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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
t4E WAS FOND OF OYSTERS.
&nd Having the Chance Bargained For a
Full Square Meal of Them.

Full Square Meal of Them.
There was man who lived in the far
west. He had never eaten any oysters
except canned ones, and after eating
those he said:
81 would much rather eat the cans.
They taste just the same and are cheap
er."
He was western business man, but
one night his chief competitor held up
a straight flush. So the man became
bankrupt and went to live with his un-
Gle i'll Baltimore. The first night he was
there his nncle gave him "a dozen
raws." Tl.o man took up the first one
on his fork and tasted it gingerly. Then
a look of perfect bliss came over his
face. At that moment he half believed
himself i'll heaven. But his eye fell up
on his uncle and he knew that that
could not be-for he knew his uncle
very we'll.
From that day the man lived for
nothing but oysters. He threw away the
little cabinet where he formerly kept
his whisky and put an icebox i'll it's
place. He would wake up i'll the night
murmuring, SADDLE r0cks,' and when
he admired a woman very much, he
would call her "a perfect blue point. "
But he never could get rs many oysters
as he wanted. There was always some
thing which interfered with his eating
his fill. So one day he slipped away
from his friends and went down to an
oyster boat He hailed the captain and
asked:
"How much will you charge for as
many oysters as [ can eat?''
The captain looked at him, and saw
that he was not Il large man, aud that
outwardly he bore 10 resemblance to
cold storage warehouse.
Zone dollar and a half he said.
The man gave the captain the money,
and sat down at "a table. Then the cap
tain opened oysters for him. All the
morning the captain opened oysters,
and a great crowd of people gathered
about to watch the man eat and to bet
cn the result. Atnoon the captain faint
ed from overeXertiOn, and the first mate
took his place. AS the dusk of early
evening was creeping over the water
tllC llldu dIUSG HUH HIS SSut, UlIu WITH
the help of admiring bystanders stag
gered across the heaps of shells and vail
ished i'll the crowd, which opened for
him to pass.
Then the captain opened his eyes and
gazed wildly about the deck, He rose,
and leaning weakly against chair back
surveyed the scattered remnants of his
stock i'll trade.
81 am ruined, ruined, ruined!' - he
said hoar1eiy.
"You have dollar and a half on
which to begin life again" said the
first mate. my wages for today amount
to ono dollar and a half. Begin life
honestly by paying your debts. -
The man from the far west died that
evening, bat lie died happy. His last
words We're:
Perhaps in - heaven-I--shall--
sleep--on an oyster bed. '-Chicago
Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
The Largest Oak Board,

The largest oak board ever sawed was
ripped from the body Of Il mammoth
tree which formerly stood near Scotts-
burg Ind. The tree was 81 feet in cir
cumtereuce, and was said to be the
largest perfectly round oak i'll the state.
1t was purchased by II. Hermann, the
New York lumber dealer, for the sum
Of %15, and was cut down and sawed
into boards. The largest of these boards
was 10 inches thick, . feet 2 . inches
wide ut the butt and feet exactly at
the top 1t was 30 feet long, and re-
quired the combined strength of two
yoke of oxen and eight horses whole
day to move it = miles ON Il broad
tread wagon from the sawmill to the
depot. Lumbermcn say that this was
tho largest oak board ever si~ved i'll
America. st. Louis Republic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
The Man Who Knows How to Dance Well
Knows Little Else.


