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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
PUBLICATIONS.

''Can the character be read from the hand
writing?" Most assuredly it can. Everyone
can remember being influenced favorably or
unfavorably by the penmanship of some I'M
known person, and has been astonshed to
find how true the conclusions were; and
some of the worlds foremost thinkers have
maintained that the handwriting furnishes
more exact key to the character than the
head, face or form. Character reading from
handwriting is fascinating study, and if
you wish to learn all about it you must read
the excellent and profusely illustrated article,
How to Read Character by Handwriting"
by Prof. Nelson Thorpe, published in the July
number of Demorests FamilY Magazine, and
you will be still more interested in the sub
iect. In the same number Is q spl6ndid article
on Chill" which is particularly dpropos at
present Foes Ateld-Plants Poisonous to
the Stomach" is quite as seasonable, and
everybody can recognize the plants from the
accurate illustrations; in Summer Outdoor
Games-iaWn Tennis, Badmintop, Colors''
they are so clearly described and illustrated
that the veriest novice can learn how to play
them without other instruction; and the
amateur china-panter may rival the pro-
fessional by following the directions given in
THE Use of Matt Colors." Besides, there
are stories ana poems, and over 200 illustra-
trations, including superb water color, a
French costume study under the Empire,
and the numerous departments are full to
oyertiowing with valuable meter. Briefly,
this number fully maintains the justly earned
prestige of being the model familp magazine,
and it is published for 50 per year by W.
Jennings DemoIest, Is East 18th St., New
York
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13

The next time the Homecoming Star
gets INFO Mayor Boyd's parlor it should
take census Of pointers on the gram
NAUTICAL accuracy Of the expression
"present Incumbent
If 1.-THE examiner and teachers from
all over the county, then know no
! more about redundancy Of tense than
they appear to understand about
verbs, the ,St0r may truly observe
"Memorial Day annually as an oc-
casion immortalizing the glory of
those who died partially that the star
might continue to enjoy the liberty of
writing incorrectly.
To the honor, the wisdom and schol-
arship Of "a Frostburg instructor"
however. the occasion was not wholly
disaster. There was one conscien-
tious erammarian among them and he
saved Allegany's seething mass Of
educational laundering from impeach-
ment as Il blind pioneer force leading
the blind.
He said ''both papers We're correct"
Being a broad-guage man he could
say nothing else.
To "the examiner and all the teach
ers from all over the county" who "de-
cided that the Star was right" the
JOURNAL extends its coincidence and
the assurance of its highest consider
alton Of the fact that they are getting
more public money than they honest
ly earn.
To the teacher who could lose sight
OF the literal significance of a mere
word in its segregated sense, and take
III the entire sentence with all It's cur
rent implications the JOURNAL accords
due honor. He ought to be the exam
iner, invested with power sufficient to
compel his subordinates to teach the
English language correctly other
wise, to get out of the county and run
factories elsewhere for the evolution
of their ideals of the educated ignOramii.
Since the above was put in type the
JOURNAL has received the following
disclaimer, embodying the quotation
in full from the Star, above referred to
CUMBERLAND, Nh. June. II, 1891.
Mr.. ]. Il. ODER-Dedr Sit-The examiner
positively expressed no opinion on the en-
closed preference to the grammatical con
trovcrsy. Very truly yours,
Ii. G. WIENER,
Examiner.
80 far us the examiner is concerned
the Journal regrets it cannot sup
press the above article. put this
cannot now be done with out oe-
laying this issue too late.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13

Mr.. Talmage declares that there
meyer was a filthy street that was
a moral street"
By the same token we may say
there was never a filthy town that was
a moral town.
There is an ocean of truth in the
analogy-enough to impress our town
Board of Health with the most lively
sense of its responsibility to clean
people in making their dirty neighbors
keep clean premises.
Frostburg is second place in size
and first in morals in the county, as
pointed out two weeks ago, but there
are still several steps to make to place
the town where Nature designed -
'neyt TO GOdlineSs'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
Strange but True.

Out in Sedalia, Mo-, the old fogy
element wont permit two young demo-
Gratis to continue to run the liyest re-
publican paper in the State.
But if these old bourbon republicans
knew il the most violently partisan
editors of democratic papers are re-
publicans, and rice rersa.
Money-making is one thing; in
clination another, and the operation
of the reasoning faculty another.
Hence, things, like dreams, often 90
by contraries.
For right here in Allegany county
the tiercest grammarians are those
who at heart look on the PHILOSOPHY
of language with contempt.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
Flat Roads.

The Morgantown CIV. Va.) Ne,c Do
miniom gives its opinion in English
that is plain. 1t is well worthy the
serious reading of all concerned in
d-building:
We hope the day will come to this county
when the man who will make flat road
shall be gathered in and sent to the Pen
This would seem to be the only means of
stopping the waste of public money in this
direction.
A flat road bed is bald-faced fraud. 1t is
the unmlstakable evidence that public SER
want, has wasted the public money and cheat
ed the taxpayers either through incompetency
or deliberate purpose.
When supervisor has repaired public
road and left it flat he either knows he has
wasted the peoples money, or he has assumed
public office for which he is grossly incom-
petent, and in either case he ought to be
dealt with summarily and put where he can't
waste the public funds.
Do the road supervisors of this county
build flat roofs to their houses?
If not, why not?
They do build fiat roads-there is no mis-
take about that
They could make the roofs of their houses
fiat enough to have the water stand in pools
with as much propriety and good sense as
they can make road beds flat or hollow
enough to retain the water in pools and
puddles in the center.
We think there would be less display of
foolshness in making hollow roof than a
hollow road bed. The roof is generally i'm
pervious to water and there might be but
little damage in having the water stand on it.
But the road bed is sure to be softened and
made soggy and rugged and utterly ruined as
a highway.
The first rain will do it, Though it cost
the county five hundred or thousand dollars
to put piece of road in an alleged condition
of repair if left flat, the first hard rain washes
and softens it, so that the money spent on it
goes glimmering. Better have thrown the
money in the river, for it is barely probable
that fish would swallow it, somebody would
catch the fish and the money would be
found and do somebody some good But if
put into flat road it vanishes forever and
leaves only discomfort and disaster in its
track
Nevertheless, this thing continues. The
peoples money is going into flat road beds
all over this county. A patient, suffering
public is supplying enough money almost to
macadamize the roods with coin, and it goes
to make only pools and sloughs over which
to travel.
Let us pass law making it a misdemeanor
to make flat road bed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
COUNTY NEWS.
Public Documents.

The following paper was submitted
to the County Commissioners at the
current levy session:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned Board of
Managers of Sylvan Retreat Asylum for the
insane, herewith present the first quarterly
report in the second year of their manage
ment.
1t is a pleasant duty for them to report
that the health of the inmates has continued
very good during the past three months not
outstanding the unusual amount of sickness
which has been prevalent in almost every
part of the country. There has been but one
death in the institution during the quarter
Just closed; that of Theresa Boch, of this
county, which occurred May 23rd last. She
had been an inmate of the asylum but Il few
weeks preceding the event
II is gratifying to notice that the current
expenses of the institution have been kept
upon an economical basis during the quarter
just closed, which we enumerate as follows ::
Current expenses average per month S6Sl -
The current expenses in the foregoing
average include both salaries and supplies
which We thipk your Honorable Body will
admit to be far, from eXi:avagant The re-
pairs were urgently needed and were done
by the order of your board.
sA iatients have been received in the
asylum during li.e quarter: Two male and
four female one Of the latter, however died
soca after admission, mention of whom has
already been made.
Upon the whole, the affairs ofthe asylum
have been in satisfactory condition during
the quarter. We beg leave to say that the
institution is becoming over crowded with
patients and that accommodations can be
tounG, btt for a few more. Superintendent
Kalbaugh assutes As that the attendants
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
Wboar the MOnaPchS /?

How much more do Counc;lmen,
who did not go over town, know about
comparative values than the assessors
who did
Yet the Councilmen, with all their
sclf-evident and inevitable ignorance,
favored Zone Who Had His Taxes
Reduced" and Disseminated against
nearly everybody else.
Now, old man, when you feel like
coming again, tell us who are the
monarchs
The JOURNAL will meet you on that
or any other question every week this
year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
An .ApDcaItO BrutuS.

