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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12

DR. Watts was right. The bee is real
ly very busy insect in spite of recent
attacks made upon its character A
plodding statistician has found out that
each pound of honey secreted involves
the necessity of the bee visiting 21S, $50
flowers. This in itself is no mean la
Dor. That the bee is not gluttonous and
does not consume more than it earns is
proved by the fact that 10000, 900
pounds of honey are annually sold
throughout the world for the enjoy
Ment of the human race. The United
States stands at the head of the list Of
honey producers with $1,000, 900
pounds, and Germany comes next with
40, 600. 600 pounds. England's produc-
tion is so small that the statistician has
not taken any notice of it, but somehow
or other the best from all other coun-
tries finds its way to the London market.
1t was long supposed that bees col
lectcd the wax direct from the flowers.
Now it is known that if they are kept
from plants and fed on sugar only they
will form wax
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
RENEWING OLD TREES.
SkillfuI Treatment Will Restore Them to
Youthful Beauty.

Old trees are among the most cher
ished treasures of rural and suburban
homes. They are the most costly, too,
as every finished product is costly into
which has entered those Transforming
and ct'Itlve processes which on.y long
reaches Of time can furnish. An old
house Iuay fail down or be destroyed by
fire, and while we mourn the loss of the
visible sign Of old associations better
and more beautiful structure can be
made to take its place, but when an old
tree that has been the guardian of the
home for generations and stood there
before tie home was founded Surrenders
to the blast the loss is beyond repair,
for IA long time at least, AS there is no
immediate remedy possible, the need of
precaution becomes all the greater.
When one of these old sentinels be-
gins to show signs of disease and decay
and year hy year grows more attenuated
in its branches and weaker in leaf
growth and power, we watch it as we
watch a friend attacked by slow but
incurable malady. But remedies are
now being discovered for almost every
i'll of the body, and successful tree sur
gerry is or may be as common as the high
er form OF that science. \ recent num-
Der of Garden and Forest discusses the
rejuvenescence of old trees and gives
practical directions for etfecting it. Di-
rectly to the point are two illustrations
OF the same tree, a venerable oak i'll the
Arnold arborctum. The first is of tree
with farreaching branches, but marked
by intalliblc signs of decrepitude, the
LEAKAGE scanty and the general prospect
of life disc2uraging.
The second illustration shows the
same tree ~ years later, shorter of
limb, it is true, but displaying vigor i'll
every leaf and fiber and exhibiting every
characteristic of youth and strength and
hopeful promise of longevity No mir
acle not even one Of natures, has been
performed. The result is simply one of
skillful tree surgery of intelligent prun-
ing according to the De Car system,
which, instead of sending the tree blood
long distances through collapsed and
withered arteries, contracts the area and
applies the nourishing forces III such
way tHitt tutS Citll DC dSSlnlllaIcu ana
made to promote the growth Of all the
members.
The process is one which almost any
intelligent farmer or tree owner should
be able to apply. "Nigor can be restored
to a tree i'll this condition by shortening
all its branches by one third or one-half
their entire length. The only care need
ed i'll this operation is to cut back each
main branch to Il healthy lateral branch,
which will serve to attract and elaborate
by means of its leaves a sufficient flow
of sap to insure the growth of the
branch. These directions must be care
fully observed to prevent further decay,
and care must also be taken to leave the
lowest limbs the longest, so that the
greatest possible leaf surface shall be
exposed to the light. So if some old tree
near roadside or dwelling that has been
the landmark of century shows alarm
ing symptoms the owner should not de-
spair before he has treated it according
to the general plan here laid down.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
OBI JlNG'S TEA.

