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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-08-09
VOL. 10
The PEOPLE knew HIM.
(bansoa's Plaster Is Pains aSter.)

George Washington made and sold flour,
and every barrel of flour in the market
branded &c. Washington, Mount Vernon"
sold without delay. No question was ever
raised as to quality or weight.
Bsnson's Porous Plaster sells on it's repu-
tation everywhere. AL the buyer wants to
be certain of is that the plaster offered him
really is Benson's, and not q worthless imi-
tation Of it or substitute for it.
A plaster is the best form of external rem
edy, and Benson's is the best plaster; 5000
physicians and druggists, and multitude
Of people no man can number. have settled
that. ''You can trust it," they say.
Coughs, colds, lame back. lumbago, mus
cular stiffness and rheumatism, troubles of
the liver and kidneys, influenza or grip,
pnsumonia, and all other diseases open tc
external treatment, are at once relieved and
cured by Benson's Plaster.
Do not assume that Belladonna. Capsi-
cum OF strengthening plasters are "just as
good rs" Benson's. They are vastly in
ferior.-No other plaster is as good as
Benson's.
In competition with the best-known
plasters of Europe and America, Bensop's
have received fifty. .fue highest arards.
For sale by all druggists or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY
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4uetry.
FATE CAN w AIT.

A boy hung in . cherry tree.
Because . jagged limb
Had pierced the little trousers that
His ma had made for him.
All, she had sewed them good and strong.
Twas we'll she made them SO
The ground then nearest to her son
Was twenty feet below.
The farmer sauntered down the lane,
A sturdy man was he;
He saw the child and stopped awhile
Beneath the cherry tree.
That night = boy went lmping home,
Depressed aud bruised and sOre.
And vowing he would "never climb
cherry tree no more"
He wore those little trousers out;
The years went gliding past.
And, ~ q man, he stood beside
His mothers grave at last.
They cut the cherry tree away,
Because the town had spread,
And some one wished to clear . site
On which to build q shed.
One day man who. As boz,
Had made q vow that he
Would mover. never, never climb
Another cherry tree.
Behold, with watery lips. the rare,
Red cherries that grew high
Upon q tree that chanced TO be
Who're he was passing by.
They found him lying where he fell.
The trousers that he wore
Were not as strong, alas, as those
His ma had lsbored DER.
MORAL.
Though you should drain the spreading sea,
The luckless man who came
On Garth to drown would find aOme hole
To drown in just the same.
S. z. Kiser, in Chicago Record Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-08-09
5elett Misfellunq.
Miss Dobbs' Heirs.

Miss Abigail Dobbs, or Aunt Abby
as her doting relatives called her, had
several peculiarities, chief of which,
and the one that caused her friends the
most annoyance, was her extreme
clangeableness. Anyway, the entire
Dobbs family adored her, for she had
besides her peculiarities, large bank
account, and each fond relative secret.
ly considered himself a special favorite
and prospective heir: though all loudly
disclaimed any thought of such thing.
Thus matters had stood for years, and
at the time my story opens Miss Abb
gail Dobbs has just turned fifty.
"She is safe beyond the matrimonial
age now," said Mrs. Nathan Dobbs to
her husband, as they sat on the piazza
one pleasant afternoon. "One never
feels secure before that"
Mrs. Nathan Dobbs considered her
husbands heirship an absolute certain
ty, and with good reasons, for hadn't t
Miss Abigail limited as much?
But alas for human expectations.
Mrs. Dobbs had scarcely finished i'm
parting this pleasant information to
Nathan when the postman came up
the walk with letter.
otis from Aunt Abby!" she e1-
claimed, looking at the address.
Opening the letter she glanced
hastily through its contents, then, be-
ginning again, perused it more slowly,
looking very much puzzled. She read
it three times when Nathan's patience
gave out.
"Well," he said, "is it Greek!"
at might as we'll be, for all l can
make out ofit," said his wife, Listen
here:
"My Dear Emeline:-As this is to be the
week of the Grand Army Encampment, l
thought would take advantage of the
occasion and make you a visit. l shall
bring Major F. with me; he is a little odd
and inclined to think every stranger his
enemy, but know he will like you; he is
an amiable fellow in the main. l must
stop over at Cousin James on the way up,
and as it is better for the Major to see as
few faces as possible, l will just send him
right through, and Nathan can meet him
at the depot. l shall come on the first
train in the morning, but don't on any ac.
count let Major F. get out of sight until
come. No one knows what might happen
if you did. He will be on the train that
arrives in Boston at $50 this afternoon.
Your aftectionate AUNT ABIGAIL"
Now, what do you think OF tha,?'
exclaimed Mrs. Dobbs.
"Oh," replied Nathan, slowly, ait is
some new freak she has taken; this
major seems to be singular person" "
"Singular! Why, he must he half
crazy! And she has forgotten to men,
tion his namel | wonder how under
the canopy sue expects we're going to
lind him!'
Nathan silently shook his head.
"You don't suppose Aunt Ahigail's
going to get married, do you? You
look as though you don't care pin
about the matter"
"What is the us.?' answered Mr..
Dobls, cheertully. "What's to be
will be-
Mr.. Dobbs took his hat and started
on his quest, and Mrs. Dobbs hurried
upstairs to arrange the spare room.
1t was the first day of the Grand
Army Encampment. Regiments from
all parts Of the country had been pour
ing into the city all day, and there was
hustle everywhere. When Mr.. Dobbs
reached the depot the $50 train had
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-08-09
MARLBOROUGH

