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The evening times., 1898-05-11
Tide Table.
Today-LOw tide. 6:G2 a. m. and 6:39
m: high tide, 12:02 a m. and -
Condition of the Wnter

Temperature and condition of the water
at a. m: Great Falls-Temperature
30; condition. 2. Receiving Reservoir
Temperature %; condition at north con-
nection, 2: condition at south connection,
Distributing Acknowledgements
GO: condition at infiuent gatehouse. 80; eff
fluent gatehouse 36
The evening times., 1898-05-11

L. ARTHUR T. RRICE. Cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly that the above
statement is true to the best OF my knowledge
and belief. ARTHUR T. BRICE. Cashier.
day Of May, 1893!
ISeal-l DAVID RITTENHOUSE.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
CHAS. c. GLOVER,
THOS. HYDE,
JAMES NJ JOHNSTON,
WM. J. FLATHER,
Item Directors.
The evening times., 1898-05-11
Capital. One Million Dollars.

Capital, One Million Dollars.
SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT.
Rents safes inside burglaY-proof vaults at
IS per annum and upward.
Securities, iewelry. silverwafe and valua-
bles Of all kinds In owners package. trunk
or case taken on deposit at moderate cost.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received from TEN CENTS up.
ward, and interest allowed on IS and above.
Loans money on real estate and collateral
security.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
This company is legal depository for
court and trust funds, and acts admin
/. istrator, executor, receiver, assignee and
executes trusts Of all kinds, Wills pre-
pared by a competent attorney in daily
attendance y
OFFICERS: - 2 8 !,
THOMAS r. JONES. President
Z. FRANCIS RIGGS. Vice Preddent
W. RILEY DEEBLE. .Second Vice President
ALBERT L. STURTEVANT. Secretary
GEORGE HOWARD. D.....................Tre Treasurer
CHARLES E. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Secretary
WOODBURY. BLHR..................Tru Trust Of1eer
GISF BLAIR. R................As Assistant Trust Omcef
my3-lw-em
The evening times., 1898-05-11
FINANCIAL.
The National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust
Company
FINAxClAL.
OF the District Of Columbia. r.
CORNER 18TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE.

Chartered by special act OF Congress. jan. 1867,
and acts Of Oct, 1890, and Feb, 1907.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
Australian Oysters.

The Australian mollusk is of two
kinds-the mud oyster and the rock
oyster. The former grows to larger
size, but the rock oyster is more gen.
orally esteemed for flavor Their names
indicate their place of growth. The rock
oysters love the beds and adjoining
rocks of tidal streams. They grow in
clusters, in a variety Of shapes and sizes,
and each cluster is attached to some
thing solid. Here they are alternate
ly bathed in salt water and in fresh or
brackish. They are also left for hours
high and dry until the incoming tide
refreshes them. Nor do these oysters al
ways select rocks ON which to dwell.
These accommodating mollusks may
frequently be found adhering to the
roots and lower branches of the man
grove and other trees which delight in
a sort of submarine residence 1t is
doubtless to this popularity that the
sailor referred when he wrote to his
mother at home, telling the old lady,
and not untruly, that in Australia oys-
ters grow on trees.-Chambers journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
A Disappearimg Bullseye.

The Chinese peasant wears turban,
loose coat and short and very baggy
trousers, all of blue. The Chinese SOL
dier wears the same, with an overall
sleeveless smock, or long waistcoat but
toning on the right shoulder, edged
round the neck, arms and skirt and
down the front with broad "facings."
The breast and back are decorated with
one foot bullseye with characters ON
it. This is all the character the Chinese
soldier possesses.
The bullseye would be very conven-
lent mark for an enemy if the Chinese
soldier would give the latter chance
of shooting him, but the bullseye is only
worn to raise false hopes, for no sooner
does he arrive dangerously near the ene-
my than he doffs the garb of war to
appear as an innocent civilian. He is
usually armed with muzzle loader or
standard, both equally harmless weap-
ons.
In the case of General Liu's escort
the uniform smocks had evidently not
been Used as nightshirts for more than
few weeks, the men were armed with
Winchesters and few Martins, rusty,
dirty and out of order, and wore about
their middles a belt of some 60 rounds
of solid drawn brass cartridges. LON
don News
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
The Round Robin.

