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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
COUNTY NEWS.
Pretty, but Inaccurate.

In his ornate memorial address 10
the Elks in Cumberland sometime ago
Senator Wellington said:
The association to which we belong is one
of the many that in the different ages of men
have been founded with the purpose of max
ing humanity think less of self and more of
its fellowmen. When the world was young,
before the pyramids had been bulded on
Egyptian sands. we are told that brother
hood had arisen among men that bound
them to mutual protection and reciprocal
aid. 1t still exists among us and is the golden
cham that binds all generations and nations
of men.
The JOURNAL sincerely regrets that
the last statement is more poetic than
truthful
In Frostburg. for Instance, no tie of
fraternity silences the tongue of
Islander, loosens the grip of cupidity,
nor subdues any hcllish instinct of the
mammon -worshipper or place ker.
The motto of mutual protection"
with these people is get out of my
way" and of ''rociprocal aid''--''lct
us make a department store of all the
business we can gobble. To hell with
the brother when the alien has the
money ~
1t has come to pass, therefore, that
the strenuous" obligation is often a
perjury before the fact-a perjury I'M
developed before the advent and inter-
vention of 1.-THE Almighty Dollar" II
deity whose decalOgue is crowded into
II single Sentence-''ye cannot serve
fraternity and Me-"
The JOURNAL turns, however, to the
correction of another error made by
the distinguished Senator-this in the
interest of accuracy. He said:
Still another society that lives in the pres
ent traces its origin to the cruSadeS, when
Christian knights bore the banner of the
cross through the desert of Arabia and
planted 1t i'll triumph upon the battlements
of Jerusalem.
This pretty flight brought into
proximity localities widely separated.
To reach Acre, Joppa, Jerusalem aud
ether Syrian scenes of christian war
fare the crusaders would have gone
far out of the way for the cheerless
privilege OF crossing the desert of
Arabia There is no such desert be-
tween the granaries of Europe and the
garden-spots of Syria, and it is not
likely the knighthood Of the cross went
far south to gain for their cause the
nglorlous prestige of a needless
march over several hundred miles of
desert.
The Senator differs also from other
authorities who do not regard the
crusades as Il Christian triumph. -
The propaganda of peace and joy.
energized by force, failed here as in
other instances-utterly failed.
These matters are not recalled in IL
spirit of captiousness, but only to in
sist that the platform teacher, like all
other tutors, shall conform both his
rhetoric and his eloquence to the "lay
of the iand.r
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
GENERAL ITEMS.
Fraternal Insurance Orders.


The mere statement that there were
nearly 1900, 900 members of fraternal
orders on December 81, 1898, c0mpar-
ed with ,, 1861 policies in force in
old-line lie companies reported to the
New York State Insurance Depart
ment, will give some idea of the rela-
tive social Importance of the two sys-
tens. On the date named there was
about So, 700, 000, 900 worth of old-line
life insurance in force in the United
States, compared with $3,400 ,000, 900
worth of benefit certificates in force
issued by fraternal orders. 1t only
remains to be added, to show clearly
the point of view of the friends of CO.
operative life insurance, that the to-
tai expense of management of life in
surance companies in 1898 was 81 $685.
COL, while the corresponding item with
reference to fraternal orders was
IS, $780, $50.
Thus we find two thirds of the life
insurance business of the country in
the hands of about 46 old line life
companies and about one third con
Quoted on a cooperative basis by few
err than 200 fraternal orders. With
vi lHC lditI
orders are carrying on their work of
providing benefits for surviving rela-
tives of deceased members at one
twentieth of the expense for cost of
management reported by the old-line
companies, little less than 5 per cent.
. as much.
This they have been doing with
varying success, considerably more
than less, for quarter of century,
and the movement has always been
one of progress. That they will so
continue, that the system will be still
further perfected. and that they will
remain the source of life insurance or
death benefits at low cost per capita and
per 81 900 of insurance, there is no
possibility of doubt.-From "Frater-
nal Insurance." by Albert C. Stevens,
IN the american Monthly Reoieeo Of Re
gieps for January.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
No Shakespeare in This.

The JOURNAL does not know exact
ly whether it is included in what the
Cumberland Ne,cs regards "the county
press of the democratic party" but it
does know that all it had to say in the
matter of pending school legislation
was in reply to the object on that sit
lisa plunge of the schools into politics"
To this the JOURNAL responded that
they are already in politics, and now
adds .factional and clique politics at that.
On this account there are hundreds
of republicans in this vicinity who
hope the bill will pass.
Concerning the objection to which
we have not responded, namely that
The democrats simply have not the patience
to wait until the terms of republican COM
missioners expire and that is the reason they
are legisating them out of office
the JOURNAL knows nothing.
But if that be 'the reason" and if it
be a grave political blunder, repub-
licans should not travail in the depths
of woe, but throw up their hats with joy
and "holler" for the coming of judy
ment day!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
EXagGerateS His prcrOTatiye.

