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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31
CORRESPONDENTS.
"rhc Voices ofthc Bells"

JoHNsrowN Pa, May -, 1880.
70 the MINING JOURNAL.
| send you II copy Of Yesterdays
Tribune with the hope you will publish
the beautiful editorial entitled The
Voices of the Bells" in our much
priced JOURNAL. as | have no doubt it
will be Of interest to many Of its nu-
merouS readers.
The bell referred to was found some
months after the flood, and put in an
old stable, where 1t remained until
nearly month ago, when. as you
will read, its familiar tones We're re-
cognized. 1t has sinced been moved
to the site of the church in which it
hung, and no doubt it will before long
be put in its place in a new church.
Tins little bit of history interested
me 50 much that felt constrained to
write to you.
1t appears below:
''Al through the night of thc,hood the bells
Of the English Lutheran and German CathO-
lie churches pcaled forth the passing hours.
The clocks i'll the Stecples measured the time
by painful hammer-strOkcS which drove
back the blood from the hearts of the listen
ers. The end Of all time had come for thous-
each moment seemed an hour of travail.
One clock struck the quarters, and shatter-
ed seconds into fragments. Men longcd for
the silence of chaos, and were answered by
the bells with their iron tongues calling them
back to life and its duties.
But there was one bell which was silent
the bell which had oftenest tolIed tor the
dead. The noble structure where it had
hung, in the steeple pointing toward heaven,
was no more, and if the bell cried out Us the
cruel flood tore it from its iaStenings and
hurled it onward down the valley, there were
none to hear
At morning for many years it had rung,
and at noon and night; and for the dead it
had tOllcd until its voice was as familiar as
the sOughing of the wind Yet though
known 50 well, for eleven months and more
it lay unrecognzed near where it was drop
ped by the waters. Children hammered it all
day long, but the sound brought forth struck
no familiar ear.
But at last, as the children beat it in their
play, one who knew it came, and it was
fOutd. The pastor Ofthe church and his hap
by little family were dead, and so were dozens
OF the congregation, but as if to typify the
resurrection ITS voice had gone through the
flood and fire and cone out unchanged.
Loaded on a cart, on its way back to where
the church had stood, thOughtcss boys
pounded it, and above the noise of the
wheels and hammers of the mills as it
passed, old friends heard ii, and ran to see
whence came the familiar sounds.
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HaiieIIlia I,

The Cumberland Times came very
near quoting the JOURNAL against
itself last Monday.
Fortunately, the great paper did not
say anything personal or theoretical
against Cumberland's mayor-elect.
Itsremarhs were historical rather than
critical, and when it denominated him
''democratic kicker" it designed
rather to bestow a compliment than
vent a slur. There is everything in
the current management Of the demo-
cratic party to provoke resentment, on
which account the art of kicking is
more a virtue than vice.
But the strangest part Of the stu
alton is that the people who are footed
walk up so, meekly and unanimously
to the polls and forget to commend
the kicker's ''poisoned chalice" to his
own lips. The selfforgetfulness re-
CURED to get. party once, twice to
this sacrifice is more than remarkable
and entirely worthy of the pious dis
tinction implied in the divine injunc-
ton providing for accommodating the
slapper by alternate turns of the cheek
to the broadside of the horny palm.
Hence, if there We're no other evil
dences visible of the millcnnial dawn
now illuminating the watch towers of
the political armament, this stepping
of fractional resentment in the waters
of Lethe furnishes all and more than
necessary to prove that the time to
chain the devil has come.
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over, for it was attained in spite of a
nominal show Of great pressure in the
professors behalf All the examiners
and teachers in the State who lived.
not upon their qualifications, but upon
Newell's policy" favored his rcten-
ton as a matter of the denscSt sclf-in-
! terest.
But his dethroncmcnt is "A long stride
forward. \ better man takes the place.
Thus when the State one Edward did dcpo>e,
\ greater Edward in his room arose.
Which inspires the fervent hope that
the new Secretary will make the wealth
er at headquarters very inclement to
all officials and policies which make
the public school system speculative
object or Il mere means of livelihood
rather than a propaganda of popular
education.
However, we would not have Mr..
Weimer. for instance. rclegated to his
proper level as an educator only be-
cause he threw in his quota of antago-
nism to Mr.. Prettyman's elevation, but
we would have him, and all like
him, tried by the tests that other
teachers undergo. Because he pre-
fclred Prof. Ncwell's negative course
Of administration-his 'you-tickle-mr-
and-I II ticllle-you' plan, we would not
have Mr.. Prettyman roast Mr.. Wcimcr
in a cruciblc, but for the sake of the
people whose money is in the system
and the pupilage whose loftiest tempo
raj concern is at stake, we would have
him try Mr.. Weimer's methods, sift his
fears, strain the considerations which
have led to appointments and disap-
pointmcnts, and take the intellectual
and educational attitudes of those
teachers who bask in his kindliest
smile and prosper under his partiality.
There is a great deal of Newellism
lurking in the school system, Mr.. Pref
tNman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31

