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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03

The soldiers greatest victory is not
always on the field. Nor are the ene-
mics in his most terrible contests al
ways his fellow man. One such con-
test is described in L. E. Chittenden' S
can Unknown Heroine" During the
Civil War Lieutenant Bedell was shot
in the thigh. The bright red gush OF
arterial blood told him where the i'm
mediate danger lay. In vain he tried
to check the stream. Then he called
for aid.
cord it, boys" he said. "Take
a handkerchief or anything, only be
quick! Try a sash and bayonet," he
added, seeing their futile endeavors.
At last the flow was stopped. The
officer was carried in stretcher to
the temporary field-hospital. Ampu-
tation of the leg must take place al
once, and the patient might die under
the knife Bedell heard the dag.
nosis
as not this wound certain to be
fatal if you do not operator"
Eyes"
IQeu 10 uOI lose d uIOueHt
time"
They laid him on the table. His
native vigor was in his favor, but his
great size was against him. Sixty.
four inches of flesh were laid bare be-
fore the operation was over. The
right hand was crushed, but the sur
geons dared not touch it until it was
seen whether the patient would rally
from the amputation.
That evening the camp had tc
move, and the jolting journey was ar
awful ordeal for the wounded man
At last, expecting his death at any
moment, the doctors had him carried
to a farmhouse by the way. In the
morning he had gained little
strength.
"You doctors think have my fataI
wound" he said. II know perfectly
we'll the chances are against me. But
1 have wife and children who want
me. am going to make the hardest
fight of which 1 am capable. Will
you help me-"
A consultation was held. Only one
young surgeon thought there was the
slightest hope of life. In his care
Lieutenant Bedell put himself.
My life is not my own property,
said he. "For a year it belongs to
the United States; after that to my
family / shall not throw away one
chance to save it. Doctor, an
ready"
Again he was laid on the operating
table. He did not wish to take an an.
esthetic, but he submitted when the
doctor said:
"The operation on the hand and
the dressing of the wound will be very
painful, and therefore exhausting
You must husband every particle OF
strength"
On a hard bed of straw, his only
covering an old army blanket, the
wounded man with his young doctor
fought the fight for life. And they
won.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
OUR DANDY.

OUR DAND1.
Dandy is little black dog. He
always wears a white shirtfront and
four white slippers. He has tiny
tuft of white on the tip of his silky
black tail. He is cute little animal.
Besides being cute he is very fond OF
sweet things and doughnuts are his
special delight; you know the kind,
with a big hol, in the middle and all
covered with sugar.
Dandy's mistress does not think
doughnuts are good for him, and she
has expressed herself so often that
Dandy knows quite we'll what she
thinks.
Now Dora, the cook, did not know,
so the day before Thanksgiving while
she was baking Dandy watched her
so eagerly and frisked about so joy
ously that she selected one of the
largest cakes and threw it on the
floor for her pet.
Dandy was surprised to say the
least, how good the doughnut looked
and "M-m,' how good 1t smelled. He
looked it all over. He shifted at ii
daintily. He poked it with his paw
He looked up at Dora as if he wanted
her to say something.
Then he picked up the cake and
carried it in his mouth, trotted sober
ly away straight into the sitting
room where sat his mistress.
Dandy dropped the cake at her
feet, looked pleadingly up in her
face and waited for orders to eat
His mistress thought he had stolen
the sweetmeat and calling to Dora
she asked, do you know how Dandy
got this doughnut?"
"Shure, mum; 1 gave it to him.
Dandy barked.
His mistress laughed. Good dog,
she said. You have earned your
dessert; now eat it quick before
change my mind"
Dandy wagged his tail and ate the
cake, even to the last crumb of sugar
and then ran out to tell Tabby. the
cat, all about his treat.-New Haven
Register,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
ROBERTS DREAM.

Robert had been asleep all after
noon, but when he awoke he was
ready to tease everybody. The day
was very warm, and his pets had
slept all afternoon. Then he went
to Prince, his dog, and gave him O
kick; then he said, "Get up, you lazy
fellow" and when he did not get up
he got three more. At last he got
up and walked around.
Princess. his cat, also was asleep.
He came to her and lifted her high
in the air, but the cat gave him an
awful scratch. 'Oh. you naughty
cat" he said. 'Oh, you naughty boy. y
said his mother, who was sitting on
the porch, and saw all.
:, you must 60 to bed. because
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
I DON'T CARE:

Charley was a little boy who al
ways said Il don't care!" no matter
what was said to him. For instance,
his mother remarked at the table:
''You can't have any more cake. 1t
will make you sick"
I don't care!" said Charley. III
get well again"
Sister said: please show me how
to do this example, I can't do it.
II don't care!". says Charley. Find
out for yourself and you'll know how
next time
Don't you see aunt is standing?
Get up, Charley, and give her your
chair"
II don't care! There are other
chairs for her to sit on"
Come play with baby; he is crying
for you "
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03

Careful research has shown that
India was the country from which the
orange spread to Western Asia and
eventually to Europe and the Ameri.
cas-. Oranges are at present found
wild in many parts Of Northern In.
dia. Cultivated from remote per-
iod in Hindustan, they were carried
to Southwestern Asia by the Arabs,
probably before the close of the ninth
century. They spread ultimately,
through the agency of the same race,
to Africa, Spain and possibly Sicily.
following the tide Of Mohammedan
conquest
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
A TICKLISH TRICK.

