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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
An Intelligent ChimpnnZee.

In 1881 Mir. Smyth, United States
consul ut Lihrria, brought TO this ccun
try young chimpanZce about seven
teen months Old and sold him to the
New York park department for the
cost of transporting him. AS he came
first class passage. the price WlS $l2a.
He was named Crowley. He took TO
Keeper Cook from the first, and until
his death they were the best of friends.
He was very intelligent and | believe
was us near human rs an animal could
be. He would sit at q table to eat, pvt
ting on n napkin ana using Il knife.
fork and spoon when necessary. When
he had finished he would Use the nap
kin, carefully fold it up and lay it beside
died Il severe attack of pneumonia set
in, and DR.. Marsh, surgeon of the park
police, was called. Every morning
when the doctor entered the room he
would say, Good morning, Crowley"
ana Crowley would get up to shake
hands. Then the doctor would say,
"IIow are you this morning:" and
Crowley would grin. The doctor would
examine him and say, "Your pulse,
Crowley" and Crowley would extend
his hand. Now your lungs and
Crowley would throw back his arms TO
allow the doctor to place his ear to his
breast. And now Your back, Grow
4ey." and he would turn his back.
He grow very feeble before death,
and Cook stood by him from early
morning Until hate at night. Late IN
she afternoon of the day he dieA Cook
held him in his arms for about an hour.
Cook pU! him down on the floor, and
trnwlcy raised himself up. put out his
hand 10 shake hands. us Cook said. ''tO
bid him goodby," turned toward the
wall of his room and dropped dead
Outing.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
Box Office Superstition.

a newspaper man was the second in
line at the box office Of one of the pop
ular theaters the other evening on the
opening night. The first man asked for
four seats, and when he started to pay
for them the man in the box Office
said:
ooh, that's all right There's 10
charge at all for those seats"
The man looked surprised, thanked
the ticket manipulation and went on.
Then the newspaper man had his turn.
and he said:
please satisfy impertinent curiosity
and tell me why you wouldn't take
that mans money"
"Well," said the treasurer, II eX-
pect you didn't notice that that man
was cross eyed. If l had sold him the
first tickets we wouldn't have had a
bit of luck through the whole engage
ment."-New York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
w HOLE NunnER, 1871.
ON THE GRID.

Hear the yelling of the players
AS they on the grid appear,
Letting loose their cries landish,
Using phrases that are queer.
They are padded. shielded, bandaged:
Shocks of hair they all display,
And their cleaning eyes betoken
They are ready for the fray.
Hear the rooters wildly roofing
AS their favortes they greet.
Sending up their shouts defiant.
Which they many times repeat
Some like maddcned cattle below,
Some Tin horns with vigor teot;
Anything to make a Clamor
Is the aim of those who root.
See the ambulances waiting
For the victims of attack,
Ready for a hurried journey
To the hospitals and back.
See the doctors and the surgeons
With appliances at hand.
Knowing that for FIRST aid treatment
There will be a brisk demand.
See the rivals nerCely Clashing
AS for mastery they strivS.
Battling till the watcher wonders
That there's any left alive.
See them punch and push and jostle,
While excitement wilder grows,
Till there's ending of the struggle
And the final whistle blows.
Saunter Ger the field of battle
And observe what's lying there
Bits of noses. ears and fingers:
Here and there bunch of hair.
In the distance dies the clamor
OF the rooters jollying,
And again were realizing
That the seasons In full swing.
-Rttsburg gChronicleTelegraph
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

divided between Republicans and Dem.
ocrats, no third party or fusion candi-
dates having been elected. \ number
of the new members who have seen
service in previous congresses are we'll
known, the most prominent among
them probably being John Lind of Min
nesota. lie served in the Fiftieth, Eff
ty-tirst and Fifty-second congresses as
Il Republican and was governor of Mill
ncsota III lS99-01. He returns to the
Fifty-Cighth as Il Democrat.
Illinois returns three former mem
bers, all OF whom are well known
Billy Lorimer, the Chicago politician;
William \. Rodenberg and benjamin
+. Marsh. Mr.. LOrimer has served
three terms in congress- but was de-
fcatcd for the Flftysevcnth. Mr.
Rodcubcrg was prominent in the Fifty
sixth. While Mr.. Marsh returns after an
absence of twenty years.
George +. Huff of Pennsylvania, who
was last seen in the Fifty-fourth con-
gresS, las place in political history
as one Of the famous SOC who fol
lowed the lead of Roscoe Conklng in
the memorable effort to rcnOminate
Grant for the presidency in 1850. The
other members who have had previous
eXpericnoe in the house are j. s. Rhea
Of Kentucky. +. c. Talbot and J. w
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
THE NEW CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, LARGER
THAN ITS PREDECESSOR.

