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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
Profitable Painstakino

Here is wheat experiment. uh;ob
well illustrates the importance of
keen sense and painstaking on the
modern farm. Mr.. Mir, of France
is farmer whose specially is wheat.
He experimental with some of the
new crack varieties, and found that
on his farm they did not turn out as
well as in the locality of their origin.
Accordingly he concluded to test Sc.
lected seed from the wheats already
acclimated in his neighborho0d. Here
is the result of this very common
sense experiment: The land on which
it was tried had been manured in the
autumn with superphosphate in the
ratio of go pounds per acre, and in
the following spring with nitrate of
soda at the rate of 100 pounds per
acre. In the subsequent autumn,
1-5 acres were sOwn with unsolicited
wheat, and l Is acres were sown with
selected grains of the same variety.
The 2i5 acres yielded 60l bushels
of wheat weighing GAIT pounds per
bushel, equivalent to "a 0.5 bushels
to the acre. The l / acres sown
with selected seed yielded 4Sl BUSH
els weighing 1916 pounds per bushel
or an equivalent of All bushes to the
acre. At the current price o. 'xteat
in his locality. Mr.. Mrs pz.5 Hsng
yielded him an extra iuceI1e on the
land soWn with selected seed at the
rate of fourteen dollars an acre. in
round numbers. To get bis seed, Mr..
Mir employed two ntthods. One
was the screening of TIL grain, Keep
for seed only the kernss which were
to pass the screen. Te other was
the selection of the newest heads of
wheat from the stoutSt stalks in the
field. OF these he brew away the
extremeties, retaining for seed only
the perfected grains IN the heads. 1t
is needless to add TINT henceforth Mr..
Mir will not cencerr himselfso much
with "improyed" varieties of wheat
as with careful affection to the ma
terial already in hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
The Pool of Bethesda.

The pool of Bethesda at Jerusalem,
where Christ healed the paralytic,
has at last been located with reason
able certainty, and long veXed
question is TINS apparently settled.
1t is near the Church of st. Anne
and in connection with the excava-
tons made around it, that fS&Haal
pool of Bethesda has recently been
discovered by Herr Conrad Schick.
There is court yard northwest of
the church, which leads through a
newly-Opened passage into another
court yard some fifty feet square. At
the north of this latter court yard
there was at one time a small church,
Beneath the floor Of the sometime
church are vaults, and through the
floor of the yaultSa cistern is reached,
cut into the rock 10 the depth of
thirty feet. This cistern is portion
of the original pool of Bethesda.
There is still water in it but it is off
ficult to say whence it comes. Fur
ther examination may bring more
details to light.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
FearfuIly and Wonderfully Made

The skin contains more than two
million openings, which are the out
let's of an equal number of sweat
glads. The human skeleton consists
of more than two hundred distinct
bones.
An amount of blood equal to the
whole quantity in the body passes
through the heart once every minute.
The full capacity of the lungs is about
three hundred and twenty cubic
inches. About two-thirds of pint
of air is inhaled and exhaled at each
breath in ordinary respiration.
The stomach daily produces nine
pounds of gastric Juice for digestion
of food. Its capacity is about five
pints. There are more than FIVE hum
dred separate muscles in the body,
with an equal number of nerves and
blood vessels.
The weight of the heart is from
eight to twelve ounces. 1t beats 1O0,-
GOO times in twenty-four hours. Each
respiratory duct is one-fourth of an
inch in length. of the whole about
nine miles.
The average man takes five and
one-haIf pounds of food each day,
which amounts to one ton of solid
and liquid nourishment annually.
A man breathes eighteen times a
minute, and 5000 cubic feet, or about
375 hogsheads, of air every hour of
his existence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

Neverargue against the use ofcom
mon sense in each and all matters 0
personal piety. God never impresses
anything on anybody that is contrary
to common sense. What God i'm.
presses on us may be above our reas-
on. but never contrary TO right reason.
Our brains were made to be used on
all occasions. God is not in a hurry,
and don't want us to be in such Il
hurry that we cannot take time to
think. We may 60 heart-ioremosi,
but the head must go along-or else
the spiritual man is decapilated. No
thoughtful Christian will ignore
spiritual impressions. but he will not
be rash in concluding they are from
the Holy Ghost. They may be they
may not. Hundreds have split on
this very rock - Christian Standard
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

ers. Finally one of the husbands
little BIDDER than the other, pro-
posed an exchange. This was met
with gladness by all the parties in
terested, and the proposing party
consented TO the trade on condition
that the other would allow him s. In
cash and seven bushels of Quaker
peas. This was readily consented to.
and the trade was made, each wife
going to the others home, carrying
with her the children, and are now
living in the sweetest domestic felic.
ity. They will try 10 have the courts
make the trade iegal.-AthenS Ga.
Chronicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

