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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-21
Statistics of the Churches of the
United States.

Professor H. X. Carroll, LII. D., who
was in charge of the Government Census
of Churches in 1890, and who is the
most reliable church .statistician we
have, gives the following figures Of the
different denominations in the United
States of America These figures in
clude all ministers, priests and COM
municants:
Adventists e bodies), 97,OO2; Baptist
"a boides), SITS, 730; Brethren e
bodies), 4,412; Plymouth Brethren a
bodies, 6,66l; Catholic e bodies, H.
158, 724; Apostolic Catholics, 1,546;
Christadelphians, 1877; Christian Con-
nection, O2,945; Christian Catholic
Dowie), 40,l04; Christian Scientists,
81, 1923; Christian Union, II, FOL; Church
of God (Winebrennarian), S,2l2; Church
of the New Jerusalem. 1878; Com
munist Communistic Societies. &c bodies),
694, 923; COngregationalists, 70O,872;
Disciples of Christ (Campbeltes), l.
27l sos; Dunkards q bodies), .l24, 435;
Evangelical Is bodies), $50, SAT; Friends
"a bodies), 20,2l8; Friends Of the Tenn
pie, 334; German Evangelical Protes-
tant, 20, 100; German Evangelical Synod,
229, 1884; Jews e bodies, 143, 301; Lat
ter-Day Saints e bodies, 1913, 006;
Lutherans (23 bodies), 1867, 305; Swed-
ish Evangelical Mission Covenant,
46,345; Mennonites az bodies, 62, $50;
Methodist az bodies), 6,593, 374, g.
904, 26l of these are in the NJ. E. church, !;
Moravians, 1903: Presbyterians az
bodies), 1896, Protestant Episcopal e
bodies), 851, $50; Reformed e bodies,
424, 703; Salvation Army, 1925, United
Brethren e bodies, 2SS, 485; Spiritual
lists, $4,000; Unitarians, 71,544; Uni
versalists. Sc, 55l; Independent Congre-
cations, Ia, $50.
In 1906 there were "A denominations
with l59, SOB ministers and priests, 49,
283, 658 communicates with POI, 707
churches in which they worship accord
ing to their own free will.
Professor Carroll says: 1T should
be understood that the figures standing
for Catholic communicates are not the
result of an actual count. The rules
adopted by the prelates of that Church
in making returns for the census of
1890 was to take eighty-fve per cent of
the population and that it is not neces-
sary to say to say that this method is
not according to statistical science, as
they are more or less guesses at the
population. Some yearsago DR.. John
Culinary Shea, editor of Sadler's Catho-
lie Directory, dropped the column of
population as Enthusiastically, insisting
that it was better to have nothing than
to have guesses.
The Methodist Episcopal Church is
the strongest Protestant body in the
United States, or in the world, according
to the latest statistics.
If the 80, $50, 1868 church people of our
country voted as they are supposed to
pray, many other evils, as well as the
rum evil, of our country would soon be
annihilated.
OBSERVER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-21
BIDS FOR ERECTION OF
NEW COURTHOUSE ASKED
The Commission Requires Bidders to
Submit Proposals by April 18th.

The Court House Commission, having
in charge the work of selecting plans
and the letting of the contract for the
erection of the proposed new Court
House for Garrett county, was in ses-
sion yesterday with Judge Henderson,
chairman of the Commission, Senator
W. McCulloh Brown, secretary, County
Commissioners Stephen, Smith and
Friend, Messrs. D. E. Offutt, j. NJ.
Jarboe and Charles NJ. Miller, present.
Mr.. j. Riley Gordon, architect, who
drew the plans for the building, also
was in attendance at the meeting of
the Commission, when he submitted the
complete drawings, showing the ar
rangement of the three floors Of the
building, the side and front elevations
and detailed drawings of the basement.
Senator Brown, as secretary, has
been authorized by the Commission to
receive bids for the erection of the
building at his office in the Court House.
All bidders are expected to file their
bids on or before April 18th at noon,
when they will be opend, in accordance
with the advertisement printed else
where in this paper today.
Bidders are required to file certified
check in the sum of $4,000 with their
proposals and one to whom the contract
is awarded must file bond in the sum
of $4,000 within ten days thereafter
for the faithful performance of his con-
tract
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-21

The average adulteration Of paint in
this country is about third; so, you
see, the average price the American
people are paying for paint is about
s2.62 gallon.
1t is game of wits. Adulterators are
always too sharp for the bulk of consul
mers. People won't pay 81. rs a gallon
for paint. So they pay $2.62 gallon
for paint and something that looks like
paint mixed with it. (They pay the
painter, besides, from 81 to 81 for paint
ing those useless gallons.)
Why do they do it? They don't know
Devoe.
Yours truly,
Is F. w. DEvoE & Co.
Dixon G. Kelso, Oakland and C. NJ.
Rathbun G. Sons, Mountain Lake Park
sell our paint.
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Cannot Be Published.

