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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
GENERAL ITEMS.
n Centre Shot.

The wreckers who are induStriously
circulating opinions that the country
Is going to the dogs. and that there will
be no recovery for years, are act.
ln5 from very ignobe motives. Wh' II
trace d to their origin, we find these
doleful forebodings come from re-
puhllcans and some disgrnnted demo-
Gratis, who keep on repeating that the
financial crisis sdue simply 10 the fact
that the administration is democratic
1t is not that many of them believe
TINS, or tina, they would willingly wreck
tm- industries of the. country merely to
change the political party IN power,
hut they do not consider the importance
in times like ih,>" of avoiding the cir.
cu!a,Iun of opinions calculated to dis
tt,rb confidence. He j. i deed All un
worthy and unp1trio;ic citizen who
would bring disaster upon the count y
even for an assured political parry
advantage, and to endanger it for 1t
distant and uuc. rti,ln Il lvantagt. IN
tnrGrr elections is sen, elcss as we'll a<
unpatrotic
The "bears" who are accumularing
vast fortunes on Wall Street are
naturally giving the widest circulation
III their power to every opinion and
rumor that will drprrss the prices of
stocks. They and the head politicia's
who ARE usiug these unworthy and
shameful means to gain personal
profit, are really very few III nunbrr,
and could effect nothing without the
help OF the countless honest but incun-
siderable pe"p:e who innoctnlly lend
themselves to circulate their disturb
ing stories, and who often destroy con-
fidcmce in attempting to demonstrate
their superior wisdom by repeating the
gloomy forebodings which these selfish
"bears' are instilliug INTO them. En-
gineering ard Mining Joh~nal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
Uncle Sam's Money Boxes.

1t seems to be pretty we'll known
that the Treasury vaults are not bur-
glar proof, and letters containing warn
ings of threatened attemps to break in
are constantly addressed to the depart
ment. They receive no attention, for
the reason. probably, that it would not
pay to break into the coin vaults. The
only practicable way of doing it would
be to tunnel under the building from
the outside. This would require large
capital Entrance being gained, what
then? The silver lying temptingly
near could not be removed in any great
ton of it would only be worth $24, 900.
The same weight of gold would amount
to half million dollars. But to get
away secretly with such bulk of any
thing would be fairly impossible. The
thieves would have only three or four
hours start of the hue and cry, and
would be captured to a certainty.
Bank burglars are an intelligent set Of
men, and would never attempt so I'M
profitable crime as a robbery of the
treasury. If they did break in, they
would confine their attention to the pa
per money. A man might carry for.
tune away in this condensed shape.
But supposing he managed to secure u
generous package of labelled aud num-
bered bills, how could he dispose of
them? Before he took one effective
step in the matter the government, dis
covering its loss, would have advertised
as stolen the twenty dollar notes from
number twenty thousand to number
twenty five thousand, and he must GER
tainly be arrested while trying to pass
them. The case would have been about
the same if he had stolen twenty dollar
gold pieces. There is so little gold in
circulation that the putting out of so
much money in that shape would be
sure to excite suspicion, great rob-
berry of the national funds having been
made public. If he tried to melt up
the coins and dispose of them as bull
lion, the consequence would be the
same. There was once man who stole
o silver brick from the mint in Phila-
delphia. He was taking out ashes
threw the brick, which weighed about
twenty pounds, into barrel with other
refuse, and carted it away unsuspected.
The brick was missed at once, and the
thief arrested while trying to sell it in
New York. On the whole, it may be
safely asserted that it does not pay to
steal from Uncle Sam.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
An Impre ssionist Sketch.

One of the good deacons in a certain
church is also the superintendent of
the Sunday school. and although he is
not an artist he frequently illustrates
points in the lesson by the use of the
blackboard. These exertions are for
the special benefit of the younger por-
ton of the school, and the superintend-
ent has habit of arousing the children's s
interest by asking questions about what
he has drawn.
Having drawn the representation of
q crown, much after the stereotyped
style of all such royal appendages, he
said:
Now, what one of the little folks
can tell me what this is?"
Several raised their hands, but the
superintendent's eye was caught by q
little fellow on the front seat.
well, Johnnie. you may tell.
Proud of his distinction above his
fellows, the boy rose smilingly and
shouted:
"a pin cushion!"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
New Train Service.

