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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
A TOPSY TURVY ROOM.
A Frenchnnn Who Plays Practical
Jokes on His Guests.


A 'topsy turyy room," writes Il cor
respondent not illusory, but actually
so built, existed near Paris some years
ago and may still exist. One who saw
ii thus describes it and the use to
which 1t was put: Il was the guest of
the owner of the house." he says,
"from Saturday to Monday. He was a
bachelor, very cOnvival in his tastes,
and we were Il very jolly party of men.
When we woke up, about > o clock on
the Sunday morning, one of our num-
Der sound asleep on the couch in the
billiard room, was carried out like
log by n couple of servants. My host
gave me Il solemn wink and told me
that if Il sudden summons came | was
to rush from my bedroom or else |
might miss sight worth seeing. |
wanted nothing but sleep and was re-
licvcd when the summons came to find
that it was broad daylight.
"Yawning, | followed the valet and
found myself, with four others, silent
ly pceping through little holes in the
wall. The scene was absurd, rdicu-
louS. 4 daZed man slowly waking to
full consciousness was lying on plas-
tered floor, looking up in horror ut
carpetcd ceiling. Two heavy couches,
an easy chair. chairs and tables Sc
cUrcly fastened stared down at him
from above. The mans eyes at last
rested on flowcrpot directly over his
head, from which a flaring rose, ap-
~ n
cry and, rolling over, grasped with
frcnzi2d hands the stem of the chande-
licr, which came up through the floor.
The host burst into the room, with
loud laugh. J'hcy all do it, he cried.
They fear they will fall up to the cell
ing"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
WASTE PAPER BOXES.
They Are Proving Very Useful In
Muny TOwnsi

Recently village Improvement So
number of boxes placed in the streets
for the reception of waste paper and
other rubbish of like nature. The boxes
were made of wood and painted green.
About twenty-five were made, and they
We're put at points where it was be
lievcd they would be most useful.
These boxes Gave proved so useful
that it has been thought wise to go to
the expense of providing twenty-five
new ones made of galvanized iron in
stead of wood. The wooden boxes,
however. are not to be split up into
kindling wood. They are to be placed
on private streets, while the metal
boxes are to be used on the more tray
eled thoroughfarcS. The latter are
strongly made and ought to last
good while. They are oval i'll shape,
with Il hood half covering the top. In
dimensions the new rcccptacles are
about the same as the old ones. They
are painted green and bear the name
of the department on both front and
back and the words For Waste
Paper" on the hood.
The society is much pleased with
the result of the effort to educate the
people of their town in habits of clean
illness. The process must necessarily
be slow one, but the quantity of
paper thrown into these ,rcccptacles
shows that the people are realizing to
Il considerable extent the dcSirahility
of not lttering the streets.
The idea of waste paper boxes is
one that can be profitably adopted by
any city or town which desires to keep
the streets free from the litter of pa
per. and Il feT in the streets will do
much toward keeping the thorough
fares in that neat condition which
marks Il we'll kept town.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
ATTRACTIVE EACK YARDS.


The average town back yard pre-
sents number of difficult problems to
the inexperienced gardener who as
pircs to be the owner of wine and
fig tree" of his own. AS rule, the
tillablc portions of the plot are mar
row and are hedSed by a high board
fence that on one side reaches a scorch-
ing temperature daily IN midsummer,
while on the other it is In many cases
destined to perpetual shadow. y COM
mon cause of failure to produce
pleasing effect in the long, narrow yard
is the planting of too many hardy
shrubs ana vines, says the New York
Tribune. They fill the limited space
In proportions that are unpleasinS to
the eye, and the foliage seldom re-
mains attractive through the entire
season.
a deutza or two, which can be kept
trimmed in small clumplilie bushes,
and hardy climbing rose for the
rear end of the fence are enough for
the ordinary space A grapevine trained
over Il trellis built above the kitchen
windows will furnish a welcome shade
to that apartment during the summer
and provide luscious fruit for the fall.
After the frosts come the vine can be
tied back, so that 1t will not shut out
the winter sunlight from the kitchen,
and in the following spring 1t may
again be spread over the frame.
With yard siXty-tive or seventy feet
long or more it is II good plan to short
en- the grass plot enough to allow for
large square bed at the end farthcst
from the house, which will be sur
rounded Oh all sides by Il walk of the
usual width \ border bed eighteen
inches or two feet wide should extend
around the three sides of the yard
next to the fence.
\ profusion of vines to hide the fence
completely will furnish refreshing
outlook for hot weather. For the sun
ny side of the yard nasturtiums morn
Ing glorics of all kinds especially the
Japanese varieties, and both the red
and the white variety of the scarlet
runner may be used. The latter bears
Il notified bean, which few people know
is delicious when cooked and far sur
passes In flavor the lima bean. On the
shady side of the yard there may be
planted cicmatiS. which is beautiful
not only in summer, but when the
seed pods burst in the fall: both the
pink and white SOlanum and Madeira
vines. The Lopus pcrmum, which bears
beautiful crimson flowers, will thrive
in either shade or sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

