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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
A Landseer Story.

I.andsccr, riding down Bond street,
London, saw the following notice in a
picture dealers shop window: "A
Fine LandSccr on View Within" He
went into the shop and asked to see
the fine LHndScer" The dealer, who
did not recognize him, proudly pointed
out the work. 1t was rather an early
one The dealer was, of course, loud
in its praise.
"And how much do you want for it,"
said Landscer.
1.-TWO thousand guineas, sir" was
the reply.
1.-TWO thousand guincaS? That
Ecems Il long price for an early work"
Il could not take a shilling less"
said the dealer. Hes gone, sir"
touching his forehead significantly
Hes out of his mind. He'll never
paint anothcr."
rs he indecd?" said LandSccr I'm
very sorry to hear that" And as he
was coming away he noticed a large
picture by Stanficld. MAY ask what
YOU want for this StanfcldE'
THAT, sir, is also 1000 guineas."
"What" said LandSccr, touching his
forehead and initiating the dealers
gesture. is Stanticld gone too?"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Irish Wit.

In the early sixties there lived in the
west of Ireland Il priest aud Il Protcs-
tant minister who were very friendly
with one another. Each OF them pos
sessed a spice of the true native wit.
The priest owned a mare which had
been given to him by parishioner in
the days of his youth. The old mare
was getting on in years and ut last fell
very sick. She tottered rather than
trotted and refused to eat the finest
corn or the freshest hay. Each day
the minister on meeting his friend,
Father DAILY, would inquire particular
ly after the poor old animals health,
and each day for n week or so he re-
ccived the same answer "Shc is 10
better, but still alive" At last one
day after the usual sympathetic in
quiry he was told that the mare WAS
dead. Thinking to take his friend UNI
awares and with n twinkle in his eye,
he asked Father DAILY if he had given
the poor animal dissolution before she
died. Quick rs a flash of lightning
came the priests reply: mo, your rev.
erence, | couldn't. The unfortunate
haste was a Protestant"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
THE TARDY GUEST.
He Didn't Tell His Hostess the Truth
About the Delay.

Dinner had been ready and waiting
twenty minutes The wife of the tardy
guest was very much embarrassed.
Just to think that her husband was so
rude as to be late at Il dinner engage
mcnt and keep all the guests Waiting,
After awhile the bclatcd one arrived.
red faced and pcrSplring.
$50 sorry to keep YOU waiting" he
said. But | was detained ut the Of
fee with an out of town customer.
Just couldn't get away"
The excuse sounded all right and
was accepted by the hostess. but 1t
was myth
The truth was: rreoCcupicd, he had
gone home from the office at the uSua!
time and found the house locked, much
% his surprise. Where in the mischief
were his wife and children? he won,
dcrcd. WHY didn't they tell him they
were going away? He went all around
the house aud tried the doors, but they
were locked. Then he found a piece
of iron in the back yard and broke open
a window and crowded in. He crowd
ed out through the window for the
evening paper and crowded back. He
read the paper and still the wife and
children didn't return.
At SOB o'clock he remembered the
dinner engagement, While he dressed
and rode twenty blocks the guests
waited. But others have made the
same blunder.-Kansas City Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Make Your VILLAGE Known.

Nearly all travellers desire to know
the names of the places they are pass
Ing through, and many complain that
the railroad dOorplates to the cities
and towns in many localities are pa
thctically retiring in their habits. and
1t is puZZlng to discover the reason
therefor Is it municipal pride, love OF
secrecy or Is it pure shiftlessness that
makes it possible for large majority
Of our towns TO completely hush up
their geographical identity and to al
low this signal breach of neighborli-
ness? An attractive civic railroad en-
trance with pleasing and visible
name plate" is for community
what gracious manner and an artistic
visiting card are to the Individual.
These are suggestions villages ought to
carefully consider and promptly act
upon.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
A Doctors Disadvantage.

"In one way said collector, 1T Is
easier to get money from a doctor than
anybody else who is slow pay. 1t IS
more difficult for him to swear that he
hasn't been able to make any collec-
tiOnS himself since the first of the year
A doctors reception room is open to all
possible patients y collector with a
grain of Ingenuity can find way to
worm out of the men on the waiting
list some information as to the terms
of payment. After an interview with
three or four persons who have paid
spot cash for treatment and who have
told the collector they paid it takes Il
mighty nerve on the part of the doctor
to insist that he hasn't Il dollar to his
name. New York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Pie With Knives.

