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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

and Colfax counties to this point,
which is in Antelope county. The
Elkhorn river runs diagonalIy thro
this county the bottom varies from
l to miles wide, greater portion
of which is rich sandy loan, pro-
ducing well, and the natural grass is
said to be as good for stock as timo-
thy or clover in our country, and the
cattle fed on one ton of hay per head
during the winter, look as well or
better than stock there that are kept
up and fed all winter. Some cattle
are wintered here without hay or
grain, living altogether on the range.
You can get hay put in stock here
for 81 so per ton, in some cases at
less prices. AS for grazing land
Uncle Sam has plenty of it; whilst
it is not considered good for farming
it produces good grass, and it will be
years before it will be taken up. The
market for cattle, hogs and sheep is
about the same price as it is there.
Horses are higher. Water is good
and very healthy country. Gov
eminent lands can still be had in
the county, but farther from the rail-
road. The Burlington and Missouri
rive railroad company are just put
ting 81 900 acres of land on the mar
ket at from one to three dollars an
acre, on 10 years time, at per cent.
interest; and my opinion is that it is
better to buy land that has been Sc
lected at those prices than to take
homestead such as generally can be
had now. l have seen some rice
places and well located that haye
been taken as homestead, but un-
fortunately for me l was too late.
The objections at first to one COM
ing from our country is the scarcity
of timber and we would say there
was none, but the people who live
here don't complain of it, and seem
10 nave plenty 10 90 10 Dufn GODS,
corn, grass, &c. They need no fenc-
ing except for corral to put their
stock in at night. The greatest OBJ
lection | have to the country is the
winds and dust; having very little
rain here it is very dusty. If any
one will come here and make up his
mind to work he is bound to make
money.
have given you the good and the
bad if any of you have got plenty
of back bone and sand on the giz-
zard, come along.
Respectfully.
JOHN w. LEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Real Estate Transfers.

TAe following is a list of real estate
transfers filed for record in the office
of w. II. Tower. Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, for the
week ending May 70:
John T. ZaIs and wife TO John H.
WooIford, Military Lots Nos. 304O,
3047, 1862. 1854 and part of 3044; 81
Sc.
Sidney Ann Schroyer to Ira E.
Friend and Alfred Kelley, her in.
terest in Military Lot No. BOIL; 800.
Ira e. Friend and wife to Alfred
Kelly. part of Military Lot No. 3041,
containing 10 acres $40.
Ira e. Friend and wife to Alfred
Kelley, part of a certain tract of
land containing 1! acres and IL per.
ches 81.
Alfred Kelley and wife to Ira E.
Friend, part of Military Lot No.
BOIL, containing 10 acres ; $40.
Sydney Ann Schroyer to Alfred
Kelley, her interest in Military Lot
No. 3l40 $50,
VIM. B. Stanton to M. A. Stanton,
Lots Nos. 2l65, 2048, also all that
tract of land called Grassy Cabin"
containing "A acres; also lots Nos.
2l6S, 2l69, 2l7O and part of Lot No.
PHI 81 &c.
VIM. Chisholm, trustee, to Elisha
Arenhalt, part OF tract of land
called "Cromarty," containing 80
acres ais" part of Military Lot No.
1862, containing 1871 acres, and also
Lots Nos. 1868, 1853 and 1852 con-
sideration not stated.
John Knox and wife to Henry
Kamp, Military Lots Nos. 1928 and
1924 S125.
David Hostettler and wife to Ahra-
ham Miller and others, part of Da-
vid Hostetler's farm, containing !
acre; 81.
A. j. Wilson to John J. Keller and
William H. Koch, part of tract of
land called Republic" containing
"a acres 81 $50.
Amelia Eichorn to A braham J.
Beachy, part of tract of land in
Slicer's addition to GrantsvilIe, con-
tanning Al acres 1925.
Ezra Savage and wife to Rosalie
E. Heff, part of Military Lot No.
2945, containing IA acres SIS.
VIM. II. Barnard and wife to d.
S. Jones, part of tract of land call
ed "Leatherwood Bottom" contain
ing 16f acres also another tract call
"LeatherwOod Bottom" containing
IL acres no consideration.
VIM. Hoover to John G. Bringer,
part of tract of land called "Shy.
lock War" containing J acre; IS.
Samuel w. Friend to E. G. Black
burn, his interest ina tract of lana
called Poetry" containing acres I;
J $50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Bots in Horses.

