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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
An Instance GOOD" Logic.

The Elicott City (Md) Democrat last week
condensed the entire law and gospel Of phi
losophy into two lines
At any rate, in all its reading the JoURNAL
never saw SO much comprised within words
so few.
1t says
Good roads cannot be had without good
men to build them.
Who can dispute it?
half century ago the fayorte political
maxim current concerning the public service
as-"principes, not men"
1t is still good, but a time seems to have
come when no matter how good the ''priu-
ciples" they can be exemplidcd only by
good men,
Good government, generally speaking,
cannot be had without good men" to ad-
minister it.
For this contamination in its wonted en-
trcty all must be good from president down
to road supervisor.
Looking from another direction-with
good men" to make laws, good men, to
interpret them, and good men, to admin
lister them, the country's emp Of good govern
mcnt would he welnigh fGli.
70 gain an ascendancy 50 complete over the
current rule of anti,merit is possible, bat until
there is much less "human nature in man"
it will not he probable
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
Gone,

ager and editor otthe Frostburg FoluHt, has
mysteriOusly disappeared from the masthead
of that paper. Can it be possible that gavid
has been retired from the management OF
that sheet? The Form, has the reputation
of doing such things eyersdale pa
Commercial.
It's not only 'possiblc, " but it is afaet
The most loyal, hardworking, unre-
hitting toiler of the ForUm succession
of editors, publishers, managers. etc.,
has been dismissed
He deserved n better fate
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
Some Day.

The two sorts of protection so rampant in
this country of home industries" and "of
our streams" are about to lock horns on the
South Branch, West Va
That is Romney bull of stream "protec-
ton threatens to gore Moorcfield OK of tan
merry protection"
Another instance demonstrating that the
only proper location for a large city in this
country is at the mouth of a river, and that
where it emphes into the sea.
As it is Cumberland has set precedent of
which Washington will some day avail itself,
and then very undesirable chicken will re-
turn home to r0Ost
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
Pointer.

Unless the democratic legislature prohibits
the making carrying, circulation and use of
'lhe sample or counterfeit ballot, the demo-
cratic party Will gain nothing from "remov-
ing the embcms"
Tine voter who is too iiitcrate to mark his
ballot unaided inside the booth is not likely
to be too green to copy a .t"c Siosac prepared
for him outside.
Hence, ii were useless to deny limited
ohc'@ aid inside election premises and allow
him free and unlimited" unofficial help out
side
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
Our Statesmen.

The JOURNAL is happy to see that both
Senators Wellington and McCOmas are on the
eternally right side Of the Sampson Schey
displacement.
Justice i'll this case, however, still lags pre-
cariousiy and it behooves both to submit to
no deal that places Sampson ahead of Schley
Col. Pcarre on Tuesday tried to get an APP
preparation Of 600 for the construction of
good road from Sharpsburg to the battle
field of Antietam but his amendment was
technically shut out
Millions for rivers and harbors, but not a
cent for good roads
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23

1.-THE proposed new election Jaw could 90
far enough back ill the campaign to prohibit
parades, mass meetings, platform exaggcr
ations, pyrotechnics and brass band discords,
1t would hit illiterate suffrage a soar-plexus
blow.
The next section of the law would do the
State an immense service by prohibiting all
the people from reading party papers.
Both these agencies are accountable for
more sap head voting than all other instru-
mentalitieS COmb inpd
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
4 CitN-NOI a COmntN Afrair.

Hd"6ac dict"! Carnegie promises $4,000
to Cumberland for a library
And the Board of Trade, City Council and
County Commissioners are invited to take
prompt action"
What the County Commissioners have to
do with the matter, however, nobody up here
knows.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23

IT Cumberland cannot donate 81, 800 a year
To that county library without the consent Of
the city people, how can the county
commissioners consistently donate S9,OOU-
site TO the city library without similar refer
enCc tn the county people?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
EitfH

All that VACANT LOT OF GROUND adj
joining the one last aforementioned,
shown as LOT FIVE Oh said map, fronting
fOrty-seven and a half feet on said MeChan.
ic street, and running back to said alley
one hundred and sixty-fve feet
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23

All that LOT OF GROUND adjoining the one
last above described, shown as LOT SIN on
said map, having frontage of siXty-six
feet on said Mechanic street and running
back to SAID alley one hundred and sixty
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23

