Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-01-18


that exists.
WE wrote few weeks ago a com
mandatory notioeof the new express
arrangement. We thought then, and
think now, that the concession to the
business public of reduced freight
was handsome one. About the To-
cation of Office at the depot we were
not able to more than mention the
fact. A correspondent, however, dis
agrees with us this week. He thinks
the office should be up town, and so
on. We remember quite well that
when it was located in the Hitchins
building there was howl of indigna-
ton about that. So people ao,N bo
dissatisfied. If the office was put on
a whselbarrow and located at differ
ent spot every day to accommodate
all sections by turns the same discon-
tent would result. If the gas or
water company would ring their
pipes into our houses without charge,
there would still be some margin
left for grumblihg. In the express
matter, however, it is no small mat
ter to keep horse, wagon and driver
for delivery. So far as we have learn
ed 1T has never paid those who have
tried it.
But If we must have an uptown ex-
press office, let us have the depot also
up here. 1t is quite as important to
have our heavy goods placed at our
doors as the light. And wouldn't it
be glorious to get on and off the cars
on Main street, even it, to get
down to Cumberland level, we had to
make the circuit eff another Y. Now
gentlemen, turn on your batteries
and let us have the whole thing moved
up where a "short walk" will answer
all our freight and passenger pur-
poses.
"MRs, FAY's BARGAIN-A StoyY for
Wees at New Years. This is The
title of little story on the first page
of the JOURNAL this week, the moral
of which is so good that We commend
it, not only to "wives," but TO hus-
bands, sons and daughters as we'll.
1t applies exactly to an evil whie h af-
hlcts many people in Frostburg-
those, for instance, W h. send to Cum
berland, Baltimorc, PHILADELPHIA and
New York, for their bonnets, dresses,
etc, clothing, hats, boots, sho2s, etc,
just as though they could rot supply
themselves at home. The whole in
lqulty grows out Of a mania for hay
ing somothlngnobody else has-some-
thing Techcyche, unique, unapproach-
able, After all, how long does such
false glory last? The succeeding
Sunday finds somebody else in about
Or nearly tho same rig-somoboly fire.
queptly not able to sport it. The
party who made the debut is appro-
priately disguised. Aings aside the
gaudy eppondage, to repeat the ex-
porlment-if she is abl- If Lot, her
own bonnet, and her poorer neighbor's
foolish imitation--rwo cycsorcs-
must be tolerated in utt,r helpless
ness.
Now, it seems t lis hat in business
reciprocity, Indeed, in common houes-
ty, We ought to sustain those to whom
we are continually looking rorpatron-
age-those also through whose indus
try and enterprise our trade and prop
erty values are kept up. Why, what
we have, ara, aal expect to b., as
citizens Of Frostbnrg, are just what
our neigh bors, in very great measure,
are making for us. We re al, in The
same boat, and not one of us can lie
wrecked without the rest feeling the
disaster more or less. Ii is Il stand
ing obligation, imposed b. authori-
ties human and divine, tosusta.n each
other. "Whore is thy brother?"
Cain egasiyely replied By asking
Am | nay brothers ko per- Ger
tainly he was; so are we, and 10 sub
terfuae however plausible Will exempt
US from the duties we owe our ne Oh
bora. Indeed, taking the moral law
as our guide, thou shalt love thy
nelghbor as thyse t''--lot merely sen
timentally, but practically his rights,
privileges and immunites, which are
always equal to our own. The whole
structure # society and government