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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
THE OLD NAT |ONAL PIKE IN
GARRETT TO Be REBUILT
1t Will Be One OF the Links Of the
0Cean-tO-0Cean Highway.

In Sundays issue of the Baltimore
Sun there appeared an illustrated ar
ticle under the caption ''Old Pike Re
built; To be Link In Ocean to Ocean
Highway. referring to that portion of
the National Pike stretching between
Frostburg and Grantsville.
Following is the Suns account of the
pike and the men who are interesting
themselves in its improvement:
The old National road that was thrown
open to the public in 1918 as the great
westward no! artery of an outstretching
country is growing young again, and in
the ocean-t o-ocean wide thoroughfare
plan it will be an importont link
Allowed, since the coming of railroa Is,
to drop into disuse and neglect--a ire
mendous waste of money and material
for which modern good road thinkers
are unable to find an excuse the
National road sometimes called National
Pike and more generally the Cumber-
land road, has been nearly all recon
structed between Cumberland and Frost
burg in recent years, while west of
Frostburg the work has extended nearly
six miles, the last Is miles having been
completed last fall.
A few miles west of Grantsville the
road passes into Pennsylvania, and that
State is busily engaged in rebuilding
its portion and making it ready for the
heavy motor traffic that will come in
the near future. Modern speed machines
will soon be making their way over the
cross-country boulevard where in older
days "the family cow. poor and patient,
was towed, at the end of a rope, down
the National road" Even now it is
again highway of hope, as it was
dubbed in poem in the Ohio Magazine,
a stanza Of which reads;
From the sweet smelling Maryland meadows
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17

the West. Its numerous and stately
stone bridges, with handsomely turned
arches, its iron mile posts and its old
iron gates attest the skill of the work
men engaged in its construction, and to
this day remain enduring monuments
of its grandeur and solidity. all save the
imposing iron gates. Many of the
illustrious statesmen and heroes of the
early period of our national existence
passed over the National road from
their homes to the Capitol and back at
the opening and closing of the Sessions
of Congress, Jackson. Harrison, Clay,
Sam Houston. Polk, Taylor, Crittenden,
Shelby. Allen, Scott, Butler, the eccen-
trio Davy Crockett and many of their
contemporaries in public service were
familiar figures in the eyes of the
jewellers by the roadside.
GAS many as 20 four-horse coaches
have been counted in line at Ole time on
the road, and large, Droad-wheeled
WdSOilS SONGISu Will WUlIc CdHNdS
stretched over bows laden with mer-
chandise and drawn by six Conestoga
horses were visible all day long at every
point, and many times until late in the
evening, besides innumerable caravans
of horses, mules. cattle and sheep.
The road was justly renowned
for the great number and excellence of
Its inns or taverns. On the mountain
division every mile had its tavern.
Here one could be seen perched on some
elevated site near the roadside and
there another sheltered seats for idlers,
and all with cheerful fronts toward the
weary traveller. The signboards were
elevated upon high and heavy posts,
and their golden letters wlnking in the
sun ogled the wayfarer from the hot
roadbed and gave promise of good
cheer. while the big trough overlooking
with clear, fresh water. and the ground
below it sprinkled with droppings of
fragrant peppermint, lent charm to
the scene that was well-nigh embrace
ing"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
CONCRETE ROADS.

