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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30
.SOUTHINGTON

southington, Sept 29.-At the an- nual meeting of Hook and Ladder company, which was held on Friday evening, the officers of last year were reelected and one new member was admitted to the company The re- ports of the secretary were read and accepted, and showed very favora- ble year. The only business at the meeting was the appointing of a com mittee to attend to the matter of making arrangements for the compa- ny's annual fair.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

The demented woman who appear ed Friday night and proceeded to dis
 mantle a trolley car left town yester- day morning For fare she offered
 the conductor bunch of wild carrots which she had picked in a lot at Mill dale during the night. It is thought
 she is the person who escaped from her keeper
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30
BIJOU.
Special Engagement This Week of
 Esther Ara.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.

CAST OF CHARACTERS. Stanley Dodge, the autocrat of Old bort ... Farnk J. Kirke Percy his son, Yale 'sS,..,........ ......... James Spotwood Tom Breeze. on his vacation. .. ..... Richard Goldon Catesby Duff. man of the wor'd....
 Lynn Osborn Rev. Midway Smiles, recently import ed ... Robert Lee Allen Smith, Dodge's valet. Frederick Esnelron
 Dodge's Daughters
 Kae ..... Frances lJordstrom Tracy May Abbey Dollie Blonde, late of the Adamless Eden ............ Jewel Power Birdkins, her angel child Esther Ara
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30
SOCIAL AFFAIR
By Ladies of Epworth NJ. F. Church This Evening.

The Ladies Aid of the Epworth M. B. church will hold social in the parlors of their church this evening at o'clock to which the public is cordial ly invited. Each lady will tell how she has earned dollar during the summer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

William Barnes denies the report that he is to stand as a candidate for the office of tax collector on the re- publican ticket He has just return ed from three months visit in White Plains, N Y, where he has been staying for the purpose of ben citing his health, and it was rumored that he had returned to be a candi- date again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30
AT LOCAL THEATERS.

So. as in the beginning, there is one less usher at the Casino, because he couldn't keep still when the music played"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

Rev. w J. Doolan announced this morning that the annual St. Thomas fair will take place the latter part of this month. This is month earlier than usual.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

Roswell Neil left yesterday after noon to resume his studies at Yale law school
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

The Children of Mary society will hold special meeting Wednesday evening at St. Thomas church.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

Dr. N. N. Culeny will leave to-nior- row morning for New York city, where he will enter upon the practice of dentistry
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

Michael Mazzura was arrested yes terday afternoon for assauiting Tim othy Lehan The fight took place at the rolling mill, where the men had a dispute over work. Officer Foley was called and arrested Mazzura. He will be tried before Judge Welch to-mor- row morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

Clinton Kilbourne will leave Wed nesday to take up business course at Huntsinger Business college, Hart ford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

Up to date there has been forty-fve hunters licenses issued by Town Clerk Lewis. There are yet 150 dog tags to be sold or else there will be arrests by the dog warden,
 Dog Warden Foley received a cir cular from Commissioner Averill rel ative to the dog laws, and he has been asked to carry the law to it's limit
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-30

The funeral of Isabel Wilds was held this afternoon at ? o'clock from the residence of Mrs. John Donahue of Eden avenue. Interment was in St. Thomas cemetery.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12

in Mississippi. He developed into n
keen business man in the management
of his plantation. He was planter and
lawyer, and meanwhile he was also
learning something about the profeS-
sion of politics. In 1893 he was sworn
in as Il member of the house of repre-
scntatiVeS, and In 1904 his Democratic
colleagues chose him as the leader of
their side of the house. He Is known
for his level headcdncSS and good hui
NOR. His friendships often cross party
lines and there are few Democrats so
popular aS he on the Republican side
Congressman Williams was once sub
mittinS to an interview and was asked
about his library ut his home in va
700, for everybody knows that he is an
omniyOrous reader.
Il started" said he, with what the
Yankees left of my fathers and grand.
fathers libraries, and I've been adding
book at a time ever since. When
l get lazy those long summer mornings
in Mississippi | go In there and flop
into my big chair by the window and
find any kind of Il book, from comedy
to tragedy and back again, right with
in reach Of my arm"
And what kind do yOu generally
reach for?'
"Well, if one of my seven children
or my wife or my mothcrin-law or one
of my six nieces has been very oh.
streperous | make Il haul for Bill Nye
or somebody who can make me laugh"
The Mississippi statesman WAS once
engaged in n debate in which refer
ence was made to the sugar tariff.
"Down in Texas. way back yonder
in the Lone Star States early days"
said the congressman. "S"me English
noblemen went to visit rancher.
There We're no hotels then, and the
clubs of the state were in prairie bar
rooms. The ranchman wished to i'm
press neighboring saloon keeper with
the importance of his visitors. All
We're lined up before the bar.
"'My lord, I believe you are mar
quiS in your own country?" asked the
host of one of his guests. to impress
the saloon man.
"Ycs, replied the man addressed.
ANA, my l0fd addressing anOther),
JOu are an earl at homeT
Yes
Then he said: Jim, these are mar
quiSes and earls. What do you think
Of thcm|
"AEa Jim said: oh, jump into the
river, There amt but two Glasses of
men in this place. One is tl,-m that
takes sugar in theirn and the ther is
them that amt so particular
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
Canary Wrote an Editorial.

