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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
The Matter oH Population.

The shape Of the @tjri" table pub
Iished Thursday in the Baltimore
A"ericoo1 makes it We'll nigh impossib' e
for any town in the county, Gambler
land not excepted, to determine ac-
cura,ely IL population.
For municipal satisfaction and plr-
poses the census of this county is alb
>oluteiy not worth quoting.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
The Demand Tor Educational
Facilities.

a whole lot Of the JOURNALS Barton
subscribers went before the County
Commissioners Wednesday with a
paper containing four whereaSes AID
one resolve in favor Of IL new school
building at that town.
All the places in ne@1 OF new school,
houses ShouId have them, and the
Commissioners shonld arrange the
cost so that II VIII not nh fall on this
generation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
Chalk Talk,

We have space left only to announce
that George L. Little, "charcoal and
chalk lecture" will deliver one OF his
extraordinary illustrated talks in
Meats Opera House Wednesday even
NC. March t. 1t will be wonderful.
More extended notices to follow.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14

Jake Mckenzie was in town Wednes-
day. While here he stated that he
and Twin Fazenbaker lately cut down
a pine tree six feet across the stump
and 100 feet long. 1t was remark
ably SQUAD tree, free from knots and
had healthy gooseberry bush on top
still growing,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
\ GauAy NcWspaper.

THE Ledger is more than gratified, ="
ETC., that it represents the people in
this matter''-the demand for the new
school building.
The Le1ger's implication that it has
played any influential part in any
public movem6ntTin this town or coun-
ty is thinner than bolting-cloth.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
Next.

Tcachcy-What is q bovine?
Boy-Don't know.
7cachcr-It's COW, or an animal Of the
COW kind. Now what is a canine?
Bo5j-A calf.-Frostburg Lelger.
rGonyulsive laughter all over the
county-exrept that portion in which
the LeI}gcy doesn't advertise the JOUR-
NAL,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
ACknoWIel gmentS.

The JOURNAL makes a theoretical
bow to the Homecoming Star for two
handsome blotters, showing how its job
department is bespangled with modern
aud tasteful flagree.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
SNCm 10 he .iIlifimbt.

The new scheme of keeping the
towns cash account appears to be all
right. The form of draft. however,
might be improved by arranging to
have its payment receipted on the
face instead of the usual endorsement
ON dire back
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14

Mr. Mclntosh of Harrisburg, says he re
Gently visited a Pennsylvania town where 40
one could understand his English. He also
saw worl:ingmen's notices posted in four diff
ferent anguages.-Baltimorc SIM.
The aforesaid workingmen, no
doubt, have lately fled from European
tyranny and taken refuge under the
bossism of the master workman.
The item. however, goes to show
rather whence the Frostburg Ledger
is tending.
For it will be a high old time in
these parts when each edition of the
Ledger has to appear in four languages
outside Of its current style Of English.
1t will bring into this community
four new varieties of printing ofice
devils and other perpIeXing diversities
too numerous to m"h5ioa,.
Spiritual freshness.
Would Christian giver refuse aid to a
man in distress because he was a Knight of
Labor Homecoming Rcniem.
Not necessarily.
But Peter Wise, typical master
workman, cautions the brethren to
keep their owl contributions unspotted
from the ''Christian'' worId-that is.
not to let X. OF l.. money get mixed
up with the baser metal of other
givers. even ''Christian'' givers.
For thereby, brethren, We, Us & Co.
will find it more blessed to receive
twice than the heather once.
Besides, if the "Christians' come
"down with the dust in great shape
We may, by Withholding, make our
own liberal souls fat.
And there is no condition in life the
dcvout knight Of Labor Worshirs with
more zeal than fairness Of soul
Unless it be d pauneh equipped with
we'll fabricated digestive machinery.
\ Gross Error.
\ correspondent of the Homecoming
STR says.
The columns of a newspaper are the prop
erty of its subscribers, the people who sup
port and keep it in being.
Not bit of it.
''Thc columns OF a newspaper are
no more 'thc property OF its subScrib-
ers' than store fixtures are the prop
erty of store customers.
''The columns of a newspaper are
the property of their proprietor, the
owner OF the paper.
There was once II theory current
here that the mines of this coal region
were the property Of the knights of
Labor. 1t was based on the idea held
by the star correspondent-an idea
which, properly twisted and applied,
will make with equal reason the miners
the property of the coal companies.
But such fallacies have little or nc
footing now, owing to the education
the Journal has been able to impart
to master workmen and walking
delegates.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
In Luck

