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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Come to the Scratch.

Since the Cumberland independent
has so lucidly explained how the Mary
land democracy didn't and did in the
matter of free coinage, let shear with
the same perspieuity how that va
riable, flexible and elastic quantity
stands on the free riot BUSINESSMAN
issue not raised in the county conven-
ton, nor betrayed by its unrepresenta-
tive delegation, nor anticipated by the
State convention.
Is support of Altgeldism as binding
on the current democracy as the sage
brush gospel of finance?
AS this is not childish question,
the JOURNAL, with great confidence in
the INDEPENDENTS fairness rather than
its independence, expects an answer.
Because it has one other question to
submit-to be shaped by the answer,
no matter what the answer may be.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
TOWN AND VICINITY.
A Successful School.

The JOURNAL has received several
newspaper accounts of the Dickinson
Seminary (Williamsport. Pa COM
mencement-al complimentary in the
highest terms of the management.
The report of the visiting committee
after evidently close study of equip
ment. conduct, and success of the
school, contains this passage:
This extraordinary prosperity is proof of
the able administrative ability of Rev. Ed
ward J. Gray, D. D., president.
DR.. Gray is remembered by the older
people here as the builder of the M.
E. church and one of the most eloquent
pastors of the many who have served
Frostburg congregations.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Rev. Henry DECK mann.

The subject of this sketch was born
in Cheviot, Ohio, October 80, 1856.
Ten years of his youth and manhood
were given to study and employment
as a machinist. Looking higher, he
entered Heidelberg Seminary, at
Tif1in, o., as student for the ministry
of the Reformed church. His first
charge was at Titusville. Pa, where
he staid years. Thence he came to
Frostburg Jan. l, 1894. Here he was
popular from the beginning-in and
out of his church, He was a straight
forward, unassuming christian gentle
man, and in the pulpit strong, ear
nest, eloquent preacher. Among his
Frostburg brethren in the ministry
none stood higher. Conservative in
thought, motive and deed, he was yet
with his brethren in every good work.
perhaps more than any other, there
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26

most genial companion, and-not least an
associate whom we were proud to recognize
as an able, earnest, godly, consecrated minis
ter of Jesus Christ.
ResOlyed, That we tender the widow and
bereaved children our sincere sympathy i'll
their atiiction, knowing that in his removal
they have lost kind and loving husband,
gentle and affectionate father. Also to his
congregation we thus convey our sense of
their loss of faithful and beloved pastor.
And while we mngle our sorrow with theirs
we commend them, one and all, to the tender
care OF our Heavenly Father, upon whom our
dear brother was accustomed to lean-that
Father who pitieth His children, and who
has said Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and
He shall sustain thee. As thy day so shall
thy strength be. My grace is sufficient for
thee" Furthermore, we hope that beyond
this life there may be reunion and an I'M
broken fellowship of us all with hin. in the
presence of 1.-The King in His beauty in that
LAND that is very far off,"
Resolved. That in token of our esteem of
brother Dieckmann a copy of these resolu-
tons be sent the bereaved family as me-
mento of our regard for him that they be
placed on our minutes, and published in the
MINING JOURNAL and the Frostburg NemS.
L. MARSHALL WEST,
G. A. BRITT,
w. w. WooD
COMMITTEES
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Not Altogether Lovely.

