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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
GOOD ROADS A NECESSITY.

Private Enterprise Cannot Build Them,
and the State Should Take Hold.
Once this country seemed to be ap
preaching an era of roadbuilding.
Fragments of the splendid design of
that great statesman Henry Clay, the
national road, still endure, and the i'm
petus of the national government affect
ed at least one commonwealth
Estate road" of Indiana did much, very
much, to develop it's resources.
1t may be said that the railway sys-
tenn has rendered the construction of
national and state roads needless. Let
this be granted, though it is open to
debate, yet it still is true that good
roads are needed if farm produce is to
be hauled easily and cheaply at all sea
sons of the year to the railways, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. There is not
pound of freight hauled upon the
railways of this country that is not first
hauled to the railways, and thousands
of tons of dead weight that never are
loaded Oh cars are hauled over the roads
and streets of the country. Great as is
the yearly freightage on all the ships,
canalboats and railways of the country,
it is far less than the freightage that
passes along the country roads. Self
evident as this proposition is, it is over
looked by the farmers. We hear fire.
quent grumblings concerning American
railway freight rates-though they are
the lowest in the world-but does the
complainer ever think that it has cost
him more to haul 40 bushels of corn or
wheat over ten miles of bad roads than
to ship it 100 miles over a railway?
Reconstruction Of our country roads
is becoming a necessity. More money
is lost in one year by bad roads than
is levied upon all the tariff dutiable ar
ticles imported, or than is collected
from all the internal taxes levied by
the general government. Three hundred
millions is the estimated loss by bad
roads. Neither tariff duties nor internal
revenue ever have produced such a sum.
Private enterprise cannot build roads.
Good roads are the result of wise ex-
penditure of public funds. And hence
good road laws are needed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
How to Make Black berry Cordial.

Take very ripe berries and put them in
porcelain lined kettle on back of range.
Let them come to a boil, stirring occa-
sionally to crush the berries. When the
juice seems to be extracted, take from
the fire and when cool enough to handle
strain through jelly bag. To each gal
lon of juice add pounds of cut sugar.
Take good handful of stick cinnamon,
one of whole cloves, one of allspice. Tie
these up in piece of bobinet or mos
quito netting and put in your kettle
with juice and sugar. Boil until it is a
thick strip, remove from the fire and
when cool take out the spice bag and
add to each gallon Of sirup one quart of
good, old brandy. Bottle, cork and seal
and it will keep we'll and improve with
age.
The quantity of spices given for
blackberry cordial in this recipe is in
tended for three or four gallons of juice.
If less is made, smaller quantity of
spices will be sufficient, but the whole
spices are much better to use than the
ground, being purer and stronger
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
A PERPETUAL EVIL.
A Good Roads Text That Is Suitable For
All Occasions.

All Occasions.
Chauncey Depew, in banquet
speech, made the broad assertion that
"bad roads are perpetual evil " The
remark was quoted by New York city
paper and commented on to consid-
cradle extent. 1t spoke Of a suburban
village not far from Greater New York,
declaring that it was a type of many
villages, as having roads that are liter
ally sloughs for weeks at time every
year. 1t is said that these village and
country roads are the kind where a
horse sinks at every step to the fetlocks,
frequently to the knees and sometimes
SO far down into the thick mud that it
is necessary to haul him out with dou-
BILE teams
That text is suitable one from
which to talk on the good roads or bad
roads question in convention, in a
newspaper, in business circles, any
where, for every one knows that "bad
roads are perpetual evil" No wonder
that the brightest and best young men
living in eastern villages and cities
that are cursed with bad roads, and
with equally bad roads for miles
around them, have packed their trunks
and gone west, to the prairies, pineries
and foothills.-Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
How to Care For the Refrigerator.

First exercise great care that no food
is allowed to remain therein until
spoiled. 1t will faint every other article
of food placed beside it. Nearly every
one has at some time experienced the
unpleasant taste of butter, milk, etc.,
which has been kept in refrigerator
along with decayed vegetables and
spoiled meat. Likewise see that the ice
itself is we'll covered by clean piece
of flannel, which should be rinsed and
wrung out every time a fresh piece of
ice is put in, and in very hot weather
place a newspaper covering over all.
Remove everything from the refrigera-
tor and wash the shelves every day and
be very careful that milk particularly
is not allowed to spill over the ice or
become sour in any part of the chest, as
this is the most important cause of bad
OQOrs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
Wide Tire Ordinances.

