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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09
One Personal Favor.

The late Thomas Nolan, a we'll
known member of the bar of New
York, was once retained as counsel for
a poor widow named Mulcahy. She
was suing a construction company for
damages by reason of her husbands
death. The case had been frequently
postponed, and it was in a very dis
turbed state of mind that the widow
sought the lawyer just before the suit
came up for the eighth time. In court
the next day Nolan's rich brogue was
more than usually fervid as he fought
against the further adjournment of the
case. 81 am sorry" said the justice
presiding, but, Mr.. Nolan, your op-
ponent has shown good cause for adj
journment. The case will, therefore.
go over till next week" Very well.
sor," said the lawyer sweetly, but
might ask wan personal favor of this
court" "Certainly," replied the
Judge "Will your honor kindly shtep
down to my office and tell Mrs. Null
cahy that you have again adjourned
the ase?"-Bellman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09
The Professors"

\ bandmaster tells of an incident
that occurred during country festival
in the southwest. The advent of the
famous band had been awaited with
intense interest by the natives, and
when the musicians arrived they were
quickly surrounded by a surging crowd
which hemmed them in so that it was
difficult for them to proceed with their
concert.
The bandmaster appealed TO one of
the committee TO keep the crowd away,
saying that unless his men had more
room they could not play. The com
mittceman shook the musicians hand
warmly, then. turning to the assembled
multitude he baWled out:
Say. You uns step back and give the
purfcsscr's purfessers chanct to
play "-Youth's Companion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09
Jock s
Li'G' Bow.
By FRANK II. SWEET.
By FRANK II. SWEET.
s..

CAN'T let you off now, Jock"
eXpOstulated impatiently. These
lines must be run by Saturday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09

n eNpOSlulateu lmpatently. Il h2Se
q lines must be run by Saturday.
and you're the best chopper l
have. Can't you wait till next week?''
Jock looked down at me little re-
proachfuIly, thought.
us 'bleeged to go, boss" he said de-
cisiyely. Il done tOle yo' my liz boys
wuss Mar'gets lobe jes' fetched me
de news. I'd IKE pow'ful to hep yo'
all, but jes' cayn', don yo' see?'
Every WELL" l answered irritably as
I opened my pocketbOok and began to
count out the money due him, only
don't come whining around after more
work. l can't be forever taking on
new hands and teaching them the
ropes. l want men who will stand by
me-"
spoke rather more vehemently than
/ meant to, but liked Jock and was
very unwilling to have him 90 He
had been with me only few weeks,
but was already worth any two men l
had, Considerably over six feet in
height and strong and massive in pro-
portion, he was at once fertile in eXDe-
dients and perfectly obediant to orders.
l was thinking regretfully of Jocks
departure as | turned my Instrument
around and sighted back over the line.
Everything was all right. and | sig
nailed the rear man to come forward.
As | took ont my field book to make
some notes | was conscious of light
touch on my shoulder.
"What-not gone yet:' | asked.
NO, boss. cayn' 20 diSaway. If
l ain come back no mo- l don wan
yo tink ob me as no count niger
jes' 'bleeged to 60"
"Oh, that's all right" | answered, Il
little ashamed of my i'll temper. You
needn't mind what | said about not
coming back. I was out of sorts. If
l have place, l shall be glad to take
you on any time"
The black face cleared instantly.
Tank yo', boss! Tank yo', sab! l
like yo' alls wuk Yose de bes' boss
Is had, 'cepn' de Doctor
slipped the field book into my
pocket and sat down upon Il stump.
"Nho is this doctor YOU are forever
talking about, Jock 7" | asked. Il am
getting curious about him"
jocks face became grave once more.
l faGcicd | "oull see tears alisteninc
in his eyes
Hes de hes man dat cher lib. sah-
De berry hes man De good GawI cher
made. I been his body sarhont for ten
.,..r Sc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09

'Suttin'ly. sah. ! mus wax right
peart now an m,a heaps 90 rea--.
Oars dat boys origin. an dar's DAT
home I'm aSy.yue 10 lHy BAG. Yes
sab, III mos shar-ly cons Gt-.,
q week late be r. -ra.l. i..-
a basket Of fresh lettuce aul radf,ii--
as Il welcome addition q oa9 camp
table
How about Inc loy:' l asked.
Jocks face Shale, and yet under the
joy / fancied I could detect Il trace Of
Uneasig..S.
Tic ics' dc ame lax udIcr bo.s
now" he answered. "widout no-misery
nor croohedHess u his walk an only
jes' pale an skinny from de hospital
an dc pain. lie say de doctor tell him
to stay outdoor all dis summer an
wull easy an slow an den he be puff
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09
ESTATE BARGAINS
I offer for sale

