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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
snnnish rifles for sale.

An agent in Paris is sending out a
circular marked "con6dential' to rich
but untitled people in Europe offering
to sell them titles of Spanish nobility.
Some circulars have been received in
this country but have met with few or
no responses. When an American
wants to buy title these days he is
mighty particular as to the quality and
buys it in the open market after a care
full examination of the goods. Not SO
a European, who will take any old title
which he can buy and be thankful. The
enterprising Paris broker offers the title
of baron. viscount or count at prices
ranging from $500 to $1,000 and de-
clares that the letters patent comforting
the title chosen will be attested legally
by the Spanish government.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

"a tile train pulled away from the
starting point. which was at Tooth
street, Chicago, and plunged into the
darkness on what was to be a remark
able and a record-breaking trip. 1t
goes without saying that the fewest
possible number of stops and the few
est possible changes of engines were
arranged for. The train stopped about
five times, at four of which engines
were changed. In less than eight hours
the train shot into Buffalo with the
English record hanging in tatters on
the cowcatcher of the engine. The dis
lance of 510.1 miles had been covered
at an average speed Of 65.OT miles per
hour. During one burst Of speed the
train flew over the tracks at the rate Of
92.3 miles per hour. Although great
records for single miles had been pre-
viously made, it is said, that never
before did a train reach a speed of
eighty miles an hour and maintain it
for half an hour, eighty-fve miles an
hour and hold 1t for ten minutes or
ninety miles an hour and hold 1t for
three or four consecutive miles. Ev-
cry one who was in Chicago or most
anywhere else in the country two years
ago will well remember the great races
which took place for several days be
tween the Burlington and Chicago and
Northwestern roads over their routes
between Chicago and Omaha. The dis
lance between the two cities is SOC
miles in round numbers. The North
western route is 1899 miles long, while
the Burlington is 5OO.2 miles. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
there is contest one great record or
more is completely smashed.
Beating an Elglish Record.

more is completely smashed.
Beating an English Record.
One of the greatest, If not the great
est, runs ever made in the world was
accomplished on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad between
Chicago and Buffalo on Oct. "a. 1890.
1t seems that one cause of this race
against time was a desire to eclipse an
English record made on the twenty
second of the preceding August be-
tween London and Aberdeen. The dis
lance between these two towns is $40
miles. and a train on the London and
Northwestern made the trip at an aver
age speed of 6393 miles per hour. The
English public was quite jubilant over
the fact that this trip broke all previ-
Gus records and that the worlds record
was once more held in England But
the very next month train on the New
York Central road ran from New York
to East Buffalo, distance of n little
over 1876 miles, at an average speed of
64.26 miles per hour OF course this
beat the English record, but it seems
that there was objection to it from
across the water on the ground the trip
was not long enough TO be classed as a
long-distance run. which should be al
least 500 miles in length. So the rec,
ord for run of 500 miles and over was
still in England. There are few
stretches of railroad 500 miles in length
In this country which are perfectly
adapted for remarkable runs. There
are hills to mount or curves to cut
around which interfere more or less
with efforts to break records. One OF
the stretches of road having no sucl
impediments is on the Lake Shore anC
Michigan Southern line between Chi
cagO and Buffalo. The officers of thu
road concluded that they would try t,
beat the long-distance record over thii
bit of track.
Over Ninety Miles an Hour.
Arrangements for the speed test wer'
quietly made. for in-view Of the posi-
bllity of a failure the officials did no
care for any premature advertisement
At $3.50 o'clock In the morning Of Oct
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
ouR oHANeINa TRAFFlc.
How Cities Adjust Themselves to New
Conditions.