Burlington, Ia, has an ordinance re-
quiring all wagons carrying an aggre-
gate of 5000 and under 5000 pounds
to be fitted out with tires not less than
three inches wide and above6. 600 pounds
to be fitted out with tires of width of
not less than five inches. Dubuque, Ia,
has an ordinance that is sweeping and
requires all heavy wagons to have three
inch tires.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
How Gypsies Derived Their Name.

Gypsy means an Egyptian, the sup
position being that the gypsies came
from Egypt. The French call them b.
hemians, believing that they came from
Bohemia The fact is, however, that
the original home of the gypsies was
India, whence they were driven by in
yadiug bOrdes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
How to Make Campers Macintosh.

Take yard square of oilcloth, the
kind commonly used on kitchen table.
Cut straight slit in the center long
enough for the head to pass through
easily. Folded, it makes small pack
age easily carried in the pocket, and
when caught in shower by slipping it
over the head it will shed the rain and
keep the wearer dry and comfortable
and will not interfere in any way with
using the hands,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
How to Make Durable Hammock Pillow

Denim has lost none of its popularity
for hammock pillows, and dainty one
is of light blue denim, worked in con-
ventional design in long and short
stitch, with dark blue ulster rope linen.
The outer edge of the cover is cut in
points and buttonholed all around with
the same floss, the under part of the COW
er pointed and worked in the same man.
ner. In each point a small eyelet is
worked with the floss. All around the
edge of the pillow gather piece of
white duck, and over this lace the two
covers with dark blue cord.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
CHAMOlS GLOVES.
How the Skin Is Prepared-lThe Best wey
to Wash Them.

HOW the Skin Is Prepared-The Best Way
to Wash Them.
Fine chamois skin gloves are made Of
sheepskin which is dressed with fish oil.
This makes it retain its softness after
being washed. You often detect fishy
smell about chamois gloves, particular
ly the yellow ones, and instead of this
being an objection it is an advantage, for
1t is proof that the skin has been prop
erly treated. The original shade of the
skin is q soft buff or what is called
chamois color. The best quality are
bleached in the sun by very tedious
process The skins are first wet and then
hung on line to dry, just as you would
hang out all ordinary wash. When ia
ken down they are stiff and hard and
are Immediately put througHa stalking
process. By that mean that each skin
is pulled over a curved piece of iron
made for the purpose, until all of the
stiffness disappears. They are wet again
and put through the same process until
perfectly soft and pure white.
ut is impossible to buy really ex-
cellent chamois glove for less than 81.
The method of treatment shrinks the
leather, and the skins must be handled
by skilled laborers. Both of those things
make the gloves more expensive Sheep
skin a yard square loses 25 per cent in
the bleaching.
1.-The proper way to wash them is in
tepid water, taking care to use plenty
Of white soap. They can either be
washed on the hand or off. They should
be rinsed in strong tepid soap suds and
not in clear water, because that takes
out the oil and makes the gloves hard.
The more they are washed the softer
and finer they become They should
never be hung out, but rather pressed
out, and then they should be rolled In
a dry towel. Keep changing the towel
until all of the water is absorbed, and
before the gloves are thoroughly dry
put them on the hands.
"Chamois gloves have many advan-
tages. The skin is porous and is conse-
quently cool to the hand, and it is pos
sible to have a fresh pair every other
day. They wear we'll and look stylish
with all sorts of summer dresses There
is also a glove of white channels for
wheeling and golfing. Partisan women
long ago learned that the only glove
practical for outdoor sport is glove
that will wash, and SO they adopted the
white chamols. Our women are begin
ming to follow their example. This style
Of outing glove is made with an open
ing l ID inches long at the end of the
gusset between fingers, besides which
it has three rows Of perforations in the
palm. This insures perfect ventilation,
and all who have tried them are de-
lighted with them."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
Did Him a FAVOR.

Pedestrian Ito footpad)-Money or
my life, is it? 1 was wondering how 1
was going to live through this week.
Now won't have to. Very kind of you.
Shoot away.-Boston Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
And Then Not Locally,

Bobby (admiring the india ink tat
tooing on Dickey's arm)-Did it hurt
much?
Dicky-Not till my mother saw it
Boston TRANSCRIPT
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
Money Well Spent.

