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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

The CITY of the Golden Gate.

1t is the modern San Francisco.
Dhronyd upon a hundred hills. that ap-
srllS to ones imagination even more
strongly than the old city of tents and
.llilIi..'S stretched along a harrow
,r.irh. This San Francisco looms high
'Hrorc the stranger, Il city set rpon Il
'.drr. seen @lramin" lik" Il conStrlla-
on is the night Overland train rounds
h' hills of the eastern shore of the
.ly and passes along to the Oakland
'i'N. An EngliShman. Mr.. Rupert.
who wrote Il book about his travels in
\"lCrir;l. says of this approach to the
y.ty by night:
1T is Il mountain looming out of the
water, some three miles in length and
Ill ablaZ" with lights running upward
in close parallel lines and losing them
selves in the clou,lleSS horizon above.
mon- twinklinG stars. This minia-
illrr armament. profuScly dcckcd with
stars of gold. and seemingly floating
over the waters of the bay, is San
Francisco sleeping.
BY daylight it still looms above the
Nv" waters. Il high ridge. and still
higher hills. with great irregular
.nlSSr> of buildings StccplcS and
.nwpr< against the sky. Sometimes
dark wall behind the city. or sweeps
in rivers across it; sometimes the crisp
hralthful winu blows across from the
ocean: sometimes the whole atmoS-
:'hrrr is of Italian brightness and
ulrcity: but at all times and seasons
The city is picturesque.
The biographies refer to San Fran
cisco aS occupying the northern end
of Il peninsula thirty miles long: but
seems tar more like Il many-praked Is
land Within this territory of about
tx miles square are four hills that are
more than 900 feet high. and dozens
If lesser hills. Magnificent views are
.btaincl from all the slopes and sum-
mitS The cottages of the poor often
urllpy sites that Il millionaire might
"nvy; and beyond Il doubt tn" magni-
irrnt views that every part of san
Francisco affords have become very
lear to all who live here. and have
greatly aided in making its citizens an
outdoor race.-Charles ii. Shinn in St.
Nicholas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

Grenaille, Il French author of the
sixteenth century, wrote large and
very scientific book on female beauty,
and endowed his ideal of female love
illness with the following attributes:
Youth, medium stature: chestnut
brown hair, symmetry of limb, deli
cate skin. revealing the blue veins.
rosy complexion, a smooth serene
brow. uniformly arched temples. mar
row eyebrows, which do not meet;
eloquent dark brown eyes; winsome
SMILE cherryred lips, Il small mouth.
small mIlk-whte teeth, a sweet breath.
Il soft agreeable voice; chin which
does not protrude, and is graccd by Il
dimplc; small. rosy ears. il slender
throat of ivory whiteneSs; small. sof
white hands, nicely tapering fingers:
graceful gestures. an even dignitied
walk; shining finger nails. smooth and
well curved; an even, pleasant tenn
perament, good taste in dress. super
fetal education, small. pretty feet. ana
attentive demeanor toward others
Boston Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

%" rather my late hair. But he re-
prated his question. and said that it
needed trimming very badly. | told
him that was what allied it, it had
been trimmed to death: why, ! said.
my hair has been trimmed five times
during the last thirteen days. and |
was afraid II wouldn't last much
longer
"Wrll' he said. ''it was hardly the
hing for Il man of my impressive ap-
,sriranc" who would naturally at
tract attention the moment entered
? room II had To stand on tiptOc and
hold on with both hands To look over
III" back of Il car SraD to 80 around
with such Il head of hair. when he
rorIll Stt'Iightcn it out for me- in IL
m.nulr.'
tpll him to 20 ahead. and closed
my eyes. and wondered what would
come next.
That fellow took pair of dentists
f"rc"p$ and "pullrd'' every lock of hair
had left.
Thrrr." he said proudly. "now
when your hair grows out it will grow
ont rvun.'
| was little diSmaycd at first when
| looked at my glStrniny poll. but
after all it was a relief To know that
the end WAS reached. and nobody
could torment me- again to have my
hair trimmed for several weeks. But
when got shaved at AShtabula. the
hlrh"r insisted on puttying up the
?plrS and giving my head coat of
Fh"llac yielded. and my head look
'l like a vanished globe with the
maps left off. Two days after. | sat
in II BARRIERS chair at Mansfield. The
barber shaved me silently. Then he
paused. with a bottle poised in his
hand. and said:
Shampoo"
answered him with a look. Then
he oiled my hairless globe and bent
over it for Il moment with Il hairbruSh.
Then he said:
"On which side do you part your
hair!-RObprt j. Burdrttc
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
lie EOrgOt His Name.

