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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24

~ OG collars of jewels are to be more
than ever in vogue during the
coming winter. But the woman
who cannot afford such extravagant or
naments needs not despair for sub
stitute has already been provided by
the jewelers. and dealers in semi-pre-
cious stones, imitation jewelry, ETC., in
the form of dog collars of beads. The
very newest things shown by these
dealers are the new bead and jet col
lars.
The Jet collars are endless in variety.
They are of course to be worn with
evening dress, but the new style of low
necked house gowns and collarless
ularized by the abundance of bead col
lars which will soon be put upon the
market.
Among the jet collars there are those
made of dull and bright jet in small,
medium sized and large beads. There
are also collars woven of fiat square
pieces of jet about as large as the little
finger nail. The arrangement of the
beads forming the collar is varied to
suit the fancy of the wearer. Some of
the collars are composed of strings of
dull jet small beads and clasped at the
back with a bright jet ornament.
These collars, which are the simplest
of those shown. have no ornament In
front A more elaborate collar, made of
strings of small beads, is clasped at the
back, front and sides by narrow jet
bar Other all-black collars show
fancy jet ornament under the chin and
the bars at the sides.
Rhinestones and crystal beads are
also used with the jet beads on some
very beautiful collars. The collars made
of small bright jet beads are shown
with four clasps-front, back and sides
made of narrow silver vines set with
small rhinestones. Larger ornaments,
made Of silver and rhinestones in round
and square effects, are also used to
clasp the jet collars at intervals. An
other style of collar, made OF the beads
woven in a fiat band without clasps,
was decorated with a single row of
rhinestones, running all around the
collar in wall of Troy design.
The collars of colored beads offer an
opportunity to the women who prefer
a one color scheme in their costuming
to carry out this idea even in their or
naments The collars are shown in pale
blue, medium and dark blue, translucent
beads in pale pink crystal, green, two
shades of purple, coral. amber, crystal,
ruby and opaque white beads. The
crystal beads, in most of the collars
shown, are not made into strings but
are woven together. The collar Is
clasped at the back with a bar of stones
of the same color as the beads. In some
of the collars beads of two colors are
used, lavender and crystal, pink and
crystal and two shades of lavender be-
ing some of the combinations.
A collar of Opaque white beads had
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
The Woman in Black

I'm glad to see these here insur-
ance companies gittin' hauled over the
GOALS" said the woman in black.
"W'y are ye?" asked Mrs. Camp.
because they ain'tano good nohow.
When poor Adoniram lay a-dyin', I
sent word to the Gibraltar to come and
insure his life at once. and-I'm tellin'
We the truth-they wouldn't do it,
Minneapolis Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
ARTISTIC POTTERY AND
HOW THEY MAKE 1T

six to fifty hours each, in order to pro-
duce the article free from defect and
make it of permanent beauty.
To create and successfully complete
specimen of high grade pottery, un-
blemished and on artistic lines, is, as
already intimated, an operation entail
ing much skill, time and craftsmanship
With all these factors present failure
ofttimes ensues. The rule, taught by
repeated annoying experiences, is ito
expect one perfect piece from each
twelve attempts"
Obviously, success in ceramics de-
pends primarily upon the right selec-
ton of the proper qualities and quanti-
ties of the clays. which are the web
and woof, the alpha and omega of the
craft. No one grade of clay contains
all the properties required for the pro-
duction of high class pottery. A mix
ture must be made which will give a
certain degree of pliability, reinforced
by tenacity, necessary for the stage Of
the work when the article is to be fash
ioned by the potter. Then, too, the
compound must be such that the heat
of the subsequent kilnings will not
burn or crack the ware. And, of equal
Importance, the body must be capable
of properly retaining the glaze which Is
afterward applied. The clays yielding
the best results are found in England
and certain sections of this country.
notably in Kentucky and Tennessee.
The states mentioned are particularly
prolific in the ball" clay, which best
gives the desired Elasticity. Kaolin,
mica and quartz are the other constit-
uents usually sought, and each Of these
elements can only be extracted from
certain grade Of clay. The raw ma
terials are got chiefly by mining, and
the business of gathering them is one
of no mean proportions.
Upon the arrival Of the clays at the
pottery they are deposited In huge bins
each grade in separate compartment.
Now comes the need of a skilled chem
ist The clays must be properly as
sayed and ascertainment made how
much of one grade. how little Of an
other to combine in the initial mixing.
The proportions are, of course. kept
secret, and the task of weighing the
crude clay is not given public exhibit
ton. Indeed, many details of the work
are closely guarded; only the initiated
are possessed of the mysteries. After
the assemblage and weighing of the
different grades of clay the mass entire
is placed in large vat of circular
shape, in which are four revolving
blades, rapidly propelled by steam
power. This contrivance is known as
the washing" machine. The COM
bined clays, once in the washing ma
chine, are covered with water. The ap-
paratus is set in motion and the swiftly
revolving blades rapidly induce the
solution of the clays and water.
Preparing the cIays
The heavier and foreign substances
fall to the bottom of the machine be-
meath the zone of the blades and a
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24

