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The Osceola times., 1884-03-15
\ Bcggar's VIII.

The New York sun published the fol-
lowing curious document bcgaar',
wiIl--which it saws was recently di-coy-
cred in the records of the Surrogate of
hce in that rity. The will was offered
for probate on January p, 1874. and is
as follows.
LAST WILL OF SOLOMON :. HASTINGS.
New York, January p. ls74.--I, Solo
mon ;. Hastings being of unsound mind
do declare this as my last will and Test
ament. I hereby appoint as executors
of my last viii John Gilligan and Thorn
as Phelan, 10 eacn Of whom | bequcath
one clean shirt collar on condition Of
them seeing that my last wishes are ear.
ricd ont as stated in this document
1st. | bequcath TO my dear friend
Alex. ]. Mcconnell my Grand street
route on condition that he does not keep
the.sidewalk too warm. | also leave a.
my friend John francis Morse nv old
crutch and also my old Hat, Pants and
Shoes.
ID. ] Bcqueath to my friend Joseph
J. Avery my Routes in Fourteenth st.. and
also my Routes in Sixth and Eighth ave
nues, providing he never saves moro
than | did, ! don't believe he will.
Sd. bequeath to my dearest of friends
Charles Alexander my seat by Gilliran's
Fire, and also my chance of catrLing
luck. ! gIess Charlie will catch gs nnucb
luck a. ] could.
4th To my other Friend William
Kruger leave the following articles,
old soldier, Corker [if he can steaI in
] old pair Of ,uspenders to be got where,
ever he can find them.
5th. All the rest ofmy property leave
to my beloved Ida Hobbs. and 7 also
leave her my dear friend John CI,rl
Witness my seal
His
solomon HASTINGS.
Mark.
James Lee, ! We.
John Murphy. '''''
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A Man who Beat Gas Company.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer
| have a friend in the clothing business
who denounccs his gas bill as exorbitant,
and sometimes comes to my office to see
about it. lie lives in palatial residence
on Eighth street, and when he came in
last week and handed me his bill ! saw
at once that it was an unusually small
one for such an establishment as he
keeps up. Being somewhat familiar with
the arrangements and number of burners
in his house, determined upon catching
him at his own game, ald showing that
he was indebted to the company for
more gas even than the bill called for,
but hc was too much for me. Taking
the bill from him, | said:
"Well. Mr.. ----, you have a burner
in the cellar
"Yes. Sheneral, dare, a purner in the
cellar, but, holy Moses, who efer heard
of lighting gas in de cellar"
you have a laundry"
Laundry Laundry you say Who
cfer heard of people washing by gas
light?'
well, you have burners in the kitch-
en-, haven't vou?'
"Yes, day are dare, but We nefyr use
em we hat hyc-o'clock dinucTs.'
"Well, don't your servants use any N
the evenings"
"Nell, I'll tell you, Sheneral, We hal
the worst hIret Girls You efer seen. They
are nefer in the house day are out all
times of night after dark"
"HOw about the dining-roOm?'
Didn't tell you We had iive-o'clock
dinners, and the childrcns always plays
in the Gark?'
"Wcll, there's your ,itting-rocm"'
"Sltting-roOm We nefcr light the gas
there We always sits on the front schtct,.
"Well, you surely have light in the
hall?"
IVY, would you want to break man
up2"
"Well, there's your handsomely fur
nished parlor?"
"Yes. We hat nice parlors and Elegant
furniture, but We haven't hat visitor for
Offer year
Becoming discouraged, | skipped the
other apartments in the house and came
to a point where | thought | would be
sure to catch him. and asked;
"FIow about your bcd-chamber? You
surely use gas in that aparm ent"
Imagine my chagrin when, after a
moments hesitation, he answered
"My ped-chamber? Wy. ! tells you
Sheneral, We haf burners there, but We
ncfer Use 'em. My wife, she is very
modest woman, ard always goes to ped in
de dark"
He rot a rebate
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English View of American Railways.

