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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-07-10
The Sick.

Hugh Mcmahon. longtime resident
of Vale Summit, now OF Johnson :, Gar
rett Co, left this week for Baltimore,
where he entered st. Joseph's Hospi-
tai to undergo an operation for relief
from an ailment from which he has suf-
fered for some time. 1t is hoped 10y his
many friends that he will soon return
fully restored to heath. Last report he
was doing well.
Mrs. George Thomas, of this place,
under hospital treatment is recovering
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Died

A. her home. Washington, Pa. Satur-
day evening, july 3. 1909. Mrs. Maud
Crawford, wife of Frank d NJ. Craw-
ford, aged about 81 wears. Immediate
ctus" of d .ath bl"oi poison, following
sIn-stroke about } years aGn During
all that time she had been ii sufferer, but
always cheerful ana hopeful. sides
husband ii daughte' and son SUI vive.
Mrs. Crawford WAS sister of Charles
f. 5 ephcuS, of this place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-07-10

Cresap Chapter, d lighters of the
Revolution, met at the home of Miss
Genevieve Eugle, east Union street,
Wednesday, and enjoyed fine enter
tainmcnt i'll honor of Mrs Frances
Brown, of Ell Paso, Texas, and Mrs
Thomas r. Knox, of Marenci, Mich
descendants of the Cresap family
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-07-10
In the Clouds.

In the Clouds.
The following telegram was received
early Thursday morning:
Pixies PEAK SUMMIT, COLORADO,
July :, 1909.
MINING JOURNAL, Frostburg, Md:
We are here Greetings to all Frostburg
friends. Magnificent! Sublime.
LAMNERT 4 STANTON.
The signers are Messrs. Peter Lam
inert, of this place, and U. NJ. Stanton.
of Grantsvllle whose departure for the
Pacific coast was reported last week.
The peak is If, "A feet above sea-level,
or nearly > times the altitude of Dan S
Rock
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GliNFIS
Progress in Cuba.

With the beginning of the present
fiscal year the Republic of Cuba estab-
hshed a Bureau of Information, Presi-
dent Gomez appointing Leon j. Canova
an American newspaper man, who has
resided i'll Cuba eleven years and has a
wide acquaintance with the Island, as
its director
Parties wishing information of any
nature concerning Cuba can obtain same,
free of charge, by writing to Leon j.
Canova, u. and |. Bureau, utility and
Information Bureau Department of
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor,
Havana, Cuba.
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BrcVitIcS,

The moon was "full" last Saturday,
and Garrett-cOunty man who ''got
left" when the teams went home wan'ed
to shoot it, but John Brulr tod hi, -
keep his am wi hin r.ach e lis
ammunition"
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COUNTY.


A fight Monday evening in Eckhalt
between two Itahans-John Beniamo
and Luigi Serre, resulted in both getting
shot, the former seriously. No feud-
"too leetle banan'; too mucha drunka
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Died.

At his home. Morgantown, w. Va,
Sunday, Jnly 1, 1909, Mr. Henry Dalius-
KEY, at an advanced age, formerly IL
resident of this place
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Coming Events

The congregation of the German Evan
gelical Zion Church, east Union street,
Will hold social in the church edi-
flee Tuesday evening, next, 18th inst.
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Monday, July 10, 1909,


In front of the POst-OfhCc. in Frostburg
Maryland. offer for sale at PUHLIc AUCTIoN
all that Lot or Parcel Of Ground living
in Allcgany County and State of Mary
land, known as
LOT NUMBER (NO. lGl SINTEEN
On a plat of FroStburg recorded among the
Land Records of said county in lIbcr IT. "
folio 23G-lt being the same property par
tcularly described in a deed from George
\. ThruStOn Fl di., Trustees To John l..
Porter, bearing date of the 22d day of Feb
ruary. IN the year 1873. and recorded
among the Land Records of SAID county
in Libcr II r., No -. folio 40, ana the
same property which was conveyed by
John l.. Porter and wife to Frank \. Por-
ter by deed dated the 23d day of June lS'0,
and recorded among said Land Records.
This is very desirable CORNER LOT,
situated on the North side of UnIon street,
in Frostburg, and is improved by a
Commodious Dwelling House
OF BRICK, with FIR NME ADD rIONS.
Terms IF NHc-rISH
CLAYTON PURNELL,
June 26l Attorney Named in Mortgage.
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Deaths.

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Long, Welsh
Hill, lost an infant Tuesday.
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Business Weather Note.

All seasons are favorable to advertise
ments planted in the JOURNAL.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

Of climate and yet Alaska weather con-
ditions at high attitudes are not as des-
perate as might be supposed in a land
so far north. Alaska is a subarctic
country. theoretically: the Arctic Circle
is visible from its higher peaks and
winter temperatures down TO the sew
enties Fahrenheit in regions adjacent to
its chief mountains are not uncommon.
The average winter cold Is greater In
many sections there than in the extreme
Polar Sea. and is surpassed in the world
only by portions OF Siberia, the antarctic
continent, and the Greenland ice cap.
The summer weather OF Alaska, even in
the interior, Is persistently moist the
rainfall is not much greater than here
IN the East, but the number OF cloudy
drizzly days in the valleys. which mean
snowfalls at from 5000 feet upward. and
temperatures down 10 zero on the upper
heights eve had Fahrenheit in July
at only 10000 feet on Mount Wranglel
are distresslngly frequent. These condi-
ticns may persist for weeks at a time
during the short summer and added 10
the remoteness and difficulty Of reaching
the heart Of the main ranges. thus
further limiting the time at hand for
actual climbing, OF themselves alone may
defeat a party and annul the efforts Of
a whole season
Snow COnfuses Everything.
I understand that such wet weather
chiefly discouraged Prof. Parker on DR..
Cooks second Mckinley trip, and It GER
tainly hampered our first try at the
mountain IS much as did the probably
unscalable wall which actually checked
US. The one word, however. that may
be said In favor Of this constant precipi-
tation Is that 1t is generally unaccom-
panied, even on the higher ridges BY
violent winds, squalls, and the blizzard
conditions ssid to be so frequent. for In
stance. IN the Bolivian Andes. But as
every one who has climbed above gla-
cier line knows, falling snow is an abb
solute bar to any sort of progress, and
not alone because Il causes snow-slides,
conceals crevasse Indications, over
weights packs, and blinds you. The
whole atmosphere becomes utterly In
distinguishabIe from the snow underfoot.
which, perhaps owing 20 a popularity Of
high Alaskan ice fields. first noted by
the Duke Of the Abruzzi. is refracted
into appalling deceptiOns Of level. On a
mountain absolutely unexplored. the nor
mai persistence of such a state may be
imagined.
And in interior Alaska. glacier-line.
which means the altitude at which an
ice river dies upon its moraine, is ar
from but 1.5OO to 200 feet Snow-llne.
as indicated above. is at from $500 TO
5000 feet. CTree-line. although it averages
about 300 feet. is a less important factor
in climbing) This brings US to the prime
difficulty in Alaskan mountaineering. 10
a condition with which even the highest
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
WOMEN TO ENTER CONGRESS
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavt May Be First of Her Sex to Get
Seat in the House of Reprssentatipes

months newspaper readers have had no
respite from the boost this young woman
IS getting toward national, or. rather. in
ternational. fame. It's a kind OF serial
biography OF Ruth Bryan Leavitt. with
ali the school days, young wOmanhOOd
hours, and married life murmurings that
seem TO be necessary 70 put her before
the public so she will run like a scared
rabbit when her name goes on the ticket.
About the time Mrs. Leavitt delivered
her first lecture Mrs. Sarah Platte Deck
er. who formerly was president OF the
National Federation Of Womens Clubs.
and now is a member of the Colorado
State civil service commission. was an
nounced by the women politicians OF
Denver and Endorsed by the various
women's clubs and organizations as their
proposed candidate for Congress in 1910.
Feeling Public Pulse.
Mrs. Decker modestly accepted the
honor and began an active campaign.
Into every corner Of the First district
literature. dwelling upon the crying
need OF a woman IN Congress and the
peculiar fitness Of Mrs Decker for the
office, was sent from the WOmens Club
in Denver. But this was just 10 feel
the pulse" Of the people Of Colorado. as
it were Mrs. Decker would not be any
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

