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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
BrcYitieS.
Saturday.

There is something to amuse, some
thing to instruct, something to enter
tain, something to please, but nothing
to offend or bore in "a Breezy Time"
See New Business Locals"
A big mistake was made the other
day. a couple fellows went canvass
ing for the Forum, but, business being
dull, they turned it into fishing trip
When they returned friends of the
Forum gathered expectantly around
and listened in rapt attention for big
returns. But the pair said-"why,
we didn't even get a dad busted bite :"
Bailiff Bowen, at the request of the
owner, killed d. E. Shatfer's fine fox
terrier, "Waggles," Tuesday. 1t was
feared that "Waggles" had become
afraid of water.
The town of Mercur, Utah, has two
electric light companies. Why the
first one was located there is not stated.
Somebody said "the Forum will not
only clean up the JOURNAL, but it
proposes to wipe out Brann's Lonoclast."
The JOURNAL would not weep over the
fall of the Iconoclast, but the outlook
for dull thud in that direction is not
cheering. One blow from the image
smasher wouldn't leave enough of the
Forum to justify an epitaph compositor
in esteeming the remains as the
hypothesis of "a marble splinter"
A box of fine plums came in a few
days ago from w. j Cooper, the hero
of the late watermelon story. 1t was
a treat generous on his part and en-
joyable at these headquarters.
The notices given the Forum by it's
republican contemporaries sound like
the organs regard Frostourg, instead
of being the banner republican town
of the State, as long in sore need of a
missionary.
The JOURNAL omitted stating two
weeks ago that B. T. Schofield & Sons
furnished the pretty embossed steel
ceiling Of Zeller's shaving parlor as
well as put it on. The Schofelds are
right up to date.
A large party of New York and
Boston coal merchants, guests of presi-
dent Lord, of the Consolidation Coal
company, stopped with that gentle
man at the Hotel Gladstone Thursday
night.
Frank Gunnett. son of George, has
obtained the contract to furnish Beall
High school with 90 tons of n-of
mine coal.
Would it not have been better TO
dubit-The Frostburg Paper-a Forum
that is Paper! Or, the Frostburg
Forum--a Paper that is Forum /?
''The Frostburg Forum--a Paper that
is Paper" is n paradox, because q
forum is not paper, and "a paper
that is paper is the rankest sort of
pleonasm. 1t would he more va,ie
gated, as well as appropriate, to say
The Frostburg Forum-a Paper that is
a Marble Yard. Or, The Frostburg
Marble Yard-a Forum that is Paper.
Or, The Frostburg Paper-a Marble
Yard that is Forum.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Found Hungry.

Lorenzo Ball, of 224 jackson street,
Washington, d. c., was found Thurs
day evening after dark near Wilson's
planning mill in an unconscious condi-
ton. The town authorities took
charge, DR.. T. Griffith prescribed. and
he is getting better. Ball is about 40
years old. His sad condition was
brought on by hunger and exposure.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Special Notices.
Taxpayers Notice

NORPORATIONT ANES for the fiscal wear
~ ending June 10, 1885, ARE NOW DUE
AND PAYABLE.
by action of the Council discount of 5 per
cent. will be allowed on all Taxes paid on or
before August |; 3 per cent. on all paid on or
before September /. After that date no dis
count will be allowed
BY an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, Chapter 1876, of the Acts of 1883,
Taxes are a lien on the property of the party
taxed, and on all Taxes remaining unpaid for
three months after the same shall have been
levied the Baiiif shall charge and collect in
terest from the date Of the levy at the rate of
q per cent. per anann.
@N Office at John Odger's book store, Main
street, where | can be found from to 8
o'clock every evening, Sundays excepted.
SAMUEL BOWEN,
June 10 BailiT
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
The Picnic.
Come, citizen, let us wander,
Both now and after dark,