| "Why, Emeline J" said Miss Abigail
quickly. "You look dreadful What's
the natter"
ave didn't sleep wink last night y
answered Mrs. Dobbs, "on account
Of"
"On account of the major? ?" inter.
rupted Miss Abigail. "What pity!'
"You see changed my mind and
took him with me, after all, and"
"Took him with you?" broke in Mrs.
Dobbs with such sharpness that Miss
Abigail started.
"Why, Major F.,' she answered
meekly. ellis name is FIeetfoot, but
I called him F. for short. Here he is,''
she added, pointing to lop.eared,
bow-legged poodle under her arm,
which nobody noticed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dobbs gazed at each other in sill.
ence.
"a fine blunder !" said Dobbs.
Mrs. Dobbs laughed hysterically
while her husband explained the sit.
uation fully to the mystified rela.
tive.
GAS if l would have a real major
with brass buttons following me about,
said Miss Abigail with great disgust,
when he had finished.
OF course the situation had to be
Immediately explained to Major Farms
worth, and Mr.. Dobbs fastened away
to make the explanation.
$50 that accounts for last nights
doings," said the major, laughing.
81 confess 1 felt little uneasy my
self part of the time"
"Dobbs then invited him most cordial
ly to remain with them during the
encampment, and the invitation was
accepted.
The week that followed was very
enjoyable one; everybody was charm.
ed with the genial major. Even poor
Bridget forgave him her cracked skull.
Mrs. Dobbs was especially happy, for
never before had Aunt Abby bestow-
ed such marked favor upon her.
"Though of course I always knew
l was her favorite niece-in-law," she
remarked complacently to Nathan.
The week drew to close. On the
afternoon of the day Miss Abigail,
looking as smiling as May morning,
came into the sitting room where Mrs.
Dobbs was busy with her plants.
"Sit down minute, Emeline," she
said" 81 have something very i'm
portant to say to YOU"
"She is going to speak of her will,'
thought Mrs. Dobbs, quickly seating
herself on the sofa beside the spins
ter.
"You know that l have always
thought great deal Of you and Nathan
Emeline," continued Miss Abigail.
Mrs. Dobbs fairly trembled with ex-
pectation. "And we have always
thought the world Of you, Aunt Abby
she said warmly.
II know it. Emeline, 80 1 thought
l would tell you right away; of course
the others need not know it until the
last thing"
"Oh, Of course not" echoed Mrs.
Dobbs, beside herself with joy. II
wouldn't mention it for the world"
"Well," continued Miss Abigail,
slowly, after q moments pause, in
which Mrs. Dobbs reached the highest
degree of certainty, Gin three months
from today Major Farnsworth and
are to be married."
Mrs. Dobbs' face was a blank; she
caught the arm of the sofa for sup
port.
"I-I wish you happiness, 1 am
sure," she gasped.
81 knew you would be pleased"
said Miss Abigail who went to meet
the major who was coming up the
path.
"Why, if piece of the blue sky
had fallen l shouldn't have been taken
more aback," Mrs. Dobbs said to
Nathan afterwards. "And to think
it all came about through Aunt Abby's
changeableness."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-08-09