IN the limits OF II when they lniilCt temper
AIRY pain.
The court in more recent Alabama
case said:
more correct view, however, and the
one better sustained by authority, seems to
be that when in the judgment of reasonable
men the punishment inflicted Is lmmOderRte
or excessive, and jury would be authorized
from the facts of the case to infer that it was
induced by legal malice or wickedness Of
motive, the limit IF icyai authority may be dd
jtdged TO be past.
Now, while no rule of universal APP
phcation can be laid down, it is evident
that the teacher must at all times act in
such manner as shall accord with the
general judgment of reasonable men. 1t
is not 50 much what he may himself
deem rcasOnableas whatiu his deliberate
Judgment other reasonable persons may
believe to be so.
Happily few cases require the teacher
to go to the full extent OF his authority,
and it is always safe tostup Il little short
OF the limit. Though oijrngx essential
that the teacher should know his rights,
it is rarely necessary that he should
push them to their limit.
In this connection it may be worth
our while to inquire how far, if at all,
~ ,~ -. ii'"S '''iNo VI ''itN ''''
i'H loI oITLSeS coihiillItG'i o''' Oh Sciiooi
h"''lS anu p'N oiI'' Uile llIlil'S vi Scil"Oi
property.
i. "edini5 VIII 'I!' pI"''iI ol me
teacher to view such otfeuscs, as it has
'eell "''lu we ought 'o.look a1 the taul'S
81 Woiil'T I,; j. Sho mas any "'" ""' .3'%%
%'"' me courts nave recognized
Ihe ilSh' 10 PUNISH Ill Such cases there
mas ucti ,c",'eliC! " liitilt 'i,e power
TO 'hpst "iilCll M "IlCuSlS "hGct 'he
sS41""I anu ''ll N'F .ci"i " III eaN u"Nh
inc au'Lorl'y vi tne ltaciier III HIS proper
h''nHStliiei'' VI l'S "iiairS' Ill " recent
'"Nc 1t WIS S''i'''
The view that acts to be within the author
NY OF the 5chool Doard ana teacher, Tor nls-
oltili1 t aiiu 20 mus NC Toiie Mi,Lli
~ tIe s,,irit If rho iaw and tb" %,s, tor"tta
Of our common schools.
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i, ,r,,i,,rr tn .,,d frn,, y,,oI !. r,,,la,. H.,
nn,Ifrni ~ TO tn,nbn,. fr,,, +ha +i,,,l,
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'ilo P"l ~ ''i"l " t'oi
C''HV' any a. c"O" must ne "ttuC win
,nd Nv, ,1tLn,itv ~ nn,i.h If ,,GnI ~
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23

s4il0 pow iA' tlt at tAri0t 'tti Nllt.1i
hi- freedom.
Tor awhile We We're reluctant to be
leyc that or proud heritage. the Com
mon Law Of England, extending far
bac!, into tn" past-''tO the time where
of Inc memory of man ruunoth not 70
the contrary must claim luship with
such a system rs this. fhe Noy5us Juyj%
|isI,<. the groundwork Of the juTispru-
&eHec Of continental Europe, South
America NoXico, Louisiana. had been
permitted to find no Judgment III cur an
costral home, ii was said. We had pre-
f""rod TO trace our legal system from
harlariliS, rather than from patricianS.
Il is true 40 doubt, that the common
i " arose mainly ont OF the FeUdai
System: and equally so, perhaps, that
tsulHli4m snung from harbaTis1n. But,
jus, ~ Marsh or Il LeCouto, by means
Of a handful of Rocky Mountain fossils,
is able TO tra," with certainty every step
in the development oil the horse upward
and onward from its tertiary proGonitor,
no larger than q foN, SO by the AID
OF lew Jmc-worn pHTcmmcHtS, al
most miracUlously rescued from obliv-
ION may we discover in the lost Institutes
Of taiuE many OF tn" beginnings of tn"
Common Law o. England.
The body of eur law is but Il part of
other systems that have gone before, and
,,,l no. l:.,,..,, ,.I,4;,,,.I,;,, ,,,itL
any. We have retained and assinilatcd
thr good, and rejected the bad of other
systems. but as the glacier has written
its history upon the rocks about us, 50
every age has left It's impress upon our
own
White racing the history Of ch!yalry,
through lciHiHHsin, to the forests OF
western Europe, We must not fail 10 seek
for doctrines Of equity along the banks
.,f ihr rilhpr. and if we find hat cbivalrv
i,a... .,r,,rnl ,r,. 4,,,unr., ,va sl.,Il ,I,G
1,.,, ti.. ,,.,;, i, t,,,,,' i',,.,,
t.,,'. ia VA o'' '''i 10 >
two all-faryadinI sysrrn,s Of law, acting
and rrarfinu anon each other. MT first
u.l.- SLIGHTLY modified. bur finally domi-
ua,,d by the ceutlc influence Of Chris
!iau ethics. Slavery has vanished from
tn. earth. and woman. casing to be the
lharrcl that she WAS. has ken her plarr
bv the side OF her onc-tiac lord and
master.
To tell tAis story from its BEGINNINGS
i; liant t1 show how civilization has crown
ONT of fa,l,affS,n. II il mo- less than thc
HISTORY Of the human race.
Based nD,n roucrptions OF the relation
widely different. the common law dutie,
Of the parent towards his child are main-
" rITnn .,,.,tri.tr,sl. D,,i.riinU ,,yJ
.5irat.,y.
The parrnt's authority TO control thp
child is derived from These du:irs: and
thr l.c,.;f,TpruI ,uti,s. of tharliId toward.
lis ,,arait. ariyir. naturally ont of these
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
TOWN ANDVICINITY.
Special Meeting,

