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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07

but like many of the people living in the
mountain regions, he had a musical
sense, and took to the violin as naturally
as duck would take to water. He
was quite musician in his way, and
would often hold picnics at which he
would be the chief and only musician.
Many are the stories told of Blind
Joe's" picnics and the dancing to the
strains of Sugar in the Gourd,"
NOME Musk" FISHERS Hornpipe, "
and many of the old-time melodies that
Joe would execute to the merriment of
his guests.
These picnics, he always made source
of revenue, as well as an opportunity to
display his musical accomplishments
and every one that attended was ex-
pected to spend his money literally; if
he did not, he soon lost his standing
with the host But if they were
thoughtful and brought bottle along,
and treated Joe literally, they were
ever after IN special favor. Several
years ago Joe was living in an old
shack of house and one evening he
concluded to give the boys a dance.
The guests arrived on schedule time
and, as usual, enc of them brought an
extra bottle for the host to liven things
up bit Everything passed off as
usual, and when the guests departed,
Joe went to his bunk" to sleep. Some
hours later he awoke to find the house
IN flames. He managed to get out: lost
all his effects, but managed to save the
remainder of his bottle of whiskey. He
was not known as a habitual drinker.
but was very fond of the coup that
cheers, " and had it not been for his
misery disposition, there might have
been different story to tell.
He was never married and lived as
recluse for years; doing his own cooking
and baking. People living near him
would often take him dainties in the wav
of pies, cakes and such things, as only
the good housewife knows how to pre-
pare. For these he was always thank
full, but it is not known that he ever
asked favors of any one, or encouraged
the donations in any way
After the burning of his house he
moved to the shack in which he died.
and which he built himself. It is the
size and shape of an ordinary coal house.
and in this he worked, cooked, ate and
slept, and lived in squalor and filth until
the infirmities of old age and disease
closed the scene. In religious belief he
was Dunkard and was buried with
the ceremonies of that faith in theI |. o.
o. F. cemetery at Moscow.
AS stated before, he was never de-
pendent upon charity, and this is true
even in death. In recent years he
managed to lay by a sufficient sum to
give him decent burial This he plac-
ed in the Barton bank with instructions
to be used for the necessary funeral ex-
penses, so that he could die and leave
no debts for others to pay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07

Golden Fleece seed oats for sale.
Apply to The H. Weber & Sons Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland L. Jones spent
Sunday with relatives in Terra Alta.
Mr.. William T. White, of Terra Alta,
was business visitor in Oakland Mon
day.
Five good milk cows for sale. Apply
to The H. Weber & Sons Co.
Mr.. L. M. Albright, a retired merch-
ant of Kingwood, was in Oakland on
business Monday.
Mrs. F. G. Hyde went to Fairmont
Tuesday afternoon where she will be
the guest of friends for few days.
DR.. w. w. Davis was at the Park and
in Oakland few days this week.
Prof. Edward A. Browning, of Oak
land, spent several hours in town last
Saturday with G. bud. Hooking. -
Frostburg Journal.
The attention of our readers is called
to the change of advertisement of the
Garrett National Bank of Oakland,
which appears in this paper today.
State Senator w. McCulloh Brown is
in Oakland attending the sessions Of the
Farmers Institute now being held here.
He expects to leave for Baltimore to-
night.
The roads were so rough in a neigh
boring community after the mud dried
up that folks with false teeth were
compelled to take them out of their
mouth before starting to town in a
wagon.
Mr.. Hurley Miller, of near Sunny
side, was in the city Monday when he
made this Office brief business visit.
Mr.. Miller is one Garrett county's
youngest agriculturalists and is also one
of her most prosperous and enthusiastic
Miss Bessie Littman, who visited
friends in Morgantown and Fairmont
for ten days, returned to her home in
Oakland last Thursday afternoon. Dur
ing Miss Littman's absence from Oak
land her position as c. & P. operator
was acceptably filled by Miss Corinne
Manages.
Mr.. Herman Creutzburg left Oakland
for the west yesterday morning. He
will first go to point in Washington
and from there to Pocatello, Idaho,
where he has mining interests which at
present promise to pay handsomely.
Mr.. Creutzburg's departure from Oak
land is greatly regretted by his many
friends. For the present Mrs. Creutz-
burg will remain in Oakland but will
join her husbond in Idaho early in the
spring.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07
Church Services.

