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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
THE WOMEN OF EUROPE.


tifui. the Germans Best Educated.
The celebrated man of letters, Paola
Mattc@azz:,, of Florence. in airing his
Opinions through German newspaper
on the women of Europe. gives the
palm for beauty to the Spanish women.
thereby showing keen discrimination
and excellent taste. His praise is not.
however, wholly unmixed.
The Spanish woman" he SAYS. lis
bcWitchingly beautiful. She has small
hands and feet. and large eyes like
the open windows of a Sunhurnt mar
Bile palace. A figure of grace and life.
and long. wavy dark hair. She is
very religious very ignorant. very
Jealous. sensitive, idle and proud"
Th" English woman, he thinks. is
beauty itself Her hair Is like gold
She has heavenly eyes. Il prarh-Iik,
comp eXion. Il Iolicatrly formed noic
and coed teeth. She is reserved. IL
little hypochondraical. very active ana
generally slave to etiquette" But
tn" French woman is II cat and a
serpent. Il palm and violet and even
when She is not pretty she is charm
ing She is amiable. Il dreadful CO.
durtt" and generally false" The VIZ
men of Germany are not graceful as Il
''''' '''i' SiitHS ilNl NltHSlHINl inc
ravaErS of time. They are "bltnd
blue eyed. wi Ii white skins and are
more suited to play the part of wives
than lovers. They are naive. good
natur"i and industrious and make
splendid lnuSrkeepcrS and mothers
Th"y are. on the whole the best cd,l-
Gated women in Europe
The Russian woman is an oriental
typ" which has been prrml urrly
tranSp!antI to Europe. In her are
combined the extraordinary charms of
Il savage and Il highly civilized wo-
man. The Italian woman is general
ly ignorant and is often false. Two
important points in forming the char
actcr of The women of different nations
are, according to MattcgaZza the rr-
ligi"n and the amount of freedom they
enj ". The more freedom allowed. the
more virtue.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

solemn looking man came into an
uptown Turkish bath the other after
noon and said he wanted To take Il
bath. He registered. gave up his valu-
ablcS and undrcSsed. The attendant
took him in hand and he disappeared
into the first hot room.
Two hours later he Stalkrd into the
reception room clad in sheet. He
asked the man at the desk for the pro
prrror.
Il am the proprietor. said the man.
well. how much is this thing going
to cost me-"
zone dollar. if you don't want to
give the rubber anything"
"One dolar:'
''IrS. sir
The snlemnl looking man grew agi-
tatrd. He danced around a bit. Say"
he shouted. you don't intend to charge
mo Il dollar for that Swindlc. do you:"
"Certainly. and it's not Il Swindlr
either. That bath waS worth Il dollar
of any man money
The So.rmn looking man danced
around some more. Not on your
life" he said Il am Swindlcd"
Il don't see how. You went into the
hot room didn't YOU. and took II
Swrat!'
Yes"
And wet into the steam room aud
got Il shower and a steam BATH"
Yes"
And had rub and scrub:"
Yes"
And another shower:"
Yes
And took the plunge and had dry
rub?'
YES"
And had place shown where you
could lie down.
Yes"
well, what in blazcS more do you
want"
Now. sec here and the solemn
looking man spoke earnestly. this
here is the first Turkish bath | ever
took. All my life bin reading of
Turkish baths and the luxury and de
liciouS languor that followed them.
bin told that when Il man gets through
with them operations you have been
talking about he can lay down and
have the pleasantcst sort of thoughts
! done all there was to do. had
reasons for wantin pleasant thoughts.
Did ! get EN-? Nix. couldn't think
of a blamed thing but IL note got 10
meet tomorrow without no money To
meet it with. Peasant thoughts
rats. | could have thought of that
| Sittin' on any old horse block in town
The hull thing is II fraud. and won't
pay bu; fifty cents
And he didn't t.-Buffalo Express.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
FROSTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, JUNE ?, 1894

