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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-15
HnI Him There.

Mr.. Grumble-I see by the paper
that Mount Vesuvius is in eruption.
Mrs. Cob, I'm so glad
Mr.. G.-There you are again, Maria.
Now why on earth should you be glad !?
Mrs. G.--Well you can't blame me
for it, that S all !-Punch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-15

Neutrality-suspicious., me jewel Oh how
wan for yez. Av man is born in Lap
land, lives in Finland an dies in Po-
land, phwot is he?
Mrs McLubberty promptly A
car-r-r-rpse.
McLubberty (disgustedly) -Begorra,
somebody must how told yez.-New
York World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
DANGER IN CEREAL DUST.
EmDIcycs in Grain Elevators Are All
Victims of Cntarrh.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
"WeU. if there is any one who thinks the
men emDloyed mere have nothing to con-
tend with he is vastly mistaken, remark
ed the chief weigher in one OF the largest
of the several big grain elevators IN the
breath. coughed until he grew red in the
face. and murmured softly to himself at
the dust that rose laZiy from huge mop
per near by settling into every nook and
corner in the great baTnlike structure ana
filling the air until one was reminded OF a
misty midwinter morning when objects are
seen but indistiuctly through the haze and
everything takes on an unreal, ShcSlly
look.
yator so hard on the men,, resumed the
Weigher. after a moments pause; lit ism
the hard work they have to do, nor the
long hours which fall TO their portion, par
Iicularly during the fell and winter months.
It's the dust-the everlasting, aI-pervad-
ing and unacceptable dust. III tell you.
and his manner grew more earnest, his
tone more confidential, there isn't d man
who sticks TO the business for any length
Of time who doesn't suffer from its i'll eff
fects. You show man who has been
working IN a grain elevator for four or five
years and III show you one who is either
suffering from catarrh or some lung trou-
Bile Why the dust settles in your throat
and permeates your lungs, until at times
YOU can scarcely draw a breath. Now,
there gees a man. pointing to one who
had passed at the moment, who is fast
reaching the final stages of consumption,
years ago he as healthy and robust a
chap as you would meet in day S
journey
Why does he stay here? Well, he has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
Horsng for Coral
From the London Standard.

iFoIh tAe London Stapdlrd
Inc coral reef committee of tho D.,
society has received letters siyino 90 -, >
me oil The operations of the parry r.,
oydney at the atoll Of Funafuti
Inc bore hole. which was abapdo,,,,,,
year al depth Of 69S feet. had bee, 60.
rled oy September to 9s7 feet. chico, -,
very hard dplomite-like coral rocl, ~. -
party were also furnished VIII ne
specially constructed 10 make a horn -
the bed Of The lagoon. The wo,,, -. ~
uertaken thanks 20 the ready baI1 ,
SA'I oil commander Sturdee, from the -
ol hef maJesty's ship Porpoisc. al a No.
where me water was lDl faat a., ~,
otIH penetrated rapidly TO a total d. -
-" IeeL, passing through sandy roa,i. os
NNDtit'osSo ol fragments Of caici,roo1Is ~.
sfliIi2itls' among which bits of coral bac,,,,
IiOIc IISquent IN descending) AT the &C.,
~, .oiieu q mass OF hard coral WAS st,t,SI-
Nhlcn could not be pierced. as IN i, ~,
tens1h VI me unsupported pipe on ne -
hanu' eho me loose nature OF The ,oat,,i5
On liie otler, prevented them from ,,s,,t-
me ordinary Methods. CAPTAIN St,1r5r
men snceceaed IN warping The Porpoiss ~
Spot ninety leef nearer the middle az tfa
ItSooh. Here the depth was the same md
the pore was carried li2 feet into The had
before the time arrived when The shin 49,
10 IeaNe tCnafuu. Al his place there grae
sand, as before. TO depth of eigbtv see1
the remainder consisting of a ra ther baraa.
coral gravel the humps ranging M 10 ms
size OF a mans fst. The work AT the main
urlh was being continued when letters left
the island Sts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

