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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11
TOWN HAPPENINGS.

FrostbHrg's GrO,cth.-The following
buildings We're erected in Frostburg
during the year 1889:
George H. Wittg-3 dwelling houses,
Frosts' avenue, corner of Wood street.
F. w Larue-residence Frosts' avenue
Reformed church parsonage-Frosts' ave-
nU0.
George w. Hil-residence, Wood street.
Charles A. Spitznas-residence, west Me-
Chanic street.
John A. Wagner-business house, Broad
way.
Enoch Clise-residence, Broadway.
Mrs II. i. S. Wineland-r residence, Main
street,
Henry Willams-residence, east Main
Main street.
NJ. A. Maher-busincss house, east Main
street.
Cornelius Behan--dwelling east Nam,
corner Green street.
J. J. Thomson-rcsidence east Main
street.
Mrs. - Brown-double- block, east
Main street.
J. w. Misunderstanding Prospect street.
II. &. Merrbach- " 4" "
J. Livengood- " {"
Electric light station, Main street.
Charles I. Barnard-mill, foundry road.
Madison Gunnett-dwelling Bowery street
Thomas howe-residence Loo street.
George Stevens, sr.-resdence Loo street
corner Hill street.
c. Richardsou-residence, Loo street, corner
Spring street.
John Hansell-dweling Hill street
John Meyers-dwelling Loo street, corner
Centre street.
Michael Dolan-residcnce, Maple street.
corner Loo street
Mrs. Catherine Shea-residence, Maple
street, corner Oak street
Silas Duggan-residence Frosts' avenue.
John Rupp-residence, Main street, corner
Green street.
Samuel Bradley dwellings, Grahamton.
John Dettenbaugh residence, Welsh hill.
7. NJ. Thomas residence Welsh hill.
The list numbers 81 houses, an in
crease of y over 1888. or over 50 per-
cent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

Hectt""s-At the regular meeting
Monday evening Of Frostburg Lodge,
No $50. K of H., the following officers
were installed by Deputy Grand Die
tator B. Stern, to serve for the ensuing
year:
Past Dictator-John Pfeffer
Dictator-Henry j. Powell.
Vice Dictator-Mchae Cassery.
ASStStoa D3ctatoi-Conrad Miller.
LhdpltiH-JabeZ Mealng.
Rtportey-Thomas j. Thomas.
Fi"a"cid Reporter-J. c. Yungerman.
TredSUIct-C IL. Walker.
GHde-Henry Gerken.
Sc7tine1-John Keller.
Gu0Tdjdu-COnrad Ort, jr.
Representative to Gro|d Lodye-C. II.
Walker.
The directory elect Of the Savings
and Loan Association organized Mon
day evening as follows
President-Bernard stern.
Vice President-Davisson Armstrong.
= Secrtary-J. B. Oder.
Tre0SHrer-James Kane.
IuOrUey-W. G. Devecmon.
DirectorS- Edward Price, f. n. Michael, A.
{. Haverstick, Howard Hitchins.
~ DeCuuct improvements he COun-
ell has had Broadway we'll macad-
amized for about 100 yards, ending
southward at Steyer street. 1t is an
improvement so visible to the naked
eye that it is a pity it was not sooner
begun, SO that it might have been
completed this corporation year. In
stead, however. nearly all the work
and expense Of the year were bestowed
on Thomas H. Paul's boulevard, liable
at any time to be abandoned by the
transfer of the depot up into town,
Lucky Numbers. In George H.
Wittig's award to his holiday custom
ers the holder of ticket No. ,05l is
entitled to the grand music box.
In Marx Winelands gifts to his
patrons the holder of ticket No. 96l,
Christian Lehr, is entitled to the gents
gold watch No. 9S5, Peter Conroy, to
the lady's gold watch, and No. LOCI,
Charles Rupp, to the cook stove.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

THE School Board holds over, and
we are face to face with at least two
years more of shilly-shally.
1t could not be made worse by the
Legislature taking the matter in hand
and placing the appointment of the
commissioners with the governor.
For it is too much to hope that the
present body will ever abscond.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
Insane ISyi'ow BondS:
Amount authorized. $50, 900 0O
outstanding. .......... 10000 W
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

