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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-21
RUTH ELINOR BRANT.


McHenry, December 10, 1889.
Dear Santa Claus:-I am a girl -
years old and in the sixth grade. |
want pair of bedroom slippers and
new dress; also some oranges, nuts
and candy. Don't forget my little sis
tiers, Jessie and Ruth.
Goodby, Santa,
MARGARET BRANT.
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Friendsville. Dec. 10. 1899.

rVOV'
Dear Santa Claus This is my first
year in school and l like my teacher
very much. have been a good boy, so
for Christmas please bring me a gun,
a knife, a pencil box and book bag.
Please don't forget all the other little
boys and girls. Good luck to you,
Santa. Goodby,
RANDALL FIKE.
P. 81 hope it SHOWS so you can
come in your sleigh with your rein
deers and don't have to come by air.
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Tuesday, January 8, 1910,
Notice of Stockholders
Meeting
The Garrett National Bank In
Oakland, Oakland, Maryland.

The regular annual meeting of the
Stockholders of The Garrett National
Bank in Oakland, Maryland, will be
held at its banking house in Oakland,
Maryland, on
Tuesday, January 8, 1910,
at the hour of 200 o'clock P. NJ, for
the purpose of electing Board Of
Directors for the ensuing year and for
the transacting of any other business
that may be brought before them.
H. C. RIGGS, Cashier.
4l-5t.
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ORAN MARTIN.

Dear Santa:-This is my first letter
to you and l hope that you will pay
lot of attention to what want. Please
bring me a sled, gun, a truck, an
airplane, tractor; also some candy
and oranges. Your little bow,
LEON SHREVE, 7 years old.
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LETTERS FOR SANTA CLAUS

Swanton, Md.
Dear Santa am seven years old
and | go to Swanton school. l am not
a bad boy. Will you please bring me
a notebook, big truck, a little car,
and some candy, nuts, and oranges.
Your little boy,
FREDDIE HOWELL.
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VIIF " q
HELEN MORELAND.

Dear Santa:-This is my first letter
to you. | hope you pay lot of atten-
ton to it. l want you to bring me
suit, car, a truck; also some candy,
oranges and nuts. Your little boy,
JIMMIE LEE, 6 years old.
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McHenry, December 10. 1889.

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Dear Santa:-I am a little boy 8
4oQs -ARu o. eHH pInoM 1 Pho sJeoG
gun and wagon, too.
Goodby, Santa.
EARL MAURICE GLOTFELTY.
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Dear Santa:-Do you know Christ
mas is near? Do you know what l
want "a bicycle, % rifle, train, a
farm wagon. l guess that will be all
want this Christmas.
JOHN BROOKS.
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rubber tires, hydraulic control, self
starter, power take-off and other fea-
lures.
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Dear Santa:-Do you know that
Christmas is coming? If you bring me
something, | would like it to be an air
rifle, watch, a pair of galoshes, a
knife, trousers, jacket, graphoscope,
sled, shirt, mouth harp; also candy,
nuts and oranges, and don't forget ali
other boys and girls.
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McHenry, December 10, 1889.

Dear Santa Claus: Il am girls ~
years old l like my teacher very
much. am in the fifth grade. Please
bring me pencil box, a story book;
also some nuts, oranges and some can
dy, and don't forget to decorate my
tree. Your friend
MADU DTTuNTT
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scribers have obtained from the Orphans Court
of Garrett County, Maryland, Letters Tesla
mentary on the estate of
JOHN SlNES,
late of Garrett County. Maryland deceased All
persons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof duly authenticated, to the
subscribers, on or before the 14th day of
June, 1910. they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate. All per-
sons knowing themselves indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment
Given under our hands this l2h day of De-
cember, 1889.
EDITH FLORENCE CROSS,
ABRAHAM l.. SINES,
Executors.
R. f. D., No. l, Oakland, Maryland
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Dear Santa:-Do you know Christ
mas is near? viii you please bring me
these things: l would like to have a
graphoscope, stockings, dress and lots
of candy, nuts and oranges. I would
like to see you, Santa, so l could thank
you. Thanks anyway.
HELEN MORELAND.
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Dear Santa Claus:-Will you please
bring me gun, a truck, car, some
oranges and nuts. l will try to be
good until Christmas.
ALVIN SHREVE, 9 years old.
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Mothers little girl,
DOLORES HARVEY.
McHenrv. December 10 1920

