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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
The Telling of 1t.

The ether day at a social function l
came upon two friends, one of whom
had just returned from luxurious voy-
age round the world i'll a millionaire's s
steam yacht. Have you found anybody
willing to sit down and hear you tell
about it?' mischievously asked the
other. mo" was the laughing answer,
Il have not even ventured to make the
attempt" And l applauded this discre-
tion, for ''telling about it, is the most
dangerous indulgence possible to one
who would be loved as companion. 1t
Is the way that bores begin, and ii first
yielding to the enticement has often led
to one of those fatal cases of self con-
sideration which stamp the afflicted
speaker forever with brand
He may have seen a ghost on a muir
der-nay, even may have CHANGED to
meet an emperor i'll his shirt sleeves.
No matter; let him be silent upon these
subjects i'll which his own personality
must claim the lions share. The time
will come, perhaps, i'll some autumn
twilight, at the end of a long house
party, when the whole company may
gather about him and clamor eagerly
for his adventures. But until then he
should cling to the first precept of con-
versation, which commands him to leave
ample room for the display of wit in
others. S.-Scribners
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
THE TIRE QUESTION.
Road Students Are Unanimous For tn,
Broad Bearing Surface.

Broad bearing surface.
In an article in the Indianapolis
Journal on Broad Versus Narrow
Tires a writer argues strongly for the
former. He says in part:
"Without one single dissenting voice
the students of road economics say that
the greatest road destroyer is the mar
row tired wagon. 1t cuts like a knife,
and, no matter how carefully the surface
is graded and leveled. rut is bound to
follow its use. 1t finds every soft spot
and cuts until a fine reservoir is formed
to hold the rains. On the contrary, the
wide tire not only keeps gravel but also
dirt roads smooth and in good condition.
The amount of bearing surface presented
to the road prevents any material cut
ting, but, on the contrary, acts as roll
Ter, smoothing out rough spots and solid
flying the smooth ones.
"When the frost is coming out of the
ground in the spring, the narrow tire
gets in its work of cutting the surface
and forming ruts to start the season
with, while the wide tire is in itself a
roadmaker, smoothing and packing the
upheaved surface. The wide tire is also
easier on the team. A much heavier
load may be hauled with the same power
on wide than on narrow tires over any
road i'll the state outside the larger
cities. The same is true Oh the farm in
the fields ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
THE LIFE OF THE ROSE.

Where are voices kings were glad to
hear?
Where now the feast the song, the bay
aGere?
The END is nothing, and the end is near.
And yondcr lovely rose-alas, my dear!
See the November garden, rank and
Grrar.
The end is nothing, and the end is near.
See how the raindrop mingles with the
mere,
Mark how the age devours each passing
year,
The end is nothing, and the end is near.
Forms arise and grow and wane and dis
appCar.
The life allotted thee is now and here.
The end is nothing, and the end is near.
From the Persian.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
THE PERSIAN GULF.
Natural Phenomena Which to the I'm.
travelled Might Appear Incredible.

In his address as president OF the
British Institution of Electrical Engi-
neers Sir Henry Nance said it was i'll
connection with the cable to India, by
way of the Persian gulf, that his asso-
citation with the submarine telegraph
commenced. In the Persian gulf one oc-
casi0nally witnessed natural phenomena
which, to the untravclcd, might appear
incredible. In the midst of the noun
tains near Mussendom he had seen during
a thunderstorm such displays of light
ming as bafflcd description. He had, at
certain seasons Of the year, observed the
water in the bay-which was large
enough to hold all the iSets of the
world-present exactly the appearance
of blood. Not many miles from Mussen-
dom he had witnessed mysterious fire
circles fitting over the surface of the
sea at IA speed Of 100 miles an hour, a
phenomenon which no one had yet been
able to explain.
While steaming along the coast Of
Baluchistan he had been called from
his cabin at night to observe the more
common phenomenon of a milky sea,
the water for miles around being sin
gularly white and luminous. In the
same locality the sea was, for short pc
RODS, as if putrid, the fish being de-
stroyed in myriads, so that to pSevent
pestilence measures had to be taken
to bury those cast up on the beach. This
phenomenon was doubtless due to the
outbreak of submarine volcano and
the liberation of sulphureted hydrogen.
In these waters jellytih We're as large
as footballs, and sea snakes of brilliant
hue were met with in great numbers.
On one occasion swarm of sea snakes
forced their way up one of the creeks
in Karachi harbor, apparently for the
purpose of having a battle royal, for the
ground between high and low water
mark was thickly covered Y "a their
bodies in positions which bCrollencd Il
deadly struggle, Boston Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
China.

