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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
LOSS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Strange Story of the Scuttling of Great
Steamship by Pirates.

Strange Story of the Scuttling of a Great
Steamship by Pirates.
What strange story is that COM
municated by the Duke of Newcastle to
The Globe concerning the loss of the
President! He says that trustworthy
informant in the United States assured
him that sailor, dying in an American
port, had confessed to having formed
one of the crew of a pirate vessel which
captured the great steamship. EVERY
soul on board was made to walk the
plank, and the ship was scuttled."
The story seems incredible. yet it may
be true, and the possibility of it gives
one quite shock. 1t is so years ago
and more since the President disappear
ed from human sight, without, l be-
lieve, leaving a trace. The loss of no
other vessel-for it was the first of the
great passenger ships to go-has caused
so great all excitement. How those at
homo clung to hope, some of them for
years-for tho notion of the crew being
wrecked On some out of the way island
was eagerly adopted-and how many
heart was broken by the intolerable
suspense! AT last it was generally con-
cluded that the ship had collided with
an iceberg and foundered. And now
comes this terrible story, which, it is
fortunate, was not conceived of when
it would have had the power to make
those at homo more miserable.
1t is not to be forgotten, however,
that moro than one story has been re-
Gently written upon this subject-the
capture and scuttling of a passenger
steamer-and it seems more likely
that they have suggested the idea being
adapted to the loss of the President than
that solitary pirate should have re-
vealod such long kept secret of the
seas s-LondOn News
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
About Eyeglasses.

If you are so unfortunate as to be COM
PEELED to wear eyeglasses or spectacles,
see that they fit not only as regards the
glasses, but the frames. There is moth
ing uglier than the marks of ill fitting
glasses on either side of the nose. An
opticiaD who understands his business
measures the bridge of the nose, the dis
tance Of the eyes from it and the width
of the temples, and bends or fits the
glasses accordingly. Apart from the
discomfort and Disagreement of badly
fitting frames, it is hardly possible that
the glasses which they hold are right.
They are almost certain to be out of
focus. In choosing glasses, although the
oculist or optician is bound to provide
you with what is right, much depends
upon yourself, for he cannot see with
your eyes. The great mistake of those
not accustomed to lenses is to get them
too strong. 1t is such a pleasure for the
moment to sec things clearly that we
exclaim: "Oh, yes, that's just right, :"
whereas the proper glass would be one
of considerably less power.
Eagle
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
Buffers Obstinacy.

An English journal tells story to
illustrate the obstinacy of Sir Redvers
Butler. During the last Nile campaign,
when descending through one of the
cataracts Cn board II river steamer, he
got into Il discussion with Lord Charles
BercsfoId as to the proper channel that
sLould lie taken. Each obstinately de-
Tended his own course, but i'll the end
that which Butler insisted upon was
adopted, and the steamer got through
without accident. "You see l was
riGht!' cried Sir Redvers. mime was
the proper channel" "That was mine.
too," coolly replied Lord Charles. 81
only recommended the other because l
knew you would go against whatever
| caid."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
THE OLD cELLo,S THANKSGIVING.

ION being recovered from Genovese garrett
Thank heaven, the age of my shelving is past,
This dust hidden page
OF my history drear
With a melodist's tear
Is written at last
That long, bitter solitude netherward casti
A century fownl A hundred years long
On my dim attic throne,
Like Theban of old,
In my sepucher cold
/ ruled, while the song
On my heart kept vigil unfading and strong.
Gone, gone are the ladies in pearls and in
laces,
Those lordlings from Cadiz
And Venice and Rome,
All, all gathered home,
While q thousand new faces
Applaud my love sighings and sibylline gracesl
The love once bore in my tremulous measure
is dead and the roar
OF the battle is gone.
The curtain is drawn
On the dolor and pleasure
All sealed in my bosom, mysterious treasure!
So sigh, and purr, and moan as if now
The glories that were
Slept not ON my heart,
But by a new art
They spring to the brow
OF the master who rules me, he half wonders
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
YANKEE PLUCK NEEDED.
Good Field In Central America For Amer
lean Enterprise and Ingenuity.

