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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28
He Had Been OBSERVING.

Why don't you call your invention
the Bachelors Button?'" I asked my
friend, who was about to put on the
market button that a man could at.
tach without needle or thread.
Il fear that the appellation would
imply too much restrictiveness," he
answered. You see" he went on, CIV
ing me one of his knowing smiles, IT
expect to do just as much business
with the married men as with the
bachelors"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28
Midas.

Midas had come to that point in his
career where everything he touched
turned to gold
What shall you ever do with the
stuff asked his encourage in visible
alarm.
Midas affected not to be uneasy.
Just wait till the boys begin to touch
me-" quoth he, displaying an &C
uuaintance with economic tendencies
far in advance of his age.-Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28
Artistic Temperament.

Hamlet seemed to speak with au,
thority in his advice to the players"
Yes" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, although he was rather quiet
and patient. But in his other scenes
he was as nervous and irascible as e
regular stage manager"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28
important to Mothers
Household CONSERVATION.

Charley, dear!" exclaimed young
Mrs. Torkins, the baby has swallowed
a gold dollar!"
Great heavens! Something must
be done. There will be no end to the
cost of living if he gets habits like
that"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28
Ihe inevitable.

Briggs don't think much of I'm
derblossom. He's a scoundrel. He
lies in his teeth.
Griggs-Why shouldn't he? His
teeth are false-Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28

1t seems to make some folks won
derfully comfortable to tell the Lord
Just what they think of one another.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28
(TO BE CONTINUED)
ORIGIN of "John Bull,

The name John Bull" as applied Ia
the English nation, was first made uSo
of in poem dated 1712.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-28

Hot-Hesded IF You Mention II.
Scott-Jones is a cool-headed chap.
Mott-Naturally! He's as bald as q
door knob.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14

The man of the suffraget age sat
darning the family socks. His mild
blue eyes glanced YEARLY at tho
family socks, as he thought how Tim
Murphy the raw Irishman. who need
ed his constant instruction in cook
ing was at that very moment flirting
with Patrolman Bridget Moriarity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Ii is with certain thoughtfulnesS
we read that the biggest fish caught in
the Pittsburg greit net is the million
alre president OF the German National
bank OF Allegheny Frank ~ Hoffstot.
For this Is none other than Baby
Hoffstot OF the Pressed Steel car strike
stencil at McKees Rocks. Pa, scant
seven months ago.
This Is one OF the Joint owners OF
that concern In which sprang up the
rottenest labor conditions ever known
IN America.
This is the Baby" Hoffstot. the cod
l,ed heir TO millions, who sat at hls
banquets and lui.ed his senses with
eartl' 6 rarest luXaries while thousands
OF the wage slaves under him. the
wage slaves he was responsible for
having harded into this country like
sheep and having housed In vile novels
that dogs would disdain, prostitutlng
their wives and girl children to the
lusts Of petty bosses that they might
hold their pitiful jobs In the roaring.
killing treadmill OF the car shops and
earn their lean food
When these ignorant, unorganized
wage slaves spontaneously threw down
heir tools and walked away from con-
ditions that were worse than they had
ever known In the back countries or
Europe, Baby" Hoffstot thought II a
1t time - take a leisurely vacation.
And when at his plant men flew at
each others throats and many were
killed Baby" Hoffstot was far away
from the blood and dust, serene in the
comfort OF his private yacht, cruising
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
Yeggmen IN Our Midst.

Quite a burglarious robbery took
place when the Goosevale =. o. was
blew Saturday night last. All they
secured vas pal. OF Postmaster Yves
Wheatcakc's blue overalls. priced more
for their associations than their in
trnsic merit, few cents in cents and
some stamps The canceling machine
was not taken. consisting as II did OF a
cork scored with X on the bottom
same being In the ink bottle at the
time and thereby overlooked.
The robbery was discovered Mon
day, the building beng badly wrecked
inside by the explosion, which was
heard by severa, Co detonate about
a. m. Sunday. but little thought oil
at the time. supposition having
prevalency that IT was Yves blowing
his nose. who rooms behind the store
Ine evildoers broke also into Val
Broddack's blacksmith shop and pur.
loined a sledge hammer and pair OF
grass shears and q corkscrew and
other tools, all of which was recovered
except the corksCrew They also took
Zed Hornswoggle's bay mare TO escape
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
Thursday. April ii.
" 1910
American Extravaganza and
Russian Thrift
and

