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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29

Aladdin rubbed his lamp.
Instantly the genie appeared.
"Well, what do you want this timer"
II want" said Aladdin, "a sixty
horsepower automobile latest 1910 pat
tern with
The genie uttered frightful roar
Don't you know, master, that the
factories are months behind with their
orders, that the prices for rubber tires
are prohibitive and that you never
could pay the repair bills even with
my help2 Ask me for an ocean yacht.
q suburban villa or an aeroplane and
III bring you one, but If you think
you're going to acquire an up to date
buzz wagon by the great caliph of
Bagdad, young man, you've got an
other guess coming"
Sadly the presumptuous Aladdin ac-
knowledged to himself that he wasn't
in 1t with the plutocrats Of the twen-
tieth century.-Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
THE CHARM.

nvAH de hill when de sun go down
an de
~ Shadders have a-Quit deir foolin'
roun', er kase dere
Hain't but de one what meks de dahk,
SOS de
Lishtnin' bug kin strike he spank. den yo'
Heah him a-callin dat lonesome buhd!
Monfullest SCUM dat evah yo' huhd!
Evah when yo' heah dat whippo'will
Lay alright down an a-roll up hill. an
yo'
Bones woan ache an yo' flesh woan shake
wild de
Fevah chill fer a whole long yc2h. Des
Min me, chile!
or Aunt Sukey, what WIZ 30 sick
All drawed up wild de roozymatick-she
Heah dat SCUM, an she know dat chahm,
an she
Lays alright down on huh hillside fahm,
Roll. an she ROLL twell she come to "
top, an
ovah she go-kerhip, kernop!
Kersouse in de crlck what run below,
an she
Nevah amt had no pain no mo-!
Preacher man lows: "'Twuz de bath done
de trick. Fer a
Crick in de back lay yo' back in de crick."
But
'Twan't dat-no! 'Twuz de lonesome buhd!
Mo'nfulest singah dat evan yo' huhd!
Den
Evah when yo' heah dat whippo'wil
Lay alright down an a-roll up hill, an
yo'
Bones woan ache an yo flesh woan quake
wild de
Fevah chill fer a whole long yeah. Des yo'
Mine me, chile!
Frank Preston Smart In Puck.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
Useful Gift For Grandma.

A useful gift for grandma or an in
valid friend Is cape made Of plain or
figured eiderdown or outing flannel
thirty-six to forty inches wide. Fold
and cut material into true square;
cut from one point to center. then cut
n round opening for neck. Finish the
edge by hcmming with some fancy
stitch with a crocheted border OF bind
with ribbon Tie with bow at the
neck.
Ribbon should match colors in ma
terial. For invalids there is no better
wrap, as 1t can be put on and taken
off so easily and when made of pretty
colors gives a touch Of brightness
which is very CHEEKY and pleasing to
the Shut-in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29

SdIueN air as Sllnple anu
unchangeable element like
gold. silver. etc. and the
problem of how air sustains life was
certainly Greek" to them.
This ignorance Of the composition
of air persisted until the latter part
Of the eighteenth century. when Priest
ley discovered that air is mixture of
gases, one of which. oxygen. is neccs-
mails he demonstrated that in passing
through the lungs air parts with some
of its oxygen to the blood and takes
from the blood a poisonous gas-car-
bon dioxide. PriestIey, of course, was
not aware that air may also bring
from the lungs and throat other or
ganic impurities and the microbes Of
disease As ignorance Of these facts
existed for thousands of years 1t Is
not strange that our ancestors builded
their homes and ordered their lives
entirely without regard to the value Of
fresh air. Even now, however, the
old habits persist to some extent, and
stuffy. overheated Ill ventilated rooms
may be found in every community.
If fresh air were a high priced COM
modify there would be some excuse
for not breathing it. But. except in
the case of overcrowded tenement
districts, pure air Is within the reach
of rich and poor alike, and neglect to
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
A HANDKERCHIEF BOX.

lid flaps. These should have one long
edge straight and the other rounded.
Now on the square place piece of
cotton padding, scented with good
Sachet powder, and over that square
Of bright silk. Stitch this down.
binding with narrow silk braid, and
then pad and cover the four sides and
lid flaps. Next take piece Of silk or
sikette three inches wide and yard
and quarter long and gather it top
and bottom. Hem the four sides on
to the bottom and draw up the puff
string.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
The Luck Of tho Draw.

