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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

The following story is going the
rounds concerning the late Colonel
A. S. Colyar, founder of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railway Com
pany. and prominent for many years
in Tennessee:
Colonel Colyar was always a tee
totaller and used to belong to the
Sons of Temperance. One time he
stumped the State for temperance.
He disliked drink and drinking men.
One day an ink-bespattered and be-
spoiled fellow came into the Office
rather tattered and torn and reeling
over to the Colonel said: Colonel
colyar, pleace give me a dollar"
The Colonel looked at him: there was
FIRE in his eyes. | saw the man was
treading on snakes more ways than
one, so friend who was in the Office
looked and saw that the man was one
of the old printers on the American
who had INDUCED too ardent appe-
tite. The Colonel knew the man,
called him by name and said posi-
lively; mo. sir; no, sir. You are
drinking, sir. l will give money to
no man who is drinking whisky,
sir" The fellow Strengthened him
self up as best he could with his load,
and with mock heroic. after a pause,
and side-step, said; Colonel Col
var. do you refuse me a poor little
measly dollar? Me. who has at the
lone hour of midnight wrestled with
so many of your blamed old hero
glyphics?" The Colonel gave him
the Chattanooga Tradesman.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

crisp. white dress and Tommy's grimy
jacket, and Rugged him vigorously.
Il couldn't get here before" ex.
planned the boy, when Mrs. Gilman
appeared, because 1 didn't have a
nickel, and Roxbury's quite a walk,
and my feet hurt"
You are a herol" exclaimed Celia
ardently. isn't he. mother - real
hero? Tommy. after this you are to
have So a week.
81 most forgot" said the smiling
Tommy. reaching into his dirty
blouse and bringing out a small pack
age. 81 fetched your coraIs, Miss
Celia"
30 Tommy" and Celia slipped the
corals over her neck, while Thomas
looked on admiringIy, and discovered
with surprise that corals were only
pink beads.
In the meantime Mr. Gilman was
making his way towards Thomas
home in South Boston. 1t was tall
wooden tenement house on a narrow
street, and when Mr.. Gilman had
nearly reached the house carriage
drove briskly down the street and
stopped in front of the tenement, and
a young lady in a white dress and
small boy got out.
Mrs. Cleary and several neighbors
were seated on the steps. and eagerly
claimed Tommy as their own. Mr..
Gilman reached the door in season
to hear Celia tell the story which
made Thomas Cleary famous among
his brethren.
Thomas must have a new suit
remarked Mr.. Gilman. as he and his
daughter drove toward home.
Il have raised his pay to S. a
week." announced Celia.
HIN! Well. think we had bet
ter make 1t So" remarked Mr.. Gil
man.
Thomas promises to make a fine
man. From Young Reaper.
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CELIA AND THOMAS =,
BY Mrs. A. r. Curtis.

Money! Nothingi" said the FIRE
man. as he hurried her on. Two
flights from the street and Celia
found it difficult to breathe. One
fight more. and she staggered, then
came a sweep of fresh air, boys
shrill cry, and with word of warn
ing to get home as soon as possible,
the fireman relaxed his grasp, and
Celia realized that she had been res
cued from great danger. aIf he
only would have waited" she thought
ungratefully, Il could have saved the
money"
What will poor father dot" and
she made her way home with heavy
heart. Thomas reached the street
before he discovered that 1t was his
own especial field OF labor that was
being destroyed. As soon as he
learned this he made a wild effort to
return to the building, but a big
fireman stopped him.
Miss Celia's up therei Up to the
very top!" screamed the boy.
"Tll fetch her down." the big fire.
man responded, and he had. She's
all right and gone home" explained
the fireman when Thomas assalled
him ten minutes later.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

A physician, describing how a per-
son should walk upstairs, says; "Usu-
ally person treads on the ball of his
foot in taking each step. This is very
tiresome and wearing to the muscles.
as it throws the entire suspended
weight of the body on the muscles of
the legs and feet You should. in
walking or climbing upstairs. seek
for the most equal distribution Of the
body's weight possible. In walking
upstairs your feet should be placed
squarely down on tee step, heel and
all, and then the work should be per-
formed slowly and deliberately. In
this way there is nj strain upon any
particular muscle, hut each is doing
its dnty in a natural manner"
The doctor might have gone a lit
tie fuHlher in the same line. and pro-
tested against the habit which many
persons have of bending half double
when they ascend a flight Of stairs.
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Some ''Truisms" Worthy to Be Memorized.

