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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
kilied by an 0fncer.

Sherman. Texas. November i9.--About
$50 this morning At Paris. Texas. Rex
Roberts was shot while resistins arrest
and died about thirty minutes later. Tes-
timony at the inquest today exonorsted
the officer who did the shooting Rob-
erts il the son Of Fetch Roberts. . painter
Of this city. His remains viii b shipped
here for intermeut.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
LOCAL.

Organization OF the San Jacinto bat
tlcgropnd commission,
The interest growing In the r.. r.
and v. Festival.
Lewis Williams 10 apply for bail.
Meeting OF Mcclellan posi-. q. a. II.
a majority vote OF taxpayers viii
carry or defeat the bond issue eiec-
tion.
Rerovnting the interior of the mar
kct house.
Robbery at the Florence crittenton
Home.
a man attacked by vicious cat
Some unwrtten history anent the
battle of San Jacinto.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
sI'uRl.

Peter jackson ard choynskI may bat
tie IL Jeffreys is beaten,
An Immense throug VIA see the
Princet IN Yale football game today.
Fort wsrth races were postponed un-
III next Monday.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
INCREASED VALUATION.
e Ronds Secure InJun-ti0ns
lgainst mission.

e Honds Secure InJun-tlOns
Gainst Commission.
&, Tenn, November 19.--Attor-
e Louisville and Nashville, KAN
FORT Scott aud Memphis. Illinois
Puthern and the Cincinnati. New
pa Texas and Pacific appeared
yea States Circuit Judge Horace
To-Day, filed bills for a temporary
restraining the board of equali-
ps.stiDg Of Governor Robert l..
s. Morgan and e. B. Craig,
ying or delivering to the State
JAMES A. Harris, the recent
made by the railroad commits
y properly of the companies
me East Tennessee Telsph ne
ND the Cumberland Telephone
)rder.
ort arguments Judge Lurton
temporary restraining order, in
ga Gays within which time an
10 an injunction must be duly
pvllle, Chattanooga and st. Louis
pmpany has also filed bill in
Fly court Of the State ard OBJ
similar restraining order. The
rises over an Increased property
pl $4,000, 900 made by the rail-
'ission for purposes OF taxation.
Torpedo Flotiila.
pa, 5. c.. November 1s.-The
pats Dupont, Ericsson. cushine
that have been in this harboi
sailed for Port Royal today
aud the Dupont went ts'ds
Ertccson and Gushing took tn
4ge. The fiotilla will spend Gev-
IN Port Royal harbor and viii
60 to Savannah.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
COTTON.

win the h t sossan ssd asrass
sco,pg psra srais and hold for six mouths;
wesn ny ap portion thereof the shipper may NAY
S o. charr.ng inierss, on me aino IN.
advanced !. mare for handling OF only
nun ano hale which includes al eharEsss
fop Re sst month and n .r:ss s Hl n g
the only ls,e e = i csnts Der bale
storage and astusi cost Of insurance. Cor
respondence solicited
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20

Observations taken By the United States
weather service at y. m. 18th meridian
time;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
WEATHER IMPORTATION.
Lnst Night,s Rcnding..

An area Of high pressure overlies the
South Atlantic and East Gulf States
with the highest barometer-3o.2S inches
At Atlanta. An area of low pressure Is
central over the upper Mississippi valley.
and it is partly cloudy at Ell Paso and
Jacksonville. the weather elsewhere being
clear. No rainfall reported tonight.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
HOW WEARY is OUR HEARTH

Of kings and courts. of kingly, courtly ways
In which the life of man is bought and sold,
How weary is our heart these many daysi
Of ceremonious embassies that hold,
Farley with hell in fine and silken phrase,
How weary is our heart these many days!
OF wavering counselors neither hot nor cold,
Whom from his mouth God speweth be, it told
How weary is our heart these many daysl
Yea, for the raveled night is round the lands,
And sick are of all the imperial story.
The tramp Of power and it's long trail of pain !;
The mighty brows in meanest arts grown
hoary;
The mighty hands
That in the doar, affronted name Of peace
Bind down people to be racked and slain;
The emulous armies, waxing without cease,
All puissant all in vain
The pacts and leagues to murder by delays,
And the dumb throngs that ON the deaf thrones
gaze;
The common, loveless lust of territory.
The lips that only babble of their mart,
While to the night the shriekng hamlets blaze
The bought allegiance and the purchased
praise,
False honor and shameful glory
OF all the evil whereof this is part
How weary is our heart
How weary is our heart these many days!
William Watson.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
CONCERNING FARM VALUES.
They Are Largely Determined by the
Character of the Roads.

