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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24
EXecutriX's Notice.

This is 70 give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of
Garrett County, Maryland, letters tesla
mentary ON the estate of Thomas J. Low
dermilk, late of Garrett County, Mary
land, deceased All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with vouchers thereof
duly authenticated. to the subscriber on or
before the 10th day of Aug, 1908. They may
otherwise by law be excluded from ali
benefit of the said estate. All persons know
ing themselves indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th day of
February, 1903.
LOUISA A. LOWDERMILK,
Executrix.
McHenry. Md.
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, That the subscribers
of Garrett county, hath obtained from
the Or. bans Court OF Garrett County, in
Maryland, Letters OF Administration on the
personal estate of
WILLIAM HACHMAN,
late of Garrett county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to
tile subscriber. on or before the 18th day OF
November next; they may otherwise by law
be excluded IRON all benefit OF said estate
All persons ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under our hands this 26sh day Of
Mar, sos.
EDWARD II. SINCELL.
SAMUEL MO SER,
ADMIN stratJrs,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

Judge Mullowny on the charge of
disorderly conduct. When the
judge called upon him for an ex-
PLANTATION he started off with:
Well, old pal" That was as
far as he got. The judge is no
great stickler for court etiquet on
the part of the accused, particular
ly the sort ofaccused that is usual
ly arraigned before him, but he
draws the line at being called odd
pal" and, therefore sent this more
or less dazed gentleman to join
some of his real old pals at the
w1rkhouse.
Politics cut some figure in an
other case before the judge. a
negro had been arrested on the
charge of being drunk and disor-
derby. The officer who made the
arrest told the details He was
running up and down the avenue, "
he said, referring, of course to
Pennsylvania avenue, which is al
ways the avenue" here, shout
ing for Bryan"
That will do, >" said the Judge.
"Ten days"
a young colored woman was ar
raigned on the charge of disorder
" conduct, which is the ruling
form Of vice in the capital, and she
was inclined to be right pert in
her answers to the judge, who was
trying to find out what all the
trouble was about. He cautioned
he to be a little more respectful in
her replies, whereupon she retort-
ed:
Use gwine answer yo' as I
choose an yo' KANT sen ME TO no
jail neber."
To her absolute "comfustifca-
ton" as she afterward told a
friend, the Judge did send her to
jail and at once and for that very
remark.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24
Land for Sale.

We have for sale the following valua-
bic tracts Of land
One Military Lot of so acres, small
portion of which is under cultivation.
All good land, and every acre tillable.
Watered by several good springs and
never failing small run. Contains
some good timber One-half mile
from r r. siding, and one and one
half miles from Oakland.
Also part Of two Military Lots contain
ing about so acres. This property is
directly East of Oakland, on the South
side Of the B. & o. R. r. siding on the
North side of tracks. Contains valu-
able grazing land, portion of which
is in cultivation. Valuable R. R. 'front.'
age.
A $50 10 acres suitable for building sites
lust East of Oakland on the North side of the
oakland and Mt. Lake Park road.
For further information. address
THE H. WEBER & SONS CO.,
6-tf Oakland Md.
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The Republican for Job Work.


All stockholders of the Yough River
Oil and Gas Company, of Garrett Coun-
ty, are hereby notified, that a meeting
of the said stockholders will be held at
the Court House, in Oakland, on Satur-
day, the Bird day of October, next, at =
o clock p. M, to consider and ratify the
extension of leases and to transact all
such business that may lawfully brought
before them.
D. NJ. MASON. Vice Pres't.
K. }. FRINGER, Sec'y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

much interested in new fabric
you have on the shelves as they are
in any home happening. Your store
news and announcements in these
columns will reach large circle of
eager buyers. This will enable you
to sell your goods while they are
new and fresh and you will not
have to sacrifice later at remnant
counter prices. Think it over.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

