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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
Poisoning by Timed Food.

Some light is thrown by The Lancet
upon the mysterious cases of poisoning
by timed food which from time to time
are reported. They are believed to be
due to neglect of the caution against
eating timed foods that have been ex-
posed to the air for some time after be-
ing opened. The exact manner in which
poisonous substances, technically known
rs "ptomaines, are generated so rapid
ly is not known with certainty, but the
fact that they are produced in sufficient
quantity to cause very grave symptoms
of poisoning have been brought out in a
multitude of instances. In one we'll
known case the first half Of the contents
Of tin of lobster was consumed with
no i'll effect, but the rest few days aft
erward proved extremely poisonous. 1t
is suggested that as ii safeguard manu-
facturers might label the tins with some
such notice as 1.-THE contents of this tin
are perfectly wholesome when eaten
fresh from the tin and afford good
food, but the public is advised not to
expose the contents for any length Of
time to the injurious influences of the
atmosphere. The Lancet writer even
goes so far as to suggest that some such
warning might be insisted Oh by the
legislature. London News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
PURITANlCAl LAWS.
How They Round Up Delinquent Debtors
In Cultured Boston.

How They Round Up Delinquent Debtors
In Cultured Boston.
"Just wait till I catch him in Bos-
ton. Then I'll make him como to the
CENTER" remarked an angry man the
other day while roasting theatrical
manager who owed him few hundred
dollars for services rendered. told him
that l supposed he would then clap the
debtor into the Charles Street Jail.
"That's just what will do if ever
catch him there, You bet. - And then
the mad actor explained how easy it
was to get even with people of that sort
in the Hub. No matter what the debt,
nor where or how it was contracted, all
one has to do is to enter complaint
and that settles it. If one who owes is
averse to notoriety, he'll hardly take
the poor debtors oath, which releases
him for certain number of years, but
does not wipe out his obligations, but
will linger in the bastile until he can
interest his friends or realize on his col
lateral and SETTLE
I know several New Workers who
have run against creditors in the bean
burg and have suffered. Some joke
about their incarceration and the ques-
tions put to them during the process Of
administering the poor debtors oath,
but most all agree that the Boston law
is puritanical provision that should
be materially amended. Bostonians who
are lodging process servers are agitat-
ing change that will permit them to
pay up on the installment plan instead
of being forced to cash in the full
amount or remain a guest Of the Charles
street hotel. If such law was on the
New York statute books and was ell
forced here-well, the Tombs or some
other prison would be holding hundreds
who now look as if they owned the town
instead of merely owing the townspeople.
New York Letter i'll Pittsburg Dis
patch
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
THE TELEGRAPHlC "THIRTY."
How the Cipher, Which Is Now Universal
Had Its Origin.

How the Cipher, Which Is Now Universal,
Had Its Origin.
l attended funeral the other day
where there was lovely flower piece
with the figures $50" in the center.
The deceased had been familiar all his
life with that signal, having been con-
nected with telegraph or newspaper
business for nearly 80 years, and yet l
doubt if over lie or any one who con-
tributed to the flower piece knew or
dreamed how 80 came to mean any
thing, especially fms, or the end.
As part i'll telegraph history l will
explain how this signal, which has
come to mean so much, had it's origin.
Like a great many other expressions, it
was started accidentally as it were. In
the infancy of the telegraph business
dispatches were sent paid or collect,
many of them abbreviated i'll telegraph
ing, and all newspaper dispatches were
not only abbreviated, but sent collect.
There were no news agencies then, as
now, and papers had friends in all the
towns, who We're authorized to send
them dispatches to be called for
Every beginner in the art of teleg-
raphy was given a book of abbrevia
tons and signals, which he had to COM
NIT to memory and practice till he be-
came expert in their use Among those
signals that of 80 was found, and it
meant "collect pay at the other end. "
Whether a news dispatch or common
business message, if not prepaid, the
signal 30 was attached. AS all press
dispatches were paid for where received,
they all had 30 at the end. So when
news agencies began their work the sig
nal was retained, for they were still
paid for where received.
This signal has come in these days to
be a universal fms to all press dis
patches, private, special and general,
and a secondary meaning, or perhaps,
better, legendary meaning attaches
itself as "the end" and is a proper and
beautiful expression of the fms of a
telegraph operator or any other person.
1t well may be signal to the spirit
ual dispatch of human soul to the
great center of rewards and as notice
to estimate its value when received and
"collect pay at the other end. st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21

"You say her marriage was failure?"
"Well, don't know what else to call
it. Not half the people who were invited
came Detroit Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
MARX WINELAND,
Oct 10 Clothier and Furnisher
Statesmen Wanted.

