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New-York tribune., 1901-05-11

some good to his fellows. II not unlike
MIN, when he would meet poor. strange and
hungry animal Of his own kind by the roadway
10 bring him 70 his masters house, and at the
meal hour divide with the unfortunate his noon
day allowance Between him and certain cat
called Blackey, which also a member of
the same household, there existed a very strong
friendship. Any injury done the cat was most
summarily resented by Sport He would share
his meals with her. and never seemed satisfied
unless she would consent TO take the choicest
bits. But the generosity was not all on his
side. for the cat certainly rivalled him in the
exercise of this noble trait, which all acknowl-
edge 70 be one of the nOblest characteristics of
the human mind. When Blackey was sick and
unable 10 be around much of the time of the
dog would be spent in her presence He would
caress her with his paw, smooth her silken let
black fur with his tongue, and seek by every
means in his power to raise her dropping spirits
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11

agreeable record. If there be anything might
wish omitted IL is the chapter in which the
huntress kills her elk To unnecessarily ex-
tinguish life in beautiful and innocent Great
ure is a thing one hates to have a woman do:
and It is well that the author felt glory in
the achievement" Her suggestions TO women
intending to follow her example in the matter
of camping out wise and practical to the
last degree. and such. we believe. cannot be
found elsewhere. She does not think IL neces-
sary for woman to be untidy and uncom-
Portable even in mountain camp. Her list
OF comforts is an ample one but the items
selected with so much ingenuity and common
sense that tie transportation of them is not at
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
TREASURES AT F4EyzI.
From The Athen@um.

From The Athenaum.
1t would seem 10 be almost impossible to as
turb the soil at FaenZa without finding remains
of the majOlica for which the city was famous
Last year. IN the course Of some excavations
for building purposes. an especially interestins
lind of fourteenth and fifteenth century vases
was made. some of the boccaH bearing the arms
of illustriOus italian families. among others tus
escutcheOn of the BentivOgliOs of Bologna In1
series has been drawn by Professor i. ATS
mani. and will be published In the same form d
the previous well known works OF the author
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11

ant musical swing OF sentences. he produces 3
book which we could not be persuaded 70 peruse
a second time.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
THE WAY OF PROGRESS.
There Is n Chance For Every Town
to Move Forward.

There Is Chance For Every Town
to Move Forward.
In almost every small town there is
anxiety as to how to thrive. There
are idle people for whom employment
is necessary, there is some local capital
looking for Investment and there is
some business talent ready for develop
ment.
The plan recently put into operation
in LavOnia, Ga, furnishes an example
for other towns and industries. There
is hardly community in the country
that cannot find some outlet for its en-
tcrpriSe.
LavOnia is n small town In Georgia,
rather retired in location, but with an
eye to business. 1t is now a cotton fac
tory town, with Il cotton factory preSi-
dent and board of directors whose IT,
ties read Just as big as if it We're stu
atcd in some great center of industry.
Several hundred persons will find sup
port, and Lavonia will be the gamer by
that number
The mill is one of 5000 spindle pow
er, an excellent size for Il small town,
or even a 10000 spindle mill would be
better. since the same administration
expenses would cover the extra 5000
SpindlcS. One mill, then, of 10000
spindles. or two of 5000 each, with the
one superintendent to cover both, would
be the ideal plan. The two mill system
would set to work two enterprises
which could grow and grow. But who
can set the limits of possibility?
Every bale of cotton raised in the
south has to be manufactured some
wherein England, in New England
why not right here?
Will not some enterprising young
man in each town of 200 inhabitants
study out this possibility? He may be-
come a mill president.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
The Old Zone Paper.

Noting the fact that many country
bred men in the large cities take the
local paper in their old home, the Phil
adelphia Record says: THE head of
large Market street wholesale business
house, a man now advanced in years,
has been ii regular subscriber to one
of the Bucks county papers for 30
years. He wouldn't give it up for
anything said this mans son. He
gets more real enjoyment from it than
from anything he reads. \ daily edi-
ton has been started within the last
ten years. but he doesn't want that.
He only gets the weekly edition. which
prints gossip of n personal nature from
the various towns throughout the coun-
ty. He will pore over this by the hour,
and his comments OH the various items
of news are often amusing. Scarcely IL
name is mentioned that he doesn't say,
"Why, l used to go to school with his
father" or Il once licked his Uncle
Jim for tying my clothes up when we
used to 90 swimming in the Neshami-
py."'"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13

