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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-21

He had been gone somewhat more
than year, when the Quaker was in
the store of HOSkins, and wished to
hire pasture for the coming season.
Il have one l will let you have free
if you will put up the fences on that
place." said Hoskins.
"Where is it ?" asked the Quaker
"It's on the Akin farm" was the
reply.
"If thee will let it at that rate, thee
must have let it get sadly out of re-
pair"
"It is, indeed ; 1 cannot leave the
store to look after it. The house is
poor, and the family that lived in it
last were too shiftless to buy wood, so
they burnt up the fences, in fact l
would rather sell it than rent it,"
"What will thee take for it ?' in
quired the Quaker.
ut cost 81 ,000."
eyes, but thee paid in goods, and
charged thine own price for them"
"To be sure / did. Akin could not
get trusted anywhere else, and / felt
that / was running a great risk in let
ting him have goods so l charged ac-
cordingly-just as anybody else would
have done under the circumstances -
"Butthee has not told me what thee
will take for the place. l will give
$500 for it. If that price is any object
to thee.o
Hoskins thought long enough over
the matter to conclude that the inter-
est of $500 was far better for him than
farm for the use of which he real.
lied scarcely anything, and at last
said, "You can have it."
Every well, Hoskins, thee can
make out the deeds tomorrow, and
thee shall have thy money. By the
way, do you know what has become
of Daniel Akin ?"
mo; he has not been in the village
for more than a year; at any rate /
have not seen him."
We may here tell the readers some
thing that Hoskins did not know.
The Quaker had that day received a
letter from Daniel Akin. stating that
he was at the mines, hard at work
and sticking to his motto. "Not a
drop more, Daniel )" that he had laid
up few hundred dollars, and desired
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Daniel used. As he closed his solil-
oquy, he turned and saw Thomas
Edgerton, who said:
"Daniel, does thee mean to keep
thy vOw?"
Eyes, friend Edgerton, / do"
"Thee has promised great many
times thee'd drink no more; what
makes three think thee will keep thy
vow this time ?''
81 know, friend Edgerton, have
often vowed | would drink no more;
but now | feel different from what
have felt before; my heart is almost
broken, and [ feel my weakness, and
l believe God will help me this
| time"
"God grant that it may be so
Daniel, get in and take a seat. Thee
must be hungry go home with me.''
On the way the Quaker drew out
I.Of-him all that has been written. aiEs
he advised him to go to California.
He told him to go to New York, and
work his way round the Cape. He
decided to do so. The Quaker kindly
promised to furnish him suitable
clothing.
"Thee would like to see thy wife
and children before thee gocs!'
II should, but they have become
so estranged from me if | went, per-
hapS they would not believe me. |
think it will be better they should
not know where / am. | want to
surprise them. and hope to do so, by
coming back sober man, and with
money enough to make them COM
Portable. prefer that you and your
wife should be the only persons in
the place who shall know where l
am. or what | am doing"
Thus, while riding toward the quiet
farmhouse of the Quaker. the whole
thing was arranged. When they had
reached the farm, the horse was put
into the barn, and they entered the
house. AS they seated themselves
before the fire, the Quaker said to his
wife: "Amy, thee may put on anoth-
er plate; Daniel will stay with us for
a few days and then he is going to
California"
The good Quaker felt confident
Daniel would keep his word this
time. At the end of few days all
was ready. The old horse was har-
messed. and before daylight, Daniel
Akin was on his way to the railway
station; he had not been in the viii
lage since the words, "Not drop
mOae, Daniel" were uttered. He was
missed from his customary haunts,
but it was supposed he had gone on a
spree, and SO nothing was thought of
his absence. No inquiries were made
for all were glad he was missing, and
cared not for his return.
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FOR SALE
Valuable Property in Deer Park.

A store and dwelling house combined, which
is directly opposite the village ticket-ofice
Also two good-sized dwelling houses with
stable, gardens and all necessary out build
ings.
For terms and additional particulars, apply
to w. H. Tower, Clerk of Court, Oakland, oi
to +. G.. Tillson. Deer Park.
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VALUABLE
HOUSE AND LOT
FOR SALE.

That valuable house and lot on the corner
of Liberty and Gilmore streets, Oakland, Md
Is offered for sale. The house is two stories IN
height. containing eight rooms and basement
The house is well painted and the rooms pa
pered and kalsomined. Good cellar. double
portico and back porch, three good nues'
Err on the lot Fruit trees, shade trees, and
suitable outbuildings.
For price and terms apply to or address.
JAS. A. HAYDEN,
Oakland, Md.
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CEN. woLsELEY,s TESTIMONY.

