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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The early baseball score begins to
blossom in print. It is the true har.
binger of spring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Strawberries will soon be in reach
of people of moderate means.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

No mere merger decision can rival
baseball in the popular mind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The fans come from Japan. 1t fur
nishes all kinds except the baseball
sort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Mr.. F. Opper should be appointed
attorney general in the Hearst cabi-
net.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Unc' Joe Cannon may be one of
those dark horses we often read
about.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The most welcome songs of spring
are, play Ball." and the lay of the
pullet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The Cannon boom is now in the
hands of the photographers associa-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Speaker Cannon is permitting his
presidential boom to take care of itself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT

1t is reported that John d. Rockefeller
has not had a picture taken in five years
and has not submitted to an interview in
that time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The question is, do Mormon chill
dren love their numerous mothers?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The Kansas wheat crop is now in a
condition to be saved weekly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Apostle Joe Smiths Thanksgiving
dinner must be hummer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The fat man and his pink bathing
suit will soon get together again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

George Carnegie, proprietor of the Dun
geness at Brunswick, Ca, and a nephew
of Andrew Carnegie, has announced him
self candidate for the Georgia senate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The merger emerged in good sea.
son and stocks are looking up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Over in Georgia the candidates use
kites to advertise their claims to Office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

The seedless apple is the latest
freak in the horticultural kingdom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Admiral Walker is the man behind
the whiskers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

George Frederick Watts is the only Eng
fish painter who has been an exhibitor
in the Royal academy for 81 years. Two
of his portraits painted In 1897 were shown
again recently.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

John Barrett, United States minister to
the Argentine republic. has advised the
state department that he would sail March
IA for his new post at Panama. 1t will
take about two weeks to make the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

DR.. Thomas Heran, who had been the
Colombian charge daffaires In Washing
ton for a long time and has taken a prom
inent part in the affairs of that country,
has left Washington with his family and
will not return
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-19

Col. E. NJ. Oliver Of Lafayette, promi-
nent candidate for chancellor of north
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
Time To Swear Off.

From time immemorial it has been
the practice of "booze listers to
swear off taking observation of cleo.
trio lights through the bottom of beer
glasses and studying astronomy
through a whiskey flask on New
Years day.
Never was there a more suspicious
time than the present for Oakland
"boozerinesn to swear off.
1t is to be hoped that about two
hundred "pizen' victims here will
"swear OFF, for keeps on New Years
day or sooner.
o. yes, there are 200 and more of
them. The boozerines who do their
drinking in public and are seen on
the streets compose only very
small portion of the tail end of the
Boozerine Club which has large and
fiourishing membership right in this
mans town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
Where Japan Gets War Fund.

Japan has AZ postal savings banks.
in which, on May 81 last, there was
$685. 5 yen ($229, 497, 1929 on de-
post. Since the war began these de-
posts have increased by 5000, 5O4 yen
($1.651 ,252), deposited by 543, 1854 per-
sons. This vast deposit by the gener-
al run OF Japan's population would
seem to explain the ease with which
each war loan is subscribed many
times over when it is offered for home
subscription. Between April, 1908,
and September, 1904, the number of
depositors increased from 2, 1874, 1888 to
4,1o1, 1913. This is a practical demon
stration of the proverbial Japanese
thrift New York Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
Addison Township Oil and Gas

Addison Township Oil and Gas.
There are many citizens of Somerset
county, who would like to know how
Addison's oil and gas wells are develop
ing, and whether it is reality or a
mares nest" Many throughout the
countyon decentralization township
beingboth Democratic andInsurgent
stronghold, will. like the Jews of old,
that nothing good can come out
of Nazareth" and while they will all
admit that there is plenty of gas on
top of the ground, they are still doubt
full of anything being underneath.
Last Thursday representative of
the Commercial started ont to inves-
tigate the gas and oil well and firstvis-
tied the B.& o. station at Confluence
where he found a car load of machin-
cry being unloaded and its contents
consigned to these wells. These con-
tents consisted of engine, boiler, and
other machinery used in boring wells.
On reaching the well which is located
/ about threemiles from Confluence and
the same distance from Addison vii
lage, there was large derrick, with
boiler house and several smaller build
ings completed. The Typography Of
the country here is a most peculiar
one, going in a southern direction from
Confluence at Il distance of one mile
| and one half near the residence of
John Ringer, a natural basin forms,
and through this basin the Youghio-
gheny winds its way. The bottom of
the basin is almost level and not much
higher than the surface of the river at
hlghwater, while the surroundinghills
tower above from 400 to 500 feet of an
elevation, and some of their sides are
| almost vertical. More than half of
this basin is on the east or Addison
side of the river and the remainder on
the west or Fayette county side. This
basin at its widest part is not more
than two miles across and while its
sides are irregular from any point it
appears almost circular The river
forms horse shoe, and while around
the bend is almost two miles on the
Addison side, in a direct line across
the neck of land on the Fayette coun-
ty side the distance cannot be much
over half a mile. At the southeast
corner of this bend in the river and Il
half mile up on this ravine is where
the well is located. The ravine is
about 400 feet wide where it leaves the
basin and gradually narrows until its
width at the we'll is less than 200 feet.
While this conformation of the land
appears peculiar, nevertheless, those
| persons who have ever Travelled
through Cattaraugus county. n. Y,
or Mexican county, Pa, will be forci-
bly, struck with the resemblance in
the formation and surroundings of tn
land where oil and gas wells are loca-
ted in the above mentioned counties
and those in Addison Meyersdale
| Commercial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
Married.