the return judge nine dollars for
his services and three dollars each
to the two judges and two clerks.
All candidates must file their
application with the State Central
Committee of the respective par
ties at least fifteen days before the
primary and five days thereafter
must pay the committe the sum
estimated as his fair proportion of
the expenses TO be incurred. the
sum to be fixed according to the
number Of candidates and salaries
of the office they seek.
The ballots shall be prepared by
the State Central Committee and
be printed on white opaque paper
twice the number Of registered
voters and delivered to the return
Judges not less than three DAYS be
tore the said primary, and the said
committe shall print at the same
time and distribute to any candi-
date, ordering and paying the cost
OF the same any number of official
ballots such candidates may desire.
The names of candidates shall be
arranged alphabetically according
to the surname for each office.
The ballot must also contain the
names OF all the delegates to any
convention. White Opaque en-
VelopeS must be used to seal the
ballots in. Not more than one
watcher or challenger for each can
dldate will be allowed in the poll
ing place and not more than five
OF such for all the candidates. No
one will be allowed to vote exceut
he be registered and member Of
the party holding the primary.
Inc voter shall prepare his ballot
by marking out with black pencil
the names OF all persons he does
not want to vote for, leaving those
ne desires to vote tor unmarked.
Inc comwlttees supply and pay
tor all things necessary, such as
rent advertising, blanks, ballots,
INK, lndeIlble and black pencils,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24
RADICAL CHANGE IN PRIMARY LAW
New Act For Whole State Except Bal
timOre, Returns Vest Pocket System.


timOre. Returns Vest Pocket System.
Among the acts of the legisla-
ture of 1908 were three very I'M
portant ones relating to elections
and known as Chapter 1871, "Pri-
mary Elections" Sections I6oa to
I I6ow and Chapter I22, Sections I6I
to IFS, entitled Corrupt Prac-
tees" also Chapter 100, Sections
to IL entitled Senatorial Pri-
mary Election Law" The latter
provides that whenever there shall
/ be a geneaal election for members
OF the General Assembly charged
with the duty of electing a senator
for the state of Maryland in the
. Congress OF the United States,
primary election must be held on
the same day by the Democratic
party and the Republican party
also others parties which at the
last general election cast 10 per
cent OF the votes cast. The pri-
mary elections mast not be closer
than 100 feet OF each other and
not less than 100 yards away from
the place where the general cleo
tlon is being held.
Section 16oa of the new primary
election law provides that political
parties which polled ten per cent
Of the votes cast at the election
held Nov. 5, 1907, in any county,
shall hereafter nominate their can
didates for public Office in said
counties, and Shall elect all dele
/ gates to conventions or managing
bodies Of political parties not ap-
/ pointed by party convention, by
means Of primary election under
tbs provisions Of this act, the said
primary election to be held not
later than the second Monday in
/ September and between the hours
Of s O'Clock a. N. and six O'Clock
2. NJ, but not less than fonr hours
Of the day Of the primary. The
State Central Committee for the
states fixes the date for primaries
i'll the several counties for state
judicial and congressional primary
elections and the State Central
Committee for the county fixes
the date for the county primary.
The committee must give notice
by advertisement once a week for
! three weeks before the primary,
/ giving the date, the hours and
| places where said primaries will be
held.
The primary election shall be
conducted by three Judges and two
clerks to be appointed by the SUI
peryisor OF elections of his party
and in case OF a primary election
by any other political party the
| whole board of election Supervisors
shall appoint hejudges and clerks.
One OF the judges must be the
registration officer of the party
holding the primary and after be-
ing sworn i'll as registration Off
Ger he must then take the pre-
scribed oath as the return Judge
for the primary to be held in the
precinct for which he is the regis
trar. He is authorized and re-
CURED to swear in the other two
! judges and two clerks. The re-
turn judge is supplied with
ballot box and a copy of the regis
tered voters of his precinct by the
supervisors of elections. These
with the official returns sealed
must be returned by him on Tues
day following the day of the pri-
mary. The convention will be in
session at II O'Clock a. m. at the
court house on said Tuesday. The
county commissioners must pay
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

