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The Press., 1893-05-18

A. J. TILDEN, Agent for Fire Life, xAe and Accident Insurance None bur the strongest companies Fepresented. Office at resi-
 dence, East-Main-st. Notary public.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Postal Cards.

There is Il Postal Card Society OF
America which has already a hundred
members. 1t seems almost incredible
that there should be 5000 varieties of
postal cards, but this is the extent
claimed for the Watson collection
These, however, include various issues
of the same nation and denominations
and also cards issued for special occa-
sions. Postal cards have been in cir
culation a little less than twenty-four
years. The idea originated with DR..
Emanuel Hermann, Il professor of ma
tional economy at the Imperial Acad-
emy of Wiener, in NcuStadt, Lower
Austria.
His IDEAS, under the head of New
Means of Correspondence by Post"
were published and attracted the at
tention of the Government officials
The Director-General of Posts took up
the idea, and succeeded in having an
issue of postal cards put in circulation
i'll 1869 The original name given to
them was the Correspondent Karte."
and this has been retained ever since
This new move on the part of Austria
quickly excited other countries to adopt
Il similar method of correspondence.
and before the close of 1870 nearly all
the European countries We're using
cards.
Germany was really the second cOun-
try to use them, and a special series
was issued to the soldiers engaged in
the Franco-German war. These were
called the field post correspondence
cards, and were sold unstampcd to the
soldiers at the rate of about five for Il
cent. The soldiers had the privilege OF
using them without paying postage.
Another series was issued for civilians.
These had place left for stamp,
and the writer had to atfiX a German
postage stamp to the card before post
ing. These field postcards are now
rare, the used ones being scarccr than
the unused ones. Another card of
equal rarity, and also reminder of
the same war, is the balloon postal
card, issued by France during the siege
of Paris.
The cards were sent up from Paris
in balloons, and the mailbags were
thrown off into the surrounding coum-
try, where there was the least possible
opportunity Of their capture by the
enemy They were smaller than the
postal card now in use, and were coy
cred with warlike expressions, as:
Paris deties the enemyv' GLORY and
conquest signify crimes, defeat signi-
tics hate and a desire for vengeance"
"Only one war is just and right-that
for independence"
The United States was rather back
ward in adopting the postal card sys-
TEN, and did not use them until 1873.
The first issue printed were of Il red
dish color, with the head of Liberty in
the upper right hand corner. AS a rule
Uncle Sans cards have been inferior
to those of other countries in excellence
of engraving. The designs also have
not been very artistic. The blue card
bearing the portrait of Gen Grant is
the finest specimen of art work issued
by the United States Government
The Collector.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Treatment of Watches,

That a watch may keep good time.
says ChamberS'S Journal, it should be
carefully treated; it should be wound
at the same time daily, and when not
worn should be placed in the same
position, always hung up, or always
laid down, as every watch goes differ
emily in different positions. In watches
having a double case, the outer one
should never be left open. If it is left
open even for one night the glass is
covered with a thin film of dust, which
will gradually enter the works through
even the tinicst openings in the case,
Watches should be wound in the
morning, because a spring fully wound
up will more readily overcome the dis
turbances produced by the movements
of the wearer. Springs will not break
so easily if watches are carefully
wound up and not taken out of Il warm
pocket and placed directly against Il
cold wall or on Il marble slab; for that
reason Il protective mat is desirable.
The changes of the oil, the variations
in temperature, the density and humid
ity of the air, all greatly affect the
going of Il watch, and it is only the
lever watch of the most perfect finish
which almost neutraliZes those adverse
correct time. Even the best chronomc-
tcrs, used in Observatories and on board
ships, must be regulated according TO
tables which fix the variations to which
watches are subject.
A watch should be cleaned every two
or three years. In time the oil dGcom.
poses. &, mixed with the particles OF
dust which enter the works of even
the bcst-closing watch, begins to act
as Il grinding material and wears ont
the working parts. 1t frequently hap
pens that Il watch requires cleaning
oftcncr than once in two years, cspcc-
tally if it closes badly or is exposed to
much dust and dirt. Any one who has
the misfortune to drop his watch into
water should take it at once to the
matchmaker, to have it t<icn to pieces
and cleaned; a delay of even an hour
may spoil the watch forever.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
ISits OF Natural History.