when / was travelling about those
awful canyons heretofore described, the
railroad mp the rocks seemed more
irichtful than artist or imagination had
painted them. Ny constant inquiry of
Mr. Minis, ofthe Rio Grande. was Who
were the engineers Who conceived and
executed these awful as ouu" In Eng
land, the name Of him who huili- a tu-
hular bridge over the Ncnd straits. or
cuts tunnel under the Thame-. i- in the
mouth OF the world. Mim.' ofuychan-
ism and construct on marr wonderful
than any Se have in England, have been
accomplished in America, set on the
spots v here the mighty works of the en-
GINGER, were performed, hardly any one
knows their names, and not statue 1r
them meets the eve OF the traveller. /
never ceased 10 wonder and put q4us-
tons about them. In those can, uus
there were promOntUIies OF stone which
could be carved, like the Sphinx, into
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colossal heads OF the great engineers, and
the wondering traveller for ages might
look on the faces of those who made the
miraculous work. Above was terrific al
titude, below was terrific abyss of rock
and river Along that silent and fore
boding way the trains rushed down at
night laden with tons ofore, or climbed
summit after summit, as the road varied.
The engines crawled up the awful rocks
like mighty tarantulas with.claws ofsteel.
The trains ran round and round the
mountains. Snorting as they rose, you
could see the engine pushing in the rear
like the tail of flame Of an iron serpent.
Now il left the rock, now it approached
1t as il wound round it just now stand
ing apart from it, as Rossetti did by his
bride-to admire the more her form and
beautv.n
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showing That roveriy Pmches Hard
Cor Boston Globe

Give me 8 cents worth of flour, >
cents worth OF butter, aud cents worth
of cheese"
Dear Mr. Editor, was standing in a
Boston grocery store the other night and
heard a woman come in and buy the
above quantities Of the necessaries of life.
The -four, butter and cheese were put up,
the woman paid cents and went out.
| turned in surprise TO the clerk and
said:
"llaye You many customers who buy
in such small quantities.
Lots was his reply.
was astonishcd. ! find, on inquiry,
it is Il common practice all over the city.
How true il is one-half ofthe world does
not know how the other half live. | oc-
cas,,nally buy flour 10y the bag, but such
small quantities ! never heard Of
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by reduction of Isl per cent in wages,
and refusal to en- pioy trades unionists.
Owing to the depression in trade in
the North of England, the iron masters
are reducing the wages of their work
men, and placing the men under "a
hours notice.
The furniture works at Chicago and
Grand Rapids report dull times and in
sufficient work. In Chicago a reduction
of wages to $3.50 is proposed in some
shops.
The Iowa Miners State Convention
was held recently with fourteen delegates
present. Mr.. Thomas of Angus, was re-
elected President, and Robert Muir, Of
the same place Secretary.
The Ohio State Convention of coal
miners met recently with full attend
ance. John Mcbride cf Masillon was
elected President end John ii. Williams
of the same place Secretary. Resolutions
were passed against the importation of
foreign labor and the truck store system.
A so.called proclamation signed "The
Executive of the Black Hand,' has re-
Gently been published in Johan MOsts
paper. Der Freiheit. II announces that
| the revolution by deeds" is at hand,
and winds up with the words, "War to
the kniIe" The English Socialist papers
generally denounce the proclamation.
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15
\ Patent Adjustable Dog's Fail.
Washington star.

An application purporlln- 10 he -igne
hv Colonel Maurice PinChover, has been
sent to the United States Patent Office
for patent for an adjustable dogs tail.
The application claims thai all dogs who.
either 10y nature on acciden, are minus
tail. encounter great difficulties in
turning sharp corners, as tEeir centre Of
gravity is thrown too near the f0releg.
and they consequently hav, to 90 slow
or lose their bal. nee. fhc proposeG
tail can be fastened TO the stump. and. .
as the dog turns 10 the right, the tail
will tend 20 throw his rear to the lcf
thus enabling him 20 turn easily and
rapidly without losing hi, equilibrium.
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15

claimed the other. Don't this train run
TO Grand Rapids
"Oh, yes
Then how am ! WrongP
"Why, you ought to have come along
on the hog train"
~ know it-I know il, and ! spent
half an hour around the depot trying to
find olt when it would start. They fin
ally told me that there was no h g train
running west on this road, and so | had
20 crowd in here and try and make my
self 10 hum. Have a chaw Of this plug2'
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15
Labor Notes.

