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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895.
DYING.
Passing out o. tho shadow
Into q I,urcr light,

Passing out o. tho shadow
Into I,urer light,
Stepping behind the curtain,
Getting a clearer sight,
Laying aside the burden,
This weary mortal coil,
Done with the worlds vCxations,
Done With its tears and toll,
Fired Of ali eartli's playthiugs,
uC8rtsick and ready to sleep,
Ready to bid or friends farewell,
Wondering why they weep,
Passing out of the shadow.
Into eternal day
Why do VIC call it dying,
This sweet going awuyP
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
A SPIDER FARM.
"A Sirup Bother Has Recruited the Spider
Against His Foes With Success,

A sirup bother has improved upon tho
prison lesson of Bruce. He has taken
the spider into partnership in the work.
ing of one of his most important depart
ments. Flies, cockroaches and other in
sects, attracted by his sweets, and en-
couraged by the genial atmosphere Of
his bOttling room, used to interfere with
his work, get into his bottles, steal his
goods and IVORY him to death" " He
has recruited the spider against his foes
and vanquished them. Some 5000 spi-
ders now make their home on the ceiling
and walls of his bottling department..
Their webs are everywhere, and they be-
have themselves with great intelligence.
Said the bother to an interviewer:
"These creatures know more than q
great many people Spiders do not caro-
for sweet things, and never drop into
my watts or get into my bottles. l never
disturb them except to feed them occa-
sionally. They appear to know my call,
and will come out and feed from my
hand, OF take fly from my finger.
'They shut themselves up during
most of the winter months i'll the little
nests you see stuck like daubs of mud
about the cciling When winter comes,
l brush away the webs. They prefer to
weave new ones every spring.
Each May they reappear ready to
unravel the silken fabric that is stored
in their little bodies. 1t is just about
then that the flies have Matched their
first young. If the spiders appear earlier.
the crop of flies would soon give out.
Il have been only running this spider
farm for two years, but find my little
partners Indispensable They will not
endure in the place single fly or insect
that is plunderer of sweets and sir
ups "-Pittsburg Dispatch
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
Have You a House
THAT is NOT INSURED?

IF so, you want to place policy on it to-
day or tomorrow before you dine.
You want the risk taken too, by standard
company, such as ID. P. MILLER, of Cumber-
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 i'll event of loss. Apply to
J. B. ODER,
Dec IA JOURNAL Office, Frostburg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

In addition to above Train No. : leaves
Piedmont at $40 H. M; arrives at Frostburg at
10:}5 II. m, and Train No. s, leaving Frostburg
at las p. m, reaches Piedmont at 23S p. m,
both trains stopping at all intermediate
stations.
son theatre nights, when admission tickets
are sold by Agents to performance al theatre,
leave Cumberland at close of performance.
IL trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berand.
Nos. l, 2, g. 4, and Sdaily except Sunday.
Nos. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
5 and q. l.. Nj. HAMILTON,
Nav Is SIppriutondpnt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
How to Keen Lemons Fresh.

1t is not generally known that lemons
may be easily and almost indefinitely
preserved under glass. Some, one year,
were purchased on the Fourth of July,
and, by way of experiment, each one
was put under an inverted goblet. Thus
Kept from the air, they We're finally re-
moved, ON Christmas day, in perfect
condition and as juicy as ever.
Ignatius J. Loyola had the face OF an
ascetic, with sharp features, worn with
fasting, watching and prayer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
Chinese Money.

1t is held by some that the coinage Of
China was invented especially for the
confusion Of the foreigner At any rate,
two market villages 20 miles apart are
quite certain to have different rate of
exchange, and-but this may be only a
coincidence-the foreigner is not tho one
who profits thereby. Thus, suppose you
tender 81 at Stone Umbrella mart, and
after much weighing and testing thereof
are given i'll exchange ,O3O brass coins
strung ON string, Of varying weight
and thickness.
Arrived at the Plain of Peace, you
buy 81 worth Of fowls, and put down
your 1,030 coins, only to be told that
tho exchange is 1lG0 and you have to
find the balance. Next day, having in
vested all your savings i'll cash, you re-
turn to Stone Umbrella, intending to
buy up all the silver in circulation at
the lower rate Of exchange.
Alas, for your hopes You arc met
with chilling, ''These cash are ten
partS--i. e., 100 per ccnt-wOrthless, ="
and III confederation of his statement
your would be victim points out, or pro-
tends to point out, the absence of certain
blurs on the horrid little rings of brass
-BlackWoOd's Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
Pittsburg Division.
=
WESTBOUND.