Council granted Electric Railway
company franchise to extend line
through town Monday evening.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
FOURTH.

All that VACANT LOT OF GROUND adj
joining the last one above mentioned,
known as LOT FOUR on said map, front
ing forty-seven and ahalf feet on said Me
chanic street, aud running back to said
alley one hundred and sixty-iiye feet.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
feet ; improved by a LARGE
Frame Dwelling House,
occupied by Andrew Hartman.
SeUeRth.

All that LOT OF GROUND adjoining the
Raley property, shown as LOT SEVEN on
said map, fronting twenty-four and eight
tenths feet on the west side of said Mechanic
street and running back to said alley with
an even width one hundred and sixty five
feet improved by Il
Frame DWpjIinr UnuSp
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
Frame Dwelling House.
yiiUHfH.

All that LOT OF GROUND adjoining the Lot
last above described, shown as LOT EIGHT
on said map, having frontage of twenty
four and eight-tenths feet on the west side
of said Mechanic street and running back
with an even width one hundred and sixty
five feet to said alley improved by "a
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
Frame Dwelling House.
\iltth.


All that LOT OF GROUND situated on the
north side of Broadway street, in the town
of FrOstburg, lying between the property
of John Price on the east and the property
of Greenberry HumberStou on the west,
fronting tifty-four and a-half feet on said
Broadway street and running back two
hundred and seven-tenths feet to Water
street, known as the Betsey Wright
Property; improved by LARGE
2-StOry Frame Dwelling House.
Tenth.
All that LOT OF GROUND lying in Beslls
First Addition to the town of Frostburg,
known as LOT u OF BLOCK 8 of said Adj
dtion; improved by "a
Frame Dwelling House,
Occupied by John Brown.
These properties WW be OHcrcd
for safe, EACH IN FRONT or
Y<z.SrS--1 ITS PREMISES, bcyin-
aAI ming WiM the first abOrc
dcscri6ed at 1850 O'CLOCK Il.
NJ, and continuing in the order
thereafter set forth until all are
sOid.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the day of sale or
upon the ratification thereof.
t48- COnvevanCing at expense of purchasers
JOHN b. WRIGHT,
THOMAS w. FROST,
Feb 1G-4t Executors.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
I'HiI'(i.

All that VACANT LOT OF GROUND adj.
joining the last one aforementioned,
known as LOT THREE on said map
fronting forty-seven and a. half feet on said
Mechanic street, and running back to said
alley one hundred ana sixty-live feet
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
THE SCHOOL LAW

Address Delivered Before the .Ailc%any
County Teachers Institute Feb. ~,
1901, by Clayton PurnCli, OF Frost
burg, Member OF the State Board Of
i'Iur1fiOn
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23


The statute has sOftened the ri9orS of
the common law; nations no longernecd
a Draco to write their penal codes.
1t is now pretty well understood that
mankind must not be governed with too
much severity. The thoughts of men
have widened with the process of the
suns"
We find it more profitable to inspire
right conduct than to intlict penalties for
UloHg conduct, and we have been taught
by experience that ii is not the harSmeSs,
but the certainty Of punishment. that
prevents crime.
When moral standards are right. what
ever the law cdiiS punishment Is punish
ment enough.
The moral standards of governments
are not higher, nor yet much lower than
those of their average citizen; those of Il
school can differ but slightly from the
ideals of the teacher who controls it,
The stream does not rise above its fOun-
tain. We do not gather grapes Of thorrS
nor figs of thistlcs.
Monte,quieu, i'll his philosophical work,
"l'hc Spirit of Laws" holds that the
ruling principle Of a dcspoliam Is fear;
thai of monarchy, honor; that OF Il re-
public, virtue; and that education i'll each
ought to be directed accordingly.
Logically, then, with us the ultimate
purpose of all school law is to train the
children so that they shall be prepared,
wisely and faithfully, to discharge the
grave duties that must erclonS devOlve
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-02-23
Miscellaneous Advertisements

