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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08

Huy the best tea in the market;
green and black. mixed. may not be
every drinkers ideal. but it is the one
selection that has a measure of flavor
for Ill. Keep lemons, ice and loaf
sugar on hand and a spirit lamp on
the dining table. Make tea every two
hours. or for every adult visitor. A
Sra of tea will have to be consumed
tn make the drinker sallow, but better
the hide of a HindOo from the tea
habit than the risk of cultivating one
Kcrlcy patient. If wives and mothers
,lil not keep their dining rooms so dry.
Slln' nS and soda fountains would not
hr so wet. Too much drink over
works the kidneys. 1t Is good plan
tn substitute Juicy fruits and cool
baths for summer drinks.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
NATURES BARoMETERs.
The OLDEST Forms Were the Ieeches and
the Toads In the Bottle.

the Toads In the Bottle.
Two of the oldest and oldest forms
of popular baromcters. says a writer
IN the London Spectator, are the le"ch
in bottle and Il frog on Il ladder
Mr.. Richard Inwards has seen an old
Span >h drawing of nine positions of
the lccca, with verses describing its
attitude and behavior before different
ndS of weather. DIR. Merryweat ther
Of Wh!tby, contrived an apparatus by
which one Of twelve lccches confined
i'll bottles rang bell when "tcm-
pest wnS expected. When lccchcs
were kept in every chemists shop. and
often in private houses. their bchav or
was the subject of constant obsrrva-
ton: and 1t was generally noticed that
III still weather. dry or wet. they re-.
manned at the bottom. but rose. often
as much as twenty-four hours in adj
vance. before a change; and. in case
of Thunderstorm rose very quickly
to the surface, descending when it
was past. The frog barometer. used
in Germany and Switzerland. is Il very
: mple apparatus, consisting of jar
nf water. a frog and IL little wooden
Stor-iaddcr. If the frog comes out
and sits on the steps. rain is expected
The wed glass dearest to the old
Fashioned cottage in the last genera
ton was the "old man and old wo-
man." who came out Of rough-cas
cottage in foul or fair weather res
pcclivcly. This was almost the earliest
Of Selni-Scicntific toys. and depended
on the contracting of piece of cat
gut fastened to a lever The bel IF
chat bees will not fly before shower
IS probably true. and is the rational
origin of the banging of trays and
iron pots with a door key when bees
ne going to swarm The insects are
supposed to take this for thunder and
SO settle close at hand, instead of
Swarming at distance. Squirting
water on them with a garden syringe
often makes them settle at once. But
no such ingenious process of ration
aiZ.ng can be found for the belief
that if the insect inside cuckoo-Spit
lies head upward. the summer will be
dry. though the increased worrying
of horses by flies before rain. and the
rise of the goSsamcr before fine wca-
'hrr. are abundantly confirmed by
ubSrrva1 on. Unpopular Science Month
ly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
Ill Ing an Elenhr nt's Tnoth.

81 gave Il dentist the toughest lob
lr ever had once" said James Tomp-
kin>. otherwise known as Cherokee
Jim. of Stamford. Conn. at the La
rletlr. Il was tending the animals in
Il circus while in winter quarters. We
had IL big elephant we called sam.
It. waS Il soodtempered. lively chap,
but all at once he got into the dumps.
His trunk and tail. hitherto kept in a
state of perpetual cheerful motion.
hung limp and lifeless. and he would
!aI for hours rubbing his right Jaw on
the ground. He got off his feed. and
became so crOSS-gra ned that no one
could fool with him safely. We never
thought what was the matter with
nm until his keeper finally said he
believed the beast had the tootha che.
| got dentist to come and examine
t. 1t was II mercy the man was not
Killed on the spot when he touched the
unspund tooth. The elephant trumpet
rd i'll Il rage. swung his trunk. and
but for the dentist jumping behind a
beam he would have been Il goner.
Then we chained the elephants legs
and hooked his trunk up to Il rigging
from above his head The dentist had
I good show then. He found Il rotten
t0oth AMI proceeded to fill the cavity
The cl i'hant could only trumpet; he
could not move, and the dentist kept
on quietly ut work. We had not been
long at it before the beast discovered
that the treatment was being given
him for his relief. His manner
changed. He trumpcted and Strug-
glrd no more. and his angry eye gave
way 10 IL do"'le look. and | am salts
fled we could have lOoSrncd his bonds
w tn perfect safety to the dentist. but
we tcnk no chances. After the job
was done. the animal regained his
wontrd appetite and spirits in no
time. He was grateful to the dentist.
and every time he approached the
elephants house Sam welcomed him
with outstrctchcd trunk and few
Extra fourishes of his tail."-Globe-
Democrat.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
4 Diamond Ring on a Statue.

