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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-10

TRUSTEES SALE BY PUBLIC
L AUCTION or THAT BEAUTIFULLY.
SITUATED, LARGE, HISTORIC t[1
HIGHLY VALUABLE SUBJ RU.v
FARM OF THREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY ACRES. CALLED "BROUt.
WOOD" F ORM ERLY "CHtTs.
WORTHl, IN HENRlCO COUNTY.
TWO AND a HALE MILES EAST W
THE CITY. on JAMES RIVER AND
OSBORNE TURNPIKE. HAVING Ty.
TENSINE FRONTAGE on BOTH
WITH THE SPACIOUS AND CON.
PORTABLE DIV EBLlNG AND Oru .e
IMPROVEMENTS THEREON I'm .ra.
cuti0n of "A certain deed of trust taIsI
September is. lssi Or record in Deadlock
l45 A.. page 3ss henricO County CU.rt
default having been made i0 The .art
secured and being required go t0 io bg
the beneficiary. the unders. snei rLst..s
viii sell, by public auction. ol The
premises. on
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER &c.
az O'Clock p. u. o. fair. and if Dor. on
the first fair day thereafter ~ The SAND.
said deed. IL being the above banned
well-kn0wn and yerN valuable property.
lust TWO and "a half miles below The .fg.
on the west side Of the Osborne tlr1-
pike tan excellent road. and east -.e
James river, having extensive frontage
on both. being beautifully elevated
plateau. entirely above high water .ol-
tanning three hundred and my sr.-..
more or less. much Of the land being
highly productive. and an susceptible %
the highest improvement as well as %
advantageous subdivision. a large .rI
beautiful grove OF majestic c4as sun.
rounds the dwelling and there ar
abundant supply OF the purest water
p.ped from the spring, near the dWe 1g
which is the b0dest and most FaIu41.t
spring for day purposes In ibis section
This place possesses historic interest I'd
IS noted for its beauty ~ situation ana
heaithfulncss The dwelling is a.e
and substantial one or ten 0r Twelve
rooms. and there are stables barns. ana
tho usual out-houses.
TERMS. Cash as 10 expenses of sale.
taxes. and the sum Of $780, with interest
thereon from June is. 1865 up0u credits
AS 20 SleI. till September is 1885, f.I tHl
December IS. 1886 $50 I'LL March ls lNi;
slgj tiu June rs, 1885, and Sl3ls5 fIi >eY.
TENDER IS. 1897. and as 10 the residue.
upon such terms as viii Doe announced 3
time Of sale the purchaser 90 give Dec
gotiable notes for the deferred rar-
ments. with interest added and secured
by deed Of trust.
j. b. ELAN.
II. SELDOM TAYLOR
Sc Trustees.
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FOR RENT.

Gated Dwelling Of six rooms. 10 Iu
FLOYD avenue Rents for 81 per mOutL
cali for the keys and look AZ IL.
j. b. ELAN x CO.,
So 4-IOt lib Main street
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FOR RENT.

No. 80 south Laurel street. c0ra.rHs
six rooms and having city water. k,..
so per month. Possession September H.1,
and party now living on the prem
" III show it. j. h. ELAN a. to.
lll3 Main street.
Phone 53t SCI 1-lHt
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/ ANDOOhE 4 L mil III, "a ~
IL PETS. PLATED WARE, &C.. AT AUC-
tom viii sell at my auction-rooms,
al 1890 A. NJ
TO-DAY. THURSDAY. September 10, 1895.
one Handsome Parlor Suit. IN silk, bro
catelle. and plush;
One very fine Walnut Cabinet Buffet,
large Bevelled-Plate Mirror. Tennes-
see Marble Slab;
Excellent Walnut and Oak Extension
Tables SXl0 feet long; Walnut Dinner
Wagon Parlor Mantel Clocks OAK
Dinner Chairs. Large Reed and other
Rockers and Chairs. Platel-Ware. &c;
Oak. Walnut, and Poplar Chamber suits;
Bureaus Washstands. Bedstelds. Bed
and other Lounges. FOidiug-Bed.
Chairs. Carpets. Mating, Portieres,
Lace Curtains. Pictures Toilet-Sets,
Refrigerators. Mattresses. Glassware.
Heating and Cooking Stoves. and a
variety Of miscellaneous articles.
GEORGE ". MAYO.
Sc 10 AuctlOueer.
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WANTED.

