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his squareness both of figure and
morals.
The slangists will find all they can
manage in this book. Much of it is
new. perhaps invented by Mr.. Lorimer.
but il is all easily comprehensive. The
samples we have had heretofore of BIr.
LOrimer's humor have been far from
satisfactory. 1t always appeared la
bored. No such impression is gained
from this book; it is spontaneous and
infectious.
Jack is sent to Chicago to learn the
business and does lIot make a shining
success of it. He is reduced from one
position to another until he is finally
put at stenciling boxes Here one day
he is approached in no friendly spirit
and invited" to join the union. Ac-
meeting and has this TO say on the
subject:
It was simply great to hear them
soak it to the governor. First, l sat
there chuckling, but by and by I be-
gan TO forget the josh end of it that [
had Joined for. apd TO remember my
own grievances against the house.
When I have three hooters in me and
begin to pity myself l either have tc
have three more and forget it or blow
of the accumulated language. Before
l knew ii l was on my feet and speak
ing. At first l took the hurdles timidly,
but little by little, as 1 got. the smell
Of the kerosene in my nose and felt the
tanbark under my feet, I began TO go
through the hoops with double somer-
saults. I remember things I'd heard
Bryan called in campaign speeches,
fragments Of old college debate on
Are Unions a Menace TO Business -
and Latin lines from Ovid's Meta
morphoses." I let fly with them, and
brought down the house. I've heard
some bang-up operas in my time, but
I've never heard anything that rang sc
melodiously in my ears as the sound OF
my own voice that night.
That may be taken as a fair sample
Of Jack-eXcitable, lovable, honest anc
always with the courage of his con:
victions.
One of the most interesting char
acters in the book is ''Majah Geo g,
Magafin Jackson, sub, of Bowlin
Green, Kentucky" Every tradition o.,
song. story or stage OF the old south
''befo' de wah" is brought forth in tho
major and the combination makes an
interesting personality. His code of
honor is not exactly what the conven-
tional northerner has been brought up
on, but he adheres 20 II rigidty. Es
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Critical Essays of the Seventeenth Century

Edited by ]. E. Spingarn. Published at Ok
ford by the Clarendon Press.
Under the title, Critical Essays Of
the Seventeenth Century" ]. E. Sping-
arm, adjunct professor of comparative
literature of Columbia university, has
assembled all the material necessary,
save the writings of Dryden, for a
thorough study of the development Of
English criticism in the seventeenth
century This development, moreover,
is made clearer and more Ineligible
by liberal annexation and comment.
This collection begins where Eliza
bethan Critical Essays" a companion
work, concluded. Dryden's essays are
not included because a separate volume
has been devoted to them. The work is
of value not only for reference. but for
general and even entertaining reading
Two volumes have been issued Vol
ume 1. includes the period from 1905 to
1850 and volume H. 1850 10 1856. A
third volume is 10 follow shortly.
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Young lord StranIeigh"

By Robert Barr. author of The Measure of
the Rule" etc. Published by D. Appleton
& Co. New York. Price $150.
It may be a foolish and entirely i'm
possible story, but do not pick 1t up
for a casual glance il you have any
thing important on hand, for anything
important" will 90 neglected until you
have finished reading all about the
fascinating young Lord Stranleighs
adventures.
Young Lord Stranleigh is so rich that
he cannot spend his money. Naturally
ne has lost all interest in life. There
is nothing left for him to buy. In
character. when we first meet him, he
appears TO be a cross between Beau
Brummel and Bertie the lamb" of
Henrietta fame. At his front door one
morning he encounters a rough and
ready young Scotch engineer, absolutely
honest end fiercely obstinate.
Peter Mackeller is his name and he
bears 2 letter OF introduction from a
friend to young Lord Stranleigh. He
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New Books Briefly Noted

