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Copyright. 1926.)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-04
GORTNER

Miss Anna Virginia Slabaugh spent
the weekend with Miss Cleo Dewitt,
at Sunnyside.
Mr.. S. j. Lichty and son Roy at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Lichty's
friend, Mr.. Joseph Warner, near Ber-
lin, Pa, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller and son,
of Salisbury, were among the Sunday
visitors at Mr.. Norman Beachy's.
The Spoerleins were guests of home
folk at Hoyes on Sunday.
Messrs. Noah and Dan Lichty, w.
c. and Paul WEIGH brought their cat
tie home from Canaan Valley pasture
last Friday.
Mr.. Webster Slabaugh is home
from Cumberland for few days.
Mrs. Mary Lee and daughter, Miss
Bertha Lee, took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Lee on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Irwin, of Pitts
burgh, who were called to Mt. Lake
on account of the illness Of Mrs. r.
wins mother, were callers at the home
of Mr.. S. w. Slabaugh on Saturday.
The following attended singing at
Mr.. Lichty's Sunday evening: Misses
Sadie Swartzentruber, Margaret Cow
rs, Lena Slabaugh, Lucy Beachy,
Fannie Yoder, Emma Burkholder,
Halle and Blanche Fulmer. Messrs
Charles Lewis, Francis Sanders, Isaac
Beckman, Albert Sisk, Simon and AL
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thing. What happened to the walls?
Again we are faced with the word of
one who wasn't interested in how it
was done. There has been one expla-
nation that likened the march to that
of a line of soldiers crossing a bridge
where they must break ranks lest
they destroy it. Here the steady
tramp around the walls set up vibra-
lions that presently toppled them
over. Others say it is mere poetic
fancy that describes wonderful vic
tory that was so easy that it was as
though the walls had fallen. Others
still accept it as literal history, and
the fact abides that under their sense
of Gods leadership the city became
theirs. After that any explanation
that satisfies modern mind may be
accepted
THE DEVOTED CITY.
It was blood offering to the AL
mighty. 1t was bloody day in which
these old chronicles were penned and
no one expected anything other than
death or slavery when capture was
made. That it would not be thought
of now shows the advance we have
made. To charge Israel with wrong
because they did not live up to our
code is palpably unfair-it was the
code of their time. To charge God
with the bloody deed is equally wrong
for He speaks to men upon the level
of their enlightenment and has no
other way of reaching them. The
day will come when the world will
turn back the page of our present
record of war between nations, of
war in industry, of drunkenness
among many of US and will condemn
US utterly and wonder at its brutal
ity and mayhap charge God with its
cruelties. All of which we would like
to protest against if we could rise in
our own defense. But we may follow
them in giving the best and finest re-
turns from victory to their God. Of
that we need to do more.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-04
LOCH LYNN

Mrs. L. A. Shipley, better known
here as Grandma" Shipley, died at
the home of her son in Baltimore early
Saturday morning, October 30th. She
was "a years of age. Her grandson,
c. W. Shipley, of Loeb Lynn, left
here Saturday evening to attend the
funeral which took place in Baltimore.
Mrs. Walter Combs is spending the
week with friends in Bloomington,
Nd.
Mrs. Alex. Dunn and family left
Saturday morning for Washington, D.
c., to visit relatives.
Mrs. H. NJ. Weeks and children, Mrs.
C. E. Hardesty and children and Mrs.
Ollie Sweitzer spent Saturday in Cum
berland
Mrs. E. J. Riley, who has been
here with her daughter, Mrs. B. L.
Martin, for the past two months, re-
turned to her home at Fairmont on
Monday.
"A CneVrOleC touring car, owned ana
driven by Josiah Sims, who resides
near this village, was struck and
dragged short distance by helping
engine at the Mountain Lake Park
crossing here Sunday afternoon. The
occupants of the car escaped unin-
jured, but the automobile was badly
damaged.
There will be the usual church SER
vices in both churches here next Sun
day.
Mrs. A. L. Biggs will be hostess for
the November meeting of the U. B.
Ladies Aid Society at her home here
Friday afternoon, November 9Th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-04