Services next Sabbath as follows:
Sabbath school 2.3O and C. E. Meeting
at 6.45 p. M, and preaching at 7.3O p. m.
Mid-week service, Wednesday, 7.3O
p. m.
A seat and welcome at each service.
JOHN A. McCLELLAND, Pastor.
NJ E. -FRIENDsyILLE.
Preaching next Sunday at Hoyes at
1870 a. M; at Elder 8 p. m., and at
Friendsville $50 p. m. Sunday school
at Hoyes and SeIbysport at $50 a. m,
and Friendsville p. m.
w. M. LISTER, Pastor.
WESLEY CHHPEL
Services at Mt. Lake Park next Sun
day as follows: Class meeting at 10 a.
m. preaching at II a. M, followed by
reception of members; Sunday school
at 2.30 p. M; Junior League at 81
and Epworth League at 7.3O p. m.
Edworth League at Deer Park at g. 80
p. m, and preaching at 7.3O p. m.
E. ]. WEsTFALL, Pastor.
BAPTIST.
Preaching at Deer Park Sunday at | l
a. M, and Loeb Lynn at p. m, Ev-
erybody cordially invited to be present
c. W. HUDSON, Pastor.
ST. Marks LUTHERAN.
Services in St. Marks Lutheran
church next Sabbath as follows: Sun
day school at $50 a. M, and preaching
7.30 p. m.
Preaching in Deer Park Lutheran
church next Sabbath at II a m.
Everybody welcome.
f. MANGEs, Pastor.
ST. PAUL'S NJ. E.
Sunday 1870, a sermon to the child
rem. A feature of this service will be
songs by the little folks. Sunday school
at 215 p. M; song service 7.15 and
preaching at 7.30 p. m. The usual SER
vices through the week.
All are invited to attend these SER
vices.
j. B. WORKMAN, Pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07
w. MAJOR LISTE
SIMON CATION, JR.

Mr.. Simon Cation, Jr., died at his
home in Garrett county about four miles
west of Frostburg on Friday afternoon
from diphtheria, at the age of thirtyfive
years. Mr. Catou's father died just a
few months ago and three weeks ago
he buried young son. He is survived
by his wife and three children. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon
from the home. Interment was made
in the cemetery at Greenville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07
Lumberman Accidentally Killed.

George Tough, lumberman. was in
stantly killed at Bemis, W. Va, Mon
day, while standing near log loader
The cable, drawing three heavy logs up
the hill, parted, the broken ends strik-
ing his forehead and crushing his skull
Tough was soon to have been married
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07

Jerry Wiland who has been living at
Mt. Savage, Nd, for the past three
years has removed his family to this
place and they are occupying one of the
Livengood houses near the station -
Meyersdale Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07

For SALE-Pair young bay horses:
weight 1900 pounds. good workers and
sound. Apply to C. A. Ashby, Crellin,
Nd. 4t-paid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07
Letter to c. kimmeli.s
Oakland, Nd.

Dear Sir: If you could get the exclu-
sive sale of a coal that would give
double heat and cost no more, you'd
jump at it wouldn't you?
You'd control the trade for hundred
miles,
Devoe is like that among paints; a
short ton is as good as long one of any
paint you can name; gallon is worth
more than two of many popular paint
Suppose you have painted your house
about once in three years ever since it
was new; you buy the same number of
gallons Devoe, have third of is left,
and it wears six years. Count your
costs.
$1.75 a gallon for paint; So. 80 gallon
for putting it on; you saved gallons;
$2625 on this job. But you save the
whole job of three years hence; about
SIS. Put 'em together; 800.
Can't reckon so accurately as that;
but you see how it goes. Paint isn't
alike any more than coal. How much
more is coal worth than slate.
Yours trlllV
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07
Yours truly,

16 F. w. DEvoE &Co.
Dixon & Kelso, Oakland and C. M.
Rathbun & Sons, Mountain Lake Park
sell our paint
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-07

Services next Sabbath as follows:
Sabbath school 230 and C. E. Meeting
at 6.45 p. m, land preaching at 7.30 p. m.
Mid-week service, Wednesday, 7.30
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
WORKING FOR PEACE.
Rich and Influential Men Form New
Organization.