46 and Al still carry passengers.
No. II is local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg and No. IA from Pittsburg to Cum
berland. Nos. and 6 make 3stops each way.
Through tickets, east and west, for sale at
Cumberland. NJ. c. CLARKE,
May Is Ticket Agent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10

Algiers is so called from tho Arabic
words Al-.Iezair. meaning "a peninsu-
la"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10

First Humorist-How maHy jokes can
you write day?
Second Humorist with dignity)--Do
you mean the sort print or the sort you
print?
They do lot speak now.-New York
Weekly.
Hundreds of patents have been issued
20 inventors of water gas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10

The cold Of Canada seams to diminish
with an increase of population. Between
1928 and o37 Hudson bay was closed
~ average of lS4 days every year; now
Its ice lasts l19 DAYS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-10
Railroad Schedules, etc.

mo. 10 Express. 2:l5 IN
S:lsa m Mo- = Express. S:43 III
7:39 a III -. No. l6 Passenger. -. S:35 Il IN
7:49 III mo. 8 Express. 7:55 a M
1910 III No. IA BALTIC. ~ Way. $50 pm
80. No. 6 Express. 1875 p IN
G:53 pm mo i6 Express*... 1903 p IN
2:2Oa m mo. Express. 80 a m
6.40 pm No. ~ Accom- Odation
Arrive wEsTBoUND. Leave
12:iOa m mo. Express 1855 a m
1:35 m mo. 8 Express las a M
AL a m mo. 3 Express 4:57 "a m
No. II Accom- odation 7:15 m
S:l5 a m No AZ Express% S:55 Il IN
1l:l5 a m No 13 Accom- odatiou
4:O5 p M No II Passenger.
No. Is Piedm't & Way 4:05 pm
$50 pm mo. 5 Express.
SOP pm mo. l Expres ... S:07 p m
*Daly except Monday.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
FACTS ABOUT JUPITER.
Wonderful Figures Fall to Express Enough
 Concerning the Great PIlaet.

Wonderful Figures Fall to Express Enough
 Concerning the Great PIIaot.
 Our most eminent astronomers do not pretend to give us exact reckon ings on the great floating worlds out side of our own solar system, but with in that monstrous aggregation every thing has been reduced to certainty. The kingpin of the solar system is Jupiter, mighty Jupiter, the colossal giant of all the sun-kiSScd worlds" ." His diameter is about SS,010 of our miles, being about eleven times that of our own globe; the circumfcrcnca 2T5,OOO miles at the equator, which would give the giant volume exceed ing that of the earth by 1.2S4 times. Were it possible to bring the earth and Jupiter so close together that the dis. tance separating them would be no greater than that which now separates tAc earth from the moon-about 2i0,- 900 miles-what wondrOus sight would be in store for the residents Of our lit tie globe. The world of Jupiter would appear to us to have Q diameter forty times larger than that of our usual mighty attendant, and the surface of his disk would occupy space greater than that of 1.600 full moons. And this giant of the planets is re- moved from the sun by a distance Of 496, ,000. .090 miles; has an orbit of more than 1000, oO0, 900 miles in extent, and makes a circuit of it's celestial tracl. once every 4.S32 days. Thus it will bo seen that 8 year on Jupiter is equal to eleven years, ten months and seven teen days on our globe. The immensi- ty of the world of Jupiter and it's orbit may be approximately measured by this comparison: In orIer to complete it's orbit in the time given above, it must speed around the sun with q ve- loeity of ,000 miles a day, or little more than eight miles per second.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
THE AUTHOR OF "sPARTAcus.'
Composed by Elijah Kellogg When 2 stu-
 dent at Andover.