It looks like Frank Brown. the
farmers, miners. editors and every
body elsr'4 friend, viii he elected
governor.
The Cumberland Cowieri is for him.
1t only remains now for the Frost
burg Master Workman's fiddle to be
against him.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14

Mr.. Schiller said the people should
have approached the County Com
missioners through the School Board.
But, Mr.. Schiller, there is nothing
so weak as Il second hand ror popNh.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14

The Ledger defined its position again
last week. 1t says:
From its first sslle The Le}ger has fear
lessly advocated whatever in its opinion
would benefit the public in general.
1t has been the organ of no man nor set of
men.
it has needed the advice ofno party boss.
1t has not been affected by the clamor of
political campaigns nor le'tnto partisanship
Beng of the people it has stood for the
people and with the people without regard to
political affiliations.
The Ledger claims it has been slam
dered and vituperated, bat the Ledqer,
the JOURNAL is happy to announce to
the thousands in this community who
do not see the Ledger. or, seeing it, do
not read it, has learned an important
lesson from the malicious representa-
tions" with which it has been afflicted
one that will be appreciated by all
its learned brethren in the bonds Of
editorial iniquity. 1t has learned TO
drop the unlimited coinage Of the
editorial ''we' for the neuter gendei
pronoun, sit"
The JOURNAL is more than gratificd.
therefore, that it (the JoURNAL) is so
useful to the ''fearless organ Of no
nan or set Of men," the servant Of ''no
party boss and the master of-not
even itself.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
BTcViti,,@.

The young peoples Luther A iliance
of st. Paul's English Lutheran church
will hold ''Mum Reception" Monday
evening, Feb. %. in the lecture-room
of the church. Go and enjoy a qniet
evening.
The JOURNAL is sincerely glad to
see the are lights in full b ooln again.
Without controversy they beat all the.
iIuminators ION the road,' us the
showmen say. With no design to
dictate, or even suggest, the JOURNAL
thinks nevertheless the electric light
people should freeze on to Fred
Scluiield.
A gentleman who noticed the re-
marx last week concerning Messrs De
Witt and Tiddy, of Weste IMPORT, SAID
to the Journal that ''the reason why
Frostburgers made themselves felt
elsewhere WAS because at home such
men cannot be elected TO municipal
Office They do not suit The boys
who regard the corporation as only Il
means to pay Il bailiif and police
man.
Titus A. Brick advises his neighbors
not to worry over the silver question,
as they are certain to have green
ack IL the spring. Which Is better
than the moss, or even the canvas
pack at any time Of the year.
Religious.
Rev 4. Harris Will preach his fare
well discourse in the Congregational
church, Bowery street, tomorrow (Sun-
day. evening. His congregation part
with him with great regret. He goes
to Homestead, Pa. The Ministerial
Association Of Frostburg adopted the
following paper at last Mondays reg
ular meeting:
WHEREAS We have learned that Rev. B..
Harris pastor of the Congregational church
of this place is about to leave us for another
field of labor, therefore be it
RcSoiyed, That we, the members Of the
| Ministerial Association of frOstburg, express
our appreciation of the social qualities and
/ christian character of brother Harris, having
/ ever found in him an esteemed and courteous
! friend, and an honest, earnest, able servant
/ OF the Mastet,
I &cSo!rca, That We hereby express our re-
gret at the departure of this brother from
among us trusting, however, that God
richest blessing may accompany him into hi
| new field of labor, and that ms labOfs may
| be rewarded by abundant success.
Done by order of the Association.
JAMES MILLER
A. c. THOMSON,
CHAs. A. BRITT
Committee,
The subject Of the Sunday evening
sermon tomorrow in ST. Pauls English
Lutheran church, Rev. c. A. Britt
pastor, will be "The True End oi
Life" The pastor informs the JouR'
NAL that you are cordially inylttal I,
be present"
The Subject Of Lecture to Young
Men in the Presbyterian Church to
morrow (Sunday) evening will be
Heart Searching and Hand-Shak
! ing"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-02-14
MINING JOURNAL
FROSTBURG. MD, FEBRUARY IA, 1891.
irno, Quite

