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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Private Postal Cards.

The Post Office Department an
nOunces that private cards bearing on
address side UNITED States of America
are unlawful and unavailable.
Postmasters will accept and mail them
until July |, next, on and after which
date they Twill be treated as unm0jInbic
al any rate Of p0st0ge."
If the Department will now iberalize
one of its Medo-Persian laws which es-
tablishes one h0W only as the one on
which No. II mail for Frostburg shall
be transferred at Cumberland to electric
car for transmission. it will accommo-
date more people here than the postal
card ipSe dird will.
For instance, if No. Il fails to reach
Cumberland in time for the 1910 car,
there are at least four more hourly OPP
portunltles to send that mail to Frost
burg before the G. and p h. can deliver
it.
But the Department singles out the
1910 car. If No. II comes in time, all
right if not, the Department pays
for an accommodation that doesn' I
accommodate.
If it would raise the quarantine
against the next car that leaves first
after the belated arrival, Frostburg
could get an important mail and the
morning papers from 2 to hours before
supper-time.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
McmbeFShipC Contest.

At an enthusiastic meeting i'll the y.
M. G.. A. Wednesday evening arrange
ments We're completed for a member
ship contest. The committee had been
verv fortunate in securing as captains,
James A. Taylor for the Reds, and G..
bud Hooking for the Colds. These
gentlemen announced their sides, which
are very evenly matched.
The campaign was tittingly opened
with II hotly-contested game of basket
ball between picked teams from the
Reds and Colds, the Reds winning by a
score of to 6
Refreshments We're served after the
game.
Some new features have been intro
duccd, which promise to make this the
most enthusiastic contest the Association
has ever had. 1t will provide the mem
Der securing the greatest number of
points with a round-trip ticket to the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis. One dollar
i'll membership money will count one
point.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
NiiN-Up.

Not a single newspaper of repute or con-
sequence has had the temerity to take up
the cudgel in defense of Mr.. Berkey Three
mutfled splashes have emanated from the
slop tubs of the Meyersdale RepubIicon, the
Windber JOui'nai and the Somerset Star.-
Homecoming star.
For inquiry only the JOURNAL ques-
lions whether "cudgel' is Il proper
newspaper blunstrument. If so, can it
be handled by "slop-tub' so as to vent
splash" with muzzle on?
This puzzle deepens after reading
further that these ''muffied splashes -
have been but the sptting-out of re-
chawed cuds, etc
There is something illogical here, if
not insanitary. Can "mutfled splash"
be logically or even nationally regarded
as "cud?" And is it proper, or even
usual, to expectorate ''re-chawed cud?"
Ought not the "re-chawed cud' to be
tri-chawed, as Homecoming newspaper
"cuds" are-''re-" in Homecoming, tri- in
Frostburg? Moreover, i'll the interest
of the public health and accord with
ruminant philosophy and habit, ought
not the "chawed cud" to he eventually
"spit' in:
The JOURNAL has been tolerating
mixed metaphor until it feels that it is
wicked to remain silent.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Gettysburg College Musical Clubs
Coninn

The combined Musical Clubs of
Gettysburg College, engaged to render
one of their concerts i'll the Frostburg
Opera House Friday evening, March T.,
is one of the best college musical organ
izations on the stage to-day.
The clubs, containing % men, are
composed of a mandolin and guitar and
a glee club, the former under the i'll
struction of Prof. w. ID. Meyer, of
Harrisburg Pa.
Last season the boys enjoyed an ex-
tended trip of two weeks through Mary
land, West Virginia and the western
section of Pennsylvania. and made for
themselves an enviable record, which
they will undoubtedly maintain this
season.
The itinerary of the first trip this
season is as follows:
Gettysburg Waynesboro, Pa. Frost burg,
Md, keyser, w. Va, Cumberland, Md,
Chambersbnrg Hummelstown, Steelton,
Harrisburg and Mechanicsburg, Pa.
The Concert will be given here under
the auspices of the Ladies' Guild of the
Lutheran church, of this place, and the
proceeds used for the benefit of the
Church.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
MISCELLANY.
What Ii Means.

The Baltimore Ne,rs State Notes
editor does not attest his usual acumen
i'll this observation:
The Frostburg HerGd throws Il bouquet
at itself by claiming to be metropolitan
weekly" Whatever that means, the Herdid
foundation.
Just trifle more outsight would have
reached the discovery that "a metropoli-
tan weekly i'll Frostburg means a star
that his its Foundation laid upside
down in the canopy of Homecoming.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Not journalistic.