BIG MONEY IN LATEST CAMPAIGN
and Comic Buttons. 80 kinds. Bottom
prices Box samples for dime. CAM
PAIGN SUPPLY COMPANY, 81 Arch
street. Boston. Mass. au lS-ts
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EOR RENT.

SEPTEMBER RENT LIST NOW
ready. containing fun description OF ID
the property we have for rent. CAL,
write, or phone 206 for II.
T. NJ WORKMAN a Co.
Real Estate Agents
Sc 6-Su. Tu&Th3t 1913 east Nam street.
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BY J. ID. l-arneal.
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer'
llO5 east Main street.
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THE SALE WINS

store abounds in just such interesting stores
R Pg As g six Henf &sc Plaid G Br Tariffs Sa h 5
~ finch s se 59, import of &c.
wide Doue-t96 Pure IN Ag sik vyets kind for &C.
Hf9 FHS Witt ToSi Fn9 95 k f4G io rs &c.
Fine Blankets for g t5
T5eain digo-Bm prints FOR S,ie.
Androeggn Bhsd , Cotton n, for Goods for Bic
N2 A Ahs E TSss R5on the a aE grade
Rest Rest t %qoby Nall Ha FrdsRss f9E eacS &C.
HqlnPf %o} Tne duality Bending both
s Thread TaEesa S T9 Il ! 9 f5 Or 2
9eh Ra. WENT Ff taiets usual % tods
@ & E2f s s aG, go Sole. f: i' e
gRsGEdsfsa on Dfsn'' g c5 55 @
5, lock sms aa fsg worth WORTH e. 5 e. each
60 GT9ds P fsth T To%es each instead
s Sssef fTa.S Sak bsma.k fo 5l yard
1nfants W iI c FinRnsrte ac
Pile Bgterc9 99I Ner ish-eck L6ns-seeve vests Sc i
Vide cm5rs h ,Ieno Drawers for c
g9rHe e and ladies' or plain for i'e pair
SO sieTfs and Mems Hmsttchei Handker-
chiefs T9Tia Fa1BaR Ribbed seamless sizes up to for
I Hq5 qG flannel Ts sh 1i R s7 instead of $3.50
BARGAINS
,, r,grcbna Tea worth every cent OF
So for -s S2nchina Salad Dishes worth e for %
each tP. sex s9d so1 13 'a a5a &c. set of six for &c.
a6S p contain vi5 e e. f for co OF decorations
" s yp; 4 a'1 s o68 G f e ss
D Beautiful English Pp?sI ss s, o9r styles Of decorations full set
" $40 ~, Quality worth lsc will be sold to-day for &c. each
T,oIIoop cedar buckets worth SSss for Sc each
&c t; iI I50 stove-Pan. worth S5cr for loe eh
Giae S G58a B F4ai
1o,v-nI CN THU CnHE-NJ /N
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4 TENANT FOR PART OF STORE
and good Show Window Apply at 7O4
east Main street. Sc 9-2t
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LOST, sTRAYED. AND FOUND.

LOST. ON FRANKLIN STREET BE-
tween Third and Fourth. PAIR OF
BAR-SPRING EYEGLASSES The finder
Dispatch office. Sc 9-3ts
STRAYED COW.-A LIGHT BROWN
cow was taken up September g. 1886 on
the land Of the West-End Land Company
owner will please come and get same at
Main and Crenshaw avenue. west end
HenricO county. and pay charges.
Sc lO-its w. T. HINCHMAN.
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Z ADIEsi q Chiehesters English Peonuoy Pills
Il Diamond bran4l, are the 8est.S Sic. Reliable
Take 10 ohtr. ssnd &C.. stamps, for Qalglafs R-f
fN LADIES. y LErrEz ~ Return Mall. 40 Dfg1gistA
Chichester Chemical Co.. PhllAda., Pa.
any 26-Tu. Th&Suly)
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W AsTED.

