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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
Edible "Comns."

AT very early period the orientals
were familiar with kind of pastry, a
mixture of flour, oil and honey, and
for centuries pastry making went no
further, even among the nations in the
south of Europe. But in the beginning
OF the middle ages change began to
take place i'll the method of mixing the
ingredients, and some other substances
were brought into use. Butter, eggs
and salt found their way mtg pastry
making, and the result was a manifest
improvement. Paste next came to be
used as an inclosure for meat, seasoned
with spices, etc. Afterward it went a
step further, the next use being for the
inclosure of creams, fruit, preserves,
ETC., and later still it began to take the
many fanciful shapes in which it has
since been commonly found. In the
early stages of English cookery the
pastry cases were called coffins or
"cotfynes" and were made in various
sizes from 'gret coffynes with lowe
liddes" for the "tartes of tfiesche' to
the 'smalle cotfynes'' for tartolettes"
of "fische or tflesche,' mixed with
"stuf of boylled tigges ground and good
powdure and Spices
Petruchio i'll 1.-The Tanning of the
Shrew," it may here be noted, calls a
little cap "a custard coffin.' These
cotfins correspond with the "vol-au-
VENT of today. Maga-
zine
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
VULCANlZED RUBBER.
How Charles Goodyear Made the Origina
Discovery.

How Charles Goodyear Made the Original
Discovery.
1t is bitterly cold night about the
year 1910. Around the cracked, unpol-
lshed kitchen stove of one of Boston's
humblest homes are huddled a man, his
wife and family. The surroundings are
of the plainest possible. OF fr rrniture
there is scarcely piece that would
bring anything at pawnshop, but of
evidence OF squalor and want there is
abundance. Part of the two remaining
chairs has just been broken up to keep
the fire from dying out, and as the
flames crackle with renewed life the
man picks from the floor dark looking
substance and gazes at it with longing
that is pathetic. He holds it up and
studies it with many sigh that cuts
the heart of his faithful wife and his
loyal children. In changing this sub
stance from one hand to the other it
drops upon the hot stove. There is
sudden filling of the room with pun
gent, offensive odor before the man,
with startled cry, can snatch the now
half scorched substance from the stove.
But there is marked change on the
mans face as he examines the burned
spots. He feels the substance with a
new and intense interest. Is he near the
end of years of labor, suffering and dis
appointment? Thanks to the cold out
side, it will not take long to decide.
The burned substance is hung outside
the door. In an hour the cold has not
affected it. In two hours it still retains
the properties most desired. In the
morning no change has taken place. A
great discovery is complete. Charles
Goodyear has found the process OF max
ing vulcanized rubber.
Here, then, was Goodyear, after years
of varying hopes and unvarying i'll for
tune, in possession of a secret that was
destined to place his name in the high
est niche of fame. But this knowledge
did not bring him immediate fortune
in fact, this he never secured. He had
lost the confidence of all who had help
ed him, and for two years his sufferings
surpassed even those of the years of ex-
perimenting. At this time he moved to
New York, and it was said of him, eff
you meet a man who has ON an india
rubber coat cap, stock, vest and Shoes
with an india rubber purse, without a
cent in it, that is Goodyear. He had
to pawn all his furniture for food, and
he pledged an umbrella with Vanderbilt
to secure a few ferry tickets to the city.
AT last enough money was secured to
put his invention on the market, and
Goodyear process very soon made the
manufacture of rubber goods one of the
principal industries of the world. But
although others made immense fortunes
out of vuicanized rubber the inventor
got little share of it. He went to Eng
land and France exhibiting his products
He was awarded the great council
medal at the exhibition of all nations
at London ia 1851, the grand medal Of
honor to the world's S exhibition at Paris
in 1885, and was presented with the
cross of the Legion of Honor by Napo-
leon III. Yet with all these honors he
died comparatively poor man at the
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York July
/, 1S60.-Chicago Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
His Case Continued.

