The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19

ating water reserve in it would have
gone far to prevent its entire de-
struction. More barns and farm
houses went up in smoke this year in
Garrett county than in the past two
or three years.
Farmers should take warning and
prepare for what might happen in
the best of families. An avail
able water supply, though small, in
case of necessity, might save your
home.
Some health officer has stated that
kissing on the, neck gives just as much
of a thrill and does not spread colds.
I'll give it a try, but don't see any
thing wrong with the old-fashioned
way.
And while we are on the subject of
kissing, some Chicago pastor refused
to let a couple osculate at the altar
at the conclusion of the wedding GER
emony. 1t always makes good send
off, it appears to me, and most minis
tiers expect a chance at the bride
themselves.
And it looks like they are really
going to reduce the taxes materially,
something like fifty cents. That
sounds more like it, instead Of harp
ing on reductions of minor items that
knock off only few cents, like some
of these self-styled political reform
ing leaders have been talking about.
For instance, the bounty law. We
just can't let that go. Think of all
the game in the county. If we stopped
killing the fox, cats and weasels, they
would prey on our game and in a few
| years our Industrious hunters would
not have anything to hunt. So say
those who get a few bounties occa-
sionally, and the taxpayers continue
to pay $1,000 yearly.
But our law enforcement officer is
different. If we cut down on his ex-
penses of investigating crime, there
won't be much investigation and in a
few years there will be more crime
and criminals than. one could imagine.
And so they ask that protection to
honest citizens be discontinued, cut
ting down the tax rate cent or two,
and the bounty law continued, keeping
up the rate six or eight cents.
And then abolish the schools for an
entire year. Wouldn't that fix things
while all the other states progressed
A handicap the children might never
overcome.
Or repeal laws requiring proceed
ings of public officials to be published
thus leaving the actions of public Of
| ficials concealed from the people
wouldn't that be nice? Newspapers
will not lose much if official reports or
proceedings of officials are curtailed
or eliminated, but the taxpayers may
suffer plenty if that procedure is fol-
lowed. 1t is the protection of the pub
lie against defalcations in Office,
against the allowance of fraudulent
bills, against conspiracies to cheat
the taxpayer that demands publication
of official proceedings, and officials or
others who oppose it may often be the
ones needing watching.
A*A
Boy, am 1 superstitious? After
what happened last Friday, the thir-
teenth, there ought to be no question
about it. 1 spent the day smashing
mirrors, walking under ladders, rails
ing umbrellas in the house and chas-
ing black cats in front of me.
And what do you think happened
that night when l went home?
Nothing!
Clay Miller, writing in his at Is
Alleged" column in the Spencer (W.
Va.) Times-Record, gives me boost,
and l suspect it is because several
times l have obtained ideas from that
very source. But his words are ap-
preciated. He evidently knows that
praises for a column writer are few
and far between. Last week created
a bumper crop in boosts, as I received
three of them, two from this county.
This makes me even with the board,
as I count one boost as much worth
as 20 knocks.
And, going him one better, I'll say
that his column is the best coming
into this office. AS if my opinion might
mean anything to his boss.
Says the Rotarian Magazine:
WHAT A GIFT!-Had we the
power to give the average city or
town one gift, this New Years sea-
son, we would give it freedom from