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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
Rich Mems Ailincs.

1t is an old axiom that health is the
r,atrst of all riches, and it is thing
ut money will often not buy. Indeed,
- possession of great wealth is a predis-
sing cause of number of complaints
mis-. says Paris letter to the New York
'IbHne, is the opinion of DR.. Monin,
no has defended it in book just pub
he'd entitled Rich Mems Evils" The
It of diseases which escort the rich man
not long one, but it is, if one may
Ill it so, substantial one.
The possessor of several hundred thou
nd dollars has the choice between
rmach complaints of various sorts.
ngestions, apoplexies, rhcumatisn,~
ute and subacute, gout, headaches O,
cry degree, affections of the heart
'rurisy and asthma, liver complaints
undice. roseole from which Queen
:rtoria sutfers), sleeplessness, nervous
haustion, beside a number of artificial
5tempers which are within the reach OF
who can purchase morphine, cocaine,
nd ether.
Whatever your choice may be you ma,
'Isole yourself by the thought that you
Ter in good company. Rheumatic
'ople will remember that Nine. de Sc
igne, who was sufferer from it, wore
cheerful countenance and delighted her
lends with her sparkling wit. The
'uty celebrities form a brilliant host
.orace, Leibnitz, Erasmus, Kant, Frank
II, Milton q give their names as they
ccur, not in chronological order), Oar
in, Sydenham.
AS you see, doctors are not eXemp
ON it. Literary people are placed b.
~ Monin in company with millonaircs
n association no doubt fattering to both
ut none the less unlocked for. Th,.
eight in their purses, however, h"
nthing to do with this. But, like plu
.'crats, they lead a sedentary life, dissi-
ate a quantity of vital energy, and arr
.bIiged, on that account, to have a sui
tantial diet. Literary men and women
,re therefore subject to dyspepsia an.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14


The "hlue line" street car stopped at
'hn corner. says n writer III the 1OHfh'&
,.p.,p ,pauion, and an anxious iooliim..
.,'i. woman put "A small boy inside.
Now. Bob. she said. as she hurried
aat to the platform again, don't 10.
lat note gave you, don't take it out Of
,"nr pocket at all. "
Nom. said the little man, looking
".is!fully after his mothers as the conductuI
,uiIed the strap. the driver unscrewcd
he brake. and the horses, shaking THEN
bells. trOtted off with the car
What's your name, Bub, asked mis-
'hityous looking young man sitting be
,.dr him.
Robert Cullen DEEMS" he answered
Politely.
Where are you going2"
ITO my grandma's.
"Let me see that note in your pocket. y
The look of innocent surprise in the
round face ought to have shamcd thy
haby's tormentor, but he only said again
Let me see it.
II tan't," said Robert Cullen Deems.
"See here, if you don't I'll scare the
horses and make them run away" The
little boy cast an apprehensive look at the
oelled horses, but shook his head
Here, Bub, I'll give you this peach if
YOU pull that note half way out of your
pocket.
The boy did not reply, but some of the
older people looked angry.
81 say, chum, I'll give you this whole
bag of peaches if you will just show
me the corner of your note" said the
,empter.
The child turned away, as if he did
not wish to hear any more, but the young
man opened the bag and held it out just
where he could see and smell the luscious
iruit.
A look of distress came into the sweet
I'tIe face: believe Bob was afraid to
rust himself, and when a man left his
sat on the other side to get off the car
ne little boy slid quickly down, left the
."mptation behind, and climbed into the
vacant place.
y pair of pretty gloved hands began
almost unconsciously to clap, and then
everybody clapped and applauded until it
'uIght have alarmed Bob if young lady
sitting by had not slipped her arm around
'lm and said, with a sweet glow on her
face:
Tell your mamma that we all con,
.,ratulate her upon having little man
strong enough to resist temptation and
wise enough TO run away from it.
doubt if that long, hard message ever
reached Bob's mother, but, no matter
he note got to his grandmother without
ever coming out of his pocket.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
When the salvation Army Was Started.

