davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02


~, e'"' oi'''ri"' n"" S'"r''u ior 'he
~ ,'' l" N!'i |" nave llle
&c., ,"','. 0"' " ''''' Nv me. '''' w III
""'' '' MS 'A'I'e
''''" ">>'" '''' ''">'' anu wiz"
''I ,''''' '"'H ''''' H',' N'"i.
''N "''' "',' y" ''N' 10"
, 80
i,''''' "''' you
"""' ~ ~ "''s '''''' "' ."''n E''
VI WV" '''' v" E'' " noiS'
"ot -, ','' =. " ~ ~ ''' '''' '''"'
...,,,
,,., ,,, .',.,. ,',', "'',' o"' ~ Ho"i '"i,t,
,,',,.' ~ N'',,' VI '' l'',. It "'"'''
~'. a., ,'' '',, " l''''''>
-, '"' '',' Nv VT ''' u .'ie
- ''7 '",. u" was VII MS
,r'a ,..,.,,,..,., ''''
..r.,,,, ,.,...
...,. "'.'o"'
,niat" '''''''' - ''''" ; y" N''p
WV.
!, ~, '"' "'''S
,,,,.,'."-1 "'',, ;, It, '',N INV " ~'o"
nor,h 60 ,.,,.t,, H,,., ,,n,,,,,,, ,',,.''i o,n
In,.aI ',,''>,'
" ''
,,,,,.i.,o'.,',' ''',,''
.., Wv '"' ''''
,, ,,c,, '''''''"
.,
"' '''' me
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

Father (of hcircss) Young man, how
do you expect to make living for
yourself and wife?
The Young Man-Mr, Means, l have
been so absorbed In trying to win your
daughters affections that | have never
given moments thought to that
Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

much brighter than American Beauty
and has Il better shaped bloom. In
stem and foliage it is above the aver
age of tea roses. but in keeping quail
ties it promises to be Il record breaker.
In the Washington exhibit blooms four
days Old were placed side hy side with
others that had just been cut, and the
Oil Blooms We're as bright in color as
the new.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02
WILD FLOWER BORDERS.

Constant Succession of Woodland
beauty to he II Vogue
wild flower fad is predicted for
this season
With the first touch of spring. before
the snow and ice have disappeared from
the more dcnScly shaded places, the
first wild flowers begin to bloom, and
there is Il constant succession of gay
blossoms, increasing in SplcndOr until
late i'll September, when many of the
wild flowers are at their best
Ry making trips to the woods at va
riouS seasons the flower lover may
transplant such specimens of each va
riety as please his fancy. At home a
bed should he prepared for them, plac-
ed where the pants may have some
protection from the hot sun and be wa
tered regularly. The soil should be
thoroughly enriched with well rotted
manure or some commercial fertilizer.
1t is best to plant the wild flowers as
a border, with all varieties mixed, as
most of them are pcrcnnialS, and ii
will be unnecessary to rcplunt the bor-
der yearly except to replace those that
die. Owing to the different towering
seasons of the several varieties. if the
bed is we'll furnished with many sorts
there will be Il constant succession of
bloom all the summer.
1t is best to begin working the
ground for the bed as soon in the
spring as it is dry enough. The trans
planted flowers should be carefully and
established. Afterward it is orly nee
essary to keep the weeds out The
seeds OF many of the best wild flowers
can be purchased of the seedsmen.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02
New Pink Seeding Rose,

new pink Seeding rose originated
from Liberty and Alice Roosevelt is
on exhibition by Il Washington florist.
and writer in Gardening says of it:
| venture the prediction that even in
this day of rapid multiplication of new
varieties this rose will create Il Sensa-
ton among fanciers. 1t is ceriSe pink,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

a feather in his cap" Signifying
honor and distinction. arose from a
custom which was common among the
SyrianS and perpetuated to this day
among the various semiciviliZed people
of adding il new feather to the head
gear for every enemy slain. In the
days of chlvalry the embryo knight re-
ceived his cOcque in fcatherleSs con-
ditiOn, and then won his plumes as he
had won his spurs. In manuscript
written by Richard HanSard in 1888
and carefully preserved in the British
museum is mentioned an ancient Hun
garian custom, that of allowing no
man to wear feather in his cap who
had not killed Il Turk. The Hungar-
ians had Il law. which was in vogue
rs late as 1912. which allowed warriors
to add Il feather to their headdress col
lection every time the claimant could
prove that he had SuccOred starving
Hungarian or had killed an ablebodied
Turk or other MoSlem." These old GUS
toms are now obsolete, but 1t is inter
cstin% to know that there were once
such laws upon the statute books OF
nations thought to be civilized.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