The feat known as the bag and
spear trick has been considered one OF
the greatest of the Hindu magician's
art. In this trick, says a writer in
the New York Press, the Hindu fakir
has his assistant get into sack, the
mouth of which he firmly secures,
and then unceremoniously hurls his
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
POOR POLICY.

Mrs. Skinner-'Well, how wuz the
circus, Jason?"
Mr.. Skinner-"Rotten! An the
feller at the door made me pay full
price fer little Hiram"
Mrs. Skinner-"Well. he's a good
deal more'n twelve, you know"
Mr.. Skinner-"Course he is, but
fer the sake Nv year or two I don't
see why them graspin' circus interests
should antagernize the farmin' com,
munity. y.''-Brooklyn Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
The White Man in Africa.

"The footprint of the white man is
like the footprint Of the elephant" !"
says a Swat native proverb; st re.
mains in the ground"
Another proverb: white men are
like and yet unlike quails. When
you see one in your country you will
soon see flock. But the Quails leave
you again, the white men never"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
helpless victim to the ground. With
out sign of warning, the fakir drives

helpless victim to the ground. With
out sign of warning, the fakir drives
his spear through the centre of the
bag.
After withdrawing his weapon,
upon the point of which no blood
stain appears, the fakir stands and
gazes dreamily over the heads of the
spectators. The body within the bag
founders about as if in mortal agony.
At last, when the opponent is appar-
emily dead, the fakir again plunges
his spear into the motionless body.
The same antics are repeated. Then
tde fakir releases his attendant from
the bag, and he steps out without a
scratch upon his body.
Although the trick is performed
with all the carelessness imaginable,
it calls for more patience, skill and
exactness than any of the so-called
black-art achievements. From the
time the attendant enters the bag,
both fakir and assistant count every
breath they take. When a stated
number of breaths have been taken,
the fakir makes his thrust, and the
occupant of the bag is prepared to
avoid it. Then the count begins
again, and at the proper time the
spear is driven through the bag
second time. In order to evade the
spear and make it appear to pass
through his body, the assistant dou-
bles up in as small form as possible.
His legs are drawn up close, with the
chin resting upon the knees and the
arms folded round the lower limbs
across the shins. When in this posi-
tion, at the fiftieth breath, the spear
passes under the attendants arms be-
tween the abdomen and the thighs.
The slightest miscalculation by
either the fakir or his assistant would
mean a serious if not mortal wound
| for one and an unheard-of disgrace
| for the other.
That fakir and assistant are able
| so to train themselves to breathe in
perfect unison while giving one of
these performances, when the slight
est variation in time by either would
| be fatal, is certainly wonderful.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
Couldn't Leave Town.

A lawyer had a horse that always
baked when he attempted to cross a
certain bridge leading out of the vii
lage. No amount of whipping or urg-
ing would induce him to cross 1t, so
he advertised him for sale. ITO be
sold for no other reason than that the
owner would like to leave town.
Mount Jewett Pa.) News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03

Early in the morning search par
ty found him in faint beside the
dyke with his arm still stopping the
leak. They carried him home, and
for many days they were anxious
about him, but God spared his life.
Long years have passed since then.
but when the sea roars like flood
the Hollanders take their sons by
the hand and tell them of brave little
Peter, whose courage saved the land.
-Inez McFee, in the Normal Instruc-
tor
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
SMOOTHING THE ROAD.

what did Barker do when he dis
covered that his wife and chauffeur
had planned to elope in his CARP
''He oiled 1t thoroughly and put 1t
in first-class shape" - Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
1.-THE GENUINE"

Customer-"Is there as much
genuine Vermont maple sugar on the
market this spring as last?"
Dealer-"Just as much, but under
the new food law we have to put
different label on t."-Browning'
Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
ALL OTHERS KNOWN.

Lawyer Hawk-"Do you know the
nature of an oath, sir?"
Mr.. Parrot (ironically)-"Aw, say.
what do you take me fora bird of
paradise or the dove Of peace?"-
Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
NOTHING IN VAIN.