| the greatest beet sugar mills In
ELrope-~are in Russia. The moujik
makes the sugar he must not eat.
This is industrial slavery, carried To
It's ultimate conclusion.
A man is more than machine: bur
he is machine In the sense that he
| cannot give out energy unless he
takes II in. SO We should not be sur
prised that the Russian workman,
| earning only 500 year. gives out In
work product but s63S worth. while
Htie American laborer earning on the
average S425. turns out In product
Se.377
Ii pays 10 have "extravagant" work
men. gentlemen employers, II you
were employing thrifty" Russians.
you would have a surplus OF but $685.
q year I'm output above wages per
man. while with "extravagant" Ameri-
can workmen you have a surplus
value In each mans labor OF $l.952.
There rs four times as much rakeoff
fOi capital On the American laborer
A. there is on the Russian
The finest thing about America is
our socalled extravaganza. There
is not as much of IL as there should
be Large numbers of working reo-
pie here are gradually approaching
The Russian standard of living, be-.
cause wages are not rising as prices
rise. But this is not on account OF
"extravagance, but because OF con-
ditions making "extravagance" impos-
sible Let us hope that conditions
may change in the direction OF frcer
and higher living for all. rather than
toward niggardliness.
Russian thrift" is one aspect OF
Russian slavery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14

among cool islands and green waters.
There Is story in his soubriquet.
He was not yet Il and he gamblei,
lost heavily. gave hi notes and could
not meet them and they were referred
&c his father. from whom he inherited
ais millions The Ole man was angry.
but agreed TO pay the notes with tho
stipulation that their amount should
he deducted from the young mans
heritage
You don't need 10 pay them,
father" exclaimed the now thoroughly
alarmed young man. They're gamb-
ling debts and cannot legally be col
ected"
The NOES were net collected-hence
Baby Hcffstot
The car mill strikers won at every
point, bur that did not pay Hoffstot
back for the unspeakable crimes and
wrongs OF the past No doubt he waa
chagrined By his defeat, but he knew
no. real suffering OF any sort.
The other owner OF the car shops,
jointly responsible. was Jas. w.
Friend While tie paid soldiery were
cutting down the desperate strikers.
Friend too, chose the occasion TO so
,ourn In Florida or somewhere else for
his health.
Somehow. we teel that the Pittsbuts
prosecution means business this time.
Il looks like prison for the guilty.
Hoffstot is cauS ht-the biggest fish.
The same dispatch bears the intelll.
Gcnce that Friend is dead.
And somehow all this sets us 10
thinking and wondering
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
Little Bobbie' Pa
ny WILLIAM q. KIRK.
Gin the y. y AmeriCan) Z

