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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-19

tie girl rode Barnum saw the whale
&C" and wanted to introduce it at his
museum, at Broadway and Ann street
After everything was ready the museum
burned. including the performing
whale New York World
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-19

Open the doors of opportunity to tall
ent and virtue and they will do Them
selves Justice. and property will not be
in bad hands. Emerson.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-19
Confcdernte veterans, Camn.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There are about 900 camps of the
United Confederate veterans.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
Veterinary Hospital.

GEO. A. SMITH, ID. VS.,
Graduate American Veterinary College, and
Registered in city of Baltimore in compli-
ance with the Laws of Maryland regulating
Veterinary Practice
IL DR.. Jones building. in the rear of the
Main street Baptist church, where he is pre-
pared to receive animals requiring Surgical or
Medical attention. Veterinary Remedies.
such as Liniments, Condition Powders, Hoof
ETC.. on hand. March %
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
The Trautmannsdorf Fiddle,

The curious affection for old Cremona
violins, tenors and basses is by no means
u modern fancy. The Stradivarius vio-
lin, which my excellent father gave me
when 1 was 6 years of age, was priced
at 100 guineas in 1924. But, to 60 still
farther back, we were told by the Eng
lish newspapers that in September,
1878, there was sold by auction at Dres-
den the famous violin of Count Traut-
mannsdorf, grand equerry to the EN-
pcror Charles vi, which he had pur-
chased direct from the celebrated Tyro-
lean maker, Jacob Stainer. He paid
him down in cash 70 golden crowns
and undertook to provide the vender as
long as he lived with good dinner
every day, as we'll as 100 forms a
month in cash and every year a new
coat, with golden brendenburghs, two
casks of beer, lighting and fuel, and,
in case he should marry, as many hares
as he might require, with 10 baskets
of fruit annually for himself and as
many for his old nurse (housekeeper).
-Phipson.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
O'CONNELL'S ELOQUENCE.
He Had Some Stereotyped Ornaments
Which He Used Quite Freely.

He Had Some Stereotyped Ornaments
Which He Used Quite Freely.
Among the stereotyped ornaments of
his eloquence was a favorite reference
to "the majestic mountains and fertile
valleys of green Ireland" Once at
Athlone, in the very center of the fiat
test part of Ireland, he exclaimed in the
peroration of a patriotic speech, "Look
around, my friends, on the majestic
mountains" etc. - compliance with
which request would have severely tested
the optics of his audience.
Another time, when boasting at the
Corn Exchange Of the great attendance
at meeting he had recently addressed
at Kilkenny, he outdid Falstaff's 1 men
in buckram somewhat after the follow
ing fashion: He began by stating the
numbers present at the meeting at so, :
900, land who will deny" he contin-
ued, "that the cause must be important
and the purpose strong that could as
semble together these $4,000 men? Let
no man say that they gathered merely
from a feeling of personal regard or
curiosity OH my account. 1t would be
absurd to suppose that 100, men
would leave their homes to look at an
elderly and rather corpulent gentleman.
No, sir, when that peaceful army of
10000 Irishmen congregated round
me, their presence spoke, trumpet
tongued, their firm resolution never to
desist from the struggle until Ireland
should have her own parliament again.
"And their multitudinous masses
were as orderly and pacific as they were
resolute and determined. Oh, with
what unspeakable delight do I recognize
in the conduct of those 200, 900 noble
fellows" etc. And thus sailed along,
upborne upon the swelling tide Of his
imagination, each sentence adding at
least $4,000 to the previous amount
until at last he arrived at, think,
800, 000.-Newcastle (England) Chron-
ir1e
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
Afraid of Brooklyn Bridge.

