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Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05
New AdverhS
Do You Want To Be Strong?
We Have Poof at Hand that vinoI is
all that is Claimed For Il.

A good many of US have to go "to the
city, to get certain things.
We will save our friends and custom
ers the trouble of trip, at least SO far
as buying Vinol is concerned.
1t is one of the greatest tonic rebuilderS
that has ever been brought to our atten-
ton. Large quantities of it are sold in
all of the large cities of our state and
elsewhere. Now we have been appointed
sole agents for this place.
Ninol is better than cod liver oil for
everything for which this greasy mix
ture was prescribed.
The following from Chillicothe, Ohio,
writtenby Mr. George BurgoOn, who says:
"My wife was very much run down in
flesh and strength. Commenced taking
VINOL and she felt the beneficial re-
suits of it before the first bottle was
gone. She took four bottles in all and
received wonderful benefit. Her strength
returned and she gained materially in
weight. am happy to state that she
is now in perfect health and we give VI
MOL the entire credit for this happy re-
suit
Won't you please call on us and let us
tell you how NINOL does good or let us
send you book that tells all about it.
We sell Ninol under guarantee that
if it don't help you we will return your
money.
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05
Music In a Barber's Shop.

If we go from the gentlemans par
lor to the BARRIERS shop of the six
tecnth century, we find unmistakable
evidences of the popularity of music.
People would seem to have had more
time in those days than now and do
not appear to have minded waiting as
much as brisker mOdcrns, and so the
barber provided means to amuse those
who were waiting their turn. For this
purpose he had the virginals in one
corner the virginal being stringed
instrument, the precursor of our piano,
in which by pressing keys like our pi-
anO keys the strings were struck not
by hammer. as in our piano, but by Il
quill or elastic piece Of wood, of leath-
er or of metal. A virginal of Eliza
beth's time is still preserved in the
South Kensington museum in Eng
land.-Lippincott's.
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05
UNITED STATES.
ROADS OF AMERICA.
Progress In the Building of High
ways In the Country.

The influence of the mechanical steed
Oh our civilization is best eXcmpliticd
in the growth and improvement of the
country highways, which. in Il country
that stretches hctwccn two oceans and
includes within its boundary nearly all
the climates and physical charactCris
tics of Il mighty continent. have been
slowly evolved from the almost indiS
tinguiShable trail of the pioneer set
tiers into roads of high engineering
skill and achievement. says Gunt0n'S
Magazine. The American country
roads have Jagged in the develop
ment of the nations material growth
and expansion until within the past
few years. With the exception of
the few old pOStrOads, established in
colonial days. when the stagccoach
was the only vehicle for comfortable
travel. there were not more than two
Or three country highways of passable
physical condition, summer and winter,
score Of years ago in the United
States.
Military roads were the earliest i'm cX-
iStencc in all countries. and the protec-
tive necessity of having different parts
Of the empire joined together by high
ways over which an army could be
quickly moved inspired most of the
great engineering fcats in roadbuild-
ing of the past. This factor had little
or no influence in American Industrial
life. Our boundaries did not abut
those of powerful nations with whom
we might at any time wage war; con
sequcntly no thought of establishing
lines of fOrtiticatiOnS, connected by
military highways, ever entered the
heads of our most warlike legislators or
presidents Military roads were not
features of our national development.
and, though potent factors in the
growth of many European states. they
were almost nil in American history.
The modern rOadbuilding movement
is attributed to the bicycle and autOmo-
bile, but it must be said that it was
rather the conditions of the times,
which were ripe for the change that
made the popularity of these mechanic
al steeds. Railroad construction had
almost reached its limit, important
II WHY
each other so that they cut disastrously
into each Others profits and the most
important parts of the country were
Joined together by the ribbons of steel
Railroad stocks were declining in val
ne, profits were becoming reduced, and
capital was chary of investing in new
enterprises of this character
What the country needed was more
feeders country roads leading from
farms. mines and producing lands. For
months in the year the great agricul-
tural sections were shut off from the
railroads by almost impossible country
roads. Mills and manufacturing plants
located on streams or water that fur
niSh excellent motive power could not
market their products in winter. The
logging camps and the mining compa-
mics were likewise helpless in winter.
Thus for Il good portion of the year the
country commerce was paralyZed and
the producing ccnters We're cut off from
the world
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05
Government Clocks.