his railroad career as Il clerk in the
service of the Rockford, Rock Island
md st Louis railroad in 1869, He was
made president of the Minneapolis and
st Louis road in 1887, and in 1899 he
became head of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western.
The president of the Erie railroad is
also general manager of the Baltimore
and Ohio as well as head of the New
York, Susque lanna and Western and
several other railroads and coal COM
panies. He began railroading as a
brakeman.
Thomas =. Fowler. the last of the
big five. Is native of New York and
Hfty-one years old. He is president of
the New York. Ontario and Western;
Ontaria, Carbondalc and Scranton and
the Scranton Coal company. AS such
he controls good percentage of the
anthracite output of the Pennsylvania
iipldS.
These five great powers in the finan-
cial and industrial world control 36i
collieres, and it is against this mighty
force that President Mitchell; and the
miners have been arrayed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
Syrinn AsDhaIt.

Asphalt is found in the provinces Of
Syria on the banks of the Dead sea
floating on the surface of its waters.
Through the action of earthquakes the
asphalt has been torn from the bottom
of the sea and driven toward the shores,
especially to the east The narratives
of the Greek and Roman historians to
the effect that asphalt as small islands
was upheld by the salt water and driv-
en- over the sHrface of the sea are with
out doubt true, This asphalt and gen
orally the oriental or Egyptian is pure
and expensive and used principally in
the manufacture of certain kind of
varniSh. but for general purposes, Ow-
ing to its brittleness as well, is useless
in the asphalt industry. - American
Asphalt Journal.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
All lie Wns Paid For.

The leader of the band frowned as
he brought the music to standstill in
the middle of bar.
Say, Pumpcrnickel," he demanded
in Il loud whisper, what do you mean
by playing lot of half notes where
there should be Whole?'
Pumpclnickel took the horn off his
neck.
"Vell," said he, Il make explanation
ings by you. You remember dot you
cud down my wages to halluf, don'd
you?'
The leader stared in amazcment. He
had done so, but
"Und SO | gontinuings TO make der
nodes out mid dis horn halluf nodes
until der wages vOs rcstOredcd unto
whole wages. Aind't it, ycs?'
Sometimes comedian can produce a
grave crisis. - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

delphia and Reading railway. lie is
a native of Pennsylvania and is sixty
years old. Mr.. Baer is Il veteran OF
the civil war and by profession law
yer. His mind is keen and militant.
For years he was the confidential
legal adviser of j. Pierpont Morgan in
Pennsylvania, and when the Philadel-
phia and Reading was rcOrSanZcd
after the receverShip in lS!Ei he took q
prominent part i'll the reorganization
and was placed at the head of the sys
TEN.
Through his gCncralShip Il year ago
the purchase of the Jersey Central WIS
conSummated. BY acquiring this road
the Reading now owns and controls
about G3 per cent of the unmincd an
thracite coal in the state of Pcnnsy!-
vania
Alexander }. Cassatt, president of
the vast Pennsylvania system is also
a native of the keystone State. After
q liberal education he entered the en-
plOy Of the Pennsylvania road as Il
rodman. His advance was rapid. and
ten years later, ut the age of thirty
two, he was made general manager of
the entire system Twelve years he
spent i'll this position, when he retired
with Il fortune. On the death of Presi-
dent Thomas in 1899 Mr.. CaSsatt was
chosen as bis successor lie is sixty
three years Old.
W. III. TrucSdale first saw the light
in Ohio tifty-One years ago. He began
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
Solving the Question.

Sir Henry Campbell -Banncrman re-
Gently told an admirable story of the
advice given respectively by an Eng
lishman, Il Scotchman and an lrishman
to gentleman whose servant was
constantly breaking articles in the
household. The Englishman said to
the employer: ooh. get rid of him.
Dismiss him." The Scotchman's ad-
vice was. stop the money out of his
wages" "But," said the master, "he
breaks mcAe than his wages amount
to- "Then," said the Irishman, raise
his ges."-London Family Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
Rem ble Cavern.

