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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
A TARTAR TRICKSTER.
he Way He Tried to Sell Vn1isc to
a Foreigner.

he Way He Tried to Sell n VnIixc 10
Foreigner.
At the annual fair in Mini NovcorOd
I stepped with a German kuSSian
friend into n saddlcry. where he wish
ed to purchase vnlise. lie picked
out one for which the Tartar mcr-
chant named price that was evident
ly much in excess of its real value My
friend was making the usual fcint I'M
der such circumstances of leaving the
store when he noticed that the dealer,
with rapid movement stuck paper
in the outside pocket of his valisc. Not
being II greenhorn in Russia. he knew
Immediately what the Tartar was up
to.
"But. barin," said the latter. calling
him back, come. Look ut the leather
and the lining. silk all through Please
examine it carefully" lie handed the
valise again to my friend and turned
back to his stock. apparently looking
for other satchels to show. With II sly
wink my friend extracted a ten ruble
note from the outer pocket of the va
lise and hid 1t In his hand. Then he
SAlu: ')On trouble yourself any long
er. This valise seems to be what you
say 1t is. and l will take it,"
The Tartar grinned broadly as he
turned around satisfied that his little
trick had succeeded. Then while my
friend pretended to count out the pur-
chase price he took hold once more Of
the valise in order accidentally to dis
cover the bank note in it. l shall new
er forget his eyes which bulged out Of
their sockets. or the petrified smile on
his face when he found his money
gone He was so bewildered that he
stammered like n drunken man.
1.-The fellow really ought to get a les
son." my friend said to me in German.
while he kept the trickster in suspense
for several minutes before handing
him back the bank note, together with
the valise, which the dealer now Of
fered for less than half of what he had
demanded before-Sigmund kranz in
Booklovers Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
Town Council.

Promptly at O'Clock Wednesday even
ing Mayor George G.. Townsend took his
chair.and sounded the gavel, calling the
regular monthly meeting of Council to
order.
Water superintendent Alfred Jeffries
reported properties connected with
town.system. HOhing and Hartig black
smith shop, corner Water and Mechanic
street; John McAllister, Grant street,
and Harry Boyes, McCulloh and Green
streets. Repaired break in old line on
Union street in front of Mrs. f. Gross
property. There is ~ feet of water in
the large reservoir.
Bailitf Henry Fisher collected fines
amounting to $l5.
Street committee reported list of de-
linquents i'll paving on Union street !;
also on Loo, Water and BOwery
Giving tO2the diversity of the several
Ordinances different procedure is neces-
sary i'll the case of delinquents on each
street. Those on Bowery and Water
We're notified, and the Clerk was i'll
Structed to advertise for bids to lay the
sidewalks Oh those streets. On Union
street the delinquents We're notified and
will be prosecuted for maintaining NUS
anceS and unsafe sidewalks.
There are only four properties on Loo
street including the State Normal School.
The matter of paving the latter was
brought up and during the discussion
Councilman Davis waXed eloquent and
made several very heated speeches, Civ
ing as his opinion that it was wrong to
enforce the Ordinances ON some streets
and letting the State Normal School and
several ON Union street go, When a
motion was made to enforce the Loo
street Ordinance, i'll every case Mr.. Davis
voted against it, voicing his sentiments
rather vigorously.
In this connection Attorney Gordon,
who was present, suggested Il plan by
which the State Normal School property
could be paved but it is by such Il round
about procedure that the winter would
be over before it could be done.
At this time Frank Winner.presented
IA petition, signed by number of resi-
dents on Centennial street, asking for
light on that street. The petition was
read by the Clerk, and the Light COM
mittee reported that they had recon-
mended two lights at the points sug-
gested by the petition. And Mr.. Win
ner Went away happy.
The Water committee reported having
investigated the complaint made by
Henry Mayer for the Mayer Brothers
Ice company at last meeting, and said
that i'll their opinion the charges were
not exorbitant, but very equitable.
At the suggestion of the ATTORNEY the
Water superintendent was instructed to
turn the water off for them if the bill
for September quarter was not paid.
Engineer George S. Phillips stated
that the new reservoir was nearly COM
pleted and that if the weather remained
at all favorable it would be finished dur
ing this week.
Mayor Townsend said that he had
been approached by gentleman who
said that an athletic club had been
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

