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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
Park a Beauty SPOT,

Owing to the perseverance Of Street
Commissioner Ganzenmuller, Central
park, in Sea Cliff, n. Y. has been re-
deemed from Its former condition OF
untidiness and Is fast assuming the
look OF an up to date and pretty park.
The park, which is quite near the
center Of the village, was filed with
dead chestnut trees when Mr.. Ganzen-
muller took office. One Of his first Of
flcial acts was to secure permission to
cut the trees down and put the lumber
so obtained to good use for the village.
Later on the stumps were attacked
and removed Now the entire park
has been leveled and graded. Paths
are being laid out, and the ground will
be seeded down to grass, and other
things will be planted.
The value Of the surrounding prop
erty has been increased by the changed
onnnaranra Of tho mark
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
Why the English Went to Egypt.

An essay on Egypt by one of Black
burns brightest school children: "Pha-
raoh was noted for making bricks, and
he had his name stamped on every
brick, lie was Il very eXtravagant ruiz
er, and in 1879 he brought the country
into debt and oppressed the people and
they had to work for nothing. He
was very cruel. England then sent
Lord Cromer, and he has ruled Egypt
wisely and welL"-London Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25

KING ROAD DRAG MADE OF PLANES
out doubt the best implement for keep
ing roads in shape and in many in
stances is as efficient as any other i'm
plement in the construction of earth
roads.
The King drag can be constructed
of either split log or Il plank. but in
Nebraska TIE plank is much easier to
obtain than the log; hence this brief
description pertains to the construction
from planks.
Select a good yellow pine. ash or oak
plank two inches thick. twelve inches
wide and fourteen feet long. Cut this
in two at an angle so that one edge
of each piece is seven feet six inches
long and the other edge is six feet six
inches long Spike to the back and
along the center of each of these
plankS a two inch by six inch piece,
which re-enforCeS the plan. Bore the
holes for the cross stakes about TWEEN
tysiX inches apart and four inches
from each end with Il two and onc-halt
inch augcr, using care to keep the auger
perpendicular to the plank. The two
inch by four inch brace at the front
end should start from the middle of
the rear plank and drop to the bottom
part of the front plank. The blade,
which is generally made of stock cutter
steel, should be given the proper cut
ing slope by placing a wedge shaped
strip between it and the plank. One
end of the chain is fastened to a cross
stake, and the other passes through Il
hole in the plank and is held in posi-
ton by means of pin.
The use of the drag is more salts
factory if the road has first been
crowned with blade grader, but
whenever this is not convenient and
the traffic is not too heavy the road
may be gradually brought to a crown
by means of the drag.
The surface of the average country
road should be covered in one round
with the drag. One horse should be
driven on the inside of the wheel
track and the other on the outside, the
drag being set by means of the chain
so that it is running at an angle of
forty-five degrees with the wheel track
and working the earth toward the
center of the road. In the spring,
when the roads are more likely to he
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
WnoLr Nunprn, 2,O5O
- The -"
Scrap Book
Emphatic.

John Barrett, director of the inter
national bureau of American rcpub-
lies, now has thorough knowledge of
the meaning of the word "Stung" as
It is used in popular sense.
One of his bureaus principal duties
Is to promote trade relations between
this country and the Latin American
republics, and Mr.. Barrett does every
thing in his power to make good on
his job Not long ago he had new
Nea. He turned to the bees of Mexico
ms n means of increasing business be
tween the United States and that
country and put out bulletin. Ac-
cording to the printed pamphlet, Mex
lean bees were the best bees that ever
buzzed. They were docile. They were
nffcctonate. Finally, they were sting
less, biteless and warranted not to
sting the baby. All this information
was widely distributed among bee fan
ciers and honey producers of the Unit
ed States.
The other day Mr.. Barrett received
this letter:
Dear Mr.. Barrett.-I am Missouri
farmer, and l seen where your trade
bulletin said that Mexican bees are
stingless. l sent to Mexico for some
Of these bees You are liarv'-Pitts-
burg Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
HOW LINCOLN
BEAT SEWARD.
Judge Reyes of Concord, Last
Surviving Massachusetts Dele
gate, Tells Story of Historic
Fiqht In the WigWam.

