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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

married tomorrow, before Mr.. Meadows 10 up.
Very thankfully, HARRY CONRAD.
The old gentleman brought the note
fore him, adjusted his spcctacles and
read 1t over and over again.
I'D give $1OO," he said. chuckling,
"to see the old fellows face when he
hears how Harry has done him."
1t was the custom of Mr.. Sheldon to
read his newspaper at breakfast while
waiting for his only child and daugh-
ter who, a little spoiled by overindul-
gcncr, was generally late.
But this morning Matty was later
than ever.
The banker had read all the foreign
as we'll as the home news and even pc
rused Harry's note, and still she had
not made her appearance.
The lazy puss!" he said ut last. Then
he looked up at the clock. "lIalf an
hour late! Now, this is really too bad.
John" he cried, addressing the man
servant Mt the sidcboard. "scnd and see
why Miss Sheldon doesn't come down.
Tell her" with severe air, I'm tired
of waiting"
John came back in about five min
utes, looking very much fluStercd.
"If you please, SIR" he stammered,
Miss Sheldon's not in her room, and
the maid says that the bed looks as IL
II hadn't been slept in all night"
The rich merchants jaw fell.
He started mp, with n cry of agony. to
q and see. but he was prevented by
the footman appearing at the door with
n telegram.
"a telegram cried the merchant,
unfolding it with trembling hands.
"What can it mean? Has she been
found dead anywhere"
This was the telegram:
Dear Father-IIarry and married at 8
o'clock this morning. would not consent to an
elopcmcnt till Harry assured me YOU had advised
1t and had shown me your check as proof. He
says you promised to stand by us, and | know
you pride yourself on never breaking a promise.
We wait for your blessing. M,TTT.
"Well, neverw calculated Mr.. Shell
den when he had recovered his breath
"The impudent, disobe'-
But here he stopped-stopped and
IHOppeu Ills Di1u ued't, "Hltll, III his
excitement, had broken out into great
drops of perspiratiOn. He remembered
that he had himself advised Harry to
elope and that If the story got wind
he would be the laughing stock of the
town, including-the hardest cut of all
Mr.. Meadows. lie remembered, too,
that he had but one child and that she
was all i'm all to him.
SO he accepted the inevitable and
telegraphed back:
You may come home, and the sooner the better,
to keep the $3.50 for pin money. Tell Harry
he's too sharp to remain a clerk and that | take
him today into partnership; only he must re-
member that partners never tell tales out OF
school. God bless you Ii. SHELDON.
The runaways returned by the next
train. The marriage proved, too, an
eminently happy one. The story never
got out. We only tell it now in conf
dence.-Woman's Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
Specjd Notices.
PROCLAMATION.

WuErENS ~ tlp January Session i'm thp
vr,ruiuctccu bundrrI ,f th. 1;curr.I ,sscm-
bly nr MARYLAND hills were rosscJ proppsinr
amendments to thc tnpstitutinn of thr State.
Fjrst-By amending Section . of Article ),
of the Constitution of the State.
!S'cOHd-By amending Section | of Article
- "i inc '"hS'I'u'i"h "I thc 3'a'c'
In''"Ih! aIhcn"'iis Hectioll = "l 'eri''it p
hilIs and ,I,rnjmnntS nrr in words f,,lInw-
ing. to wit:
chapter ISo
An AL I" amend Sectl"h Nllc' "l -\rtIcic
D. "i the constitution "f TINS state ana L"
pr"Nldc Tor the submission "f sad amend
m'ht |" the H"alIiIcd voters 81 TINS state
Tor adoption or rejection.
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10 ,1",,,ha3r,' oinctSL ~, n,rh ~ tI,n t,xn
Unu.nS ,nmr,,rrin,N TL,t RI. +, ,,II,,yim,, Snr-
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80 ''''N = ne '0'd't -N''"rheH Hh''l PER
form such duties and receive such fees and
commissions or salary not exceeding three
,I,,,,.,,I ,l,,lrr. l,,,f
'''''''''' ''''''' '' "'' nv" v! may '''''i
ter ne Ir'HCrlocl ny law ana II any state :
Attorney shall receive any other fee or re-
u.,rI than su,h -. j. ar n,,,. IA. ,II,u.,I L,.
''"' h' Ni''l'' u" ''hNiC''''h 'h'reoI' ne re-
moved from once lr"Nl"eh tlat 'he state :
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

