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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1894-05-28

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Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
The EditOr-POct.

Every reader of the Cumberland
Times felt thrill of exultation when it
was seen that it gave so happily a
poetic reception to the dilapidated
chicken sent it as a crowless reminder
of election results.
The feat of constructing three hilari-
Gus but appropriate stanzas upon a
subject, so depressing on the other
hand, surprised the sneering ones, but
it must be remembered that Avirctt
was reared under auspices of literary
erudition and polish. Hence, his ease
of fellcitous greeting to q testimonial
so unexpected stands accounted for.
Moreover, Ayirett wrote POLITICALLY,
not to say pathetically, because, hav-
ing lived in Cumberland under the
grievances of burdensome tariff upon
everything he consumes, undoubtedly
sang his pretty lay from bleeding
heart. In the language, rather, of
his favorite poet Z:
Most wretched men
Are Graded into poetry by wrong;
They learn in suffering what they teach in
song.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
CORRESPONDENTS.
n Rich Man Believes i'm State Farm
SYKESXILIE. Mn Nov % 1901


Rich Man believes in State Farms.
SYKEsvILLE, Nh, Nov. 20, 1891.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
One of the practical, self-made busi-
ness men of Baltimore writes me:
Your article in the FROSTBURG MIN
ING JOURNAL, of Nov. 10Th. on "Agri-
cultural Reform" is good answer to
"Silverite." Ofcourse, no matter " hat
produce sells for. the object is for peo-
pie on the Stale farms to raise enough
for se.fsupport. Why, when | was n
boy we used to raise flax, break it and
spin it. send it to the mill. get it made
up on shares, ard no money was paid
for anything, and we had wearing
apparel that would outwear dozen
suits of bought goods. 1t was the
same with wool | never had any
woolen goods on my back, when boy
fourteen years old, but what had been
sheared from our own sheep and made
up at home at the little wooden mill
near where we lived.
But these humbugs of the present
day who are educated, and do not want
to work, and don't mean to-they ought
to be exposed. The powers that be,
State or government, ought to make
the provision of State farms, as YOU
suggest, and then. if the humbugs
would not accept kind and gentle
invitation to moderate work, and
should prefer to undertake to commit
riot and bioodshed, they should be
dealt with in summary manner,
The poor devils. as now received by
Stata nd l,,
State or national relief. as our institu-
tions are to blame for their condition.
What are all the beliefs and cursed
religious doing for them They pro-
vide for no mans wants or necessities :;
their charity amounts to nothing. 1t
is only a little show to build up their
vast institutions and support some
hundreds of thousands in luxury at
the expense of the poor Let the
millions that are devoted to super
stltion and worship-that give nothing
in return-be donated to helping the
poor out of their present distress.
When priests and kings. in past cen
turies in the old world, had reduced
their subjects to absolute starvation,
and they demonstrated with the mobs,
the cry was, give us bread History
repeats itself. The same cry will wall
up from the great heart of humanity
give US bread
Ii | were an orator, like the silver,
tongued Raynor, | would shake tte
United States. not with political ha-
rangues of tricke y and deception. but
with pleas for humanity and justice
for the masses.
The above comes from a man of
seventy-five years experience in life
-one who worked his way up from a
poor boy by honesty, perseverance,
industry, economy and patience, and |
consequently esteem his appreciation
of my agricultural reformation as a con-
trlbution of great value. Every
practical working man. like myself,
and every practical business man, like
my above correspondent, mast, sooner
or later, realize that it is the only hope
for the growing distress. The masses
want bread instead of books, fields in
stead of factories, and vine-clad homes
instead of cells in tenements.
FRANCIS B. LIVESEY.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Change of Base

The Cumberland Neaos now says its
pleas for the salvation of the canal
were made ria its howls for the tariff
on coal.
The Ne,os is partial.
Why did it not also appeal to the
people to ''vote for Wellington and
save" the railroads?
For if free coal wipes out the canal,
it will also sponge off all the other
carriers, or nearly so.
1t will take Cumberland, too, and
other towns in the county, but did
anybody see that the Netes specially
wanted to save Pompey Smash through
a vote for Wellington
The Netcs' concern for the canal, as
now stated, is too roundabout.
And if there is any absurdity in the
JOURNALS Interpretation of that con-
Germ it is this-that what was dou6le
entendre before election is now a plain,
clumsy dodge, in the singular number.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
BPeyitipS.