The "round robin" had its origin
several centuries ago IN France.
1t was used there by officers of the
army as method of expressing their
dissatisf ,ction with the course of the
king or his ministers. By signing in a
circular form the leaders of the move
ment could not be ascertained and sin
gled out for punishment.
The first instance on record of the use
of this form of protest in the navy oc-
Cured in 1925. At the instigation of
the Duke of Buckingham, the kings
favorite an English fleet, under Ad-
miral Bennington, was dispatched to
Rochelle to assist in the coercion of the
Protestant subjects of Louis XIII of
France. But the English tars, in COM
mon with their fellow countrymen,
looked with favor upon the resistance
of their coreligionists against the pros
elyting zeal of the French king, and
they signed a Ground robin," express
ing their determination not to fire a
shot against them, and without waiting
for reply they weighed anchor and
brought their ships back to England.
The admiral, however, received a per-
emptory order to return to Dieppe,
whereupon the whole of the crews quit
ted the ships without further parley.-
Providence Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

A description of the old New England
Sabbath is calculated to make restless
children of the present day and possibly
some of their elders thankful they were
not born two centuries ago.
The Sabbath began Saturday after
noon with the going down of the sun.
Sunday morning horn was loudly
blown to announce the hour of worship.
Service began at 9 O'Clock and lasted
for eight hours, with an intermission Of
one hour for dinner and conversation.
In the earliest days the congregation sat
on rude benches, their seats being as
signed them at town meeting. The
service consisted of several parts, which
are chronicled in an ancient diary as
follows:
Preliminary prayer or invocation;
chapter of Bible read and expounded;
psalm in meter. read out line by line
by Deacon S.. long prayer on various
matters one hour and half; sermon
of 100 to $50 pages; at close of service,
baptism; sinners put on trial, confessed
before congregation. Minister G. bowed
right and left no person stirring till he
had passed down and out of the meet
ing house. "-Youth's Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
The Atmospheric Clock.

The atmospheric clock-a sort of de-
vice that goes of itself-is not inaptly
termed perpetual hourglass. In ap-
pearance it is like a long thermometer
with the bulb of mercury at the bot
tom. The glass tube is about three
eighths of an inch in diameter and Sc
cured to the frame by two bands through
which it passes easily. The divisions of
time are marked ON each side of the
tube. inside the glass tube is smaller
tube shaped very much as an hourglass.
Some mercury and a scrap of blotting
paper for the purpose of taking up any
moisture that might gather in the tube
are placed at each end.
The mercury in the top end of the
tube is placed opposite the mark Of the
proper time and falls to the bottom of
the tube exactly as the time passes
When it has run out from the top, the
frame can be turned and the mercury
set to time on the other side. Thus it
registers the seconds and hours quite as
accurately as any other timepiece-the
drawback to such an arrangement being,
of course, the turning of the frame, a
task as irksome as that of winding
clock.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
The Streets of Seoul.

Streets, with ii minimum width of 80
feet, with deep, stone lined channels on
both sides, bridged' by stone slabs, have
replaced the foul alleys, which were
breeding grounds of cholera. Narrow
lanes have been widened, Shiny runlets
have been paved, roadways are no lon
ger free coups" for refuse, bicyclists
scorch along broad, level streets, ex-
press wagons are looming in the near
future, preparations are being made for
the building of a French hotel i'll a fine
situation, shops with glass fronts have
been erected i'll numbers, an order for
bidding the throwing of refuse into the
streets is enforced-refuse is now re-
moved from the city by official scaven-
gers-and Seoul, from having been the
foulest, is now on its way to being the
cleanest city of the far east -" Korea
and Her Neighbors," by Mrs Bishop.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
A Fighting Diet.

In some remarks on vegetables as q
fighting diet q. B. Shaw says: "Nine-
ty nine per cent of the worlds fighting
has been done ON farinaceous food.
- Compare the Tipperary peasant
of the potato and buttermilk days
with the modern gentleman who gorges
himself with murdered COW. The Tip
perary man never read bloody minded
novels or cheered patriotic music hall
tableaux, but he fought recklessly and
wantonly. Your carnivorous gentleman
is afraid of everything, including doc
tors, dogs, disease, death and truth tell
ing"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
THE THINNER MA RKET.
f Is n Unique Affair Held at Aber-
deem, Scotland.