Well. sed Ma. wen PA calm hoam
last mite. wat I'm the wurld is the mat
ter with yure haire
Wat is the matter with IL? sed Pa,
! His face beegan 10 look awful red. II
IS different color than It was wen
/ you went away this morning. sed Ma.
/ IL is red insted OF white. Hereafter.
sed Ma. | think shall you my littel
Zaza. Cum. Zaza. sed Ma. 4 dip yure
red hair into the supe. Dinner Is
waiting
! will tell you. sed Pa a will tell
| you the whole truth a nothing but the
truth. You see. was talking with my
editor today 4 he happened 10 say to
me. Remember. YOU are not getting
any yUnger Silver threds among the
gold sounds fine. sed the editor. but
: while IL may be the real thing In a
poem. you can't cash them silver
threds. After a man is about forty.
he mite DO anything. eeven drive a
horse car.
Well. sed Pa. got to thinking that
oaver IL isent vary often that brite
thought sinks into my noodle. but
now 4 then one does, Il the moar |
thought. the moar | made up my mind
10 change the color OF my hair
Jest then met my old friend Jack
Mclaughlin. & he sed Bill, ! am going
10 have my hair touched up littel.
VIII YOU join me? No sooner sed
than done, Pa sed We went TO a
barber shop together 4 We got our
hair touched up Before you. sed Pa,
stands the result.
How do you feel? sed Ma Fine. sed
Pa Well. Ma sed. am eiau or that,
beekaus you look rotten. Git sum
soap & rub off that tar. or watever II
is that makes yure he'd look like the
bark on a burned tree. Does II look
so bad? sed Pa You ought to see
Jack cMLaughlin's he'd. II looks
fierce
Then Ma began to Ian. & the moar
she lated the moar Pa got mad Ha
/ Ha. sed Ma. e SO YOU wanted 70 be a
auburn haired kid aggenn, did you?
Doant you remember the words OF
/ the CRATE poet, Mad sed:
When luvly woman stoops to folly
| She dyes her hair & that's no jolly9
4 then TO think OF the nerve OF a
| full grown man. Ma sed cumming
/ hoam with a thatch which looks like
sunset in Arizony. Ha Ha Ha.
! suppoas | cud have II made gray
aggenn. sed Pa, but the barber sed IL
wud be a long job & a tiresome one.
/ doant care how long IL talks. sed
Ma, Jest so & git II done. Goodness
knows. sei Ma. have had a lot TO put
up with Go & git your hair changed
back To silver
But you ought TO see Jack McLaugh-
lin. Sod Pa His hair is so black now
that he looks like Old Black Joe or
Unkel Tom In TACK Pa sed, bet
the first thing he gets into the house
now. his wife will think that he Is
Unkel Tom. & will go & git a whip
& say Take That, You Black Hound.
II wud serve him right. sed Ma.
But how about all that hair you
ware on your he'd. sed Pa all that ex-
cess hair, | mean. At leest. sed Pa,
the hair that you are making so much
/ fun OF is my own hair. | didn't buy II
at a stoar | know that 1t is mine,
mine. mine. sed Pa. II you doant
want It, | want II,
! You can have II. sed Mr.. She was
! lafIing all the time
Then Pa got mad & went 70 bed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
Great is the corufeld.

Great Is the corufeld'
No product OF the farm is more
valuable 10 the farmer and to the
consumer than is Indian corn.
Every city man sees right before
him upon the table the farmers
wheat (bread). his potatoes, onions
fruit and SO on And sometimes his
corn. too, when IL is served in the
form of roasting ears or in a little
side dish. But he rarely thinks that
the roast, the steak, the porkchops
the ham, the bacon, and the essential
feature Of the stews are but corn In
the disguise of meat.
large corn yield should be Of in
terest 10 every man whether In the
city or on the farm; whether a corr
raiser or a corn consumer.
The greatest expense attached Z,
the meat bill is the fattening OF the
animal With larger yield OF corn
more stock could and would be fat
tened at a less expense TO the stock
man and probably TO the meat eater
at least without the interference oi
the meat trust II would be so.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14

Some people thiak they have ar
raigned American extravaganza" n
a cause of high prices and industrial
distress.
Extravaganza is another word for
high standard OF living. The extrav-
aeant person or family is the one
which spends freely Bnt unless they
have II TO spend. people do not spend
money. Even running into debt Ii
limited by the expectation OF money
and not the roseate expectancy OF the
spendthritt, but the hard.headed cx-
pectancy OF the tradesman and the
credit man
American extravaganza Is merely
another term for American ability 10
buy, and that again is synonym fof
American ability 10 earn. The trusts
and combines are doing their best tc
grab all In sight. bul American eX.
travagance Is an eloquent proof that
the nation is still SO free that the
average man retains enough or his
product 10 make him free spender.
II thrift be desired. the mourneI $
over extravaganza should go TO Rus
STA. A Russian writer Is quoted N
the Literary Digest as stating that
while Americans eat on the average
1884 pounds OF grain year, the Ruo-
sian consumes only sc pounds. Which
is another way of saying that We eat
three times the breadstuffs per capita
that the Russians do--and they are,
obliged 10 live very largely on bread.
We extravaganza Americans wear 20
pounds of cotton each per year; the
thrifty Russians only 81 pounds We
consume IS pounds OF sugar each /:
they only 1872 pounds-and some OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
GREAT IS KING CORN

