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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

tical store. But, law. they wanted $50
n month for it, much as Id think the
place could be wuth TOR a whole year
l jest LATED. Then | found Wood &
Co.'S dry goods store would be empty
the LIST OF April, an ! went an looked
that over. The drug store folks said
heir place bein' on the corner made it
valuable. an as Wood s; Co. was right
in the middle of block | figgered it
might he cheap enough 10 wait for till
April. But 1 didn't look round much.
When they said $50 | jest turned an
walked off,
He stretched himself more comforta-
ably across the chairs and chuckled
again.
Good thing. though he went on re-
| flectively. 1t set me to lookn' round
Now I've got the incest, quietest an
best place in the whole town. 'cordin
to my notion. There's big shade trees
right in front, an there amt no rush
an rumblin' o people an Wagons.
Customers can come in an go out easy
an comfortable-llke without no dan
ger o bein' run over nor nothin. We
can almost make believe we're Twin in
The country, Sairy, an the best of it is
l only pay $40 month. Deacon
Rounds wanted SIS, but l beat him
down to $40. Ye see, lie built the place
two years ago an has never been able
10 rent it,"
Deacon Rounds store Amt that
considerable way out:'
"Only three streets. Buyers II be
glad TO come that fur jest for the quiet
nm comfort bleness O. the place. Why,
we have to go eight miles for our gro
cries an things. No; it's a bargain,
| Sairy. Squire Browns goin' to take
the farm an stock Jest as they stand
| for So 500 He'll be ont tomorrow with
the papers. Then We'll move right off.
| want to open the store next week"
Her eyes widened little at this.
But We amt got 10 stock nor moth
! in yet. Lish.' she said
He rubbed his hands gleefully.
That's all fixed, too, Sairy," he
! bcamed. Il done gist O biZness up
there. Some folks d "A took two days
| for it an then thought themselves
smart | had figgered on havin' TO go
to the city an mebbe payin' as much
as SO for car fares an expenses that
wouldn't turn me in Il cent, but a Teller
that was shown samples to Mr.. Wood
| follered me out an'-an'-well, lie got
| the whole thing from me an is comm
down next week to,show lis samples
Il sposc We talked ii over with
| Nathan Taylor fust:" she asked He's
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

done hizness there the heft o his life
an coald tell We considerable. An he's
Your own fourth cousin an school
mate
I.ish snorted
Nathan Taylor, Huh, Don't s'pose
he's goin to encourage opposition. do
We: | did speak to him little an he
advised me TO take the drug store
stand; said it was at the best part q
the biZnesS street an on corner an
that the extra trade would pay the big
rent a dozen times over. The idee.
| seen in Il minute what he was arter.
Longs l WAS bound to 90 in, he felt
the faster | rushed through the money
the quicker I'd git out. Why. jest one
years rent would take half quarter
of all we've got, An. more'n that. he
said I'd better be pretty careful how
left things to them drummers an that
| ought to 20 up 70 the city an hunt
round through the stores fer jest the
things | needed an the best prices.
But he didn't say Il word bout the $50
or more expenses that wouldn't turn
me in cent oh. no. lie even limited
I'd better hire Il bright young man
with experience TO help in the store"
The next week the drummer was as
.rOmpt as his word and came down
with an extensive assortment Of sam
pies. An entire day was spent with
Airl in the big empty store, which
Sairy had swept and scrubbed with her
own hands. At first they We're delib-
crate and circumspect in their buyings,
Sairy being for ordering a dress pat
tern from this and that, 4 few yards of
one ribbon and another, piece Of braid
or cake of fancy soap, and Lish for
breaking dozens and dividing the boxes
and packages. But after the drummer
had repeat elly assured them that they
were purchasing TO fill store and not
for their own immediate necessities for
few months ahead they grew holder
and yet bulder and finally, when pass
sion for buying had begun TO possess
them, they ordered from everything
shown and toward the end recklessly.
After 1t was all over and the drummer
had left they drew long breaths and
looked at each other curiously.
We've bought sight, Lish," Sairy
. faltercl.
81 should say So" rubbing his CHA
thoughtfully. "Moren was ever put
into a store at one time before, guess.
But it's hi7ucss" Frightening up some
"As the follcr said, we can't open n
store with a yard o 'lastic."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
A Tramp's Bath.

