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The Washington times., 1902-12-21
KING ALFONSO WINS BOTH

Of Santiago, the minister OF war. More
over the cortes has been dissolved. and
a new general election ordered. which
will take place about next April. which
will give time to the new admlnistra-
tion TO so reorganize the entire system
Of provincial government as to assure
an overwhelming Conservative majority
at the polls
Senior Silvelas' Record.
Senior siIveIas. fortunately for the King
is one Of the most honored and steriial;
figures In the political life of Spain He
has much in common with the French
ex- Premier Waldeck- Rousseau. and like
the latter has been the leader of the bar
OF his country. sacrificing the larges,
and most lucrative practice I'm Spain
when he accepted the premiership short
ly after the war with this country. He
severed his connection witt the legal
profession on that occasion. not only
for the period that he was TO remain IN
office, but also for the subsequent Dor
| tion Of his career. on grounds which
afford a remarkable Illustration Of his
high mindedness and integrity. The
reason which he gave for leaving the bar
was that the custom OF ex-premiers and
ex-cabinet ministers figuring as counsel
IN court IS not calculated 20 promote
the impartiality OF judges or to inspire
popular confidence in the latter's strict
sense Of justice.
All over the continent OF Europe the
judges are subordinate 20 the govern
ment. and depend upon the premier and
upon the minister OF justice for their
promotion and distinctions OF one kind
and another. Now a Judge know ing this,
and finding among the counsel in his
court a lawyer who has already once
/ held the Office Of cabinet minister. and
who Is likely TO become a cabiuet min
/ lister again. viii naturally be tempted
to earn the latter's goodwill 0y grant
/ ing decisions iH favor OF the cause nc
! represents. At any rate any Judgment
that the bench might deliver in favor
/ OF the cause would be exposed 20 the
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

suspicion OF partiality. Senior Silvelas'
action created an immense amount Of
discussion at the time. but was warmly
commended. both at home and abroad.
as the setting Of a singularly high
standard OF honor in political life His
attitude in this, however, is in keeping
with the remainder of his career He.
as well as Senior Villaverdc. to whom
ne has now intrusted the treasury de-
7artment. preferred 10 resign their port
folios in the Conservative cabinet of
the late Canovas del Castillo. ten years
ago. rather than to be parties to the
policy Of Don Romero RobIedo. then
minister OF justice in hushing up the
scandals in connection with tho extraor-
binary corruption and dishonesty OF
the municipality Of Madrid. notably OF
the then mayor and political boss. Senor
Bosch. an intimate friend and political
associate OF Robledo.
A Plot Recalled.
On yet another occasion when a move
ment was organized by Robledo and
certain Conservative ministers to trans
fer the regency from the young Kings
mother TO his aunt. the Infanta Isabella
on the ground that Christina was a
foreigner, and the princess entitled to
II as the nearest OF the grown VI
Spanish born relatives Of the King.
Silvelas declined to have anything "a
do with The plot. warned the Queen OF
its existence. and brought the whole
affair 10 naught In fact, his name
throughout the length and breadth OF
Spain Is synonymous with everything
that is honorable and loyal, and as such
he commands the respect Of all parties
even OF his foes. chief among whom Is
Of course, Romero Robledo. the per-
sonifcation Of all that is most corrupt
in Spanish politics.
Silvelas. while he can be very elo-
Quent, is as a rule rather cold concise
and sober o. speech. His manner, though
courteous, conveys an impression OF re-
serve. and his distaste for everything
that is theatrical and showy is most pro-
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
Suppression Of CLERGY.

Then there is the question OF the
wholesale suppression Of archbishoprics
and bishoprics. on the score OF economy.
and the taxation OF the religious orders,
to which the late government stood com
mitted in deference 20 popular clamor.
but TO which the present administration
has expressed itself as opposed.
These are but a few OF the popular is
sues, which are certain TO develop at a
very early stage into sources Of popular
disturbances and risings against the gov
ernment, and possibly also against the
throne The sentiment at the present
moment in Spain is Overwhelmingly in
favor Of administrative and economic re-
form. Of progress. of decentraliza-
tion-in one word. Of liberalism. And
it is Conservative government
that is In power for no other reason than
that the Liberals are so divided among
themselves. so rent asuuder into rival
factions. as TO render their continuance
in office for the moment Impossible. Add
TO these elements Of discordance. Romero
RoblcdO and his fellow dlssidpnt Con-
servatives. who openly avow their pref
erence for their party, such as it is. to
the dynasty. and who are bitterly op-
posed to Silyelas; and General WeyIer.
VINO now that ne has lost he portfolio
OF war feels that he has missed his
chance Of becoming military dictator
and is ripe for mischief and YOU and
that the outlook In Spain is singularlv
stormy and threatening. both for the
new cabinet and for the young King.
EN-ATTACUF
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
REFUND DuTY on CnAI

