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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
CORRESPONDENTS.
A Spirited Letter.
To the MINING JOURNAL.

7P'i '' i'''oi'
10 the MINING JOURNAL.
| notice in the last issue of the
Le1ger that the editor has turned his
attention to Midlothian, where, he
says, "there is trouble in the school
over there
With burning desire to correct this
trouble he proceeds to air himself
rather more freely than the facts in
the case justify.
The majority of the people there
may, III the first place, have preferred
male principal, and had there been
male applicant who, IN the Judgment
of the trustees. would have been ac-
ceptable to them, have no doubt their
wishes would have been respected.
The people. however, have shown
their approval OF the selection by
promptly sending their children to the
school, and the children have shown
their approval by their good behaylor
and close attention to their studies.
The school, as to numbers and good
order, certainly compares favorably
with any OF Its predecessors, and |
very much mistake the temper and
good sense OF the people OF Midlothian
If they allow the Ltdger and few sore
heads to cause them to withdraw their
sympathy and support from one who
has unusual ability as teacher ard
manager OF children.
The Ledger has good deal to say
about what many people sad and did
in this matter, not one of whom 1t took
the trouble to see and verify ITS state
ments. Did 1t ask Mr.. Sinclair If 1t
was TACT that he had served as
school trustee for several years and
thought he was signing the appoint
ment OF an assistant, when, III reality,
he was helping to elect principal,
and then, to show his dlsapproval OF
his own act, he would not patronze
the school? Well. hardly. Did he
ask Commissioner Shrver If he prom
lsed to give the people out there
what they wanted IN spite OF the fact
that the aw gives the trustees the
right to select from among those hold
ing certlhca'es whom they please with
out regard to sex Too shreWd a man
man for that. Did he interview Mr.:
I'M lie Is not deal and dunno. Dld
he visit the school to lind forlorn
teacher broodlng oyer empty seats :!
She does not bar the door to keep
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
SOmethingto Avoid.

Mr.. McKaig has been challenged by Mr..
McComas to a joint discussion of the issues
of the can. paign, but besides lacking the
ability to cope with a statesman the Gen
eral' lacks the sand.
The above statement appears in the
Cumberland NeacS.
The JOURNAL cannot impeach the
generals "sand,' because he would
"walk untrodden heights and soar
where angels bashful look"
But if his friends have one special
admonition to place on the generals
famboyancy, let it be-''steer clear of
joint discussions with McComas."
For Mckaig would lose far more in
Il collision like this than Il wizard oil
outfit would make in perdition.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Miserable EulGuS.

Even a little city election for mayor, or a
local vote on a loan, must be held by judges
and clerks of election, appointed under the
Supervision of Il democratic governor, and
not by men appointed by our own city
authorities and yet the Times talks of Cen
tralization. ''-CumberIand NemS.
Worse than even that-the people
outside the city are made to pay over
two-thirds Of the expenses Of munich
pal elections.
If ever anything died undeserving a
tombstone it was the last Legisla
ture of MARYLAND .
Recall, for instance, ITS attempt to
rob the people of the canal property
an essay exceeded only in atrocity by
the design Of making certain West
Virginians, native and foreign, re
ceivcrs Of the stolen goods.
1t was colossal larceny bereft of the
quality of opacity gigantic treason
glorying in its transparency.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Oil and Water Nomenclature.

While "high protection demo-
crat" Senator German was political
anomaly.
Which reminds us that Henry Clay
Dean once said he chad heard of holy
devils, but he didn't believe there was
such a'thing in Nature as Grant dem
ocrat."
If Mr. Dean were now alive we
would call his attention to that mon
strosity at Homecoming known to the
Cumberland Times as a "Mckaig re
publican.n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
COUNTY NEWS.

Has the "Ramblcr" Been Heard From
1t is said that brilliant Allegany
newspaper man is the author OF
the following stanza although it
appeared for the first time in an
out-of-county paper:
When | was younger than | am tonight,
In days gone by, that memories endow
With golden glamour, shining pure and
bright.
way not quite as old as am now.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
BreVities.

bFcNltleS.
Who are these min-Barnum and
Bailey, who PEERLESS to have the great
est show on earth ? Phwat's the
matter wild the two Mickeys McComas
and McKaig
For the information of all who are
interested in the Meyersdale CONNER
cial's Pocahontas trunk line we will
say the route lies along Cowskin creek
over Buckram hill, by Wildcat spring
and through Skunk hollow.
The snake correspondent is aomni-
present this week. He writes polit-
zeal letters to the Ledger from all round
the burg.
An old man and his wife drove from
Scrouge Neck, gia Dunksburg, to
Appling Dumping Mounting, 81 miles,
to a footwash service. People down
here who cared that much for religion
would be tagged as curiosities at
Homecoming.
A teacher the other day walked
home from school, a distance of y
miles, in % minutes and 10 seconds
His wife had told him she would have
spring chicken and rice waffles for
supper. The secret got out through
an explanation to one of about twenty
parents who wanted to know why
school was dismissed a half hour ear
lier than usual.
w. H. Campbell, the big stock grow
er of Kansas, says the hog is the best
friend the farmer can have. Some
newspapers look on the hog as an
enemy. But to make the hog real
friendly he must be loved.
There is a peculiar couple in Pied
mont. She carries the pocket-book
and he chews the gum.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
GENERAL NEWS.
Excursions to Historic Battlefields