VERIFYING about the Barnum &
- Bailey Greatest Show on Earth is
IL big. The tents are big, the center
poles are big, the horses are heavier
than the average, the biggest elephant
is lineal descendant of the mastodons,
reach. Prince, who is the uncrowned
king of the menagerie, Is also champion
scale Upper Of the feline display, and old
Babe, the hippopotamus, claims to be
q little bigger and q little rounder of
girth than any other hippopotamus in
the business.
How Babe chanced to be called
Babe" isn't of any grave consequence.
Every menagerie has q Babe. Some
times 1t is an elephant, sometimes it's
a horse; occasionally it's a baboon or
a chimpanzeeAbut every show must
have a Babe. That's one of the un-
written laws Of the animal man. The
Barnum & Bailey show has something
more than quarter of century to it's
age credit, and pretty nearly every year
there has been different Babe. The
name this year has fallen to the big
hippopotamus.
George Conklin, the animal expert
with the show, says: almost every
time I speak to her she opens her
mouth. It's her way of telling you she
understands what you're talking
about. Oh, she's wise, Babe Is.
Hurt anybody? oh, I don't know.
That depends. Maybe it wouldn't be
a good thing for a stranger to go into
her cage She'd probaly resent that
as an intrusion on her privacy. But,
say, could go to sleep in Babes den
and she'd never make fuss. We're
old friends, you see, and hips are
mighty sociable with keepers when they
know them.
Trouble With Babe
"The only time I ever had any trou-
BILE with Babe was last spring at Mad
ison Square garden. 1 noticed that
Babe had suddenly developed cranky
disposition. She seemed to have lost
all pleasure in life and moped around
like a sick chicken. She even resented
it when went into her cage. 1 didn't
know what to do with her, and so one
day 1 called in DR.. Way, who has
charge of the animal hospital of the cir
Gus, to make an examination. 1t didn't
take long to discover the trouble.
"'Why,' he said, after he had looked
at her tongue and peered down the long
tunnel she calls her throat and prodded
around among her teeth and tusks'
there's nothing much the matter with
the old girl-just got little toothache
that's ALL
"You might naturally suppose that
Babe would kick against anyone fool
ing with her jaws, but she seemed to
know instinctively that the doctor was
there to help her. So when DR.. Way
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
Happened Around Too Late

Diogenes had wandered into ceme-
terry.
IT understand now" he said. as he
went from tombstone to tombstone. de-
ciphering the Inscriptions with the aid
of his lantern why don't find any
honest men. They are all dead."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24

