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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-25
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
incidents and Events at Home anc
Nearby-PersonaI Mention, Etc.

Mr.. NJ. n. Wilson, of EIkins, w. Va,
was in Oakland Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Anderson and
their son Calvin, all Of near Wilson,
were visitors to Oakland yesterday.
Mr.. William j. Nair is erecting "A
new dwelling on his lot in the west
end of town, and will complete it yet
this week when he will move to town
and occupy it with his family.
p. M. Stemple, formerly of Floyd,
this county but now a resident of
Norgantown, West Va, spent yester-
y-eyening in Oakland He will re
turn to his home at Morgantowu to-
day.
Messrs James Chisholm, Charles
E. HillearY and L. NJ. Mickey, of Dis
trict No s, were in Oakland Tuesday
eight where they attended the regular
communication of Oakland Lodge of
Masons.
By advertisement printed in these
columns today the Mayor and Town
Council invite bids for the curbing
and setting of same along Liberty
street. See advertisement for partic-
ulars
Mr.. Joseph f. Harmed is making
some very handsome as well as sub
stantial improvements to his residence
on Second street by the addition of a
bay window and brick foundations to
the dwelling.
Mr.. J. NJ. Savage, formerly of Deer
Park, but now located at Pinehurst,
N. c., is at his home on visit of ten
days. During the summer Mr.. Say
age will be located at White Sulphur
Springs, Va.
: Mr.. and Mrs ID. A. Vaughn and two
children. who were at Wyalusing, Pa.
several DAYS recently at which point
Mr.. Vaughn's mother died and was
buried last week, returned to Oak
land Sunday last.
NIL IlOl1dS ~ w llIIt, WHO IGCbHU-
ly closed out his saloon business. has
purchased the kochke meat and
grocery store and is in charge. Mr..
White invites the patronage Of the
public and all will be accorded a
square deal.
Mr.. Stuart f. Hamill, who went to
Baltimore last week to take the State
examination for admission to the bar
as practicing attorney, returned to
Oakland Tuesday morning. The re-
suit of the examination has not yet
been announced.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of the Friendsville Bank
Alich will be found elsewhere in this
paper to-day. Cashier McCandlish
of the bank has something to say of
interest to people who have money
lying idle.
essrs. NJ. Il. Hamill and +. \.
D.-owning, member and secretary re-
spectively OF the Board of School
Commissioners, returned to Oakland
Saturday noon from New Germany
where they had been with Commits
sioners Bishoff and Ellthorpe select
ing a site for the erection of the pro-
posed new school house at that point.
Messrs. Samuel Lawton, Mayor
McComas, Henry Lauer and Semmes
Hamill went to Frederick City Tues
day night where they will represent
Garrett Lodge Knights of Pythias in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-25

a District meeting OF the lodge now
in session in that city. Many mem
beers of the subordinate LODGES of
Western Maryland are in attendance
at the meeting, the object being to
create new interest in Organi zation
throughout this section of the state.
Miss Annie Manages. of York, Pa,
arrived here Yesterday and will re
main during the summer as the guest
of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. f.
Manages.
Rev. j. b. Workman, who is visit
ing his old home in Wayne county,
w. Va, in a note to the editor states
that he is having pleasant time and
will arrive home Friday night of this
week.
At Deer Park an asphalt pavement
2100 feet long and 81 feet wide is be-
ing constructed at the depot by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
panv to take the place of the wooden
structure which has been in service a
number years.
Mr.. \. q. SteItz, representing the
Plttsburg branch of the American
Type Founders Company, was bus
mess caller at this office Monday.
Mr., Steltz, a practical printer himself
of.no mean alb lily, always has some
good words for those engaged in the
same vocation and takes pleasure in
advancing new ideas to the craft.
Mrs. DR.. r. r. Ward returned to
Oakland from Fairmont Monday eye
ming bringing with her Mr. g. w.
Ward, of West Milford. w. Va, who
had been receiving treatment at a
hospital in Fairmont for several weeks
and who will remain here until his
health is restored. He is the father
of DR.. Ward and is quite aged
Mr.. J. Arthur Fricler, of San Juan,
Porto Rico, is here as the guest of his
father-in-law, Prof. J. Frank McBee
at his home on Third street Mr..
Fricker is is the resident manager of
the Standard Oil Company for Porto
Rico and will return to his duties
about June LIST Mrs. Fricker and
children, who have been guests of
Prof. McBee and family several
weeks, will not return to their home
until late in the fall
We have received from Mr.. George
E. Bishot1, of Hoyes, well written
article describing his personal expe-
rience in feeding silage to stock and
the manner Of preparing and storing
the same in the silo Mr.. Bishoff is
the pioneer silo farmer of Garrett
county and his success in its use
should be followed by many of our
other farmers and stock raisers.
Rev. H. G. Salem, past or of the Ac-
cident charge Ev. Lutheran church,
contributes the following news notes:
Rev. NJ. GrOssman and family, of Adj
olson, Pa, were visiting at the
Lutheran parsonage last week. Their
daughter, Miss Miriam, who had been
visiting her cousins Olive and Helen
Salem, returned home Friday. Pre-
liminarY steps have been taken at
Friendsville to organize a Luther
League. Up to this date twenty, one
have given their names as charter
members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-25
Maxwell Talks of West Virginia Trails

