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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

A Taste Which Is as Rcprehensibie a.
1t Is Singular.


Il am often led to wonder" said a
lady. as she returned home from the fun
eral of a dear friend, what sentiment
of the human heart it is that prompts
strange people who haven't the slightest
interest in the deceased or the family to
20 to every funeral within reach. 1t
seems as though there was in many
minds morbid curiosity that leads
them to present themselves on such oc-
casions, and stand around and look on
with eagerness, watching every move
ment, and feeling almost defrauded e
anything important escapes their notice.
Such a tendency should be immediate
ly checked i'll the young, as the sentl-
ment is not by any means a creditable
one. and often leads to the most absurd
exhibition of curiosity.
q remember being present some time
since at the funeral of neighbor. The
services were held in the church, and, as
is the case in many places, the casket was
opened so that the friends might take
last look at the departed if they so de-
sired. The people from one side of the
church passed around to the front, where
the casllet was placed, and down the
opposite side aisle, either resuming their
seats or waiting in the vestibule. My at
tention was attracted by group of chill
drcn in the procession, and, to my sur
prise, again and again the same children
passed around the front and down the
side aisle, crossing at the rear OF the
church, again to fall into line and con-
timue the round and round march. No
one seemed to observe them or put stop
to their promenade. l couldn't help but
wonder whether that wasn't the sort of
s'ntiment which, permitted in the
young, makes inveterate and incorrigible
theattrgoers in later life.
g 1t is fondly to be hopsd that the time
will come when all funerals will be held
in private houses, and as far as possible
at evening The services are much more
impressive at night, and an ordinary pri-
vate house is, or ought to be, amply suffi-
cient to contain those whose legitimate
right it is to epresent.
Very few persons except those in pub
lie life have sufficiently large circle of
acquaintance 10 WARRANT Churcn luu-
eral or course, as affairs at pre- ent
stand, custom rules in this as in many
matters, but there seems to be a gradual
narrowing Of the limits of a funeral con-
gregation.
where there are many persons at the
church it is often the case that the an
nouncement is made that the interment
will be strictly private. This is, or should
be, a sufficient bar to the presence of the
curious, who often 60 to such places
merely to crafty morbid sentiment
New York Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

The finest home, it is claimed, for city
missionary work that there is in this
country is in New York. 1t is the St.
Bartholomew new parish house, in 42d
Itreet, just east Of Sd avenue. Costing a
:ound 100000 to build and equip, the
.ntirs property is the joint gift of Mrs.
William H. Vanderbilt and her son Cor
,elius. The institution comprises
unch room, large mission room with a
$1,000 organ, Sunday school room, kim
iergarten, schools for cooking, millinery,
iressmaking, housework, and industrial
work; big club room, gymnasium, drill
,all, roof garden, schools for typesetting,
;ypewriting, shorthand, wood carving,
ste. The institution will be maintained
~ the parish. Its head is the Rev. G. A.
Christensen.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30
OFFICE BRADDoCK DISTILLERY,

OFFICE BRADDoCK DIsTILLERY,
CUMBERLAND, MD.
Having been under assignment as United
States storekeeper and guager at the Braddock
diStllcry of James Clark, ] hereby certify
that in the manufacture of his Braddock
Pure Barley Malt Whisky only barley malt
is used. john H. You've.
Having been under assignment as United
states storekecper and guager at the Brad
dock distillery of james Clark while in oper-
alton ! hereby certify that in the manutac-
ture of the Braddock Pure Rye Whisky only
rye and barley malt are used.
j. p. WILLARD
s1ay" Don't fail to read our doubecolumn
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 hav.
undoubtedly fine and reliable goods.
JAMES CLARK a. CO.,
50 Baltimore street,
Dec IL Cumberland, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

Nothing so wildly reminds us of the
brevity of life as 81 day note.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30
Best Assortment an
OUR TRUNK AND SATCHEL Department
THE LIVING WORLD"


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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

A man need to care for no more knowl.
Mge than TO know himself, no more
pleasure than to overcome himself no
more riches than to enjoy himself
Bishop Hall.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

Hard workers are usually honest. In,
iustry lifts them above temptation.-
.exas Siftngs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

Bronson is very ill. He's got to have
ais teeth extracted" "What are you
'alking about?" Bronson's teeth are all
'alse. II know. He's swallowed 'em. "
Brooklyn Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30
TrOusseau. Not Trousers.

