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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10
ALL EXCEPT THAT.

"You make all kinds Of rings, sup.
pose he said to the manufacturing
jeweler.
eyes, sir"
81 would like to see you make the
welkin rinp " Iudua
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing TO the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eflectually, dispcls colds. head.
aches and fevcrs and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs Is the
only remedy of its kind ever
duced, pleasing to the taste zac.
ceptabIe to the stomach. sud.npt in
its action and truly J. u.fcial In It's
effects, prepared or ~from the most
healthy and ayr Mle substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes TO try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FiC syrup co.
S1F FRANCISCO. CT.
LOUISVILLE, NJ NV roRx. NJ
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

Deans Rheumatic PtIl, arc a sur. cure Tor a |
forms OF Ghronic & InNemmstory Rheum attsm
Neuralgia. Entirely vegetable, always sale
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

\ Dog ia the Ma"ger-Defined- Is
HoriLnn-A SoporIfic Talker-Th=
Lovers Canine Enemy, Etc, Etc
There's one variety OF man
His fellows should ne'er forgive:
That's he who says life not worth living,
AMI still continues to live.
Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10
A sOPoRIFIC TALKER.

''ls liarkaway as dull as they say he
;e -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

isl'
Every bit. Why, my foot went t.
sleep when Harkaway was talking last
night
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10
THE LOVERS CANINE ENEMY.

"Does Fldo dislike youl" asked the
fair GIRL
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

"Dislike mel exclaimed Herbert; al
should say not. That dog thinks I'm
uice enough to eat w-Washlngton Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

BUSY MAN.
de was big, strong, healthy. booking
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

WV0l nave sashock pat va FREQ By man
ior zc. stamp. Immense. UnrivalIed. Only aood
me eyer invented. Boats weights GALES unparal eled
Sl3 day. Write ouioE BnouLRp. fhiia ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10
For Sale


and Banks. 4 not for sale in 20
PIE coins, by Post.oiiice or Expn..
Draft, with instructions how to
Treasurer Worlds Col,
or w. ROOT, 70 Alb
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10
$500 fer E,acll Coin

and sell them direct TO the pecpL,
additional money for the furth.
Considering the fact that Il
distributed among t5,crr, ooo p,
OF the loreign demani,J and that
ing TO purchase these memento
grandeSt Exposition ever held. 81
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

Purely vegetable, mild and reliable Cause perfect
Digestion complete absorption and heDl'hful regu.
larity. For tho OF all disorders OF IT, stomach
Liver, Bowels kIdnoys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-10

i8eAliz
will wa,
and N O
hun to &
!igtt. 4
cOtIf1
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Crushing.

Mr.. Chrome" said the would be
artist to the successful one, Il have
just finished two pictures, entirely diff
ferent in subject, and would like to
have your opinion of them" The
great man said he would be only too
happy to look at them, so opening
his parlor door the owner pointed to
two pictures hanging on the wall, and
said: There they are One picture is
of my father, copied from an old-fash-
ioned ambrotype; the other is paint
ing of Lily Pond" The artist, after
adjusting his glasses and looking
carefully at the paintings moment,
turned and asked: (Which one did you
say was your father, Mr.. Madder?"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Too MANY Precautions

a correspondent of a medical journal
writes as follows on the subject of dis.
ease germs:
The new theory about germs and
their destructive properties has oh.
tanned a firm hold over the public mind.
Every day somebody points to new
form of danger, hidden under some
familiar guise, and asks anxiously how
it is to be met. All the actions of daily
life, our down sitting and uprising, our
clothes, our dwellings, the newspapers,
the train, the carriage, the theatre, our
every bite and sup. our work and our
play, are fraught with the most hid
eous perils. Deadly germs lie in am
bush on every hand; we all know that
they yield to no power but that of dis
lnfectants; has not science said 50? and
to its wise utterances we owe the reign
of King Carbolic. No doubt germs ex-
ist; but the thoroughly healthy need
not fear them any more than other un-
known evils. AS for chemical disin-
fectants, to be of any real use they
must be applied in large quantities.
We talk of disinfecting drains; but
does any one know what would be the
cost of really disinfecting our sewers?
The calculation has been made by the
medical officer of health to large town.
He reckoned that in order to do it for
his own town with corrosive sublimate,
which is generally accepted now as tho
best disinfectant in use, it would cost
fifty thousand dollars day. With
less powerful substance it would prob
ably DO impossible. 1 do not mean to
imply that there is no such thing as dis
injection; L have been speaking of
chemicals. Heat is different matter
When properly applied, it is believed.
on good evidence, to be Thoroughly
efficient disinfector, but obviously its
application is extremely limited And
even heat. when applied to food and
drink, inspires no great confidence
among medical men as q precaution
against cholera, for instance. During
the recent scare the fussiness of the
public stood in marked contrast
to the Indifference of the doctors
who were in the thick of it. Several
people, | remember. not content with
boiling water and milk, wanted to
know if something ought not to be
done to butter. The moral of all this
is that it is we'll not to fuss too much
about disinfection. Human intercourse
can never be made germ tight" Very
likely coins are perfect mass of germs.
How on earth is it to be prevented?
Best go your way and not worry your
head about it. If Won want disinfec.
tant try beefsteak. 1t is more likely
to keep off cholera than all the drugs
ever sold.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Inferentially Admitted.

