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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
GENERAL ITEMS.
Get Mad About the Bad Roads,

Every citizen who pays his taxes
and lives in obedience to the law of the
land is entitled to a good road to his
county seat, to his usual market place,
to his church and wherever else he
may wish to go. OF coulse he must be
willing to do his full share toward the
making and maintaining of such roads.
We suggest to our readers that they
all indulge in vigorous kicking when
ever they are compelled to travel q
bad road. Get mad about il. Scold
the overseer and everybody else Do
anything to call public attention to it.
Organize an Indignation meeting and
resolve that it is an insutferable out
rage. We will have good roads as
soon as the public generally becomes
sufficiently interested in the question
to demand them. Anything that will
call the attention of the people to the
question and keep it constantly before
the public will hasten the time when
good roads will be the rule. Never let
up on the road question. Bolivar
Mo.) Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
Deaf IL.

James McMahon, an old resident of
Hoffman, died at his home Friday,
Dec. IS, 1891, aged rs years. Mr..
McMahon was born in Glenn Tubret,
County Monahan. north of Ireland,
and came to this country in 1917. He
was for % years boss for John F.
Rathbone, at Albany, n. T., after
which he moved to this county. Four
daughters and two sons survive-Miss
Lizzie, of Albany, N. Y. Mrs. Desteal
of Long Island city, N. Y; Mrs.
Birmingham, of Mt. Savage, Md.
Miss Sarah, of Hoffman; Thomas, OF
New Haven, Conn.,, and Frank j., of
Hoffman.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26

John Wesley Evans, of Homecoming,
sage, philosopher and friend, wants
the Irish race lifted out of Ireland en-
m0Sse and brought to this country.
He thinks this will solve the Irish
question.
tits a good plan, but will Mr.. Evans
then favor changing our national mot
to to Il Pllu5bUs Erin Uium 20 Braun
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
West Virginia Prophecy.

After reading all the weather pre-
dictions concerning the coming winter
we have reached the following con-
illusions: First, if the mercury gets
below zero, look out for cold weather :
second, if it doesn't, it won't be so
cold third, if there is snow enough,
sleighing will be good; fourth, if
there isn't, sleighing won't be so good.
Watch and see how near right the pre-
dictlons COl j. W. PIattenb1V.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
Fragment of Scripture.

Worshippers of the new water works
should study for Il New Year lesson
the following clipping from Jeremiah
chapter XVII, O.:
Therefore hearken not to your prophets,
nor to your OWNERS, nor to your drcamers,
nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers
which speak unto you saying-ye shall not
serve the King Of Babylon.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
Patience.

Patience is a virtue, deah breddern,
but dat doan' mean dat Il man kin sit
down all day an smoke pipe, waltin'
patiently for somethin' to turn up.
vile MS ole woman supports him goin'
out washin' by de day. Dat kline OBJ
virtue will nebber pass you fru de
golden gate. r-Rec. Plink PUNK.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
New Grammarian in Homecoming.

The fire in Shearer & Cos store
Friday of last week took place about
five minutes before the JOURNAL went
to press. The item concerning it was
not written, but hastily setup. Hence
the error pointed out by the Lonacon-
ing STIR.
AS to the expression concerning the
word, ''restivc,' it is really so near a
synonym of ''restless'' that distinc-
ton is hardly worth talking about
The star quotes Wcbster's definition
of "restivc' as inclined or disposed to
rest or stand still stubborn" That
is, something quite determined not to
move.
But the STIR does not quote the
second and most generally accepted
impatient under coercion,
chastisement or opposition; uneasy
Suppose people grow impatient under
the imposition of bad water and not
enough of that" as the Washington Sto
put it, how much less impatient are
they But the fact is, the Journal
took the word "restivc" from an
editorial Of the Washington luminary
detailing at length the peoples Sim
patience with the character and
copiousness of the city governments
water supply
cleft Tuesday - Well, perhaps
the STIR has plenty space to say always
cleft on Tuesday, "died on Tues
day etc. The JOURNAL has not.
Besides, the great paper is printed for
people who are sufficiently intelligent
to appreciate the value of brevity,
especially when the omission of useless
propositions contribute thereto.
Mr.. Hall, as critic, is doing well
but there are now and then greater
chances in the JOURNAL for him to do
better. For it happens invariably that
the very errors every week we feel like
kicking ourselves about the star never
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
EXDlanatiOn,