Korean Is difficult language to
learn. Tritling errors are likely to lend
a foreigner into great embarrassment.
1t was only the smallest mistake that
led an impasSioned preacher to warn
his congregation that unless they re-
pented they would be relegated to "a
cellar" the Korean words for cellar
and the neither world being almost
identical. In like manner the story
of Lazarus, who fell sick. was told to
a Sunday school class with nm unau-
thorized ending The native form Of
expression is entering sickness"
and by trifling confusion the teacher
was made to declare that Lazarus en-
tered bottle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

or the things that make for happi-
ness the love OF books comes first
A book. unlike any other friend, will
wait not only upon the hour, but upon
the mood. 1t asks nothing and gives
much when one comes in the right
way. Is your world a small
one made uncomfortable by thousand
petty cares? Are the heart and soul Of
you east down by bitter disappoint-
ment? Would you leave it all, If only
for an hour. and come back with new
point OF view? Then open the covers Of
Il book.-From the Masters Violin"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

Old Gentleman-Sincey your uncle left
you that legacy. Mrs Casey. YOU must
find your path In life much smoother.
Mrs. Casey Shure Oh dunno. sor. OF
fond the more We how to ate the more
dishes there is to wash. Brooklyn Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
Plenty Of Gau1.

"Mr. Poreson is exactly what you
would call considernte man"
NO" answered the next door neigh
Dor. He is the sort Of person who will
borrow your lawn mower tonight so as
to wake you up with 1t at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning "-Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
Velocity.

II made thousand miles In ten min
utes once. Guess that was going
some"
Get down to facts"
II played another travelling man for
a mileage book and wOn.'-Detroit
Free Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

"Oh." sneered the self important
lawyer who was cross examining. you
think you know it all, don't you:'
Not quite" replied the witness.
For instance, | don't know how you
manage to secure an occasional client"
Chicago News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

Hold up your hands.
Every person In the room at once
complied.
They were all school children, and
their teacher had spoken.-New York
American.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
A Mean Man Found Ont.

docs your husband ever tell you
that he thinks you are beautiful"
Yes. But I've noticed that 1t 10 al
ways when have on an old dress or q
cheap hat. Boston Herald
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
Kicks At Autos.

City Girls your horse afraid Of
automobiles?
The Farmer-Not half as much as I
be, ma'am.- Yonkers Statesman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
An uncomplimentary Exchange.

An CncUnHpKtHneHtHry TNCHHhBcs
"Who Is that frightful looking girl
over there In the pink dress?"
"My sister,
"Oh, I beg your pardon"
ITS nll right. my boy. I've seen
your sister and you must hear awful
things about her too."-ClevelandP Plain
Dealer
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

Every one puts off as much work for
tomorrow as if he expected the day to
be week long.-Atchison Globe
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
MuslsleninK.

Judge-IIad you any provocation for
assaulting this man? Prisoner-Oi hod,
yer honor. He wudn't foight!-Puck.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

And as everything ''goes by turns,
The Brownies said lets stop at STERN'S-
DOmestics here for one and all
Towels napkins, linens; one might call
For aught meath heaven $ boundleSs blue,
And get it, Ribbons, laces too,
For dainty maidens, babes and misses,
Who always get mems sweetest kisses.
Lace curtains beautiful as dreams,
And draperies soft as sweet mOonbeams.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

To gain thorough business knowledge
The Brownies sought-not business college
Twas FRANK b. JENvEY'S, where they found
Such wisdom, ample and profound
To keep accounts and deal with banks
The place was stocked with books and blanks
The array of types made them start
And wonder at the splendid printer art.
little Brownie babe had died
All me. The Brownies sobbed and cried.
But placed in pretty, snowy casket,
Like pure white flowers i'll dainty basket,
1t looked so peaceful, serene,
Few tears fell DER the mound of green:
For GEHAUF & MAYER laid the child away
Tenderly, i'll its home of clay.
To mark the baby's resting place,
Since they had missed that baby face,
handsome stone Of marble hue
They bought; twas beautiful to view
The handsome line of granite blocks
They had, all hewn from living rocks
AT R,EDER'S where they bought this stone,
'Graved with the simple phrase, sour Own
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

Pictures, books and mouldings, toys.
Every sort of household joys
That the finer nature Graves,
For which man all hardship braves;
All these were found at HAvERSTICK's;
Man couldn't have thought of more tricks,
Or the pleasant things of earth,
Whence aesthetics had their birth.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