Familiar races Among the New
cmbcrs-Sctcrun of the Civil;
War sim In Harncss-Why an EN-
ira sessEHn Has Been Called.
When congress assemblies in extra
session on Nov. . to consider the quc5-
tiom of reciprocity with Cuba the chain
Der of the house of representatives
will be taxed 10 its utmost capacity to
seat the increased membership under
the new apportionmcnt, by which
;Wcnty-ninc members have been added.
In the Fitty-eighth congress there
will be I2I new members, ten of whom
have served in some congress previous
to the Fifty seventh. OF these new
members s"venty-one are Democrats
and hfty-siX Republicans. There will
also he three new delegates, Arizona
sending John +. Wilson, a Democrat,
who represented the territory in the
Eifty-siXth congress; Oklahoma is to
be represented by Bird S. Mcguire, a
Republican, and Prince Kuhie Kala-
nianaole is coming as Republican to
represent Hawaii.
For the first time since the Fifty
first congress the membership will be
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
FANCY woRKBAsKEr MADE AT HOME.

FANCY WORkBASKET MADE AT HOME
this stitch as guide others can be
worked out and any number of lovely
things fashioned.
or course the artistic woman has
the advantage in being able to devise
more beautiful color schemes than her
less gifted sister. Where native sweet
grasses are procurable they will be
found quite us satisfactory as the i'm
ported RI. fla.
An especially priced Christmas Of
ferin2 would be a fancy workbasket
made by the donor and fitted with
dainty accessories.
a sweet grass receptacle for holding
pair of scissors is a nice little re-
membraucc to give the woman who is
continually wondering where her scis-
sorS are. 1t looks like miniature
golf bag or old fashioned hair receiver
and may be lung up or carried on the
wrist
\ useful holder in which to keep
knitting would be an ideal gift for an
Old lady The holder is done in plain
weaving stitch and is crescent shapsd.
The wide opening allows the needles
to be taken out in a comfortable man
nrr 1t is mounted on bamboo sticks.
which will have to be bought and are
arranged like the supports of a gypsy
kettle.
Picture frames. lingerie hampers and
scrap baskets are all objects which
lend themselves beautifully to the raf-
fin worker.
An inviting pillow for the hammock
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
FROsTBURG, MD, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER Z, 1903.

millincr, hurrrd ~ rHr;oSi;y Have
you lost Il relation: d.'ln't know you
lad one
sort of one" answered Betty. giving
p farewell pa TO tn" poppirS. ''! want
the deepest dyed mourning you've
got
1t was soon upon her head. II heavy
black thing that fell in hot folds over
her shoulders. Back over the read Sh2
truds;cd. the weight of the bonnet pull
ing ut her temples and sending thrOhS
into her head. The heat of tie sun
made her dizzy and faint. Oh, for
something to relieve her. S'hc half
turned into the doctors yard. but no.
There was Il medicine C!:pSt well filled
at home. She would wait until she
reached there. Gnc of Mary'S virtues
had been economy. Elindly sh" stag
gcrcd on toward home, entered ii and
went to the medicine chest Blindly
she %raspcd Il bottle and drank from it.
Then she remembered no more.
When Daniel returned that night
from doing the chores he missed Bet
tvs welcome ut the door. She had
not failed to meet him there since
their marriage. He found her on the
kitchen floor cnvplOpcd in widows
weeds and writhing in agony. Cll!mSi-
ly, but tcndcrly. he removed the ugly
bonnet and placed her on Der bed.
where size lay raving and tossing Will"
he ran for help. 1t was Fortunate that
N IL
the distracted man rushed from the
house He administered the proper
antidotc for the poison Betty bad ;;WNl-
lowed in her search for headache med
icinc.
Mrs Y#rdwrlI WAS soon summon Il.
for Betty rIvcd of h"r Hnl the poppy
hat. She called Daniel to Il conference
in the barn. What was said to hin, he
never quite remembered. II" was won
Gering duinhiy if Betty w"r" goins: to
die and trying t" picture hem" without
her. For our" in Ills busy life h" was
taking time to realize that he WAS in
love with his wife.
When !.ctty opened her eye; in con
SciUuSuvS$ Il was to find her husband
SlttiIlS bh HSI t'llltilN StIpEll- NV
hands, and the beloved poppy hat lay
on the covcIlrt beside Ecr. She loo&cl
at him wondrrngly.
ITS for you. dear" said naric! lt,lSk-
ily, for you to wear. la ali respect to
Mary Ellen, Eve taken off til" Grape.
and Wen let her rest now Whcr" she
Is. Forgive me Betty. Eve been a
brute. But I've suffered sine" you've
been lying there, and I've found out
how dear yOu are to me.
"Eut I'm not like Mary Ellen" wills
percd Betty family.
"No, thank God. But you're mine,
and love YOU | want You to b" hap
py In your own way hereafter, and try
to love me II little. Will you, DEAR
She WAS too weak to answer, but sile
smiled happy little smile as her huS-
band bent and Tor the first time gave
her lovers kiss.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

