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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21

in pieces by caravan across from
Trye, had confined the Tigris to
its banks by building an embank-
ment of bricks, and had construct
ed canals or aCqueducts to bring
good water to the Assyrian CAPT
tai. But the military exploits of
Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar
live after them because theirs was
an age of the human race when
deeds of destruction by arms were
accounted of greater consequence
than works of sustenance, such as
irrigation.
The Euphrates and the Tigris
region in the twentieth century
awaits the modern prototype of
Northumberland, the digger of
bitches. He will be from the
West, but he will not come until
the railway brings him, for irriga-
ton and railway construction are
both essential to the development
of this region. Nebuchadnezzar's
twentieth century successor will
have to study the story which the
ruins Of the ancient irrigation
work may tell because he will
need to draw lessons from them.
Of course, he will have his own
theory Of how Chaldea's fatalida
came, how the Tigris deserted its
ancient and respectable bed, and
in changing its course cut a new
channel, gnawed away the feeder
canal and then ate away the main
Nahrawan itself, devouring the
protective works and the attempt
ed repairs faster than they could
be completed, SO that one day a
moving mountain OF water was
roaring across the plain, crushing
and enguling all before it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
Order of Publication.

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NO loot Eiultl: IN the circuit Court for
Jarrett county, Maryland.
me OBJECT OF TINS suit Is to procure a de
cree Tor uhe SAFE OF tAe real estate devised in
Ine ldSt VIII ana testament OF Francis Nc
hili|le' deceased, late OF Jarrett county. for
lIe purpose OF partition among the PARTIES
tHUitIed TO interest therein.
The bill states that on or about the --
day Of March. in the wear l~q4 tLe ssfd
frahcls MchlnZle departed this life leaving
last VIII ana testament. deVlslnG his real
estate 10 ms WlIe during her natural life,
any tleh 10 ms chlufeh share and share
alike: InaU tle Salu WIDOW or the said Fran
CTS MchlhAie departed TINS lie about one
year ago ara that ne left as his only heirs
under ms sdld last VIII ana testament, the
IoIIoW4nS children: LONOlen Mckenzie, his
SON lntermafrIed With Annie MckinZle;
Moan MchlnZle, his son, lntermaried with
lheH MckinZIe; Annie Mckmzte his daugh-
Ter unmarried; Dora Mcklnzie, his daugh-
tef' htermarrled with richard MckinziC;
George MckinZie, his son. ntermarried with
hose Mckenzie; Laura MCkinZie. his daugh-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
Name of Signel

such petition shall consist Of sheets haV-
in such form printed or written at the
top thereof and shall be signed by the
legal voters in their own proper persons
only, and opposite the legal signature
of each legal voter shall be written the
house number and street name if there
be such; and if the petition is for the
entire county the city, town, village or
election district as the case may be in
which he resides and the date of sign
ing the same, no signature shall be
valid or counted in considering such pc
tltion unless these requirements are
complied with and unless the date of
signing is less than six months preced-
ing the date of filing the same. At the
bottom of each sheet Of such petition
shall be added a statement signed by a
resident of the political subdivision in
which the signerS thereof reside, with
his residence address as aforesaid, stat
ing that the signatures on that sheet of
said petition are genuine and that to
the best of his knowledge and belief the
persons so signing were at the time of
signing said petition legal voters of the
said political subdivision, that their re-
spectlve residences, when required to be
stated, are correctly stated therein, and
that each signer signed the same on the
Gate set opposite his name. Such state
flent shall be sworn to before some
ficer residing in SAID county where
: lch legal voters reside, authorized to
minister oaths therein; such sheets
hall be fastened together in one docu-
ment filed as whole, and when filed
shall not be withdrawn or added to. No
signature shall be withdrawn after the
filing of such petition; such petition so
verified or copy thereof duly certified
as hereinafter provided shall be prima
facie evidence that the signatures, state
ment of residence here required to be
stated and dates upon the petition are
genuine and true and that the persons
signing the same are legal voters Of the
political subdivisions named therein
Upon request Of any one filing such a
petition and verified statement and pay
ing or rendering to the Supervisors of
Elections one dollar for each one hun
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
Protection Against Loss By Fire.