The mistress was giving Harriet the
benefit of her advice and counsel
touching a momentous step the latter
contemplated.
"Of course, Harriet" said the lady
Of the house, "if you intend to get mar
ried that's your own business, but you
mustn't forget that marriage is very
serious matter"
"Yis, num-" said Harriet; "yis, mum,
know tits sometimes, mum. But,
mum, maybe I'll have better luck than
you did, mum."-Brooklyn Life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
Two Gift Books.

Take a piece of water color paper.
any size, fold in center, paint some
pretty design, flowers or scenery, and
diagonally the words in gold paint.
Guest Book" Use plain note paper
for leaves and tie with ribbon to
match color of design painted. Attach
to this n program pencil and cord.
A baby book is made the same way,
using blue forgetmenots scattered all
over the cover, blue ribbons and blue
or white pencil.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
Why Hs Giaaled.

Jimmie giggled when the teacher
read the story Of the Roman who
swan across the Tiber three times be-
fore breakfast.
You do not doubt a trained swim.
mer could do that, do you, James2'
"No, SIR" answered Jimmie. But
wondered why he didn't make 1t four
and get back to the side his clothes
we're On."-Farm life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
Knitted Wash Cloths.

Almost all children like to crochet.
They can make really useful presents
in shape of wash cloths Of heavy
white knitting cotton. Make chain
Of twenty-five or more stitches, ac-
cording to the size liked, and work in
simple crochet stitch until the rag Is
square A border Of blue or pink cot
ton can be worked into a simple shell
by the older children.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
Just In Keeping.

ut is not often that a mans name Is
In congruity with his disposition or
his occupation"
Sometimes the latter. The police ar
rested a man named Vine the other
day, and he turned out to be porch
climber Baltimore American.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
A Work 1raY.

A linen covered work tray has four
teen spools of silk laced around the
edge. The middle of the tray is en-
broidered In repousse daisy work. and
there is a heart shaped pin'ushion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
Doing His Best.

Joiner Ito his Apprenticeship vii.
lie, have you sharpened all the toolsi
Willie-Yus; all but the and saw,
and haven't quite got all the gaps
out of it.-Sketch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
An Easy to Make Box.

A handkerchief box Is simple pres
ent for child to make. Cut piece
of card six inches square. Then cut
four pieces each six inches long and
two wide for the sides and four more
six inches long and three wide for the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29

obtain it can only arise from igno-
rance or Indifference to bodily health.
suppose people may still be found
who dread to breathe the might air."
who delight In nice. warm" heavily
curtained rooms. where the sunlight
cannot fade the furniture and the win
ter air is rigidly excluded. would
invite the attention of such people to
a few simple and easily demonstrated
facts.
Fresh Air Facts.
In the first place, answering the pos
sible query, What has all this talk
about fresh air done for humanity?" l
would say that 1t has lowered the
death rate from consumption over 40
per cent In the last thirty years. In
the same period 1t has reduced the
death rate among people under thirty
years of age about 80 per cent. 1t
has done 50 much that cautious, con-
servative scientific men are looking
forward to complete eradication Of
consumption and other communicable
diseases and their Punishment to the
limbo where the "black death" and
smallpox have been driven.
Pure air is composed Of, approx
mately. seventy nine parts nitrogen and
twentyone parts oxygen, trace Of
carbon dioxide, vapor Of water and
minute quantities of other elements
which have no known influence on the
body. After air is expelled from the
lungs it contains, as Priestley first
demonstrated. an increased amount Of
carbon dioxide and a reduced amount
of oxygen.
1t has been estimated that each per
son requires 5000 cubic feet Of fresh
air per hour if the proportion Of car
bon dioxide is to be kept below 6 parts
In 10.0OO-the pure air limit.
1t must not be thought that carbon
dioxide in excess Of that quantity Is
particularly harmful IL unmingled
with other impurities it may be pres
ent In the proportion of 80 to 100
parts per 10000 without endangering
life. AS usually present in dwelling
'ooms, schoolrooms, factories, ETC.,
however. 1t is an index of the amount
of other impurities exhaled from the
lungs and. skin.
Open country air has been found to
contain only 8 parts per 10000. car
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29