Zone of my ancestors" said the
young man who came a-wooing, was
n signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence."
That's very good" answered Mr..
CumroX, "but don't believe that fact
would suffice to make my daughter
happy. Let's hear something about
what you can do for yourself in the
way of signing checks. "-Washington
Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

One time an office went out to seek a
man.
1t sought and it sought and it sought.
but seemed utterly unable to find him.
AT last it sat down by the wayside
to rest, when, 10 and behold, up came
the man it had been looking for and
took it.
For the man had been chasing the Of
him.
This fable teaches us that while we
are hunting trouble it may be hunting
us.-Judge.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

practice and that
most necessary OF
all qualities. pa
ticnrc. are need.
ed To the IN
initiated it may
lie We! 70 say
that ratlia. from
which this wo.'k
gets its name. is
the outer cutiCle
of a palm grown
in Madagascar
and is sent in
quantities 10 this
country and used
on account of its
pliahiiity for bas
Retry work. \
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

wheat tied with red ribbon embroider.
ed in ratlia is an appropriate present
for the owner of country home.
Around the edge of the pillow Is n
plated braid of raffia in yellow, red
and green tones.
One could go on indefinitely making
suggestions for gifts worked out in
ratlia. hut these hints may be useful
to the beginner. Certainly the wom-
an who gains n knowledge of the art
o: rafiia will be rewarded for her pains
by Il number of beautiful Christmas
gifts Which friends will appreciate.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
After the Panty.

Mrs. Upjohn-Didn't it worry you al
most to death to entertain that big
crowd last night?
Mrs. Highmore-No, indeed. en-
joycd every minute of it thinking about
the Yuppstarts and the Buttininns that
knew wanted to be here and that l
hadn't asked to come.-Chicago Trib-
une
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

HON. JOSEPH q. CANNON, NEXT SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Denny of Maryland. Townsend Scud-
der Uf New York and Burlcigh +.
Spaldiug of North Dakota.
The Fifty-eighth congress will have
in it's membership sevcnty-scven vet
eraI!s of the civil war, forty-seyen of
whom fought for the Union and thirty
who hOre arms for the Confederacy.
In the senate there ere thirteen Union
soldiers and thirteen eX-Confederates,
ani III the house are thirty-four who
fought for the north and seventeen
who cast their lot with the south,
Three of the eX-Confederatcs and two
of tie Union veterans in She senate
held the rank of brigadier general. In
the house are three Federal brigadiers.
whiie the highest rank held by an ex-
Confederate is that of colonel.
Joseph q. Cannon of Danvilie, H.,
who will be the next speaker of the
house of representatives, has been sent
30 congress fifteen times. He was first
elected TO the Forty-third congress and
has been regularly returned, except to
the Fifty-second, when he went down
in the Democratic landslide of 1890.
Mr.. Cannon became chairman of the
appropriations committee of the Fifty
fourth congress and has held the place
ever since. lie is native of North
Carolina, but his father emigrated to
Illinois when the future speaker was
small boy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

