Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-07-02

Standing Soldier. If those exemplary
citizens were Frostburg's own how
gladly would other good people enrol
Charles James Fox Bird.
The Washington Post says "Nicola
Tesla has just perfected another de-
vice for telegraphing without wires,
thus knocking out all his other in
ventions in that line" And still
there is no danger of progress in
electrical development At least
that was the opinion of Frostburg' 5
electric philosophers several months
ago. No matter. No electric light in
vention, however radical or economic
al, is available to the people of Frost
burg until 1902.
"Slaves of Cold" at Ravenscrofts'
Opera House Wednesday evening, is
highly commended as an excellent
performance.
The Forum is mistaken so far as it.
self is concerned. The JOURNAL con-
tends that "the shoemaker should
stick to his last 1t never provoked
J. B. Williams to turn aside from the
tombstone cinch to destroy the towns
newspaper monopoly. Satisfied with
his own good thing, true wisdom and
good neighborshlp, not to speak of
other obligations, should have taught
him to ''let others live
A man from up the country came
to town with his two-horse team re-
Gently and began observing "Dewey
day" The horses, neglected, were
finally stabbed by friends, but the
celebrant kept on. Several days
passed until, going down street, he
saw ahead the dummy woman with
sunbonnet standing in front of Mrs
Gunnett's millinery. ''By gracious"
he was heard to exclaim, there the
old woman's come after me- He
countermarched in short order and
double quicked down Maple street in
way that will Guido the Spanish at
Santiago.
The JOURNAL endeavors to give all
the news to the hour of going to press.
Which leads to the confession that
there are still a few blank spaces left
upon its subscription books for first
class names at the rate of $50 per
annum. And now is the time to sub
scribe. The rush may be avoided by
calling early. Inshallah
After all the charges of the damage
done by the "JoURNAL's utilization Of
reputable men, ETC.. the Forum re-
flutes itself by saying that ''Mr.
Nickel,' for instance, ''should pay no
attention to Mr.. Oder as a paper"
To make this sure, the Forum SAYS
Ibis (Oder's) paper has neither power,
prestige nor circulation" When the
Forum wrote and printed that it was
neither sharp, smart nor cute. 1t
knocked down, dragged out and
buried beyond the hope of resurrection
every allegation it ever made against
the JOURNAL as an engine of evil
doing.
No, Carisabel, this is not June.
This is iejune. Carry the news to
'lmogen."
"Carisabel," noting the critical re-
marks of ''1mogen's'' architectural
correspondent, calls attention to the
Mesopotamian style of the edifice and
grounds on the upper corner of Main
street and Devils alley, and character
ICES it as the most eminent eye-sore in
town. She recalls attention to the
fact that the editor-in-law, with all
his money getting, has never shown
enough confidence in the stability of
the town to buy or build home with
in its limits. In other words, he has
acclimated, established and natural
lied himself as hoater.
The unthinking are lured by insist
ent drummers into the fallacy con
shutting leading circulations" by the
specious preteXt that it is slush they
want and not pie. Then the sort of
advertiser who guages worth by the
numbers of people who have sub
scribed-to get rid of the drummer,
as 'the gal married Sam Slick--to Git
shet NV him''-he thinks numerositv is
the thing. "All Spaniards look alike"
to him, and he has no better luck diff
Terminating readers. There is no
greater delusion and snare for the ad-
vertiser than a ''leadng circulation.n
This is shown by the fact that he neee,
asks-''well, what was the provoca-
ton ? Did you buy it or beg it ?
Your columns drive some away and
fail to attract others-ho,c did YOU
get it ~
Personal
Mrs. J. p. Smith, of Allegheny city,