The Salvation Army has been III exist
rnce just 13 years. 1t had its origin in
a sensational way in fhe English town of
Whitby, in the rough coal mining dis
trict of Yorkshire, where General Booth,
at that time Rev. William Booth, was
doing humble missionary work. Eng
land was then in arms, expecting to
jump into the Russo-Turkish war. 1t
occurred to Booth that he might attract
a crowd by issuing a declaration of war
himself. so he prepared one forthwith,
sprinkled it plentifully with hallelujahs,
and posted 1900 copies of it about town.
The device tickled the British sense of
humor, there was a "red hot, rousing
meeting" to quote General Booth.
"the penitcnt fell down in heaps, and
the Salvation Army sprang into life fun
grown.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
100000 Years Hence,

A French geologist has made a careful
calculation of the amount of solid mat
ter yearly carried off into the ocean by
the action of the rivers of the world ana
other causes. He estim ties that the re-
duction of the average eight of the sur
face of the solid lands is 006 inches each
year, Making allowance for the corre-
spending rise in the bed of the ocean.
and taking no account Of the occurrence
of volcanic and other exceptional phe"
nomena-the general tendency of which
!. to hasten the process of disintegration
the period at which the solid land will
have ceased to exist and the surface of
the earth will be covered with water has
been estimated As, however, that pc.
rod is 4 4,500,0 years distant, the pre-
dictiOn need cause no immediate dis.
quetude, Cincinnati Conlmercial-Ga.
zette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
DOmestic Life I'm Paris.

Life in Paris means what it does in all
arge rities-theg good and the bad-writea
edward w. Box in recent number Of
Luiies Home JOuIWm The casual tourist
sees, as rule, only one side. AS race,
the French are merry making people:
!hcir very natures seek and crave enjoy
ment. But their amusements are, there
fore, not necessarily of an order below
'he ken of respectability. 1t has been
my pleasure to see something of French
domestic life, and to hear more of it from
sources away from prejudice The afTrc
ton which exists between the French
Gather and his daughter is beautiful and
almost spiritual. Home and family means
Is much to him as it does to the resident
# any other city under the sun. The
Frc:lch mother is not only cook par ex.
'ellence. but a perfect type of housekeep-
+, BY nature she is quick and she ac-
'1mplis!es much more with less exertion
han does her English sister. The educa.
ion of her children is as gospel to heI
Ter religious faith is strong and she in.
.;ills it into her children at the domestic
hoard and at eventide. The parents live
out of doors, but it is rare, indeed, that
YOU see children on the streets of Paris
,fter reasonable hours. They are taught
find their chief amusements in the
liIe home; and everything is done by the
french father and mother to see that tn
home is attractive to their children. Ono
y: the most beautiful sights in the worln
i, to see well regulated French family,
where you will find the atmosphere redo.
tent with domesticity.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
Under Authority.

A correspondent Of the New York .Sm
vas vistinga a family in a suburb of San
francisco when their Chinese servant fel
cat of the window which he was clean
u's and injured his back. lie was taker
are of by his countrymen, and sem
another man to say that he was not seri
"rlsly hurt, and would return to his WORK
~ a week.
What you do, john" the lady of th,
house asked the messenger.
Me no work Me go China som,
week. Me get wife.
Well, you stay here and do work, eh?'
"Oh, no, answered the Chinaman. hi.
face expressing alarm at the proposition
Yes; you stay and do All Funs worL
while Ah Fun sick.
Me no got China Shoes" said tn,
man, apparently hitting upon the only
excuse he could express in English
"Ah!" said the lady. No got China
shoes? Well, you go back to city; yo,
pet China shoes, you come back, 90 worb
for All Fun till ALI Fun come back. -
Me go city-get China shoe-all light,
said the man. and off he went
DO you thing he will come back"
asked.
oh, yes; he must come back. H.
understood me. They always do wha,
they agree to.
He did return, and went to work. II
cleaned the garden. got out the hose anc
watered the tiowcl., and then came il:
and began the Preparation Of dinner
But lie seemed to have something on hi:
mind. At last he spoke.
See here, lady. said ne. me got blue
der (brother> conle China last week. NJ:
put bludaer in laundry. He want me con ,
50 he go San Flancisco city; no can fin
his way"
Sorry, said the lady, but we Civ.
dinner party tom ut, and after dinnr.
we have dance ami refreshments, an /
YOU got stay and wait on people.
The Chinaman was kept there for fou,
days. Once, as we all took our places
IN carriage at the door, the patient fe.
low came out with his hat and coat ou.
evidently prepared to go to the city with
out authority. / was called upon to ey.
"rt a masculine authority, and ordered
nilm to go back. With the utmost meek.
less, merely saying, "All light" he
,hutfled into the house again.
1t was and is my opinion that the poor
wretch went every night to see his; brother,
and came back every day at daylight.
What sleep he got, if any, do not know
bat it must have been very little.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
Would Never Love Another Country.