In the quaint Celestial kingdom, in the realm
of far Cathay,
Where the mighty Yellow river wriggles on its
crooked way,
Once there stood fair pagoda, where, in truly
regal style,
Dwelt the wealthy merchant Chow Chow, who
in tea had made his pile,
And his only daughter 500 Choo who was
lovely as a dream
And whose suitors came to WOO her in a never
ending stream
But she gazed upon them coldly, and she told
each one to quit
And to all their ardent pleadings gave a chill
Mongolian ''Nit!'
For, of course, there vas ''another," which is
quite the proper thing,
And another in this instance bore the name
of Obi Jing
And he ran lowly laundry, where he labcrad
day and night,
And the cuffs he starched We're spotless, snd
the shirts he washed We're white.
But the hot and fiery Chow Chow foamed when
Obi came to Woo
And he SCARED the latter'S trousers with his
plush and satin shoe,
And through teeth which stuck together-he'd
been eating bird S nest soup
Sputtercd bits of ''broken China" varied by
mutfied whoop.
Then he swore that blackeSt ruin was the
vengeance he would wrcak,
And no more to Obi's laundry did he send a
shirt week,
And young Obi, crushed and broken, as he saw
starvation nigh,
Wrote his love II parting letter and went off
alone to die.
By the rivers bank he wandered, where the
weeping willows wave,
And he murmured, " Meath yon torrent will
find a quiet grave
When a dead leaf dry and blackened, tluttered
from the willow tree,
And with sudden inspiration Obi seized it,
shrieSing "Tea!"
That was years ago, my children, and the leg
end now is old,
How the leaves were picked and roasted and,
as tea, We're packed and sold
To the white man at figure that for cheap
ness 'broke the slatc,''
While young Obi prospered greatly and grew
rich at wondrous rate,
And he welded lovely 500 Choo, and her
cruel pa assigned,
So we see that virtue triumphs, aided by "a
brilliant mind
And, my dears, if any evening you will come
and dine with me
AT our boarding house you'll doubtless have
cup of Obi's tea.
Nixon Waterman in L. A. W. Bulletin
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
A GROWING TOWN..
Railroad and Other Improvements Give
Property Boom.


Milan, the county seat of Sullivan
county, situated on the Omaha Kansas
City and Eastern and the Chicago, Bur
lington and Kansas City railroads, is
enjoying a wonderful and substantial
boom at present, writes IL correspondent
of the Kansas City Times In the early
part of the season the Omaha 4 Kansas
City and Eastern officials decided to
locate their division headquarters there
Work was at once begun, and a IL stall
brick rOundhoUSe of modern style is
now almost completed. The tracks will
all soon be laid in the yards and trains
will be operating each way from that
point in short time
The people of Milan were not salts
fed with the division headquarters, but
as soon as that was settled they began
negotiations with the officials for the
removal of all the offices from Quincy to
Milan, offering them several hundred
dollars and the lot upon which to build
their offices. To this proposition John
p. Butler of Milan received message
from the president of the company, say
ing they had decided to accept the prop
osition This will bring the general
manager, superintendent, car accountant
and train dispatcher offices there. In ad-
dition to this Milan has one of the best
coal mines i'll Missouri, if properly
worked. The shaft was sunk in 1898,
and at the depth of 1877 feet AZ inch
vein of as good coal as was ever dug
from the bowels of the earth was found
Work will soon begin on the erection
Of an electric light and waterworks
plant. They will be owned and con-
trolled by the city, whose interests will
bo carefully guarded by the mayor.
The public schools of the city are un-
surpassed by any in north Missouri. The
corps of teachers in charge is the best
money can secure. Professor Tillman A.
White, the superintendent, has had long
years of experience, being pronounced
one of the best educators in the state.
The city is adorned with many beau
tiful residences and nice public square
which would do credit to city of 10,
600 inhabitants 1t is confidently ex-
pected that Milan will grow to be city
Of 10, 600 inhabitants within another
year. Property has advanced 70 per
cent i'll valuation in the past six months,
and there is not an empty house in the
city for rent, Notwithstanding building
is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
Nothing of the Sort.

