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The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23

my senses for moment. l reeled and
fell
But when, few seconds later, my
strength came back and l regained my
feet saw Dick rolling the body of a Hin
doc off the majors PROSTATE form, and
that Hindoo had a knife sticking in his
side.
AS for the man I had struck at, | must
have hit him pretty hard, because it was
nearly half an hour before he came
around and as to Dicks maxwell. he
was harmless for a time at least.
The major rose to his feet. putting and
painting and not quite understanding
what had happened.
Dick by chance had had an eye on the
proceedings, and-eXplained to the major
that. by my last superhuman effort, l had
saved his life by clever interpretation of
my opponents body.
For my part | claim that | had very
little to do with it. 1t was mainly that
rash child OF majors luck, say |.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23
The Majors Luck.
By HUGH PENWORTHY.

was dyed red and his left hand was drip
ping.
@eenfound you, what are you ioing?"
he cried. "Eh--my wound? Hang tits
nothing. don't even feel it. Eth? Hands
of there. Forward"
But we would not let go our hold of
him.
What. sirs: you will not obey? Con
slider yourselves under arrest, both of you.
IL
He began to grow a trile pale, prob
ably from loss of blood. end he concluded
to give in to our physical persuasion by
sitting down.
We ripped up his sleeve and found
cllnsnot wound through the muscles just
above the elbow, and bleeding profusely.
The bleeding was the only really seri-
GUS thing about the wound, and Dick and
| set to work like good fellows 10 make
features for the arm and bind it up, using
the fragments of the majors shirt sleeves.
We kept very silent, we We're so busy.
We We're just tying our last knot, when
the major said:
'Hark,'
We listened. In a moment we heard
the distant rustic of bushes. Later the
cracking of a twig. Other similar sounds
followed at intervals, growing little
nearer each time.
They all indicated the stealthy approach
of one or more slSulkers.
They're coming back" whispered Dick.
They think we've retreated.'
Reiterated. sirI" roared the major,
revolver from his belt. Reiterated, III
show emf
He was off again. The last words
were delivered as he ran.
We sprang after him. Luckily we were
in single file, for two tongues of fire shot
ont from an ambush just ahead, and we
heard two balls cut the leaves on either
side of our line of progress.
The majors action was so quick that
he took the enemy by surprise, and
dashed among them in their covert be-
fore they could make of.
There we're four of them. The major S
revolver spoke once-then there were
VI lI'LAi-
We found the major as he was closed in
upop by the tree One of them struck his
right hand with gun stock, just after
he had fired his shot. The revolver fell
to the ground and the major was all but
helpless.
Dick and ! could not shoot now, for
the major was too much mixed up with
the black fellows; We each dropped our
gun and tackled our man, using good old
English rough and tumble tactics with
them.
Dick had his man on his back in an in
slant Mine was more difficult. He had
me by the throat-a very fair grip il was,
too-and he kept his feet, in spite of my
efforts.
But in the struggle l cast my eye over
his shoulder and saw, close behind my
man, the major thrown to the ground
thanks to his wounded arm and quicker
than | can tell it, a knife flashed in the
hand of the turbaned foe.
l saw it was raised high over the major
as he struggled to rise.
The sight gave me superhuman strength.
literally wrenched by enemy's grasp free
and hurled him backwards. down On the
majors PROSTATE form-just as the knife
descended
| Then l launched one blind blow at the
head of the assassin.
The tremendous and successive actions
! weakened me 10 the point of taking away
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23
GOOD FICTION IN THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND ADVENTURE
ANENT MOTHER GOOSE.

Perhaps when he like me is old,
He'll take upon his knee
His little child with curls of gold
All floating fair and free;
And read him all these rhymes
a-beam
To make his spirit glad,
And for a fieeting moment dream
About his dear old dad.
-Munsey's Magazine.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23

| read them with the same old JOY,
And fancy flowing free.
Unto my golden headed boy
AS they were read to me.
He claps his hands and, all a
whizz,
His features glow and shine,
Until the thoughts that now are
his
Are those that once were mine.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23

III when | was Il little boy,
| With ringlets flying loose,
~ ! loved before my finest toy
The rhymes of Mother Goose;
And now, though my bald-headed
days
Have turned my whiskers
white,
| read these ancient baby lays
With all the old delight.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23