,.~. ,Jobbing carpentry is dull in New
. ~ N@k. 'ItEElTL :
The Pottsiown nail feeders are still on
a strike.
There is strike among the chain
makers of Akron.
f- There are over 900 machinists and
iron workers idle in Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee Cooperative Cigar
Factory has failed. II was started in
1882 during strike.
The San Francisco Journeymen Tail
- ors' Union has a membership of 250 and
fund Of 5000.
The Knights of La Dor have local as
semblies in over thirty counties and
20 seventy towns of Kansas.
A State Labor Convention will be
held in Chicago about March IS TO dis
cuss prison labor
The Scranton Steel Company's work
men have accepted reduction of %
per cent ON wages for the winter.
i- There are in the city of San Francisco
and Oakland 81 labor unions and II To-
cal Knights of Labor assemblies.
Karl Rueber, an iron worker, has Just
published in German and English vol
nme of poems and labor songs
= In Buffalo 1900 men have been thrown
out of work owing to thestoppage ofgrape
sugar, stove. engine, and foundry works
The Executive Committee of the
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
reports better feeling in the .ade than
fur some time past.
There is d lockout al Oakland in the
Pc lr''h aud Nail Company, caused
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social Event in Texas.

Corpus Christi Dispatch 10 Fort Worth Gazette.
News has just reached here ola terrible
shooting aiiray on Monday night at
Charles Iynnls ; ranch in Eefugio Conn
ty. \ party was given that night, when
an uninyited guest named Treadwcll, an
eX-pnger, went in the house and COM
menced dancing with his hat on. He
was told to pull it OIL, when he remark
ed that no one in the house could make
him take it oil. One word brought on
another, when he invited one Of the
Lynnys out ofthe house TO settle matters
when Dick Lynny, who killed Henry
Walder some time ago, drew his pistol
and jumped out of the door and said he
would 90 with him, Treadwcll then shot
him, when the rest of the party com.
menced firing. Treadwell. who backed
from the house firing all the time, drew
his knife, en-. his horses rope and mount
ed. tlinging defiance at his assailants.
About twenty-five shells were tired at
Treadwell, who is supposed to have es-
capped unharmcd He killed one man
and wounded one or two others.
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15
FalI OF II Famous Rock In Maryland.
Enico,, Dispatch Baltimore sun.

Ellicou Dispatch Baltimore sun.
This afternoon about half-past two
o'clock mass Of rock, weighing per
haps 100 tons, broke from "Tarpeian
Rock, shor distance above the depot,
alling on The track Of the railroad.
"Tarpeian Rock Is a huge mass Of gran
itc, presenting a smooth front, about -
feet in height, and the portion that fell
has appeared dangerous for several
wears. The east bound track was torn
up and blockadcd all the afternoon.
Trains coming east were not long delay
ed, a. q switch a short distance above
allowed them to pass 10 the west-bound
track, which was cleared Of the debris
i'm short while. About l25 men have
been at work clearing the track 4
number of blast were used TO break mp
the mass and the services Of two engines
were required 20 draw thea from the
track
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15
Thin, Wiry Men the Bravest.

NY. Commercial Advertiser.
History no doubt gives colors to the
idea that fat men are not, as rule,
brave Falstaff was fat man; he was Il
conspicuous coward Maj. Monsoon was
likewise corpulent; his gallantry Lay in
the direction of chickens. There have
been barve fat men, of course, witness
Pickwick-as courageous gentleman as
ever faced a widow The heloes of the
world have, however, undoubtedly been
wiry men, not necessarily scarecrows,
but men without an unusual or unwieldy
proportion OF adiposettissuc. Had the
living skeleton, now being sued bv his
recently made bride, been fat man, he
would undoubtedly have wilted, and
pevmitted himself, perhaps, to be car
ried off in clothcs-basket. Being a
skeleton, he is man of valor. and no
bride of day shall tritle with his ema-
ciated atie ltons. Anatomically speaking,
the skeleton man is all grit. He pro
poses to fight it out to the bitter end if
he has to pawn his bones to pay counsel
fang
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15
Made No Mistake.
Detroit FREQ Press.

On train running west ont OF De-
troit, few days ago, man who hld a
seat all to himself kept squirting tobacco
juice up and down the aisle and blowing
his nose and hawking his throat until a
passenger opposite boldly inquired.
See her, la-tor Man, didn't you ,t
Oh The wrOna tram
Great Scots but mebbe | did" *
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15
A Long-Lo,t One VINO said "srethinks. IS
New Haven Register.

