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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01
Waived a Hearing.

Tuesday morning before Justice
Sincell, Matte Conn and Frank
Westlake, both in Jail on the charge
of adultery, waived hearing and
prayed jury trial. Both being un-
able to fill a bond for their appear
ance at court, they were remanded
back to jail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

1 Miss Matte Porter will open a pri-
Tate school in the Oakland school
building Monday next.
/ Besides stoning Oak street from
Third to Fifth street substantial stone
crossings have been laid. The stone
used for the crossings were procured
on the old distillery lot near town
where fine quality of material in
thickness varying from two to six
Hlnches Is being quarried. The stone
llis remarkably smooth and will an
swer for pavement purposes as well
as for crossings. We understand that
Bthe quarry will be more fully de-
veloped.
Summer is very noticably on the
bwane. The foliage has faded look;
the dust of last summer is accumula-
ing; the summer visitor is turning
his face homeward the katydid's
voice is heard; the hay fever victim
IS lndustriously sneezing; the ice man
has quit complaining of the scarcity
OF his supply, and the merchant talks
OF the opening of fall trade.
The pig stys and cess pools of the
town arise like huge volumes of smoke
to heaven.-Spencer Record
1t must be a strange and novel sight
to see those pig stys sailing hither and
thither through the air. No wonder
sthe Spaniards surrendered - with
| Yankee pigs to the right of them,
Yankee pigs before them, and stys
presumably filled with Yankee pigs
ready to drop down upon them from
above, what else were the distracted
Dons to do?-Glenville Pathfinder.
Last Saturday afternoon James De-
lawder, son of Mr.. David Delawder,
residing near Oakland, went down to
Coddington's rifle, favorite spot in
the Big Yough for anglers, and sue
ceeded in landing six immense black
bass in a remarkably short time.
Four of the fish weighed nearly ten
pounds, the largest one measuring
nineteen inches. These are by far
the largest bass caught in the waters
of this section for long time and the
successful angler was quite elated
over his catch and took pleasure in
showing them to many persons on
the streets and in places of business
Rev. S. NJ. Engle preached an excel
lentsermonin the Presbyterian church
last Sunday night on the cause of our
| success in the late war, taking for his
text part of the 18th verse of the sec
ond chapter of the I'd book of Kings:
THE chariot of Isarel, and the horse
men thereof" The words Elisha ut
tered as he witnessed the ascension of
Elijah, and the speaker claimed that
Elijah represented the principles of
defense of the people of Israel as our
leaders in the war represented the
principles of Christianity, as taught
in the homes of the people of this
country. That the principles of the
Reformation, as taught by Luther
| Calvin, Knox and others, was the
commencement of the civil and re-
ligious liberty now enjoyed by the
people of this country. While the
rank and file of our army and navy
may not be Christians, yet the Chris
tan teachings had such an influence
on their lives that they brought the
late war to successful close. We are
sorry that we cannot give this sermon
in full, but this young preacher is
winning golden opinions from his con-
gregation -Piedmont Herald.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
DON'T TOUCH.
FRESH PAINT.

Just how long tho warning had been up
doesn't matter anyway. 1t Is sufficient to say
it was put there in due time.
~ see you have just had your front re-
painted"
1t was a blonde who spoke. and she asked the
long-haired clerk for 10 cents worth Of chemi-
cally pure peroxide of hydrogen.
But l don't see," she continued. why you
keep that sign out there. Tho paints as dry as
it can be-"
As she emerged from tho door . young man
entered. carefully scrutinizing the tip of the
first finger of his right hand. He bought o bottle
of cough medicine.
81 say, old man." no eaid to the clerk, you
might as we'll take that sign down outside. The
paints dry"
The clerk attempted to hide the bored expires.
sion on his face and say something in reply. but
with a dimple in her left cheek had asked for
"I sec." She v~entured as he reached for the
H siss:h you're putting on a ne" dress out
I'VE are doing a little repainting."
Doing q little r. she emphasized. why. you
speak as n you were still at x"
1T isn't possible that that paints fresh. for
room just around the corner came in.
Quite q Joke" he said;
Whats that y asked the Clerk, his eyes
Frightening in anticipation of something new.
why" continued the. professional. that
sign outside. That paints as dry as some OF
the literary criticisms in the yellow journals"
The newspaper man who usually stopped by
on his rounds wandered in next.
Little early for spring painting. amt iti' he
VI don't know as It is" replied tho clerk.
Its just about the right time"
Just about the right timer repeated, the
newspaper man. well. I guess that's right.
too: but that painting has boon done for some
Forty.six more people followed him in rapid
succession, each one looking carefully at the in
dex finger of his right hand. When the forty.
seventh man had told the clerk that the paint
was dry he ran to the front of the store. grabbed
the sign OF warning from its fastenings and
lung 1t into the street.
few moments later a small boy ran in, hold
ing the sign in his right hand.
u Say, mister" he said. e some guy COPIED yer
eign an t'rew 1t in de mud"
But the clerk had gone to luncheon, SO the
proprietor took tho sign and laid 1t on, q shelf. j.
Half an hour later the clerk stood In front Of
the store leaning against the door talking to
some friends. When he came In the proprietor
looked at him and smiled. -
Say. John" said he' you've got paint all
vi know il" he replied; II leaned up against
the only spot that people hadn't wiped dry with
And when no returned to the front Of the store
he found that the proprietor had hung the sign
out again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
TRACING Il LOST STUD.
Luck OF Ia JewelIer Who Dropped n Two-Cara,
Diamond Out OF Isis Pocket In the street.

