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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-08-15

l met a teacher of music last night
who knew Adelina Patti when she was
IL years old.
"She was not beauty, and did not
promise to be one" said the teacher.
"She was tall for her age-as tall as she
is now-and ungainly. Her face was
long and sallow, with no fine feature
about it, but pair of fine eyes. And
yet there was an attraction about the
girl, and her manner was pleasant. She
seemed entirely subservient to Maurice
Strakosch, who married her eldest sister
Amelia.
"He used to speak very freely of her
and before her, saying that he intended
to make her the greatest prima donna
that the world had ever seen; that he
knew she was not handsome, but time
would correct that in this connection he
used to instance the case of Persiana, who
was once, they say, the greatest singer
and ugliest woman in Europe"
Speaking of PATHS debut at Tripler
Hall, the old gentleman said that the
child Adelina accompanied herself on
the piano and made a success enough for
an encore. She then caused general
laugh by getting up from the piano and
clapping her hands as heartily as any
one in the house.-INew York Telegram.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-08-15
Leathern Artillery.

The inventor of leathern artillery was
a certain Colonel Robert Scott. a Scotch
man in the service of Charles |. of Eng
land. He constructed guns of hardened
leather, and eXperimentally tried them.
The result was that they were pronounced
superior to guns made of brass or iron.
But the colonel did not live long to enjoy
the great triumph of his invention. He
died in 1881.
In the very year of the coloners death
the effectiveness of his leathern artillery
was amply proved on the memorable
field of Leipsic, where, September, 1881,
Gustavus Adolphus achieved his splendid
victory over the Imperialists under
General lilly. 1t is said that it was
owing to the invention of Colonel Scott
that the victory was obtained.
The guns We're found to be so easily
carried that small battery could fly from
one part of the field to another, and thus
artillery be brought to bear where most
needed-a thing impossible with the heavy
artillery of that period. Certain it is that
leathern artillery was used in this great
battle by Gustavus, though it is equally
certain that the guns We're never used
afterward. The reason of that, however.
was that the leather guns having demon
strated the value of light artillery, way
was discovered of making hemetal guns
lighter, and the greater durability of the
latter gave them the superiority.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-08-15
GENERAL GREENE'S STRATEGY.
Victory and Defeat Alike Contributed
to the Purpose of His Campaign.

to the Purpose of His Campaign.
In his article, From Kings Mountain
to Yorktown" in the atlantic Monthly,
speaking of General Greenes last cam
paign, John Fiske writes:
Coming upon the scene under almost
every imaginable disadvantage, he had
reorganized the remnant of Gates's broken
and dispirited army. he had taken the in
itiative from the first, and he had held
the game in his own hands till the last
blow was struck. SO consummate had
been his strategy that, whether victorious
or defeated on the field he had, in every
instance, gained the object for which the
campaign was made. Under one disad-
had excellent officers
Seldom has a more brilliant group
been seen than that which comprised
Morgan, Campbell Marion, Sumter, Pick
ems, Ohio Williams, William Washing
ton, and the father of Robert Edward
Lee. 1t is only an able general, however,
who knows how to use such admirable
instruments. Men of narrow intelligence
do not like to have able men about them
ana 40 not KNOW HOW 10 uedl WIN u1eln.
Gates had De Kalb and Ohio Williams,
and put them in places where their talent
was unavailable, and one of them was
uselessly sacrificed, while he was too dull
to detect the extraordinary value of Ma
rion.
but genius is quick to see genius and
knows what to do with it. Greene knew
what each one of his officers would do,
and took it into the account in planning
his sweeping movements. Unless he had
known that he could depend upon Nor
gan as certainly as Napoleon, in after
years, relied upon Davoust on the day of
Jena and Auerstadt it would have been
foolhardy for him to divide his force in
the beginning of the campaign-a move
which, though made in apparent viola
ton of military rules, nevertheless gave
him the initiative in his long and tri
umphant game. What Greene might
have accomplished on wider field and
with more ample resources can never be
known. But the intellectual qualities
which he showed in his Southern cam
paign were those which have character
lied some of the foremost strategists Of
modern times"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-08-15
BUILT FOR THE PRESIDENT.
The House in Philadelphia Intended
to BE the Executive Mansion.


