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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
COSTLY THEATRICALS.
The Extravagant Prices Charged at Phil
adelphia Theater In 1880.

The Extravagant Prices Charged at Phil
adelphia Theater In 1850.
Playgoers growl at the price of seats
in the theater today, but let them read
what was charged in Philadelphia at
one time, as told in Shakespeare's
Heroines on the Stage,'' and then rest
content. The story is told in these words
in the book:
Elm 1869, at Annapolis, 'The Mer-
chant of Venice was produced by the
New American company, with Mrs. Os-
borne, the heavy tragedy actress, as the
heroine. The curtain rang up at 6 p. m.
in the new playhouse. Gentlemen
who desired to pay but 5s. sat perforce
in the pit or upper boxes; those who
could afford rs. Cd chose the more fash
ionable lower boxes. Some of the cheap
er seats were not easy of access, if we
may judge by this advertisement in the
paper of the day, Upper boxes are now
preparing, the passage to which must
be from the stage; it is therefore hoped
such gentlemen and ladies as choose to
fix on these seats will come before the
play begins, as it is not possible they
can be admitted after the curtain is
drawn up
Gas for the cost Of going to the thea
ter in the New York playhouse at this
time, that ran lower; gallery seats there
sold for Is. each, pit seats for 4s. and
the boxes, of which there were ten, for
5s. These prices, however, were appar-
emily very moderate (whether they were
New York shillings Or sterling shil-
lings) compared with the prices at the
Philadelphia theater in 1880, when SIS
was charged for the admission Of a
child, $40 for gallery seat, $50 for ad-
mission to the pit. and $40 for box;
but these latter prices, it may be added,
were in continental money!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
Feeding Habits of the weakf,sh.

"The weakfish,' said an old fisher
man, "appears to be very intelligent and
quite we'll able to provide itself with
food. 1t will come up on the flood and
work its way into the shallow places in
the flats, looking for things to eat, per-
haps for soft she'll crabs. It noses the
ulva, or sea lettuce, about, looking un-
der it for anything that may have been
left there by the tide or that may have
come there after the tide went out. I've
seen weakfish swim under boat that I
was in that was anchored on the flats,
on the way to places where the flood tide
was making up As the tide gets higher
the weakfish works along the sedge
bank. The sedge bank is where the
meadow land adjacent to bay meets
the sand; there may be there a bank
perhaps 1S inches or feet high at
low water, and as the water rises the
weakfish swims along this bank. look
ing, and when the food tide, still ris-
ing, rises above the edge of the bank
and runs back in the sedge grass the
weakfish goes with it, looking about in
the grass for things good to eat just as
he did under and about the ulva and in
the shallow places on the flats. New
York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
T., SATURDAY., OCTOBER 10, 1896.
SPURS TO ACTION.
The Very Simple Thing That Brought Mr..
Griddeetop Back to Life.

"Some men need one spur, some an
other" said Mr.. Gratebar.
"Now, there was my friend Sylvanus
Griddletop. Mr.. Griddletop was man
with fair income, which, when the
financial cyclone came along, was very
greatly reduced. Mr.. Griddletop prompt
ly shortened sail to accommodate him
self to the altered weather; he econo-
mized in all directions, and he was sur
prised to find how much he could econo-
mize; and while the new order of things
wasn't like the old, it was gratifying
to Mr.. Griddletop to discover that it
still afforded some measure of comfort.
cat last the financial cyclone passed,
but Mr.. Griddletop, who had accepted
the changed situation manfully, now
discovered that in the course of that
enforced period Of comparative idleness
his manfulness had given way to slug
gishness; he had found it quite posi-
BILE to live upon his reduced means, and
now, instead of making an effort, he did
as men sometimes do in like circum-
stances-he settled down into placid,
dull contentment with what he had.
Zone Of the economies that Mr.. Grid
dletop began to practice Immediately
upon the curtailment of his income had
been that of blacking his own shoes.
There had seemed no easier way of saw
ing $1S year than this, and he had
found the work easy enough, without
realizing at the time that this, like
many another economy, like giving up
going to the theater, for instance, meant
the cutting off of so much communica-
tion with the world, and so tended to
the gradual narrowing of his existence.
Zone day, when he had occasion to
see a man on a matter of business, find
ing his shoes in not very presentable
condition, Mr.. Griddletop stepped up
on bootblack's stand and took his seat
in the comfortable chair, as he had not
done in a year before, and put his feet
upon the metal footrests. 1t was like
stepping back into the world from which
he had been so long apart; it awakened
in him desire for all the old time ac-
tivities and pleasures of life. He stepped
down from the bootblack' S stand with
new ambition. 1t was for him just the
needed spur to action. New York
Snn
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
STARTLED THE OLD LADY.
An Inquisitive Youth Tumbled Over a Par
titiOn Upon Spinster's Bed.

