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COLUMBIA BOWLING CLUB.
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB.
KENTUCKY DERBY.
His Eminence Won the Big Event in
Grand style.

His Eminence Won the Big Event in
Grand Style.
The twenty kentucky derby has
passed into history, and not one of the
25,O0O people that saw it at Louisville, KY,
yesterday say aught except that it was
a race from the flag until the good son of
Falsetto finished winner in the good time
of 2.O7A.
His Eminence was fit to battle against
any colt in the west. He won and he de-
served to win for with long, even strides
he negotiated the distance of mile and
quarter like clock work, and never once did
Winkfleld have occasion to resort to either
whip spur.
The track was lightning fast. Big money
went in on His Eminence at 212 to l, and
when some more venturesome bookmaker
chalked up three against the colt money
went in so lively that it was impossible to
handle it.
The horses got away on comparatively
even terms, with HIS Entinence and Dris-
coll having perhaps a neck advantage over
the other three. Down the stretch length
did not separate the five colts, with His
Eminence in front, TDriscoll second, Alard
Scheck third, Sannazarro fourth and Amur
last. Past the stand and around the lower
turn His Eminence still set the pace.
When they Strengthened out on the back
stretch WINFIELD, on His Eminence, was
hugg1ng the rail, still length in the lead
Alard Scheck had moved up to second
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Amateur Base Ball.

The Golden Rods defeated a picked h'ne
on the Apple Orchard grounds yesterday
by score of 8 to s. The Golden Rods will
accept challenges from any club whose
members are under twelve years of age.
Address w. Walling, 1926 Both street FORTH
CT
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was hurt, and the stand proved the loca-
ton of the greatest band Of rooters at the
park.
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Detroit. 3; Chicago. 2.

Detroit defeated Chicago yesterday on
the latter's grounds, to 2. An error by
Brain was followed by two home runs by
Dillon and Elberfeld, which scored all the
Wolverine runs. Attendance 900 Score:
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Boston. Observation-Disclosures. 0 O-5
Philadelphia 2 0 3 0 ks
Earned Boston. 2; Philadelphia. 5. Two
base hts-Seybold and Collins. Three base hits
Freeman. Parent Cross, Laioie ~, Goer and Pow
ers Stolen bases-Dowd t2) and Fultz. Double
play, eybod to iajoie; First base on balls-On
pha. ). Struck out-By Bernhard, 4. Umpire-Mr.
Haskell Time of game hours.
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At Brooklyn-Boston, ID Brooklyn, 8.
At Chicago-Chicage. .: Cincinnati, G.
At Philadelphia-Phi Philadelphia, IA; New
York. Is.
At Pittsburg-Pit H. ST. Louis, IL
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BOWLING LEAGUE.

Columbia Defeats Business Men Two
Out of Three Games.
The Columbia bowling team defeated the
Business Mems Club last night two games
out of three, and strengthened it's hold on
sixth place in the Bowling League and
landing within hailing distance of a better
place. The rolling was not of the best,
but one game going over the 500 mark.
Scanlon of the Columbias did the best
bowling of the evening and made top score
in the first and second games. In the
third game Stitt made the best score. Fol-
lowing are the scores in detail
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Did Not Apply to Him.

From the Chicago Tribune
The meek. you know" said his pastor,
shall inherit the earth"
Yes, 1 know, DR.. Fourthly." replied Mr..
Meeker, with a faint attempt to be funny,
and giancing timorously in the direction
of his wife, but when YOU come to the
comparative degree of meek one can't even
call ones soul ones own"
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Cleveland, 4, Milwaukee, 3

Earned uns-Cleveland 2; Milwaukee, /. Two
base hits Bradley. Pickering. Hallman Ciilwau-
keel, Hawley. 1'hree-base hit-McCarthy. First
base on balls-OH Hoffer, I. Struck out-By Haw-
ley Hoffer, Beck Hallman. Sacrifice hits-Dufry
Ieahy. Stolen bases-La Chance Yeager Conroy
Double plays-Conroy to Leahy; Halman to Burke
Hit by pitched ball-Bradley. Umpres-Mcssrs
Manassau and sheridan. Time of game-1 hour and
Al minutes.
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Philadelphia. 8; Boston. 3,

