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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
YALE OF A DRESS SUIT
THE UPS AND Downs OF GARMENT
BOUGHT IN A HURRY.

Defied All Efforts to Get Rid of 1t and,
Like Bad Penny, Always Casne Back
Efforts.
The man from Staten Island spoke as
follows:
81 never read an article about how
men should dress that do not at once
recall the history of dress suit once
owned.
81 got it hurriedly in Washington l
had to attend the inaugural ball. There
was no way out of my dilemma Then
| remembered that l had no dress suit
An obliging friend told me that clerk
in clothing store owed him, | have
forgotten the amount, and he proposed
that get suit and square the account
He saw the clerk, the clerk saw his
boss, and the deal was made. An inau-
guration dress suit always carries with
it ticket to the ball, supposed to be
worth $5 if taken at the flood. The
clerk thought he ought to have the S.,
and | gave it to him.
For a wonder the suit was fit. NV
friend did not want the suit, and he alb
solutely refused to allow me to pay him
anything. He suggested that take it
home and give it away. carried it
back with me, and it hung in closet
until it looked like beef tongue in
dellcatessen window. | had not cared
enough about it to put it away prop
erly. One day an employee of the house
discovered it and made an offer for it
if l would pay for renovating it and
having it made to fit him.
"He took it to my tailor, and that
was the last heard of it for six months
You see how l stand with my tailor
Meanwhile the employee left the house.
One day my tailor sent me word that
the suit had never been taken away.
His bill was $3.50. l paid it and had
the suit sent home, and this time l had
it carefully folded. 1t lay there two
years. l tried to give it away. Nobody
would have it. Finally | came to look
upon it as relic, and used to show it
to my friends as suit that was at the
inauguration ball of very noted presi-
dent
lone day my house was visited by
burglars of TASTE They took nothing
except articles that were either valuable
from an art point or because they would
bring ready sale. OF course the dress
suit did not come under either head,
but they took it. 1t was probably taken
to wrap the other articles in. | made
complaint to the police about the rob-
berry. In giving an inventory of the
stolen articles 1 mentioned the dress
coat incidentally.
''Three months later was asked to
call at the station where l had made
complaint, | was then informed that
they had recovered dress suit from a
chap who makes living renting out
dress suits and who became suspicious
Of this one. | saw the suit. 1t was the
same as that about which / have been
telling you. l saw the chap who had
informed the police that he was afraid
OF the suit, and | gave him guarantee
quit claim title to it, for which he gave
me $3 If he had asked me to give it to
him, would have done so.
But it was the only thing stolen
that came back. New York World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Refused to Express the Baby.

A South Slider called up the American
Express company by telephone and
wanted the agent to make a contract to
bring a precious package from northern
Michigan. When asked the character of
the package, the man at the telephone
said it was "a 6month old baby. The
person in whose care the child had been
left, the mother being dead, had wired
that she could no longer take care of
the little one. General Agent Nosler
told the anxious father that he could do
nothing for him, whereat the latter
seemed greatly disappointed. Mr.. Nos
Ter said that 20 years ago the company
accepted charges of that character, but
the carriage Of men, women and chill
dren became risky and undesirable and
finally had been abandoned by all the ex-
press mpanies.-Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
FROSTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1898.

ed by chance bullet perhapsand dying
in the fields?
With roar the house caught fire,
and shower of sparks scared into the
air and fell among the trees. A bullet
pinged not foot away from Nell, but
she heard it not.
"Hal! Brother Hall" was the song
her heart sang, and she needed no 9th
er sound.
A branch, shorn off from its parent
tree, crashed down upon the heroic
child and bore her to earth. She crawl
ed from beneath it, her shoulder bruised
and torn and with sharp pains in her
ankle that told of a serious strain. She
could run no longer but limping was
still possible; so onward she limped.
At last the lawn was reached, and
Nell felt a heavy hand descend upon her
aching shoulder.
"Hold hard there!'' cried voice.
"What in heavens S name are you doing
here?'
The child looked up into rough,
bearded face, begrimed with powder,
yet not unkindly.
1.-THE baby"' she whispered hoarsely
"I've come back for Baby Hal"
The bearded man let the sword which
he carried fall back into its sheath.
ooh, you've come back for the baby?
Come back through the shells and bul
lets, eh? My girl, you're a regular Joan
of Arc
"No, sir, I'm a Confederate. And
Y,1oa Io1 TO nj bob bx-2)
The big soldier caught Nell up in his
arms
"Why, your poor little foot's cut, :"
he cried, land your shoulders bleeding
too This is awful
"Don't mind my shoulder Mr.. Yam
kee. Let me find baby"
The Federal officer put his spare hand
to his mouth by way of speaking
trumpet and shouted in stentorian tones,
Has-any-man -found-a-baby?
From the right came an answering
hail, and soldier came running out of
the darkness.
"We found colored girl and a baby
over there, SIR" he said. "The girl had
been knocked down by some burning
timbers from the barn.
Two minutes later Baby Hal was
cooling, just as if nothing had happened,
upon Nell's lacerated shoulder Poor
Phoebe, badly though not dangerously
hurt, told how in flying blindly from
the Federals she had been struck and
disabled by falling beam.
AS the story spread among the Fed
eral soldiers they gathered around Nell,
cheering her so loudly that Aunt Dru-
silla, sitting disconsolately upon her
stump in the woods, heard the uproar
and wondered what it meant.
Not long had the honest old negress
to wonder, for presently there marched
through the woods a guard of honor
surrounding the Federal officer who car
ried both Nell and the baby in his
strong arms.
"Oh, chile, chilen' cried Aunt Dru-
silla as she gave Nell her very heartiest
hug. "Yo' done give me pow full scare.
But it's all right now, bress de Lawd,
an dem dar Yankees amt so bad after
all. l.'-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
REPORTER AND CHINAMAN,
The Newspaper Man Was Very Tired
When the Oriental Finished.

The Newspaper Man Was Very Tired
When the Oriental Finished.
Numberless are the tricks which
newspaper reporters play upon one an
other to relieve the somber "grind'' of
their calling. Two young men employ
ed on a morning paper in large city
were detailed one day to call upon the
resident Cinnamon and "interview"
them respecting some immigration
measure then pending i'll congress. One
of the two reporters was beginner,
and the other, an experienced man,
naturally assumed the management of
the assignment.
"Billings," he said after they had
invaded several laundries without any
important result, "here is tea store. I
wish you would go in and talk with
the proprietor. want to know what he
thinks about Cinnamon voting. I'll go
on and pull off an interview with the
man who runs this cigar shop next
door. Remember to use the very sim
plest English at your command"
The young reporter went inside the
tea store, took out his notebook, and
thus addressed the proprietor, who hap
pened to be alone at the moment:
"John, how? Me-me-Telegraph
John Newspape-savvy, John? News
pape-print things I'm stan? Me want
know what John think about China
man vote, see? What John think-Chi-
naman-vote-all same Melican man?
Savvy, John? Vote? What think?'
The Chinaman listened to him with
profound gravity until he had finished
and replied:
"The question of granting the right
of suffrage to Chinese citizens who have
come to the United States with the
avowed intention Of making this coun-
try their permanent home is one that
has occupied the attention of thoughtful
men of all parties for years, and it may
become in time one of paramount impor
tance. At present, however, it seems to
me there is no exigency requiring an
expression of opinion from me upon this
subject. You will please excuse me. ~"
The young reporter went outside and
leaned against a lamppost to rest and
recover from sudden faintness that
had taken possession of him. His COM
rade had purposely "steered him
against" one of the best educated Chi
namen in the United States. Youths
Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Unique In Its Way.

The leading lady shook her head and
murmured, Il can't understand it,.
"What's wrong?" asked the juvenile
"This paper says last night S audience
was small. "
"Well, it seems to me you ought to
be able to understand that. Even the
chairs would probably have deserted if
they had not been screwed down.
But you don't catch my meaning
The crit &c says the audience was small,
and stops right there. He doesn t
add, but appreciative. "-Cleveland
Leader.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
A Contrast.

Mr.. Dapper is one of that class of
men who are scrupulously neat in their
personal appearance, but who never fail
to leave chaos behind them in the scene
of their preparations. A neighbor re-.
Gently called on Mrs. Dapper and re-
marked:
Zone rarely sees more well kept
man than your husband. He always
looks as if he had just come out of a
band box"
Every true" returned Mrs. Dapper,
"but'-with a .sigh-''you ought to
see the band boxp-Pearson' S Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Respectability Defined.

British respectability has been defined
in a London police court by prisoner
charged with begging, and the defini-
tion seems to have been accepted by the
magistrate, for he discharged her. She
said: "I'm respectable woman, tai
loress. Why, make trousers for Mr..
Newton-Mr. Newton, the magistrate,
l mean. If I'm respectable enough to
make a magistrates trousers, I'm good
enough for anything"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
The Old Man Was Cured.

"Talk about curing people of bad
habits, one of the funniest cases l ever
knew occurred on the south side some
years ago." said Detective Thomas Nc
Quaide. "There was an old fellow over
there who would insist on fussing with
his wife, who would invariably give
him the worst of it. Then he would run
up stairs and hang out of the second
story window, holding to the ledge,
shouting like wildtire that he was going
to drop and kill himself. OF course the
wife would relent and set up a noise
that would bring out the neighbors for
blocks, and the man would be pulled
in the window by friends.
"This got to be coming too frequently,
and some of the boys who lived near,
and who had loosened several joints in
their spines at different times pulling
him i'll, decided to stop it. One fine day
it came again. The old fellow hung out
of the window, shouting that he would
surely jump and end it all; the wife
came rushing into the street in Mysteries,
and the neighbors ran as before to pull
him up. The first man who got there
hit the mans fingers with stick, max
ing him loosen his hold, and, to the
horror of all, he dropped to the hard
pavement with a howl that was pitiful.
He was not badly hurt, but it cured
him of that bad habit
"Possil Bones"
"a little learning" may not be "a
dangerous thing" but little science is
apt so to intoxicate the brain that one
knows not "A from lizard.
One day lady said to William Pen
gelly, noted for his discovery of fossil
bones in caves, "Do you remember that
our cook once lived with you?"
eyes"
"Well, yesterday she and the nurse
were heard having the following dis
cussion:
"Said the cook, Mr.. Pengelly calls
the bones what he finds to Kent's cav.
ern 'possil's bones, but l say how can
he know the bones of the 'possils from
the bones of other men?'
We'll, said the nurse, I've heard
say as he is uncommon clever. Besides,
nobody knows where the garden of
Eden was, and, if so, why shouldn't t it
be here? And if twas here, where else
should the bones of the apostles be?' "
The two women had taken the word
fossil as synonymous with apostle, or,
as the cook called it, 'possil.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Bucklen'S Arnica SaIye The best sal


Frank }. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney Il
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
county and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred
Dollars for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, tins 9th day of December, A. d. 1886
\. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free. +. J. CHENEY 4 Co.,
Toledo, Ohio
Sold by druggists, IS cents.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Contrary to Tradition.

Its contrary to all our traditions"
exclaimed General Oblanl.1i as he threw
down the Havana newspaper.
Have these Americas insulted us
again?" inquired his aid
lnferentially, yes. They are pack
of iconoclasts. They want to inaugurate
a system of warfare down here in which
noncombatants do not necessarily get
the worst of it. Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02

Higgins-Well, me by, Ohm goin
to chuck up me job.
CanOn-Phat fer?
Higgins-Oi have an offer of swift
position
Canon-Phat is it?
Higgins-Shure as captain of one
of thin shoot de shoots machines down
be de ocean, do ye moind New York
World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
What They Prefer.

Huntingdon often hear of self
made men, but never of self made
women.
Larkin-Women prefer to be tailor
made.-Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Sunday Schedule.
Nos

iu addition No. leaves Piedmont S:l5 a. IN. !:
arrives frlstburg lU:ti "A, M. and No. u, leaving
inpsthutE .an y. M, reaches Piedmont 302 y.
"a, stopping ut all intermediate stations.
sttn theatre nights, when admission tickets
arr auid hy Agents 60 performance at theatre,
leave Cumberland Al close of performance.
Al trains stop al Hays street station. Cum
hcriAud.
Nus. :, 2, g. 8, aud ndaily except Sunday.
Ne. and run Tuesdays, Thursdays aud
saturdays uuiy,
In. HAMILTON,
Marth 81 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
GRAND Tower, Ill.,. Feb. :. 1895

take pleasure in recommending Dr. j. II
McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm. | have
been troubled with a disease of the liver and
kidneys for years, and have been treated by
number Of physicians but to no advantage.
By the use of six bottles of DR. j. II. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Balm am now we'll
|
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Braiding Still Ponular

Braiding still continues popular, al,
though not as new as some other sorts
Of garniture. Velvet ribbon is lavishly
used and all widths are in demand.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02

*Except Sunday. Nos As and Al carry
passengers. No II is a local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg and No. IA from Pitts
burg to Cumberland. Nos and make 8
stops each way between Cumberland and
Pittsburg. Nos II and Is are new trains !;
will not be put on until June %.
.Ss- Through tickets east and west, for
sale at Cumberland.
NJ. c. CLARKE,
WIN. NJ. GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General Manager. ID. b. MARTIN,
May % Manager Passenger Traffic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
::od National EncamnmcntG AR.

For this occasion tickets will be sold at the
low rate of one taFe for the rouUd trip from all
points ON the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
east of PittSburg, ParlcrSburg and Wheel
ing, inclusive, tu.Cincinnati, Ohio, good GO
ing ON September ;ird and lth, and good re-
turning not earlier than September 9th, nor
later than September 18TH except by deposit
ing ticket with Joint Agent at Cincinnati
between 9Th and 9th inclusive, and on pay
mcnt of fee of twenty five (25) cents when
return limit may be extended to leave Gin
cinnati to and including October ID lS9S
Owing to the great patriotic wave sweep
ing the country at the present time, great in
terc>t will be manifested at this meeting
Solid NcstibuIcd Trains of elegant coaches
Pullman Sleeping Cars, Observation Cars
and splendid Dining Car Service. Three
through trains daily from New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington, and
two from pittshurg.
Get full particulars from Ticket Agent,
Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad. May 2l-l5t
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve The best salve
in the world for Cuts Bruises Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter Chapped
Hands, Chilbains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by The 6. E. PEARCE
Drug Co.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02

All the Goodness of the Golden Grain
is concentrated in RALsToN HEALTH FLOUR.
For all wholesome household uses-Bread,
Rolls, Mullins, Biscuit, Griddle Cakes.
Especially commended to Invalids and
Infants, and Dyspeptics demand it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
Railroad Schedules.

TASrHpJNp
Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia
Express
No a.. arrives 2u5 a. M. leaves 2l5a. IA.
Washington Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York Express
Ne l-.arriyes 2Na. IN: leaves go a. m.
No. s..arrves 80 a. m; leaves 7:5S Il. m.
No. 2 arrives So "a M leaves : - a. IN.
No. u. arrives ~ - p. m leaves ~ =. m.
SWAY stations
No. o.l2................. ...le leaves 6jj Il. IN.
Baltimore and WAY:
No. 10 arrives 3lu =. M; leaves 3.l5 y. IN.
Grafton aud Way
No. q arrives l25 a. M.
Express
Ne ". arrive, G23 =. M. leaves Gao p. IN.
swherling Grafton aud Way:
No. 73..arriyc, 7l5p.m
WEsrBouNp.
Chicago Express
No 7..arrives II: ~ a. m. leaves 1880 a IN.
Pltsburg Express;
No a..arriyes l:2O a. m.
Cincinnati and ST Louis Express
No 3 arrives I:2S a. IN. leaves 4:35 a. IN.
#Parkersburg, Wheeling and Way:
No. H.. ........ ..... leaves 200 Il M.
Grafton and Way:
No. 5............ .........l leaves i:i5 p. m.
sway:
No Is. arrives 1905 a. IN.
%Gratton and Way:
No l5.......... .... leaves l2:33 p. m.
%PaSSenger;
No. II arrives 6:i5 Il. IN.
Chicago Limited Express:
No. 5..arrives 80 p. m.
Cincinnati and ST. Louis Limited Express
No. l..arrives S:l5 p III. leaves $50 p. m.
Express
No. 55. arrives 1888 p. m. leaves 3;l3 p. m.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02
PittSburg Division.

W ESTBOUND.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-10
IN WORCESTER.
Chances Are That Emmets
VIII Muster Out Here.

