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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

at was not wholly YOU" john said
wretchedly 81 had too little patience
/ raved when T should have Al, tbed
her. told her she did not care 70. me
if she wJpl7 le. scruples Of her fathers
memsr -. As9ything come between
.3El,%'. 4ISaime to waste recall
lag folly, Miea barbara said severely.
II shall never forgive you il you do
not go to her at nee and fetch her
here, that may ask her pardonr'
Peggy came stately. under her
mothers wing aud peace was made
upon the instant. But the why and
wherefore is still secret in Grays-
vile. Everybody knows though that
there will be a brilliant wedding very
early in the fall
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28
DECORATION DAY.

Now Peace begins her gentler reign,
The Bow of Promise burns above;
The wined flowers llll the battle plain:
On silent tides the war-ships move.
War folds her long un "esting tent;
The echoing trlls of bugles cease,
And safe in cannon thunder spent,
The purple swallow broods in peace.
The heroes rest,
Their graves are ours,
Beneath the iris march of flowers.
Here, comrades, come with reverent tread
And lift the flag above the DEAD
The west winds in each blooming bough
All whisper, "Hylas, where art thOu'"
Uniurl the Red Flag to the sun!
The Red stripe waves for conflicts CONS
That made peace possible to men,
But Chickamauga's lurid morn
The world will never see again.
Unfurl the red flag to the sum
No more the still POtomac's waves
Shall bear the blue brigades of old
But ever on their serried graves
Shall smOi eless suns go down in goldl
The rolling drums
No more are heard.
The hollow bugles summoning word
For memories grand of heroes dead
Forever float, o Stripe of Red
Unfurl the red 6ag to the sum-
Unfurl the White Flag to the airl
The White Stripe waves forevermore
The emblem OF the future grand,
For it the fields were stained with gore,
And pierced the lead the heros hand.
Unfurl the white flag to the SUM-
o Stripe of white, the trace of God
Has stilled the earth, be thou our hope
That nevermore the flower-lipped sod
To drink the blood of men may ope!
For heroes dead
That lifted thee
Ger stormless forts, DER land and sea.
And gave thy promise to the light,
Forever float, D Stripe of Whtel
Unfurl the white flag to the airl
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

enty, agreed that while he was not
quite good enough for her, he came rs
near it as mortal man was likely to be
found.
So when the engagement was broken
with no word said in explanation on
either side gossip ran riot, nor were
there lacking shrewd folk to note that
the break came just week later than
Miss Barbara Grahames return to the
old home. She had been five years
away, seeking vainly to escape her arch
enemy, rheumatism. Naturally her
temper had not improved; besides, it
had been known always that she had
really loved but two things-her
brother Johns memory and her own
way-though it had pleased her to i'm
agine herself devoted to her nephew.
Captain John Grahame, the elder.
had not died in battle, albeit he slept
well to the head of the cemetery's SOL
diery. He had come from the long
fighting with bullet in his cisest, but
had grown within a year of peace SO
much his old self, handsome, hearty.
sunny tempered, that he had married
rejoicingly the sweetheart he had left
behind him. When young John was
born it seemed there was nothing left
to wish for-but almost in the first
joy of fatherhood the end came. The
bullet had touched vital spot-with
smothered gasping cry, red torrent
gushing from his mouth, the gallant
gentleman rendered up his soul
His widow sobbed piteously, but in
year was consoled-a twelvemonth
later married again. Then Miss Bar
bara adopted little John, saying grim
ly as she took him upon her knee
John, you are never to forget it is
through the wickedness of war YOU
are fatherless and worse than mother
less"
She was not of the throng to-day:
her old enemy had her hard aud fast in
his clutches. If she walked at all it
was by the help of crutch and cane,
aud she was marvelously sensitive
about appearing thus in public. Meth
- NC1iNA oAiN INT nor Dt
wheeled in her bath chair. But she
had stripped garden and greenhouse
for the hower-beaI aIers. Three, whose
baskets she had filled, were talking
eagerly together as they stood listen
ing to the minute guns that marked
the close of the ceremonies.
81 asked if these were not especial
Iy for her brother, and oh, the look
she gave me-" one pretty creature said.
1T was petrifyiug," said her mate,
"and only fancy her saying: 4 wish
you children of to- day would dnder-
stand it is the cause, not individuals
that one hono~sf Give my brother his
share. hut no more
''Do ycu know Fam as certain as
can be she is st the bottom of that, -
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

