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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Smith gave Il
party Tuesday evening i'll honor Of their
daughters, Misses Lcnora and Beulah.
a good time was spent i'll INDUCING
games and other amuSemcntS, after
which refreshments were served. All
left voting it Il most enjoyable occasion.
Those present We're:
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our critics. Like the poor they are always
with u.s." There is nothing so easy as fault
finding. We have no quarrel with any man.
least of all with him who may honestly
differ with us, but let there be no misunder
standing. We contend fer the sacred right
to think for ourselves and feel perfectly WILL
ing that our critics shall, If they can, do like
wise hut says Sheridan in one of his great
PLAYS, the number of those who undergo the
fatigue Of Judging for themselves IS small ia
deed
Macaulav tells us that the Pu,itans bitterly
opposed bcar-Daiting, mot because it gave
pain to the bears but because it afforded
amusement for the spectators
Let criticism be intelligent, let ii be fair, let
it be honest, free from cant, and we are pre-
pared to meet it iearessly. Ouida, III one of
her deeply philosophical romances, says
Once frog spat upon worm carrying a
lamp.
"Why 60 you do so?' asked the glow
worm.
"Why do you shne?' answered the frog.
Is there no moral in this?
We hope, in our own way, to make man
better than he IS, and the world about HIM
better place III which to dwell We seek to
place before him high ideals, and to induce
him TO follow them. We aim to inspire i'll
him a love for home, friends and country;
to inCuCate a reverence for established law
to lead him to struggle for the attainment of
a true and perfect manhood; to honor,
cherish and defend pure and noble woman
hood.
Mr. NIrNIullen smoke as follows:
,r..,,. n.
ar 1""t"''St.', hI""H, ''" D,"u,"'tm &c
responding to the toast-"The Elks' Goat"
-, mere are S"ou many Nii,uo Vi $50, ,tSc
mere IS tle Alpaca goat: o',e ~ RAJ. ~ to E Eit
""i''e" 6O"'' NV 7''''' '''>' lin
goat. ,;..,., Nh. 800.
Ana me gTeateSt o' ,leae Is 'ie hrH
sarriticad The g"at tn their wine god Bacchus
because the goat was the enemy OF the vine,
a ,o E TEsI bave taken to the little fellow
Otto Hohing and Arthur Baker, who are
goat in front of YOU or if Won can stay on his
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
New Advertisements.
FirstClass Livery.
Horses, and all Kinds of
Stylish Passenger Vehicles
For Hire