When Congress in 1899 decided to make
Philadelphia the seat of the Federal
Government for the decade between 100
and 1900 the pulse of the city was
quickened and great anticipations of re-
newed prosperity were INDUCED in. The
public mind did not dwell upon the pro-
posed temporary stay of the Government.
Indeed, it was generally believed that
when once fixed in Philadelphia the Presi-
dent and the Departments would remain
here rather than remove to the wilder
ness along the Potomac.
Accordingly steps were at once taken
by the State to provide suitable domi-
Gle for the head of the nation, then, of
course General Washington. After much
investigation and labor the committee in
charge of procuring an eligible site selected
piece of ground on the south side of
Market street, west of 9th street. then in
possession of the Markoe family, who
owned the entire block between Market
and Chestnut streets, facing on 9th street,
and extending nearly to 10th street. AS
stated above the corner stone of the house
was laid May 10, 1892, with great cere'
mony. 1t bore the following inscription:
"This corner stone of the house to accom-
MEDIATE the President of the United States
was laid May 10, 1893, when Pennsylvania
was happily out of debt. Thomas Mittiin,
Governor of the State.
The superstructure was Of brick, and
cuts of the building yet extant show it as
a large, gloomy affair, isolated and far out
of town. A flight of wide marble steps
led up to the great doorway. The main
building was three stories in height, with
spacious basement, and flat roof in
closed with ratings, no doubt intended for
promenade. A lantern OF skylight was
placed in the center. Side buildings not
so high or pretentious are also shown, to-
gether with a yard containing larches and
other trees, separated from the street by
the regulation high brick wall yet to be
seen in many places in this city.
President Washington never occupied
the structure, his declination to do so
being based upon constitutional reasons,
according to Mease, while Watson says
the cause was that Congress refused to
furnish it throughout, and Washington
could not afford to do so out of his pri-
vate means. Accordingly he took house
in Market street east of 9th street, and
the great structure at 9th street remained
untenated. In 1929 the trustees of the
University of Pennsylvania, who had
purchased it, RACED the building and threw
the exact site into the campus upon
which faced the buildings of the medical
and arts departments. In 1872 these
buildings in turn were taken down and
the present postotlice started Philadel-
phia Times.
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1t is not every boy that can make BIZ
cycle for himself. Yet that is what a
IS year old negro of Georgia. black
smiths apprentice, has done. He. made
the bicycle out of raw metal picked up in
the shop, and it rides as smoothly as a
factory made machine. (.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-08-15

There is a new pen in the>market that
with one dip will pick up enough ink to
write 200 words. 1t is not fountain
pen.-IPhiladelphia Record,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-08-15
wild and woolIy Names.

The State of Washington has brought
into the Union a choice collection of In
dian names, beside which the local ap-
pellations of Pennsylvania and Maine
appear tame. Here are few, taken at
random from recent issue of the Post
Mtelfgencer, of Seattle:
Snohomish, Walla Walla,
Stillaguamish, Kittitas,
Skagit Okanogan,
Pilchuck, Wakiatum,
Sumas, Klkitat,
Wooley, Kitsap,
Whatcom, Puyallup.
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CUMBERLAND, Mp.
Having been under assignment as United
States storekeeper and guager at the BraddoCk
distillery of James Clark, | hereby certify
that in the manufacture of his Braddock
Pure Barley Malt Whisky only barley malt
is used. JOHN II. GoUNG.
Having been under assignment as United
States storekecper and guager at the Brad
dock distilery of James Clark while in oper-
alton hereby certify that III the manuiac-
ture of the Braddock Pure Rye Whisky only
rye and barley malt are used.
J. L. WILLARD.
~" Don't fail to read our double column
advertisement printed elsewhere in this paper.
No supply for the Holidays is more season
able than an enjoyable quantity of pure
Whiskey. In this and all respects we have
undoubtedly fine and reliable goods.
JAMES CLARK e Co,
50 Baltimore street,
Dec Is Cumberland, Md.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
American respect for Authority.

