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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01

ASTItOLoGY WAS TIE FAVoRITE STUDY OF
THOSE TINES.
garden, which was the pioneer Of the
picplant bed, was connected with the
monasteries.
Roger Bacon was thrown into prison
for having too good an education. Sci
entists in those days always ran the risk
of being surprised, and more than one
discoverer wound up by discovering
himself in Jail.
Astrology was a favorite amusement,
especially among the young people.
Henry Nv, son of John of Gaunt,
fourth son of Edward III, became king
in 1899, though Edmund Mortimer,
earl of March and great grandson Of
Lionel, the third son of Edward III,
was the rightful heir. This boy was de-
tanned in Windsor castle by Henry's Or
ders
Henry succeeded in catching here
tic in 1401 and burned him at the
stake. This was the first person put to
death i'll England for his religious be-
lief, and the occasion was the origin Of
the epitaph, "Well done, good and
faithful servant.
Conspiracies were quite common in
those days, one of them being organized
by Harry Percy, called Hotspur because
of his irritability. The ballad of Chevy
Chase was founded upon his exploits at
the battle of Otterburn in 1885, The
Percys favored Mortimer, and so united
with the Welsh and Scots
A large fight occurred at Shrewsbury
i'll 1903. The rebels We're defeated and
Percy slain. Northumberland was par
doned and tried it again, assisted by
the archbishop of York, two years later.
The archbishop was executed in 1405.
Northumberland made another effort,
but was defeated and slain.
In 1413 Henry died, leaving behind
him the record of fraudulent sover-
eign who was parsimonious, sour and
superstitious, without virtue or religion.
He was succeeded by his successor,
which was customary at that time.
Henry V was his son, a youth who was
wild and reckless. He had been in Jail
for insulting the chief justice as re-
suit of a drunken frolic and fine. He
was real wild and bad and had no more
respect for his ancestry than chicken
born i'll an incubator. Yet he reformed
on taking the throne.
Henry now went over to France with
view to securing the throne, but did
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
=. Numbering Thread.

The questions, why is spool cotton
numbered as it is; and why are figures
not used i'll regular order?" are often
asked. The explanation is this: The
numbers ON the spool express the num-
Der of hanks which are required to
wind pound. The very finest spinning
rarely exceeds 300 hanks to the pound,
while in the very coarsest there is about
half pound in each hank. The more
common qualities, however, those from
which sewing thread is usually made.
run from 10 to so hanks to the pound,
and the spools on which it is wound are
numbered 10 to 80 in accordance
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
An Island City.

Greater New York consists of 45 is
'lands-just as many as there are now
stars In our flag. 1t might be called the
Island City. Read the names of some of
the larger: 1. Manhattan island. Q.
Long island. 3. Staten island. 4.
Hart's island. 8. City island. 6. Riker's
island. Z. North Brothers island. s.
South island. 8. Blackwell S island. 10.
Randall's island. IL. Wards island.
10. Berrian' s island. 13. Governors is
land. IA Barren island. 10. Coney is
land.
Many small ones in jamaica bay have
as large names. One inland island,
Marble Hill, near Kingsbridge, has been
made by the government channel cut
through on the Harlem river improve
ments.-New York Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
A Corral Of Bulls,

In the Irish house Of commons of 1895
during debate on the leather tax the
chancellor of tho exchequer, Sir John
Parnell, observed that Gin the prosecu-
tion of the peasant war every one ought
to be ready to give his last guinea to
save the remainder Of his fortune" Mr..
Vandeleur replied that "a tax on leather
would press very heavily on the bare
footed peasantry Of Ireland" The Post
in 1912 made the following statement:
"We congratulate ourselves most Oh
having torn off Cobbett's mask and re-
vealed his cloven foot. 1t was high time
that the hydra head of faction should be
soundly raped over the knuckles.
The present Duke Of Leeds is reported
to have accused the late government Of
making direct attack OH the brewers
by means Of side wind Only the other
day noticed, in The Standard, l believe.
that Sir Francis Scott, reviewing the
troops after the Ashanti expedition,
said that they We're no doubt disappoint-
ed at having no fighting, but If there
had been there would have been many
absent faces here today" 1t was during
the late administration that one Of the
Irish whips telegraphed to Dublin that
''the silence Of the Irish members would
be heard in the house of commons no
longer"
Itwas the celebrated Sergeant Arabin
who, at the central criminal court, in
formed tho prisoner before him that "if
there was clearer case Of man rob-
bing his master, that case was this
case" and after passing sentence con-
cluded, 81 therefore give you the oppor-
tunity of redeeming character ire
trievably lost ''-London Spectator
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
BEAR SAWED THE LOGS.
Strange Tale of q Woodsman and the Ei
fects of Mince Pie.

