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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
TWO MINUTE SKETCHES
George Washington.
BY j. N. E DC E r TON

T0 HE success of George Washing
ton seemed to spring from his
well rounded character, from
his uuselfshness. from his dis
Interested patriotism and from his abil-
ity to inspire in others confidence and
esteem. In war he eXCeIlcd as
strategiSt, in peace as wise and mod
crate statesman, in all things as a just
and noble man. 1t would be impos-
sible to place ones finger on any par
tlcular spot In his career and say,
This was the turning point; this was
the place at which Washington was
made" More than almost any other
character in history he was in all re
lations the great man, yet 1t is most
difficult to analyze him and tell the
particular thing that made him great.
Too modest to make speech, too self
depreciative to seek his own advance
mcnt, his deeds caused him to shine
over all orators, and his virtues adj
YanCcd him over all self seekers. Few
men have received so much adulation,
and from this there has been reac-
ton, yet after all that criticism can
do the massive proportions of the man
still stand out to challenge the atten-
ton of the world.
At the time he was chosen to com
mand the Continental armies Washing
ton had rendered no especially con-
SpiCuouS service to single him out
from his fellows. His selection for
that high post was rather due to the
general esteem in which he was held.
There are few examples in which the
individual integrity that we usually
denOminate character counted so much
for success as in the case of Washing
ton.
He had a prodigious temper yet held
:. in check; he loved wealth and pos
sesSed more of it than almost any 9th
er man In the colonies, yet he would
not accept pay for his military serv-
ices; he met severe rcvcrScS in his
campaign, yet was too great to be
crushed by them; he had conspicuous
faults that would have destroyed n
smaller man, yet his general rcctltude
was so great that it dwarfcd the minor
defects.
There is a general sentiment in man
kind that worth means success. Our
faith in this proposition is often shak-
en-, but the case of Washington would
seem to prove it true.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29

Marriage licenses have been granted
recently to the couples named below:
Hughic Townsend Brown, of Cumberland,
and Annie May Cunningham, of Mt.
Savage.
Harry Reibe of Homecoming. and Lillian
Gertrude Mowbray. of Barton.
Hiram Scott Chilcott and Clara Pearl Nc
Bee both of CresaptOwn, Md.
William Henry Yates, of Moscow, and
Maud Elizabeth Now bray, of Barton.
William Frank Thoerig and Harriet
jenkins. both of Mt. Savage, Md.
Asa Wilson, Piedmont, W. Va, and
Grace Buckalew, Westernport, Md.
Grover Cleveland Francis Robinson and
Alice Cathanne Snyder, both of Cresaptown,
Md.
Harry Howard, Tyrone Pa, and Nora
Dlmnel, Westernport, Md.
William Ellsworth Beltz and Mary Jane
Wnebrenner, both of Mt. Savage.
Samuel Matthias Everlne of Frostburg,
and Mary Belle Myers, of Corrigansville.
John Williamson and Elizabeth Annie
elise, both of Westernport.
Addie Roller Gentry and Maggie Mary
DeNeen, both of Westernport.
William Milton Brown of Cumberland,
and Mary Cecilia Trapp, of Frostburg
George Amman Creighton, of Homecoming,
and Cora Belle Whtetield of Gilmore
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
Look Into Space.

a young man whose eyes had been
troubling him consulted New York
oculist. What you want to do" said
the specialist, 'is to take trip every
day on the ferry or in New Jersey,
Long Island-any place where you can
see long distances. Look up and down
the river, across fields or. If the worst
comes to the worst go on the top of
Skyscraper and scan the horizon from
that point. The idea Is to get distance.
You use your eyes great deal and al
ways ut close range You can't use
them any other way in town Even
when not reading or writing the vision
IS limited by small rooms and narrow
streets. No matter in what direction
you look, there Is a blank wall not far
away to shut Off sight"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
Railroad Schedules.
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE 2, 1907.
HlIRHREDI AMI
'DaIly. lex Sunday. lex. Monday. sSunday only.
EASTBoUND


