The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-08-04
EXTRA WRONG FONTS
By Scoop.
By Scoop.


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Seen in a recent editorial of a neigh
boring paper: "After ISL years of ex-
istence, Mr.. Cameron thinks that the
United States should settle down to a
little palmer and safer way of living"
Mr.. Cameron evidently must be some
relation to Methuslah, of Ola Testa-
ment fame.
The following poem, "He Has
Went" one of the most famous Of all
newspaper classics" is the product
of the well known poet, Douglas NAL
loch, and first appeared in an article
in 1905, entitled, "The joys of a
Country Editor"
HE HAS WENT.
He has went, has went and left US,
Went ana left US all alone,
Left US alone in sorrow,
Sorrow heavy as a stone.
Heavy as the stone gigantic,
Stone that crushed the Greek of
yore
Or the stone beside the highway,
Highway down by SINNERS store.
SINNERS store where in his lifetime,
Lifetime full of pleasant hours,
Hours he used to set a-talking,
Used to set a-talking hours.
Hours while other men were toiling,
Toiling in the race for wealth.
Wealth he never wanted while he
Could get credit and had health.
Health, however, was not lasting,
Lasts no longer than the rain.
Rain that soaks the morning-glory
Glorious blooming in the lane.
Lanes they say must have a turning,
Turning, twisting and again,
And again we see turn upward
Upward turn our Ezra Lane.
Ezra Lane used blasting powder,
Blasting powder tried to dry,
Tried to dry it did ,ur Ezra;
Ezra then was called on high.
High to glory he assembled,
Assembled and we know, alack!
From lack of things returning
Returning we'll never see him back.
Back within our pleasant circle,
Broken by unhappy fate;
Fate the circle has uncircled
Where he used to circulate.
He has went and left alone here,
Left alone here parents, two,
\ Two anG twenty aunts in sorrow,
Sorrowing uncles, too, few.
Few may hope to win where Ez is,
Ez is sundered from his Liz,
Liz who'd gladly follow if she,
If she knew just where he is.
Seen in recent news story in The
Republican: she was in hospital
for several weeks on account of this
accident and it was necessary for him
to lose the little, toe on both feet in
order that the rest of his feet might
be saved"
He evidently belonged to the cent?
pede family.
Dairy Questions That Don't Have
Much to do With Dairying.
@. The white cows of Mr.. Ezra
Tinkleberg cost twice as much to keep
as his Guernsey cows. What causes
this?
A. Mr.. Tinkleberg has twice as
many white cows as he has Guernsey
cows.
@. What breed of cow will give
the largest quantity of milk?
A. 1t depends altogether on who
does the milking and whether the cow
is fed.
@. Are there enough cows in Gar
rett county to supply milk for two
stations?
A. Yes; did you ever stop to think
that if all the cows in Garrett county
were placed end to end they would
stretch for a great distance.
@. How much is quart Of milk?
A. A certain amount.
Scoop will endeavor to answer any
questions relating to this subject, pro-
viding they are technical enough.
How to Avoid Libel Suit.
Every editor who is not soft soap
list and who likes to tell the truth in
plain words has to keep his weather
eye open for libel suits.
To sue an editor for libel is one
way in which obscure people can at
tract momentary attention to them
selves. 1t is an expression Of swollen
ego.
One country editor, harassed by
libel suits, so the story goes, studied
the libel law. When he discovered
how easy it is to libel anybody, this
a is the way he wrote up party:
A woman giving the name Of J. G.
Jones, who is reputed to be one of the
sociatv leaders Of this section is said