ITO sell NOn-Nicotine Midget Cigars.
i Salary or commission Good side line
Samples free. Address lands & CO.,
March Is Shippensburg Pa.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
>~~~-~~~~-~~O~-~N~--.---
Southern Railway
FOR THE
Cotton States and International
EXPOSITION,
Atlanta, Ga.
Miscellaneous Advertisements.

THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY operates
i nearly five thousand miles of road i'll eight
of the Southern States and its lines enter At
lanta, Ca. from five different points of the
compass.
Washington, d. c., is the northern or
eastern terminus of one of its lines, which is
operated i'll connection with the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, 'the standard railroad of
America" between New York through Phil
adelphla, Baltimore, Washington, ID. c.,
Lynchbnrg and Danville, Va, Greensboro
and Charlotte, n. G., Spartanburg and Green
vile, ). c., Atlanta Ga Montgomery and
Mobile. Ala, and New Orleans, with con-
Springs, Knoxville and Chattanooga. at
Charlotte for Columbia, Augusta Savannah
and Jacksonville aud at Atlanta for Birming-
ham, Memphis, Macon and Southern Georgia.
Solid vestibuled limited trains with
through day coaches, Pullman drawing room
sleepers and dining.cars
Time between Washington and Atlanta,
eighteen hours. without change of cars of
any class
The Southern Railway is the only line
which enters and lands passengers in the Ex-
position Grounds, and no effort or expense
has been spared by the management in the
improvement of its roadbed, increasing the
number of its coaches and inaugurating its
own dining car service preparatory to hand
ling expeditiously and comfortably the heavy
travel to and from Atlanta during the Cotton
States and International Exposition,
which opens September Island closes Decem-
Der 81, 1885,
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Septem-
Der IL to December -, inclusive, excursion
tickets will be sold from Washington, ID. c.,
to Atlanta, Ga, at Sl4, good for return
10 days from date of sale.
Excursion tickets will be sold every day
from September is until December is, in
elusive, from Washington at $40 25, good for
return 20 days from date of sale, and excur-
sion tickets for the entire Exposition season
with final limit of January I, 1896, will be
sold from September l6 until December Is,
inclusive, at S26.25.
Map folders furnished and Pullman Sleep
ing Car reservations made upon application
l. S. BROWN,
General Agent Passenger Department,
j. M. CULP, w. A. TURK,
Traffic Manager, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Sept 7-3m Washington, DC.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
GENERAL NEWS.
Advertising VS.. Drumming.

The advertiser signs contract, fur
nishes the copy, and pays the bills
that all he does in fact, he gets off too
easy. He has no drummers to instruct,
no big piles of circulars or catalogues to
get rid of and no letters to dictate. If
he could see single issue of paper
being made ready for mailing, see the
papers being folded, wrapped and
addressed, and then follow them in the
mail all over the country. and see them
delivered, opened up, read. studied.
pondered over, referred to afterward,
discussed by. hundreds and thousands
of people, he would change his mind
radically from skeptic to a believer
in advertising.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
Where We Are Going.

I find the great thing in this world
is not SO much where we stand as in
what direction we are moving. To reach
the port of heaven we must sail some-
times with the wind and sometimes
against it, but we must sail and not
dell Holmes
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
His Money All In Stocks.

"There's money in stocks,'' said the
man who is young and enthusiastic.
YES" replied his seasoned friend,
"Im suro there is. l have been put
ting half my salary there for the last
four years, and it's all there yet. -
Washington Star
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby warned against
~ 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, 1895-12-21
He Was Foxy.

Tough Customer-How much are your
neckties?
Clerk-A quarter, so cents, IS and a
dollar
Tough Customer-Sce here, young
Teller, the sign outside says that this is
IA one price store Now, don't you think
you can bunko mel G'day-see?-Rox-
bury Gazette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-21
-1HE-
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
OF FROSTBURG.

DAWSON ARMSTRONG, President.
FRANK WATTS, Cashier.
Capital. Observation-Disclosures. $50, 900
Surplus and Undivided Profits g 900
T INTEREST ALLOWED ON SPECIAL
l. DEPOSITS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
HONESOALE.