Liberties of the people must be Upheld,
under the law if possible, but the liberties of
the people must be upheld. No partisan
court has the right to tie the hands of the
Chief Executive of the State and any attempt
to do so will be disregarded The lives and
the liberties Of the people are in part intrust-
ed to the Chief Executive. 1t is as much his
sworn duty to protect these liberties against
fraudulent Judgments written to overthrow
the will of the people, as it is to protect them
from the invasion of foreign foe.-Goy.
Tdy'Or.
Mr.. Taylor Is wrong.
The 'chief executive of the State''
is or should be as fully subject to the
courts as any other man.
The courts may sometimes err in be-
ing "partisan," but very, very rarely.
But when they do it is better to sub.
NIT than resist on the christian postu-
late that ''it is better to suffer than IN
tlict wrong"
Mr.. Taylor talks like an imperialist
not like one who is chief executive
Of tile lao rather than of 1.-THE State"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
(icttInS Advice.

The girls father was rich, and the
sutton for her hand was poor. but re-
markably persistent.
Papa" she said TO the old gentle
man. "if Frank asks me this evening
to marry him what shall | say?"
"Say whatever you think is best, my
child"
"IIow best, papa? Best for me or
lest for Frank T'-Detroit Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17

The western boast that every mans
house is his castle is as nothing to the
sanctity Of the eastern harem. No Of
ficer of the law may enter harem. and
therefore there IL no safeguard for the
life and liberty of its Inhabitants. One
day they may br slaves. the next prin-
cesses and the next strangled or poison
ed. An i'll disposed man could carry
off an enemy to his harem and kill him,
and none would he the wiser.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Should be STONED.

Andrew Carnegie is credited with stating
that If Imperialism is the issue of the demo-
Gratis he will contribute larger amount than
to any republican national committee This
sum is expected to be about million dollars
State Central committeeman for
Big 20 should prevent that by all
means.
Some democrat. with so much money
to dispose of, might be fool enough to
go out and buy democratic vote that
is not needed.
Money of that kind, J. Bull, is for
republican votes that are needed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
The Decree.

The Clarksburg Nc~s is % years old with
its last issue. This paper is one of the most
fearless in the State. Its editors ALWAYS an
nounce where they stand on every subject
The policy has made them many friends and
few enemies. But as general rule the
people who are down on newspa; er because
1t tells the truth are a class who would be
better run out of town than allowed to remain
in it. Of all despicable creatures the one
who refuses to allow paper the right to ex-
press its opinion fearessly and truhfully is
the Morgantown, (W. Va Ae~ DONE
jnjOn.
Well said, and every word true.
"The liberty of the press" to discuss
freely any and every puJlic question is
a right as fully chartered by the organ
lc law as any other, and, like any
other body, it responsible to the proper
tribunal only for abuses of its prerog-
atlve.
Yet 1t has come to pass that fire
company in Cumberland has decrccd
that newspaper is free only to sub
serve a fnctjonal interest of the COM
munlty in which it circulates.
Talk about "imperalism ~ If there
IS anything extant in that line worse
than the Cumberland instance the
JOURNAL is unaware of it.
Hail to the fire company. the new
Caesar. Imperat0r
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
A Training School.

-Vike-Jonathan always speaks well
of everybody.
ike-Merely force of habit.
Mike-How so
ike-He's a marble, cutter and his
speciality is cutting epitaphs on grave
stones.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Living High.

The highest spot inhabited by human
beings on this globe is the Buddhist
cloister of Hanle, Thibet, where monks
live at an altitude of It, 600 feet.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
49, BEST ~
+ :; + ALL RYE + !; + !, :.
IN THE UNITED STATES.