George Washington, John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and
James Monroe, the first five prcsi-
dents, each ate pie with his knife. 1t
was not until John Quincy Adams en-
tered the White House that the SuhSti-
tuition of the fork for the knife seems
to have occurred to any citizen of
America. lie contracted the habit
while in France" said Mrs. Adams in
an apologize tone to some of her
guests, land he finds it difficult to
break himself of it since we returned
home" So the first great general of
the American army, the sturdy patriot
of Massachusetts, the author Of the
Declaration Of Independence, the chief
advocate of the federal constitution
and the originator of the Monroe doc
trinc, all ate pie with the knife
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Pooling Sandy.

An old Glasgow skinhint breakfast
ed every morning on porridgc and in
order to save fuel cooked Il whole
weeks supply every Saturday.
One Friday morning the stuff seemed
very cold and very salt, and he felt
he must abandon the struggle to eat it.
But his stubborn nature forbade any
such thought. SO he fetched the Whis-
ky from the cupboard, poured out a
glass and placed it before him on the
table.
"Now, Sandy" said he, eff We eat
that parritch yc'll hae that whisky an
if We don't We won't"
He stuck again at the last spoonful,
but keeping his eye steadily on the
glass of whisky, he made bold,
brave effort and got it down.
Then he slowly and carefully poured
the whisky into the bottle, with a
broad grin as he said to himself:
SANDY, my lad, did ye that time,
We aud swindler"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
To Form Lake Within VILLAGE.

A meeting was held recently under
the auspices of the board of trade of
lie Roy, n. Y, for the purpose of con-
sidering the plan of identifying lie
Roy by raising the dam at Main street
and setting the water back in the
Oaltsu river so as to make n miniature
lake in the heart of the village. The
company which owns the water right
has agreed to raise the dam without
expense to the village If the latter will
be responsible for damage for over
flowing lands. An increase of eight
feet would allow launches and small
craft to navigate the river consider
able distance.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
A DRAMATIC CLIMAX.


Eject of One Wom2n'5 7a'h:tic Eyes
Upon jaw.
James r. Brady, who ,.l one OF
New Yorls greatest law. my. ";2S once
counsel for Il young woman in a case
involving an attempt to break Il will.
His client sat by his N!c. She was
Il very beautiful young woman. whose
eyes seemed always to rivct the atten-
ton of those upon whom her glance
fell. There was pathetic expression
which affected every one, She sat
Watching the jury during the course of
the trial, and at last there was some
complaint that she was attempting by
means of her chances to excite the
sympathy of the jury.
Then Mr.. Brady arose and in one
of the most touching and beautiful Of
ell the addresses he ever made il court
spoke of the blessings which every one
who had an appreciation of bcauti-
full things and could see them enjoyed
and dWclt for some moments upon the
happy lot of the jury who could see
the buddinG of the flowers it was
then spring. imc-and the charms of
nature. Then, suddenly turning to his
client, he said, THAT blessing is denied
my client, for, though she has eyes
Which seem to look upon YOU, gentle
men, there is no vision in them. for
her sight has been taken from her"
She had been, in fact, the victim of
total p1ralNSiS of the on il. nerve
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
HuHed.

In the oldcn times woman in the
north of Scotland went to visit her
husband, who was condemned to be
hanged on the folloWin" day. The
doomed man began to give his in
structions to his wife preparatory to
bidding her farewell, when all Mt once
she broke in upon the conversation
and exclaimed. by the bye, John,
whaur will | plant the tattics this
year." The unfortunate man, as may
be imagined. grew exceedingly tndi@-
nant at the Indifference of his wife
and exclaimed angrily: "What need |
care whaur We plant them? I'm not
likely to need ony O Them "IIech,"
replied the woman, turning to the
warden, with a wag of the head "oor
Johns hutfcd because he's gaun to be
hanged the norm and marched out of
the cell
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
CANDLEFISH.
The Oil Is Used as Medicine by this
Natives of Alaska.


