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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

in Missouri is past the manageable
age. and is what they term a bachelor.
Having no wife and children he kills
the time, so to speak, of evenings Wis
iting neighbor farmers. Being too
close in money matters to carry
lantern and burn up precious oil, he
takes with him his white dog on these
nocturnal trips. A halter strap is fas-
tened to the dogs neck, the owner
holding the loose end. The dog fol
lows the beaten paths between the
bachelors farmhouse and the houses
of the neighboring farmers, leading his
master safely home on the darkest
night. The oil companies of America
should have this stingy farmer arrest
ed, and compel him TO purchase and
use a good lantern and refined oil. He
should be taught that the other fell
low must live as well as he.
Speaking of making a living, the
man who cannot make and save money
at farming, gardening. dairying or any
of the side lines to general farming is
fit subject for pity, as he could not
make living at anything. Foodstuffs
Of all kinds have become as market.
able as -four, and at remunerative
prices
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

Rome began to go down hill, where it
hnally went to smash. 1t was never
any good after it lost its moral fiber.
The ruin Of a country or community is
not brought about by lack of money,
business, industry enterprise. There
may attend, but the primary cause is
the lack of morality, When that dis
appears all is gone.
This is no speculation or fine-haired
theory-it is logic and history. Every
man who is a representative of the
immoral tendency is an enemy of the
people. 1t is righteousness that exalt-
eth a nation, which some people dis
pute, because the Bible says So But
it Is inherently so. State it in the 9TH
er way-that vice and wickedness ex.
alteth nation. How absurd is sounds.
and how untrue it is as a mere asser-
ton, and yet there are many, many
people engaged in exploiting the lat.
ter proposition.-Col Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Red eadR. Read Thia

1t may be consoling to light-haired
and red-headed people to read that out
of 165 patients at an English insane
asylum only one has red hair, and only
four have light hair and complexion.
1t used to be supposed that a pale
complexion specially marked tendency
to mental excitement and brain disor-
der. The statistics, however show
this to be an error What is true OF
men is also true OF women; they are.
with one exception in fifty, Clark haired
and dark hued. 1t is sometimes the
case that the hair turns white with in
sanity. Probably the error arose from
this fact. The reason why dark people
are more inclined to mental disorder
has not been explained.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Why the Wise Are Early Ris.rs

1t is a curious fact in psychology
that nobody can stay at the same
mental and physical level for twenty.
four hours together. In the morning
you are more matter-offact, for in.
stance, than later in the day.
1t is in the morning that the best
brainwork is done, too-brainwork of
the sort that requires industry and
clear thinking. And it is about eleven
in the morning that your body reaches
its highest point of energy. In other
words, you are stronger, though al
most imperceptibly, at eleven in the
morning than at three in the after
noon. You reach that highest point
twice in the day for about five in
the afternoon the muscular energy has
risen again. But from five onward
it declines steadily all through the
evening, and on till between 200 and
800 a. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
SAYING THAT is
WORTH REPEATING
Intelligent Care Of Land, Crops
and Animals Is Secret of
Success in Farming.

