Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
BI'eviticS.

Brevitics.
The democratic party, according to
the Homecoming newspaper association
opposed to public educational enterprise,
has the House of Delegates by to 3, or
about II to Aliegany's ., OF just enough
to be laughed at when they chirp Nor
nal School
The JOURNAL understands there has
been some dangerous distribution of
poison III 1.-The growing end by people
aiming to reduce the population of cats
and dogs. AS a remedy for congestion
of that character poison, recklessly
scattered, is worse than the disease.
Some other and more legitimate means
should be employed.
Benjamin Williams, of this place, has
been awarded an increase of pension.
Water superintendent Jetfrits re-
ported - feet of water i'll storage
reservoir. The man under the gun
will have to do better than that when
the two motors get to drinking from
that pool, or lop off the figure "1' i'll
first report thereafter.
After all, looks like the election was
an Sli4 per- cent. endorsement Of the
convention riot.
Remember-that the barkcep's inter
view with THE Eckhart Philosopher
was intended for publication last week.
The Mayor reports trans-Savage I'M
provementS as having added about
1000 gallons Il day to water supply
not quite a gallon for each man, woman
and child. This is very small however,
when one considers that it takes ll2
gallons to effect l-horse power i'll one
second, or 2S0 gallons for 2ls-horse
power. At tins rate the proposed motor
will drink the 1000 gallons i'll nearly
IS seconds.
The New York II'OrM has ascertained
that the percentage of injury and NOR
tality from prize fighting and football,
compared, is against the latter Last
year men We're killed in pugilism, II in
football; a few were seriously injured i'll
prize fights, 153 i'll football. Which is
why the JOURNAL takes little or no
stock III either.
About ) months hence the people will
see that Il paper which favored a course
which costs town and county $25, 0O0 is
a very dear institution. And then Il
dollar Il year besides! And water
motor
Miss Annie Stanton has resigned
charge Of the Western Maryland Tele-
phone exchange. She is succeeded by
Miss Dot Thompson, who, in turn, is
succeeded by Miss Cora Wade, assistant.
DIR. j. Marshall Price wrote to the
POrter'S Corner .Nt0f, shOulderiny the
responsibility for all the conditions at
Hill street school lately charged to the
current board of school commissioners.
But it wouldn't do. a. G. Wilson
was Il democratic nominee, DIR. Price
not, and TO save McComas the star
wouldn't allow the doctor to acquit
Wilson by discriminating himself.
Meanwhile, State Normal School can
take its chances and get away from "the
old boy" if it can.
A subscriber, held i'll very high esteem
at these headquarters, added 81 80 to a
bill for job work sent the other day and
itemized it as amount, Plus one year 5
subscription for the paper which is
great" That is compliment of the
practical sort which is intense, and the
JOURNAL knows it to be, like the man,
earnestly sincere.
John III. hartmann, editor of the
Rockingham (Na) Register, and a tutor
of the editor hereof, frequently said
write better than you talk; in fact,
don't write like you talk" Matter is
mentioned here for instruction of
"Independent, leaning against, not
toward the democratic ticket, III last
weeks Porter Corner star.
Ii A. c. Wilson is not for any
reason qualified to represent Allegany
county in the Legislature, will the
Porter's Corner star assign similar
reason why it should permit him to re-
main at the head of the School Board -:
This done, let it designate the Delegate
elect who is better fitted than he to
preside over school administration.
McComas didn't know, probably,
that his cause here rested on bad demo
cratic control of good republican sewage.
Election judges who allowed too
many outsiders to witness the count and
to argue with them concerning defec-
tive ballots made twofold mistake.
Henry Williams was the first to pay
his assessment on account of street
paving-this on the principle that "the
easiest way to get rid of IA debt is--pay
it," The JOURNAL believes he has SET
an examnlp which if followed nv all