W aSnlngton IS now undergoing
several reforms, all more or less
sweeping Ill character, and these
also serve to keep the citizens
irom sleeping all the time. Owing
10 the peculiar organization OF the
district POLITICALLY, the manage
OF the street railways, above and
beyond the rights and powers OF
the oHlceFs OF those railways,
comes directly INTO the hands OF
Uncle sam himself. III other
words every citizen OF the United
states IS more or less directly con-
cerned IN the questions OF whether
the W aShlngton street railways
give good service, provide suthcl-
ent and suitable cars and charge
no more than a reasonable rate tor
the service rendered. In was re
Gently held that the railways were
directly under the jurisdiction OF
the interstate Commerce Commits
Sloh' ana the commission, IN or
der TO 1u4hil ITS whole duty by the
street railways sand the District
ana at the SANE time not allow the
matter OF after ding to transcontl-
mental lines to go by default tor
lack OF time appointed subcom-
mission VINO business 1t Is to look
after the District roads and listen
TO complaints OF the citizens. AS
no one outside OF the officers and
stockholders OF these lines was
ever known to be satisfied with the
way they are known to run or with
the service they afford, you can
imagine that this subcommlsslon
IS having no holiday.
Another reform is one in which
Washington has set most whole
some example to the whole coun-
try, and that is the way of max
ing its hotels, restaurants, eating
houses, etc, clean and sanitary in
every way. The health Board
started out band of inspectors
and began a thorough inside-a and
out inspection of every place in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

WAsHINGTON, Sept. 2G.-Who
said Washington was dull in mid
summer. What if the White
House is in Oyster Bay, the heads
OF departments scattered to the
four winds and Congressman ev-
erywhere but in Washington? The
national capital has a life all its
own, and it is an exciting one at
times.
Talk about stories of heart in
teresting. We have just two Of
the most unusual interest. Take
the case of the boy who was being
operated upon and whose Eeart
stopped beating and who showed
every symptom in a few moments
OF having lost all interest in sub
sequent proceedings. The doctors
tried the usual restoratives, but
they were Of no avail. The one
OF them cut open the lad S abdo-
men, inserted his hand and began to
massage his heart. In a few mo-
menta the heart resumed its pulsa-
tons, the boy opened his eyes and
was alive again. He remained
alive for day and a half. But
when he died the second time no
effort was made to revive him
again. Probably the doctors
thought him to unappreciative.
Another youth got into some
dispute and his antagonist pricked
him with knife. The weapon
penetrated the chest and made
little slit it the heart. He was
hurried to the hospital and there
the surgeons Went right to work
and sewed up the cut and now the
youth is as good as ever.
Gan you beat those two stories
for heart interest?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24
PROTEST FROM LABOR
Kind of Letters Unions Are Send
ing Mr.. GOnpeTS.
DISTRUST PARTY or BRYAN.
Camden Central Labor Union Holds
the Democracy Responsible Fer Ce-
pIorabIe Condition Of Workers in the
Southern States.