Buck Taylor, until May % the prin-
cipal performer OF cowboy feats in the
Wyoming Wild West arrived In Homes
dale Tuesday. He had with him the
trick horse, which was one Of the seven
he levied on at Liberty. N. Y, and
again captured from the circus at
Monticello.
The Improvement society are putting
new flower bed in front of the Della
ware and Hudson depot and another on
the green bordering on Park lake.
June Is Is the day on which the sum-
mer boarders will commence arriving
at Honesdale. There are more appli-
canIts for board in Honesdale than there
are flrst-class boarding places. Now Is
the time for a new summer hotel. There
are number of suitable places in
Honesdale. Two plots of ground over
looking Park lake would make excel
lent places, as well as the hills on both
the East and West Side of Honesdale.
The dancing class of Professor Heft
will give social at Pioneer hall to-
night, closing the season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06

months ended May were 100000 in ex-
cess Of those for the corresponding
three months in 1894
The keystone Iron Works rolling mill
at Reading, which has been idle for
three years, will resume operations on
Monday. June 10, giving employment to
1876 hands. Seyfert's rolling mill at
Gibraltar, which has been idle for two
years, is making preparations to start
up. This mill will give employment to
300 hands.
The Reading railroad statement of
coal shipments for the week ended Sat-
urday, June /. shows aggregate ship
ments of 229. 26O tons. against 23S.5
tons for the corresponding week last
year. IA decrease of 9.326 tons; compared
with the preceding week, the decrease
is over $4,000 tons. For the year to
date the companys tonnage amounts
to 6,253. .905 tons. an increase compared
with the same period last year of III, ,024
tons.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says the
proposition to reduce the June anthra-
cite productions Is likely to be agreed
to. The Reading company favors 1t
and 1T Is expected that the other COM
panies will agree to 1t. The original
proposition was to make the same ship
ments In June as were made In May,
which the official figures will show to
have been nearly 100000 tons. A re-
duction of 10 per cent. will bring the
June output down to about 3,5O0,0O
tons. This would be 1,6OO,000 tons less
than was produced in the maximum
month of the trade, June, 1894. and it
would more than cut the excess of pro-
duction for this year over last In two.
Coal men say 3,5OOOO0 will be "ab-
sorbed"-that is. consumed and hid
away, so that there will be no disturb
ance of trade conditions. This view
is not accepted by some other people
in the trade, who think the production
ought to be no more than 2,5OO,OOO tons
for June and July and 33,OOO0OO tons
for August There Is no improvement
in prices or demand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
VERY FAST RUNS.
When You Travel u Mile Minute You're
Doing Exceedingly Well.

From the Post-Express.
Th rate Of speed made by the special
newspaper train from Camden, N. j.,
to Atlantic City recently was 76.46 miles
an hour The official record of the train
as made under the direction of A. ..
Dayton, superintendent of the road. in
part, follows: The train consisted OF
one combined passenger and baggage
can, No. 5,116. and locomotive No. 1858.
1t left Camden at 5.35A a. m. and ar
rived at Atlantic City at 6.21R a. m;
running time 45% minutes. From Lib
erty park to Absecon, 49.S miles, the
running time was 37la minutes, an
average speed of 1871 miles an hour; from
Berlin to Absecon, 35.6 miles, running
time 25A minutes, average speed S2.9
miles an hour, from Winslow Junction
to Absecon, 24.9 miles, running time 16
minutes, average speed SO miles an
hour. The fastest mile ever made in
Al seconds, equivalent to a speed of
SIS miles per hour. This was near
Absecon on a grade falling 10 feet per
mile following short stretch of level
track. A special train, on which the
the New York World reporter was, is
said to have run long distance some
where between La Junta and Chicago,
at ISL miles an hour, but no official
record has been made, nor has it been
learned for what distance this speed
was maintained.
n special train of three cars, carrying
officers of the road, was run over the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
on April q, from Hoboken to Buffalo,
4l0 miles. in about eight hours, and, ac-
cording to press dispatch. from BinG-
hamton to East Buffalo, 1877 miles, in
3 hours, 13 minutes, which is equal to
6l.24 miles and hour. This last is the
best record for such a long distance, al
though the rate of speed is only a trifle
faster than that made by the special
train that was run from New York to
Buffalo, Sept. IA, 1891. by the New York
Central, just before the Empire State
Express was put on. That train had
three cars, and the rate of speed, in
Guiding the stops, one of which was for
hot journal eight minutes), the rate
was 61.56. The longest distance that a
train has ever travelled faster than 81 "a
miles an hour is 1856 miles. This dis
tance, Syracuse to East Buffalo, was
made by the Empire State Express on
May 10, 1898, at 61.96 miles an hour, in
cluding one stop of six minutes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
FOREST CITY.

