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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY. MARCH TO- 1894.

nd was pouring her wan light rgh
IN my face.
lnstinctivrly put my head out "f
.Ilr window. and from every tree and
ill and valley. as if the whole enr1
.rrre rcsounding, came the same lin i.
!hiS time in an eXultant tone.
Without u thought. | lrapcd from
but few feet below. and. as wild,
awake as ever was in life. | went
straight I" the dcad-housc. Now thcr,
was no fears. | did not think at all
only listened. Upon reaching the
door | lighted one of the candles that
were lying on :; shelf. but it waS OF
little use the wind made the tiam>
flicker and spluttrr. With this unrrr
tain light. ! passed down the Ion.
aisle between the whitp-Shuctc
corpscS on either side. | did not know
where Bill lay, but. without hcSitat-
ing. | walked up two-thirls of the way
and turned down the sheet from the
fifth last corpse on the right hand
side
1t WAS he. pale. yet looking just rs
if he were asleep | stood Il moment
holding the tlick"ring light above his
head. whcn-gHsl God. | saw his eye
lids trrmblr | stood as if suddenly
turned into stone. then Il slight quiv"r-
ing breath and-tht lids opened. With
Il shrek dropped tn" candl" and ran
out into the air. through the fields To
the hospital.
Upon reaching there. my wits
came back. What was l t" do : Not
call upon tn" surgeon no. he would
only laugh and tell me my head wlS
turned. Then | thought of the stew
ard. He had been very fond of Will.
l would ask him.
In IL short time we stood by VIII $
side | was no longer frightened My
professional cnonrSS came to my aid.
Upon examination | found Il very
feeble pulse. StimulantS We're given.
and for tw" hours. surrounded by our
ghoStly spectators, we labored. At
length we were rewarded by hearing
the words. spoken in Il very weak
voice. Where am l Z
"'All right. old boy | answered. as
| tried t" keep his eyes from seeing
turn of partial unconSciousnc>S cna-
bled us to get him out without his see
ing where he was. and in the morning
he found himself in the hospital. very
weak but on the road to recovery.
lin Il few months he was among
us again. as bright and as CHEEKY ais
ever. but he never again whStlcl
Cheer un. comrades. and be gay He
appeared to have forgotten it.
The doctor tiniShcd-it had grown
quite dark. After Il moments silence
| said. {" 1t is funny that father never
told me this story Who was this man
whose life you saved -
Just then my father came t" the
door to tell us that supper was wait
ing. He stood still as he heard the
question. With a peculiar look in his
eyes. the doctor pointed to him and
said, That was the man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
THE DEACON'S BEAR YARN.

When the deacon told his bear yarn we
would gather round to hear him
In "r"nI'i"uthrd expectancy to drink in
alI ne said;
For All list ncrs VIII" drew near him could
not choose hut to revere him.
For an aurtue Of honor rested on the
dracon'S head.
Twas n tale OF gore and slaughter, wh"r.
ia" red blood flowed like water,
Sl"u ear had never heard of. or the
heart could not conceive;
But our faith did never weaken IN that
bear yarn "f the deacon
Whrm lur deacon told his bear yarn w"
would listen and believe.
We had listened to the horse liar and the
ii>h liar aud the snake liar,
But they told II" tale of wonder with tn"
deacon to compare;
Though their tales were dark and dire. not
Il tale of not Il liar
Approached the truthful story of the dea-
con and the bear.
Twas II tale of awfui terror, but without
shade OF error
And. whereas II impossible tine dta-
con could deceive,
W" tn"w the dracons bear yarn was an
honest. fair and square yarn
Wh"n the deacon told his bear yarn We
would listen and believe.
could hear the bones abrenkng
And the loud revcrberations OF the bears
r"Souuding growl,
w" could feel the mountains shaking and
the very planet uuaking,
And tn. air a-palpitating with the thnn
der Of his howl.
o. the Sanguinary, savage tiercenesS OF the
awful ravnsc
OF the roaring ravening monster, heart
of man cannot conceive;
But. whereas know the deacon from the
truth could never weaken.
When the deacon told his bear yarn We
wnuM listen and believe
When the fierce bear wound his red jaws
round the white neck OF the deacon
And we heard the deacon gurglt with
drath-gaSp of despair.
How our trembling knees would weaken az
We gHzrd upon the deacon,
And our lifted hats go flying from our
perpendicular hair!
When int" the mad bears vitals -Srangest
of all strange r"citals- .
Did the deacon plunge his right arm with
Aud tear out the bears heart beating. rs
you'd tear Il piece Of sheeting
When the deacon told his bear yarn We
would listen and believe.
Ficrcer. wilder grew the contest every time
we did behold it.
Wilder irrcrr fought the deacon: t"rccr.
wilder ragged the bear:
II WAS hlooditr. more terrific every time
the deacon told Ii,
Till at length there was no story with
this bear yarn could compare.
Bear and deacon. mixed and mangled. gore
rnrruSted. blood -hespangl"d.
Dance through Sanguinary waltzeS that
the mind cannot conceive:
But there is Il deathlcss beauty to all truth.
and 'tiS our duty
When the deacon told his bear yarn we
would listen and believe.
sam Walter F"sS. In Boston Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
How a Country Preacher Rose superior Il"
the Tenn ptntiUns of satan.