f all the multffar1ouS industries
in the United States ceramics is
~ the youngest Yet today Ameri-
ca is foremost in the invention Of ma
chinery which, revolutionizing clay
working has rendered possible artis-
tic results undreamed of decade ago.
Trenton, N J.. Is the great pottery
center of the east, but pottery making
is gaining rapidly in the middle west.
A recent visit to the establishments at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, rendered this obvious
and illustrated the well balanced sys-
tenn and progressive methods now in
use.
The first GAINESVILLE pottery was es-
tablshed in 1881, and consisted first OF
a small cabin built of unhewn logs
The area of the structure was only 576
square feet and the sole motive power
an old white horse, used to turn the
wheels of the grinding machine which
broke up the clay. Flower pots were
the articles chiefly manufactured, and
upon the completion of a wagon load
of them the old white horse again
came into requisition as the means of
transferring the ware to the railroad
station. Today the plant is a three
story structure of brick, covering six
acres. Five hundred employees are
daily at work in the various depart
ments, sixteen kilns for the firing of
the ware are used, and two carloads
of clay are needed each day to keep
the plant in running order
In the manufacture of pottery today
a differentiation of the processes
formerly in use, to a certain extent,
has been evolved. Some of the phases
of the work are, however, one and the
same with those which have been in
vogue since the inception of the art
centuries back. New ideas in the ma
chinery used for washing, grinding
and mixing the clays have lessened the
labor of those details. improvements
in building the kilns to fire the raw
ware-rendering possible the treatment
of more pieces at one time-have been
attained. But, withal, the same
amount of heat must be used the same
time taken.
Through Many Hands
Use of plaster of paris moulds or
casts may be, and often is, substituted
for the potter's wheel of former days in
fashioning the desired article, but
never will a complete discarding of the
latter be possible. And the clever ideas
of the designer, the skill and deft hand
of the potter are required now. and
forever will be, as at any time in the
past.
Few would suppose from a casual in
spection of finished piece of the finer
grades of ware that during the course
of it's production it has passed through
the hands of thirty-two skilled work.
men, has been inspected time and time
again, for several days has been kept
in a. damp room, thence transferred
to drying" room, and finally re-
ceives always two, and frequently three
and four each, firings lasting from
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
Preparing the Claws

The heavier and foreign substances
fall to the bottom of the machine be-
meath the zone of the blades and a
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24

commissioned to paint him as the rep
resentative British lion for the British
museum. This painting now attracts
the UNIVERSAL and admiring attention of
visitors to the museum.
When it comes to reach, however. the
giraffes are the giants of the geological
display. There are four of these inter-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24

leaves, looks undecided for a moment,
then throws up his head and emits
noise that sounds suspiciously like the
bark of young sea lion. Having ac-
complished his stunt he looks for his
reward and of course gets 1t.
The giraffe is more or less proud Of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
How to Have Good Roads.

people in a good roads movement Is to
manage to get IL good sample of good
roads made in the middle of the worst
bit of bad road yOu can find. have In
mind the experience OF my friend Hale
many years ago at the beginning iOt
the good roads movement In Connect
cut, whore, after several years of fight
he secured permission to put a few
rods only of good road as sample
He selected the middle Of Il very mud
dy section of road, and the next sea
sons experience convinced everybody
of the value of good roads, and there
was no more trouble in that region.-J.
Horace Mcfarland.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
GENERAL.
Another sumner.

The passenger on the cable car pulled
his handkerchief out of his hip pocket.
As he did so his pearl handled knife
came ont with it and fell into the street.
Say, kid" he called to a newsboy,
Il dropped my knife just now. If you'll
run back and get it and bring it to me
I'll give You dime"
The boy ran back and found the
knife
He examined it and saw that it was
worth at least Il dollar.
Then he looked at the car.
1t was only half block away, and
had stopped to take ON lot of pas
sengers.
There was plenty of time for him to
catch it.
What should he do?
Should he return it and get the
paltry dime or punish the man for his
penuriousness by keeping it and scoot-
ing down a side street?
The question was a serious one.
His instructive honesty struggled with
his equally instructive SENSE of Justice.
The struggle, though severe, was
short
He finally decided he would
Well, what did he decide:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
PRISON LABOR ON ROADS.



In considering the good roads propo-
Stion too little thought is given that
phase of ii requiring accomplishment
on public thOrOughfarcS through prison
labor, says the American Agriculture
ist. Here and there effective work Is
done along this line but there Is no
general tendency on the part of state
or municipal authorities to utilize labor
of this character.
The burden of convicting the prison
er Is heavy ON the public and the cX-
pensc perhaps even greater In caring
for convctS. Were this kind OF man
ual labor more generally put to whole
som" use in improving or keeping
in repair the public roads, some return
would be possible for this heavy out
lay. Nor would the more general en-
ploymcnt of convict labor he without
other value.
1t IS fair to presume that prisoners
would rather be out Of doors among
their fellow men, even though kept un-
der surveillance. than pcmncd within
high walls and perhaps idle
Some such utilization of great
mass of unemployed muscle would ac-
compliSh much good in the improve
mcnt of our common dirt or stone
roadS, would reduce taxation, would
Increase the value Of farm and village
property and incidentally render serv-
lee from the mental ana moral point
Of YicM.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