Scattered throughout the various
Washington departments are hundreds
of clocks and chronometers. which cost
the government annually thousands of
dollars. The chronometers are the most
expensive clocks in existence. and they
are to be found on board every war
ship of the United States. These time
pieces cost $400 each. The ones most
consulted are those in the marble room
of the senate and in the speakers lobby
of the house. Hundreds Of people daily
correct their watches by them.
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05
Guerrilla Warfare.

The word guerrilla is Spanish and
first came into common use in this
country during the time of the penin-
sular war; but Spain throughout her
long history has always been recOgniz-
ed as the country most ideally suited
for guerrilla tactics. There is no re-
gion in Europe in which it is more diff
cult to wage successful war. IF the
uEy of invasion is small. it is defeat
~ If it is large, it starves.'
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05
UNDER THE STREETS
VAST SYSTEMS OF TUNNELS BEING
BUILT IN LARGE CITIES.

New York. London and Chicago In
Process of Chnnge-BOstOn's Fine
subway system - Problems That
Face Centers of Population.
One of the most pressing problems OF
modern life in great cities is the trans
DortatiOn of the immense working pop
ulation to and fro between its place of
daily labor and its homes. SO serious
is the situation in such great centcrs of
population as New York, London, Chi
cago and other large cities that the
streets are inadequate for the move
mcnt of the n attitudes and must be
made to do double and triple service
SO great is the pressure for room that
the underground world has been in
vadcd, and vast systems of tunnels
have been built or are in course Of
construction.
In New York they are building sub
way. after years of cogitatiOn over the
matter. that is to cost many millions OF
dollars and is to afford increased trans
it facilities to that city. This work
has been acclaimed as one of the en-
ginccring marvels Of the age, and the
newspapers and technical publications
of the country have been full of de-
scriptions Of it. In the prosecution of
the construction operations the streets
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05

AN UNDERGROUND STATION, LONDON.
ever. the company has not constructed
them with view of utilizing them for
that purpose alone; hence the size of
the underground bore. Under most of
the streets the tunnel is 8 feet high by
& in width. In others. however. the
tunnel is II feet high by - feet in
width. or large enough to take the tele-
phone cable i'm on it's reels and enable
the workmen to properly distribute it.
Under its franchise the company
which is constructing these tunnels has
the right not only to string the wires
for it's telephone service. but to trans
nit mails and newspapers. This is
why the tunnels have been made so
large.
Boston has Just completed most
elaborate underground system of rail
road which connects with nearly all
the ferries and railway stations in that
city and is at Present the best existing
subway system in the world.
For many years London has lad un-
dcryround railways. but they were run
on such primitive methods as to eX-
cite ridicule. Recently Charles Il.
YerkcS of New York secured control
Of one of the roads and has been I'M
proving aud adding to it and ripping
open the bowels of London generally.
The trains on the new road are Operat-
cd and lighted by electricity, and the
stations are lined with white tile. This
road proved an immediate success and
its earnings the past year have been
large Mr. YcrkeS is preparing to still
further pytputl the system
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05

TUNNEL JUNCTION AT JACKSON AND DEAh-
BORN STREETS, CHICAGO.
Of New York have been torn up and
rendered impossible to the public for
months at time.
In Chicago Il work of practically
equal magnitude has been going on
under ground, but as there have been
no torn up streets or any external evil
dcnces of the work it has escaped pub
lie notice. With the single exception
that much of the New York excavation
has to be made through solid rock,
while that of the Chicago project is
through the treacherOuS blue clay that
underlies the city, there is but little
difference from an engineering stand
point in the character of the two en-
terprises, except that New York's sub
way is being built on the credit of the
municipality, while that in Chicago is
being constructed by private corpora
ton.
Today in the business portion of Chi
cago there are over five miles of these
construction is over mile month. \
thousand men, working in eight hour
shifts, are rushing this gigantic work,
and by the 1st of September the down.
town system of tunnels, which will
comprise thirteen miles in all, will have
been completed. Yet this will be only
IA beginning. Before the plans Of the
corporation building this subterranean
network will have reached completion
over fifty miles of tunnel will have
been built.
These tunnels are intended to carry
the wires of the new telephone COM
pany In building the tunnels. how
Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-05

Savages, so lar as Known. are ia
cupt from cancer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
Haysna's Filthy Prisons.