Is your property insured? If not,
could you afford to lose your home or
your place Of business at this time by
fire? If such misfortune should over
take YOU are you able to rebuild with
out borrowing money and putting a
mortgage on your premises? If not,
then insure your property at once IN
one Of the large and reliable Fire In
surance Companies represented by our
Agency, and in case of fire you will be
promptly paid the amount of loss sus-
tanned under your policy, and it will not
be necessary to borrow. Combined
assets Of Companies represented, more
than S85. 900. 0GO. Write for informa-
ton ana rates.
FRED A. THAYER, Agent.
52-2t4s Oakland. Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
AlPs We'll That Ends Well.

l am so glad as | can be:
l seeng. I dance, signore!
All, sooch lucky man like me
You neVva see bayfore.
Eet ees so like Wen sky ees gray,
Den-queeck.-da sun bust through
An driVin all da cloud away
tai eet all to you.
My wife an me We no can CAT
To max our minds da same,
Wen leetla boy ees com. for wat
We gona call hees name.
My Rosa, dats my wife, she say
She gotta besta right
For call da keed her owna way,
An So my frand, we fight
She say she want her ladders name,
Giovanni" but, you see,
] want "Giacobbe" jus da same,
Wheech ees da name for me.
Wal den dces theeng excite us so
An max so beega fuss,
Ees com my reeCha Uncla Joe
For feexin' theengs for us.
But wen he find how hard eet seem
For feex he tai us, wal,
l theenk ees best you Gala heem
Giuseppe for mysar!"
Dees max da case so bothersom'
My brain ees eena whirl;
I almost weesh Wen keed ees COM
He gona be a girl
Eth? No. he was no borua wen
We fishta deesa way
No baby eesa levin den.
But see. ees com today
Not only wan of heem but three,
Eth? "Treepets?" Yes. sgnore.
All, soocha lucky man like me
You nevva see baytore!
4. A. DAILY in Catholic Standard ana
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, That the subscriber
of somerset county, Pa, hath obtained from
the Orphans' Court OF Garrett County, in
Maryland, Letters of Administration on the
personal estate of
ANNA BOGER.
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
the subscriber, on or before the 18th day of
be excluded from ali benefit of said estate
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
March, 1908.
WILLIAM T.. BITTNER,
Administrator
lockwood, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
Secondhand Enclish.

Swede Ito Englshman at Colorado
Springs, noting that the EugliShman's
accent was unlike that Of the other in-
habitantsJ-How long you baue in desc
country?
EngiShman--Nine months.
Swede-You bane spake de language
putty good already. Ven you bane in
desc country two years you will spake
rs veil as de people here
EngliShman (annihilatingly) - Man
alive, am from the country where
this language is manufactured. What
yoa are learning to speak is second
hand glish.-Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
REALIZING Sense.

Il have always thought l knew what
grinding poverty is" said Ardup, but
| never did until this morning."
What happened this morning?"
asked Short
Il caught my wife putting burned
bread crusts in the coffee ill."-Hous-
ton Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21
A NEWSPAPER MAN
GETS TEMPTING OFFER.
A Dealer in Another State Addressed
a Letter to West Virginia News
Paper Editor,