WTDGE JOHN S. KEYES of Con
cord, who until he passed away
IN May IL last was the only surviv-
~ ing delegate from Massachu-
setts to the Republican national con
vention in Chicago that nominated
Abraham Lincoln for president in 1850.
sat in his library shortly before he died
and told a visitor how the Illinois rail
splitter came to be named for the high
est officer in the land, as he recalled
the proceedings in the Wigwam, the
big hall built for the occasion:
George Ashmun had been taken by
both sides as chairman, but no one
ever knew which side he favored. ana
nobody dreamed that Lincoln had
votes enough outside his own state to
make any showing against Seward.
That's what Harper's Weekly said
before the Cooper institute speech too:
Mr. Lincoln of Illinois would add no
strength to the ticket
"Wen. everybody thought so ut that
time Well. soon there was a call all
over the house for ballot-l0,oOO peo-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
GOOD OUT OF EVIL.
Even the Mail Order Catalogue, TAX
ing Money From Town. Has Its Uses,

Even the Mail Order Catalogue, TAX
ing Money From Town. Has Its Uses,
The catalogues of the mail order
houses, beyond their utility in promot-
ing the sale Of merchandise of the
stores which issue them. are further
valuable in the matter of stimulating
wants and creating demand for va
riety Of articles not found ordinarily
in the stocks of local stores.
Merchants striving to get and keep
the home trade Of their towns to
which they are entitled justly have
been heard to express very favorable
opinions of the value of such cata-
logues, inasmuch as they assemble in
an indexed volume and in detail all
the ordinary articles of merchandise
with which dealers need to stock their
stores and give them at the same time,
when direct quotations are lacking,
some idea Of ruling prices for unfa-
miliar merchandise
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
A Quick Ston.

John Ballard's brother, the judge,
was once hearing Il case where Law
yer LawleSS prosecuted. Lawyer Law
less was notorious for his long wind
edness. He would sometimes speak
for days and days. On this occa-
sion he had been spOuting forth his
concluding argument for six hours
and the end was nowhere In sight
when Judge Ballard beckoned his
brother John and whispered:
Cant you stop him. Jack?"
"I'll stop him In two minutes" John
Ballard replied confidently.
And he wrote and passed to Lawyer
Lawless the following note:
My Dear Colonel-As soon as you finish
your magnificent argument I would like
you to Join me at the Revere House in a
bumper of rare old bourbon.
Lawyer Lawless, haltlng in the
midst of an impassiOned period, put
on his glasses and read the note that
had been handed him; then he re-
moved his glasses again and, taking
up his hat and bag, said:
"And now, may 1t please the court
and gentlemen of the jury, leave the
case with you"
A minute later he was proceeding
In stately fashion In the direction OF
the Revere House Washington
Star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
Burns and Fame.

1t is amusing to learn that Burns
when just emerging from obscurity
1ocularly anticipated that his birthday
would come to be noted among other
remarkable events. In a letter to his
early patron, Gavin Hamilton, in 17SG
he says, For my own affairs | am in
fair way of becoming as eminent as
Thomas a kempis or John Bunyan,
and you may henceforth expect to see
my birthday inscribed among the Won
derful events i'll the Poor Robin and
Aberdeen almanacs along with the
BLACK Monday and the battle of Both
well Bridge"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25


The first practical idea Of the balloon
originated in the latter half of the
eighteenth century, when the Mont
golfer brothers, noticing how smoke
rose upward into the air, conceived the
idea of filling a bag with smoke. The
development of this idea resulted in
the construction of the first hot air bal
loon In June, 1888. This consisted Of O
spherical cloth bag about thirty-fve
feet in diameter and inflated over a
fire fed with bundles of chopped straw.
The next step was the use OF hydrogen
gas, and the balloon was practically
invented as used today. The use Of
this gas was the idea Of NJ. Charles, a
professor of natural philosophy at
Paris.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
BROUGHT to the Point.