Hlmalayas cannot compare: the great
distance between actual" base and sum-
nit and the great perpendicular relief
presenting truly and wholly Alpine con-
ditions
No Snow on Andes Peak.
Mount Aconagua (southern Andes
about 1900 feet high, has been ascended
without putting a foot in snow. Summer
snow-line in the Himalayas is often
higher than $1,000 feet which would re-
quire upon Mount Everest, for instance.
the highest mountain in the world. an
Alpine perpendicular Of 10000 feet 10 be
overcome.
Mount Mckinley demands 1900 feet
from snow-Iine 10 its 2O.OO0-foot summit
Moreover. the high Alpine foots of the
Asian and South American mountains are
more easily reached than the lower Alas
kan bases; pack animals and porte-s are
cheaper and more plentiful because set
Elements near the mountains are more
numerous, and trails are frmer. IN in
terror Alaska, packers and pOrters are
hardly procgrable. even al the high
prices always prevailing in a frontier
y
or river launch (preferably both, and
supplies on a weeks ocean voyage. only
to encounter glacial river navigation at
once risky and difficult and trails no
torious for their softness, 20 say nothing
OF mosquito hordes. denser, and more
vicious than those Of any tropical or
arctic lands. Of flies that in July would
make the very existence OF cattle i'm
possible. And having done ell this, you
would have TO travel over many miles
OF glacier fee before reaching the actual
base Of a flrst-class Alaskan mountain.
The Duke Of Abruzzi had TO cover nearly
forty miles OF the Malaspina Glacier be-
fore beginning actually TO climb Mount
St Elias. and DR.. Cooks distance on his
second trip 20 Mckinley, from where he
started UP the Tokashitna Glacier. TO
the actual mass OF the mountain. was
scarcely less than this.
bound 20 he Climbed Some Time.
None OF these difficulties. Of course. are
insurmountable; n Mckinley has not ye;
been climbed it viii be. as surely as the
north pole was to be discovered But
once arrived az It's base, whether by DR..
Cooks second and shorter route. or by
ours OF lSOS-450 miles Of trailloss terri
tory from Cook Inlet equivalent to 500
by riverl-the Alpine problem ahead re-
mains unique
Geographically speaking the higher
Alaskan peaks are young" that is, the
time that has elapsed since their maxi
mum uplift Vas attained has been short T.
A similar condition exists I'm the Andes
and in our Rockies, with the result that
erosion has not yet given either OF these
last their maximum relief. But IN
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

Alaska erosion has had quite another and
opposite effect.
The southern face Of Mount St Elias
nearly 1900 feet high. which as seen un-
cbstructed from the Pacific Ocean is un-
questionably a spectacle not rivaled else
where in the world.
When we stood on Peters BIacier. at
the northwest face of Mckinley, in 1913.
We could almost see It's summit over an
ascent as high and at the same time hit
the foot Of that single wall towering
overhead with a SNOWFALL. And as FAR as
we could tell after circling the mountain.
similar cliffs existed everywhere upon its
southeast face. Only at its southwest
and northeast extremities were these
conditions modified. and upon the first
named, as originally suggested by Alfred
II. Brooks. of the Geological Survey, we
made our attempt. with the result stated
Dr. Cook declared that he made his sue
cessful ascent by the other (northeast)
extremity Of the mountain. the general
contour Of which is, as a whole roughly
cubical and oblons. being from a geo.
logical standpoint in all probability, q
still rather unmOdifed intrusion Of iEne-
Gus rock between Paleozoic sediments on
the northwest and Mesozoic sediments on
the southeast
Ascent by an Arete.
Tt seems likely that Mckinley must be
assembled by an arete from one or the
other OF these same quarters. The ulti-
mate problem Is to overcome this ex-
| treordinary and general final relief in its
whole mass, and believe II 20 be one OF
much difficulty as a technical Alpine task.
Above an altitude Of 16,OOO-lsOOO feet the
actual climbing should not be prohibitive;
the worst, In a trained mOuntaineer'S &
opinion, would be over; the forces left TO
contend with would be those OF cold, IA
tigue, hunger. and the inevitable inroR5s
OF mountain sickness" above 1900 feet,
the failure 10 mention which in DR..
Cooks account OF his late feat was SO
striking a feature OF his narrative.
In the final analysis. then. the task OF
conquering Mount Mckinley is one OF
/ frst-rate technical difficulty for a trained
Alpinist, mitigated by weather conditions
that are more annoying and destructive
OF time, patience. and ones supplies than
| productive OF actual danger or climatic
impossibility, and BY the absence Of pro
hibitively rare atmosphere. To this must
be added. except in the case OF transport
ing your outfit 10 the actual base OF
| the mountain by sleds in winter-a plan
highly favored b. the maturest opinion
/ In Alaska-the pests, annoyances. and
! dangers OF perhaps the hardest" from
tier country ever exploited, and in maxi
! ing the preliminary winter trip. a sledgo
run over considerable glacial ice, under
| polar conditions.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