Recently this Office has been in re-
ceipt of number of communications
from various parts of the county to
which the names of the writer's were
not affixed. This morning we have
quite lengthy news letter from Jen-
mngs hut the name of our correspondent
is missing, hence this as we'll as other
communications above referred to can
not be inserted unless the true names of
the writers, not necessarily for publ
cation, but as guarantee of good faith,
are forwarded to us.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-21
FATALLY HURT.
william CO9hlan, of Piedmont, Struck
by Train No. |.

Mr.. William Coghlan, aged SO years,
for the past thirty years resident of
Piedmont, W. Va, where during all
that time he has been employed by the
B. & o. railroad, was struck by passen-
ger train No. l, at Red Rock, below
Piedmont, Sunday evening, and was
so seriously injured that he died at the
Hoffman hospital, Keyser, W. Va,
shortly before midnight. Mr.. Coghlan
has recently been employed as watch
man at Red Rock, and man very well
known and highly respected. His wife
died about three months ago. He leaves
two sons, Messrs. William Coghlan, of
Oakland, telegraph operator, and Allen
Coghlan, chief clerk to the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad master mechanic,
Cumberland.
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THE DEATH RECORD.
NEVIN YoUNKIN.

Nevin Younkin, son of the late Cyrus
Younkin, of Grantsville, Nd, was kick
ed by horse about two weeks ago, and
on Monday morning last he died of his
injuries. Deceased was about l6 years,
and as the result of his accident his
skull was fracture and one arm broken.
The funeral took place on Tuesday, con-
Quoted by the M. E. paster at Grants
vile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-21
Letter TO ID. T.. BOlden & Co.
Oakland, Md.

Dear Sirs: You may like to know
what you pay for the paint in a gallon
of I"paint," assuming that the pure
paint part Of all paints" to be alike;
which it isn't; and worth S1.75 a gallon.
Of paint adulterated 10 per cent,
the paint part brings 81. "a gallon.
Is per cent. brings S2.O6 gallon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-03-21

Postmaster j. E. Chappell and Mr..
G, ]. Pool, both of Kitzmillerville, were
in the city Saturday of last week, where
the latter purchased pool table which
he will erect in his home town.
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Call for Your Letters.

Henry Brozena, |. F. Custred, M. l..
McGregor, Mrs. C. o. Platt, Mrs. Allen
Griffen, Lily Wilson.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
JAIL, FULL, is
DRAGGED AWAY

Spokane. Dec. 12.--Railroad switch
men coupled the Jail in st. Regis,
Mont, to u through freight train on
the Northern Pacific, and as a result
u boxcar filled with sports. fighting men
and Migrants was pulled out Of the dis
trict.
St. Regis is q peaceable little town
ordinarily. and its residents have
found the necessity for q Jail.
Recently, however, the town has been
invaded by a heterogeneous collection
from h railroad camps. and 1t be-
came necessary to secure the services
Of a sherin's deputy and William lis
sue was appointed to office.
A cleanup of the town was made a
few days ago.. and there being nothing
better in which to put the prisoners,
they We're locked In q railroad car.
Deputy Sheriff Tissue was called to
Middletown in the evening and while
he was gone the railroad men got busy
with h cars. and after switching
them around the yards the car contain
Ing the prisoners was attached to a
freight train and pulled out of town.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
CHICAGO LIVE O
EXCHANGE WINS CASE
AGAINST RAILROADS

Washington. Dec. i2.-An in.portant de-
tision of the Interstate Commerce com
mission was handed down TO-DAY by Com
missioner Prouty in the cause for the Cat
tie Raiscrs' ASSOCIATION OF Texas and the
Chicago live Stock exchange against the
Burlington railroad and several other i'm
portant western and southwestern lines.
TIL decision hcIos that tne le..a.n.i
:harge of 81 per car eNacted by the de.
.endants for the delivery of live stock u
he Union Stock Yards in Chicago With
respect to shipments from points without
the state Of Illinois is unjust, unreason,
able. unduly discriminatory; that such;
charge Should not exceed 81 per car.
That the decree of the court dismissing
the bill brought to enforce the order OF
the commission made previous to the
amendment June %, 1906, is not a bar to
the right of the commission to examine
with respect to dates subsequent to June
20 involved in that proceeding.
The defendants are ordered TO put IN
force before February ], next, a termina'
charge not exceeding a dollar per car.
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DANCER DIES
ON THEATER STAGE

