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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-07
Il. Il.

The Driving Park was an animated
and pretty scene last Saturday after
noon. The game between Meyersdale
and the home team, advertised for 3
o'clock, brought out the largest and
most brilliant audience of the year.
Over 300 ladies graced the occasion
with their beaming presence. The
grand stand was picture of loveliness.
Vale SUBMITS vivacious damsels and
Eckhart's fairest maldens helped large
ly to illuminate scene already re-
fulgent with Frostburg beauty-all
there to cheer on the home boys to
victory. For the sequel see the score.
Wilcox and Ray did the battery
work for Meyersdale, and, though
Wilcox is a little slow he has dinky
little slow ball that proved very eff
fectlve. Ray is former Frostburg
boy and here he learned the rudiments
of the game of which he is a creditable
representative.
The Frostburg team had no pitcher
Even their local standby" went back
on them at the last minute. George
Gilbert Gunnett, than whom there is
no better first baseman, volunteered to
do the twirling and the result proved
he did it well.
Silent Tom gave Gunnett good sup
port behind the bat and the BOYS the
other side of Gunnett played a fine
game. Ollie Gunnett distinguished
himself by catching two hot liners
along the third-base line, and Gerlach
played the game of his life both in the
! field and at the bat. His catches in
right field were difficult and of the
circus order. He led the team at the
bat. Jack played first and, though
new to the position, did very we'll.
Coleman played his usual good game
on second and hit the ball hard and
often.
For Meyersda!e Carey, the left field
err, did the very best playing ever seen
in the outfield in this locality. He had
more put-outs than the first baseman-
very unusual thing in a game here.
He accepted every chance without the
semblance of an error. H also led
his team at the bat. Hoblitzell, Reich,
Thomas and Williams did not play the
game they have played here on former
occasions.
After the second inning the game
was called for half an hour on account
OF rain, and many spectators thought
it would have to be abandoned alto
gether. Though the grounds were
very wet and heavy the management
thoughtit better to have no disappoint-
ment and play the game through if it
possibly could be done.
The Arion Band gave one of their
delightful concerts before the game
and during the rainfall played mum
Der of beautiful selections. This
feature was worth the price of ad-
mission.
The score was as follows:
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Sunday Trains.

No. | will leave Piedmont at 6 a
m. tomorrow pass Frostburg at Gao
and arrive in Cumberland at 7:40.
Train No. - will leave Mt. Savage
at 7:23 a. m, pass Frostburg at 1850
and arrive in Piedmont at S:l5.
Train No. IA will leave Cumberland
at a. m. ; pass Frostburg at SOL, and
arrive in Piedmont at 0'45.
Train No. Is will leave Homecoming
at $3.50 p. m. i; pass Frostburg at sos
and arrive in Cumberland at ESQ.
Train No. II will leave Piedmont al
o:l5 p. M; pass Frostburg at 9:l0, and
arrive at Mt. Savage at 9:35.
Train No. IS Will leave Cumberland
at 1880 p. M; pass Frostburg at 9:2l
and arrive at Piedmont at 9:15.
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1N1NeMsJouRNA1
u. u. ODER, Editor.
FRosTBURG, MD........AUGUsT :, 1897.
The Situation is Clearing.