The poet died without knowing
what he had been created for. ITO
starve!" was his one best guess.
OF course he was in error. Could
he have looked forward only hun.
dred years or so, and beheld the
cheap skates who should then be
making a fat living writing about
him, he must have understood bet.
ter. Almost nothing is created IN
vain.-Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
A PRoPHETIN HIS sowN COUNTRY

n IIO1 IIiI I1N IIIo O"I O0ON nv .
Il don't believe" remarked good
old Aunt Loeezy, that Lige Potter is
doin' very we'll in Chicago"
''Oh, don't know" replied Uncle
Liphalet, 'Lige uster be a purity
sharp chap before he went there"
"Yes, but we've been takin' this
Chicago paper four years now, and
it's never once mentioned his name.
even when the hull Potter family
'ent there ter visit him! Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
WoULD THEY HOLD ON?

II tell you," said the promoter,
"that mine can be made to give up
money"
II suppose it can." said the small
stockholder. How about the officers
of the company? Star
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
IN BOSTON.

Burglar-"If you move you're a
lead man."
Bostonian-"On the contrary, my
good sir, If I move it is inconstable
evidence that I am alive Boston
Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
CLOSE QUARTERS WITH SHARK.

Captain Charles Adams, pilot and
master pearl diver from Tapeete, Ia
hiti, in the Pacific, while at work
off the island of Aphki, of the Pomotu
group, securing the bottom of the
sea in search of shells, was suddenly
confronted by shoal of sharks. With
the knowledge of an old diver, Adams
opened his jacket, letting loose
furry of bubbles. The ruse was sue
cessful, for all but one shark fled.
To Adams horror that one proved to
be a monster At every turn it came
closer, it's jaws gaping and it's tiny
eyes swapping viciously at him. Ad-
ans cast loose his diving suit in an
effort to escape. With the speed of
bullet he shot toward the surface and
clambered in the waiting boat. At
that very moment the shark had swal-
lowed the diving suit. The life lines
were cut.-Answers.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
EVIDENCE OF EXPERIENCE.

docs that promoter know any
thing of the mining business?"
He starts in as If he were an ex-
perienced hand. never saw prettier
ery."-Washfngton Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
A SUPERSTITIOUS ARMY.

Some time ago a number of Swazi
country to lay their grievances before
King Edward. If the political super
| stitions of the people are as vivid and
effectual as those of their military de-
partment, many difficulties must be
encountered in dealing with the ma
ton. Mr.. Dudley Kidd, in his book.
"The Essential Kaffir," describes the
Swat army and the easy check which
can be put on it's action.
] saw the Swazi impi, or army, on
parade, and during sham fight.
The sight was impressive.
The men were dressed in special
colors, the shields of the regiments
being made from hide, in one case of
brown cattle, in another of black,
and in still another of black and
white. The warriors wore rings of
hide of the same color over their
shoulders.
The masses of men raced over the
ground with earth-shaking tread,
chanting their war-song. They came
like a whirlwind, dancing UP in the
air at parts of the chant. Now and
then they stopped to spear an imag-
mary foe which they had trodden
down, every man plunging his assagai
| into the ground with great whir.
They speared the foe again and
again. 1t was not a case of "thrice
he slew the slain;" he did it a dozen
times, Dragging loudly of his prowess
and bravery. Whir-whir-went the
assagais. accompanied by similar
sound from one thousand deep-throat-
ed voices Then all would jump and
yell and stab the fallen foe again.
Having finished, they resumed their
march, and their tramping ranks
sounded like some deep multitudin-
Gus murmur that swells from the soul
of seas" The impression was that of
overwhelming, irresistible force,
sweeping over the weld, and tramping
every living thing on it's surface.
1t seemed as if nothing could with
stand that whirlwind of fury. Yet If
a rabbit or calf had run out in
front of that huge force the whole
army would have fed with fear at the
bad omen, and would have refused to
fight that day.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
THE NEW CHORUS.

II have hit upon something new to
take the place of the merry villagers.
What is it?"
"A chorus of baseball fans, bear
ing soda pop bottles. ."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
CHAPTER XIV.

The autumn and the winter passed
and Mohun stayed on. He talked some
times of going to town i'll the season.
but when May came there were i'm
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03

The conditions of the Arctic atmos-
phere are so favorable for the trans
mission of sound that it is possible
for two persons to converse thrrSgh
,, a mile Of space.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03

In cemetery at Middlebury, Vt.
is a stone erected by widow to her
loving husband, bearing this inscrip-
tion: Rest in peace-until we meet
again,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03
COMFORTTNC

will my husband live, doctor?"
"Well, madam, IL he doesn't he'll
come mighty close to it."-Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-03

not his very failings and weaknesses
make her the, more resolved to stand
by him now? If the love that had been
reverence once was changing fast to
pity, she hid away all symptoms of
such change, as only women do, and
Mohun found her continually more
sweet, more submissive, more humble.
even, to him than she had ever been.
That certain worshipers never pros
trate themselves in alteration SO alb.
ject as when they first begin to sus.
pect the existence of flaws upon their
idol was an idea not at all likely tc
enter Clifford Mohun's brain.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27
Weather Conditions.