Unfurl the Blue Flag to the breezel
Q Blue Field of my country's flag,
The blue that calls us true to be
10 every vale and battle crag
Where martyrs wrought their faith In thee
Unfurl the Blue Flag to the breeze
To vietors crowned forever true,
To all they left for us to bear,
For dead hearts listening, float, o Blue,
Forever in celestial ar
Here with our tearsl
Shall Springs FIRST flowers
Decend upon their graves like showers
Fragrant, while battle numbers cease.
They died upon the march to peace:
AS Egypt's two immortal sons
Who drew their mother to the shrine,
And resting in the propylon
We're crowned by death and made divine
So they received the best rewards
From highest councils of the gods
Unfurl the Blue Flag to tho breezel
They do not die who on the march
For man and God are seen no more,
The cause goes on, meath heavens arch,
And they coronal go before
They live among the sons of light.
The CLEAN of glory on their shields,
And every contest for the right
They enter on life's thousand fields.
Unfurl the flag above the flowers,
And with uncovered heads go by;
The onward march of Peace is ours,
But they have gained the victory,
True as the stars that never cease
Their courses in the march OF peace.
We strew the flowers
Mid hymn and prayer,
And set the flag among them there.
Aud loves eternal pledge renew:
The Red Stripe for the old; the White
For Peace in Heavens unfolding light;
For future years, celestial Blue.
Comrades, we gol-to those who fell
No heart will ever say Farewell,
They rise forever in reyiewl
March forward-to the Right
iiah Butterworth, in Youths Companion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

the third said, nodding family toward
the place where Peggy and Captain
Grahame, in unlooked-for encounter,
were saluting ZACH other with elabor
ate if tremulous Indifference.
"Oh that couldn't bel Whyi Miss
Barbara could not hang rag of obiec-
tion anywhere about Peggy. She has
grown up here-we know all that is to
be known of her-her mother is the
loyeliest sweet lady, and her grand
gather almost the richest and quite the
best man in the village"
But her father-may be you have
never heard that he fought through
the war on the other side-and all the
time engaged to her mother, whom he
had met while at college Harvard,
think"
"Ohw and "Ohl' cried the others in
concert. Wherever did you find that
out? We knew Mrs. Farley was married
in London, and that her husband died
five years after in Italy. But this story
why, it's like a playl Do tell us
every scrap you know"
''Hushi There comes Peggy with
her grandfather and three beaux. That
must be interesting for Captain Gra-
hame. Peggy, dearest, aren't you
glad it is all over and that everything
went so superbly, just as you had
planned?"
Peggy nodded with her most daz-
zllng smile. All day she had ben very
gay and high with those about her.
The cadets had wheeled for the coun-
termarch. Now they came trooping
past the group in the shade at the way
side. Again fate set the captain of
them where his sweetheart's eyebeams
must stream straight into his heart.
The poor lad was no stole. He felt
himself color, and for a minute saw all
things blurred aud dim, because, for
sooth, young creature who did not
come up to his shoulder had waved her
hand at him and flung him a rose from
the cluster ON her breast.
The soldiers were out of sight, the
town folk for the most part well home
ward when Peggy, who had fingered
nnacs. .nntably and was just outside the
cemeSry gate, said hurriedly: ooh, 1
LIE forgotten something; don't wait
for me, and ran back before anybody
could say word She ran so OBVIOUSLY
that though they looked after her her
companions could not keep track of
her, ''She is the dearest odd crea-
ture" they said. ''No doubt she will
go home by the other gate. 1t is ever
SC much nearer 1t is not worth while
to wait"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

