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Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

plction of the work of collecting which
was begun three years age, is il dis
tin%uShcd minister of the church and
one of the pillars of McthOdiSm.
The fund amounts to 2ODnO. GOO, the
largest sum raised by any denomination
in the worlds history and is the TWEEN.
ticth century thank offering of the
Methodist church in the United States.
When D". Mills was made secretary
Of the fund, he was presiding elder of
the Elnira (N. y district He is now
tiftythrec years OF age and is in the
prime of his executive power the Won
d"rful quality of which he has exhibit
ed i'll the movement just brought to a
successful close. Dr. Mills is a grad
uatc of Wesleyan university, Middle
town. Conn.,, and prominent Epworth
iCaGuCr.
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H,S EXPl- AMAZON.

You see, | am-well, ratj.er small
While she was large and somewhat tall.
Went in for culture physical
And all that sort of thing.
AT each morning she would rise
And take a walk for exercise.
A thing that | myself despise.
She was not formed to cling.
Her chest expansion was immense;
1t was treat to see her fence,
And yet | felt she might dispense
With such athletic sports.
And when she boxed with me one day
And landed on my nose-well. sayi
I really had to go away
or make some fierce retorts.
| do not think that l incline
To any girl. howcer divine,
With biceps far exceeding mine,
Who scales one eighty clear.
Such women have my deep respect;
But all the same. when l reflect
on married life | must object
To lead a life of fear
With one who might, II she should choose
My person main and maui and bruise
And make me trcmblc In my shoes
Whenever she got mad
And so. although | loved her well
And beaucd her round for quite a spell.
/ passed her UP, and truth to tell.
Upon the whole. I'm glad.
Chicago News
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WiIlln. to Make Amends.

An amusing street incident happened
recently. a young lady left her hus-
bands side to look in window. On
leaving it she took, as she thought, her
husbands arm and continued her con-
yersatiOn.
You see" she said, you don't even
look at anything | want you to see. You
never care how | am dressed; you no
longer love me. Why, you have not
even kissed me for week, and'-
Madam, | am sorry, but that Is my
misfortune, not my fault" said the
man, turning round.
The lady looked at him and gasped.
She had taken the arm of the wrong
man.-London Spare Moments.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31
AIDS ROADBUlLDERS.


Washington Laboratory rests High
way Materials Free of Charge.
The road material laboratory, whi, Ii
was established in December, 1900. in
cooperation with the Office of public
road inquiries. tests road materials of
all descriptions free of char%" for prac-
teal roadhuildcrs throughout tn" coun-
Try, says the secretary Of agriculture in
his annual report.
These Interested in the construction
of a road have only to send samples of
their aVailahlc materials to this labora-
tory and have the rOadmakin@ qualities
of these materials determined. In the
case of materials for macadam roads
the resistance of Wear to rock, lis cc-
mCntin" value hardness, tOughnUSS and
absorptivcncSS are determined. After
such tests are made it is possible To pre-
diet which material will give tn" best
practical results under given traffic.
Only practical roadbuildcrS of much
experience realize the large amount of
money which can he wasted through an
improper selection of material. There
are generally several materials ayaila-
BILE in every locality. and the difficulty
of selecting the most suitable for par
ticular road is evident. The only way
Il proper selection can be made within
Il reasonable time is by means of phys
ic:ll and chemical laboratory tests.
The laboratory is now equipped for
the testing of road materials of every
description as well as cement and con-
crete for drains and highway bridges.
The large number Of samples received
from all parts of the country, including
our island possessions, attest the value
ON these lHhora tory tests.
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The question Of improving mountain
roads is an important one and should
receive its proper amount of attention.
Good wagon roads and good trails to
ride and walk over are essential to
tourists in this country who wish to
behold the beauties of mountain seen
cry. In Switzerland the Importance of
this is realized says Good Roads Mag
azinc, and S,ads have accordingly been
improved. II is to be hoped that SINH
lar measures will be taken in this coun-
try.
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Tried to Improve His Name.

The old lady who admired her pastor
because he said "Mesopoiamia" so
beautifully has been outdonc by Il
Broadway office boy.
He was not pleased with the sur
name of Mulligan. to which he was
condemned. and SO when he applied for
Il new position in another office he de-
cided to give himself II new name. and
for this purpose borrowed what he
thought was Il name from the financial
statements which he had to sort and
file in the office in which he was last
employed.
What is your namc:" inquired the
clerk to whom he made application for
work.
civilian Recapituation," replied the
boy.
That's funny namc" said the clerk
after he had the boy repeat it several
times.
Don't you know General Recapitu-
lationT' asked the hoy in surprise.
Never heard of him
"Why, his name is in all Blank Il
Co.'S Wall street reports. New York
Times.
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FCR BETTER HIGHWAYS.
The Coed Roads Cause and las MEny
t!Iics.

