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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
Cold Weather RuIea

Always regulate the clothing to suit
the temperatures; a too heavy wrap in
duces copious perspiration, thus causing
debility, and consequently the danger of
taking cold is increased. Always open
or throw off a wrap on going into a
warmer atmosphere
Keep the back, especially between
the shoulder blades, well protected, as
well as the chest.
Never lean the back against anything
cold.
carriage or near an open car window.
Avoid draughts, in or out of doors.
Never stand still in the street, espe-
cially after walking, and most particu-
larly when exposed to cold wind. Also
always avoid standing on ice or snow.
Keep the mouth closed as much as
possible when in the open air, particu-
phere. By breathing through the nose
the air becomes warmed before it reaches
the lungs. A silk handkerchief, piece
of loosely woven woolen cloth, or knitted
woolen material, placed over the mouth
and nose, OF the mouth only, when in
the open air, is very beneficial for per-
sons with weak lungs, and should never
be neglected when the temperature is at
OF below freezing point
Never take warm drinks Immediately
before going out into the cold, and never
start on journey in the morning be-
fore eating breakfast.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

The J"k. of One of the Principals Re.
suited in Peace


suited in Il Peace.
In connection with Senator elect Irby's
duel in his younger days Congressman
John NJ. Allen, of Mississippi, tells of an
amusing affair of honor in which he
acted as second.
There was bad feeling between two
young lawyers in Mississippi and it was
decided that only blood could wipe out
the enmity which existed. A challenge
was sent and duly acknowledged. The
hour was appointed and the two men
met in secluded spot One of them
was a great sufferer from ST. Vitus's
dance, the other W as cool and collected.
AS they faced each other the afflicted
man began to tremble from head to foot,
while his pistol described an arc with
varying up and down strokes His op-
ponent st od firm as rock, waiting for
the signal to fire. Before it came, how
ever, he laid his pistol on the ground,
walked into the woods, and cut limb
off tree with fork in the end of it.
This he brought back and stuck in the
ground in front of his antagu gunist. Then,
turning to the second, he said: Il must
request you to ask your principal to rest
his pistol in that fork.
"What for?" asked his opponents
second
"Well, replied the other, 81 have no
objections to running the risk of one
shot, but / certainly do decline having
one bullet make a honeycomb of me.
If that man was TO- shoot while his hand
is shaking the way it is now, he would
fill me full Of holes at his first shot.
This was too much for the seconds,
and by mutual agreement a truce was
patched up, and no shots were ex-
changed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
Enough Must Come.

"The Chicago Exposition, remarked
an Eastern commissioner recently, will
have one feature which no previous in
ternational exposition has ever had, and
that is series of extensive and care.
fully organized exhibits from all the
Latin American nations. These Latin
American countries afford the best ex-
isting market for the various products
of the European manufacturers, and
these manufacturers have never had be-
fore and never will have again so good
an opportunity to meet the representa-
tives of the commercial interests of the
Latin.Ametican States as they will have
at Chicago in 1898. One of the main
objects of the n-American Congress
of last year was to get these people in.
terested in the manufactures of the
United States, and to win, if possible, a
share of their trade away from the
European nations, who now practically
have the whole of it. 1t makes no diff
ference what the European manufactur
ers think about the markets of the
United States or about the Mckinley
bill, their largest interests on this con
tinent are in the markets of Central and
South America. They now control that
trade and will go to any length to pre-
vent the United States from getting
that trade from them. European man
ufacturers understand perfectly that
the trade of Central and South Amer
lea is likely to be lost by them entirely
unless they make a desperate struggle
at Chicago to retain it in opposition to
the growing competition of American
manufacturers and merchants. This
consideration alone insures large and
representative exhibit of the industries
and manufactures of every important
European country"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
Where the Watch Face Got Its Four rs