The JOURNAL has always been an
admirer of the life and character of
Andrew Jackson.
This, however, without forgetting
that in the hands of politicians his
heroism and incorruptibiity were I'M
certain quantities.
A little history will illustrate:
When he was president, Bolivar, the
liberator of South America and the
president of Colombia and Bolivia,
which embraced pretty nearly the
whole of the continent outside of
Brazil and Guiana, joining with Vic
toria, the president of the republic
Of Mexico, which had also thrown
off the Spanish yoke, recognized the
independence of Cuba on behalf of
the patriots Oh that island and
prepared to come to their assistance to
expel the Spaniards from the island.
But under Jackson, the United States
joined Great Britain and France in
league to defend the Spanish Authority
in Cuba, making so strong a combina-
ton that the joint expedition from
South America and Mexico was given
up. Had jackson co-operated with
Bolivar and Victoria or, at the least,
warned Europe to keep hands off,
there is little doubt that the island
would then have been freed and its
long history of robbery and boodshed,
since that day. remained unwritten.
The open secret of this interposition
of the United States under jackson
was the preservation Of slooery. Bolivar
and Victoria had freed the slaves in
the South American republics and
Mexico, and the intention was to make
ba q free republic.
Vt Cuba was a great slave market
the niger traders" did not pro-
have a free republic started
their Cuban emporium.
be doubted very strenuously,
whether jackson would have
of the gentlemen interested
the Southern Confedcracy,
stburg Neoos supposes.
as reader of Jacksonian
hd expounder of Jacksonian
the JOURNAL feels bound to
be Ne.os as failure that has
h suspected intention to try
pit to make an effort to en-
stay.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
ACIumSy DOdGer.

The Frostburg JOURNAL has published the
following bit of childish prattle so often that
It begins to look as though the clever old gen
tleman that presides over that establishment
imagined he had SAID something's
How can free coinage or any other law
raise the prices of the commodities have to
sell and lower the prices of those | have to
buy?
If the venerable Oder thinks that is funny
we are both sorry and glad that he does
Glad because he richly deserves happy
thoughts, but sorry that the mind once so
capable OF entertaining others with mertor
ious ideas expressed in choice English, is now
50 far on the decline to second babyhood
But II he enjoys reyeling in the realm of
childhood let him alone in his glory he will
do no harm.-Cumberland h.dependent
The question is not funny" nor
was it designed to be funny" 1t is
solemn, vital inquiry for each man
to adopt in questioning himself con-
corning the free coinage method of
promoting his own individual welfare.
The independent should have answer
ed, or forborne allusion to it. At
tempts at ridicule do not solve serious
problems.
Moreover, the INDEPENDENT is not so
much master of derisive rhetoric as
1t is that sort of philosopher who can
not answer childish questionings.
But as free coinage is to make each
northumberland thus the mass-better
off, and as each individual cannot be-
come better off unless he can sell his
labor higher, or buy his living lower,
or botu-it is due a questioner, wheth-
er child or man, to explain-not only
hoao it can be done, but how it can be
done By laeo.
The JOURNAL dislikes the use of the
race-course vernacular, but in the case
of the independent it is compelled to
issue the challenge-:'put up or
shut upr
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
A Law at War with Itself.

The JOURNAL is glad to record the
editor of the Cumberland Neeos among
the many who believe the JOURNALS
standing question to free coinage ex-
perts is unanswerable.
This, however, was to be expected,
for no thoughtful man can give the
question moments study without
seeing that law empoweringa farmer
to sell his wheat and corn higher and
the miner to buy his bread cheaper is
mutually destructive contradiction.
And yet, if the farmer is to do better
under the free coinage regime he must
either get more for his commodities by
selling higher or buying cheaper.
If the miner is to do better he must
get more for digging what the farmer
must buy cheaper, or pay less for
what the farmer must sell higher, or
his condition will not be improved.
The matter is thus elaborated be-
cause the JOURNAL is informed that
professional gentleman of respectable
standing in this county says
The JOURNALS question is not germane
The point made is not at all involved in the
free coinage proposal
Then he waved the troublesome
thing aside as something unworthy of
further attention.
If the financial welfare of the people
is not to be improved by free coinage,
our friend is right.
But from Bryan down through
apostate democracy and crazy pop
ulism to Uncle Sam socialism, the ex-
aggerated cry is-"ideness," "des-
titution," starvation" everywhere.
And the king is free coin
age-a specific which is to furnish
the low-priced products-food and
clothing of high priced labor to people
who will be confessedly so we'll of
that they will not need them.
The whole contention is intensely
absurd.
For if free coinage law is to raise
the prices Of farm products it must in
the same ratio raise the financial
ability of consumers to buy them.
In which event, what will it profit
the miner to get 80 cents per ton for
digging coal and pay $1l for Johnson's
Best" -four?
And, after a transaction on that
plane, how much better off will the
miner be than when with As cents per
ton he bought "Johnson's Best" at
$3.50 per barrel?
Remember, that free coinage law,
in order to be ii big advantage general
ly, must first be a big advantage
particularly. 1t must enable A, the
seller, to sell higher, or he will be no
better off. Then it must enable B,
the buyer, to buy cheaper from A, or
he OBJ will be no better off.
Now, how are A and B to become
richer by adherng to conditions under
which obviously they cannot trade ?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Building Progress.

