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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.
Many New England Towns Building
Good Highways.

Many New England Towns BuildinS
Good Highways.
The towns and cities Of New England
are wiser In their day and generation
than are most other municipalities In
the country. They make dollar go
further than the average city. Econ
omy and prudence may have been In
herited from the Puritans, but what
ever their source the example is a good
one to follow. Authorities Of large and
small municipalities throughout New
England for years have been noted for
their economical methods in the con-
struction and maintenance of streets
and highways. More portable stone
crushers and permanent plants built
on a larger scale will be found within
New England territory than any other
equal area in the United States.
In Connecticut and Massachusetts
particularly the highways have been
greatly improved. For instance, the
town Of Newton has its own crushing
plant, which has been In operation for
years, and as a result not only are the
streets Of the town we'll macadamized,
but the roads leading from 1t are care
fully improved, says the Municipal
Journal and Engineer. This is made
possible by the economical use of this
plant. There Is an abundance Of good
trap rock in quarry not far from the
limits Of the town, at which Is installed
an up to date plant.
There is no public improvement more
popular today than that connected with
the construction and maintenance Of
better highway system. The good work
is being pushed along by many ma
t1onal, state and town good roads as
sociat1ons. All classes of people are
interested In the work, the rich and the
poor, the farmer and laborer, the bicy-
Gle rider and the one who walks, for all
alike can and do appreciate a we'll
built and maintained thoroughfare.
This movement means that the farm
er can transport his produce to market
over a good road at less expense than
over a poor road. This is a fact which
is being repeatedly demonstrated, and
a larger number Of people are coming
to recognize it as good argument why
the roads should be improved. If it
benefits the farmer in this way, 1t can
not fail to benefit every one who uses
the public highways. Therefore every
municipality should promote the work
by investing in a stone crushing plant
adapted to its needs, to be used both
for the improvement Of its streets and
the main highways leading into it. A
better investment could not be made.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

Rev. George Hughes of Orange, N. j..
preached a sermon on his eightieth
birthday in the Franklin Street Metho-
dist church, where he delivered his first
sermon sixty years ago.
Rev. Henry W. Jameson, pastor Of
the African Methodist Episcopal
church Of Madison, Wis, Is the first
colored minister to serve as chaplain
of the Wisconsin legislature.
In the year 1902 Roman, Greek, Rus
sian, English, Catholic and Protestant
church buildings were all dedicated in
New York city. A great training school
for jewish rabbits was also founded.
The Mormon church now claims 3OO,-
600 members and 10000 teachers and
pupils in its Sunday schools. Every
Mormon boy is looked upon as future
missionary, and the first object is to
make an orator of him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT.
How St. Louis Women Are Beautify
ing Their City.

How St. Louis Women Are Beautify-
ing Their City.
What Is being done by the women Of
st. Louis to beautify and clean that
city can be done by the women OF al
most any town or village in the coun-
try. Many an unsightly town has been
transformed into a clean, progressive
little city through the efforts of wom-
en-, and If the citizens Of town will
cooperate and work together in the
matter great Improvements can be
made in a short time.
In the Mound City the ladies have
entered into a conspiracy to make st.
Louis as clean as Paris If possible.
Any person who has any consideration
for his social standing will not think
of such thing as throwing paper or
anything else upon the street. This
story Is told of Mrs. Charles L. Moss,
one of the most interested of the ladies
In this matter Of keeping the streets
clean: She was walking along the
street with a gentleman visiting in her
family when he tore up letter which
he had been reading and proceeded to
cast away the pieces. Before he could
do the deed, however, she had arrested
the act, which to the women Of the
new dispensation seems little short Of
vandalism.
Another work in which st. Louis wo-
men are active is in having ugly and
unsightly signboards removed. Vacant
lots in various parts Of the city have
through the efforts Of the ladies been
made into blooming flower places, and
during the present year plans for such
work are very extensive.
Ladies in all parts Of the city make
personal service part of their gospel of
cleanliness. They examine the alleys
in their neighborhood, seeing first that
their own are clean, and then send re-
ports to the proper persons in regard
to any neglect Of municipal regula-
tons. The ladies discuss the matter
over their cards and at luncheons, re-
ceptions and teas, and wherever sew
eral Of them are together back yards
and alleys are sure to be discussed,
and woe to the woman who has been
found derelict in duty, for she is GER
tain to hear of her faithlessness and
will be called to a strict account.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13

