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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
VALUE OF COOPERATION.
Best Results Can Come Only with
United Effort

No community can reach the highest
development of it's resources until all
interests are united i'm that effort. In
a recent editorial the Atlanta Consti-
tuition cites case in point. 1t says:
The chamber of commerce, desiring an
intimation as to how it may best serve
the city, might take n hint from let
ter just received from the island of
Trinidad by leading boot and shoe
house of this city.
The firm writing is one engaged in
the general supply business on that
island. I'VE carry on" says the writ
er, "A general business"
Accompanying the letter Is n $1,000
order for Atlanta goods, to be shipped
via New York.
Here, then, we have a practical proof
that there Is foreign as we'll as n
home market which Atlanta can reach.
We have the geographical location and
the goods to sell, but we lack the mer-
camille organization necessary to ex-
plot these alluring fields. Every month
or two some merchant or manufacturer
receives just such letter as above af-
fording the opportunity to open trade
relations, but the same difficulties stand
In the way, which can only be removed
by cooperation.
That opportunity will not be taken
up for the simple reason that there is
no agency for the overlooking and ex-
plotting of our business at large. Sup
pose, for instance, that the chamber Of
commerce would address itself to the
development of our trade relations.
The island of Trinidad Is willing to
trade with us. Send there wide awake
agent to work up the trade and be-
come acquainted with the people. Not
one order alone, but 40 or 80 at a time
would come in. Merchants would be
glad to turn over such letters as the
one quoted as tips upon which to pro-
cCed
The characater of commerce has new
cr yet reached what its true relation Is
to the city. There is too much of an
idea that each mans business stands
by itself and that 1t cannot be helped
by an interchange of ideas. Such
feeling must give way to one having
Mt least the welfare of the whole COM
munlty. Now that the city has recog-
niZed the work of the chamber 1t Is
time for the members to devote little
time to it and make it effective. We
must build up public commercial
spirit if we would go much further in
the development of our resources.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
Don't ScOId.

OF all forms Of human effort and
execution seolding is the most useless.
When a parrot. a ehinmunk, a squirrel
or bluejay seQlds he is ludicraus. For
people to seqld is ludicrOus, too, but
with 2 difference and assuredly the
difference is on the unfavorable side,
1t never did and never will do any one
any good. 1t has done much harm.
Besides, seolding grows to be a habit.
We have all suffered because Of the
shortcomings Of some one else, re-
eeiving tremendous TRADES over what
We had no hand In, because we han
pcncd to be present when the scOldins
habit was yielded to by ono Of its vic
tins.
Scolding is easy, II takes neither
power OF brain nor heart to scOld. 1t
does not even make any great draft
upon the physical being. Any tishwife
alive can be grand success at scold.
ing. Why compete with her?
Scolding should be compelled to per-
ish from the earth. The tongue, the
voice, the eye. the facial should be
trained not to scold-yes. and the pen,
for Of all things a scOlding pen is the
worst And the habit once formed
with the pen is apt never TO be entirely
shaken otf.-Ada @. Sweet in Woman's a
Home COMPANION:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
MiIIIeps Spent In Amusementa,

"The American people are great thea
ter gOers and spend about S1l2.000. 900
annually for such amusements." said u
prominent theatrical manager to the
writer recently, "This vast sum of
money Is paid into the treasures Of
some 1000 companies. which We're esti.
mated to be playing In all parts OF the
United States last year, This includes
everything that can be considered
strictly professional companies, to say
nothing of the countless amateur or
ganizations,
"Of the strictly theatrical organiza-
tlons 1t Is safe to say that the average
receipts per night for the 1000 cOmpa-
nies Is S4O0 each. At seven perform
ances per week for each company the
weekly average would be $500. The
average theatrical season Is 40 weeks
The entire 1000 companies. with aver
age nightly receipts Of $40O would
produce weekly receipts at seven per-
formances per week amounting to ST.
100000. This multiplied by 40. the
number of weeks In the theatrical sea.
son, will yield gross receipts amount
ing to $112,OOO,OO0, which is probably
far below what the people of this coun-
try really do pay every year for the
atrical amusement."-Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
Good Roads and Farm Lands.

