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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
WHAT GOOD ROADS SAVE.

Economics Amounting to Millions are
IN Reach OF the Farmers.
II our common boast that We are
. progressive, wide-awake and in.
genious nation is we'll founded.
what can be urged to excuse Us for
adhsring to the Anticipated and in.
efficient methods Of making and
keeping our common roads when
we have before rs the great econ
omy and splendid results produced
by the adoption Of more intelligent
methods in other countries? In
many respects we have greater need
Of hard surfaced roads than has
either France or England. Our
rainfall 'is considerably heavier
than theirs and our dirt roads for
weeks at . time are halt as deep a.
they are wide. Farm traffic is sus-
?ended and horses are kept In idle
ness.
Official statistics show that there
are something over 16, 900, 900 horses
aud mules on the farms of the o nited
States, and ut q moderate estimate
OF TWENTY-FIVE cents per dav - the
cost Of feed for each animal, We see
that it costs the farmers Of this
country about "a, 5000 per day
'':df this item alone. Less than so
per cent. Of these animals would
be sufficient to do all the hauling
Of farm produce carried on in this
country if even the main roads
were put in first-class condition,
bat, not to hope too strongly for
thu attainment of distant things,
let rs suppose that such an improve
ment be projected as would render
unnecessary only one-eighth Of the
total number of the draft animals
now employed. This would reduce
the entire number by little over
1900, 900 and effect a saving each
day of about $4,000 tons of hay
and $50, 900 bushels of oats. which.
reduced to a money value, equals
$500, 900 per day, or about $114,-
000, 900 per year.
Aud to this the value of the AMI
mails. $40. 900, 900, and we haye q
total Of 1854, 600, 900 saved for the
first year. OF course these figures
do not represent the real loss en-
tailed to our farmers by the use of
dirt roads. That loss is beyond
computation; but In whatever way
the computation is directed, anu
wherever the loss Is susceptible Of
calculation, the same startling ex.
hibit is bound to appear. A recent
careful count shows over 800 aban-
doned farms in the fertile and pop
ulous state Of New Jersey. -Engi-
neering Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

THERE was q high time in the
Democratic Congress Friday when
the Democratic majority tried to
prevent Mr.. Harter, . Democratic
member, from speaking his mind.
He fiercely denounced fraudulent or
free silver coinage. This was bad
enough, but, to add to the embar-
of the Democratic major
itv. he also declared himself openly
for fzss trade, regardless Of the de-
nands Of American workingmen
for protection against the products
of Europe's pauper labor. Mr..
:larter was bound to speak his
piece, and spoke it. 1t made him
feel better, but it made the Democ-
racy feel worse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
OUR COUNTRY ROADS.

N
IL the farmers can be convinced
that it will pay them, in dollars
and cents, to improve their roads,
and II they are shown how the
roads can be improved, the I'M
provement will begin and not until
then. Meanwhile all appeals to
the farmer founded on the fact that
bad roads are disgraceful are en-
tirely thrown away.
The circle described BY q radius
Of q mile or two from the market
town bears evidence of thrift and
comfort and plenty. The next cir.
Gle outside shows deterioration in
the look of the houses and the
fences. and begins to wear power
ty-stricken aspect, ''wh,le the fur
Their progress Of your journey will
introduce you in due time and with
tolerable certainty to q region Of
novels and abandoned farms"
This Is faithful picture, as nobody
who knows much about the agricul-
tural districts of the eastern states
will dispute.
As Mr.. Potter points out, the
value Of nearness to the market can
not be abolished by any device.
What can be done bv the improve
ment of the roads is to bring farms
that are seven and eight miles from
the market practically as near it as
farms two miles of are now, taking
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

penses and bigger lawyers fees to
purchase rotten and partisan ad-
ministration of justice, the Bill has
many merits. Likewise, as getter
of Democratic votes, its undoubted
object, it apparently has much to
commend it to the average ward
politician. Still, whether after all
it will really get the votes or prove
q boomerang remains to be SEEN
Cumb. News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
CONSUMPTION CURED.

