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Mining Journal.
J. BENSON ODER, Editor.
FORTIETH YEAR. NO. 42
ANNUAL
CLEARANCE SALE
OF
summer noons
NOW ON AT
I STEEN’S.
HOUSES AND LOTS FOB SALE!
Five-Room House Mill Street renting for $ 7.00; price $ 800
Six-Room House Hill Street renting for $10.00; price SI2OO
Six-Room House Braddock Street, .renting for $ 8.00; price SIOOO
Six-Room House Oak Street renting for $ 7.G0; price $ 750
Five-Room House Green Street renting for $ 7.00; price $ 700
Six-Room House McCulloh Street, .renting for $10.00; price SI2OO
Five-Room House McCulloh Street, .renting for $ 8.00; price $ 800
Five-Room House McCulloh Street, .renting for $ 8.00; price $ 850
Five-Room House Grant Street renting for $ 6.50; price $ 700
Ten-Room Double House. .McCulloh Street. . renting for $14.00; price SIOOO
Among- the above are many fine bargains at the prices named.
For further information apply to —
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June 21, 1911.
FROSTBURG, MD., SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1911
Mouse for Rent.
Corner Frost Avenue and Water Street, form
erly occupied by Mr. S. G. Haverstick. Natural
g-as for heat and light. Hot water heat be
sides. Bath room. Hot and cold water.
Apply to—
REV. F. M. C. BEDELL, Gladstone Hotel.
READY FOR ALL ORDERS.
Operations at BORDEN MINE completed and
am now ready to supply—
Orders for Good Rough Goal
For all purposes, and in any amount, at reason
able prices.
JOHN H. KEMP, East Union Street.
1893 ESTABLISHED 1911
Dr. I. L. RITTER,
DENTIST,
19 Broadway, [J7] Frostburg, MU.
Dr. J. M. PORTER,
DENTIST
PEARCE BUILDING, Union street,
Frostburg, Md.
Sept 11 W. Md. ’Phone 38-2
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POULTRY SUPPLIES
ALWAYS IN STOCK.
Buckeye Hot-Water and Essex-Model Hot-
Air INCUBATORS and BROODERS.
Prices on request.
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148 Ormand Street, FROSTBURG, MD.
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Justice of the Peace.
AND Collector of Claims of All Kinds,
Union St., [Jy 4] Frostburg. Md.
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If So, You Should Place a Policy
On It To-Day,
Or To-Morrow Before You Dine.
YOU should place the risk, too, with
standard companies, such as are availa
ble at the D. P.
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. • . Agency.
■ Any policy is
good until a
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•■7’ then it is you
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of iudemnitv
. > for loss worth
h® face in gold.
X .A’’ Apply at once.
J.B. Oder,
Representing D. P. MILLER <fe CO.,
Mining Journal Office, 82 East Union St.,
March 26] FROSTBURG, MD.
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
TO BEULAH
.
On Her Fifteenth Birthday,
July 15, 1911.
’Tis fifteen years since first you came, dear heart!
How long those years, and yet they seem so short,
Since in the rapture of that summer morn
I held you in my arms, my babe just born.
And as your head lay pillowed near my heart,
A prayer went up that we might never part;
But near me through the years that you might stay
Till God should call the one of us away.
And may the Lord now keep you undefiled —
Pure as the day you came, a little child!
May nothing mar your innocence and youth,
And may you walk within the paths of truth!
And O, dear little girl of fifteen years —
May happiness be yours! no pain nor tears
To mar your pleasure! And may joy and mirth
Be yours upon this day which gave you birth!
Sara Roberta Getty.
1881 1911 H
f THIRTY YEARS AGO. f
The Items Below Were Current During
Week Ending July 23, 1881.
Archibald Thompson was instantly
killed in the “New ’Coney Mine” Sat
urday, July 16, 1881. He was a hard
working, sober, industrious man—in
every respect a good citizen, and
much sympathy was felt for his widow
and six helpless children.
Within two weeks 24 boys died in
Baltimore of lock-jaw—a disease con
tracted from the use of toy pistols on
the 4th.
Gov. Foster, of Ohio, contemplated
recommending to the State governors
that October 19th, 1881, the 100th an
niversary of the Yorktown surrender,
be fixed as a day of thanksgiving for
the restoration of President Garfield
to health.
Spring chickens—scarce.
Mumps prevailing on Welsh Hill.
New school-house Hill street,
near Bowery', going up.
Rev. Hr. J. G. Butler announced to
preach at dedication services in Ger
man Lutheran Church Sunday morn
ing, July 24, 1881; Rev. John Ruhl, of
the Reformed Church, during after
noon, and Rev. A. Homrighaus, pas
tor, at the evening hour.
