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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

not roads-through Engle Mills by
COW path, to Accident-odd name for
village, whereof, joy!-we were told
that just beyond we would find a good
state road. Such proved to be the case.
and the last II miles into Oakland were
a dream of delight, enhanced by our
previous difficulties. The writer has
travelled many bad roads in all parts of
the country, east and west, but 10 miles
of this route is nowhere surpassed for
vileness. If anathemas were concrete,
this stretch would be the finest in the
world, and our party might justly claim
its share in the paving.
At Engle Mills we snapped expert
ences with some tourists from West
Virginia that we encountered there.
Unfortunately we told our story first.
1t is hard to excel West Virginian in
picturesque adjectives,
Oakland sits ensconced in the ma
jestic mountains of Garrett as though
I olllSluGu lIOHl SOIl uIIlOll
clean cool and attractive. The one
hotel is homelike in it's unpretentious
simplicity. Deer Park. Mountain Lake
Park and Loeb Lynn are easily reached.
Dwight and the doctor went to camp
meeting at Mountain lake and purged
themselves of their recent iniquities.
At Oakland we learned that the route
via Bittinger and Bevansville not only
was shorter, but better going than the
route recommended by the blue book.
We found this to be true, and would
advise all present day tourists to adopt
the suggestion and go by this route,
which winds through beautiful forests
and along the sinuous SUBMITS of the
| high ranges, past miniature villages,
perched on inaccessible places, with a
far-away suggestion of the hill towns
of Italy, into Grantsville, then quietly
and sedately sleeping off the effects of
its recent orgies.
1t was Sunday and the country folk
were driving to the crossroads church
in carryalls, surveys and nondescript
carriages. The farm horses knew it,
too, and shled demureiy at our machine.
We picked up denizen who volunteer
ed to show US the road. By his whiskers
he might have been the reincarnation
of the once Horace Greeley, and he
timidly ventured the remark that this
was his first auto ride. That was
enough for Dwight, and the farmer
conclusion that never before had he
reached church in such short order was
justified.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
BITTINGER.
.,..sss.0ssts9sSss0'cs's0s1

A cordial invitation is extended to all
people to attend the annual Sunday
school picnic, to be held at this place on
Saturday, August 90 ALI the time
honored features of real rural picnic
will be arranged for the enjoyment and
entertainment of those who attend.
Posters advertising the Meyersdale
PA Annual Fair, were strewn about
this village in great numbers last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stark spent the
early days of last week visiting relatives
in and near Oakland.
Leonard Stark was called to Blaine,
W. Va, last week, by the illness of
his wife, who is suffering an attack of
typhoid fever at that place.
C. E. Ellithorp and family motored
over to Centreville, Pa, last Sunday
for a few hours visit.
Edward Wiley. the genial photog
rapher, of Jennings, has removed his
gallery to Berlin, Pa, but expects to
serve his patrons in this section on
periodical visits to this his home sec
ton.
Misses Leonora Wiley and Cora Bit
finger visited at Jennings last Sunday.
Hearing a commotion near the house
one evening last week, Mrs. G. c.
Beachy took the shot gun from its peg,
looked we'll to its printing and assuming
the frown of Napoleon she sauntered
forth through the August twilight,
eager for the fray, Not far from the
orchard she encountered huge bird
and raising the weapon for the charge,
she was about to pull the trigger, when
Master Frank who was by her side,
whispered Its Stork." The word I'M
nerved Mrs. Beachy, and spoiled her
aim, so that she only wounded the bird,
and had to call her husband to help
dispatch her victim Mrs. Beachy was
mighty glad when she found that she
had killed large blue crane instead of
a stork, for she says. Goodness knows,
wouldn't kill the stork for no con-
sideration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
A Temperance
Talk to Voters
JASON KEEP