she confined herself strictly To h r
av"ratonS. spending all her l"'surr in
her own apartment AMI r,.>:>iin" all
the Squirc'S attempts to draw her into
his society. So the summer pissed
and the early AMI late autumn
And winter came ut last aud the
Squire found himself very lonely in
the lun:, evenings when. tired of Smok-
ing his pip,. and doing over his news
u per. he fain would have exchanged
ii : dreams of phrbt. for her real pres.
rncc.
One evening he drew her playfully
to his parlor. She did not resist, for
she thought it no lnrgcr necessary.
She thought matters were vcrging to
ward crisis. and was quite prepared
Had she known how far her thoughts
outStripped the Squrcs she might
have been less confident.
"Now. Phrbc." said the Squire, 81
want ycu 10 spend the evening here
am lonely and want your company
! wish you would come here always of
evenings Just as if you We're my daugh
Ter. Why can't You be like Il daughter
to me: Won't you:"
Il can never be n daughter to YOU
Squire Br;inard.' she answered. at
length.
You must. You shall" he answered,
half brwildcrcd. wholly fascinated
You mlst never leave me. ! cann"t
part with YOU
There was no answer.
Are you going +" be married,
Phcbr:" blurtcd out the Squire. with
his eyes full of tears.
NO, sir. o. no and II blush glow
ed over her brown cheek.
Yes. you arr-you are. and he fell
upon his knees beside her. You will
marry ne Y"u will he my wife. O.,
I'hrb,. will you not: Iou will love me
II little in return for all the love |
give YOU. Pl"h" my darling"
Df nourS" her answer was yes. with
due prnttStalion and maiden timidity;
and the Squire WAS transported with
happiness.
He spent no more evenings alone
and the pair were shortly after mar
ricd. 10 the aStoniShmcnt of nearly
everybody. and the scandal of the re
maindcr.
TO the still further aStoniShmcnl of
Tvrrybody. Phcbc made the Squire Il
most excellent wife. She easily adopt
left behind those of the past. She
was Il good wife. an excellent mother.
and even Mrs. Lee acknowledged her
to be an admirable Stcp-mothcr.
She was an exemplary widow also,
when the Squire had gone to his last
homr.-BoSton Globe
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

Then YOU were in France before YOU
We're Secretary of State, were you not
Mr.. Srward?'
Yes" he replied. being in the Sch
Il q. and Il member of the committee
on foreign relations. | came To Eu-
rope in 1859 to study the strength and
disposition of the nations with whom
We had important questions. and, in Il
possible contingency. might have crit
ical ones"
Whom did you see in Paris"
Il met and saw much of Count Wa
lcwSki and o her members of the i'm
Dcrial govrrnmrnt.'
"WalcwSki had charge of foreign af-
fairs at that time. did he not"
YES: first saw him on his day for
giving audiences to the ambassadors
of foreign powers. We were shown
into Il fine hall embciliShrd with pic
lures and Statnary peculiar to the En-
D!rr. Over the mantrl was Il very
large picture comm"m0ra ing the
Treaty of Paris. which closed the Rus
sian war
81 recognized at once The British
minister, Lord Clarendon. The most
imDortant figure was, however. that of
the French Secretary of State. saw
1T one" that i, WAS the likeness of the
first Napoleon. Softrncd and made
agreeable. When | asked who that
was ! WAS surprised by the answer
that il WAS Count WulcwSki re-.
marked the strange resemblance tn
the Napoleon head. The answer WIS,
that Wai"wSki was the son of Polish
lady. with no acknowledged father
ana that he was usually believed to be
tn" natural son of \apolc II l. He
was Il very intelligent and engaging
man. He convcrSed freely and |
learned the imperial dynasty ut that
TIM" had no special fear of Englanu's
nolirv. II was feeling very strong
WaS introduced there to Lord cowIry
and nll tn" foreign minister's and
found the stat" of Europe WIS the
subject of much anxiety. Lord Cow
lev spoke of his SISTER. Lady Rulwrr,
whom W" had known in Washington
when Sir Edward Bulwrr WAS the
British minister there
when WAS it that you SAW the En-.
peror:"
Some time after he invited mo to
visit him at C"mpiegnc. and Sp MT
4 dav there
Pray tell us Of that VISIT
Il arrived at the palace about ten
o'clock. and was uShrred into the an e
chamber. filled with clerks writing
ana recording orders for the special
dcDarlmrntS of Paris. Presently an
officer cam" to say that the Emperor
would rrcciv" me in his private room.
ut was chilly morning and he WAS
warming himself before an open ilrr.
He sat down Immediately. after Shak.
ing hands wi h me. and expressed
himself glad to see me in France. -
Frederick W. Seward in Godcy'S
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

