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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
An Interesting Fact
A MARYLAND TEA PARTY
Burning of the Peggy Stewart

The reception of the Stamp Act
by the American Colonists seems to
have impressed British statesmen as
a mere gesture, without special signifi-
canoe. They sought to cajole Mary
land by removing the tax on all ar
ticles except tea and allowing draw
back to the East India Company on
the import duties paid in England on
that article shipped to America, thus
enabling the company to sell tea at a
particularly low rate to the Colonists.
The British ministry evidently
thought that by cheapening the arti-
Gle, so the tax would not be felt,
the Colonists would be blinded to the
fact that England had re-asserted the
principle of the right of taxation. But
the Colonists were not caught nap
ping. The principle for which they
had and were contending, the right of
local self-government, was bigger
than the shilling or the pound.
On June 20, 1859, were formed nom
importation associations whereby
nearly one hundred articles were ex-
cluded from the colonies and provid-
ing that those who violated the pro-
visions of the agreements were to be
boycotted. In 1774, June 20, deputies
from all the colonies assembled in An
napolis and other provisions were ad-
ded to the non-importation agree
ments already existing. The fight
was on.
On October Is, 1774, the Peggy
Stewart arrived at Annapolis, carry
ing cargo of over 1000 pounds of
East India tea. The vessel was Mary
land built. The tea was consigned to
two merchant traders at Annapolis,
and the duty had been secured to be
paid by Mr.. Anthony Stewart, the
majority owner of the vessel.
Passing over many of the incidents
connected with this noted and far
reaching affair, we briefly hurry to
the conclusion of the dramatic Incl
dent, which in our opinion more clear
ly than any other pre-revolutionary
event shows that the colonists had
definitely and finally decided that the
principle of self-government, as well
as the letter and spirit of the charter,
must be maintained at all hazards
The crowd had gathered at the
house of Mr.. Stewart. Some had
suggested that he be given a coat of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11

The Republican, Garrett County's
leading and best newspaper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11

roads we have in our county have paid
for themselves in five years in the
benefit the public receives in quick
transportation, saving of machinery
and by being able to get over the
roads at all seasons of the year and
do their shopping when they cannot
work on their farms.
The people who are so fortunate as
to have State road past their door
should help put their neighbor on an
equal basis with project of this
kind, and the people of the county who
feel that they have not been benefit
ted directly by this project should
help put it over as without a question
the roads named will be the first roads
built in, the county under any plan,
and they will get the benefit of these
roads and get a hard-surfaced road
just as quickly and possibly sooner
than if they put up protest.
I feel that this project will be a
great relief to our county as whole
and it is bound to benefit the whole
population.
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. MCCULLOUGH.
Friendsville, Dec. 8, 1880.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
ECONOMIC BUNK.

AS we understand a. lot Of current
economic thoughts, business depres-
sion is caused by working too hard,
adopting too muchF ingenious labor
saving machinery, producing too
much and accumulating too large a
volume Of goods and money. In
short, by using thrift, energy and in
telligence in the pursuit of comfort,
security and wealth.
The remedy preached by this school
of thinkers is to ease up, slack on the
Job, shorten hours, make less and
spend more. We have all got behind
by getting ahead; now we'll reverse
the process and get ahead by getting
behind.
Which, as anyone can see who uses
common sense, is the bunk. A little
spell of business stagnation can't
change the moral and intellectual
character of the universe all at once,
turning virtue into vice and vice into
virtue. We won't gain anything by
being lazy and dumb instead of indus
trious and intelligent.
We simply haven't got the knack
yet of keeping the machinery running
smoothly. It's so new! We don't oil
it right, or don't feed it right, or don't
make quite the right adjustments.
Particularly we have not learned the
trick of adapting production to con-
sumption.
Suppose industry were war.
Wouldn't we have generals keeping a
careful eye on the operations as a
whole, and shifting m terials S,
equipment and men from moment to
moment and place to place as they
were needed?
Some time peaceful industrial So
ciety will have such generals con-
tinually adjusting money, workers,
machinery and finished products.
And it needn't be Socialism or
Fascism, either. We could do it in
this country right now if we had the
mass nerve and unselfshness. AS a
matter of fact, we're rapidly drifting
toward such SUPERINTENDENT of
our industries, probably by private
enterprise, with a little benevolent
attention from the government.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

