Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-05

""J NOu may oe dSSuTtu lndL II VIII
be several weeks before you can sing
with any degree of confidence:
Now let us to the picnic ground,
With pies ofpeach and custard,
Where divers snakes meander found
And froliC in the mustard
'Peacemdker."-Yes Among other
dlsagreeable men who inhabit thes,
lowgrounds of sorrow is the privat,
individual who is happy only when en-
gagged in a controversy. With il
newspaper it is different-for instanc,
the JOURNAL, which is unhappy alway>
only because it discovers now and Thea
"A man who goes wrong by expressing
the belief that the laboring man is OPP
pressed and burdened beyond the care
of working out his own salvation.
This sort of reformer in our indus
trial system seems to be superhuous.
and dangerous, too, for generally be
elamors for the downfall of monopo-
lies Fortunately, this man does nop
reside in Frostburg; he lives whelt
nearly every fellow-citizen's ambitiou
is to improve and elevate the race by
chin music.
"TRaH. THAT is our opinion
Had the so-called ventilaro. bill ht
come a law little or no coal would havi
been shipped from this region this
year. 1t would have taken all III,
companies time aud money to comu,,
with the law. The amendments favor
-d by The Big would have mad,. TIA
bill less objectionable still. there w,
enough left to have the law react upur
the miners with Dire idfui force and ,I-
feet. lis defeat was grand achieve,
ment Tor the region.
Free Lunch The author of th.
poem beginning as follows is supposed
to be dead:
A man can write for the Piedmont Hera'd
And one can carry a banner,
But neither can keep pace with the JoUENlL.
For he isn't built in that manner.
'Pctriot. ."-George Washington wa
the Father of His Country.
Pupil. -" Metropolis define, the
chief city of d geographical division
as, for instance. Frost burg is the me-
tropolis of AIleganl county.
"Aj jar. "-Th-rr is great amnI.rt I'll
pretenSon these days The fact that
paper is published in the interest of
labor is no proof whatever that it is
what it Processes. 1t is our solemn
judgment that the JOURNAL is the
best. sincerest ard ahlest friend of true
labor in all this section of country. 1t
is not wasting time and work upon il
| lusive theories of what ought to be.
but it is encouraging workingmen to
make the most out of the facts as they
exist in field where harvest lasts all
the year round.
"LinguiSt. I'll Herr'' Is the German
equivalent for the English "Mister -
For instance, our mutual friends and
diplomats, Mr.. Bismarck and Herr
Titus A, Brick.
"Ler.'-The JOURNAL never enter
tanned much opinion of itself as poet
but the following sample is predicated
upon suggestion by this legal cor
respondent:
Whereas, the winter days are gone,
And divers birds are in the trees,
While sundry perfumes float along
Upon the gentle Southern breeze;
Now, therefore, let us anthems sing,
| As did old David, one by one,
! And make our song of current days
In praise of 50 cents ton.
Farmer. This years corn should
not be husked for several months yet.
"ClasS Leader"- Our advice is--watch
the brother. He will avoid church
flies by method that you would not
dream of.
''K. Of L."-Looking at it from
your standpoint it does appear dis
couraging. There are in this world IL
great many unfinished enterprises !;
indeed
There are unthought thoughts
And unkissed kisses
Sad for the boys
And sad for the misses.
But sadder than these,
1t may be stated,
Is legislation
That is unlegislated.
"Grahd Bounce. In the JOURNAL S
Judgment the young lady does not re-
gard your suit with favor. Forget
her, for there is nothing in Loves
Young Dream" SO funleSS as unrequit-
ted affection.
Ventilation. Take up the papers
,.evOted to mining as a practical
science and mark the inquiries for in
formation. One publication before
the JOURNAL at this moment contains
discussions, questions and answers con
cerning "The Safety Lamp" "At-
mospheric Pressure" Ventilation"
"Airways," "Setting Props" me,
chanics and Anemometer," "Setting
Props and Proportion of Lifts" and
Miscellaneous Answers" and of the
twenty-one topics treated not single
conundrum, or answer to one, went