WHAT are our public schools for?-Wash-
ington star.
To furnish official playthings for
commissioners, profitable amusement
for examiners, conveniences to teach
ers. and lost time TO the children.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

On no. Mr. GoruIan il is not the demo
cratic party you are concerned about. lnder
the Australian system the democratic party
will be benefited, and its rule in Mary land
made universal and perpetual, because it will
compel the nomination of candidates who
have the public confidence, and with such
candidates the democracy can always win.
But, it means goodbye to German and
Rasin That is the farewell you dread BAL
timore Critjc
If fortune favors. the JOURNAL viii
sometime this winter make an effort
to shake the hand that wrote that
paragraph.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

THERE is Schonfarber arguing that
coal lightly dutiable. or undutiablc,
will make more work for miners and
work for more miners: moreover, that
it will make Maryl nd lone great
blooming garden of factories"
Our readers must not notice Schon-
farber's floral hyperbole, especially his
slip of rhetoric which makes factories
articles of garden produce.
But they must remember that Schon
farber is in favor of unlimited work.
His "blooming garden proves that,
for no such garden ever existed but in
answer to hard, continuous toll.
But when Schonfarber is not talking
about the tariff he wants 20 per- cent.
less work. When he wants five men
who have employment to divide with
the sixth man, he wants an cight-hour
day.
He asks for the same thing when he
wishes to restrict production for any
purpose whatever.
Says he:
What is the tariff? Simply a check to
production. Something to add cost to the
product. Give us tariff, says the mine own
er, so that We can charge more money for our
product.
Now, what is the eight t-hour day?
"Simply a check to production.
Something to add cost to la bor." Give
us an eight hour day, says the labor
owner, so we can collect wages for a
ten-hour day, not only for "us tive,"
but the sixth man as we'll.
The labor economists who indulge
discussion of tariff questions ought to
put their words of last month and their
words of this week very close to-
gether.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11
New Advertisements.
B5 REV ARD!

7 OS'r from my premises in Frostburg on
l. Thursday night. Jan. , 1890. a
Shepherd Dog,
medium size, about years old, white neck,
otherwise notified white and gray and
speck in his right eye ] will chcerfully give
the reward above named for information
leading to his recovery
JAMES MILLER,
Jan II Pastor Main st. Baptist Church.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

THE first edition of the Frostburg Ledger.
the new paper to be issaed there, will be sent
out, it is alleged, about January 18th, Fl. |.
Harman, ,edltor-Cumberland NerS,
at is alleged is good, not bad, and
the JOURNAL is glad it is to be the
"lSth," not 10Th.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

ID. AMMAN,
Treasurer Allegany county, Md,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

Mdfrfed-In St. Michael's church,
Tuesday morning, Jan. I. 1890, by
Rev. ID. G.. DeWulf, Mr.. JOSEPH J.
MAUREY, and Miss MARY w. WINNER.
both OF this place. A reception at the
brides home was held during the even
ing OF the same day. at which many
friends bade the happy pair bon coyoge.
Tuesday evening, Jan. Z, 1890, at
the home of the bride, by Rev. B.
Harris, Mr.. JOHN FESTERMAN and
Miss ANNIE LLOYD, eldest daughter of
Henry Lloyd, both of this place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

The Baltimore .Sun strikes out bold
ly for all that is manly in politics and
pure in legislation. 1t puncturcs Mr..
Gorman's anti-ballot reform sophistiN
and reads salutary lessons to governor
jackson and comptroller Baughman.
The JOURNAL has always been an ad-
mirer of the SIN, but never so much
as now. The best Of all is-the S"" is
a power in Maryland, a fact best ac-
knowledged by those who disagree
with it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-01-11

THE JOURNALS combination, the Times and
Co~rjcr have both been down with the
grippe Cumberland Co"'icF.
OF course that or some kindred
malady. If one should become spay-
ined, the other would sing:
fyou get there before do
Look ont for me, I'm coming too.
Or get down with the ringbone.
How many votes would Bmce receive in
Ohio were he a candidate before the people
for U. S. Senator r?-Cumberland Ne,"S
About the same number that Cor
man would get in Maryland.
Elections of L. $, Senators, like the
delegated choice of President and Vice
President. is one of the tictions Of our
system, used if not devised for the elc
walton of statesmen who are too astute
ever to come "before the people" for
honora,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-06
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Fairs.