The list below comprises buildings
under course of erection and improve
ments making, as compiled by JOUR-
NAL reporter who has lately made a
circuit of observations:
The handsome new residence of DIN Beall,
nearly opposite the Mont View cottages, is
nearing completion.
Councilman d. d. Prices venture in the
way of new dwelling on the avenue moves
upward slowly.
Henry Seifert has residence in an in
choate condition on east Union street.
Patrick Rafferty, has completed six-cham-
Der dwelling on Mill street.
August Davis is erecting house on Wash
ington street
On same street Owen Price is preparing
for the building of a dwelling.
John Lammert has a handsome residence
on same street nearly completed.
On McCulloh street Daniel Miller has built
a residence.
James Dyer has home, just finished, on
Mt. Pleasant street.
David Clark has business house well M
der way on Bowery street.
The residence ding up on corner of Bowery
and German streets belongs to Jacob Marin.
William Angwin is erecting dwelling on
the corner of Loo and Wood streets.
William Hunter has added residence to
the Loo street rows.
On same street William ]. Saurbaugh has
up the frame for residence.
Ground O.. the Electric Light company S
lot, east Main street, has been broken for a
three story carriage factory, to be owned and
conducted by William T. Parker, formerly
of Frostburg, later of Ridgway, Ohio
Excavation for the Fisher Bros three story
brick business building Main street, is still
under way.
Caspar Workman is building dwelling on
west Union street.
A. J. Wilson has lately completed a
dwelling in Grahamton.
c. d. Brode is adding a building to the
Bowery street series.
On same street Wilson Bros. have built a
wareroom.
Martin Hartig has built an addition to his
house on Loo street.
Mrs James has gained more room by add
ing to the structural proportions of her resi-
dence on Bowery street.
On Centre street Daniel Porter has lately
built an addition to his residence
Daniel J. Betz is engaged in placing plate
glass front in the room lately occupied by
Dan. Krapf, Union street. The floor will be
lowered also to street level.
Mrs. Marion Brown. east Union street, has
improved her residence by adding bay
windows.
William McLuckie has improved his prop
erty on Bowery street
Workmen are rebuilding and repairing the
Wehner property on Broadway, lately
damaged by fire.
A great number of improvements of
less note are making all over town.
There is hustle among carpenters
and allied trades.
Houses are in greater demand than
| for years.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
n Strange Decision.

The highest court in Kentucky has
decided that
paying dues to building associations is
paying interest," and that borrowers who have
been paying from IL to II per cent. in dues
and interest are entitled to recover.
One of two things seems certain
l, The building association plan is
misunderstood by the court, Or
2, If the money with which debt is
paid be usury, then Kentucky law
regulating that offence is unique in
the universe of enactments.
The borrower who avails himself of
it is by law a repudiator-in worse
sense, indeed, than if he were made
legally able to pay one hundred cents
of debt with Al cent free coinage
dollar.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Another Run to Cover,

The JOURNAL understands that the
last and current editor of the Frost
burg Neos is lawyer.
Which accounts, probably, for his
notion that any witnesses he puts on
the stand are not placed there to be
impeached.
Somewhat like the Cumberland
independent, the Meas, closely pressed
and beaten on its own ground, "has
no time nor inclination to discuss
trihes."
But when a paper ''hollers nuff' in
behalf of witnesses it has brought in
to corroborate its contentious, the
virtue of plea of "other engage
ments" will not go unchallenged in
this court.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
COUNTY NEWS.
Right They Are.

