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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-11
KOEPENICK OUTDONE.

Now that the cobbler Captain" of
Koepenick has been released from
prison, where he has been serving on
account of his trick with the German
guardsmen, whom he used to arrest
a Mayor and rob the municipal treas
ury, Henry Chamberlain, a retired
Lieutenant of the Royal Navy, has
sent to the press the story of SINH
lar experience of his own, which hap
pened before the Koepenick affair.
MI. Chamberlain was making a
tour of Germany on foot. He says he
looked a typical Briton in his old,
gray suit, old felt hat, flannel shirt
and shooting boots, and carrying a
cotton umbrella. His German vocab-
ulary consisted of probably forty
words. He was walking through
some woods when he came upon
about a dozen German soldiers lying
in the grass. Their coats were un-
buttoned and sword belts unbuckled.
The traveller, aided by signs, asked if
the soldiers were Prussians. No,
they were SaXons. Il am Anglo
Saxon" replied Mr. Chamberlain. To
his astonishment, the men got up and
shook hands with him. Casually he
mentioned that he was a naval Off
Ger. At that last word the men
quickly buttoned up their tunics and
replaced their sword belts, got into
line and saluted the stranger.
Are you going to Niederbronn?
was my next question: writes Mr..
Chamberlain. YES they replied,
we are going to walk to Niederbronn
and there take the train to Bitsch.
What evil genius prompted me to
make the next remark l cannot tell,
but, though uttered in joke, its con-
sequences were perfectly astounding.
81, too, am going to Niederbronn.
You are my regiment, l am your Col
onel!'
up they sprang to their feet, fell
in two deep and kept silent, as if on
parade. Right turn!'-and off we
marched, l carrying my umbrella as
if it were a sword. Breasting a grassy
slope we marched up to the top at a
swinging pace, still observing perfect
silence and in step. A short distance
off was a solitary soldier of the same
regiment, lying. at full length on a
bench near the entrance to wood
tunic unbuttoned, sword unbuckled,
etc. On catching sight of the ap-
preaching squad up he jumped, but
toned his tunic, buckled on his weap-
on, stood rigidly at attention, and
when the regiment came by tailed
on as if it was the most natural thing
in the world to do.
"a disconctsrting thought arose !:
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CHuDREN'S DEPARTMENT,

are putting up the tents for the after
noon performance.
mo, Joe; I'd rather not Fred
said
But why?"
"On account of the profanity. One
never hears anything good on such
occasions, and l would advise you not
to go. My mother would not want me
to 60"
did she say you shouldn't?"
"No, joe
Then let us go. You will not be
disobeying her orders"
But l will be disobeying her
Wishes" insisted Fred. No, l will
not go"
THAT is another good point in that
boy thought John Brent. "A boy
who respects his mothers wishes very
rarely goes wrong"
Two months later John Brent ad-
vertised for a clerk in his factory,
and there were at least a dozen appll-
cants.
Il can simply takes your names
and residences this morning." he
said. I'll make inquiries about you,
and notify the one whom l conclude
to select"
Three of the boys gave their names
| and residences.
What is your name?" he asked,
as he glanced at the fourth boy.
Fred Fenton, SIR" was the reply.
John Brent remembered the name
and the boy. He looked at him keen
ly, pleased smile crossing his face.
You can stay ne said. i've
been suited sooner than l expected to
be-" he added, looking a. the other
| boys, and d:snissing them with a
wave of his hand.
"Wby did you take me?" asked
Fred in surprise. why were in
Quiries not necessary in my case?
You do not know me-"
81 know you better than you think
I d." said John Brent, with signifi-
cant smile
But l offered you no recommenda.
tion," suggested Fred.
MY boy, it wasn't necessary" re-
piled John Brent. Il overheard you
recommend YOURSELF" and as he felt
disposed to enlighten Fred, he told
him about the two conversations ne
had heard. This is true story
Philadelphia Ledger.
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EARS AND TONGUES.