Good Field In Central America For Amer
lean Enterprise and Ingenuity.
Taken as a whole, Central America
offers fair field for foreign enterprise,
says The North American Review. By
young men of self denying and sober
habits, possessing capital of $4,000
and tolerably good knowledge of tho
Spanish language, success either i'll
commerce, agriculture or mining may
be confidently counted upon, but they
must avoid all Interference in local poll
tics. In these as i'll all other countries
the foreigner whose character and mode
Of life command respect will very sell
dom, if ever, suffer molestation at the
hands of the authorities. The Nicaragua
canal, if once commenced in earnest,
will open up the almost inexhaustible
resources Of that republic, and the en-
gineering works alone will offer lucra-
tive employment to thousands OF for
cigncrs. Its physical difficulties are in
significant compared with those which
De Lesseps never oyercame on the 18TH
mus of Panama, and perhaps the greatest
obstacle to contend with is the sitting
of the ;lluvial deposits at the mouth Of
the San Juan river, the Atlantic en-
trance to the canal, Its whole length
will be 1914 English miles, 110 of which
are included in the great Lake of Mic
aragua, 1874 feet above the sea level,
whose total superficial area is 3,66S
English square miles. A short cutting
will connect the lake with that of Man-
foot fhn louD1 with
superficial area Ct 600 English miles,
being so miles long and 25 lniles broad.
with an average depth of five fathoms.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
A Double Action Joke.

Dumas fills tell of a double action
joke which he played on Meissonier,
who was botanist in his hours of lei
sure. The famous dramatist sent him a
paper containing the dried roe of a her
ring, telling him that it was the seed
of very rare plant. "How are the
seeds coming on?" he asked the great
painter the next time he saw him. "Oh,
beautifully. l have planted them in a
circle" And he took the astonished
joker to corner of the garden where
the heads of young herrings We're just
peeping up.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
SENSATIONS IN ILLNESS.
1t Is Curious How a Man Feels When He
Knows He Needs q Doctor.

nhV"o uo Neeub u DOCCOr.
"It is curious" said man yesterday,
"the various sensations a man experi.
enccs when he goes to see a doctor or
dentist. There is long, preliminary
siege of mental agony, alternately exag-
gerating and belittling your ailment,
until finally in moment of desperation
you decide to 60 aud see what is the
matter anyway Perhaps you have a
cold, which has settled on the lungs
and developed h oublesome cough that
keeps you awal. nights. The cough it.
self is not so bad us the terrible posi-
bilities it suggests Visions of swift de-
mise from pneumonia or slow wasting
away with consumption rise up before
your eyes, and every wheeze and cough
confirms these terrible premonitions.
Ii you could, you would 60 then in a
hurry, but in the morning you feel bet
ter.
1.-THE cough is still there, but the ter
rOrs of the imagination have fled before
the daylight, so you put it off another
day. But finally you decide to go, and
with firnness born of despair march up
to the medical mans door to learn your
fate In case of toothache every one
knows how tooth will hop and jump
and smart all day until you get to the
dentists and then calm down so quiet
and painless that you can't tell which
one was aching. 1t is the same way
with IL cough or other ailment As you
60 up to the door you secretly hope that
" L..
doorbell gently and half wish you had
not come. Then tho funniest part of it
all is how mad you will get when you
find the doctor is not at home and feel
as if you had been cheated out of one
of your dearest hopes - Washington
Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
The Oily Menhaden.

The oily character Of the menhaden
is familiar. Ii is caught for its oil.
which is tried ont imfactofics. Menha-
den tishermcn use pure nets, which are
tarred to preserve them. To keep their
hands from sticking to the tarred nets
they rub on them !; freshly caught men-
haden, handling i5 somewhat as they
would cake OF soap. So oily is the
menhaden that the simple pressure thus
applied is enough TO bring through
the scales Gil sufficient for the purpose.
New York san.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
AUF WlEDERSEHEN.
Say not "Goodby." The sounds have all
grct.