\ ring. studded with diamonds and
pearls. hangs suspended to Silken
,.1rI around the neck of Il statue i'm
au" "f the moss frcquented parks of
Madrid. II is safer there than in the
strongest r,nm of the Bank of Eng
land. Thousands of people pass it
every day. aud admire its beauty. but
tho greatest thief in Spain hcstatcs
oven ~ touch II. II lS believed to deal
pui slcath to whom It belongs.
fl" ring was specially made for tlln
.atr AlfunSo Nil. who gave il to his
t7su-in. Mercedes on the day of their
b trahaL Upon her death il passed
imfH the possession of the Kings
grandmother. Queen Christina. Three
utHtihs aftcrward she died. Tho King
,Hlssssl un the deadly band of gold to
h-> sister. whn died month after she
r-z.vrd u. The King then placed the
irusi in his own caskct of precious
ulIss and lived lcSs than year after
ls bad dun" it.-Inndon Answers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08

Whatever Walter BcSant may think
1'sssH tho equality of the sexes. he
isatit dis-larps himself on the in
lu4lIt ~ ulen. Speaking OF the so
sliissl rlilmlify Il mcn." he says. lit is
ga eNts.ilTni thing 10 remind ourselves
frstm titnW ta time that man IL not
"a sal De- hi~ brother man and never
aiH D., takinE any one faculiy-say
.nfs-iifFfual vizian or breadth uf rea-
sssalssz IusWrr No two mcn are equal.
AzH.m. ln tl4t sle7ll power, no two men
aGH s~tlmi ttnr might ~ well claim
lslnai .iafure fur mcn. Aud yet. In
80 nfpuislir ihry carve 'IAberte,
l-Elifs irafrrnltr. on every church
r.s# . siissuAi like a. strike out the
hrsf tma wmrsts and retain the third,
m 's8sh fmrtsvfss thr hr~f and daeS not
iag rialm a. fhss -ssTsnd Catch words
ere hard 80 kiii. and mussily non-
ssues
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08

count Of his great disappointment.
and. indeed, there were years when |
suffered terribly. How greatly he has
changed! But, since you hnv" toll
me this secret. | can see that there is
Il resemblance that makes it just pos
sible for me to believe that he was
once the handsome youth whom |
knew"
A few days later Mrs. Harrington was
stricken with pneumonia. Finding
that her strength was rapidly fail II.
she called her nephew to her bedside
and said:
81 feel that | am about to die and
wish YOU to do me one more favor.
On the top of the bureau in this room
ron will find a photograph of myself.
taken when l was young and bcauti-
fnl. Carry it to James Symington and
ask him in return for it to send me
,llc Bible l gave him."
Thomas did as he was biddcn. The
hermit received the picture in an &C.
s,aSy of delight and could not gaze
at it enough. He readily gave the
Bible with his blessing TO carry to the
woman he had so faithfully loved
When Mrs. Harrington died the little
book lay by her side; and the day
after the funeral Thomas visited the
iini of the hermit. and found him w.
ins dead in his hammock. his glazed
eyes directed toward the photograph.
which was still retained by the fingers
of one Stiffened hand.
May we not hope that the two loyal
lovers who had been so long parted
and who had suffered so much were
united in heaven after being endowed
with immortal youth? ?-J. A. Bolles. in
Boston Budget.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08