The Spaniards left all the prisons
in a most fllthy conditions filth that
cannot be imagined by an American.
The prisoners are for the most part
idle, and those who work make cigars
and cigarettes. Hundreds of prison.
ers do not know what they are
charged with. The judges, the keep
ers, and the records have no knoWl-
edge of when or why these persons
were incarcerated. l went with Maj.
Treat and Capt. Greble, two Of Cen
Ludlow's staff officers, on their official
inspection, and 1t was pitiful to hear
the prisoners beg the Interpreter to tell
their tale to the new officials. They all
hope for pardon. Their one idea OF
Americans is that they are here to
throw open the gateway of liberty.
Gen. Ludlow has convened court
that is investigating the records Of
Spanish injustice. In the city prisons
the filth and disorder were greater
than in the penitentlary, as all sorts
of low. drunken men and women were
thrown in together In one great cage.
No matter what the offense, no matter
to what stage of society the culprit
belonged, all were thrown into this
same vile den. Now prisoners are put
into different cells, according to their
cleanliness and condition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
Good War Story.

The history of the war has produced
nothing more humorous than the fol-
lowing letter to the secretary of war.
Its gpnuineness is vouched for by no
less distinguished authority than that
Of Colonel W. c. Church, editor of the
Army and Navy Journal:
ITO the Honorable the Secretary OF
War-Sir: | know 1t Is most presump-
tuous In me to address so great a man,
but firmly believing as do that you
truly have the interests of every In
diyidual soldier at heart, venture to
make a bold request that you will not
,tart the Second division of the Sec
ond brigade, First army corps now at
Americas, Ca, to Cuba until after the
18th of December, because my soldier
has a birthday about that time and l
want to send him birthday cake.
with candles, to remind him of home
and mother and you know the cake
would not stand transportation to
Cuba"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
The Grant, Ut Rome.

Here In the Forum were the soldiers
lounging in groups or advancing with
measured tread among the unordered
throngs, pushing all authorltatively
aside and preserving order, says AIMS
lees Magazine. Here. too, gathered I'LL
those people without any occupauon'
who appeared every week at the store
houses on the Tlber for grain, VINO
fought for lottery tickets to the circus
who spent their nights IN rlcke'y
houses in districts beyond the river,
their sunny, warm days under covered
portcoes and in foul eating-honses OF
the suburra, on the Milvican bridge
or before the 'insulae" of the great
where from time to time remnants
from the tables of slaves were thrown
out TO them. Last Of all, portions OF
these always took advantage OF that
custom of the Roman mobiles, who de-
sired TO shine as patrons Of the pubic,
N make themselves hangers-oll. IL
must be remembered that In those days
n patrons nobility was measured by
tho number of clients who mustered III
the morning and snluted him on his
first appearance on the balcony OF ms
house, Thereafter they lounged fof
the remainder of the day In the tenn
pies and portlcoes of the Forum lhey
whiled away the tagging hours when
separated them from the hoped-for In
yitation to dine with their patron Dy
scratching rude verses and coarse Jests
on the walls or pillars against which
they leaned, or by tracing on the
nayements gaming tables wherein to
play dice.
Here, then, and in places parfaklna
Of similar atmosphere, were scratch
ed those gratiiti which come undel
the first or pagan subdivision Of tn
new science. Did the crowd open IRON
time to time before the litter OF soln'
! famous senator or some renowned
J beauty, an idler might trace the fea
t lures of the occupant or write SOM
] ribald remarks for his own sarcast
a bepuilement. Did a few soldiers 0
i loungers agree to gamble they wo''l'
| trace on the stone pavement thel
e square, marking on each side thel
d gains or losses. Sometimes, as III III
I Illustration of the gambling grant
e the victor would heap sarcasm upo
II the departing loser by writing, as wa
done ia this one, "vanqulshed; g
n thee gone; thou knowest not now !
'. play; give thy place to one who does
l. In another place some lounger oa,
e. Cling his legs comfortably over the SD
Of a temple portico, no doubt woul
Idly sketch things which he had see'
What these might have been Is we
2, illustrated by the grailitl found on u
a.. tannpla
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
To Save Red woods.

