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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-09
AN HOUR AT THE PLAYGROUND.

1 sat an hour, to-day, John. beside the old
brook stream,
Where we were school-boys in old time, when
manhood was dream;
The brook is choked with fallen leaves, the
pond is dried away
l scarce believe that you would know the dear
old place to-day.
The school-house is no more, John, beneath
our locust trees;
The wild rose by the window side no more
waves in the breeze;
The scattered stones look desolate-the sod
they rested on
Has been plowed up by stranger hands since
you and were gone.
The chestnut tree is dead, john and-what is
sadder now
The broken grapevine of our swing hangs on
the withered bought
read our names upon the bark, and found
the pebbles rare
Laid up beneath the hollow side, as we had
piled them there.
Beneath the grassgrown bank, John, looked
for our old spring,
That bubbled down the alder path, three PAGES
from the swing;
The rushes grow upon the brink, the pool is
black and bare,
And not foot this many a day, it seems, has
sat me on the fence, John, that lies as in old
time
The same half panel in the path, we used SO
oft to climb
And thougnt-t1w DER the bars of lite our
playmates lad passed on,
And left me counting on this spot the faces
that are gone!
The Jlidqe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-09
What's in q Leap Year!

"This leap year business is all hum
bug" broke in the statistical editor,
land ought to be buried with thirteen
at table, William Tell and George
Washington's Ratchet. / tell YOU, my
boy, State Street has more't to do with
the marriage crop than any year that
you can divide with four, and these lit
tie stockholders knock your Cupid's
bows and arrows into the middle of the
next centennial. All this fiipmaguilder
(tne statistical editor has traveled)
about love making the world go round
looks very pretty on the stage and
reads very well in the weeklies, but
when times are dull and money tight
take notice that he doesn't do much to
make anything go round except duns
for flowers and carriages. You'll
find the marriage record is a pretty
good index of the condition of the
times, 90 far back as you like
Wen begin with 1868. That year
there were 300 marriages in Boston
The number was annually larger, and
the next leap year shows 4,4l9. In
1873, you know, we reached the height
of flush times, and AGO atrocities
were committed in the name of Hvmon
(the statistician is also bachelor
That year, you know, brought Black
Friday and the panic, and that fall and
winter things began to tumble. In 1875
there were 3,400, drop of 1000 in two
years. In '70-leap year, mind you
only 1900, and the city growing all this
while, and the women getting thicker
every day. Your leap year theory
didn't seem to work in those times.
Then the election and the eight to seven
business upset things again, and in 1877
there were but $500 marriages. Since
then we've been picking up, averaging
gain of 200 n year Eighty-two saw
1851 weddings, and reckon this
lastyear will beat that, but Just as sure
as these croakers' predictions of hard
times come true, you'll see the marriage
business take drop this year that no
leaping can overcome. There's moth
ing like good sharp figures to burst the
sentimental bubbles every time. -
Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-09
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The highest price paid for pew IN
Mr.. Beecher's church the other day was
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Baptists have moved on Mis-
souri, and are capturing that State.
They have twelve colleges and SEMI
naries there.-N. Y. Times.
The State Senate of Texas has
passed Il bill giving the public domain,
except homesteads to actual settlers, to
the public schools. Chicago Journal.
Robert Laird Collier, writing from
London, says: ''Religion is not dead in
England. 1t is not dying in England.
Nor has the Established Church of
England in the least lost its hold upon
the reverence and affections of the peo-
pie of England"
The clergymen of the different
churches of Gloucester, Mass, and vi
cinity, have entered an earnest protest,
against small gambling, prizes, etc.. at
public fairs, as ''subversive of public
morality, and opposed to the principles
OF religion" as also illegal. immoral,
unchristian and disreputable. They
pledge themselves to use all honorable
endeavors to suppress the growing
evil.-B0stOn Post.
"A minister in Marion. Mass.
preached on Sunday from the following
singular text: "Now the king sat in the
winter-house in the ninth month, and
there was fire on the hearth burning
before him. And it came to pass that
when Jehudi had read three or four
leaves, he cut it with the penknife and
cast it into the fire that was on the
hearth until all the roll was consumed
Boston Herald.
AT recent meeting of the Massa-
chusetts teachers one speaker advo-
Gated letterwriting rs a very good
method of teaching English compost