AN que, along rhr Pot,.l.,c. they sly.
Except h"w ANA ti'i IL S.E"N pts.a
T. shot As h Wallis, pu - t.,.l ttt HI-H -"
5 riiirInan m n TN" I.!!' Ati
us nothing \ lrN@i' ~ iT0 NOW an,
Wil rot count in tho VS. OF tn, battle,
Nrt an officer lost -cnlN our 81 tn. rl,n
Nuanng out. all alour. the Grl;h "a. t!a."
~ uu,ct along the Potomac r",:i"ht
Where the soldiers lie p,.l,,t UIi, dream
my.
in,n tents IN the rays ut rhr clraI an-
luEu neon
on the light OF IN" watch Iir"~ are
C!r"miu.
a tr,iau:uG* sigh rs III" = mile tn:'h' w'nd
Thlou@h lnc forest leaves SOFIA i
creeping.
WhiI. stars up above. with Their giii:'"!.:-
Keep guard. TOR the army ~ sir., ping
There's only the sound of the Ion" ~s.nr'ys
tread
As he tramrs from tn" rock t" IA" t"'n
tair
And H. thinks OF the two in thr To-" tr.in
ii, bad
FAR away in the GO, on tn, r5nuu,a'u
His muSket falls slack. his fHa.. GAR anG
Crews gentle with memories tender
As ne mutt"rs "A prayer for III" 'h.i'ir"'
asleep.
For ,h,r mother MAY ncnvon ,!,,r, ai
The moon seems to shine just hrr'shil
rs then.
That Night when The love yet un*:">ru
Lcape'i w 70 ms Il's. when low mHF'""r
ed Nu..S
We're pic,lGcd TO I've ever unhrol.rn.
Then. drawing his sleeve roughly oE't Il
eyes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
POULTRY.

Feed plenty Of buttermilk to the hens
Stale bread soaked in milk is a good
feed for young chickens.
Feed young chickens often and well
and do not let them stop growing.
The plumage of old fowls tends to
shade lighter with increasing years.
Fowls appreciate good food as well
as other animals, but it is unkind to
limit them to one kind, be 1t ever SO
good. They must have variety.
One advantage Of crude petroleum
over kerosene as wash for the poul.
try house is that the kerosene evap
crates very rapidly, while the petro'
leum strikes in and stays and is usu
ally much cheaper.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
Unattractive Cemeteries.

The following notice, which appeared
in a paper in a small eastern town,
may offer a suggestion to village i'm
provement societies which would have
the cemeteries in their towns made
more attractive: "Notice.-The owners
are notified that the plots in the ceme-
terry present an unattractive appear
ance, and those who have relatives en-
tombed there are DESTROYS of having
the plots taken care Of. Unless imme-
date steps are taken to effect this OBJ
Ject. the names of those who are de-
linquent will be published in this col
umn. By order of committee"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
SISTERLY CITIES.

There are no polygamists in New
York; only corespondents.-WashinG
ton Star.
Having secured the Olympian games,
st. Louis is now trying to figure out
whether they are played with golf
sticks or with blue chips.-Indianapolis
Sentinel.
Last year Philadelphia had an cpl
demic of smallpox; this year one of
diphtheria. Its health authorities seem
to need thorough shaking up.-Balti-
more American.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
TRAIN AND TRACK.

On all south London street railways
the fare is now l cent.
The number Of trains entering Liver
pool street station in one month is 81,
5GS. OF this number 6S.09 per cent ar
rive on time absolutely.
The Illinois Central railway has paid
to the state in taxes under its charter,
which calls for per cent Of gross re-
reipts, $2O,5S9, 1G6 since completion of
the road in 1856.
There were COT 100000 passengers
carried by the railroads Of the United
States in 1902, which means that, on an
average, every man. woman and child
rode eight times during the year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13
The Social Club.

