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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

THE money in circulation in the
United States has increased thirty
three per cent. since Mr.. Bryan and
his deluded followers at Chicago and
all over the country in 1896 announ-
ced that our money could never in
crease without the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. On July /, 1896, the
money in circulation was $1,000, 1885,
200, and on December /, 1899, it was
1885, $780, 800, with the possibility of
crossing the $2,OOO,OOO, 1000 mark by
the end of the present month, while
the gold coin and certificates increased
from $49S, 449,242 on July /, 1896, to
SITS, 3SS, 1903 December /, 1899, a gain
of 80! per cent. in total currency and
Sc per cent. in gold and gold certifi-
Gates
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

THE Beers reputation as a fighter
is as old as his history, and suffers no
impeachment from his present per-
formances in South Africa. The
motto "Who conquers me shall find a
stubborn foe might suitably be in
scribed on his banners, standard not
yet wrested from him. Whatever the
issue of the war, his valor shines
through its smoke like beacon fire,
and so far his nartfal SIKH mouths no
feather in comparison with that of
his assailants. England finds in him
a foeman more worthy of her steel
than she may have expected, though
after Majuba Hill she should have
had no sort of doubt as to his fight
ing qualities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

Mr.. GOEBEL, of Kentucky, would
best give it up. He has had his day
He ran for the Governorship at an
election held under the most partial
and unfair law on record in this coun-
try, law especially devised by him
self to insure his own election. And
he was beaten. The State Board OF
Election Canvassers has given the
certificate of election to his opponent
Now all that is wanted from Mr.
Goebel is silence-and mighty little
of that,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
Responsibility for Dirty Streets.

There is a great difficulty in pre-
venting the littering of public high
ways with many kinds of rubbish.
Millions of Americans thoughtlessly
resent any attempt to interfere with
their accustomed liberty to throw
apple cores, newspapers, empty boxes,
banana Feelings, or anything else
into the cutters or drop such rubbish
on the crosswalks. They think that
they do well if they avoid depositing
the worst of their refuse on side
walks. The rights and convenience
of the public are lost sight of in their
exaggerated and ill-digested notion
of personal freedom.
Such habits are strong barrier in
the way of real cleanliness in the
highways. Shall the pavements be
better kept than the sidewalks? That
is what the eXpectorating, rubbish
dropping American freeman may
well demand. He will have logic on
his side if he argues that as long as
he is unrestrained in his practices it
will be inconsistent to grumble much
about the condition of the streets,
provided that they can be waded
without rubber boots.
In the schools and at home, in
every society and organization it
ought to be insisted upon that no
man has moral right to befoul or
litter the sidewalks, the street cars,
or any public place whatever.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

IT SEEMS that some rather interest
ing politics are being played at the
Capitol these days. For the first time
in over six years the Senate of the
United States has clear Republican
majority. 1t was ne III to suppoee
therefore that REQ zation would
be an early duty 0. ,e Republican
members, the Senate being in no
manner II civil service body, and that
the Democrats, who held the ajority
of the offices, would be replaced by
Republicans. The offices of Secretary
and Sergeant-at-Arms are important
and high salaried positions and carry
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

Monday the non-jury or December
term of the Circuit Court for this
county was convened in the court
house in Oakland with His Honor
Judge Boyd on the bench
No business Of moment was trans
acted except the calling over of the
docket and entries made few uncon-
tested cases. Judge Boyd returned
to Cumberland on the afternoon
train.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

with them a number of other good
offices ranging from 81, 800 per annum
down. These places are now filled
by good, loyal Democrats, some of
them of the free silver stripe and Ill
ira partisan.
1t transpires, however, that there
is a number, quite a number of prom
inent Republican Senators-and the
publication of their names would
come as a considerable surprise to
their constituents think that,
in view of the efficiency of the
present Democratic officials, it would
be the best course to do away with
any reorganization. 1t matters not
that when the Democrats came into
power in 1898, they made, within
thirty days, as shown by the official
printed report of the Secretary of the
Senate, practically clean sweep
of Republicans, and that a very large
proportion of these men were old
soldiers, one-legged or one-armed,
who had been given positions as mes
sengers and door-keepers because OF
their disabilities incurred in fighting
for the Union.
Just what is the object of these
Republican Senators who desire the
retention of free silver Democratic
officials, it is difficult to understand
but they are hearing from day to day
10 no uncertain tones, what theil
supporters at home think of such
action
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