Miss Stark, of Whites Valley, Wayne
county, Pa, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Charles Odell.
Lafayette Decker, sr., of Dunmore,
who was formerly much esteemed
resident of this place, has been spend
ing the past few days in town visiting
relatives and friends.
Two gentlemen of foreign extraction.
bearing the enphonious names of Josef
Rodeski and Jan Lashicki, got mixed
up in little difficulty with the Della
ware and Hudson company recently.
Josef and Jan innocently imagined they
could help themselves to such timber
as they wanted on Delaware and Hud-
wood. The lynx-eyed agent. who re-
sides in Carbondale. 'got onto them"
so to speak, and sent Sleuth Michael
Moran up to corral the bold tres
passers. Michael corraled them and
took them before Justice of the Peace
Maxey, where a hearing was given the
defendants. The offence was claimed
to have been committed in this bor-
ough, south of the Hillside Coal and
Iron railroad track, where 1t crosses
Main street. The justice thought the
evidence was sufficient to hold Rod
eski and he was placed under 5000 bail
for appearance at court. Lashiski was
discharged. much to his delight. All of
which shows that vt Is unsafe to
monkey with corporations o. buzz
saws.
The new school board did not organ
lie Monday evening, as the members
at first expected to do THE board
will be organized tomorrow Frday)
night at the office of w. j. Maxey.
The Epworth league will elect new
officers next Tuesday evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
WALL PAPERS
J. Scott Inglis
42s LlCKAWaARa AVENUE.
GAUGE OF BICYCLE SPEED.
An Expert Rider Gives Rule for the
Same That Is Claimed to BE Reliable. -

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ta.al acuiuehts py picsc,'is naa eom' ~ -
yne pubic 'hal .he iocs' ,.. -
,suhs 'he speeu ol wneeins m,,"', r. 10y
lihes neeu " pe s.ric.y ehlo.ee' y.
cohpeheu 10 Keep within d speeu oi .'ei'
H,les an hour on s,Ietcn @ oi pe, ieo. a
pnait ls hot he',e lihso'l'e " 'ic eApe,
wheeihah' anu riaeis are Vi &c" ., "
eAceeu ina, speeu anu la,. .he fnsh oh ue
tec,loh On 'he strehst IN "a tne u,nitS .r. .n
pohce WIZ nave III inr,ns r, NV INV ias'
.ie Iiachiie 40 'laves' ''
however, 's ohiy iahcieu'
~ ls the easiest thlls IA .he woiiu 10
"ea1uie the speeu aoeuia'siy ohouen ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.

The Pennsylvania and Eastern Rail-
road company reports that 1t Is moving
the heaviest live stock and dressed beef
shipments In It's history.
The Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis last week 3,S12 loaded cars,
an increase of 1928 compared with the
week preceding.
Shipments Of Lykens Valley coal over
the Summit Branch railroad for the
week ended June l aggregated S,157
tons, an increase Of 522 tons; for the
year to date. 211,726 tons, decrease Of
3,S19 tons.
President E. B. Thomas of the Erie
railway, has contracted with the Car
negie Steel company for thirty-five
miles of sO-pound steel rails, to be laid
between Salamanca and Elmora.
The earnings Of the New York, Penn
sylvani.a and Olrio division for the three
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
New York Produce Market

