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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19

of thanksgiving for me-" she thought
drearily. as she sat In her widows
weeds in the square wooden pew.
The long. long prayer was finished.
Patience liked the prayer. for In Il she
could hide her face II was never too
long for her. although modern
church. goer would be aghast at having
to listen to even a sermon Of such
a length. The psalms OF rejoicing had
been sung. These had been harder
to bear. The preacher had settled into
his discourse He had turned his hour
glass. and was already at thirdly"
God in his providence has ex-
ceedingly blessed us In delivering
us from danger-he was saying. Pa
tience shuddered. What good was It
to her to be delivered since John had
persisted under the Indian tomahawk,
figure appeared in the doorway.
Such a figurel Gaunt. tattered. Wild
eyed. unkempt. barefooted. bleeding
q mere skeleton covered with ragged
shreds OF garments. II stood in the
doorway quivering and motioning
strangely.
"Patiencei Patieuce," II cried.
It's some crazy exhorter such as
used to come and harrangue the con
gregations in my grandfather's time
said Judge Fletcher. whose ancestor
had been a judge in the days Of the
persecution OF Anabaptists aud
Quakers The tithing-man stalked
down the aisle TO put out the intruder.
Some OF the men half rose. but sat
down again when they saw that the
matter was being attended to. II was
dreadful thing I'm those days TO dis
turb meeting. But John Ha.comb's
widow. unmindful OF disturbance. start.
ed up at the cry aud fairly ran down
the aisle
1T is John. 1t is joint, she
cried.
Never had a religious service in
Bethlehem Hin been broken up like
this one. The minister stopped in
the very middle OF hts most important
sentence. The dreaded tithing- man
himself. who bore upon his soul the
awful responsibility Of every man and
woman. boy and girl Ia the meeting
house. forgot il all and cried out like
a frightened boy: 1T is a ghost!"
But IT was not ghost It was
John Halcomb himself. safe
The story OF the Indian attack on
the village OF Wyoming 10 i77S is
story OF marvellous escapes as we'll as
OF torture and massacre. No adven-
ture in II seems more marvellous than
that OF John llalcomb which Is one OF
the well attested stories OF his.
tory.
With IS other captives. John Hal.
comb had been ranged around a large
fiat stone while a woman fury called
Queen Esther" who seemed at the
head Of this ceremony OF sacrifice OF
prisoners, crushed the heads of one
after the other with a great stone
death maui. Two Of the captives sud.
denly leaped to their feet and dashed
into the forest. The indians pursued
them but did not shoot. probably be-
cause their plan was to bring them
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19

work, which no other man can bring
to a successful elimination, ard l be-
litve he should be returned the
victory next month.
am now nearing the time OF lie
allotted to man. l have seen many
changes In my time. but none which
have brought the country which love
so dearly TO such a splendid position
as has the changed condition since
Judge Faulkner assumed his present
office, and / would like to see every
citizen, old and young. join In elect
ing him for another term. II change
is made at this time. | greatly fear
for the welfare. of the district ! be-
lieve the people can best subserve
their own interest by renominating
him, and l hope all who desire to con
tinue to live In 4 peaoesble, law-abid-
ing community will vote for him in
December next. do not believe
they will ever regret II.
Respectfully,
S. G. Steele
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19

A Figure Appeared at the Doorway.
back alive and torture them to death.
One of the two--and u WAS John Hal
comb-trippcd on vine and rolled
down the sleep river bank. Then he
gave himself up for lost But the
fall, instead OF bringing him to death.
saved his life lie lodged under the
heavy branches Of a fallen tree and
the pursuers. sure that he was ahead,
dashed past IL without discovering
him. He lay concealed in this lucky
hiding place until darkness came
Then wounded. lame, and almost fam
ished. be started out on the journey of
days through the tracklcss forest in
tested with hostile Indians that lay
between him and Patience. A man
less brave of heart would have given
up a score Of times. but there was no
give up 10 John Halcomb. He might
be 90 weakened that he could only
crawl. hut he crawled ON. lettering.
stumbling. crawling. dragging him
self along his painful way by inches
and in danger Of his life all the way.
he covered the toIlsome miles and
came 10 make for his wife Patience
real Day of Thanksgiving.
Copyright 1907. by Wright A. Patterson.)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19
STATE OF KENTUCKY,
COUNTY OF MADISON.