Many women who take pleasure in
working in their gardens at this sea-
son of the year are deferred from
doing so by the plague of mosquitoes.
These insect pests are not confined to
the vicinity of swamps or stagnant
water. as is generally supposed, but
are found in elevated positions and
start from the grass like so much dust.
DofcnSeS :nnumerable in the shape of
thick gloves. netting and wells. have
been rCSortcd to, but without effect 4
lady. who does not live in New .Jer-
Scy. but who nevertheless suffers
from mosquitoes. writes that she has
found an antidote. This remedy may
not work IN all cases. but it is GER
tainly we'll worth trying. Before going
to work in the garden. by means of u
wh.tewaSh brush she spr nkles kerO-
Srnr along the garden fences. This
is the work of but Il few moments.
but in every case where she has tried
il the mcSquitoeS have vanished. and
whenever she neglects the Kerosene
they appear to come back in increas-
.ng numbers. The Odor of the kerO-
Srne is not very pleasant. yet even the
most faStdious will prefer it to the
bites of Swarm'ng MOSQUITOES.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
OLD COLONEL CAMERA.

What's all this fuss abouts
This frantic ruShin up anu down"
oh. haven't you heard the news, my dears
Evc"rlO ly il wild with fear,
For DID Colonel Camera
aS come to take the town"
" ht and left the people woir running:
Y ~ could hear { e fat ones pant and strive:
And u bride and groom wrrr shouting nadly,
ell never, never be taken alive -
There was nobody in that devote city
Whom Mrs. O'Flaherty had not scorncd:
Ioi she was cook with deep conviction
Tna Ii profession she well adorne
liu wEcn.>hr saw how she was taken,
she sat her down, and S. wept and mourncd.
Tie valiant few who resisted hol lly.
Us matter Of course were taken first
Ana the nOn-commttal who looked on coldly.
rs they deserved. were taken worst.
Not one escaped from the dou .hty colonel;
g mo- ody spared, or great or small.
heir flights and struggles We're worse than use
hsS
For at last they were taken, one and all;
So If you should meet this ,onquering h, ro.
Don tiN to hide. or to run. or fisht,
iiut assume your very b st expression
And put yourself III "A pie sin. light
Margaret Nandcgrift in st. Nicholas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
Poverty a Safeguard of Society.

A writer in the American Journal of
Politics treats poverty as if it were
essentially the greatest evil of life,
something which it is the duty of So
ciety or government to abolish Yet
he says truly that poverty is mans
natural condition." 1t is the business
Of government to prevent any man
from taking another mans living from
him. but it is every mans business to
get his own living. Poverty merely
means that he deeds the living he gets;
mat he is in want of the neceSsarics
and comforts of life and obliged to get
chem by his own effort rather than
by taking advantage of the efforts of
others by whose labor he can profit
without giving them equal advantage
in return.
AS long as people is free; as long
rs every man can keep the product
Of his labor without danger of having
it taken from him by fraud or force,
ny the violence of lawbreakcrs or the
more dangerous fraud of lawmakers;
as long as the laws assure to every
man what he has earned and no more;
as long rs opportunities are equal I'M
der the system of government. what
ever il is; as long as every child born
naked into the world has il fair field;
and. from the laws. no favor. SO long
is poverty Il blessing instead of curse
10 Il country. Whether any man is
better for having more than he needs
need NOT be discussed here The phil
oSophcrS and moraliSts have had
enough TO say of the decentralization
produced by excessive accumulation.
What is to be said here is that in or
der 10 do our work at all and not to
b" mere cumbers of the ground the
great majority of us have need of pow
crty as the only always reliable in-
crntiyc to eXertiOn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
A Little Country's Big Army.

Gallant little Switzerland. which
took such energetic measures in 1870
for III" enforcement of the neutrality
of her territory. still continues to make
Il military display that is aston Shin=,
considering the smallncss of her po-
pulltion as compared with that Of
each of the great States by which she
is surrounded. The latest return
shows Il total effective" of no fcwer
than lSS,j26 men. of whom 13i.932
cIrresponl to what in other countries
would he called the regulars
Daily News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
IN JAPAN.