TO BUY, AT ONCE. FOR CASH. A
Good, Secondhand Iron Safe. combina-
ton lock. Address SAFE, Dispatch Office.
So l0-its
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PETER SBURG.
VIII Bryan Speak There:-FataI Ac-
cident-NurriSge.

PETERSBURG, VA. September g.
(Special)-Win Hon. William ]. Bryan
speak in Petersburg? II is believed he
Will. He will pass through the Cockade
City on his way 10 Richmond and can
conveniently stop and speak for half an
hour He will arrive here from North
Carolina at $40 l.. NJ. and. II agreeable,
ne could stop over until the 6:29 train
for Richmond. 1t is understood that
strenuous efforts will be made to induce
Mr.. Bryan 10 address his friends and
the public. He would have a magnificent
reception. and all the people would turn
out 10 hear him.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
James Redd. al colored boy, aged about
IA years, was killed on the Norfolk and
Western railroad this afternoon. his body
being cut almost in half By the wheels
OF the cars. His death was the result OF
his own headstrong conduct. While En-
gineer Emmett Slaughter was engaged in
shifting some freight-cars on the track
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WANTED,

BY A YOUNG LADY OF LIMITED EX-
perience. a Position in private family
as teacher OF the English branches and
Mathematics. Address Rev. j. r. Moor
MIX I.OngMoOd Va. au 2s-2W
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FOR RENT.

THE EXCELLENT DWELLING No 70
east Franklin street, with ten rooms ana
modern cOnVeniences.
y W BOWIE.
SO 3-eod6t No. 4 Eleventh street.
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BY George +. Crawford Z %
Real Estate Agents and Auct.9aes-s
1915 Bank straai-
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TRUsrEEs SALE OF A NICE

ENRUSTEE'S SALE OF A Nfcp
i Farm or 30 ACRES AND Com POI
ROOM HOUSE AND NECESSARY az
BUILDINGS ABOUT Eight hid La
EkgI RICHMOND. Of WTTTftt-.e
BURG RDAD.-By virtue OF a l..o.
trust from William Whresife AMI y
10 me, bearing date on November r
ana duiy recorded Do the CIarke .r.
or henfico County Court. default f..
Deen made In the payment 0f "a r.r,..
or the amount secured therein. art f.
required 20 20 DO by the noteroif.-
VIII sell at public auction, on the r-..-.l
ises. on f.i'
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 70. ise
at { O'Clock p. 81. the PROPEpTv ID.
scriDed M the said deed. as follows. ~
tnat certain lot. piece. or parcel of l--f
with all the improvements thereon XIX.
ahe pelne ln the county Herr... 80
on the Williamsburg road. about ..t,
miles from the city OF Richmond r01...'
ing by survey b l3-i00 acres h,.rg
slgna,ed as Lot no. on a certain .-.
or survey recorded as part 0f ~.
dated May 10 1854, from John Wfr.s..
and. wife 10 Ann Jane Jones. Gr.r i.
corded IN Henrico County Court C..-..
TERMS: Cash as 20 the expenses no ..,,
and 20 pay balance OF so due or ---
note, and credit as 90 $3.50 due N0rarr..
3, 1896. Better terms than the above r.,
be announced az The SALE
se6 G. a. CRAWFORD. Trustee
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WANTED,

PUPILS IN SHORTHAND AND TYPE
writing Apply for terms and particulars.
5. r. POYTHRESS PrincipaD, Richmond
School OF Stenography, 9l9 east Main
street. over Meade & Bakers Pharmacy.
an 26-gm
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DOOK AND JOB WORK NEAlL,t
ID EXECUTED AT TIE DISPATCH FN'N''
ING HOUSE
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BUSINESS WANTS.

