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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
The Romance of a Watch.

Rossini's watch. which has recently
been sold at Bologna to a rich English
man whose name is not mentioned,
has history. In 1924 Charles X pre-
sented the composer with repeating
watch, studded with diamonds, and
playing two of Rossinis melodies. No
body in Bologna could clean the watch,
SO it was sent in the care of the tenor
Fabiano to Paris, where it was destroy
ed in a fire. Plivee, the matchmaker,
thereupon made second watch, the ex-
act counterpart of the first, except that
the diamonds were false, and Rossini,
who never discovered this pious fraud,
wore the trinket all his life. On his
death it passed to relative, whose son
has just sold it. 1t is said to contain an
excellent portrait in enamel of Rossini
as he was in 1924.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
MEMS ERRORS IN DRESS.
4 Young Woman of Observation Says That
Such Solecisms Arc Common.

Such Solecisms Arc Common.
''It is surprising" said young wo-
man of observation, chow near some of
you men fellows come to being properly
dressed and don't quite get there. I've
heard good deal of talk and read
good deal of writing about the fine art
of dressing we'll, but my idea is that
it's just a question of the preservation
of the entities. It's just like apple sauce
with roast pork and currant jelly with
canvasback duck-the proper thing goes
with the proper thing. Yet a man may
be letter perfect in his condiments, or
may have fit at seeing water color
in velvet frame, and still wear silk
hat and a sack coat. Oh, you needn't
laugh. I've seen it, not only Oh Broad
way on Saturday night, but have seen
it on Fifth avenue on Sunday morn
ing. Yes, and worse than that l saw
one young fellow going to church with
two swell girls, he wearing black silk
hat and brown sack suit. Now, do
you know call that impious.
"There are two other sins of attire
that men are often guilty of-oDe sin
of commission, wearing an overcoat
with a straw hat, and the other sin
of omission. wearing an overcoat and
no gloves. These things are done all. the
time in their season, and yet you sim
ners in costume think it good joke to
see a woman in white gloves and a
mackintosh-and SO it is.
"There's another thing you men get
woefully mixed up over-spats and gai,
ters. Any fool girl knows that the gaiter
is used for warmth, and therefore is
part of winter costume, while the
spat was designed as an article for SUM-
mer attire to keep the bottom of the
light trousers from being soiled by black
shoes. 1t is quite as awful solecism to
wear spats with dark trousers as it is to
wear gaiter over a tan shoe, yet both
are committed constantly here in New
York, and by men who ought to be
ashamed of themselves for not knowing
or not doing better.
"And, talking of tan shoes, you never
will convince me that it's either correct
or convenient to wear tan shoes in Will
ter or in stormy weather. That's the
time for rubbers, and goloshes over tan
shoes are an incongruity that gives me
the horrors It's the same sort of de-
based taste that leads a man to peril
his soft palate by using a cigar holder,
or that leads him to outrage decency by
sticking a cravat pin in sailor knot.
And don't think for one instant that all
the rest of us don't observe these things
just as do. If a mans dress is trig and
trim from top to toe we admire him,
even if he's as homely as sin-that is,
as sin is supposed to be-but if he mikes
the-seasons or falls down in the nicer
details Of completeness we have our
little sneer at him after he's gone, even
though he's as good looking as you'd
like to be- New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
HE EMPHASIZED THE LIE.


While Tall, Was Incomplete.
The boarders We're sitting around the
parlor The landlady had just served
one of her famous o'clock dinners (35
cents apiece, or quarter if you buy ten
tickets at time), and the partakers
needed rest as much as anything unless
it was pepsin.
The sporty young man, who had been
there but week, was telling a story
about friend of his who was in the
theatrical business, advance agent or
something of the kind "It was this
way" said the sporty boarder. "Jack
always was quite a hand to play the
horses, and that day he was particularly
lucky. He went out to the track with a
500 bill. He saw the card was an easy
one and he resolved to plug it. He
picked to shot in the first race,
and it won. Then lie went on, playing
every race. and when the sport was over
he had won just $4,000. ~
The soubrette opened her eyes and
whistled. The ministerial looking man
who sat over in the corner said, why
don't you go on and finish the story?"
"Finish the story?'' asked the sporty
boarder in surprise. "Why, what more
is there to tell? What more is there to
it?"
"Pshaw," said the ministerial look
ing man, ''you know as well as I do
that your friend hurried back to town
and won 50, 900 more before dark play
ing croquet. buffalo Express.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
How to Read.