Excursions to Historic Battlefields.
The last of the series of special ex-
cursions to the battlefields of Cedar
Creek, (Middletown.) Winchester and
Harper's Ferry, under the auspices of
the Grand Army of the Republic are
announced for October Is, 1890. afford
ing Il rare opportunity to visitthe his
toric ground where the contending
hosts struggled for victory. Tickets
for these excursions will be sold to
Middletown, Va, from all ticket sta
tons on the Baltimore and Ohio R. r.
east of the Ohio river at one fare for the
round trip on Oct. ID and l6, valid for
return journey ten days, including day
of sale. Good to stop off at Winchester
or Harper's Ferry.
For the accommodate of those de-
string to visit the battlefelds of An
tietam and Gettysburg, the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company will
place on sale excursion tickets at one
fare for round trip to those points at
Harper's Ferry and Weyerton, to be
sold Oct. 10 to "A inclusive good to re-
turn until Oct. 25th inclusive. For
rates and time of trains call on or ad-
dress Agents B. d 0. r. Il.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
EARLY Bird Culture.

When the training IN the home has been
such that the result of it is that boys and
girls between the ages of 10 and 16 run away
from home to get married, it is a question
whether the parents do not need the birch
more than the chlldren.-BaltimOre american.
Both parties missed enough spank
after the Keyser CIV. Va.) Tribune
nlan
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Alternative Politics.

Paddock, Plumb and Pettigrew though
painfully perceiylng the peculiar prom
inence of their position, persisted in
opposing the p an of prodigious protec
ton as pernlclous public policy, profit
less, pestiferous, preposterous, paralyz-
ing purchasing power of the populace,
placing in peril the pursuit of popular
professions and paipably productive of
plutocratic pretexts for putting the
people in a pickle. Possibly they pre-
ferred parading as pessimists.-Chic-
ago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Excursion to PittSburU.

The last excursion to the Pittsburg
Exposition gia the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad will be run on Thursday, Oct.
16. The rate from Mt. Savage June
ton for the round trip including ad
mission to the Exposition will be So 20.
The tickets will be good for return
passage up to and including Monday,
October %
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11

Mr.. NJ. H. Sloan, formerly of Lon
aconing, and now Secretary of the
Zihlman glass company of North Baltl-
more, Ohio, will be married on the
afternoon of Wednesday. October Is,
at Trinity Church, Long Green, Balti-
more county, to Miss Mary Virginia
Connolly, of that place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
A Distinction without Difference.

The American bride who was shock
ed because her titled husband and his
family are connected with a brewery
ought to have known that a foreign
nobleman connects himself with Il
brewery at every opportunity. Some
times it is distlllery, but the principle
iS tho ca mo
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Exception.

The Lone Star mot the Homecoming
StmO gets swi pc FROM not the Frost
burg Ledger, butt the Oakland RrpuJ-
HcnA::
Kicking open door has given Congress-
man Kilgore greater reputation in Texas
than the display of the most comprehensive
and patriotic craftsmanship would have
ever earned for him.
There is then one ''kicker" moderm
term for Old Testament prophet who
is mot without honor in his own
cOuntrVn
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Occasionally in Dead Earnest.

Gen. McKaig declines to discuss the
pending issues with Mr.. McComas.
This is positive prudence, compare
tive caution and superlative sagacity.
Moreover, it probably shows that
when the general declines he some
times means it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Political.

Friday of last week Kennedy Price,
of Meyersdale, Pa, was nominated by
the democrats for State Senator. He
is son-in-law of j. J. Hoblitzell, and,
like J. j., is a rustler.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11


The school commissioners should at
once begin work with the county
commissioners to the end that ways
and means may be devised to replace
our incommodious and worn out build
ing by Il spacious, comfortable and
splendid edifce by the time the
scholastic year of 1912 begins.
|, Find out the probable cost of a
building capable of accommodating
comfortably at least 700 pupils, eX-
elusive of large high school depart
ment.
=, Provide the cash accordingly,
and
3, Have all the material, ready made
as far as practicable, on the ground,
so that on the very day the current
year expires the dismantlement of the
present building may begin, the new
foundations 90 down and the better
structure go up.
The JOURNAL does not know of a
monument which our commissioner,
Henry Williams, could leave of his
official career that would at once
signalize his day Of greatest useful
ness and be more acceptable to the
people than an effort resulting in this
needed improvement of our educa-
tional accommodations.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
The Last HOmc-Seekcrs' Excursion at
Half Rates, via the Wabash II. X.
from rittSburr.