Strange Tale of Woodsman and the Ef-
fects of Mince Pie.
Il don't like to repeat a story about
Sullivan county unless I know it is
true" said Phil Kinney Mr.. Kinney
never tells a story except with the most
serious countenance, writes q CORE
spondent of the New York Press.
"a farmer" he said, from Forest
burg was here recently, and he told me
of an experience he had out in the
woods, and I'll give up my dinner if I
don't think he told the truth. You see,
he is one of those honest old fellows
who drink hard cider around home He
says plain cider doesn's hurt him, but
when he comes here he winls at me and
says, Put little in my cider.
"Wcll, sir. he was getting out rail
road ties down where he lives. He uses
in doing it one of those big, double
handled cross cut saws.
"Says he: I was a-sawin away out
thar i'll the snow, with my little fox
terrier nosin round in the bushes after
jacks, when he sudden like puts his tail
twixt them slender legs O. his'n and
digs out fer hum. I kinder looked
round, but blessed ef / could set them
eyes O. mine on enything out the Or
dinary. kept on a-sawin till it gifts
time to eat my old woman's bits.
I set down on log all ct away,
an sets the pail down when 1 was
through, an saved my mince pie fur
little later. I fell into doze, an when
come to waz half skairt outen my
boots by a blasted big black bear sittin
longside an eatin my mince pie. knew
better'n to try to get up fore he could
swat me with his paw. So I sets still,
a-shakin and a-shiverin. Purity soon I
heard them whistles a-blowing for /
O'Clock down in Port Jervis. Then the
funniest part O. the hull business COM
menced. That they're bear jes' wipes
his nose in the snow an goes over an
ketches hold that saw and went to work
By gosh! wuz expectin that he
would do some sort O. trouble to it, all
it wuz the only saw he'd. But he
didn't. He sawed off four or five logs
jes' the right length, an then he saw
the rest O. that tree wuz too small fer
use as ties, an he looked round fer an
other tree. But there wuzn t none down,
SO he sets the saw up agin a tree an
goes off.
II said to him then," continued
Phil, You better have little more
cider. He took a big drink and then
another. Then he says: Phil, don't
want you to laugh at me, but I went
down there mex day, an I cut down six
trees, an I put two mince pies an tho
saw longside the first one an Went an
hid behind tree. / waited till 2
O'Clock, but that blasted bear never
showed un. -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
FROsTBURG, Md. SATURDAY, AUGUST /, 1896.

battle occurred in 1415 and two years
after Henry returned to France, hoping
to do equally we'll He made treaty
at Troyes with the celebrated idiot
Charles vi, and promised to marry his
daughter Catherine, who was to sue
eed Charles upon his death and try to
do better. Henry became regent Of
France by this rrsc, but died in 1892
and left his son Henry, less than a year
old. The kings death was sad blow
to England, for he was an improvement
on the general run of kings. Henry V
left brother, the Duke Of Bedford,
who became protector and regent Of
France, but when Charles the Imbecile
died his son, Charles VII, rose to the
occasion, and war Of some years be-
gan. After some time Bedford invaded
southern France and besieged Orleans
Joan Of Arc had been told of a proph-
ecy to the effect that France could only
be delivered from the English by vir.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
DH, THAT HEARTS MIGHT FOLLOWI