Charles Burns, who has lived with
his family IN Thomson for several years,
had an interesting episode with a strang-
er the other day. 1t happened this wise:
The stranger called upon Mr.. Burns and
represented himself 10 be a life insurance
agent. Mr. Burns received him courte-
ously and listened to his arguments at
tentiyely for some time. The stranger
grew more earnest and demonstrative
in his manner for a time; but seeing he
was going TO he unable to secure his au-
ditor as an applicant for life insurance,
he suddenly toned down in style, and
looking Burns intently in the face for a
moment, he said "Methinhs have seen
you before. Did you ever live in Wal
den, n, W" yes" said Burns "Ther,
tits he!" he cried; "my long-lost broth.
err" This proved to be q fact. The broth
crs had not seen sach other in twenty
seven years. The life insurance was Il
rise adopted to test the others recollec-
ton of him. Charles burns brother
comes from Iowa, where lie owns coup.
ic of farms.
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15

the handsomest windows in this country
are there-sights for all who choose TO
look. exhibiting dry goods, millinery,
furniture. hosiery, and iewelry."
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15

\ Philadelphia mIu las, mhcu out a
patent for q neat little circular saw. 1t
will be used iu boarding houses for cut.
ting beefs;eak Chicago Telegram.
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15

The Blacksmiths and Helpers Unions
in san Francisco ar in trouble Inc
Union Works have been dischugnE
men, it is asserted, because they were
members Of the Helpers Union. Both
unions determined to 20 out together
The Osceola times., 1884-03-15

A married man likea his tongue oolu
by way Of variety Hartford Teles ram
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-06
For the speedy, permanent and
painless cure of Corns, use SchrCed-
er's Corn Solvent. Is cents.
Why the Democrats and Pharisees
Hate Butler.

The Democratic newspapers, secon
ed by the PharIsee publications, are
emptying their walls of wrath on Ben
Butler, especially since he has made
public his letter of acceptance. Ii
does not require much effort to dis
cover the reason for their hatred !;
Ben knows the fellows, he was with
them at Chicago when they put up
Cleveland he was with the commit
tee on resolutions, and knows the
spirit which moved them to adopt
that platform. In his letter of ac-
ceptance he has been exposing them,
and showing up their true character
and this has stirred up their wrath.
Below we give a chapter on their
platform, by Butler. 1t is true {; read
it:
"The Country has had no expert
ence for nearly quarter of a CEN
fury of what the Democracy would
do, if they had the power, so that
the people are Obliged to require
the most explicit pledges from them
of intended action, before we can put
the Government in their hands. But
the farmer and laboring man do
know that a Democratic House of
Representatives has just appropriate
ed more money raised by taxation
than any other House of Representa-
tives has ever appropriated in time
oc INn also fhnt fhn
Democratic majority would have
made a free trade tariff, containing
all the OdiouS features of the present
war tariff, so far as regards its mon
strous inequalities, by horizontal
reduction of the tariff to break down
very many rising and struggling in
dustrieS, and destroy the homes of
our wOrkingmen and the home
markets of the American producers.
Who does not know that the very
fear of the action of the Democracy
I'm Congress has so paralyzed Ameri-
canenterprise and business, that mills
are everywhere being closed, mines
shut up, furnaces blown out, and
every kind of employment 50 curtail-
ed that the mechanic and working
men are not earning enough to sup
port life in comfort; so that the farm
er even, deprived of a home market,
and crushed down by discriminating
rates of transportation finds his corn,
wheat, and wool lower than it has
been within the present generation.
Can the people therefore trust the
machine Democracy with power,
upon shifting, evasiye, and decep-
tive platform =?
The Country has had experience OF
Republican party rule twenty five
years, and know its results. We.
therefore, have no need to look at lite
platform, for. "by their fruits ye
shall know Them"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-06
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER
To all Wanting Employment.


We'want live, Energetic and Cap
able Agents in every county in the
United States and Canada. to sell
patent article of great merit, ON ITS
MERITS. An article having large
sale, paying over 100 per cent. profit,
having no competition, and on which
the agent is protected in the eXclu-
sive sale by deed given for each and
every county he may secure from us.
With all these advantages to our
agents, and the fact that it is an ar
ticle that can be sold to every house
owner, it might not be necessary to
make an EXTRAORDINARY OFFER"
10 secure good agents at once, but we
have concluded to make it to show,
not only our confidence in the merits
of our invention, but in its stability
by any agent that will handle it with
energy. Our agents now at work are
making from $3.50 to $500 a month
clear. and this fact makes it safe for
us to make our offer to all who are
out of employment. Any agent that
will give our business thirty days
trial and fail to clear at least 500 in
this time, ABOVE ALL EXPENSES can
return all goods unsOld to us and we
will refund the money paid for them.
Any agent or General Agent who
would like ten or more counties and
work them through sub agents for
ninety days, and fail to clear at least
$3.50 ABOVE ALL EXPENSES, can re-
turn all unsold and get their money
back. No other employment of ag.
ents ever dared to make such offers,
nor would we if we did not know
that we have agents now making
more than double the amount we
guaranteed, and but two sales day
would give profit of over Sl25 a
month, and that one of our agents
took eighteen orders in one day. Our
large descriptive circulars explain our
offer fully, and these we wish to send
to every one out Unemployment who
will send us three one cent stamps for
postage. Send at once and secure the
agency In time for the boom, and go
to WORK on the terms named in our
extraordinary offer, We would like
to have the address of all the agents,
sewing machine solicitors and carpen-
tiers In the country, and ask any
reader of this paper who reads this
offer, to send us at once the name and
address of all such they know. Ad-
dress at once, or you will loose the
best chance ever offered to those out
of employment to make money.
RENNER MANUFACTURING Co.,
I16 Smithfield st., Pittsburg, Pa.
1884 1y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-06
NOTICE.!