tritle to make.
First of all, there is the frog pen
wiper. To make this gift strip OF
light green cloth or velvet. seven
inches long by three and half wide.
is required. This must be marked into
four divisions. The lower portion
should be lined with flannel. Sew the
edges together and turn up quarter
of an inch at the bottom and glue this
to a round circle of card. so that you
have bag with cardboard bottom.
Next cut piece Of card twice the size
of one of the flaps and cover it in red
flannel, making a hole half an inch
wide in the middle. Fold this card
and after padding each flap with cot
ton wool sew the flaps to each side OF
the hinge. Two small boot buttons
for eyes on the top flaps and you have
something very like a wide mouthed
frog sitting up. Now fill the body
through the mouth hole with small
shot and draw pen through the open
ing
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
PRESENTS CHILDREN
CAN MAKE.
Frog Pen
wiper For fa.
ther and a
Useful Cape
or a n d m a
Would Appre.
Ciate.

However nice a bought Christmas
present may be, 1t is quite certain that
as a child's gift mother or father.
aunt or uncle-indeed. any grownup
relative-wouId prefer something made
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
1t is No Use

A DVERTISING unless you have the
~ Goods, and no use having the Goods
unless you advertise in the 10 ENAL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29

by the little
donor herself.
In this column
a few home
made presents
which can quite
easily be made
by children are
described, and
none Of them
costs more than
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
on and Costs.

First Prisoner-What kind Of a time
did you have In the police court this
morning?
Second Prisoner-Fine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29

When applied to the newspaper page
they make people think twice.
First, people think there's n man who
keeps up with the procession
good goods on hand.
Again, If the home paper has enough
drops OF advertising ink on Its surface
to make a proper showing the outsider
thinks this must be a pretty lively
town.
Thus a drop of NEWSPAPER AID
VERTISING INK is good thing for
the town.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29
Home Course In
First of a Series of Eighteen
Articles
By EUGENE L. FISK. N. D.
Fresh Air In the Home.
Its Low Cost and
High Value
Copyright. 1910. by American Fress
Association.

~ HE old Greek philosophers re-
garded air as a simple and
Interchangeable element like
gold. silver, etc. and the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-10-29

this afternoon, she telling about the
delightful visits she made at West
Point when a girl. l listened, hoping
she would mention my name, but she
made no reference to me whatever.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22

Again has the clash between the
relative merits OF the day labor and
the contract system of building
large and difficult public structures
been called up by the collapse of
the Monroe street arch. This ques-
ton recurs because of the effort to
blame the unions for the alleged
demand for day labor on the job.
Union labor is in favor of day
labor under the proper supervision
mot otherwise. When the super
vision is not what it ought to be
then unicn labor is always to
blame
Union labor has Jared badly in
the building Of bridges by the pres.
ent city administration. Protected
by clause of the city charter
which it is claimed bars the city
from unionizing job, the city, first
under j. c. Ralston and later under
the present engineering heads, has
used every effort to keep from the
employmnt of union labor instead of
catering to it.
Members of the structural iron
and bridge workers union say the
same thing. What favors they have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
40 Per Cent
NOW SPENT