IL lAlt REGULAR <HlflI.t1I1HIE fTaatirfrr
of tin C3luEa1 ~ I. t,or,t,.,l -
,,,,;,..,~t..,., '---'' i'''JSi
,.'''O'' 'i'iu -A"s' 10 l'OS' colhlAuhica-
uOh from national headquarters was
received in which the Vuri, of the ;,.-
tionol ,,,,,,.,,,t4,.., nj. ,r,.. ,..,.:..,-.
'-S .'''i''i'"' par
''S was SET IOtJu ana commented
upon. The letter closed with an ap-
npgl 10 ..st.,3 r,;thr,,r H.
f,i,,
"pto'e ana ueie"l our enc
lhieS. Accompanying this COMMUNE
cation was a request for a cun;rihu-
tion m b.l,, ,,,.l-o IL ro.-il.r
.,-I., ~ "'r'S
H"I'eNS' III tdHllE.lSH lOt the tSt&D-
fishing of labUr'S rights. The matter
WIS diSpOSpd Of Law tho eacra..,.,, I,i,,,-
inet~,,,.,,,l e., fo,,.,,,,I 80
80 ~ ~ " anu ~ Iue "tiOiIdl
once the following letter:
Camden y J. Aug Is 1r-S
Samuel Gompers. ESQ. President of the
american Federation of la54r-
Dear SIR and Brother-ZVe beg IN ac-
knowledge the receipt Of an address is
sued by the executive council Of r..
American Federation If Labor Ifn.lar d..ts
Of Aug. l. ACCOMMODATING this is an an
peal for funds 10 carry out the uglitt..il
prograu!ne set forth i'm tho a.r,'-..s ~,
which You call upon the workers of ,,,r
common country to stand f.trhfu,Iy b,
our friends. We hereby return TO van
both documents. not that We do NOT tnirl.
the WaSeWorhcTs should stand hy their
friends and defeat their enemies I,r
for the reason that we fail TO agree with
you as TO VINO are our friends and
who are orr enemies. You claim 10 be-
lieve the Democratic party To be Friendly
to labor because at It's last national con-
vcution IL promised To do certain -bi,us
il elected. For this reason Won ask the
trades unioniats Of the country TO do tha
utmost 10 e...L its candidates and o., frIr-
n,sh means for carrying on its csrIn9fs,-1
The Central Labor union of Camden
believe JlCy have sufficient iDfrlfi.yerlr.. ID,
| designate who are the friends of labor
and VINO are its foes We take. M. stock
in any pGTty's promises made Just prior
10 election when we have the record Of
th"t parry to guide and direct u.s. We
refuse TO believe thar any POLITICAL party
that has a continuous record for r.-.,,,ft-
ting the most degrading forms Of lar,q~
to exist in states where its Jurisdiction
is complete can or viii reverse ItsnIF
when it comes into possession Of the ma
tiuual governments Labor has found the
Democratic party faitlless and trr-rrical
| in state government BY what legerUc4uafn
are we to believe it will do better ,,-,,.r
Il has sal greater power 10 0p,ross2 In
the southern states. where H.l-,-.D baooc-
I.Ft.y- has f....rr il, ..... ...,.r.rf..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24
Al THOUGH ALL THE Or
FICAILS ARE ELSEWHERE
"Ihe Government at Washington Still
Lives" in the Same Old Way.
GOSSIP OF RATIONAL CAPITAL.

Two Heart Interest" Stories, Dis
putatiOn on Reform, the Rattle
Snake Tan, the Jealous Husband,
and Other Incidents OF an Inter-
esting Nature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

The United States Jail, which
serves as state penitentiary for
the District of Columbia, has also
fallen under the searching eye of
reform and investigation has re-
vealed a most lamentable condi-
ton of affairs, almost rivaling that
exposed by the convict pen inves-
tigation in Georgia. Cells, origi-
nally intended for one prisoner,
have been found cluttered up with
two and some times three or four.
The prisoners have no room for
exercise, and there is no privacy
for either the women or the men.
The District authorities blame
the Department of Justice and the
Department of Justice passes it
along to Congress, where the
blame for everything usually lands
sooner or late.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

\ little different sort of heart in
terest story is that of the husband
Of so who became so jealous of the
gentleman of 6S, who was a board
er in the house, that he beat him
up shamefully on the alleged
ground that the old man was pay
ing undre attention to the wife of
IS. 1t appeared that the gentle
man 68 had been accustomed to
give candy and flowers to the
young wife now and then, all of
which goes to show that no matter
how old you are it rs we'll to be
careful to whose wife you pay even
the most innocent attention.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