Natives of Alaska.
The candlefish Is about the size of a
smclt and SO fat that when dried and
lighted 1t throws off blaze of Sutfi-
Cient power to be used for illuminate
ing purposes, says Forest ana Stream.
Before the advent of the white man
and his candles these fish We're used
by the Alaskan natives for that pur-
pose.
The Indians claim that can .lctish
possess valuable mcli, .inal quIli,ie les,
and candlefish oil is used by thc,a as
universal cure for ConSump' ion. Hun
drcds of pounds of these fish are blriel
and left in the ground until they begin
to decomposc; then they are removed
and dumped into Il wooden receptacle.
n followed out log. or. more often.
dugout canoe that has passed its use
fulncSS as a craft. Water is then add
ed and the putrid mass Is brought to
boiling point and kept Simmcring by
plumglng into 1t powders that have
been heated. The oil is thus gradual
ly tried out, and after it has gathered
wi tine SUI ld't' 'lli'N anu 'i'''i' 1t -
drawn off and placed in large wooden
rcccptaclcs. \ COnsumptivc patient IS
literally doscd with this oil He drinks
1t by the pint and IS bathcd in 1t scv-
eral times a day. To meet one of these
dirty, SIckly. greasy Indians IS one of
the most rcpulsivc sights Imaginable.
Nevertheless persons in a position to
know say that after several weeks Of
this treatment native who once seem
ed to be In the last stages of the dis
ease becomes as robust and looks as
healthy as n perfectly strong man.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Had Been to Sea.

An IriShman, brought before New
York police judge on charge of va
grancy, was thus questioned:
"What trade do you follow"
"Shure, yer honor, I'm Il sailor" Pat
made answer.
''What-you a seafarinS man? l
doubt whether you were ever at sea in
your life" exclaimed the ratc justice.
"Shurc, and does yer honor think
came over from Ireland in a wagon:"
grimncd Pat
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Lots of Places.

whats the matter?" asked the po-
liceman of the tramp. "Haven't you
any place to COZ
ANY place ter CO." was the con
temptuous reply. I've got the who :
United States before me. I've got 81
many places ter go dat it's worryln'
me dizzy maxim up me mind which
way ter start"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Compliments.

Compliments.
Judge Story and Edward Everett
We're once the guests of honor at Il
banquet. The former as voluntary
toast gave the following:
Fame follows merit where Everett
goes"
The gentleman thus delicatcly com
plimented at once arose and replied
with equally fellcitous impromptu;
ITO whatever height judicial learn
ing may attain in thi' country there
will always be one Story higher"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Misdirected Charity,

She-Papa has given $4,000 to G.
tablish a home for Old men. Wasn't
that awfully good of him? IIe-Yes
But it would have been whole lot
better If he'd given half that sum to
establish a home for you and a certain
Young man | could name. EXCHANGE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
ASSERTED HERSELF.
The Young Woman Also Had Few
Questions to Ask

Questions to Ask.
The Young woman was being inter
viewed by her prospective employer.
The man bit off his words and hurled
them at her in Il way to brighten an
ordinary girl out Of Der wits.
"Chew gum he asked,
"No, sir"
"TaIk sIangT"
"No, sir
Know how TO spell rorrcctly?"
"Ycs, sir
Use the telephone every other min
utr?"
NO. sir
casually tell the office force how
much the firm owes and all the rest of
the private business You learn"
NO, SIR
He was thinking of something else
to ask her when she took hand in
the matter and put Il few questions.
smoke cigars when you're dictat-
ing?"
why er-no"' he gasprl in aston
ishment.
ISLAM things around when business
is bad?"
NO"
Lay for your employees when they
get caught in a block some morning?"
NO indeed"
"Think you know enough about
grammar and punctuation to apprcci-
ate a good stcnographcr when you get
one?"
Il think So
want me to go to work. or is your
time worth so little that
He interrupted her enthusiastically:
"Kindly hang up your things and
let's get at these letters" Judge.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
Railroad Schedules.
Baltimore & Ohio l.. :.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 70, T.,
CUMRERLAF.D