The Meeker grove of redwood trees
on the Russian river, In Sonolna co'lh'
tv. has been bought for S2l 800 by the
Bohemian club of San Francisco J. ne
action of the club in preserving TINS
beautiful grove, one Of the most at'
troctiye In the redwood zone OF Call
foruia. will be commended by all VINO
have seen the place. 1t is only three
hours travel from San Francisco. Inc
"hIgb links of the club have taken
Mace there for several years ana the
next will be held in the grove Satur-
day, July 2.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

\ n seldom fact that makes most OF oui
woe;
II isn't the thing that we really know,
But the vague intimation that drifts nee'
and there, .... r,,,ht
Like a cloud DER the landscape that m'sn'
have been fair. ..
IT'S the rumor whose influence swiftly 81
pands, .,o lands
like slckly malaria-mist through tine Janus
Oh. many a dance weary mortals are ieG
nv "what some one told some one 'na'
somebody said"
And a halt must be called, though men IAN
would press on .,., ,hov
The paths they must scan over which 'ne'
They must light up their lanterns ana
search night and day a,,.
For the point where their journeyihg hrs'
went astray. avn
IT'S wondrously luckily life's wayfarers are
II they note the mistake ere they've 'ra''
eed too far; villas thu,
II they're early made ware Of the wiles 'ha'
are spread ,no tho,
somebody said" u stor
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
In the whIrl.

Everything Callson Puts sees he
wants to have his finger In IT,
ayen He saw an electric fan the
other evening. Had to put his finger
in that, too"
How did he come outT
lie came right out. The nnger
stayed.r-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
~ ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
STORY ora SOLDIERS SWEET.
HEART AND MOTHER.
Iacn Woman Thought She Alone W.
Making . Sacrifice In Letting
Her Loved One Go to the
War--Their Surprise.

When the bands began to play pref
" Ethel Hardin dried her tears ana
kissed her sweetheart good-by right
bravely.
81 did think I couldn't let you Co.
dear" she said, smiling up into MS
fine young face, "but someway that
music has made me look at things az
ferently. shall be proud to think that
the man who loves me Is a soldier anu
l shall feel that | have a part In tine
glory because l am giving my best De-
loved. You wouldn't have gone II l.
hadn't consented, would you, George!
And George Dixon bent his head til,
his lips touched her pretty hair, ana
lied to her tenderly, as she let him go.
"Would not have gone without the
consent Of the little girl there on the
station PLATFORM All, another wom-
an had told him to go forth to battle
for the righteous cause before he had
told Ethel that such a thing as war
could be. A woman with gray hair
and with the light Of q mothers sac
rifice in her eyes. But the sweetheart
was happy in the thought that ne
was her gift to her country, and ne let
her keep the delusion. The tears OF
pride wet her pink cheeks when the
bugle sounded, and he saw her weep
Ing on his mothers breast as the train
steamed away.
Then came long and anxious days
for the two women, waiting with
many others In Holden, Kas. The
troopshlp had reached Manila; the
Twentieth infantry was In the HELD
The trembling fingers at home stead
led to begin weaving laurel wreaths
Then came the rest Of the story
George Dixon had fallen on the nelc
Of victory. :,
Two days ago . pale-cheeked CIR
and n woman whose white face bor'
unmistakable lines Of deep and bite
sorrow, walked together past a cyclic
rama building In Chicago.
"Let US 20 In here and see this. Il
ID the battle Of Manila" said tn
younger woman. Maybe we can SEX
the very place that George wrote VI
about"
30 they went in and were standing
before the picture when a cry-"Motn
Or! Ethelv'-startled them, and Georg
was folding both Of them close to hl
breast.
He was among the number reporte
killed, but he had only been serlousl
wounded and was now on his wa
home to be spoiled and petted by bot
of his loved ones. So the tears turne
into laughter and the next chapter
the story will be wedding
Romance seems to grow Of Its ow
accord in Kansas.-Chicago Journal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