Composed by Elijah Kellogg When s Stu
 dent at Andover.
 Talking with q correspondent of the Boston Herald Rev Elijah Kellogg, of Harpswcll, Me, thus described how he wrote that favorite Reclamation of school boys: "Spartacus to the Gladia- tCrs":
 :'It was while I was at Andover," |" said he, smiling as the remembrance of the event came back to hlm. 'Wc were required to prepare speeches for our rhetorical exercises, and after each man had spoken he was subjected to criticisms by his fcllows-and their comments weren't always so compli- mentary as they were pointed. Then the professor would follow with seri- ous criticism, and he always found faults that needed correcting.
 ''So these speeches came to be looked upon with dread, and at last made up my mind that I'd try to get something so different from anything we had had and so interesting that it would hold their attention too closely for them to think about points on which to criti- else me, and so I would get off free.
 Well, wrote 'Spartacus.' When began it worked just as I had ex- pected. They were so taken by sur prise that they never thought of any thing but the speech. You could have heard a pin drop at any time while l was speaking, and they did not recover until had finished and had come down to ask for criticism.
 ''Then when Prof. Payne turned to the students and inquired: What criticism have you to offer, young gen tlemen?' there wasn't one of them had word to say, for they were all think ing of the piece and hadn't noticed anything else.
 'Gentlemen,' said the professor, i've arc not here for theological dis quiSitions nor for learned arguments, but these exercises arc purely rhetor- ical. and, gentlemen, that is rhetoric
 ''Thcn, turning to me, he remarked; T could criticise you, Kellogg, but don't know whether it would do you more good or harm, and so, on the whole, think will say nothing.'
 'So," added the old gentleman, with 8 chuckle, II escaped criticism"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
FLOWERS OF THE NIGHT.
Peculiarly Adapted to Attract Winged
 InAectS.

Insects,
 As we all know, there are day-bloom- ing and night-blooming flowers, says the Cornhill Magazine. The former lay themselves out for the fertilizing visits of bees and butterflies; they are generally dccked in red, blue, yell low or purple, and have often lines, spots or markings on their petals which point to the ncctaricS and so act as honey guides. The night-blooning flowers, on the other hand, lay them selves out for the visits of moths or other crepuscular insects, and therefore have recourse to something like tho tactics of the fircfics and the glow-worms. They are usually pure white and the petals arc often of such peculiar tex turc that they seem to glow with in ternal light in the dim shades of even- ing. At times one might almost fancy they were stained by nature with some curious fOrcrunner of luminous paint, so strongly do they reflect every invisible ray of the faint twilight. They thus succeed in catching the eyes of moths. which, of course, are es- pecially modified for receiving and per- cciving the slender stimulus of dusk and the gloaming.
 But the nocturnal flowers have nc lines or spots, because these last could never be perceived in the gray gloom of evening. They make up for it, how ever, by being heavily scented; indeed, almost all the strong white flowers, like jessamine, tuberose, gardenia, stephanotis, cereus and syringa, which are such favoritcs with florists, belong to night-blooring plants, specially adapted to attract the eyes and noses of night-flying insects.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
VARIA1IOMS IN LITE7ATURE.
Present Day Literary limitations of Musica'
 Conlposi. ions C.nir,an Yeara Ago.

Present Day Literary limitations of Musica'
 Compositions Common Years Ago.
 Some twenty-five years ago there was 6 style of musical con. position much II. vogue known as variations" says 8 writer in the Atlantic Monthly. It ap peared in dozen page sheets entitled "Home, Sweet Home-with variations; "Coming Through the Rye with vari;s- tions;'' Let Lie Kiss Him fer Hi, Mother" (also with variationsl. The distinctive plan of these compositions and, whatever their individual char acteristic. they were, as whole, with out ari2tion-consisted, first, in q brace or two of banging prelude. close. 1y followed by simple little air that somebody else had written. This definitely announced the theme to be ''variated, which was next heard be- hind thin screen of artfully arranged arpeggi0s. Then it donned a deep dis, guise in the bass, to become barely recognizable in the treble with trills. ditto in bass, in the treble with runs, ditto in bass, and finally lost itself in a company of crashing chords so over. towering that one could not be certain whether the original air had beer Coming Through the Rye" or ''Let Me Kiss Him for His Mother
 4 similar sort of treatment has now invaded the art of letters; that is tC say, it has affected the entire twenty. six, as well as the select seven to be found upon the piano keyboard. It doesn't nowadays satisfy a writer tc say, merely: "One summer morning fine and early, was walking through the woods" He immediately goes on (taking tine word ''eariy" as his key ncte): ''The sun had not been long above the horizon and tho air was yet fragrant with last nights dew" Then. with fine and summer" as texts. he tells us: Everywhere were the green and luxuriant footprints of light-step- ping summer" Starting next from (U IT," (2) walking" and (3) woods" he informs us: "-is my feet pressed the soft moss faint forest odors filled the air, the craclIlc of dry stick was heard and Q startled gray squirrel scampered up the giant oak on ray left" Da capo: ''On sueh glorious morning l was glad simply to be alive, hs were we all-young-rlsen sun, trees. flowers, moss and little gray squirrel"
 And so, diluting and further diluting m idea, it is hard to tell just what degree of strength it may originally have possessed. The strength of the writer, it is, however, moro easy to de- termine.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
TREES AND THEIR AGES.
They Arc the Only Forms Of Nature Which
 Accurately Record the Years.

