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Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15
Musical Club Meets.

The Musical club held its regular meet
ing Tuesday evening with Mrs. Quick
The composers studied were Grieg and
GODDARD. After general discussion the
following program was rendered:
Spring Soug-Grieg ann. Mrs. Norton
Gavotte e.................P Prof. Neupert
N00'i i'''e Nv L 3 Miss Ellis
D..4 nro-,,;,, Mrs. Norton
A"' - mn g Mrs. Sherwin
Minuet Ruifork rk......,.... Prof. Neupert
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

Subscribe for Siftings, or pay up your
arrears, and we will present you with
copy of Hagar's Mining Laws, and map
of the great gold bearing district. Ifyou
wish one of these books you will have
to hurry" as we only have a limited
supply.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

The w. c. T, U. will hold their next
meeting with Mrs. Garrabrant next We'd
nesday afternoon.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

Siftings is desirous of publishing each
week complete report of the work done
by the various churches. We invite the
various ministers and all others interest
ed to hand in their notices. A special
department will be provided.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Fraser, December 3. Subject, Sac
red Music"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

Miss Gertrude Noxon came up from
Denver last Saturday and paid a short
visit to relatives.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

Miss Daisy Vidler of Georgetown is in
the city the guest of Miss Catherine Nc
Kinley.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

First Church of Christ, Scientist, holds
regular services every Sunday at II
o'clock in Elk's hall to which all are
welcome.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

Fred Collom, the attorney, made a
business trip to Denver Thursday.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

When in need of anything in our line
please remember phone, black 474.
ADoLPH NELSON.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

Calvary Guild will meet Wednesday
afternoon Nov. 10, with Mrs. Thomas
Woodward
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15

Go to Mason's for Mothers bread
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-11-15
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2LIVER MEDlCINEs

A sallow complexion, dizziness,
biliousness and a coated tongue
are common indications of liver
and kidney diseases. Stomach and
bowel troubles, severe as they are,
give immediate warning by pain,
but liver and kidney troubles,
though less painful at the start, are !
much harder to cure. Thedford's s
Black-Draught never fails to bene-
fit diseased liver and weakened kid 1
\ neys. 1t stirs up the torpid liver
to throw off the germs of fever and
ague. 1t is a certain preventive
of cholera and Bright's disease of l
the kidneys. With kidneys re-
inforced by Thedford's Black. I
Draught thousands of persons have (
dwelt immune in the midst of vel
low fever. Many families live in
perfect health and have no other 1
doctor than Thedford's Black |
Draught. 1t is always on hand for
use in an emergency and saves /
many expensive calls of doctor.
Mullins, S. c., March 10, 1901.
] have used Thedford's Black. .Draueht l
for three years and have not had to 90 ]
to doctor since have been taking It.
1t is the best medicine for me that is
on the market for liver and kidney
3 troubles and dyspepsia and other
~ complaints. Rev. A. G. LEWIS. q
~ =. WAYN
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
Two SickrOOm Warnings

In n recent lecture on first aid to the
injured the speaker emphasized two
cautions that are so commonly disre-
garded as to be we'll worth repeating
in print. The first Is, never rub per-
son with iiniment that has been put
OH flannel cloth. for the roughness OF
the flannel and the friction on the
skin, with the penetrating ingredients
of the liniment, will easily make an
abrasion of the skin, producing con-
dition that may take weeks to heal.
The second warning is that in any con-
dition of unconsciousness the hot OBJ
ject applied, bag, bottle, brick or what
ever 1t may be, must be wrapped In
flannel or cloth before 1t is brought
into contact with the flesh Of the per-
son to be treated. A severe burn Is
often made by q thoughtless attendant
who puts q too hot water bottle next
to the skin while the patient is uncOn-
scious or unable to move away.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04