Philadelphia won it's first game of the
season on the home grounds yesterday, de-
feating Boston by the score of 8 to s. The
Phillies showed decided improvement over
last weeks play, Seybold replacing Carr
at first base, to good advantage. Attend
ance 3421 Score:
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First base by errors-W Washington. 2; Baltimore,
First base on balls,oT.aIc.iinnity, l. Struck out
By Carrck, I; by MGtsnnity: 3. Two-base hits
Everett. Stolen bases-Farrell OBrien. Clingman.
McGraw. keister. Seymour. Hit by pitcher-By
McGinnity, l. Umpire-Mr. Cantillon.
Cleveland, ~ Milwaukee. 3.
The American League season was opened
in Cleveland yesterday, 5000 spectators be-
ing present. The home team defeated Mil
waukee by the score of to 3, making three
runs in the eighth inning and winning out
Score:
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z o
Left on bases-Chicago. o. Detroit, 4. Two-base
hit Gleason Three base hit-BnelOw. Home runs
Dillon. Elberfcld, Shugart. Sacrifice hitS-IIoy,
Jones, Isbell Stolen base-Hartman. Double plays
Owens Gleason, Dillon; Eberfeld, Gleason, Dill.
lon. Struck out-By Patterson. 6. First base
balls-Of Patterson. L; Off Owens. 5. Hit with
ball-Hoy. 2, Umpre-Mr. Connolly. Time of
gaIne-1 hour and 30 minutes.
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present, can be Congratulated upon the
auspicious opening of the base ball season
of 1901 in Washington.
Following is the official score.
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place, and was a half length in front of
Amur, who was about the same distance
from Sannazarro and Driscoll, who were
moving down the back stretch on even
terms. They passed the half in this posi-
tion, and as they reached the three-quar-
ters preparatory to making the final run
down the stretch, Jockey Woods loosened
his rein and called on the Schorr entry
to overtake His Eminence, but the Mem
phis horse was not equal to it. for little by
little he fell back, and they turned into
the stretch Sannazarro had moved into
second place, followed by Drfscol. and
AIard Scheck. the favorite, was left to
fight it out with Amur
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VICTOR
Bicycles.
1901
MODEL

WAL EQDDN0sS TWO STORES
900 AND AT PA. AVE.
BEST CAMERAS AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
FARMERS AND HIGHWAYS.
Good Hard Roads Are Essential to
Their Welfare

The steady progress of the good
roads movement among farmers shows
the atudy that is being given this very
important economic question. Speak
ing of the necessity for Highway i'm
provemcnt, y. b. Choate, vice preSi-
dent of the League of American Wheel
men. says:
Every person who Is at all familiar
with the business of n modern railway
company knows that but fraction of
its money and employees are engaged
in actual hauling of freight and pas
scngerS from one city to another. We
know that millions OF dollars and
thousands of men are employed by the
railway companies to secure Suitabl
terminals and to handle freight and
passengers when not in actual transit.
And yet no man can be found who is
so foolish as to think that an immense
railway business can be protitably con-
Quoted unless the best modern railroad
bed and track are provided for that
part of the business which consists of
hauling goods and passengers.
80 it is with the vast agricultural
business of the United States. Al.
though most of the work is done on
the farm, large part of it consists in
hauling freight, and every well inform.
ed person knows that Il good wagon
road for the agricultural business like
n railroad for railway business, is one
of the most important facilities for
doing this business. 1t is too late in
the progress of events to argue this
proposition.
Nov, the country wagon road
which will best serve the agricultural
interests will also best meet the ncces-
stiles of the wheclman. 1t is perfect
ly plain, then. that the interests of the
farmer and of the whcelman are in
this respect identical. Not only that,
but ii must not be forgotten that the
wheelman now comprises all classes of
business and professional men, who
realize that the prosperity of this coun.
try depends upon the prosperity of the
farmers. and for that reason the in
terests of the farmer and the wheel
man are common"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16