A story is told about the first
run which the now famous Tive
tieth Century Limited train ma
from New York to Chicago. The
story goes that when the fireman
lowered the chute which scoops up
water from between the rails and
Hills the reservoir in the tender he
failed to gauge correctly the ca.
pacity of the tank, and the water,
overlooking, ran through the full
length of the vestibuled train, so
powerful was the force which i'm
PEELED it against the door of the
first coach.
The railroad company sought to
remedy this trouble, and on the
next run a blind coach, one with
out door opening next to the
engine, was used. This proved to
be a prevention of the flood
trouble.
One night after the Twentieth
Century had made a name for
itself, tramp boarded the plat
form of the first coach as the train
was leaving Cleveland. He knew
that the next stop was at Toledo
more than 100 miles away, and
saw an opportunity to travel un-
disturbed on a limited train, but
the fireman saw him as he COM
fortably settled down for the trip.
When the train took water a few
miles out the tank overlooked
quite profusely, and again the del
uge occurred just before entering
Toledo, and the engineer tells that
while he was spending a moment
with his engine in the depot in
Toledo the most washed-out speci-
men of humanity he had ever seen
came up to him and said: Say
mister, what was the names Of
them two rivers we went through"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

Four things enter into the max.
ing Of q good roofing:
The felt; the sdturdtion; the
coating and the method of laying.
Paroid excels on all four points,
The felt is the foundation. II IL
Is not right to start with, no treat
ment OF any kind can make it into
q good roofing.
We knoto that our felt Is right
because we make 1t In our own
mills Established in 1871
We make it because we cannot
buy a felt elsewhere good enough
for Paroid.
Other manufacturers who buy
their felt In the open market
wherever they can get it cheapest
necessarily take big chances at
the very start.
We couldn't give you the money.
back guaranty we do IL we did
not make the complete roofing
under our direct supervision.
ParOid roofing is not merely
dipped in q solution, but is soaked
in u water proofing mixture OF
our own, which renders every
fibre Of it--through and through
absolutely water proof.
.
And then the coating. Paroid
is coated on both sides with q
smoother, thicker, tougher and
more qe1ibie coating than is on
any other roofing made.
There Is no room for doubt
about II. You need not take our
word for IL. Use your own judg-
ment. Compare Paroid with other
kinds. You will find that Pdroid
is the only roofing that doem't
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
God. The Creator

When Michael Angelo overlaid
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
with frescoes that make its COM
mon plaster more precious than
gold, he dipped his pencils into the
first chapter of Genesis. Each
successive panel matches its re-
spective paragraph-the Separa-
ton CT Light and Darkness; the
Creation of the Sun and Moon; of
Trees and Plants; of Adam; of
Eve. and so oil. The frescoes are
indescr;bably majestic, bur they
fall short of the narrative which
inspired them. That is unap-
proachable in literature or art. 1t
is Divine.
If the immortal Florentine had
drawn his inspiration from any
other Cosmogony than that of
Moses, the Vatican ceiling would
have been marred- with the incon-
gruous shapes of mans wild fancy
and wilder fear. Dualism would
have been there-a devil as power
full as God; or Polytheism-gods
many and all in a wrangle, one
pulling down what the other set
up; or Pantheism-an eternal mat
ter, insensatc, yet evolving itself
in various stages, the thing fash
toned greater than that which
made it; or such grotesque ideals
of the universe as. for example,
that of the Hindu with its pyra-
mid of snake, turtle, and elephant,
and triple disk.
Instead Of all this we see on
that lustrous roof the ineffable
| Jehovah in the form of a man, as
the Bible itself must needs present
Him TO us-eternity upon His
hoary brow, omniscience beaming
i'll His eye, omnipotence in His
Outstretched arms, and infinite love
in His whole mien. This majestic
Father OF the world is pictured as
proceeding with the complacency
of Iniinity to hang His lanterns in
the sky, to separate air. water,
and land. Then He peoples each
with creatures suitable to their re
spective spheres-their bodies cum
ningly adapted to ether, fluid, and
terra frma respectively.
For seventh time the Almighty
Former Of the Skies spreads His
hands in benediction over all His
works, and in the seventh epoch
there is cessation from creative &C
tivity.
This mosaic account of Creation
is miracle in words. Not to this
present highly-cultured age, but
back three thousand years, to the
beginning of literature, must we
look for the most satisfactory state
ment of the origin OF things. There
through the mists of human spec.
ulations, through rising and fall
ing systems Of philosophy, Gene
sis shines like a star ever asceu-
dent. It is not attached to any
system of geology, astronomy, or
biology. So, as numbers of these
have sunk in their turn, Genesis
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

