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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-01-24
CHAPTER MI.
IN TIE Foe
He strobe away in the yellow ligh

He strobe away in the yellow light
of the autumn morning.
He is gone," said Lily. 81 feel as
if 1 was going to despair again"
"He will be back soon, let us walk
about. But we will keep near this
place for fear of missing him."
"Katharine"-no one ever anticipat-
ed, prophesied, and realized the future
so clearly and So wholly as Lily-"I
understand exactly what is going to
happen. We shall go to the baker. He
viii be, of course, master baker, the
Queens chief baker, perhaps. He will
be friendly baker, and he will talk
English much worse than Dittmer; we
shall stay with him for week or two
and then we shall go into the shop and
keep accounts, or perhaps sell loaves
and rolls and buns across the counter
l shall like selling the buns better than
keeping accounts. But you will keep
the accounts. Either occupation will be
much better than teaching horrid chill
dre1. And then, you know, when we
have quite got used to the life and
forgotten all about Harley street, and
remember only the misery of starv-
handsome. young baker, of German
origin, and we shall-that is, 1 shall
go off to church with him, and keep
his shop for him ever after"
1T will be an honorable life. And
oh! what does it matter to you and
me now whether we call ourselves gen
tlewomen or not?'
Nothing, my dear. But I wish
Dittmer would come back"
Where the fog came from l know
not But it fell upon them swiftly and
unexpectedly. Lfrst it turned the sun
into a copper disk about the size of a
warming pan, and then it shut him cut
from view altogether. And first that
fog blurred the branches of the trees,
and then it clothed them, and covered
them up with white clouds, and then
it became yellow, and caused the peo-
pie who breathed it to cough and
choke, and then it became suddenly
black with the blackness of midnight.
Katharine, let stay quite still.
of losing him. This will not last long"
1t was terrible fog; it was the we'll
known and historical fog when the peo-
pie could not attend the morning ser
vice, or, if they found their way
thither, they found that the fog had
filled the church so that nothing could
be seen except the nearest lamps, and
if any were in the streets they either
stayed where they happened to be, or
they rambled miserably about losing
themselves.
1t was not until 3 O'Clock next morn
ing that it cleared away, and people
were able to look about again, and 10
see the clear sky set with stars, and
the ghosts all flying away, and once
more to hope.
BY that time, as you will see. it was
too late for Katharine and for Lily.
They sat on their bench for an hour,
hoping that Dittmer would grope his
way back to them, with news from the
baker.
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Because Washington is Dead.

One of the most impressive of the
ceremonies prescribed in the chapter
en- "Honors and Distinctions" OF the
United States Navy Regulations is
that to be followed when vessel OF
the navy, on its way up or down the
Potomac River, passes Washington
tomb at Mount Vernon. Unfortu-
rately the observance of this cere-
monial is limited to smaller ships, as
for such only is the Potomac at this
point navigable. The despatch-boat
Dolphin, the Presidents yachts May
flower and Sylph, and the smaller
cruisers and gunboats that occasion
ally visit Washington for Presidential
iraugurations or similar events, OBJ
serve the ceremonial so strictly that
it would seem through infrequent
occurrence it gains in interest. When
any naval vessel approaches Mount
Vernon the marine guard and the
band are paraded, the ships bell is
tolled, and the colors half-masted.
When opposite Washington's tomb
the bugles sound "taps," the marine
guard presents arms and all officers
and men stand at attention and sac
lute.-Harper's Weekly.
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THE SHEPHERD CARVERS.