McHenry, December 10, 1889.
Dear Santa Claus:-I am a nine
year old girl in the fourth grade. For
Christmas l want box of paints. a
pencil box; also some nuts, candy and
oranges.
Your friend,
RUTH FIINOR RPANT
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Dear Santa Claus:-I am little boy
in the first grade. For Christmas,
would like to have a sweater, car,
truck, an airplane, overalls, gun, shirt,
plenty of nuts, candy and oranges.
And Santa, don't forget all the other
little boys and girls.
LEROY MARTIN.
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Notice of Stockholders
Meeting
The First National Bank Of
Oakland, Maryland.

The regular annual meeting of the
Stockholders of The First National
Bank of Oakland, Maryland, will be
held in its banking house in Oakland,
Maryland, on
Tuesday, January 8, 1910,
at 1000 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose
of electing a Board of Directors for
the ensuing year and for the trans
acting of any other business that may
be brought before them.
DELBERT DAVIS, Cashier.
advertisement 41-5t.
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PHOTO SHOWS the new Ford
tractor with Ferguson pillow in
action. The operator merely steers
in a straight line to obtain perfect
blowing results. The Ferguson sys-
TEN hydraulic mechanism keeps the
plows at uniform depth and oper-
ates without attention except at
the ends of the field. Then a con-
venient, easily-operated lever is
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McHenrv. December 10 L

y
Dear Santa Claus:-I am a good lit.
tie girl six years old. l go to McHenry
school. Please bring me tinker toys, a
night gown, a new book and a dy-de
doll.
Mothers little girl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
CHAPTER x

The wall would have been fright ening If 1t had been heard on Broad way in daylight, but here in 50- year-old ghost town by darkness 1t was positively terrifying.
 'Ro-se-lee' murmured Chris tine, tremulously, grasping her friends arm.
 Both girls sat tense for long moment, listening, staring. The jail dungeon remained black spotch on the hillside, but shortly after the wall came new sort of noise. This time 1t was thump- ing and guttural melange of voices of men laboring under stress.
 Clanki Something heavy struck the jail's metal bars. Somebody cursed.
 Dicks in therel" R oselee breathed. Dick {. In therel"
 Of one accord the girls got to their feet and started toward the place, half walking. half running, fearfully, anxious yet afraid.
 5platl Plop and thump and hcave and groan - the sound now was distinctly that of men fight ing. The girls stood as If spell bound, peering inside the jail doorway, not daring to enter but unable to leave. They could see nothing in the darkness but the noises made a vivid picture them
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BY OREN ARNOLD
COPYRIGHT. isss. NEA SERVICE. INC.

new specimen"
 "Um. what'd the old ore show2 How rich2"
 "Six dollars = a-- ton" He was still breathing in gasps.
 "Six bucksl Sa-a-yl What the devil did Briscoe send 1t to you for? You sold Goldcrest Ohl l get 1t. You wanted to scare Rose lee Dale into selling out again = So the company could cash in on the new discovery. Well listen, buddy, I sent in those samples. One of them, at leasS. I don't know about 8 second one but I knew about reworking that old ore. I know it can be reworked at even a dollar a ton profitably. was going to investigate 1t thor7 oughly and see what kind of deal we might make with Western M and M, but I'll be doggoned if I have anything at all to do with you now. I don't like your kind of baseball. Now if take you out of here and you aren't Pack man, your names mud, and your neck's going to be. Understand? But if you are Packman, then I don't want anything else to do with you. I aim to kick you down this mountain slope, and If you ever come back here again I'll - well.
 well, move along now" Dick finished. And no monkey busi- ness if you wanta live and do we'll"
 There were sounds of bodies moving, and the two girls instinc- lively jumped back out of sight in the shadows beside boulder. Dick and his adversary came out side, Dick grasping the other mans arm in wrestler's hold.
 You mentioned money" the other man said. T could pay you"
 skip that" Dick answered. T wasn't hinting about any bribe, mister. Yeah, you're Packman, I can see. But wouldn't have thought 1t of you. Now start run- ming, and when you stop you'd better be out of sight, forever"
 He gave the man shove and Packman began running, indeed The girls, hardly daring to breathe, saw Dick stand arms akimbo for a long minute watching the other man flee. Then Dick slapped his hands together as if cleansing them, turned and walked back into the ghost town jail.
 (TO Be C0ntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
RELATIVES VISIT
 YOUTHS AT CAMP
Acquatic Sports Presented to Feature First Visitors
 Day of Season