1t is impossible for all Of US men to
he the gallant prince who Is the devo-
ted slave to the lady in the rose-col-
ored fairy story, but we can offer our
scat in the street car to the tired
woman who has been shopping all
day in the vain endeavor to make the
80 q her husband kindly gave her
clothe a family Of six and make them
look as neat and comfortable as the
children next door.-L. A. W. Bulletin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

TT
d, "Rather a sad face-fne eyes,

ed. "Rather q sad face-nne eyeS'
though
"Here's another. taken in profile
said Bill; 'it's rather better"
Edwina came back, replaced tue nfs'
and took up the second portrait
Undoubtedly stunning-good neck
line-hair grows prettily."
Every" .,
"What are all these letters-hers'
"Yes. She used to write to me every
day for while, till | made her STOP
She really had great knack OF eA-
pressing herself-see here
"Um-' she murmured, as her prac-
ticed eye ran down the closely written
page. Good. Pity she didn't nave my
lob Um-um-she certainly mas Tue
know how. Let's see another
! She handed back the delicate piue
leaves and selected another note from
the pile
Bill picked up the missive win
half sightand began reading Ihere
was silence for over half an hour, ex-
cept for the crisp rattle of note paper
as it was withdrawn or replaced III i's
envelope. At the end of that time
there was a suspicious pinkness at the
lids of the bride and slight deepen
ing of the lines about the mouth OF the
groom.
81 almost begin to understand sentl'
ment," said Edwina.
"Poor little girl said BILL
"What became Of herr she asked.
"She went to live In Europe shortly
after we were married; she separated
from her husband"
"Ow
Bill paced about the room for a few
e moments. 81 thought you had bette
;. know It, Ed, dear he said. "lo'
!, have plenty Of sense about such Things
a | know. And now l think ! ought U
tear up those-letters are not the sales
things in the world to keep around.
He took up one Of the pathetic lltti
. notes severely. Edwina caught hl
arm.
e "The Ideal" she exclaimed. Are 20
Fl crazy? Destroy them-why, It's IN
j. best copy In ages-a regular goid MN,
j. Not bit Of it; you shan't tear one! IL
find! It's stupendous! I'll max
n those Dodd people open their eyes,!
10 He turned on his wife a look M
e. amazed, half ironical; then he gathere
NIL the scattered correspondence togeth'
" with a gesture Of protection.
IN Hardly" he said; now that yt
ld| have the spirit you don't need u
. ri letters The Criterion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

Once again Germany is foiled. Eng
land has bought the Tonga islands.
while Germany was threatening. Ber-
lin is becoming damp with tears
Brooklyn Egale. As-..-..A.-.l-..-..-
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1902-04-25
A Fool and his Money.

"Some years ago." said a
preacher, 1--WE inaugurated in our
Sunday-school the practice of our
children quoting some scriptural
text as they dropped their pennies
into the contribution box. On
the first Sunday in question, a
little shaver walked up and said
the Lord loveth cheerful giver,'
and in dropped his penny.
Charity shall cover a multitude
of SINS and in dropped the next.
1T is more blessed to give than to
receive, quoted the third and so
on. just then up walked a little
fellow with the unmistakable
remnants of molasses on his
chubby face, and as he dropped
his cent, he bawled out, "a fool
and his money are soon parted
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1902-04-25
Charges Against Gov. Davis.

Charges of gross immortality
have been made by the discipline
committee of the Second Baptist
Church against Gov. Jeff Davis,
and a congregational meeting is
to be held on Wednesday night
after prayer meeting for the pur-
pose of considering the same.
The papers in the case are
carefully guarded, and the MEM
bers at this time positively decline
to give them out for publication.
1t is LEANED that in the report
sub mitted yesterday, there are
no specific counts, the charges
being made only in general terms.
1t is stated that the charges must
be made and substantiated by a
Baptist in go cd standing before
the church will act upon them in
the withdrawal of their fellowship
from one whose misconduct has
made him unworthy OF further
utilization. Arkansas Democrat.