Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-01-24

ton that the miners do not indulge
the reprehenslble habit of overload
ing.
Owing to the complications which
continually beset mining the field is
q wide one-perhsps too wide to DO
bounded definitely by statute. But
if all parties would do right by each
other there would be no need of lcgis-
lation and jurisprudence.
Go FooT, FRosTBURG.-The Cum
berland News relates that
The citizens of Msyersdsle have just
purchased truck, with hooks and
ladders, at a cost of 5000. They learn
ed something by their recent fire ex-
perience.
1t is easy to guess what the Nsrs
means by people "lesrning" from sex
perience''-a better teacher than any
one or all of eleven commissioners.
But up here we have enjoyed tuition
from both sources of information
without increasing our store of knowl-
edge or stock of water.
Not so with the people of Liberty,
Va, of whose experience" however,
we know nothing, but Of whom the
Baltimore Sun says:
By an almost unanimous vote Tues.
day the citizens of Liberty authorized
the mayor and common council to con-
tract for a water supply for the town.
The plan that will be adopted is to pipe
the water from the fine spring between
the Peaks Of Otter.
Our folks have vetoed the maxim
that 50 little learning is dangerous
thing" and proven that "a burned
child" does not "drsad' but woos
and, if denied, actually cries for "the
fire."
THE periodical talk of amending
the mining law has been precipitated
by the recent decisions in the koontz
cases. 1t would be fine thing if
the Legislature could be induced to
draw a line somewhere, As the
matter stands, distance from the
NINE involves no preferences and no
prejudices. The scales might as we'll
be at Mt. Savage as Homecoming.
In the way of supplemental en-
actment for enforcement generally,
how would it do to add to the law the
Golden Rule, and chop off the head Of
the first man on either side caught
violating it!
at would answer frstrate," says 3
bystander, eff it were not for the I'M
certainties of testimony"
UP to this period of the worlds
history since 1878 it has been fire.
quently said with some JUNCTION that
there was 'nothing in the mining
law except the Inspectors salary"
$1,000 per- amman. The Circuit
Court for Allegany county has set
aside this somewhat popular opinion
by declaring that there is $50 for the
State IN cases where weighmasters do
not give the miners credit for all the
coal weighed. Fortunately for the
victim, this was understood to be .
test case, or the fine might have been
fixed anywhere between $40 and $500.
In itself the mining law appears
to be all right so far as it reaches.
1t might, however, be improved by
amendment and addition; it might
be made all that the most exacting
could desire, and still be ineffective
for the want of consistent testimony.
So long, therefore, as those for
whose benefit it was enacted widely
disagree as to matters of fact, so long
will any law fall short of redresslng
any grievance under which they
suffer.
THE Cumberland papers are NC
kEowledging donations by Crmber-
land companies Of Cumberland coal
to the Cumberland poor. And one
Of The companies ESCAPES damages for
contributing coal TO the poor VINO
happen 10 reside oilss:iLr its tram
road. Truly, sit is blessed' to have
the coal roll off the cars.