Paper Editor.
The editor of the Weston In
dependent replies through his
paper as follows to a recent letter
received by him which correspon-
denCe was clothed in the most
tempting and persuasive language.
Here is what the editor takes
privilege of saying in reply
through the columns of his paper:
Dear Sir-We have this day
set aside for your use, four quarts
OF our choicest product-Hayner
Old Trojan Bottled-in- Bond Whis
key-and we ask your permission
to ship it to you-at our risk
and on our personal guarantee that
you will find it one of the most
delicious WHISTLES you ever tasted
and the best value you We ever
known-or it will not cost you one
cent. We do not ask you to send
us any money in advance, " etc,
etc, to the extent of one entire
typewriter page.
Put 'er there for sixty days old
pal. You place us under renewed
obligation to YOU for Your kind
ness. 1t makes us teel awfully
good to know YOU thought of us
here in the budding springtime,
with hot weather coming on, and
ranging thirst approaching. Four
quarts OF your Old Trojan set aside
for our Use! Shake again, and let
it age yet a little more. They
say it improves with years. We
are Oh the water-wagon just I ow,
and say, Uncle Hayner, don't you
tempt us with your bottled best.
But your offer beats stealth it in
transit, or gettin' booty on butter
milk. You are mighty clever, in
deed. If we ever come to your
town Well be at your house to
stay all night.
"You see we have confidence in
our products, you say; and TRY
it-that's all we ask, YOU add.
Sure, Hayner's best will do the
rest, to speak POLITICALLY. 1t helps
a man to forget his woes. The
other day like product enabled a
neighbor of ours to forget his sick
and suffering child for medicine
for which he had come to town.
1t made aim quite content with
bunk in the Calaboose as a sub
stitute for his dowry bed at home.
1t closed his eyes to the paling
face of his little one, hushed to
him its weakened cries, wiped
away watching mothers anxious
tears, and downed for him her
sobs. 1t rendered him so deaf to
all pictures Of his stricken home
that he could forget its needs and
let the saloon take from his
pockets the coin that should have
medicine and food.
Something akin in your Old
Trojan has just led young man to
end his days in Wheeling, provok-
ed the murder of an old soldier in
Kanawha; sent a dozen and two at
one time to the penitentiary from
Fayette; it causes more than
three-fo urths Of all our crimes; it
fills our asylums, infrmaries and
jails; is the basis for enlarged
taxation everywhere; stands in
the way of progress, and is men
ace to mankind in all conditions.
And this curse of humanity so
long enthroned is doomed.
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Largest assortment of highest grade
enameled ware at bargain prices at G.
A. Shirer & Cos. g-4t@
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-21

lily. Town. Village or Flee House numl
ton District petition Is for if any
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LlLtarN.

BroWning's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15
TO HAND CONGRESS- 4 HOT
TAMALE.

The President will hand back TO
the House package about as hot
as a Mexican tamale.
That is the impression in Washing
ton, growing out of the adoption by
the House of the Perkins resolution.
calling for especial consideration of
the reference to the Secret Service in
the Presidents recent message. The
President, 1t will he recalled, resented
the efforts in Congress to limit the
usefulness of the government detec-
tiyes and more than intimated that it
was an excellent thing to have the
Secret Service to run down the
criminalities of members of Congress
as we'll as counterfeiters and other
classes of nefarious law-breakers.
Hot in the collar" hardly expresses
the mental condition of the represen-
tatlyes Of the people as soon as they
appreciated the "gratuitous insult"
Visions of the Bertillion system of
measurements, of rogues galleries in
which the photo of every congress-
man was filed and labeled, of mys-
FERROUS logging of their movements
by "old sIeuths," of carefully pres
eryed records of their secret lives
in the government archives-ail
these things doubtless flashed across
the minds of Senator's and Represen-
tatives. In their indignation they
were almost ready for a lynching bee.
Cooler counsels prevailed and a res
olution of investigation was the re-
suit
Advices from Washington are to
the effect that Teddy is getting armed
for battle royal. He has been hold
ing conferences with Chief Wilkie,
of the Secret Service, mass of in
formation is in his hands, and as soon
as Congress gets busy with its con-
demnatory resolutions a bomb or
two is likely to be thrown with I'M
erring accuracy from the White
House that will put to flight the
statesmen on Capitol Hill.
If anybody imagines this admins
tration is going out of office in a
sedate, dignified and transformations
manner he is doomed to disappoint.
ment. The outlook is that there will
be more verbal fireworks, more start
ling demonstrations of acute Roose
veItism, more genuinely stirring sen
sations, during the next three months
than in any other Similar period of the
seven years Roosevelt has ruled il
Washington And it may be some
Congressman will be sorry, before il
is all over, that any stir-up was made
over the Secret Service incident.
Roosevelt will have the last in
nings, Congress may rest assured
and that last innings will be some
thing terrifically hot. Congress bids
fair to be- bathed in tabascO sauce.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15
FUTURE POLICY IN THE PHILIP,
PINES.