The long -sought-for road material
that will withstand automobile traffic
seems to have been found in concrete.
That is the conclusion at which Chair
man Weller and Engineer Shirley, of
the State Roads Commission, have
arrived, after experiment and investiga-
ton. The Bladensburg section of the
Washington Boulevard, built of con-
crete, is in perfect condition. But a
more severe and prolonged test has
been made in Michigan, where the roads
running out of Detroit have to bear an
automobile traffic unapproached in
other localities Macadam would not
stand it. so that five years ago the
roadmakers, after irving various other
materials, were driven to concrete
Decided Improvement has been made
since that time, but the roads first con-
structed are still in excellent condition
though the motorcar manufactures use
them for testing cars, a practice that
would tear the ordinary road to pieces
in a few months.
One objection first urged against
concrete was that it would prove too
costly; but in sandy sections, where
stone is expensive, concrete is proving
to be the cheaper material. 1t appears
to be particularly adapted to the Eastern
Shore and Southern MARYLAND, where
little grading is required and a hard
surface will last almost indefinitely.
The thlrty-nine miles now beng built
in Baltimore county, Carroll, Cecil,
Charles, Caroline, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot
and Worcester will give opportunity tor
a thorough test in various sections and
under varying conditions. The fact
that it is practically dustless is a strong
point in favor of concrete, and the
lower expense of upkeeping will probab-
ly make concrete the more economical
road even where the construction cost
is higher than macadam. The determi-
nation and energy with which Chair
man Weller and Engineer Shirley have
set out to solve our road problems are
producing practical results.
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stretch, west of JOhnson's farm. A
much better grade could have been
found there by turning to the left and
following a shallow ravine, getting
back to the present location after pass
ing two bad hills. The engineers who
located the road in the first place were
instructed to take the most direct route,
not exceeding a maximum grade of five
degrees, which equals g. rs per cent
and they did it! In many places that
grade could have been cut IN two or
very much reduced with only a slight
increase in distance; and if the road is
to be part of the ocean to-ocean route,
this will most probably have to be done
at some future time.
lone of the most attractive places on
the road now is at the large stone arch
spanning the Castleman river, just
east of Grantsville, at what is now
known as Little Crossing. Just above
this place Braddock crossed with his
army on that disastrous march to attack
the French at Fort Duquesne. At this
point the road is being reconstructed
for distance of three miles, beginning
at the east boundary line of Grants
vile and extending eastward toward
Frostburg. Ali the country along this
part of the road is extremely beautiful
and is diversified by farms and wood
land, mountains and valleys"
In one of the folders published by Mr..
Hitchins in promotion of this rehabili-
tating project there is a very pretty
word-picture of the "Old Pike" by
Thomas B. Searight, which speaks for
itself. Here it is:
"The National road is the only high
way of its kind ever wholly constructed
by the Government of the Unitdd
States. When Congress first met after
the achievement of independence and
the adoption of the Federal Constitu-
ton, the lack of good roads was much
commented upon by our statesmen and
citizens generally, and various schemes
suggested to meet the manifest want.
But it was not until the year 1906, when
Jefferson was President, that the propo-
sition for a national road took definite
shape. Tradition, cheerfully
acquiesced in by popular thought,
attributes to Henry Clay the conception
of the National road, but this seems to
be an error. The Hon. Andrew Stew
art, in a speech in Congress January H.,
1929, asserted that Mr.. Gallatin was
the very first man that ever suggested
the plan for making the Cumberland
road. The road as constructed by the
authority of Congress begins at the
city of Cumberland, in the State of
Maryland, and this is the origin of the
name Cumberland road All the acts
of Congress and the Legislatures of the
States through which the road passes,
and they are numerous, refer to it as
the Cumberland road.
The connecting link between Cum
berland and the city of Baltimore is a
road much older than the Cumberland
road and the two together constitute
the National road. From the
time it was thrown open to the public,
in the year 1918, until the coming of
railways west of the Allegheny Noun
tains. in 1852, the National road was
the one great highway over which
passed the bulk of trade and travel
and the mails between the East
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
NOT A GOOD EXPLANATION.