How Cities Adj st Themselves TO New
Conditions.
1T is not to be understood. of course.
that the changes in trade relations sig
nifty that the older communities come
to a standstin. or go backward or are
even relatively less important because
of the sectional traffic that is taken
away from them. When New York
lost to Cincinnati the raw product trade
with the South. cOmpensating gains
were made in other directions. Ameri-
can communities are not like those Of
Italy where, when tine grape and wine
business declines year after year, the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

was illustrated in the ship Natuna.
from London 20 san Francisco. in 225
days. She tried for over a month 10
double Cape Horn and then. discour-
aged, turned eastward and crossed by
Cape Of Good Hope and the Pacific
Ocean. She had been given up as lost.
and her reinsurance while in doubt
cost 20 per cent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

you used to be something of an al
TRUST" said the friend.
Yes" answered Willie Washington.
Il was a TheOsOphist for a while, too.
But I had to give up. I've tried being
a whole lot OF things, but I never got
far enough along to find out what the
names by which they are called actu-
ally meant. Washington star.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

A Customer lin the complete depart
ment storel-I notice so many couples
taking the elevator for the thirteenth
floor Why are
The Ribbon Clerk-They are taking
advantage of the special offer in the
matrimonial department. Rev. Mr..
Splicer is performing ceremonies to-day
at half price.-Brooklyn Life.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

rate of speed.
Verv Close Composition.
The Burlington train had a little over
ten miles more than the Northwestern
to run, and she used ten minutes more
than the latter to make Omaha. so it
would be splitting hairs to say which
road operated the fastest train. In the
contests which took place the trains Of
both roads did such remarkable work
that the government mail contract. for
which they were contending, was divid-
ed between the two lines. 1t IS said
that no trains on earth ever made such
remarkable runs daily and kept up
the pace rs these trains. These runs
of about fifty miles an hour are made
without making any allowance what
ever for stoppages, slow down and
/ delays of any kind. This means that
the trains necessarily attain a speed in
! some parts of the routes Of eighty or
ninety, or perhaps even a hundred
miles an hour. Some have made the
| claim that the trains occasionally
reached a speed of 100 miles per hour.
Less than three years ago another
great run was made which attracted
much attention. especially in Chicago
and the West. The Rock Island road
had concluded to increase its service
between Chicago and Denver by the
addition of four new trains. Two of
these trains were sent out to Denver
and two were kept in Chicago. so that
the new service could be properly in
augurated in both cities at the same
time. 1t was decided by the officials
that one of the trains going should at
tempt TO break the record time to Den
yer. This was a magnifcently equip
ped train, with full complement OF
sleepers, dining car, buffet smoker. etc
The passengers were composed Of Rock
Island officials and a large party OF
newspaper men from Chicago, Denver
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

It can usually be depended upon that
those who stay home after the mar
rage could have well afforded a we'd
ding trip.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

Northwestern train was due to leave
Chicago at 10 o'clock at night and to
arrive in Omaha the next morning at
SIS. The Burlington left at $3.50 in
the morning and arrived in the Nebras-
ka city at 1855 the next morning. Thus
the two trains ran practically the same
rate of speed.
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titles Gorby's other
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21
OOOOOOOoOOO OOOOOOOOO(
MIsTLF7oE
UA TALES ;
~
LEGENDS ABOUT THE
FLORAL EMBLEM

n RISTLETOE, associated with
~" both comedy and tragedy,
XV1 owes its elevation to the
glory of a prominent Christ
mas decoration to the relics of Druid
ical superstition and again, even fur
Their back, to traditions of Morse my
thology, in which it played an impOr-
tant part
Long before kissing was invented or
ballads We're made and sung the mis-
tlctOe was sort of fetch and is as
capriciOuS as most heather deities, in
asmuch as it has a marked preference
in the choice of Il tree to grow upon,
the oak, the larch and the pear being
the least favored, while it loves the
poplar, hawthorn, lime, maple, noun
tain ash and, first and foremost of all,
the apple tree. 1t roots firmly, grow 5
slowly, gradually STILES the tree it en-
braces and then dies itself! In ancient
lore it had rare medicinal virtues, but
these have found oblivion with the
lapse of time.
Morse fables tell us that Baldur, the
DTlSnl anu lne Dtdutllul, inc Sou VI
light, was regarded with jealousy by
some of the other deities, and Friga. to
protect him, made everything in heav-
en- and earth swear to do him no
harm. But disregarding the mistletoe
as being so slight and weak she omit
ted her precautiOn in its case. Lolii,
the malevolent fire god, Selling this
chance, bcwitched twig of miStletoe
till it swelled to the size of spear
and, slyly giving it to blind IIodur,
told him to throw it among the gods
when they were at play.
1t struck Baldur and killed him, but
Friga miraculOuSly restored him to life
and thereafter guarded the miStlctoe.
which the gods at her pleading decided
should be unable to do any mischief
again unless it touched the earth. For
this reason it always hung on high. and
the vigilant goddess was propitiated by
a sign of amity and good will
Many of the most important rites Of
the Druids were performed in cOnnec-
ton with it, and today men and maid
ems hold that it constitutes a sanction
for salutes that might otherwise be
too daring. Yet the old mysterious
glamour of its power to harm still
clingS to it and imparts a touch of SUI
perstItious witchcry to the tragic fate
of the gay young bride who, mad with
merrment, hid in the oak chest that
proved her tomb.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21
Christmas FeastinE,

