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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28


For the recreation of our eldars
there was always a great deal Of
driving. 1t was possible to keep a
carriage on an income that would
not suffice for that alone in the met
AppoHs. The carriage roads were
| and still are excellent and the coun-
tryNeharming. with here and there a
stately old manor house for historic
atmosphere. Even then the mount
aims were frequently resorted to. Now
they are easily accessible, and boast
not only numerous hotels. but many
cottages to which the more fortunate
go back and forth daily in summer
To my boyhood the mountains rep
resented not only untamed nature,
but their hotels were outposts of the
great world beyond. The mountains
represented history also. for on the
side of one was battlefield. marked
with a huge cairn of stones, and they
meant literature, as we'll, for in one
of the gaps was the home of an au-
thor whose novels and poems were in
the town library.
With us young people bicycles
were popular to a degree that once,
In the days of old. high wheels, drew
even a national meet to the old town,
But the simple attractions of the
place palled on our Travelled guests,
and the occasion began to look like a
failure until, in the evening, the en-
tertainment committee got together
and started a false alarm of fire,
which allowed the visitors to pull the
hand apparatus of the local fire COM
panies madly about the streets, until
their superabuDdant energies we're
exhausted and they went to bed con-
tent.
These volunteer fire companies
were centres of the intensest interest,
making up in anticipation and prep
aration for the practical efficiency
which, happily, they were seldom
called upon to demonstrate They
held innumerable limitations, cleo
tions, anniversaries, and organiza-
tions; and they were always consid-
ering, with infinite attention to detail,
the adoption of new uniforms and
the purchase of new equipment. All
of which we youngsters ardently en-
ulated with an organization which.
in vocabulary more aspiring than
accurate, we called THE Junevilles. -
Even more, if possible, than by the
fire companies, our interest was stir
rcd hv the animal pOunfv fair which
for four days in the autumn. crowd
ed the town with visitors and filled
the central square, of evenings, with
all sorts OF travelling mclntebanks.
This was easily welcomed as practi-
cally our only opportunity for famil-
iarity with the histrionic art, for the
attractions of the town theatre were
not of a sort to be generally approved.
| remember, however. attending at
least one performance when young
enough to be tremendously puzzled
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

by the difficulties Of a harlequin IN
attempting to get through a wall the
door Of which mysteriously changed
from place to place. while from time
TO time the wall became all doors or
showed no doors at all.
What a Sensitive Man Did.
Sometimes the few bookish people
gathered into reading clubs or vel
coined visiting lecturers, who also
conducted discussions and criticized
essays. when anybody wrote them.
The only lecture | recall dealt with
Rugby. and impressed partly for Tom
Browns sake, but chiefly because on
that occasion the most sensitive man
In the town covered himself with
confusion by absent mindedly clap
ping his hands together in pursuit of
mosquito, with the effect of an
plauding loudly at a most inappro-
pirate time. The after lecture dis
cussions struck me then as very
learned. but Judge now that I must
have been easily impressed, since the
only specimen | remember was the
statement that Carlyle was a bear.
wallowing in a sea of words" made
by the principal of the high school.
Even now I should consider him
as remarkable as his rhetoric. For
he was not only the official head of
the dozen schools in his building. but
he also taught, alone and unalded.
all Of the classes in the high school.
preparing us for college In every sub
ject from algebra to zoology. and do
ing 1t we'll His only limitation was
that he chewed tobacco. secretly, or
as secretly as he was able with the
eyes Of thirty boys constantly upon
him.
Not the least interesting feature Of
my visit was the opportunity It pro-
vided for noting the present status Of
old schoolmates. Most of them had
developed in directions that might
have been anticipated from their
youthful traits. Even the fact that
the two most harum-scarum had be-
come responsible bank directors. was
explained by the remembrance that
10 ANooAES1 may OlLEu TGI-
resent merely a superabundance Of
excellent energy. The school dreamer
had become the chief confectioner Of
the town, expending his Imagination
on a new art shop and a summer gar
den lighted by the electric eyes Of
Cheshire cats and owls perched in
the trees. The serious boy had ac-
quired practice as a physician until
his stout body and large head seemed
bursting with incommunicable knowI-
edge concerning the local human
comedy. The clever boy had become
a successful attorney. more than sat-
isfied with his profession as an er-
cellent working hypothesis in an un-
ineligible world The boy who had
become a musician pleased me, per-
haps. most of all. With talent that
would win distinction anywhere, he
rejected the distractions of cities for
a simple environment. where he
might discover and develop his spon-
taneous self.
A Change in Old Comrades.
II those had known as BOYS were
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