The following from the American
Cyclop9dia, is published for the in
formation of our farmers
The female bot flies deposit their
eggs on the sides aud legs of horses,
where a glutinous fluid attaches the
eggs to the HAIR. The horse in lick
ing himself breaks the eggs, and
small worm adheres to the tongue,
and is carried with the food into tie
stomach. There it clings firmly to
the cullcular portion of the stomach
by means of hook on either side of
It's mouth, feeding on the mucus du-
ring the winter, and passing out
with the chyme at the end OF spring,
by which time il has obtained con-
siderable size. The larva burles it.
self in the ground, becomes chrys-
ais, and in a few weeks is changed
into a fly. The bots cannot, while
they inhabit the stomach of the
horse, give the animal any pain or
cause any injury; for he enjoys the
most perfect health while the cuticu-
lar part of his stomach Is filled with
them, and their presence is net sus-
pected until they appear at the anus.
They cannot be removed by medi-
cine, because they are not in tat
part of the stomach to which medi-
cine is usually conveyed; and if
they were, their mouths are toe
deeply buried in the mucus for any
medicine that can safely be admins.
tered to affect them ; in due course of
time they detach themselves and
come away. When, after death. the
coats of the stomach are found to be
corroded and perforated, and when
bots are found either in the perfora-
tions or already passed thrO' them,
other causes have destroyed the
stomach. Horses are frequently in
iured. however, by the medicines
which are ignorantly given to re-
move the bots. This will easily be
understood, wheI, it is stated that
bots have lived for many days to-
gether in Olivia oil, and even in oil of
turpentine, and that tobacco and nj
trous and sulDhuric acids no not inn
mediately kill them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Liable TO Abuse.

Judge Alvey, in his charge to the
Grand Jury of Washington county,
last Monday, called especial attens
ton to the act extending the juris-
dictiOn of Justices of the Peace in
cases of assault and battery, petty
larceny, &c. Not because, he said,
the grand jury were directly con-
cerned with it, but for the purpose
of calling the attention of the mag
istrates to it. This law dispenses
with the grand jury and lays every
citizen open to a prosecution y his
neighbor or some one else, prompted
only by malice or ill will. 1t chang
es the established rule of prosecut-
ing crimes under the common law,
and introduces new system. 1t is
an experiment, and it depends upon
how it is administered as to whether
it will prove to have been wise leg
! islation Lr the contrary. lie then
referred to the evils of the law. Un>
to distant parts OF the county, in amy
number the Justice saw fit, the party
accused might also he brought there,
and then the States attorney must
become an itenerant and journey all
over the county to ascertain whether
he will take the cases to court or not,
and then when all this expense has
been incurred, then the party may
claim his jury trial and the case go
of the grand jury to exercise strict
supervision oyer it, for convictions
under it are to be attended with all
the consequences of a conviction in
court--iniamy, political disability,
&c. The act is liable to immense
abuse, and may become the means of
the greatest waste and expenditure
of the public money, instead of
means of economy. The idea of
bringing Justice 10 the door of every
body is good thing, but liable to
abuse and evil, and this act, instead
of expediting justice, may become
the means of prolonging prosecu-
lions. 1t will be your duty, when
the act goes into effect, together with
the court and States Attorney, to
scrutinize its enforcement and see
that it is not abused. He would say
nothing as to the constitutionality of
the act, but lie had grave apprehen-
sions of its working.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Sunday Schoel Convention.