having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of q simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and perma-
nent Gu ieOfCOnsumption Bronchitis, Catarrh,
Asthma and all throat and Lung Affections !;
also . positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all Nervous Complaints, amer
having tested Its wonderful curative powers
In Thousands of cases. has felt IL his duty to
make IL known to his suffering fellows
Actuated by this motive and desire to re
iieve human suffering. ! will send, free OF
charge, TO all who desire 1t this recipe in
German. French or English, with full direc-
lions for preparing and using. Sent by mail
hv addressing with stamp. naming this paper
w. A. NoYEs. 80 Powers Block, Rochester
NY. Nly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
~.Ho, st the Stars and Stripes. -

Under the above caption the
Democrat of last week contained an
article which we reprint below and
which should meet with the I'M
qualified support of all good, true,
patriotic American citizens:
The cultivation of patriotism in
this Republic should never be suf-
fered to relapse into ''innocuous
desuetude," and the prevalent de-
nand for more liberal display of
he American Flag should meet with
ordisl response.
Patriotic enthusiasm should be
arly instilled into the hearts and
minds Of the youth of the America
Union, and the national emblem
floating over the school houses Of
the land will furnish an object les
son to them, reminding all of the
glorious career and proud record of
our country.
This display will be stimulus
to national pride and an incentive
to love and yenerate republican IN
stitutions. For the benefit of the
rising generation, wherever practi-
cable, let the flag Of the Union float
over every school house in the
land.
Here in Oakland, the county
seat of Garrett, the initiative should
be taken and by the deft fingers OF
our fair ladies let a Star Spangled
Bannar be fashioned to float over
the Public School House and
Forever TO wave
Ger the land Of the free.
And the home Of the brave"
To this we make suggestion
First place the bible in the schools
and enforce its reading both morn
ing and evening, then hoist tn
Stars and Stripes, for morality an'
patriotism 20 hand in hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

Mr.. C. H. Aldrich, who succeed
ed Mr.. Taft as Solicitor General, 10
an Indiana man Just . little over
forty years old and graduated from
Ann Arbor. He practiced first at
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and went to
Chicago six years ago, where he has
already made reputation for abil-
.itY and. thoroughness in his profess
sion. He attracted the attention
Of the President by his argument in
the Pacific railroad telegraph cases.
Both State and Federal judges in
Illinois speak Of him in high terms
Of commendstion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
TIE LOST Art OF RoApMAKINO.

THE LOST ART OF kOADMAklNO.
In the United States intelligent
road, making in the country Is, as
o general thing, almost wholly un-
known. The ridiculous misappli-
cation Of rustic labor and foolish
ness known as "road working" 10
the grAvest farce an ordinarily in
telligent people ever took part in
year after year. 1t is too well
known to need description, and the
fact that it has long been tolerated
suggests doubt as to whether as a
people va are Lot destitute of
humor. The spectacle of all the
able. bodied men Of the "district"
turning out under that master OF
rosdmaking farce, the supervisor.
% he 10 called, and spending two
days each year in making the roads
almost impossible for the rest Of
the year, and thus imprisoning
themselves in the country during
the late autumn and early spring.is
one that would have delighted the
heart of Cervsntes and perhaps
furnished . companion volume to
the adventures of the Knight of
La Mancha.
But the farce goes gravely or
year after year. II here and there
Q city begins to agitate the cause
Of good roads into the country in
the interest Of both country aud
city residents, it is opposed with
much the same arguments and OBJ
stinscy that good roads were op-
posed in England . century ago.
The fact that it has been proven in
other countries that good country
roads have benefited the country
on the whole far more than the
cities Is fsct country jewellers. as
. rule, are ignorant Of and appar-
emily cannot understand OF appre-
ciate.
Railroads can never supply the
place Of good wagon roads, and the
development Of a system of good
roads in any state will demonstrate
that fact 90 clearly that the exam
pie would soon be followed by other
tates.-Chicsgo Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY &c 1892.
A Tariff Picture.

