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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

coast towns where the steamers call.
But enough come from these points at a
low figure to make it well worth while
for man to undertake the business of
training and acclimatizing them"
Some varieties are better than
others, are they not ?"
eyes, but practically any parrot can
he trained to talk if you commence
when the bird is young. There is a
common but TO ,lish notion that it is
only the male birds that talk. AS q
matter of fact there is no more differ
ence in this respect than in the human
species. The hen parrot can do her
share of talking about as well as a
woman's rights advocate.
"Do the different kind Of parrots re-
quire different food?"
"Certainly; that is one of the secrets.
Let me describe to you here the kinds
of parrot commonly met with in this
country. OF course you know they are
all imported and acclimatized, the bird
being strictly tropical in its natural
habitat. The Mexican double yellow
head parrots are among the best birds
we get; they have better talking power,
greater sharpness in picking up words
and tricks, and a more pleasing human
like voice than the other varieties.
They are also quick to become attached
to their owners, and to make strangers
feel like strangers, which is one of the
chief charms of parrot for the average
man or woman. That's human nature,
isn't it? If parrot will talk to every
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26
The New Senator from Ohio.

Calvin S. Drice, who was recently
elected to the United States Senate
from Ohio, was born in Putnam Coun-
ty, Ohio, Sept. II, 1915. His father
was the Rev. William X. Brice, we'll
known Presbyterian minister, who
went to Ohio from Maryland, and
preached for many years in North
western Ohio. His mother was Miss
Elizabeth Stewart, of Carroll County,
and was woman of unusual ability
and fine character. Senator Brices
early training was careful and thor
ough, and at the age of thirteen he en-.
tered the preparatory department OF
Miami University at Oxford. When
the war broke out he left his studies.
and, although not yet sixteen years OF
age, he enlisted and served until the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

THE child begotten by the matrl.
monial alliance of science and religion
is now declared legitimate.
ATHICK plate of brass may be cut by
making a mark on its surface with {
solution of mercury and nitric acid.
A wAsP's nest contains fifteen thou
sand cells. How this insect determine.
the number 1 will not explain.
In one hundred years ordinary fur
grows thirty inches. By this we may
approximate the age of peat.
ALL have noticed the caterpillar thai
infests the willow tree. Each inGi,
vidual has over four thousand mus
cles.
The drug called capsicum by the
druggist, pepper by the grocer, is OBJ
tailed from sixty species of the same
tree.
AWAY on the top of some mountain
ranges various temperatures are found
The Peak of Teneriffe has five zones
of vegetation.
Colon blindness affects greater
proportion of our population than mos
people imagine. Five per cent. o
Americans are color blind.
EAGLES are long lived birds. A warty
old chap has been an heirloom in a New
Albany, Indiana family for nearly {
hundred years.
Cold follows heat at extraordinary
depths. In silver mine in Norway
over three hundred feet deep the bot
tom is covered with snow.
EGYPTIAN architecture becomes more
marvellous as time passes. A temple anG
an altar have been discovered buried
far beneath the surface in front of the
great Sphinx.
IT is not generally known, but true
nevertheless, that gas is produced by
striking piece of Iron with hammer
and if the blows, however light, are
continued long enough. the iron. how
ever large and tough, will eventually
crystalline and break.
THE rates of transporting heavy
freight, merchandise, and the like, have
changed. Less than half century
ago the railroads of Great Britain made
a very careful estimate, and it cost just
a penny n ton per mile for carrying
coal. This, with the price of English
labor and mechanics, seems high.
New ALBANY. Ind.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