The subject OF fairs at this time of the
year is now beginning to agitate the
minds of the people of most OF heNorth-
ern and Western States.
In many of the States are now held
county, district and State fairs, and we
find now and then organizations of fair
associations that reach out and embrace
three or more States.
1t would seem as though this matter
could be carried to excess, but, if we
watch the progress of these communities
where the most attraction is given to
fairs, we must admit there is very great
benefit derived from them.
The farmer, the merchant, the manu-
facturer, the railroad all look forward
to the flair season" as a time of general
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activity. [ believe there never has been
found better medium of advertising, for
every body then attends the fair.
This is not all, it begets q spirit OF un-
dulation, and extends the acquaintance OF
all. The friendly strife that is called out
by the premiums offered, is keen enough
to make each man, woman and child in
terested, do his or her best to succeed,
and though many must fail in getting
the prize offered, each is benefited by the
effort made, and SO it goes on from year
to year. have been in this county now
nearly two years, and have heard of no
fair either county or State, save the two
at Jacksonville and Ocala. A county
fair to last a week in VOlusia county,
would soon become an immense benefit
to the fruit growers, farmers, stock men,
merchants and all. Beside it could be
held during the winter, while there are
many Northern people here, which would
do more to advertise our county abroad
than all the other schemes combined
There would be the evidence Of what can
be done here. There would be no ques-
tioning as to whether this or that could
be successfully grown here, for there
would be the product to show for itself
1t seems to me it is too valuable a thing
to be long neglected, in so rich and popu-
lar a county as this. The variety of
products of this large county, is very
great, and an exhibition of them all,
would rival many of the best shows of
State fairs.
The task is not hard one to do, to
organize such q society. Half the talk
and worry and fussing it takes to keep
up the political parties, would more than
suffice beside uniting the kindly efforts Of
all for a good cause, rather than keeping
up unhappy strifes and divisions. The
business OF the enterprising and more
valuable citizens of the county, should
he to study how best to improve his
methods of culture, not only of his farm
and grove but of his intellect and the
morals and we'll being of his family and
neighbors. The fair is one Of the best
educators possible for any community
1t presents object lessons, and proves all
correct thee ries by the demonstration of
the facts. If few of the representative
men of the county, would get together
and organize a society," independent of
the county finances, elect good business
men for officers and directors, secure
temporary grounds, make premium
list, Offering something as an inducement
to enter articles, charge a small entrance
fee, and admittance, money could be rea-
lied to pay the premiums and all other
expenses and in many cases leave fund
in the treasury. Anew fairs would gather
funds to buy grounds and erect such
permanent buildings as would be needed.
Iwould like to invite a consideration
and discussion ofthis matterand seehoW
the sentiment runs. No doubt the col
umns of the AGRICULTURIST will be open for
the discussion of this, as well as other
matters Of like interest. S. B. MANN.
G1enWoOd Fla
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The end to be accomplished means the
happy medium between clean culture and
the system of growing crops or permit
ting the natural growth, grass and
weeds, to occupy the ground. The
writer is of the opinion that the desired
result can be most nearly accomplished
by pasturing the grove.
The advantag es accruing from this sys-
tenn have long been recognized by or
chardists in other States, the one diff
Guilty in the way of it's universal practice
being the damage to the trees by the
stock When this difficulty is obviated
the problem of the cheapest and best
method of cultivating many ofthe small
err orchards of this and other States has
been successfully solved.
There are few owners of groves who
have no horses or COWS which they must
turn in the woods to find scant living
or else feed at an expense when, il practi-
cable to pasture the grove, good grazing
could be found and at an advantage to
the trees.
The writer has recently been most forci-
bly, impressed with the advantages of
this system by observing it in operation
on the extensive grove of Mr.. Moreman,
of Switzerland
His horses and COWS run at large in
his grove, keeping the grass grazed close
to the ground, and being prevented from
browsing the trees by an ingeniously
contrived wire muzzle which hesome time
since invented and has recently perfected
and is now manufacturing for the trade.
From observing it on his own cattle and
from the Communications of it by those
who have used the muzzie it is apparent
ly a complete success.
In this State where groves are expen-
sive and the labor of keeping the grass
in our groves within bounds is SO great
an item of expense the writer predicts
that many dollars will be saved in the
course of the year to those who use this
simple muzzle. None realizes better than
the orange grower that it now behooves
him to adopt every expense-saving i'm
plement that genius can devise.
ORANGE GROWER.
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FOR THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.
Cultivating the Grove.