From six to eight months delay
In time, monetary damage amount
ING to $25, 1000, and a revelation
which bares the startling fact that
great deal more money will have
to be appropriated before there
will be sufficient cash on hand to
finish the job-these are the re-
suits Of yesterdays bridge crash.
The concrete work cannot be
finished this year, City Engineer
Morton Mccartney said this morn
ing. He stated that the work will
be carried on with the utmost dis
patch, but that the job will be tied
UP in the fall by the cold weather.
Work will be continued, of course,
next spring, but valuable time will
have been lost, and instead of
opening the bridge on scheduled
time-January lit will be some
time between July 1 and Septem
Der 1.
The monetary loss to the city
will not be quite $4,000. as the
loss as it stands now will be re-
duced to a slight extent by sal
wage. which may amount to several
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
G O N TIN u F. .
r O
P A G E O n f
BRlDGEMEN'S

with the erection of the biggest
concrete arch in the world. The fact
that said arch is now at the bottom
of the river is the best tribute to
the class of scientific engineering"
employed on the job.
THE TRUTH ABOUT 1T.
When the guys that held the
frame arch of the new Monroe
street bridge to the old steel struc-
ture were removed the first gust of
wind that came along naturally
blew the arch over.
The foreman of the crew of
bridge builders that erected the
arch asked that it be guyed before
the old steel bridge was removed
The engineers refused to give the
order to guy the arch and demanded
that the old bridge be cut and re-
moved or that the men quiet. The
old bridge was finally removed and
the wooden arch, 115 feet above the
water, was left standing without
any protection for the upper six
joints of the arch.
The bridgemen had felt the arch
culver a number of times and knew
that it was not safe. So when the
first evidence of windstorm ap-
peared yesterday afternoon they
left the arch and sought refuge on
tho old steel structure
Chief Foreman Farney told En-
gineers Green and Kennedy that the
arch should be guyed. but Farney,
who had just finished raising the
steel for the eight story Realty
building. was told to do as the en-
gineers dictated or quit the job
and Farney quit, rather than risk
his own life and those of his men.
The engineers than charged that
Farney was nuder the domination of
the union and afraid to tell the men
what to do. Farneys record as
builder shows that he can take care
of work when left to his manage
ment.
The trouble all along on the Mon
roe street bridge has been case
of youthful engineers. through in
experience, undertaking to go
against all practical rules and laws
of construction. Different foreman |
have tried to tell them what to do,
but their advice was either I'M
needed or the men discharged from
the job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22

thousand dollars. The exact
amount of the salvage cannot be
determined for several days.
And the amazing fact that. al
though the work on the Monroe
street bridge as it stands today Is
but just begun, almost half the
amount of money appropriated for
its construction has been spent.
The figures speak for themselves.
Up to June 80. 1910, the following
amounts had been expended:
For material ..........$ S4,OSS.2I
For wages and labor :. 52,S46.35
Engineering cost to city 4,904.65
Exporting of the plans. 100000
For liability insurance. 2,750.O0
Spent in all since June
80 (estimated) ...... 100000
Iotal ........ oZ,oo5'Ii
In bridge fund, June 30$335,147.11
Spent since ........... 100000
In fund July % $500 ,147.1l
Which shows that practically
40 per cent of the money has al
ready been spent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
FCAN'T BLAME THE
!. BRIDGE WORKERS

John Gerrick Of the firm Of Ger
rick & Gerrick, Seattle, structural
iron contractors, who raised the
steel frame Of the Old National
Bank building, was in the city to-
day, and on being asked about the
collapse Of the Monroe street
bridge arch, said:
swell, It Is too bad that any
body got hurt. am particularly
pleased to learn that all Of the old
bridge men got into the clear, for
I am personally acquainted with
them all. Some Of them have
worked for me for eight or 10
years.
GAS for the bridge workers being
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
G o n Tin u E d
C r o -
P A G E Q N f
PREPARING

Jeffries re-enter the ring" he said.
Since Tex Richard is now with
Jeffries on fishing trip and had
conference with Gleason before he
went and since Berger was present
at the first interview between Tex
and Jeffries, Chicago fans believe
that the optimistic statements of
the fighters manager and Gleason
indicate that the fight will be
staged, eff the public is willing"
Richard already has declared that
he wants to stage another fight, and
Jeffries has said that he is consid-
ering the matter
I'm my opinion" Berger contin-
ued, "Jeffries could whip Johnson
any day in the week. He was so
| nervous that he was practically a
mental wreck on July Fourth. 1t is
not likely that it would happen that
he would be in that condition
again"
IF Jeffries re-enters the ring for
a return match with the negro, the
result might be an entirely different
story" said Gleason. HE was not
himself in the Reno fight"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22

