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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
EVANSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Miller, of Stone
House Farm, entertained at an elaborate
turkey dinner on Christmas day, the
guests being DR.. and Mrs. j. A. Carney
and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Diefenbach and
daughter, Miss Carrie.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Schaefer had as
Christmas dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schaefer, ST., VIM. Leonard
and Charles Schaefer, Mrs. Dan Lohr
and son Wendell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright were Christmas
guests of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hetrick of the Cove.
Mrs. Lydia Wiley and daughter, Miss
Lenore, of Bittinger, Mr.. and Mrs, John
Waldron of Jennings and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. Bill, Mr.. and Mrs. Memo Miller
and son, Mrs. Susan burst and H. A.
Baker, of Grantsville. were all enter
tanned at sumptuous turkey dinner at
the home of Mrs. Sophia Winterberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Zeller and Miss
Minnie Miller enjoyed the Christmas
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred,
Livengood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Swauger and
family were guests for Christmas din
ner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Bittinger.
Mrs. Sophia Bong was the delighted
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

The weather has been quite disagree
able, the kind which favors colds, pneu-
monia and general illness. Our sick
are doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Winchell, their
daughter from Denver and Miss Car
michael, of Ohio, had most delightful
Christmas season in Journeys End. 3"
The board of directors of the Park
Association held meeting Thursday of
last week. DR.. Baldwin, of Baltimore,
was present. A. d. Naylor was elected
treasurer of the Association.
For the first time in the history of
the Park, has one of our citizens be-
come member of the House of Dele
gates at Annapolis. Captain HAYDEN
went to the Capital Monday. where for
the next 100 days he will help make
laws for the good of the common
wealth and assist in the Inauguration of
the Democratic governor. al.
The plans for next summer are pro-
crossing nicely. The Washington City
Epworth League will spend a week in
the Park, including over Sunday.
Mrs. 7. H. Cuppett has been quite i'll
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
Free Public Library Notice.

Dear Friends.
There will be a public meeting of
those interested in the library, in the
library rooms. on Thursday evening,
January 18th, at 7:30 o'clock. The
purpose of the meeting is to elect Of
ficers and effect permanent organi-
cation.
We believe the results" already OBJ
tanned are sufficient to lay claim upon
your interest.
We have no doubt but that you are
interested IN this library movement.
Anyone with any conception of its great
need would necessarily have to be in
terested, but is your interest of the
practical kind? The kind that says,
Il am gong to push this thing all l
can" That is the kind of interest we
would like to have and the kind a few
have already shown. .,
The library is in good working order.
The number of books given out in the
past month shows that the people in
tend to use it, and the reading room is
a much used place. .... ..-.s
Remember the meeting, Thursday.
January 18th.
Sincerely,
o. A. Bremen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
0. H. S. NOTES.

Herbert Leighton has been out of
school with an attack of la grippe.
The boys basket ball team will play
at Terra Alta next Saturday night.
The girls team was defeated by
Homecoming last Thursday.
DR.. j. H. Howard gave US very in
teresting talk last Monday. His SUBJ
ject was Forces that VIM.
The Ten Mile District high school
basket ball team of Bristol, W. Va,
will play the o. H. S. on January 9th.
This is very strong team. They are
now leading-the Central League as they
have not been defeated this season.
Several other games have been schedu-
led.
The following students have made
not less than 80 per cent in each subject
studied and not less than 95 per cent in
department for the school month end
ing December 80, 1915: First Year
Class: Katherine Farmhouse, Winona
Jones. Rachel Long, Elizabeth Mitchell.
Ellen Smouse, Effie Wamsley, Nellie
Schmidt, William Garrett, Carlton
Hinebaugh, Morgan Hinebaugh, Wyant
McRobie, Ralph Robinson. Second
Year Class: Eva Falkenstein, Mary
Naylor, Lorene Falkenstein, Margaret
Sincell, Victor Harvey, Edward Scott.
Third Year Class. Edwana Peddicord.
Mildred Dixon, Pauline Jones, Carrie
Mann, Carol Miller, Winifred Weimer,
julius Littman, Felix Robinson, Gerald
Tanner. Fourth Year Class. Norine
Ault, Clara Bush, Mabel Falkenstein.
Louise Harmed. Mary Sincell, Margaret
Slabaugh. Carrie Thrasher, Mildred
Thrasher, Edward Lewis. Post Gradu-
ate: Ross Isenberg, Marion Newman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
the past several days.