The Matchoorian has always been
aware that there We're large deposits of
coal ''in his miilst,' but he used to i'm
agine that they We're under the control
of evil spirits, and he therefore would
not touch them himself nor allow any
one else to. A good deal of that old
nonsense has been brayed out of him by
recent eyents-the war and the practi-
cal enterprise of the Russians in his ter
ritory-and the fields are now being
opened. They are abundant and are
found all over the country and will have
the most important influence i'll its de-
velopment. The climate soil and geo.
graphical situation of Manchuria are
favorable to the maintenance Of a large,
enlightened and progressive population,
the root of which, i'll many races inter-
blended through many ages, is already
there. With Russian railroad running
through the country and Port Arthur
as the outlet and inlet of its commerce,
new chapter of its history will be
opened, and the humdrum career which
it has pursued since the days of Kublai
Khan, and us much further back as any
body wishes to go, may merge into a
more active and enterprising one, CIV
ing her new status in the world and a
new relation to its affairs. York
Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
GOOD ROADS; GOOD TIMES.
When the Mud No Longer Enforces Idle
ness, the Farmer VIII Prosper.


ness, the Farmer VIII Prosper.
At the good roads congress held at
Albany last winter General Roy Stone
cautioned the Wheelmen not to antago-
nize the farmers if they wished to secure
the best results Among other things
he said:
That good roads will bring prosperity
is no idle dream. Through all the panic
and depression of the last three years
the farmers i'll the few good roads dis
tricts of the country have gone Oh max
ing money and improving their farms,
and they have not troubled themselves
much about politics or finance
1t is enforced idleness that makes
farmers poor, and no farmer need be
idle a day on account of bad weather or
wet fields il only his roads are good. On
good road there is always paying work
Of some kind, and wet weather is Just
the time to &c ON the road The French
farmer never loses a good day in his
fields, for he can do all his marketing
and hauling of fertilizers in rainy times.
What prosperity would burst upon
this country if every farmer and farm
er's boy not at school, and every farm
hand and team could earn a full days
wages every day in the year, rain or
shine
When you have convinced your neigh
bors ill the cities, and especially those
of them who are candidates for public
life, that the interests of the city popu-
lation demand that they shall come to
the relief of the farmers, you can go to
the farmers with this assurance of help
and ask them to take into careful COLI
sideratiou the practical measures by
which this relief can be brought about,
and especially the measures for provid-
ing state aid and for the use of convict
labor. 1t is only through state and
county aid that the cities and villages
can help.
If you find the farmers clinging to the
old ways, say to them that these ways
are mainly an unfortunate inheritance
from the mother country, which we
brought away with US and failed to
shake off when the system was aban-
doned there, and that today in Great
Britain not only are the roads main
tanned at the general cost of the people,
but government loans are made for any
specially heavy improvements that are
desired. Two hundred years ago the
great highways of that country We're
kept up, so far as they were kept up at
all, just as they are in this state today,
by local taxation, while they actually
served the people of the whole kingdom.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
AN OCEAN VOYAGE.
The Proper Fees to Pay on Board an
Atlantic Liner.

