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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
Financial.

The report of the Homecoming Saw
ings Bank at the close of business
March 81 exhibits handsome fnan.
cial condition. Its resources amount
to $l1S,3 80 These are Offset by
liabilities which include capital stock,
$4,000; surplus $1,000; undivided
profits, $2,S2l07, and deposits,
$91 ,540.32. David Sloan, president ;
Isaac Bradburn vice-president; d. r..
Sloan, treasurer, and seven directors
of equal prominence and solidity com
prise the managing force. These
gentlemen are proud of their institu-
ton, and they enjoy the right to be.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
The Iron is Hot,

The new Mayor and Council of
Frostburg have an unsurpassed OPP
portunity to give the town both a
profitable and aggressive administra-
ton.
By profitable" the JOURNAL means
the adoption of measures that will de-
termine the amount of the floating
debt and reduce it as far as practicable;
that will also devise more efficient
methods of keeping the streets in good
repair, and that will this year es-
pecially put the street appropriations
where most needed and nomhere else,
and that will more Systematically set
apart the funds for their several uses
in advance, not taking the chances of
paying all sorts of bills, incurred upon
one within or another, whether there is
or is not money to meet them.
By "aggressive" the JOURNAL means
a policy-a never-]et-go policy of Sc
curing railroad accommodations in
toson. This is the first step to make if
we want our town to grow in the num-
Der of it's buildings, the volume of
business and commercial and indus
trial Importance generally.
If the new Council, speaking and
moving for the people, will secure this
boon they will have become public
benefactors indeed, and their admins
tration will be memorialized by
monument, which will not in our day
stop growing.
If the new Councilman will re-
fleet that they are not placed in
position merely to collect their per
diem and run along in the rut
their predecessors have cut deep in
the municipal road, but that pop
ular preferment means that they are
the spokesman of the people that
they stand for progress and advance
ment-that they stand for the fullest
development of all the towns attrac-
tons as an industrial and recreative
centre, they will measure up to the
full stature of duties meyer before APP
pretended, certainly never performed.
Anybody can conduct routine affairs !;
anybody can attend to his own bust
ness all day ever day and give one
evening after supper per month to
town affairs for $3.50; anybody can
fix salaries so they will consume near
ly all the ready cash every month !;
anybody caaa make tremendous splut-
ter over the vital Importance of fenc-
ing in an old graveyard with money
that ought to go on the streets, but the
people want more than that from their
public servants. They want this town
to be placed in position to grow and
spread and wax more and more solvent
every year. They want more indus
tries and not so many grocery stores
more institutions to make goods, fewer
proportionately to ''handle" them.
The genius of thrift is in the air, but
we lack the sleight.
Cannot the new Council, without
neglectmg the necessary details of
municipal conduct, rise above them
and supply the missing link between
the inspiration and the consummation
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
A Town Of Shonkeeners

J. B. Williams, the marble-dealer,
has just shipped two carloads of finish
ed marble work to Cumberland, Oak
land, and adjoining counties in West
Va.
If Frostburg had dozen or two
more such industries of various kinds
the place would amount to something.
AS it is, however, when a man finds
himself ahead a few hundred dollars
he starts a grocery store.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
Good Amendment.

The American coal company has
made John H. Parrot resident agent
vt Homecoming. Mr.. Parrot is ca
pable, clever gentleman, and brings to
his position considerable practical ex.
perience. AS assistant to Mr. Clark
for several years he is fully posted in
the operating affairs of the company
He is, therefore, the natural heir to
the higher place and will fill it &C.
ceptably to all concerned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
Neighborly Consideration.

After all, the JOURNAL is really glad
the Homecoming Star is not West
Virginia luminary.
Listen to the following from the
WetZel Democrat
We never think of the Wetzel Nems with
out being reminded of flea on the tail of the
dog of the child of the wife of the wild man
of Borneo.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
A BalefuI Luminary,