The rain and warm weather of the
latter part of last week cleared the
lake of ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Harrison re-
turned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camden. who spent the
holidays at Charleston, W. Va, return.
ed home Monday.
Mrs. Upton Cuppett is quite i'll.
A. V. Cuppett, of Grafton, W. Va,
was here Sunday to see his mother.
Sunday morning Mrs. George Whip
key went to CovnellsvilIe, Pa, where
she and her husband will make their
home.
Miss Jennie Lee is visiting friends at
Frostburg.
Mr.. John Wilkes, Jr., of Barton, Md,
who has been visiting at VIM. McRobie' s
since Christmas returned home New
Years day.
Preaching Sunday night at the Baptist
church. You are invited.
Mrs. McLain and daughter Miss Kate,
of Wheeling, W. Va. arrived here
Tuesday, enroute home. from Washing
ton, D. c., where they spent the past
few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wilson.
Thomas Schooley, Ben Long and
Lewis Killias went to Maysyille, Tues
day morning to work on new houses
being erected by a coal company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

recipient of lovely Victrola machine
at Christmas, the gift of her son and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peter
son of Michigan. Mrs. Peterson having
bought it in Cumberland on her way
home few weeks ago and had it de-
livered to her mother at Christmas time.
The 4-months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emanuel burst of near Grantsville died
on Saturday morning of whooping cough.
Prof. Sanner spent Christmas in Cum
berland with his wife who has been
there several weeks.
Miss Maud Bevans spent several
days in Cumberland with friends.
VIM. G. and Bayard 7. Keller of
Wilmington, Delaware, spent the holi-
days at home with their parents at this
place.
Arthur Shirer, station Iineman of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, re-
ported considerable damage to the
lines in this vicinity, as result of the
recent snow and sleet storm, and he
had large gang of men at work max
ing the necessary repairs.
Our merchants enjoyed good holiday
trade. The value of good roads was
demonstrated by the business done by
the hotels of this place during the holi-
day season.
The j. B. Davis family, of Ursina,
Pa, had family reunion Christmas
day. 1t was the first Christmas for
many years at which the whole family
were under the parental roof. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Davis and son Joseph of
Davis, near here, were present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
QUIZ OF TOWN HAPPENINGS
A Variety of Interesting Paragraphs
for Republican Readers.

Turn over several new leaves and
plan for the best and most successful
year of your farm life. Let all pull to-
gether for more and better roads, more
ground under cultivation, more cattle
for market, and general improvement
all over the farm.
Sometimes We imagine that no place
has more bad weather than Garrett
county. For instance, last Friday, the
last day of 1915, they had four feet of
snow on the level, in IArizon, and the
temperature was "a degrees below zero
in Colorado. Garrett county was moth
ing like that.
More than million acres of land will
be added 10 the bird reservations in the
United States if the National Associa-
ton of Audubon Societies, with head
quarters at liza Broadway, New York,
succeeds in its campaign to have all the
cemeteries of the country converted in
to bird sanctuaries. The plan includes
not only the forty eight burial grounds
of New York city but all cemeteries
down to the lonely graveyard of the
smallest hamlet.
Small pieces of soap are usually
thrown away, but quite little economy
may be practiced if the odd ends are
gathered together and placed in a pan.
Il oil -nI -
come slowly to the boiling point. Then
pour the melted soap into molds or
dishes; allow it to cool, and the result
will be new cakes of soap. If oatmeal
is added to the dissolved soap, it will
improve it.
Senator H. j. Speicher, of Accident,
Md, one of the most prominent citizens
of Western Maryland. was here part
of Thursday. The Senator had in
charge a carload of registered draft
stations, one of the finest lots of horses
ever seen at this station. On Thursday
night. the e. & o. train crew made an
extra trip to haul the car to Friends
vile, where the horses were unloaded.
Republican Meyersdale.
The national organization of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
controls the copyright of the tablet
containing Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress, has long felt that it would be
most appropriate to have these tablets
erected alang the course of the Lincoln
Highway through the many states it
travels. Arrangements to this effect
have been completed with the Lincoln
Highway association and efforts will be
made to haye as many of these tablets
placed along the route as possible. 1t
is thought that no more appropriate
terms of keeping Lincoln's famous ut
terance before the public could be found
than that of placing such tablets along
the course of the 1884 mile highway
dedirated to his memory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