A measure relative to the coal prob
lem has been introduced in the House
The Dill is by Representative Hill II
Connecticut, and provides that there
shall be allowed and paid. under such
regulations as the Secretary Of the
Treasury shall prescribe. on all coal OF
every kind and form imported into any
port on the Atlantic Coast a drawback
or the Import duties paid. 20 and includ
ing The 30th day Of June. 1903.
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ligious schools and religious education,
a blow. i'm fact. at the religious orders OF
the kingdom. The decree was signed.
But inasmuch as Silvelas and the Con-
.servatives bitterly opposed it in the
cortes. It is doubtful whether. now that
they are i'm office, they viii apply the
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

Choice Of 1000 different titles. among
which are; The Hornets Nest. A Brave
Little Quakeress. Miss Lou. Peg Voting
ton. The Tory Maid. The Story OF Three
Burglars. A Rose OF a Hundred Leaves.
Love for an Hour Is Love Forever, Tat
tie Tales Of Cupid. A Colony OF Girls.
A Young Girls Wooing. Elsie Dinsmore.
Master Of His Fate. Mildred Keith. Be
side the Bonnie Brier Bush. Charm and
Courtesy in Letter Writing. Aurora
Leigh. His somber Rival. Barriers Burn
ed Away. The Observations Of Henry.
The Bow Of Orange Ribbon. Philip
Brooks Addresses. Lotus Eating. Age W
Fable Alice In Wonderland. Beulah.
Bitter Sweet. Blithedale Romance. Boat
Club, Bracebridge Hail. Count OF Monte
Cristo, Crawford. Descent OF Man. Dono-
van. Don QuiXcte, English Orphans, Erie
Train Boy, Grimms airy Tales. GULL
ver's Travels, Hardy Norseman In the
Golden Days, IyanhOe, John Halifax
Lamplighter knight Errant. Lorna
DoOue. Marble Faun. POe's Prose Tales.
QueeChy. Romance Of Two Worlds Scot
tish Chiefs, Taking Manila Tanglewood
Tales. Uncle Toms Cabin. Young Ac-
rotats, The Light of Scarthey. Free Joe
The Continental Dragons. The Cigarette
Makers Romance Ashes Of Empire. a
PuTitans Wife A Fair Barbarian. The
Great X & a. Train Robbery. American
Wives and English Husbands. Simon
Dale. The Herb Moon. Bonaventure: A
Story OF Louisiana. The Rudder Grange.
Under The Great Bear. The Last Meeting.
Able Constantin, Esops Fables, Black
Beauty. Black Rock. Dream Life. Evan
gelinc Flower Fables Hiawatha. Iuez.
Prue and l. Lucille Palmer Cox's
Brownie Book. Whitter's Poems. all the
poets and classics.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30

To the virtues of saffron whole vol
umes have been devoted, references to
some of the more important of which
are given in Canon Ellacombe's PLANT
Lore and Garden Craft of Shake
spcarc," where there is long article
OH the subject. Tie plant was chiefly
used for diseases of the lungs, whence
assisting the eruption of measles,
smallpox, etc Tin measles 1t is still Oc-
casionally prescrbed1; as n cardiac
and general stimulant, and as a diSes-
tive and strcngthcncr Of the stomach.
To this last (supposeD virtue its use
In meats" is due. I.ytc says that so
taken it "comforteth the stomacke
and causcth good digestion, and sod
den in wine it pr"scrvetn from dronk-
enncssc" 1t was also used as love
phitcr and still enters largely into
some popular recipes for making up"
horses.
The most extrarasant notions Of its
powers were formerly hcld. and some
old writer's went SO far as to term 1t
the king of vegetables. Even so late
as the middle of the last century 1t
held prominent place in our official
be used only as colOrinS and flavor
ing agent being incidentally almost
inert, it's property (such as it is) being
mildly stimulatirc.-NOtes and Que
ripS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30

