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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
The Children's Pleasure Ground.

The Milk Garden of Frankfort, re-.
served for the children of that aristo-
cratic city, is in itself one of the most
democratic of places. Here rich peo-
pie who wish to be relieved for a time
of the presence of their children, send
them, accompanied by their nurses
and here poor people, who can neither
afford to devote their own time to their
children nor hire separate nurses for
them, may bring their little ones, GER
tain that from the garden nurses they
will receive all the care and attention
necessary to safety, health and amuse.
ment. Private nurses of the rich peo-
pie, and public nurses of the working
people are subject to a supervision suf-
ticient to protect the children of all
classes from cruelty and neglect. The
only food furnished in the garden is
milk, whose freshness and purity are
assured, inasmuch as it is drank warm
from the mild eyed COWS which occupy
dainty stalls on one edge of the field.
Children may be left in care Of the gar
den for the entire day, or for any por.
ton of the day, just as the parents may
desire. The patronage of the garden
includes children whose parents hire its
benefits by the year, as they might rent
a box in the theater for season others,
who come on certain days in each week
when their mothers work away from
home, and still others whose mothers
gain little respite by leaving them
there while they 60 to market or take
an excursion with the house father.
The fees are very moderate, and so
classified that they are ightest for the
poor. The garden is so administered
that it is self-supporting business en-
terprise and still is the means of much
charity !; certain number of children
always enjoy its benefits without price,
but these pensioners of its bounty are
not identified and therefore the demo.
cratic equality of the institution is not
impaired. The milk garden is not
summer luxury, but is arranged to suit
the needs of the varying seasons, and
maintained throughout the year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
Selecting a Title.

From first to last Dickens did his
work conscientiously, and the selection
OF titles was a grave anxiety to him,
many being rejected before one was
chosen. The familiar name of Chuzzle-
wit, Howard Paul tells us, went through
a curious process of evolution. First
it was Sweezleden, then Sweezlebuck,
then Sweezleway. None of these would
do. The Sweezle then became Chuzzle,
and there was new series of Chuzzle-
toe, Chuzzleboy, Chuzzlewig. and,
finally, Chuzzlewit. For Hard Times"
nineteen or twenty titles were rejected.
Here are some of them: Heads and
Tails, Two and Two are Four" Our
Hard Hearted Friend, Rust and Dust"
"A Mere Question of Figures" Mr..
Gradgrind's Facts, BLACK and White.
David Copperfeld' was especially
troublesome. Even after he had tixed
upon the hero's name it took him some
time to arrange the exact form of the
title During a sojourn in Genoa
Dickens was puzzling his brain to find
a title for cne of his Christmas tales,
when the city bells rang out a peel OF
chimes. He was in nervous, excited
state, and the noise of the bells agitated
him. But they gave him the title he
was seeking, and he called the book
The Chimes" Another novel for
which he found it difficult to decide
upon a name was BLEAK House" We
might have known it under any of the
following titles: 1.-The Solitary House
that was Always Shut Up" The East
Wind, The Ruined Mill that Got Into
Chancery and Never Got Out, THE
Solitary House where the Grasses
Crew." No doubt Dickens invented
some of the names of his characters,
but many of the most remarkable were
borrowed from signs that met his view
in his journeys. imagined that Chad
band was q made name-it fits the
character to whom the author applied
it so exactly; but it was the name Of
either draper or grocer on the out
skirts of the town of Warwick. JUL
was the name of confectioner; Pick.
wick that of a job master at Bath. II
later life the novelist collected and
stored up names for future use, making
use of such sources as directories and
the small towns in railway guides.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
NAPOLEON THE GREAT.
Description by One Who saw Him at
BOrodinO.