The irritated father of truant boy
was filling up sundry holes i'll the back
yard where the urchin had prospect
ed" for angleworms few hours before,
when a neighbor who happened to be
leaning over the fence remarked, with a
praiseworthy effort to say something
consoling:
well, your boy, at any rate, is q
faithful disciple of Izaak Walton"
"Him:' exclaimed the father, stop
ping to rest moment and leaning dis
mally on the hoe handle "He amt IL
disciple of nobody. All he's good fur on
earth is to set on some log all day and
fish. '-Youth' Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
A New Departure,

AS the learned philosophers of Castillo
gathered about Columbus they laughed
derisively.
The intrepid discoverer, however,
broke the tip of the eggshell and, pres
to, the thing was done
Amid the plaudits of the company
Columbus made his egg sit. New York
Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
LANDED THE FACTORIES.
Enterprising Tennesseeans Bring Business
to Their Town.

to Their Town.
EliZabethtOn, Tenn, is thriving
town, and the chief reason for its being
so is that the residents waste no oppor-
tunitieS to better their condition. AS an
example of their business sagacity and
desire to aid their town in every way
Colonel G. P. Tonceray, one of its prom
inent citizens relates the following:
Recently a large number of capitalists
who had manufacturing interests in one
of the valleys just outside Boston We're
compelled to sell their lands, ETC., to
the state. The reason for this forced de-
parture from the old Massachusetts site
was that the state desired to build an
immense reservoir in the valley seven
miles long and many feet in depth,
making one of the largest artificial bod
les of water in the world. These men
with money naturally had to look else
where for location for their enter
prises.
The town company of Elizabethton
sent me on to see what could be done in
the way of securing the capitalists for
our city. l met number of gentlemen,
and i'll spite of great odds and many
bids from other cities the inducements
and advantages offered by our little
Tennessee town succeeded in landing
two of the largest manufacturers. These
two gentlemen went down and looked
over the field and We're delighted Since
their trip they have been in Massachu-
setts, and l have no doubt that they
have induced many others to go to Ten
ncssee. Cotton factories will be built,
new railroad facilities obtained, the
different ore mines worked and gen
eral influx of business will come from
all sides.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
Hurt the ChOir's Feelings.

Mrs. Homer-I hear that all the
members of your church choir resigned
yesterday. What was the trouble?'
Mrs. Churchly-Why, after singing
the first hymn the minister arose and
opened his Bible and chose for his text
Acts XX, "And after the uproar had
ceased" etc.-Chicago News
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
IN NARROW WAYS.

Blow, thou strong western wind,
Blow far and aeet
Thy forest c0olncss here
Through the dark city street.
Blow DER the crowded roofs
From wall to wall,
Through fevcred alleys swift
In bountllcss blessing fall.
Where weary mothers wait
Blow thy fresh breath,
Where men have lain them down
Wocful III love with death.
Bring country plcasantness
Across their dreams,
Shade of great tossing boughs
And thought of flowing streams.
Bring watts of fragrance, too,
FroAl far blown flowers.
Pour balm, pour rest, pour life
Through these despairing hours
And let some little child
Wake as you sing
And feel your silken touch
A stopping angels wing.
-Harper's Bazas.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
The Light Side of Nature.

Siddy-I wonder if we should find
any babies, Katie, if we dug up these
gooseberry bushes?
Katie Babies don't come out of
goosebeIry Lushes, Siddy.
Siddy-Well, where do they come
from, then:
Katie-Why, from the big shops, of
course. Haven't you seen printed over
some Of them, Families supplied?"-
Eketch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12

of good roads. Many persons, road en-
gineers, roadbuilders and others, avail
ed themselves of this opportunity and
came often from distant parts of the
country to study the construction of the
road
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
What Is an Ad,

The lifeblood of modern business,
\ money maker, getter and saver.
\ flash of information to all the peo-
lle.
The mine that yields pure gold in
large dividends.
The keynote of progress i'll the march
20 su cess. Selected.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
To Attract Capital.

