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dow. Yes, there he was. hurrying down the road without once glancing around. Feeling much abused, she dressed swiftly and ran down stairs.
 In one minute she had decided that Jimmy had left the table in very messy state, used the wrong frying pan for the fish, forgotten to turn off the gas and left the back door open, so the neighbours cat was in the kitchen. And all that morning, as she went about her hOusework, she piled up grievances against the unfortunate Jimmy.
 But in the rush of the days business Jimmy forgot the incident entirely and arrived home in his usually good spirits.
 We've got an extra hour of day light. dear; let's hurry through dinner and go out for row. It's like sum- mer out of doOrs," he said.
 But you're home early, Jimmy. l just this minute put the potatoes in the oven to bake," answered Eleanor, accepting the kiss rather cOolly.
 Its nearly 6, my usual time." Jimmy drew out his watch to confirm his statement.
 "Oh, forgot to set my watch ahead, after all. Anyway, it isn't really G, you know"
 His wife's voice sounded very sweet, but suspicion dawned in Jimmy's mind that she had forgotten on pur- pose.
 "Now, see here, dear. that's very foolish slant you are taking at this matter. The time has been changed. The whole country has accepted 1t. Allowances have been made for 1t everywhere. All business Is running on it. Do you intend to stick out against it alone and keep on upsetting my daily schedule this way?
 To relate what Eleanor said next and what Jimmy replied would take some time. Suffice it to say that they started on their first quarrel right there, and that 1t took the extra hour of daylight to make it up. Then Jimmy set every clock and watch in the house exactly right and everything was glo- rious happiness again, But Eleanor
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most of the time he's the smartest law. yer in our city"
 And then uncle laughed long and loud and merrily.
 What are you going to do about 1t y' he asked wheh he could get his breath.
 Tm going to marry him by some nook or crook, but promised dear old dad I'd never marry without Mumsie's consent, and want you to help me get it."
 Leave it to me, Milly, my girl. Wen have her eating out of our hand yet"
 That same day Mrs. Hastings was thrown into mysteries by the receipt of the following telegram:
 "Millie bound to marry my chauffeur What shall do?'
 telegram being entirely too slow for the enraged mother, she sought refuge in a long-distance telephone call, and when she finally succeeded in getting Uncle William on the wire, she was so fiustered she could barely make herself intelligible.
 "Has-has she married him yetY she finally managed to ask.
 Not yet, Maria, but don't know how long I can hold out against her."
 "Qh, save me, William-for your dead brothers sake-save me from this awful disgraces"
 "Is there anybody there--back home7 If she's bent on getting married, per haps-"
 "Yes-yes-there is!" exclaimed Mrs. Hastings, grasplng as dying man at the proverbial straw. She's been in love with Hurry Prescott, d young lawyer. Tell her 1T she'll only come home she can marry him any time she wants to. I'll promise her anything!"
 Uncle William went back to the lcv- CTS, accompanied by poorly concealed smile of triumph.
 "Milly," he said, "your mother says to come home and marry Prescott that lawyer, even if he Is poor, IS more dignified to have in the tamily than a chauffeur But we'll take no chances on her changing her mind. I've sent for minister and we'll tic that knot good and tight right here before you start back"
 So Mildred married the humble Pres- colt after all, and with her mothers full and free consent.
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ime and Tide
 + By DORA NOLAN
tSopyright 1919. by the Mcclure Nsws.
 paper Syndicats)

