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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
COUNTY.
Newspaper in Trouble.

Col. John w. Avlrett, editor and pro-
prietor of the Cumberland Times, was
arrested one day last week by post
office inspector upon a charge that mat
ter contraband of law. published in the
Times, had been sent through the mails.
The matter of which complaint is
made was notice of sale of tickets for
rattle of piano in the interest of a
colored man, formerly Times employee
Col. Avirett disclaimed knowledge of
the fact at the time that the notice
would be printed in the paper.
Commissioner Thomas J. Anderson,
before whom the preliminary hearing
was held, stated that the publication
was clear violation of law, and that
the claim of ignorance in the premises
does not alter the fact that the proprietor
is constructively responsible for all that
appears in his paper.
Col. Avirett was held under bond of
5000 for the action of the United States
grand jury next term in Cumberland.
The Times attributes the editors arrest
to a Creature" who is instigated by
party motives.
The Ne~s, on the other hand, says this
is "silly, another adjective, probably.
equivalent to democratic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
In Clarion Tone

Voters, don't overlook the probability
that the proposal to abolish all standing
appropriations, whether of democratic
or republican origin is immaterial, m y
be one in the interest of economy, gen
orally considered.
But there are exceptions to all rules, "
and in this instance we want to secure
an exception in the appropriations for
the State Normals.
We want these fixed at sums not less
than they are now getting and to stay
fred!
Why, even in the Cumberland Nems'
utmost flight OF frenzied scholasticism-
the one which suddenly busted unbidden
upon the county last Tuesday, it was at
tended by this tribute:
The whole county is proud of Frostburg 5
splendid Normal School, and the magnificent
work it does in teaching teachers how to
teach is unsurpassed by that of any other
institution, and is vast benefit to the peo-
pie of the whole State
The JOURNAL wants the people to send
man to Annapolis who is graduate
in the public school business to save the
schools as at least one exception"
The NeWS 'intimates" that it wants
to send freshman to do what only a
full.grown school man can do.
Sovereigns, choose We this day whom
We will have serve you-the graduate or
the freshman?
By this token, your State schools shall
rise or fall
Meanwhile. if you will take a tip
from the JoURNAL-vote for Clayton
Purnell?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
New Business Locals.
Letter to T.. q. Waits
FrOstburg, Md.

Dear Sir Here's mail-order paint-there
are several such-45 per- cent. of its solid part
is bartyes and whiting and 35 per cent. of its
oil is bensine and water the rest is zinc lead
and oil.
Barytes whiting benzine and water have
nothing to do with paint except to make
more gallons for victims to buy at IS a gal
lon put on.
So gallon put-on will buy the best paint
there is in the world here's paint. about
half neither pigment nor oil, imposed OH
the unsuspeCting.
What is the remedy? What is the victim
to do? Do you favor pure paint law in
your State?
North Dakota has lately passed such a
law; it is worth, We presume, b Il year to
the average man. What Is wanted of
course, is paint of such strength that 10 gal
Ions will do l0-gallon job and wear a long
time. Deyoe is that paint. Should counter
teits be put-down by law?
Yours truly,
+. w DENOE ~ Co.
T. S.-J. w. SHEA sells our paint.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23

The duty of a newspaper Is to say honest
" what its conductors think without regard
to the drift of popular sentiment or the
strength of the forces arrayed against its
opinions mberland Nc~S.
But when a newspaper fails to treat a
public evil rs it deserves it should say
little as practicable of 1t, even as news,
after that evil has been removed.
The newspaper which prIdes itself on
never championIng losing fight will in the
long run neither have nor deserve to have
infuenCe.-Ui
Perhaps that is true. Indeed. it may
be that no newspaper ever gains by
championship any fight, but there is
lots of glory in being on the winning
side, when all the other papers are either
on the other side-Or SHenti
History is little else than vindication of
the wisdom of minorities.-Djd.
If that be true, it shouldn't be. The
wisdom" of the majority, outspokenly
asserted, especially against public
wrongs, should be the winner in every
crisis-lOcal or national.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23