Reasonable Rates
CTAND formerly kept by Mr. George ID.
- Mcneil, rear of Y. NJ. G. A. rooms.
az Will be glad to wait promptly on all
needing my services at any hour, day or night.
Jan ELMER l.. KALLMYER
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the regiment came from the first fam
lilies in the east, from ranches in the
west, came from wherever good horse
men, daring men and good shots could
be secured.
Forms Unique Regiment.
The regiment was the most unique
of it's kind ever organized, and was
much scoffed at IN the beginning. Be
fore it had been two days in Cuba the
wisdom of its organization was plainly
seen. The men were fitted for any
kind of campaigning. Their colonel
and lieutenant colonel took what they
took. The regiment practically foraged
itself, and was fret in the field and
first to be baptized with fire. At Las
Guasimas, Kettle hill and San Juan it
gave up its bravest and best and went
on to victory.
Mr.. Roosevelt was its colonel before
the end of the war, and pronounced by
the foreign military attaches who OBJ
served his conduct in the field as one
. of the first military officers of the day.
He was in Santiago at the surrender,
brought his regiment back to the Unit
ed States and disbanded it at Montauk
point in the fall Of 1898. It contrib
uted among the volunteer troops more
to the success of the American arms in
Cuba than any other regiment formed.
Is Chosen Governor.
The colonel became governor of New
York Immediately after his return to
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and ten, only little more than a third
of his period of maturity has passed.
And yet Il volumes stand to his credit.
And if we add the books in which his
name appears as editor and contrib
utor, like The History of the Royal
Navy" and the book of which he and
Mr.. Henry Cabot Lodge are joint au-
thors, the total number of his books
is 21.
This would be remarkable in an
author whose sole occupation was
writing. 1t appears still more so in
man to whom authorship is but an
incident, when we recall that he has
served three terms in the New York
legisIatu that he was for five years
a member of the civil service commits
sion, and for three arduous years pres
ident of the board of police commits
sioners in New York city; that he has
been assistant secretary of the navy,
commander of a regiment in the war
with Spain, governor of New York and
vice president of the United States
Furthermore, to appreciate fully
the size of Mr.. Roosevelt's product as
an author we must bear in mind two
more things-the character of his
work and the diversity of his sub
jects. Most of his books are not such
as could be written off-hand. His His
tory of the Navy in the War of 1872"
and his Winning of the West" involved
great deal of searching among
archives and old manuscripts in state
and national government offices, in
libraries and in private collections.
His subjects include naval history.
military history, frontier history, mu-
nicipal history, sport, biography, BIZ
e1ogy, politics and book reviews.
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and the fifth vice president to succeed
to the executive chair. John Tyler was
the first, succeeding William Henry
Harrison. Willard Fillmore was the
second; he succeeded Zachary Taylor.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
brought Andrew johnson into the
white house. James A. Garfield was
succeeded by his vice president, Ches-
ter A. Arthur. Roosevelt has one ad-
vantage over all these four men IN
that he comes into his great office bet
ter known to the public than any of
them. Almost from boyhood he has
been more or less in the eyes of the
public.
This statesman, legislator, author,
student, huntsman, rough rider and
warrior is a descendant through nine
generations from early Dutch settlers
of New York. Along this ancestral line
there have been infusions of Scotch,
Irish and French-Huguenot blood. The
present Theodore Roosevelt is not the
first of his family to hold public office.
In successive generations its members
have been called to official duties in
city, state or nation. The father of the
president at various times held public
office in New York, and invariably re-
fused money compensation for his
services.
OF Delicate Health When a Lad.
Roosevelt was pale and delicate
boy, the very opposite in health of
what he has since become. Plenty of
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Mr.. RooseVeitss style is that of q
plain man telling a straightforward
story. After reading his books you
are certain that he never paid any at
tention to his style, and the evidence
Is, not that the style is not good, but
that there is absolutely no straining
after effect. He is essentially a prac-
teal man, but he Is well endowed with
Imagination, and this gives to his work
an occasional poetic touch that ap-
peals to the readers sympathies. He
has, too, a power of coming striking
phrases and Of putting things in a
way that catches the attention. 1.-The
strenuous life" is a phrase with
meaning that could not be put again
in so few words In recent speech
he spoke of our war with Spain as
merely a bit of the police work OF
the world" Once before he spoke of
it as "a bit of rough surgery"
1t is no doubt as historical writer
that Mr.. Roosevelt hopes for his high
est estimation in literature. ''The
Winning of the West" he rightly re-
CARDS as his magnum opus. The best
reason for his doing the work so well
is his thorough sympathy with the men
of whom he writes-the pioneers,
''stern, rude, hard, every inch men and
Americans to the hearts core,'' men
''of masterfu1 spirit" who grew
''strong through shifts and wants and
pains" In the preface he mentions his
own experience in the northwest and
says the men with whom he lived and
worked there were precisely the
same type as the ones who began to
spread into Kentucky 1913 years ago.
The first chapter deals with the
spread of the English race, and you
realize at once that here is a man
who looks upon the earth as the nat
ural Inheritance of the Anglo-Saxon.
''The westerner," he says In another
place, ''stood where he was because
he was conqueror; he had wrested
his land by force from its rightful
Indian lords and he fully intended to
repeat the same feat as soon as he
should reach the Spanish lands lying
to the west and southwest; he would
have done so in the case of Louisi-
ana, If it had not been that the latter
was purchased. y \ 4 AS a matter of
fact, it was inevitable as well as in
the highest degree desira BILE, for the
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an outrage to discriminate against one
who has become an American in good
faith, merely because of his creed or
birthplace"
OF caste he has written: CAS- for the
upper social world, the fashionable
world, it is much as 1t was when por-
trayed in 'Potiphar Papers, save that
modern society has shifted the shrine
at which it pays comicaI but sincere
homage from Paris to London. Per-
haps it IS rather better, for it is less
provincial and trifle more American.
But would-be upper class based main
ly on wealth, on which It is the excep-
ton and not the rule for man to be
of any real account in the national life,
whether as a politician, a literary man,
or otherwise, is of necessity radically
defective and of little moment"
He is an intimate of Jacob Riis, the
tenement slums refoPmer Of New York
city, Of Frederick Hollis, secretary
of The Hague conference, and
Henry Cabot Lodge. His habits are
simple, hts life most strenuous. He
does not know the meaning OF the word
'9dle," or of "misapplicatton-" He has
often been called Typical Ameri-
can" The phrase fits him.
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this country. AS governor he stood
for radical taxation legislation and
state control of the trusts. His term
was marked by pronounced fight on
his part against the New York repub-
lican machine. He did not seek the
vice presidential nomination last year,
but had it forced upon him, and he ac-
cepted at the last moment. During the
campaign he made trip of over 21 900
miles, speaking for the ticket, and was
received everywhere with popular ao-
claim. Since his Inauguration he has
presided over one extra session of the
senate, and made several trips
throughout the country, attending
public functions.
AS to the real Theodore Roosevelt,
authentic things that he has said give
ample revelation as to what manner OF
a character he will bring to the presi-
dency. On 'Americanism," In an inter
view in 1898, he said:
81 naturally disapprove OF the half
conscious spread-eagle Amertcanism,
which is ever exerting itself at the
wrong moments. 1 dislike it, OF
course, when it Is put forward as plea
to excuse moral shortcomings of a
kind usually connected with public af-
fairs. Nevertheless, in spite of this
abuse, 1 am sure that no man can well
play his part in our life who is not hon
estly American in heart, belief and in
stinct.
Admirer of Parkman.
eff one wishes to find a typical Amer
lean, one may consider Francis Park
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outdoor air and physical exercise soon
began to give him a good degree of
bodily vigor, and in his college years
he became skilled in boxing and
wrestling.
In Harvard university he held good
rank as a scholar, giving especial at
tention to natural history and gem
eral historical subjects. After his
graduation from Harvard in 1880 he
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and all reflect in some manner the
paternal characteristic.
The oldest girl is Alice, dark and
serious looking. She rides her IA
Tiers Cuban campaign horse with fear
lessness and grace. The next olive
branch is Theodore, Jr.. or young
Teddy" the idol of his fathers heart,
and a genuine chip of the old block.
Young Teddy" owns trusty shot
gun and dreams of some day shoot
ing bigger game than his father ever
did. He also rides. pony of his own.
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RoOsEvELT,s CABINET.
McIxinIey's Councillors VIII Stand by
the New President.