Oh, what power was the church of
West Virginia when she decided to
fight.
How they worked: men, women and
children, night and day. They put up
their hard earned dollars, too. There
was no ''I'll slap YOU on the wrist"
business IN that fight. Over two hun
bred of her citizens from Judges to day
laborers were out making speeches and
paving their own expenses. The W.
c. T. U. seemed tireless. The child
rem worked. Every church was a re-
cruiting station, and real honest to
goodness ..prayers were offered up.
They talked with God; they did not
send their cards.
AS an example of the way they work
ed:
A carpenter working in Harrison
county read that in sections already
dry they might not take enough in
terest to vote for the amendment. So
three weeks before the election he got
leave of absence, took all the money he
could spare, bought temperance litera-
ture went down into his home county
and tramped from house to house talk
ing temperance and distributing litera-
ture, working for the amendment.
Say, I'll bet four dollars there were
at least seventeen guardian angels
keeping tab on that carpenter.
That was no amiable rabbit fight. 1t
was brill dog fight. have great re-
spect for a bull dog.
West Virginia went dry by 92,342
majority. How could she help it.
Poor old Maryland with beautiful
churches and lots of them, with lots of
church members but awfully wet, that
is why the liquor people who represent
less than per cent of the population
claim to dictate 70 per cent. of the cleo
tons.
Shame on you church people.
Why don't you run a saloon and get
the money? A man who votes for
saloons is just as guilty as the saloon
keeper. He is partner and as guilty
of numbering the l52, 900 poor souls each
year as the liquor men. They could
not ply their deadly trade if you did not
permit him to "go to it,
The masquerade is over and it has
reached the time of day when we call q
spade spade.
Isn't 1t wonderful. New discoveries
every day. Why it only seems a week
since they discovered that the parlol
game of bridge whist for money anC
card parties for prizes We're gambling
just the same a playing poker in {
saloon. How provoking.
Church people and other good people
of Garrett county. the election il
drawing near, you have chance u
vote wet or dry. 1t is not up to the
politician. 1t is up to you. You must
fight on one side or the other. There i:
no neutral ground. You cannot sit OF
the fence; it has spikes IN it and a strar
, of barbwlre on the top rail. For good
ness sake get out and work Don't be
afraid to open your mouth. Hang the
amiable rabbit business. It's the bul
dog who gets the blue ribbon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
VERA CRUz-A FINE BLUNDER.

No one pretends that the seizure of
And yet we have somehow been able to
carry the thing off as if we had intended
to do it all along. We have cleaned up
the town, spent lot of good money in
the stores, furnished lively military band
music in the parks at night and made
ourselves quite popular, while all the
time being near enough to worry the
Huertistas by reason of the battling
mystry of our behavior, and thus pre-
venting their concentration of mind upon
the problem of defending themselves
against Carranza and Villa.
We have thus used an immense COM
bined naval and military force to make
an exceedingly small war, and have
brought that war to funny little end by
something called protocol that was
signed at Niagara Falls and that nobody
has read or understood. Nevertheless,
we are staying on at Vera Cruz, refus-
ing to pat withdrawal dates, as demand
ed, into the protocol. We are still
treating this unwarranted occupation of
Mexican territory as sort of fulcrum
for the possible further application of
powerful leverage. Taking that town
was an admirable mistake. promptly
captized as if it had been great stroke
of craftsmanship or strategy.
Our staying at Vera Cruz, in other
words, and our covering long coast
with our navy, were found useful as
showing two or three things. For
example, ~ that the Yankees were,
after all, not such bad people on close
acquaintance, but had remarkable
fine way of cleaningup and running a
seaport town; (2) that the Yankees
could act swiftly and intrepidly when
they decided to act at all, and that they
were prepared, in case of need, to
extend their occupation tar beyond the
town of Vera Cruz; while 90 it showed
contendlng factions in Mexico, and the
rest of the world combined, that Uncle
Sans ''watchful waiting" was a
matter of patience and judgment, rather
than one of timidity or bewilderment.-
From THE Progress of the World" in
the american Re0ieW Of Re01ezOS for
August.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
Injured In Auto Upset.