M glad he's coming, of course, but
I'm not in love with him. she
said. and went around with a de-
O tncn and her heart singing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
STONY POINT PARK.
Landscape Gardening on the Old
battle-ground.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Next Wednesday the people Of the State
of New York are to be formally possessed
of a new park. On that day, the one
hundred ard ttYenty-thir anpiyersary OF
the battle OF stony Point, one of the
most famouFbasxte grounds of tie JRev-
olution, is to be thrown open as play
ground for the people. A moret v4&tff8ul
and more interesting playground 1t would
be hard to find than the scene of General
Anthony Wayne's glorious "madnessy'
II 10 through the efforts Of the Ameri-
can Scenic and Historic Preservation So
ciety that this beautiful peninsula, the
scene Of one Of the most daring exploits
Of our fathers. is to be dedicated to the
uses Of pleasure. Certainly either from the
standpoint of scenery or of history, the
place II worth preserving.
The Stony Point Of today Is a bold,
rocky promonotory, jutting far out into
the Hudson on the west side Of the river,
about thirty-hve miles from its mouth:
To the north of IL is Peekskili Bay, whose
upper end Is guarded by two giant sent
inels of the Highland passage, the DON
derberK, Loss feet high. and Anthony's
Nose. l.220 fest high. To the south Ia
HaverstraW Bay, where the Hudson Riv-
er. 1--WE miles across at this point, reaches
Its greatest width. Just opposite Stony
Point, verplanck's Point pokes an I'M
auirine nose out into the river to within
half a mile of Its beetle hrowed Wis
making the narrowest peint SO far in the
ascent of the great river. From the river
Il rises sharply through a tangle OF I'M
derbrush, Of great evergreens. Of spread
ing shade trees, Of giant powders. to q
height OF 100 feet above the river level,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

and descends only a trifie less suddenly
to low, marshy land. ovargrown with
sedges, cane brakes and low shrubbery,
which surrounds It on the land side.
The American Scenic and Historic Pres
ervation Society. which has been mainly
instrumental in securing the reservation
to the State, will have charge Of the
property. 1t was able to secure II for
so, 500 leaving $500 Of the SIS, 900 appro-
priated by the State for improvements
This has really been made to go long
wsv in the matter Of road building. dock
building and general IMPROVEMENT. but
moro Is needed A. keep things going. The
affair % far has been IN charge of a COM
uAittee consistinU of H. X. Bush-Brown
Of Newburgh, Samuel Parsons, Jr., of
New York, Edward Hagaman Hall of
New York, Gordon H. Peck Of Haver-
straw, and Ira NJ. Hedges Of Hayerstraw.
Mr.. Hedges died in April last and press
of business obliged Mr.. Parsons to resign
from the committee shortly afterward.
Alfonso Wheeler Of Haverstraw and
Charles Frederick Wingate of New York
were appointed in their places. Mr.. Par
sons. however who has done much of the
lSedscape gardening in our parks, did
as much out there as the funds permitted
in the way of laying out roads and plan,
ming future Improvements. The society
is striking a portrait medal of General
Wayne in eommemoration OF the open
ing of the park, which is to be a notable
addition TO the Empire States pleasure
grounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