Accurately Record the Years.
 r Elm, 300 years; ivy, 335 years; maple, 510 years; larch, 57G years; orange, 63O years; cypress, 800 years; olive, 800 years; walnut, 900 years; Oriental plano. 1000 years; lime, HOO years; spruce, 1900 years; oak, 1,50O years; cedar, POGO years; ycw, 3,2O0 years. The way in which the ages of these trees have been aGccrtained leaves no doubt of it's correccncsS. In some few cases the data have been furnished by historical records and by traditions, but the botanical archeologists have a resource independent of either. and, when carefully used, infallible.
 Of all the forms of nature, trees alone disclose their ages candidly and freely. In the stems of trees which have branches and leaves with netted vcins-ln all e2ogens, as the botanist would say-thc increase takes place by means Of an annual deposit of wood, spread in an even layer upon the sur face of the preceding one.
 In the earlier periods of life trees in- crease much faster than when adult the oak, for instance, grows more rap idly between the twentieth and thir- tieth years-and when old the annual deposits considerably diminish, so that the strata arc thinner and the rings proportionably closer. Some trees slacllcn in rate of growth at a very early period of life, and layers of oak become thinner after 10, those of the elm after 50, those of the yew after 60.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
AN AvERTED TRAGEDY.
How an English Captain Pu. Oct Tire
 in the Nick of Time.

Tn the Nick Of Time.
 The Historical Records of the Forty-Third Light Infantry" the fa- nous regiment which played most important part in English warfare during the last quarter of the eigh- teenth century and the early part of the nineteenth, contains stirring in- cldent of the prompt action which averted tragedy, says the Nianches- ter Tinea
 Worn out with hard march the brig aje under Capt. Lloyd approached the convent at Eenevcnte, where tho cav airy az3rezerTe still remained. hoping fer shelter. They were disappointed. The convent vas occupied by several tcousc.-15 infantry, 32d tac lower gal lcries were so dcnscly pso,-vd with the horses of cavalry and artillery that it was h9rdiv possible for man 70 make lis Tvay among them.
 '-rsro cf the officers stood looking in at the dubious prospect through the single door shat rave iGrrcss and c<ress. 4 sudden cry of alarm burst from the lips Of ouc. Look thcrGw be cried, pointing over the backs of 1lc horscc. 1t that moment one of the i3oi5c wooden shutters burst into lia1ae. Mortified, the officers looked at Inc burning shutter, and realized the Yopelessness of the situation. It would be impossible 10 get the G,000 men and horses out, and. they must stand by and see their comrades perish lniserably There was no water near, and if there were, how get at the fire through those denseIy crowded horses?
 The flames crcpt upward towards the rafters Good hearcrs! Something l1ust be done!' cried Capt. Lloyd. And then with motion to those outside tc be quiet, the brave captain lcaPed or the bacl; of the nearest horse, anG stepping from back to back of the ani rnals, ran to the blazing shutter, tore it from its hinges and pitched it from the window. Then he made his way back to the door in the same way as before.
 So quickly vas the act performed that even the horses were scarcely dis turbed. The building was saved and there was no panic, which would have been as disastrous as the flames, The captain's eyebrows and rastachc were scorched, but that was all. And they'll grow again." he said. with laugh.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
CorNn,t zrnrrr on esn.2oo n ye,,r.