Mr.. Popinjay falling on his knees
Miss Perkins, l can no longer resist
the passionate impulse to appeal to
you on the momentous subject that is
fraught for me with the issues Of life
and death. And yet am overawed
at my presumption when | take into
consideration the celestial glamour of
your personal charms, the dazzling
luster of your intellectual attainments,
the exquisite, the adorable
Miss Perkins-Excuse me. MI Popin-
jay. but there are times when elo-
quence is rather out OF place. If you
wish to pop the question pop 1t and be
done with it.
The question was duly popped.-Ex-
change.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25

FOR PRESI DENTAL NOMlNATltN, WHO
BECAME HIS SECRETARY CT STATE.
pie can make Il great nOiSc-hnd when
Chairman AShmun could b" heard he
said, 1t would be Il great convenience
to the clerks if we did not proceed to
vote this afternoon, as the tally sheets
have not yet arrived and the citizens
of Chicago have invited the visiting
delegates to Il sail upon the lake
"Of course all Illinois and Lincoln
men voted for the adjournment. for
they wanted to gain time.
"They worked all the night through
and talked over the delegates as best
they could, so that by the next day.
when the roll was called, the whole
convention was leavcncd with Lincoln
sympathizerS, though few dared to go
against the organized political prefer
ence of their individual states. They
had counted upon Cameron of Penn
sylvania and Bates, a st. Louis man,
who also was the personal preference
of men from other states, to divert the
solid Seward vote. But if the vote had
been taken on Thursday the Seward
men could have surely nominated him
on the second ballot. Indeed, they
were so sure of victory that they pa
raded down to the convent, IL hall
with banners flying. Meanwhile the
loudest Lincoln voices were located in
the best seats on that Friday morning
when the nominations came.
"Mr. EvartS of New York nomna ted
William II. Seward. Then Mr. Judd
of Illinois said, 1 desire on behalf of
the delegation from Illinois to put in
nomination as candidate for preSi-
dent of the United States Abraham
Lincoln of Illinois,
'Then the names Of William l.. Day
ton of New Jersey, General Simon
Cameron of Pennsylvania and Salmon
+, Chase of Ohio We're presented. and
then C.. Il. Smith of Indiana desired
'On behalf of the delegation from Indi
ana to second the nomination of Abra-
ham Lincoln of Illinois. and Mr.. Della
no of Ohio, who also seconded Lin
coins name. called him the man who
could split rails and maui Democrats
1.-The second vote was very close
Seward 1911. and Lincoln 1Sl. There
were only five Massachusetts men who
voted for Lincoln on the first and sec
] ond ballots and only eight Massachu-
sets men out of the twcnty-SiX, mind
Won. even on the third, which stood
231lb for Lincoln and 1SO for Seward,
and so Lincoln was nominated in the
midst of an uprOar | shall never for
get. Governor Andrew OF Massachu-
sets was the first to endcavor to make
the vote unanimous, Lincoln ultimate
" getting 364 votes. Andrew and
Evarts of New York made the first
addresses to that end"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
A Match For tho Bishop.

In the days when church disestab-
lishment was being very warmly dis
cussed In Wales Mr.. Lloyd George
won great local repute by his cam
paign against the bishop of st. Asaph.
At meeting held In Flintshire the
chairman, a Welsh deacon with very
strong convictions, got up to introduce
Mr.. Lloyd George.
Gentlemen" he said, II haff to in
troduce to you tonight the member for
the Carnarvon boroughs. He hass
come here to reply to what the bishop
of st. Asaph said the other night
about Welsh disestabishment. 1t tss
my opinion, gentlemen, that the bish-
op Of St Asaph iss one of the biggest
liars In creashon. [Cheersl But l
am glad to say that we haff match
for him in our speaker tonight"
Mr.. Lloyd George afterward said the
only thing that saved him from going
to pieces was the roar of applause
that followed the speakers astounding
statement.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1911
ting edge to settle deeper than light