ton. "Once week" she said, Il
have the children write letters among
themselves, and | provide letter-box
for the purpose. For correcting exer-
cises use a few of the signs used by
proof-readers, since they are as easily
learned as arbitrary ones.
The Salem Gala. Times has received
a communication from Shanghai, China,
to the effect that in the Southern Pres
byterian Church, the five churches
NIliCH contributed INC largest sum 1OE
missionary work in China were as fol-
lows: CDR. Pratt's, at Louisville, S.
1853; DR.. MARYLAND at Baltimore,
S1,S5l Thinking Spring, Va, Sl,3S3;
DR.. Harper's at Selma, Sl.041; DR..
Miller's at Charlotte, N. c., Sl,013.
Professor c. w. Hutson, of the
University of Mississippi, who has
taught both young men and young
women, declares that the girl student is
in the great majority of cases sooner
and better able to acquire knowledge
than the boy student; that her mind is,
generally speaking, quicker, brighter,
more alert than that of man at the
same age-between twelve and twenty.
The average girl student" he adds.
sis also mere ambitious, more devoted
to study for study's sake, more respon-
sive to the effort to excite her interest
st. Louis Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-09
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A Butler man in Springfield, Mass,
to change until the General is elected
again. Post.
Although women have the right to
propose in leap year, there is no law
that compels the men to say yes. This
fact ought to encourage young men to
stand firm. -PhjladelphiG Herald.
Yes, said Henderson, miss Forte
plays beautifully. don know any
thing about music myself, but l know
she's splendid player, because all the
other players say her music is just hor-
rid. "-Boston Transcript
The girls have formed their plans
for leap year. To the bashful lover
they will say, "Do you like home made
bread?" If he says Yes" the reply
will be, "Well, l can bake" Then if
he doesn't take the hint, they are to
seize both his hands, fall on their knees
and put the question direct. - Yonkers
Gazette.
AT party: Merchant-"A how
DIDO, Mr.. Blank? How is your paper
coming out? l read it daily. By the
way, you are getting up report of this
grand assembly, suppose?" Editor
''No. By the way, how is your store
coming on? My cook buys good deal
of you. You are here drumming up
custom, suppose. PhiiadeIphia Call.
How long do you think it will
take you to cure me, doctor?" "Well
Mr.. Blank, l think you can get back to
your desk at the bank in about a month,
but you will have to remain under treat
ment several years" "But you mis-
take. am not Mr.. Blank the banker,
but Mr.. Blank the postman." 80, that
alters the case. There is nothing the
matter with you but little biliousness.
You will be we'll in week. "-BoStop
Post.
"A burly, weather-beaten tramp re-
Gently entered bank, and, addressing
the urbane cashier, asked for five shill-
ings. Give shillings!'' exclaimed the
cashier, isn't that rather high? L
should think three-pence would be
about your size, wouldn't it?" We'll"
said the tramp, ''if you think you I'M
derstand this begging business better
than do, perhaps we had best change
places. If it suits you I'm agreeable.
Detroit Free Press.
Plantation Philosophy: Too much
perfume makes a man sick De sweet
es' smell in all de worl' is nuthin' -.
When de curmunity takes up de notion
dat a man is er fool, dar ain much us'n
him kickin' agin dc Judgment !.
| aim aflerd o. de man what frowns
when he gifts mad, but de man what
smiles when he's mad makes me feel
mighty Uneasy. De man what goes
ter church de mos ain al ers de shoes
goin' ter heaben. De duck washes
hisse'f heep oftener den de'turkey, but
airter all he ain hat ez clean. -Arhan-
SaW Traveller.
The throne of England, so splendid
when covered with silk, velvet and gold,
is, in fact, only an "old oak chair
over 600 years in use for the same pur-
pose. Its existence has been traced
back to the days of Edward /. The
wood is very hard and solid; the back
and sides were formerly painted in vari-
Gus colors, and the seat is made of u
slab of rough-looking sandstone,
twenty-five inches in length, seventeen
incLos in breadth and nineteen and one
hail in thickness, and in this stone lies
the grand peculiarly of the chair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-09

There are forty-three registered
bowling clubs for ladies in New York
and eight in Brooklyn, four of the lat
ter having connection with young pco-
pies church societies, while there are
any number of public places in New
York where private alley is reserved
for lady patrons, writes correspond
ent from the metropolis. Some of the
older clubs for ladies have adopted a
very comfortable, natty uniform of
navy-blue flannel, very much like the
lawn tennis costumes, save that Che
skirts are in the shape of very roomy
pantaloons, the bottoms of which reach
to the shoe tops, most sensible dress,
indeed. ~ Y. Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-09

