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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
BpeVitieS.

Water works are needed at Iona
coming. A gallon of Georges Creek
yields 1913 typhus germs and when
the creek rises on account of shower
at Ocean the yield is doubled.
Samuel j. Edwards & Son, of Cum
berland, are sending out unique adj
vertisement of the dunlap hat"
There are ten illustrated pages within
pretty foldng-card tile, from which
one can almost select hat without
going to the store. Notwithstanding
which they add-"you ale cordially
invited to call"
In the Cumberland daily paper dis
cussion of telegraphic advantages one
vast feature of news that comes by ex-
press has been overlooked. 1t is
illustrated.
1t took the Cumberland Neus 10
days to find that the lingual had been
omitted from the word, ''club," in a
JOURNAL local" but there was a
gross grammatical error in last week S
issue which it has so far overlooked.
1t is the Neoos' blindness to monumental
mistakes that the JOURNALapp
Developments so far in Zufall MUIR
der mystery Indicate that if the search
along current lines is vigorously
pushed it will be ascertalned that
Zufail Is not dead
There is a fashion visible in the
Homecoming Reoieo of calling Mr.
Perdew 1.-THE JOURNALS pet peda-
gogue." II is almost needless to an
nounce that this is a sneak from the
main issue. Mr.. Perdew is not u
"pet" of the JOURNAL, but the prin-
ciple involved in. his persecution is a
darling.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
a BriefReference.

The JOURNAL does not see that
Censor has improved mis- case.
SO far as the JOURNAL knows no.
body wants either his praenomen and
patronymic, or his sub contractors.
Their statements are just as weak one
way as the other.
MEN who confess they do not know
what proof is when they see it look
better in hiding than out in the open.
For instance, so far as so cents ton
is concerned these mines are already
closed, and there was no effort last
summer to keep them open except at
40 cents.
Meanwhile, there was coal bought
from Pocahontas to supply urgent
needs, or which money was made that
could not have been realized here at
so cents ton.
If that is not proof" then there is
no such thing as proof"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Twin Dangers,

Miss or Mrs. Mora Black" writes IN
italics to the Rockingham (Va) Regis
ter that
Representation without taxation leads to
anarchy.
True, o queen
Anarchy is the goal directly or in
directly
The main cause of universal unrest
at this moment is the millions repre-
sented in Congress that pay no taxes !!
And that condition has its counter
part in labor organizations whose
constituencies comprise for much the
most part the element that pays little
or no taxes.
In the one case it is. held that the
man who favors the income tax in
order to make wealth pay something
for the protection it enjoys is account
ed socialist. or something worse.
In the other case, the man who owns
his own home, or trying to own one, or
is otherwise thrifty, and pays taxes to
the last cent he is worth, is mighty
lucky if he escapes the charge of being
a "blackleg."
Between the twin extremes of ag-
gressive wealth and proscriptive pow
erty seem to work, therefore, the COM
peting forces that, aspiring to control
and absorb the funds which govern
ment exacts with a Shylock's bloody
greed from the heart of honest and
patriotic industry, threaten to grind
each other to dust.
In his desire and his right to work,
however, the "blackleg" impersonates
the saving grace of society and the
perpetuation of personal liberty.
We may yet have to thank the
"blackleg" for saving the country from
the cyclone threatened by the two
anarchies when they lock horns to
"sweep the country"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Single Tax.

Notwithstanding the costly experience of
Hyattsvlle and Middletown, both of which
places gave the single-tax idea thorough
trial, there are people up in Allegany county
who advocate that system of raising funds
for the support Of the municipal governments
of Frostburg and Lonaconing.-B Baltimore
Nems.
If there are such people, the JOUR
NAL has not before heard of them.
And if such a proposal be on dit, the
JOURNAL will oppose it so far as Frost
burg is concerned.
Single tax has its merits-the main
one being that it proposes to base the
burdens of government directly and
equally upon the productiveness of
land, instead of doing the same thing
indirectly and unequally. For, like
all other development, all taxes of
whatever denomination ultimately
come out of land. There is no other
first nor last resort for taxation but
land.
But, IN the JOURNALS Judgment,
the scheme will never be feasible until
all the people of the whole United
States are ready to test it altogether
with at least ten years trial.
Or, at least, all the people of some
single leading State.
Hence, such experiments in small
spots like "Hyattsville and Middle
town" are necessarily failures. Single
tax cannot be proven feasible by one
year local option tests, and never can
be practicable under short tenures
until assessors become alike infalible
and incorruprible.
So that when the rest of the country
is ready to give the proposition a
decade of trial, the JOURNAL will urge
Frostburg to make the revolution
national, or nearly so, by joining the
procession.
Not before.
And, we repeat-for not less than
ten years, because it will take at least
that long to correct successive errors
of assessment and eventually perfect
by practice the uniformity of the
system.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Stay at Home.

