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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
BEAUTIFYING llEWBURG.
Prizes Offered TO Residents For the
Best Improved Grounds.


Eliminating the fine residence dis
tricts Of the city of Ncwburg, the
civic pride committee of its Business
Mems association has Instituted prize
contest for citizens who desire to i'm
prove the appearance of their yards.
alleys and outbuildings Twenty
cash prizes will he distributed among
the greatest Improvement between July
and the end of summer In no case
Will any consideration be given to
properties on which professional gar
deners are employed. and only anna
teur gardening will he brought into
the competition.
This novel move is In the interests
of the city beautiful, and no little curl.
osity has been aroused if the number
of entries is any criterion. The back
ers of the plan are particularly pleased
over the numlt'r of boys and girls
who have set about hcautif ilg their
front yards In the hope of winning one
of the gold prizes.
In announcing the competition the
civic pride committee went back to
the day, 300 years ago, when Henry
Hudson sailed up the river which bears
his name and. enchanted with the nat
urnl beauty of the region. dropped the
Half Moons anchor In Newburg bav
They tell of the coming of the refugees
from the Palatinate, who were driven
from Il foreign shore by religious big
otry. Their efforts to make the city
on the hill place of beauty are de
scrtbed. and many suggestions for its
further Improvement are outlined.
The committee invites all citizens
to join with 1t in movement to .'in-
culcate In the rising generation Il love
of civic order and cleanliness, an ap-
probation of outdoor art and a desire
to do something personally to help the
community to make Newburg n para
disc"
1t Is proposed that every real estate
owner keep his lawn neat. that flowers
and foliage plants take the place Of
ashes and tin cans in the back yards,
that vines be made to cover unSlghtly,
unpainted and dilapidated fences and
old sheds, that the alleys be kept clean
and sanitary, that neatly painted gar
bage boxes be placed in front of one or
more houses In each block and dead
walls be covered with ivy or Virginia
crceper instead of unslghtly advcrti&-
ing bills. Each child Is to be inspired
with the idea that he or she Is an I'M
portant factor In working out the city
beautiful. Transfers will be urged
not to overload their wagons with
ashes, coal, rubbish or other materials
that there may be no lttering of the
thoroughfareS. Merchants will be
asked to abandon the use of handbills
In the interest of greater street neat
moss
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
When Patience Picks the Peas.

How many times we read in verse such
funny things as these:
When sally Sings" or "N inni" Walks"
Sara Sails the Sc; -
Whom "Tessie Trips" or Dora Dips" or
polly Promenahcs."
Or Laura Laughs" or EVA Eyes the
Evening Everglades"
If Poets write and people read s~ch funny
-hings as these.
Why shouldn't some poor poet pen "When
Patience Picks the Pcas?"
Out in the garden 'mongst the corn and
beans and beets and all,
Where grows the parsnip, peach and punk
and pigweed rank and tall
There stands a prinCcly row of peas all
podded up to par,
And Patience may be seen eacl day
meath papa's panama
Apinking, picking pCcks of peas. per-
forming peacefully
Her pleasant pastimo. picking peas, a
peerless picture she.
She pokes her pinky finger tips amongst
the pale green vines
And picks the peas and puts them in her
pretty pan that shines;
A perfect picture Patience is. pursuing
peacefully
Her proud position picking peas; her par
ents' pride is she.
To me these other poems pale compared
to lines like these:
When pretty Patience putteth cut to nick
her parents peas
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
One Mail Order Instance.

In the course of paper on the mail
order evil read by George J. Schultz
of the Interstate Grocer before re-
cent session of the Missouri Press as
soclatlon, these remarks were made:
"If you, gentlemen, fully understood
the proportion Of the business given
these mail order concerns from your
respective home towns you would ap-
preciate to a higher degree what your
home merchants are suffering in the
way Of loss OF business which right
fully belongs to them and which they
can get with your hearty assistance"
Mr.. Schultz then proceeded to state
that by the closest Investigation 1t had
been ascertalned that the goods shipped
into a certain Kentucky town by two
mail order houses were equal in vol
ume to the stock carried by the largest
merchant In the town.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
WEED KILLING MACHINE.
Kansas City Mans Device Does Effec,
tive Work In Vacant Lots,