The obedience of Americans to au-
thority is said TO strike a foreigner
with establishment. There is less visi-
BILE authority here, but when it is ex-
pressed it is obeyed more implicitly
than in Europe. The other day train
bound for New York drew up in New
ark, and few passengers descended.
A score of persons bound for New York
FASTENED toward the rear cars of the
train. and some of them were
almost aboard when the con-
ductor called quietly mo pas
sengers takenr' Instantly every
person stopped, and the train, when it
departed, carried not single person
more than it had brought. The con-
ductor's order ment a delay of twenty
minutes, but it was given by man
having authority which the would be
passengers recognized, and as such it
was obeyed without a word. The En-
glishman would have to be held back
before he would have obeyed the con-
ductor's order and would have written
LETTERS to the Times, and put himself
out very greatly over the outrage"
The American. with fewer orders to
obey obeys them without asking-what-
ever is right with him. N. Y. Sun.
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BABY IN THE LIONS DEN.
How a Former Rhedive of Egypt Amused
Himself for a Few Minutes.

How q Former hhefliNe oI ESApt Amused
Himself for Few Minutes.
"when Ismail Pasha, the extravagant
khedive of Egypt. reigned over that his
torical land said an acquaintance of
the notorious ruler, The had in his gar
den large cage of African lions.
Noble brutes they were, and until the
event of which | speak ! never tired of
looking at them. One day, while walk
ing with his highness in the garden,
the keeper. accompanied by pretty
little girl, entered, carrying n basket of
meat for tbs lions The lxhedive and |
walked toward the cage to wat IA the
beasts eat. They were hungr.r, and
bounced upon their food with a raven-
Gus fury thav chilled me. Standing
close 10y the bs~s was the little child,
her long golde. hair at times blown by
the breeze insble of the inclosure.
Why do Won permit your daughter
u 20 so near the iions?' the khedive
asked the keeper
".Oh,' replied the keeper, they are
50 accustomed To her they would not
harm her
Then open the door and put Ter
inside, said the khodive.
NV blood frOze at the command, for
command it was. tried 20 speak, but
could not: / was unable even to move.
The keeper, with the submissiveness of
those who know their lives will pay
forfeit if they disobey their ruler, made
with his eyes a plea for mercy. but see
ing none in the lIhedive's face he kissed
the little one tenderly, lifted her up,
opened the door and placed her inside,
and as the door swung to he turned his
face away and groaned.
The little one. though she did not
stir. seemed not afraid. The lions ap-
peared surprised, and as the largest
and fiercest rose and walked toward
her / thought l should choke. Happily
the father did not see the beast. The
zhedive alone was unmoved. and stood
gazing at the scene calmly and with
the curious smile | had so often seen
play upon his features when watching
the dance of Il ballet. The lion went
up to the child. smclled of her, looked
at her fully half a minute, and then lay
down at her feet and beat the floor
with his tail.
Another lion approached The first
one gave an ominous growl. and the
second lion went back The others
crouched low. and each second | eX-
pected them to spring, but they did not.
This continued think about five min
utes. the big lion never taking his eyes
from the girl. and ceaselessly flashing
the floor.
The khedive by this time was evil
IDENTIFY satisfied, and turned TO the keep
er and commanded him to thrust a live
lamb into the cage through another
door With a celebrity / have never seen
equalled the keeper caught straying
lamb and obeyed. As he did so every
lion sprang upon the lamb. Take
out the child" the lxhedive commanded,
and scarce had the words escaped him
ere the keeper. who had already run to
that side of the cage, ierlSed open the
door. snatched the little one out, and
clasped her in his arms. The khedive
laughed, tossed the keeper coin, and,
taking my arm, walked on. "-Chieago
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
WOMEN AND LADIES.
Instances of the Ludicrous Application of
the Term Lady.


