Frostburg mining journal., 1881-10-08

I'LL 1hhlluH Va " hehp wv
in cold weather. Overccats were
donned and stoves put up. Wednes-
day morning heavy frost was dis
covered and ice form ed on exposed
pools of water.
THINGS Ev1pENT-That Frost ave-
nue. is fortunate street.
That George Hill still makes better
soap than is brought from abroad.
That the grass is too short to make
skinned milk.
That the pickle crop is failure.
That the canal ought to be fed by
our water works.
That the lower reservoir should
be cleaned first.
That Mr.. Hohing does not wish he
"were boy again"
That the coal trade is "jes SO, boss.
That the Oriole is "von nice leetle
bird"
That we should have had some of
our Septober in Octembsr.
That mcst political talk is growing
more and more dishonest and unre-
liable.
That the information given the
Cumberland Times "that the compa.
mics would send more coal to market
if they could mine it faster, there
being scarcity of miners just now, :"
is an eighteen karat joke.
That the excavation at the corner
of Broadway and Mechanic streets is
more dangerous just after the 10Th
than at any other period of the
month.
That n,ollia temp0ra fam& have not
arrived.
That the industry of the Virginia
miners on the day of President Gar
fields funeral, when everybody else,
including the proprietor, was observ-
ing it out of respect to the memory of
the illustrious dead, was not of that
kind which speaks well either Of their
or manliness.
That oysters are suffering for rain.
That if the multiplication of Sena-
torial candidates and the subtraction
of commissioners and sheriffs go on,
the democratic and republican par
ties will be reduced to vulgar fractions.
That the Baltimore american pays
the miners ever SO much of left
handed compliment.
That we arc having an earlier
spring this fall than usual.
That "mihi curat tuturi" is the motto
of the average nominee.
Thst a sham battle il safer game
than base ball.
That extremes met when "original"
republicans and Jeffersonian demo-
Gratis played the ''justice and mercy"
programme and turned up lovingly
on the greenback ticket.
That Fred. johnson has enough tin
on hand to roof the town, and enough
over to veneer the oountenances of
all the political liars on the road.
That the Cumberland Times has us
at vast disadvantage just now upon
the Frostburg and Cumberland girl
question.
That the people of Homecoming,
Phenix-like, are busily engaged Fri
sing from the ashes"
That "Eckhart' writes an interest
ing letter, and that we will be glad
to hear from him more frequently.
That we cannot and will not be
held responsible for either the state
ments or opinions of correspondents
of the JOURNAL.
That the JOURNAL ia so much in
need of money that it is impossible to
smile satisfactorily.
That Mr.. William j. Farrell will
not be disinterested spectator of
one of the battles" to-day.
That Her Majesty's Ship, Pinafore,
will drop anchor in the harbor Of
on the 2lst the crew will
come ashore and have a merry time
of it for the dslectation of the natives.
That we are largely indebted to
the Westminster (Md,) Advocate, Bal
timore Gazette, Front Royal tVa.)
Sentinel, and several other valued ex-
changes for recent complimentary
references.
That the music Nickel's Maatodon
Miustrels are rehearsing is said to be
the most melodious ever heard in this
section.
That the way tho cases are chang.
ing bases is a caution to the circum-