True to the free coinage instinct, the
Cumberland Independent gets very hot
under the collar over the stretching
the JOURNAL has given it on rack of
it's own construction. 1t denies and
admits the same thing with equal
facility. For instance:
The independent admits free coinage will
not raise the prices of the things we have to
sell, nor lower the prices of the things we
have to buy.-JoURNAL.
The independent made no such admission,
as everyone who reads it knows independent.
Second sentence below states, how
ever, that
But neither free coinage law nor any other
law will raise the prices of things man may
have to sell and at the same time lower the
prices Of things he may have to buy.-I"de-
pendent.
Yet the independent whines about be-
ing misrepresented.
The independents bad humor over
this thing has gotten it into a tangle
with itself. Anybody, however, who
tackles or questions the legitimacy of
the great question will get into the
tolls, but fretting ties the victim tight
err with each fret. For instance, here's
another squirm in the net:
No sane person ever contended free coinage
would do that and, with the editor of the
JOURNAL excepted, no one but laxative
child would ask how free coinage or any
other law could do it.-I"depe"de"t.
That is good reason why the JOUR-
NAL speaks of free coinage as de-
fusion. "No sane man" can adopt and
hold it as a principle without impeach-
ing the health of his mentality.
We have next an article of faith:
1t is our sincere belief that the re enactment
of the law providing for the free coinage of
both silver and gold will raise prices.-L"dc-
Pendcnt.
In point of fact there was never any
such law-certainly not since silver has
been plentiful enough to cut any figure
as a competitor with gold for currency
honors. The law providing for the
free coinage of gold has been p,ac-
tically ohangeless; those for silver have
always been based upon its subsidiary
character.
But, suppose free coinage raises
prices what then? Will the Mdepend
ent as a producer profit by it if it also
raises prices on it us consumer
Again-a high tariff raises prices.
Is the Independent in favor of a high
tariff
Short crops raise prices? Is the
independent in favor of short crops ?
Really the JOURNAL does not mean to
be ''impudent," but it has said that its
question is unanswerabe and so far,
like the scales of the impenetrable
levlathan, it is proof alike against
spears and straws.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-07
New Bank.

A new national bank was organized
at Grafton, w Va, Friday of last week
with Capt. John Sheridan, of this
State, as president; Taylor f. Cole
vice-president Charles r. Durbin
cashier, and Harry w. Chadduck as
sistant cashier. The three latter
gentlemen are West Virginians, as
are also the remaining directors
Messrs. 7. M. King, J. r. McGraw, T.
M. jackson, c. Il. Wells, f. b. Blue,
A. j. Bonalie!d, w. w. Kincaid, A.
j. Bartlett and DR.. A. S. Warden, il.
Capt. Sheridan's well-earned prom
incncc in financial circles attracted
this new honor, and his successful ex-
perience in banking is an assurance
that the new establishment will be
started and conducted in accord with
the soundest and safest methods.
Other officers are also men of prac-
teal experience in banking.
Business will begin next Tuesday.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-07
A Small but Impregnable Chinese
Wall

News comes of the success of the
sextuplex system of telegraphy by
which six messages can be transmitted
over one wire at one time-a great ad-
vance.
This is outdone: however, by the an
nouncement of an Italian inventor of
"a wireless telegraph"-already sue
cessfully tested at distance of II
miles.
The thought occurs-if sound can be
transmitted without wire, may not
light ?
And if light within short time, has
not Frostburg shut itself up against
all the advantages of cheapness and
excellence which invention and dis
covery bring?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-07
Famous Springs at Deer Park

A million and half gallons of the
purcst water on earth is the daily out
put of the famous Boiling Springs in
Garrett county, Maryland. In order
that nothing can conaminate the
Springs, one hundred acres of land
surrounding it, are fenced in. In adj
di,ion, wire building covers the
Springs, SO that leaves cannot fall into
the water. 1t is from these extraordi-
nary Springs that Deer Park Hotel ie-
ceives its water supply, the water be-
ing piped direct to the hotel. The
medical fraternity now concede that
in the matter of health, the question of
pure water stands at the head and
front. No summer resort combines so
many healthful features. The air is
wonderfully pure and invigorating 4;
cool nights, with absolutely no mos
quitoes; the finest cuisine, with per-
feet sanitary arrangements, makes
Deer Park Hotel the ideal resort.
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Sudden Death,

The telegraph brought to the friends
OF Robert Shearer in this vicinity
Monday morning the sad news of his
death at Grafton. w. Va.
He was son of the late Col. C. W,
Shearer, resident of this place for
many years. He was born at Barton
April 3, 1856, and the greater portion
OF his life was spent about the mines
as weigh or manifest clerk. Four
years age he entered the employment
of Galily & Fitzgerald, Philadelphia
instalment firm. After serving them
awhile as salesman in this county he
was assigned to the care of their bust
ness at Grafton--a trust he held until
his death.
Mr.. Shearer was much more than an
ordinary man. With excellent bust
ness requirements he united a good
disposition and an acquaintance with
general and current affairs which made
his society agreeable to all.
Miss Mollie Faraday, of this place,
became his wife March 5, 1890, who,
with two Conference.-The and Robert,
survive.
Mr.. Shearer died of what is denom-
mated "heart failure" He retired
with his family Sunday evening about
III o'clock. Members of the latter on
awaking at o'clock Monday morning
found him dead in bed.
The remains were inferred in the
family lot, Allegany cemetery,
Wednesday afternoon.
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Probably Over
The western strike holds on.