John Allinson. Muhlenberg lawyer,
is wag of whom the Madisonville
(ky.) Hustler tells a story illustrative
Of the fact that even in the presence Of
death the ruling passion asserts itself.
He became i'll at his home in Green
vile with what was supposed to be
heart disease, and physician was hastily
summoned. When he arrived, John
was gasping for breath, and his friends
expected him to die at any minute.
When the doctor asked him what was
the matter, he coolly replied, "Doc,
have an intimation that my case is
about to be called, and if possible I
want to get continuance.
The doctor went to work and, con.
trary to everybody's expectation, did
get John continuance, and he is still
practicing law in Greenville.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
A Man-of-war of 1914.

The lmpreSnable of 1914 was of 2, 27S
tons, 9S gun ship by the official rat
ing, though her ten carronades brought
her total battery up to 10S guns. She
was therefore by no means one of the
largest ships; indeed we had ten of
greater size and force at sea or in re-
serve. Her heaviest gun was tha old 32
FOUNDER smooth bore, mounted un the
rudest truck carriage, without sights or
slevatinS screw. Her broadside was
LOIS p,U:&,s. Her total crew was,
Hh,2 +: IS fully manned, 743-offi-
cclS md boys. The men We're
raisj YIpSsment or recruited vol
unt;ti. TIC ships commission. We
had Lii :. y;t adopted our present adj
mirablo sy;-cm of manning the fleet.
The discipline was arbitrary and cruel !;
there were lItrciless tloggings with the
cat for the smallest offenses, and the
number of lashes inflicted varied from
a dozen or half dozen to 500 and even
1000.
Reading the court martials of those
days, one alternately wonders how the
officers held down the gangs of ruf1ians
they commanded and how the men en-
dured the manifold brutalities Ct their
officers Brave to a superlative degree
as these men We're, with that fiery cour-
age which welcomes battle and death,
they cannot compare in quality with
the officers and men who now take our
ships to sea. Everywhere except in tie
highest ranks, where our captains and
admirals are too old, the change has
been one wholly for the good. Yet it
has not kept pace with the times, and
today our sailors are poorly paid and
not too we'll fed. Nineteenth Century.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
The Cultus of the Adjective.

Everybody nowadays in prose or
poetry claps Oh an adjective to every
noun. 1t degrades the adjective and en-
ervates the noun. Then, too, there is a
host of vulgar overdressed people intro
duced into our company, whom we,
the old fashioned adjectives, hardly
recognize - strenuous, ''intense, u
"weird,' ''fery," sympathetic, ~
"splendid," " "secure, "naive," "im.
pressive," poignant" - mostly at
tached, too, to the wrong nouns. There
are too many adjectives, and they carry
too much sail, like dalilia, bedecked,
ornate and gay" noticed, as an ill.,
stance the other way, a criticism in a
French review the other day of the
academician sea captain who calls him.
self Pierre Lott, whose style is so def
ecated q believe that is the term invent.
ed by the Postlethwayte school-you re-
member Postlethwayte?) that he seldom
or never uses an adjective more star,
tling than "good." ''bad, green, u
"red," dark, " eight" and so on,
and yet SO orders his sentence that the
adjective shines out like rose on a
brier bush.-Longman's Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
. HOLE NunnnH, 1902.
TO A MAIDEN OF SIXTEEN.
do nov fondly ask from YOU

do nov fondly ask from you
The qualities of a noble heart
A mind whose thoughts are pure and true
A tongue that speeds no venomed dart,
A temper sweet or gentle mood,
UnSeltishneSs or high endcavOr--
do not ask you to "be good,
Sweet maid, " or even to b. st 'ever!"
do not ask for poets song,
For dreamer's tale, high gifts Jf mind,
For orators eloquence righting wrong
Gifts all, no doubt, to you assigned
do not ask for theories new,
Ones powers of comprehension taslling,
For wisdom or for wit from you
(There would not be much use in aSking)
do not ask you for the gift
All other gifts so far above.
will be brave and make shift
To live my life without your love
Not mine to play lovers part,
So though the omission Is distressing
l do not ask you for your heart
/ only ask a minor blessing.
do not ask you when we meet
To condescend to notice me,
But when kind fate affords that treat
Pray bear in mind this modest plea:
do not ask you to sit still,
Though IN your chair you always wriggle
I'd have you do whateer you will
/ only ask you-not to gigglel
->unch
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
Took the Bait,

