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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
ISrcVitieS.

The Electric Light company people
have vastly improved their plant in the
erection of new and more slightly poles.
If they would paint them with Devoe
paint and prohibit their DETACHMENT by
Pearline and Pilene tin-stickers and
other mutilatOrs of natural and artificial
objects, their plain duty will have been
done.
Privately tx. y. H." writes of the
JOURNAL as "your very useful and far
reaching paper" And another gentle
man, sending an order for job work,
says "kindly mention as coming event
in the JOURNAL this week 50 the people
will read it."
| The Mayor, several Councilmen and
Surveyor were on the disputed water
producing territory Wednesday looking
into the stot"S of the land which. it is
feared, the town does not own.
A charge of felonious assault, ending
with woman and two men going to
Jail Wednesday, looks like "six of one
| anu a. tiDLtu VI
The material for paving Union street
is said to be pn route.
Reader, take up any other current
issue of an Out-of-city weekly and see if
a single one compares with this copy of
the JOURNAL in the extent of topics
treated and genuine information con-
yeyed. Look at both the diversity and
quality of remark and determine by
what paper these features are equaled.
Find out, especially, what paper gives
SO much within the same space. This
challenge is based on the assumption
that q"aiity is paramount to quantity,
for if the latter were wanted the JOUR
NAL IA "space-writer, it could occupy
] four times the area and say no more.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
New Business Locals.
4 Cure for Cholera Infantum.

Last May" says Mrs. Curtis Baker, of
Bookwaltcr, Ohio IAN infant child of our
neighbor's was suffering from cholera infan-
tum. The doctor had given up all hopes of
recovery. took bottle of Chamberlain $
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhra Remedy to the
house, telling them | felt sure it would do
good if used according to directions. In two
days time the child had fully recovered, and
is now Cnearly a year since vigorous,
healthy girl. | have recommended this
Remedy frequently and have never known
it to fail in any single instance For sale
by all druggists
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
MURPHY

MURPHY.
Manager Murphy, of Midland is still
holding the SOL. 46 belonging to the Frost
burg club his long article in the Midland
Press notwithstanding.
However, it is said we got off very for
tunately, as the Vale Summit team played
there since and after winning the game, was
peremptorily ordered off the lot altogether,
and as yet has never received cent of their
earnings.
As to Frank Spatcs being "a wooden
INDIAN we have nothing to say, but we
sometimes wish Murphy was "a wooden
Indian"
Mr.. Murphy says if umpire John Tennent
awarded the game of August ID to Frostburg
he did so in private, as no one else seemed
to be aware of it. Mr.. Murphy surely re-
members that he told the representative of
the Frostburg club that ''he (Murphy) was
doing this-not the umpire" and, further,
neither the Frostburg team nor the mana
ger ever left the grounds till umpire Tennent
told them to leave. This is not so "ery
''absurd."
Then he asserts that the score was to 3,
Midland, not even manager Murphy himself,
believes this. 'Whiskers' Cunningham,
himself one of the men Murphy claims
scored, admits he was touched out between
second and third base by DIN Gunnett.
The Frostburg club has never quit a game
at any time or place, and at Midland August
ID it was always ready to resume
PLAYING when the Midland team would COM
plv with the orders of the umpire, believing
then as now that he is the one person to be
oheved in Il baseball game,
Mr.. Dillon had nothing to do with the
game August =, rs everyone, even Murphy,
knows. DIN Gunnett had charge. Mr.
Dillon was not even allowed on the players
bench, as the police at Midland will testify
THE SICK.
George Coleman, the second baSeman OF
the local team, who has been very ill at hi,
home on Grant street is much better, and il
is believed he will be himself shortly.
tom" Jackson has been ont of the game
the past two weeks on account of an injury
10 his good right hand. Ii is feared he will
y not he able to play again this season.
COMING EVENTS.
"Our Own" will play Meyersdale at
that place Monday next labor Day.
the last of series of 3, each enjoying a
credit of l.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
MOUNTAIN LAKE.