" NNIIT,
81. 500 GILT-EDGE SECURITY. AID
dress GILT EDGE, care Of Dispatch office.
Sc 1856
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FURNITURE. CAR

George W. Mayo. AuctiOneer.
p and q north Ninth street.
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sAIURDAY. September p n.
BY j. b. Elan & Co..

IT. seldom Taylor d Son.
Real Estate Auctl0ueers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
Water on the Moon.

Astronomer Pickering Of the Howard
observatory at Arequipa, Peru, has late
ly been making some interesting OBJ
servations relative to the presence of
water Oh the moon. A writer, quoting
from bulletin of the French Astronom-
ical society, says that over 30 narrow
ravines on the moon S surface have been
catalogued, and these are all regarded
as beds of rivers from their resemblance
to terrestrial water courses. There is no
reason to suppose that these formations
contain water at the present time, but
the observer argues that the presence of
a certain degree of humidity on the sur
face of the great satellite seems proba-
BILE. The observer affirms that no other
satisfactory explanation than the exist
ence Of water or a partially thawed fro
zen region can account for the dark
patches in the various craters or Gre
vases. That vegetation exists is not yet
demonstrated, but the observers regard.
such discovery as byno means unlike
ly.-Revue Scientifque. -.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29

Prosperity Dependent Upon Rivers.

What would happen to the world if
the rivers were to dry up? The North
American waters are said to have been
in process of drying up for the past six
or seven years The water about Mon
treal is some four feet below its depth
this time last year. If the st. Lawrence
and it's tributaries should fail as much
more next year, Canada would be al
most untenable. But this, we may ven
ture to predict, is not going to occur
The conditions as they are are sufficient
ly distressing. Our most vital interest
i'll Canada is the forwarding interest
Without it Montreal would disappear
as Palmyra did when caravans took an
other route, and would probably, after
similar lapse of time, show far less
worthy ruins to mark the spot where
oi>c. it was. Our grain is for the pres
ent damned back i'll the canals, and the
steamships coming to carry it off are
tearing their hulls on unusual rocks and
getting laid up Most interesting is the
commission of the science department Of
McGill university, to measure the out
flow of the river at what we would fain
hope is the lowest point it will reach in
our day. Montreal Witness
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
A CURIOUS FRENCH CUSTOM.
The Basfanel and the Part He Plays In
Finistere Weddings.

The Basfanel and the Part He Plays In
Finistere Weddings.
Marriage customs in Finistere have
remained among the peasants very much
what they were centuries ago, and their
old fashioned ceremoniousness is not
their least interesting popularity. The
Breton peasant of today has an almost
religious respect for these notions of po-
lite manners which have come down to
him from his forefathers Of the middle
ages, who, as far as they dared, imitat-
ed the etiquette of their princes Or near
er feudal lords. The basfanel, who, with
stately bows and old fashioned phrases,
performs the delicate office of asking
for girl in marriage on behalf of the
suitor, is really acting the part Of a
matrimonial ambassador. But the bas-
fanel's functions do not end here.
When the bride has been undressed
and put to bed by her maids, all the
wedding party reassemble in the nup-
tial chamber, which is more often than
not the kitchen and general room. Then
the basfanel steps forward, and on be-
half of the whole company he addresses
the final Fluctuations to the young cou-
pie.
This courtly parsonage is almost in
variably tailor. His habit of going
from house to house in the exercise Of
his calling-the rural tailor seldom
works at home-enables him to become
the best informed man concerning the
private affairs of all the families in his
district. He is great favorite of the
women, because he is to them IN un-
failing fountain Of local gossi and
scandal. Their liking for him eau les the
men to despise him, but they neverthe-
less have recourse to his services as an
intermediary whenever the need arises.
Such is the basfanel, name more sug-
gestive to the Breton of ridicule than
respect. Bar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
THE SHREWD GRAY SQUIRREL.

