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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
A PEEP INTO A HAREM.
HALF HOUR WITH SULTANAS AND
ODALISQUES.

rhe Empress Of Germany Visits Const,n-
tinople and Is Accorded Extraordinary
Courtosics sho Visits tho Harem and
Dns1rih6s MINT Sha Snw.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
THE French Academy of Science

THE French Academy of Science ha
discovered, by experiment, that each
human body is in itself an electric bat
terry, one electrode being represented
by the head and the other by the feet.
Therefore it is the proper thing to
sleep with ones head to the north and
feet to the SOUTH
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19
POPULAR SCIENCE.
PROF. Ell SOM DISCUSSES MANY IN
TERESTING TOPICS.

Timely Advice to Consumptives What
Physical Man Is Composed Of-IIow TO
Mako Light without n Match-Other
Curious and Instructive Facts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

Some time ago three persons made
an extensive tour of the country.
selling polishing material, which
they peddled from house to house.
After an absence of seven months from
home, they returned rich, and made it
ail by selling the following:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

This will be thoroughly mixed and
we'll shaken before using, put in a
little pertaining to make it smell good,
stick on French label that nobody
can read, boom it in the papers as a
newly discovered polish, made by some
prehistoric tribe of Indians, and a
bushcl of money can be made at selling
it. In any event, it is a very fine
polish. Apply with soft rag. If the
people don't read the papers too much,
many a country clerk can make his
board and pin money putting it up and
selling it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-19

asked him if he was willing to let me
have good team sleigh and driver,
to try tho way.
but, madam, the snow is too
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
THE MOT.MOT'S TAIL.
A Noticeable Feature In the Makeup OF
Very Queer Bird.

A Noticeable Feature In the Makeup OF
Very Queer Bird.
At the present time bird OF more
than ordinary interest is to be seen in
this house, which, though not new to
the collection" will certainly be new
to very large majority of the present
visitors to the Zoo, as it is very long
time-how long we can not say with
certainty, but at least twenty years
since the last specimen died there. The
bird in question is mot-mot, presented
about a week since, and is to be seen in
the large cage nearest to the keepers
room. 1t has not yet been labeled, but
is we believe, Momotus brasilsensts It
is an extremely striking though not
very brilliantly colored bird, about the
size of a jay, with a long tail; its bright
est color a most beautiful blue, forms
band round the crown of its head,
which is black, and there are smaller
patches on it's cheeks; it has bold,
bright eye, the iris of which is red. Its
tail, however, is without doubt its most
noticeable feature, not so much from its
length and color as from the extraor-
binary habit the bird possesses, espe-
cially, it would seem. when excited. of
swinging it from side to side after the
manner and with the regularity of the
pendulum of clockEoccas onally vary
ing the monotony of the proceeding by
Jerking it straight up over it's back-an
odd habit, calculated to attract the at
tention of the least observant.
The mot-mot's tail has the further
popularity that the two middle feathers,
which are longer than the others, are
racket-shaped at the end--that is to say,
that for about an inch the feather is
perfect, and then for another inch, or
rather more, the shaft is entirely de-
nuded of web. This popularity has
given rise to some controversy, one side
contending that it is natural, while the
other AYERS that it is artificial, being
caused by the bird itself. Waterton
first drew attention to the fact that the
bird acted as its own barber. and de-
scribed the process as follows: "This
bird (the mot-mot, or houtou as he called
it) seems to suppose that its beauty can
be increased by trimming the tail, which
undergoes the same operation as ones
hair in BARRIERS shop, only with this
difference, that it uses it's own beak,
which is serrated, in lieu of pair of
scissors. AS soon as it's tail is full
grown it begins about an inch from the
extremity of the two longest feathers in
It, making a gap about an inch long.
Both male and female adonise their
tails in this manner, which gives them
. remarkable appearance among other
birds. While we consider the tail of
the houtou blemished and defective,
were he to come among US he would
probably consider our heads. cropped
and bald, in no better light Saturday
Review
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
The Inconvenience of Being Wise.