In years past every hicycliSt has been
the champion of the good roads move
mrnt. tut with the drcadcucc of the
use Of the wheel for sport he has
ceased 10 be as active Il factor ~ here
toforc. His influence. how is in
the direction of highway improvement.
nud he is still an able ally.
The automobiles has taken up the
cause with greater energy than the bi-
cycliSt and with IN intlucncc more
potent because If the longer purse
strings at his command. Every auto
mohiliSt is an earnest ally of the move
mcnt.
The farmer should. above all others.
he the strongest ally of good roads be-
cause of the greater self interest to
him in their use for hauling his prod
ucr To market economically and ut any
season of the year when the market is
the most favorable says Good Roads
Magazine. The problem. however is
not Us yet properly understood and ap-
prcciated by him, but it is encoura ging
to note tn" awakening that is surely in
progress He will be one of the strong
est of allies as soon rs he is made to
see how the road question affects his
pockctbook and indeed his entire eX-
istcnce.
Good roads wherever built are their
own best advocates. for it does not
take Il community long To see and ap-
prcciatc their value. Let more sample
roads he built. for as Il matter of cdu-
cation they are better than theory, and
nothing can do more real good. 1t
should be but Il short time before the
period of forming public opinion is
considered Il thing of the past and the
practical work Of more extensive road
building be begun. The cause has
most powerful allies. and these allies
are growing in number and strength
every day.
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Artistic Envy.

But is there any really high art
here" she asked as her glance took in
the display of paintings at the winter
exhibit.
The man beside her, whose picture
had been refused place on the walls,
laughed sardonically.
NO" he replied, "the room is too
low for t."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

4 Florida exchange makes the sug-
gcstion to its readers that the residents
of Eustis. in that state, hold Il gala or
good roads week, during which as many
as possible Of the tOwnspeople win take
a week off and work on the roads, max
ing il sort of festival occasion. when
the women will provide refreshments.
This plan was adopted with much sue
cess few years ago in the construc-
tion of cycle paths in Minneapolis and
st. Paul
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31
VENEZUELA'S FIRST LADY.
The Wife OF President Castro Was II
SimpIc Country Girl.

Mime. Castro, wife of the president
of the republic of Venezuela, is us clcv-
or in her way as is her husband. She
was simple country girl, raised on a
Venezuelan ranch. when she became
the wife of the future ruler of that
country.
Notwithstanding her humble youth
she took her place in MirallorCS, the
government palace, with such ease and
cas-
Nine. Castro is still under thirty
years of age and is remarkably beauti
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31
Mildly SURPRISED,

That new Doarder went to sleep
with the gas turned on and very nearly
suffocatcd." exclaimed the woman, who
was very naturally in II state Of great
excitement.
"Well, WE'LL" rejoined her husband.
who does chores now and then, who
would have thought it? From the
amount of light it gave never thought
that gas was strong enough to hurt
anybody" y."-Washington Star.
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4 Matter OF Little Nom e mt .

rs it correct to say the United
States is or the United States areY"
"Oh il makes no difference at all.
OF recent years other countries are be-
ginning to understand that the United
States means business either way it
happens TO be put.''-Chicago Post.
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A MAGNIFICENT Work,

"A magnificent work. his latest stO-
ry, you say"
"Magnificent! Why, it's the finest sto-
~ that has been published this CEN
tury.'
Indeed! What's the general idea"
"Oh, half morocco, gold or uncut
edges, cloth edition, finished in four
colors, with Illuminated pages to every
chapter Baltimore News.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

City Editor-Why do you say. 'He
ran into the police station putting and
blOwinG!" Putting" and blowing" are
synonymous.
RcpOrter-NOt at all There's vast
difference; for instance, putting man
up and blowing him up. - Catholic
Standard and Times.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31
COLLECTED S2O,OOO,OOO.
what Dr. Mills Helped "a ID" For the
Ncthodist Thank Offering Fund.

R'v. Dr. T.. NJ. Mills, correspondent"
secretary Of the thank offering FUND of
the Methodist Episcopal church. who
ON New Years eve in Trinity church.
Springfield. Mass. announced the com
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31
Nothing New.