from IlttSDufS,
Will be run Tuesday, Oct. II, 1890, to
points in southeast Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Arkansas, Indian Terri
tory, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado,
New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho,
Montana, South and North Dakota,
Iowa and Minnesota.
Rate-one fare for round trip-tickets
good thirty days. For time of trains,
rates ETC., apply to your ticket agent
or address f. H. Tristram, Central
passenger agent, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Great Hagerstown and Frederick
Fairs.
The Fairs at Hagerstown and Fred
erlck will open their gates to the public
October 18th, and close October 18th.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the success of each. Special fea-
lures are announced daily during the
fair aud the large premiums offered
will bring out the best stock in this
section as well as from more distant
points. The Races will be exception
ally fine a number of noted stables
have entered for the varions events,
and IA good time may be looked for.
The B. & o. r. II. Co. with its usual
liberality has arranged to sell excursion
tickets including admission to the fairs,
from Baltimore, Washington, Grafton,
Lexington and all intermediate ticket
Stations, for all trains October 18th to
18th inclusive, good until the 18th
inclusive, at greatly reduced rates.
For time of special trains and rates,
see hand bills or write B. & O. Agents.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Sometimes.

"Fadder, vat vas all dis in de bapers
about marriage vas a failure ?"
$50 way, Isaac You vas too young
entirely to know Something's about mar
riage, mein SON"
But, fadder, ] vas peeg poy now,
und | want to keer bosted."
well, und vat vas it | must dell
You"
"Vas marriage trooly a failure,
fadder?
"Vell, l dell YOU" said the father,
impressiyely. cuff you marry real,
rich vomans, marriage vas some
dimes as goot as failure. "-Boston
Beacon.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Canine CanineabaliSm.

AV'nue corner,
Foggy night,
Passing crowds,
'Lectric light.
Little boy,
Can of tin,
Wenerwurst
Boils within.
Galler dorg
Near by howls,
Shifts the sausage,
Softly grows.
Stumbling man,
Wooden leg,
Upsets boiler
With the peg.
Spills the water,
Scatters wurSt,
Yaller dorg
Gets there first.
Grabs the sausage,
Splints the fog,
Mother case
Of dog eat dog.
Roy L. McCardell in Birmingham Gala
dOe- Heruld
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11

trouble. Besides having been in Con-
gress long enough, Mr.. McComas is
the advocate of one of the most dan
gerous measures ever proposed in a
free government. And whatever the
miners may think they owe him for
past service, it is certain that in the
passage of the current tariff Act he
has permitted their costs of living to
rise with no effort at affording them a
corresponding increase of ability to
pay the higher prices. Coal was as
much entitled to an increase of pro-
lection as the legion of other articles
of American product that got it, yet
he opened not his mouth except to
shout and vote for what coal did not
get. He raised the prices of nearly all
articles the miner consumes and left
his purchasing power just where it was,
so that in the records and claims of
each there are illustrated in heroics
the usual campaign relics of a super
animated sentiment.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
Curious Law.

If it is unlawful for the United
States to carry lottery matter through
the mails, it would seem that it should
be equally unlawful for an individual
to print, or have printed, matter that
is thus prescribed.
That is to say, it appears funny
that the agent of the people should
be forbidden to serve its masters in
matter that will not be criminal in
the masters themselves, or culpable in
any other agency of the people-an
express company for instance.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-10-11
PrecOciOuS MiIth.

The anti-organ down street chuckled
Il few weeks ago over a supposed dis
appointment Of the JOURNAL in its
presumed outcome of the canal case.
Now that Judge Alvey has decided
that the rightful opportunity for canal
restoration must be allowed, it will be
seen that whether in equity or proph-
ecy the JOURNAL argued or predict
ed, all the fultiilment needful is here
in force.
Hence, whoever would laugh advi-
sedly should not grin prematurely.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-08
A NOVEL HONEYMOON.
The Happy Couple Take Their Wedding
Trip I'm N Row Boat