The late Mr.. Holloway, of London,
the renowned manufacturer of pills and
ointment, began his business in small
way on the Strand, he and his wife liv-
ing over the shop and doing all their
own work. His first advertisement APP
peared in a newspaper October 10,
1887. In 1912 he spent $4,000 for
advertisements; in 1845, $4,000; in
1851, 100000; in 1855, $3.50, 900; and
for the last twenty years an average of
100000 per year The size of the for
tune left by him can only be guessed at,
but for many years his net profits from
his business have averaged Sl,000,000
a year. 1t is most pleasant to add that
he was man of great benevolence,
and that his medicines really were
rood
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-09

The Emperor of China employs
eight eunuchs to check him when he is
beginning to eat too much.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
On TUESDAY, the list day of
April, A. D. 1884,

all the right, title, interest and estate OF all
the parties to said cause of in and to that piece
or parcel OF land situate lying and being in
said Garrett county, about six miles from
Oakland, fully described in deed "a certified
copy of which is filed in said cause from Geo.
H. Williams and others. trustees to VIM Il.
Freshman, bearing date April llth, 1867, and
recorded in Liber II. II. No. 70, foios 81, &C.,
one Of the Land Records of Allegany county,
Maryland, and which land for the purposes
of sale, has been divided into three separate
lots or parcels, described as follows:
Lot Mol Beginning at beginning oftract
called "Stony Ridge" and running thence ~
1879 r. $40 pS. S. $40 +. ~ ps.. thence S. 40
w. 543 ps. to the beginning containing A
acres.
Lot No. 2. Beginning at the end of the
ninth line of "Thomas and Ann" and running
S. 1919 f. 295 ps, S. 10 ps S. 47o w. Is ps. N.
1879 +. Is ps. to the beginning, containing
1917 acres.
lot No. g. BEGINNING at end Of seventh line
OF tract called promised Land Resurvey-
ed" and running thence N. 1872 f.. 42O ps.,
thence :. $40 f.. to third line of tract called
''Stoney Ridge" thence s. l6o w. ALP ps. to
beginning of "Stoney Ridge" thence w. 2jM
rs 10 beginning, containing 3i12 acres.
Said land is well timbered.
TERMS OF SALE-as prescribed by decree:
One third cash on day of sale. and the balance
in two equal payments at six and twelve
months from the day of sale; the deferred
payments to bear interest, and to be secured
by two suretes to re approved by said trustee.
JOHN w. VEITCH,
asa Trustee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
Exhibition Of Paintings by Misses Beck
ct and Won Hillern.

The exhibition of paintings by
Maria j. G. Berket and Bertha Won
HilIern at Earle's galleries is larger
and more ambitious than that of last
year by the same artists, and gives
evidence of some hard and faithful
work. The methods OF study pur-
sued by these artists are somewhat
peculiar, and may be commended as
inspiring the greatest possible accu-
racy in the depicting of nature. Their
reproductions are realistic, as the re.
suit of IA long and rigid seclusion in
the midst of nature, and since last
seen their work has gained consider
able in technical excellence. The
paintings are of the broad school of
handling which has not yet succeeded
in establishing itselfin popular favor,
but which at the hands of two or
three clever opponents has inspired
q host of imitaturs. The Misses Beckett
and Won HilIern may yet rival the
work of DiaZ the noticeable gain of
strength in the handling of their lat
est productions certainly affords them
an encouraging outlook for the fu-
lure. The two most important paint
ins s of the collection are on legen-
Diary subjects, one by Miss Beckett,
depicting the wandering of st, Ge-
n0veva ~ Il her child in the forest,
and the other by Mss Won HiIlern,
showing the meeting Of GenOveva
and Count Siegfried in the wilderness
of the Rhine. In these pictures the
landscape is much better than the
figures. The remaining pictures,
twenty-one in number, are studies
from nature. Among the best of
these are IA September Day in the
Woods and autumn Wnuds," by
Miss Won Hillern. and 1.-The Medley
of Dream" and the Evening on
Lost RIVER" by Miss Becket.-N0rh
american, PhiLa.
The above distinguished artists
expect to visit our mountains next
summer, where they hope to find
subjects worthy of their attention.
We hope they may come, and they
should, every attention will be shown
them by our people.-ED. REPUB.
LICAN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
New Germany.