Mr.. R. l. Anderson informs us that
he has now employed at the works of
the Oakland Coal and Coke company
$50 men and that a new contract has
been let for the erection of so more
coke ovens.
Ice, snow, coasting, sleighing par
ties, Old Boreas got there at last.
Thomas Rowan, who had his right
foot crushed at Altamont in October
while opening the switch for a helper,
had to submit to the amputation of
his leg. DIR. J. Lee McComas per-
formed the operation and was assisted
by DR.. Henry w. McComas.
The boiler of the engine at Lees
sawmill, south of Mt. Lake, exploded
instantly killing Salem King and
probably fatally injuring Key Lee and
John W. Ours. James Eeese was
slightly hurt. King was blown against
the wheels of lumber wagon.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Prizes were awarded to Garrett
countians at the meetinfi of the
Maryland State horticultural society
at Baltimore as follows: Ridder
brothers for Tompkins King apples;
Thomas E. Bishoff for yellow corn,
spring oats, beardless and spring bar
ley, and buckwheat; William T, Stan
ton, Grantsville, for yellow corn and
spring oats;, J. A. Shaffer, for buck
wheat.
Mr.. Jonas Yutzy was named fore
man of the grand jury for the De-
cember term.
Mr.. P. T. Lipscomb, Loeb Lynn, was
accidentally shot in the leg with a 20
calibre rife while in the woods last
Saturday in company with Marvin
Harson, youth. There is little dan
ger of serious consequences.
The machinery for the Oakland
creamery has been received from the
factory and hauled to the site of the
proposed buildings on Third street.
Just received, a car load of sleighs
at MAYORS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11

tar and feathers. It is stated that a
gallows had been set up in front of
Stewards house and he was given the
choice of burning the vessel or of
being hanged.
Mr.. Stewart, togther with the con-
signess, had Heretofore acknowledge
ed that 1--WE have committed a most
daring insult and act of most pernic-
ious tendency to the liberties of Amer
ica," and offered to commit to flames
CIR otherwise destroy, as the people
may choose, the detestable article
which has been the cause of our mis-
conduct" But this was not salts
factory to a minority, at least, to the
infiamed citizens. A small number
continued to threaten to do violence
to Mr.. Stewart or to his house and
family.
Finally, Mr.. Stewart, fearing that
the discontinued minority would burn
his house, yielded, and together with
the Williams brothers, set fire to the
tea, cargo and vessel so that every
article therein was consumed with the
ship, which burned to the waters
edge.
At the time of the burning of the
Peggy Stewart, Anthony Stewart was
but SO years of age. In IT'S he fled
the Province and during the Revolu-
ton his property was declared con-
fiscated.
To fully appreciate, however, the
significance Of this incident, one
should carefully study the account as
given by Mr.. Matthew Page Andrews
in his excellent book. of Maryland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
To Address PIT. Association al
Red House.

Senator-elect Henry w. McComas
will address the Red House Parent.
Teachers Association on December
18th, at 500 o'clock in the evening at
Red House Lutheran church. His ad-
dress will be in the nature of trav-
elogue on his recent trip to Europe
and also the western portion of the
United States. Moving pictures made
on the European trip by the speaker
will be projected and will be a fea-
ture of the entertainment. '.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
To Repair Broken Toys And
Distribute to the Needy

Due to the general business depres-
sion there are numbers of children
who will be without Christmas this
year. Everyone can help bring
Christmas to some of these children
by sharing toys or other articles that
are no longer used by your children.
If you have toys that are broken,
need painting, or need other small
repairs, bring them to the office of the
public health nurse and they will be
repaired by two gentlemen who have
offered their services, and distribu-
ted where needed.
Be sure and bring all parts belong
ing to broken articles if you have
them as this will reduce cost and
labor in repair work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
ETIQUETTE FOR LADIES
IN 1854

Certain quotations in the London
Spectator from book with the above
name will amuse even elderly readers
rs years later and will perhaps be
found screamingly funny by the girls
of 1880. The young things of 1854
were exhorted to cultivate calm and
serene manner; chow with slow and
emasured grace, never too hastily"
and, above all, edo not beat the dew
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
DIED..
GRANT ULYSSES GLOTFELTY