Say not "Goodby.'' The sounds have all re-
grot.
cannot loose your hand with such word.
Our ways part here, and yet o love, and yet
cannot leave you till my soul has heard
The charm to bring me to your side again,
The dear 'Auf wiedersehen."
Say not "Adieu." The word has hidden pain
Within its foreign accents sweet and clear
That haunts my heart with sad and hopeless
strain
And pleads with duty just to linger here.
Smile courage i'll my eyes, Love, and then
Whisper "Auf wiedersehen.''
Say not "Farewell.' If thou would st have it
so, .
Tho word, like wan hand, waves us apart.
l cannot leave, mein liebling-will not go
Until you whisper, lying my heart,
Tho golden bridge between now and then,
The sweet "Auf wiedersehen."
Grace Duiiie-B Boylan in American Jewess.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
The Wisdom of Experieuce.

Aunt ,abina--Berthy, don't you have
none of these here fiirtatious young
fellers that propose us soon as they call
half Il dozen times. They amt no kind
of partners for life.
Bcrtha-But some of them are very
nice, auntie.
Aunt Sabin;,-Never mind that, Ber-
thy. I've lived long enough to know
that the hollowest and windiest things
is most liable to pop.-Detroit Free
Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
The Word Bike.

Henceforth the word "bike" may be
regarded as having place in the
queens S English. Her majesty in Great
Britain has conferred the title of SER
geant bikeman on young footman of
the royal stables who made himself in
dispensable to princes and princesses in
their struggles TO master the bicycle.
He is permitted to wear coat of
scarlet and gold, with the chevrons of a
sergeant, together with buckskin breech-
es, topboots, a silk hat adorned with a
gold band and "a cockade. If bikeman is
good word, SO is bike, and so is the
verb to bike i'll all its forms, and if the
queen is not an authority as to the
queens English is it disrespectful to
ask who is?-New York Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
Electric Fencing.

Lovers of fencing will be interested
in an invention which has just been
tried in London, and which is said to
do away altogether with the difficulty
constantly experienced by an umpire in
judging hits between two equally
matched competitors This end, it is de-
clared, has been achieved by covering
the front of each jacket with fine copper
or brass wire gauze, and connecting this
with the adversary's foil and an electric
bell (of the burglar alarm pattern) and
battery in the same circuit. 1t follows
that when hit is made the circuit is
closed, and the bell rings and continues
to ring until stopped by the person in
charge. A special arrangement in each
foil handle provides that only a direct
point produces a ring. Two entirely
electrically distinct circuits are used,
each including bell, foil and jacket;
f1icks or blows or grazos produce no re-
suit. The bells being Of different tones,
and, moreover, placed on opposite sides
of the room there is no difficulty in de-
Gliding who has scored hit, or, in cases
of almost simultaneous hits, who deliv-
cred the point first By simple ar
rangemcnt the wires passing from the
batteries to the comhatants' collars are
kept we'll out of the way, however sud-
den may be their movements Of advance
or retreat. In the London trial six Sc
lected amateurs competed for a pair Of
foils, and five bouts were fought. The
experiments were completely successful.
A military expert, Captain Hutton,
who was present, said that the device
would be OF great value at such compe-
titions as the royal military tournament.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
Fill Island Marriages.

Marriage is not failure in the Fiji
islands, for an unmarried man or wom-
an of marriageable age is something
that is rarely seen there The natives
believe that if person dies while in an
unmarried state his or her soul is doomed
to wander through the endless ages Of
eternity in an intermediate region be-
tween heaven and hades At the end of
each moon they are allowed to look into
heaven, but they are never permitted to
enter
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17

Bicarbonate of potassa is remedy in
common use in throat troubles But it
is not generally known that it should
be used with discretion. A strong 32-
year-old man at Braunschweig, instead
of merely dissolving little of the po-
tassa i'll water for gargle, poured a
large quantity into glassful of water
and then swallowed the dose. He died
few hours later after terrible suffer-
ing.-New York World.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17

Water moccasins were formerly nu-
merous i'll the region close to Taylor,
LA. In recent years they have become
scarce, while minks have increased in
Eumbers. Old hunters there say that the
mink il the deadly enemy of the snake,
nd that in Il fight the qnadruped ali
ays comes off victorious.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17