stroll homcward the best promise
Thurston could get from her was that
when fortune came to both she would
marry him.
Beyond warmer handclasp when
they met and parted no alluSion was
made to the incident for several weeks.
Jack was polite and saw that II cam
paign was necessary. y coup would
not avail. The forces We're too evenly
egy, siege was necessary.
He induced her to change their res
taurant. The society people and those
who constitute the under crust had fol-
lowed the spnce writer's to the Ostrich.
The nanny had grown rich. and with
her Increased position came the belief
that she was losing money. running
accounts which never would be paid
by those who had virtually created the
place.
The new Bohemia was located In
Blccckcr street. The proprietor had
an Italian name and they drank log
wood Chinnti Mt 10 cents Il pint and
tried to like it. At the Ostrich the
eooki ing at least was clean. Here moth
Ing was. The hot summer days had
come Luigi was fighting the ice trust
at the expense of his patrons. who ac-
counted themselves fortunate If half
the dinner was catable.
Mabel wanted to change, but the bo-
hemians had not yet moved on. Thurs
ton noted the fact with satisfaction
and encouraged Luigi to prrSrvere.
even going TO the extent of writing up
the place while he paid his bill.
One August evening the revolt came.
The soup was thinner than Croton wa
ter. The fish fairly appealed to the
board of health for vcSti.atiOn. The
entree was worse, the roast but little
better, while the inevitable ice cream
was half melted and utterly without
flavor. MaberS best story had come
back that afternoon. She was sick and
discouraged.
Their table was in little nook free
from observation. She let her head
drop forward on her hand. ThurSton's
hand stole softly toward her own. 1t
was convulSively clasped as tear
dropped on it.
"Mahcl." he urged. don't you think
it about time you gave this sort of
thing up? You have lived eight months
in Bohemia. You see what an empty
farce il all is Let's go out and get
married and start housekeeping in the
morning. In place of coffee and rolls
we will have a real breakfast. We
will have a real home, and we won't
get indigestion from changing the ma
tionality of our stomachs every time
the leadin. bohcmians exhaust their
credit. We aren't real bohcmians.
dear. Let's 90 back home"
An energetic nod of the head an
swered the question, and Mabel looked
up. smiling through her tears. 81
wanted to when you first asked me-"
she said; "now I'm sorry l didn't say
yes then"
ThurstOn called the waiter. Carlo"
he said impressivcly. you take this
bill. Go up to the saloon on the corner
and get a bottle of real winc-the real
thing. you understand. not the stuff
we get here. We want to drink to our
last night in Bohemia"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
By EPES W. SARGENT
Copwiqht. 1901. bU 4. s. Richardson

Jack Thurston gaZed curiously across
The little table at the young woman
that Carl the presiding genius of the
Skye Terrier, with Il muttcrcd apology,
had seated opposite him. Time was
when the skye Terrier could afford n
table to every guest Now it was diff
cult to get even a seat.
1t was the first time that ThurstOn
had ever seen really pretty woman at
the Terrier. 1t was n novelty. Ills
soup grew cold rs he watched and ad-
mrcd. She was clearly timid, but bore
herself so well that even with the Ii
cenSe afforded by the supposed bo-
hcmIan tendencies of the place she was
well on toward the quarter section of
ice cream and he had lit his third
cigarette before he spoke.
She regarded him with absolute ter
ror for n moment when he made some
trivial remark, Tipping the ashes from
his cigarette as he did so to cover his
own confusion, but Thurston had n
face to inspire confidence, and falling
into the spirit of the thing commu-
nifty of interest soon ripened the ac-
quaintance.
Both had come from small country
newspapers to engage In Journals
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
what Ripe Smokers Have TO Fear.

Those who uce the pp' have to fear
eoithcliOma, otherwise called the can
Ger of the lips and Of the tongue. The
first of these is particularly common
among those who smoke short clay
Pipes. The cancer of smokers shows
itself generally at the point where the
STEM of the heated pipe is carried upon
the lower lip. That Of the tongue ap-
pears on the side where a stream Of
smoke is likely to strike the tongue ut
each inha lation. These two forms Of
q horrible disease are without doubt
the most serious that smokers can meet
with. 1t Is the fear of these fOrmida-
BILE accidents that has converted many.
The frequency Of theri, however,
snJuld not be ovcrrated. Statistics
alone can give rs an idea of the truth.
Those of the city of Paris show that
there ere 15J cases each year of deaths
caused jy cancer of the mouth, while
the nuLlber Of smokers in Paris itself
l estimut te to be at least $4,000. Ad-
mittirg that half Of these make use Of
the pipe and that all Of the cases of
cancer can be attributed to them, there
is but one victim to every thousand
pipe smokers. - Revue des Deux
MondeS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
ErhS Old Way of Passing Bills.