Major General Yakovitch of the Rms.
sian Army is one of the few men now
living who saw the great Napoleon on
battle field. The old gentleman saw
the French Emperor at Borodino. At
that battle Yakovitch, then mere boy,
served with battery in the grand re
doubt, which was the center of the
Russian line. He gives vivid descrip
ton of tho battle. When morning
broke a sea of gray mist shut ont the
field from view. The voices of tie
enemy were heard, the neighing of their
horses, and the rumbling of artillery
wheels. Then came the thunder of
cannon, making the very earth tremble.
Three times all the Russian gunners
We're killed and three times new men
took their places. Bullets flew thick
as hail and men dropped dead or man
gle e cry moment.
At last a strange sound was heard in
the distance like rain pattering on
withered leaves. 1t grew loud and
louder, until it filled the air like the
roar of a stormy sea- All at once
great wave of bright swords and hel
NETS and horses heads came surging
over the breastworks. 1t was the I'M
perial Guard. Before the shock of the
mighty wave the Russian center crum-
bled away, shattered wrecks. W en-
Iakovitch came to his senses and
opened his eyes he saw al ound him the
corpse5 of his father and comra les
Suddenly the trampling of hoofs called
his attention to a group of gayiy
dressed Off ers, and Napoleon's staff
came riding over the field. The young
Russian peered anxiously into their
faces, In his graphic language:
''There were the hard faces of Rnpp
and Darn and broad-chested Sebastian
and Nansouty, with the saber scars
across his cheek, and the low, broad
forehead and bulldog jaw of grim old
Ney, the bravest of them all, There,
too, was Murat, with his white plumes
and his braided jacket, his riding whip
in his hand just like a circus rider.
And then the group parted suddenly,
and there was the man himself in the
midst of them, with his face hard and
mmovable as marble amid all the blood
and agony and a far away look in those
cold gray eyes of his as if he saw Mos
COW somewhere up in the sky, but coul
see nothing between. "A glorious VIC
tory : cried Murat, waving his hand.
What stir there'll be among the good
folks in Paris when the bulletin AZ
rives !! We've lost half our army in
doing it, though, growled Ney. Hadn't
we better fall back Il little and wait
there for re-enforcements 2 Then Ma
poleon turned his head slowly, Just as
the statue might do, and looked him in
the face. Thou advising II retreat
Michael? That is something new, in
deed Mono falling back now. l
must date my bulletin from Moscow.
As for the army, you can't make an
omelette without breaking few eggs
1akovitch says when he heard that lie
knew God had forsaken Napoleon, for
no man save one doomed to destruction
could have spoken so lightly of th'
slaughter of thousands of brave men
In three months from that day the
French Emperor was flying for his lif
across the border with the Cossacks a
his heels like hungry wolves.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08

training would soon transform the most
careless servant into a dest-handod,
ideal one. 1 have tried my plans with
hope. L have not yet despaired of some
day succeeding in finding way to solve
the problem which is knotty one fol-
wise and trained house mi,resses.
Lucie is good and sweet, a mistress
easily managed and intimidated, as tho
indolcnt and shrewd are quick to see. y
Mr.. Martyn was inclined to resent
this plain speaking, though politeness
compelled respectful attention to tho
kindly admonition.
lie lunched at the chief restaurant
the place afforded, wondering if all of
his acquaintances were without cook,
us goodly number of them were
'lunching out.
Early in the afternoon Rose aud Ca :
line returned to the kitchen. their
round faces elongated and detected.
Through the open door Ca'liue's
noisy weeping was plainly audible to
Mr. Martyr as he sat in his parlor wish
ing for Lucies return.
"Ca'line, stop dat bellerin'!' said
Rose, sharply. Il wahned yo bout
te,lin' ter de ministah an bringin back
bone ter S'es Mandy. Yo' got yo' pay
an l don symperfze wifi yo now.
You'se fooled in s'posin' Bruddah Tim
otheus fall in Iub wifi yo'. Pears like
gals hab no sense when day gifts no.
shun in dair haids dey mus hab true
lub. Bruddah Timotheus was cunnin'
gittin' outn his trubble, sayin' Brud-
dahs Obadiah an Jedadiah didn't yere
creckly his remarks bout S'es Mandy
dat he said there was bundle of yell
Ter clay dat he vailed mon life itsef,
an dat bundle was S'es Mandy, who
was fohm'd oh de mos preshus clay.
S'es Mandy believed his lyin' an lowed
cen ter stop de trial wifi weddin'.
Ca'line, yo' warn't countin' on bakin' 20
choklil cake fo' Bruddah Timotheus ap
S'es Mandy's weddin'.
Git me de hacker an campfire.
Hits slim suppah dat I'll be able to
cook ter night.
The "suppah' was indeed slim one.
In the kitchen Rose smoked a pipe and
crooned hymn. Caline served with
out SlgSllnS, but not without damaging
the frail and beautiful china. In her
way she was infinitely worse than when
laughing
Lucie's radiant face as she poured
the weak and smoky tea did not pre-
vent Mr.. Martyr from recalling an old
boast, money will buy deit handed
servants and ideal service His gentle
wife was his ideal woman, tender, yield
ing and unframed. He locke into the
young face and resolved to have done
with household cares.
Il should be so happy if we could be
with dear mamma. She is so lonely,
Harold, Lucie was saying.
We will board with her if you like"
the hungry man replied, I'VE will
lease Glen Cliff to Main, and go this
very week.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
Engagement and Wedding Rings.

