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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11
PEOPLE WHO WAKE At WILL.
a Peculiar Gift Which Does Away with
Alarm Clocks.

a Peculiar Gift Which Does Away with
Alarm Clocks.
A discussion has been going on in the
English Society for Psychical Research
Us to the existence and nature OF the
power by which so many people man
age to wake themselves precisely Mt
the hour at which they have resolved to
wake themselves the previous night,
says the London Spectator.
There is no question as to the fact
1t is matter on which probably the
greater numbor of people can convince
themselves You may fix time when
no clock strikes, so that it can not be
half heard sound which awakes You.
You may fix five minutes before the
hour in house in which no clock
strikes the quarters, or even il house
in which there is no striking clock at
all, and no church clock within couple
OF miles; and yet not one person only,
but great many-we might, perhaps,
say the majority of persons past middle
aegean wake themselves at the right
hour if on the previous night they go
to bed with the resolve to do so strong
III their minds.
1t is a power which belongs to all
sorts OF persons-not only persons who
have been in the habit of getting up at
given hours, but to persons who have
not
Most nurses have it, most servants,
most laborers, most professional men.
Yet it is very difficult to account for,
for when you wake you have no dis
tinct, nor, ind, ell, indistinct, recogni-
ton of the time on you. You only
know what time you ought to have been
awake, but not in the least consciously
that this time has arrived, though, when
you look at your watch in fright you
find as R matter of fact that it has ar
rived and only just arrived.
We believe that the same power would
apply to the daytime under the same
conditions, namely, that you fix firmly
in your mind some hours, or at least
some considerable time earlier, that you
are to do something specific and to be
reused to a sense of the time at spe.
citic minute; only people notice this
less since there are so many things in
the daytime which warn us and thus
put us on the watch as to how time is
flying.
The curious thing is that, though you
can arrest your own attention and wake
up at the required time, you never seem
to have the least assurance that it is the
right time without consulting your
watch. If you really "divine" the
time you have no power of recognizing
that you have OWNED" it You feel
as if you had merely guessed it, aud
very probably guessed it wrong, until
your watch confirms the guess.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11

No one who has any appreciation of
grace and beauty in nature or in any
art can fail to recognize the charm of
fine manners in an individual. We
rejoice i'll them as We do in O lovely
sunset view, or beautiful piece of
", hteoture, or fascinating poem, for
thu il own sake and for what they
express; but even beyond this they
have another attraction in the mag.
nett, power they exert upon all be-
holders in setting them at ease, in
sweeping away shyness, swkwardness,
and restraint, and in stimulating them
to the expression of whatever is best
worth cherishing within them. 1t is
undoubtedly true that the presence of
fine manners, whether it be in the
home or the social circle in the work.
shop or the counting room, in the visit
of charity or the halls of legislation,
has an immediate effect in reproducing
itself, in ditfu>ing happiness, in de.
veloping the faculties, and in eliciting
the best that is in everybody, =.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11
The Brave Captain.

1t was in the streets of Fredericks.
burg, as the army was thrown across to
attack Lee in his impregnable position.
A shell had exploded at the right of an
advancing regiment. Confusion fol
lowed. A captain sprang out, with
drawn sword and sought 10 rally the
men of his company. He was grand
looking man, tall and knightly, and he
had voice of lion. Into line, men
into line !" he kept shouting. "Fall
in, Company A The old Second wants
you to lead the way !"
His words were heard away down in
the supporting column, and men who
could not see him for the dust and
smoke, cheered him. Something passed
his face like flash of lightning
streak of flame and smoke The cap
tsin's arms went up, and he sank down
in heap, Two of his men extended
their hands, and he struggled to his
feet, and said, LEAD me to the rear, I
am stone blind" His eyes were wide
open, but sightless. Shell Or shot had
passed SO close to his face that he would
never see again,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11
PROPER CARE OF BOOKS.
A Mothers Experience Which is Wortl
Noting.

