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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29

One of the editors of magazine of
wide circulation saw one of my articles
in the Worcester Spy. He wrote re-
questing an elaborate article" for his
magazine on Farm Reform. | sen.
him one the same day, equivalent to
about six columns of the JOURNAL, IN
which | noticed single takers, minis
ters' neglect and other doubtful sub
Jects and gave him the privilege of
emitting what he wished. He accept
ed all and alluded to it as "your ex-
ceedingly interesting article"
A rich single taxer is very much in
tereSted and furnishes me with much
useful information in the work. He
sent me paper containing Il criticism
OF Gen. Booths proposed colonization
of 10000 London poor people in
Canada, and wanted me to answer it,
| was sorry not to be able to do so, but
the General wanted Canada to gige him
land for the purpose, and, as he repre-
sented a religious body, saw it was
involving Church and State" and had
to decline. had, however, previously
defended Gen. Booth against the
Philadelphia Press.
The city of Detroit has appropriated
$4,000 for the Pingree plan this year.
In this the Mayor again evinces an
amusing disregard of the principles of
single tax. An eminent single taxer
in his criticism of Mr.. Pingree and
myself in the Providence Journal, of
June =, says:
do not think any single taxer can con-
sistently take such position as that.
The Mayor will have to go but u
very little further in his patriotism
and humanity and he will find himself
lost to single tax regard entirely. All
takers accepted his plan at first as a
part of their own. After | showed
them the enjoyable relationship it
sustained to Farm Reform, and they
found they could not evade it, they at
once began to find fault with Pingree
and his plan. Among the other dis
counts they put upon it area push
ing of the farmer little closer to the
wall, lowering of wages and a
possibility that its power for good
will diminish in proportion as the area
over which it shall extend increases.
They also state that it may very
Posololy ldll Ill NOW L Ork anu DrOOk-
lyn, and that "neither Pingree nor
Livesey knew what radical methods
are for the obliteration of pauperism."
All such statements they are making
under flaming headlines in papers de-
voted to single tax interests; while,
on the other hand, some of the older
takers are coming out in defense of
Pingree. One of them states:
We single takers ought to be the last ones
on earth to find fault with the Pingree plan
We ought to do everything we can to call
attention to it,
Go right along, brothers of single
tax. Such beginnings as these in a
band heretofore so united and amicable
will inevitably lead to cutting of each
others throatS. Let the band play
''Hail Columbia"
FRANCIS B. LIvEsEY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29

which figured'largely in the success of the
undertaking.
The Meyersdale Pa.) Commercial,
than whose editor, Lou A. Smith,
there is no more competent authority,
says:
The Daily JOURNAL was as neat and spicy
and newsy as it was possible for the great
paper to make it, which is saying that no one
could improve on it. J. B. always holds up
his end of the log.
Looking at it more mechanically,
Rev. j. 0. Thompson, editor of the
keyser CIV. Va) Echo, approvesit. He
says:
The Frostburg MINING JOURNAL showed
commendable enterprise by issuing daily
during the Firemen's display last week at
that place, 1t was nicely executed and re-
fleets great credit on the office.
j. M. Litzinger, editor of the Oak
land Democrat. tells of the convention
and incidentally remarks:
The Frostburg JOURNAL, with commend
able enterprise, issued daily during the
sessions Of the convention.
The last quotation the JOURNAL Is
able to make this week is taken from
one of the very best papers in the
State, the Baltimore Ne,os:
Editor j. b. Oder issued the Frostburg
JOURNAL as daily during the sessions of the
Firemens convention. For three DAYS the
JOURNAL was the brightest daily in Western
Maryland
1t is deemed pertinent to close this
article with the statement that a score
of citizens have inquired whether Il
daily edition could not be made
permanent
The answer has been-it can. But
it must be at the expense of the COM
munity. If, therefore. the business
men are ready with adequate advertis-
ing patronage, and the people general
ly put their names and cash down for
the paper, the JOURNAL is ready to
respond. Not only so, but it will give
them the full worth of their money
every day.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
The Great Mountain Chautauuua.