TO the Firemcn's picnic yOnder
In the grounds of BealIs Park.
The Flremen were gratitied at their
Tuesday evenings meeting with the
successful effort made by their com
mittee in securing "a day off, for the
Consolidation coal company's mining
employees. Their satisfaction was
manifested by the applause which fol-
lowed the reading of the following
brief bu; most happily expressed letter: :
THE CoNsoLIDATIoN Coal COMPANY,
PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
BALTIMORE, Mp, Sept 6, 1897.
Messrs. ALIEN. SMITH, MAXWELL HAMILTON,
PErRR ii. WAGNER, Committee:
Gentlemcn-Your esteemed favor of August
- was received during my absence.
In view of the conditions you name, it af-
fords me pleasure to say that we fully comply
with your request, and our Mining Superin-
tendent Mr.. b. S. Randolph, has been in
structed to give all our men holiday on Satur-
day, September IL.
Trusting that the day may be propitious
one for your picnic and that all your expect
ations may be fully realized, beg to remain
yours, G. X. LORD, President
Weather report provides for fair
Saturday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
The Eiremcn.
AT the meeting Tuesday evening the
following officers We're elected:

AT the meeting Tuesday evening the
following officers were elected
President-W. H. Crump.
Wee President Walter Thomas.
Se'yeant-at-4,ms-Frank Spates
1t was determined that the de-
partment should meet at its town
hall quarters this Saturday morn
ing at 81 o'clock, whence a dele
cation, to be then selected, will pro-
coed to meet the Darktown Fire Bri-
gade. Of Pocahontas, expected to ar
rive overland about 9 a. m. This ac-
ton was evoked by the report of an
envoy extraordinary from the Brigade
stating that the Darktown aggregation
would provide its own music. The
Brigade's apparatus will also be in
line, in spite of the protest of the
Mayor and Council of Pocahontas.
1t was also reported that Messrs.
John Chambers and Andrew Myers
will ask for position near Darktown
music for IL feature the like of which
has never been seen except in the
foreshadowings afforded by the archi-
tect's drawings. Copyright applied
for, caveats entered and injunctions
on tap against all infringements.
The Committee on plcnlc stated that
the following organizations had re-
sponded to their invitation to be pres
ent to-day:
German Aron Band. Frostbura
South Cumberland Hose Co... Cumberland
Cumberland " ....
Pioneer - 800. A"
Alert .Meyersdale, Pa
Good Will Fire $40. Homecoming
Mt. Savage A." ...... Mt Savage
Borden Mine " " &c.. Borden Mine
AS stated elsewhere, the letter of C
K. Lord, president of the Consolida,
ton coal company, was read amid
uproarious applause, the latter taking
formal shape later in a vote of thanks
moved by G. II. Hamill. which was
unanimously adopted.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11

"The Story of the German Reforma-
tion," a grand historical and spectacu-
lar entertainment, will be given in the
Piedmont CIV. Va.) opera house next
Monday and Tuesday evenings. AS it
is designed to benefit the Lutheran
church of that vicinity, the projectors
will be glad to see Lutherans especial
ly from along the Creek patronize it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Long Contracts.

Probably nobody knows better than
the stockholders of the Electric Light
company that the JOURNAL did not
and does not oppose electric lights,
their company, or themselves as
individuals.
Nobody knows better than they that
it was and is the principle of long con-
tracts with any company, electric COM
panies especially, that the JOURNAL
and vast majority of the people OPP
pose-a principle that, at bottom, is
both unrepublican and undemocratic.
This reason is accentuated by a
point inadvertently omitted last week
from the chapter on Fairmont, w. Va.
A prominent gentleman said
IL see you have opposed longtime
contract with your electric light COM
pany over there"
eyes"
"Well, this town lately got through
with one of those contracts, and you
can depend, it will be a long while be-
fore it goes into another"
SO it will be here when the current
contract has expired.
If not, the history of long contracts
is fable
Removed.
DR.. j. II. McGann lately purchased
the outfit and practice of the late DR..
Bruce Lichty, of Grantsville. and re-
moved to that place Tuesday. His
many friends here will be glad to learn
that he succeeds to a large business.
He is a good, progressive physician
and an excellent citizen.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Not its Own Master.