The American Federation of Labor
and the Knights of Labor have come
to some sort of agreement which can
be best understood by the uninitiated
to this effect:
Where we have hitherto come in compete
ton we will not interfere with each others
wickedness.
Where there is and has been no clash we
will each cndeavor to be worse than the
other.
In addition to the above it was also
unanimously agreed that
The boycott on Milwaukee beer is raised
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
\ Christmas Question

What is it that gets drunk-the Body or the
Soul?-I"qmjrer.
The JOURNAL answers--it is the
body: meanwhile the soul sickens at
the awful sight of the body making an
unforgiveabe fool of itself.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26

Just as we go to press "A Subscribe
en-" wants to know
Why it is when the town collects SO fine
for Misunderstanding the town does not re-
pair the window?
Dunno,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
SENI-LOCAL NEWS.
Deaf n

Mrs. Agnes Miller of Wheeling, w.
Va, died suddenly in that place Mon
day. She was sister of Capt. J. p.
Smith, Of Frostburg
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26

One J. w. Buser, horseback, ran
over Mrs. Henry Creutzberg, Of Bar
ton, in Cumberland Tuesday. She
was badly injured, and is in a danger
Gus condition. Buser is in iail
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
What Has He Done -


The Cumberland NetrS complains
that
Congress has been in session for some time
and Representative McKaig has not intro
duced bill for public building i'll Cumber-
land
Then it quotes the Hagerstown Null
as follows:
In the allotment of patronage at the present
session of Congress Maryland is to have a
liberal share, but Mr.. McKaig, the Western
Maryland representative, has not yet gotten
any and present indications are that he may
not What have people got against Western
Maryland, anyhow?
The interrogatory should be amend
ed by striking out ''pcople' and sub
shutting politicians.
For Germans hate of Western
Maryland grows from the time the
country begins to slope upward from
Vic. Baughman's printing Office until
the Garrett county line is reached
Within that degree of longitude his
name and fame run counter to dem
Ocratic sentiment which does not pay
court to selfish .tinesse nor mistake mer
cenary cunning for craftsmanship.
SO that German $ resentment against
Western Maryland takes shape in the
dead sure thing of filing all the Offices
of executive appointment with German
men, and permitting democrats to rise
to popularity elective success by acct
dent.
The Cumberland Nevs is, therefore,
informed that Mckaig is hardly the
man to get public building in that
town. 1t might re-elect him next fall
"a casualty German does not want
repeated.
Meanwhile, Mckaig will find out
whether it is worth while for him to
run whether congressional
lightning is likely to strike twice in the
same democratic place.
If his discovery be unfavorable, he
has the sand to rest easy on earned
honors.
For it has been the rule of his
political career to retire from public
life at the zenith of success.
In fact he has made but one break
that we remember, and then God an
swered his prayers and fulfilled his
prophecies by defeating the ticket he
vainly sought to lead.
Like German, he is somewhat smart,
but when the democratic ticket does not
suit him the Lord appears to bless his
efforts to defeat it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26

The latest Oakland description of a
certain Preston county man is-''he is
a roarer from Aurora
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
18th. Dav Of June. 1892
he WOULD NOT BE CRUSHED

To the MINING JOURNAL.
nEAR SIR sent YOU poem last week,
Dand asked you to publish it in your paper
You declined, and returned it to me with the
crushing reply that | was no poet, and that
you could turn better poetry out of sausage
grinder. Now wont he crushed and pro-
pose to show up your attempt to throttle bud
ding genius. Publish this card and the fol-
lowing poem in your advertising columns,
and charge me tull advertising rates
Yours, Mr.. PINK WHISPERS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
Alone.

Somerset, Pa, enjoyed a high old
time last Saturday over the election
and success of proposal to supply
the town with water.
The tomtom was brought out and
the place painted red until Sunday
morning by ''the boys ably seconded
by the progressive "old ones"
Looking at the march of progress
through the Ledger, it would seem that
only Frostburg is unhappy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
Changes OfCOnvictiOn.