They Are Largely Determined by the
Character of the Roads.
How much would you give for farm
located l, ZOO miles from railroad, a
wagon road and every other means of
communication with the rest of the
world?
How much would you give for farm
within four miles of railroad, and the
wagon roads for those four miles filled
with mud, stones, sand and trying
grades?
And wouldn't t you give more for that
farm if the road to town or to several
market points were hard and smooth
and level, so that vehicles of all kinds,
including bicycles, would happily con-
vey many people to and fro, and SO you
could market the farm produce quickly
and cheaply?
The value of farm depends almost
wholly OH the railroads and wagon roads
about it. Good roads are worth more to
the farmer than to any one else. The
more easily, quickly and pleasantly he
can get to and from his farm the more
it is worth an acre.
The distance to market depends on
the character of the road.-L. A. W.
Bulletin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
Bad Roads Are Expensive.

Bad roads, mud, ruts and irregulari-
ties are expensive things. An old farmer
used to say that ruts and freezing and
thawing cost him a new wagon every
five years. Very few people realize what
rough roads cost them. OF course it is
only bolt today, tire tomorrow, a
wheel sprung next week or an axle
warped out Of shape at some other time,
but these things come, sometimes over
tapping like shingles OH a roof. They
are put down to wear and tear and i'll a
way accepted as the inevitable simply
because roads have always been bad and
one scarcely has right to expect any
thing else. But the difference in the
lasting qualities of a wagon Oh thor
oughly good road and an extremely bad
one would surprise the owner of such a
vehicle were he able to keep track Of
the exact figures in the two conditions.
New York Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
HOW TALC is QUARRIED.
Where It Comes From and the Manner Of
Sending 1t to Market.

At Luzenac, in the upper valley Of
the Ariege, tale is quarried Oh an ex-
tensive scale in the granite of st. Bar
thelemy, a mountain 7,700 feet high
and about 20 miles from the main chain
of the Pyrenees. The quarries, which
are situated about two miles from the
summit and $500 feet above the sea,
are opened i'll bedded deposit, included
between micaschist below and lower
silurian states above, which has been
followed for about 1000 yards in a
north and south direction, with dip of
about 60 degrees to the east, the thick
ness varying from 100 to 1000 feet, as
does also the composition. Masses Of
limestone and granite, the latter often
of considerable size, are frequently found
included in the silicate of magnesia,
which also contains some alumina.
The best rock is of brilliant white
color and feels greasy to the touch when
ground to fine powder The principal
quarry, at Tremouin, is worked in the
open, across the direction of the bed,
forming two or three terraces 30 feet
high, the surface covering, 6 to 10 feet
thick, having been first stripped. The
stuff broken is carried by level, in the
bottom of the quarry, driven in the foot
wall of the vein to the valley Of Axiat,
whence it is hauled in bullock wagons
about 10 miles to the works of Luzenao,
where water power of 80 horsepower
is obtained from the Ariege. The me-
chanical preparation includes sizing by
sieves, driving in a rotating cylinder
furnace, breaking, grinding and sitting.
Nearly the whole of the product is
converted into powder, only a small
part being made into pencils for mark
ing out work OH metal or sold in the
lump form. Guardian.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
Reversing Nature.