A certain man living in neN
certain man living in a New
England village lost a horse one day,
and failing to find him, went down to
the public square and offered a re-
ward of IS to whoever could bring
him back.
A half-witted fellow who heard the
offer volunteered to discover the
whereabouts of tile horse, and, sure
enough, he returned in half an hour.
leading him by his bride. The own
er was surprised at the ease with
which his half-witted friend had
found the beast, and on passing the
IS to him, he asked:
Tell me. how did you find the
horse?"
To which the other made answer:
"waal, l thought to myself, where
would | go If l was boss; and
went there, and he had."-Every-
body's Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28
Finding His Happy Valley.
PROGRESS OF THE PILGRIM
TO SCENES OF HIS YOUTH

How He Found srunken But None Less Joy In Old
Faces and Places--The Town Beauty Missing She
Married Army officer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

81 hope, bruddah, said the par
son. gravely, that yo' always says.
Get behind me, Satan,
The old colored man rubbed his
bandaged knee and looked wistful
Il might say dat to Satan, parson, .
he replied slowly, but All wouldn't
say ct to none oh desc heah red deb
bills. Ell one oh dem gifts behind yo'
why yo am liable to go to de hospital
for six months" - Chicago Daily
News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28
A Dogs Artificial Tail.

Artificial teeth, legs. arms and hair
are common. but a dog with an arti-
fetal tail is rare. Foil, a terrier be-
longing to an OlIey family, sports an
artificial tail. In accordance with
custom. Foil lost his tail early in life,
only a stump about two inches long
remaining. To this stump his present
owners have affixed tail which can
wag any way the dog l2ies. The tail
is fastened by strap and buckle.
and when In place is very like the real
article. Foil enjoys wearing it, and
at night submits gracefully to its re-
moval.--Philadelphia Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

Jimmie" said the merchant solemn.
ly, at the eleventh hour, 1--WE have
forgotten to get a fresh supply of
stamps"
And the ofIice-boy, in his excitement,
responded with, Goodness. sir, so we
have! If we amt couple of blunder
headed idiotsi"-Tit-Bits
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28
THE PROFIT OF LOSS.

Thee loss of fortune wreck of personal affection
the visible be turned
energy higher phase living.
i'll health spiritual
perfection unhappness
another call his public ork."-J. Brierley
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

A Change in Old Comrades.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

by the difficulties of a harlequin IN
attempting to get through wall the
door Of which mysteriousiy changed
from place to place. while from time
TO time the wall became all doors or
showed no doors at all.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

Thirty years ago everybody start
ed on a neW year by keeping a diary
What has become of that old habit?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-28

great majority. the men were devoted
chiefly to business and some few to
politics; the women to their homes
and their churches, which last regu-
lated all of their social as well as
their religious activities.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-28
Selma Bread in Old London.

Bread, which, like Goals. is advancing
in price, was also formerly a matter of
state regulation. In the thirteenth
century, for example, an enactment
was in force that the profit of the
baker on each quarter of wheat was to
be, for his own labor, six cents, and
such bran as might be sifted from
the meal. Again, in London, only
farthing and h~alf-penny loaves were al
lowed to be made, and it was a serious
offense for a baker to sell loaves of
any other size. Nevertheless, other
kinds of loaves were sometimes SNUG
gled into the market, hidden in vari-
Gus ways-under a towel, in the folds
OF a garment or beneath the arms. A
curious ordinance in the city of Lon
don forbade the baker, if he sold by re-
tail, to sell bread in or before his
house, before the oven in which it
was baked, Of indeed anywhere but
in the market assigned to him. There
seems to have been a strange preju.
dice against bread made in South.
wark, n reason given being because
the bakers of Southwark are not
amenable to the justice of the city
London Chronicle.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-28
wcrkins the "Rope Trick"