She had been to Il party the night be-
fore, and she vas looking corresponding
ly pale, tired and interesting When I
saw her sh, had just eaten hearty
breakfast.
Did you save good time last
night" inquired, beanins at her with
my best smile.
"No, didn't she said shortly.
"Why, dear? Don't you have plenty
of partners:"
ooh, yes, of course. Bat I've discov-
cred ono thing docking very wise and
importantly, and that is, that the incest
men either can't dance or won't dance.
They stand around and look bored, while
we poor girls have to waltz with the
clowns. They are splendid partners, but
they're such dummies aside from their
dancing. lii between dances time drags
horribly. One says the same Old things
to each man: DO you like to dance, Mr..
Stupid? Really? How interesting?
Nice floor, isn't it? Yes, such a
pretty ballroom. Tho hostess is sweet,
isn't she? Such delightful home, too,
etc, ad nauseam.
'"Thon if a girl does get a sensible,
bright fellow to ask her to dance this is
what happens. -
She threw open her closet door and
brought out the finery which had been
worn the night before. The tulle rut1le
around the bottom was torn into rags
and the tips of the white satin slippers
had been trodden upon till none of their
original purity of color remained.
did you go to the circus:' asked the
girl irrelevantly.
"Ycs," responded J., wondering what
that led up to-
"Thcn you saw the elephants dance q
quadrille. Ddn't they do it well? am
sure that half the partners [ have don't
dance half as we'll as those great big,
silly looking elephants. A man who
walks on ones gown, treads Oh ones
toes tears ones flounces and smashes
ones fan is sure to be a college pro-
fessor And the fellow who waltcs di-
vinely and can twostep like an angel is
certain to be a brainless dClt. Write that
Oh your bloomers for future reference"
and this fiippant young person began
darning her ball dress with seemingly
needless force. Chicago Record
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
Did the Ants Talk?

Sir James Boyle, tie great Irish nat
uralist, always cOntendcd that ants had
language Of their own, by which they
made known their wants and fears to
others of their kind. One day he en-
countered colony that was evidently
moving to new quarters All appeared
in the very best of spirits, and when
ever two met the naturalist noted that
they put their heads together as though
chatting very earnestly. To settle the
matter in his own mind as to whether
they We're really talking or not, he
killed one Of them to observe the effect
it would have on the others. The eye
witnesses to the murder fastened to the
rear and halted every one of the advanc-
ing column by laying their antenna to-
gcther The column instantly separated
to the right and the left, none of the
marchers afterward passing within less
than six feet of their dead companion,
though the romans of the insect were
directly in the beaten path Louis
Republic
New Zealand commentaries tho love
Of the Dutch explorers for their native
country. There is a district in Holland
known as Sealand.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
A BROTiIERLY FEUD.
They Had Fallen Out Over Wife Bar
gain Case and Meant Murder.

They Had Fallen Out Over Wife Bar
gain Case and Meant Murder.
"Thc queerest feud [ ever heard of, "
said M. c. Allen, the we'll known
sportsman, sis one that l encountered
while hunting i'll southern Humboldt
county. [ noticed our guide carried "a
repeating rifle, a big revolver and Il
knife half as long as his leg. He pro-
coeded with the greatest caution and
appeared to be on guard continually. L
knew there We're no hostile Indians in
that country, and my curiosity was
aroused. Finally | asked him what the
trouble was.
"'Oh, | yoost look out for some fell
low, he replied in his Swedish dialect.
Whats the trouble, anyway?' in
CURED
"'Oh, nuttin much. Maybe pig
man NIT Il COON watch me pretty close
too.
"'Who is hep
"'Oh, he is my brudder Las time I
fix him plenty, you bet. Ho come back
now, und maybe he fix me-
enquiry developed the fact that the
brothers had settled i'll Humboldt some
years ago, and our guide, who was mar
ricd, had left a pretty sister rin-law in
Sweden. The brothers talked the matter
over, and finally agreed that the mar
ried one should send for the girl, and
when she reached this country he would
give his old wife to his brother and take
his sister i'll law.
'"Ihe girl arrived in due time, but
she WAS so much prettier than the un
married brother had expected that he
was loath to accept his brothers. cast off
wife. Finally he married the girl, and
then refused to compromise the breach
of contract by paying what his brother
had expended i'll getting her to this
coast. A quarrel followed, and the
guide pinked his brother in the shoul
der with a rifle ball and landed him in
the hospital for three months. The 9TH
er vowed vengeance, and they do little
now but watch the mountain trails,
fully prepared to renew hostilities at a
seconds notice. San Francisco Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
MY LADYS HAT.

