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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
\ Leaf from the Past.
FRosrBURG, Mn, July 10, 1901

fROSrBlRG, MD, july IL, 1871.
TO the MINING JOURNAL.
There appeared an article in last Mon
days Daily Nc,rS upon the all-ahsorbing
topic, Baseball, particularly in reference
to last Saturdays game between Cum
berland and Frostburg.
The writer suggested that managers
get together and secure an umpire from
some other place than the home town of
either team.
This suggestion would be considered
wise If the other team were not Cum.
berland.
For he must be ignorant of Cumber-
lands record i'll all lines of sport.
| have seen during my life twelve in
niugs of baseball between Frostburg and
Cumberland teams, and | attended two
advertised games, both days clear and
warm.
There was no excuse of wet-grounds,'
or called on account of darkness i'll
the first game. The umpire was col
lege-bred gentleman, baseba. player,
and il resident of Baltimore visiting III
the county. Being in Fl . burg, he
attended the game; he paid ms auni>-
sion and was seated i'll the grar'i stand
when the same old trouble aruS,' about
tnc umpire. Al tne retu' 81 "I tht
writer, the visitor decided to umpire.
He did not know a player npnn either
team. and being man of acknowledged
integrity he umpired fairly and inn
partially. All Went well while Gambler
land was i'll the lead. but III the second
half of the eighth inning the Frostburg
team forged ahead. \ play between
second and third base III which the run
ner was declared safe" was disputed
by Cumberlaud's right fielder. Only
for the stupidity of the third baseman
the runner would have been out
At any rate, without any argument the
Cumberland team left the diamond same
as they did last Saturday and wendell
their way home to tell all the sym
pathizing natives how they We're "robbed
in Frostburg."
So do not think the writer to the
Nc"S has the correct solution for games
between these two teams.
| would suggest that Frostburg ignore
them i'll all future games.
Otherwise, what seems to b" Il chronic
atlliction of Cumberland sport is bound
To injure the good record Of the Frost
burg boys by no: giving 10 III" public
what they promise. An OiD. IMER.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

PurULAI SEAsuoEE Exclusions Atlantic
city, Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City.
y. j., Ocean City, Md, and Rehoboth
Beach, Del, July III and -, August II and
p and Scptcmbcr3, 1901, at following very
low rates
From Cumberland only $50 round trip
Tickets good IN coaches only. Only $3.50
round trip tickets good in Parlor or Sleep
ing cars when accompanied by Pullman
tickets.
Special trains of Standard Coaches will
leave at l:2O p, IN, on above dates All
tickets will be good returning III days in
Guiding date of sale. Stop.ovcrS will be al
lowed on return trip at Philadelphia and
Ask Ticket Agent for pamphlet giving full
information. ltScpt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
What OIIDht to BE,

The Presidential election begins to look a
good deal like the beginning of a heavy
weight prizefght. Baltimore SIM.
Betting is already il feature, and with
more people than one imagines the
odds" have superintendent weight.
But every man who bets ought to be
DISTINGUISHED, and every newspaper that
reports H. bet ought to be suppressed.
For if any issue ought SO be fought out
on its intrinsic merits alone it is the one
of self governmental policy more or less
involved in every election.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
New Railway Locals.


To McNecsport and PittSburg and return
Sunday, July 81, 1904.
Special Train, ri" Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, will leave umbcrland at H. IN.
Returning, tickets will he good only on
Special Train leaving littsburg 30 D. III.
and Nc kccsrort 90" =, IN. same day, sun
day, July 3lSt, l9Dl
No half fares.
-" I'm excellent opportunity tn visit the
beautiful Parks and Geological Gardens.
Cali ON agent Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for full particulars.
VI. G. CLARKE, Agent,
Cumberland Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
Wednesday afternoon, shutting the

