradient; from 40 to as feet is high;
and from 75 to gig is excessive.
The standard gauge OF railways in
the United States is 4 feet 81, inches.
The width of narrow gauge roads is
usually three feet.
The usual diameter of the driving
wheel of passenger locomotive is 3,
to feet in the United States; in Eu-
rope from u to 3 feet.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19
A Lost Opportunity.

lie looked so glum and down in the
mouth that the half-dOzen Of us con.
clndel that he had lost his wife or met
with some other distressing calamity,
and so, after leaving Elmira, one Oi
the boys slid into half OF his seat and
began:
My friend, yOu appear to he ILL.,"
"NO, not exactly i'll, WAS the reply.
"Wife ,lead?"
Never had one"
Heard any bad news?''
"No."
"lf there's anything our crowd can
10 for you We shall lie glad of the Op-
pOrtunity."
"Will your"
"Of course"
"Well, then, I wish you'd begin on
me and kick until the last man cant
swing his leg for another lit, for of all
the born fools in America I'm the big
gest ~
"Why, what's tine natter"
"We had an accident on this road
about three weeks ago, and lot Of us
lost our baggage. We were told to file
our claims, and I've just been down o
get my money"
well. wasn't that all right"
"All right. Why, iab my eyes, if !
wasn't fool enough to hand in true
list of about 81 worth of old duds,
while neighbor OF our'n who lost two
pairs of socks and box OF paper col
lars stood up and bluffed the railroad
out of $74.25, and they even asked
him to take drink after he got his
money. That's me to "a dot. Ihain't
got no brain i'm my head. I can't see
through a fshnet. I'll never know
anything until it's kicked into me, and
I'm ready to be booted the whole
length OF York state and give my only
pair of suspenders to the last man
who lifts me,''-New York sun.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19
NOTICE OF FINAL ENTITY.
Land Office "a, Helena, Mont.
Nax n lsts,

Land Office at Helena, Mont,
May -. I>w.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice ot his inten-
tion to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will he made
before the CLERK of the District Court Of
Fergus County, ut Lewistown, Mont. On
July Ia. Isa,. viz:
George ". Br1chrr.
who made pre-emption declaratory state
nhent No. iots,,. Tor the SWi, NEi, :! NW!.
See. ~; SEt NEi. See. H., TIP. "a ~, X.
T..
He name, the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultN alton oi said land. viz william kizcr,
John 1h"lapSnn, Lincoln Root and Nick
kizer, all Of i.eNisiown, Mont.
:. W. LANauoENr. Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19
Notice Of Final Entry.

Land Office at Helena, Mont,
June >, $3.50.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his in
tcntion to make final proof in sup
port oi his claim and that said proof will
be made before the Clerk of the District
Court Tor Fergus county, Mont, at Lewis
town, Mont, on July Is. lS'~, viz:
Con wight,
who made prc-enpion declaratory state
ment No. 9ii3. tor the Me-, MEL, See. .; -
SEA and SEt SWt, See. 1. Tp. l.; ~, Il. ~
east.
Ilenames he following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cu'iiva-
ton of said land, viz: William u. lab
cock, Lewis W. Peck and James u. Shell
ton. of Utica, Mont, and Frank T.. Wright
of Icwistown, Mont.
s.w. ASGHogSE. Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19
Notice of Final Entry.

Land Office at Helena. Munt..I
May ~, ls1
Notice is hereby given that the following
ma led settler has flied notice of his inten-
tion to make final proof in support
Of his claim, aud that said proof will he made
before theJudsc. or in his absence the Clerk
of the District Court ot Fergus County. at
Lewistown. Mont, on July 10 is1. yiz
William %. " assOn.
who made homestead application No. iG16
Tor the 81! NEi y! SEi and SWl SE,,
See. ., Tp. ~ n, Il. l. T.
lie names the following witnesse, To-
prove his continuous residence upon. aud
cultivation nf, said land, viz: Jacob
llolzrmrr, Frank Day. G.orgc \. l,r,,i-r
and Richard W. Noble, all of Lcwistown,
Mont.
S.W. LANGuoRNr. Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19

US. LAND OFFICE, Helena, Mont, }
l,,n., rstsl /.

US. LAND OFFICE, Helena. Mont
June :, ls.W.
Complaint having been entered at this
office by Nat haniel Jellison against Tying
+. Biethen for failure to comply with law
as To timber culture entry No. I12l. dated
April D. lss7. upon the :! SEA, SCI, SWi,.
and lot 4. Sec. Is, Tp. - ", Il. II r., in
Fergus county. Mont. with a view to th..
cancellation Of said entry; contestant al
leging that the claimant has failed to break
or cause To he broken any land on the said
tract since date of entry, and such failure
still exists.
Now. therefore. the said parties are here
the 2ifh day Of July, Is.M,. at 10 O'clock
-. M, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged failure. said tcsti
n'oay to he taken before Edwin De Frate
notary public at Philbrook. July u, Is.s,.
=. W. LANaHoKNE, Register.
Fergus County argus., 1890-06-19
Wtllta ~ krWosey,
Notice of Final Entry.

Land Office at Helena, Mont
June 3. l>.~.
Notice is hereby gwen that the following
named settler has filed notice ot his inien-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim aud that said proof will lie made b, .
fore the clerk of the District Court of Fer
gus county, at Lewistown, Mont, on July
Is. ls.0, viz
Samuel ". Barnes.
who made pre-emption ieclaratory state
n,ent No. .6.i, for the NJ SWi,, 81 NWi.,
Sec. H., Tp. II ~, r. IL T..
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation %; said land, viz: sullivan
Warehani, Henry -. Warclam. Henry
Elmer and Ezra Spragg. all Of Denton,
Mont.
y. W. L,N.HoENE. Register.