Literature has her quacks no less than
medicine, and they are divided into two
classes-those who have erudition with
Out genius and those who have volubil-
ity without depth. We get secondhand
sense from the one and original non
sense from the other. Cotton.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE,

In addition to above Train No. leaves
Piedmont at S:45 a. m. ; arrives at Frostburg at
10:5 q. m, and Train No. 8, leaving FrOstburg
at LAS p. m, reaches Piedmont at 2:;}S 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 at close of performance.
All trains stop at Hays street station. Cum
berland.
Nos. l, 2, 3, 4, and Sdaily except Sunday.
Nos. s and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
davs only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
8 and 8. L. M. HAMILTON,
July p Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
Ancient Prepared Papyrus.

The parchments and papyrus used by
the ancients seem to have had a special
preparation, by virtue of which they
absorbed the ink and thus caused the
writing to be almost indelible -Nash-
Vile American.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
The Real Labor.

eyes" said Mrs. Hunnimune, "I
learned to cook without any difficulty at
ALL There was only one trouble about
IT,
"What was that?'
Educating my husbands appetite"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
A Qualified Answer.

Miss Keedick-Football is very popu-
lar. Don't you think so, Mr.. Whiffeta
Mr.. Whiffet Cautiously -- Well,
there's good deal of kicking about t.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
GEORGES CREEK Il CUMBERLAND
RAILROAD.

Dams Rock excursionists take the 7:15 a.
m. train at Cumberland, and return by the
5:15 p. m. train at Vale Summit.
JAMES A. MILLHOLLAND
Jan6 General Manager.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-17
PittSburg Division.

WESTBOUND.
No. 9-Pittsburg Express leaves :. ..1:20 M
63-Cumberland " &C dali
lv except Sunday $50 m
11-Mail leaves. .2:35 m
5-Chicago Limited. g -. 225 p m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-29
MRS. COUGAR TALKS.
Says She Finds Many Republicans
for Bryan.

Cincinnati, Sept. 2s-Mrs. Helen
M. Cougar, the noted Lafayette. Ind.
lecturer and public speaker, who is
making political addresses in behalf of
Bryan and free silver, was in the city
yesterday, the guest of her sister, Mrs.
HOuck, of West Fifth street.
Mrs Cougar left in the afternoon for
her home. She has made several adj
dresses in this state. Her last meeting
was at Monroe, where she said she had
a large audience.
Il took a poll of the votes at the close
Of the meeting" she said, and asked
how many Republicans in the audience
intended to vote for Bryan and free sill
yer. To my surprise there were 70.
Then l asked how many Democrats in
the audience intended to vote for Nc
Kinley and gold. Not q hand went up.
At Akron I spoke to 1000 persons, and
as many more could not gain admis-
sion to the hall. I polled the voters
cans were for Bryan. am surprised
at the interest manifested in the sill
yer issue The people seem to want to
know what the real issue of the present
presidential campaign is, and this is ap-
parently the reason why such interest
is manifested in my meetings.
In some places have had to speak
from imprOmptu platforms, the halls
assigned me not being large enough to
hold the audiences. I think that the
real battle ground of the present cam
paign Is Nebraska and Ohio. Nebras-
lza- is largely Influenced by railway and
other corporations. The employees are
whipped into line think that the
methods of wealthy manufacturers in
soaring their employees into voting for
Mckinley are shameful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-29
MISS WILLARD'S APPEAL.
Call Upon the ". C. T. o. to Assist
Suffering Armenians.

Chicago, III, Sept. "a cablegram
from London says that from the inter
national officers of the Worlds Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union in
that city, Miss Frances Z. Willard has
sent out the following call to the 10000
local unions in the United States:
full. In these Two terrible years, when
the massacre Of the innocent has gone
on under the eyes of our paralyZed
rulers in Christian lands, we have
thought that men alone could help. But
it is women who are dying two deaths
in the bloody east, and we, their sisters
cannot longer wait. You have nObly
responded to my earlier appeal, and
in the name of Christ and humanity, of
the home against harenn, 1 earnestly
and tenderly call you to organize meet
fngs in every locality urging our gov
eminent to cooperate with England in
putting a stop to the massacres and
giving protection henceforth to Ar
menian homes. Let these meetings be
addressed by the pastors, prominent
men and most capable women. Let
money be raised by systematic vista
ton as we'll as by collection and for
warded to our national treasurer, Mrs.
Helen NJ. Barker, the WOman'S Tenn
pie, Chicago.
And may God deal with US at last
as we deal with our Armenian brothers
and sisters and their little ones in this
hour of their overwhelming calamity.
Yours for God and home and native
land,
"FRANCES E WILLARD"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-29
wHAr GLASGOW Is DOING.

The eyes of the world are resting on
the city Of Glasgow, Scotland, while
she is solving the question of a munic-
ipaI government which will run itself
without expense to the people.
The water supply, light supply, street
cars and 1aundries are now under mu-
nicipal management, and although the
rates have been reduced from what
they were under corporate or individ-
uaI management the profits are such
that it is confidently predicted that af-
ter this year it will not be necessary to
make any tax levy whatever for mu-
nicipal purposes.
But the benefits derived from the
Glasgow plan do not end with the saw
ing of money. Since the city has ia
ken charge of the water supply the
death rate has fallen one-half. The
water for the city's use is conducted
through an acqueduct built at a cost
Of $4,000, 600, from Loeb Katrine, a
distance of more than 20 miles.
The first and most necessary thing to
do in order to have a city government
run in the interest of the citizens is to
eliminate politics from everything con-
nected with city affairs. When that is
done the rest should not be hard.
If the municipality can give the peo-
pie better and cheaper service in any
line than others can or will then why
should not the municipality do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-29
FAY TEMPLETON'S MOVE.
Left Fice's Company Because She
was Not Advertised Properly.

New York Sept. 29.-Fay Templeton
who suddenly left Riees Excelsior
company in Montreal and was supposed
to have gone to Europe, is now at the
residence of her mother, Mrs A. C.
Whelan in this city.
Abe HummeH, who represents the
actress in legal matters, said today
that Miss Templeton had left the com
pany by his advice. She wrote him
from Canada that she was dissatisfied
with the company and her contract was
not being lived up to.
One clause OF the contract stipulated
she was to be prominently featured
fore. as the contract was violated, she
felt at liberty to terminate her connec-
ton with it. Mr. Hummen immediate
~ replied she was perfectly justified in
leaving the organization whereupOn she
packed her trunks and returned to
this city Monday
At Mrs. Whelan's house tonight it
was said Miss Templeton was i'll in bed
and could not be seen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-29
HER HAIR CLIPPED.
Miss Cora Nixon Meets With Misfor-
tune ia a Crowd.

Easton, Penn, Sept. 29.-Miss Cora J.
Nixon, a student at the high school,
was the pOssessOr until last night of
light golden tresseS that hung in
braid down her back. 1t was beautiful
hair, and Miss Nixon and her friends
gloried in it.
While walking on Northampton street
last night with Miss Louise RhOads, She
stopped in front of the Business Mems
Republican headquarters, to admire the
decorations and listen to music. The
pavement was crOWded.A few minutes
after leaving the scene she thought her
hair felt peculiar and on asking Miss
RhOads what was the trouble it was
found that the braid of % inches in
length has been clipped about 4 inches
from the head. She was Frustrated by
her misfortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-29
PAUL BOYNTON MUST GO.
His Music NuIifes the Work of a
Magdalen Home.

Koran appeared before the dock board
yesterday and laid before the commits
siOners the prayer of the sisters in
herd, Ninetieth street and East River
to have removed from the foot of East
Nineteenth street Capt. Paul BOyton's
floating pleasure palace.
The music and dancing on the boat,
he said, had utterly demoralized the
girls in the institution. The sound of
the revelry in which they themselves
made them long to go back to their old
ways.
The dock commissioners revoked the
permit of Cap. BOyton to moor at Nine
tieth street.