Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-08-05
Thc Best of ALL,

The Best of All.
Of all the statesmen, philosophers
and sarants who have spoken of the
alarmists, acknowledgements and dem
milton liars, Thomas \. Edison hits
the nail squarest on the head. Inside
of six lines concerning the shut
down of his photographic works at
Orange, n. j., he says:
The monograph works have been shut
down because we have nearly completed all
the orders on hand and the proprietor thereof
seeing that the country had resolved itselfinto
a national lunatic asylum, decided to wait
until the wave subsidized somewhat.
Hurrah for Edison
He is not only a wizard in mechan-
les, but a prophet who will erelong see
his prediction fulfilled.
A waye Of lunacy, like any other
wave, must soon recede.
A Cute Resolve.
The Boston Coal Club has delivered
telling blow in favor of free foreign
coal.
At recent meeting a resolution
was unanimously adopted earnestly re-
questing Congress to repeal, at as early
a date as possible. the compulsory sill
yer purchasing sections of the Sher-
man law.
Now, when the free-coal clause Of
the tariff bill the Cumberland Ne,cs is
looking for comes up, the silver rep
resentatives and senators, remember
ing the Coal Clubs action, will run
their blades under the fifth rib of
protected" coal and turn the blades.
1t is Il Yankee way the Ne1os' New
England party has Of carrying a
desideratum.
1t kills two birds with ore stone,
both victims being miners.
A Statement Extended.
The Cumberland Nems thinks the
reason why some things are fairfield
ad c0lorem and others specifically is be-
cause the former are diversified in
quality, the latter not so much so. A
pound Of wool, for instance, may be
coarse, fine or supertine, but ton of
soft coal is invariable.
But the real cause is--the ad colorem
plan furnishes opportunities for I'M
dervaluations, juggleries and corrup-
tons.
The specific plan does not.
Wines, for instance, can be
struggled in far below their values by
a faster whose tongue has been guaged
down to the level of the figures of a
rascally invoice, but ton of coal
cannot so be disposed of.
Some articles are taxed both ways
a method which proportions the
rascality to the percentage of ad calorem
prescribed.
The Ners' explanation is correct so
far as it goes.
The JOURNAL has only elaborated it.
The True Plan.
The veterans of the Union are turning on
their malignant assailants. The Union
soldiers never were afraid of their and the
nations enemies, and that is the reason the
Republic is in existence to day.-Cumberland
Nc1cS
The Netos' tribute is too indiscrimi-
nate.
More than once the JOURNAL has
seen veterans leave the Union tC
manifest destiny at bicycle speed.
Hence, if the perpetuity of the
Union had depended upon many OF
the men who are drawing pensions
and scrambling for more, the livest
thing on this continent to-day would
be the Southern Confederacy.
The true plan, therefore, is to place
the true soldiers above want and keer
them there.
And relegate the bounty Jumpers
deserters, skulkers, suffers and team.
sters to the glory of battles, balls and
bullets lodged.
If the true soldiers would now stand
only by the comrades who in battle
stood by them, the roll would be one OF
the highest honor.
Or, taking the mercenary view OF
it-there would be higherpremiums foi
heroes no dividends tor towards.