Doctors have very much less latitude
in the matter of facial decoration than
men of any other profession because it
seems To be taken as settled fact that
they must wear only boards.
81 happen to have Il great many doc
tors under my care" said the barber
whose name is known to more New
Workers than any other, ''and all of
them excepting two wear boards. These
two are both over 30, and they allow
themselves the luxury of gray mus
tachcS. Most of the others are men
between 80 and 40, and | don't believe
there Is one of them who wears beard
from choice. Some of them would very
much like to be smooth faced, while
others look with envy at the men able
to wear only a mustachc. They also
say mat professional reasons compel
them to wear boards.
outhfulncSS in Il doctor seems to
be more of Il disadvantage than in any
other profession. one hears Il great
deal of gray haired men having to dye
their hair and mustache if they want
to find work, but it is just as true that
men are compelled to adopt some de-
vice to make them look older when
youthfulncss is a disadvantage. For
that reason all my doctor clients have
to wear boards whether these are be-
coming to them or not."-New York
Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT.
Spread of the Work of BenutifyIng
Towns and villages.

The work of improving and beautify-
ing towns and villages is not confined
alone to local associations, says Velma
y. Melville in The HOuSekeeper. The
great lines of railway are now begin
ming to take ii up, as is evidenced by
the Scaboard Air line, one of the great
systems Of the Atlantic coast A sub
agent was appointed in each town and
village along the route to cooperate
with the general agent of the company.
Then the company made object lessons
of its stations in each town. These
movements acted like a charm. and vii
lagc associations sprang up every
where under the leadership of Mrs.
Eugcnic Il. IIurd, who was invited by
the officers of the road to 20 from place
to place for the purpose of helping or
ganizc it's associations. TO facilitate
the movement the company scattered
loads of literature i'm the various towns
Thousands of circulars were distrib-
utcd asking people to whitcwash their
unpainted fences and OutbuildingS and
giving the recipe for the hot whitcwash
used by the government on the White
House and on the lighthouses along the
coast.
a railway company in Indiana is
graSSing its roadside and planting
trees. and there are some railway sta
tions in Michigan so beautiful that the
traveller passing through carries with
him a never to be forgotten picture.
The morning after the organization of
an Improvement association in WyO-
ming. O., 400 trees were set out. This
beautiful town further deserves notice
con account of its streets being circular
instead of straight, which allows of a
large number OF oval and wedge
shaped parks.
There is no doubt that this movement
for the bcautifying of towns and vii
lagos has come to stay. That the people
are ready for it Is proved by the cnthu-
siaSm that is aroused wherever the
work is presented. Editors all over the
country are taking it up. and a journal
devoted to Horticulture has lately issued
call for n convention to be held for
the purpose of forming n national
league of village improvement aSsocia-
tiOnS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
And Yet He Could Write.

Among the public servants who are
worried by foolish questions the super
intcndent of mails in the postotticc gets
his full share. One of his visitors on
n certain occasion was man who said
to the deputy who answered the call
at the window:
81 am going out of town today and
want to get letter to my brother, who
is on board the Majestic, and she is
not due until Wednesday. | don't
know where he will stay in New York
or where he will go from here. Can
you help meT
"Certainly we can" said the clerk.
"a mailboat goes to meet the steamer,
and if you address your letter properly
and put domestic postage on it it will
be delivered all right"
"But how shall l address it-whcre
shall send it?'
address it John Smith, passenger
on board incoming steamer Majestic,
due in New York, Dec. 12.' That will
reach him."
''No city? No nothinG?"
"That's adjust as l told you"
The man thanked the clerk and went
away, and came back a little later with
an addressed letter in his hand.
Say" he said to the clerk. "ahout
that letter. I've addressed it and
stamped it all right. but the mans
name isn't John Smith. How about
that New York Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
HE SLEPT IN SECURITY.
The Tonic Small BOY Used For His
Weak Feeling.