The roads are almost impossible in
this section,
e. J. Otto is making full time with
his steam mill.
The report that Swaugers Mills
were washed away by the present
food is incorrect.
w. S. Bickel expects to spend the
summer in Pennsylvania.
Our blacksmith is doing a flourish.
ing business.
Messrs. John Stark and James
BroadWater have returned from the
Greenbrier. and are engaged in dry
ing for the Lochiel Lumber Co. They
don't expect to go back.
Miss Anabel burst has returned
home from Pea Ridge where she had
gone for her health. X. Y. D.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
Blooming Rose.

AS we have never noticed anything
in your valuable paper from this
neighborhood, we will write few
lines for the information of your
many readers.
Our farmers are all busiIy engaged
at their spring work.
Some of our farmers have been
moving this spring. Mr.. Isaac Umbel
and son hayp gone to Markleysburg.
John H. Riley has vacated the Ed
wards farm and moved to the Umbel
farm. Ezra Savage has moved to his
new home near Taylor Friends.
Ira E. Friend is preparing to erect
a large barn.
We understand that Messrs. Ira F..
and Elijah Friend. of E., are going
to put up store at the Cross Roads
near Ira E. Friends.
We will soon have the steam mill
of Rumbaugh & Fike in our midst.
George ID. Frantz has lost several
good calves this winter.
The good people of Blooming Rose
met on the second Sunday in March
and organized Sunday School, which
will open on the first Sunday in
April.
Ison Ringer Is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Friend are
visiting relatives and friends in Wes
Va.
Grandmother Friend is very Ill.
Deputy Collector Griffith has beer
paying US visit.
Our winter term of school closed OF
the 10Th of February.
Some of our neighbors enjoyed
themselves hugely at a sugar "stir
ring Off at Alfred Kelley's few
days ago.
Mr.. VIM. McCabe talks of sellin,
his farm and removing to West Va
We should miss him very much iron
our community.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
Sang Run.
SHoUP.

This beautiful and picturesque lit
tie village is the centre of prosper.
GUS community, situated near the
mouth of Sang run, which empties
into the Youghiogheny river. Sang
Run derived its name from a corrup-
ton of the latter syllable of the word
ginseng, a medicinal plant which was
very plentiful along the slopes of the
mountains here some years ago. This
section of the country is noted for its
beautiful farms, and for the hospital
ity of its citizens. 1t is one of the
finest fruit sections in the county.
Many pleasure seekers visit this place
during the summer and autumn
months and while away the suItry
days in cunning and fishing. 1t fur
nishes excellent recreation for hun
! ters and fishers, as there are plenty
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
A Kind Donation.

The Lutheran pastor of Deer Park
Evangelical Lutheran church, Rev.
William Stoudenmire, received this
week beautiful and appropriate BAN
ner for the audience chamber of said
church. from a Baltimorean who
says she owes her life to Deer Park,
whose heart was cheered by the quiet
services of that little church, and the
banner is token of sweet and holy
recollections of Deer Park Lutheran
church. The banner will be placed
behind the pulpit for the eyes of the
congregation next Sunday afternoon
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29