SIN the course of human events" we
may expect w. B. Wilson in these
parts erelong.
This sort of event has "cast its
shadow" in the fact that Intelligence
from Clearfield indicates that "his
friends" are in a tip-toe state of mo
mentary expectation of his advent in
that quarter and sort of "kingdom-
come" feeling is abroad.
But it will be great mistake for the
people of this region to give him, or
his itinerant subordinates any hearing
whatever.
The best thing to do is-stay away
from Noble Order revivals.
And if there are any miners who
never before employed the Lords
Prayer in lieu of one of their own
now is the time to learn by heart that
almost supreme invocatiou-"lead us
not into temptation !"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
How 1t Is.

The JOURNAL is probably correct in its in
ference that the kind offer of Messrs. Nc
Sherry and Crimmins to come here and adj
wise the local authorities as to the prepara-
tons for the tiremen's parade next June
would have been declined with thanks had
Cum berland beer honored instead of Frost
burg in the selection of a place for holding
the next tremen's convention. The two
gentlemen mentioned were elected president
and secretary, respectively, of the State Fire
mems Association by a resort to methods
that will never again be tolerated, the re-
membrance which would be sufficient to
make them extremely undesirable to Cum
berland tiremen in the character of advisers
Cumberland News.
Without stopping to inquire what
day and at what hour Cumberland
mounted the high horse of electoral
morality, it appears sufficient to re-
fleet that Messrs. McSherry and
Crimmins are the chief officers, no
matter how elected, and that they will
have correspondingly large share i'll
the direction of affairs here next June.
In other words, sit is a condition"
and not soreness that confronts us"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
The Coal Trade.

The latest news from the markets is
CLEANED as follows:
Only a small business is doing in the soft
coal market at present, and shipments are
slow. The lower ports have been closed up
for some time now, and there is an accumu-
lation of orders at the shipping ports, though
not to cause any anxiety.
All the interest centers on the opening of
the season and the booking of contracts fol
the year. One or two season contracts haye
been made during the week, notably the
New York & New England railroad which,
we understand, amounts to about 4OO, 900
tons 1t is reported that this contract was
taken by a commission man at very low
price. The figure is said to be 81. 4501S2. 80,
delivered
All-ral business continues good. This part
of the trade does not seem to be unfavorably
affected by the prevailing depression as the
hdewater trade. Transportation from mines
to tide Is good, since the volume of business
is so small that the railroads can control it
with ease. On account of the ice blockades
at the lower ports most of the coal is banked
on arrival. The car supply is small The
railroads give "empties' to those producers
only who have little coal standing at the
shipping ports and who have vessel tonnage
waiting. For the all rail trade the car supply
is ample for all requirements Engineering
and Mining Jouinal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09

The Hagerstown Herald admres the candor
of the Ne~S in conceding that the display of
the Hagerstown firemen may be finer at the
grand parade next summer than Cumber-
lands own. But we warn you, Mr.. Herald,
that if we can succeed IN arousing the pride
of our people in the coming turnout, you
may look to your laurels. When Cumber-
land once gets move on she takes first place
every time Cumberland NerS.
Perhaps, Mr.. Herald, 1.-The pride of
our people" depends upon the size of
''the guarantee"
And, by the way, Mr.. Herald, what
think you of town that confessedly
sustains its visiting theatricals better
than it takes care of the protectionists
of its homes from fire =?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Teachers Institute.

Nearly all the county teachers at
tended the institute held in Western
port last Saturday.
o. H. Bruce delivered the address of
welcome in which he gave a most
hearty expression of hospitable pleas
ure at the presence of so many teach
els on the occasion, and his remarks
were laden with arguments urging that
when a person becomes teacher he
does not surrender any of his indIvid-
uality nor abdicate any of his rights as
citizen.
In responding j. E. }. Buckley was
deservedly complimentary to the peo-
pie of Westernport for their substan-
tial expression of interest in popular
education.
1t was an occasion of profit to the
teachers present. Everyone assigned
subject responded instructively. All
felt at home aid feeling of fraternity
vibrated throughout the session.
Among the resolutions passed was
one extending the hearty thanks of the
institute to the newspapers of the
county for the work done in helping to
continue the school year for nine
months. This action was supplement-
ed by including thanks to the School
Board and the people also.
The teachers We're more than graf
flied with the lunch generously and
bountifully provided by the patrons of
the Westernport sclool and served in
the school building by the pupils in a
manner at once easy and graceful
Indeed, this feature was one of the
pleasantest of the occasion.
1t is more than likely the next meet
ing of teachers, which will take place
i'll IA short time, will be held in Frost
burg.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
COnVeyanceS.

