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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-01-03
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Deuti6e 8%rteftite.
8.::G. Grisman,: @bas. 6. @esmaii.
@atbariue 9oder, @bas. 9emmer.
@b. Snsler, Us. s. Siuoiu9er,
5rau@mmaW tiller, Carl Stemett (2),
@m. 9.iPfaff. Scrr Stis,
Sranf Stanele, anna Stiu,
NtarD Seiler (2), y. Sliter,:
Wtinnie &iHss, Z 4 Bm. Stsin,
@alter 8euiel, 9. Zimmerman.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-01-03

sir $1,250,0O0 Opium
baben i'm lsbtsn 5istuIiuhre Die Dec.
Staaten ~imuacrtirt.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05
ANTI M. o. TIDE RISING.
Many Defeats In Many Places In the
Last Few Months.

The rising of the tide of public re-
sentiment against municipal ownership
IS shown by the many defeats 1t has
suffered during the past few months.
Among those previously unrecordcd in
these pages are the following:
The voters of Canon City, Colo, de-
clared against constructing municipal
watcrwOrkS.
In Hot Springs, S. D., NJ. O. candi-
dates for aldermen were defeated in
every ward.
The expenditure of $4,000 to SCI, 900
to develop electrical power was voted
down In Shelburne, Ont.
In Shullsburg, Wis, the vote was
nearly six to one against bonding the
city for an electric light plant
The committee appointed by the town
of Winchester, Mass, to investigate
the subject of municipal lighting re-
ported as follows:
THE committee Is unanimously of
the opinion that the town should not at
this time undertake to own or control
any municipal lighting plant, nor
should it, In the opinion of the commit.
tee, engage In the manufacture or dis
tributiOn either of electricity or gas
for municipal use or for the use of its
inhabitants"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05
Surprise For the Bridegroom.

OQrpTlSe T or the 6rlCc9room.
The '@"oom entered alone and said
conI3"ntiaIly;
"Do YOU use the word obey in your
marriage service. u
NO" said the minister; 81 do not
usually"
"Wcll." said the eXpectant Benedict,
Il have come to ask You to marry me
now, and want it used"
"Certainly" replied the other ut
shall be done" And presently the
couple stood solemnly before him.
''Iamcs T." said the clergyman, "do
YOU take this woman to be your we'd
ded wife?"
~ do
"ro You absolutely promise to love-
honor and obey her so long as you
both shall live?"
Horror and rebellion struggled with
the sanctities of the occasion on the
hridcgroom's face but he chokingly
responded, Il do" and the meek bride
dccorouSly promised in turn.
After the ceremony was over the
bridegroom said eXcitcdly aside to the
grave minister:
You misunderstood me, sir; YOU mis-
understood me. referred to the WON,
ans promising to obey"
"Ah, did you, indced?" sercnely an.
swered his reverence. but think
what is good for one side is gool for
the other, don't you? And. my friend,
1t is my advice to You to say nothing
about it, for as an old married man
can tell you you'll have to obey any.
hOw''-Tlt-Bit
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

Tho doctor smoked slowly on his
cigar. 1t was plain that he had some.
thing to say.
Il was thinking of my early college
days" he said. land of peculiar in
cdent that happened very soon after
began my studies. The professor was
instructing the class one day on the
corpusclcS of the blood In order to get
some fresh blood for microScopal eX-
animation each student was ordered to
tie Il rag around his forehnger and
strike the top of the finger suddenly
with Il needle with sufficient force to
draw blood. Seems easy. doesn't it:
DO you know there wasn't Il man in the
class that did it at the first attempt
1t was funny to watch some of those
embryo surgeons pOiSe the needle with
a determined air and launch it to with
in hair space of the flesh and there
stop dead. Others tried to force the
needle in slowly, but paused very short.
ly, with an expression of pain COM
menSurate to that of an amputation.
myself gave it up as bad job and
hacked a cavity In my thumb with
penknife and found it easier.
The fact that we were very young
and inexperienced is no explanation for
this popularity, as l have since found
by personal test. Almost everybody
exhibited the same repugnance to in.
flicting pain in that manner. Try il
yourself"
The other man tried and succeeded on
the fourth trial.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

