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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
Marine Music a Failure.

Until somc recent discoveries by Pro.
fessor Saussier of Vevey, Switzerland,
it was not suspected that fishes were af-
fected by music. In shallow inlet Pro-
tessor Saussier found queer arrange
ment of strings i'll the water which de-
manded examination. Viewing the af-
fair from distance with water tele-
scope he saw that some fishes, which
had by the usual painful method, gain
ed possession of several fragments of
1ishline, were passing them around two
sticks thrust into the water by some fish
erman. When the strings We're strung,
the stakes were wedged apart by piling
stones between them so as to tighten the
strings, three or four fishes rolling a
stone along the bottom with their noses.
The operation was necessarily slow.
The professor watched it at intervals for
two or three days.
Finally, when all was ready, the lar
gest fish seized stick or bone, and,
using it as Il plectrum, twanged the
strings with it, while tho other fishes
gathered around to hear the music, OF
course, there was none, rs the sub
merged strings refused to sound. After
several trials the fishes tore up their wa
ter harp i'll disgust. They had probably
caught their idea from Aimee Saussier,
the professors daughter, who was in
the habit Of playing Il harp by the bank.
Boston Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
Duchess and Fishxyife.

An old fishwife, one of the order that
was more frequently seen a dozen years
ago than today, and who runs about
barelegged i'll a very brief tartan petit
coat, with creel of fish upon her shoul-
ders, had been often promised by an ally
i'll the servants hall that she should
some time see the young duchess in her
own home. She was therefore posted
one day in il distant corner of the hail.
from which she looked out in obvious
discomfort as the lady and her guests
filed in to dinner. When the dining
room door had closed behind them, she
was asked what she thought of the
duchess.
"The duchess!' she repeated in the
shrill tones of supreme disdain. "Dinna
ye try for to make me believe my ain
Teddy was there l saw muckle Draw
wives tricled out i'll shining stones and
feathers, each with her mon by her side,
but my bonnie duchess wasna' VII them.
Ma, Ma, dinna ye try for to max me be-
leve that. -
1t then transpircd that she was look
ing out for tall, willowy form. clad
i'll simple homespun, with sailor hat
poised lightly ON Il dainty head, such as
she saw when she trudged to the rear of
the castle with her creel. and that she
would not have tho tiara and satin train
at any cost. t.-Madame.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
NEWS OF LINCOLN'S DEATH.
An illustration of the Improvement In
the Means of Communication.

an illustration OF the Improvement In
the Means of Communication.
Writing upon the subject of "The Ro-
nance of Our News Supply" Mr.. W.
G. Fitzgerald tells story about the
death of President Lincoln which strik-
ingly illustrates the Improvement effect
ed i'll our means of communication dur
ing the last 30 years. In those days
there were no Atlantic cables working,
and news of the shooting of the presi-
dent and his subsequent death had to
come by steamer. All night after Wilkes
Booth S fatal shot had been fired Reu~
ter's agent at Washington waited for
the announcement of Lincoln's death,
which was known to be imminent.
The president passed away at 80 the
next morning at the very moment a
great steamer was leaving for England.
The energetic agent hired fast tug and
pursued the departing steamer until he
was near enough to cast on her deck a
tin canister containing the mournful
tidings. This was the only intimation
Of Lincoln's s death received in England
by the mail. 1t was the custom in those
days for swift yachts to meet the in
coming Atlantic liners off the coast of
Ireland. Tin cans of special construction
We're thrown overheard by the officers of
the steamer and picked up by the yachts,
after which the messages were conveyed
with all possible expedition to the near
est telegraph office. London News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
a Triumph of Elt mcntary Education,

The following little incident happened
i'll a London suburb A bootmaker's ap-
prent .ce, Il lad Of ;.boat II, delivered a
pair of boots at Il tradesmans house.
The tradesnan's wife, accustomed to
orderly business ways, asked the lad,
after handing him the money for the
boots, to receipt the bill. At this re-
quest the lad showed the greatest con-
fusion, SO that the woman, to reassure
him, said, Just receipt it, as matter
of business. - Whereupon he wrote
laboriously something Oh the paper. In
the evening, when the tradesman exam
ined the papers on the spike, he came
upon a bootm;tler's S bill, at the foot of
which was written in large letters in a
schColboy hand, Gas Il matter of bust
ness" 1t was the youthful apprentices
literal Interpretation of the demand for
a receipt as II matter of business. s.-West-
minister Review
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22