In human affairs it is generally Gus
tomary to reflect on the mistakes of
every closing twelfthmonth, and, pro-
fitting by experience, to turn to the New
Year with higher hopes and greater re-
solves. to new determinations to over
come our personal faults and weak
nesses. This interpretive custom is
one of the cheeriest attributes of human
nature, the world over-the confession
that we have not done as we'll as we
should have done, and that we have
grievous faults that should be corrected.
And what, if we fail again, just as we
did last year, the endeavor to do better
counts for something, and by it we be-
come little stronger each year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
PILLOWS AND FEATHER BEDS
Wanted By Maryland Red Cross Auxi-
liary for Hospital Use.

To the Editor of The Republican
The Maryland Red Cross Auxiliary
has been asked to assist in the collec-
ton of pillows and feather beds-to be
made into pillows-to be sent through
the agency of Mrs. John W. Garrett,
of Paris, to the war hospitals of
Europe.
A campaign under the craftsmanship
of Mrs. 7. Harrison Garrett, of the
Maryland Red Cross Auxiliary is work.
ing to make January 9th, 1916, Pillow
Day." On that day the campaign is to
be started and every one is asked to
either send pillows or feather beds to
be made into pillows to the various de-
positories in Baltimore or to notify the
chairman who will send for them.
We are asking the newspapers of
Maryland to assist US in their various
localities in this most appalling and
humane work. Can you not help by in
teresting the generous public so that
they will send to Mrs. T. Harrison Gar
rett at the Arundel Club, 1000 N.
Charles STREET., Baltimore, Md. pillows
and feather beds to be made into pill
lows?
Thanking you for helping US by in
teresting the public, through your
columns, in this noble work.
Very truly yours.
MRS. T. HARRISON GARRETT,
Chairman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

JUSTICE Lamar, of the United States
Supreme Court, died at Washington, D.
c. Sunday last, aged So years. He
was a native of Georgia. He was ap-
pointed to the supreme bench by Presi-
dent Taft.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

THE bureau of standards has found
that better glass melting pots can be
made of clay found in the United States
than of CLAWS imported from Germany
heretofore believed necessary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

You can make no better resolution
with which to begin the New Year than
that which pledges you to unfailing
kindness toward man and beast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

THREE hundred and sixty-six days in
the New Year. It's we'll to remember
that whatever they are to bring they
can only come one at a time. No man
would want to face them all at once.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

LAST Saturday Iowa, Colorado, Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Arkansas and
South Carolina became prohibition
states making IS dry states. Six other
states will vote on prohibition during
1916.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

THE Baltimore Sun calls it ian ap-
palling prosperity, which is quite sig
niticant. A famous general once de-
scribed victory: at is magnificent,
but it is not war;.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

THIS country Is exceptionally for
tunate. 1t begins the new year with
peace and prosperity, and its head,
with honeymoon. 1t ought to prove a
lucky augury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06

THE gain in church membership for
1915 is reported as follows: Baptists,
145, 900; Methodists. 1O4, 900; Lutherans,
$4,000; Disciples, $4,000; EpiscopaIians,
$4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
A magic harp
Forbid to speak,
Talented interdictei-

"A reInorSeIui grave 10 seek.
Holy Mass will be celebrated in PEN
dergast hall Sunday, Jan. 9th. at 10
O'Clock by Rev. James E. Connell, pas
tor of st. Peters church of Oakland.
Mr.. Thos. Huges spent Christmas
with relatives at Pittsburgh, Pa.
News was received recently of most
unfortunate and painful accident which
occurred to Mr.. Joseph Pendergast, at
Akron, Ohio, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael W. Pendergast, of Hutton.
The young man was employed at the
Goodrich rubber factory of Akron, and
while engaged in drilling battery used
in submarine lost control of the
machine and was severely injured. At
this writing nothing definitely has been
learned as to the extent of the injuries
received. However our sympathies are
extended to the young gentleman.
ST. ELMO.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
HUTTON