During the middle ages the whole
Christmas season was given up to rev.
els and jollity, in which eating and
drinking had prominent part. The
Saxon instinct of our English ancestors
led them to make Of every holiday an
occasion for fcaSting. Plenty to eat
and to drink was their idea of a fcsti-
val, no matter how sacred might be its
associations. On Christmas they not
only lined their stomachs with good
capon, as did Shakespcare's justice,
but stuffed themselves with all sorts Of
ri,h, nourishing food and strongly COM
pounded puAdings and pies.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21

USIOM has made 1t usual here
abOutS to eat turkey for our
~ Christmas dinner and accord
lngly the festive bird will
grave many table. But it is not ev-
eryb0dy who knows how to carve n
turkey, and the hints given here may
help many a bewildered man to so de
mean himself that the ordeal may not
disgrace him in the eyes of the wife of
his bosom, as we'll as of those guests
who may be present at his board.
Have the turkey resting upon his
back. Put the two tined fork in about
an inch III front of the peak of the
breastbone, where it will sink into a
hollow formed by the peculiar con-
formation of the breastbone. The bird
is then held firmly while the carving
Is being done.
The first thing to do is to take off the
legs at the second joint. Cut down
alongside the leg and bear outward n
little, with the knife set well in.
The knife is inserted above the leg,
and after making an inciSiOn it is
pressed outward. The second joint
then parts easily from the body. Ait
er both legs are removed in this man
ner the wings should be cut off, the
knife being used on practically the
same principle as that employed in re-
moving the legs.
The next point for the skillful carver
is to separate the "drumstick," or first
joint, from the rest of the leg. This is
done by fixing the fork in the second
joint Of the turkey. Then an incision
is made at the joint, and the end of
the leg is then pressed down with the
knife.
The breast of white meat is now at
tackled. The fork is again placed over
the hreastbOne In the original position,
and slices are removed from the breast.
The slicing should commence near the
peak of the breastbone, the cuts being
taken thinly, the knife held horizontal
ly and the cuts extending downward
toward the wings. After the meat has
been taken from both sides of the tur-
keys breast in this fashion the knife
is inserted transversely behind the lit
tie projection on the breast between
the peak and the neck. This is formed
by the "wishbone," or "merry thought"
The knife slips easily between this and
the breastbOne, so that the "wishbOne"
is easily removed, carrying with it a
liberal portion of white meat. The re-
mOval of the "wishbone" makes a con
venient opening into the interior of the
turkey, through which spoon may be
inserted for the removal of the tasty
dressing.
Nothing now remains but the car
cass of the turkey, and the only task is
to disjOint it. This is done by first re
moving the breastbone. BY means of
the fork the peak Of the bone is raised
and swung over toward the neck, dis
jOinting it near the base of the latter.
The neck. II desired, can be removed,
leaving only one more portion of the
bird to be dealt with. This is the back
bone.
The backbone is broken about three
inches above the tail, and there you
are. The ACKNOWLEDGMENT of your tur-
key is now complete.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21
N OT1g:E-
To the Public.
TNHE public is hereby informed that Go
l. ernor Smith has appointed
JOHN CHAMBERS
Justice ofthc Peace
Far District No. H. FrOStburg. Nd