Under Review.
1 call back the years and review them,
And here where the tumult is stilled
give my achievements what's due them
As l smile over hopes unfultilled.
Yea, l smile, while IA tear trcllles slowly
For the songs that were songs of IL day,
For what youth may deem truth deep and
holy
We may learn is but fiction when gray
o ashes of burned out ambition,
o songs that but few paused to hear,
o hopes that fell short of fruition,
Does death make our dead the less dear?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10

Riley, Jerome F.: Philosophy of Negro
RoWe, Geo; c.; Thoughts in Verse, 1887
crosses, 1893. ~ - Ail1eA ca eon
Rush, CHRISTOPHER: Rise and Progress Of
:, the A. NJ. e. e Church, 1892.
R Rhren qgy, of Negro Race; Mixed
SCARBOROUGH, W: s.: First Greek Lessons,
scruggs T. A.: Women ne a Of Diptinction
!, Shorter, S. l.: Heroines Of African Meth.
seatens, 4 :. p: The Land Of Promise.
Shadd, Mary Ann: Condition of Colored
simmons; W. j.: Men Of Mark, 1887.
Smith,. c. s.. Liberia in the Light of
Living Testimony; Monogram Of Bishop
B. B:,. A; Payne ,,; Sermons Of Bishop D; A.
Question Reviewed, Nashville, o 1899. :
Smith, Jas. McCune: Influence Of Climate
on Longevity, 1876. -
Smith, j.. W.: Sermons of Bishop T. S.
Smith, L. H.: Earnest Pleas.
Stallings: The African Triumph, 1892.
Steyenson, j. W.: Church Financiering,
Steward, T. G.: Genesis Re-read, 1885;
Life Of Mrs. Rebecca Steward, 1877;
3 Gospel Among U. $. Soldiers, 1899
Stewart, Austin: Life of Solomon Nor.
t9h nsrs Iw Sndyy Years Slave, Forty
Stewart, T. Nc: Liberia, the America
African Republic. ~ s.
Still, William: The Underground Rail
| Straker, D. Augustus: New South In
yestigated, 1888; Treatise on Larceny OF
Dogs: TOussaint L'Oyerture.
Tanner, Benjamin t.: Theological Lee
lures: Outlines and Government A. M
E. Church; Apology for African Meth
odism; Dispensation In the History Of the
/ Church; The Negroes Origin.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10
An Appeal to the American People.

I'VE We, men and women of the Afro-Amer-
lean n;Sa1 race with few white friends Of
IN Bethel chapel Chicago, Ill, this 18th
day of December, 1899, solemnly appeal
TO- to the people of the United States Of ali
teHglons languages and national affilia-
parties: ga p41'-oei
We ask serious attention to the perse-
are being inflicted by law1ess, Savage
mobs upon Afro-American men and wom-
en- in the United States. These outrages
are. often committed out Of dislike and
prejudice alone and more usually UPON
suspicion only that their victim has been
guilty gu y OF Of some crime or offense against
The most horrible outcome of the MOI
spirit is the burning alive Of Afro-Aus1
lean 1o men. This crime began in Arkansas
IN IN 1872 So a and since then men have bee0
Texas Texas. Virginia. Georgia, Mississippi
tennessee and Kentucky. During To-
Of these inhuman torturings to death ~
Lynchings have become common, Afr
the Southern states and they hive dur
CURING in Illinois, e fndiana, o oRie N e
and Ne dbsnnfEylvanIb herd K1 n Mchig
carefully collected statistics covering the
!ast seventeen years, ar average of $50 ee
v tneye 1y yaet a$ or mob murders EACH
~
South Minor. prosecutions, such as drs~
ing Afro-Amer1can families from their
homes, Whlppings, stonings and tarring
ana feathering are so common as to b.
mercy me noticed in the reports Of the prest.
OF the country.
We inplore all persons in power and
less and inhuman acts mean, and What
dutles the state OF society they reveal
lay upon the state and national govern
| ments. And we ask all people who love
Justlce and order, and who desire tho
| good OF their fellow men, to endeavor, bv
| word and act to create throughout the
J country. such a public opinion as viii nof
| alioW, IN any part of it, such atrocities
. violence and murder as. now, by o.
entire nation
| II is ordered by this assembly that tho
daily and weekly newspapers, the Ass0-
| e1ated Press, the religious jaurnals an6
weekly and monthly magazines be asked
| 10 print this appeal in behalf of slss
! ferjng and helpless people.
! Wealth. is probably q luxury
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10
GGKSTElN NORTON UNIVERSITY
industrial training will set to motion ten thousal
wheels"
REV. VIM. J. SIMMONS, D. D., Ii. D.,
Cot daro frat proJt In