There is IL man i'll Broolllyn who, al
though he has crossed the East river to
New York several times week during
the last 20 years, has never yet crossed
the Brooklyn bridge.
He rode home i'll a Brooklyn street
car the other night with party of peo-
pie who had been ut il New York thea
ter and had crossed the bridge to go
home while he crossed by way CT Fulton
ferry.
why did you take the ferry in place
of the bridge?" he was asked.
because the ferry is safer"
"What -
"Why," he said, Il wouldn'5 c:oss
that spidery thing for $40, 000."
The others looked and saw tina: he
was serious. They decided that life was
too short to discuss matters with him.
New York Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
WORDS WITHOUT A RHYME.
English Language Contains Several Which
Are Hard to Run Against.


English Language Contains Several Which
Are Hard to Run Against.
There are dozen words in the Eng
lish language in everyday use for
which enterprising people have de-
SPARED of ever finding rhyme. The
word month, for example. is one of
these. "Silver' is word it seems
very easy to secure rhyme for. but as a
matter of fact, trying to find something
to rhyme with "silver' nearly drove a
London writer of verse insane long ago.
As last resort he advertised in the
newspapers and received but one reply.
1t came from the master of verbal con-
tortion, w. S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sui
livan's erstwhile partner, who submit
ted the word "chilver." He wasn't
quite clear, he said, as to what chill
yer might be, but he had seen the word
in advertisements of sales Of farm stock
and had an idea, which is correct, that
it described species Of sheep.
Orange" is another word without
rhyme. Gulf is also without an Eng
fish partner, and 'culm" and "cusp"
are alike solitary. Many poets who have
sought in vain for rhymes to revenge"
and "avenge" will not be appeased
when they learn that but two exist
"penge" and "Stonehenge. "Coif"
is now, happily for versifiers, growing
obsolete, for there is no word which
rhymes with it. "Scarf" has been dar-
ingly linked at the end of line with
half" or "calf," but this is a practice
to be discouraged. "Scalp" rhymes only
with "Alp," but, like "babe" and
"astrolabe, it would require much in
genuity to find an excuse for bringing
these words into juxtaposition. "False"
has on several occasions, by an abuse Of
poetic license, been associated with
"valse," though the correct French pro-
nunciation of the latter word would de-
stroy the rhyme.
OF the names Of places the African
town of Timbuktu has long been ia
nous for being without rhyme. The
nearest success that any poet has ever
attained i'll this respect was when in
some old verses describing desert hunt
"cassowary" was made to rhyme with
missionary" and "Timbuktu" with
''thin buck too. New York Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
One on the Princess.

A good story of the late Princess
Alice has come out on the occasion Of
the striking of medal for the fishermen
at Ushant. She ouce visited the mint
unexpectedly at time when some
medals were being made for noncom-
missioned officers of the army. While
she was being shown through the build
ing, the officials thought it would be a
neat thing to stamp her name and the
date on one of the medals and present it
to her. She accepted the gift and then
burst out laughing. The inscription
reads, For long service and good con-
Duct"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
borrowing In India.

India is a nation of pawnshops, ac-
cording to General Booth. The people
think the cleverest man is he who de-
vises the largest number of ways by
which to borrow money. They put in
pledge their lands, oxen, jewelry, them
selves, their children and their grand
children, and cases have even been
known where father. to obtain money
to defray the expenses of his daughters
wedding, has pledged as collateral the
first child to be born of the union.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
Special Notice.

T AM prepared to furnish ICE-CREAM
i of the best quality on due notice in guam
titles from quart up to fifty gallons at the
lowest prices. Will be glad to receive orders
to supply parties. entertainments, picnics, etc.
Also, Carpet Weaving a speciality. Salts
faction guaranteed in all respects.
J. q. MERRBACH
Feb 22-1yl East Main ST., Frostburg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
Have You a House

THAT IS NOT INSURED?
ESQ, you want to place policy on it to-
l. day or tomorrow before you dine.
You want the risk TAKEN too, by a 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 IA JOURNAL Office, Frostburg, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
And Extensive.