There is Il 5-ycar-old boy in Massa-
chuSetts avenue who is of the blood Of
patriots. His grandfather was in both
the Mexican and civil wars, and his IA
ther was also Il soldier, consequently
the little fellow has heard much flag"
talk in his short life and has exalted
ideas of its protective qualities. He
was the baby of the family till very re-
Gently and occupied crib bed in his
mothers room. When the new baby
came. Harold was put to sleep in
room adjoining his mothers, and as he
had never slept alone before his small
soul was filled with namclcss fears
which he was too proud to tell in full.
ITS mighty lonesome in here, mann
ma" he called the first night after lie
had been tucked in his little white bed.
Just remember the angels are near
you and caring for you" replied mann
ma from the outer room.
But mamma" he objected. Il amt
acquainted with any angels. and I'll be
scared of them if they came rustling
round, same rs | would Of any other
Now, Harold. you must 20 to sleep
quietly. Nothing will hurt you"
Cant have the gas lighted in
hcre:"
mo; mamma doesn't think it ncces-
sary. and it is not healthy"
There was silence for some time, and
then the small voice piped up again.
"Oh, mammal
Eyes, dear"
May have grandpa's nag?"
"Why. what for? | want you TO go
right to sleep"
please. mammal" and a small night
gOwncd figure appeared at the door
Just let me stick the flag up at the
head of my bed, and then I'll 30 right
to sleep, indeed will, You know the
other night grandpa said at the meet
ing that under the protecting folds Of
the flag the weakest would be SAFE
and feel mighty weak. mamma"
He got the flag. and when his mother
looked in on him an hour later he was
fast asleep. with fat little fist under
his red cheek. holding fast the end
of the protecting" tlag.-Washington
Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, APRIL l3, 1901.

door My wife. all in a trcmble, went
to open it. We believed we were going
to see more Fcderals. 1t was the navy
a captain, ensignS. Il surgeon. They
said to me: Get up. Make us some
Coffee
| got mp. | made the coffee for them.
You could hear in the cemetery a muir
mur. confused movement. as if all
the dead people were rouSing them
selves for the last judgment. The otii
GERS drank very quickly. standing up;
then they took me outside with them.
The place was full of soldiers and
sailors. Then they put me ut the head
of squad, and they set us to search
the cemetery, tomb by tomb. From
time to time the soldiers would see the
leaves stir and would fire Il shot down
path ut Il bust or Il grating. Here
and there we found some unlucky fell
low hid away in Il corner Of Il chapel.
That is what happened to my friends
the artillerymcn. | found them all,
men and women, in Il heap near my
box, the old man with his medals on
top. 1t wasn't Il cheerful thin" to see
in the cold of the early dawn. B-r-r!
But what took me the mOSt was Il
long line of national guards they We're
bringing out at this moment from La
Roquettc prison. where they had spent
the night. They came up the grand
avenue slowly. like funeral. You
couldn't hear Il word-not groau-
these poor follows were so tagged out,
so crushed down. There were some
who We're asleep as they walked, and
the thought they were going to die
couldn't wake them up. They made
them file into the lower end of the
cemetery. and then the v0llcyS began.
There We're HI Of them. DO you sup
pose that took long? That was what
was called the battle of Pcre-la Ia ChaiSe
Here my old fellow seeing his ser
gcant, left me abruptly. and | stood
alone looking at his sentry box, with
the names of that last pay day written
on it. by the light of blazing Paris.
called up that night in May. strcaked
with shellS-no. with blood and flame,
the great lonesome cemetery as bright
ly lighted up as Il city on holiday; the
guns abandoned in the middle of the
CrosSwayS; all around. the open vaults,
the orgies in the tombS. and near, mid
this crowd of d0mcS. of columns, of
made look alive. with his broad fore
head and great eyes. the bust of Balzac
looked On.-EXchan4c.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
w HOLE NUMBER, 1887.
Was Ready to Compromises.

