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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
CORRESPONDENTS.
a Day on the Bay.
ANNAPOLIS, MD, Sept. -, 1898

ANNAPOLIS, MD, Sept 10, 1885,
To the MINING JOURNAL.
do not wish to be consigned to that
very numerous class of people who en-
joy hundred good things in a news
paper without giving the editor word
of appreciation, and then hasten to
criticise the first observation to which
exception might be taken. | like the
JOURNAL all through, and | protest
against the assertion in last week S
issue that 1.-The JOURNAL never laughs"
Never laugh! A soul would be out
of place in a person who never laughs.
To be contented with our condition in
life | hold to be the highest praise we
can render the Giver of all things. To
be contented is to be merry, and no
one can be thoroughly merry without
being able to laugh. The man who
can't laugh is all impeachment to human
progress, a thing that ''lags super
tiuous" upon the stage of life.
But insist the JOURNAL does laugh.
Its inexhaustible humor is a source of
exquisite enjoyment to all its readers.
1t makes US merry, and we laugh. l..
therefore, caution the great paper
never again to be guilty of such slip
of the pen as the remark above quoted.
You people have the mountains in
which to take refuge from the unusual
heat of a depressing summer, we in the
lowlands have the magnificent waters
of the Chesapeake and its tributaries
to fly to for relief. | had the pleasure
of taking one of those delightful rides
across the bay on Saturday. The
proper way to enjoy an excursion of
this kind is to send the young folks
after crabs the evening before. In an
where along the shores of the inlets.
Be careful not to do any of the work
yourself. Don't touch the crabs at all
until the folks about the home have
cooked and deviled them. If these di-
rections are followed the crabs will
form delightful part of the lunch.
AS | live under the strictest prohibition
regulations, anything like modest
quencher" had to be carried ION the
side" 1t was provided for in q darkly
mysterious manner.
Thus fully prepared our small party
took the steamer Louise at 10 O'clock
Saturday morning bound for St. Mi
chael's, in Talbot county, across the
bay. The boat was not crowded, the
weather cool, and the music of a dis.
cordant orchestra wasn't worth a cent
But the young people thought it was
all right, and hoped around to its
agonlzing strains with wonderful en-,
durance. The boat was small county
fair i'll the way of shows, fakirs and
amusements, and the little ones were
happy as flock of sparrows.
have no history of Maryland at
hand and therefore you will escape
being bored with annals of the ancient
town of st. Michael's. To reach it we
crossed the Chesapeake and entered an
indenture in the dirt of Talbot county
called Eastern Bay. Islands became
so numerous then that Talbot county,
on the port side, looked like It's if it
We're full of holes, and we involuntar-
lily thought of the latest map we had
seen of the Philippine Islands. (Some
people who affect bad photography
spell it with an az" but don't you do
it; it is wrong. have known how to
spell "Phillipines" ever since 1862
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
What Did He DOp

Over in the neighboring West Vir-
ginia district the republican platform
two years ago declared in favor of civil
service.
This year it declares against civil
service.
Then the party succeeded in elect
ing Dayton.
Now his people have nominated and
want to elect him ION the other tack"
The question is, therefore what did
Dayton do for civil service that Undue
ed the convention to repudiate the
party's favor of civil servlce9
Or what did he do in the way of be-
coming dlsloyal to his party's plat
form favor of civil service that en-.
titles him to Il re-election-a prefer
ment that cannot come to him without
exemplifying Indirectly the soundness
of the very principle he has betrayed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
We were Sninninp along nicelv |

We were spinning along nicely
through a fleet of little oyster boats
whose crews were taking the bivalves
from the bottom with what they call
oyster tongs, or rakes, down here,
straight for what looked like willow
bank dead ahead, when suddenly the
wall of bank seemed to part and we
shot into Miles river and there was the
ancient town of St. Michaefs, nesting
costly in forest of shrubbery on the
starboard side of the Louise. Despite
the free use of paint and an effort to
modernize the business portion of the
town, st. Michael's has a complexion
of antiquity about 1t that cannot be
mistaken. The first thing | saw, ex
cept the shell piles, was seventeenth
century pair of oxen hitched to a six
teenth century wagon. Some sensitive
natives whacked and thumped the
oxen until they disappeared under the
shelter of a friendly saw-mill, but they
were seen all the same.
Nevertheless, st. Michael's is a
pretty town of apparently 1000 people,
including several dozen pretty girls,
for whose presence on the street the
excursionsts were probably respon-
Slble. You know how it is. Girls will
be- there. If they were not there, there
would be mighty poor place. But
we would take the liberty of gently
reminding the St. Mchael's girl that
the average excursionist feels no very
great interest in the relative merits of
the st. Michael's oyster rake as COM
pared with the Somerset instrument
of that kind, and that loud discussion
of the question upon the street is cal
culated to give the town away.
One thing | observed which called
up host of infantle recollections. 1t
was the sign ''Garrett's Scotch Snuff
For Sale Here" Shades of my boy
hood days! How often have | been
sent when boy to purchase at
"Stickel's store" the quaint old bottle
of CARROTS Scotch snuff that brought
solace and comfort to many IA troubled
hour of the good old mother who has
passed to her reward. The present
generation knows but little of Gar
rett's Scotch Snuff" but shall always
think kindly of St. Michael's because
they appreciate its virtues there.
AS we steamed out of St. Michael's
on the return trip we encountered one
of the prettiest sights ever Witnessed
Down the long vista of Miles river was
a fleet of oyster boats stretched out in
double lines, and covering a mile of
blue water. They were all alike
painted white, and seemed to move as
if by one impulse. The wind was fresh
and they came sailing toward port at a
rate of speed that seemed astonishing.
1t was picture not soon to be for
gotten. AS we passed them we noticed
that nearly all were manned by color
ed men, and that all had a full cal go
of oysters, for which the cash was re-
ceived the moment they landed.
We reached the wharf at Annapolis
at about 5 p. M, with some of the
substantials still in the hamper. but
with the private 'annex" fearfully
depleted. T. F. MCC.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17

AS forecast in the JOURNAL last
week, the First Presbyterian church,
OF Lord, was dedicated Sunday after
noon. In addition it should be stated
that Rev. Albert Dale CAN'T, acting
pastor, was materially assisted in the
projection and completion of the edi
flee by the building committee, Messrs.
Alexander Brown, Harry Lloyd, Rob
ert Jardine, George Shaw, James Nc
Donald, David Smith and John Owens.
The structure is neat frame seating
about 400. The ground was donated
by the Consolidation coal company
and the means, for building were con
trlbuted mainly by the 20 members OF
the church.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
BrevitieS.

The question which now agitates the
young fellows VINO live in Harry E.
Kenah's neighborhood is whether it is
an .taH to wear flannel shirt, kept
down by a leather belt, under a
swallow tail coat
Although there has been much rain
this summer it is not considered pru-
dent in Cumberland to use Potomac
water without first tiltering it through
a split bottom chair.
The,e are beasts called "chiggers'
in the woods about Homecoming, and it
is said the Star and Reoieao often unite
in wondering whether there is any,
thing in the way of living gimlet
that bores through the chigger.
1.-The Swedish philosopher" lives in
Eckhart. The JOURNAL is not sure of
the fact, but it has the impression that
he has dollar invested in the Forum.
At any rate, he came here in 1882,
and no marble yard or cemetery
coterie tried to keep him away. "Aye
tank DIES folks bane friendly to me den,
yo bat yo life" His remarks have
taken so we'll that the JOURNAL has
proposed an engagement for at least a
half dozen couplets each week. So
far he has contributed gratuitously,
the last having been stated in the fore
going connection as follows-"Ven te
devil get hes dues DIES country will not
bane so thickly settle-Aye bat 20
sax dollar a week on das fer fav year."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
The Better WAY.

To be a genuine all-wool and a yard
wide christian one must be humble,
peaceable and hard up.
Which inclines the JOURNAL to fear
that the man who "strites'' for wages
reaches for the status of the one who
can no more enter heaven than camel
can go through the eye of a needle.
at is an hard saying" paraphrased,
therefore, but lone worthy of all ac-
ceptance," that sit is better to bear the
ills we have than strike for those we
know not off,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
\ Chunk of Truth.

The people want a press in which they can
repose confidence Baltimore Sun
No doubt about it.
They do not want press to growl
over their woes in the mine that it may
chortle over their gullibility as victims
of five-year contracts.
They want press that has as much
concern for them outside as in the
mine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
DON'T Tramnle Oh Others.

Don't stop, stand still, and growl at your
condition. But start out with a brave heart
and make your condition better.-Cumber-
land Monitor.
Is that orthodox advice
Coming from the Monitor, probably
it is.
Coming from a professional labor
organ or walking delegate, it may
not be.
But whether addressed to an indi-
vidual or a class, "your condition
cannot be bettered by the employment
of either prescription or force.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
Better Let Well Enough Alone

Better Let Well Enough Alone"
The temperance farmer raises the
grain that makes beer and whiskey,
then worries over the dreadful evils of
drunkenness.
Mr.. Bryan talked free coinage until
he drove gold to a premium, and then
cited the result as horrible example.
So the Homecoming Recieeo extolled
Dick and Campbell as the heroes of
mining legislation, and then branded
them as failures when they awaited
themselves of their opportunities as
heroes to get into better business.
The Frostburg Forum is driving at
something, nobody yet knows just
what, but it shows a disposition al
ready to 'stand from under" the pen
alties which inevitably follow viola
tions of the natural law of reaction.
For instance, it impeached the use of
powder in the mine as an element con-
tributing to atmospheric insalublity
underground, and then denounced the
order which prohibits the further EN-
ployment of powder.
Should it pursue the course which
will force a Disagreement of the min
ing law in court the same "hedge''
must follow. The mine inspector or
somebody else will then be damned
for destroying a law that cannot be
impartially enforce.
''Verily, there be some witnesses
that be too swift"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
The WAYS oft'rOyidcnce,

Is 1t not an outrageous crime against God
and humanity, that in country Astounding
III such natural resources of soil and miner
ais as are here found, any man, woman or
child should be doomed to live in abiect pov-
erty and wretchedness?- Good Ctizen.
1t does look that way, but isn't it an
equally " outrageous crime" that sin
Il country Astounding" in so many
white people, there should be so many
others born black?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
Business Locals.

knights TempIar TrienniaI COnc1aVe.
For the Knights Templar Triennial Con-
clave to be held at Pittsburg, Pa, from
October 10 to IL, 1893. the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will sell from all points east of
the Ohio River at One Lowest First Glass
Fare for the Round Trip, good going OIL
October 8 to Is, inclusive, and good return
ing leaving Pittsburg to and including October
II, and on payment of fifty (50) cents, return
limit of ticket may be extended to leave Pitts
burg to and including October 81, 1898.
Solid Royal Blue Vestibued Trains run
daily from New York Philadelphia, Will
mington, Baltimore, Washington and inter
mediate points, elegantly equipped with Pull
man Sleeping Cars Observation Parlor Cars
and unexcelled Dining Car Service.
For tickets and full information, apply
nearest Ticket Agent. Baltimore e. Ohio Rail-
road. ItO10
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
A Painful Surprise

British contemporaries of John Han
cock, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams
and James Otis entertained poor
opinion of their American cousins, but
until last week it was not given to the
legatees of revolutionary fortune to
know that British authority on the
morals and abilities of the original
Sons of Liberty was orthodox.
But with the last issue of the Forum
we have found all accepted American
authority upon the patriotic pedigree
of the fathers to be dream of the
historian and romance of the text
book that the men whose words were
liberty's law, whose deeds shook the
whole domain of monarchy to Its
centres, and whose courage changed
the destiny of millions yet unborn
these men stand now shorn of all the
glory with which for over a century
American hearts and American hands
have loved to crown them.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
As i'm the Beginning.

This issue closes the JOURNALS 9th
year
Aside from the satisfaction which
naturally comes from a review OF a
career at least moderately successful,
and feeling sure that the paper has eff
fected some good for the town, region
and people-it only remains to say that
the JOURNAL is still the friend and pro-
moter of the true interests OF the mass,
and not of caste, circle, elan, class,
clique, club or coterie.
In briefer terms, it has been from
the beginning IAN independent paper"
and while under current auspices will
so continue.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
A Critical Time During the Battle of

Santiago.-SICK OR WELL, RUSH NIGHT
AND DAY.-The Packers at the battle Of Sdnti-
ago de Cuba rere all Heroes. Their Heroic FL
forts IN getting An,munition and Rations to the
Front !Saced the Day.-P. E. Butler, of pack
train No. 3, writing from Santiago, De Cuba
on July 23d, says
We all had darrhoea in more or less violent
form, and when we landed we had no time
to see doctor, for it was case of rush and
rush night and day to keep the troops supplied
with ammunition and rations, but thanks to
Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy we were able to keep at work and
keep our health; in fact | sincerely believe
that at one critical time this medicine was
the indirect saviour of our army, for if the
packers had been unable to work there would
have been no way of getting supplies to the
front. There were no roads that wagon
train could Use. My comrade and myself had
the good fortune to lay in a supply of this
medicine for our pack train at Tampa, and
| know in four cases it absolutely saved life.
The above letter was written to the manu-
facturers of this medicine, the Chamberlain
Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa. For sale by
the G. L. PEARcE DRUG Co.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
Net increas
Killed in the Mine,

Michael Byrnes and one of his little
sons worked together in Ocean mine.
Last Saturday was payday and when
the hour drew near the little fellow
went out to the pay-car to get his own
and his fathers envelopes. When he
returned he found his father dead
under huge fall of roof coal. Mrs.
Byrnes is left with twelve children.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
Political.

Republican convention at Frederick
adjourned Thursday evening until
yesterday-after nearly 1000 ballots,
each county sticking tenaciously to its
candidate. With the Frostburg Forum
and Homecoming Star unit and on
hand for Pearre, the outlook for Urner
is brighter thaa the tabled "white
sword of the rising moon"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
Large Bodies too UnwIeIdy.

Mr.. German wouldn't answer 'yea'
to the siren call in the Fifth.
Mr.. German has always been back
ward when invited to appear before
the people.
He owes his promotions almost entire
to the preferences of small bodies.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
"SinS of Omission"

Professions unaccompanied by works
are vain.
In proof whereof take note of what
jackson and the Lonaconlng Reoie,o
say Dick and Campbell did last fall
and compare it with what "they didn t
doN last winter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
Still a Eallacy.

e"'No
country's insular acquisitions and in
China vast opportunities for the en-
ployment of millions upon millions
of clean, bright, white silver IDOL
lars" and, after stating that "siver
is an American product" asks
Why give it black eve?
About the same time tue West
Minister (Md.) Adcocate noted the fact
that when wheat was selling in that
town "from 90 to 9S cents a bushel
most republicans were ascribing it to
McKinley's election" But now,
when the price is about $50 cents
less" the same people are not explain
ing.
Many foolish things are done in
politics by unthinking partisans. Such
people proceed on the assumption that
there is no hereafter.
For instance, Mr.. Bryan held te-
naciously for months to the theory
that in market wheat and silver are
inseparable Samese twins.
Hence, when the republicans were
explaining" the separation the demo-
Gratis had occasion to become mum on
the twin theory.
So it goes.
But in answer to the Times ques-
ton
SILVER is an American product, why give it
a black eyer
it should be stated, on the other
hand, that wheat is also "an American
product '-why not do something for
wheat? The State of Kansas alone
has raised bushel for every man,
woman and child in the country-why
does not government, the agent Of all
the people, do something especially good
for the wheat-producers of Kansas
These people were fooled into putting
out more acreage in wheat by the APP
parent result of the blessed advent of
the Mckinley reign, thinking tina.
McKinleyism, having raised the price
of wheat, was going to keep it up.
Then Mckinley weather set in, and
now they have wheat to burn-unless
government comes along and does for
wheat what the Times wants it to do
for silver.
Reasoning from the logic of such
events, it is plain that government,
whether under the aegiS of Mckinley
ism or not, cannot boost anything
without stimulating production
whose quantity destroys the quality
known as "calue." The farmers of the
west wanted high-priced wheat. In
stead they got the very thing that
makes wheat low.
Now, If the Times request be grant
ed-if something be done for silver,
aided by silver weather. what is to
prevent a flood next year of the
sinners And, with deluge, what is
to prevent them from going down,
down, down to point perpetually be-
low equality Of fellowship and worth
with superintendent wheat?
The conclusion is plain. The very
thing that silver, wheat, or any other
commodity does not want, need nor
should have, governmental aid.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
The Jury.

The coal region is represented on
the October jury as follows:
Thomas J. johnson, Lionel p. Jameson,
John Stakem, Jacob Steele,
John Spier, John Jeffries,
William Burton, George w. Porter,
Theophilus Stephens, John Michigan,
Isaac A. Cavanaugh, Richard Harris,
Owen Rlordan, ST., George Gunnett,
David Tenant, G. H. Walker,
Charles kafer, Bernard =. Woods.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
COUNTY NEWS.
A Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
The Coal Trade.

Shipments of coal from the mines of
the Georges Creek coal region were
in long tons
For week ending Sept. TO- 1898. .... 7O,663
year to same date. ,Sl4, 206
Increase-C. u p. R.........l32,1 3S
Decrease-G. & c. R......... 13,4l3
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
To be Wed.

Among the licenses issued since last
report are those for the marriage Of
Thomas H. Jones
and ...of Frostburg
Bessie Wagus,
Diertriech Saathotf)
and S........of Eckhart
Julia w. Blair,
John w. Hixenbaugh
and ......of Barton.
Eta Shearer.
John L. Casey
and F.... of Barton.
Margaret c. Gallagher,
Peter V. Firlie
and .........of Midland
Maggie Duggan,
Frederick S. Gettle)
and 49,. of Frostburg
Anna r. Brooks,
Bernard A. Walsh
and 49,. of Homecoming.
Esther Hogan, y
William F. Snyder
and ........ of Barton.
Margaret Plnmmer,
Real Estate Transfers.
The following notes of real estate
transfers are of more or less interest
F. G. Beal to P. F. Brady, lot on Maple
street, Frostburg, Sl65.
Georges Greek Coal and Iron company tt
Mrs. Agnes Somerville lot near Homecoming
$50.
Margaret Bother to Minnie f. Conradi o
in Frostburg, SIS.
Henry A. Barncord to Caroline Porter, lo
in Midland $500.
Annie Miller to John l.. Coleman, lot il
Midland, $3.50.
M. H. Mulaney to Adam HES, lot in Mt
Savage, $500.
s. D. Phillips to Conrad Ort, lots is and II
Frostburg, 800.
Alice V. Squires to Walter }. Conley, lot il
Westernport, 5000.
J. T. Laughlin to G. W. Spangler, lots IL
II and Is, Spanglers addition, Luke, $3.50.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17

This issue closes the JOURNALS 9th
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-28

The press down the road are loud 10
their praises OF the performances given
by Cartons Comedians and the opera
houses are tested to their fullest capac-
tiles by the huge crowds that turn out
nightly to the entertainments given by
these popular entertainers. The com.
pany contains but fifteen people, an equal
number oil ladies and gentlemen, but
each and every one are stars in their par.
ticular line. In all they are q combina.
ton OF dramatic and vaudeville perform.
ances. giving their specialt,es between
the acts. 1t 10 thus o continuous show;
no tiresome or tedious stage waits,
something going on ieom the rise OF the
curtain to the close Of the performance
The prices have been marked down with.
In the reach OF ALTO, 20 and 80 cents
1t ID more than evident from the interest
unaffected By our people in the coming
oi this popular and well Known com.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-28

ID. y. Morrison, the champion short
distance skater OF the world, will give an
exhibition OF fast skating at the Superior
rink in Laurium on Tuesday evening
Re ruary l. He will also perform var
ious other feats on skates. % Wednes'
nesday night be will skate one quarter
and one-half mile races against Albert
Davey. The management has gone to
considerable expense to secure Morrison
and they hope the rink will be literally
patronized on those nights. The Laur
ium band will be ia attendance tomor'
row evening.