Luck OF IA JewelIer who Dropped n Two-CaPat
Diamond Out OF Isis Pocket in the street.
Some odd stories of the recovery of lost
diamonds are told by an old Union square jewel.
Ter. Ono Of them Is his own experience.
Zone day last june he says. 81 happened to
recollect that was going to n reception. Before
leaving the store ! v wrapped my twocarat dia-
mond stud in n piece OF tissue paper and slipped
it into my vest pocket. After dinner. while
dressing in my room. I went to my pocket to get
tho stud. 1t was not there. I put my hand In
my fob pocket, thinking it was surely there:
then in the other vest pocket, then in the inside
pocket, and then in my four trousers pockets. but
"'I left that on my desk I Thought. Il will
find it there in the morning. I will put on n
plain gold stud tonight.
THE next morning the stud was not to DO
found at the store. thought OF every stop I
had taken on the way home. and then called our
'"'George,' said I, Just before / went home
last night I slipped a diamond stud. wrapped In
tissue paper. Into my pocket. and. starting
out, nf tho store, went across Broadway, through
Union square at Fifteenth street, going to tho
left OF the fountain. and then up the centre
path TO Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue;
] went down the riRht.hand side of Seventeenth
street, to SECOND avenue and then home. On my
walk home l have n distinct recollection of put
ting my hand into my pocket for my penknife or
something else. must have pulled out the
stud and dropped II. Now want you to follow
that path and look carefully every step of the
way. and ] don't want you to come back until
you have found the stud.
He started out and in less than half an hour
returned with the stud. He had found 1t, still
wrapped In the paper. in tho gutter, a few steps
happy that night with a twenty-dollar gold
piece In his pocket
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
IN CHINA.
Al~issionary's Account or the Dimculties Un
Der which They Are Conducted.

a Misstonary's Account or tho DinacuIties Un-
Der which They Are Conducted.
A missionary writing from China to o friend
In this city recently described the difficulties
under which the newly completed railroads are
conducted In that country.
Passengers In tho hrst-class coaches. he said,
exhibited 80 strong a desire to carry of vari-
GUS articles from tho cars as souvenirs of their
trip that the coaches wero speedily stripped OF
those things that contribute to tho comfort Of
the,passenser. They took:awsy with them hat
and bundle racks, mirrors, lamp brackets, hooks
ANAL tables, and even doors. They woro con-
siderate enough to leave tho car frame and
wheels. And tho purloiners wero Govern
mont o~fficials and people belonging to the
The stations along the railroad ,over which
the.wrIter travelled were rude sheds, very un-
clean and without a chair or bench. Tho cars.
Is true OF tho second-claSs coaches. which wero
oftentimes crowded with half-nakod, I'M
washed people, the frst-class coaches also be'
came very unclean In q short time. 1t soon be-
camo necessary to take out all Sho upholstery
and replace 1t by plain seats.
When tho railroads were being built re-
ports were spread that the foreign contractors
were stealing Chinese children and burying
them in the roadbed so es.t9 propitiato the god
Iy excited tho people, and In one lnstanc? a
mob attacked two missionaries near Poking
and would have killed them had not "A dctach:
menC OF soldiers rescued them. Under guise OF
| these reports children were really kidnapped
and taken into the cities for immoral purposes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
HE WANTED HIS SHARE.
An Incident OF Decntur's Capture or tho
Frigate Macedonian.