This may have been said before, but
it is worth repeating: You cannot get
something for nothing, even at farm
ing, although they say that crops grow
while the farmer sleeps. So do the
weeds, and the animals grow hungry
between night and morning. Intelli-
gent care of land, crops and animals
is the secret of success in farming.
And if anything else should be added,
1t IS that the farmer must be intensely
in love with his work He must see
good things in the farming line in all
of his visions.
Don't simply show your wife and
children money in your pocketbook aft
er making a good sale. That is mean
and wicked. They helped to make
that money as we'll as you. Give them
part OF it now to spend in their own
way while you can see them enjoy it,
and perhaps share in their joy. If you
save it for the children to spend after
you are dead-you know the rest, but
you won't know it then.
Cement is cheap this year, but with
1t and sand and gravel you can make
some of the most valuable things on
the farm. A good rule to make on the
farm is that of building something of
concrete every fall and spring BY
and by, with little money and labor,
your farm will become substantially
improved, and these improvements will
outlast you and your grandchildren. 1t
is not economy to construct with any
material that is not efficient and per
manent.
There is one reason at least why
every farmer should own gasoline en-
CINE, and that is that the boys like to
see It work and they learn many good
things from it. The farm boy as rule
takes naturally to machinery, especial
ly anything that moves and has the
get up and go" about it. And the
small gasoline engine has them all
beaten in this line full country
block. They teach farm mechanics in
the schools, but why not make it pos
sible for the boys to learn some me-
chanics first hand before leaving the
farm?
About the funniest thing we have
seen lately was city woman wearing
hobble skirt trying to get in and out
of our farm wagon. The assistance of
two able-bodied men and one woman
was required in the operation.
City-bred men are moving onto the
farm in real good faith and bouyant
hopes Some of them will have as
much to learn as the old-time farmers
who went to the city few years ago
and put nickles into the slots Of cable
car tracks. 1t Is about an even tie be-
tween the city man and the farmer
when II comes to an examination on
general facts in special lines. Neither
scores the one hundred points mark.
A very saving and economical man
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
First Floor Plan.

experiment has been tried time and
again, with disastrous results. But one
does not need good materials and
well drawn plans combined with good
taste; and good materials command a
price.
Now, every man who can possibly do
So should build home. 1t Is the nor
NAL aspiration Of the normal man; but
the purpose of these remarks is to en-
able him to go about the enterprise,
not with the notion that he will get
his home for little or nothing. He will
pay the price; and, having done so, he
win be contented when he possesses
a wellbuilt home Building materials
are high in price now, and will remain
80. If any man intends to build a
home, he may as well begin now, for
materials will be no cheaper.
The little house here shown is as
low In cost as any design that could
be selected. It is artistic and pleasing
to tb4 eye. and presents the aspect of
coziness to the beholder. Il is rs feet
wide and 30 feet 6 inches long 1t can
either be built Of frame, or plastered
on the exterior with cement mortar.
1t has living room IA by II feet, in
which a fireplace is provided to add to
the cheer of the occupants. At the
sight OF this room is chamber II feet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
BAD CASE OF DANDRUFF

Bissell, Ala.-"I had very bad case
Of dandruff on my head. l was tor
mented by itching and my hair began
to come out by the combfuls. l al
most became frantic, fearful that 1
would lose all of my hair which was
my pride. There were some pimples
o. my scalp and l scratched them I'M
til they made sores. Ny hair was dry
and lifeless
Il saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and sent to my
druggist for three cakes of Cuticura
Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment.
l washed my scalp with warm water
strong with the Cuticura Soap and
dried afterwards applying the Cuti-
cura Ointment, working it in the scalp
slowly with my fingers. After using
them for several days my hair began
to stop coming out. The dandruff all
disappeared and in less than four
weeks a cure was accomplished per-
manently." (Signed) Miss Lucy May.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sal
free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Az 49,. 40.
card "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston. ADV.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
GOOD THINGS NEW AND OLD.

In making sponge cake, the eggs
should be beaten very light and care
should be taken not to lose that light
ness when stirring in the sugar and
flour. Here is one which is called
Never Fail Sponge Cake.-Beat to-
gether three eggs and a cup and half
OF sugar until creamy, then add a half
cup Of cold water and two cupfuls of
flour sifted with two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Bake in two layers,
and use any kind of filling desired.
PopoVers.-Put cup of flour, a cup
of milk, two eggs and a fourth of a
teaspoonful of salt into a bowl and
beat five minutes. Have the muffin
or gem pans smoking hot and well
creased, with a red hot oven wait
ing, and you will have popovers which
will pop over right into your mouth.
Two-Egg Sponge cake.-Separate
the yolks from the whites of two
fresh eggs; beat the whites until stiff,
and add half cup of sugar, Beat the
yolks five minutes without stopping,
sugar with two tablespoonfuls of lem
on juice. Beat the two egg mixtures
together and cut and fold in with the
lightest hand a cup of flour sifted with
teaspoonful of baking powder and a
pinch of salt, then add half cup of
hot water. Sprinkle sugar on top
and bake 30 minutes. Invert the pan
until cool
For the Chafing Oish.-Beat four
eggs together in the upper pan, sea-
son with salt and paprika add four ia
blespoonfuls of chutney sauce Mash
with this two dozen sardines which
have been skinned; mix with cracker
crumbs until it can be nodded into
small pats, and fry a golden brown in
butter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
CBy H. II. sHEPHARD)

