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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-26
Free Silver and Degradation.

Labor, today. has reached it's crisis.
This is a very simple proposition, to
anyone who looks at it with common
sense and reason. but one on which
hangs the fate of labor. If labor votes
for Bryan and free silver. it votes away
one-half of its wages. 1t will vote its
organizations and unions out of exist
ence. For degraded labor that is a drug
on the market. too poor to save penny,
too feeble to lift its head against wrong
and oppression. cannot maintain an
ganization against power and wealth.
1t will vote its children into ignorance
and toll from their earliest years. 1t
will vote it's women into the tilling of
its fields, into drudgery in brick yards
and into slavery in the very mines which
silver men will operate for their own
advantage, at the expense of everyone
in the United States who works for
wages. 1t will vote itself into bondage
from which it cannot escape in our day
and time. The statistics of every free
silver country in the world win prove
this proposition to be true.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
Live the Jolly Man.

Long life to the Jolly man. Where
ever he goes there fits breeze or
spai kles II sunbeam, or, behold the
refreshment of a shower that turns the
withered commonplace of life green as
an April meadow. have no patience
with that etiquette that forbids hearty
laughter. AS well reproye n lark for
singing when the sun is rising. |
have no patience, either with the
crackle of ihorny laughter under the
bubbling pot of meaningless mirth
but downright. contagious hiarity
with its quick peal of laughter bells
gives us plenty of that to keep our
hearts in tuneful harmony. Did you
ever hear of villain who was full of
the appreciation of humor, or quickly
moved to laughter Bad men may
show their teeth, like Carker, or con
tort their faces into meaningless
smiles, but their merriment is as diff
ferent from the jocurd laugher of good
men as the call of night bird differs
from IA bobolink's sunlii spray of morn
ing melody dy.-Chicago HtraM.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
GENERAL NEWS.
Does \otpurify Itself

''Dr. George II. Rohe, professor of
hygiene at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, member of the Amer-
can Public Health Association, foreign
associate of TIE French Society of
Hygiene and perinicndent of the
Maryland Hospital for the Insane"
says the Baltimore NerS. lis one of the
most eminent authorities on drinking
water in the United States. and has
written a number of books on the sub
iect of hygiene. His latest has This To
say on the subject of water supplies :"
The most serious objection TO the
use of river water for domestic pur-
poses is the employment of streams
which carry the refuse from manu-
featuring establishments or the sewage
of towns. Only few years ago there
WAS Il generally accepted theory that
running water, although polluted by
sewage, would purify itself after flow
ing distance of - miles. Recent
observations point to the conclusion
that self publication is not to he en-
tirely relied upon a certain portion
of the sewage undergoes oxidation in
the presence of light and air aud SO
becomes changed into other possibly
lnnocuous compounds. Another por.
ton of the Impurities is deposited upon
the bottom and sides of the stream. A
portion probably forms chemical com
blnatlons with other suspended or dis
solved matters. AS it is not possible
by any chemical treatment or filtration
on a large scale to make polluted
hlb to-, 81 =. q.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

ing the Engishman was an expert
chess player, he made fiendish com
pact with him that they should play
game with living chessmen, the Raiah
to furnish the pieces.
The terms of the game We're simple.
AS either side lost move the unfor
tunate pawn was to lose his life, the
Rajah's eXecutiouer standing by to be.
head HIM instantly. Then if, at the
end, the Englishman won he was TO
take the girl and both would be escor;-
ed back to the English possessions safe
and sound If, however, he lost, he
was to lose his life and the girl must
enter the R4jah's harem, The English
MAJ consented; it was the best he
could do.
The following day the courtyard of
the palace was laid ont in the form of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

sent out to the ncighboring cities to
produce their best player for game
with living checkers.
The player selected for Frostburg was
Mr.. Hngh Spier, the local champion at
checkers. Homecoming, town near,
by, leioiced in Mr.. ID. r. Sloan, hith-
erto undeteated at the game. On his
behalf the citizens of Homecoming took
up the challenge and last Tuesday
night the game took place in Meats
Opera House. Frostburg. The floor
of the opera house had been painted to
resemble huge checkerboard and
twenty four young ladies, twelve in
black and twelve III red, took their
respective places, and to IA crowded
house the game began.
With brealhless interest the audience
followed the brilliant play, for both
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