Scarab;pus, "the god beetle of the low
er Nile" has been wOrshiped, petted
and feared by several benighted sects
of Egypt since the time when the
mind and history of man runneth not
to the contrary" Like the other sacred
creatures Of idolatrous countries, sew
eral mythical fancies are woven around
this chronological rarity.
The number of its toes, thirty, were
supposed to symbOlize the average
number of days in month. On each
new moon day it deposited ball con-
tanning 36O eggs, which the Egyptian
priests assured their followers referred
to the number of days in the year, the
brilliant golden color of the ball itself
pcrsonifying the sun. In ancient times
this curious beetle was declared to be
of but one sex, the male, but modern
investigation has exploded that one
myth at least.
In connection with the Egyptian ma.
tions the Gnostics as we'll as some OF
the early Christian fathers speak of
Christ as the scarabnus and symbollze
him as man with a beetles head.
The Egyptians always embalmed this
sacred insect.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04

No road can be left to itself and re-
main In good condition. Alterations
Of sun and frost, of wind and rain, Of
droughts and wet, tear the road to
pieces with quite as much certainty as
the travel. In countries where the
roads are the wonder and delight Of
Ill travellers they are kept under the
host jealous supervision and the most
Jealous care, says the New Bedford
Mass.) Standard. The great European
highways are divided into short Sec
tions, over which the caretaker keeps
q continual watch and where the re-
pairer never stops work. A beginning
to decay is detected at once, and the
remedy is applied immediately.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
The Politician as an Actor.

There are multitudinouS small things
which, as Il little man. one would sup
pose must press heavily upon an emf
nent politician. He must be civil to
all mrn-civiler perhaps TO the fools
than to any. The fools he has always
with him-always. The eminent poll
tician must serve as the especial butt
to Il vast and wonderful array of bOres.
How he must despise the large major
ity of his SO called followers. with
what ScOrn he must regard them in his
heart. And yet how he has to go out
of his way to solicit the favor of their
vote and interest! How he has some
times to palter with lie-he must
have! How he must be all things to
all men!
lie is an actor as much rs any actor
that ever trOd the mimic stage. and he
he sick or sad he has to give satisfac-
ton to the audience in front If he
would keep his situation. He has to
struggle and strive to keep in his hands
the ends of fifty different strings which
are being pulled in fifty different direc-
tions and preserve his balance and his
head amid them all.
And what is the end of it? What Is
the reward of the eminent politician!
1t is when one considers this question
that one is amazed to think that any
man should think it worth his while
to pay the penalty Of political great
ness.-AlI the Year Round.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04

ton. The amount of interest that has
thus been aroused among the farmers
and business men of the country by
good roads literature and good roads
trains could not he exaggerated. All
this is surely most encouraging. 1t
promises much, because it is one of the
characteristics of the American people
to do the thing they once make up
their minds to do. They are patient,
long suffering folk, but they have final
ly made up their minds to have better
roads.
Just why we are SO far behind other
nations in matter vitally affecting
every social class is Il question that
may be vari0usly answered, but the
lamcntable truth is thrust upon us by
too many of the unpleasant incidents
of daily travel to require either en-
phaSiS or illustration. Old and young,
rich and poor, the farmer no less than
the inhabitant of one of our wcalthiest
and most Gcnscly populated cities. all
pass over the same highways Oh foot,
Oh horseback, OIL wheel or in some
scrt of vehicle, and they unite in con-
dcmnng the dcplOrable condition of
the roads in every commonwealth and
territory of the Union, Il state of
things that would not be tolerated in
any other civilized country. OF the
existence of the evil there cannot
therefore be the least shadow of doubt,
for the chorus Of complaints is too un-
pleasantly familiar and universal to
admit of the possibility of a mistake
or to be attributed to the mere pleas
urc of grumbling.
To the home of the farmer there can
be brought almost every social and
economic advantage Of town life, and
that, too, at Il cost less than that
which he now pays for what he does
not get. 1t is no less true that the way
in which the farmer might obtain such
advantages, assuming that they are
really desired, is to construct and
maintain good roads. \ good road
system is therefore a most potent ell
gine of social reform, while the evils
of country life are but the temporary
manifestations of period of transit
ton; hence to bad highways may be
cultural classes, not to mention the
many grave evils they entail Oh mod
ern city governments.
Wise. therefore, was General Joseph
Wheeler when he declared that ''thc
prosperity of our country depends so
largely upon the prosperity of our
farmers that everything possible
should be done TO make life in the ru-
raj districts agreeable as well as prof
table, and nothing could conduce more
to the comfort and happiness of our
people than the improvement of the
roads" Scarcely less significant was
the opinion Mr.. John Wanamaker eX-
pressed while postmaster general to
the effect that "enlarged free delivery
or anything like universal free deliv-
cry will have to be postponed until
there are better facilities of communi-
cation through the rural and sparsely
settled districts"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
IMPROVING SCHOOLYARDS.
Women BeautifyinE UnsiGhtly Places
In Many Towns.

