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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
BATTLE COURAGE.

At home, in progressive communi-
ty, man may be coal HEAVIER or a
bank clerk but, whatever his station,
the environment of civilizing influence
is strong upon him, and most of his
chances for the display Of courage
come to the moral side of his nature
But out in the open, with most Of the
trammels cast off and the enemy in
front, with the ripple Of the colors
about him and, more than all, the
feeling that comes from companionship
in common danger with many of his
fellows, it is the animal that gains SUI
premacy. And man, being by nature
brave and fearless animal-the most
fearless OF all animal species simply
remains true to his birthright and
goes through the ordeal in the natural
way.
What can be the deduction There
is only one. 1t is that battle gallantry
and battle brutality, springing as they
both do from the same source, must
necessarily be allied. You cannot slip
the leash of blood hound and stop
him half way to- his scent. If any
proof were needed to make the fact of
inherent bravery and-the other thing,
certain it is to be found in the marvel
Gus change in face, mann er and even
speech that comes over nearly every
man when he is engaged in battle.
1t may be urged that the excite
ment of being under fire would be suf-
ficient reason for this callousness, but
such an explanation will not account
for the entire subversion of a mans,
whole life training. The real reason
is that at such times it is the animal
nature that takes full and complete
possession Of the hnmau body.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
Selrft Mistrllunq.
Her Birthday.

There had been heavy frost in the
night, and when the sunlight fell
athwart the old chestnut, fekes gold
drifted through the crisp ai as the
leaves relaxed their summer | old and
rustled to their winter sleep. But
Rhoda gazed at the pretty sight with
unseeing eyes and a frowning brow,
her heart untuned to the morning
gladness.
The cuckoo in the dining room clock
thrust out his head and chirped the
half hour, then his little door closed
smartlv. Rhoda glanced up impatient
ly. "Half past seven and papa will
have to hurry his breakfast. AS for
Sibyl, suppose she is just bestirring
herself. Everything goes wrong since
mamma left us!'' Her lip quivered
and tears stood IN her eyes. 'She
would have remembered that this is
my birthday, but nobody else will. 7"
A pang of self-pity made the tears over
flow.
"Thev can't even be on time for
breakfast 10y way of a celebration she
murmured, her irritation growing
apace. just then her fathers CHEEKY
voice was heard in the hall and Rhoda
made haste to conceal her tears, half
ashamed of her morbid mood. If her
eyes were suspiciously red, Mr.. Einton
apparently failed to notice it.
What, waiting for your snail of a
father?" he cried "Oh, see l an a
trife late" as his eyes followed Rhoda' S
reproachful glance at the clock. "We
won't wait for Sbyl.'
Rhoda presided over the coffee pot
in dignficd silence. No, her father
certainly had no remembrance that
this was one of the special days that
her mother was wont to celebrate, her
elder daughters birthday. Oh, how
many sweet oLservances would pass
with her mother! Rhola ratified the
cups to hide the little sob that escaped
her control. No, tue others must not
pass; there, too, she must strive to fill
her mothers place.
Mr.. Vinton, with Il word of apology,
had taken refuge from the severe silence
in the morning paper, glancing at the
headlines as he hurried his meal. How
ever, he heard the sob and cast a keen
glance over the top of the paper at
Rhoda's downcast face. Poor little
woman" he thought tenderly; Chow
she tries to fill her mothers placc
But it is too heavy Il burden for young
shoulders. She is feeling the strain in
more ways than one"
as there peace in this humble dwell
ing! cried gay voice outside the
door, and bright eye twinkled mis-
chievously at the crack. ADO forgive
me, dear people, but quite forgot the
passage of time. put my head out
of the window to say good morning to
the glorious day, and the shower of
falling leaves held me spellbound."
Rhoda did not deign to look that
way. A perverse spirit had taken
possession of the girl.
"You must make haste, now" she
said severely. But, as sihyl AVttered
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
TWO COINCIDENCE STORIES