drew the Diploma she was eating Sour
Pickles and just crazy TO be an Au-
thoreSS.
A few Months later she Debut-ted
with n Fanfare of Trumpcts. after
which she was so busy stcaig' !tening
out her Dates ard Sorti"% over her
Dance Programmes that she forgot all
about her Literary Ambitions.
Hazel was built on the Gibson Plan
and it looked as if gOoG. fresh
Breeze might blow her away. Just the
same, when she wen. to Il Hop she
was good for every thing from the
Grand March to "IIomc, Sweet Home"
All she needed to keep Ter On the
Jump throughout the entire Night was
dab of Chicken Salad and Il Maca-
room about 1 a. IN.
Hazel stood In with the real Howdy-
Dows and was present at most Of the
tall Dolngs, but she was trife shy on
Wardrobe. Papa had a large Family
hitched behind his lowly Applc-Car
and he could not provide Hazel with
very many Snake Rings and Diamond
Belt-BuckleS.
SO foxy Hazel had the Weather Eye
at work. She was looking for some
thing Kind and Easy
OF course she liked the Boys she met
at the Dances. They were lovely Chaps
and kept their Hair comhcd nicely.
Each one of them owned another Suit
of Clothes and Il Banjo. but Hazel
was not looking for Banjo. She was
hoping for Perfect Gentleman who
would hand her n Check Book and tell
her to 90 as far as she liked
Therefore. when an Elderly Bachelor
with an Income Of several Dollars per
Minute began to hang around, she
hearkened to the Voice of Reason.
Hazel found herself In Il swell Shack
right on the Boulevard. with If Vas
sails to do her Bidding and Change
of Jcwclry for every Hour in the Day
Husband would arise at 40 anl
pike to the Office, but Hazel would
take her Coffee in Bed about 1890 and
then read the SuSSiety Notes, for fear
that her Name had got into the Papers
Then she would have her Hair done up
and permit two or three strong Serv-
ants to lift her into her Clothes. Then
she would 90 out for Il little Ride in
Royal EquipaGc padded | inches deep.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05
Galena Well Out of Il,

The electric light plant Of Galcna.
Ill, was installed In 1898 at cost of
$4,000. 1t was sold the other day
for $4,000. but this price included a
twenty-five year light, power and trac.
tion franchise. Under the new con-
tract the city will get practically twice
the amount Of street lighting that was
furnished by the municipal plant at
only 10 per cent greater cost. The sale
met with the unanimous approval OF
the mayor and city council, as the
plant had not been success. One
account of it says:
ITS management was changed as
often as new political cliques gained
power, and at times there was no street
illumination at all. The commercial
service was inferior"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

CoUET IN 4 MOROCCO PALACE - ONE or
THE GATES OF FEZ
and left to rot or he beaten and tor
turcd. 1t has been said that tn, Mo
rocco of today is more lmckN"r an |
in worse condition of corrl tiua and
anarchy than the Morocco cr go years
ago.
Ard yet Morocco has many attac-
ttonS. Its scenery Is picture Quc, ana
the climate of the coz; region; Is In
man" respects enjoy We. -" range
Of high mountains. covered in some
parts with perpetual snow, lHterccptS
the hot air from tho desert 80 that
refreshing sea hrcc"c1 prevail through
oUt the year. The cr-nt"y Is believed
to have great mi"c~.l Wca'Nl. hut It
Is rs Yet very little tcvc!oprd Under
stable aul orderly ".vu.H nrut ouch
rs Egypt Is now enjoying the nltural
Resources Of the country m'"ht he
mace To provide mu,h wealth and
prosperity for its Inhabitants, and com
mercc with Eu"o,c, and America
would thrive. At present travellers
in Morocco are chiefly Interested in
the numerous mosques, in the ancient
walls with their curious and some
times elaborate and ar,i-tic decora-
tionS end in the strange customs of
the inhabitants. Morocco t.; Il land Of
slOth and decadence, but Its very
backwardness contributes to its pic
turcSquenesS in the eyes of the dis
Ceming traveller who can witness in
the life around him rcrliya of that
one reads about in Gencfis. Essen
TALLY the customs of the people have
changed little in 5000 years.
Fcz, the holy city of Morocco, with
Its more than 800 mosques and its
strange fanatical ohscrvances. is an
interesting city to visit, but las Mos
lem inhabitants have a great prejudice
Against Europeans, who IN consequence
seldom gain admission within its
gates. The latter are decorated in
characteriStically beautiful Moorish
designs and also in savage fashion,
sometimes by the heads of criminals
or of those slain in battle 1t Is prOba-
bic that ere many more years have
passed Morocco will yield to the inhu-
cnceS of twentieth century civilization,
and many of the barharoVs and at the
same time picturesque aspects it now
possesses will pass away forever.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05
FROsTBURG Md, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 1907