New York---With the purpose Of
making as aggressive a campaign in
behalf Of the worldwide peace as un-
limited influence and money will af-
ford. and under the direct control OF
some OF the wealthiest and most prom
inent men In the United States. the AS
sociation for International Concill.a-
tion, as it is called, has been formed
In this city, and will open Offices at No.
21 West Forty-fourth street.
Andrew Carnegie and Andrew d.
White are the honorary presidents, and
the active officers are Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia Uniyers-
ity, president; Representative Richard
Bartholdt, vice president: Hayne Da-
Wis, secretary, and Robert A Franks,
secretary; while there is an executive
committee comprised, in addition to
these officers, of DR.. Lyman Abbott,
James Speyer, Richard Watson Glider,
Stephen Henry Olin and Seth Lowe.
Primarily the object of the organiza-
ton will be to cooperate on the most
extensive scale yet projected with a
parent body OF the same kind now
fourishing In Europe. Perhaps the
most important feature of the new or
ganization will be its extension of what
is known abroad as the Interparlia-
mentary Union, composed exclusively
OF members of national parliaments.
all enlisted in the cause of peace and
pledged to use their influence for that
cause in those legislative bodies.
Twenty-uhree of total of forty parlia-
ments are already represented, making
a membership of more than 1000.
Probably the first strong impetus for
the association will come from the in
ternational arbitration and peace con-
gress to meet in Carnegit hall from
April 14th to April 18th. Andrew Car
negie will preside.
From Europe will come Baron Es-
tournelles de Constant, Baron Des-
camps of The Hague Court, who was a
member of the first Hague conference;
NJ. Dumay, formerly first vice presi-
dent OF the French Chamber of Depu-
ties; Moberly Bell, manager of the
London Times; an officer of the Ger
man army, who will act as the direct
representative of Kaiser Wilhelm, and
professors from the universities of Ok
ford and Cambridge. Secretary Root.
Secretary Straus and other members
of the Cabinet will attend and there
will be a large delegation from both
houses of Congress. William j. Bryan
probably will make an address. Invi-
tations have been sent to the editors
of every prominent newspaper In the
country. and a press committee has
been appointed, including the editors
of all the daily, weekly and monthly
periodicals published in New York
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
A MERE SUGGESTION.
Governor BuchteI Will Tell the People
Of the Good Work Of the
LEGISLATURE.

Denver. - Governor Buchtel has
made the following statement:
"These coming days will be notable
in the history of legislation in. Colo
RADIO. 1 am confident that the Six
teenth General Assembly will make
good. 1t is a subject of general remark
that we have an exceptionally high av-
erage of intelligence in the House and
Senate. These men are from every To-
cality in the state, and all OF them be-
lieve that Colorado will be the home
of vast population. The quality OF
that population will in some measure
be determined by the action of the
Legislature. We need to make laws
which will look good to fathers and
mothers who are seeking wholesome
moral atmosphere in which to bring up
their children. All the men in the Leg
islature are boosters for Colorado.
They believe in smiling and pushing.
They wish to invite capital and peo-
pie. No one seeks to invite the vicious,
the shiftless and the degenerate. We
all seek to open the way for the pur-
poseful, the industrious, the thrifty and
the morally sound.
81 am so sure that the House and the
Senate will adopt the pending whole
some measures that | am now gather
ing the material for pamphlet in
which the vote will be shown as given
in both houses on all important meas
ures. A large edition Of this pamphlet
will be printed as soon as the Legis-
lature shall have adjourned. The ren
of the House and the Senate will be
glad to have it known by their con-
stituents that they were faithful to
the people when the vast power of
making laws was put in to their hands.
Faithfulness to the interests of the
people is the real test of the value of
the work OF every individual member
of the House and the Senate.
Just any ordinary man can collapse
in the face CT powerful opposition to
wholesome measures 1t is only the
man Of real force who, withstanding all
sorts of Establishments, can stand up
bravely and steadily for what is
wanted by the hundreds of thousands
of plain people who never come near
the State house. | believe the men of
the Sixteenth General Assembly will
make great record in the enactment
OF laws for the good of the whole peo
ple."
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
Ruef Has More Trouble.