A curious incident occurred i'll Paris
restaurant the other day A high official,
happening to be i'll the Montmartre dis
trict about dinner time. walked into a
restaurant frcquented much by foreign
ers, and took his dinner there, his bill
amounting to francs When calling
the waiter to pay for his meal, he hand
ed him 20 franc goldpicce, which the
waiter put into his mouth, as is the Gus
tom of the Paris walters. Making
change, he only gave him 2 francs. The
gentleman looked up and said: "Beg
your pardon, want 12 francs and not
2 francs" excuse me, sir" said the
waiter. "You gave me 10 franc piece.
See?" And herewith he took from be-
tween his lips a smaller gold coin,
showing it to the gentleman. The Off
cial, considerably wrought up for being
taken for il fool, without any warning
gave the waiter such Il slap in the face
that the 20 frame piece given him fell
out of his mouth and rolled across tho
room. The gentleman got his change,
and purposely forgot to tip the waiter,
who had received quite Il setback by the
striking" argument of the guest -
Paris Letter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
Tho Surprise Which Struck an English Pu-
gilist In Chicago.

gilist In Chicago.
He WAS a lightweight-at least he
said he could fight at 1873 pounds. al
though he looked as heavy and clumsy
as a Sussex pig. He hadn't been over
the water very long, and his his w.ro
omitted and inserted on system that
left no doubt 1f his origin and ancestry.
The fighting game wasn't very good
in Chicago when he arrived, and he had
to cool his heels i'll idleness until his
eyes had a keen, inquiring look and
some of the surplus beef began to disap-
pear from around his waist band
One night he managed to hypnotic a
saloon keeper who frequently brings off
little affairs of the kind the English
man wanted, and the boniface agreed to
get him &C" " IU seemed quite a long
time to the Briton, but match was
finally arranged. He and French Cana
dian gentleman of some little fame were
to furnish the "wind up" at the next
Monday nights carnival of the Cormo-
rant club.
The hours never went so slowly as
they did during the week that the Eng
lishman waited for the night that was
to bring him glory and settlement of
his board bill. At last the fateful even
ing came, and the man from across the
sea hied him to the saloon where in a
big back room the mill was to be de-
cided.
He stood up i'll the center of the ring
and bowed gracefully as a seasick ele-
phant. The master of ceremonies bel
lowed, "Mr. Bill Lambkin of Birming-
ham, England" and then, "Mr. Henri
Pijette of Montreal. Somebody hit a
gong, and the carnival was under way.
The Englishman swung his right
aloft, but it never landed There was a
duck, swirling fist flying upward. The
man from Birmingham sprang straight
up into the air as if lifted by dyna-
mite explosion. Then he fell and lay
very quiet on the padded floor.
Lovely uppercut, said as alderman.
"Shortest knockout ever saw" said a
building inspector. "Eight, nine, ten
out! said the referee.
They took him back to the dressing
room and sat him Oh a chair His eyes
opened, and he rose to his feet.
''Hi say, hisn't hit time Hi was goin
to tn ring?' he queried
There was a smoker.
"No, you're through for the night"
grinned his second.
Wat? Ave Hi been boxin?"
"No, you - cockney T'other
mugs been hOyin -
"W'y? Watts 'aprened? Wat ave
Hi been doin:"
"Ah, g'wan! You've been doin a clog
dance an some ground an lofty tum-
bin, 'growled his second. The English
man looked around him in dazed, un-
certain way and mechanically took the
money-the losers end-which was
handed to him. Then he dressed and
went out into the night, shaking his
head and thinking many things Chi
cago News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
THE BORE WAS SHOCKED.
O. Blunt Letter That Reached Him From
the Interior Department.

