Frostburg mining journal., 1883-06-02

is "not to be mentioned under any
circumstances sometimes it hides
from public view thu inconsequentia
source Of news and gossip, ths very
mention of which would invalidate
such news or gossip; sometimes it lie
the mere peg on which the CORES.
pondent hangs his own opinions,
trusting to his own judgment and the
plausibility Of the information to sus-
tain him. ut is said" conveys MOI e
substantial meaning than the bold
statement and leaves room for retreat.
ut is said" shoulders = vast amount
of responsibility and forms convent
eut bridge upon the abutments Of fact
and fancy, truth and falsehood, across
which all sorts Of stuff is railroaded to
the public market. "It is said" usu-
ally comes into the newspaper office
BY wire and costs money.
But it is cheaper than libel suits
and statement Of more delicate sha-
ding than "it is understood" or lit is
believed" All of these come by wire,
along with the prominent politician, "
an eminent lawyer" distinguished
republican" prominent Allegany
county democrat" and a "stalwart
senator" 1t is rare to see them in
letters, for the letter writer, with the
responsibility which attaches to his
signature, may indulge in opinions
and write only of facts that have
been verified. There is a certain
freedom about at is said" which COR
responds with the womauly gossip
founded on "they say" Many agood
story is builded upon it; many an un-
pleasant truth anent public men is
borne upon its fragile spine, and many
a malicious stab Is concealed beneath
Its apparently innocent skirts.
No we'll regulated newspaper Office
can get along without it. Its business
is to tell what is said about every thing
and everybody in whom the public
feels an interest. 1t is not necessary
to prove that what is said in Cumber-
land is true or untrue that it is talk
ed about ia sufficient if the subject is
important enough to warrant print.
ing.
have heard enough within the last
two or three days to fill a page of the
MINING JOURNAL.
ut is s,id"-nsver mind the au.
thority-that Hon. George Cotton
who lectured May 23d in the Acade'
my of Music on Beauty" came here
to see how the democrats stood in re.
gard to re-n0minating governor Ham
ilton. Although be stsid at the house
of an anti-Hamilton man, it is not
thought that he made any attempt te
convert him. ut is said, moreover
that he and Col. Alfred Spates had q
long interview in regard to POLITICAL
matters, and that both expressed the
opinion that governor Hamilton would
make no appointment to fill the va
cancy on the bench.
ut is said" that Mr.. B. A. Rich
mond has taken the field for Hon. H
W. Hoffman in Washington county in
opposition to MIR. w. ]. Read, who if
anxious to fill the vacancy, noswith'
standing he was defeated for the Chiei
Judgeship last fall by Judge Alvey
Hoffman is we'll "Braced" up at home
and is strongly supported by Sheriff
Shuck aud his friends.
1T is said" Mr.. Jacob Brown is the
clark horse" upon whom the friends
of Hoffman and Read must finally
unite.
at is said" that the Blaen Avon
coal company has worked its mines
since the opening of the season tc
full capacity, producing over 500 tons
daily. A year ago it was rated in
market as inferior to-day it takes
the lead, and why? Because in that
mine you will find miners who are
among the best in the land, which
shows that there is science in dig
ging coal, which some people do moi
want to admit. Ths company we un'
derstand has large contracts-enougb
to cover all the coal they can nine
this season. They are shipping both
b. rail and canal.
at is said" and The register will
prove it, that 900 guests registered al
the St. Nicholas hotel in this city
during the present month of flowers
The many friends Of Mr.. M. W. Lam.
bert, formerly of the Queen City