New York is to spend $40, 900, 900
during the next two years solely to ell
large its public school accommodations.
And it will be money well spent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25

The willow is one of the most adapt
able of plants. A willow switch stuck
in the wet ground will almost inavria-
bly, take root and become tree.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25

Private Enterprise Cannot Build Them,
and the State Should Take Hold.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-25
Now Is the Time.

The ad. you intend to publish next
month isn't bringing you business to-
tay.-Proftable Advertising.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
VIRTUES Busy \|NT.
From The Cleveland Leader.


Albert Rocking ham and John Dawson had been
boys together. Albert had always gone 10 sunday
school and obeycd his parents. but John had been
destroy birds nests and to make little girls cry.
same woman.
Julia Brdsal. worshippcd Albert Rockingham,
until he arrested for highway robbery and
sentenced to the pcnit"ntdry for twenty seven
years Then her heart turned to stone
"JuiaW he cried. as they were leading hIn away.
Julia, Julia ] am innoccnt,'
But she gave him the Chlcoot Pass and tainted
in the arms Of John Dawson. who snli ed ~ardon-
ically and muttercd:
80 much. Albert Rockingham. for being good
boy and going to Sunday school,
Twelve years passed-twe.vc weary sorrow lader
years during which John Dawson made love to tn"
hams wife and collected the rents that the IA sey
ACCUSED man ought to have had
But Nemesis had all along been biding her time.
and one day, when John Dawson wasn't looking.
she stole up and hit him on the solar plexus.
Two days later Albert Rockingham emerged
from prison. weighing seventeen pounds more than
he did when he sentenced
"Julia!' he cried when she stepped forward al
the depot.
Albert screamed the beautiful girl. and their
lips met.
Then John Dawson led away gritiing hts
teeth and swearing that he not through yet
Vain threat, He rOttcd In dungeon while Al
bert and Julia raised arge family and were truly
happy.
Thus virtue had trumphcd but unfortunately.
this didn't happen in real life
1t was just n thirtycents-for the-best seat meio-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
IT STOPPED ms GROWING
From The Detroit Free Press

From The Detroit Free Press
Grumper ISN'T his name but f. will serve He's
a big man with big voice. big appetite. big ncdrt.
big tank account and rather biz opinion OF HIM
self. lie belongs to that EXTENSIVE. class that
IN from the country, begin iu { small WAY and
push along till they are among tho leaders
their respective calIingS. II H. not long "
married a dainty little woman whose chief ain ~
to please him. For weeks. day los day. ne T,-
ist"red the familiar Old complaint that 'ookini,
tasted a. good as his mothers used Mrs
Grumper was 80 crNOus 10 pleas" him and remove
this cause OF complaint that she roasted. fred.
stcwcd and brOled herself In the kitchen. hut
Grumper never ceased TO ycarn for mothers COOK
ing"
one day plain but CHEEKY old lady appeared at
GrUmper's front door She the mother and
had come long way just TO $40 her boy
more and give him a surprise He would not be-
home till evening and his little wife cnticod tho Old
lady into tn" cooking department. determined that
no should az least b" mad" happy The mother used
plenty OF grea~r. made pl'uty 80 -Wudgr and f"
more at nome than she would hty" been In the
pirlor Sh- va induced 20 remain IN her room Ill
tr' meal vi VOL under WY 10 s'c II Grumper
did not rocoeniz' "a" food a. pr'ptr'd by nor
hsrds IL smiled 'n' air OF the dining. room and
-lguucd the 'dhl, and the look dDcp''.i IT, tri,'
a few dishes laid aside his knife and fork turned
20 his wife and DECLARED that be- could stand II
longer ~" had hop"d that shoe would l'trn. out
This Vas. boy am ODDS. ~" worst yet n" would
VIII" FOR Bots mother ana snc could remain III th~
WIf. learned hsr ways
Wh.u h. know nu n" wllt'I admitted that 70
hl..o u-tt have SPOILED bis ft-f" and now eats
any u.d thing Hlff ''-h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
COULDN'T FOOI THE Old N4N.

