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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
a Tale OfTwOCitieS.

In a few days persons who have failed to
pay their water tax for 1897 will be notified
that unless their taxes are paid within thirty
day, their supply OF wafer Will be cut Off
Baltimore Sda.
1t is done differently here. More
than half the people cut themselves off
from more water by staying away
from the polls
And more than ? to | of the lesser
half follow the lead of the slowest of
all political tribes-the swift young
mossbaek,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
Il. Il.

The Young Maryland" Baseball
club, composed of youths from 10 to
II years, has organized with players
named as follows:
P.-John Trussel
C.-Glenvile Johnson
s. S.-Benjamin Robinson.
+. B.-J. H. Tenant.
s. b.. Albert Hawke.
T. B.-Frank Dawson.
l.. F.-Joseph Hartman.
e. F.-Harry Eichborn.
Il. F.-Clarence Wade.
Captain-John Trussell.
That this aggregation is going
around with a chip on its shoulder is
evinced by its instructions to the JOUR-
NAL to notify all clubs aspiring to
championship to "send challenges to
Robert Cooke, Manager
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
Concerning the Right to Get Mad ~

VIC W Nct MAUI
We congratulate Frostburg on getting the
Normal School. Nothing mean about us.
We don't get mad when other people get
things, even if Oder does think we do.-Cum-
berland Courier.
1t is likely the constitutionally
amiable Courier never "gets mad at
all.
But a large number of people do
some even 6efore ''other people get
things
Some of these days the JOURNAL
will tell the Courier and some other
Cumberland folks in full why they
should not get mad'' at this region
for wanting the Normal School.
1t will tell them that this region
pays the State $lS,600 annually and
gets back 81 ,50O-less than per cent.
And that meanwhile Cumberland
pays $1,000, gets all back 100 per-
cent, and then some
This comparison will be emphasized
to show that you hage no right to get
mad when Frostburg or the region
wants a piece Of its oeon pie.
When, therefore, Frostburg asked
the Legislature to locate the Normal
DC1OOl mere IL sought not scrap
of paper nor splinter that belonged to
Cumberland. 1t asked for the return
of only 500 600 of the $400, 900 net this
region has paid into the State treasury
during the JOURNALS lifetime.
Yet this angered Cumberland--an-
gered that town because the Legisla-
ture, seeing the situation, did not, in
addition to returning, as usual, all of
the $ll 200 that place contributes to the
State, pile $50 200 more on top of it
In county affairs the annual show
ing is far worse-for the coal region.
The average levy list testifies that
Cumberland gets back all it pays and
about $40, 600 more. Indeed. the JOUR
NAL has stated heretofore the fact that
the county can save 81, 800 by exempt
ing that place from all county taxation,
and for the privilege OF calling it the
county seat pay it the further annual
bonus of $4,000.
The summing up will show that to
the State Cumberland is not even a
small advantage, but, on the contrary,
something of burden.
And that to the county that 1t is
an incubus which, like Reads night
mare
STILES, piniOns and enchains
Until | can neither move nor scream
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
BreVitieS.