The storm over Iowa on Thursday
morning has disappeared into Canada.
The Rocky Mountain storm has moved
to Colorado, attended by precipitation
over the western and part of the
northwestern states; its trough in
clines eastward toward the Central
Mississippi valley; it has caused gen
orally warmer weather west of the
Mississippi river; warmer conditions
also prevail on the upper Atlantic
coast, where the temperature is near
ly as warm as in Central Texas. The
high pressure area over the North
west has moved eastward to the lake
region, carrying colder weather to
that section. The coolest, IL degrees
above, is in Northern Montana; it is
below zero in Manitoba.
Continued warm with cloudy wealth
er is expected tonight and Saturday in
the vicinity of Palestine.
G. HASS HAGEN,
Official in Charge.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27

nois Teachers Association. Every city
and town in Central Illinois is repre-
scented, and it is believed to be the
largest meeting ever held by the asso-
citation. Sectional meetings were held
this morning and were addressed by
Prof. w. H. Wade of Syracuse Univer-
sity and Prof Elwood w. Kemp of
the Indiana State Normal School.
The first of the general sessions
was held this afternoon in the Vernon
street M. e. church and was presided
over by G. E. DeButts of Pontiac,
president of the association. In addi-
ton to the appointment of committees
and the transaction of other routine
business the program included an ad-
dress on "The Teacher and Social
Sciences" by Prof ]. A. James of
Northwest University.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27
TEN ADDED LAST NIGHT
In Big Meeting at Christian Church.
A Special "Mother Service" viii
Be Held Tonight.

Last night between twelve and four
teen hundred people crowded into the
Christian church to hear Evangelists
Lockhart and Limit. So crowded were
the aisles that when the evangelist
gave the invitation at the close of the
service it was difficult for people to
get through to the front. There were
ten who united with the church last
night Great expectancy prevails and
many converts are expected in the
next few days.
There will be no service on Satur
day night, but tonight great service
in honor of mother is being planned.
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock Evan
gelist Lockhart will talk straight to
men only on MEMS Sins" Mr. Limit
will sing, and a male quartet will as
sist in the music.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27
THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.
information of Particular Interest to
Citizens of Texas.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
San Antonio, Texas, March 27.-In
the report of the comptroller of public
accounts, received from the printer
this morning, there is contained sta
tistical information concerning the cat
tie industry which is of particular in
terest at present During the fiscal
year ending August 81, 1907, there
were rendered on the assessment rolls
of the various counties of the state
6,504,056 cattle, their value being
s59,1SS,9S1, average value 5000, in
contrast to 6,O15,S59 as the number
of cattle, $54,99O,363 their value and
1914 their average value for 1906. An
increase over last years report is
shown in number of 1881 and in
value of s4,140,01S This hardly indi-
Gates that the cattle industry is ON the
wane in-TeXas.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27
Y. M. C. A. Convention.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Columbia, S. c., March 27.-The
fifth annual Interstate convention of
the Y. M c. A. of North and South
Carolina opened here today with full
representation of delegates. The for
NAL opening this afternoon was pre-
ceded by a conference of student del
egates this morning. Governor Ansel,
Bishop Query of Charleston, Robert
Glasgow, Jr., of Charlotte, and Presi-
dent Scherer of Newberry college are
among the notables on the program
for the afternoon and evening ses-
session over Saturday and Sunday.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27

morning from Washington and was
enthusiastically received by the local
branch of the Bryan state league. Dur
ing the forenoon he received many
prominent democrats in conference at
the Fort Pitt hotel. Arrangements
have been made for Mr.. Bryan to de-
liver a political speech at mass
meeting in Exposition Hall tonight.
Tomorrow morning he will go to
Parkersburg.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27
Montreal Bond Issue.
Special to the Herald.

Montreal, March 27.-Bids were
opened at the city hall this afternoon
for Montreal's new 100000 bond is
sue The bonds are to bear interest
at A per cent and mature May l, 1913.
A portion of the proceeds is to be
used for the redemption of the public
debt and the remainder for carrying
on certain public works, chiefly the
enlarging of the water works and
street Improvement.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-03-27
Socialist Theater In Gotham.
,ao;o1 70 tho uaro1d

New York, March 27.-Cosmopolitan
New York has long had its Yiddish,
Chinese, Hungarian and Italian play
houses, but it has remained for julius
Hopp, well known resident of the
Lower East Side, to give to the me-
tropolis its first Socialist theater
Manager Hopp, who has long strug-
gled to establish a Socialist theater in
this city, has found home for his
endeavors in a small playhouse in E.
Third street, where the initial per-
Torrance is scheduled for tonight.