All accounts agree that Of late there
mas been observable in all parts of New
Jersey a decided stiffening in the price
OF farm lands This is attributable to
the improved macadam roads. of which
New Jersey has over thousand miles:
to the extension Of the trolley roads
from centcrs of population out through
the country to villages and towns prac
tically bringing the populations they
reach within the city so far as the en-
jOyment of most of its advantages are
concerned; to the rural free delivery
system that is very popular and being
rapidly extended in New Jersey, and to
the great prosperity enjoyed by the
manufacturing industries that create a
good market for farm products. The
farm lands Of New Jersey are in better
demand and command higher prices
than for many years past.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
Men Who Handle Millions.

The government is more trustful of
the employees in its financial center
than is any private corporation. In
the United States treasury the whole
output of the nations currency is
handled by men who are under neither
surveillance nor bond. The paying tell
or handles S4O,OOO,OOO or $5O, 100000 a
year. The exchange clerk has every day
5000 in change at hand. The money
in charge of the keeper of the CASH
room runs from $170,OOO,OO0 upward,
and the chief of the issue division
handles millions every day. Any of
these men could get away with enor-
nous amounts Of money and be reason
ably secure against detection for a con-
siderable length of time. Nevertheless,
pcculationS from the treasury have
been few and small in amount during
its history. There is an axiom in the
department which runs as follows:
'Wherever money is handled there
Is point at which the honesty of the
individual must be the main reliance"
And so the treasury dispenses with
the services of spoilers. However,
private business interests involving the
handling of large sums of money are
not likely to follow this example.
Spotters may be an evil. but they are
necessity in the present phase of
human development, and until some
psychological chemist devises n prep
aration to make men honest the type
Is likely to persists. ii. Adams in
AinSlee'S
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27

The baby was only !, but she was an
only child and had lived with her par
ents largely in hotels. and she was a
self possessed little maiden. She was
always model of propriety as to man
ners, so that when one day young
man, n friend of her papas and MANI
mas and great admircr of the little
girl, asked to take her out to luncheon
oil by herself she was allowed to go.
a very tiny girl may go without n
Chaperon sometimes. The little girl
was to do the ordering She undertook
this responsibility with confidence and,
taking up the menu, studied it with as
much gravity as If the letters were not
as unreadable to her as Greek would
have been to her mamma.
II will have some meat and some po-
tatoes," she said gravely, land by and
by may have some ice cream"
The order was given, the cream fol
lowed. and the little lady was an alto
gether charming. dainty and sweet lit
tie companion for luncheon. The meal
ended WITH the dignity with which it
had begun, the young woman dOnned
her wraps. and as the young man was
preparing to escort her to the door she
remarked gravely:
"And now l will have some flowers"
1t was the last touch of grown up
ness, and 1t was the proudest young
man in New York who took home n
pretty and dignified baby with big
bunch of roses in her arms.-New York
Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27