his living TO make--Ne all do, and the field
here is not overCrowded. No, there are not
many people who have any idea that hand
ling grain is detrimental To a mans health.
but it is for all that. and while | am al it
l can tell you another thing that is not
generally known about this business, and
that is that who work here live in daily,
hourly dread of the whole place going up
IN smoke and flames.
The dust from cereals is extremely com
bustible. Unless the utmost caution is en-
ercised in having all the machinery care
lully and thoroughly cleaned after each
DAY work the dust is likely to gather in
such quantities that the moment the ma
chnery is again put in motion spontaneous
combustion occurs and fierce almost I'M
comparable fire is the result. II is to the
spontaneous combustion of accumulated
grain dust that recent diSs strous fires
which destroyed several of Chicago's ele-
VatorS can be directly traced, and il is
against this danger the owners of the
Philadelphia elevators guard more carefully
than any other"
But, apart from what one can learn con-
corning the dangers incident to work in the
elevators, visit 10 one of these monu-
r2ents TO the progress Of the age will prove
vastly interesting and will give the visitor
a clearer idea Of the great advance made
in the handling of the vast cargoes of grain
that yearly leave this country for consuinp-
ton in other lands.
Whereas in the not far distant past the
work OF loading a cargo was a matter of a
week or more OF continuous, uninterrupted
labor, thousands of tons Of grain are now
daily transferred from the big elevators of
waiting vessels, and no one seems to think
there is anything remarkable about it,
Machinery now does most of the work
and the manual labor employed has been
reduced &c a minimum. 1t is, OF course
only the men who actually work within the
tuilding where the grain is being carried
from the hoppers TO the bins and thence to
the pipes leading 10 the vessel tn he load
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
IrrbON His Fort.

Prom The Chicago JoHrnIl.
Tfirhwayrutn Of che "icebox school VIII
probably hc a little more careful in the fu-
ture abou, inviting their victims to the re-
frieerator- Saloon Keeper Joseph Weissen-
ri,aer had read so many stories about men
being placed i'm fhy ice box that he resolved
to couygr- his into an arsenal. and Monday
ne had occasion 10 use it,
WeisseusirIer conducts saloon at 1923
Perry avenue. Monday afternoon two high
wayr1cu entered his place. and at the point
OF rcvolvers forced him 10 get into the ice
box. There was no place in the saloon that
the man would rather have got under such
circurns tanccs. for there was where all his
wee pons were.
After he mad been comfortably located in
the box the men went behind the bar.
Then il was that Weissenrieder opened fire.
One Of the robbers was wounded, and was
assisted from The place by his companion.
Both escaped. They secured no booty.
Weissenrieder had prepared his box for
such an occurrence. having cut two port
holes In the lid of H. and II was through
these that he won his battle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

II you want work read the want columns
OF The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
Not Worth Coioniyinr.

After further discussing the constitutional
points of the question Mr.. McLaurin said il
was idle TO speak of Americanizing a trop-
zeal country 5000 miles away. Our people
ould never consent that the people of
that far-off land should have a voice in the
affairs of this country. However" said
he, Il believe the time is not far off when
our flag Will float over every foot of North
American soil but it must come naturally
and peacefully by the consent of the govern
ed, not by the rude hand of war" Gov
eminent by force was despotism, he MAIN
tanned, and if this country was to establish
Il despotism it must be prepared to MAIN
tain a great and enormously expensive
army and navy. 1t meant a never-endin;.
strife with the nations of the world
Mr.. McLaurin claimed that the commerce
of The Philippines was insignificant, and he
therefore. dounted the advantage of the ISL
ands 10 this country from a financial view
point.
ITO become colonizing power" he said.a
we must abandon our republican insti-
tutions or be paralyZed by them. The
creation of Offices, the extravagant expe3-
diture of money by office holders and the
actual corruption creeping into any colonial
system will soonet or later sap the founGa-
ton Of any government"
Discussing the inhabitants of the Philip
pines. Mr.. McLaurin said: ''Of one thing
am sure: The American people will never
consent for these inferior races to food our
land and add another complication TO the
| labor problem To perEit cheap Asia tic
labor 10 come into competition with cur
Intelligent. weli-paid labor will be 10 ,ie-
grade and lower our civilization.
If embark in a colonial system il
means the inauguration of a despotic
power in Washington. 1t means a large
standing army, that will not only be used
10 rule outlying territories with an iron
| hand, bat that, sooner later will be
used at home to overawe and override the
! popular will. An impeTialstic dem 1cracv
| like an atheistic religion. is an impossible
| hybrid
! Better than Weaith. better lhan a terri
| tory upon which the sun never sets is tho
! trapsmisson to children of a rer, Ibic
! built upon the indes' ructible rock Of CON-
stitutional government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
FHEILBRUN 6 CO.,
402 9TH St. N. w. Sign: The s o ss.s Woman
American and European worksho,,

