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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-09-23

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
Satisfied With the Change.

In the days when men sold Their
wives for a small money considerations
the woman in the case was not always
dissatisfied with the changed order OF
things. Early in the month of March,
1866, an English carpenter named Hig
ginson, went into an alehouse for his
morning draught there he met q fell
low carpenter, and their conversation
turned on wives. The carpenter, whose
name history has not recorded lament
ed that he had no wife. Higsinson
on the other hand, lamented that he
had, and expressed regret that there
was no way except murder by which he
could rid himself of her The carpen-
ter assured Higginson that there was a
way-the old English custom had made
it quite lawful for husband to sell his
own rib. No one would be such a
fool as to buy mine, sighed Higginson
Il would do SO, the other promptly re-
piled, ''and think l had made a good
bargain, too" The husband, just then
in mood to chafe against domestic re-
straint, clenched the bargain on the
spot. Mrs. Higginson was duly claimed
by her new lord, and went willingly
enough and lived with him as his wife.
In a few days, however, Higginson
either grew tired of his matchless home
Or suspected that he had not done right,
and went to the other carpenters house,
demanding his wife back. Mrs. Hig-
ginson strenuously refused to leave her
new lord. "A sale is sale" said she,
"and not a joke. Higginson went
again and again, but to no purpose, and
after week or two ceased calling. His
wife had just begun to conclude that he
had at last quietly resigned his claim,
when she was cited to appear before q
col oner's jury and identify her hus-
baud, who had settled the question by
hanging himself. The price paid for
the woman is not recorded.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
THE UMBR ELLA
REPRESENTATIONS OF THEM ARE
FOUND IN NlNEVEA RUINS.

% Ancient Origin as an Emblem of High
Rank Peculiar Uses to Which it Was
Put in Early Times introduced Into
England in the Fourteenth Century.
The word umbrella is a dimiuutiye
from the Latin Haljra and signifies a
little shade. y Representations OF them
are found in the ruins of Nineyeh aud
ON the monuments of Egypt. As an
emblem of high rank it is Of very an
cient origin. The king of Burmah has
for one OF his titles, lord of the twen-
tyfour umbrellas In China and In.
dla its use is very ancient, and it had
also apparently some religious siguif-
cation. In the fifth incarnation of
Nishnu, the god is spoken of as going
down to the internal regions bearing
an umbrella in his hand. The prince,
of the blood in India have two gilt uu-
breIlas with handles ten or fifteen feet
i'll length borne over their heads, the
other officers of state but one. The
umbrella of the king was of white
silk In the middle ages it was used a,
an emblem Of rank in the church. lho
cardinals and bishops were allowed to
have them borne over their hca1s N
solemn professions. All the large
churches, especially the cathc,ir,!
churches, owned an umbrella to be
use in the professions.
kersey's English Dictionary I7JS)
defines the umbrella as "a screen COM.
monty used by women to keep off rain.
The umbrella was probably introduced
into England about the fourtecuth cen,
tury, The Harleian Ms. No. SOB. has
a drawing of an Anglo Saxon gentloiisn
walking out, with servant behind lin
carrying an umbrella over his ho:d,
with a handle that slopes backward.
Beaumont and Fletcher and Ben Jons"n
refer to their use. They were at fist
kept in halls of great houses, ard
llee-houses, to be used in passing from
the door to the carriage, but Jonas Han
way, an eccentric traveller and phiosn
pher, is believed to have been the tirss
man of note who carried one in the
streets. He encountered a great deal
of ridicule for 50 doing.
In Greece the umbrella and para-ol
were more used by women of rank Ia
Rome its use was confined to women
and effeminate men. DeFoe, in his
Robinson Crusoe, described an umbrella
made by Robinson and covered with
skins. The Chinese had adopted it ns
q very early date of their history, aud
were the only people who did not con.
fine its use to the king and the princes
of the blood, with whom, however, the
man vino was privileged must be a mar
of wealth and position, The common
people made their hats broad, and of a
shape so similar to the umbrella, that
with their cloak of rushes they were
alike protected from the sun and rain.
The japanese have used them ever
since they established themselves in
their island empire.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03