DO Il good part of
their buying in Feb
ruary, it being the
best month of the
year to get
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
CHINESE PEANUTS.
They Are Nohins nut the American
"GoObers" Prepared by the
CelestinIs

The trans-American railways have
their agents in all parts Of the world
commercial agents, Industrial agents,
car service agents and oriental agents,
as well as the regular assortment and
variety Of freight and passenger
agents. The oriental agent of the
Great Northern railway in this city,
says the New York Press, is Mr.. Moy
Wu Yen, a highly interesting China
man. who carries ina his pockets hand
ful OF Chinese peanuts with which,
from time 20 time. he regales his
friends I'm the midst Of business he
suddenly conceals his hand beneath
his blouse and asks: "Will YOU try
Chinese peanut?" The hand, scTt as
that Of q gentle maiden, reappcars
with the nuts. and YOU are tempted.
You yield with pleasure, accepting
one. II resembles the native ''goober,'
which ex-Gov. Campbell failed TO cor.
ner. bnt Is the most delicious morsel
in the nut shape that you ever tasted.
Mr. Moy laughingly tells you, when
you ask whore more nuts can be had,
that they are not Chinese peanuts att
all but the familiar old Virginia
"goobern prepared In the Chinese.
fashion. I'VE take the raw nut, he
explains, "and dry IL perfectly IN the
sun. leaving il many days ON the
housetop. Then we soak il in salt wa.
ter brine, you oail it--for three days,
after which we again dry IL thorough
iy This may take a week Then we
put II in an oven in pan of very hot
sand. and continually stir until II i'll
cooked well done That is ALL Moth.
ing could be more simple. The peanuts
the Italians roast i'm their sheetirou
cylinders-no Chinamun would torch
onel We say Chinese peanuts To have
fun with our friends. There are nc
Chinese peanuts
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
TRANSPARENT MIRRORS.
Exceedingly Curious nnd Interesting
optical Eject OF the New
"PIntinI1ed Glass"

Mirrors that ono can see through
are a new invention already coming
into use They are Of so-called ''platiu
lied glass, being backed with a com.
pound made OF % per cent. silver and
five per cent. platinum, and, opticall5
speaking, they are exceedingly curious
and interesting. Looking into glass
Of this kind. one finds frst-rate re.
lection; ii Is a mirror and nothing
more. At the same time, u person ON
the other side can see directly through
il, says HE Saturday Evening Post
For example, q glass Of this sort
placed in front Of The prescription
desk ia an apothecnry shop perfectly
conceals the prescription clerk and his
apparatus Thus the privacy of that
department is secured, while on his
part the clerk Is able 20 survey Tire
shop and see evcrs body who comes n
just as if the mirror were ordinary
glass. u Is transparent % him. but e
like any common mirror from The
viewpoint OF people Ia front. IL s
easily seen that glass 81 this kind 81
likely 90 bc useful TOR good many
purposes. II cnn be put i'm the doors
Of dark bathrooms. or OF any other
rooms whore privacy is desirable and
light Is wanted. Anybody who has ob.
served his own reflection ia the plate.
glass windows Of shops will under.
stand he principle we'll enough The
effect Is merely enhanced by uu eN.
tremely thin coat of the platinum sin.
yer, which allows light 30 pos5
through. and set furnishes un excel.
lsnt looking-glass. The process con.
sists in pouring over plate-glnss nitrate
of silver and platinum, and then APP
plying Rochelle salts.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
AT THE VOLCANOES CRATER.
American Tourists at PopocntnpctI
Reach It's Brink ana Are There
Photographed.


\ party of Americans touring IN
Mexico recently accomplished the UNI
usual feat of ascending to The edge "
the crater ~ Mount Popocatapetl, HE
famous volcano of the North American
continent a member Of the party
in describing the trip ays the crater
is marvel and well worth q hard
journey 10 see. "a huge and gloomy
pit IL Is, he says, sits steep sides emit
ting ulphurous smoke and fumes. and
Hts perpendieuiar walls descending III
Is aid to 4 depth 81 5o0 feet Al
the bottom Is ! small lake of emrraH
green surrounded hy volcanic rocks
and deposits Of sulphur Al The top
there is a ledge Of rock al the crater
edge from which we made our OBJ
seryati0ns 0f The crater and upon
which w were photographed. / did
not observe any difficulty in breath.
ing Oh amy noticeable Increase ofheart
action but several members of the
party We're painting painfully and were
hardly able 10 penk One Of my com.
rades told me that he could feel his
heart beat through hiscoatand sweat.
er The temperature was very cold.
bnt u seemed = b. modified some.
what by the natural warmth III the
crater and we were protected against
the icy wind outside"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
FRANCE CELTIC OR LArIN7
Argument OF an Engiishmnn That Ap-
pears 10 Admit 81 No Dis-
pntntion.