From the Engineering Magazine
There are many machine shops. both in
England and on tho continent. that Will
supply complete plants of machinery and
manufacture within their own walls boilers
engines. shaftins. hangers. puneys. small
tools and all sorts of machines. both largo
and small. While this state of affairs NAV
be explained historically. it cannot be de-
Tended as an economic principle. in the
hght OF modern practice. The very op-
posite policy is followed ny most American
makers of machinery. Many concerns de-
vote themselves entirely to one line of ma
chlnery, and have no hesitation whatever
IN refusing orders for anything which they
nave not made q special study. 4 natural
segregation has occurred in all the arts
ana sciences, and the American idea of
speclahzins IN the manufacture of machine
TOOLS is but practical application of this
principle European nations must follow
the same lines, If they hope to compete
IL want work read the uapt cnlup,p,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
Describes the South's Experience
With the African Race.
LAND UNFIT FOR COLONISTS


at large two we.l-defned and distinct views,
one q policy OF expansion involving a new
definition of our government ard the in
o,,o,,uo,;o,, 80 e1o.,;a, -, ,,,;tt ,u
aus a, III a 'ioii Vi eoio'ii"i ~ WIN az
the perpleXlng pfon'ems mc1deht TO II. Inc
other view opposes a policy of imperialism,
and is based upou the governmental policy
of the last century and in nv Judgment
is tho ouIv nCsiti0n that is in har,ncrv
with the Constitution and the snirit and
qerius Of renuhlican institutions
experience Oh the south.
Mr.. McLaurin felt that as a representative
of South Carolina he was particularly
l,,,1;e, =. -, ~ ~, So, 1T, 80 y
~ 'po'h oii 'i'' i''N POI ''oi, y.
mohgrei ana sehi-parbarous population
into our body polite.
THE experience of the south for the past
.bi,t,. ,.e.rs with ,bo ,,ooro r.ca, ;, coil no
is nreenant win Lessons of y;is6on, for
oi,r ty,,iSanca in +ba phiri,,,inaS ~ iS ,.eS
in c, - DO. rorl. go. pi,o foI,o,d 40
,,rreaI snffrcna shc,,,d no1, s{Ioca.a i'm,
ncriaI;s,o ,Tboro if u o,ari,,o inoonSista-nv
IN tbasa noeitfone II tbayoro sinnare IL,
~ iau aS - ~ tsbiIi,,fmsS 49,
il,t,, 49, ~ ,ir,. -, ~ t ~ 90
+fttI+io, MI lii - ~ i, toridn ,,Ias
=; ~ IN t "a pu' ;ttitatS &c ~
ph;;ty,;,eS MO-, an aoraiity nc 70 +beir
Ill ~ ,i;tioa1 ,ibt ,J +bIs r. ra,.ar
u, any Foi4siI,'l iieli'S gu ttu9 w.
60, 80. ', ,u M -
t4o''s il, liIs cooh'iS ds wen as III JUG! ii's
How can they ronsistently Justly and
! might add constitutionally. advocate q
PoHcy TOT Vut'Elhs terlltoil1s' embracing
a. so rd;rs1t fr,. ,ha liz, o5o,toI
as to that race in the south? There can
be but one answer to that question and
tHdt Is that they sGpSlahuaiiy ADMIT III
we VI d .tfo VI q remeui
mental failure and mar the time has CONF
for the correction of this stupendous gov
ernmental error.
I HIE"lsd4 sulll"se III thS SCUM lohs
SllIte "Stp mo d race fues'Loti,
~ ~ W H. ai'u a. "' lC'
e. ti .iei u 'te itof'i y
f In ia - - "I.iS
IA. - ,yy.,I s. "a, a. > ", W ~ We
- 80, ~ anu N"5iii'is toll'
.liu nm - al M M N.t,'rt 1850 iH'eI
-, % -, nv im - "a ~. o e
olg"s,t VI poti laces, VIII !Gsu 10 'ust
$50, 20 80 ~ w 97tttet'isttt : -. ttts
~ Sil@l ia 'ei coiiii oii'eu
~ y. =; iir(7 ~ - -; =. ~ g
+bosa y,h ~ ~ r-''s i? - Sp'''e VI
no ~ one.i, 70 trL, 80, uS' no"
49, , - .p"Sn' lioie' tohh-
= ,[t,,, - t,'t, Al. pioNi"'iAs
..rhe Sanator frnr,, Sonnan.ini,t ,, ,,,o..
,,,ni,, ,;ntt,,. ~ .t u id7 lbs
tantiGr,iiT h,, u,n +hrI' p1 "aps sl'li, LIN
bcar,;I,, - ~ tat Iii ''.e iiioI
me OWN r;gb, of W. Sn;, ~ ,r' ",
the infari,r r',ces - '''''''- ~ eo'e'h
constitutional Argument.
Mr.. McL8urn then entered upon a con-
stituti,ral discussion of no o,'a.+;o,, w.,
So,,ted b,, ,ho ,,.o,,,.; ,.o.-; -,
''0-'' maintaining 'h"t
al Oh 'he riSn's anu powers OF the federal
government are enumerated specifically in
the Constitution AMI s11ch aS were NOT Tins
enaciarIv dafnad 4i7 ,,o+ ,.i.
..r, go -o
Ing hdLoh' as nation, ne contended,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