1t is believed that crOcOdilcS lived to
be hundreds of years old. The ESyp-
tianS cmbalmed them.
The head of the rattleSnakc has been
known to int1ict fatal wound after
being severed from the body.
The Arabs have a superstition that
the stork has Il human heart. When
one of these birds builds its nest on Il
hOusetop they believe the happiness of
that household is insured for that year.
The crab when living near the oceans
surface has wcll-developed eyes; in
deeper water only eye-stalks are pres
cnt-no eyes; while in specimens from
still deeper water the eyc-stalks have
joined, forming a pointed bcak.
The infuSoria, one of the lowest forms
of animal life, can propagate their
species in three distinct ways First,
by budding, somewhat after the man
ner of plants; second, by the sponta-
ncous division of the animal into two
individual. and third, from eggs.
New Guinea has the credit of pro-
ducing the only venomous bird known
to ornithologists-the Roir NDoob, or
Bird of Death" There is no antidote
to the bite of this bird, which causes
cXcruciating pains in every part of the
body loss of sight, convulSiOns, lock-
jaw and certain death within two
hours.
Every steamer that plies along the
Atlantic coast is refuge for birds that
are blown out to sea, mostly small and
not strong of wing. When disturbed or
frightened by people on the deck they
ty into the air and fall behind the ship,
and after several such disturbances
they become so tired that they can no
longer catch up. After hopclcSsly
chasing the vessel for several miles
they futter into the sea and drown.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Toblcco n Herb of Sanctity.

Since the worldwide diffusion of the
tobacco habit, its earliest and perhaps
original use has been in Il great meas
ure overlooked. With the aborigines
OF America smoking and its kindred
practices were not mere sensual graft
tications, but tobacco was regarded as
an herb of peculiar and mysterious
sanctity, and its use was deeply and
Intimately interviewer with native
rites and ceremonies. With reasonable
certainty the pipe may be considered
as IN implement the use of which was
originally confined to the priest, mcdi-
cine man or sorcerer, in whose hands
it was IL means of communication be-
tween savage men and the unseen spir-
its with which his universal doctrine
of animism invested every object that
came under his observation. Similar
to this use of the pipe was its employ
ment in the treatment of disease,
which i'll savage philosophy is always
thought to be the work of evil spirits.
Tobacco is also regarded as an offer
lng OF peculiar acceptability to the un-
known power, in whose hands the In
dian conceived his fate for good or i'll
to lie; hence it Is observed to figure
prominently in ceremonies as incense
ana as material for sacrifice.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16


ThirtysiX years ago man named
Jones, who was employed by Frank
Lockwood, of Norwich, Conn.,, was at
work on Mr. LockWoOd'S farm, and as
n Stimulant took out to the lot will.
him Il pint flash of whiskey During
the morning Jones took one nip. anl,
seeing his employer coming, he slipped
the bottle into hole in Il tree stand.
ing near, intending to return and get
it after Mr.. Lockwood had gone home
When the opportunity came he was
diSguStcd to find that the tree trunk
WAS hollow and the bottle had fallen
to the bottom and probably broken.
Jones related the incident to Mr. Lock.
wood some time afterwards, who
laughed ut the loss and thought no
more about 1t.
Last week, during severe wind
storm, the old tree, now Il rotten
stump, was blown over. Monday Mr..
Lockwood went out to haul away the
trunk. and was surprised to find his
former employees whiskey flash safe
and lmbroken. He took out the cork.
took one smell, And, sir" said he,
though I've been teetotaler for nigh
onto fifty years, l never was so tempt.
Hd to take a taste Of whiskey in NV
life rs / WAS then. But | didn't, and
the stuff is safe up at my house"
1t is said the whiskey, when poured
ont, had the consistency and color OF
olive Oil. 1t will not be used as long
as Mr.. Lockwood holds it.-Boston
Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
The VIOIlnN Of Old.