\ story is told that there was in the
office of the old New York Tribune
only one CNTmpoStor who could read
Horace Greclcy'S wri, ing Mr. Gree
ley. the ableSt of editors was likewise
the poorest pcnman of them all. One
day some of the other men in the of
flee. In order to get Il joke on the old
compoSitor. took a canary bird and,
dipping its feet and tail in writing ink.
allowed it TO hop around on u piece
of paper. which WAS later hung where
Mr.. Greeley was In the habit Of lcav-
ing the copy he wished the old com
pOSitor to set up. The compoSitor
looked Mt 1t. put ii up on his case
and went to work as If there was
nothing unusual about it. Finally.
about halfway down the page he
appeared to be stuck He rcadiuSted
his glasses and looked and looked at
the copy and finally won't with it to
the desk of Mr.. Greeley. 'I.ere's a
word | can't make out" said he.
Mr. Greeley looked sharply mt the
copy moment, so the story goes,
and then said. "rhat word Is con
Stitution; go ahead"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
Work For Improved RoaCs,

The American Motor league has be-
gun to Subdivide Its membership into
state divisions, and this work is now
under way in thirty -four states, says
the Motor News. Each state has been
divided into il convenient number of
districts, and prominent automobilists
are being selected to represent these
districts on the several state boards
and to serve the state organization
committees until the beginning of the
next official year. The state bonrls will
elect delegates to the national assem-
bl1, the first meeting of which will be
held in October next ut Il place to be
announced by the c%ccutive committee.
Tie national assembly will elect off
GERS for the ensuing year and will take
Up actively the work for improved
roads. better road laws and the more
equitable regulation Of automobile trav-
cl on the streets and roads
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12

eyes dilated ard stared ibtently on the
words before him. Then his voice tal-
tered and broke, his breath came and
went in short gasps, his chest heaved
and fell with deep emotion. and. turn
ing his te@rfu eyes on the jury. he
said In so5hing tones:
Excuse me, gentlemen. | fear l
cannot go on. | have just received the
news of the death Of Il Gear friend one
who has been of the most material
benefit to me in my profess ion and
whose demise leaves gap wat none
can ever fill. Excuse me. beg of
you. am utterly unnamed and bro
ken down Mt this sad calamity
Some members of the jury expressed
their regret and urged him to continue
his address. and he did so The result
was that he won the sympathy of that
jury. and my unfortunate client was
sent to the pcnitentiary for life.
"Whcn the trial was over somebody
picked up the telegram that had so
opportunelr come into the hands of
the able advocate 1t had been sent by
n waggish friend and simply contained
the favorite expression of Il character
in one of Charles RCade'S novels. the
Old soldier in The CloiStcr and the
Hearth which is, Have courage
friend; the devil is dead"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
In a Pretty Bad Fix.