say that they cannot afford to take
newspaper. This certainly is mis-
take. l believe there is rot one
adult person in tie United States who
cannot afford to take at least one
newspaper; and that should be his
local paper. If he is farmer it will
bring money into his peck, t. Local
newspapers generally have correspon-
dents at nearly every postoffice in the
county who frequently write up those
communities, mention the farmers
who are raising stock and grain for
market, in their local items, and thus
advertise the farmers products. Buy.
ers of horses, cattle, sheep, &C., will
in looking over the county paper, see
the names of those who have stock
for sale, and as consequence will go
into these communities to buy up
stock. Who could not afford to pay
81 so per year for a newspaper? On
ly 123 cents per month"; mere pit
lance. We see no reason why THE
REPUBLICAN should not be taken by
every family in Garrett county. 1t
is cheaper than most county papers,
because it is an eight page paper,
while nearly all other local papers
have but four pages. $3.50 per year
is very reasonable for home news.
paper, and viewing The matter from
financial stand point should say
that there is not much profit to the
publisher in putting up good paper
at that price; taking all things into
consideration. Now, l hope THE
REPUBLICAN, may 60 into every
family in Garrett and adjoining coun.
ties during the campaign. Mr.. Edi-
tor, there is more which might be
said on the subject, but l have al
ready encroached upon your valuable
space. l would he pleased to hear
frequently from col respondents at
every postoffice in the county, through
the columns of THE REPUBLICAN,, if
the editor will allow the space.
RURAL RAMBLER.
[From another correspondents
Mrs. Charles Friend is improving
i'm health.
Miss Viola Savage was visiting
friends and relatives here.
We had singing school here the
other night, under the leadership of
Prof. Dewitt.
Mr.. - Lewis was in town few
day ago. We heard he had lost a
valuable cow recently.
Mr.. Andrew Collins is in this
neighborhood working at mis- trade.
He will probably remain with US all
summer, as has several large contracts
on hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
EXAMINERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the undersign-
ed, appointed by the County commissioners
of Garrett county, to view the lands through
which the road petitioned for by w. McCul-
loch Brown and others is to pass viz: begin
ming at the southeast corner of the lands OF
Isaac Moreland, on tho Wilson road, andr
ming through the lands of Philip Pendeton,
w. McCuloch Brown and others to the w.
Va, c. & p. II. Il. station at Elkins, and ex-
located will meet on the 18th day of April.
1884, Tor such purpose, and to determine
whether the public convenience requires the
said location ofsaid petitioned road, and ifso,
to locate the same, and perform their duty in
the premises
JERRY BROWNING,
JOHN BLAMBLE,
JOHN NJ. WHITE,
3l55t Examiners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
Baltimore Live Stock Market.
From Baltimore Americana

From Baltimore Americana
MONDAY, March oath, 1884.
The quotations given are those of
the retail market, except where other
wise stated.
PRICES OF BEEF CATTLE AT THE
MARKET TODAY.
Very best on sale to-day S6.00@6.55.
that generally rated first quality,
S4.75@575; medium or good fair
quality, S3.6204.5O; ordinary thin
steers, oxen and COWS. S3.25Q03.50
extreme range of prices, $3.25(G6.55
Most of the sales were from $4,000
800.
REMARKS ON BEEF CATTLE.
The arrivals of Cattle during the
week amounted to 9S9 head, against
3. l34 last week and 1888 head the cor
responding week of last year, and the
sales were 928 head. against 1877 last
week, and 673 head the correspond
ing week of last year.
The market has been exceedingly
rough to day, prices ranging to &c..
and in some cases &c. lower than ruled
last Monday. The quality averaged
about as last week = offerings. medium
and common Cattle being fairly well
represented among the offerings. The
decline in tops was the least Observ-
able, being not greater than the low
est fraction he. above. Prices $3.50
to 1886 per 100 lbs with most sales
from 81 to $3.50 per 100 lbs.
Mitch Co,0s. Trade is lair for good
Cows. while it is dull tor common.
Prices $50 to $50 per head wholesale.
THE SWINE MARKET.
The receipts are fully equal to a
very moderate. demand, the numbers
exceeding those of last week nearly
700 head. The quality shows some
little Improvement over that of last
weeks offerings. but there are yet too
many common light Hogs, and these
affect prices of the better grades. We
quote at S(094c., few selling at either
extreme most sales at and near Sc.
Last year same time were 9}(9llc.
THE SHEEP MARKET.
The quality of the offerings this
weeks is quite as good as it was last
week. but they number 800 less than
they did then. Yet the supply Is
quite equal to a very moderate de-
mand, which is confined to the sup
ply of our own home butchers only
who are buying very sparingly. We
quote Sheep at 4(96sc., and spring
Lambs at 1O(013c. Same time lasl
year prices for Sheep were 44@Sic
and spring Lambs 10 to l3c. gross.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
ate-Rights doctrines are pushed

State Rights doctrines are pushed
to the extreme by the Governor of
Georgia. He refuses to comply with
the law requiring report of the
military organizations of the State.
He contends that the government
has no authority to make inquiry
concerning the army and navy of a
sovereign State. There is good
deal Of this State.rights nonsense still
remaining in the South. 1t will take
another generation before they begin
to appreciate, down there, that this
Is q Nation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-29
Sale OF Personal Property.

Mr.. Thomas B. Wiley, residing
in the Forks settlement, this county,
will sell at public sale his personal
property consisting of horses, cows,
young cattle, farming implements,
household goods, &C., on Thursday,
April Sd, 1884.