The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-02

Potomac Home Brigade. With his
command he was acting as guard to a
provision train in the Valley of Nir-
ginia when it was attacked by
Mosby's men. In the fight Mr.. Bow
man was shot, the ball passing en-
tirely through his chest. He had the
bullet in his possession until a few
years ago when his house with all its
contents was destroyed by fire.
Seeds.
If you want to buy Glover or Tim
othy Seed call and see our line of
samples and get prices. j. M. Davis
Il Son. 50-3t
The private pension bill granting
Mrs, Mary Bell, of Oakland, widow of
a deceased soldier, a pension for SER
vices rendered the government by
her late husband, passed its first
reading in the House and was referred
to the committee on such matters.
The committee refused to report the
bill favorably which brought the
matter to sudden termination and
will result in keeping Mrs. Bell from
receiving aid from the pension bureau
| during the present term of Congress
at least.
Mr.. Joseph Joy, substantial citi-
zen of Garrett county, Md, has decid-
ed to do as many other Maryland
people have done-seek citizenship is,
Salisbury He has moved into the
Casper Loechel property, which he
purchased more than year ago, and
it is his intention, we are informed,
to make market-gardening and buck
STEERING business. Maryland has not
only contributed to Salisbury It's only
editor, but many other citizens as
well. Maryland, my Maryland"
cuts a large figure in the citizenship
and business interests of this town,
and we welcome Mr.. Joy and wish
him a joyful and prosperous career in
| OttllSDuE y .-CdllSDuFN bbdE.
Movers.
If you want an up-to-date Mower
! with the latest improvements for $50
now is the time to place your order
with j. NJ. Davis & Sons. 50-3t
The transit from severe weather to
an average February temperature
has been accomplished gradually,
and the danger attending sudden
breakup has been averted Had the
snow gone off with heavy rain there
would have been high waters and
consequent great destruction along
the rivers when the ice went out.
| The snow Of over a foot disappeared
so gently that the thaw did not make
much of a rise in the streams A lit
tie check in the thaw occurred on Fri
day when it again began to snow, but
the fall was only slight. 1t seemed
for time to snow with the same ease
at 40 degrees above zero as it did a
week before at 10 degrees below-a
margin of so degrees.
The way to get rich is to trust no.
body, befriend none, get all you can,
take all you can get, stint yourself
and everything that belongs to you,
be a friend of no man, let no man be
a friend of yours, heap up interest,
be mean, misery and despised for
some twenty or thirty years, and
riches will come to you as sure as dis
ease, disappointment and death, and
by the time enough wealth has been
accumulated by a disregard of the
charities of the human heart, and at
the expense of every enjoyment, death
will finish the work, the body is
buried and the heirs dance and fight
over what you have left, and the
spirit goes-where? By all means get
rich. 1t will pay-the devil says so.
WANTED TO BUY-One hundred
farms in Western Maryland for stock
raising. Parties answering will give
full description of his property.
| w eSJeTIl Mdrylduu Ldnu ana Live
Stock Co., 1929 N. Fulton St., Balti-
more, Md. 49-5t
Dealers have already begun to get
in their supply of spring wall papers
The designs this year are prettiel
than ever, and the prices are said to
be lower than last year. One enter.
prising firm in Oakland has received
1000 bolts of the latest designs. TIC
sell these he said requires more talk.
ing than to sell million shares in a
sailed gold claim in the west. 81
would not keep wall paper" he said
'if it did not come in the line of my
business. There is a good profit in it
l admit, but the profit will not cover
up the bald places on my head caused
by the worry occasioned in selling
paper to some people. Some there
are who can select paper for ten
room house quicker than others car
select paper for a single room. have