Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-10-01
BrcVItieS.

Brevities.
According to the Homecoming Sur,
it would seem that the JOURNAL is the
proper Frostburg paper to quote from.
The Forum seems to think the
JOURNAL is wasting "a great deal of
space on its intangible object. Per-
haps that is true. Anyway the JOUR
NAL is going to try after this to econ
omize the most valuable thing it owns.
Bailiff Bowen, doubtless, likes nice,
neat, correct work. At least, anything
else is Overwhelmingly dear at 80 per
cent. of living prices.
No matter how many leaks of post
office secrets the Forum bctrays, the
JOURNAL insists that it issues but one
copy and the Forum gets that. At
least that is the only one concerning
which government can properly keep
it advised.
Nose Tross, learned Mentor, has
been dispensing Scripture to Oldham
Afraid, OFFS Aces. He says that bad
doors love not light" If Nose re-
ferred to the So year FREELY lamp that
costs the JOURNAL alone about 81, he
is right. For, guaged by light, the
JOURNAL is the worst citizen IN town
and Charles James Fox Bird the best
The light provided for Mr.. Bird costs
the town $72, of which the feathered
gentleman pays, probably, l6 cents.
Hence, "Old Observation-Disclosures
hits the nail squarely on the head when
he suspects the JOURNAL of not loving
that FREELY lamp.
Nearly half million dollars on de-
post in Frostburg banks.
The Wet Fork Of Dry River idea is
print as netcS in the Forum refer
ence to the business Of those people
who patronize its job press. In other
words, Il premium is given to business
people for not using the Forum's adver-
Using columns, and the telegraph poles
furnish the accommodations for 1.-THE
largest circuIation.' The Wet Fork
idea is about 100 years old, but it is
believed by people from new Ferginny
to be new enough for Frostburg.
1t is unfortunate that the forged
resignation was mentioned in connec-
ton with any names. Both principal
Spill and Miss Dando are wholly in
capable Of completely in a scheme to
iujure u worthy young lady, nor has
either any friends who can be justly
suspected.
Isaac Benesch & Sons could get that
space on the outside much cheaper, no
doubt, and then the accompanying
reading matter, like Baillff Bowen 5
idea Of good work, is 100 percent. better.
1t is no wonder that Mooney left.
Born and reared on the creek, hecould
see nothing ''lucratIve" in the Wet
Fork OF Dry River notion which sac
rifices all the value Of circulation,
that is big only because it is begged,
to a self-destructive ioutput of tel
ephone-poSt reading matter. Mr..
Mooney, As an lrishman once remark
ed, the JOURNAL 'Gongratulates yez
upon yez ingenuity.'
There has been some horrible black
Logging gong on lately in the tomb
stone line, the shorter leg winning 50
much that the miner who wanted the
stone issued invitations for proposals
until the longer leg wouldn't respond
any more. He (the miuer) coufesses
that he saved about IL months wages
by his policy. How many months
wages miners have lost in tombstones,
etc, through contempt of blacklegging
is incalculable.
Postmaster Davis thinks that If
people who take mail from lock boxes
would step aside and look over it,
others could reach their boxes and do
the same thing.
Almost at the last moment the
JOURNAL finds 'Jackson's" letter too
long for publication this week. But
il is also strong enough to be looked
Tor next. In Homecoming parlance,
jackson is daisy"