Walter French has a curious relic
of the war. 1t is Il watch with bull
let firmly imbcdded IN one side of the
ease The watch belongs to Capt. Me
Guinnglc. who was Il member of the
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry Nolun-
tccrS. AMI now lives i'll East Boston.
In 1SG4. at the ba tie Of Laurel Hill,
during the battles Of the Wilderness,
Capt. McGunnglc was carrying the
watch in his breast pocket when he
WAS struck by a bullet The bullet
could not penetrate the watch, and his
life was saved.
When the watch was shown to
O'Fcrrall of Virginia. he became in
tcr,stHl ut once, and told how. during
the war. he was carrying an old-faSh-
ioncd dagucrrrotype of his sweetheart
in his pocket. and a bullet struck ii
and glanced off. saving his life. 1t
WAS tn" picture of a Baltimore girl.
but the end of the romance was out
of the ordinary run. When the war
ended and O'Fcrrall looked her up,
he found her married to another man
and thus she lost the chance of be-
coming the wife of the governor of
Eir%inia.-Sa Francisco Chronicle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

The rrminr is = queer animal Ii
is one thing in winter AMI another
thing i'll summer. This Il strange
statement. but it is true. fer in wintc
the aninaTS fur is as white as snow
ami is called rrminr. In summer is
fur turns reddish brown on the upper
part of the body. and Il light yellow
on III" lowCl par !: the animal is thrii
known a> the Stoat
This change is quite familiar to M
turall>tS but not To unScrntitr y 'oplr
and the "rminr and the olt are,
therefore. generally regarded as di,
tinct animals.
The fur of the rrminr is much ,luc,
hnl is in great request. At one tim
ii WAS Il mark of great rnya ty. ani
tn" ate robes of Judges and mag'S
tratrS were lined with it as an emblem
of purity.
The crminr is 50 cunning in its way>
that it is almost as difficult to catch
us il is to ''cltrh Il weasel asleep" II
fact about the only way to capture i,
is TO mark H.: course from its hum
and then Slrrw mud in i : pathway
When he dainty. fa>tidou> littl
animal reaches the point in its patl
where the mud is Strcwn. il VIII Ii
down and subject itself to capture ani'
death rather Than Smirrh one of :
snowwhitc airS.-Philadclphia Times
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
Promptly Answered,

An eminent lawyer of whom many
stories are told was once defending Il
man VIII" was accused of stealing cat.
tl"-"bcaStS." they called them. Now.
my man, said the lawyer YOU say
that you SAW thus and so; how far
can You So" Il beast to know it?" "JuSt
as far of as am from YOU" promptly
re urn"d the witness. In another ease
a thief showed both wit and some
logic. III" had been convicted of steal
ing Il horse. Yours is Il very serious
ofense. said the judge. strrnly: fifty
years az" il was hanging matter"
well. replied til" prisoner, "and fifty
years hence ii mayn't be Il crime at
all"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
\ Simpl" Barometer.

About the simplest barometer that
one can havr-;nd. it is said. one of
the most ctiicicnt-iS made of two bot
ties and some water. One of them
should be an ordinary wide mnuthrd
pickle jar, filled with water to near
the top. The other should be long.
slim flask. which will 90 into the neck
of the jar This should be inverted
and plunged into the jar. so that it
will not reach the bottom. This ar
rangcmrnt gives compete barometer.
In fine weather the water will raise
into the neck of the flask higher than
the mouth of the picllle-bottlr In wet
or windy weather it will fall to within
an inch Of the mouth of the flask
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
OLD FRIENDS THE BEST.

Grandpa looked at his fine new chair,
ON the twenty sixth Of December,
Saying: "Santa Claus Is so good 10 me
He never fails to remember; :,
But my own armchair is the one Tor me-
tAnd he settled himself In It nicely)
81 hope he won't mind IL | cling to II,
For ii fits my back precisely.
Papa came home that very night.
lie had plowcd his way through the e., snow low,
And the Christmas twinkle had left MS eye
And his step was tired and slow.
Warming Cor him his slippers lay,
The lovely. embroidered-in-gold ones.
That hung ON the christmas tree last night
Hut he slipped his feet in the old ones.
And when dear little Marjory's bedtime
came
ON the parlor rug they found her.
The long. dark lashes a-droop on her
cheeks.
And her christmas toys around her.
Neglected. AngrliQue's waxen nose,
The fire had melted completely;
But her precious rag doll: Hannah Jane
ON her breast was resting sweetl!',
New York Independent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