The peer of anything any one else will
"her y"r for over So. Highest grade Of
goods. Elegantly tailored and this Sea-
son's product ions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
Signal onicer MT H.x.,,

Major George p. Scriyen, United States
Volunteer Signal Corps, has been relieved
from his present duties and ordered to
Havana, Cuba, for assignment to duty 20
signal officer of the Department Of Ha
Vana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

~, VINO hhaiiy fall victims to chronic ga
taIfh' but there is no one who ca, "a a
IN m me dhst-iaten atmosphere for any len,,Ib
ton within his throat 'ANs sehsa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
Revenue Gutter for the Pacific

Senator Perkins. of California has intro
duced a bill for the construction of a reve-
hue cutter OF the first class to be used on
the Pacific coast, the cost not to exceed
$2y0,U00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

Salts n bla k, luz and fancy miNtu. es.
double aud ngle-breaStesl. ONrrcoats in
melton. tT'icze, Reis..y AMI rough cne,iot,
in lea1ins shades and shapes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

Furnishing Specials for Saturday Onl,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

HiSh-class vicUnIs. widG-wale unir
ed worsteds, etc. Correctly shaped.
rectiy made. splendi,lly finished a
that'li appeal to any weil-dressed ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13

The ID. ]. X" White Dress Shirts
laundered-all sizes, all sleeve lengths
CSC
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-11
Before the Boat Race.

~ XPERT observers of the trial
" work of the challenger of the
- Americas cup seem to BE-
agreed that in Sir Thomas
Lipton's yacht, the Shamrock, the cup
defender Columbia is to have an an
tagOnist i'm every respect worthy Of her.
ONershadowed as the cup race IS by
the hustle and stir of the preparations
for the Dewey reception, it has never
theless aroused the keen interest OF
sportsmen generally, and unlike the
condition Of public opinion at the cor
responding periods in prior wears, there
is now among Americans a well de-
fined apprehension that the cup will be
taken across the water. We do not
know that anybody can offer eatisfac-
tory reasons for this fear, but the
fact is that Sir Thomas, with his mys-
terious but confident ways, has scared
us and a good scare is sometimes half
the battle.
\ defeat at his hands would be no
disgrace, considering how many times
American superiority has been Vindi-
Gated on the water, Personally, too,
the prospect of a defeat by Sir Thomas
is as agreeable as any prospect of de-
feat can be- for in sharp contrast to
the churlish DunraVen, he is q model
of sportsmanlike amiability, courtesy
and sound sense. To be beaten by the
Shamrock might be just the dash Of
vinegar and mustard needed to spur
American ingenuity out of bilious
state; 90 that, on philosophical lines,
even if we anticipate the worst, there
is no particular occasion for grief
At the same time, no true Yankee
will give up until he has to. The race
has not been sailed vet; and while we
are bestowing generous praise upon the
Shamrock let us bear in mind ,hat the
Columbia is also in ship shape.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-11

reminded of a coed story concerning
"Old Tecumseh" when he heard it.
Whenever / hear that played" he
said, 81 think of the experience of Gem
eral Sherman when he went to Europe
after the war was over. OF course, he
was paid all the honors due his rank
and soon was so used to the local af-
fairs that he always had his uniform
at hand so as to put 1t on suddenly If
necessary.
zone day in Dublin, ireland, he took
a nap and was awakened by a band
coming down the street near the hotel
1t was playing Marching Through
Georgia. He hastily rose. It's a
crowd of Americans, thought the gem
eral, who have heard l was here, and
hastily putting on his uniform, he
decked himself up to suit the occasion.
The band playing Marching Through
Georgia came up to the hotel. Play
ing Marching Through Georgia 1t
marched past the hotel, and, still play
ing Marching Through Georgia. 1t dis
appeared into the next street.
sherman" said the veteran, called
the man who waited upon him as a
servant
"'Did you hear that band playing
as it went by?' said Sherman, utterly
at loss to know why the band had
gone by the hotel.
81 did, said the servant, 1T is fine
old air, general. remember when ]
was going to school it was the favorite
air of the band at the barracks
sherman nearly collapsed. He found
out by inquiries that the Irishman was
right, that the air of Marching
Through Georgia. was an Irish tune,
well known far back in the days of
1898. Sherman used to enjoy telling
this story on himself"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-11
bought His Own Note.

