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$50 you've been talldn, with Wash

$50 you've been talldn' with Wash
burn. have your" said he.
"Well. Mandy Is his girl They say
she has been coming down here from
Paulding once every year with petitions
board of pardons. Yesterday Wash
burns sentence was committed, which,
by the way, you viii find by looking on
the press hook"
Apicture of a faded little woman,
who had asked me the year before in
the capitol IL 1 would please tell her
what time the pardon board met, rose
in my mind 1 said TO myself: THAT
was Mandy"
AS rule the world does not throw
open its arms to released couvicts Ii
sees that all the windows in the house
are well secured at night, and that all
the doors have extra strong fastenings
on the day the papers announce a new
list of releases. The people have not
time 70 go down TO the prison and
watch the men pass out through the
big gate. They pay n small sum each
year TO have that office performed for
them by big burly policemen. The
policemen accompany the convicts down
TO the Union depot and see them off on
their trains. 1t would be such pity to
have them go alone.
The morning of the day Washburn
went out there was one other person
present beside the policeman and re
porters. 1t was the worn little woman
who had asked me a year ago in the
capitol If would please tell her what
time the pardon board met-Kate
Fields Washington.
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back to the beginnin' of my story IL
You want TO hear il all When 1 was
about nineteen years old Jason Scott
and me took the job of clearin' eighty
acres of land close to where Pauldin' Is
now. In them days the town was only
clearin' with few log shanties. Jass
was couple Of years younger than me.
His father an mine had come west
from Columbianner county and settled
in Pauldin'.
I'VE was the only boys in them
parts then-the only young folks, ex-
ceptin' Mandy Pitcher. We figgered on
cIearin' our land winters, as our IA
theirs agreed to give us the time after
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Mistaken.

Modesty as well as ambition should
come into the field when n young man
or woman is choosing profession.
A pretentious youth who would have
done better TO stay in the hay field.
where he seemed 10 be in his proper
sphere, told his father that he was
about TO leave, in order to preach the
gospel TO every creature"
That's all very WE'LL" said the old
gentleman, but Scriptur' don't saw
every creatur' shall preach the gospel. .
A good old lady once said TO her
nephew, a poor preacher whom nobody
wanted 20 hear: James, why did YOU
enter the ministry"
Because l was called" he answered.
james said the old lady, anxiously,
as she looked up from wiping her spec.
tacles, ARE you sure it wasn't some
other noise you ard?"-Youth's Com.
paniOn.
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The candidate for congress mad been
making speech in one OF the towns
of his district where he was not well
known personally. and in the evening
while waiting for a train ne s,rayed
into a butcher shop, and without say.
ing who he was began 20 pump the
butcher 20 find out how he stood. Ibid
you hear that speech this afternoon?r
he inquired after some general talk.
Yes replied the butcher, II was
there What did you think OF it?'
"Pshnw." said the honest butcher. "I've
made y better speech than that a hum.
dred times trying 20 sell fifteen cents
worth OF soup bone" The candidate
concealed his identity. Detroit Free
Press
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thousand six hundred prisoners were
confined. My newspaper required OF
me three feature" articles week, the
subjects to be taken from the lives and
crimes of the men and women so i'm
prisoned.
One morning, on entering the peni-
Tertiary and proceeding TO the desk
which contained the routine items for
the press, / found there this slip:
mo. $4,000, Edward Washburn, life
prisoner, sentence committed to twenty
eight years and six months"
Here was something to be investi-
gated. On making inquiry found that
Edward Washburn had been received
on life sentence in 1870, and that now.
after a lapse of over twenty years, the
board of pardons-the eternal source
of hope for all prisoners in that state
had acted upon his case with the above
result Even in prison good behavior
pays. Each convict has a certain num-
Der of days deducted from every month
of his term according to the length of
his sentence if he demeaus himself
properly. Thus it lies in the power Of
longtime man 70 gain years of free
dom. Allowing Washburn the deduc-
ton each month for good conduct
during mis- entire twenty-eight years
sentence, it caused his time to expire
on the following Sunday.
The next thing 20 do was to see Ed
ward Washburn himself The sensa-
ton Of q man who has been a convict
for twenty years, who has been as com
Pletely isolated from the outside world
as II he were dead and buried, and who
Is then resurrccted. called back 70 life
sDd liberty, cannot be devoid OF inter
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III You think you've got such dead
sure thing on that claim against me,
why don you sue me for it?" asked
che man with the double chin.
Il could sue YOU and collect IL easily
enough, and you know 70. replied the
man with the bushy eyebrows "and
would have done it long ago. but for
the reason that 10 would have brought
your other creditors down on you like
q thousand Of brick I don't want 20
break you
I'LL pay 60 this afternoon. evcry
cent. said the other. rubbing his Jaw
thoughtfuily. But that won 20 wish
the next man that tries Co work IL on
me, ny George" - Chicago Tribune.
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The following story is told OF q cit,.
zen Of Port Chester. y. Y. whose cdu.
cation SIS somewhat superior To h:s
wifc's. fact regarding which She was
very sensitive. ON ono occasion The
man drove over to White PLAINS to- in.
quirc regarding tnc health 90 his sister.
in-iaw, who WIS dangerously 500 Upon
returning hc was met by bic wife who
asked 81 Der sisters condition "~ho 2
convalosrcnt replied the man. Immc-
diateIy and ia Che moet emphatic man.
Nor else woman cried cut % want none
of your soothing words Z want facts
You tci me tais minute. BE- my sister
dead OF alivrF y Herald
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The GIRLS ANo HE MEN.
Vast Difference Between the Shy Bea,
and the Chattx Chm