Attending Strictly to Business, He Gets
the Better of Willy Hunter.
"Of course" said hunter, "every-
body knows that when man with a
gun comes along, the gray squirrel goes
around on the other side of the tree; he
doesn't get killed if he can help it, and
he can help himself pretty we'll. re-
member once coming across gray
squirrel up big oak; he was out on
branch about 40 feet from the ground
He saw me as quick as l did him
quicker, I guess-and when was ready
to fire, he was around on the other side
of the branch. This branch was very
small, only a mighty little bigger than
the squirrel, but he hugged it SO close
and he was in such perfect line with
me that you couldn't see anything Of
him at all except q little bit of the tip
of his tail that was blown out by
strong wind. I blazed away at him and
never touched him. Then went around
on the other side of the tree, thinking
that possibly 1 could get a shot at him
from there, but as l went one way he
went the other, and by the time had
got over on the other side he was on
the side l had come from, and in just
as perfect line with me as he was at
first, and just as safe. I tried him again
with just the same result
'Then l pulled stake out of rail
fence near by and planted it in the
ground on one side of the tree and hung
my coat Oh it, and went myself over on
the other side; thought that possibly
I might make the squirrel think there
were two men there, or put him in
doubt long enough to enable me to get
a shot at him, but he never paid the
slightest attention to the coat. I don't
suppose it would have made any differ
ence to him if I'd opened a clothing
store there; he knew the man with the
gun, and it was the gun that he was
looking out for.
"Well, we lodged around that tree
for quite a spell longer There wasn't
any other tree near by that the squirrel
could go to, and he knew his only safe
ty lay in sticking to the one he was in,
and the way he did stick to it and keep
around always Oh the other side of that
branch was something wonderful. I fired
five or six shots at him altogether and
filled the branch under him half full of
shot, but never. touched him, and when
thought had wasted time and ammu-
milton enough, left him. New York
| Sun
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
ROSE AYLMER'S GRAVE.

An English grave meath Indian skies,
Marked by a sullen stone,
And this is where Rose Aylmer lies,
Far, tiowerless, and alone.
Roso AyImer was u poets love,
Sweet, beautiful and young:
Her elegy, in melody,
The poet lover sung.
About her grave no flowers grow,
No pleasant boughS are stirred,
No gentle sun, no quiet snow,
No English bee or bird.
The suns of springtimo scorch the stone,
In summer, storm and rave
The winds that herald the cyclone,
The rains that lash the grave.
Rose Aylmcr's sister flowers should spring
In whitest bloom above;
Tho roses Landor could not bring,
Far distant from his love.
And now a snake lives near her bed.
The crows perch on the rail,
A kite sweeps past. and overhead
The unclean vulturcs sail.
"Ah, what avails the sceptered race,
All, what the form divine!
What every virtue, every grace!
Rose Ayliner. all We're thine.
Rose Aylmer, whom these wakeful eyes
May weep, but never see.
A night of memories and Of signs
consecrate to thee"
All, why regret the gloomy hearse,
The land of banishmcnt2
This is her grave, but Landor's verse
Rose Aylmcr's monument.
Rose Aylmer, on thy namestone lies
Loves rose Immortality,
The Rose of memories and of sighs,
Once conSecrate to thee.
Temple Bar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
THE POINTER IN ACTION.
Huntsman's Story With tho Love of q
Dog Told Between Lines.