On account of the Christmas and
New Year holidays the Baltimore &
Ohio r. r. will sell excursion tickets
at greatly reduced rates to and from
points on its line between Baltimore,
Pittsburg, Wheeling, Parkersburg,
Strasburg Junction and intermediate
points, good going on December %,
"A, 25 and 81, 1899, and January /,
1900, valid for return until January 4,
1900, inclusive
Splendid Roya! Blue Train service.
Pullman Palace Cars and Is. x O.
Dining Cars on through trains.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
Communicated.
70 the Editor Of The Republican.

TO the Editor of The Republican.
| ask leave through your columns
to extend my thanks to all who con
tributed to the success of the Gypsy
Queen To the ladies and gentle
men who attended from neighboring
towns. to the ladies and gentlemen of
Oakland who acted their parts so
perfectly and to the children who
were so prompt at rehearsals both
of which was due to the perfect rem
dition of the Operetta, and to Mr. d.
f. Bolden for the use of the opera
house for rehearsals
MRS. A. HINEBAUGH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
New Penitentiary.

Sunday was moving day at the
Maryland Penitentiary, and SIG con
victs, all of the long term men, were
transferred from their old quarters to
the new, quietly and without commo-
ton of any kind, each fellow carrying
with him a bundle made up of his
working clothes and a few little trink-
let's and odds and ends that in many
cases represented all his earthly pos
sessions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

Call at Thomas f. Burk's, Schley
House, for your Christmas goods and
get them 10 per cent. cheaper than
wholesale rates. Finches' Golden
Wedding, 8years old; Maryland Club,
0 years old; Old Smokehouse, fall of
81; Braddock, years old; Log Cabin.
s years old; and all brands of wines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

WITH Government bonds reaching
their highest price and workmen's
wages voluntarily advanced by large
employers an occasional little break
in the Wall street price of speculative
stocks may be regarded with equan-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
a Trough House."

Last Friday night a number Of men
became engaged in u quarrel in the
Reynolds saloon on Railroad street
which terminated in free fight and
as a consequence the physiogomy of
two or three of the combatants I'M
derwent change in appearance. The
matter will be aired at Justice Sin,
cells office this afternoon.
Subscribe for THE REPUBLICAN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

THE action of the Republican ma
jority in the House of Representatives
in adopting the Reed Rules shows
that that majority means business,
and that it intends to fulfill to the
best of its ability the pledges of the
no rtu
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
Not Civil Officer.

The Court of Appeals handed down
several decisions, including one on the
case of the removal of School Commits
Toner Quillan, of Worcester county.
The matter arose from Governor
Lowndes' removal of Laban F. Quill
an, one of the school commissioners
of Worcester county, which was
brought before the court upon an
appeal from the lower court of an
order dismissing a mandamus against
the comptroller, directing that he is
sue a warrant for salary, claimed to
be due his successor. The court holds
that he is not a civil officer within
the meaning of that section, and holds
that a mandmus directed against the
comptroller cannot be issued.
The Bloomington correspondent of
the Piedmont independent has for
the past two or three weeks made an
effort to have little innocent fun at
the expense of Deer Park and Noun
tain Lake Paak, as witness the latest
effusion published below which APP
peared in the independent of last
week:
After shipping wagon load of
hoop poles, box of eggs and cou
pie pounds of butter Deer Park said
good night" to Mt. Lake and went
to bed, leaving word with the b. q 0.
Waterman to call him about June list.
in time to pull the legs of the city
dudes and cigarette tiends who mis-
take Deer Park for summer resort
and its boarding houses for first class
summer hotels
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
THE REPUBLICAN.
BENZ. Ii. SINCELL, Editor and Proprieto
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION:
ADVERTISING RATES.

