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afterwards rescues and restores to her father-against her will, though. She didn't wish to return to papa, reason for i this lack of filial love not being explained satisfactorily in the book.
 At any rate under dramatic circurnstan- ces our hero, nameess, accepts the cog nomen of Captain Love-" and the book
 here discussed tells of his adventures
 under that name to which he had no claim, in London and whereabouts. How he fell in love a few times, won a lot of
 money, had many great experiences some pleasant, some otherwise, always , having dreams at night of his past life when, to tell the truth right here and re- 1 lieve the suspense, he had been-a noble
 man, of course-and poor chap didn't l know it.
 Everything turns out well in the end. ,, The hero Sherlock Holmes, out his name,
 finds his l&g-lost but often wish ed-for Gin his drearIfs) love and all Is most peas- ing. AS light piece of summer reading, 1t would be difficult to find better spec imen than Captain Love-" and what was the matter with his assumed name any way? great many men would like to have it. in this day-at least, a great
 many need it, even if they don't admit it. Practical Farming" by w. F. Massey Outing Publishing Co)
 This is plain book on the Urea tment
 of the soil and crop production, especially designed for the everyday use of farm CTS and agricultural students by an au- thority, namely MT. Massey, who is fav-
 orably known for his book, Crop Grow ing and Crop Feeding" MT. Massey ex- plains that his new book has been sent forth simply because in the numerous | books that have appeared of late years he knows of none that appeals directly to the man behind the blow in all sec tions of the country. Therefore Mir. Massey has tried to explain in plain lan-
 guage of the farm many of the things
 which the investigations of scientists have discovered In regard to the treat ] ment of the soil and the production of crops MT. Massey, in writing his book. has drawn from the experience of a long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
HOW WMOVINGPICTURES
 ARE MADE

Four thousand people packed the space in front of Borough Hall, Brooklyn, the while they gazed at a baseball bulletin board. The police moved here and there clearing the car tracks. Up came a boy. He didn't look much like a boy-because he was an actor. Behind him toddled an old woman, and behind her came a stage manager, a camera man, and helper. Scarcely had the old woman established herself on the curbstone before a trolley car came changing down the avenue. The boy spat professionally on his hands. The old lady gathered herself together The car was 30 feet away and bowling along in lively fashion, writes Harris Merton Lyon in the New Broadway Magazine for September.
 Now goI' yelled the stage manager.
 Out onto the tracks she went. It was a business of seconds and split seconds. Subtly somewhere a camera began click ing off its little stamp pictures, the pho tographer turning away at crank like housewife grinding coffee.
 Now, your was. the second com mand.
 This time the boy leaped out. The car came jarring to a standstill. The motor man jumped down to the rescue.
 "Keep back" The stage manager. "Let the boy save her.
 Then the crowd took its eyes off the baseball results long enough to stare at the picture of a young man carrying an old woman in his arms to safety out from under the very wheels of the terrible trolley car. 'Who got hit? Was the old lady hurt? What is it? An accident? No; 1t was the American Vitagraph com panys crew of five-dollar- a-day actors, bound on their days work of telling in pictures the heroic Life of a New York Lad"-6o0 feet of it, and 20 pictures to the foot.
 Sometimes it isn't a noble lad. but a clever thief escaping from Sing Sing "Sing Sing being a set of canvas scen- cry down in a peaceful Long Island stu dio; or it Is a band of actor-desperadoes holding up a chartered train-this at least is real-and robbing tor-passen- gers of much actor-money and actor jew els. Sometimes 1t is company or clowns, all rolling themselves into one and then disintegrating again-a mere trick of film patching or a man sliding up a rope--by simply reversing the run of the film: and sometimes it is the Rus so-Japanese war, actually taken upon the spot by a Russian war photographer, or a whaling expedition ending with the capture of a big whale-and that, you may count upon it, is the real thing, with the camera operator making pictures against time from the uncertain perch or a deck rail-
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erland. Lenox flew up in wrath, or &C., tions to that effect, and after strenu- ous. heated argument the bride and groom separate, presumably never to meet again, but of course they do meet again, hence "The Great Amulet Len OK returns to his post, on the frontier in India, and after five years Miss Mau- rice turns up where Lenox is stationed and the trouble in "The Great Amulet" begins and proceeds.
 Mrs. Diver Is mistress of her art in SO far as Indian life is concerned, with the English stationed out there, as well as the native Indians. If only to read of the East Indian life, her books are always worth while-and we can always take into consideration the fact that people differ (which is not regrettable) in what constitutes heroes and heroines +. books well as life
 ssThe Great Amulet" Is a better book than "Captalr Desmond V. C." and the latter was not bad at all. "The Great Amulet will please; there are sufficient fesh-and- blood people in the book out side of the heroes and heroines to ale yiate any distress of mind brought on by struggling to live up or down to the ideals set by Mrs. Divers heroic CD men and women
 
