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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08

There are in Minnesota nearly 3, 000,
600 acres of waste land, from which the
trees have been cut, and on which no
taxes will ever be paid. These lands are
reverting to the state for nonpayment
Of taxes as fast as the lumbermen can
get rid of them. Active steps are being
taken by members of the coming state
legislature and others interested toward
the outlining of plan by which the
state shall gradually reforost these mil
lions Of acres and hold the lands as a
public property to be numbered as occa-
sion may require and the state may di-
rect. 1t is claimed that millions of dol
lars can be earned by this course, and
that the numbering industry in Mime
sofa can be continued indefinitely and
almost uninterruptcdly.
These new lands, if forested at once,
will be ready for the AK by the time
the present forests are gone, if the
young trees ON the present timbered
lands are preserved and not ruined by
the process Of cutting those now large
enough to make a board. In Europe
the foreSted acres earn from % cents to
several dollars per acre per year
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08
Cutting of Christmns Trees.

Therecent protest of j. Sterling Nor
ton of Nebraska against the cutting Of
Christmas trees is warmly commended
in that section. In his protest he said :
''Thc trees selected for slaughter on
this anniversary are always the straight
est and most symmetrical. There We're
last year more than 10000, 600 Of
Christmas trees cut down and put ON
the market. The absurdity of celebrat-
ing the birth of the Saviour of the world
by wanton waste and extravaganza
which jeopardize the welfare of mil
lions of human beings yet unborn is OBJ
vious to every thinking man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08
Our Best Trees and Shrubs.

Trees best adapted for successful cul-
ture in our country are the elm, maple,
linden, ash birch, beech, dogwood
pine, spruce, some of the willows
some of the poplars a tulip tree, horse
chestnut, cafalpa, laburnum and oak
The shrubs which seem best adapted to
ornamcntation are the deutzia, hydran-
gea, spirssa, weigelia, privet, arbor
vitH. Towering cherry, Towering plum
and hawthorn. Among our best and
hardest WINS are the clematis, the bit
tersweet, w."taria, trumpet vine, hon
eysucElc, morning glory, virginia creep
er and Amgelopsis vetchii.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08

Our country is not without its cele-
brated trees. Important among these is
the Old Liberty elm of Boston. At
Hartford is the famous Charter oak,
and the Burgoyne elm is at Albany.
Then we have our well known Wash
ington elm at Cambridge, Mass, and the
venerable ash trees that still grow about
Mount Vernon are rich in historical as
sociation Almost equally priced is the
weeping willow that grows over the
grave of Cotton Mather The now huge
sycamore planted by Alice and Phoebe
Cary in Ohio on the road from College
Hill to Mount Pleasant might also be
termed one of our celebrated trees.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08
THE TREES.

Gods trees are very wise, my child
Oh, wise are his old trees,
'TiS only we who fret about
Our grave eyed mothers knees.
And when that grave old mother comes
And puts Us all to bed,
Still those wise trees shall stand above
Our graves when we are dead.
And he oft tries their strength, my child,
With hi gruff wind and storm:
But in their heart the sap turks sweet;
The waiting blood lies warm.
But they all spring raise glad green arms
In praise for blessings past,
The sturdior for each wintry day,
The better for each blast.
Yes, they are very wise, my child
Wordlcss and wise aud strong
And very good their thoughts must be;
God lets them live SO long.
ARTHUR J. STRINGER.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08
The Value of Naples.

1t is not generally known that the
states of Vermont and Ohio find a great
source Of revenue in their sugar naples.
Ohio produces annually about 591, 43O
gallons of maple sirup and l, ,SO7, 700
pounds Of sugar, valued at $617, 76O.
Every year Vermont produces maple
sugar and sirup at the rate of about 36
pounds for each of her inhabitants, or
a total production of more than ~, 600, =
600 pounds per annum.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08
POETRY AND TREES.
WHAT THE MASTERS HAVE WRITTEN
ABOUT -4EIR FOREST FRIENDS.