O. Blunt Letter That Reached Him From
the interior Department.
Tho following anecdote is related Of
Judge Cox, who was once secretary of
TIE interior: There is class of people,
and large one, who find pleasure in
corresponding with the departments on
trivial subjects and prolong the cor
respondence indefinitely. A gentleman,
let ue call him Mr.. Jones, was one of
these persistent specimens who wrote to
the interior department. Although re-
plies were made to his inquiries, he al
ways returned to the front with another
nnimportant question. His case became
subject of conversation among the
clerks, and at lunchtime one day some
one referred to Mr.. Jones' ability as
letter writer.
eff had my way, said clerk, "I'd
soon put an end to his nonsense.
"How would you do it?'
"Why, I'd write him letter like
this" and he wrote as follows:
DEAR MR.. JoNEs-Yours of the 9th inst
received. In reply would say that your in
tellectual capacities rather inferior to
those of a boneesS Goldfish. Ism tired of you.
Hoping you will not write again, remain,
yours respectfully,
The letter was passed around and read
and finally carelessly thrown aside on
desk. 1t remained there until evening,
when it was collected, with others, by
the messenger whose duty it was to car
ry letters from the several divisions to
the secretary for his signature. 1t
CHANGED to be among some letters relat-
ing to routine matters, and Secretary
Cox affixed his signature without read
ing it. Then it went through the mail
to Mr.. Jones. The following day the
secretary received a communication
from Mr.. Jones' He was shocked and
grieved; he was fearful that the govern
ment was tottering to its fall. When
cabinet officer descended to penning
such sentences, he said, he feared for
the welfare of the country. Mr.. Jones'
wounded feelings We're soothed by per-
sonal letter from the secretary, and to
show that there was no hard feeling on
his part Mr.. Jones at once renewed his
correspondence with the Department.
Washington Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
FROsTBURG Md, SATURDAY, FEBRU AIRY %, 1896.

horses. The fact that he WON t have a
pauper OH his hands may sharpen his
memory"
"Hold now, Dick" said Awtood.
"Loring is as upright as the day. He'll
tell us the truth. ~
Atwood's friend proved to be the
nephew of Vida S father who, he wrote,
lowing to financial and social troubles,
had gone to Texas over 20 years before
His friends We're unaware of his mar
riage. If Mr.. Holt ON his way north
would kindly escort Miss Loring as far
as the Crescent City, his mother would
take charge of her niece.
In the interim the bachelor had ample
opportunity to make things agreeable
for their guest, whose native good sense
and entire freedom from artificiality
charmed and interested them.
One afternoon when Holt was riding
at Vida's side a bullet whistled close,
very close, to his ear. He turned in
time to see Miguel creeping off through
the cedars. A party secured the country
i'll search Of him that night, but were
unsuccessful.
Anita and RoderiGo were the sole oc-
cupants of the ranch When King took
possession of it four months later at the
instigation of the owner
''And what became of the heroine?'
some one asked to whom this story was
told.
"Holt fell in love with her and would
have married her if Atwood had not got
shead of him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
ENGINEERING BY A MOUSE.
The Skillful Plan by Which lie Got Him.
self Out of a Deep Hole.

iLc SklllIul ran Dy w men lie Him.
self Out of a Deep Hole.
"While digging holes for telegraph
poles at Byron, Me-, '" said Western
Union man, II became interested in
watching the ingenuity and persever-
ance of a mouse. He fell into one of tho
holes, which was AZ feet deep and
20 inches across. The first day lie ran
around the bottom of the hole, trying to
find some means of escape, but could
not climb out. The second day he set
tied down to business. He began stead
lily and systematically to dig Il spiral
groove round and round tho inner sur
face of the hole with uniformly as
cending grade. He worked night and
day, and as he got farther from the bot
tom he dug little pockets where he
could either lie Or sit and rest. Interest
ed witnesses threw in food.
cat the end of two weeks the mouse
struck a rock This puzzled him. For
nearly day he tried to get under,
around or over the obstruction, but
without success. With unfiinching pa
thence he reversed his spiral and went
on tunneling his way in the opposite
direction. At the end of four weeks he
reached the top and probably sped away
to enjoy his we'll earned freedom. His
escape was not seen. When his food was
put i'll i'll the morning, he was hear the
surface, but at night the work was seen
to be complete, and the little engineer,
whose pluck and skill had saved his
life, had left New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
LO:G1rOSO.