The reversibility of the physical proc
esses of nature has latterly been the
subject of interesting comment. Lord
Kelvin, for example, has been credited
with saying that all of them, no matter
how complex they might appear to the
human senses, consist i'll reality of the
motions of invisible molecules, and if,
therefore, by some means, all these
molecules could, at the same time, be
made to move in exactly the opposite di-
rection, and each with the same velocity
that it possessed at the moment, all the
world would begin and continue to move
backward; waterfalls would flow up the
sides of cliffs, rivers would run upward
from the sea, rain would rise, full blown
flowers would shrink into buds and
plants dwindle into seedlings, man him
self would become young again, passing
from old age to infancy. just what kind
of pictures such topsy tnrvy world
would present may be seen with kinet-
oscope running backward. Professor
Queroult, according to report, has made
observations in this line, and some time
ago communicated them to the French
Academy of Science. e.-Cassier's Maga-
zine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
1t Was Lucky.

Harry" she said reproachfully.
"Well?" he returned apprehensively,
for there was that in her tone that made
him fear the worst.
lit is evident from your BREATH" she
went on, 'that you have been drinking"
"Well?' he said again for want of
something better to say.
"When a mere GIRL" she explained
regretfully, II made a solemn VOW that
lips that touched wine should never
touch mine"
"Oh, is that all?'' he said with evil
dent relief. ''If you were little more
conversant with the price of things in
that line and with the details of my sal
ary, you wouldn't hesitate moment on
account of that vow. But it's mighty
lucky that you didn't include anything
but wine in it. Chicago Post
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
BUILD ROADS ON CREDIT,
An Enthusiast Advocates Bonding Towns
to Construct Perfect Highways.

An Enthusiast Advocates Bonding Towns
to Construct Perfect Highways.
A pamphlet sent out by the depart
ment Of agriculture contains an ex-
tremely vigorous address in favor of
good roads which was delivered by
Judge Thayer of Clinton, Ia, at a re-
cent meeting of the Iowa Bankers asso-
citation. In it he declares that mud on
highways annually costs this country i'll
the destruction of vehicles, feed of extra
draft animals and delay i'll getting prod
ucts to market something like $780,
900, 1000, of which sum the state of Iowa
pays perhaps 5000, 900. Besides this,
says Judge Thayer, there must be reck-
oned the immense amounts each year
spent, or rather thrown away, in max
ing and repairing roads of the old fash
ioned kind, with no result except the
necessity of doing the work over again
the next spring
What he advocates is the bonding of
every town to an amount sufficient to
build scientifically perfect roads wher-
ever they are needed within it's bounda-
ries and connecting with similar high
ways Of the adjoining municipalities.
Judge Thayer admits that when he ad-
vocates this plan among the farmers
they always express cautious dread of
incurring debt so large as he suggests.
This he finds most aggravating, and he
is moved to give few somewhat i'm
passioned paragraphs on the beauties of
debt.
'Stagnation, savagism and igno-
rance" he says, ''are tn fruits Of trans
acting business on the theory that no.
body is entitled to the confidence of
anybody. The business of civilization is
transacted on the credit system. The
business of barbarism is transacted Oh
the no trust plan. The 500, 900, 600
people who go in debt have food to eat,
clothes to wear and at night place to
lay their heads. The 500, 900, 600 who
do not possess sufficient confidence in
themselves to trust one another never
tasted flour or beef, go naked and sleep
out doors. Activity, prosperity and
thrift are the fruits of mutual depend
ence on one another, cemented with the
legend, L promise to pay.
"When Columbus discovered America,
he found this great continent occupied
by race of beings who We're not only
out of debt, but who paid no taxes.
Debt has made America what it is. Its
fourishing cities, its vast system of
railroads, its multiplicity of industries,
which give employment to millions of
intelligent artisans, it's Columbian ex-
position, its wonderful agricultural
wealth and prosperity, could only have
been brought about by one man using
another mans money and paying some
thing for the use of it. Icannot imagine
more dismal condition of things on
this mundane sphere than the world
out of debt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
A Correct Surmls4.