Portable, which God has built for
His Children cellar full of coal
and other things we need. The
carpet changes every season, so
we shall not get tired of looking at
it-from green sprinkled with
flowers, to russell i'll the fall, and
white in the winter-a house hung
with pretty pictures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
Read This Trial Offer on
the Roofing That Lasts
the Longest.

break when you give II a short
bend. II you can freeze the vari-
Gus samples you'll have a still bet
ter test, and you'll find Paroid the
only flexible roof in a zero tenn
perature, while others crack like
an icicle.
But even the best roofing must
be properly applied.
In every roll OF Paroid you will
find q complete roofing kit, with q
supply OF square, rust proof,
waterproof caps. The only rust
proof cap m ade.
These caps are patented. You
get them only with Paroid.
Being square, they give you
larger binding surface and so
hold the roof more securely.
Being water-proofed on both
sides, they do not rust and cork
loose and cause a leak, as all other
caps do, sooner or later.
And when the roof Is laid, you
not only have good and durable,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

but you have a slightly roof. Its
smooth, uniform surface, makes
it the best in appearance Of all
ready roohngs.
And there you are:
The best felt for q foundation;
The best and most thorough
water prooflng saturation;
The best and most flexible coat
ing;
The most slightly ready roofing
made;
; And q positive money.back
guaranty.
Win you try It on these terms'
They are some OF the reasons
why Paroid has stood the test Of
time for the United States Govern
ment, for railway, factory, farm
and poultry buildings.
II lasts longest. II gives best
service. And we stand back OF Il, !
May we send you samples and
pricesS
,"T.T NrrT1rsuN "a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
Here's Our Offer:

Is there any offer we could
make you fairer than that?
Gould we afford TO make such
an offer IL we were not sure that
Paroid Is better than other ready
roofingsi
It is better: we are sure; and
this Is ichy: =
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
P.arOid
Roofing

DAROID is the best ready
roofing ever made. You can
prove it, to your own salts
faction from sample, but q bet
ter tcdy Is to use IL.
All we ask is that you try it,
and we make the way easy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

Primary teachers have tascl-
mating task in discovering and
banishing the crude aad amusing
notions about earth, air, sky,
water, stars, etc, with which they
find little minds packed. \ tax
ing object-lesson may be given by
laying an orange on the table, aud
having an apple suspended with a
cord revolve about the orange.
Orange for sun; apple for earth d.
What makes day and night, the
year and the seasons, may thus be
illustrated Earth may be describ-
ed as a home, beautiful and COM
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

has never been submerged. The
book may clash with hypothesis,
it never does with a fact. The
narrative is elastic enough to take
in all the modern discoveries Of
physical science. but presents a
I rim of steel to the vagaries of false
science.
Whence came this phenomenal
writing? From the genius of man?
Then, why is not its equal found
i'll the ancient literature of other
nations apparently better situated
to produce such a book than the
petty and oft-captive Israel? In
spiration is the only adequate ex-
PLANTATION of Genesis. The blessed
intent of the book is seen by the
most casual reader. 1t is a mirror
to reflect the person and attributes
Of God; it answers, too, the ques
ton of the heart as to the origin OF
nature and of man. 1t deserves
the ALTERATION, Simple, Sublime,
I Sufficient.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
Notice TO Stockholders.

