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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-08

is yours to-day. Make your own calcula-
lions of the cost, and Cohens selling be-
comes wonderful. 112 Ladies Dresses
came again yesterday; the newest ana
best In every detail:
Black Imperial Serge Suits. Eton effect,
large collars, stylish and noppy' LOT
$3.50 , 80, 80
All the New Blues in Cloth Eton or
Fly-Front. trimmed with Black Draiu'
coats lined. for $50.
Black Camels-Hair Suits, in Eton or
Fly-Front. lined throughos9eetn H. :,
sleeves. jacket-with best tanetd' t'o
rustling sort. for SIG. ,s
Swell Dresses of French Broadc oth'
strapped seams. dart front coat ilheu'
best taffeta silk, for go $50 or Cbev,ot.
coat lined well made. perfect httins'
price S.s5. instead of $50.
Ladies' China SILK Negligee House
Dresses. in Pink and Blues, eiaDo-
rate.y trimmed with lace ana rlDooNS'
Stylish House-Gowns. of cashmere, In
ali the new shades, trimmed with
lace and Inserting for $6.sS each. and
Irish Lawn Wrappers, in Llsnl anu
Medium colors. for 73c each
Back and White Irish Lawn Wrappperss'
trimmed with lace, extra full. for sli9.
SEPARATE SKIRTS
of Black Monair. well made, hnished WIN
velveteen for SOC each. In
A good Back Brilliantine skirt fui
width and length for sec- c,.,u.. al
Black Brocaded Sicilian SKirts' all
lengths. extra wide. for $9o r.,
g for an Excellent Black Figured Tai
feta SILK Skirt, light weight, for sum-
Another lot Of those s225 Atwood Che
yiot Skirts in medium ana sihal
checks. best 1915 value.
Separate Bicycle Skirts from va 10 siS
each.
Can't help speaking
COTTON WASH FABRICS
to you. The price-compact was iinished
success before these cards were placed
on them. A heavy loss somewhere-all
profit TO you:
Roie dor q new fabric. for 16 2-Sc.
Prettiest of French Cheviots, woven
colors, sheer and fine. for shirtings
waists, etc, 7%4c.
Real French Organizes. in newest noral
designs, best PC grade. for ?S4c
Omen Lace Stripe Grenadine Organdies
for ga and 72ic. ,,.
for S &c. " 49,,
Fine French Organizes, IN pest anu
latest effects. 62.c, usually 2Oc. yaru'
Dimities and Linen Batistes, woven ue-
signs. for 4Ac. , GU.
Striped and Embroidered Dotted Cham
breys. made TO sell for &c. for sac
Extra-Wide New Batistes, PFC. every
where: these SIC.
FROM 10 TO II O'CLOCK
Full Yard-Wide Unbleached Cotton, the
best 6i4c. grade, for SIC. Limit of 10
yards.
SHEETS AND PILLOW-CASES To-
DAY.
Hemstitched Sheets, Bleached. best 59c
grade. for 45c. M
Bolster-Cases to match Tor sc. ,,,,
all hemstitched.
2ibx2ib Hemmed Sheets for 39c. ,
Bolster-Cases, &c; Pillow-Cases, 4O12x
SO, for 4s4c.
xrxy-COuERs AMONG THE LINENS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-08
WANTED.

TWO MEN TO DRIVE BREAD
wagons in any part Of the city. expert
eneed men preferred. Good wages to
the men that can command trade. APP
ply between and p. M. at Messer-
schmidts Bakery. No. H2 west Broad
street. GEORGE +. ANDERSON &
CO., Proprietors. ap Ats
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-08
HOUSEwARE

down to a price where wonder begins,
and we'll stand by you in all things that
will make this store of the most forward
thought TO you:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-08
SHEETS AND PILLOW-CASES To-
nay

Hemstitched Sheets. Bleached. best 5sc.
grade. for 45c. ~.
Rooster Cases to match for 33c.
Pilow-Cases 45X36 inches Tor u@4c''
all hemstitched.
2I5x2is Hemmed Sheets for SIC ,o,,-
Bolster-Cases, &c; Pillow-Cases' fV72A
g.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
MEN CAUGHT IN TRAPS.
Accidents That Have Been Caused by the
Devices Set by Hunters.