The Mckinley policy for the Philip
pines, the policy of benevolent afHlia-
ton will be followed during the
Taft administration as it has been
during the seven years of the Roose-
welt administration
That was the announcement made
by President-elect Taft in New York
on Sunday, in the course of a speech
at the dedication of a Mckinley me-
mortal organ in the Metropolitan
Temple. AS in all of his addresses on
public questions Judge Taft left no
doubt as to his meaning. He has
the faculty of expressing himself so
plainly that there can be no possible
cause for misconstruction of his
meaning. Discussing the future of
the Philippines, so far as this coun-
try's governmental relations to the
islands are concerned, he said:
Mckinley was a man of the most
wonderful tact that / ever knew of.
Mr.. McKinley's idea-and it is his
lHEd We di e Slill Coil ms OII III Tic
Philippines-was one of benevolent
utilization That idea or policy has
come in for much criticism, because
tranquility was secured only through
the exercise of the sword. 1t was a
cause of the deepest sorrow to Mr..
Mckinley that this was necessary and
today we are trying to carry out that
which he would have us do were
he alive today We are trying to
educate the people in the islands and
to teach them through partial self
government to attain the point where
ultimately they will be able to gov
ern themselves.
Where providence has thrust upon
us the responsibility of people, our
duty in aiding them is like that of
men favored by fortune whose duty
it is to help the helpless and unfor-
tunate in the community. l speak
of the Philippines with the conf
dence that comes of having watched
the progress of the islands. In good
faith we are carrying out an altruis-
tic policy. We must continue this
policy and hold the islands for the
benefit Of the people who live there. :"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15
Theatrical
"THH WHITE HAT"
BASKERVILLE, n. c. citizen.J

Slipping into town on two days no
tice, without a flourish of trumpets or
extensive advertising, the Wayne Mus
zeal Comedy Company sprung a sur
prise on an Asheville audience last
night and at popular prices presented
a show that was we'll forth twice the
money. unfortunately the idea got
abroad that the company was one OF
the cheap repertoire order, on which
the Asheville public has been so ex-
tensively regaled recently, and the
Grand was not as well filled as il
might have been. The show, The
White Hal" was really good and the
audience enjoyed it to the limit TIE
begin with, the girls are pretty, q
very necessary feature in musical
attraction. There are several good
voices in the company, too, and ev-
cry member can dance as if Ito the
manner born" The company does
not waste any money on scenery-it
gives the audience it's moneys
worth, and more. in the show.
One OF tn prettiest features oil
last nights show was the Swing
Song" wherein four pretty girls were
swung over tie bald headed rows
in swings decorated with tri-coloreG
electric globes This scene made g
decided hit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15
PARIS LAUGHS At BLUFF
ROOSEVELT HAs run UP.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. IA special
cable TO the Daily News from Paris,
France, says:
Prominent men in Paris who figur-
cd in the Panama Canal deal smiled
when they were shown by the cores
pondent of the Daily News, President
Roosevelt's strong and unequiyocal
/, statement denying the report that
certain Americans got a rake off
from the sale of the Panama Canal
Il do not care to have myself en-
rolled in the Ananias Club" said one
of the best-known newspaper owners
| OF Paris, and, therefore, do not care
| to be quoted, but / know thing or
two about the subject under discus
sion President Roosevelt doubtless
/ is perfectly sincere, but at the same
time he does not know the details,
nor would he be likely to. In fact,
they are not particularly the presi-
dents business. / am willing to re-
peat, and can prove If necessary, that
the United States bought the canal
from a group of its own citizens, who,
through clever maneuvering, acquired
either the canal outright, or the priv
ilege of selling it at any figure not
below a certain sum. There are at
least a score of persons in Paris who
| know this. Moreover Mr.. Roosevelt
shows his lack of acquaintance with
the subject in the language he uses.
He speaks of a distribution by the
French Government to certain 'indi-
viduals
"All this is wrong. There was no
distribution There was a certain
sum turned over to the directorate of
| the Panama company. There were no
| individuals, as such, concerned in
| the matter The official liquidator re-
| ceiyed 100000 900. but Immediately
| transferred a substantial part of this
sum to the American syndicate, whose
energy and perseverance had made
the transaction possible. The books
of the Panama company would easily
prove this, and if Congress really in
vestigates the story it can get plenty
of evidence of all kinds right here to
the effect that the president is not
well Informed on the subject of this
hitoric deal"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15