Where the swift winged swallow
Flies his mate may follow.
Over land and over sea-
To the plains where peacefully
Summer reigns with fruit and flower,
Not for days, nor for an hour,
But Is always throned there
In tho balmy, song filled air.
Where the swift winged swallow
Flies his mate may follow,
Nesting on tho self5ame bough,
White with blossoms as with snow.
But when to the unknown land
Land of sleep whose wondrous strand
Meets n sea forever sleeping,
Sea whose waves are only weeping
Thou. my love, hast fed, follow
Never, never like the swallow.
But amid these fields so sweet,
Where the clover blossoms meet
In maze of splendid flame,
Here, alone, call thy name,
With an empty echo crying
Back my words and no replying
From tho lips loved to kiss
Loved one, this, and only this
am left alono to grieve,
While tho memories never leave
OF the days when we together
Wandered through life's sunny weather.
Oh, that had wings to follow
Like thy strong wings, happy swallow
But, my heart, tako courage now.
Though thy mate hath left the bough
Yet some day, as flies the swallow,
Thou, true heart, thy mate shall follow.
Brainerd Prescott Emery In Happenchance.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
A QUESTION OF ENGINEERING.
Tho French Statesman De Freycinet and
His Argument with Criminal.

His Argument With q Criminal.
A story is told Of the French minis
ter. NJ. de Frcycinet In tho midst Of
the trial of man for high treason he
became deeply interested in an argu-
ment with the accused to tho effect that
his crime might have been committed
much more easily and cheaply.
M. de Freycinet is man Of fine
character aud ability. Before he be-
came politician he was skillful en-
gineer. When he was president Of the
judicial council man who was accused
of helping to pull down the column
Vendome in 1871 was brought before
him
The man confessed his guilt, but
pleaded that he was young and fanatical
at the time, and that he had been
drawn into helping to pull down tho
column by his pride as an engineer in
arranging scaffolds and ropes to accom-
plish the feat
"You are a criminal" said the min.
lister severely. "You insulted tho his
tory and the glory of the country in de-
stroying that column. But" he reflect
ed a moment, ''how did you do it? AS
q question Of engineering I would like
to know
ooh, it was very simple" replied
the accused, and he sat down at the ta-
BILE, drew out plan and calculated
lines, curves and angles, while the min
lister bent over him, following the work
with interest.
AS it went on, however, De Freycinet
shook his head, shrugged his shoulders
and smiled, and when it was finished
took paper and pencil and said:
'That isn't bad, but you might have
done it much more easily and economic
ally"
Then in his turn covering the paper
with curves, angles and calculations he
proved that twice as much time and
money, as were necessary had been ex-
pended.
However,, he concluded severely,
''you were guilty Of high treason
against the nation and must pay the
penalty"
The engineer did not escape with
light sentence, but he had much satis-
faction in replying:
"Ah, monsieur, but did you not just
now say that it had cost me too much
already?" News
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01

REMOVED FROM HIS BODY TO THE GATES
OF YORK.
ard, Duke of York, was talked Of as the
peoples choice ON account of his de-
scent from Edward III. He was for a
few days protector, but the queen was
too strongly opposed to him, and he re-
signed.
He then raised an army, and in q
battle at st. Albans in 1455 defeated
the royalists, capturing the king. This
was the opening of the War Of the Roses,
so called because as badges the Lam
castrians wore a red rose and the York
lists white rose. This war lasted over
80 years and killed off the nobility like
sheep. They were, it is said, virtually
annihilated, and thus better class Of
nobility was substituted.
The king was restored, but in 1480
there occurred the battle of Northamp-
ton in which he was defeated and again
taken prisoner by the Earl of Warwick.
Margaret was woman of great spir-
it, and when the Duke of York was Civ
Ell the throne she went to Scotland,
and i'll the battle of Wakefield her army
defeated and captured the duke. At her
request he was beheaded and his head,
ornmented with paper crown, placed
OH the gates of York.
The queen was for time successful,
and her army earned slight reputation
for cruelty also, but Edward, son of the
late Duke Of York, imbittered some-
what by the fiippmt death of his father,
was soon victorious over the Lancastri-
ans and in 1461 was crowned king of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
FIRST LOVE.