Owing to the imperative nature of my
last letter in the Republican was COM
PEELED to forego the pleasure of ex-
pressing the desired sentiments on the
eve of the great New Year. The
cathedral bells are now silent having
tolled pathetically and solemnly the
passing of the old year crowded with
joys and sorrows, triumphs and dis
asters. All are gone, having passed to
the great beyond, leaving fond recollec-
tons as parting memento of the past.
The lamenting dirge is interrupted,
softly, but sweetly, harmonious choras
are borne on the midnight air. The
mirthful strains, of melodious instru-
ments, accompanied by chimes in
distant belfries awaken US to the reli-
zation of new dawn and the indefinite
feeting of time.
Our lives, like master musicians
That produce, with magical skill,
A rythmical chord of excellence
Or otherwise, if He so wills.
Isn't life like a musical composition?
That consists of a staff intellectual
ability and many notes. (the power
attributed) which may be formed &C.
cording to the quality that constitutes
the characteristics of life which pro-
duced reverberates, on the listner.
causing an agreeable sensation, whilst
the gifted may fascinate and attract
large audiences merit their laudable
applause, crowned with laurel wreaths,
honored, revered, and loved, the selfish
life prompted from the insursceptible-
ness of nature deserves a life of re-
proach.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-01-06
New year, new opportunities.

AS this is leap year everybody should
be on the jump.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
Trade Briefs

Cochin Chinas imports of hardware,
machinery and iron, and steel are
valued at 100000 in a normal year.
The hardware trade offers the best
market for American products.
High freight rates caused by the war
resulted In a decrease of maize ship
ments from Cochin China during the
past year. France is the only Gus
toner for this product.
More than half of the petroleum and
most of the lubrcating oils used in
Tonllin. French Indo-China in 1918,
came from the United States. I'm
ports have declined. however, because
of the prevalent high prices.
bill has been presented to the
cortes providing for the opening of q
new bank in Spain, to be known as
the Bauco Espanol de Comercio Ex-
terror. The purpose of the proposed
bank will be primarily the extension
of foreign trade.
Consul Jose de Olivares, at Hamil-
ton, Ontario. suggests that an ener-
getic advertising campaign in this dis
trict would do much to increase the
demand for American electric lighting
supplies.
Steel stamps and dies, metal plates
for machinery and rubber stamp
specialties are in demand in Argentina
The scarcity of rubber in Germany
has resulted in the use of wooden tires
for bicycles. Steel coil tires have also
been tried, but they are Objectionable
because of the damage they do to
pavem ents.
South Africa offers an attractive
market for safes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
THE susQUEHANNA BASIN

IF the gentlemen of City Council have
any doubt whatever as to the funds
of the city being sufficient next
year to cover initial cost of bathing
and boating facilities in the Susque-
hanna Basin, they should recall that
the revenues of the Water Department
will be ample to more than meet the
ordinary demands upon the general
funds.
City Commissioner Gorgas, who is
Superintendent of Finance. has clearly
shown that the investment of excess
Water Department funds In the var
ious public Improvement bonds will be
more than sufficient to take care of
all the debt OF the Water Department
when it reaches maturity. Notwith-
standing the recent investment of s6O.-
900 in the bonds authorized for the
motorizing of the fire department
there will remain at the end of the
year balance of many thousands of
dollars.
Through the investment of the sur
plus moneys OF the Water Department
III tle street improvement ana Other
bonds which show a return of per
cent, the excess is being we'll handled
and there would seem to be no ex-
cuse for refusal to provide such facili-
ties as the people demand in the way
IF boat and lighthouses.
Most Harrisburgers have long since
ceased to consider proper provisions
for the health and pleasure of the peo-
pie as unnecessary expenditures.
Thousands of our people are not so
situated that they can so to the sea-
shore or mountains during the heated
term and it is only fair to these that
reasonable measures be adopted for
their health and comfort.
While it is the part of wisdom and
foresight to conserve the public funds
and to practice rigid economy in every
direction to the end that there shall
be no waste of the public moneys, it
is nevertheless true that in matters af-
fecting the welfare of the people there
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
Williamsport's Troubles
IWilliamsport Sun.l