SI1EE CAfI
There are few lonelier lives in the
world than those lived by shephards
in the high meadows Of the Califor-
MIA Sierras. All alone they follow
their Sheep seeing no one for many
months of the year but the sheep,
their dogs and perhaps an occasional
traveller. Probably this solitude
dries up the springs of speech, for
they are said to be very .ilent when
they do encounter any one.
One of these strange men is a
Basque from the Pyrenees. A lean,
dark visaged, ragged fellow, he is
now and then overtaken by some
wanderer in the mountains. Along
the trail before him his sheep feed;
his mongrel collie hangs at his heels.
He may raise his stick in mute salu-
tation, he may slouch by without a
sign. Yet this uncouth being has
one talent; he can carve. His amuse-
ment is carving quaint sheep buckles
out of bone. Every herd has its bell
wether, about whose neck hangs a
bell. The bell depends from leath-
er collar, and it is these buckles of
these collars that this old Basque
shepherd and some of these other
Sierra shepherds make in the course
of their lonely days. Sometimes
buckle represents a summers. work.
for some of them are very elaborate.
Some are in the semblance of saints
or angels, some have the monograms
of the sheep owners or of the shep-
herds in curious designs. All are
patiently cut, bit by bit, with the
pocketknife of the sheph erd.-New
York Tribune.
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HABIT OF POLITENESS.

Japan is the country in which
habits of politeness begin to be
formed with the first training of the
child. Should the children, when
emerging from school, see stranger
on the opposite side of the street,
they courtesy, and, having made an
exceedingly respectful bow, pass on.
This civility is repeated by all the
pupils. It makes very pretty pic
ture, and illustrates the polite bear
ing Of the japanese, who are thus
trained to civility from childhood.
Before a baby can speak, almost be-
it can toddle along, it is taught to
lift the hand to the forehead on re-
ceiving a gift. Every child will make
this signal of respect and gratitude
without reminder from parents
Indianapolis News.
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During a wedding at Grafenbaum,
Austria, lightning struck the church
and tore away the bridegrooms right
foot,
A POETS VISION.

For years the poet Francis Thomp-
son had been one of the Sub
merged" selling matches, calling
cabs, anything to obtain the pence
necessary to buy food. At last he
yielded to despair and having for
some days saved up all he could earn
he devoted it to the purchase of a
single dose. of laudanum sufficient to
end his troubles With this he re-
tired at night to his haunt, the rub
bish plot in Covent Garden Market.
Then by his own narrative the follow
ready taken half the fatal draught
when he felt a hand upon his arm,
and looking up saw one whom he
recognized as Chatterton forbidding
him to drink the rest, and at the
same instant memory came to him
of how, after that poets suicide, a
letter had been delivered at his lodg-
ings which if he had waited another
day would have brought him the re-
lief needed.
1t happened so with Thompson,
for after infinite pains the editor of
a magazine who had accepted and
printed an essay and a poem of his,
but could not discover his address,
had that very morning traced Thomp-
son to the chemists shop where the
drug was sold, and relief for him was
close at hand.-From the Academy.
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A COMB CONCERT.

This all depends upon ones knowl-
edge of music, whether the teeth OF
the combs are coarse or fine "a happy
medium is better), the texture of the
paper through which the breath is
blown, the voice sent and the quality
of the voice itself.
Take a straight comb of medium
size and hold it's teeth upward. Over
this fold a piece of tissue paper, and
hold this instrument close enough to
your lips to make buzzing sound
as the voice comes through.
Have some one play an accompan1-
ment, some we'll known air, which
will be carried out on the comb. The
effect is often delightful, for the comb
music, if well played, reminds one
of O violin, and if clever the perform
er may put little shades and touches
to carry out the impression.
Two or three combs, if chosen
With an eye to harmony, would make
quite an orchestra, with little effort.
Even without the piano the combs
provide good rainy day music for
the nursery.-New Haven Register.
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JOHNNY'S RECITATION.