Wednesday, July 20, Frostburg
played at Borden Shaft. The latter
won —49 to 20.
Sunday, July 17, 1881, Miss Sarah
E. Kenoyer was married to Mr. Elijah
Skidmore, both of this place, by Rev.
J. P. Wilson.
Wednesday, July 20, 1881, Miss
Amanda Brown was married to Mr.
Moses Ross, both of this county, by
Rev. J. P. Wilson.
Thursday, July 21, 1881, Miss Leah
E. Yates was married to Mr. Thomas
Gunter, both of Grahamton, by Rev.
Mr. Jones.
J. William Shuck, republican, and
John G. Bauer, democrat, both of
Cumberland, reported as aspiring to
Sheriffalty. The latter was an ex-
Sheriff.
President Garfield improving.
Names of 25 summer guests report
ed as registered at Beall’s Mont View
Cottages.
George E. Bartholomew, wife and
children, of Baltimore, registered for
the summer at the St. Cloud Hotel.
George E-, representing Gail & Ax,
tobacconists, of Baltimore, was known
as “The Little Joker.”
How the Law is Enforced.
“The Free Lance,” Baltimore Even
ing Sun, quotes—
“ From the Sixth Article of the Con
stitution of the United States:
In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial by an im
partial jury of the State and dis
trict wherein the crime shall have
been committed. [Laughter.\
“From the Fifth and Twenty-first
Articles of the Maryland Declaration
of Rights:
That the inhabitants of Mary
land are entitled to the Common
Law of England, and the trial by
jury, according to the course of
that law * * * That in all
criminal cases every man hath a
right * * * to a speed} 7 trial
by an impartial jury, without
whose tuianimous consent he
ought not to be found guilty.
[ Roars of merriment. ]
From the third paragraph of Chap
ter 4 of the Town Code of Frostburg
the Journal quotes —
1 It shall be the duty of the Bailiff
'■ and ever} 7 Policeman to take into
: custody any dog running at large,
! not provided with and wearing the
tag [ Side-splitting grins. ]
Passing of the Partisan.
The Washington (D. C.) Star ob
serves that “the time has passed
when a man’s vote could be absolutely
foretold by noting his customary party
affiliations.” Probably a good thing.
Miss Dolly Devecmon reported as
recovering from a severe illness.
Lieut, and Mrs. C. B. Gatewood, re
turned from their wedding tour,
stopped at the St. Cloud Hotel.
Henry Rehs, nearly 25 years old,
step-son of Henry Weinberg, of this
place, died Sunday, July 15, 1881, of
lock-jaw, brought on by an accidental
shot from a toy pistol on the 4th. He
was an estimable young man. Both
the Arion and Crystal Concert Bands
attended the funeral and played sev
eral dirges.
The Frostburg Gas-Light Company
was organized in John C. Weis’ office
in 1870 and charter obtained April 22d,
of same year. The incorporators
were John M. Standish, Douglas Per
cy, Nelson Beall, Thomas H. Paul,
Adam E. Hitchins, James Kane,
Marx Wineland, Joseph Jandorf and
Lloyd Lowndes, jr. The capital was
$50,000. February 17, 1871, the works
were finished, Joseph Keller manager,
Watson Carr superintendent.
Don’t buy toy pistols for the chil
dren.
Broadway had become the town’s
fashionable promenade.
View from Standish mansion finest
in town.
A great many visitors to Dan’s
Rock. One from Ocean declared he
could see Richmond, Va., through his
telescope. Man from Midland alleged
that telescope was a whiskey-bottle—
once full.
John Hart was hurt in Ocean mine
Thursday, July 21, 1881, by a fall of
slate.
If town council would buy a street
sprinkler many dollars would be saved
to tax-paying merchants.
The astronomers reported that the
comet, then disappearing, could not
return until the year 2,456.
The Journal was compelled to re
ject “Effie’s” poem—“ The Whitened
Snow,” on the ground that “it is an
unseasonable redundancy.”
The great, long-drawn-out Polk
street crossing dispute in Cumberland
came to an end Thursday, July 21,
1881. The B. &O. R. finally conced
ed all that was demanded, and did it
self Sunday, July 15, what the G. C.
and C. R. was going to do next day.
The Longest Word.
“What is the longest word in the
English language ?” asked Uncle
Tom.
“Valetudinarianism, I suppose,” re
plied Jomes, who had taken a prize in
spelling.
“No,” spoke up Susie; “it’s ‘smiles’
because there is a whole mile between
the first and last letters.”
“I know one,” said Jack, “that has
over three miles between its first and
last letters.”
“What word is that ?” asked Uncle
Tom.