RECEPTACLE FOR HOLD number of in
ING SCISSORS. Struction books
have been written about this work, the
simplest and most explicit being Mary
Whites "HaSkrtry.' But with the fol
lowing instructions almost any one
will be able TO make very pretty Christ
mas gifts for their friends:
The materials necessary for the be
ginner are few and simple. a hank of
raliia, which will cost small sum. a
pair of good. stout scissors and several
fiat sticks Il yard long Il pair of worsted
needles. and you are ready for work.
The first stitch is a simple under and
over weaving one. Double weaving is
done in the same way except that two
wcavCrs are used at once
Hero are directions for making an
easy pattern. which is the basis of all
the more complicated ones: A yard
stick is held in the hand and worked
from left TO right at an angle with the
body. the end of the stick resting on
is tied about the stick and knOtted and
pulled mp quite tight. AS many stitches
as are needed are then knOtted down
the stick Leave small space; then
commence with the inner one nearest
til" person and knot like the first row
This is continued until the proper num-
Der of rows are made.
Great care should be exercised in
having the rows perfectly even. With
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07

WhICh PrcHCrV0s the nAmc OF The glvct
in tie mind. In ratiia work. which
has been 50 popular the past year,
there are possibilities of many beauti.
full Christmas presents which will be
Wclcomrd with the greatest pleasure
and that is more than can he sale
about ;iac ma iority tf these offerings.
1t does not require great amount
of skill 20 fashion the numerous arti-
cleS one can make from raiia, but
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
- - BALTIMORE Ono
- RAILROAD.
May Il, 1908.

nNand AFTER above date until further
notice TRAINS will arrive and depart
from CUMBERLAND as follows:
Main Line.
EAsrB0UED.
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York Express:
No, /. arrives 80 a. III. leaves 2;;iS a. III.
No. Observation-Disclosures. leaves 80 a. m
No. s. arrives 1:1l "A. M. ; leaves ~ IL m.
No. ;. arrives Sis H. m; leaves 80 Il. III
No. o.. -.....'. l'iNNN - T. ~
No. II. arrives lO:2j =. m. ; leaves i"l' T. IN.
%ialtimorc and Way:
No. leaves 3:l5 p. m.
Express:
M, 46. arrives 6:l7 y. m. leaves 6:35 i. IN.
&Gralton and Way:
No. -. arrives 1:25 =. NJ.
No. g. arrives 1859 p. m.
WESrBoUNp.
Bittsburg Express:
No. q. arrives l:z5 Il. III.
Pittsburg Limited
No II. arrives 4:30 u. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Express
No. 3. arrives 5:25a m; leaves 5;32 Il. III.
@Parkersburg Wheeling and Way:
No Tl...,:......:...:.:.. iea}ns f:"b y. III.
Express
No II arrives 9l0 Il. III.
No. % arrives 2:35p m. leaves 300 p, III,
No. >. arrives 2;55 p. III.
No. 46 leaves 3Iop. III.
%Graiton and Way:
No. 5..leavcs 1870 p. III.
1 :...lI
No. arrives SD p. M. ; leaves SIS r. m.
Chicago Express:
No. 7..arrives 1910 p. m; leaves 1880 =. IN.
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aDre sents 80
IL Made at
NEW THINGS HE
IN RAFFiA Ga ID lHN e.
WORK 80

OWADAIS the holiday present
is net Il useless little nothing
with Merry Christmas" daul,-
cd all over it, but useful girt
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-22
A Sure Thing.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that Is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings new Discov-
cry for Consumption is a sure cure for
all lung and throat troubles. Thous-
ands can testify to that. Mrs. C. B.
VanM Of Shepherdtown, w. Va,
says: 81 had a severe case of bronchi-
It's and for a year tried everything |
heard Of. but got no relief. One bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery then
cured me absolutely" 1t is invaluable
for Cro1p, Whooping Cough, Grip,
Pneumonia and Consumption. Try it.
It's guaranteed by all druggists. Trial
bottles free. Reg. sizes soc, 500.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-22
No Loss Of Time.

have sold Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
years, and would rather be out Of coffee
and sugar than it. | sold five bottles
of it yesterday to threshers that could
go no farther. and they are at work
again this morning.--H. r. Phelps,
Plymouth. Oklahoma. AS will be seen
by the above, the threshers were able
to keep on with their work without los
ing a single days time. You should
keep a bottle Of this Remedy in your
home. For sale by all Dealers.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-22
NOTICE TO

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN EHAT
IN The undersigned has been duly appoint
ed and qualified by the Second Judicial District
Court Of Nevada, in and for the County Of Wa
shoe, as Administrato OF the Estate OF Charles
Sommer deceased. That said estate does not
exceed in value nvs hundred dollars, and,
therefore, the Judge OF said Court has deemed
IL advisable TO make and has made an order
for . summary administration OF said estate,
dispensing with all regular proccediHgs except
and to creditors OF said estate to present their
claims within forty days after the first publ
catios of this notice. All persons having
claims against said estate are required to file
the same, with proper vouchers attached, with
the Clerk of said Court within forty (40l days
after the first publication of this notice.
Dated, Reno, February 10, 1909.
WILLIAM. II. SOMMER,
Administrator
FRANK d. KING, Atty for Administrator.
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THE FIRST
R
What The Government Pro
poses to do For This
State.