The Paradise of the Mountains, on
the summit of the Alleghenies Thir-
teen years of splendid history $3.50, 600
invested in beautifying the great park
of 800 acres. Splendid hotels and
cottage accommodations at from Sc to
$l5 week. The Summer School,
with twenty departments of important
study, under the care of the best in
structors out of leading Universities,
August 7th to 9th. The Great Noun
tain Chautauqua meets August 9TH to
the 9th. One hundred professionals,
well known in the entertainment field,
will fill the passing days with pleasure
and profit. 1t is the coolest, the
cheapest, the most inspiring place in
America to spend a summer vaca-
ton. 1t is on the main line of
the picturesque B. & O. Railroad. ex-
press trains with sleeping and parlor
cars to the doors. If you are inter-
ested, the Is page, handsome, Illus
trated, detailed programwi!l be mailed
to you, if you will; send your name and
address to the Agent of the B. e. o. r.
r. Co., Mountain Lake Park, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
BreVitieS.

Whenever citizen of jackson
meets a citizen of Homecoming the
question is-not shall we have a
pontoon bridge with the new water
works, but in front of which office
shall we put it Robinson had the
best show, but some think he lost 1t by
getting elected to the county conven-
ton.
There doesn't seem to be any pneu-
monia at Barton to speak of, but the
prospect of band tournament there
in August is depressing.
Titus A. Brick says "the Cumber-
land Times seems to think that Zufall
was killed by somebody who called on
the victim of the tragedy a few
minutes before the murder"
A movement is on foot in Lonacon.
ing to secure the next prohibition con-
vention. Indeed, hack has already
been hired to haul it from the depot
to the hotel.
Mr.. Pink Whiskers, of Pocahontas,
can't figure out what attitude the Cum.
berland Ne,os is holding toward free
coinage. He says "the local depart
ment seems to be lying flat on its back,
while the editorial province of the Of
flee is standing perpendicularly, heels
up"
No one can teach school at Sedala,
Mo-, who has not had years ex-
perience. If this rule were extant
here, where would we get our high
school teachers?
The Homecoming people will soon
have a deader place to lounge in on
Sunday than the Star office. A street
car company is thinking of building a
through line to the cemetery.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Vain Hone.

1t is to be hoped that as more taxes are
now being paid for educational purposes the
schools, the coming year, will be kept open
ten months.-Cumberan independent
The JOURNAL cannot see that "more
taxes are now being paid for edu-
catlonal purposes"
1t seems to be the same old u
months allotment, and another chance
to borrow $4,000 to carry the schools
to niEe months in town and to later.
planting time in the country.
Then there is the scheme on foot to
divert the attention of an imported
recherche principal from the reading,
writing and ciphering departments to
the precious few who yearn to quench
a thirst of therapeutic cultivation
from the living waters of languages
that are dead.
:'Ten months ~
Perish the fancy
There isn't room enough in y
months appropriation for months
term, including three high schools, for
even ghost of a hope of 10 months
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
The Fourth.

The most imposing demonstration
will doubtless be made by the Catholics.
A procession comprising the school,
societies, etc, will form in front of
school hall at 10 a. M. and move to
Beall's Park, where the Declaration of
independence will be read, an address
delivered and other exercises ensue.
A free dinner to the children will be
a leading feature.
At the Driving Park an old Virginia
tournament will be held. Besides the
high honors of browning a Queen of
Love and Beauty and Maids of Honor,
the successful knights will carry off
prizes ranging from $15 down to S..
Over 20 knights have already en-
listed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Religious.