Mrs. C. S. Zeller is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Barr, Grove
City, Pa.
Rev. E. w. Somerville, of Critten-
don, Va, is visiting Mrs. Marian
Broadwater and other relatives here;
also his brother, R. M. Somerville, of
Boynton, Pa.
James K. Smart, of Philadelphia,
Pa, was a weekend guest of Miss
Angela Getty.
j. j. Glotfelty is confined to his bed
with an attack of heart trouble
Harry c. Edwards, Harry and Will
liam burst and George Edwards spent
several days in Buffalo, N. Y, last
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-04
BITTINGER
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Numerous sheep buyers were in this
section during the past week buying
lambs for shipment and as a result
there was sharp competition, which
turned to the advantage of the far
mer.
The Republican rally held in this
village on Thursday evening of last
week was unusually we'll attended. Ad-
dresses were made by Mr.. A. D. Nay
lor, Attorneys ]. c. Renninger and
E. Ray Jones, Albert Markley, D. E.
Orendorf and c. A. Ashby.
The entertainment and social held
by the pupils and teachers of the vii
lage school last Saturday evening,
was well attended and in every way
was success.
Messrs. Ellsworth and Thomas Bea-
chy, who have been employed for some
months in Akron, o., are home for a
visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Beachy.
Saving operations have been start
ed on the George Kurtz mill located on
the Henry B. Wiley farm near this
village.
Frederick G. Fox, of Friendsville,
was in this district recently doing
some political work for one of the
candidates.
Frank Brenneman is the owner of
a Maxwell sedan in which he can
ride with more comfort.
Simon Brenneman and family were
shopping in Oakland last Saturday
afternoon.
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EVANSVILLE

Atthe statewide vocational Judging
contest of dairy cattle, held at the
Frederick Fair, the Grantsville Agri-
cultural class came out seventh place
among twenty-eight high schools of
the state. Also the school can feel
honored to know that one of the men,
bers, Casper Loechel, won two prizes
in judging the Holstein breed of cat
tie among a number of other boys.
The boys of the class take great in
terest in the work with the help of
their instructor, M. W. Whiteford,
who is always ready to encourage
them for greater things. They have
recently organized a junior Cow Test
ing Association among the boys par
ents and others interested and have
go members enrolled. The herd will
| be tested every month and accurate
records will be kept of their production
so the nonproductive cows may be
abolished. This association will be of
great help to the dairy men as the
state does. not have enough men to
cover the districts so often.
The Utopia Literary Society was
re-organized Thursday afternoon.
Helen Folk, president; Velore Swau-
ger, vice-president; Dorothy Edwards,
secretary and treasurer. A very in
teresting meeting was held and all the
members agreed to have a meeting
every Tuesday after school and the
third Tuesday to have a public meet
ing in the evening.
The Halloween social held by the
members of the Adult Bible Glass of
the Lutheran Sunday school was
quite success. Forty seven dollars
being added to the improvement fund.
The Beall High School Orchestra
furnished plenty of music while the
Mother Goose stories, given by the
children in town coached by Miss
Holmes and Miss Wallace, was quite
pleasing to all. Prizes were given to.
Mrs. Albert Swauger for comical cos
tune, Mrs. C. S. Zeller for gypsy cos
tune, Harold Miller comic costume,
Edith Bittinger, Red Riding Hood, and
Eleanor Younkin country boy.
The Republican Rally held in the
w. 0. W. hall Friday night was well
attended. Hon. Cyrus W. Flock, of
Hagerstown, Nd, gave splendid ad-
dress; A. D. Naylor, Julius C. Rem
ringer and VIM. Casteel, all of Oak
land; spoke on the issues pertaining
to the election.
Mrs. Ross Compton, of Akron, Ohio,
a half sister of Ralph Engle, who
still remains in critical condition,
came to Frostburg to be with him in
his illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Diefenbach,
Mrs. Harry Edwards, Mrs. James
Younkin, Mrs. C. A. Bender, Ethel
Broadwater, Mrs. Harold Boucher,
Mrs. Fred Livengood, were all dele
gates from the different Sunday
| schools IN GrantSvllle to the State
Sunday school convention held in
Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Chisholm, of Tren-
ton, Ohio, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. c. Morrison.
Miss Louise Hartman, of Accident,
was weekend guest of Miss Delta
CAN'T.
Prof. Ralph R. Webster has re-
covered from the grippe.
Mrs. A. C. Stanton, Mrs. Effie
Farmer, Mrs. 7. D. Maurer and Guy
S. Stanton, all motored to Morgan
town, Saturday to witness the Mis-
souri, and West Virginia University
foot ball game.
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vim Beachy, Norman, Alvin and Noah
Yoder.
Mr.. Lewis Beachy is in Norfolk,
Va, at this writing.
Messrs. c. T. and Earl Sanders and
Miss Mildred Taylor, spent Sunday
afternoon at Mr.. N. C. Slabuagh's
Messrs. Simon Beachy and Norman
Yoder and Mrs. Noah Hershberger,
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returned to Grantsville Monday even
ing after having visited relatives
here over the weekend. They were
accompanied by Miss Lucy Beachy,
who had spent last week with her
mother at Gortner.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Slabaugh and Mr..
and Mrs. Solomon Slabaugh were
guests of relatives at Mt. Lake Park
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-04
FARM FOR SALE