Wednesday afternoon, shutting the
Cumberland club ont. Score to 0.
The report in the Baltimore SuU of
Thursday that Brown may sign with
Cumberland' is canard. Brown Is
here to stay the balance of the season.
Flanagan is getting better every game.
His work Wednesday was of the high
est order.
In the absence of Ribold, Midland 5
third baseman, jim Jackson is doing
good work i'll that position.
COMING EVENTS.
To-day Saturday the Midland team
will play "Our Own ut the New Base
ball Park, beginning at o'clock sharp
by request of the Firemen. who, holding
a picnic at Nogtman's Park, desire the
game to begin earlier than usual.
Next week the newly organized Pied
mont club will be here for game.
Thursday evening the team will leave
for Farmont, Grafton and Mountain
Lake Park, and will be away until
Wednesday, August 10. Twelve men
will accompany manager Dillon on thi.
trip-3 Spates, , ,Jacksons, , Gunnetts,
Stakcm, Brown, Flanagan, Taylor and
Cooper.
1t is expected that the trip will he
both pleasant and profitable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
Railway Locals.

Tine Nations Highway and shortest
Route to the Worlds Fair, st. Louis.
Three Through Trains Daily, Ncstibulcd
Throughout with Pullman Sleeping Cars,
observation Cars and Dining Cars ri"
Cincinnati.
Season, SiXty-Day and Fiftccn-Day EXcur-
sion Tickets on Sale at Very Low Rates.
Cheap Coach Excursions from all Stations
Announced from Time to Time.
Ask Ticket Agents for Descriptive World :
Fair Folder, Boarding House and Hotel
Booklet Guide-Maps and Full Informa-
ton. If
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
Election.

The stockholders of the Big Savage
Mountain Fire Brick Company held
their annual meeting ut FrostburS
Thursday, and the elections resulted us
follows:
DECENTRALIZATION Armstrong.
Vice Prcx;d,nt-Harry f.. Weber
Secretary TrcoS"rcr-DaviSson \. BcnSon.
.No"ogcr-,Iohn y. Benson.
UjrcctorS-Otto Frey. II. II Dickcy +. l..
Mckcnna and David Sloan.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Question.

FHosrGuTG, Mn. July p, loot
To the MINING JOURNAL.
The Baseball Club must have made IA
lot of money this year, and don't you
think they could put it to good use by
making Il nice smooth road of the lane
from Park Row down? A LADY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
Fatal Fall From Train.

Henry Douglas, formerly of Lonacon-
ing, fireman upon Il railroad near Pitts
burg, Pa, was killed Saturday morning,
last, by being by some means thrown
from his locomotive into the Mononga
hela river while crossing on bridge.
Just how the accident occurred is not
clearly understood. Mr.. Douglas was a
half brother of John Bradburn, of this
place. His wife, with one child. rcsid-
ing i'll Pittsburg, is bereaved. The re-
mains We're inferred i'll Homecoming
Tuesday,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30

n gentleman who must have SuS-
tanned Il loss on or about Tuesday handed
III the following stanza:
The rain it rancth every day
lpon the just and unjust fellows;
But, chiefly on the just. BECAUSE
The uni Just take the juSt'S umbrellas
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30

Henry f. Cook. editor of tn Tlrur,"-
.;cr,in, Pa, WAS here 81 urdiy and
ipr!ay. Lnuk> wrll-npprara' c''S in
Heating. inlcrd. tina: Berlin is NOT only
, h"1lthy town la: TIA: til, I""p'" are
good to good printer.
The portraits on 'i:'>' pl"" are ar.
ranged in the order OF nomination.
"iligh"r Culture ~ DiNi'' i printed
" quest al two ladies. i al |.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30

OF the school 5tal High
col
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30

While at work in Ocean Mine No.
Tuesday Reese Harris, of Grahamton,
had II leg broken by II heavy piece of
rail which tipped off the ties and
struck it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30

y letter from II IL II. + FuIHl to =.
G.. llayrIsIick, nt TINS place, written
Wednesday,. states PROGRESS at tn" new
we'll as follows:
We struck the finest of OIL sands to-day
Have had oil and g:,S all day Everything
coming rs regularly rs if we were i'll de
vcloprd oil field.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30

Mrs. Sarah Barnard, widow of the
late Charles T. Barnard, died i'll Cum
b"rland Sunday, last, aged about 80
years. One daughtcr-Miss Mary, and
TWO sonS-McsSrs. Charles and Motley,
survive. The husband aud father died
about II year ago. Mrs. Barnard's
maiden name WAS Easter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-30
COUNTY,.