WHITE-FLOwERS.-A very pretty
home wedding was solemnized at six
O'Clock last evening at the residence
of the brides parents, No. 10 East
Main street, when Miss BlancE .daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emory E. Flowers,
was Joined in holy wedlock to Mr.. Or
lando M. White. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
White, of Mountain Lake Park, Mary
land. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. l.. Reese, pastor of the
United Brethren church of this CITY.
Only few of the immediate relatives
and friends of the contracting parties
were present. Directly after the GER
emory the happy couple proceeded
to the B. & o. passenger station,
where they boardered No. 70 for
Mountain Lake Park, where they will
spend several days at the home of the
groom's parents. They will then re-
turn to this city, where they will
make their home for the present. The
bride until recently resided with her
parents at Mountain Lake Park,
where she was a favorite among her
associates. She is quite a charming
and refined young lady. The groom
is popular young man and is EN-
ployed in the painting department of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in
this section. The Sentinel joins with
the many friends of the newly we'd
ded pair in wishing them long, pros
porous and happy marital life. Graf
ton Sentinel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
PRINCE WILLIAM ACADEMY.
Unique Plan by Which the Schools
Library was Enlarged.

Library was Enlarged.
Mr.. J. ID. Miller, of Grantsville, a
student in Prince William Academy,
Brentsville, Va, furnishes the follow
ing relative to an entertainment givea
by the students of that school in an eff
fort to enlarge the library:
1t may be of interest to some of the
readers of THE REPUBLICAN to learn
of the plans. of the faculty and stu
dents of Prince William Academy, at
Brentsyille, Va, 10 enlarge their IL
brary and lift it to a more important
place in the life and usefulness of the
| Academy. Invitations were sent out
to all the patrons and friends of the
! institution, and also to prominent ed
ucators OF the state, requesting that
they be present on the evening of
Dec. 3D., at the Nicol Literary Hall. at
an entertainment given by the facul-
ty and students of the school. They
were requested to kindly bring with
them a.volume TO be presented to the
/ library.
The entertainment was complete
success. The verdict was that it was
| the best ever given in Brentsville by
the Academy. The reception was for
/ the upbuilding of the library. and
now we are glad to announce that on
that occasion at least $50 volumes
were added to its shelves, as well as
many hearts enlisted in it's earnest
support. The school and faculty pre-
senting 30 volumes The books were
generally of a very high grade. Most
of the friends who came brought
books with them, and friends from a
distance represented their interest in
the school by sending volume to the
library.
The evening was a very disagreeable
one, but still the house was nearly full
of very appreciative people, which was
very gratifying to the performers.
The literary factors of the evening
wese especially good and entertaining.
The addsess by Mr.. Truman S. Vance
was very edifying and encouraging to
friends of education. The entire pro-
gram was under the general supervis-
ion of Prof Layman, principal of the
Academy. The stage arrangement
was in charge of j. D. Miner and ii f..
Goder, of the faculty.
The following program was render
ed:
Instrumental Music-Miss McMical.
Recitation-"The Little Cripple
Miss Houchins.
Male Quartet" Freedoms Banner
-Messrs. Layman, Hooker, Folk and
Yoder.
Recitation-"Gone with a Han d.
somer Man''-Miss Holdings.
Personation-"T king the Census,
Miss Mooney.
Male quartet" Medley, White
-Messrs. Layman, Hooker, Folk and
Yoder.
Address-"The Boy and his Book
Prof. Layman.
Anthem-"PraiseYe the Lord"-Vo-
cal Glass.
Observation-Disclosures Ny God, to
Thee'-Miss Mooney.
Tableau-"Joan of Arc at the Stake
Miss Houchins.
Tableau-"The ThreeFates' '-Miss-
es Holdings, Mooney and Houchins.
Address-"The School and its Lii
brary''-Truman S. Vance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
At the close of Business RoU.