II is indeed of almost universal in.
terest 10 learn that corn-raisers have
passed that stage where they expect
corn 10 raise itself.
Farmers are breeding corn now.
Breeding corn for good. large ears.
and for more of them upon each stalk.
They realize that IL this country's
corn yield Is to keep pace with the
growth in demand. they must get
more kernels upon each cob and
more cobs, for the stock to turn into
beefGteaks and spareribs.
Having reached the limit of corn
acreage the farmer is now going to
increase the yield of each acre.
Meat eaters may look forward tn
more meat. better meat. and cheaper
meat as the farmer hauls more corn
out OF his field--with the beef trust
subdued, of course.
The record of this year is set at the
3 1000 900. 000-bushel mark II the
American corn-raisers make It. they
will be entitled TO a world OF praise
and a worlds thanks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
From Another Point of View


al Cook
She kind old lady.
We have an old score to settle with Cleveland today
The real Bainger however
And low
proved at the
That warden who by
through
VIII the distinguished
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
MOST ANYTHING.

The fellow who is out for the dust
has 10 be full OF grit.
He laughs best who can laugh at a
joke when II is on himself
Postage stamps were invented by
Jas Chalmers OF Scotland. in 1899.
Wife: a tree, you know. gets new
clothes every spring, hat, parasol.
everything
Husband: Yes darling-and makes
them all itself"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
THE MISBRANDING OF FOOD
THE CASE OF POUNDS" OF PRESERVES.

WASHINGTON c. April 1.-THE department Of agriculture has
OF aryla
that the ckages~ IN
fined s25 The goods
bond with
conhscation
ceeding.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14

The morning broke heavy and
hazy over Mill Corners.
And when in the early hours fol-
lowing the dawn there came the
patter of rain on tin roofs over the
heads of waking lads, there was dis
appointment and detection in the
hamlet such as MEN seldom ex-
perience.
The disappointment and detection
of boytime belong exclusively to
boytime.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
GOOSEVALE CORRESPONDENCE

by, which could easily be oyerhauled
~ any other horse in the country If
not otherwise having had u hours
start Our alert marshal, Jerry Poke
berry, says he heard peculiar noise
about that time but thought 1t was his
front door slammine, SO did not get
mp to investigate He has a theory
that the Job was did by criminals. He
does not think local talent was impli-
Gated, because nobody hereabouts
would have selected this postofiice.
There vas a dozen or more copies OF
your paper In the building, but none OF
them was touched. With this sole ex-
ception the entire affair was very
dastardly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14

D.
we'll
Of straits the COS metropolis OF 100000
northern
building
pitfalls OF youth by Tuesday nights
(soaed business
bring colors? living
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14

The average man seldom lives up
to the opinion he has OF himself.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-07-06
Put The Free Bridges Up to
Voters.

Pursuant to the call Of County
Chairman D. F. Efird, the Lexington
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee met il the court house on Mon
day. There was fairly good attend
anee, and the meeting was for the
most part harmonious, save now and
then heated discussion on the diff
ferent subjects before the assembly.
Upon motion of Hon. w. II. Sharpe,
the Hon. G. NJ. Efird addressed the
members on his proposition Of free
ing the bridges across the Congaree
and Broad rivers, an outline of which
was published in the Dispatch last
week.
In beginning his masterful presenta-
tion of this subject Mr.. Efird stated
that he was moved by desire to act
for the public good-for the preseva-
ton of the old county-the county OF
his birth-and for the benefit Of all
the people within her borders. He
pointed out the disastrous affects that
would certainly follow the annexation
of Congaree township and a portion
of the Dutch Fork to Richland county,
and declared that the time had arriy-
ed when the people must act, If the
old county is to b, preserved. In
ringing tones he declared that the
day of toll bridges is past, and that
the people of Lexington should rally
to the cause and make the bridges
free without further delay.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Efrd's ad-
dress remarks were made by Mr..
Sharpe, E. T. Rauch, F. h. Hendrix
and John E Buff, all favoring the
proposition except Mr.. Rauch, who
took the position that the "people who
Gloss the bridge ought to pay for it,"
Th following resolution, offered by
Huu. w. II. Sharpe, was adopted
almost unanimously, Mr.. Ranch be-
ing the only member of the commit
tee to oppose the measure:
"Resolved that the officers Of this
committee be, and they are hereby:
authorized and instructed to place at
the foot of the county ticket for the
approaching primary election the fol-
lowing:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-07-06