Another hap pening that has
served to keep ennui in the back
ground was the rattlesnake affair.
You have probably heard of it.
One of the attendants at the Zoo,
which is one of the things that
Washington takes a sort of religi-
Gus pride in and which is pet of
President Roosevelt, undertook to
push aside a man-size rattlesnake
while cleaning its cage. His rat
tleship resented the familiarity
and struck the attendant in the
hand. Then there was great ado.
Everybody got busy. Surgeons,
physicians and all sorts of special
lists, osteopaths, mind healers,
psychopaths and what not were
interested, but the man kept get
ting worse and it looked like sure
death for him until some rattle
snake serum was received from
New York and administered and
then he began to mend and now
he has trouble in remembering
which hand it was the snake bit.
During all this time bulletins were
issued regularly, the Washington
papers got out extra after extra
and great crowds gathered around
the house that sheltered the rat
tlesnake man." as he is generally
spoken of by the people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24
A Business Proposition

Did you ever
stop to think,
Mr.. Business
Man, that the
news of your
business is as
much a part
of the local
events as a
wedding or a
church fair?
The ladies
are just as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

Our police court also has a ten
dency to Danish the soporifcness
that generally taints the atmos-
phere here at this time of the year.
The other morning an all-night
rounder was arraigned before
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24

evil ways from which he has been
warned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-09-24
All the News

II q r = . II .
in the home town; the births, mar
riages, deaths. the social affairs,
the comings and goings of the peo-
ple-your neighbors; the notes of
the schools and churches; all these
and many other new and interesting
paper PAPER viii vii; viii All the Time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-17

Evidence ef what looks like a well organized scheme to defraud farmers out of their cucumber and watermelon crops is just coming to light in some sections of South Alabama.
 For some time, many farmers have lamented the small returns from their shipments to various markets. In some instances less than $50 was rer alized on a car of first class melons. The high freight rates, distance rom the markets and an over supply were some of the reasons advanced ny the commission men for the thinness or the checks sent the shippers.
 Many of the large planters. well ae- quainted with the methods of shipping, disposed of their crops to good advan- tage. In the more isolated sections, however. 1t sesms that the lack of this knowledee served as an entering wedge for the sharperH and confidence men.
 A particular instance may be cited to serve as an illustration of the methods employed to fleece the farmers. Upon investigation in half dozen other io- caiities the same tactics were employees with variations to suit the particular locality and it's people.
 Early in the spring two men, calling themselves Messrs- Kahn and Lathers and claiming to represent large com mission house. went to Madrid. Ala to look up prospects to plant eueumheTs for shipment. As result of their ef- forts approximately thirty-hve acres were planted In tracts of two to fifteen acres each by six farmers near town. Other farmers also put in few acres hoping thereby to reap an extra divi- dend from their labors although they did rot represent the so-ealled "eu'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-17
Organized Scheme to
 Defraud the Farmers

eumbcr colony" of Kahn and Lathers, Every effort was exerted to make the experiment success and much excite rnent prevailed when early in the sum- mer the first car was ready for the market.
 A small colony of boys and girls was employed to select the choicest pickle and pack them In crates. The first car held over 500 crates for which the agents promised the planters si.5o each. less i3 Ia cents for the crate. Returns were slow on the hrst car and had not been received when the second was ready for shipment. Promising to adjust the matter In few days and to deposit the money In the campbellton, Fla. bank one ot the buyers left with the second car, In all three cars were shipped, but ga far not 1 cent of money has been received by the growers.
 When :he third car had gone the way of the other two the disappointed farm CTS decldad to gather no more until they had heard from their previous eonsienments. Tn the meantime the eucunibers ripened and spoiled on the vsSes. thus adding to the loss already expSrieneed through the trickery of the eemnatssian men.
 As a result of their experiences in the cucumber Industry this year very small acreage is predicted for next sea- son. Tn Houston and Geneva counties where the bulk of the melons were raised this year 1t is said that the planters are very much dissatisfied with their experiences in the melon and cucumber line Approximately 12,00l acres were planted In South Alabama this year. Less than 5000 acres are estimated for 1909.