Inspired Miilionaires-an Interpre-
tation Of America" Is the latest book
by Gerald Stanley Lee Mount Tom
Press. Northampton, Mass). Mr.. Lee
is the editor of Mount Tom and author
of several unusual books. The Lost
Art of Reading" was one OF them, and
last year he gave US The Voice OF the
Machines" Not every one can quite
make out Mr. Lee. but he has a large
following.
Ralph A. Lyon has written or COM
piled an interesting little book which
he calls "a Pocketful OF Limericks"
(Mayhew Publishing company. BOSTON,,
1t contains a clever introduction with
a history OF the limerick and examples
of some famous jangles Of this type.
David, the Giant Killer" is the title
of a book by Emily Lolis-Cohen Jr.
(Jewish publishing society, Philadel-
phia) 1t is a retelling of some OF the
best known bible stories, with some
of the gaps filed in by Grandma LO-
pez" The tales are interpreted for
Jewish and Christian children and
grown people and are simply and en-
tertainingly told. The Illustrations are
by Alfred Feinberg.
The Real Bryan is book compiled
by Richard L. Metcalf personal Help
publishing company. Iowa), and con-
tanning extracts from the speeches and
writings Of William jennings Bryan.
Every issue in the coming campaign
is discussed. also Mr. Bryan's position
on world politics.
DR.. Pearce Knitting, author OF Long
Life and How to Attain It." has long
been professor in a medical college in
Baltimore. In this book he gives sim
pie, sane and practical advice by which
the every day man and woman may
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Though written primarily for the gen
eral reader, the scientific basis of the
book will commend IL to the attention
of the physician as well. (Funk &
Wagnalls, New York; S1.)
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'sThe Russian Bastile." BY Simon o. Pollock:
Charles II. Kerr & Co.. Chicago.
'Danton and the French Revolution" BY
Charles F. Warriek; George W. Jacobs & Co.
Philadelphia
Japanese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales" By
Mary F. Nixon Roulet: American book company,
New York
The New Healing" By Henry Wood 10th
rop Lee & Shepard company. Boston
1.-The Voice Of the CITY bv o. Henry: the
Mcclure book company, New York
Entering the Kingdom. by James Allen;
f. F. Fenno & Co.. New York.
English Poems. selected and edited By
Walter @. Bronson; the University OF Chicago
Press. Chicago.
How to Become Competent AIOtorman,'' BY
v. B. Liverncre and j. Il. Williams. D. Van
Nostrand company. New York.
''The Posi- Girl" BY Edward c. Booth; the
Century company, New York.
''The Night Riders" BY 81. @. Wood; Laird s
Lea. Chicago.
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a reserve of f10O.OO0.000 instead OF
100000, 600. which it has always car
rted. The bank governors have only
few weeks to get the tremendous
sum together. After much excitement
comes Stranleigh TO the rescue. We
are informed that he has 1000 tons OF
gold in the old we'll all in ingots! Not
pounds nor ounces, but tonsl He Of
fers half of it to the Bank OF Eng
land to prevent a panic. 1t all sounds
ridiculous and foolish TO a degree. but
read it and see how wei it goes.
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'gad SpurIOd, POdigaI'