(By II. II. SHEPHARD)
One of our neighbors who is an old
time and very successful strawberry
grower advocates a very long season
of growth the first year for the new
plants. He sets out his strawberry
plants as soon in March, or thereafter,
as the ground will do to work.
This man has made his living, and
almost fortune, by growing straw
berries and other small fruits. His
berries run on the average from $500
TO $500 an acre, the entire season 8
product being sold at the local town,
about one mile from his farm. His
berries are always in demand at the
highest prices, because he always
grows good ones.
The secret Of his success with straw
berries is in blowing the ground deep
and early, with liberal fertilization in
the form of stable manure. The ma
nure not only furnishes plant foods,
but also adds to the moisture receiv-
ing and holding power of the soil,
which is very important during the
fruiting season, when general condi-
tons are dry.
The land for the strawberries is
MANFRED and plowed late In the fall or
early winter. This brings up the deep
soil minerals to be exposed to the
elements during the winter for disin-
tegratiOn. During the winter the
plowed ground is given a good dress
ing of stable manure and this is fol-
lowed in the spring with a light dress
ing Of lime or wood ashes. Wood
ashes should be applied just before
setting out of the young plants in
spring, as they have a tendency to lib
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
Questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer he
is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A Radford No. IFS West
jackson boulevard, Chicago, ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The one subject on the mind of ev-
eryone these days is the high cost of
living, and that leads us to remark
that there are singular ideas current
on the subject of the cost of home
building. 1t is not strange that this
should be so. For the bizarre and the
eccentric invariably attract attention
that the orderly and the sedate may
not receive. Perhaps the most singu-
lar Of all notions with regard to the
cost of house, is that beautiful home
can be acquired at the most moderate
conceivable cost, if one did but know
how to do it. Doubtless we would all
get rich If we could; and while the
crop of millionaires has been abun-
dant in America in recent years, none
Will dispute the fact that there are a
few LETT who do not come in this cate
CORY. and therefore the mere knowing
how to do thing is not nearly so i'm
portant as actually doing it.
The clamor for small homes of mod
crate cost, yet equipped with every
modern attraction and convenience
will not down. 1t is a delusion quite
as widespread as the former notion
that the earth was fiat, and it is quite
as difficult to get rid of Very few
people can actually point to such
dwellings as really in existence, but
immense numbers will tell you posi-
lively that the thing can be done.
The trouble with the small. cheap.
but very attractive house proposition
is the fact that the conditions under
which houses are built are not under
stood or appreciated. The actual cost
of building by no means represents the
total expenditure that will be required
in any building enterprise. There are
a great many essential matters that
enter into the cost of dwelling that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
What II Came 7.
n $500 -
out,