McKInIey's Councillors VIII Stand by
the New President.
1t is almost certain that the cab
met of President Mckinley will be
the cabinet of President Roosevelt.
He not only requested them to re-
main, but stated to them that they
were his choice for the positions
which they were occupying. All of
the members including Secretary
Hay complied Internationally. In
the event of Secretary Hays retire
ment (sooner. or later it is altogeth-
er probable that Secretary of War
Root will succeed 20 the state port
folio. This will make an opening for
at least one new man to take charge
of the war Office. No other changes
under present circumstances are eEsG
remotely likely.
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continued his studies at Dresden and
then travelled in Europe and the east.
Roosevelt Enters Politics.
In 1881 Roosevelt, % years of age,
began his active life in New York. And
with him activity was activity. His
father had instilled into his mind a
contempt for the man who drifts
through an inactive life of comfortable
self-indulgence, achieving nothing.
He tried a plunge into New York
politics. In his city district was a re-
publican machine combination that
showed no disposition to recognize his
desire to become a member of the leg
islature. He fought the machine and
defeated it.
In 1884 he appeared before the ma
ton. His health troubled him and he
sought a new life at Chimney Butte,
Oak, where he grazed cattle and led
the life of cowboy. He became known
from Medora to Dickinson as the bold
est and bravest cattleman in the re-
gion. He did what the cowmen did
He lived as they lived. He commanded
the respect even of the desperadoes.
His lungs expanded, his body deveI-
oped and he gained a reserve of health
that seems to have grown every year
since.
Turns to Literature.
He lost money on his cattle venture,
but he returned to New York a strong
man physically, and he made the race
for mayor of that city. He was de-
feated, but he laughed. He understood
that the corrupt elements of the city
would not tolerate him, but he waited.
Meanwhile he wrote books-books on
hunting, books on western life, books
on eastern cities. His style in liter
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THE PRESIDENTS FAMILY.
Mr.. ROOseveIt's Domestic Life Is an
Ideal One.