Jimmy Spellman looked at his watch, rowed ashore, made his boat fast 10 the little wharf and stopped to clean the four t1atfish he had caught that morning. Then he walked up the path to the house. whistling gayly. It was o'clock. Eleanor would be just coming downstairs. He would cook the fish while she prepared the rest of the breakfast and there would be plenty of time to catch the o'clock car into town as usual,
 Eleanor was not in the kitchen or the dining room, so Jimmy went to the foot of the stairs ard called up. A sleepy voice answered: "What do you wanty'
 Why, it's after ', dear; time you were down. pause. Then the sleepy voice again, this time in injured accents: Its only 6, Jimmy" Jimmy consulted his watch again; then a sudden thought struck him and he called back, faughingly, "Say, dear, the jokes oh you. You forgot to set your watch ahead last night. Better hurry up and I'll start the breakfast"
 Jimmy was well versed in camp lore, but not very expert in turning out a well set table. However, he did his best. and in half an hour the fish and coffee were ready. But still no Eleanor. So he made the trip to the foot of the stairs again and hailed her. Break fast is served, and I will have twenty minutes with you if you hurry. Lazy bones."
 "But it really isn't ' yet; why should l lose an hours sleep just to please the people who made that fool law?' came back the injured voice. "Well. please yourself" replied Jimmy, rather peeved, but I must eat and be off. <" And his sense of injury grew as he ate. This was the first time since their marriage, three months before, that Eleanor had not got up in time to pre- pare breakfast and eat it with him. We'll, he could pay her back; and he did so by a casually flung good-by as he hurried out the door.
 Eleanor couldn't believe that 5imlny would really start off for all day with out kissing her good-by. She jumped out of bed and looked out of the win
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reading, "Chet and I have not quar- ion"
 Gall 1t what you like" Mrs. Joy persisted, "it amounts to the same thing. When l was young girl was glad enough to give up her work when she married. You're q mighty lucky girl to get a man with salary like Chet's."
 Mother, it isn't the money-but what's the use of arguing? l just can't make you understand. Listen Elizabeth says that their new house would just about fit into our living room and that it has five rooms. She is furnishing it according to the ideas she absorbed in Greenwich village painted furniture, in bright colOrs. She says it's dandy bluff 10 put up when you're broke to pretend to pre-. fer that sort of thing to solid mahog- any. She wants me to come doWL and help her decide on some of the colorS. She asked Chet, too, but he can't get away. So I'll go, mother if you don't mind. I can't do any more up at Mrs. BarlOw's until that cretonne comes."
 When Sally Joy alighted from the train at the Brownsville station it was raining steadily. No one was there to meet her. She ran inside, but the little building was empty. Through the win dow she could see a dilapdated buggy standing outside and a motor car with cartains tightly drawn, came pumping down the road. it stopped with a jerk and man jumped out. The long vel low oilslin slicker and slouch hat pulled down would have disguised him from his best friend, but by a certain indefnable something, perhaps his brisk movements, Sally recognized him instantly.
 Something sang in Sally's hex4s ''lt's Chet! It's Chetr P but she deter.
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Efty-Fifty
 1T By DORA NOLAN

Ted Joy came into the family din. ing room doling out the morning mail and commenting on the external ap- pearance of each letter before parting with it. Here's one for you from Aunt Ann, mother; the ever-unwel- come little bill for yours. dad two for yours truly, and only one for you, Sally. Whats happened to Chet ?- skipped you two days now" He paused to scrutinze carefully a large square brown envelope, ignoring his sisters outstretched hand while he remarked: Says Fifty-ffty' in the corner-and some address-sounds like tooth paste"
 "Or lottery number" added his father. "Give the letter to Sally, Ted ; you're worse than country post man."
 Sally was glad to hide her disap- pointment at not receiving a letter in Chet's familiar scrawl by appearing interested in the one bearing the cryp- tic number Quickest way to find out is to open it, suppose" and Sally suited the action to the word.
 Glancing at the first few lines she turned over to the signature, exclaim- ing in a surprised tone: "Why, it's from Chet's sister, Elizabeth. They've taken a little house out in Browns vile. It's on river and it's hardly finished yet"
 Then, reading along, They've taken 1t by the year; expect to stay there most of the time. They've named it 'Fifty-tifty.' She wants me to come down over the weekend"
 Relieve in being original, don't they?" commented Ted. "I like Eliz- abeth; she's a good sport"
 "A clever little woman, and her hus- bands a brilliant fellow-always en- joy his stories. Come, Ted. or we'll be late at the offce." So saying, Mir. Joy followed by Ted, walked out of the room and out of this story.
 Mrs. Joy turned to her daughter :: Sally haven't you and Chet made up that absurd quarrel yet? If you don't look out you'll lose him. And then-''
 "Mother," Sally interrupted calmly, looking up from the letter she was still
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was normal woman and she didn' quite forget Jimmy's statement tha she had been the only person in tht country Who had not made allowance for the change in time.
 NOW Jimmy owned a kippy little power boat. There was only a three root rise and fall in the tide of theil cove, and the power boat could not be brought up to the wharf except at higt water, so it was customarily left at g mooring about POO feet off shore and reached by means of the rowboat.
 It was Saturday afternoon and Jiur 'ny's half holiday. They were to en certain his senior partner and the part ner's wife at dinner. It was an i'm. portant occasion and Eleanor, assisted by woman in for the day, was flying around, too intent on the arrange ments to pay much attention to the man of the house.
 The latter felt himself quite unnec- essary, and so, after consulting an almanac as to the tide, announced that he would tow the rowboat over to Capt. Moore's and leave it there to be overhauled. The captain could fix that leak in no time, he explained, and the tide would be high about 5, so he could bring the motorboat up to the wharf in plenty of time to dress before the guests arrived.
 Eleanor had dismissed her husband from her thoughts entirely, too busy even to glance out of the window and watch for his return. At quarter after , she was consulting anxiously with the woman about something that didn't seem to be going just right, and left to fly upstairs to change, her housewifely eye glancing to right and left on the way to discern any possible flaw in the immaculate order of the house.
 Wet sandy tracks on the stairs con- fronted her. Fastening back for a cloth, she followed them up, almost in tears. How could Jimmy be so care less at this time? The tracks led to an unused room at the back of the house. Puzzled and little uneasy, she called, You there, Jimmy" A pause. Then muttered "Yes."
 Reassured, Eleanor opened the door and discovered her husband standing in a pool of water, to which his wet clothes were constantly adding. Wet hair was stringing into his eyes and with comments unprintable he strug- gled with wet shoelace.
 "Why, Jimmy! Did you fall over board?" exclaimed Eleanor.
 "No. I had to swim ashore. That internal, dad-blamed, wooden-headed almanac was wrong about the tide. IL won't be high for nearly an hour yet. .'' A sudden thought struck Eleanor "Jimmy," she inquired innocently, "did you allow for the change in timer" But her lips twitched.
 "By golly!" exclaimed Jimmy, star ing at his wife with his mouth open 'I never thought of that!"
 "Never mind, Jimmy; your wife won't punish you for forgetting in ths way you punished her. Hurry up ant get dry enough to be kissed"
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Wanted A Chauffeur
By BERTHA R. MCDONALD