In considering Secretary Bryan's
abandonment of his duties IN Washing
ton for six weeks in order that he may
deliver Chautauqua lectures, the coun-
try, instead of trying to find excuses for
him, will be likely to Judge him even
more strictly than any other man from
whom less might be expected. 1t will
consider not only the proper standards
of the official position which he holds.
but also the effect of his example upon
others in the Government service.
Mr.. Bryan seeks to justify himself by
saying that he finds it necessary to
lecture in order to supplement the
salary he receives as Secretary of
State. 1t may be conceded that his
annual income of $12,00 from that
source is not enough for the social re-
quirements of his position. But Mr..
Bryan has been rated a man of con-
siderable means and his fortune has
been frequently estimated as high as
$1,000 900. Whatever the amount NAV
approximate, one does not have to
stretch the Imagination far to believe
that he can manage to piece out
sufficiently his salary as Secretary
without resorting to the lecture plat
form.
He has handsome home at Lincoln
and his receipts from the publication
of the Commoner have been supposed
to be well above expenses. 1t appears
from his own statement in announcing
the change of his paper from weekly
to monthly issue that he is continu-
ing to edit it and his object in making
the change was to enable him to write
a larger proportion of the matter it
prints.
1t would appear then, that Mr.. Bryan
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
Notice to Creditors.

This is TO give notice, That the subscribers
hath obtained from the Orphans Court of
Garrett county, i'll Maryland, letters Testa-
mentary on the estate of
JOHN SNYDER,
late of Garrett County. deceased All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof duly utlsnticete6->S~
the subscriber, on or before the 26th day of
december, l9l3; they may otherwise by law
he excluded from all benefit of said estate
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th day of
June, 1913.
SCOTT T. JONES.
Executor.
oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
Examiners Notice.

Notice is hereby given. that the undersign-
ed, appointed by the County Commissioners
of Garrett county. to view the lands through
which the following road is to be relocated
being the road leading from Kitzmiller to
RVan'S Glade commencing at the southern
end or near the Brant place lane, and run
ming through the lands of Russell Hubbard,
Lucinda Jane Brooks heirs, the .ianor Min
ing and Manufacturing Company on the line
between IT. Moon and X. E. Paugh, lessee, to
a point near Bethlehem, a distance of about
one mile and examine whether the said road
should be relocated. will meet on the 18th day
of July, 1918, for such purpose, and to deter
mine whether the public convenience re
uuires the said relocation of said road, and
if so. to locate the same and perform their
duty in the premises.
ISAAC A. PAUGH.
JAMES II. WILSON,
l.. e. HAMILL,
II 1t Examiners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17

In Kansas City, of the hest in America the
New HUDSON Six locked into high and driven all over
the City, thus proving that the of city traffic and
the seepes grades, the performs hexbly upon
fat boulevard.
On crowded Fifth Avenue, New York, where double lines
of automobiles extend fifteen miles long on any busy day.
there congestion of traffic that is almost indescrbabe
Through this mass of motor cars the New HUDSON Six
Phaeton be driven with the GREATEST by oper
ator who possesses only moderate skill There is no kill
ing of the motor There that jerk and JOLT common
to of lower power and yet the New HUDSON Six is
economical and costs less to operate that does four of
equal power.
That all well designed and carefully built Skies will do
many things that add to comfort and safety that no four
will do is why SKIES are so rapidly increasing and why
big four cylinder and those costing 81 900 or more
are daily becoming less popular.
More than three times as many Skies were built last
wear had been built up to that time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
Stunts The NEW
HUDSON Six Will Do

MO four cylinder car will do all the things Of which
N the New HUDSON Six Phaeton is capable.
You can drive on high at the pace Of man S
walk slowly as two miles an hour and do it with the
smoohness Of a steam engine
You drive at a mile minute, with the same COM
fort with which you ride in an express train
Vibration is scarcely noticeable. AT any speed this
rolls forward with the sensation near to that of coast
ing down long grade in heavy car on a smooth road
The New HUDSON Six Phaeton gets under way
almost quickly anything in existence From stand
ing Start to speed Of So miles an hour in 80 seconds is
not impossible
The New HUDSON Six Phaeton has met and
mastered practically every famous hill and grade in Amer
have been held the New HUDSON Six Phaeton has
shown its mehle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
Real and Personal
Estate
In the Town Of Deer Park, Garrett Co., Md.