Minnie-Mr. Billie, if should con-
sent to be your wife, are you sure you
would never object to my dressmaker's
bills, never refuse to buy theater tickets
when asked, never-er-in fact, never
object to any expenses which I might
wish to incur?
Mr.. Billie-Darling, | swear it
Minnie-Well Mr.. Billie, if you
can't hold on to your money any better
than that, must say, "No. "-London
Fun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
A Theory.

Tommie-Pa, how do storms git out?
Tompkins-Get out? What are you
driving at-out of what?
Tommie-W'y, the weather bureau,
O. course! l didn't know but mebby
the man left drawer open.-Up to
Date.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03

"They tell me that Blakely is not
rich, and yet there is not a day but
what the wagon from the jewellers and
the merchants stops there"
tThat's So She's one of these women
that have things sent home on disap-
prevail N-netroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
Thinking and Doing Right.

1t is much easier to think right with
out doing right than to do right with
out thinking right Just thoughts may
and woefully often do fail of producing
just deeds, but just deeds are sure to
beget just thoughts. London Echo
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
A BOOK.

FNACT title forgotten, containing War
-lL "reminiscences written by the late JOHN
o. CAsLER, of the 33d Regiment Virginia
Infantry, Stonewall Brigade, has gone astray.
There are special reasons why the owner,
resident of Frostburg, Md, desires to secure
again this particular copy.
a suitable reward will be given, therefore,
for its return through the
MINING JOURNAL,
July % FfOstburg, Nd.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
For Sale.

CEVEN VOLUMES of the SCIENTIFIC
- 1NERICAN S L PIP l. f NJ +, N T , we'll
bound and in excellent condition. OF special
value to Engineers, Machinists, etc. Will be
sold at much less than cost Inquire at or
address the JOURNAL OFFICE.
Feb 10 Frostburg. Md
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
E}ave You q House

THAT is NOT INSURED?
F so, you want to place policy on it to-
i day or tomorrow before you dine.
You want the risk taken, too, by standard
company, such as d. P. MILLER, of Cumber-
land, represents. ANY policy is good until a
fire occurs, but then it is you want pledge
of indemnity worth its tace in gold.
Rates not quite as low as wildcat figures,
but the lowest consistent with certain and
perfect indemnity i'll event of loss. Apply to
]. B. ODER,
Dec a .3uURSA. Oftca. Trostburg, Md
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03

Flo-Do you love me, sweet?
Will--Dearly.
Flo-Would you die for me?
Will-No, my precious g.sl. Mine il
an undying love- e-Philade!pih Call.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
NOTICE.

A Ii persons are hereby warned again,;
"A. shooting, or trespassing for the pirpos SC
of shooting, on the meadows, pastures or
cleared lands of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, except the rifle range of the Frostburg
Rife Association.
Persons disregardng this notice will be
prosecuted. b. s. RANDOLPH
HsrcIi < Mining Superintendent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03

"Why did Briggs try to cover his en-
lire lot with his new house?'
$50 he wouldn't have any grass to
cut ''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
Pittsburg Division.

*Except Sunday. Nos 46 and Al carry
passengers. No. II 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
Pittsburg Nos IA and Is are new trains
will not be put on until June 20
eW Through tickets, east and west, for
sale at Cumberland.
NJ. C. CLARKE,
VIM. M. GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General Manager. D. B. MARTIN,
May 2S Manager Passenger Traffic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-03
Sunday Schedule.