A certain learned doctor had been
preaching in country church and was
on his way back again. AS he rode
along he fell into theological medita-
ton, tackling several stiff dogmatical
questions, and consequently he utterly
lost his way At last he met country
man, of whom he asked the way to
Savonnieres.
But the countryman knew him and
said
'Why, master, you're an honest man,
indeed. / heard you preach in our
church, and never heard a better SER
mon in my life. l should like to hear
a dozen such sermons" 'Well, well,
my good friend, hope to say a few
more words in season some other time:
but tell me the way to Savonnieres. :"
may, nay" said the countryman,
"may God keep me from such pre-
sumptuOusnessl to teach a man who
knows everything; you are laughing at
me, master. Why, the little children
know the way to Savonaieres, and are
you, who knows all things, ignorant of
such little matter9 Nay, tits not like
ly, master. God keep you" And so
he left him. -Bervalde de Verville.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Using Steam Twice.

w. @. Andrews, of the steam COM
pany, told me of marvellous double
use of steam which his company has
been making. Said he: Il have long
contended that steam could be used
twice, but the engineers have been
against me in opinion. But it is de-
monstrated now by practical opera
tons. From our station at Fifty
eighth street and Madison avenue we
supply steam for 1, 100 electric lights
at the Lenox Lyceum. This steam is
supplied to the engines at 100 pounds
pressure, and after it passes through
the cylinders the exhaust is passed at
pressure of sixty pounds into our
street mains, where it serves to run ell
evators, heat houses, cook food and
perform such other functions as we re-
quire of it.
1.-The steam thus does its work twice
over. The saving is about 60 per cent.
which is a clear net gain. Very few
people know, although it is a fact. that
OF the steam that goes from boiler
into an engine only about Is, or at
the most 20 per cent, is actually uti-
lized to create power. The other 80 to
80 per cent. is exhaust and goes off
into the air, where it is wasted. Now
we have discovered that this waste
product can be made to serve Just as
perfect a purpose as if it were made
fresh In separate boiler. 1t means a
great revolution in the steam bust
ness. New York Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Or. rALMAcE's FIRST SERMON.

The Great Preacher Tells How He APP
peared When He Began His Life Work.
All, how well l remember the first
Sunday in my first church,
The congregation gathered early.
The brown stone church was beautl-
full structure within and without. An
adjacent quarry had furnished the ma
terial, and the architect and builder,
who were men of taste, had not been
interfered with. A few creeping vines
had been planted at the front and side,
and white rose bush stood at the
door, flinging its fragrance across the
yard.
Many had gone in and taken their
seats, but others had stayed at the
door to watch the coming of the new
minister and his bride. She is gone
now, and it is no aattery to write that
she was fair to look upon, delicate in
structure of body, eyes large and blue,
hair in which was folded the shadows
of midnight, erect carriage, but quite
small She was such one as you
could pick up and carry over stream
with one arm. She had sweet voice
and had stood several years in the
choir of the city churches, and had
withal magic of presence that had
turned all whom she had ever met into
warm personal admirers. Her hand
trembled on her husbands arm as that
day they went up the steps of the
meeting house, gazed at intently by
young and old.
The pastor looked paler even than
was his wont. His voice quivered in
reading the hymn, and he looked con-
fused in making the publications. That
day a mother had brought her child for
baptism, and for the first time he Off
ciated in that ceremony. Had hard
work to remember the words, and
knew not what to do next When he
came to preach, in his excitement he
could not find his sermon. 1t had
fallen back of the sofa. Looked up
and down and forward and backward
Fished it out at last, just in time to
come up, flushed and hot, to read the
text. Made a very feeble attempt at
preaching But all were ready to hear
his words. The young sympathized
with him, for he was young, and the
old looked on him with sort of pater-
nal indulgence. At the few words in
which he commended himself and his
to their sympathy and care they broke
forth into weeping. And at the foot of
the pulpit at the close of the service
the people gathered, poor and ricu, to
offer their right hand.-T. De Witt
Talmage in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Only a Mistake.