“Beleaguered,” cried Jack, trium
phantly.
“I know one,” said Philip, “that is
longer than that. ‘Transcontinental’
has a whole continent between its be
ginning and ending.”
“ ‘lnteroceanic’ beats them all,”
exclaimed Elsie, “for it contains an
ocean; and an ocean is larger than
any continent.” —LippincotV s.
Died.
At the home of her son-in-law and
daughter —Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Street, Cumberland, Friday, July 7,
1911, Mrs. Mary Spicer, widow, aged
82 years. Mrs. Spicer was a native
and long-time resident of Harford
county, this State, and to Bel Air her
body was immediately taken by Mr.
and Mrs. Streett for interment. One
daughter other than Mrs. Streett is
also bereaved —Miss Ida Spicer, of
Churchville, Harford county.
Fitiaticial Report.
Messrs. W. E. G. Hitchins and
Frank G. Metzger, committee, make
report as follows of the Fourth of July
Fire-Works display fund:
Receipts erom Subscriptions
Jr. O. U. A. M. Park Associa’nf 75.00
First National Bank 5.00
Citizens “ “ 5.00
Fidelity Savings “ 5.00
W. E. G. Hitchins 5.00
Howard “ 5.00
Emery “ 5.00
Arthur “ 5.00
Olin Gerlach 5.00
Frostburg Furniture Company. 5.00
C. E. Betz ?.00
John Yungerinan 3.00
Louis Stanton. ! .. 3.00
Stewart, Hohing & Son >3.00
J. B. Williams & Co 3.00
G. E. Pearce Drug Co 3.00
Horace Evans & Co 2.00
D. J. Betz 2.00
Joe Lindauer 2.00
William Wittig 2.00
Majestic Bowling Alleys 2.00
J. C. Pfeiffer 2.00
G. H. Gunnett 2.00
Milton W. Rase 2.00
E. L. Betz 2.00
Natural Gas Co 2.00
D. A. Benson... . 2.00
Dr. J. M. Price 2.00
L. E. McKenna & Co 2.00
George Stern 2.00
Edward Dufty 2.00
Willison Bros 2.00
Alex. Hocking 1.00
Dr. Griffith 1.00
Uriah Jones 1.00
Dr. DeNaouley 1.00
George Willison 1.00
C. G. Watson 1.00
Dr. J. M. Porter 1.00
William Harvey 1.00
J. E. Taylor 1.00
James Grose 1.00
Killus & Gross 1.00
J. W. Shea 1.00
Ulysses Hanna 1.00
Peter Lammert 1.00
Lloyd Shaffer, Cumberland.... 1.00
Olin R. Rice 1.00
J. S. Mikswell 1.00
John Ryan 1.00
J. M. Zimmerly 1.00
J. B. Shannon & Co 1.00
Dr. A. R. Walker 1.00
Fred. Wehner 1.00
I. J. Shearer & Bro 1.00
KearKosken 1.00
J. B. Oder 1.00
James Carson 1.00
M. Tuvin 1.00
Candy Kitchen 1.00
Christian Fischer 1.00
James Engle 1.00
L. Arnone 1.00
Alfred Jeffries 1.00
Davis Bros 1.00
George Griffith 1.00
Albert Wehner .75
C. Purnell 50
L. C. Nied 50
W. McLuckie V 50
K. Morgan .25
W. Loar 25
Total $206.75
Expenses
Telegrams $ 1.56
Hauling .50
Fire-Works-Wittigßros. 200.00
Carpentry 1.25
Supplies .15
Lumber 3.29
Total $206.75
Health Report.
The State Board of Bealth reports
for April 12 cases of typhoid fever in
Allegany county —Cumberland 4;
South Cumberland 3; Frostburg 1;
Midland 1; Lonacotiing 4.
Licenses.
Matthew Muir and Mary Frances
Close, both of Midland.
Staggered.
Hank, musing the other day, snook
this into the Cumberland News:
“Is journalism a profession or a
trade?” asks Brother Oder, in
the Frostburg Mining Journal.
Pshaw! Most Venerable Scribe!
Tut! Tut! Even a young fellow
like Hank could tell the Master
Mind of Frostburg journalism is
an art and a fine art at that, with
which is combined aptitude, readi
ness, skill, dexterity and adroit
ness. Journalism is one of the
arts of life and Brother Oder is its
prophet!
For once “the paper that is uncon
ditionally independent and exclusive
ly great” is overcome, sprawled, flat
tened out!
All too good to be true!
How will the Journal ever get even
without appearing to exemplify reci
procity?
A Good Candidate.
Among the announcements for
nomination this week will be found
that of Mr. William A. Huster, of
Cumberland, for the House of Dele
gates.