GRANT ULYSSES GLOTFELTY
Grant Ulysses Glotfelty was born
March %, 1870, and died November
81, 1880, at the home of his brother,
James Glotfelty, near McHenry, at
the age of 60 years, 8 months and 4
days. Death was due to appoplexy
He was the son of Margaret Fratz
Glotfelty and the late Thaddeus Glot-
felty. He is survived by his aged
mother, who resides in Frostburg, and
by two brothers and two sisters, a
number of other relatives and many
friends.
Funeral services were conducted on
Sunday following his death by Rev. c.
w. Fraker of the McHenry United
Brethren church and interment was
made in the cemetery at Thayerville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
Perfect Attendance at Bernard
School for November.

Bernard school perfect attendance
for the month of November included
the following named pupils:
Mary Louise Friend, Elizabeth Ber-
nard, Helen Zimmerman, Edna Mil
Ter, Mildred Wilkins, Nina Bernard,
Nina Friend, Kathryn Shaffer, Eva
Shaffer, Glada johnson, VERNE john
son, Maxine Friend, Beatrice Riley,
Harold Zimmerman, Harvey Riley.
William Bernard, Arthur Bernard, FL
bert Riley, Paul Custer, Floyd Custer,
Franklin Custer, Virgil Bernard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11
]. W. M'CULLOUCH'S PLAN
FOR FINANCING HIGHWAYS
CONTINUED from Page Onel

Continued from Page One)
of road from Deer Park to Mountain
Lake Park and the completion of the
road from White Church to German.
do not know the exact distances of
these roads, but believe that seventy
miles will cover all the projects by ac-
tual survey.
Now if the people of the county
want to build these roads under Mr..
Uhl's plan by a bond issue, such as
Kent county bonded under and built
so miles of State road last year, and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11

the Postroad fund (the State puts up
an equal amount), with the gasoline
tax to pay it off in full, Mr.. Uhl says
our allotment should run from these
funds at least $25O,OOO yearly in Gar
rett county. Kent county pays all of
the interest on its bond issue, the bill
providing that all of the money is paid
through the County Treasurer.
1 feel that if our county is going to
try to build all these roads next year,
we should bond our county for $2,000,-
600, and with the money we receive
from the State this year we could
build all of the roads with new pro-
vision in the bill to allow the Treas
urer to pay part of the interest from
the fund as per schedule below:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11

lose too much money there but be-
cause "she who wishes to win heart
or retain one should never permit her
admirers to behold her at cards, as
the anxiety they produce is as de-
structive to beauty as to sentiment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

tunes for the wise ones This market crisis
brought about the change in the picture, and
the spectacular and amusing street scenes van
ished the Curb" put a roof over its head
and began to use the methods of the Stock
Exchange.
With investment and speculation grown to
their present stature, it would, of course, have
been impossible to carry on in the primitive,
though colorful manner of yeSteryear. In fact,
the Curb" had already outgrown its curbstone
when it determined to move indoors and OPP
crate with an efficiency made possible by mod
ern methods.
Toward the end of it sidewalk career, the
"Curb' had already outworn a couple of well
comes having drawn complaints from Office
tenants in nearby buildings who were disturbed
by the racket, and having grown to such an
extent that the finger signal method had been
replaced by an army of messenger boys who
darted hither and yon with orders and trans
actions. The work it became apparent, was too
great for even the hundreds of alert youths.
To understand how this all came about, it Is
necessary to turn back to the years just before
the American Revolution when London pos
sesSed, almost for a century, sidewalk exc
change which finally moved indoors, using a
coffee house and ale shop. The idea spread to
Paris and, during the period of our own LOUISE
ana colonization, the cunning manipulation,
John Law, introduced his amazing speculative
scheme which became known to history as The
Mississippi Bubble" The general scheme con-
cerned securities in company which was to
COLOMBO and develop in America. Its blow-up
caused a financial panic in France.
A LII over Europe, trading first done in
the open air. And 50, with this back
ground the first American traders in market
securities gathered under buttonwood tree on
spot which now holds Wall Street sky
scraper. There were IL of them. and they were
creating an open market for the first bond
issue to be hoated by this infant Nation-an
issue for some eighty millions, at 6 per cent,
and intended to defray the expenses of the
Revolutionary War, which had but recently
ended
AS new enterprises came into being, the OPP
erations of brokers expanded but there were
no rules of conduct regulations nor definite
membership. AS usual, scoundrels entered this
"easy money" racket and heeced the trusting
Sary to weed out the Inscriptions.
After the War of 1912 they moved into the
famous Tontine Coffee House in Wall Street.
taking the entire second floor for 5000
rental per year. Including firewood and chairs
and room service" This grew into the present
Stock Exchange But during the various
changes there were a certain number of indie
pendent brokers who went their way, with
the open street as their Office and no definite
trading hours ....,
Thus in Civil War times the Curb" opened
Continued on Sixteenth Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
The Day When
.Traders Wore
FunuyHats and
Stood IN HeSneet I'M
Furious Kinds of
Weather Is N0zV
Forgotten.
BY GILBERT SWAN.