Replying to deputation Of the
Blackburn Temperance Mission at
the tesidence oi Major General Fiel-
den or tho 18th oi last raonth, Ger.
Wolssley said that he had always
employed the opportunities afforded
him TO impress the necessity OF tenn
persnce on those under his command.
In the Red River expedition, against
the advice even OF the medical men
who accompanied the troors,he de-
cided that no spirituous liquors
should be taken with the ioroe and
yet no men ever did harder work or
behaved better than those on that
expedition. Ia South Africa bis
personal body guard consisted
almost exclusively of temper
ance meni and there too the doctors,
who had predicted all manner OF ills
from the absence OF grog, had abso-
lutelY nothing to do. In Egypt,
again, the doctors told him that it
was very necessary the men should
have grog and he was obliged % wing
to the great pressure put on him, to
allow il occasionally; but it was Civ
Ell in very small quantities and rare.
", and yet the iroopsin Egypt were
admirable in their behavior. He had
long held that dunk was the great
sourcs OF crime, dsobedience, aui
other evils in tie Amy.
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NO. 20.

the axiom. II is not. in all ipstan-
ces, so ss regards individual exam
Piles. II has frequently happened
that important inventions have been
brought about by what we night
call the hobbies Of leisure. Never
I'll eless, there is always a far great
sr probability (and consequently a
greater frequency ioccurrepce) that
a naturally ingenious person with
practical insight into certain partic-
ular applications OF skill but goad-
ed by the need aud perhaps the suf-
isrinRs of his surroundings and HIM
self---hnds his only solacs in the
elaboration OF an idea, and that idea
finds expression in the solution of
some problem, whether scientific or
purely mechanical, or both. In fact,
Ae blossoms into an inventor, and
yields seed in an invention.
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w. I. SHERMAN.
WIroHoaAEr IN pEyysY1Y1yJA

WJTCHCRAFT IN PENHSPL
Jesse Miller is farmer living IN
GreenvilIe township, Somerset coun-
ty, says the Bedford (Pa.) Gazetbe, Of
last week, aud ls ready TO swear hat
his househoId is afl cted with a witch.
Some time ago he found saddle
hanging on hook by the chimney.
He bad placed j. on the balusier
This occurred three times, and all
the members Of the family solemnly
declared that they had not touched
the saddle. Miller took it to the
woodshed aud again it was displaced.
He then removed the saddle TO a
sswmill and spiked it tc a standard.
IL stage there. His wife wss w,sh.
ing one day and stepped out OF the
apart ment for few minutes. Re-
turning, she was smsz,d TO find the
articles she bad lslt in the tub thrown
about over the floor Miller was
aroused one night by terrible screams
in the front yard. He BOUNDED ont
OF bed and rushed out aad found his
daughter there alone. She had no
knowledge Of how she got there.
Every window and door in the house
was locked and bolt ed, a. when the
young lady wen to bed. Twice sibce,
she mas been spirited out Of th
house 10 broad day light in the pres
ence ef her mother and Others. The
spirit Of darkness that exetts tbjs
Influence over the young lady is in
Visible 10 all Others. She describes
the witch 40 resembling an old wo.
man, with hoary locks, hairy face.
and wearing white CAP. The
Miller family IS thoroughly
terrified, - is also the entire
community. Miller intends "a
leave the locality as soon a. pos
uble. lie was 10 MeyersdaIe Iasl
week N quest Of witch doctor "a
make tbe place tolerabie Tor shorl
time yet, at jeast. He Is 6rm In bl,
] witch beieL
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Invention IL, in every case, the Ie-
suit OF Two things frat, Of tho "a
gacily which bss disosruei a wnt
secobdIy, Of the resoiute effJrt to SUP.
ply that want, whether lt be TO 90.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
o the Creditors of Buckner Fairfsx, de-

To the Creditors of Buckner FsirfOx, de-
ceased:
In pursuance OF decree of the Circuit
Court of the County of Preston, made In
cause therein pending, tn subject the
real estate of the said Buckner Fairfax, to
the payment OF his debts, you are requir-
ed 10 present your claims against the es
tate of the said Buckner Fairfax tor adju
cation to Smith Crane, Commissioner, at
his office in the said county, on or before
the 28th day Of February next.
Witness, Smith Crane, Clerk Of said
Court, this 18th day OF January, 1888.
1 a0-6t SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
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4 H0mE-MiDE rELErnoyn.

