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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
The Dogs Memory.

If anybody supposes that dogs have
no memory he certainly never knew a
dog that had been unfortunate enough
to make the acquaintance of dog catch
ers. A friend of mine living in the
suburbs has valuable dog on which
he paid license, but on account of the
collar chating the animals neck he was
accustomed to leave off this valuable
protection. One day when walking
with his dog he was unlucky enough to
meet the dog catchers. One of them
threw his wire, but the animal, recog-
nizing his evil intent, made tremen-
dous spring, went clear through the
loop, struck out for home, and on his
master s arrival few moments later
had jumped the fence and hidden in the
cellar.
For considerable time the dog
could not be persuaded to leave the
yard, but by degrees got over his
fright and ventured out as usual.
About year latter, on walking out one
morning the dog catchers' wagon again
came in view, and although it was
almost two blocks away the animal rec
ognized it and gave it wide berth :
nor could the dog -catchers, even by the
exercise of the utmost adroitness, get
within block of the clever dog.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Has He Tried 1t?

According to scientific professor,
the man who falls from tremendous
height has the most enjoyable time i'm
aginable-till he stops. If he could
fall forever it would be delightful.
He suffers no pain, he is not frozen
with terror, as is commonly supposed,
yet he is perfectly aware of what is
happening. Time seems to pass away
slowly as he goes down, and he thinks
of many subjects. There are pleasant
sounds in his probably caused by
the whizzing of the air as he goes by.
He knows perfectly we'll that there
will presently be tremendous thud
and violent pause, but he regards the
prospect with absolute composure, and
rather looks at it from an outside stand
point. as if it were some one else who
was going to come down with that thud,
and he was going to stand by and see
the fun. When the stoppage does
come he knows nothing about it.
1t is beautiful death-to die by
rushing down from great height. The
patient seems to be comet, or
meteor, flying athwart the blue sky.
and then he sinks into oblivion, as if he
had fallen into sea of chloroform and
roses, and if the fall is long enough he
never knows anything more. At least,
that is what the professor says. :
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Cash Better than Orthography.

The old man had given his son very
fair education, and after graduating he
took him into his store. The young
fellow was over nice about great
many things, but the father made no
comment. One day an order came in
from customer.
Il wish to goodness, exclaimed the
son, that Jones would learn to spell :
What's the matter with it?" inquired
the father, cheerfully.
why, he spells coffee with K"
No; does he? 1 never noticed it. ="
"Of course you never did" said the
son, pettishly. You never notice
anything like that"
Perhaps not, my son." replied the
old man, gently "but there is one
thing I do notice, which you will learn
by-and-by, and that is that Jones pays
cash."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
A Bit of Experience.

A woman of shrewd common sense
advises girls never to marry a man who
has not served his apprenticeship for
matrimony by working one term at
least on the house committee of his
club. The experience thus gained of
the perplexities and unexpected en-
barrassments of domestic economy, the
proverbial faithlessness of men servants
aud maid servants, the disturbances in
the department of the interior arising
from the inconsiderate desire of the rel
atives and friends of cooks and walters
at awkward periods above all, being
blamed for everything whether it is
your fault or not, and the accusation
OF incompetency without the slightest
Justification, all have tendency to ele-
vate man to that high plane of ex-
cellence where he will allow few
things to happen in the household for
which he does not blame the wife he
has promised to love and cherish.
Which recalls the remark of an old lady
up in the Adirondacks, who, when
questioned by her friends if she heard
the earthquake felt some years ago in
that region. answered, Yes, I heard it;
rather enjoy ed it, for it's the first thing
that's happened since married Jere.
miah that he didn't think I was to
blame for"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
EWES FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
The Double Cocoanut Successfully Grown
at Kew.