The following story Of David IIanan
of Homer, n. Y, who is said to nave
been the original of the much discussed
book David Harum," is told TO the
New York Sun by Syracuse man who
knew Hanan very intimately.
"Onc day about 25 years ago." he said
there was a rattle for a horse in Syra-
cuse. There were about so tickets and
/ was induced to buy one, which cost So.
I had a friend who was considered very
lucky in throwing dice. l had him
throw; he threw A. I won the horse.
I had the horse about a week, and
found her quite valuable, when my
friend, David Hanan, came in and said:
'Eiley, | see you won that Hunter
mare. I've got a lot of hosses and
dknow l really need mother, hut
yourn's kind o. n likely hoss, an I've
taken quite a fancy TO her. Whatll
ye take for her?'
II said; David, it's n pretty good
mare, but I guess about 5000 will buy
her.
" ri give We my three months note
for $I75,' said David.
" David I said your note is good,
ana you've DOUSnl u morse. SOl Ille
note, and he got the horse.
"He was gone about two hours when
he came back and said: Riley what
are you going to do with that note?'
David I said I guess I won't
throw 1t away
David said: Riley, I'll tell we what
I'll do. I'll give we $50 cash for that
note
"G said: David, you've bought a
note
David Hanan gained s25 by the trans
action.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-11
THE HIGHER LAW.
From the Philadelphia Press.

from the Phllddelphla PresS.
The Boer case in the last analysis rests
on the right of u land to do as it will
with its internal affairs and the territory
it governs SuZerain or not, Great Brit
ain has no legal right to dictate the do
mestic administration and franchise laws
Of the South African republic, though 1t
has to protect its own citizens. But the
day has gone by when any country can
plant itself on this naked legal right.
Countries must keep their internal af-
fairs, their treatment of the stranger
within their gates and their conduct to-
ward corporate property and personal
rights, up to a certain level or they will
suffer material pressure If they are
weak, or moral obloquy If they are
strong,
No people and no population, because
they have the legal and constitutional
control of a particular territory, can as
sumo TO treat land or men as seems good
I'm their own eyes. The world has grown
small The moral and material grip OF
nation on nation has grown close. When
the Beers of the Transvaal set out in de-
flance of the trend and progress Of civ
ilization to treat a small corner of the
world. distant as 1t once was, as seemed
good in their own eyes, they were GER
tain to have a rude awakening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-11

"It is we'll TO feel sympathy for Drey-
fus and indignation against the inius-
tice done him. but IT is better to be as
sured that no such feeling as that
which placed this mans fate in Jeop-
ardy can grow up in this country. Let
each man see that Justice be exactcd
for the Jew and the GENTLE, for the
lrishman and those whose ancestors
landed in this country hundreds Of
years ago at the mouth of the Hudson
or on Plymouth rock. The great lesson
to be learned is that we treat each
man on his merits as a man. To
treat a man otherwise is a crime
against the man, against the state and
against the nation."-GovernOr RoOse-
welt at Syracuse
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-11

WORD or TWO is pertinent 10
~ the re-opening of the city
4 "a schools this morning. In
the lower and intermediate
grades changes in instructors and in
the conditions of their work have been
few since the June adjournment and
the daily routine in these grades will
be resumed without friction or special
incident. But in the High school
revolution has occurred and it is of the
new management which goes on trial
there that we would speak.
The new principal, Professor Grant,
comes with nattering credentials and
the young men and women in our High
school owe him fair play. They feel
hurt, We know, at the disreputable
manner of Professor Phillips treat
ment and some of them have felt like
showing this resentment in their re-
ception Of his successor, but the unfair
ness of such a course cannot fail to be
apparent to them and they will, there
fore, put the temptation aside. Their
account if they have any, is with the
members of the Board of Control who
engineered the injustice to DR.. Phillips,
and this can best be settled when these
men come up for reelection.
The position of the new principal is
one of obvious delicacy and the pupils
in the High school owe it to him and
to themselves to cooperate cordially
with him in the school work and to
manifest upon all occasions the spirit
of even-handed justice which places no
criticism and interposes no obstacle un-
fairly or in cavalier spirit