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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13
A Prison Designed by a Convict.

Perhaps the most interesting fact
about the building of Wornwood Scrubs
prison is that the plans for its construc-
ton were drawn out by convict in his
cell while undergoing the probationary
nine months to long term Of imprison-
ment.
The man was originally an architect,
and among the foremost of his profess
sion. He was gentleman by birth and
education, but i'll early life began to
abuse his natural gifts, and at the time
was undergoing his second term of i'm
prisonment for forgery. The completion
of the work occupied him for nearly six
months and was effected under great
disadvantages. In place of table, for
instance, he had to pin his paper to the
wall of his cell, moving it round with
the sun i'll order to obtain the best light.
The prison authorities consider this
marvellous specimen of architectural
drawing the finest piece Of work ever
done by an English convict. 1t measures
in size feet 6 inches, being drawn to
the scale of hundredth part of an inch.
The convict displayed the greatest in
terest and pride i'll the erection and COM
pletion of the prison, which was built
entirely by convict labor. 1t contains
1881 separate cells for prisoners, which
cost on an average e7O Is. each, besides
hospital wards and chapel.
The total number of bricks required
was 5000, 600. each one being made
by the convicts on the premises, or on
some adjoining land leased for the pur-
pose The iron castings We're obtained
from Portland or Chatham prison, the
granite from Dartmoor and the Portland
stone from Portland. The total cost of
the prison was more than e97, ,0O0.-
London Letter.
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1t has remained for an English judge
to officially and legally establish the
ruling that lying is not wrong, at least
it is not sufficiently immoral to justify
an employer in dismissing servant.
An east end shopkecper discharged his
errand boy, who snod him for week s
wages in lien of notice. The man justi-
fled himself by saying that he found
that the boy told lies.
"Nonsense!' remarked Judge Bacon,
''All boys tell lies, more or less. 1t is a
habit that is not confined to them.
But it is wicked, pleaded the shop
keeper.
Judgment for the plaintiff, with
costs. replied the Judge
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13

suited from an injury received during
an invasion of France
Philip, the king of that country, had
said something derogatory regarding
William, so the latter, having business
III France, decided to take his army
with him and give his soldiers an out
ing. William captured the city Of
Nantes and laid it i'll ashes at his feet.
These ashes We're still hot in places
when the great conqueror rode through
them, and his horse becoming restive
threw his royal altitoodleum on the
pommel of his saddle, by reason of
which he received Il mortal hurt, and
few weeks later he died, filled with re-
morse and other stimulants, regretting
his past life in such unmeasured terms
that he could be heard all over the
place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13
NYE'S HISTORY
OF ENGLAND
Hot Water Squirt Guns at the
Battle of Hastings.
SOCIAL CUSTOMS OF THE TIME.
"Small and Early" Had Not Come Into
Vogue, but "Drunk and Disorderly" Was
High In Favor-A Pane of Glass Indi-
Gated the Abode of Wealth.

Copyright, 1885, by J. B. Lippincott Company
CHAPTER VIII.
The Norman invasion was one Of the
most unpleasant features of this period.
Harold had violated his oath to Will
liam, and many Of his superstitious fol-
lowers feared to assist him on that ac-
count. His brother advised him to wait
few years and permit the invader to
die of exposure. Thus, communicated
by the pope and not feeling very we'll
anyway, Harold went into the battle Of
Hastings, Oct. IA, 1866 For nine hours
they fought, the English using their
celebrated squirt guns, filled with hot
water and other fixed ammunition. FL
nally Harold, while strengthening his
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13
D'lumaie's Retort.

One of the friends of the Duo d'Au-
male the other day, in talking to the
prince Of the coming marriage Of the
second daughter of the Due de Chartres
to the son of Marshal MacMahon, refer
red to its possible political effects,
Eyes, 4" said the former commander Of
the Seventh corps, 1--WE have been for
bidden to give our sons to the army, so
we give cur daughters.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13
SWEET MYSTERIES.

Slowly the seeds In the garden are growing
Glad homilies!
Tides, set in motion by winds briskly blowing
Pause ere they rise.
The Nesting sliall rise and aspire to heaven 3
gate,
And the butterfly, though in a shroud, he must
wait
In dim surInise,
For all things shall rise.
Gently kind spring has awakened the flowers
Sweet lpysteries
Swiftly the grub on the wing with new powers
To happiness flies.
Ever with rcfluent wave and strong motion
Landward now march the forces of ocean.
Grand auguries!
For oil things do rise.
In the world visible turks the invisible.
Making men wise,
Telling Of blessed truths plainly percoptible
To lovclit eyes;
Telling of heaven and the happy tomorrow:
Telling of joy with no vestige of sorrow
And of bright skies,
Who're love never dies.
&C. p. Wilson in New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13
The Little Thing That Amused.

A noted man passed up Chestnut
street, and everybody smiled when they
glanced at him and made laughing re-
marks to each other.
The reason for their mirth lay in the
fact that he carried i'll full view of ev-
erybody-stuck in the front pocket of
his overcoat-a legal document bearing
the word Mortgage" in large and con-
spicuous letters. Philadelphia Call.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13
AUTUMN SONG.
\ song Of tho reapinS time,

A song Of the reapinS time,
OF the feast days of the year;
A song Of the grain and the well filed vain,
And tho husking time that's near.
Here's hey, for merry romp
In the brown old fields and wales!
And no, for the mead where the cattle feedl
And no, for the autumn gales!
A hunt through the tall, dim woods
For the fruit of the oak and vine,
a peep ut tho nest of the last redbreast
And call where the chipmunks dine.
a smile in the morning skies,
And laugh In the streams that flow
AS they share their joy with the girl and boy
That today may a.rambling go.
Frank Walcott Hutt in st. Nicholas
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Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
Eastward.

In addition to above Train No. leaves
Piedmont at S:45 Il. m. !; arrives at Frostburg at
1875 a. m, and Train No 8, leaving Frostburg
at las p. m, reaches Piedmont at 2:3S p. m,
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. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage Car will be hauled on trains Nos
and q. l.. NJ. HAMILTON
May Is Superintendent.
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tire This badge of servitude caused
great annoyance among the people, who
often wished to sit up and visit or pass
the tankard about and bid dull care be-
gone.
Williams s death was one of the most
attractive features of his reign. 1t re-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-06-13
The Faust Legend.

Almost every renowned man Of an
tiquity i'll the middle ages was believed
to be attended by spiritus familiaris,
and not few were suspected of being
in direct league with the devil. Proba-
bly, the oldest legend of which the Faust
legend is ii continuous thread Is that of
Simon MaguG, mentioned in the history
Of the apostles.
According to Justin, he was native
Of Clifton, village in Samaria. He
was, no doubt, man Of great intellec-
tual powers. He was the father of tho
school of the Gnostics. 1t is also report
ed Of him that he could make himself
invisible, that he could pass through
flames unframed, could transpose mat
ter, make gold and exercise demons-in
fact, he laid claim to all these powers
and his name lived in the mouths of the
people as q sort of Demiurg through
many centuries until some other miracle
working personality took his place at
the popular fireside. Unusual accom-
plishments, great erudition, were at
tributed to the supernatural influence,
and the general disposition to supersti-
tious assumption was strengthened on
the one hand by dogmatic affirmation
ON the part of the church of the exist
ence of personal satan, with his nu-
merous household, and, on the other
hand, by incorporating the magic arts
among the practical sciences, Of which
astrology and alchemy occupied no mean
part. -Menorah.
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WHAT THE GRAND DUKE HEARD.
European Officers Discussed the Capture
of American Cities.

European Officers Discussed the Capture
of American Cities.
The Grand Duke Alexis was at Kiel
he is full Russian admiral now, and
the head of the Russian navy. He was
frequent visitor to the Americans, and,
like all the other notables, talked with
the utmost frankness to our officers.
One day, watching the Columbia as
she rode the waves as lightly and with
the easy grace Of blue wing teal, the
grand duke said to captain: I'm glad
you Americans are rebuilding your feet.
Do you know what most impressed me
when visited your country? Let mo
tell you. The first thing was your Won
derful national wealth; the second, the
absolutely inadequate means at your dis
posal for national defense. You We're
like drunken man with pockets full of
money and two or three hungry ruffians
on the dark side of the street waiting
chance to attack him. p"
why, do you mean to say began
the somewhat startled captain, when
the Russian put his hand on the others
arm and said: "Twice in my career I
have heard the project of capturing one
or two of your great cities and holding
them for ransom deliberately discussed
by officers of European fleets whose
countries had hard work to make ends
meet. And they meant it too l once
made sensation when, after listening
to conversation Of this kind, in which
the officers Of four different fleets took
part, I said: Gentlemen, the United
she be unjustly attacked, Russia would
help to see that the wrong was righted.
All, can't tell you where or who it
was. Come over to the Kurik the Rus
sian flagship and have a glass of wine. -
Washington Post.
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halls in the return groove. all or which she oo's
with more alacrity than the average H"r' ivy
Ahout nm hour is given to practice each uaY' anu
Mr. Lockhart says there are ohiy ~" 1870,
,, 40, n. wishes 10 perfect before introducing
this feature to the public. which is TO DE III INC
near future. ,,t ,ook
Several tournaments are set down TOT 'h'S ".en
al Manhattan Beach. on MONDAY ai'e'i'oo" ."
o'clock David Abrahams, the African hnonN'' %
.,,,. will have a catch as -catch-can
wrestling match with the first tromoohis' Oh 'oua"
orchestra This will be followed by swimming
match between Violet Potter. the pretues' h", -
the "Evaneeline" company with music CRUZ.
- o,,ors the LIST anony mously under the name OF
the williamsburg Wonder" After this contest 10
decided Deyo. the famous dancer VIII EXECUTE
mas seur' on the diving float and chahcnse III
on Tuesday II o'clock The long & p",pc of
,cycle race between Rice and sousa WIZ coic on
Thjs contest will not take place. as Is fencray ~
pected on the bicycle track but on me ndoas,er
are scorchers Of such high degree tha once s'a''7H
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR

.or,oar Institute Fair which will open
al the Madison Square Garden on oep'ein"e' %
continuing until October g. promises 10 ne o'e "a
the hest that the Institute mas given lot many
wears As there has been no eXhioiuofi s'nce io'-'
10 REMEMBRANCE Of the well-known Industrial eH-
,I,,,,or tn,s year IN the Madison Square Garden Is
- ,r,,,o,,on, event TO the inventors ana manulact-
,,rers Prcparations for the exhibition began soN-
oral months ago. and the fair VIII he Tree ilo'i'
features that have been unpopular III S'''"' "a
hibitiors. . .,,o
oneration machinery making asbestos clo'h' the
manufacture OF shoes. the manufacture oi "''u-
roada writing PAPER silk weaving and motors EN-
,ovad for various purposes, from Launches 10
household machinery. Among the ho'ei'es VIII
he a horseIess carriage made sumcleh'N ns"' an"
vet strong enough 10 be little heavier thuh "e
ordinary road wagon. The bicycle 'ha"us0'
,,I also he in competition for American INSTITUTE
ad. The Humber people have already secured
ood enaces and other firms are looking Tor eN-
h,h,ts In competition for the Institute AWARDS III
the machinery department, dowrFlafs gas w
zines and high-speed engines Will DC OH eN"'p''"'
with working machinery OF all Khus' H'o'""'''-
,,ucb adapted to farm purposes. The sharting ana
r,nd-running engines will be on the twenty -si~'h-
81 side Farming utensils Will also be eShpteo III
,b,s denartment and incubators will have snow
ing with good chance for the little CHICKS
In the concert hall, beginning with oc'oper :"
there will be a special exhibition OF flowers fruits
and vegetables. under the direction Oh me Coi'-
mittee on Agriculture. and the meetings OF inc
r,arrers club and other associations interested In
agricultural matters will be held In the assembly
room during the fair An exhibit of homing pigeons.
from october II to "a. will be given in the assembly
room. and a Night OF birds contesting for medals
Tor .need and distance will be made every day
trnu The tower OF the Garden under the direction
~ the race agent OF the American Rules OF Phil
oaainhia The exhibition Will be popular show. at
rnnuar price OF q cents admission and there are
busy people at the offices OF the Institute, No. ll3
Vest Thirty-eighth-st. answering questions and
arranging details 10 take care OF the old exhibitors.
a,ho are enthusiastic and the new exhibitors who
weIcome the Institute back again 10 encourage
manufacture and invention.
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shape sometimes reaching out to the distance Oh
nearly a solar diameter from the edge OF the SOAR
disk but gradually fading In brightness from Its
inner 10 its outer boundary. At that stage OF the
eleven-year period when sun spots are abundant
the corona is usually much more extensive than
when the spots are small and scarce; from which
Il is Inferred that some OF lis material Is sup
piled by the explosive. electric or other activ-
Try IN the denser mass OF the sun. 20 which the
DEVELOPMENT OF tho spots Is usually attributed The
precise nature OF the forces which seem 10 throw
up dust and heated gases into the coronai regions
and their mode OF action not yet fully under
stood In fact, It Is mainly to the study OF those
problems that strictly scientific observation Is de-
voted on those rare occasions when the corona can
be seen The eclipse OF April &c. lss1 occurred at
maximum stage OF spottcdness. Since that time
there has been great falling OF In solar activity
although have not yet reached the minimum
The corona ought therefore. to exhibit modest
proportions next Saturday But size is OF less ac-
count than structure. Dark riffs In the corona
may stu break II up here and there into tufts and
streamers which by their general direction and
curvature will indicate whether they rise from
the equatorial or the polar regions OF the sun.
The principal work done will be Photographic In
character. sharp watch Will be kept Tor rant
hints of the corona both before and after totaiity
and at these times we'll az during complete
observation, many amateurs will make rough
sketches Of the outline and proportions OF wna'
tk,v see But such drawings, even when mace py
trained astronomers, often disagree enough 10 oc
untrustworthy In 1898 TO be sure four great
streamers were distinctly seen. reaching OUT iron"
the moons edge which did not appear III any
photorraph Nevertheless. the chief reliance Is
placed on the record made by the sun itseif win
the aid Of . regular camera or Telescope con-
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verted into one. These instruments will vAry N
aperture focal length and other features. bot VII
have common purpose
Among the new instruments 10 be useo on s"ss
occasion IL a giycerne clock made for the Amner"
College expedition IN Japan. Its mission ~ 10 reg
uate the movements Of a big platform SO inst
twenty or twenty-five cameras telescopes spectre
scopes and poiariscopes mounted on the iait1
CROSSES H al the sNy Prosssef TODD viii
entirely automatic electrical mechan which ~.
ternael and changes the SsotSs,aipn "
plates with great rapidity Professor ocnaev scc~
snf now cf famous telescope with vc.
dcrfuly large and delicate photographs ne ne %
that his Instead Of lens VIII shift
its position the sun moves. MI Burcknatsf' -. ~
PAX partV a win try for the frs. time an appliance
designed TO offset the intensity o. Inc inse inc,ly
shown in that region as further out Some 90.
servers and photographers instead on channns Iii
keep them stationary. but viii reflect the suns
image into them by means OF mirrors WIZ WI Nm
used in very nearly the same way before When
one reflects star II Is called a saeroetst "7i:
i Is S Sssa 10 s sss has only
mirror in one particular way ~ h sSs tendency Of
the image to revolve the mirror itself anoshss
motion Is also requisite device psos'srs ,rc,ions
%ncn wn rhs is Vo French
perfected by NJ. Lippmann. and WI De tteo ~
several OF the European opser'e's '"'' '""' ~
1rst time. -, ,..,.,,,.~>
Another curious not very novel instru,m sx
used by certain European astronomers y oahen =
'prismatic camera" Its principle wil 90 rs"o,axx
understood by first recalling the arrahgemen' ,nw
conduct OF an ordinary spectroscope: lAsns lio'r
any given source Is admitted into The latter tnr0usn
q narrow slit and then passes throusn ' en- ~
prism and finally o small telescope. Owing 70 'ne
dispersve analytical influence o. tne pr,sm,
Of parallel images OF ehs shs are ns rsS
to the eye those at one end Of the series Sei"f ,r
and those at the other being violet me ln'sr'
mediate lines OF the rainbow are Represented DC.
tween these extremes. The whole assor tment OF
lines be they few many constitute tne spec-
trtim' OF the substance or comminged suos,anccss
from which the light proceeds. Now the specrs OF
solar prominences and OF the corona. as formed py
a slit spectrescope can be and are pho,osrap a
during ecipses. But suppose the SIT ana he nrSs
lens be omitted and the rays fali directly on tne
nrism This should be a rather thin wedBe.. sha
would be situated just outside the large lens OF hls
little telescope. For the eyeplece sensitive piste
uould he substituted For all practical purposes we
would now have a camera. with prism In front OF
{, n therefore. al the moment or totaiity. Wpeu
tSern "a iust a thin pink chromospheric ring around
the obscIring moon. this prsmac camera n prousns
tn,o oneration we would get singular photograph:
Ins,ead of series Of straight lines. there Is ooaneo
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WITH QUEENS AND ROCKS.
-ur INTERESTING SITUATION IN THE
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT.

NOW THE LEADERS ARE BrNcHEp-pETAiLs OF
nAxes IN THE SECOND RouNp-coR-
REsPoNDENCE. ETC.
A.. time the readers OF The Tribune see these
r,s the records OF two weeks play in the
.tonal chessmasters' tournament will have
NV. given. What must most forciby strike those
- nave been watching the progress of these con-
w.. &c the fact that from eight to ten contestants
49,. always been punched together-that Is TO say.
~. roint, at other times even only one-half point.
~. the difference In the scores OF the leaders.
a, mon Yesterday the results of two games
-,sd In the twelfth round were known In this city.
F.s,v that Showalter had beaten Tschigorin and
49,, ste,nitz went down before his old-time ad-
.,sarv Winower. The message however. also
r,s,ned the news that Pisbury would in all
s.ohahillty I've beaten by Schiffers. while Lasker
xsu,d in Albin a Tartar. When the race is such
,.sa one II is difficult indeed TO say anything APP
.,onriste on the subject. Who knows what will
s.n,en when seven additional rounds have TO be
,.vsd the more so as there is field rarely seen
= an international contest.
u Is intended TO present q summary In to-mor-
.ou.s issue when table will be given showing with
.hom the leaders will have to play In the seven
enal rounds
amended is another selection of games, as played
4, M. second round OF the tournament. July 81:
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THE WEEK AT UANHATTAN BEACH.

:" WILL BE A BUSY ONE WITH LOCKHARTS EI.E-
PLANTS AND OTHER FEATURES TO ENTERTAIN
george Lockhart has in preparation u new feature
with his elephants that will be a treat TO the patrons
VI hices Circus Carnival at Manhattan Beach.
ror som" time he has been teaching Molly and
quincy 10 bowl at tenpins. and they have acquired
pohciency that would Q, cite the envy OF a turn
verein expert. Molly when she is about 10 deliver
.ne Dali takes a slight step forward and leans TO
s.e size typical movement with all bowlers.
one Is also versed in the various ways OF applying
.ne English" TO a ball. Boneys method is DIFF
se'ehl' and decidedly original She evidently does
.o' care to assume any OF the well-known poses of
..eNery' blu, simply picks up the ball and throws
straight ahead. with accuracy that is sur
pssing. ss she seldom fails to have the satisfaction
= n'ung the downfall Of one more pins waddy's
'ses consist Of setting up the pins and placing the
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on tho smooth bicycle course nothing cou'a ~, SV ~
th.n, I'm tim, for the afternoon performance anu 10
otviafe his difficulty they have decided 10 Iuce
across TO Shcepshcad Bay and back Ar the c ioo,
is marshy with frequent ponds ana puddles, oousn
has equipped his bicycle with spoon oars anu ~ 49,
IT, ,,hie Rice will have balloon Win paracflut,r
u,i Hant 70 carry him over bad places. This VIII
he nm Interesting race. sort OF steepIecnase over
AN md water between the devil ana the nseP Sea.
MN On "Wednesday the "Evangellnc nine VIII me-
the Mystic Shrine nine on hitherto p'ooi ,h rsi
Ia arrangements being made 10 nave tne rasa'
teams brought back In ambulnnces Pam aus nfu
.r" .ns u,i chronicle the balls In this wonueriu
49, the catcher's gloves Will be lneu WIN
bombs the pitcher will throw green IRE anu n, ,
,.ao vii be iumined by Roman candles Durlhs
,Se nrogress OF the game DeWolf HOPPER, VIZ, I'm =, q
n w. ~ of rockets on his head VIII execute tea's
nc Inc ,irht wire recltng Casey AT the Rat
Not to be ouidone in this Manhai p ~ sa
George Fortescue has challenged Boney 10 a i iat
100 walking race The Lockhart elephahl J. .ns
heavier OF the two but she must arr ,,ne''
NC ',n.srniich as the Catherine OF isVthbe.Inc
i The Youngest person that ever escspc. , nar,
.ciat - Tor stage performances. rms t9uIhhnens
,n ~ MID on Thursday afternoon. ana b9hey anu
w., VIZ romedian are now In training for ~ nh. ~.m
Heach promises to be an exciting one