the depths OF the car. TIE second
tramp stuck his head into the door
and growlcd a fcrocious threat.
Il won't stand for it," protested the
other. Its plain kidnapin'."
Hun, We only takes him up the
line a hundred miles or so. This train
pulls out at l. It's a Cinch"
Stay with it. then, if YOU want to-
l amt takin' no chances with dead
kid"
The speaker dived under the rods
and disappeared. His companion swore,
looked into the car and heSitatcd 4
sight of the officers on the bridge de
cidcd him. and he followed the other.
Again the cry sounded family from
the interior Pete hung mOtionlcSS. his
hand still clutching the rung of the
ladder The sound haunted him. Pos
Sibly something in the helplessness of
the child dimly suggested an analogy
with his own situation.
lie descended the ladder and swung
himself lightly into the car 1t was
pitch dark there, and the air was like
an oven. He heard painting. tuttcring
respiration and struck match. mask
ing the flame with his hands.
Bred in the tencmcntS. he had seen
enough of heat prOStration to recog-
niZc the symptoms which prcccde the
final collapse \ moment later he
lcnped down. bearing Il little bov
across his left arm. The child had
been subjected to the terrible heat of
the closed car perhaps for hours. Ter
riiied into silence at first by the
threats of his captorS and then after
little incapable of effective outcry,
only this chance stood between him
and death.
Pete laid him upon the road bal
last and stood at bay Between the
two loom"d the prison Let The boy
die. 1t was every one for himself.
Did any one ever help him pctcD when
his back was mt the wall?
y great gush of flame from Il tall
chimney he. ond the yards threw
blood red reflection upon the upturned
face of the g2Sping child The man
drew his hands across his eyes In
that moment from the depths of his
being the soul of his ancestors enioin-
ed upon him that atonement which
"as tn" law of their forgotten sept
He lifted the boy across his shoulder
Grew hmSclf over the fence with his
free arm and presently stood under
the lights of the street outside the
yards. From the bridge two officers
ran toward him.
Look out or you'll! hurt the boy"
he groWl"d as they closed upon him.
Il ain't %oin' to make no fight"
Two hours later the cell occupied by
the prisoner was unlocked
"You'rc baled," said the policeman
by who?' incredulouSIy Quericd
Pete.
"rhr superintendent, Mr. Whcatlcy
That was his kid you brought out of
The yards. He was near Wild Say
you're all right"
Then he stood back to make room
for some one behind him. 1t was
Norah. bluShing and sobbing.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

Hazel looked very we'll in Black. but
II was Hard Lines for her to stay in
doors. She knew 1t would cause Talk
If she cut loose before the Grass was
Green in the Family Lot. so she was
pulling for an Early Spring and plenty
of Rain
When she bought her Second Ticket
for the Merry go-Round, she was de-
termincd on one Thing.
The next one | pick ont will not be
tied down to any Office" she told her
self. Il want a Man who can keep
awake all Evening | refuse to travel
with CUTTERS. What we need in this
fountry to put Ginger into our Social
Affairs are Gentlemen of Leisure who
begin to get Good along about Mid
night"
So she picked out hlndsome
Wretch of Good Family who never
had worked a Moment in all of his
Life, and who hated the sight of
Bed
He argued that it was Bad Form for
any one to suggest going home he
fore D0V-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

SHE OBTAINED y DECREE.
three days
to find out if everything was O. X. and
If she was having Nice Time.
But you could say one Word to his
Credit. He never intcrfcrcl with any
of her Arrangements, for the Reason
Ing made he was Non Est. He be
longed to several Clubs, at which the
Members removed their Pajamas to
put on Evening Clothes. Sometimes he
met his Wife Mt Dinner Parties, and
when he did so he showed her every
Consideration and asked her if she was
still living ut the same Place. He new
er forgot to be Gentleman, even at Il
DinncrParty
Although she saw him only about
once Week. she always had this Con
ISOLATION: She knew he was not work
Ing himself to Death in any Office.
When she applied fo. Il Divorce. the
Officers had to Hunt Il long Time be-
fore they found him.
He was very much Panied, and said
he had never u'cl Il harsh or cruel
Word TO her, because he always talked
over the Phone, with Central listening.
She obtained a Decree. and as she
was leaving the Court Room she was
met by sympathetic Friend
"What are YOU going to do next"
asked the Friend
Il am going to buy II Dog" was the
Reply.
MORAL: 1t Is often necessary to try
two or three before the Right Kind is
Landed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