The engagement ring is worn upon
the same finger as the wedding ring,
and after marriage is worn as a guard
to it, The solitaire diamond is always
favorite, but the range of styles and
prices is wide, and the girls fancy and
the youths purse may combine to make
any ring proper. AS to wedding rings,
the square" and round" ones each
have their admirers. A wedding ring
with sharp cut edges fits snugly, but
being worn constantly will make in time
caIlous spot at the base of the finger,
which is anything but beautiful. A
ring with all round edges renders this
impossible, and is more comfortable to
wear, giving with every motion of the
finger In this country there is a
pleasant freedom allowed engaged
lovers. They ride, drive or walk to-
gether unquostioned. Her engagement
is one of the most charming experiences
of girls life, and she is wise who will
not let it be cut too short. The length
of an engagement must depend mostly
upon outward circumstances. 1t is
only journey, of which the end must
come sooner or later. A month or six
weeks is not too short if such time is
found best, and there are couples who
have waited seven years to see their
hopes realized.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
English Meadows.

How and when men first learned to
Lake hay will probably never be known.
For hay-making is a process, and the
product is not simply sundried grass,
but grass which has been partly fer
mented, and is as much the work of
mems hands as flour OF cider. Probably
its discovery was due to accident, but
possibly man learned it from the piias,
the calling hares" of the steppes, which
cut and stack hay for the winter. That
idea would fit in nicely, with the Theory
that Central Asia was the "home of the
Aryan race, if we were still allowed to
believe it, and hay making is certainly
an art mainly practised in cold coun-
tries for winter forage.
Probably there are no meadows in
the world so good as those in England,
or so old. Yet from the early Anglo
Saxon times old meadow has been dis
tinguished from pastures, and has
always been scarce. Two thirds of
what is now established meadow land
still shows the marks of ridge and fur
row; and from the great time required
to make a meadow-ten years at least
or the best land, hundred on the
worst men have always been reluctant
to break up old pasture. The ancient
meadows, with their great trees and
close, rich turf, are the sole portion of
the earth's surface which modern agri.
culture respects and leaves in peace.
Hence the excellence of the meadows of
England and the envy of the American.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
THE EARLY OWL.

An owl once lived in hollow tree
And he was wise as wise could he.
The branch of learning he didn't know
Could scarce on the tree of knowledge grow
tie knew the tree from branch to root
And an owl like that can afford to hoot.
And he hooted until. alas one day
lie CHANGED to hear, in a casual way
An insignificant little bird
Make Use of a term he had never heard
He was flying to bed in the dawning light
When he heard her singing with all ermight
"Hurray hurray! for the early worm"
Dear me, said the OWL what singular
term
would look it up if it weren't so late
must rise at dusk to investigate.
Early TO bed and early to rise
Makes an owl healthy and stealthy and wisc.'
so he slept like an honest owl all day,
And rose in the early twilight gray
And went to work in the dusky light
10 look for the early worm at night.
lie searched the country for miles around
but the early worm was not to be found;
20 ne went to bed in the dawning light.
And looked for the worm" again next night,
And again and again, and again and again
lie sought and he sought, but all in vain,
Till he must have looked for a wear and "A day
For The early worm in the twilight gray
AT last in despair he gave up the search
And was heard to remark as he sat on his
perch
by the side of his nest in the hollow tree:
The thing is as plain night to me
Nothing can shake my conviction firm
There no such thing as the early worm
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
Varieties of the Human Xoice.