A very small pile of coal lay on the
sidewalk in front of Il house on \ street
southeast. \ corrcspondmgly small
son of Ham was Sauntcring along and,
seeing it, scented IL job. lie rang the
dOOrbell.
Am dat yo' all's coal?" he asked
the lady at the door
Yes"
want it totcd in!"
"Yes."
"Kain't git de job
'Why, you're pretty small, aud then
you might charge too much. You might
ask more than could pay"
How much is yo' got?' asked the
small man of business. kin yo' raise
a dollah:'
"Oh. my goodness, no.
"Sevcnty-tive cents
"NO; run along and don't bother me-"
And she started to close the door
"Mcbbe so yo'll glib 30 cents
"No, no; run along"
II rcckons yo' all amt got cr qua
tah:"
NO"
"Ner dime"
'No, not even dime" replied the
woman, beginning to laugh.
"Wcll. how much is yo' got?" qucs-
toned Ham, showing his worries. Il
sutnly does wantcr git de job"
'I've got just a nickel"
"Wcll, I'm jus a-lOokin fer nickel
jobs" And he straightway began
Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13

A wise man will take the weapon ut
his hand even if it is not the conven-
tiOnal one. SO thought Captain Slo-
cum, who, on his Sloop. the Spray,
made Il voyage alone around the world
and met many good friends and Singu-
lar enemies. This is his description of
one comic happening which might have
ended in tragedy. He says:
l discovered. as she sailed along
through Il labyrinth Of islands, that she
was in the Cockburn channel. which
leads into the strait of Magellan at 4
point opposite Cape Froward. and that
she was passing Thieves bay, sug-
gcstivcly named. That night she lay
at anchor in Il snug cove ut the Turn.
| now became iadcd and worn from
my previous battling with danger and
rough weather. and as drOwsinesS
came on | sprinklcd the deck with
tacks. for it is we'll known that one
cannot step on tack without saying
something about it. \ pretty good
Christian will whistle when he meets
the commercial end of Il carpet tack;
savage will howl and claw the air.
Ihat was just what happened that
night at II o'clock when the Savagcs
thought they had me. sloop and all,
until they stepped on deck. Then they
learned that | had them.
They howlcd like a pack of hounds
and jumped pcllmell, some into their
canoes, others into the sea to cool off.
l fired several guns when | came on
deck to let the rascals know that
was at home, and then | turned in
again. feeling sure should not be dis
turbcd by people who left in so great
a hurry.
The Fuegians, being cruel, are natu-
rally towards and regard a rifle with
SuperStitiouS fear. The only danger
from their quarter would he in allow
ing them to surround one within bow
shot or to anchor within range, where
they might lie in ambush.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13

good story is told about a certain
professor whose business it was to lee
turc to Il number of students on sur
vcying During one of the lectures, the
professor said that in his opinion the
pole was of little or no value. TO the
aStOniShmcnt of those present Il Polish
gentleman arose and. after accusing
the professor of insulting his country
men, demanded an apology.
The professor thercupOn explained
that the pole to which he referred was
merely n term of measurement. The
Polish gentleman. seeing his mistake,
asked the professor to forgive his ap-
parent rudcncSS. TO this the professor
smartly replied:
'Iou could not he rude. sir, even if
you tried. for it takes 10 poles TO make
one rood
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13

The 3-year-Old son of fiat dweller,
who had heard his father complain oc-
casiOnally because the ianitor was
drunk and "in no condition to attend
TO his work." went to the fiat above
his own last week and rang the bell
When Mrs. Blank answered it, the
young man said:
''Please, Mrs. Blank. can't your little
girl come down and play with me-"
Not today" said Mrs. Blank; "shc
is in no condition to play"
whats the mattcr?" asked the boy
anXiously. "Is she drunk New York
Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13