In Many TOWNS
Many branches of the women's
auxiliary of the American Park and
Outdoor Art association are giving
primary attention to school surround
ings. The yards. front and rear, where
opportunity for Improvement Is open
are no longer left in their grassless and
unadorned condition. says the New
York Tribune. Trees are set along the
curb strips. climbing shrubs planted
along the walls, and flower beds laid
out in artistic arrangement are scat
tered In the open spaces. The result Is
that many of the most unsightly
schoOlyards in various towns have be-
come blooming and attractive areas.
contributing alike to the comfort of
the pupils and their artistic culture.
The programme of the auxiliary
branches Is to take the worst school
areas first, and most gratifying fact
Is the interest which the children hav-
ing the most squalid home conditions
have developed in promoting the i'm
provement of their schoOlyartis. The
Juvenile tendency to destroy things of
beauty has been easily checked. so that
no efforts of the branches relative to
schools have been wasted.
In some instances prizes for the best
looking yards have introduced a profit
able rivalry on the part of the schools.
Among the various experiments tried
Is the successful one of encouraging
the pupils to secure shrubs and plants
and flowers for themselves and setting
them out under older guidance. This
plan has fostered sense of ownership
which inspires boys and girls to more
attention and care of the improved
yards.
One instance was cited in which the
boys, with small carts and whcelbar-
rows, cleared n rough space of debris
and with hoes and rakcs levcled the
area, while the girls lent their aid In
setting the vegetation for growth and
adornment. This case was read as Il
text for the topic of teaching the
school children to take prominent
part In the beautifying and protection
Of school territory.
The auxiliary branches are not con
filming their attention to schools. They
are devoting time to the adOrnment
of hooks by the side of the railways,
unseemly areas near factories and, In
fact, bringing the aid of green ma
ture to cover up and to screen places
that offend the eye and detract from
the general beauty of the town. Fur
ther the auxiiaries have taken inter
est not only in matters of adOrnmcnt,
but in things sanitary. counseling with
boards Of health and inspiring the re-
moval Of whatever menaces the public
health.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
The Burden Must BE EquaIized.

Good roads are benefits not merely
to the local community through which
they pass, but to the whole state and
to the inhabitants of the cities as well
as of the country, and the cost of pro-
viding them ought to be borne rata
bly, by all the people, says the South
ern Planter. In every state where any
thing substantial has been done in the
way Of roadmaking these principles
have had to be recognized and put in
execution before the work could pro-
ceed. and the same will have to be
done here. The sooner, therefore, pro-
vision is made for it the sooner shall
We have good roads.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
SENII-IiOCAL.
\ Vain Question.

Why don't You read the best? The Re-
p"bEr"n is that c.-Meycrsdalc 1aD Re-
p"biic"".
Unfortunately, it is not 1.-THE best
that counts with some advertisers
as well as readers.
On the other hand, what it is in the
worst that wins trade-or, taking one of
their own views of the matter, what it
is in the worst that needs encourage
ment, is puzzle defying solution.
Returning, however, to the original
question-how can the party addressed
read the Repubiir"n when he may be one
of the eight thousand subscribers of the
Cumberland Times and Homecoming
star
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04