First insertion for square of ten nonparell
ines 81; each additional insertion after first,
30 cents per square of ten nonpareil lines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1899

AGUINALDo is still running, but
has doubled upon his tracks. That
is the last trick of a hopeless fugitive.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

Upon consideration of the petition this day
filed in the above entitled case stating that
the original order had not been served and
asking an extension of time for giving notice,
it is this 25th day of November, 1899, by the
Circuit Court for Alle%any county in Equity,
TONER, by causing a copy of the original pc
titiOn and of this order to be inserted once a
week for four successive weeks before the
3Oth day of December, 1898, in two newspa-
pers, one published in Garrett county and
the other in AIegany county, give notice to
the said John Shartzer, trustee, warming him
to be and appear i'll this Court on or before
the 18th day of January, 1900 to show cause,
if any he has, why the relief prayed for in
said petition should not be granted.
DAVID w. SLOAN.
True COpy-Test:
81 THEO. LUMAN Clerk
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REMITTANCES;

Remittances made by money order bank
draft, registered letter or express order will
be at our risk if made otherwise, at the risk
Of the sender. Address.
THE REPUBLICAN,,
Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
Order Of Publication.
In the Matter of the Real Estate OF John
Hoyc, deceased, vs. Edward Hoye,
E'r EtfJfP.

In the Matter of the Real Estate of John
HOye, deceased, VS.. Edward Hoye,
Er Ptt1te.
No. 3409 Equity In the Circuit Court for Al
legany County.
TO the Honorable, the Judges Of Said Court:
The petition of Edward II. Sincell. respect
fully represents unto your HonorS:
LIST. That on the 23rd day of December,
1893. your petitioner entered into contract
with one Edward Hoye, the then trustee in
the case, which contract was ratified and
aSSented to i'll terms by the heirs at law and
deviSeeS of the said John HOye, whereby
your petitioner was to nave One-haf of
whatever sum or sums of money any lands
he might discover as belonging to said estate
might sell for a copy OF which contract is
filed among the papers of this cause, and
under ana i'll pursuance OF said contract,
YOUR petitioner has discovered after dilis ent
inquiry and examination various tracts of
land. some of which have been sold and Pc
titiOner has derived benefit therefrom.
2nd. That after the death of the said Ed
ward Hove trustee a certain John Shartzer
was appointed trustee by this Court, and
entered upon the execution OF the trust; that
the said ShartZer on or about the first day of
April, 1899, entered the service of the Govern
ment of the United States and was assigned
to duty in the Territory of Alaska and left
the State of Maryland to be gone for an in
definite period of time; that on the 24th day
of April, 1899, this Honorable Court ratified
and confirmed certain sales of real estate
made by said trustee, and the purchasers are
ready and anxious to pay for the same as
soon as their deeds for said property are
executed and delivered to them ylSta4.AeS,
account of the absence of said trustee said
deeds cannot be executed, and the business
Of said trust estate is at a standstiIl and
nothing can be done toward closing the same
up, or making sales of real estate yet remain
ing unSold.
Bird. That your petitioner believes that his
interest in the residue of said estate under
said contract is greater than that of any
case, he has standing in this Court to ask for
relief at the hands of this Court.
4th. Your petitioner therefore prays your
HonorS to pass an order hereon relieving
said John Shartzer, trustee of said trust ana
appointing in his place and stead some other
person trustee in order that said estate may
be closed up and the remaining lands sold
and disposed of.
And as in duty bound, etc
EDWARD H. SINCELL, Petitioner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

The Felty Roller Mill is now ready
for business. The best and latest i'm
proved machinery for grinding wheat,
buckwheat, chop and graham flour.
Don't forget the place-the Felty
Roller Mill formerly the Rasche Mill
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14

To JUNE In NItIfFE IN wv DAhS
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QUINIEE TABLETS.
All druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. Il. w. GROVES signature on every
hoX. DC.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
Mild Case.