1t is not an unusual thing for Il man
Soiourniny in Il big city to come home
to his hoStelry so fatigucd that he is
not sure about his own name. but il
guest in the Palmer house found him
self in stranger prcdicament than
that recently. A wrll-drcSScd gentle
man with Il closcly-croppcd beard
walked up to the cashier and asked for
his bill He wanted to make Il train
in fifteen minutes.
What is the namc?" asked the
cashier.
4 startled look came into the guests
face. and mumbling some excuse for
not answering the clerks question. he
turned away and paced up and down
for II minute or two. Then he rushed
to the register and scanned its pages
eagerly. but without any apparent re-
lief The hotel people began to regard
him with suspicion, but Mr.. Town
send finally approached him kindly
and asked what was the matter. Then
the guest confessed. He said he had
come to the hotel the day before and
had registered under an assumed
name.
There are some people in this city"
said he. "whom | did not want To
know | was here. but | have forgotten
the name put on your register"
The books We're Ovcrhaulcd. and
finally the name was found in time
to enable the man to reach his train.
The name he had used was NJ. NJ.
Short. hut he told nobody his real cog
chicago Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

To the casual observer of the house
in session it looks as if Tom Reed
with his large ShakeSpcarian head
would be the owner and wearcr of the
largest hat in the house But it is not
So. That honor belongs to PennSyl-
vania. and to its Mr.. Phillips. He
wears the largest hat in either side of
the chapel. and has the further dis
tinction of being an almost exact i'm
age of Brigham Young. He mas the
same heavy type of face as that of
the great Mormon leader. and people
who knew the latter say the man
from Pennsylvania walks like HIM,
too. Phillips is one of the men who
discovered petroleum in PENNSYLVANIA
and he was being brought up on a
farm when he made that discovery
Boston Advertiser.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

Chronologically the talk had come to
Grants journey east to assume gen
cral command. ana his first meeting
with Lincoln. Did he give YOU his
impression of Lincoln when he return
cd from that interview" asked.
Not exactly" answered Col. Grant.
''You see, was with him at the
time"
''In WaShington?"
Yes: in Washington and in the
White House him and Lincoln. -
"ls it true that Lincoln quoted Il
story about Capt. Bob Shorty and the
Mackrrrl Brigade from the Orphcus
&. Kerr papers to your father at tina t
mcetinc:" | asked.
VERY likely; though | don't remcm-
Der. The story that do remember
hearing him tell my father that day
was about Jocko. Jocko was the com
mander of an army of monkeys in Il
monkey war. and he was always sure
that if his tail was little longer he
could end the monkey war. So he
kept asking the authorities of the
monkey republic for more of Il tan.
They got other monkey tails and
splicrd them on his. His Splicrd tail
got too long to drag after him. and
they wound it around his body. Still
he wanted more. and they wound his
splicrd tail about his shoulders. Fin
ally it got so heavy that it broke his
back. Mr.. Lincoln applied the story
to the eases of generals who were al
ways calling for more men and never
did anything with them. They talked
about the campaign. but in dcSult-
ory way. | remember Mr.. Lincoln $
saving, i don't give MANY military
orders. Some of those do give I
know are wrong. Sometimes | think
that all of them are wrong.'".
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
Artificial Coffee.