Once upon time a peasant went
to heaven-so runs a story that jap
anese mothers and fathers tell to
little boys and girls who do not mind
their manners-and the first thing he
saw was long shelf with something
very strange upon it.
What is that?" he asked. as it
something to make soup off" tThe
japanese are very fond of soup.)
No." was the reply, those are
ears. They belonged to persons who,
when they lived on earth, heard what
they ought to dc in order to be good,
but they didn't pay any attention to
it, so, when they died, their ears
came to heaven, but the rest of their
bodies could not"
After a while the peasant saw an
other shelf with very queer things on
it.
what Is that?" he asked again.
as that something to make soup off,"
"No," he was told, these are
tongues. They once belonged to peo-
pie in the world who told people how
to live and how to do good, but they
themselves never did as they told
others to do, so, when they died, their
tongues came to heaven, but the rest
of their bodies could not. Home
Herald
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CHAPTER x
The artist,

The terrace was a charming feature
an old wall built up sheer from the
sloping bank of the Broomwater, and
was paved by huge slabs of rough
stone, now worn smooth by the tread
of many feet. The house itself was
low and gray, being built of the same
zone. Grim and sturdy, 1t harmon
lied with the bare hills around and
above it. Signs there were still of
the old fortifcations, notably the
wall forming the terrace, which had
rendered Broomhaugh practically i'm
pTegnable from the riverside in the
olden times. Below it, amid the
whispering leaves Of silver birch and
mountain-ash, ran the little river-a
trout stream, such as one finds only
within the shadow of the Cheviot-
and on this fair morning it's gentle
ripple scarcely reached the ears Of
those upon the terrace, for rain was
sadly wanted. A downpour Of two
hours would convert the clear brown
water into a yellow torrent rushing
own impurity. Then would the air
at Broomnaugh grow heavy with !
dull rear rising from the tree-clad
valley beneath, and old-Lee, the gar
dener, would peer down through the
branches and mutter: "Eh, but she's
a big watter!" AS the waters grad
ually subsided, the old fellow was
wont to hobble away to his little cot
tage, and there with trembling,
clumsy fingers, would adjust his rcd
and laboriously disentangle his; cast.
in readiness for Mrs. MistIey's sug-
gestion that he should so down 70
the burn and catch a basket of fs,l
for breakfast.
As Lena and VINEYARD paced slow
" backward and forward on the ter
race awaiting the colonel, the ripple
of the stream awakened within tn
fellows heart a fisherman's longir
for the sight of running water.
Presently Lena stopped at the CO.,
ner of the terrace, and stood motion
less, gazing down the narrow VALLEY
where, like silver thread, tie
Bro0mhaugh ran its tortuOus course.
Il have never understood BEFORE
she said, slowly, "wnau the love OF
ones native country is. You see, l
have never had a native country. We
have always been wanderers upon the
face of the earth. But when one can
call a place like this ones home, it
is very different-the most heartless
person could not help being a pa
triot.'
And yet," said Winyard, what
wanderers we are. 1t has even come
to my being a professional wanderer,
you see; while Charlie is a sailor,
which means that he will never be
quite happy anywhere upon dry
land
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CHAPTER TX.

Eyes, yes," interrupted the girl,
impatiently. She had been follow
ing the description as if it were ia
miliar to her. "And. his face?''
Face, Intelligent and much sun
burned; eyes gray, of some penetra-
ton, though usually wearing a smile.
Light mustache, somewhat Hairer
than the hair, which is brown. Pro
file good, and expression Of deter
mination.'
Meyer stopped. He had been re-
citing in the monotony of a school
boy who knows his lesson we'll; but
he had been watching his compan-
ions face steadily, and now he saw
her change color. The faint flush
left her cheeks, while the shadow
beneath her eyes deepened. The
brilliant redness of her lips was
startling in comparison with her pal
lid face.
Marie! Marie!" he exclaimed,
taking her cold hands within his.
"You are killing yourself with all
this excitement! For Gods sake lis
ten to reason. This man
Marie Bakovitch rose suddenly and
walked to the window, which was
open, though the thick curtain was
drawn across it. She jerked it back
and looked through the branches of
a geranium plant out into the desert
ed street.
"I Travelled from London with
him. she said presently.
s'In the same compartment" in
quired Meyer, anxiously. He had
risen and was standing beside her,
looking down upon her fair head.
mo; in the same train"
"Thank Heaven you did not know
him!" exclaimed he, fervently.
''I did know him." the girl replied,
softly. 81 knew hi mby his resem-
blance to-to his brother!"
"Marie!" exclaimed Meyer, sudden
ly, Marie, you must wait! AS long
as he is hero he can be doing no
harm. The moment he stirs from
here, instead of placing difficulties in
your way, I will help you"
$50 you have placed difficulties IN
my way?" she said, wonderingly, as
she looked up into his sensitive, fee
BILE face. But he did not meet her
gaze.
"You will never understand my
love for you," he said, by way of
reply, and his voice was wonderfully
soft and patient.
AS she looked at him her blue
eyes slowly filled with tears, and it
was a proof of her ignorance of love
that she did not hide them from her
love-
Goodnight, brother she said,
gently, holding out her hand.
Goodnight, Marie. He took her
fingers and was about to raise them
to his lips, when his eyes met hers.
Something he saw there made him
drop her hand and cross the room to
open the door for her to pass out.
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BOY RECOMMENDED HIMSELF.

