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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07
Al A1iDal Story Hor
Little Folks
The mo Good" Cat

Once there was n no good" cat Just
a plain, thin, dirty looking cat who
spent most of his time asleep in the
coal bin IN the day time and lodging
the bootjaCkS and coal that were
thrown at him at night as he sat and
sang on the back fence.
He didn't belong to any one in par
tIcular. but he usually slept in Mr. Slip
per Shoppers coal bin. SO the neigh
bors all came to Mr.. Slipper Stopper
and said his eat was stealing their
chickens!' His cat was stealing their
milk SO Mr.. Slipper Stopper made
up his mind that as the cat was n no
good" cat and had no friends he better
be drowned
He told this to the cat, and ut once
the cat got his back up.
Il won't CO. said the cat
You will CO." said Mr.. s.
But l catch rats and mice for you"
pleaded the cat
You steal others food" said Mr.
slipper Stopper shortly.
II might do you some good some
day" whlned the cat
you're no good" said his master
and, taking his water pail on his arm
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07
ComicaI Sayings by
Little Men and Women

Al AMMA-B Bessie dear, what makcI
YOU so Saucy today?
BESSIE don't know, mamma
unless its that big dose of saucy -paril-
In you gave me this morning
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07
IN FAVOR OF RIDGE ROADS.


"ThouSandS upon thousands of dol
lars are wasted annually on attempts
at road Improvement because county
courts do not follow the simple rules
of the pioneers in passing upon petit
tionS for pew highways" remarked
Judge Granville GoodSon, president of
the New Cambria CMoD State bank.
who was recently at Macon, Mo, says
I dispatch from that place to the Kan
SaS City Star
"Wh"n | was on the bench Il few
years ago the people who wanted Il
highway established across valley,
with cuts through the hills. called me
Il ridge road crank because no petit
ton was granted for anything except
ridge road. The early day routes in
this country We're all ridge roads, and
most of them are in better condition
now than those winding around
through hills, with the deep cuts and
numerous culvcrtS on which many dol
lars and much Labor have been cXpcnd-
ed. The ridge road is self protecting.
d.
1t doesn't wash away. 1t is more even
1t is not SO hard on teams and vchi-
cles. 1t is always above the bottoms,
where the mirr is. The dctuur Is a lit
tie wider perhaps, but the extra dis
tame" is more than balanced by its SUI
pcrior SOlidity and SmOothneSs.
when Il COW or other animal has Il
journey to make 1t always takes the
ridge. Many of our pioneer roads We're
started over COW trails. They We're in
constant service until the country be
gan to be divided up into small farms,
and every fellow wanted highway
to run by his front door without regard
to natural conditions.
1T would be well for farmers if it
were the law of the land that all main
public roads should be along ridges.
The old fellows of the flint locks had
foolish notions about some things, but
they knew the best way to get across
thp country"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07

Morning! Gov'nor in?" inquired q
confident looking stranger of young
man who was weighing sugar in a
thriving village grocery store.
Yes, sir"
"Um-m! Advertised for a manager,
l believer
"Yes, we have"
present manager anywhere about p
I'm acting in that capacity at pres
ent"
You are! Well, then, You can give
me a tip as to what kind of a codger
the govn'nor is, anyway. Old?"
'No; about my age"
"What'S your trouble with him-close
tiStcd?"
Some people think he is"
"rhat'S the trouble with most of 'em,
time out of him, one way or another"
with wink. Just give him my card.
will YOU"
I'm engaging the new man, If you're
applying for the place" returned the
other.
You are? Well, now, do you think
you could come TO an immediate de
cision If made it worth your while?"
with another wink and drawing a bill
from his pocket.
shouldn't wonder"
"Ah" chuckled the applicant, flick
ing the grcenback across the counter,
Il thought that would fix it. When
shall | SnpIC IN for hiv
"Why, | don't believe you'd better
show up at all for business here" re-
piled the other quietly, pushing the
money back to its owner. "You see,
| happen to be the governor myself,
and-I don't believe you're Just the
man were looking for. Good morning,
sir"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07