The Double COcoanut Successfully Grown
at Kew.
After many attempts the remarkable
double cocoanut, has at last become
firmly established in the royal gardens,
Kew. The coco de mer has a peculiar
way Of its own when it decides to grow.
Most plants are content to spring
straight up from their seeds, says the
Brandon Banner.
Not SO this one, however. Its huge
tibrous fruits, fourteen inches aud
more in length, require very careful
manipulation to induce them to sprout
at one end. When this takes place,
the growing shoot must be tempted to
attach itself to the soil, sometimes at
the distance of two or three feet, before
the leaves will develop.
The double cocoanut possesses
charms for more people than the
gardener or the botanist, and this being
so is it surprising to find that the late
Gen. Gordon became deeply interested
in it? Indeed, Judging from the nu-
merous sketches he has left behind of
the tree, its fruits, etc., and the many
remarks he made concerning them, his
interest was more than passing.
He appears to have studied every
thing in connection with the coco de
mer, and it is somewhat remarkable to
find that he regarded it as the tree
which bore the forbidden fruit" in the
Garden of Eden. Whether it grew in
the Garden of Eden or not is difficult to
say. At any rate, its native home-the
Seychelle Islands, to the northeast of
Madagascar-is at present somewhat
remote from the spot reputed to have
been occupied by Adam and Eve.
Phe large fruits, which look like two
ordinary cocoanuts fused together
hence the name of double cocoanut"
have been known for about $50 years,
and many are the legends among the
natives of the East concerning their
origin. The fruits were usually found
floating in the sea and the Malay and
Chinese sailors used to say that they
grew on tree at the bottom of the
ocean.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25

Being called on to give toast, q
scholar produced this sentiment: "Our
country: addition to her friends, sub,
traction to her wants, multiplication tc
her blessings, division among her foes,
and reduction of her debts and taxes :
That needs some beating; but there is
a neatness in another toast which makes
it worthy of foremost place among
examples of after dinner wit and wis,
dom. The sentiment thus expressed
was: "The Press, the Pulpit and the
Petticoat-the three ruling powers of
the day. The first spreads knowledge,
the second morals, the third spreads
considerably" Alphonse Karr was
present at banquet of medical men,
whose toasts were drunk to certain
celebrities, when the president said,
Monsieur Karr, we now ask toa,-
from you. The poet rose, and replied
modestly, II propose the health Of all
who are sick"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
The Same Man.

A merchant of Portland, Maine, was
going down the street when he met a
man he thought he knew.
"Good-morning, Mr.. Bragdon how
is coal to-day ?" he asked.
WELL" responded the other, | am
not much acquainted with the Goa!
market, but can ascertain the price il
it will accommodate you"
Il beg pardon" laughed the mer.
chant; 81 really thought you were Mr..
Bragdon, the coal dealer. You cor.
tainly resemble him."
A few weeks later the merchant en-.
tered street car. and, seating himself
beside gentleman, exclaimed heartily:
We'll, Mr.. Bragdon, I'm glad to
recognize you to-day. I made a laugh.
able mistake one day last week. mis-,
took another man for you. and, addre IS ,
ing him very familiarly, asked how
coal was. He looked amused, and re-
piled that he did not know much about
coal. but would inquire if it would ac
commodate me. Then looked at him
and saw that he was perfect stranger.
1t really was laughable. Mr.. Bragdon,
but he looked so much like YOU"
Yes" responded the gentleman,
looking more amused, "and 1 am that
same party again"
Now the merchant recognizes no
more coal dealers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Tho Migratory Waiter.

Many of the walters in the first-class
restaurants of New York have short
hours, and are therefore able to work
in several places. For instance, an
ambitious waiter, who is employed only
for breakfasts and luncheons in one
restaurant, can easily enough serve the
dinner in another. The walters in
some restaurants, where the dinners
are served early, are even able to work
in others where the dinner is kept
going until late hour.
An experience of a well-known
playwright recently suggested some
ludicrous possibilities, says the New
York .Sun. He has been in the habit
of dining at Delmonico's, and was
always served by the same waiter. A
few weeks ago he decided to try some
of the odd restaurants in the French
quarter. One night he went to
cheap table d'hote at an unusually
late hour. To his great surprise, he
found the Delmonico waiter serving
meals at this place also. The waiter
was equally astonished.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
THE ANATOMY OF THE CLAM.
Curious Construction of Succulent IL
valve.