John Brent was trimming his
hedge, and the snip, snip of his shears
was a pleasing sound to his ears. In
the rear of him stretched a wide,
smoothly-kept lawn, in the centre OF
which stood his residence, a hand
some, massive, modest structure
which had cost him not less than
100000.
Just beyond the hedge was a pub
lie sidewalk, and two boys stopped
opposite to where he was at work,
he on the one side Of the hedge, they
on the other.
Hello, Fred! That's very hand
some tennis racquet" one OF them
said "You paid about seven dollars
for it, didn't you?"
only six, Charlie" was the reply.
"Your old one is in prime order
yet What will you take for it?"
Il sold it to Willie Robbins for one
dollar and half" replied Fred.
We'll, now, that was silly" de-
clared Charlie. I'D have given UP
three dollars for it."
you are too late," replied Fred;
81 have promised it to Willie"
"Oh, you only promised it to him,
eh? And he's simply promised to pay
you for it, L suppose? I'll give you
three dollars cash for it,"
Il can't do it, Charlie"
You can if you want to. A dollar
! and half more isn't to be sneezed
at
of course not" admitted Fred,
"and I'd like to have it, only l prom
ised the racquet to Willie"
But you are not bound to keep
your promise. You are at liberty to
take more for it, Tell him that
offered you another time as much
morC, and that will settle it."
! No, Charlie" gravely replied the
other boy; that will not settle it.,
neither with Willie nor with me.
cannot disappoint him. a bargain is
a bargain. The racquet is his, even
if it hasn't been delivered"
"Oh, let him have it," retorted
Charlie, angrily. Fred Fenton, |
will not say that you are chump,
but I'll predict that you'll never make
a successful business man; you are
too punctilious.
John Brent overheard the conver-
sation, and he stepped to gap in the
hedge to get a look at the boy who
had such a high regard for his word.
The lad has a good face, and is
made of the right sort of stuff" was
the millionaires mental comment.
"He places a proper value upon in
tegrity, and he will succeed in busi-
ness because he is punctilious.
The next day, while he was again
working on his hedge, John Brent
overheard another conversation. Fred
Fenton was again a participant in it.
Fred, let us go over to the circus
lot" the other boy said. "The mon
.--sSA z
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just Right,

A certain gentleman, having in his
cellar some surplus ale on the verge
of spelling, was one day walking
round his estate when he came across
a party of workmen. Hailing the
foreman he ostentatiously presented
the ale to the men, giving them leave
to fetch it as they desired it. Some
time afterward he met the foreman,
and proceeded to extract a suitable
Acknowledgement of his bounty.
well, Giles, did you and your men
have that ale?''
"Yes, sir, and thank you"
"How did you like it?'
ooh, it was just the thing for us,
SIR"
That's right. But what do you
mean by Just the thing?'"
"Why, sir, it it 'ad been little bet
ter we shouldn't a 'ad 1t, and if it
'ad been little worse we couldn't "a
drinked it. ."-Tit-Bits.
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NEIYSY GLFANINGS.

Secretary of War Wright suggested
trust "nigger" in the sugar tariff
woodpile.
Italy. aroused against Austria, is a
new and disturbing factor in the Bal
kan crisis.
Charles NJ. Schwab aud others were
sued to recover the rich San Toy
mines in Mexico.
The withdrawal of the State militia
from the wight rider districts Of Ken
lucky has begun.
President Roosevelt issued a state
ment denying that there is any fric-
tion with Janan over China.
The State Department confirmed
the news of an agreement between
the United States and Japan.
1t was decided by the Charter Re
vision Commission to advocate a n1h-
;ir hospital department for New York
City.
The directors of the Diamond
Match Companv reduced the dividend
rato from ten per cent. to eight per
cent.
A fortv-tbrpo- story building. with
-
erected in lower Broadway. New York
Citv.
w F. Caillard asserted that New
YORK CITY is entering UD0n its most
jmnortant era in real estate develop
ment.
The New York Board of Health an
nourced a decrease in the number OF
fatal tuberculosis cases during the
last quarter.
Rear-Admiral CaDns made a spirit
ed defense Of our battleshins At a
BANQUET in Chicago. secondin@ his re-
marks by letters from Admiral Dewey
and Raar-Admirals Evans and Schley.
Russia warmly approves the Amer
ican-Iananese agreement regarding
the Far East, and leading French
newsnaners regard the convention as
a master stroke Of diplomacy for The
two countries.
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CHAPTER XI.