The Farmers Union Association and
FireInsurance Company Of Garrettcoun-
ty will hold its annual meeting at Acct
dent on Saturday, December 10Th. 1906,
at o'clock p. m.
W. NJ. FRAZEE, Secretary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

Cod gave man quit-claim deed
to the world when He said, Take
it, dress and keep it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

Man ) dominion over nature was
never greater than at the present.
He is Wrestling her secrets and sub
DUNG her forces to his use.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

The majesty of the mosaic &C
count Of Creation may we'll be
shown by using the crude heather
cosmogonies as background. The
orderly and glorious progress of
creation should prompt the ex-
clamation, 20 Lord, how manifold
are Thy works! in wisdom hast
Thou made them ALL"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
JUST A
FARMER
By FRANK H. WEET
Copyright, 1905, by Frank II. Stceet
By FRANK H. SW EET
Copyright, 1905, by Frank H. Street

wv THAT'S your notion bout go
NNI in to town, Sairy:' And
w Farmer Lish Hopkins paus-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
The Teachers Lantern.

The difficulty here is to know
what not to teach. The paragraph
is fairly packed with seed
thoughts. Selection is impera-
tive. Matters of comparative un-
Importance, but which if once
mooted might lead to time-wasting
debate should be omitted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

done hizness there the heft o his life
an coald tell We considerable. An he's
Your own fourth cousin an school
mate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03

B. W. HARVEY, SCHELL, WEST VA
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-17
PUBLIC OPINION.
Power Of the Country Press and Its
Influences Upon the Community.

While the influences OF the great
city papers are recognized and the
great magazines fill a necessary field
neither of these conveyers of general
information can ever supplant the field
that is occupied by the country press
The home paper is the medium that
conveys local intelligence to its read
ers. 1t fills a place in the journalistic
world that no other publication can
ever supplant. The country press is
one of the greatest powers in the
molding Of public opinion. 1t may not
be up to the highest classical standard
but it's rough literary gems are contin-
ually shining resplendent and cast
their rays in the most remote corners
of the land. 1t is power for good
In its reflections Of events, in the local
field are shown the progress OF the
people whom 1t represents. 1t Is the
mirror OF the condition OF the town
and the country. The residents of
every community should take the
greatest pride in assisting in making
the home press more powerful. Stand
up for your home paper. 1t is the one
staunch advocate of your local inter
ests and 70 an extent is indicative Of
either your prosperity or your lack Of
progress.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-17
Depends on the Dogs.

Asa Goddard. of the American Auto
mobile association, was recounting in
Worcester some OF his touring adven-
lures.
"One summer morning" he said.
"the approach of great flock OF sheep
obliged me to pull off the narrow coun-
try road. l halted my car, and watch
ed with interest the passage OF the
sheep, the intelligent dogs and the
shepherd.
Il had a short talk with the shep-
herd about his odd and difficult trade.
"Look here said. what do you do.
driving sheep like this on narrow
road. when you meet another flock
coming in the opposite direction?
"'Well.' said the shepherd. 'ye just
drive straight on, both of ye. and the
one that has the best dogs gets the
most sheep"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-17