HE New York Curb Exchange is rap
= idly moving toward its final step
into complete responsibility.
1t Is preparing to take over an
- elegant neU home and when it does
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-20

guarantee is backed by an insur-
ance certificate. for any amount
up to fifty thousand dollars issued
by the Model Laundry and backed
by the Lloyds Casualty Company OF
New York.
The Model Laundry has install
ed complete new equipment for
factory service and have a truck IN
which Konate equipment has been
installed for home service. This
truck and experts will be available
in any city in the Valley at anv
time. A crew Of experts, az the
present time are calling on the
Valley homes and business houses
to explain the use of Konate. As
has been the policy the Model
Laundry e. Dry Cleaning Company
they are continuing TO give the
Valley people the finest obtainable
in laundry and dry cleaning and
allied services.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-20

Loreto Cara, Jr., Agent OF Migra-
ton will do everything possible 10
see that the visitor Is provided with
al needed local information. and
that he gets a good start on his
Journey. 10 seems 10 be the creed
OF all these gentlemen that cour-
tesy and hospitality are a part or
their official duties.
Cerralvo is so we'll worth while.
The quiet and picturesque streets
with their Old World air. but minus
the Old World dirt and smell, The
parks. the mountains. the orchards
the Campo Santo with its l0-foot
wall. the old churches and above
all the kindly. friendly hospitality
OF the people well merit a consider
able stay. However. he visitors mus.
not expect porcelain bath-tuhs
electric refrigeration or automatic
service any more than he would
IN France. Spain or Italy In a town
OF the same size. Cerralvo is simply
"a gem OF an Old World town in a
New World setting and II IL were
different II wuold not be Cerralvo
BY all means e 1t this summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-20
MODEL LAUNDRY INACCURACIES
KONATE PROCESS DEPARTMENT