VINEYARD reached BrOOmhauSn bo-
fore the Colonel, and as he climbed
the narrow stone steps cut in the
solid wall, he saw Lena on the ter
race. She was sitting reading IN the
corner whence the view of Mistley's
Gap was obtainable.
Back already!" she said, looking
up with smile.
Yes he said, slowly Back al
ready"
He seated himself on the low wall
beside her, and swinging his creel
round he opened it for her inspection.
Presently, without looking up, he
said:
81 must write to Charley to-day
about the theatricals-what am l to
say, Miss Wright"
His eyes were quite grave, but his
lips were twitching with suppressed
laughter as he gravely awaited her
reply.
"You are to say, Mr.. Mistley-"
Excuse me, you appear to find
little difficulty in saying Mr.. Mist
ley," he interrupted. "It is awkward,
I know-people have remarked upon
it often. Mistley is one of those
names with which. Mr. goes badly.
You will find 'Winyard' much easier
to say think.
You are to say" continued Lena,
carefully omitting any name what
ever, "that Miss Sandford will take
the heroine's part, and that l Will
have much pleasure in doing my best
as the sprightly widow"
And l will commence at once to
study the part of the domestic SER
want who comes in once and says,
The carriage is at the door
"No.we settled that you should
take the principal part"
You did,"
Yes" said Lena, with a decisive
nod.
And 1 settled that you should be
the heroine" observed Vineyard,
meekly.
But . -annot act it.
"Why?"
because there is too much pathos
in it. and l cannot do pathos; 1t Is
not in my nature, I am AFRAID.
"You forget" said Mistley, 'that
I have heard you sing
''oh, that is mere matter OF tui'
tion."
Winyard slowly shook his head.
.Iou never learned to sing that song
as YOU sung it the evening l listened
behind you in the hall.
Lena shrugged her shoulders ana
LAUGHED, Tuition" she said again.
Then" said VINEYARD, turning TO-
ward suddenly, "let me be your tutor'
IF you would act that part, kno"
We could make it success. WIN
Mabel Sandford 1 simply couia no'
do it. she has no conception OF the
character. and would spoil 1t. When
YOU see her, you will achhowleoss
that I am right. She is very NICE VI
course, but absolutely without the
least mower of individuality. II she
had only remained in the country
sba would have been all right; put
two seasons in town with schemlns
old aunt have. according to all ac-
counts. completely spoiled her!
do you think that your arrange
ment will suit Charlie!' asked Lena.
ct am certain OF it. In fact, 1t Is
not my arrangement, but his. He
maintains that ho could not take
large role and be stage manager as
we'll: and we must have him as man.
aser. because no one else can do SO
we'll"
rro be continucd.)
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TNLES OF
A HERO OF THE HIGH SEAS.

