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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-09-26

''What is your definition of 'graftY "
said the inquisitive person.
Graft" answered Senator Sorg-
hum, els made up Of the perquisites
that come to some others fellows Of
ace. and to which you cannot lay any
claim. Washington Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-09-26

"Are you playing horse?" asked the
benevolent gentleman who takes an
interest in children.
Certainly not" answered the little
Boston boy. I'VE are amusing our
selves by the assumption that broth
er Waldo is an icthyosaurus and that
I am a prehistoric man in pursuit OF
hin" Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-09-26

Harvey think so. He tries to
catch his trains by the clock out at his
country hotel.-Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-09-26

81 wonder what It is that prompts
the women to be more constant at
tendants at church than the men,"
Gratitude. no doubt" replied the
grabbed bachelor. THE church usual
Iy aids and abets them in committing
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-09-26

Mrs. X.-whatl You want an old
frock coat of my husband's2
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19

partly from conviction. He knew who
this young woman was now, and dare.
to combat her aggressive action.
"She never had any falling out with
Him." Evangeline said reverently,
but now that you know who l am
and why am here, you will leave her
to me. l am her nearest relative, but
more than that l am a trained nurse
and thoroughly familiar with fever
case. Where is the doctor-she surely
has medical care?'
HE has given her up" said one Of
the retreating women with a sly salts
faction.
Given her up! How dared he? And
why do you speak of such a possibility
before herr"
"Oh, she doesn't sense anything
that is said now," complained one of
the cronies, taking u reluctant depart
ure.
The preacher took himself off with
the others, but he gained a reluctant
consent to call the next day to learn
how the sick woman was doing. He
did not really expect to find her alive
and his slow, well-regulated faculties
received a healthy shock when Vangie
ideal in her nurses gown and white
cap and apron, informed him that she
had moved the sick woman from the
south room to the north room, from
which the stuffy carpet and obstruct-
ing furniture had been removed.
Il have telegraphed for ice and a
modern doctor, and she Is drinking
cool spring water, and is better al
ready. Have you never heard of Aunt
Maggie's goodness and charity to all
who need help and consoation-how
she brought up a poor orphan child,
gave her a home and the love of
mother, teaching her the value of
right living and unselfishness? | was
that child. And l am not going to let
her dle-not yet"
And may not see her again?"
ooh, yes. You may come and
preach the gospel of cheerfulness to
her when l think her strong enough"
and Eyangeline gave her would be
Gabriel wicked little smile, that the
man-not the minister-understoo
perfectly. 1t certainly is wonderful
how that rascally god Cupid delivers
his darts regardless Of time and place.
Chicago Record Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Justice on MIX stool.

"There are numerous and divers
ways Of administering justice" said
Washington lawyer who had just re-
turned from a vacation in the noun
tains of western Virginia.
over in Rappahannock county Is
a magistrate who Is noted among his
friends for his good nature. The bust
him to maintain an office. He has n
keen conception Of what is right and
at the same time he has to take care
of the work about his farm.
"One of his neighbOrs was arrested
for an infraction of the statutes and
was brought before the magistrate.
The magistrate was engaged In milk
ing a COW when the officer and his
charge arrived.
What is the complaints" the mag
istrate asked as the strains Of bovine
liquid made music against the sides Of
the pail.
Your honor said the officer, he
was found intoxicated
1.-Two fifty and COSTS the magis-
trate replied and there was no cessa-
ton Of the flow of milk. The con-
sable collected the fine and costs and
after the COW was successfully 'pailed'
the money was turned over to the mag
istrate
Justice and simplicity" the lawyer
added according 10 the Washington
Star, Ego hand in hand over in Kappa
hammock county"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
She Had to Have 1t Ont.
What do you know about wome

What do you know about women ?''
asked the thin young man.
Nothing" said the fat man with
the bald head
Il guess | don't. either and l have
been married three months, too. Yes
terday my wife asked me how | liked
the dinner She does the cooking, you
know"
The fat man didn't know, but he
nodded.
"And when l began to praise the
dinner she began to cry and said she
feared l loved her only for her cook
ing"
oh said the fat man, ''she had a
cry coming. That was alL"-New
York Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
A ROMANCE OF ACADIA.