II just wisht l wuz bigger" said mis-,
chievous Willie Smart
Indeed" asked bis mother. How
much bigger"
"Oh, Just big enough to do all the
things | git blamed for doln' pow"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

The SchOOlteacher-Wil can you
tell me the meaning of leisure?
The Bright Scholar-It's the place
where married people repent.-Brook,
lyn Eagle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

~ wouldn't touch penny to which I
hadn't a legal right" said the conscien.
tiouS man.
''Of course not" answered Dustin
StaX. THE thing to do is to have law
yers employed who can show you the
legal right. t."-WashngtOn Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02
An Anti-smOke Lengue,

The Anti-smokc league has been or
ganiZcd by number of representative
citizens of Baltimore. Bituminous
smoke Is discharged into the atmos-
pherc in that city TO such an extent
that 1t has become menace to the
health. beauty. prosperity and welfare
of the community. \ committee was
appointed whose duty II will be to Sc
cure evidence of the existing condI-
ions with photographs and to present
he same to those rcSpon ihle for the
condition. Should those responsible not
make an effort to remedy the condition
it will be the duty of the committee to
enforce all existing laws and to secure
thc passage of additional laws If found
necessary. 50 that the nuisance may he
ahat"d through legal action.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

Some people Will never learn any
thing, for this reason, because they un-
derstand everything too sOOn.-Pope.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

- ONE. arms pile on he rails
81 Stir up the campfire bright!
~ No growing if the
Wen a roaring
Here Shenandoah along,
There hwly Ridge echo strong,
TO swell the briga1es rousing song
OF Stonewall Jackson's
We see him now-he queer souchcl
Cooked DER his askew;
The srewd dry smile the speech pat
calm, blunt. ST nIu.N
cm we'll: -NS,E.<o
Says he, That's Banks o ~ M@W
Lord his soul! Well him
That's Stonewal Jacksons W.
Silence! Ground Caps KAN
Old massl going pray. NAV
Stranglc the fool o .C~Gsp1.
Attention.! it's his NNM1
Appealing his %NS
pauperS o NM
Lay bare thine arm! Stretch forth thy rod: HQNY
Amen!'-Ihats StonewalTs way. NV
MIN
Steady. the whole brigade! W.
IllS Il W
way fNh
What shoes worn? fSV
What Mj
Quick We brfore morn: NU
That's Stonewal Jacksons
The WIN
OF morning; and, by George, MI
Here's LongStrcct struggling lists, Vn
Iemmed in ugly
Pope and his I)ucmen- whipped before.
Bay nets and grape hear Stonewnll
Charge, Stuart Pay off Ashlys FR-11
In Stoncwal JaCksOn's ktPS (EI
Nh, watch md yearn NaS1SN
For Stonewalrs hand NHS(qp !
All, widow, read with that burn, N@AA
That
All, wife on, hope on!
Thy shall all
The foe had better been
That in Stonewa's way
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

feet
You seem to forget that feet were
made to stand on" - Philadelphia
Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

HnIuc oI '.r;dsnE IN Your own IOwn.
A right that belongs to every citizen
is the privilege of spending his earnings
in whatever manner and where he wish
cs as long as he keeps within the law.
No one viii dispute the farmers claim
that he can send his money to any place
that he wishes and buy goods he needs
wherever he wants to- But there Is an
economic side of the question that
should not be overlooked, says ID. NJ.
Carr in Home Trade Advocate. The
resident of Il community should be aC-
tive In furthCring the interests of the
place he calls home. He is wOrking
Contrarlly to his own good when he
sends his money to the distant city for
supplies he knows can be secured in
his home town. The dollar sent away
goes out Of circulation and ceases to be
factor in the building up of the com
nunity from which 1t is sent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

territory houndCd on the south by West
Division street, on the wCSt by North
IcaVitt, north by West North avenue
and east by North RObcy street Every
day from dawn until sunset It's white
jackctCd worlmcn may be seen busily
engaged with shovel and broom on both
sidewalk and street. According to J. c.
MatthtSon. secretary of the organiza-
tion. the SurNort already given to It by
the n"iGhborhood has far exceeded the
expectations of the promoters of the
movement.
Part Of the equipment of the assOcia-
ti0n Is n horse and wagon, and SufIi-
cicnt funds are pledged to guarantee
the cleaning of the streets every other
day. 1t IS intended to plant trees and
otherwise hcautify the thorOughfares
The cost of membership In the asso-
citation is . cents Il month for every
foot of frontage represented. owners Of
corner properties having to pay only
the frontage on one street The officers
of the organization are: President,
George c. Mages; secretary. Julius c.
MatthiSOn; treasurer, Andrew \. En-
gle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-06-02