DR.. j. s. Fulton, secretary of the
state board of health, visited Iona
coming and pronounced the case of
small pox there mild one. John
Jackson, colored, is the victim. The
house has been quarantined and such
precautions have been taken as to
insure that the disease will not spread.
La Junta tribune., 1899-12-30

l y
md bizness like.
"My dear madam" sez he to the
young woman, "you must do sum-
pin to keep that child quiet.
These people have all paid for their
hunks, nd they are entitled to
good nights sleep. OF course l
know how t is with young children
will cry sometimes-have raised
'leven NV 'em myself md know all
about 'em. But as director NV
the HANDFUL nd St. 10 We got to
perfect the rights Of these other
folks. So jist keep the baby quiet
as you kin"
Now, there war MT nothin' cross
in the colonel's tone; the colonel
wuz ar kind md consid'rit as could
be exp. oted NV a man who he'd
so much responsibility a-restin'
onto him. But the young woman
was kind Nv nervous, nd after the
colonel went back md got into his
bunk the young woman sniffled
and Worried ard seemed like she
had lost her wits, nd the baby
KEEP cryin' jist as hard as ever.
Waal, there wuz mt very much
sleepin' to be done in that car, for
what with the baby cryin, nd the
young woman a-sayin "Oh, dearw
nd "Oh, myr and the niger a
prancin' round like the widder be-
witched-with all this goin' on,
sleep was out NV the question.
Folks began to wake up and put
their heads outern their hunks to
see what was the doggone matter.
This made things pleasanter for
the young woman. The colonel
stood it as long as he could, and
then he got up second time nd
come down the car nd looked at
the young woman over his specs.
"Now, as II wuz tellin' you
afore," sez he, 81 hain't maxim no
complaint Nv myself, for I've raised
a family of 'leven children, md !
know all about 'em. But these
other folks here in the car have
paid for good nights sleep, nd
it S my duty as director NV the
HANDFUL nd St. 10 to see that they
get it. Seems to me like you
ought to be able to keep that child
quiet-you can't make me believe
that there's any use for a child to
be. carryin' on SO. Snmpin s
hurtin' i'll know sumpin s hurtin'
it by the way it cries. Now you
look md see if there amt a pin
stickin' into it somewhere; | We
raised 'leven children, nd that's
jist the way they used to cry when
there wuz pin sticken' 'em.
He reckoned he'd find things all
right this time, nd he went back to
his bunk feelin toler'ble satisfied
with himself. But the young
woman couldn't find no pin stickin'
the baby. nd, no matter how much
she stewed and Worried, the baby
KEEP right on cryin', jest the same.
Holy smoke! but how that baby
did cry.
Now, l reckoned that the colonel
would be gettin' almighty mad if
this thing KEEP up much longer. A
man may raise leven children az
easy as rollin off'n 4 log, nd yet
the twelfth one, that is MT his at
all, may break him. There is gin
orally last straw, even when it
comes to the matter NV children.
So when the colonel riz feet FORE
most for the third time outern his
bunk that night-or, should say
mornin', for it wuz mighty near
mornin' now-we looked for hail
Columby.
"Look a-here my good woman"
sez he to the young woman with
the baby, "as l wuz tellin' you
afore, you must do sumpin' to keep
that child quiet. 1t III never do
to keep all these folks awake like
this. They've paid for good
La Junta tribune., 1899-12-30

cryin' child like she ought to bes'
"She's in the front car-in a box,
dead; we're takin' the body nd the
baby back home"
Now what would you or me have
done-what would any man have
done then nd there? Jest what
the colonel done.
The colonel did MT wait for no
second thought; he jest reached
out his big bony hands nd he seq.
"Young woman, g,' me that baby"
-sez it SO quiet md SO gentle like
that seemed like it wuz the baby's
mother that wuz a.speakin'.
The colonel took the baby, and
now, may be you won't believe
me-the colonel held that baby nd
rocked it in his arms nd talked to
it like it had been his own child.
And the baby seemed to know that
it lay ag'in' lovin' heart, for when
it heerd the OIL mans kind voice
nd saw his smiin' face nd felt the
soothin' rockin' NV his arms, the
baby stopped its grievin' nd cryin'
nd cuddled up close to the col
onel's breast nd begun to COO nd
laf.
The colonel called the niger.
uim," sez he, "you go ahead nd
tell the conductor to stop the tram
at the first arm-house. We've
got to have some milk for this
child-some warm milk with sugar
into it; hain't raised family Of
'leven children for nothin'."
The baby didn't cry no more
that night; leastwise we didn't hear
it if it did cry. And what If we
had heerd it1 Blessed if l don't
think every last one of us would
have got up to help to tend that
lonesome little thing.
That wuz more'n twenty years
ago, but kin remember the last
words l heerd the colonel say: "No
matter if it does cry" seq he. alt
don't make no more noise than a
cricket, nohow; nd l reckon that
being a director Wv the road l kin
stop the train nd let off anybody
that don't like the way the Han'bul
md St. 10 does business.
Twenty years ago! Colonel
Elijah Gates is sleepin' in the
Palmyry buryin' ground; likely as
not the baby has growed up
leastwise the HANDFUL and St. 10
has; everythink has changed
everything except humin natur',
md that is the same, it allus has
been, and it allus will be, reckon.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-19
WANTED PAUL TO TELL HIM
Anxious About the State of His Anclen,