When young Captain Grahame got
home to his delayed dinner he found
his aunt in wait for him with most
unusual look in her eyes. She trem-
bled all over, too, and there'was an odd
break in her voice as she bade him sit
beside her so she might take his hand.
Wondering, he obeyed, and the wonder
grew to amaze as he heard her say
John, | am wicked woman; l have
brought sorrow to one who is-but
listen: l did go to the cemetery to-
day; after all the crowd had gone
wanted to touch your fathers shaft
and read his name on it and the names
OF all the battles he fought in. 1 was
just coming to it-stiff, hobbling, a
bent and withered old woman-when
saw vision, something white, with
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

the motion of the wind. 1t ran and
knelt by my dear grave, softly kissed
some royal roses, touched the blossoms
to your fathers name, and hid them in
the greeneEy about the shaft. Then it
said: oh, Fathers up in heayenl
surely you two understand and forgive
and are happy. Please help John to
be hsppy-I can bear eyerything but
thai. ~
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

@-s-S---7 AR away, in the old
On days and golden,
& folk held the rose a
NN 1A flower of silence,
@ 4. 4: : !; =: !. !: ! :" :; !" !:
NS4s----NlZ manners with them
why not flowers as we'll? Possibly
It S natures kind provision. Other
yise-but a story should begin always
at the proper beginning.
Somehow, in spite of the muffled
drums, the arms reversed, the line of
scared and grizzled veterans, now
grown pitifully short and thin, there
was distinctly holiday air about the
crowd which streamed into the ragged
cemetery9 Indeed, there could not
help but be for the lilacs, snowballs,
bridal wreath and towering almond
were all riotously in blossom, the sy-
ringa clumps green miracles of swell
ing white buds Within the week a
late spring had grown suddenly toward;
the winds were warm and scented like
the breath of June, and the birds sang
in full high summer chorus, warmed
and melted by the golded heat OF May.
In the face of that youth could not
be sorrowful, even though it came out
to mark the lands old desolation. 1t
was mainly those too young to remem
her that time, save as vast vague
cloud of storm and distress, " no came
in line beyond the veterans to deck
their comrades graves. Not a'man in
the fire-new Graysville cadets, march
ing as escort to the old soldiers, was
over thirty. And though for long men
and matr' IS of sober years had count
ed it th,n privilege to bring hither
flowers and green's, upon this day the
work had fallen wholly to the girls and
younger women.
The light frocks and futtering rib
bons, massed or singly, seems' tore
peat and accentuate the, tint 81 the
flowers in bloom there eiu letery,
and the knots and wr loose
handfuls they bore il = 4 >'sSkets or
Hedpeu ii. tne hollow - lne arm. Dub
nobody was quite so much the days
embodiment as Peggy Farley-who had
on white gown, fiue aud clinging, a
broad blue sash aud sheaf ofred, red
roses made fast to her belt She was
easily the prettiest girl in Graysville-
the best liked, TOO, for all she had GER ,
tain little willful, proud ways Over
against them were to be set the kindest
heart, the readiest hand, lips wholly
free from guile. Everybody had re-
ioiced over her engagement TO young
Grahame, the fine, tall captain of
the cadets. He had women friends in
legion, vet not one had limited that he
was 'sacrifcS Likewise Peggy's
adorers, masculine, from seven to sew.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-28

A Pasteur institute is 70 be estab-
ished in Baltimore, Md, by the Col
lego o. Physicians and Surgeons
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-13

1t was nearly midnight. He must get
it to the newspaper woman before chs
went home. He bent his head AID
dashed down the street. 1t was "bs at"
the biggest ore OF the season. and she
should have it. He flashed pat corners
blindly. Far dow n the sire cts he could
see the Office lights. He must get there
before she went home. Two blocks
away-a block away-hals block away
He was crossing the last street. Some
body yelled at him. He could not spare
the time to pause. There was ring OF
hoofs, shout from somebody. wbirl Of
lights, and Montgomery was flung to
the pavement, dazed and bleeding.
Somebody ran to help him, but he was
on his feet again.
Don't stop me, don't stop me- he
said, dizzily; femme go, for Gods
sake,'
Somebody tried to stop him, but he
stumbled on. The Office li.hts were
shining in his eyes. and he knew he had
beaten the town.
Aud that is how it happere1 that a
few hours later, when the last lire OF
copy was in, and the news that should
make tomorrow's paper the sensation Of
the world had already had its startling
headlines scanned by the proof reader,
that small boy with pale face and a
bandage about h 8 head sat at a bar quet
tiLer than he had ever dreamed OF. IL
Was laid IN tie city EDITORS room, ami
the managing editor himself w.s present.
H. shook the boys hand and thanLei
him. ana the city editor slapped him on
the b ick
But the very proudest moment Of al
was when the newspaper woman leaned
over him and said
Montgomery, you are credit TO the
profession"
He was afraid she was going to kiss
him again, but she didn't-Was hipgton
Post.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-13