the most perfect photograph possible.
They worked on the machine for over
two months. Every Fart of the in
strument capable OF it is lated with
gold and silver, and the parts arc fin
ishtd to the utmost possible limit. At
tached to the machine is water MO; or
of improved construction that has been
one of the recent triumphs of the great
steadily and Eoiselessly with mini
mum consumption of water. The case
is of rare inlaid woods, and is marvel
Of painstaking workmanship.
The phonograph, if not the most use
full, is certainly the most wonderful of
al! the wizards wonderful Inventions,
When it was first exhibited Mt the New
York Academy Of Sciences, few years
ago. murmur of admiration was
heard, which was succeeded by re
peated applaue e. Some of the skcp-
teal members started the rumor that
the Academy had boon mvstiiied by n
clever vcntliloquist, and repeated OK
periments were required to convince
these incredulous persons that 10 Chi
canery was used, and that the talking
machine" could bercadily manipulated
by anyone.
Edison's birthplace is Milan, Ohio.
While vet boy i'll his teens, telcgraphy
took great hold upon him. and having
one day snatched n station-master' j
child from il front of an approaching
train, the grateful father taught him
biography, and from that time he be-
came a systematic student. His ready
ingenuity suggested all sorts of adapt
atoms. One day the ice jam broke the
cable between Port Huron and Sarnia
ION the Canada side: the river at that
point being a mile pnd half in width,
all communication by telegraph was
cut off. Young Edison seized the
valve of an engine that controls the
whistle, which he footed into long and
short notes, like the dots and dashes in
telegraphv. Hello, Sarnia, do YOU
get me-" he footed; rO answer. "Hel-
10, s;arnin, dc You hear what ] say?"
A third and fourth time the message
was sent over, AID finally came the an
swer from an engine on the other side
the connection had been made, and
communication easily carried on until
the cable was repaired.
E,lison's many Inventions arc legion,
but his phonograrh, mcgaphoae, tho
qnadrn?lex and duplex systems of tel
cgraphv, his telephone which alone
nettcd him over one hundred thousand
dollars-the electric railway and in
caodcsccnt electric light, arc but faw
Of the best known Of his most wonder
lul and valuable Inventions.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

about it," commanded Jack; you're
my man now" ard he pushed aside the
lapel of his coat and showed his star.
DON'T" he exclaimed, as Sans
hand started to drop, don't, or I'll
kill you"
Up went the hands, for big Sam saw
he had met more than his match.
Here, barkeerer, just step around
here and put these bracelets | have in
my pocket on the gentleman's wrists,
will you?" said Jack, addressing the
dispenser of drinks. The man com
piled.
Now, o3en the door for us and you
can have that change on the floor for
your trouble, said Jack.
Nov, Sam" he said, as the door
swung open, "iust walk over to the
De Koven House, ahead of me, that's
as far as we'll 60 now
Sam complied and at the hotel he
WAS turned over to the waiting officers,
who deprived him of couple of re-
tolvers and an ugly looking knife.
AS old Jack surrendered the star he
remarked that che was done with it."
well" remarked big Sam, "if l
had known yon We're doing this for fun,
somebody would have died"
well, | guess you know who would
have died, was nil old Jack replied
Big Sam was taken to the scene of
his crime, where he suffered the full
penalty of the law.
w. L. FRENCH.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26
The Nine viii Save Time.

"Lots Of time will he saved by lettcl
writer's this year. said n very
busy merchant down town the other
day. He had improved breathing
spell in his working hours to scribble
all over q piece of scratch paper the
dates 1889 and 1890. "See here" he
continued, pointing with his pen at the
paper. ado you know that / can write
1880 much faster than 1889, although L
have had the advantage of q years
practice with the latter date? 1t is only
the difference of a fraction of n second,
of course, but when you add together
these fractions of seconds hundreds of
millions Of times they go to make up
very respectable period of time-per-
haps a century or so in all. We have
not had such an easy date to write as
1890 since the year 1860. All the dates
from 1870 to 1889 have been awk-
ward for penmen. Try it few times
and see how easily you can put 1890 on
paper. Then next week you will Won
der why you will persist in writing the
awkward 1889 and scratching it ont
again. But you'll do it all the same. y"
--NeW York Tires.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26
hardy bird. A good African parrot
is not dear Mt $50 or even 500"
What other varieties come here?
"The Cuban parrot. 1t is very
beautiful bird good talker, and