By George Horace Lorimer author OF Letter.
etc Published by Doubleday, Page & Co..
New York. Price Sl.50.
Whoever can read the Jack Spur
lock. Prodigal," and not love him must
be a cynic and a dyspeptic. Jack is
no model, in fact he will be pointed
out as a warning he is not a sue
cess IN college, nor is he a success in
his fathers business; but he is always
6 EeQtlS-nan anG one cannot but admire
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pers when they meet on he high seas.
proves his ownership and lands the
gold at his own smelling works in
England. There he secretly melts
ship load after ship load and throws
the bars of gold into an old well to
have them ready for an emergency!
Stranleigh squeezes the rascals, but
not too hard, when it comes to set
ting.
The grand climax OF Imagination is
reached when parliament passes law
that the Bank of England shall have
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til Mackeller Sr. is on the edge of
ruin. Stranleigh declares that he has
no head Tor figures or business, that
he hires II lawyers to attend to the
affairs of his estate, SO why bother
his head about things2 But inside his
head is the liveliest kind of brain.
He appears to know everything, and it
is his plan which finally saves Mac
keller.
Stranleigh tells Mackeller to send
20 buyers into 20 different brokers'
offices at the same instant. not to trade
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and Jack form a peculiar friendship
and have some extraordinary adven-
lures both in Maryland and New York.
The adventures are fantastic to de-
gree and not in the least convincing,
but they supply much OF the humor of
the book
Tha greatest thing IN the story IS ths
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in the open market. and buy all of the
shares each one will sell at his own
price. Or course the usual thing hap
pens. The greedy ones sell more
shares than there are in existence and
there is great excitement and almost
a panic on "the street" The head of
the syndicate which had planned to
ruin Mackeller determines to recoup
his losses by an act of piracy. He
takes over the lease of the very ship
the plunderers had planned to use to
get the gold from South Africa. and as
she is all loaded for the trip he sends
her flying to steal enough gold from
the mine to come out even.
Stranleigh having bought all the
shares of the mine on the market and
owning the property feels quite com
Portable, until he hears what the chief
rascal is doing Then he buys the ship
which the pirates have taken, takes
over all the leases and papers of every
kind from her former owners and puts
his own turbine yacht in condition
for a cruise. His yacht is fitted out
with a Marconi wireless system; it is
also constructed like a submarine boat
and can sink if need be.
He allows the pirates to work the
gold fields for him. but shows his pa
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is taken into the house and tells his
tale. His father is stock holder and
is about to be ruined by a syndicate of
rascals who are running the business
of London. These men wish to get
control of a remarkable surface mine
on the coast Of Africa, so the stock has
been manipulated to suit their game un-
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description of two great families down
on Long Island. Here Mr. Lorimer
shines. The two families are the BOn-
sails and the Corlisses. and two more
unlike pictures could not be placed side
by side The one is brand new" rich
and very rich and the other equally rich.
but accustomed TO it for generations.
Both pictures are somewhat exag-
gerated, but will be easily recognized
and "Bonsalls"
The love story of Jack and Anita IS
rather obvious but she is a lovable
creature and one forgives a lot of fool
ishness on the part of the young peo-
pie. Jacks adventure with his boxing
bear, which he cages In his bathroom,
is scarcely more ridiculous than the
later Teddy bear adventures with
Anita
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c. F. G. Masterman, author OF In
Peril of Change" a series OF notable
essays on social, religious. literary and
economic subjects. is now a member OF
the British cabinet. He is only 35 years
old. but has long been prominent in
English politics and letters He is
fellow of Cambridge university and lit
erary editor OF the London Daily News.
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Chauffeur and Chaperan''

By c. N and A. NJ Williamson authors OF
'tThe Lightning Conductor" etc. Published
by the Mcclure company, lfew York. Price
$150
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Woes
Fr0stburg Women Are Flndlng
/ IL

helle1 Al ldSJ
T does seem that women have more than
| fair share of the aches and pains that
attlict humanity they must keep up"
must attend to duties in spite of constantly
aching backs, or headaches, dizzy spells
bearing-down pains they must stoOp over
when to Stoop means torture. They must
walk and bend and work with "a king p inns
and many aches from kidney Ills. Kidneys
cause more suffering than any other organ
or organs OF the body Keep the kidneys
well and health is easily maintained. Read
of a remedy for kidneys only that helps and
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Mrs. JOHN WAGUs, Bowery street, Frost
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
Comfort Stations For Towns,

Anything that tends to advance civil
lization and promote the welfare OF
mankind is beneficial to a town. Mil
waukee intends to do something in this
line, as its board of public works pro
poses to establish municipal comfort
stations throughout the city.
Il am heartily in favor of these COM
fort stations" said Mayor Becker.
"In my travels through Europe l saw
number of the stations In the large
cities They are located in the busy
parts of the business districts as well
as along the boulevards. For n small
fee a person can go into one of these
stations, get towel and hot water and
refresh himself without having to go
to a hotel to do it. People can also get
their clothes brushed and cleaned be-
fore filling business engagements. 1t Ia
a good step toward municipal improve
ment"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
PLANTING Street Trees.

