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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
UNCLE SANS CLERKS
I he folders of Government Positions Gem.
orally stick.

The folders of Government Position, Gcn-
orally stick.
4 large majority of the men Wuo
enter the governmental departments, at
Washington remain in the service unless
di-missnd says the Washington Past.
Many Young men enter with the view
of studying for q profession, and the
short hours and regular salary offer
ample opportunity for this. Some Of
them carry out their intention and oc
cupy leisure hours reading law or mcli.
cine Others lose all ambition for
better thing or become entaugled in
some love affair, marry, and then are
dcpcndent on salary for maintenance
aul compelled to keep up the routine
ire
Continued service in the dcpartnrn
has ID tendency to make men tinil. an
many who quit and go out i'll the world
find themselves untitled to bu.let with
tine rude. r"ugh demands, and return to
tn" treadmill exiN,elce.
Each year more women are added to
the department service, and in a few
years they will monopolize the clerk
ships The life of department, clerk
has some attractions and many draw
backs. One thing is certain, his salary,
and this is an important item.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Shooting Stars.

The space between the planets of
our system, which to us appears to be
empty, is supposed to be filled with Il
vast number of small bodies, moving
about the sun with uncomfortable
rapidity. Occasionally one of these
bodies comes into the atmosphere of
the earth, and then we have meteor
or shooting star. In the airless regions
of space there is nothing to interfere
with their rapid motion; but when they
enter the earth's atmosphere, their
flight is checked. The nearer they
come to the earth, the denser is the air.
The resistance to their progress heats
them red-hot, then white-hot, then the
small meteors vanish in vapor and the
large ones plunge into the earth
If these meteors could reach tho
earth unobstructed, our lives would be
in constant danger, but the air acts a~
a cushion, which absorbs the great mas
of them before they reach lis, and robs
the others of much of their destructive
force. When we so out in the evening
and see the stars shooting in the sky,
we may know that the earth is visited
by wandering messengers, perhaps
from some other planet. Possibly
they have been travelling about the
great central sun all the ages since che
earth was without form and void, and
the heavenly 10 lies as we nov see them
were formed out of chaos by the word
of God.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
He Knew His Business.

\ group of club loungcrs were cx-
changing "reminiscences when the
youngest of the group spoke up in Il
tone that promised a good story
IL can tell you an experience | had
when | was with an engineering party
in Idaho few years ago. A promi-
nent man in the camp had suddenly dis
appeared, and it was generally believed
that Murphy-or Desperate Jack, as
he was familiarly called-was account
able for the disappearance. This Muir
ply was typical Westerner, was born
in the west, had roved in the west for
years, and it goes without saying that
he was an expert at poker and a
crack shot.
There were already eleven notchcs
on the handle of his revolver when
met him. He was absolutely fearless and
was regarded as the terror of the camp.
notwithstanding the suspicious that
arose concerning the old colonel's dis
appearance, there was no positive evi
dence that Murphy was the murderer,
and probably the right arm of the law
would have proved q little weak any
way in case in which Murphy was in .
yolved
Il was playing poker one evening.
had cinch, as L thought, on my op-
ponent, and the chances were in favor
of my becoming richer by about fifteen
hundred dollars when Murphy saun.
tered in. He lounged aroml for It
few minutes, but finding nothing else
to interest him ho staggered over to
our table and watched the game. Sec
ing that | WAS about to win he inso-
lently remarked to my companion
Don't let that tenderfoot get the
best of you. Put down that ten =
Il fired up i'll second and was ready
10 knock him down.
'Stiddy, now, Billy-stiddy " he
said to me ieeringly.
"Of course L lost my temper, called
him murderer and accused him of kill
ing Brown, and added that everybody
knew it. Eyeing me coollv, he drew
out silver mounted derringer, with
the remark:
Young man, I'll give you just one
minute to take that back" :"
You killed the scoundrel with his
own gun, of course" remarked a list
ener in the tone of one who had antici-
pated the point of the story.
"Gentlemen, he remarked drylv, Il
had just fifty nine seconds to spare.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
EVENING COLORS.
\ beautiful Ceremony of Hauling Down
the Ensign of the Navy.