TO the stranger in London, one of
is the dancing of a merry group of
ragged girls to the music of barrel
organ. close observer must, however,
be strrck with the singular fact that at
each OF the pitches in any one neigh
borhood where dancing is indulged in,
the same three or four girls can always
be seen taking part in the recreation,
and following at some distance behind
the organ when the latter journeys on
to Il fresh stand. "Oh, yes, that's easily
explained" said an organ grinder when
questioned on the subject; the girls
are, in fact, part of the show, and share
TO some extent in the takings. Direct
~ we begin to play they start dancing.
soon other girls follow, and large
crowd quickly collects, and our takings
ara then, of course, much greater.
Why at single pitch in the north of
London one evening I counted over
forty couples of young girls dancing
at half past eleven, too-while there
must have been at least some hundreds
of people watching. Yes, that was
good nights work and altogether
through our 'decoys, as they might be
called. We treat these girls fairly, and
pay them according to our takngs.
Our best time is nine o'clock. Girls
who must have been hard at work all
day, join in as heartily as any of the
younger ones, and would dance all
night if l went on playing" People
must often wonder where the children
learn their steps, but in every neighbor-
hood two or three girls have taken
Fart in Christmas pantomime, and
these not only practice the steps they
were taught there, but teach their
friends also. Again, mothers who have
danced when they were younger show
their children how they used to do it.
Some really fine dancers may often be
seen amongst these children of the
slums, many of whom go direct from
the streets to the pantomime stage
There can be no doubt that the girl
are all the healthier for this open air
amusement, which obliges them to
leave for time the narrow alleys IN
which they live and to seek more open
spaces in order to enjoy themselves
thoroughly. Furthermore, one has
only to watch the faces of the dancers
to be convinced of the cheering effect
produced by what may now be reason
ably considered regular part of the
life of the poorer classes in London.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
Chinese LabOrers,

The wages paid to laborers are about
Cd. per diem, with rations. The work
ers are easily contented, demanding
only the plainest of food. while for
housing they are satisfied in winter to
creep all together under a long low
mat shed with solid back to the north
wind. The severity of the weather,
however, usually stops all such NorI;
before Christmas. What the men do
when they retire to winter quarters l
can not tell /; but Cinnamon have a
curious alternating faculty, whereby
by abstaning from muscular exertion
they are able to economic considerably
in their eating. In times of scarcity,
when wages fall below certain range
poor people sometimes choose not to
work, because they consider that they
would have to take moro food to repair
the waste than the work done vouId
produce. e.-NIacmillan's.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
Eeady-Made Happiness.

We spend so much time getting ready
to be happy The party tonight, the
picnic tomorrow, the journey next
week, the preparation now; the full
tilment of our desire tomorrow, and
the frequent disappointments of our
expectations, day after day This is
the true history of many days, is it
not
Suppose you try for just one day to
be happy in the little things that como
without anticipation or preparation.
Suppose you take note of your mothers
smile and fathers Good morning, and
baby's eager chucllle as you appear,
Suppose you abandon yourself to u
frolic without anxious care for tho
good time tomorrow. Suppose you
give yourself up to the sunshine, and
the t-of doors, and the new book,
and the helping father and mother for
their sake purely. Suppose you talk
with your friends about the pleasant
things already yours, and let those of
the future wait Oh, you don't think
that Take no thought for the morrow
means you? But it does, =,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03