pi
She was from the country. but she
/ didn't intend to take back water on
that account If she could help it, Pic1y
was the subject OF discussion. and Sis
ter Jane. who lived in n town that
made some prct"nsionS to being con
Sidered Il city. had been cXpatiatiny on
the immacu ate righteousness of Par
son jenkins.
| Sister Melinda bidol her time until
her innings camc round. aud then took
the floor.
Il don't mind allowin'." she said.
that ParSon Jenkins is Il powerful re-
ligiouS man. hut when it comes T."
downright wrestlin with Satan. an
rrSiStin' his wilcS an temptations,
why, | stands right up in mcc,in' an
says that our ParSon Goudfriend can't
b,' beat by no man. He don't run Il
soup kitchen Gus we don't have no use
for Sicl things down our way. an he
don't =" Slummin' Gus we ain'1 got no
slumS. but he's always ready for ii
tuSSrl with the adversary. no matter
how many SnarrS and pitfalls he sets
for his feet.
You know. he keeps II maple .r"v"
ont" his little place an he sets II pow
crtul store by 'cm. Well. it hadn't
been very good Sugarin' weather at the
tim" I'm speaking of. 1t had been
frlZZin' considerable night times. hut
it hadn't thHwrd out any daytimr>. an
the sap hadn't mad Il good chance to
run. But Par>on Goolfrirnd w,lZ al
lers Il grr;id hand for takin' time by
the forelock. so he got his holes bored
an his >pout> druv in an his buckets
set SO as ter have everything ready To
take advantage OF the right sort of
weather when it came along.
well. he done that on Wednesday,
an them trees of his never ,irippcd Il
drop on Thursday, nor on Friday. nor
on Saturday: but on Sunday the sun
shonr out powerful warm an every
thing was Il lhawin. An when he
went to look at his trees on Monday
mornn Gus. of course. he wouldn't
let himself think of them even ON Il
sunday h" found that his sap tr"ugll>
IN buckets wuH just brimful. Then
what do you think he done"
'Why. | suppose he did what any
other man would have done" replied
Sister Jane ''IIr took the sap AWAY
to make maple sugar ont of it,.
Yes, that's what ParSon Jenkins
would a-donr, no doubt" said Sister
Melinda. triumphantly. AN ii just
proves what I'm trlln' these facts for
there amt no more pouS man livin
than our I'ar>on Goodfriend No. he
didn't shout for JOY an take that sap
away. but he just tloppei down on his
knees right then an there an he Says
1t wuZ my own cousin what hcar,
him: Get thee behind me Satan: YOU
cant tempt me with any Lords day
sap. An then he rizr up an he emp
tied every last drop of the stuff ontc
the ground. an next Sunday he preach
ed tn" most cunvin,n' sermon | ever
heard on the wileS of the evil onc.'--
New York Herald
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
AGE AND MARRIAGE.
The Girl of To-Day Does Not Wed In
til She is Nearer s5 Than ~