More than 200 relatives and friends of the campers at Camp Ma taucha, the Y camp in Watertown, took advantage of the seasons first visitors day yesterday, to attend the aquatic meet which was the feature of the day. About 75 of the boys tNok part in the competition the yeguls of which were as follows:
 Mlddlers' relay race; First Jerry Carson and Rober Keeler; second, Donald c. Slator and William Par- "; third, Jack Finlay and Jack Plat. Junior obstacle race, first, Timothy Kelly, second, William Judd, third, Ruper Andrews.
 Middlers' 40-yard dash: First, William Parry, second, Thomas Donahue and Jack Finlay, tied. Junior diving: Firs, Timothy Kelly, second, John Barton, third, Robert 2elfit, Middlers' in-and-ou canoe race, first, Stanley Peck and Arnold D1Pietro, second, Jerry Garston and Robert Keeler. The junior relay race was won by tent IA with tent g second. The middler relay was won by ten 5 with tent second
 In an exhibition race in the new war canoe of he camp, tent pad- dled across the lake in one minute and IS seconds. Those in he event were John Rippandelli. counsellor, William Parry, Fred Thornley, Don- aid c. Slator. Jack Plat, Edmund Bleich and Robert Mclean. Tn he junior 20-yard dash, James Kearnan was first, Saul Lappen was second and John Barton third. Results of he middler canoe tllting conest were: William Parry and Jack Plat, first; Andrew Carroll and Christo- pher Rely, second.
 After chapel service, at which Ar thur Blewitt was the speaker, the camp routine was broken for the rest of the day, so that the campers could see heir frienos.
 The Sons of Mataucha met in the evening to initiate Richard Clark, William Parry, and Joiin Woodward ino the Sociey. Jack Finlay, Ed- mund Bleich, James Watkins and William Judd led he program.
 Today six boys lief for three-day hike Lake Candlewood, under the leadership of Sol Lura. They are Christopher Reilly, Albert Ander- son, Thomas Donahue, Rober Bro- phy, Peter Schati aznd George Up- ton.
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selves. For one thing Dick Ban- croft's words began to become in- telligible in snatches.
 70 kay brother :. you unhl you asked for 1t now .. now you're gonna GET itl"
 The "get' was punctuated by what must have been a hard fist blow. Instantly came a quick slap-slap- slap as of footsteps, and a crash in- to a wall Iron grillwork rattled. Dust too was now floating even to the outer door of the jail.
 It must have been Dick who had got in that hard blow. After the grillwork changed, comparative quiet reigned for several seconds. The girls could hear sounds Of breathing, almost gasping in fact. But the commotion at least was ended.
 "Oouw you're breaking itl"
 This outcry was from 8 man ob- viously in intense pain. They did not recognize the voice.
 You bet I'll break it" Dick exclaimed, then paused to breathe heavily again. 'I'll break 1t |. unless you do as say. Whewp
 Let let me up" The other combatant really was suffering his voice revealed.
 Dick waited several seconds the better to catch his breath before answering. He could talk more distinctly then. Not not until find out what you are, what's your name"
 No answer was heard, and then there was a sudden slap, hard, and another outcry.
 You tried soaring the wrong guy, mister" Dick spoke again then. You sounded like @ ghost but you don't feel like one. So you finally came for the money eh?"
 No. What money?"
 What do you mean, what money'2 I'm not dumb. Talk sense--or elsel"
 For gods sake unh-h-h-h- what do you want--to know2"
 "Everything. Talk, man, or IT break itl Talkl"
 My name is is oh God, man, dontl My name Is Packman, from the Western Metals and Minerals Corporation came to scare the Dale girlv
 You did what? You are you L. J. Packman, M. and M. field manager?"
 "Yes"
 You better be able to prove 1t mister, or it'll be too bad. Did you put that money there?"
 T don't know anything about any money" He was still breath ing heavily, speaking brokenly, in great strain. Our lawyer -- tried to - tried to pay the Dale girl a profit - she wouldn't - she turned us down."
 "Go on," commanded Dick.
 q came in, with some tourists. to look around. I heard her say heard her say she would clean out jail tonight. So I--I came to try to scare her away. Brighten her"
 