The untutored editor of paper now
in the Frostburg graveyard was once in
formed by gentleman who had lost a
member of his household that he did
not thank him (the untute) for making
the obituary and funeral notice an oc-
casion for advertising an undertaker's
business.
However undertakers may view it,,
the practice, still kept up i'll Lonacon-
ing, is, to say the least, ill-timed.
This to the R"ricw radiant of the
Homecoming Stnr-not for censure but
instruction.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
IInterDriSe,

There is story out on preacher i'll a
town not ii thousand miles away who
advertises his readiness at all times to
extend the glad hand to couples who
come to him with marriage licenses to
be ratified and confirmed. His medium
is nicely printed circular sent out to
bachelors under suspicion, the several
paragraphs conveying a serial of argu-
ments economical, warm and unan-
swerable. For example:
One fire will do for two, and with winter
breaking i'll on us matrimony, like Bethle
hens star, is guiding the wise men and
maidens of the East and of the West to the
only condition under which human ex-
istence is complete and complacent.
Could any plea be more conclusive ?
But here is the proof. Let those gain
say it who dare:
| have tried it more than forty years and
have never found marriage failure yet.
The most questionable incident of the
tempting suggestion is the reduction of
''Bethlchem S star to figure of speech
many good people may deem unwar-
ranted.
Still, has not the word, "star," been
unfortunate anyway?
\ Profound Thought.
A writer in the New York Press .has
gone back about 20 generations, or 200
years, and found that himself John d.
Rockefeller, Titus A. Brick "and each
of the rest of mankind has ,04S,316 an
cestors, and related more or less closely
to at least 270 million people now living
Go back 900 years i'll the genealogy of
each and it will be found that he or she
has more cousins than there are people
now living-this on the aristocratic
basis, too, of only two children for each
family. And then on account of inter
marriage of these relatives each is re-
lated, sometimes over related, to many
more people than he has cousins.
But some feel exclusive" and others
''stuck- up" without ever dreaming that
from the same "blue blood comes also
the plebian, and so on; some turn out to
be preachers, others democrats; some
Millennial Dawn and others are for
Davy Lewis, and one cousin-(how
near-who can tell p is labor leader of
national prominence; another an anti
labor editor of distinctly local distinction.
What" funny relatives 1--WE mOrtals
ber
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
OVERRIDING Ii.

The Homecoming star tells of dele
gates going from the coal region to An
napolis to protest against the road bill.
1t S funny how Cumberland can gull
the ruralists.
But the worst is-the star, self-ap-
pointed, is delegate Large.
If the people had known it would
come to this, only the politicians would
have "voted the ticket
But all will be forgiven if they do not
mix State Normal School interests with
roads, as was done when ii recent dele
CATION associated the School with the
Cumberland hospital i'll IA plea for State
aid.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
COUNTY.
Executive Nominations

Gov. Warfield names Clayton Pur-
nell, of Frostburg, member of the
| State Board of Education, and Thomas
Murphy, of Midland, for State Mine
Inspector.
All the incumbent members of the
State Board of Education are renamed
| which means the reelection of r. b..
Prettyman, reverend fossil, as secretary
| and solo State Normal School promoter.
The preference for Mr.. Murphy, SO
distinctly shown by Senator Lewis. is
believed by some to have grown out OF
the Midland Baseball'S Clubs choice of
the Senator to plead for them financial
irrcsponsibility i'll 1.-The celebrated case
of L. Ct. Dillon, per, for the latter 5
dividend from il game wherein Midland
surrendered everything except grounds,
bats, and gate receipts. Midland Club
sang .troid and Mr. Murphy's mastery
likeness to Quintus Fabius MaXimus so
impressed the Senator, it Is believed,
that the matter has become one of coun-
ty politics.
Notwithstanding, the JOURNAL be-
lieves Mr.. Murphy is as fully competent
to fill the office as any miner i'll the
region.
J"stircS Of tie Peocc-J. p. Mcconnell, Bar
ton; Cornelius ;. Murphy and John L..
Walsh, Homecoming; John Chambers and
Perry Weimer, Frostburg; J. r. Workman
and J. G. Smith, Mt. Savage; James Finn,
Vale Summit; J. Z. Cavanaugh, Ocean :;
Isaac A. Cavanaugh. Midland; George Britt,
Midlothian +. J. Decker, Eckhart
NotarjcS Pubijc-W. =. Sullivan, q. bud.
Hooking Henry s. Mayer, Frostburg; J. X.
Anderson, Homecoming; 7. A. Laughlin
Westcrnport; j. T. Richardson, Midland ;
John Mullaney, Mt. Savage.
SchooI on,"jSNo"cr-Duncan Sinclair, of
Midlothian.
Supervisors Of EHctjon-Asahel Wilson
and +. l.. Geary, Of Cumberland; ID. J.
Moran, of Homecoming.
The governor has renominated the
superserviceahle Ferd and the antique
John Lee on the supertiuous Board of
State Aid to Charities, and it was a
happy thought of the Baltimore N"~s
when it suggested that in the rebuild
ing of a fairer, brighter, more beautiful
city "Ferd's gas mains should be laid
underground.
Mr.. Sinclair succeeds l.. ID. Rohrer,
school commissioner. Without dispar-
aging the latter, the place is nice fit,
congenially, temperamentally and scho-
lastlcally for Mr.. Sinclair. He has
considerable experience, too.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
The LEGISLATURE.