The Forum, as SUCH has no interest in the
lighting of Frostburg.-.i Paper thu is a
Paper
GAS such is significant interjec-
tion-one that could hardly have been
placed in this sentence:
The marble yard has no interest in the mat
ter of lighting Frostburg.
For what is it the marble yard is not
interested indirectly or indirectly?
Let us see:
l, Terra Gotta pipe.
2, Pumping supplies.
3, Gas fittings and water connections
4, Cemetery hospitality.
5, Iron fencing.
6, Drugs.
I, Driving Park.
s, The big drum cylinder.
8, The towns printing.
10, The towns advertising.
il, The towns lighting.
attempts at "corners" of municipal
patronage-by one institution.
No matter, therefore, whether the
Forum wishes or "does not wish to
enter controversy over this Qighting)
matter" that is what it is here for.
Its business will be to teach the
people Of Frostburg. if it can, that the
marble yard knows better what is
economy for them all round than they
themselves know.
Its business will be to make them
understand that Il measure which
silences all complaint for five years is
just what they need to make them
know what is good for them.
No matter what it docs or does not
wish,' the JOURNAL repeats-its bus
mess will be to insist that the people
do not know what's what
For the JOURNAL will be here to
force and hold it to that attitude
against public intelligence and popular
rights.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Successful Hunt.

Messrs. A. F. Parker and J. W..
Evans returned Wednesday from a
two-days outing in West Virginia
woods, bringing home 73grey and fox
squirrels, While enjoying lunch Tues
day they saw deer. Parker is a
game shot of wide repute.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Not Yet.

Very sorry, friend Oder, but | can't 90
with you to Klondike.-E e. Johnston.
The JOURNAL would deplore a dis
pensatiOn that tears it from the Ga
maliel of Cumberland scholarship.
But the time for tears is not vet.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Application for Liquor License.

w son has in compliance with Chapter
40, of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland for the year 1894, with the amend
ments thereto, filed with the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Allcgany county his Applica-
ton for License to Sell SplrItuous and Fer
mented Liquors at his place of business in
Allegany county, as below stated
Notice is Hereby Given, That all remon-
strances against the issuance of License to
said Applicant must be filed with the under
signed IN or BEFORE Sept. IL, 1897.
THEO. LUMAN, Clerk
FrOStEurg.
FLICK, ALBERT. .............U Union street.
August 2S-3t
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, AT the January session in
w the year eighteen hundred and ninety
six of the General Assembly of Maryland a
bill was passed proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the State by adding an
additional section to Article fifteen thereof,
to be known as Section eleven of said Article,
which said bill and amendment are in the
words following, to wit:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
New Advertisements.
Announcement.

HEREBY announce myself a candidate
l. for the position of Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Allcgany county, subject to the
decision of the Republican Nominating Con-
vention. Sept II THEO. LUMAN.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Railroad Schedules.
Reduced Rates,
Tennessee Centennial Exposition,
Nashville, Tenn.
OVER THE
Southern Railway
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway.

Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway.
THE Southern Railway announces the
l. following low rates from Washington, ID.
c., to Nashville, Tenn, occasion Tennessee
Centennial Exposition
Season Excursion Tickets will be sold
daily until and including October 10. at
$3.50.
Twenty-Day Excursion Tickets will be
sold daily, until October Il, at S2l.o5.
Ten-Day Excursion Tickets will be sold
on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week,
until October 26, 1897, at Sl53O.
Rates for Military and Students in
parties of % or more made known upon
application.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Interesting Services
PLANNED.

ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER Is,
DEV. A. II. ZIMMERMAN and his as
l. I slstant W. f.. DOugherty, will open a
campaign in religious work on Frostburg
circuit, in detail as follows
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11

CHAPTER 459
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of the
State by adding an additional Section to
Article fifteen thereof, to be known as Sec
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Illustrated SONG SERVICES
Men ONLY

Gospel Temperance.
On Wednesday Evening of each series Of
meetings the themes will be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
A CHRONIC HORSETHIEF.
Harry Meyers, Police Claim, Is Gailty
in Many Cases.