/ do solemnly swear that / have
neither in person nor by direction,
nor through my friends. either direct
ly or indirectly since Nov. It'll, 1908,
given. loaned or promised TO any
voter, or any one for him. any money,
property. spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors. or anything of value. for the
purpose of promoting or influencing
my election, and no one to my know
ledge has done any Of these things
for my benefit solemnly swear that
will not reimburse any person in
any way whatever for any expendi-
ture made in the Democratic Primary
election OF Madison County on my
account. and that my race has been
a just and honest one"
4. The vote shat be counted and
returns shall be made in the manner
and within the time renuired for
the holding OF regular elections. Said
Primary shall be held in all resoects
in the manng required bv law and In
the same manner and snhiect IN the
same penalties as In regular elections.
All officers ~ elections shall he first
dulv sworn before acting. and returns
~ the election shall be made within
the time and in manner reouired in
-A9~iar e'ectiors ard 10 the secretary
NJ the Damoerai~ Committee at the
Court House in Richmond. Ky.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19

The following amendment to the
Democratic Primary Election Call 10
be ned in Madison County on Saturday
November 14th. 1908, was on petition
of all the candidates who have quail
fled in said Primary adopted by the
Democratic County Committee CT
Madison County at special meeting
held November eth. 1908. to-wit:
l. II aay candidate WHO las quail
fled and entered in said Primary
shall either by himself, OF by his
direction or consent, or by his friends
either directly OF Indirectly. give. loan
or promise to any voter. or any one
for any voter. money, property. spirit
tious, vinlous or malt liquors, or any
thing of value, for the purpose of
promoting or influencing his nominal
ton on or after this date. or fail on
this date to call in or revoke anything
of value heretofore promised or placed
the vote of such candidate thus Of
Tending shall be thrown out and not
counted, and on no account shall he
be declared the nominee for the Of
flee for which he was announced. This
provision includes meals, necessaries.
commodities or Injuries Of any kind
whatever for any voter or person
working for him in said Primary.
2 Every candidate whose name shall
be printed upon the official ballot for
said Primary shall take the following
oath before a person authorized to
administer oaths, viz:
Il do solemly swear that having
qualified to enter the Democratic Pri-
mary in Madison County l6 to be held
on November the 18th. 1908. that
will neither in person nor by direc-
ton, nor through my friends. either
directly or indirectly give, loan, or
promise to any voter, or any one for
him, any money. property. spirituous,
vinous or malt liquors, or anything OF
value, for the purpose. or with the
intention of promoting or influencing
my election. and will on this date call
in and revoke anything of value here
tofore promised or placed by me, II
any, and should any one do any Of
the above named things for my bene-
fiS do soiemnly swear that l will not
reimburse him I'm any way whatever.
and will exert every effort Of which
| am capable in making my race for
the office for which I have entered
in said Primary, just and honest one
under the order of the Democratic
County Committee OF Madison County
on my merits and without the use Of
corrupt influences. either directly or
indirectly"
3. Before a certificate of nomination
shall be issued TO the candidate rece-
living the largest number OF votes in
said Primary, he shall be required TO
subscribe to and take the following
oath, viz:
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19
THE MARKET
Beres Prices