By those who know him Mr. Huster
is spoken of as a lawyer who, though
young, is able, exemplary, tireless
and generally well qualified to pro
mote the people’s interests in the
Legislature.
It appears, therefore, that he should
be one of the six whom the Republi
can party will select as a representa
tive of its claims to proper support.
HENRY F. COOK, Manager.
WHOLE HUMBER 2,075
Lake Sylvan.
David Harum Plummer, of Shaft,
here several weeks ago, discussed the
Carlos proposition to remove the site
of Lake Sylvan to to that place. He
did so “without fear or favor,” feel
ing confident that Mark Twain Coop
-1 er, Majmr, was “unanimously against
i it,” and that the entire population of
Shaft is in full sympathy with and
support of the Mayor.
A few days later Mark Twain Coop
' er, Mayor, was here and Citizen
Plummer’s views being retailed to
him, he ratified them by wholesale,
and said he could prove the whole
case by John P. Thomas, plunger.
How this report will be received by
William Grimes, Mayor of Carlos, re
mains to be heard from.
Literary Cure for Snoring;.
To the snorers who ask for the cure
let the cause be announced. Snoring
is the result of stomachic repletion
and mental vacuity. A correspond
ent who has suffered from both pre
scribes the cure. A light supper —or
none —to avoid repletion, and the fre
quent repetition of some literary phrase
to provide occupation for the mind
during sleeping hours. Go to bed
fasting and think of some short liter
ary phrase to occupy your mind.
The combination of the two prescrip
tions against snoring—the abstention
from food and the meditation upon a
literary phrase—may be found in
Fcclesiasticus, the ninetieth verse of
the thirty-first chapter: “How suf
ficient to a well-mannefed man is a
very little, and he doth not breathe
hard upon his bed.”—London
Chronicle.
The Mayor to the Children.
Among all the Fourth of July ora
tions there are none better than the
thirty-six lines which Mayor Gaynor
wrote for the school children of New
York. It was not necessary for him
to multiply words on the Revolution
and the Signing at Philadelphia. The
children know about that. But it was
well to tell them or to remind them
that—
No official in this country, how
ever high, can exercise any arbi
trary power whatever.
Our public officials can only do
what the law's empower them to
do.
Those put in office by the people
cannot do as they like, but only
as the laws prescribe.
There is no more dangerous man
in this free country than the offi
cial who thinks that he is better
than the laws or can do as he likes
regardless of the laws.
We celebrate this day year after
year so that we may not forget
the principles and safeguards of
free government, and by forget
ting lose them.
A celebration which should but
glorify the past and bear no message
for the present and the future would
not be worth the while. —New York
World.
Liberal Contribution.
To the Cardinal Gibbons Memorial
Fund the parish of St. Michael’s
Church, Frostburg, contributed
$608.75. Large and small, the contri
butions came from nearly everyone in
the parish.
Kentucky Town Refutes a Slander.
The report that the mud is eight
inches deep on the streets of Leba
non is an error. At no place is it
more than six inches, and in some
places the depth does not exceed five.
—Lebanon (Ky.) Enterprise.
Nearly Completed.
The Western Maryland tunnel
through Great Savage mountain, near
ly completed, will be 3,278 feet long—
a fraction less than three-fourths of a
mile. The little excavation remaining
to be done is at the west end.
Brevities.
The Oakland Journal , adverting
to the Journal’s reply to the Hamble
ton circular article, says the Journal
is “envious.” The Journal pleads
—notguilty. It couldn’t be “envious”
of a highway marksman who, aiming
at a State road, hits several lanes.
Hey?
Some Pittsburg doctor said news
papers were to blame for some suicides
by reporting the several ways in which
that crime has been committed. But
the Sun says that doctors who say
such things fail to name the paper,
for instance, that Nero took. And for
what paper did Tiberius' subscribe?
Or whose paper did Cleopatra read?
And then there were Hannibal and
Brutus, probably “dead-heads” —
what papers were forced upon them
free of charge, postage paid? The
nearest thing to the doctor’s diagnosis
in this instance is visible herein Titus
A. Brick’s commotion whenever the
Fvitt’s Creek proposition takes a turn
which arouses the Cumberland news
papers. “That skears me nearly over
the limit,” Tite alleges.
“Many a man,” says the Detroit
Free Press, “who has a prosperous ap
pearance, still owes for the appear
ance.” Sounds discouraging to the
tailors.
Prof. John F. Daggett, of Chicago,
is now somewhere between that city
and Boston testing the efficacy of elec
tric roads. If he comes to Frostburg
the Journal will ask him to investi
gate the efficiency of the Belt Line.