several men belonging to different
nationalities happened to meet
The Englishman asked the Scotch
man. What would YOU he. if you
weren't Il Scotchman:"
Il guess I'd be an EngliShman," an
Swercd the Scotchman.
"And what would You be- If you
weren't an Englishman?" asked the
ScOtchman.
II suppose I'd be Scotchman." pe-
litcly replied the Eng,iS!l'Aan.
'What would You he if "ou weren't
. Spaniard" demanded the Italian.
"Oh. guess I'd be an Italian" an
swerrd the Spaniard
And so they went on making each
other the same complimentary answer.
At last came the IrShman's turn.
What would you be- if you weren't
an lrshman?" he was asked
"Oh, I'd be ashamed of myself" he
quickly answered.
Shortly after hearing this anecdote l
visited an old man named John Gra-
ham. Curious to know what answer
he would make to the question, | re-
lated the anecdOte. "And now, Mr..
Graham" | asked the venerable Irish
man. "what would you be, If you
weren't an Irlshnan? His answer
was made In a jfCy, without thought
of making joke If it:
'Faix, I'd be in a purity bad fxw-
A. II. G.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
CONVINCING A ROAD KNOCKER
Wood Hauler's Eyes Opened to the
Value of Hard Highways.

While Samuel G.. Lancaster, Il gov
ernment good roads expert, was lee.
turing at Spokane on improved high
ways, he said, according to the Spo-
kane Review:
There are some excuses made for
not having roads. While engaged in
the construction of the roads in Ger
tain community heard one day, while
we were sitting under the shade of
some trees and talking with the men
who were working on these roads,
one man say he didn't believe in that
hard road proposition anyhow And
| knew that he was earning S3S n
week in the construction of this road.
that he was poor man and had Il
small farm and was earning more
than he could in any other way. and
| said to him:
Smith. what is the matter? Why
are You against this proposition?'
'lle said. MIR. Lancaster. own
little farm, and | have some wood on
that farm. and during the winter
l'pHthS, when | can't do anything else,
| haul the wood to town. Now. YOU
build these roads and anybody can
TT to town at any time of the year
AMI everybody will be hauling wood
and my wood won't he worth so much
II Giln't pursue the argument there
| simply left. And the next winter.
when the roads were real bad. | wen
out with my camera to :Set some pho
tO|"aDhS to Illus tratp Sp,nrthinr |
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
COST OF Pt0 7nADS.
Celery Men Tell of Mercy They Coui,
Have Save.

Celery Men Tell of Mercy They cou'e'
Have Save.
Perhaps th" strongest Argument 70"
good roads offered at mcctip" in the
Interest of Il bond issue to buiid high
ways In the Huntington Beach dis
trlct held at Huntington the other
night was presented by ii. s. Hazel
tine. manager of the Celery Growers
association. says the Los Angc'e
Times.
Ila"cltine said that had celery grow
erS had macadam roads such as it Is
PROPOSED TO build with tn" money OBJ
tanned from the bond issue they would
have saved $4,000 in hauling expenses.
He said that the celery mrn shipped
41T.T9O crates of celery this last sea-
son, and the actual cost of hauling the
celery from the fields ever muddy
roads to the railroad stations was 500
400. Had the roads been good the
hauling expenses would have been
$lO,4G9.
W. Il. NeWland and c. w. Warner
were appointed Il committee to circu-
late the good roads petition in the
Huntington Beach district
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
Spared Them the Aqonv.

One warm Sunday a few weeks ago
the shade of John Smith had an after
noon Off, and there being no ball game
he thought he would drop around to
the jamestown exposition to see how
the thing Conformcd to his general
IDEAS on the subject.
The guide, delighted to have SO dis
tinguiShcd Il guest, showed him about
the grounds and finally took him into
a restaurant. Shades do not eat. but
still John found it Interesting to look
over the bill. 'II'm"' he said to him
self after figuring minute. "lt is
good thing more of the early settlers
are about. With these prices they
couldn't afford to look in at the win
dow"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12

h II lhn
senatorial contest in NfssfsSin-
pi makes him more than cvnr
n national figure. Altlou.h if rn.,,,f"a.
an clc tiol Hv the .siSll;ur, f., g.,
Representative Williams the ro,. T.
ator the contest was yirtlIolly srttInl
by the action Of the Democratic vot-
crS ut the pri:r !rirS in c.,-f,.., , ma
jority of their ballots for f., sto;,;.
man who has lei his parry in the
house for the past few wears As =
men hcr of the most CiStfnglIishc1 do
Lucrative body in the world" "John
SharT." as hi; col, >" .-Ie; c:,rI bin. will
be Il type co.rr;po ing I.1.c tn thar
of dy; gonc b, team to ;', r,odnru
business senator who is now 80 con.
SpicuuuS in the upprr branch of CON
gresS Mr.. Williams is not 4 multi
millionaire, and lie Goes rot rcorcscut
''thc lu=inc-s intcrr a." lie is Il law
yer bv profession a,.., bclo,.-; rather
to the Old school of statrsrl.,.,sNiD in
which l,lr;...:.s ;,1.I cy;,9"v an, klowl-
edge of history and literature counted
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
IS. 8. A, NJ"