Santa Cruz is famous for its caves,
one being. without doubt, the most re-
markablc cavern of the kind in this
country. 1t is reached after passing
rough point, Point Diablo, and from
the ocean is seen to be Il large black
domelike object at the base of the
mountain. Approaching. the boat is
forced through a thiclily matted kelp
bed and enters the cave, which is now
seen to be made up of several large
and lofty rooms. In the first two the
walls are curiously decorated in all the
colorS of the rainbow, caused by chem
ical. action. The boat is pushed into
the second and third chambers, drift
ing in water of delicate green tint
and remarkably clear the bottom COW
cred with alg;p of many cOlors and
shapes. Ahead is a black opening not
much larger than the boat, through
which the ground swell passes every
few seconds, producing pandemoni-
um of sounds-GrOanS. rOarS, sucking,
seething noises like the kissing of
steam from some gigantic caldron, ac-
cOmpanied by explosions, come rushing
forth to warn and appall the mariner,
but the boat is pushed Oh directly after
the ingreaS of Il roller into the largest
chamber of this wonderful ocean cav
ern 1t is absolutely dark except at
the entrance which now appears like
a great star occasionally shut out as
the waves come rolling in.-World'S
Work
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

Nine-tenths of the world judge from
appearances. \ country road can be
made wonderfully attractive by proper
of about three feet in width should be
left between the edge of the road
and the surface ditch on each side.
This strip should be cleared of weeds
and sodded, or sowed with grass seed.
While not strictly necessary, this i'm
provemcnt gives Il look of prosperity
to. the country. makes it attractive
and inviting and adds to the value of
surrounding property. In short, it is
n good return for the liltle labor IN
vested in bringing it about.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

Only poor advertising is an expense.
Good advertising is always Il paying
investment.
Judicious advertising is desirable
Investment. What's the use of having
anything for sale if the fact that you
have ii is not made known?
Advertising is a faithful advocate.
and to the merchant whose trade is
dull and who desires to increase his
business advertising is like fame in
n dark night.
If merchant We're to close his store
and suspend business every time trade
lags, he would rightly be branded as
simplct0n. And yet in what essential
would he differ from the advertiser
who stops everything for the same rea-
son?-Profitable Advertising.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
W HOLE -NunprR, 1913.
PRESERVING TIME.

g lid Mr.. Baldwin Apple
To Mrs. Bartlett Pear:
you're growing very plump. madam.
And also very fair.
"And there is Mrs. Clingstone Peach,
So mclowcd by the heat.
Upon my word. she really looks
Quite good enough to eat.
"And all the Misses Crabapple
Have blushcd SO rosy red
That very soon the farmers wife
To pluck them will be led.
"Just see the Isabellas;
They're growing so apaCe
That they really are beginning
TO get purple in the face.
"Our happy time is over,
For Mrs Green Gage Plum
Says she knows unto her sorrow
Preserving time has come
"Ycs,' said Mrs. Bartlett Pear.
'Our day is almost DER,
And soon we shall be smothering
In sirup by the score"
And before the month was ended
The fruits that looked so fair
Had vanished from among the leaves,
And the trees were stripped and bare.
They were all of them in pickle
or in some dreadful scrape.
m cider" sighed the apple;
I'm jelly" cried the grape.
They were all in Jars and bottles
Upon the shelf arraycd.
And in their midst poor Mrs. Ounce
Was turned to marmalade.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
AUTHORS BLUr!OERS.
Some Mistakes In which the Moon
sun and Wind Figure.

some MISTAKES IN IeCh the MOON,
SUN and Wind Figure.
The moon proves Il terrible pitfall TO
most writer's. Wilbic Collins once per-
formed the marvellous feat of making
it rise in the west Rider iIacGard, iii
"IIing Solomon's Mines" relies for the
effective rendering of one of his most
thrilling scenes upon an eclipse of the
ycw moon.
Colcridgc placed Il star between the
horns of the crescent moon, forgetting
that to he visible in such Il position the
star would have to be between the
earth and the moon or, say, 100000
miles away only.
Next to the moon perhaps the sun is
responsible for more Glaring errors
than any single concrete cause. At
the beginning of Il certain famous nov
el, the title of which few years back
was in cvcrybody'S mouth, an invalid
characters room was said to have
been lighted by one window looking
directly toward the east. Yet ut the
end of the book, when the invalid dies,
the author, wishing to make him de-
part tnIS ne III Il HOou OF glory, SUI
fuses this eastern windowcd room with
"thc red glare of the setting sun"
Kingsley, too, made one of his heroes
row out into the eastern ocean after
the setting sun. But even this ClarinS
absurdity has been capped. In a novel
published by we'll known firm there
occurs the following passage, the scene
being laid on board Il big sailing ship:
"JIow's the wiud?' asked the skip
per 'East-northcast,' replied the mate,
glancing at the masthead pennant,
which was streaming blthcly in the
direction indicatcd.' SO that in the
world, according to novcliSts, we
should not only find the sun setting in
the cast, but pcmnants would stream"
against the direction of the prevailing
wind.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