the Term Lady.
There have been some amusing in
stances of the misapplication of the
to mean social culture instead of its
original meaning, 'loaf-giver'
A girl waiter in large hotel in an
eastern city approached a guest with
this query:
"IIas any other lady taken your or
der?"
This was equivalent to the politeness
of the little girl who surprised the fam
lily by announcing:
Mamma, the swill lady is at the
back door"
There is the story of the mistress of
fashionable house who, on being left
without any servant, answered the door
bell and was confronted by stout girl,
who asked:
Are We the woman that wanted a
lady to work for ye?"
When Harriet Martineau visited
America she asked the warden of a
prison reformatory in Tennessee to
show her through the woman's ward.
4 At hnHNNi - titi biltAltN III iii0ipi
Il am very sorry, a'am, that l can
not accommodate you, but we have nc
ladies here at present"
A minister who was very polite
changed portion of Scripture to read
Ladies' and gentlemen created He
them and lecturer who cared more
for the sweet phrases of politeness than
for the plain statements of the truth,
rung this query upon an astonished
audience. as he discoursed on the char
acteristics of women:
"Who were the last at the cross?
Ladies. Who were the first at the
sepulcher? Ladies'"
But even he was undone by the eX'
quisite divine who, as he concluded
marrying a couple, said gallantly:
II now pronounce you husband and
lady. Detroit Free Press.
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SHE SAW THE WEDDING.
Old Jane Got in When white Folks Failed
She Deserved.

Looks as if nothing could get in
there" exclaimed colored woman a
day or two since as She looked in at the
opening of an awning which ran from
the curb to the entrance of fashiona-
BILE church. But if you think | doan'
get in there you be mistaken | doesn't
dress my missus up in silks and satins
and then not be in church TO see her at
the weldin'." The crowd listened to
her prattle, but laughed at her when
she spoke Of getting in. The old woman
noticed the incredulous looks with
which they eyed her and said: Laws.
honeys, just watch me. See how Isget
in
Following her instructions, they did
watch her. When the next carriage
drove up and a number of ladies got
ont, attired in exquisite gowns, the
old lady edged her way through the
crowd and began arranging their trains.
When she got as far as the door of the
church and caught glimpse of the
brilliant scene within, she seemed
startled and was about to turn. when
she caught the derisive looks of those
she had left behind. Emboldened by
this she began to brush assiduously at
IMAGINARY dust on the trains of those
lad, 1hose maid she was pretending
10 be.
OF course. the ushers. seeing how
much she was occupied in caring for
the gowns of the women, naturally
took il for granted that She was in at
tendance upon them, and gave her a
seat She stayed until the ceremony
was over, and as she left the church and
passed once more through the crowd on
the sidewalk she said under her breath:
Laws, honeys, you'se no good. 1t
takes ole Jane to get TO a weddin'.''-
Philadelphia Press
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answer Solomon was obliged TO rest
contented.
Time passed on. a financial crisis
came. and, with hundreds of others,
down went the house of Griggs, Makem
& Co
solomon sat in his Office gloomily
brooding over his ruin. gloomily think
ing of the woman whose love he had so
long and fruitlessly striven to win,
darkly wondering if it were not better
TO cut short an aimless, hopeless,
blighted life. In the little drawer on
.lle right lay brace of pistols, pres
ent from young Makem when he went
% California Sol took them out-they
were loaded-it was but to raise them
SO, adjust the trigger 50 and
Lady wants TO see you. sir. "
Cant see her. What can a woman
want here? Shut the door! If anyone
calls. say I'm out. "
Once more he took mp the pistol, but
this time it dropped from his nervelcss
hand, for a pair of arms were around
his neck and two clear, gray eyes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY.
Quaint Ornaments Now Considered Fash.
iOnabls.

iOnabtF.
neat stamp box is made in the
form of United States mail bag.
A ring in oXidized silver represents a
common nail bent into a circle.
A silver ring that is rather novel in
design is i'm the form of strap appar-
emily buclled around the finger.
A brooch is made in the form of n
large pansy in enamel, with bug set
with small diamonds creeping up the
stem.
A scarf pin represents the head of a
sphinx, the face being cut in moOnstone
and the headdress in gold, ornamented
with diamonds.
Gold and silver mounted card and
letter cases are now made in sets of
three sizes. They are made in va
riety of fancy leather, and usually come
in plush or leather case.
An odd coin purse is made of mole
skin. 1t is the natural size of the ami
NAL, the head and fore feet being fin
ished TO simulate life, and a silver clasp
being fixed to the headquarters. On
the inside of the clasp is etched the
quotation: "He who steals my purse
steals trash. Jewellers Weekly.
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g August
Flower