A we'll managed and prosperous So
cial club is good thing for town.
1t provides recreation for its members
and brings them into closer acquaint-
ance and often develops into an organ
ization of more lofty aims and nobler
purposes. Many social clubs have been
reorganized into improvement socie-
ties, the members of which have i'm
proved and built up unsightly towns
and made them healthier and better
places to live In.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13

"Do you mean 10 tell me- he said to
the little wife at the breakfast table,
"that you really believe in personal
devil"
"Ycs, dear" was the confident reply.
"I've always had supreme faith in
your And then he said that he'd bet
ter be going, for lie was ten minutes
late anyhow. Constitution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-06-13

The iron bridge over the Severn
which is still standing at lronbridge
was built in 1879, and, according to the
act under which it was built, even the
sovereign must pay toll before cross
ing.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
A TYPOGRAPHICAL TRAGEDY.
newspaper Office Somewhat Crippled, but Not Entirely Incapaci-
 tated for Business

We are thorry to thay," explained the editor ot the Skeounk Weekly News: accord Ing 10 the Richardson (Tex.) Echo, that our eeompothng room wath entered lath night by thome unknown thcoundrel and thtole every eth in the ethtablithment and thuc- ceeded Tn making hith ethcape undetected.
 It hath been fmpothible of courth to pro- cure new thupply of etheeth in time for tmthlthue, and we are thuth compelled to 20 to preth in a thituation moth embarrathing and dithrething, butwe thee no other eourt6 to purthue than to make the betht thtagger we can to get along without the mithing let ter, and We therefore, print the Newth on time regardleth of the 10th thuthtained.
 he motive of the mitherable mitchreant lth unknown to uth, but, doubtleth, wath re- Vense Tor. thome thubpothed inthult.
 It thall never be thaid that the petty thplte of thmall-thouled william hath dith- abled the Newth, and if thith meet the eve ot the detethtable rathcal we beg to athure hum that he underethtimateth the re- thoueeth of a frth-clath newthpaper when he thinkth he can cripple 1t hopelethly by breaking into the alphabet, We take occa- th1on to thay to him, furthermore, that be- tore next. Thurthday we will have three ltmeth ath many etheth ath he thtole."
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
LAWYERS QUEER BILL.
He Was Good Listener, But He Wanted Pay for Acting in
 That Capacity.

Here is the story of an Ohio lawyer who aid not become a politician, as he was not built on political lines It is told by a Washington man, wuo was his clerk at one times says the Washington Post. Lawyer h----Z-S wassa gruff sort of parsonage and be- heved ih making every one pay for every service. One of hissclients was the presi- dent of bank, who, during the pendancy sof his case, dropped into the lawyers office very Frequently and told stories. The law yer was good listener, and seemed to en- Joy the stories very much, but after the banker went out, Lawyer B-~ would say:, Here, charge MT Blank Sl0 for an -four of my time. Ii l have got to listen to his sto- riies he has got to pay me for it." Finally the bill was made out and carried to the banker. 1t was an itemized account etat- ing the date of each call. He scanned it closely and remarked:
 He has made me pay. for it. pretty well, hasn't he%' '
 Pay for what?' asked the clerk.
 For listening to my stories" Post, M 1
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
A COLOR PARTY.
The Whole Rainbow Was Represented
 in Names of the Guests.

The Whole Rainbow Was Represented
 in Names of the Guests.
 sEDid you ever hear of a color partyw inquired drummer of social proclivities of the crowd around the table, according to the New York Times.
 "Colored people, do you mean?7 said an anxious inquirer.
 Course not. Everybody has heard of them. What mean is a color party. But you never did, or you wouldn't be asking questions. I'll just tell you about it so that the next time you are asked you'll know something. It happened in St. Louis, and it was a little affair given by a friend of mine to Lieut.. Blue you know, the chap who made his war record in Cuba. My friends name happened to be Green, but it never occurred to me to think about that, or that my own name was Brown, but when l went in and spoke to Mr. Green and was introduced to Mr. Blue, and right along afterward met a Miss Black and Miss White, and a Mrs. Gray and Mir. Violet, 1t kind of struck me. as funny and l shunted over to one side to get on to the color scheme, so to speak. Everybody else seemed to be as interested as l was by this time, and pretty soon we got to talking about it, and then we went after the host. Of course he couldn't conceal the joke he had put up on us, and we all began comparing names. They were all there right enough-the Grays and Whites and Blacks and Brown@ and Violet and his wife, and a Mr. Purpell, and a girl named Pink and her brother, and a Miss Scarlet and her mother, and Mir. and Mrs. Redd and the Misses Redd, and Mr. and Mrs Vermillion, and of course Green and Blue. There were others don't recall now, but the man who took the prize was Mr. Hugh Dye, though Miss Ruby Scarlett was a close second. We had lot of fun over the chromatic idea of the host, and in honor of the occasion when we went out to supper Mr Blue escorted Miss Redd and Miss White. Some one suggested that it should be called a rainbow party, but Green said he could beat the rainbow out of sight, and so we called it a color party.'
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
POPE LEos DIET.
The Late Pontiff Observed Strict
 Regularity in His Meals.