N has hrnn thn srn,n nr ov,iti,.,
u nynuts rncontIv i ana of tho
worst governed c,,,nt,.ios i,
fine world If has harn,,. .,,..r.,n,,,od
TO turbuIent scenes for frhtin,, IF snno
kind has Lnnr ,,,ir,, -, ,,.ftni,, t., I,,r
drrs most of tbo ti,po for o,.,, . noo
vn,,s In tho norsnu of S,,lt.,u ,I,1,,1
Ayiy ~ N1orn,co L.,. , ,,,l,, u.L,, i,
su,nnsnd to n,sso.s ,I.,l,t, ,,o,,,rs,
hut I'm r,oIftv ho cortr,I. lint , ,,o,.t ,f
fine pnuuIation of his ro,In, ,rha villa
tribcsmnu undnr tbnir ditrorout ,biof,
nrr in continual ins,,.rnrtf,, ,rd t,o
nrns,nt trnuI,In. or. Iuo f.. ,,n.,..,,,I ~.
tivitv ON tho mart of thoso ,,,,,.,,r,.. .,,h
iccfs In consnorouro nf tho l,,r',,r,,s
character of these tribnsmnn travel in
TO the interior of Nororro has hnnn ot.
tended with d,nrrr and is sn1dor
undertaken by Euronnons Eyen his
Shcrccfan moies,y \bIuI AziZ Emir
81 NTumcnfn o,. lard nf thn t,.,,. haIinv-
crs is not safe from nnInst,tfnn with.
in his domains He has bnen orrus-
TONED TO make q v-tdn detnur in tha
past when TRAVELLING hntvnnn N,rro-
kcsb and Fez his cauftoIs in orln, to
uyofd being set unnu and murlnraJ hv
those who are sr,nnosed tn vinId him
loval ALLEGIANCE aud hold his prrson in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

and had about as much Gimp as Il Wet
Towel. But Hazel, when she began to
sniff the Night Air, was Just as kitten
iSh as Broncho and keen for a FroIc.
She was for taking in chaste and in
structive Musical Comedy and then
having a tasty little Supper of about
II Courses.
lf the Producer tried to lie down and
claimed that it had been Hard Day
Mt the Office, Hazel accused him of be-
Ing Il SlobSterine, and intimated that
he had ceased to Love. After sitting
around all Day, Hazel was not banker
ing for any Quiet Evening In the Ii
brary. She wanted to get out and hit
up the High Spots and dazzle the Pub
lie with her Al Exhibit of Precious
Stones.
Papa knew that If he did not go she
would call up some of the Live Ones
and leave him behind He wanted to
be game, 50 he would trail along and
hover like a Dark Cloud at the Out
skirts of the Happy Group. The only
time any one paid any Attention to him
was when the Check came
Hazel had him going South most of
the Time.
If he ever started to rise up and de-
clare himself she would give him a
sweet little Kiss, right on the Fore
head, and tell him to lie down and Be-
have
There is only one Finish for the de-
luded Mortal who tries to work on a
Day Schedule and at the same time
cover the BrightLight District with the
Night Shift. He winds up as the Prin-
clpal Attraction of Daylight Function
at which six of his Old-time Friends
wear White Gloves. Every one sends
Flowers, but he does not have to ac-
knowledge them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05
Would Forfeit Vast Revenues.