The Chicago. Rock Island Il Pacific
Railway, on Sunday, May 7th, added
som" important trains to their already
excellent service, and travellers en-
route t" Denver. Pueblo. Colorado
Springs, or to Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Sioux Fails should note this fact ::
The new train West is called the
Rocky Mountain Limited, luns via
Omaha and Lincoln, and leaves
Chicag" daily at 1925 Il. m., arriving
at Denver next day ut 6:40 p. M. Col
orado Springs at 6:55 p. M, Pueblo at
S:35 p. m.
The new train to the Northwest is
called The "Twin CITY," and leaves
Chicago daily at $50 p. m, arriving
at Minneapolis and st. Paul early next
morning. Both these trains are yesti
buled, carry PuIlmtn's superb Scryice,
as well As the ever popula, Rock Island
Dining Car Service. Take the Great
Rock Island Route. The Twin City
Express leaving Chicago daily a; $50
p. m, carries through sleeprrs to
Kansas City, arriving there at $50 u.
m. See advertisement elsewhere for
address of General Passenger Agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
An armor Invented for the Protection of
SOldIgrs

An Armor Invented for the Protection of
Soldiers.
Herr Dove appears by the best ac-
counts either to have copied, or what is
more probable, to have reinvented
garment made originally by Herr Sar
neo. an Austrian engineer, who offered
to his own war Office, which. after the
manner of Austrians, examined, shifted
at and finally neglected the discovery,
says the Spectator. The garment is,
it is reported, a light shirt of mail,
of wire rings fastened upon an inner
skin composed of hemp driven into a
thick and compact substance by exces.
sive pressure.
The shirt, owing to its elasticity is
impenetrable to any rife now used, the
bullet falling from it fattened or in
pieces, and this at distance of hun
dred yards. The blow inflicted by the
weight of the bullet is, of course, tire.
mendous; so severe that it is doubtful
if the front of the leg can be protected
from fracture any more than 1t could
be from the kick of horse; but over
the body the hemp does not break the
skin, and the soldier so hit, though he
might be knocked senseless for the
moment, would survive as an I'M
wounded man. The hemp, in fact,
gives way to the impact of the bullet
without tearing, just as bag of sand
does, and, so to speak, let's the force of
the blow through without letting the
bullet itself.
There is nothing in this beyond
probability, the resisting force of textile
tibres like the hem or silk being well
known, and their tenacity tested at sea
in another direction almost every hour
The extent of the protection must not
be exaggerated, for the blow received
by an armored knight from a heavy
mace was terrible, and the covering
must be complete. the face remaining
exposed; but still the shirt or cuirass
would immensely reduce the mortality
from rifle fire-perhaps, if sufficiently
thick pads of the material could be
worn on the legs, would lessen it to the
extent of three fourths.
Bullets fired from any distance hit the
head comparatively seldom, and the
bayonet, which would be turned like
the bullet, is practically never aimed
at the face. With certain improve,
ments sure to be introduced, especially
as regards weight, the stuff might
prove an effective defence to infantry
even as dress and might revive the an
cient practice of carrying shields, still!
in use among the warrior races of Asia,
and might materially affect the fate of
campaigns.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
An Elegant Novelty.

Anne Boleyn was the indirect cause
of the lemons introduction into Eng
land and so into popular notice. Henry
the Eighth-who, if he rid himself OF
his wives like brute, certainly won
them like prince-gave such splen
did feasts and pageants in honor of
Anne and their previous nuptials as
had seldom been accorded to queens
of the royal blood. These kingly en-
tertainments were in turn followed by
the great civic feasts of London, for
which the whole world was searched
for delcacies to add to the splendor.
At one of these banquets in honor of
the royal pair, lemon was introduced
as an elegant novelty. To an epicure
such as Henry, the acquisition of
castle in France would have proved
less acceptable, and such was the i'm
portance attached to the discovery-so
says an old biographer-that special
record was made of the fact that the
cost of this precious lemon was six sill
YER pennies,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
KEEDlCK'S TYPEWRITER.
Caught by His Better Half In Plain Act
of Deception.