In laying out for street planting let
the first stakes be set at the street
crossings, says Park and Cemetery.
When the abutting streets also are to
be planted, place two stakes at each
corner about thirty feet from the point
of intersection of the curb line on each
street Then space off the Intervening
distance, setting the stakes equally dis
tant apart, but not less than sixty-tive
feet rs the shortest distance. Street
trees generally are planted too closely
together. Sometimes this Is done with
the intention of cutting out alternate
ones, as the growth of the trees re-
quires. This, however, is seldom done,
and the trees grow up too thickly.
thereby overcrowding and injuring one
another. destroying all the individual
beauty of the trees and the symmet-
rical arrangement which an avenue of
trees should have.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
Town Boominu Funds,

Thirteen cities and towns in the Pa
cifc northwest are actively advertis
ing their attractions and resources in
the expectation of increasing their
population and building up the agri-
cultural communities around them.
Spokane, Wash, spends from $4,000
to $4,000 a year in publicity work.
Tacoma. in the same state, which
Haunted the famous slogan, Watch
Tacoma grow" at the Lewis and
Clark exposition in 1905, spends $1O,-
600 year in making the town grow.
Portland, Ore. uses $4,000 for sys-
tematic publicity and finds that it
pays Winnipeg. in Manitoba, finds it
profitable to spend $1,000 annually in
advertising. Kansas City, Mo-, recent
ly inaugurated a campaign of munich
pal advertising. Hundreds OF smaller
towns and cities are doing likewise.
1T pays to advertise"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
BEAUTIFY YOUR FACTORIES.
Valu able as an Advertising Feature
and Beneficial to Employees.

Scores of newspaper articles are writ
ten about improvement of public
streets; magazines galore are published
in regard to Identifying homes and
grounds: prizes are offered to certain
classes of people rs an incentive to-
ward gardening back yards; public
Fairgrounds are established and school
yards taStefully kept. We pass judg-
mcnt on all these things and call them
good. says the Los Angeles Times. In
this land of sunshine, where vegetation
grows with almost no cultivation and
where to bcautify at least the exterior
and grounds of our manufactures
would require so little effort, this
should be done not only for the moral
and aesthetic influence on the employ
eeS, but really as an advertising fea
ture, always showing tourists that
even working shops can be made beau
tiful by nature in our California.
Not one but many travellers have re-
marked about the vine covered water
tank practical thing truly at GER
tain station near Los Angeles on the
Salt Lake railroad. The eye and mind
are rested at seeing bit of greenery
there. The electric power houses sta
toned at intervals all the way from
Pomona valley to several Thousand feet
above In San Antonio canyon show
what can be done in simple landscape
gardening in waste places. Every wea-
~ climber coming around a bend In
the trail up there among the mountains
can assure you that the vision of
blooming flowers. we'll kept lawn and
maybe a fountain is a welcome sight.
The writer has in mind two facto-
rieS, one so pretty and refreshing that
the passerby thinks it must be pleas
ure to sit near the low open win
dows In summer and glance out occa-
siOnally from the work of cutting
leather and hammering lacks, for it Is
shoe factory in Holland, Mich, to
which | refer, to a plot of fresh green
grass That glance does not detract
from the work, but makes the fingers
more nimble and the mind more clear
Must we of the golden west go back
east to find the beautiful in nature
combined with utility in supplying the
needs of our bodies? Can we have no
such ornamental practical factories of
our own? Another perhaps more pre-
tentious, is the home of the famous
lockwood pottery in Cincinnati. Do
you doubt that the influence of these
beautiful surroundings on the artists
who decorate this ware works out
through their active tinuprS2 Our
ground is as fertile, our workingmen
as appreciative, our own minds as aes-
thetic as any in the east. Let us look
to our factories, at least to the extent
of improving them by the addition of a
few clinging vines to hide and soften
the glare of walls and the harsh, con-
ventional outlines of the buildings.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
Railroad Schedules.
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE MAY IT. 1908.
CUMBERLAND
DAILY. lex. Sunday. TEX. Monday ssunday only
EASTeOuNp.

