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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
BITTINGER.

Not seeing any items in your valua-
BILE paper from this place for some
time we thought a few would not
come amiss.
q. W. Engle made a flying trip to
Baltimore last Saturday.
Prof. w. A. Althers spent last Sat
urday and Sunday at Blaine, w. Va.
Miss Lillian Emory, of Romney, w.
Va, is visiting her brother, J. B.
Emory, of near this place.
SIMON Orendorf calls at G. J. Bren-
neman's occasionally.
Messrs. S. E. Broadwater and G. E.
Ellithorp made a flying trip to the
county seat one day last week.
Lloyd Brenneman, accompanied by
Mss Katie Bethel, attended the
children's service at Jennings last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner Lohr spent
last Sunday with Mrs. LIS mother,
Mrs. Breninger, of near Sunnyside.
Sunday school is progressing very
nicely under the management of its
superintendent, Mr.. Jonas Bittinger.
Simon Brenneman was a pleasant
caller at G. w. Engle's some few DAYS
since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Hetrick, of near
Engle's Mills, were visiting at Mr..
Melchoir Hetrick's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs: J. NJ. burst, of New
Germany, called at the Central last
Monday,
Miss Ida Ralston, who has been at
tending school at Oakland. has gone
to Jennings, where she has secured
work.
Miss Ag les Bittinger is visiting her
sister, Mrs. George Yommer, at Jen-
nings.
Mr.. Asa Bittinger, accompanied by
Miss Eliza Ralston, attended the pic
mic at Accident last Saturday.
Miss B. G. McAndrews, of New Ger
many, was seen on our streets last
Sunday.
The singing last night was decided
success. ToPsY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
Work on New Bridge Delayed.

Owing to the almost incessant rains
and consequent rise in the waters of
the Little Youghiogheny river which
flows through Oakland, the masonry
work for the new bridge which is to
span the river at the Washington
spring, has been greatly delayed, the
masons being unable to lay the rock
in the bitches dug for that purpose.
The iron work for the structure has
been completed and is waiting ship
ment from the factory until the ma
sonry is completed which, if weather
conditions change, wiz be within two
weeks at the most.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
Valise Stolen.

Last Thursday night valise was
stolen from the buggy of Joseph B.
Meese which was standing in the lot
adjacent to the Oakland mill. The
valise was the property of Miss Mar
tina WEIGH, daughter of Brison WEIGH,
ESQ.,, of McHenry, who was on her
way to visit Mr., Meese's family near
the Park, and contained her cloth
ing, etc, Friday morning it was found
along the road near Mrs. Bradley's
farm with all its contents intact but
showing signs that it had been
searched, evidently in the hope of
finding some valuables.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16

The Deer Park Village Improve
ment Sc ,iety viii hold a fair and fete
on Saturday afternoon, August 9th,
4 to o'clock, in the grove behind the
Deer Park Hotel.
Besides fancy goods and refresh
ments for sale there will be number
of other attractions and some $50
worth of prizes, in money and hand
some articles, have been offered to
members of the society competing for
the best embroidery, carpets, vegeta-
bles, cake, etc.
A cordia Invitation is extended to
all. Come and see our exhibitions
even if you don't want to buy. AID
mission, 15c; children, 10c.
Engage your places early in Mar
tins onnibusses, which will start at
$3.50 p. m. from Sturgiss' drug store,
Oakland, and Mountain Lake Park
Fifty cents round trip.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
Biting The Finger Nails

