The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-25

and grasses belonging to another cline.
Here tiourishes the maple sugar tree to
an approximation Of perfection with an
eXhllarating relief to the eye and to the
senses. These trees stand out grandly
in striking features Of dissimilarity
among all their fellows of the forest,
and with the green grasses and mean
dering streams over the levels they
cover offer to the eye an oasis beyond
the the border Of dreary land. Ere
quently their shapely trunks rise to fifty
or more feet clear of limb or tWig
Their branches ladened with green
leaves circle out from all sides with as
much grace but less droop than the
weeping willow and so dense from the
beginning to the crown as to exclude.
in some cases, the common stem from
which they spring. From now until
their golden hues Of autumn fade into
the winter blight, this section, no less
famous for its beauty than for the value
of its sugar camps, is seen at its test.
To such as have never looked upon these
views, blending in lights and shadows,
just as they come from natures hand.
a delight waits beggaring description.
And, 1t appears, here Father Winter
was less desolating with. his frost than
IN other places as is shown by many
well kept orchards yielding splendid
apples for fall gathering. Hay is also
good, in fact, much in advance of the
average. while oats, corn, etc, on the
carefully titled farms of Mr.. Perry
Broadwater and others promise excel
lent returns.
Saturday, August Goth, was a festal
day at Bittinger and will be long re-
membered by many SO fortunate as to
participate in its festivities. Good peo-
pie of wide community very generally
joined with their Lutheran friends in a
successful picnic and happy day off. :"
Before the hour of II a. m. roads CEN
tering at the little town were alive with
their tributes to the gathering throng,
representatives from around Accident,
Swanton, GrantsYille and Bond; some
in automobiles, buggies, double and
single, and in wagons of the hay riding
constructor, many graced by beautiful
girls and well-dressed young men. I'm
der huge trees were improvised tables
filled with the best substantials that
even this favored community can COM
mand, while on other tables were pro-
fusiOns Of the delicacieS Of the season
too tempting to think about and main
tain self control
After an early dinner there was music
from skilfully played organ accom-
panied by several instruments and
trained singers, with the Selections in
terspersed by many recitatiOns by
I bright pupils, both boys and girls. Two
ministers with like number of laymen
were on hand to speak. After follow
ing closely all of the addresses except
the closing one by the Rev Mr. Young,
1t was too late to remain to hear that,
we feel justified in saying that if the
| the addresses came up to mediocritv
such praise would equal their merit, so
| far as we heard.
| But may we venture an answer to an
interrogation so frequently found in
print:
What is 50 rare a. u day III june
Picnic speaking, without the FRIED
chicken" tune.
If in a distant and dim antiquity this
! tune ever possessed a note of music
surely all that time down to date with
its narrowing familiarity has left that
note soundless and that we NAV now
! turn from the ashes of its humiliation
to something fresher for the modern
mind.
The day was cloudlessly beautiful
the ample shades under which we rest.
ed most grateful; the Refreshments
were bountiful; the music and recita.
tons fell pleasingly on the ear, anC
good will and full happiness prevailed
in all the proceedings RELLIM.