If the JOURNAL has any "best
friends who admit that it has been
thrashed by the Homecoming Star, the
great paper wants them to stand up
and be counted.
For we wish to take a census Of the
crowd we want to ''shake' in this
world and avoid in the next.
There is a scheme of salvation EN-
bodied in an old invocation--"save
me from my friends :"
In this case, it is our 'best friends
ct tn jockey Joe
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
New Notion of Hospitality

Some Of our people go long way
from home to get an orator to invite
them to enjoy their own hospitality
and to persuade all here at home tc
make themselves at home.
The JOURNAL, however, prefers tc
welcome Hon. Frank Brown to oul
hearts-to make him our guest, not
our host.
And thus will come to pass the say
ing Of the prophet:
We have often hearn Of thee; sit thee down
with us, and if any man break to thee &
piece of rnbakcd bread, swat him in the eye
with the remains of one of thine OWL
.clubSn
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
Third Place SOphiStrY.

The Homecoming Star cannot wilfully
tell the truth. 1t says:
Messrs. Philip Michael, Samuel Jel1rics
and George II. Wittig, "all of whom are con-
scientious men, have excellent reason to be-
lieye that 800 people" We're not counted by
Porter's enumerators of this place. SO says
the prophet" the JOURNAL.
The JOURNAL said no such thing.
1t stated that the assessors found los
more people nj the corporate limits than
Porter's enumerators discovered in
election district No.11.
Moreover, that the assessors have
good reason for estimating 1,500
people as the number outside tie cor
po1ate limits who are to all intents and
purposes actual residents of the town
this with no reference whatever to the
work of Porters enumerators.
The Star says further:
The Frostburg assessors in their additional
labor of love as enumerators, and their con-
secutive effort to swell the population Of
their city, jotted down the entire number
without qualm, though some are married
and having homes oftheir own, were counted
twice, while others long since have gone to
parts unknown.
This paragraph was submitted to
George H. Wittig, who authorizes the
JOURNAL to deny it in toto. He says
the assessors were very careful to put
down no number in any case but of
people who sleep umder this roef. He
states, moreover, that in very many
instances full information was obtain
ed with difficulty, for people suspected
that they were making canvass Of
the town with the object of polling the
patrons Of the new water works. His
opinion is, therefore, that the as
SCISSORS figures of 3,673 in tile corporate
limits is 6eloo. not above the actual
number.
The JOURNAL does not dissent from
the tribute paid by the Star to Messrs.
Smith. Anthony and Frost. They are
good men-better men most likely
than the Homecoming enumerators.
Otherwise, there would be-there
could be no ground for the second
place claims of the Stars third place to
stand on.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
Poorer Than We Think

Secretary Foster says ''this is a
billion-dollar country
Not if he takes the Frostburg
kicker's estimate as the ratio of the
average ability of the individual to
pay his share of the cost Of govern
mental protection Of his own prop
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
Reply.

Somebody in the Lec1ger wants to
know "why appeal sessions are held -
He is hereby informed that they are
designed for the express purpose of
enabling wealthy kickers to pay less
taxes than are levied upon poor people.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
MINING JOURNAL
FROSTBURG MD, JUNE 13, 1891.
Mr.. Brown.

The most cheerful political liar do
ing business in this State is the Sun
day writer of the Baltimore American.
Last Sunday he said:
Men now in high official position, and
others who have been, and who are now
high in the party councils from half dozen
Eastern Shore counties, have openly de
clared that Brown would carry those coun-
ties The same is true in most all of the
Southern and Western Maryland counties,
and in Allegany county, where there are
twenty-five election districts, twenty-four OF
them have Frank Brown clubs.
There are "A election districts in this
county.
There were three Frank Brown
clubs one respectively in Frostburg
Eckhart and Vale Summit.
Each was "a Hans Breitman's barty,
but we're is dot barty now!'
The truth is, the Frank Brown boom
from the first time the JOURNAL ever
heard of it, several years ago, has
always been forced affair-with no.
body really behind it except Mr..
Brown.
There is not, therefore, and never
has been anything in it.
The newspaper talk about it has
been the sorriest concerted attempt to
disseminate a false impression of
popular sentiment concerning Brown 5
aspiration that the State has ever
witnessed.
And the ''farmer claim" would be
very funny but for the fact that the
hayseed is most available to impOsture
when the wind laden with dema-
goguery blows through his whiskers.
Mr.. Brown is ambitious He is
after an Office that is not only not wait
ing for HIM, much less seeking, but
one which appears to be running away
from him at breakneck speed. At
least this is the case if the tleetness of
the pursuer implies anything in the
way of swiftness for the pursued.
Mr.. Brown is rich-very. But wealth
is not an essential endowment-not a
qualification per- sc for enjoyment of
gubernatorial honors. OF itself it is
good to have in any station, but of it.
self alone it will fill no high trust, lfit
would, there are other sons of For
tunatus in the State whose merits eX-
coed Mr.. Browns.
Fellow-citizens, the Columbian era
will fill the next gubernatorial
quadrennial, and you will want a GOV
ernor who is all that Mr.. Brown is,
and a great deal more
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
OF Course He Docs.

