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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Baby in Church.

Aunt Nellie had fashioned dainty thing
OF Hamburg and ribbon and lace.
AND mamma had said, as she settled it rouns
Our beautiful baby's face,
Where the dimples play and the laughter lie
Like sunbeams hid in her violet eyes:
IL the day is pleasant and baby is good,
She may go to church and wear her now hood.
Then Ben, aged six began to tell,
In elder-brotherly way,
How very, very good she must DO
LII she went to church next day.
He told of the church, the choir and the crowd,
And the man up in front who talked so loud;
But she must not talk, nor laugh nor sing,
But Just sit as quiet a anything
And so, on n beautiful Sabbath in May,
When the frut-bUds burst into flowers
tIhere wasn't IL blossom on bush or tree
So fair rs this blossom OF ours,
All in her white dress dtinty and new,
Our baby sat in the family pew.
The grand, sweet ma -ic revesent air,
The solemn hush, and the vcice of prayer
Filled all her baby soul with awe,
As she sat in her littlo place.
And the holy look that the angels wear
Seemed pictured upon her face.
And the sweet words uttCred so long ago
Came into my mind with Rhythmic flow:
"Of such is the kingdom OF heaven. said He,
And knew that He spake of such as she.
The sweet-voiced organ pcalod forth again,
The collection box came round,
And baby dropped her penny in,
And smiled at the clinkipc sound.
Alone in the choir Aunt Nellie stood,
Waiting the close of tho soft prelude,
To begin her solo. High aud rong
She struck the first note clear and long
She held it, and all were charmed but ona,
Who, with all the might he had,
SpranS to her little feet aud cried,
Aunt Nellie, yous being bad
The audience smiled, the minister coughed
The little boys in this corner laughed,
The tenor shock like mn lpaf
And hid his face in his handkerchief
And poor Aunt Nellie never could tell
How she finished that terrible strain,
But says that nothing on earth would tempt
Her to go through the scene again.
So we have decided perhaps It's best
For her sake, ours, and nll he rest,
That We wait, maybe, for q year or two,
Ere our baby re-enter the family pew.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

A GREAT cutlery has been raised in
the Swiss Canton Tessiu against the
prevalence there of bribery at elections.
The political workers are constantly
racking their brains to devise new
means of buying votes. The Mayor of
a small city near Locarno recently,
while running for reelection, invited
every man who would promise to vote
for him 20 eat and drink at his ex-
pensc for three months at certain
specified taverns. Tho success of his
plan is shown by the fact that he was
reelected, and that his bills at the
tavern in question amounted to $4,000
francs. Votes bought in the oldfash-
toned way cost from 20 cents to s.
each. Even the clergy arc said to
bride electors right and left.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
This account of M:s,issippi ball an

This account of a Mississippi ball ap
pears in a Memphis paper: The ball
given by the young men of Beno;t was
universally scored success by all i'll at
tendance. The heavenly spheres shown
forth in their transcend, MT beauty on
this Thursday night, seeming in perfect
harmony with the briIliancy of the event,
ana through mud and mire from Green
vi lie TO RoseIale the or me de Ia CT me
of Mississippi Delta came to participate
in the terpsichorean fee.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
Doing Things Well.

"There!" said Harry, throwing down
the shoe brush, "that'll do. My shoes
don't look very bright, but no matter.
Who cares?"
Whatever is worth while doing at
all is worth doing we'll, said his father,
who had heard the boys careless
speech.
Harry blushcd, while his father con
inued:
"My boy, your shoes look wretched.
Pick up the brush and make them
shine: when you have finished them,
come into the house"
AS soon as Harry appeared with his
well-polished shoes, his father said:
81 have little story to tell you. I
once knew little boy whose mother
taught him the proverb which l re-
peated to you few minutes ago. This
boy went out to service in a gentle
mans family, and he took pains to do
everything well, no matter how unim-
portant it seemed. His employer was
pleased, and took him into his shop.
He did his work we'll there, and when
sent on errands he went quickly, and
was soon back in his place. SO he adj
vanced from step to step until he be-
came clerk, and then a partner in the
business. He is row q rich man, and
anxious that his son Harry should
practice the rule that made him pros
per-"
Why, papa, were you a poor boy
once?"
Yes, my son; so poor that had to
go out to service, aud black boots and
wait at table and do any service that
was required of me. BY doing these
little things well | was soon intrusted
with more important ones"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