A petition Is being circulated
among the residents of Yorktown, n,
Y, asking the President to retire
Postmaster Lewis Purtly from active
service and grant him a liberal pen
sion for the remainder of his life. Mr.
Purdy is said to be the oldest Post
master in the United States, both in
years and service, having been APP
pointed postmaster Of Shrub Oak by
President w. II. Harrison in 1871,
grandfather of President-eIect Harri-
son. Mr.. Purdy is now 93 years of
age, and receives and distributes the
mailstwice day and has. never been
absent from his post of duty single
day since he has been in the service.
His only assistant is his wife, who
is 80 years Of age. When Mr.. Purdy
was first appointed Shrub Oak had
but one mail each week, then two and
finally three after the war. During
the early years of Mr.. Purdy's Off
cial life people came to Shrub Oak
for their mali from distant points in
Putnam county, two or three days
being occupied in making the trip.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

The Philadelphia Times well says:
1.-THE first and essential step to-
ward Outstanding the masses in
our centres of population is to Chris
ianIze the Christians. Until this is
done, nothing else can be done that
will be effective. While the church,
es remain pleasant ard fashionable
Sunday clubs, whose sitings are sold
to the highest bidder. nd in which
the worship is conducted in fash.
iCnable manner, that sayto the poor,
'These are no places for you," the
poor will stay away. Until Christ
ians are willing to make their relig-
ion one of self-sacrifice, willing to
worship on equal terms with the
masses, they will have little iafiu.
ence in inducing them to ,eerssA
church. If more churches are needed
in the cities. the majority of then
should be in the quarters in which
the working classes dwell, ami not
in the rich and fashionable quarters.
The great wall which riches and so.
cial distinction have raised between
the Protestant Church and the masses
must be broken down, or the proper.
ton of church-goers to population ID
our large cities will continue 10 de,
crease"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

EXCHANGE WIVES FOR BETTER
OR WORSE. In Washington county
two married couples were living only
a short distance apart and by neigh.
borly intercourse each man became
enamored of the others wife; while
the ladies soon learned to love the
others husband, and thus became
estranged from their first love. When
matters took this shape it became to
be noticeable by all concerned. and
many evenings passed while each
husband was at the others house
pouring out his tale of love and fidel.
ity into the willing ears of the listen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

One Sunday night, at colored
prayer meeting, after a Maynard
brother had confessed his shOrtcom.
ings, voice was heard from a back
corner, saying : put out de lamp !;
put de lamp out" "What for put
de lamp out ?' asked the leader of
the meeting. 'Cos de viles sinner
done returned" was the quick reply.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
ROAD NOTICE..

This is to give notice that the undersigned
will, upon the expiration of thirty days
from the date of this notice, petition the
County Commissioners for Garrett county to
road as follows: To begin about 6% miles
South of Oakland, on the Oak land and West
Union road, and running thence through the
lands of Jonas Yutzy and William Moon, to
the line between the late deceased Charles G,
Stahl and Jonas YutZy, then running north
west along the line between the lands of C. G.
Stahl and Jonas Yutzy, and between the
lands of VIM. Beckman, late deceased, and
Lewis Soelters, then through the lands of
Peter F. Nine to the West Virginia line, to
intersect the county road near Joshua Bow
mans saw mill. -
PETER +. NINE,
HERMAN II. BECKMAN,
LEWIS SOELTERS,
lI25 FRED. G. STAHL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
NOTICE.

All persons are warned against cutting
down any of the timber on my land on the
Hooppole Road, adjoining the land of Bowie
Johnson, about three miles from Deer Park
and six miles from Oakland. The penalty
for cutting down timber in Garrett county
Md, without permission of the owner OF the
land, is the same, under the Act of 1880, oh
1854, as for feloniously stealing goods or chat
tells 10 the value ofthe tree or trees" so cut
down. -...
THEOS B, HORWITZ
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
TRESPASS NOTICE.

Ihave frequently warned persons from put
ting crossties on my land, along the railroad,
elected this warning to Immediately remove
any crCss-ties that may now be on my land,
and in the future to respect this notice and
save themselves trouble. do not intend to
be trified with.
JOHN BRADLEY.
Cincinnati, o, Nov. 20, 1888.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS MEETING.