What has the building of a paro-
chial school in Frostburg got to do
with Frostburg peoples rights in the
public schools
If certain number of citizens join
in creating private school is that a
reason why the town at large should
lose its dues from the public funds
Is that reason why our portion of
the public money should go to Lon
aconing2
The JOURNAL knows that the effect
of building private institutions out
side of Cumberland and Homecoming is
to reduce public school income in the
places that build them. 1t knows that
the School Board holds the same
inequitable and narrow guage view of
the matter-except when Cumberland
and Homecoming are concerned.
Hence, in all seriousness we ask
did anybody ever hear that Cumber-
land should have less public school
accommodations on account of its
private and parochial schools and
academies?
Did anybody ever hear that Lon
aconing should suffer in the same way
on account of a parochial school there
Not a word.
On the contrary, both places have
gotten more than their shares prin-
cipally because the public establish
ments could not ostentatiously keep
pace with the private ?
1t was the wise ambition of Prof.
J. E. J. Buckley, when here, to make
the public schools SO efficient that
private schools could not exist in the
same neighborhood.
But the Homecoming Stars notion,
put into practice, will pull down the
public school fabric just in proportion
as private establishments are reared.
That is, it would pull it down in
Frostburg only.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
COUNTY NEWS.
Died.

Died.
Sylvester Mattingly, residing near
Mt. Savage, died Sunday last in the
list year of his age
Philip ERODE, of Hoffman, died
Thursday, aged 81 years. His wife
and seven children, all grown, survive.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
An Undisnuted Question Settled
So Far the Growing Act.

Col. H. Kyd Douglas has been mp.
pointed Associate Judge to succeed
Hon. A. X. Syester, deceased.
4 scholarly lawyer and a complete
gentleman, he is in every respect fully
qualified to fill the position.
His appointment is the best aci Of
Gov. Jackson's administration.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
Seven Sentences Inhibited.

The Homecoming Star, grown quite
refined within the last two weeks,
selects "a few sentences from the last
issue of the Frostburg scrap-book,"
and surnames them ''vulgarisms."
These are enumerated as follows:
/. "In porker's optic"
9. 1.-THE softness ofhis job"
8. 1.-THE officials believed it was him"
4. "In Frostburg 81 pounds is worth u
whee,.'
5. Keep your eyes peeled.
6. at looks bilious only to the disappointed.
7. The Ledger's hindsigM is as good as his
foresight"
Numbers l, 2, 5 and are "vulgar-
isms' only to super-sensitive phi
lologists.
The Star, not philologist of re-
spectacle degree, should keep still after
its nauseating "break" a few weeks
ago.
Number was copied directly from
a letter, which furnished portion of
a semi-local article. 1t is slightly in
correct, dramatically, but the gentle
man who discovered the defect for the
Star missed the real point of attack.
AS to number 4. In Frostburg so
many pounds of sugar are tied in a
parcel and called "a dollars worth. :"
The parcel thus becomes a unit that
is sold, not are sold, as in Homecoming.
Number 7 appeared in the JOURNAL
as follows:
The Ledgsr's hindsight is just as reliable as
its foresight, etc.
The Star, which is trying to be as
dishonest as it was lately obscene,
does not italicize the misquoted pro-
noun which makes ledger" masculine,
hoping, no doubt, some schoolteacher
will detect in the "snook" a really
gross error and charge the JOURNAL
accordingly.
We say the Star, but we mean the
gentleman who is doing its syntactical
detective work
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
(5u0PY.

Was the republican ticket straight,
or did the Ledger vote it crooked
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-11
The Criterion.

Mayor Metzger evinces de-
termination to go into Office to do
something.
He is aware of the fact that there is
heavy work ahead, but he is young,
active and public-spirited. He knows
that the streets are in bad condition
that in routine sense there is plenty
to do; that strong men are required
to do it, and that all the offices must
this time go by moral and physical
eligibility, not by mere personal
favor.
The town is ripe for measures of
advancement; with the Mayor strong
ly backed by his colleagues it may be
said of our progressive people
By their Council We shall know them.
Within One of Unmatched Misery.
In the casualties which overtake the
Homecoming Star this week in these
columns that paper has the sympathy
of the entire fraternity, locally speak
ing.
AS a paper of calamities, with a
constant drain on sympathy, it is al
most without an equal.
That is to say-but for the Frostburg
Ledger it would be without peer.
An Undisputed Question Settled.
The Homecoming Star, with its Gus
tomary breezy assurance, gives its
election district figures and challenges
skepticism as follows:
Now dlsprove them.
This dissipates in advance all dan
ger of question just as easily as the
equally talented Mr.. Podsnap Danish
ed a subject from discussion with a
wave of his hand.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Anent the recent election cases in
the house, says Amos J. Cummings,
where two colored men were contest
ing seats held by Democrats, a fine
story of Watchdog Holman is told.
The incident occurred in the forty.sev.
enth congress A negro of the name
of Lee was contesting the seat held
by Mr.. Richardson, now the govern
or of South Carolina. The case was
pressed for consideration toward the
close of that congress. 1t got the
right of way and held the Legislative
track. Some big steals which the
Watchdog and Sam Randall were
fighting, were thus blocked. The old
Watchdog smiled serenely when the
Lee Richardson case was fairly under
way. He sat down and read over the
report. Then he expectorated to the
right and left, and hooked and un-
hooked his eyeglasses. Finally, turn
ing to Democratic member, he said:
"My! my! Have you read this
report? You must read it. You
must read it,"
"What is it about ?" queried the
representative. That nigger, Lee -
"Yes, yes," the judge responded.
"Mr. Lee, Mr.. Lee. He's very val
liable nigger to the country-worth
his weight in gold in this emergency
He'll prevent the stealing Of millions
from the treasury."--Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14
Serious Danger