Ou4C1V6U1u9 G11C O1OVC'
The reader of the various interesting
communcat ions, which, from time to
time, are found in your columns is inn
pressed with the difference ofopinion pre-
vailing as to the best methods of cultiva-
ting the orange grove, but in travelling
through theState the variety OF methods
presented by the growers is quite notice
able. In some communities clean culture,
the entire growing year, is followed, in
others clean culture is adopted only par
tially-the pillow or harrow running con-
stantly until June or July and then the
vegetation which will spring up being
permitted to grow at random until the
following year. Still others never use
the turning pillow in the grove, and per-
fecty clean culture atnO time in the year
is known.
The grower, be he novice or q veter-
an in the business, is frequently confused
and seriously in doubt as to the best
course to pursue when there is so great q
diversity of opinions and apparent in
stances of eminent success to be seen in
each case We are not always able to
reconcile the theory of the one who is
decided as to the merits of deep blowing
with the policy of the other who is equal
ly as positive in the declaration that the
turning pillow shall never disturb the
roots OF his trees.
And yet, observation will show us that
different soils will induce different habits
of the roots, and the pillow may be used
without disadvantage in one instance
and be positively ruinous in another.
That which most troubles the agricult-
urist is how best to encourage the growth
OF his trees while yet outstanding and
ever increasing the fertility of his land.
He knows that clean culture means ex-
posure of the fertile elements of the soil
to the damaging rays OF the summer
sun or the drying winds of the winter.
He also knows that with this treatment
there are none of the elements being adap-
ted to his soil which it can receive only
through the medium of vegetable matter
decaying on it. If, on the other hand,
he would protect his soil from the vast
ing influences of sun and wind and at the
same time add to it's fertility by the in
expensive and natural process of cover
ing it with vegetation of spontaneous
growth, he realizes that this growth soon
reaches q point where it comes i'll con-
fict with the best interests Of the trees
themselves, and the efforts in behalf Of
the land seem to be antagonistic to the
interests of the trees When the end
desired in this connection is thorough
ly and completely comprised then can
the cultivator feel warranted in exclaim-
ing Eureka.
By mulching the ground, exposure to
the sun and wind is avoided, the fertility
is increased and the growth Of the trees
not interfered with. But this, in most
cases, would be expensive and in many
entirely impracticable.
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N5MEAL d e
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GTAUNTON MILITARY ACADEMY for young
~ men and boys. For illustrated catalogue
address STAUNToN MILITARY ACADEMY, Staun-
ton, Va.
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FOR PROTECTION AND INVESTMENT
UNDER A LIFE POLICY

The Free Tontine" of the Equitable is unpar-
alelled. No other company in the world APP
proaches the Equitable in amount of business.
Over 100000, 100000 of insurance were written by
plus means strength, and the Equitable has the
largest
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FIRE, LIFE
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Having had long experiece, we confidently rec
ommend the companies here named.
~ OR PROTECTION AGAINST
FIRE AND LIGHTNING

The "1Etna" OF Hartford stands at the head of
all American companies, having much the largest
surplus and the fairest record for honorable deal
ing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-20
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
The COurt-Martial Still in
Progress.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Ladies Organize to Aid in Max.
ing a Great Exhibit-OtAer
Items of Interest.