One hundred anda thirteen acres;
barn 40x86; six-rooni house: all out
buildings necessary. For price, terms,
ETC., address
36-4* T. s. CUSTER, Accident, Md
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last week with her mother at Gortner
last Sunday.
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THE CAMPAIGN.


There was certainly never such an
other hare-brained scheme as this
march about the walls undertaken in
all the annals of the world. Leaving
camp the host took it's way with BLAIR
ing trumpets but with utter silence
otherwise and bearing the Ark of Je-
hovah tramped around the city. There
was silent throng upon the battle
ments and the day closed with wag-
ging tongues throughout the city as
we'll as dismay among the supersti-
tious. What witchery was being en-
acted about them? What would hap
pen the next day? And again it was
the march of silence. And so it went
until the seventh day when it was re-
peated seven times. DR.. John McNeal
said that Joshua knew better than to
let them talk, for it's contagion of
criticism would have ruined the whole
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Joshua 6:1-27. Read Chapters 70.
This is the victory that overcometh
the world, even our faith.-I John
5:4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-19

The little fellow whimpered a bit
and chung to his neck, while the man
patted his bony little shoulder.
"There-theres kid" he said, "don't
you love Miss Allison?"
Yes walled Sonny at last; "but-
butt just love you, Brandt
I've put In two pretty strenuous
years for Sonny's sake" he said softly.
but they've been worth while, Miss
Allison"
The service of love Is always worth
WHILE" said Nance, sits the biggest
thing In this world
And now" said Fair, 'if you'll buck
up and be man, Sonny, I'll promise
to come right down to the homestead
some night soon and see you-if Miss
Allison will let me?
Something surged In the girls
breast like sunlit tide.
IF you don't, Wen come hunting
you,' she said
Then Fair kissed the boy, mounted
Diamond and sat with hands crossed
on his pommel while Buckskin carried
his double burden across the little fiat
and through the belly-deep flood OF
Nameless whispering on its rifle.
On the other side Nance and Sonny
turned to wave hand and went for
ward into a new life.
At the cabin door Bud stared with
open mouth when they rode up, but
Mrs. Allison, who had been watching
them come along the fiat far down.
| and who had vaguely understood. came
forward with uplifted arms.
II figured 1t wouldn't be so long be
fore you brought him home" she said.
"a child is what we do need in this
here cabin What a fine little man
An supper's all hot an waitin'."
I knew you'd understand, Nanny,
said the girl gratefully, you've got
the seventh sense, all right, and one
or two more. No wonder our pappy
loved you all his life"
| And so 1t was that Sonny Fair came
into the warmth and comfort of fire
and lamp-light, of chairs and tables,
and beds with deep shuck-ticks, and
to the loving arms of womankind, after
two years Of riding on the big black
rump, Of sleeping on the earth beside
a campfire. and the long lonely days
of waiting.
| And, faithful as his shadow. Dirk,
the collie, sat on the stone that formed
the doorstep and refused TO budpe nm
til both Nance and Sonny convinced
him that all was well, and that this
was home.
| When Nance sat to her gracious
hour with the Scriptures that night II
seemed very fitting coincidence that
the Book should fall open at the Mas.
ter's tender words, Suffer little chill.
dren to come unto Me, for of such Is
the kingdom Of Heaven"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-19
CHAPTER XI
The Ashes Of Hope.