OF reception.
When Mr.. Keedck reached home the
other evening he was confronted 10y Il
very aHgiy wife. He had scarcely got
inside the door and hung his hat on the
bah rack before she blurtcd out:
'NouNc got Il new typcwritcr.'
why. yes. replied Kcedick. How
did You find it out?"
'Uh. | am up to your goingS on,
can tell you. You got your new type
writer yCStcrlay.'
81 did. Who told you?''
well, if you must know, it was Mrs
GuSkctt. Her husband told her. You
needn't think you can keep things from
me-
Il have no desire to, dear
Don't dear me! Your typewriter is
only about eighteen years old?"
AS nearly as | can judge of ages
should say that was about right"
And has melting brown eyes, Mrs.
kcrdick went on. Indignantly.
POSSIBLY, but | haven't noticed them.
doing any melting
"Oh, no. OF course not. With a soft
voice and charming manners?'
You are nearly right"
Nearly right! l know I'm quite
llSHl' eAcldllilcu lne jealous woman.
"Now | want you to tell me the name
of the forward creature"
You want the name of my type
writer"
Yes, | do"
what for?'
"Ncvcr mind what for. 1 want your
typcWritcr'S name!'
1T is John Henry Simpson. What
are YOU going to do about itY'-New
York Mercury
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
OBEYING THE LAWS.
The Editor Gives Strange Names to
Game He Receives.

The Editor Gives Strange Names to the
Game He Receives.
The editor of the SiSSonS Mascot is Il
deputy fish and game commissioner.
He wears the badge of his office outside
his coat and hardly week goes by
that he does not invcigh editorially
against the shooting of game out OF
season.
The Siskiyous are full of deer now
Naturally pretty much all the time
people are coming into the Mascot Of
flee with launches and saddles of Wild
meat, and as each subscriber deposits
his burden he glances at the editors
badge and says:
Here is hunk of bear meat"
Old Shasta Joe came down from the
mountain the other day and called on
the editor with a contribution
Il thought you might be getting tired
of bear meat" he said, 80 | brung
you a piece of buffalo. | struck whole
band of EN- the other side of Whiskcy
Spring, and l knocked over one with
eight points"
Since this the editor has been favored
with no more bear meat, but in his last
issue he acknowledges receipt of sec
tions of hippotamus, casowary, giraffe,
walrus and megathcrium.
They are great on obeying the game
laws about Sissons-San Francisco Ex-
amiucr.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
Early Days in Montana.

Colonel r. F. May of Bozeman, had
a fruit stand in Helena, in 1868. 'Twen-
ty-five cents would not go far toward
buying fruit in those days." he said,
the other day. "One man vino was
courting a young lady used to como to
my place and buy four apples for 50,
Sl.25 apiece, and then present them to
his sweetheart. 1 always picked out
four of the best apples had and wrap
ped them up in tissue paper and placed
them in a neat candy box for him. BY
and by they were married. after which
never sold him any more apples The
first year s,pineapples' sold for 81 apiece,
and there are still living in Helena
men who paid me that price for them.
Oranges were 50. so to $S3 each, and
the Montana pioneers who are rich to-
day did not buy them. The first ship
ment of sweet potatoes ever received in
Montana was sent to me, and they cost
me 81. 35 a pound. The first man that
came along on the street was China
man. l was opening them on the side
walk. He bought two pounds at ST.
so a pound. Bookkeepers were then
PAID VIZ day. For little stand on
the street, in front of store, l paid $50
a month rent In advance. A very Or
dinary wooden building across the
street, used as a saloon. rented for S4O0
a month. Newspapers sold for 80
cents each. Magazines cost ST. 25 each
One day had an unusual stock of
fruit. which feared would spoil on
my hands, and so 1 got 100 circulars
printed, They were very small but
cost 10 cents apiece. L did not hire
boys to distribute them, but took them
around myself. Much of the fruit 1
sold came 1,6OO miles by stage, and
this fact had great deal to do with
the prices. AS transportation facilities
increased prices gradually fell. The
prices l have quoted are no higher
than the average prices in those days;
everything was the same way. Salt
Lake Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
A Man Fools Bobtail with Paper
Bag Tied by String.

