Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-05-20
BrcViticS.

An old soldier told the JOURNAL this
week that the cause of decay of in
terest in Memorial Day was the use
made of it by organizations and fami-
lies to decorate all sorts of graves.
"What's the use asked he, ''of desig
mating soldiers grave when hun
dreds of others are equally honOred -
The Glemer does up the Forum this
week with its usual completeness. SO
decently, too.
The Frost Mansion, it is reported,
will be removed to the front of the
lot upon which it stands, and eight
building lots in the rear are for sale.
lightning struck a tree in front of
the residence Of Silas Duggan, Frost
avenue, Wednesday morning, serious
ly injuring it.
Cuba probably forgets that a
soldier, like "a prophet, is not with
out honor, save in his own country,
and in his own house.
Reports from the lecture, ''Our New
Paradise" by Rev. T. H. Lewis, d.
d.. Tuesday evening, are highly com
mandatory.
Consumer and Taxpayer is in
formed that much depends upon how
benevolent" the new light cOmpany's
Assimilation turns out to be.
Fine favors for the JOURNAL ) table
lately from the gardens and dairy Of
Thomas johnson, of JohnsonS. Evi,
dences of this sort offset many devil
tries which beset the real newspaper
by tilibusterS from marble-yards and
81 +r., ,,nr,l.,
mo work" several days this week
in couple of mines, and John Nc
Caughan can't tell from reports that
come to him whether the result in
Baltimore or Cumberland was the
cause.
Electric road people were expected
to be on hand yesterday to arrange
for beginning work.
The JOURNAL Is informed that the
Cleaner Is mistaken IN saying 1.-THE In
dependent Band has disbauded.n
In the old arithmetics there is Il
rule called ''Positlon" whose method
is based upon 'supposition.' Many
problems are thus solved. But by
what rule "SinJin' will work out that
siX-cornered cOnundrum on first page
of the GleRer Is probably one of the
things he has really not yet seen"
1t appears from the GleGner that
"Benuie" is hoodoo name fol the
author OF "Cronin's Letter. Cert.
His mascot is "Bowery."
Curt Ludwig, run over by "a train
and killed at Middletown, Va, one day
last week, was lately an employee of
Gus. VIM. /eller, barber.
If anybody connected with the jour
NAL We're to foreStall interest in its
home news by sending items to Cum
berland papers from one to five days
ahead of home publication, the great
paper would send for his resignation
UiStdHter.
The rhyme on first page entitled "a
Voice from the Sanctum," was pub.
lished in the JOURNAL y years ago.
The clip from which it was copied was
found few days ago by Prof. Angus
tine Alexander, of this place, II sur
vivor of memorable coterie of scien-
fists, theologues and poets David
Green is well remembered as lone of
them
Faler vat know mae haze say haze
found out vat scruugle mean on Devils
alley oddes week. Bay yenks, tan, yard
faller haze tank ct var il tombstone
fell en-. bot marble yard faler haze
stop and say-''Aye bat Aye know vat
es das - Wat Is ct - say lanyard
faller. "Yo go see," say marble-yard
faller. lanyard faller haze go see an,
bay yenks, das vas faller loOken over
fence at secOnd-class terra-cotta pipe
vat sell at frstclass price. Ven mar
ble-yard faller com down haze luke,
too. Hes face get red and haze luke
lax haze tank-'vell, Aye var fraid lax
hal ct var Yosh Yonson ~