Through many seasons cloud and sun
And wind and rain
I've watched the sands of fashion run
And loved you, Jane,
And never has my firm belief
In your fair fancics caused me grief.
My deep devotion has been sound
When you've elected
To trail your skirts upon the ground,
And quite protected
My mind has been from haggard doubt
When you've essaycd to do without.
In strange and devious paths where you
Have sought for beauty
I've followed, and rosy view
Has been sweet duty
Determined ever to admire
The fashion of my James attire.
But now, ah, now, that roseate hue
Too surely dies.
A hostile and "clectric blue
Corrupts my eyes,
And all around, injecting me,
"Magenta" RACES wild and free
"Magcnta" shot with every shade
Which erring man
Has in his widest moments made
Since shades began
Such shades as make the blood run cold
And blanch the cheek of young and old.
In me they have so worked that, thin
And pale, l send
My cheerful resignation in
And coffee" end.
/ have no sight to follow more
My lady's hat from door to door.
London Sketch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
a Redeeming Feature.

Any dwelling is bounded on the
rolth by gas works, ON the south by
az india rubber works, on the west by
vinegar manufactory and ON the east
by glue boiling establishment.
B.-A nice neighborhOod, must say.
A-Quite so; but it has one advan-
tage. can always tell which way the
wind blows without looking at the
wcathorccck. k.-Humoristische Blatter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15

"Why didn't you have me called at
6 o'clock?' roarsd commercial travel
er in one Of our city hotels, as he faced
the clerl, and banged his fist down on
the register.
81 did" calmly replied the clerk.
"You did not, sir. "
81 tell you | did. y
"You did not, sir, and can prove it. I"
"All right, go ahead but you can t
prove it,"
Eyes, can. -
"Prove it, then.
"Well, You did not have me called at
o'clock, because | did not leave word
to be called at all, " and the CONNER
cial man grinned and looked for the
clerk to blush and apologize.
But he looked in vain A little thing
like that wouldn't bother hotel clerk.
Bangor News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
Careful.

Two Yorhshiremcn had been on a trip
to Blackpool and were on their way
home, when one noticed that his COM
panion was carrying Il bottle half filled
with sea water.
"Why, what 'avo yer got there, Bill?"
he asked
"Well, yer sco," was tho reply, "my
ould woman hasna seen t. sea, so I
thought I'd take her a drop"
But" said the first, "while yer
We're doing it, why didn't yer take a
full bottle?"
"Not mel" was the answer. "What
should haze done when the tide began
Tit-BitS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15

have always found myself one of the
most untcachable of human beings.
cannot, to tins day, take i'll anything at
secondhand | have i'll all cases to learn
whatever / want to learn in way Of
my own. 1t has been so with law, with
languages, with Indian administration,
with the machinery have had to study
in patent cases, with English compost
sver-"Iife of Sir james Fitzjames
Stephens -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
The Treatment of Headache.

There arc so many causes for head
aches and so many conditions that lead
up to this distressing malady that it is
often very difficult to diognosticate the
case properly" said medical man of
wide experience. COZ course, if the root
of the matter is not reached, medicines
avail nothing and may do more harm
than good. One ching, however, is quite
certain, and that is that congestion is a
very frequent accompaniment of head
ache, and the pressure on the brain be-
comes extremely painful and may lead
to dangerous consequences. 1t is evi-
dent, therefore, that any course Of treat
ment that relieves the overfull blood
vessels of the brain must be desirable.
1t is always best to consult some relia-
BILE physician, if one is within reach,
but this a great many people are averse
to doing, and some are so situated that
medical aid is not within call For this
class of persons simple remedy may
be mentioned that has been the means
of relieving many sufferer and is so
easily applied and so absolutely harm
less that it is we'll worth knowing:
''When the beating, humping sensa,
ton begins i'll the head, take equal
quantities Of pure cayenne pepper and
flour. Mix them up with water to form
"a smooth paste thick enough to spread
like salve. Put this upon piece of
soft paper and apply it to the back of
the neck just below the edge of the hair.
In walm weather it is best to wash the
neck with Il cloth wet with soap and
water, as the oily perspiration may in
terfere with the action of the plaster.
One great advantage Of cayenne pepper
plaster over mustard is that, while the
latter frequently blisters, the former
never does so 10 matter how strong 1T
is applied. lii the use of mustard, if the
skin is broken, all treatment must cease
until it heals, but with pepper, when
the plaster loses its effect, another may
be applied without unpleasant conse-
quences. New York Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
4 Hard DAYS Work.