Bag Tied by String.
In Memphis, said Charles F. Ell
mire to reporter of the st. Louis E,c-
change there is little park called
Court Square, situated in the centre of
the city. The parkkeeper told me that
there were over 500 squirrels that made
their nests in the big, shady trees.
They afford boundless amusement to
the children and to the weary foot trav-
ellers who stop in the park to rest.
One day last week [ bought bag of
peanuts, and while 1 sat down on one
of the seats eating them the squirrels
gathered around me like black birds
would flock to q cornfield Immediately
after planting time.
II concluded TO try an experiment.
I blew up the paper bag, tied string
around it about six inches long, and to
the other end fastened a 'goober, and
threw it on the ground. There was an
old bobtailed squirrel-the father of
the fock-that tackled it. He, picked
up the 'goober' between his paws and
started to open the shell when he dis
covered that there was string tied to
it. Then he began to run, still hold
ing the nut between his teeth. He
jumped off about fifty feet, and turned
his head around to see if the bag and
string were still behind. They were.
We'll, sir, you should have witnessed
the actions of that squirrel after he saw
that the bag still pursued him. Up a
tree he went; down one side and up
another. After he had chased himself
about ten minutes he stopped and sor
ter turned his head around slow. like to
see if the bag was still there. 1t was.
Then he started again, and of all the
running l ever saw that squirrel did it.
He moved about among the branches
and limbs like O streak of lightning.
Finally, out of breath, he stopped again,
and the expression he wore on his face
seemed to indicate that he was saying
to himself: We'll, whatever you are,
you are not in it now; guess I've got
you But when he turned his head
around and saw that the bag and string
were right there he tainted dead away.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
THE HAT HONORED.
No one Bowed 10 1t, But Great !
Sat on LII.


Sat on 1t.
On one occasion, when a public re
ccption was given to Daniel Webster
at Il hotel in Boston, Il particularly OBJ
scquious old otiice-scekcr was intro
duccd. The man tlattcred Webster I'M
til the great man was tired of him, and
bidding him good-day, settled down
heavily into the nearest chair But the
man, instead of passing on, fingered
near, and seemed to have still some
thing on his mind, though he looked
very bliSSful.
Webster observed this, and said, not
very good-naturedly: May | ask you,
sir if you want anything more of me-"
"Oh-oh, no." said the man, Smirking;
only perhaps l may be permitted to
remark that | am proud to say that my
hat is having the inestimablc honor to
occupy the same chair with Daniel
Webster" Webster had, as a matter
of fact, sat down on the mans tall
beaver hat, and crushed it out of
shapc.-EShton Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
The Rear Guard.

Flight from the field of battle may
be due to prudence, not cowardice; yet
when retreat is necessary. there are few
laggards in the race 1t is said that
when famous French general was OBJ
liged to retreat, as he and his aid de-
camp were fleeing before the enemy he
Dreathlessly inquired, who are the rear
guard?' The mon who have the poor
est horses. general" replied the aide,
who was making good use Of his spurs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2G. 1898

part which touches our daily life is the
care we ought to take as to the char
acter and nature of those to whom we
open our own house door; for where
there are young people there will ever
be the field" whereon the fascinator
can work; to the harvest of good grain
or tares, as may be determined by his
own nature.-Queen.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26

Elder Berry-Dr. Thirdly last Sun
day made use of the quotation There
are sermons in stones"
Mrs. Berry-Well?
Elder Berry-Joblots is circulating
paper to buy him a stone crusher.--
Vogue. ... ,g
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26

The Missouri coal miners deserve
credit for remaining at work in place
Of following the advice of the Kansas
miners and engaging in a disastrous
strike. This is bad time for strikes
of any kind. There are plenty of Idle
laborers anxious to fill every vacancy.
Coal Trade .L0MmnL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.