The following notes of real estate
transfers are of more or less interest !:
Charles c. Broadwater to Mary E. Broad
water, property in Barton, 81.
W. R. Percy tai. to George WI Tippon,
property in Borden Shaft, $3.50.
Maria L. Ryan and Charles B. Ryan to d.
2. Miller, property IN Cumberland, 81 900.
F. Mertens and Carrie S. Mertens to W. R.
Percy, executor, property in Eckhart 81, 500
Asa Wilson to W. r. Percy, property sit
uated in Allegany county, 81, 200.
W. r. Percy and Anna E. Percy to Mar
garet Hansell, property in Allegany county,
$1,000
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09

Charles Reeves, colored, indicted for
robbing j. I. Engleby, president of
the Fidelity bank, of Roanoke, Va,
while in sleeping car at Shenandoah
junction, on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, July 81, 1894, was tried at
Charlestown, w. Va, In the circuit
court, last week and found guilty by
a jury. Wednesday judge Faulkner
sentenced Reeves to four years con-
fnement in the penitentiary.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Tariff Among the Amateurs.


In trying to convince the miners that a
tariff on coal Is not necessary, our esteemed
contemporary, the Oakland Democrat says
that ''only' 1,24,330 tons of foreign coal
were received in this country during 1894
Instead of being an argument for free coal
these figures speak emphatically for a higher
protective tariff. The tariff on coal should be
made so high that even this 100000 tons
would be kept out If our miners could pro-
duce 100000 tons more this year than last
it would amount to S400,0 in wages at 40
cents a ton to the miner alone to say nothing
of the other labor. The only safe way is to
keep all of the foreign coal from coming into
our notwithstanding Star
1t is plain from the above quota
ton that neither the Democrat nor the
Star understands what it is talking
about.
OF the vast amount of foreign coal
named as imported last year only
about one ton in ten competed with
our Atlantic seaboard coal.
Over a million tons, therefore, came
into the Pacific States, where prohib-
tive tariff on coal would inflict
great hardship on the people, because
there is practically no home supply.
This constitutes one of the greatest
difficulties we have to contend with in
any fair adjustment of the duty on
coal. The organic law, having respect
for the equal rights of all sections,
obllges tariff rates to be uniform, but
how to protect one section without
expressing another is sometimes
problem that tries the genius of states
manship.
Hence, the JOURNAL has held for
long time the view that the fairest duty
to all concerned is that which is laid
on the galue of foreign goods at the
port of entry.
This is claimed to be the best plan
because fewer iniustlces would be in
hcted and incurred under it than
under any other.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
A Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Women in School Boards.

In connection with school reform has
come up the question of the advisable
ty OF placing women on school boards.
1t would be a mistake to do so. The
ladies have their sphere, but not one
in hundred is fitted to cope with the
practical problems that confront a
Board Of School Commissioners. They
would no doubt be qualified to attend
to the details of the school room, but
that Is but very small part of the
duties OF a commissioner. There are
many places in which ladies are I'M
questionable the superiors of men, but
1t IS IN the home, not in the halls of
legislation nor IN the walks of public
life. -Elkton Democrat.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
PUBLICATIONS.
Chance for the Rows.


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Thus, the highly artistic broche crepon of
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The French DresSmaker is always the great
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Wants proof"