DRAGGED HIM. SCRATCHING AND ROWLING.
and SELLING the cat by the tail, he
dragged him, scratching and bowling,
to the river.
What are you going to do?" cried
the cat.
wait and see said Mr. Slipper
Stopper. He took long cord from his
pocket and tied 1t about the cats neck
and then bent down over the bank to
get a big stone. But his foot slipped
and in he went, splashing and bowling
into the deep water
Mr.. Slipper Stopper when a boy had
never learned to swim
IT'S all up with me-" he moaned.
But the no good" cat made for home
AS he came alone Mrs. Slipper Stopper
grew anxious and ran to the shore just
In time to pull her husband out.
'How'did you know" he gasped
'Jt was the eat" she replied.
He was some good, then, after all"
said Mr.. s. So he was.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07
Nothing Doing,

Now that | have sold you policy"
said the insurance agent, Il will make
you an interesting proposition. Give
me some letters of introduction to peo-
pie you know, and will give you half
my commission on every one of them
land"
MY dear man." cried the new policy
holder, Il haven't an enemy on earth!
Newark News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07
Painfully Tame.

Painfully Tame.
Aunt Jane Well, there's one thing
about Martha she attends to her own
business and TO nobody clSc'S. Eva
Poor thing, She must lead very dull
unintercSting life Boston Transcript
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07

What are YOU doing with that Gig.
arettc?"
"Why. jest picked it up off the
sidewalk and I'm lookin' to see If |
can find the owner"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07
Women and Pina.

II seemed rs # Il would take a whole
paper of pins to mend that torn dress.
The wearcr appealed to her car neigh
Dor
Have you any pins?" she asked.
The woman had nome but passed the
query on, and in little while every
passenger was feeling along concealed
edges and turning back lapels. At last
sixteen pins We're produced. Fourteen
Of them We're contributed by men.
I'VE never need them as much as
the women, but somehow we carry
them and they don't" said one Of the
latter.-New York Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07

Mamma Tommy, why will YOU per
siSt in eating only the soft part of the
bread and leaving the crust: Some
day YOU may be glad to get even CrustS
to eat.
TOMMY know it. mamma. That's
why am saving 'cm
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07

We'll, Wille,' said the caller to the
minister's small son. are YOU going to
follow in the footsteps of your father
when You grow up"
NO, sir, answered the little fellow.
I'm going to follow in the footsteps of
other people. I'm going to be a detec-
tive, Chicago News
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-07

Sunday school Teacher Now, the
lesson being ended, children, You may
ask any question YOU choose
Small Boy Please, ma'nm, which
club do you think'll win at the baseball
park today?
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
MEAT ON THE FARM.
Roast Duck May Be Had Just as
Cheaply as Roast Pork
OF Pig.

Roast pork and roast pig are fayorite
dishes. and the farmer never misses the
pork from his table even when other
meats are lacking lie can Just as easily
and cheaply have roast duck as roast
pork. In proportion TO food consumed.
the duck will cost no more than the
pork, and a four-pOuEd duck can be put
on the table IN eight weeks from the time
1t Is Matched. The farmer who raises
100 ducks can have roast duck twice a
week nearly every week IN the year,
and he does not have to pickle the meat
to keep IT, The duck can be raised on any
kind Of food that the hog will consume
and the farmer can have market for
his own ducks at home. leaving him the
pork to sell. What would a farm be thai
did not contain a flock OF fowls7 The
eggs are considered as adjuncts TO the
farm. and they enter into many OF the
household dishes. In estimating the
profits from poultry, the eggs and poul-
try consumed by the family should be
given the same value as though such
supplies were purchased The family"
markets IN the United States excel all
others. and no farmer should sell his
eggs and live on something else desir-
able, but he should enjoy the same lux
uries as those who are willing to have
the best IN the citles.-Farm and Fire
side.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
DIVERSITY OF CROPS.
Another Word About Thia Important
Principle Of Successful
Farming.