1t will, perhaps, be news to many
t" know that tons of artificial coffee
are being made and sold for the pur-
pose of mixing with and adulteratn.
coffee The grains are stamped out,
colored and roasted. so as to look OK
artly like the genuine article. and
would if mixed with genuine coffee,
easily deceive an unskillcd eye The
fact that the color of the artificial
does not usually match that of the
ircSlrr"aSted is one of the methods of
detection. and if the fraudulent grain
is bit into its hardness will expose the
fraud. Some of the artificial coffee is
made to initiate the raw coffee grains
ana may also he found in it as an
adultrIant.-NeWY York World.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

An lriShman on one occasion passed
grocerS shop, and seeing IL pile of
'heeScS on the counter. and noticing
the shopman had left the shop.
thought it a good opportunity to get
Il cheese for nothing.
He therefore stepped lightly into the
shop. and taking couple of chccsrs.
placed one on each side of the scales.
The shopman, hearing the noise. came
from the back shop and asked Pat
what he was about.
Och" said Pat. don't annoy your
self: | only wished to know if Your
cheese or mine is the heaviest"
Like your cOnfounded check" said
the shopman. angrily: ''if you don't
take your cheese out of this at once
I'll set the police on you
Pat lifted the cheese. and. smiling
at the trick he had performed. hadr
the shopman a respectful good-day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
Tests Purity OF Wa'er.

The popular standards of the purity
of water are clcarneSS. taStlrSSncSS
and cplorlcSSneSS. and yet they are i'll
reality less desirable qualities Than
are SrftnrSS. freedom from putreScible
organic matter. and stability in Stor-
are. For instance. Il colorlrSS and
perfectly clear ground-watrr. especial
ly when high in nitrateS. will. if con-
fined in open reservoir. promote and
SUPP t Il more vigorous growth of or
III SmS and may become foulcd and
polluted 10 Il much greater extent than
VIII many surface waters similarly
confined and either deeply colorcd by
q S>nlvrd vegetable matter. or loaded
with cEly in suspension. Likewise. II
water IN citing the requirements of the
nnpullr standard. but containing" much
IN" and ma gnrSia. particularly in the
t I'm of SulphatcS. is unfit for use in
bpn"r$ and houses. while Il ground
waiter containing peroxide of iron will
rauS" much trouble and annoyance by
The deposits of iron rust in the dis
tributi"H pipes, and will prove very
Un>lt >flctory in washing and in
-.kin@.-I.itcrary Digest.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
FAIR STATION AGENTS.
How They Thrive in Australia on Pretty
Low Wages.

Low Wages.
81 spent two months of last fall in
AuSlIala," said ~. r. Layton, "and
saw some very funny things. but no
IN ~ struck me as more peculiar than
the lady station agents. who are now
quite common in some portions OF the
colony. TO do the ladies justice. they
appear to be perfectly competent to
carry out the work assigned 10 them,
ANA they have Il way of answering
Questions without reScntin% each one
rs an insult which is very refreshing
In some of the small stations Il wo-
man is in sole control. operates the
telegraph herself, sells .he tickets.
looks after what little freight arrives
and is shipped. exercises general SUI
prrviSion over the train hands and
sleeps in Il little room either above or
behind her office. None of them seem
to be in The least degree dSconcrrtcd
or alarmed in consequence of risks
which they evidently run. and 80 far
a> the public is concerned. the innova-
ION is by no means objectionable. Hut
4 Nv these ladies keep body and soul
together on the muniticcnt stipend,
which varies between thirty to SIXTY
cents Il day, is one Of those mysteries
the solution of which is known only
to the ladies themselves and the soul
less corporations which employ them"
New York Telegram.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
Ancient and Medieval Chemistry.

The Workmcn who dyed clothrS
clothing and tapestries in purple or
other colors. an industry practiccd first
IN Egypt and Syria and then in all the
Grrcian. Roman and Persian world.
not to speak of the extreme East. cm-
ployed highly developed chemical
ma manipulations: and the cloths found
on the mummicS and in the Sarco-
phagi attest their perfection. Pliny
and Nitruvius describe in detail the
production of colors. such as cnnabor
or vermilion. minimum. red chalk. in
dig". black. green and blue colorS.
vegetable as we'll as mineral. perform
"i by painters The chemistry of
hlimrntation. fruitful in resources and
in frauds, was next practicrd The
art was known of accomplishing at
VIII those delicate fcrmcntations
which produce bread. wine and beer.
and which modify Il large number of
foods: also of falSifying wine by the
addition of plaster and other in.rrl-
tents. The art of healing. seeking
everywhere for resources against dis
eases. had learned to transform and
fhbricatr large number of mineral
and vegetable products. such as sugar
or poppy. extracts of nightShadrS,
oxide of copper. vcrdigriS lithargr.
white lead. the Sulphurct> of arsenic
and arScniouS acid: remedies and
poiSonS We're composed at the same
time. for different purposes. by doc
tors and maSicianS. The manufac-
turc of arms and of inhammatory sub
StancrS-petroleum sulphur. resins and
b.tumrnS-had already. ancirntly as
we'll as in our own time. drawn upon
the talents of inventors and given rise
t" formidable applica tionS. especially
in the arts of siegcS and marine bat
Ties. previous to the invention of the
Greek fire. which was in its turn the
precursor of gunpowdcr and of our
terrible explosive mattcrs.-Popular
Science Monthly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
The SidebOartl.