ting edge to settle deeper than a light
one.
There are very few periods of the
year when the use of the drag does
not benefit the road. but it does the
best work when the soil S moist and
yet not too sticky. This is frequently
within half days time after a rain
" hen the earth is in this state it
works the best, and the effects of work
ing 1t are fully rs beneficial as Mt any
other time. The Nebraska soils when
mixed with water and thoroughly
worked become remarkably tough and
imperviouS to rain. and if compactcd
in this condition they become extreme
ly hard. This action of the soil in be
coming so hard and smooth not only
helps to shed the water during rain,
but also greatly retards the formation
of dust
SO much has been written and said
pertaining to the great benefits from
the use of the road drag that many
people beginning the use OF ii become
discouraged before they are well start
ed. They should not feel thus, as 1t
often takes a whole season for the
road to become properly pudded and
baked to withstand the rains and traf
fic After a road has been worked with
a drag only short time it is not well
to expect it to stand up to heavy traf-
fic during a continued damp spell with
out being affected. However, 1t will
take far heavier traffic than most earth
roads receive to more than scuff up
the surface. During the four years
that the writer has observed the road
shown in the Illustrations only once
has it ever become so soft that teams
were not hauling ton and a half Of
coal in each load over it. Even in the
fall of 1909 teams were delivering
$500 pounds of coal at load to the
university farm boiler house before
the roads became frozen.
1t is not well to consider the benefits
from a good road as solely confined to
heavy traffic, for there is no doubt
that the time saved to light vehicles
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
NO "Cries- In Berlin.

There are no Berlin "CrieS." News
papers are sold almost in silence by
spectaClcd men who look like profess
sors. Handbills-most of them invit-
ing to cafes of the cheaper kind-are
offered at street corners by old gen
tlemcn who might easily pose for dea-
cons of the church. No piano organs
play In the central streets; no huck-
stcrs bawl their wares. The only
sound in the city is the Clatter Of the
horses hoofs on the clean asphalt and,
of course. the griddng Of electric tram
cars on their endless journey round
the city. But most everywhere, too.
one hears the noise of hammer and
chisel where workmen are raising new
palaces.-Progress Magazine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
Not Guilty.

Poor Tweedledum was In trouble.
He was up before the local magis-
trate. "Oficer," demanded the dis
penser of justice, read the charge"
Mumbledun's chest expanded sob
structing the traffic by causing large
crowd to assemble in Ditchwater
street on the goth inst, yer worship"
"And defcnse?" raped out his wor-
ship, turning to Tweedledum. Twee-
dledum cleared his throat. Sir" he
replied, II happened to appear in my
front garden wearing a tie my wife
bought me for my birthday, and 1t
got about that I was going to give a
comic entertainment. That Is ALL
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
A GEOLOGIC PHENOMENON.
Raised Beaches and Caves of the Island
of Arran

Raised Beaches and Caves of the Island
of Arran.
The island OF Arran Is one of those
places on the west of Scotland where
the geologic phenomenon known as
raised beach" Is very apparent. All
along the coast there are evidences
that the land has been considerably
elevated at some period of the worlds
history. One Of these proofs is the
presence of caves of various sizes
formed by the action of the waves in
the past, but which are now well
above the present high water mark.
The farmers use some of the larger
caves as shelters for sheep in stormy
weather.
In remote corner of the Island one
Of these caves has been converted into
a human habitation, where a family Of
several persons dwell in absolute se-
clusion. Their occupation is tho gath
ering of whelks, an employment which
is said to afford but q precarious live
lihood AS the gathering of the she'll
fish can only be done at low water and
as the fishers have no boat or other
occupation, they have ample leisure to
enjoy the pure air and bask in the sun
shine
Except for the drip from the face OF
the high rocks above, which is skill
fully diverted, the cave is absolutely
dry The interior Is shaped like tri-
angle, the floor forming the base. Save
at the sides there is ample room to
stand upright and move about inside.
Besides the beds and cooking utensils.
the cave contains many articles Of va
rlous kinds. giving the interior quite
homelike appearance. The apology for
fireplace is some way back from the
entrk&e, through which the smoke
find way outside. - Wide World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
A Little Previous,

Conductor" exclaimed an irate wo-
man who carried many bundles as she
paused on the platform Of the crowded
tramcar, 81 thought l told you that
l wanted to get off at Pelham avenue!'
But, madam
Don't you say word! l know all
about your car being very full and not
being able to remember where every
body gets off. I've heard that before"
But, madam, T.
You may be sure that l shall report
you, sir, and for your impudcnce too"
She alighted, the conductor rang his
bell, and as the car started he said po-
litely as he touched his cap:
I'm very sorry, madam, but Pelham
avenue is half mile farther on
London Tit Bits.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
A Frank Critic.