The Cumberland NcrS gives several
cogent reasons why one of the new
United States cruisers. now building
at Baltimore, should hr.callcd Cum
bertrand"
One of them is placed on the ground
that the first city Of the State, Balti-
more, having been so honorcd. 1t is
meet that the second city should come
next.
The other is based upon the import
ant historical relations with the settle
ment of this great country which Cum
berland enjoys.
For both of which and for the sake
of its majestic euphonv as an appel
lation for a battle-Ship, the Journal
seconds the nomination.
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Nothing in II.

According to the Cumberland Ner,
"thc nrwly-appointcd trustees of the
city schools met Wednesday" and or
gained, And then. "aftcr the trans
action of some routine business. adj
journed.'
"Routinc" is fine. 1t is Il good
word. 1t cmbodieS all there is in the
business of running school through
the supertluouS instrumcntality of
trustees.
The Journal wishes its journalistic
co-laborer, Capt. w. E. Griffith, we'll.
but the distinction he is enjoying as II
trustee is glittering generality and
an inutilc decoration. No man can
make ii name in II position of SO much
supcr-cmlncnt UscloSSneSS.
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Census iInumcratOI',,.

MessrS. T. \. Bier, Il. II. Whit,
worth Theophilus George, George NJ.
Peldew, Hugh Muir, Thomas Fisher,
Nathan $. Frost, Gershou Anthony.
Alexander Smith, X. w. Mason, Allen
Barber, Wesley Ford, w. b. Baird
and Henry Hcrgot have been appoint
ern portions Of the county. They are
capable men, and good results may be
expected.
Their work will begin Monday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31
An intinatiOn.

When the reader Of these few lines
sees an organ, Il so-called labor paper,
or what-not newspaper preaching
about the immortality of journalistic
warfare or the unproftablcncss Of
journalistic kicking, he can be pretty
sure that at some time or other the
sermonizer got the worst of it in Il
''scrapping-match" with an independ-
cnt paner.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31
Storm.

Til" rain which swept over Frostburg
last sunday brought with it shower
OF hail which cut trees and >hrubberv.
and broke many window pancs. The
STONES were large rs f!bcrtS for the
most part. and some "t them reached
the taw marble size. The streams rose
very rapidly, aud Tor awhile it was
feared great damage would he iouc
The rainfall. though very heavy. was
brirt. aud the water ran off without
doing serious injurv.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31
Two Hurt.

In the Big Vein company's mine
Monday Thomas Hewitt and two sons
were at work when fall was coming.
One of the boysran and escaped. The
father bent forward to save the other.
The fall broke one of his own ribs
and otherwise injured HIM painfully,
while the little fellow had an arm and
leg broken. Both are doing rs well as
can be expected.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31

Reference To Council proceedings
will inform the reader that the project
to illuminate Main street with series
OF 2'O-candl"-p"wer are lights has
taken firm hold of our substantial
people. The electric light company
are displaying nightly two fine samples
Of lights, and the general verdict is
very favorable. The machinery. still
manipulated by Frederick Schofeld,
does its work magniiiccntIy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31
ADDTTION LOCAL ITEMS.
Foot Anputatcd.

j. w. Fisher, of Homecoming. started
late for the depot Thursday afternoon,
aud. attempting To board the passenger
train at north end oi tunnel, was swung
under the car. The wheels passed
over his left foot and ankle. DrS
Jones and Michael. assisted by Drs.
Brotemarkle. ct Barton, and Jacobs,
Griffith and Marshall Price, amputateG
the injured member. Mr.. Fisher is
comfortably domicilcd at the 81. Cloud
hotel. and doing we'll.
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lncalleu-iOI. Disturbances.

Nobody need be agitated by the
CHATTER against the reduction of the
night policeman's wages.
If the bailitf gets enough, $40 is
plenty for the policeman.
1t is worth more tn N $50 year
to rake the town with fine tooth
comb for bond Of - 900.
More anon, PERHAPS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31

The FIRST National Banks third
statement is elsewhere printed. 1t
will astonlsh the most sanguine be
levers in the institution. 1t is grow
ing rapidly under the conduct of It's
excellent management.
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\ Step in Advance.

Prof. NJ. A. Newell was deposed
Wednesday from his station as Sccre-
tary of the State School Board, and
Rev. E. b. Prettyman elected to sue
coed him.
The result is something to rejoice
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31

And if the canal cannot carry freight
at all. who will prefer to send freight
and passengers bya submarine railroad -?
Our resident agents of the West Nir-
ginia railroad scheme have hard
time catching at >traws, but they are
enduring the toll with manliucsS
MnrthN of a hnttar cnnSc.
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iSIcVititS.