the Constitution shall at the next election for
members of the General Assembly of this
state, to be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month "t November,
nineteen hundred and one. he submitted to
the legal and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the di-
rcctiuns contained in Article II of the Con
Stitution of this State: and at the said election
the vote on said proposed amendment To- the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon
each ballot there shall he written or printed
the words, "For the Constitutional Amend
ment' or against the Constitutional
Amendments, as the voter shall elect, and
Immediately after said election due returns
shall be made to the Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment, as
directed by the said Fourteenth Article of
the Constitution.
Approved April :, 1890
Now, therefore. |. JoHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of the state of Maryland, III pur-
suancc of the provisions of Section one of
Article fourteen of the Constitution of the
State, de- hereby order and direct that II copy
of said bills proposing said Constitutional
Amendments he published in at least two
newspapers in each county where So many
may be published, and where not more than
one may he published then in that news
paper, and in three newspapers in the city of
Baltimore, one of which shall he in the
German language, once a week for at least
three months preceding the next ensuing
general election (Which said general election
will be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of No
vcmbcr, nineteen hundred and one, } at which
the said proposed amendments shall be sub
mittcd to the qualified voters of the State for
adoption or rejection, that each amend
mcnt shall be voted on separately.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
:'''..''''''''': of Maryland.
iHE Done at the city of An
80, nap,lS ON the Eth day of
MARYLAND. June, in the year at our
..............: Lord nineteen hundred and
one JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of Maryland.
l;y order of the Governor:
WILFEED BNTEMNN
July 1i-;im Secretary of State.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
ChaDtcr iGD,


AN ACT to amend Section two of Article
of the Constitution of the State.
SECTION BE IL e,,dcted by tie Gener0I is
ScH,Giy Cf WdrylnHd, three tlfths of all the
members of the two Houses cOncurringD
That the following section he and the same
is hereby proposed as AN amendment to the
Constitution of this state and if adopted by
the legal and qualified voters thereof rs
herein provided, said Section shall supcrscdc
and stand in the place and stead of Section
, of Article ; of said Constitution:
THE city of Baltimore shall be divided
into four legislative districts aS near as may
he of equal population and of contiguous ter
ritnry, and each of said legislative districts nf
Baltimore city, aS they may from time to
time he laid ont, in accordance with the pro-
visions hereof and each county in the state.
shall be entitled tuon Senator, who shall he
elected by the qualified voters of the said leg
islativc districts of Baltimore city, and of the
counties of the state, respectively, and shall
serve for four years from the date of his clec-
tiOn, subject to the classification of Senators
hereafter provided for.
SECTION 2--.iHd be IL further enacted by The
authority aforesaid, That the said foregoing
Section hereby proposed as an amendment TO
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

An indianapolis woman called up
her grocer by telephone the other
morning and after she had sufficiently
scoldcd the man who responded said:
'And, what's more, the next order
you get from me will be the last I'll
ever give you"
ut probably will. madam" said the
voice at the other end of the wire.
"You are talking to an undertaker."-
indianapolis News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
TO A BOOKWORM.

Oh, gentle worm, most wise, though oft denounc-
cd a pest,
Who didst the pages Of the ancicnts' books IN.
fest,
Their contents chew upon and inwardly digest,
/ envy thee when Ger thy course | look!
For 'twixt the veHum walls Of some sweet classic
tome.
MD leaves ink scented thou ddst have thy clois-
tered home,
All margncd round with virgin fislds in which to
roam
whenc'cr thou caredst to leave thy lettered
nook.
And when thou'dst riddled thy last line, o
Ptiridus
What happy destiny thine, denied to us,
To lay thy sapient bones in such sarcophagus
And be forever buried in book!
John II. Finley in Century.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
High Magic.