1t is dollars to doughnuts that the
Ledger's complainant against ''mon-
archical" methods is man who believes
+'things are done better in the old
country than here"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
The Outlook.

Things about the county commits
sioners' Office look discourag ing
enough to make the Cumberland Work
aaan turn in its grave.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
Great Truth.

The fellow who is spoken of always as tn
prince Of good fellows is likely to be sui
ject of some bad habit-Cumberland Times.
Or bad grammar.
For instance, look at Robinson.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13
They Cannot Answer.

Say, Homecoming Star and teachers,
answer this without equivocation,
evasion or reservation
If ''2l pounds Of sugar is worth a
dollar" be wrong, why is it and how
is it that pounds is plural' is right ?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13

have more patients than they can carefully
handle and thinks they should have some
assistance.
We enclose herewith report from DR.. J.
Craigen, physician to the asylum, and re
spectfully ask your attention to the same.
We respectfully suggest that your Honor
able Body provide some suitable place for
the colored inmates of the asylum, so as to
separate them from the white inmates. We
make this suggestion after mature reflection
and full conviction of necessity.
We subscribe ourselves
Very Respectfully Yours,
GEO. ID. LANDwEHR,
f. KLINGER,
WIN. f. THOMAS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-06-13

80 far rs the examiner is concerned
the journal regrets it cannot sup
press the above article. Pit this
cannot now be done with out ae-
laying this issue too late.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-23
Levi c. Wade.
PERSONAL.

Mrs. George W. True has improved IN
health.
Mr.. F. A. Shaw. the sculptor, has gone to
Bar Harbor.
Speaker Reed sailed from New York for
Europe Saturday, and will visit Rome.
Mr.. 81. N. Jose and Mrs. Herbert Pierce
will entertain the Rossini Club Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. John @. Twltchell sail for
home this week. and will probably arrive
about the first of April,
Miss Alice Garlic fell on the icy sidewalk
on the corner Of Brown and Congress streets
Saturday. and was badly shaken up.
Mr. Charles 81. True. formerly of Portland
now Of Chicago, is at the Preble House. He
was warmly greeted by his many friends
Saturday.
Rev. /. S. Hamblen Of North Berwick has
received call to the East Winthrop Baptist
church. he will probably accept If he
does he will begin his duties the first of Nav.
The Ellsworth American says Mr.. George
Z. Googins OF Portland has recently written
story which will be published in book form
and placed on sale about July 1st. The title
of the book will be announced at an early
dote. We understand that the story is de-
voted to subterIauean adventures, the scene
OF which is laid in Frenchman's Bay.
Miss Mary e. Humphrey of Yarmouth
was married on March 9TH to Hon. w. p. AL.
len OF Cloquet, Minu., member of the State
Senate. The ceremony was performed in
Chicago by the Rev. w. M. Lawrence. ID. ID.
Mrs. Allen is the only daughter of the late
Captain ]. }. Humphrey of Yarmouth, and
has host Of Portland friends who will ex
tend congratulations and best wishes.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-23


As years. on a. la'ii0
ve In Porter. March 2, John P. French. aged 70
rs Ve rasls' March 10, Benjamin F. Howard, aged
90 years. Aaieh 4, MIS- Oaiii0
as IN Sea Augusta, March 10, Charles Abbott, aged
renee S Srsa seassalbOro. March H. Nathan Law
SO years. A'arcn o. MISS Ans'o 49,
aged ~ years. d MIS- n"NA''''
and S SGst1 Bethel March 7, Willie g.. son Of Mr.
aged 80 years o" o. MIS- 0'"" -
aged 81 years. March o. ms S'
"a IN 9ea Mrlsnslow March 10, Phillip Pooler, aged
aged s siToS2am aoth, March To- Hiram K Wheeler
70 years. ~ mrs. flora
gett. aged IL years Aialon Q
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-23
York County GRANGE.