Accidents That Have Been Caused by the
Devices Set by Hunters.
Bob Michael, one of the best hunters
md most thorough of woodsmen in
northern Herkimer county, N. Y,
walked against string one night and
was mortally wounded with buckshot.
An old French Canadian trapper above
the Saranac lake region was setting
II pound steel beartrap near an old
burning one day and had both arms
raught between the jaws, and there his
body remained for weeks, being found
Mt last when the mice and ants had
gnawed his bones.
In Africa a curious trap is used for
elephants. 1t consists merely of long
blade of steel in four foot log of wood
suspended from a tree by triggers
When the elephant stirs the string, tho
contrivance drops, burying the steel be-
tween the victims shoulder blades
Tigers are captured in India by how
and arrow trap. A chunk of bait is
hung on stick, below which the arrow
is aimed. When the tiger pulls the bait,
the bowstring is loosened, and tho arrow
is supposed to find its way into the ami
malls heart.
Baited traps are not usually danger
Gus to human life. 1t is when strings,
half concealed by bushes and grass, are
hung across the runways that there is
danger of men walking into them and
having bullets, arrows or drop sticks
shot into them.
One of the odd things one meets in
forests where BEARS panthers and Wild
cats are found is a log house, a sort Of
lean to camp, with an eight inch spruce
stick lying over the entrance and jut-
ting off into the woods so or 60 feet A
hewn plank inside the inclosrre is ar
ranged SO as to look like a fine resting
place for foot. Beyond the plank is a
chunk of foul smelling meat, burned
honey comb Or other bait suitable for
the intended game. Men who use dogs
in hunting detest such contrivances, fer
the animal that steps on the plank has
its back broken by the spruce stick.
Such deadfall is hard to build, but it
is among the surest of traps for large
game that is hot shy of inclosure. 1t is
remembered OF Il lest and starving In
dian that he tried TO reach the tait of u
deadfall and was crushed by the logs,
though not killed instantly. Other men
have had fingers crushed in mink and
marten deadfalls.
Men set snares for big game, using
wire rope to encircle the beasts nccks
when they venture to touch the bait 1t
is curious fact that such men some
times get leg i'll their own trap and
are yanked into the air by the stout sap
ling tree used as a spring pole. After Il
man has dangled with his head down
ward trying to climb the spring pole
feet first for awhile and finally gets
down safely he exercises extra care
with his machines thereafter. New
York Sun
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
How 1t All Came About,

1t took the little acorn but few days
to become the spreading oak. Hezekiah
Reubens told his wife in confidence that
Josh Watkins said he'd like mighty
we'll to buy Widow Spilkins' farm.
Mrs. Reubens ran into Mrs. Blunter's
just to borrow little baking soda, and
to make her errand less Objectionable
told that Josh Watkins talked of buying
Widow Spilkins' farm, thoughtfully
adding, 'Twouldn't surprise me bit
eff he would take the widder with the
farm"
Mrs Blunter left her baking in the
stove while she threw her shawl over
her head and went through the back
way to Mrs. Penrup's to tell her that
Josh Watkins was going to marry
Widow Spilkins for her property and
to wonder what would become Of her
children, giving it as an opinion that
"like as not the widder would have 'em
bound out
Mrs. Penrup could scarcely wait till
next morning, when she hitched up to
drive over and tell Mrs. Flowerty that
Josh Watkins was going to marry
WIDOW Spllklns just to get her property
and that those poor children Of hers
were soon to be bound out to any Tom,
Dick or Harry that would take them.
She thought "Josh dssignin rascal
and the widow cruel mother"
All this soon reached the ears Of Josh
and the widow. They promptly went to
pursuing the story down, and when they
Lnl 4 u
ginning were SO sympathetically mad
that they met pretty nearly every even
ing to hold indignation meetings. IT
naturally came about that they were en-
gagged and just as naturally that they
were married. Then Mrs. Hezekiah
Reubens and the rest of them had the
nerve to boast that they made the
match. Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
LINCOLN'S RESOLVE.
It Was Made After He Had Heard Stan
ton In a Law Case.