Mrs. Richard Harvey sustained a
broke en- collarbone and Mr.. Harvey and
their three grandchildren were slightly
injured Sunday afternoon. as Mr.. Har-
vey who is aged, was driving on the Nat
ional pike, few miles east OF Grants
vile, the car upsetting. Mr.. Harvey lost
control of the steering gear and the
machine ran up bank. The top held
the machine foot above the ground,
otherwise the consequences might have
been more serious. J. Philip Roman,
of Cumberland, who was passing, placed
the injured in his machine and took
them to their home at Frostburg where
medical aid was summoned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
Big Festival at White Oak Grove

There will be big festival at White
Oak Grove on Saturday September 5,
beginning at one o'clock and continuing
until late in the evening. Temperance
speakers of merit will be present and
speak at three O'Clock in the afternoon
concerning the temperance question,
dealing specifically with the County
Local Option Bill, and other things of
local interest. We extend hearty in
vltation to the four quarters of the
earth. Come one, come all and enjoy
the evening with US.
COMMITTEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE COLUMN
Practical Suggestions on Local Option
Campaign.

Prohibition is farce and fake, etc,
nevertheless George Woodland, found
guilty at Saltwater, Oklahoma, of vio-
lating the State Prohibition law for
selling liquors, was sentenced to five
years in the state penitentIary.
Strenuous efforts will be made to put
through a county option bill at the next
session of the Illinois legislature. Tenn
perance leaders of that state declare
that such bill would dry up every
county except Cook, which contains
Chicago.
1t is often said, "you cannot enforce
local option laws" The following from
the Wheeling. W. Va, Intelligner
proves that you can:
Tried before Mayor Graham on a
charge of selling intoxicants, Charles
Lewis, a we'll known colored resident of
this city. was found guilty of the sale
of intoxicants and was fined 500 and
costs and sentenced to serve thirty
days in the county Jail.
At the instance of Fred o. Blue,
State Commissioner of Prohibition for
West Virginia, an injunction was grant
ed by Judge Reynolds of Keyser against
the Western Maryland Railway and the
American Express Companies prohibit
ing them from making any deliveries
of intoxicants from any of their stations
in Tucker, Mineral or Grant counties.
The papers were served by Sheriff
Minear. This shuts out express and
freight packages of liquor in that Sec
ton of the State. Now let the court
which includes Preston county take
similar action and thus prevent B. &
o. shipments of liquor into that county.
Said wife to her husband, "Oh John,
why don't you quit drinking?" The
door closed. Five minutes later five
shots were heard. Some persons hur-
ried into the room to find two deac
people. This is a sample of the work
done by the saloon.
Four quarts of liquor, man on the
railroad track, struck by an express
train; funeral and one less customer
for the saloon. This is what the licensed
saloon accomplished.
Are YOU going to vote to continue
this ruinous business in Garrett county.
Oakland is not receiving very flatter.
ing commentator just now from the
specimens sent out by the whiskel
dealers.
West Virginia jug carries and sui
case carriers "have got" the runaway
marriage couples "beat a mile on two. ,
Mr.. Voter are YOU going to continu,
this disgraceful business in Carrot
county.
Eight months more until we will liv'
in a saloonless county, and only tel
more weeks until the electors of Carrot
county will by vote say from May
the county shall be dry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

Alcohol, besides causing so many
deaths direct.weakens the victim so that
he is less able to withstand or throw off
disease.
Maryland is working hard and spend
ing much money trying to stop the
white plague (tuberculosis.) What is
she doing toward eliminating the most
terrible and most deadly disease of them
all?
Granting licenses all over the state to
parties, permitting them to open up
saloons and spread the terrible blight.
Why not grant license to murderers.
robbers, thieves and white slavers?
The effect upon the victims is certainly
not any more deadly.
Poor old Maryland. Lots of churches
and lots OF saloons, all mixed up pro-
miscuously. When | think of it some
how l always think of hash or hell.
When will she wake up? Just to
think she can't even get local option
bill past the politicians, and the church
people pray "Oh. Lord, deliver US from
this curse of intemperance, and then
go out and vote wet. Oh prunes?
"Oh, Lord, thank thee that l am
not as this publican, was prayed many
long years ago and 1t did't make good,
The church members of Maryland by
getting out and working and voting for
dry candidates can carry any election,
have any bill passed, bring about any
reform and carry their state for dry by
an overwhelming majority if they
want to, and you know it.
Why don't they do it? Why don't
you vote dry? Pray, of course you want
to pray, but first get out and do some
work, fix up the wires so that your
prayers will reach higher than the
ceiling.
Don't you know, Mr.. Wet Voting
Church Member, that your phone is out
of order, your wires are crossed anC
the place you are aiming at and the
place you are reaching are altogether
different places.
Prayer without work is dead"
Now see here, you can bank on il
that when the politicians see you are il
earnest and mean business, they will
fall over themselves getting into. line
each claiming to be the original tenn
perance advocate.
See the result in West Virginia
When the church people quite signing
buckled on their armor and went ou
to fight, the politicians came into line
with such rapid strides that you coulC
have laid six bricks upon their coat
tails and never depressed them an inch
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