valve.
In the first place we notice that the
shell is in two pieces, which are joine
along one edge by hinge, and some
thing inside seems to hold the two
halves tightly together. Running
knife between and twisting it around
we soon open it and find what hell it
shut-a large muscle at each end
stretching from shell to she'll An in
genious arrangement, this !; so strong
that when the shell is shut no ordinary
force can get at the fastenings! Along
the edge, at the hinge, are several little
teeth like projections on each valve,
fitting into each other and strengthen
ing the shell. Then there is projec-
ton on one valve, and between this and
the other is mass of tough ligament,
which is compressed when the shell is
shut, and of course will tend to throw
it open. The muscles hold it shut.
Inside the she'll we find a thin mus
cular membrane covering the whole
body and forming a thickening ridge
at the edges. At the posterior end the
united edges of this mantle form a long
tube, the siphon, which can be drawn
within the she'll or stretched out to a
length of several inches. 1t is through
this siphon that the water containing
air for breathing and small animals for
food is drawn in. Lifting up the man
tie we find on each side of the boly
two leaf-like plates covering most of
the rest These are the gills, and on
their surface are minute cells, each
bearing slender thread. By the rapid
motion of these threads the water is
drawn into the cavity of the body and
over the gills, the solid particles of food
being carried along by the current to
the mouth, which is at the anterior end.
We can recognize the end by the fact
that the beak of the shell is nearer that
point. The clam has no teeth. Like
most water animals it has large liver.
On the back, just below the hinge,
is the heart filled with watery blood.
We can see it beat, though the course
of the blood, from its lack of color is
hard to make out. 1t has three cavi-
ties, and the intestine of the animal
runs through it. Below the mouth we
find muscular mass known as the foot,
though il is not like a foot in any re-
spect.
If we prick the edge of the mantle it
contracts and shrinks away, indicating
that the clam has nervous system.
So it has, but it Is not probable that it
can feel any pain. We look in vain for
eyes, though some of its relatives have
them. There is an ear, but you would
never guess where to look for it, 1t is
located in the foot. At least there is a
tiny toe upon the foot which seems to
be meant for that purpose, though it is
doubtful if the clam hears much. That
by some means it becomes aware of the
approach of any one, We know from
the jets of water thrown by the clam as
we walk on the sand.
To those of you who can not get
clans to study 1 would say that you
can make out all these points and many
more from the common fresh water
clans, which are to be found almost
everywhere.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
THE TOILET OF BIRDS.
they Are Particular In Their Choice OF
Water and Dust.

they Are Particular In Their Choice OF
Water and Dust.
The feathered tribes have many pc
culiar ways and fancies about the de-
tails of their toilets, says Our AnimM
Friends. Some birds use water only,
some water or dust, while others prefer
dust and no water. Birds are not only
exceedingly nice in their choice of bath
water, but also very particular about
the quality of their toilet dust. 1t is
said that wild ducks, though feeding
by salt water, prefer to bathe in fresh
water pools, and will fly long distances
inland to running brooks and ponds,
where they preen and dress their
feathers in the early hours of the morn
ing. Ducks seem to enjoy a shower
bath more than any other kind; spread
ing open their feathers to allow the
drops of water to soak in, and dressing
the surface with oil, which is carried in
a small reservoir.
1t is no easy matter to catch more
than a glimpse of wild birds bathing at
early morn. They are exceedingly shy,
and glance about them in every direc-
served before they take their dip"
Note how warily they got about See
the suspicious look they give ere the
little head is thrust under water. Now
observe the coquettish shake of the
head with which the glistening drops
of water are flung backwards. Alto.
gether, it is pretty performance, and
ri nj k0
Sparrows bathe often, both in water
and in dust. They are not so particu-
lar about the quality of the water as
about the quality of the dust. They
prefer clean water, but have seen them
take dip in shallow pools that wero
quite muddy. The city sparrow must
take water bath when he can get it
in the streets or on the tops of house
but he is most careful in the choice OF
his dust bath. Road dust, the dryest
and finest possible, suits him best. ]
have noticed the city sparrow taking
his dust bath in the street, and invari-
ably he chooses place where the dust
is like powder.
Partridges prefer dry loan; they like
to scratch out the soil from under the
grass and fill their feathers with cool
earth. Most birds are fond of burned
ashes. Some early morning, walk
across field that has been burned
over, and see the number of winged
creatures that rise suddenly from ash
heaps. A darting form, small clou1
of ashes, and the dusty bathers disap
pear, A
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25