A sporty young gentleman of the
city who drives a dainty runabout
which is the envy of the other young
men of bis set, was driving down Main
street the other day when he nearly
ran over a six foot countryman. The
countryman caught the bit and sat the
horse upon its launches with out ap-
parent effort and then complacently
remarked to the driver:
"Sonny, you had better be careful
how you drive that doll buggy of
your'n. II l hadn't collared this
here horse, you would "a run that
thing into me and smashed it all to
kindling."
Don't you think that if l had lived
in the days OF old l would have made
good knight ~ asked the young man
who had been talking ancient history
from o 10 IS p. I'D.
II don't care so much what you
would have made then," wearily OBJ
served the young lady, "but you might
see what kind Of good night you
can make right now"
The best part of the Kimberly dia-
mond fields covers nine acres only.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-08-09

William K. Vanderbilt will race in
the United States.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28
A REPUBLICAN ROW
CITIZENS REBEL AGAINST PHILA-
DELPHIA's ROTTENNEss.
WILL FIGHT RING CANDIDATE.
POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH EN-
DORsEs THE MOVE.

Col. A. X. Mcclure Arraigns the
Whole Republican Organization,
Both City and state-He Tells why
the Republican Machine Did Not
RenOminnte District Attorney
RothermeI-IInd Been Too Hoonst
and Fearless In the Enforcement
of the Law.
Philadelphia. June 27.-What promises
to be a fierce local political war was in
augurated at the Academy of Music to-
night. when 5000 citizens In town meeting
nominated District Attorney p f. Roth
ermel, Jr., to be a candidate for the Of
fee OF district attorney. against the can
didacy of John Weaver, who was nomi-
mated for that Office last week by the Re-
publican organization OF this city. The
speakers of the evening severely arraign-
ed the present city administration and
the state officials.
A Telegram from Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith was read and en-
Enthusiastically cheered. 1t follows:
Can you use my name as a vide presi-
dent? 1t is time for a new declaration
rise in her might against JoDDers IN neT
of independence. Philadelphia ought to
public rights and the rayishng of her
sacred safeguards OF law"
The principal speech Of the evening was
that OF Col A. X. Mcclure, the retired
editor OF the Philadelphia Times Mr.
Mcclure did not mnce words and his ar
raignment Of the whole Republican or
ganization, bo<h city and state. was Sc
we're.
District Attorney Rothermel. he said.
was nominated by the Republican organi-
"a ton three years ago and elected Nov
this same organization. controlled by the
same men. refuse him another term.
They have named a man. he continued,
who Is untried and an unknown quantity
Mr.. Rothermel sent to prison ballotbox
thieves, the masters Of whom are the po-
litical leaders OF the city to-day.
Many Kept Away From Home.
lie also made II 40 uncomfortable for
others OF the same stripe that they are
living In distant lands and cannot come
home until Mr.. Rothermel IL out Of Of
nee. That IL the reason. he said. why
sir. ROthermel was not named.
Col. Mcclure then told Of Mr.. Viewers
unknown quantities ana said
MIR. Weaver has been nominated by
these men because they have been assured
or reasonably believe that he will prose-
cute or not prosecute crime a. their In
terests might demand The issue has
been intensified by the most beWiiderinR
public robbery ever witnessed IN the state
ana the men most interested are Mayor
AGhbridge, Insurance Commissions Dur
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28

made. that the South will crawl up on its
beIlv as usual and deposit its vote as 1t
Is told. What it says, shameful as 1t Is,
humiliating as 1t is, has been the truth
until now, and the Sun says we will con-
tinue to crawl and cover. Ii is probably
not aware of the increasing restiveness
that is netting the young men South TO
resent party cowardice. Will they submit
longer?
The Sun says that the South's breed of
nub1ic men has not improved, and II is
not without some truth in II, but 1t mis-
takes the reason. 1t is because OF the
general prevalence of hopelessness and
realization of the futility of keeping up
the standard of greatness when there is
nothing in sight for it. Qui bono! IL Is
as sure as fate, because it is law OF
nature. that the standard will decline IL
we continue to withhold all sustenance.
The Sun tells us that We are towards,
and that we are going to continue cow
ards. and that cowardice worketh degen-
eracy.
Brethren, as the Lord liveth. the Tex
pediency' boot is on the other foot now.
1t is imperatively essential to the safety
and integrity of the party that a South
crn man be nominated, and the sun
throws our own shame into our teeth
when il declares it is our own fault that
1 am not through with the recital of
the South's almost total Punishment from
participation in the Offices and benefits OF
government l think it proper TO say here
now that the figures l have given may
not be absolutely accurate, and there may
be some mistakes, but they approach the
truth. and they are not colored. Some
flaws will be picked. of course, and the
effects sought to be blunted and thwart-
ed thus. and then they will say it is sor-
did and selfish. The first thing the Sun
did was to try to pick flaw by saying
that / had forgotten that Andy Johnson
was a Southern man. / said that the
South had not elected a Southern man
in 81 years. The South did not exist
when Andy johnson was elected. and be-
sides. he was never elected President.
And then It calls TO mind Zachary Tay-
lor. He was an army man, and belonged
to no section. ! mention these now, and
for the time will admit whatever the
critics think they get out of it, and I adj
mi. in advance all tine flaws they want to
nick. but will then call attention to the
great, sweeping flood Of facts that l have
only halfway told, revealing, even II only
half true. that most shameful one-sided-
ness OF things. the only possible remedy
for which Is the election of a man In
sympathy and interest with the people
who are thus outraged.
Every Democrat who reads this is in
vit6d TO drop a postal card TO the writer.
al washington. and give in O sentence his
opinion OF II. and who should be the nom
inee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28
MANY WALKING AWAY.
Flood Sufferers Making Their Way
Out of Stricken District.