Professor LomEroso, the famous
criminologist, is thus described by one
who knows him well: "In appearance
Lombroso is not distinguished. He is
short and rather stout; few silvery
threads shine i'll his dark hair; his mus
tacho is gray, his imperial entirely
white. His conversation is simple and
pleasing and rendered eXcecdinGly ly inter,
estiGS by his powerful memory and vast
learning. Owing to his long residence
III Turin, he uses many Piedmontese
wOlds and phrases.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
= WCMAN'S BARGAIN.

You will love ne? All, l know,
As mon love-EO better, dear,
Worxhip9 Yes, II lscnth or so.
Tenderness? Perhaps year.
After that the quiet sense
OF possession, car, less caro-
And the calm inc iiTt renee
That all married lovers wear.
Blame you. dearest? ! 1t ct all.
As fate made you so you stand,
As fate made you so you fall,
Far below loves high demand.
Vet how strange is loves deep lawl
can lo''i. you through and through,
Tracing llainly natures flaw
In the heart she gave to you,
Knowing all my heart must stake,
Al the danger, all the fear,
And yet glad, even so, to make
This, my losing bargain, dear.
Madeline S. Bridges.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
A Fifteen Million Pound Bowlder.

The very largest erratic bowlder yet
recognized and measured within the
limits of tie United States is block
Of granite lying near the town of Madi-
son, N. H. Professor Crosby of the Bos-
ton Institute of Technology gives the
following as its maximum dimensions:
Length, SO feet; width, 40 feet inch
es height, 3G feet; contents, 10000
cubic feet; probable weight, $4,000, 600
pounds, Or 1850 tons. Louis Re-
public.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
A CYNICAL SUMMARY.

This world is but fleeting show,
And little joy he CLEANS
Who curiously undertakes
To look behind the scenes.
1t is not what the player does
That in the long run tells
In round ng out his baseball fame,
But what the umpire yells.
The flcetcst racer sometimes fails
The victory to claim;
'Tis not the horse that gets in first,
But the one the judges name.
And SO it is with all success
That human life may see;
"ris not the man that counts, but what
The man is thought to be.
Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
The Ingratitude of Politicians.

'Is it really true," said the little
boy, "that politicians are sometimes not
strictly honest?'
Eyes" replied Senator Sorghum
sadly. II am sorry to say that it is. l
have known politicians who got votes
years ago and have not paid for them
yet. Washington Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22

Van Watlles-There goes a man who
has caused more strikes than any man
i'll the country.
McGilder-Some grasping capitalist,
isn't he?
Van Waffles-No; he is a champion
bowler. r.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
Recollections of Bismarcl1's Wartime.

Recollections of Bismarck's Wartime.
In the columns Of The Kreuzzeitung
Herr Andrae, Il well known Conservative
politician and friend of Prince Els
marck, gives some interesting recollec-
tions of the period of the war of 1870.
He says: "B!smarck read Oh the 9th of
July the speech delivered by the Duke
of GrammCnt OH the 9th. Ee was at
dinner and handed the newspaper to his
wife, With the words: The Duke of
Grammont must have soon got tired of
his Office. shall, of course, have to ask
for his resignation. Later in the even
ing, while walking III the park at
VarZin and thinking Of the matter, the
idea suddenly came to him, Napoleon
wants war, and Grammont S speech was
dictated by him
"He went to his room, his first thought
being to telegraph to the king. at Ems,
as follows, 1t would be best to mobilize
at once, declare war and attack before
France is prepared His nerves were
strung to the highest tension, and he
passed a sleepless night, Lying awake,
thinking, there crossed his mind the
text, Blessed are the peucemakers, for
they shall be called the children of God.
so that won't do, lie said to himself.
Then all the political consequences of
his contemplated action became clear to
him, and he ended by casting the first
message aside and telegraphing to King
William simply rot pledge himself to
ANYTHING with Benedict, who, if he be-
came press ng, WIGS to bo told, My min
Isl er Of foreign affairs is at Narzin "
London News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22