AaolIr -,Irrp rOprcr rp,rM0o
"," anu ""'> ''''Ne
MS
""'''" "N ''"'''''N
This world 81 song and lrgrud tl.u-bt
and rcligiuu. have brcuinr SD n-sY,.iIfrd
ana intrrtwin.d with trees and free. lif.
that We seem TO have FORGOTTEN the part
which plants play in our lives and our
literature. So indiSsoluhlv allied are
trees with tie history of oar Thought
that we have no poet of importance. sa-
cred or profanr. from the time of Homer
down to Holmes. who has not sung of
the tree and found in it an emotional
inspiration.
The Bible abounds in allusions to
trees of all kinds. Its poets would have
been without their most effective meta
phors if they had not known the noaks
of Bashan " the "ccdars of Lebanon"
ana the 'willows bv the water
courses. Iacchcus climbed Il sycamore
tree. and the almond tree is mentioned
again and again by the sacred poets
while the fH tree furnishes Il basis for
many Il Scriptural comnarison. What
more beautiful promise could be given
Israel than the declaration th9t lin
s+o,d of +bo tI,,,,, I,.Il ,,,,,, ,,,, +l,,, f..
W Wv II ''I'''' oo''i' III 'i'' III
jfer' ana instead OF Ihc brlef snail come
up the mVrtlr trccY'
Ii was undnr fine rustlinr lravns of
~, ,r,',,. .,..
INV l'l''!i. 'i'I' l." 'i'' ll"" l"l l'III''l
ACaNelnrld OF Athens, that socrates and
Plato sat with their young GrcCian
scholars and discussed +ho old ,,,,l,I,,,s
'-'' 't'' li'''i us
as 10 what were lruth ana beauty ana
Justice To the childish Greek fancy
every GROWING free had its liyin,, dryad
T. -1. . .T.4 ''
,1,n+,1 ~ na1.I ,,,,1 = ,'I'i,,l' ,,
t,Ha tI',+ ,I,,,,I ''' . !,,'''l, ~
I,a,,,.,. t1,,,+ ',,.,''..,'1 ',,,,,I, ,,.
',"'' ,ii": -, "''''',,' "''' " '''' way
"'tl l"9 MS liN"94"H "I PIeeCe' ana IoHU
a battle i'll consequence.
1t WAS EmDcdoclrs who said that the
souls of thr hiphnst yirtnn nassad into
trees and thp old tale Of Philemon and
Bancis assionpd thom u final homo in
trens ,s - reward f,,. tLn Good doods
they had done for wears. Another bean
tiful legend saws the penitcnt Mvrrha
became 4 tree. and the drons which stin
fall from the bark (mvrrh, are her tears
Anold Maori myth ranrcsnn+s heaven
and oortb ~ onra ioinoi in ~, o,,,roso
I,:i1.i
~ 'i'HS lI"l IIl'lI CHIl'itH udi no l'l"to
to dwell. But TanemahUta, the father
of trees, pushed them asundcr with his
arms.
In the misty twilight of Teutonic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08
FOR THE CHILDREN.
WORK OF REV. r. S. HARRIS, FOUNDER
OF THE DAY.

"Children's Day" InauGurnted In
New Jersey NiHaCe In IS6G-Found-
ed by IL Methodist and Soon Spread
Among All Denominations.
Copyright 1899, by the Author.l
One of the most widely observed oc-
casions of church celebration is Chill
drcn's day, which falls in the season
of the year when the flowers in the
full glory of their bloom give fresh
ness and perfume to the pretty custom
that in a little more than 30 years
has developed from sweet, simple
service established by lowly pastor of
Il village church through his intense,
natural love of children, into an i'm
portant feature of church policy in
all the states. The founder of Chill
drcn's day was Rev. Robert s. Harris.
Methodist Episcopal clergyman, and
the first Observance of the day, under
the direction of the founder, was at the
Methodist Episcopal church, very
small frame structure, at MerChaItville,
n. j., i'll 1866. This humble place of
worship in which Childrens day had
its initial celebration has since been re
placed by modern stone edifce.
Rev Robert Harris was devoted to
children in an exceptionally ardent de
gree, and his great love for the little
ones about him was the natural out
growth of the tender, sympathetic dis
position with which nature had especial
ly and peculiarly endowed him. He en-
tered into the lives and plans of chill
dren, shaping their sunny hours and
adding the glow of his cheerful DISPOSE
ton to their days as well as being al
ways ready to comfort them in either
real or imagined sorrow. The children
were at once responsive and loved the
kindly minister dearly, and with them
he wasa general favorite This kind of
popularity was gratifying to the recipi-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08
CITY TREE PLANTING
ASSOCIATION TO ENCOURAGE THE
CULTURE OF SHADE TREES.