General Longstreet says that on one of
the long night marches in Virginia the
only way he could get rest was to lilo
down on the ground while the column
was passing and sleep for an hour or SO.
He woke up just as the stragglers We're
coming along in the rear and heard an
old Georgia cracker soliloquizing about
the situation:
Il love my country and I'll fight forit,
and I'll die for it, and I'll go naked and
barefooted for it, but when this war
is over I'll be cursed if ever love another
country"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
A Mummi fl ed Viking.

The mummified corpse of some old
Viking who departed this life perhaps a
thousand years ago was dug up recently
in peat bog at Holstehro, Denmark. It
was sewed in deel in, with sinews,
very neatly. What there was of the old
pagan was well preserved. He seemed
however, to have lost part of his anatomy
particularly his nose and part of hia
skull in fight, as Vikings were apt IT,
do, seeing that their life was one long
battle. Such as he is, he will have the
place of honor in the royal museum, that
boasts of few such relics.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14

Contentment makes us happy in de-
string nothing. g.-Palmer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14
xy,IIi,oto EoIIow Directions.

Photographer-Raise the chin little,
please.
Victim-Am ! all right otherwise?
"Yes.
"Just want the chin a little higher"
"Yes. That's all.
Anything to accommodate YOU
TTakes out his false teeth, closes his
mouth, and his chin comes up to his
nose. Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14

Speaking of people who mean we'll re-
ninds II. Price Webber, the Maine COM
dian, of he man down East who felt
"ery bad when his son left him to take
mp his residence in Boston. The boy,
seeing the old gentleman's grief, said:
"Never mind, father, you must promise
to come and see me at the first oppor-
unity" The father looked at the son
earnestly, and while tear trickled down
mis- face and his voice became husky from
emotion. replied: William, my boy, if
live till | die-and goodness knows
whether will or not-Ill see Boston be-
fore leave Bucksport!" Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14

Life always creates its form. it car not
remain without shaping itself into ar
outer image of itself, All life has the
passion of the artist in it, and all art is
life passing into form. '-~ St"ppIorc
Brooke.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14

Seven of the nine Justices of the SUI
preme Court now dwell in their owl
houses in Washington, and the remain.
ing two, Justices Brewer and Brown, the
latest accessions to the Bench, will be
likewise fortunate before another year
shall have rolled around.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-11-14

80. IS a folded flower. ari what il holds
'u"r not till, unwindug leaf by leaf,
lows Gods secrets hidden in its folds
Il nstrs its fragrant heart to vision brief
when its beauty and Significance
IN our earth-dull.d seu~,s breaks at last,
TX 20 its dust the flower turns; prrChauCe
.:e we have learned its meaning life is past.
Eleanor VI. Denny, in Youths Companion.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
The Civil Service Law.

Present indications are THAT all
pretense of carrying out the Civil
Service reform law is to be thrown
to the winds for the rest of this adj
miaistration and the Federal ma
chine worked for all it is worth in
behalf of the desperate republican
party. The first step in that direc-
ton is to be the appointment of one
Of the most notorious spoilsnen ever
in Congress, ex-Representative Me-
Comas, of Maryland, to be a men,
Der of the Civil Service Commission.
McComas, who represented a district
adjacent to Washington, used to
spend more than half of his time in
the Government departments in
seanch of patronage for his hench-
men, and upon one occasion he &C.
tually threatened to use his power
as chairman Of the House sub-com-
mittee on Appropriations for the
District of Columbia, to defeat
necessary items in the appropriation
bill unless his demands for ap-
pointments under the District gov
eminent were granted. He is a
nice sort of a fellow to make a Civil
Service Commissioner out of. He
will be as much out of place as would
the "old boy" in a pulpit. He is to
succeed Lyman, who has been under
a cloud ever since it was proven that
he promoted his brother-in-law after
he had been caught selling a list of
the questions TO be asked in an ex-
animation.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
A Born Lawyer.