Mr. William 7. White, of Terra AL
ia, accompanied by his daughter.
were visitors to the family of Mr..
Scott I. Jones Yesterday
Rev. w. H. Miller, former pastor of
the Oakland Presbyterian church,
spent yesterday in Oakland visiting
friends and acquaintance.
Mr.. James L. Pollock, of Philadel-
phia, whose wife and child are here
as guests of Dr.. and Mrs. E. H. Bart
lett, arrived in Oakland Saturday to
spend the HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. Jacob S. Miller, of Grantsyille.
was in Oakland Monday and Tues
day on business before the Orphans
Court as administrator of the estate
OF the late Daniel Smouse and Chris.
tian Orendorf.
Mr- Josiah kildow, of Cumberland.
where he is employed in "A clerical ca
pacity by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, spent Christmas
day in Oakland with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. William Kildow.
From Messrs. Hinepaugh & Ed
wards, hardware dealers of Oakland.
this office has received a striking cal
endar with the inscription who
Wouldn't Be the Ice Man" The cal
endar must be seen to be appreciated.
Rev. W. H. Faust of Deer Park will
preach at Loeb Lynn Heights on
next Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock,
his subject being After Death,
WHAT" Prayer meeting at Deer
Park every Wednesday evening at
730.
Miss Julia Lawton, who returned
to Oakland one day last week from
Clarksburg where she had been en-
gagged professionally for several weeks.
was recalled to the above town to
nurse son of Prof. and Mrs. Thomas
G. Miller, who is suffering with ty-
phoid fever.
John, the 13-Year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. NJ. LiveDgood, of Grantsville.
Md, is not only good-lookiug lad,
but he weighs 206 pounds. He is the
prize boy of Western Maryland. and
by the time he arrives at the age of
45 Years, he will weigh about 500.
His parents conduct the National
House at Grantsyille, most excellent
hostelrie, and they are large as we'll
as large-hearted people They have
another son aged about 16 years, who
tips the beam at about an even 2O0.-
Elk Lick Star.
An editor going away left his paper
in charge of minister. During the
minister's stay in the sanctum the
following letter came from a subscri-
Der: You know very well that |
paid my subscription to your paper
the last time | was in town. If |
get any more such letters from you as
l received last week ] will come and
maui the devil out of you" The min
lister answered; Il have been trying
to get that thing out of the editor for
ten wears past, and if you will really
come down and maui it out of him.
then, my dear sir, l have 20 members
of the church | will get YOU to operate
on"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

Incidents and Events It Home and
NearbY-Personal Mention, Etc.
Mr.. D. Y Morris, of Kingwood,
spent Christmas day in Oakland
with relatives
Edward E. Sollars, Jr., student Ct
Charlotte Hall, is home for the Holt
day vacation.
Mr. George L Surall is spending
this week visiting relatives and
friends in WashinGion.
Mr.. and Mrs DIN F. burst, of Lo-
naconing, were the guests of relatives
E, in Oakland this week.
Miss Harriet Schroeder, of Grafton,
is in Oakland visiting the family of
Mr.. Fred A. Thayer.
Mr.. 0. w. Boyer, of Salisbury, Pa,
is here visiting Mrs Thomas Z. Nc
ROBBIE at her home on Third street.
Miss Teckla Johnson, who is visit
ing relatives in Parkersburg, is dan
gerously i'll in that city with pueu-
monia
Mr.. Earl Townshend, of Morgan
town, is here as the guest of bis
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. d.
Kepner
Mr.. Wellington Crane. of Parkers
burg, is visiting his grandmother.
Mrs. E. R. Townshend, in Oakland.
this week
Mr.. L. Lochner, of this office, spent
Christmas with his parents at Iona
coming, returning to Oakland Mon
day evening.
Mrs. ID. Grant Smith and children,
OF Grafton, arrived here Tuesday af-
ternoon to remain a few DAYS visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. X. Offutt of Oak
land, are visiting Mrs. Offutt's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wilson Hum
bird.-Cumberland News.
Messrs. Daniel w. Wilson and Isaac
Erwin, of Wilson, were business visit
ors to Oakland yesterday where thew
made some belated Christmas purch-
asses.
Messrs. Weber remembered the edi
tor and family with a magnificent
collection of choice cut flowers on
Christmas day, for which our thanks
are rendered
Look out for Noah Broadwater's
mammoth ClearanceSale tecommence
Monday, Jan. 1905. A discount of
ten per cent on all lines. Terms
cash or produce. ct
Mr.. William d. Hoye, of Deer Park.
was in Oakland yesterday on profess
ional business. While in town Mr..
Hoyes was the guest of his niece, Mrs.
John Felty, Jr.
Mrs. i. l.. Friend and little son
went to Scottdale, Pa, last Saturday
to pay her home folks a visit. They
were Joined there this Tuesday by
Prof Friend and will go to his ma
tive home, at Friendsville, Nd, to
spend Christmas Tribune.
Mr.. Chauncey Glass, of near Lake
Brown, was in Oakland Tuesday on
business When he left his home
Tuesday morning the ground was
covered to Il depth of several inches
with hail, snow and ice. Before he
had proceeded far on his way the
weather turned so warm that he was
compelled to abandon the sled with
which he started and made the bal
ance of the journeylin wagon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29
Knights of PYthias Entertained

