The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20

GERMAN Lutheran church are now
being put on the ground
Louis Spoerlein disposed of his
farm to Conrad Frantz. Considera-
ton, $4,000. Mr.. Sporlein will make
sale of his personal effects and then
go to North Dakota to look up a
home.
A lady physician from Pittsburg is
stopping at Hotel Englehart
Deputy Sheriff Frank Calls passed
through town Monday morning.
John NJ. Biddinger is employed by
The Garrett Lumber Co
Our doctor is kept busy administer
ing to and relieving the afflicted.
Farmers Retreat is quite business
place now days.
A. Reply to Facts That Were Not Facts"
10 the Editor Of The Republican.
No boubt your many readers, and
especially those who are acquainted
with circumstances, thought "Mr.
Taxpayer had things about pat"
when he made his reply. He speaks
of the elements that are filling the
public schools OF our county.
Now, Mr.. Taxpayer" we do not
object to you giving your opinion
about the matter for we have quite
number of schools around us and as
this is a day of news and reports no
doubt you, too, have heard some OF
them.
He said last spring | attended nor
NAL about /! weeks and while other
teachers were attending normal was
canvassing the county as a book
agent. | staid out Of normal 10 days
to canvass books. Where did you
spend your vacation?
He tried it on the tuition by saying
paid 81 instead of So. Now we will
turn to the account of purchasing
books. He stated that | only bought
one book and that "asked the party
to take that back, which he did
Now ] will tell you the exact sum
| spent for school helps and if "Mr.
Taxpayer wants to see the books
will gladly show them to him. The
amount is 1915. Mr.. Taxpayer
will no doubt wonder why | gave 81
instead of $7.85. He gave boarding
for normal and teaching as costing
nothing. Think of ia man having
himself to support and living on moth
ing. He stated that my expenses to
and from institute were nothing,
which is another untruth also that
am getting $50 per month instead Of
$25, which is true. | wrote the arti-
Gle to show our taxpayers how well
off teacher was financially for a
term or school year in Garrett county
and many of our teachers are teach
ing for $25 a month. And the ex-
penses were such as are counted only
reasonable. We cannot afford to
spend $7.85 for books each year when
we get wages as we do. Yetsome one
has said that the teacher who does
not add some good books to his library
each year and read some good school
journal would better do as Mr.. Tax
payer limited | should do-quit.
We do not blame Mr. Taxpayer"
for wanting to be a little smart, but
when he sizes fellow up he should
be man enough to tell only what is
true. When he writes about himself
he can write as he chooses; we do not
care
We gave you a few facts, as we
stated in our article, which We're facts
only when compared with the aver
age school teacher of today, and that
was the reason we gave you the pic
ture as we did.
There are none of us teaching school
for the professional honors. When
we are put to the test it is the pension
received at the close of each term
that we are looking for. But we
should make every effort to earn that
money and give value for it so far as
possible. And as we have heard some
of our citizens say they believe the
school teacher who tries to do what is
right and honest fully earns his salary.
Mr.. Taxpayer" remarked that if
teaching school didn't profit me any
more than the money received |
would better quit. | would like for
Mr.. Taxpayer" to tell me where it
has profited him in any other way.
Maybe am a quarter century behind
the times, but | would rather be a
little slow than to have the honor of
trying to know other peoples bust
ness better than my own.
We heard teacher tell one of the
school officers over the wire that if he
had known in the fall his wages would
be what they are he would not have
opened school Do you know that
man, MIR. Taxpayer Is he one of
the fellows that is teaching school for
the money?