In addition No. leaves Piedmont S:i5 a. M ::
arrives Frostburg l0:44 Il. m, and No. o. leaving
Frostburg 200 p. 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 4, 3, 8 and 9daily except Sunday.
Nos. 8 and 7 run Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays only.
L. M. HAMILTON,
March 26 Superintendent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
Column

ing and four ears had been hearing
what was said, and when the boys
were out Of sight there was chatter
ing in the tree.
$50 they think they'll get them all. :"
said Father Squirrel. "Well, We'll
see, my dear. Now you just keep
right on gathering nuts and filling up
our storehouse while I run and tell
our neighbors and friends to come as
soon as they can," and down he jumped
from limb to limb, and away lie scamp
cred through the woods, while Mrs.
Squirrel kept busilyat work filling her
cheeks with nuts till one would have
thought she had mumps, then running
quickly up the tree to hide them in a
safe place.
That night there was heavy frost
and many nuts fell to the ground.
The next day many squirrels came,
and they worked hard for several
days. How they chartered as they
frisked about, and how happy they all
seemed as they worked!
When Saturday came there were the
boys, each with bag.
81 shall keep my nuts till Thanks
giving" said Harry.
II mean to get enough to last all
WINTER" said Tom. eve can, if we
find few other trees like this one. "
II shall give half to my sister
Rose Harry said, 'for she makes
nice nut candy"
"Here we are," said Tom. CHOW
for work. I hope these bags are big
enough to hold them ALL"
"There are not many left on the
tree," said Harry. "You know there
has been frost since we were here.
But the ground will be covered with
them"
But they couldn't find very many
on the ground.
Someone must have been here, .
Tom said. "Did you tell our secret
to anybody?'
''No, indeed! But someone has
surely found it OUT
Up in the tree were the two SPUR
rels looking down again at the two
boys.
'"The squirrels may have taker
some," said Harry, utthey couldn'
carry off very many"
"Couldn't they?" whispered Mr.
Squirrel to his wife, and they laughed
so, they had to creep out Of sight in
the hole lest the two boys should heal
| them. of Education.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
The Curse of Wolves.

It was hoped, and seemed to be
true, that the wolves would follow the
buffalo into oblivion, but they did not
do what was expected of them. When
the game was cleaned out Of the West,
the cattle came in and the wolves de-
veloped taste for beef just as the In.
dian did-perforce.
The cowmen fought them with rifle,
trap, dog and poison, but lupus is a
smart and tenacious animal, gradual.
ly able to comprehend all these meth.
dds, and to get out of their way.
They take the calves first, and chen
the COWS; but a band Of wolves can
pull down the biggest steer.
The cattle made out to fight the
smaller coyotes. On one big ranch |
have seen part Of the cows stay
with the smaller calves, while the
other half went to water. But the
range cattle never were able to cope
with the big gray wolves. A rush Of
wolves into band of cattle MI send
them off in a bawling rush, leaving
one of their number victim.
1t is quite disheartening to think
that such pest cannot be gotten rid
of in this advanced day; but I am
afraid the cattle interest will have tc
put some professional wolf-hunte,
down in the profit and loss columns
before it is done. Frederick Remine.
ton. in. Golfers Weekly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
Animals Color.Changes.