Chicago Inter- Ocean,: 1t was the
secretary's turn to tell yarn to his
fellow members of the Coincidence
Club. The Coincidence Club, by the
way, has no cumbersome machinery.
1t has members and officers, meets
once week to tell queer stories along
the line suggested by it's name, and
everything but the strict truth is bar
red
I've got two stories, much alike,
to tell. There's nothing dramatic or
sensational about them. They struck
me as queer, though. You know I'm
lawyer. One day Il man named
Dodge brought in letter of introduc-
tion to me from friend out west. He
had simple sort of a case, and l ask
ed him to come back at o'clock that
afternoon. Then l went over to the
criminal court on business that kept
me till within few minutes of o'clock.
As | entered my Office there was
man sitting in the shadow. Without
really looking at him, and with my
mind full of the appointment l said, as
l went my private office:
How are you, Mr.. Dodge? I'll see
you in a minute
Pretty soon l rang and told the of.
flee boy to show in Mr.. Dodge. The
man came in and he wasn't my Mr..
Dodge at all. Imagine my surprise
when he said:
How did you know my name? At
the same time he handed me letter of
introduction from friend down cast
His name was Dodge all right, and he
had case. l gasped over the situa-
ton, explained the coincidence to my
visitor, and even showed him the other
letter of introduction. But the man
did not believe me. He evidently
thought was liar, and left without
putting his case in my hands. A few
| minutes latter in came the first Mr.
Dodge, and we had good laugh over
it. The other coincidence was this: /
got letters from two friends-one west
of Chicago and one south, asking me
to collect claims againt big Chicago
firm and big insurance company
with an agency in Chicago. | tele-
phoned and made appointment with
representatives of each of the concerns,
one at ~ and the other at 1890
o'clock. | went out on an errand and
was delayed until 1890 o'clock. When
[ came back both men were waiting.
Strange as it may seem, both men
were name Rose. / introduced them.
One was originally from Rhode Island
and the other from Connecticut. As
far as they could could figure out they
were not related I've used false
names, but otherwise the stories are
strictly true, and can be proven by
evidence that will pass muster in a
court law"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
QUEER CARD STORIES.

Alta social gathering short time
ago several men were discussing the
question of luck, when one remarked:
Gall this talk about thirteen being an
unlucky number is sheer nonsense.
What, for instance, is luckier than
holding thirteen trumps at whist p
"Humph!" replied another gentle
man, 81 held thirteen-trump hand
once, and didn't take more than one
trick with it,
"Iow could that be?'
"Well, you see, my partner was
somewhat hot-tempered, and when /
trumped his ace he jumped up and
kicked me out of the room
When Lord Thanet was imprisoned
in the tower for the O'Connor riot,
three of his friends, the Duke of Bed
ford, the Duke de Lavel, and Captain
Smith, were admitted to play whist
with him, and remain till the lookup
hour of eleven. Early in the sitting
Captain Smith fell back in fit of
apoplexy, and one of the party rose to
call for help.
"Stop!" cried another, 1--WE will be
turned out if you make noise. Let
our friend alone till eleven; we can
play dummy and he'll be none the
worse, for l can read death in his face"
One of the light fingered fraternity,
after winning ten games at ecarte in
succession, tried his fortune against
new opponent, and continued to win.
He had made four points, and, dealing,
turned up king, and won.
'My luck is something wonderful" "
he remarked.
eyes," said his adversary, land all
the more wonderful since I have the
four kings of the pack and the pro-
fessor of legerdemain laid them on the
table.
Henry Lord de Ros was once said
to be one of the best whist players in
England. Subsequently, however, it
was discovered that he was in the hab-
it of aiding his skill by marking with
his nails the high honors of the pack,
so that he might observe to whom
they were dealt. During the scandal
which followed this discovery a fop
who had never been admitted to his ac-
quaintance drawled out:
II would leave my card at his house,
but fear he would mark it.
"That would depend remarked a
gentleman present, ION whether he con-
sidered it high honor"
De Ros did not long survive the dis
graceful exposure, and Theodore
the disgracefal exposure, and Thodore
Hook is said to have embalmed his
memory in the following running epi-
taph: "Here lies the premier Baron Of
England patiently awaiting the last
trump"
Perhaps the most remarkable wager
ever made was brought to light in an
investigation which took place in Bow
Street in 1912. The police officer re-
ported that he had seen two men on a
wall on Hampstead Road, one of them
hanging by his neck from lamp post,
having just been tied up by the other.
1t came out that they had played all
day-frst for money, then for clothes,
and finally which of the two should
hang the other. The larger man of
the twain lost, and was actually pay
ing the penalty when the police officer
interviewed and saved his life.
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
1luetrs*
THE BIRD.
BY JOHN STUART THOMSON.