| W. f. Griffin. superintendent of
streets In Kansas City, Mo-. has dis
covered machine that makes short
work of the weed 1ungles. Mr. Griffin
has had two of these machines at
work and several gangs of men with
scythes, Mayor Bcardslcy recently in
Spected the scenes Of operation with
the superintendent of streets and cX-
pressed satisfaction with the progress
Of the harvest, says the Kansas City
Star.
ut was refreshing" the mayor said,
Ito see the curbstones exposed instead
of being obscured by overgrowing wild
grass. And We'll go ahead and get re-
suits by cutting the weeds In vacant
lots until we find a way to reach the
owners"
Griffin says the new machines have
solved the weed problem. 1t helped
some to cut the weeds along the side
walks, but the town still retained a
shiftless and untidy appearance be-
cause of the jungles on the vacant lots
1t would require an army of men to
cut the weeds on all of the vacant
ground in the city and take care of
the sidewalk space too. The city had
no money to meet big payroll In the
street department, so Mr.. Griffin
found n machiue-very much like an
ordinary horsepower hay mower, but
With teeth and gearing powerful
enough to cut the thickest weed stalks.
The blades of the mower can be ad-
justed to meet the bumps and hollows
on uneven ground, and one of these
machines goes through weed jungle
In no time,
Mr.. Griffin began the harvest early
this year.
We'll cut the weeds before they be-
gin to drop their seed" he said.
'There'll be fewer weeds to cut next
year"
When the weeds are dried they will
be raked up and burned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
Crocheted Opera BAD,

Since tlfe fad fo.' knitting and GRO
chcting has taken such Il hold on the
feminine contingent the fashion for
knitted and crocheted articles has
gained greatly in popularity. One Of
the prettiest gifts imaginable for the
woman who goes out Il great deal Is
a theater bag of cpocheted silk that is
capacious enough TO hold all of the
small articles that she may need.
Crochet rings very loosely in single
stitches or make squares by crochet
ing solid stitches and connecting them
by chains Of four stitches each until
long piece has been made, which,
when folded over and the edges joined,
will form bag. Line this with pretty
silk of contrasting color. Cover ten
brass rings with tho silk crocheted in
single stitch, faSten them In a row
an inch below the top and run Il cord
through these rings to draw the top
together.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09


nHe rs being one of the most lmpor-
tlnt features for building Il successful
road. We neAt eNCaVatc the earth to
one=half the thickness Of the stone to
lie put in. Before putting in the stone,
however, our subGrade IS thoroughly
rolled Gown by our tea ton roller. The
first layer Of stone is put in f0ur or five
Inches thick, consisting of stone run
ming from thre" t. four inches screen
ed to size and we'll rolled This is fol
lowed by another layer of same size in
like manner, also we'll rolled. and then
just enough screenings put on to fill up
ail |oidS and bond tho stone and again
rDlled
fh" third or last layer consists of
stone running in size from one to two
Inches put ON two or three Inches thick,
we'll rolled with only enough screen
tngs to bond the stone and leaving the
road with smooth finish. Care is nee
eSSIry where n narrow track of stone
road Is built to keep same above the
earth road and with enough crown to
allow all water to run readily to the
sides or cutters. We start our grade
With crown Of three or four inches,
which We hold TIL the road is finished.
The first two miles of road built
were constructed under favorable cir
cumStances, as we had to haul the
stone but one and one-half miles, and
teams made seven and eight trips
apiece per day. II required about 9, 800
tons of stone To the mile. We have
been using limestone and last year we
had TO pay G7 cents per ton freight on
board cars at Oak Harbor This wear
we We're compelled to pay so cents
per ton. The average cost of road
ten feet wide and ten inches thick
would. | estimate, be about 5000 per
mile.
This year we built one of our main
roads sixteen feet wide. ten inches
thick in the center and five inches on
tn" sides. This cost us 5000 :, - mile,
the cost, of course, depending upon the
cost of materiai ana the distance at
which 1t has to be hauled. In this es-
tlnnte labor, fuel for road roller and
other cXpensGs-the donated labor be-
ing counted the same as hired labor
are figured complete.
We own our own steam road roller,
?nG we find this one of the most neces-
sary implements for road building and
for repairing the old roads. The work
nf construction is placed In charge of
the township trustee. We do not en-
ploy an engineer or contractor. Bids
are asked at the proper time for the
crushed stone and then the contract
for this Is awarded to the lowest bid
der. So far limestone being the most
available material we have used 1t,
n the figures | have given are based
IN the same.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
A Munic;psI Cvcrrc\..