rom The Chicago Post.
your. man had been practically received into the
AN ; circle. While he hadn't yet mustered up
uqic 'ent cOur 8ge to ask the old mans consent IL
va evident that he would In time 80
Thu 10 happened that the old man, who hked
roth.ug better than good game OF whist or euchre
r hearts. invited him to have a little game one
ver.rg and Of course he didn't fee. that 1t would
~ ~ ana mother" said the old man. referring
% t- wife can play against Martha and me
Tia ~ p bc far. II you and Martha sat opposite
eac. other You would probably persist In looking
into b others eyes to the great detriment OF the
gan
~ -..r.l.. DO. young woman and the young man
bus. tf!- tL.y said nothing and the game began.
I, wasn't much ~ a game While the young
wOrna. wasn't sitting opposite the young man she
va -.-..r- I.At N. ana every rev minutes
on or OBJ, other II them forgot 20 play when 1t
que-t .rl..rir- as who took the last trick and
VII was pumps. and altogether the old man felt
i good deal like swearing on one or TWO occasions
Fra t. made Up his mind That patience had
ceaS.i p. t. TT virtue The game had come to
sta .I while the young people exchanged con
hder .- I'D "a whisper Il was noticeable also that
eact had hand under The table.
10y ..r man" said The old man sharply, Il
sho, .f,r from the w you are playing that
you .n' mu b Of a iatd
"Ct ... contrary. sir protested the young man
~ o. have a. good hand as / ever he'd"
~" suppose YOU cr.p r. for few minutes
and 20 play the cards thar on the table.
Ulgc me Cd gentleman tfaEcly.
r. His missing hama arpc1red above the
tai .,-t instantly. and so so hers. And they
botf nd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
MEAD FOR 81 SINESS
Row " MADE a PROFITABLE EXCHANGE
OF CAMERAS.

From ago Post
Thor, .. denying that he was a bright boy
,ndeqd N. hat very fact that made the old
sentle~ ....,u~ when he saw him looking at
nm -a.d the boy at last. with that lack
o, r,y,.. mas is born in boy ana assiduously
ea hW. med the old gentleman.
SaW ... Town on the beach during the bathing
hour t..s morning." eXisained the boy
'Vely replied the old gentleman, as
calmly possible under the circumstances
MON ID headache and couldn't leave the
"o 10Y recall said the old gentleman. beginning
20 scowL ...,... ,,,o hoao, u,,.h thu,
saw from 5Sa yS p in D' he e % bathing
suit" persisted the boy. comm, .
.asgGs,ed +, old gentleman You mistook some
O' nor 1 s. not" returned the boy cheerfuy.
shes The ne nom said ought 10 be ashamed TO
wear slc- 4 suit into the water
~ KIN me one you mean Willie replied the
old Eea.rinan conciliatingly but guess you
didn'; me with her ,,,,, go,
or tn each with her. and afterward l you
ou; j, me surf. jumping her over the waves on,
GU didn't make any mistake I'm just gong
upsta4rs 20 develop the pictures
"p res Had my camera down to the beach
this morning, you know. on; you don't know how
fuury you looked. pop. I'll bet momII roar "heh
",yhere~ where are the pictures now asked the
OLD utloma anXlousy. ..,,.,.
IN the camera :, anSwered the 9G{ rlY A' pdD
yo- ought 10 have camera Lois OF nun "heh
YES guess you're right Willie" returned the
old gentleman. I've been thinking It over. and |
don't bow I've worried along SO long who" Id9
camera. You don't want TO sell yours, 90 you
'Oh I don't mind. | want to get a bigger one.
ANYWAY I'll tell yop what III CO. POP 6v i ycs ey.
- 'ciuse it cost too much, and you can nave
Somewhere n, the bottom Of the ocean at this
seaside resort rests camera TED 10
ar or IRON ~"l, S.ii ,D neS win new one
st about twice its size
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

whose widowed mother in New YORK had stocked up
cattle ranch for him the Medicine In the nope
that he might do some good FOR himself stan
spent most OF his time in town loading up with
voluminous jays. and was engaged IN this sort OF
business when the Presidential party passed through
Hutchinson. He staggered into the lin which
was passing the car platform and as be came oppo-
ste the step President Hayes reached ont. caught
his hand with a cordial grasp and remarked IN %
hearty way: How do you do. sir? am glad to
you
Stan stopped balanced himself Unsi'aiily looked
carefully at the President and remarked. with IN"
apparent regret of a man whose memory mad allied
him
We'll, mister. you've co' tho advantage ~ mo
Can't rememhor 70 save NY iif" whore ","- mo-
you before ="
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
President DOLE.
x,TlVE HAWAIIAN LONG PROMINENT