Brevities.
Frederick, Md, held corporate
election Tuesday. and the new Council
was honored with trust to spend
$50 200 for more water. The vote IN
Frederick seems to be a little larger
than the vote in Frostburg, but the
schemers and workers against public
improvement seem to have less force
and command there than here.
DR.. Griffith reports that the Georges
Creek Medical Association met at the
Hotel Gladstone Thursday and as
newspaper men We're persona non grat0,
no corks were pulled.
In the Roll of Honor" printed last
week the name of Mayor Bear should
have appeared, but the compositor's
mind was absent from home at the
moment and his name got lost during
its wanderings. 1t should have APP
peared Immediately after Mr.. Dicks.
The Catholic Fair press committee
issued the last number of the Adcertiser
Wednesday. 1t was the best of the
series.
They have troubles among the
Juniors, too. The Baltimore sW. says
lone of the principal objections raised
by the autl-Qgles is the fact that the
printing, which amounts to over 5000
per- onnuna, is given to McCrady & Bro.
without competing BIDS
The JOURNAL has read the Report
of the Monetary Commission to the
Indianapolis Monetary Conventions"
sent by r. Amman, cashier of the First
National Bank. 1t is an accurate
story of the situation and strong ex-
position of sound money principles.
accompanied by liberal, but safe
plan for currency reform. In other
words. the commission couples with its
diagnosis remedy that is not worse
than the disease.
a German factionist observed of his
hero the other day that she had not
lost any interest in politcs.'' Certain
ly not. Nor has Tom l.. Johnson
"lOSt interest" in street railway sup
plies, nor John Chambers in the
grocery business.
A Pleasant Affair.
In 1896 the Grand Council of the
Royal Arcanum offered premium to
the member of Frostburg Council, No.
l,Ol2. who should secure the most new
members during the year. 1t tran
spired that Thomas G. Porter became
the winner and the Grand Council
sent on diamond pin with gold crown
Monday evening it was presented at a
banquet projected for the purpose at
the St. Cloud hotel, F. G. Beall max
ing the address. The recipient re-
sponded happily. Other speeches
were called for and the layout was so
good that all We're forthcoming. In
deed, the inspiration of good eating
was so great that some brilliant ad-
dresses came that We're not called for.
the guests not suspecting they were
ION tap" There was an average of
one speech per guest. it is said-3l,
the Mayor-elect making 6. No won
der ! Look at the nu--deviled crab.
turkey, salads, slaws, sliced tomatoes,
French rolls. Ice cream, coffee, Rhine
wine and cigars. Tom Dillon, the jolly
landlord, forced the season on all sorts
of edibles and thus pleased his guests
tremendously.
She Stole Ride
Monday afternoon a train, engineer
ed by William Aldrich, sped briskly
along from the southern terminus of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23

According to the provisions of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, every per-
son, or persons dong business for gain or
profit, except the maker, grower or manu-
facturer, are hereby notified that they must
take out license.
ROBERT p. CASEY,
Sheriff of Allegany County, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Killed i'm the Mine.

John Ratigan, of Eckhart, % years
old, was killed last Saturday in mine
near Coketon, w. Va. The funeral
took place Monday at St. Michae's
church.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
New Advertisers,

The Parker carriage factory is turn
ing out some of the haudsomest work
ever seen in Frostburg. no matter
where made. One carriage now on
exhibition, hand made, is model of
artistic work and brilliant finish. The
JOURNAL regrets the lack Of knowledge
of vehicular diction which prevents
it from describing fully this example
of skillful work. Don't go out of
Frostburg for carriages, buggies or
wagons.
George W. Grose, of Hyndman, Pa,
marble worker, has appointed Alex.
Smith, of this place. agent for the
prosecution of his business here
Grose intmates in letters to parties
here that the people have been pay
ing too much for tombstone, monu-
mental and similar work, and that he
is coming to their relief with not only
lower prices but better work. The
JOURNAL does not know as much
about the tombstone art as some tomb
stone capitalists know of the news
paper business hence. it cannot now
decide between the past and future of
tombstone prices. Mr.. Grose will
speak for himself next week.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
LICENSEES.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, To all
~ persons or bodies corporate or polite,
who may be required to take out
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
She Stole q Ride.

Monday afternoon train, engineer
ed by William Aldrich, sped briskly
along from the southern terminus of
the tunnel. A pretty black Attorney
COW, feeling "swiftish,' took into her
gay head the notion that she gould
outrun the IRON horse. So she set off
on the track first in a pace, then in a
trot, next in II canter, later in a rack,
and at last in vulgar ga'lop. AL
drich, fearing that the contest for oc-
cupancy of the track might throw his
giant steed from the rails, spurred it
with more steam. Then poor, mis-
taken, deluded '..sooky,' seeing she
was going to come out ''second best"
if not something worse, deliberately
turned and jumped upon the cow
catcher! Without a pass or other per-
mt, she rode over 30 feet, rolled off,
and got up with just breath enough to
shake her mead 9pinoH2ly AT Aldrich.
the Joe key, as if she meant to say '.go
tu--LonacOning
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23

Attention is called to amendments to the
Local Law, applicable to Allegany county,
passed at the session Of Legislature Just end
ed, under which it is provided that applicants
for license to sell LIQUORS must file their appli-
cations with the Clerk of the Circuit Court so
that he can give twenty days notice by pub
LEGATION in the newspapers so provided by the
Act. At least one years residence Of the APP
plicant in the county is necessary.
ROBERT p. CASEY,
April % Sheriff of Allegany County
The Press., 1898-02-24