The Happy Couple Take Their Wedding
Trip I'm n Row Boat.
DETROIT, Aug s.-A Detroit couple have
just returned from their Honeymoon
which was taken in a row boat. When
David ID. Gale, foreman of the Russell
Wheel and Foundry company, OF this city,
welded fair Tenie Mathews June Is, it
was with the understanding that they
should take their wedding trip in row
boat. Both had prepared appropriate cos
tunes, and early on the morn after their
wedding they stepped into small row
boat and each took hold of a pair of oars
Made Bad Start.
Their boat was a 15-foos double-pointed
cedar ship and carried nine square feet of
sail. The first day they had ad winds
and made but twenty miles, and found
lodging for the night beneath farm
house roof near the shore. Two days they
had delightful rowing weather and got
along swimmingly. With wind and oar
aud an occasional tow from ste am barge
the bridal couple got along rapidly.
Came Back by Rail.
At noon of the fifth day they arrived at
Oakdale Harbor, just $40 miles by the coast
line measure. The longest dista nee made
any one day was ninety-two miles, and
the average siXty-two miles per cay They
returned by rail, arriving at IL cir home
Wednesday. both well Drowned by expo
sure, but delighted with their experience.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-08
THE SENATE ELECTION BILL.
Notifications MAds TO Not Reconcile ths
nemocrnta N LITTLE HI

Notifications M ads TO Not Res oncile the
Democrats q Little Bit.
WASHINGTON Cry. Aug. S.-lfoar, from
the committee on privileges and elections,
reported to the senate yesterday substi-
tute for the federal elections bill. The
substitute varies from the Lodge bill in
some important particulars. The more
important notifications and changes are
as follows: The army at the polls section
of the Lodge bilf&or rather tn 1T section
which In effect Incorporates the army at
the polls section of the revised gtatutes in
the BILLS omitted from the snate COM
mittee's bill. The certificates Of election
of members of congress issued by the state
boards of canvassers, which under the
house bill are to be accepted by the clerk
of the house, under the senate committee
bill may be contested and are subject to
final adjudication before United States
circuit court judges.
No Registration Vertical ION.
The house to house visit clau Sc for the
purpose of verifying the registry lists in
the house bill, is omitted, and United
States marshals are not PERM tied to Sc
lect juries. The penalties for crimes
which may be committed under the senate
bill, with the exception OF bribery. are all
made misdemeanors, instead Of felonies
as under the house bill, and the penalties
are correspondingly lighter. 1t is under
stood that some Republicans desire still
further notifications, while the Demo-
Gratis say that the two measures are alike
in principle and effect, and that one is as
Objectionable az the other
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-08

Scores on the Ball Field.

CHICAGO, Aug. s. -Following is the base
ball record for yesterday: League: At
Philadelphia-New York T. Philadelphia
5; batteries-Sharrot and Clark, Vickery
and Clements. At Cincinnati-Cincin-
natl SO, Pittsburg IL; batteries-Foreman
and Keenan,, Baker and Berger At
Cleveland-Cleveland Is. Chicago 4; bat
teries-Smith and thinner, Stein and
Maggie. At Brooklyn-Boston 5, Brooklyn
ia; batteries-Nichols and Bennett, Low
EFT and DAILY
Brotherhood: At Boston-Boston 4, New
York 2; Observation-Disclosures and Kelly,
Ewing and Ewing. At Pittsburg-Pitts-
burg 3, Buffalo 10; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Carroll. Twitchell and Mack At Brook
lyn-Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia 4; batteries
-Sowders and Cook, Knell and Cross. At
Chicago-Chicago Is, Cleveland 4; batter
ies-Baldwin and Farrell, Bakely and SUIT
cliffe.
Western: At Omaha-Des Moines 9,
Omaha 10; at Kansas City-St. Paul 8,
Kansas City Is; at Sioux City-Milwau-
kee 2 Sioux CITY s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-08
DR.. SOUTHWiCK'S VIEWS.
The Father of EIectrocids Pooh Pooh,
the Sensational Talk.

The Father of EIectrocide Pooh Poohs
the Sensational Talk.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. s.-Dr A. P.
Southwick, father of the electrical execu-
ton law, said yesterday in an interview:
Il feel just as / have always felt on this
matter. There is nothing against the sys-
tenn at all, and the fact Is there has been a
great deal of senseless sensational talk
about the execution. For instance, the big
story in regard to the sickening spectacle
of froth, saliva, ETC., coming from Kemm-
ler's mouth is ridiculous. 1t was per-
fectly natural thing, and was caused by
the muscular contraction of the stomach.
1t was nothing unusual at all In fact a
party of ladies could sit in room where
an execution of this kind was going on
and not see anything repulsive whatever.
The Execution q Success.
''The burning of the flesh was also ex-
aggerated. That was caused simply by
the fact that the sponge under the cleo
trode was too small. A light current was
passing through then, and the sponge
having dried out the electrode Just
touched the skin. l think Reminders
nerve affected those there about as much
as anything. 1t looked to me, though, as
an evidence of mental incapacity. He
seemed TO be without fear, aud helped to
adjust the straps in way that was simply
astonishing. No. sir, l do not consider
that this will be the last execution by
electricity. There will be lots of them 1t
has been proved that the idea is correct,
and think the law is the best one. The
execution was success. Kemmler never
knew what happened him, and died alb
solutelY without pain