The great violin makers all lived
within the compass of $50 years. They
chose their wood from a few great
timbers fellcd in the south Tyrol. and
ioated down in rafts, pine and maple.
sycamore, pear and ash. They eX-
amined these to find streaks and veins
and freckles, valuable supcrficially
when brought out by vanishing.
They learned to tell the dynasty of
the pieces of wood by touching them;
they weighed them, they struck them,
and listened to judge how fast or how
slow, or how resonantly they would
vibrate in answer to strings. Some
portions of the wood must be porous
and soft some of close fibre. Just the
right beam was hard to find; when
found, it can be traced all through tie
violins of some great master, and after
his death in those of his pupils.
The piece of wood was takel. bone
ando seasoned, dried in the hot Bres-
cia and Cremona sun. The house of
Stradivarius, the great master of all,
is described as having been as hot as
an oven. The wood was there soaked
through and through with the SUM-
shine. In this great heat the oils
thinned and slimmered slowly and
penetrated far into the wood, until the
varnish became part of the wood
itself.
The old violin makers used TO save
every bit Of the wood when they found
what they liked to mend and patch
and inlay with 1t. So vibrant and so
resonant is the wood of good old vio-
lins that they murmur, and echo, and
sing in answer to any sound where Il
number of them hang together on the
wall, as If rehearsing the old music
that once they knew. 1t was doubtless
owing to this fact that when the peo-
pie could not account for Paganini's
wonderful playing, they declared that
violin, for his violin sang and whis-
pered even when all the strings were
off
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Above the Clouds.

One of the sublimest effects in ma
ture is occasionally seen by those who
climb the tall and isu'1tcd peaks of the
Rocky Mountains i'll Colorado. The
dryness of the air and the strong heat
of the afternoon sun cause rapid
evaporation from the brooks, springs.
and the snowbanks on the mountain
sides, and this moisture, rising on the
warmer air, condenses as it reaches
the cooler, thinner atmosphere about
the mountain top. The traveller look
ing down sees clouds literally forming
below him and growing thick and black
every instant, so that as they reach
his level they roll skyward and in huge
masses of vapor eclipse the view and
bury him in darkness. Lightning oc-
casionally leaps from the clouds, and
mountain top is particularly bad
place to be at such time. The stone
signal service station on Pixies Peak
has been nearly wrecked by lightning
more than once.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16

But in all their vicisslt,1des of for
tune he never once ceased to be n
man, and having lost the means of
supporting his wife in a manner be-
fitting her station, he went honorably
to her, told her all, and offered to lib.
crate her from her engagement
This. to her credit, she absolutely
refused to listen to. She loved Josiah
BGdI, who was indeed a fellow whom
any girl, however wealthy, might be
proud to call her husband; and, as in
the case of the celebrated Mrs. Gree
now and Capt. Bellfield, had enough
m"ncy for both and the pleasure of
paying his debts would amply COM
p"nS;tc her for the sacrifice.
And so they were married.
Mr. Goldacre arrived from South
nmpton the day prior to the ceremony,
and after the tiddling and fcasting,
which is the usual concomitant of such
Affairs both in high and low life, re-
paired with his newfound son-in-law
to the office of his attorney, where the
marriage settlement, which is by far
the most important feature of such
functions. was duly subscribed to and
wiraeSSed.
Mr. Budd received thereby in Man
haitian Elevated and other gilt-edgcd
securities what approximated closely
to $35O,OOO. The fiat was reopencd
with great eclat. the bays repurchascd
Mt a considerable advance, and the
Quondam partnership of Budd & Bow
man dissolved by mutual agreement.
by the way, Budd," said Mr.. Gold
acre, as they sat few days thereafter
In the old gentleman's dinngroom
over their pOStprandial wine, Il was
glad to see by the London papers that
Central Pacific took n boom shortly
after l went abroad l suppose you
looked after my interests in the mat
ter of that $4,000 l sent you to in
yeSt!"
Budd's jaw dropped till it clicked on
his breast bone.
"Wa-wa-was that money yours"
he stammered out at length.
Was it mine? Why, certainly, my
boy; on two of my daughters invest
ments which l desired to place where
! thought it would do the most good.
I sent it over froh Bond & Bycr's of
ice by their messenger. Didn't you
get my note telling you to invest it in
Pacific Ccntral!'
''Never a line. The money was sim
ply left on my desk by man whom
iisiN b'Ntl SNtl DtlOlt itlltl dlltl
keeping it in bank for quite time"
the shrewd rascal thought the matter
of his professional reputation would
be best subscrved by leaving the exact
period open to SurmiSe, ''ani falling to
hear from the owner, / invested it in
the identical stock you mention and
clearly exactly $4,000 on the trlnSac-
ton"
so that you now owe me, or, rather.
your wife. Laura. $4,000 less the
amount of your brokerage. Is that
it%'
ut certainly turns out So sail
Budd looking guilty enough to have
been convicted in any magistrate court
on charge of highway robbery, 'and
since my mind is at last relieved as to
the mystery of that money, l shall he
pleased to hand her tomorrow my
check for the amount
The matter was thus dropped for
good; and Laura dear little wife, don't
know to this day just how near she
came to losing $4,000 and spending
the remainder of her life in hliSSful
ignorance of even the existence Of such
gentleman as Mr.. JOSIAH Budd.--J.
II. Parke.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Male and Female Population.