OFFICE OF THE
GARRETT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
OAKLAND, Md Jan. 9th, 1889.
The County Commissioners of Garrett coun-
ty will meet in their Office at Oakland, on
Tuesday, February 9Th. 1889,
for the purpose of hearing appeals on assess
ments and making transfers. Appeals will
be heard by Districts in the following order,
viz:
Tuesday, February 5th. Dists. Nos. l, l0and9.
Wednesday, Feb. 9th. Dists. Nos. and Ii.
Thursday, Feb. eth, Dists. NCs. and3.
Friday. Feb. Sth, Dists. Nos. and g.
Saturday, Feb. 9th, Dists. Nos. and
Persons having business to transact with
the Board will please observe the aforegoing,
and appear on the day set down for their
District.
By order
w, H. HAGANS,
ltd Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
Stray SQnbeamS,
A wet sheet-A sheet of spray.

| A wet Sneet-A SHeeI Vi SpIdS'
A sale maker-The auctiOneer.
The fishery question--Got bite?
A water notwithstanding anchor.
An oily fellow - The spUuting
whale.
A Great place for fishing poles
Poland.
One of the prevalent disorders at
sea-Salt room.
Why they go to the shore-They
are going to see.
Cupid is always shooting and for
ever making Mrs.
What kin is the door-mat to the
door? A step farther.
Why is cats tail like the earth :?
1t is fur to the end.
The man with lantern jaws should
shine in conversation.
Why does an old maid wear nit
tens? To keep off the chaps.
A man doesn't get even when he
gets married two times.
What is the board of education /?
The schoolinaster's shingle.
Teacher-What is the plural of
child? Boy (promptIyl-Twins.
Before arithmetic was invented
people multiplied on the face of the
earth.
Milk River, Montana, is probably
so called because of the water it con-
tains.
No use urging doctors to get up a
trust. 1t is pretty much all trust
with them now.
Why is the north pole like an Illicit
whisky mandatory 1t is secret
still.
A brig to the rescuse is the only
brigade that ever takes part in a naval
battle.
A WOman's motto; There's always
room at the bOttom-for postscript
or two.
What does a man take when he
has mean wife? He takes an elixir
The ticks her.)
If any boat can shoot the rapids
successfully we should think it would
be the gunboat.
Funny, isn't it, that after a man
has once given his word he should
try SO hard to keep it?
Talk is cheap. If talk were dear
we should have less trouble and more
work in Congress.
Esquimaux know not the pleasure
Of voting. The poles are always
closed i'll their country.
Lightning never strikes twice in
the same place. Neither does mule.
They don't have to.
Why is it easy to get in an old
mans house? Because his gait is
broken and his locks are few.
Why is a man who makes pens
very wicked? He makes people
steel pens and say they do write.
Why is city official like church
bell? Onesteals from the people and
the other peals from the steeple.
If an empty purse could speak,
what love speech would it make ?
you'll find no change in me.'
A lady advertises that she has ga
fine, airy, well furnished bedroom
for a gentleman twelve foot square,"
1t is said that no one can arrest the
flight of Time. but who is there who
is not able to stop minute?
One of the main questions of the
age in regard to some men, is not
what they live Or, but why they live
on.
What is the difference between
dogs tail and rich man? One keeps
Il WaggiDg and the other keeps car
riage.
What is the difference between a
soldier and a pretty woman? One
faces the powder and the other pow-
ders the face.
FearfuIly and Wonderfully Made.
The skin contains more than two
million openings, which are the out
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
AGAINST THE SALOON.

The MAIL AND EXPRESS is the recognized
National organ of the great Anti-Saloon Re-
publican movement. 1t believes that the
liquor traffic as it exists to-day in the United
States is the enemy of society, fruitful
source Of corruption in politics, the ally of an
archy, school of crime, and, with its avowed
purpose of seeking to corruptly control
elections and legislation, is menace to
the public welfare and deserves the condemna-
ton of all good men.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26

The fast trains, with the excep
tion of those mentioned, make stop
pages only at the First Glass Sta
tions. Tickets should always lie pro-
cured before taking the cars, pas.
sengers saving thereby from 10 t. %
cents. g.
VIM. M. CLEMENTS.
Manager.
G. K. LORD,
General Passenger Agent.
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B. s. o. r. r. Time-T able

The following isthe new time. table
on the B. & o. r. R., which went IN
to effect November 18th. 1888:
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All the above preparations are for sale at
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druggists and country merchants in all parts
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-26
OUR POLITICS.

We believe the Republican party to be the
true instrument of the POLITICAL PROG
RESS Of the American people; and holding
that the honest enforcement of its principles is
the best guarantee of the national welfare, we
shall support them with all our might; but We
eideration and fair play.
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Daily Republican., 1889-11-22

Mr. Alonzo Newlin, owner OF Waverly
Hall Stock Farm, near Stanton, arrived
home on Monday morning last, from
Lexington, Kentucky, bringing with
him handsome black stock colt, com
ing two years old. This colt was raised
on the Spring Hurst Stock Farm near
Lexington and was sired by Eagle Bird
who is hall brother to Twist, who Is
well known hereabouts, having trotted
at Elkton the present TALL. Jay Bird is
the grand ire OF this colt, and is the sire
OF six colts that have been ent red this
year In the 80 class, three oi them
being 3-yGar-olds. Tie dam of Mr.
Newlin's purchase is thr well-known
Ally West, who has a recora Of 2.26. Mr.
Newlin lost, few months ago, his valu
able stallion Norwood, aud IN expending
large sum TO replace his loss is exhibit,
ing spirit, which, If followed by other
stock raisers, we would soon become as
noted in delaware for fine horses as Is
Kentucky.
Daily Republican., 1889-11-22