How the wonder worker" of India
performs his rope trick" is told by a
correspondent who witnessed the feat
In a busy greet CT 'Surat in broad
daylight: Il was writing in a room
overlooking this thoroughfare, on the
first focr of the house, when my
friend called TO me. Stepping on to
the veranda I saw a small group OF
people gathered round a man and q
boy. The man threw a long rope
STRAIGHT up in the air and the boy then
climbed up the rope, the lower end OF
which was held by the man. Having
reached the top Of the rope. the boy
balanced himself, in various pastures,
on the ro.nt of the rope and then dis
appea ci from sight. Afterward he ap-
peared AGAIN on the ground and he
and tie nan quietly walked away.
The sn1all group Of people dispersed
and | vent back to my writing"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-28
A Credit to Surgery.

The action of the surgeon of the
steamship Pannonia of the Cunard
line is a high credit to the heroism
and skill of surgery. In m~id-ocean, in
a great storm, the motion of the ves-
sci was suspended to enable DIR. Fra
ser Orr to perform the operation for
appendicitis or a coal-passer who was
in danger of immediate death unless
it be then performed. That was sue
cussfully done and DR.. Orr was as
sisted by DR.. Hendrix, who had over
sight of some of the steerage passen-
gers on the vessel. The action de-
serves chronicling and will command
admiration wherever the history of
medicine and surgery shall be held
in honor among men.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-28
Beauties Of Our Language.

Two members of the Princeton IA
Guilty, according to Harper's Weekly,
during a recent hurried trip, we're on
an electric car when it was stepped
by a blockade. AS they were near
their destination, they decided to get
out and walk. The block was, how.
ever, soon lifted, and the a over
took them.
when we left the car" said one Of
them, who. by the way, has a little bill
Of the Celt in him, ." thought We
should get on better by getting OF
But. after all. we should have beer
s1etteroR Il we had stayed on"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-28
HURT HIS SENSE OF JUSTICE.
Soungster Considerably Puzzled Over
Distribution Of Rewards.

Having finished her afternoons
pnilanthropic work in the East side
tenements, the voluntary helper
for home. Before she had pro-
ceeded far, however, she discovered
that a small purse, which contained
Inc remainder Of her money, about
o dollars, was missing from her
handbag. So, surmising she had either
carelessly mislaid the purse or been
robbed of 1t, she retraced her steps to
the tenements. Her search over her
recent working field availing her moth
Ing, she was about to turn again
toward home, when a tear-stained, sly
acting youth came out of one of the
tenements and accosted her.
Say, missus," he sniveled. point
Ing across the street, where another
boy crouched in a hallway to exam
Inc something, IF y re lookin' fer
y p~ocketbook, dat kid over dere's
got it,"
Acting on this declaration, the lady
hurried over and cornered the lad be-
Tore he was aware of her p~ropinquity.
Seeing no chance of escaping with
the purse and it's contents the boy
complied with the lady's demand and
handed over the pocketbook.
Now, my honest lad" she then
said, turning to the first boy, who had
followed her across the street, there's
. dollar for pointing out the theft
AS this boy ran off clutching his re
ward, the second lad squinted hare
at the lady.
Say. missus," he said, don't 1 gel
nothin'?"
Not a penny"
Gee" he rejoined in a kind of per
plexity; AN / stole de p~ocketbool
from him!"-Illustrated Magazine.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-28
Honored Her Memory.

It was simply a coincidence that
made the unwilling Of the monument
to Queen Victoria at Leith, Scotland.
take place on the same day as the pub
lication Of her first volume of letters.
Lord Rosebery. who made the address
at the meeting, declared mot the
least Of the services that she rendered
us is the effect of her training and
example on the present king"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-06-27
nER DESTINATIONS IN Dovsr.
Little Girls Remark Net csmpIImsa
tary 70 Grandma.