Manufactures Good country roads.
We have an active association of busi-
ness men, and good results have been
obtained through its efforts. The estah-
lishment of manufactures by furnishing
cheap power-electric-is a good plan
to attract capital. Mayor of Hannibal,
Mo
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12

"WhaG is little Dick believing
about?"
We'll. his grandpa gave him a gin.
gerbre"d horse, and he is mad because
1t isn't a gingerbread wheel"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
Loud Enough to Cause Insomnia.

"My dear, can't sleep. That clock
is ticking like sledge hammer.
"Eh: That isn't the clock, my dear.
That's the necktie you gave me for
Christmas "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12

In addition No. leaves Piedmont S:45 a. M {;
arrives Frostburg l0:44 Il. m, and No. s, leaving
Frostburg 2:OOp. m, reaches Piedmont BOP 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, B. 4, 7 and daily except Sunday.
Nos. 5 and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days only.
L. NJ HAMILTON,
Nov ~ Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
Grown Suspicious.

81 know why people are so incredu-
lous about airships."
"Well, why is it?''
"They have had so much experience
with air castles. ''-Chicago Record
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
For n RAINY Day,

Here, my DEAR" said the farsight-
ed husband "put this money in tho
stocking for rainy day" She bought
a pair, and they really looked lovely on
Chestnut street yesterday .--Philadel-
phia Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12

Somebody is trying to prove that
society is responsible for murders -
"Well, that's wrong. Society is made
up of people who want to kill one an
other and never do. "-Chicago Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
Come From One.

"Young Smithers looks as though he
We're going into decline"
son the contrary, he has inst come
from one-Edith refused him."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby warned against
cleared lands of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, except the rifle range of the Frostburg
Rife Association.
Persons disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted. B. s. RANDOLPH,
March 81 Mining Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12

*Except Sunday. Nos 46 and Al carry
passengers No. IL is local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg and No. IA from Pitts
burg to Cumberland Nos and 6 make 3
stops each way between Cumberland and
Pittsburg. .as1 Through tickets, east and
west, for sale at Cumberland.
NJ. C. CLARKE,
WIN. NJ. GREENE Ticket Agent.
General Manager. D. b. MARTIN,
Nov 20 Manager Passenger Traffic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
The New Master.

Whip Con the other side)-There g
goes ag i'll. That's three times in 'alf an
hour. More like bloomin clown at
circus than Il master of 'ounds | calls
'im.-Ally SlOper.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-03-12
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.

SCH EI1U NE.
Eastward. Stations Westward
The oasis., 1898-11-19
SOUTHERN PACIFIC EXTENSION.
The Sonora Branch to Be Extended From
 Guaymas to Maxatlan.

A special dispatch Co the St. Louis Globe Democrat fIum Austin, Texas, says:
 Prof. k. T. Dumhle, civil engineer and former state geOlugist Oi Texas, will leave for the state of Sonora, Mexico, in few days for the purpose of conducting surveys aud mineral eX- plOrations for the Southern Pacihc company. The Sonora railroad, which runs from Benson, Arizona, to Guay- mas, Mexico, passed into the hands uf the Southern Pacific company a year or more ago. According to iniOilna- tiOn which has been received here, iL is the intention of the Southern Pa citic to begin the construction, at an early date, Of an extension of the 80 nora railroad from Guaymas duwn the Pacific coast to Mazatlan. COnnec- tion will be made at MazaLlan with the Mexican International road, which is soon to be built rom Duran go to that port. The Mexican inter national is also owned by COllis [. Huntington and associates. It Is also reported that a branch llne Will be built from IIermosil0, on the Sonora road, to the Yaqui gold country, east of there. This branch will pass through several rich mining camps.
The oasis., 1898-11-19
RICHES AT FLARES.
The Fabulous Wealth There Wagon Road
 From Piiares to Casas Grandes.

