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Drowned stepping From Boat.

bLIL SFELIAL.
Burlington. Ia. Aug. &c. P. Olsen,
superintendent OF bridges and buildings, Il.
q NJ r. r.. Lincoln, Neb., was
drowned here to-day by accidentally step
ping from q boat.
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Miller Taken to Cleveland.

SPECIAL
Jefferson City, Mo, Aug. &c. r. Miller,
wanted in Cleveland on the charge OF using
the mails to defraud. who was arrested al
the Pentitentiary gate several weeks ago,
was aiken to Cleveland to-day to answer
the charge.
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b & GA feature was b. & o.. which scored
q sharp adNauC- on heavy deal mss. The pre-
Falllns impression was that the rise was due
chlefly to skillful manipulation by the Solomon
pool. The Gates patty was large Du"erS th~rucH
various brokers. and at and around 13 r II.
Blssell q Co. took 1900 shares. Evidences Of
pool manipulation were 30 numerous that the
need OF the usual rumors 10 explain the move
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Domestic

transactions at the banks were fairly large
ana there was an increased demand for call
and time loans. with discount rates steady be-
tween 3 and o per cent.
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NEW CORPORATIONS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

SPECIAL
Jefferson City. Mo-. Aug. 25-secretary of
State Sam b. Cook to-day issued articles of
to the following:
Loose-Wiles Cracker Company OF Kansas City;
capital. $400, 0O1. all paid. Incorporators-J. p.
Loose. J. L. Loose. j. II. Wiles and others.
y. h. Houck q Co. piano manufacturer Of
Illinois filed evidence Of Incorporation with capt.
tai OF 500. 90. Of which s.. 900 is to be employed
In Missouri. with office at st. Louis.
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The conspicuously strong stocks closed
active and at the best market closed gener-
ally steady.
The bonds were not very active outside of
U. P. convertible, but was strong. United
States bonds all advanced 4 per cent on
the last call.
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TIMETABLE.
ST. 10 IS TIME.
II. a o. S-W. II. II.

Train. Depart. Arrive.
lnGJUn. Baltimore. Philadel-
piia sad New York Express. s2.O5 am sl:sj pm
Cincinnati. Louisville. Pitts
burg. Washington. baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York
Fast ~ les pn 'l:21 am
Cincinnati Accommodation 49,. u a am 10 s. pm
Cincinnati. Louisville, Pitts
LdTg. Washington. Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York
RtJal Blue Limited ......... 500 am 5:t5 pm
N.incennes Accommodation. tJ:4y pm ts:32 am
fluFa Accommodation 800. JS:US I'm $500 pm
Ninctnnes DOM. t6:55 uu tI0:32 am
West Baden and French Lick
Springs, via Monon Route. 900 am .545 pm
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~oreign-Londo was a buyer at the opening.
put soon reversed its post on and sold on. bal
Ahce 2l.V0 shares OF the general list, chiefly
southern Pacific and Union Pacific.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. Aug. -5.-AvaiIabIe cash balance
s2oo. 0ss.sii: gold SIS. 53l.S45.
Bar Silver.
New York. Aug. 2j.-Bar silver Use per OF.
At London = S-lGl per ".
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Miscelaneous-This was the twenty second day
inns year In which transactions In stocks aggre-
gated l,OeO0 shares. The strength in the an
thraclte shares was accompanied by reports. that
efforts to reach a settleme t were again making.
southern Pacific was bought by scattering trad
efs anu commission houses and sold by the pool.
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VI, Il. & 1.-THE

am
JEFFERSON Citv. Columbia. Boon
vile. S-dalla, Fort scott,
Indian Territory AMI Texas
Express
he Katy Flyer" for Dallas.
Fort Worth. Houston. Gal
N-ston. san Antonio. Mexico
city ana Intermediate points.
JEFFERSON CITY. Columbia. Boon
vile, Sedalia. Kansas. Indian
TERRITORY and Texas Express.
I'll souri, Kansas. Indian Ter
rlfoTy ard Oklahoma FLYER
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New York Stock Quotation..