Evidently Keno was up there last
Saturday. At any rate he writes that
Our Own on that day won Il most in
tereSting game from the local team of that
place.
Entler, late of the Midland clnb, did the
twrling for "Our Own" and to his excellent
playing are the latter indebted for the vic
\ tory. Erred" was in splendid form and his
great talents were with him all the while.
His pitching kept his opponents marveling
from start to finish. He struck out II men.
Only two hits were made by Mountain
Lake. Besides, he scored the winning run
in the NINTH making a two-base hit to right
field. So he virtually won his own game,
making a record never equaled i'll this local
ity by any pitcher.
Owen Jackson caught Il very pretty game,
and his throwing to base was feature.
The remaining members of the team
played good ball all round, and the old town
may well feel proud of their behavior while
on the mountain-top.
For the local team Carr, the pitcher, a
little bit of felow-harlly as big as Il good
sized clothes-pin, can pitch good ball has
all the essentials that 90 to make Il good
twirler, and his support was certainly fine.
The following is the score by
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30

Bob White and Hollomon's Speciality
Havana Cigars are 1O-cent in quality, D.
cent in price.
They will he found equal to any $50
a thousand 1O-cent Cigar made.
Only ) cents everywhere.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Mrs. David Morgan sent the JOURNAL
Wednesday crab-apple twig bearing
about 30 mature apples. Of bright red
and white, they constitute the prettiest
boquet in Frostburg at this writing.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
\ World Wide Reputation.

Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhua Remedy has world wide reputation
for its cures 1t never fails and is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by all druggists.
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend in new form. 1t is prepared for the
particular benefit of sufferers from nasal
catarrh who are used to an atomizer in
spraying the diseased membranes. All the
healing and soothing properties of Cream
Balm are retained in the new preparation.
1t does not dry up the secretions. Price, in
Guiding spraying tube, - cents. At your
druggists or Ely Bios, 56 Warren street,
New York, will mail it.
The hest ysic-Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Easy to take. Pleasant
in effect. For sale by all druggists.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
The pubIic SbouId Paw All.


The truth of the matter is-all of the
street from curb to curb belongs To the
pubiic, especially the riding and driving
public.
In very many instances the owner of
the abutting property has no use for it
whatever.
BY some strange diversion of logic,
however, it is held that the right to buy,
pay for and keep up the property sub
jects him to the obligation of improving
it further-not for his own qualification,
but for he brnrft and "se Of III" pHbIr.
SO when the transfers want to haul
heavier loads, or the liverymen and
others who affect fast horses, or the
cyclists and autOmObilists want smoother
riding, he m"st be torrd one-third IF H"
cost to provide what they want.
1t is no excuse to say that is 1.-The way
it is done in Cumberland"
1t is not right, no matter where done.
The JOURNAL will go still farther and
contend that it is the towns duty-nOt
only to make the street as well as keep
it in repair, but to lay the pavements
and keep them in repair.
These duties are due to the public i'll
and out of town and to the taxpayers as
mass; to the town for the sake of
symmetry and uniformity of street and
pavement.
Under the current system of ono sys-
tenn" the town has diversity of pave
ment and street widths, of brick and
stone sizes and all sorts of curbs and
grades.
And under the precedent now estab-
lished on Union street, the JOURNAL is
tempted to predict that not another
street in Frostburg will ever be paved.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30

Charles G.. Watson, attorney, sold r.
T. Noers property, on Wood street, at
public sale Tuesday to Conrad Wiebrecht
for 1919.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30

Innings: l q 9
"Our Own went to Mountain Lake
Park Thursday. Played two games
with team of that place, winning both
morning to 1; afternoon ii to 5. The
latter game was played at Oakland.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
ABusiness Obligation.

Advertise in the JOURNAL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30
$1OOot.o,
Reward

LNOR THE ARREST AND CONVICTION
l. of anyone
Placing Stones or any other Obstruc-
tiOnS on the Tracks, or for
any other Property of the Cumbcr-
land and Electric Railway Company.
|. b. ID. SPATZ
Aug 30-it Superintendent.
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TOWN AND VICINITY.


\ Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-30

Manager Murphy, of Midland, is still
holding the SOL. 46 belonging to the Frost
burg club, his long article in the Midland
Press Notwithstanding.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02

not be glad to be able to identify every
national flag on sight? This pretty
recess or home game will help you to
acquire this knowledge.
Like most of the instructive games 1t
requires some preparation. In all the
large dictionaries and in many ency-
clopedias and gazeteers may be found
all the flags of the nations, printed in
colors, and they are usually printed
on page all together. Let some one
who has box Of water colors paint
the flags on a sheet of white card
board, putting a number under each
flag, instead Of the name Of it's coun-
try. Then as many sheets Of paper
should be prepared as there are per-
sons to take part in the game, with
numbers down the left-hand margin of
each sheet.
When you are ready to play the
game, give sheet of paper TO each
player, tack the cardboard up in plain
view, and allow, say half an hours
time for the players to write opposite
to the numbers the names of the ma
tions that belong there. No. 1, for
example, will be the United States;
No. 2, Great Britain; No. 3, France;
No. 4, Russia; No. 5, Italy; and so on.
When the time limit has expired let
the leader of the game collect the pa
pers and check them off by key which
he or she has for that purpose, and the
player that has the most correct num-
bers wins the game. If the game is
played at home prize may be offered
say a small U. S. flag made Of silk.
It is not necessary that the flags
should be drawn on the cardboard in
a really artistic way, though the more
neatly it be done tie bctter.-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02

me out OF the way. But you've not
done it yet, Mr.. Hayle," I continued,
bringing my fist down with q bang
upon the table, "and what's more,
clever as you may be, you are not
| likely to accomplish such an end.
You'll discover that I can take very
good care of myself, but before very
long you'll find that you are being
taken care of by somebody else"
"This is strange affair indeed,
Mr.. Fairfax" said the manager, "and
it is evident that have been of some
assistance to you. I need not say
that I am very glad, the more so be-
cause it is evident that our company
is not involved in any system Of
fraud. I will not disguise from you
that I had my fears that it was the
beginning of trouble for us ALL
"You may disabuse your mind of
that once and for ALL" 1 answered.
eff there is any trouble brewing it
is for our friend, Mr.. Hayle. That
gentleman's reckoning is indeed like
ly to be a heavy one. I would not
stand in his shoes for something"
There was a brief and somewhat
uncomfortable pause.
| "And now allow me to wish you a
very good afternoon" the old gentle
man observed.
Good afternoon" I replied, "and
many thanks for the service you
have rendered me. 1t has helped me
| more than I can say"
pray don't mention it, my dear
sir, don't mention it," replied the
kindly old gentleman, as he moved
towards the door. 81 am very glad
to have been useful to you"
ITO Be Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
Carried Away by q Tiger.

The men who are surveying rail-
road through the North Cedar Hills, in
India, often find It we'll to fight shy
of man-eating tigers. A few weeks
ago, Mr.. Lodder, the assistant engi-
neer, was going with party of nine
men to work in thick jungle, when a
tiger suddenly sprang forward, seized
man by the throat and made off.
Mr.. Lodder, armed only with a
Ratchet, at once gave chase, hoping
to overtake the tiger before it should
kill it's victim. Three of the men fol-
lowed their leader. They ran along
the trail, which was marked by spots
and splashes of blood and by bits of
clothing They heard the tiger crash
ing drought the jungle ahead, and
soon coming up with it they ran it so
close that after dash of mile and
half it dropped it's victim. The poor
man was not merely dead, but his body
was so badly torn that there was
trouble in gathering the parts of flesh.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
A MAN OF INTUITION.
The Investment of n Small Sum of
Money That Was Made to Good
Advantage.