NSOpyTWots 1SlS, Dy tnO McCluro NeW0e
 paper Syndicats.)
 When Mrs. Hastings discovered hel daughter Mildred had promised to mar ry Harry Prescott she raised great disturbance and forbade the young peo pie seeing each other. She was deter. mined to marry Mildred to one of the milllOnaires who visited their summer resort every year, and Mildred was equally determined to answer the call of her own heart only. So there had arisen between the two battle royal in which the community was greatly interested.
 Harry Prescott's only fault lay in the fact that he was a struggling barrister, with no particular fortune save his hon. est heart and steady ways, but that was sufficient to taboo hlm forever as 2 future sop-in-iaw for the fastidious Mrs. Hastings.
 She was harassed night and day try ing to keep the lovers apart, but the town was not large and nothing short of locking her daughter up seemed to solve the problem.
 Mildred" she said one day, seeming ly apropos of nothing "How would you like to make your Uncle William A little vlsit7''
 "1'd love it!" answered the daughter "But why the change of heart, Mum sie3"
 HtChoro,s haon m chopoo of hoort I suppose it's no more than human to allow you to visit your dead fathers brother once in while, even if don't particularly like him."
 Mildred was wise child. She saw At not to question the goods the gods provided and went away with song in her heart and merry twinkle in
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her eyes, while Mrs. Hastings sighed a sigh of great relief with each succeed ing mile which rolled between her daughter and that insignificant Pres cOtt."
 Uncle William was delighted to have his favorite niece with him.
 Do you shinny car about as we'll as ever?" he asked, pinching her rosy cheek.
 "When Mumsie lets me out, but she's 80 afraid I'll smile on some man a few cents less than billiOnaire that she rarely lets me drive alone"
 "Well, you can go alone here all you like, and when you get tired of driving the car yourself we'll advertise for a chauffeur"
 One day soon after this an idea popped into Mildred's little brown head which refused to be silenced, and she remarked casually to her uncle:
 "I had letter from Mumsie this morning she's about ready to whtsk me home again. There's a brand-new millionaire Tn town"
 "Bother take the millionaires. Ineed you here."
 "We'll put off the evil day as long as possible, uncle, but don't you think we'd better get the new chauffeur and let me break him in before I have to go"
 "Well, maybe, but you tend to it. put the ad in and then I'll interview the scamps as they come along."
 Of course 1t couldn't have been Mill dred's fault that there was only one applicant in answer to their advertise ment, and if Mildred was just wee bit nervous when the applicant was being interviewed Uncle William never ap- peared to notice it. Mildred proceeded to "break in" the new chauffeur with a vengeance, but If uncle noticed any growing intimacy between the two he made no comment.
 Finally, Mildred decided to take Un- cie William into her confidence. The animosity between him and her mother was thoroughly mutual, and she was reasonably sure of his being strong ally in any project which was some- thing Mrs. Hastings did not want.
 T suppose you've guessed, uncle dear, that Mumsie sent me here to get me away from a man she didn't likeW she Quered.
 "Um-er--perhaps."
 "Well she did, and he's the very incest man you'd ever want to know"
 "Who is this paragon, anyway"
 sAt present he's your chauffeur, but
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GETS WAR RELIC
TeXarkana Gets German Air-C Craft
 Gun for Exhibit.