St Louis, Aug. %. 1902.
The following Shows the opening, highest, low
est and closing quotations on the New York
Stock Exchange yesterday. Corrected daily for the
Republic b. Francis. Bro. * Co. bonds and
stocks, No. ga North Fourth street:
stnora sa10SSn,0n utnn 1om II. C I
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Western Union-A fresh advance was scored bv
western Union on continued buying by Gould and
sage brokers. whose absorption of the stock
has greatly diminished the floating supply, a
director of the company stated to-day the earn
1ngs OF the company were increasing at the rate
Of sl5.VO weekly. There was new talk. of a deal
with the Postal Company. the control Of which
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might be acquired by the Western Union, the
money TO be raised by an issue Of 4 per cent
twenty-year bonds convertible into Western Union
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BIG EOIR

LAKE SHORE. NEW YORK
HUDSON RIVER. EDSIUN
AND CHESAPEAKE AND
Train.
Indi1nLpolis Express
n" York and Boston Limited.
hItcheg booker Special = New
noTk. Boston. Washington,
baltimore and PiIila1riPuia..
Niatto1H and AltJE AcCOmmo-
udA41l
bSSion, New York Cincinnati,
MasAlhStOn. Baltimore and
hlIdueIphids
cincinnati L.Npr-ss ......,..
ALtOh-LtdN rs 1880 d. m, -
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Wall Street Gossip.

Reported by Commercial. Advertiser through
Francis, Bro. & Co, No. PA North Fourth street:
Union Pacihc-The early feature OF the mar
ket was Union Pacific. There was considerable
talk of a mysterious DEAL and the ADVANCE in
southern Pacific, the control Of which is owned
by the Union Pacific, was declared to have slim
ulated the latter. AT the same time the ad-
vance was due to the loud bidding up by Jacob
Field. who kept bidding a quarter above the
market for huge blocks Of stock ard not get
ting much. Other buyers were Harris. Gates 4
Co: 5000 shares. and Hartman & Co, 1000
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Southern Lin
Paducah Mall and Express
IRON ROUTE.

Tratn- ,r Depart Arrive.
Rock. TeXarkana, Dallas.
Fort Worth and Abilene. '3:o5 am $50 pm
press $500 am '7:15 pm
Fort Worth. Austin. San An
tonic. Houston and Galveston sz:21 pm s2:I0 pm
Texas. Mexico and California
~Special-Dallas. Fort Worth,
F. Paso. Los Angeles. CAL
weston. San Antonio and La
redo $50 pm s7:lsam
Mennhis Express .....--..... $40 nm 700 am
FOURTH STREET n CHOUTEAU AVENUE
STATION.
De Soto and Bismarck Accom-
notation .................. $3.50 pm 1910 am
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Third Call.
STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON.

Boston, Mass. Aug. 25-Closing quotations on
money, bonds, stocks and mining shares:
Money.
Call loans 496 per cent; time loans fik95
per cent
Bonds.
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ST. LOUIS AND \
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

81 DOUIS-LOUISVILLE LINES.
Train. Depart. Arrive.
The Belt Special =: ..-.-.-. 1915 am 1855 pm
Princeton. Louisville. DeXiTs-
ton and way stations. Chat
tanooga, Rome. Atlanta, Ma
con and points in the South
esst ..........-.... 49,. 'T:4o am 1915 pm
Mount Vernon Accommodation T6:0 pm 1924 am
Princeton. Louisville. Lexing-
ton ard way stations. Knox
Vile. Ashevtlle. Chattanooga,
Rene. Atlanta. Augusta.
Charleston. Macon and all
points in Florida and the
Southeast .......--.....-... 1916 pm 80 am
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XANDALIA n