BY JOHN STUART THOMSON.
What moves the little wanderer thus to sing,
Whether from open field or shaded bower,
In the expectant silence Of the spring:
Is it an idle impulse of the hour,
memory of songs sung once. or heard?
Do strange ,usations in his breast awake.
Or do these silvery flutings only serve
For the expressive word?
Do sudden wonders on its vision break,
Or doth it praise the blossoms dyes and curve?
Tie dewey freshness of the last-blown flower;
A melting warmth upon its vocal tongue;
The lively odors of a morning shower;
A flowery stalk with many sweet buds hung
These do its little happy soul uplift?
These; or the soft and spreading rosy morr;
OF honeyed nectars does its glad bill taste:
Or do the shadows swift
That lightly futter past its spray of thorn,
Move it to sing in such delightful haste?
Is 1t familiar witch rich Araby.
And many spicy zephyr blowing there:
Hath it been down beside the murmuring sea,
And heard the sirens; seen the evening flare,
Or listened to a Triton's far-blown horn!
With what indulgence hath it ripened such
deep pure note of faultless melody;
About the tawny corn,
To hear the breezes, hath it fingered much;
Or is t endowed by loves clear fostering sky?
Hath it seen nymphs and does it sing of them;
Or the rich coverings of Aurora's robes,
Brocaded with deep rubies at the hem?
Hath its freed vision reached the starry globes;
It's hearing ventured near the rolling spheres,
Where full voiced anthems fill the holy pauses,
Throughout the halowed night, when everything
Slumbers the sleep of years?
Does some low voice PROFOUND the eternal causes
Or some hid hand support its daring wing?
What gives the manumisson of its soul,
Till it is free as is q ray of light;
And barred from long-dreamed of, wished for geal
Untrammelled as the white rider of the night
The bloom is fettered to its thorny stalk;
The odor hardly rises from the flower;
And, at the most, its breezy journeys short
Along the bordered walk.
But, envable bird, in one short hour,
To what far chimes thy heart and song resort!
~ Y. Home Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06

James" whispered the good wo-
man, "there's burglar in the parlor.
He stumbled against the piano, in the
dark. l heard several Of the keys
struck"
Cali right" said James, IN go
down."
"Oh, James, you're not going to do
anything rash?'
Certainly not. I'm going to help
him. You don't sur pose he can get
that piano out of the house without as
sistance, do YOU"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
That children tall for their ages arc

That children tall for their ages are
generally born in the summer is a
novel theory. as far as boys alone
are concerned, those who first see
light during autumn and winter are
not so tall as those born in spring and
summer. Those born in November
are the shortest, in July the tallest.
Average for girls shows that those
born in winter and spring have less
length of body than those born in sum-
mer and autumn. The lallest girls are
born in August.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
MARCH AND THE LION.
BETTER THAN THE OLD SAW.