Anxious About the State of His Ancient
Correspondence.
A man of the north side saw a mas
cullne member Of the human race tum-
Bile down on the sidewalk the other
evening, hopelessly intoxicated. Dis
gusted at the sight, he was about to
pass on unheedful Of his neighbours
misfortune when the story Of the good
Samaritan flashed across his mind and
ne resolved for once to be charitably
helpful. He accosted the fallen one
m assisted him to his unsteady feet,
and after much persistent interview
ing succeeded in a%scertaining the num-
Der OF his home. Thither he piloted
mis- swaying companion, and was re-
warded on the doorstep by a volley of
thanks and a most importunate invi-
tatlon to enter and take a drink. NO."
responded the modern Samaritan en-
p~natically, Il won't go in and take a
drink, and you'd better follow my e1-
ample and get to bed as quickly as
you can" All right, guess l will"
nuttered the tipsy host, drowsily. But
tell me your name, anyway. I want
to know the name Of the man who
brought me to my door" AS his elo-
quence and voice were waxing IN
strength the Samaritan thought is
wisdom to comply in some way with
his associates desires, and at the same
time had no intention to reveal his
own identity. Paul is my name," he
answered at last in compromise, turn
ing to go down the steps. Come here,
Paul." eagerly called the other man at
once. Come back and answer the
question I've had it in my mind to
ask you for years. Paul." he contin-
ued im%pressively, did you ever get an
answer to your letters to the Ephe-
sians?"
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-19
A wageish Tailor.

The other Monday q thirsty tailor,
for q small fee after much haggling,
informed a miserly Undertaken about
the sudden death Of a Miss Polly Grey,
%whereupon the grave man hurried
to the bereayed cottage, and, entering
obsequious1y, said to an elderly fe-
male: excuse me, lady, but I'm
very sorry to hear about the unexpect-
ed demise Of your ledger, Miss Polly
Grey. Er-Tm an undertaken, and
I've called to ask if you'll permit me
to conduct the interment." For a mo-
ment the woman seemed puzzled, then
stepping to a side table, she smilingly
replied: "Well Mister, aw con only
think as it's that good-for-nought, ard
M 'usband O. mine what's towd 20
abeawt Polly's suddin end. Onyheaw,
you're welcome to tn funeral job.
This is the corpus" and she pointed
to q cage containing the dead grey
parrot.-Belfast Wing.
The Opelousas courier., 1899-08-19

the circus and had gone to meet he,
sweetheart. She had left the circns
Finally the stories about Donaldson
beng alive. like the ones about T
wilkes Booth being alive, ceased. A
long time after, several months. I
.nlnk. portions of a human bodv wers
found in the sands on the Wisconsin
shore of Lake Michigan. There was
nothing to identify the remains ex.
cept'a piece of jewelry which a YOUNG
woman who knew Grimwooi said
she had given to him. This. with a
lew bits of material found nearby
thought by some to be parts of tie
balloon canvas, led to the belief in
some quarters that Grimwood was
thrown from the basket by Donald.
son. Every man of the two ascensions
except myself, is dead, and each one
died IN a peculiar way. The Scotch
man who lost the toss on the second
day went mad a few years ago and
escaped from the asylum. His BODY
was found sometime after in a creek
"Donaldson's fate remains a mvs.
terry. Did he throw Grimwood out Of
the basket? Would he have thrown
ne out, I wonder??"