The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-06-19

! ana CaSS SCdmp-Ior long years az 10
tice of the Peace, under different
shades of government. Always just
and pure in his judgments and acts
and not often in error. Fe was often
good-naturedly called "Billv Sharp"
head" on account of the peculiar
shape of that organ.
Blu! it was in an other shape that
he was most conspicuous, and do
not hesitate to say useful. He had
no pretentions to medicine generally,
but prided himself in having reme-
dy for the cure of cancer, which he
always said he got in the nature OF
bequest from his father. In long
course of quiet practice The never adj
vertisedD he became quite celebrated,
and nearly at all times had patients
at his home, or in Grantsville, often
from remote parts of the country. OF
course cases far gone he could not
cure +; neither can the ablest physi-
clans but when a case came to him
in its incipiency, or early stages, he
most always went away cured. l
remember an instance where young
man had cancer fully developed on
his lip. DIR. Wyland. although not
two miles away. was passed by and
the patient went to Baltimore fast as
coaches {no railroads them could
carry him to see Prof. Smith. The
great surgeon looked at the sore and
said he could cure it by amputating
the lip. The young man refused to
submit to the operation, with an
oath, and home he came fast as he
went. DIR. "Sharphead" was good
enough now to be consulted, and his
scorching decoction awaited of. An
effectual cure was the result with but
a very slight blemish to the member.
Many other cures could be cited. but
it is not necessary. His medicine
was a powerful distiilation of COM
bination of vegetable matters. In
its application it would follow the
roots and fibers of the disease to their
extremities, and kill them, and in
this way effect IA cure. He never
would confitie the secret of his cancer
medicine to any one outside his own
family, and then only to one of his
sons, near his death. He died some
twenty-five years ago, poor in this
worlds goods, but leaving a good
name, which has never been ques-
toned or furnished.
Ills son Joel, since the death of his
father has been practicing his fathers
profession to some extent. We recall
an amusing incident in his line of
business some years ago. He and
one of his neighbors got into law
suit. oyer mutual accounts between
them. The suit went to Allegany
county court on appeal. One of the
items, in Wiland's account was $40
the defendant. The charge was re-
sisted, and when the doctor was up
on the stand as witness, he was
questioned as the components of his
medicine. He refused to answer. but
the court decided he must tell it, tho
it was hereditary secret for nearly
hundred years. The answer came,
about as willingly as a cat with her
paw would pull chestnuts out of the
fire. Joel however gained his case,
and the $40 before Jury. After the
trial was over, he was tWitted by being
told, that his medicine was no longer
a secret, that any one could then be
a cancer doctor. He said no, that the
good old gentleman, Mr.. William
w. McKaig, the lawyer opposed
to him, bothered him so, with his
questions, that he really forgot some
of the most important ingredients.
Soon after the marriage of our SUBJ
ject. his wife became entirely blind.
However they became. the parents of
considerable family-most of whom
are still living. And it is most as
tonishing what this sightless woman
could do, or rather what she could
not do, for really, 1 know of nothing
that she could not do, that any ordi-
nary woman with full sight could
accomplish. 1 have seen her thread
needle-and quicker than a person
with two good eyes-in the usual
way except the seeing. L have also
seen her sew, knit, make and mend
garments, just as. easily as any other
woman. Her senses of feeling and
hearing were wonderful indeed. /
once called at her house, her husband
being away, asked for little writing
paper, she took a bundle of keys
from her pocket. and walked to her
husbands desk where there was a
confusion of papers. She observed
that some of them were written up
on, and some not. She speedily sep