The habit of biting the finger nails
is formed by a go)d many children,
and it is one really hard to overcome,
even with tireless patience. One
mother, says the Chicago News, cured
her little daughter of this failing by
a slngularly simple method, having
resorted to almost every other with
out avail. She gave the child, "for
her very own" neat little manicure
set, instructing her'how to use it and
showing her how its use beautified
the hands. Eureka! The little girl
feminine vanity was her new toy and
promptly overcame her bad habit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16

time came to cash in and settle up
the old fe"ow turned to Evans, q nd
after hesitating minute or two said;
81 reckon you know, Top, I'm not
much of hand at keepin' ready
money about me, and when l get a
little hHrd up just use pickaninny
for small change. Now, l know
you're dead set on the slave question,
but if you don't mind Tn just give
you two prize niggers in payment for
that sixteen hundred"
Evans had always refused to own
slaves, but rather than hurt the old
gentleman's feelings he assented to
the proposition. Taylor went to the
open window, and seeing two darkies
working on the lawn, called them in.
Writing bill of sale, he handed it to
Evans with the remark, Here yo'
are, Top; here's yo' authority an
thar's yo' coons. An I'm mighty
glad to lose the sixteen hundred bones
fo' I'm the first man that eyer sold
Top Evans a slave But Top Evans
never realized on that poker game,
for just as soon as he returned to
Cumberland he had Wagner, whom
he trusted with 81 his business affairs,
procure the necessary papers freeing
the negroes.
Dame Fortune favored both EN-
ployer and servant in their pursuit of
gain, and for several years after the
little game on the Taylor plantation
Evans, accompanied by the faithful
Wagner, visited race tracks and
sporting places of the South, raking
in the coin. His gang was well known
to other river gamblers, and when a
man was seen in game with a fig
ured cotton handkerchief knotted
rnder his collar he was always picked
out by knowing ones as being of Top
Evans crowd. But finally the God
dess OF Fortune met defeat. Twas
only little fellow who worked the
trick, but that same little fellow has
slain his thousands. His name was
Dan Cupid, and he's still doing bust
ness at the same old stand.
Evans came under the influence Of
beautiful girl who lived in Frost
burg, town near his home, and fell
in love. She consented to marry him
provided he would never again touch
a card. Evans once more took up the
practice of law and proved that he
was worthy of her hand He died
several years later and his wife after
wards remarked and settled in Taw-
neytown, near Hagerstown.
in the meantime George Wagner,
for years his faithful servant, also
turned his thoughts towards matri-
mony. Near Cumberland on a plan
tation lived a beautiful octoroon girl.
Wagner had occasion to visit the
plantation on numerous occasions for
Evans and fell in love with the girl,
who was maid to her masters wife.
He won the girls consent to marriage
ana determined to buy her freedom.
During his career he had accumulat-
ed quite snug fortune aud going to
her master purcf ed her release for
$500.
Mr.. Brown says that Mrs. Evans is
still living, having remarked after
the death of Mr.. Evans. Her maiden
name was Miss Kemp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
P AMBOUILLET SHEEP.
Colonel Truesdell's Flock At Altamont
Springs Farm.

Colonel Truesdell's Flock At AItamon
Springs Farm.
The farmers of Maryland will be
benefited by looking into the claim
of the superiority of the Rambouillet
breed of sheep. The claim is made
that in weight, character of wool
enduran and longevity they are
better than anv other breed of sheep
Col. Truesdell, the owner of Alta,
mont Spring Farm near Deer Park,
now gives attention to the breeding
of the Rambouillet, and has disposed
of all other breeds France in the
eighteenth century, he says, bought
largely of Spanish wool, and the
French Government, being fearful
that Spain would prohibit the expor-
tation of wool the domain of Ram
bouillet was purchased by Louis XVI
and libera portion of it designated
and used as an experimental farm for
sheep breeding. When this farm
was established the King thought. to
stock it with choicest animals of the
diff erent races, and flock of sheep
with the highest quality of fine wool
was Imported from celebrated Span
ish flocks. This flC tx was not a gift
but was purchased by the King OF
France, and the best quality of the
finest races were represented.
The French government, encOur-
aged by the experiment, established
fiocks at different points in France,
as at Rambouillet, guarding them all
with great care to insure perfect
flocks for dissemination among the
people. 1t is to the forethought OF
Louis XVI that we are indebted for
this fine breed of sheep. 1t is admit
ted that the fneness and strength of
the wool of the Merinos depends on
the strength and vigor of the sheep.
Colonel Truesdell purchased his
sheep in France and is in possession
of proper evidence of the purity OF
the stock. At the New York State
Fair, held at Syracuse, N. Y, last
summer, his ram, Prince Mecklen-
berg, was awarded the first prize over
all classes, and later, at the Chicago
Live Stock Show, the first prize was
also awarded the same ram. As this
ram had taken the first prize at Neck
lenberg, Gei many, previous TO It's i'm
portation to the United States the
ram is the champion of this country
and Europe.
Guests from the Deer Park Hotel
and even from Mountain Lake Park
and OAKLAND drive over to Altamont
Springs farm to view the sheep now
so famous and the lovely sight OBJ
ta'nable from the high altitude. The
ff N embraces 1900 acres, much of it
under cultivation, with fine drives of
easy grades throughout. The alti-
tude is as high as Great Backbone
Mountain, viz, 1000 feet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
A TERRIFIC STORM IN BALTIMOP z.
Nearly $50 Houses Unroofed and Property
Damage Estimated at 100000.

