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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
OBJECTED TO FLATTERY.
And Therefore Was an Object of Won
der to the Other Woman.

der to the Other Woman.
1t is rare enough that the modern
woman objects to Il hattcring photo
graph. but it happens once in awIiiP.
The other afternoon strong faced
woman Of thirty-tiyc or SO. very plain
ly dressed. guiItlcy~ of says apparent
ly and wearing fat hrcIrd shoes and
other external evidences of female re-
generation. strobe into the reception
room of an avenuc Photographic stu
dio.
Il have come for my photographs"
she said to the reception room young
woman In a hard. matter of fact tone
handing over her ticket The girl dug
the photographs out of Il big pile and
pulled one of them out of the en-
velopc to show to the customer. The
strong faced woman looked Mt the pic
turc with immediate dissatisfaction.
''Do | in any way resemble such n
doll as this?" she inquired of the re
ception room girl haughIly. This
looks about as much like the proof
ooh but the finished pictures always
look different much better than the
proofs. you know said the reception
room young woman. with rather n sur
priSCd expression.
''Do YOU suppose for a single instant,
young woman. that | came here TO get
pictures that flattcrE' asked the
woman with the lined face. DO
look like such Il perfect fool as that?
Whore is there any character in it?
Am | such putty face? 1t makes me
look ten years younger than | am.
Where are the lines in it and the
But" imtcrpoScd the girl behind the
desk, "thr retouchcr has erased the
lines Most ladies prefer their pic
lures to make them look wee bit
younger. and am sure that none OF
them cares to have the crows feet
Il am not ashamed of my wrinkles,
Young woman" was the frigld reply.
Il acquired them in Il good cause. |
shall not take these photographs, and
that's all there IS about it. | shall
have another sitting. and | shall have
a distinct understanding with the oper-
ator that he Is not to fattcn and puff
out aul bcautify my Countcnance in
this i.iotic fashion. The camera
stamps me as am, and I'm not going
to have any lying portraits. | shall
return for another sitting tomorrow
afternoon" And the rcgrncratcd wo-
man StalkCd out.
The reception room young woman
took her gum from the place on the un-
dcrSiClc of the counter where she had
stuck it, put it into her mouth and
thought steadily for fully two min
utcs
well, she's just what my brothers
call the limit" was the conclusion she
reached Washington Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
Tbs Arbitrators at Work.

He was man of peace. and he came
upon two youths in Il hHck street fight
ing Accordingly he pushed through
the crowd and persuaded the com
batantS to dcSiSt.
Let me beg of you. my good fel-
lows" earnestly bcsought the peace
maker. ITO settle your dispute hy arbi-
tration. Each of You chouse half a
dozen friends to arhtratc.
"IIurrHh," yelled the crowd. do as
the gentleman SrZ. hhoyS.
Having seen the twelve Irbitraturs
selected to the satisfaction of both
sides. the man of peace went ON his
way rejoicing in the thought of having
once again prevailed upon brute force
to yield to peaceful argument.
Half an hour later he returned that
way and WAS Mortified to find the
whole street fighting. while i'll the dis
tancc police whistles could be heard
blowing and police seen rushing to the
spot from all quarters.
Good gracious. What is the mat
ter now:' asked the pcaCcmakcr.
"Shure, SORT" was the reply, the
arbItratorS are at work.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
SOCIALISM AND M. O.