Marriage licenses have been granted
recently to the couples named below:
John James Screen and Josephine Laird
Thompson, both of Homecoming.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01

to sing the same political melodies
melodiously?" "Can he make the
CRATER and the graftee both bow
down and worship him?" It is mat
ter of party standards. To illustrate.
-at the prize ring one would be fool
who would suppose that those betting
on the "best man" were calculating on
giving an examination in theology, or
inquiring into the personal piety of
the pugilists-or who at a prayer meet
ing supposed that in speaking of
"good man" that the preacher was
taking into account the measure of his
biceps, or the force of his jabs, the
length Of his reach, or his ability to
land on the solar plexus.
The favorites at the prize ring are
the best men, judged by the ethics of
the ring. The leaders Of the church
are the best men, judged by the eth
les Of the church. The candidates Of
the party are the best men, Judged by
the ethics of that party.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01
FALL IN.

There has been feeling among
some good people for many years that
it was an evidence of superiority to
express or evince carelessness on po-
litical questions. 81 don't know wheth-
er will get down to vote today or
not. l never get excited about poll
TICS" is a sample Of expressions that
may be heard from the lips of good.
clean, honest citizens who ought to be
active in politics in order to make
But they stay at home or evince so
little interest as to influence others to
stay at home while that bad, vile, dis
honest citizen not only votes but uses
his influence to get others of like mind
to vote, and leaves his bad, vile, dis
honest impression upon the govern
ment, and mayhap, actually dominates
it's policies.
The Prohibitionist who stays away
from the polls, or who fails to use his
best influence to secure the attendance
Of others more lazy and unpatriotic
than himself, to get them also to
speak in honesty and power at the bal
lot box, is traitor to his party. But
that is light charge. He is traitor
to the cause he loves. He is a traitor
to the flag that protects him. The
stay-at-home Prohibitionist does a
greater violence to consistency than
does the man who prays right with his
mouth, and through dimness of vision
votes wrong with his hand.
'Meet up" on Tuesday, November
Sth, and bring with you every possible
Prohibition voter.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01

In another, five men volunteered to
take their oath that they voted the
straight Prohibition ticket and that
but one Prohibition ballot was return
ed. In another one man stood ready
to take oath that he voted the ticket
and none was returned. In all Of these
instances it is quite probable that more
voted the ticket than those that came
to the knowledge of this writer. In
another precinct the judges left out
and were not going to return seven
ballots; when reprimanded for it by
ProhlDitionist who stood by, the
naive reply was given "Seven votes
wouldn't elect anybody" In this in
stance 1t was simple criminal negli-
gence. But in the case Of judges, as
an illustration, the Republican and
Democratic judges in the city Of Min
neapolis in several precincts got to-
gether before o'clock, the appointed
hour in the morning, and voted in as
Judge a representative of one of the
dominant parties though the Prohibi-
ton judge appeared on time. This
was clear malicious violation of the
law and the judges capable of doing it
are certainly capable Of making false
returns.
What does this mean? It means
that Prohibitionists must WATCH
THE COUNT. It is political imbecil-
ity to spend money, time, and effort
to get votes into the ballot box and
then by sheer carelessness or indo-
lence or lack Of political acumen to
fail to see that those votes are re-
turned. say it again WATCH THE
COUNT. It will cost something of
time and labor but WATCH THE
COUNT. It will mean something OF
inconvenience and possibly more, but
WATCH THE COUNT.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01

A government of the people, and for
the people should be by the people.
That spells initiative and referendum.
A farmer would not hire helper, a
merchant would not hire clerk,
manufacturer would not hire me-
chanic without he, the employer, had
the right to personally correct any
misdeeds of the employed. We send
men to the legislature without the
possibility of our correcting the evil
they do, except by election OF other
servants, who may aggravate instead
of correct the evil. The remedy is
the initiative and referendum.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01
WATCH THE COUNT.