The Late Pontiff Observed Strict
 Regularity in His Meals.
 Leo XIII, in summer and win ter, heat and cold, was always at his post, but not, however, says Pail Mall Gazette, without change of life and scene. In the hot months he always went (weather permitting to his little villa in the vatican gardens for the day, returning to the apos- tolic palace in the evening. His meals were taken at the villa, his dinner being prepared by his faithful cook in the vatican kitchen. When ready it was put into a species of small stove, which was inclosed in a wickep case, conf1ned-by a paddock, the keys of which were kept only by the cook and his holiness. When the dinner arrived at the villa the key was handed to Pic Centra, the pontiff's valet, and the papal table was at once prepared.
 The dish best liked by Leo XIII. was kind of "pastaD made of eggs and four. This was special y prepared for his holiness by the
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
The Bible and the Empire state

A Bible student has recently been fgur. ing on how long 1t would have taken ths people to make the journey from Dan to Beersheba if they could have had the benefit in the olden times of the Empire State Express. He figured that the train three hours, although from reading of the account in the Bible one would think it was long journey, and it was for those days with their limited means of transportation. Ezekiel, the Chaldean prophet, had in his minds eye something like the Empire State Express when he uttered the words recorded this up and see if you do not agree with the idea.-From the Troy Daily Times.
 The New York Central Is every day add ing to the sum of human knowledge by it's marvellous passenger train service.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
s1 .oo Big Soo-pound steel Range oner

If you can use the best big 500-pound steel range made in the world, and are willing to have 1t placed in your own home on three months free trial, just cut this notice out and send to Sears, Roebuck & Co.,, Chicago, and you will receive free by return mail a big picture of the steel range and many also receive the most wonderful $l.00 steel range offer, an offer that places the best steel range or heating stove in the home oi any. family, an offer that no family in tho land, no matter what their eircircumstancesm may be, or how small their income, need be with out the best cooking or heating stove made
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
G. ". DECKER, President. R. M. JOHNSON, Cashier.
This Bank has an authorized
 CAPITAL of SIoo, ,ooo .oo.
THos. J. GRAHAM, J. ". GRUBBs,

An Authorized and subscribed Capital is convenient thing good thing for advertising purposes but perfectly honest and tell patrons the truth really counts for little We could have had just easily Subscribed Capital of S50O,00O. It would not have cent
 What patrons really interested in knowing s this Bank has invested in it's business, of ITS OWN MONEY S5S, ,OoO.OO OF CASH, PAID IN CAPITAL and undivided profits That the this Bank prepared take good of business And you that MORE CAPT. TAIL WILL BE PAID IN believe be safely and proftably invested.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
CANADA AND THE LAKES.

Special rates via the Iron Mountain Route to points in Canada, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. Tickets on sale to September 3oth, return limit Oct. 31. 7btf THos. H. REAMEY, Agt. :.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
EXCURSION RATES

To Mount Magazine and return via Choctaw, $500. Good to October 1st. Leave Newport 3 p. m., arrive a. m. Leave Magazine II p. m., arrive New port 2:45 p. m. w. R. THOMPSON,
 Agent.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
To Preach in Japan.

Rev. Dr. Kiyoshi satoh, a Jap anese, has been ordained preach CT of the Universalist church and will shortly proceed to his native land, there to take up missionary work. The reverend gentleman is the first of his race to be ordained in this denomination.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
LIVERYM MEN, FARMERS, DRAYr1EN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize a good thing when shown it's merits, we recommend our Gold en and Castor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is put up in l pound tin boxes and 3 pound tin buckets. For sale by all up-to-date merchants. Ask for it and take no substitute. It is guaranteed to have no equal for quality on the market.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
Growth.