A Mothers Experience Which Is Worth
Noting.
Few persons take proper care OF
books. Even those who have consid'
Grafton enough not to fold down the
corners of the leaves and blot or mar
the pages with pencil marks will not
hesitate to leave them lying about, q
prey to careless handling, or let them
stand on partly filed shelf and, tip
ping over in slant, become spoiled in
shape and tirmness, but to one who
loves them it is painful to see such
carelessness
Books should be always kept care
fully guarded from dust, always kept
upright on the shelves, not at all diff
cult if little care is exercised, and
never laid down open on the face.
This last, habit with some readers,
may be suitable treatment for third
rate paper novel, but to treat book
for which one has any respect in that
fashion shows that person unworthy OF
ever owning good book.
The proper feeling for books should
be Taught child before it is old enough
to talk. A mother who loves both her
baby and her books proves this posi-
BILE, and her experience may be worth
relating. She felt the necessity OF
teaching him to be careful, as the
family were in the habit of leaving
books about, and she knew the child
would be handling them very early.
She took an old volume and here and
there pasted gay picture. The little
fellow leaved this over daily, and in
finding his brightly colored pictures
learned to handle the leaves without
tearing them.
He was not refused other books
when older, and at four or five years
could be trusted with any volume. II
might not lie so easy to teach every
child, but the Rochester Herald thinks
the experiment is worth trying, at
least.
But of all persons the one most
dreaded by the real book lover is the
careless borrower. He will borrow
your handsome pet volume and then
lend it to another. or forget to return
it, Or treat it so badly that you scarcely
recognize it when it is at last once more
in your possession. A person who will
be guilty of such things is no better
than thief. To share good book
with friend is to have double pleas
ure out of it, but to lend it to one who
i'll treats it is to share it with an enemy.
This is an old theme. Many a one
has loaned favorite book and never
seen it again, but if the borrowe,
could know the estimation in which he
was afterwards held by the lender he
would regret his conduct.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11
No Hair Needed.

Now. gentlemen. began the fallir,
as he arranged half hundred bottles
on temporary table at the street cor
ner. Il am here to sell the original and
only Patagonian Hair Remover. 1t
has been in use thirty-two years. aud
has been tried by millions of people,
and yet have never heard of an in.
stance where it failed to act as war
ranted If it fails to produce growth
of new hair on the head within six
weeks, / agree to forfeit five hundred
dollars. 1 have deposited the money
in the Twentieth National Bank, and
shall be here about three months. Who
buys the first bottle ?"
Look "a here, mister!' said an old
man as he pressed forward, wasn't
you down to Skinnersville last spring."
"Skinnersville? believe 1 was.
Wasn't you selling this same stuff
down there 2
Stuff! I was selling my Patagonian
Hair Remover, sir J.
WAL, want you to look at my
head, continued the old chap as he
uncovered poll as smooth and shiny
as new dinner plate. Il bought a
bottle OF that stuff.
Stuff Do you mean my Hair Re.
newer ?"
Exactly. You warranted it to force
a growth of now ha'r inside of six weeks.
used it. Whar's the growth ? Whar's
the new ha'r?"
My FRIEND" said the fakir, as he
grew very solemn, do you recall the
words blown into the glass p
No, / don't remember"
Then let me jog your recollection.
1t says on every bottle, Not warranted
in the case of an old bald headed coon
looking for third wife Now, then,
you were looking, weren't you p
"Yaas, l was lookin', and I got her,
too, and you can 60 to pot with your
old whitewash T.
My friend, /"
And got hundred acre farm with
her, and she's expectin' a thousand
dollars back pension, and if was six
ty-fve years younger I'd lick you outer
yer butes for deceiver +
MY friend, I"
Growth of new ha'r be burned /"
shouted the old man, as he backed of.
Didn't need no new ha'r, nor any har
at ALL She'd bin lovin' me fur twenty
years, and jumped at the chance to hev
me! Go to ballyhack with yer old
Pattygonian dishwater, and don't never
speak to me agin +
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11

Mr.. Depew, at the New England din,
ner in New York, called Yankee curl,
osity social irritaLt and national
blessing. He said ; They have ques,
toned me as to my birth and gene,
alogy, religion and politics, assets and
debts, and income and expenses, where
intend to die and expect to be buried,
and the style of monument l have Sc
lected for my grave. When Chief
Justice Coleridge, of England, was
here, l took him up to New Haven in a
private car to visit Yale. A typical
Connecticut man jumped on the car il
the New Haven depot, and said
My friend, this car is private.
"Oh," said he, funeral -
No" l answered.
Wedding ?"
NO"
Excursion p
No"
We'll, then, would you mind telling
me what it is here for p
Il explained, and pointed out the
Chief Justice. 'Fine-looking man, he
said; got good head; by the way,
what might his salary be 2"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11
Miscellaneous advertisements.
~ FLiNTSTONE ~
TANNED Goods
Pack of 1891.