A Vast Difference Between the Shy beau
and the Chatty Chan.
Men are peculiar creatures" said
the girl i'm white as she nestled closer
90 the big pile OF sofa cushions. Il
have noticed that the shy, bashful. SELF.
conscious man can be captured twice
as easy as the chatty man who thinks
girls are the dearest things on earth
and usually tells them 50. have
known men that couldn't button
girls glove OF help her on with a vrau
without an embarrassed manner that
was absolutely painful march up to a
girl and propose without bit OF hest.
tation. Yet tho man who is called a
confirmed old maid will make love 20
every girl he meets, ana unless an
exceptionally smart little war.an angles
for him he spends his DAYS ~ bachelor.
dom IL is these men Of whs,R. every
one says; oh, he'll never marry; he
hasn't courage enough 90 ask firl 70
DO his wife that sends who's com.
munity into universal heart disofpe by
calmly telling them Of his engage uens
Now. / can't understand u ataIl unlcas
10 is that the bashful man takes it for
granted that women are angels and
The other man knows what artful cren.
lures they are"
II remember % man who always took
two or even three girls 90 paroles and
simply wouldn't become tho propert.
% any one Of them. said the Girl sr
pink III be gave one boz Of bon.
Oous every other girl On thn set had
tox. too. BE certainly wns che most
unimpressionable person ever SOW in
INV life. an the girls were dead in
love with him and be was RnsIiv car.
ried on by doninccring little person
who Kept him busy obcying her or
ders And how that girl did crow
about it The vcry day after be pro.
posed Co her She visited every one OF
those other girls and asked them "a ~
bridesmaids ~ philadelphia Record
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old iiTs1n anrrngI --.,. here, I
would Iitr to know vhat you intend TO
make of lourelf' Your college prn-
c.p'I -fye he doesn't know OF anything
that you would b. likely to make 70
success ~ Young Tyson .Wcil
you don't expect mc % answer cacs
ton thar college professor can't an.
swer. DO your
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Visitor So your brother is taking
lessons ou The vi3llu. ls he making
pgcgrcss2 Littlo girl-Yesm. he's rot
sO now we cam tell whether hc is tuning
or playing -3ood News
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Y occupation a
few years ago
was that of a
newspaper re-
p o er. l
worked n large
part of my time
in n peniten-
tiary, where
more than one
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Temperance Extraordinarily what
shall We DO 90 keep the worlinRmau
out of the saloon or the cofucr3 Scot
fcr-iiave em in tho middle "a ths
block M r. Herald
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
PhOtOqraphs.

Pritchard's gallery is now in full
blast. Having worked the past
winter in the city and afforded an
opportunity of gaining some new
ideas in the fine arts. That my
enameled photographs are the finest
finished pictures made in Oakland
lately or remotely, am willing to
leave to the artistic judgment of
the old and new residents Of Oak
land. $500 will pay for one 1Gx20
crayon framed and one dOz. cabinet
photographs. Tin Types made for
all shades and colors Of humanity
except babies. l make cheap card
size for them to substitute for tin.
Your patronage is solicited.
G.. III. PRITCHARD.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
A. Staarar Dead.