Prohibition does not prohibit Men
drink just as much in the dry states
as they did when they were wet
more, indeed Men take a delight in
doing what they are prohibited from
doing and so they deliberately con-
sumo more liquor under sumptuary
laws than in the old regime of easy
licenses.
Much of this sort of talk has been
served up to the country by the various
liquor associations during the past
twelve months. Distlllers, brewers,
wholesalers and retailers, all have
combined in an effort to make the
public believe that such are the facts
of the case, that a great step back
ward, so far as temperance goes, was
taken when county after county, city
after city, state after state, climbed on
the water wagon.
But here comes the Commissioner
of Internal Revenues with some cold
blooded official facts and figures that
give the lie direct to all such state
ments. According to his annual
report-and his figures are not
guesswork or hearsay, but absolutely
accurate statistics-there has been a
great falling off in the production of
liquors. The cash receipts of the de-
partment during the last fiscal year
were nearly eighteen million dollars
below those of the previous year. and
for the last three months, the first
quarter of a new fiscal year, there
has been a further decrease of over
a million and a quarter dollars. If
this proportion continues. as it is
very likely to do, the income for
the present fiscal year will show a
shortage of twenty-three million dol
lars compared with two years ago.
In distilled liquors from grains the
falling off in the output was forty
million gallons, or nearly a half gal
Ion per capita.
Exactly how the liquor men viii get
around these figures it is hard tc
see. l hey nave DStH pei olSLtilI III tllS
declaration that prohibitory laws are
of no avail and yet the government
presents figures that tell a vastly
different story. Cutting out the wo-
men and children the consumption OF
distilled liquor diminished in the
year ending June go, by about two
gallons for every adult man-allow-
ing a population of twenty million
males over q years old As probab-
ly half the men, at least, do not
drink, it is apparent that the reduc-
ton in per capita consumption among
the drinking population of say ten
million men averages about four gal
Ions. Something did it.
Was it prohibitory law, or was il
same unknown agency? Perhaps ii
will be charged up to hard times, but
the experience of investigators in the
past has been that periods of depres-
sion have meant freer use of liquors
The country will await the distillers
new explanations with interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15
"THE DEVIL"

Henry w Savage will bring his
latest sensational dramatic success
THE Devil" to Glover's Opera House
Thursday night. THE Devil was
written by Franz Molnar, well
known journalist of Budapest, whose
previous works have been unknown to
this country and the sensational suc-
cess of this play has brought the au-
thor fame and fortune. Mr.. Savage has
the sole authority of the author and
his agents to produce The Devil" in
this country and the wonderful sue
cess of the piece at the Garden Thea
ire, New YORK, has proved the great
versatility and untiring efforts of this
manager, who presented the comedy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15

The Comptroller of the Currency in
his annual report shows that one
third of the worlds banking power is
in the United States Out of an ag-
gregate banking power, or assets, OF
forty-five billions over seventeen bill
lions represents the portion held by
the United States. A decade or two
from now one-half of the worlds
banking resources will be held in
this country and New York will be
the financial metropolis of the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15

Devil" will be presented here with
all the accurate detail that made its
production at the Garden Theatre
New York, such a noteworthy event
The cast Mr.. Savage offers in this
city includes Campbell Gollan, Adele
Block, Carroll Daily, Kathryn Mar
shall. Saidee Williams, Richard
Thornton, Helen Rolette, Phyllis Car
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-12-15

lin the metropolis in less than 3G
hours notice. The play deals with a
phase of life that is entirely new and
original, the leading figure calling
himself DR.. Miller, being no less 4
parsonage that his satanic majesty
The story is thrilling in all its de
tails, reaching a climax in the last
act that is novel and startling. The