| INVITE the attention of the public to the
L superior quality of my "FLINTSTONE'
brand of Canned Fruits and Vegetables to he
found on the shelves of all tir>tclass grocery
stores in the county. My pack is as follows:
Cooking Tomdtoes-Chocc, fully ripe and
superior flavor
Extra TU,natoes- Finest whole Tomatoes,
ready for slicing.
Dessert ippleS-Scected varieties, packed
in full syrup and ready to serve as dessert
fruit.
Pie Ptacht$-Extra mountain Peaches, fine
flavor, all full cans; nearly one-third more
Peaches in can than Baltimore packed pie
peaches.
Corn-Selected variety ofSugar Corn, pack
ed when young and tender with utmost neat
ness and care.
My goods are sold to all merchants at mod
crate prices and will give full satisfaction in
every particular.
NotIcc-All the corn packed at my FIlrt-
stone Canning House this season has on q
label Il fdc-Sd"i(e of nv signature thus:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11
To Predict a Storm,

BY placing two iron bars at seven or
eight yards distance from each other,
and putting them in communication on
one side by an insulated wire and on
the other with telephone, it is said
that storm can DO predicted twelve
hours ahead through a certain dead
sound heard in the receiver.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11

OFFICE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
CUMBERLAND, MD, Aug 10 1883.
| hereby certify that during the time was
deputy collector internal revenue for District
If Maryland James Clark in the nanuiac-
turc of his Braddock Pure Rye Whiskey, ac-
rordng to the record from government books,
used only rye and barley malt.
WEBSTER BRUCE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
A Rare Chance !.
FURNITURE
at Costs

Owing to the calamity which recently
~ hetel my store building, destroying the
roof and third story, and not being able to
get place to remove my stock to keep it out
# the weather, am compelled to dispose of
same at almost any price in order to save it
from ruin by rain or snow, either of which
is hk"ly to occur at any time at this season
of the year.
The stock comprises Walnut Oak and Pop.
lar BED Room Suits; at least % Parlor Suits
OF the latest styles and upholstered in all
Kinds OF Pushes, Rror,trls, Tapestries, etc,
ranging in price from $50 t" $i.5 ais" !,
very line IL" III Upholstered and Ri,ttu. . -
chairs, especially sce ted FIR tn- t,, AZ
trade and Il tine lot of Lounge Bed L,u.n-...,
Side Boa us, all Racks Wardrnpc, t.At.,;
sion Fables, all kin,is of Matt.c.s,>, slni,..
amt, IN fact. everything pertaining. t., :, iii
class FURNITURE store. Some OF th!s tuini-
iurc has been slightly tia Jagged. but til. hult
Is yet uninJur'h, and that which has been
damaged in any way Will he sold exceeding
~ low This is All opportunity to get
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11

OFFICE BRADDoCK DISTILLERY,
CUMBERLAND, MD. I
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 H. YOU'VE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-11

There are several fixed stars that are
larger than the sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05
w. Pitts1icltl.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. McNalley visited
friends in Guilford and Exeter recently.
Mrs. NJ. a. Garfield visited friends at
East Fairfield Saturday and Sunday.
In my correspondence last week an
item ia Mrs. Emerson's list of presents
was overlooked. "A sum of money from
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Whitchousc.
Some. cows owned by Mr.. David
Pcrshor stravcd of into the woods aud
Mr.. Geo. Hollis son was sent TO hunt
them up. He tracked them through
the woods and out to Mrs. Sophronia
Powers farm. and after starting them
back in the direction they came he fell
in with friend, probably thinking it a
good time for Il visit, accepted an invita-
tation and went with the friend and
stayed all night. Meanwhile as the boy
did not turn up or the cows either. natu-
rally there was considerable excitement
as night approached. The mother was
overwhelmed with grief fearing her boy
was lost. A posse or men was soon
raised. guns fired, bells rung and search
continued in the woods late into the
night, but no boy. The early morning
began with renewed search when the
boy was found alive and well. The
cows are still lost and search is contin-
eud. G.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05
USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA IT'S
1.-THE KIND THAT CURES"
Cattle Show at Soloh

A Horse and Cattle show will be held
Mt Scion. Oct. 10Th, one mile and Il half
below the village on the old trotting
park, where you can show your fine
horses and colts. There will he plenty
of room for all. This is not II town
show, aud all surrounding towns are in
yited to participate The entries will
close at II o'clock on the day of the
show, and committees are invited to call
and get a list of the entries. No pains
will be spared to make this the best
show in the country.
A good list of entries from Scion and
other towns have already been made, The
following are the officers; A. j. Libby
of Oakland is Judge of town teams !;
supts. of cattle, j. l.. Pierce, 4. +. Pol
lard supt of horses, Chas. French; Seth
Adams; constables and collectors, a. b..
Walker. Fred Powers; President, \. H..
Bosworth; marshals, o. b. French, DR.,
r.. Pease: NJ. French. secretary.
People coming from II distance can
get put up at Mrs. 4. fletcher's, Wesley
Moody near tine park and other places
handy. Premiums are ,oi1ered as fol-
lows: Best town teams not less than )
Dr.. SO to lst. 50 to 2nd draft oxen I'M
der ut 50 to LIST, - to 2nd; draft oxen,
over : it 81 to 1-t 81 to 2nd draft horse
under 200 lbs. 50 and 81; draft horse
over 21Oo lbs 81 and 81: oxen under : IT
will pull first. five minutes will be al
lowed each team, II stormy Oct. 10 the
show will be held the next fair day.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05
SO. Norri,lgcWock.