England is q great shoe making
mntry. Massachusetts, is a great
zoe making State. In England,
under free trade, skilled employees
in boot and shoe manufacturing es-
Establishments get $3.50 per week.
In Massachusetts,, under protec-
ton, the same class Of workers get
t15 per week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

As / will 70 out Of the planning
mill business March l, 1892. take
this method Of requesting all those
knowing themselves indebted to
me to please call and settle on or
before MAY l, 1892, IS my books
must be settled by that time. I
also want to thank you for your
past patronage.
52td JONAS E. GNAaRY.
EVANSVILLE, Nd, Feb. 20, 1899.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

THE appropriation asked for by
the Worlds Fair bill, recently in
troduced in the Legislature, has
been cut by the Senate Finance
Committee from 100000 to ESQ.,
900. A contingent fund Of s1o, 900
is added to be under control Of the
Governor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

PRAYER NETTING TOPIC FOR WEEK
BEGINNING FEB. %.
Aoood Man In Trouble. Why7
Jer. 81: 1881; Job %: 10.
II We wast to know what clouds
Of afYliction. mean and what they
are sent for, we must not fee away
from them in fright with closed
ears and bandaged eyes. Fleeing
from the cloud 10 fleeing from the
divine love that 10 behind the cloud.
Gods ways are not my
ways, but they are infinitely better.
The cloud 10 not 90 dense but love-
rays shine through. No
cloud can be big enough to shut
out heaven IL we keen the eye to-
wards the throne. And when we
reach heaven and sec the cloud from
Gods side, it will be blazing and
beaming with the Nominations Of
his love.-T. l.. Cuyler, d. ID.
BIBLE REFERENCES.
Trial to be expected. job 2: 10;
2 Tim. 8: IL.
Proof Of Gods love.-Joh Is: Is;
PROV. 8: IL, IL.
Necessary DisciplIne.-Deut. 80:
IL, 10; Ps. &C: 1914.
Cause Of Joy.-.Iob 5: II. 10; rs.
40: Sill.
Assurance Of help.-Ps. 80: 4, 5;
"a: 1919.
"Nevertheless afterward." -Ps.
80: s, 6; Luke 16: rs.
SUGGESTED HYMNS.
How firm a foundation"
"Jesus, Lover OF my SOUL
"My Jesus. as thou wilt"
"Nearer. my God. to thee"
"Down Life's dark vale we wan
uer.'
DAILY READINGS.
First Day.-God's grace given.
Acts z: $500.
Second Day.-God's strength
given. 2 Cor. l2: lilo.
Third Dsy.-God's love in dis
cipline. Heb. IL; lilo.
Fourth Day.-Turuing toward
God. Chron. 10: III.
Fifth Day.-Doubt in trouble.
Matt. II: 1888.
Sixth Day.-Faith in trouble.
Mark 2: $3.50.
Seventh Day.-A good man in
trouble. Why?
Jer. 81; 1921; Job 20: 10.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
ROAD PETITION.

Notice is hereby given that within thirty
days after the publication OF this notice ap-
piication will be made to the County Com
missioners "f Garrett county. by the under
signed citizens for a change In the road lead
ing from kitzmillersvil,e to Ryans Glade
The contemplated change is that section OF
the road over North Hill, a distance Of about
three quarters offs mile and will run through
the lands Of +. Kitzmiller. ]. T. Harvey and
others. DANIEL WILSON,
JAS. II. WILSON,
]. T. HARVEY,
5l-Se J. H RAFrER
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

Will sell the Law Library Of the
late Vim. P. Townshend, Of Oak
land, at private sale, in part or as
a whole, on reasonable terms, the
purchaser or purchasers giving note
with approved security. A rare
chance for Young lawyers needing
a library.
MARTHA j. TowNsHEND,
s. L. TowNsHEND.
SS If Executors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
FARM FOR SALE.

The undersigned offers his farm, situated
one mile from Wilson's Mills, on the W. Va
c. & p. X. r., containing 40 acres. Tran
road on two sides of farm. Easy terms
Rolling land. Good barn. good orchard
good water. house and out-buildings The
entire tract is underlaid with coal OF super
ior quality. 800 in grass. s0acres heavy tim
Der, JOHN BLAMBIE,
&-tf 0ormania, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26

THE Lord watch between me and thee
when We are absent one from another"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-26
NOTICE.