NY authority for speaking on the diff
cuIties of high mountain climbing in
Alaska is based upon four trips which 1
have made thither to undertake ascents.
writes Robert Dunn In the New York
Post This is as much as, or more than,
any one has attempted in mountaineering
in that country. and It has made me quite
familiar with most Alpine conditions be-
tween the Wrangel group OF the St.
Elias range. thence notwithstanding
Mount McKinley-to and including the
volcanoes OF the Aleutian Islands. Yet
must confess 10 lacking the technical
training with rope and ak necessary for
an Alpine climber. which cannot be OBJ
tanned properly outside of Switzerland.
Ny trip TO Mount Wrangel 1905 feet
high. IN 1900, was hardly more than
reconnaissance: in 1908, with DR.. F. a.
Cook. OF Brooklyn. we reached a height
on the southwest shoulder Of Mount Nc
Kinley Of 1880 feet. as recorded by a
pocket aneroid, 'uncorrected." and. as
far as I know. uncOmpensated for that
region, and thus probably inclined TO over
state. In 1906, I climbed with moderate
year reached the summit OF Wrangel
with W. T. Soule. who for eleven years
has been a resident OF Copper Center,
Alaska. Since an active crater makes
the crest Of Wrangel. my photographs Of
its interior have been filed as proof with
the United States Survey at Washing
ton This was a first ascent
These climbs, with DR.. Cooks second
try at Mckinley. the seven attempts
made upon Mount St Elias before the
Duke of the Abruzzi successfully won
its top, and much brilliant high noun
tain work by members Of the Geological
Survey whom modesty has always
kept from advertisement. make up the
sum OF Alpine work in Alaska under
taken for sport or for scientific ends.
Ascents Unusually Difficult.
To one like myself, who is acquainted
by actual observation only with the
higher Rockies Of Canada and the States,
and with portions OF the Andes. the diff
culties of climbing Ia Alaska appear on
the whole to be exceptionally severe.
The sole condition IN favor OF ascents
there is that no peak nearly reaches the
height-estimated at 5000 feet-above
which human life supposedly cannot be
maintained under the physical stress
Of scaling. But McKinley's 2O.300 feet.
the 1900 feet of st. Elias. the 1880 feet
OF Mount Logan. and the slightly lower
tops Of nearly a dozen more Alaskan
mountains, present other dilemmas, which
do not believe are exceeded even upon
the highest Himalayas, whose SUBMITS
are at present generally conjectured TO
be inaccessible.
J The first Of these is plainly the obstacle
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

bodys Congresswoman. She wants 20 be
mayor OF Denver so she can boss the
police force and have an ordinance passed
about the street-car hogs who sit down
while feminine fnery is dashed about as
the public service vehicles turn corners.
The result OF this first aid 10 the need
ed by Mrs. Decker IS that Colorado feels
the necessity Of a woman in Congress-at
least, all the women and some OF the
men OF Colorado feel it-and II the next
legislative body sits with AL Of a kind"
it's going TO be somebody eise's fault be
Sides Mrs Decker and Mrs. -eavitt A
woman must run for Congress. and Colo
redo women are swearing by all that is
coed and holy they are going 70 send ore
there. The women have convinced the
voters OF their seriousness. and mascu-
line and feminine residents who can cast
a ballot are looking about for somebody
for whom 20 cast H.
The men or the First district are begin
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR TAFT
Dr. Barker Who Put the President Condition for Western
Trip Tells of His Work.

sert-custard. for instance. without much
sugar-for dinner Starchy. greasy, and
sweet foods increase fat. and l put them
on the blacklist"
Had the President any fear that what
he was doing for good health would get
into the newspapers"
"Oh, no. He supposed that articles
would be written describing with more
or less detail the form OF his physical
exercises and he had no particular OBJ
lection to such publicity so long as the
writer's would keep within the truth. Mr..
Taft understands that the President is
a public officer and thai he cannot shut
himself away from general interest and
journalistic comment Moreover, he be-
lisues that what ne is doing to help him.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

what lacked in size tried to make up
in other ways. and so the contests were
not always humOrously one-sided.
AT the logical stage OF the training we
did some boxing. The first part of the
daily exercises to reduce the abdomen
was serious work for the President.
Wrestling and boxing were work and fun
as well. l am not a professional boxer.
II a man asked me to develop his arms
until the muscles looked like ropes or
rods OF iron, l should tell him 20 consult
Robert Fitzsimmons OF John l.. Sulli-
van.
Boxing Good for the "Wind."
But boxing is the best Of all exercises
for the wind. BY wind I mean lung
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