IE.NNSllsNANtA LINES WEST OF PITTS
EGRG-PENNSNLEANIA RAILROAD.
Train. bsn9rf Arrive
saet '2:4g am els am
New York. Philadelphia. Baltr-
more and Washington Special 's:44 am '6- 10 pm
Indianapolis and New York
Local 'TAB am t5.@ pm
Rev YORK Limited. 'l:tg pm 'i:20 pm
Sllch.gan Express ----..-------- 'IcyJ pm -l-20 pm
Nardalia Ccommodation .-..... 80 pm SIG am
Columbus. o. and Eastern
express Observation-Disclosures. 'S:l5 ON I'll an
Indianapolis and New York
Express ;.---..-.-..-.--.TI:35 pm $40 pm
Local h~ Egs nm
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l.. ~ v. II. 1
Train.
Florida Limited. via Nashville,
Atlanta and AacUn.-.-..-
Fast Mail-EVansyille. Nash
vile. Birmingham. MoutgOm-
cry. Chattanooga, Atlanta,
Mobile. New Orleans and
Jacksonville. Fla: Charles
ton. $ C....--......--.-
southern Express TO Evans
yi.le, Nashville. BIRMINGHAM.
Mobile. New Orleans. Thorn
asville. Jacksonville. PalRt-
Ia. OEala and st Peters
DhrC.
L.. H. N ST. L. RY. blend
Train.
FdSt Mail-Owensh0ro. Clover
port. Louisville and the East.
iSSttIh f.NpresS o~W-usbpro.
rioN-Tpurt. Louisville and the
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Business Mems Credit Association and TO a
agency.
The Common Circle. located at Chicago. certi-
fes to a change OF name to the Progressive
Circle.
The Twill Buggy Top Supporter Company. To-
Gated at Chicago, certified 10 a change OF name
TO the Safety Lock Snap Manufacturing Com
pany.
The Louisiana Rice Lands Company. located at
Chicago. certified to a change OF name to the Per
feet Fit Clothing Company and the object Is
changed TO manufacturing wearing apparel.
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BOND SALES AT NEW YORK.
First Call.

New York, Aug. 25.-Sales of bonds were made
! here to-day as follows:
EEr.k Call
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MOBILE \ OHIO.
TOLEDO, ST. LOUIS AND WESTERN.
l.. a y. X. II

The Commercial Traveller
Toledo. Blu ffalo and New York $50 pm $50 am
TOledO and New York Express $500 am '5iS pm
Ramsey Accommodation 49,. ~ pm '9:6 an
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FRISCO SYSTEM.

Train. Depart. Arrive.
Valley Park Accommodation. 1854 am 10 80 am
Valley Park Accommodation. Is 80 am Is: IS am
Pacific Accommodating -. fs:25 am HIS pm
Paris Dallas. Ennis. Hous-
ton. Galveston. Carthage. Jop-
lin and Wichita ............. $50 am s7.7o nm
Pacific Accommodation ....-.. lie pm +iO:25 am
Valley Park III :35 pm ftl:s0 nm
Meteor and Worlds Fair Spe-
cial. for Springfield. Carthage,
Joplin. Wichita. VInita. Okla
horna. Denison. Sherman, Dali
las. Fcrt Worth. Waco and
Brownwood ....-.-.-...-. .. $3.50 pm Ell 30 am
Valley Park Accommodation. 1910 nm ts-I0 am
Pacific ........ 4S:2i nm tf:t0 am
Valley Park Accommodation. $3.50 nm isis nm
Valley Park Accommodation. t,aO pm tT:Ie nm
Texas and Kansas Limited. fo-
Eureka Springs. Fort Smith.
Paris. Dallas. GreenviTle. En-
MS. Corsicana. Houston. GAL
weston. Austin. San Antonio.
Carthage. Joplin. Wichita.
Burton and the west....... sS:s5 pm $50 am
Western Express. for SPRING
field. Vinita. Denison, Sher-
man. Oklahoma. Carthage.
joplin and EandPsha s1a. 10 mn s-.Igan
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CHICAGO. PEORIA AN
RAH"AV~ N
COTTON BELT

Train.
Arkansas and Texas Express
WA bismarck and DeitaD....
Arkansas and Texas Fast Mail
via Bismarck and DeIta1
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BURLINGTON