Industrial training will set to motion ten thousand
REV. VIM. J. SIMMONS, D. D., LID,
Co-founder and first Chancellor.
THE LOCATION.
The Eckstein Norton University is situated at Cane
and ans S h
state-the county being what is known aprohbition
on hill Of rolling on all
sides by mountain streas daskng miniature cataracts
Species In quet retreat the Gsle Of
city fe free from the unhealthy and allure
nds study easy recreation helpful and the physical
ID @ A all
who desire to prepare for an active life.
DEPARTMENTS.
as:s $ :ss;s $"s $5sss:
kkpisseulssrs, Poultry Raising, Dress Making,
'"''' &ess sho yss E Woods End Metals,
Rainting in al Oh a aSRs w &5sns
Musical Conservatory.
The above departments are under competent noes
they teach They hail from 6berIin, ],
Normal School, Rhode Island and other Of OF ' BEST
may study is most desirable leave of at an 1sg
recruit their health finances and return complete
course is the least possible, consistent with thorough
work in ali departments.
TERMS.
Board room, fuel tuition and washing, cr month.
students may enter at any time in the year.
HELP FOR STUDENTS.
Deserving students may have the privilege OF extra
reduction proportion to the work they willing to
do. We ask patronage not only account of our low
rate but account of the high character of the
work done. Our accommodations frst-class and
offered alike to both sexes.
Persons route to Cane Spring, KY. Louisville,
may find free accommodation No. 527 Laurel Street,
Louisville, Ky.
For catalogues and all business address President,
REV. c. n. PARRISH, a. NJ,
CANE SPRING. ~.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10

depreciation; Relation of Baptized Chill,
dren 70 the Church, Nashville, 1890
Councill, w: H.: Lamp Of Wisdom.
Crogman, w. H.: Talks for the Times
Progress Of Race
Cromwell, John W.: History of Bethel
Historical a and Literary Association
Crosthwait, VIM. A.: The Negro Problem
Crummeli, Alex: The Greatness of Christ
OF o. A1 1eGa; Civilization the Primal Need
cugoano, !09ttttobah: Narrative of Enslave
Davis, d. Webster: Poems. H.. 49,.
Delaney, Martin R.: Principles of Eth
nology, 1879; Condition of the Colored
Douglass, Fred: Life and Times. etc.: NV
Bondage and My Freedom; Hayti
Lynchinss in the South.
Douglass, Wm.: Annals of the First Afri
can Church Philadelphia, 1862.
DUDE, John L.: Talk on My Native
DUBOIS, VIM. E. B.: Suppression of the
Slave Trade, etc.; Philadelphia Negro
DUNBAR Paul L.: Oak and Ivy; Majors
called; Folks from Dixie; The Hearth.
side; Poems of Cabin and Field. :
Durham, John S.: How to Teach Historv
Dyson, J. p: Richard Aliens Place In
- History; Unity Of Human Race, etc.
Nar Indy y,c1 1s9s (Ars. Matthew'S: Aunt
Easton, William E.: Dessalines
Embry, J; c.: Digest of Christian Theol.
ogy; Our Fathers House.
E4ulano, O.: Autobiography, Boston, 1887,
flipper, H. O.: Colored Cadet at West
Fortune; T: T.: Negro In Politics; Blacl
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10
THE FEMININE OBSERVER,
When a dog ways his tail he mean

When a dog wags his tail he means
it.
The winter draperies of house
convert ugliness into beauty.
1t is really so much easier to fight
a battle than to run away from it.
A woman never knows a mans real
disposition until she sees him intoxi-
Gated.
It is generally the girl that one
thinks will die an old maid who mar
ries the best. .-..'' i,
A lazy woman will learn to play the
banjo because she can practice in a
rocking chair. 2sSS@1|se,2: -: ss7 f,,<2 :F
!. Some of the new dress trimmings
could easily be mistaken for Christmas
tree decorations. r.. i.
If you haven't had the baby photo
graphed for Christmas don't cry-get
it done for papa's New Years gift.
The girl who wears shoes that look
as though she had borrowed her broth
er's is the one considered most stylish
these days. 49,. Win ~.
The stitch that was once so much
in vogue in the working of cardboard
notices is now revived for canvas
table covers.
Nothing on earth inspires such a
feeling of independence as the knowl-
edge that there are other persons and
places when certain persons and places
pail. -. S;.s,s
= ~. .
r Women have always been considered
just wee bit lower than the angels,
and now they are catching up as fast
as possible, the wings sprouting forth
from every hat worn by the followers
of fashion.-Philadelphia Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10
THEATRICAL NOTES.