Threatens every man, woman or child
living in region Of country where fever
and ague is prevalent, since the germs Of
malarial disease are inhaled from the air
and are swallowed from the water OF such
q region. Medicinal safeguard is abso-
lutely necessary to nulify this danger.
AS a means Of fortifying and acclimating
the system so as to be able TO resist
the malarial poison, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters Is incomparably the best and most
popular. Irregularities Of the stomach,
liver and bowels encourage malaria but
these are speedily rectified by tho Bitters.
The functions of digestion and secretion
are assisted by It's use, and O vigorous as
well as regular condition of the system
promoted by 1t. Constitution and phys
ique are thus defended against the inroad
Of malaria by this matchless preventive,
which is also certain and thorough rem
edy In the worst cases Of intermittent
fevers.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Uncle Johnnie seated on the broad
veranda. The day promised to be
hot, and he was clothed only in a
long white linen gown and slippers.
He was engaged in ladling strong.
well-iced whiskey punch from huge
halfhogshead beside him. His pat
rons were negroes, who presented every
conceivable receptacle from tin pans
to cocoanut shells. At 8 o'clock
everybody within 10 or 10 miles who
had conveyance in which to ride or
who was strong enough to walk was
on the ground, and 80 minutes later
circus and barbecue opened simulta-
neously in blaze of glory.
"And such a circus, such barbecue
The Olympian games and Roman ban
quets may have equaled. but I'll make
an oath they never surpassed them.
For three or four hours all was pleas
ure and enjoyment. The circus tent,
where something in the way of enter.
tainment was in constant progress,
was thronged, and divided the honors
with the long tables, where food and
drink, ad libitum, were displayed.
The very animals caught the enthusi-
asm and entered into the spirit of the
occasion. The tiger growled as he
had not since he immigrated from
the jungles of Bengal the elephant
helped himself from bucket of whis-
key and trumpeted as if training for a
match with Gabriel, while the mon
keys swung to and fro as if the iron
bars which supported them were the
branches in their own Brazilian forest
"Shortly after noon ] heard the cry
Of Hey Rude ! and knew that fight
was in progress. In moment it had
become battle, well calculated TO
keep company with circus and barbe-
cue aud round off to perfect fulluess
the days entertainment. The tents
were torn to shreds, the cages over
turned and the animals released. No
one was killed. but | stayed there
three days, caring for the wounded.
All the fair people had gone to Uncle
Johnnie's treat in the morning, and
not one, to say nothing Of 100, went
to the fair. Uncle Johnnie told me
that he made money enough on his
bets to more than pay for the enter
tainment. l saw the Snowman three
months later at St. Louis. The treat
nearly ruined him. He missed q
weeks dates and got out of the state
just in time to avoid attachments. I
tell you it was the biggest time we
ever had in Mississippi and demon
strated the advantage that circus
has over fair. r."-Cleveland Leader.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Doctor, how am coming on? Do
you think there is any hope" said a
very sick man to DR.. Blister.
"Your chances are the best in the
world. The statistics show that one
person in ten recovers,' said the doc.
tor.
"Then there is not much hope for
me ?"
"Oh, yes, there is. You are the
tenth case that | haye treated, and
the other nine are dead. don't see
how you can help getting we'll il the
statistics are to be relied on" New
York Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Mother-"You are sure it isn't for
your money he wants to marry you r.
Daughter-"Perfectly sure. He
does not care for money. He spends
all he gets New York Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Bobby-How did the Sphinx get
the credit for being so wise, papa?
Mr.. Norris-By keeping his mouth
shut for 5000 years.-New York
Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