1t was dark of the moon and Sheriff
Price Selwood sat on his horse a little
distance from McKane's store at Cor
his hands on his saddle horn.
Inside the lighted store four tables
were going.
A bunch Of cattlemen from the
the Cathrew men were down from Sky
Line
The nine or ten bona-f1de citizens of
Cordova were present also, and Nc
Kane was in high fettle. The few
houses Of the town were dark, for 1t
was fairly late. All these things the
sheriff noted In the quarter hour he
sat patiently watching.
When he was satisfied that all the
families were represented inside, that
the dogs of the place were settled to
inaction, and that no one was likely
to leave the store for several hours
at least, he did peculiar thing.
He tied his horse to a tree near
where it stood and went forward
quietly on foot, stopping at the rack
where the Cathrew horses stood in a
row. They were good stock. Cattle
Kate would have nothing else at Sky
Line.
Selwood took plenty Of time, patting
shoulder here, stroking nose there.
and finally stopped In between big
brown mare and the rangy gray geld
ing which Sud Provine always rode.
He fondled the animal for few mo-
ments, then ran his hand down the
left foreleg and picked up the hoof.
1t was shod, saddle-horse fashion. He
placed the foot between his knees,
very much after the manner Of a
blacksmith, and taking a small coarse
file from his pocket, proceeded to file
a small notch in the shoe.
Then he put the file away, gave the
gray a last friendly slap, got his own
horse and rode away.
He intended to have good nights
sleep.
Several days later Kate Cathrew
| came down to Cordova and held a
short private conversation with Nc
Kane.
"McKane," she said, "who gives you
the heaviest trade in this mans coun-
try"
"You do" said McKane promptly.
'far and away"
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GsI(OT|
~ ELMO SCOT WATSON
1926. western Newspaper Union.)
"Walk the PIanki"