I offer for sale
FARM OF 147 ACRES 5 miles from Oakland; good
House; plenty of water; so acres cleared
about IS acres of grass Orchards, bearing IS
acres of White Oak Timber R, F. D. mail service
COTTAGE OF s ROOMS for sale at Mt. Lake Park.
HOUSE AND LOT on Oak Street Oakland, for sale
House of rooms-Lo 5oxG5o feet, with
Stable and all necessary Outbuildiugs.
FOUR VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS situated
on Liberty Street. in Oakland. Also DWELLING
HOUSES on Liberty Street, with good water and all
necessary outbudings.
HOUSE AND LOT on Wilson Street. House Of 10 rooms
good water. Lot 50 feet front Best OutbuiIdings
in Oakland.
VERY GOOD FARM mile from Oakland-al under
fence; containing 81 acres; about IS under cultiva-
ton; fine Orchards and about 2E acres i'll small
Fruit; Houses, a very good Well and never failing
Spring. very desirable place for Truck and Poultry
Farming. Can be bought low price just now.
have for sale IS Of the very best Building Lots in the
town which l will sell for cash-or S. down and S.
per month.
$50 ACRES OF VALUABLE COAL LAND situated less
than two miles of Oakland which be bought at
great bargain. The surface would make fine farming
land. This land is well watered with stream and
several good springs.
IL MORE CHOICE BUILDING LOTS at S. down and
S. per month
you cash for your Real Estate, Real Este
for your cash, let me hear from you
azy-For further particulars call on or address
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09
One WAY Of ESCAPE

Life" remarked the pcssimiSt, is
really not worth the living"
IF that's the way you feel about it,
rejoined the opttmist, you should ap-
ply for job rs baseball umpire. -
Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09

occasion | had met him walking back
and forth. grooming some strange At
rican melody to 8 pitiful mite Of hui
manity in his arms. Perhaps this was
the Zip boy he was - foud OF.
How old is your little boy" l asked
Dunno. sab. Reckon he's Il heap
orer n his size on count o hein' twist
ed. Yo' see, boss. it didn' pear ips'
right for me to use de doctors money
for myself. Seemed LAX it orttr 90
to de pore folks. lax de res oh his
fortune. But dar war de orders. So
buys de house an den hunts rOun an
fms de skimpines' bit oh pickaninny |
kin-One dat amt de leastcs' able to
keer for himse'f-an' sets out to raise
him. My ole nanny come lib wild me
an look arter things. Den cherry sum
mer | goes down TO de city an brings
up whole passle oh young uns outen
de street an gibs 'em a good time
Oars plenty oh melyuns an sweet ia
ters an gyarden truck roun' my place,
an | takes 'en out huntin' an fishin'
l lows dey done enj'y 1t from de way
his head and laughed heartily at the
recollection of some Of their project
ing. Then he suddenly became grave
Does yo' know, boss" he continued
solemnly, ''it pears mighty strange
to me sometimes, lax as eff de Lawd's
han war in it? Dat pore liz picka-
ninny wat l low to lie de runties' in
de whole worP is tu'nin' out to be
sompin strOnery. lie en- play de fiddle
lax born musicianer, an for de ban
10 an flute. laws. it brings out de
tears jes' ter lis'n. Does yo' know.
boss" abruptly, wat Is wullin' up
hyer for?'
ITO earn some money, I suppose" |
answered, laughing
Oats hit prezacly. But ain need
no money for housekcepin', l raise
gyarden truck an chickens an tings.
an l go fishln' an huntin'. No, sab.
Is gittin money for dat liz boys mu-
sicianin' He's plumb 'stracted bout
an origin. Is been totin' him up to
Mis- Hun'erford's lately so't he mout
lis'n to her playin', an fer a fac, sab,
dat li'f boyd jes' cock his head ON one
side while she played chune, den
he'd climb up on dat stool an play de
same chune frou, cherry dot an skiver
prezac'. Mis- Hun'erford say 'twar
truly 'stonishin'. Yes, sab, dat boys
gwyne hab an origin, an I'm gwine
hab him learn play jes' LAX white
folks, off'n paper"
At this moment the rear man came
up and stood waiting for orders. Jock
ducked his head and was turning away
when l called him back. Unclaspiug
the glittering chain from my watch,
handed it to him.
Give it to the little boy" | said,
and tell him it is from one Of his dad,
dy's friends"
Jocks face grew fairly radiant \
present for himself would not have
given him halr the pleasure
The nest week my chief sent msuuc-
t.oas for nae 10 repair t. Tcrrcbouae
aaI vryyy some swamp land | L1l
been here '.for, yal know the place
well Ii win er il would not have been
- bad. bnt now / crushed tie brief
an.a taplaea,ly IN my band
Eat there WAS no help for IT, sD-wc
sat about breaking camp The next
day we we've ready for departure
As we -.o.d On tho Platform Of Tie
little WY station waiting for the train
| saw the Liz, waii known figure uc
4. t,. IL
The daily tribune., 1907-02-08
IRRIGATION MEN BUY
BEAVER WATER RIGHTS