work of the Society In Greater New
NorS-HOw the Lack of Moisture at
the Roots Mny be OvercOme-I<inds
of Trees to Plant.
Copyright. 1899 by the Authorl
Although America is called a new
country she is doing great deal to live
down that Objectionable newness of
which Europeans have been in the habit
Of talking for so long. Her cities may
the charm of antiquity which hang over
many old world towns, but America
has certainly E.@12 G:2S;@2tic strides to-
ward beautifying her city streets in the
last few years The citizens of this re-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08

SHADE TREES IN HEALTHY GROWTH.
sock moth are the most destructive. To
keep these pests in check requires much
vigilance and labor if undertaken by in
dividual citizens
As our cities grow older and our citi-
Zens grow wiser more and more trees
will appear along their streets. soften
ing and breaking the bare dull lines and
ugly badness Of brick walls and mo-
notonous roofs and house tops, protect
ing man from the heat of the sun in
summer and from the fury of the wind
in winter. 1t has often been said that
God made the country and man made
the city. 1t still remains for man to
make his creation more like God by
beautifying and enriching his handi-
work with those priceless trees which
covered the hills and valleys long before
the first city came into existence
ANDREW Downs
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WESTBOUND

*Except Sunday. Nos As and Al carry
passengers. No. 49 is a 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. Through tickets, east and west, for
sale at Cumberland. NJ. C. CLARKE,
f. D. UNDERWOOD, Ticket Agent.
General Manager d. b. MARTIN,
Nov 26 Manager Passenger Traffic.
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EAsTBOUND
Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia
Express
No. 10. arrives 2:05 a. N.
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York Express:
No. 4..arrives 22O a. m. leaves 230 a. M.
No. S..arrves 7:4O a. m; leaves 7:5S a. M.
No 2..arrves $50 a. III. leaves S.51 a. III.
No. o. arrives l2:2S p. III.
sway Stations:
No. lS................. leaves 6:35 a. IN.
Grafton and Way:
No. 8 arrives ll25 a. m.
*Baltimore and Way:
No. II ....................,le leaves 3:l0 p. IN.
Express:
No. 46. arrives 6:23 pm.
*Wheeling, Grafton and Way:
No. II. arrives 7:25 p m.
Limited Express:
No. II. arrives $50 pm.
WEsTBOUND.
Chicago Express:
No. I. 7..arrives l2:35 a. III. leaves 1910 a. m.
No. AZ. arrives $40 a. m.
Plttsburg Express:
No. 9,.arrives 1;20 a. m.
Cincinnati and St. Louis Express:
Pittsburg Limited:
No. II, arrives 800 a. III.
No. 3, arrives 4:35 a. m. leaves 4:40 a. m.
*Parkersburg, Wheeling and Way:
No. 1...... ............... leaves 700 Il. IN.
Grafton and Way:
No. 5................ leaves 3:45 p. NJ
sway:
No. 13. arrives 11:20 a. III.
*GraftOn and Way:
No. 15.......... ......leaves 1888 p. m.
*Passenger;
No. 10. arrives 6:45 a. III.
Chicago Limited Express:
No. 5, arrives 3.l7 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Limited Express
No. 1..arrives S;05 p. m. leaves $40 p. III.
Express:
No, So. arrives $3.50 p. m. leaves 3:35 p. m
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Railroad Schedules.
Cumberland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
PASSENGER SCHEDULE.

Eastward-Rt d even Nos" downward
Westward-Read odd Nos upward
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-08

Both sacred and procnnc Poets HIVE
GipriHcd the Nopd!nnds-Thour
CUllcd From Writings nS Ancient
as Homer. ns Modern nS IIoIu,-S
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Pittsburg Division.

PittSburg Division.
EAsTBOUND.
No. 10. Express ...... leaves 2:l5 a. m.
No. g.. Limited Express. leaves l247 p, m.
No. 46. Express. ...... Leaves 6:}S p. m.
No. y. Limited Express. leaves 1000 p, III.
WEsTBOUND.
No. 9..EXpreSs ...... .... leaves 1:3O a. m.
No. IL. Pttsburg Limited. leaves 400 a. III.
No. Al. Chicago Express. leaves S55 a. III.
No. 40. Mail .............. leaves l45 p. m.
No. 5. Chicago Limited. leaves 33O p. m,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-13
BRECKENRIDGE MAKES REPLY.
Inspector General Says Set of Gen.
tIemen Is Needed in the War
Deuartment