Nearly $50 Houses Unroofed and Property
Damage Estimated at 100000.
Upward of $50 houses were partially
wrecked and unroofed, property esti-
mated at 100000 destroyed and hun
dreds of persons rendered temper
arily homeless in North Baltimore by
tornado which struck the city short
~ after noon Sunday. The tornado
was attended by tremendous cleo
trical display and a mighty down
pour of hail and rain. The entire
Bohemian colony was rendered prac-
tically homeless, and as result of
the havoc wrought by the storm, is
in need of Immediate relief. The
Germans and Bohemians were the
greatest sufferers. A local relief com
mittee has been organized, and ap-
peals are now being made for money,
food and clothing for the sufferers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
WABASH WANTS C. & o. CANAL.
Big -Four Expects to Get Possession of the
waterway and to Use 1t as Roadbed.
A New York dispatch says:

Waterway and to Use 1t as Roadbed.
A New York dispatch says:
The statement is made on excel
lent authority that Wabash interests
will push bill in the Maryland Leg
lslature next winter providing for the
sale of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. 1t is known that the Wabash
considered the plan of using the bed
of the canal as roadbed for a road
from near Cumberland to George
town, and the plan met with favor.
The Wabash could gain access to the
Capitol City this way. The canal
cannot be sold without tie consent of
the State. The Canal Company has
paid no bond interest since 1879, and
it has not been seriously considered
that it could ever be made to pay as
a canal. Frequent references are
made to the possibility of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal being bought
by the Goulds and used to furnish
the right of way between Cumber-
land and Cherry Run for the line to
connect the Western Maryland Rail
road and the West Virginia Central.
Dispatches are sent out from towns
in Western Maryland, detailing al
legged movements of the Gould agents
in the" efforts to capture the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal. About the
only effect of these rumors is to create
the impression in the public mind
that the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
can be bought. SINE well posted
lawyers say that this is impossible,
except by consent of the trustees.
This attracts attention to the help
lessness of the State of Maryland with
some $30,000,0OO invested in this big
ditch of getting anything for its in
terests. The possibility of this canal
being used for competing railroad
to the Pennsylvania is ridiculed in
Baltimore and Ohio circles. 1t would
be something worse than solving a
Chinese problem to find a way through
the maze of litigation in which the
interests of the State lie buried.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
HEBREW CONFERENCE.
Topics of Great Interest to Be Discussed at
Mountain Lake Park.