Ine Proper Fees TO Fay on board an
Atlantic Liner.
Fees are too indefinite to be regulated
by rule, but certain amounts are Gus
tomary at sea. The voyager, if he is
not seasick, is dependent for comfort
first on the table steward. To this man
it seems to be the rule to give So 80 for
one, Or So for two Or three persons in a
party, whether one is served in regular
courses OF orders what he pleases from
the bill, Late suppers might increase
the fee.
Ones next best friend is the deck
steward, if he is attentive and has fol-
lowed out suggestions about the steam
er chair and rugs. Sometimes one can
eat on deck when it is fatal to go below,
and then, if the deck steward is oblig-
ing, he deserves the larger part of what
would go to the table steward in reg
ular course Ii the weather is at all
fair, it is most agreeable to find ones
chair we'll placed and the rugs dry ev
cry morning, especially if one is i'll
clined to seasickness Moreover, this
steward is the one who continuously
brings sandwiches and broth on deck,
and, as be is obliged himself to fee the
cook S assistant to get these articles pre-
pared, it is clear that he should be we'll
remembered at parting, if any one is.
On many lines his pay, like that of
most of the stewards, is not higher than
$l2 a month, and the company, on gen
eral principles, keeps back one third 70
pay for breakage, Another third goes to
the cooks i'll fees. Where, therefore,
would he be without tips:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
ROAD REFORM LAWS.
The Idea Prevails That the State Should
Help Build Main Highways.

Inc luea IreNalfS lnaC tne StaCe SuOulu
Help Build Main Highways.
So far as improved road laws have
taken shape in this country, the French
idea is recognized that the state should
bear considerable share of the cost Of
constructing main roads, says the st.
Louis Globe-Democra French rural
prosperity can be traced i'll no small de-
gree to its excellent roads.
The substitution of solidly built
road for dirt road soon effects a trans
formation in the region through which
it passes, and even the old topography
seems to vanish. Improved accessibility
tells upon every farm and adds to its
value. Time and money, which are us
ually equivalent, are saved to the farmer
and to all whose business it is to COM
municate with him. Economy is con-
suited as well as convenience.
Now that the rural inhabitant is ex-
pected to bear but portion of the ex-
pense of good roads, his disposition to-
ward the movement is changing. With
dozen states already engaged in the
reform its extension promises to be rapid.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
Religions In New Zealand.

The New Zealand Gazette gives the
census tables dealing with Religions
of the People" Out of 703, $50, the to-
tai population, 702, 23S gave answers
on the census FORMS The Episcopalians
numbered 2S1, 1876; the Presbyterians,
159, ,952; Methodists (of all kinds), over
$4,000; Roman Catholics, over $4,000.
The other sects come far below these
figures Unitarians number 375. "Our
Fathers Church" numbers so. There is
one ''esoteric Christian, one "salva-
tion Catholic" one ''sinner saved by
Grace" and one christian freethink-
er" One is ''Bible freethinker,." an
other 'believes in his Maker" there is
one 'pessimist," one ''natist," one
"truist" and one ''heathen. Nearly
10000 objected to state their position.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
The Novelists First Interview With the
Great Ioet,


Great Foet.
In The Century there is an article by
Walter Vulpius, entitled "Thackeray at
Weinar. " The following is Thackeray's
account of his first meeting with
Goethe:
OF course | remember very we'll the
perturbation of spirit with which as Il
lad Of 10 I received the long expected
Invitation that the Herr Geheimerath
would see me This notable audience
took place i'll a little antechamber of
his private apartments, covered all
round with antique casts and bas-reliefs.
He was habitod i'll a long gray drab red
ingote, with d white neckcloth and a
red ribbon in his buttonhole. He kept
his hands behind his back, just as in
Rauch's statuette. His complexion was
very bright, clear and rosy, his eyes eX
traordinarily dark, piercing and bril-
liant. | fancied Goethe must have
been still more handsome as an old man
than even i'll the days Of his youth. His
voice was very rich aud sweet. He ask
ed me questions about myself, which
answered as best J. could.
Vidi tantum-I saw him but three
times-once walking i'll the garden Of
his house in the Frauenplan, once going
to step into his chariot on a sunshiny
day, wearing cap and cloak with
a red collar. He was caressing at the
time Il beautiful little golden haired
granddaughter, over whose sweet, fair
face the earth has long since closed.
Alma Won Goethe died at the age of II
years while on u visit in Vienna in
1914.
Though his sun was setting, the sky
round about was calm and bright, and
that little Weimar was illumined by it.
In every one of those kind salons the talk
was still Of art and letters At the court
the conversation was exceedingly friend
ly, simple and polished. The grand
duchess a lady of very remarkable en-
dowments, would kindly borrow our
books from us and Sraciously talk to
us young men about our literary tastes
and pursuits. In the respect paid by
this court to the patriarch of letters
there was something ennobling l think,
alike to the subject and sovereign.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
India Rubber Streets.