Mr. Roosevelt has been married
twice His first wife was Miss Alice
Lee, of Boston; the second Miss
Edith Carow, of New York. He is the
father of six children, ranging from
IS to years of age.
His domestic life is ideal. Whether
ensconced in winter quarters at AL
bany or New York, or at the famous
Roosevelt summer home at Oyster
Bay, on Long Island, he is an indul-
gent father and romps with his chill
dren with as much zest as the young
est of them. The youngsters are
known as the Roosevelt haIf-dozen,
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trymen there is one point upon which
I wish to lay especial stress; that is,
the necessity for feeling of broad,
radical and intense Americanism, if
good work is to be done in any direc-
ton. Above all, the one essential for
success in every political movement
which is TO do lasting good is that our
citizens should act as Americans, not
as Americans with prefix and quail
fication-not as Irish-Amerieans, Ger
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THE SPICE OF VARIETY.

Hen eggs average under two ounces
apiece-that is, about 10000 go to a
ton.
Three per cent. of the able-bodied
men of the Christian world make
their living at sea.
Gut of the last years corn crop of
over 2,oOO,OOO,OOO bushels 1921, O34
bushels were turned into whisky.
Last year SOC. 900, 900 feet of lumber
were exported from the Pacific coast,
and 100000. 600 feet sent east by rail.
Enormous quantities of agricultur-
al implements are going to South
America, where farming is expanding
rapidly.
The Mississippi river viii have a
dam built across It near Minneapolis,
at a cost of $500, 00O.. to develop TO-
oOO-horse power.
From the date of the creation to
that of the food, the Hebrew version
calculates 1856 years; the Septuagint
2,262, the difference being sos years.
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and should never know they are OBJ
jects of public interest, especially
during political campaign. She is
careful to screen her children in all
ways possible from photographers,
and likewise shuns publicity herself.
She declares children, if promiscu-
ously admired, become self-conscious.
vain and conceited, and lose their
traits of innocence and loneliness.
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Gold Dust

When in doubt, don't.
The love of the law leads to liberty
in it.
Self is the shortest and the deepest
definition of sin.
Loves softest words often have the
sublimest echoes.
Sympathy and sincerity are the sis.
ter keys to all hearts.
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Served as

pointee on National Civil Service
Commission-1SS9-16
President Mckinley made him as
sistant secretary of navy, 1897.
Organized the rough riders and
fought at their head at San Juan.
Was elected governor of New York,
1898; plurality over Augustus Van
Wycl1, $4,000.
Was elected vice president, 1900.
Took the oath of Office as president
of the United States September Il,
1900
Married Miss Edith Kermet Carow
in 1885. Has six chf1dren-four boys
and two girls-and lives at Oyster
Bay, Long Island, New York.
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became national civil service commits
sioner in 1889.
Once at Washington, he commenced
an enforcement of the law of the most
vigorous kind. He made himself dis
liked among the spoilsmen of both
parties, but he held to the line of his
duty. He took the law as he found it,
lived true to his oath of office and made
the measure respected in many quar-
tiers where it had been sneered at be-
fore
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Mr.. Roosevelt has been known to the
public principally as writer and
rough rider. 1t was therefore singu-
larly appropriate in at least one re-
spect that it was in the musty atmos-
phere of old books that he took the
oath to faithfully execute the office
of president of the United States" and
to the best of his ability to preserve,
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Shakes Up the Police.