Among the serious losses that the
Prohibition party sustains in this
state, and possibly in every state, Is
through the criminality or careless
ness of election boards. Charity sug-
gests that we presume it to be usu-
ally carelessness and rarely criminali-
ty. THE PROHIBITION VOTE IN
THIS STATE is NOT PROPERLY
COUNTED AND RETURNED. In one
township to the knowledge of this
writer there were three Prohibition
votes cast as testified by the voters
and not one Of them was returned.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01

There are some men who cannot
vote for Dunn, and who cannot bring
themselves to support a Democrat.
Why not vote for Dorsett? He stands
for everything that is best in govern
ment, and the term Republican does
not even have a logical definition in
state politics. The party has no de-
stinctive policies in state government,
and never has had.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01

The unprecedented apathy among
voters is the result of the sameness of
the political platforms. The interest
in the gubernatorial fight is the result
of the fact that the people consider
that there is real issue on the gov
ernorship. 1t may take the great
body Of the people long time to move
on any political question, but as sure
as we are an intelligent people some
day. not far distant, we will move up
to the appreciation Of the magnitude
and Importance Of the liquor question,
and settle it, and settle 1t right
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01
THE STATE PROHIBITION PLAT
FORM.
Adopted June 18th, 1904.

The Prohibition party of Minnesota, in
convention assembled, acknowledging
with gratitude the many blessings of God
in state and nation, His guidance of our
valiant forces and the growing opposition
to the liquor traffic, makes the following
declaration of principles:
1. We demand the legal prohibition of
the manufacture, sale, importation. ex-
portation and transportation Of alcoholic
liquors for beverage purposes.
2. We believe that intelligence, rather
than sex, should determine the right of
suffrage.
RI 8. We declare our opposition to unjust
and oppressive trusts and combinations
and favor legislation which will prevent
their existence.
1--WE favor rigid state or municipal
control or ownership of those public util
tiles which are natural monopoiies.
5. We favor proportionate representa-
ton and the initiative and referendum.
6. We protest emphatically against those
features of the election laws Of this state
which require minor political parties to
pay exorbitant fees and to secure the
sworn signatures of an unreasonable pro-
portion of the voters in order that their
candidates may be officially placed before
the people.
z. We favor the election of the presi-
dent and vice-president and United States
senators by direct vote Of the people.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01

capable executive that ever filled the
presidential chair, and it would be
difficult to imagine man less fit to
guide the State with honor and safety.
Theodore Roosevelt, in NAVAL War of
1872" p. 412. Still we will venture
that Jefferson and his writings will be
read and honored after Teddy and his
books have been forgotten save by the
archaeOlogist.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01
EDITORIAL.
PERSONALITY VS.. PRINCIPLES.