G. A Burton, president Of the
Model Laundry and Dry Cleaning
company. Inc, announces the ap-
pointment OF r. G. Gregg as SUI
p~erintendent Of the newly installed
Konate department.
Konate is a new process that has
been discovered by the Mellon In
stitute OF Industrial resources for
protection against moths. The work
on this process began in 1921 when
nine leading dry cleaners organized
themselves into a society to i'm
prove the technique OF the dry
cleaning industry. They adopted as
their name the Mundatechnical So
ciety of America, and the individ-
uals subscribed the necessary funds
to establish a multiple fellowship
az the Mellon Institute. Two chem
lists. Jackson and Wassell, were
employed by the Institute TO carry
on this research work, and they had
at their disposal the use Of the
Institutes experimental laboratories
and resources, as well as EXPERT
technical supervision and assist
ance.
Fight Moths
The most important problem
that was assigned to these chem
lists was TO work out, If possible. a
liquid suitable for use by dry clean
ers to render woolens immune from
damage by moths. II was felt that
II dry cleaners could offer such a
service 70 their customers. it would
become an important addition TO
thier business.
Since Konate has been made
7Tailable commercially. the field
rr its use has been shown to be
nuch broader than originally con-
enpiated for IL by these dry
'lsaners. 1t has found an applica-
ION not only in the dry cleaning
Held. but also in general service
work BY furniture warehousemen
and other service organizations.
Experimental Years
The experimental work was rar-
ried on at the Mellon Institute for
a number Of years before the prob
EN- was solved Finally, however.
Jackson and WaSsell discovered
that certain Of the cinchona AL
kaloids. when properly Combines
with other chemicals and ipcorn-
Grated in the proper solvent. noS-
sessed the moth-proofinE qualities
they desired.
After this dfrrn-a~-
was not rushed onto the market
put went through a most exhaustive
series OF tests both in the laboratory
ana plant. Test cupboards were
built at the Mellon Institute ana
run as moth incubators." They
were filled with moth-inteste5
FABRICS until they became literauv
alive with flying moths, WORMS ana
eggs. In these cupboards were stor-
eo samples Of fabrics which had
Deen treated with Konate.
Treat Many Things
10 Is q relief and q,
have Konate service at hand IL
cally. The Model Laundry q. IT,,
Cleaning Company Inc, can taEs
care OF your personal rugs. carnefS
woolens, draperies, upholstered ft,r,
niture and other articles, put them
through the Konate process and
return them freshened and pro-
tected against moth damage. Or
they can treat your uphoIst4rv
cushions. wall and door hanrincs
piano felts, wooden blankets or anv
cloth part I'm your home with M
bother nor worry at no extra cost
with q written guarantee against
moth attack for three years. This
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-20

the church. His influence seems to
have lapsed with hts death, for the
building is now entirely disuSed.
In the plaza in front is a bronze
bust on a column. but entirely with
out identifying inscription.
Fruit Groves q Treat
The Plaza Gle Armas Is another
beauty spot. A double row Of syca-
mores shades the walk around the
square while within the center are
smaller shrubs and trees and a
pretty kiosko. AT present the town
has no band so the kiosko is I'M
used.
! However. sitting on the comfort
able setteSS under the grateful
shade Of the Sycamores while the
gentle breezes blow is no great
hardship, even without the music
Visitors should ask TO see the
giant fig trees and the aguacate
groves. In June Cerralvo will re
ready to welcome the traveller with
luscious figs. aguacates, peaches
and plumS. Just now the country
is feeling the pinch of a two years
drouth which has spoiled the fields
and gardens. Yet the people meet
you with the gentle courtesy OF their
race mad greet the dusty travel
stained stranger with a "Buencs
dias" or the CHEEKY Adde'S" with
the rising infection which means
Hail and farewell" IL makes a
mighty warm and friendly Sensa-
ton to be welcomed so Hospitality.
There are several roads OF ap-
proach to Cerralvo. Probably the
closest and most convenient Is that
by way OF the Roma bridge to San
Pedro de Roma. thence nine miles
TO Ciudad Mier and fifty miles 70
Cerralvo. If one has the time to
spare, Ciudad Mier is we'll worth
a days study. At Mier passports and
baggage are inspected and the car
registered. There ara two roads fr I'm
Mier. The better but somewhst
longer, Is by way or Agualeguas and
is said TO be pasSable in any wealth
er. The more direct road follows tie
telegraph line and was laid off
without regard to motor transpor-
tation. 1t passes the old Santo Do
mingo ranch and goes 70 the pretty
little settlement Of General Ire
vino. For the last % miles or 50
the road Is very good. A new road
is under construction along the
right of way OF the gas line which
supplies Monterrey and wherever
that road has been completed the
going IS good.
Good Acomodations
Accommodations can be had in
the hotels for four pesos a day,
which includes room and meals.
The food is good but limited IL
variety owing TO the drouth which
has ruined the gardens. Only can
ned vegetables are available. There
is no difficulty in securing rooms
and board in private families wasre
IN can be most comfortable.
All the houses are or brick or
stone and many have very high
ceilings. IL Is worth something to
sleep In a room "a feet high with
walls 3 feet thick. with outer doors
OF cypress wood etched In bizarre
patterns by the driving sands Of 4
century or two. Most OF the patios
have been worn TO the solid lime
stone rock by generations OF pass
ing feet. IN the center OF every
patio Is a we'll some 80 10 40 feet
in depth. with footholds dug from
the sides so that a man can descend
TO clean IL. A curb Of stone four