tie even when one is told that at the pres
ent time the limit OF carrying power of
an electric plant Is electricity at 10000
volts, one-tenth of that of heavy light
ming bolt. Perhaps truer conception Is
to be gained from the story of an old
Long Island resident who admits b. g
very fond of squirrel hunting and 9 ii
In a piece of clear woods near wtm-
I lived several years ago was an enOr-
nous white oak tree four feet through
at the stump. and spreading over half an
acre of ground. Under certain conditions
could always count on finding a fox
squirrel In that tree. and l knew every
limb of 1t.
"One morning after a tremendous thun-
der storm, in which we all lad noticed
mighty thunder bolt, 1 visited this tree.
Only a pile of broken brushwood. and
thousands of little splinters scattered all
over the ground for the distance of sew
eral hundred feet all around, marked
where this giant of the forest stood, Some
explosive effect had torn the roots out
until there was a hole in the ground eight
feet deep and ten feet across,
That one bolt of electricity had torn
that tree to pieces in a way that ten
woodmen working an entire week could
not have accomplished"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
A Curious Charge Exciting Catholic
France.
Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn Eagle.
The Whole of Catholic France is much
exercised over nun, who, for years, 1t is
alleged. has been possessed of demon.
Her name Is Sister St. F1euret and she
is in the convent and orphan asylum OF
Aveyron. The superior thinks the sister
supernaturally possessed She Is subject
to attacks and when she is suffering with
them she becomes ferocious, although as
gentle as a lamb when in her normal
state. With the exception of a certain
languor, she is physically WELL but she
has had the attacks daily for twelve
years, lasting four or i've hours a day.
The Mother Superior of the Convent Is
anxious to have the case investigated in
an episcopal meeting. She says that 1t Is
not merely a case of hysteria. The sister,
when in fit, almost flies to the ceiling
and speaks several languages of which
she does not know a word when in her
normal state She IS as truthful as truth
Itself, but in her attacks she preVaricates
constantly. She was taken to LourdeS
several times, and while there she acted
like a demon, 1t Is said. She was there
guilty of stealing the cover of a chalice.
EXorcism has been tried several times
by priests, but without any result. When
in her normal state she refuses to go
inside of a church. because she says sne
is the greatest criminal on the face of
the earth. One of the phenomena which
Is most surprising Is that when she has
an attack she distinguishes Generated
things from those that are not; for in
stance, the host, holy water, bread that
has been blessed. Doctors have treated
her, but without success. They think 1t
is a special case of convent hysteria and
would prescribe a change of country, for
that disease Is as liable to become an
epidemic as any other. Three sisters were
taken with the malady and were cured
by change of converts young priest,
who began to be possessed near the same
place was also cured by going further
up north 1t is strange that the more
intidel France becomes the more strange
things concerning religion happen in parts
of the country. Last year the papers
were full of accounts of children who
were said to have seen visions and to
have seen the virgin appear in fields and
under trees. This time it is one of the
imps of his satanic majesty who causes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

and most OF the work is done by human
hands. During the summer they till their
fields with great care; these they have
hewn into the rocks; and when unfavor-
able weather-hail or frost-destroys all
which they had hoped to produce from
the soil, that which is under the earth
the iron-stilI remains. This gives them
back the gold which they lose in the
ears Of corn. Iron is found at all times.
and has q ready market. The past of
Toroczko is engraved upon iron, and its
future is built upon it
And to Blanca's mind. whose avenues
had already been opened by love, came lit
tie by little a true understanding of this
wonderful people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

from the ONCE Of the latter hotel and
stood on the veranda
There is Jimmy .OBren,' exclaimed
Ecelesine. He lives for two purposes
English language"
The mot might be applied to Devery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

If YOU have no appetite for your meals
something is wrong with your digestion.
liver or bowels. Priekly Ash Bitters
cle1nses and strengthens the stomach,
purifies the bowels and creates appetite.
vigor and cheerfulness
adV-wed- fri-sun-wk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
SUMMER EXCURSIONS BY RAIL
AND SAIL.

The Central of Georgia Railway and
connections are now selling round trim
tickets to New York, Boston, Baltimore
and Philadelphia via Savannah and
Steamship Lines at very low rates Tick
cts include meals and berth aboard shin.
Much less than all rail- For further par
ticulars, berth reservations. rates, etc,
apply to any Agent Central of Georgia
Railway, or to
r.. C. Rogers, T. p A,
Commerce st, Montgomery Ala.
adv-tu-thu-sat-sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

"on July Sd, the Crescent Hotel at
lreka Springs. opens as an all-year-
round resort. under the management of
the Frisco System. Extensive renova-
tons and improvements have been eff
fected which will make the Crescent 4o-
tel the equal of any hosiery to be found
in the Southwest.S adv-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

When there is nothing else disagreeable
to say about a man, they say he is so
mean that the Lord won't answer his
PRAYERS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

Those persons who cannot sing but at
tempt it on the slightest provocation
should join the Salvation Army. where
their bad singing would not be noticed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
Tom Ecclesine's Bon Mot

Brooklyn Eagle.
Some years ago when John Kelly was
at the head of Tammany Hall, the late
T. e. c. Ecclesine, the silveTtongued or
ator. stood in front of Congress Han, at
Sartoga, gazing across the street to me
ana Congressman Jimmy O'Brien came
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
Voltage of Lightning.