Thisis to give notice that my wife, Margaret
Moore, LETT my bed and board on the morning
OF April ZlSt, 1881, without just cause of provo.
cation. All persons are warned not to trust
her on my account as will not be RESPONSE
BILE for any bills she may contract.
VIM. H. MOORE,
Deer Park, Md.
Oakland Md. Aug. 18th, lSsI.-3t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.!
To the Qualified Voters of the Re-
spective Election Districts of
Garrett County.


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
resneciiye eIecfon districts Of 1farrett comfy
viii eit in their rasnactiya oIactio, districfs
THURSDAY. Friday and saturday after the first
Monday in September that is TO saw on the
ID I'd jth 5th and 9Th DAYS of Sentpmber in
the year 1884, and also for two successive days
Monday in October that is TO saw on the an
and tn days ofOctober. in the year 1854. at the
respective places and on the resnectiye DAYS
hereinafter named for the purpose of ascer-
tanning and registering in the proper registries
vote in their resnectiye election districts and
of revising and completing their respective
registries of voters and polI-books of their re-
spective election districts.
,
Inc Undersigned Ofilcers OF Registration
VIII commences lhelr sara respective sessions
places herein named at the hour of O'Clock
A: M: ana continuing the same until the hour
OF : o CLOCK + NJ OF each Oh saiu DAYS, as iol-
lows to-"lC'
Election District No. 1-SwantOn.
rra,. 1,,,., MT, r,.,,,
Saturday, the md. 8rd, AIN, 18th and 9Th days Of
Se9 sep 81 ana G M2hasy ana nuesaay' inc 6th
"liu ''n way Vi o0'o'e' at 9""utoii'
Election District No. 2-SelhySpOrt.
Trosco,, Wodros,o,, rrb,rs5o,. Eriao,,o,d
Saturday, the 2nd, Bird, lth, 9Th and 9th days OF
& IN az ~ "iiS inc ON
tI'" ''ii u"S > VI at 'oe'oS HPoi''
Election District No. 3-GrantSVillo.
Tuesday and "Wednesday Septepber Oh and
3d at the residence of the OFFICER of Re0istra
ton, and Thursday and Friday and saturday
on4 Nnndava ; Tuesdav 6ctohar AZ opd
lin at CranisviIIe
D.t.: n,.
Erection DIStIIct NO. -bIoomlnStOn
Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and
September. and Monday and tuesday. the 9Th
and 7th DAYS of October mt Blooningfon
EIootioo Di,,riot NJ Aaa;1o,.
LlecllOu DIHlIlcI 4>o' o-AcclueIlt'
Tuesday and Wednesday, the I'd and Sd days
landi Officer of Registration for said district
Thursday Friday and saturday the 4th 9Th
and 6th DAYS of September at Accident and
Monday and Tuesday the 9th and eth DAYS of
October at Accident.
EIootior District No q Carr Dim
L'tc''oh Dl9tllct W. o-odhS NULL
Tuesday. Wednesday, THURSDAY. Friday and
Saturday, the I'd. Sd. 4th. 5th and 9th DAYS of
day S oF ctnhayy anu ueSo t r
than browning. in said district
Election District No 7-OakIsnd
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Election DISTRICT NO. S-Gyans GLADE
Tuesday; Wednesday, Thursday Friday and
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and Tuesday, the 9th and Eth days OF October,
at Mrs Thomas Grimes, in said district.
Election District No. 9-Frostburg.
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and 7th days OF October, at Deer Park.
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