This Is n give notice that will Mt the next
meeting of the County Commissioner, which
may be held after thirty daya nom the date
hereof. make application for n change in the
public road heading from OAkland to Deer
Park. where said road passes Through my
farm. The proposed change TO Ne a. the new
road has been already laid out and is now
used.
5l-3t ANDREW SHARTzER.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21
Judge Thomas Awards Her
Absolute Divorce Without (
Delay.
He Seizes the Opportunity to
Roast James G. Blaine .
Jr.
Mrs. Blaine Awarded thl
Child, $1,000 and 500 "a
Month.
The Minton Divorce Suit Prae.
tically Won by Mrs.
Minton.

DEADwooD, S. D., Feb. 2O-A Do
clslon in the Blaine divorce case was
unexpectedly handed down today. In
his decision Judge Thomas, after recit-
ing the grounds on which the suit was
brought, the fact that the couple were
extremely young, and that the match
was ill-adyised, says:
1.-The testimony shows that the first
two years of their married life was all
that could be wished, and the cause of
their separation was the unfriendly
feeling of the family. and especially the
elder Mrs. Blaine. 1t seems that the
family. becoming reconciled to the mar
rage, invited the couple to visit them
at Augusta. AS far as Mr.. Blaine the
elder is concerned, the plaintiff was
properly treated, but Mrs. Blaine senior
did all in her power to make the life of
the plaintiff unhappy. She had evil
IDENTIFY concluded that it was best to
separate them, and she laid a shrewd
plan and surrounded them with circum,
stances which would result in
An apparent Desertion
on the part of the plaintiff. In other
words, she treated the plaintiff so
cruelty as to cause her to he SO unhappy
that she would leave the family home,
and so She could claim that the wife de-
serted the husband. Young Blaine's
conduct under all circumstances is very
reprehenSible. He does not seem to be
made of the stern stuff we would ex-
pect, coming from the family he does.
AS soon as he got under the domination
of his mother he seemed to become
estranged from the wife, and he treated
her with neglect and inattention. The
evidence shows that his desertion was
the result OF the Vaccinations of his
mother, and that the treatment of this
plaintiff was reprehenSible and bad in
every respect"
The judge describes the wife'S sick
ness and young Blaine's disregard Of
her condition. and says:
1T is hard for the court to find lam
guage to describe its feelings against a
young man who would act in this way.
The evidence shows that the conduct Of
the plaintiff was that of
A Loving Wife
at all times, and her appeals to him
showed ner 10 be pure, noble woman.
That man must have been given over
to hardness of heart to have resisted
such appeals from mother of his child.
All the testimony shows the plaintiff
did everything within her power that was
incumbent upon good wife to do in
order to make her husband return to
her, who seemed to have been estranged
from her by his mother. | conclude
from the testimony that theplaintiff has
not only been ruthlessly deserted with
out justifiable cause, but the defendant
has refused absolutely to provide for
more than two years any of the neces-
sarles or comforts of life The plaintiff
is granted a divorce from James q.
Blaine Jr., the child, James G. Blaine
third, is given to her care, and 1t is
further ordered that the defendant pay
the plaintiff 81, OOO 5000 suit money and
$500 attorney fees. and 800 per month
for the support of herself and child.n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21
LOUISIANA FACTIONS,
Primaries Promise to Be Exceed
ingly Lively.