philips Boy" of the Cumberland
AIeg@nian, Will attend "Old Peoples"
church services at Flntstone to-mor-
row. What the boy" wants to wor-
shiI with the patriarchs for is un-
to the church is almost as warm as his
partialIty for free feed.
News through religious media tells
Borden Shaft, Bowery, Midlothian
and Carlos to the very depths of their
enterprising iniquity |, is believed
general forgiveness, even of Capt.
Griffith's ''calamtv makers"
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Not Realized Here.

a leading insurance agent told the Rcricm
that if Lonaconng had the fire protection it
needS-water works, property owners who
are now paying at the rate of 81. rs and 81 So
could insure in the best companies for 90
cents. Citizens, do not drop the question of
water rworks.-Lonaconing Rcgie~
Frostburg experience does no. con-
cur. This town hardly knew what
high rates were until its new works
got into good order. Several big fires
in Cumberland, however, came along
about that time, and Frostburg's S
superior safety, gained at great cost,
was Knocked into cooked hat because
it would never do for rates to be
cheaper in Frostburg than Cumber-
land. Our people were actually
punished for Cumberland's neglect in
permitting the courthouse to burn
down.
Nevertheless, the Reriem should never
let up on the water works agitation.
There are other and far higher con
siderations involved. The one of
superior sanitation thus gained is
PRICELESS
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Musical Event.

The Orphens Club, of Cumberland,
will give their first concert OF the
season at the Academy of Music, that
city, on Thanksgiving evening, Nov
ember % This organization is ac-
knowledged to be the best male musical
ASSOCIATION ever instituted in the
county, and its appearance before an
audience is always welcome.
The opening concert of the season
is usually a great event in musical
circles and always draws large
audience to the Academy. The
soloists this year will be Charles H .
Rabold, baritone, who has spent the
last three years in the study of music
in Dresden, Germany, and returns IA
finished singer. He delighted Frost
burg audience in Moat's Opera House
In concert two years ago. The club
has also secured The services of w.
Minor Roberts, ST., one of the finest
violinists in the State; and Miss Ella
Lowdermilk, rising young soprano
of Washington, ID C.
AS the concert is on Thanksgiving
evening and special rates on the rail
road, there will doubtless be large
attendance of our people.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
A MYTHICAL Remark

The little excursion to Washington to pro
test against free coal is fizz!e-Lonaconing
Rerien.
If the Recietc means the one to which
the JOURNAL was attached it is mis-
taken.
To Mr.. German, the gentleman
who saved coal at 40 cents, tho dele
CATION, with its pleas, was tangible
and most welcome assurance of support
from this quarter.
What he would have done, or not
done otherwise, cannot be stated, but
one fact is certain-he was confessed
ly strengthened in his purpose to do
all he could for coal when nearly
everybody else from Maryland had
forsaken US.
If the ReoieW means some other ''eX
cursion,' the JOURNAL has nothing to
say.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
FROSTBURG, MD. NOVEMBER 81, 1894
To Develop Trade with South America.

To Develop Trade with South America.
The Manufacturers Record has undertaken
in behalf of the manufacturing interests of
the United States work that will, we be-
lIeve, prove invaluable to the industrial in
terests of all sections ofthis country-Keyser
(W. Va.) Echo.
What do the Echo and the "manu-
featuring interests" want with ''a
work" which, during campaigns, they
argue against with froth in their
mouths?
And how can trade with South
America" so odious Just before elec-
tion, be ''invaluable to the industrial
interests of all sections of this country
after election
This sort of consistency staggers the
JOURNAL.
Agaln-there is man named Agnus
in Baltimore who is an uncompromis-
ing, red hot promoter of the ship canal
scheme. He wants to save 30 hours
and corresponding expenses between
Europe and Baltimore-wants to save
that to foreign goods, and in the very
next breath wants Congress to keep
the goods from coming here
For real anthony commend us to
the far outreaching enterprise of
patriots who want the country to live
strictly within itself.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Coming Events.

