The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-03-15

vited him to a seat in his sleigh.
After he was comfortably seated the
preacher rolled the whites of his eyes
up under the visor of his cap and said
in sepulchral tones: young man, are
you prepared to die?" With an ear
piercing scream and back summer
set over the back of the sleigh, the
young man made for the dense woods,
and has never been seen in those
parts since.
An exchange contains the following
gem of good sense: Before you
listen to the complaints of your chill
dren about the fiendishness of the
teachers, and get all worked up and
excited over it, it is better to reflect a
little. Remember that your one or
half a dozen children drive you crazy
about half the time, and bear with
the teacher, who is making for you
intelligent men and women out of as
unpromising material as you were
twenty-five or thirty years ago. Re-
member that besides your own boy,
who of course is perfect angel, she
has your neighbours, and you know
full well what a terror he is"
Belts, gloves and neckties of rattle
snake skin will be worn a great deal
by women next winter. We knew the
poor rattlesnake would have to come
toit sooner or later. 1t was about the
only'varmint" left that women didn't
wear. Think of a woman being ar
rayed in silk worm dress, sealskin
sacque, ostrich feather hat, goat skin
shoes, whale bone stays, kid skin
gloves, horse hide belt, tortoise shell
comb, fish scale trimming, stuffed
canary birds, clam shell buttons,
Spitz dog muff, camel's hair under
wear, mink tail collarette, alligator
hide purse, and now a rattlesnake
necktie. Solomon in all his glory
wasn't such menagerie as one of
these-and yet we like them no mat
ter what they wear.
Ex-Chairman of the Democratic
County Committee William Miller
was east on business last week. He
spent day or two in Annapolis.
Knowing ones say he got the ear of
the Governor for a few seconds and
, improved the time by presenting the
name of John L. Richter, Esq, of Ac-
, cident, who Mr.. Miller desires to have
! appointed a member of the School
Board when the present officials va
cate. We understand Mr.. Miller was
given no encouragement as the reco-
mendation for the appointment of
4 Messrs. Eli Stanton, NJ. r. Hamill
} and George E, Bishoff, made by the
:: regular Democrats-the organization
! wing of the party-will be followed
: by the executive when the time arrives
9 for action
e Capt r. H. Gordon, of Cumberland,
! representing the Consolidation Coal
Company, came up to Oakland on
Monday and filed petition in the
: Circuit Court here praying for an in
< junction restraining County Trea.
Y surer Mahlon Glotfelty from selling
4 at tax sale the lands of the coal com
/. pany for nonpayment of taxes due
D Garrett county for the year 1899
The land lies on the Garrett side Of
i the recently surveyed boundary line
+ between this and Allegany county
+ The suit is the initial step toward test
= ing the validity of the boundary
O and until it is settled no taxes can bt
: collected by the officials of this
v county. Should the suit be decided
adversely to Allegany county ii
. would increase the assessable basis o.
4 Garrett county about $250,000.
: Few people have seen Mercury dur
:, ing their lives. 1t is the most bril-
: liant and beautiful as it is nearest the
d sun of all the planets. Being so neal
:: the sun it is seldom visible, and ther
= only for little while. For severa
4 days it can be easily found thus. Al
r. soon as star can be seen after sun
set Venus will easily be found in the
L west. Go from Venus directly down
" ward to the ground. Now you have
: a line to guide the eye; a little way
n above the ground and little to the
) right hand from this line Mercury
: will easily be found. 1t is the only
n star in the neighborhood between
/ Venus and the horizon, and if you see
h star there at all it is Mercury Its
!. brightness will of course depend or
r the clearness Of the sky. There il
r apt to be a haze at this season. But
d unless the haze is thick and there are
= no light clouds on the horizon, you
r cannot help finding the star. An
e opera glass might help some eyes
:, but child's eye will readily detect
! the planet without such aid.
=
Dentistry.
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