"When Mount Tabor, N. j., was first
taken possession of by the Newark con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church,, said a clergyman Of that de-
nomination recently, 1--WE had little
money with which to clear up the
grounds and erect the first buildings
necessary. After putting up sort of
open air pavilion i'll which the preach
ing services could be held, we began to
transient guests might be accommodate
ed.
''The structure resulting from this
necessity was long frame building,
which was christened the Tabor House.
In constructing the house on as econom-
ical basis as possible the partitions
were not run all the way up to the raft
ers and the room was not ceiled.
81 shall never forget, continued the
minister, Zone of my first nights in this
rather crude hotel After had retired
I was suddenly aroused with start by
the most unearthly shrek.
Murder Thieves! Robbers Help!
Help!' woman was shouting at the
top of her lungs.
81 hustled out into the narrow hall
in my nightrobe and found others in
the same attire-both men and women
running around in a distracted way.
We all stopped before door from with
in which the sounds proceeded.
"'You beast Help! Help! Murderp
still came the cries.
"There was sound Of scuffling from
within, and suddenly the door opened
and woman, excited, painting, with
wild and disheveled locks, appeared at
the door clutching boy, who was more
frightened even than was the woman.
Zone glance settled it. The boy was
the son of woman occupying the ad-
joining room. The little fellow, out Of
curiosity, had climbed to the top Of the
partition, and, losing his balance, had
fallen over into the next room, landing
on the bed Of a rather elderly spinster.
"The righteousness of the whole af-
fair seemed to dawn upon all at the
same time, and every one Joined in a
good, hearty laugh. The boy was pun
ished, and the old maid left the next
day. New York Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
A MEAN ADVANTAGE.
The Idea of Colored Maps Was Stolen From
Poor Girl.

The Idea of COlOred Maps Was stolen from
q Poor Girl.
"I don't know that that is trr
story said the woman in gray, "br
it was told to me as such. 1t happene j
great many years ago when the ways
and means of acquiring useful knowl-
edge were not so easy as they are today.
Ii geography, for instance, the maps
were all one color, the different countries
being simply defined by their boundary
lines. There was young girl, an artist,
who bethought her of a clever way to
change this. She digested her idea for
some days and then worked it out in
what she felt sure was successful man
ner. Then, armed with her bundle of
sample work, she made her way to what
was then the largest schoolbook publish
ing firm in the country.
''She succeeded in getting an ink
view with one of the firms representa-
tives. Thus far and no farther, however,
was she destined to 60 we never by \
work from outsiders, said the represg
ative promptly, 'and Of course
couldn't think of making an exception
in your case. I'm very sofYy. No doubt
you have some clever ideasN there, but
it wouldn't be the least worth>Vhile to
show them to me, for they wouldn't be
of the slightest use to us. Good Gey.
And the young girl found herself onSe
more in the cold, bleak world, within
what she was sure was an excellent idea
still unsold.
"What became of her history fails to
tell US. With her idea it was different
1t so happened that when the young wo-
man had started to undo her bundle the
representative had caught sight of the
colored maps within. Brief as the glance
was he had recognized the value of the
idea, as he had also recognized that it was
one that might be appropriated by any
one. He therefore went at once to the
head of the firm and stated the case. The
firm seized upon the idea with avidity.
had it carefully patented and proceeded
to SOW colored maps broadcast through
out the educational world. Of course they
simply minted money from the scherl
and for many years did it continue to,
source of income. Pretty good, WASH
it, for an idea that couldn't possibly bs
of any use to them?' New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
DEATH.
ITO a theosophist. ]

ITO theoSOph1St.J
6ooth, there are bodies of the dead, you say,
That. lettering, watt us flmy evidence,
Jingling and ciphering to mortal sense,
Mechanic mummers of parlor play.
No! To our life, as to holy day
OF godly wisdom and of penitcnce,
Is given no sight of the Supreme. but thence
Shine symbols manifest and as she may
Faith builds in emblem true and miracle
Mysteries, where the soul itself doth glass,
Who're art, stern eyed and visored duty well
Discourse of things eternal until death
Rings for the veil to fall, the show to pass
Discite ct discedite, he saith.
George G. W. War; in Academy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
NESTING TIME.