The old water works economist who
does the high-kicking crawfsh pyro-
technics for the editorial column of
the Ledger ran across an incident last
week which filled his soul with a deep
toned joy and a wonder that passed
understanding.
He found out that Mr.. Haverstick
at one time thought Water Board a
good thing, but that now Il supcrin-
tendent is better.
The JOURNAL has had to contend
with this wunkish notion before, but
it is fad peculiar to certain brand
of bourbonism that Il man once a
whanghoo must be whanghoo for
ever. Considered as disease it is in
durable.
Nevertheless, we have known men
thus afflicted to change both their own
politics and religious faith inside of
several years.
Concerning whatever consistency is
involved in the Ledgcr's criticisms it is
to be said that it is the province of
greatness to avow changes of con-
viction, and the province Of littleness
to change them sneakingly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
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Great One-PriCe Store,
OFFER THE FOLLOWING
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
I'iI,is

"And now it is over" says the Cum
berland Nens of the Teachers Institute,
''and the last days session was inter
esting."
Most goods bought that day most
likely.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-12-26
\ Patriot to the last

Gen. John r. Kenly. a hero of two
wars, died in Baltimore Sunday morn
ing. ~
The Baltimore SIM says of him:
In all the walks of life he commanded re-
spect. His escutcheon was without astain.
His refusal to relieve his necessities in his adj
vancing years by the acceptance of pension
was entirely in accord with his elevated patriot
ism. The old soldier of two wars wasa hero
who preferred to suffer to any degree rather
than descend from the high position he
had assumed.
And his old foe in arms, Gen Bradley
7. johnson:
He was an honorable, brave, honest man.
| have understood that he was entitled to two
pensions, one for the Mexican War, the
other for the war between the States.
Though desperately poor he refused to apply
for either. He would not sell his blood for
gold nor commute his patriotism for green
backs.
What contrast when compared
with the rush Of thousands and
thousands to loot the treasury of the
country they profess to have saved .
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24
/, John, Did it.

With my little Ratchet l did it,
killed Billsmith IN the last issue of the
Cecil DeW0c1af,-and | am so willing
to show you that l cannot tell a lie,
that | dropped the "editorial WEI, and
gave you my own sign manual of ST.
John-the innocent.
Who but Stint John pray you, could
have done BIllsmith and his cause I'D
so brown2
Nobody who knows hawk from a
handsaw, could possibly have mistaken
my sledge hammer blows, for the foggy
vaponngs of Greenbury, or the vain
ventures of Jojash.
But then, there are always some
people TO read the sapiency of the
Cecil Democrat under its new auto
crazy, who do not know hawk from
hIndsaw, and it was to these | had to
issue my ukase, my sign manual, my
veritable ego" What z0iW tile IEa,-
Qea 6e"2
What Democrat will dare to vote for
BlIsmith after this my (?) pronurci
amento?
Have | not told you not to dare do
it, ye miserable paintings of my begett-
ing. Am l not the Saint John who
has the right and the liberty to forbid
l John do forbid p any Democrat
casting his ballot for Blllsmith.
Let him not forget, that it is not
Captain Greenbury, or Jojash,-both
of whom omewhile assume to speak
tor me, butt myself, the veritable
ego, the saint who is to lead you out of
the political wilderness who speaks
n07O:
1t is not Billpurnell's single tax
tomfoolery, or Jojash's jimjams, but
my own undenied and undeniable 81
did it."
If Blllsmith should be elected clerk
of the Circuit Court, there would still
be Republican in that office, and he
would probably let some other Repub-
lican do some copying IN the office, at
the rate of fifty dollars a month, for
faithful service ten hours day.
And that faithful clerk mlqhi haze a
0Ote that might elect tie next Pyesi-
dent 0fMe United .SlakesI
Don't you see2
tell you it is so, and l am Saint
John the Innocent(2) of al guile.
If you cannot believe me, who in
this sublunary sphere or beyond it,
even in my heavenly realm can you
believer
If Jimgram should by any chance
or miracle happen to get over the
terms of that Eighth District Contract,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24
Jewels of Consistency.