 G. c. Page & Co.,, Inc. Boston.)
 A rich young nobleman with a middle aged friend was riding on lovely spring day towards London to see the sights there and enjoy life. This was In the days of George the First, when all Eng land was overrun with robbers, road agents and thieves. All of sudden our hero and his friend are disturbed to find their coach and four held up. The next thing our hero knows about things gener- ally or in patticular is when he awalxes at an old farm house in bed, attended ny the farmers family. Our hero has lost his memory. He is told that all of his companions, his friends and servants was necessary. for he has no recollection of anything connected with his past life at all, not even his own name. After our nameless hero fully recovers from his bed-rdden condition. he decides to leave the farm house and seek not only hIs ra me, but his fortune; you see this was before the day of trepanny. He couldn't have a piece of skull removed and clear his brain. So the hero started towards London again. He meets and overcomes a robber, takes the ropper's horse and clothes, likewise his money, has many adventures on his way to London. with a pocket now full of gold, incidentally get ting nearly (but not quite. If course) able resort. Our hero. still without a name, arrives in London, not before he had seen a female in distress whom he
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or too much attention bv Ar,, 4.
 capt. Hains, so the press disn..Nu -ui N s.'e' It mas also been stated ,n az ,i,,, ,1ss .nat the author of this book bad iiiuioer on his own hands some k au ..a A,s aso, hence the change of his ns,,a HaIns mas been stated that all that Mr. Thorn,o iires' whether T. Jenkins or sha. noi h,oh J.' is filled with fights hlooS sheo and so on. Bahama RiII" ,.,,n p,ouu- s'ory or a negro mate of A saline ,, VI. III the Gulf of Mexico, who is e,,s., ii'ost or the time, and while doinl made great copy" and situations ,o , DO press agent MT. Hains aforesaid ms
 oahatha Bill' is really a collect;o,, =. each ,,,,.ll s ana the tales all connected . eaen wi.h the others are really verv ;n teresting and no doubt extra ;n.y in- thls nook and others from Mir Ua,, ,,, ,m pe simulated by the authors notor,s. eno present incarceration as accessor,, ha iore ana after the fact in regard to Mr Aniiis murder near New York.
 Beyond the Blue Grass" bv caou
 Cresswell Gill (Neale Pub,isb,r reoree 1lnseng county. Kentucky. is bevoas the famous blue grass region that ce,. ls succession of hills, boulders rnir- la.ure canyons and sparkling streams where the rarest wild flowers grow anS sunsets are said to be glorious. In Ginsene
 .s' hentucky, the people live as theIr gre ,a srahuIathers lived. where the mail Is carried on horseback and oomas t,.,,.. a week in favorable weather. and when luck will have it, in unfavorable weather There the houses are built of hewr logs. the women weave their own linsey- woolsey, and the men talk the politics os two decades ago. That was the way C,,n. seng county was until Edward Singleton came there, but he woke up things a bit Then Ginseng county rose to heiRhta