Stubb-I see where pianist created
Il riot by playing in Paris.
renn-Thats nothing. Plenty of pi-
anists do the same thing in our neigh
bOrhOod. Chicago News.
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BELLS FLYING MACHINE.
What :h" Telephone Man Claims For
His Mos; Recent InNcution.

Professor Alexander Graham Bell, in
vcntor of the telephone, is. according TO
Il recent admission, on thc verge of an
other great discovery. For some years
Professor Hcil has been studying the
problems Of aerial navigation. and dur
ing the past summer has been expert
mcntin" with kites.
As Il result Of these experiments he
has built Il kite of solid construction
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

capable of carrying in u moderate
breeze a weight equivalent to that of Il
man and an engine and so formed that
ii would be suitable for use as The body
of Il flying machine. 1t has supporting
surfaces So arranged that when the
kite is cut lOoS" til" machine will come
down gently and steadily and land I'M
injured.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

"Of course John is a thoroughly Eng.
liSh name"
"Oh, | don't know"
"Oh, but it is. The H. you'll notice,
isn't sounded at all" Philadelphia
Press
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MsIE YoILA DE CASTRO

ful. Her coal black hair contrasts
strongly with her ivory tinted complex
ion. and her large brown eyes are soft
and dreamy. She dresses in exquisite
taste and presides with simple dignity.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

Gerald-Good people are scarce.
Geraldine-That needn't make you
feel lonesome York Herald.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

Wurriedmann-- tell you. money is
the greatest trouble IL man can have.
Darncotc especially when he
hasn't any Judge.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31
4 Prize For Neat Premises.

The FL Paso Good Roads association
offered a cash prize to the residents OF
any one block in the city who shall
have done the best work, from July
II to Aug. Ii, In clearing away weeds,
cleaning Gitch boxes and maintaining
neat appearance about his premises.
The idea contains happy suggestion
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31
49,, 49, BALTIMORE & Ono
RAILROAD.
November 33, 1902.

NN and AFTER above date until further
" notice TRAINS will arrive and depart
from CUMBERLAND as follows:
Main Line.
EASTBOrND.
Washington, Baltimore Philadelphia and
New York Express:
No. 4 arrives 2:3O IA. M. leaves 2:;iS a III.
No. 10. Observation-Disclosures leaves 2:2j IL m.
No. s. arrives al a. m. leaves 7:3l a IN.
No. >. arrives 7:5S Il. m; leaves S:O4 a III,
No. D.. ........ lcdNtS l-.''I T. III
No. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. leaves 1917 p. III.
%Baltimore and Way:
No. l4..................... II leaves j:l0 I. Ill.
Express:
No. i6 arrives 6:22 p m. ; leaves G;inp, III.
*tirafton and Way;
No. -. arrives 5:35 pm
wEsTBoUNp.
Pi,tsburg Express:
No. 8. arrives l:25 IL. IN.
Pttsburg Limited
No II . arrives 100 Il. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Express:
No. g. arrives 5:25a. III :; leaves 5:;i2 Il III.
*Parkersburg, Wheeling and Way
No. .7i............... Il leaves 200 a. III.
Express
No Il. 1..urrircs 9:lu u. III.
Nu. ~. arrives 80 T.. m; leaves 3u5p III
80. > arrives > - pm
>r. .....................l leaves Jlup III
,inciuu.,ti ana St Ltuis Limited Express:
81. arrives So p, III. leaves SIS p. m.
Chicago ENircss:
.., rr>eN .',t'p. IN leaves lo5"p IN.
= ..>I.t. Nj.
........ -,r"> -.l1 III
,.t t, ..>ptr>S. ....arrlNrs b.lI =. III
No. ! L,mt,si Express ARRIVES lO:42 =. III
" II iaIl............ arrives lZ:l' I. III
No. u .nImite'l express. arrives l2;3I III
q r leaving time see same Express numbers
'.L|th"Ind IN Mann Line.
wEsTBoUNp.
Nn Express .......... leaves l.35 IA. III
>o. ii .Pittsburg Limited leaves 435 Il. m.
10. A. Chicago Express leaves go II, III
No. -. Mail ............. Leaves 30 p III
No. D. Chicago Limited leaves $40 p. III.
For arriving time see same Express mum
bers westbpund on Main Line.
*Except Sunday.
No ~ is Il local train from Cumberland to
Pittsburg, and No. II from Pittsburg to Cum
berland.
Through tickets, east and west for sale at
Cumberland. NJ. {. CLARKE,
&. l.. POTTER, Ticket Agent.
General Manager d. B. MAErIN
Nov % Manager Passenger Traffic.
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Cards.
p, c., BARNES
Attorncy-at-I.aw, BARTON, MD.
Cards..