Mrs Mulcahcy (whOSe husband has
made money on street cleaning con
tractSp--Ycz'll hov to tell tn furnitoor
man to come an take this soidcboard
away.
Mr.. Mulcahcy-Phats tn matty wild
it?
Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious., tn glass is
rhot low Oi can't see to comb me hair
in it-puck
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

The gossip about the matrimonial
intentions of TruXton Bcalc recalls Il
story of Lincoln, who asked Cen
B"hlc. TruXton'S relative. why he re-
Semblcd Robinson CruSoc. at is be-
cause You are monarch of all YOU
survey. said the President. dryly.
The point of the story concerned the
tracts of land Gen. Bcale had acquired
while he was in the Government sur
vcy in the West many years ago.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
He Changed the Fashions.

The visit of Kossuth to the United
States in 1851 had an important in
tiucncc on the masculine fashions of
the time. The soft, broadrimmed felt
that he wore became almost as po-
pular for while as Alpine hats are
now. and full boards with mustaches.
such aS he wore, soon came into vogue.
Medals bearing his profile were sold
on the streets. These testimonials to
the PATRIOTS fame had their day and
passed away, but his memory Is per-
petuated in the nine towns and coun-
ties of the United States which now
bear his name.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
Paris to he a Seaport.

The project of converting Paris in
to II seaport. or enabling ships to 90
from llavrc and Roucn to Paris
through the utilization of the Seine
and the construction of Il canal at vari-
"uS po' ntS where that river winds con
S!d"rably. has made great progress of
late. The question is now being cx-
hm:nrd by special committee. and
1T Is thought that the bill may be voted
by Parliament at no distant date.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
1t was the Dog.

4 Brooklyn man who had been
missing things lately remained in Il
state of pcrplexity until his dog "Shce-
silks" began to show Turkish towel
symptoms. and when the pup passed
to the canine hereafter the mystery
was solved. An autopsy resulted in
q towel being recovered almost intact.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

\ Jap ha" recently turned out neat
Ettlr device for defending himself
against footpadS. burglars and other
nuiSancrS 1t is small piece of
mechanism that shoots a charge of
fine dust into the eyes at Il distance
of ten or twelve yards, so as to close
them up tightly. 1t doesn't blind.
however After twenty minutes or 81
the eyes of the person so treated are
rs right as ever again.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

There is one head of an educational
institution in this country who talks
about hazing as though he "mcant
business" The President of North
western University at Evanston. ILL.,,
which has over 2,3OO students. an
nounceS that any person hereafter
caught in the practice will be immcdi-
atrly expelled.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

The cities of Worslcy and ST. Hell
ems, in north of England. sixteen
miles apart. are connected by the most
wodcrful canal in the world. A t,n-
mel has been cut through the vein of
coal which underlics DancaShiry anG
this is filled with water from the drain
age trenches. The water is constantly
five feet deep.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

The kind of people who fill up the
comfortable chairs occasionally in our
court rooms is illustrated from the
faintng of a man in New YorH from
lack of food and the close air of the
court room. We pay our Judges thou
sands of dollars and compel them to
breathe the air of rooms which are
practically lodging houses.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

The white cruiser Bennington made
great record on her trip around the
world of 1920 miles in seventy days.
Had the Nicaragua canal been open.
she cauld have saved 5000 miles.
many hundred tons of coal. and made
the trip in forty days. And the United
States ought to have that canal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
Lighting Cars,

Brooklyn Bridge trustees are test
ing rhe merits of four different Sys-
TENS of car lighting. They have one
car illuminated by electricity. another
by the Pntsch light system. a third
ny II new oIl, and the fourth by the
o.l now in use which is, we presume,
1hc Light that Failed"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

The system of numbering the hours
of the day from one to twenty four ha,
been adopted by the Italian railroads
and Is in use for all time schedules.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
SCHEDULE.