Tive figured the whole q out.
father" said Mabel. "The car;fto be-
gin with, will cost $4,000, which at six
per cent. is $500 a year. If we charge
ten per cent. off for depreciation it
will come to $500 more. A good chauf-
feur can be had for SIPS a month. or
$1,000 a year. l have allowed $40 q
week for gasoline and IS for repairs.
The chauffeur's uniform and furs will
come to about 5000. Now, let's see
what it comes to. Three hundred plus
five hundred"
Don't bother me, my dear, know
what 1t comes to-" said the old gen.
tleman.
What" asked the girl
My DEAR" said the father, impress
sively, 1T comes to standstill, right
here and now."-Ladies' Home Jour
nal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

long and feet 6 inches wide. The
kitchen and diningroom are combined
in a room 13 feet inches by IL feet .
inches in size. The bathroom is 6 by
9 feet in dimensions. On the second
floor is a chamber Is feet by Z feet 8
inches; and back of this is a storage
room 10 feet by 4 feet inches.
In the building of this house, the
design will be much enhanced by the
selection of a lot that will afford a
good amount of shrubbery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
PIE, THE POPULAR DESSERT.

In the following collection you will
find some which you may not have
tried:
Pineapple Pie.--Cream table
spoonful of butter, add a cupful of
sugar, and when we'll mixed the yolks
of two eggs well beaten and cupful
of shredded pineapple; lightly fold
in the well beaten whites of two eggs
and bake in a single crust
Amber Pie.-Take thEee-foprths of
a cup of sugar, one-half cup Of sour
milk, the yolks of two eggs, two table
spoonfuls of butter creamed with the
sugar, one-half tablespoonful of vine
gar tablespoonful Of -four. a tea
spoonful each of cloves, cinnamon.
allspice and one-half cupful of rails
ms. Make a meringue of the two
whites of the eggs, adding two table.
spoonluls Of sugar. Bake with one
crust.
Chocolate Pie.-Cook together six
;ablespoonfuls of sugar mixed with
four tablespoonfuls of grated choco-
late; add a pint Of boiling water, the
yOlks of two eggs and two tablespoon
fuls OF cornstarch. Flavor with van
lila and pour into a baked crust.
Cover with meringue made from the
whites Of the eggs.
Apple Merineue.-F'ill a rich lower
crust with seasoned apple sauce, fla
vor with nutmeg and bake. When
done, spread with meringue made
with two eggs and two tablespoonfuls
Of sugar. Bake a golden brown.
Cocoanut Pie.-Take four eggs well
beaten, add a pint of milk and two
thirds of a cup of sugar, one cupful
Of cocoanut. one teaspoonful of van
lila, and bake in one crust. Sprinkle
sugar over the top after baking.
Banana Cream Pie.-Make a custard
of two eggs, a quarter Of a cup Of
sugar and a pint OF milk Into this
put the pulp of two bananas well
mashed. Turn into a pastry lined pie
plate and bake until well done Gov
er with a meringue, if so desired.
Date Pie.-Cook pint of milk and
third Of pound of dates in a
double boiler 20 minutes. Strain and
rub through a sieve; add two beaten
eggs, fourth Of a teaspoon OF salt
a few gratings of nutmeg. and bake
in a single crust
Washington Pie.-This is such a fa-
vorite that it should be brought to
mind often. Make a simple layer or
sponge cake, and bake in two layers.
Iut it together with sweetened and
favored whipped cream.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Pio Is a Gentleman.

That the pig is naturally one of the
finest gentlemen" in the land and
should be treated as such was the
statement made by DR.. Austin Peters
of Harvard. Doctor Peters was talk
ing on the raising and care of poultry
and swine.
THE pig is naturally a gentleman, "
said he, according to the New York
World. 1T is man who has made him
as he is. The popular idea that broken
glass, empty cans and tin covers are
appreciated as a diet by swine Is one
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Late Fall Strawberries, Picked Late in November.