craft gun, captured from the Germans during the world war, and donated to TeXarkana by the government, has ar rived and has been set up in Con federate park, near the postoffice. The gun shows several scars received in battle. It was viewed by many visi- tors yesterday and today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-12
PARK ELECTRIC PLANT ROBBED
Thieves Entered Building and Carried
Portion of Machinery Away

Some time after midnight yester-
day morning some one entered the
building at Mountain. Lake Park which
houses the municipal electric light
machinery and disconnected the por-
ton of the machinery known as the
exeter and carried it off or destroyed
it by thriving it in the lake, which is
located nearby, and which has result
ed in putting the plant out of comm IS
sion.
Some of the Park officials are Of the
opinion that the machine was thrown
into the lake and to ascertain if this
is the case it was ordered at a meet
ing held this morning that the lake
he drained and that a reward of S100
De authorized for the capture of tie
party or parties guilty of the out
rage.
The stolen machine is valued at
$500 and unless it can be recovered it
may be weeks before a new machine
can De scured and tn plant again be
put in operation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-12
MEN OF THE SEvENTY-NINTH
Maryland's Soldier Lads Returning to
their Homes Every Day

Gen. Kuhn's super-crack Seventy
Ninth Division, composed of Mary
land andPensylvania troops, has pas
sed, and the men who gave such a
good account of themselves when they
started the Huns homeward on the
morning of September 26th last when
the Argonne Forest offensive was
launched by the Allied troops, are
returning to their homes daily, part
of the Division having been discharg-
ed at Camp Meade this week, while
other units received their final papers
at Camp Dix. N. j.
Among the local men who were
with the Seventy-Ninth and who have
returned home are the following;
Holmes Browning, Paul Savage,
Joseph Ross, Mahlon burst, Robert
Ream and Lloyd Gnegy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-12
Prayer by DR.. J. C. Ely
Address of welcome
Card of Thanks.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Speicher de-
sire by this method to extend their
heartfelt thanks to the many resi-
dents Of Accident and other sections CT
the county and state who in the hour
of their deep grief caused by the TAX
ing away of their son Emerson, came
to their assistance with many deeds
Of kindly affection and words of SYM
patty and coincidence. Also to the
Council of the English Lutheran
church for the use of their edifce in
which the funeral services were con-
Quoted.
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Memorial Service

l desire to call your attention to an
announcement made in The Republi-
can last week relative to the memoir
ial service to be held in the Oakland
NJ. f. church On next Sunday, June
18th. We cordially invite all soldiers,
both of the Civil and European wars,
to join US in this service. Seats will
be reserved for all. This service is
held in honor and in the memory of
Sergeant Percy Proctor Kildow, who
made the supreme sacrifice on the
field of battle in France.
All are most cordially invited to
attend this service.
w. NJ. SHULTZ, Pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-12
CAR TURNED TURTLE SUNDAY
Resulting In the Injury of Six Per-
sons from Homecoming