Mayor Hebb to-day received a
letter from a Mr.. W. 7. Bullock,
of Pineville, KY, dated June IL,
in which he asks the mayor to no.
tify the relatieves or friends of Mr..
A. G. Steegar, formerly of Cumber-
land, that he had been found dead
on the county road about three
miles from Pineville, and that he
had been buried there on the 11th
inst.
The mayor turned the letter over
to Lieutenant Of Police Mcdonald,
but diligcnt search had failed up
to 3 p. m. to-day Of finding any
traces of any such person II he
ever lived here and has any relatives
or friends they can communicate
with the mayor, the police or the
meS.-Cumb. Times, Tuesday.
The Mr.. A. G.. Steegar, notice of
the finding of whose body out IN
Kentucky appeared in Yesterdays
Times, was formerly Il school teacher
at Oakland. He was we'll known
at Piedmont, his brother at one
time being Baltimore and and Ohio
agent there. He had a sister, who
oyer the nome de plume of Elsie
Earnest. wrote some charming war
stories we'll rememb bered hereabouts.
The Steegars came from Fluvina
county, Va, and nothing is known
of them now hereabouts. The one
whose body seems to h We been
found in Kentucky, was a brilliant
man, but was addicted to drink
Cumb. Times, Wednesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Good MediClna.

To persons suffering from the
"blues" the Baltimore American
gives the following advice:
Very often person gets troubled.
Blues come just as clouds sweep
over the skies. Life doesn't seem
careful. Encouragement tangles
up the mind and disturbs the soul.
Indigestion attacks the emotions.
In everything there turks despair.
You don't want to meet people.
You don't want to be alone. "You
jest naturally want everything and
don't want nothing" as the colored
brother expressed it. When you
get in this condition don't take
medicine. Don't drink whiskey.
Don't sit still. Just go out to the
park and walk over the grass car
petcd hills and among the noble
trees, and look up into the sky and
ask God to give you bigger soul
to appreciate the beautiful world
you live in. After that you'll feel
better.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
The Normal Literary,

The Oakland Normal Literary
met on Friday evening. The i'm
mense crowd present gave evidence
of the interest the people are taking
in the society and the benefit they
are deriving from 1t Their expec-
tations were again gratlfied, as the
society was perfect in every partlc-
ular. The music under the man
agement of Miss Weber, assisted
by Misses Nelson, Butter, Maroney
and Loughridge and Messrs Nay
lor and Smith, was thought to be
the best ever had in the school
house.
The lecture delivered by Rev.
DR.. II. G. Alexander, entitled
"Suggestions for the Benefit of the
Impractical Speaker was greatly
enjoyed by everyone present. The
Doctor is perhaps the ablest man
in the county and never fails to
make his talks both interesting and
edifying.
The house was crowded and many
who could not get standing room
inside sat on the outside and
listened to the music and the lee
ture.
The closing, or last session of
the literary, will be in two weeks
from the last and will likely be
h Id in Olfutt's Hall. The pro-
gram has not yet been arranged ex-
cept for the music which will be in
charge Of Mr.. Vim. Hagans, the
chorlster Of the NJ. 4. church.
There will be quartcttes aud gum
tettes with violin and cOrnet ac-
compartment, and a pantomIne
and duets by some singers from
West Virginia. There will also be
some dialogues and rotations.
A very small admission fee will be
charged to pay for the hall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
The Fourth In Oakland.