The male population of the world is
falling further and further behind the
female. Thus, according to the last
British census, the excess of women
and girls over men and boys in Great
Britain is about 100000, an increase in
ten years of nearly 100000. The Ger
man census of last December places
the number of females about 600. 900
above that of the males in the kingdom
of Prussia, or nearly three times the
excess twenty years ago. There are
100000 more females than males in
the whole German Empire. In Swc-
den and Norway the weaker sex" are
in the majority by 25O,OOO, in Austria
Hungary by 100000, in Denmark by
10000, and in every European country
they outnumber the males. In the
United States, Canada and Australia
the males are in the majority, though
not largely so, the estimated excess of
males in this country being only 1,100,-
900 or 100000.
A>>>~a A
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Somebody's Father.

| think that one of the saddest Incl
dents of the war which l witnessed
was after the battle of Gettysburg. Off
on the outskirts, seated on the ground,
with his back to tree, was a soldier,
dead. His eyes were riveted on some
object held tightly clasped in his hands.
AS we drew nearer we saw that it was
an ambrotype of two small children.
Man though | was, hardened through
those long years to carnage and blood
shed, the sight of that man who looked
on his children for the last time in this
world, who, away off in Il secluded spot
had rested himself against tree that
he might feast his eyes on his little
loves, brought tears to my eyes which
] could not restrain had I wanted.
There were six of us in the crowd, and
we all found great Jumps gathering in
our throats, and miSts coming before
our eyes which almost blinded us. We
stood looking at him for some time. |
was thinking of the wife and baby
had left at home, and wondering how
soon, in the mercy of God, she would
be left widow and. my baby boy
fathcrless We looked at each other
and inStinctivcly seemed to understand
our thoughts. Not a word was spoken,
but we dug Il grave and laid the poor
fellow to rest with his children's pic
ture clasped to his heart.
A fool is sure to tell who he is by
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16

A fool is sure to tell who he is by
the questions he asks.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Poor Rich Men.

l was chatting the other day with Il
rich young Income" member of the
jeuncSSe doree. BY ''income" | mean
one of those favored ScionS of wealthy
parcntage who inhcritS Il sufficient in
come to never be compelled to bother
about earning his own living. Until
within Il few years there We're com
paratively few of this class in this
country, though there is Il community
of such in all the European cities. My
young friend, who is Il pink of fashion.
and quite Il well educated and agree
able fellow, was lamenting the fact
that he could not possibly make both
ends meet ut the end of the year on
his income of fifteen thousand.
| eXpatatcd on the fact that many
men had married and maintained fami-
lies snugly on less per annum than tif-
teen thousand; that the amount repre-.
Sentcd : per cent. on a small fortune
and that he must simply be recklcSSly
eXtravagant who not only could not
live well on it, but ran in debt. lie
answered me that his bachelor cham
bers were quite modest and his club
bills very moderate; that being absent
so much visiting his friends he did not
keep either a valet or an eQuipagc.
He admitted that his clothing and
personal outfit cost him more than his
lodging or his club. l wondered how
he managed, then, to spend his income
so that he was always in debt at the
end of the year He then explained
that while he spent so much of his
time visiting his fashionable friends
in their country homes or on their
yachts, the outlay in tips for the ser
wants and presents to his entertainers
was far greater than living "at home"
and his club would cost him.
When he added that his wedding
presents alone the past year had cost
him $4,000, l could appreciate the force
of his statement. Just think of it, how
many families could be happy and
wealthy on $4,000 per annum! Yc,
this scion of wealth is in a continua!
struggle with debt, which is far moro
wearing and dSagrecable any day than
the struggle of honest toll for daily
DrcaQ.-Oncp a Week
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16