It Was Made After He Had Heard STAN
ton In a Law Case.
There is in all truly great men mix
ture of self reliance and of humility
two traits that are not so contradictory
as they seem. Lincoln exhibited both
traits i'll remarkable degree. His acts
showed the one, his words frequently
expressed the other.
An anecdote in McClure's Magazine,
in an article by Ida M. Tarbell, if we
read it Alright, brings out the secret of
this apparent contradiction. Linooln's
humility impelled him to the exertion
which gave him his self confidence. The
anecdote narrates the first meeting of
the man who was to be president with
the man who was to be his secretary of
war.
Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M.
Stanton were employed as counsel on
the same side in great patent case
which was tried In Cincinnati in 1866.
1t was arranged by their olients-muoh
to Lincoln's sappointment-thatS Stan
ton should make the closing argument.
Lincoln had prepared himself for the
effort with unusual care, but he ac-
quiesced good naturedly in the decision
which put him in the second place.
Stanton's argument was one Of great
force, and Lincoln listened to it with
the closest attention throughout. The
narrator Of the incident, Mr.. Ralph
Emerson, says that Mr.. Lincoln took
long walk with him after the court had
adjourned for the day. Mr.. Lincoln
was silent long time. Then he ex-
claimed suddenly:
Emerson, am going homei am
going home to study law
"Why, returned Mr.. Emerson, "Mr.
Lincoln, You stand at the head of the
bar in Illinois nowl What are you talk
ing about?"
"Ah, yes," he said, ''I do occupy a
good position there. and I think I can
get along with the way things are done
there now. But these college trained
men, who have devoted their whole
lives to study, are coming west, don't
you see? And they study their cases as
we never do. They have got as far az
Cincinnati now. They will soon be in
Illinois.
Another long pause; then, stopping
and turning toward Mr.. Emerson, his
countenanoe suddenly assuming that
look of strong determination which
those who knew him best sometimes
saw upon his face, he exclaimed:
II am going home to study law! I
am as good as any of them, and when
they get out to Illinois I will be ready
for themv'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
MAKING SILHOUETTES.
Some Instruction In the Art of I'roduc-
Ing These Old Time Eavoritcs.

some instruction In me IifC OF ITOGu"-
Ing These Old Time Eavoritcs.
Even in tie enlightened days vixen
the art of photography has advanced so
very near to perfection there are still
some old fashioned people who cling
with fondness to these silhouettes. One
great thing i'll their favor is that the
least clever among MS may, with II little
patience and Il steady hard, tind in them
pleasing recreation and soon become
adroit i'll their execution. But there
may be some of our young readers who
scarcely know what silhouette is, and
such unenllghtcned persons we will en-
deavor briefly to instruct i'll the almost
forgotten art. A few sheets of drawing
paper, a pencil and a lamp are all the
essentials needed to commence opera
tions,
The operator first fixes sheet of pa.
per to the wall by inserting pin in
each corner. Then the person whose
likeness, or silhouette, is to te taken
is seated in q chair close to the wall in
such position as to throw distinct
shadow of his profile Gas near life size
as posslble) on the center of the paper.
TC secure steadiness wine glass or
some such support is placed between his
head and the wall-for the slightest
movement often causes failure. Having
arranged these matters satisfactorily, the
operator proceeds to sketch with PEN
Gil the head and profile of the sitter,
and this requires a steady hand and
some dispatch, as it is no easy matter
to sit in one position for great length
of time perfectly motionless. When the
sketch is concluded, little skill will be
needed to bring the task to an end. The
operator has only with a sharp penknife
to cut out the head i'll the line of the
pencil mark. The center part is then
thrown aside and the other paper laid
on piece of black cloth, which throws
out the features boldly, and if sufficient
care has been taken a striking likeness
will be the reward Happy Thoughts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
Spark Arresters.

The system of spark arrester, accord
ing to a recent writer in Engineering,
which Is found most efficient in locomo-
tives is. for coal burners, the device
known as the extended smoke box with
straight smokestack, netting, DETECTING
plate and spark arrester. While no spark
arresting arrangement is absolutely eff
cient, the degree of serviceableness Of
any such mechanism depends, it is
urged, upon the care with which 1t is
maintained in good condition. Fine
sparks will be found to escape from such
devices even when in the best condition
and coarse sparks necessarily get egress
when anything is in defective state,
and while the fine sparks are not Of a
dangerous character, the coarse sparks
are. Emphasis is laid especially upon
the care which should be bestowed upon
a locomotive to prevent any portion Of
the netting wearing into holes by keep
ing the front end cleaned out
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
ANDRES MONUMENT.
vandals Have Clipped His Memorial In
Westminster Abbey.