beautiful Ceremony of Hauling Down
the Ensign of the Navy.
\ few minutes before sundown a
bugle call sounded from the flagship,
and the call was Immediately repeated
by the buglers of the other ships of the
squadron, writes W. j. Henderson in
ST. Nicholas.
What is that?" I asked.
That's Stand by the colors, said
one of the officers
Two sailors came aft, cast off the en-
sign halyarls, and stood by with their
eyes on the flagship. In few mo-
uents we heard bugles sounding again :;
for you must know that on board ship
many of the commands are conveyed
by few musical notes upon the bug gle
y marine came aft and saluting,
said:
Haul down, sir p
"All right, said the officer of the
deck. Stand of.
At that order the bugler of the lantic
blew the lovely call: Evening colors.
The moment he sounded the first
note the officers rose from their chairs,
faced the colors, took off their caps
and stood silent, i'll respectful attitudes,
while the two seamen slowly hauled
down the colors, bringing them in over
the rail as the call came to an end.
When the colors reached the deck
and were gathered in by the seamen,
and the last note of the bugle died
away, the officers put on their caps, re-
sumed their seats, and went on with
their convers ltion.
Removing the cap in honor of the
colors is the common form of salute in
the navy.
When an officer comes up from below
he always lift, his cap in the direction
OF the quarter,deck and all bows should
remember, when visiting man-of war,
that the proper thing to do when you
go on board Is to turn towards the stern
of the ship, where the ensign always
flies at the taft all staff, and raise the hat.
1T the officer OF the deck sees you, he
will return the salute; but whether any
one is on the quarter deck or not,
always raise your hat when you 60
aboard.
The salute is to the flag, not to any
person, and surely every American boy
OUGHT to be prou to lift his hat to the
flag of his country.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
WONDERS OF CLIMATIC CHANGES.
WRITES Grew in Greenland, and Snitlrr-
land Has Felt African Heat.

N'rilcs Grew in Greenland, and Switlrr-
land Has Felt African Heat.
The changes OF terrestrial climate
have been many and various. MvrtIes
aud tree ferns once h0urished in Green
land; coral insects built on the shores
of Melville Island; nautiluses sailed
over what must then have been the
tepid seas about Spitzbergen. But
with the lapse of ages the scene changed
and worse than Arctic rigors spread into
regions now enjoying temperate climate.
possibly not for the first time The
Permian WAS certainly an inclemout
age, according to the Edinburgh Rrrj,r.
aud its inclemencv seems TO have reached
the point of glaciation i'll the west Of
England and Ireland, yet it was pro
ceded and succeeded by long preya.
lcnce of tropical conditions. These a--
suredly reisned without interruption in
north temperate and polar regions
throughout the vast eXpanse of tertiary
'nnc. Palms and cycads then spraug
mp Ill the room of oaks and beechcs in
England; turtles and crocodiles haunted
English rivers and estuaries; lions, clo-
p"'u'o anu HS cH"S fouhel al large over
the English dry land,
In Switzerland mean temperature
equal TO that Of North Africa at the
present time is shown by its fossil Hora
to nave prevailed during the mioceuo
or middle tertiary epoch. Anthropoid
apes lived in Germany and France; Digs
and cinnamon trees fourishel at Daut-
zic; in Greenland, up to 40 degrees of
Latitude, maSnoIias bloomed and vine,
riponed their fruit, while in Spitzbor.
gen and even in Griunell Land, within
little more than s degrees of the pole,
the swamp Expresses and waInuts,
ccdars, lines, planes and popuIurs
grew freely, water lilies covered over
standing pools and irises lifted their
tail heads by the margins of streams
and rivers
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Germany a Land of Walkers.

Walking is the great German method
OF taking an outing. Even those who
can afford a wheel or horse walk.
1t may be because the compulsory
military service of Germany makes a
trained walker of every able-bodied
son of the Naorland says Gustave
Cohbe in the Christian Union. But |
think it is because the Germans simple
Ia tps lead him to choose the most
natural, AMI ther fore the most health
ful Inc hod OF exercise.
This view is borne out by the fact
that walking is the favorite exercise of
school-boys and youths below the age
for military service. 1t is naturally
stimulated by the admirable condition
Of the roads and by the care taken by
the proper authorities to preserve the
beauty of the rural surroundings of
towns and cities.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

\ Jealous advocate of missions WAS
pleading his cause before the inmates
Of Il large lunatic asylum, says the
CH"rrhm,w. The patients heard him
with great interest. He told how sad
Hcatuenism was in many ways-how
sonnet mes parents cast their little
children into the river to he eaten by
.rocaIileS, and sometimes chil ircu cast
out their aged parents. AS he spoke,
one man was moved to IA flood of tears.
The function over, the speaker eN-
pressed de ire to see this person, and
be Was bro Ight.
"lou seemed much interested in my
address"
"Ae-, very much interested.
And even Il little touched by what
/ sal t.,
every deeply touchel," said the pa
ticnt, so bjI Ig.
"Maf J ask what it was that so came
home to you my friend p
Il was thinking the patients
uttornce was arrested by violent emo.
toni was tlGnking'-a"aiu o.,
sobncd heavily-"what a pity it Ua-
lhat your par MT had not thrown you
ont to be Ell en- by crocodile when
you we're an infant.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