At the recent labor conference at
Hull, England, a resolution was adopt
ed to the effect that Socialism IS the
definite object of the Labor party"
This party has steadily favored mu-
niCipal ownership, but until this year
has been unwilling to take the next
and logical step of indorsing social
ism. This action just taken is helpful
to Il clearer understanding of the rcla
tiOn between the two movements. So
cialism stands for the collective own
erShip of all the means of productions;
municipal ownership stands for the
collective ownership of part of the
means of production. The difference is
one of degree, not of kind. and in
Great Britain no logical line of dcmar-
cation between the two has been
found.
In this country too, the Socialist Is
making full use of municipal owner
ship. He we'll knows that many peo
pie will take tickets for short ride
who would be frightened away If urged
to buy n through ticket The main
point is to get them started toward his
ultimate goal. After man has been
enlisted In favor of municipal owner
ship 1t is comparatively easy to get
him to accept the principle of public
ownership of railroads, tclcgraphs and
coal mines. although he may still not
be ready to accept the whole Socialist
programme, collective ownership of all
the means Of production, for the sim
pie reason that he Is apt to be an
owner or part owner Of some means
of production" himself-e. E., n shop or
n store or a share or two of stock in n
manufacturing plant. That is why the
national platform of the Socialist par
ty Is diScroetly silent on some Of the
cardinal doctrines of socialism. The
real purpose of collective owncrShiIs OF
all the means OF production Is there
fore toned down to a demand for
THE collective ownership of rail
roads, tclcgraphs. telephones, steam
ship lines and all other means of
transportation and communication and
all land.
The collective ownership of all in
dustrieS which are organized on ma
tional scale and In which competition
has virtually ceased to exist
"Thc extension of the public domain
to includ" mines, quarrics, oil wells
forests and water power"
The platform Is silent about munic
lpal ownership of lighting plants and
waterworkS because NJ o. people are
attending to that part of the Socialist
programme, leaving the thOroughgOing
Socialist free to concentrate his efforts
on the second part OF the programme
as outlined above 1t may look entic
ing, but remember that socialism
doesn't intend to stop with public utili
ties and big corporations nor until 1t
has swallowed up in the great state
machine every vestige of private own
crShip of everything except what
man wears on his back or needs to
furnish his home.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
HITS DETROIT CITY PLANT.
Alderman Points Out Weak Place In
Municipal Management.

IF the truth were known" said AL
derman II. NJ Watson of Detroit while
in milwaukee,. I'VE are paying more for
electric light in Detroit at the munici
pal plant than we could get it for from
a private corporation. Our plant IS OBJ
SOlete."
The delegation of Detroit aldermen
told Commissioner Jansen of the city's
experience with municipal heating.
When the Detroit city hall was half
Its present size it cost the city $4,000
In the building The Detroit Central
Heating company now heats the en-
larged building for $4,000 year.
The visitors said Detroit was Confus-
ed MS to what to do about the street
railway system when the franchises
expire In two years. The visitors said
the city government of Detroit lost
money on the three cent fare because
the three cent fare roads do not have to
maintain the pavement between the
tracks. while the four cent roads do.
Alderman Watson says that the board
OF estimate In Detroit has persistently
refused to appropriate money to keep
the municipal electric lighting plant up
to date and that rs result the time
will soon come when the entire expense
of replacing the plant will have to be
met in one year instead OF gradually
from year to year, and the cost OF elec-
trio light will rise proportionately.-
Milwaukee Journal
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Il AM DRIES ED LIKE A TRAMP.
door" exclaimed Mr.. BoWScr. "Wom-
an. you have heart of stone. l have
no doubt that You have driven dozen
different men to crime and dozen
others to suicide"
Mrs. EoWscr made no reply, and
nothing further was said until they
were seated at the dinner table. Then
Mr.. BoWScr took the matter up again
by saying:
Eyes, the man seemed utterly lost to
hope, and before we have finished our
dinner he may be floating in the river.
If so. you will be to blame for it"
but tell you I'm not going to
make a tramp hotel of this house"
she spiritcdly replied. "There's lot
of rubbish in the back yard, and I've
offered tramp after tramp money to
remove Il. Not one would touch It,"
"That makes no difference TO the gen
eral character of the case. The tramp
is the victim of misfortune. lie has
lost wife, children, all. lie is bowed
with sorrow Ambition has fed. He
feels that the hand of all men Is
against him. From our store of plenty
can we not afford him a crust or
dime? Who can say that 1t would not
be the beginning Of new era with
him."
"TrampS don't eat CruStS, Mr.. Bow
ser and. as for dimes, You leave so pre-
cious few of them around the house
that | don't have one for my street car
fare half the time. | think | can make
as good use of them as any tramp"
Bowser Glares and Turns Red.
Mr.. BOwscr knew that the cook over
heard the remark, and he also knew
that 1t was trite and true, and for the
next two minutes he did nothing but
glare and turn red and white by turns.
Then he said
You look at things from your own
selfish standpoint There are thou
sands of people that feel as | do-that
when misfortune makes a tramp of
man he still remains a human being
and is entitled to humane treatment.
How easy for you to have passed out
some food and n few kind words. In
stead of that you slammed the door on
his toes or yelled to the cook to do 1t,
and the man has gone away wondering
If we are devils or human beings. Lis
ten to the moaning of the wind. 1t Is
going to be dark, rainy night, and as
that poor, hungry tramp makes his bed
on pile of ashes In some alley what
can his thoughts Of You be"
Il don't believe there are thousands
that feel as You do" replied Mrs Bow
SER. II don't believe
Hold on right there, madam. | firm
" believe that YOU are the only Wom-
In IN this town that will bang the door
on the toes of n hungry and discour-
aged tramp. | not only believe IT, but
I'm going to prove 1t. | acknowledge
that the world Is selfish but | also con
tend that there are thousands of hearts
that beat for misfortune"
"IIow can you prove it,
"You will see at the end of a couple
of hours
For an hour after dinner, until it be-
gan to grow dark, Mr.. BowsCr read his
paper and smoked his cigar. Then he
disappeared upstairs, and when thr
came down again Mrs BOwscr thought
the tramp had come back and sneaked
In at the front door. Mr.. BOWSer had
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
A City Free From Debt.

