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from which liquid mercury is ob- tained?"s
 Well. both you and Tiff this gold proposition does not smile upon us, and smile often," retorted Larry. "You know that mercury is now Infringing $t35 a flask, ac. cording to the papers,.
 ''Flask?' inquired Jack with sur prise. -sIs that a new name for tons Flask? Is cinnabar found in flasks?" st
 ; "A flask is "a metal container
 and is made to contain 76 pounds of mercury This is the way it is sold and is done in this manner flor convenience" answered Larry in partial disgust if not total dis gust. 4 Sounds Good
 "One hundred and thirty-five dol lars for a 76 pound flask of mer- cury sounds. good. Let me see that figures out better than $1.75 per pound. What does this cin. nabar look like, where is it found how is it found, what is it used for?" flashed Jack in a manner wholly unlike Jack. Jack usually was slow of speech but it seems as If the liquid metal idea hit him in
 spot that made him question his partner as if he really wanted tc
 know something about it.
 "HoId your Malamutes," from
 Larry. At last he could talk and
 he was happy. Hold your mana
 mutes," he continued, and we will travel one trail at time What does it look like? We'll, as | I said before, cinnabar is the sul phfde of mercury and as such il usually is of scarlet hue, but i
 may be red, brown or even gray
 But usually it Is scarlet color l If cinnabar is rubbed upon un
 glazed porcelain a scolored streah will remain that is scarlet or red | dish brown. Red jasper or ret
 quartz looks like cinnabar bu quartz will not leave such a streak
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Several days of hard work had passed since Larry had visited Nels Anderson in his blacksmith shop. It was rather latea in the evening and Jack had turned in for the night. Larry was seated on "a box and continued to read a newspaper that was but three weeks old; continued to read in spite of words other than praise from his partner.
 "A prospector is wise If, while searching for gold. he keeps his eyes open for other metals thought Larry and, as usual. his thoughts took the form of words
 "I know one prospector that will be wise if he rolls in,' grunted Jack. But upon second thought, or rather upon first thought. he added, but what have your"
 Well, I was just reading and when read I usually think. It states here that there have been good mercury showligs in the Kus. kokwim. Some fellows, you know, would overlook that in their search for the yellow stuff and"
 And nothing" broke in Jack. Gall it a day. overlook mercury, bah. Anyway happen to know that mercury is a liquid and I ask you what man wants to mine Ii. quids. Liquids are used to build bridges over and otherwise. 4
 Yes, mercury is a liquid" an, swered Larry, slowly putting down his paper, and relighting his pipe, but mercury of commerce is ob- tained from the sulphide of mer- cury. It occurs as a mineral, a solid mineral like any other min eral. The stuff is called cinna- barr. 3s tsx
 es Is Interested sss K
 Upon hearing the latter part of the name of the mineral, Jack was wide awake Whats that?" hesin- quired. @oh, yes! Cinnabar,' to be sure" And who said that any one wanted to find this cinnabar
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 detonator.. Mercury is also em- ployed.yin the extraction of gold by amalgamation and in scientific and electrical appartus. The cholorde of mercury is called cal omel and is used for medicinal purposes.
 Well" spoke up Jack. 'T do not intend to quit this gold game as long as there is a show of col ors, especially if the colors are loud. But believe me that we will keep our eyes open for this cinnabar when we are scouting around over the country. Our gold might die out-it sometimes does, you know Mine cinnabar. Not so bad, in fact pretty good"
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SOFIA The people of Sofia. by voluntary coitribution, have rebuilt the historic cathedral of Sveta Nedelia. It was destroyed three years ago by a communists bomb, which killed '123 persons.
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MAsQuERApE

Win prize at the Masquerade Ball, February 2Sd at Moose Hall. Six prizes given away. adv.
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PARIS.