The saying about the lion and the
lamb in March often proves false, but
there is another and better one which
is literally true. When March comes
in and finds You taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla to purify, enrich and vitalize
your blood, you expect, when it goes
out, that it will leave you free from
that tired feeling and with none of the
boils, pimples and eruptions which
manifest themselves because Of impure
blood in the spring. If you have not
already begun taking Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla for your spring medicine, we adj
wise you to begin to-day. We assure
you it will make you feel better all
through the coming summer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06

"Ah simply had tub dc it," said
Erastus PiEkly in an apolgctic tone.
"Ah had tub draw ma razznr SOS tub
hol' up ma character.
"Did he SANDER you behind your
back?'
"No, sah; twas tub ma face. He
axed me wha' business All wuz in an
All seq, 'Raisin' chicken Den he
looked at me solemn an scz, scz he,
'Yo doesn't mean "raisin'," yo' mean
"liftiu'."'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06

Rhoda was gazing into the pretty,
flushed face with a strange intensity
"Do you know" she murmured, "that
have filled my birthday with bitter
selfish thoughts, while papa and you
were planning for my happiness. !
thought you forgot-that you did not
care-and it is through your thought
fitness and care that God has spared
you to me!''
Somebody ran up the steps and q
key clicked in the lock.
"Rhoda!' called Mr.. Vinton. "My
poor little GIRL" and as she ran to meet
him, he caught her in his arms. "I
saw Kenyon" he said, after an inter-
val, ''and he told me you had heard of
the accident and were waiting. 1t has
been woeful birthday for my little
woman!' His eye was caught by the
dainty, slcnder-legged mahogany desk
now dlvested Of its burlaps, the light
striking answering CLEANS from its
polished surface. ''You need not keep
the desk: Rhoda," he said quietly
looking across her tumbled locks to
read acquiescence in Sibyl's sensitive
face. at will recall too much that is
best forgotten. Sibyl and l will find
something else to tell of our love and
appreciation of our sweet little house
mother.
Rhoda fell on her knees before the
desk and laid her arms lovingly across
it, "but do let me keep it," she cried,
humbly, but it will help me te remem-
Der other things. Besides, if it hadn t
been for the desk, you-oh, l can't
even think of i'll" She shut her eyes
and pressed her cheek against the
satiny wood. Mr.. Vinton looked at
hei with a sudden structure of the
heart. At the instant, her face was
like that of her he had ''loved and lost
awhile. ."-American 1g<iculturisf.
THE DISTANCE
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
THE DISTANCE
OF THE STARS

A problem in which astronomers
are now much interested is that OF
the distances Of the stars, especially
how far out they extend. 1t was for
merly thought that the brightest
stars were the nearest, and the faint
est the most distant. But it is now
found that this is not the whole
truth, and that some of the bright
est stars are as far away as those
which we cannot see without tele-
scope.
There are two remarkable cases of
this kind. Canopus, in the constella-
tion Argo, is next to Sirius, the bright
est star in the sky. But its distance
is UNNECESSARILY great, so that astron-
omers have not been able to learn any
thing certain about it. The most in.
teresting conclusion from that is that
Canopus, although it is only star in
the sky, is really thousands Of times
brighter than the sun.
Canopus is not the only star Of
which that is true, Rigel, in the con-
stellation Orion, is a star of the first
magnitude, yet its distance is beyond
all that the most powerful instruments
Of astronomy can fathom. There may
be yet other stars 10000 times as
bright as the sun, and yet so far away
that we do not see them as very bright
stars.
There are now about 60 stars of
whose distance astronomers have been
able to get some idea. The distances
of few of the nearest of these have
been measured with some approach
to exactness, but the further star is
the harder it becomes to secure ex-
actness in such measurements. But
astronomers are always trying to i'm
prove their instruments, and every
year they are finding out more and
more about the arrangement of the
stars.
Perhaps before the goth century
shall be half gone they will know how
far off the Milky Way is-something
they have as yet no certain way of
learning.
A lady who had servant somewhat
given to curiosity inquired on retnrn-
ing from a visit one afternoon:
"Did the postman leave any letters.
Mary?"
"Nothing but postcard, ma am"
"Who is it from, Mary?'
'And do you think Id read it,
ma'am!' said the girl, with an injured
air.
perhaps not; but anyone who sends
me messages on postcards is stupid or
impertinent."
you'll ex cuse me, ma a'am?" returned
the girl, loftily, "but | must say that's
a nice way to be talking about your
own mother"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06