And as thev were driving to the
dance a carriage drove past rapidly,
containing Miss rillinghast.
-.Why, | wonder where she is goiug:'
said Cop'oy, off his guard.
Why, for the man she invited. vt
course. SAID Bessie Van Rensselaer, in
nocenljy. Four other C carriages came
ont of topley's yard.
II wonder if they are going for thcp
men. too, muttered Copley.
~Why, YES, of course. they are uor.
replied Bessie Van Rensselaer,, M aG-
iu~lr.-Bo Boston Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Epglsx,. Cf, Know

We have all become familiar by this
time with the expression of one of our
legislators who, when somewhat con.
fused in the midst of his speech, said
Mr.. Speaker, where am I at q An
Englishman, visiting in this country.
heard this phrase quoted several tunes
iacetiously, ard said to friend The
grammar used here in America is very
peculiar. l have heard a number of
people say, Where am l at p when of
course they mean, Where is my 'ot1'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
They KIN, but DO Not smoke.

The average Kaluli does not regard
murder us crime 1t is kill or be
killed in his own country, and ho
therefore regards the matter of tho
taking off of friend most philo-
sophically.
There is nothing TO worry about; ho
is dead and / killed him" ho will tell
you if you should inquire about com
pauion with whom he was on the best
Of terms the preceding winter.
have heard an Afghan, while puu.
chasing weapon, speak with evident
gusto of the occasion when he would
Use the gun to murder friend. IL
caused him as little concern, this con-
tomplated crime, as if ne had sail,
Shall kill chicken, if God so wills it,
tomorrow for my pillau."
And yet there is something childish
and affectiouate about these men. They
never seem to forget favor and repay IL
TO the best of their ability. Unlike other
Mohammeduns, they do not observe
the Moran with blind obstinacy, buG
occasionally stretch its precepts to
accord with their IDEAS of religion.
They do not drink, for that is direct ly
against the law, nor do they smoke.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

Only dealers in precious stones carry
more valuable stock in q small spocp
than the dealers in essential oils au,
the perfumes that 90 with sncb oil.
One dealer showed an acquaintance :,
moderate sized safe containing storL
valued at one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars. Altar of roses. mu,L.
civet and ambergris are among the prc
cious articles of such dealers stock.
Altar of roses whole-ales at about EIGHT
dollars an ounce, civet at about twelve
dollars an ounce, ambergris at thirty
and musk at forty dollars, The retail
price of all these is much greater, hut
they are usually sold to the so-calIef
consumer in highly diluted form.
The whale that socretes ambergug
has become so scarce now that little of
the perfume is found, and it is hard to
obtain in this market at any price. AM
bergis is sometimes found floating at
sea in regions frequcntcd by the whale
that secretes the material. A newly
established wholesale drug firm made n
large profit on a fortunate purchase Of
ambergris. A ship came into port with
several barrels, and the ship master had
no clear notion of its value. The DRUG
gst bought it at two dollars and half
an ounce, about one.tenth of its value.
and sold it in small quantities at great
advance.
Musk in the raw looks good deal
like axle grease. and smells worse
The popular notion that tbe musk Of
commerce is obtained from the mnsk-
rat is q mistake. Neeroes in the
South do obtain a somewhat simiIaI,
perfume from the muslrat, but most Of
the supply comes from the musk deer.
% creature that is carefully reared in
India fortbo solyo of +bo.ooo,,o+; M,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04

On arriving in the harbor Of N""
York au immigrant saw the Statue ot
tjoorty. He asked one OF the crew
.is that the Statue of Liberty p
Yes, thai is Liberty. =.
Then give me DEATH and he
plunged overheard. New York World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-04
Yes, gasped Coplev.


Miss Tillinghast is waiting outside.
and told me to ask that YOU come aa
quickly as possible. "
Copley counted them off. -Four
he muttered. What am [ to do 2
There's another of the ladies what
waited outside in her carriage, said lh-
man, and his face began to broaden.
Its most interesting, isn't it I'm
sick I'm very i'll. Go downstairs and
tell them all I've got headache; that
] was suddenly taken with scarlet fever.
mumps, measles, anything. Quick
DO you hear? What are you GRIMM :
at ? Go down.
Tho man started away.
Where are you going No! Come
back. | want a moment to think.
Wait a minute All [ have il. Tell
Miss Ganesvoort I'll be down in mo-
ment. Say to the Misses BrooklieId
that / am not quite ready. Tell Miss
Iillinghast will be out at once
A moment later Copley appeared in
the library.
All, good evening, Miss Ganosvoort, "
he said 1T was awfully good of you
to he so nrompt How are Won You
are looking very we'll"
II did not EXPECT to see vou so soon. 81
was the replv. "Nen are nsna1lv 50 be-.
hind hand Won know And then fbav
have so many engagements. You wc
a man of many engagements, are YOU
not Mr.. Copley 2
Il suppose so; YES. of course. said
Coplev, umeasilv. The doorbeIl rang
again, and he heard the voice of Miss
Tillinohast.
Ask Mr.. Coplev to please hurry,
she said.
Coplev shiverel. There was menace
in the voice.
Il snppo-e YOU are all readv?" BEG N
Miss Ganesvooyt.
"Er-excuse me inst a moment. |
ha.e--er--foreotteu a er-er-some.
thing, I'll inst RIM upstairs, Wait
here for me-
Coptev went out of the room, oivino
Miss Canes oort an aooniz;no smiIo
Tie ru-beJ to the door He saw the
five corriooas dr,wn Nm IN ,ha mast
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-02-03
The First Complete Bible.

