Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-01-11
a Short Talk Wi:ts GUr "tf:y
.'--Thc prcserveticr of order

Short Talk Wit. orr "ti:y
.''-Thc preservation of order
and quiet upon oar stlccts mutt seem to all
apprcciatiyc ones as rejecting great credit
upon the efficiency Of our authorities. The
policemen might claim much if it were not
that our citizens, as a ralc, are not gwen to
rock cssncss. This fact is not an argument
against their employment, because their
routine of duty lies, also. in other almost
cquslly important directions.
Now, unlike many other towns Of which
we know the quiet and satisfaction which
w. feel With rccrcn to oar personal safety
also pcryndcs our view o:somc other things.
We might owe much TO our natural adyan-
tarcs for pavement cleansing if we were
not content to wade along without asking
"whv is this thus Yes, we walk on
through sIllsh, snow and water needless
of tic complaints of a few grumhlcrs who
would have clear, dry sidewalks, and of
those, also. WHO wonder why The snow
is not shoyclcd away, and why the drains
outside the curb stone are not kept open
We pass unn,rmuringly, too, under the
"droppin%s of one Of our prominent sane
tllrricS; y il is true, we may avail ourselves
of that essentially American privilege, If
we don't like il, we can leave the sidewalk,
and try the mud OF the street. y church
with is ppclcss roof ovcrhanging much
walked pavement woull, in many places,
be the object of speedy correction; but, rs
VIC are used to it, ii is not worth while
probably to enter our feeble protest against
ANYTHING that is at all tolerah!c. And how
much we all enjoy the Undertaking facili-
tiles afforded hy hard freeze. We have
read of crystal pavcmcnts." Well, this is
nothing uncommon in FrOstburr they can
be seen almost any early morning after a
thaW or a shower We can see through
without much difficulty to the sqrare-lail
brick, or the lovely stones with which or
walks abound, or to the beautiful grounl
until our admiration is checked by glance
OF or heels skywarlls, followed by an 90"
or an Ouch y if not something worse when
somebody requests us, with Il vehement
smile, to come here an I'll help YOU up"
notwithstanding our good order, there
are some among lis who carry firearms i'll
PLAN violation of municipal statute, WHO
thereby assume the law is lacking i'll an adj
cquatc provision for the protection OF their
precious lives. There are boys and men
too, in Frostburg, who carry pistols without
the slightest reasonable prcteXt, and the fact
that some of the tormcrat least, do not know
how to handle or carry them is not matter
for pleasant contemplation. Besides we do
not lik" to regard or "chillillc and bland
youths as masked battcrics,' and locOmo-
tive ones at that. \ stray shot may strike
Il m 'rli not intended, but we would not he
surprised if the Mayor Shout at once Order
tie law to he carried out with reference 10
cary ny firearms. And if the same t!inr
occurs again. we doubt not t.ir fullest pos.
bic penalty viii be inflicted.
There are some olhcr irrcGllnril,,s vc
doAht not viii he more closely waite EEL ~
or N 1yor AMI Police 10 fu}iy mr,i It.
responsibilities o. ;'cjy position We expect
TO Gear % tic litir. -, cvcrrWllclrnt once"
or us nearly rs possible, and par,ic.Iariy al
ways on l9ud at the Gene OF disorder. II
is in this way ''ois" t.oy can bc what thcy
arc i, s;gnc,l-"a terror to cyil-,l0crs'