Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-07
An Apt View of the Situation by the
Eckhart Philosopher.

Keep your dirty paws OH TINS par,
CALCULATED the barkeep as the Philosopher
caressed the marble top with his grimy
hands. The latter returning home from
work, stopped to see whether there was
Il bibulOuS nominee i'll town.
VAL yo see Mester Beer Gerker, Aye
bane dom som work for Charlie Nellison
an Iocy Ioker.
What at:
Walter, an te IOker haze want to elect
Mester McComaS, an Aye bape helpin
both.
And you call that work
Vas, Yeorge Engle, Tim Dollin and
Yudge Ion Footen would call ct double
work..
Well, call it damn rascality.
Veil, Diet var yoost rs faller banc
raised. Et bane no worse den sellin
water an whiSkey to sem faller.
What are the leading points i'll the
work:
Ion Walter an McComas
mean who all does it affect:
Yust same fallerS-lOu Wal
O, YOU clOven- headed monkey wrench
what new laws will we get i'll the
whiskey business:
Val, ct tax everything out of 1On Wal
ters hand an pOot ct Ell Mester Nelliam :
hand. Den MeStcr Narteld haze com
on say haze veil attend to ct, SO 20 can
tigger oop for 70 own salt ware te tenG
veil Wind out.
What is the main thing aimed at:
Deform
You mean reform.
Something's lax Diet.
How will the arrangement treat the
constables in Eckhalt and policemen III
FroStburg:
Bout es often rs yo fallers vat ron
saloon do.
What do they say about civil service !:
Veil, Yon Walter haze send word t.
Charlie EFF 20 get quite teng keep ct, and
Mester McComas haze say to Ioey eff 20
hat CUTE teng don't let odder faller get
ct. Bot Mrster PURGE haze say ct var
I'M American to gef dam democrat CUTE
tcng ven yolly republican need ct more.
Anything about appointments:
Vas, te governor haze veil appoint all
bot. OF course, haze veil hat sense enough
to go ven Mester German say-"Aye say,
lax Mester ellington, see mae first, or
ven Mester MGComas haze say-an Aye
want no secondhand eyesight."
Where will the people come in?
Dey do natter com cn-dey stay ont
How about the corporations:
Vat corporation:
The B. & o. and Wabash.
o. yas-Charlie haze bane O. Il B. Az
te Yoker var meXed. Haze es for Bawash
en- star, agin ct en- Rrrir", an lean agiE
both en- U"rdfd.
But there are the coal companies, cleo
trio road and otherS-what about them !:
O, yass-Aye know val 20 bane drifen
at bay DIES TEN. Veil, eff Ion Walter
haze get Ell Charlie veil be tie dead head
and eff Mester Eelliams hae get en- te
Yoler veil hat vat Mester YEN Ratigan
call ~ skinch" Bot, 70 know, ct would
not sound vary we'll for Charlie an t.
Yoker to poot whole lot en- pappers bout
der own SALTS. Et would look bad lal;
DICKENS.
Well, then, who will have control Of
Allegany county:
Wy, failrrs vat carry te election veil
own ct Do yo tank fallerS vat get quite
teng bane fool enough to GET ct away ::
Hey:
Well who is the head architect, car
pentcr, or whatever you call it, i'll this
State anyway:
EFT Law between Mcster German an
Mester McComas. Odder day faller vat
know mae haze say hae hear Mester Cor
man say-''yo know, Max, Aye bane
pooty CUTE carpenter, bot Aye max
halofa mistook ven Ave hat Diet extra
session week before last year" Mes
ter Met mas haze say-'vy, Arturpu?'
AYE make tie election law SO slick for
niggers to stand on Diet whole lot white
fallerS slip Oop, too, an now ct may go
eutO hands of som odder boss. 70 know,
Mester Max Diet Mester Bryan haze say
noting bane bigger den faller vat create
ct, bot Diet election law bane mekkin mae
feel poorly little for som TEN. An, Mester
Beer Yorker, Aye bane feelin bad may
self bout Diet, for Ioker know, too, yust
how it feel to hat CUTE teng and den let
ct get away from 20.
How about Charlie:
Charlie. haze tai mae not to tai Goker,
because Yoker might prent ct en- paper
vot leans ofer an max eft fall, an tell bay
yeminy, te Wig would bae oop.
How soon will all these things you are
talking of go into effect:
Des var te trOOble bane. Wy don't yO
ask mae ven tey veil 90 out of effect:
o, well, take your hands off the bar
and get out of the way, now, and give
this next gentleman a chance to order his
beer.
Eff hae bane gentleman haze veil order
two beer; eff haze bane gentleman nomi-
nee haze veil order two beer bout fav tens
Died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Engle lost an