We cannot too strongly impress every
daughter with the fact that habits of
reading are wonderfully powerful
Early learn to read only good books,
and read them critically and thought
fully. The purpose for which we read
book must not be mere pleasure. We
must aim to obtain and retain the au-
thor's thought and meaning. Few good
books do not have some particular ques-
tion upon which they dwell strongly.
A few well directed questions from IA
ther, mother or brother will help to
bring this to light, and in addition will
enforce the fact that an opinion of ones
own is of more value than a dozen that
were begged, borrowed or stolen from
some eminent man or woman. Many
people regret that they were not early
taught to consider the authors name a
portion of the title of his book and are
continually remarking, "Oh, can't re.
member who wrote that book, Mill
waukee Wisconsin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN PEAKS.
Rainier, Shasta, Hood and Other Fine
Mountains of the Far Northwest

Rainier, Shasta, Hood and Other Fine
Mountains of the Far Northwest.
About so miles south of Tacoma yCu
get view of the most beautiful noun
tain peak ON the earth's surface, Mount
Tacoma, or Rainier, and carry it with
you for three or four hours. 1t rises di-
rectly from the tide level to height of
IA, 444 feet, unhidden by intervening
ranges or foothills, and stands squarely
against the sky, the perfection of mag
nificence, dignity and power. 1t is two
and one-half times as high as Mount
Washington, and believe the highest
peak in the world that rises. directly
from plain. 1t is known to us in the
east as Mount Rainier and was SO called
in honor of Admiral Rainier of the Brit
ish navy, but here they call it Mount
Tacoma, the old title given by the
wash Indians before the white man
came The base is covered with dense
forest of ever living green. Above the
smooth and perpetual, and it looks as if
it were solid block of the purest mar
BILE.
Mount Tacoma is just two feet higher
than Mount Shasta, 297 feet higher than
Pixies peak and 400 feet higher than
Gardiner's peak. The highest in the
United States. Mount Crillon, Alas
ka, is over l6, 900, but an exact meas
urement has never been taken. Mount
St. Elias, Alaska, is Is, 327; Mount
Whitney, California, is l5,Oss, and
Mount Williams, California, is IA, 400
There are several other very beautiful
peaks visible from the railway, includ
ing ST. Helen. 1850 feet, the patron
saint of Portland, around whose head
hangs perpetual halo; Mount Hood,
which is a shapely cone. 1925 feet,
which was named in honor of Lord
Hood of the British admiralty, and
Mount Baker, 10, 800 feet, christened in
honor of Joseph Baker, one of the lieu
tenants of Peter Puget, who discovered
the sound. Theodore Winthrop has
written lovingly about them, and they
are the subject of the purest and choicest
descriptions that exist in the classic
prose of Washington Irving, although
believe he was never nearer them than
his home on the Hudson river, 5000
miles away.-Chicago Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
MutilatinD Horses.

The United States Veterinary Medical
association, at its thirty first annual
meeting, held in Philadelphia, adopted
a resolution condemning the docking"
of horses tails and calling attention to
the fact that nature surely intended the
tail as the animals s defense against the
assaults of insects. There is nothing
new in the announcement that the tail
Is useful appendage, but those persons
who are ever vigilant to avert cruelty
to animals will be delighted to have the
duly recorded support OF such an au-
thority as the Veterinary association.
Tho practice of docking horses tails
is wholly indefensible Some people try
to justify it ON the ground that it I'M
proves the horse's appearance. 1t does
not. 1t simply spoils the good looks Of
any horse so operated upon. Washing
ton Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
THE JUDGES MENTAL SPREE.
Lurid Indian and Detective Novels as a
Means of Mild Dissipation.