God help the children rich-the poor
The reason that those who give strict attention to their
business succeed, competition
8. Application
BE weapon either bran--its the
that
5. "A thing well done, is twice done"
6. zone heat doesn't win the race"
Z. IAN organization of a machine for doing n
hours work in five minutes
S. Happiness is matter of habit; and had better
gather il fresh day will get 1t at ALL"
9. As grow better meet better people"
10. THE great great positive
qualities that he through the
II. Don't tell the world how good is
find it out"
H. Competition is the ife-but the death growing
Each must have the land to itself do its
49, quiet, modest unassuming often
shoulders the fate of nations"
1T isn't all in what you say
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24
FRIDAY. APRIL "A. 1908.

wouldn't let me go back pr It. ITS
burned up"
"We won't worry about that Just
now. dear. I'm too thankful that you
are safe"
Just then call came on the tele-
phone and Mr.. Gilman responded.
What do you think, Celia" he
said almost accusingly, as he returned
to the sitting room. @The fireman
who brought you out called me up
to tell me that he was afraid we'd
been robbed. He said that a small,
black-eyed boy asked him IL you got
the money from the safe, and on be-
Ing told no. the boy rushed into the
building, found his way through the
smoke, and was rescued by getting
out Of the window and lowering him
self halfway down on rope.
"The plucky boyl" exclaimed Celia.
Just think Of his taking all that
risk. hope he got my corals, too. !"
"Pluckyl" exclaimed Mr.. Gilman.
What l want to know is. where he
is. The FIRE was at noon; 1t is nearly
Z o'clock now, and where is Thomas i?
He knows where we live. always
told you, Celia, that didn't like that
boys looks. 1 didn't want to employ
him in the first place"
But he might as well have the
money as to have it burned up, .
walled Celia: "and he couldn't have
spent it all this afternoon. Perhaps
you can get it. father"
that's what I'm going to try to
do" said Mr.. Gilman. And Celia and
her mother were left to wonder at
Thomas.
Il don't care a thing about the re-
union" mourned Celia, but her moth
er persuaded her to put on the new
gown and the white slippers, and
when ring came at the doorbell she
was ready to start.
ats the carriage" exclaimed Mrs.
Gilman, and Celia ran to the door.
Thomas stood on the doorstep.
Thomas, with disreputable shoes.
torn coat and dirty face. His hair
standing out like an animated brush
heap. but his handsome SMILE" as
Celia called it, Illuminating his face.
20 Thomas! You have brought the
money!" exclaimed Celia, ioyfully.
"No, ma'am,' replied the boy
His heavy chin quivered as he met
Celia's accusing look.
sim awfully sorry he said; "but
your father said to take it down to
the bank, so took It, and here's the
receipt. And he held out a be-
grimed envelope.
20 Tommy" And Celia forgot the
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

The number of French families,
that is to say households with or
without children. is estimated at H.
$4,000. OF this total 1.S04.72e
families have no children. 2.s66,171
have one child. 2,s6I.9TS have two
children. 1,64s.4z5 have three. sS7,-
Ss2 have four. 5s6.75S have five,
327.241 have six. 182. s96 have seven,
94,72s have eight. 44.72s have nine,
9o.6Ss have ten. 1905 have eleven,
SsoS have twelve. 1897 have thir-
teen. 564 have fourteen, 249 have
fifteen, 10 have sixteen, "a have sew
enteen, and finally 45 families have
is or more.-Republique Franchise,
Paris.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24
LAKE SUBMARINE
A NAVAL WONDER.
Vessel Now Under CONSTRUCTION
Expected TO Cross the Atlantic
Under Her Own Power

IF Simon Lakes latest undertake
ing is successful, and there is every
reason to believe that it will be, said
an American submarine officer, the
United States will soon own sub
marine that will break speed records
on the surface Of the water, that can
steam seventy consecutive hours be-
meath the surface, and. IL necessary.
can run on wheels on the bottom Of
the ocean"
This is a brief description of the
wonderful 500-ton submarine cruiser
that Simon Lake. an early designer
Of submarine torpedo craft, has I'M
dertaken to build for the American
Navy. Lake has agreed that II tho
vessel to be built by the Bath Iron
Works should fail to meet all the
specifications the Government need
not buy her. On the other hand, II
she does come up to Specifications,
the Government has agreed to pay
s450,00Q for her
The now submarine cruiser will be
over twice as large as the biggest
submarine now owned or building for
the navy. The Government has stip-
ulated that she must have a surface
speed OF fourteen knots an hour Mr..
Lake, on the other hand, expects the
craft to develop sixteen knots on the
surface and a submerged speed OF
nine and hve-tenths knots.
This wonderful craft will be 161
feet long. She will displace in tons
nearly seven times as much as the
Holland. over four times that of the
Porroise and Plunger, and about
three times that of the newest type
American submarine represented by
the Octopus.
The new submarine will probably
go into commission In May. 1910, and
it Is said for her that she will, when
ready for sea. have a surface steam
ing radius of over 5000 miles. She is
expected to be able to maintain a sub
merged speed of over nine miles for
seventy consecutive hours, while. If
necessary, she viii be able to roll
along the bed of the waters in which
she is submerged for several hours on
wheels that are to be fitted TO her
bottom fer that purpose.
The new Lake vessel will 10. i.r,,
but will rise and sink with an even
keel. She will be fitted with six tor
pedo tubes, two more than the lerg-
est American submarines now carry.
and will have ten torpedoes, each one
Of sufficient power to sink any battle
ship ahoat. The new submarine will
be equipped with door in her bot
tom. by which diver may get out
without allowing water to enter the
vessel. This is expected to prove Of
great service in --@----rr-r-E-SHu
marine mines and the exploration Of
sunken wrecks.
The new boat will be driven by gas
oline. and she will be able to cross
the Atlantic under her own power II
she comes up to expectations. Great
Britain is also said to be building sub
marines of large type. while France
is reported to have two that will dis
place 500 tons under construction
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@k '!lIE!EyEl1E!EERzzE8