The Catholic mission closed Sunday
evening after week of unprecedented
interest. The large church edifice
was overcrowded at every service, and
l,4S9 persons took communion.
Rev. G. w. Moore, of the Congre-
gational church, will deliver the SER
mon at the Beall's Park open-air SER
vice tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
81 o'clock. 1t is understood he "will
preach to protesting christians and
give the sinners a rest"
Rev. William Stevens, of Elk
Garden, w. Va, will preach in the M.
E church, South, tomorrow Sunday
at the usual hours.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
CORRESPONDENTS.
LET the Good Work Go On"

SYKEsvILLE, Mp, June 10, 1895.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
A Nebraska editor opposed Farm
Reform. He made the following OBJ
jections:
The rich will not help it; land will not
be granted for the purpose, and present
farmers will suffer.
answered him. One of his friends
wrote me that | had made him "sore."
In two weeks he got we'll of his sore
and came frankly out with the state
ment that Farm Reform was every
thing that was needed, in nutshell.
Honest man-that.
A Maryland editor (who probably
saw my letters to the JOURNAL wrote
in part:
to write for my paper will be greatly appre-
ciated by me: Hoping that you may have
abundant fruits from your efforts to better
the condition of mankind, am, etc.
He showed his appreciation of the
article in decidedly pleasing and
practical manner. Two single takers
bobbed up serenely in bis paper before
he finished publishing it. One said:
L WISH nlnl all possible success Ill rs EN-
deavor among the poor, The motive is a
worthy one and does him infinite honor.
| sent short article to the Ameri-
can Agricultmist last fall and it
was returned. Now | send it long
essay on Farm Reform and tell it that
it ought to see it as its duty, from
both self interest and patriotism, to
fight for Farm Reform. 1t returns me
its high appreciation of the article and
its expectation of publishing 1t.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Seen from Baltimore.

There is a humorous genius on the
editorial staff of the Baltimore Neaos.
Well acquainted in Allegany as he
is in less important sections of the
State, he frequently INDUCES pictur-
esque references to the county's most
notable citizens.
His latest includes an allusion over
5000 feet high to gentleman who
yields an editorial prod singing as the
goad of Aristophanes.
His latest is:
Amid the clash of resembling primaries,
the shrieks of the postotfice-less Colonel and
the taunts of the Son of the High Rock, up in
Allegany, the silence of Open-Air Orator de
NeCmOn is OminOuS
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Low Rates to Boston.

The Christian Endeavor, Uni4ed
Society of the National Young Peoples
Union meets in Boston July 10 to II,
For this occasion the B. & O. r. r
will sell excursion tickets from all
points on its lines east of the Ohio
River, July s to II inclusive, valid for
return passage until July 81. These
tickets will be sold at rate of one fare
for the round trip going and returning
same route. Tickets will also be placed
on sale good going via one route and
returning via another, at slightly
advanced rate.
For rates of fare and full particulars,
call on or address nearest B. & o.
Agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
He Will be Heard From.

The disappearance Of General William
Mcmahon McKaig from public sight is as
complete as that of Charley Ross. Baltimore
NewS.
The JOURNAL wagers red apple,
next falls vintage, that the glorious
and impending 4th will Just as surely
uncover the gallant generals place in
the loyal empire of wide-awake
American human nature as it will
certainly start anew the "trophes and
apostrophes' which have made the
voice of Col. Bill Kilgour sounding
board whose resonance once put O. J..
Moat IN the notion of himself be.
coming an orator of national repute.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Low Rates to Denver.

The B. q O. R. r. Co. will place on
sale at all ticket offices on its lines east
of the Ohio River round-trip tickets to
Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou
and Pueblo, for all trains of July 2, 3,
and 5, valid from starting point on
day of sale and good returning from
Colorado points July II to 10 inclusive.
The rate from Cumberland will be
$3.50, and correspondingly low rates
when from other stations. Tickets
will be good via st. Louis or Chicago.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
18th OfJuly Excursions.

In pursuance of its usual policy, the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company
will sell round trip excursion tickets
between all points on its lines east of
the OHIO River at reduced rates.
Tickets will be sold for all trains
July Sd and 4th, valid for return
passage until July 9Th, inclusive.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Bound to lose.