These Indians were all members of the
church, but the woman was not and be-
fore she was married they wanted her to
confess Christ in baptism. So they talked
together a few minutes, and the inter-
prefer announced to me the matter in de-
bate, and their desire to have her bap-
tized before she was married. / asked il
she was willing to confess Christ in bap-
tism, and he said she was. So she was
baptized. Now they were ready to be
welded, and welded they were. In view
Of the fact that 1t was near night, and
they had been waiting long, and had some
ways to go, my wife had prepared a lunch
and they were invited to partake We
gathered around the table, but the bride
had gone out to the wagon with her little
boy, and could not be persuaded to sit
with US at the table We took the lunch
to her, and she ate and fed her child.
Tiwaste promised me three dollar fee
for the service, and would give it to me
later on, some day when he would be in
town. l assured him he need not trouble
himself about it, but he persisted in his
promise.
Some weeks later Samuel called at the
parsonage, and supposed to give me the
promised fee; but instead of that he
plead great poverty-no flour, nothing to
eat, hungry-wanted me to give him some
money to buy flour, and that is the last /
have seen Of him. | learn that "Sam,"
as he is called about town, is wiley fell
low, though a Christian and member of
the Presbyterian church. But, then,
some white men are good deal like him.
These Indians came to me because they
had no pastor at the time. Rev. Mr..
Hopkins, an Indian, and long time their
pastor, and man highly esteemed by all
the white people for his many excellen-
cies, had been given another charge and
was away for year. When he came
back to his old field | met him one day in
town, and he asked me about Sans we'd
ding and the baptism of his wife. He
wished to know what her name was. |
told him it was Tiwaste, supposed, |
knew of no other. He made me under
stand, however, that a Christian name
was given to an Indian in baptism, a d
what name did give her? Well, l had
not given her any, and so told him; but
he insisted that l should, and so l said
call her Hannah. He said that would do,
and so l suppose the church records have
it Samuel Tlwaste and Hannah, his wife,
instead of that long Indian name she bore
in her heather state. These Indian wo-
men were very modest and we'll behaved.
do not hear that they have much trou-
BILE with their husbands, all of which Is
to be commended in them. They cannot
have much use for the broom in their
humble homes, but how 1t is with the
tongue l am unable to say. The agent
tells me, however, that Indian marriages
don't hold together any better than many
white marriages.. o. P. CHAMPL1N.
The Press., 1898-02-24
Number 48.
w. c. T. U.

Miss Frances E. Willard, president of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, died at New York early Friday
morning. Miss Willard had been sick for
the past three weeks with the grip.
Frances E. Willard was born In Church
Vile, N. Y, in 1889. She was graduat-
ed at Northwestern Female college,
Evanston, ILL.,, in 1859, became professor
of natural science there in 1852 and was
principal OF Genesee Wesleyan seminary
in 1867. The following two years she
spent in foreign travel. In 1871 she was
professor OF aesthetics In Northwestern
university and dean of the Woman's
college. She left her profession in 1874
to identify herself with the w. G. T. U.
She succeeded her brother, o. A. Willard
in 1879, as editor of the Chicago Evening
Post. In 1888 she was made president of
the American branch of the international
council OF women and OF the Worlds
VIC. t. u, which she had founded five
years before
The funeral of Miss Willard took place
Sunday at New York in the Broadway
tabernacle. The service was held in
New York by the official decree OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union be-
cause of Miss Wizards many friends and
admirers in the East. A service will be
held at Evanston, ILL.,, Thursday. Before
final burial however, the body will lie in
state in Willard hall at the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union temple at
Chicago and Churchville, N. Y, Miss
Wizards birthplace.
The church was crowded, among the at
tendants being many women from
neighboring states, representing the state
unions. A great many floral tributes had
been received and these together with
palms were used as decorations In the
church. Miss Wizards request that her
funeral service be simple was carried out
Portions OF the scripture were read aud
hymns were sung and then the Methodist
Episcopal funeral service was read. Rev.
E. s. Tipple, pastor of st. James Metho-
dist Episcopal church, was the principal
clergyman. He was assisted by Bishop
John P. Newman and others.
g By the terms of the will of Miss Fran
ces E. Willard, her estate will pass into
the Temple fund, after the life interests
of h"r secretary, Miss Anna Gordor, and
OF her rsister-in-law, Mrs. Mary B. Willard,
have expired. The property consists OF
"Rest cottage" at Evanston, valued at
$4,000; small cottage in the Adiron-
dacks and $4,000 in cash which was pre-
sented to Miss Willard on her fftieth
birthday.
By the original will the estate was to
pass to the Women's Christian Temper
anee Union, but codicil dated after the
Buffalo convention diverts it to the
Temple fund. The Temple trustees will
probably waive their rights and leave the
estate entirely to the direct beneflclaries.
The Press., 1898-02-24