We gazed at each other.-he. Bates. the
servant. and l. his master. He had Al
ways addressed me SO punctiliouoly
with the sir" OF respect that his dec
laration of fealty. spoken with SO sim
cere and vigorous an air of independ-
ence. and with the bold emphasis OF
the oath. that l stood spellbound. star
ing at him. The silence was broken
by Larry. who sprang forward and
grasped Bates hand.
Il. too, Bates" said. feeling my
heart leap with liking. even with ad-
miration for the real manhood that
seemed to transigure this hire.ing,-
this fellow whom l had charged with
infamous conduct. this servant who
had cared for my needs in SO humble
a spirit of subjection.
The knocker on the front door sound
ed peremptorily, and Bates turned
without another word, and admitted
Stoddard who came in hurriedly.
Merry Christmas" he called heart
lily. in tones hardly consonant with the
troubled look on his face. l introduced
him to Larry and asked him to Sit
down.
Pray excuse our disorder.-we
didn't do it for fun; 1t was one OF
Santa Claus tricks.
He stared about wonderingly.
so YOU caught it, too. did your"
ITO be sure. You don't mean to say
that they raided the chapel?"
That's exactly what l mean to say.
When l went into the church for my
early service l found that some one
had ripped on the wainscoting in
half a dozen places and even pried up
the altar. It's the most outrageous
thing l ever knew. You've heard OF
the proverbial poverty of the church
mouse.-what do you suppose anybody
could want to raid simple little coun-
try chapel for? And more curious yet,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-17
TOWN HELPS.

1t is easy to estimate the business
importance Of place by the appear
ance Of it's stores. Dingy. dirty ap-
bad impression and are generally indi-
cative OF the character OF the business
men Of the town.
Good newspapers are important fac
tors in building of towns Well filled
advertising pages, as well as local
news pages speak for the prosperity
OF place and makes an impression
upon the readers that assist the town
to greater prosperity.
Each town should have good pub
lie hall. place where meetings can
be held or entertainments given. If
such a hall be erected by private en-
terprise If rightly managed can be
made a profitable Investment in the
average small town.
Quite often when towns are organ
lied the matter of providing for public
parks is overlooked. Every town is a
city in embryo. No one can prophesy
how great 1t may become in time. 1t
Is we'll to look into the future and to
set aside grounds that may be used
for park purposes. 1t has been the
experiments of many cities that the
park question is troublesome one
when not looked after in ample time.
There is nothing that makes the city
more attractive or is such a blessing
to its people as cozy park where
they may meet for recreation during
the warmer months of the year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-17
IN THE NAME OF CHARITY.
Jack London's story Carries Sting -
Truth and Pathos.

Jack London's famous definition Of
charity-.sharing a bone with a dog
when you're as hungry as the dog
recalls a story about charity" said .
magazine editor. that heard Mr.. Lon
don tell at a farewell dinner in New
York before he sailed away on the
Spark.
"Mr London said two old men were
smoking and drinking together after
dinner.
THE host rang the bell and an old
woman appeared.
"'Confound you. stupid said the
host. Didn't tell you l wanted the
Scotch? Take this back. and bring
what asked for. you old fool!
"'Come, come said the guest. aftee
the old woman had hurried away in q
great fright. Come. come. my friend.
don't you think you are rather too
sharp with your old servant?'
"'Oh.' said the other she's not .
servant. She's only a poor relation
I'm keeping out OF charity
''The guest looked relieved.
"'That alters the case, OF course. he
said."-Washington Times.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-08-17
CHAPTER XIX.
a Triple Alliance,

tFipIe Ailiance.
Larry refused to share my quarters
ana chose room for himself, which
Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
l did not know what Bates might sur
mise about Larry. but he accepted my
friend In good part, as guest who
would remain Indefinitely He seemed
to interest Larry, whose eyes followed
the man inQuiringly.
When We went down Bates was limp
ing about the library, endeavoring to
restore order
Bates l said to him, "you are a
very curious person. have had a
thousand and one opinions about you
since l came here, and still dom
make you out"
He turned from the shelves. a de.
faced volume in his hands.
Yes, sir. 1t was a good deal that
way with your lamented grandfather
He always said l puzzled him."
Larry, safe behind the fellows back
made no attempt to conceal smile.
Il want to thank you for your heroic
enorts to protect the house last night
You acted nobly, and must confess
Bates, that didn't think it was in you
I'm only sorry that there are black
pages in your record that l can't recon
cile with your manly conduct of las,
night. But we've got to come to an
understanding"
Yes, sir"
The most outrageous attacks have
been made on me since | came here