Around the chimney swallows fly,
And wrens explore the barn and She'd
The orioles go flashing by
With bits Of straw and cotton shred. ,
The sunlight glimmers through the trees
And finds them busy everywhere,
The robins, jays and chickadees,
And all the builders of the air.
Frank Fl. Sweet in st. Nicholas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
In the Art Gallery.

Peasant Womtn (noiicing man
copying one Of the old masters Why
do they paint this p oturc twice?
Her Husband-Why, that is obvious.
When the ncw picture is done, they
hang that on the wall and throw the
old one away. Blatter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

In addition to above Train No. leaves
1875 a. M, and Train No. s, leaving Frostburg
at l:45 p. M, reaches Piedmont at 2:3S p. M,
both trains stopping at all intermediate
stations.
*On 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. l, 2, 3, 4, and sdaily except Sunday.
Nos. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will bc hauled on trains Nos
and 6. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
July 25 Superintendent,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
His Liberal Reward.

The champion mean man up town
seems to be a young man who recently
advertised in the papers offering Glib
eral" reward for the return of pocket
book containing $50 i'll cash and some
valuable papers. Two young men found
the pocketbook in Norristown and called
at the losers house to return it. He
handed one of them so cents. The find
ers protested, saying that it had cost
them 65 cents to come down from Nor
ristown, and that they hadn't enough
money to get home again. The fortunate
owner of the pocketbook dismissed them
with the remark that he couldn't help
that. t.-Philadelphia Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10

Spanish Town, in 1903, was blotted
out by Il terrible con1agration, which
destroyed property estimated to exceed
o., 500, 900 i'll value
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10
A Hot One.

"Smith got off n bright thing the O
er day."
"What was it?''
"a lighted cigar>SS
lessly dropped
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10

Tho boar's head used in Cambridge
,olIcge in 1879 cost 10 shillings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10

Spain has 4, 1870, 600 women over the
ago Of 16
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-15
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ accordance with and under the power
and Authofity granted BY that certain deed Of
trust made August 2ith, lsp1, 70 the under.
signed trustee, executed by Henry A, W cooley
and julia b. " cooley, he wife, and recorded on
tho gtfd day OF July, 1904 In hOek - D" Of
mortgages, pAEes ttH 10 tlu in the once Of the
County itseorder Of -alt Lake County, utAh,
which notice u hereby referred 10 aud nadc A
part Of thia notice, Tho undorsigncd trustee
will oner Tor sale and sell 10 the highest bidder
for cHsh Al the front door u the salt Lake
County Court House, tOswitf Tue south front
entrance Of the Iiiy and County hutding m
salt Lake CITY, Utah, on the Ath day Of OctO
her. $50 al u n'cioct moo on mai day. ali tho
real estate hereinafter described, or 20
much thereof a. may DO necessary 70
pay and discharge the Indebtedness secured
by said trust deed ana tho amount Of
all taxes or assessments on said premises PAID
IN accordance with SAID Trust Deed by the
holder ot said indebtedness, and Interest And
reasonable attorneys fees aud compensation
Of SAID Trustee, aud costs OF This notice aud
expenses OF eale
Tho sale will be made AZ the request Of the
holder OF sAid Indebtedness aud because Of
default M payment OF said indebtadnesa at
the maturity thereof sAld real estate above
referred 10 10 situated In hait Lake County,
Utah, Anc bounded and described a. fOilOws,
to,wit Al Of tot four ul, iIlock FORTY iix
N6l, rat 90" o. sal LAko CITY survey
JOHN NJ CANNON. Trustee.
bAnLoW fkR0psos, Attorney for Trustee.
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Your cough, like a dogs
bark, is a sign that there is
something foreign around
which shouldn't be there.
You can quiet the noise, but
the danger may be there just
the same. SCOTS Emulsion
of Cod-liver Oil is not 4
cough specific; it does not
merely allay the symptoms
but it does give such strength
to the body that it is able to
throw off the disease.
You know the old prov
erb of "the ounce of pre-
yentioni" Don't neglect
your cough.
fssf dfuggit hseps Scotia rmuislon Of cod,lIysf on
Fat w VA 49, and si'a- slas-
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up ihe time with sotic sort ~ literary
labor This, ho told rae. was his scif
discipline. Tho ono room in Tho chalet
was -parsely furnished and had windows
ON all sides commanding quiet. pleasant
Vows Of folds and plantations He Gel.
dom talked Of his books, but ono rainy
day DO showed mo the bound manu-.
script Of one Of them and told me his
method ~ planning story. Having
selected a subject, he would write down
the namo NJ tho hero and surround IL
with queries. Shall he he richf Parents
or guardiansg Dof-audod Of his prop.
uriyi An early loyoy and ~ on with
the other characters ~ they occurred 10
him. 10 always used hluo ink. and NJ
Odd Yates and Halliday and tho other
wtitou u what was thou the Dickens
school. They all called him chief, aud
he liked tho title.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