The Greek Slave" brought over
from London and played at the Her.
aid Square theater, New York, failed
from bad cast.
Irving has taken in more money in
Boston, it is said, than he did in New
York. None, however, eclipses San
franciscO's record.
A British syndicate is acquiring
theatrical property in New York, and
may try to acclimate the peculiar Brit
lsh humOr over here.
Gadski made her temperance in
New York at concert for the benefit
OF st. Marks hospital. The charity
benefited nearly $4,000
A negro musical conductor goes with
the entertainment of Williams and
Walker, the negro comedians In
washington the local orchestra re-
fused to make any music under his
baton, and white man was substi-
tuted.
Madeline Lucette Ryley, author of
An American Citizen" by birth an
English woman, has settled down per-
manently in London. Mrs. Ryley, dur
ing her stage days, lived in the coun-
try for ten years. Gertrude Elliott,
who has made such a pronounced hit
in London, is living with Mrs. Ryley.
Count Keyserlingr, who belongs to
an old Monrovian family, has written
play called "The Sacrifice of Spring."
which is hailed in Berlin as the finest
poetic drama, except Gerhart Haupt-
mann's, of the time. 1t is a story of
an abused and neglected girl, who,
hearing her grandmother pray that
some other life than that of her step
mother, who supports the family and
who is very i'll, may be taken, thinks
it can be done and takes poison.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10
. RECENT, INVENTIONS.

Improved earth-cutting head for n.y.
draulic dredges has a shaft mounted on
the lower end of the suction pipe, with
spiral cutter on the end of the shaft,
which is revolved to stir up the dirt
and bring it in proximity to the sue
ton pipe. $50" -.
To prevent the sides of a bed from
spreading apart and dropping the Stats
a new attachment is formed of a pair
OF rods inserted in the side rails, with
turn buckle connecting them at the
center, to draw the sides together and
grip the Stats.
An Oregon woman has patented an
adjustable flower pot, having a two
part receptacle with overlapping edges,
which are held in place by a metallic
band, the latter being raised or lowered
on the cOnical pot to increase or de-
crease the size.
An Invisible brake for BICYCLES is
formed of linked rods connecting the
grips inside the handle bar, with re-
Volv1ng disk set at the junction of the
bar and head, which connects with a
rod to depress the brake shoe when the
grips are twisted.
Post holes of any size can be rapidly
dug by new implement, which has a
conical boring tool, with a cutting
blade inserted in one side, which cuts
a section of earth out of the hole as
it is revolved, the tool being lifted out
and emptied when it becomes full.
For drawing straight lines neatly
and without blurring a new imple-
ment has a sharpedged disk set in the
end of handle, with a reservoir in
the upper portion of the handle and a
molstening pad connecting the disk
with the reservoir to feed the ink to
the disk as it is revolved on the paper.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10

Foote. Julia A.: Brand P!ucked from Fire.
Fredric, Frances: Fredric's Slave Life.
Franklin, Jas. T.: Crimson Affairs, Mem
pp 6ds' 1888; Midday Gleanings, Memphis,
Gaines, W., j.: African Methodist in the
!, South; The Negro and the White Man.
Gaines, D: B.: Racial Possibilities. ;"
Garnet. Henry Highland: Pamphlet Ad-
Garnet H. r. q: Garnet's Memorial Dis
Society, Georgia Conference.
Green, A. R.: Life Of Rev. D. F. Davis
Gregory, J. NJ: Frederick Douglass, the
Gresham, G. NJ: Mathematics, text book.
Griggs, s; E.: Imperium in Imperio.
Grimke, A. H.: Life of Charles Sumner;
William Lloyd Garrison.
~ Church. 5ss -.
Haley, James T.: Sparkling Gems (poems).
aol issa;a - HI h; Manual of Discipline; The
Hamilton, F. w: Conversations on the
G y. p; Church; Plain Account of G.
Harper, :: p; w; lola Leroy, 1892 Poems.
Hay ~ 81 JOS; -. The Black Man; Negro in
Heard. josie: Morning Glories, 1890.
Henderson, John NJ: The Black Man;
R R.3.ias L Labor Dor Mis- His Own Daughter;
Henson Hens Josiah 1Si Father Henson's Story.
History Of a. N. y. 2: Church; Negro
Two Destinies
Howard, Jas. H.: Bond and Free, 1886.
Jones, John G.: Some Footprints Of Prog
ress, Chicago. 1899.
Jasper, John: ''Sun Do Move''
Jennings mn Paul: Colored Mans Life of
Johnson, p. a. Mrs.): The Hazeley Fam
lily; Clarence and C0rinne.
Johnson, Edward A.: School History of
Negro Race; Negro In Spanish American
johnson, Jas. q. a: The Pine Tree Mis-.
sion. S
Johnston, H. T.: The Divine Logos.
johnson. VIM: Prominent Colored Men OF
| Kentucky.
keckley, Mrs. e.: Behind the Scenes.
hampton a - w: Sacred Dynamite on
Loney Lucy c.: Struggles for Freedom
| Langston, John NJ: Freedom and Citizen
| ship; From the Plantation to the Cap
| 1tOi;; Lectures and Addresses. -
Leary, John 81: Croatans Of North Caro-
u