undreamed." for Singleton, a product of the best New England stock and first class southern blood, went there to sur- vey some lands and what he did to the old fogies was a plenty. Beyond tho Blue Grass" which Is rather good story, will tell you all about Singleton's winning ways. and the people of Ginseng county, before and after taking Sim gleton. It is an unaffected narrative of life as lived by everyday people-pretty good it is, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
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| life spent in the practical work of cul- | tivating the soil and he says that he l has endeayored to make his book simply
 one on farming for farmers-nothing more, nothing less. In this worthy book | are chapters on the soil. it's origin and
 conditions; the plant, It's structure and l physiological functions manures and i fertilizers, tillage, protection of the soil
 from washing and loss, crop rotation, | crops and croppings, practical hortcul- ! ture, field culture, etc., etc., with a set | of valuable rules of daily guidance for l the practical farmer
 | "The Servant in the House." a play by | Charles Ram Kennedy. CHarper & Brothers.
 | Mir Kennedy from the text, l. John, if. | 9-11 iv., 20: 'He that saith he is in the | light and hateth his brother is In darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth In the light and there Is none occasion of stumbling In him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth because that dark ness hath blinded his eyes If a man
 say I love God and hateth his brother,
 he is a liar for he that loyeth not his
 brother whom he hath seen, how can
 he love God, whom he hath not seen?"
 has written drama, "The Servant in the
 House." over which the press and public
 of New York have been for some time
 enthusiastic in their praise. Newspaper
 readers, no doubt are familiar with the
 plot of the drama and its theme Suf-
 fee it to say that there are three broth
 CTS, who have separated. each to go his
 way in life One. the rector of an En-
 slish church, anotheri now the Bishop
 of Benares. the other al ian who has be- come so degraded that he fixes drains"
 all brought together in brotherly love at the end of this play. The play Is of the present day, in five acts, with scene in-
 dividable, setting forth the entire story of one morning in early spring There
 are only seven characters in the play It Is a great play even to read It was presented at the Savoy theatre in New York city, March 23, 1909 and Is still meeting with great sul ess Harper Bros. who do not as a rule. publish plays. made an exception in the case of The Servant in the House." nota- ble exception, too. Bahama Bill" by T. Jenkins Hains. U..
 c. Page & Co.,, Inc)
 The author of Bahama Bill," MT. T. Jenkins Hains. who formerly was known l as MT. Thornton J. Hains. was the early | part of the past week very much in the 1 public's eye, through his connection with 1 the murder of MT. Annis, one of the | editors of Recreation, magazine, by | Capt. P. c. Hains. U. s. A.. on account
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Reversing the Rule.