DAILY. TEX. Sunday. lex. Monday. SUNDAY only.
EASTeoUNo
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADEL.
PillA and NEW YORK. Depart 800 am, - az
am, SOl am. 'S.2i am, 'l2bO pm, GO pm.
1850 pm, stopping ut Hancock and Martinshurg
Arrive 40 am, All am, - O5 am i p d. m
>, '5l2 pm, So pm, '9.45 pm
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE and Way sta.
, ions Depart = pm.
For MlNClES TER Depart S.Ol am, ~ 80 p. M,
T. 10 pm. Arrive t5.U5 am. Il. . p.n 70 A. nm
FOR ROMNEf Depart 1901 am, tG,2O pm Arrive
f9,aI am. II . pm.
For BERk ELEY SPRINGS, Depart 1901 am, 1924
am, tl250 pm, t245 pm. Arrive 1920 am
II. D pm. 'S.22 nm.
For HAGEESIOWN, Depart 1901 am. Arrive Tbs
pm, - - pm.
For FIiEDElICK Depart 70 - am. t2a5 am, .s.Ol
am. 1924 am, tl2.5O p.m t245 pm. Arrive Il %
pm, 81 pm, t945 pm.
WEST5oUND GETTYSBURG DIVIsIoND
For CHICAGO, Depart r3O PM. SIT PM Arrive
'l2.i5 pm. 'G.r0 pm.
For CLtN AND, Depart $50 am. Arrive '23O
am, 'l245 pm.
For PITTSEuEG and CoNNELLsvILLE, Depart
30 am, 81 am, IL y am uoca), ~ 40 u. M.
10 pm, 800 p m. Uocall, '5l7 pm. Arrive
23O am, 80 pm. Qocal), so As pm. 600 pm
1910 I'm. Uocal), 'l0.A pm.
WEST8oUND (MAIN LiNE)
For CHICAGO, Depart 1852 pm. Arrive '75l am.
For CINCINNATI, LoUIsvILLE& ST LOUIS. De.
burg Arrive 2i5 an SIS nm ,' 10 10 pm Ae'''
For KEYSEK, PIEDMONT and GRAFTON Depart
5l2h.m roo am, local, 'lt5 y m, IS ~ pm.
!I"cal), ~ y p M, 1852 pm, Arrive '2.15 am,
.15l am, 's1s am. tl2G2 p m QocaD, 600 pm,
1850 pm. OocaD. TOTO PM
For WHEELING, Depart u 20 am. 0ocaI 4 IS p.m
'9o2 pm. Arrive '2l5 am, Y 81 am, 800 pm,
NJ. G. CLARKE, Ticket Agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
Transfers of Real Estate.

The following notes of transfers of
real estate are of more or less interest:
Charles q. Watson, trustee, to Joseph D.
Nichols property in Homecoming, 5000.
Consolidation Coal Company to Junior
Order United American Mechanics Hall
ASSOCIATION of Eckhart Flat. property near
Eckhart, So, etc,
p Clarence Barnes, ct al, trustees, to
James W. Thomas, property near Barton,
81, etc.
William II. Norris and wife, to Nancy f.
Norris, property in Mt. Savage s., etc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
TNO MINUTE SKETCHES
Marshall Field.
BY j. n. EDGE RTON.

N n ARSlIALL FIELD was the
N/H greatest merchant of modern
times. lie had factories all
over the world, in almost ev-
cry country of Europe, in China and
Japan, in Australia and in North and
South America. The goods manufac-
tured by these mills he sold through
his great retail store. He was one of
the richest men in America, yet made
far less stir than men with one-tenth
of his wealth. Moreover, he paid taxes
on Il larger percentage of his posses
sions than probably any other Amer
lean millionaire. He never specialized,
never went in debt and never was os-
tentatiouS with his charities. The
world over, his name was the synonym
for business integrity. In fact, in Civ
ing the three essential qualities of the
successful business man Mr.. Field
mentioned these:
'First.-Absolute integrity.
''Second.-Good Judgment.
"Third.-PerSeveran
Thousands of people before Marshall
Field have stipulated these as neces-
sary factors in success, but he put
them In practice. He lived them.
Personally Field was rather tall, but
spare. He was reticent almost to
sensitiveness. During office hours he
was strict dlsciplinarian; at other
times almost poet.
Field was poor boy, the son of L
New England farmer He early ex-
pressed desire to become merchant,
and his father secured him a clerkship
in village grocery. After the lapse
of few months the elder Field asked
the merchant how the boy was max
ing out and received discouraging re-
port. The storekeeper did not think
young Field cut out for Il business
man. At this the boy doggedly deter
mined that he would fool that particu-
lar purveyor of calico, and he did.
Going TO Chicago, he started as a clerk,
steadily crowded forward and was on
the road to success at the time of the
great fire of 1871. In this he lost prac-
tically all, but started again with a
little added edge to his determination.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29