Editor Maxwell of the Morgantown
Chronicle delivered a lecture before
the Historical and Political Science
Association at the University a few
days ago. The Influence of Noun
tain Trails on Early West Virginia
History was the subject which he
discussed most interestingly. Mr..
Maxwell has been over the five trails
of which he spoke.
First he mentioned the Nemacolin
trail from Cumberland to Pittsburg
over which Braddock took 100 wagons
but over which no merchandise was
carried in wagons until 1925 Second
he spoke of the Forbes road; third of
the Mccullough trail from Moreiield,
Hardy county, to the Upper Potomac
in Maryland, passing near Oakland
and Kingwood to the Cheat. 1t was
used by Washington in 1884, and by
those who settled this county. Fourth
was the Seneca trail through Pendle-
ton county, across the ALLEGHENY
mountains and via Job and the Cheat
forks to Elkins, and then down the
Little Kanawha to the Ohio. Fifth,
another trail from Pendleton county
to Greenbrier county, near Durbin,
and then to Lewisburg. This was
largely used by traders to the Kama
wha valley and Ohio-Mannington
Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-25

}. 3. MILITARY LOT NUMBER rWELNE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO 1252l
situated, lying and being in Garrett
county, state of Maryland, containing
the quantity Of FIFTY ACRES, ana be
ing the same land which was conveyed
to Blaine Titcheneu by deed from ThOS.
W. Titcheneli ana others dated the 18th
day OF September, 1902, and recorded in
Liner f. H. r., No. "A, folio 40, one of the
Land Records Of said Garrett county.
said lot is located in Election District
No. If of said Garrett county and will
he sold to satisfy and pay the taxes
due and in arrear thereon for the year
1908 ana charged on the Assessment
Books of said Garrett county in the
name OF the said Blaine TitCheneQ.
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Wool Wanted.

Cartwright, Mountain Lake Park,
will pay 30 cents in trade for nice fine
wool, or 30 cents per pound in cash.
10 cents cash for eggs, 20 cents for buts
ter. II ct.
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will on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-25
Reward $25.00 Reward

4 reward OF $500 will be paid for nforma-
ton that will lead to the arrest and convic-
ton of the person who, on Tuesday night.
May 18th, removed from in front Of Hme-
baugh'S restaurant WatChmqn'S Key No. l.
which is the PROF erty of the Mayor and Coun-
ell of Oakland.
HENRY W. MCCOMAS,
Mayor.
Oakland, Md. May II, 1905. II 3t
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Notice to Contractors

Proposals Tor furnishing and setting stone
or cement curblng along that portion of
Liberty street between Wilson ana GilmOr
streets IN the town Of Oakland proposed 20
be graded viii be received by the Mayor and
Town Council OF Oakland. Nd, untilS O'Clock
D. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-25
Monday, June 18th, 1905,

at which time said bids Will be opened and
the contract awarded to the lowest reSpOn-
sibie bidder. The quantity OF Curbing re
quired Will be about I3Ol lineal feet and pro
pOsals must specify price per foot for ma
terial and setting Of same. said proposals
must be addressed to the Mayor and Town
Council OF Oakland and sent to the Clerk Of
said town. TIE right is reserved to reject
any and all proposals.
BY order of the Mayor ma Town Council
of Oakland.
Pct JOHN G.. DTNHAM. Clerk.
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-o.L MILITARY LOTNUMBERTwELyE
III. :. :. ...L.-I.A. 81 ;. !. ~.