The York county Grange met with Buxton
Grange on Thursday, March 10. The master
and overseer being absent, the lecturer, Gran
Vile Libby. did the forenoon's work and
business.
Reports OF the various oranges were given
by their representatives. Members were
present from Alewive. Biddeford, Banner,
Hollis and Goodwin's Mills oranges. Also a
large delegation was present from Gorham
Grange.
The address Of welcome was to have been
delivered by S. A. Hill but be was unexpect-
eddy absent. and it was delivered by the lee
turer of Buxton Grange, Horace Harmon,
1t was responded to by the acting master
Of the County Grange.
The report of the county deputy, Horace
Harmon, was given. He had received a let.
ter from the state lecturer, saying thata new
grange had just been organized at East Par
sondeld. With thirty charter members. He
also SAID that there were promi sing fields in
Newfeld, Alfred and Eliot.
After the deputy's report five members
were instructed in the fifth degree and the
worthy chaplain was installed by Past Mas.
ter Sinnott.
Recess was then taken until 2p.m
The meeting commenced promptly at two
O'Clock, the first hour being given over to q
literary programme by the sisters of Buxton
Grange.
Following this was discussion of the
question, Success In Farming" opened by
the lecturer, Granville Libby, and debated
by Granville Mckinney, Lewis McKenney
and Henry johnson of G0rham.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-23
The Montgomerys.

The committees Of the Veteran Associa-
tion OF Boston and Portland Montgomerys
returned from Montreal and Quebec Satur-
day. They had pleasant visit and were
handsomely entertained. Sir Adolph
Caron gave permission to both companies to
bear arms In Canada on the excursion. They
will have rousing reception In June.
The programme of the party, as at present
arranged, is as follows: They will arrive in
Montreal june 22nd, accompanied by the
lands Of each organization. In the evening
they will give drill of the United States
Upton tactics and fancy drill, as we'll as a
band concert, the receipts to be given tow.
ards Montreal city charities. Next day a
trip will be made down the rapids and
through the harbor. In the evening they
will leave for Qaebec where they will visit
the Plains Of Abraham and return home.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-23
Commercial Travellers Association.


A large attended meeting of the Maine
Commercial Travellers Association was
held Saturday evening. The association
voted unanimously to go to Montreal on
their annual excursion some time during the
coming summer, and committee of six, con-
sisting OF j. @. Brown, S. @. Lang, r. W.
Cobb. T. j. WEIGH, j. a. Schmitt and w. w.
Morong, were appointed to make the neces-
sary arrangements.
This committee will act In connection with
the White Mountain Association, who voted
unanimously at their banquet Friday night
to 90 to Montreal. The following commit
tee were appointed by the White Mountain
Association: j. 81. Dow, Portland, Me. e.
e. Blake. Centre Harbor, N. H.. J. j. Bart
lett, Concord. N. H.; E. A. Towue, Maiden,
Mass. 1t is confidently expected that at
least 100 members Of both associations will
go upon this excursion.
A committee Of three consisting of II. Fl.
Jones. B. M. Illsley and Geo. McKenney,
were appointed to confer with the tourna-
ment committee of the different clubs in the
city, and make arrangements to enter the
tournament this summer.
A committee Of three consisting of j. Il.
Dow, I. j. WEIGH and A. K. Corliss were ap.
pointed to arrange for ladies' night at the
rooms. Ladies night will occur Saturday
evening. April 18th. f
committee Of five was appointed to make
arrangements for lecture to be given in the
near future, consisting of President G. w.
Tenant, II. FL. Jones, T. j. WEIGH, G. Nc
Neil and S. c. Lang. An effort will be made
to have Col. r. G. Ingersoll deliver his
famous lecture, "a Typical Drummer"