Not much has been done with the
road bill more undone, i'll fact
Mr. Drums night school for boys too
tired to study has passed the House.
Bills pending:
Amending charter of Westernport.
Authorizing new election district of Is, 10
and 10.
Abolish insane asylum.
Home for violatorS of law who want to be
tried at home, sweet home.
Cutting commissioners salaries To 500 II
year
Taxing electric road | per rent. of gross
receipts.
Last named favorably reported, Mr..
Loar voting nay.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Will Stay Here.

Albert b. Warwick, painter who has
recently finished the interior of St.
Michael's Church, will not leave town, as
stated in the Tmrs of 23d inst, but re-
main i'll Frostburg and pursue his bust
ness of painting and paper hanging.
The JOURNAL learns that Mr.. Warwick
has received several fiattering offers to
locate i'll New York city, but after con-
sideratiOn prefers to remain i'll HiS
metropolis and expend upon his many
friends mere the artistic triumphs of his
admitted talent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
The Sick.

Ex-postmastsr John Davis has been
confined to his house two weeks with
Ia grippe.
SiChristopher Krause, Union street
caterer has been ill several days with
Ia grippe.
Miss MAY Kreiling, daughter of
August Kreiling, has been very i'll two
weeks with pneumonia at her father S
home, Maple street.
James Gordon, who was hurt in BOr-
den Mines several weeks ago, is able to
be out agHin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

He called upon his sweetheart.
The fairest girl in town;
Twas noticed in the parlOr
That Gas was going down.
The honeyed words and phrases
Would break the silence long.
And then twas plain that Sugar
Was ruling very strong.
Her fathers heavy footsteps
He heard were coming near;
Activity in Leather
Soon filled his soul with fear.
Outside TIE lordly mansion
He fell by cruel chance,
And blocks of Rapid Transit
Showed quite a quick advance.
But there can be Opponents
When love is true and real
So there was cOnsummated
A Western Union deal.
Wilson In Buffalo Even
ing News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
FruitlesS Quest.

worry" said the author, "is the
plague of genius, but it hasn't reached
my brain yet"
"PerlIaps." suggested Il listener. ut
got tired looking for it." - Augusta
(Ga) Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

The following notes of transfers of
real estate are of more or less interest:
Frederick Ross to c. w. Greitzner, jr.. lot
in Hammond's addition, WeSternport, 800.
Charles c. Watson, trustee, to Andrew
McMannls, property on Broadway, Frost
burg, 81 900
Arch a. Young to David f. Dick, d a.,
property on Scotch Hill, Homecoming, 50.
Caroline Biddle to Louis Huber, two lots
in WeSternpOrt, -, etc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Real Estate Sales.

The McCregor heirs have sold to
Andrew McMannis the property ON
Broadway, occupied by George H.
Hymes. Mr.. McMannis will occupy it
as residence and meanwhile improveit.
The Maurey property, corner Loo and
Maple streets, sold by Messrs. Cochrane
and Barnes, trustees, last Saturday
brought 81 ,2lO, John Trescher purchaser
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
The Weather..