\ senator from Kentucky was walk
ing down Pennsylvania avenue. Wash
ington when a dapp"r young gentle
maa approached him and said
"Ah. senator. how de do? | called on
you this morning. Did you get my
card:"
Yes" sail the senator, but what
did YOU mean by writing Il. p in the
corner?"
"Oh. that's the correct thing you
know. VIXEN YOU leave the card your
self. 1t means 'en pcrsonne,' left in
person"
Next day it was the senator who met
the Young gentleman and accoSted him
with the question;
Did You get my card? called on
you this morning, or, WE'LL called by
proxy"
'Yes. hut could not max" ont the
meaning Of IS. B. \, ~ In the corncrT"
"Oh. that's tie correct thing when
you don't leave the card yourself. That
means 'S2r ny niggor,'"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
They Were Really Aqreed.

Former Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff of New York tells of the efforts
Of kindly disposed man in Albany
to nrbitrate between a man and his
wife who We're airing their troubles
on the sidewalk one Saturday even
ing
Look here. my man." exclaimed the
Albany man. at once intervening in
the alteration. this won't do, you
knOW'
'What h;&inrss is it of yourS?" de-
man&"d the man angrily.
ITS my business only so far as l
may be Of r:'ice in settling this dis
pute ana should like very much to
do that"
~. his ain't TO dispute"
NO dispute" came in astonished
tones from the would be peaCemaker.
"Why. YOU
Il tell you that it amt no dispute.
She thinlS she ain't goin' to get my
weeks wages. and know she amt!
That aint no dispute" e"'-Lippincott's.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

1t is foolish to save moucy for your
funeral expenses, for while YOU will
probably be present You wont feel that
it is any of your funeral.
a woman is wise to keep Il COOL sup
ply on hand to use when her husband
gets out of temper.
Some people are respectable in spite
of all they can do.
AutomoDiling may be expensive, but
1t is ballooning that comes high.
Queer people are the sort that are
most unlike US.
People who implore the boys to re-
main on the farm don't know anything
about bugging taters.
His breach Of promise suit is one
that q young man would rather not
have pressed.
We feel If we could get the world to
practice all we preach there would not
be any need Of further reform.
Unless you want to engage in immc-
diate activities don't criticise a wo-
mans husband.
A dog In the manger isn't generous.
but he is doubtless useful.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
A Hunary Wolf.

\ fed faced man was holding the at
tcntion of a little group with some
wonderful recitas
The most exciting chase ever
had" he said. "happcned Il few years
ago in Russia. One night, when sleigh
ing about ten miles from my destina-
tion, | discovered, to my intense hor-
ror, that | was being followed by
pack of wolves. | fired blindly into
the pack, killing one of the brutes, and,
10 my delight. saw the others stop to
devour it. After doing this however,
they still came ON. | kept on repeat.
Ing the dose. with the same result, and
each occasion gave me an opportunity
to whip up my horses. Finally there
was only one wolf LEFT. yet on it came,
with its fierce eyes glaring in anticipa-
tion of a good, hot supper"
Here the man who had been sitting
in the corner burst forth into II fit of
laughter.
';Why, man." said he. by your way
of reckoning. that last wolf must have
had the rest of the pack inside him.
"Ah,' said the red faced man, with
out tremor. now | remember it did
wabble bit"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12

\ prominent railroad man hurried
down the |" pby of a Einghamton hotel
and up to the desk. He had just ten
minutes in which to pay his bill and
reach the station. Suddenly 1t occurred
to him that he had forgotten some
thing.
Here, boy" he called to negro
bcllboy, run up to Is and see if
left a box on the bureau And be
quick about it, will you?"
The boy rushed up the stairs. The
ten minutes dwindlel to seven. and the
railroad man paced the office. At
length the boy appeared. empty hand,
ed
''ias, suh," he painted breathlessly.
''ias, sub, yo' left it, suh."- Every
bodys.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
kino Orao Ado7tcd

d. Ward Kings scheno sor obtain
ing good roads cheap is EcnS pushed
in Canada. One hundred dollars In
prizes is being offered by the Farmers
Advocate of London. Ont. for the
best roads made with a King drag.
The editor in personal letter says:
a widespread interest has been
aroused and many drags constructed in
addition to those used by our contest
ants. SO far we are more than de-
lighted with what we have seen and
heard of the results"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
An Opportune Telegram,