DAILY. TEX sunday +1.N. Monday. Ss..-3i Ii.,J,
EA8TeoU~D.
For WASHINGTON. EAL|iNORF u'. IL.
PlIIA and NEW YORK. Dcp,It .@., 3D. e.. 80.
am, 'S,0l am, So a.m., 'l2f0i .r. .I.i -,
,io'o PM !, stopping q! hanc""h and Mar :.
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE and w.y eta
tons, Depart f245 pm.
For WINGHES TER, Iorart sol am, r.. s".
r 10 pm. Arrive fj.i3 an, L. Gr.. L.
For RoMNET, DEPART 1901 am, too pm. ~. &C
t9.2O am, Il y pm
For BERKFLEY STRINGS Depart 1901 ..,,.. a
am, tl2ig pm, '2+5 nm. Arrive '..-I a.. TO-,
II. D pm, f5.l2 pm, tH.24 m.
For lAGEKSIOWN, Depart fa,01 AIN. h.1l 'l"5
For FliEDEliICK, Depart f22o am. f32, an. Il
am. 1874 am, 2iD pm, tbs pm Nr;.ro :
pm, SD pm, 1915 pm.
WESTBOUND GETTYSBURG IiW5lc..
For CHICAGO, Depart '5I7pm. Arrive 'l2.'- M.
For GIl:V.ELAND, Depart $50 am. Arrive ~
For PiTTsBjEG and C0NNELISyI!IE I.crnrt
'l5O am, '432 am, &C. 70 am. n,calI fI"uI lt.,
300 p m. Qocall, '5l7 pm. Arrive f2.'D ~ e,
'l2lI pm. nocaD, l235 pm, 900 pm, $50 pm.
Qocal), 1t. u pm.
wEsTsoUND tMAiN LLNE)
For CHICAGO, Depart '9.52 pm. Arrive '7.5l an,
For rel CINCINNATI, LouIsvuLE& ST. Iogis. ro-
part 81 Fam am IS - p M 4. ~, n; W.. hcrs
For KEYS Err. PIEDMONT AND GHAfI,.,. I,l art
'512a.m 100 am. Oocal1, fI.a5 r.. 49,. e. ,cr ~.
Qpcal), 1928 pm, $50 p.u. t'a al =,
l5l am, SIS am. ti2l5 pan. tu .lG, 'ttJ pm,
$50 p m; qocag 'Io1or.m.
1852 pm. Arriv" = I5a.rn.. ~ 49,. 900 Pan.
NJ, G., Ticket
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-12-19
CUMBERLAND and PENNSYLVANIA
DAILY RAILROAD DAILY

~" Trains l26 and III will run only when
authorized on account of Theatre or other
Special Occasions G. l. BREIX,
Nov l6 General Manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
LARGE BATCH OF BILLS INTRO
DUCED BY SENATOR GALLINGER

About sixteen distinct bills and several
petitions on subjects relating to the Dis
trict were introduced today in the Senate
by Mr.. Gallinger. The batch included
measures to authorize the Commissioners
to make regulations for better control of
markets, laundries. ETC.; to amend an act
for the extension of New Hampshire ave-
nue.; to extend 10Th street: to prevent
smoke: to place under the United States
civil service act the municipal employees
of the District. to open Jefferson and 5th
streets northwest; to regulate embalming;
to amend the tax sales act; to regulate
the inspection and sale of flOur, and to
rectify the boundary line of Rock Creek
Park. These are all bills drafted by the
Commissioners. and a number of them
were introduced last winter.
There were petitions from the Woman
nterdenominationaI Union of the District
of Columbia representing 5000 women,
in favor of bill to prevent the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors and
the importation and sale OF opium In the
District Another petition was from the
North Capitol and lexington Citizens
favoring a cross-town railway
along Sth street east and Florida avenue.
Resolutions were presented from the Pet
worth Citizens Association indorsing the
endeavors of the Commissioners to have
repealed the act of Congress authorizing
the increased capitalization of the Wash
ington Gas Light Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
MOUNT ROYAL ARRIVED
Tension Over Long-0verdue
Steamer Is Relieved.
WEATHER WAS FEARFUL
Left Antwerp December z for St.
John, New Brunswick.
HAD 3S1 PERSONS ON BOARD
Steamed Into Queenstown Today
With Boilers Disabled-Missing
for One Month.
WEATHER WAS FEARFUL
HAD 3S1 PERSONS ON BOARD

