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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07

The settlers first care is to provide
himself with house which can be
built quickly and cheaply. Under these
circumstances the first buildings erect
ed are neither pretentious nor commo-
dious Usually they contain a modcr-
ate sized room having one or two win
dows and door, A shingle roof is
seldom attainable. Sometimes roof
and sides are sheathed with tar paper.
which wind and rain soon penetrate
But the house sutfices until moro
comfortable dwelling can be construct
ed. Sod is used as a building material
in the West. Strips are plowed in
spot thickly clothed with short grass.
These strips are of a uniform thick
ness of three inches. When cut into
pieces of a convenient length they ar
ready to be built like bricks into walls.
Sometimes the soil is piled around an
ordinary frame house, but the walls
often consist only of sod without ither
support. Owing to the nature of the
material, the walls must be very thick.
and for that reason sod makes a warm
house. The roof may be of shingles.
or it may be of rough boards cover
cd with a few inches of earth and sod.
Houses built in this manner are il
cr when new, but unless they are
plastered on the outside, they soon
become comfortless enough. The soil
is washed away from the window and
door frames, leaving holes through
which the rain pours in summer and
the snow drifts in winter. The dugout
is frequently seen, generally in IL steep
hillside. 1t consists essentially of
hole dug in the ground, and is as lowly
us an ant-hill or the home of the prai-
rie dog. The hill usually forms three
sides of the house, while the fourth
may be of sod or lumber In this
fourth side are all the doors and Win
dows the house contains. The roof is
formed by laying beams or poles from
wall to wall, and covering these with
a layer of straw and earth. Some
times a framework is built within this
hole to keep the walls from tumbling
in upon the occupants, and floor is
added; but these improvements are not
always necessary. The inmates of
winds that sweep across the prairieS.
Another kind of house that is peculiar
to the West is half frame and half
dugout. A hole is dug in the ground
70 the depth of two feet or more and
of the desired size. Over this frame
house is constructed to the height of
four feet. Two or three half-length
windows are put in the sides, steps are
made leading to the floor, the earth
taken from the hole is banked almost
to the caves, and the house is COM
plete.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07
Like All the Rest of Them

Il must leave" she said, as she pre-
sented herself before the mistress of
the house. Il am sorry, for you have
been as kind to me as l could have eX-
pected, but L can't stay any longer"
She was a pleasant-looking young
woman-a girl almost-neatly dressed
and modest in her demeanor.
Il am sorry, too,' said the mistress,
looking up in surprise. You have
been very satisfactory. Where are
you going, may | ask?'
Back to the factory" was the reply
Back to the factory?" exclaimed the
mistress. "Why, what did you leave
it for?'
Il thought it would be BETTER" she
said. Il could barely live there be-
fore, but here l could get as good or
better wages and had nothing to pay
for board. 1t seemed better, especial
ly as my mother, before she died, had
She took great pride in it. and |
thought thought'-
You thought what?'
Il thought l could do better, and
tried, but the girls l used to know
laugh at me and will hardly recognize
me-"
But aren't you doing better than
they?'
Yes; can dress better than I could,
and save up a little money, too"
And aren't you more comfortable
than you were in your boarding place."
Yes, indeed. That was nothing but
an attic"
''ls the work here harder?'
1T is not so hard, and it is much
pleasanter."
And yet you are going back to the
factory?'
Il must; I'm losing the respect of all
my friends. They all say that domes-
tic work is degrading, and-and l
won't stand being looked down upon"
She went back to her attic and the
factory because she was ashamed to
do the work that her mother had done
and had taught her to do. And her
companions said she had shown spirit
and independence. They said nothing
about sense.--Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07
NapOleOn's Fatalism.

Napoleon l. was fatalst. and
among his superstitions was Il firmly
rooted notion that places and persons
whose names began with the letter NJ
possessed immense power over his for
tunes for good or for evil. An ingrni
Gus Frenchman, evidently inclined to
believe that there was some good
ground for Napoleon's faith, makes up
the following strange list of Ms: six
Observation-Disclosures, Mortier Marmont.
Macdonald, Murat and Moncey-with
out counting twenty-SiX division Gen
erals. Moreau betrayed him. Mar
seilles was the place where he encoun
tered the greatest difficulties at the
commencement of his career. Mar
boeuf was the first to suspect his gen
ius and to shove him ahead. His most
brilliant battles We're Montenotte
Mantua, Millesimo, Mondovi Marengo,
Malta, Mont Thabor, Montmirvil, Nor
mons, Montereau, Merry, Montmartrc
(assault), Mont-Saint-Jean the last at
Waterloo. At the seige of TOulOn his
first point of attack was Fort Mai
bousQuet. There he singled out Muiron,
who covered him with his body on the
tai of his new kingdom. Moscow was
the last town that he took. Menon
made him lose Egypt. Miollis was
selected to capture Plus VII. Malct
conspired against him. Metternich
beat him automatically. Maret was
his secretary and his confidant. Mon
talivet was his Minister, and Montes-
quin his first Chamberlain. In March,
1896 he married Josephine, and in
March, 1910, he married Marie-Louise.
In March, 1911, the King of Rome was
born. Malmaison, a well-named un
lucky house, was his last residence in
France. He surrendered to Capt Matt
land At Saint Helena, Nj tholon
was his companion in captivity and
Marchand his valet de chambre. He
died in May, 1921. The letter NJ also
comes to the front in the career Of
Napoleon Ill He married the Com-
tess de MOntijo. MOrny is not forgot.
ten. In the war of the Crimea we
find Malakoff and MamelOn. In the
Italian campaign we find Montcpcllo.
Marignon, Magenta, Milan, Mazzini
Toward the close of his career Mexico
appears with Macmillan, Mcia and
Miramon. In the war with Germany
he pinned his faith upon the Milrail
leuse, and the names of Moltke and
Metz are conspicuous enough in the
history of that campaign.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07
Increasing Weight of Rails.

The statement is made that the
weight of the rail used on the Ameri-
can roads has been increasing steadily
during the last twenty years, and this
Notwithstanding the abundance of tim
Der available for ties, the fact in qucs-
ton being due solely, it appears, to the
increasing weight of rolling stock, cars
of every description being much hcav-
ier than they were formerly and their
capacity greater. The figures given
show that twenty years ago the maxi
mum capacity of a freight car was
from 10000 to $4,000 pounds, while at
present it is from 10000 to 10000,
some cars, in fact, having been con.
structed with a freight-carrying capa-
city of 100000 pounds. In regard to
engines, one of thirty tons was some
years ago regarded as Of fair size, but
they are now built of sixty, seventy
and eighty tons weight. Until the last
ten or twelve years or so, the average
weight of rails was fifty-six pounds to
the yard.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07
An Act of Providence.

Il didn't leave my job of my own
accord" said the eX-train dispatcher as
he settled himself down to his yarn,
"and my being bounced was a mean
piece of business If Providence was
ever on the side of an OyerWOrked and
underpaid railroad employe it was
with me that last night, and the SUPER
intendent ought to have realized the
fact. 1t was on an Ohio railroad, and
the headquarters were in Cincinnati.
We'd had a strike, two or three acci-
dents and II row at headquarters, and
I'd been doing two mems work for ten
nights past. On this last night l was
clean played out and asked for Il re-
lief, but nobody was to be had. When
the line is working all right and a man
is feeling good, train dispatching is as
easy as rolling off log. You can To-
cate every train on the rails within Il
hundred rods, and unless some pig
headed conductor refuses to obey in
structions there's no chance for an ac-
cidpnt
That night l had four through pas
sengcr trains, two locals, a Blue Line
and two or three regular freights to
look after. Everything was all right
up to about midnight. At that hour
Kingsville and sidetrack for the limited
going east and due at 1910. l gave
the customary order, as l thought, and
it was 1890 before it suddenly flashed
across me that l had made a mix of
it, For thirty seconds l was as cold
as ice from head to heels, and then IL
hot wave seemed to strike me, and |
came near fainting away. l had or
dered the express to run to Diamond
dale, where | meant 1t for the Blue
Line. She'd meet the limited head-on
about four miles west of Kingsyille,
and both trains had a full complement
of passengers. 1t was too late for me
to stop either one, and l was just
about to order out a wrecking train,
telegraph the company doctors and
rouse out the superintendent, when l
got a call from Roberts Crossing. This
was milk station, but telegraph
operator had been put there only the
day before. He had been routed out
of bed at farmhouse near by to COM
municate with me.
You may doubt my statement, but
you wouldn't if you'd been on either
of those trains. They were flying for
each other like cyclones, when the ell
gine ON the limited collapsed a fluc
and was brought to standstill within
hundred feet of the station, with
engineer and fireman badly scalded.
At the same time the express struck
cow standing on the track, and though
not derailed, was brought to a stop
scarcely hundred feet on the other
side. There they We're, headed for
each other with only one chance in Il
thousand of escaping an awful calam-
fbnf
chance. The officials ought to have
given me another show, but l got the
bounce, and have stayed bounced ever
since. I'm selling a patent washing
machine now, and not taking any
chances"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07
WHOLE NUMBER, 1 ,146.
Literature Is Not What 1t Is Cracked
Up to Re

Up to he.
Literature" said the sad-eyed, stoop-
shouldered pilgrim, with the baggy
trousers, lis an attractive and emo
bling thing, but considered as a bust
ness it doesn't pay"
You have had some experience in
that line, perhaps observed the COM
fortable-looking party in the new
spring overcoat, says the Chicago Tri-
bune
Yes" sighed the other
AS a publisher or as a der in
books?"
Neither. AS writer | have tast-
ed the joys of authorship | am the
father of Il successful novel. 1t went
through eight or ten editions, and the
papers all spoke we'll of it. And what
do you suppose | made out of it?
Seven hundred and fifty dollars. Three
months work, nine months waiting
and $50! 1t may have netted the
publishers more than that but that's
all | got out of it,
The sadeyed pilgrim was silent, and
the other ventured to ask:
Are you still writing novels?"
ION, yes. I've got one or two on
hand, but | am in no hurry to publish
them. What's the use? There's more
money in running good grease tank.
only don't know how to run grease
tank
You are engaged in literary work
of some kind, l presume?'
Yes; l write an occasional news
paper Special have had articles ac
cepted by the magazines which | hope
to see in print if l live long enough.
and l assist in keeping the books dur
ing the busy season at one of the big
book stores. Altogether | manage to
make a living for myself and family
of six children, but that's about all"
MY experience" said the man in
the spring overcoat, "is somewhat diff
ferent from yours, and l am in the
same line of business, too. 1 make
about $1,000 a year with my pen"
Writing books?"
Writing books! Great Scott, no.
do these nice little newspaper stories
that turn out to be puffs for patent
medicines after you've begun to get
interested in them"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07

With needle, thread and bandagcs
the surgeons patched up the wounds
his caller had received few minutes
before in an encounter with foot
pad, and his bill was $40.
Here's half of it, doctor" said the
victim, handing over a S. greenbacli
and writing promissory note for the
remainder, ''and / see now that Id
be just s. richer if l hadn't stood the
other one off.'-Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07

rs this strawberry shortcake?' said
the man in the restaurant, pointing TO
something that looked like a water
cracker with three red warts on it.
Yes" said the waiter.
Well" said the man, with vulgar
emphasis, Il don't eat my dessert in
courses. Bring the rest Of it on
Chicago Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07
THE ROSE is SUCH A LADY.

The rose is such n lady
So stately, fresh and sweet;
1t joys to hold her image
The rain pool at her feet.
They look such common lasses,
Those red pinks in line;
The rose Is such a lady
So dignited and fine.
The winds would wish to kiss her,
And vet they scarcely dare;
The rose Is such Il lady
So courteous, pure and fair.
Here's one come from a garden
To die within this book
See, In the faded features
The old lady-like look.
Gertrude Hall, in McClure'S Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07

If vaseline or butter be applied to
the skin Immediately after blow Of
any kind there will be no discoloration.
But to be effectual it must be used
directly after the accident The bruis'
ed feeling may be relieved by witch
hazel.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
Eastward. Stations. Westward

son theatre nights leave Cumberland at close
of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland.
Nos. !, 2, 3 and 4daily except Sunday. Nos 5
and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.
No baggage will be hauled en- trains Nos
5 land q. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
May p Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-10-07

In the reign of Elizabeth every beard
Of a fortnight's growth was subject to
n tax Of IS. 4d. Peter the Great, in
1905, imposed tax upon the boards
of the Russian mobiles of 100 rubles,
while the common peoples beard tax
amounted to one kopec. This tax
caused much dissatisfaction, but in
spite of this the impost was extended
to st. Petersburg in 1714. The tax
on boards was confirmed by Catherine
/. in 1852. In France a beard tax was
imposed upon the clergy. The cele-
brated Duprat, Lord High Chancellor
of France was the adviser of the
measure, and bull was published by
the Pope enjoining the clergy to shave
their chins, and then tax was levied
upon all who wished to be exempted
from the harsh decree. The bishops
and others who could afford the means
paid the tax, but the poorer clergy
were obliged to yield at the point of
the razor.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26

have no affection for them. They go of
on fishing excursions at intervals, and
sometimes are absent week, and they
have been killed 100 miles from the is
lands. The younger seals go off also on
excursions for food, so that they are
continually going and coming. Only
the old males never once leave the is
lands during all these months. A full
feet in length, and when they reach the
islands they are so enormously fat that
they measure around as much as in
length, and will weigh seven or eight
hundred pounds. When they finally go
back into the water they usually have
lost one half their fat.
Seven hundred and fifty miles west of
the Pribyloffs is another group-the
Commander Islands, near Siberia and
belonging to Russia. Here is resort
for seals under precisely the same pecu-
liarities as those of the Pribyloffs, only
there the number is much less. While
the habits are just the same and gen.
eral description of one colony would
answer equally well for the other, yet
they are distinct species, never min
Cling under any circumstances and cas-
lily distinguished by experts. The Rus
sian seal is smaller, its fur darker,
coarser and less valuable than the Amer
lean. The seal that inhabit the waters
of Greenland, Labrador and the Gulf of
st. Lawrence, are not fur but hair seals.
Their hidse are valuable only as leather,
and as the hair seal has no home it is
common property.
find my subject has outgrown the
proper limits of single article and so
if l conclude to continue this subject L
may give some account of the protection
our government gives to the seal indus
try, the reason for the calling of this in
ternational council, to determine what
right we have, if any, to this very valu-
able property, and the inevitable fate of
the seal if that protection is withdrawn.
G.. p. PARKILL.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Hoods Pills cure all Liver Ills, Bilious
ness, Jaundlce. Indigestion. Sick Headache.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
Read Carefully.

OUTLAWS GERMAN MEDICINE Co..
Gentlemen-For over four years l have
been afflicted with an eruption of the skin,
which became very troublesome and could
get no relief. L was also troubled very
badly with constipation, while nothing /
tried gave permanent relief until l took
Dullam's Great German Blood, Liver, Stom-
ach and Kidney Remedy, and since taking
1 have been entirely cured. For tonic,
blood purifier and general health restorer /
can heartily recommend it,
Mrs. VIM. COPELAND, Flint Mich.
For sale by johnson 81 Henderson.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
Real Estate Transfers.
oWossO CITY

| owossO CITY.
J. Stever to A. Nelson, w J lot block
0, A. L. & B. o. WIS add, $1,000.
M. l.. Stewart to w. Woodland, trustee
| lot on sec IA, $50.
j. III. Keller to G. w. & j. A. Spencer
lot on Struber's sub, $500.
w. J. Byerly to G Graham, lot block
| IL S. X. BIS add, $500
j. A. Hubbell to G. L. & M. E. Putt
lot 2 block 9, A. l.. & b. 0. WIS add
$1,000.
BYRON.
e. Miner to E. Green, lot on block 81
500.
M. r. Boice to A. Orr, lots on block "a
| and other $1100
M. A. Shepard to w. A. Royce. land on
sec Is, and lots on block 80, $465.
s. A. Button to d. V. Clark, lot block
SO, l and others.
A. & F. Meier to III j. Meier, 22O acres
on sec Is and "a, $4,000.
CoRyNNA.
M. Knight to L. Ford, part lot 7 block
80 $25.
S. s. Miner to M. Bush, block and
other, $4,000,
N. Babcock ct al to Clark LOOMS ct al
lots and s, block AZ, $3.50.
SHIAWASSEE
E. Smell 10 A. M. Wood. IA rods on
sec %, 5000.
VERNON.
M. Bush to S. S. Miner, lots S and
block 5, Yerkes add, $1,000.
o. Knell to j. Norton & wife. part BIZ
8 and lots / and 2, block IL Yerkes add.
$500.
DURAND.
A. A. Thomas to III. r. Thomas, Il
acres on sec % and other, $4,000.
Durand Land Co. to A. M. carney, lot
3 block Is and other 2nd add, $50.
PERRY.
j. Innis to II. S. Denning, 40 acres on
sec 81 and 2S, $1,000.
HAZELToN.
G. T. Miller to j. Femming, SO square
rods on sec Is, $3.50.
LAINGSBURG.
S. A. Munger to III. Gray, village lot
1925.
PERRY VILLAGE
j. G. Brand to M. A. Hosmer, part lot
2 block 3, j. c. BIS add Sl2.
G. Hoskins to NJ. A. Hosmer, lot l, blk
3 j. c. BIS add, 5000.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
Birds of Passage.

Between this and the other side of the broad At
lantic, in the shape of tourists commercial trav
eilers and mariners, agents ION the road, '
emigrant and new settlers appreciate and testi
fly TO the preventative and remedial properties
OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in sea sickness
nausea, malarial and rheumatic trouble, and all
disorders of the stomach. liver and bowels
Against the preiudicial influences of climate
crudely cooked, or unaccustomed diet and i'm.
pure water, IL is a sovereign safeguard and has
been so regarded by the travelling public for
more than q third of a century. No form OF
malarial fever, from the calentura OF the Pacific
and the broken bone fever of the Mississippi 10
its miider types, can resist the curotive action
of this benignant preserver and restorer OF
health n veritable boon TO persons In feeble
health or liable to incur disease.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
What Makes a Beautiful Woman.

ELKHART, IND, July l, 1901.
OUTLAWS GERMAN MEDICINE Co.
My daughter has been afflicted with re-
male trouble for over six years and nave
paid out over $3.50 in trying to find reiief
for her. A lady friend advised me to Sc
cure a bottle of Dullam's Great German
Uterine Tonic and she has been completely
cured by it, We gave 1t a fair trial ana the
results were wonderful. We cannot recon-
mend it to highly to all ladies who are afiiic-
ted. BENJAMIN CANCER.
For sale by johnson q Henderson.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
HoW'S This.

We offer one hundred dollars reward fol
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.-F. j. Cheney 81 Co.
Props, Toledo, o..
We the undersigned have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by that firm.
West IL TruaX, wholesale druggists, To-
ledo Ohio, Walding, Kinnan 81 Marvin, To
ledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26

Mackey, labor. ........... 90
The committee on claims and accounts
reported favorable on accounts as above
presented unanimous consent being
given. Same were allowed ayes s, nays
Aid. Ii. Frieseke reported that the
Committee on Fire Department had not
been able to purchase a team for the
hook and ladder as yet. Upon motion
the committee was granted further time.
Aid. Curry, reported that M. 7. Kelley
and Geo. Paulucci, had withdrawn their
proposition to start machine shop.
Aid. Robbins presented an ordinance
to license the riders of bicycles upon the
sidewalk within the City of Owosso,
which was put upon its passage and lost
by the following vote. Ayes 3, nays 5.
Aid. j. Frieseke, presented the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted. Ayes
s, Nays, o.
To the Honorablethe Mayor and Common
Council of the city of OWosSo
Gentlemen:
Resolved, by the Common Council of the city of
Owosso, that for the purpose of contingent expen
SEES for the ensuing year. the sum of one per cent
be assessed on all real aud personal property in
the city Of Owosso. Also that the sum of one
quarter per cent be assessed all real and person.
al property in the city Of Owqsso for highway
purposes
Upon motion the City Marshall was
instructed to notify the saloon keepers
that their licenses must be paid at ouce.
Willis G. Hall, City Treasurer, reported
that he had received Of A. Lee Williams,
S626.N, but that he was not advised from
what source it came. Upon motion it
was ordered that the same be placed in
the contingent fund.
Aid. Lamfrom presented the following
request, which upon motion was granted.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the city Of ODosso!
Gentlemen
The Board of Health most respectfully request
that you send Health officer DR.. A. Osborn q
delegate to the State meeting held in Ann Arbor,
A. E. s lever, Sec.
Aid. J. Frieseke presented the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted. Ayes
6, nays 2.
Resolved, by the Common Council of the city of
of Owosso that a committee consisting of the city
attorney, Aldermen Hartshorn and Lamfrom be
appointed to settle with Lee Williams, Secre-
tary of waterworks Construction COMMITTEE and
take possession OF all books, maps and property
belonging to the city and turn the same over to
the water board.
The Mayor presented the name of D..
Dwight, as deputy City Marshall, which
was confirmed by the Council.
Council adjourned till Monday, May 90,
1898.
FRED EDWARDS,
Deputy City Clerk