MEN WHO CONTROL THE PRCDUC-
TON OF ANTHRACITE.
Giants In the Industrial and Finnn-
ciaI Affairs of the NntiOn-IIichty
Forces Against which the Miners
Have Been COntendtn;:.

ciaI Affairs of the Nntion-Iii@i,ty
Forces Against Which the Miners
Have Been COntend;Da.
Excepting few unimportant dcpoS-
its i'll Colorado and New Mexico the
anthracite coal Of this country is con
fined to the Pennsylvania mines, and
the vast industry of mining and TRAINS
porting this fuel to market is con.
trolled by five men. Thcy are Presi-
dent George +. Bacr of the philadel-
phia and Reading railway, Alexander
j. Cassatt, president of the Pcnnsyl-
vania railroad; Frederick ID. Under
wood, prcsidcnS of the Erie railroad;
President W. ii. TrueSdalc Of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road and President Thomas L. Fowler
of the New s".n. Ontario and Western
railroad
These hc' mcn-the big five they are
callcd-are mighty powers in TIE tinan-
cial and industrial world. Subject to
their dictum are hundreds OF thou
sands of men, women ard children
and properties producing hundreds of
millions of dollars annually. Com
bim"d as they now are they exert Il
mighty force on the affairs of the ma
ton.
First and foremost in the big five is
President George +. Baer of the Phila-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

L. no longer legal tender. Judge Hen
dcrson must have sent the wrong bill.
Tell him if he will send coin or United
States notes we will be glad to serve
him."
The sick man awoke from a titful
Slumbcr as he heard IL step upon the
stairs. For moment he lay staring
up at the ceiling and trying to straight
en- out the tHn"le in his thoughts.
"'orsy.' he called at length impaticn.-
ly. You lazy niggcr. why don't you
come on with my dinner? Didn't l
tell you was hungry"
Yes. sah Ma'se Tol. heah is, Sah."
answered Jerry, coming half fcarfull'
into the room. "But-but. Ma'sc Toll
His lips were trembling. and the tears
were streaming down his face.
"Wcll, what is it? What do you
stand there whimpcring like a baby
for? What's the mattcr:'
"Oh. Ma'se 1'ol," cried Jerry, falling
upon his knees beside the bed, "he say
de Cornfcdc'cy done busted, an de
money amt no good,
"Thc money no good, Sam Ross said
that" cried the old man in IA shrill.
cracked voice. Hes liar, Jerry! I'll
90 right down there and tell him So"
lie lifted himself upon his elbow and
struggled to sit upright in bed. but the
eXertion was too much for his feeble
strength. and he fell back weakly upon
his pillow.
Then he lay for an hour raving in de-
lirium, alternately curSing the man
who had refused to take his money
and begging Jerry to bring his dinner.
The old negro remained for a long
time. kneeling by the bed, moaning
and praying and begging "Ma'sc Tor
just to be quiet. and Jerry would soon
have his dinner ready. Then light
broke upon his darkness. He arose
and, taking the discarded bill. went
again down the road toward the vii
lage. lie would try the other store.
No doubt Captain Bob would take the
money, and his master need never
kno' where the things came from.
"Evcnin'. Cap'n Bob" said Jerry to
the one legged man who came forward
TO meet him.
Good evening. .Icrry," answered the
o''i "','' '" !" '
sun tou"!'
MiSH'! Po ~, S'"' 'n'S"'' Poia
'"p II hoo. '"'ii H''ii'''''" va. '''"'h'
'th ne ioi'Si! i"'N' '''' "" we ''ii'''
ION r''N IL '" So' I'''''Ii ~ Sloh
hi''l-iio p'c el I" ''i'l'"i u c'ii'e!
J"rr! lalideu lie S'oreh'epcI 'he plil
ana Stoou W'lcilhS MN CLOSET! "hlie
he examined IL. Nheh he had iook"u
at II cafelllly ana turned IL over anu
examiner IL on the otil'r Slue' ne t'irlleu
10 'ne old negro WIN an u'i"ers''liu-
Ing iook: n.y. Oh course l n''Ne' 'er-
rE' anything you "ill'' Saiu ne.
An an '"p i''''' am VIZ '"''''
Soo''' "SN'" 'e''! "''N''">i y" sc
NISSAN hosS' nc say uc ~
u''te pu"''u an ue ii'o'''' am ''o IL 7''
'li''''n'
sam hoss Is II lllr' Jerry anu
scouhdrcl TOO. IL lell MIN SO 'lle hrst
time see nm. ne none! Is Soou lor
anything III TINS store.
lie Stulnpeu ABOUT holsil! on MS
wooden leg, swearing Soltl! 10 hlllseiI'
uhtll ne had maze up Il doZeh packaSes
ana placed 'lich OH the co"iitcr-ii'tt
ana eggs corhlieai ana coiee anu
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