In Holland the dover chest once
Termed Il part of every brides equip
mrnt. Less portable. but more slightly
than the Saratoga" trunk. il fulfilled
lis purpose with grace and dignity,
passing down aS an heirloom from
generation TO generation. The modern
chest is an easy thing to secure, but
these the up-to-datc girl holds in dis,
dlin: her chest must he really antique,
or carved oak of English or Flemish
make. or deliberately inlaid with mar,
que erie of colorcd woods and dated
or initiated with figures and characters
eloquent of other times and manners
Th' rr are very few of the genuine old
fashioned dover chests to be seen
on thiS side of the Atlantic. one of
them in his city is Il very massive
affair. weighing several hLndrcd
pounds. Buffalo Commercial.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

TO wrt e while travc ing by rail is !!
difficult matter under ordinary circum
stances. but it can be greatly aS>iStct,
by the use of Il pillow. This may
either be held on the lap or placed on
table The pad of paper and the
arm which guides the pen or pencil
should both rest on the pillow. In
this manner it will be found possible
to write lcgibly and with comfort in
an express train flying Il ful speed
The explanation depends upon til,
fact that the pillow tends to rqualiZe
the motion of the pen and paper |.
one attrmp $ to write on Il table in Il
faSt-moving car, the pen is driven in
every licrclion except the desired one
because the constant iarring does not
produce the same motions stimuli
tlnrouSly in the table and the, pen
But the pillow. being pliabl6. and in
elastic. not only deaden> the shocks
communicated from the car. but brings
the inevitable motions of the paper
and the hand holding the pen into
comparatively close accord, SO that the
tendency to drive the letters into an
unrerNgnizablc Scrawl is reduced to IL
minimum
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
To Arrange Flowers.

One principle must he recognized in
the arrangement of floral decorations.
which is that every spray of leaves or
blade of grass put in to fill up should
be graceful. The accidents and freaks
of nature have no place in decoration
If flowers are scarce buds and leaves
NAV he used in fiat low decorations.
To be locked down upon. In their
season large leaves with autumn tintS
NAV be effectively used with small
flowers. There must be contrast of
form as we'll as contrast of color.
There should be one large flower in
every bouquet as II general rule The
arrangement of several kinds Of
flowers in ON" bouquet is looked upon
a> Il monStroSity by some oriental ia.
tionS This idea has great influence
now. and where the leaf and stem are
decorative in form and color only the
flowers and leaves of the same kind
of plant ar" placed in the same vase.
The selection of the beautiful. placing
it where il will give pleasure. is the
artistic side of home lifc-Philadrl-
Dhia Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
The phonopraph for Colleges.

Great are the uses of the phonogrnph
when II college professor can talk
his lecture into the device at his lciS-
IRE. and the members of his class
can suit their own convenience as tu
the time of hearing the diSquistion
The fellow who is always asking qurS-
tions in the recitation room will find
his occupation gone under the phono
graph room. but his classmates will
not mind that fact the least bit. -
Boston Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

The crying of papers in Washing on
is Il little peculiar. In n city made M
so largely of people who belong else
where there is II demand for morning
papers from ncighboring cities. and by
paying Il little attention to the hours
when these arrive you can get along
very well without wa.ch at hand
until II o'clock. During the early
hours Morning Post alone is heard
About breakfast time the cry is BAL
timorc and Washington papcs." IL
little later "Philadelphia" takes its
place before Baltimore" AMI finally
when You begin to hear IN Yauk
papcs' from every busy corner. you
know it is time to be thinking of lun-
cheon.-Katc Fields Washington,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
Which Was the RIP

There is an old story about IN artist
who got down to his last dollar There
is nothing unusual in the story SO far
us all artists are aware. but he made
Il unique disposal of the grrrnback
He put Il coat of paint and sizing on
Il board. laid the bill down and turned
up Il corner or two, pressed il firmly
down and gave the whole Il couple of
coats OF varniSh He then placed it
on exhibition for Il nominal sum in
some store. and finally disposed of the
wonderful painting" for Il good round
sum.
The Idlcr was reminded of this
legend by the exhibition last week in
Il Washington street cigar store Win
dow. 1t was Il slab of wood on which
appeared. one above the other. appar-
entity two one dollar bills. Above them
is II legend running: "Thcrc is only
one bill. Which is it," The most
careful scrutiny failed to detect the
real from the painted. Boston Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02
----
lie Got His Grin,.s stone.