A little black eyed and nimble
tongued Irish street car conductor ON
branch of Boston's West End railroad is
source of no end of amusement to the
passengers along his route by reason OF
some of his startling utterances.
One day he came into the car and
called out in his peculiarly penetrating
voice: "Wan seat ON the roight. Sit
closer on the roight, ladies and gintle-
min, an mex room for the Teddy phwat's
standing"
A big, surly looking man who was
occupying space enough for two said
sullenly:
''We can't sit any closer
Cant yeez?" retorted the little con-
ductor "Begorry you niver wipt coort-
in thin.
1t is needless to add that room was
made "on the roight" for the lady.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
A COSTLY PORTRAIT.
The Price Made Him Gasp, but He Paid
and Said Nothing.

and Said Nothing.
Some years ago, when Benjamin Con-
slant came over to this country especial
ly to paint the portrait of a we'll known
New York woman, several other persons
took advantage of his being here and
gave him orders for their portraits.
Among these was we'll known man.
Shortly after this latter likeness was
completed wealthy westerner who
happened to be in this city was enter
tanned at the house of the New Yorker.
The westerner saw the portrait and
much admired it. My wife wants me
to get my portrait painted" he said.
That's one reason why I'm in New
York. wonder if this French fellow
wouldn't do mine too" His host assur-
ed him that in all probe bility the
French fellow" would be Only too de-
lighted. Before long the westerner was
experiencing all the glory and honor Of
'sitting for his portrait"
One day some time after this, but be-
fore the picture was finished, the west
erner was again entertained by his New
York friend. The portrait was naturally
referred to. "By the way" remarked
the westerner, chow much did he charge
for your picture?' "Forty-five hundred
dollars, was the answer. why" But
the westerner was beyond speech. Pale
and breathless, he leaned back in his
chair, and when he did speak it was
simply to gasp forth, Forty five hun
dred dollars!'' Forty five hundred dol
lars!" over and over again.
1t transpired later that he had made
no inquiries as to terms. and that he
had never dreamed that the portrait s
price would be more than $3.50. What
worried him most was what his wife
would say. But the old fellow was
game. He first bound the New Yorker
over to temporary secrecy, after which
he proceeded to go through those sit
tings to the bitter end without Il mur-
muir or q question as to tho \ t:rlatc
cost. Benjamin Constant II knew
that the bill for S., 900 (the w>.,prltr's s
portrait was larger than the New York
er's) that was presented later caused
the slightest ripple upon the emotional
surface of his patron. But in a certain
western home there today hangs paint
ing the price of which has never yet
been revealed to the mistress of the
house.-New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
Our Forefathers' Books,

In the course of some remarks at the
London dinner to Poynter, the acad-
emy's president, Conan Doyle said: ''It
is difficult now to realize the avidity
with which our forefathers fell upon a
good, solid book. For them there were
no book stalls crammed with cheap lit
erature, no little pirating magazines,
containing the looted spoils of a dozen
goodly books. Consequently they had
time to absorb book, SO that it be-
came part of their mind and soul. We
could not put back the clock and make
books rarer. We would not if we could.
But it would not be bad thing now
and again if we went into a retreat for
q month or year and swore off all
ephemeral literature and turned back to
the classics of our language"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

The matter of better roads is an i'm
portant one, and it is the coming prob
lem to be solved by county governments.
In the rural districts of Philadelphia
and the adjoining counties there are
many miles of smooth, we'll kept and
enjoyable roads, and there is no reason
why Delaware should not move in the
matter. 1t pays better to have good
roads than to keep on patching up poor
roads with pieces of sod, old roots and
stones as big as ii mans head.-Wil-
mington News
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
Cost of Expert Testimony.

A movement is on foot in New York
to do away with or in some way regu-
late the taking of expert testimony in
court trials. The question of expense is
a serious one, this feature of the Marie
Barberi trial having cost $4,000, while
$62, 900 was expended in the trial Of
DR.. Meyer, the poisoner, a year OF two
ago. AS high as $500 a day has been
charged by medical experts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

Beethoven could play from memory
all the preludes and fugues contained i'll
Bach's We'll Tempered Clavichord.
There are 48 preludes and the same
number of fugues, and, as each is i'll
the most abstruse style of counterpoint,
the difficulty of this performance will
be appreciated by every musician.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

A newly invented hatpin makes the
following bid for feminine favor: "The
patent stationary hat fastener. warrant
ed to keep the hat on straight in a cable
car when rounding curves. Chicago
Chronicle
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

"I've just expressed my opinion Of
Snobson, and told him in plain terms
what think of his contemplate mean
ness.
''Snobson's pretty dangerous man
to talk to that way. suppose you are
ready to back your opinion. !"
II am, said the infuriated man as
he sealed the letter and wrote Snobson's
name ON the envelope. Exchange.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
THE SNOW MIRACLE.