w. r. Hamilton, of Hagelstown, is
the author of an interesting article on
electric-road development in Western
Maryland, a portion treating of the
Cumberland and Westernport line as
follows:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
Travel Free.

Conductor" said the gaspIng pas
senger, vainly trying to raise window,
there are mt least billion microbes in
this car"
You ought to be able to stand that
If the company can" growled the
street car conductor I'VE don't get n
blamed cent for carrying 'em."-Chl-
cago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
Cumberland and W esternport
ELECTRIC RAILWAY

TNIME-TABLE-in effect
L MONDAY, JANUARY /, 1906
First Car leaves Frostburg for Cumberland
Is a m, next a. m, and thus each hour
until II p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves Cumberland for Frostburg
a m, next "A. m, and thus each hour
until II p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves Frostburg for Homecoming
3 a. m, next a. m, and thus each hour
until II p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves Homecoming for Frostburg
5:52 a. m, next 6:52 Il. m, and thus each
hour until lisp p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves FrOstburg for Westernport
a. m, next a. m, and thus each hour
until 10 p. m, inclusive
First Car leaves Westernport for Frostburg
$50 a. m, next $50 a. m, and thus each
hour until 1890 p. m, inclusive.
az All cars connect and passenger trans
fers made at Frostburg. Ample time for
transfers. [Oct 6
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
About Selling Real Estate.

A NY piece of REAL ESTATE can be
~ sold at some price.
Every owner would like to sell for more
than he can get.
of course, property is worth the most it
can be sold for
Generally, property is sold for the most
to the person to whom it is the most useful.
The finding of that person is the import
ant deSiderattm and the owner who wants
to sell cannot afford to make a mistake at
that critical juncture of his enterprise.
The best GRINDER" of PURCHASERS
of REAL ESTATE known here is the
MINING JOURNAL.
It's part of it's business to do just such work.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29

"Of course she doesn't like discus
sions about ages"
NO. Usually when she's queried
about hers she just says nothing, but
lies low"
Eyes, or If she says anything she
les low" -Philadelphia Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
-o-ooo--- Miscellaneous Advertisements
IRON FROM =
STOKE
Stirring Sale
CARPETS, MATTINGS,
OIL-CLOTHS,
LINOLEUM -. . and RUGS

MOIN the fact that Carpets have advanced
~ to 10 yard still in
shave the price make this sale special
men-We Make and Line
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29

When you live in or use property
that is taxed you pay the taxes.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
RUGS

SD All Wool RUG
ing taste Value positively $50 Size 9X2 Sale
sale
c. emit each
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29

A ROPHENE vii! positively destroy all
~ sense OF pain and cause no after trouble
1t is applied to the gums. So that there is no
more need of inhalng poisonous drugs, such
as Chloroform, Ether, Gas, etc, thereby risk
ing ones life, or, at best, impairing ones
health. 1t can be used upon anyone, even
those suffering with heart disease, lung
trouble or nervous debility, whether young
or old. Preservation of the Natural Teeth,
and Crown and Bridge Work speciality.
j. G. PFEIFFER, d. DIS.
March 25
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-06-29
CARPETS

Saxony ADMINISTER yard vEIvETs CA SMITH $lo yard
All Wool VELVET GSpecial) 9S CENTS ward
All wool f[C 9SEl4S SO
~ Hall to match
all Wool 2Py CARPETS
Wool CARPETS
Cottage CARPET, wearing on the market
the Col o and
Wool and Cotton Stair
CARPET % cents 20 81, yard
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
,HOTELS-AND HOTELS
possible.