Euglishmen always eat dinner before
they go out to dinner, because they
know the risk they are running, but no.
body ever warns the stranger, and so
he walks placidly into the trap OF
course nobody was hurt this time, be-
cause we had all been to dinner, none
Of us being novices except Hastings,
and he having been informed by the
Minister at the time that he invited him
that in Difference to the English custom
he had not provided any dinner. Every
body took a lady and processioned down
to the dining room, because it is usual
to go through the motions but there
The dispute began. The Duke of Shore
ditch wanted to take precedence, and
sit at the head of the table, holding
that he outrankel minister who rep
resented merely nation and not a
monarch but l stood for my rights
and would not yield. In the gossip
column | ranked all dukes not royal,
and said so, and claimed precedence of
this one. 1t couldn't be settled, of
course, struggle as we might and did,
he finally land iniudiciously) trying to
play birth and antiquity, and L 'seeing
his Conqueror and raising" him with
Adam, whose direct posterity l was, us
shown by my name, while he was of II
collateral branch, as shown by his, and
by his recent Norman origin so we all
processioned back to the drawing room
again and had perpendicular lunch
plate of sardines and strawberry, and
you group yourself and stand up and
eat it. Here the religion Of precedence
is not so strenuous the two persons of
highest rank chuck up a shilling, the
one that wins has first to go at his
strawberry, and the loser gets the shil
ling. The next two chuck up, then the
next two, and so on. After refresh
ment, tables were brought, and we all
played cribbage, sixpence a game,
The English never play any game for
amusement. If they can't make some
thing or lose something don't
care which-they won't play.-"The
81, 900, 900 Bank Note" in the Century.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Chinese Sanitary Secrets.

The healthfulness of Chinese cities
has been ingeniously attributed by some
people to the universal habit of tanning,
a practice which is said to keep the air
in constant circulation. How far this
really affects the issue remains to be
decided, but the real secret of the inn
munity from sickness, and notably from
the villanous water universally used,
lies in the invariable custom of boiling
all water intended for drinking. As a
matter Of fact, the Chinese never drink
cold water. The national beverage is
tea, and this is always ION tap. even
in the houses of the poor. Every little
hamlet. too, has shop where hot water
can be bought for triaing sum at any
hour of the day or night
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Joke Making.

The making of jokes is now regular
occupation. One of its professors has
told how the thing is accomplished.
Originally gotten off, for the pure fun
of the thing, he says, joke making soon
becomes habit, and about one hun.
dred jokes week is then fair rate of
production. These outcomes of the
comic brain are duly put up for sale.
The magazines and papers paying the
best prices have the first selection, from
ten to fifty efforts" being submitted
at time; the editors in charge choose
those that suit and return the others.
These are forwarded to the next best-pay-
ing publication. and the process is re.
peated right down the scale, till per-
haps few are regretfully consigned to
the waste-paper basket, or are WORKED
up in another form.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Of every function shorn
Except to act as basis for a corn.