A ROUND the profession of piracy
4 \ there have grown up many leg
end, many tradition which have
more foundation In fiction than in fact.
One of these is the belief that the
pirate leader invariably made his vic
tins walk the plank" AS a matter
of fact, this practice was compare
lively rare among the pirates of whom
we have any authentic record and so
far as Is known the only one who ac-
tually did 1t was Capt John Derdrake
or Jack of the Baltic" Danish
pirate of Copenhagen.
Derdrake began as a carpenter In
the kings dockyard In Copenhagen
from which he was dismissed for
drunkenness. He made a few voyages
to London as ships carpenter and
then, upon falling heir to 10000 rix-
dollars, he built a fast brig sheathed
with copper in which he carried lum-
Der between Norway and England.
But the profits were small and Baltic
Jack offered his services and ship to
Peter the Great of Russia. They were
accepted and he became master snip
wright in the royal docRyard at Neva.
One day in a fit of anger he killed
one of his superiors with an ak and
Immediately fed aboard his ship and
sailed for London to escape the wrath
of Peter the Great.
In London he armed his vessel with
II guns and sailed for Norway. On
the way he was attacked by Russian
man-of-war but defeated 1t and took
possession. BY this time he had def
nitely decided upon career IT piracy
so he gave his new vessel the awe
inspiring name Of Sudden Death and
set out to plumber the Russian and
British shipping. His prizes were
many and he found ready market In
| Sweden where the rule was no Ques-
lions asked and cash on delivery. To
make sure that his trail would be
hard to follow Derdrake adopted the
practice of drowning all prisoners by
making them walk the plank and for
long time he was successful In max
ing his captures without much trou-
BILE afterwards
| Then one day he attacked a Swed-
fish vessel whose captain and crew es-
capped in a long boat and fastened to
spread the news. The governor of st.
Petersburg offered reward Of 1000
rix-dollars for Baltic Jacks head.
Soon afterwards Derdrake captured
Russian ship upon which the gov
ernor's sister was a passenger. After
reprcaching her for her brothers do
ings, the pirate leader cruelty stabbed
her to death In the back. But this
was too much for one of his sailors.
This pirate slammed sickness and
was put ashore by the captain. He
Immediately went to st. Petersburg
and betrayed the hiding place Of the
pirates. Two ships were dispatched
to capture them and, although Der
drake himself escaped at the time, his
whole crew was captured and hung
up on hooks alive to die miserably.
Fourteen years later Derdrake was
seen In Stockholm by the captain Of
the Swedish ship who had once es-
capped from him. The pirate was ar
rested, tried and hanged.
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where Little Blue opened into Blue
Stone. She looked ahead and under
stood.
A horseman was just coming into
sight at the right edge of the open
ing, big red steer was just vanishing
Cathrew's rider, Sud Provine.
He rode straight across and did not
glance up the cut, and the watchers
in the shadow knew they were unob-
served.
For long time they sat In tense ST.
lence after he had passed, waiting,
listening, but nothing followed and
presently Fair turned and looked at
her.
His lips were tightly set and his face
was grave.
Miss Allison" he said regretfully,
'that's the first human I've seen In
Blue Stone canyon beside yourself,
and 1t means something to me. II
means that Sonny and must move
at once"
he sat thinking moment, then
raised his eyes to hers again.
81 believe-if you will trust us a
little longer-if you can keep him hid.
den-that I will take you up. I'll give
you Sonny for while. / feel guilty
in doing so, for / know how heavily
burdened you are already, but some
day ! shall make 1t right with you
as handsomely right as possible. Will
he be too much trouble?"
"Trouble?" cried Nance, her face
radiant, give him to me this minute =
and she held out her arms.
Brand turned and looked down al
the boy, smiling again.
"How about that, kid?" he asked
Cookies and Miss Allison's lap In
stead Of the cold canyon and lonesome
ness-why-why.o ld-timer-what's the
matterY
He pulled the child around bit te
scan him more closely.
The little face was milk-white, the
brown eyes wide.
"You-going TOTO give me away
Brandt" said Sonny with that curious
seeming of maturity which sometimes
fell upon him.
II should say not!" he said reassur
ingly, "Pm only going to let you stay
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A PIRATES life was, Of necessity,
"A one filled with action, but 1t
is doubtful If any Of the brethren
OF the coast ever had more varied
ce<eer than Dr. Thomas Dover. He
was educated at Caius college, Cam
bridge, England, where he took the
degree OF bachelor of medicine, after
which he practiced bis profession at
Bristol. Then in 170S some adyentur-
Gus streak in his character asserted
itself and he sailed from Bristol with
Capt Woodes Rogers in two ships,
the Duke and the Duchess, on a priva-
teering cruise in the South Seas.
Although Doctor Dover knew moth
ing of navigation he insisted upon be-
ing placed in command of one Of the
ships and apparently made good at
the new Job from the start. Soon
after they had rounded Cape Horn
they observed light on Me Island Of
Juan Fernandez and Dover went
ashore the next morning. There he
discovered the lone inhabitant of the
island, Alexander Selkirk, the orig
inal Of Robinson Crusoe
Soon afterwards Rogers and Dover
overhauled Spanish ship, took pos
session Of her and rechristened her
the Bachelor. Dover was put in SOM
mand and In April, 1909, he sacked
the city Of Guayaquil. Some of his
crew fell victims to the plague from
sleeping In church where some
bodies had recently been buried. The
doctor commander took heroic meas
ures. He bled each sick man, draw
ing off 100 ounces of bloodl
Dover's next prize was the rich ship,
Acapulco, from which he obtained
loot valued at more than million
pounds sterling. Then he sailed on
around the world and returned to
Bristol in October, I'LL, where he de,
cided to give up piracy and return to
his old profession. He became one OF
the most noted physicians in London
and wrote a book which ran into many
editions. incidentally in this book he
recommended large doses of quick
silver for every conceivable malady.
This book won him the nickname OF
the Quicksilver Doctor"
1t is doubtful If any other pirate
leader has so many claims to fame
as this Quicksilver Doctor" who Is
remembered because he was success
In two professions, invented Dovers
powders, rescued Alexander Selkirk
and wrote an extraordinary book
..The Ancient Physicians Legacy II
His Country"
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The late Odam Wagnalls, the New
York publisher, reproached maya
zine editor one day for never printing
transactions in his magazine.
Here are Anatole France and
Knute Hansen and Gorky and dozen
other wells of genius for you to draw
from" he said. "Why don't you
drawn
Because" said the editor coldly,
"the public prefers native talent"
"You remind me-" said Mr.. Wagnalls.
"of the country minister who never
used the Lords prayer.
"'Why don't you use 1t. manY Z
friend from the city asked.
"'Well, you see. We don't need It.
said the minister.
"A sublime prayer like thati And
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Evidently Sheriff SeIwood will
know the tracks of Sud Provinces
gray when he sees them next.
When and Where2
(To BE CoNTINUED.)


In 1903 the community now known
as Barre, VT, was undecided as TO the
new name for the town, the original
name of which was Wilbesburgh. A
change was decided on In 1898. Even
tually the prospective names narrowed
down TO two, Holden, sponsored by
Capt. Joseph Thompson, and Barre,
offered by Jonathan Sherman, both
names being after Massachusetts,
towns. The controversy developed
info a INST fight. Sherman winning
The city fathers and the legislature
honored the victor by naming the
town Barre.