At the baths an important young man
walked up to the door of one of the COM
partments, and knocking at the same
:estily inquired: when in thunder are
you going to get those trousers on?"
There was faint giggle, and silvery
roice replied: "When | get married, I
suppose. He tainted at once. He had
mistaken the door. Irish Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30
A PURE ARTICLE.
y FAD below what the Revenue Agent
IL have to say of the manufacture of the
BRADDOCK RYE WHISKEY:
OFFICE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

'VMEEKLANH, MD, Aug. To, 1888.
hereby certify that during the time was
deputy collector internal revenue for District
of Maryland James Clark, in the manutac-
ture of his Braddock Pure Rye Whiskey, ac-
cording to the record from government books,
used only rye and barley malt.
WEBSTER BRvrF
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

1t takes an unusually good swimmer
nowadays TO float a loan.-Bostou Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

Cold natures have only recolloctions;
lender raturcs have remembrances.
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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY !

VOu can save it by buying your Drugs
L Paints and Wall Paper at
Colborn's Popular Drug Store.
Having largely increased my facilities, Lam
prepared to offer the Largest and lIandsomest
Assortment of Wall Paper and Ceiling
Decorations ever displayed here at prices
that will surely PLEASE and SELL.
Binding Bargains in Blinds.
A complete assortment of Window Blinds
and fixtures EXTREMELY CHEAP.
COME ECEIN,
and try Lucas Tinted Gloss PAINT. the best
READl-MlNED PAINT OF, earth, Lewis
White Lead absolutely CHEAPER than else
where in Western Maryland.
Special sale of TOILET SOAPS. Come
early and buy. Handsome and useful Toilet
articles in endless varieties to please the ladies.
~ The only thoroughly competent drug
gIst III town, who is Il graduate III Pharmacy,
employed here, insllring all drugs and medi-
cincs prepared here to he STRICTLY PURE
and of official strength.
Having the largest stock and best facilities,
ann prepared to save you money. You can
afford to deal elsewhere when you have this
opportunity to buy CHEAP Make no mis-
take in the place, but deal only with
ROBERT G. COLBORN.
The Popular Drug Store
Frostburg, Md
s4g" Delicious SODA WATER. from the
handSomest fountain in western Maryland,
sold here. Feb 2S
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-30

The spider is the original business cen.
fer.-Scranton Truth.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
One Mans Share.

The other day politician of national
prominence sat in "the amen corner"
as it is called, of the Fifth Avenue
hotel, where Republican big guns go in
batteries. Across the corridor sat a
keen eyed, swarthy life insurance agent.
Presently a newspaper man. who makes
his headquarters at the up town hotels
entered and nodded Familiarity to both
politician and life insurance agent. They
were both under obligations to him.
In the most natural way in the world.
from talking to both at almost the same
time, he introduced them. Soon after
ward he strolled on. Now this particu-
lar life insurance agent had been watch
ing for months for an opportunity OF
making the acquaintance Of this particu-
lar politician. He was not slow to i'm
prove the opportunity, now that he had
it, and he wrote life policy of $25 200
as the result. The next day the journal
ist who SO innocently introduced the
hunter ard his prey received by mail a
check for $500. Now this shows great
many things-among others, the enor-
nous profits life insurance agents must
mako when they can give such commits
sions.- John A. Cockerill in New York
Recorder
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
How Pomade. Arc Made.