The members of the Knights of Ply
thias lodge of Oakland were enter
tanned last Monday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Lauer at a turkey
and oyster roast. at which quite a
large number of the knights were
present.
The turkey, an eighteen-pound
bird, was served, and also two bar
rels of oysters in the shell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-29

Subscribe for THE Republican.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
MANY DEGREES OFF.
February IS Not the Cold Day Here
Record Says.

neCoro Gays.
| A statement published in the Mon
tana Record at Helena makes it an
pear that Billings, February Is, was
about the coldest place in the United
States. 1t was cold all over the north.
west on that date, but the thermome.
ter on that day, as shown by the rec.
ord of the local weather bureau, regis
tered only Is degrees below zero.
Other points in the state showed a
lower temperature at that time. The
Helena publication says it was AZ de-
grees below zero here on the date
mentioned.
Ordinarily The Gazette pays little at
tention to the utterances OF the Hell
ena sheet which presumes to regulate
the sun, moon and stars shining over
the state, as we'll as regulating the
weather, republican politics and busi-
ness and social affairs of all the lar
ger towns in eastern Montana. This
newspaper is quite willing that the
Helena publication shall continue its
campaign of Misrepresentation of this
community and only at the most ear
nest solicitation of number of lead
ing citizens to the glaring inaccuracy
of the Record does it contradict from
the report of the local weather OBJ
server the false statement of the Hell
ena newspaper, which these people
consider has worked to the detriment
of the community which has been
holding out flatterlng inducements to
eastern settlers to locate here partly
on account of the mildness of the
climate of the middle Yellowstone
vale.
As a matter of fact, and the local
weather bureau bears out the state
ment, February Is was the coolest
day in Billings during the month OF
February, when the thermometer reg
istered Is degrees below. For the
most part of the month the weather
averaged we'll in point of mildness and
there. was no complaint from. any
source, the news published at Helena
being the first intimation that the
people of this locality had that the
month of February here showed akin
to the arctics.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-25
BUFFALO ROBE EN BIT.
Montana to Make one al st. Louis
Exposition.

v
According to report published in
a Minneapolis newspaper the Montana
Worlds fair commissioners have at ..
tannery in that city collection OF
Buffalo robes which are being pre-.
pared for an exhibit at st. Louis.
Time was within the recollection
OF many residents of this part of the
state when people would not make a
very lively scramble to see either the
buffalo or the hide after it was taken
from the animal Buffalo hides were
no curiosities any more than the ami
mails which roamed the Yellowstone
valley in almost countless thousands
just prior to the advent of the North.
ern Pacific railway. Robes which are
now quoted as being worth from $500
to $1,000 were selling in those days at
from So to $40 apiece and often times
even at those figures the market was
not active. Probably no man in all
the eastern part of the state who
was resident of this section when
the killing of buffalo for their pelts
was the leading industry of many OF
the residents can recall more vividly
the scenes attending the slaughter OF
these monarchs of the plains than the
Honorable Paul Mccormick of this
city, who occupies a position as one
of the members ofthe state commits
sion for the exposition.
Mr. Mccormick then conducted a
trading store at the mouth of the
Big Horn river and his establishment
made traffic in buffalo skins a main
branch of the business. When, the
killing of these animals was at it's
heighth it was not an uncommon thing
to witness long stacks Of hides piled
up on the banks of the Yellowstone,
resembling a woodward in the early
steamboat days along the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers.
His attention having been called to
the Minneapolis item, Mr.. Mccormick
said he knew nothing about it. It was
possible, though, that some of the
other commissioners had taken it upon
themselves to make collection OF
that kind. A mounted buffalo, he
said, had been secured at Helena and
by this time had undoubtedly been
Skinned to ST TInlliS as a mart of the
Montana exhibit.