If the men of Tnmoqua were doing
as much ms the women Of TamnQua to
make this town Beautiful" all
would be we'll indeed says the Tama-
Qua Courier. While the men are be-
Ing tossed about IN the doldrums Of
inactivity and slnggislness the women
go on with the work OF making Tama-
qua n pretty place to live in. We do
not believe that there Is another town
in this section in which floral culture
is given as much attention "a here. AL
most every home has Its flower garden.
and during the summer months. no
matter where you may go, you will find
gardens all abloom and glorious on all
sides of you. In the winter months
flowers can be seen in many windows,
their bright colors relieving the bleak
environment Of snow and ice and de-
nudcd trees and shrubbery
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
A Mean Disposition.

7 TITH the man detost am even at
w "Iia. ha!" like the villain say
For the wrongs he has done his
arrnuts in the past
feel | am even TODAY
My savings h" dcttly converted of yorc;
lie gave me the worst of the deal
Retrhutt"n has caught him and punished
him sore
He has purchased an AUTOMOBILES
I chc"rfully trudgc as | think Of his
plight
When "A COuntrYman shoots at his tire:
l picture with feelings of ncudish delight
Ills gasoline tank catching fire.
l hope twas my money that bought the
machiu"
Now wrrcking his peace with such zeal
My ErIotS are forgotten; my mind is Sc
rene
He has purchased an automobile.
WASHINGTON Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

'Thc Furlcighs had Il great time at
their house yesterday. They all eX-
pcCtcd to come right down with ty-
phoid fever. Tn" old man sent Il
hurry up call TO the health office that
brought out the district physician and
three sanitary policemen"
Did they discover the cause of the
trouble?"
Eyes, 1t was dead fish in the
pocket of their youngest boy."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
Whnt They Did Have.

"Ycs, sir" said the citizen in proud
tone of voice, this town can boast Of
having the finest churches the finest
stores, the finest residences of any
town in the state"
"But You don't seem to have those
thingS'
no, by jinlminy! But we've got the
boastcrS.' New Orleans Times Demo
crat
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

''lS your father absentmindcdI" Z" asked
the young man.
''Nery," replied the professors daugh-
ter EFF You were to call tomorrow
and ask him -and-and ask him for me
he would probably forget that it was
anything to get angry about and make
it really pleasant for you."-Chicago
Record kcrald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
PrOhibitiOniSt Ticket.

Nominated Thursday of last week
state N0,"tor-F c. Hcndnckson, of
Cumberland
Ho"~c of D,I,gotc~-A J. King. of Pckin ;
Walter Conlcv, of Wcsternport; J. G.
Turner, of Cumberland; +. b. Prichard of
froSthurg.
MrTf- James Roberts, of Barton.
Co",ty Trco%"rtr-H. II. HartSock of
Cumberland.
H,gjSfcr 9f UW~-N. $. Marriott of West
ernpOrt
|L,rk 10 Co""ty Commissioners John Ban
natyne, of Eckhart
Ho,t"fg S"r"cgor- Ephraim Lee, of Cum
hcrland.
RoHd Dircct"rN- Michael Bernard, of Eek
hart. and James \. B. Bowdcn, of
Cumberland.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

Few men could tell, if they were
asked, how many feet per second they
walk, The average man walks four
feet a second. A dog. on its ordinary
jog. goes eight feet a second. \ horse
trots twelve feet a second. A reindeer
over the ice makes twenty-six feet. A
race horse makes forty-three feet. A
sailing ship makes fourteen feet
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
TOWN AND VICINITY.


The Queen City Co,rir tells of "A
spider at Wright'S Crossing that weaves
initials of names of noted people and
papers III its web. Up to Friday night
of last week its chief performance was
"D. w" Sunday it added IS, " and
on Monday it wove 20 c. H." the
last letter italic, which is suggestion
that "CoUrjrr" should be "spelt init
a h "
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
Appointments.

So far assistant teachers have been
assigned as follows:
Tc,tr"i, Lo"oco,ing Eva Crump.
JocbSon. Mary McAlpinc
UcNcrWport- Estcllc McCaughan.
Mary J. Mum.
Hrc>aptp"p,-Alicc Ward.
L"kc-Mary Hanna.
OF the above, Misses Crump, Nc
Alpine and Mum are graduates of the
State Normal, as are two others Misses
Carscaden and Webster, with positions
i'll Cumberland.
Among the regularly accredited sub
stitutes are Misses Estellc George, Eva
JeffrIeS. Belle McLuckie, Nan Jeffrics,
Martha Kenny, Catharine McCaughan
MarY Hanna and Mr.. s. b. .Jettrics
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
The Other Woman

"Wcrcn't You awfully embarrassed
when you met your husbands first wife
at the reception yesterday"
Il don't know why | should have
been She was wearing hat that I'm
positive never cost half as much as
mine. New York Herald
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

The automobile has not accom-
pliShcd much in actual business" said
the utiitarian.
"Oh, yes, it has. 1t has helped ac-
"idcnt insurance Il great deal. Wash-
ington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
Orphans Court.
At Fridays session last week

At Friday : session last week
Letters teStamcntary were granted to
William /, and John r. Morgan upon the
estate of Thomas Morgan, deceased
At Tuesdays session.
Letters of administration were granted to
NJ. Gibson Porter on the estate of Thomas
o. Price, deceased.
Robert William and Anthony McIuckie
administrators of William McLuckie, de
ceased. filed an inventory of personality, list
of debts due and settled their first and final
account making distribution to heirs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

"An editor has very little chance in
Russia"
VERY little" said the foreign visitor.
"Ihe only recognition he is liable to
get is transportation one way on the
Siberian railway" Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

"Do You know,aI sometimes grow
so tired of this it. butterfly existence
that I'm almost tempted to go to
work"
And why don't you?"
"OAl, I'm afraid I'd find work even
more tircSomc." San Francisco EN-
aminer
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

Visiting Reporter There's nothing
like the spit ball to Kill a pitchers arm.
Transcript Reportcr-Beg pardon, but
here in Boston we speak Of it as the
saliva sphcre.-Puck
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

"The Old Boy" will have to remove
his headquarters from Midlothian and
fall back ON, probably Borden Shaft or
Pekin. \ detachment of the Salvation
Army threatens to move on him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

Marriage licenses have been granted
recently to the couples named below:
John kilgour White, of Midland, and Ada
Ethel StrOuss, of National.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23
Equally Strange.

"Yes, sir, that man lived a thousand
years in that one night of horror"
That's nothing. | know of man
that hasn't lived day in 1000 years"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

\ Washington ID. c. dispatch. pub
hshed by the Cumberland N.rs yester-
day:
One hundred and fifty cases of typhoid
fever are reported in this city by the board
of health, brought about mainly by the
pollution of the Potomac river.
1t hasn't been many years since ri
parian pollution oborc Cumberland was
right so bitterly disputed i'll Cumber-
land that debaters outside of Cumber-
land We're threatened with citation for
joint discussions with grand juries.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-23

Now. THEREFORE, /, ErwIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor of the State of Maryland in pur-
~uaucr of the provisions of Section of Ar
uclc / of the Constitution of the State of
Maryland and of the mandate of the Court
of Appeals of the State of Maryland, do
hereby order and direct that a copy of each
of sand bills proposing said amendments to
the State be- published III at least two news
papers in each of the counties of the State
where So many may he published, and in
any county where not more than one news
paper may be publ~hcd then IN that news
paper and I'm three newspapers in the cIty of
Baltmorc, one of which shall be in the Ger
man language, once a week for at least three
months preceding the next general election,
which said election will be held on the 7th
day of November, 1898, at winch election
the said proposed amendments shall he sub
mittcd in the form and manner prescribed
by the General Assembly. to the legal and
qualified voters of the State for adoption or
rejection
- Given under my hand and
The the Great Seal of the State of
GREAT SEAL. Maryland, at the city of
OF Annapolis this 9th day of
NNEYL>Np. July, 1903
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor of Maryland
BY the Governor:
OSWALD rILDIrMNN,
August 5-tc Secretary of State