A gentleman tells good story on
his betrothed sister. Visiting his home
after long absence, he was sitting by
the side of his sister with his arm
around her waist. Her head dropped
on his shoulder in the old, old way.
An aunt in the same room enjoyed the
affectionate display. and remarked,
why, that looks like as if it might be
WILL" the name of the young lady's
sweetheart. Indeed" the sister re-
piled, you never saw Will in this posi-
tion." May be 1 have" said the
auntie. We'll, if you did, you peeked,
was the parting shot, which was a
practical admission ofthe soft impeach-
meut. .....
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19

Local peculiarities of speech are less
common in the United States than in
any other part of the globe. thanks to
our system of education, but they are
still conspicuously manifest to the
traveller. The pail of New England
and Atlantic States became " bucket ="
in the West. In the South North is
"Nawth," and South is cut up into two
syllables and becomes "Sa- outh." "L
was not able to CO." or 81 was unable
to go in the East, is II didn't get to
go" in the West and so on, not for
quantity but through q limited list.
But probably the most remarkable
changes are noticed in the modes of
pronouncing the titles by which the
children of different sections recognize
the heads of the household. Papa and
mamma, with the accent alike on both
syllables, are almost universal in Amer
lea, but only with the younger genera.
tion. With the maturer inhabitants of
New England father and mother are
the terms by which children address
the parents; in New York State, pa and
ma are pronounced pah and nah. In
eastern Pennsylvania it is pa and ma,
with the shortest possible sound to a,
as in pat or mat. In the South and
West pap" pop" and nanny ;"
are heard, and :" dad" and daddy are
not unfamiliar sounds. But it is when
the slasher of Indiana and the broad
prairies of the Sucker State are reached
that the radical change in the title to
I VI
it is not father or mother, papa or
mamma, pa or ma with the ah or at
sound, but it is q whole mouthful of
pa and ma pronounced as if spelled
paw and nav. *;
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Poppy Cultivation in India.

As the cultivation of tobacco is pro-
hibited in England except under II
special license from the excise authori-
ties, so the cultivation of the poppy in
British India is forbidden unless ii.
cense has been procured. When cul-
tivator takes out a license from the
opium department to cultivate certain
area-usually two thirds of an acre OF
his own land-he receives an advance in
money to secure his allegiance, and he
binds himself to deliver to the opium
agent at fixed price, ordinarily of five
shillings pound. whatever opium may
be produced on his land
When official supervision is efficient
it is certainly very difficult for a man
to cultivate poppies on larger area
than is covered by his license without
detection. The cultivation cannot be
concealed. 1t is sort of garden cul,
tivation, the poppy plants being grown
in little squares or beds intersected by
tiny water channels for irrigation wher.
ever this is possible. The growth OF
the plants is carefully tended, and at
length the time comes when they burst
out into flower, and the fields look like
a sheet of silver as the white petals OF
the flowers glisten in the morning dew,
These beautiful petals are the first
produce of the crop for the women
and children of the cultivator's families
come forth and pick them off one by
one and carefully dry them so that they
may serve afterward as the covering of
manufactured cakes of opium. Then
the poppies. with their bare capsule
heads, remain standing in the open field
until it is considered that they are ripe
for lancing. The cultivators then como
forth in the evening and, with an i'm.
plement not unlike the knives of cup
ping instrument, they scarify the cap
sule on its sides with deep incisions so
that the juice may exude. In the early
morning the cultivators reappear with
q scraping knife and their earthenware
pots and they scrape offthe exuded juice
and collect it in their pots. And this is
crude opium.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
AT q Touch,

Aneat little experiment in electricity
is to soak half sheet of stout foolscap
paper in water, drying it rapidly before
a fire, spreading it while warm on
vanished table or dry woollen cloth
and then rubbing the surface sharply
with a piece of India rubber. Tho
paper becomes so electrified that it will
stick to smooth wall or looking glass,
and also attracts small bits of tissue
paper like magnet, and on being laid
upon japanned tray which is stood
upon three thoroughly dry goblets will
cause the tray to give out sparks at
touch of the finger. :,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
OLD TRADITIONS.
Many Have Been Rudely Shattered by
Modern Incrcdulity.