A HERO OF THE HIGH SEAS.
The adventures of no dashing rover
of fiction make more exciting reading
than the true history of Captain John
Manly. The valuable aid of the pri-
vateers during the Revolutionary pc
riod has always been recognized and
acknowledged by the navy, and it is
in appreciation Of the fact that "Tor-
pedo-Boat Number p" bears the
name of the gallant captain. Mr.. Ed
gar S. Maclay, in his History OF
American Privateers," gives an ac-
count of Manly's services to his coun-
try.
Captain Manly took charge of the
Cumberland in 1878. Soon after he
took command he was captured by a
British frigate and carried to Barba-
dos, where he was cruelty treated.
His escape from prison was most au-
dacious. He bribed the jailer, fed
government tender, placed the crew
in irons and made his way to the Uni
ted States.
He was Immediately placed in
charge of the fine ship Jason of twen-
ty guns. He had hardly left port
when a squall carried away his masts
and left him helpless. The fact OF
this disaster, coupled with his mis-
fortune on the Cumberland, made the
crew suspicious, and they mutinied.
A disabled ship and a rebellious
crew are difficulties enough to dis
hearten any commander, but Manly
was not to be downed by untoward
circumstances. With the vigorous
help of a cutlass he reduced the mu-
tiny and brought his ship to port for
repairs. More than that, he took two
prizes, the Hazard and the Adventu-
rer. These he carried to Boston.
There he heard that British fleet of
merchantmen, homeward bound, were
supposed to be skirting the New Eng
land coast.
Manly could not lie quiet under
such news, and off he started in pur-
suit. One thick day the fog suddenly
lifted and revealed to the Jason a
feet of forty large ships in alarming
proximity. This was bit too much,
even for the bold captain, and by the
aid of the fog, which fortunately shut
down again, he escaped.
Not long after this the Jason came
up with the British vessel Surprise.
"Heave to or we will fire into you!"
shouted the English captain.
Fire away! We have as many
guns as you!" coolly replied Manly.
He fought bravely, but again his crew
mutinied and the Jason was captured.
Manly was carried before the lord
admiral.
"Are you not the same Manly who
commanded the Cumberland" ques-
toned the admiral.
YES"
Were you not taken by the Thun-
derer?"
Eyes"
"Did you not escape by bribing the
jailer and taking the kings tender?"
roared the admiral.
Manly did not wish to incriminare
the jailer so he held his peace. He
was sent to England to be kept in
Mill Prison until the end of the war,
but in 1882 he was exchanged. He
was at once put in command of the
Hague, and in thirteen days had cap
tured a valuable prize ship. How
much more he would have harried
British shipping is not known, for he
uoo r,,p into Nartininua and block
AIDED there until peace was declared.
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branch across the stream.

branch across the stream
"Woff!" repeated Adonis, showing
all his ribs with a sudden drawing
in of breath.
"Indeed!" said Winyard, with
kindly interest, and following the di-
rection of the dogs eyes, he saw the
cause Of his annoyance.
This was the form of young art
list, who, seated himself upon an hum
BILE camp-stool, was transferring to
his tiny paper very pretty glimpse
of the Broomwater.
AS the fisherman passed, the artist
slightly raised his hat with foreign
politeness, which salutation was i'm
mediately returned, and Mistley con-
tinued on his way. When he had
passed out of sight, the artist prompt
ly rose from his seat and packed his
materials away into portfolio.
"He does not remember meas
suredly!" he murmured in Russian,
as he turned and walked rapidly
down stream toward Walso. But in
this Ivan Meyer was mistaken.
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THE ROBIN AND THE BEE.
"I suppose you know it's autumn"
Said the Robin to the Bee
"And the leaves are getting thinner
On the most courageous tree.
You have noticed that no butterflies
Across the garden rove?
And that every single chestnut
Has been scattered in the grove?
It's fortnight since the swallows
Took their passage DER the sea-
So perhaps you know it's autumn"
Said the Robin to the Bee.
"Old Winter soon gets busy,
When the feeble sunbeams fade,
And he turns the flower beds over
With a white and frosty spade.
He rolls the gravel pathways
Till they ring like iron roads,
And the twigs on all the bushea
With a sparkling cloak he loads.
That's right! Let's both fly Southwark
Until May once more we see
When we'll find warmer welcome,
Said the Robin to the Bee.
John Lea, in St: Nicholas.
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SYMPATHETIC.

Young Wife (rather nervously)-
"Oh, cook, I must really speak to
you. Your master is always COM
planning One day it is the soup, the
second day it is the fish, the third day
it is the joint-in fact, it is always
something or other.
Cook with feeling mum,
I'm sorry for you. 1t must be quite
lawful to live with a gentleman of
that sort. ."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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What will happen if we chance across
a German officer, and how, in my bro
ken German can l ever hope to ex-
plain this extraordinary assumption
OF command of the forces of the Kais-
er?' So, without a moments further
delay, I said to the men: I must go
to my hotel, which is over there and
bade them goodbye. These docile
and amiable Saxons, with one accord,
taking time by the leading file, sa-
luted, and 1, having returned their
salute, got out of sight as rapidly as
possible. On peeping around the cor
ner of a house, there was my cate
regiment still marching with he
regularity of clockwork"
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ALL DEPENDS.

"It amt wise to swap horses
whilst crOssin' a stream.
"On. I dunno. | think it would be
a good scheme in the case OF this AMI
NAL. Three foot of water would COW
er up his wust points. .''-Louisyille
Eourier-Journal.