Means of Mild Dissipation.
The sale of 5 cent novels, descrip.
tive of the improbable adventures of In
dian fighters or the superhuman sagac
ity and adventure of impossible detect
ives, is by no means confined to the
small boys of New York. A reporter
lettering in Park row book exchange
was surprised to observe one of the most
eminent jurists of the day overhauling
a pile of this trash. He had laid aside
Broken Plume's Last Shot, ""Old Cap
Collier Among the White Caps, " "The
Boy Magician In Madagascar, ''The
Young Nihilist" and Frank and the
Aztec Treasure.
"What are you going to do with that
stuff, judge?" the reporter asked.
''Going to read it all. 1t is my way
of going on spree. When get actual
ly worn out and run down over the study
of abstruse legal problems and reach
that stage when carry my professional
labor into my dreams, just knock Off
for day or two, lay in lot of this
kind of rubbish, run down to my Long
Island home and just lie back and revel
in the absurdities of this class of liter
ature. Itrequires no mental effort what
ever to peruse them, and the amusement
afforded is unbounded. Iget clear away
from the world of deeds, mortgages,
bonds, partitions, trusts and other veXa-
tions and simply allow my mind to 90
off on little spree. No bad effects fol-
low this mild form of destination In
fact, am really rested by it. Try it
yourself some time" - New York
World.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
OdOrless Flowers.

One who has taken a walk through
Shaw's garden will hardly believe the
assertion that the majority of the flow
ers of the world are without odor, but
such is the case. Take the flora of Eu-
rope as an illustration. Four thousand
and two hundred species and varieties
of flowers have been named and classi-
fed by the botanists of that country,
and it has been found that less than 10
per cent of the whole give forth distin-
guishable odors or have perceptible
colors. The very commonest flowers Of
the world are white, colorless varieties
predominating by at least one-third, and
only one-sixth of that class are odorifer-
GUS. In Europe there are H. 1874 species
of white flowers, only 200 Of which are
fragrant. In the same country they have
95l kinds of yellow flowers, Of which
number only n are odoriferous. Out of
1928 varieties of red flowers they only
have 81 that give forth odor, and in 9
of these "the smell is far from being
fragrant " OF the 594 blue species only
"a are fragrant and of the 30S violet
blues only 13. Next week we will give
mote" entitled 1.-The Odor of Flow
ers," which will give many curious
points in that branch of botanical
knowledge. e.-St Louis Republic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
To Whom 1t May Interest.

A middle aged lady dressed in brown
silk entered crowded cable car on the
North Side.
A young man in corduroy suit half
rose, glanced at her and sat down again.
Should this meet the eye of the mid
die aged lady dressed in the brown silk
she will be interested in learning that
the young man in the corduroy suit is
a lover of birds
And she will recall the fact that she
wore ON her bonnet the stuffed remains
of four ruby throated humming birds.
Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02

Gothamite-I hear you have Vassar
graduate for a cook. Isn't it rather ex-
pensive?
Harlemite-Not very. She works for
her board and clothes.
Gothamite-Why, how does she come
to do that?
Harlemite-Got to. She's my wife,
Harlem Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
A Dogs Palace.

Baron Farnchetti, the father of the
composer, has had a dog kennel erected
in his palace at Venice, made through
out of marble. The ceiling is decorated
with splendid mosaic, entitled The
Chase of Diana" The eating and drink
ing vessels of the dogs are said to be of
embossed silver. Of course the kennel
is lighted by electricity.-Familien-
hiatt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Three Suns and an Inverted Rainbow.