II almost feel tired, said the new
woman as she laid her beaver aside and
gave orders for the proper stabling of
her bicycle.
81 Thought you men never got tired, {"
groan2d her husband.
Rarely replied the new woman,
"but today | made the speech that kill
ed tho bill for the emancipation of hus-
bands, and raised the roof of the capitol
with Il piece of my mind, and if that
ain t enough to tire Il body I'd like to
know what is isr'-Atlanta Constitution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15

1t is probably to the too frequent use
Of tho hot bath that the debilitated con-
stitutions of the Greek women are to be
ascribed, says an English writer, and
ibis abuse, added to their natural indo-
.ence, tends to shorten their lives
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
CHINESE HAIR SOAP.
1t Is Disagreeable to Look at, but Has
Excellent Eject.


In the great empire of China you run
across so1ne very odd things, writes
Margherita Arlina Hamm. One of these
is what we might call hair soap and is
used for shampooing purposes How it
is made | never could find out, but from
the mere appearance of the Article I
should say it was composed of fine curl
ed hay, oatmeal, wheat husks, grease
and a little borax. 1t looks for all tho
world like sCme of the oil cakes which
dairymen feed to their COWS in winter
time. In the market it is sold by the
cake, on to those who cannot afford the
luxury i'll small pieces. Tho cake is
round or elliptical in outline, from an
inch to 2 inches i'll thickness, from II
inches to 2 feet i'll length aud from to
is inches i'll width. 1t must weigh two
Or three pounds.
In using it your maid breaks off q
piece about as large as an ordinary cake
OF toilet soap. When applied to tho
hair, it produces a fair lather, and the
hay and husk separate and work their
way into the scalp. The rubbing causes
them to polish the scalp as we'll as the
hair itself The subsequent rinsing car
ries away all these vegetable Ingredients
and leaves the hair and scalp III beauti-
full condition-the former soft and silky,
the latter pink and warm. While the
hair soap is very ugly to look at and
seems altogether ridiculous, yet if you
use it once you are simply charmed
with your new acquisition and employ
it regularly thereafter.
Equally odd and useful are the tongue
scrapers They are made Of tin for tho
very poor, of silver for the prosperous
and of gold for the very rich They are
about the general dimensions of q
whalebone, excepting they are much
shorter The shortest are four inches in
length, and from that they run up to
foot. Ono end of the metal ribbon is
attached to silver ring, by which the
sCraper can be hung from nail in the
bathroom when not in use.
The edges are not sharp, like knife,
but resemble that of screwdriver
What is wanted is an edge that will not
cut on the one side, but will remove
any coating from the tongue upon the
other. Besides cleansing the tongue it
is also supposed to strengthen that use
full member aud to keep it free from any
eruption. The blade is usually plain
and Furnished, but in the more expen-
sive styles it is chased in patterns that
are almost Greek i'll their beauty and
grace.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
WHOLE NUMBER. 1869.
SONG FOR THE GUITAR.

grieve to see these tears
Long strangers to thine eye
These jewels that fond years
For me could never buy.
Weep, weep and give thy heart relief.
l gricvc, but It's not for thy grief.
Not for these tcars-thcy were
Anothcr's ere they fell
But those that never stir
The fountain where they dwell
I'd smile though thou shouldst weep a
sea
We're but a single tear for me!
Robert U. johnson in Century.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
a Short Cut.