fair whistler. This is delicate variety
till thoroughly acclimated, and is sub
iect to all the rules about limited
water diet"
"Are there any South American par
rots in the market?" :
"They are scarce, but one of the best
is the Maracaibo. 1t is almost as beau
tiful as the Cuban variety and about
the same size. One of these birds IS
said to have been taught to talk both
in German and English and even to
whistle airs. Most of these go to
England. A Maracaibo parrot is worth
anything from SO to $500, according
to it's accomplishments"
What about the redhead parrots?"
There are two varieties usually met
with-one is the Mexican, the other
the Porto Rico. These are very much
alike with one cxception--the feathers
of the Porto Rico bird are tipped with
red on the back and breast, while the
Mexican. variety is solid green, with
the red patch on the head much larger
and brighter. The Mexican birds are
fairly hardy and have very bright, ex-
prcssive eyes. They make splendid
takers and good whistlers. They are
also quick to learn tricks"
you spoke of double yellow he adj
parrots. What does double mean ?"
"Oh, there is single yellow head in
which the golden area is much smaller.
This variety is not as good whistler
as the other parrots, but it is the most
docile of all and rare talker. Once
tamcd if will make friends with any,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

When q Rus ian is converted and feels
called upon to turn from his evil ways,
as often as not he joins a sect called the
runners (begoonee,) and, taking up his
bed. walks about the country for the re-
mainder of his natural life and seems
to thoroughly enjoy it. No conscien-
tious member of this peripatetic and pro-
grcssive persuasion can pitch his tent
for long anywhere on this transi:ory
earth. A day and a night is the usual
thing, week is exceptional; a months
halt would be evidence of lamentable
backsliding, while still longer soiourn
would leave no doUbS that the impious
loitcrer had committed The ineXpiable
sin, writes correspondent. For once a
mar has been received into the ranks
Of the begoonee he can no longer he
fastened as nail Iii a sure place, but
is straightway fugitive ard vaSa-
bondi II the earth, and can take nothing
for life's journey, save a staff only; no
scrip, no bread, no money in his purse,
and only suspicion of spirits in his ca
pacious bottle. -NelC York journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

En- Goycrro or Andrew Shuman an,
tered the smoking car on Chicago and
Northwestern train the other afternoon,
says the Chicago TriJ,tI1e, and took n
seat facing toward the engine. The scat
ahead of him was turned over. Mr..
Shuman was smoking good cigar and
had an eve; ing papc. in his hand, As
he settled back an Iii hma1, with a
clay pipe in his mouth, entered the car
His breath was redolent with bad
whisky and red eye tobacco.
Good avcnin', MiSther Shumap, :"
said the Irishman, as he sat down on
the seat opposite,
How IRE you. rat?" said Mr.. Shu-
man.
"Noiccly, tank YOU" was the reply.
Pat had probably hood the garden
for Governor Shnman ut some time,
and he was presuming on old &c quaint
ancc. He leaned over, blew q little
bad breath and worse tobacco smoke
in Governor Shuman's face, and
asked:
slows things in Evanston, sor?"
"Very nicely" replied Governor
Shuman, trying to oren the window t"
get breath OF lfcSll ar.
Pat leaned over again and allowed
another Whit of red eye To circulate
around Governor Shumans head as he
said:
"Oi am glad to hear it, sor, Now,
Old like to AK YOU
But Governor Shuman was de3-
perate.
Where are you going, Tat?' he
asked abruptly.
Evanston, sor," was the re ly.
Evanston !" exclaimed Governor
Shuman. why, you're going the
wrong way. Can't you see you're faced
toward ChicaG,? Turn the seat over"
The IriShmaE gave a start, turned
aroand and looked toward the engine,
and then glanced out of the window.
BE hivens, you're roight!" he ex-
claimed. "Oi'm faced the wrong way.
Thank you Misther Shuman."
He turned his seat over and Cover
ror Shuman buried his head in his
paper and enjoyed the rest of the trip.
In fact, he was seen TO smile once or
twice.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