Fact in Court,
A lawyer advertised for a clerk.
The next morning his Office was
crowded with applicants-all bright,
and many suitable. He babe them
wait until all should arrive, and then
ranged them in a row and said he
would tell them story, note their
commensurate judge from that whom
he would choose.
"a certain farmer" began the law
yer, twas troubled with a red SPUR
rel that got in through hole in his
barn and stole his seed corn. He re-
solved to kill the squirrel at the first
opportunity. Seeing him 80 in the
hole one noon, he took his shotgun
and fired away; the first shot set the
barn on fire."
"Did the barn burn?" said one of
the boys.
The lawyer, without answer con-
tinued: "And seeing the barn on fire
the farmer seized pail of water and
ran to put it out"
"Did he put it out ?" said an
other.
GAS he passed inside, the door shut
1
to and the barn was soon in flames.
When the hired girl rushed out with
more water"
"Did they all burn up?" said an
other boy.
The lawyer went on without an.
swer:
"Then the old lady came out and
all was noise and confusion, and eve
ry body was trying to put out the
fire."
add any one burn up?" said an
other.
The lawyer said: "There, that viii
do; you have all shown great interes
in the story" But observing on
bright>eyed fellow in deep silence, h
said: "Now, my little man, wha
have you to say"
, The little fellow blushed, grew IN
, easy, and stammered out:
: 81 want to know what became {
that squirrel; that's what l want
, know"
$ "You'll do" said the lawyer; yO
\ are my man; you have not bee
e switched off by a confusion, and
IS barn burning, and the hired girls, a,
l. water pals. You kept yoIr eve
). the squirrel"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
,:rnr f,n,r Coming in styIe.

There is rumor that in the cc',r'
season gray hair will be de ' ,,,o, Ing
those DESTROYS of treadir' o,oaesN So lor
footsteps OF iaSnio -, Black, red, and
gold are to r. entirely supersede d BY the
griZ -a,y shade, and bair restor. ers which,
being absolutely oolorless, Undertake tt
"restore" the natural shade of fadp 10
tresses viii for the timt be things Of thf
past, find, however, that this repc rt i:
not looked on with favor by hairdre sserB
who, in spite Of the fact that powdered
hair usually lends beauty to the ylaines
face, declare that gray locks are particu
larly unbecomhlg II Paris Letter to Phila
delphia Telegy aph.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
THE OLD BAND.


It's mighty good to get back to the old town
slore
Considerin' I've been away twenty year and
more
firce moved then to Kansas of course see
change,
a coNin' back and notice things that's new to
mo and strange,
EsI' ely at evenin' when yer new band fe!-
icls meet
In inucy uniforms and ALL and play out on tho
street.
What's come of old Bill Lindsay and the Sax
horn fellers; say?
want to hear the old band play.
What's come of Eastman and Nat Snow, and
where's War Barnett at?
Aud Nate and Bony Meek, Bill Hart, Sam
Rich'son and that
Air brother of him played the drum as twice
as big as Jimf
And old Hi Kerns, the carpenter; say, what's
become o. him?
make no doubt, yer new band, now's a COM
petenter band,
And plays their music more by note than what
they play by hand,
And stylisher and grander tunes; but some
how anyway,
want to hear the old band play.
Such tunes as "John Browns Body" and Sweet
Alice" don't you know?
And -"The Camels is A-comin'," and John
Anderson my Jo."
And dozen others Of IN, Number Nine" and
Number 'Leven,n
Was favorites that fairly made Teller dream
o. heaven.
And when the boys 'ud saranade, I've laid so
still In bed
I've even heerd the locus blossoms droppin' on
the shed,
When LILLY Dale" er Hazel Dell" had sobbed
and died away:
want to hear the old band play.
The new band maybe beats it, but the old
bands what said;
It allus 'peared TO kind o. chord with somepin'
in my head;
And, whilse I'm no musicianer, when my
blame eyes is jes
| Nigh drowned out and mem'ry squares her
jaws and sort o. says
She won ner never will fergit, want to jes
turn in,
And take and light right o. here, and git back
West ag'in.
| And stay there, when l git there, where never
hat to say:
want to hear the old band play.
flames Whitcomb Riley.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
I7lorida's Labyrinthian Waterway.