Oul Oh
Bmefield. w. Va. June 27.-Information
was obtained to-day from Division Super
intendent Riton's office that the damage
done in last nights food was consider
able. The temporary tracks laid from
Ennis 20 Vivian were badly damaged.
Trains are only running to Cooper's to-
day. Destitute miners with their wives
and children are walking out of the val
ley. Superintendent Theodore Lowe. who
was aboard a work train. picked up
Campbell Gilbert. wife and four children,
three of the latter too small TO
walk. They had started to Honaker. Va, a
distance OF seveuty-hve miles Provisions
We're furnished them and the work hands
made up a handsome purse for the desti-
tute family. Thirty-eight Norfolk and
western men walked through from Will
hanson 10 North Fork, a distance OF sew
enty-hve miles. They reported the worst
damage to the railroad track at points
retween Vivian yard and Davy sixteen
miles distant. The damage done by last
nights freshet. including loss of revenues,
is conservatively estimated at $4,000. II
Is not believed that any lives were lost
IN the second flood in the valley OF the
Elkhorn, Buestone and Tug rivers last
night . the people took TO the noun
tains early enough to make good their es-
cape.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28
DEAD NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
BIuefieId Makes Up List of Deaths
by the Flood.


Bluefeld, w. Va, June 27.-The flood
situation tonight is in good condition,
considering the second washout Of last
night. The large force of hands number
ing 5000 repaired all washouts for tenn
porary use as far as Vivian, the point
reached yesterday. The relief train with
provisions reached Elkhorn and supplies
are being furnished the needy. Railroad
officials at Bluetield have stated that the
road will be opened for traffic on Satur-
day night. Many destitute families are
leaving the field, going out on foot aor on
work trains. The complete list of the dead
as they have been found and as compiled
by the Bluefeld Telegraph is as follows:
John Lewis, Mrs. Nellie Smith. Anna
Smith, Mrs Mckay, Mary Mckay,
Charles Shelley. Sam Poindexter, John
Ballard. Bette Brown, William Trigg.
Jacob Rifiin. John Bannister, Mrs. Mary
Fooler T. B, Christian, Mrs. Bertha An
derson and two small children. William
Cheatham, Guy Gaines and wife, Al Bev-
erly and wife. unknown white man, mi
nus head; John Van Dyke. Edward Van
Dyke Mrs. John Hook and two children,
Charles Tate, p. B. Blankenship r. j..
Beaver. F. NJ. Booth. Paris Craig, I'M
known man and boy.
The total list plumbers thirty-five, but
II Is believed that as many more are still
IN the debris and driftwood.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28
AN EPIDEMIC OF CRIME.
CRIMINALS HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL
AT JACKSONVILLE.