Silas (whO has been to Buffalo)-An
at one place, pop it cost me 81 to see
man change silk hat into globe of
gold fish.
His Father-Why, that's getting off
cheap, my son. Last time / went to
town it cost ne cool thousand to see
n man change roll of greenbacks
into n satchel of sawdust.-Chcago
News
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

A curious lantern fly discovered by
naturalists in the Malay archipelago
possesses the power of jumping sever
al feet without opening its wings. It
has a projection on its head which,
when bent back and suddenly released.
throws the insect into the air. The fly
was seen to jump from the ground to
the roof of hut.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
VicariOus Advice.

Barkley-You're pretty fellow. You
advised me to lend Pitkins that SO,
and lie hasn't paid me back yet, and 1
don't believe he ever will
TOomey-That's the reason advised
you as did. | was afraid, you know,
if he didn't get it from you he might
try to borrow it of me.-Boston Tran
script
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
BETTER Roads Are Needed,

American roads must improve great
ly before this country can hope to
match French feats with horselpss We
hicles. Some day we shall have high
ways such as are enjoyed in France.
Then there will be great race records
for automobiles on this side of the At
Cleveland Leader
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
just Like n Man,

Mrs. Newifc-I acknowledge that l
have my faults and am sometimes
cross, Jack, dear, but if | had the last
two years Of my life to live over again
| should marry you just the same.
Mr.. NeWife-l doubt it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

The determination of the postoffice
department not to establish rural free
delivery where the roads are bad will
deprive many farming communities of
the benefits of the system. There are
innumerable bad roads in the United
States.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
Cuts Him Dead,

Dolly Dimples-l want pair of blue
silk hose.
Dry Goods Clerk-Those were the
kind you wore when we went bathing
so much together at the seashore early
In the season.
Dolly Dimplcs-S-i-r! | don't know
you!-Ohio State Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
Literally.

"Oh, Johnny, | am awfully mortified
to think you took two dishes of ice
cream and four pieces of cake at Ka-
tie Ketchumbs party"
But, mamma, they kept askin me
If I'd have more, and you told me to
always say Yes, sir and Yes,
mas am m.'"-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
A BnO Luck Story.

She-Don't you love to hunt four
leaf clovers?
He-No: | hunted them with another
girl once, and we ran upon one in a
jewelers. windOw-sreen and white en-
amel, diamond dewdrop in the center,
$25.-ChicagO Record-Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
All asIt Should He.

He-Darling, feel rs though we
were made for one another.
She-And the money for both of us
has already been made by pa. Isn't
it lOvely.-Boston Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

"And you didn't say a word when
you saw the father whipping his child
so severely"
Not |. You see, l follow the races,
and Pm used to seeing favorites beat
n."-Indanapolis News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
COUNTRY HIGHWAYS.
POINTS AS TO MAINTENANCE AND
IMPROVEMENT.
Much Can be Accomplished by Intel
ligeRt Supervision Road Guards
Observation-Disclosures Repair Materi-
al-RORd Machines.

al-RORd Machines.
There is no question that SO vexcs
the minds of the executive officers of
our country towns as that of how to
best care for the public roads, says {.
+. Augur Of Connecticut in New Eng
land Homestead. They know that only
certain amount of money will be ap-
propriatcd for the purpose, and they
are we'll aware that they will be held
to n strict account for its expenditure.
Except in a few instances, where iso-
lated patches of improved roads are
laid down with the help of the state
appropriation. the work is very impcr-
fcctly done. and the material used is
worthless for the purpose. Often the
men in charge of road repairs know
that the Sllpshod methods employed
are poor economy, but the f"nr of ad-
verse criticism, perhaps loss of office,
if this years expenditure exceeds that
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
How Did She KnOwf

He (at the shore)-This ocean breeze
is awful damp. 1t makes a fellows
mustache very salty.
She (absentminded)-Ye l noticed
that.-Philadelphia Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
WESTBOUND.