the dampness. We had brought our
pipes. wine and n luncheon. with Il
pack of cards to divert ourselves. and
neither of us had the slightest idea
of anything occurring to alarm US. AS
we sat down to the card O = rcvolvcrs
were laid on the table. ~< we laughed
and iokcd without restraint. We had
braccd the doors shut with stout
boards. and our first alarm came when
one Of these boards fell down and the
door swung wide open SO that we could
look into the Kitchen. The fall of the
board looked like an accident. but there
was something curious in the way the
door swung cigar back. Both of us
were a bit myStiticd. but we arose and
secured the door again and went on
with our game. This incident happen
cd about 10 o'clock. Thrcc-quarters of
an hour later the door leading to the
office was tried from the far side. We
not only heard it crcak and give, but
we could see the brace quivcr under
the strain. There was no sound of foot
steps or whispering. Rising with the
utmost caution. we graspcd our re-
volvcrs and tiptocd to the door. When
we reached it. we suddenly icrked the
brace away and sprang back. The door
flew back with great violence, but there
was nobody on the other side. We en-
tered the office with our candles, but
the spiders in their webs were the only
living inmates. Some one had tried
that door. Some one had flung it wide
open as the brace was removed. Clark
and | laughed at each other, but we
both felt awed and mystitcd and bit
afraid.
When the door had been secured as
before, we returned to our game and
spoke in whispers and kept very quiet
After hTlf an hour we abandoned the
cards and sat listening. | think it was
half an hour after midnight and we
were both probably nodding in sleep
when both doors We're suddenly burst
open, with n crash. our candles were
blown out by what seemed strong
wind, and next instant | was seized,
lifted off my feet and carried to the
broken window of the office and flung
out. While | yet lay on the ground
Clark followed me, and we heard a
queer sort of chucklng from the WIN
dow above. We both scrambled up
and ran for our lives and in time reach
ed the city. Neither of us was much
hurt, but we had received great
fright What had attacked us we could
not say; but, whatever it was, it had
the strength of three average men.
We went at once to the police, but
even as we told our story we saw a
red glare on the sky and knew that
1.-The Devils IGn" was on fire. Next
day, as we visited the place with a
strong detachment of police, we found
nothing but thu walls standing. The
unknown something that had flung us
out had fired the place by accident or
design, and the smoke stained adobe
walls are yet there for you to see and
wonder over
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
Thought He Grasped the Idea.

In the fifth grade of grammar
school not many miles from the
statehOuse the following story was
read by tie teacher and the class told
to write it from memory: "A farmer
planted field of corn and placed a net
over it as a protection from the birds.
Next morning he found Il number of
The Stork begged the farmer to re-
lease him, saying, 4 am Il bird of ex-
cellent character The farmer laughed
and said, You were caught in the COM
pany of these robbers. and with them
you must die"
Great stress was laid upon the word
"character," the teacher explaining
that boy, girl or bird found in bad
company showed great lack of char
acter. The following is copy of one
of the papers actually produced and
handed in by one of the pupils, boy
of II:
"A farmer went out in the farm one
day and he saw character and between
them was Stork.
"He caught the stork and the char
acter. The stork begged the farmer
to set him free. But the farmer said
you were in there company and you
must die with them.
"The stOrk said he was not like char
acter. am bird of freedom" m."-Boston
TRANSCRIPT,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
A Chinese Curiosity.

"A Chinaman in San Francisco" says
gossiper in the Philadelphia Record,
Showed me once an ivory ball as big
ms your two fists, with six smaller balls
inside it 1t was the most wonderful
thing | ever saw. The Chinaman said
that the balls had been begun by his
grandfather and that he was the third
generation to work on them. He told
me how the work was done.
"It begins with a solid block of ivory,
which is turned into ball and then
carved in latticed pattern with tiny
saw tOOthcd knives. Through the lat
tice. with other knives that are bent in
various shapes, the second ball Is cary
ed, but Is kept fast to the first one by
a thin strip of ivory left Mt the top and
by another left mt the bottom. Then
the third ball. with still finer knives is
tackled through the first and second
ones. and so the work goes on till all
the balls are finished. when the strips
that hold them firm are cut away, and
they all revOlve freely, one inside the
other.
This Chinaman said it was a COM
mon thing for families to have such
balls for hundreds of years-grandfa-
ther, father, son and grandson working
on them when they had nothing else to
do. They are priceless, of course. Some
cheap balls are made of vegetable ivo-
ry. being carved while the material is
soft. like a potato. These, though. are
not worth more than few dollars at
the most"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16