The Transforming OF flowers, once
grown and picked. into marketable per-
fumes and pomades is not an affair re-
quiring great skill You can do the
thing yourself on o small scale IL you
have garden. Take frame like a
window sash. holding a single pane Of
glass; wash the glass carefully and cover
both sides of 1t with thin layer Of
grease made of two parts of lard and one
OF tallow. Pick off the petals of lot of
roses and violets. throwing the rest of
the flowers away, and lay them over the
grease Have dozen such frames thus
prepared and stack them up by laying
them evenly on top of one another.
Thus you will have series Of closed
chambers. each containing a layer of
flower petals between floor and cell
ing of grease. Fat or oil of any kind
has strong affinity for perfumes, and
SO the grease absorbs the smell of the
violets or roses. Put In fresh petals
every day, and at the end Of two or three
months the grease will be intensely i'm
pregnated with the odor OF the flowers
Scrape it off the glass and then put II
In alcohol. The-latter has an affinity
for the perfume even stronger than that
which the grease possesses. so 1t viii
quickly absorb 1t from the grease, and
upon pouring the alcohol Off into an
other vessel you viii have exquisite eau
do cologne. - Washington Star.
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DANGER in physicai culture.

4 1t is beginning to DO understood that
physical culture should be undertaken
intelligently and with moderation. A
London girl went homo from her first
lesson, which was q violent one, and dis
covered q strange condition of her neck
q little at one side Of tho throat--a mot
tied appearance, with settled blood be-
meath. Tho physician to whom she APP
Piled said there was no remedy; some
little blood vessels had given way under
the severe and unaccustomed exercise,
and her naturally thin skin revealed tho
mishap more than would perhaps hap
pen In another case.
The injuries are not SO frequent to
young girls, with supple joints and easily
moved muscles and tendons, but middle
aged women should begin very carefully.
Many such, to rid themselves Of an I'M
becoming tendency to corpulence, take
to extraordinary acrobatic feats not un-
attended with real danger to persons nm
accustomed to violent exercise. Her
Point Of View in New York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
A euro for LazIness.

A traveller in the course of morning
walk in Amsterdam came upon group
gathered around we'll, into which q
strongly built man had just been let
down. A pipe, whose mouth was at the
top of the well, had been opened, and a
stream Of water from it was flowing into
the we'll and gradually filing 1t. The
man below had quite enough to do, If he
did not want to be drowned, to keep the
water out by means Of pump which
was at the bottom of the we'll
The traveller, plying the man, asked
for an explanation of what seemed to be
a cruel, heartless joke.
s.Sir," replied an old man standing
near, ''that fellow is. as you see, healthy
and strong. have myself offered him
work twenty times, but he always al
lows laziness to get the better of him,
and will make any excuse to beg his
bread from door to door, though he
might easily earn it if he chose.
"We are now trying to make him real
ize that he must work. II he uses the
strength that is in his arms he will be
saved; il he let's them hang idle he will
be drowned. But look" continued the
old Dutchman as he went to the edge of
the well, "the fellow finds out that he
has muscles already; in an hour we shall
let him out with better resolutions for
the future"
The traveller watched until the man
was liberated from his watery prison,
and felt sure that at least temporary
cure had been effected.--Youth's Com
panion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
rbe FIrst protestapt ~ Japan.

The first Protestant Christian in Ja-
pan was one Murata, military retainer
Of the Lord of Saga, in the southern is
land Of Kiushiu. In 1850 he went to
Nagasali, by order OF his chief, and one
eva1sng, IN DO was crossing the hacisS
in & Nat, he picked up book that was
floating about in the water. The writing
ran from side to side, like the crawling
of crabs and upon sending it to onElyf
the Dutch then settled ct Nagasaii, he
learned that 1t was the Christian Bible,
then prescribed book. Curiosity spur
red him on, and he had one Of his as
sistants learn the language Of the book
and translate 1t for him, sentence by
sentence.
His study was continued In secret,
with q few friends, after his return
home. When o difficult passage was
found, messenger was sent to DR.. Yer
beck, q well known missionary then in
Nagasald, for its Interpretation. Murata
was afterward baptized, and his name
now stands first on the roll Of Protes-
tant Christians in Japan. - London
Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
Women taking the Places OF Men.