The first complete Bible printed in
England was issued in 1885 without any
publishers name. 1t was the work OF
the celebrated Miles Coverdale, who in
corporated, with revisions, Tyndale's
books of the New Testament, as well as
his Pentateuch and Book of Jonah. 1t
was thus only partially original as far as
Coverdale was concerned, the remaining
portion being tranilation of transla-
ton. No perfect copy of this edition is
known to be in existence. A copy sold
a few years ago in London for sum
equal to $500 had the title, nineteen
leaves and the map missing. The Cover
dale Bible is the one mentioned in these
notes heretofore as the "Bug Bible" and
the "Treacle Bible" on account of two
curious passages found therein. The
passage in jeremiah which we now read
as "Is there no lain in Gileadl" is made
by Coyerdale to read as "Is there no
more treacle at Gahahadi" The psalm
which says ''Thou shalt not be afraid OF
the terror by night" reads, "Thou shalt
not nede to bee afrsyed for any bugs by
night" The ninth psalm, in that por-
ton which should say ''Put them in fear,
o Lord" Coverdale makes to say "Set a
schoolmastcr over them. st. Louis Re-
public.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-02-03
The Trapd0Or Plant.

The Utricularla grows in the lakes on
the sandhllls, and not less than two
species of this genus keep company with
the pitcher plant in its Doggy home.
These plants have become so thoroughly
accustomed to support themselves by
capturing and digestng minute animals
that, except in their very earliest stages,
they are able to dispense altogether with
roots and to live floating near the sur
face of the water. The leaves OF these
plants are finely and frequently divided,
and the numerous and fibre like branch
ings are set with many minute bladders,
more or less globular in shape. These
bladders are not completely closed. On
their under side they are furnished with
tiny trapdoor, opening easily from
without, but not from within. By this
trapdoor minute crustaceans and other
creatures enter the bladder, never to re.
turn. Once they are entrapped, there is
no escape. The valve closes tightly over
the entrance, and the prisoner soon dies
by consuming the oxygen out Of the very
limited amount Of water which the blad-
der contains.
1t is not very clear what tempts the
prey to enter the bladders. Possibly
there is some special continuance for the
purpose, though not yet observed; but it
seems as if mere curiosity, which so often
runs men and women into danger, has
exactly the same effect with these tiny
animalcules. The trapdoor is surrounded
by a number OF fine bristles, probably to
keep off larger creatures which might
injure the bladder by attempting to en-
ter. Whether or not the plant has ac-
tually tho power of digesting the insects
it contrives to capture is still a mooted
point. It may, like the Drosera, secrete
some acid digestive fluid, but this is not
certain. The captured animalcules, how
ever, in the course OF time decompose,
when the juices of their tiny bodies are
gradually absorbed by the walls OF the
bladder and go to nourish the whole
plant. Good Words.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-02-03
silent. but Alert.

ps,,s,an thisf.takers are chiefly notice.
able for an exceptionally ordinary ap'
pearance, il one may use the expression.
i is rather disappointing az first sight to
onv one who knows detective liieraturei
but to look ordinary and not to be SO IS
obviously a great merit IN the business,
when YOU come to think Of 1t. one OF
them pulls out of bis pocket specimen
Of the homely instrument whIca doe'
duty for handouts among these men.
They call it cabriolet, or mere cor
reetly, liglttc, and it consists OF some
twenty inc hes Of whipcord, with a small
niece Of wood at either end. Inc cord
is passed round the prisoners wrists and
twisted together. The thing is more
efficient than might be supposed, and
YOUR true Partisan thiei-tskcr takes GER
tain pride in using simple means. He is
great at ready-made sni ingenious de-
vices. One plan with troublesome cap
tive is to take OIL one OF his boots, which
makes him limp; another is to uulasten
his clothes so that be is obliged to use at
least one hand in holding them up.
The men make their own ligottes, and
sometime produce a more formidable
article by using strong wire in loops in
stead of whipcord. Bat the real master
hand disdains even the lgottei he carries
nothsng whatever, no matter where be
goes. With the majority of the crimi-
nails his mere personal influence suffices
TO impose obedience, and when he meets
with desperate character he prefers to
trust to his good right hand rather than
any weapon of offence. New York
Journal.