1t is reported by relisble authority
that the irrigation company who
will irriga ate the land on the north
side of the Arkansas river, yester.
day while In Canon City closed .
deal whereby it becomes the owner
Of q large amount of Beaver creek
water. They are reported to have
bought the holdings Of Clyde o.
Dawson OF Canon City. Seme wesks
$50 Mr.. DAwton bought . number
O. rights. hoping to sell the same to
the city Of Canon when the mountain
water for municipal purposes was
talked Of.
II 10 not known the amount Of
money thatt was required to buy the
rights. but It IL reported that Dawson
was paid $40. 600 more for the water
than he paid for the same himself.
The purcLass of this water practically
aasures the deal whereby the land is
to be reclaimed and this addition to
the compAny's interests IL no mean
thing to be considered - II will
awe them about all the water that
will be required for the present.
Al there is big hill between the
dam site and Beaver creek. II 10 sup
posed that the irrigation company
will build . big canal over the hill
and run the water from the creek
into the reservoir. Report has II
that everything connected with the
sucoe ssful termination of the project
10 working out nioely. and that 1t
may not 10 very long before the com.
pAny advertises for bids for the con.
struotion Of the Eight Mile reservoir.
which 10 to be the frat one built.
Others are to be constr ucted later. bat
the company will contine its efforts
to the Eight Mile proposition for
the present ~ IL is very anxlons to
get tha water onto the land for 1908
planting. II IL IL possibIe to do so.
10 the last month this company
has been +ery busy In negotiating
for the purchase Of all the land 1t
could sscure that would come under
ditches that will be bulli from the
reservoir. They have taken options
on . large s.es and have bought sew
eral ranches. among which are tbs
Cramer and the TonR ranches. They
have also secured options on Ssverai
water rights on Beaver creek that did
not belong to DAwson. II 10 under.
stood that surveyors are to no PLACED
in ths field IN . very short time to
plot the laud and to divide IL Into Ave
ten. and twenty acre patches and
place the same on ths market at the
earliest moment
II the Dawson transaction IL true,
there ID not the slightest doubt to bs
entertained - to the water supply.
A stream Of water the sixs Of thess
several rlghts. constantly runuiuR
into the reservoir. together With Whit
water eau be conserved In oAtohinx
and Impending food wAtsfs. prao.
tios'ls plsoes che entire dssl on .
sucosssful bssis.
The daily tribune., 1907-02-08
REIREss vARIsHEs FROM
STORE IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia. Feb. s-whils stand.
~ with Mis-. Bibbsr. an attendant.
At the glove counter Of = market stree
Department. store. Tueiday morning.
Miss Helen e. Anthony. an hsiress.
originally from Gouvernour. N. r..
my sterioualy disappearsi.
Although full description Of ths
missing woman has been wired to
every large nsishborlng city. NO
trace Of her has been found She
had . check for $500. besides CON
siderable sum in oAah.
Az the two women stood as the
glove counter the attention Of Miss
Bibber was attracted to another por.
tion Of the store for . moment and
when she turned to speak to her
companion. Miss Anthony had disap.
peared.
The daily tribune., 1907-02-08