All preparations are now made
by the various committees for a
grand celebration Of the glorious
Fourth of July, and every one who
comes to Oakland that day are in
sured a good time.
The grounds that have been
chosen for the picnic and sports
that are to be INDUCED in, are all
that can be wished for. They are
what is known as Kilbourn's Grove
and to any one who has ever spent
a day in those large, shady and
spacious grounds, the name IS
enough to show them what a pleas
ant day they will have, without
mentioning all the attractions that
the committee of management have
to offer them on that day.
For want of space we can only
mention few of the many attrac-
tions that will be offered: Foot
races of all kinds, donkey races.
which Of themselves will give to
the public enough fun for whole
afternoon, base ball game, dane
ing and in fact, amusements of all
kinds that beth young and old can
enjoy. Added to these there will
be several booths on the grounds
with a full supply of every thing
that is necessary to supply the wants
of the inner man.
The dancing platform and the
right of the booths has been sold
to Mr.. Bert Whetzell, and he is
sub-renting them to several others
in town.
Good music and plenty of it
will be provided for the dancing
platform, and those who wish for
that sort of amusement can indulge
in tripping the light fantastic to
their hearts content.
The day will be opened by a
grand street parade in the morn
ing as soon as the last of the VS.
itors have arrived, which will be
about eleven O'Clock in the morn
ing. This procession, after march
ing through the principle streets of
the town, will disband at the
grounds and after dinner the after
noon program will be opened by an
address by Mr.. B. A. Richmond of
Cumberland. He will be followed
by Mr.. j. A. McHenry of the same
place. The name of Mr.. Rich
mond of itself is sufficient to let
all those who haye ever had the
pleasure of hearing him know what
a rich treat they may expect in the
way of an address. and when you
haye that of Mr.. McHenry, one of
Cumberland's most prominent law
yers, added to it, we feel safe in
saying that never has a more prom
lslng program for an afternoons s
enjoyment been offered to the peo-
pie Of Oakland and vicinity. AT
night there will be u grand display
of fireworks from the Court House
hill, and never has such a display
been seen west Of Baltimore.
We also notice that there is to be
public ball given in Olfutt's Hall
at night, at which we know that all
can have an enjoyable time for it
under the popular management of
Messrs. White and Grim.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
State School Fund Distributed.

Comptroller M. DeK. Smith has
made the quarterly apportionment
Of the public school tax to the sew
eral counties and Baltimore city.
These annuities will be payable on
and after June 20. Allegany county
.''r 7,271.S2 for white and 80 1888
= colored schools. Garrett gets
81 ,466. Ga for white and $44.32 for
colored institutions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
NUMBER II.
Band Reorganization.

The Oakland Independent band
reorganized on last Friday night,
with election of Samuel Lawton as
president; E. E. Spedden, treasurer
and d. G. Smith, secretary.
The band boys have secured Prof.
s. @. Smith, musician of no mean
reputation to instruct them. Thew
will meet for practice and instruc-
ton two nights in each week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Picnic.

A dance and picnic will be given
at Lake Brown, near the narrows
Of Deep Creek on July 4th. Music
will be furnished by the Browning
String Band. Refreshments may
be had on the grounds.
G.. j. WALTER,
J. W. WALTER,
17-1t Committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
NEWS OF A WEEK.
Happenings in and About Town told
In Short Paragraphs.

Happenings in and About Town told
in Short Paragraphs.
Some new sidewalks have been
laid in Oakland since our last issue,
all of which were badly needed.
Twelve different kinds of theol-
ogy are preached in four languages
in eight churches at Wahoo, Neb.
Mrs. M. NJ. Wass has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Mineral
Spring, vice G. f. Wass, resigned.
Rev. DR.. II. G. Alexander will
preach next Sunday in Garrett
Memorial church both morning and
evening.
If cold Hickory" of Sweet Pink
will kindly send his name and the
location of Sweet Pink, we will be
glad to publish his interesting let
ter received on Tuesday.
Are you going to build? If so
write to W. A. LilIer, Keyser, W.
Va, Cottage Architect and Builder
and dealer in all kinds of building
supplies. 12-13t
Misses Della White and Jennie
Delawder have opened an ice cream
parlor at the corner of Second and
Oak streets, where they will serve
ice cream to their patrons.
Says a Chicago writer |'It is
reckoned that there are eight
miles of lunch counter in the fair, -
Wouldn't the hungry Democrats be
happy If the Government pie coun-
ter were that lcng.
We have every facility for the
prompt and neat execution Of job
work of every DESCRIPTION. Com
pare our work with that Of Others
and note the difference in quality,
price and neatness.
An entertainment and festival
will be gwen at COrinth, W. Va,
Saturday evening, June "a, 1898,
for the benefit of the new Baptist
church. Music will be furnished
by the Terra Alta band.
The Red House Sunday school
will have an ice cream festival on
Saturday night, June gath, at the
home OF the late Mrs. Thomas
Grimes. All are invited. Proceeds
for benefit Of Sunday school,
For SALE.-Two car loads of a
special Fertilizer for certain crops,
warranted to be as represented as
per analysis, to parties who had our
fertilizer before it has given entire
satisfaction. Henry Weber. S-8t
For SALE.-Low and on easy
terms, one good 2nd hand u II. p.
Goar Scott traction engine and
thresher; also saw mill attachments
if desired.
Z. r. CARsKADON,
1914 Keyser, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Ice Cream Parlor,