The Cumberland AUeganian says:
The editor of the Frostburg JOURNAL lost
pile of money by not having any wheat to
sell when the late bulge came.
Correct.
And when the populace comes rush
ing upstairs offering quarters and
halves and pleading for just one copy
of "the great paper" the JOURNAL al
ways finds that it's last edition was too
small.
Somehow the great paper misses the
"pile'' both "agwine and a-comin'."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
A Paradox, Probably,

The Homecoming Reoieso still con-
tends that the School Board will
establish high school down there.
This on the presumption, doubtless,
that the Court of Appeals has fully
provided for a legal violation of the
law
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29

ligence enough to act independently, and in
dependence enough to act intelligenly."
The address" sounds like the
Honorable Jurisconsult Semmes De-
vecmon had manipulated the text so as
to hit the smallest possible number.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Weather ReDOrtS,

Postmaster John N. Benson is
taking some trouble to distribute
weather card reports to the nelghbor-
hood roundabout. The forecast is for
36 hours, or until s o'clock p. m. of
the following day. That for to-day,
as received yesterday, is:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
SEMI-LOCAL NEWS.
A Call.

A press dispatch announces
A convention of the voters of Maryland
who are in favor of the free coinage of silver,
upon the ratio of l6 to l, has been called to
meet in Washington d. C., on Friday, July II.
The call is addressed to 'all who have intel
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Prophetic.

The Baltimore Ne,cs is Of the opinion that
the State Firemens Association is on the
point of disruption Cumberland Times
If the Nee0s' prognosis be correct, it
is a plainly fatal case of Hagerstown
itch for office.
Generally speaking, Washington
county scratches.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
COUNTY NEWS.
Political,

The republican convention was held
in Cumberland Wednesday. 1t was
so unanimously favorable to Mr..
Lowndes' nomination for governor
that 9S citizens, j. j. Robinson and
H. c. Rank We're delegated to Cam
bridge to secure that result.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
Band Concert.

The Arions will give a concert on
the band stand in front of the Central
hotel this evening. The programme
follows
Na'ch-"Aphrodite". ........M. A. Althouse
Honeysuckle Polha... O. Casey
Oyert"re-"M Monopoly" ...........T. b. Boyer
The Metropolis at Night. o. Dewitt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
GENERAL ITEMS.
Low Rates to Atlantic City and Cape
Nav

May.
On Thursday, July 18th, the B. & O.
R. r. Co. will inaugurate its annual
summer excursions to Atlantic city,
Cape May and Sea Isle city from
Pittsburg, Wheeling, Parkersburg.
Harpel's Ferry and intermediate
stations.
Tickets will be sold for all trains of
July llth, giving excursionists the
benefit of the superior train service to
the greatest seashore resorts on the
Atlantic coast, and will be valid for
return journey II days, including day
of sale. On the return trip a stop
over will be allowed at the National
Capital, forming fitting termination
to a weeks sojourn at the shore.
We give below list of stations in
this vicinity, showing time of trains
and rates of fare:
Time. Time. Time. Rate
Piedmont. .1l:09 IN 1:29 m 6:59a m $500
Cumberland. 1925 m 2;30pm 755am $50
Trains also leave Piedmont at 7:29 a. m.
and 6:04 a. m, and Cumberland at 1913 a. M,
2l5 a. m. and 7:0l a. III.
Correspondingly low rates from
other stations.
For more detailed information apply
to nearest B. & o. agent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29
MOnied Poverty.