Interesting Things a showing with
 the lining One ensemble Premes touches dark red. straight with hips the trimming
 strengthening Sometimes applications the lining to match.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21
Special Services to Be Held At
Oakland Churches

st. Marks Lutheran church will OBJ
serve Holy Week and Easter with
special festivities and public wor-
ship will be conducted on Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings, at 1880 o'clock. Tuesday
evenings sermon by the pastor, Rev
C. A. Shilke, will be "His Arrest
Wednesday, Before Pilate;" Thurs
day, "The Last Supper" Friday, "The
Crucifxion," also preparatory service
adult confirmation and baptism.
Easter Sunday will be observed
with a dawn service at 6 o'clock with
special music, a short> sermon, and
the Holy Communion. Sunday school
at $3.50 with Children's Easter SER
vice, and confirmation and Holy Com
munion at 10:45; Easter sermon with
Communion at 1880 p. m.
Services at st. Paul's NJ. E. Church
Evangelistic services will be held in
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church.
beginning Sunday, March "a, and con-
tinuing throughout Holy Week. The
meetings will begin at 1880 and will
be held each evening except Satur-
day. The pastor will be assisted by
men of the church. A song service
will feature each meeting. The pub
lie is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21

Swartzentruber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Taylor, of
Clarksburg, were guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Spoerlein.
Mrs. Mary Mosser, of Hauser, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Dodge.
Misses Grace Filler, Anna Virginia
Slabaugh, Josephine Dewitt, Fannie
Yoder and Myrtle White and Messrs.
Roy Lichty, Carl Swires and Bud and
Olin Yoder, of Grantsville, and Mr..
and Mrs. John Sisk and daughter, o.
Oakland, spent Thursday evening with.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sisk. Messrs.
Lichty and Swires entertained the
company with selections on the har-
monica and guitar
Mr.. and MRS. Noah Schrock and
sons recently visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Slower at Pleasant Valley.
Miss Carrie Wiles spent one day
last week with the Lees, who have
been i'll with the flu.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21

Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Campbell, was
taken by his father to Cumberland,
last Monday, where he will remain for
treatment few days.
A valuable cow, on the C. R. Broad
water farm, fell one day last week
and was seriously injured.
Jacob J. Bittinger, ST., life long
resident of the Bear Hill settlement,
died at his home on Friday of last
week, aged eighty-four years. The
deceased was the last surviving vet
eran of the Civil War, and is survived
by a widow and a number of children,
grandchildren and great-grandchild-
rem. The youngest child, by second
marriage, is but six months of age.
The funeral services were conducted
last Monday morning at the Bittinger
residence, and interment followed in
the Bethesda cemetery.
Mrs. Jonas Bittinger of this village,
visited her friend, Mrs. Christian
Lichty, at her home in Grantsville,
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bittinger mo-
tored over to st. Paul, Pa, few days
ago, for brief visit with relatives
| Mary Bowser, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bowser, is confined tc
her home by an attack of pneumonia
but is now reported to be rapidly re.
covering.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bethel are
the happy parents of a daughter, borr
to them last Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Beachy, o.
Akron, Ohio, are spending some timt
at the Ira burst home, near here.
Mrs. Gustavus Stanton returned tt
her home here last Saturday evening
concluding a visit of several months
with her daughter, Mrs. Howard
Resi-, in Akron, Ohio.
Messrs. Ely and Thomas Beachy
of Akron, Ohio, spent the weekend
with their parents here, returning t,
the city on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21
AVILTON.

Mrs. Forrest Robson, who is en-
ployed at the Kelly Springfield Tire
company, was home over the week
end.
Mary Merrill is visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Pope
while her aunt is visiting relatives in
the west.
Miss Leah Robson is visiting Rev
and Mrs. Haney at Merrill, few
days this week.
Beulah Grove, who has had the
measles, is recovering.
Miss Evelyn Stork has been on the
sick list for some time.
Mrs. Harriet Blocher is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. E. o. Robson this
winter.
The Parent-Teacher meeting at
Merrill school was we'll attended last
Friday evening.
The B. Y. P. D. meeting, held at
the home of 0. S. Fike Wednesday
evening, March 10, was well attended
Miss Eva Broadwater, who is en-
ployed at the Amcelle plant, Cumber-
land, spent Sunday at her home.
Robert Merrill and William Robe
son are about ready to make ship
ment of number of furs.
Mrs. Patrick Garlitz, who has been
i'll for several weeks, is recovering.
Our school is progressing very nice
ly under the instruction of Mr.. Floyd
Miller.
Oscar CLANCY was a caller at the
home of O. S. Fike, over the week
end.
Rev. and Mrs. Haney were visitors
at the home of O. S. Fike Saturday
night.
George B. Brown visited his son in
Cumberland last week.
Edward Weimer, who has taken
over the Kenny tract of timber, has
moved his sawmill and will begin
operation soon.
Church Notice
Cherry Grove church, Avilton, Rev
R. A. Haney, pastor. 1000 a. m
Sunday school; HOO a. M, preaching
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st. Paurs nj. E. Church, Oakland.
"The Peoples Church."
Rev. B. T. Treyey. Pastor.