| have for private sale the following
stock which must be sold soon: One
brown mare years old, a good driver;
l black Percheron mare colt, months
old; bay colt, month old; excellent
driving stock. This stock can be seen
at the Uplands Cottage, Deer Park,
Md. S. S. SAvEDGE. Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

For aALE-Ten acres of land lmprov-
ed by good house of nine rooms, barn
and all other necessary buildings; gas
in house; pure water. Would make
delightful home for retired family.
Located on Third street IN South Oak
land. Apply to L. W. Clark, Oakland,
Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
For Sale Cheap.

One 80 h. p. Hart saw mill, complete
with log turner, cutoff saw, saw dust
blower, inserted tooth saw, log trucks,
etc. one 30 h. p. Erie boiler and engine,
all nearly as good as new. Cost when
new $500; will sell for less than one
half. The outfit is ready to set up and
poerate. A big bargain. Apply to A.
D. Naylor, Oakland. advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

LosT-Tuesday, on the road from
Conneway's Tower to Oakland, large
black Leather handbag, containing a
sum OF money and other articles, among
which was card case containing the
name and Pittsburgh address of the
loser. A reward will be paid for the
return of the bag and contents to The
Rest in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
Orphans and Needy Children

Will be accepted under proper condi-
tons at the Amish Mennonite Orphan S
home in Garrett county, Maryland.
Write to or call upon
NOAH j. BRENNEMAN, Supt.
Accident, Md.
or ]. E. HERsHBERGER, Sec.
Meyersdale, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
$500 Reard.

The undersigned will pay the above
amount for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the party or
parties who tore down and destroyed
his gates last night.
GEORGE SHARTZER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
Engineer and Surveyor,

have opened an Office in the First
National Bank Building, Oakland, Nd,
and will give prompt attention to all
engineering work offered. Road, rail-
road, grades. grade lines and town
work. Mineral land and coal reports.
Land surveying.
w. MCCULLoH BROWN,
Adv. P. o. Box AZ, Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
Church Services.

ST PAUL'S NJ. E.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching, 10:45 a. m. and 500 p. m.
Sunday school at $50 p. m.
Epworth League, Monday. 700 p. m
Prayermeeting, Wednesday, 1880 IN.
Everybody cordially invited to attend
these services.
ARCHIBALD MOORE, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Services next Sabbath as follows.
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
Preaching, at 730 p. m.
PrayermeetIng, Wednesday. 7.30 p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited.
]. C. ELY, Pastor.
ST. MATTHEW'S P. E. CHURCH.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Morning PRAYER and Sermon II GOA. m.
Sunday school $50 p. m.
Evening prayer and short address, 8
p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend
tneSe services.
REV. VIM w. SHEARER,
Minister in charge.
ST. MARKS LUTHERAN.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Morning worship, 10. 80 a. m.
Luther League, coop. m.
Evening worship, 500 p m.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Rev. .. A. L. Bremen, Pastor.
MT. LAKE PARK NJ. E.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching at 8:00p. m.
Sunday school, 10 3. m.
Epworth League, 7.15 p. m.
j. L. MARQUES, Pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

LosT-On county road between Oak
land and Kaese's Mill a boys blue
chinchilla overcoat. Return and re-
ceive suitable reward. Bowie Unison,
Oakland, Md.
Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
WHO'S TO BL AME?
IS IT-YOUo

Diseases of various kinds are a
menace to health and life and we expend
much energy, time and money trying
to eliminate them from the community.
Some diseases are more dangerous
than others, as follows:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20
Effective August 10th, 1914.