Ethel n of the mature age Of IVA
Recently her grandmother concluded
that It deyolved on her to instruct the
child in religious matters.
"You must be good girl. Ethel"
she said. "Then you will go to heaven
when you die"
Ethel seemed scarcely pleased with
this reward for exceptional conduct.
Don't you want to go to heavenr
asked grandma, with a look OF 70
proach.
"oh, don't know" temporized
Ethel II guess not"
why not?" demanded grandma,
severely. e.F.
Because maybe couldn't get out"
answered Ethel.
"You wouldn't want to get out" re-
piled grandma.
ooh, yes, should" returned Ethel,
with conviction.
me" argued grandma, you would
not. Why should you want to get out
OF heaven?"
why" answered Ethel, II guess I'd
want to go and see you once in q
while, wouldn't I?"-Woman's Home
Companion.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-06-27

of Michigan, which awakened well
coming yell for the Grand Old Man"
of Illinois.
Platform Is Adopted.
Earlier in the day the battle over
the platform had occupied the close at.
tention of delegates and spectators.
The platform as framed by the commit
tee on resolutions was read by its
chairman. Senator Hopkins of Illinois.
while minority report, rejecting the
views of the supporters of Senator
La Toilette, was presented by Con-
gresham Cooper of Wisconsin. 1t
was on one hand the sledgehammer
blows of the Wisconsin men against
combinations and monopoly, and on
the other hand the warning Of Hopkins
against the "socialistic doctrines of
Wisconsin" The platform was adopt
ed by an overwhelming vote. after
many separate planks in the Wiscon-
sin plan had been buried under ad-
verse votes.
Sherman for Second Place.
The nomination for the vice-presi-
dency was not made until Friday.
When the convention adjourned for
the day Thursday the situation re-.
garding second place on the ticket was
decidedly unsettled, but before the del.
egates met Friday an arrangement had
been perfected for the Taft delegates
to support Representative James s.
Sherman of New York as the running
mate of the secretary Of war.
Three names were placed in nomi-
nation when the chairman announced
that nominations were In order. Sher-
man was named as New York's choice
by Tim Woodruff, former lieutenant
governor of the state; Gov. Curtis
Guild of Massachusetts, was placed in
nomination by Senator Lodge, and Ex-
Gov. Franklin Murphy Of New Jersey
was named by Thomas N. McCarter.
Several brief seconding speeches were
made for each candidate.
When the roll call was begun 1t was
soon seen that Sherman was the popu-
lar choice of the delegates. When
enough votes had been cast to insure
his nomination Senator Crane of
Massachusetts, moved that 1t be made
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-06-27

mad uproar. Gradually, however, the
curiosity of the multitude conquered
their enthusiasm, and they lapsed into
silence to hear the result of the roll
call.
A hush of expectancy hung over
the assembly as the call proceeded.
Hasty summaries showed that Taft
was far in advance. When New York
was reached the Taft column totaled
427. Ohio carried the Taft total to
511, or 20 more than enough to nom
mate. Still the call went on until the
final result was announced by Chair.
man Lodge:
For Theodore Roosevelt, 3 votes (;
for Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio 16
votes; for Charles w. Fairbanks OF
Indiana, 40 votes; for Joseph Cannon
of Illinois, 81 votes; for Robert La Fol.
lette of Wisconsin. 25 votes; for
Charles e. Hughes of New York, SO
votes; for Philander c. Knox of Penn
sylvania, 68 votes, and William H. Taft
of Ohio, 702 votes.
Vote In Detail.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-06-27