Systematic Robbery of Railroad Cars
Held Up ON the Street-Trunlxs
Found Broken Open and Robbed.
Thief Stole "A Lady's Gold watch,
but Dropped II Under the window
where II Was Found-He Returned
the Next Night and Carried II on
Successfully.
Jacksonville, Fla, June H.-Robbers,
thugs and criminals OF various classes
seem to be holding high carnival around
Jacksonville. Since the fire cattle have
been stolen and butchered women held
up on the streets, and now an organized
band OF thieves are looung railroad cars
of their contents.
A day or two ago j. w. DuBose.
dairyman living on the edge of town,
whose field adjoins the belt line OF the
seaboard Air Line. discovered a number
OF boxes which from the marks upon
them had contained sugar cured hams.
on the following day his young son dis
covered in a clum3 OF trees trunk
which had been evidently broken open and
part Of the contents removed. The boy
noticed that the trunk contained some
valuable crockery ware and other goods.
but was too frightened TO make a close
investigation. He ran home 70 tell his
father. but when the latter arrived the
trunk had disappeared. Subsequently the
trunk was found by the police. IL had
evidently been thrown out OF an express
car as Il bore Southern Express Com
pany tag with the address of W. n.
Faulk. Kepton. Ala The police state
that where the trunk was found were
numerous boxes strewed about, indicating
Wholesale Dlundering.
Attempted TO Rob Woman.
II is but recently that Mrs Capen, wife
OF the manager OF the Pellerln Furniture
Company and a large owner in the bust
ness, was held up by a tail, slim young
white man Just as she was entering the
gate OF. her residence In the fashiona bic
suburb OF Riverside. The highwayman
caught her by the arm and told her TO
give up what money she had and keep
quiet on PAIN Of being shot. Instead OF
obeying his Instructions she screamed
Justify and The miscreant ran OF IN the
darkness This hsppned about o'clock
IN the evening.
Mrs Booth a woman living on Ashley
street. had her fine COW stolen out OF her
pen close 10 her house not long ago.
colored man named Green Is now In jail
for stealing cattle and butohering them
for market. A steer was missed by It's
owners. and a search being made az once
for II resulted IN its being found I'M wa
gon driven by Green, who In company
with a white man was taking n 10 the
woods 20 be butchered The white man
made his escape. ana all efforts on the
part Of the authorities 10 induce Green 70
tell who his accomphces are have failed
Rev. Brooke O. white. secretary 10 Bish-
op Weed. wos visited recently and a iine
stock Of poultry stolen.
Sc Finally Got the watch.
on Sunday night che residence OF A. q.
Nichols was entered BY a seoond-story
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28
METHODISTS AT DOUGLAS.
District Conference in seSsion-Peter
Vickers, Col, Subscribes 81 900 to
ID. and u. Railroad.

Douglas, Ga, June N-The waycross
district annual conference OF the NJ f.
Church. South. assembled in this city yes
c. Austin preached the Introductory ser
terday at $3.50 p. m. At 8 o'clock Rev. NJ
mon, and despite the fact that the Their
mometer was playing In the high nineties.
the church was crowded. The conference
will stay in session until Sunday. There
are already in the city about 200 visiting
delegates and ministers included, ana
Douglas is dispensing her proverbial hos
pitaliiy.
Mr. ~. T. Creel and family will leave
Douglas next Monday for their old home
N North Carolina.
Mr. s. T. Thompson, the senior Of s. T.
Thompson g. Co., who has been critically
~ for several weeks, Is improving
Prof John r., Overman Of this city, has
been elected principal Of the Hazlehurst
High School.
Peter Vickers. the leading co.ored citi-
zen Of Coffee county. aud president OF the
oolored colony scheme, has subscribed
81 900 to the y g. g. r. r. This com
plctcs Douglas subscription and in add
ton TO the guaranteed right OF way
through Coffee county. the papers have
gone forward and Douglas gets the y
& b.. az well as the WIdley and Mount
Vernon Railroad.
Sheriff Switzerland arrived at $50
O'Clock from Madison, Fla, with Llge Nc
Grin, charged with the murder OF an
other negro. a. McLeon's stnl last year
and leaves tonight. with requiation on
the Governor OF Alabama for another old
offender. whom he had Gagged by wire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28

thief, who stole lady's gold watch The
watch was found the next morning under
the window where It had evidently been
dropped by the intruder Not satisfied
with his ill-luck he again visited the
house and this time succeeded in carrying
on the watch Charles Simpson, who
lives at the house. discovered the thief
and fired a shot az him. A bicycle on
the piazza was slashed and made useless
for purposes of pursuit.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-28
NEWS FROM TALLAHASSEE.
Governor Signs Death Warrant for
Condemned Rapist

Tallahassee. Fla. June 1.-THE South
American and international Railroad
Company has changed its cooperate name
to the Central Florida and Gulf Coast
Railway Company.
Gov. Jennings to-day issued a death
warrant In the case Of j. NJ Mercer re-
Gently convicted Of rape at Tampa, des-
ignating Friday, Aug. 2, as the date Tor
his execution
Charles f. cockwell and Miss Theodera
NJ. Wilson were married Wednesday
night.