Berlin, Dec. 12.-The beautiful dancer,
Nile. la Papimtada, died on the stage OF
the Apollo theater, Dusseldorf. at the
close of her turn.
La Papimtada was the star OF the va
riety program given at the Apollo, and
on this occasion, as every time she ar-
peared. she had fascinated the audience
by her beauty and grace and exquisite
dancing.
Just as she was executing the last
rapid steps of her performance, which,
tasted about fifteen minutes. and the audi,
ence burst into applause. she sank on the
stage with a low cry of pain. Her death.
which occurred almost mstantaneously
without a struggle. was watched by the!
crowded audience. which had no idea that
Y tragedy had been enacted before their
eyes.
Most spectators thought the dancer had
tainted when the curtain was lowered.
The manager. however. came to the front
and stated that Mile. Ia Papimtada was
dead, whereupon the audience quietly dis,
persed. La Papimtada was % years old.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
YANKEE GIRLS RISK
LIVES; CLIMB VOLCANO

Mexico City, Mex, Dec. 12.-Two pIucky
American girls. Miss Hortense Edy and
Miss Octave Woodward, of Rockford. ILL.,,
have arrived here from a successful as
cent of Popocatapetl volcano. They mado
the dangerous trip without the aid of
guides. aud are the first foreigners, either
man or woman, to accomplish this feat.
The Weather was severe on the sum
init OF the mountain, and the other mem
bers of the party and the guides declined
to make the ascent on account of the
risk.
Misses Edy and Woodward went ON
alone, and. after several hours of hard
work and many thrilling experiences.
they reached the crest of the crater of
the volcano BY this time the snowstorm
which had whirled about them during
their ascent had given way to clear skies.
and they obtained a magnificent view of
the valley of Mexico.
They made the descent without acct
dent, and joined the faint-hearted mem
bers of their party at the Quitting place
at the foot of the late at night.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
IS MILTON BIBLE AN
AUTOGRAPH FORGERY?

New York. Dec. 12.-Bibhophiles,
,ookworms, and all other followers of
the Sainted Caxton will pause their
munching of the leaves Of literature
and hearken to the words of Alfred j..
Barton, expert on ancient books. who
says the Milton bible, containing what
was thought to be one of the nine genu-
inc autographs OF the great puritan
poet extant. is a spurious autograph
forgery.
His old bible. containing the magic
letters John Milton, February "a, 1854
in yellow ink on the binding on the in
side of the cover, first came to light
in the possession OF Alexander Howell,
of London. seven years ago and was
pronounced genuine by DIR. w. Adds
Wright, vice master of Trinity college,
Cambridge, editor OF the Cambride
Shakespeare, by the expert of the Lon
don Athenaeum, and by other English
scholars.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
BOODLIkG IS ON
THE WANE, SAYS FOLK

ST. Louis, Dec. 11.-Boodlins in ST. Louis
Is not what it used to be, Governor Folk
teminiscently told the newly organized
Lumbermcn's club in a speech after their
banquet at the Mercantile club
you've had an outbreak of crooked
ness in the municipal assembly," said the
governor. "and Ill was bad enough. But
1t was nothing 10 what we had in tho
cd days when l was circuit attorney.
lin those days there was a boodling
combine, and they sold their votes to
anyone who would buy. They even tried
TO sell the city waterworks. and the
court house and the city market. 1t is not
so bad now. There will always he crooks
IN legislative bodies, there will always
be Il few men to take chances. But theirs
eas been q wonderful change in public
sentiment against graft in public Office.
The ideals are higher today. A new stand
srd of plain. common simple honesty ha,
been established"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
WOULDN'T LEND THE
PRESIDENT HIS DOGS