An eccentric citizen of Philadelphia
was onro met by II man who asked him
the way to the sheritf's office. He re-
spondcl, Every time you earn 50 spend
$40 '-.-ChriStian Advocate.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15

I'm saing now. Yes, I'm going,
going mrrmurcd Steigher
"What AL excellent auctionccr you'd
make" " said TIE heartless but tired Miss
Nycegirl. Boston Courier.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15

"Docsu't the rag rcddlor annoy you
with his horn!"
"Not half lis much rs the piano ped
a'er next door. ''-DctIoit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

In addition to above Train No. leaves
Piedmont at s: Is Il. IN. arrives at Frostburg at
lU::,5 II. m, and Train No. 9, leaving Frostburg
at las p. m, reaches Piedmont at 2:;}S 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
bcrland.
Nos. /, 2, 3, 4, 7 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,
May Is Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15

1t is not the many oaths that make
the truth, but the plain sing vow, that
G vowed tyUc. Shakespeare.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15
PittSburg Division.

46 and Al still carry passengers
No. II is a local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg and No IA from Pittsburg to Cum
berland. Nos 5 and make stops each way.
Through tickets, east and west, for sale at
Cumberland Nj. C.. CLARKE,
Oct 26 Ticket Agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-15

Linsty woolsey WAS first made at the
town of Li"sey, in Suffolk. England,
about 1890.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-24

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Washington dispatch, p: Senator
Pettlgrew to day introduced bill max
ing a grant of lard to AID in the con.
>struction Of the Dakota and Pacific
railroad from Sioux Falls, S. D.. to
Grange. Wyo. The grant is of alternate
sections not to exceed ten per mile on
each side OF the road. Indemnity for
lands within these alternate sections al
ready disposed OF is to be taken from
the nearest unoccupied public lands
within ten miles on each side OF the
road; all lands other than these alternate
sections within this ten-mile limit un-
disposed OF at the time OF the with
drawal Of the land by the secretary OF
the interior to be thereafter sold at
double minimum price, or $3.50 per
acre. In addition to the grant, the road
Is to have right OF way Of 100 feet on
each side Of the road, with lands for
depots, shops, etc. the bill provides
that congress shall fix the compensation
for the transportation Of mails; pending
that the rate is to bA fved hv the rost
master general. The railroad is re-
CURED to transport troops aud mum
tlons OF war when required by any Of
fcer OF the government free of charge
The bill further provides that land
shall be patented to the company upol
certitication by the governor of South
Dakota upon the completion OF each tel
miles OF the road. The road is to b.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-24
BISHOP WALKER ENTHRONED.

Ceremoney Takes Place in st. Iaul's
Church, Buffalo. n. y.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. "a The cere-
mony of enthroning the Rt. Rev. Will
lam David Walker as PrOte slant Epis-
copal bishop Of Western New York was
celebrated at ST. Paul's church during
the day. The rites opened with pro.
cession, headed by cross bearer, fol.
lowed by the choristers of St. Paul :
and Ascension, the chancellor of the
diocese and lay officers, the clergy OF
the diocese and visiting clergy. AT the
sanctuary the Testimonials of his elec.
tion were formally presented to the
bishop and he was then conducted tC
his episcopal CHAIR. Rev. Dr. Henry
Austice of ST. Luke's church, Rocnes-
ter, delivered the address of welcome
and Bishop Walker respon ded. Bishop
Walker comes to this diocese from
North Dakota where he was conse.
Grated bishop, just l3 years ago. He
succeeds Bishop Coke, deceased.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-24

And now comes the report that John
BALDWIN, state commissioner of irriga-
ton, is slated for the survey or general
ship OF South Dakota. This would
mean another switch off for r. S. Per
son, secretary OF the republican state
central committee, who didn't get that
predicted 1900 majority. Now it isn't
fair to shove Robert around that way
after his arduous labors for the la:e dear
departed party.
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