"You say the chicken soup is not
good Why, | told the cook how to
make it. Perhaps she didn't catch
the idea" Boarder-"No; / think
it was the chicken she didn't catch. :"
Fly
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Next best. Marian-"What do
you keep that horrid pet monkey for,
May ?" May-"Oh, because it anus
es mamma when papa is away."-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

We always envy fat woman when
we see her laughing. There seems to
be SO much of her having good time.
-Atchinson Globe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

A distinction. Miss Pikestatf-
"He tried to kiss me. How dared
hep Miss Pussly (sympathetically)
How could he ?"-Puck.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

We have noticed that no matter
where man has pain he is always
satisfied that he would be very braye
and patient if it were only somewhere
else. Rochester Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

won't you be mine ?" he cried, as
the clock struck. "Mine forever ?"
"Are you never satisfied T. she said
"This one evening has
been long enough, in all conscience" /"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

"What was Loomy's trouble with
the authorities in Rome Z"
He was told if he threw copper
into the Fountain Of Trevi he would
return to Rome"
"Where was the harm 2"
"He tried to throw u policeman in. !"
New York Truth.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Mother-Effie, did l not send you
out to look for eggs?
Effie-Yes. mamma, hut when / did
90 out found all the hens standing
about doing nothing Truth.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Frank (pleadingly)-"I never kiss
ed girl before in my life." May
"Well, 1 haven't advertised for ap.
prentices, have I2"-New York Her.
ald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

He-"How can you defend your
self2 Why did you 60 on encourag-
ing me2 l didn't know you were
married"
She--"But didn't know you were
single. Life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14
WIT AND HUMOR.

The girl who has had faithless
lover should be sharper the next time
she is a utlass.-Lowell Citizen.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

A spinster disillusioned. She
"What do you mean, sir, by asking
young girl like me to marry you, who
are old enough to be my father ?"
He-"Sophonisba, do l really look
like centennarian ?"-Epoch.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Tommy (to new arrivaD-"Are you
Mr.. Doose?" The guest-"No, my
boy, that's not my name. Why p
Tommy" Cause when sister looked
out of the window and saw you com
ing she said, "Oh, the doose PITTS
burgh Bulletin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Teacher-"Try to remember this,
Milton, the poet, was blind. Do you
think you can remember it ?" "Yes,
ma'am." snow, what was Millions
great misfortune r. "He was a poet" !"
American Grocer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Mrs. Youngwife-"Have you any
shad ?" Fishmonger-"Yes, ma'am." "
Mrs. Youngwife--"Please give me a
pound if you have any without bones.
MY husband doesn't like the bones"
Minneapolis Journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
" The Niagara Falls Route"
Time Card in Effect.

Daily Daily except Sunday. Parlor car on
day trains aud sleeping cars ON night trains.
j. WHITING, Ticket Agent.
o.w. .RUGGLEs. @. T.. q T. Agt.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Two wishes. Winkle-"I wish ]
could devise some way of hanging up
my clothes"
Nodd-"I wish | could devise some
way of getting them out after I have
hung them up."-Clothier and Fur
nisher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Haw haw! That was an appro-
pirate bit of music they had at the
cattlemen's annual dinner.
What was it?
The band play Beethoven's concerto
in Gee.-Harper's Bazaar.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

Wenderby-"Beatrix why do you
refuse me when you know single kiss
from those sweet lips would intoxicate
me with delight"
Beatrix-"Because, George, this is
a prohibition n."-Boston Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14
0. |. PARTRIDGE.
Real Estate Agent

Rooms 4, 5, Dawson Block.
VIII take charge OF estates for residents and non.
resdents collect rents, pay taxes, place
obtain abstracts of title, etc.
Office hours-10 to 12A. NJ, A to 6P.M.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14
Detroit, Bay CITY & AIpena R.R.

.Daiy except Sunday. tDaily except Monday.
II. NJ. REEVES, MILO EASTMAN,
agent AIpena. Genl Supt
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For Tacoma and local, 6:l5 7:46 and Il.l5 m,
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TRAINS ARRIVE AT SEATTLE;
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