say one hundred and fifty pounds,
would take for his food as follows:
Breakfast, dressed beef, ten gal
Ions of tea.
Dinner, twenty dressed sheep, five
barrels of potatoes.
Supper, fifty loaves of bread, bar
rel of butter.
Lunch, two hundred pounds of cake
barrel of wine.
And even then would wake nj mid
night feeling as t hough he had MOI
eaten square meal for week. Hap
PLY, though, men are not spiders.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

body the owner has no use for it. This
variety has another good quality; that
of fcarlcssness. 4 Mexican double
yellow head parrot will convince any
cat in about two minutes that distance
lends both enchantment and safety to
the view. As to what these birds can
learn, l will only say that they have
been taught to initiate all the animals
in the barnyard-tne rooster, the dog,
the pea hens, the turkeys. They can
be made to repeat half a dozen letters
of the alphabet in succession, spell
words, and, as to swearing, they will
pick up cuss' words as quick as any
lO-year-old gamin.
parrots are reckless feeders, and
that is the cause of most of their all
ments. The birds naturally live on
seeds and fruit, under conditions which
permit them to have fresh food Mt all
times and plenty of air and sunlight.
But parrot in captivity is kept in a
state of chronic irritability by hot and
Improper food - coffee, meat, stale
bread, sour vegetables at the bottom OF
it's eage-is it q wonder that the bird
sickens?
"The hardest of all varieties is the
African gray. but it should never be
fed with soft bread, which agrees we'll
with other parrots. Tho proper thing
for this bird is a diet of water, crack
ers, pilot biscuit, hemp, and occasion
ally piece of mealy apple or a pea
nut.
"There is no whistler to beat the
African gray, and it never screeches
OF course, this bird comes high, be
cause it has to come by way of Liver
pool and New Yo,k, or found the Horn
but it is fine pet, and. as l have said
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

A SINGULAR case came up New
York before Judge MCGOWAN. Will,
lam knirscher is a iourneyman tailor
who worked at his trade in an estab.
lishment in Sixth avenue. Knipscher
boasts of beard whose length is Of
unusual dimensions. He has not cut
1t for twenty years. On Feb. %, while
waiting for his salary, Robert Delury
stole up behind him and shipped off
with a pair of shears three inches of
whiskers, to the great amusement of
those employed in the shop. Knip-
scher felt that he had been insulted.
and sued Delury for $4,000 damages,
alleging assault. The jury. after con-
siderable delibel alton, decided that
whiskers were worth 2 cents an inch,
and gave Knipscher verdict for s
cents.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

expiration of his term, and returned to
the university, and in June, 1868,
graduated. He went to Lima, where
he taught in the public schools, and IN
the spring Of 1864 he recruited COM
pany and re entered the service as
Captain of Company r, One Hundred
and Eightieth Ohio Volunteer lnfan.
try, and remained in the service until
the end of the v ar He was promoted
while in the field to the Llcutcnant
Colonclcv of the regiment for mcrl-
torious service, bGt lee and Johnston
laid down their arms before he mus
tered in for this Office. Senator Buce
returned to Lima and p cparcd HIM
self for the law, lad ating at Ann
Arbor, and in 1866 was admitted to the
bar. In the year lS19-70 he became
interested in rail Dad bl ilding, and
began to amass the fortune he is now
enjoying He i; Chairman OF the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, and Is
an active political leader and success
full tinancier.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

cured the prize, how to treat it prop
crly A parrot enthusiast in a recent
article in the San Francisco Chronicle
gives much interesting and valuable
Information, which is here reproduced ::
81 suppose You know that every Snip
from the lsthmus lands at least q score
of parrots il San Francisco" said an
enthusiastic bird-tamcr to q reporter
recently.
What becomes of them ?"
81 believe most of them die within n
month for want of proper care, and very
few of the rest learn to talk. 1T
wouldn't be an cXaggeration to say
that half the population of San Fran
cisco has tried its hand Mt parrot keep
ing, but good talking bird is as rare
as ever, and will always command a
high price. OF course, all the parrots
don't come from the Isthmus or the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