In Holland men can no longer DO
trusted to work the switches on the rail-
ways, and women now fill their places.
This Is slap in the face indeed to the
male sex, and q great triumph to the ad-
vocates Of female labor. But wo have
yet to see how the thing works The
men say that there will now be looking
glasses in the switch boxes, and that tho
women will never leave them till they
have smoothed their last hair and settled
the bow OF their last ribbon, and that in
the meantime there viii be collisions;
that when left to themselves they never
have been in time for the train as pas
sengers, and will not be more punctual
as pointswomen; and, finally, that II they
hear their lovers whistle anywhere in
the neighborhood they will pay very lit
tie attention to that Of the locomotive.
If these objections are not valid, con-
clude the men, Two are not Dutchmen.
London Queen.
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4 story Of the Late 4. =. Stewart.


was q young lawyer at the time,
about as poor as home missionary. !
had to go to the late A. T. Stewards to
take his signature to an affidavit. He
signed and / swore him; then he wished
to know how much there was to pay.
In view Of what took place afterward. !
am justified, think, in saying that
what Mr.. Stewart expected me to say
when he asked GLOW inuchr' was "Oh,
that's all right"
But Ididn't say that; Isaid, Seventy
five CENTS
'WhatY' shouted Mr.. Stewart.
"Seyenty-fve cents" I answered
again.
81 won't pay it, said he. you've no
right to ask SO much. The price Is O
shilling, and that's all III give you.n
"But, Mr.. Stewart" replied, 80 shil-
ling is the price when you come to my
Office. I've come to your store and I've
a right to charge for my car fare and a
reasonable amount for my time. Sew
enty-five cents is really very small
charge, Mr.. Stewart, a very small
CHARGE
~ won't pay it" he persisted. I'll
you want a shilling you may have It.
but not one cent more
got angry then. gave him one
look, with which intended to convey
the idea that held him in contempt
Then said: "Mr. Stewart, you are q
poor man and I'm rich one. Twenty
five cents is nothing to me and seventy
five cents is fortune to you. I'll make
you present Of that seventy-five cents
that you owe me-
Then / made my best dancing school
bow and walked of. Interview In New
York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
Two roreIrn LANGUAGE. Necessary.


A professional man ought to know at
least two foreign languages. Ii he has
q decided penchant for lingual studies
and a strong bent Of mind usually indi-
Gates special capacity-it may be worth
while for him to extend his list to Italian
and Spanish, even to go outside Of these;
but French and German he ought to
possess as part OF the very means Of his
contact with modern life. These Ian
guages will admit him to everything that
Is valuable in the newest thought Of the
time, since 1t may be truly said that a
production which does not speedily see
the light. either originally or by trans
lation, in English, French or German Is
either not worth special attention or can
be calmly waited for. Interview In Bos-
ton Herald.
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rhres nnrion. nam.

There is curious legend connected
with the bells Of Messingham church.
1t is said that long, long time ago a
traveller was passing through Messing
ham when he noticed three men sitting
on stile in the churchyard and saying,
Come to church, Thompson, come to
church, Brown" and so on. Being very
much surprised. he asked what it meant.
and was told that. having no bells. they
called folks to church In this way. The
traveller remarked that 1t was pity so
fine church should be without bells,
and at the same time asked the men IL
they could make three for the church.
promising to pay for them himself.
They undertook to do this. They were
respectively tinker, carpenter and
q shoemaker. When next the traveller
passed that way he found the three men
ringing three bells. which said, "Ting,
tong. pluff, I" being made respectively Of
tin, wood and leatherl-London Tit-Bita
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
The Effectiveness of modern Guns.