Two OF the most potent principles OF
agriculture are diversity and rotation OF
crops. They are the broad foundations
upon which successful farming rests and
80 hand in hand. each facilitating the
other. Both are too frequently neglect
ed and often totally disregarded. says
the Epitomist Their neglect is the
natural accompaniment OF one-crop
system Of farming. In many localities
where the soil and climate encourages
the cultivation OF one staple crop. such
as wheat, corn and cotton. 10 the eX-
clusiOn Of nearly everything else, the
neglect Of rotation and diversified crop
ping is mistake Of the greatest i'm
portance, since the presence OF humuE
In the soil is most essential TO ample
crop production and those lax methods
OF farming have tendency rather to de-
stroy than produce humus. In sections
where the predominating character OF
the soil is light and sandy and the pres
ence therein OF large and constant sup
ply OF vegetable matter is necessary TO
the maintenance and increase OF its fer
tility. the extreme heat Of summer con-
spires to bring about a rapid depletion
Of soil fertility. Rotation necessitates
more or less diversity and diversity ia
cilitates the practice Of rotation and in
creases its profits. In deyising a system
OF plan Of rotation there should be added
such crops as will find ready sale. or that
may easily and proftably be converted
into live stock land preferably both) and
at the same time satisfy the home de-
mand for the product grown.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

Ripberger Bros. will give away a
box Of "kl Manejo" cigars Saturday
night.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

non,u ,y Dally ex. Dailyex.
A. NJ. A. n. Nv. Ar. pm
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
WOMEN ROAD REPAlRERS.
How Female Labor Is Utilized IN In.
dia to Improve the Condition
Of the Roadways.

In the lower stratum OF Hindoo So
ciety women do not live the life Of lux
ury and ease that Is common among
the upper classes. The great masses OF
small farmers. artisans and coolies earn
so meager livelihood that their liyos
are merely an endless struggle for exist
ence IN which their wives have. OF neces-
slty, to DO their share.
Not only Is this true In the domestic
affairs TO which the women must at
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

Between Winterpock and Richmond
tVia Moseley and Southern Railway
Daily except Daily excen,
stations Sunday.
n n' LV. Arr. r. NJ.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
Masculine Tact.

Masculine Tact
He-Would you rather be pretty or
witty?
She-Sir!-N. Y. Sun.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

HlNDOO WOMEN ROAD REPAIRERs.
tend, but not infreQuently they are called
upon to do the work Of men, upon 90
casions even hiring out to perform va
rious tasks such as is shown in the H.
lustration, where group Of Hindoo
women are seen hauling a roller I'D a
steep incline. doing mountain road re-
pairing work The team consists OF 20
or more. who, grasping the tugs fas-
tened to either side OF the huge heavy
roller. drag II along the steep mountain
road. While these workers perform
their toilsome task. oftentlmes there are
men standing by. who, for various rea-
sons, may not lend their assistance.
One perhaps is an oyerseer, another a
water seller-a trade in baskerville
others might be perfectly willing to
carry hods, chop wood or carry burdens
but haul a roller? Nay, nay! their
caste would forbid H.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

ana cured with two applications OF Dixis
Nerve and Bone Eminent. II will cur, Won
Owens q Minor Drug CO..
Richmond. Virginia,
Gentlemen:-l have been using your Nerve
ana Bone Linimcnt on my back and nnd n
acts ike charm For eight days / had
been on my back and could not move and
after two applications am now out aud "a
business.
Very truly yours.
p. e. OGHuRN, North View. Va.
sold by White & Co. and Winston Drug Co
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
SOUTHERN RAILWAY co.
Effective June 10th, 1904.


Trans leave Lynchburg az follows.
| Loo r. m. daily, express for Washington
and points north Solid Pullman train.
~ a. m. daily express for Washington
and points north.
Eis =; m. daily, express for Washington
and points north
s;l7 a m sy, local for Washington and
way stations
2a0 p. m daily, local for Washington and
way stations.
- M daily, express for Washington
I'D points north.
so y. m. daily, EXPRESS for Washington
and points north.
4W p. m. daily for Charlottesville aud
say stations
sOUTHBOUND.
.295 a. m. daily, express for Atlanta and
New Orleans.
1874 a. m. daily, Washington and south
western Limited, solid Pullman train, for
augusta, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Memphis
300 a. m. daily, local for Denville an.
way stations.
2:2l ?. m. daily, local for Danvllo and way
stations.
s3s p. m..dail,, express for Columbia, sa
yannah aud Jacksonville.
fas p. m. daily, express for Atlanta Biz
mingham and New Orleans.
DINERS and sieepers on all through trains.
ror mrther, Information call or write.
i. y. BROWN, General Agent.
=. n. ACKERT, General Manager.
:. II. HARDWICK, Passenger Traffic Man
ager Washington, ID. &.
". n. IAfLOE. General Passenger Agent
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

One night Is all the time necessary
to prove that Pineules is the best RENE.
dy IN the world for backache and all
kidney and bladder troubles. III you
have rheumatism or any other blood
disease 1gle dose will give relief
Sold by Anderson Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
no Mad of Wnrn.nnt 49,.