If the earth of the roadway Is heavy
and difficult to drain, shade trees
should not be planted too closely to-
gether, and they should be trimmed Of
nll heavy foliage to considerable
height from the ground so as to let in
the sun and air and thus hasten the
drying of the road after a storm, says
Country Roads. If the ground is well
drained, nothing will add more to the
beauty of the road or to the pleasure
of the traveller than line of sturdy
trees on either side of the road. Elms,
rock naples, horse chestnuts, oaks,
beecheS and pines are among the IA
vorites In different parts of the coun-
try. The soil and climate will deter
mine what tree can be set out to the
best advantage, and the Judgment Of
the reader will guide him as to what
distance apart the trees should be
planted. Thirty feet for elms and a
shorter distance for less spreading va
rieties will serve as an approximate
rule. Trees should not be planted too
near a line of underdrains, as the drain
Is likely to become clogged by the
fibrOus roots.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04

On the 10th of February. 175G, died
a Miss BaSnctt at the age of twenty
three. who was buried in the church
yard of old st. I'ancreas and upon
whose tomb the following lines were
placed:
10. spotless honor and unsully'd truth:
TO. smiling innocence and blooming
youth;
60. female sweetness Joined with manly
sense;
TO. winning wit that never CAV" offense;
10. soft humanity that blessed tn" poor;
10 saint eyed patience from affections
door;
Go. modcsty that never wore frown:
TO. virtue and receive thy heavenly
crown.
Not from "a stranger came this heartfelt
verse,
The friend inscrib'd thy tomb whose tea
bedewd thy hearse.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
An InrinuatiOn.

1t was q wHm Sunday morning in
church. Fans were tluttering, hym-
nails Topping, handkerchiefs mopping
streaming faces, and the minister
thought his audience a little lax In at
tention. Finally he led up to a rebuke
for It's lack of consideration for sacred
and important things. Said he:
people are prone to attend to the
unimportant things of life"
And he gave a few examples to Illus
trate his ideas. Presently he mat. his
pertinent application.
"Now," said he, you are attentive
to your own comfort this morning to
the sinful neglect of the holy word.
Take no thought for the heat" he said
dramatically, 'for you may be dead
tomorrow" ."-Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
A DANGEROUS TRAITOR.
Tho Resul; of Pcchantrc's Plot to
XIII the King.

Tho Rcxul; of Pcchnntre's Plot to
XIII the King.
Probably no well meaning poet was
ever more taken by surprise than was
NJ. Pechnntrc, n gentle and mild man-
nered French dramatist Of the seven
tcenth century, who was one day ar
rested for high treason as he was
peacefully eating his dinner at a vii
lage inn.
The landlord Of the inn where he
was in the habit Of dining discovered
on a table a piece Of paper on which
were written some unintelligible
phrases and below in plain, bold
hand, Here l will kill the king"
The landlord consulted with the chief
Of police. Clearly this clew to con-
spiracy ought to be followed up. The
person who had left the paper had al
ready been remarked for his absent
air and cleaning eye. That man was
Pechantre.
The chief Of police instructed the
landlord to send for him the next time
the conspirator came to dinner.
When Pechantre was shown the evil
dence of his guilt, he forgot the awful
charge against him and exclaimed:
"Well, | am glad to see that paper.
| have looked everywhere for it. 1t
is part of tragedy | am writing. 1t
Is the climax of my best scene, where
Nero is to be killed. 1t comes in here.
Let me read 1t to YOU" And he took
u thick manuscript from his pocket.
"Monsieur. you may finish your din
ner and your tragedy in peace" said
the chief of police. and he beat a hasty
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
TOWT MD VICINITY.
He Is All Right.

Both the Meycrsdale Pa) R'p"biic""
and Rockwood (PaJ Go:eHe speak well
of Union streets paving contractor. The
latter says:
J. c. McSpaddcn, of lockwood, has the
contract for paving the main street of Frost
burg. Md, with stone blocks from his
quarry. two miles east of here. He has be-
gun the work and hopes to complete it this
fall That Frostburg will have one piece of
public work rightly and honestly done no
one will doubt who knows our Mac, for
what he doesn't know about road building,
isn't worth knowing.
If he will induce Mayor and Council
to collect bills as the work is completed
he will do the town Il great favor.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
Railway Locals.
Comrades of the q. 4.