The american Farn,er gives the
following directions for making a
cheap home made telephone
To make y good aud serviceabe
telephone, gooi from one farm house
to another only requires enough wire
and two cigar bx,a FIRST select
your boxes, aud make hole about a
half an inch IN diameter in the cen.
ter OF the bottom OF each, and then
place one IN each OF the houses you
wisb TO connect t5en get FIVE
pounds OF common iron stove wire,
make a loop IN one end aud put it
through the hole IN your cigar box
and fasten it With a mai then draw
1t tight TO the other box, supporting
Il when necessary with "A stout cor.
You can easily run yonr line into
the hoHse by boring hole through
the glass Support your boxes With
slats nailed across the window. aud
your telephone is complete. The
writer h one that is 200 yards long
and cost forty FIVE GEMS that will
csrrv music when the organ ia play
ed thirty feet away in another room.
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rushing into the grooer's, red ss a
lobster. frothing at the mouth, and
saying to him, / won't buy my three
cents worth OF tobacco in your old
store any more-I WON'T won't
because l found nail in the last
aud 1t hurt me in tender place /
The grocer doesn't SIT down on n
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publisher treats tie offended subscri-
ber with the same indifference, 30
that ali the rage and venom which
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the publisher ia mutual one, and
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The following anecdote OF the late
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tes the ridiculous attitude which the
stop my paper sort of subscriber
assumes; Passing down Newspaper
Row, in New York City, one morn
ing, Mr.. Greeley met one of the sub.
scribers of the Tribune who excit edly
exclaimed:
Mr.. Greeley, after the article you
published this morning | intend to
stop your paper" |"
"Oh, no. said Mr.. Greeley,"don I
do that
Yes. cir, my mind is made up,
sh"ll stop the paper.
Late In the afternoon the two met
again, when Greeley remarked;
Mr.. Thompson, / am very glad
you did not carry out your threat
this morning.
What do you mean p
why you said you were going TO
stop my paper
And 80 / did, went 10 the office
and had the paper stopped
You are surely mistaken. have
just come from there, and the press
wac running and business was boom.
ing
Sir said Thomson very pom pous.
~, i meant intended to stop nv
eubsoription to your paper
Oh,thunderl' rejoined Greeley, Il
thought you were going to stop the
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out OF living. Ny friend, let me
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mn. KAssON,s LIrrlE RusU.

Congressmou Kasson, who is nm
married, has long been suspected,
says Boston Traveller correspond
ent, Of being a particularly devoted
sdmlrer Of Miss Ffeliugbuysen,
daughter OF the Secretary Of State.
Que evening recently he excused
himself early IRON reception on the
plea OF urgent ommittee work, and
he'd bin to the FreIinghuysen man
sion. Thithcr he was followed soon
by some w4ggsh aud suspicous
trends who had also been 1t the
reception, and finding him chatting
with Miss Freinghuysen they bega q
to chaf him about that cmmittee
work. Somewhat confused, he STAN
mered out something about hsvios
called OF little business. Tber
Miss FreliDghuysen, seeing the ion
exclaimed Why, Mr.. Kasson. yor
have been here three hours / dldnu
Know you wanted TO zee papa. II
SEX him down immediately. Al
this the gallant Congressman vas 'si
broke up, and he bad only strength
left TO calculate that IL wastt ol an,
importance, and now 10 was 30 lat,
he'd better call another time, and
then beat bssty retreat.
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COMMISSIONER s NOTICE.
Buckner Eairfsx's admir-. VS.. Buckner
Fairfax's heirs, ct. al, and Henry g.
Beatty. &C., VS.. Buckntr Fairfax 3
admir-, OF al.
IN EQUITY.

BY n Joint order made by tho Circuit
Court of Preston County, i'm the State of
West Virginia, i'm the aboYe mentioned
causes OH the 18th day OF Decem Der, 1892,
the report Of the undersigned, Commis-
siOner, being deemed incomplete. was
recommitted TO him with instructions to
report any other liens there may be ups
on tho real estate Of Buckner Fairfax,
deceased, rs we'll as any other matter
ieemed pertinent by the Commissioner.
or requested by the parties and espe.
cially, 10 take further proof touching the
$500 credit on the Whetsell estate debt,
heretofore reported by said Commission.
or.
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Commissioners once, Kingwood, w

. Commissioners ONCE, Kingwood, w.
Va, January I6, 1883.
The parties TO the above mentioned
causes, viz: John a. j.. Martin, admins
istrator of Buckner Fairfax. deceased ,
James B. Fairfax, Isaac r. Martin, John
a. r. Martin. Gregg =. Vicksry and
Charles u. Nickery, her husband, Anne
Elizabeth Scott a. Stanhope M.Scott, her
husband, and Sarah X. Fairfax, children
and heirs at law Of Buoknor Fairfsx de
ceased Henry q. Beatty, Joseph jack
son, Jesse Spurgin, William q. Brown,
Samuel Snider, Elijah Sbaher. tho Ma
tiOual Bank Of Kingwood, Matthias r.
Stuck. Henry VI. Grimes, and Elisha J.
Miller, will take notice that shall on
the 2Sth day Of February next, ut my
office aforesaid, proceed TO execute the
above mentioned order Of reference.
SHLH CRANE, Com'r.
John Barton Payne, plms counsel I'm
the cnuse first above me ntioned nd Jas.
A. Brown, counsel In thsece ondanamed
cause.
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