nice John q. Dennison, resigned and that his
office will be in same room, on Broadway SO
occupied by Squire NennisOn.
All business entrusted to his care will re-
ceive careful and prompt attention. Pensions
and other government claims of exU. S.
Soldiers and Soldiers Widows will obtain
especial notice. May IL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21

or all the Christmas greens the tree
Is the aristocratic monarch Used not
so much as an actual decoration itself
as background for decoration, it
figures as the central ornament In the
Christmas festivities. Its trimming Is
n matter of mystery, its burden Of
lights. tinsel and tincry the rarest
spectacle that Juvenile eyes ever look
upon. and its brief but triumphant
career an epoch in home life to be long
IL membered. Philadelphia Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21
MERRY XMAS WAYS.
HOW THE ANCIENTS CELEBRATED
THE COMING OF YULETIDE.

The Mistletoe and the Yule Log Were
In MISUNDERSTANDING Began IA
Week Before Christmas Day But
There WINS No Santa Claus.
wT is said that the American Gus
toms of celebrating the greatest
III Of all festival days, Christmas,
are descended from or are sur
vivalS of the old world customs which
existed in England a couple of cen
turtles ago. Yet when these latter are
examined into 1t requires wide stretch
of an unusually elastic imagination to
link the ways of the present day with
those of the seventeenth or even the
eighteenth century.
1t seems probable that the folks Of
half n dozen generations ago crowded
more mcrriment into the Christmas
season than we Of this age do, and they
went about it with the same prear-
ranged systematic care that a CONNER
cial prince now devotes to some great
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21
UNITED STATES.
MAIL FOR SANTA CLAUS.
Some Strange Letters at Christmas
Time.

UH r ERE is an address never
N noticed until this year."
~ ~ said pOStotfice clerk sort
ing out some half dozen let
ters with 'Alr. Santa Claus, Joyland,"
on the envelopes. Variations were,
"Mr. Santa Claus, JOyland Co., \. V.
81 Happiness Ave." and MIR. Santa
Claus. Toy and Candy Palace, Christ
NASHVILLE, Joyland."
Another child, perhaps of Hibcrnian
ancestry, had addressed his petition to
the saints residence in "Fairyland,
Ireland" One young writer, with
somewhat haZy knowledge of geo.
graphical names, had sent his letter to
Mr.. Saint Nickcrlis, to the North
Pole, Mexico" Another. with be-
lief in the power and influence of
nurse, had addressed his misSivc to
10 Bedford Ave-, Kaar Mcary,"
which, being deciphercd. is found to
mean care of Mary"
81 am sorry | cannot allow you to
open any of the letters. It's as much
Il criminal offcnSc to tampcr with them
as with any other letters" said the
clerk to reporter of The Commercial
Advertiser. There were, however, two
postal cards and one open letter. which
were fair specimens The latter was n
modest request for the relief of the
more pressing wants of the writer. 1t
read:
Dear Santa Claus-You say that good boys get
the best presents. have tried very hard to be
good boy. Will you please bring fire patrol,
train of cars, nice book, a game, box OF tools
and a little sailboat, candy, oranges and nuts
G,odhy, dear old Santa Claus We will expect you
Christmas DUDLEY.
A few letters were evidently written
Under the direction of seniors of the
family and dropped in the mailboX to
please the children. Most of the letters
were without stamps.
Wat becomes of the letters after
they reach the dead letter office? Most
of them are eventually destroyed. as
the children sign only their first names
and there is no way Of returning
them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21

n RISTLETOE, associated with
HM both comedy and tragedy,
1V1 owes its elevation to the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-12-21
The Art Made Plain For the Pres
ident of the Feast.

~ USTOM has made it usual here
abouts to eat turkey for our
" Christmas dinner, and accord
indy the festive bird will
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-17
PRICE 3 CENTS.
President Declines Social prsssdsus.

