The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-30

my hero" cried my wife on Mon
day night, and for no small reason,
either, for I was successful in running
a mouse ragged, bottling him up in a
corner and successfully poking him a
good one with new silk umbrella, the
first time in history have ever been
able to accomplish such feat.
1t being in the presence of the bet
ter half the victory was all the more
complete. Ever since the last camp
ing trip, when thought I heard
providers and cuddled up closer (al-
though they were only horses) 1 half
believe she thought l was just big
sissy, with no backbone. But now,
thank heavens, I can hold my head
high once more.
And I'll have to give her credit for
not letting her emotions get the best
of her. After the conquerer had COM
mitted the murder and held it up by
the tail Fingers covered with paper)
she didn't say, "Now don't hurt the
poor thing" but was entirely content
to let me throw it outside in the rain
and give it a ducking, just for good
measure.
And is she proud of me now!
49,
Archibaldson, the big Clarissa, hides
his face under the covers when the
mere name of mouse is mentioned. A
cold chill is brought on if he really
sees one.
Another accomplishment for the
week-Getting up at 5:15 a. m. at
Jackson's Mill, W. Va, without the
aid of an alarm clock and getting my
feet under the typewriter at o'clock
just so l could get this column out on
time.
Look here" we were greeted over
the telephone last Thursday morning,
81 didn't get my Republican paper
yesterday and you've got to do some
thing about it. I just can't get along
without it,
And when we informed the excellent
lady she was a day ahead of herself
and that it was impossible to furnish
even President Hoover with a copy of
The Republican before it had been
printed, did she turn red and get
fused!
But that's the way we want people
to look for The Republican.
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Rotary officers will be induced into
Office" says Editor Willie of the DEM
ocrat last week. Is persuasion needed?
And then in The Republican after
all the hard labor expended in look
ing up the term "jugular vein," didn't
the operator and proof reader let it
go in as "juglar." Probably thought
he had been a circus acrobat before he
took up the business of night trav-
eler.
Did you ever know it to fail-if the
sign said "wet paint" to feel it any
way? If there was board across
the porch to push it aside and plant
number 10 shoe right in the middle
of it all?
Last week at Archibald's house a
screen door blocked by kitchen table
with things piled on the table didn't
stop two delivery boys from plough
ing right through. They left some
thing to remember them by.
*#*
Johnny McIntire, Don Lohr, Eddie
Michael, Little Doc Broadwater and
Skipper Louie Jones are still little
red around the gills from last Fri
days performance at the high school,
Being right up by the stage, they
didn't relish the demonstration of the
Crellin home hygiene class on how to
care for babies (even if the baby was
OHIy q uO1lI JUDI DS1OAC Vic A1ot
garment fell preparatory to putting
the "baby" in the tub, they fled from
the scene. And they had another num-
Der on the program. Maybe it was the
bathtub that embarrassed them.
Will the chap who "milked" the boss
editors gasoline tank last Friday
night or Saturday morning, please re-
turn the cap?
Ditto from Frank Smouse on Sun
day night.
Tuesday afternoon a woman came
into the office and paid us As perfectly
good cents to put an ad in the paper.
She and her husband wanted to get
work on a farm, or get farm on the
shares. Ten minutes later she was
back and said she had secured the
place. 1t certainly pays to adver-
tise in The Republican for quick re-
suits.