The court martial on the case OF Col
w. n. II. Russell continued its session
through the day and evening yesterday.
The prosecution closed what appears to
the spectators to be very strong case,
and the defense put on several witnesses.
At the morning session Lieutenant Me-
Pherson's cross sexamination was COM
pleted, and Brigadier-G General Johnson
took the stand and testified with regard
to an order for an inspection which had
not been obeyed by Colonel Russell.
Lieutenant Worth and Captain II. q.
Osborne gave testimony on various points
connected with Colonel Russell's peculiar
system of keeping accounts, and Sergeant
Last explained how the affairs of the
Eagle Corps we're conducted.
John L. Hickman, expert accountant,
by the books in which Colonel Russell
kept the accounts Of the Eagle Corps.
He testified that he found discrepancy
the vouchers. According to Mr.. Hick-
Eagle Corps were kept in q very un-
businees-like sort of style.
W. @. Stone, the financial secretary of
the Eagle Corps, was down on the list of
the defendants witnesses, but he was
summoned by the prosecution and or
dered to produce and explain all his
books and the entries therein. The
principal book was one in which the
accounts ran from November, 1886, to
May, 1889. The witness would not
swear that it had been in his possession
prior to 1889. 1t bore pretty good
external evidence of having all been
written at about che same time.
The ink in which the 1886 entries we're
made was just as clear as that of the
entries Of 1889. The prosecution will
endeavor to show that the accounts were
cooked up for the purpose of hiding
Irregularities in Colonel Russell's fnan-
cial affairs.
In the evening session Colonel Russell
was placed on the stand as the first wit
ness for the defense. He explained the
way in which he kept his books. He
went over the items of expense for which
there were no receipts or vouchers and
told what the outlay was for. The court
finally adjourned at about 10 o'clock. and
will convene again this morning at 9,
when the cross-examination of Colonel
Russell will begin.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-20
THE RAILROADS.
Rumexs About the Los Angeles ana
Pacific.

Rum oxs About the Los Angeles ana
| Pacific.
The Los Angeles and Pacific road L.
occupying the attention of the circulators.
of railroad rumors in these days, and
stories of sales and q general collapse.
alternate ffona time to time. A notice
has been published for some tine of q
sale of stock on which the assessment is
delinquent. to come off today. One of
the stockholders whose stock is sdver-
tised, was seen yesterday by reporter
of this paper. He said: 81 believe that
it is scheme on the part of ring of the
principal stockholders to squeeze ont the
smaller holders. They declare an as
sessment and when it is not paid, put up
the stock and get it bid in at low figure
to them. There is some kind of q ale
of the road in their plans. heardthst
the Carter Brothers, Car manufacturers
of San Francisco, who recently took back
the rolling stock of the road, wrote to q
correspondent in this city that the Dem
yer and Rio Grande had bought the road.
If that is true then the ring want to get
as much as possible of the proceeds of
the sale for themselves, and that is Why
they are crowding us out"
No definite information could be OBJ
tanned about the letter from the Carter
Brothers. The reporter informed Her
man Silver, the receiver of the road, of
the story and he secuted it as imp0s-
sible. LAS the representative of the
court" said he, 81 would know if any
such movement was in progress, and
know positively that it is not. An as
sessment was declared to pay the debts
of the company, and according to the
laws of the State if this is not paid by the
stockholders their stock is put up at;
auction. The talk about rings and
squeezing out seems to me absurd.
do not know that there are any negotia-
tions in progress for sale of the road" ="
The Denver and Rio Grande story
seemed to meet with no credence any
where among those informed about the
road. s. W. Luitweiler, vice-president
of the road, said that the road was in a
better shape at present than it had been
at any time since it's embarrassment
began. The claims of most of the cred
The cars had been returned to the
company which owned them, but
others more desirable for the
use of the road could be secured
when they were needed. The stories
about the taking up of the ties and rails
and of the sale of the road to various
people were all without foundation.
Messrs. Wade and Hypes of the Santa
Fe, will probably return from Colorado
today.
G. S. Mellon the general traffic mana
ger of the Onion Pacific, who has been
representing his line at the Transconti-
mental Associations, received word that
his wife was seriously illin San Fran
cisco and went north yesterday on
special train provided for him by the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific.
A Santa Fe excursion will leave for
the East today.
Clarence Clark of the Norfolk and
Western Railway, is at the Raymond.
II. 81. Houston, director.of the Penn
sylvania railroad, arrived in the city day
before yesterday and departed yesterday
in his special car for San Diego.