A seven-year-old orator made his
debut in front of a large audience
at a west side club house the other
lily who had egged him on to this
sacrifice were mostly with him in the
dressing room; they wanted to be
sure that his bangs did not fall over
his eyes and obstruct the view of his
mother, father, aunts, uncles and
cousins in reserved seats in front.
Now, Johnny" said his mother
"be sure you make a nice bow"
You bet l WILL" said Johnny, with
swagger.
And let your hands fall easily
by your side, like this" and his faith
er struck an attitude.
"Of course" said Johnny.
Are you sure you know your
piece?" asked his sister.
yep" said Johnny, and he recit-
ed the first two lines:
I wish l had a little dog,
To pat him on the head.
"That's right, he'll do sDlendidly,"
remarked his mother. You'll s. on
in a minute now, and we mus get
into our seats. Don't you be scared
a bit, Johnny"
"Whoth tfcared?" asked Johnny,
who began to feel a sinking at the
knees, while his heart began to rise
until it was in his mouth, and then
somebody was pushing him forward
and he saw a lot of faces, not one of
which he had ever seen before, and
it was lighter than any electric search
light he had ever seen. Speak up
now," said the manager. Make your
bow and say your piece"
Johnny made his bow and the audi
ence applauded, but he had difficulty
in finding his tongue. His hands
hung down as his father had sug-
gested, making him look like a little
wooden man, and when he forgot and
stuffed them into his pockets the au-
dience applauded again. The mana
ger took that opportunity for a stage
whisper:
Speak up, now," and he began
the first line. Then Johnny said in
a strange, hoarse voice:
1 wish l had little pat,
To dog him on the head
Roars of laughter. Frantic de-
monstrations on the part of Johnny's s
family He began again.
| wish | had little pat.
To head him on the dog.
His father rose in his seat; that
added to Johnnys confusion. Again
the brave boy essayed:
wish l had little dog,
To head him on the pat.
Then a weary family took Johnny
by the hand and led him home
Detroit NeWsTribune.
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THE HOME GUARD.

They gave it up in the nursery,
these twelve little girls, and all the
mammas and papas, and big sisters
and fond aunties, and other admiring
relatives and friends came to see and
applaud.
There was a platform at the end
Of the room, at least, they called it
platform, though it was really a
chalk dividing line on the dark car
pet. A curtain was strung across,
and the little upright piano that
Edith and Lucy used for everyday
practice was pushed close to this i'm
provfsed stage, with Miss Brown,
governess, as musical director.
The Home Guard had the approval
of everybody, and there was in con-
sequence much excitement over their
entertainments. The Home Guard
consisted of these twelve little girls
whose mission it was to have tidiness
wherever they came, and this drill,
as the program announced, was t.
show how they did it.
When the bell rang the curtain
was pulled aside, and the twelve, in
dust caps and aprons, each with a
gay dust pan and broom, marched
forward to Miss Browns inspiring
music, and drilled so gracefully and
and they were forced to do it again
and again, until the curtain was Or
dered down, and poor Miss Brown s
hands lay limp on the piano.
After ten minutes delay the bell
rang again and they marched out,
with their skirts tucked up. They
carried wooden buckets, scrubbing
brushes and bars of soap. At the
first signal from Miss Brown they
set their buckets on the floor; at an
other signal they dropped on their
knees; at third they dipped their
brushes in the buckets Ono real wat
err, rubbed the soap upon them, and
then began to scrub, in time to pretty
music, doing it so rythmically and
well that again they brought down
the house. They SCRUBBED to encores
until their knees ached, and they re-
tired covered with glory.
The next figure was dish washing;
long table made of two carpenters
"horses," with a wide board laid
across, occupied the front of the
stage, and again the twelve, carrying
bright tin dishpans and mops, with a
dish towel slung over the right arm,
ranged themselves down the side fac
ing the audience. At the first signal
the dishpans were set down with a
clash of the tin, the mops were stirred
round in imaginary water and the
whole motion of dish washing was
gone through, still to the pretty flow
ing accompaniment.
The Home Guard next appeared
with busters, and this drill was the
cleverest of all, for it was very hard
to keep time with the feather dust
ers in one hand and the chamois
cloths in the other, and the precision
with which they fell upon one article
after the other made everybody
laugh.
All went away, thoroughly salts
fed with the Home Guard, and feel
ing sure that if this was sample of
their skill they were on a fair road
to becoming excellent housekeepers
Washington Star.
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BRAVERY OF THE TOILERS.