Potatoes, Irish per Blu, sl-0o
Cabbage. Sc per ID.
Apples. per bu. 81 so.
Eggs per doz. s6c.
Butter per ID zoe.
Bacon. per ID. l2xo
Ham per ID. Ice.
Lard. per ID. i2hc.
Chickens on foot per ID. 70.
Hens on foot. ger ID. &c.
Feathers. PER h.. SOC.
Corn 75c.
Wheat. per bu., 9Oc.
Oats, COO
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19

daughter. young Mistress Patience
Halcomb, bent languidly over the spin
niDgwheel.
Mistress Prudence made a sign for
silence. but II was too late. the
face Of the pale young widow grew
whittier. and without a word she rose
and glided away.
Mistress Loveioy looked at her sis
ter-in-law inQuiringly.
Hath she not yet become recon
ciled to the decree OF God?" she asked
Mistress Prudence shook her head.
NAY" she said. she saith ever that
II is not by the decree of God she SUIT
fers. but by her own wilfulness. II
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19

The Madison County Primary. held
last Saturday, resulted in the selec-
ton of the following candidates.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19

Thanksgiving makes our prayers
bold and strong and sweet, feeds
and enkindles them as with Goals of
FIRE. Luther
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19
Az MDNxF
THANKSGIVING
NY 6yRER7HA e 6Uc'H

HE parson hath appointed
a day Of Thanksgiving tor
this village that the cruel
tide Of Indian invasion IL
turned back and our lives
are spared" said Mistress
Loveioy Goodwin. bustling
into the warm kitchen
where her sister-in-law
Mistress Prudence Good
win sat knitting by the
fireplace and her listless
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-19
MADISON PRIMARY

Fine Pledge Not kept-Results OF
Saturdays 6alioting and corrup-
ton.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
Corn at OIL Cents.

The price of corn on the floor of the
Chamber of Commerce Wednesday
reached 81 cents-the highest reached
since the country recovered from Civil
War prices. The high price is due to a
tremendous shortening of the visible
supply by damage. The entire undam-
aged supply is only little ovor one
fourth of the supply at this time last
year. No corn at all is available at this
time for export, as more than can be OBJ
tanned is needed for local consumption.
The total stock in Baltimore elevators
Wednesday was only 81, 1877 bushels.
The supply of corn is short all over
the country, and the demand will not be
satisfied until the marketing of the new
crop. This will be a bumper, however,
amounting to 2. 100000, 900 bushels. 1t
is not expected by grain men, though,
that the price will come down much be-
low so cents, even when the new crop
is on the market, for the first part
harvested will be gobbled up at prac-
tically the high price now prevailing,
and so much will be needed for i'm.
mediate use that the largeness of the
crop will not have its usual result.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
Pretty w edding.

Miss Mary Elizabeth Berry and Dr.
Arthur N Tasker were married by Rev
Mr.. Packard, of Rockville, at 1915 K
street, Washington, last Saturday. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
r. Bernard Berry and related to some
If the oldest families in this section.
The groom is an assistant surgeon il
the army.
The wedding was quiet because the
groom has been ordered away next
week for Camp Perry, Ohio. Only re
latives of the contr acting parties were
present.
The bride was attired in handsome
empire gown of messaline satin and
chiffon, with panels of hand embroid-
cry, her veil being caught with orange
blossoms. Her only ornament was a
pearl necklace and pen dant, the gift Of
the groom. She carried shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
maidenhair fern. Her gle attendant
was Miss Louise Berry, as maid of
honor, who wore gown of white
messaline trimmed with Irish point
lace. She carried Bride roses.
The house was decorated with palms
and cut flowers. Mrs. George Weber, a
cousin of the bride, played the march
The bride was given away by her father
The groomsman was DR.. Arthur Hoe, of
Washington. A reception was held af-
ter the ceremony, feature being the
cutting of the wedding cake with the
groom's saber. DR.. Tasker has gone to
Camp Perry, O., and will be accompan-
led part of the way by his wife, who
will return to spend the remainder Of
the month with her parents in their
country home, near Westphalia, this
county. She will join the groom the
first of September at Chicago on his way
to the Philippines, where he will be sta
fNoned two years. The brides going
away gown was tan rajah cloth with
hat to match
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14