New York. June 5.-Flour-Quiet steady.
Wheat-Dull; No. red store and elevator,
79sasOc.; afloat, sO1ac.; f. o. b., sOlaaslc
ungraded red, 7iaS3c. No. northern, S3c
options closed firm at isa7sc. over yester-
day; June, 1880; July, SOhc,; August,
SO7sc.; September, S1%c.; December, S27sc.
Corn-Dull frmer; No. 2, SEC. elevator;
SIC. afloat; options We're dull but firm at
&c. advance; July, 561ac.; September, size
Oats-Active, weaker options quiet, firm
er; June, 33c.; July. 33lsc.; September, 33c
spot prices, No. 2, 329sa33isc.; No white,
&c.; No. Chicago, 33ssa3i1sc.; No. 3, 32c
No. white, 35hc.; mixed western, 32a34I.c
white state and western, 37a43c Provls-
ions - Quiet, unchanged. Lard - Quiet,
easier, unchanged. Butter-F'irm, moder-
ate demand; state dairy, 11a17c.; do. cream
cry, 1Sc.; western dairy, 81aa13c; do.
creamery, 12a1Sc.; do. factory, 8al2c; Ell
gins, 1sc.; imitation creamery, 1lal5c.
Cheese-Quiet. unchanged. Eggs-Firm;
state and Pennsylvania' 1SlzalSAc.; west
southern, 11a12c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
HAIL. STEAD

Miss Mary Condor. OF Barker, Is visit
ing her brother, John Condor, In this
place.
Haydn Evans famous choir from
Scranton will give concert In this
place on Tuesday evening, June 25.
c. l.. Langley. the hustling and genial
groceryman of this place, visited i'm
Susquehanna the first of the week.
Rev. John Davis and wife were
among the visitors to the Parlor City
today.
Jacob Browns residence, on Pine
street, is receiving a coat qepaint. l..
Fraudd Is doing the work
The borough council met last even
ing. and It was decided that no persons
shall be allowed ito bathe. or swim,
within the borough limits, or within
sight of persons on the river or passers-
by.
Attorney E. r. w. Searle, of Susque-
hanna, was in town yesterday.
Secretary w. w. Adair, OF the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian associa-
tion. is In Binghamton today. p
A large number Of Christian Endeav.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
CAR8ONDALE.

Mrs. John Munley. of Scott street,
died at Emergency hospital yesterday
morning. She is survived by her hus-
band and nine children.
l.. A. Patterson will be an usher at
the wedding of Miss Florence S. Rosen-
kranz. of Port Jervis, and l.. NJ. Wal
ters, of Wilkes-Barre, this evening at
Port Jervis.
The newly elected officers for the
Spere Heating company are: Presi-
dent, c. T.. Retthew; vice president,
Edward Clarkson; secretary, G. w.
Harding; treasurer, A. p. Trautwein.
Yesterday morning Miss Name
Clune, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clune, of Farview street, was united
in marriage in the metropolis to Will
liam Sullivan, of New York.
The Manvlle family moved to their
summer cottage at Farview yesterday.
Mrs. A. S. Kinback, of Cemetery
street. is the guest of Mrs. Edward
Vegiara, of Scranton this week.
Mrs. Edward Lewsly, of Seventh ave-
nue., was a visitor in Scranton yester-
day.
On Wednesday evening, June II.
the Sunday school class of Miss Grace
Bagley will give an entertainment in
the chapel of the Presbyterian church.
The officials of the Park Paving COM
pany were in this city yesterday ar
ranging the preliminaries for the work
of paving Belmont street.
Friday evening will occur the Hob
Baptist church, under the auspices of
the lookout committee of the Christian
Endeavor society.
Harry Bartlett has accepted situa-
ton with the Anthracite publishing
company.
A petition for the curbing and grad
ing of Salem avenue, between Spring
and Wayne streets, being circulated,
and will be presented ait the next meet
ing Of the council.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
THE world OF BUSINESS
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, June 5.-Speculation at
the Stock exchange was quiet today,
the sales of stocks aggregating only
1S9, 900 shares. The market was weak.
The improved conditions of the crops
and the further decline in wheat had
no influence whatever and the western
stocks at one time showed material
losses. The anthracite coalers were also
heavy; Jersey Central selling down rs;
Reading, rs; Delaware and Hudson,
IL; Lackawanna, Il. In the Industri-
ais Sugar held firm at 1l7A and 11S.
General Electric, Distillers and Lead
were all lower on realizations and de-
clined kal1a. Speculation closed
weak and without animation. Net
changes show losses of Aab in the
active railway issue, and 1sa2A in
the anthracite coalers. The Industri-
ais lost SAILS per cent.
The range of today's prices for the ac-
tive stocks of the New York stock mar
ket are given below. The quotations are
furnished The Tribune by G.. du B. Dim
mick, manager for William Linn Allen &
Co.. stock brokers, 4l2 Spruce street,
Scranton