WASHINGTON. Jan. l2.-Inspector Cen
eral Joseph c. Breckenridge, Of the army
tonight, Speaking of General Eagan's tes-
timony before the war investigating COM
mittee, replied to that portion which refers
TO General Breckinridge's activity in prose-
cutting the beef investigation General
Eagan said Breckinridge had no author
ity TO make this investigation without or
ders from the secretary of war. Referring
to this. General Breckenridge said that. as
he understood the matter. he was simply
carrying out his duties. although he ad-
mitted that he understood the legal point
General Eagan was making.
''I have been sending letters to all the
inspector generals in the country. asking
them whether they received any of the
bad beef" General Breckenridge said, land
/ have also written to the surgeon gem
eral whose reply 1 received to-day. This
/ have done at the order of General Miles
my superior officer, and 1 believe that I
ann simply carrying out my duty. General
Eagan seems to think that must receive
my orders from Secretary Alger, but do
not think that he is right
In this connection the Post will to-mor-.
row print the following interview with
General Breckinridge:
II will tell you what is the trouble"
General Breckenridge said What We
nAad In the war department is a set Of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-13
INDIAN TERRITORY BILL.
House Committee on Indian Affairs
Orders Favorable Report on


Orders Favorable Report on
Three Measures.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Favorable re-
ports were ordered by the house committee
on Indian affairs to-day on bills extending
three years the time in which the Gaines
vile. McAlester & st. Louis Railway Com
pany shall build q road through the In
dian Territory: authorizing the Arkansas
& Choctaw Railroad Company to operate
railroad through the Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations; to create u board of health
and regulate the practice of medicine and
surgery in the Indian Territory. This bill
in effect extends over this territory the
laws on these subjects now in effect in
Arkansas.
The senate committee on appropriations
to-day reported the Indian appropriation
bill, increasing the appropriations made
The principal items of increase are $4,000
for building an industrial school at Leech
Lake Lake agency. MINI; s2s; 200 for surveys of
the erection of an asylum for insane In
dians at Canton. S. D.: s333 300 for Lincoln
Educational institute. Philadelphia; s25 900
school, Colorado. The appropriation for
Carlisle Indian school at Carlisle. Pa. is
reduced to the extent of $4,000. The only
general amendment was one in a measure
authorizing the return to the contract sys-
tenn Of Indian schools.
1nlS amendment Is inserted as proVlSo
in connection with the general approprta-
tion for Indian schools, and is as follows:
That the secretary of the interior may
make contracts with contract schools, ap
portioning as near may be the amount
so contracted for among schools of various
denominations for the education of Indian
pupils during the fiscal year 1900. but shall
only make such contracts at places where
non-sectarian schools cannot be provided
for such Indian children. and 20 amount
not exceeding 20 per cent of the amount SO
used for the fiscal year 1895: provided. fur
ther. that the foregoing shall not apply
to public schools of any state. territory,
county OF city. or to schools herein or
hereafter specifically provided for"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-13

gentlemen. In every war this country has
had. we have found that the war depart
ment was net unit with the army. but
q sort of segregated factor working out
its independent power. Headed by the
secretary of war, a cabinet officer, the
war department has become filled, at least
partly so. with A coterie of men who cling
TO each other. held together by the bond
Of mutual interest and are thus forced in
to position which becomes one of open
hostility to the rank and file of the army.
That is the trouble now. Take these men
at the war department. such men as
Eagan. If he were the gentleman he ought
to be- such a disgraceful situation as the
one. with which We are now confronted
could never have arisen. | believe this
ness. 1t Injuries the army in the eyes of
the American people. and it Injuries the
AmericaH people in the eyes of the world
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-13
DEWEY AND Won DIEDRIcKs.
German Military Expert Says There
Were Never Any Differences
Between Them.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Major Alphonse
Won Sonnenburg. the German military eX-
pert who was at Manila during the block
ade by the United States navy after the
battle of Cavite. and who is now In this
city, speaking to-day about Rear Admiral
Dewey, said: "There were never any hon
est differences between Dewey and the Ger
man admiral. Won Diedricks; there was
only a theoretical difference about the in
depreciation of one word in the expression
.droit de visite'-the right of search. What
was the meaning of 'visite,' for the forms
of search were different toward different
kinds of vessels, toward merchantmen ana
ships of war. But after the friendiiest ex-
change of letters by the two admirals, an
understanding was at once reached. 10
show you the spirit that was in it all.
will tell you that the American squadron
once received supplies OF frozen mutton ana
your admiral sent Admiral Won Diedricks
a present of half a sheep. The other re-
turned the compliment by sending Dewey
a live calf procured somewhere In the
islands You see how stupid to think tnat
they wanted to begin shooting at each
other.
continued were at the bottom of this
story Of misunderstanding. All that the
English in Manila could DO to create a oSnI, sus-
Hong Kong, which from there were tele-
graphed over the whole world.
Here Is another example OF the great
broad -mindedness Of Admiral Dewey. When
the consuls of various neutral countries
became frightened for fear Manila would
be bombarded. the German consul went to
Dewey at Cavite and asked if he had any
objections to this proceeding: To charter
Spanish steamers then lying In the river
Pasig, placing on board neutral refugees.
and anchoring those vessels in between the
neutral warships. Dewey answered: Well,
why not? 1 do not make war against
women and children Even the Spanish
non-combatants were granted this priv
ilege The only condition made was that
those steamers which. being in a blockaded
port. belonged to the government OF the
United States, should return to Deweys
furthermore, he granted that in case of
typhoon, all these steamers of refuge mis sht
come over and anchor with the American
feet at Cavite."
Asked if German military men generally
who had seen the run Of events at Manila
held the same opinion or Dewey, the major
replied that they did.
The question was asked: What are go>
ing to be the future relations Of Germany
and the United States in regard to possess
sion in the Eastern archipelago?"
Major Won Sonnenberg replied: German
whole world run along parallel lines, ana
parallel lines. YOU know. never meet. do
not see how any i'll feeling can arise be-
tween the two great peoples"
Question about the attitude of the native
Filipinos toward the United States, Major
F,ilipinos will fight" he said. unless you
give them what they want. I believe they
will not lay down their arms until they get
self-government.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-13
AFTER GRIP