A sharp tongue cuts off frienda
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-09-16
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

son theatre nights leave Cumberland at close
of performance.
An trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berand.
Nos. l. 2, 3 and daily except Sunday. Nos5
and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only
No bRggagc will be hauled en- trains Nos
sand q. l.. NJ. HAMI LTON,
May y Superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-21
FROM COLTON's.
ice Of The Evening Star.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CoLroS's. Nd, July 20, 1898.
The following Washingtonians are registered
at the delightful resort here presided over by
that charming hostess, Mrs. Rebecca J. Adams:
Capt and Mrs. z. g. Barnard, MAI Henry
Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. c. g. Draper, Mr.. Paul
Draper, Mrs. E. G.. Davis, Miss Ethel Davis,
Miss Myra Davis. Mr.. c. Churchill and wife,
Mr. Chas. j. Collier and wife, Mra Gassen-
heimer, Mr.. Lawrence Gsssenheimer, Mr.. Jos.
S. Raeburn and wife, Miss Isabelle Taylor,
Mrs. Bell. Major C. F. Cross, Miss Maud Adams,
Mrs. E. A. Wall, Miss Alice E. johnson, and
quite contingent Of Baltimoreans.
There 10 no desrth Of amusements here. Cool
and shady lawns for the lovers Of tennis, a wide
expanse Of salt water, with a steady sou easter
blowing in from Ragged Point, moonlight and
sailing galore, withsn abundance Of fishing and
Grabbing
The management will give masquerade ball
on the evening Of Monday. the Gath instant in
the new and enlarged pavilion, and extends .
cordial invitation to all the friends Of its
patrons in the city. WAp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-21
ANACOSTIA.

James joyce is under arrest for assault and
battery with intent to kill VIM. semmes The
trouble occurred yesterday in the county to the
south Of Anacosta- The weapon used was
gunstock and the wound inflicted dangerous
one. DIR. H. V. Pyles. who was called to attend
the injured man, reports that he lies in q criti-
cal condition Joyce alleges that he was exas-
perated by the repeated trespasses which were
committed upon his property by Semmes. Off
Ger Green made the arrest.
Clarence Stevenson was yesterday arrested by
Officer Coleman on q charge OF disorderly con-
duct preferred by A. Elmer.
The Congress Heights VI. E. Church will give
o festival on August 3.
The midsummer excursion of Aaacostia
Lodge, No. 81. f. A. A. NJ. will be given at
River View on the 18th instant
Miss Pullzzi Of Georgetown is the guest of
Miss Lizzie Golden of Golden Manor
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Karr. Miss Cecil Me-
Kee and Mr.. Fulton harr have returned from
TakOma Park.
The annual camp meeting of Allen A. VI. E.
Church of Garfield will be begun on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-21

The decision Of the United States Supreme
Court in the case Of the Union Pacific vs.
Goodridge, just reported, holds that all ship
pers must be treated by carriers with absolute
equality, and distinctly recognizes the right oil
lawmaking bodies to regulate railways through
railway commissions, especially that feature OF
state and federal regulation which requires car
riers to obtain permission OF the commission
before granting lower rates to persons and
places.
This decision Is regarded at the office of the
interstate commerce commission a. an indorse-
ment Of it, construction of the second and
fourth sections Of the interstate commerce law.
The commission decided . case similar to this
In 1887, the Providence coal case, and held that
discount for quantity shipped was unlawful.
1t also applied the same rule Of const ruction in
the party rate case"