For Hannibal. H & ST. J.
points. Quincy. KeUkuk and
H1t4h6tO
Local to Hannibal .,,..
70! quincy and keokuk.......
ror st Paul. Minneapolis. via
Cdst SIDE line, Illinois ana
~ lSCOnsln
Ihe BurIingtJn-NC-then Pa
Cihc Express. for Kansas
Slty, ST. Joseph. N6rtAwest
Nshrdska. Black Hills. WvU-
Ln!nS. Montana. Washington.
PUGET Sound, Portland and
's--.-..---- -.
Twin city Express. for Mime
apolis. 81 Psul and Iowa.
Inc Nebraska. Colorado EY-
press for Denver, Colorado.
Utah and Pacific Coast. Via
81 joseph
Local 10 burlington ...........
Fer Northern Iowa, s.. paul
and Minneapolis ..-.
For Illinois, via East side line
TO Rock Island and Clinton.
For Dubuque and La Crosse
Jor Kansas City. Connect
filns. Omaha. 81. Joseph.
Denver. Nebraska. Colorado.
ltah and Pacific COast....,..
Local for Hannibal ...........
tor Alt0n-Ieave 7:4l a. m.
galiy; 1855 q. m. daily: 1880 D
gay; S:O p m. except Sunday:
sunday; $50 y. m. daily; 1:40
y m, daily; lis D. m, Sunda
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Reported by Whitaker < Co. 800 North Fourth
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RED MEN.

STANDING ELK TRIBE. NO IS.
order OF Red Men. meets every Thursday .Iee1
at Drulds. Hail. southeast corner Ninth ara
Markst streets First Thursday OF each moon.
Adoption. degree: second Thursday. WARRIOR a..
gree: third Thursday. Chiefs degree: fourth
THURSDAY. tribal business. Visiting chiefs INT.
ed 10 our councils c. W. FRAZEE Sacber
Eleventh street and Franklin avenn.
e e Townsend. C.. OF r.. 1905 Misssssinn,
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ST. LOUIS, Is. c. y COLORADO X. X.
Fram Union Station1

Train Depart Arrive.
iOl and IG2 Mail and Express
GascOnade River and inter-
mediate points .-.......--... '5:I5 pm 800 am
l05 and LOG. Accommodation
GaScOnade River and inter
mediate points = 10 am .T.S7 nm
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or five nice buildings to rent or
sell to new comers, or who ever
wishes TO rent or purchase.
He will run a planning machine
of his own, and his brother, MIR.
J. N. Sauls. will proceed at once
to build a dry kiln TO season lum-
Der for the proposed building.
This is IL long stride in the way
of industrial progress for Cades,
and it is to be hoped that the ex
ample thus set will be followed
by other of our citizens. There
is no reason why Cades should
not be a ffourishing town, as it is
situated in the milst of a fine ag-
ricuItural section. All that is
needed is little more public
spirit and the factor that is essen
tial to boom any town spirit of
cooperation. lVANHoE.
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Bennett Swamp Bubbles


The watermelon season is nearly
ended.
The harvest season IS ap-
preaching rapidly.
J. l.. Lesesne visited friends
here a short while since.
The young folks are glad to well
home MISS Nellie May Montgom-
cry, who has recently been away
on visit to relatives. She re-
turned Sunday, accompanied by
Miss Rosalie Montgomery.
Jimmie Bodiford of Black River
attended Sunday shool last Sun
day at the Mulberry school house.
The Coleman Road base ball
team will play Black River club
on Saturday afternoon, July 26.
j. A. Bradham visited Greeley
vile Saturday on business.
This community was shocked
b. the death of Eugene Lesesne,
who died on July 9, 1902, after a
painful illness. He was 2S years
old at the time of his death.
On account OF the inclement
weather there was no preaching
at Mt. Hope church Sunday.
The family of Mrs. j. A. Nc
Ghee were badly frightened last
Friday by mad dog. No one
was bitten and the dog was killed
by j. w. Timmons.
The Mallard Lumber CO. has
the finest crop it has ever cult
waited Oh Bennett Swamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Timmon>
are visiting the family Of z. G.
Mcknight this week.
Misses Mamie and Alice Brad
ham. accompanied by MIR. Elliott
Mcknight, are visiting the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ragin
this week.
Good wishes to you, Mr.. Editor.
and TIE COUNTY RECORD.
WILD VIOLET.
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TMxt Scranton and
JohnsonWMe =:

Crops are in need OF rain. The
people of Jay and Prospect Sec
tions have not had a good rain IN
five or six weeks. From a little
below Prospect 70 Johnsonvllle
there was a very good rain on the
I4th.
There is a good deal of sickness
'twixt Scranton and Johnsonvilie.
Mr.. L. B. Roper. whom | reported
sick in my last article, has bad
case of typhoid fever and is still
in a critical condition. Mrs. j.
w. Brown and also Mrs. A. A.
Brown of Leo are sick Of
typhoid fever, and Mrs. Walter
Poston is afflicted with the same
malady. Mrs. Poston has been
very ill for several weeks, and at
this time her recovery seems
doubtful.
Mr.. r. Z. Browns wife has been
down for seven or eight. weeks
with what the doctors call stub
born case OF malarial fever. She
is improving very slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selden Lawrence
are the happy parents OF a bright
baby girl about two weeks old.
The writer had the pleasure of
partaking of picnic dinner at
Mr. Bennie Lawrence's residence
on Saturday, July II. l could
not get there in time for dinner,
but the good lady Of the house,
who had given me an invitation
some days before, put up my
dinner until | got there, which
was very much appreciated.
Eco.
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+: cades Chronicles.

Leroy Sauls is very i'll at this
writing. Miss Emma CarS'en has
also been on The SICK list. but is
somewhat better.
S. B. McGill returned Saturday
from Florence, where he has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. w. b
Gregg.
l am sorry to report the serious
illness of little Thornton, a son ol
Mr.. w. p. McGill. 1t is feared
that the little fellow has typhoid
fever.
MIR. q. L. Sauls has recently
placed a graphophone in his store
which is the source of much
amusement, especially to the
small boys. The instrument can
be heard $50 yards.
Col. Pete Epps sold some TO-
bacco at the Star Warehouse last
FRIDAY for &c. He says that Mr.
Hail is the man to handle your
ttobacco.
In speaking of the water in
Nront of the Methodist church last
week, the writer mad not the
slightest intention of rejecting on
any individual, and he regrets
that it was thus construed by
some. the comment was intended
not as a criticism but merely as d
suggestion. While there Is nc
special committee appointed to
look after the churchyard, | should
think it the duty of every one
interested in the church to attend
to such matters.
Col. Pete Epps had the pleasure
of visit from his nephew, j. j.
Epps, OF Clarendon, few days
ago.
Mrs. 6. T. Reeves died last
Saturday evening few miles
from town. She was the wife OF
Mr.. Reeves OF Virginia, who is
looking after Mr. j. !. NJ. Ora
hams tobacco crop. The remains
were carried TO the old home at
,Scuth Boston, Va, for interment.
The bereaved husband has the
sympathy of the community.
Cades is certainly on the up
grade. Mr.. G. L. Sauls has some
of his land cut into acre lots,
one of which he has sold to the
HartsyilIe Oil Mill Co. This con-
Germ intends 10 erect ginnery on
their lot with 8 70=saw gins. Al
the same tine Mr.. j. n. Sauls will
continue TO operate his ginnery at
this place. With these two plants
shere. both of aheT TO be equipped
with modern r,achinery, Cades
will be one of the best points in
the county for the farmers to bring
cotton to get 1t ginned. The
Hartsville Co. will begin work at
once on their enterprise.
Or bis other lots Mr.. q. l.
Sauis contemplates erecting fonl
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Rev. Mr.. James filed the pull
PIT at Black Mingo church last
Sunday.
Some of The farmers OF this
community are curing tobacco.
Walter Nesmith of this neigh
borhood visited friends near King
stree last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. McColl Heming.
way are on visit to Mr.. Heming-
ways brother. Mr.. Alfred Heming-
way of RHEIMS.
Mrs. Il. j. Nesmith of RHEIMS
is spending some time with her
parents. MFR. and Mrs. John 5.
Graham, at Morrisville.
GALA LILY.
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|,''''''N, nMl N,N' N'N,k