"'For $25, 900 for building two free
bridges, one across Congaree river at
Columbia, and the other across Broad
river above Columbia, to be raised on
five notes of 1000 each, payable in l.,
2, 3, and years at not more than g
per cent. interest. Columbia town.
ship, or the city of Columbia, to raise
as much as $50, 200 for the same pur-
pose. Yes. No.
'''Be it further resolved that any
citizens of the county so desiring may
discuss the issue at the campaign
meetings."
It was explained by Mr.. E6rd that
this step was merely to get the sentl-
ment IF the people, and that the Lex
ington delegation would not make the
provision for raising the $25, 900 unless
the people of the territory now pro-
posed to cut off voted to remain IN the
old county. It is generally conceded
that Governor Ansel will order an
election on the annexation PROPOSE
ton at an early date-certainly before
the legislature meets and the people
will have ample time in which to call
off the proposition should the people
decide to 60 to Richland.
There was warm discussion when
the matter of electing magistrates was
brought up. Hon. W. H. Sharpe ad-
dressed the committee in favor of let
ting the candidates for magistrate 60
before the people the same al other
office.seekers. This was vigorously
opposed by E. U. Shealy and Magis-
trate E. T. Rauch, of the Fork, both
Of whom declared that better men
could be secured by Legislative ap-
pointment. When the matter finally
came to test, the committee decid-
ed by vote Of II to 13 that candi-
dates for magistrate must go into the
primary. ,
Assessments Of candidates was fixed
as follows: House, $S; treasurer SIS;
auditor, SIS; county commissioner,
81; judge of probate, S.; magistrate,
S..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-07-06

State Candidates Today.
The State campaign party will be
here today and it is hoped that there
will be a large crowd to greet the can
didates. The meeting will open at
10 o'clock in the court house.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
Lake View Casino in Ashes
Loss $4,000.

The large casino building, situated
near Lewistown, this county, and be-
longing to Mr.. Chas. Ramsburg. with all
gifts contents was destroyed on the morn
ing of the 24th inst The fire was dis
covered by colored man, and had evil
IDENTIFY been burning for some time. The
building apparently had been set on fire
from the outside, the fire starting at the
southwest corner. 1t had not been used
since Saturday night.
The building was of frame construc-
ton and was equipped with an excellent
skating floor, four bowling alleys, a box
ball alley, store-room, etc, fine acety-
lene light plant, with four hundred lights,
and steam heating plant A h and
organ valued at 500, about $500 worth
of roller skates, moving picture ma
chine, valued at about $500, as well as
the contents of the store room, con-
sisting of connections, tobacco, ETC.,
were destroyed The wind was blowing
in favorable direction, which prevented
the large hotel nearby from catching.
A pump house on the opposite side of
the railroad caught twice, but the flames
were extinguished by the bucket brigade,
which had assembled to preveat the
spread of the flames to nearby prop
erty.
The loss is estimated at between
$500 and Sac, 1000, and the insurance
will amount to between 20 and so per
cent
The casino has been in operation since
September, 1908, and had become quite
a popular resort.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
Advertised Letters.

The following is list of the adver-
tised letters remaining In the Frederick
City postoffice. Saturday, May 21st,
1910. To obtain any of these letters the
applicants must call for advertised
letters" If not called for within two
weeks they may be sent to the dead
letter office:
Gentlemen's List = William Daven-
port, II. E. Heinlein, Carl Keefer, Jas.
Lawrence King, +. Mertens, John
Mooney, F. II. Pierce, c. c. Remsburg,
Melvin Rhoderick, Fred Simonson.
Ladies' List, - Miss Grace Cronise.
Mrs. Sallie +. Davis, Mrs Frederick
Eichborn, Miss Lizzie Flock, Mrs.
Annie r. Harper, Mrs. l.. Kessebring.
Miss Lille Bell Kaufman. Miss Merrick,
Mrs. T. c. Worthington.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-27
NOTICE.

On November the Ist, 1900,
this Bank increased its interest
rate to -Four (4%) per cent, per
annum on all its special interest
bearing deposits, said deposits to
remain in all other respects subject
to the provisions of the contracts
under which they were made.
Referring to the above notice, it
is not necessary for any depositor
to present his or her book to have
any change made. The 40 rate
will, of course, also be paid on new
deposits made of the same class.
This bank offers frst-class facili-
ties for the transacting of your
general Banking business.