The fact that the Empress Augusta,
although a great invalid, lived to be
20 years old, is explained by the fact
that for twenty years before her death
she regulated her life after the strictest
fashion, so far as diet was concerned.
Early in the morning she took cup of
strong tea or cocoa; at IL o'clock she
had large cup of strong beef tea, and
in the early afternoon a small piece OF
fowl, fome vegetables-spinach, if it
was In season-and a glass of Malaga
and water; toward evening she took
tea again, Piece of light cake, and
nm ice, and at 10 o'clock she went to
bed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26
a Pack of Playing Cards.

What history is represented in
pack of playing cards. They contain
a spot for each day in the year, a card
for each week in the year, picture for
each month in the year, suit for each
season ct the year, q Numerical colo,
for each minute In an hour, and value,
in whist. for each degree of the circle.
A hand in an ordinary game of whist
would not be repeated in 15i, Alb years.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26
Tho Greedy Spider.

The ordinary spider, tanned aud
taught to come for its food, which is
not difficult or troublesome to do, will
consume an immense amount of food
in twenty four hours, amounting, in the
aggregate, to tribe over six times its
own weight. At the same rate OF CON
sumption, a rerson of average weight,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

LEO XIII. is said to be actively en-
gagged in designing his own tombstone.
The statue of the Pope is to be placed
over a sepulchral urn, and on either
side of it are two colossal statues, rep
resenting Religion and Justice.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

IT Is rather surprising that we can
not yet positively answer the old ques
ton. Why is the sky blue? Professor
Tyndall explained the color as due to
the smallness of the solid particles in
the air, which are thus able to reflect
only rays of short wave-length; but
later investigator, Professor Hartley
believes that the mysterious ozone ex
ercises some influence on the rays, al
a small quantity of ozone gave a sky
blue in tube two feet long.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

AT Santa Cruz, Cal, during the
food, little child gathered q smnll
pile of wood, and for fear some one
might take it went home and got q
piece of paper and wrote on it, This
wood was got by me for grandma
please don't steal it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

HEN Iowa was adj
mitted to the Union
as a State there
were within hor
borders many rough
characters, no had
left their quio t
homes in the older
States and sought
the wild West in n
pure spirit of adven-
.ture. Most of these
men, though brave
to a fault, were
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26
An incident of Thomas A. Edisoh's Early
Career-HIs birthday Gift.

HOMAS A. EDISON
recently celebrated
his 44th birthday at
his home at Menlo
n. J. The
employees of tho Ed
i on h o ograp h
Works, in honor of
the occasion, made
and presented TO Kim
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN says he was
always afflicted with bashfulness with
the girls, but his brother, the veteran
General, had, as boy, "the same
happy way with them and ease in
kissing them which he still retains"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

THE eyes of Henry NJ. Stanley ar.
described rs having n marvellous effect
upon the wild Africans. 1t is said that
she first looks as if he were going to
eat them, and then, when they give in
and do what he wants, he looks rs if
he had done so and were grateful to
them for the meal"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

For many years it was thought by
scientific men that nothing but the
real diamond would cut glass, but stee,
can be made sufficiently hard to cut
glass readily, and a substance called
zabasheer, found in the joints of tn.
bamboo, will, when dry, cut glass read
lily. 1t hardens into solid lump when
,Xnosed to the air.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

CHARLESTON, S. c., does not appear
to be growing in wealth very rapidly.
The City Assessor reports that the
value of real estate has increased
1906, 900 and that of personal property
decreased $24s,7Oo during the past
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-26

A SHEET of paper made from the
web of the white spider in Hong Kong,
China, is in the possession Of George
West, of Ballston. 1t is as light as
air and almost rs transparent.