The following is taken literally word
for word from a rare copy of the Brigh-
ton (England Advertiser of June 6,
1897: "a rare phenomenon is reported
from st. Malo. Recently during the aft
ernoon, between the hours of and s,
three perfect suns were seen all in row
above the western horizon. The sky was
very clear at the time, and there was no
one who saw the unusual sight that be-
lieves it to have been mirage or other
atmospheric illusion. The central
seemed more brilliant than his two lu-
minous attendants, and between the
three there seemed to be communica-
tion in the shape of waves of light CON-
posed of all the prismatic colors. At
about the same time rainlow made
its appearance at short distance above
the central sun, upside down-that is
to say, the two ends pointed toward the
zenith and the bows neck toward the
horizon
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
She Rides n Wheel.

Queen Marguerite of Italy has yield
ed to the prevailing cyclomania. She
rides two hours every day in the gar
den of the Quirinal and processes to be
greatly enamored of the sport. Since
the queen began to ride the wheel she
has improved wonderfully in health.
having acquired hearty appetite that
she never had before and being enabled
to perform her pressing social duties
with comparative ease.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
A Curious Coincidence.

Not so long since stowaway was
found dead under the main hatch of one
of the National line of steamers. He
had concealed himself before the steamer
left Liverpool and died of suffocation.
Curiously enough, in his pocket was
found novel entitled Doomed on the
Deep. Chicago Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
THE LIGHTHOUSE.

The lighthouse stands by the wave washed
strand
And sheds its light afar,
While DER the foam the ships sail homo,
Where quiet havens are.
The sea gulls cry. the storm runs high,
The winds blow loud and free,
And fog drops down on yonder town;
1t lies upon the sea.
The lighthouse tower is stout and strong
Amid the surging spray;
It will stand the shock on its good rock,
While years will glide away.
j. B. NJ. Wright in Good Housekeeping.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
HAZE.

Oh, hazy days of royal tint, q sweet celestial
smoke
Impurpes all the fading world and folds its
mystic cloak
About my soul till substance seems o weird,
illusive thing
And only vapory visions of enchantment round
swing.
The rugged road and duty's load are blurred
by restful mist;
tryst
Beyond the hills, to meet, perchance, tho
spirit Of my dream
The priestess Of blissful realm, where peace
is all supreme.
George E. Bowen in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
IN A MEXICAN MARKET.
Parrots. Puppies, Scrap Iron and Boiled
Grasshoppers For Sale.

Parrots. Puppies, Scrap Iron and Boiled
Grasshoppers For Sale.
The articles seen in the market l will
here give as they were written down
during Sunday morning visit, says
writer in the New York Advertiser.
One department is under cover and is
filled with assorted fruits, including
oranges, lemons, lines, pineapples,
pears, peaches. plums, bananas, ounces,
alligator pears, cocoanuts and many
other tropical fruits, most of which,
owing to the high market tax and costly
transportation, sell at about New York
prices. The streets and sidewalks in the
vicinity are lined with men, women and
children, who are seated ON the ground
surrounded by their market products,
which include, besides the ordinary
vegetable market product, parrots, pi.
geons, unweaned puppies, game chickens,
pet lambs, haltered pigs and kids. Then
there are heaps of old iron, birdcages,
cheap calico, brass jewelry, boiled corn,
potatoes, stewed pumpkins, beans, pep
per, cooked and raw pigs feet, sheep
heads, hearts, lights and entrails. There
are also flints and tinder for starting
fires. metal mounted stone for grinding
corn, roots, bark and medical herbs and
dye woods. Close by we see fried
shrimp and grasshoppers Each are
cooked whole and eaten SO. The latter
are about the size of our common grass
hopper, but are entirely red, but as to
looks would just as soon try to go the
common hopper" of the north. Besides
these the natives gather the eggs Of the
swamp fly and boil them into paste
and eat them with salt, chill (pepper)
and tortillas. The fly and its eggs are
each sold in the market The former is
somewhat smaller than the house fly,
while the eggs are about the size and
color of hayseed. In fact. everything
is eaten here that the human stomach
will digest or anything that is capable
of being converted into soup.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02