The first wind characteristic of March
came Wednesday. Four gusts-one
from each street. met at Wehner's cor
ner and lifted an umbrella from a lady S
hand, carried it up 40 feet and lodged it
on the aggregation of telegraph, tele-
phone and electric wires. While the
JOURNAL was hoping the star force
would come out, climb and get it, I.
jefferson Shea, democrat, called it down.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

The Maryland Legislature now proposes to
do away with the tramp evil. 1t might be
well to toy with the causes thereof little
tirst.-Florida Times Union.
There is fear that it will also "do
away with the State Normal School evil.
At least, there is Il preachersecretary
who thinks only one is necessary evil,
and that one is hlsn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
HI.pyitIpS.

The Legislature is getting along slowly
and what is worse. it appears that so far
the Cumberland Nr"S and the triple ALI
ance of Homecoming Frostburg StnrS are
not pleased with what has been done.
All are in censorious frame of mind.
Read all the New Business Locals. "
There is always """S in JOURNAL "biz
lokes and ads. ~
The first sign of spring was visible
Tuesday evening, after supper a group
of boys shooting marbles. Though an
"antiquated' exercise the editor of the
Rerirr radiant of the Homecoming star
is still too young to indulge.
The Rerie~ radiant of the Homecoming
STIR will no doubt follow the Cumber-
land cue and call it THE Cumberland
Statistics of the Cumberland Coal Trade
of the Cumberland Coal Region'-a
triple missioner which the JOURNAL
busted "thirty years ago
The note addressed to the FroStburg
Lrdyer will haye to be returned to writer
for correction.
The JOURNAL wants to analyZe teStl-
mony at the Cough inquest III the inter
est of the town not the company, but
hadn't the time this week.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
HreViticS.

The Homecoming Press hits "the bunch
of independent papers" IA terrific whack
this after the Sirius of the pack had
given notice of soon and finally deter
mining whether or not the Press should
be barked out of town.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
CORRESPONDENTS.

Inquiry.
LoNACoNING, Mp, Feb. %, 1901.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
Did you see i'll any paper report that
a Homecoming editor wrote of candi-
date for gubernatorial appointment
as "A battle-scarred democratic veteran
but printer raised a row for him by
setting it up "a battle-scared democratic
veteran?'
And did a Frostburg newspaper cor
rect the statement and give credit to the
wrong paper by printing it "a bottle
SCARED democratic veteran?'
| am not able to take all the papers
about here, or l might have seen these
breaks fer myself.
| only want to know now because |
am IA friend of the veteran
GEORGES CREEK.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Accidents.

On his way to his fathers funeral,
Allegany Mines, Monday, George w.
Stevens, of this place, fell on the ice and
broke his right arm. There are now
two injured arms in his house, Mrs.
Stevens having had her left ann frac-
tured in the Elec ric railway run-off
two weeks ago.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
w. B. Patton i'm 1.-THE Minister'S Son


One of the few plays that is alike orig
inal, ingenious and interesting is 1.-The
Minister'S Son." which served to launch
the peculiar comedian, w. B. Patton, as
a successful star. Its tone is absolutely
clean and wholesome. 1t is virile and
tense without being sensational. 1t is
more than bright and entertaining. 1t
is cleverly constructed as to situation
and its characters are truthful types.
Those who have enjoyed Shore Acres, :"
"Way Down East, and kindred plays,
will perhaps see similarity III style and
tone, but it is not to be inferred that
1.-The Minister'S Son" is modelled on any
of these. The theme is absolutely new,
and yet the well-drawn characters ex-
plot the characteristics and mannerisms
of the people i'll quiet New England
village, rs is the case i'll the plays men
toned. The humor of this tranquil life
is not extremely hilarious and the au-
thor has not made the mistake of eXag
gerating it, but it is nevertheless there.
1t is a sweet little story winding leisure
ly along like IA meadow brook, and the
character of Simon Ray, the Minister 5
Son, as portrayed by Mr.. Patton i'll his
own inimitable way, is one of the most
quantity original and lovable types of
character that the stage has yet given
us, and will live long as pleasant
memory.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

In reply to Georges Creek" the
JOURNAL did not see mention i'll any
paper of the matter whereof he writes.
Such sights are two saddenning, and
the j, URNAL now declines to make an
effort to verify 1t.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
No announcement NecdeL.