Chicago Express:
No. 7..arrives 1870 a. III. leaves II 10 a. III.
No. AZ. arrives 900 a III.
Plttsburg Express:
No. 8. ..arrives 100 a. m.
Pittsburg Limited:
No. ii. arrives 4:50 a. M.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Express:
No ). arrives 5:25 "A. III. leaves 532 il. III.
*Parkersburg, Wheeling and Way:
No. 1............... II 80. leaves 7:i5 a. III.
Express:
No. SIS. arrives 2:35 p. III. leaves 302 p. IN.
No. 5.arrives $50 p. III.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Limited Express
*Grafton and Way:
No. 5.............. .... leaves 430 p. m.
No. 1..arrives 8;04 p. M; leaves $40 p. m.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
RAILROAD.
May 10, 1901.

IN and AFTER above date until further
" notice TRAINS will arrive at and depart
from CUM BERLAND as follows:
Main Line.
EASTBOUND
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York Express
No. 4. ..arrives 2:3O IA. M: leaves 238 a. NJ.
No. lO.......... ........... leaves 24S a. M.
No. 3. arrives 7:35 a. M. leaves 1855 a. NJ.
No 2..arrives S:4j a. IN. leaves S52 a. III.
No. 6 -. leaves l247 p. M.
No. ~ ......,..... ....... leaves 1854 p. III.
*Baltmore and Way:
No. II ......... leaves 3l5 p. III.
Express
No. 46. arrives 6:l7 p. M. leaves 635 p. III.
*Grafton and Way:
No. y. arrives 7:25 p. III.
No. q. arrives l:59 a III.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31

#Except Sunday. +Sunday only. No. 49is
a local train from Cumberland to Pittsburg,
and No. IA from Pittsburg to Cumberland.
Through tickets, east and west, for sale at
Cumberland. M. Z. CLAkhE,
DANIEL WILLARD, Ticket Agent.
Asst Gen'l M'g'r. ID. Is. MAtTIN,
June Manager Passenger Traffic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
Perfectly Safe.

Actor-Is this good town for the
ntrical companies?
Native--Sure! Why, dere amt three
fellers in the whole blame burg that
knows how ter shoot straight.-New
York Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-08-31
PittSburg Division.
W EST BOUND.

For arriving time see same Express num-
bers westbound on Main Line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-09

United States Consul W p. Atweil
writes from Roubaix. In December
last Drs Sapelier. Thebault and Broca
advised the French Academy Of Medi-
cine Of their discovery Of an anti-al-
cohol serum. These gentlemen stated
that their experiments proved that
horse fed for a certain time on doses
Of alcohol and food mixed with alcohol
furnished a serum antiethyllne which.
Injected into victims OF the alcohol
habit gave them an absolute dlstaste
for the liquor. Dr. sapelier OF Nau-
terre sent a second communication on
May p, In D own name and that OF
his coilaborators TO the Academy OF
Medicine. stating his method and the
results obtained. He cited ffty-seven
cases OF drunkards treated By antIethy-
line. Seventeen cases were failure.
four resulting from irregularity In fol-
lowing the treatment and thirteen from
physical defects considered as uufa-
vorable conditions There were eight
cases Of improvement. four notwith-
standing irregularity IN following
treatment. and four despite defects
limiting the action OF the serum.
Ihiriy-two cases were successful The
result Is then as follows. Failures. IS
per cent; improved condition. Is per
cent; successful. so per cent
i has been said that the success OBJ
tained BY the injection Of antialcohol
serum Is due or partially due 10 im-
agination or autosuggestion. DR.. sa-
pelier refutes this assertion BY stat
ing that among the patients cured a
certain number we're quite ignorant OF
the reason and nature Of the treatment
and that the hysierical and impress
sionabie patients figure among the
failures. or those who merely improved
in condition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-09

Miss Jessie Alderman. the worlds
organizer for the w. c. T. r.. IS known
as the greatest woman traveller on
earth. Miss Ackerman has passed
around the globe twice. and up and
down Its surface until she finds # dif-
hcult 20 keep track Of the mllestones
Of the different countries she has vis-
tied Her travelling has been. as she
says herself for Christ and temper
ance. The sights Miss Ackerman has
witnessed and the lands she has visited
entirely alone would Be enough to
gladden. and appall a more seasoned
traveller than she was at her starting
out When it is realized that every
dollar Of the money needed for the un-
told expense Of her journey has been
earned by the intrepid worker. the na-
iure and difficulty Of the tremendous
task amazes. Miss Ackerman bore the
banner Of the W. c. T. e. IN al her
travels. and much or her labor was
carried on under the auspices cf the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-09
The Electoral coIIeee.