Dog Told Between Lines.
On the first morning out we struck
for point of low timber that looked
promising. The dogs passed in we'll in
advance of us. Soon Ben took on that
solemn air and slow tread that with
him mean "get your gum" Jeanette,
less familiar with this sort Of work,
quickly slid to the front and hesitated a
second only. The scent was new, but
the sense was native and inborn. She
Strengthened. Icalled "Steady pa su
perfiuous noise, however. She was
down, steady, fast and true, with pa
tient Ben's head. we'll drawn forward at
her flank, her first grouse, we'll done.
The doctor flushed, but under such o
cover his shot was not effective.
On we go, two more flush wild; we
separate and follow. Wilson and go to
the left, the doctor and George to the
right, up through an old oak woods
whose entire foundation was heavy
broken rocks and fallen timber. Another
fine point by Jeanette and the left bar
rel brings to earth handsome fellow.
While reloading up 60 two more; but,
alas, the gun was open Ben comes in
and finds my bird, which Jeanette
could not locate.
A few yards farther and two more
take to wing; again the left does the
work. My bird falls with broken
wing. We go to find. The doctor and
Ben have left US. We must search alone
From rock to rock bounds Jeanette,
seemingly coming no nearer to the hid
den cripple. She takes a wider cast
down with the wind, swings and comes
up. With head high and every sense on
the alert, on she comes, straight as an
arrow, until confronted by high fiat
rock, apparently too high for the leap
but, fearful of losing for an instant what
those delicate nostrils contain, up she
goes, lands on the edge, starts to cross,
hesitates, stops; the hanging tongue is
drawn in with it one side Of the upper
lip. She gently raises that slender left
paw, lowers that knowing head,
straightens the bushy tail, and all is
still. The only motion in that dumb
animal was the beating heart; the
breathing even seemed hushed.
For 200 yards in any direction could
be seen this small statue Of mottled
marble Oh it's immense brownstone
base in this old woods, where all was SO
still. 1t was sight to gladden. the
heart of any true sportsman. To me it
was beautiful. Ten PAGES in front Of
her, crouched at the foot of a tree, we'll
hidden under rock, we found my bird,
handsome cock, only wing tipped.
The guide secured him, and we pushed
on until the noon hour, flushing some
birds, but in too heavy cover for effect
i've shooting. g.-Forest and Stream.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
A SONG OF THE THRUSH.
When greenly blooms the bended wheat,

When greenly blooms the bended wheat,
And tiger lilies dot the vale,
And family scents the meadow sweet,
And kline do brim the flowing pail;
What time the pewee leaves his perch
And on the stonef1y tests his wings,
Where whitley CLEANS the silver birch,
Then in dark woods the wood thrush sings
When past the hay the meadows brown,
And stands the wheat in banded shocks,
And slow the streamlet trickles down,
And sunbeams bake the rifted rocks;
What time the dog days gin to wane,
And skies are dun, and June is DER,
And sulks the high poised weather vane,
The wood thrush sings in woods no more.
When asters fringe the woodland ways,
And wild grapes hang on fence and tree,
And hills are hid in ripening haze
And down the gulch the streamlets flee;
What time the first soft maple turns,
And q red shade the sumac filings,
And on stone walls the ivy burns
Once more in woods the wood thrush sings
William Higgs in Youth s Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
The Most Curious known Animal.

The most peculiar and remarkable
animal in the world is the Ornithoryn-
chus paradoxus, the famed egg laying
mammal of Australia. 1t is shaped. like
an otter, has fur like beaver, is web
footed like a swan, has bill like a
duck and tail like that of a fox. It is
the only known fur covered creature
that lays eggs. A corresponding oddity
among feathered bipeds would be bird
that brought forth its young alive.-St.
Louis Republic,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
Malicious.

Ethel-I suppose I shall have to wear
this veil; it's the only one have. It's
SO thick one can hardly see my face
through it.
Edith-Oh, wear it, by all means
Everybody says you never had on any
thing half SO becoming. Boston Tran
serint
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
A Poor Spirit.

Medium lin tone with ice down it's
back)--Madam, the spirit of your dead
husband wishes to converse with you.
The Widow Hennypeck-Huh! If he
hasn't any more spirit now than he had
when he was alive, it isn't worth pay
ing attention to.-London Tit Bits.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29

The volcanic island of Tanna, one of
the New Hebrides group, has been for
many years in constant state of erup-
tion, emitting a column of fire by night
and smoke by day, which is clearly
seen at great distance. Such is, the
certainty with which this flame appears
that vessels in the vicinity are instruct
ed by their sailing directions to look out
for it just as they would do were it an
ordinary lighthouse.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-29
viii 1t Come to This?

Somebody's Treasure applying for
situation What, five little children
No, thank yer, mum, never goes no.
where's where there's more than two.
Lady-Well, if you give us till Thurs
day perhaps we can drown three of
them. Sloper.