have a break But may be wrong"
Southern wheat sold early at 9s4 cents
for the best grades. The poorer grades
of mixed and unconditional stock
brought from SO to 50 cents bushel,
according to it's quality. At the prices
for the best stock the Maryland and
Virginia farmers still have good profit
for this years crop,
Corn has been strong feature OF the
the market for some days. Yellow corn
for domestic use, has brought as high
at 81 cents bushel which is the high
est price in this market since the war.
There is little corn of this quality un-
sold, however. The few farmers who
still have the corn in their bins are un-
willing to part with until satisfied that
the growing crop will produce enough
for winter needs.
1t is rare occurrence in this country
that corn and wheat sell at price SO
close ogether-usually wheat is about
double the price Of corn. New corn is
wanted, and wanted badly. The price
for the ordinary run of elevator stock
Wedn esday was SO cents bid for the
September dealing.
In hopes of good yield this year,
however, later deliveries were at 81
cents, or 16 cents bushel below the
price of the present supply.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
Meeting of Grange.

The meeting of the Montgomery coun'
ty Pomona Grange No. at the Expert.
ment Station on July 80 was great
success, the new open cow barn afford
ing pleasant pace of meeting for its
forty delegates and the visitors who met
there. The apples. peaches, plums and
melons so abundantly supplied by Bro
C. P. Close and his assistants were
greatly appreciated. W. State Master
Patterson reported good growth over
the State and the new Grange at Lam
ham in Prince George county was cor
daily vel ccmed into our Pomona.
The members decided to have the af-
ternoon free to look over the various
lines of experimental work going on al
the Station, the interest centering in the
demonstration of the preservation OF
timber by Mr.. Willis of U. S. Depart.
ment of Forestry, who boils seasoned
posts of willow, yellow pine and pop.
lar in creosote oil and then puts then
in cold oil making them as durable a.
chestnut or locust at total cost of II
cents post.
Next meeting will be at OlneY OF
October Goth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
Items from Glendale.

The Ladies' Aid Society of St
Georges Chapel gave a very pleasan
entertainment and dance in the towl
hall for the benefit of the chape
grounds. A handsome croquet set wa:
donated by S. Kann Sons & Co. O
Washington for drawing contest
About twenty dollars was realized from
this and same was drawn by Capt. Geo
Nj. Smith of Bowie.
Master Peyton Tobert, of Washing
ton, is visiting his grandfather, Mr.
Thomas Kalbfus, of this town.
Thompson Brothers are having quite
a handsome dwelling built on DuVa
street
The Pennsylvania Railroad has put on
another accommodation train stopping
here at 4 SO p. M We now have excel
lent car service on this line and the
electric line.
William J. Smith, who has been on a
thirty days tour north, has returned
home
A handsome park is being made near
here by the W. s. Really Co. This is to
be known as Lincoln Park and no pains
are being spared to have this one OF
the finest in the country.
Mr.. Milton Brickerd sold at auction
his entire stock of cows and dairy uten
sils.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
Wheat Values Decline.

Wheat Wednesday showed further
decline from the high price of 81 bu
shell, touched last week. The decline
has been cents bushel from that
level, with the closing price at the
Chamber of Commerce 81 cents for
August and September delivery and
994 cents for December.
The decline is attributed to speculative
manipulation in Chicago, which, is the
seething center of the grain speculation
There the close for September was 924
cents and for December was 94s cents.
1t is said that the decline is due largely
to the lessening of the foreign demand
This is borne out by telegram received
by Louis Muller & Co. from J. A. Pat
ten, an aggressive bull operator in
Chicago. He said:
II have sold the bulk of my long
wheat. The continued Indifference of
the foreigner makes me think we should
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
Western Maryland College
WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND,
FORTY-SECOND YEAR OPENS
SEPTEMBER 10th, 1905.