NoriCE l. HEREBY GIVEN THAT ~
~ accordance with and under the powsT
and authority EIanied BY that certain trust
iced madc tho ibth day ~ February, A, ~
Thompson aud James fhompson.her husband.
and recorded fohruAry llih. A. D. IEig, in
hool - 4" q Motigages, on gage ~ Of The
6tHned t-usiee vii ofier ~ ale IL he bt5hsst
tidder Tor each At the west front entrance o.
the joint Oily and County budding IN salt
axe tnY utah, that being the Cnuniy Court
House ot salt i.aEe County, Utah. on the ilst
day Of october 80, 70 " o'ilock neon " that
aay, all the real estate hefelpAttor described.
20 puy and discharge The indebtedness secured
hy said trust deed md interest thereon hud
Reasonable compenshtion 70 said trustee Mt
tho costs q this notice and expenses OF sale
This SAFE viii 10 made 81 The request ~ the
holder ~ sad lndehtpdness AMI because OF
default an the payment nf the interest Que %.
onsaid Indebtedness. which became due on tha
lth day u February, lsq. aud mo lbth
Day a. May, lsdi and tho iih dAy
o. August, 10. BY reason Of whlrh
the whole Indebtedness BY ts eXpfris terms
became due and wha 90 declared due by tho
holder thereof, and The same, together with
tho unpaid Interest ~ aforesaid 10 fully IN
said real estate Is particularly described as
follows, tO'witi
Commencing a, point ton 40 rods east Of
inblock No. ihirlY.four isN Of plat
10" salt iAte Clly survey, anu Tun.
ming theuco south i've 90 rods, thence
west one hundred aud two 400 feet more OF
Ices 10 west line Of land decided by Margle n.
Thompson 10 kllA >, sears, Aprn ~ is1i
thence north i've lsl rods, thence east one
hundred and two tlo2l feet more or leis tn The
poini % commencement ,1 Tho same bsing in
w. T. Jacobs. Trustee.
Dated september ~. i,Bi.
iifst publication sept ~, 1874,
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NOTICE. OF 1RusrEr,s SALE.

NoIIcE Is uEIEbY GIVEN THAT N
~ accordance with aud under the power
sad authority sfAnisd ~ that ceriain trust
deed made the 18th dAy u July. ital. TO orange
, salisbury aud frant u, Dyer. trustees. "
ih1mas nolliugwofih. and recorded jay %.
2. y, q, OF the records OF sat iAte o0unty,
Utah. tue undersiFucd. a. Surviving trustee
viii offer for sale and sell 10 the highest bidder
for cash ~ the wet front entranco y the
Joint tiiy and County building in salt LAKE
llU ttAh, tsame being the County Court
day Of september, i,gN ~ u o'cioct noon
Of that day, all ire real estate herein.
sfief detcfihed. 10 pa and discharge
the indebtedness secured ~ sAfi uust
deed aud interest thereon. AMI reasonable
compensation 10 sain trustee. sud costs Of this
bo made Al the request of the holder uftAid
indebtf dncas and because Of default In the
payment 81 said Indebtedness, which became
Que on tho l0ih day u July. 10. and the sane
10 now due and Wholly unpaid.
s,id feal eslAie 10 particularly described ~
al ihat psrt Of lot two az. biock seventy.
nts li,i. pap" sal' LAKE CITY survey. IL
Commencing NJ the y. W. corner Of sald
thence ave til rods south, thence eve ~ rods
west. thence nve tal rods north 10 toe place Of
besinninF. q J. hAi.irhiiiN,
nAtsd August u, 1850
futt Publication. August -, ispl.
SALT lab CRY. sept s.h. isgL
Atthe written request Of Thomas ifoiiuE.
worth. tie 81 owe sale ia pQttponrdtQ igoclock
ro0u Of Monday, he 18Th day q soycmbcf,
lsVL o. ]. hAiltltitl.
trryising 1rus,eo
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sHIRiFF's SALE.