The Homecoming Star is respectfully
informed that the Homecoming Rectelo
is still O. K n. 0. n. A.
However, there is not much in It's
critique of the JOURNAL last week to
call for attention except the follow
ing:
Charity begins at home" A father pro-
vides for his Children pastor ola church
watches over his own flock; a Mason in dis
tress is relieved first by Masons, if he can
communicate with them; Odd Fellows III
distress never appeal in vain to an ODD Eel
low, and so we could go on to show that
there was nothing strange in the appeal OF
Mr.. Wise, but the JOURNAL is blind to reason
where knights of Labor are concerned.
The family, the church, the Masonic
and Odd Fellows orders are not in
situations analogous i'll any sense with
the character and aims of the knights
of Labor.
The orders named are secret in
situations organized for private frater-
nal benevolencies.
The Knights of Labor constitute a
secret order organized to effect p"5lr
purposes an anomaly i'll our system
and a danger which imperils in
dividual freedom, the foundation of
all liberty.
But as to the family and the church,
These are divine institutions.
Whereas. if there is any one thing
the Noble Order of North America is
not invested, lmbued or crowned
with, that one thing is divinity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

tire production of the United States il
added to the currency of the people"
Whatever the abstract merits or de-
merits of the silver question may be.
the action of the republican congress-
men last winter. and the loudly-ex-
pressed horror of these same gentle
men on the stump at the present time.
at the phantom of something terrible
which they declare the democrats in
tend to do if they get the opportunity.
are glaringly inconsistent and pro-
foundly ridiculous.
One reason which they give for CON
senting to this silver measure is that
they feared something worse would be
done if they didn't pass it. This is al
logical as though bank cashier should
steal all the funds of his institution so
that his successor would be compelled
to be honest
The republican chairman of the COM
mittee on finance candidiy admitted
that the successful silver bill was q
piece of pure politics." whose chief
purpose was the payment of an ad.
ministration debt" That debt was so
well paid that he would be worse than
a political Shylock who would demand
further usury on it No wonder Mr..
Lodge refused to discuss the republican
end of the silver question.-Bostor
G1nho
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
ROTTEN INSTITUTIONS.

Pennsylvania Political Ruccaneoring Syv-
tom.
The political hanks of Pennsylvania
began failing immediately after the
democrats carried the state, the insti-
tuition presided over by Quays candi-
date for governor leading off and the
rest of them following with frequency,
if not regularity. up to the present
time. Whether the list is exhausted
does not yet appear. but it is probable
that there are others too rotten to re-
main open much longer. These insti-
tutions were in reality not banks at all
They were leeches which the Quay
system allowed to suck their fill from
the state.
When, with democratic success, Quay
was no longer omnipotent in Pennsyl-
vania, these so-called banks began to
fail, astonishing the country with the
disclosures of their rottenness- Con-
temporaneously, similar disclosures
have been made in other states, for the
political bank is not conhne d to Penn
sylvania, though it has fourished there
more than anywhere else. In Penn
sylvania each one of these political
banks is the headquarters of a
ring of politicians masquerading
as financiers. The ring was
sometimes local, but in the case
of the Philadelphia banks it as
pired to national Importance Both
state and national office holders were
more or less involved in the ring which
gained control of the Philadelphia city
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29

SHE WALKED NEXT ME WITH BOWED HEAD.
difficult, and there was not an cmbarras
de richesse! How few people there
are! Men are machines, women. dolls!
To me, who had found and lost two
such companions as Ellen and Lapotin,
it was hard to offer substitutes! Miss
Rennert is an exception; but she is old;
she loves youth, but she cannot SYM
pathize with it, and especially is she
not companionable.
Had the desire to approach Mrs. Gift
ford possessed me would not have re-
sisted it. Where could she be? To see
her would be more amusing than the
chatter about me! Her unusual beauty
raised her above the ordinary! She was
always original. and not such bore as
the others here.
With such thoughts glanced almost
hastily at my vis-a-vis, mother with
gray and two daughters with brown hair
bent over their fancy work; the mother
was knitting. the one daughter crochet
ing and the other embroidering This
knowledge of ladies' work l owed to
my sisters. / wished l could either
crochet or knit, life would then be more
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