The disastrous mine explosion at
Monongah, West Virginia, resulting
in the death of approximately five
hundred men, half of the force in two
mines, recalls once more the dangers
faced and the bravery displayed by
the men who work with their hands.
This is but one of long series of
mine disasters entailing frightful
loss of life. If it were possible to ar
rive at the comparative peril faced
by the average soldier who goes into
war and the average miner who bat
ties with the flint rock and the fire.
damp, it would doubtless be found
that the soldiers chance Of life is the
better of the two. If we laud the
heroism and self-sacrifce of the one,
why not those of the other? If eth
should it not be the miner, whose
warfare does not aim at death and
ruin, but rather at construction and
life?
The danger risked by many other
classes of workers is almost as great.
Not long ago a New York clergyman
proved that the average railway en-
ploye is in much greater peril OF his
life than the average murderer. BY
reliable figures he showed that in a
given year, the percentage of rail-
road men who met death in accidents
compared to the total number of rail-
road men employed in the country
was two and one-half times as great
as the percentage of men executed
for murder compared with the total
number of murders committed.
The peril to men in the building
trades is scarcely less than that on
the railways and in the mines. New
Workers have visual evidence of the
bravery required in the construction
of the modern skyscraper. Men on
flimsy scaffolds or on swaying girders
hundreds of feet from the earth dis
play bravery of as high an order as
is called forth on the battlefield.
The same is true in other branches
of labor. Almost every trade has its
own peculiar peril. Firemen, sailor
men, motormen, policemen-the like
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on directly"
"Katchen, you must not forget. 1t
. is true that at this moment [ have no
more than eightpence, and tomorrow
is Sunday, yet l will find something.
Listen to my plan. There is man
he is from Hamburg; he used to work
for my fathers Delica Handling
he came to London to make his for
tune, and has already a large baker s
shop of his own. I will go to him;
will ask him, because he knows me, to
take you into his house for a week or
two until you can find better place.
The baker has a good heart; he will
weep when I tell him your misfor-
time. Katchen. it was very wrong to
forget you had brother"
II will never forget it any more"
Dittmer kissed her fingers.
''All that 1 have-it is not much
is yours. All my brains, all my knowl-
edge, all my work is yours, Katchen.
You are my sister, you are also the
only woman in the world whom l shall
ever love. ia, my sister, know. But
for me there is not other women in the
world"
katherine made no reply. The tears
rose to her eyes. Perhaps, had he
pressed her at that moment, gratitude
would have suffered him to change the
title of sister. But he was too loyal
to take advantage of her emotion.
All this time Lily made no sign at
oil oP Hoir Of hoe
thing. She sat motionless and appar-
emily sleeping, just as she had sat all
the night.
Presently the dawn appeared, and
grew gradually and spread, until an
other day was born.
''On Sunday morning" said Dittmer,
"bakers sleep late. 1 go to seek my
friend at seven"
Il do not know" said Lily. starting
up with animation, that 1 have ever
passed a more delightful night. 1
mean it. Katharine. 1t was cold, 1
dare say, but the past is now done
with. We have broken with respect
ability; we have spent a whole night
out, sleeping in the park. Whatever
happens now, we can never be gov
ernesses any more. We have lost our
character Nobody would employ
girl for governess who had slept out
all night. l rejoice. We have got a
man to advise us. Let us eat up all
the rest of our bread, and then we will
go to find the baker. We are already
on a lower level: We can now do any
kind of work. I feel as if l could
marry the baker and take the money
in the shop
She divided the bread into three
portions. but again Dittmer refused
his share, and the girls finished it.
"And now" said Dittmer, 81 will 60
to prepare the mind of the baker. Wait
for me here. In one hour 1 return.
Then you will find repose while you
look about and consider what is to be
done next. In one hour l come back.
Remain here without moving and l
return; in one little hour 1 return. ia.
I komm.'
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EACH LOST A HAND,

