Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-07
I'VE and ] Again"
| am a plain man.-Luhmomn.

I'VE and Again"
| am plain man. Unhmo~n.
Evidently mistaken. Too compli.
Gated to avail himself of the old Roman
injunction, "know myself" 1t is i'm
possible, therefore, for the author of the
half-and-h half letter in the Frostbure
Neoos to be other than an inexplicable
conglomerate.
l say Oder, because we are all so tired OF
''the JOURNAL" "the JOURNAL"
Sounds much like Mayor Bear. In
deed, almost those precise words came
from the Mayors neighborhood before
they appeared in print. Now, how
can Mayor Bear assume to write IA
Plain Man. under anything he writes,
has written, or has edited for him for
publication The JOURNAL, that tire
some but tireless institution, would
not have been more shocked if the
author, provided ii is not the Mayor,
had written ga Hypothetical Chris
tian." But who are "we" who are
''all so tired ?" Certainly no editor is
involved with ga Plain Man. in this
extraordinary literary effort. "Ahn
as the Frenchman has it; I've hat it
now. 'Ve' is used only by re editaire
American and re monsieur wiz re
tape-worm.'
| have been reading his (Oders) paper
nearly IA years-Not Crouch.
Hardly know how to figure that out.
Probably there We're IA other years
when "A Plain Man. looked upon
reading as fad. Some severely plain
men do.
Now, don't know what the contract says
-Tnknomn.
o, get out! Wonder if this man is
so plain that he doesn't know what's
on a postal card l?
run Wild" as we say on the railroad.-
Not Crouch
Let'ssee -''we are all so tired" land "as
zoe say on the railroad" Is IA Plain
Man" tired track hand, weary brake
man, or a Jaded baggage smasher
impossible. These are not plain.
Each, the baggagesmasher particular
ly. like Napoleon, is grand, gloomy
and peculiar"
'As we say on the railroad ?"
Why could rot a mining superintend-
ent say with similar propriety-" run
Wild as we say in the mine ?" The
JOURNAL suggests this because it
might turn out that "a Plain Man.
may not be an intricate clothing mer-
chant nor complex railroad man.
am more pleased with the contract than
ever.-Incog.
Here "A Plain Man" did not consult
the tapeworm.
Mr.. Oder may think that Frostburg is fin
ished, but DON'T
The JOURNAL believes that state.
ment was translated from the Hebrew
But the translator is mistaken. The
JOURNAL believes that Frostburg is
not only incomplete, but there is no,
even finished clothing store in town.
When "a Plain Man" seeks to misrep
resent the JOURNAL he ceases to be
"plain.' He becomes extravaganza,
linguistic.
1t has been about 20 years since first saw
electric Lights Lnkuomn
"a Plain Man" has been abroad
that is sure. 1t is also certain that he
saw electric lights about 6 years be
fore he began solid reading. The
mystery deepens. The first arc ligh,
that shone within reasonable reach OIL
Frostburg was in the fall of 1880 il
Pittsburg. 1t was very poor affair
although it cost about as much as 1(
or 70 arcs do now. However, the
JOURNAL fears ga Plain Man" saw
the arc at least two years before il
was developed.
There is no reason to expect any more i'm
provement in the making of lightning in the
next five years than there was in the las
twenty.-tnkmoA
Here is man who thinks that cleo
trical development is finished, but
Frostburg not-this when scientists
are working in electricity and plair
men on Frostburg.
The JOURNAL would like to quote
and comment further, but enough i.
stated to show that IA Plain Man" i.
plain to monotony of more NANTES
interest in the Electric Light company
than in the town of Frostburg-hi.
''hOme town" at that. He is probabl,
both patriot and reformer-t that is
when these affectations do not inter
fere with each other.