of sound. For ten. 10, 20 minutes,
this uproar continued. At last the
tired voices died down to a hoarse
shout and subsidized.
Seconded by Knight.
This lull now gave the opportunity
for the speech seconding Taft's NOM
nation, by George H. Knight OF Cali
fornia, his big, round face beaming
forth on the sympathetic multitude,
and his splendid baritone voice well.
ing forth like the tones of a great
church organ. California's tribute to
Taft was brief and fervid. Now there
was another lull in the Taft movement,
while the remaining candidates were
placed in nomination.
1t was late in the afternoon before
the convention, now literally swelter-
ing with the intense heat and weary
after nearly seven hours OF continuous
session, reached the end of the flood
of eloquence and the decks were at
last cleared for the eliminating act.
Demonstration for La Toilette.
But, no; just as the. last swell Of
oratory, the seconding speech for La
Toilette, had died away, like cyclone
from clear sky burst La Toilette
demonstration which swept the con-
vention from its very bearings. It
was the same deafening wave or sound
that had greeted Roosevelt Wednesday
and Taft little while before, intense
and maddening and with the vital ring
80 a, .s ,aA M
though Wisconsin had suddenly peo-
pied every foot of the galleries. The
delegates sat calm and waiting, ex-
cept the frantic Wisconsins. but the
convention for the time being was In
the possession of the galleries.
Now singular Transformation &C.
Cured - gradually. the whirlwind
veered from la Toilette to Roosevelt.
flushed by the Roll Call.
Amid this pandemonlum, and with
the galleries in full control, Chairman
Lodge deci.sd upon heroic action In
order again to make the convention
master of its affairs. He ordered the
roll call OF states to begin for the
vote on president. Such call, under
such circumstances OF intense con-
fusion, has probably never before &C.
CURED In the history of national con-
ventions. The secretary was power
less to make his call of the states
heard above the deafening clamor.
SEEKING a megaphope he shouted the
roll of states--Alabama. Arkansas
but his voice was swallowed up In the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-06-27
Republican Convention
at Chicago Names
the Ticket.
War Secretary and New York Con
gresham Selected as Candidates
for President and Vice-Presi-
dent -Proceedings of the Con-
Uention--Big Demonstration
for Theodore Roosevelt.

Chicago. - For president of the
United States, William H. Taft of Ohio.
For vice-president Of the United
States, James s. Sherman of New
York.
Taft on the first ballot; Taft by 702
votes; Taft by the unanimous choice
of the convention. Sherman on the
first ballot; Sherman by the unani-
nous choice of the convention.
This Is the ticket the delegates to the
Republican national convention assem-
bled at Chicago have selected for pre-
sentation to the people at the Novem-
Der election.
The picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheater as the presidential
candidate was named Thursday was
one truly gradiose in its magnitude.
In front, to the right and left, below
and above, the billowing sea of hu.
manity, restless after hours of wait
ing and stirred from one emotion to
another, was In fever of expectancy
for the eliminating vote. The favorite
sons OF other states had been named
save Knox and La Toilette, and now
on the roll call came Ohio.
Scene Of Wild Enthusiasm.
AS the Buckeye state was reached
the tall, gaunt form OF Theodore f.
Burton, with student.like face and
severe black clerical garb. advanced to
the platform to nominate Ohio's can
didate. He spoke fervently. with the
singing voice of an evangelist, which
went ringing through the great build
ing. The close of his speech. OF
nomination was the signal for loosing
the long pent-up feeling Of the Taft
Iegions. Instantly the Ohio delegates
were on their feet, other Taft states
following, while the convention hosts
In gallery and on floor. broke into mad
demonstration.
Taft, Taft, w. II. Taft" came In
a roar from the Ohioans.
Megaphones seemed to spring from
concealed places and swell the Taft
tumult into thunder A huge blue silk
banner bearing the familiar features
OF the statesman-secretary was swung
before the delegates, awakening a
fresh whirlwind of enthusiasm.
All semblance of order had been
abandoned and the delegates arena
was a maelstrom OF gesticulating
men; the guidons Of the states were
snatched up by the Taft enthusiasts
or borne under by the storm Of disor.
der. The band was inaudible--a mere
whisper above the deafening volume
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-06-27
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM AT A GLANCE
ROOSEVELT


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of all who toll
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Republican declares
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ARMY AND NAVY
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vote " WADE UNANIMOUS.
A great shout went up as Lodge
concluded his announcement, and with
one accord the cohorts of Cannon and
Knox and Hughes and the other
heroes. Joined in a common tribute for
the candidate of the party.
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, for Gov.
Hughes. leaping upon a chair. moved
to make the nomination of Taft unani-
nous; Senator Penrose for Knox, and
Boutell for Cannon, and Henry Of
Georgia for Foraker, and Wisconsin
for La Toilette. seconded the motion
for unanimous vote to the candidate.
The vote was given with a ringing
cheer, and then with shouts of exulta-
ton over the new candidate, the con.
ventiou adjourned until ten o'clock
Friday morning, when the nomination
Of vice-president was taken up.
1t was not until four hours had been
spent over the platform that the con-
vention was ready to proceed with the
nominating speeches for president.
First came the nomination of Cannon,
by Representative Boutell of Illinois.
seconded by Representative Fordney