The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-10-15

The Republican Office one would think
they had the place spotted as "soft'
place where all one would have to dc
to get a little money "for a cup OF
coffee" is to ask for it.
Or maybe it's just as bad in other
places. There is always a hard luck
story to listen to. And if you see him
five minutes later he's telling diff
ferent one to another person.
Even if you're not convinced of the
story you usually shell out little
cash just to get rid of him.
Sometimes they are in dire need
sometimes the persons are simply
professional panhandlers. It is hard
to distinguish the difference.
At any event it was professional
who hit me up on the streets of Clarks-
burg last Sunday morning. After he
asked me for little change to get
some breakfast 1 shelled out a quar-
ter. Always big-hearted, heb, heb! So
was not prepared for the next state
ment, which was surpriser: "You
know, mister, they have tax in this
State" So the big sap hands out an
other penny.
My only excuse is that he used to
live in the same town 1 did and ac-
tually knew the boss editor of this es-
tablishment. So don't call me softie.
$50
I'm just little bit afraid that when
October rs comes and the excursion
lists get here to see the autumn foil
age, the only place they are going to
see. it is on the ground. Those planning
the trip evidently reckoned without
Jack Frost, who has a way of making
the leaves curl up their sides and blow
right into my yard when he teams up
with Old Man West Wind. Maybe
they don't all blow into my yard, but
a good percentage does.
There's a slight chance that the
sturdy oaks will still have their COL
ored leaves.
Those who drive cars on that after
noon to show Washington and Balti-
more the mountain scenery can all be
boosters for this section by relating
the advantages of living here and an
swering intelligently any questions
they may ask. AS suggestion, don't
point out that little building on Alder
street, just recently moved into the
vacant lot by the gas Office.
R**
Sometime ago / was asked by those
vitality interested in the Library to give
the Getty fathers" a "panning" for
levying only 500 for the upkeep of
the Library during 1886.
At that time told them banning"
would only serve to make matters
worse; that the best thing would be
to get a petition and quietly circulate
it among the citizens, and that in this
manner the Council would see how
many people were really interested.
The petition is now going the
rounds and was started by Henry W.
McComas, Jr., a member of Council.
The petition is asking Council to re-
consider and give an additional $500
this year, or a total of 5000, as has
been done in previous years. There are
a lot of names on it-enough, it seems
to me, to show Council that the tax
payers really want the Library to be
cared for. Its advantages don't need
to be told here. There is hardly per-
son who doesn't believe the Library
should prosper. 1t deserves the sup
port of the Town Council.
While in many parts of the country
Columbus Day is celebrated because
Christopher Columbus was credited
with discovering America, there are
still those who say that he has no
more right to the credit than others.
There's Left Ericsson, who was sup
posed to have landed on the northern
shore before Columbus ever set sail
from Spain. Many believe that Co.
lumbus never landed on the American
continent, but on the West Indies.
Some contend that Tmerigo Vespucci
should get the credit for the discovery.
But that isn't what interests me at
present. l am wondering whom to
blame should the New callers get hold
of this country for another four years
and put US so far in debt that national
bankruptcy is bound to come. There
are lot of people that seem to think
we should apologize to the Indians
for making such mess of this coun-
try.
So, if the people of the United
States don't vote for Landon and
Knox on November I want to know
whom we should blame for such a
condition-Columhus, Left Ericsson or
Vespucci.