TheGarrett County Sunday School
Convention, under the auspices of
the Maryland Sunday School Union,
will be held in the Ev. Lutheran
Church, EVANSVILLE, commencing on
Friday. June 18th. 1t is expected
that a large number of delegates and
visitors will be in attendance and
arrangements are being made for
their entertainment. The order of
exercises are as follows:
First session, Friday afternoon, q
O'Clock. Convention called to order
by the President of last Convention.
Devotional Exercises. Special prayer
for Gods blessing on the Convention.
Appointment Of Committee to nomi-
nate permanent officers. Report of
Committee and election of officers.
Address Of welcome by Rev. j. J.
Young, Reply to address of welcome
by Rev. O G. Miller. Appointment
of business committee. Time of
opening and closing convention des-
ignated.
Second Session.-Friday evening.
Devotional exercises. | Question,
County Sunday Schools their special
need and difficulties, and how to
meet them? Opened by Rev. j. NJ.
Davis. Verbal reports from Sunday
Schools of Garrett county by dele
gates, five minutes each. Question
box to receive question.
Third Session. Saturday morning.
DEVOTIONAL exercise. 2 Question.
How can we induce our Sunday
School scholars to search the scrip.
lures more thoroughly? Opened by
Rev. G. U. Heilman. Question box
and answers.
Fourth session.-Saturday after
noon. Devotional exercises. 8 Ques-
ton. How should the Sunday schoo'
teacher appear before his class. open
ed by Vim. A. Baker. 4 Question.
The relation of Parents of Scholars,
to the Sunday School teachers, opened
by Rev. Daniel Flanagan. Selection
of place for next Convention.
Fifth enthusiastically evening.
Devotional exercises. Praise and
Sunday School teachers experience
meeting. Resolutions, &c.
Sunday morning.-9 O'Clock. The
Convention as a Sunday School with
exercises, composed of teachers and
scholars of the Sunday Schools in
Grantsville, and delegates of the Con-
vention.) Black board illustrations.
Review of lesson, &C., conducted by
VIM. A. Baker, Sermon at 104
O'Clock by Rev. j. 7. Rossiter.
Sunday Afternoon. - Children's
meeting at 2 o'clock, with appropri-
ate addresses, and singing by the
scholars of the different Sunday
Schools, conducted by F. l.. Morling.
Sunday evening. Devotional ex-
ercises. Song and Bible service. (The
Prodigal Song) conducted by VIM.
A. Baker. Closing exercises.
p. S.-The delegates will be expect
ed to take part in the discussion of
all questions promptly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Letter from Nebraska.
OAKDALE, NEB.,
May 10th, 1880.


EDITOR CT REPUBLICAN :-Hav-
ing promised good many of my
neighbors to write and give my
opinion and description of Nebraska,
/ adopt this plan to give all of them
through the columns of your paper,
my views.
/ left Oakland on the evening of
the 18th of April, and arrived at
Chicago next day at p. NJ, and
stopped with our old friend d. r.
Brant, where l twas very cordially
received" until s O'Clock next morn.
ing. l found the old gentleman very
jolly and in good spirits, doing well
socially and financially. | took the
Burlington & Quincy r.. r., arriving
at Council Bluffs at s A. NJ. the fol-
lowing day, leaving there by Union
Pacific II. r., arriving at Fremont
at o'clock the same afternoon, be-
ing 45 miles from Omaha. At FIRE,
mont | met with Geo. Dorsey, who
was very kind and gave me every
facility to see the country. / was-as
favorably impressed with the coun
try around Fremont as any place l
Eave seen. The land is very rich,
producing wheat, corn, oats and. in
fact, all kinds of grain to perfection,
with but little labor it is well set
tied and the lands are much higher
than they are at this point. / came
from there through Platte, Madison
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
SWANTON, MAY 9Th, 1880.

SWANTON, MAY 9th, 1880.
ED. REPUBLICAN:- In reading
over the committees financial report
for Garrett county, as published in
your paper of April 24th, /, as one
of the tax payers, stand aghast at the
loose and shameful manner in which
the business of the county has been
done, and would suggest to the vo.
ters of Garrett county the propriety
of calling mass meeting in the va
rious districts of the county, and at
those meetings publicly, fearlessly
and unanimously utter cur protest
against the guilty persons and the
manner in which they have done
the business entrusted to their hands;
and furthermore would demand that
we have an annual exhibit of the in
come and disbursements of the coun-
ty AS the law requires. None will
object to this but those who tremble
lest their misconduct should be de-
tected. / think that the right thing
has been done at the right time. and
would urge upon the tax payers to
look more closely after those who
receive and expend the public mon
les. My thanks are hereby accord
ed to Messrs. Peddicord & Combs
for the plain and direct manner, in
which they have done their duty,
and trust we shall hear from Others
upon the subject.
Standing still Is childish folly,
Saying nothing is crime;
None should patiently endure
Any evil he can cure.
Yours, respectfully,
VIM. +. GEORGE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
A Curious Fact about Bass.