All the political issues now be-
fore the people-national, state and
local-are involved in the election this
year. The democrats dodge none.
They force the fighting upon all-N.
Y. World
-Blaine's popularity in Pennsyl
vania is indisputable. He is SO much
admired by the republican napoleora
OF finance in that state that they use
his well known ''burn the letter" ON
all of their business" correspondence
Chicago Herald
"A bsurdity is quickly reached
both ends of the republican chain O.
reasoning. If the protectionists main
tain that high duties produce high
wages. then with high wages must
come higher prices of manufactured
articles consumed-whichi is what they
are trying to escape admitting.-Bos,
ton Globe.
Gov. Campbell certainly acquitted
himself most handsomely in the joint
debate at Ada His opponent, Mai
Mckinley. is confessedly an able man
and a fine speaker. But the difficulty
was that he had the wrong side of the
argument The governor had. there
fore. an easy victory.-Kansas City
Times
Hon William Mckinley, dressed
in a suit of clothes of imported Eng
lish wooden cloth, made by Eng.
lish labor from English raised wool, il
travelling over Ohio telling the farmers
of the great benefits and beauties Of
the Mckinley bill. American shoddy,
the result of McKinleyism. is not good
enough for the great advocate Of . rob
Der tariff.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"A stewpan made of such ''ttn.
plate" as the Ohio Mckinley and pro.
lection" campaign medals are made OF
would give OF salts of lead enough in
cooking a stew in it to poison an entire
family. Mr.. Mckinley has put him.
self in the '.hands of his friends and
the Chauvenet quantirative analysis Of
his campaign medals of Pfqua tin"
shows that some of the hands are v0xy
bad-St. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
From Puck.1

treasury, operating it in connection
with the Keystone and Spring Garden
national banks For years under Quay s
control of state politics, there is every
reason to believe that the Pennsyl-
vania state treasury has been operated
on the same plan, and it is not at all
surprising that Quay has made most
strenuous efforts to shut off an investi-
cation of the period during which the
treasury was under republican control.
But for the fact that the character of
these so-called banks was patent, pub
lie confidence in banks in general might
have been seriously impaired by these
repeated failures at a time when ma
tional finances have been thrown into
great confusion by republican reck-
lessness. but the public has been quick
to see that there is no more connection
between legitimate banking and the
schemes of these ringsters than there
is between banking and burglary. The
failures have bad an excellent effect
in fact. They have driven q number of
political ringsters out of the banks into
exile or prison and they have SO edu-
Gated the public that when bank goes
into politics, or politics gets into a
bank, the public will be better able to
diagnose, hereafter, the symptoms of
the most deadly disease to which bank
ing is subject-St- Louis Republic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
A WINTER AT NICE
! Translated FROM THE GERMAN BY HETTE E MILLER.
Copyright. 1891. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co.
BY a. Won oSTEN.
CHAPTER XIV,