Come little pigeon, all weary with play,
Come and thy pinions furl "
That : what u Japanese mother would say
To her dear little Japanese girl.
Cease to futter Thy wirite white wings.
Now that the day is dead.
Listen and dream whilt the mother bird sings.
hat means, Its time Cor be l."
stay, little sunbeam, and cherish me here:
Ny heart IL SO cold when you roam "
nat Is the japanese No, my dear;
~ rather you played at home"
R"sts aud lilies shall strcw tuy way:
Sc sun -Oldcss now has smiled "
lhat what Japanese mother would say
10 good litt.e Japdllcse child.
juliet Milbur Tompkins, in st. Nicholas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
Mrs. Cleveland.s Courteous Tact

Every now and then. writes BuZ-
Yards Bay correspondent of the New
Bedford Journal. | hear from private
sources instances of the great tact and
courtesy of Mrs. Cleveland toward her
nr:ghhorS of the Cape. which is the
secret of her popularity with them.
The cap" is Republican. but Mrs.
Cleveland is above par with nearly
everybody. ! heard an old bronzed
sea captain, very polite to ladies'. as
most of his craft are. tell how he sent
Mrs. Cleveland and Baby Ruth several
SEA ornaments. among them. as | re-
member. Il whales tooth. and what
attrrS Of acknowledgment he received
IN reply. made ont from his story
thai If Mrs. Cleveland had been writ
Ing Ia an emperor she would not have
been more punctual and dcfcrental
than she was To this Smplc-hcartcd.
ChivalruuS man of the sea. and his
face as he was telling us THE story
WIS lighted up as a knight Grants
might hav" been when descanting on
the virtues Of his lady. "One touch
of human nature makes the whole
world kin"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
Anxious Mother.

Mrs. Numam-I think I'd better dis.
charge our nurse. I'm afraid she has
deceived me about having had the care
of children.
Mr.. Numam-Doesn't she take good
care of baby?
Mrs. Numam-Yes, but l notice that
she isn't acquainted with half the
policemen in the park.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
railroad Schedules, etc.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE
West ward.
Eastward.

In addition to above Train No. leaves
Piedmont at S:45 Il. IN. d; arrives at FrOStburg at
lO:35 Il. m, and Train No. &. leaving FrOStburg
at las p. m, reaches Piedmont at 2:;SS u. 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
berland.
Nos. |, 2, 3, 4, 7and daily except Sunday
Nos. 5 and q Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled ON trains Nos
5and q. l.. NJ. HAMILTON
May 26 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08
Miscellaneous Advertisements
NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby warned against
"A shooting or trespassing for the purpose
of shooting, on the meadows, pastures or
cleared lands of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, except the rifle range of the Frostburg
Rifle Association.
Persons disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted. b. s. RANDOLPH,
March 81 Mining Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-08

Stamp collectors say there Is n "cor-
ner" in stamps. one firm In New York
having bought in practically the whole
issue eXtant OF Columbian stamns.
That firm must have a biz warehouse
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-09-07

The most unique proposition for the
suppression of the tramp" of whom so
much has been written since the common
veal movement was inaugurated, comes
from E. Hofer, California philosopher,
Mr.. Hofer proposes to organize tramp
communities, in which the professional
tramp shall be subject to vigorous law, the
first of which is work. Deprived of citi-
zenship and freedom, the inhabitants of
each 'trampery" shall be forced to solve
by means of hoe and spade the problem
of his own living. Intoxicants and tobacco
are to be unknown quantities, while regu-
lar bathing and clearly attire will be rigid
ly enforced. The proposition provides for
state and county control of the tramp COM
munitieS.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-09-07
How He Wore His Shoes.

"I'll bet any one i'll the party" Colo
mel Jack Gambill said to group of ac-
quaintances one day, that l did some
thing when growing boy out i'll old
Tennessee that has never been done by
any one before or since.
"What was that, colonel?"
81 wore out my first pair of shoes
without both feet being shod at the
same time.
Explain. "
"You see, it was this way. Shoes
were novelty to me. The shoemaker
was slow, and l was impatient, as all
boys are, for new thing, He finished
one of the shoes on Saturday and told
me | would have to wait another week
for its fellow. l couldn't stand that, so
took the one shoe and wore it to such
an extent that when / went for the 9th
er I had to leave the first one for re-
pairs. 1t went on this way week after
week, and somehow l never could bring
that pair of shoes together ON my feet
The family was too poor to think of buy
ing me an additional pair. Odd thing
wasn't it, to have one foot in leather
and padding the hoof with the other?
Boys'll do queer things sometimes. -
San Francisco Call.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-09-07