"EHlS towel" said the attendant in
the germ proof barber shop,
"hnS lnpu Silbip,t I, ON as,
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

OF the hundreds of horses at the
show there WAS but one of Arabian
blood. This was imp. Beaming star.
a brood mare brought hither by John
III. Thompson. ir.. and which won third
place In the pony stallion and mare
class
There. Look, Look cried Said to
an Interpreter. "Hassan Arabic. But
little good. Little good. Not Of the
desert. Not of the blood"
But the horses with the docKed tails
brought the tears 10 his eyes.
Allah II Allah,' he muttered. 1T is
pity, IL is wrong. Where is their
glory Where IS their tail?"
Their owners have cut them of, -
responded the Interpreter
Why asked Said.
The interI Teter appealed to a re-
porter as 20 why animals were mu-
lilated. The reporter responded TO his
best knowledge. that some thought
this improved their appearance.
The black hands cIasped in suppIica-
ton. the thick lips muttered a prayer
TO Allah. and then cried:
III Is not so. The tail. the leg 1.-THE
head. They 2Il are the horse. II Iyou
take one away, why not the Other3'
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
''Bravest of the Brave"

II was a Victor. where many of the
violent scenes occurred during the
Cripple Greek strike. General Bells
troops charged on Miners Union hall
and wounded several persons, after "A
riot occurred in the streets of Victor
Now the man whom President Roose-
Welt termed the bravest of the brave"
mingIes with the crowds In Victor. un-
conscious of danger from the enemies
Of years ago.
a large number OF the 10000 or more
tourists. who visit Colorado every
year go to the cripple Creek district
to see the wonderful mines and view
the picturesque scenery en- route TO
the gold fields. Leaving Colorado
Springs. the stone-rimmed summit Of
Pixies Peak. and the Garden of the
Gods, conspicuous for the absence of
both garden and gods, but beautified
by the sandstone rocks, sculptured by
the elements into giant human forms.
are seen. The train en- route to Cripple
Creek climbs the mountain side. passes
over twenty horseshoe curves. around
the rims and tops of the canons. wall
ed by majestic heights There are
rapidly descending creeks. lofty peaks
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Street Scenes Changed.

The street scenes in Cripple Creek
too. have changed greatly. since 7
lived I'm the gold camp. which was
shortly after lt was founded. Then
the streets were crowded. it was al
most impossible 10 walk up and down
Bennett avenue. the main business
street People paid so cents a nIeht
10 sir mp in chairs in saloons and otner
places. because they could not secure
rooms.
The prospector and miner who fol-
lowed the sdre-fo0ted burro into the
town. mingled with the street crowds;
The lurid lights of the dance halls.
saloons. and gambling places were al
ways I'm view; In the dance halls call
ers," dressed In cowboy uniform.
would cry. "Weu. come on, let's dance
the Monterey" the musicians-two or
three OF them-would start the inhar-
m0nious music, and the habitues would
dance until early hours of the morn
ing, by the Pickering candle and lamp
light
The prospeetors, SCARED by hardship
and prlvation. had gold tied in sacks,
tins. jam pots, and old clothes; a
stream Of fortune hunters came into
town behind gaunt mules and sure
footed burros. laden with stacks of
blankets. bacon. flour. kettles. pans,
and sbovels; long trains of wagons
moved over the crowded roads; people
who Travelled first class came into camp
in fstare coaches inside. on top. and
hanging on behind.
As the crowds moved along the
streets, vreahs Of smoke came from
hundreds OF campfres on the hillside.
There was wild speculation for enor-
nous fortunes; heroic struggles and
gigantic schemes of chance.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
DOCked Tails WrOngfOr HOrSeSSaySArab

r. ROM the desert sands of Arabia
- 10 the horse show at Madison
4 Square Garden. New York
That's long jump, but Said
Abdullah E1-.te it, and, praise be to
Allah. lie h,s seen such things s he
never thought possible.
Said was one OF the attendants
brought 10 this country by Homer
Davenport the cdrtoonist. To care for
his Arabian stations. which he import
ed few weeks ago. Said still wears
his native toys, and he proved the cen
ter of interest At the great arena,
was brought up with horses
Until he came 10 this country he
IA ~. sept any where else than i'm TIE
stables where his charges We're kept,
and MT. Davenport almost had 10 use
force to induce him TO stay away from
his favorites long enough 10 sleep in a
warm apartment.
Until he came to America he was
the head groom of Hashin Bey. shiek
of the great AneZa tribe, greatest of
BedouinS. All his life he has spent
with horses, and fIOm an Arabs stand
point he knows all there is 10 know
aboITt them
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
By ALFRED ]. PITTS.