The Girl of To-Day Does Not Wee, In
til She is Nearer rs Than IL.
Tho "bscrvant mortal must certainly
have noticed among other things thai
the marrying woman of to-day dcfpr-
her wedding until a much more ad
vanccd season in life than did h
grandmother, or even the girls of :.
iecade ago The question arises, wh,,
is the cause of this putting off thai
time so many declare is the end of III!
women's existence:
Perhaps mothers are morcs sensible,
IN these days and the young daughter
is not thrown upon the world. either
IN Il social or more worka,lay fashion.
until she has had Il thorough school
Ing. which means. in these days of
long terms. Il communion with books
until she is over twenty-onc. The girl
herself may be wiser in her day and
generation and realize that gaycticS
ana the happy go-lucky existence be
fore marriage must Of necessity come
to an end when she is led to the altar
Then, again. this il an age of indr-
pendent women. They enter the field
If labor with men and find In such or-
'uphtlon less time for sentiment than
was allowed the lackadaiscal girl nf
the past. 1t is our earnest conviction
That many girls have been led into the
error of foolish marriage through a
lack of occupation. Busy, active. in
telligcnt women have no time and less
inclination for the making of romanccS
lhey are absorbed in art, in music. or
In more humdrum occupations that
return an excellent remuneration and
which they are too wise to give up un-
I'll they are certain that the man who
asks them is able to compensate for
all that they put away for his sake
Many woman defers marriage be-
cause she feels that her duty lies at
home In the care of an aged father or
an invalid mother or helpless brothers
and sisters who depend upon her alone
for support. Perhaps some one argues
that all this tends to the establish
nent of a vast spinsterhood. but let
us whisper that after all when the
right man comes along, when real love
creeps into the heart. and willy Cupid
makes his presence felt. then it mat
ters not what specious argument may
have been advanced heretofore, engage.
ment and marriage appear to be The
truest art and the noblest duty: for
after all we are but women and are
governed more by the heart than b,
the brain, Independent and self-rclini
though we think ourselveS-Philadcl-
phia Times
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
And When il was All Over the station
Agent Mended Things.


Al Il way station on the LouiSvill,
md Nashville one winter the station
keeper had an exciting time 1t was
midnight. and III" station being in Il
deserted part of the country had been
left by the loafrr>. 1t began to rain.
The station keeper was not sleepy AMI
determined to sit up Il great part Of
the night. rsprrin'ly rs he had an I'M.
usual sum of money in his cash drawer
aud he felt uneasy about il.
Robb"ricS of stations and farm
houses down the line had been If"
llrnt. So he settled himself down /"
Il vigil. AZ h" felt hungry he took a
can of cove oysters down from tho
shelf and sci il on the stove. \ IN,
mrni afterwards there WAS Il knock III
the door and he admitted Il cod.
1lrnrhrd tramp. whom he allowed /"
lie down by the lire. Just then a train
came around the bend and the Slatini:
agent stepped outside to display th'
yu-;,hrad SlgnLl He felt listruSlful
Of the tramp and feared that he would
fool with the money drawer. As tn"
train passed he hurried into the room
ind had scarcely opened the door and
seen In" tramp standing by the stow,
with something gliStrning in his hand
when lh"r" WAS Il report and the agrnj
fell singing sensation over his eye.
Although blinded with blood from
tn" wound. he drew his pistol and
fired five times into the room. II
then dashed round to the rear of the
station and hid under the platform.
After an hours time h" cr,wlrd out,
resigned to the loss of his money and
thankful that he had escaped with his
life The room was dark: the fire was
out The tramp had evidently rS
capped with his booty. Snrrowfully the
agent lit Il match. but instantly drop
ped il when :, startling sight met his
eyes. He lit another one. found !:
candle AMI ylZpd about at the scene of
drSollliou.
The lamp had been shattered by Il
bullet. \ cheese had been perforated
with 1w" bul cts. The room was fllc,!
with smoke from the stove pipe, viii Ii
est of all. the room WAS fillr,l with
ci"l"rS, and oysters frr>r"r every
thing. Oysters. oysters. oy>l r.. cove
oysters. The agent SraSprl and real
lZrd il all. The c;lh had remained il,
til" Siov" too long and being sealed
up had exploded from the steam when
tn" tramp pokcd the fire. OF c,lr>,,
the tramp skipped when the shooting
commenced. The cash drawer was in
tact \ piece of tin wHS found near
the door. where it had rrruil, ii off the
agent face, The agent spent the re-
nalnd"r of tn, night in mrndng the
stove. Louisville Commercial
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
Inventive Youngsters.