He-What a frank, open countenance
Kiss Murdy has
She-Yes. It's eternally open when
I'm with her. -Detroit Free Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09

When an Englishman becomes a nat.
uralized Norwegian, his wife and chill.
dren also change their nationality.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-01-09
NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby warned against
~ shooting, or trespassing for the purpose
of shooting, on the meadows, pastures or
cleared lands of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, except the rifle range of the Frostburg
Rifle Association.
Persons disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted. B. s. RANDOLPH,
March 81 Mining Superintendent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15
Destructive Fire at Ellis Island.
Government Immigrant Station Destroyed.

NEW YORK, June 15-The United
States government immigrant station
on Ellis island, in New York harbor,
was destroyed by fire this morning
but probably without loss Of life The
fire was first seen at 12:3S a. M, by the
lookout from the harbor police station.
He noticed a flame about as large as
a mans hand coming out of the win
dow on the second floor toward the
eastern end. The fire spread rapidly
AT 05 a. m. the caves along the entire
roof began to fall setting fire to the
wooden piers and docks on either side.
AT LIP a. m. the whole island was a
mass of flames, Illuminating the en-
tire inner harbor and the lower part Of
New York city.
AS quickly as possible two sections
of police, twenty men, and the police
patrol launches were sent to the island.
An alarm was Immediately sent to
the lower precinct police stations of
the city and twenty-five men were or
dered to the scene. The fire boat New
Yorker was soon under headway, with
firemen, policemen and others. The
fire boat Zephar Mills was sent to the
island as quickly as she could be made
ready. Later many persons went over
in tugs and row boats. The end OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15

the building in which the fire started
was used for sleeping, cooking and
eating by the immigrants. The de-
tention pen, in which there are always
considerable number of immigrants
being held for investigation, was soon
consumed. Beside the building men
toned, there are a hospital, the offices
of the commissioners, q laundry, dis
injecting department and great cisterns
in which are stored large quantities cf
rain water gathered from the roofs.
The physicians and minor officials live
in the smaller buildings. 1t is presum-
ed at this hour that these, with all the
other buildings on the island, will be
destroyed. The valuable records arc
undoubtedly destroyed.
The 200 immigrants were safely
transferred from the island to the
Barge office at the Battery, leaving
no one on the island except the firemen
and few attendants. The ferry boat
John c. Carlisle, which plies between
the Battery and Ellis island, arrived at
and with the sick from the hospital
There were seventy-five men and forty
six women and children on the boat
Twenty of the women were sick, one OF
them suffering from typhoid fever and
said to be in serious condition. With
the party also, were the doctors and
nurses.
The buildings on Ellis island were
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15
News Agency Denies the
Story of Self-De-
StruCtion.
MONEY TO IGNITE.
Known as the Rich
est OF Men.