Her Fathcr-What? You say you're
engaged to Fred? | thought told you
not to give him any encouragement?
His Daughtcr-I don't He doesn't
need any.-New Yorker.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been granted
recently to the couples named below:
Alexander Iakkel and Celia Alice Jones'
both of WeSternport.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
DIED.

At the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Philip Blake, Eckhart, Wednesday after
noon, February p, 1904, Mrs. Mary
Bean, aged so years.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
The Scientific Rebuff.

ISabPl-Are you ever rude?
Dorothy-Oh. yes; One has to be
rude now and then to teach other peo-
Die manners.-D Free Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

The Cumberland Times, addressing
somebody unusual, says
You have good many faults of your own.
Why are you so hard on the faults of others =?
Speaking for itself only, the JOURNAL
alleges that "the faults of others" are
they should not 90 without reproof,
even though it develop an instance of
Satan rebuhing sin.
in one who knows what is fault in
"OtherS'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

OF this decrease POI sos tons seems to
have fallen to Georges Creek.
From 1912 to 1908, inclusive, 81 years,
the enormous sum Of 1873 ,357,941 tons
has been shipped from two regions.
Of this sum very nearly l06 million
tons was orthodox Georges Greek coal,
leaving about !. millions that cannot
be easily differentiated.
For details see the very elaborate Of
fetal statement i'll to days JOURNAL
supplement.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
The Coal Trade,

In brief the comparative statement of
coal production from the hybrid com
bination of what is called the "North
Potomac Basin with Georges Creek is
as follows:
Tons, 1902. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,2SS, S61
-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

incident.
''Oh, john" exclaimed the better
half of the combine, as her husband,
who works III South Cumberland, stag
gered up the front steps, II do hope you
will swear off at the beginning of the
new year"
Not on your ng(hic)pong fotygraf,
dear responded ste yenial Yohn.'
II got my (hic) faults all RI but betcher
life | amt goin take no ffi(hic)davits. -"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
As to- BiSneSS.

The Morgantown CIV. Na) Post re-
fers to- a contemporary as 1.-The little
Fairmont TmcS.' The "little' one,
however, hits back thithis-'to..be as
big as the Post we would have to agree
to be almost as foolish AS matter
of fact, beyond 7-column page limit
there is little reserved-seat space for
common sense, all for foOlishness.
Hence, an S-column 81 paper Is e,::"e to
impose upon its readers good deal tina,
is not worth even the open-shop price.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27
Last Resort.

when | was in politics out in Iowa,
said Secretary Shaw, Il had some diff
Guilty i'll deciding on IA county ticket.
met Il Swede who is big farmer i'll my
district and talked to him about the
candidates.
"Olaf,' l asked, whom do you think
we should nominate for county judge
AYE tank Ole Oleson bane CUTE
man. he said.
And for district Attorney
"Yim johnson
And for county treasurer
"Nels Peterson"
And for sheriff -
AYE tank Yohn Smith,
But, Olaf" l protested, lyon have
named Swede for every other position
why not Swede for sheriff.
80, We moost do somtengs yolly tc
catch tie Yankee vote, 70 know
Too Late.
1t is the duty of every man to use his earnest
endeavor to secure the desired appropriation
for the Normal School of Frostburg. Tn,
advantages it affords to the citizens of West
ern Maryland cannot well be overestimated
and the united influence of all will be OF
great service IN securing its passage by tn,
observation-disclosures R~iem radiant OF
the star.
Unquestionahly true, but as long as
newspapers oppose school men fOl
the Legislature, their advice afterward
to every man. is of little or no force
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-26
Hull For Representative.

Elsewhere in this issue will be lound
the announcement OF Chas. W, Hull
of Kirwin for the Office OF representa-
tive. Mr.. Hull needs No introduction
tothe people Of Phillips county. lie
has been one Of our foremost business
men for number OF years. In the
councils Of the republican party he
has beena leader whose advice was
always desired, aud the service he has
rendered the party has not been ex
ceeded by any OF her person in the
county. He is a man Of unqueStiuned
ability and integrity There is no
office within the gilt Of the people
that he could not fill with honor to
himself and benefit to the public. In
any work in which he engages he is par
ticularly active and man who does
things. Should be be elected to the Off
ice The seeks hillips county will have a
man In the legislature who will be
heartily in sympathy with the new ad'
minlstration and one who will prove to
be most influential member Ut the
house Of representative eS.