DROMPT and careful attention to all legal
L business.
Law Collections Real Estate and Divorce
Practice.
Write or call. In either case your business
will obtain prompt attention Jan II
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Nos |. >, T. :, Il, :, and 9-we"k days; 10. II,
Il, l3, II. ID, Iii and l7-Sundays only.
On theatre nights when admission tickets aIc
sold by agents, leave Cumberland al Close Of
performance
Trains will stop ut w Stcr'port tR"hSD
Frank in, MorriSons, Homecoming water station,
Grah mt IL, Allcgany, an VT. -aNdgc Junction
only to take on or let OF passengers.
f. y. MCkENNA
General Passenger Agent.
Ian 10 Cumberland, Md.
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Special Notices.
NOTICE.

\ A LII persons are hereby warned against
n shooting or trespassing for the purpose
of shooting. on the meadows, pastures or
cleared lands of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, except the rifle range of the Frostburg
Rifle Association.
Persons disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted. b. s. RANDOLPH,
March 81 Mining Superintendent.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

Good highways are an excellent adj
vertisement for a town.
Frostburg mining journal., 1903-01-31

Percy The opera is a beastly bore,
don't you think?
Ferdy-Ya-as, but, then, you know.
the public pays to see us, and l sup
pose we'll have to go.-New York Even
Ing journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-18
SAYS VERDICT WAS
COMPELLED BY CHARGE
Juror in KOhIer Case Declares
No Other Decision Was Pos
sibie Under instructions.

John L. Brewer, one of the Jurors
who heard the Kohler murder trial
and returned verdict of not guilty.
takes exception to the numerous criti-
cisms which have been heaped upon
the jury on account Of the verdict re-
turned.
Mr.. Brewer says under the instruc-
tions received from the trial Judge
there was no alternative for the Jury
out TO return a verdict of not guilty.
Had the charge of Judge Lewis
been such that we might have brought
in a verdict of guilty of mansIaughter
In the first degree or of some other
charge where the punishment would
have been something less than hang
ing, or life in prison, there Is I3ttIA
doubt verdict of guilty would have
been returned" said Mr.. Brewer. "bnt
we were instructed to bring in either q
verdict Of guilty Of murder in the first
or second degree or one for acuuittal
and none of the Jurors could see their
way clear to convict the man on a
charge which would send him to the
gallows or to the penitentiary for life.
1T was not denied that Kohler killed
the man, but there was some doubt as
to his being responsible for his ac-
tions at the time of the shooting. and
inasmuch as the jury desired to give
the prisoner the benefit of all doubt
possible, where a life was involved, we
decided there was nothing left for us
to do, after receiving the instructions
we did, but to return a verdict of not
guilty. Because we were not in posi-
ton to return a verdict which would
result in the defendant being sentenced
to fifteen or twenty-five years. we did
not care to return verdict which
would leave no alternative for the
Judge but to sentence him to be hanged
or to spend the rest of his life in the
penitentiary:
Had the instructions been Of such a
nature as to permit Of a verdict for
manslaughter being returned there is
no doubt the man would have been
found guilty, but they were not, and
the jury did what it deemed best un-
der the peculiar circumstances"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-18
DAYS NEWS SUMMARIZED