90 MILITARY LOTNUMBERTWE
HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE d243i
situated. lying and being in said Gar
rett county, state of Maryland, ana
containing the quantity of FIFTY
ACRES and beng the same land which
was conveyed to Thomas W. ritchenell
by ID. f. Ohutt ana others by deed dated
the 10Th day Of September 1902, and re
corded in Liher Z. l.. T.. No. A, folio
3l4, etc. one Of the Land Records of
said Garrett county. said lot is lOcat
ed in Election District No. II Of said
Garrett county and will be sold to sat
Isty ana pay the taxes due and i'm ar
rear thereon for the year 1908 as is
charged on the Assessment Books Of
said Garrett county in the name of the
said ThOmas W. Titchemen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-05-25

TERMS OF SALE:-Cash on dav
OF sale. The right of redemption ex-
tends to six calendar months from
day of sale by paying to the pur-
chaser the amount of the purchase
money with interest thereon at the
rate of twenty per cent. per annum
and all costs. ConYeyancing at cost
of purchaser.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
AGE OF A COMMON CROW.
Tag Would Indicate That One Lived
More Than Twenty Years.

George McCarren, a farmer living
near this city, has just received q
much priced little aluminium plate
marked as follows: Return to
George McCarren, Orrville, Ohio"
with which an interesting story is con-
nected.
George McCarren, ST., father of the
man who received the little billet OF
aluminium, was an eccentric natural
list, and spent much time in the study
of birds and insects. During McCar-
rens youth, about twenty years ago, he
says he remembers being told by his
father, the elder McCarren, of a dis
pute the latter had had with fellow
naturalist of Akron, Ohio, as to the
age to be attained by a common crow,
and finally to settle the matter Nc
Carren attached an aluminium tag to a
crow captured in the fields and sent
the bird forth with the plate securely
fastened to it's neck by wires. The
legend on the plate requested the
finder to return it to McCarren in case
anything should happen to the bird.
AS McCarren, jr, remembers it, the
two men made bet as to whether the
plate would be returned within twenty
years. If the crow was killed or died
they counted on the little billet being
found and returned to the address on
the plate. If this were not returned
they believed it would be sufficient evil
dence that the bird would be still
alive. McCarren bet that the plate
would not be returned within that
time; hence he won the bet. The crow
was shot by farmer boy named
Anglers i'm Holmes county recently
and the billet returned to the son of the
bettor, the elder McCarren having died
before he could realize the proceeds
and the satisfaction of winning his
wager. The little billet is highly
priced by the McCarrens as a me
mento of the fathers eccentricity.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
THEY EAT MOSQUITOES.
Young Fish Make Short Work of
"Mrig glers."

Last March some 400 whitefish were
born in the hatchery of the New York
Aquarium, and they have now grown
to an average length of about two
inches. Naturally such little fishes,
when born under the conditions of ma
ture, would feed ON minute forms of
animal life usually present in water,
but in the Aquarium it was necessary
to provide food collected by man. First
they got herring roe chopped up very
fine and strained through cheesecloth.
Later they were given finely chopped
liver, but now they are partaking of
fish delicacy in the way of mosquito
larvae.
For two or three years the aquarium
has had a mosquito exhibit, showing
the various interesting periods in the
life of a mosquito. One of these, fam
liar to most of us, is the wriggler of
the rain-water barrel and of stagnant
pools and ponds. The aquarium col
lector often comes across places where
perhaps q half a hundred thousand
wrigglers can be scooped up in a gallon
of water, and so ii has been no difficult
matter to provide an ample supply of
live food for the tiny white fish, and
other babies Of the fnny tribe being
artifcially reared.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
CARE OF LIVE STOCK IN
TRANSIT.

Secretary Wilson's late visit to
Chicago to inspect the incoming stock
trains and the manner in which they
are loaded with cattle will, it is
stated, bring about an improved con-
ditlon in the handling of interstate
shipments of livestock. Mr.. Wilson
gave the Livestock and Railway Com
mittee, appointed to confer with him,
to understand that while he expected
them to obey the law, his department
had no intention of unduly hampering
shipments, and that he would modify
certain existing orders; but he de-
manded of them in return that they do
everything in their power to make live
stock shipments still more humane.
Speaking of the condition of cattle
arriving in the yards, Secretary Wilson
said:
"They appeared to have been well
cared for. The department is not try
ing to impose hardships on the railways
or the shippers, only to secure the
best care for the stock sent out on the
hoof. The railways have not observed
the law, in my opinion, as closely as
they might have done, but l am now
assured that they will do so, and are
anxious to cooperate with the
government. If they do so, we will
have no more trouble over this ques-
tion."
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
USE OF HERBS DECLINING.
Good Old Remedies Our Crandfathers
Dug In Woods Have Passed Away.