All Ford parts and accesaries will be
sold for CASH and CASH ONLY. from
the above date.
JAMES P. TREACY,
Adv. 23-4t Ford Agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-08-20

A. D. Naylor & Co. have just receiv-
ed another car of fertilizer. Get their
price and you will buy. Advertisement
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-11-27
SCORED ONE ON THE HOTEL
Simeon Ford Tells How He Once En-
tertained Guest With Lively
Sense of Humor.

Simeon Ford, who accomplished the
extraordinary feat of running the
Grand Union hotel and being a
humorist of nationwide reputation at
the same time, and, now that the
hotel is defunct, is presumably turn
ing his whole attention to the con-
vulsing of dinner guests over their
coffee, expressed himself with much
modesty in reply to question of the
Boston Herald
81 never tell stories," wrote he,
nor can | remember them" That
looked damaging. But presently Mr..
Ford frightened up amazingly and
finished his communication in this
way:
Here is a bitrof humor, however,
and a true hotel happening.
Our steward had printed on the
bills of fare the following notice:
IAN articles, brought into the hotel
and used at the table will be charged
for as though furnished by the house.
Some one mailed me one of these
bills and under the notice he had
written:
"'Does this apply to false teeth"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-11-27
Activities of Women.

Philadelphia has five women factory
inspectors.
Women farm laborers In England
number nearly one hundred thousand.
Over fire thousand women are en-
gagged In industry in Italy.
Over six thousand women in New
York are employed as tailoresses.
Canada has an active rifle associa-
ton composed of women.
There are over three million widows
In the United States and there is no
estimate as to how many there will
be in Europe after the war; but 1t
will probably be twice as many as we
have.
In Java, when man marries, he
goes to Ms wife's house, where the
women sit In council upon all mat
tiers of Importance and dictate the af-
fairs OF the home.
Widows Of soldiers killed in the
service Of the British army will re-
ceive pension of from five to ten
shillings a week, depending upon the
rank of her husband.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-11-27
Reduction In Living Costs Made Poe
slble by Perfect Product.

The sudden and highly alarming in
crease in cost OF food necessities, such
as sugar and flour, demand Increased
domestic economy. For Incomes have
not advanced with this wartime soar
ing of food prices.
Waste of food as well as cost of
food must be considered and minimized
in these days of eXorbitant prices.
Fortunately the greatest food waste
with which the housewife has to con-
tend-bake-d failures and the waste
of costly baking materials-is rendered
preVentable by the perfect leavening
power of Calumet Baking Powder
Calumet Is an absolutely sure baking
powder of absolute purity. 1t never
fails to produce fully raised bakings
that are tender and temptingly deli
ciOus. For it's wonderful leavening
strength never varies. It's always uni
form-and always uneXcelled. E.
To pay more than is asked for Calu-
met simply means useless waste Of
money. To pay less, and obtain an in
ferior powder, means the useless waste
of baking Materials.
Order a can of Calumet. Save a sub
stantial sum on the price asked for
Trust Brands when you buy 1t. Save
the flour, sugar, butter and eggs SO
often wasted by Big Can Powders
when you use 1t. You are safe in orr
dering Calumet, in trying 1t, in testing
the truth of these claims, for If you are
not thoroughly satisfied the purchase
price will be refunded by your local
dealer.
In buying a can of Calumet send the
slip found in the one-pound can to the
Calumet Baking Powder Co, Advertise
ing Department, Chicago, ILL.,, and you
will receive one of their handsome ~
page Cook Books, illustrations in col
ors, and book that will be a guide to
economy in the kitchen.-Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-11-27
Quite Simple,

"My dear major, want to ask you
a question" remarked the modest mai.
den to her partner as they entered the
conservatory.
"A thousand If you like" replied the
gallant major.
What is a kiss?" The soldier was
taken aback, but quickly pulled him
self together, and firmly said, This
Is"
Sir" replied the indignant seeker
after higher culture, you misunder-
stand me. The Interrogation | put to
you was a mathematical problem
which ! thought might interest you. -
1T does, it does" said the major,
"but II it's a conundrum | give It up"
The maiden's eyes sparkled, and
there was music in her voice as she
threw out the answer, why, it's moth
ing divided by two"