A document found among the Duke
# rsutiand's papers at Belvoir castle
Sla.ows n curious light upon the mode
Of getting private bills through the
house Of commons In the days Of King
Charles III. The case In hand was the
GivOree bill of John. Lord de Roos. an
affair that caused great deal Of gos-
sip in it's day. One Of his lordship's
agents wrote in January. 1867: 'On
Wednesday last l got six and forty of
the house Of commons to the Dog tav-
ern. in the palace yard at Westmin-
stsr. when were present Mr.. Attorney
General and Mr.. George MOntagu. AS
soon as they had dined we carried
them all to the house of commons, and
they passed the bill, ms the committee,
without any amendments. and ordered
1t to be reported the next day."
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AWHILE
tic career" in ThurStOn's case repre-
scntcd by a fifteen dollar week job
as n reporter on one of the minor pa
pcrs. She ran children's page for a
patent inside for twelve.
Both had decided to become bOhe-
mians, and as all the newspaper arti-
clcS they had ever read located Bohe-
mia in the cheap table d'hotcs they
had picked out the Terrier, which just
at that moment was atfortling free
food to the space writer's who gave
their attention to establishing rcputa-
tons for tenth rate cafes. This was
located on the east side and was sutli-
ciently dirty to commend 1t to the
seeker after the unreal.
Her name, she told him, was Mabel
Evaline MantOn, but she signed NJ. +.
MantOn in a manniSh hand to the tales
she submitted to the magazines and
sought to be mannish, as all bachelor
girls should be-
She fairly hungercd for companions
ship, and each evening (ThurstOn
worked on IN evening paper and was
off the early. shift at I oclOck) found
them at the same table in the Terrier.
Here she brought her manuscript for
revision, here he told his hopes and
fears. When the influx of novelty seek
ing society grew oppressive, they
moved on to the Blue Ostrich, in
Thompson street. conducted by an old
black nanny, who gave them Mary
land chicken instead of goTiash and
corn pone instead of bread sticks.
They We're going home one night
about six months after their first meet
ing when ThurstOn proposed. His sal
AIRY had been raised 50 Il week. and in
the pride of wealth he told her that he
thought that with economy he could
undertake the support of Il family, If
only she would consent. He was a
manly straightforward fellow, and his
avowal of love was the sort that would
appeal to any good woman. They had
been walking uptown and were resting
on one Of the benches in Washington
square.
She regarded him wistfuily for
awhile Her face went first white,
then red. Thurston, eagerly studying
her expression, was torn between ex-
ultHtion and fear. \ tremendous up
heaval was going on within. Love was
struggling with some intruder, and the
conflict was sharp.
When at last she spoke, there were
tears in her eyes. I'm so sorry, Jack"
she said softly. Il do love you; l real
ly do. but 1t would xiii my career.
have come here to work and win. Mar
riage would spell al my chances"
Thurston mentally consigned careers
to place where they would be very
apt to shrivel up and gave voice to
many arguments, but I'll In vain. Ma
bells head was filed With all the nom
sense written about Bohemia and the
necessity for being bachelor girl II
one would succeed in literature. Her
mind was set upon success, and she
never realized that she was starving
soul and brain 10y living In makeshift
apartment and eating with the bOhe-
maus, where the feast of reason was
supposed to atone for lack of food.
Again st this fixed idea even the ar
guuIent of her own heart was unavail-
ing. aud when they resumed their
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
POWERFUL MECHANISM.
The Picking Up Machine Used In
Graphing Ocean Cables.