pehreu.
LARGE BEETS PRODUCED
BY FREMONT COUNTY SOIL
K. Grunwald's visit to this city =
few days ago has bsen the cause Of .
number Of land owners making .
decision to grow sugar beets this
year. The movement has taken
definite form and instead Of 400 acres
as the Holly Construction company
wanted. 1t is thought upward Of 500
acres will have been planted. A.
Hadley. Of the Hadley Mercantile
company Ia taking an active interest
in the movement and has put the
proposition to . number Of the farm
era who have siRuifed their intsn.
tions Of growing the beets.
When Mr.. GrunwAId was here he
made the statement that IL about 8 600
acres could be placed under beet col.
ture he thought there would be but
little difficulty In inducing his peo.
rle to construct factory In this vicin.
ity. II 10 figured that 5000 acres
would keep an ordinary factory In
operation.
That the soil and climate Of Ere.
mont county is especially adapted to
the growing of sugar beets 10 demon.
ssrated by the success that those who
have experimental, have obtained.
Louis Peterson last year planted .
strip of ground about ten feet wide
and less than 400 feet long and pro.
duoed two tons Of peets. He sold the
beets aud got something like sia for
them. This IL merely an instance Of
the productive qualities OF the soil.
q. r. Corning of West Florence
planted three. fourths Of an acre to
beets and raised at the rate Of thirty.
FIVE tons to the acre. Figuring that
each ton would bring $5. one acre then
10 capable of returning tl75 to the
grower. Mr.. Corning was merely
experimenting last year and has bs.
come convinced that there 10 ~ much
money In beet growing - In any thing
else.
Senator James A. McCandless has
forty aores OF excellent land that he
wishes to rent to some enterprising
farmer for the purpose Of raising
beets. Mr.. McCsudlsss IL ono Of the
pushers In ths beet movement in this
locality and is anxious to see . large
aoresgs planted so that . factory will
come in. Although ths factory runs
only q few months in the year, .
large fierce OF workmen are employed
and during tho sugar making cam.
pAign large sum Ia divided among
the workman.
1t IL understood tha. j. O. Mac.
Donald will likaly pant some OF his
ranch land east Of the city to beets
also. 10 speaking Of Alkali In the
land at Brewster. Mr.. Grunwald re.
marked that sikAli' does not impede
in any way the growth of the beets nor
does 1t detrAct from the percentage Of
sacohArine. He said this WAS tested
down In the eastern part Of tho state
where there 10 . lot Of slkAli land
This being tue much OF the land in
and about Brewster that 10 now used
iu growing . little RrAss for pasture.
could be converted into . sugar beat
field. II the right parties took hold
OF the proposition.
| 4. NJ
The daily tribune., 1907-02-08
The Famous Mardi Gras-Nev
Orleans

The Colorado and Southern will soil
tickets from Windsor and points south
thereof to Now Orleans and return at
ono faro plus $500 on February 9th, 7th
and Sth, With extreme limit Of March
2nd, and stop.ovsrs in each direction.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-22

Last Wednesday night Greensboro
gave an elegant banquet in honor OF
Mr.. Bryan at which -four hundred peo-
pie were seated. 1t was unsurpassed
in the state in b%anquets. Those present
had an excellent supper and spent a
happy evening. No intoxicants were
served. Their absence contributed to
the pleasure instead of d~etracting
from 1t.
Last Thursday at the State Fair
Grounds, the state Agricultural Society
gave a luncheon in honor or Mr..
Bryan to which something like three
hundred people were invited. 1t vas
DELIGHTFULLY."- served and much enjoyed.
There were no intoxicants at tho
luncheon and those present enjoyed
the occasion as much as If wines and
liquors had been added
These. banquet and luncheon were
affairs OF Statewide interest. attend
ed by leaders in North Carolina. The
fact that nobody even suggested add
ing intoxicants to the bill of fare
speaks eloquently OF the progress in
practical temperance hat has been
mad in North Carolina. Even men
reared to have wine on their tabIes
and to drink approve the new and
better policy, for under the old clink-
ings Of glasses a large banquet was
most always attended by too much
drinking by some who could not resist
temptation.
We are voting out liquor selling and
liquor making. and while there is still
too much consumption, the decreas.
in drinking is very marked and thu
men who are total abstainers grow
in numbers rapidly and steadily
The examples furnished by Mr..
Bryan ard by Governor Glenn. who
do not drink in~toxicants, and by other
public men and by captains of industry
and other leaders is most valuable and
helpful in the Incubation Of correct
principles in the rising generation.
These two elegant ~banquets. free from
intoxicants, are healthy object lessons
OF temperance and sobriety.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-22
THE WESTERN UNION AND STOCK
WATERING.