"Yes; l saw that something allied
you"
"And you have encouraged that
loveT'
every likely"
"And you have permitted me to hope
that some day might call you minc?"
81 think have"
"And yet at 3 o'clock this afternoon
the report comes to me that you are
going to marry duke and give me the
shake. Uortense, brand that report as
lie"
Il couldn't"
"Thcn it is true, and you are false to
mel"
Yep, but don't holler so loud, or
you'll wake up the cat"
"Ill holler no more. Girl, do you see
this poniard? Swear to marry me and
me alone, or III plunge it into this loyal
breast of mine"
81 wouldn't. 1t will hurt"
"Will you swear"
81 don't feel like it,
'Then farewell! l stab myself thus
and thus and thusr
For a brief moment the eyes of the
false, fair girl rested upon the palpitat-
ing corpse at her feet. Then with
steady hand she gave the bell rope two
jerks, and as a servant appeared she
calmly said:
Jane, bring a broom and dustpan
and clean up this muss. I'll have the
next one die out on the sidewalk"
NJ. QUAD.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
GOVERNMENT ROAD WORK.
What Is Being Done to Stimulate
Highway Improvement.

The good roads question is today The
subject of vast agitation begun first
by whcclmen, taken up by the govern
ment and now a matter of legislative
consideration the country over. AS a
result ten states have exhibits at the
present universal exposition in Paris
illustrating how perfect roads ought To
be built. This from Il country that still
has in part the worst roads in the
world is rather daring. but it is also an
indication of what is being done. The
ten states in question know what they
are talking about. T1y had IT," worst
roads, and now they tavc--or nj least
they are constructing III" best.
1t will be Il matter of nrWS to many
to learn that the United 8 'tcs cover"
ment has gone into the rC.!I Q'!CStiCn in
the most energetic and thorough man
ner Imaginable. and having. through
the department of Agriculture. studied
what constitutes good road and why
good roads are needed. has gone to
work to spread the Information and
teach the people.
1t has experiment stations in every
state in the Union. where lessons in
road making are taught. Hundreds of
pamphlets showing just how a good
road is constructed and how it may he
preserved have been published by The
government and may be had for the
asking. Object lessons in road build
ing are given annually in every state
in the Union, when in some worst sec
tions Il quarter or half, or even Il mile,
of excellent roadway is constructed,
and the people shown how and why it
ought to be done. These object les
sons, begun in 1894. have done more
than anything else to start the great
movement which is now furthcring
the construction of perfect roads the
land over.
The government. in these exhibitions,
ordinarily constructs three specimen
rOadS-a modern macadam, sand and
an ordinary dirt road. When these
roads are completed. Il heavy farm
wagon, loaded with produce, is draw
over each of them, and the amount of
force required to haul it is determined
by the use of n trackomcter. This in
Strument is so constructed as to ac
curately register every pound the
horses pull at every stage of the haul
in plain view of those in it's vicinity
1t is made clear by these experiments
that a team harncsScd in the ordinary
way is subject. under the best condi-
tions, to continuous jerking motion.
which must, on even the smoothcSt
country road, greatly increase its fa
tigue.
On n dirt road in bad condition this
jerking becomes succession of heavy
blows transmitted to the team by
means of a collar. They are cruelty
painful. bruiSing the shoulders, haraSS-
ing and torturing the animals. con
Stantly leSSCning their value as well
as directly decreasing the amount Of
the load that it is possible to haul.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
Care of French Roads,

Considering the great care the ad-
miniStration now takes of roads i'm
France and the sOlidity with which
they are constructed there were en-
gineers who thought that certain roads
on which there was not much wear
and tear might last indefinitely-that
is, that the debris, which was gath
cred from the roads themselves, being
used to repair them, no new material
would ever be necessary. These engi-
neers We're desirOus to bring the max
i'm, Maximum of beauty, minimum Of
cost" INTO practice. But In his book
DurandClaye says that experience
soon taught them that the maxim is
paradOxical. for road that Is mended
only with its own material will in the
end wear away to such a degree that
1t will have to be newly made. ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
Took n Mean Advantage.

A supernumerary in Richard Mans
fields company who had been, to use
Scotch phrase, continuously and con-
tinually "hccklcd" by the manager at
rehcarSals and between the acts for al
legged displays of stupidity on the stage,
was Informed that near relative of
his had departed this life and had left
him a competence, so he decided to
leave the dramatic profession and, to
quote him, become respectable. Before
leaving he determined to take his re-
vengc on Mansfield for the attacks on
his amour propre that gentleman had
made.
The play was "Richard Ill.," and the
super was one of the soldiers who
led away the Duke of Buckingham
when the king orders his demise
In due time Richard remarked, "Of
with his head" and this was the su-
per's opportunity. Advancing, he
touched his helmet in the style of a
footman and replied loudly and genial
ly:
'"Thatll be attended to, old chap.
Wen take care of old Buck. It'll be
all right" and retired gracefully. When
the infuriated Mansfield came off to
commit murder, he found the super had
t1cd.-Chcago Chronicle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16