OuTtOuS raw dUOut DAoo@
In a recent letter Seth Green, who
is authority in all matters piscatori-
al, discourses briefly on the best
modes of angling for bass. Among
other statements he makes the fol-
lowing, which Will be interesting to
a great many "simple wise men"
who have the good sense ard leisure
to go fishing.
If the fish is on the lower fly, you
will not take any more, but If he Is
on one of the upper flies, you will be
sure to take more if there is more in
sight.
We learned this fact and published
it years ago as curious habit of the
oass family. But we knew the fact
long before we discovered the reason
of it. Nothing in our angling expe-
rience ever caused us more perplex-
ity or so greatly excited our curiosi-
ty. 1t took us a week Of patient OBJ
seryation on " hat used to be the
best trolling ground on the st. Law
rence-in the neighborho0d of Gan
anoqua-to clear up the mystery.
But we finally succeeded to our en-
tire satisfaction, and here is the sim
pie solution.
The bass is a social fish. He likes
company. Where there is one there
are more. They move in schools.
When one strikes the troll there are
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Monday, June 9TH, 1880,
ORDER NISI.
10 I'd.

Thomas j. Peddicord and Andrew B. Gender,
practicing under the style of Peddicord &
Gender, VS.. John Fox.
In the Circuit Court for Garrett county.
No. 70. Trials to May Term, 1880.
ORDERED this 9Th day of May, 1850, by
" the circuit court for Garrett county, that
the sale of the real estate OF John Fox, as
mentioned in the report ofJames $. johnson,
constable, under and by virtue of a writ of
fieri facias mentioned in said report and issu-
ed on the Sth dayof December, A. D.. 1879, and
to the said James $. Johnson, directed by
Alexander l.. Osbourn. a Justice of the Peace
of the State of Maryland, in and for Garrett
county, at the suit of Thomas j. Peddicord
ana Andrew b. Gender, partners pracl icing
law under the firm name of Peddicord & Con
der, against Jno Fox, beratified and confirmed
unless cause be shown to the contrary on or
before the first day of June next provided u
copy of this order be published in some news
paper published in Oalzland, once in each of
three successive weeks before the st day of
June, 1850.
w. MOTTER.
True Copy-Test
myS-4 w. H. TOWER, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Washing Sheep worse than Useless.

Washing Sheep worse than Useless.
AS usually conducted, this is a
cruel. barbarous custom; and there
is no benefit to be derived from it.
and frequently a considerable loss
from the chill given to the sheep,
causing cold, followed by internal
inflammation and death. The day
this is done may be warm and sunny
but the river or pond water is still
cold, and the sheep, after being
washed, are obliged 20 retain their
wet fieeces so long, even if they es-
cape cold, as to make it quite iniu-
rious to them. Unless turned into a
clean grass pasture Immediately,
sheep will gather up rs great a
weight of dirt before shearing as was
washed out of them, so that the
wool gains no benefit from the ablu-
ton. But if it did, it would be all
the same to the manufacturer, be-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

Mr.. L. B. Ferguson, State Fish
Commissioners, gives notice that any
citiz' n of the State having a pond or
stream which he wishes TO supply
with California brook trout. or land
locked salmon, can be supplied at
Druid Hill tBaltimore) Matching
house. Imported German carp will
also be distributed in short time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
REORGANIZATION of Sunny Side S. S.

Re Organization Of Sunny Side 5. s.
The above Sunday School was re-
organized, with the following officers
and teachers
Superintendent-Miss Marian S..
Hauser.
AsSistant-D. J. Slaubaugh.
Secretary-S. j. YutZy.
Assistant--J II. Sanders.
Librarian Clair.
Assistant-G. Stahl.
Female teachers-Misses Marian
S. Hauser. Bell Arnold, Jennie
Sanders, Rachel Haun.
Male teachers--J. G. Knauer, 2.
Gortner, F. Stahl, II. Moon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

J. hereby give notice that l will re-
open my select school at Johnstown,
on Monday, May oath, to continue
ten weeks. Tuition 81 per month.
2w ALEX. w. DEWITT.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Church Serylccs--Sunday.