In l per cent of adults the second
and third joints have anchylosed, in 3
nrr cent the joint between them is rudi-
mentary, with scarcely trace of Il
cavity; in 20 per cent of feet the organ
has lost one or more of its normal
complement of muscles. But though
shorn of some of its elements, and with
others as mere shreds, the toe persists,
and he would be bold prophet who
would venture to forecast how many
generations of booted ancestry would
suffice to eliminate it from the organiza.
tion of the normal man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
THE SAD STORY OF ELDER JONES

There never was better man
Than Elder Simon Jones.
He reeked with goodness. even to
The marrow of his bones;
And he'd have been beatified
Long years ago, l know,
But for his fatal tendency
To say, II told you so. "
No matter what might come to pass,
No shadow of surprise
Was ever seen by any one
In Elder Jones' eyes.
He'd simply listen to the tale
Of gladncss or of woe,
And when it all was finished he'd
iemark. Il told you So"
y more eXasperating man.
The neghbors all agreed,
They never knew, however good
He was in word and deed,
For when the most unlooked-for thing,
Had sent them in a glow.
The stolid Jones would only nod
And say II told you so.
Well, finally the elder died,
AS even good men must
His mortal frame was laid away
To mingle with the dust.
But when his soul to judgment came
Its course was turned below
And all the angels shook their heads
And sighed, Il I'D you So"
-SOmerville Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
1t Looked Suspicious.

Charlie Harduppe had check to.
day, but they would not cash it at the
bank. They claimed they did not
know him"
Didn't he have anything with which
he could identify himself p
He had two or three bills made out
in his name"
Wouldn't the teller accept those as
Identification ."
No. They were receipted. Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
THE USELESS LITTLE TOE.
Perhaps Some Day Man Will BE Made
Without 1t.

The whole history of the organism
bears testimony to the marvellous per.
sistence of parts in spite of contumely
and disuse, says the Populr Science
.No"ihH
Take, for example, the present po.
sition of the little toe in man. We
know not the condition of this digit in
prehistoric man, and have but little in-
formation as to its state among savage
tribes at the present day, but We do
know that in civilized people, whose
feet are from infancy subjected to con-
dltions of restraint, it is an imperfect
organ
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
PURSUED BY HIS CRIME.

Not long after the close of the civil
war I was assigned to staff duty in the
city of W. One evening while l
sat in my private apartments going
over some official papers, card was
brought to me, on which 1 read the
mama.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Railroad Schedules, etc.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE,

*0n theatre nights leave Cumberland at close
OF performances.
All trains stop at Hays street station Cum
bcrand.
Nos. l. :, 3and idaily except Sunday. Nos
and Tuesdays, Thursdays ANA Saturdays only.
l.. NJ. HAMILTON.
Nov 10 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
GEORGES CREEK Il CUMBERLAND


GEORGES CREEK x CUMBERLAND
RAILROAD.
JNAll.Y, Sundays excepted, from Central
DStation, Cumberland
OUTWARD-BOUND TRAINS
Leave Cumberland. ..... 7:l5 m Ids M
Arrive at Vale summit. 500 Il III 2:3O p m
Midland. 80. S:22 m 2:52 m
Lonaconing S:}n M 300 y N
RETURNING TRAINS
Leave Lonaconing. 49,. 1880 m 500 p m
Arrive at Midland. 49,. 1899 Il m 800 p III
{" " Vale Summit HOO m $50 m
" " Cumberland. Las m 6:l5 y M
Dams Rock excursionists take the 7:l5 a.
m. train at Cumberland, and return by the
$50 p. IN. train at Vale Summit.
JAMES A. MILLH0LLA I'D,
Aug9 Gene.al Manager.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-25
Pittsburg Division.

PittSburg Division.
WESTBOUND
No. 9-Baltimore Express leaves l;3O III
63-Cumberland " g dali
" except Sunday ITO a m
" 1l-Mal leaves. 3:25 D M
" 5-EXpresS leaves 4:05 y IN
EASTBOUND.
No. l0-Baltmore Express arrives. 2:3O m
4" 12-Mail . lbs d M
6I-Cumberland Exp. " dali
ly except Sunday. 7:;M p M
6-Express leaves. .l22O p IN
No. II is local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg and No. II from PttSburg to Cum
berland Io's sand make stops each way.
T. T. ALLEN,
JunelS Acting Agent.
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