There is no denying the serious
fact that there is great amount of
sickness from the grip; that over
worked men and women now suffer
more than at any other time of the
year from lassitude, headaches, slight
chills and fever and other symptoms
of imperfect health; that people fall
sick more readily now than at any
other time of the year; and that when
ever an epidemic does appear it in
variably plays havoc with those who
are run down and out of condition.
The utmost caution should be tax
en- to keep the blood pure and the
nervous system in healthy tone.
There is no more excuse for the
prevalent symptoms of stagnant, i'm
pure blood in the body than there is
for the barbarism of filthy streets in
a city.
The relaxed and sluggish action of
the excretory organs loads the body
with waste material that poisons it
and brings on headaches, rheuma attic
pains, sleepless nights and profitless
days, due solely to the circulation in
the blood, or deposit in the tissues,
of these waste matters which Paine's
celery compound alone will quickly
drive out.
When the arms, hips or back feel
the twinges of acute rheumatism it
is high time to relieve the kidneys
and bladder from the strain that SO
often brings on Bright's disease,
gravel, dropsy and complications of
diseases with other organs whose
health depends upon the purity of
the blood. Prompt use of Paine's
celery compound will save the weak
ened parts from yielding to disease
In its peculiar ability to invigorate
the body, to make new blood and to
regulate the nerves, lies the great
value of Paine's celery compound in
all wasting diseases and disorders of
the kidneys, liver and stomach.
Paine's celery compound rescues
shaky, enfeebled nerves from pros
tration and removes that feeling of
utter exhaustion that causes so much
dependency among so many wor-
ried men and women.
1t makes flesh, blood and strong
nerves.
Paine's celery compound is not
patent medicine! 1t is not the dis
covery of some quack doctor of
whom his profession never heard; it
is not a concoction put up by some
man who first invented a name, and
then adopted preparation to fit il;
it is not a secret remedy.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-13
BLOODY BATTLE IN ARABIA.
About 1000 Insurgents and 1000
Turkish Troops Said to Have
Been Killed.

CoNSTANTINOPLE. Jan. IA great
battle has been fought in the Yemen divi-
sion of Arabia. The Turkish troops storm.
ed and captured the insurgent position at
Shanel on November 3O About 4000 in
surgents and 1000 Turks were killed or
wounded.
LONDON, Jan. Especial dispatches
from Constantinople say that. after the
battle at Shanel. a further Turkish advance
was ordered Abdullah Pasha, command
ing the Turkish troops. was directed to
canture Sasbeh, the headquarters of an I'M
portant insurgent leader, $50 miles north
west Of Sana. All the commanding posi-
and as the Turkish troops are deserting,
the operations are likely to be prolonged
and difficult.
The trouble in Yemen is one of long
standing and the rebellion against Turkish
rule has spread throughout Hadschin and
other districts.