81 had just come back to the store
from my lunch one day." said the
merchant, as burglarproof safes were
under discussion, says the Detroit
Free Press, when a middle-aged man
with hard-up look entered my pri-
vate office after me. The object of
his call was to strike me for half a
dollar, and I am surprised yet that
l didn't at once turn him down.
guess it was because he had the look
of frst-class mechanic out of job,
and because trade was rushing with
me. To accede to his request I had
to open my big safe, and as I handed
him two quarters he thanked me and
added:
Excuse me, sir, but isn't that safe
of yours too dead easy?'
"'How do you mean?' I asked.
"'Why, it's a four-number combi-
nation, but you have it set only on
two. I think I could open it in a
couple of minutes
eff you can, IL give you five dol
lars said, feeling little nettled at
the door and stood back fer him, and
in less than 40 seconds he had swung
it open.
81 told you it was dead easy he
said, without a smile.
"'But how did you get on to the
combination?'
"'Oh, it's intuition, I guess. Bet
ter call in a man and have the lock
set on four numbers. It could be
opened then, but it might take an
hour or two. Thanks again, and good
day
81 didn't let the grass grow under
my feet" continued the merchant,
"and from that day on I carried a
heap less money in the safe. The man
might have been mechanic, but
somehow I've always had the idea
that he was safe cracker, and that
I made a good investment when
handed oven that $3.50. He might
have got $4,000 that night as easy as
rolling off a log"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
A Sweet, Seductive Voice.

"You can talk all you've mind to
about romance" growled the man who
can never keep anything to himself,
eve had enough of it,"
''Why, what's the matter?'
"Well, you know I have always
judged people more or less by their
voices. The other day I got call on
the telephone from somebody up on
Connecticut avenue, and the voice was
sweet enough to make you dream Of
peaches and cream. It was a real
sweet, coaxing kind of a voice. Hooked
the house up and found there was one
unmarried girl living there with her
father, a widower, and I got an intro
duction just on the strength of that
voice.
''Well, she was 40 years old, with a
voice like buzzsaw. The girl who ha
come to the telephone was the maid,
and she was about the color of good
chocola e."-Washington Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
A SILENT MESSAGE,

trembling went to gaze upon the dead
With fear some nameless horror there to
see.
But to my heart its sculptured silence said
20 quick and strong, be not afraid Of mel
There is no terror in this silence white,
This muted pause in life's activity;
Spare eXpiation vow, memorial rite,
But for thine own hearts ease weep over
me!
Fast on my closed and heavy-lidded eyes
Lie youth, love, passion, age, eternity,
The deep sea soundings of the centuries
E en- life itself is but part OF me!
1'Touch me or not upon the lips and brow,
Love will not wrong me in its memory;
Love cannot pierce my isolation now;
Give to the living all thou owest me!
matters it not the pyre, the sea, the soil,
For this that was the mortal part of me.
Fearless take up thy sacramentar toll;
Fearless meets death, LIES browning
yictory!''
Marguerite Merington, in New England
Magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
THE OBEDIENT FISH
Here's q Trick That Can Be Per-
formed by Any Bright Young
ster with a Steady Hand,

A raw egg is blown out, after boring
a small hole in both ends. One of the
holes is carefully closed with piece
of wax. Draw two large eyes on the
eggshell with lead pencil, as shown in
figure. Then make a little bag of two
pieces of red flannel. sewing them to-
gether along the dotted line. Put a
few pieces of shot or few small nails
in the bag as ballast, and pull the
bag half over the eggshell, with the
opening of the shell inside the bag.
The edge of the bag is fastened to
the shell with red sealing wax and
the fish is ready.
Put the fish in glass jar filed with
water, covering the jar with stiff pa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
THE OBEDIENT FISH.

per, which is tied with a piece of
cord
The ballast In the fish must be regu-
lated in such way that the fish can
swim ON the surface of the water, but
at the slightest pressure of the hand
against the paper cover sink to the
bottom of the jar. By pressing slight
ly on the paper cover little water
will enter the fish through the small
opening; the fish, getting heavier,
will sink to the bottom. By releasing
the pressure the compressed air
in the shell forces the water out, the
fish gets lighter and rises in the wa
ter. Don't let the spectators see the
little motions of the hand pressing
out the cover, and the fish will ap-
pear as if obeying your command to
rise or sink.-Chicago Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
MAKEUP SONG FOR SUMMER.

Wake up! wake up!'' chirps the sparrow
Don't you know it is Tomorrow"
L see your pipes robin bright,
Sleeping in the morning lightr'
Up! all lazy boys and girls,
Straighten out your tumbled curls!
Open eyes and brighten faces,
Don your smiles and pretty graces!
ALI the birds are long awake,
ALL the flowers an airing take,
And before they see your eyes,
They have calls from butterflies!
While the fairy winged sweet peas
Invite the golden-belted bees
To their breakfast In the shade
Playing pretty waiter maid!
The cows are eating clover tops,
Ane farmer tending to his crops;
Cocks are Growing, hens are feeding,
Flocks of fluffy chickens leading.
Listen! how the brooklet babies,
Washing smooth its shining pebbles
Taking pictures Of the sky,
Talking with the dragon-fy
Everything is wide awake
Hear the crickets In the brake
Grasshoppers, down in the grass,
Say: HAS 1t come to such pass
That the children sleep so late,
AS We heard the robin state?''
Oh, who would be sleepy-head
Lying in stuffy bed?
-Luella Curran, in Youths Companion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02

work, II not to take my nt> When
7 reached my hotel again, and went
to bed, I lay awake half the night
endeavoring to arrive at an under
standing of it; but, try how I would,
T could not hit upon satisfactory
solution. Upon one thing, however,
[ had quite made up my mind As
soon as tn, city offices were open, !
would call at that of the Santa Cruz
Mining company, and put few ques-
tions to Mr.. Bayley which I fancied
that individual would find difficult
and rather unpleasant to answer.
This plan I carried out, and at ten
o'clock I stood in the handsome
outer Office of the company.
ST should be glad to see the man
aging director, if he could spare me
a few moments" said to the youth
who waited upon me in answer to
his question.
"He's engaged, sir, at present." the
lad replied. eff you will take seat,
| however, I don't fancy he will be very
| long,"
I did as he directed, and in the in
terval amused myself by studying a
large map of the Argentine Repub-
lie, which hung upon the wall. I had
practically exhausted it's capabilities
when the door opened, and tall,
military-looking man emerged and
passed out into the street.
"What name shall I say, sir?" in
auired the clerk, as he descended
from his high stool and approached
me.
Fairfax" I replied, giving him my
card. 81 think the manager will
know my name"
The clerk disappeared to return .
| few moments later with the request
that I would follow him. Preparing
myself for what I fully expected
would be a scene, I entered the di-
rector's sanctum. It was hand
some room, and was evidently used
as board~room as well as an office.
for there was a long table in the
middle, surrounded by at least a
dozen chairs. At the furthest end q
gentleman of venerable appearance
was seated. He rose as l entered
and bowed to me.
I'm what way can I be of service
to you, Mr.. Fairfax?" he inquired
after I had seated myself.
81 am afraid there has been a mis-.
take" I answered, looking about me
for Mr.. Bayley. 81 told the clerk
that I desired to see the managing
director"
"You are seeing him." he returned
with smile, "for I am he"
''In that case I must have misun
derstood the gentleman who called
upon me two days ago." I replied
with some surprise.
do l understand you to say that
gentleman from this office called
upon you?"
eyes, a Mr.. Bayley, tall, good.
looking man, of between 3s and &C
years of age"
The old gentleman stared, as well
he might.
''But there is no Mr.. Bayley here
he said. ''We have no one of that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
NEW NATIONAL GAME.
Pretty Recess or Home Pastime That
Will Help Youngsters to Ac-
quire Useful Knowledge.

In certain company of grown-up
and well-educated people not Long ago
prize Of ten dollars was offered to
scrlption, or even name the colors, Of
Is different flags. Every member of
the company tried to do it, and every
one failed.
Now, there is no particular advan-
tage in a practical way in being famil
lar with the flags of all nations, but
there is satisfaction in knowing
things, especially if they are things
that the average person does not
know Is there boy or girl among
our readers, for example, that would
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-08-02
R1oAK thread and the le


stead Of the burnt thread, and the leass
bit Of draft or shaking will spoil the
experiment This trick can also be done
in the following manner: Take a small
piece of muslin and tie a piece of linen
thread to each of the four corners. rs the
figure shows, forming sort of ham,
mock This hammock, together with the
thread, place in a strong solution of
salt. as described before. Take 1t out
and dry it, and repeat this treatment
three or four times before the perform
ance Hang it up as shown in figure.
and put an empty egg shell in the ham,
mock. Set fire to 1t and you will see
that although the threads and muslin
are burnt up, the egg viii stay suspend.
ed In the air.