1t has frequently been stated thai
every drop of water contains myri"ds
OF little creatures which are repuajyo
enough in appearance to DESTROY ono'S
good opinion of natures beverage FOR
life. This assertion is incorrect. That
water Is the home of an infinite mum
Der OF microscopic animals is true, but
not that every drop is full of them. TO
find the microscopic pond-)ife YOU must
go where it is, and look for it under
conditions favorable to its development.
These creatures are not found in the
water of a gravel bottomed stream or
in that of clear lake or pond. Nor
are the animals when found either hid
eous or disgusting. On the contrary,
they are graceful in shape and move
ment and exquisitely tinted. Somo
take from their food rich green or
pale yellow color, while occasional
pinks, blues and browns may be seen.
No illustration can adequately portray
either these dainty tints or graceful
forms. The delicacy which makes
them so wonderfully beautiful under
the microscope is the insurmountab.o
obstacle in the way of really satisfac
tory representation. Under a strong
magnifying power the finest and mos,
highly polished cambria needle that
man can make will appear like rough
iron casting. The outline of greal
many of these little creatures. fifty o:
which could pass at the same tim9
through the eye of needle, will slow
a smoother curve under the highest
ma9nifying power than the needle does
to the unaided eye. One curious thing
about these microscopic organisms is
the harmonious relations they bear each
other. l have never yet seen any per
formance which could be regarded as Il
fight between individuals, either of the
same or of different species. | have
seen two of them simultaneously at
tack the same bit of food One secures
and eats it; while the other swims away
in apparent content to forage elsewhere
Most OF them appear to have nothing
special to do, except to eat. Probably
that is their life work. and they do that
work faithfully. have SEN them en-.
gagged in what might be play-chasiug
each other through the water. I have
seen the little rotifers attach themselves
to some slender filament by thcir
hooked toes, as trapeze performer
clings by his hands to the bar, and
whirl themselves around in evident en-
joyment. They are born, live, perpet-
uate their race and die; but it is not
easy to ascertain just what part these
little animals, one ten-thousandth of
an inch in length, play in the plan Of
creation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03

Here is doggerel verse which ADli-
ham Lincoln wrote when boy Of 49,"
said Il, J. McNIinn, of San Antonio,
according to the Glo5e-DemocrM Our
ing recent stumping tour met an old
friend who was born in Sangamon Coun-
~, Ill. His name is Cabaniss.
''He told me that Lincoln worked for
his father in 1882. At that time .
great rise occurred in the Sangamon
River, and steamboat, taking advan.
tage of the high water, came up tho
stream. My friend was then a child,
and the whistling of the boat fright
enel him. Lincoln, then tall, angu-
lar young man, took him in his arms
and carried him aboard the boat. After
the departure of the craft, Lincoln
wrote some rhymes about the incident,
one verse of which the Cabaniss family
preserved. 1t runs thus:
The Illinois Suckers, green and raw,
Collected on the Sangamaw
To see Il boat come up the stream,
They surely thought it was a dream.
"For this doggerel he invented
melody, and he and others sang it. The
song never found its way into print.
The elder Cabaniss always told his
children that the amiable, kindly Lin
coin would develop into great
man "
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
GETTING MOST OUT OF THE HORSE
His Gait and Habits Can be Studied to
Good Ends.


The art of getting the most out of
horsehesh on the line of march is one
which needs study and practice to every
whit the same extent as do race riding
or the haute ecole, and therefore these
feats of endurance should form part of
an officers education as we'll as those
upon the tan or between the flags says
1He SATURDAY Reriew.
To cover many miles with success a
man must, first of all, study his own
condition and while he makes his
charger fit must not forget to render
himself so, too. He should carefully
watch how his horse takes its food and
vary the amount of it, the time of feed.
ing and the nature of forage so as to
insure that the animal derives the maxi
mum amount of benefit from the nour.
ishment it takes. Then he should en-.
deavor by experiment to discover the
pace which suits its conformation best,
and the most judicious manner of vary
ing it, so as to afford relief to the mus
cles and yet get over the ground. Tho
particular pace that best suits the ami
NAL having been arrived at, it should
be trained to go at that pace evenly
and methodically and with the regu-
larity of machine. And care should
be taken never to stretch the bow to tho
utmost, or the subsequent reaction will
more than counterbalance the present
gain. Thus it is that man who will
learn to watch the animal closely and
sympathetically, will come to know by
experience when he must check it, or
when he may venture to press it for
ward. A careful, observant rider, like
a good coachman, will note signs OF
fatigue or distress where another in his
excitement will overlook them, while it
is by the head rather than by the hand
or leg that success in rapid marching
is to be attained, and horse and man
can be brought to their journeys end
in such condition as will render them
equal to renewed exertion on the NOR
row.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
iowa Has Curiosity Which is Indeed
Wonderful.