9:45 a. m. Sunday school. A grow
ing school. Aim for Sunday 225 No
scholar can afford to miss Sunday
school and certainly no child should
be denied the privilege for anyreason.
10:45 a. m. Morning Worship. Serm-
on subject: Jesus In Triumph"
Baptism of Infants, small children
and adults.
6:45 p. m. Epworth League. Glen
Hardesty, leader. What Happens
when Christ Enters the City," will
be the interesting subject discussed.
1880 p. m. Evening Worship. Re-
vival. Song service. Sermon sub
iect: ''The Hand Writing on the
Wall"
Holy Week evangelistic services
will be held in the church each even
ing except Saturday, at 7:3O p. M.
The public is invited. "The Church by
the Side of the Road "a friend of
NAM" opens wide its doors to well
come all.
Come, let US worship God together.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21
Scouts Pass More TeSts-COurt
of Honor on Monday

The boy scouts of Oakland Troop
No 1, continued to pass quite num-
Der of tests at the regular meeting
last Friday evening in the City hall;
and two tenderfoot scouts passed
their last requirement and were en-
rolled as second class. Schell Hoye
and Gene Nordeck were the two add
ed to that rank.
During the past month the major
ity of first class scouts have been pre-
pairing for the passing Of number
Of merit badges at the monthly meet
ing Of the Court of Honor, to be held
Monday night, and it is expected that
at least Is boys will be present and
prepared"
Weather permitting, plans are be-
ing made to take an all-day hike
Saturday to Swallow Falls, for the
purpose of passing tests and learning
woodcraft.
The following passed tests at the
last meeting; Roger Maroney, oath
and laws, and first aid; Walter Daw-
son, oath and laws, and knife and
axe; David Walter, oath and laws;
Gene Nordeck, oath and laws, and
first aid; Schell Hoye, first aid, first
and second thrift; Stuart Hamill, sec
ond signalling, first aid; Lewis Jones,
first and second thrift; George Kerins,
knife and ak; Fred Peddicord and Bill
Kahl, pacing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21
BITTINGER.

Some days are clear and some are
drear,
But life is what you make out of it,
You may keep it bright, or let it
blight,
And there is not bit O. doubt of it.
Master Freeman Bethel, youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bethel,
aged about five years, while playing
last Sunday afternoon, fell and broke
a leg above the knee. The accident
made it necessary to take the child to
Cumberland for treatment in one of
the city hospitals.
James ,Bittinger, of Meadow Noun
tain, was a business caller in this
village few days ago. "A
Master Ellsworth Campbell, son of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21
GORTNER.

Mr.. Daniel Spacle, of Eglon, West
Va, preached for US on Sunday morn
ing on "The Sabbath"
Mrs. Clarence Taylor left on last
Wednesday for two weeks visit to
relatives and friends in Cumberland.
Miss Bertha Leachnor, who has
been employed at J. C. Petersheim's
returned to her home in Aurora on
Sunday.
Ernest Spoerlein is i'll with pneu-
monia, following an attack of measles
Mr.. and Mrs. Randell Garrett have
moved from Pleasant Valley into Sol.
Slabaugh's house in our community.
Mrs. Walter Schlossnagle and
daughter, Mrs. Anna Bittinger and
Miss Ruth Schlossnagle spent Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Harvey
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21
Home Demonstration Agents
Schedule, March 1921

The following schedule was given
out by Miss Elsie Benthien, home
demonstration agent, for March 26-
27:
March &c, Oakland Homemakers
club will meet at 1870 p. NJ, in the
court house for a special dressmak-
ing class.
March 81, Friendsville Women's
club at 3:15 p. M, in home economics
room of High school; Problem II on
color will be the topic for demon
stration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21