Misses Della White and Jennie
Delawder have opened an ice cream
parlor at the corner of Main and
Oak streets, where they will serve
the best ice cream in town. They
also sell by the quantity. A call
will convince you that they fur
nish the best cream on town. 17-3t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Mothers Use Susanna, the Only Pre-
Ventatlve and Cure for Cholera
lnfantum.

lnfantum.
VOLTS Summit, W. Va. Oct. 1892.
TO Mothers:-Our baby is nearly
II months old and we had bought
and given z bottles Of "Castoria"
without much change for the better,
and it never seemed hearty until we
gave it a bottle Of Susanna, which
cured it permanently.
JOHN Z. WILLIAMS.
Mrs. MARY NJ. WILLIAMS.
Read from page IL Of TIE Noun
tam Chautauqua. The Atholog-
ical symptoms Covered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22

For SALE.-A three year old
horse, sixteen hands high and heavy
in proportion, well broken. For
further information apply at DR..
Newman's or address Chas. j. New
man, Oakland, Nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-22
Useful.

a luxury TO the man who shaves,
A balm 20 lull the painful dream
Produced by scraping razor blade
Is found in Iarned's Magic Cream.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-27
INTERNAL wEvESrk REcElrrs.
An lncrease ~ seven Millions Shown
Over Last Year.

&Asgs~o-cS. July 26.-Commissiorer
M,iiet hss Submitted to Secretary Car.
hs.e preliminary report Of the opera
tone II tns internal revenue bureau Tor
the tsca. year. rhe total collections
froa, Al soIrcrs of internal revenue werc
<ifs 90. 600. AT inciease of e7.lt5oOu.
The percentage Of cost II cosI~ction was
81 - ss compared with $50. for the
year ls.z The sources of internal re-
ssnoe we're: Spirits. tl. 10000. az 'I-
crease over the previous year OF s3.a,o.-
COO. tobacco. Sil $4,000. an in.
crease OF sse:.000. fermentec liquors.
sSs.53c 0n. an increase of t25il .Uco,
oieoma.garine. 81 $1,000. an increase OF
s4us .u0D and miscellaneous ti7j000. u
decrease of s.0.oOJ The sum u t9-355.-
10 has beeE pa,d AZ sugar bounty dur
ine The year ae fo,,ows Or srgD cane
-oLu,sisaa 1914. SD. Texas. sl1a.H3.
Florida. t3..G9. Mississippi go, total.
G.. &C.. $50 Op beet sugar-('alifcrnia,
s425. .I23 Nebraska. Ss6l7o. u.sh. e2J.-
40. tctsi. f53I..D3 Sorghum eugar--
Kansas, el3 rs: Minresota. tl9: total.
sl9.ss7 On maple sGgaf-Maipc e5l.
New Hampshire S1.,2'. Vermont fj6.
l2j. Ne~ 1o.k. Sil. .7c3. Pennsylvania.
e. .23i. Maryiard. t2.l3l, West visgicia.
slj3. Ohio. s3.50l; Michigan. sos
Minnesota sSa, Iowa. ell: total. tcl. .llo
The tota, paid " sugas bounti-r ip two
years wac tl6.7js..2s Tho i0crease THE
wear ever last year ~ e. 0fS.On3
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-27

Christian kndeasors Having Trouble
Wuis Boarding House Keepers

Ao>1kkAt. Que. July H. lhe Ioca.
committee that had charge of the 81
rangements Tor the Christian Endesyoi
convention that was recently held ~
this city has great deal of trouble 81
its hands Just now. Tie hotel commit
tee made contracts with nrats al the
boarding house keepers ia the city to
provide accommodations Tor delegates
during the week or the convention AID
the boarding house people made their
arrangements accordingly. hut IN many
instances the expected toaEders failee &c
put ,n an appearance and nos the dis--
appointed boarding house keepers are III
undating the committee with claims for
damages The claims shsoubt e. over
$1,000. and the coI.usiitee. after rayine
ali the expenses attending The ccnsen-
tion meeting. has only 500 left 'r the
treasury. 4 guarantee fund was sub
scfibed by a number Of proiaiBent cit
izens, hut the committee .ntends to tight
the boarding house keepers. ia. ~
penses ~ the convention amounted To
over slOUosO.