Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-10-12

The JOURNAL would mention that
| some anonymous Scoundrcl last even
ing dciaced its gate. posts we've it not
that somebody like the Cumberland
Co"rier. or prominent Frostburg" ex-
emplar of Free Speech" under cover
would charge the complaint to ''sclf-
| ishness.n
We do not know, of course. under
what principle of the Noble Orders
"declaration' the cowardly act was
done, but we do know there is some
body of that brand in the community
who is so low down in the scale of
meanness that contempt would die
before it would reach him.
The Frostburg JOURNAL has just passed its
nineteenth birthday. 1t is one of the bright
est and spciest of our exchanges, apparently
| acting upon the motto of the lrShman at
| Donnybrook fair-"Wheriver yez see hid
| hit it, and it can hit harder licks without
! apparent anger or malice than any other
| paper with which we are acquainted.
The foregoing notice is from the
keyser CIV. Va.) Echo. Mr.. Thomp-
son has very concisely taken the
measure of the JOURNAL as a religious
ly Independent paper. And while re-
turning thanks for his compliment we
want to assure him that the JOURNAL
| is power for good, even to the pull
ing down of strongholds.
AN ice mine has been discovered on the
Pacific coast: If it had any stockholders,
what an excellent opportunity there would
be for some of them to get frozen out-Cum-
berland Ners.
There ought to be plenty of that
mineral out there. The surface ind-
cations at the mouth of the Columbia
river July Sd were good. Four snow
capped peaks i'll sight and IL hyper
borean breeze from the Pacific afford
ed sight and sensation ample proof
that there was as much ice in that
neighborhOod as in the Cumberland
Times claim on all the registration
printing of this county.
THEY do say when Dan. Webster
started in earnest on the third ballot
to get the nomination for sheriff the
flies settled SO thick on the pet son of
poor old ring ridden No. II, that his
name had to be withdrawn.
Under the circumstances Eli" WAS
not travelling with the poor old boss
worn district, and Dan. was Il glitter
from Gittervile."
OF the five illustrious members of
the last Legislature only Mr.. Cunning
ham is ''booked" for return: only he
can aver that parties, if not republics.
are not ungrateful.
But the virgin forest still closes in
around him.
In other words, Mr.. Cunningham is
not out of the woods.
THE democrats. with ticket that is
SO unpopular that it is hardly consid
cred i'll the race, take the very proper
view that the campaign should be
short. They are right. There is no
wisdom whatever in spending over
four weeks in losing run of a hope
less race.
THERE is one tremendous defect in the new
brotherhood of Professional Baseball Play
crs,' namely; 1t isn't brothcrly and it isn't
professional.-Cu Ne"S.
Considerably like the Knights of
Labor, who are not knightly, and in no
legitimate SENSE laboriouS.
IT Is SAID there is not Il nominee on
any Legislative ticket who would de
cline TO hold down Russian leather
cushion chair as ii steady job, no mat
ter how high the prolonged low press
urc would raise the taxes.
There are two men on the rcpubli-
can ticket, Legislative department,
who will be elected
They will beat SchecrmcSscr and
THERE are but two men on the dem
ocratic ticket who will be elected.
They will beat Cunningham and
Mullin.
TOWN HAPPENINGS
Personal. B, Stern has gone east
for new goods the second time this
season. He and the goods will be
back in time for pay"
Miss Olivia Homan. of Sweet Spring,