Sam Berger says Jim Jetfries will
meet Jack johnson soon as details for a
bout can be agreed upon, and jim will
knock Jacks head off-sure.'
If this proposition were submitted to
some "eminent" lawyer, including the
information that Jim is white and
Jack" is black, "his eminence" would
likely declare that "Jim's" method of
Acknowledgement is as unconstitutional
as the educational test-if not more so.
The coal operators of West Virginia,
with 81 900 miners at work, need 10000
more. Not only so-"they prefer Eng
lish speaking men, whether black or
white" Sounds like 1.-The educational
test" which, in the "emergency' YER
nacular. is teetotally democratic or
diction to that effect.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
still"An independent Newspaper"


At the risk of pleonasm, rather of
repetition, the JOURNAL announces that
it is not only Exclusively great" but it
is Internationally independent"
When, therefore, it commended
Thomas Johnson, in Garrett county, as
worthy of all-party support for the State
Senate, it was not because Mr.. johnson
is democrat, but for the single reason
population whose interests are vitality
identified with the effort to obtain new
and improved highways. In this re-
spect the JOURNAL believes, altogether
without party bias, that his election is
more desirable than that of either of his
competitors.
When, last week, it issued its una IL
swerable prOHu"cjnment0 of popular
duty in supporting Clayton Purnell for
the same Office, it did SO solely for the
reason that as citizen identified with
school interests all of his adult life, and
for nine years a prominent member of
the State Board of Education, he is pre-
eminently equipped for the work of
making an erc"ptio" cf all tie Stnte
schools in the proposition to abolish all
standing appropriations.
In both instances, the JOURNAL is
proud to admit, it held the popular well
fare in two-fold Importance far, far
above the grovelng, grounding plant
for mere party success!
Whether the proposal be of democratic
or republican origin makes no differ
ence. In a general way it may be an
excellent policy, but, applied to the
States schools, it will make of each of
the two Normals IAN infant in arms"
every two years.
Now, which can better secure con-
tinuance of the current law-the cnndi-
doh wh0 concerned It, who dreW It, and
WhO promoted It's ennctmeht, or the can
didate who never heard of it until this
debate began?
If this question can be fairly construed
as democratic, then in the terms
Patrick Henry responded to the chal
lenge of treason -"make the most of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Once for Home-Where Are You Now

The Cumberland News says
The appropriations for the State Normal
School at Frostburg must not be reduced !;
they must be increased, and its already great
work made greater This latter proposition
represents the fixed opinion and unalterable
position of every nominee on the Republican
ticket.
Now state just as frankly where
every nominee on the Republican
ticket" stands on the Baltimore city
fair representation fraud.
Does "every nominee" stand by his
county convention declaration against
that fraud-far worse than disfranchise-
ment, or by the compulsory repeal of
that declaration by the State conven-
ton, r"1ed by Baltimore city,
If he stands by the latter he can no
more save the State Normal School at
Frostburg than he can fly to Heaven
guiltless of treason!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Won the Piano.

Prot Charles A. Ehlers, principal of
the Tri- State Business College, Cumber-
land. won the grand upright Morrison
piano, worth 800, the prize offered for
the best solution of the historical puzzle,
advertised in the JOURNAL two weeks
ago The clips. combined, made pic
lures of Gems Washington and Grant
and Prof. Ehler's work easily won.
Three other prizes were also awarded to
another Cumberland gentleman and two
Cumberland ladies'. The work general
ly was very skillfully done.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Business Locals.
Many Sufferers

From nasal catarrh say they get splendid
results by using an atomizer. For their
benefit we prepare Elys Liquit Cream Balm.
Except that it is liquid it is in all respects
like the healing helpful, pain-allaying
Cream Balm that the public has been
familiar with for years. No cocaine nor
other dangerous drug in it, The soothing
spray is remedy that relieves at once. All
druggists, 70 cents, including spraying tube,
or mailed by Ely Bros, SO Warren Street,
New York.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
She Knew Him.

Miss Carrie Nation said to a news
paper youngster recently:
You are a reporter know you are-you
look it in the face-you boys always seem rs
though you were a travelling newspaper
with a comic supplement on one side of
your face and a want al column on the
other.
A splendid portrait of dollar news
paper reporter.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Circuit Court.