India rubber, in spite of its growing
scarcity and expensiveness, is meeting
with favor as a paving for streets. 1t
was first tried on bridge i'll Hanover
little more than a year ago and has
proved so satisfactory that experiments
with it for ordinary roadways are being
made in Berlin and Hamburg. 1t is said
to be perfectly noiseless, unaffected by
heat or cold and less slippery and more
durable than asphalt.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
FOOD THAT MAN NEEDS.
A Wise Combination Necessary to Keep
the Body In Order.


GAS in the daily wear and tear of
life great deal Of the substance of a
mans body is used up, it is absolutely
necessary that the repair to the body be
carefully and Systematically looked aft
er," writes Mrs. S. I. Rorer in The
Ladies' Home Journal. 'Then, too,
man must create heat and force, accord
ing to the climate in which he lives and
the occupation he follows. A wise COM
bination of food is, therefore, necessary
to keep the body in working order. In
cold weather we need a larger amount
OF carbonaceous foods-fats, sugars and
starches-than we do in summer. IN
the hot climates and during the hot
months fruit and green vegetables, con-
tanning the salts necessary to keep the
blood in good condition, should be used
freely.
"AccOrding to our method of living
in this country, we should take about
two parts OF repair fOOd-Such as meat,
eggs, milk, cheese, or, in the vegetable
kingdom, the old peas. beans and lentils
to three parts of carbonaceous food
such as white bread, potatoes, rice, but
ter, cream and fats of all kinds. Then
we must have certain amount of bulky
or watery vegetables, such as lettuce,
spinach, cabbage, onions and also the
fruits. In making out a daily ration we
should have at the beginning of the
meal some light dish that may be taken
slowly, to prepare the stomach for the
food that is to follow, then meat OF
its equivalent. With beef we should
serve potatoes; with mutton, rice. With
chickens, either rice or potatoes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01

Fuddy-You say that Biglin gets
salary of $4,000 And there is posi-
lively nothing in Biglin-he is not an
educated man and he has no natural
abilities.
Duddy-Except the ability 10 get
salary of $4,000 a year. - Boston
Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
The Rhine Fortifications.

The early Romans found the swift
current of the Rhine sufficient defense
against the gigantic Germans, but to
protect the peaceful settlers against all
possible danger every ford on the upper
Rhine and every convenient crossing
place on the lower stream was fortified,
and thus il chain of posts was extended
from the sea to Strasburg.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
Paved With Musket Barrels.

Bayard Taylor i'll one of his books of
travel tells of a highway i'll China
which for over 1000 yards is corduroy
ed with the barrels of old muskets.
They are about seven feet long, and
when used couple of hundred years
ago were carried by two men and fred
BY q third.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
East

In addition No. leaves Piedmont s:i5 a. m ::
arrives Frostburg 1856 a m, and No. g, leaving
Frostburg 145 p. m, reaches Piedmont 2:3S p.
M, stopping at all intermediate stations.
*On 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, A. 7 and Sdaily except Sunday.
Nos. 5 and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
and 6. L. M HAMILTON
July 25 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01

She-You think, then, that man
gets his punishment in this world?
He-Yes, indeed. For example, take
my own case. 1 have to spend part of
the year in Philadelphia. .-Twinkles.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
Miscellaneous advertisements.
Fifty Years Ago.

Who could imagine that this should be
The place where, in eighteen nety-three
That white wor1d-wonder of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, po1ychrome...
Here at the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayers Pills, by the world preferred.
Chicago-like, they a record show,
Since they started-so years ago.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
Ayers Cathartic Pills

have, from the time of their
preparation, been a continuous
success with the public. And
. that means that Ayers Pills
accomplish what is promised
for them; they cure where
others fail. 1t was fitting,
therefore, that the worldwide
popularity of these pills should
be recognized by the Worlds
Fair medal of 1898 "a fact
which emphasizes the record:
so Years of Cures.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01

The brain of an idiot contains much
less PHOSPHORUS than that of person
Of average mental powera
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01

46 and AZ still carry passengers.
No. II is a local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg and No IA from Pttsburg to Cum
berland. Nos and make 3 stops each way.
through tickets, east and west, for sale at
Cumberland. NJ. C. CLARKE,
VIM. NJ GREENE, Ticket Agent
Gen'l Manager. G. o. SCULL,
Nov 2S Gent Passenger Agent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
GEORGES CREEK X CGMBERLANI
RAILROAD.