The new night policemen in Cum
berland are to have leather uniforms
when they come into their heritage. 1t
is well. There is nothing spoilS blue
cloth suits so much rs sleeping in them,
The commissioners meet Monday to
to make the annual levy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31
COZ \TN NEWS.
MARRIED..

Thursday, May -, 1880. by Rev. b.
Harris, Mr. THOMAS POWELL, of
Grahamton, and Miss MARY A. AR
THUR, of Borden Shaft.
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Ii
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
Thursday, Juno S, 1890.

HAD ENOUGH OF FREE TRADE.
Not few of the Inhabitants of merry
England have come to the conclusion that
free trade hasn't done as much for them az
they have been told. Consequently they are
turning away from 1t. One of the signs of
the times is the following, from the Man
chester Courier: Free trade destroys employ
ment and lowers wages, and our working
people are finding it out; they do not exactly
see that handing over their work to be done
by foreign workers will land them in an
earthly paradise; the conviction must dawn
upon them that If there is no work here for
them to do they must leave the country or
find shelter in the poorhouse. Pro-
lection, ueverl Lord Melbourne said
tho Corn laws could never be
repealed-just before they were repealed.
Don't let us assume that because certain po-
litioal measures are irrevocable, therefore our
commercial policy is irrevocable. Our
measures of parliamentary reform may be
good or otherwise Culture generations will
know the changes become inevitable; but
commercial poliey-its goodness or badness
will soon become apparent The free
trade science was mere conjecture for years
after its adoption; but much is known now,
after bitter disappointment. The return to
Protection is certain, directly the people full
ly see that they have been dsluded.
This Is interesting and significant. By and
by the English free traders will have as hard
work to convince their countrymen that free
trade is good thing as the free traders Of
this country do theirs.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
WHIPPING an SCHOOLS.

In such a case as that of which the death
of the Gebhard boy is the central incident,
1t is easy for the community in which 1t
happens to do injustice to somebody, and
very difficult to do justice to all concerned
The result of the autopsy has made 1t plain
that DR.. Oulman was hasty and wrong in
ascribing the death to the whipping which
the boy received, and 1t Ia unsatisfactory
that the doctors who made the autopsy
didn't. agree more completely. But there is
deep feeling of relief that Principal Lewis,
who has worked long and faithfully for the
New Haven school district, has been exoner-
ated from the very serious charge against
him. In our opinion 1t should never have
been made without more delibsration and
evidence.
The sad occurrence has led to discussion
Of the whole matter of corporal punishment
in the schools, and there has been some very
foolish talk about it, as there always is when
ii comes up for discussion. There Is q large
class in every community who do not believe
that If the rod is spared the child is spoiled.
There are others who believe in spelling q
rod whenever a child needs 1t. Some teachers
can get along without much whipping.
Others believe in it. and find it profitable fol-
correction In the New Haven school
system it occupies its proper place if it is to
exist at all, and the time has not yet come
when 1t can be wholly abolished. As 1t ia
now performed there il very little chance that
It will be overdone. The principals attend
to 1t, and they have long ago learned not tc
ovsrdo 1t. There Is good deal of wasted
and useless sentimentalitY about the matter
It doesn't hurt good healthy boy to be
| reasonably whipped If he deserves 1t. In
| fact it does him good, and in after life he
remembers the whippings he got at school
with feeling akin to thankfulness. There
is nothing that will take the nonsense out oi
a boy as good whipping, properly admin
istered, will.
| The fact is that If children were all what
they ought to be and If all teachers had the
faculty of governing by what is called love
there would be no need of whipping in the
schools. But In the present imperfees state
of affairs there are times when nothing else
seems to answer,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.
What ia 60 hot as a day in Junea

Showing what may be accomplished in
the way of timber growing in treeless regions
Ex-Governor J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska
says that "more than GOO, 900, 900 trees plant
ed by human hands" are now growing in that
State.
There is no country like France for start
ing newspapers. During 1889 no less than
$50 new newspapers were brought out, of
which not one remains In life. On the other
hand, the Petit Journal now claims a circu-
lation of ], ,005, 900 copies daily. During the
same period there were printed in France over
$4,000 new books, including 5000 new
musical pieces.
"King" Stumm is the proprietor Of enor-
NOUS foundries at Neunkirchen, Germany +,
where over 5000 men are employed. He
rules his establishment as patriarch and
autoorat. None of his workmen may engage
in lawsuit, or get married, or change their
domioile, or invest in an outside undertake
ing, or join society without his permission.
Bat he cares for them with great good sense,
advises them we'll and keeps them out of fool
ish moves. He is a member of the Reich.
stag, was ennobled by Kaiser Frederick, and
IL known everywhere as "King" Stumm of
Neunkirchen.
A metal has been produced that will melt
at temperature of 100 degrees. 1t is an
alloy composed of lead, tin, bismuth and
cadmium, and in weight, hardness and color
resembles type metal. It melts SO easily that,
placed on a comparatively cool part of the
stove with piece Of paper under it, it will
melt without the paper being scorched. 1t
will not retain heat, but becomes cold the
moment IL melts. It is used In the manu-
facturo of the little automatic fire alarm for
hotels. They give an electric alarm when the
metal melts, owing to the rising of the
temperature.
The private detective is receiving. some OF
the attention he deserves in Philadelphia.
The Inquiries says that some OF the men in
| the business in Philadelphia are thieves and
blaekmailers, with penitentiary records be-
hind them, or with indictments hanging ovs'
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
SOCIETY I'm ENGLAND.