Pare Nrugx. Chem. =
icals and Medicines. -
Pa tent a nd MOn.Secret "a
Preparations. All -
kinds OF Druggisfs =
SundrieS, Toilet fe. =
quisit. y. Fancy Per. -
funery and Flay0rinG -
Extracts. Also Paris =
Green. Garden Needs. =
Cold and Refreshing Drinks, -
Of every kind. Soda =.
Water.Cocn Cola, Etc. -
and n fine line Of Fresh -
Fruits. Fancy Candies. =.
Tobacco, CiEa. nnd =
Cigarettes. -
,ISIIiIIill SkIiik StyIIJ SSIJSlS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-04-12
Bra II ms, the COmpOser,

For everything fresh. simple and
genuine Brahms had the hcartiest
love. He is said to have always car
ricd candy in his pocket for the chill
dren he knew, and lady described in
q letter hoy she had seen him on the
hotel piazza on all fOurs clambercd
over by his young playmates. lie was
on cordial terms with walters and
servants and told Mr.. Henschcl with
emotion the story Of serving maid
who lost her position in order to shield
a careless pOstman, who. being mar
ried. could not afford to lose his.
Another pretty story, showing at
once his modcsty and his cathOlcity
of taste. rccOunts how all the musical
friends of the daughter of Johann
Strauss. the great waltz composer,
were writing their names. with phrases
from their works In her album. When
1t was his turn. the composer of the
German requiem wrote the opening
phrase of the "Blue Danube" waltz
and underneath it the words. Not.
regret to say, by your devoted friend,
johannes I;rahms' So wholesome
and unaffected was the character of
this great man.-OutlOok.
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SALARY is SMALL.


But 1t Is Possessed of On2 Decidedly
Great Advantage.
''In regard to the proposition of raising
the pay of congressman | recall Il con
vcrsation held some years ago between
two noted representatives from my
state" said William III. Sargent Of
Texas.
"Roth, alas, are dead. One was the
big Drained and good hearted David Il.
CulbcrSon and the other his colleague
Colonel Buck Kilgorc. KilgOre WAS in
n discontinued mood one night and re-
marked to his friend: 'CulberSon, I'm
gettin" tired of this congressional life.
It's stale and fiat and very unprotita-
bic. \ man can't save Il dollar of his
salary. I'm going home to resume my
profession. Confound it. how do they
expect Il fellow to get along on $1,000 Il
year and live dcccntlyT
81 know it's mighty little, Buck
mighty little quoth CulbcrSon, but re-
member Buck. it's powerful rcyular""
-Washington Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-04-12

THE man with the strangest Occupa-
tion | ever met" said man who re-
Gently returned from abroad, was a
young fellow in Paris. He made his
living by giving birthday parties. He
did not make a good living, it is true,
but he kept body and soul together.
lie would invite n number of friends
10 come up to spend the evening with
him in honor of his birthday. He was
poor, but good musician. They had
pleasant time, and then some one
would suggest a drink. The host was
poor. he explained, but he would 20
for the drink. On each trip he made
he held out small sum. This sup
ported him for day or two until he
could pick up more friends and have
another party"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-04-12
BOATS BEFORE THE ARK.
PaiNsmEs In Egypt show That Noah
Did Not Invent ships.


1t is popularity supposed that NOah's
nrk is the first ship of which we have
any record, but Egypt. that land of
mysteries and surprises, shows paint
lngs of boats that were built and navi-
gated at Il far earlier period than 2S4O
Il. c.. which is the date usually as
signed to the flood. 1t may have been
one Of her boats thus pictured that pro-
vided Noah and his three sons with
proper model for the ark though the
proportions must have been different or
iewer animals must have existed.
J. de Morgan, the French Egyptolo-
gist, several years ago discovered in
brick vaults near Cairo a number Of
boats that are certainly as old as the
perhaps n bit older. They are, it is
true, but small craft, measuring 33 feet
long, Z or s wide and 80 to 36 inches
deep. They resemble in general form
the pictures painted by early Egyp-
tian artists, which show what boats
were used seventy and even eighty cen
turics ago. And today when the fcllah
steps aboard his small oar propelled
skilf he uses vessel the shape of
which has been little impoved during
the ages that have passed since the
shepherd kings ruled the valley of the
Nile.-Philadelphia North American.