Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-12-17
CORRESPONDENTS.
Christmas Day and How 1t Should
Be Celebrated.


SrovETowN, MD, December II. 1910.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
While seated in my quiet, hermit
home, meditating upon the above head
line, am inspired by remark of John
Marshall, who, when asked-what his
boys should learn replied
Those Christian virtues which they are to
practise when they become men. What we
want is not talent but purpose in other
words not the power to achieve but the will
to labor.
Therefore, I will occupy my time ON
Christmas Day by going to church,
showing a good example, and trying to
make others happy.
In the first place, Christmas Day is a
Christian holiday and should be observed
as such all over the world. 1t COM
memorates the birth of the Saviour, the
Redeemer of the world, in the humblest
station of life. This, in itself, is les
son that teaches US we are all born equal
to the image and likeness of God, and
that dukes, earls, counts, kings, queens,
and all such would-be mobiles, were not
even thought Of. much less mentioned.
Therefore, let US all consider ourselves
equal on this holy day, and if success
seemingly smiles more literally upon
some than others, do not be jealous or
evil-minded, but attribute it to harder
work, more eXertion and shorter paths
over the boulders in our walks of life.
If, on the other side, the poor are to
be remembered by those noble people
who practise charity such as giving
aims to the needy, they will please re-
member that l have moved from Cob
bler's Mob to Stovetown, in order to
make it less difficult for those who de-
sire to shower their blessings upon me.
Yes, slice my old friend, Roy L. Nc
Cardell, went to Europe to obtain new
food for thought have come closer to
civilization in order to be in touch with
my dear loving friends, among whom are
Col. Thomas Grandfather Dillon, Charles
Always Wright, Owen Corporate Price,
jefferson Confederate Davis, William
Altogether Shaffer, and the heroic,
idolized Tony McLuckie, who. while
performing a thrilling adventure I'M
fortunately broke his leg and thanked
God it was not his neck.
The gentlemen above mentioned are
all that is good and noble, and are
luminous examples of smiling humanity,
who always lead while others follow.
en6eavor to impress upon the minds of
all my readers to go to church on Christ
mas Day, celebrate it in a Christian
manner by making others happy and by
showing good example to those who
need it.
Remember, that Independence Day,
Decoration Day, and all such days are
national or State holidays, and can be
celebrated as such. Do not celebrate
Christmas in like manner in drunkenness
and dissipation, as many thoughtless
people do, for it is entirely uncalled-fOr,
and invites the Indignation of all who
see you desecrate the holy festival.
There never has been and never will
be anything expected from 'tight-wads, p"
for their minds have never been fed and
it is just as necessary to feed mems minds
as their stomachs. Such people usually
die with hardening of the liver, or some
intestinal degeneration as the result of
souring their blood with worry over
money.
Wishing "the paper that is great" and
all it's readers Merry Christmas and
happy New Year, request them all to