Resulting In the Injury of Six Per-
sons from Homecoming
A Studebaker touring car owned
and driven by l. Rosenberg, merchant
of Homecoming, and occupied by Mrs.
Rosenberg, her daughter, Mrs. Berry
MoX and the husband of the latter,
along with their two small children,
turned turtle on the State road at the
Sebold turn four miles south of Acct
dent on Sunday afternoon. The acct
dent was caused by the speed of the
car in making the sharp turn, which
skidded from the roadway and turned
over twice. The party was on their
way home from Oakland where they
had been on brief visit.
The injured people were attended by
DR.. R. A. Ravenscroft, who had them
taken to the Frostburg hospital where
they were treated. Mr. AIox suffered
as the result of badly wrenched back
while his five-year old daughter was
probably more seriously injured. The
others composing the party were Sc
verely lacerated and cut about their
bodies and faces.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-12
FINED FOR DYNAMITING FISH
Two Young Men of Crellin Pay Big
Price for Violating Fish Law

During the past week, Ray Ashby
and Ray Sanders, two young men en-
ployed at the large saw mill at Crel-
lin, located en- the Yough River, two
or three miles from Oakland, in this
county, for whom warrants had been
issued on the charge of dynamiting
the river for fish, were taken before
Justice James D. Hamill in Oakland
and fined the sum of one hundred dol
lars and costs each, which was paid.
The case was worked up by Dis
trict Game Warden Richard S. Brown
ing, who is determined to enforce the
State law in this particular and put
an end to the destruction of our fish
by such foul methods. The conser-
walton Commission of Maryland, with
the cooperation of the Garrett County
Fish and Game Protective Associa-
ton, have been very active in the re-
stocking of all trout streams this
season, and as good supply of black
bass is expected from the State
Hatchery in the near future for re-
stocking the Yough River, any futher
dynamiting in any stream will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law. The penalty for placing dyna-
mite or other explosive substance in
any stream is punishable by q fine
of from one hundred to three hundred
dollars or Imprisonment in the peni-
tertiary for from one to three years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-12
ON DAYS
OUTING TO EVANSVILLE
Union Soldiers OF the Civil War
Royalty Entertained at
Garrett County Town.

A number Of veterans of the Civil
War, the most of whom being men,
bers of Tyler Post, No. 5, Grand Army
of the Republic, this city, went on an
outing to Grantsville, Nd, on the
National Pike, 25 miles west of Cum
herland today. They were served d
big dinner and the day was spent in
picnicing. The trip was made in auto
mobiles. At Grantsville they were
formally welcomed by number Of
veterans of Garrett county.
The party from here included for
mer Sheriff S. S. Warwick, David
Perry Thompson, Espy A. Lehman,
John w. Seiner, George Gore, Oliver
Beltz, George W. Everstine, John
Smith, Joseph Hughes, Josiah Martin,
John H. Shuck, B. R. Valentine,
Edward B. Creel, Edward Schilling,
Fraicis X. Millman. ST., William T.
Deetz, B. F. ("Uncle Sam,") Middle
ton, Isaac Ready and A. j. Booth,
the latter resident of Kissimmee,
Fla. who is spending the summer
here.
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House Party in Garrett.

Misses Elizabeth and Ruby Green
entertained at house party at their
home in Garrett county. The home
was decorated with ferns and flowers.
Many games were played. Songs
filled the air and the sounds of the
violin, locust and whippoorwill blend
ed with the many happy voices. At
length the violins struck tune and a
square dance was on. At a late hour
the dance broke up and refreshments
were served. Music was rendered by
Howard Biddinger. guhar and Peter
and Floyd Wilt. violins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-12
X. of p. Notes of Interest.

The rank of knight was conferred
on three Esquires at our last meeting,
as follows: Walter W. Dawson, John
L. Smith and Randell NJ. Ravenscroft.
Members present were thirty-two and
one visiting brother.
The election of officers for the en-
sueing term was held and the follow
ing were elected:Fred Peddicord, C. C.
E. Ray Jones, V. c.; L. X. Dixon,
Prelate; G. A. Wharton. NJ of W.;
Thos. j. c. Little, K. of R. & S.;
Henry Lauer, NJ. of F.; A. T. Mat
hews, NJ. of E.; Harry White, NJ. of
A; W. S. Martin. l. G.; Harry Porter,
o. G.; E. G. Naylor, trustee
On next Friday evening we will
confer the rank of knight on two
members and probably the rank of
page on one.
Next Wednesday the ladies will
reign supreme when the team and
grand officers from Cumberland will
institute the Pyhtian Sisters Lodge
at l P. NJ. In the evening the men
will be accepted for membership after
the installation of officers. 1t is
hoped that all ladies will take
advantage of the previlage of be-
coming charter members at this
meeting, Wednesday, June 18th.
Refreshments will be served.
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