Detectives Splann and Stout yesterday ar
rested man for whom the police have been
looking for a year. In that time he has been
arrested and has served a term in the work.
house, but it was not known that he was
the man wanted. His name is Harry Mey
ers, and he lives at new 937 East Wash
ington street. The police claim he has sto-
len number of horses in this city. His
rlan was to hire horse and buggy from IL
livery stable and sell either the horse or
buggy, or both. Sometimes only the horse
would be sold, and the buggy would be left
standing in the street One time a horse
and buggy were hired and only the harness
was sold, the liveryman recovering both the
buggy and the horse.
These deeds have been frequent for about
a year, and a dozen or more owners of sta
bles have had losses. Among them are
those of Charles Girton. the Haymarket
stables, r. E. Kinney, John b. Fournace.
Craig, on Massachusetts, avenue. 1t was
through the theft of the horse belonging to
Mr.. Craig that the detectives traced Meyers
to his home. They arrested him just as he
was coming out of the house. He denies all
knowledge of the stealings.
Meyers is one of the men arrested last
summer for stealing the household goods
left by the late Gilbert Sloan. Sloan had
his household goods stored in q house on
Shelby street. He died. and his sons went
to the house to take possession. They found
Meyers and another man hauling the goods
away. Meyers received workhouse SEN
tence for this offense. About a year ago
Detectives Stout and Kinney found the trail
of this horse thief and gave him a long
chase in the northwestern part of the city,
but he eluded them,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16

The suit of Mary Ballard, administrative
of the estate of John Ballard, against the
Citizens Street-ralroad Company and the
city of Indianapolis, is on trial for the Sec
ond time in the Superior Court. John Bal
lard, the plaintiffs husband, was injured
while driving across the track of the street
car company on West Washington street.
This was in 1895. At the point where the
accident occurred the street car track was
several inches higher than the street, and
when Billiards. vehicle struck the rail he
was thrown from the wagon. In falling his
leg was broken. He brought suit against
the street car company and. the city for
damages, but died while the suit was pend
ing His wife, as Administrative, then be-
gan another suit for damages, claiming his
death resulted from the accident. Under
the special verdict law the jury which tried
the case found the plaintiff was entitled to
recover $1,200 If the law and evidence be
on her side. Judge Harvey, in passing on
the interrogations answered by the jury,
decided the plaintiff was not entitled TO the
verdict The plaintiff then appealed to the
Supreme Court, and the case was sent back
to the lower court. 1t was necessary to adj
journ the case yesterday, after getting a
jury, on account OF the illness of w. II.
Latta one of the attorneys for the street.
railroad company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
A GIRLS TALE.
with Reason for Misleading the
Father.

'We have tried for long time to per-
suade papa that perhaps his diet had some-
thing to do with his i'll feelings, he used to
laugh good naturally and say why girls,Tv
been used to eating and drinking ever since
I was boy, 1 was trained that way, no.
l fear some change has taken place in my
body and sbnll never be we'll again
1--WE often suggested that he leave off cof-
fee and tobacco. but he urged that they did
not hurt him and were a comfort; so we
acquiesced until enc day sister insisted on
making the coffee one-half Postum Food
Coffee and it was made that way for about
ten days until papa seemed brighter and
complained less of his head.
That's itr sister exclaimed, and from
that day she served Postum alone without
any coffee
Papa never detected the difference, for
we have learned the secret of making Pos
tum TO give It a prime. crisp favor 1t is
easy enough, just allow it 10 continue boil
ing FIFTEEN minutes counting from the time
boiling commences, not from the time 1t Is
placed on stove.
''Well. the dear old soul seemed day by
day to take on new life, he began to stay
at the office later and was full OF fun when
he came home in the evening.
'"rhe proof is plain CROUCH that morning
after morning. year in and year out. we had
been feeding dear old governor with
coffee that is really strong liquid drug
and it was gradually but surely killing him.
When 1t was partially removed he got
a little better and when It was entirely re-
moved and the pure food coffee. Postum
served, his recovery was rapid.
we don't fool paps on many things, but
we just had TO this time, for he was stead
lily and surely leaving US and we love the
dear old man too much TO leave anything
undone that will keep him here.
1T IS womans privilege you know TO
tease, caiole and beg, then inesse II the
dear old hard-headed things won't listen
to reason"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
4 SUPERINTENDENT, Taken