Frank Aeslie's Illustrated Newspaper"
offers as premium to all new subscribers
the "Angelus," the famous picture which
has excited so much attention. The best art
critics have examined this copy and have
pronounced it to be, in many respects al
most the equal of Millet's great painting. 1t
is perfect copy in size and identical ip
color.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
Rough OF the Roof.

Builder i want you to do some
thing for me.
F'riend-What is it?
You see this house is almost finished,
excepting shingling the roof.
$50 | perceive"
"Wcl4, L want you TO look around
and see if YOU can't find a thin car
penter who does not weigh more than
100 pounds. I must have light car
penter to put on those shingles. If q
heavy man goes up on that roof Tho
who e house will tumble in"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

WAS s e t I'll II 6
type in a South
ern State. The
editor of the pa
per was a "Know-
nothin' f ell w
who made up for
his lack of knowl-
edge by the free
use of big words.
He knew nothing
of the printing
bu S II G s 8, a II d
could learn moth
inc. if alive now
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

Away precious time and money and tri1e with
your health expe ime nting wi h uncertain
Discovery is 80 positively certain in its cura-
tive action as to warrant it's manufacturers in
guaranteeing it to cure diseases of the blood,
skin and scalp, and all scrofulous Affections,
Or money paid for II will be refunded.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
LITERARY NOTES.

The tail-piece that follows the Literary
Chats" in FIST. Louis Magazine" represents
train of cars coming down steep grade.
Very appropriate is 1T, meaning clear the
track" Woe to the one who contests the
wight Of way.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

Are any of the new-fa gled washing COM
pounds as good as the o,d-fashioned soaps7
day for "a pears, and is now just as good as
ever. Ask your grocer for 1t and take no
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

$500 Reward offered for an incurable case OF
Catarrh by tho proprietors of DIR. Sage's REM
dy. 80 Cts, by druggists,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

New York i, now the largest mahogan
market in the world.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

There are fourteen Indians in the Kansas
pnnitaptinrv
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08


FRANK }. CHENEY makes oath that he is tho
senior partner of the firm of f. j. CHENEY g.
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo,
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of december, A. d.. 1885.
t|- A. w. GLEASON.
SEAL Notary Public.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces o. the system. Send COR testimonials
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

A pocket pin-cushion free to smokers of
"lansill's Punch" sc. Cigar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
Gaod Advice Ia n Nutshell.

President Harrison seldom attends the
theatre
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08

+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
~" Sold by Druggists, &c.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-08
HOW 1 RAN INTO MATRIMONY.
RY CHARLES s. BLACKBURN.

WAS s e t ii II e
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

Among the nameless heroes, none are
more worthy of martyrdom than he who
rode down the valley of the Conemaugh,
warning the people ahead of the Johns
town flood. Mounted on q powerful
horse, faster and faster went the rider,
but the flood was swiftly gaining, until
it caught the unlucky horseman and
swept on, grinding, crushing, annihila-
ting both weak and strong.
In the same way is disease lurking
near, like unto the sword of Damocles,
ready to fall, without warning, on its
victim, who allows his system to be-
come clogged up, and his blood poi
soned, and thereby his health endan-
gered. To eradicate these poisons from
the system, no matter what their name
or nature, and save yourself 6. spell OF
mslarial, typhoid or bilious fever, or
eruptions, swellings, tumors and kim
dred disfgurements, keep the liver and
kidneys healthy and vigorous. by the
use of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's the only plood-purifier sold
on trial. Your money is returned If It
doesn't do exactly as recommended. =.
concentrated vegetable extract. Sold
bv druggists, in large bottles, at Sl.O.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