VIM. A. Segar, employed in the Glynn
MILL had the fore finger of his right hand
torn off by the mill machinery on Friday
of last week
w. D. Heald and Marcus A. Smith
tried the pickerel at Miners pond, Ware,
last Saturday, and persuaded fine string
of them, including one four FOUNDER, TO
accompany them home.
The NJ. E. festival at Staffordville, last
week, was highly successful, realizing not
far from 5000. for the society.
The lecture of Rev. Mr.. Worth, on
Wednesday evening, on the subject of
Spiritualism, was turned into a discussion
at the request of the believers in the
doctrine which was to form the topic of
the lecture. Mrs. Byrnes, who is this
month rninistering to these people, being
permitted to reply to the lecture after its
delivery. Mrs. Byrnes is trance speak
er, and professed to be the medium of
communication for spirits. The room
was crowded. upwards of four hundred
being in attendance.
BIRTHs.-In this town, (Orcuttville),
Feb. 21st, 1868, son (Frederick) to
Daniel Presbrey.
The Press., 1898-02-24

THE SURPRISE OF ALL.-Mr James
Jones, of the drug firm of Jones & Son,
Cowden, Ill, in speaking of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, says that last winter his
wife was attacked with La Grippe, and
her case grew so serious that physicians
at Cowden and Pana could do nothing
for her 1t seemed to develop into Hasty
Consumption. Having DR.. Kings New
Discovery in store, and selling lots of it
he took a bottle home, and, to the sur
prise of all, she began to get better from
first dose, and half a dozen dollar bottles
cured her sound and we'll. DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottles at Elk
Taft's Drug Store.
The Press., 1898-02-24
THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL
LIFE.

We print elsewhere the annual report
of Colonel Greene, president of the Con-
necticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
and the company's statement of it's splen.
did strength and usefulness.
During the year it has grown in all di-
rections-in assets, in amount of insur
ance, in numbers of insured, and in sur
plus. Its strength is absolute. With it's
funds invested in the choicest of securities
it has clean surplus exceeding seven and
quarter million dollars. 1t is insuring
over 66, 700 persons for total of more
than 1857, 700, 900. The Connecticut Nut
ual is the largest moneyed institution in
New England, and none is stronger.
But the company is not in the wild race
for costly new business and for sudden
greatness that some of its competitors are
now engaged in-and wish they were not.
The Connecticut Mutual is not willing to
sacrifice the interests of its present men,
bers for the sake of getting new members
at their expense. 1t is already large and
strong to the point of complete independ-
ence and it considers its own members
first. To these Colonel Greene says it
gives the most protection at the lowest
COST"
From the organization of the Connec-
ticut Mutual to January 1, 1881 had re-
ceived from its policyholders $196,S55,-
1859. 1t had paid to them $198, ,791,-
557.40 and it still holds for their benefit
1868, ,588, 800 SO. In these figures is found
suggestive evidence of the strength of the
company and the wisdom of its conserva-
tive management.
Colonel Greene gives a good deal of
space this year to the subirct of the taxa
tion Of mutual life insurance companies,
and what he says deserves the closest at
tention. The policy of our own state as
we'll as that of other states in this matter
is already burdensome, and there are
threats, at each session of the different
Legislatures, OF adding to the load. 1t is
time people looked into the reasons, and
stopped to think what mutual life in
sulance company is and what taxation of
it means. Such action by the state is
really the taxing of a loss not Of possess
sion. Because the money is therein sight
some persons assume at once that it is
suitable subject for taxes. Let them
read the clear statement in this report and
they will see how illogical is such an as
sumption and how unfair and oppressive
such a tax. The real agitation to-day
should be for an entire removal of the
tax, which is an arbitrary and unjust
measure There is no part of the report
more important than this, none sounder
1t is a timely publication and a very
proper one. The state treasures everv-
where need guarding against raids from
outside all the more because the suc-
cess of such raids leads to injustice and
tyranny in the exercise of the taxing
power.
The issue raised by this report should
be kept before the p' op e, until they real
ize the simple justice and common sense
Of it. The insured, whose interests is af-
fects, can secure this result.
The Press., 1898-02-24
[From The Louisville Dispatch.l
STRANGE MONEY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