Observation and experiment go to
show how large an influence food has
in determining the color of animals.
Everybody knows how easily the color
of yellow canary may be altered to
an orange red by mixing cayenne
pepper in its food, though it is true
that the color change may be pro-
duced only in very young birds, whose
It is also matter Of experiment that
all varieties of canaries are not equally
susceptible to the influence Of the
pepper, but it is very curious fact
if the pigment that causes the red
color Of the pepper be mixed with the
food of the birds, without the other
constituents, yellow-colored canaries
are not in the slightest degree affected
by it, while brown birds, OF the brown
feathers of yellow birds, become dis
tinctly lighter in hue.
Here is another interesting expert
ment. The large, tortoise-shell butter
fly normally feeds upon the leaves of
the elm, while the small tortoise-shell
is addicted to nettles, but when some
images Of the large tortoise-shell
were bred from caterpillars that have
been found upon nettles they showed
a wonderful similarity to the smaller
species, though the color was nearer
to that Of the larger.
Quite in the same line is the obser-
walton that the thorn moth exhibits
variations in color according as the
larvae is fed upon oak, hawthorn, lime
or lilac. Many other experiments
have shown a similar effect of food in
modifying or completely changing the
color of animals.
Among the changes Of color that
are most perplexing, if one would
refer their cause to utility only, is
that of the gull, which is blue and
white, and is, therefore, generally al
lowed to be Of protective value, but of
the first three years Of their lives sew
eral common species Of gull have a
brownish spreckled plumage which is
totally unlike that of the older birds,
on which, in fact, Mr.. Beddard re-
marks:
"If one color be advantageous, the
other must be the reverse, and three
wears is either considerable period
or it is not long enough"
Another perplexing part Of the SUBJ
iect is the color of deep-sea animals.
1t is an established fact that marine
animals can and do live at the enor-
nous depth of more than five miles
below the surface Of the water. It is
also certain that the sunlight does not
penetrate to that depth, so that the
animals that exist there exist in more
than midnight darkness. Yet the
fact is that brilliant colorations are
generally found in them. OF what use
can it be? How can natural selection
OF sexual selection have anything to
do with it? It is true, indeed, that
there may be phosphorescent light
emitted by the animals themselves, but
though the deep-sea fish may be
guided to its prey by a series of ma
tural "bull's eye" lanterns, the c1lor
Of its prey could have no protective
effect, but exactly the reverse. Our
Animal Friends,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
A Notwithstanding Plant.

The chief reason why alfalfa hay
will grow in the short-grass country
is that it has long roots. They have
been known to strike twenty-five feet
deep for moisture. The plant will not
thrive, therefore, in soil that is not
open and deep. An ideal place for its
growth is along the river bottoms in
the western part Of Kansas-land I'M.
der which great lakes of ':sheet water, F"
miles upon miles in extent, are found
from ten to twenty-five feet below the
surface. The roots of alfalfa readily
push down to the water and drink
when they need moisture, and the
result is that the plant blossoms and
prospers, and becomes a never-failing
source Of revenue to the man who cul.
tivates it. On the rolling uplands,
where there is scarcely an average
rainfall Of twenty-five inches q year,
the plant will live and produce hay
nearly always. 1t makes good pastur-
age under ordinary conditions there,
and is almost certain every year to
produce fine crop of seed. All the
uplands are fertile enough, the only
trouble about making use of that fer.
tility being the lack of moisture. Irri.
cation has not yet succeeded in bring
ing water in abundance to the assist.
ance of the tiller Of the soil in this
region, and therefore only such plant
can live as has deep roots, and q per-
tinacity that even the hot winds Of
Kansas cannot shake. Franklin Mat
thews, in Harper's Weekly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
Pictures Drawn Without Hands.

Pictures Drawn Without Hands.
Q are usually inclined to think
ian artist without hands would be
osurd and useless as q Waterman
out eyes. But an Englishman
ed John Carter, who was a help
paralytic, having only the use OF
lead, was an artist of worldwide
Itation.
ourteen years before his death
Carriers neck was dislocated by a
and he retained only the use of
head and shoulders. During oil
long years that he lay in this
less condition Mr.. Carter drew
lres with pencil that he clasped
,een his lips, his sketching board
liz propped up close to his face.
finished many of his sketches in
% ink, using q fine brush which he
ipulated with his lips and tongue.
Ia Carter died in June, 1850,
ing behind q number of pictures
ranked high as works OF art
;ago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
Who Got the Nuts.

IIles," said Tom, cts about time
iiather our nuts. I'm glad we
Bd this tree. It's too late to get
"A next Saturday."
All right" said Harry. 81 don't
I've any one else knows about this
II Just see the nuts on the ground
on the tree! Wol'twe get a lot?"
off they went through the woods
Ind home.
llt some one else did know about
tree. From hole up in its
X four bright eyes had been peep