No" remarked the young man with touch of sadness in his voice, it may be that some day happiness will be mine, but at present it is beyond Iae. There is a girl when I love dearly. She would have rnc if only asked her, but I dare rot. l really cannot marry and live on e6,000 9 year" His two friends to whom he spoke looked at him in wonder. For moment they were speechlcss-con- sternation and pity depicted on their youthful countenaGccs. Dut present ly speech returned to them exactly at the same time, and they fairly howicd in their excitement: You cannot mar ry on e6,o0Q year? Why not?" Why not?" echoed the youth with the sad voice. which grew still SaGder. Why, simply because l haven't the e6,O00." And the mystery was explained.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
THE f9iLOMETER.
d Quser Instrument Uscd During the An
 nus.l Overflow of t::c Nile.

nus.l Overflow of tac Nile.
 During the time of the periodical ia undatioa Of the valley Of tho Nile 2 queer recording instrument, known 8: the "nilometer," is hourly and daily consulted by q sluggish Egyptian off cer, who, to judgc from his motions and actions. cares but very little ii the river keeps its bed CT over1oWs the whole northern half of the African continent. Dut, as it is the only labor he is forced to perform, and as his bread and cheese usually depend upon proper execution of tue. duties assigned, the record is taken with scrupulouS rc2u- racy. This queer and ancient ''thcr. mometcr Of the Nile" it dates back tc s45' A. D. is situated st the end of the island of Rhoda. iS simply an i'm. mcnse upright cctagonal pillar stand ing in wcll-liko chamber, surrounded on four sides with strong walls pro vided with arched openings which al low the rising waters free access to the nilometer. The recording pillar ie covered throughout it's length and or all of it's eight sides with cubits and digits nicely Gividcd, painted with great precision, much resembling sec tious Of a gigantic cacckcr-board. There is huge staircase leading from above down to the bottom of the cis tern, iD which the niloIncter stands tac wcl-wcru steps attcsting to the immense nunlbcr of times the inStru- Uent has been consulted
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
The superstItIous Turk.

There is no land on earth where more supcrstitions prevail than that of the unspealsablc Turk. Some of them arc interesting Ifby any chance a sparrow or swallow flies in the window and cir cles three times around the room it is a sign that a blood relation of some one present is about to die. There are many signs and happenings that are supposed to predict marriage. For in- stance, if horse sneezes when young girl passes in the street she is positive that her time is nearly come. If her hair becomes unfastened she know: that she will soon be sought for, and if she goes to cat 8 peach and finds it's sernel split she is equally certain that she will rcc:l be welded.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
a c.l.Inn.s Esa r.azsad.

There is a strange Chinese legend concerning thc tea plant According to The story, there once lived 8 very p;ous hermit 1vho passed tlle greater part of his time ia prayer aGL y;gslc. IIc was, however. unable to l;cep awake as loag ss he wished. and Ci3cn toCrd his eyes closing whil2 he waa in .he very midst of his dcvotions. This naturally ;n- moved him. cCd one day in q it Of wrath GTainst this weakness of the flesh, which he seemed unable to over come, he cut off the offending eyelids and cast them upon the ground. But his action had been observed Gy 9 god, who immediately caused tea shrub to spring up from tho spot where the eye lids had fallen. It is in reference to this, according to the legend, tha: the leaves of the tea plant arc shaped like eyclids, fringcd with lashes, and pos sess the power of ward;ag off sleep.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
cc.. of-coort sc.t;o.nep.s Par.

The American Lawyer, . legal jour nal pablisked in Now York City, tells of 3 lawyer of thet city who secured . fec of Sa60, ,Co0; Of another who was paid S250, ,0a0 for lis service c. a Gcic- br2Ged caSc; while ether fe2s axe Der 1;oGed r2:>cing from 2ea.as'. to sac. .s;s' won by lawyers, net i,y conducting but by avoiding, j;tiSa-:ca. La tacs,.i, i3 apparent that CoTc i-oncy sa l-.,;,i. nowadays by lawyers w;ao settle case. cat Of coCTt t.i2n V those w-o -. their clients to -tae expense cf E5iga IISn