The Ariel Ladies' Sextette-S Smith
Sisters will sing in Meats Opera
House Thursday evening, Dec. ID.
Friends of the Fire Department are
again reminded of the twelve days
Fair to be held in Moat's Opera House
beginning Dee. 81. The enterprise
deserves liberal assistance and patron
age, as the proceeds are to go toward
next years entertainment of visiting
Firemen.
The JOURNAL has an invitation to
the Fifth Annual Grand Hop of the
Frostburg Social Club at Meats Opera
House EeXt Wednesday evening, 2Sth
inst. Messrs. w. J. Daley, Isaac
Bear, Edward Gross, +. J. Wade and
George Lapp are the committee.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Political Force of Buck wheat.

Frost Bros, grocers, Kansas city,
Mo-, successful Frostburg boys, write
to the JOURNAL explaining how
missouri went republican :"
We have been feeding the Missourans on
Maryland buckw wheat-27,OO0 pounds-over
carload, bought from Eli Stanton, Grants
vile, Md, this season. This consignment
cost us here over $500, but it is a trade
winner and great rectitier of mossback
politics.
Anything that comes from Stanton
is most apt to be democratic. Hence,
probably, the fact that although THE
Puke State went republican, the net
gain for that party, according to the
Associated Press, was only 'eight
tenths of one per- cent. .''
GA little more grape, Capt. Bragg"
may now be rendered. little more
buckwheat, Mr. Stanton
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24

Some hot ashes in the rear part of
Mrs. Holes lot on Monday raised a
smoke, the smoke an alarm, and the
alarm called out the Fire Department
in an incredibly short time. The fire
bell rang. people ran and hallooed
"fire :" but Mrs. O'Rourke had stopped
the little damage with hucketful of
water. The JOURNAL thought the
town was on fire and ran, too, but it
was the first time this year it got fooled
by calamity howl.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24

AT Harmony NJ. E. Church, South,
Howard county, Md, Wednesday
afternoon" says the Baltimore Sun,
"Miss Josephine Ward Forsythe and
Mr.. William Lee Hammond were mar
ried by Rev. j. w. Beall, of Frostburg,
Md. This was the first wedding ever
solemnized in Harmony church, and
the officiating clergyman was a former
pastor" A large number of society
people from Baltimore and neighbor-
ing towns were present.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
COUNTY NEWS.
Political.

Some ve1y interesting political de-
velopments are beginning to crop out,
a few people being too eager to keep
proper rein on their aspirations.
There are no less than eleven am
bilious gentlemen entertaining hopes,
said to be based on promises, of nomi-
nation for County Commissioner, of
whom three are to be elected next fall
One Of these is in Frostburg, and his
combination is believed to include a
strong candidate for States attorney
and one for Treasurer of l00-horse
power. This Is a good deal for Frost
burg to claim, but then there is no
limit to cheek when it hides a party
jaw for spolls.
For the House of Delegates there is
not yet so much whispering, except
in Pompey Smash, where a humble
bee has the buzz on a loyalist from
way back. The noise he is making
and the interest he is mauifesting
generally is sure to people his range
with competitors erelong, especially
as it seems to be conceded in the
county, as it is nowhere else in the
State, that anybody can go to the
Legislator"
Cumberland will be on hand, as
usual. for more than its quota, in
Guiding the craftsmanship.
There is an idea prevailing down there
something after the brilliant notion
that ''the democrats cannot run this
country" 1t is this, and both parties
are overloaded with it-that Georges
Creek cannot run this county.
Hence, it will have to be arranged to
give Cumberland majority of the
Commissioners and the big end gener
ally of everything except possibly the
House of Delegates.
A well-known and now distinguish-
ed war-horse at Mt. Savage is charged
with not being able to fling away his
ambition to serve another term as
Sheriff. But he, too, will haye his
troubles, mostly of Cumberland origin
and cultivation.
Other information of like tenor but
less significance comes to the JOURNAL,
indicating that the parceling out of
places is already subject of discuss
ion and no little soicitude.
For there are murmurs of move
ments from the opposite camp which
betoken a rocky road ahead. These
go to the effect that there will be no
foollshness shown IN selecting nom-
inees next fall, and, worse than ali,
that the democracy and the disaffect.
ed republicans believe they can fuse
and elect a combination ticket.
Standing by home industries" carried
through county ticket over a year
ago, but the disaffected announce that
the same trick cannot be played again.
The salvation of New England by
Georges Creek votes is going to be
''too thin a gospel from this out.
There are warm times in prospect
beyond a doubt-times which will trv
political souls as by fire. If fusion
materializes, the competing forces.
imagining themselves about equal.
will move heaven an earth for succaSS
In that day and under those condi-
tions, the only remaining question is
which side will capture the Lonacon-
ing Star9
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
A Broken Reed.