Old Capt. Irving. who OWNS an old
canal boat which lies at the Water
S'd", has pretty good story which
he can tell nowadays about Il grind
stone he had on his boat for some
time. one morning ii was missing
Some one had stolen it. The old cap
tain had tod the story to Missionary
Allen about having lost it. and Mr.
Allen thought it good Illus ration to
point out the all-Sccing power of Pro
violence. which he spoke about at one
of his meetings last week. Mr. Allen
said that if Il man should he walking
along by IL dock. there being no one
in sight. and should see an old grind
stone lying on an old canal boat and
should take il, although there should
be no one to see him. God would see
him do it. 1t came to the time where
testimonies ar" given by the converts
and others. and ii man who sal in one
corner of the room rose and said: Il
stole that grindS one. hut I'll bring it
back. No one had looked for the cul-
prit there. but he evidently thought
that he had been detected in the act
Stamford Advocate.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

An old Chicago lady who was max.
ing jam was called upon by Il neigh
bor
sam. You rascal she said to her
negro servant, you'll be eating m,
jam pi" when I'm away
Sam protested he would die first
hut the whites of his eyes rolled hun
grily toward the bubbling crimson.
See here. Sam" said the o!d lady
taking up Il piece of chalk, "Ill chalk
your lips. and on my return I'll know
if you've eaten any"
So saying she passed her forrtiugri
over the thick lips if the darliey ho d
ing the chalk in the palm of her hand
and not letting it touch him.
When she came back sh" did no;
need to ask any questions. for Sans
lips We're chalked quarter Of an inch
ihick.-Philadelphia Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

The results of test made in Eng
land show that the steam producing
power of town and city refuse is ono
third that of ordinary coal. With spc-
cially built destructors all cities could
realize from their refuse Il large
amount of power for electric lighting
or other purposes. 1t is estimated that
the daily refuse of the town of Leeds.
England. would give steam power
equal to over LOO horse power for
the entire twenty-four hours.-Powcr,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

Mrs. Blank-My husband has always
had great liking for Mrs. PugwaSh
has always raved over her poems. you
know, and ut last he has seen her |
hope he will not become infatuated
with her.
Mrs. Blink-My dear. if your huS
band has seen Mrs. PugwaSh he is per
fectly safe. ! have seen women VIII"
write poetry myself. - Boston Tan
scrip.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

In view of the fact. brought out in
the tariff debate. that there are mann
facturcd in the United SAFES between
lO.OCO.WN and 470OO.OOO packs OF
playing cards every year besides these
imported. ii does seem strange thai {,
man sometimes fails altogether to find
the single Ii tie ace he neelS to sins;
first tenor in blithe and fro!ics omG
quartet.-BCSton Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

In addition to above Train No. leaves
Piedmont at S:t5 il. III. : arrives at Frostburg at
l03j H. M, and Train No. $. leaving FroStburg
at l:i5 p. m, reaches Piedmont at 2::}S p. m,
stations.
son theatre nights. when admission tickets
are sold by Agents to performance at theatre.
leave Cumberland at close of performance.
A trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland.
Nos. /, ,, ,, 4. .and daily except Sunday.
Nos. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled ON trains Nos
) and .. l.. NJ. MILTON,
May ri Superintendent.
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Everybody should be trained to TT
the truth jud:ciously.
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Pittsburg Division.
WESTBOUND,

WESTBOUND.
No. 9-Pttsburg Express leaves Ills III
" 63-Cumberand - 90 dali
ly except Sunday. .630 III
1l-Mail leaves $50 p m
5-Chicago Limited. 400 p IN
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-02

Dams Rock excursionists take the 7:l5 a.
m. train at Cumberland, and return by the
5:l5 p. m. train at Vale Summit.
JAMES A. MILLHOLLAND,
Jan General Manager.
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and Ohio
RAILROAD.
Nav DO 1&l.S

ON AND AFTER THE
above date
will arrive at
L and depart from CUM
,ERLAND as follows: