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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18
The Visiting Clause,

There are probably not many trav-
elers on the railroad who know of the
"visiting" clause in the rules of sleep
ing car companies. In the Wagner
rules it is provided that passengers
who have purchased berths will not be
prohibited from inviting friends Ell
route to share their accommodations.
For persons so invited the regular form
of berth check will be issued. punch
ing out the cipher and writing the word
visitor plainly across the face of the
check. This rule does not admit of an
invitation being extended so that more
than two persons occupy one berth. =
On trains where there are two or
moro cars of this company, visiting will
be allowed between the passengers who
have purchased accommodations in
either car, provided inconvenience is
not done to any of the other occupants
If the cars.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18

The London Spectator raises an inter
esting question when it asks "whether
there is not some ground for supposinS
that, apart from questions of our own
convenience, there are not some des.
pcrately wicked animals which are not
only wicked per Sc, but quite conscious
that they are doing actions which place
them outside the pale both of human
and animal considerations. Men are
apt, as rule, to consider animals in
the bulk-to say with the schoolboy
that "the horse is a noble animal" and
let it so at that. But any one who has
lived much with horses or with dogs
knows that the variety of disposition
among them is as great as among men
that there are horses and dogs which,
judged in relation to the majority Of
their kind, are criminals, and deserve
to be treated as criminals. That is to-
say, they do wrong not because it is their
''instinct," or because they know no
better-as tigers prey on human life
but in contradiction to their own moral
sense. The consciousness Of guilt is IL
yely common trait in all domesticated
animals.
Animals have the power of self-con.
troll. Any we'll trained dog or horse
will give you Il conspicuous illustration
of the truth of this theory and even
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18

Shell was grave and pale as in tn"
Pickering light of the lamps th" boy
told his tale between his sob,
1t wasn't so much in itself. You
may smile incrcdulously al it rs loU
read it here. Bur had Ven been IN hat
strange group thar nigh: You Nou' d
have known it to be true.
The little mining town. silent and
still the vague outlines of thr black
ened buildings on the dumps the half
dressed father and iuorl.r; the black
and grimy miners. AN q IS. rpln@ boy
who spoke like this:
81 was riding on tie front car. and
had holIered STEADY : Ia thc mule 10
slow. when wcrcariird the top Of Four
teen Hill. | raised up .iu mp aside
and put down the frSt brake, when
saw my brother Standing between the
hitchings of the thlrd and tour,h cars.
He Jumped down as hung ON trcm-
bling to the front car, arA lhr ~ down
all the brakes, GOT t;Ir"r ~pr:: IS 1T O.:
the wheels on thr other sid aud
jumped back Just as We plunged over
the top Of Fourteen llilI.
II shut my eyes and PRAYED, aud
when we slowed UP ut The hp'tom had
courage enough to ho;. Eut my
brother was gone.
"He looked Just a> h d'l when
taken from undrroritIh the cars He
was deathly white, am! hIS eyes were
open wide.
But with his mAng,td hands | saw
him do my work for me. aDd bra k" "a d
sprag on top of Fourteen ll'lj. could
| hardly walk when the mite St"pl d
ont in the starlight. But got up Old
| Pompry Hill to. the house. ;rd woke
father aud mother, and they came down
with me-.
This was all But Tom higgins was
lookinga at the sprags and brakes. "MV
| God See here :" he sad TGer-
|
them all Tic next day the body Of
the boy was taken up and buried i'll
consecrated ground. The coffin WAS
opened, too, and though loving hands
had prepared the body for burial, yet
there, plain, on the washed but manglod
! hands. were the traces of coal dirt that
showed where the dead hands had
spragged and braked the loaded cars
on the top OF Fourteen Hill.
And us stanee as all the rest Is ihr
fact, vouchcd for by the company
mining engineer, that the gray,
beneath the apple tree j, ja>t abo>,
the spot where the boy met ms deatn,
and the dead and living of olc fl 81
rode dowH the hill together. deep dawn
within the mine -i'oy l.. .WtWdeH in
| New York II0rM
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18
WHOLE NUMBER, I, 1,11N.
MISSING.

)ur children they number-weli, seven!
there's Richard, the lawyer. you see,
And shcr the doctor; while Ezra,
rnc scholar, has took his degree.
Then. too there is Ivan and Linus,
And Arthur. the painter, at Rome:
But dearest of all is our Edgar
The lad who has never come home.
.;r went Of to war in the sixties,
With hi, knapsack and musket so brave!
lie fought, 50 they told us. at Shiloh,
The papers the whole story gave,
Mud then after that we lost record,
iii, regiment WAS sent here and there.
nd mother and simply waited
We couldn't give up in despair.
We had but one letter from Edgar
All faded and yellow to-day;
1t tells of some wearisome marching,
And how near the enemy lay;
And next came terrible battle.
When half of the regiment went uown'
our poor lad was never seen after
His mother put on a black gown.
Eut still kept watching and waiting,
Md can't believe Edgar is dead.
He stood just six feet in his stockings.
And his was a handsome young head.
With eyes the merriest of hazel.
All, yes, | remember him we'll
His brown hair was glossy and curling
1t was never known that he fell
Perhaps he is living and happy,
And quite forgot mother and me.
He may have gone west, am thinking.
Or stayed there in old Tennessee,
lie may fill grave meath the south sol
Yes, after ALL that would be best!
We couldn't bear knowing our dear lad
N1s hi Iit,fy frpt hn rnSt
| still count him in with his brothers
He's one of them, dead or alive.
Our brightest. and eldest and braVc>t
The fittest it seemed to survive.
He may be IL wanderer-rootless
The years have been many to roam.
| wait for him yet, all unknowing-
My lad who has never come home,
Mrs. i. Amdvn,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18
Parody.

All, those chiidron, Out there in the desert
vast and dim with the white descending death
there went up "A cry that shiverd to the
tingling stars "'-Baltimore Nc~S.
J. j. Robinson Down IN Iona
coming small and dim, with the swift
descending libel case ihe,.e wen, up
"a heartlras era. that shlver'd him ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18

cats and birds, which some people
place on level with dogs and horses,
although the evidence is against this
conclusion, have shown themselves to
he by no means indifferent to ethical
considerations. Many wild animals,
TOO, like elephants. differ morally in no
small degree.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18
Business Locals.

ASK your druggist to show you bottle at
Mayors Magnetic Cutarrh Cure. One bottle
to cure any case, no matter how severe, and
will last for three months treatment. Sold
a. +. Parker and &. T.. Pcarce Il Co.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18

Virgil was II porter's son.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18

Arrive
PittSburg Division.

All trains daily except Nos II, 10, n ana :
Trains No l6 and 47 do not carry passenger
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
MILLIONS INVOLVED.
An Alleged Illegal Bank and a Forged VIII
Features of the Case.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Harriet r. Shelf
field, niece of the late Andrew J. Davis
of Butte City. Mon. who left an estate es-
timated at $l5.OOO,OOO. filed petition for
her appointment as administrators in New
York on the property of the estate here
The estate has been in litigation in Mon
tana and in Massachusetts. Notices have
been served on Clark, Dodge * Co, and
on the Bank of New York not to part with
any money or property belonging to the
estate, whether it stands in the name of
that estate or in the name of the First
National Bank OF Butte City.
The petitioner AYERS that this bank never
had legal existence. She declares that
the directors did not own their stock alb
solutely, but received it from Mr.. Davis,
who owned the capital of the bank under
an agreement to hold it for him and to re-
store it at any time that he should
demand it. Hence the directors We're
simply trustees for the estate. 1t is main
tanned that under the federal statues di-
rectors, to be duly qualified, must own
their stock without conditions.
A will found after Mr.. Davis deaf h
was contested in the Montana courts on
the ground that it was n forgery. The
jury disagreed. The petitioner declares
that Mr.. Davis left no will.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12

IT is bad enough that a state like
Georgia should farm out female con-
victs at all, but there is something pecu-
liarly shocking to northern notions of
humanity in the fact that these hapless
creatures are put to work in deepening
canals and blasting rocks. 1t is said
that in some of the plantations in
Georgia female convicts are the only
labor that is employed. 1t would be the
height of folly to expect the reclama-
ton Of these unfortunates so long as
they are not subjected to wholesome
reformatory influences and are treated
with only such consideration as is
usually melted out to a serviceable brute.
Georgia, the empire state of the south,
must civilize her convict system if she
expects to be considered as civilized
American commonwealth. The practi-
cal selling of female convicts at auction
is disgrace to ARerica, crime
against christianity, barbarism that
equals human slavery in its infamy.
The whole world appeals to the enlight-
ened and humane people of Georgia II
stamp out the system.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
DESPERATE DENVER MEN.
Say They VIII Not Allow Foreigners to
Build the New Sewers

DENVER, Aug. 12.-Five hundred unem-
ployed American citizens met in mass
meeting here and resolved that imported
foreign labor should not be allowed on the
sewers just contracted for in this city.
There are three new sewer districts, and
the contracts were rushed through the
city council in order that the hundreds of
resident citizens who are out of work
might be given employment. The con
tractor has imported 500 Italian laborcrs
to do the unskilled labor, which begins
next Monday; hence the above action WAS
taken.
A committee of the unemployed visited
the newspaper offices and announced the
ultimatum of the mass meeting. They
said that the meeting was composed q;
American citizens resident i'll Denver, the
majority of whom had families to support
and that they would prevent the work he
ing done by foreign contract labor if il
came to hloudshcd. They declared that
they would rs soon die Of Sunshot wounds
as of starvation.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
Americanizing England.

There are people who would like to
see America and Great Britain united
again into one country, but whether we
should politically swallow our mother or
she should swallow US they do not make
quite clear. One of these gentlemen is
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, who having done
well in business, is in a position to have
views about anything he likes. Another
is DR.. Albert Shaw, who thinks the
union. however, can best come about by
Americanizing England, a proposition
which our British brother would I'M
doubtedly hurl back with scorn upon the
head of the proposer. DR.. Shaw says
that If the great political blunder Of
the third George" is to be undone, then
we must have liberal and enlightened
citizens of each country making propa-
ganda in the other. He also believes
with Carnegie that W. w. Astor in Lon
don could place himself at the head Of
the movement for the reunion of the
English speaking race. He is sure there
is in Great Britain already a tendency
toward AmericaniZation, and that there
ought to be Il still stronger one. He says:
Turn where we may. we find evidence of the
AmeriCaniZatio of British institutions The
Australian banks are reConstitutinE them
selves on the American basis. Mr.. Rhodes an
nounces at the Cape that he is studying the
American inning grafton laws with view to re-
strcting the landing of Asiatics. But II is in
England and at Westminster that the tendency
is most perccptihle. Mr.. Gladstone-most un-
fortunately for his cause-beGan by framing
his home rule bill with an eye not to American,
i ~ ,ka
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
POINTS ON ROADMAKING.
The Importance of Easy Grades Is Under
estimAted-Telrord Pavement

estimAted-Telford Pavement
Mr.. F. A. Durham, who was the engi-
neer in charge of road improvements in
Union county, n. J., and other popular
suburbs of New York, the results of
which have been in high degree salts
factory, in a communication to Good
Roads gives his general plan Of opera
tions:
All the roads We're carefully located
and mapped, and accurate levels were
taken and profiles made for establishing
the grades, particular care being taken
with this part of the work, as 1t was con
sidered Of the greatest Importance. On
the earlier roads some quite heavy earth
work was done both in excavation and
embankment in order to reduce steep
grades as much as possible. On later
work, however. it was considered advls-
able to reduce the cost of the earthwurk
and in order to do this grades We're estab-
lished which necessarily followed more
nearly the general surface Of the old
roads. Sufficient grading was always
done, however, to insure adequate in
clination for drainage.
The benefits TO be secured by expend-
ing even a moderate amount OF money
in improving the grade OF roads about Il
be paved are not appreciated as they
should be. Hills and hollows which
might have been improved at 4 very
slight expense are often left in the road
to be a continual detriment 10 its useful
ness. 1t should be remembered that !,
is not expected nor desired to make q
level road, but that often only small
amount Of earth need be taken from IN,
top of hill and added 10 the hollow n
its foot to convert bad billy road int,
a good one with easy grades.
We should also bear in mind that thi.
expense of grading. once incurred, is for
ever done with, while if the need o.
| grading should be realized after the com
| pletion of the pavement all the wor2
Zone upon the latter would have to b,
sacrificed.
Sometimes the road Is too level. allow
ing the water to settle at slight dcprrS
sions and saturate the subsrade. Il !:
then imperative to cut or fill, or both
as may be found most expedient, in OF
| der to give a sufficient fall in the gutter
to carry the water to the nearest stream
Underdrains are also required in sucl
| places to relieve the suhSoil of water
This matter Of securing Il dry fouulI
ton for the pavement is really the MOS
important end 10 be gained by grazing
| as the pavement may be constructed an,
| permanently maintained on grades O
very announcement steepneSs, but if til
drainage is neglected the existence OF IL
pavement itself is imDeriled.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
PRESIDENT NEEDS REST.
He Tells Why He Left Washington For
Gray Gables.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug 12.-President
Cleveland arrived on the steamer Puritan
this morning and started for Gray Gables.
When the president left New York last
night, it was stated that he was not feeling
at all well. The following official state
ment was given out as to the cause of the
presidents return to his seaside home:
My absence from the capital at this time may
excite some surprise in view Of my intense in
mination of congress. Though my views and
submitted TO that body. and though am by no
about the result which seems so necessary, it
would be great satisfaction 10 me If could
| remain at the scene OF action.
But whether l am here or elsewhere, 1 shall
look with hope and confidence to the action OF
those upon whom the responsibility now rests
| of relieving our people from their present dan.
gers and difficulties.
am going back to my summer home at the
seashorc because am not sufficiently rested
from the strain TO which have been subjected
since the 4th of March TO fit me to again as
sumo the duties and lahOrs which await me
here. ! have been counseled by those whose
| advice cannot disregard that the further rest
| l contemplate is absolutely necessary to my
health and strength. shall remain away dur
ing the month of August and shall devote my
self to rest and outdoor recreation.
| My days doinEs will be devoid Of interest TO
| the public. and shall be exceedingly pleased
/ II can be free from the attentions of news
paper correspondents.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
HOUSE BILL NUMBER ONE
The Field Cleared For the Great
Silver Battle.
SENATORS ARE LINING UP TOO

Senator Wilson Introduces the Repeal
Bill, and the Debate is Limited to Four
teen Days-ENSpcaker Reed Criticises
His Opponents Measures.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12-The silver fight
began in earnest in the house Immediately
after the approval of the journal. 1t was
not unexpected. rs the fact was known
that the silverites and the antisilver men
on the Democratic side had reached an
agreement as to the method to be pursued
and as to the time within which the de
bate should be limited
The first gun of the battle was fired by
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia. The missile
was in the shape of bill for the repeal of
the purchasing clause of the sherman act.
Then came forward Mr.. Bland of Mis-
souri, with n flag of truce, under which,
after some little objection from the Re
rublicans, an arrangement was effected
whereby debate for II days. with night
sessions if desired. was provided for, votes
TO be taken on ratios varying from 10 to l
to 20 to |. and on an amendment reviving
the Bland act of ISIS the daily sessions Of
the house to extend from II a IN. until !
p. m.
III, IT, ..-.
l.. - III 80
tut,N for H., 10, ,,,i,,a,,, - s;I'.a. 80 -
,roso,,t -a,io TI,is starto,3 hlt,Ia M
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Mon sent ort nv tba ,ntisil,.ar cntorts
bc FOUGHT ,.i,,orn,,s1y orI ,,,I1 III 49,
REINFORCED Inv Mr. nroyD NJ Tr,Ii,ra who
| in n brief sDe,rb odvocatcd Tho rnTe,1 oi
the Sherman net conditinuaIly or uncon
ditiopallv. MIR. bland Of Missouri WINS
mt forward T., rri1,rn tho fusi1t,ds If nv
pument md ,loou.ncc and he rerf,r,ral
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12

If we would have better roads, w
must have better system Of road lnak
ing and repairing. We must submit {.
be taxed 10 procure them and keep then
in an efficient state. and no money coul,
be better spent. If We keep this Yer.
important matter before the public az,
urge its necessity upon our legislator
something must be done. But n spas
modic effort today which will b,' fur,ut
ten tomorrow will leave our last Cnudi
ton rs bad. if not worse, than our first
Chicago Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12

out of % games
played that sea-
SON In 1872 the
Cleveland club Sc
cured Williams
services, and he
has been with that
organization ever
since. He has had
few chances of
showing his abili-
ty, but the only
game he pitched
for the Cleveland
team last season
resulted in a vic
tory. While pitch
ing for teams of
Canton Williams
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
n3qaSS0A9a


The total depth of pavement was gen
orally - inches. On some Of the roads
the telford foundation was not laid I'M
der the entire width Of the pavement,
but a strip feet wide on each side CON
sisted of maCadam stone only. Under
drains were laid wherever required I,
relieve the subgrade Of water and 10 iii
it for rolling and consolidation.
The telford foundation consisted vi
trap rock on most of the roads. hard
granulite or similar stone being used ON
the others. The stones Were If the gen
eral wedge shape shown in the illustrl-
ton, set on their bases and placed >ii,
by side with their longest dimensions
transverse. to the line uf the road.
The stones We're at least ) inches deep.
the base being from ; II Il inches II.
length and not less than / inches IL
width. After n sufficient length If this
foundation had been laid all protecting
points of stone were broken of wiki
hammers, and smaller stones. spalls AND
chips were wedged and hammered iu,u
every opening until the wl,"l,. WIS ls..y.,
4 rigid mass Of stone. This lry,'y~~ q.
knappinE was continued until all l-,.l.t-
above grade We're broken OF, the low
places filled with stone. and The t.!Ja-..
presented 4 sufficiently even sur..ev a.
the proper grade.
The foundation was then rolled t.l..r-
oughly, the roller used weighing a, l...~-
five tons. In the construction Of the !1i
er roads a thin layer of clay WAS sI,ry.s,.
over the telford previous t. the ro..l:.-
to prevent the screenings (which were Z,
be applied later from sitting through
the foundation, and also To form c,,>l:-
ion for the macadam stone.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
Peuufiou.. s1ovenly and Expensive.

There could be no wiser. NO NOR.
economical use Of public money than
spending it in the making Of good. per
manent public roads. There Is no man
who would fail to be benefited by gooi.
solid roads far more than the cOustruc-
ton of such roads would cost him. Tn,
old road system of Georgia Is pcuuriou~.
slovenly, expensive and discrcditahle.
1t is a disgrace to the civilization Of Tn,
aSe.-Sparta Ga Ishmaelite.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12

THE examination OF the books of the
collapsed bank lately managed by
Charles Foster, ex- secretary of the treas
ury, has revealed very startling and
shameful stage of things. The examin-
ers report that Fosters own account
is overdrawn by more than 100000;
that his partners accounts, those of
some of his clerks and those of concerns
in which he Is pecuniarily interested are
also heavy in arrears. If the reports
made are accurate, and there would
seem to be no occasion for doubling
them, Mr. Foster and his associates have
betrayed the trust reposed in them by
their own townsmen. They have helped
themselves to the deposits placed with
them for safekeeping. Whether in do
ing this they nave kept within the bonds
of technical legality it will be for the
courts to determine. As to the wrong
and shame of their conduct there can be
no question in any upright mind.