One of the greatest curiosites in the
Mississippi Valley is natural ice cave,
which is located in the bluffs of the
Iowa River within less than a mile of
DEBORAH, the county seat of Whine
sheik County, says the st. Louis Re
p"jIc.
This unique curiosity is, indeed, a
natural lce-houSe-a cavern in which
gleat icicles may be found at any sea.
son of the year, being especially fine in
summer, particularly when the weat her
is hot and dry outside. The bluff in
which the cave is located is between
200 to 400 feet in height, it being nee
eSsHry to climb about seventy five feet
up the side of the bluff to reach the
mouth Of the cave. The entrance i Il
tissure about 10 feet in width and he.
tween 10 and 20 feet in height, from
which constant current of cold air is
sues. Thirty feet from the mouth of
the cave the passage turns to the left
aud downward towards the river / ed
The slope is gradual, however, and the
wall and roof are within easy reach al
the while. After you have reached a
spot 100 feet from the opening you en-.
tered it is noticed that the ROOF and
walls are covered with frost. Twenty
feet further thin coating of ice is
noticed, which increases in thickness as
you go into the bluff.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
Women and Badness.

Did you ever see woman that was
entirely bald Would you marry a
d-headed woman p were two ques.
tions fired at Globe Democrat reporter.
You haven't and you wouldn't, cf
course not Then why is it that 4
woman will show an utter disregard for
hair on a mans head and marry him if
he has a top like billiard ball when a
man wouldn't recognize bald headed
woman on the street even if she was his
own mother? Why is it that one sex
enjoys absolute immunity from bald
ness and the other is prone to it II
the causes of badness attributed to
men are correct, why shouldn't theJ
apply to women as we'll l am not {.
biologist and can't answer these ques
lions, but am interested in finding tn"
man who has ever seen a woman that
was entirely bald. And, then, when ]
find him want to find the one who
would marry bald headed woman.
Then I'd like to know whv they don't
get bald"
Three things to be contended for
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
FOR THEE, LOVE, ONLY THEE.

For thee, love, for thee. love,
I'll brave Fate's sternest storm;
She can not daunt or chill the heart
That love keeps bold and warm:
And when her clouds are blacklist, nought
But thy sweet self I'll see,
Nor hear amidst the tempest aught
But thee love, only thee.
For thee, love, for thee, love,
My fond heart would resign
The brightest cup that Pleasure fills,
And Fortunes wealthest mine;
For Pleasures smiles are vanity,
And fortunes fade or flee;
There's purity and constauoy
In thee. love, only thee.
For thee, love, for thee love,
Lifes lonely vale I'll tread.
And aid thy steps the journey through,
Nor quit thee till I'm dead.
And even then round her love
My shade shall lowering he,
And warble notes from heaven above
TO thee. love. only thee.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
The Tanning of Animals.

There are few benefits which we owe
to our forefathers greater than the end
less skill and patience with which they
tanned those animals which we call at
the present day domestic. II must
have required a steady perseverance,
extending through countless genera
lions, to have succeeded in inducing
such essentially wild and mistrustfuI
animals as cats to lay aside their timid-
ity and suspicion, and to become the
faithful friends of man.
The people who accomplished this
great benefit for posterity had more
leisure than their restless and hard
worked descendants; they were gener-
ally speaking, members of slave States,
IN which the food supply was plentiful,
and in which we may suppose that both
masters and slaves had plenty of time
on their hands. In some cases the Oh.
vious utility Of the animals caused
them to be tanned; in some cases this
very utility came to invest them with u
special sanctity, which, as in the case
of the cat in Egypt and the COW in In
dla, afforded an additional guarantee
for their preservation.
The ancients seem to have tanned
almost all the existing animals known
to them that were worth tanning; lrad
they known tho American bison, they
might have added him to the list OF
draught animals we possess; possibly,
too, the weasel, stoat, and polccat
might have been reclaimed and EN-,
ployed as a useful foe to vermin. 1t is
certain that some animals which were
once tanned have been allowed to re-
lapse into wild state, such as hawks,
monkeys and crocodiles in Egypt, AMI
weasels in Greece and Rome.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
Risky.