M. Frank Jacobs aud Miss Rachel
Luil, both Oi tbs city, were uuited in
marriage at their future residence, No.
mo Chestnut street, on Wednesday
evening last, W. u. Rooms officiating,
MIS-. II. u. Reed, sister Of the trllr, and
Mis. Lila slaughter acte / as bridesmaid,
alid Mr.. John Reed brother in law of
TIE BRIDE, and Mr.. Mattox as prOomemeu.
lbc BRIDE was very beautifully and he.
cniniugly attlfci, and the bridesmaids
were dressed tame as the bride. There
was quite number OF guests present.
among whom were the following Mr..
and NJ. John Reed, Mr. aud Mr.. Chas.
More, Mrs. +. Slaughter, Mr. Ma'tox, the
lev, W. u. kupns aud wiir, Mr.. and
Nfs {. Chance, Mr. aud Nlrs. lilrrus.
Mr and Mis-. Daniel Iosle-, Mr.. and Mis-.
npishten, Mr, ahi Mrs. Jacob, Mr.. and
Mis. W. Crouch. Miss Mabel Crouch anI
Others. Ait,r tho wedding reception
was given, IN which the bri lc was the re.
cipicni % many hcautiiui lilts, useful as
well as ornamental.
The Pleasure OF the evening was very
much enhanced by the sparkling wit aud
pleasant humorous sayings OF the pastor,
w. Il. knuus. TIE guests were then in,
yltd 10 the dn'ng room, where tho tahe
IN the centre Of the room was beautifully
decorated and laden with boun,iful
supply oi good things If lie, to which
the friends dil ample justice. After re-
pairing to the parlors the time was spent
In pleasant and social conversation, aud
at seasouable hour the guests departed,
feeling that the evening had been one
very pleasantly aud prottably speui, tie
thoughts OF which Will ever he like beau
Daily Republican., 1889-11-22

MosEHvnLE, Mich, Nov. 2i.-Dur-
ibg the absence OF her husband last
night, Mrs. Nathan Strnng llled two
tumblers with solution OF Paris green.
She handed one dTaught to her daughter,
a handsome girl oi IS, aud taking the
ulher herself, she drank her own dose
aud forced the girl nj the muzzlc Of II re
yolyer to swallow the fatal draught. On
her husbands return she told him what
she had done. A doctor was summoned
but his efforts were OF no avail. Mrs.
Strang died at midnight in horrible
agony and Maud an hour later.
Maud insisted to the last that her
mother forced her to drink the poison
aud said hLe did not want to die. She
begged pitcously Of her friends and tho
doctor TO save her life. The StIangs
were much respected. The insanity
which I'D 10 the awful ac, has been
clearly marked Tor about two weeks.
Daily Republican., 1889-11-22

The last issue Of the Peninsula MethO.
dist contaips letter by the Rev. John A.
i. Wilson, +. E, from which the follow
ine extract is made:
"Wedues lay, Oct. 90. drove into
Dover In the midst OF the Protestant
Episcopal glorifcation yclept, the un-
yelling Of the Caesar Rodney monument.
This deserved tribute to a great Della
warean, partially paid lor by this State,
furnished an opportunity Tor one special
Prot Episcopal gl0nlication. Even the
monument is hidden away in their 'con-
secrated' cemetery, instead OF being
placed upon the public square OF the
town. Prelates in their usual caps and
bells monopollzed the honors OF the occa-
sion, while Methodist, Presbyterian and
baptist ministers furnished back
ground. Pr.sbyterians, at least, usually
have some denomlIational sell-respect,
aud the wonder is that they have not
formulated an indignant protest against
such braz faced impudence. What
should have been great public event, is
thus turned into petty denominational
pagent, and that by the numerically
tcutli-rate sect Of the country"
Daily Republican., 1889-11-22

CHARLESTON, s. G.. Nov. 2l,-Wm.
Carpenter and Whitfield Murrcll were
convicted at Edgefcld, 8. c., yesterday,
OF the murder OF Preston Aouncc IN June
last. The murder was most brutal and
unproyolSed. The jury deliberatcd three
hours and returned verdict of guilty
with recommendation TO mercy. The
prisoners were sentenced to he hanged on
the Sd OF neat January. These are the
first white murderers convicted III Edge
held county Tor forty years.