&ofhflucS Oh ine u. ~. Ii.
Who intend to visit Washington during the
5'ith National Encampment in October:
Many inquiries having been made concern
ing Washington and its many places of inter
est, your attention is respectfully called to
the illustrated Guide to Washington pub
lished by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
as one of the most complete, correct and the
cheapest guide published. The information
contained therein is carefully compiled and
assists visitors in touring the city to best adj
vantage in shortest time. 1t is beautifully
printed on heavy paper the cover containing
an exquisite steel-engraved portrait of the
stuart Washington suitable for framing.
All the half-tone illustrations are made from
recent photographs
This guide may be obtained from all tick
ct agents of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
The Great Battlefield Route, at 10 cents, or
will be sent to any address for Il cents.
q. \. X. Posts ordering 10 or more will be
furnished at special low rates. A folder con-
tanning correct battlefield map and special
maps of Gettysburg and Antietam will be
forwarded with each copy.
- For further particulars address C. W.
BAsSETT General Passenger Agent, B. and
o. t., Baltimore. tS27
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
Curc for SkcDticiSm.

The Taneytown (MdD R"cord has
found out that
If a newspaper editor has any doubt as to
whether or not the items III his paper are
read, Just let him make mistake i'll some
announcement or fact, and he will conclude,
once and for all, that eternal vigilance is the
price of safety. The same is true of advcr-
tlsing. While all may not read a startling
announcement, somebody will, and the fact
will be passed along the line
As true in Frostburg as elsewhere.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
One of O.ConneII's "BuIIs."

Some extremely amusing mistakes
have been made by even the most prac-
ticed speakers in their desire to carry
their audience with them. O'Connell
once in an election speech in Concilia-
tion hall told his followers that IL
measures Injurious to Ireland were
brought into parliament he would go
Uver to England and "die on the floor
Of the house of commons in opposition
to them" and when he came back he
would say, Are you for repeal Dow?'
London Standard.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
No Doubt of IL.

About the mcancSt thing a political news
paper can do, is, print all the lies going
abnt the other side, and never make cor
rcctionS after the truth is known. Some
people justify this, because it's politics,
but it ; malicious lying all the same.-rancy-
town (Md.) H,""d.
Too true.
Hardly partisan paper but is guilty
in the second degree, factional papers in
the first
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
THE TOWNS ROADS.
There Is No Better Advertisement
Thnn Good Highways.


Than Good Highways.
The matter of improved highway
construction and maintenance can now
be said to be before the people rs new
er before In the history of the cOun-
try, says Good Roads Magazine. The
value of good roads to all industries is
becoming so well understood and ap-
preclatcd especially by those who have
given the subject study, that further
facts seem scarcely necessary. The
saving OH the wear and tear of horses
and vehicles, the heavier loads that
can be hauled, the fewer number of
horses required on good road as COM
pared with n poor one, the economy In
time to business men. are points that
appeal to every one.
There is no better advertisement for
the country, the city or the town, nor
is there anything that helps to in
crease tho popularity of Il section and
the value of its property more than
good roads do. The impressions of the
stranger always depend upon the char
actcr of the roads and streets. and If
he is seeking location he will be gov
erned by his impressions.
Many sections of the country, espe-
cially the south, have been practically
dcpopuated by the isolation resulting
from bad roads. The remedy is clear.
Give the people the means Of readily
reaching their neighbors, the towns
and schools, and a change is wrought
at once. Education becomes general
and resources are developed. The
youth Is cOntented to remain at home
instead of seeking the already over
crowded city.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-10-04
DEMAND GOOD ROADS
GREATER CALL FOR THEM TODAY
THAN EVER BEFORE.

Woes of Agricultural Classes Ascrib-
ed to the DeplOrnble Condition of
Our HiGhways-The Advantages of
Good Roads.
The demand for better highways is
more earnest and widespread today
than it has been ut any other stage Of
iur national development. Interest in
the subject pcrvadcS every vocation of
life, and the newspapers of the country
now devote more space to tn" subject
than ever before. 1t is no less cheering
to observe the formation everywhere
of associations devoted to this Gin
Icrclla-like interest, while an active
prOpa ganda is being carried on by gov
prnmcnt experts and various railways,
said Professor Ramagc In Il speech be-
fore the Tennessee good roads cOnven-