Over-ca pi~talization and pouring
floods Of water into securities are re-
sponsible for most Of the trouble and
differences etween the people and
the public service corporations. They
tax the people too high for freight and
passenger rates. for light. water. pow
er, kilograms, telephone messages and
other OF the necessities Of life in which
from the necessity Of the case they
almost have a monopoly. When the
people, through their n
demand a reduction Of rates. these
stock-watering officials walk 10 and
say. You must let the rate be sufn-
GENTLY high u give US fair dividends
on our stock and pay interest on o1r
bonds" When you begin 10 investigate
you ma that in MANY Instances the
nigh fnanciers have issued 50 MANY
million Of dollars Of stock reuresent.
ing nothing but water that to permi.
rates hig enough u pay interest
upon such securities would be con
Of decent treatment To The
pubic. One Of the best illustration
OF the methods pursued Is furnished
~ me story Of the Western Union
telegraph Company. The New York
American thus sums it up:
The capital stock IF he wea,
Lnlon aud Postal is each 800. D 0o6
~ addltlon the Western Union ii ~
ported as bonded for $4,000 o60 n
1888 and 1924 experts estimate 49,.
the lines Of that cdnId ~
auplcated at from sl80oo ann !.
~sZo,ooo,o09- 1t would be impoxsibIe
lot ANYBODY to sho~ that the actuaI
nov oriena OF the Western Union Is
non ~ ever mas been more than go
ooo'oeo With its recently 800
'ohdS the concern is capitalized 81
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-22

a goodness which compels Us 70 follow
MIN
This sensible speech ought 20 be
read and ra-read. II sums I'D the
whole matter. The man with N axe
to grind. who wants OPPRESSION and
robberv to go unhindered" calling
himself By the grand old name o.
Conservative" and the "~demaSogue
willing 10 lash the public into injustice
fl thereby he may attain his seia7h
ends" giving himser the honcFcd
name Of Radical are both enemies II
the State and the mass 0f the peoplT
are In sympathy with neither the ?
nor the other They are, - Ar
Scales says, weary of the
and determined that tbs corrupt
hand Of private interest shall no longer
pollute the fountain Of public veal
he il also r!gnt in saying that the
Democratic party il sound at the core
ard that the reputed differences ~
our party are greatly exaggerated
The Democratic party stands ca the
Greensboro platform, with only 2
comparatively small number Of DIS
senters. it IS true hat they make a
loud noise-Crnost Of which i made
By the blowing Or railroad whistles
and some folks are deceived into
thinking they are as numerous as the
putting and blowing indicates. Inc
fact is they have spent all their pow
er in trying TO get up steam but
there are few passengers on their train
except those who travel on passes,
while the great mass Of the pa " =
travelling on the grand old train or
Equal Rights to All and Special Priyi-
leges to None.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-22
WORTH MILLIONS,

The Danbury Reporter thinks it is
the agitation of the tobacco farmers
and antitrust legislation, rather than
the small crop, that are responsible
for the increase in the price of the to-
bacco this ear over last year. 1t is
right. The size of the crop has very
little effect on the price which the
trust fixes for the weed. The only
thing that affects it materially is to
give the trust real fear of aggressive
legislation and vigorous prosecution.
Then it pays more for tobacco until
it feels that the people have again
been lulled to sleep. The agitation
and the passage BY the House of
Representatives OF NORTH Carolina of
Subsection a. was in itself worth
millions of dollars to the North Caro-
lima tobacco growers, and the investi-
cation by the Federal and
the institution of legal proceedings
against the trust is worth almost as
much.
If the people go to sleep, the trust
feels safe in putting down the price
and keeping it down; if the people are
aroused and determined. the trust sees
that 1t must put UP the price.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-22

company AMI the tracslou head. and
near the close OF tha article tae
writer ranxz IN the following
The expose has helped the pTess-
Genital aspirations - Lieutenant
+ Governor Lewis StuyveNaus Chan3-
+ Ter immensely The Ryan crowd have
been against ChanieT from the start.
II being their Intention = put for
ward Tor the Democratic u~ofaanaS1n
either Alton "a Parker or former COY
c~nor David Francis Of Missouri NF
Parker il one u fky@ns AaayeTs and
would e. to any length u serve his
client In y4ss ~ what has haprea
ell IL Is not likely that any With
the Ryau tAlnt about htn4 Viii eA1
much II "A cEIre in tAe next le9nR-
cratic convention
1T - i~ntlsuatest ~ those whp know
that RYAN subscribed Aa@ratlS 20 p
FUND raisesi Tor entertaining Nfl@4au1
Jennings RryaG when he returned
last year from Europe 10 Justice ~
Mr. Bryan il must be stated that he
knew notR{nE about ihts subscription
Mr.. Bryan is not IN sympathy with
the Ryan kind OF aaAu, though some
OF Mr. Bgaa's most rdeat support
ers IN New York Avc IN the Ryan
payroll
Exactly why the Ryan exposure 81
helping Chanler immensely we are
not told What has he done - bring
il about ana shat evidence has he
brought out7 Why snouI a boomer
FOR Chanler bring out that Ryan
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