Wher0 the "atch race UOt ItS e.
Do you know why four "l's" are used
to mark the hour on clocks and watches
instead of the usual com ination of
Roman numerals, which, if rightly ar
ranged, would be w, instead of Ill =?
There is a tradition among watch and
clock makers to the effect that prior to
the year 1870 all clocks and watches
were made with ~, the ropcr charac-
ters . mark the hour of l the above
named year csncA was nade on an
elaborate plan for Charle, V, f Ftanc,,
surnamed The Wise, who II Il In. repu-
tation of being not only Il C.. Il *, but OF
being the greatest fault'im icr in the
world. The clCck was Il beauty and I;
fine timekeeper, but Carries hal t. lind
fault in order 10 keep up his rcpuIa: ION.
He examined it crit cljly iln@i y
broke out in ste rm of RAGE hr'a g tn.
hour Of had been marked ".N. i.ls 81.
ing that four HIS should he pu' "n in
stead This was done, and. in ord T. I,
perpetuate Il kings mistake, has irvn
kept up through all succeeding yea. -
ISt. Louis Republic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
MAGIC LANTERN WONDERS.
Some Curious Things Developed by
Discovery in Optics.


The magic lantern was invented long
before photography gave it a practical
value. Its discovery is credited to
Athanasius Kireher, who died in 1880,
though assertions have been made that
Roger Bacon, four centuries earlier,
was familiar with it. There is no
doubt, however, that for long time
after its invention the magic lantern
was regarded almost purely and simply
as toy, though persons calling them
selves wizards employed the apparatus
to summon ghosts and do other tricks
for the deception of the ignorant.
Even to this day the magic lantern
remains a most popular toy, and slides
for the entertainment of children are
manufactured by wholesale in many
large cities, both here and abroad.
Nearly all of them are painted on the
glass, often in water colors, though
transparent oil colors are best for the
purpose. With such medium all sorts
of funny pictures are produced, which,
thrown upon white sheet, are cal
Gu ated to give amusement to youth
full audience. 1t is easy enough to give
the funny figures action by employing
two slides; one, representing the back
ground, remains stationary in the
lantern, while the other is moved across.
Skillfully managed the dramats per-
sona in this sheet play may be made to
act their parts most entertainingly.
However, photography has discovered
much more serious and important use
for the magic lantern. By its aid the
lecturer is able to show the most beaut-
full photographs. magnified to big di
mensions, for the benefit of large au-
diences. In the same way maps are
projected gigantically upon the screen
which would require great labor to en-
large with accuracy.
Magic lantern 81 ldes for such purposes
are made by photography in this way:
A glass negative is obtained from an
actual scene, a photograph, or other OBJ
ject, and from this negative a photo
graph is taken on glass. This latter
photograph is the magic lantern slide
a positive" like an ordinary photo
graph.
An interesting and familiar applica-
ton of the magic lantern is made by re-
volving two glass dishes with concen-
trio painted patterns in the lantern,
working the two in opposite ways by a
simple wheel contrivance, so that the
patterns are mingled in beautiful
kaleidoscope fashion.
But more curious and useful is the
idea of placing living organisms within
double slides of glass inclosing water,
so that the organisms in question are
exhibited upon the screen alive actually.
for the study of the knowing and the
ignorant Even the growth of crystals,
in process, is shown in similar way,
though not less extraordinary is the
method practiced with the aid of the
magic lantern of causing figures upon
the white sheet, by simple device, to
grow to be giants that threaten to de-
YOUR the SpectatOrS S-TWashin ptOn Star
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
Frauds ON Champagne Drinkers.


"The success of the champagne label
pastors, said the proprietor of great
wine house in Beaver street, New York,
"shows exactly what the condition of
the champagne market is in this coun-
try. We have been in the business for
70 years and we have never yet sold a
bottle of champagne. We never will.
A good red or white wine of any of the
standard liquors appeals to large and
cultured patronage. There are literally
thousands of people in New York who
can not be deceived in the age of wine
and whose judgment is to be depended
upon in all conditions. If they come to
us and go into the wine question thor
oughly we are sure of retaining their
custom while we serve them with a
staple brand. But the champagne
drinkers of America are not worthy of
notice. Not one man in thousand un.
derstands what good champagne is, and
he can not drink it steadily for three
years without having his health burned
to atoms. 1t is a popularity of the drink
that any one brand of champagne pals
on man. After a time he changes
about continually Take Charles Del
monico, for instance. Two years ago he
drank dry champagne. A dry cham
pagne now will set him on edge He
drinks only sweet wine. This is a
common instance of even casual cham
pagne drinkers. The majority of people
take it because it is as cold as ice, but
after wine has been frozen the palate is
almost unable to detect its flavor.
Hence sweetened seltzer, charged cider,
and Rhine wine mixed with brandy and
soda water and the many other imita-
tions of champagne are frozen and
palmed off on the public with entire i'm
punitY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