"Come on" said the newspaper wo-
man.
Montgomery went.
After supper Montgomery escorted her
to the door Of the newspaper Office where
she was employed. From that day they
were fast friends.
He fell into the habit of loiterirg near
the Office door at the Tina Of day when
Miss Dodge would be coming down.
When they met she would say
"Hello, Montgomery! How's your end
Of the profession!"
And Montgomery, swelling with pride
at being thus included in the limit of
journalism, responded.
"Out o'sight. Eow's yours?"
Miss Dodge had designs on Montgom-
cry. She meant to civilize him. She
invited him to call on her precious leis-
ure Sunday, once fortnight. The boy,
however, refused.
downtown it's all in the perfesh," he
exclaimed, AN it's all righ'; but up to
your place it's sassiety, an / amt in it.
see?"
1t was early in the winter. The news
paper woman was rushed to death. She
rode home on the very last car, and the
three blocks from the car line TO her
house had more terrors for her than she
would have confessed. There we're two
nights when she felt that someone was
following her. Terror lent wings to her
feet. The next night backward glance
showed her figure following her agsin,
shrinking along in the shadow Of the
trees. 1t showed her, too, familiar
something in the figures walk. SIZE
stopped abruptly.
Montgomery" she called, "come out
from behind that treeI'
For a moment there was no response.
Then Montgomery slouched into sight
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-13

and came shamefacedly to her.
"You see." he said. its awful for a
lady to be out alone, an thought
thought
Then a remarkable thing happened.
The newspaper woman stopped, gave
him a tremendous hug and kissed him
square on his freckled cheek. 1t made
him feel upcop Portable, but somehow he
was glad afterward to remember il.
1t was a busy winter, socially and
politically. There was news, and i'm
portant news. too. on foot.
There we've rumors Of an insult to the
flag in foreign waters, though no one
could say that the thing had really hap
pened, nor what would be the outcome
Of it.
1t was late in the evening OF day
that had been exasperatingIy barren Of
developments. Montgomery was on his
way home. As he passed the White
House two men came out Of the gate.
Their coats almost brushed the boy. but
they did not see him. They stopped
while the elder lighted his cigar. Mont
gomery heard the words
The president approves your course,
them"
Ultimately, think he will. We de-
msnd an absolute apology, orwell,
we'll forge ore"
If he does not approve it what them
The man had moved on, but Mont
gomery had caught the word resign
In flash he thought Of miss Dodge.
He stood still awhile and repeated tie
words softly to himself
al solute apology-fCrce one-re-
sign"
He recognized the speaker dimly.
Where had he seen him before? II
flashed over him in a moment. 1t Was
the Secretary Of State.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-13
Monty's Scoop.

MOntgomery's acquaintance with the
newspaper woman dated from cold wet
evening in that season OF the year which,
without b.ing either winter or spring,
possesses the disagreeable features Of
DO b.
Montgomery was sitting in the hall
way of deserted building as she came
up. He was crying softly. The news
paper woman stopped.
What's the matter, my boy?' she
asked.
None of yer business responded
Montgomery, promptly.
But you're crying, enc persisted,
amused.
Free country, ain t it?" was the boys
answer.
Tie newspaper woman walked on
few steps; then che turned back.
Say" she said, Il haven't any friends
either. Come on and go to supper with
me. don't like to be alone
Montgomery wavered.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-13
The Harvest is the End of fine World.

The Harvest is the End of fine World.
Scorn thou nothing; Worlds evil and good
Must grow together. as trees in the wood;
For. st wn together, are evil and good.
And. understood,
Which is the evil or which the gOOd7
Under the sun, in the summer weather,
In the mould of earth grow, close together,
Herbs of grace and weeds of bane
TO harvest home, nor grow in vain;
With the wheat, peoples, Haunting weed,
Yet daily filing human need;
In the wheat is strength, in the poppy rest,
So each is well. yea, each is best.
Let grow together then. as they may,
Not thine to judge-not thine to say,
Where best and truest is at best:
God Is the judge, and that is best.
-IDILA.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-04-27
cnARLEs BRoApwAY Rouss.