friendly feeling for me. First | called
on former Governor Stone and obtained
from him letters of Introduction to
some of the biggest politicians of the
state. After the legislature convened
the committee on roads and highways
turned me down three times. | was. of
course. working for the adoption of Il
good state aid bill. Each time the COM
mittcc'S StCrcotypcd plan to get rid of
me or put me off was to go into eXccu-
tive session. W the third attempt
said:
'Gcntlcmrn, if you get rid of me
this tim" you'll have to throw me out.
| will not 30 Voluntarily
"They were too chivalrouS to throw
me out bodily, so they had to meet me
half way They had 80 or GO bills on
the good roads proposition, out OF
which by a process of assimilation tl"y
finally got one good bill. which was re-
ported and adopted. 1t has been de-
Clarcd by experts to be one of the best
state aid bills yet passed in this coun-
try.
'In all our object lesson roadmaking
the first step has heelS to adapt our
selves to local conditions. BY this I
mean chiefly that we experimental
with the Kind of materials to be found
in the different communities ready to
our hand. For example in Illinois we
could never talk stone roads. because
the stone was not 10 be had. 1t was
inviting murder to talk stone roads in
sOnA Illinois communities. Therefore
we talked tilinG and dirt roads in this
state. At Monmouth we built one of
the finest pieces of tiled dirt roads they
ever had there In Iowa conditions
were much the same as in Illinois. eX-
ccpt that in big mining communities
we urged the use of cinders in road
building. Everywhere our plan was to
talk for the Improvement of local con-
ditons and not alarm the people about
taxes.
THE Illinois state aid bill, which |
lobhicd against at Springfield. and
which, am glad to say. was defeated,
proposed law that created lot of
new political offices and not much of
anything else. Half of the proposed
appropriation was to go to pay the
salaries of n lot of new Otficeholders.
All such bills ought to be defeated"
Miss IIarbcr is Il native of the little
town of Trenton, Mo-, where her
father, 7. b. IIarber, now dead, was
postmaster in President Cleveland's
second term. She succeeded to the
office, but lost it in a partisan struggle
before her commission expired.
Thrown upon her own resources and
with an ambition to be something more
than clerk or typewriter, she went
to st. Louis with Il letter of introduce
tion to William ii. Moore, president Of
the Good Roads and Public Improve
ment association, and secured employ
mcnt which led to her appointment as
secretary and organizer of the move
ment But it was only after she had
organized GG county conventions for
promoting good roads in Missouri that
the big men ut the head began to real.
iZc she could do this work Several
ambitious men competed with her in
vain for the appointment
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
"JES'COMMON OLE MISERY"
Why Rufus suddenly Decided Thai
He Didn't Have Paralysis

lie Didn't Have Paralysis
The boys name is Rufus, and he was
busily engaged in polishing the doctors
shoes while he was being shaved AS
was his custom, the doctor said. "IIow
are you feeling. Rufus?"
81 amt much Kindly poohly, thank
you, doctah," answered the boy.
''What'S the mattcr!'
'ParalysiS."
"Whatt"
"ParalySiS."
Had the doctor not been so well ac-
quaintcd with the negro race. he might
have allowed himself to show astonsh-
mcnt. AS it was he determined to see
what would result from further in
quirics
"Whcres your paralysis?" he asked
kindly.
Rufus was drawing a rag swiftly
across the left shoe.
''ln the right hip doctah," he an
swcrcd
Its probably rheumatism" suggest
ed the physician.
NO. indeed. Its paralysis. reckon
| knows rheumatism and | knows
paralysis. This is Suttcnly paralysis"
The doctor drew Il good sized pin
from the lapel of his coat
"Well Rufus" he said seriously,
there is only one way to tell. Come
here I'm going to jab this pin in your
hip. If it hurts, then you have rheu-
matSm. If YOU don't feel it, then Won
are right. and you have paralysis"
The boy did not rise, but drew the
rag thou@hlfully across the shoe.
Finally he said:
"Doctah. reckon you mus know
more about them things than | do.
know it amt nothn but les common
ole misery. y.'-KanSaS City Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13
GOOD GOVERNMENT.
People Should Combine For Control
of Municipal Affairs.

People should Combine For Control
of Municipal Affairs.
In order to secure health, comfort
and prosperity and prepare st. Louis
for the Worlds fair, The Post-Dis-
patch urges the people of st. Louis to
secure the following municipal OBJ
jectS:
Good clean streets and alleys.
Filtered water.
Adequate sewerage.
A first class lighting system.
Abatement of the smoke nuisance.
TO the people the most important
and desirable method Of securing funds
for the bettcrment of st. Louis is en-
bodied in one sentence:
The equalization of taxation by
which the vast property in franchises
which has hitherto escaped taxation
may bear Il just share of taxation.
The fundamental condition neces-
sary to secure the municipal objects
sought is:
Honest and efficient municipal gov
ernment,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-04-13

docs you want to see de president
Of de road?" queried the colorcd man
who sat in chair at the head of the
stairs.
"Yes; he's the man | want to see,"
replied the caller.
"'Bout pass or sunthin?"
"AbOut buying out the road for 500
100000. Can you attend to the bust
ness for me?"
81 'spccts | could, sab; but, dis bein
my second day yere an bcin ain't feel
in powerful well. perhaps you'd better
see de president hissclf-right down de
hall an second doah to de left, sah."-
Chicago News.