The laborious efforts of the tripartite
editorial alliance of the Cecil Demo
cyaf to disguise their doubts as to the
extent of the disaHection now existing
in the ranks of TIE Democratic party
in Cecil county, betray them into
editorial contradictions quite as anus
ing as they are instructive.
The last issue of the Democrat is
especially rich IN these specimens oil
conflicting utterances.
In its first column the Tojashian tone
and phrase predominant.
1t shows their characteristic JuvenIlity
and Clip"
" We knO0O that tie .Stal7Vayf Hckcl
is 6eaten," is the confident refrain.
Overlooking the folly of wisdom
when ignorance is bliss, the jubilater
supplements his knowledge with the cor
roborative information, that Mr.. Graham
who has been making a canvass of the
lower districts "retu1ued home this
7Veek feeling that lis election aaS
assured ?
Now this ecstatic tone OF knowledge,
this halIelujah of confidence, is all
very well, particularly in the consola-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24
Don't all sp ak at once.

eve believe that true Democracy
means the government of the people
by the p ople, for the people and the
control ut our party organization and
the selection Of Its candidates by the
free and voluntary action OF the major
Ity of its membership without lnterftr
ence by or dictaiiou from pretended
managers, who use our party's name
for their own selfish and corrupt pur
poses.
1--WE recognize that our primaries
have for years past, and still are, SO
managed that no man can obtain a
hearing from The Democracy of
this State without the permission Of a
few men, who have accumulated large
fortunes by trading IN State and mum
cipal legislation, and we ere not and
will not be bound by nominations SO
made as to insult the manhood OF every
free and honest Democrat.
The independent Democrats oil
Baltimore led by such men as Mr.
S. Teakle Wallis, Senator John S. Wirt's
associate in the Civil Service Reform
Club OF Mary land, use this language
in their platform issued the other day.
They must have heard OF that Eighth
district pass- - the - window -
od-Democratic Primary.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24

(being the first Tuesday after the first Monday
at the usual places OF voting in the several EIec.
ton Districts OF Cecil county, as follows:
In the FIRST Elec' ion District, at Ceoil
ton
In the Second Election Dis.tict, 1T
Chesapeake City.
In the Third Election District, at Elk.
ton.
In the Fourth Election District, at Fair
Hill.
In the Fifth Election District, at North
East
Iu the Sixth EIectioa District, a: Rising
Sun
In the Seventh Election District, at
Port Deposit.
In the Eighth Election District at Mnu t
Pleasant
In the Ninth Election District. at Cal.
And the Election SO to be held is for the pur-
pose OF electing
One person to be Governor of The
State OF Maryland;
One person to be Comptroller of the
Treasury of the State Of MaryIaud;
One LerSon to DO Attorney General OF
the State of Mary land;
One person to be Clerk of the Court Of
Appears o. lue oIaLe OF Mary lanu,
One person to be Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Cecil county;
One person to be Register of Wills of
Cecil county;
One person to be States Attorney of
Cecil county;
One person to be Sheriff of Cecil
county;
Three persons to be Commissioners of
Cecil county;
Three persons to represent Cecil county
in the House of Delegates Of the General
Assembly of Mar land;
Three persons to be judges % the
Orphans Court Of Cecil county:
One person to be County Surveyor of
Cecil county;
The polls will he opened at O'Clock in the
morning and will close at o'clock in the even
ing.
Rn-The Return Judges are required and di-
rectcd to make their return the second day
Thursday following the Election to the Clerk
OF the Circuit for Cecil county,
JOHN A. BOYD,
Octl0-tf Sheriff OF Cecil county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24

WE notice that brother Wander.
ford of the Westminster Advocate
is featuring the Republicans Of
Carroll county on party morals.
He says to them:
Republicans who love honesty,
fair dealing, and fair expression OF
the party sentiment, should strike
from their tickets every nominee
whose nomination was dictated by
the bosses. Show your indepen-
dence! show your manhood! rebuke
the shameless boss rule that is dis
franchising on!
Gracious! If brother Vanderiord
we're only editing the Cecil Demo,
crat, instea OF the Advocate, what
timely advice that would be to his
Democratic brethren in this County.
But, il it is good political doctrine
in Carroll, why is it not equally SO
in Cecil?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24
Well, OF course not.
Nobody said you could.