Special Cablegram to The Star
QUEENSTOWN. January = The
steamship Mount Royal has arrived She
reports that she encountered fearful
weather. and that on Christmas eve her
boilers were disabled. 1t was then decided
to return to Queenstown.
The Mount Royal left Antwerp on De-
cember q for st. John, N. B. She had
3o4 passengers and crew of seventy
seven. making the total number on board
3S1. Her usual time for the transatlantic
trip is ten days. and she was accordingly
due in st. John on December II. On ac-
count of the stormy weather, no fears
were entertained for the vessel until she
was a week overdue. On trip previously
she was out nineteen days when handi-
capped by a series of accidents.
The steamship is operated by the Cana
dian Pacific Railway Company and was
built in New Castle in 1898. She is 40
feet long. has a beam of 56 feet, is -
feet in depth and is registered as of
slightly over 4.50O tons burden. During
the last few DAYS practically all hope
that the Mount Royal would reach any
port in safety had been given up. 1t is
considered remarkable that she was en-
tirely missing for SO long space of time.
and it was almost conceded that she had
gone down somewhere. with perhaps all
on board
Despite her aimless trip since December
the vessel was well supplied with food
and fuel. She left Antwerp with 900
tons of coal. which would last for five
weeks under ordinary stearfling. She had
food supplies sufficient for more than that
length of time. and plenty of water.
The sister vessel of the Mount Royal
the Mount Temple-went on the rocks off
Nova Scotia on December 2. and is still
aground there. although the company is
trying hard to save her. The passengers,
900 in number. were taken off safely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
HOLD-UP PROVED ABORT|vE
ROBBERS FLED WHEN THE
TRAINMEN SHOWED FIGHT.
Bold Attempt Made on a Southwest
ern Express Standing in the
Kansas City Yards.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January -Four
men attempted to rob the passengers on
a Missouri, Kansas and Texas train
standing in the Union station here early
today. They were frightened off without
obtaining money or valuables. The men
escaped, leaving no clue.
The train is what is known as the ely
er." due to depart at 2:2O for the south
west. Shortly before starting time the
would-be robbers, four white men, entered
one of the forward day coaches and
walked up and down the aisle awaiting a
favorable opportunity to commence their
work. The station. aside from this one
train, was practically deserted, and this
fact is believed to have prompted the men
to make so bold an attempt.
Conductor Was Game.
DR.. NJ. H. Kennedy of Kansas City, a
passenger in the coach, said:
THE four men walked through the coach
several times. 1t was crowded. Several
German immigrants were in the rear OF
the coach, and they seemed to be the OBJ
ject of the attack. Before any of us re-
allied what they were up to, two of the
robbers showed revolvers, and, pointing
them at the foreigners. commanded them
to give up their valuables. Just then H.
w. Drew, the conductor. and David White.
the negro porter. came into the car. Drew
hit one of the robbers on the head with
his lantern, and smashed the lamp into
pieces They then ran.
None of them wore a mask. Two of
them started to the door of the car and
the other two toward the front door. The
rear door was locked and they made the
porter unlock it. They opened the vesti-
bule and fled. The others were in just as
big hurry to get out the front door.
Probably Local Crooks.
by that time the police were there and
the officers chased the would-be robbers
Two of them ran north and two south
through the yards, lodging through long
lines of freight cars, and soon disap-
peared.
THE only thing they got was two va
lises from the German immigrants. Three
of the robbers were short and one was
tall. The tall one, who was the leader,
was about sixty years old. All wore good
clothes'
The police have good descriptions of the
men, who are believed to be local crooks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
FOR DISTRICT POSITIONS.
Regulation of Appointments and
Promotions.

Representative Smith of Michigan.
chairman of the District committee,
has introduced a bill in the House to
regulate appointment and promotion in
the municipal government of the DIS
trict of Columbia. 1t provides that after
the expiration of three months from the
passage of the act no person shall be en-
ployed to enter or be promoted in the
service of the District government eX-'
cept upon competitive examination. as
provided for and required for entrance
into the service of the United States.
classified under the provisions of the act
of Congress approved June 16. 1888. Chair
man Smiths bill provides that the Presi
dent of the United States may provide
for and make such extension from these
competitive examinations as in his judg-
ment he may deem proper.
1t is further provided in the bill that
the provisions of the civil service act OF
1888, and all acts in addition thereto,
or amendments shall be extended to and
shall include the municipal government
of the District of Columbia, so far as may
be necessary to carry into full effect the
true intent and meaning of the act.
The bill has the Endorsement Of the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
PETERS SCANDAL REVIVED.
Former Governor Will Sue Editor
for Libel.

COLOGNE, January 7.-Dr. Carl Peters,
who was at one time governor of Ger
man East Africa and who is known as
an African explorer, has begun an action
for libel against the chief editor and Ber-
lin correspondent of the Cologne Ga
zette. The first hearing of the case oc-
cured today. DR.. Peters claims damages
for the publication of a statement that
ne sent letter to an English bishop in
which he confessed to having executed
a negress in Africa because of her sexual
mlsdolnSs. An enormous number of wit
nesses have been called and it is expected
that the whole scandal in connection
with Dr. Peters governorship of East
Africa will be gone over again.
DR. Pteers recently sued the Muenchener
POST Tor libel in accusing him of cruelty
10 the natives when he was governor OF
German East Africa in 1891 The editor
OF the paper was fined S125 and costs