There is heaven in the throbbing hearts Of
maiden and Of youth
When there's not u songster in the land that
sings note Of ruth
1t is when they meet In purity in first loves
hallowed bliss
Where the twilight and the darkness meet and
kiss as lovers kiss
There's curse upon humanity. pronounced
at Adams fall
There's period in an Edenland, however, for
us all
And it's during love trysts of our youth, while
feeling loves first bliss,
Where tho darkness and the twilight meet and
kiss as lovers kissi
-Memphis Commercial
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01

comes King at Good Salary.
copyright, 1898, by J. B. Lippincott Company ]
CHAPTER XIV.
The Plantagenet period saw the estab-
lishment of the house Of commons and
cut off the power of the king to levy
taxes without the consent Of parliament.
1t also exchanged the judicial rough
and tumble on horseback for the trial
by jury. Serfdom continued, and good
horse would bring more in market than
man.
Agriculture was still in its infancy,
and the farmer refused to adopt q new
and attractive plow because it did not
permit the plowman to walk near
enough to his team that he might twist
the tail of the patient bullock.
The costumes Of the period seem odd
as we look back upon them, for the
men wore pointed shoes, with toes tied
to the girdle, and trousers and coat each
of different colors. For instance, some
times one sleeve was black and the 9th
er white while the ladies wore tall
hats, sometimes two feet high, and long
trains. They also carried two swords in
the girdle, doubtless to protect them
from the nobility.
Each house Of any size had "pleas-
ance," and the "herberie, or physic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01

not get it, as il was occupied at the
time. So he returned, but at Agincourt
was surprised by the French army, four
times as large as his own, and with a
loss of 40 only he slew 10, 600 of the
French and captured ii, 900 What the
French were doing while this slaughter
was going on the modern historian has
great difficulty in figuring out. This
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
West

In addition to above Train No. Z leaves
Piedmont at S:i5 a. m. arrives at Frosthurg at
1885 a. m and Train No. g. leaving FroStburg
at las p. m, reaches Piedmont at 23S p m,
both trains stopping at all intermediate
stations.
son theatre nights when admission tickets
are sold by Agents to performance at theatre,
leave Cumberland ut close of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station. Cum
berland.
Nos. ], 2, g. 4, and sdaiiy except Sunday.
Nos. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will bc hauled trains Nos
Sand q. l.. NJ. HAMILTON.
July 25 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
His First Impression.

"That umbrella you lent me yester-
day." said the man who had just come
into tho Office.
"Yes?'
Here it is. l came to return it. "
Dear mep' was the absentminded
reply II had no idea it was in such bad
condition as all that Washington
Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
More Fun Now.

Aunt Jane-In my young days, Ev-
elyn, girls amused themselves with
spinning wheel.
Evelyn--But, aunty dear, you ought
50 see my wheel spin!-Detroit Free
Press,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
Plausible, but Improbable.

A man i'll Oklahoma heard noise at
his office door, and thinking that it was
some one peeping through the keyhole
be injected little pepper sauce into it.
When he went home, his wife told him
she. had been cutting wood and chip
few up in her eye. e.-Washington Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
How to Look intellectual

THAT Miss Dawson is a stupid looi-
ing girl. "
eyes, isn't she?"
Somebody ought to persuade her to
wear eyeglasses Chicago Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01

England at good salary, with the use
Of a large palace and good well of
water and barn. BILL NYE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01
NYE'S HISTORY
OF ENGLAND.
The Onward March of Civiliza-
tion Described.
SCIENTISTS WE'RE PUT IN JAIL.