No Stnrchy or Sweet Food.
"A chop or a piece OF beefsteak, gluten
crackers. and cup of coffee for break
fast; only fruit for luncheon, and soup.
meat, green vegetables, and a light des-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
PRODUCE MARKET,

rI But ter-Receipts, 1920 tubs: cream
90. 49, s~etas:s ozoci price to retail dealers
So So. nrsts, zSc; extra firsts. 243kc; firsts.
ffrsts. 81 Y c; seconds. zoe; ladies' ~ e
-Of FieP PackR5a egei stock I l9e
laneous lots. eases returned ii1 1zitn.
cases included. 1Sc; ordinary SOC. fir y
H snast De 70 pei. cent fresh, 21Hc: prime
airs ainstS, packed l in new whitewood cases
ana ana must be 85 per cent fresh. 23c: ex-
IRA IRA; especially packed for city trade
', Mus niasl De 70 per cent fresh, 26c; No.
otatOes@Recefpts. "a cars oboioa =
la9ey. $50 SOC; fair to good, 55057c
sweet potatoes-South Carolina. 81 so
per T ori; Virginias. 5000 per bri.
% 9rdeF wssTs follows 8 to z 50 sG8 bs
% D TO ~ lbs, lOc; fancy, 101kc
ems ems 1oc; No. round 10c; No. /
chTpSc , &c No. l plate. 51ac.
ob klEe po4ltry,-Turkeys. per h, 14c;
springs, 17c; geese. &c; ducks, i7@1sscc'
Frutts--Apples. new, $500 1 50 bpI .
P926 5 cl3i,J JUMBO a6 bunch straight, $i1O@
Soc; lemons. $2.5004.50; oranges g. *
g 20 pineapples, $500 $50 per crate.
Pesches sI2 aS q 1 az per 24qt case
basket pO'' -'c per Gid
. California green frult-Cherries. soc
boxx.' per 3eX; peaches. s0DS5o per
% gums, 15c@ $3.50 per box; pears
VI - q 180 per box. >
$500; pony cra<es. 3oc Gssoo. 'f b. s 2oc g
1 ~ g6 SOC watemelons, $125.oo@ $500
Beans : Pea beans. hand nicked
G9 ,i9. $2;2o; fair to good. $a.12ib: ID
na5d4n6ey. 81 90 a 2.30; brown Swedish
S5.0065.121b ~ Nv IDS
j., Beeirries-Blackberries, st25a1.35 FER
- OTIS raspberries. red $1.5O6I.s0 ner
"a pts; blueberries, Is ats, Sf.5oG 400.
M SIre oa yegetab leso-Beets. 50075s per
rots' 300 zoe per 100; cucumbers. 100 s5c
per doz' caulifower, 250s1O9 per box:
green onions. ga &c par bunch: gres,
peas, S1.oo PEI. sack; lettuce. head, rer
I'D ! q 2; 4oc' leaf. zoe per box; mushroom.
~ % zOc per lb; onions. 500 75c nar
sack parsley. home grown, loo per doz.
ppteppperS, 50H soc per crate; radisbes
12c per sack; spinach ESQ soc per f 9b
ssM nS5 a. corn. 20 coo per sack; tomatoes,
brown. S1o0 per 100 -'oiiie-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
PURITANIC
SUNDAY NOT
NECESSARY

Chief Martins declaration to the eff
feet that all cigar, drug and fruit
stores would be closed in Gary Sunday
proved to have no weight. Mayor
Knots evidently afraid of the mer-
chants made no attempt to enforce
dead laws when he proved himself
wholly incompetent to enforce live
ones.
While there were no drinks obtain
able in the alcoholic line, yet the weary
pedestrian on Broadway could get the
classic ice-Cream soda and lemonade
at five and ten cents per
Despite the heat the town was not
dull Politics created excitement and
circus which arrived in the morning
to show today, enlivened things. The
gay white way. was filled with throngs
who went down to Fourteenth street
to see the tented village and hear the
lions and other ferocious animals roar.
In fact the noise as about the same
as pay day night in the patch in the
sold days.
p While the streets were lively. hun
-dreds Of others influenced by the mer-
CHESS heat radiating from the sand
dunes and over whelming parched
Threats betook themselves to the lake
front at Miller the beach at Hammond
and the fishing camps at Clark on the
Calumet. Some went for GOODNESS. but
the way the interurban cars were
packed. made every one envy the pro-
fits which the saloonkeepers of the ad-
joining town took in yesterday
Saturday night the interurban car
ried car load after car load of thirsty
workers to East Chicago, Hammond
and Miller, but every one carrying a
suit case. incidentally it may be men
toned Of the return trip. to express it
ir the language Of this mornings In
ter Ocean, both the citizens and the
suit cases returned to Gary full