westminster Abbey.
Near the center of the south wall Of
the nave is a monument to Major Andre
of Revolutionary note. The very long
inscription upon it begins, "Sacred to
the memory of Major John Andre, who,
raised by his merit, at an early period
of life, to the rank of adjutant general
of the British forces in America, and
employed in an important but hazardous
enterprise, fell sacrifice to his zeal for
his king and country, on the I'd Of Oc-
tober, 1880, aged 80, universally beloved
and esteemed by the army in which he
served and lamented even by his foes"
About the base of the monument,
which is panel set against the wall,
are several small figures. These project
from the panel, and represent the presen-
tation of Major Andres letter to Gen
eral Washington on the night before his
execution. The ease with which the
heads Of these figures could be broken
off has been too great a temptation to
relic hunters. and most of the heads
have been knocked off and stolen. That
such vandalism is not wholly modern is
shown from the fact that Charles Lamb
writes of the defacing of this very mon
ument in this way in his Essays of
Ella" Southey, the poet, when boy,
was a pupil at the Westminster school.
Later i'll life he was exceedingly sensi-
tive in regard to his political princi-
Piles, and for time a serious quarrel
existed between himself and Lamb, be-
cause the latter, speaking in regard to
this injury to Andres monument, de-
scribed it as the "wanton mischief Of
some schoolboy, fired perhaps with
raw notions of transatlantic freedom. I"
Then, addressing Southey, he added,
1.-THE mischief was done about the time
that you We're a scholar there. Do you
know anything about the unfortunate
relic?'
There is now fastened upon the wall
of the nave, above the monument, q
wreath of oak leaves which Dean Stan
ley, when he visited America, gathered
near the spot on the bank of the Hudson
river where Andre was executed. AL
though Andre died in 1880, it was not
until 1921 that, at the request of the
Duke of York, his bones were exhumed
and taken to England to be buried in
the abbey. The box in which they were
placed for the voyage is still preserved
in the oratory over St. Islip's chapel,
where the wax figures are kept-Max
Bennett Thrasher in st. Nicholas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
Seat OF the Thunder God.

"rrembling mountain, a massive
pile of peculiarly arranged rocks lying
on Rogue river, almost directly north
of Montreal. was known to the Indians
by combination of words signifying
seat of the thunder god. According
to their traditions. the thunder god for
merly used broad and deep indentation
on its summit as "a seat, and that there
i'll he would sit for three days in spring,
seven in summer, five in autumn and
two in winter They also believed that
during the time he was present great
chasms would open III the side OF the
mountain, from which fire would stream
for hours without ceasing. Nothing is
known concerning the early history Of
the mountain, but it is thought that
the legend refers to old time volcanic
action, an opinion strengthened by its
geographical name of Trembling
mountain, st. Louis Republic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
Animals Illusions.

Birds are perhaps more commonly the
victims of illusions than other animals,
their stupidity about their eggs being
quite remarkable. Last year, for in
stance, a hen got into the pavilion Of a
ladies golf club and began to sit on a
golf ball i'll a corner for which it made
nest with a couple of pocket handker-
chiefs But many quadrupeds are not
only deceived for the moment by refleo-
tions, shadows and such unrealities, but
often seem victims to illusions largely
developed by the Imagination.
The horse. for instance, is one of the
bravest of animals when face to face
with dangers which it can understand,
such as the charge of an elephant or q
wild boar at bay. Yet the courageous
and devoted horse, so steadfast against
the dangers he knows, is prey to a
hundred terrors of the imagination due
to illusions, mainly those of sight, for
shying, the minor effect of these illu.
sions, and "bolting," in which panic
gains complete possession Of his soul,
are caused, as rule, by mistakes as to
what the horse sees, and not by misin-
depreciation of what he hears. 1t is no.
ticed, for instance, that many horses
which shy usually start away from OBJ
jects Oh one side more frequently than
from objects ON the other. This is prob
ably due to defects in the vision of one
or other eye.
In nearly all cases of shying the horse
takes fright at some unfamiliar object,
though this is commonly quite harm
less, such as wheelbarrow upside
down, Il freshly felled log Or a piece Of
paper rolling before the wind. This in
stantly becomes an illusion, is inter-
preted as something else, and it is Gu
rious question i'll equine neuropathy to
know what it is that the horse figures
these harmless objects to be. When
Russian ponies first began to be shipped
to Harwich, they usually objected to
pass near donkey. This reluctance
was explained on the hypothesis that
the ponies seldom saw donkeys in Rus.
sia and mistook them for bears.-Lon.
don Spectator.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23