Ladies' Wore Tall Hats and Swords to Pro-
tect Them From the Nobility-uenry
Burns n Heretic - Duke Of York Be
comes King at O Good Salary.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-08-01

Dams Rock excursionists take the 7:15 a
m. train at Cumberland and return by the
5:15 p. III. train at Vale Summit.
JAMES A. MILLHOLLASD
Jan6 General Manager.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-25

they could carry But they must have
something not 40 commonplace. So they
arranged 10 have u performance by some
women. The affair was given In the
SWEETEST place In New York,
Tho police heard that there was 70 I've
u performance such uI the law furhlds,
and they broke their way IN, They dll
not scr Just what they expected 10 see,
hut they saw enough to give color u
the charge that the sildcd youth were In
for u time.
Tho mon have raised great now
about tho raid ,icnounclng II ~ n police
outrage. The police authorities say that
unless tho oHcudCd persons hing
charges against the officer who cnul-
mandcd the raIdlng party they viii du
that themselves and brlug In the gildCh
youths as witnesses.
There Ia n suspicion that II tho cover
We're lifted any night In New York thcrl
would bc somc NtranEc sights. There
are agents who furnish tho sort 0r en-
tertaInmcnt that was desired Mt that
dinner party Some people have sd
much wealth that they cannot be cX'
pcctId 10 have any morals.
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Secretary Olnry is said to be hoastInS
that he has killed III" Cameron Cuban
resolution. Whether that resolution he
or be not dead. does not answer the
question raised by the SECRETARY OF state.
nor does 1t cxrlaip satisfactorily his
way of :ryinS to acS-fnpli.sh the defea,
OF the resolution.
The question. is not whcthcr the Cam
eron resolution should b- passed The
real question 10 whether the resolution.
II passed by both honSeS Of Congress,
would Uc binding ON ihC rrcsiIeur. or
whether he Gould ignore it. as Secretary
olncy said lie would do. The minor,
hut still very Important question, has u
60 90 with what seems 20 DC Secretary
oluey's bold cftrnn;cry IN the matter.
: II tho administration held that a joint
resolution OF Congress Is not binding on
the President, it would have been early
enough 10 say so when the resolution
came 20 him. Tn: Cameron resolution
may not pass, but certainly tn" uppor-
tunity TO discuss the point raised by the
administration will not be allowed 10
pass unimprovcd.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-25
WHEELING. DEclSMnE, ~, 1905.


The lonG-hea.dS are not agreed "a to
the origin OF the several features that
make up the Christmas time. but the
best authorities join In saying that no
matter whence any or all Of 1t came It
IS a Jelly Suod season. 1t Is the time OF
times for the family gathering, and for
those deeds OF love and friendship which
we would like to he doing all the year
Il we could.
In some countries Christmas IL dis.
;inctlvely time for hurying all ami
mt'sitIcs and for patching up all those
little Misunderstanding which are said
TO come about In the l-sl regulated FAM
ilieE. That ls custom that should keep
well In any climate, for 1t is In the real
Christmas spirit.
IL the day were one oC NIKE giving
and receiving 1t would hardly be worth
observing. for to b. engaged in the Gift
business Is not The chief end Of man
The spiritual side Of the ChristmaS-tIde
Is wha: counts, and II We get even lit
Stle OF It's lesson the season viii be well
spent.
4 The Intclligcncer cannot wish its
friends anything better than that they
may get OUT OF Christmas all that is In
& 1t.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-25

In The Vi"S!nlas" comprises vol
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Rarbc, field dgent of The West Virginia
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ter Mr.. BaEbc gained c"nSiicrah!"
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diction. The atmosphere Of IN" work
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trcatmcn; Of his themes is ono of Its
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The book IL neatly illustrated with
pcn and ink drawings by Ret,iG, dis
t.ngulshcd Cincinnati artist, The book
may he ordered through \. l.. kCnncr,
ArnolIsburg ". Va. The price is 3.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-25

The sidr-ISht thrown on the Illinois
National Bank affair reveals downright
IcvlItry. notwithstanding all that may
be true Of the bank officers. 1t is be-
rllcycd that In month or two the bank
could have realized on the securities Of
the Calumc, Electric Railway Company
and thus saved ltSelf
Hut some schcmcrs wanted Ito pick up
thai railway property cheap. and The
easiest way to do this was 10 push the
hank to It's ruin. 40 matter how much
Lmorcruln might go wiki It, III" hu2%drda
must have thcr carbon. This may he
"busincss," but Il hears II wonderful re-
-hembIaurc to S.,ud.bncEing and is not
nearly 81 decent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-25

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