To get a glimpse of country round
A rig each Brownie sought and found,
Also team of handsome steeds
To suit the little Brownies needs
Each hired a buggy, trap or drag,
Together with handsome nag,
At bottom price; now you can tell
The place they went to very well;
1t is at MYERS & CRUMP'S livery stable
You get the best; and that S no fable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

The Brownies have as sweet a tooth
AS other mortals, in their youth,
And each young gallant had a thought
OF some one else; and so he bought
A sweet assortment for his girl
Lest she should think he was A churl.
OF J. NJ. STREET. he bought his goods
To feed that maiden of the woods.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

81 want some perfumes, toilet soap,
Also some medicines; | hope
That PEARCE'S drug stores open yet,
For nowhere else can people get
Such fresh, pure goods and such a stock
At figures, too, that seem to mock
Competitors, and beat them too
Thus spoke one Brownie, and its true.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

"a wedding suit now must have
Exclaimed the dudy, looking grave
And where to go know, you bet,
For | know where a man can get
n suit that fits at every point,
Nor makes you feel clear out o joint
So to KILLER the chappy flies,
And stylish folk all do likewise.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
Las. sunday o. rA., ship.

"As II lad almost" said an old sen cap
tain, Il became second mate Of Nova
Scotia sailing vessel bound from Liver
poor - the provinces. 1t was on Il
Saturday that we left port, and the fol-
lowing morning the tug which had
placed us 10 windward of Holyhead
left us.
I'VE were making ready for the trip
across the north Atlantic. hCt our
minds We're diverted from work by see
ing the skipper place blackboard upon
the break of the poop upon which was
written Sunday The skipper. Il thor
ough type of the seaman, called all
hands aft. He said: i want you To
know what is on that board. For you
fellows who can't read will spell it,
Then deliberately he said: Sunday
You understand it. don't you: Then
he gave the word to throw the board
into the sea- over it went, and as II
took the waves he SAID. You all know
that was Sunday. don't you: Yes.
answered the men. Well lie continu-
ed. that will he the last Sunday you
will see on this ship And 1t was.-
Baltimore Sun.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
Geniua at Her Feet.

Mrs. Yorke, wife Of the dean OF Wor-
cester, once described an incident Of
her acquaintance with Thackeray. She
happened. she said. to he sitting one
evening between Thackeray and Jacob
Omni,m. whose build was even more
gigantic than ThsckeFay's own. Con
versa ton. from some cause unknown.
was langrIishing. when Thackeray turn
ed to her and said. Mrs. Yorke. why are
you ~ SILENT" Il am overwhelmed
by the greatness Of you two" she re-
piled. glancing right aud left at their
massive frames. Thereupon. moved by
common impulse, Thackeray and Jacob
slid from their chairs and sat on the
ground at her feet, ''as slight token
Of homage to one whose wit eQualed
her beauty"
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
saltness of the Sea.

The two great causes of very grad
ual increase in the saltness of the sea
are the solvent powers of water and
the process OF evaporation. By their
solvent powers rain. rivers and springs
draw salts out OF the land and carry
them to the ses In evaporation the
sun. az an enormous pump. ID ever
drawing up pure water. leaving all SOL
ids behind. On the other hand, many
marine organisms. plants and animals
are continually extracting mineral mat
ter from the sea wherewth to build up
the solid parts Of their bodily frames
Whenever the point Of saturatiOn Is
reached salt is deposited, ~ In the salt
pans Of the Caspian, the Dead sea, Salt
lake. Utah, and numerous beds of rock
salt
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
Ancient H,xhl.nd Custom.

In the western highlands of Scotland
an ancient custom suggestive OF the
pre-C Christian days is still in force.
When child is born all the old women
of the neighborhood meet in the house
and place straw rope around the
child's neck. AT the same time they
chant a curious charm, which Is sup
posed to ward of fairies and evil spir-
Its. SO great an Importance do the in
habitants attach to this ceremony that
they believe it would be u tempting
of Providence" to neglect 1t. When any
one dies the relatives dig the grave,
taking the greatest possible care to re-
move every stone from the mold.
Stones In the grave interfere, it is said.
with the rest OF the dead. Also they
are particular to cut the turf which Is
to cover the mound In one piece, as
otherwise they believe water would get
into the grave and make the body un-
comfortable.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
Look to Your Walk.