 There was long pause.
 q don't get it," said Dick, then.
 "She wouldn't sell. Goldcrest - has valuable ore. Two assays were sent to use from Briscoe and Son. Both said the ore from here was valuable. One amounts to a rich strike. Now let me gol Let me-"
 Well I'll be-I1l be Dick went on excitedly. You're really Packman, eh2 I'll know you in the light. It better be true. So there were two assay reports from Bris- COG. How come two? Talkw
 q don't - knowl One was on re- worked ore. Old ore. One was a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
Antique Nap ReveoIs
 First" Panama Conol
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0NE HUNDRED AND TWEN- V TY-FIVE years before the United States completed construc- ton of the Panama Canal, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans were connected by rnan-made water way.
 A thin, black line, buried among the maze of tiny rivers and tributaries on a wrinkled and faded map of Central America supplied the clew that set Tulane University research experts hunt ing through other old maps and ancient volumes for the story of the Little Ditch," now known as the Raspadura Canal.
 The canal was dug in 1788, not as a waterway, but to set the lim- it's of the estates of two Spanish owners.
 In the rainy season the ditch filled with water and Indians were able to paddle their canoes from the headWaters of the Atra- to river, which flows to the At- lantic, into the San Juan, which empties into the Pacific.
 Commerce sprang up and the Little Ditch" was a busy water way. But no one bothered to keep 1t clear, and gradually 1t filled in.
 It had been completely forgot ten when the French first under- took to build the Panama Canal in 1880, and no one dreamed of it's existence when Gen. C. w. Gocthals began his greatest en- gincering work.
 General Gocthals Is shown above on a three-cent violet stamp, enlarged, of the Canal Zone, issued in 1884 to commence rate the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
CIGARETTE BLAMED
 FOR FIRE IN SHED

A blaze which started in heap of manure and humus caused consid- erable damage to a shed and a trac- tor Saturday night at the Pine Grove cemetery. Lieut.. Eugene A. Legge of tho marshal's staff said the fire probably started from a match or cigarette and smouldered at length before igniting the shed.
 Four companies of firemen directed by Deputy Chief Martin J. Campion responded to an alarm at D:55 o'clock and extinguIshed the blaze, which had gained great headway before their arrival.
 Brush fires in various sections of Ghs city were also put out by hre- lighters Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-17
CR RANluM CRACKERS
CAPITAL QUESTIONS

The following questions represent few things about Washington and government that you should know. Do you?
 1. What two famous speeches are carved in stone on the inside walls of the Lincoln Memorial?
 2. What cabinet officer is re- sponsible for preserving the site of the battle of Gettysburg?
 3. Before It's present building was finished, in what structure did the Supreme Court meet?
 4. What cabinet officer supervises the government of American Sa- moa?
 6. By what organization is the Bureau of Lighthouses absorbed un- der the presidential reorganization plan?
 If you don't know the answers, you can learn them by looking on .A UDa
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If you don't know the answers, you can learn them by looking on Last Page.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-02-03
STUDY SHOWS RAPE TO
BE LEAST AMONG NEGROES

The crime of rape in the US,
is committed least by Negroes
and most by foreign whites,
according to statistics contained
in a new book "Crimc and the
Man" by DIR. EarneSt Albert
Hooten, head of the department
of anthropology at Harvard U.
DR.. Hooten's figures show
the ranking in rape in America
are as follows: foreign white,
1916 per cent; native white but
goreign parentage, 60 per cent !;
old American, AT per cent and
Negroid, As per cent; Negroes,
4.3 per cent.
However, DR.. HootenS figures
show that the Negro rates first
in crimes of burglary and lar
ceny, the ranking being: Negro,
1879 per cent; native white but
foreign parentage, 43.7; Negro
id, 39.2 per cent; old American,
1913 per cent and foreign white
32.8 per cent.
DR. Hooten's statistics found
that so-called pure Nordic types
go in heavily for forgery and
traud. Material for the book was
gathered over a period of three
years by trained field workers.
Nine years was spent at Har-
ward analysing the material be-
fore the book was published.
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Chamberlain