Little 3-year-old Tom Gibson of Cal
fornia, ought to make good LAWYER
it he keeps on. One day not long ago
bis father said to him:
Tom. get my slippers. They are
under the bed"
Pretty soon Tom came back empty
handed.
"Fader," said he, "you told a big
How is that2" said his father.
'Wel, replied Tom, 81 looked un-
der the bed, and no slippers there. No
slippers there, fader."
"That wasn't lie, my son." replied
bis father. THAT was a mistake"
The slippers were found and the In
cident was forgotten until a few days
afterward. Tom came running into
the house with his lips betraying visible
evidence that he had been eating.
Tom" said his mother, what have
you been eating2"
Nothing, mother, " replied Tom.
why, Tom" said his mother, there
are crumbs all over your mouth. Don't
You know you have told me storyg'
mo" replied Tom promptly, ssthat
vas mistake. New York World
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Nearly Made q Fortune.

EYES," said Jones, II came near
striking it rich once in my life. Rob-
inson and went into the patent medi-
cine business, you see. We got our
stuff compounded and bottled, and
then it occurred to us that we hadn't
decided what to call it, cure for con-
sumption or cure for dyspepsia. l
went in for dyspepsia, but Robinson
insisted OH consumption, and he had
his way, confound him! The weather
was unusually mild for six months
after we got our stuff on the market,
and the consumptives all got better in
consequence. The result was that our
scheme failed I'm satisfied that if
we'd labeled the bottles Dyspepsia
Cure it would have gone off like hot
cakes and l should have today been
worth my Millions"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
LITTLE LAUGHS.

The law cannot make a man moral, but IL
can make him dreadfully uncomfortable
when he is immoral. Mckinney (Texas)
Mercury.
"What is the chief popularity of the Cana
dian climate?' asked school examiner. ut
is beneficial to bank cashiers" said the bright
boy of the class, "but very deadly to reform
ers. n-Judge.
An exchang mentions the fact of citizen
dying at the green old age of SO years. A
man who is green at the age of SO years ought
to die.-Newman Independent.
Silk is grown in twenty states, while men
who buy it groan in every state.-Portland
Advertiser.
Unbridled speculation in coffee has sent the
price up, and another pang is added to the
cup of the unfortunate boarding house suf-
ferer.-Boston Globe
Landlady-Would you like to have cup
of coffee, Mr.. Simpkins? 1t is nice and fresh.
Mr.. S.-Yes, madam. when I am through
with my steak. Business first, you know
Kentucky State Journal.
Suppose I shall see you at your fathers
funeral today?" said friend to young man
of the period. "Naw; should like to be there,
but I'll be busy in court, opening succession
and heading off mother in will contest. See
you later if succeed. New Orleans Plea
yune.
This life but little joy doth hold
For him who is the prey
Though he have lands and stocks and gold
Of grim dyspepsia!
Boston Courier.
The tramp usually has an elaborate bill Of
air.-Whitehall Times.
The tramp takes great pleasure in calling
money 'soap," we presume, because it is sell
dom found in his hands.-Yonkers States
man.
"Well," said an old tramp, wiping the per-
spiration from his brow with the back of his
hand, II wish somebody would explain why
SO much water comes out of my pores. I
never absorb any."-Norristown Herald.
A temperance paper asks: $50 into one Of
our gin palaces and what do you fnd?" Any
brand of spiritus frumenti you may call for,
and all out of the same bottle.-Oil City Biz
card.
"Soap is selling pretty well, isn't ita" asked
Ma1feld Bean of a Toad Hollow grocer.
"Yes, first rate-what made you ask?' "Be-
cause you always look as if you never had
any on hand. "-Melrose Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
The Doctors Hail Stone.

st. Paul, Mimi, had remarkable hailstone
a few days ago, and correspondent says, to
illustrate more forcibly the size of the stones
and the competition to secure the mammoth.
the feat OF wag, who in the height of the
shower rushed to his ice chest and hacked out
a two pound chunk from cake therein,
hastily clipping off the sharp corners with q
Ratchet, which he pitched from a window
into the yard of an excited neighbor, Is
apropos. AS the huge specimen fell upon the
turf, the doctor wildly rushed out from his
piazza, and at the imminent risk of perfora-
ton OF bis bald caput captured the monster.
and hurrying to his study made a plaster
cast of his prize, not for moment doubling
its genuineness Philadelphia Call.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
1t Fell Flat,