On May II, 1TGS the city of Kokomo,
Ind, paid the last dollar of its indcbt-
edness. Its mayor, Hon. VIII II. Ar
nett. contributes an article on the sub
ject to the June issue of the City Hall,
from which the following quotation Is
taken:
"Whatever may be said of the merits
OF municipal ownership elsewhere, the
city of KOkomo is n signal example Of
what may be done with private cOrpo-
rations when dealt with by men Of judg'
ment and integrity. Her contracts are
fair and reasonable, and her rates are
not burdcnsomc. Perhaps no stronger
argument against municipal ownership
could be offered than the present con-
dition OF the city of KokOmo In rela-
tiOn to its public service corporations. ;"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
We Are Made For Cooperation.

Begin the morning by saying to thy
self: | shall meet this day with the
busybody. the ungrateful, arrogant,
dcceitfuI. cnvious. unsocial. All these
things happen to them by reason Of
their ignorance of what is good and
evil But | who have seen the nature
of the good, that it is beautiful, and
be injured by any of thcm-for no one
can fix on me what Is ugly-nor can |
be angry with my neigbor nor hate
him. We are made for cooperation.
TO act against one another, then, Is
contrary to nature. and it is acting
against one another to be vexed and
turn away.-MarcuS Aurelius.
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Worried.


why" asked the good mans wife,
are you SO thoughtful? You look as
if something disagreeable had hap
pcncd."
"PcrhapS," he replied. Il am foolish
to feel as | do about it. My congrcga-
tion has raised purse for the purpose
of sending me to Europe"
and are you sorry it isn't large
enough to enable you to take me with
you? Don't let that cause you to feel
depressed. 1t will be very lonely here
without you, but | know you need the
rest. and | shall be cheered by the
thought that you will return refreshed
in mind and body"
at is very good OF you to look at 1t
in that way. my dear. l appreciate
your feeling. But the gentleman who
made the presentation speech said he
was sorry the amount that had been
raised was not larger so that | might
be able to remain away longer, and
somehow 1t seemed to be that the ap-
plauSc was more hearty at that point
than anywhere else In the course of
his remarks
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
Blaine's Tart Retorr.

When James G.. Blaine was MEM
Der of the house of representatives he
once had spicy debate with another
member who was doing some tilibuS-
tcring The remarks exchanged grew
warm. and the argument finally cul-
minated in this remark by the irate
filibuStcr:
"On another occasion | shall ask the
gentleman from Maine to take supper
with me in hell"
There was a moments silence, and
then Blaine bowed low as he replied:
81 thank the gentleman for his kind
ly invitation. | have had many invita-
tionS in my life. but this is the first
time | have ever been asked to visit
Democratic headquarters"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
His REGRETS.

at is very easy to say the wrong
thing" rema~scd the mOrallst
THAT is very true" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum.
81 suppose. even cautious Us you are,
that you regret some of your utter
ances."
YES. On several occasions l have
said 4 raise you when | ought to have
said L pass. "-WashingtOn Star
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70WSERPLAYST TRAMP
DISCUSSES Himself as Hobo and
Goes Out Begging.
20 PROVE A STATED THEORY.
Incidentally to Show Mrs. Bowser That
She Is Hard Hearted-Di stressine
Results Follow, and, as Usual, 1t Is
All the Fault of His Wife.

lCopyright. 1908, by T. c. McClure.l
As Mr.. ECwScr reached home the
her evening a tramp who had been
Il the basement door passed out of
the gate He was not halted or ad-
dressed, but two minutes later the in
Guiry was put to Mrs. Bowscr:
"Was that man who was just here
asking for something to cat?'
"YcS; it was an old tramp
And You gave him something's
NO. This is the third or fourth time
he has been here this week. He is both
impudcnt and persistent. Why do you
aSk?"
because, madam. when he passed
me at the gate his whole attitude pOr-
traycd hunger and detection. lie must
have felt that the whole world was
against him"
He didn't ask for food, but for mon
cy If he IS suffering for anything, 1t
IS for whisky"
And you are ready to libel his char.
actcr as we'll as turn him from your
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Egq-z zactly.

THAT must have been a pretty poor
variety show YOU were With.' remark
Cd the stranded tragcdian. II under,
stand at onr town they even threw
rocks at you as you appeared on the
stage"
YES" replied the comedian; in their
determination to show their disapprov-
Ollie Standard
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Two LARGE "lfs."

An optimistic sort of a chap, who
made the best of everything, got lost
in the Maine woods with n companion
on hunting expedition. AS night
came on they made camp, but, al
though they were hungry, they had
shot no game and had nothing to cat.
With a perfectly serious face this fell
low looked at his companion and said:
"If we only had some ham, we'd
have ham and eggs, if we only had
some eggs"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
THE PASSING OF WAR.

Down the dark future. through long gen
CratiOnS,
The cchoing sounds grow fainter and
then cease,
And like "A bell with solemn, sweet vibra-
tionS.
| hear once more the voice OF Christ
say, Peace"
Peace, and no longer from its brazen por-
tails
The blast of wars great organ shakes
the skies,
But beautiful as songs of the immortals
The holy melodies of love arise.
Henry Wadsworth Longfelow.
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Reason Enough.

Jaw, really, Miss Pert, it's rather
rude to say you don't like my face.
Why don't you?'
"Oh. because"
Because? There's no reason in that
answer
"NcIthcr is there any in your face"
philadelphia Press.
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Both Helped.

Zimmerman, the eminent physician,
was sent from Hanover to attend Fred
crick the Great in his last illness. one
day the Ling said to him, You have.
! presume, sir, helped many man
into another WOrldt"
This was rather bitter pill for the
doctor. but the dose he gave the king
in return was judiciouS mixture of
truth and tlattcry:
"Not so many as your majesty, nor
with 50 much honor to myself"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
The tall tragedian scratched his chin
Mixed Berries S.

\ young tailor named Berry, who
had succeeded to his fathers bust
ness, once sent in his account to
Charles Matthews somewhat ahead of
time, whcreupon Matthews, with vir-
tuous rage, wrote him the following
note:
You must be Il goose-Berry to send
me your bill-Bcrry, before it is due
Berry Your father the elder-Berry,
would have had more sense. You may
look very blackberry and feel very
blue Berry. but don't care a straw
Berry for you and your bill-Berry."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
A French Joke.