BROOKLYN Eagle. -
Few people have any understanding OF
the descriptive power of a severe bolt of
lightning. The figures quoted convey lit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
A WELL KNOWN ALBANY MAN
Recommends Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoaa Randy

About eighteen months ago Mr.. w. s.
Manning, of Albany. N Y, widely known
in trade circles as the representative of
the Albany Chemical Co, was suffering
from a protracted attack of diarrhoea.
Il tried Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. he says, land
Il tanned immediate relief. / cheerfullv
recommend this medicine to those SINH
larly affiicted." Sold by L. G. Fowler.
Druggist. ADV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

THE Safety Deposit business of The First National
j Bank Of Montgomery was started for the pur-
pose of taking of valuable personal prop
erty yours as well as others. H.
You have property Of value which should be kept
safe and under your contro your attorney, your
broker and your friend may be worthy of the fullest
confidence, but keep your securities in your
hands. The Safety Deposit Vault of The First Ma
tiona Bank is absolutely against burglary and
fire; place your securities notes, policies, ewelry,
ETC., etc, there, and they will be perfectly safe.
Price of boxes $500 per annum and upward accord
ing to size.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

When one reflects how populor modest
men are, II seems strange that cyclists
continue to increase and multiply.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

We wish that we could talk of future
ambitions as girl speaks of getting mar
riedTand use when instead of ''if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

$3.50 Tuscaloosa and return, July
80. Special train leaves z A, NJ. lot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

DO you WANT THE BgsTe
Ress's Antisepttc Barber Shop 10
the place 20 60. Exchange Hotel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20

. Phone 324 for fresh Pompano,
Spanish Mackerel, Bream, Perch and
Honey. They arrived this a. m.
st MORRIS & STUCKEY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-20
SAY NUN HAS A DEMON.

('ro be Continued.)
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-08
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation
TITUS ASuihaiuus
i hui LO IIVN W AN 1 EU
The Friends Of General Luna Expected
10 wreak Their Vengeance upon

10 Death by His Order.
Manila. July 7.--As a result Of the
proclamation sf amnesty 60 &C Isls 4
the guard OF American soldiers has
been witbdraVn from the house where
Agulnaldo lives in Manila and Lieut..
Johnson. Aguinaldo's custodian
brought the Filipino to see General
Chaiiee
II was the tirsr meeting between the
American general and the leader OF
the Filipino rebellion. Lieut.. William
Mckinley Of the Seventh cavalry was
the interpreter. AguinaIdo was told
that he was free to go anywhere he
pleased and General chaffse asked
him II he had any complaint 10 make
Of American Glscourtesy or harshness.
He replied that he had no such
complaint 70 make. He told General
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-08

HfvHtpftIuH vi fvftufcrs
w I'LL Eo 4 hlUnl LN Eli
At The End nj Their sam Dance They
PraesIced Tor,a. =, Some Kind

They Are Excited.
Guthrie. Okla. July 7.--cheyenne In
dIans near Calumet. In Canadian coun-
". are reported 10 be holding eoun-
eli Of war over the order issued BY
Major stouch. the indian agent. pro-
hlbitlng them from practicing tortures,
a so-calIed incident 10 their sun dance.
The Indians near Calumet are X
cited and whites near Calumet are be-
coming frightened.
Major ssouch has apprived the war
department of the situation.
About 1000 Indians took part in the
dance last week. In celebration Of
their religious festival tortures were
A.. 49,. ,.f..n...f thn .,.aaff44W
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-08

LYNCHlN1 FAILED.
shsFtn Renewed . Prisoner sod Placed
Guards ~ jail Ja.t in sIms.
Hartman. Tenn. July Ia double
lynching was narrowly averted AZ
Kingston. Tenn. Saturday night A
mob formed at the Kingston race track.
but dispersed when It was learned the
sheriff had removed Jack Baiiy and
placed the jail under heavy guard.
Bailey Is an alleged accessor 10 the
murder Of his wife. II being claimed
he hired negro boy to kill her.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-08

iaDeas corpus vas tor ine purpose O
nelng granted bail.
TypheId "a Asylum
Austin. July lit Is stated by the
medical stan OF the State sLunatic
asylum that there have been thirty
two cases OF typhoid fever al that in
stitutlon out OF total population OF
faQo ne fha raeaa fan were naflnnfa
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-08

have been three deaths. II Is believed
the cause OF the sickness has been re-
moved and that there win be no more
cases.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-08

s|1|k''lt7W'
KAfLIo AouIEAt.Do.
American authorities would afford
him. He seemed to be afraid 20 ven
ture out.
General chaffee replied that Aguln-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-07-08