One day, as Sixth Avenue barber
shop had but one empty chair, a man
wearing a very big hat and walking
with great deal of swagger entered,
hung his hat on peg, and then draw
ing revolver he turned to the idle
man and said:
II want a shave-just a common
shave. / want no talk. Don't ask me
if want a hair cut or a shampoo.
Don't speak of the weather or politics.
If you speak to me I'll shoot"
He took the chair, held the revolver
across his legs, and was shaved with
promptness and dispatch. When he
got up he returned the shooter to his
hip pocket, put on his hat, and after
broad chuckle he said to the cashier:
THAT'S the way to keep a barber
quiet. He didn't utter word"
mo, sir-he couldn't"
"Couldnt2"
mo, sir; he's deaf and dumb. .
New York Sun.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
A Mean ADVANTAGE

II think I've got rather the meanest hus-
band in Detroit" exclaimed little woman
on the car the other day.
Her friend asked her to explain, and she
cont inued:
81 found that he was smoking fifty cents
worth OF cigars per day, and I got him to
agree to give me as much pin money per
week as the cigars cost. He stuck to it one
week."
"And then what?"
HE bought him clay pipe and a pound Of
ten cent smoking tobacco, and my income is
cut down to two cents a weekl"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Smoking Ont an Ar,nv

An ingenious American officer pro-
poses to settle the business of smokeless
powder by Immediately, on the COM
mencement of operations, firing bombs
into or near the ranks of the opponent;
the bomb will continue for a few hours
to emit thick clouds of smoke. Perhaps
the bombs might be lit in the ranks of
the opponent of the smokeless powder
New York Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Skating on Stills.

A new mode of utilizing the princi-
pie of stills for locomotion has been
patented. The action of propelling is
that of skating on ice, and any for
ward figure that can be done on ice
can be accomplished with ease by these
machines. Each wheel is independent
of the other, and backward travel is
prevented by mechanical action. The
balance is the first movement to be
learned. By pressing the thumbs on
the brakes the wheels become fixed,
by which means the learner can walk
on them the SAME as on stilts.-New
York Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Each Took Half

"Do you understand about notes of bandgn
asked one of the market whitewashers of
standkeeper the other day.
II think SOP
"Wall, had feller's note for $50. It ain,t
due till de LIST of July, but las mite he paid
me half of it."
1And you indorsed the amount on the back
Of the note2"
II did, heyl Was dat de way to do2"
aOf course. How did you doYn
Cut de note in two an gin him halfr-
Detroit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Grandma,s Idea Of a $1,000 SALARY

E. W. Winter, general manager of the
Omaha railway, enjoys good story as
much as any man l know, particularly
If it be on himself. He tells the follow
ing tale with great gusto: ''My grand
mother is dear, innocent lady, who
lives up in Vermont. She was telling a
visitor all about the family. one day, and
when my turn came she said, Now,
there's Erne, he's doing right WE'LL and
her voice sank impressively. They do
say he's getting as much as a thousand
dollars year, though / don'tsee how he
can earn all that money honestly. -
New York Star.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12

My business has that obliged build large
house store goods which will enable stock of furniture
large enough for the demand have bought right and buying
each grade furniture by the carload will freight much
T giving my customers the benefit of all these advantages will
have also secured the services rsss uphosterers
direct from San Francisco that prepared
rsca work both repairing and work person
wants uphoerng campaigning done be accommodated by call
ing at
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
SHOOTING TIGERS.