Events are moving rapidly at the
City Hall. But none the less they are
moving certainly toward the end that
was inevitably forecasted when the So
called commission form of municipal
government, inaugurated by the Clark
law. with its highly paid mayor and
eouncilmen, brought into being the rule
that the least competent should be Sc
lected for public ONCE, on the theory
that they most needed the emoluments
of public office. Williamsport TODAY
is reaping the rewards that were to
be expected, for they are the logical
outcome of the violation of every rule
of business Judgment and common
sense axiom that may have been de-
vised to help solve the problem of
running a city of fifty thousand inhabi-
tants.
Primarily that is business propo-
sition. But by some strange fatality,
almost unbelievable except in the pres
ence of actual experience, there is a
confidence that the body polite is ex-
empt from any such prudent rules, and
voting for public officials has become
an expression of sympathy, or preju-
dice against others or may be subject
to any other influence than the straight
out issue OF who Is best fitted for
honest, industrious effort toward the
desired end.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
Schwab, Optimist
ILohnstown Trihnne.

Things are never so bad but that they
might be worse with Charles NJ
Schwab. We can imagine the genia
Schwab smiling If he. happens to read
some the railings OF the professional
pacifists who seem to allege that he
started all this hated preparedness stuff
taken over and appropriated by one
woodrow Wilson and made n cardinal
tenet of the Democracy. The boy from
Loretto would thank his lucky stars
that he had not been accused of at
tempting to corrupt a professional pa
cihst, or of trying to make a genuine
democratic Democrat change his mind,
Charles NJ Schwab assures us there
VIII be considerable demand for steel
In the United States when the war is
over. He believes the ending of the
war will not mark a period of con-
siderable depression in the steel busi-
ness. Schwab knows a little about the
steel business, even his antiprepa red
ness critics will admit. The head of the
Bethlehem steel plant thinks he sees a
demand and use for steel in this coun-
try which is going to keep every Amer
ican plant busy for some years.
Mr. Schwab ought to know what he
is talking about when he talks steel.
He might be selfish enough to keep
these things to himself and let other
steelmakers worry-perhaps let their
plants deteriorate. But, he carelessly
and quite optimistlcally announces his
convictions and says he is going to
spend a few odd millions. something
like 100 of them, in providing additional
capacity at Bethlehem and elsewhere.
When you come to think of 1T, is II
not better to have one Schwab making
millions for himself and his associates
than to have whole lot of disgruntled
and knockers continually decrying the
times and bewailing the energy of men
who go ahead7
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-29
THE PROPOSED Two-CENT PIECE
CONGRESSMAN POTTER'S bill

4 NONGRESSMAN fOIIER . Dill
" directing the United States mints
to resume the coming of two
cent pieces is popular measure. 1t
ought to be enacted without delay.
There are many good reasons why the
use of smaller coins should be en-
couraged and there is q very particu-
lar need for a coin between the cent
and the nickel in value, and the two
cent piece would cover the ground
better than a three-cent piece.
Small coins tend to lower costs. A
penny is of such small value in these
days of high prices that even the
newspapers are compelled in q ma
penny field which for so many years
they so nearly monopolized. Two
cent pieces would encourage the sale
of all manner of things in less than
nickel quantities - and very often a
nickers worth more than meets the
need but must be bought for the rea-
son that under the present system of
coinage no smaller unit of price is
quoted.
TIE jump from nickel to a quarter
Is broken by the ten-cent piece. If
1t were not for the dime the consumer
in many instances would be required
to buy q quarters worth instead Of q
dimes worth, as now. Yet tho diff
ference between the nickel and the
quarter is no greater proportionately
than the difference between the cent
and the nickel.
The general adoption of two cents
as the price of newspapers--a condi-
ton forced upon publishers by the
tremendous cost of white paper and
printing materials in general, is an
OTHER very good reason why the coin
age of two-cent pieces should be re-
sumed.