l. 4
ingly Lively.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2O.-After an
almost continuous session of twenty
four hours, the Foster-Alliance combine
Democratic faction decided at o'clock
tonight by an almost unanimous vote
to indorse the action of its con-
ference committee, which provides for
white primaries, the two state tickets of
the separate factions to be voted for
direct and not by delegates to another
convention. The time for holding
primaries and other details will be ar
ranged shortly.
The Foster faction had at last dis
covered that the lottery had absolutely
gone out of politics and that the fight
was narrowed down to a simple struggle
between the two factions for possession
of the political machinery of the state.
the general belief is that the McEnery
faction will sweep the state. This COM
promise will result in the complete
discontinue of the Republicans, and de-
prive them of a chance of securing
control of the legislature or securing
any state Offices. The faction fight at
the primaries is expected to be a lively
one. and will probably develop good
deal of bitterness. The McEnery
people adopted the report yester-
day evening as soon as it was presented.
The general belief is that the McEnery
ticket will have a majority of from 10000
to 10000. The Foster people evidently
believed this to be the case or they
would not have occupied so much time
in adopting the report. The de-
bate in their caucus, it is said.
was very spirited, ana the body
was nearly equally divided. Those in
favor OF the compromise took the posi-
ton that failure to adopt the report
would be on admission that the Foster
ties were in minority and were afraid
to appeal to the people.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21
NORTH DAKOTA WHEAT.
Quarrel Over the Size of the Crop
Still Going On.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
FARGO, n. D., Feb. 2O.-There has
been constant war between some of the
farmers of North Dakota and Commits
sioner Helgeson, who. i'll his annual re-
port, placed the average yield of wheat
per acre at % bushels. In recent in
teryiew in Minneapolis Helgeson made
the following statement: My esti-
mate per acre was 22.5S bushels. and
that of the government statistican %
bushels. The latter was arbitrarily cut
down in Washington by officials who
had no accurate information on which
to base their action" Col Charles A.
Morton, one of the chief antagonists OF
Helgeson, wrote to the government sta
tistican, j. r. Dodge, concerning tn
matter, and received this reply:
Your quotation from Commissioner H. F.
Helgesen, which stated that the estimate of
the government statistican (the state agent
of Dakota presumably was twenty-five
bushels and was arbitrarily cut down four
bushels in Washington" is received. 1t Is
inaccurate in every part and does great in-
justice. Our state agent made no estimate of
twenty bushels. His estimate was only
nineteen bushels. My official estimate, de-
Quoted from local estimates of our county
cores pondents, states that the estimate OF
our Dakota agent is based on returns from
his own correspondents; andfrom the actual
census of acres and bushels returned by
large number OF principal wheat growers of
North Dakota, was us bushels. II is great
mistake TO suppose that our facilities are
limited TO statistical resources of the state
agent, or that we relegate responsibility and
authority of our estimates to fifty different
statisticans hundreds or thousands of miles
away from this Office That a state official
should make such an assertion and then mis-
represent the estimate of our agent is evil
dence of great carelessnees or greater reckf
lessness. Yours respectfully,
j. r. DODGE, Statistican.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21
BLAIR'S BOLD BREAK,
New Hampshire's Pride Has the
Presidential Fever


MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb. 20. -
United States Senator Henry Blair, who
has been counted upon as an advocate
of President Harrison for a renomina-
ton, has declared himself presiden-
tial candidate. The Mirror and Ameri-
can has received from Chairman
Churchill. of the Republican state CON-
mittee, letter from Mr.. Blair giving
the formal announcement. He says:
Twice have l declined. although
strongly pressed to allow the use of my
name as that of candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for the presidency.
At one time | was assured not less
than fifty votes were pledged to
MY support in the progress of the
convention. This was In 1884. YeSter-
day l was called upon in behalf of men
from another part of the country who
will be members of the national conven-
ton 10 consider the same question again,
and have decided that l shall accept
and deeply appreciate the honor of any
support which may be given me as a
candidate for the Republican nominal
ton at Minneapolis.
No act of solicitation is pardonable in
connection with this. the highest office
in the world, but as chairman of the
Republican committee of my own and
my native state, which in the past has
done me distinguished honor. and for
whose interests, in their broader and
higher relations to the whole country,
L have given the best and most faithful
services of which l was capable. feel
that l owe to you entire candor in the
statement of my position and the ex-
preston of my feelings. 1 will rely
upon you to make known the contents
of this letter to the committee and the
Republicans of New Hampshire in such
public manner as commendS itself to
your discretion. HENRY w. BLAIR.