"The strangest money | ever saw" said
drummer for Main-st. house the other
evening, twas in the mountain districts of
Kentucky and West Virginia Last sum-
mer was making my semi-annual tour
through this district and stopped one day
at little grocery and saloon, not to sell
goods but to get a drink Of the "mountain
dew" While l was pouring out my drink
big husky mountaineer entered the place
and called for a drink. AS he finished
gulping it down he reached into big bull
ky pocket and drew forth what looked to
be a coonskin. He laid the skin on the
counter, the barkeeper took the skin and,
opening drawer, hauled out rabbit skin,
which | suppose was the change. The
mountaineer picked up the rabbit skin and
started for the front part of the store, which
was the grocery. He there bought twist
of tobacco and rendered the rabbit skin
in payment.
He received big twist of long green,
and | was surprised to see the store-keeper
reach in another drawer and tender him a
squirrel skin. The mountaineer tucked
the squirrel skin in his pocket, walked out.
unhitched his horse and rode away
81 became interested and engaged the
proprietor in conversation. He told me
that sometimes he would go months with
out seeing any real money, and that the
mountalneers used the skins In all kinds
of trades, such as buying horses, etc, He
said that four times year hide buyer
from Lexington or CINCINNATI visited the
country and bought up all the skins,
which we're generally concentrated in the
few stores in the vicinity"
The Press., 1898-02-24
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four hours;
a sediment OF settling indicates an un-
healthy condition of the kidneys. When
urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney
trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate,
or pain in the back, is also convincing
proof that the kidneys and bladder are
The Press., 1898-02-24

E. C PINNEY President D.s PLUME Vice President A.
G. G. BLAKEsLEE, Secretary. D. F. BURBITT, Gen1
The Press., 1898-02-24

Folded paper under the vest is good
chest protector in cold weather.
The Press., 1898-02-24

A. M. YOUNG, Treasurer.
r, Gen'l Manager.
The Press., 1898-02-24

GREAT TRIUMPH.-Instant relief and a
permanent cure by the great remedy,
OtIo's Cure for Lung and throat diseases
Why will you irritate your throat and
lungs with hacking cough when E. K.
Taft, Stafford Springs, W. P. Fuller,
Somers, Odell & Jones, Staffordville, sole
agents, will furnish you free sample
bottle of this guaranteed remedy? Its
success is simply wonderful, as your
druggist will tell you. Sample free, Large
bottles SOC and Csc.
The Press., 1898-02-24
THIRTY YEARS AGO.


Items OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years ago.l
The Press., 1898-02-24

1t is estimated that there are 345, 1893
foreigners in the city of Buenos Ayres,
and that the total number of foreigners in
the republic is about 1,000,OOO
The Press., 1898-02-24

1t is said that q, 900 persons were in
Klondike last year looking for gold. The
money brought out is estimated at $780,
90O,0 or about $4O0 a head on the
average. AS the transportation and out
fit costs about 81, 900 apiece, more money
was put out for the KIondike than it's
gold fields Welded.
The Press., 1898-02-24
WHAT TO DO,

There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great. idney remedy, fulfils
every wish relieving pain in the back,
kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of
the urinary passages. 1t corrects inabil-
ity to hold urine and scalding pain in
passing it, or bad effects following use of
liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity of being compelled
to get up many times during the night to
urinate. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp Root is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. If you
need medicine you should have theBbest.
Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and
one dollar. You may have sample bot
tie and pamphlet both sent free by mail,
upon receipt of three two-cent stamps
to cover cost of postage on the bottle.
Mention The Press and send your address
to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N.
\. The proprietors of this paper guar
antee the genuineness of this offer.
The Press., 1898-02-24

1T KEEPS THE FEET WARM AND DRY-Ask for
Bunions, Chilblains, swollen, Sweating, Damn
feet. AT all druggists and Shoe Stores csc
Sample FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Le-
Roy n Y.