Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-01-04
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Thomas II. Morgan, representing the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company,
sends calendar illustrated by two
pretty rose buds-one surmounts stem
with green leaves, the other has brown
hair and blue eyes.
scented the JOURNAL with a paperweight
made of Montgomery county gold ore.
The Homecoming star sent out large.
useful calendar to business houses, and
the JOURNAL was not overlooked.
By far the prettiest calendar that has
reached these headquarters, however,
was distributed by The James Clark
Distilling Company, of Cumberland-a
bright morning Autograph of four girl
tots in night dress descending stair
way each carrying i'll her own careless
way the attire she is to wear during the
day. All are pretty as ripe peaches.
A Meversdale (Pa.) subscriber, fear
ing the forever too late" warning
might apply to him, sends his subscrip-
ton dues with the hope that this will
get me in before the door Is shut.
Though not one of the condemned, he is
safer than he was.
5. Graft Haverstick puts Il neat little
gray mounted calendar i'll the office,
localized by small but superb photo
graphic reproduction of The Narrows.
The sum of 81 so comes from Erie, Pa,
accompanied by "wishes for a happy and
prosperous New Year. Next, see, SAY
find Sl.50 for 1902, and take thanks
for courteSies and promptness i'll sending
the JOURNAL.
One of Frostburg's nice merchants,
paying his advertising bill this week
with il nice little check, added ''plcase
accept my best wishes for the New
Year"
Frank b. Jenvey, nearly if not quite
the leader of printing fashions i'll the
county, sent the JOURNAL ii golden-let-
tered pocket book-with memorandum
attachment. Looks like some of his
OWL Shlll-DOlh Il plihlSi atii't ''oN-
binder.
A good Garrett county subscriber
writes-''enclosed you will find my
check. In part it speaks for itself
The rest is-continue sending the
JOURNAL"
An out-of-town printer who enjoys OPP
portunity, as he states, ito glance at all
the papers, writes to the JOURNAL
commencing the Hitchins Bros. com
pany's advertisement of Dec p. He
. SAYS ''it was of about the right space fol
the occasion, was well displayed and
better than all, contained the only origi
nal illustration that appeared here
about" The item last stated is true al
any rate. The originals cost more
than stock cuts, but they individualizt
the house and people more emphaticall,
and prettily.
and publicist, makes the JOURNAL ;
New Year gift of Theodore l.. DeNinne :
new book, Correct Composition" pub
lished by the Century company. T'
editor, printer and proof reader this is
valuable treatise, though the JOURNAL
has long believed Mr.. DeVinne to be IL
some instances too radical and i'll Others
too liberal to be entirely consistent
This in IA field crowded with inevitable
exceptions to any cast-iron rule that ma,
be set up. For instance, the JOURNAL
believes that wherever avoidable no com
mon noun should be capitalized Mr.
DeVinne does not. And SO on. But al
the way through Mr.. DeVinne know
much more than the JOURNAL, for whicl
reason the gift is most acceptable.
William Harvey makes the JOURNAL
New-Year gift of copy of his "Wate
Works Map of Frostburg." and, Incl
dentally, a useful map i'll many Othe
respects. All the streets are accuratel
laid out, named, and every lot i'll tow
is designated by the owners name
The water supervisors convenience
not alone considered, but that of an,
citizen as well. 1t is 81 by IS inche
in size, and altogether mastery achieve
ment in the arts of surveying AM
drawing.