From the Boston Post.
 Gyer-I started for drive in the country yesterday, but my horse baked about three miles out
 Mver-So? What did you do?
 (-ver-Hired Q farmer to hitch his auto mobile to the animal and tow him home
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 Buy the old reliable Fleishers yarns at Caheen Bros The only place in town that carries them. We have Shetland floss, Germantown zephyrs, ice wool, spiral yarn and knitting worsted in all the pretty light and dark shades.
 New Line "Nieht-in-Gale" Suitings just received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
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Restores Men's Vitality. Price $1. At all druggistn. Alwnys ol hand at Collier Drug Co, 100 North 20th street. Mall ordsrs solicited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
"The Great Amulet" (John Lane Co.)

'"The Great Amulet" by Maud Diver.
 Gohn Lane Co.)
 This department reviewed book some time since Uune 21) called Captain Desmond, V. G. written by the author, Mrs. Diver of "The Great Amulet. ," Captain Desmond, V. C." was fairly good, nothing eXtra-the only trouble about 1t was that 1t was too long, and that Mrs. Diver, like some women nov elists, had miscalculated on Just what constituted hero, in so far as to how he would appear to her readers, at any rate Let any reader think a moment of the heroes that most women describe in their books. Those heroes are not the kind of men that women marry, love or even appreciate, Judging by human experi- ence, so that when such writers picture for us. as stated heretofore men, who placed upon a pedestal, are given attrib- utes that no man ever had in real life. or wanted or could use If he possessed- then what is the answer? Nothing. ex- cept that such wooden-headed self-sac- rihcing creatures always spoil to an ex- tent an otherwise creoltable book.
 In Captain Desmond " G." if -ve only could have read of the wonderful life In India delightfully."- pictured by Mrs. Diver and skipped Captain Desmond and his would-be superior wife, Hon. Mere dith Desmond, 1t would have been fine: but we cant do that-alas Not at all. A book has to be judged by all 1t con tains; that is such pity, too
 Now. in The Great Amulet" Mrs. Diver takes her readers back to India. that country that she evidently knows so we'll She has written much more interesting book than her previous one the aforesaid Captain Desmond V. c. but in 1t we have our old "college Ichumps." the cad-like (fenale-author, hero CD Desmond and his awfully tire some wife, together with some more of their knd Did the reader ever wonder how awful 1t would be to have to live in the same house with some heroes and heroines described by some women writ CTS?
 The situation, the principal one in ''The Great Amulet is that Cantain Lenox, Royal artillery, great friend of Captain Desmond and his wife. whiIa off on his furlough in England and the continent or Europe, meets and falls in love Che a woman-hater. tooD with an artist. Miss Maurice in Sw,tzerIord whom he marries quietly after . ver,, short courtship. The welded noi, ,ao,,a the brides brother and so up the noun. tains for the honeymoon. At tea m tha day of the marriage. Captain IAnox ra- ceives and reads a letter from an ola army friend, giving him some so-calIad truthful sidellghts on the woman Tanox had only few hours before takar ,,r his bride. The friend writes Ieron or intlmates as much, not knowing ths Lenox is the man in question that Mise Maurice having been discarded by a c.r- tain nobleman of England was then trv- ing to fascinate certain man in switx-
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-17
Democratic Campaign Con-
tfibutiODS.

The undersigned, as Treasurer of the
Committee of One Hundred, political
-. .anization throughout the State of
Maryland for the purpose of electing
Bryan and Kern and the regular Con-
gressional candidates of the Democratic
party. having duly given bond to the
State of Maryland and filed the same
with the Secretary of State, as provided
under chapter l22 of the Acts of Assem-
bly, of Maryland of 1908 for the purpose
of preventing corrupt practices, is now
in position to receive and account for,
according 20 law. such contributions as
may be made by all citizens and has
also been appointed by the Democratic
National Committee, member of the
Finance Committee of the National Or
ganization for the State of Maryland.
This new law, which throws much
labor on political treasurers. directs the
names Of all contributors and the
amounts given to be made public
record in the Circuit Court Clerk S
office of the respective counties or Bal
timore City, No subscriptions without
the name of the giver can be received.
ANY person who subscribes in any other
name than his own, and every treasurer
who knowingly receives such sub
scription, is subject to fine and imprlson-
ment and will be Ineligible to public
office for four years from the date
of the offence A detailed account of
expenditures is required. The law pro-
hbits subscriptions from corporations.
The publicity thus given to all sub
scriptions is apparently intended to dis
courage them from the special interests
for improper purposes and also cores
pondingly to encourage the party lead
ers and benefciaries, including the rank
and file of the people. whose interests
are served by honest government. to
bear the campaign expenses of the
party which they choose to support.
The public record of contributions will
thus serve as an index of the individuals
who give financial support to the Demo
cratic party in this important campaign.
Every Democrat in the State of Mary
land, who is financially able, should at
once make a contribution for the cause
either to local Treasurer, to the
Treasurer of the State Central Com
mittee, Hon. Murray Vandiver, or to
the undersigned. and the name of the
contributor will be placed on the Roll
of Honor to be recorded in the courts
of record as directed by the Statute.
If the people desire to rule and throw
off the yoke of the special interests,
they should respond to this lawful OPP
portunity and contribute to necessary
and proper political expenses.
BLAIR LEE, Treasurer.
Silver Spring, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-17
THREE OIL TANKS BURNED
Spectacular Blaze at Standard OIL
Plant Near Baltimore.