"Our French Independence day"
aid n Frcnchman, lis July II. We
iuakc quite a day of it, too. assure
gou. You Cont outdo us at all in pa
trotism and enthusiasm on that day
We have a good joke in Paris that we
play on our cabbics on July II. You
know how one asks Il cahby if he Is
,liS"ngagc "Cocher. vouS Ctes liDrc"
-'Drivcr, are you free Well. the joke
is to hail cab and say:
"'Cochcr, vous ctes librc|
"'Ou monsieur. ;he man answers,
pulling up.
"Thcn YOU give Il loud laugh and say
as you hurry off:
"'Moi aussi. Nivc la ibcrte"-'So
am l. Hurrah for freedom
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03

Rev. George B. Macdonald, a WeS-
lcyan clergyman, was Kipling's ma
ternal grandfather. 1t is related of
this bright Macdonald that in the days
when he was counting the lady whom
he aftcrward married the father-in-
law to bean aged Methodist, with ex-
trcmely strict notions in regard to the
proprictics-was injudiclous enough on
one occasion to enter the parlor with
out giving any warning of his ap-
preach. The consequence was that he
found the sweethearts occupying
single chair.
Deeply shocked by this spectacle the
old man solcmnly said: "Mr, MacdOn-
aid, when | was counting Mrs. Brown
she sat on one side of the room and
on the other"
Macdonald'S reply was; That's
what | should have done If | had been
counting Mrs Brown
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
Her Set.

The rooster looked at the hen with
his head very much on one side.
And YOU say" he said. that you
have already raised four large fam
lilies this season? Really | can't ac-
count for it,
at is easily accounted for" said The
hen haughtily. II belong to the smart
set. '-Clcvcland Plain Dealer.
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His Epitaph.

Hilary IIarkneSS was a politician of
the lowest type, and unsuccessful at
that His whole life was devoted to
office seeking. lie spent thirty seven
years vainly seeking Il 5000 Office
hours 10 till 2-while his wife and
daughter supported him by keeping a
candy shop. Well, Hilary died at last
A modest shaft was put above his re-
mains, and the executor asked the edi-
tor Of his town paper to suggest an epi-
taph to go upon the shaft.
The editor thought moment. Then
he smiled. and, slipping sheet Of pa
per in his typewriter. he clicked off,
"Hcre lies Hilary Harkness, in the only
place for which he never applied"
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He'd Taken the Medicine Too.

copy of the prescription you filled for
me last week
Druggist IN have to give you the
original
Customer Why?
Druggist Well, to tell you the truth
| can't read it.-DctrOIt Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
Temporary Freedom,

AscuA WAY aren't You enjoying a
vacation ia the country these hot days?
IIcnnCpeCk-I am.
AScum You seem to be here all the
time.
IIenncpcck-Y I'm enjoying here
the vacation my wife is taking In the
country. Philadelphia Press.
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Seeking the Details.

"IIe died of heart failure" said the
doctor.
"Of course, of course" returned the
perversc man. "Everybody does that
But what made his heart fail?"
Thus do the thoughtess ever make
trouble for the learned. Chicago Post
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
Fairy Tales.

81 say. mamma" said little Tommy,
do fairy tales always begin with
once upon timeT"
"No, dear; not always" replied his
mother They sometimes begin with,
My love, have been detained at the
Ledger
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Another Plant For Sale.

A recent newspaper item dated at
l'estus, No. reads thus:
"The city council of Festus has Of
fered to sell the city electric light plant
to n st. Louis syndicate for $4,000,
and 1t is believed the proposition will
be accepted by the syndicate"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
The Retort Worthy.

Major Throckmorton, an innkeeper of
Louisville In ante bellum days, was
one of the most interesting characters
that ever helped TO make life worth
living or history worth reading. He
elected Charles Dickens, the great Eng
llsh novelist, from his hotel, and he
made at least one retort worthy to be
handed down from generation to gem
Grafton.
Get this mans horse" said the
major to his hostler (the man had in
suited one of the majors guests
that little Arkansas pony"
IN let you know" shouted the man,
"tllat am not from Arkansas, and my
horse is no Arkansas pany, either!'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03

At mass meeting recently held In
Fort Branch, Ind, to consider the pur-
chase by the town OF the local electric
plant the proposition was rejected al
most unanimously.
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Fly Confound it. | wanted to com
NIT suicide and this fool saved me!