Well, the fact about that cap
tain, replies Enright, settin down his
glass ag'in, while the same is the
merest incident an don't have no direct
bearing on what I've been relatin; the
fact i'll his case is he's welded already.
Nacherally after sayin "Howdy?" to
the little Sanders girl an applaudin of
her progeny, which it looks like he fully
indorses that away, this yere captain
gent hits the tr'ail fo. Nashville, where
his wifo's been ltepin camp an waitin
for him all the time. Dan Quinn in
S'.U francisco Examiner
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
ONE WoMAN's REFORM MOVEMENT

jinks Sence Mary burnt my pipe
The worl is kin o. gloomy.
I've growed so thin an peakedlike
Daylight amos shines tn 90 me.
Mary jes' said "You've got to quit.
It's sech narsty habit"
An then she TUX an burnt my pipe.
Land, how l eetched to grab it!
Wut say? My pipe my own? By Jol
It's plain you don't know Mary.
She burnt it nigh er month ergo,
Sence w 'ich amt had nary
Waal no more n jes puff er two
Land sakcs! Don't ever tell!-
An a pep'mint lawzenger arterwuds
T. kin o. kill the smell.
Some day she'll ketch me at it, sure.
Lord knows wut she'll do to mel
An so trimble every day.
Dear SUI! The outlool1's gloomy.
j. L. Heaton in "The Quilting Bee."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
Not SuperstitiOus.

"There is one thing about our cook, "
remarked Bass, that shows she is a
woman of superior mental power. She
is above all weak superstitions. For in
stance, most women have an idea that
if one thing in the house is broken there
are sure to he three things broken"
"And your cook is an exception?'
Eyes. When she breaks dish, she
Immediately goes to work and breaks
two more. She believes III facts, not
superstitions. Boston Transcript
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
He Kent His Place.

Dignitied Dame-Pardon me, but l
cannot imagine what business you can
have with me.
Awkward Youth (coolly)-I called to
get you to prevent your husband from
discharging me.
II have nothing whatever to do with
my husbands business affairs, and''-
II am clerk, and he thinks of send
ing me off because l make so many mis-
takes. He has nearly engaged pretty
girl in my place"
"Oh, you will retain your position.
By the way. when at leisure please con-
slider my house your home. "-Pearson' 8
Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23

why don you quit the stage and
start il secondhand book store?"
II don see why there is any especial
call Tor me to start secondhand book
stone any more than any other busi-
ness, replied the actor haughtily
"Oh, l thought it would suit you
pretty we'll 1t is the very place for back
numbers "--Cincinnati Tribune
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
A Modern Malanron.

Mrs. Shadmind-What a wonderful
singer that new soprano is! OF course,
You heard her at the concert last even
ing.
Mrs. Franklaign-No; unfortunately
was not able to attend.
Mrs. Shadmind-Indeed! You have
no idea of what you missed. Why, she
Courier.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
Embroidered Suspenders.

There's no dandy business about it. "
he said. 'lt's just plain, hard sense.
Since the new woman has made herself
so distressingly apparent | have had to
have my initials put on nearly every
thing wear, so that there would be
no excuse for my wife thinking it's
hers. Chicago Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23

In 1878 Yesso, Japan, suffered from
fire which destroyed 10, 600 bouses
and left over 1000, 600 persons home
less.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23

The first public schools were opened
in 1645 in Massachusetts. -"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

In addition No. leaves Piedmont s:45 a. m.
arrives Frostburg 10:;S5 m.. and No. s, leaving
Frostburg las p, m, reaches Piedmont 2;3S p.
m:, 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, 7 and sdaily except Sunday.
Nos. 5 and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will he hauled on trains Nos
5 and 8. l.. M. HAMILTON,
July25 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23

46 and Al still carry passengers.
No. IL is a local train from Cumberland to
Pittshurg and No. IA from Pittsburg to Cum
berland. Nos. S and make 8 stops each way.
Through tickets, east and west for sale at
Cumberland. NJ. C. CLARKE,
WIN. NJ. GREENE, Ticket Agent
Gen'l Manager. CO. SCULL,
Nov % Genl Passenger Agent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23
Pittsburg Division.

WESTBOUND.
No. 9-Pittsburg Express leaves ...l:3O II NJ
" 63-Cumberland &" &C dali
lv except Sunday. 1850 a M
1l-Mail leaves. 2:35 p NJ
5-Chicago Limited. " =. 2:25 m
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23

No 10-Baltimore Express arrives. 2:05 a N
6 6-Limited ..l2:2s M
d" 14-Mail 60 ..12:2O D m
64-Cumberland Exp. &C dali
ly except Sunday. 6:3O nj
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-23

Dams Rock excursionists take the 7:l5 a.
m. train at Cumberland, and return by the
5;15 p. m. train at Vale Summit.
JAMES A. MILLHNLLAND,
Jan6 General Manager.