lFrom lIarpcr's Weekly. Cop! right, 1900, by
Harper & Brothers
ommends that the amount that a coun-
ty may spend in any one year for per-
manent road building be increased
from One-quartcr of | per cent to one
half of / per cent of the ratableS.
Mr.. Budd lamcnts that the increase
In the cost of labor and material as
well as freight rates for hauling stone
during last year made the annual ap=
preparation of $150,0OO only sufficient
to pay the states Onc-third of the cost
of construction of So miles of road as
against | II miles in 1879. The increase
in the price of stone was from 30 to 100
per cent. and this he attributes to a
combination on the part of the owners
of stone Guarrics. The increase In the
price of transportation of stone was
from 10 to - cents per ton.
"In one county alone" he says. 'the
railroad company transported for the
state aid roads over 1900 tons of
crushed stone, receiving for freight on
the same, at the rate of 81 cents ton.
about S2G000-an increase over last
year of about $1,000. and the distance
did not average over - miles from
the quarry to points of delivery. The
freight charged amounted to about one
third of the cost Of the roads"
In his comments Mr. Budd says. We
think that although the quarries claim
ed they were losing money at the old
rates 1t was great mistake for them
~. ~
yond a fair profit"
The increase In the cost of labor, ma
terial and transportation during the
last year, Mr.. Budd says. brought the
average cost per mile for constructing
stone roads pR to S5.3S4, as compared
with an average cost of about $4,000
per mile in 1899. This Increase Ia
levelonin4 a demand for the use Of
gravel instead Of stone In the building
of permancnt roads,
Mr.. nudd also favOrs the use to some
degree of coarse sand or gravel instead
of all stone screenings for the binder be.
tween the courses of crushed stone.
The printed report will this year be
accompanied by road map with all
the improved roads properly marlsd,
1t will show continuous good roads
from Jersey City to Camden and Allan
tic City and from Trenton to the sea-
shore
The number of miles of permanent
roads built in New Jersey since the
passage OF the state aid road law in
1898 Is 5SS. This includes the 65 miles
built during the past year, for which
state aid will be provided out Of the
1901 appropriation. 1t does not in
clude. however. the many miles Of
stone roads built in Union. Essex,
Hudson and Bergen and perhaps other
counties at either county or township
expense before the state aid law was
passed.
The 60 miles built during the past
year for which no state aid has yet
been apportioned cost $2Sl, ,lSG.5O. and
the states share will he one-thrd of
that amount. or $97.062.lG This will
Increase to more than S9JOOOO the
states share of the cost for improved
roads In New Jersey. When there Is
added to the nearly S3,0O0,OO0 of total
cost for these roads the amount spent
for improved roads where no state aid
was allowed, it Is probably not eX-
cessive to say that there has been
spent In New Jersey in the last 10 or
- years for permanent roads not less
than $4.00O000.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27

Advertising is not yet an exact sci
ence and may possibly never be. Nei-
ther is medicine. 1t is not always pos
sible to directly trace the effect or ben
eft of an advertisement, and some
there are who do not favor advertising
for that reason. although they do not
deny its power to do them good. These
same fellows will willingly take a pill
for a torpid liver when no man on earth
can tell them why that pill will act.
They know it is a regulator and take
it. They know the advertisement Is a
regulator, and they won't take 1t. Great
reasoning! Perhaps they can see the
difference in physical and commercial
sickness. We confess we can't.-Mu-
sic Trade Review.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
WANT BETTER ROADS
DEMAND FOR THEM INCREASING IN
NEW JERSEY.

Experience Has Convinced the PeO-
pie of Their Nniue-Incrrnsrd Cost
of COnstructIOn-MOrc Money Need
ed From state,
State Road Commissioner Budd of
New Jersey in his annual report re-
views the work of the past year under
the state aid road law and shows that
14S miles of stone and gravel roads
were constructed. With but few eX-
ceptiOns the roads built were construct
ed Of stone.
OF the 14S miles of roads constructed
during last year the annual appropria-
tiOn of the legislature of S1JO.OOO was
only sufficient to pay the states share
of the cost of Si miles State aid on the
remaining GJ miles will have to he
met out Of this years appropriation.
The demand for state aid for stone
road building is becoming SO great that
Commissioner Budd recommends that
the annual appropriation be increased
from $150.OOO to 100000. lie also rec
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
why lie DISCHARGED Him.

NO" said the Philadelphia grocer,
1.-The new clerk did not last long. He
was an honest, respectful boy, but he
had no idea of natural philosophy, and
l had to let him co.
"IIas natural philosophy much to do
with the grocery trade?" was asked.
'Yes. now and then. For instance,
the other morning when it was II de-
grees below the freezing point the new
clerk hung four lunches of bananas
outdoors and carefully piled up a dozen
waShbOards behind the StOve''
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
A Testa m entary Puzzle.

An Englishman who recently died
daughters. and he mentioned all Of
them in his will.
The first clause is, 81 leave my piano
to Mary Elizabeth, when Arthur has
done with it," The other clause is,
ITO Susan Jane.she may take what
ever Arthur wishes to give to her."
There is no doubt Of Arthur's stand
ing in the document. but the pointed
question is raised. Are Mary Elizabeth
and Susan Jane beneticiaries under the
wil}2
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27

You find 1G page newspaper beside
your breakfast plate and open it with
the certainty Of finding accounts Of all
happenings worthy of note in every
line of human activity which the pre-
viOus "a hours have brought forth, and
this at the cost of penny or so. sum
for which the veriest beggar in the
street would scarcely thank one
Morse's Agate Rule.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
FADS IN EDUCATION.
Tenchins Local History In schools
Productive of Little Good.