CHAPTER XIV.
The feeling of having a secret made
me rather uncomfortable as | went
down to dinner.
Miss Rennert's kind eyes, which smiled
at me from the usual place, were the
only things unchanged, and Mr.. Whites
teeth did their work still in their old
place at the table dhote
In Lapotin's place sat the stout lady
from east Prussia, and next her her
niece, an uncommonly largo, phleg-
matte young lady.
Thereupon followed Count Degenfeld,
who, in spite of the presence of Mrs.
Clifford, could not deny himself the
pleasure of examining this youthful
form.
He seemed in a merry humor, his
new role OF grass-widower evidently
pleased him, and he entertained as
usual, the small circle, which always
gathered around Mrs. Clifford, who had
squeezed the English baronet in be-
Sween her and me. We did not wish to
have anything to do with one another.
Even the fat boy did not sit next me-;
perhaps as an embryo nihilist, 1 was
considered too dangerous!
In his place sat his neither, and COM
municating across Miss Rennert and
me by means of secret signs with the
stout lady. 1t had the appearance as if
they wished unanimously to annihilate
Miss Rcnnert and me. Only Mr. White
was companionable and expressed his
regret that the pretty German lady had
left. "a very charming person, that
Miss Ellen" said he, very lovely, in
deed! So well-informed, knew how to
talk so well, and how nicely she spoke
English!'' And he continued to talk
pleasantly, not noticing that the stout
lady laughed mockingly. the mater
familias shrugged her shoulders as if
she were bored. and that Mrs. Clifford
drew down the corners of her mouth
scornfully.
'But the best thing was her sing
ing!" continued interchangeable Mr..
White. Il have never heard a young
lady sing with such charming express
sion.''
well, WELL" said the quarrelsome
mater familias, there are still many
young ladies who are very musical, and
who speak English! did not see any
thing very extraordinary about this
Miss Ellen. as you call her! If she has
learned much ! do not know. at any
rate she has not learned yet to conduct
herself as a young lady,"
The stout lady now looked over at
Count Degenfeld significantly. and con.
versation ceased.
After q pause the stout lady turned to
Miss Rennert, and asked: ''How did
you feel, mademoiselle. when you found
that the young Russian. your especial
friend, was a criminal pursued by the
police? My knees fairly knocked to
gether to-day when heard the scandal
Gus story; with what people one meets
in travelingl had Marie-that is my
niece-see to it at once that nothing
valuable had disappeared: our rooms
were next his" I laughed
do not laugh, sir; if you lived as nea,
Russia as do. you would realize what
gang they are, and nihilists. too" She
shuddered with horror.
81 bow before your superior knowl
edge, madame, said 1; but beg of you
not to apply the term political crimi
nal to this case. myself spoke with
the police officer. lie called Lapotin q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-29
HOW TO FIT A WAIST.

Some Points of Interest to Amateur Dress
makera
81 don't see. skillful amateur dress
maker said, why it is that people have
such time getting their dress waists
to 1T Seems to me that the most that's
needed is a fairly accurate eye and just
a little bit Of common sense i went to
a professional not long ago-at least
she called herself so-and when she
tried on my waist that she had meas
ured me for some time before, it was
absolutely painful to see the way she
pinched and pulled and bothered to get
some sort of set to it My old dress
maker gave me a few hints when she
went out OF business, and they have
been of great value to me ever since.
She told me never to begin at the shout
ders to fit a waist. but to see first that
the darts were right. then make the
waist sufficiently tight to stay in place;
put three or four pins In, SO that i
could not slip about, then carefully
stroke the sides of the waist from the
bodice up to the shoulders, one hand in
front and one hand at the back Smooth
out every wrinkle, having first ripped
the shoulder seams. and fasten them
lightly with a couple of pins When
shoulder seams, pin them carefully in
place Then haste with the utmost ex-
actness- This line can be followed by
sewing thread through from side to
side, then clipping it in the middle.
The ends will be a safe guide to sew by.
After the shoulders are finished,
curve in the front little, If the figure
permits, and almost every figure is inn
proved by it, but take care that there
is not bunchiness left Just over the
bust Let the curves be very slight for
slight figures; of course, plump persons
will need much more
There is another thing about MAX
ing waists that very few people seem
thoroughly to understand I've had
dresses sent home from so-called first
class dressmakers with straight facings
around the edges of the basque under
meath This is a very serious mistake,
as the outside and facing are sure to
draw in contrary directions and allow
the edges of the basque to wrinkle.
Facings should be exactly on the bias,
and should be put on SO that there will
be no drawing OK straining in either
direction, otherwise the smoothness of
the edge of the garment is entirely
destroyed
Il wonder that some competent per
SON does not go out into suburban dis
tricts and open classes for instructing
girls in the principle of dressmaking.
Seems to me such a business might be-
very remunerative to the teacher, and
afford great satisfaction to the pupils.
Many girls would really like to look
well. and have their dresses stylish and
pretty, If they knew how; but they
s.1- ha
outsiders and such fashion publication
as chances to fall into their hands
n. Y. Ledger.