In the village of Greenwich, England,
in q quaint old street where the build
ings are SO thick that they tangle
themselves together in q knot, there is
q queer little shop with sign over the
door that reads, can Herb for Every
Pain"
On the shelves of this shop are to be
found hundreds of different kinds of
herbs for the cure of all bodily all
ments. There can be found all the old
time herbs that our grandmothers used
to have hanging around the walls of
the kitchen and stored away in the at
tic, ready to be made into teas and
Syrups in case of sickness.
People who still have old-fashioned
ideas about health and sickness go
there for bugleweed, sumach, winter
green, sassafras, camomile, horehound,
yellow dock, catnip, cherry bark, null
lein, extract of oats, lobelia and so
on. All these herbs have the reputa-
ton of being good for some one or
more ailments. Catnip for nervous
ness, sassafras for the blood, horehound
and boneset for colds, sumach for sore
throat, wintergreen for rheumatism, To-
bella as an emetic in case of poisoning,
MULLEN for consumption, etc.
Nearly all of these herbs are made
into teas. Sassafras tea, boneset tea
and catnip tea are brewed and served
either cold or hot. Among the many
hundreds of herbs that are sold in this
little shop are some that are deadly
poisons, and they are labeled and sold
under the same restrictions as other
poisons.
The good old remedies that our
grandfathers hunted and dug in the
woods, those that our grandmothers
planted and tended in the garden,
have given way to harmful remedies,
to drugs that leave the patient in a
worse condition than when he began
their use. We believe it has been a
mistake to give up the old remedies.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
Lumber Waste and Forest Fires.

The average American lumber camp
is known to be q most wasteful institu-
ton, little regard being paid to the
growth of new timber, but the greatest
danger comes from forest fires which
are fostered through the dried tops and
brush left by the lumbermen.
The excellent work of the government
Forestry Bureau is, however, calling
the attention of broad-minded men to
the national seriousness of such waste,
and it is stated that in the South the
Southern Railway is doing its utmost
to encourage ordinary business pru-
dence on the part of land owners and
mill operators to insure the perpetual
ton of our great timber resources.
Throughout the South several species
of pine trees grow up quickly on cut
over land, and even on new land. The
New Orleans Times-Democrat states
that with land comparatively cheap and
worthless for agricultural purposes, the
growing Of pine in the South makes one
of the safest investments, provided
fires are kept out.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09

another of about 40 colonies is located
on the roof of store in the business
portion of Cincinnati, Ohio, and from
which 80 to 40 pounds of honey per
colony are usually obtained each year.
Mr.. Benton, in speaking of the pres
ent methods of bee culture, stated
that it is always desirable to have gen
tie bees, but that other essentials are
a good smoker and a veil of black
bobinet or Brussels net, to draw over
the hat, and pair of gloves, preferably
of rubber, may be used at first. These
appliances may be safely dispensed
with if the gentlest bees are kept.
The Depa tment of Agriculture
maintains a modern apiary just short
distance from the main building where
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
Rational Forest Cutting.

The rules and regulations adopted by
a large lumber company in Louisiana,
which has seen fit to cooperate with
the Bureau of Forestry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, provide for the
cutting of its timber so that the supply
will never be exhausted, only the sur
plus trees being cut, and for the plant
ing of all cleared areas in young trees,
constantly coming forward to maturity.
While our present timber consump-
ton is far in excess of the supply of
maturing trees, it is stated by the
Bureau of Forestry that if a similar
system of forestry were applied to all
American forests, it would insure an
ample and continual supply of lumber
for the needs Of the nation.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
BODILY HEAT OF ESKIMOS..
Normal Temperature Frequently
Over One Hundred Degrees.