General Traffic Agent Logan Of the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre and Pacific, who returned last week from his trip into the great Sierra Madre range, went to many places there but none so impressed him as Pilares, eastern Sonora. At Pilares the Le Roy Min ing Co.,, of which Mir. McKim Is gene ral manager, is operating it's property on an extensive scale and there is suf- ficient ore now in sight to work on for the next five years. The company has 800 tons of high grade ore running from 600 to 5000 ounces, already sacked ready for shipment and con- siderable delay is being experienced on account of the scarcity of packers. This company has been shipping it's ore by way of Bisbee, Arizona. but through the efforts Of the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific railway. the ore soon will be shipped regularly by way of Casas Grandes to El Paso.
 The queen of the mines at Pilares, however, are those owned by Col. Francisco II. Garcia, chief of staff for President Diaz. His property con- si.ts of l,S00 pertenencias, equal to 4,5OO acres, of which thirty pertenen- cias are leased to Messrs. King and Newman of Fl Paso. These latter gentlemen are working on about fifty different places on thsir leased ground and are taking out and sacking two tons of fabnlously rich ore every day. The ore running less than 600 ounces is put on the dump where there are 100 tons of it awaiting transportation.
 The Pilares mines seem to 0utdo all mining discoveries made in Mexico up to the present time. Nothing com pares with them in extent and rich ness except those of the great Com stock Lode.
 There is wagon road now being constructed from Piiares tu Casas Grandes and as soon as it is com pleted the lower grade ore at Pilares can be shipped to El Pdso and 1t will come here in large quantiLies.-El Paso Times.
The oasis., 1898-11-19
From New Zealand.

REEFToN, New Zealand, Nov. 23, 1898.
 1 am very pleased to state that since l took she agency of Chamber lain's medicines the sale has been very large, more especially of the cough remedy. In two years 1 have sold more of this particular remedy than of all other makes for the previous five years. As to it's efficacy, 1 have been informed by scores of persons Of the good results they have received from it, and know it's value from the use of it in my own household. It is so pleasant to take that we have to place the bottle beyond the reach of the children.
 E. J. SCANTLEBURY.
 For sale by Jas. B. Mix & Co.
The oasis., 1898-11-19

Globe Belt: We are in receipt of a letter from President Wm. Garland in
 which he states that the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern railroad will be completed by the 10th or goth of Nov ember, and the company Is ready, if the people of Globe desire 1t, to run a free excursion into Globe on Thanks giving Day. The Southern Pacific will probably cooperate and make re- duced rates from California points, if it is decided to give the excursion.
The oasis., 1898-11-19
The Best Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's pain balm and bound on to the affected parts is superior to any plaster When troubled with a pain in the chest or side, or a lame back, give it trial. You are certain to be more than pleased with the prompt relief which it affords. Pain balm is also certain cure for rheu- matism. For sale by Jas. E. Mix & Co.
The oasis., 1898-11-19
ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED

everywhere for "The Story of the Philippines by Nitrate lIalstead, commissioned be the government as official historian to the war depart ment. The book was written in army camps at San Francisco, on the Pacific with General Merritt, in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong Kong, in the American trenches at Manila, in the insurgents camps with Agui- naldo, on the deck of the Olympia with Dewey, and in the roar of bat tie at the fall of Manila Bonanza for agents. Brimful of original pie
 ures taken by government photo graphers on the spot. Large book. Low prices. Big profits. Freight paid. Credit given. Drop all trashy, unofficial war books. Outfit free. Address, F. T. Barber, Sec'y., Star Insurance Bldg, Chicago.
The oasis., 1898-11-19
FRATERNAL.

NOGALES LODGE. No. IT., F. de 4 Bf
 A MEETS AT THE MASONIC XXTEMPLE, NoGALEs, ARIZONA .\AT 7:so P. M., THIRD SATUR DAY OF EACH MONTH. VISITING BRETHREN CORDIALLY INVITED.
 ". BRADFORD, seey. T. J. WYLle'w.M.
The oasis., 1898-11-19
S25O REWARD.

Colin Cameron will give s25O reward for in- forma ton that will lead to the conviction of any person or persons unlawfully handling his stock.
The oasis., 1898-11-19

SchlItz beer, on tap at J. T. Brick woods.