"a VANGELINE WEST was rid
= lcya irg on an errand of grave i'm
port, but stopped long enough at
the foot of steep declivity leading to
a babbling brook to give her tired
horse long cool draught of the clear,
swirling water before he forded the
stream. He was a livery horse, hired
at the railway station, no other means
of rapid conveyance being available.
The young woman was home again
after several years of absence, during
which she had improved her time and
opportunities, and she was glad to re-
turn to her native heath, the land of
Evangeline. the Acadia of her heart.
She looked far up the woodland brook
with a fond appreciation of its en-
chanted beauty. Evergreen trees,
pendent willows, silver birches and
graceful elms fringed the banks,
speckled trout leaped and splashed I'M
afraid in the sparkling water. To
complete the symphony a single must
cal note at intervals pierced the odor-
Gus silence, the call of the bell-bird to
its mate.
"Oh." cried the girl, longing to hear
a human voice, "surely
This is the forest primeval,
In the Acadian land on the shores of
the basin of Minas.
Here, too, is Evangeline, but where
is her Gabriel"
"At your service" said a strong,
masculine voice at her ear, startling
her so that she dropped her bride
rein over her horses head She turned
and saw a man In clerical garb. one
of the travelling preachers of the prov
ince, and looked at him ungraciously.
annoyed at his quick application of
her impromptu question addressed
solely to herself Giving him a cool
moo. she attempted to secure her pri-
die, which was entirely beyond her
reach. Her horse, feeling its free
dom. sprang forward, fording the
brook with a rapid bound and gallop-
ing up the further side at pace that
nearly unseated his rider.
It would have served her right IL
the new Gabriel had left her to her
fate, but after lapse of time enough
for him to observe her plight, and as
she thought angrily enjoy it. he rode
up gently, not to hasten the speed of
Evangeline's horse. and caught the err
rant bride and restored it to her hand.
Peter Grant, at your service" he
said, touching his hat stiffiy. II am
on my way to visit a very sick wom-
an. Pardon me-" and with leap his
horse shot ahead and was gone.
"He knows how to ride horse II he
"a a minister" thought Evangeline
..Peter Grant! Why. we were school
but he has forgotten me-"
Then she urged her horse forward.
for she, too. was going to see sick
woman, her dearest friend. Aunt Mag
ria. who had been ailing for some
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
seek Something Appropriate.

yes" said the old inhabitant, I'VE
thought we'd ought to do something
nice for Bill after his funeral lie
only had one fault. He couldn't tell
the truth"
What did You do for him.
Carved little motto that his
friends would understand Let him
lie in peace Washington Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19

time, and she had been delayed and
had heard no tidings for some days.
But such is the power of hopeful youth
to look on the bright side and throw
off dark foreboding that she found her
self wondering how Peter Grant had
succeeded in changing his trouble
some red hair Of their school days to a
bronze brown, and what had become
of the freckles that had marred his
face as youth before he went away
to the college at Wolfville.
I must ask Aunt Maggie about
looking sort, although he did not prom
Use much in the old days, and he
knows how to ride and-he did not
recognize me-that pleases me-"
A few more miles of hard riding
and Miss West reached a farmhouse
of the old Acadian type with fifty
year MOSES on its implanted roof and
we'll sweep of antiquated pattern,
picturesquely adjoining the yard. An
other horse was picketed there, and it
animal Peter Grant so vigorously be-
strobe.
"Ohw she cried out in sudden
alarm, "can it be possible that Aunt
Maggie Is the very sick woman he
was coming to visit? l pray that l
may not be too later
AS she hurried into the kitchen she
found it filled with women of the type
of many Of Aunt Maggie's neighbors,
and a murmur of strange unmusical
voices saluted her unwilling ears.
They had never in their lives had a
chance to peer into the cupboard Of
this house before; Aunt Maggie was
not of their sort, and to Evangeline
their presence sayored of sacrilege.
They all started at the stylish figure
in the tailor-made costume, and they
failed to recognize Vangie West.
How is she? My Aunt Maggie-is
she very ill?"
Jest alive-thats all. The preacher
he's up there now-be you her Sis
ter's gal-what she brung up"
Eyes, yes. What room is she in?
Oh, takes me to her. 1t Is so long
since l was here l feel like a stran-
ger"
What rendered We from comm
sooner, MISS" asked a rasping voice,
which Eyangeline remembered as be-
longing to layer-out Of the commun-
hnV fbo
crowd, the girl sought the room where
her sick relative lay, a strange sound
of monotonous singing leading her
thither. There, tossing and delirious,
lay the sick woman, burning with fe-
yer. The room was crowded with
neighbors-women who gathered at
death with the scent of hawks, yet
who felt-each OF them-that theirs
was a religious duty There. too. was
Peter Grant. lining out hymn, which
was only sung to the dying. AS Evan
geline entered they were chanting mo
notonously these hopeful lines:
For while the lamp holds out to
burn,
The vilest sinner may return"
Women with corrugated brows and
nasal tones sang the words in weird
discord. to which the preacher added
a robust and melodious bass.
Evangeline held up vigorous hand
and babe them stop.
Don't you see that she is far too
Ill for this sort Of thing2 All leave
the room, please. and let her have air.
I will take care Of her now"
"She should be permitted to make
her peace with God" the Rev. Peter
Grant spoke. partly from habit and
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
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DOING THE FAMILY SHOPPING.
MISUNDERSTANDING