We see from the Charlotte Observer
that there is a squabble on over the
conduct of the Selwyn hotel. There
seems to be a disagreement between
the lessees and the representative of
the lessons as to who shall have on
troll of the management Of the
hosiery. In the meantime there is
much complaint from the patrons of
the hotel about the fare and the SER
vice, and it is said that because of
this disagreement and complaint the
present lesees will give up the man
agement Of the hotel On July LIST. We
have no criticisms to make; nor will
We say 81 told you so"-fer We eve
said it. At the same time we want to
call attention to the fact that while
Charlotte was Growing over Will
mington about her far finer hotel than
any we had, mine host" Hinton, of
the Orion, was pursuing "the even ten
or of his way, furnishing his guests
with the best he had in his house
which did not make as big an outside
show as did the Selwyn, but which vas
comfortably and satisfactorily attend
ing to the inner wants of it's guests
as we'll as supplying them with COM
Portable quarters. Good fare, COM
Portable rooms and attentive service
not a big show of building from an
outside view and an internal display
in Hobbies with handsome furniture.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

The st. Louis Glote-Democrat calls
on the republican party Ito grasp more
distinctly the size, value, courage, f.
deity and increasing significance of
its unsurpassed vote in the former
slave states
On the other hand a staff CORE
spondent of the Chicago Tribune de-
clares that there is no republican
party in any Of She s~o-called southern
states, and that outside Of isolated
parts Of Tennessee, Kentucky and
Virginia the republicans elect nobody
and frequently nominate nobody.
Their organization exists simply and
solely for two purposes. One to cur
patronage from the national admins
tration and the other is TO elect dele
gates to the national conventions"
There it is from two leading repub-
lican papers of the west. One makes
the republican party CT the south one
of great size, value and courage. The
other defines it as a band of politi-
clans holding together for fedora. pat
ronage and what can be made out of
the party's national conventions.
Which Of the two comes nearer the
presentation of true conditions? The
manner in which party affairs have
been conducted in this state for the
last year or so would indicate that, as
far as North Carolina is concerned,
The Tribune comes bearer declaring
party.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
CUCUMBERs FOR CATALOGUES

A friend from Scott's Hill tells US
that the farmers in that neighborhood
are very enthusiastic CT the subject Of
raising cantaIoupes. Nearly every
farmer has from two to five acres
planted in this luscious melon. Those
who planted last year Init the market"
and made good profits. Consequently
crop this year. We are told that
the ordinary salutati0n between farm
ers when they meet is: How are your
cantaloupes?" There is n lone lorn"
farmer, however, who makes the nee
essary exception to the rule. He is
not lin it" in the matter of growing
cantaloupes, but through no fault Of
his own. His predicament is his mis-
fortune and a Wilmington seedman's
fault. This man planted three acres
in cantaloupes and expected to reap
a fortune off one years crop. He
bought from a Wilmington man what
were recommended to be the best spe-
cies of c~antaloupe seed. He carried
the seed home, prepared the ground,
put the seed in, and they sprouted and
the vines grew vigorously; but, 10, and
behold, when they logan to produce
the vines brough forth cucumbers in
stead of cantaloupes. He says he new
err saw cucumber vines produce so
prolifically in his life, that the whole
face of the earth is covered with Gu
cumbers, when there should have been
a moderate production of cantaloupes.
He does not like the exchange and he
wants to know what the Wilmington
man is going to do about it. We can-
not answer that question, but We adj
wise him to get in communication with
Heinze, the pickle man, as soon as
possible.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
ADDICKS TO THE FRONT

The public generally had an idea
that the gas man from Delaware
had spent all his money trying to buy
4 seat in the United States senate and
had dropped out of public life; but it
seems that Mr.. Add!cks cannot be
downed. He turns up in Russia with
a fifty million dollar contract from the
government to build railroads in ST.
IBERIA. We suppose when he makes
his pile out of the Russian govern
ment he will renew lis attack on the
senate of his own country, although
his past experience should have taught
him that the little state of Delaware
is not for sale. His era of bossism
In that state was one of the most dis
graceful in American history, but, to
the honor of the state, be it said, he
was unable to accomplish his purpose
of securing a seat in the United States
senate by bribery and buying votes.
1t will be a bad day for the state
when he returns with his pockets fill
ed with Russian gold, seeking there
with to crafty his political ambition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
WHAT HE SAID WHAT HE DID
Comparison of Roosevelt's Preach
ment With His Practice.