People of q cheerful nature and good
physique generally possess deep toned,
powerful voices. The keen, metallic
voice is the mark of hard and selfish
soul, and its possessor is an active,
shrewd but cold-blooded person, ca
pablo in business, but unsympathetic in
the home. The velvety voice is always
associated with reserved nature and
may be possessed by people of either
large or small physique. In any case
il. implies distrustful, shy disposition.
Sometimes it shows deceit and belongs
to hypocrite, although, in that case,
a little oiliness is added to its compo-
sition. The plodding, unambitious per-
son has monotonous, cheerless voice
Quick, sharply-defined tones denote the
energetic man. They show the man OF
action, the born leader The man with
a husky voice is his opposite, is never
sanguine, and goes through life with
head down bent and eyes full of tears.
Calm, distinct, and direct tones indicate
a clear and logical mind, and if these
be mellowed by musical infections they
show talent and intellect. The supreme
minds Of the world have frequently had
this typetof voice. The nasal voice,
the gutteral voice, and the falsetto voice
are all certainly disagreeable, and may
be at least improved if the owners will
take the trouble. But this can only 10
done by going straight to the root of tho
matter. The shrill voice of the bad
tempered womansscan never be modu-
lated into accents that fall sweetfy on
the listeners ear until the shrowisI
temper be made lovely; the loud, harsh
tones OF the angry man will continue to
be source of terror and annoyance to
his friends so long as the violence of
his disposition remains unchecked. Tho
high-spirited treble of the frivolous
school girl will sadden and disgust
more earnest natures until the lessons
of life shall have broadened and deep
ened in her the channels of feeling aud
of thought. No amount of care can
be too great to make the voice agreeable
and sympathetic. 1t should be trained
to fuller and richer tones, while yet it is
tender and pliable. Then that which
is at first habit will, by degrees, be-
come a second nature, and the qualities
of gentleness and grace, as shown by
the beautiful voice, will take firm root.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
IN THE GREAT DESERT.
Party of French Travellers Raise n
FurOre Among a Chamba Tribe

A Party of French Travellers Raise
FurOre Among Chamba Tribe.
A French official. writing of Il trip
across the Great Desert, says After
travelling two days over slight undula-
tions of land, we caught sight of Cham
bet ell Madhi El-Golea. The place, in.
habited by tribe of the Chamba race,
Is Il center around which several no.
madlc tribes move. 1t is near the
southern frontier of Morocco and along
the line of the caravans bound for or
returning from Western Soudan. both
by way of Gourara and Insalah. After
Timimun, it is the most important slave
mar. from which the nomads are pro-
vided with bond people. Everything
here showed the incompetency of the
people, whose moral state approaches
the natural condition of primitive be-
ings, us if their dullness of mind was
due to the monotony of the desert
Seeing how peaceful the dispo ition
of the people was, six of us ventured
the following day through the narrow
thoroughfares of the city, where we
had an unpleasant instance of their un-
sociability. As we strolled along the
zigzag alleys, the rare persons or chill
dren to be seen hurried within doors or
sneaked away at our first appearance as
If scared by ghostly apparitions, and all
doors were closed. Turning the corner
of an alley where the people were not
aware Of our presence, I found door
open and stepped to the entrance for
inquiry.
Should the devil have appeared in
stead of mo, the inmates, several squalid
females sitting upon the filthy floor,
would not have been more startled A
scream, which gave the alarm to all
other members of the household, was
uttered, and all looked wild and took
up the cry. Frightened. drew hastily
back and walked away; but the neigh
borhood was aroused by the screaming
People came out from every street, and
at seeing us spread the alarm still
further. Soon another and incompre-
hensible noise began. 1t was at first q
tinkling, and then general Gathering
OF TIN or iron plates such as bee-raisers
make when the insects swarm. What
was the significance of that pandemo-
mum? We conjectured that it was to
send the alarm or to frighten us. We
were but SIX in all, armed with only our
sabers, SO we deemed it advisable to get
out of the scrape as quickly as possible.
We could not return by the same way
where we had already alarmed the peo-
pie, so we decided to 60 ahead and take
our chances. On we went through the
tortuoas ways, accompanied by the con-
fused turmoil and unintentlonally
spreading the alarm everywhere, like
ferocious beasts escaped from a menag
erie would do. The people who stood
at their doors listening to the thunder
ing noise and wondering at the cause of
such an unwonted disturbance, were
startled by our appearance and hurried
within with cries of fright, instantly
closing their doors. This last precau-
tion was. however, quite superfuous,
for we sedulously refrained from ap-
preaching any threshold. Finally we
reached the limits of the city and ex-
perienced feeling of relief.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
TREPANNlNG BY THE ANCIENT ).
Dead Mems Skulls Pierced to secure
Amulets and Charms.