PERFECTLY SAFE, where your sons
and daughters are surrounded by
the best moral and religious inf1u.
ence: where pure mountain air and
water keep them healthful; and
where new buildings equipped in
moderan fashion house them in
comfort.
WISELY PLANNED for both sexes,
but reciting in separate classes:
making EDUCATION its great bust
ness, and keeping athletic and so
cial matters incidental; reducing the
cost so as to reach the largest num-
Der but tolerating no student who
will not study.
THOROUGH, Offering three separate
courses for the degree of A. B., one
with Greek and two without; we'll
equipped Scientific Building; good
Library; Gymnasium, and Faculty
of twenty-one specialists.
OF GOOD REPUTE. You will find
our students everywhere, ask them.
Without large endowments or
splendid gifts from the rich we have
slowly built up College whose only
claim is the good work it does, and
this has kept it growing for forty
years.
REV. T. II. LEWIS, D. D., Ii. D.,
President.
May29084m.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
Summer Eating.

These are DAYS when meats should be
eaten in dainty bits-not great chunks or
slabs or roasts, or fries or boils-but
little suggestion of the great meat world
without fioundering about in it. Possibly
a suggestion of such dainty bits might
not be amiss' Get some boiled ham
from your grocer-a nickePs worth to
person-broil it moderately and eat,
There is summer meat meal. Or
if you don't object to box of sardines-
get good one-garnish with little
lemon, and this with a few slices OF
ripe tomato and baked potato rivals
the dinner the Kaiser will eat
tonight,
In these days, when zephyr is Joy
and butterfly is landscape, one doesn't
need to sit down to loaded table-with
meats and buildings, and soups, and
salads-why, it is enough to make the
blue skies look mad. In the wintertime,
when the winds are bowling and the
icicles are hanging from the caves, a
man wants magnitude in his eating, but
when the June solstice has passed he
signs for the grace of it. Even an egg
or lamb chop seems too warm these
days, and one naturally looks around
for the cottage cheese, and even sus-
poets there is enough meat in a dough-
nut to answer all practical purposes.
The old-fashioned pie seems too heavy
or these days of crystal sunshine, but
if the filling were appropriate to the
shortcake form, it would not seem so.
We are speaking only of summer meats,
and the borderland thereof, not of the
fruits, the melons, the berries, the corn,
the squashes-these are beautiful
worl9 all to themselves.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-14
For State Warehouse.

= The State Tobacco Warehouse Com
mission met Monday in the Union Trust
Building and decided unanimously to
erect new State tobacco warehouse on
the south side Of Conw ay street, to ex.
tend from Light to Charles street.
Baldwin & Pennington were selected
as architects and were authorized to 60
to work at once. The meeting was
| presided over by Governor Crothers,
| and the discussion concerning the
| amount of ground necessary to erect the
building was lengthy. Senator Claget.
and other members of the commission
from Southern Maryland wanted the
new warehouse to cover the entire terri
tory from Light to Charles street. Gov.
| Crothers. while not opposed to a build
ing Of that extent if it were shown
nece ssary, thought the State should not
erect building greater than was need
ed. He saw no necessity for building
on the whole tract if building of that
size were not demanded Senator
Clagett insisted that the price of to-
bacco had risen. that the industry was
on the increase in Maryland and that
the building covering the whole terri
tory would be needed.
In the discussion of the plans it de-
veloped that there is small tract of
land adjoining the present building
which the State will need and which
now belongs partly to the city and
partly to private estate. Under law
enacted at the last session of the Legis-
lature, the State has right eth er to
condemn or purchase the property, and
the commission decided to ask the At
torneYGeneral at once to take steps to
| obtain the land. Governor Crothers
expressed him as believing it wise
for the State to acquire it, no matter
whether they had need for its use i'm
| mediately or not.
After passing the resolution which de-
cided upon the erection of the new
warehouse upon the south side of Con-
| way street, the commission authorized
| the Governor to name building COM
| mittee of three to confer with the archi-
tects and go over the property with
them. The Governor named Messrs.
Clagett, Vandiver and Rollins. Under
| the law the warehouse must be at least
six stories high, and it is to be so built
that teams may drive directly into the
building.
The Governor annouced the appoint.
ment of Mr.. George Bucheister, of the
| city, as a member offhe commission to
succeed Mr.. Henry B. Woke, who re-
| signed.