sist it, She was u real siren in Turing the
big reptiles to their fate, and l was very
sorry to see her grow and get too big for
bait and have to give her up. That dusky
infant always commanded a premium in
the market and her mother was very proud
of her indeed
"A ftcr he had secured his baby at Il prop
er spot it was the custom of the sportsman
TO hide behind a convenient bush or blind
and wait for his game If his bait was
lively and of good lung, he would not
have long to wait. I've seen half IA dozen
crocodiles come hurrying from as many
different parts of the river toward baby
five minutes after it was set. With such
a rush as that, though, the sport becomes
a trihe trying to the eyes of the baby, but
generally the first crack of the rifle will
scare the big reptiles back into the water,
all except the one you have sent your bull
let into, and he, if your aim has been
good, will flop over and thrash about for n
few seconds and then give up the ghost
But in a short time back will come the
others again, and If you have time you
can eventually stretch them all on the
bank. A considerable sportsman though,
will not work his baby more than 5 min
utes at a time Then he will have his ma
tive servant soothe it and refresh it from
a nursing bottle, which is part of croco-
die hunters equipment. have killed six
crocodiles over that favorite baby lure of
mine in less than a quarter of an hour.
Il was in Florida year or so ago and
tried to hire baby to experiment with
for alligators after the method in India,
but folks who owned babies down there
didn't seem to enter into the spirit of the
sport, and l couldn't get one l compro-
missed on rather lively and complaining
dog He was n success, and l had quite a
lot of fun, although the sport was good
deal tanner than it would have been if l
had only had baby for bait. "
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-09-07
Kossuth's English.

Kossuth had remarkable mastery Of
English. This story shows how he
strengthened his knowledge of our diff
cult tongue, Speaking at Concord, Mass,
Kossuth wished to express the figure of
the Austrian eagle rending the young
freedom of Hungary. The word escaped
him. Stopping for moment in the full
flight of eloqucnce, he asked a matter Of
fact American who sat near him, "What
you say when man tear his coat"'
Hole, " was the reply. That word did
not satisfy him, and Ralph Waldo EN-
erson, who had overheard the question,
whispered rent, with poetic sympathy
for euphony, and the stately sweep of
the sentence was completed. He learned
the language after his arrest in 1887,
when he was sentenced in 1888 to three
years Imprisonment, during part of
which he was cut off from all communi-
cation with his friends and was denied
the use of pen and ink, and even Of
books In the second year he was allow
ed to read, but as all political books
were interdicted he selected an English
grammar, Walkers Pronouncing Die
tionary, and Shakespeare. Without
knowing a single word he began to read
1.-The Tempest He was engaged for a
fortnight in getting through the first
page. Chicago Herald
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-09-07

A countryman who boarded the fire.
boat New Yorker at her berth at the
Battery the other day was interested to
observe the completeness of her equip
ment for fighting fire along the river
front. Her powerful pumps and ingen-
ious arrangements for directing the
streams upon burning buildings or into
the holds of vessels filed him with adj
miration. Then he asked the engineer to
show him the workings of the search
light He took it for granted that there
was one and was amazed to learn that
there was 10 electrical plant at all on
the boat. This would appear to be Gu
rious deficiency in boat otherwise per
fectly appointed, and it is difficult to
see how so obvious a need could have
been overlooked in the building of the
New Yorker The countryman 5 discov-
cry has led to a discussion of the need
of a searchli ght and may lead to its in
PRODUCTION ON the boat. 1t is admitted
that such light would be of the great
est value to the New Yorker in finding
its way at night about among the
crowded and tangled slips. 1t would,
moreover, make it possible to direct a
powerful light upon the fronts OF ware
houses, to the very great assistance Of the
firemen. Electric lights ON the boat
would also be supplied in place of the
old fashioned oil lamps that are now in
use. New York Sun.