PERSONALITY VS.. PRINCIPLES.
We are in receipt of not few let
tiers urging us to expose disgraceful
and unmanly personal conduct on the
part of candidate of one of the other
parties. We have no kidney for this
sort of campaigning. Our fight is for
the establishment of political princi-
Piles, and as party we insist on the
nomination of clean men, but for a
party devoted to unclean principles to
nominate unclean men is both natural
and fitting. Our quarrel is not with
the unclean man proposition. For in
stance, political party that main
tains drinkeries is perfectly consistent
in nominating for it's highest honors
men who are drunkards. Men who
vote for righteous principles will
probably decline to support not only
that man, but that party. Men who
swallow the camel Gin the shape of the
party that maintains the institutions)
and strain out the gnat Tin the shape
Of the legitimate product of the in
stitutions) lack perspicuity, to put it
in feather bed terms
But, good man, nominated and
supported by bad party, will give a
bad administration, and will support
bad laws Exceptions may be cited,
but they are rare. Joseph Folk in Mis-
souri, represents such a case, and, as
in other such cases, he or the politi-
cal machine must go down and out.
The Prohibition party stands (among
other things) for the destruction Of
the saloon business. It's complaint is
not that q prnaf marty nom n q &c m a.,
! for office, or maintains them in office,
who get drunk. If there is no harm
1 In making other people drunk, there
I is no harm in making candidate or
an official drunk. And drunken gov
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01
BACKBONE,
A CALL TO A LOFTlER POLITICAL PLANE
from the Letter Of Acceptance chas w. Dorsett,


is
parties
a o
n
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01
ernor is as safe as drunken people
q drunken iudpe az drunken illrY

ernor is as safe as drunken people
a drunken judge as drunken jury.
The people of this State ought to de-
mand of party that it maintain a
conscience-or some kind of a tool
with which it could recognize moral
problem when it meets one on the
pike. For history teaches that party
careless of morals in it's platform is
soon careless of morals in it's candi-
dates, and in it's policies and admins
tration. And it is the result Of the
natural law of selection that, usually
speaking, a party will pick it's candi-
dates from among it's best men, &C
cording to it's own standards of ex-
cellence.
= =
If the party's standard is official and
personal honor, integrity, and capacity,
it's candidates will be chosen with re-
gard to those qualities. His pull"
with the foreign element" or the
"tenderloin," or his ability to hold the
trust magnates will be a negligible
quantity. For if the party's standard
is for the qualities above suggested, it
would be fatal to the success Of the
party to neglect to consider them.
If the party's standard of excellence
is vote getting, then its candidates
will be selected with reference to their
supposed capacity in that line. So
briefly, honor, manliness, character, ca.
pacity for the Office are all negligible.
"Can he hold the labor vote and the
trusts campaign Doodle? Can he
drive the preacher and the pimp to the
polls together without a balk?" "0An
he train the brewer and the bishop
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-10-01
PROHIBITION NATIONAL PLAT
FORM.
A Condensation.


The prohibition and abolition of the
manufacture, importation, transportation
and sale of alcoholic beverages.
The impartial enforcement Of all law.
A rigid application of the principles Of
justice to all combinations of capital and
labor.
The right of suffrage should depend
upon the mental and moral qualifications
of the citizen.
The initiative and referendum.
The determination of tariff schedules
by an omni-partisan commission.
its dependencies.
The election of U. S. senators by vote
Of the people.
The extension and honest administra-
ton of the civil service laws.
International arbitration.
The reform of our divorce laws, the
extirpation Of polygamy and the over
throw of the illegal sanction of the So
cial evil. with its traffic in girls, by most
Of our cities.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-02
Leads all North Carolina Dailies i'm News and Circulation

He took course in the State Univer-
sity College of Medicine, continuing
his studies in Baltimore. Poor health
prevented his practicing as a physi-
clan to any extent and he had not
practiced for many years.
He was connected with other bust
ness concerns. notably the hardware
business For several years he was
the head of a military school and won
distinction as an educator and trainer
of youth.
He was married about eight years
ago to Miss Bessie Whitford, daughter
of Col John d. Whitford. who with
one son survives him.
DR.. Slower was always interested IN
the growth and improvement of his
native city He took great pride IN
New Bern and never spoke of 1t ex-
cept in the most endearing and loyal
terms. He was particularly inter-
ested in the cause of education and
for many years had been a member OF
the Board of Trustees of the New
Bern Academy, and of recent years
was president of the same body, po-
sition which he filed with ability and
dignity.
DR.. Slower was a genial, whole
hearted gentleman who was a friend
to every one and was beloved by every
one.