Mr.. Spier and Mr.. Sloan were in fine
fettle. AS the players were jumped
they retired from the board, and the
lucky few that reached the king row
were crowned with gilt tiaras.
The games We're closely contested
from until 10. Three in all were
played, Mr.. Spier with the red, winning
the first, and Mr.. Sloan, with the
black, the second. The third and de-
Gliding game, after half hour of ex-
citement and suspense, ended in a
draw. 1t was almost as interesting as
its Indian counterpart with the living
chessmen, although, cf course, no fair
young lives were sacrificed.
The tournament will be repeated in
the neal future. and all the young
ladies of Frostburg have their hearts
set upon being in the game, either as
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

rifice her or lose the game and his own
life.
Fortunately, the gifted writer of the
tale, (whether true or false, We cannot
say inspired in this dreadful moment,
made brilliant coup and checkmated
the cruel Raiah. at the same time saw
ing the white queen.
This strange and thrilling story fell
into the hands of some bright young
people in Fro ,tburg. Md aud it was
determined that it was just The thing
to enact for charitable purposes. I'M
fortunately, while some of the favored
people in Frostburg understood chess,
the majority of the townspeople did
not. SO they compromised on check
ers. Everybody IN Frostburg can play
checkers. So the best player in the
town was selected aud a challenge was
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
The Increase in the Worlds Gold
Money

1t should be remembered that of the
worlds production of gold during 400
years only about % per- cent. went to
increase the money of the world.
Three-qua ters of the whole gold pro
duc'lon went into industry or to make
up losses on the existing stock of gold,
as was shown in the Engineering and
Mining Journal July 9th and August
Sd, 1898. When the production is
unusually rapid IA larger proportion
goes to increase the stock of money
than when the output increases but
little: If the worlds output of gold
in 1898 was $203, 3,O00.0 900, it would not
be safe to count that the worlds stock
of gold money was increased bv more
than $50,O00,0O0 to $50 600, 900 En-
gineering and Mining Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

q gigantic chessboard. and at given
signal the living chessmen took their
places. To the Englishman's horror
he saw that the white queen, the piece
of his adversary, the Rajah, was his
sweetheart 1t was devilish ingenuity
worthy of an Oriental.
However. the game went on. At
one end sat the Rajal, moving the
white pieces by messenger; at the
other the young English officer was
directing the blacks.
AS the game progr, SIS ID pawns,
knights, castles and bishops were sac
rifced. AS they were lost on the
board their lives paid the forfeit.
Then. with fiendish cunning, the Raiah
made move that placed the white
queen in peril. The agonized English
man must capture the queen and sac
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
Stubborn Patriot to Whom This
Country Owes a Great Debt.

In a storied burial ground in Fred
eflck, Sin his narrow bed,' sleeps one
whose name never fails to stir the
heart of the old Marylander with lively
emotions of admiration and affection
Governor Tom Johnson, that au-
daclous and stubborn patriot of whom
John Adams said that he was one of
four citizens of Maryland and Virginia
without whom there would have been
no Revolution,' although, in affected
scorn Of him, a British officer, writing
to his people at home, had assured
them. "There is no need to be alarmed
by all this noise in the colonies, which
is mainly. made by a boy named Tom
Johnson"
THAT pestilent reber' of the British
war office was the trusty, loving friend
OF Washington, whom he nominated to
be commander in chief of all the
armies of the United colonies; member
of the fist Congress and of the Con-
vention which adopted the Constitution
OF the United States first governor of
Maryland, and an associate justice of
the supreme court, and he was twice
urged to accept the portfolio OF secre-
tary of State. He was in his day the
first citizen of Maryland, and in all the
colonies the Revolution disclosed no
wiser, stronger, sweeter character
than his who joined the fortitude of
the warrior with the foresight of the
statesman in the temperament of an
eager. dauntless boy.-,James William
son Palmer in Century.
-s----------
Present Duty.
SuhSori ha For tho ToIrpN,I
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
Interesting Idea
Taken From
Story Of Life in India.