Productive of Little Good.
Discussing prevailing fad in the ed
ucation of children, the Atlanta Consti-
tuition rather hotly remarks:
The provincial idea of teaching local
history in schools Is again agitating
educational circles in certain parts Of
the country. and pupils are being cram
med by such stuff as to who is the or
binary of certain county or who is
bailiM for the militia district.
In one city the pupils are qucricd
daily as to the news developments of
the day. Who presided at the mothers
meeting at Mrs. Ienks'? Was the Thir-
teenth ward cOuncllman's father born
north or south of the river? How long
has the president of the Society For
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
to serve? What are the present limits
of Jumbo county? What were they 40
years ago? What are they likely to be
40 years hence? Who is the sister-in-
law of the chief directors wife's aunt's
cousin? Questions fully as local and
useful as these are injected not only in
to the school curriculum, but into ex-
animation papers, to test the knOwl-
edge of teachers. There is on record
an examination paper sent out In GER
tain state In which the question Is
gravely propounded. WAS George
Washington really fine looking man."
There is too much apprenticeship
In bOokmaking and in schoolteaching.
The local affairs of a municipality do
not belong to the domain of history,
and there is very little in the history
of any of the states even up to that
standard. The merely personal fads or
qulps of the day should not be forced
into history, which is supposed to treat
of worldwide events.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
Well SuDDlied.

'That was a queer case" began the
ObServant bOarder.
The cross eyed bOarder raised his
eyebrows encOuragingly.
"A young Polish girl had six lovers,
and the men got to fighting about her
and were sent to the wOrkhouse She
had more than two strings to her bow"
Il should say so. She had a line on
six Poles. s."-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27
Not the Real Thing.

Tommy" said the teacher, who was
making a quiet investigation on her
own hook, you have used this stuff
they call gumbacco, have you not?"
"Yes'm," replied Tommy Tucker, with
every appearance of penitence.
"Tell me honestly what it is like"
"Well, it's a mighty poor substitute
Tribune
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w HOLE NUMBER, 1889.
NO HARM DONE.
The Only Injury Was to the Authors
POcketbOok.

The only Injury Was to the Authors
POcketbook.
81 was at Elk Rapids. Mich. one
summer" said the boOkman. "and as |
was strolling around one day l met an
Indian with n dog. 1t was a real Indi-
an dog. long bodied. short legged and
the homeliest canine | ever looked at.
| had no sooner set my eyes on him
than felt like throwing clubs and run
ming him into Lake Michigan. The In
dian saw my feelings in my face and
said:
"'Tie dog up. You throw. One cent
a throw
"The idea tckled me, and told him
to go ahead. While he was tying the
dog to n bush l collected hatful of
stones from the beach and got ready
for business. The Indian drew Il line
within 80 feet of his canine and told
me to go ahead, while he picked up a
stick to tally as l threw. l didn't want
to knock that dogs head off or break
one of his legs, but did want to PUNK
him once or twice for his looks l
thought it would be the easiest thing
in the world, but that was where l
made great mistake. As true as you
live, threw exactly 100 stones at that
dog. at q cent stone, and never graZed
him. He was tied by long rope, and
he was lightning on the dodge. At the
hundredth stone | gave up in disgust,
but next day made up my mind to hit
that dog or die. On that day it cost
me S1.70 for throws, and still no hits.
On the third day it cost me 50, and at
the end of week l was out 81 and
hadn't tally. l was getting lop shOul-
dered, ncarsighted and ugly tempered,
and my wife coaXcd me to give up
throwing and go fishing. The Indian
and his dog were on tap, as usual, and
when I turned them down the crafty
old buck smiled blandly and said:
"'All right. You come back next
year and throw more-throw thousand
times-throw ten thousand times-and
1 make wholesale, and mebbe you hit
dogr" NJ. QUAD.
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FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, APRIL ~, 1901.