1t is stated that the girls in a certain town
in this county have secretly organized in a
league and will hereafter refuse to marry any
man who does not patronize his home paper
for, according to the League, failure to
patronize ones home paper lis strong evil
dence of a want of intelligence, and he will
prove too stingy to provide for family,
educate his children and encourage institu-
tons of learning" These points are well
taken and cannot be successfully controverted.
Cumberland Times
That is splendid.
But which is 1.-THE home paper"-the
RoSieac or the Star?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26

The fact that Chicago consumed 10000
barrels less of beer during the last five months
is, in the Springfield Republican's opinion,
"the most promising feature Of the industrial
situation yet reported from that quarter. ~
New York World.
Asimpure beer is the triplicate sister
of free coinage through free riot, the
falling off noted by the World is in the
nature of three-fold qualification.
For as goes bad beer in Chicago so
go the other two bad sisters.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26

The Cumberland independent sets out
to prove that the democratic county
and State conventions last year were
not democratic in that they did not
represent party sentiment concerning
free coinage.
The Independent is mistaken.
The State convention did all it could
to avoid doing anything until Mr..
German could learn how the sage
brush cat would hop at Chicago.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
BreVitieS.

A man in this town favors Hawaiian
annexation ''because Honest John
Sherman is for it," That same
"Honest john has been on both sides
of more questions than any statesman
IN American history.
The Equitable Life Insurance COM
pany has paid d. P. Miller 500, 900 in
demnity on the life of the late W. r.
Percy. The amount will be held in
trust for the benefit of George B.
Percy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Health Laws.

DR.. John S. Fulton, secretary of the
State board of health, has received a
letter from DR.. James 0. Bullock,
health officer for Homecoming, enclos-
ing copy of the recently passed san
itary ordinance of that town. They
are condensed as follows:
The new code partially provides for sta
tistics of death so that the value of the new
measure will be tested by figures.
Several sections are devoted to funeral laws.
Undertakes are required to qualify them
selves and their assistants by registration and
license Burial is forbidden except upon the
issue of permit by the city clerk, and the
permit is based upon the certificate of the at
tending physician. All probable contingent
cies, such as death from contagious disease
and accidental death, are provided for. Pub
lie funerals and exposure of remains, in cases
of infectious disease. are prohibited under
penalties imposed upon both the undertaken
and the minister.
The Baltimore San, from which the
JOURNAL quotes, says:
This move puts Homecoming in advance of
the entire State outside of Baltimore city in
the important matter of vital statistics. The
death blanks adopted in Homecoming are
modelled after those used in Maine and the
nuisance notices are similar to those in use
by the Maryland State board of health
No doubt the hog open is catalogued
among Lonaconing's dangerous nui-
sances. 1t must be, or Homecoming
cannot occupy the lead stated by the
Sun.
So much assumed, isit not high time
that the Frostburg Council should
stife its fear of ''the hog-pen element"
IN the next and all future elections
and exile from the town the filth-mak-
ing hog and dry up his disease-breed-
ing dwelling places
Why should not Frostburg be as
healthy artifcially as naturally?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Wedding.