Charles Capital, colored, was found
guilty of theft of hammock from N.
E. Wetmore. of Frostburg.
David Leatherman was acquitted of
assault and battery upon his niece Anna
Smith, both of Midland.
William Abel, colored, of Frost burg,
was found guilty of assault, Abel had
been previously tried by justice John
Chambers and committed to the House
of Correction for one year. The court
said Abel was lucky in winning only
one year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
SEMI-IOCAL.
Journalist ic.

The Impartial Reporter-a new paper,
published at Front Royal, Va, has
reached the JOURNALS table. Typo
graphically and in letter press, it is quite
a nice-looking paper. 1t is a semi-week-
ly, but so far nobody can say how the
Cumberland Ne~s would classify it
politically.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Answer.

The stream of farmers migrating from
this country to western Canada is an ever
increasing one. The latest estimate is that
this year 5000 people will cross the border.
Men of this class are a national asset which
we can very i'll afford to lose, but how can
it be helped Wall street Jo"rnaI.
One proposition i'll Maryland is-make
the counties provinces of the city, and
then no inhabitant of any class will ever
want to leave the city for Canada.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Not m Pjcture.P Puzzle.

The JOURNAL would like republicans
to read again the Cumberland Ne"S
editorial of Tuesday-"The Democrats
and the Normal School'-over half
column, and find one, single, solemn,
lone, lorn word, direcHy commencing to
them Mr. Zihlman as a school-man, or any
other kind of man
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Striking for Progress.

Steamboat traffic on the lower Mississippi
is reported to have been tied up because the
negro crews remained ashore to hear the
news of Jack Johnson's fight with ketchel.
Students of the race question will note this
demonstration of the negros advance in
ciyiIization-New York WOrid.
Not only so. They would probably
modify 1.-The educational test and make
it CONSTITUTIONAL accordingly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Van Lear.

Incidental to the opening of its tract
of 900 acres of coal land at Paintville,
Ky, the Consolidation Coal Company is
building little town and named it Van
LEARN honor of Van Lear Black, of
Baltimore, one of the directors Over
40 dwellings are going up-for occupa-
ton by company employees.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
LEST We Forget"

A few days before the democratic
primaries the Cumberland .NrTS urged
democrats to nominate Clinton Uhl, of
Mt Savage, for Road Director, and at
some length gave reasons for that step
good ones, too.
But did anybody, making noise like
a republican, accuse the NewS of being
"a democratic newspaper?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23

Prof. Percival Lowell, the Boston as
tronomer, says 1.-The existence OF life on
the planet Mars has been proven beyond
all demands of the skeptics," and has
gone to Flagstaff, Arizona, to obtain par
ticulars. Next thing somebody-'if we
don't watch ont, - will discover canals
on the Homecoming star.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
The Sick.

Thomas Blake, young miner of Eek.
hart, is in the Western Maryland Hos.
pital. Cumberland, under treatment.
Mrs. Catharine Walters, of Ocean, is
recovering from a second surgical opera,
ton in Western Maryland Hospital
Cumherland
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Sure.

Centuries ago Horace, the Roman poet,
wrote:
A good and faithful judge prefers the
honest to the expedient.
The good and faithful judge" of
that day no doubt preferred also less
popular contention over mis- own prefer
ment than is current here and now.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Not Guilty.

1t is said that within 400 years gold aggre-
eating - OOO, 900 Oo0 has disappeared from
circulation, and the government would like
to know who has it. We learn that no
member of the newspaper fraternity is sus-
pected.-St. Ionis Rep"bIi".
Particularly none of the dollar weekly
cult
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
Nay, Verify.

Missouri has a law which forbids bringing
the dead to life. There should be some such
law as this in force around about election
time in Allegany county.-Cumberland
We're.
The primary slaughter is never so bad
as that.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
ITnanSwerable.

The Cumberland Ne~s iterates con-
corning the JOURNAL the phrase-"a
democratic newspaper But who can
tell what the .NeUs is-bttOre he primary!
Lnier-Ask the Cumberland Americnn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-23
On Which Side +?