AZ 1Ntut VI SSpioEO W ING
FriEate Macedonian.
This is the story Of a young sailor who lived
two generations before young Dan WaIlingford.
who gave his complete fortune of AZ cents to
build q new battleship to replace the Maine.
His first name was Bill and his last name is
withheld. The incident occurred in the event
full year of 1912, on board our frigate United
States. when. under Capt. Decatur's skilful
command, she captured, after long shot"
action, the British frigate Macedonian, bringing
her q prize to New York. Decatur got a gold
medal from Congress in recognition of the cap
ture. and this is what o Vermont newspaper.
printed in the year of Waterloo, tells of Bills
part in this sea fight:
"On board Decatur's ship was a little boy
about o years old. He was not considered one
of the regular crew. but he shared the mess of a
generous sailor who had two years before taken
him from his widowed mother. The spirit of
his father. who had also been a seaman, had
long since gone aloft. and left his widow and lit.
tie ones on tho shoals of poverty. When the
Macedonian hove In sight and all hands were
clearing ship for action the little fellow stepped
And it please You. Captain he said. : wish
my name and might mSat f pc put put d 1sS 7 On ino the = rSli II, COM.
: So that l can draw a share OF tho prize
Pleased with the spirit and confident cour.
age of the little hero. his name was ordered on
say more. After the prize was taken Decatur
"'Well. Bill. said he. we have taken her.
and your share of the prize, II we get her safe
in, will, be about 5000. What will you do
with itf
"'Ill send one half of it to my mother, sir,
and the other half shall send me to school,"
"'That's noble cried the Commodore.
Delighted with the spirit Of the lad, he took
HIM under his immediate protection. and OBJ
tanned for him the berth of n midshipman.
Every attention is given TO his education. and
he gives great, promise OF making an accom-
plished officer"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
4 C0RHERSToNE At LAST.
hut IL Marks . street Intersection. Not
Mnusoleum or Theatre.

Hut 1t MARKS . street IntersectiOn. Not n
SInusoleum or Theatre.
Close to the curb line at Trinity avenue and
1920 street. in the borough Of tho Bronx. stands
a granite block which fate has so far condemned
TO uselcssness. Twice it has been selected for q
cornerstone. once for a playhouse for the
amusement of the living and the other for a
resting place for the dead. Neither edifce was
built. Portions of the inscriptions for both pur-
poses have been cut In its polished surfaces.
and now it stands a monument to the variations
OF fortune in the street within gunshot OF the
old Morris mansion near Port Morris. Occa-
sionally some stranger, passing. stops to read
tho inscription. and then wonders why a stone
in memory of the mind reader, Washington
Irving Bishop. lies in that out-of-the-way place
near a stone-cutting yard. The stone is about
eighteen inches high and tho same broad and
about three feet long. The inscription roads:
In Sacred of a Loyal and
Eleanor Fletcher Bishop
NEE Davidson.
Also to Help Prevent Human vivisection and
BurIals While IN frances. r
The stone was intended for q mausoleum
the remains OF her son. Washington irving Wei.
lington Bishop. tho mind reader, whose death
OF the contention of his mother that he was not
dead, but In a TRANCE. when nian hysiSidn n per,
the erection of an elaborate niausoloum, proba-
bly, In Greenwood Cemetery. but tho project WAS
not completed. The date does not refer to Ir-
wing Bishop. and was to have been changed.
The reason OF the date was that the block was
originally selected for n theatre. which was to
have been built in that year at l24th street and
Seventh avenue. Also tho initials A. II. w.
were cut in one end. 1t was later that Mrs.
Bishop chose 1t and caused the second tnserip-
ton to DO cut.
BY the irony OF fate the granite stone Is Mt
last in some sonse a cornerstone. for 1t stands
on q street corner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
NO MAP OF THE UNITED STATES.
A Possible Explanation or n bermuda Bos,s
IEnornnce or American History.