There is no need of the producing
capacity Of the land being reduced.
In some countries where the same
fields have been titled for thousands Of
years the land is still as productive az
ever
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
La Crime Cough

cured with Or. Davids Cough Syrup OF pure
flne, Tar, Horehound and Wild Cherry. Best
on earth for coughs colds, cramp, consump.
ton Bronchitis and all throat and lung troi-
Dles. Large bottle . cents at White 4 90.
and Winston Drug 60
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

T. N. X. TALCO1-r, Receiver.
EARMvILLE & PowHATAN RAILROAD
Time Table In effect Monday, May Q.
1884, Botween Farmville and Richmond
Moseley and Southern Il. n.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05
Use Stahla Mannr.

It Is not advisable to keep the ground
bare Of vegetable matter. Cover It with
stable manure or with cover crop that
will die with the coming Of frost
Farmers World.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-05

IL is pleasure to take DR.. Dade's
Little Liver Pills I'D enjoy their tonic
elect upon the liver Sold by Ander.
Ion Drug Go.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15
sheridan Acquitted.

The trial of John Sheridan, charged
with stealing $4,000 worth of ore
from the Combination mine last fall,
took place Monday at Hawthorne. The
case was one OF unusual interest.
Sheridan having been arrested by
the police of Reno while he was on
his way to San Francisco with his
plumber, which was packed in a SUIT
case and a rough wooden box. He
was taken from there to Hawthorne
where he has since been confined.
A novel sequence to the case is the
fact that soon after the arrest OF
Sheridan the ore disappeared. 1t is
claimed that P. M.sBowler, the we'll
known attorney, confiscated it, aud
accordingly a suit against him has
been brought by the owners of the
mine for $4,000. The trial Of the
Bowler suit will follow tina tof Sheri-
dan. The theft was one OF the most
sensational ever made in the camp.
Sheridan had been employed as a
miner and with a companion is
claimed to have stolen the ore a little
at a time until he had stored away
rich pieces running on an average
from $40 to 500 a pound. When he
had accumulated 700 pounds he SEN
part of it to Reno as baggage anC
carried the remainder in a suit ase
The excessive weight of the box tina
he used as a trunk excited thu
curiosity of the trainmen and the in
formation they gave to the officers
led to the arrest Of Sheridan. A
the trial this week the defendan
: told the jury that he purchased tn
ore from a mar named Selby and the
jury taking his word for it, acquitte,
him. Judge Bowler ably defende'
I Sheridan and is entitled to the credi
: for his acquittal.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15

The recent Legislature passed a
bill which takes effect July LIST OF this
year, making it unlawful for any
person, company or corporation, to
sink or work any vertical shaft at a
greater depth than $50 feet, unless
the shaft is provided with an iron
bonneted safety cage, to be used in
the lowering and hosting of the en-
ployes, also, in any shaft less than
$50 feet deep where no safety cage
is used and where a cross head or
cross heads are used, platforms foI
employees to ride upon while coming
up or going down the shaft, must bt
placed above the cross heads. The
act will effect several mines in this
camp.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15

The Board of Regents of the State
University, at a meeting held last
Saturday, let "a contract for the con
struction OF the Metallurgical build
ing, for which an appropriation was
made by the last legislature. The
department of m%etallurgy has de-
veloped to such an marked extent
and has become of such Importance
in the work of universities in general
and the Nevada institution in par
t~icular, that a BUILDING devoted ex
clusively to this science has become
almost a necessity with all schools o.
technical learning. The Regents
will push the new building to {
speedy completion.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15

Manager Nash of the Tonopah-
Goldfeld Auto company has returned
from a trip to Bullfrog, where he
superintendent the building OF an
automobile road from Goldfeld to
Bullfrog, a distance Of So miles. The
grading is completed, and the road
is nine feet wide while the greatest
grade is four per cent. 1t will
require twelve days more to smooth
the track and put it in readiness for
traffic. There are now fifteen heavy
touring cars in use by the company
and the other shipment is on the
road. The time made between T0no
pah and Bullfrog, via Columbia,
Goldfeld, Diamondfeld and Thorp's
mill, will be six hours for the eighty
three and five-eighths miles. The
fare will be $31 from Goldheld. Mr.
Nash says that at Thorp's mill where
the company will have a relay
station there is great activity il
prospecting and some good strikes
are being made. In addition to thu
relay of machines to be used in cas-
of breakdowns, the chauffeurs vii
each carry the necessary mechanism
for tapping the telephone wire aloni
the line and help can be had withou
detention of more than an hour 0
two at any point.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15
OFFICIAL PAPER OF NYE COUNTY.
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN TONOPAH
AUTO VS.. BURRO.

In a late issue Of a Reno paper an
item, stuck indifferently into a cor
ner, stated that five automobiles had
passed through the town on their
way to Tonopah to be used in carrying
passengers between Tonopah, Gold
field and Bullfrog. When n thinks
that not . dozen years ago the only
means II travel in that alkaline and
waterless district vas the burro,
and then reflects on the graduation
of the means Of locomotion through
that arid region. an idea OF the
rapid progress in the western mining
states may be gained.
Had Webster, who characterized
the desert region as only a fit
habitation for wild beasts and pro-
ductive of nothing but sagebrush,
lived long enough to cross the plains
in a Pullman car and e the
deserts bloom as a rose, had been
permitted to behold the golden sun.
set casting its rays On the golden
rocks in the Golden State" which
the Mining and Engineering Review
very aptly says, yielded enough mil
lions to redeem the Union; had he
lived to watch the course Of events
and seen the ''prarie schooner fol
lowed by the iron horse of commerce
and gazed out over the white, sun
baked sagebrush plains Of Nevada
he would have changed his mind.
Had he seer the patient burr
supplanted by the t%ireless mul
teams, hauling endless wagon trains
and heard the crack of the whip c
that pioneer of civilization, the stag
driver, and beheld 10 turn the innC
walton of railways and later the mos
modern vehicle, the automobile
speeding over the hitherto trackles
sand fields, he would have seen thel
only keeping pace with mans deter
mination to wrest from nature he
golden treasures.
Had he Witnessed the towns al
cities springing up like magic
California and Nevada, and hear
the sound of the thousands Of stamI
and listen to the hum and hustle
the busy mining camps of the ives
he might have felt that not all of II
wisdom nor the greatness Of the r
public was concentrated in and wi
the lawmakers and the gilded orato
of the early days Of this gre
nation.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15

Governor Pardee has signed the
bill passed by the California Legis-
lature making an appropriation for
the placing of metallic guide posts
on the deserts of California to indi
cate the location OF wells, springs
and water tanks. AS the recent
Nevada Legislature passed a some
what similar measure, the life OF the
prospector on the desert this year,
will not have the terrors that it has
had in the past.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-15
An Imnortant Deal.

One Of the largest mining deals in
the history of Nevada was consum-
mated a few days ago by Jones &
Borlini, whereby Senator 7. L. Cd
die and Arthur Winslow, of the Com
bination, representing themselves
and eastern capitalist, secured con-
troll Of the ownership stock of the
Bullfrog. Eclipse Mining company,
Although the consideration is not
given we have it on excellent author
ity that the price paid vas close to
$3.50, 900. The same gentlemen have
taken a 80 days option on the Tramp
No. ! and Tramp Extension claims,
adjoining the Bullfrog Eclipse prop.
erty, for the sun Of 500, 600, and II
is stated positively that these claims
will be purchased before the expira.
tion OF the option. 1t is the obiect
OF the purchasers to organize thu
Bullfrog Eclipse Consolidated Mining
company, which company will &C
quire the property OF the BullfroG
Eclipse Mining company and tn,
Tramp No. and Tramp Extension
claims. The interests sold wer,
those owned by Judge L. o. Ray, N
A. Darcy, r. F. Sullivan, r. J. Nc
Kenzie and Neil Mcdonald. Jone
and Borlini, 2. e. O'Brien and ]. +
Hennessy have retained their inter
ests and pool issues with the nev
owners. The property is considere,
to be among the richest in the dis
trict and r. f. Sullivan will act a
superintendent.
All descriptions of Mems Furnish