Cf the fads that have swept DER th
country
The Lawson fad. Dunno fad and Hearst
! th!nk-but l may be Hist2k"n-
L g fad called II. O. is the worst
fhe city would have Al. q. Lake shops
To furnish municipal breed.
M .. un nlertakers would fellow
10 box the municipal dead
Wed have a municipal dentist
Who'd put on municipal c"ogrns:
All kinds of municipal worries
To furnish municipal froUrs.
y million municipal silkworns
Would weave our municipal silk;
Zen thousand municipal babies
Cry out for municipal milk.
We'd have a municipal barropm,
Municipal whisky and gin.
The spree would be charged to the city;
'Twould be a municipal sin
When out in municipal snowstorns
You'd wear an NJ. o. macintosh.
You'd go TO the NJ. o. theaters
To hear the municipal bosh.
You'd have to be full of NJ. O. love
To please your municipal wife.
Each awful municipal moment
Would make up municipal life.
Your dear NJ. o. heart would be aching.
You'd heave a municipal sigh.
II sure of no NJ. o. hereafter,
You'd jump this NJ. o. life and die.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09

Any one, to look at JeSSalinc. would
have said that she was rather frail and
Weakly, while the hc-cnd of the Sketch
looked husky enough to pull Il bray.
AT any rate. the cute and dainty lit
tie JcSSalinr. with a Waist Measure
ment of ! inches, was all hooked mp
with the human Mastodon who went
by the name Of Henry and looked the
Part,
Now it happened that Hen and Jess
lived in nice little Town whore there
were Il great many lovely Old Families
and great deal of Wealth. but it was
pervaded ut all Hours by Il Cemetery
Calm, The Social Gayrtics of the
Place rev0lved slowly around Il Mis-
sionary Society. Any one desiring to
mix Cocktail had to pull down all
the Blinds and disconnect the Tele-
phone, and also 1t was advisable to
wear Masks at a Poker Party.
JcSsalne would often become rest
less and champ at tho Bit She had
attended Select School for Girls. at
which she had learned how to turn
ii''ll'iHbi IIlSN anu 40 OlllPF l'aflOf
DtdoeS. No wonder that Sh" hated to
play DOmino"S all Evening and then
turn out the Lights at 9.3O l.. NJ.
Now it chanccd that IcSSalnc had Il
Chum. They had eaten Olives out Of
the same Eottle while attending the
Select School for Girls. Chum had
gone against the Matrimonial Came.
the same as JesSalne, only instead of
landing in Sleepy Hollow, she was up
in the City, taking in the Big show.
She wrote to ,IcSSalinc, urging her to
come up ana put in busy Week Aft
er working on the Handwriting for
several Days, JeSsalnc succeeded in
reading the whole Letter, and she be-
gan to tease Henry to knock off for It
Week ana take her up to the hoop-la
Metropolis and let her burn few
Holes in the Track.
Large Bodies move slowly, ana sev-
eral Da, elapsed before Henry came
to her Nay of Thinking, although 1t
was Pipe from the beginning that
she would bring him around.
JeSSalinc got busy and put six Wo-
men to work building new Evening
Gown for her. 1t was Pale Blue Ce-
rise, with Battcnberg Insertion. yoked
with MayonnaiSc and Nalencicnnes,
the Elounces being gathered In with
PasSementerle ana the Bodice hand
painted When Henry got Flash at
the Bill he allowed that. instead of
taking Vacation, it would be better
for him to stay at Home and work
about twice as hard. But winsome
Nifey had everything packed, so she
took him in Tow and they boarded the
Flyer
"Ain't this Grand?" asked JeSsa-
line, as they sat in the palatial Parlor-
Car and watched the Scenery spin by
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09

was engaged nineteen times before she
finally hooked up, and since she got
Married People come for miles to get
ler to act as Chaperon."
What IS the Programmed" asked
Henry, who was Il mite Leery.
"There'll be something doing every
Minute, all right, all right" said the
Ghid-Wife. Ask no Questions, but
follow little Bright Eyes. haven't
had touch of Real Life since |
crawled down the Lightning Rod at
the Select School for Girls"
At that time Henry did not realize
that Il bright young Thing with a
BoardingSchool Education can give
the stalwart Business Man any kind
of a Handicap and then leave him
somewhere back of the Flag.
Clara met them at the Train with o
Buzz Wagon. She had framed up q
List of Engagements that made the
Roosevelt Itinerary look like Open
Time. Clara had arranged to give
Them Il little of Everything except
Sleep. JessalIe was tickled nearly
the Track, waiting for the word Corr
The Getaway was Dinner of IT
Courses, at which Jessaline tackled
everything without losing any part of
the Conversation. After that they
went to the Opera. which was little
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
Interest Goes R;rtt A,ora,