car I'd Ballard Dole. the President OF Hawaii.
.eeded the dusky Queen LiuOkaani on July
1901 on that suspicious day the Republic OF
ruaii was proclaimed. and President Dole, at
40, time the head of the Provisional Govern
.snt that mad been in actual control Of Hawaii
affairs since the revolution f January. 1893.
s unclaimed President Mr. Dole is an
uovaiian 10y birth. and had long been promi-
,, IN IN, life of the island kingdom His
..,ber and mother Mere missionaries. who went
n.,e W.. born He received his early education
:, Puhan nan College. on the island. and chose the
.,ofess.ou of law. He earned money enough
,,nself 90 come 10 America and 10 finish his
.,ucatiDn at Williams College Then he en-
,.red william Brigham's law office in Boston.
10 retur,-a 10 Hawaii There ne continued his
,,actic, ~ law until 1881 when he was APP
,ointe1 he supreme Bench of the kingdom.
10 va, arred in 1873 to Miss Anna p cate.
a, Ma. 1nsetts.
Mr. p.e was active in Hawaiian politics be-
TIRE h, .. anne Il judge. In 1854 he was
nembcr T. the legislature. taking a prominent
,art H. reform movement which eliminated
,r IS>7 . 1852 h, again a member OF the
1egisl,- .. and Mas member Of the Execu-
.onsery .c IN politics. and eXerted himself 10
,-eyer. l,h rash action in the days Of revo-
lutOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
NOT f>ED RI ms WV INTtTR

From IN. IGoustCn Post
Tho best iok" ~ TN" Honeymoon season Is told by
a Southern lot.l keeper IN" n al" haf of th" n"w
t,rfuor-fip registered like This. "Auru-t Iucrgcr
and wifi " Ilc remained one day, and when lie
stepped up 20 ask the amount Of his hiI the clerk
said 81 won b" 81
-Four dola.s." Mr. Hucrgcr said. why. your
rates are rather nigh. aren't thcy?'
NO / guess not. that's only s. "A day
'IMf I have been her" only ono day
81 know but it, s." the clerk replied
''fIow DO You iigur" that th" newly welded man
asked as b" leaned over the counter with frown
Of p.rpIcXiiy on his otherwise bliss ful features
"WclI there's Yourself on" day, s., and there's
your wife one day. s. TWO and TWO mike four"
Then the fellow slammed his fist down on the
register while crimson hush Of hood sunused
his cheeks Wei IN swear" he cried. N |
didn't forget all about her ri eat my hat Here
take this V. keep the change and say nothing
about II. please. 80
think there any reason why ne shouldn't tell
the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
THE NEW JUSTICE.
w. N. COHEN. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINT
ED TO THE SUPREME COURT

william Cohen. whose appointing, mt by Gov
ern Black as Justice Of the Supreme Court was
announced recently. was indorsed for the place
by the Justices Of the Supreme Court and many
leading members II the bar He is a partner
OF Edward Lauterbach, form rly president OF he
Republican County Committee. in the firm OF
Hoadly. Lauterbach Johnson He was born
in New-York FORTY years ago. and was graduated
with honors from Dartmouth College IN lS,9.
and from the Columbia Law School in ISL Mr.
Cohen lives No ~ West Thirty first st. He
is member OF III. Bar Association and many
clubs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
ND THE ADVANTAGE or MN.


From .e Kansas City Journal
"Sr NJ ri gall" said the Western Kansas man.
a h. new away the STUB Of the cigar he had
take ..n the pocket Of the Tedles;ate agent. the
subj chunk II i ever witnessed was at
Hutc n in ls79 when President Hayes and Cen
eral sherman ana other celebrities were max
ing or across The continent When the train
stopp, Hutchinson the President stepped out
the . g I'm 20 give the crowd chance TO him
and 50 hands Among the crowd was harum-
10y OF stan Parsons,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

iornia. Tho waves grew high and she soon took
70 her berth one OF her friends. going to inquire
now she NA~ progressing. heard her humming
lullaby in q most peculiar tone of voice Her maid
cam" iu tn door and explained that Miss faw
VI sick "Ii' sh, i- singing" 'he visitor
rlaiW'd ~ know answered the maid. ''but
Mis- tW moIr- DOL tonne that ~ 80 f. won't dis
f4ff ,