Those gentlemen who will mix their
politics with mining wages in this
region and imagine that somehow the
maintenance of their income per ton
depends wholly upon voting for one
party or the other, will not find much
endorsement of their childlike faith in
the history of wages rates in this
region, elsewhere printed.
The JOURNAL has never taken any
stock whatever in the notion that ad
ministration auspices has anything to
do with wages.
There are very many, however, who
are so taught and so believe, but
whose tuition and faith are merciless-
ly refuted by implacable history.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
In the House ofTheir Friends.

Miners are farlng better in the
courts than in the councils of Labor
ious Knighthood.
in Cumberland they are placed upon
good behavior, but in New Orleans
they are driven out Of the Noble Order
into the clammy arms Of cold and
gummy world.
In Cumberland they were glad to
get off with so much consideration for
their welfare, but in New Orleans they
talk of the dire crime of secession
as the last sure refuge from fra
ternal prescription.
And now the JOURNAL wonders
more than ever
Where will the ungodIy appear?
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Wool.

Both the organs are wrong on the
wool business.
There has been no chance for the
price to rise.
The first demand under tie new
Tariff is yet to come.
All the old stock was not taken up
this fall.
There is some left, even after the
tremendous amount used to pull over
the people's ewes.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Miners, Cut This Out.

>"t out.
An old miner and prominent citizen
requested the JOURNAL last week to
publish the rates of wages at which
coal has been mined in this region,
that subject having been the occasion
of some considerable dispute in his
neighborhood.
Not having so much d0ta imme}iate-
ly at hand, the JOURNAL wrote for
them to F. f. Saward, editor of the
New York Coal Trade Journal, a
specialist in mining history and STA
tstics, and his reply appears below
cannot find any rates of wages Of mining
in your region prior to 1865. | hardly think
it worth while to go back of that date, for the
business was but a small one.
In the Annuals which l have published the
| rates have been printed from time to time
and now make transcript of the same fol
! your use:
1S55-June, 81 cents; reduced IN August tC
30 cents, at which rate it continued until May
1862.
1S62-June. advanced TO 10 cents and in
| September to 45 cents, at which rate it con
tnued until january, 1868, when the rate
was made 80 cents and continued thereat until
March, 1864.
1S64-April advanced to 60 cents; in June
to 10 cents and in September to 81, at which
rate it continued until May. 1865.
1S65-June, reduced to rs cents at which il
continued until May, 1863.
1S66-May, reduced to 65 cents, at which
rate it continued until January, 1877.
1S77-January, reduced to 50 cents; adj
vanced in August to So cents at which rate it
continued until March, 1873.
1S7S-March reduced to 40 cents, at which
rate it continued until October l5, 1873.
1S79-October advanced to SO cents, at
which rate it continued until February, 1880
1SS0-February. advanced to 65 cents, at
which rate it continued until March 15 1882
l6s2-Strike from March IS until August
"A, when the rate was reduced to 50 cents,
which lasted until Nov. Is 1884.
lSsl-November 49, 40 cents, at which it
continued until March s, 1886.
1SS6-March 8, a demand was made for 50
cents and after six weeks idleneSs men re-
sumed at the old rate.
lSS7-March |, wages were advanced to 80
cents per ton, at which rate they continued
until 1884 when a reduction to 10 cents per
ton was made during the month Of April
f. E. SAwARD.
As the JOURNAL understands the
merits of the dispute, the following
points are settled by Mr.. Saward's
history:
|, During Gen. Hayes admins
tration the gains in wages were 30
cents per ton: the losses 30 ceuts no
net gain nor loss
>, During the Garfield Arthur term
there were two losses of l5 and l0cents
per ton, respectively; total loss %
cents per ton.
3, During Mr.. Cleveland's former
term there was gain of 10 cents per
ton.
/, During Gen. Harrison's admin
istration there WAS no fuctuation
whatever, and
5, During Mr.. Clevelaud's current
term there has been loss of 10 cents
per ton.
The summing up is short and easy:
The losses underrepubican admins
trations were 80 cents; under demo-
cratic 10 cents; net loss under re-
publican rule over all, % cents per ton.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Best on the Road.