The fruitiOn of what is unlawful must
be followed by remorse The coro sticks
in the throat after the apple is eaten,
and tho sated appetite loathes the inter
dicted pleasure for which innocence
was bartercd JANE Porter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22

He who murmUrs against his cond1-
tiOn does not understand it, but he who
accepts Of it III peace viii soon learn to
comprehend it.-,Anun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

In addition to above Train No. leaves
piedmont at S:i5 H. m !; arrives at FrOStburg at
10:35 ii. M, and Train No. 8, leaving Frostbure
at las p. m, reaches Piedmont at 2:3S p. m,
both trains stopping at all intermediate
stations.
son theatre nights, when admission tickets
are sold by Agents to performance at theatre,
leave Cumberland at close of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland.
Nos. /, 2, 3, 4, 7 and Sdaily except Sunday.
Nos. 5 and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
5 and 8. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
May Is Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22

Iii Egypt the natives believe that
crocodiles cry and moan like men in
distress i'll order to attract and make "a
prey of tho unwary.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22

AT Hammorfest, i'll Norway, the polar
night lasts from Nov. Is to Jan. 90.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-22
PittSburg Division.

IUUS bNI 8 III I0IoII.
WESTBOUND.
No. 9-Pittsburg Express leaves ...1:2o M
" 63-Cumberland " sc dali
" except Sunday 7:50 IN
" 11-Mail leaves . 80 . m
g 5-Chcago Limited. G. -. 400 p m
EASTBOUND.
No. l0-Baltmore Express arrives. 2l5 m
g 6-Limited ..12l5 p IN
&" 14-Mail &C ..1250 p m
" 64-Cumberland Exp. " dai-
ly except Sunday. 1875 p m
46 and Al still carry passengers
No. II is local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg and No IA from Pitsburg to Cum
berland. Nos. 5 and make stops each way.
Cumberland. NJ. C. CLARKE,
Oct 26 Ticket Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-25

MURDERED THE WHOLE FAMILY
An investigation at Alma, Wis, last
night shows that the seven members
of the Dollhouse family, who were
found dead in the ruins of their burned
home on the 9th instant, were murder
ed. An inquest was held at the time
and verdict of accidental death wos
returned. Yesterday the bodies were
exhnmed. 1t was found that two bull
lets had penetrated the skull of the
father, that the mothers skull had
been crushed, and that the head of one
of the children had been crushed in.
a revolver was found on the bed
near the mothers side, and a shotgun
lay near the body of Mr.. Clubhouse,
whose remains were round near the
front window. A fracture in the skull
of one child was evidently made with a
BANNER, which was found near the
body.
There is no clue to the lnurderers.
Only small sum of money was found
in the house, although Mr.. Clubhouse
had recently sold his farm, and the
family was to have started West on the
dav following the fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-25
Alfxsaaria 6azette.
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, MAR. Is, 1896.

FOUGHT Big WuDCAT.-On his
farm at Columbia, Nj, and not far
from the Delaware Water Gap, Robert
Skyler unexpectedly encountered q
wildcat one morning last week. Some
thief had been stealing Tyler's chick
ems, and when he got up that morning
he found seven pullets dead in the
coop. Tracks of some beast, were dis
cernible in the snow. Armed with
small hickory club he followed the
tracks to the barn. There be was sur
prised to see pair of glazing eyes
liked on him. He stood in the door
way, and was suddenly struck a blow
hich nearly knocked him over. Then
gan a struggle between Skyler and
b s antagonist. Skyler called to his
sons and they came to his assistance.
A dog also came with them. One oil
the sons seized pitchfork, and after
battling with the animal tor some time
killed it. The dead animal was taken
out of the barn and was found to be a
wildcat, apparently five or six years
old, and was nearly six feet in length.
There were three bullets In it, showing
it had been shot by hunters. The ami
NAL was skinned and the carcass
buried.