EACI1 "A HAM,.
To save the lives of three fellow
workmen two ironworkers on the
Blackwell's Island Bridge suffered
each the loss of a hand A heavy
steel plate was slipping out of posi-
tion and would have fallen on three
men on platform fifteen feet below
had not it's progress been checked by
grinding through the wrists of the
two uen who had been assigned to
the work of setting the plate.
1t was high in the air on the Raw
enswood tower of the new bridge
charged with fitting the heavy plate
into position were John J. McGlynn,
Of No. 1900 Van Alst avenue, Long
Island City, and o. Jude, of No. 152
East Sixteenth street, Manhattan.
Above and around them were a score
of ironworkers clinging to the lofty
structure.
The plate on which McGlynn and
Jude were working was almost in
place, when something gave way and
it: began to slide Off the supporting
beams. Realizing that it's fall meant
death to the men below, both men
thrust hand into crevice below
the sliding plate to check it's pro-
gress, at the same time shouting a
warning to those below. The sharp
edge of the plate caught McGlynn's
left wrist and Jude's right wrist,
crushing them, but the barrier OF
flesh and bone served to prevent fur
ther sliding of the plate.
While men hurriedly rigged
tackle to haul the plate back into po-
sition McGlynn and Jude were held
to their positions by their crushed
wrists. Ropes were tied about them
to prevent their falling when the
plate was removed, but neither OF
them tainted. They were lowered
to the ground and attended by DR..
Hurley, who arrived with an ambu.
lance from St. Johns Hospital.
Jude's hand was almost completely
severed, and DR.. Hurley removed ii
before taking him to the hospital.
MrGlynn's wrist was not cut through
but amputation was necessary
From the New York Herald.
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TREED BY A TIGRESS.

I was patrolling the jungle paths
between two of my chowkies, accom-.
panied by my jemadar, and on ap-
preaching a particularly thick patch
we were startled by hearing tiger
roar almost at our feet. I coughed
pretty loudly to let him know that
we were near, but Judging by the
growls he was disposed to dispute the
right of way.
AS we were unarmed swift retreat
was the only way to escape the dam
ger. I soon found a tree, up which
Skinned" till some twenty feet from
the ground, but on looking round for
my jemadar I found he was making
frantic efforts to climb one, but
slipped to the bottom after each en-
deavor So I called him to my perch,
and had just hauled him up when a
fine tigress emerged from the jungle,
followed by two small cubs.
|, She passed under our tree and
sauntered into the thicket, but reap
peared few minutes later, without
the cubs, and remained watching US
for some time apparently considering
if it was worth while to claw US off
our perches. After some embarrass-
ing moments productive of the bluest
of funks she disappeared, and my
jemadar, who had been dumb while
the interview lasted, found his voice
and gave tongue in the most agoniz-
ing yells to the rest of our party, who
were close behind, to come to our as
sistance.
mo one, however, appeared, and it
is well they did not, as the tigress
would probably have attacked them.
After remaining in the tree for an
hour or so we descended and saw no
more of our unwelcome visitor
Madras Mail
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Chicago Society Wholesome and Quiet

The home life of the Chicago mil
lionaire is, on the whole, simple
compared to the New Yorker of the
exclusive set, says the Delineator
Too much display in livery is. looked
upon with a cold eye, and footmen
with powdered wigs are too ornate
for use. Japanese servants are in
high. favor just atspresent,.. and Chi
cago homes are practically filed with
these little Orientals.;.
Chicago society has on the whole
a wholesome. tone. 1t does not hold
with the private governess or tutor
method of education, and it. sends its
sons and daughters to. military
schools and preparatory schools. and
finally, sons and daughters alike,
through college, if there is a chance
that the mental calibre of the Off
spring can stand it.: ''
Two or three seasons ago a famous
debutante group made its bow-f1ve
Bryn Mawr graduates from five of
Chicago's best families. Every one
who knows anything about college
knows that a Bryn Mawr. degree is
never given in aejoke; which proves
that Chicago is. not rearing prin-
ces: IS but leyel-headedg yDung Ameri>
+ Fca1' women, - 9.
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His Natural Pace.

Hountsell a Confederate soldier,
was deemed by his comrades, says
Mr.. Edward A. Moore, in ''The Story
O: a Cannoneer under Stonewal1
Jackson" as great an enigma as
Jackson himself
In some of the various evolutions
of the drill it was necessary for the
cadets to trot. This gait Hountsell
failed to adopt, and was reported to
the superintendent, with the speci-
fication, "for failing to trot." Hount-
sell handed in his written excuse as
follows:
81 am reported by Major Jackson
for failing, at artillery drill, to trot.
NV excuse is, I am a natural PAGER"