Many persons are delighted to make
the acquaintance of nature at second
hand, as she is represented in the pages
of books, but her real and common
aspects inspire them with dismay.
The famous naturalist, the late Rev.
J. G.. Wood, about thirty years ago
published little book called Common
Objects of the Seashore. The work
met with marked success, for hundreds
of people were astonished and delighted
to learn something about the structure
and habits of various creatures which
they were daily finding in the rock
pools, or lying dead upon the shore.
Soon after the publication of the
book, Mr.. Wood was one day hard at
work among the rock-pools at Margate.
He had mallet and chisel in his hand,
and was wearing his Oldest coat; his
trousers were tucked up to his knees.
Just as he was moving from one pool
to another, small party of fashionablv
dressed young ladies approached. They
were studying nature" as they sup
posed, for they were wandering daintily
along the shore, trying to identify some
of the objects which they saw, by the
help OF copy OF Mr. WOODS common
Objects"
AS they passed Mr.. Wood. they
looked up, saw the enthusiastic natur-
alist in his working attire, shrugged
their shoulders, and one of them muir
INJURED: "How very disgusting!"
Then they returned to their book and
to their dainty study of nature.
Another curious incident, though of
a different nature, followed the spread
of this fascinating book. A young man
wrote Mr.. Wood from Chicago, saying
that he had read the little work with
much pleasure, but living as he did, at
distance from the sea, many of the
animals described were absolutely un-
known to him. He had the greatest
desire to examine jelly-fsh. Might
he ask the Rev. j. G. Wood to forward
him one by return mail Youths
ComDanion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

week and found" and he was in debt
to me and everybody else, and could
raise no more subscriptions or adve@-
tising. We were discussing the RloorS
outlook when young man with haJ
eye and a thin nose came bustling 1
That he was down on his luci c0f
easily be told at glance, but that
was discouraged was not so cletr.
Il want two or three days credit ! {
little printing" he promptly
nounced.
"You can't have it," growled e
editor.
The young man was turning Nv p
seeming not at all discouraged, " IN
the editor asked:
"Who are you?"
"A fakir"
"What's that?"
"a man who travels anu lives b his
Wits"
well, you've hit the wrong / gn.
You couldn't raise quarter here n a
weeks talking. I've worked fAe a
jackass for q year to establish this
paper, and she busts this week"
"My FRIEND" said the stranger IS he
sat down, "let's go pards.
"How?"
"You print me some labels and
dodgers and I'll do the selling, and
we'll whack up"
what have you got?"
"a liver tonic"
"No good"
"Best thing in the world. How
many people you got here?"
"Twelve hundred"
"Then I'll sell twelve hundred
bottles of my South American Liver
[nvigorator at dollar bottle
After some further talk IL editor
agreed to the partnership, . vent to
he drug stores and found one lndred
bottles of O certain size. One -ousand
more were telegraphed for at ] ttsbnrg
10 come G. o. d. We got up a label,
got out five hundred dodgers, nd he
'Invigorator" was made at the editors
house. 1t was mixture OF " er, mo-
asses, ginger and WHISKY, ald cost
about 4 cents bottle. When all vas
ready, the fakir went out on tie street,
circulated the dodgers, and editor
gave him page advertisemen IN hat
we thought would be the ast issue.
Can you guess what that clap i'd in
seventeen days? He made, bottle Il and
sold $500 bottles of that I" In igol ttor, u
working two other villages losid or
own. In the making and 15ttl ng ne
had three or four to help, bu he did all
the selling alone. Childre cried fol
it, and old chaps who hi forgotten
that they ever had liver, ought 5wc
bottles and then came bach for a third
one. 1 saw $1,450 coun / down on
the imposing stone for ~ editor, and
he very kindly handed me my back
salary and present of $50. 1t was 6
godsend to him, for he squared up, the
paper went on, and to-day it is one o
the liveliest small daiIies in the State
af Ohio.--N Y. Sam.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24
The Developments of u Telegram.