The group of meu around the stove
in the country store looked up as u
shadow darkened the doorway. A
small girl, barefooted, barelegged,
freckled and tow-headed, stood tenta-
lively ON the sill. Morning. said the
storekeeper, affably. "What kin do
for you, sis2"
The little girl looked stolidly up at
him. MY mamma wants some beams"
what kind o. beans?"
Dunno"
''How many does she want?"
Dunno"
The storekeeper scratched his head
"Well, sis, I'll give you some of my
ordinry beans, but how am | going to
know how many your ma wants?"
One Of the men round the stove
spoke. "She's got a purse. P'r'ps the
money is in that"
Sure enough. Gimme the purse,
sis"
The purse was handed over and the
contents emptied out upon the counter.
There was n nickel or two and many
pennies. The storekeeper counted:
"Five-ten-fifte three quarts
O. beansll do ye," and he measured
them out carefully. He was about to
pour them into the brown paper bag
when the little girl opened her mouth
again:
MY mamma wants some soap"
"Some soap? Why didn't you say SO
before2 What kind O. soap?"
Dunno"
Sunshine 1 guess. How much
does she want?"
Dunno"
The storekeeper sighed "Lemme
see. I'll give you five cents worth o.
soap. Got any more money!?
mo"
well, I'll take 1t outer the beans"
Once more the beans were measured
out. This time they were tied up, the
soap in a second package, and the
storekeeper pushed them with beam
ing smile over the counter to the lit
tie girl. He was about to sweep the
money into the sill when she spoke
again:
MY mamma wants some matches"
matches, That beats the Dutch!
Why under the sun couldn't you speak
up earlier? Well, how many does she
want?"
Dunno"
mo, o. course We don't Nobody
could have expected you to. They've
got ter come outer the beans, too, l
s'pose."
The Greek chorus about the stove
looked on sympathetically as the bag
of beans was opened, and its contents
once more reduced Then with the
three packages in her chubby arms,
the child started for the door. Half
way there She stopped, turned, reached
up to put the bundles back on the coun.
ter, then delivered herself once more:
my sister wants a stick o candy
for the baby"
The Greek chorus snOrted. The
storekeeper looked helplessly at the
beans, then at the child. But she
silently stretched out moist, fat hand.
A penny stuck to the palm. The man
picked it off and did up the stick OF
candy.-Youth's Companion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
SONG OF THE DERELICTS.

From ocean to ocean we wander,
From polar to tropical tide;
Alone, and forlorn, and forsaken,
The wraiths of our time-faded pride.
Through the tumult and surge of the
tempest,
Wave beaten and battered we churn,
The ships of no name and no haven,
The ships that shall never return.
Boston Transcript.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Tribes Are Related.

Mr.. Jochelson. chief Of the Jessup
North Pacific exploring expedition.
states that the tribes which he studied
in Siberia possessed characteristics in
common with the Indians OF North
America.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Roasted to Death.

The killed were mostly foreigners,
who were in the smoking car just back
OF the baggage car. They were liter
ally roasted to death, the baggage
and smoking car telescoping the en-
CINE and Immediately catching fire.
Many of their bodies are lying burned
to a crisp in the baggage room of the
Baltimore & Ohio depot to be removed
later to the different undertaking
shops of the city.
A peculiar feature of the accident
is the fact that not a woman was in
jured except a few slightly
The wreck was caused by the break
ing of castings on a car load of bridge
timbers on west bound freight train
which had passed Laurel Run not
more than Is minutes before the ill
fated passenger train. The wreck oc-
CURED on a curve and it was impos-
sible for Engineer Thornley, to see far
enough ahead to detect the obstruc-
ton on the tracks. A big Atlantic
type engine plunged into the timbers
at a velocity of 60 miles an hour. The
engine plowed into the embankment
and the baggage car was thrown into
the Youghiougheny river.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Impossible.