Look to your walk. Ii has more to
do with your success OF failure than
you perhaps dream of. Don't slouch,
Don't wabble. Don't shuttle. Don't
strut Walk like a man who is deter
mined to play mans part in life. with
head erect and feet planted firmly on
the ground.
One may see on the streets OF city
every day many people who are walk
ing failures. There is not the slightest
energy in their movements. Their whole
bearing gives testimony Of their weak
ness. How do We know that they are
failures? Nothing is simpler. There is
subtle connection between the mind
and the body. The mental attitude Is
reflected In the spontaneous movements
Of the body and you can very quickly
tell by a mans walk and general bear-
ing whether his mind is alert. his spirit
progressive and earnest and his whole
being full of life and vigor and deter
mination or he is a sltpshod. lazy. life
less creature.-Success.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
To Settle Water Rights.

The case of g. A. White against
the Greeley s. Loveland Irrigation
company and the Great Western
Sugar company was heard before
Judge Garrigues in the district court
last Tuesday. The case is in a
manner a friendly suit brought by
Mr.. White and others to determine
for all time just how much water
the sugar factory at Loveland is en-
titled to under the contracts with
the irrigation company mentioned.
All the plaintiffs are stockholders
in the Greeley g. Loveland company.
Charles Boetcher and A. " officer
of the Great Western Sugar company
were. in court as witnesses :. in the
case.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
shoe shops In Japan.

Like all other shops in Japan, shoe
shop opens broad side to the street.
1t seems misnomer to call it shoe
shop, a place where you can only buy
sandals or clogs. things we are not ac-
customed to call shoes. They are foot
gear anyway.
There Is a low platform in front. ul'vn
which the customer sits and drinks tea
while making his or her purchases. the
shopkeeper meanwhile squatting on
his heels and discussing the news OF
the day.
The sandals worn by the rickshaw
coolies are called warafi. They ars
woven of rice straw and are sold for
half cent u pair. They are made In
the country villages, and the foreigner
watches the weaving with amused In
terest.
The prehensile big toe Of Japanese
IL of great assistance. as 1t is used for
catching and holding the straws, leav-
ing the hands free to weave.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
Loui. Napoleon. Title.

1t has been said that Louis Napoleon
who assumed the imperial dignity IN
1852, year after his famous coup
d'etat, was influenced in the choice OF
his title by a curious misconception.
An enthusiastic prefect closed an offi.
cial document with the wOris "Vive
Napoleon.."' and these three notes OF
exclamation were mistaken for the Ro.
man numeral Ill.
Another and very similar story is to
the effect that official posters appeared
upon the walls Of Paris headed Napo-
leon Ill. by printers error for Napo-
leon II. that is to say, Napoleon H..
Imperator. or emperor.
The less romantic reason il that had
the son of the great Napoleon lived to
succeed his father he would have been
Napoleon ii. and that on this ground
Louis Napoleon figures as the third Of
that name
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
Peaaltie. Of Proxresa.

Il would almost seem as II nature re-
sents any departure from the original
mode of progression. When men rode
much they developed bow legs and a
jockey walk. When they took 10 the
bicycle they put on the cycling hump
and grew elongated feet. When the mo-
tor came In 1t modified the bicycle
hump and gave us lesser stoop. a
craned neck and the motor glare.
II you WIFI have a man well set up,
normally developed and erect, as Prov
idence intended him to he. you must
bring him up on walking exercise, not,
Of course. the dawdling slough Of the
lazy ioafer. but the spirited walk Of the
healthy human who treads the earth as
IL he owned it. Here you have at hand
one means of avoiding some of the
penalties of progress.-I-Onden Tatler.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
l.., o.. the Ice o. Lake Erie.

No landmarks can he seen. There ia
nothing by which to direct a course. A
man may easily be lost and wander un-
Ill overcome. Too often this has hap
pene<i. and hardly winter has passed
without some such disaster.
A man so lost will often trust to the
instinct of the dogs to find way
home through the bewilderinR storm
and gloom Sometimes. however, even
the animals have been at fault In a
recent case fisherman with three
dogs was overtaken on the honi Gard
way by q sudden tempest of wind and
snow. To see even few feet must
have been impossible. and even the
dogs must have been overcome with
fright or found that they We're unable
to guide themselves in the right di-
rection Still. though two We're loose.
they did not desert the man. When
the searching parties found him on the
following day he was dead. frozen 10
death. but the dogs with him were
alive. One dog. which had not been
embarrassed was mad. however. and
had to be killed at once.-Georse Hib-
bard in Harper's Magazine.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
s~~.d IL. r.rpo.e.