There is story Of the days of Give
in lndia-of young English girl who
was captured by the myrmidons of the
Rajah of somewhere or other and ear
ried off to his palace in the foothills of
India. Her lover, an officer in the
English army, single and alone, found
his way to the potenTate's court and
demanded her of her captor.
The Rajah, admiring the bravery of
the man, made much of him, but re-
fused the boon he asked. Finally find
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
n Farewell Sermon.

A country minister in a certain town
took permanent leave of his congrega-
tlon in the following pathetic manner {:
Brothers and sisters | come to say good-by.
| don't think God loves this church. because
none of you ever die. | don't think you love
each other because | never marry any of
you. don't think you love me, because
you have not paid my salary. Your dona-
tions are mouldy fruit and wormy apples.
and by their fruits We shall know them
Brothers, am going away to Il better place
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
Rapid Transit.

A french savant has been calculat-
ing the time required to perform
journey around the earth. with the
following results: A man walking
lay and night, lbs days; railway
train, 10 days: sound, at medium
temperature, 324 hours; Il cannon
ball, 2lf hours light, a trife over
nne-tenth of a second electricity, a
little under one-tenth of a second.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
He Wanted u sample" Copy.

n loosely built. uEripe looking in
dividual with slouch hat and carry
ing hickory stick amblcd into the
Ne@ Dominion office yesterday and
asked compositor if he had any
sample" copies of last weeks Ner
Dominion. He was told that we had
no sample copies but plenty of the
regular full sized kind with the usual
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
Jumping Claims.

1t is estimated that 500 claims in
Cripple Creek district on which own
ers have failed to do full assessment
work in 1895 have been jumped. AL
though armed men are holding claims
in all the outlying portions of the dis
trict no fights have yet been reported.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
Willing ObliTe.

Mr.. Hardtack-"Well, what we want
is night watchman that'll watch.
Alert and on the qui cire for the slight
est noise. or indications of burglars.
Somebody that can sleep with one eye
aud both ears open, and not afraid to
tackle anything. See -
Nose Jackson tremulously)-'I see,
boss. I'll send nah wife around. y
JUd1e,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

to suppose that the editor supposes
that he ought to come around and
explain why he didn't do what the
editor supposed the subscriber was
supposed to do. |. is supposed to be
IA poor rule that is not supposed to
work both ways.-Gleensburg Argus.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
WHOLE NUMBER, 1874.

| have been called to be chaplain of a peni.
tentiary. Where Igo you cannot go, but go
to prepare a place for you. and may the
Lord have mercy on your souls! GooG-by.-
New York Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
Have You a House
THAT is NOT INSURED?

F so, you want to place policy on it to-
i day or tomorrow before you dine.
You want the risk taken, too, by standard
company, such as d. p MILLER, of Cumber-
land represents. ANY policy is good until a
fire occurs, but then it is you want pledge
of indemnity worth its face in gold.
Rates not quite as low as wildcat figures,
but the lowest consistent with certain and
perfect indemnity i'll event of loss. Apply to
J. B. ODER,
Dec ID JOURNAL Office. Frostburg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

Fatigue is the natural result of labor,
and as such is periodic symptom with
which every healthy person is familiar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
FROSTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, MARCH 2l. 1896.

supply n stream which is known to
have been seriousl Y contaminated by
sewage mrtter or other Impurities"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

red or black pieces. They have no
choice.
The Journ0rs picture was drawn
from diagram of the hall and photo
graphs of the young women who We're
the Living Checkers. New York
Journal.
The JOURNAL is indebted, AS has
been observed, to the New York
Journal for both text and illustration
of recent event in this place.
The errors. growing out of elsbora
tion of course, are mostly incon-
sequential. One, however, the frierds
of Mr.. Sper think should be corrected,
namely-that he won both the first and
second games. A change in arrange
ment after the first game gave rise to
the impression that he lost one. Ed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