ExcIttmtnt y SUI hlHh ana a NuUsr-
quent effort at lynching Bailey II
feared.
psst- yisiie HeeagsV~d.
New York. July 7.--Jean Joseph
Bolts 5000 Stradavarious violin.
which was stolen eight years and for
the alleged larceny Of which Victor
s. Fletcher was sentenced 70 a ye1r
In the penitcntIary. will be returned
20 Mrs. Bolts. Mr. Bolts. being dead,
killed. II Is said by the loss OF the
violin. Fletcher has been granted a
new trial and the Indictment against
him probably win be dismissed. The
violin was trhced 10 a pewnshop
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-12-13
TRAINS LATE ON THE C. V.
Trains Due Here Last Friday Evening
Did Not Arrive Until Midnight
Ion Car Was or IN Track

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
awlays had the reputation of never
running trains on time except when
you wanted the train late. The Cum
berland Valley however. has always
had the name of getting to it's desti-
nation on time. Recently, however.
since the B. e o., has been diverting
a hundred or more cars to the G. V.
ever, day the people around the B. &
o. have beer giving the G. V. the
"Hal Ha!'' for their trains have been
running very late, caused bv the
heavy freight.
Friday evening some time before
6 O'Clock a draw head pulled out of q
car on freight train No. 81 near Will
transport and fell on the track and
threw the truck of an oil car off the
track.
The wrecking crew from Chambers
burg arrived about I O'Clock aud COM
menced to get things to right again.
The track was torn up for a distance
of about SO feet. The tracks was re-
paired and the wreckage cleared up
about 10 O'Clock.
The wreck occasioned considerable
delay to the passenger trains on the
road. No. Z due here at 6. 30 did not
arrive until fater / O'Clock this morn
ing. 1t was held at Hagerstown. The
north bound train leaving here at Z. 10
was held at Falling Waters.
There were quite a number of pas
sengers who waited at the station for
the train. There were several also from
this city who were on the train.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-12-13
WANT TO BE SPEAKER
EIGHT AsPIRANTs FOR POSITION IN
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senator II. w. Hsrmer is n Candidate
for the Presidency of the state
Senate.

There will be q lively scramble for
the Speakership of the West Virginia
House Of Delegates at the next session
at Charleston in January. There are
now eight aspirants for the position
among the Republican members-elect.
AS there is a large Republican ma
jority, the contest will be in the Re-
publican caucus.
Those who are aspiring to be Speak
err, so far as heard from at present, are
Francis p. Meats, OF Parkersburg;
John G. Schilling, of Spencer. Judge
Edwin Maxwell. of Clarksburg; W..
g. Caldwell, of Wheeling r. L. Greg
DRY, of Sistersville A. M. Cunning
ham. of Davis Charles Macker Babb,
of Keyser. and NJ. P. Shawkey, of
Charleston.
Senator Harvey w. Hammer, of
Clarksburg, is an out and out candi-
date for the presidency of the next
senate and being a hold over senator
and an ex-member of the house his
candidacy should be a strong one. 1t
will be remembered by those who
were familiar with the proceedings Of
the legislatures in which he served
that he was at all times a strong work
er for the best legislation and was es-
pecially active in his work on the f.
nance and judiciary committees. Mr..
Harmer was one of the leading advo-
Gates of what is now known as the
Dawson bill and his speech on this
measure in the Republican caucus will
be remembered by those who heard it
as long as the bill lasts. as every proh-
ecv which he made of its effect on
that occasion has been falflled. Mr..
Harmer is one Of the leading attorneys
at the Clarksburg bar and as is we'll
known is a parlimentarian with few
equals and no superiors in the bodies
of which he has been a member. Mr..
Harmer comes from the first congress
sional district. every county of which
has a Republican State Senator except
one, Hancock.
He is one of West Virginia's agrees
sive young men and with an early
start in this contest and mauy assut-
ances of support he confidently ex-
poets to be the president of the next
senate. Mr.. Harmer was supervisor
of the census for his congressional dis
trict and had the appointment of 40
enumepators. everv one of whom he
appointed from the Republican wotk-
ers and he has ALWAYS been a loyal
party man.