Ignorance or American History.
"Tho school children OF the Bermudas know
nothing OF American history" says a New York
woman who has just returned from Hamilton.
"One day / stopped and talked with a bright
little colored boy on the street. Tho Bermuda
negro, you know, Is superior In intelligence to
the Southern negro OF this country. He has
neither the thick lips nor the flat nose OF our
American negro. His superiority is accounted
for by the fact that he has in his veins the blood
and taken as slaves to the Bermndas.
DO you go to school = / asked the boy.
"'YeS'cnl.'
"'Who owns these islandsT
England
Who rules England
"'Queen Victoria
"'Where are tae United Statesf
South OF Canada
And do You know who is President of the
United Statesf
80 Yes'em; George Washington
when l had visited ono of tho little schools
at Hamilton I did not wonder that Washington
WAS the only American President the boy had
heard OF. On the walls were maps OF every i'm
portant country In tho world but our own, and
] found that the teachers said as little Of the
United States as they could"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
JADE, SYMBOL OF H SOUL
THr THE CHINESE COMPARE VIRTUE
10 THIS STRANGE STONE.

what Jade ls-utu History and ssue er tho
Uses to which It In Put-An Xatisns raava
venernted 1t Years spent In Carving
ana working 1t Into Things or Bcnuty.
From Good Words.
Jade Is best described by tho familiar name
Of pebble, Of which II is tho finest variety In
respect OF texture. the heaviest, and the hardest
known TO the lapidary. 1t is susceptible of a
high polish, and is so tenacious that II can DO
cut into the most intricate and fragile shapes.
There arc exceptional tints. but horc jade may
only . DO said to range in color from ivory
whitesto deep olive green. Among substances
known to.the mincralogist, IL has no rival in
the multitude of its destinations, and no apol-
ogy, therefore, is offered for ranking II with
precious stones.
Its position among minerals is absolutely
unique, and tho statement is strengthened in
color and effect by Its quasi scientific and liter
airy associations. AS TO tho first, old Galen
himself Endorsed the simple belief which attrib-
uted to jasper medicinal qualities of the most
marvellous kind. Parallel virtues wcro as.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
CHORUS:
Come on. Lord,
Done found dat good hidiu'. place,

The grotesqueness OF the lines Is swallowed
up In the wonder and delight OF hearing the two
perfectly blended voices, every note OF, which
ought to bring their owners u piece OF gold. Az
ter this tho town niggahs' are noticed no
more; Miss Kissie Wilson and Russia Korn,
now reconclled, are tho bright particular stars
OF the occasion.
Thefourth preacher begins to explain tho priyi'
leges and duties of the passover. He concludes
with a donunciation that creates an
stir, and the preacher notes with pride the star
tied faces and the awe in tho Jesus. my Mars
ter" and other calculations with which tho
good old brothers and sisters delight to COM
pliment their preachers and relieve the over
flowing enthusiasm OF their own souls.
''Brudder Nixon Is mighty eloquenee preach
err" whispers Uncle Eben Long TO his neigh
Dor, another visitor from town.
"Yass." the lattor Assonts. rather dublously.
Dom Bible texes Is mighty fine, but Use glad
hos gwine to stop down: Use lissening TO a
preacher dat will evorlastinly lambaste do con-
gregation bout laundering en- liarln', stealin'',
drinkin lynn In JAIL on cotcin' lcourtingl I'D
der mems wives. He'll do some good wild he
"Hush.sh!, says Uncle Ebon, looking around
uneasily;, You town people amt make 'Guain;
plantation people en- dey 'scendants, como from
do fust families OF Flurdy, en- we know polite
ness, sahi we amt never Pussonal, not even in
rebuke do young iolks bout danctn'' piayin'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13

from tr Topeka Sfutc JOurHdi
INDEPENDENCE. March 7.-Saturday a huge
iron affair mounted on u wagon WAS hauled up
near the Post ONicc and placed on exhibition.
Al first sight many persons supposed that IL WAS
a Government war AFFAIR intended for tho equip
ment OF the Ncllio ~liockctt, but on Inspecting
the front IL was found to be labelled "Oglo'0
Cyclone Cellar" and that II was built at Short'a
machine shop. and is intended for the safety OF
Frank Johnson's family when the Kansas cy-
clone is abroad in the land, and for daily use a.
a cellar at other times. Ut is made OF boiler tEona
Is ten feet long and six feet wide and Atx 49,
high. With circular top
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13

CINCINNATI, O.. March 1.-THE Rev. ID. w.
Holt OF the suburb of Wyoming addressed the
Baptist ministers this morning on the subject,
Ministerial Etiquette" He said that minis
ters should never cross their legs while seated
in the pulpit. lilo also decried the use of to-
bacco In any form by ministers. He recon-
mended that they take particular care with their
toilets and their persons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
THE ONE WET SPOT.

Experience OF the Weary Drug Clerk with the
sign Giving WARNING DR. Fresh Paint.
1t was printed in big, black. bold-faced letters
on q wide piece of cardboard, and 1t hung out
conspicuously in front Of the newly painted
drug store:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
A G CAMP MEETING.
SCENES DURING OPEN AIR WORSHIP
IN THE SOUTH.
0uaint uyr,ns asa Quainter Doctrines-Re-
rnnnces side BY size with observation-disclosures
or the NeHrees-The Feast or ''Onloven"
Isread-The ''Churoh Not MADE by Erands."