Observations made in our Alaskan
territory show that the bodily tenn
perature of the Eskimo is considerably
higher than that of Europeans. While
the mean temperature of the party
making the observations, in December
and July, was 9S.1 degrees and 977
degrees, respectively, that of the
Eskimos for the corresponding dates
was 1902 degrees and 9S.4 degrees.
Although the Eskimos live at q tenn
perature of zero Fahrenheit they, at
times, seem to be totally unconscious
of the cold around them and occas-
ionally open their clothing around the
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
FARM NOTES.
Work Of the United States Department Of Agriculture
ELLIOTT MITCHELL.
The New Stingless Bee.

A gentle bee! Is such an insect in
existence? Surely every thought of
our honeymakers brings UP an associa-
ton of our childhood days when we
used to rob the hives and partake OF
the stored-up sweetness, perhaps to be
amply rewarded with swollen cheeks
and hands as a result Of the resentful
nature of the busy workers. So, then,
the announcement from the Depart
ment OF Agriculture that it has dis
covered a stingless bee, or rather bee
with no inclination to sting, comes as
something of shock, making us wish
that we were children again and able
to once more enjoy the hidden treas
ure Of hive without having projected
into our systems the irritating venom
Of the bees sting.
TO the beekeeper, and especially the
amateur, this discovery of the bee ex-
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09

not far from the facts I'm the case, and
he can well point with some pride to
the splendid organization of his depart.
ment ut this time, even though much
hue and cry has been made over the
recent discovery of graft in the sta
tistical division of the department. 1t
Is only due Mr.. Wilson also to say that
Ii is entirely to his own enthusiasm
and the enthusiasm and energy with
which he has imbued the corps of
chiefs and assistants which he has
gathered about him that his de-
partment has advanced during his
eight years of incumbency by
such leaps and bounds. Although a
department in name-a branch of the
Cabinet-it was, prior to the present
Secretary's appointment, little more
than a bureau. 1t now takes rank
as one Of the foremost, important and
most popular branches of the admins
tration. The cynics declare that with
less enthusiasm and more caution and
conservatism there would have been
less scandal. The proven facts brought
to light thus far do not, as a matter
Of fact, disclose anything very terri
bic, or any concert of action to de-
fraud the government or the people,
and the individual cases which have
been proven, and which may be
proven, have and viii be accorded
summary action. The housekeeping
now in progress will undoubtedly have
a beneficial effect and any official
decapitations will tend to improve
future conditions.
In the meantime. the Department
machinery Is grinding ahead turning
out extremely valuable products to the
American farmer.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
DARYING ON SAN JUAN HILL.
Historic Spot Now the Abiding Place
of Contented Cattle.

An official of the Department of Agri-
culture, in making Investigations in
Cuba shortly after the close of the
Spanish-American war, found an illus.
tration of the old truth that the busi-
ness of peace follows closely upon the
tracks of devastation of war. Close to
the summit of San Juan Hill, up which
Colonel Roosevelt and his Rough
Riders plunged on that memorable July
day, was found a dairy house sufficient
ly large to house three or four cattle.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09
SOUTHERN TIMBER SUPPLY.
SUFFICIENT FOR NATION'S De-
M4NDS If RATIONALLY USED.
Young Trees Planted on Cleared
Areas Constantly Coming For
ward to Maturity, Thus Making
Constant Supply.

Since the vast timber lands of the
Northwest have been practically de-
nuded the lumbermen in that region are
seeking new fields in the South, for a
lumberman is always q lumberman and
a pioneer. The yellow pine and hard
wood forests of several of the south
ern states, which have been long
neglected for the lack of transportation
facilities, have now attracted the at
tention of northern lumbermen and the
southern forests are being visited by
the railroad and the saw mill. Timber
land which few years ago was con-
sidered worth dollar an acre now
brings from $40 to $50, and with the
advent of this practically new indus
try and increased population, much of
this land after being logged has been
disposed of for agricultural purposes
at large advance over what was paid
for it with the timber standing, and
has been converted into prosperous
farm homes.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-09-09

waist and expose their bare skin to the
cold air, just as one in temperate
climate would open his coat when
abnormally warm through violent
exercise. Arctic travellers have fouhd
that as a rule the Eskimos strip when
in their houses and sleep naked. They
seem as much addicted to drinking
ice-cold water as do the people Of the
more civilized countries
The Eskimos construct their beds
near the roofs of their snow huts to
take advantage of the heated, if i'm
pure, air which ascends to the ceiling.