The western strike holds on.
The leaders are still making her.
culean efforts to persuade the working
miners to quit; the latter in small
bodies here and there yielding.
On the whole, some gain has been
made by the striking side-this, how,
ever. in the northern portion of the
affected field.
There is more prospectus than "has
been" in the leaders claims for West
Virginia.
The JOURNAL is almost sure that the
strike is practically over-if its success
depends upon West Virginia.
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FOOliShneSs.

"a Populist" who says "the JOUR
NAILS unanswerable question makes
me tired" tries his hand. He asks:
Who issued the marriage license to Adam
and Eve?
If the JOURNALS question can be
answered by asking another, "a
Populist" can be accommodated by one
that is pertinent to the subject:
If Adam and Eve were not married, as his
question implies what is his relation to
themT Is 1t bl-arstocratic or mono plebian
But the JOURNALS question is and
must remain mistaken by such
clubbing.
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Risky

The real question that remains is
which side (the Maryland gold standard
We do not set up to be expert mind readers
but we venture to assert with great confidence
that nobody knows the answer to this
Observation-Disclosures News.
Our esteemed contemporary is in.
formed that it is somewhat hazardous
to venture unanswerable questions.
Such puzzles are regarded as
childish" by philosophers of the Cum
berland independent standard.
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Practical Definitions.

Liberty is the privilege of doing right
License means you can do wrong for so much
down.-Rey Sam Jones.
Quite right.
The JOURNAL knows of case where
in the Frostburg liverymen had the
town of Frostburg levy the sum of s.
down on an outside liveryman fol
furnishing service which the former
could not. This was called 'license'
at the time, but it is now regarded as
hold-up.
And the ''liberty" in the case is H.
Illustrated by the Frostburg Ne~s, which
impliedly contends that any old thing
is good enough for Frostburg.
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Personal.

Miss Lille Carson returned home
Monday from a pleasant visit to Balti-
more friends.
Miss Amelia Thomas, of Lonacon-
ing, is the guest Of Miss Laura Bath.
Misses Sarah Lewis and Maggie
Cocker are visiting friends in Iona
coming.
Mrs. John Kennedy and daughter,
Mamie, of Shenandoah, Va, are the
guests of Mrs. Hannah Logsdon.
Master Willie Kurtz, of Allegheny
city. Pa. is the guest of the family of
John Davis.
O. j. Moat, of Paradise, Fla, is
summering in Frostburg.
Miss Mary E. Gatehouse is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Edward Edwards, of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Misses Eva Hosken and May Crosse
left Wednesday to visit friends in
Cumberland.
Mrs. Phillips and son, OF Cumber-
land, returned home last Saturday
after pleasant visit to the family of
John Davis.
Messrs. Charles Jeffries, C. O.
Towles and William Jeffries have gone
to the l.. A. W. meet at PHILADELPHIA.
Before returning they will visit At
lantic city.
Miss Lille johnson left yesterday
to visit her sister, Mrs. M. p. Hamill,
Johnstown, Pa.
Mrs. Eifie Thomas and little daugh-
ter, Martha, are visiting friends in
Somerville, n. J.
Thomas Evans, OF Pittsburg, Pa, is
the guest of Mrs. Ruth Evans.
Mrs. A. G.. Thomson and children,
of Homecoming, are visiting John
Davis aud family.
civilian Madden, of Frostburg,
Nd" is one of three held in default of
81 900 each in Philadelphia for steal
ing six gold watches in Baltimore
several days ago. Who is civilian
Madden ?"
George Stern graduated last month
from the law department of Harvard
University with high honors and ex-
poets to begin soon the practice of his
chosen profession. Where he will
locate has not been determined. He
is in Frostburg for short time.
Miss Katie Asphalt is visiting
friends III Meyersdale, Pa.
Mrs. Maggie Goode, of Kansas city
Mo-, left Monday for Atlantic city,
after a pleasant visit to her mother
Mrs. J. B. Hansell, of this vicinity
Misses Sarah Mclaughlin and Tudie
Hansell accompanied her.
Miss Bessie Coyneris visiting friends
at Bier, Md
Postmaster Benson left Yesterday
for brief outing at Berkeley Springs
A faithful officer, he deserves it.
Prof and Mrs. A. Il. Hartman. OF
Baltimore, are at the Armstrong home,
stead for the summer.
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COUNTY NEWS.
Case i'm Point,