In addition to above Train No. !. leaves
Piedmont at $40 Il. III. arrives at FrOStburg at
lO:;}1 Il. m. and Train No. $. leaving Frostburg
at las p m, reaches Piedmont at 2:}S y. m
both trains stopping at all intermediate
stations.
son theatre nights, when admission tickets
are sold by Agents to performance at theatre,
leave Cumberland at close of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
bcrland.
Nos. l. 2, 3. 4, .and daily except Sunday.
Nos. ) and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satul-
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
3 and g. l.. NJ. HAMILTO
May 2t Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
A Hirh-Toned Article of Apparel.

Several urchins noticed hanging in
the windows of a drug store in This
city numerous lung protectors, and
one said:
Whats them?"
Another said, in reply: "Well, you
don't know much about how high
toned folks lives, does yer? High
toned folks has wipers when they
cat and kids has bibs. Them'S bibi
fancy Boston Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23

Bliggs-A girl said Yes" to me last
night.
Briggs-I suppose you asked her if
you thought you had better so.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-23
Inlpertinent,

Stranger-What business are you in
Notwithstanding souls.
Stranger-COmmission or salary ?.
Judge
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-08
RoYalton.


Miss Alice Stoughton came from Brook
field, Monday.
Misses Gertrude andi Alice Denison and
Miss G. l.. Stickney were in Burlington
last week to attend the conservation OF
Bishop Hall.
Mrs. E. j. Rumrill is quite ill, and Mr..
Rumrill has been called home to care for
her.
H. s. Martyr spent Sunday at his home
in Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lyman visited Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Lyman in their home in
West Lebanon, N. H., last week.
The many friends of George w. Preston
we're glad to see him able to ride out
Tuesday.
Mrs. Myron Morse and little daughter
from Bethel were guests OF Mrs. Sophia
Harding last week.
Mrs. March Of Lowell, Mass, was called
here Saturday by the death of her mother,
Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. Broughton, whose postoffice adj
dress is East Bethel, wishes to inform the
ladies of Royalton that she is prepared to
do dressmaking and viii go to their homes
by the day.
During the year 1898, there were in this
town II marriages; % births-1S females
and 9 males; p deaths-12males and
females, three being less than years old ;
one, between 20 and 80; two, between 30
and 40; two, 40 and so; one, between so
and go; one, between 100 and 10; five, be-
tween 20 aud so; five between 50 and 80;
one, between 80 and 100.
II the label on your paper reads Feb94,
this is your LAST paper. Please renew at
once.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-08
Granville.

Granville has lost another honored citi
zen, Mr.. Nathan Carpenter, who passed
away January 9th, after a long and lin
gering sickness. MIR. Carpenter has been
a citized OF Granville for n years and has
been assistant postmaster for the last
eight years. Mr.. Carpenter moved with
his family from Braintree in 1867. He
leaves widow and four children, Joseph
) Carpenter of Braintree, Mrs. n. ID Rice,
Will j. Carpenter and Mrs. Jennie o.
Whitney, the last three of Granville He
was " years and 6 months old. 1t will be
hard to find another citizen who will be
missed by the public as Is Mr.. Carpenter.
He always had kind word for everyone.
He was kind and loving husband and
father, a good neighbor and an upright
citizen. The family has the sympathy of
all in this sad bereavement.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-08
East Barnard.

Mrs. Chas. Graves is very feeble. Her
mother from Randolph has been with her
for some time.
News was received here Sunday that Ed.
French of Barnard was dead.
c. w. Black was in the place over SUM-
day.
c. z. Wilson is sick with the prevailing
distemper and is under DR.. Burnetts
treatment.
School closes in this place Friday with
exercises in the hall in the evening, alter
which there viii be a social. Cake and
coffee will be served.
Wright Allen has bought three year
old colt of Joseph Paige.
Russell Unwin is doing G. p. Wilson 8
chores during his illness.