San Francisco-The 14th was the
most eventful. and for the defendant
the most disastrous day thus far IN
the prosecution of alleged municipal
graft in San Francisco.
Among the many fast following incl
dents of day full of strenuous ac-
ton and direct results, the following
were chief:
The Supreme Court of California de-
MED Ruef's application for a writ OF
prohibition to restrain Judge Dunne
from proceeding to try him on tho
grand jury extortion indictments in
the superior courts; Judge De Haven
in the United States District Court, re-
fused Ruef's petition for writ of
habeas corpus having in view practi-
cally the same end, and denied Ruer
the right to appeal from this decision.
Mayor Schmitz demanded a separate
trial.. and the case was set for hear
ing on the 18th, but to follow the trial
of Ruef.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
Coal Open to Entry.

Washington.-Pres Roosevelt
will sign an order restoring to the pub
lie domain approximately 30,000,O00
acres of land recently withdrawn as
coal lands.
Secretary Garfield of the Interior De-
partment is completing the details of
this order, and expects to have 1t ready
for the Presidents signature to-mor-
row.
The land was part of withdrawal
aggregating 64.000,000 acres. Since the
withdrawal experts of the Geological
Survey have been engaged in ascer-
tanning the coal-bearing value OF the
withdrawal lands, and while the lands
to be restored to entry are still classi-
ged as coal lands, it is understood
their value as such does not warrant
their exclusion from public entry. The
location of the lands and the details OF
the order are withheld until the Presi-
dents formal approval is given.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
President Asks California to Wait.

Sacramento. President Roosevelt
has again appealed to the Legislature
of California to stop all Japanese leg
islation. The President has sent n
telegram to Governor Gillett urging
that the Legislature suspend all Japan
ese legislation until letter is re-
ceived from the President. and ex-
pressing the fear that the action of the
Senate Saturday in passing the two
Japanese bills by Wolf and Keane, and
Sanford's resolution may render inef-
fective his efforts to secure exclusion
of Japanese laborers by friendly agree
ment with Japan.
The governor transmitted the Pres
ident's telegram to the Assembly this
morning, where action was to have
been taken to-day, with message urg-
ing that the Presidents request be ac-
ceded to.
On Stanford's motion. the Assembly
by viva voce vote decided to take no
action on the bills on file.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
Strike Leaves Paris in Darkness.

Paris.-A sudden, virtually unani-
nous and unexpected strike ON the part
of practically all the electricians of
Paris at o'clock Friday afternoon,
resulted in the almost complete paral-
ysis of the business of the city by the
time night had fallen. A number of
theaters had to forego their perform
ances, several of the evening newspa-
pers were unable to get out their cdi-
tions, and great department stores
were hurriedly closed. The strikers
demand the fulfillment of the promises
to improve their condition, which they
claim were made them last July.
The company that supplies electric
ity was recently accorded concessions
by the Municipal Council, and it now
refuses to carry out certain resolu.
tions passed by that body under which
the electrical workers are granted an
eight-hour day and old-age pensions.
The men are exasperated by what they
characterize bad faith on the part of
the company. and now claim recogni-
ton as employees of a municipal de-
partment, including vacations, pay
while they are sick and the granting of
pensions at specified age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
ABE RJ-s ARRESTED.
Special Officer Has No Difficulty In
LOCATING Him.

San Francisco-Abraham Ruef, the
local political boss, who, for three days.
had been in hiding to evade an order
of arrest issued by Superior Judge
Dunno. was taken into custody Friday
night at the Trocadero, secluded sub
urban resort near the ocean beach
The arrest was made by w. ]. Biggy,
elisor of Judge Dunne's court, and De-
tective Burns, who is aiding Assistant
Attorney Heney in the work Of prose-
cutting alleged municipal "grafters."
Ruef submitted as gracefully as possi-
BILE to arrest and was brought to the
city in an automobile. His custodians
stopped for an hour at the office OF Mr.
Heney while Ruef was left in the auto
mobile under guard. He was later
taken to hotel and will probably be
detained there over night.
1t is said that his captors declined
to take him to jail on account OF the
intimate political and friendly rela-
tions existing between the sheriff and
the prisoner. Ruef will be taken to
Judge Dunne's court in the morning.
This was not the only sensational de-
velopment in Fridays proceedings in
the Ruef case. Samuel M. Shortridge,
attorney OF record for Ruef, incurred
a severe rebuke from Judge Dunno dur
ing an examination by Assistant Dis
trict Attornew Heney into the incom-
potency of Coroner Walsh, appointed
by the court as substitute for the dis
qualified sheriff O'Neil, to locate and
arrest the indicted politician.
Shortridge persisted in an effort to
enter objection to question put by
Heney, and would not be sflenced by
the court, who finally adjudged him
guilty of contempt and sentenced him
to twenty-four hours Imprisonment In
the county jail.
Shortridge, however. escaped imme-
date incarceration by applying to the
District Court of Appeals for writ OF
habeas corpus on the ground that no
contempt had been committed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
STATE oRAToRIcAL CONTEST.
Denver University Takes Two Honors
Colorado College Withdraws.