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UNDERWOOD

We have been having extremely
cold weather during the past few
days and the roads are almost i'm
passable.
Henry Mosser has put his lime
plant into condition again.
Miss Auburn Nine and Mr.. Suffer
motored to Confluence, Pa, on Satur-
day of last week where they were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Great
house.
Miss Martha Fulk, of Cumberland,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fulk, recently.
Miss Marion Bloss, teacher of Cher
ry Creek school, spent the weekend
at Siebert, Nd.
Miss Leona Peterson and Mr.. Ray
Peterson, who have employment at
Pierce, w. Va, were guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Peter
son, over the weekend.
Mr.. Harold Shaffer and Harry
Nicholson have opened their sugar
camps and are making syrup and
sugar.
Miss Colleen Shaffer, who has blood
poisoning of the throat, is convalesc-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Stahl and
three children were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John King at Eglon
where Mr.. King is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Barkman and
family were weekend guests of
their parents.
Mrs Lizzie Sims, who spent the
winter with her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Sims, at
Toledo, Ohio, returned home Friday
of last week.
Miss Ellen Nine is i'll of measles.
Mrs. Harry Nicholson and sons
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.
Ashby on Friday.
! Mrs. Russell Beckman, who was the
guest of her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Slabaugh
at Akron, Ohio, returned home or
Monday of last week.
Miss Bessie Shoemaker and Elmer
Wotring were guests of M. R. Shat
fer on Sunday.
Members of the family of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Harry o. burst are i'll of meas
les.
Mr.. Marshal Shaffer entertained OF
Saturday evening in honor of hi
daughter and sons. The evening was
spent in playing games. Those pres
ent were Misses Kerma and Min;
Shaffer, Maude, Florence and Grac,
Shaffer, Mrs. Betty Cathcart, Mes
srs. Omer, Harold, and Clifton Shat
fer, Chester Rinehart, Clyde, Arch
and Roy Shaffer, Ralph and Franl
Martin, Elmer Wotring, Franci
Shaffer, Herman Beckman, B. B
Houser, George Smith, Gilbert Rum
er, Gettis McDermott, and M. R
Shaffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fulk move
their household goods to Oakland O.
Thursday of last week, Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Fulk moving on the farr
vacated by his father. We are sorr
, to see them leave. Mr.. Fulk will b
employed in Oakland.
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st. Marks Lutheran Church.
''The Friendly Church"
Rev. C. A. Shilke, Pastor.

Sunday school, $3.50 a. m. A school
that grows commands the attendance
Of every member. Mrs. Earl Fields
Will tell the story of "The Triumphal
Entry"
Divine Worship, 1O:45 Sermon
"The Triumphal Entry" the fifth OF
series on art.
Luther League, $50. Maxine Mar
tin, leader. Topic: Making Jesus
King"
Evening Worship, 1870. Sermon
"Alone." Gould we not watch with
me an hour?)
AS we enter the last week, let the
Master make His final appeal, that
you go with Him. st. Marks invites
you to share the evening service dur
ing this Sacred Week. If you have
no Church home and desire to worship
and work for your Lord, you will find
good home with US.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21
MYTH OF CHAIN ECONOMY
(From The Interstate Grocer

emily contended that the alleged econ
omy buying in chain stores was a
myth, as well as the Wanted mass
buying and distribution" about which
the chain store corporations pratt so
much in their advertising. We have
maintained that if it were not for the
special concessions which they have
received in free goods, lower prices
than competitors purchasing the same
quantity, advertising and window al
lowances, the chains would have no
advantage over the efficient retail
grocer operating single store. And
this in spite of the fact that chains
pay low wages to help, do not con-
tribute to community endeavors, and
fail to pay the same relative taxes of
the individual merchant.
1t is refreshing, therefore, to have
proof of this from an unbiased au
thority in the shape Of Professor H.
S. Alexander, of the School of Bust
ness of Columbia University. There
was no tinge of trade interest in his
survey He went out after the facts
to ascertain just what the situation
was. He did not make only cursory
survey, either. 1t was an exhaustive
research covering so items. His fig
ures were obtained from 400 to 1000
chain and individual stores, which
certainly gave him a good cross sec
ton on which to base his findings.
The result was that the chains
showed but two per cent lower prices
on the whole than the independent,
yet they have been constantly talk
ing about 10, 20 and even rs per
cent lower prices. Now it dwindles
down to but two per cent.
We do not know whether this pro-
fessor checked weights and other
things which enter into the picture as
per the disclosures which have been
made by the Interstate Grocer. IRE
spective of that, however, here are
chain stores with their large buying
power, single control of vast number
of stores, rendering no service, en-
joying preferential treatment from
thoughtless manufacturers, perhaps
less taxes than their competitors and
sapping the community of its resour-
ces and despite all those supposed adj
vantages are only underselling the in
dependent grocer on the average
about two per cent. If they had all
of their unfair advantages taken from
them it would be interesting to find
out how much higher they were sell
ing than their single store competi-
tor whom they delight to belittle so
much because he has one store.
The water in the stock of chain
stores, the burden of carrying the
system through with the complex red
tape all demonstrate that the chain
stores are not what they are cracked
up to be. The consumers have been
fooled with the vast figures about
buying, the number of stores oper-
ated, ETC., and this propaganda has
been accepted at its face value. Now,
however, an independent and unbiased
Investigator has pulled the mask of
economy from the chain store. What
Lincoln said about fooling some of
the people all of the time, all of the
people some of the time, but being
unable to fool all of the people all
of the time is certainly being verified
with respect to the chain stores. Thus,
gradually, is the false superstructure
of the chain store business being
crumbled to earth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-21