SUSPICIOUS TRADES" are being OF
fered il several portions of the county
Cecil County News.
Correct there is any one thing that
Charles Carroll and Austin Lane know
more about than another, it is 'trsde''
in politics. They are not slow on Char
gains" they can get up right fast gate
in the way of "sell outs" but Grade"
is their greatest JOY and chief distinction.
The other candidates on the SO called
Democratic ticket, had better get up
early and stay up late from now until the
election, because when Charley Crothers
gets to talking about "a trade, there is
trouble brewing in the camp.
Everything goes" when Crothers
is in danger, and one of them IS in
danger now.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24
The Political Situation in tic
Eighth District,
Rock SPRINGS, Oct, 10, 1891.

Rock SPRINGS, Oct, 10, 1891.
Mr.. EDITOR 1t seems that Mr..
McNamee and others would have
you believe that tn utmost har-
mony prevails between the two
Democratic t,Ctions in this district
But thy either cont know what
harmony is, or they have made a
grave mistake. | for one am not in
harmony with Mr.. McNamee. or any
other man who tavors sucl proceed
ings as witnessed at our primary
election in this district. Think of
men canvassing the district for
weeks before the primary, offering
men as much as SIS for their votes,
and those who would not accept
were offered as much to stay away
from the polls. They could not have
been IN harmony with each other
then, or there would have been no
need of money to carry the district
one way or the other. But it is a
fact that there was at least fifteen
hundred dollars brought to Rock
Strings that day, for the purpose of
buying votes. And when found so
many men waiting to be bought like
cattle, l was surprised, and became
disguised with my party. and said
then that would support the Re
publican ticket this Fall. And | in
tend to do SO, and there are plenty
of others who will do the same.
Talk about harmony; why when
four or five men, so-called leaders in
the Eighth, got together and com
promised, and by that agreement
said that we were all to vote one
ticket, saw every thing else but
satisfaction, and when c. C. Crothers
read it to the people, and proposed
three cheers tor the Democracy OF
the old Eighth district, there were
not one dozen men responded Some
laughed, others swore, and those
who came, not from principle, but
TOR their share of the filthy lucre,
were thunder struck, and disappoint
ment Swallowed their guilty faces.
They say that no man was pre-
vented in any way from casting his
vote. | know better. Men were met
on their way to the polls, and told
that the election was over, and they
turned and went home, without vote
ing, and out of at least two hundred
men already at the polls, and were
told ii they favored the agreement,
to come up and vote, only seventy
or seventy five voted Now l wish
to ask Mr. McNamee, Mr.. Crothers,
and Graham & Co, if this is the
satisfaction and harmony they talk
about, and if they favor auction
primaries | am not with them.
DISSATISFIED DEMOCRAT.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24

For eleven long weeks the News
and the Dem, Graf, have been in q
fine phrenzy of virtuous wrath over
those famous "Postoffce charges
They have fairly trothed at the
mouth.
They have turned blue in the face
They have shlieked at tie top Of
their voices
They have fired themselves up to
a red hot heat, until folks really
began to think, that the fire depart
ment ought to be called out and the
hose turned on.
But it is Unnecessary.
A certain John Wanamaker has
applied an extinguisher, and all
danger is past.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24

PRIOR to the last SO called Demo,
cratic primary there existed a very
bitter personal hostility" between
Mr.. Graham and Mr. Crothers, bLt
it appears not to have been OF such a
character" as to prevent fan accom-.
mediation or understanding" between
them with respect to that Eighth dis
trict primary.
In fact, they were very ''accommo.
dating" to each other at the primary
10 such an extent indeed, that
they simply gobbled up the whole
district without saying as much as "by
your leave TO the voters and walked
off to the so called convention at Elk.
ton, Boosting that they had the dis
trict in their west pockets"
Wouldn't it be funny if the voters
should bottle THEM up next Tuesday
week !?