Where have you been?" said guest
81 one of the hotels yesterday as friend
walked up the steps, well laden with SOU
venirs from south Florida.
Obi" was the reply, "pve been down
70 Charlotte Harbor and up that river
0lth the unmentionable name.
Caloosahatchee?"
Eyes, that's it. Ispent six days trying
20 pronounce it and haven't succeeded
yet These Indian names are beautiful
uames, but they are deucedly hard to
pronounce. BY the way, where have you
been?"
Well, | went over to the Suwanee
IAver, cut over the country, and shot
gators on the Withlacoochee, fished for
bass in 'Tsala Apopka, sailed on Thono-
tosassa, skipped over to Observation-Disclosures
walked by the shores of the Weohya-
kapka, plucked flowers by Hickpochee's
limpid waters, visited the sugar fields on
Iohopekaliga, sailed on the tortuous Kis-
simmee, was buffeted by the waves Of
Okeechobee, and have also captured tar
pom on the Caloosahatchee. | also ex-
pect to visit Istokpogayoxie, Lockapepka,
Hatcheneeha, and Ecautockhatchee be-
fore leave the State"
GOSH" calculated his companion. as
he stepped into the hotel.-TFlorida
Times-Union.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
COURTS.

NHANCERY-Sits eth Monday in May and
v November; w. s. Bearden, Chancellor;
]. c. Biles, Clerk.
NIRCUET-Sits LIST uhurday sitter Second
v Monday in January and May, and 3rd
Monday an September. NJ. D. Smallman,
Judge; W. v. Whitson, Acknowledgement,
l. w. Smith, Clerk.
NOUNTY-Sitsb by qUSrum LIST Monday in
" every month; full court every quarter;
f. NJ. Womack, Esq, Chairman A. r.
Hammer, Clerk.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICIALS-I II
" Rheay, Sheriff; W, W Mulhcsn, Regis.
ter; VIM. G.. Etter, Trustee and Tax Col.
lector; JOHN F. st. John, Tax Assessor
.. F. Bruster, Ranger; l. i. Rheay,
Taller; w. n. Mitchell, COUaty Supegintend.
emit of Public Instruction.
AEUNICIPAL OFFICERS-M Mayor, w.
III C. Womsck, Aldermen. Geo. w. Hood.
eRpyl, John B. Diles, !. w. Smith, j. L.
Jones, Thos, Black, C. H. Scales; Recorder,
|. II. Smith: Treasurer, J. E. Jones' Mar.
shat, II. P. Maxwell
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so we'll
known and SO popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters
will cure all diseases Of the Liver and
Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and other affections
caused by impure blood.-Will drive
Malagia from the system and prevent
as well as cure all Malarial fevers.-
For cure of Headache, Constipation
and Indigestion try Electric Bitters
Entire satisfaction guaranteed, OF
money refunded.-Price so cts. and
$l0o per bottle at Ritchey &
B0stick's Drugstore. 5
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
CHURCHES.

Methodist-Rev. j. Z. Curry, pastor
Preaching every Sunday morning and
night. Sunday-school at $50 a. m. Pray
er meeting every Wednesday night.
Presbyterian-Rev. j. D. Murray, pastor;
Preaching every Sunday morning and night;
prayer meeting every Wednesday night.
Sundoy-school at $3.50 8. m.
Christian-Services every Sunday morn
ing and at night. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday night. Sunday'schOol at 8
q. m.
Cumberland Presbyterian-Dr. G.. T.
Stainback pastor;servicesevery Sunday and
at night; prayermeetiug Wednesday night.
Sunday-schoOl 9:30G.m.
Baptist-Dr. A. d. Phillips, pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning and
night. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night. Sunday schcOl $3.50 a. m.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-03
AN old Ne,v Orleans Custom.

If you have plenty time to loaf and oh
serve everything that passes before your
gaze you will notice on nearly every post
in the French quarters there are little
handbills tackled up and bearing the
heading DECIDE. Beneath this there's
additional printing, all, however, in
French. These are death notices, which
seemed to be used instead of the newspa-
pers to announce the invincible hand of
atra Mors. They state the hour of the
funeral, etc, and the name of the de-
ceased. As a general thing these notices
are tackled up all over the French section
in an hour after the person has died.
noticed several upon which the printers
ink had scarcely dried, and which an
nounced the demise of some unfortunate
which had taken place only few min
UtCs before.