'Daily Hex. Sunday. TEX. Monday. sSunday only.
EASTeouNo
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, PIILADEL-
PHIA and NEW YORK. Depart 900 am, '245
am 'S01 am, 'S.2+ am, 'I240 pm. '6.2O pm,
'lO.D pm, stopping at Hancock and MarinShurg.
Arrive lao am, '4,27 am, 800 am. 'l25 p. M,
'5.l2 pm, "S.22 pm, -. 40 pm.
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE and Way sta
tions, Depart t245 pm.
For WlNCHES TER, Depart 1901 am, 10. 40 p. M.
r 45 pm: Arrive 1906 m, H. % pm, t945 pm.
For ROMNEY, Depart 1901 am, t6.20 pm. Arrive
For BERKELEY SPRINGS, Depart 1901 am. 1924
am, tl240 pm, t2i5 pm Arrive 1920 am.
II y pm. 1912 pm, ts.22 pm.
For IAGEKSTOWN, Depart 1901 am. Arrive lbs
p.m n. 40 pm.
For FREDERICK, Depart 70 % am. t2a am. .sol
am. 1924 am, t12,40 pm, t245 pm. Arrive %
pm, $50 pm, t9.45 pm.
WEST6ouNo GETTYSBURG DivISIoN0
For CHICAGO, Depart SIT pm. Arrive 'l235 PM,
For CLEVELAND, Depart $50 am. Arrive $40
am. 'l2H5 pm.
For pIrTsnuKG and C0NNELLsvILLE, Depart
$50 am. '432 am, t6 25 am. QocaI), Il 10 m.
800 p m. QocaD SIT pm. Arrive $40 am,
81 II pm. QocaD, '1235 pm, 800 pm. tS 10
Qocal, 10 "a pm.
WEsTsoUNo (MAIN LINE)
For CHICAGO, Depart 1852 pm. Arrive '7.5l am.
For T CiNGiNNAT1 LOUISVILLE ST. LOUIS. De.
part '5.l2 am; lbs p. m; 's.2s pm; via Pnrkers
burg I.vt Arrive ,rn ,2I5 am '81sam; INFORM.
'512a.m roo am. 0ocaD, '1.35 y. M t5.2o pm.
Qocal .S.2S pm. 1852 pm. Arrive '2.l5 am
.75l am, 'S1S am. tl21b pm. Qocal) 600 p.m
20 IN; Qncall. '1O.10p.m.
1859 pm Arrive Els an, Isl am, 900 pm. '
Nj q Ticket Agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
Taboo on pandeIions and Chickens.

The Denver city council is working
upon an ordinance providing a fine of
$40 for every dandeiOn allowed to
bloom within the city limits The city
council of Florence. Colo, has passed
an ordinance imposing similar fine
on the owner for each chicken allowed
to run at large
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
WHY the Sun Sets.

Little JAG asked his mother one
night why tie sun set SO often. She
told hn that it might rise in the morn
ing. This seemed useless reason.
and Jack hunted for another. vt last
he said
"Oh. | know, mothe". The stu sets
so that she can hatch all the dlyS."-
Washington Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
CUMBERLAND and PENNSYLVANIA
DAILY RAILROAD,DA1ry

.-43" Trains l26 and l27 will run only when
authorized on account of Theatre or other
Special Occasions. c. l. BRETT,
Nov ii General Manager.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
Cumberland and w esternport
ELECTRIC KATEWN NY
NIM Lin effect

TNIME-TABLE-n effect
L MONDAY, JANUARY |, 1906
First Car leaves FroStburg for Cumberland
M, next a. m, and thus each hour
until IL 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
5 a. m, next 6 a. m, and thus each hour
until II p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves Homecoming for Frostburg
552 a. m, next 6:52 a. M and thus each
hour until 1882 p. m, inclusive.
First Car leaves Frostburg for Westernport
5 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.
,%g"AIl cars connect and passenger trans
fers made at Frostburg. Ample time for
transfers. oct II
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-07-04
NJ OTTCE-
About Selling Real Estate.

A NY piece of REAL ESTATE can be
~ sold at some price.
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 desiderdtun and the owner who wants
to sell cannot afford to make a mistake at
that critical juncture of his enterprise.
The best "FINDER'' of PURCHASERS
of REAL ESTATE known here is the
MINING JOURNAL.
It's part of it business TODD just such work.