The prominence given to lecture by
the German doctor, DIR. Billroth, on the
wounded in war, has induced Mr.. Archi-
bald Forbes to write on the subject.
DR.. Billroth estimates that Of the cas-
ualties at Weissenburg and Worth dur
ing the Franco-G German war, 80 per cent.
of all the wounded were caused by rifles,
10 per cent. by the large guns, and not
quite per cent. by the lance and sword.
Mr.. Forbes, however, says that the sta
tistics for the whole Of the war on the
German side prove that over 90 per cent.
were duo to rifle fire, about per cent.
to artillery, and about per cent. TO cold
steel
The smallness of the mortality from
the French artillery is explained by the
fact that their artillery was notoriously
badly served. DIR. Billroth believes that
the future will see a still greater pro-
portion of deaths resulting from rifle
fire than from shell. Mr.. Forbes points
out that, in doing 30, no account has
been taken of the probable use Of highly
destructive explosives in the shells Of
the future. Army and Navy Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
when Did the "class Age, psrInY


So far as research has been able to de-
termine, glass was in use 1000 years be-
fore the birth of Christ, and was even
then not in its infancy by any manner
of means In the Slade collection at the
British museum there is the head of a
lion nodded in glass, bearing the name
Of an Egyptian king Of the eleventh
dynasty. This is the oldest specimen Of
pure glass bearing anything like date
now known to exist. The invention now
known as "bleezing," the mode Of var
nishing pottery with thin film Of glass,
Is believed to date back to the first Egyp-
tian dynasty. Proof Of this is found In
the pottery beads, glass glazed, found in
the tombs Of the age above referred to.
st. Louis Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-04-13
Pho,oeraph.nr : bubble.

After running horses jumping ath-
letes. flying cannon balls. flashes Of
lightning and the shifting spectral lines
# revolving double stars have been sue
cessfully photographed. the airy soap
bubble has furnished stumbling beck
that the scientific photographer has hal
great difficulty in surrounding. Lord
Rayleigh. in a lecture before the Royal
Institution of London. said that foS
some time it had been his ambition to
photograph soap bubble in the act Of
breaking.
He anticipated great difficulty because
he knew the time occupied in the disap-
pearance Of breaking bubble must be
but small fraction Of a second
Whoever has watched brilliant soap
bubble burst knows how instantaneously
it vanishes. Lord Rayleigh thought 1t
might take one-twentieth OF q second,
but by repeated experiments he found
that the time occupied In the disappear
! ance of the iridescent film was not more
than one three-hundredth of second.
| To catch and picture q vanishing elm
between the instant Of its breaking and
that Of its complete extinction proved 1
most difficult undertaking. but It wal
accomplished.
Some persons may think that It would
be equally difficult to photograph {
lightning flash, but itmust be recollected
that lightning makes an intensely vivid
impression, while the soft reflection Of 9
soap bubble Is eyanescent, even In the
bright glare of an electric spark.
From printing the image Of the flying
edge Of broken bubble in the three
hundredth OF a second to disclosing the
existence OF great nebulm in the heavens
by the cumulative effect of several hours
Of continuous exposure. the modern
Photographic plate Is performing many
wonders in behalf Of science. and prov.
ing itself one of the most powerful means
at mans disposal to unlock the secrets
Of nature. - Youths Companion,
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how NOT T. Gee rnto print.


Don't have any enemies.
Don't have any friends.
Don't inherit money.
Don't lose it.
DnP'A 5ix;a any petitions.
+ tfp " Subscribe to any lecture courses
Of stock companies.
Don't recommend anything.
Don't get victimixed.
Don't exhibit any public spirit,
Don't tell stories.
Don't register OF q hotel.
Don't visit friend In an adjoining
township or elsewhere.
Don't allow other people to visit you.
Don't show any interest in music, art.
literature, science or education.
Don't meet long lost friends or rela-
tives.
Don't 90 insane.
Don't get sick.
Don't accept presents.
Don't do anything that might bring
you a vote Of thanks or condemnation.
Don't sue anybody.
Don't get sued.
Don't 60 to law ct all.
Don't 1.-Two TO be an octogenarian.
Don't die. Detroit Tribune.