One wonders why Neville
Chamberlain places such a child
like faith in the dictators. If
Mussolini declares that he has
no designs on French colonial
territory, Chamberlain apparent
|ly, is satisfied. Even the Italian
crowds clamor for Tunis and
CORSICA, while the Ducc stands
by with folded arms and a sly
smile on his face; and Hitler is
pledged to aid Italy in any move
she makes, Chamberlain be-
lieves the Duce when he claims
Italy wants no French possession.
Is Chamberlain naive ordeos
he shut his eyes TO the hand
writing on the wall for some pur-
pose? Is he biding for time so
that England may rearm or is
he offering democracy AZ the
cost for peace Of our time"
There are those who contend
t h t the Prime Minister is a
fascist at heart and that nothing
would please him more than a
fascist England.
The important question is how
far can America afford to go
with Chamberlain ? Have we any
assurance he will not betray us :?
Already Czecho6Dkiaka and
Spain have suffered at the hands
of the appeasement policy.
To place faith in either Hit
ler'S or Mussolini's words is like
taking the assurance Of a mad
dog that he will not bite you.
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Hew School Financing lpRni

Continued from Page TwoJ
priatment that you need for this
year, $92,sOs additional money.
Adding this amount to the res
venues you have gives S261,-
542 which you say you need for
this year. T h e proposed plan
will give you for next year a
total of S252,345 which is less
than the amount you request
for this year to maintain a nine
months term by $9,197.
The statistics f all to reveal
that the total revenue under the
proposed plan, including the
building fund revenues, is less
by $4.388 than the cost of the
minimum program-the amount
to which your county is entitled
under the present plan. This
means that your total revenue
for next year under the plan
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lent or The United States.

dent or the United States.
Both Byrd and Glass are ac-
counted among the senate bloc
of anti-administration Demo
Gratis. To that extant he contro-
versy over the Roberts appoint
ment served to emphasize the
split II Democratic ranks.
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T yECM 'EHRHh

Fascism / could JstaM put few
dcfeats) but they desire Spain
for the advantage it would give
them over the democracies. A
Spain taking orders from Ber-
lin and Rome would place France
IN an even more prccarious posi-
ton than now. 1t would give
Nazi idealogy 4 chance to present
itself to the peoples OF Latin
and South America 1t would
enrich the Totalitarian states in
many ways.
1t would seem, then, that
Americans who cherish liberty
and who look with offense on the
doings of dictators would urge
that the embargo against Spain
be raised. w-~,
The time to act is NOW! Write
or wire the President or your
congressman urging them to lift
the yoke that is binding Spain.
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AID SPAIN!

There are several groups Of i'll
informed persons in America
who do not desire the embargo
to be raised against Spain.
The most potent group that
rallys behind Franco is the
Catholic leaders, not the laymcn
OF the church, but the authori-
ties. Father Coughlin is one Of
the more bombastic Catholics to
speak in behalf Of Fascism. An
,othcr group is composed Of those
persons who hold TO the theory
that America should remain en-
tlrely alOof, from foreign prob
lens, even though their solution
may vitally affect us. Another
class opposed to giving Spain a
chance is the Fascist-mindcd,
who see in that weird form of
insanity salvation for the world.
Hitler and Mussolini are Civ
ing Franco aid, all the men and
munitions they can safely spare.
The dictators have great deal
at stake in Spain. They not only
have their prcstiagc to uphold
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New School Measure Approved
IN House of Delegates Thur.

The house of Delegates with
some loud pickering but with an
adequate backlog of votes, pass
ed and sent to the senate Thurs
day the long argued bill for the
state to guarantee 45 per cent
of a foundation school program.
The vote was Ga to 26, with 4
members absent and not voting.
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THE ONLOOKER..
W.D.W.

upon as an educated man and
the pkmber as a trained man
And Hore students want to be
known as educated persons
rather than trained persons?
But who receites the more
training, doctor or a plumber?
1t would seem to this writer
that both training and educa-
ton are needed in today's
schools 49, 81: ..-e' -. g
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Notice Of Annual Meeting
Dear Stock holders :

Dear Stockholders:
You are hereby notified that
the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Kimball Under
taking company, Inc, will be
he'd at the main office of the
company in Kimball, West Vir-
ginia on Monday, February 13,
1899, at 1000 o'clock a. M, for
the election of board of direct
ors for the ensuing year and for
transaction of such other bust
ness as may come before the
meeting. Remember the date,
February 13, 1889. ,l