Ethel-Gwendolyn Fadeaway's fiance
is thirty years older than she.
Jean-lmposslble. Don't you know
chat Methuselah is ad?-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19

Although | have granted you this
interview" said the pompous new Of
fce-hoIder." Il don't want people TO
think I'm In the habit of talking for
publication"
"They won't" replied the reporter.
when they see these remarks in
print. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
A Hero.

The smoker followed the engine and
landed squarely on top of it. This al
lowed the escaping steam from the
engine to fill the car The smoker
was packed to its utmost capacity and
all the passengers were cooked alive.
Not a single passenger in this car es-
capped alive and it is estimated that at
least 40 of the dead were in the smok-
Gr.
Baggagemaster Thomas J. Baum, of
Hazelwood. who was in the wrecked
train. proved himself hero. With his
head and body frightfuly cut, he man
aged to crowl from the wreckage and
cropping his way along in the darkness,
tagged the westbound passenger train
No 49, He had nothing with which to
flag the train except matches and
these he made use of in his despera-
ton, taking off his coat and setting
fire to it. He stopped the train just
in time to prevent it from punging
into the wreck and adding further hor-
ror. Baum collapsed when he saw he
had succeeded in stopping the train
and when the engine stopped he was
lying within few feet of it,
The dead bodies are all now in the
morgue piled up in a gruesome mass,
and it is impossible at this time to
pursue the work of Identification with
any success. 1t is presumed that
many of the dead belong in Connells-
Vile, but so disfigured are the faces
that they would be passed by as UNI
known even by their nearest relatives.
The clothing Of many has been search
ed for some Identification but this
means has proved fruitless. 1t Is prob
able that at least half the dead will
never be identified.
Never were more terrible scenes to
be witnessed than those about the
wreck, the steam from the cars filing
the air and many Of the stricken peo-
pie climbing out of the windows went
wild with howls and screams of de-
lirium in the bushes and il Is thought
that many have not been found Others
it is thought, were caught in their
wanderings and cared for.
One man, after rushing into the
woods, came back again, went to the
baggage car of the relief train and sit
ting down. said: my God"
The next instant he dropped over
dead without another word. There
was not a scar on him. He had in
hailed the steam.
An operator at "Vr'' tower, on the
Pittsburg & Lake Shore road, across
the river, was the first to send word
Of the accident and to send for relief.
He was watching the Duquesne linn
tied as 1t was speeding along across
the river. He saw the cars pile high
in the air and then sink back on the
tracks. The screams of the injured
and dying were plainly heard. In an
other second he was sending word to
the railroad officials at Dawson and
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
SIXTY MEN KILLED IN WRECK
AND THIRTY INJURED, AT CON.
NELLsvlLLE, PA.
Baltimore 6 Ohio Flyer Crashed Into
Pile of lumber-The Killed Were
Mostly Forelgners-Were Roasted
AliVe-Tom j. Baum a Hero-Not a
Woman Fatally injured.

Connellsyille, Pa. Dec. 25.--With
terrible crash the Duauesne Limited,
The fastest through passenger train
from Pittsburg to New York on the
Baltimore a. Ohio, plowed into a pile
of lumber at Laurel Run, two miles
west of Dawson, at 7;45 o'clock at
night, and it is estimated that fully 60
lives were lost and 80 persons were
injured.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Owns Hall the s,hins.

Nearly half OF the 17,761 steamships
and 1882 sailing vessels In the world
are British.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-08
ELECTION IN COLUMBIA.
Only One Ticket in Field 'or Munici
 pal Offices.

Columbia. July 7.-Yesterday was city election day, and every thing was so quiet that one would hardly notice the fact. There was only one ticket in the field and considering this fact the vote was large which. stands as a compliment to that ticket. That ticket was for Mayor F. F. koerber, Councilmen T. Y. Palmer, A. A. Jones. R. P. McGuff, J. D. Mclean and W. H. Peterson, City Marshal J. R. Baker.
 The fact that no one would oppose Mir. koerber speaks in the highest of his ad- ministration which ended four years ago. The ticket for councilmen is the old council except MT. Jones, a-d he wal brought into 1t because L. Bowden, the present incumbent had removed to an other ward. Mir. Baker was elected for the seventh time, For several elections he had opposition but for the last several no one will oppose him knowing 1t means certain defeat. It seems that Mir Baker has 1t for life if he wants it.
 The crop outlook in this locality is aLove average. and especially so is this true of all forage crop. This country is often spoken of as a poo- country by those who are not familiar with 1t. But fifty or more bushels of corn and oats and half bale of cotton per acre are not the production of poor country
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-08
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 Cured Me.

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