The most notable event of tie week
was the wedding at 81 o'clock Wednes-
day morning of Miss Alexenia Electa
Garlin Porter, of this place, to Mr..
Harry Ambrose Vincent Parker, of
Portsmouth, Va.
The occasion was made memorable
to the parties most in interest by the
elaborate and impressive ceremonial
usual to the rites of the Catholic
church, Rev. S. j. Clarke, pastor Of
floating.
The church-St. Michael's, was we'll
filled with friends of the parties, and
at the time named the music of the
Lohengrin march announced the APP
proach of the party to the altar. The
following order was observed:
1, Messrs. T. Edwin New and II. DeSales
Porter
2, Mr.. G. Ross Parrish and Dr. NJ. Gibson
Porter
3, Misses Lucy Parker and Adele V. Smith.
4. Misses Eula Parker and Blanche Oder
5, Miss Bernadette Porter, maid of honor
6, The bride, leaning on the arm of her
brother Mr.. Frank A. Porter.
AT the altar-rail Mr.. Porter placed
his charge in the keeping of the
groom, who, preceded by Mr.. William
J. O'Brien, his best man, had entered
the altar-space from one of the YES
tibules.
The bride wore q superb gown of
ivory satin en- train, trimmed with
point lace, and tulle veil fastened with
orange blossoms.
The bridesmaids were gOwned in
white organizes, wore white leghorn
hats and carried Ia Frame roses.
Leaving the altar-space the order
was reversed and the party retired to
the slow measure of Mendelssohn's
Wedding March.
The music was furnished by the
Mountain String Quartet-Messrs. G.
N. Beall, G. d. Hooking, Alex. Hook
ing and N. T. Hooking.
The party repaired to the Hotel
Gladstone, where, after a brief recep-
ton of friends, the happy pair led the
march to a wedding breakfast prepared
in that now famous hostelry's best
style.
The merriness of the occasion
reached its climax in brief but most
happily expressed address by Mr..
O'Brien. The sentiment of the party
was so adequately and accurately
voiced by the speaker that he was
applauded with genuine enthusiasm.
Carriages were taken to Cumber-
land, whence the happy pair sped away
for the usual tour-to continue-well,
a card says
At home July IS, 24s Court street, Ports
mouth, Va.
Mr.. Parker is handsome young
merchant of excellent standing and
promise. He lives in prosperous sec
ton. and will grow into the prom
inence and usefulness which wait only
upon the advance of age.
The bride isthe third daughter of John
l.. Porter, of the Citizens National
bank, and a popular young lady, fully
worthy of the good fortune which the
JOURNAL believes has fallen to her lot.
A dainty brunette of engaging features
and manners, she will become in her
new home, as here, social favorite.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Let this Region Keen On.

Strike troubles are apprehended in
Pennsylvania, which, once begun,
may reach to Virginia and West
Virginia coal regions.
1t would be an immense pity should
Georges Greek become affected and
stop the pace at which it is going
over 800, 900 better off THAI it was at
this time IL year ago.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
Force of EnYir0nment.

a Frostburg belle went to bed after putting
and white. That night the rats came and ate
the meal off, also her finger nails-Cumber-
land Neps
Fortunately, she was in Frostburg.
Had they been Cumberland rodents
the young lady would be fingeress.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26

The JOURNAL has been asked
What is an Uncle Sam socialist?
Heis sometimes free born American
"whose BRAIN" as j. Russell Lowell
once said, 'has been de-Saxonized.n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26

A rabid dog, noticed in Barton
Thursday morning, bit several persons
in Westernport and Piedmont. He
was finally killed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
SEMI-LOCAL NEWS.
The Coal Trade,

Shipments of coal from the mines of
the Georges Creek coal region were
in long tons
For week ending June 10, 1897. .... Sl119
6 year to same date. ,697 ,677
Increase compared with last year.. 300, 1926
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26

To scorn childlkeness is the acme of child
ishness-Baltimore Christian .idcocate.
In proof whereof see the pretence of
the Cumberland independent of last
week
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
IsrcyiticS.

The ReoieO speaks of "a Splendid
Book" now in Homecoming. At first
blush the announcement sounds like
Il copy of the Bible had found its way
to what the Frostburg Ne,cs is thought
to regard as the third town of the
county.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
POStDOnenent.

Pressure upon space is again too
great for the article on "Temerity."
1t will keep.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-26
In a Bad WAY.

There is lot OF people in this town
and county protesting democracy
whose complaint betrays all the symp-
toms which in the wild and woollv
west are diagnosed as populsm.
They have some form of economic
dyspepsia, the same morbidness, de-
spondence and moroseness.whi be-