March 81, today, there will be II
hours of daylight and ~ hours of
darkness, after which the days will
grow longer.
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Deer Park Circuit, U. B. Church
S. J. Westfall, Pastor.

Paradise, Sunday school, 1920 a
m. Christian Endeavor, 1880 p. m.
Swanton, preaching, II a. m.
Mt. Bethel, preaching, 2:30 p. m.
Deer Park, preaching, 1880 p. m.
We welcome you to worship will
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CHURCH SERVICES

Garrett Memorial Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. Walter B. Brock, Pastor.
Bible school at 1000 a. III.
Morning worship at HOO a. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

Young and old. male and female.
by the hundreds call to see HIM each
week and III most all cases those VINO
take his medicine come back ana
thank him for the almost unDeheV-
able relief they have had. Before you
read any further let US inform you
that Mr.. Church Is now at the
Peoples Drug Store. sos eth st. NV,
introducing MillerS Herb Extract. the
remarkable medicine that has brought
improved health to scores OF wash
ington citizens. II you are troubled
with constipation, stomach disorders,
such as gas and indigestion; slug
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appetite and have that tired, worn
out feeling, better call and learn
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YOU are one of those who have been
fortunate enough to escape these COM
mon ailments, perhaps you have
friend who would be glad to have you
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Miller's Herb Extract is made from
the extracts OF dried roots, herbs and
barks that are well known for their
tonic effect on the entire system and
is guaranteed to be free from min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

lighter vein include "Tipperary' and
pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old
Kit-Bag"
The organizers of the swim have
drawn up a list of "donts" for those
who follow the swimmer in boats. so
she shall not be disturbed by thought
less remarks The list includes:
Don't ask the swimmer If the wa
ter is cold. The answer is obvious.
Don't ask her how she feels. Her
looks will tell you.
Don't sing when the talking machine
plays. She resents 1t.
Don't forget to sing when she asks
for it. and If hymns predominant 1t is
because it is her wish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

erals. opiates and chemicals. purely a
vegetable remedy that brings about
free, yet mild and gentle action OF
the bowels, and, as every one knows,
people who are subject to constipa-
ton cannot. or do not have that clear
sparkle In the eyes or smooth, rosy
complexion which is natures own
gift to a healthy system that Is free
of body poison. MIR. Church's hours
at the Peoples Drug Store are am.
until IL noon and from / until $50
pm. Remember. that statistics show
that the majority of all illness today
is caused from personal neglect, SO
II you feel in need OF medicine,
don't put 1t off. go see Mr.. Church
today. The information he will give
YOU regarding Millers Herb Extract
will not cost you one cent, yet it may
prove to be worth great deal to you
in the end Nothing can succeed only
on its merits. and records show that
over a million bottles of this famous
medicine were sold In less than thlr-
teen months. Names and addresses
of local people who Use and recon-
mend this great medicine appear each
day in Washington papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

A statue of Thomas Carlyle is to be
erected in the village of Ecclefechan.
Scotland. where the sage of Chelsea was
born. 1t is being presented by Alex
ander Carlyle of Edinbergh, nephew
OF the philosopher. The site is where
CARLYLE, when a boy. used, to sit during
his spare time looking down on the VII
liRe of Ecclefechan.