"A certain cadi of Bagdad had been
m hts youth Il fisherman, and. to keep
himself in mind of his humble origih'
there was always spread upon his dih-
ner table a huge fishing net
People admired the cadi for this
exhibition of hum i;l. He was rich'
and his house ,ss- sIulptuous. But
amid all thai tta. the net, tne
sign OF the me- W Y birth, was al
ways promineHLl ,,s ..ayed.
THE story UI ,ae net spread through
the city and finally le,iched the ears OF
the caliph. He. i'll due time, sent for
the cadi. took him into his favor and
made him his grand vizier.
THUS, said Haroun al Raschid we
reward humility
From the day of his appointment
the grand vizier ceased to exhibit his
fishing net 1t disappeared. and il was
never spoken of.
''Once, though. a visitor. man of con-
siderable impudence, said to the vizier:
"'Why b 1t. my lord. that your net
10 no longer spread upon your table:
1.-The vizier smiled and quietly re-
piled:
"'It has caught the fish,"
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
The Churches

Christian Science will be the
subject at the Christian Science
church Sunday. All invited.
Laughter will be Rev. r. j.
Hunters subject Sunday evening in
the First Presbyterian church.
United Presbyterian church:
Morning service at :45, The
Prince Of Peace evening service at
:: 30, Il Am the Door, A cordial
welcome to strangers. Orvilie A.
Petty, pastor.
Sunday, Dec. Is, at I rinity Luth-
eran church, corner Sixteenth street
and Seventh avenue. Services at
l0:30 a. M, delivered in the German
language and at = p. m, in the Eng
lish language. All are cordially in.
vited. NJ. Manteutfel, pastor.
Congregational church: Appropri.
ate to the international peace day
the morning subject is 1.-The Prince
of Peace. In the evening Rev
Charles A. Payne of Milwaukee will
give his splendid stereapticon lecture
on the Christ. Mr.. Payne has ;
large collection Oh beautiful pictures
taken from the Hoffman paintings
and will speak to our souls through
''eye gate, as well as ear gate.'
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
Alleged o-,.,. Of .U.cl. San"

A curious version of the origin OF
Uncle Sam has been discovered In
an old almanac published in Lesang-
ton. KY, in 1914. The phrase u ex-
planned In the following words: "Un-
Gle Sam is cant phrase significant
Of the United States. as John Bull 10
significant OF England. The origin of
it seems to be this: In the year 1907
there WAS authorized by law the rails
ing of a regiment Of light dragons.
When the company first appeared their
caps bore the letters U. s. L. D., sig
nifying the United States Light ORA
goons. A conntryman. seeing the COM
pany in dress parade. asked bystand'
er what the letters stood for. Why,
was the answer. that means Uncle
Sans Lazy Dogs Since that time
the use of the term has become gen.
eral"-London Chronicle.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-12-15
.A.A2k 3
A oueeP People.
Her Eherhard van Schkopp. who ex-

Herr Eberhard van Schkopp. who ex'
plored the interior of the kameruns
distrjcs. ln western Africa. gave an IN
terestinx account of the native tribe
called the Bakoko. They are. he
thought, OF Semitic origin and. having
lived in the kameruns district only
about 200 years. are called strangers
by other natives. They govern by
means Of council OF elders whose
duty it il to judge offenders guilty or
ruthless. II guiltless they are set free,
Ir guilty they are put TO death, THIS
being the only form OF punishment
known there.
According to the gravity OF the
crime the manner of execution varies
and may be simple" or complicated.
simple execution means being
thrown to the crocodiles. "compicat'
ed" execution consists of being fas-
tened to tree and left to be eaten by
casual visitors. such AZ lions and tigers.
or being tortured until death comes.
Cannibalism is practiced by the la
kokos not because they especially care
for the flavor OF the meat. but because
they feel that by eating every particle
OF an enemy they are subjectinG him to
the greatest indignity conceivable.