Quaint uymns aud Quainter Dectrines-Rs
mnnces Side BY sids with observation-disclosures
OF the NeHrees-The Feast OF ''Onieven"
IBread-The ''Churc Not Made by Hands. ~
JACKSONVILLE, March 0.-Northern people
havo little idea OF tho strange doctrines Bome-
times preached to negroes in remote districts.
Tho hymns and sermon hero quoted were ac-
tually delivered at tho passover" Of tho
"Church made without hands," and wcro taken
down verbatim.
That the tito of the church, reminding him OF
old Puritan baptiemal names, Is approprl-
ate, the visitor secs at a glance. Tho place Of
worship Is within tho border Of n wild orange
grove. where ;the trees. below tho frost line, are
so thick rs to he impcrvious to any but the hard
est shower. The seats ara Of pino.ogs, s.and:the
pulpit has been fashioned Of stumps and dwarf
trees with considerable ingenuity. IT Is just
such a temple as our forefathers worshipped in
whom the Ratchet was as yet the only tool. and
the primitive effect Is greatly heightened. by tho
simple co.ored congregation with their scant
fnery, their barefootod children, tho OK carts
across tho crooked path, and the mothers
tending their babies outside. the sanctuary, yet
near enough to receive tho full benefit of the
sermons. For that matter, one might DO quite
out Of sight and still hear every word delivered
In tho stentorian tones of. the colored country
preacher. Their opening hymn. 10 always the
same:
Right upon dc mountain,
Not mado by hand.
De aospil speak en- do chariot stop.
Not made by hand.
know I got anudder building.
know I got anudder building,
Not made by hand.
Just femme tell you de nachul fack.
Not made hand.
It,a n p,ightv had thipg IN nhnr look hnrk
Not made by hand.
To be. SUR. there 10 no mountain. not even q
sand hill In the vicinity. but the whimsical in
nnnnr,,iAr of tho-nnuro m iu .anlnnad M m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-05

IT is understood that 2S0 out of
something over 800 mills have agreed
to join the tin plate consolidation.
The capital of the new company is to
be $50, 900, 900, $50, 900, 900 of it per
cent cumulative preferred stock The
underwriters get common stock dol
lar for dollar as a bonus. The treas
ury will retain 81, 900, 900 of each class
of stock. The same man who brought
about the biscuit consolidation, has
made this one. A working capital of
between $1,000, 900 and $4,000, 900 is
provided, and the Illinois Trust and
bank of Chicago finances the
deal. The subscription rights are re-
ported at 11j. The company will be
in New Jersey, and will
probably be called the United States
Tin Plate company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-05
Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, but :here
is really no trick about it. Anybody
can try it who has lame back and
weak kidneys, malaria or nervous
troubles. We mean he can cure him
self right away by taking Electric
Bitters. This medicine tones up the
whole system. acts as stimulant to
the liver and kidneys, is a blood puri-
fer and nerve tonic. 1t cures consti-
patton, headache, fainting spells,
sleeplessness and melancholy. 1t is
purely vegetable, n mild laxative, and
restores the system TO its natural
vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be
convinced that they are miracle
worker Every bottle guaranteed.
Only so cents a bottle at Hartz & I'll
Iemever's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-05
SOUTH HEIGHTS HAPPENINGS

South Heights, Dec. 3.-Miss May
Kruse visited over Sunday with her
friend, Mrs. Henry Pardon.
Clarence Williams, of Sherrard,
spent 4 short time here Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Lewis, of Geneseo, is
spending n few days with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. George Wood, Sr.
Miss Sue Cook, of Pasadena Cal,
and her sister, Mrs. j. Johnson, from
the city, visited Tuesday with rela-
tiyes here.
School closed from Wednesday until
Monday, for the Thanksgiving vaca-
ton, to the great delight of the child
rem.
Miss Alma Wilson, of Sherrard,
and Miss Grotjan, from the city,
visited our schools Wednesday. Miss
Wilson taught the primary room here
last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stevens and
little daughter, of Green River, visited
over Sunday with Mrs. Stevens par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Silvis, and
other relatives here.
The Misses Dack, whose home is in
Vermont, spent a short time with
their uncle. Capt. c. G.. Dack, and
family, before leaving for Kansas.
where they will visit relatives.