A wealthy widow whose goodness of
heart outmatches her fairness Of face
has an old Scottish servant, William
by name. Her husband had been a
very handsome man, and one day
when she was looking Mt his portrait
on the mantelpiece in the sitting room
and William was fusslng round the
crate in a moment of impulse she
asked, william. what do you think
made such n handsome man as Colo
mel S. marry such a plain woman as
meY'
William looked from the portrait to
the speaker. meditated second and
answered, Must have been heavens
will, memT'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
Who Is My Brother7

He Is my brother who hath need
No matter what his race or creed
Wherever men in anguish cry,
Wherever men in sorrow lie,
Wherever bitter tears are shed.
Wheree er the star of hope hath fled.
IT'S thine to comfort and sustain.
Let no one cry to thee In vain.
Oh, let thy charity extend
Beyond the household of thy friend!
Thy love search through the world to find
The weak and suffering of thy kind
Let charity begin at home,
But oh. forbid 1t not to roam,
To seek upon the highways drear
The souls that faint for words OF cheer!
Marcus Petersen.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
Tho Willy Giraffe.

Perhaps the most difficult of all wild
animals to capture is the giraffe. In
addition to being very rare, giraffes
are exceedingly timid and are very
swift footed. There is no special way
to capture Il giraffe, as almost every
way has been tried, and all have been
almost equally unsuccessful. The meth,
cd which has occasionally resulted in
a capture is by using a long cord at
each end of which is a round weight.
This cord is thrown by the hunter in
such Il manner as to wind around the
animals legs. either bringing it to the
ground or rendering it incapable of es-
Gaping before it is made prisoner.
Most of the giraffcs in captivity have
been caught by chance when young
Chicago Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
BUSINESS.

Perpetual devotion to what a
man calls his business, says Ste
venson, is only to be sustained by
perpetual neglect Of many other
things, and it is not by any means
certain that a mans business is the
most important thing he has to do"
The man who makes business a
continual excuse for not being pub
lie spirited. neighborly and godly
is merely a shmker.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
A Great Secret.

Old Bachelor Uncle-W Well. Charlie.
what do you want now?
Charlie-Oh. | want to be rich
"Rich! Why SOP"
Because I want to be petted. Ma
says you are an old fool, but must be
petted because you are rich. But it's
a great secret, and mustn't tell it."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
She Loved Him,

This was after the quarrel ~ can
never forgive you," he cried. Last
night you said was lobster"
"But you know" she replied. and her
tone was conciliatory-"you know how
dearly love Holsters"
With n glad cry he folded her to his
breast.-Philadelph Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25

ceived the idea of permanent
} seminary for girls. This was
received coldly, and she next
proposed an institution which
should give a thorough educa-
tlon to girls of moderate means,
} the plan being to divide house
hold tasks among all the stu
) dents In such ways that they
would not interfere with school
duties. This proposal was re
ceived with enthusiasm, money
was raised and the Mount llol-
, yoke seminary was started, Of
which Miss Lyon was made the
, head for the rest of her life.
= q 4 \ 2
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
Picked the Heavy Ones.

Meat Eater-l've tried nuts as food
for some time, hut they don't seem
to agree with me,
Vegetarian-What kind OF nuts did
you use?
Meat Eater - Doughuuts. - Boston
Transcript.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25

graduated from Bowdoin college
In 1925. Professor of modern
languages at Bowdoin lS2o-39,
Professor of modern languages
and belles-lettres at Harvard
1864. Published many vol
umes of poems, beginning In 1889
with "Voices of the Night
Among his most noted long
poems are THE Song Of Hia-
watha," "Evangeline" and The
) Courtship of Miles Standish." His
shorter lyrics, such as "A Psalm
of Life" THE Children's Hour"
THE Bridge" and The Day Is
) Done" are widely known.
100000. 90. <sSs:s:3%s>3+ +s.Ss.%. <s,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25

"That man doesn't own an auto and
has no chance OF ever buying one"
HWhat makes Tou say thatF
ITS easy to tell. Didn't you see
how heartily he laughed when he saw
his friends auto stalled in the mud"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-25
THE HALL OF FAME.
HENRY w A d S W o II L II
LONGFELLOW-American poet,

perhaps the
most popular
of all poets
ere n II d
abroad dur
ing his ca
reer. B . rn
L rt | Il II d,
Me, Feb. -,
1907; d e d
brid ge,
Mass, March
"a, 1882. Was