Modern Incrcdulity.
One hardly knows what to believe
nowadays; the stories which awed us a,
in fact. The heroes of history and tla.
dition were shrewd men who played
upon the emotions of others, and won a
reputation for yalor by wordy proesta-
tions Sirens prove to have been mere
women-sinners were saints. The rirer
scholarship of this age has discovered
that Lucrezia Borgia was, notwithstand-
ing all the scandal, little less than an
angel. Long ago | surrendered the
story of Pocahontas and Captain John
Smith and the beautiful myth of Will
lam Tell and the apple, and now George
Washington and the little hatchet mus.
be deliberately sacrificed to the nescience
of this unbeIieving Nineteeth century,
writes a contributor to Home JOmntH.
There is story that the last words OF
Daniel Webster were, Il still live; but
every body knows that he begged his
friends not to weep for him; that he
had been politically dead for many
years. when l was q boy they be.
ueNeu-SlulpIe- Aedl teu CIeatuleH
Cambronne said at the battle of Water
loo, The guards die, but they never
surrender Now it appears that the
great man said nothing of the kind
what he did say is this: 'The guards
surrender every time, and usually die
of old age Suspense is torture. LIE.
us have done with everything at once,
and believe in nothing at all. Ever
doubt itself may be doubted. Il know
absolutely nothing of any existence, D."
said John Theophilus Fichte, mot ever.
of my own. Images there are, and they
constitute all that apparently exists. I
am myself one of those images; nay
not SO much, but only confused image
Of an image. All reality is converted
into a marvellous dream; into dream
itself made up only of a dream" Ex-
tremes meet. A darkey being asked
what was his religious belief, replied.
Boss, rs philosopher, an don be-
lieb muffin any more" The wise Ger
man and in one sense the equally wise
negro met on common ground. For
them both the poet has prepared the
fitting motto:
"Thinking is but idle waste of thought,
And ma, ght is every thing, and everything is
naught."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Big Bubbles.

A certain learned professor, in the
course of scientific lecture, not long
ago, told his young hearers how to blow
mammoth soap bubbles. His directions
were: First get a lamp chimney Zone
that is straight up and DOWN, dip one
end into solution of soap and water,
until flat disc of film covers the end;
blow gently till the bubble is formed;
then remove the chimney about two
inches from the lips, and continue
blowing gently. The professor advised
his class, in trying this experiment, to
add little glycerine to the soap and
water. st. Nicholas. 49,.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Lost.

Among the puzzling questions put to
young men and women in collegiate
examinations is this: What were the
ten days in the worlds history in which
nothing was eaten, nothing drunk and
nothing spoken?" The answer is, of
course, the period between October S
and Is, in the year 1852, when Pope
Gregory XIII. sliced ten days off the
calendar. That was the beginning Of
the Gregorian calendar. From 1852 to
100 the difference between the old and
new styles was ten days. In the Eigh-
teenth century it was eleven days. In
the present century it is twelve days.
From 1900 to 21OO it will be thirteen
days.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
EAcatI.

Mrs, Mary A. Timmons, OF Mt.
Savage, stricken with paralysis last
week, died at that place Sunday after
noon, ag.d S. years. She was ma
tive Of Staff .rdShlrr, England; came
to this country 80 years ago, settling
at Mt. Savage, and had since lived
there. Three daughters and one sor
survive, the latter, Joseph Timmons,
a respected citizen of Fro<tburg.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
COUNTY NEWS.
The Coal Trade.

Shipments of coal from the mines Of
the Georges Creek coal region were
in long toms
For week ending Aug s. 1S93...... S4.05l
- year to same date. -.....2, HI ,4lS
Increase compared with last year,. 243, III
The soft coal trade continues exceedingly
quiet The market has undergone no change
from last week, unless it is that the dulnesS
has grown still more. Most of the trade is
sill done at the lower o, t., sh pments from
the New York shipping ports continuing dull.
All rail business throughout the entire
country is being reduced to some extent. The
continued shutting down of the mills i'll
various sections is being felt by the best of
the producers as well by the poorest.
There haye been some reports of cutting,
which, however, have been exaggerated. 1t
is true that some cutting of prices has been
done, but certainly not to the extent that the
various rulnors now atloat would make it
appear. The big cuts that we have heard of
would, If true. neCessitate IA reduction of tariff
by the railroads; the latter fact cannot he
verified and is probably untrue.
Ii mills continue to shut down no recourse
will be left to many ofthe mines but to follow
their example Even now the production is
being restricted somewhat
The blockade on the PennsN lvania rail-
road mentioned in this column last week
continues; indeed, it seems to be growing
worse. 1t looks as if the soft coal trade were
going to have Il repetition of last falls eX-
perience, wien consignees were unable to get
coal The car supply, owing to the blockade.
suffered some interruption on the Penn
sylyania railroad The supply on the line
of the baltimore and Ohio railroad is up to
the requirements that are made upon it.-En
gneering and Mining Jo"r"M.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
A LIE:

She told lie, a little lie,-
IL was so small and white, b.
She said, at cannot help but die
Before ano her night"
And then she laughed to see il go,
And thought it was as white as snow.
But, oh, the lie! 1t larger grew,
Nor paused Ivy night or day,
And many watched it as it flew,
And. if it made delay,
Like something that was near to death
They blew it onward with their breath.
And on its track the mildew fell
And there were grief and shame.
And many spotless lily-bell
Was shrvelled as with flame,
The wings that were so small and white
Were large, and strong, and black as night.
One day woman stood aghast,
And trembled in her place,
For something flying far and fast
Had smote her in the face
Something that cried in Thunderstorm,
Il come! come! Take back your own!"
Ellen NJ. Ii. Gates in Century.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
FI2OSTBURG Md, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.


Egery business house in this torn ShouN
o,cn space IN this paper f0r 0dcertising the
peculiar erce1leucies Of the house and its
merchdndiSe.
And ecery such slace shoud hare an e'litor
in the house Of its Orner, one Of enhose
duties it shoull6e to Keep that space alire.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19

Wiggs-Why did Boggs leave his
last place? Woggs-Because he
couldn't take it with him. He was dis.
charged.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
COnsiderate.

The toast of the evening is often
taken with little weak tea.-Puck.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19

The sharpest man is sometimes very
blunt In his speech.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Final Arrangements for the Sale of
Tickets VIA the B. & &O.BR.

For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the Worlds Fair the Baltlmor e
& Ohio Railroad will sell Excursion
TICKETS to Chicago and return. at all
stations on its line, at low rates.
Tickets will be or sale until November
LIST, and will be valid for return jour
ney until November 18th. 1893. They
proyide for reduction of 20 per cent.
below regular rates. These tickets
will be valid only for continuous jour,
nev. Tickets at higher rates will be
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. d o. Ticket Agent. or Chas.
0. Scull, General Passenger Agent,
Baltimore. Nd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE
Westward.

son theatre nights leave Cumberland at close
of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland.
Nos. l, 2, 3 and idaily except Sunday. Nos 5
and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.
No baggage car will be hauled en- trains Nos
and q. l.. Nj. HAMILTON,
May y Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19

Shipments of coal from the mines Of
the Georges Creek coal region We're
in long toms
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-19
GENERAL ITEMS.
New Train Service.

The Chicago, Rock Island e. Pacific
Railway, on Sunday, May 7th, added
some important trains to their already
excellent service, and travellers en-
route to Denver. Pueblo, Colorado
Springs, or to Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Sioux Falls should note this fact
The new train West is called the
Rocky Mountain Limited, luns via
Omaha and Lincoln, and leaves
Chicago daily at 1925 a. M, arriving
at Denver next day at 6:40 p. M, Col
orado Springs at 6:5o p. M, Pueblo at
S:35 p. M.
The new train to the Northwest is
called the "Twin CITY," and leaves
Chicago daily at 800 p. m, arriving
at Minneapolis and st. Paul early next
morning. Both these traius are yesti
buled. carry Pullmau's superb service,
as we'll as the ever popular Rock Island
Dining Car Service. Take the Great
Rock Island Route. The Twin City
Express leaving Chicago daily a. $3.50
p. M, carries through sleepers to
Kansas City, arriving there at $50 a.
m. See advertisement elsewhere for
address ofGeneral Passenger Agent.
Summer Excursion Tickets.
To all Northern aud Eastern seaside,
lakeside, and mountain resorts, to
Deer Park and Oakland, the Virginia
Springs, Niagara Falls, Luray
Cayerns, Gettysburg, and to all other
points where people gather in search
of health and pleasure, are now on
sale at all Baltimore and OHIO ticket
offices at greatly reduced rates. These
tickets will be sold from July | to
September so, and are valid for return
passage until October 81. Before
selecting your route or resort consult
b. & 0. summer excursion book, in
which shortest routes and lowest rates,
via picturesque B. & o. to all resorts
are given flom points on that road
east of the Ohio river; profusely and
artistioally illustrated. This book can
be procured free of charge upon
personal application to ticket agents
b. & O. II, R. Co., or you can have it
mailed to you by sending name ant
address with ten cents in stamps t,
Chas. O. Scull, General Passenger
Agent, Baltimore, Md.