variety of local news and general
matter such as any well conducted
country paper should have, and when
asked if he desired copy of that kind
he hesitated and stammered and finally
it became apparent that he thought
sample" copies were free. When
asked what he wanted the sample copy
for he explained that he wanted to see
the report of the teachers txamina-
ton. He further said he was from
Preston county and was not at the
institute, but that some other Preston
teachers did attend and he wanted to
see their reports. When he found he
could not get a paper without paying
the customary nickel he ambled out
and is no doubt still trying in what he
is pleased to call his mind to find out
how his fellow teachers made It" in
the examination. If that is the kind
of stuff that teaches the young idea
how to shoot in Preston county, the
young idea is greatly to be pitied.-
Morgantown CIV. Va) Neo Dominion
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
S'DOSin'.

Suppose Il subscriber would sub
scribe and pay for q paper for Il year.
and suppose he would wait year and
never receive paper. we would nat
urally suppose that he would suppose
there was something wrong with the
editor, and suppose he would call
around and make some inquiry as to
the foundation of his Supposlton.
And then, further, suppose subscriber
subscribes and does not pay, and the
editor sends his paper, supposing the
subscriber will drop in some day and
settle for same; but suppose the sub
scriher does not. are we not Snpr OSed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21

"A Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-09

man who breaches 10 q charge In Bel.
fast. yet he Il neither Roman Catholic
nor Episcopal An Irish cleric who Is
not Anglican or Roman Catholic Is
rarity. but Mr.. Johnson Is a Methodist.
lie has a fine church Ia Belfast and Is
one OF the most attractive preachers In
the emerald isle. tie Is native Irish,
born In the County Of Antrim, which
is In the northern end Of the Island, tie
has devoted mos, OF bis he 70 pastoral
work IN his native land and has spent
his lie IN ireland, With the exception
Of the years he gave to culture, study
and thought In pidsbury College. which
Is hard by Manchester. About six years
ago Mr.. johnson was given charge Of
the city missions In Belfast In order to
reach The masses. and his work there
has been a lne success lie breaches
IN a great auditorium called GrosyOnor
Hall and Is the leading man In the
forward movement in ireland. This
movement aims to M NE masses by
giving them libraries, rCadlng-rooms
md training schools During his stay
America Dr. johnson viii look into
idrod Institutions and take bacl,
/ With him to Belfast whatever improve
mcnts he thinks can be adopted with
profit The doctors wife and son ae.
company him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-09

some time ago when an hem NtnI
the rounds OF the press about the iafes
number OF bOW-legsei children In CHI
clnnau Il vas suggested thrt sand plies
should be provided Tor children 20 play
IN. The saud-p.le iasa has been
adopted. not only for the hoE-leSEei
children but for all the little tots. AID
promises to be carried TO a novel ez.
tent Many OF the school yards have
nov In one corner large piles Of sand
In which the little tots roll ana play
to thc.r hearts cOnicnt. Care - tako4
to provide clean sand secured from Ga
Of the bars Ia the Ohio river. and 4 y
changed often enough 10 maze 4 pr.
lectiy hcallhfui Il Il declared 10 81
the best thing possible for children 30
llsy IN. and some tociors have "a
yiscl TIE making Of mui pier
IS regular prescription iof pual
youngsters. They say ikat lhtr +
nothing like co1tacl vilh Nohfr
Earth. and that n TIE ehilirea 90 no|
get hcalihiul sand or dirt % play la
they viii walloW in the eustsr Or yards
and be contaminated with an sorts 81
disease germs City Lesislalor john
Regain has zone further ana has Ia-
ircdulea an ordinance In the cl.s cous
cil 70 SHUT the worthless element on.
Of sta street or Garfield park and give
I q over TO the children. lie proposes g.
have sand piled In the eofalra Of the
paris and is, the children play an ihef
want. Mr.. Regsn. who Is well kaaHa
IN New York. says that this sAoa| (
certainly be doae.-New YORK. Joufnah
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-09
wamrn rin,~rIrht..