In 1893 Greenwood, 4. G.. ISSUED 0
Per cent bonds to the amount of SJ7,-
35S for water and light plant. The
last report available shows that none
of the bonds has been p2id, hut the
generating plant has been shut down,
rs it was found to be cheaper to buy
current. \ contract has been made
for ten years. at the cll OF which
period the plant Will in al probability
be too antiquatel for ccIc Ire service,
so that 1t might as vC,l lie written off
the books-but the interest on the
bonds keeps right on
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
AN ARDENT WOOER.
Brother Bineer Tells What He Think.
of Young Johnson.


81 isn't Cwinc to low dat ar vour?
Judson johnson to come pcStcrin
round my house no mo-" dctcrmilvd,g
said old Brother Ringer to Il rricu
Hes too blamed inhammahlC: Gat's
what's lie mattah wil him. wy
looGy. sab. for de last two weeks he's
been proSclytin' round muh daugitah
trym' to diSSuadc her to marry him
Longs he reduced hiSsr'f to ar..vmunt
and evolution dat was all ri.lt. III.
kaSc Ccsc yuh lady folks. young or ol |.
Is all SO coy and SkttiSh about such
mattahS dat yo' has to blindfold en-
wild YOU cllerqucncc and back en-
INTO mattcrmony. TEX, yas, Been
dar muhse'f aud knows de who,c rtg-
!yymarOlc. Done had no lc.S'n fo'
mighty fire wives in mGh timc But
when he took and lammcd her heal
a%ia de wall in awdah to rcctiry her
mind and den chased her round and
round &c house wild Il raZah. uh -hollcr-
IN. dat he couldn't live widout her,
wy, II pears to me dat he's n heap too
'thCSiaStiC in his 'feCtiOns Dem folks
"''' - ~ p'" iuI NoIuihllouS IlSnt IL
de CTiAnin' don't last lory. Dcy ct;
ovCT ii Cess as quick. If he comes
uh-d"m;nccrin' round yuh ag'n I'm
gWinc to hahn him. can make all
'lowances in de world for loves Young
H2m, US dey calls 1t in de stories,
uh-,;@c Is been dar muhse'f, as | says
hcto, but dat sawtah puhscclin's mint
d""am-it's nightmar' and Is sho'
gW.n" to wake dat young gentleman
rp il lie instigatcs any mo- o. dem dar
her i'mS around muh residence Yas-
sah."-Tom +. Morgan in Puck.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09

too high for Henry, but Jessalinc threw
Il Conniption Fit every time Signor
DagOlini climbed up and hit Top
Note. They went back to the Apart
meut and ate Stuff ont of Chatting.
Dish until , Il. IN. When they turned
In, Henry was on the point of Passing
Away. but Jessaline was just begin
ming to warm up and be kittcniSh
We shall have Coolies of Fun to-
Breakfast at the French Restaurant,
then IL swell Luncheon Mt the Club.
then a Musicale, then Dinner at the
biggest Hotel on Earth. and then
Show. and then we are all going out
Summing"
Il drop out" said Henry. zone day
has put me to the Bad
Don't be GUTTER" said Jcssaline.
Stick to me and I'll give you the Time
of Your Life
Next Day she took him over the
Jumps, and he followed with his
Tongue hanging out lie did not like
to admit that he could not keep up
with 90pound Canary who was some
what of an Invalid. But when he sat
and watched her eating her fourth
Hearty Meal and chatting gayly he
tried TO figure out how any one with a
Waist Measurement of II inches could
manage it. but the Problem was too
much for him
The third day of Rest included the
usual number of Eats, and wound up
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
MONOGRAM BOOK COVER.

book covers made of corded silk tiny
sparkling beads or spangles are some
times worked into the design.
A very fine cord is also most effec.
tive for outlining the design, especial
ly when the book to be covered is
rather large one.
The prospective owners monogram or
initials used in the upper left corner or
in the center as shown in the first
sketch, often add much to the effect,
the letters being embroidered in over
and over stitch after being padded. 1t is
often more effective to throw the let
tcring into more prominence by using
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
CONVENTIONAL RooK COVER DESIGN.