The president is his speech TO the
on Monday said:
TO assail a decent man for ONE
thing of which he is irnocent is 20 give
aid and comfort to every scoundrel."
thought Of poor old James Y. Tyner.
who as assistant attorney general OF
the ~postOfice department, was brand
cd by the president as n criminal
through the newspapers Of the land.
was exonerated in the courts. and then
helpless from age auC a paralytic
stroke begged Mr.. Roosevelt TO give
back TO his children the good name
he had taken from them In the de-
nunciatiOn Of the father, but died brok
en- hearted with his appeal unnJtic-
ed: of Judge Alton l.. Parker. de-
nOunced as a fa.sifieT, and no apology
offered when the time proved the
truth OF the statements Judge Parker
made; Of Rev. DR.. Long. villihed as a
deceiver Of children as To the habits
OF wild animals, who has proved be-
yond a reasonable doubt that he was
not guilty; Of dead Jefferson Davis
put before the world Of Roosevelt's
book readers in a damaging position
that history shows he never occupied
and the error was Corrected
Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21
ROOSEVELT AND ANTI-CHILD
LABOR Law.

So it seems that Mr.. Roosevelt is to
take a hand in the passage by congress
of the act to regulate child labor in
cotton mills. According to the Char
lotte Observers W.IsrIagt>1 CORE
spondent, the pres>lcn! has declared
tina he would put the Beveridge child
labor bill through at the next session
of congress-. The Observers represen-
tative says the declaration came about
in this way:
A short while ago, a Washington
correspondent on one of the New
England papers-one who had come
originally from the sOuth-Was talk
ing with the president. In the
course Of the conversation the cor
respondent suggested hat the BeV-
eridge bill regulating child labor
would be a benefit to some of the
southern states, especially South
Carolina, where, the correspondent
said, the child labor evil was very
great.
DO YOU know that now?r asked
the president excitedly. DO you
understand the conditions down there,
n are you certain that the bill
would help South Carolina? -
Yes, sir" answered the CORE
spCndent.
Come to see me-" said the presi-
dent in great enthusiasm; I'VE will
put the bill through at The mex SEES
sion OF congress certainly"
And that is how it was all fixed
up. This is the wa tina the presi-
dent 1lS1J91fv n71lpG his mind nm and
his action in this case, inviting with
enthusiasm the correspondent who
said he knew all about it, is charac-
t~eristic.
The presidents declaration il This
matter would be less subject TO criti-
cism if he had not based his proposed
action on a desire to benefit the south
and especially the state of South Car
DINA. The truth is, the Beveridge bill
is for the purpose of minimizing the
advantage the southern cotton mills
have over those of the New Engl md
states. Instead of the bill being in
tended TO help South Carolina and the
other states of the south its purpose
is to injure them. The president, we
take it. is not aware of that fact, for
he has given the subject but little con-
s%ideration. He should, however, know
enough about the conditions of cotton
manufacture in the north and in the
south to understand that a representa-
i've Of a New England paper is not
going TO advocate the passage by con-
gress of a law to advance cotton man
u~faeturing interests in the south. Tha.
declaration from such a source should
have put him on his guard at once.
Why should Mr.. Roosevelt be so
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-21

CONGRATULATIONS. MIR. WARNER

The Messenger wishes to extend its
congratulations to Brother Warner, of
the Lexington Dispatch, On his cleo
ton to the office o. president of the
National Editorial Association, which
occurred at the meeting of that body
at Norfolk on Friday. Nj. Warner
was vice president during the preced-
ing year, and it is gratifying to know
that his services in that position and
his worth have been recognized by the
members of the organization to the
extent that he should be advanced to
the position of president. We shake
your hand, Brother Warner, and take
off our hat to the new president of
this association of leaders of thought
n moulders of opinion" of the Amer
lean people. 1t is a high honor that
has been conferred OH our Tar Heel
brother. We know that he will fill
the Office with dignity and perform it's
duties with satisfaction to the society's
members.