Thirty-four religious organizations
maintain places Of worship in the
Cripple Creek district; there are mag
uiicent school buildings and "A free
school system that prepares pupils for
entrance into higher institutions; the
streets are Of the highest standard and
severed; electric lights illuminate the
towns and cities; the ores and metals
are treated by the latest processes,
and the roaring and kissing locomo-
tives and modern railroad equipment
have replaced the stase coach, the eX-
press wagon and other conveyances
of the early days
Recently. when ] visited the Cripple
Creek district, after an absence OF
many years. the scene was striking
through the absence OF the prospector
of long ago.
Bob" Womack, the man who first
discovered gold in the Cripple Creek
region; Winfield 5 strattcn, who
"staked" the famous Independence
mine and afterward sold it to an Eng
lish syndicate for 81. 900, ,O00 and
sam" Strong, founder of the mine by
that name. were not there. All these
prospectors have died Womack did
not realize material benefit from his
gold strike; Stratton died leaving mill
lions. and Strong. also wealthy. was
killed in a saloon
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Whiting Squire a Marvel.

TOSfICE of the Peace Daniel NJ
Peifer. OF Mohonton. Pa. the
chief executive Of Cumru town
Ship, who at the age Of seventy
years is hale aid always Jolly. has
proved TO be marvel as a whittier.
ana the courtroom where the SQUIRE
metes out Justice is Dedecked with OBJ
Jects fashioned by his sldllfuI blade.
Squire Peifer has been a justice Of
the peace for seventeen years. his first
terms being served in that Office at
Sinking Spring. Here it was that four
teen years ago he became a whittier.
and since then he has Whitfield ,HmseIf
TO fame in Berks county. From youth
he was "A mechanic. and having first
learned his fathers trade. blacksmith
ing. he finally began 10 whittle away
upon mementos. and. after some toll
ne whitfield out a complete set OF
blacksmith to0ls-aH the sizes and
styles OF horseshoes he used TO make,
and even the anvil and the forge.
Above his desk i'm his Office he has
them all displayed so that al a glance
he can recall the days when he was
at the anvil gaining strength ana
4-eiI ulliS7S Jli-tL u bS-Ai-etA ~ b4eASH-
smiths
He has carvings that he made from
wood picked uu at Johnstown after the
great flood from wood that came
from the railroad wrecks at Shoe
makersvilIe Exeter and LudWigs.
from wood used for building purposes
at the Pan-American Exposition, and
from scores of old church buildings IN
the upper section OF Rerks county.
Among his beautiful carvings are
those Of the Pyramids. He Whitfield
them from wood taken from the bIG
Reformed Church at Sinking Snrtug.
and constructed them i'm stories or
tiers. each of which has open com
partments, in which are title portable
wooden balls. Surmounting one pyra-
mid. which rests on .hree-Iayer base.
is chair in which sits a baby. An
other pyramid of the same sort is four
feet high, and in it are nine balls ia
each section, which he cut while hs
was following out the interior. ana
which have never been outside their
grooves but roll as smoothly in them
as if placed there after the job had
been completed.
His cteyersst little carving is his own
watch charm. Whitfield out of mahoE-
any and weighing an eighth of an
ounce. of an oCtagOn shape with q lit
tie ball in The center, which cannot be
removed.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

age or progress t-t-t9
and their resources have
come to be the power of
nations The commercial
spirit has supplanted the
spirit of war and strife in Cripple
Creek. the feudaI temper has given
wav to Intelligence. law, order and
liberty. 1t is not the gold camp OF
boon" days. or the Cripple Creek OF
the turbulent strike period, but
modern city. metropolis of the district,
which has produced $40 900 in gold
and paid 100000 in dividends.
The gambler, the dance hah habitue'
and the confidence" man have located
IN other fields. Their places have been
taken by progressive business men,
and today there is a high standard OF
social excellence. commercial, and
civic; Cripple Creek has passed from a
state of rudeness to refinement; there
is a refined taste for anything pertain
ing TO art and literature. Much has
been supplied by the principle of bet
ser society and vice has been greatly
reduced by connecting it with merited
disgrace.
The wild scenes of the early days
occur no longer IN Cripple Creek. The
dance halls. where the beguiIiHg wo-
man and brawny miner danced the
Monterey and the Mule SINNERS
cake walk the gambling places,
where fortunes were won and lost,
where men Iolled and staggered about
the gambling tables. conducted by
bIeary-eyed sharpors bedecked with
diamonds. are closed. The saloons.
where men and women sang MY
Mother Was a Lady" and other senti-
mental songs. where the prospector
and miner bartered gold and whisky.
must close at midnight These places
IN the boom" days were throngeI
with customers.
Now. instead Of the shrIH cry OF
Monterey" and the inharmonious
strain of dance hail music. the Allegro
OF Beethoven and the psalm Marcel
us. are heard from social clubs and
churches which have been established
in the shadow of the iniquitous places
OF long ago.
II is a wonderful transformation.
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Picturesque Mining Town.