Fort Collins.-At the annual state
oratorical contest here Friday night,
both first and second honors went to
Denver University, Olin p. Lee win
ming first and the s25 award, and w.
II. OrByrne winning second and the
SIS award, while third place and hon
orable mention fell to Eugent Bice or
the Agricultural college.
To Mr. Lee will now fall the honor
of delegate and orator to the interstate
oratorical contest, where will be heard
the prize orators of eleven Central and
Western states and to be held this
year under the auspices of Park col
lege, Tarlio, Missouri.
This was the first state contest to
be held in Fort Collins, and the Aggie
students had made great preparations
by appropriately decorating their
chapel.
At a meeting of the State Oratori-
sal Association convention this after
noon all debts were paid, and the with
drawal of Colorado college from the
state association was accepted, that
college maintaining that it can no
longer maintain interest in oratory.
Election of officers was postponed until
another member can be secured to
take the place of Colorado college.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
JEROME sALkED.
Not Permitted to Present Evidenc'
Against Mrs. Thaw.

New York-On the first day of the
states case in rebuttal at the Thaw
trial, District Attorney Jerome came
to temporary standstill against the
practically solid wall the rules OF evil
dence have built around the story or
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
Mr.. Jerome began to attack this
story as soon as court opened. There
ensued well nigh ceaseless battle be
tween the prosecutor and Dolphin Nj.
Delmas, leading counsel for the de-
fense, at the end of which Justice Fitz-
gerald unheld the rule laid down at
the beginning of the trial-that young
Mrs. Thaw's story was admissible only
as tending to show the effect 1t might
have had in unbalancing the defend
ants min ]. and that its truth or falsity
is not material.
Mr. jerome tried to avoid this rule
by declaring he was endeavorine
merely to show by inference-by cir
cumstantial evidence as to facts and
details in the story-that Mrs. Thaw
could not possibly have told the story
to her husband.
Although he will doubtless be
blocked by the same rule when the
time comes, it is said the district at
torney may attempt in the same way
to prove an alibi for Stanford White
on the night he is alleged to have NAL
treated Miss Nesbit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
Talking Suffrage in Parliament.

London.-The bill to extend the
right of suffrage to women was de-
feated in the House of Commons on
the Sth, where it was talked to death
without coming to vote. Supporters
of the bill made determined attempt
to secure vote, but the speaker de-
clined to accept a motion of closure
and the sitting of the House was closed
automatically at o'clock. The bill is
thus killed for the present session.
The result was not surprising even
to the suffragettes, as some of the
strongest sympathizers of the women's
cause realized that the question was
not ripe for legislation and that Par
lament will not be in position to act
until the question becomes an issue
at general election.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14
a LITTLE HERO.
rive-YearoId Boy Saves His Baby
Sister.

New York-Johnny Hackett, five
years old, saved the life Of his baby
sister. Marion. three years old. who
was in danger OF being burned to
death this afternoon In thsir home at
No IL Clarkson street.
The children had been playing va
rious games and Just before the acci-
dent which developed a young hero,
had separted. each seeking an inde-
pendent method of passing the time.
Little Marion managed to secure a
box of matches and was playing with
them when they suddenly ignited and
her clothing caught fire.
While the little tot screamed with
terror and pain. Johnny took off his
jacket and wrapping it round his sis
ter endeavored to smother the flames.
Mrs. John Hackett, mother of the
children, who had left them alone for
a few minutes, returned from an err
rand and found the boy bravely strug-
Cling to save the girl regardless of the
pain he was suffering from scorched
hands.
Mrs. Hackett extinguished the flames
in the child's clothing by wrapping her
in wrapping shawl.
She was taken to St. Vincents hos
pital. DIR. Lawler said the efforts oil
Johnny undoubtedly saved the life OF
the little girl, though she was terribly
burned on the right side and shoulder.
The boys hands were bllstered and
burned. Marion will recover.