From Washington he passed to a po-
lice commissionership in New York
city. His peculiar ability to work, and
work on right lines, gave the corrupt
police force such shaking up as it had
never had before. lie was police COM
missioner in every sense of the word,
unbriba BILE, unapproachable, fair to
the fair-minded, severe on the Grim
inal. His books continued TO sell in
increasing number, and the public
through the press, began to have a
broader view of him.
When the Spanish-American war
came he was assistant secretary of the
navy by the authority of President Nc
Kinley. He had much to do with the
organization of the navy for the con
flict, and-it has always been believed
that his influence largely contributed
to the sending of Admiral Dewey to
Hong-Kong, and thence to Manila
bay.
When war became a certainty Mr..
Roosevelt resigned his position in the
navy department, and with Gen. Leon
ard Wood organized the First vo1un-
teer ca salry, better known as the
rough riders. Gen. Wood was colonel
of this regiment and Mr.. Roosevelt
lieutenant colonel. The members of
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ature was vigorous and pleasing. His
books sold well and the magazines
made great demand for his writings.
The public liked his breeziness, his ev-
ident sincerity, his courage, and par
tally appreciated him even before he
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RoosEvBDR AS AN AUTHOR.

During IA Busy Life He Has Found
Time for Much Writing.
It is now nearly 20 years since Theo-
dore Roosevelt took q place in the
public eye as man OF affairs. Grant
ing him the prophets three score years
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His Favorite Studies There-History,
philosophy and government.
Elected to State Legislature
Defeated for Mayor of New York
1886.
Became Noted as New York Reform
Police Commissioner-1895.
Served as President Harrison's APP
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AliOe. the Oldest girl. Is nearly n
She is the only child by the first
Mrs. Roosevelt. young Teddy" the
present Mrs. Rooseveltis oldest child,
is IS. Then there are Kermit, iii
Ethel, 9; Archibald, 6. and Quentin, ..
The First Lady of the Land
Mrs. Roosevelt Is handsome
woman, well educated, and thorough
~ familiar with the requirements OF
society. She is a warm edmiEer of
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, especially as q
w1fe and mother, and warmly APP
proves the declarations of the former
presidents wife that children belong
exclusively to the home and freside.
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man-Amerieans, native Americans
but as Americans pure and simple.
Opinion on Caste.
TT Is an outrage for q man to drag
foreign politics into our contests and
vote as an Irishman or German or 9th
er foreigner, as the case may be, and
there is no worse citizen than the pro-
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protect and defend the constitution of
the United States" On Saturday aft
ernoon, September IA, 1901, in the
library of the home of his friend, Ans
ley Wilcox, and in the city of Buffalo,
N. Y, the simple ceremony was per-
formed. The president is dead; the
president lives; long live our presi-
dent!
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some of His works.

These utterances reveal the man.
He has written much. The titles of
some of his best works are: Life of
Thomas Benton" Life of GoVerneur
Norris Ranch Life and the Hunting
Trail,'' ''The Winning of the West"
History of New York City," Essays
on Practical Politics." "The Wilder
ness Hunter" Hero Tales from Amer
loan History" Naval War of 1872
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Sydney lighthouse has the most
powerful electric light on any light
house-1so, GOO candle power.
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fessional Irish dynamiter OF German
anarchist, because of his attitude to-
ward our social and political life, not
to mention his efforts to embroil US
with foreign powers. But it is no less
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man. He always appealed to my admi-
ration, because ne made his life work
largely of the description of that from
tier warfare between our backwoods-
men and their foes which has been of
such incalculable Importance in our
lands history"
In one of his published works he
says: "In speaking to my own coun-
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Theodore Roosevelt is the twenty
sixth president of the United States,
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good of humanity at large, that the
American people should ultimately
crowd out the Mexicans from their
sparsely populated northern prov
inces. The conquest of Texas
should properly be cIassed with con-
quests like those of the Morse sea-
rOvers -