afraid to cut that old span Is all
nonsense for any one to make such
statement. l erected a much
larger cantilever bridge than the
one at Monroe street over the Col
umbia river at Wenatchee, using
the same men that l had on the
Old National bank building, and
that are now at work on the Mon
roe street bridge.
"You can't blame these men for
not wanting to work under people
who do not really understand
bridge building or structural iron
work, such as the men at the head
of the Monroe street job"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22

investigation of the other rifles at
the fort with the result that an.
other gun was found today in such
condition that a similar serious &C.
cident was feared. The mechanism
of the huge disappearing gun in
one of the emplacements was
found so worn that the breeck lock
was held In place after closing only
by a thin strip of metal. The gun
will be replaced with new rifle
before target practice is resumed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
G.. w. MAHONEY OF
SEATTLE IS DEAD

SEATTLE, July z2.-George W..
Mahoney, capitalist and extensive
real estate owner, is dead at his
home here, aged GO. Death followed
an operation yesterday on the
brain.
Mahoney began life as messen-
ger boy in the office of w. H. Van
derbilt in New York.
He leaves a widow and two
daughters, Miss Camille MahOney
of Seattle and Mrs. Frank A. Kane
of Vancouver. B. C..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
FIVE NEGROES, RESISTING v: u
ARREST, KILLED BY SHERIFF.

will meet tonight at the armory ii
further discuss plans for the form
alton of new order of soldiexS
here-probably branch of the
Army of the Philippines. 1t is said
that at least 100 members haxA
agreed to join the insurgent move
ment, which is protest against the
activity of the Bolo club, the polit.
ical organization within the Spanish
War Veterans, that has acted as a
sort of Tammany Hall for several
years, other members say.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
Our Great July
Clearance Sale
Starts Tomorrow

We will sell sample merchandise at prices that will defy
all competition in the city of Spokane This the original
sample store Of Spokane We buy samples, the best of
merchandise, at much less than they are WORTH and we
sell them the thus making regular prices mucS
less than the ordinary store. But going to
cut our already low prices, and cut them deep.
We have too much merchandise on hand, and we are
going to sell it at sacrifice of every cent of profit
yes at positive loss
Read these prices and then be hand early tomorrow
morning Let nothing keep you away. Every article in
the store is priced in figures each one of which means
distinct and positive saving to you.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
(By United Press Leased Wire)

ELLIOTT, Miss, July 22.-Five
negroes are dead and two mortally
wounded as a result of their de-
termination to resist arrest on a
minor charge. Deputy Sheriff eau
ley. who had been instructed to
make the arrests, went to the
field where the negroes were
working. The negroes rushed the
sheriff with their pitchforks. eau
ley shot five to death and wound
ed two others SO seriously = that
they cannot live. He had a revolt
yer In each hand and says the bat
Il was over in ten seconds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
DAY LABOR PLAN MUST
HAVE PROPER SUPERVISION

received, in the way Of employment,
was because the engineers could
not ct along without them and not
because they loved them. Under a
contract job the structural men say
they would not have had near the
trouble they have had on the Mon
roe street job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
Lingerie and Tailored Waists
at Prices Which Are Almost
Giving Them Away

We defy any store in the city to come anywhere
equalling the prices we making on these waists
85c waists will sell for the small price Of $50
$75 waists will sell for the small price of. ..... Use
$3.50 waists will sell for the small price Of 81 90
$3.50 waists will sell for the small price of. so
$3.50 waists will sell for the small price of. 90
All we ask that you will come in and see these waists
We know that you will buy them on sight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-22
g O Min u T. D
r o -
p A @ F. O n f
POINDEXTER

dexter he will come under the wire
winner.
PAST PERFORMANCES.
On the record of past perform
ances, Wilson Is credited with one
victory and a dozen humiliating de-
feats. Burke has no form" worth
considering. Ashton has not run
in an election for public office
within the memory of well-lnform-
ed politicians. Poindexter has won
every contest he ever entered. On
the basis of past performances his
record is perfect.