ropes OF Great Interest to Be Discussed at
Mountain Lake Park.
An international Hebrew confer
ence will be held at Mountain Lake
Fark July "A to 30. 1t will not only
be undenominational, For it will be
represented by delegates from differ
ent denominations, but it will also be
international, as it will be represent
ed by delegates from different coun
tries and of various languages. Topics
OF vital interest to the Christian
Church will be discussed.
The present condition of Israel
among the nations will be brought
out, and many other important topics
ON Israel, the Bible and Palestine.
Alonism and other Jewish movements
OF the present day will be discussed.
Addresses will not only be delivered
by Hebrew Christians, as prominent
Christian ministers from various dc
nominations will also deliver ad
dresses on important topics during
the conference.
The first part of the conference will
be devoted to general addresses by
Hebrew Christian and gentle Chris
tian ministers, and the latter part of
the conference will be devoted to the
discussion of forming a union of He
brew Christians.
Among some of the speakers who
have already consented to be present
are .. X. Palmer, superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Bible Institute.
Philadelphia; Rey. A. R. Kuldell, of
Allegheny, author of Jewish Views
of Jesus Reviewed. Rev. Thomas G.
Easton, d. D., of Washington, d. c.;
Rev. S. K. Brown, of Easton, Pa,
author of Christ and the Passover
Maurice Ruben, of Pittsburg, Pa:
Mark Levy, of New York; Prof. [. J.
PERTH, Syracuse IN. " University;
Rev. Burnhard Angel, of New York
city; Rev. Nathan Kenegart, Rev. A.
Frank; Rev. J. R. Linck, of Chicago,
ILL.,; Rev. Julius Mage't; Amos |.
Dusham, d. D., of Washington, D. c.;
Philip Sidersky, editor of the Voice
Of Israel and the Sign of the Times,
Philadelphia ReY. Joseph Moses, of
New York city; Rev. David H. King.
d. d., of Vineland, N. j.; DR.. Harry
Zeckhouser, of New York city: Rev.
d. NJ. Stearns, of Germantown, Phil
adelphia, Pa; Rev. Louis Meyer, of
Hopkinston, Iowa; Prof. w. S. Moore
head, of Xenia, Ohio w. E. Black
stone, of Chicago, H.; Miss Gertrude
l.. Goldstein, of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
a number of others.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
TIE ELKINS RACES.
Fall Meeting Promises to be the Best i'll
The History of The Association
The Speed Programme.

The Elkins Fair Associations fall
meeting at Elkins, w. Va, August
10, 20 and q, promises to be the f.
est in the history of the organization.
Large purses are offered, more fast
horses will be entered, and the at
fractions will in every detail be of a
higher class than eyer before. The
meeting is held early this year in or
der to escape the chilly weather that
has heretofore damaged the sport to
some extent. The Elkins track is
admitted to be the f est half-mile
track in the state; splendid hotel &C
commodations and entertainments
are always offered, and our people
who attend will enjoy three days
round of genuine pleasure.
Following is the speed program:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16

Sealed bids will be received up to
and including Saturday, August /,
1908, at o'clock p. m, and then
opened in the presence OF the bid
ders for the furnishing of all mater
ials necessary and the erection of a
three-story frame building for the
Knights of Pythias at Gormania,
West Va, the bids to include erection
of foundations and all excavations for
same. Plans and specifications for
said building may be seen at the
office of William Henderson, arch
itect, Gormania, w. Va. The commit
tee reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. 19-3t
CHAS. E. HILLEARY.
Chairman Building Committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
Hotel Will Not Close.

This paper has been requested by
the management to state that the
Oakland Hotel will not close on July
Goth as report to that effect has
been put in circulation by some per-
son in Oakland and which if allowed
to gain credence may result detri-
mental to both the hotel management
and the town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
WRECK AT SKIPNISH.
WH\1@OIN III ShII INISIls
Three CarsGo G !er the Bank and 800 Feet
of Track Torn Up,

Three CarsGo G !er the Bank and 800 Feet
of Track Torn Up.
Sunday morning about two o'clock
an east bound freight train was
wrecked near Skipnish, a few miles
west of Oakland, caused by the break
ing of an axle under one of the cars
As result three cars were thrown
over and down the embankment
while three others were derailed and
dragging along the road bed tore up
about three hundred feet of track,
delaying traffic several hours. Hap
PLY no one was injured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
BASE BALL SATURDAY.
Game Scheduled to be Played Between
The Home Team and The King
wood Nine.


wood Nine.
Base ball matters n OAK land haye
been at standsti'l since the home
nine CLEANED up on the vi9itors
from Irona a week or two ago, but
a good game is scheduled for Satur-
day of this week when Deacon
Browns Kingwood nine will trek to
Oakland to give our boys some
amusement on the diamond.
The visitors will be loaded for
bar" if all reports are to be believed
and the Deacon" with his 'inviu-
cibles'' will probably go away from
Oakland with better opinion of the
ball playing procllyites of the home
team than when he arrived here.
To be safe, however, the Oaklend
boys must play ball.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
A MAD DOG AT SWALLOW FALLS.
After Biting Two Other Animals 1t Was
Shot. Evidently Had Travelled
Some Distance.