E"ay business house in this to,rn MoHH
ocn space in this paper .tor mlsertiSing tie
PecuiiT ercelLencies Of the ho"se and its
meIrhaadjSe.
Ameroy s"ch $pare sho"ld hare an eiitor
in the house Of It's o~"er, one IF "hose
dutie$ It Shouldbe to keep that space alice.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
Convinced.

Mrs. Brown-I got tired waiting for
you to put down the carpet, so did it
myself
Brown-Let me see your thumb
Puck.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
Just So.

Judge-Why did you blow open the
safe ?
because it was locked, of course"
replied the burglar, with a pitying
smile Texas Siftings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
WAS ATLANTIS AMERICA?
Sir Daniel Wilson Believes This Cont
nent Was Known to the FpyDtians

Sir Daniel Wilson Believes This COnti-
nent Was Known to the Egyptians.
Ignatius Donnclly finds Il supporter
of his Atlantis theory in Sir Daniel
Wilson, president of the University of
Toronto, who declares, after great
deal of search that the lost Atlantis
was not Il myth, but that it was really
the continent of America. He accounts
for its disappearance from view in
different way, but that is merely Incl
dental. Donncllys theory was that the
land was submerged by some great
volcanic uphcaval. and that from those
who escaped to the continent of Europe
and Asia came the tradition of the
deluge. Sir Daniel rejects this explain
alton as being diSproved by the fact
that there are no traces of such vol
canic action either on the continent or
in the ocean bed. He believes that the
ancient Egyptians, the most progress
Slve and adventurous people of ancient
times, discovered the continent, but
that in the decline both of their learn
ing and power it became lost to view
and existed ut the time our knowledge
of Egypt begins merely as shadowy
tradition. 1t is his opinion that traces
of the Egyptians of those days are to
be sought i'll the ruined cities of Cen
tral America whose origin has never
been determined or even been made
the basis of any reasonable theory
Such Il discovery would furnish Il sub
Stantial basis for the legend of the lost
Atlantis and the theory invests those
wonderful ruins with a new interest
for the antiQuarians.-Milw Jour
nal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26

Tho heart that has not suffered. has
not loved.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
Final Arrangements for the Sale of
Tickets VIA the Il. & o. BR.

lof thc SdIc Oh
Tickets VIA the B. q o. B. II.
For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the Worlds Fair the Baltimore
& Ohio Railrotd will sell Excursion
tickets to Chicago and return, at all
stations ON its line, at low rates.
Tickets will be on sale until November
lst, and will be valid for return jour
ney until November 10Th, 1898. They
provide for reduction of 20 per cent.
below regular rates. These tickets
will be valid only for continuous jour.
nev. Tickets ut higher ratea will he
Sold that will permit holders one stop
over privilege going and returning.
Pullman accommodations may be
reserved in advance of journey.
For rates and information apply to
nearest B. q o. Ticket a gent, or Chas.
0. Scull, General Passenger Agent,
Baltimore, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
Incidentally Protected.

The fact about coal is that il is no, Il
'protected' product. The seventy
five cents ton duty is neither NOR
nor less than a deluSion and snare,
so far as the miner and operator is
concerned, ordinarily speaking. The
only excuse for its imposition is the
theory that we are entitled to some
compensation for product, every ton
of which produced naturally decreases
our national and our natural wealth.
focal, like iron, were an iudeStruclib!e
product and enriched permanently the
section whore it is shipped, rem;.ining
an lndestructibe addition to the ma
tional wealth, there would be no excuse
for duty upon it. But as it vanishes
into thin air, leaving no equal and
direct equivalent in the place from
whence it was taken, it Is entitled to
some special discrimination. The man
who really gets the greatest good from
our coal is the consumer And As the
consumer really pays the duty under
our tariff system on Il lot or products
not entitled to protection. he had Just
as we'll pay it on one which is entitled
to haye its producers derive their nat
ural rent or compensation for their
birthright. ht.-Cumberland Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-26
\ TOngu" Twister.

1t is a shame, Sam; these are the
same, Sam, 'Tis all a sham, Sam, and
a shame it is to sham so. Sam.