went to South Africa, then a much mora
savage territory than it is now, and scantiIy
popuiated by Englishmen, or persons Of Eng
lish uesceIlt The Kimberly diamond MINIS
were Just beginning to be productive and with
his small capital he began dealing in diamonds
on small scale. He was very successful
anu soon earned enough to purchase shares in
the mines from which his merchandise had
come. Before another five years had elapsed
ms holdings at Kimberly had become very
large, and when the TransvaaI gold fields
were discovered he had profits to invest in
them In 1886 Barnato was a money power in
south Africa, and began to be spoken OF as the
IVal OF Cecil Rhodes. The two men started
In to be opponents, but in 1888 concluded to
dated.
Barnato persistently denied the story that
ne Degan life in South Africa by exhibiting a
Fr1ck donkey, but the story has often been
verified There is no truth, however, III the
story that he was ever a clown or a juggler
In wandering show. He had some stage
private theatricals for the benefit Of hospitals
and other charities. Barnato represented
Kimberly twice in the Cape legislature, but he
TOOK little interest In politics and his career
in this line was without incident When the
tremendous increase in his mining intereWs
called for the establishment of a London
Dranch this took the form of the Barnato
bank. From that date he spent most of his
time in London. While in Africa he married
and had three children, two sons and daugh.
ten, SHe was very popular in Africa, but in
London, where he was cons family besieged by
fatterers, beggars and all sorts of people, he
hnally became quite inaccessible to all except
his most intimate friends
Many interesting stories are told of his
personal peculiarities. He affected a rath6f
loud style of costume and invariably wore
white silk socks, which he always humorously
begged the London cartoonists not to attenn5S
to reproduce in their sketches. He was a
good patron of the drama, and at one time an
nounced his intention of collaborating with
Haddon Chambers, the dramatist in writing
a play on his experiences. On one occasion
when play was being presented at DruFy
Lane theater with a scene depicting a hotel
at johannesburg he appeared in the crowd as
one Of the supers.
He was generous to a great degree. and in
1895 he sent $4,000 to the lord mayer of Lon
Con for distribution among the London poor,
Barnato took prominent part in the conpli-
cations Immediately following the Jameson
raid, and his influence with President Kreu-
ger was believed at the time to have Modified
the feeling of the Transvaal executive toward
the raiders. lie subsequently subscribed $40
coo to the fund, wl25eA paid of the fines About
a month ago IL was rumOred thst speculation
was working ruin TO his heaIth, and II was
reported from Cape Town that he was suffer
ing from nervous Dros:ration.s This was sub
sequently denied by his London rep. q eDta-
tive, who said that Barnato was suffering
from slight attack of Cape fever, not likely
to be serious.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15
Important Matters of
Party Policy Up for
Discussion.
BEET BOUNTY UP.
But Not Pushed to
a Final Vote.