II the public installation OF Lebanon
Lodge t. \. NJ. last saturday night.
tiit i"lnNln@ eiie'fs were ilstaii,u
llet,rr' T.. ilai,. W. W. i'aa' ''ll'''r,'
y. " r'I!'' ol"'A, 49, " 80 ,.,..'''
III = T. iieh,H i'-'' = - l., IA =
p, -. ,I,n,,l,in steward
W., r. = L >i.rri. nrg,nist. aft.r
he ccremoni., nearly a hundred retired
To The banquet room, aud did ample
Justice to on 81 MIR. Murphv,s oyster
,npPcr,. Al not very late hour all re-
iif'I II ''h tle nan anu u"ueI .iie n'1on ;
utlSi' II Shi t',"h '''c" YOU i-'9''
,r,., v,i,h ,ha a,..nin',.. ,yorl
~, .....,,;,...,... III ,.,,,
VI ''' : ol,''',,'' TX ''9 ,,, H. a,d
III, N, '",,'' Wstn - ''' ,,,.r l.. r,.
~. nnif., Ia mo Inconvenience of
hi. bt.inrs. "a far away. i. the cause of
nj. rntiri,y from herr We world moi
think that thi, shop need to lie idle.
With il, large. commodious apartments.
aud all iir-t-elass for the manufacture of
eaat,. someone ought to start II again
At no tate day plenty OF work ana
IeaiA crew at present " i,"' III, "'"'
lI' ,,,;,h nv ',,r,iri
lar r1,.on for II,
" !, -, :. p...ls.,d
III w. - 1871 ~ - H., ,i',,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05

doctors are surprised II any cure OF pa
ralysi,. but there Is one form of paralysis
which has been pronounced absolutely
pcurable-locomuior alaNi1. I'm, l.
indeed. the most serious aud dreaded oi
all neryou, difficulties
Having 81 long pronounced th> dis-
ease ineurabl. the establishment. hot Il
say amazemcut. of the doctors can he
imagined when they learned from Mr
John II. Gnlding who re-i'ir- ri -,
Christopher st.. New ork city. tte iei-
los. ng wondrtu fact.
II was taken tx months ago With
locomotor alaNia. or creeping piraiN,l,.
The numbnc.- of limbs and dizziness
RAPIDLY increased until ca tld not walk
or stand without assistance: could mol
button my clothes or dre~- myself with
out help.
con The sixth day of October com
menced taking Dr. treene'> NerVura
blood aud nerve remedy and have taken
four bottles and can now walk without Il
cane. aud am rapidly gaining every day.
"'rhe nnmbncs- ha- almost complete
Nv left my limbs. and feel first rate.
eat and sleep well. aud can recommend
DR. Grernc'S NrrVura blood and nerve
remedy, since knoN it stvod my life.
IL was refused almittance into ST.
Johns Hospital because they said my
case was incurahc.
"But DR.. Grecne's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy has done it, work we'll 1t
is the wonder of my friends that am
alive to-day, and when tell them that
this medicine cured me when the doctors
had pr onouncrd my case incura' le, they
say-it was Il miracle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05
Fairfield.