Mrs. Eliza l. Webster Jones, the
youngest daughter of Noah Webster,
who died recently at Bridgeport, Conn. +,
was so little at the time of her birth that
her nurse could put her in a common
'sized silver tankard and shut the lid,
and yet she lived to be IS years old.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
That Irritating Cross Talk.

1t is stated, says Industries, that Lon
don telephone subscribers are soon to
have metal return wires. This will
eliminate the "cross talk" which is so
annoying at present.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
A Big Factory.

The largest olive oil factory in the
world will soon be built at Los Guilicos,
in Sonoma county, Cal. The plant will
cost $3.50, 900. The company has go acres
of six year old trees, and is planting 700
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

The number of telephones now under
rental by the Bell Telephone Company
is Ats, 725 an increase Of 3S, SS5 over the
same time last year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

California now las six ostrich farms.
This country sp'nds about 81, 600, 600 a
year for ostrich feathers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

A nephew of D.. Schliemann, Carl
Schliemann, is singing in the Emma
Juch Opera Company.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21

Love and Sunshine are the names Of a
Johnstown, Pa. firm.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
LOOK HERE.

DOR Rock Drills, Well BOrers and
II ProspectOrs, run by Hand, Horse or
Steam Power, send for circulars, ETC., to the
MINING JOURNAL,
Nov 20 Frostburg, Nd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-03-21
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

*On theatre nights leave Cumberland at close
of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland.
Nos. |, 2, and 4da1ly except Sunday. Nos. 5
and Wednesdays and Saturdays only.
l.. NJ. HAMILTON.
Feb 28 Superintendent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
BOARD OF HEALTH.

The city board of health met last even
ing at the secretary's office The follow
ing rules were adopted by the board and
ordered published:
!. Physicians must report all cases of
contagious and infectious diseases coming
under their care, (as per city ordinance,
section ~. ordinance 500 to the secretary
of the board of health, DR.. st. John. Office
100 East Douglas, within twenty-four
hours.
, Upon receiving such report the secre-
tary shall direct the sanitary police to at
once flag the house and notify the family
and see that all persons except physicians
aud nurses, who have been exposed to the
disease. must be kept rigidly at home IN
Ill such disease has disappeared and
until the house contents and
and premises have been thor
oughly disinfected.
3 When all this has been thoroughly
done and the secretary has been informed
in writing by the attending physician that
such distinction has been done, then he
shall direct the sanitary police TO remove
the flag.
:. In the disinfection Of houses the pa-
per Of any On walls OF room occupied)
should be removed and repapered, or thor
oughly whitewashed or calcimined, car
pet diSinfected by heat, flowers and furni-
ture thoroughly Cleansed, as well as all
clothing used in the room in a manner as
shall be prescribed by the attending physi-
clan. E. 3. ALIEN, President
2. D. ST. JoHN, Board of Health.
Secretary
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
SHOULD SEEK THE MAN.

The county Alliance people met in secret
session in this city last Saturday. The
prospects of electing the county ticket this
fall was fully canvassed. The discussion
grew hot. The Office of sheriff was the
plum most discussed and this Office in
particular was trotted to the front. 1t
was discovered that quite number of the
Alliance people wished the nomination for
that place but it was urged that the office
should seek the man. Each one of the
patriots asserted that they were the men.
When the gentleman who informed the
EAGLE reporter left the hall the office of
sheriff had ten of the Alliance men down
in one corner of the room, and was holding
them there. The Office seeking the man is
q myth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28