Some Distance.
A dog which showed that it was
suffering with rabies, appeared along
the tramway of the lumber company
operating near Swallow Falls last
Thursday and after being chased
away by some men engaged in the
work, appeared a second time at the
lumber company's store at Swallow
Falls where it bit two dogs belong
ing to Mr.. Laraway, the store man
ager, and attempted to bite one or
two men who were standing by. The
animal was shot by Mr.. George D..
Browning and its body burned in a
log heap. The dogs which it had at
tackled have been tied up and the
first symptoms the animals show of
having become infected they will be-
k ed.
The mad dog had never before been
seen in the vicinity of swallow Falls
and it is the general impression that
it belonged over in Preston county,
West Va, which borders on the west
ern portion of this county. The dog
showed signs of having travelled a
long distance. Its eyes were bloodshot
and it was emaciated very much. Its
tongue protruded from its mouth and
had the appearance of being greatly
swollen and black in color.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16

Any 1nIormatIOn regarding them meet
can be secured by addressing the Sec
rotary, J. M. Woodford, Elkins, West
Va
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16
SECOND DAY, AUGUST 20.

3-minute observation-disclosures
to be owned by a resident of
Randolph or Barbour Co. for
at least 80 DAYS before en-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16

Following is the speed program;
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

It is now reported that Billy Bryan
went of half cooked In declining an
invitation to the Jackson day dinner
in Chicago, rs his name WAS never
upon the lists of contemplated guests.
The man who has succeeded in utiiiz-
ing the machinery of Democratic
party for two successive presidential
elections to make money for himself
in campaigning, scent to have run his
string out, and the Chicago people had
not thought OF inviting him, along
with distinguished mel Of the party,
to the Jackson dinner. Mr.. Bryan's
egotism persuaded him that he vas to
be invited and he simply made a mon
keyof himself by declining that which
hewas in no danger of having an OPP
portunity to accept.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
a sHlFTINo oE VIEWPOINT.

There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than any other diseases put to
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it lhcurable. Science has prov
en- catarrh to be 3 constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured byF.
J. Cheney & o., Toledo, Ohio, is the emily
constitutional cure on the market. Il is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to q
t~oaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case It fails
TO cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY s. CO.,
Sod By Druggists. 76c. Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Family Pills ere The best.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18
You VIII Be Happy if Well.
Paine's Celery
Compound
BestOws that Health and
VigOr that Makes Liv-
ing a Pleasure.

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

Nationally speaking politics are
entirely in the control Of the trusts
and u in their special interest.
Congress may throw great chunks Of
dust in the eyes Of the public in the
hope of deceiving some in the belief
that legislation is to be made to re-
stric the power of the trusts, but how
foolish to imagine any such legislation
can eminate from such a source.
Does any one suppose that the rail-
roads are going to pass a general law
to lower the rates of charges which
they shall charge for the carrying Of
freight or passengers9 Such a hope is
no more improbable than to imagine
that congress, one branch of which
is absolutely in the hands of trust
magnstes, will pass laws to restrict the
powers and lessen the opportunities
of the corporations of which they are
members and beneaciaries.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-18

The late rsius In this section have
placed Mother Earth In such condi-
tion ss to bring forth an abundance Of
sickness this spring unless heroic work
is done along sanitary lines In the
near future. II you don't believe Il,
get out IN the sunshine one Of these
days when Old Sol comes out for q
spell and sniff the various smells that
arise from the pools OF water to be
found everywhere. Let's clean up
and be healthy,