Dams Rock excursionists take the 7:l5 a.
NJ. train at Cum berland, and return by the
5l5 p IN. train at Vale Summit.
JAMES A. MILLHNLLAND,
Jan 6 General Manager.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01
PittSburg Division.

WEsTBOUND.
No. 9-Pittsburg Express leaves ...l:3O IN
63-Cumberland g &C dali
" except Sunday 100 m
1l-Mail leaves. 2:35 N
5-Chicago Limited. /" =. 2:25 p m
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-01

EASTBOUND.
No. 10-Baltimore Express arrives. 2:05 m
&" 6-Lmlted " l2:2S % III
g 14-Mail '' .12:20 y III
64-Cumberand Exp. g dai-
ly except Sunday. $50 p III
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-19
THE WEST VIRGINIA.


Glass Works aIay be stnrtsd-otto JsG'
Err'S scheme.
Otto Jaeger, a wen known glass man
Of FostorIa, yesterday preached a
scheme to put Into operation the West
virginia glass works at Martins Ferry.
The owners of the works are willing to
put In. the works at the sum OF $4,000 as
stock. In addition to this. Mr.. Jaeger
promises to raise $4,000 to invest in the
works and put tho plant into operation.
II the citizens OF Martins Ferry will
subscribe $1,000 TO no invested In the
stock and not as a donation. making a
capital stock OF $4,000. Mr.. JeaSer says
he means business and viii start up the
works inside OF two months II the Mar
tins Ferry people will take the above
amount Of stock in the enterprise.
1t IL the intention 10 manufacture n
full line OF tableware and blown tum-
blers. Mr.. Jaeger was formerly con-
nectcd with the Fostoria glass works
and later at the Seneca glass works.
Several outside parties have lately look
cd at the plnnt with view OF operating
II, provided local encouragement is Of
fered,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-19
FOR THE HOT WEATHER.

A complete IIRs Of SerRsE, Pin Cheeks
aud Chsviot suitinEu and TroWSsTinWu
made 20 order. HultinEA S@O.OO ana up
TrOyVSsrlnEG $500 aud up. Our repuIR-
ton Is guarantee for elegance ih Mt and
Workmanship,
IIAIbriggRn, MeTinO and Light Wool
Underwear aud Hosiery a Gpeclhity.
Agents for the celebrated EiRhmle
White shirt. Price St.OO.
Fall line Of ColOred Shirts ~ large ~
10 neck and 90 body, ut DOE and up.
e. HESS 4 SONS,
Fashionable TniiOFa aud Cent? Furnllhs
ers, 1871 aud l313 Market stIOtt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PARK.

Tomorrow tho Open House band has a
aDfriaI music programme, commencing at
$40 d. M, aud the Park, with SIS new
lake, bicycle excursion boat mAEnlh'
cent Casino and many natural Rttrac-
tiOnS, has gained for e the reputation HS
the Pride OF the Ohio Valley.
First class Meals and Entertainments
me w.. & z. q. r. q. win make hourly
trips. Hound trip, including Animation,
Is cents,
SpselnI arrangements for plCnloI, balls
and banquetA consult Col. A, Rolf, % Eff
tenth street, and for tenpih parties Park
telephone 6i1~4s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-19

Yesterday afternoon at the residence
OF her son-ln-law. Mr. CIV. Dean. Min
go Junction, Ohio, occurred the death
Of Mrs. Elizabeth zlnk Hamilton, rel
&c, Of the late william Hamilton. Mrs
Hamilton was former resident Of
Wheeling aud well known here. The
funeral services VIII take place at Min
go Junction at o'clock tomorrow ut-
ternoon and a special train Will leave
over the Wheeling u Lake Eric rail-
road for Wheeling at, . o'clock and
viii stop at the Fulton entrance to the
Peniusular cemetery where the Inter
ment will be made.