Continued from first page.)
simplicity of life, habits, and char
acter.
We are indebted to the Frank
Leslie publishing house for the fine
representation of the business house
Con Broadway of Charles Broadway
Rouss, and those of his parents and
son.
Charles Broadway Rouss was born
in 1886, at Woodbury., Frederick
county, Md. At ten years of age
he was sent to Winchester, Va,
where he received an excellent edu-
cation, besides studying French,
German, Latin, and Greek. He was
always at the head of his class, He
earlv resolved to engage in business
activities, and turning deaf ear to
his fathers suggestion to adopt the
life of farmer. At the age of fif-
teen he obtained employment in
store at Winchester. He common
ced on salary of one dollar per
week, which increased from time to
time He at last decided to Try his
skill in New York. So, with only
enough money to buy a ticket TO New
York and $3.50 besidesin his pocket,
he left for the Imperial City of
America to crafty the yearning am
bition of his life, which was to build
up mercantile business surpassed
by none in the great metropolis. Now
began the heroic history of Mr..
Rouss, which continued for ten years
amid .up-hill work and the greatest
privattons, which few men of less
endurance, fortitude, and determine
ton or mental resolve would have
suffered.
The amount of work dispatched
daily by Mr.. Rouss is simply mar
velous. Having the misfortune to be
totally blind for the last three years,
he is obliged to have read to him the
| multitude of letters which daily ar
rive, replies to which he directs
himself, and at the close of each
days business receives reports from
the twenty eight heads of depart
ments, beside the minuter details
from other officials. Mr.. Augustine
Jacqueline Smith is his efficient man
ager, and keeps him daily informed as
to the condition of his vast business.
Mr.. Rouss is said TO be the fir st at
the store in the morning and the last
to leave it at the close of the days
work. His philanthropy is so well
known that it needs not be here en-
larged upon.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-04-27
The Fatrport Docks.

| The recent report that the Baltimore &
/, Ohio Railroad had made two important
lake connections, one to Duluth and the
northwest, via Northern Steamship line,
and the other to Chicago and Milwaukee,
via the Owen line, through Fairport, o.,
has created some interest in the size and
capacity of the docks at Fairport. Fair
| port is the Lake Erie terminus of the
Pittsburg & Western Railroad, which, as
is well knawn, is practically B. 81 o.
property, although under separate man
agement. For some years the Fairport
Warehouse & Elevator Company, which
owns the docks and the facilities at that
point, has been spending great deal Of
money for the purpose OF putting the
plant in the very best possible condition
to handle very large lake aud rail traffic.
The docks are 1900 feet in length and
contain two steel frame iron-clad ware
houses, each 465x9O feet, with capacity
of 100000 barrels, and there is, in addi-
ton, a one million bushel iron clad grain
elevator. The channel is being dredged
from the mouth of the river to the docks
and, when completed, depth of Is feet
of water will be maintained. The Fair
port terminal was opened for lake and
rail package freight and grain trafIice on
April 10, 1891 From 1891 to 1895 there
were handled 2S3,700 tons of eastbound
and 1862 tons of westbound package
of 40 ,a,, 81,
FIVE seasons, au average of S2,G52 tons
season. Last year there were handled
132. 264 tons of eastbound and 81 ,S79 tons
of westbound package freight, showing
an increase of 81 per cent. over the av
erage for the previous five years.
Fairport has also handled considerable
grain. From 1891 to 1895 the total WAS
2, IA, S72 bushels, or an average of 54S. 974
bushels season, making about . medium
sized cargoes but during the time navi
CATION was open in 1896 there was han
died S.l62, $50 bushels OF grain, or II 10
times more than during the previous Eve
seasons.
More grain was handled during the
first 40 days of the season of 1896 than
was handled during the first five years
that the terminals were in operation.
Now that both the Great Northern and
Owen lines of steamships will trade be-
tween FairPort and the upper lakes and
Chicago and Milwaukee, it is confidently
expected that the business will be very
largely increased this year, as the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad is in better shape
to handle bulk aud package freight than
it has ever been in the past.