The standard of Morality Among the
Upper Glasses IL Rather Low.
lLncy Hoopers Letter to st. Louis Post Dispatch
There has always been prevalent con-
viction that higher standard of morality is
common in the higher classes of British soei-
ETY. than is to be found in corresponding cir-
cles in Continental Europe. This is alto
gether a mistake. In the early days of Queen
Viotoria's reign, when the court was presided
over by young woman of the severest vir
tue, matters were very different. The soiled
doves existed then as now and as they always
will exist, but not In large numbers, and
they were not permitted to futter their
sullied wings in the guarded precincts where
royalty sat in state. We or they or some
body have changed ali this. Rank and fash
ion can do as they like. can mention for
instance, beautiful and titled Englishwo-
man, one of the recognized leaders of London
society, who ia the mother of a child that
cannot we'll be accounted for by any compli-
cation of her conjugal arrangemnnts. Yet
her social position remains unquestioned and
unassailable There is another well-known wo-
man of high rank whose intrigues have been
numberless and hagrant and who is socially
none the worse for her countless escapades.
But 10 is of no use multiplying instances, for
the list might be extended indefinitely,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
9r,y dgrds.
Howe & SteIsOn
SALE COMMENCES.
MONDAY, JUNE I'd

Regence China Silks, 23 in.
wide, in plain colors Gall the
desirable shades), at 3ec per y'd.
This is the best Summer Silk
fabric of this season !; regular
price is 68c.
20 pieces Embroidered Hem
stitched Swiss Flounces, As in.
wide, at 25c per y'd; takes only
4H yards for dress-the retail
price has been 4oc.
High lustre Black Mohairs,
81 inches wide (6 yards makes a
full dress), at 58c yard; would
be cheap at 75c.
One case Colored Drapery
Scrim at &c yard. These Scrims
are full width and are actually
worth 1oc. Just the thing for
shore cottages.
Drive in fine all wool Black
Serges, 46 inches wide, at 75c
per yard. These goods cannot
be duplicated under $1.oo.
IS pieces striped wool Beiges,
36 inches wide, at 2oc yard ; the
wholesale price of these goods
in April was 42Hc; never have
been retailed for less than soc.
One case, 1883 yards, White
Plaid Nainsooks, in nine styles
of even and broken plaids, at
6Ac y'd, as extraordinary value.
Two special values in Ladies
Fast Black Hose at soc pair !;
one is beautiful fine fast black
cotton, with high spliced heel !;
the other is fast black Isle
thread, with high spliced heel
all at soc perry pair. Very de-
sirable goods and value.
We have closed out several
lots of Ladies Colored Skirts
that are pretty and cheap, viz !:
Full sized Grey Striped Skirts,
with extension top, plated and
ruffled trimmings, at csc and
$1.oo each; 4; also Gray Mohair
Skirts with velvet trimming, at
$1.oo, reduced from $I.5o.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
CONQUERED THE LION WITH HH.
EYE.
The Life of Superintendent Stephan
saved by His Unxvavering Nerve.
lErom tha Cincinnati ENQUIRER j

The Life of Superintendent Stephans
saved by His Unxvavering Nerve.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
There was thrilling incident at the Zoo
logical garden late Saturday afternoon. In
removing the large African lion Paul from
one cage to another the be asst broke from his
box and escaped. The animal was loose,
untrammelled and alone with It's master. It
was trying scene and resulted in trium-
phant victory of man over beast, illustrating
the power of the human eye over the fiercess
denizsns of the animal kingdom.
The man was Sol Stephans, the superin-
tendent of the Zoo, and peculiar combina-
tien Of circumstances arose by which he was
placed In the position of peril-a position
that he will never forget to the end of his
life. The incident occurred after the visi-
tors had all left the garden. and just before
closing the gates for the night. The cage In
the extreme east of the carniyora is occupied
by the large African lions, Paul and his
| mate, Flora. He is fine looking, large
headed, SHAGGY named, powerful animal, one
blow from whose right paw, when backed by