"The age Of Miracles" they say, sis past;
Christ walks no more upon the yielding
wave,
Nor does the Spirit breathe, to bless or save,
On mortal man." And then the winter blast
Comes shrieking from beyond the sunset glow;
The dancing waves grow solid as floor
To bear the burden of one wonder more
God breathes upon the mist, and it is snow.
j. l.. Heaton in 1.-The Quilting Bee."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

At the beginning of March the people
of Fossil. in Gillian county, Or, were
suffering for want of flour. The roads
were in such condition that no hauling
could be done.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29
Eastward.

In addition No. leaves Piedmont S:45 a. M ::
arrives Frostburg 1895 a. m. and No. s. leaving
Frostburg las p. m, reaches Piedmont 2:3S %.
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
berand.
Nos. l, 2, g. 4, 7 and 8daily except Sunday
Nos. and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
Baggage car will be hauled on trains Nos
8 and 6. l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
July % Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

It is a strange fact that the right
hand, which is more sensible to the
touch than the left, is less sensible than
the latter to the effect of heat or cold.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

In the royal family it is always the
queen who first kisses the wife after
her marriage, not the newly made hus-
band
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

*Except Sunday. Nos 46 and AZ carry
passengers. No. II is a local train from Cum
berland to Pttsburg and No IA from Pitts
burg to Cum berland. Nos 5 and make 3
stops each way between Cumberland and
Pittsburg. ,sg" Through tickets, east and
west, for sale at Cumberland
NJ. C. CLARKE,
VIM NJ. GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General Manager. d. B. MARTIN,
May % Manager Passenger Traffic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-05-29

He Displayed Marvellous Skill In Throw
ing the Knife, and His Ability In That
Direction Did Him Good Turn, as the
Drummer Saw.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-16
GOOD FRIDAY.
The Day FittingIy Observed in This
City by Special Services Mt
the Cathedral.

To-day is Good Friday, the Friday be-
fore Easter, held sacred IN the church as
concentrating the crucifxion of Christ.
From very early period the day has
been kept as a day Of mourning and
special prayer.
II was one of the two paschal days cele-
brated by the Christian church, and, in
memory of the crucifxion was called by
the Greeks Pascha Staurosimon, or the
"Pasch of the Cross"
1t was observed as day of rigid fast
and of solemn and melancholy ceremonial
Upon the establishment of Christianity
in the empire, Constantine forbade the
holding of law courts, markets, and Other
public proceedings upon this day. lr
the Roman Catholic church the priests are
robed in black and the altar is stripped
of its ornam ents, a large crucifix is
placed upon the altar, and the entire con
gregation and priests approach and de
voutly kneeling kiss the figure of the
crucifed Lord.
Throughout England and Ireland thu
day is dies non, all business being sus
pended. In the United States the day il
fttingly observed by the church
as of old. Special services wer'
held in the cathedral in this city il
observance of the occasion, and in com
memoration of the crucifxion.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-16

Martin l.. Parker, of New Mexico, has
been appointed interpreter at 5000 in the
quartermaster's department, Fort Win
gate, N. M.
The New MEXICAN has inside informa-
tion to the effect that Ex-Governor Prince
is away ahead in the gubernatorial race.
day or two will demonstrate the truth
of this report.
The Indian boy who was accidentally
shot few days ago at the government
Indian school, was removed to his home
at San Juan pueblo by his parents yes
terday. In spite of the serious character
of the wound, there is reasonable pros
poet for his recovery.
Geo. Marsh will temporarily assist Secre-
| tary Lorion Miller as secretary of the i'm
migration bureau. Many copies of the new
irrigation pamphlet are being sent ont
to prospective homeseekers and farmers
] who are looking toward the "land of sun
shine" for future home
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-16

NTANTED-A girl to cook and to do gen
wv eral housework. Apply to Mrs. A. c
Ireland.