Twenty-three Man-Eaters Killed BY Three
Men Within Three Weeks.
It was my good fortune to be able to
shoot many tigers in Eastern Bengal,
sometimes single handed. but prefer
ably with one or more companions. /
never came to grief, or had any native
with me injured by tiger, but there is
always the chance of an accident when
playing with edge-tools. 1 was almost
invariably in company with experienced
men and good shots. But some men are
excitable. however experienced. One
day, as we were starting after motor
ious tiger. the wife of my companion
implored me not to let her husband get
off his elephant till the tiger was dead.
l thought little of her words at the mo-
ment; but, by and by, after rather
scrimmage, had stopped the tiger with
3 shot through his back that paralyzed
him SO that he could not rise. AS he
lay glaring at me with his terrible big
green eyes 1 was Mortified to see my
companion running up to the tiger on
foot, for he had jumped down from his
elephant on see ng the tiger fall.
Luckily had spare barrel, with which
/ put bullet through the tigers head
at once, and his eyes ceased to glare.
1t was my good luck with two friends
to get twenty-three tigers in one ex-
petition of three weeks on the Berham-
pooter churs, but we had to work very
hard indeed for it. 1 merely mention
this to justify myself in writing about
tho Ui1A
the howdah 1 have seen him in almost
every position, usually sneaking off,
trying to hide himself, but sometimes
charging and fighting for his life. The
pictures OF sporting incidents are often
exaggerated, and so are the descriptions
OF them. The tiger is usually an un-
willing combatant and seldom fights
except in despair. On more than one
occasion it seemed as if the tiger
thought the elephants were only big
cows and that they could be easily
frightened or killed. In Eastern Bengal
man-eating tiger is seldom found.
But II tiger has once. by chance or ir-
tention, killed human being he finds
the human neck so fragile and the
human being 80 incapable of resistance
that he is less disposed to take the
trouble to kill the deer or cattle, who in
their death struggles may hurt him with
their sharp horns and hoofs. Nor is
man-eating tiger always old and NANCY,
as some writer's have said. The finest
and cleanest tigress that I ever shot had
been killing human beings for some
little time before the news Of her raw
ages reached me-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Heaven for Him.

A poor old countryman was lying on
fpis deathbed and the priest was telling
flim OF the Life to come, that he might
rot sorrow after the life he was leaving.
After the judgment day." quoth the
good priest, "every mountain and hill
shall be brought low and every valley
shall be exalted
well, WELL" said the countryman,
that win be q famous land for us poor
Wagonen. "-Exchanpa
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Had Fun with a Fool.

A Providence policeman met a fool
wandering around at night, and to have
some fun with him he took out his hand
cuffs and threatened an arrest. The
fool didn't begin to cry and beg, ard
neither did he run away, but he saila'1
In with club and SO nearly killed trA
officer that he was in bed for a MONTH
Detroit Free Press
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
Al Home Made sIur on Dakota

A Home Made Slur on Dakota.
"Seen a man go along here latelygr asked
Dakota conductor, leaning off the platform
as the train passed farmer at work near the
track.
Eyes"
"Red whiskered mani
EYES," =.
Scrip in each handa"
"B'lieve So"
"When did he passa"
about ten minutes ago-he's just round
the curve. He's walkin' middling fast.
though"
'That's just the trouble, but I'll catch him
or run every wheel off the enginel I've no
objection to his walking if he's in a hurry.
but he wants to put up his fare first, and you
bet he'll have to if we catch him! Hi, there.
Bill, pass the fireman some more of those drv
express packages!"-Dakota Bell.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
When You Set Out a Tree.

1t is said that the soil around an old
tree, especially dead one, Is unfavor-
able to the growth of a young one;
probably because the soil is exhausted
ON some important food element, which
may have caused the death of the old
tree. If a young tree is set in place Of
am old, it is best to remove a large por-
ton of the old soil and replace it with
new if you want the young tree to
thrive. Home and Farm.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12

Two Florida men cut down a bee
tree and saved several hundred pounds
OF honey. When they finished gath
ering the honey they commenced to
investigate the top of the tree and
found where cranes had built their
nests. They gathered up lao dozen
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12
The King Wins.

When the King of Greece first start
ed out as euchre player he made up
his mind to always win, and he has
never lost game yet. The chief
reason for his good luck lies in the
fact that every man who plays against
him is given to understand that if he
wins over three points out of five he
will betrotted off to some fortress as
a political conspirator.-Detroit Free
Press %s 80
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-09-12

The construction of the pillars and
foundations of the great Forth bridge
consumed 81, 900 tons of cement and 707,-
QUO cubic feet Of granite. The total
amount OF resulting masonry is III, 600
cubic yards. The weight of the steel in
the bridgA' per is 81 900 tons.