A drummer on q certain route through
Michigan formed intimate acquaintance
with Young woman in village not
far from Coldwater, and it was not long
ere tine neighbors commenced to talk
about "Sadie Dashs beau" and to pre-.
dict speedy marriage. The drummer
represented himself as single gentle.
man, possessed agreeable manners and
wholly won the love of the girl and the
confidence of her parents. He fre'
quently remained at Sadie's house dur.
ing Sunday, was very attentive, and
according to the generally accepted be-
lief they were engaged.
One day telegram was brought tc
the drummer while he was at the house
of his lady love. He was tarrying in
the town awaiting orders from "the
house." The girl answered the ring OF
the messenger and re-entered the parlor
holding aloft the dun-colored missive.
"Do you really want it?" she queried,
half-playfully. perhaps it contains
dreadful news"
"Guess not, my dear. It's just line
from the boss. Open it and tell me
which way he wants me to CO." yawned
the drummer as he leisurely folded his
newspaper.
The girl tore the envelope and drew
forth and unfolded the message. As
she ran her eye over the written words
the expression of her face brought the
drummer to his feet. Before he could
speak she had uttered stified scream
and fled from the room, the crumpled
paper falling upon the floor. Our
drummer rescued the scrap and here IS
what he read:
BLANKvILLE, March 19.-We have a ten
pound boy. Come home. WIFE.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

FLASHES OF FUN.


A SIGHT draft is draft per Sc.
REPUDATED Bond s-Sundered mar
riage ties.
WHERE talk is cheap at the auction.
DIGGs--A man who drinks is dom
key. Biggs-May be that's why his
friends say, EARS to YOU"
"SHE is very plain, isn't she9 "Yes,"
said the Boston woman; "she is the
most obvious person in the ROOM"
MODERN Society. (making a
party CALI I think party calls are great
bores; don't you? She (receiving)-
Yes, indeed.
STRANGER-What bloodthirsty MUIR
der that was. Did they tree the muir
derer? Native-Naw; they used o
telegraph pole, believe.
POLITE Passenger-Pardon me, sir /!
Can sit down in this seat2 Old Sour
boy-Well, presume you can if you
try hard enough 1 didn't have any
trouble.
/ l DO not believe Moxey has any
genius for business whatever!" "Why?
Here he has failed seven times in as
many years and he is actually poor
man yet"
/ YOUNG Writer--H you would be so
good as to praise my book little in
your paper! 1t would cost you nothing
"Oh yes, it would. l should have to
conquer myself.
SHE enthusiastically oh, George
don't you think the greatest Joy in life
is the pursuit of the good, the true and
the beautiful? He-You betl that's
why 1 am here tonight.
/ SToNEoUTTER-W Would you like the
words we will meet again. engraved
on your husbands tombstone| Widow
For heavens sake, mol What you
want to put on that stone is Rest IL
Peacep"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24
You Couldn't Fool Him.

The presence of the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught in Victoria re-
minds the town crier OF ~ Incident that
occurred in Victoria OF II occasion Of
the visit of the Marqu of Lorne to
that city nine years since There was
pr ocession, among OF " festivities,
and in the crowd of cele ants was a
long, lean man who wa born in Yam
hill County, Oregon, ad who was
away from home for the rst time, He
had heard that Lady Lol 40, the wife Of
the Marquis of Lorne, WI the daug ghter
of the Queen, and wa very anxious
to see her. Finally tne one IN the
crowd said, when the Ma-luis Of Lorne,
and his noble wife swep by in an open
carriage, drawn by four orses:
"There's the Marquis and his wife,
the daughter of Queen. ictoria, sitting
alongside of him."
"Where where" sii the excited
Yamhiller, at the sameF ne pulling four
cards out of his pocket md gazing at
Mrs. Lorne and the IN cards altern-
ately.
"Why, there in the crriage"
"Yer can't fool me hes no Queens
darter. L won't have it. Why, she
don't look bit like any one of these.
She would if she war real queen" he
exclaimed angrily, at the same time
Haunting in the face of the spectators
the queens of hearts, spades, clubs, and
diamonds, taken from common pack
of playing cards.
A patriotic Englishman argued with
the young Yamhiler for ha!f-hour,
and when he got thro sh all the salts
faction he could get rs:
81 know queen v IN see her; you
can't fool me. I'm no ijeet, if l am
from Yamhill. SEQ Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24
LEGEND OF THE LIVER PILL
ELEMENT.
REVISED BY JIM BILDAD.