What ought one 70 Do with nneh coat,
hat and umbrella On entoriug "a re-
taGrant or other place of entertainment
What ono ought net % DO Is % hang
them on the nearest pcZ. However L.
vitngiy these convenience may oTrF
themselves, y is AZ Your own risk that
you iutrust Your property % tae.r keep
ing. You have 10 remedy II (as vii
sometimes happen even Ia tho beFs reeu-
lated restaurantsJ somebody makes II
with them, leaving a very infFr19r A.
sortment % articles beEin1 T.. how
ever, polite waiter offers - help one
CT with ones coat. all is V~il. II b
takes your property ard hangs II Up for
you hs does - As an agent ~ his en-
ployers, and You can recover from them
II u disappesrs.
This principle mas been Assrte3 f9r
theatrical clgak rooms ~ dsciElo1
against NJ. A5Zuztus Harris Ia ths
WestIninster county cgrzrt- 4 gentle
man had Jeff his coat sn-i bat with Mr.
Harris-tkzt is. in bir. Harris cloak
roorn-on tbs occasion II che ~ tas
fancy dress balls a. Covers GArien.
They dlsappeaTed. lie had q lsavs
without his property, sud has o1ly lately
and partially g1t come q Il hack. lis
h0nor said I'VE are glad - fssy &: VA
r1ouEtrozs % Eay tat merely nominal
damages were E1e1c.enL-Pa-l AzIl
E;zldsSst
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
! q g e. s ,. I
AIr. ouiAn's Ghost.

John Quinn, an old man, died nj his
residence on Bowman avenue, Danville,
Ills, about two weeks ago. After his
death the family vacated the house.
which was soon occupied by another
family.
Yesterday afternoon, after locking all
the doors, the family left for a few hours
visit with some friends IN another part
Of the city. On their return home about
dusk they were startled 10 see Mr.. Quinn,
dressed in his ordinary wearing apparel,
walking up and down the floor Of his
former sleeping room.
Several neighbors were called 70 Wit
ness the strange spectacle, among whom
were WILDER Walker, Mary Wilmer and
Mrs. Henry Kirby. Mr.. Quinn's ghost
came twice to the window, bowed 10
people gathered in the street and then
sat down in the window.
Suddenly every trace of him disap-
peared. Mr. Spreht and Miss Wilmer
mustered up courage enough TO enter
the house and found that not lamp in
the house would burn. Lights ere OBJ
tanned from tho neighbors and search
was made throughout the house Eyery-
thing was found securely locked. aud
there was no trace Of any one having en-
tered. The neighborhOod - greatly ex-
cited over the occurrence. Cor. Indian
apohs Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
INHUMAN TREATMENT.

Young Van Dine, who was shot while
attempting to burglarize house in Oswe-
go a few days ago was brought home
yesterday by Chief Burrows. and he is
now lying in a critical condition at his
mothers house on North Washington
When Mr.. Burrows found the boy at Os-
wego it was six days after the shooting
occurred, but the authorities had not
given him any assistance or medical aid
whatever, but just locked him up to die
like dog. OF course he was criminal
but if the boy dies, as the physician
says is almost certain to be the result,
those Oswego city officials will be almost
murderers, because if the case had been
attended TO at once he would have prob
ably recovered. He was shot in the right
leg just at the lower point of the hip
bone, which made bad wound. The at
tending physicians say that it is ques-
tion of only short time when it will be
over for him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
FROM THE KINGDOM OF BUTLER.

Hon. Robert Moore, of Butler county,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Mr. Moore has been prominently men
toned as an aspirant for governor on the
next Republican state ticket. He is an
old timer in Kansas, and is farmer from
away back" He never kicks on the
country but, on the contrary, Mr.. Moore
maintains that Butler. Sedgwick, Cowley
and Sumner counties are an agricultural
empire and can discount the world in
raising crops.
Mr.. Moore has arranged a series of
political meetings in his portion of Butler
county, but says that every time he
sets a time for meeting that
good soaking rain comes, and that
answers every purpose and does just as
much good as Republican meeting. On
the question of politics so far as his own
interests are concerned, Mr.. Moore is
somewhat shy and coquettish, leading the
interviewer to believe that "Barkis is
willin" Moore is one OF the hard listed.
sensible Republican farmers and stayers
of this portion of the Arkansas valley.
He reports that his section, and the " hite-
water valley has world of good crops;
corn is growing finely, and the yield will
be simply enormous. Corn in Butler
county is now beyond all danger. No dry
weather can now do it any harm. Oats
are very heavy. A better and more hope
full feeling now pervades the farming com
They see prosperity ahead of
them.
When pressed on the governor question,
Farmer Mora said that he cOuld not tell
till after he shucked his corn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
A RUFFIAN's DOINGS.