Denver, Dec. n.-"Buffalo Bill' Cody
today told a joke on President Roose-
Welt. When the president was in Colo.
RADIO hunting and was hard up for
bear dogs Guide Golf said:
MIR. President. 1 know a man wh,
has good bear dogs. I will see if I can
get them"
All right" said the president.
But the man turned down the
guide.
ri go over and see him myse1f.-
said the president, and he did.
Nothing doing" said the owner OF
the dogs.
DO o know who 1 am" said the
president. Il am president of the Unit
ed States"
Well" replied the dog owner. Il
don't care a damn if you are, and
wouldn't care a damn if you were
Booker Il. Washington, you couldn'3
have my dogs"
And the president. concluding the
dog owner knew his own business best.
went back to camp and told the story
with much glec.
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GAMBLE BILL TO OPEN
LANO IN so. DAKOTA
Senator introduces Mea Irt A.
fecting Startling Rock and
Cheysnne ~servations.
NO AGREEMENTS !yEneyS
Necessary, But an Inspector Will Take
tn. Measure to the In
diars, Neverthe.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Gam
Bile has Introduced a bill 10 open tho
lands of tho Standing Rock and Chey-
cnne indian reservations in SchuasSo
county, in the northwest part of South
Dakota
West of the Missouri about 1000, 900
acres are covered, in The western part
OF the two reservations. The bill pro-
vides for three commissioners to Up
praise the lands and make a classifica-
ton OF them. They must qualify in
twenty days after appointment by the
president and complete the work witl-
in four months.
The bill carries an appropriation for
the payment for the chool lands OF
STE, 600, which are to go to the state,
and 100000 additional for expenses os
appraiscment and any allotment Of
work necessary.
The senator has had the matter I'M
der discussion with The interior depart
ment for some time and expects an in
spector will be Sent to take it up with
the Indians, looking to an agreement In.
line With the bill's provisions.
The act could be passed independent
Of agreement, but it is thought best to
secure the Indians consent.
If the bill passes the lands will like
~ be opened neXt fall or early in 1909.
The and are highly desirable for agrl-
cultural purposes and grazing. and lie
along the Milwaukec's extension.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
MARK TWAIN BOASTS
SlMPLlFiED SPELLING

New York, Dec, 12.--Reforned SPELL
Ing was ridiculed by Mark Twain last;
night in the very presence Of it's spon-
sor and friend. Andrew Carnegie, who
was the guest Of honor at q dinner Civ
en by the Engineering club. After re-
ferring to the compliments showered on
Mr.. Carnegie. Mr.. Clemens said:
He has heard all this talk and he
will hear more of it. ard look at his
face. fairly scintillating with fictitious
innocence. You would think, to look at
him. that he had never committed "a,
crime in his life.
Yet, consider his pestiferous simpli-
fled spelling. Why, you can imagine
what a calamity hat has been on both
sides of the ocean. The b%loodshed Of
the Spanish inquisition is not a circum-
stance to the disaster which the SIM
plified spelling board a brought upon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
HOWL OVER NEW COINS
STOPS WORK AT MINT

Philadelphia, Dec. Pin these %troublous
financial times. when the greatest concern
Of nearly everybody is currency, in no
matter what form, the numismat:sss have
set up such Il how about the ST. Gaud-
ems design for the new twenty-dollar coins
that the mint authorities have stopped
coming them. They are still grinding out
enough single and double eagles of the
old pattern to be worth 81, COO,N 600 every.
week.
One may stack the old pattern of coins
up as high as you please so long as you
can get them. The banks nave been
Directing to the new design because the
relief, or the raised part of the moulding:
OF the eagle and other figures upon the
coins. was so high, and there was no
milling or rim at the edges to Offset them.
that the coins would not stack up we'll.
AS the banks are about the only places
where there Is much Of a habit Of stack
ing up gold coin, their objections count.
A Whole Lot More.
NuE,ismatists say that the new 500 coin
is now worth S22 or 1923, and that If the
issue should be recalled by the secretary
of the treasury the coins would be worth
a whole lot more.
In all 5000 of them nave been pressed
into shape, and no more will be for some
time to come-at least not before orders
come from the director of the mint at
Washington to go ahead and make some
more. Their making has been a very
slow process. They are virtually hand
made. Tha is the press upon which they
have been made is worked by hand, in
stead Of by the ~machine-driven coin
presses employed in the making Of the
old coins. The "relief' of the new de-
signs made 1t impossible to press them
on the regular presses. .
Meanwhile the designs have been re-
turned to the st. Gaudens studio. at
Windsor. VT, and there may be modified
81 new designs created to take their
place. 1t is likely that the legend. "Ir
God We Trust will he restored
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
TELLS OF LOVE NM
KISSES IN BREACH
OF PROMISE SUIT