Irate Father-Young man / am en-
ragged, sir, that you should seek TO
marry my daughter on so short an ac-
quaintance You are almost stranger
to her,
Stubbs (frmly)-Well, she doesn't
take any more chances than do. Shes
almost a stranger to me, too.-Texas
Siftings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
A Pleasant ShaNA

Customer-What makes your hand
jerk so with that razor?
Baber-Why, boss, Use used to do
fits.
"The fits ?"
"Yes, boss, but don't be scarf; it is
ten minutes befor' dey come on. Jes'
YOU res easy; dat's de sympts 4ss.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
Repartee.

I've more grit than You have, sail
the cake of chalk to the pound OF
sugar.
That's all right" replied the sugar,
but YOU haven't as much sand.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03
SCHEDULE.

son theatre nights leave Cumberland at close
of performances.
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berlaud.
Nos. !, >, and 4daily except Sunday. Nos 5
and Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS OnlV
No baggage car will be hauled en- trains Nos
. an / Ii. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
May :" Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03

Three things to be contended for
Honor, country, and friends.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-06-03

To be good is to do good.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-25
New York Money

NEW York, Oct. 4.-MoDey on call
easy at 119@3. Last loan 2, closed at
2 per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 519@S per cent. Sterling exchange
easy, with actual business in bankers
bills at S4.S3A@4.e4 for demand, and
S4.SlM@4.S2 for siXty-day bills; posted
rates, S4.S3@4.S5; commercial bills,
S4.S0h@4.SO%; silver certificates, 1917
@74c.
The sterling exchange market is dull
but steady, aud there is no change on
the posted rates or in the figures for
actual business. The supply of cotton
bills is equal to the demand. Bankers
bills are less freely offered, and there is
a slightly better inquiry on the part of
remitters. The money market is easy,
and call loans are quoted at IL to per
cent. The large bank reserves have
brought down the rates for the loans,
which can be had at per cent for thirty
days, AZ for sixty to ninety days, and
5@6 pei cent for longer periods. Prime
mercantile paper ranges from AZ to s.
but very little business is being done.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-25
PAMPERED IOWA ROADS
Will in Future Get Only Their
Share of the Doodle.

Share of the Doodle.
CHICAGO. Get. 24.-The lines in the
Western Freight association have taken
q stand on the question of the division
of earnings, which will make serious
trouble for some of the Iowa railroads.
The association lines have come to the
conclusion that for many years back
they have been allowing the Iowa rail-
roads too large percentage, and have
agreed that after Nov. they will allow
them only their local earnings. 1t has
been the Gu: tom heretofore for the
Iowa roads to deliver a car of merchan-
disc to an association line and receive
anywhere from 40 to 50 per cent of the
charges to the point Of delivery. For
instance, one of the small roads would
have car consigned to Chicago. and
would deliver it at the nearest point Of
junction with a Chicago line, which
Iowa road would handle the car for
net over 100 miles at the outside The
Chicago line would haul the same car
three to five times the distance, and
allow the other line approximately half
the total freight. This business it is
now proposed to stop, and the Iowa
lines will receive nothing more than the
total of their local charges from the
point Of shipment to the junction point
with the Chicago line. The association
lines today also entered into an agree
ment to strictly maintain freight rates
after Nov. l. This may not have any
thing to do with the decision regarding
the division of earnings, at least no
association line Will admit it, but it looks
very much like an agreement to stand
together firmly on the question of the
Iowa business. The two agreements fit
in admirably, if they are simply coin
pjdpucn