Mrs. Sarah NJ. Black of Seneca,
Mo, during the past two years has
been affected with Neuralgia of the
Head, Stomach and Womb, and
writes: My food did not seem to
strengthen me at all and my appe-
tite was very variable. My face
was yellow, my head dull, and l had
such pains in my left side. In the
morning when I got up I would
have a flow of mucus In the mouth,
and bad, bitter taste. Sometimes
my breath became short, and l had
such queer, tunbling. palpitating
sensations around the heart. / ached
all day under the shoulder blades,
in the left side, and down the back
of my limbs. 1t seemed to be worse
in the wet, cold weather of Winter
and Spring; and whenever the spells
came on, my feet and hands would
turn cold, and 1 could get no sleep
at all. 1 tried everywhere, and got
no relief before using August Flower
Then the change came. 1t has done
me a wonderful deal of good during
the time l have taken 1t and is work
ing a complete cure. O
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, Woodbury., n. j.
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added. Having pens or both sides of
walk economies space and gives ac-
cess to each flock without moving out
of the bull ing, which in stormy
weather will insure the fowls much
better care. The feeding, watering
and also gathering of the eggs can be
done from the walk if desired, and
most persons will prefer such an ar
rangement, as it renders the work
more clearly and expeditions. The
posts of the building should not be
over four feet. and the peak of the
roof not more than seven and a half
or eight feet from the floor of the
walk. A high building cannot be kept
warm in winter. The structure should
be built. if possible, to'extend northeast
and southwest. if it is, situated in a cold
climate, so that the sun may shine in
as early as possible on winter morn
ings 1t is lighted by three sash win
dows in the roof, so that the sunlight
may fall into the pens on each side of
the walk, which would not happen if
the windows were placed in the south
wall. Tight board shutters are hinged
To the sides of these windows, so that
they can be closed on cold nights, thus
keeping the heat within from being
radiated through the glass. The sashes
can be removed in the summer, and the
shutters closed to within six or eight
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06
A Rival to the shetland Pony

There is a rival in the southern horse
marts to the Shetland pony. This, eX-
plains the Southern Cultivator, is an
outcome of the war and called creole.
He is a miniature horse, and originat-
ed during and since the war in the
prairies along the Gulf coast from Mo-
bile to the western limit of Louisiana.
Many planters during the war allowed
their thoroughbred mares to escape
and, breeding in the wild state with
the natives, the size has gradually di-
minished until many of them do not
reach thirteen hands, and few of them
go much over that. The good blood in
them 81 ows in their symmetry, and
their better style and action commend
them to a boy. They are too mettle-
some for child of four or FIVE years,
but for the girl from seven TO ten they
fill the bill. For driving purposes they
are not so good as the shetland. as the
infusion of thoroughbred blood makes
them impatient of so ignoble work The
gait is a long gallop.
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AN AusPICIouS ENTERPRISE.
How the Early Western Miners We're
Provided with Women Companions.


Provided with Women Companions.
Some thirty years ago a steamship
left the port Of New York with thou
sand young ladies, en- route, by way of
Cane Horn. for the distant shores of
Washington territory. These ladies
were described in the newspapers of
the day as Intelligent, attractive. vi
yacious, and chiefly between the ages
of sixteen and twenty.
That steamer carried JOY To the
hearts of the unwcdded adventurers
who had pitched their tents in Wash
ington territory. Plenty of employ
mcnt at rcmunerative wages was prom
ised to the fair emigrants, and the rose
colorcd pictures of their future drawn
bv the parties who organized the
scheme were realized. The enterpris-
inc vovaCers were able to dictate their
own terms to the Washingtonians.
There were not women enough in the
territory To keep the collars and wrist
bands of the forlorn male creatures in
buttonable condition. Every young
lady of the crowd had half a dozen adj
mirers at her feet Here's my heart
and here's nv hand,' was the cry of
the wifeless pioneer; and it was said
that in some eases competition led to
deadly feuds between enamored rivals.
On the whole the enterprise was a
grand success. Those damsels of the
Atlantic slope" saved many western
frontiersmen from degenerating into
savages from lack of woman's refining,
elevating and con- forting ministrations,
- 4
honor 10 the state of Washington.-N.
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