In the land of Amacola,
Where the white man hadn't gone yet,
Dwelt the chieftain Unawanga
And his daughter Uanata.
In his tent the chieftain did lay,
For very urgent reason
Consumption it did have him,
and he had it, very bad.
a nd his daughter,
S he was out in
The woods hunting
10 find something
For the old man,
Him to swallow.
AS she ran along the path she
Saw weed that grew beside it,
And right here, by hen, we'll leave her
And also the weed she did see,
And we'll look around little
And we'll see what we can see.
See the snake as it does crawl up
Through the grass, and the fly
AS it lights onto the suckle
For to get some honey from it:
And the sage-brush it grows thick
here,
And the bum, yes, and the bumlets,
They do sleep into box-car,
That Is, when they find one.
How we pity the poor old man
AS he lay within his big tent
As he groans like all get out.
Now we'll go and find his daughter
Where we left her looking
At the plant beside the path.
Uanata she pulled the weed up,
Pulled it up, its roots and all,
And she slung it in the water,
And although it was very dirty,
1t did clean the dirt and water.
Uanata saw and thundered:
"With me 1 will take this;
1t will cure him, sure's the devil"
Thus she spoke, and she referred to
Unawanga in his tent,
And she took it along with her
Like streak of creased lightning,
To the tent went Uanata,
And she found her father dying,
Dying slowly, yard by yard,
And she caught him by the collar,
And twas back she jerked his head,
And his mouth naturally flew open;
Down went the essence of the weed she
Gathered in the forest.
And the old man he jumped higher
Than he would have under
Any other circumstances.
"Ah, my daughter" said the chieftain,
"That's the proper stuff, you know!"
And he rose and blessed Uanata,
Blessed her with great big bles sing.
Now we're coming to the point and
To the object of this chant.
Please read over carefully,
And be governed accordingly.
Once upon time to Amacola
Came young man preaching
Down with Cleveland and his party,
And he wooed and won Uanata,
And Uanata told about what
The weed she found had done.
And the young man got some of it,
And tested it again,
And it did the same work
AS it did on Unawanga
In the land of Amacola.
And the young man he did call it
Liver pills for the people.
Thus great and mighty cure was
Wrought am ong the nation.
JIMsoN RANCH, Col
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

DR.. CHARLES w. DULLES, promi-
nent physician of Philadelphia, holds to
the opinion that there is hope for con-
sumptives, and that medical science will
soon be able to control the disease. In a
recent paper on the subject he pointed
out that while in England half century
ago there were $4,000 deaths annually
among $4,000, 900 people, there are at
present, in II population of 40, 600, 900,
but IA, 600 deaths due to phthisis.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24
Selling Thcb Iombstones.

What do you til of merchant
who makes husi' IS of buying and
selling seoond-ha grave-stones
There is man in n York who does
that. He purchase arge quantities of
'he familiar mortu tablets, erases
ihe letters, repollsh the surface, and
sngraves new inscri ons on the stone
20 order. When cd if his strange
occupation was sue, sful from COM
mercial standpoint he replied that
plenty of people v re anxious to sell,
for ready cash. the mbstones of their
long-forgotten rela es, while as many
more Were willing buy even grave
stone OF second-h q when there ap-
peared the possiL ity of securing a
good bargain. What a satire on the
boasted culture and fine feeling" of the
present age are the grim remarks of
this emotionless dealer in deaths trade
marksl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

Mr.. Bookworm, the bookkeeper, is
expecting raise in salary. His en-
ployer, Mr.. Joblots, pays him at the
first of the month, but without raise.
Disguised, he is about to return to his
desk, when Mr.. Joblots called him
back. Il had almost forgotten you,
Mr.. Bookworm; here is little increase
of your wages" Counts out the
money!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

One day, after the editor of the
Weekly Banner and Home Journal
had returned to the office from q trip
around the village, he announced tom me
that the paper would suspend with that
issue. l was an apprentice at 81 q
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-24

One hundred and twenty-five thousand
school children in the State of New York
have voted for n National flower. The
golden rod won by 26, 120 votes.