Trades unions have existed in China
for 1900 years The Celestial work
man levies toll on every transaction ao-
cording to laws laid down by his trades
union and without for moment taking
into consideration what his employer
may consider proper.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02

Public executions in Paris prove very
profitable to the owners of houses COM
manding the scene. Windows are let
out for the occasion, the landlords
watching for the first sign of the exe-
cution and then at once sending word
to the persons who have hired the room.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
Have You a House
THAT is NOT INSUREDP

TT so, you want to place policy on it to-
i day or tomorrow before you dine.
You want the risk taken, too, by standard
company, such as d P. MILLER, of Cumbar-
land. represents. ANY policy is good until a
fire occurs, but then it is you want pledge
of indemnity worth its face in gold.
Rates not quite as low as wildcat figures,
but the lowest consistent with certain and
perfect indemnity iu event of loss. Apply to
J. B. ODER,
Dec IA JOURNAL Office, Frostburg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02

Norwegians give Gods heads mixed
with marine plants to their cows to in
crease the yield of milk.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02

46 and Al still cary passengers.
No. IL is u local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg and No IA from Pittsburg to Cum
berland. Nos 5 and 6 make 3stops each way.
T. T. ALLEN,
Jan II Agent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02
l'ittSbul.g Division.

WESTBOUND.
No 9-Piltsburg Express leaves ..l:l5 II
" 63-('umberland " " dali
lv except Sunday =. .6:3h II
ll-Mail leaves ..2:3O pm
5-Chicagp Limited. g. -. 400 p m
EASTBOUND.
No I-Baltmore Express arrives. 2:l5 n
9 6-Limted +" ..12:20 pm
" l4-Mail =" ..12:50 pm
g 64-Cumberland Exp. " dali
ly except Sunday. 7:40 p m
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-02

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*Dally except Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-10

o - ,bo Domino Handicap Domino Is the I;e
svoSe but Ramapo does not lack horses
Walter Of the games, H'9 aSou Rey I'll Santa
that NAV have one OF his good days on
even If he has been trihe ia are POSSIBLE starters
ro rome Dutch Skater and Lghtfoot are tassu ne and
the mysterious eee space in the stretch Is an
other face the ha has 10 make up the ae!d
delabra ana Hera TO prove an attractive contess y,
the race had been guaran,sea as clifford Dorian
is proosure ni tnown horses would nave pee , e
tered The to the cup Win maj AZ least 10000
nrsons would have been present 10 "i'hess "e "
contest ,.r rsduce the attractive
Inc aoSv ys,t TO the racetrack for women ana cn'-
the Pa nnt parehasS 81 tickets will be tse
to witness The races from ba rsar james VII
will cater to wants Of the hatb the
The track which assures sserved viii be first
liquid and solid refresniie"''
class in every particular. o making n splendid
%ew.Jersey bred horses are niah,nns Tho Native
rno p,roapo Damsel. Requital ne 80 t.,
n9 RoSskIn in the Fast and Henry OF Nayarr re "A
the West hold up the honorS OF ranTy coming to
nor rdp m sire Bishop is owned by a3
H. Mccarren Of rooky5n r., VINO mate with him III
chase defeat is hailed with delight IN En r
land The English turf T pnes upon as slayer
n this country Banquet is over era
rg who Invariably beaten Unless especially
favored bv the conditions OF races IN Will ,bar mer
Is IN MS be- raced in England
au aas NJ nat win give the Engshmen TASTE vi
what an aheT defeats and quickly change
he subject Of Yorktown to me odelois parole
Znius IN amercan horses raced in England not 50
| many years ago. and 1t IS recorden III AZ long
s WbittIer a son of Laureate. Is capable OF De
featins the pick OF English thoroughereds man ANA res Is
| nice as his sire is an American by purchase