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

may expect nothing but the best ser
vice. The line will be conslh cted of
first-class material with long distance
phones and will be kept imperfect
condition. So far nearly eve8 farm
er between the towns has b&eome a
subscriber to the line and many
business places in Oakland al yell.
Alex. Rankin, mine inspectoT1 has
made his report to the Governor He
visited all the mines of the 16t W
panies now in operation in Ga
and Allegany counties. During an
year there were four fatal accic d
Particular attention was paid tditEe
width of the mine headings. Mary
land coal, says the report, filled the
bunkers of Sampson and Schley
During the year 4,12G, 445,06 tons. of
coal were mined, and Ash miners
were employed.
We have concluded to retract the
good words said recently about The
weather man. He has been giving1us
''all sorts" during the past weekAor
ten days. In this connection it may
be well to state that the appropriat
ton made for sending the weather
forecasts by wire has been exhausted
and hereafter they will be received BY
mail. 1t will be a matter of only \
few hours delay, however, in knowinl
what kind of weather to expect. -
The town of Kingwood has installed
an electric lighting plant and cele-
brated the event with fire works and
a brass band. OF course Deacon
ArguSBrown was at the head of the
procession and celebrated with con
juice diluted with pine top and forty
rod The Deacon deserves a great
deal of credit for the interest taken
in having his town go ahead and of
course is excused for this infraction
of the moral law as he isn't given to
the habitat least not where he is
known.
A story is told of q lady who enter
ed one of our groceries and asking for
the proprietor with manner which
seemed to indicate that she was GO
ing to give a $50 order, said, when
that gentleman putin his appearance:
"Please put me up a half-pound of
dried beef, five cents worth of cakes,
and please be sure to send the goods
out in time for supper, as | am going
to have company" and then she
swept out, and the proprietor, instead
of wearing that pleased expression
of which the photographers speak,
scowled and looked eeas black as a
thunder cloud
A local paper is often accused of
bias in giving personal notices-com-
menting on the coming and going of
some and emitting others. The ac-
cusation is invariably wrong and un-
just. The fault is with the people
and not with the editor. He is al
ways willing and even anxious to tell
who comes and goes, if he can find
out, but country paper cannot .af-
ford to have q score of salaried re-
porters and must depend on the peo-
pie to some extent. If they have
visitors let US know who they are
and where they come from; if any
thing happens in your vicinity let us
know about it.
Miss Della Savage, teacher of the
Selbysport school, writing the editor
under date of Jan. 30, says: 81 did
not receive the last two issues of THE
REPUBLICAN. We miss it greatly in
the school. My pupils were delight
ed with it and l enjoy reading it very
much. | think you are doing a good
work in the schools of Garrett county
by sending your good paper to the
teachers. | appreciate the favor and
desire to thank you for it. Please ac-
cept my thanks We regret very
much that we overlooked the name
of Miss Savage in making up the
mail and assure her that it shall not
occur again.
When the teacher now asks the lit
tie pupil to name the oldest city in the
United States the answer must not be
st. Augustine. This is one of the first
historical names in connection with
American history that is impressed
on the students mind. Since the ac-
QUESTION of Porto Rico by the United
States it has been learned that on
that island was established the
first settlement on the American
continent by any European. The
site of this town across the bay from
San Juan, and is called Caparra.
Ponce de Leon, that great leader
of the searchers after the foun.
tain Of youth, established the town in
1909. Nothing now remains but rem.
nant of an old mission house.
Ground Hog day, which is supposed
by popular superstition, to rule the