The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-03-16


that it is a rare opportunity to hear
one of our official representatives
without expense.
}. b. WORBMAN, Pastor.
DR.. Webster Ravenscroft, of Acct
dent, has had posters printed at this
Office advertising at puplic sale on
Friday, March 31st, at his home in
Accident, all of his personal property
and real estate, the latter consisting
of "a acres of excellent farm land
with first-class improvements. Dr.
RavenscrofC cOntemplates locating
near Oakland if sale Is made of his
prOi erty as advertised. He will be
heartily welcomed by the people of
Q kland and vicinity.
A parent is not under obligation to
start his children in life with Il for
tune, but ne is under obligation from
every point of view to give them as
fast as he may be able the means of
fitting themselves for the duties of
| mature life, and there is no such
means comparable to that of good ed
ucation. When the Government gives
| to the children the opportunity of ac-
curing such an education, surely the
parent has no right to deprive his
children of it.
Capt. r. r. Sanner. former princi-
pal of the public schools of Oakland
and afterwards of Friendsville, has
been appointed military instructor at
the Jumonville Orphans School in
Cumberland to succeed Major Bar
nett, who was dismissed some time
ago. Capt. Sanner, who is at present
teaching at Uniontown, will enter
upon his new duties in about two
weeks.
States are fast disappearing from
echools all over the country. In
many States the health boards have
made CIRCULATION forbidding the use
of states in the schools, declaring
them unsanitary. No more splitting
on States and then wiping them off
with their sleeves for the boys of
this generations. No more sponges
to throw at each other. All the
pleasures of our boyhood seems to be
denied to the child Of today, who
must content himself with paper. Pa
per tablets are replacing the states,
and last year in the United Estates
about $1O,000,000 worth of paper tab
lets at retail prices we're sold. This
would make about 100, 900, 900 tablets,
If anybody has the left hind leg of
a rabbit caught in the graveyard in
the dark of the moon by a red haired
colored man he ought to send it to
B. Zitzman. He is the victim of a
hoodoo. Recently he was found ~
ing almost frozen to death in thesnow
near his home; later when he recov-
cred sufficiently to leave his bed his
night clothing took fire from a gas
stove and he was badly burned before
the flames could be eXtinguished, and
oulV few days ago as he was de-
scending from the haymow in his
stable he slipped and fell, and in his
rapid flight downward a ring which
he wore on the fourth finger of his
left hand caught on nail and the
flesh was literally stripped from the
bone.-Barnerville Republican.
Rev. J. B. Shoup, of Bittinger, this
county, who, during the War of the
Rebellion, was member of the Bird
Pa. Heavy Artillery, and after the
capture of Jefferson Davis, as com.
missioned officer of his Battery, had
charge of the Southern chief, while
he was incarcerated in Fortress Mon
roe, gives in this issue of THE REPUB-
LICAN some hitherto unwritten his
tory bearing on the controversy which
has beengoing on for some months
between Gen. Miles, who command
| ed the troops at FORTRESS Monroe at
the time, and Mrs. Davis, widow of
the President of the Confederacy. Mr..
Shoup's thorough knowledge of hap
penings and events Transporting with
in the walls of the Fort at the time
made their indelible impress upon his
mind and being known to many as a
fluent and accurate writer he has
been asked to prepare magaz inc ar
ticle with reference to the treatment
of Mr.. Davis during his dete ntion as
a prisoner, but has declined to do SO
and gives to our readers som ething of
more than ordinary interest. The
article is well worthy of preserving.
D.