The Torbett Concert company will
hold forth in 2avenscraft's Opera
House Tuesday evening, Dec. 4.
Those in charge assure the JOURNAL
that it is unexcelled by any company
travelling. OF the only lady the
Chicago Inter- Ocean said
Miss Ollie Torbett won the faor of the
audience before she played, and held it more
firmly after she produced those exquisite
tones upon her violin. As an angel face,
wrapped in a golden halo of tenderly en-
twining curls, and bending oyer her favorite
instrument, this young girl presented a
picture to move one to thoughts of living
beauty in face and FORM in full harmony
with her own sweet music, so rich in melody
SO rare in the mastery Of technical difficulties.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
Good News.

Rev. 7. C. Easson. of the Main
street Baptist church, has been visit
ing the schools. He writes:
To the MINING JUKNAL.
Public school No. and Hill street school
are in excellent numerical and disciplinary
condition. Excelsior" seems to be the
motto of professors and teachers
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
\ Good start.

The nomination of Mr.. Lowndes
by the independent, seconded by the
Independent labor press, takes well.
Consequently, he is in the lead, with
a down-hill pull, both lines broken and
no leather on the brake-b block
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Answer to Correspondents

!fHSNtT 10 ONOTTCSTT0TTItTES
Juln-Leap year is oyer a year off,
man during leap year is as able a
humbug as the Office which seeks the
howler in calamity politics.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
SENII-LOCAL NEWS.


The Journal has an open letter to
the Cumberland Neccs from Maj. Moses
Gibson. In the absence of space this
week it will keep until next.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24
journalistic.

The JOURNAL notes with genuine
regret the discontinuance of the Cum
berland iScimitM. 1t was a paper
worthy of support.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-11-24

ut would be with extreme re-
luctance," observed a gentleman about
two decades ago as he watched Henry
G.. Davis work" in a Karscaddon
crowd at New Creek, that | would
consent to vote for man who says
"prehaps' and "equinomical."
w. l.. Douglas, president of the
great shoe company, now furnishes
medical attendance free to his army of
workers. 1t is great boon to them.
Charles Reeves, colored. has been
indicted at Charlestown, w. Va, for
robbing Jos. 7. Engleby, of Roanoke,
Va. in sleeping car at Shenandoah
junction last summer.
A barrel of Georges Creek water, a
peck of rock salt, a couple of Potomac
catfish and handful of weeds consti-
tute the ingredients of an ocean bath
at Piedmont.
The Way To Make Money Abundant.
The Macon (Ga) Telegraph states
the subject in way the best the JOUR-
NAL has seen:
If the currency laws were so changed that
money was twice as plentiful as it is now, it
would still be difficult for farmers to borrow
money unless they could give good security
for it. Their position would not be improv-
ed at all in that respect. Then, as now, the
money would go to the financial centres
where it could find safe employment, even if
at a low rate and then, as now, the land
owner would find it more difficult to borrow
money than owners of other and more
available forms of wealth. All of these facts
only go to show that the way to make money
abundant is to make it safe.