Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-12-04


SO richly deserves
Come Again.
1t has been noticed, doubtless, that
"Play Fairs" knowledge of German is
exactly equal to ''Fair Play's' educa
ton IN that liue-both thinking it no
SLOUGH of Il language.
The JOURNAL was twitted also be-
cause its early environment did not
cucumber it with more tongues than it
is necessary to wag in this country.
This is mentioned because the JOUR-
NAL finds it is in good company. the
Philadelphia Record making the fol-
lowing comment
BY the beautiful blue Danube or Innocent
Abroad, Mark Twain is now the most ire,
mendOus German sentence building. 1t will
what he on the Vienna Reichsrah thinks
declare. And he the rail of the long Imperial
Bridge for conveniently marShalling and
FASTING on the parts component of his sen
tence-in chief damnatory of Czech was Init
him pick out will.
The Boston HeraM puts it this way
The effort to enforce the speaking of the
German language IN Bohemia, which is at
the bottom of the trouble in the Austrian
Reichsrath recalls Mark Twan's description
of the peculiarties of that language. He has
called attention to the fact that Schiller
seriously undertook to include the story Of
the thirty years war between two parts of "a
separable German verb.
Now if the "Plays'' and the "Fairs"
will learn the Samese language, the
JOURNAL will engage to thrash them
in that, too.
BreVities.
The Forum received a subscriber
last week tout of spite"-.J. Semmes
Devecmon. A populist didn't want
the Forum because it spoke of his
party as "a mob" Semmes. however,
glories in the designation, and the new
organs till is thereby nearly wrecked
by the plunge with which "a dollar of
the current deadly standard makes its
grand ent1ee.
Eight boys, caught taking goods
from the freight platform and express
Office at the G. q p. r. station, were
given a hearing before justice Smeltz
yesterday. Each was fined So.
'Merchant'' should disguise Fair
child's style better SO should the lare
genius who sis not now and never has
been an applicant for office" And
the Homecoming Republican" should
not, like the "rsing moon" shine with
borrowed light. What. with so much
correspondence with himself on hand,
there is little wonder that the editor
permitted "Fair Play to secure Il
sneak into an editorial column, this
time. of course, over no signature.
"Who is Fair Play?" The JOUR.
NAL does not know. But the reply to
his editorial explosion last week, in
type, goes over.
Fred. Wehner is selling a syphon. in
itself an ingenious contrivance, but
the machinery to fill it is yet more so.
1t is going like cakes that are hot.
The JOURNAL publishes no fake
letters. Its correspondence is both
genuine and unsolicited In this con
nectlon, It's profoundest gratitude is
due 20 ga Constant Reader for his
gallant, sturdy testimonial to the con-
slstency with which the JOURNAL has
held on its long course. He is quail
fed IN ece'y acay to speak advisedly,
and the JOURNAL is glad to learn, as
it does from "a note accompanying his
letter, that nothing but my regard
for truth and justice induces me to
send you this
Frank G.. Beall has a letter from
}. Il. Downs, attorney at law, Waco,
Texas, giving lucid account of w. c..
Brann's recent experiences in that
town. Mr. Downs does not approve of
Brann, but deplores the manner with
which he was treated, showing that, as
usual, all the wrong is not on one side.
MIR. Downs, evidently endowed with
judicial mind of high order, appears
to think that man is not all bad who
does not sneak behind a nom de plume
to hide his meanness.
"A Republican, is informed that the
JOURNAL is wide open to every citizen
whose letters show that he is airing no
personal grievance nor spite. Having
been fooled several times by admitting
innOcent-looking matter, all this paper
asks of correspondents is--go to some
other paper when you want to "get
even" with somebody who has not let
you have your way in everything.
If all knew as much as they think
they do, imagine, if you can. what an
intellectual surplus "Fair Play" would
have in stock for export.
The JOURNAL received last week
from James W. Casey, of Norfolk,
Va, song entitled "Just One Word
of Love-" The music is by Mr.. Casey
and much credit is due him for the
excellence of his work. MIR. Casey has
composed number of pieces of music
each proving his mastery musical
ability. He is native of Barton.
this county, who has made name for
himself and some fortune.
Looks like nearly all the JOURNALS
fine corps of correspondents took Il
notion to write this week. Jim"
wanted to get in, too, but the JOURNAL
told him the old man had grown tired
of him and he would have to wait un-
tilnext week. Later.-The space given