On the last Wednesday of August ev-
cry year is fair, called the thinner
market, held in the Castle square in
Aberdeen, Scotland. Some SO or 60
years ago nothing could be bought at it
but wooden articles, from which arose
the name Thinner. Now, however, it
is the Scotch housewives last chance of
getting her berries for preserving. Ev-
cry patron of the market knows that
after that month the only chance of
fruit is gone; hence the rush. Great and
small, rich and poor, alike turn out
Booths set to the best advantage and
numbering perhaps 200 are arranged in
rows ample room being left for the buy
ers and pleasure seekers between. Fruit
stalls, old clothes dealers, shooting
ranges, wheels of fortune-everything
to make a penny-can be found there.
Schools and colleges have no recognized
holiday on that Wednesday, yet the
average "med" is a regular attendant.
Up and down he parades, blowing his
trumpet in the face of every one he
meets and looking the very picture of
happiness.
By 7 O'Clock the "tarry rope" lamps
are lit and the fun commences. Country
"bumkins" fetch their "lasses'' and
buy them candy and pears or whatever
is wished for, provided that the cost
does not exceed sixpence. The elite of
both sexes mix with the crowd and
"treat, the one the other. When all is
about sold out, the students start for
home with rush, upsetting the stalls
as they go. Nothing of course is said
by the police, it being Thinner" day
Should any one be so absentminded as
to forget the months and the days there
of he has no doubt whatever from the
head splitting noise of the last Wednes-
day in August.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
Rale Ould Irish Bulls.

One of the finest specimens of real
Irish bull was perpetrated by that
clever and witty but blundering Irish
knight, Sir r. Steele, when inviting
an English nobleman to visit him. "If,
sir, said he, you ever come within a
mile of my home, hope you will stay
there.
A rich bull is recorded of an alderman
at cards who, on inspecting the pool,
found it deficient. Here's shilling
short, said he. "Who put it in?'
At the time of the home rule diff
Guilty and>when the cause seemed to be
languishing meeting was held, and
one of the speakers thus addressed the
audience, Friends, the cup of our
trouble is running over, and it is not
yet full. "-London Telegraph.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
FEEDING A SKELETON.
A Hotel Mans Experience With a
Freak BOarder,

Freak BOarder.
"Once in awhile have some freak
boarders, said hotel manager Zone
time had living skeleton who came
very near breaking me up in business.
He came here for a long stay, as he
was going to make the rounds of all the
museums in town. His manager came
to me and made arrangements for the
skeleton to live at my hotel while he
was in the city l supposed that liv-
ing skeleton didn't live ON much of
anything but water, SO l made him a
rate away down-$3 a week, believe
it was for board and room. The skele.
ton arrived early one morning, so the
first meal he had at the hotel was break
fast
AFTER he had finished his breakfast
and gone to his room l went to the din
ing room and asked the waiter what the
skeleton had eaten. nearly fell dead
when the waiter told me that the new
boarder had consumed three cups of cof-
fee, two orders of beefsteak, four fried
eggs, tive big baked potatoes, half loaf
of bread and plate of buckwheat cakes
What do you think of that? That was
certainly the worst surprise party ever
experienced. But there was no way out
of it. had made the rates and l could
not fire the skeleton out. He staid
with me nearly six weeks, and he came
close to eating me out of house and
home "-Exchange
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

An English clergyman, recently set
tied in small town in Perthshire, ma
farmers boy while visiting the mem.
bers of his congregation. In the course
of conversation the boy said his parents
had an aunt staying with them. The
parson, not having much acquaintance
with the Scottish language, and not
quite comprehending what the boy said
asked:
"Then, do | understand that your
aunt is on your fathers side or Oh your
mother
To which the young agriculturist re-
piled:
"Weel, whiles the ane an whiles the
ither, excep' when feyther feathers
them bath. dundee Peoples Jour
nal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
A Russian Miracle.

An iconoclast at a Russian convent
has been hoist with his own petard in a
significant way. An Internal machine
was set near picture of the Virgin
Mary, in convent at Kursk, the pic
ture having reputation for working
miraculous cures. The machine explod-
ed in due time and wrecked the sur
roundings, demolishing cast iron
screen round the picture, damaging
doors and breaking down wall, but
the picture itself escaped unhurt If
there ever was any doubt among the
faithful at the Snamenski convent as to
the wonder working properties of their
holy picture, it will be dispelled by this
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
Siamese Superstitions.