could be to enact efficient antitrust
legislation, but it was. he said, all
important that whatever action was
taken should be in proper form and
able to stand a judicial test He
urged the party in strong terms to take
hold of the trust question at the pres
ent time, saying it was going to be
without doubt the important question
OF the future. He expressed the opin-
ion that both the questions Of tariff
and the finances would soon be sub
ord1nated to that Of the trusts. There
was no division on Mr. Carter's prop
osition to refer the matter to the judic-
larry committee. 1t was the under
standing that an early report would b..
made to the Republican caucus.
In accordance with the action cf the
caucus when the sugar schedule Is
taken up in the senate tomorrow and
the voting stage Is reached on the Pet
tigrew amendment against trusts,
Senator Allison will ask that the vote
shall be postponed until the considera-
ton of the tariff bill as a whole shall
De completed He also will ask to have
the Hawaiian reciprocity question
postponed for the present
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15
STOOD BY THE PRESS.
president Mckinley Refused to Visit
Biltmore Without the Corr
respondents.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., June 14-An
unexpected incident Of President Nc
hlnley's visit developed this afternoon
when it became known to the news
paper men accompanying the party
that permission to enter Biltmore
George w. Vanderbilt's splendid man
sion, had been refused to them, while
extended to other members of the par
ty. Mr. Vanderbilt is abroad, and his
representative Charles McNamee, is
with him. In the absence Of both. the
estate is governed by E. J. Harding,
said to be an Englishman by birth.
Mr.. Harding objected strongly to re-
ceiVing any members of the party other
than the president and his cabinet and
the ladies with them. In conversation
with two members of the committee on
arrangements, he said: Mr. Wander
bilt spits on newspaper notoriety, and
so do 10
long discussion took place between
Mr.. Porter President McKinley's secre-
tary, and Mr.. Harding, in which Mr.
Harding was informed that the presi-
dent refused to enter the house unless
the newspaper men were admitted Mr.
Harding finally capitulated, and the
newspaper men were admitted to the
mansion on the same footing as the
president and his cabinet.
Before going to Biltmore, Representa-
tive Peason persuaded Mr.. Mckinley
to attend a meeting at the Young Mems
institute hall of colored people, the
gift of George w Vanderbilt The
hall was filled with colored people COM
prising all classes. President McKin-
ley shook hands with all who were pre-
sented to him. At Biltmore the lux
uries of the library were fingered over
with especial delight. Mrs. Mckinley
was given handsome bouquet from
Mr. Vanderbilt's conservatories as she
| left the chateau. The drive continued
over the estate from the river cottage
to the entrance lodge, and the Biltmore
| incident was closed.
The train was taken at Biltmore sta
ton, and the journey to Washington
resumed at about o'clock. Secretary
Alger was indisposed from the extreme
heat Of the past two days, but left
| Asheville somewhat recuperated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Evening
Post today publishes the following
copyright cablegrasn from London:
Wilfred Laurier, the Canadian premier.
has given new dramatic turn to the
talk of schemes of Imperial unity and
aggrandizement Of which the air in
England is very full just now. Ev-
cry other colonial premier now there,
while overfiowing with expressions Of
loyalty, is assuring England Of the dire
consequences if She will not barter
away her free trade III exchange for
tariff preferences in colonial markets.
The Duke of DeY5nshire'S speech at
Liverpool on SatuY day. following Mr..
Chamberlain luke warm attitude to-
wards free trade is interpreted as in
dicating the readiness of the imperial
government to make some move in the
direction Of an imperial customs union
when the question comes up in con-
ference between Mr. Chamberlain and
the premiers. This may include duties
On such foreign imports as wheat,
flour and meat from America, and the
Argentine, as compete with Canadian
and Australian products.
zoIlverein idea 1t is at this interest
ing moment that Mr.. Laurier steps for
ward and declares that ZollVerein to
be mere protection, and asserts that
protection, which has been the curse
and bane of Canada, to be the greatest
possible mistake for England and the
empire.
"By our tariff says Mr.. Laurier,
I'VE in Canada give you preferences as
a free gift. We ask nothing in return;
we do not desire you to abandon the
grand principles sof free trade; desire
rather to follow in your free trade lead,
trading where trading is most natural.
Protection must weaken you, and so
hurt the empire and Canada as part
of it, A
Asked as to the Duke Of Devon
shire's scheme of imperial naval de-
fense, under which t4he West Indies are
being fortified, MrE.aurier said: There
is only one country=with whom Canada
ever could be atzWar. That country Is
the United States, sand war with the
United States is a. contingency l re-
fuse to discuss. Such a war would be
not only folly, but "a crime. That be-
so. what need has Canada Of great
| schemes Of naval defense? We are de-
voted to British rule. and grateful for
it but we are satisfied as we are un.
til the need arises in the course OF
our national Development Tor a
change" e
These utterances, in view of Mr..
Iaurier's prominence among colonial
premiers, cannot fail to have great ef-
feet upon the imperial policy, which Is
undoubtedly preparing for an lmpor-
tant new departure
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-15
FARIBAULT'S FETE WEEK
Closing Exercises at Shattuck and
St. Mary Carleton
Events.

Special to the Globe.
FARIBAULT, MINI, June 1.-THE
closing of the schools Is bringing to
Faribault more than the usual number
Of visitors, however, all are being niee-
ly cared for at the hotels and private
boarding places.
At Shattuck today there are the reg
ular final examinations. There will be
nothing Of public nature there until
tomorrow evening, when the prize
speaking will take place in the auditor
ium of the school.
The closing exercises Of st. Mary's
school began this afternoon at o'clock
with a musical review by the young
ladies Of the school. Notwithstanding
the extreme heat Of the day the audi
torium was well filled with visitors.
Each number of the programme was
well performed, which clearly demon
strated that great care and attention
had been given to the work Owing
to the large number of able musical
scholars in the school this year. an
other recital will be given this evening.
Tomorrow morning the closing exer-
cises begin with chapel service at 1915.
after which the commencement exeT-
cises proper will take place, beginning
at II O'clock.
Special to the Globe.
NORTHFIEID, Mimi. June 14--The
baccalaureate sermon for the class of
81. Of Carleton college. was preached