The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-29

ship numbered two hundred and fifty.
which speaks well for the work done by
Mr.. Stoudenmire.
He didn't have a dollar: he didn t
have a dime. His clothes and shoes
were looking just as though they'd
served their time. He didn't try to
kill himself to dodge misfortune's
whacks. Instead, he got some ashes
and filled five dozen sacks. Then, next
he begged dollar. In the paper in the
morn he advertised tin polish that
would put the sun to scorn. He kept
on advertising, and, just now, suffice to
say, he's out in California at his cot
tage on the bay.
Our teachers are working hard and
successfully but they never know
whether their work is appreciated or
not unless they have some intimation
to the effect from the patrons of the
schools. Parents should make it a
point to visit at least the rooms in
which they have children. Kindly
visits from parents have an inspiring
influence both for teacher and pupils
and if the visit be accompanied by an
occasional word of encouragement so
much the better.
After the services at St. Mark S
Ev. Lutheran church Tuesday night
the pastor and congregation assembled
in the Sunday school room of the edi-
flee where coffee and cake and other re-
freshments were served by the ladies'
and the pastor received donations of
groceries, money, ETC., contributed by
his Pensioners. Rev. McClelland
made the presentation speech in very
happy manner which was responded to
by Rev. Manages. The social feature
was enjoyed by all present.
Rev. A. F. Richardson, pastor of St.
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church,
left this afternoon on train No. IA for
Oakland, where he will preach tonight
IN the weeks meeting in the new Lu-
theran church. The new church build
ing will be dedicated on Sunday, Dec
2. The Lutheran congregation of Oak
land have erected very pretty edifce
in place of the larger and more costly
one that was burned last winter, and
in different section of the city. The
new church is pleasantly and handily
located and the congregation is to be
heartily congratulated upon its new
home. Grafton Sentinel.
Yesterday we were asked if we ever
saw baldheaded woman. We answer
ed ''No, we never did, nor did we ever
see woman Waiting around town in
her shirt sleeves with a cigar in her
teeth, and running into every saloon
she saw. We have never seen a woman
go fishing with bottle in her pocket,
sit on the damp ground all day and come
home drunk at night. Nor have We
ever seen a woman yank off her coat
and say she could lick any man in town.
God bless her, she'snot built that way "
To one engaged in business it is vital
to know as much as possible of the dis
position and ability of the customers to
meet their obligations, since the per-
centage of desperate" notes and ac-
counts must be reckoned at the stock
taking period at the end of the year if
the proprietor would know his actual
financial standing. There will always
exist the need for this caution so long
as human nature continues to be-hu-
man nature. Our town is practically
free from that class of individuals
known as the professional dead beat,
hence the bad debt collector finds this
field an altogether Improbable one in
which to operate