Lutheran Church. = Whitsuntide
services will be held in Oakland Ey.
Lutheran church, at 104 O'Clock A. NJ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Wednesday, Nay 18th,

at which time SCHOOL TRUSTEES for tne
ensuing year will be appointed. The Board
REQUESTS the cooperation of the citizens
throughout the county, and recommend that
select suitable persons and recommend them
as Trustees to the Board. The names of per-
sons recommended should be sent to the Sec
rotary of the Board, not later than Monday,
May 2ith.
list of the school districts will be pub
lished after the appointments, and any school
not embraced In the list, will not be recog-
nized by the Board.
+. HI. BARTLETT,
2w Treasurer and Examiner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15

UAKKEIT VDUNT COMMISSIONERS, ?
OAKLAND. Nd, May. II, 1880. J
Notice is hereby given that the County
Commissioners of Garrett county will meet
at their office in Oakland, on the
Monday, Juno 9TH, 1880,
fol the purpose of making the Annual Levy
and for the transaction of any proper bust
ness which may come before them.
All persons having bills against the county
are requested to file them, properly anthem
ticated, on or before that date.
By order,
F. A. THAYER,
5 10 I'd. Clerk,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
Notice..

OFFICE OF THE
GARRETT COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS,
OAKLAND, Md, May 4th, 1880. }
The Board of County School Commission
erS will meet on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

OFFICE OF THE
GARRETT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. :
OAKLAND. Nd, May. II, 1880.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-05

il lawful or wise to use Federal troops
in such matters as have transpired east
of the Mississippi within the last few
months, save so far as they may be
brought into action under the article
Of the Constitution which conten,plates
meeting armed resistance or invasion of
State more powerful than the State
authorities can subdue by the ordinary
processes, and then only when request.
ed by the Legislature, or, if it could not
be convened in session, by the Govern.
or, and when the President of the
United States intervenes in that man
ner it is state of war-not peace. The
army is laboring under disadvantages
and has been used unlawfully at times
in the judgment OF the people lin
mine, certainly and we have lost a
great deal of the kindly feeling which
the community at large once felt for us.
II is time to stop and unload. Off.
GERS in command of troops often find
it difficult to act wisely and safely when
superiors in authority have different
views of the law from theirs and when
legislation has sanctioned action seem.
ingly in conflict with the fundamental
law, unu lHeI ReHeTHllN dtIeT ~ tuo
known judgment of their superiors.
Yet the superior officers of the army
are so regarded in such great crises and
are held to such responsibility, especial.
ly those at or near the head of il, that
it is necessary on such momentous
occasions TO dare to determine for
themselves what is lawful and what is
not lawful under our system. If the
military authorities should be invok ed +,
as might possibly be the case in such
exceptional times when there existed
such divergent views as to the correct
result, the army will suffer from its past
action If it has acted wrongfully. Our
regular army has little hold upon the
affections OF the people to-day, and its
superior officers should certainly, as far
as lies in their power, legally and with
righteous intent aim to defend the
right, which to us is the law and the
institution which they represent. 1t is
arwell meaning institution, aud it won d
be well If it should have an oppor r. nj.
ty to be recognized as n bulwark in
support Of the rights of the people and
of the law. am truly yours.
WINFIELD S. HANCOCK.
To GENERAL w. T. SHERMAN, Com.
manding Army of the United States,
Washington, ID. c.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-05
Auditors Notice.

IN The Orphans Court of Centre
Il county, estate Of REGINA SHELTER, decd:
The undersigned auditor, appointed by
said Court 20 make distribution Of the funds In the
hands Of JOHN sHAFER, Administrator Of said de-
cedent ta and Among those legally entitled thereto,
will attend TO the duties 81 his appointment at bis
Office in Bellefonte, on MONDAY August ., at l0
O'Clock, A..
3D-3w wM c. HEINLH Auditor.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-05
Auditors Notice.

: Hh undersigned, an auditor ap-
potnsed by The Orphans Court of Centre Coanty,
- metEtnste The funds IN the hands Of Frederick
naM1 administrator of David Acker. decd, 10 and
.s"1g shoae legally entitiea thercio will attend %
~. a1ass ~ haz appointment - his ofloe Ia the
eefouEh e beliefente. on THURSDAY. the l9th day
2. august lssn Nhsh and ~Aere all rersnns interest
~ .re Teyuess u h. present and present their claims
~ se aeaArred from ccminn in Cor a share of sAid
nn's. so-Svi u. A. McKEE AuditaF.