A young lady sang in choir
Her voice grew hoir and hoir,
Till one starry night
1t rose out of sight
And was found next morn on the spoir
"Miss Bunk says she feels as free as
a bird in her rainy-day skirt"
swell, she looks like a jay"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-04-06
To Families and Grocers:-

If you have the slightest difficulty in
obtaining the Old Reliable Rumford Yeast
Baking Powder communicate with us by let
ter, postal or otherwise, and your wants
will be promptly supplied.
Do not be deceived by any attempt to
sell you an inferior alum baking powder in
place of the Old Reliable Rumford, no matter
what reason is given. Low grade powders
pay better profit but are unfit to use.
Rumford is The Wholesome Powder,
and superior to all Others
RUMFORD, 2o5 Water Street.
Baltimore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-27
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. ]. w. Thomas of Atlanta is at the
Pulaski.
Mr.. E. simkins of Albany is registered
at the De Soto.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Collins of Claxton is the guest
of the Screven.
Miss Mcintyre left for Atlanta yester-
day via the Central.
Mr. c. C. Houston of Atlanta is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mr. D. N Baldwin of Valdosta is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mr. T. F. Warwick of Claxton is regis
tered at the Screven.
Mr. w A. Britton of Thomasvlle is the
guest of the Pulaski
Mr.. Robert Manson of Darien is the
guest of the Pulaski.
Mrs P. H. Perkins of Hagan is regis
tered at the Screven.
Mr.. Alex Bonnyman of Waycross is reg
istered at the De Soto.
Mr.. Samuel C. Benedict of Athens is reg
istered at the De Soto.
Mrs NJ. F. Cummings of Manassas is
the guest of the Pulaski.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. SAKE of Atlanta are
the guests of the Pulaski.
Mrs r. Neuberger left for New York
yesterday via the Southern.
Mr.. G. NJ. Rosengrant left via the South
ern yesterday for Louisville
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Slappey of Tennille
are registered at the Screven.
Miss Ruby Rimes is visiting Miss Maud
Farmer, No. 303 Tattnall street.
Mr.. H. P. Talmadge left yesterday for
New York via the Plant System.
Mr.. F. NJ. Gum will leave for New
York to-day, via the Plant System.
Mr. ]. A. Foster of ST. Smons was
among the arrivals at the Pulaski yester-
day.
Mr. George T. Kershaw of Macon was
among yesterdays arrivals at the Pu-
laski.
Mr. Livingston Kenan of Darien was in
the city yesterday and stayed at the Pu-
laski.
Mr.. w. c. spitz of brownsville was in
the city yesterday and stayed at the Pu-
lasl1i.
Mr.. william Wright was among the pass
engers of the Central yesterday for AT
lanta
The pulpit of the Duffy Street Baptist
Church will be filled next Sunday by
Rev Mr.. Wamboldt of Jacksonville.
Miss Maud Farmer has returned home,
after pleasant visit 10 friends and rel
atives in Blackshear, Waycross and LIB
erty City.
Mr.. Z. ]. Remley and Miss Fannie E.
Blizzard were united in marriage by Rev.
o. F. Cook Thursday at the parsonage
of Wesley Monumental Church
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence c. Burn have
issued invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Ada Viola Burn, to Mr.
George Moessner, Wednesday evening
June g.
Mr.. Frank w. Campos, plumbing inspec-
tor of the city, will leave this morning
for Louisville. Mr.. Campos is one of the
delegates from Francis S. Barlow Camp,
U. s. C. ", to the reunion of that con-
federation and goes ahead to make easy
the path of his comrades
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Henderson, nee
Miss Hayward, were in the city yester-
day. They came from Charleston, their
home and were en- route to Macon Mr.
Henderson's former home. After short
stay there they will return to Charleston
where Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Frank
Ravenel have embarked in the insurance
and real estate business. Mr.. Henderson's
friends in Savannah will wish him every
success.