Under and by virtue of the power and
authority contained in the will of John Sni-
der, late of Garrett county, deceased, and
duly prObated and recorded in the Orphans
Court for Garrett County. and by an order
of the Orphans Court passed in said cause,
the undersigned executor hereby gives no
tice that he will on
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John H. Lewis 625 CENTRAL AVE.
 Phone 351.

County Courthouse, in which said Court is held. in the County of Gar. land, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday. the 18th day of April, A. D. 1913, the following described real estate, to- wit.
 Lot six co and lot twenty-three (2S), of Moore and Summers subdi- vision of lots one, two. three and four, and of lots fourteen, fifteen and six teen, of block one hundred and sey- enty-seven 1l7) of the Hot Springs Reservation, as surveyed, mapped and plated by the United States Hot Springs Commissioners, in Garland County, Arkansas.
 Terms of sale; On credit of three months. the purchaser being re- quired to execute bond as required by law and the order and decree of said Court in said cause. with approy- ed security, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and lien be- ing retained on tho premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 29tb day of March. A. D. 1913.
 A. c. SULLENBERGER
 Commissioner in Chancery,
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coMMlssioNER's. SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that in pllr- siiance of the authority and direc- tions contained in the decretal order Of the Chancery Court of Garland
 County, made aud entered on the 27th
 day of March A. D. 1913. in a certain cause (No. 521sl then pending there in between Mary F. Burton, cemslain- ant. and s. D, Burton. ct al, defend ants, She undersigned. as Commission. CT of said Court. will offer for sale at public yendue to the highest bidder, at the front door or entrance of the
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LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given. that in pursuance of the authority and diree- tions contained in the decretaI order of the Chancery Court of Garland county. made and entered on the goth day Of April. A. D.. 1904, in a certain cause tNo. 2706) then pending there in between George Hoffman, adminis- trator of the estate of Helena Camp bell deceased, and J. P Tender
 son, complainants, and s. C. Hill and M. o. Hill. defendants, the undersign- cd. as commissioner of said court. will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder, at tho front door or entraPe of the county court house in whiea said court Is held in the county of Garland within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday. the l9th, day of April 4. D, 1913. the following de. scribed real estate. to-wit: 1.
 Tue southeast quarter fSE i-4) of the northwest quarter INV t.i) and the southwest quarter (sW1.D oi the northeast quarter (NEi-s ] of sec ton twepty.iour (2fl. township thfee
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Req! Estate Column
FOR SALE, TRADE OR EXCHANGE.
In Seymour, Baylor c0un.y, rex.

SS,5O0-N Nicely located lots, Seymour
 Texas, County Seat.) 500--Well furnished modern Groom
 cottage; lot 140xl57 feet. $4,500--Modern 8-room hoase, large
 barn; lot l40x2S0 feet. 160 acres at $50 an acre. rich farming
 land adjoining city of Sey'
 mour. Texas
 $6,000-brick store. 25x100 feet. Walls
 built to hold two more stories
 Leased at 5000 per annum. $50. 0.o00--McClain Hotel good paying
 business.
 Brazorie County, Tex.
 1900 acres rich oyster creek land, 400 acres; 500 acres in virgin hard wod timber, balance rich black prairie land. Very cheap, on good terms.
 Harris County, Tex.
 Irrigated farm; Is miles east of Houston, S00 acres cultivated. Inn proyements s15,000 pumping plant with capacity to water 1,200 acres . farm tenant cottages; barns; outbuild- ings and fenced. Price $6S.000 For trade or exchange. 10 per cent. of for cash.
 Reeves County, Tex.
 Improved Ranch. 72 sections, 46,- 800 acres, half rich valley grass land, balance rolling and hilly ranch land. 6 miles living water All fenced and cross fenced and other ranch improve ments. Cheap and on easy terms.
 Northwest Texas. Improved ranch 53,000 acres, solid body land; good farming land, so sets of ranch improvements. and room houses and buildings. Wells and wind mills: fenced and cross fenced. 500 acres under cultivation. Patented, no debt Best colonization proposition in northwest Texas. Easy terms.
 Arksnsas---In Ozark Mountains. 160 acres virgin timber land. S160 cash. balance in annual payments of s160 each, or $500 cash. The Ozark Hills, the home of Alberta peach Ap- pies, pears, plums and berries, cotton, corn. potatoes; vegetables do well in the valleys and bottoms.
 Arkansas Ranch and Farm Land Tn small or large tracts of cut-over land near Hot Springs. si.00 per acre cash, balanve annual payments of s1.00. Arkansas: ? farms and ranches near city, well improved. 520 and 920 acres at $20 and $50 an acre on easy terms.
 Corner lot. 112x168 feet. new story brick apartment house. with GA rooms with net rent income of s900 per month. Valued at s70000. ARK. REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE,
 R. F. Sojourner, Manager. 629 1-2 Central Ave. Phone 209.
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WARNING ORDER.

