Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-19

as Il confirmation OF reports OF recent
discoveries of considerable quantities
of gold, silver, lead and copper ores.
The Cumberland roller skating rink
building, a frame l00x40 feet, was
wrecked last Sunday afternoon by the
weight of snow and ice on the roof.
Fortunately no one was inside. Loss
about $1,000.
There was man once on time who thought
him wondrOus wise,
| He swore by all the tabled gods he'd never
advertise:
But the goods were advertised ereong, and
thereby hangs the tale
The adj. was set in nonparel and headed
''Sheritf's Sale
"Christmas,' says Dickens, "is a
kind, forgiving time bur people who
are quarrelling over wills say this
does not apply to them.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company propose lighting their ex-
tenslve yard and depot in Cumberland
with twelve powerful electric lights.
They will erect their own plant, and
furnish power by an engine placed at
the rounGhousc.
Under the heading Of 'Polution of
Water Courses" the report of DR..
Chancellor, secretary Of the State
Board of Health, just published, makes
ont an unpalatable showing for the
quality of the water supplied to Cum
berland from Georges Creek rn the
Potomac river.
A town in Ohio is moving toward
the suppression Of the fire cracker and
other miniature explosives during the
holidays. We will give years sub
scription for the receipt, if effectual.
Saturday last practically closed the
season of canal navigation. The of
fetal statement shows the seasons ton
mage to be 1876, $50 tons, carried by
$3.50 boats-an increase OF 1897 tons
over last year.
We omitted calling attention last
week to The advertisement of John w.
Netf, who has hay and rough feed for
sale.
Some unknown Baltimore friend has
sent us Il marked article, the pubiica
ton Of which we defer until next
week. The last paragraph will do to
laugh over on Christmas day.
In Baltimore Tuesday q delegation
of the Federation Of Labor called on
Mayor Hodge; aud asked for a repre-
senta1ion in the dictatorship of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on the
part of the city. The Mayor
assured them that their application
would be given consideration. but in
making surh appointment he would
be taking a new departure, as such
positions had been heretofore ..,ed by
merchants, manufacturers, etc.
The Maryland courts have decided
that the Legislature has not authority
to prohibit the manufacture and sale
of counterfeit butter, but the Pennsyl-
vania courts have adjudicatel the other
way, and affirmed the constitutionality
of the law forbidding the manufacture
and sale Of the article. This is Il sub
iect of deep import to families of high
sensibility, aud goes farther, in fact,
than mere spuriOusncss reaches. 1t
goes to the centre of the practice Of
working oyer the kegged product of
last spring and la elling it fresh roll
butter Like any other dead body
showing decomposition on getting to
the air, it needs quick attention and
any amount of doctoriny to restore it
the picfoTe OF health.
y salesman i'll a Baltimore coal yard
was recently asked the prices of an
thracite and bituminous coal. -
don't know" said he : we keep only
hard and soft coal" The JOURNAL
turns this incident over to the bureau
as a sample of intelligence in coal mat
ters outside of Cresaptown.
81 in the shade. SO in the sun. This
weather is on the fence, and will not
| likely jump down on the reform side.
Roscoe Conkling recently said 1.-THE
smallest country newspaper is worth
more to its subscriber in one month than
its price for a year, and does more forts
neighborhood for nothing than q high
official for his munifcent salary"
True as preaching. Yet there is not
an institution in the universe that is
expected TO do more for nothing, or
that each individual looks upon so
much as wholly dependent upon his
support. With very many subscribers,
when notified that time is up, their
backs begin to curve like belligercnt
tom eats, or if an issue misses reach
/ ing then they feel like the whole con
Germ lived, moved and had its being at
their option. This is all wrong. Not
| even excepting the churches, 40 in
stltuilon III Il town more deserves lib
craI encouragement and uuSeltish
Treatment than the paper. In our
/ own and IN behalf Of all rural papers