There was no telegraphic report at
all Of meetings Of the electoral college
last week at the capitals Of the various
states. This fact shows how far away
the country has drifted from the plan
Of the constitution in the manner OF
presidential electors. Under the letter
Of the constitution the people would
not vote even indirectly for president.
They chose only presidential electors
who were entirely untrammeled in
voting for president. If the spirit and
letter of the constitution were followed
in practice the meetings Of the various
bodies of presidential electors would
be Of as much importance as attaches
to a national convention or a presiden-
tial election under present circum-
stances. Now the meetings Of the pres
idential electors are mere legal forms
They never will become otherwise un-
less a successful candidate for presi-
dent should die between the election
and the meetings Of the electors. For
instance, if the apprehensions Of the
country regarding Mr.. McKinley's ill
ness last week had been fatally full
filled the electors would have faced the
problem Of choosing a president who
had not been nominated as a candi-
date. They would not have been COM
PEELED to choose Roosevelt, although
that might have been the natural
course.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-09
- Freneb ~ Rafe.

The latest published statistics in
France show that In 1899 there we're
10000 less births than in 1898 and that
the excess Of births over deaths falls
FAR short Of what is required TO main
tain the present population. For some
years past the population has been sta
tlonary. but Of late the birth rate has
decreased so rapidly that French poll
tlcians as well as social economists are
beginning to be alarmed. It Is net a
pleasing prospect that in seven years
more Germany viii have twice the pop
ulstion OF Frence II the present de-
crease Of the birth rate continues in
the same ratio In this serious con
dition Of Affairs an sorts Of remedies
have been suggested both BY the theo-
rists and the members Of the Assem-
bly. Promises Of increased pay to 0f1-
Gals IN proportion to the increase Of
family. taxation Of the unmarried and
of the married who do not have chill
dren In Eve years are among the meas
ures suggested to improve the vital
statistics. While none Of these meas
urss is sufficiently practical to effect g
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-09

Paris correspondence, London Iele-
graph. An extraordinary story or
wholesale adulteration OF wine In Par
is is told by a contemporary here. The
beverage in question. which has. II
appears, been selling like wildfre for
the past few years at the low price Of
41kd per litre. IS described as natural
wine" and win des vendages. That
IL hardly deserves these attractive ap-
pellations has been shown by the an
alyses Of some two thousand specimens
made at the Municipal Laboratory or
Chemistry. Not a single pint OF the
so-called wine was found to be un-
adulterated The foundation Of the
beverage consists Of "yin pique. or
win de presurage" officially stated to
be unfit for consumption. This was
mixed with some real, and rather
strong wine. which provided the favor.
To the concoction was then added 40
or so per cent OF water But the "wine"
required still further manipulation be-
fore it could be retailed to unsus9ect-
ing consumers A harsh acid taste.
which remained from the original win
pique, had to be counteracted chemi-
cally, and this was achieved BY the ad-
dition Of potash. chalk and baryta.
among other substances. Even this,
however, was not the final stage in the
adulteration. Owing TO the consider
able proportion Of water. the beverage
still required Strengthening. With
this end in view various chemical sub
stances were further added. such as
tannin. tartaric acid. oitric acid and in
some instances phosphoric and even
sulphuric acid. The concluding state
ment Of the Municipal Laboratory re-
port, that the mixture In question con
stitutes a beverage Injurious TO the
health" is certainly incontrovertible.
Il is said that the manufacturer Of this
fearful conCoction has made some flO.-
900 year profits out Of his wine"
selling business