Graphing Ocean Cables.
A truly wonderful piece of mechan-
ism Is the picking up machine used
in all graphing and cable hoistlng op-
e-ntions. 1t is a powerful variety OF
the steam winch family, but also
most arlstocratic and elaborate men,
Der, fitted with gear changing clutches,
patent brakes and other Ingenious ap-
plIaness. To give some Idea of its ca
liabilities IN dry figures 1t can at slow
Epeed' lift twenty-five tons at the rate
of one mile an hour or at fast speed
ten tons ut the rate of four miles an
hour. Moreover, 1t can he quickly al
tered and adapted to changing clrcum-
stances in speed or lifting weight.
All being made ready, the big grap-
mel. attached to 700 or 800 fathoms Of
chain and rope Is passed over the bow
shcave. or pulley. and as soon as 1t
peaches bottom the ship is sent slowly
ahead. Back and forward across the
path of the cable. rs pointed out by
the friendly marking buoys, we steam.
Several times the grapnel catches
something. only to lose its hold again.
probably an inequality upon the bot
tom, although bosun's mate mumbles
"mermaids' grottoes," but Mt last comes
steady strain. Every soul on board
hangs over the bow, watching the
grimy grapncl rope come steadily up
and over the we'll oiled pulley. At
length the grapnel itself appears, hold
Ing tight on to the truant.-Iippin-
colts Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30

Over on the eastern shore of Mary
hand there was man who was suffer
ing from n severe case of Shakes" as
they call fever and ague in that coun-
try. One morning the local physician
called Oh the patient and asked him
how he felt
"N-n-not a bit b-b-etter," was
the shaking mans reply.
"Your case is very peculiar one
and hard to take hold Of" remarked
the doctor sympathetically.
YES, th--that's So" remarked the
patient. trying to smile. THE Cease
sh-sh-shakes so l don't w-wonder
you c-c-can't get hold of it."-Wash-
ington Post.
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present pOntiff and has served the lat
ter in number of delicate and i'm
pOrtant missions. In 1892 Pope Leo
sent him to Brazil to rcOrganizc the
church there. and on his return three
years later Father Gotti received the
red hat of cardinal.
Cardinal GOtti is Il man of engaging
presence, Il distinguished orator and
master of the French and Italian
language. Despite the high position in
the church of the new prefcct of the
propa Uganda, he continues to live the
life of n Carmelite monk, sleeping in
cell on Il hard mattress and subsiSt-
ing on the plaincst of fare.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
May Day Custom In Belgium.

The most honored month of the year
in Belgium Is the month Of May,
known as the Virgins month and con-
secrated to the Virgin Mary. In the
province of Liege young maidens have
a quaint way Of predicting their love
affairs this month. A group Of girls
arrange to meet at sunrise and start
to walk through the fields until they
come to hedge, quite unobserved
from the highway, where they gen.
orally choose honeysuckle bush be-
meath the protecting branches of
which to perform their mystic opera
tions. Each maiden selects three
blades Of dew laden grass. the tops Of
which she cuts to equal length and to
each Of which she attaches colored
silkcn thread. Black represents a
bachelor, red an unknown lover and
green the secret desires of the maid
ems heart. Ten days afterward they
return to the same spot where they
Left the blades growing. and that blade
Of the three chosen which has sur
passed the others in height reveals the
lu~pr the maiden Is destined to have
WV York Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
DESIGN FOR NEW FILIPINO COINS.

being some from Rear Admiral Taylor.
The award. however. was made to a
Filipino named Figueroa, whose draw
ings were adjudged the most original
and appropriate.
On the diverse of the plan submitted
by Senor Figucroa appears draped fe-
male figure with streaming hair. In
her left hand, which rests gracefully
oil her bosom, there is Il branch of
myrtle. while in her right is graSped a
hammer, which rests upon an anvil.
In the background is representation
of Mayon. the largest volcano in the Is
lands. This side of the coin bears the
denomination and the word "F'ilpinas."
The reverse of the new coins is sim
pie, bearing only an American shield,
representing the original thirteen states
This is surmounted 10y an eagle with
Outstrctched wings Around the top
are the words United States of Amer
lea" and at the base of the shield ap-
pears the date of coinage. On the OBJ
verse side in small letters. just below
the volcano is the name of the designer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
Their Words Stuck.

When Mark Twain was In Egypt, he
one day arranged with friend to meet
him at one of the pyramids. The latter
engaged two old but experienced Arabs
to guide him to the place. He after
ward complained that, although he had
some knowledge of their native Ian
guaGe. he could not understand any
thing that his guides had said to him.
You should have hired younger
men," Mr.. Clemens told him. "These
toothless old fellows talk only gum
Arabic"