of her death the chain never left her
neck. nor the key
He paused again and once more
seemed disinclincd to go on.
We'll" said NJ. Blouct, " we have the
mystery: now for the solving of it,
"Gentlemen," continued NJ. Lcbon,
smiling sagely as he tipped off the
ashes of his cigarette. Il have told YOU
all that anybody but myself knows
Is that not enough: You now know
what all Paris knew. Are you not salts
tied?" and he laughed quietly to him
self
We smoked for few moments in
silence, both NJ. Blouct and myself sur
missing that the best way to lear thH
rest of the story was to leave the mar
rator completely to himself. In n mo-
ment the latter began again, speaking
rapidly and in short sentences
"In 1913 her husband owned
country house near PasSy. She was
then young and gay. No chain or key
adorned her neck then. Onc day she
was surprised by her lord. shutting
somebody in the wardrobe. \ servant
had betrayed her. The Muscovite
Othello turned the key twice in the
wardrobe. took it out, then told his
wife to follow him. \ travelling
brizska stood few PAGES from the
villa More dead than alive. the I'M
happy woman Obcyed. When the hus-
band had placed her in the carriage he
~, 20, tlC
coachman. Keep this key he said to
his wife. I have forgotten something
and will return then went back to the
house.
"IIc returned, according to his prom
isc, but as the carriage descended the
hill the poor woman saw flames iSSu-
ing from the windows of TIE villa. She
tainted Three days she remained I'M
conscious. On regaining her senses she
perceived that a gold chain was riveted
around her neck. to which was attach
ed a golden key. the exact counterpart
Of the original, bearing an inscription.
She wished to kill herself, but her hus
band pointed to the inscription and
added that if she would save her fam
serve it. She was therefore condemned
to live. Her strange necklace excited
much curiosity in Paris. At last her
tyrant allowed her to retire to quiet
retreat on the express stipulation that
She would not attempt to destroy her
self during his lifetime. His death re-
leased her from this condition"
Some three weeks later l was calling
on my friend Lebon. who wished to
show me some old manuscripts that he
had been collecting. He produced a
large box of rosewood, which he eaSu-
ally remarked contained his family pa
pcrs. 70 my astonishmcnt, he drew
from his nocket the mysterious key and
inserted it in the lock. which yielded
readily to his pressure, and the lid few
back.
"Why." I exclaimed in wonder. "that
Is the key"
"Thc kcy?" he intcrr0gated Then he
laughed long and loud. "And you swal.
lowed all that" he said when he could
control his mcrrimcnt,
"Certainly," | replied srimly,
"Ry tho way. though. 1t wouldn't
make q bad story, would 1t? | think !
will work it up-elaborate 1t little
you know"
left the house feeling deeply morti-
fed to think I had been so cfectually
"sold." A desire for revenge took pos
session Of me. and determined TO steal
n march on him. | have done SO.-Cri-
tcriOn.
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Might he ONT of Debt.

"My case is peculiar" remarked the
letter b.
"How so? chorused the other letters
Of the alphabet.
"Well, when 1t comes to making
DOODLE always lead, and, you will
notice, there is absolutely no reason
why should be In debt '"-Exchange.
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The One Exception,

Towne-He's quite a linguist. be-
lieye.
Browne--Yes, he can converse in II
different tongues.
Towne-So l understand; but there's
one tongue he has never succeeded in
mastering.
Browne-What's that? Chinese?
Towne-No, his wife's.-Philadelphla
Press
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RESPITE.

A little while, dear God. few brief days.
l pray thee, let me keep this love of mine
Just in my inmost heart safe from the world
Too dear, too deep, it lies for earthly gaze.
few brief days
A little while, oh. grant the boon ask,
For none can ever know heart divine
How life's environments have bound my soul.
Dear God! oh, say | need nht wear my mask
few brief days!
A little while, Oh just little while,
To have and hold the love I've prayed so long!
Though dark the way and drear my heart may
smile,
For cvermore my life will hold loves shrine,
Though love but lingcr here
few brief days!
Rose VanB. Specie in Scranton Tribune.
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The Celtic PhiInsnnher.

Jones (sympathetically)-SO now you
have to wear a wooden leg. Too bad.
Too bad.
Mike-Sure, it's only wan bad, an not
so bad at thOt, fur if the cars run over
me ag'in any time it's an even chance
they'll take off the wooden leg.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-27

Scribbell-What makes young Pen
ner so blue!
Wright-Oh, he's green at the busi-
ness. and he's discovered that his man
uscripts are never read by the editor
Philadelphia Record.