The Cumberland Courier moralizes
sometimes with force, sometimes with
pathos. The appended example is an
instance in point of the latter:
we must not talk of the faults of the
dead. Instead, we should simply remember
that the good have been accused of diving
young, and Unclc Sam was nothing if not
VOunp
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Not His,

If Thomas jefferson could have
dropped in on the German convention
of free silverbugs Wednesday of last
week he might have bowed to them as
admirers, but he could not have recog-
nized them with "bless you, my
children"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-07
Now is the Time

Mr.. Gorman, seeing that his plat
form does not please the silverbugs
nor fool the goldbugs, has let it out
that he intends to retire from public
life.
The way to retire, however, is to
retire.
Besides, this is the year fixed for
that desirable event by Henry Lover
idge short while before his still la
mented death.
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In Il Quandary.

No." said the hardware man to the
farmer, as he tied up the package of nails in
the paper, "as you say, people talk about the
low price of what they sell, and don't say a
word about the low price of what they buy"
Superior (Neb.) Jo~,pm.
OF course not. Why should they ?
Does not the Cumberland independent
hold that such talk is nonsense? That
is, that no law eau raise to the farmer
the price of potatoes and lower to him
the price of nails9 Does it not also
hold that no law can raise to the mer-
chant the price of nails and lower to
him the price of potatoes ;
And yet-unless one of these alter
natives happens to each, neither can
become better off than he is.
But does not the independent hold at
the very same time that free coinage
law will make both better off by rails
ing the prices of the articles each has
to sell "a result, however, which can
be of no advantage to either unless
the same law keeps down the prices of
the goods he has to buy
Where is the independent at?
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Inversion.


There's no room in the realm of politics for
manhood now. This country is going down
in the scramble for oifice-Rep Sam Jones.
Fact.
In proof whereof observe the space
always given in the papers to the
names, claims and qualifications of
candidates.
To bring the matter nearer home
by few people it isjust now regarded
as Of overlapping Importance that
David E. Dicks aspirations to break
into the State Senate should be graft
fed.
What can he do on that floor9
Practically nothing.
The JOURNAL means by nothing"
that anybody else can do as much as
he in obtaining constitutional legisla-
ton, and he can do no more than any,
one else when it comes to overthrow
ing the Constitution.
The most he can do will be to incur
considerable displeasure when he gets
a place In the folding room for one of
score of primary industrials. Ac-
cordlng to an old maxim ne will thus
gain nineteen "enemies and one doubt
full friend"
70 enable him to gain the latter all
our expensive election machinery and
all the paraphernalia and circum-
stance of political warfare must be in
voked. Men travel, speak, write,
work, sweat, drink and "cussr-all to
endow one here and there with what
Is at best an undesirable prerogative
Still the business of the age which
should be the smallest is the biggest.
Its nature, too, is inverted in that
we have made the selection of our SER
wants a sort of coronation exercise.
The onus of loyalty to masterhood
rests upon the people rather than upon
the subordinates.
In short, the bottom rail is on top,
aud the people themselves have
placed it there.
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Frostburg.... Il IOIOI2IIIOIz-s
Meyersdae. ....1 0 , o O-6

w. j. Powers, umpired the game
and, though he did not please every
one, especially those sports who had
money bet on Meyersdale, his decisions
were honest and impartial.
To-day Saturday the team will play
at Berlin and expect to make the
champions of Somerset county hustle.
On Saturday, 14th inst, the Bloom
ington team will play here. Itisjust %
years since the "Emeralds," of Bloom
ington, gave the independents" of
Frostburg, a series of games, and al
though Frostburg won the series, old
baseball patrons will remember what a
strong team they then had. r. A. c..
Howard Is their manager and he has
got together a very strong aggregation
of ball-tossers. A good game is ex-
Dected,
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Musicale,

The pupils of Miss Molle E. Arm
strong's music class gave a fine recital
at that lady's home Wednesday even
ing. The program, which consisted of
vocal and instrumental solos, duets
and trios, was most excellent and re-
Elected great credit upon their capable
teacher. The mountain String Or
chestra added to the evenings pleasure
several beautiful selections.
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His DUTY.

If Mr.. Nickel will take his oath and
contemplate the spirit as we'll as letter,
he will find that he is obligated to do
specially for the town what is incum-
bent upon the private citizen in a gem
eral way only.
He will see that the sacorn council
man is the power to lead, not the
Unsao0rn public.
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A Wish.

Attorney Purncll is spending a few days in
the sea beez at Atlantic city.-Frostburg
NemS.
If ''beez'' is the West Virginia
plural for bee, the JOURNAL trusts Mr..
Purnell will arrive home not only I'M
washed as well as unstung, but we'll
enough to recommend the appoint
ment of a standing committee on
electric light photography.
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Shipments of coal from the mines of
the Georges Creek coal region were
in long tons
For week ending July 81, 1871. Sc, 7O2
year TO same date. .............2, 1898
Increase compared with last year.. 2i267O
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SEMI-LOCAL NEWS.
BreyiticS.

One old adage has been changed.
1t is now-party platforms alter cases.
Another is on the way-an Office
holder is the highest style of man.
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Do They INOrTet 2

1t is II complaint, generally just,
that none but miner should be mine
inspector.
But did anybody ever hear even an
inquiry into the industrial antecedents
of the walking delegate?
For instance-Debs. What right
has he to assume to tell miners what
they should and should not do9
He is not miner, yet he was called
for by miners in the Fairmont region
for advice and direction upon a ques-
ton far welghtier than can ever come
10 a mine nspector-called for by the
very class of miners, too, who have
most to say when somebody not IL
miner is appointed inspector.
How much-how very much trouble
in this world could be economical if
men who are reformers-some by in
stinct, Others by would be
consistent.
But as ''the undevout astronomer is
mad" so the unscientifc reformer is
the sport of funny circumstances.
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BreVitIcS,

1t should be remembered that those
who oppose the electric light contra ct
are not actuated by antagonism to the
rates-though both gas and electric
light figures are too high-but they
contend that the contract ties up the
town hand and foot for too long a
time. That Is not a good thing to do
In this age in any department of
economy.
Daniel Skally has charge of the ex.
press delivery, rice W. H. Parker,
deceased.
1t is said Samuel Bowen seeks to
succeed Dan as all-round utility man
at the e. d Z. station. The "reform'
tactics OF the current administration
are doubtless not agreeable to Sam, al
though he has two-year contract.
This opens the Office of Bailiff to
scramble. a good man can be OBJ
tanned if Counclmen will bestow their
partiality on merit only.
Hotel Gladstone is we'll filled witt,
guests.
1t is said the Mayor and the reform
members of the Council held a caucus
Thursday evening to nominate a can.
dldate for Bailitf. Mr.. Nickel states
that he Ibid not have chance to for,
ward his acceptance of Il billet dom,
containing the provisions of an invite
A bicycle party of about 30 ladies
and gentlemen from Cumberland and
Mt. Savage stopped at the Gladstone
Thursday afternoon and enjoyed "a
grand, grand time" as one of the
ladies put if.
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SOrrOwful Honesty.

Adapted from Puck:
''@tor-Does your town boast of a base
ball team?
Lo"dconingite-No. We used to boast OF
one; but we have to apologize for it now
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TOWN AND VICINITY.
Overheard.

!Shuchhart. Who is the reform caucus
candidate for Bailiff ?
Nichel-Damfno.