The plateau where Cripple Creek
city stands today, is not beautiful. 1t
is a picturesque mining town: the hill
sdes are decorated by ore dumps"
and spots OF short grasses. where cat
tie grazed when Bob" Womack con-
Quoted a cattle ranch in the plateau
previous TO 1890. Cripple Creek IS 10
Gated twenty miles over the noun
talns from Colorado Springs. The re-
glon had been visited by prospectOrs
8s early as 1861. soon after gold was
hrst discovered in CoIorado-along the
Platte and Cherry crook. near Denver.
y slvery stream wended its way
through the plateau when the cattle
ranch was thriving The cattle often
got crippled in the marshy swamps.
and the cowboys called the stream
Cripple creek" Then. after NomacA
located gold, and people began TO flock
to the district, a town was founded
and named after the narrow stream.
Today. a dry creek bed is all that re-
mains of the siIvery waterway.
Cripple Creek is. one of the greatest
gold districts Of history.
Since 1850 the mines Of Colorado have
produced sSSo.600.00O IN ores and allied
metals. Of this amount the Cripple
Creek mines have yielded $500, 600, 600,
and the unlimited resources of the re-
gion are being rapidly developed. The
monthly output of the Cripple Creek
mines IS about So, ,OOo, 900. Last year
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Miner Important Socially.

The miner contributes much to the
social and commercial life of Cripple
Greek.
Who is he?
After the strike of several years ago
the bank clerk. graduates from col
leges. professional men, and miners
went 20 the district and have re-
manned Most Of the newly recruited
miners came from Missouri and ada
cent states. where they were employed
in the zinc mines.
Where is the brawny miner who was
in Cripple Creek before the strike? He
is seen today in all parts of the world
South America, Australia. the KIon-
dixie. Arizona. and the Tonopah dis
trict of Nevada 4 small. two-story,
brick building on Victor avenue, in the
town of Victor, near Cripple Creek
city. was the scene of meetings OF
2500 union miners before the strike.
The place. decorated by soldiers bull
lets. is now used as a bushes estab-
ment.
A man of striking stature. medium
height. flashing eyes, and firm-set
jaw is often seen now, walking on the
streets OF towns and cities in the Grip
pie Creek region. He wears a khaki
hat. soldiers cape and miners boots.
This is Sherman Bell. member Of
President RcoseveIt's Rough Riders
The Washington times., 1906-12-09
Meyendorff's Reply to Warren;
Was Once an Exile in Siberia

vate letters by anybody 10 my knowl-
edge, except by Senator Warren him
self
Senator Warren speaks of having
read in the Denver newspapers of
Meyendorff's attempt to commit sui
eide I am surprised that the Sen
atOr should attempt to circulate such
a ridiculous story 1t is a fact easily
susceptible of definite and substantial
proof that I made no attempt to COM
nit suicide at Denver. or at any other
place for that matter. II the Senator
believes. however, that a trumped uD
suicide story has any bearing on the
coal land frauds in his state I will
gladly furnish him any evidence that
he may need TO satisfy himself on that
point
I'm my opinion there is only one
statement attributed TO Sena tor War
Ten that has any direct bearing on the
coal anO Investigations in Wyoming
! hat statement Is his assertion that [
asked him how to proceed in the mat
ter, ana that he suggested that |
Should follow the Law and Instructions
I'm that connection the following ex-
tract from a letter written 10 me bv
MIR. Warren under date of April T. l9AS
IN reply 10 a letter which / addressed
to him five daVS prior to that date
may indicate whether or not the Sen
ator was anxious for the inVestled-
ton TO proceed without delay in his
State. Wyoming.
" shinGton, =. c.. Nuril rqat-
Dear DR.. Meyendorff: I know of moth
ing tnat Is pressing Ia the Stale nottn
OF YOU; and should say that il would
he just as we'll to do the work near
est te you that is pressing hardest
After we adjourn here and / return 10
Wyoming / hope To see YOU at some
early and convenient date
AS the letter was addressed TO me
at Denver, it viii readily be seen to
what portion of the map the Senator
WGs alluding when he wrote the State
north of you.