F. +. Nickery and family went To
Chelsea. Massachusetts. Monday. to be
j absent for Il few days.
Hiram +. BurgreSs aud +. Savage
started Monday. for the Worlds Fair,
and will visit friends in Duluth, Mimi,
/ before their return.
Rev. and Mrs. +. l.. button, Mrs. NJ.
i -. Curtis and Mrs. +. o. lockwood are
in Auburn this week As delegates in at
/ tendance at the State Baptist conven-
1 ton.
Ex-senator and Mrs. \. Z. Williams
started Monday. for his winter home in
san Francisco. California. They have
been stopping here nearly all summer.
They will on their way out stop in Chi
cago few days for the purpose of en-
loving the sights of the Columbian En-
position.
Elk. L. 5. Senator and Mrs. A. +.
Williams left here Monday ON their re-
turn to their home in San Francisco,
California.
Miss Mary l.. Newhall has Il paper be-
fore the Universalist State Convention
in Bangor Wednesday. Subject: ed
vocational Demands of the \ Dung.
Highest Possibilities Obtained by y. F.
c. u
The pupils of the First Grammar
school have purchased large steel en-
craving, birds eye view of the Expo
sition, which the teacher, Miss Weth-
ercll, is having framed. 1t will be a
great addition to the room.
Mr.. II. F. Arnold removed the wealth
er vane from the tower of the Opera
House this morning. There was Il lot
of spectators to see how he did 1t, 1t is
to be replaced by Il new one and the
whole structure is to receive new coat
of paint.
The Waterville q Fairfield Electric
Power Go. has quite recently placed in
the mill of Lawrence. Newhall Il Co.,
at Shawmut the dynamo that used to
run the lights for this village. They
have s are and fifty incandescent lights
from it to light their mill.
Frank l.. Chase has rendered his res
ignation as Deputy sheriff to take effect
Immediately. Mr.. Chase was appointed
Deputy by the late Mr.. Abbott and later
by Sheriff Niles.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05

The origin of the fire which burned
the buildings of ID. d. Brown j. still a
mystery. indications point to an in
cendiary, with no clue, however. 10
work on
j. \. Pancman and George Emery
We're at PlttSiield, on Il trading eXpcdi'
ton. saturday, sept. 3Oth.
Chas Moore has been running the
cnsilage cutter at the Winslnw barn,
with his portable engine. Thi, i found
to be very handy arrangement aud the
engine has been put to many Uses not
expected when purchased.
st. Alhans people went in force To
Exeter. on the last day of the ldr and
trot. Thursday. sept. 18th; unfortunate
" it Ms a rainy afternoon, which very
seriously interrupted an otherWi-e very
successful county show.
Arthur Cooley, Is years old. >lN four
deer on hr mountain one day lat Nceh.
he Immediately fired into the bunch, but
10 deer were slaughtered. Iii, -kil "a
gunner WAS redeemed later on When
he SHOT toN in the field Of : II. Good-
win: he now tells great stori,- of The
chase.
Alfred Hilton coniemplateS moving 10
Pitfstied for the winter and working
there with his team.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05
East CornNillc.

STEAM WILL ITEMS MIR. Scammon
Burrill. who has bilious fever, has been
very i'll of late. Mrs. futile has also
been quite sick
V X, futile and wife Mrs. DIN Bur
rill. of Canaan: Mr.. Gilman, of New
York Mr.. and Mrs. Fiiicld Mitchell,
of Canaan and Mr.. and Mrs. sherman
Mitchell, of Pasadena. California, were
guests of Mrs. Helen Burrill, for IA day
last week.
Rev. o. NJ. Chase met his appointment
at the school house in this place, Sunday,
but owing to the unplcasantness of the
weather but few came out Rev. Chase
announces that he will be there again
next Sunday.
Adelbert Richardson has moved his
family back to this place and will work
in the mill this winter.
Mrs. Frank Trask of California is visit
ing friends here with her youngest
daughter. They have lived in Calfor-
MIA the past eight years having former
II lived in this place.
Mr. Henry Amazeen, an old citizen
of this place pissed away Oct lst, hay
ing been in poor health for quite num-
Der of years.
Mr.. Herbert T.. Blaisiell and Chas. V.
Warren returned to Massachusetts last
Thursday after having brief vacation
with their parents.
Mr.. Thomas Blackwell left town last
week to visit friends at kennebunk.
Mrs. Frank Clark and children of
Pittslield are visiting at her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Warren.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-10-05
Brighton

Misses Anna and Sadie Pike have gone
TO the Worlds Fair.
Albert Cross and sister Cora of Min
neapols, visited friends in town the
past week.
Zenas Foss and wife have returned
home from Moose River where they
have been working the past year, they
are going to stay n few weeks and then
go to the Lake for the winter.
Caddie Drury has returned to her
school.
Hiram Moore of Madison was in town
Monday hiring men for the woods.
Matlie Hayden has gone to Guilforl
to work.
Mrs. Horace Emery has been visiting
in town the past week.
Geo. Strickland has taken to himself
Wife We wish him much happiness.
Mrs. T. j. Wylnan is on the sick list.
James Redman of Bingham was in
town Monday.
5. I. Walker has returned home from
Shawmut where he has been working
all summer.
II. NJ. Jones was in town Saturday,
setting grave stones.