In the Garland Chancery Court. Cyrus w. Gillis. ct al., Plaintiffs.
 Against Beuna Sanders or Beuna Saunders and Ellen Gillis. Defendants The defendants Beuna Sanders Cor Beuna Saunders) and Ellen Gillis, are warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff.
 Given under my hand and seal of said court on this 26th day of Febru- ary. i913.
 A c. SULDENBERGER, Clerk. Jas. s. Mcconnell. attorney ad litem
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Real Estate
 For Sale
BY THE UNDERSIGNED
 AND OWNER.

: fine lots on Prospect Ave, near Dr. Dake's beautiful home, lots 56 1t. frontage by 250 it. deep each. Moth ing finer for first class homes. PIP it. by 213 fl. deep on Fern St, be- tween Quapaw and Prospect Ayes, a fine site for nice homes, win cut up property to suit purchasers. 56 it. on Ouachita Ave, on which is a ten room double cottage in good condition; is situated opposite the new Christian church and near St. Johns Catholic church The house is well furnished. The furniture wiia he sold at bargain prices. One cannot make any mistake in buying OHacnita Ave property, situated as it is between the two parts of the city and being the second best busi- ness street and main artery of country trade.
 Lot corner Garden and Pleasant Sts., 50 1t. on Garden by IA it. on Pleas. ant St, level lot, concrete sidewalks, sewerage, gas and water facilities. The proximity to Park Hotel and Bath House q squafe) makes the property fine site for either first class flats, small hotel, boarding house or nice home.
 Cum Springs Mineral Spring property It's fine Mineral Spring, beautiful grove and spacious frontage (293 ft) would make this property an ideal site for sanatoTium or hotel. It's de- lightful coolness in simmer and the curative properties of it's water in treatment of stomach, bowels, kid ney and bladder troubles would, un- doubtedly, make it great draw and money maker. The virtues of the water are well known to the older citizens and physicians, in fact no mineral waters in Hot Springs pos sess greater curative value. The property is situated opposite the Lawn Tennis grounds on Whiting ton Ave.
 The undersigned has property in va rious parts of the city proper, su. burban property and the finest black slate lands in the state Sam ples of the slate can be seen at of flee.
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Arlington
THE ONLY HOTEL ON THE UNITED
 STATES RESERVATION

iHL uNLl HULL uH HE UNiiLu
 STATES RESERVATION 2 Elegant marble and tile Bath House newly enclosed and reftted, making it one of the most beautiful bathing establishments in the entire country.
 New un Parlor and Rest Room overlooking the Noun tain Parks. Rates:
 $4.00 per Day and Up.
 $2l co per Week and Up. Rooms with private bath all supplied
 with mineral water
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t3) south, range nineteen (19) west. in Garland county, Arkansas.
 Terms of Sale: On a credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute bond as requir- ed by law and the orGer an decree of said court in said cause, with approved security, bearing interest at the rate Of ten per cent per an mum from date of sale until paid. and lien being retained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 29th day of March, A. D.. 1913
 A. l. MURPHY.
 Commissioner in Chancery
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You can say goodbye to constipa- ton with q clear conscience if you use Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have been permanently cured by their use. For sale by all druggists.