crate and waste valuable elements in
the stable manure.
AS early in the spring as the ground
is dry enough to work the land is
again piowed, disced and dragged
down smooth and fine. Two plowings
of the ground, one in late fall and the
other in the spring, pay large divi-
dends on the time used, and the man
who expects a very large crop of fine
berries must work his ground over
several times. Three or four deep
plowings of the soil for trawberries
would be better.
In central and southern ATTITUDES
strawberry plants can be set out from
March on through the spring and early
summer. The earlier they are planted
the more sure are they to live. as at
that time the ground is well supplied
with moisture, the days are cool and
new roots soon begin to grow and take
hold Of the new soil With later plant
ing there is too much danger of the
plants suffering for moisture, with
consequent stunning of growth.
But the chief reason for fall plow
ing of the ground and early setting is
that the plants will have full benefit
Of all growing weather from early in
the spring till late in the fall. This
not only insures a deep and strong
root system for the plants, but perfect
branching with solid matter hills or
rows is effected, and a large number
of strong buds are formed for the first
crop the following season. The long
season of growth makes large and
strong plants, capable OF developing
a very heavy crop of the most perfect
fruit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Six Brains a Year.

Here's something to be thankful for.
It has been estimated by distin-
guished German scientist that we get
a complete new outfit of brains about
every two months. The duration of a
nerves life is about sixty days. Each
nerve cell has its own Independent
functions, subordinate to the higher
functions of the whole brain en- masse;
and the latter acts as a sort of boss or
oyerseer to the individual actions and
life Of each separate cell. Every cell
is destroyed and renewed every two
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Jones Was cIassed as an otherwise. /"

Jones Was CIassed as an Otherwise"
In the lobby one overheard a con-
versation between the fat man and
the thin man.
What sort of fellow ia Jones to
get along WITH" asked the fat one.
He's an otherwise" said the thin
one. sOurly.
What do you mean by an other
wiser"
'I'll tell you. When he's talking
to a Democrat, he's a Republican.
When he's talking to a Republican.
he's q Democrat. When he's talking
to a capitalist, he's a Socialist. And
when he's talking to me, he's just
darned fool"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
Up to the Minute PRAYER.

Even in the prayers of little chill
dren an occasional bit of up to date
ness crops out.
Little Elizabeth had finished the re-
cital Of Now lay NE down to sleep"
at her mothers knee after a day Of
motoring over country roads that had
been accompanied by more than the
usual number of mishaps. With these
in mind Elizabeth added this to her
customary applications:
Please, Mr.. Jesus. don't let papa
have any more blowouts, cause it de-
lays him so and makes him so tired
men
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

do not enter into the architects
charges. There is the land, for the
first thing, the bare price of which
may be considerable item, while the
cost Of identifying it may be consid-
cradle. The cost of furnishing also
must be taken into consideration. All
these items, and more, make the cost
higher than the figures given by the
architect 1t is no wonder, therefore,
that the handsome small house, the
good-looking little house, the attrac-
tive small dwelling, is a rare and quite
unknown quantity when the lowest
possible cost is placed upon it.
One does not need costly embellish-
ment strung, as it were. around the
house to beautify it and adorn It, This
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
MARKING END OF GREATNESS
Writer Draws on History to Prove
That Morality Is the Foundation of
Country's Stability.

A bit of Roman history during the
reign of Augustus is thus given by a
contemporary: The Roman people
were growing rich and luxurious, NOR
ais were deteriorating and the birth
rate falling. Literature was erotic, the
stage depraved. Men preferred to be
bachelors and women to be divorced"
And the next thing, big, strong. grand
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

An efficiency engineer was talking
about presence Of mind.
For presence of mind he said,
nobody can equal John d.
When John d, lived in Cleveland
his next door neighbor said to him one
morning:
Smiths cow got in my garden
yesterday and ate a lot of grass and
flowers
Yes said John D. 1t got in my
garden, too. l MIXED it to the value
of the damage done. and then drove it
out"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22
SahoKTIUI[V
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I am surprised that intelligent men do
not see the immense value of good tenn
per in their homes: and am amazed that
they will take such pains to have costly
houses and fine furniture, and yet some
times neglect to bring home with them a
good temper. Theodore Parker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-22

Of the popular fallacies. Neither do
they appreciate lemon rinds, orange
peels and banana skins. The pig
should have a clean. dry bed to sleep
in; It's pen should be kept clean, and
it should be properly fed