About a week ago the Pettis Dry Goods
Company made its annual display of the
products of George. Merritt & Co., of this
city. Its window dresser achieved such
artistic effects in displaying the new things
in golf plaids flannel and luster skirts and
comfort wool that George Merritt & Co.
were anxious to secure good photograph
of the window from which to make a half
tone for publication in the Dry Goods Econ
omist and 20 be used in various ways. The
central figure in the window represented a
lady dressed for cold weather and holding
mp her dress to avoid the snow on which
she stood, as represented by a sheet of
Merritt's comfort wool. A gray cloud made
out of wool hung over her head, and from
it there appeared 10 be falling flakes of
snow represented by bits of wool strung on
threads.
The use of wool in its various shades and
colors for decorative purposes is original
with George Merritt & Co., and, so far as
known, has been used by no one else 1t
gives u peculiarly artistic effect and was
first used in their display at THE worlds
fair. The worlds fair diplomas and medals
as Well as the gold and silver state fair
medals taken by their different products
several years ago are III the exhibit.
II has always been extremely difficult,
and in fact. practically impossible to Sc
cure GOOD photographs OF WINDOW DISPLAYS
on account of the reflections in the plate
glass windows of the buildings on the op-
posite size of the street. These reflections
utterly ruin photograph for use in making
half-tones. Last year Merritt * Co. had a
photograph taken of the window display al
made by the Petts Dry Goods Company
but they were unable. TO have a, half-tone
made from the photograph on account of
the reflection, and were compelled TO have
an engraving made. This year. however
they fortunately heard Of some experiments
that one of the local photographers had
been making in taking photographs of win
dow displays by electric light His expert
ments had heretofore been only partially
successful, as the rays from the two arc
lights that hang in front of the display WIN
dow caused rays of light to appear in the
picture, which marred its appearance and
destroyed its usefulness for making half
tones directly from IL. This time when sue
cess was achieved, Mr.. h. l.. Booth the
window dresser, made some box-shaped
screens out OF black cardboard opening
towards the window only, which shut off
large portion of the rays The photog-
rapher placed his instrument a step
ladder In the street near the edge of the
sidewalk and made exposure of about
twenty minutes. People were passing all
the time, but Were not allowed to stop In
front Of the window They made no inn
preston on the negative whatever.
The making of photographs of window
displays 10 be used directly IN making half
tones is something that has been attempted
hundreds Of times, but never successfully
accomplished
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
THE CRACKSDIDN'TS SHOW
HEIxES AND MARSHALL FAILED IN
THE PIGEON TOURNAMENT.
One of the Best Trap-ShOOting Events
Ever GiVen-Fanning Scored
on All the Birds.

There was large crowd of spectators
at the Limited Gun Clubs Park yesterday
to witness the Grand Central handicap, the
leading even of the tournament. The event
called for an entrance fee of $25, and there
were eighteen entries. The money was cut
three ways, though eight men divided it.
Those who missed three birds were out of
the race, and many of them did not finish
Among the cracks who did not show were
Tom Marshall, of Keithsburg, ILL.,, who
last March won the Grand American handi-
cap at New York, beating a field of 1856
shooters. and Rollo o. Heikes, who now
holds the cast-iron medal, emblematic of
the pigeon championship of America.
In the match yesterday the birds were
pronounced the best ever trapped in a SINH
lar event The weather was perfect. There
was also an extra seven-brd event and an
extra miss and out. The scores follow:
First Event-Grand Central handicap;
twenty-five pigeons; entrance, $25, birds ex-
ira eighteen entries: