Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-01-22
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from Fred. last week, but according to
note to the JOURNAL, it did not ac-
knowledge everything. Fred. prob
ably expects too much from a paper
that seems to have as many heads as
the mythical hydra.
A West Virginia firm will pave two
miles of county road for $4,000.
While Frostburg is providing for
further improvement of its water
works, why not see that firm about
doing something neat for the towns
mudworks?
The ministers are looking well. but
that they are not entirely happy is
evident to even a very poor mind
reader. "The Man of Galilee,' whom
Vending so eloquently apostrophized,
should be more faithfully followed.
"He never made mistake" "a truth
which could not have been spoken
concerning Him had He ever written
anonymous letters to the papers.
Another evidence of the magnitude,
varying altitude and extensive latitude
of this metropolis was noticed by a
traveller one day recently 1.-The
people on Federal HILL said he, "were
kept indoors by the rain while in the
ingrowing end the ladies were out
watering the grass
The Baltimore Neacs note was written
by a gentleman who sometimes looks at
JOURNAL exchanges. On the partic-
ular occasion alluded to by the Forum
he came in to pay small bill. While
awaiting its preparation be picked up
the News and during his reading called
the JOURNALS attention to Mr.. Fair
child's certificate to Mr.. Campbell's
attitude toward Mr.. McComas. He at
once placed his observations in shape
for print. That is all there is about it.
He is not ''loafng republican, and
if the Forum will scan its paid-up sub
scription list 1t will see the name of at
least one man who does not have to
"read only what he can borrow"
Now, if the Forum will tell the JOUR
NAL who is Fair Play" the great
paper will publish some correspond
ence showing that the responsibility
for that gentleman's exploits was not
very caudidly indicated. p. S.-And
the name of the gentleman who has
"kept file of the JOURNAL for many
years is yet under cover.
When widows get mixed up there's
going to be one of three things
trouble, or fun, or both. AS all three
will be dealt out Monday evening,
next, at Ravenscrofts' Opera House.
everybody should go. The play will
develop which is 1.-The Real Widow
Brown and the ingenious complica-
tons of the plot are greatly enhanced
by appropriate and tasteful costuming,
brilliant music and clever acting.
1t is now said that the total ex-
clusion proposal twas never formally
introduced or urged in the Ministerial
Association, but merely talked over
informally.' Even this was very.
very uncharitable, not to say wicked.
"Grace should much more abound"
Mayor Bear says the reason why he
declines to sign the hose-house gas
bill order is-that the bill should be
81 60, instead of So per month. If
this be correct, his reason is good.
Give and let live," an ancient
motto, seems to have been adopted by
the Forum. Sounds too much like
''sleep and let sleep"
The Fuller Brothers did the paving
work in front of ''the Ward property"
reported last week as mot accepted"
by the Street committee. This was
not on account of the work, but in
formality in making the bill therefor.
The Russians are said to be the
quickest pupils in the evening schools
of New York to acquire English, and
the Germans, the admirers of George
Ebers, the slowest.
Quite pretty calendar comes from
the Keyser CIV. Va.) Echo.
In little building on the northern
corner of Main and Uhl streets is a
tombstone factory. Within its walls
day after day for years J. B. Williams,
the marble cutter, has toiled in the
soft Vermont calcium carbonate and
granite, chiseling out emblems of i'm
mortality, familiar and traditional,
and tracing in delicate and graceful
letter the virtues of the dear departed
Here, perhaps, Carrara cherub, there
a broken column of Numidiau, and
yonder IA modest tigurative declaration
in Parian. He is not second Michael
Angelo, though he can from shapeless
blocks make creditable angel. Not
infrequently has he blown the dust
from a Gabriel rounding into form.
and, pausing, leaned upon his mallet
and meditated over the vanitles and
veXations of life that sometimes doom
great men to the manufacture of
marble "spirits OF just men made
perfect" AT times his place SEEM
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