Marghcria Arllra iIgmm fays IN
the Mall aud Express: This seems
90 tc good season for women play.
urirhis No less than four have al
ready b. ade their debut To this mum
Ter must now b. added Miss EllEn.
beth y NalliHg. who produced q drama
40 the Carnegie l.youm un Feb Is
iy American Academy ~ nmmaii,
Aria 10 is two-act comedy. and has
Tive immortal prcl as IT, hero Th0rC
who had the pleasure ~ hsa ing "a,
play head pronounce u Co he a charm
iEc riccc 90 dramatic composition as
well as a very faithful portrayal q
daily life IN the Elimhcihan era. Miss
Naling win bc warmly received by her
colleagues into the ranks ~ women
dramat.sis. which contain such stars
as Marguerite Mcgnugtun Marc a
Morton. Eva Rrodliquc. Mary Hunilcy
Mr.. Edith Topper. Alice Ives. fuccti,
Rllcy and Minnie MaddernFiskc. II
~ pleasure 90 rcgo;d work az this
cla.s as q indicates new develop
meui ~ the feminine intcll'ct"-rh.l
ndclnhia Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-09

Little girl asks II Il Is not allowable
to have her name on visiting cards,
Answer: by no means Until a young
lady has grown TO an age when she
Is received into society. she should no,
have a visiting card. II Is customary
In cities II young girls are taken out,
and any necessity arises. to write their
names on the visiting cards Of their
mothers or elder sisters. A schoolgirl
Is not supposed to be a member OF so.
clety. The eldest daughter Of the
household when she reaches proper age
has her cards engraved Miss Smith. q"
Her Christian name Is omitted. This
indicates that she Is the eldest dangh.
ter. Us no other member OF the family
has a right to use the name In this
way. II her aunt Is Miss Smith mat
tiers become somewhat complicated: bat
the fact that there Is another Mis-.
smith In the family does not alter N,
situation. One household managed thi.
condition very well by writing In pen
ell In the lower left-hand corner Of IA,
card. merely the Christian name "Mis
Mary" This was done both by IN
aunt and niece. either one being iustl,
entitled TO use the name Miss Smith
Therefore they compromised the mat
ter In this agreeable fashion. and every
body understood the reason.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-09

4 woman who asTircs 10 be a popular
hostess should never commit the error
Of asking people TO her house In sets.
Il am going to give two dinners next
week" said Mrs. Parvcnu. AT the fTs,
shall ask all the frumps. but at the
next will be only the people one knows
we'll" and the remark repeated gave
her social aspirations decided set
tack The representatives OF the old
families whom she designated as
"irumps' we've Justly indignant al be-
ing classed upder such an uncompli-
nontary title by new person" like
Mrs. Paryenu. while the ultra-fashlon-
able resented her presumption In claim
Ing 10 be one Of their intimates. A ne.
he tact would have saved this ambl-
iious lady from such a blunder ard hci
Invitations. given cut In regular order,
without ASSUMPTION. would probably
have been accepted Thank heaven.
that set OF people are finished up ex-
claimed another hostess after rather
dreary function In the shape Of daty
dinner. for which the guests certainly
dii not feel grateful. II. however. the
same people had been invited In turn
TO the small and select Affairs for which
Mrs. K Is famous. they would hay,
voted their hostess a charming woman
New York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-09
THE TROOP GIRLS.

II am wondering how the Throop
girls viii get along with Miss chip
MAJ )" said Mrs. Mos.ly 10 her caiIcst
She looked over at two houses ACROSS
thr street. n large white one and a
little yellow one
"The Throops have Just moved
here" she explained. ''from Undcrhlll
THERE'S Just Phoebe aud Daisy and
their father I've got sister In Tn
dcrhlll. and she knows them. She
says they're good girls, and smart a.
siecl-iTaps They've got ambition.
They want 10 go 10 the Normal School
az Bradley and get an education aud
teach school
AZ that moment the "Throop girls"
were consulting over Miss Chlpman's
mcauncss IA declining To nll a peck
measure they had brought or some
apples with which To make a birds
ne. pudding. Miss Chapman had not