contrasting shade in Il darker tone
than was used for the decorative en-
broidcry, black, dark brown and dark
green and red all being excellent used
iii this way when the cover is of brown
or dark ecru linen. the flower form
being done in old rose, dun reds or
yclloWiSh tones, with the leaves in
soft grayiSh green's. When there IL
background worked ~ shown In the
second design darnin@ stitch may he
used or a seeding EtItch-that Is, two
stitches taken In the same place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
instructions Needed

Everybody knows one or more OF
those conscientious egoists who can
not rid themselves of the idea that no
one can be trusted to carry out the
simplest details Cf routine work with
out their personal supervision.
1t was one of these men who sailed
for England, leaving in his brothers
care a parrot of which he Wa3 very
fond. All the way acres I've Atlantic
he worried about the li:'l. Gnl II, soon-
CT had he landed AT Southampton than
he rushed over this caNcGra to his
brother:
"Ee sure and feed parrot"
And the brother cablcl l1c';:
"lIave fed him, but he's hurgry
again. What shall do ncNtI'-No-
mans Home Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
MACADAM ROAD WORK
Method Of Construction In Car
roll Township, o.
GRADE THOROUGHLY DRAINED
Earth Excavated to One half the Thick
ness of Stone Put ln-First Layer of
Stone Four or Five Inches Thick.
Road Roller Useful Implement.

The laws of the state of Ohio give
township trustees the power to levy
tax of six mills per Collar on all tax
able property, which money mrSt be
used exclusively for stone roads. writes
j. l.. Peters, Il township trustee, in the
Good Roads Magazine. We have been
carrying this levy for several years
to raise funds for Stoae roa IS. lut as
the valuation of our toy. nsh;p i rather
small and the law further provides
that trustees may accept by donation
either money or labor W" recently gave
or people an opportunity to donate
that Is, we would give them two or
three weeks on some of our main
roads to raise money by donation. with
the privilege of working ont the
amount subscribed or TO pay in cash by
hand or by team work hand labor at
the rate of $l.10 per day and team
work at 81 per day. The rule has been
that the community raising tie largest
donation should receive Its road first
Last spring there was Il contest, one
ri ing a dolation of l.GSO and the
o.hcr $11,o55. Some farmers on the
direct line of the road subscribed as
much as $500 each.
Road building with us is just in its
infancy. Up to the present time we
have built only three miles. bat our
people all want more. Although we
have had clay soil to contend WITH our
roads give pretty good satisfaction.
In the construction of our roads we
FIST prepare our grade or earth led hy
thoroughly draining It, This we rccog-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09

Tobacco Pouches Always Acceptable.
Tobacco pouches are always acccpta-
bic gifts for men. AMI stunning ones
may be made frOu suede. \ pretty
pouch in rich brown or dark green,
lined with maroon silk, would he at
traCtive when the edges are pinked
ana a drawString Of heavy silk with
long taSscls runs in near the top. Its
not the kid, tho lining or the cord that
makes these bags so unusual, for with
out the monogram or crest done in gilt
thread or in bright cOlored silks the
pouches, aside from being handmade,
would be quite the same as those
bought in the shops, but with an at
trdCtive emblem or two or three in
itialS prettily cmhroi Tered in one cor
ncr the puuche4 are presents any man,
no matter hON~ SuIfcited with gifts,
would he glad to receive
Knitted or crochcted ties. though not
a novelty, will be desirable gifts, for
they are serviccable and. being made
hy hand, are Il valuable accessory to
any wardrobe. In plain green. dark
cardinal or made of Il combination of
two tone effects ar Of two strongly con-
traSting colorS, such as black and red
or orange and blue they are striking
contrasts NS necEWcar
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-11-09
EMBROIDERED ECOK COVERS.
They Are Useful Prescnts-How They
Are Made.

Small address books. bridge score
books, magazine covers. etc, make
charming gifts ut Christmas time or
card prizes. and in the illustrations are
shown two designs which may be util-
lied by the home worker with good
results.
Eoth the designs shown in the cuts
were worked on brownish linen. which
affords an excellent background for
silks and Cottons of rich colorings.
Gold thread is also often used in com
bination with the embroidery silks,
and on some of the more elaborate