children hav" taken out Il number of
profitable patents. The youngest in
v,ntnr on record is Donald Murray
Murphy. of 81. Johns, Canada. who,
ut the Hg" of six years, obtained from
the United States exclusive rights in
IL sounding 10y. Mabel Howard. of
Washington. ut eleven years, invented
an ingenious game for her invalid
brother and got Il patent for it. Al
bprt G.. Smith. of fleetwood. at twelve
years invented and patented Il rowing
apparatus. When only seventeen
years old Benjamin +. Hamilton. of
Boston. took out patents on Il number
of devices for electric and elevated
railways. 4 dispute over Il contract.
which he desired to escape from on
the ground of his minority. made an
interesting ease not long ago before
the commissioner of Patents. Samuel
Kerr. eighteen years old. has patented
II SrIffrcding pen. Other boys have
invented useful devices for electric
signalling. tclephoning and cigarette
making. George &. Pyle. of Whining
tom at the age of eighteen. patented
il machine which turns out sixty horse,
shoes il minute He sold it for Il sum
sufficient to lift the mortgage off his
fathers hOme.-Roselcaf.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
A EafaliSt hut Gaufinu

1t was once said by some h,lmoriSt
that the chances We're if a man intrn,
upon committing suicide should meet
an angry bull in Il field he would run
to save his life
And so it goes. Most men who pro
fess belief in destiny and an indiffrr
"nce to fate when brought face to face
with danger or placed in Il deSprritn
situation seek to avoid rather than en-
brace the inevitable result of the event
regarding which they have held such
philosophical opinions
a case In point is related by :, tray
rller returning from the South. ami
hinges upon the experiences of Il min
lister of the fore-ordination school Of
belief on Mississippi steamer i'm tn"
good old-fashioned days of river rae
ing, when negro sat on the safety
valve and the furniture and Woodwork
OF the boat fed the fire.
The captain seeing a rival boat half
Il mile ahead began to curse in true
old-time style, and ordered tar. pine
knots, naval stores, bacon, etc. to BE-
thrown in to kindle the fire as hot as
possible. AS the steam got higher ami
higher and the old boat trembled and
groaned under the pressure. the preach
cr drew nearer and nearer to the stern.
Noticing this and never losing an Oh.
portnnlty to crack a joke. the blum
captain tapped the fatalist on the
shoulder and said: Hello, Brother
Blank, what's aling you: thought
YOU was one of them fellows what be-
lievcS what is to happen will happrn
no how"
$50 | do" replied the clergymau.
drawing himself up. 80 | do. but
want to be as near the stern as possi-
Bile when it does happen"- York
Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
Desiccated COcOanut,

A writer in the Scientific American.
describing the manufacture of ,lesic-
Gated cocoanut, states that the huSkrd
nuts come to this country i'm bur'ap
bags containing about Il hundred each.
and are sold from the vessel at $40 or
SGO Il thousand. In the preparation
of the nut it is first set on end and
struck with a hammer. and the shell
and kernel cracked at the same time.
The outer shell is then removed and
the nut passed along to the pcclprS.
who remove the skin. An expert can
shell as many as 5000 nuts in IL ,lay.
and frst-clasS hand can peel as
many as 1.SO0 The kernels are. then
put through a grating machine having
Il capacity of 1000 nuts day. About
seventy pounds of grated material ar,.
placed in each of a series of heated
galvanized pans resting OH steam
pipes. and from eight to thirty pounds
Of granulatcd sugar are added to''cacri
pan. After drying twelve hours the
material is passed through sieve an-
packed in boxes and barrels.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
A Strange H"snian SuperSti,,nn

Al Brazcka. in Bosnia. an old super
Stition has come to life again which
resembles the fables of Jewish ritual
murders. In Bosnia the people have
believed at all times that IL br.hg' could
not be firm and lasting unless ii human
being was walled up in it. Thus there
is Il legend connected with the hand
some Roman bridge at MoStHr which
says that the fine arch across the
\arrnta could not be finished until the
architect walled up in il Il bridal pair
Now that Il solid bridge is being built
across the Save at BrHZcll;i. this super
Stition is revived 1t is rumorcd every
where that gypSieS are stealing children
to sell them to the contractors who
wall one up in each pillar. a few days
igo there was Il regular purSui1 of : nm
unlucky gypSieS. of whom il had hrrn
said that they were raiding for chill
'ircn.-Iondon Daily News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10