The JOURNAL has received the fol-
lowing indiscreet and somewhat giddy
example of lego economical bellies lettres: :;
CUMBERLAND, MD, March 4, 1895.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
In your issue of March 2 you say that Mr.
Wilson, declaration that "the tariff on COAL
especia1lyin this region, ~os and is giren to tie
miners"
not only do not believe a word of this
but do not believe that the miners, individ-
ualy or collectively, have ever since the first
pound of coal was shipped away on the rail
roads, received single cents worth of ben
eft from the tariff on coal.
Ifwhat you say is true, please prove it and
will be convinced. Yours respectfully,
J. SEMMEs DEvECMoN.
To almost any one but pessimist
the proof adduced by the JOURNAL
last week would suffice.
For instance, the Norfolk and West
ern railroad fell into the hands of re-
ceivers last month, the generally
acknowledged cause being that it car
ried coal at rates bel01 cost.
Mr.. Devecmon does "not beliece a
word of this" but better Informed peo-
pie know it to be true.
Had the rs cents per ton tariff been
governmental subsidy given to the
road, it would rot be where it is to-
day. In other wo!ds, could its coal
Il l. l.
1915, instead of So, its income would
have been ocer tgo millions Of dollars
more than it was, and that sum would
have kept it out of its present humilia.
ton and disgrace. But in order to
compete with the other great Atlantic
seaboard carriers it was compelled to
experiment with self destructive rates
1t was forced to carry coal twice the
Baltimore and Ohio's haul for less
than the latter's rates, which the Coal
Trade Journal intimates are too low
for 200 miles
Mr.. Devecmon's skepticism does not
concern the JOURNAL, certainly not
enough to attempt the hopeless task of
transmitting it iato the gold of faith.
The man who disposes of questions so
conclusively by citations of his dis
belief is not likely to carry out his
promise to ''be convinced
The issue, however, comes to this:
The JOURNAL gave three authorities
for the statement that low freight rates
on coal threw the Norfolk and Western
into the hands of receivers, and it
cited this fact as proof that the tariff
on coal is not and has not been
subsidy to the railroads.
Yet Mr.. Devecmon wants proof, or
he will continue with the band of
"little faith" that has in all ages at
tlicted the Jeffersonian as we'll as the
christian world.
But the onus of proof to the contrary
seems to rest upon Mr.. Devecmon.
His mere disbelief, even though chron-
ic, dyspeptic and hopeless, will not
answer in this court. Let him tell
us. in brief, why the miners of the
Pocahontas region, eoithot the subsidy,
according to his "belief," are better
off than the Norfolk and Western rail
road oih it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Tears and Smiles

Central school gave first class,
bang up illustration of progress anent
Washington's birthday, but the fact
seems to be deprecated by no mention
OF 1t in one of 1.-The best papers in
Lonaconing.'
And now IA table of attendance per-
centages comes along and Central
shows up not only better in Iona
coming, but in the whole county.
The high standing of Central, there
lore, is one of the most depressing con-
dltions of educational life in Iona
coming, and the only known instance
in the annals of time and "the cosmos
OF learning" wherein fond parents have
been hopelessl y Frustrated by the rapid
and irresistible advancement of their
children.
The retrospect is delightfully."- sad, and
the prospect mournfully exhilarating.
Promotion.
The country is now winding up one of its
periodical money panics. brought about by
extravaganza and possibly overproduction
As the weather clears up and the people get
down to work, we believe our people, who
have a reputation for push and hard work,
will stir up, and business will soon be going
ahead at the usual American rate
With nearly two years of apparent
strngency in money matters, Cumberland
and Allegany county have had but few
failures.
The foregoing items are clipped
from ID. p. Miller's Real Estate and
Insurance. a semi occasional Cumber-
land publication.
They have the right ring. They
condense fact and philosophy in equal
proportions into nuggets of concrete
wisdom.
Mr.. Miller is president of the Board
of County Commissioners, and if the
paragraphs quoted are fair samples of
his printed work, he ought to be the
editor of the business columns of all
the papers in his jurisdiction.
For example, there is no question
that the ''stringency" in this county
has been more apparent" than real.
Had it not been for the supposed
emergencies Of politics and the baneful
walking delegate we would have hard
ly felt the contraction.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09

If the Great Paper had visited the News
office as it should have done, it would not
have been suspected of attending the Black
CroOK.-Cumberland Nems.
The great paper belongs to that
little but really ffaternal crowd of
great people who hesitate to disturb
the great cogitations of the great mind
of a great editor when he is in great
hurry.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
COUNTY NEWS.


The school teachers of Washington county
will all be required to submit to a re-exarnina-
ton this spring in order, it is said, to get rid
of few barnacles. If that is the only way
incompetent teachers can be weeded out the
examination ought to commence with the
school board.-Cumberland NeWs.
Great judges, old man, the JOURNAL
heard the bell ring when that shot
struck
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09

A report of Thursdays proceedings
in the Methodist conference, in session
in Baltimore, says.
He (Rev. J. r. Wheeler, presiding elder
referred to the Frostburg strike and revivals
over the district, etc.
1t is pretty safe to affirm that Mr..
Wheeler did not speak of that strike
and religious revivals in the same
breath.
He is too fine a rhetorician and
logician to do that.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Yea, Verify.

A Chicago paper calls Hon. VIM. l..
Wilson theoretical thaumaturgist." But
that is not equal to calling him an "amnico-
list or a ''paralian. "-Cumberlan Ne~s.
Because the inequality consists in
the fact that the "Chicago paper" is
wrong and Sol. Miller is right.
There is an unfathomable and
unbridgeable chasm between wrong
and right.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
JOurnaIiStic.

The JOURNAL will notice next week
the Maryland edition of the Coal Trade
Journal, the largest illustration of
which is view of Frostburg. Mean
while, anyone who wishes a copy should
address the paper, Times building, New
York, enclosing 25 cents.