as it true that men of genius do not
know the value of money!
I'm afraid it is" answered Mr..
StorminGton Barnes. Most men of
genius see so little of it that they never
have Il chance to form any definite
ideas on the subject" - Washington
Star
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
Lot Mnle IL Kick.

Lot upon being notified that his wife
had turned to salt was observed to
shed Scalding tears. "Why IN blaZes
couldn't she have turned to coal?" he
muttcrcd angrily. But this vision of
sudden fortune having been speedily
shattered he resumed his weary march
onWard.-NeW York Times.
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Special Notices.
OPeCIuT WOHC5S.
$1OOo.o'
Reward

NOR THE ARREST AND CONVICTION
Il of anyone
Placing stones or any other Obstruc-
tions on the Tracks, or for
Tampcring with the Switches, or with
any other Property Of the Cumbcr-
land and Electric Railway Company.
|. B. ID. SPATZ,
Aug 30-it Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

Hes getting to be somebody in the
world. isn't he?"
"Yes indeed; he's arrived at that
point when his beastly actions In COM
pany are called eccentricities of genius
instead of bad manners. indianapolis
Sun
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

Mrs. Sharpe-They call the bell boy
in the hotel Buttons, believe. | won
der why.
Mr.. Sharpe-Probably because he's
always off when you need him most. =
Philadelphia Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

This is the season of the year when
the young man returning from his va
cation recites with feeling Tennyson's
poem, Break, Break, Break" only he
changes it to Broke, Broke, Broke
New Yorker.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
HnrI HearIed.

"Norah," said her mistress, Il want
a chicken smothered in onions for this
evening""
''If yez want it killed in as cruel
way as that, men," replied the indig-
nant kitchcnmaid, "yez'll hey to do 1t
ycrSiIf"- Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

Access to books is an open door to
wide knowledge. to disciplined mind
and to immense extension and variety
of interests.-Ladies' Home Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
The Climate,

Don't you think you have very
changeable climate" said the stranger
mo" said the native. ut changes
fast enough when it's pleasant. but
when it's disagreeable it hangs on like
grim death."-Washing Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27

The Nicar-Good morning, Jones.
am glad to hear you're doing well;
curious thing, though, | never see you
at my church.
Jones-Huh! And amt it bloOmin'
funny thing that | don't never see you
up any of my bloOmin' chimneys?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-09-27
PittSburg Division.


EASTBOUNp.
No 10. Express. arrives 2:l3 Il. III.
No. III. Express. ......... arrives b:lo p. III.
No III. louisville Local arrives 6:iO =, III.
No. r.. Limited Express. arrives 1912 p. III
No. II. Mail. l............ arrives l2:l1 p. III.
No. g.. Limited Express. arrives l2:37 =. III.
For leaving time see same Express numbers
e;stbound on Main Line
wESTBotND.
No. 9..Express leaves lbs a. III.
No II. Pttsburg Limited leaves loo II. III.
No. Is. Con 'lsville Local. leaves 7:l0 a, III.
No. IL Chicago Express - leaves 92o II. M.
No -. Mail ..............l leaves 320 p. III.
No. Chicago Limited leaves $40 p. m,
For arriving time see same Express num-
bers westbound on Main Line.
%EXcept Sunday.
No 40 is local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg and No. II from Pittsburg to Cum
berland.
Through tickets, east and west, for sale at
Cumberland. NJ. G. CLARKE,
G. l.. POTTER, Ticket Agent.
General Manager ID. Il. MARTIN,
May2i Manager Passenger Traffic.