Weather for ST, Paul and vicinity:
Showers today and fair tomorrow.
FOREIGN
Kroushevan. notorious ew-baiting edi-
tor, is attacked by Jews in St. Petersburg
and stabbed in neck.
Russians are getting foothold in Thibet.
New tariff debate in British house Of
commons results in victory for Chamber
lain.
DOMESTIC
James T. Metcalfe, superintendent OF
money order bureau Of postoffice depart
ment, is removed for action in connec-
ton with contract award.
At annual meeting Of Twin City Rapid
Transit company two new directors are
elected, including President LoWry's son
Horace.
Harry F. Greene of Duluth. is appoint
ed civil service commissioner.
Corn corner is expected.
Chicago hotel strike is practically over
arbitration being agreed upon.
slipka pleads guilty and win be SEN
fenced today.
Water board is divided on postponing
electrolysis suit.
e.
tary Of the school board. i'll in hospital at
Rochester.
Mrs. Matte Cupp tries to end life with
bullet as result of domestic troubles.
State Medical society discusses posi-
bility of the X-rays
Dairyman P. O'Brien nearly fatally in
Jured by cow on street
Second floor of F. G. Leslie Paper com
panys warehouse colIapses without warn
ing. "'A
important rulings by the master work.
man upheld in supreme lodge. A q IT
w. " ~
Minnesota building at St Louis will nj
tlmately be removed to State fair grounds
MINNEAPOLIS
Billy Edwards, king of the big nit+
gang. does time at Waseca
Counsel for labor unions maintains right
OF unions to control labor of members.
SPORTING
Saints win from Louisville and brea1
even on series. Score to 4.
Savable wins the Derby trial sneciaI
Linguist second Judge Hines third.
Water Boy, Major DaingerfeId and
Hermis. the dangerous candidates IN sub
urban handicap.
Swapping of topmast puts Reliance out
OF race of cup yachts.
RAILROADS
Northern Pacific's weekly cron renor+s
says that corn has been retarded bv cool
nights. ~ wv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-18

WASHINGTON, D. c., June H.
AS result of alleged indiscretion in
matters pertaining to the award of
contracts for printing the money Or
der forms of the government, James T.
Metcalfe, for many years superinten-
dent of the money order system, to-
day was removed from Office by the
postmaster general. A full tnvestiga-
ton will be made. The story is told
in the following letter of dismissal
signed by Postmaster General Payne
this afternoon:
You are hereby removed from the
position Of superintendent of the money
order system. The charges upon which
your removal is based relate to your
actions in the matter of the letting of
the contract for money order forms.
These charges were made known to
you this morning by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General BustoW and As
sfstant Attorney General Robb, of the
postoffice department, and a transcript
Of your answer thereto is inclosed
herewith.
Lowest Bidder Labored With.
ut appears from your answer that
when the proposals of the different
competitors were opened. Paul Her
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-18
HAT is PASSED TO
FREE THOS II. LUCAS
Socialist Politician Is Taken to
Minneapolis Station and
Then Turned Loose.

A sensation was created about 9
o'clock last night by the arrest of a
couple of Socialist speakers who were
addressing a large audience on the
corner of Nicollet avenue and Fourth
street, Minneapolis
T. H. Lucas, a we'll known Socialist
In this city, was just beginning an ad-
dress when he was interrupted bv a
policeman who told him that he was
obstructing the sidewalk and suggested
tnas ne move on. Lucas was highly
indignant and replied that he would do
nothing of the kind inasmuch as he
was merely exercising the freedom of
speech which the constitution affords
to the citizens of the United States.
His argument was cut short by the ar
rival of the patrol wagon which hur-
ried himself and his companion
speaker, Adolph Grethen, off to the
central police station where they were
charged with obstructing the side
walk
large crowd followed the wagon
to the station and crowded into the
building with vehement protests at the
arrest of their leader. "A collection
was taken up and Lucas and Grethen
We're released on bail.
Lucas was very angry over the in
terruption of his address and thought
that he had been badly treated. lie
said:
i was in no way violating the law
and shall fight in the court to a fin
ish. The Socialist party is becoming
too strong and too much of a power in
this country to be suppressed in any
such way. I notice that the officers
permit the Salvation Army to congre-
gate in the streets with their music,
banners and paraphernalia and preach
salvation at the top of their lungs, as
long and as hard as they please. Why
is it then that quiet meeting Of So
cialists should be thus summarily bro
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-18

LONDON, June 1.-THE whole eve
ming session Of the house Of commons
was occupied with the discussion of a
motion to adjourn made by the Liberal
leader, Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man. in order to obtain further light
regarding the governments position on
the preferential tariff question. The
motion was rejected by 252 votes to
132. While the opposition was scarcely
more successful than heretofore in
drawing the government into a dis
cussiOn of the general scheme Of
preferential trade within the empire,
Premier Balfour and Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain emphatically de-
clared that the government of New
South Wales was under no misappre-
hensiOn regarding the attitude of the
home government, and in fact the
cabinet as a whole thoroughly agreed
with the sentiments of Vice Admiral
Lawson, governor of New South
Wales, whose dispatch concerning the
attitude of the New South Wales gov
ernment was the cause for today's de-
bate.
The result of today's debate is rec
ogniZed as great personal triumph
for Mr.. Chamberlain. The intention