Des Moines. Ia, Dec. 12-Miss Fannie
Mckenzie, of Hampton. Ia, sister of
Winifred. who is suing j. b. Gray. a
wealthy Des Moines man. for 1926, 900,
for breach of promise. on the stand to-
day testified That she would peep over
her sisters shoulder and read the
burning owe letters written by Gray.
She said they always ended
with love and kisses, YOU affection
nte Billy"
Witness told of Gray's frequent visits
to Minneapolis to see Winifred. and Of
the house party at the home OF Attor-
ney Robinson there. Winifred. on the
stand, declared hat Gray courted her
for seventeen years and always greet
ed her with q kiss and she supposed
he would marry her until she was pros
trated to hear he had welded another.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
ANOTHER BIG STEAL
IN WICKED FRISCO

San Francisco, Dec. 10.-Davis F. Wal
ker, president Of the California Safe De-
post and Trust company, was found
speeding south on a Southern Pacific train
when supposed to be at his San Matec
home. He was placed under arrest and
taken from the train at Santa Barbara on
the Instructions of Assistant District At
torney Heney.
J.. Dalzell Brown, a banker and Walter
]. Rartnett, vice president of the Western
Pacific railroad, were arrested in connec-
ton with the failure OF the California
Safe Deposit and Trust company, which
closed its doors early in November.
Brown and Bartnett are accused of hav!
ing hypothetical securities amounting to
the sum OF $500. 600 belonging to the Cotton
estate, of which Bartnett was special ad.
ministrator. The securities were placed
in the bank by order of the court one year
ago pending settlement Of a suit to have
BARNETT removed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
CONGRESSMAN SEES
BENEFITS IN FURRY
3nly Thundershower on Finan-
cia' Horizon. Says A.
3. Capron.
DISHONEST BANKERS HIT
Representative From Rhode islam
Thinks the Money Situation
Will Be Easy in
January.
DISHONEST BANKERS HIT
NEW BILLS.

1'aA
BY Platt, of New York, for ma
tional supervision OF corpora
lions, including a national bu-
reau of incorporation.
by McLauren, to relieve the
present money stringency and
prevent its recurrence. 1t per-
mlts persons owning any bonds
of the United States government
to deposit them in the treasury
and receive notes to al amount
equaling their par value. 1t is
provided that until February,
1909, persons owning n or more
bales of cotton may deposit it
in a depository designated by the
secretary OF the treasury and re-
cetve treasury notes to the
tent Of 20 per cent. of the value
OF the cotton. II not redeemed
the cotton shall be sold by the
government. The bill also i'm
poses q penalty on dealing in
cotton futures' of 800. 900 fine
or Ave years imprisonment.
By Nelson, allowing national
banking associations to loan
; their funds on real estate and
lands to one-third Of the value.
also amending the national bank
e0ES~y A@W oO 06 ~ lIAOiC CIGdlAt
, define Just who ma become q
bankrupt.
BY Smoot, granting 23O acres Of
arid land to bona fide homestead
; settlers, One-eighth OF which
must be put under cultivation
during the first year of occu-
pancy.
BY Penrose, providing for sep
arate statehood for New Mexico.
House:
BY Mr.. Hall, of South Dakota,
removing the duty from imports
of lumber. whether dressed or
rough.
BY Mr.. Godfrey. of Missouri,
making 1t a felony, punishable
by imprisonment of from two to
five years n by a fine. to pub
lish or circulate any false or
misleading advertisement; retir-
Ing on pay all veterans of the
civil war who have attained the
age Of 40.
BY Mr.. Fulton. of Oklahoma.
statement OF margin or other
wagering transaction and MAX
ing 1t a felony under the inter-
state commerce law to utilize the
telegraph for that purpose; d.
fecting the secretary OF the In
terror to at once place Oh the
pension roll the name of all sur
vtvors of the civil war. whether
regulars or volunteers, who
served at least sixty days, and
so increasing pensions that no
such survivor shall receive less
than $40 monthly.
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New York, Dec. FIN the midst of his
speech at the annual dime of the Mime
sofa Society of New York last night Frank
Kellogg, of st. raul, Mimi. who is the
prosecutor in the case of the United
States against the Standard Oil company
for a dissolution Of the corporation. sud-
denly staggered, placed his hand to his
forehead and san to his chair in a faint.
lie was removed to an ante room, where
later he was revived. 1t was as first
feared that the Illness was serious. but
the physicians who attended him soon
afterward announced that Mr.. Kellogg
had been overcome only temporarily by
fatigue due to overwork, combined With
an attack of indigestion.