The Emmett Guards Will probably be
mustered out at the armory in this
city, Nov. e. Capt Moynihan was in
Boston Tuesday and met Col. Logan.
The colonel told Capt. Moynihan that
in his opinion it would be much better
for the men to be mustered out and re-
ceive their pay at their own homes,
and that it would probably be decided
to follow that course.
The fact that the Ninth regiment
have voted not to parade in Boston on
muster-out day will have no end of
weight with the officers in deciding the
question of being mustered out at
home.
Capt Moynihan yesterday received
official notification that Lieut.. Col. w.
II. Donovan has been appointed presid-
ing officer of the court of inquiry of
the Ninth regiment. If such a court is
necessary in the ranks of that regi-
ment, Lieut.. Col. Donovan would find
plenty to do. but the chances are that
there are no men in the regiment. Who
are to be court martialed.
When or by whom the Emmets will
be mustered out is not yet known.
The men are anxiously awaiting the
coming of the examining surgeon.
Everything about the armory was
very quiet yesterday. The days pass
slowly and are very monotonous to the
men, whoslong for the final end.
Capt. Moynihan and his clerks are
very busy. The company rolls must be
in the hands of the paymaster by Mon
day.
Seventy-nine men and three officers
reported for duty yesterday. Fifteen
men are on the sick list. but are re-
ported as improving. Lieut.. McCann
was officer of the day yesterday.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-10
NOT TO BE FOOLED.


(From the New York WeeklyO
Now, jest you go right along; you
needn't stop here" said Farmer Hay
fork authoritatively," [ don't. want no
lightnin rods
II am not selling lightning rods" re-
sponded the looking peddler
whose sudden appearance at the gate
had arouse the ire of Farmer Hay
fork
Il don't keer what yer sellin' replied
the farmer. 81 don't want it. / know
the tricks of you city sharpers. ] read
the papers, l do. You can't catch me
on any double back-action pumps or
any self-working churns, or patent
Egyptian corn fresh from the Pyramids
mot much; and / don't want to take
any mowers on trial, either, and sign
receipt fer it and have it come back
as a 90-day note fer $4,000. No, Stree.
And you can't buy my farm. either
and then have me buy it back at a big
advance, because some confederate of
yours comes along and offers twice
what you gave fer it. Nixyl I'm no
chicken. Now. clear out!'
Il only want
"Oh, yes; you only want to get my
name to anything at ALL so you can
make a note out of it. I'm up to all
such tricks. l read the papers, I do"
II only want to show you our new
patent reversible hens nest"
What ON airth is them2"
IT'S an ordinary hens nest, only 1t
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-10
FOUR SCORE YEARS.
Mrs. Hannah Rrierly Celebrates the soh
Anniversary of Her Birth.

Yesterday afternoon, at her home, at
Dale street, Mrs. Hannah Briefly one
Of Worcester's noble old ladies', cele-
brated, with the members of her fam
lily and friends, the attainment of her
S0th birthday.
1t was a happy little gathering, and
all present enjoyed it immensely. The
good old lady received her guests seat
ed in an arm chair and during the day
and evening several called to wish her
good luck and to extend congratula-
tions. In England, where she was
born, Mrs. Briefly was Miss Hannah
Barrett, and her parents were promin-
ent among the residents of Lancashire,
where they lived. She was married
when q to James Briefly, and they
came TO America, this taking, as il
We're. the form of a wedding trip. They
lived in several towns and cities, and
finally moved to Worcester where they
have resided for the past 20 years
There were five children, all of whom
were at the reception yesterday. These
are Charles, John r., and Elizabeth
Briefly, and Mrs. Charles Geer OF
Millbury and Mrs. A. w. Libbey OF
Worcester. There We're four genera
tions present at the reception.
The Worcester spy., 1898-11-10
Dunkerton is
Coming Today
SOLDIER DEAD.
Dean Tells of Cuban Expe-
riences Funerals Arranged.

A. f. Dunkerton and Armorer George
F. Hubbard with the bodies of the Wor-
cester soldiers they have been to Cuba
to recover did not arrive last night on
the 9 O'Clock train as they We're ex-
pected to do.
Mrs. Dunkerton received a telegram
from her husband, late yesterday after
noon, saying that he and his partner
with their sacred charge, had been de-
layed in New York, and would be un-
able to reach this city until o'clock
this morning. No reason was assigned
for the delay, but it is believed that it
was caused by difficulty in securing
transportation.
1t was ascertained from the trainmen
last night that this was the case, and
that arrangements had been made to
bring the bodies to Worcester last night
but that 1t had been found impossible
to get them across the city in time tc
take the train intended.
A large crowd was at the station to
greet the expected train, but the friends
and relatives of the dead had been in
formed that the bodies were not coming
ana consequently did not go to the de.
pot. Definite arrangements have not
yet been made for the funeral of these
soldiers.