NlohtCu oNCItys
Down in Texas there is dear old
boy
|, A schoolmate, and
., A regimental comrade of the
JOURNAL.
He is bright co-native of Page
county. Va, now a practising ply
stefan of deserved success and a
citizen of high repute.
Outside Of his profession he takes
large interest in current questions.
Indeed, he talks earnestly and feels
deeply.
The JOURNAL knows all this-not
from personal contact, but from mark
ed paragraphs and sentences in strong
free coinage papers which he sends.
He is free silverite, and thus has
strayed from the faith of the daddies,
those glorious old men who rocked the
republic when it was babe in the
cradle of destiny.
Here is a sample of one of his direst
thrusts:
He Joseph Battle) has ceased to take the
New York and Boston papers, because they
are completely under the domination of
capitalists and banking influences, etc.
Mr.. Battle is represented as "a
wealthy Vermonter of great influence"
and our old-time, boyhood friend
wants him to put the Frostburg
MINING JOURNAL also in his news
paper index erpuryatorius."
Surely "Sonnie" has forgotten his
monetary experience as a soldier Of
the Confedelacy. Surely he does not
remember, for instance, when dried
apple pies brought one dollar each,
and as money grew yet more plentiful
they went up to two dollars, and the
higher the price rose the smaller the
pie grew and the less dried apple there
was in it.
Confederate money not only drove
gold and silver out of circulation, but
it actually exiled the necessaries of life
INTO disuse.
So 1t would be measurably with
superabundance Of silver. The time
would come when people would prefer
to keep their goods than sell them for
the dollars of an over-supplied cur
rency. 1t would come to pass, too,
that the more dollars man owned
the poorer he would be, while his true
wealth would consist in products he
could neither consume nor sell.
There was never a greater fallacy
sprung upon a gullible people than
that which proclaims more money"
as the "open sesame" to universal
opulence.
But if it were not a fallacy, it would
be just as true of. anything else as of
silver. In the better words of John
Hendrick Bangs
If beggar's rags were cash, you'd see
No longer any beggary;
In short, there'd be no poverty.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-06-29

I've
The subsidy which Hon. w. l..
Wilson SAID is given to the railroads
seems to be the only thing ever offer
ed to railroad companies that they
wont take.
In unconscious proof whereof the
Engineering and Mining Journal re-
ports:
In number of instances figures have
been named by certain parties, which, if the
regular schedule treighD rates had been
paid, would not even yield the price paid for
the actual mining. We understand that
these facts have been brought to the railroad
officials and their truth practically admitted.
The JOURNAL makes this comment,
however, mainly to introduce a quota
ton from private letter to town
friend, written by prominent gentle
man in another city. He says:
| believe the JOURNAL holds the only
correct view of coal as dutiable article, viz;
that it ought not to be degraded by classified.
ton with any other element of production.
All other materials are raw for development;
coal only is raw for destruction. For this
reason mine-owners husband It in the mine,
and the same reason should induce govern
ment to give it a consideration which, under
any circumstances Of high or low tariff, no
other material needs. This is the view that
your coal men and miners should insist on
and that your representative should reflect in
Congress.
The JOURNAL is proud of this en-
dorsement, especially as it comes from
Il practical, almost non-partsan gen
tleman.
His remarks, indeed, make it more
than ever clear that, whether one
party or the other be in power, the
true status of coal, Mill Ell simile, should
never be disturbed, nor even threaten
ed by regulations which apply to COM
modities which do not have and can
not have any kinship in origin, pur-
pose or use.
Certainly, it should be taken out of
the long list of commodities of which
it can be truly said-.the tariff is sub
sidy to everybody concerned in them,
except the consumers.
The tariff on coal is to consumers,
especially small domestic consumers,
as much a subsidy as to the producers.
Caution.
The School Board should not be BAN
boozled by representations to the effect
that the people of Homecoming are
tumbling over each other in their
haste to approve the high school
robbery of the lower school funds.
The School Board has duty to
perform that does not depend upon
popular approval or disapproval.
And that duty enjoins the Board to
take nothing of time or attention
both in this case meaning more than
money, from the education of the
abecedarians.
Follow the spirit and intent of the
law, gentlemen, and let so-called
general approval" pay its own ex-
penses.