AS long ago as 1902 the then SIT
street railways paid to the various
municipalities and states $13,3GG 300
year in taxes, according to our bureau
of census. Adding the taxes on street
railway securities as property of the
holders and the additions, the total is
now fully $25,OO0.OOO a year. Munich
pal ownership would forfeit that great
sum as state and municipal revenue
Walter J. Ballard in Los Angeles
Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

break.
7 Ii e Y
went tray
cling to-
gether as
soon as she
had settled
t h @ | II
s II ra nee.
Whcntlley
arrived in
Il y G w
Town he
would 60
out to buy
a Package
of C'iga-
rettcS, an |
t II Z II Ii q
would re
II - ~ ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

All t h / $
time t he
NJ o IL e Y
G. e t t e r
would be
answering
the rele-
p h o n e
with one
Hand and
dicta ting
Contracts
with the
Other.
At G::30,
when the
Prod uCer
showed up
for Din
II e +, h @
WaSa Fad
ed Flower,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05
PETE'S
BAD HOUR.
By FRANK H. SWEET.


4 =. |. \
O~~~~~~No~~
Pete Duffy ran crouching across the
freight yards. SCrambling under the
ears on all fours Then, ascending to
the top of the box car with the agility
of cat, he lay painting beside the
foOtboard
The city rose from the Yards as from
an Hmphitheatcr. They were bathcd
in dust, though red cash still showed
in the west where the hostile sun with
drew after n day that had filled the
hospitals. The heat was intensified by
reflection from the labyrinth of rails
and the metal of the rolling stock.
\ switch engine cou%hcd unseen far
down the Yards. where harsh iarrng
sounds acron panied the Shumtiug and
coupling of rHr;. Lanterns danced and
ficlc"rd IN jr'.,y mdu,at.ons.
Pete WAS saturated with per rSpration
He pressed his chest against the slope
of the car roof. where it fell away from
the fDothoawl. to still the ppuuGing of
his heart His temples throhbel. his
mouth was dry IL ashes. and he
hr<,thnJ with v.hrr.y .ors Vet i'm
the midst of his torture. he listened
with ! scnar so sharprpnd bv pred,
tor,. lal.it and rr,,cIt dIurrr thnt the
phv>.ic.l c9n+ciprsn ,ss of if added +,
his p. u.
A. .ct he Cared net move. Voices
n1n.nl .o h:yl. rll,",rl and iud,St'u.t
and T., ..trrf,,nI his r,..s tn cate, what
WAS Ir..,- 2.f u,. rlilin~ thnt t,
,,tIn.. fr,-, -, p t,,.s s,,,,. ,In,v tc
tb, i-..,, ~ "a. -, ,..r.. L,,r..
of H.. .,,.,. .n., ,..rl him Thn n,I.rc
v.o,.lr MT 49,,
Tlc rcvoIycr thrust into the tirht
hinnnI tr,,snrs tlot he wore iY c,l,
MON with IL, t,p,, pressed ayainSt hi
rihs rs he In, ON if He drew if on,
and rI,crd If u,Jn" thp rootba,r,I with
in e,sv rrr,l Thn"r were still thrc,
rortrid,,ei in il The other t,y, had
I,on thni,. ,Ir,-,Inun If ,yclI lr hopr.,
with -, .~,.I,, tfr',t.p. 70, rr hi; tI.n Inns
\iruf.,.n h,, Ir.., I.,l-i,p for i
s,r,. IN. srr.Ip,. ,pou'3 Gown the rive.
pIcpic vhr1 re.r uvovrl himself II
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c,ovr, >.f.,,'.,.,n &c. ,-yrd If too
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-05

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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-26
To CRUSADE AGAINST
CONCEALED WEAPONS
Police Desire to Deprive
Humane Officers of
Privilege

The shooting of w. A. Forgey, q
strike breaker, by William Blumberg
a special officer of the Pacific Humane
society, during riot in Van Ness ave-
nue., has caused the police to look into
the law relating to the carrying OF
concealed weapons, the purpose being
to deprive those connected with varf-
Gus societies and organizations of the
privilege.
Under the police regulations the de-
partment must keep a record of all
persons in the city who carry con-
cealed weapons. The police commits
sion issues permits to special police
men and persons who can show cause.
Those carrying weapons on the strength
of humane society badges secure their
privilege from the Superior court and
the police contend that there is a con-
fiict of authority. Many prominent citi-
zens and likewise a number of ire
sponsible youths are said to bear wea-
pons under pretext of being humane
officers.
Employees Of the telephone company
carry weapons and exhibit badges of
special policemen which are issued
by the company without the sanction
of the police commission.
Should it be found that these per-
sons cannot legally carry weapons,
wholesale arrests will follow.