NrorICE rs HTREn1 GIVEN THAT PUR.
N snast 10 40 oTder OF sale aud decree 81
forrcloaufs 20 mu directed from thu Tnird
judicial District tourt % the rtHto " Utah
county OF rAii i.Ake, N a cause therein pon0
Ing wherein NAchel Ferguson n piainuh ard
Jcannftto Ann timpaun and Jnhh u, nmpson
her husband, J. q Thompson and Zion's Co
operative Mercantile Institution. corpors.
uon, are defendants. 10 which said decree and
order Q, sale reference IA hereby made ! shall
expose tor salc Al public auction 10 the highest
hiuder for cnth, al the west front door Of The
conuiY court hnusr. IN the ely Of SAN Lake.
county OF fAit iate, rtAte Of ttAh, on the iith
day Of october a. u ita, ~ ~ O'Clock noon,
OIL tie rlThi uNf, flaim ana interest Of jean
notte Ana 4imrsun anu John ~. Timpsou her
husnpnd. Z. ihempsqn aud Lion'A Cooper
htiye Mercantile iftuiution, D. corporation. In
anu To No following described real ostAte,
i.ate. stare Of utah,and particularly described
Commencing AZ point two and one half
90 rnas Houth from the northeast corner OF lot
htyeu % ~ block linoty.nlno tfll plat -" salt
Lake city aafyei. ana running thence south
two aud one half t2Al rods, thence west ten
tlel r0da, thence north two sud one hat (2kI
RODS, thence east ten tlol rod, 70 tho place OF
beginning, containing twenty i've tiil square
Jcanneuo Ann Timpson and John n, Timpson
her husband, j. Z, Thompson and lions Co.
operative Mercantile Naturalization a cor.
1oration under sand order Of tale and decree
In the above cause.
Dated q sllt Lake CITY. utah, september
HARVEY HARDY, shorig.
ny q. +, CLARK, deputy sheriff
ions N. cAsNoN. Attorney for Plaintiff.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

NoIiCE IA HEREBY GIVEN THAT ~
~ accordance with and under the power
nnd authority grtuted BY that certain deed q
trustees by catherine q. Whiitemofe and
heniatnin n. whiitemore, her huthand, and
recorded In BOOK IA" u MoftsaEes, ~ pace
undersigned trustees will oder Tor sale and
sell TO tno highest BIDDER Tor cash A. tue front
door the court house, towit, the vest front
.sit Lase ciy. sais Laie Coust5. Uish. on
suvonher 2itt, 1874 ~ 70 O'clock noon OF that
Gay, al the feHl estate hereinafter described
or 80 much efeuf o. noressafy 70 pay aud
discaarse The PRINCIPAL suui mentioned IN aud
secured by sad trust deed, anu the interest
thereon a. provided BY said rus; deed. and
reasonable attorneys fees and compensation TO
VII he made ~ zoe request uf the holder Of
said Indebtedness and totauss Of default IN
INC p.imenlot SAID indohiednes, ~ maturity.
SAD pfupsfty herein above referred 20 y
sliuate IN the CITY and County Of SAT- i.ste,
sihie Of utah. and particularly doserised A.
The anuih oue.half Of lot 4, In block ~ Of
plat ~" rAit iake tity survoy, containing 40
square rods 81 land.
the property u 20 situated that u can bo
advaniageousiy separated into the 10 lowing
described parcels, and u will BE- offered ~
such parcels and aold IN such parcels or other
parcels o. a. 4 whole, AecordinF 20 wat
advantage Of Ill persons Interested therein.
to.witf
north o. IN, souihwsst coinef 81 sad ioi iahd
funtinE thence east 10 rods, thence south 10
feet thence west ~ rons. and thence north 10
feet 10 tta place of heEinninE.
farrell e-Commeuring NJ the southwest
corner Of said lot T. AMI running tNeuCe east
- feet. thsuco north i1l feet. thence wesi -
feet. and thence souih isi feet 70 the place Of
berinniul.
fsfcci a-CemmenciuE ~ the southeast
corner ~ said lot =, and raining thence west
~ feet. thrnco north - feet, thence rtst ~
feet. aud thence south is1 feet. 10 the place N
a. ] sALttHuUN,
SIMON nAMBkn.ER.
Trustees.
Date Of arst publication. oct Is, lsa,