A gentleman, well known in the city,
informed an EAGLE representative of an
incident which shows what brute man
may become when under the influence of
intoxicants. A crowd of people, who had
been spending the day at one Of the parks,
were returning in the evening on the
street car. At some time during the trip
the car lost time and it was while running
extra fast to catch up that the incident
occurred. A small boy about ten years
old was on the car, paying no attention TO
anybody, when a big bully of fellow
deliberately pitched the little boy up and
threw him bodily frem the car which was
running fifteen miles an hour. Some Of
the gentlemen on the car attempted TO
interfere in the boys behalf, but the other
party had a number Of his friends with
him who offered to back him in his devil
meut. Fortunately the boy was not in
Jured, but complaint has been entered
against the bully and he will in all proba-
oility be made to suffer for his work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28

/ have . bookIsh acquaintance who
has conceived a new and ~ 10 means a
bad use for the plates If che q his books
Abou: FIVE years ago he wrote a novel
which was quite szcceEstul-tnAt Is, 4:
sod through three CT four editions Is
title would be perfectly familiar 70 aay
Literary psrson were / 20 print X. Fox
the last year tic took has ceased 20 SCI,
and IS quite Uuzber Of ooDiss q the
novel were CT hand any further printing
would be improbable.
This SIMMER Iay friend bailt a new
summer house. and when tie builGe-s
reached tbs Ersplzce IN RS study an ide@
struck him lie forthwith cpens8 nezo-
tiA5ozs with ne publishers . sci kin
ths plate Il lis zoveL The deal VA
corsuunstea. and the suthar. "a 10 VII
81 before his sre uext autumn, vyll have
the pleasure q seeing his entire fireplace
made q tas Plates q rs box. and - Is
not suca fool.sa idea, hy long o14s.-
New Yo-k Coz. Cale4.3 hsra-d
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28

Mrs. Thomas Shaw returned from an ex-
tended visit TO friends in New York on
Sunday Mrs. and Miss Williams, who
left with Mrs. Shaw, will remain in New
York some time longer until Miss Ida. who
is now quite i'll, RECEIVERS. Mr.. Shaw had
prepared a surprise for his wife in remod-
cling his residence on South Topeka and
by building an addition to the house and
otherwise identifying the premises. Mrs.
Shaw, who knew nothing Of the changes
in the house until she arrived here, was
very agreeablY surprised at the action and
the neat manner in which Mr.. Shaw man
aged the affair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28
Y. W. c. a. RECEPTION.

A very pleasant event was the reception
rendered by the young ladies Of this city
to Miss Cady, the state secretary OF the Y
". c. A. and Miss Silver, the state score
tary OF the same association OF Michigan.
who have both been II the city the past
few days
One hundred guests were assembled at
the rooms on North Narke; street During
the evening some light refreshments were
served after which Mss Cady spoke upon
the work OF the Y ". c. A IN Kansas
She spoke upon the needs OF the associA-
tion al Wichita and made numerous
valuable suggestions 10 the ladies, By
which the work could be improved She
encouraged the members fer the success
ful work accomplished Miss Silver also
spoke entertaiQingly for some t!ns on the
association ia general which was resolved
with much interest
Devotional services were held by the
society ~ the Plymouth Congregational
church On Sunday which were well at
tended. The ladies leave today for Arksn-
sas City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-28

A man named w Farrin, of this city,
has been arrested for horse stealing and
has confessed. He lives on East Ninth
street with his family and is quite well
known in this city, having been in the
employ of business houses at different
times. He is an honest looking man of
33, and, although he has sold car loads Of
horses in this market, was never suspected
of being a horse thief. Large rewards
were out for the man. lie did thieYing
by the wholesale. lie is now locked up in
the county Jail.