Nov-i Plan for ArouSing Drunk~.
Ever since the New York Police Com
miSSioncrS issued the edicl against
members of tho fiurst" carrying their
locuSts during the day. the patrollmn
in the downtown precincts hav" hrrn
trying to find something with which to
take the place of the club WHEN il WIS
found necessary to recall sic. y III
''dItlnkS' from the land of dreams 1,
the stern realities of existence. For
mcrly. says the Evening world. IL free
application of the club To the SolcS OF
Il Slcrpcr'S feet had the desired rtfrrt.
Denied that method of lolISing the dor
mant powers of locomotion in the sod
den gentry. it was often necessary It"
spend the greater part of an hour per
S,lading an individual to HE himself
away. But il WAS not long before the
inventive genius of an oak street SIT
ton patrolman made the way ali
smooth and beautiful one" more Now
Il tiv"ccnt rubber BALI has taken the
place of the ciGhtccn-inch stick. Ap-
parpntly harmless as this little toy
looks To the uninitatcd. its efficacy as
Il ''bum accrlrra,or far exceeds IL
whole bundle uf night sticks. 1t ISM
the rubber ball. but its contents. that
does the business. Every patrolnrln in
the Fourth Ward now fills Il rubber
ball with household ammonia when he
states out i'll til" morning. \ gentle
pressure of til" thumb and finger pro
.irctS Il tine stream of fluid lightning
from the small hole in the no low
sphere Il distance of several feet This
tiny stream brought To bear upon Il
SlerperS mouStache has never vet
failed to bring about an Immediate re-
vivifying of the subject. no matter how
inert the bundle of bum appeared To
be Il moment previous.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10

While it is true that too much spice
and pepper in ones food will i'm time
work some injury to the digestion by
pvrr-Stimulntion. yet it is also true that
Il moderate daily use of pepper is II
proper >tinlulHnt for the digestive or
gaIS. and in the ease of PERSONS who
are inclined to have Il torpid liver is
often quit" sufficient t" keep them in
proper condition without resort to
lrugS. one physicians prescription To
l person habitually bilious was to take
,ncc Il week Il little pill made of bread
md IL small pinch of cayenne pepper
nrmurcSt'S.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10

1t pays to establish II good name ana
t" keep it. This is as true a precept
in everyday affairs as in a work. on
moral philosophy. When there is need
for man for any particular work tn.
man who has the best reputation that
is. the man whose record proves him
to he most trustworthy and best suitpl
for that particular task-will be chosen.
Let no one imagine that the trust
worthiness Is small matter, either,
for that is as essential part of Il
good name as efficiency itself. Nor is
it enough that the qualities should be-
possessed without being known. The
most successful men, and the bes,
men. for the best men are those who
do the most good with their gifts and
requirements, are not the hermitS Or
recluSes. They are the men who let
their lights shine. When the world
needs men. there they are; their abili
ties are known, and they are in posi-
ton to seize their opportunities for
their own and the worlds good-Kan.
sas city Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10

The habit of saying sweet things is
of the greatest assistance to Il woman
who is dependent upon IL husband
father or big brother for II living. Even
tyrants may be subdued by Il little
praise.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10
An Ill W ind.


Jack Its all over. I'm Il cooked
goose.
Tom Wouldn't she have YOU:
Jack-c -confound il. no. Cool as a
cucumber about il, and nothing green
either.
Tom Any chan,'" of-er- her eXer-
cising woman'S peculiar prerogativc:
Jack hanging her mind: Not a
bit.
Toni suppose" too, you had plan
ned to buy her II ring if she'd have
YOU:
.Iack-lcS. | suppose SO.
Tom Had your money all saved up
for it. didn't you:
.Iack-I should say SO. Had $50 all
ready.
Tom-Ah. yes. ! say, Jack
.Iark-Wcll:
Tom-Iou -er-couldn't lend mr--el'--.
that $50 till you find some girl who
will have you, could you: -Harpcr's
Bazaar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-10

The man who gives much to the
poor doesn't leave much for thieves to
Stral.