Our esteemed contemporary, the Ashtabu. la (O;( Record Herald, gives prominence on it's editorial page to this important item: putated for the third time. She is in the hos pital and Is getting along nicely" Growing country, Ohio,Rochester Post Express.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.

Unusually low rates to Colorado, Yellowstone Park, California and great northwest. Descriptive matter and full particulars Union Pacific R. R. Co.,, 903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. W
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
COLLECTIONS A sP-CIALTY.
Your Patronage Is Solicited.
SPECIAL RATES.

Summer tourist rates .Searcy, Ark, $2.00; Ravenden Springs, $2.65. Tick cts on sale to September 30, final re- turn limit October 31st on all trains. 47btf T. H. REAMEY, Agt.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
Conscience Stricken.

Do anything mean and you will think everybody is looking at you. Washington QaQ hemocrat.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
Ravenden Springs, Ark
SOUTHERN HOTEL.

Is open for guests. no miles west oi Memphis, Tenn. Ozark Mountains. On Frisco By. Rates $7.OO per week. Lithia Waters.
 R. D. WEIGH,
 Owner and Proprietor.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
wnnted.

An agent in every district and county in the United States to sell our months treatment, Dr. Peppers Mountain Herbs, Mountain Herb Co.,, Knoxville, Tenn.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17

.t- Ef some young men," said Uncle Eben.
 was as industrious addin' up figgers fl, columns as dey Is gettin, 'em in rows on -~NNashlngton Star "
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17

Wolf-What made you fall down in the stock market? Lamb-Somebody gave me straight tip-Boston Transcript.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
Up-to-Date Ancestors.

Mrs, UppertenI suppose you take great pride in your ancestry
 Mrs. Newriche--Oh, yes; the genealogist assured us that they were the very latest thing in ancestors.-IondonT Tit Bits.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17

s If you want, creamery prices do as the
 creameries do, ,suse June Tint Butter Color.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
JACK KHERRON.

For granitoid and stone walks, curbing, all kinds of brick work, don't fail to get my fig ures before contracting.
 MY WORK TALKS FOR ITSELF. Parties wanting crushed limestone walks, apply to me.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17

nuns of the Santa Maria, from new-laid eggs and four of the fin est quality. Another dish that appeared day by day at the papal table was chicken croquettes, fried in butter, as only the Ro- mans know how. Fruit also there was daily, for preference ripe, luscious pears. During the. day the aged pontiff took coffee sey- eral times, with little sugar, and found it an agreeable stimnlant. His wine, of which he drank spar. ingly, was of the purest, usually a present from abroad, and was kept in a special wine cellar, the key of which was held by the pope himself.
 All the meals of the papal household were conducted with. strict attention to routine, there being a time for everything, and as certain hours came round so surely were these certain things done. For instance, the dinner hour at the vatican has not been deyiated for 20 years, except in case of illness.
 TRAVELLING SAND HILLS.
 Curious Phenomenon Peculiar to the
 Famous Desert of Islay.
 After passing another town of three. or four mud huts we enter the famous desert of Islay, on which are what I consider the most remarkable natural curiosi- ties to be seen on thisg lobe, for we are now among hundreds nay, thousands-of pure white sand crescents, on a plateau 4,500 feet above the level of the sea and 54 miles from the, coast, where all else is of dark red or chocolate color. Whence comes the sand, and why always in a crescent shape? Prof. Bailey, whom l afterward met at Arequipa, says Ernest c. Ross, in Harper's Mag. azine, in charge of the Harvard university, told me that scientific men do not agree as to the reason why the sand always forms the same crescent shape, although it is generally believed that the whirling eddies hereabouts are re- sponsible; some, however, argue that such is not the case, since each of these crescents has an opening toward the northeast. At any rate, the inner circle is an almost perpendicular wall, of the finest pure white sand, and from the upper edges the crescents slope gradually away on the out side. They average about 20 feet in height, the inner circle having a diameter of some 50 feet, al though l have seen one at least a
 mile and half in diameter, which was, however, not much higher than the average. These crescents move, it is estimated, at the rate of three inches every A hours; and when, on the slow journey, one comes near the rail road, it becomes necessary to shovel the sand across the tracks, after which it travels on, forming new crescents or mingling with some of the others.