The first thing an orthodox Siamese
does in the morning is to scare away
the family ghosts who may have gath
cred about the old place in the night.
Letting off crackers is an etfectual
means At the new year all the ghosts
come trooping to their former dwell
ings For three days they have their
fun. At the end of the time the priests
and their flocks fire guns and use other
devices for getting rid of them. A ST.
amese is cotfined face downward, so
that the ghost may not sneak back
through the dead mans mouth. The
coffin is taken out through hole in the
wall and carried several times round
the house in order that the ghost may
be put off the scent and not return to
vex his family
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
THE BURIAL OF GINGER JAMES.

A spell had to wait
Outside the barrick gate,
For Ginger James passin out / was
passin in
Il was only a recruit,
But give i'm the salute
For I'll never git another chance Of givin 1t
ag'in!
Ed little brains, I'll swear,
Beneath is ginger air;
Is personal attractions-well, they wasn't very
large;
e was fust in ev'ry mill
An foul mouthed cur but still
Well forgive i'm all is drawbacks-'e as talk
en- is discharge. -..
e once got fourteen days
For drunken, idle ways,
An the colonel said the nasty things that
colones sometimes say;
Il called i'm to is face
The regiments disgrace,
But the colonel took is at off when g passed
i'm by today.
For days e used to dwell
Inside auardroom cell,
Where they put the darbies on i'm for owl
i'll savage brute,
But as by the guard o went
They gave i'm the present;
The little bugier sounded off the general sa-
Lutte"
The band turned out to play
Poor Ginger James away,
rs captain and is company came down to see
i'm off,
An thirteen file an rank,
With three rounds each of blank,
An e rode down on carriage, like bloomin
city totf!
e doesn't want no pass;
'Es journeyn first class;
Is trav'l rugs a union Jack, which isn't
bad at all;
The tune the drummers play,
1t ain so very gay,
But rather slow selection from piece that's
known as SAUL
Edgar Wallace in London Chronicle
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
Origin of the Days of the Week

Sunday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship of the sun by our forefathers. Mon
day, the day devoted to the worship of
the moon by our forefathers. Tuesday,
the day devoted to the worship of Tieu
or Tyw, the god of war Wednesday,
the day devoted to the worship of
Wooden or Odin, the god of wind.
Thursday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship of Thor, the god of thunder. Fri
day, the day devoted to the worship of
Freya or Friga, the Venus of the north.
Saturday, the day devoted to the wor-
ship of Saturn, the god of agriculture,
or Satyr. the god of the forest.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
Dnrins about 7Oo Years the Latin

During about 700 years the Latin
language was the language of court,
camp and polite society from the river
Tweed, in Scotland, to the Euphrates,
in Asia, and from the Crimea or Cher
sonese, in the Black sea, to the pillars
of Hercules, ut the western extremity
of the Mediterranean.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

"Does your husband say grace at the
table?'
"No. He returns thanks for safe
preservation from the last meal. Chi
sagO Record
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

In France the oxen that work III the
fields are regularly sung to as an en-
couragement to exertion, and no peasant
has the slightest doubt but that the ami
mails listen to him with pleasure.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

In addition No. leaves Piedmont 845 II. m.
arrives Frostburg l0:44 IL. m, and No. ., leaving
Frostburg 200 p. m, reaches Piedmont 3!g p.
H., 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. A, 5, s and daily except Sunday.
Nos. 8 and run Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays only. -
l.. M. HAMILTON,
March 20 Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

Elephants on Indian railways pay at
the rate of 6 cents a mile. The baggage
cars have compartments for dogs, cats.
guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
Domestic Science.