An Englishman, writing 10 the ed-
itor OF London Spectator, says:
In connection with the recent visit
Of the Italian fleet TO roulon there
have been many references IL the Eu-
ropean press to a renewal of the en-
tente cordiale between two Latin ma
tions. II may be Of some interest TO
inquire Ia what sense the term Latin
can be correctly applied to the French,
whom, almost In the same breath.
many people are apt 10 describe as a
Celtic people. One thing surely Is
certain, that in blood the French cam
not be al the same time both Latin
and Celtic Yet the Inconsistency
does not seem TO strike people.
II think that although outside
Provence the French hive little or no
Latin + q, nnliau blood la their
veins the explanation Of their being
described as Latin race is TO be
found ID the fact that their language
and civilization are both Latin. I'D
seems no longer permissible to hold
that the French are mainly celtic in
blood, the view being now generally
accepted that The bulk ~ the popula.
tion in France Is Of 4 pre-Cpltic. and
probably of Ibcrian or Lgurian. stock.
And this view seems 10 hold good also
OF Ireland and Wales"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29

Soon 20 Pass from Control OF british
Military Authorities Into
Naval station.

Halifax viii soon cease TO be a
military station and pass exclusively
under the control of the British adj
miralty. This statement was lately
made in official quarters, says the
OTTAWA (Ont.) Citizen.
Halifax has been a military station
since 1740, and it is now proposed 10
make the city one Of the greatest
naval stations in the world In addi-
tion To the men OF the feet there
will be reserve consisting OF about
1000 soldiers and marines, of which
600 will bee marine artillerymen. This
naval reserve force win retained here.
Information states also that royal
engineers viii be retained and con-
tinue under and in charge of the
submarine department The royal
marine artillery belonging TO the re-
serve force will be required TO man
the forts, and will. when necessary,
be assisted by sailors. II is the n-
teution 10 station Ia Halifax regi-
ment known as the royal garrison
regiment This will be recruited
from time-eXpired men, who will be
required 70 serve four years before
going ON regular service. The gar
rison will, Of course, b. under cum-
mand OF the admiralty and the Britt
ish admiral will replace the army
general, who has hitherto commands
ed the station.
II is also stated that the works at
Esquimanlt will also be transferred
wholly 10 the admiralty department..
A military officer stated i'm CONVEX
sation the other morning that he
would not De surprised should am
nouncement Sc made that The impe-
rial government had decided 70 con-
struet and operate factory near
Halifax for the manufacture Of small
arms and ammunition
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-06-29
HE WAS A SOCIAL LION.
hut the Girls We're DisiIlusioned
when They Lenrned tie Mas
"a Detective.

Al a fashionable weddi ~ reception
recently given in this city the atten-
zion of a couple of girls WAS attract
I'd 70 rather fne-looking man whose
prematwely gray hair and clear-cut
features combined III giving him a dis
tinguishpd appearance ~ see him
at nearly every large wedding | go
to- said one. Il wonder who he can
be. I've asked lots Of people and no.
body seems 60 know. Yet he seems
20 be invited everywhere" Yes. I've
Noticed him. TOO. laid the other girl
While he apparently poe, 20 on the
big weddings, he doesn't seem % know
anybody on at least I've never seen
him talking to anybody. Hes such
an Interesting looking man. too I'D
love Go meet him. he looks ike "a man
who had lived aud-aud suffered"
4 young man standing near, who
cou!lnt help oyerhearing this con
yersation, laughed. perhaps / can
throw some light upon the identify
of your mysterious hero" he said.
DO you know him2" exclaimed both
girls in the same breath "Weg. j
can't say chat | exactly know him.
replied the young man. but / know
who he Is. He's a private detective.
Perhop, You have noticed that he
never strays far away from The table
on which the gifts are displayed,
That's what he's there for a. watch
them You know there are social
highwaymen i'm"
Lets go downstairs and ger some
retreshment,' interrupted one Of the
girls