The first great irrigation system to
be constructed by the government I'M
der the law recently passed by Con-
gress, which provides that all money
collected from the sale Of public lands
be used for the building Of irrigation
reservoirs and canals in the States
where the money is collected, will be
constructed in Nevada.
Lake Tohoe will be damned at the
point where it empties into the Trucks
ee river and make a great reservoir.
The dam will be more than twenty
feet high and the level of the lake will
be raised fully ten feet.
The estimated area of this body OF
water is more than 800 square miles
and it is believed that by the construc-
ton Of the dam and the raising Of the
lake level ten feet, a sufficient amount
Of water can be stored to Irrlgate a vast
area Of now worthless land.
The proposed system will consist Of
about $50 miles Of canals and another
large dam at a point on the Truckee
river about twenty-five miles from its
source.
There will be three main canals to
be known as. the Truckee-C Carson ca
nal, the L.ovelock canal and the Pyra-
mid lake canal.
The first and last of these canals
will be about twenty-five miles In
length and the others about fifty miles
Z long.
1t is estimated that about $500 sec
ond feet of water will be used and that
at least us, 900 acres Of land will be
reclaimed,
The work will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $l,5oo,ooo.
At what date the actual work will be
commenced has not yet been decided.
but it is expected that 1t will be doing
this season.
c. T. Prace, Of the United States
Geological Survey. arrived here Mon
day from Nevada, says the Salt Lake
Telegram. He says the surveys have
all been completed and are now in the
hands Of the governments engineers.
He Is passing through Salt Lake en-
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-22
SOME SALARIES.

The new board of councilmen for
the city Of Reno have passed an or
dinance making salaries as follows:
Mayor, $500; councilmen. 5000
clerk, $500; chief Of police and fire de-
partment, 81 500; assistant chief ST.
$50; police judge $1,000; policemen,
$3.50.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-22
Post Office Hours Changed.

The Wadsworth postoffice will not
be open Sunday evenings hereafter on
account Of ruling to that effect. The
mail will be made up and forwarded as
usual. With morning mail trains on
time the office will be open from 7
A.. M. to 10 A. M. Sundays, If trains
not on. time according their arrival.
N. A. Hummel.
Post Master.
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SATURDAY SOCIALS.

The Saturday night socials will be
continued under the management of
Mrs Cowan. The same music will be
furnished as heretofore and a good
time is guaranteed.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-05-22

route for Montana where he will soon
commence a survey for another irriga-
ton system.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-31
ARRIVAL OF NEGRO KNIGHTS.
Supreme COnclave to Hold Session
in st, Louis.

Ill 81. LOUIS.
The informal opening Of the twelfth BIZ
ennial conclave of the Supreme Lodge
Colored knights of Pythias. which will
take place this morning at st. Paul's Chap
ell corner Of Leffiingwell and Lawton
avenues. promises to be one of the
largest gatherings of its kind ever held in
the United States by negro fraternal or
der.
Grand Chancellor A. w. Lloyd of Mis-
souri,, who Is chairman of the Committee
on Arrangements. stated that there are at
least 900 delegates already in the city, each
of whom is delegate to one of the three
divisions into which the organization is
divided. namely. the Supreme Lodge the
Supreme Court of Calanthe and the Inter-
national Encampment Of the Uniform
Rank.
Three hundred arrived yesterday on the
morning and evening trains and it is sup
posed the bulk of the arrivals will reach
the city by this evening. On Tuesday
morning the convention will be formally
opened for business Of the Supreme Lodge
and Court. \
Supreme Chancellor s: W. starks arrived
from charlestSwn W. Va yesterday morn
Lodge delegates who arrived yesterday
were: Doctor Z: F. Boyd, Nashville, Tenn.
Pos0T 4 Matkn mhe sna MG raph
Supreme Vice Chancellor John Mitchell
Richmond. Va; John I. 7. Warren and Doc
Amy E. Bennett. Nashville, Tenn.
Delegations also arrived on last night $
train from Mississippi, Louisiana. Colorado.
uniform men arrived from Hot Springs.
Ark, and Austin, Tex.