"Ono time when | and some other
lawyers We're engaged in defending
prisoner charged with murder" said
an attorney, Judge Shope was among
those employed on the side of the pros
Scution. We made Il vigorous effort to
get our mans head away from the
halter and our chances seemed fair
enough until Shope addressed the jury
He didn't seem to make much of an
Impression at first. They listened rath-
er mdifferently, but all at once cir
cumstance arose that turned things in
his favor.
"While he was speaking n messen-
ger boy entered the courtroom and
handed him a telegram, which. still
continuing his address to the jury, he
mechanically tore open. Suddenly his
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
eeautifyins the Roadsides of ceyIon

Eighteen years ago or more an Off
cial of Colombo proposed that the GOV
crnment of Ceylon should plant trees
and shrubs and Towering vines along
fits highways. BY this it would furnish
shade that would be grateful to man
and beast, as such shade would be
wherever and whenever the mercury
rises above 90 or 90 degrees +.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
humor mo Philosophy
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
NEEDED A DIAGRAM

Little Teddy TruaX,
Kind, but rather slow,
Thought he'd like to MARI,
But he didn't know
Low to go about it
Didn't have a plat
tr directions printed
Lots of men like that.
saw dozen Charmcrs.
Sweet and fun of fun;
Didn't want dozen,
Only wanted one.
When he got one corncrcd
Couldn't make the play
T. cr the fatctul moment
Let her get away.
Some pronounced him hopeless:
Others We're inclined
TO take pity on him.
You have seen tAat k,ad.
lattercd him a little,
Tried to help his hand.
- their best, they couldn't
Make him understand.
- he kept on living
In a single state,
uping. ever hoping,
lie would meet his mate.
hnu have seen men like him
If they had a guide
And some one to push them
They could get a bride.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
Exit Vacation.

The days are hot; the sun is fierce;
Its rays the thickcst canvas pierce:
1t drives the early dcWs away.
And now the dog star has his day
When August comes around
The air is close the nights are still;
You see great big hotel bill
Stiu climbing with aspiring eye,
You view the same AMI sadly sigh
When August comes around.
The girl you loved through all July
Grows cold when comes another nigh.
You pack your grip; to town you HE
And to vacation say Eoodby
When August comes around.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
The Perp.exed Minister.

\ Rap'i.t minister in Virginia was
noted for quaint savings. He was the
owner of Il few yoke of oxen. and at the
loss of one of II favorite yokc-a loss
Consolahle. His good wife. cndeavor-
Ing to comfort him. quoted. The Lord
81 eth and the Lord ta!ieth away
Yes. Elizabeth, | know, but | can't
see what the Lord wanted with an odd
steer"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12

The ~
Scrap Book
Should Be Patented.

Mandy, wha' fo' you glib dat baby
big piece of pohk to chaw on? Don
you all know de po' chile choke on it?"
"Dinah, don you see de string tied
to dat piece oh fat pohk? De udder
ends tied to de Chile's toe. Ef he
chokes he'll kick, an ef he kicks he'll
jerk de pohk out. All reckon you all
don learn me nothin' bout bringin'
Mn chillnnr'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
INGRATITUDE.

Blow. blow. thou winter wind!
Thou are not so unkind
AS mans inEratitude.
Thy tooth is not so keen,
EcCause thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Freeze freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so high
As benefits forgot!
Ttnutn thou the waters warp,
Thy ing is not so sharp
AS friend remembered not.
Shakespeare
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
Tho Lord and the Barber.

one Of Lord SaliSbury's pet anec-
dotc$ was of Il barber whom he once
patroniZed. On passing the Shop a
few days later he observed placard
In the window bearing this Inscription:
Hair cut. Sd. With the same scissors
rs | cut Lord SaliSbury'S hair, Cd
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-12
A Matter Of Gender,

Il fear | cockroach too much upon
your time. madam" politely remarked
the Frenchman to his English hostess.
''ii"n-croach. monsieur" she smiling
ly corrected him.
He threw up his hands in despair
"Ah. your English gendcrSr'