Dead Mems Skulls Pierced to secure
Amulets and Charms.
We are more disposed to accept
Dr. Brocas first suggestion than the
last, and to regard trepanning among
he prehistoric men as having had a
therapeutic motive, says the Populn'
Science .NouMly.
The perforation Of the tomb was al
most certainly intended as a door of
exit for spirits. Even in later times,
when the dead were burned, holes were
often bored or knocked in the urns
that contained the ashes, for the same
purpose. Some cinerary urns lave
been found with little windows, as it
were, made in them and piece of glass
placed over the hole. Macrobius, in
his Saturnalia, quotes an Etruscan be.
lief that door should be opened for
the spirits to pass in and out
The writer remembers a case of
dying woman some few years ago in
Sussex. She was gasping, and appar-
emily was undergoing the last struggle
in great distress. The nurse went to
the window and opened it. At once
the dying woman breathed deeply and
expired. The writer said to the nurse:
why did you open the window @ The
answer given was: Surely you wouldn't
have her soul go up the chimney ?"
One can understand how that, if n
piece of skull had been regarded as in
contact with demon or spirit, it would
be respected as an amulet, and that so
the rondelles removed from the heads
OF mon who had been subject to epi.
leptic fits would acquire virtue in the
eyes OF the ignorant and superstitious
and be employed as charms. And this
seems to be both the simplest and most
Ineligible explanation of hole. pierced
heads and of the wearing of the por.
tions removed from those heads bv
men and women who HAD not them,
selves been trepanned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
Only an Ideal.

To nine men out of ten, the heroine
of their future is "womanly woman"
a gentle, quiet, domestic creature who
loves to sit upon low chair and hem
things, with the lamp-light falling over
her hair. 1t is unnecessary to say that
although IN theory this is the sort of
woman man prefer in practice he
may choose one entirely her opposite.
She does not exist in large quantities,
which is lucky, as she might prove
dreadfully insipid if she did. The wom-
ans manly man" means a man strong,
brave, and daring. He must perform
bold deeds which she dare not attempt.
In actual life she may find that IL man
neither daring nor bold has satisfactory
and endearing qualities which make
him more after her heart than the ideal
of her dreams could ever be. Each
takes what life brings, and forgets that
the well beloved" ever occupied any
other form than that which is IL dear
and familiar presence.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-04-08
Worse and Worse.

Sometimes an apology for blunder
is worse than the blunder itself One
day man went to buy a bushel of
buckwheat for sowing. He found the
farmer OF whom he was to buy the
grain away ; but his wife was at home,
and she undertook to make the sale.
She got peck measure and they went
to the granary. There the woman
filled the measure twice. poured it into
the bag which the man held open, and
then was going to tie the bag AMI take
the pay for bushel. But, madam, A."
sad he, lit takes four pecks to make u
bushel. "Oh, does it ?" said she ;
"well, you see, never had any expert.
ence IN measuring grain before | was
married; l always taught school -