The Cumberland Times insinuates
that its anti.climax. the Cumberland
Ne~S, has IAN emergency editor Must
be true. If so, even he-a native of
Mars, probably, must have felt "the en-
vironment of dilemma" or the squeeze
of pinch, when he called the JOURNAL
"a Democratic newspaper"
Overhead the JOURNAL speaks of "the
emergency editor" as probably native
of Mars, because so far the Martians
have been invisible.
But as he seems to be here, on which
side is he ranged-.for his party i'll Bal.
timore, or against his partyin Allegany
They Wont BE Required TO Meet 1t.
A lawyer and doctor, according to the
Baltimore Ne~s, failed to stand expert
mental tests of 1.-The educational clause
of the proposed amendment.
If, however, the amendment be adopt
ed and the registration officers ask ques-
tons authorized by clauses | and 2, OF
3 and 4, in the order provided, both gen.
tlemen will he registered Lcfprc "thc
educational te,t" is reached.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-04

Blarncy, village, l understand, In
the next county, Cork. As I was going
out the door l remembered that I
wanted nccktie. 1 turned back. The
man in charge was engaged selling ia
a customer in the same language Gas.
judgeD 1 had heard the young lady
and the cyclist speak. | passed him
by to where | saw what I wanted in
a casa \ card was attched to the
casc-"Irish. Poplin, Elliott, Dublin!"
| shan't weary the reader with fur
ther adventure. Suffice it to say that
as cycled out from town that even.
ing by the shores of the blue bay, I
felt as though King Henry II of ours
had never landed in this island Of
Ireland. And, later on, as 1 sat on
the ditch of my green field smoking
my Irish tobacco out Of my Irish pipe,
pensively scratching the specks IT
Irish limestone mud out Of my DoneRul
tweed breeches with the stump of ona
of my Irish made matches, after my
supper of Irish coffee and biscuits aAd
butter, ] had now and then to muttsr,
to myself that ! was still myself anil
not somebody else. In fact, not till ]
fell asleep was I quite free Of a. sense
of loneliness in my new-found isola ;.
ton.
After indulging in some reflections
while smoking his Irish tobacco, the
end by saying:
THAT particular county of Water-
| ford-I have no experience Of any
other-cOuld subsist, l do believe, ana
comfortably. IL England were sunk un-
der the sea in the morning."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-04
Good Advice.

In the current "Colliers" Samuel
advice:
Pay no money to an unknown per-
son for an unknown article. If man
who doesn't know you offers you job
through the mails and asks money
from you, find out what the job is
first, and then don't pay the money.
Good jobs don't hunt men by mail.
They don't have to. II it's salary he
offers you. he's sWindler. Honest
business men do not pay salaries TO
unseen applicants. If he guarantees
so much per day or week or month
to you, he's a liar. No man can guar
antee your earning powers without
knowing who or what you are. II he
cites tempting figures, seeking to en-
roll you among his agents, and asks
shun him. You wouldn't pay money
for an article you had never seen to
a man whom you CHANGED to meet on
the street because he promised you IN
agency. Why, then, pay it to an un-
known who calls from afar to you
through a newspaper or magazine? Let
him, if he be honest, send his sample
on approval. And, above all, when
you have been swindled by fake
advertiser, tell the publisher Of the
medium in which you found the adj
vertisement. If he's honest he'll be
glad to know Of it. If he's dishonest
he'll be uncomfortable. Two to one,
he took that advertisement with an
uneasy feeling anyway. And If 10 per
cent of the victims protested with the
might that is in them against these
swindles, 30 per cent Of the petty lar.
cenists who thrive on printers ink
would take either to honest labor or
the woods s
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-04
The Autocrat,

During visit to Rome. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes went into st. Peters. In
the vast church a surprise awaited
him, which he thus relates:
II listened to the music as it died
away Standing, as was, behind a
massive pillar, which obscured my
view, + caught the words Of sermon
pronounced in faultless English. and
moving forward to catch a view Of the
speaker, to, my Astonishment l beheId
there in q pulpit Of st. Peters q full
blooded negro preaching the Gospel
Of Christ; and l said: Nowhere else
could I have witnessed such scene
but in Catholic church,"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-04