Baltimore. oct IA spectacular
fire broke out at the Canton plant OF
the Standard Oil company. a short
distance beyond the eastern limits OF
this city. and il was not under con
troll until nearly four hours later. The
fire originated in the pump house,
where spark set fire TO oily pipes and
ran along them To nearby tanks. OF
which three were destroyed One OF
these was not In use. while the others.
each OF about 1900 barrels capacity.
ono was nearly full Of refined oil and
the other less than half full OF the
refuse known as "slop Explosions
caused breaks in the connecting pipes
and prevented the pumping on OF the
oil from endangered tanks. The fire
men. however. were assisted by favor.
able winds, which carried the flames
away from tho other tanks of the
plant a fireman and few bystand'
ers were slightly hurt by flying de-
bris. No estimate OF the loss could DO
obtained from representatives of the
company. but by others the figures
were placed at between $4,000 and
sI00.O 900
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-17
Woman rhraahea a rramp.

Wilkes Barre. Pa. oct. Is. Mrs.
John Snyder. of Riverside. near here,
who weighs 275 pounds. mostly muscle.
busted the roadside with a tramp who
had attacked her. When she was done
with the man he looked as though he
had heen In wreck. The tramp went
10 the Snyder home and. after having
been given something TO eat discover.
ed that Mrs Snyder was alone, and
attacked her She knocked the fellow
down picked him up again, ran him to
tho road and held him with one hand
while she pounded him with the other.
Ncighhors. hearing the mans shrieks.
taa fp ttr socHr and wanted 10 lynch
the man. but Mrs Snyder insisted that
the punishment she had given was Sc
we're enough and he was released.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-17
STANDING BEAR A BlGAMIST
Educated Indian Has More Wives
Than the Law Allows.

New York, Oct l5.-Henry Standing
Bear. full.blooded Sioux Indian. who
is a graduate OF the Carlisle Indian
school and formerly was a full back
on the Carlisle football eleven. was ar
raigned in court here charged with
bigamy. The complainant is Hazel NJ
Moran OF ST Louis. who said she was
a graduate of Smith college. at North
ampton. Mass. Miss Moran alleged
that she was married to Bear in May
last and accompanied him to London
to interpret for Indians who were Civ
ing exhibitions at the Crystal Palace
there Miss Moran asserted that she
has now discovered that Bear has q
Sioux wife and three children AT Pine
Tree. s D. Bear was held In bail for
a hearing next Monday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-10-17
WILL MARRY
IF ELECTED
Unique Promise Of Candidate For
Governor Of Delaware.
SINGLE WOMEN INTERESTED

Or. Paynter, the Democratic Nominee,
Agrees TO Wed Girl From County
Giving Him the Largest Majority.
Declares He viii Garry Out All
Campaign PIedoes-soms Wonder
II the Doctor Has Been courting
Girls In All Three Counties Of the
State.
Wilmington. Del. Oct i5.--n DR..
Rowland G. Paynter the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate. Is elected and
keeps his promise, he will have 10
marry and there is much speculation
among the unmarried women friends
OF the Sussex county physician as TO
whether he has made his choice OF q
life partner
DR. Paynter is acceptable TO many
young women OF SUSSEX county. and
now that he has promised to wed II
elected. the unmarried women folk
may decide to campaign for him.
The matter came about in this way:
Former Congressman l.. Irving Handy,
who Is the Democratic congressional
nominee this year. has been campaign.
ing in Sussex county. During an ad.
dress al Laurel he said that II Dr..
Paynter was elected he would marry
the girl from the county giving the
largest Democratic majority. He said;
81 take the liberty to make this of.
fer. which is a prize award and no at
tempt at bribery DR. Paynter is a
bachelor and Andrew c. Gray. our
nominee for attorney general never
married II Dr Paynter is elected
governor Of Delaware ne will marry
girl from the county giving the largest
majority and from the county giving
the second largest majority he will
select the girl for Andy Gray"
DIR Paynter when asked about
Handy's announcement said. We
propose to carry out all our pledges.
As sure as am elected | will get mar
rled. and Mr. Handy will be invited
to the wedding
III view OF the fact that county ma
jorities are considerations in the
promise some OF his young women
friends wonder II the doctor has been
paying attention to girls in all three
counties.