"What do you understand by the de-
partment of domestic science?'
"It's where they teach women how
to keep their husbands away from the
clubs. -
OF course the answer was wrong, but
they all felt that she ought to go to the
head of the class just the same-Chi-
cagO Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26
Where Kentucky Language Runs Out

Where Kentucky Language Runs Out
Baron Cassiers, one of the best known
Frcnchmen of this city, when he first
came here made a trip to Lexington ON
behalf of a friend of his in Paris who
asked him to secure very fine horse.
While in Lexington he was treated most
Hospitality. Although he did not speak
the very best of English, he found him
self getting along very handsomely with
the Kentuckians. On the afternoon of
the first day he inquired of one of his
entertainers, "Should | desire to invite
the gentleman to drink, how should |
say it,"
The enthusiastic Bcurbonite replied,
"Will you do me the honor, sir, to
drink with me, sir?''
''lt is very good" replied the baron.
"but if the gentleman asked me to
drink what should L say?''
1.-THE plan here is to slap him on the
back, sir, ard say, 1t gives me great
pleasure sir, to drink with you. .
at is very good" replied the baron,
"but if am satisfied and don't want
to drink any more and wish to decline
an offer to drink, what should | say?'
lyon are a - fool, replied the
astounded Kentuckian. "There is no
expression in the English language to
cover that idea. .'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

AS late as 1862 squirts or syringes
were used for extinguishing fire in Eng
land, and their length did not exceed
two or three feet with pipes of leather.
Water tight seamless hose was first made
in Bethnal Green in 1920.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

lNsS BERLAND as 1OllOWS.
MAIN LINE.
EAsTBoUND
Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia
Express
No. 10. arrives 2:05 a III.
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York Express:
No. 4. arrives 2:20 a. m. leaves $50 a. M.
No. SCARVES $40 a. m. leaves 7:5S Il. m.
No. =. arrives $50 a. m. leaves S.57 a. III.
No. 3. arrives 1928 p. m
sway Stations:
No. Is, leaves 635 a. IN.
Grafton and Way:
No. 6. arrives ll25 a. m.
*Baltimore and Way:
No. IA ....................lea leaves 3:15 p IN
Express;
No. 46. arrives 6:23 p. IN.
*Wheeling, Grafton and Way:
No. u. arrives 725 p. m.
Limited Express:
No. II, arrives 9:55 p. m.
wEsTBoUND.
Chicago Express:
No. 7..arrives 1875 a. m. leaves 1240 a. III.
No. Al. arrives $40 a. m.
Plttsburg Express:
No. 9..arrives 1:2O a. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Express
Pittsburg Limited:
No. II arrives 800 a. IN.
No 3 arrives 435 a. m leaves 4:4O a. m.
*Rarkersburg, Wheeling and Way:
No. 7...... leaves ZOO Il. m.
Grafton and Way:
No. 5............ ........ leaves 3:45 p. m.
sway:
No. 13. arrives 1l:20 a. m.
*Grafton and Way:
No 15.......... 80. leaves 1888 p. m.
*Passenger:
No 15 arrives Gas a. m.
Chicago Limited Express:
No 5. 5..arrives 3.17 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Limited Express
No. 1..arrves sos p. M; leaves $40 p. m.
Express
No. 55. arrives $3.50 p. m. leaves 3:35 p. m.
Pittsburg Division.
EAsTBoUND.
No. 10. Express. Leaves 2:10 a. m
No. e.. Limited Express. i. leaves l2;47 p M
No. 46.. Express. ...... leaves 6:3S p. m.
No r.. Limited Express. leaves 1000 p. m.
WESTBOUND.
No. 9..Express. ...., ...,. leaves l:3O a. m.
No. IL. .Pittsburg Limited. leaves 400 a. m.
No. Al. Chicago Express. leaves S:55 a. m.
No 49. Mail .............. leaves l:45 p. m.
No. 5..Chicago Limited. leaves 3:3O p, M.
*Except Sunday. Nos 46 and AZ carry
passengers. No. 49 is local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg, and No. IA from Pitts.
burg to Cumberland. Nos 5 and make
stops each way between Cumberland and
Pittsburg. Through tickets, east and west, for
sale at Cumberland. NJ. C. CLARKE,
VIM. NJ GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General MANAGER u r M,RTIN
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-26

*Except Sunday. Nos As and Al carry
passengers No. 40 is a local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg, and No. IA from Pitts
burg to Cumberland Nos and make 3
stops each way between Cumberland and
Plttsburg. Through tickets, east and west, for
sale at Cumberland. NJ. C. CLARKE,
VIM. M. GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General Manager. D. b. MARTIN,
Nov 26 Manager Passenger Traffic