President Declines Social Precedencs.
The President at the first Cabinet
dinner last week Cffered his arm TO
Mrs Henderson, wife Of the Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives,, to es.
cort her cut TO dinner as the guest OF
honor. The act Of the President has
established beyond O doubt the claim
that Speaker and Mrs Henderson have
made all along that they ranked the
Cabinet and Senatorial circle. Last
year Mrs. Speaker" took the stand
that she would make no first calls upon
any one but the wife Of the President.
The ladies Of the Supreme Court circle.
the Senatorial wives and Oabinet hoe.
hostesses talked il over and decided that
they would make no first calls either
IL was also understood that Mr.. Hen.
deTson resented the distinction accord
ed TO Senator Frye as President protein.
OF the Senate. and the idear that the
Senator was In line Of succession 10
the Presidency.
Another contention for precedence
now settled was between Mrs. Miles and
Mrs. Dewey. The death Of tine latter's
mother has PLACED Mrs. Dewey in re-
tirement for the winter, and Mrs.
Miles will have the social prominenco
shst che claims Is her right.
Once upon time there was a West
ern Senator whose wife thought very
rightly on these subjects She was In
Washington for good time, and she
resolved to have il without botheFiDg
about precedence
This fearless little woman gavo
dinner on one occasion. and when IL
was time TO get her guests from the
drawing room into the dining room
she said:
There's some precedence about MI
this. but l don't know what it is Just
shoe out TO dinner. every one Of you,
and cit down anywhere you please.
This stroke Of Western diplomacy
worked perfectly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-17
story Of a slave.

To be bound hand and foot f.r years
by the chains Of disease is the worst
form Of slavery. George ID. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich. tells how such 6
slave was made free. He says my
wife has been 80 helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles Of Electric Bit
ters, she is wonderfully improved and
able to do her own work " This So.
preme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleeplessnesF.
melancholy, headache, backaohe, faint.
ing and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine isa godsend so weak,
sickly, run down people. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only 90 cents. Sold by
n. NJ Lewis, Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-17
Auditors Figures Show the Gain In
Assessment.

The report OF Auditor Morton Msrye
gives among others the following figures
Increase of reassessmens Of 1900 In
value Of town lots In cities over reas-
sasssssmeut Of 1895, So. All, 20S; increase
Of assessments of 1899. $S.iT2.774
increase by reassessment Of 1900 In val
us Of buildings on town lots in cities
over reassessment Of 1895, So 43I, l56
decrease as compared with assessment
Of 1899. $4SS. III.
Total inoresse by resssessment OF
1900 10 cities over reassessment Of 1895
g, ,842, 449. Total increase over assess
ment Of 1898. 81. $50. 597.
Total increase by assessment of 1900
In counties and cities over reassess-
ment of 1895. ss9. .s44. O95. Total in
crease over assessment Of 1899. slS.
526 775.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-17
TOO nmunioAted.,
The Penitentiary Removal.

Inc fellLeltlaIy hSm0VaA'
To The Free Lance:
Concerning the removal Of the Vir'
ginia penitentisry you well say the
Legislature will have business pfopc-
sition before Il. provided yen leave out
the word simply" Business should
not preceds the word humanity. IL j
am correct shat the State owns the PEN
itentiary bottom-which has been the
resort Of damp carts, and was once the
arena Of famous rock battle between
the Shockoe HUI and Sydney 'oats -
there must be in the reigho0Thood Of
ten acres Of ground Ia the penitentiary
reservation after the buildings are torn
down. This land is not in the f. lhiOn-
able portion of the city, but evsly fcot
Of 1t could bo sold this year for a good
price.
The preseLt penitentiary is to a
degree a consumption generator with a
record OF an hundred yesrs. The pre-.
vailing winds in the cold months blow
obliquely over it toward great and
beautiful cemetery The death rate is
said TO be increased by proximity TO
cemeteries, but irrespective If this, /
venture 30 write that the death rate
among white persons living between
the penitentisry aud Hollywood is
greater in proportion TO population than
In any other portion Of Richmond in
deaths among white persone. Especially,
I think, will this be found true among
children and old persons The diseases
which dust. bearing winds, flies, the
"anophele" mosquito. rats, fass and
other insects could transport from the
penitentiary are numerous. ard a day
will soon come when no city will per-
nit the existence Of hospital for con.
sumpiives In its midst. A penitentiaIy
virtually becomes such.
THOS r. EVANS.
Deepwater, W. Va. January IA, 1901.