"Algernon is very interesting" said
the stock brokers' daughter.
"What does he talk about?" In
quired her father. M
"Why, he's ever so we'll posted iii
Shakespearean quotations."
young woman" said the financier.5
sternly, don't you let him deceive
you. Don't you let him make sport OF
your ignorance. There isn't any such
stock on the market. ought to know,
for I've been on the exchange long
enough"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-04

Landlady-"Every Monday you have
told me you would settle up on Sat-
urday without fall"
Struggling author-"Er-I know.
madam, but will see you next Sat-
urday without doubt"
neutrality-suspicious.! Now know
what the masazines mean when they
say there are 80 many promising
young writer's in America today"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-09-04

While a plank Of the vessel sticks
together I will not leave her. Let
the courtier present his fiimsy sail.
and carry the light bark Of his faith
with every new breath Of the wind; I
will remain anchored here with fdei-
ity to my country, faithful to her free
dom, faithful to her fall"
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-07-02
AFTER THE - \

The Florida railroad commission call,
attention to its notice regarding the
rates charged by the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad between Pensacola and
River Junction The notice advises all
persons being charged in excess Of three
cents mile to demand receipts for the
fare paid. 1t further advises that they
file the recei pts with the commission
which. if it wins its suit now pending
against the road, will pay back the en-
cess to the purchaser of the ticket. In
a similar case, Commissioner Dunn
stated, several years ago the commission
paid back to travellers over Sc, for
excessive fares charged by the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad. 1t
does seem as il some thing more than
restitution of the illegal amount exacted
should be imposed on railroads that rob
the people. If a private individual
stole a mans money or property before
his eyes, shooting would not be con-
'idered crime But railroad COM
oany can't be shot
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-07-02

1 ter season II has been considered b,,t
not - attempt work on the Nrw CHAR.
cndpr The financial arranpc,n.Dtq
have all been completed and the plans
drawn, but these matter, have taken
more time than the promoter, had .y.
pected and the opening will have to D..
delayed until the winter of IoIo.rr.
This sill he tar better a far rs the build.
my Is concerned as the work can he don.
moe slowly and the grounds placed N
better shape, and in addition the house
will have a capacity of sol room, instead
OF a57 Is originally planned Many
people, however, will ne greatly dlsap.
pointed at not being able to spend tn.
coming winter in the New Clarendon as
over halt of the rooms had already been
engaged The delay will mean bigger
and better house and one that Daytona
and the whole State can be proud Of.
DR.. Potter will toe back in Davtona with.
in two weeks prepared topush the under.
taking to It's completion.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-07-02
NEli' FEKNlNDiN.l INDUSTRY
(Fernandiud NnwS.)

IFtrndlIllll N'WS.)
The A. + Spawn process of fruit and
vegetable cvaporatnr is now assured
for Fernandina. and in connection with
it the coloniHing ri land i, being taken
up by Mcssrs. Spawn and Benedlttv
late of Holland Ait the machinery for
the building has been ordered
me fruit products will the cocoanuts
ana banana food products banana
coffee flour, etc. These fruits can he
had any time from Cuba and Cen tra
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-07-02
BIRD kESERFi7ION ENLARGED

(Daytona Gaze cite News.)
An executive order has recently been
signed by President Taft extending the
territorial limits of the Mosquito Inlet
Bird Reservation. The territory now
comprises all unsurveyed and unappro-
priated mangrove and salt grass islets.
shoals, sand bars and sand pits, situated
in Halifax river. in the south half of
Township IS, S, X. 80 E., Townships r6,
s., Ranges 50 and "a E.. and Township
II, S, r. 81, 7, This territory runs
from the South Bridge to a point about
one and one-half miles south of Hawks
Park. The described territory is set
apart as preserve and breeding ground
for native birds, and it is declared un.
lawful for any person to hunt, trap. cap
ture wilfully kill or disturb any birds of
any kind whatever. or take the eggs of
such birds