Rochester organization which may
have many imitators is the Home Pro-
tcctive league. 1t is organized along
the lines of the many law enforcement
leagues, but with a broader scope. Its
objects are to protect its members
against the invasion of private rights,
both as citizens and property owners,
by telephone, telegraph, street rail
way and other corporations, WHO
"wthout right or consent use property
as though the owner were not Il factor
to be considered" to cooperate with
the municipal government to bring
about the enforcement of ordinances,
to look after the public health by in
sisting, for instance, that garbage be
collected regularly and to protect the
morality of the home by its surround
ings 1t is also hoped to bring about
better street car service, better light
ing on some of the streets, the abatc-
ment of nuisanccs, and so on. An at
torncy is TO be employed, and each case
of invasion of rights is to be litigated.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
rites of \ Rays.

There are many curious things about
Y rays which seem to puzzle even the
scientists. Signor Briguiti, who has
been making experiments with them at
Rome, says that the visibility of sub
stance to the eye is no criterion of its
visibility to the y rays The rays cam
not see through glass, which is trans
parent to the eye. whereas aluminium
which is opaque to the eye, is transpar-
ent to the y rays. The rays can see a
splinter of glass in the hand, but not a
splinter of wood. Most inks are trans
parent to the rays, including printers
fink, but some of them are Opaque. The
rays can see through postotfice direct
Ory, but if Il paper with words written
on it be put in the middle of the direct
Ory the rays will reveal these words
and nothing behind them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
"CharIey" and "Jack."

"There was Mr.. b." said Mr.. Spur
geOn; "he was a big man in his way
and seemed very anxious to make me
his friend. He was very hospitable
and generous. was friendly and
agreeable with him. Then he began to
call me Charles looked at him. l
did not mind it much, but had he been
my father or brother he could scarcely
have done more. thought would
let him see how 1t looked, so l called
him John lie did not see my pur-
pose and so went on to call me Char
ley Then called him Jack That
cured him, and he dropped it, But
could see he had little of the sense Of
propricty." Undue familiarity with
men of position, especially with minis
ters of the gospel, calling them Tom"
or Bob" or Dick" is unworthy, and
ought not to be INDUCED in.-Spur-
geOn's Biography.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
The Evolution of the Pocket,

The ancient wore single pouch at
his belt. The modern has-how many
pockets in an ordinary costume for out
doors? Let us count them: In the
trousers five, in the waistcOat five, In
the jacket five. in the overcoat five,
making 90 in all. full score of little
pokcs or bags. and arranged so conven-
iently that they are scarce noticed.
Truly this is an evolution! How long
may it be before we have pockets in
our hatbands-whcre the Irishman car
rics his pipe. the American soldier his
toothbrush and internally the pettifog-
ger his legal papers. the papers that
his predecessors in England thrust into
the typical green bag?" How long
before there may be pockets in our
gloves-for there are. believe, patents
covering this invention-and in our
shoes? The cane also. with its screw
top. begins to be a useful receptacle
Two centuries from now, so the man
with n long foresight can clearly see.
the main idea underlying the wearing
of clothes will have entirely changed.
The chief purpose of garments will no
longer be considered to protect the
body. They will be regarded first of all
as textile foundations for innumcrable
pOckets.-Tudor jerks in WOman's
Home Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-16
Not Too Ear AWAY.

Robert Barr relates that once, speak
ing with Bret IIarte, he upheld the
rigid life Henry Thoreau had led at
Walden Pond, as compared with the
luxurious surroundings of many mod
ern authors. Barr advocated a return
to the simplcr habits of our ancestors.
yes" Harte replied, "living on parch-
ed peas sounds very fine in a book.
When | visited Emerson, was aston
ished to find how close Walden Pond
was to the Emerson homestead. and l
commented on this. had imagined
that the pond was away out in the
wilderness, miles from any human hab-
itatiOn.
'Beforc Emerson could reply Mrs.
Emerson spoke up in the tone of Il
woman exposing humbug, 'Oh, yes,
Henry took good care not to get out OF
hearing Of our dinner hornp "-Argo-
naut.