aDid you ever spend any money
foollshiy7- Sure. | was engaged to
girl once myself Detroit Free
Press.
They seem to live happily to-
gether.- yes; he lets his wife Sc
lect his neckties and his stenogra-
piers. Nashville American.
World will give you all your due.
With tie sun and rain,
Tine and tide won't wait for you,
Jump railroad train
Atlanta Constitution.
"They seem to be having duet in
the next suite. Yes, the man ia
practIcing on the cornet while his
wife talks. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Yes, said she deAantly. Il admit
that l kissed him" did he put up
much of a struggle?H inquired her
best girl friend.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Don't you ever get homssick, cap
tain7" asked the passenger on the
ocean liner. "No; I'm never home
long enough replied the captain
Philadelphia Press.
81 pay as 60" declared the
pompous citizen. "Not while I'm run
ming these apartments. declared the
ianitor. you'll pay as you move in. !"
Washington Journal.
Patience-"They say she has a
wonderful command of language.
Well. she seems to under
stand her husbands, but not her
own. "-Yonkers Statesman.
A street car is a modern conven-
fence which a civilized man will chase
for three blocks in order to be
crushed, Inundated and insulted in It
for two.-Southwestern's Book.
"a little charity, please; everything
is getting so fearfully expensive
TOW UuErru- esrssr-essrz,s -~vess--------
mobiles are much cheaper than they
were. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
He-aIf you refuse me shall go
out and hang myself to the lamp-post
in front of your house" She Now.
George, you know father said he
wouldn't have you hsaging around
here Life.
A moth is mighty mean and small
Jes' mussin Clothes an tearin' EN-
An maxim 'em no good at all
Without the fun o N,yearin' 'em.
Wellington Post,
Dolly Pardon me. Sdear. but you
cut a ridiculous figure on the - -
yesterday" Polly-"Oh. forgive me.
DEAR If 1 had seen you l should
have spoken. Cleveland Leader.
Justin" said Mrs. Wyss. "Yes."
replied Mr.. Wyss ~Will you speak a
kind word to Fido and make him wag
his tail. He hasn't had one bit of ex-
ercise all day. 7-Lippincott's Mag
azine.
Mrs. Seaver Ito new Norwegian
girD-"How rs il. Ollie, that you
were brought up with such large
family and don't know the first thing
about homework? l can't understand
it," Ollie 1.-THE sergant)--T bane too
siekly girl to do homework. My
sisters do housework an bane have
to work outside Il work the ground
on and help my brothers to plow."-
Puck.
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did she get the money!" demand
ed the boy.
Money! Do you think l let her
hunt up her nickel purse while we
burned?n demanded the fireman.
Thomas asked no more questions.
Celia had bought the coal for the
Cleary range that winter. She had
told Mrs. Cleary that she would trust
Thomas with untold sums. and
Thomas knew that boy whose father
is in prison needs to be trusted. He
remembered all these things in dim
sort of a way as he wriggled near the
FIRE line. crept under. and rushed
across the pavement to the entrance
of the smoke-filled building.
Some one called out, "A boys gone
into the buildlngir but the eye of the
law had not seen him. and Thomas
was fighting his way through the
smoke as fast as he could go. On the
upper floors it was not so bad, and
the boy managed to reach the office
He was almost choked. His hands
were sore where he had grasped at
the hot iron ratings. His shoes were
cracked, and his feet hurt. His eyes
smarted and he could hardly see as
he stumbled into the office, The safe
door swung open at his touch and
Thomas reached in after the roll OF
money. He slipped It inside his
blouse and buttoned his jacket care
fully. Then he stumbled toward the
window, leaned out, and waved his
hands frantically.
There's boy up there,r screamed
man in the crowd. The cry was
caught UP and echoed down the
street. Thomas screamed and waved
The big ladders shot up. but not high
enough to reach him. A rope came
hurtling up, and Thomas grasped al
It and missed it, The office back OF
him was growing warm, the smoke
was creeping up like a wall Again
came the rope, and this time Thomas
grasped it. He knew we'll enough
how to make it fast round leg of the
big office table near the window
Then he slipped the moose about his
body under the arms and crawled out
of the window onto the broad curb
He could see the fireman on the lad
der many feet below him
Come on. came the call Swing
on easy: I'll get YOU
And Thomas swung off, holding hit
own weight by the rope and letting
himself down inch by inch. the rope
cutting viclously into his sore hands
Then came grasp on his waist
the stroke Of knife on the rope,
and the fireman carried him down
the ladder.
Its that boy" exclaimed the man,
Didn't | send you home? What do
you mean" But Thomas had
eiuded the OBTAINING clutch. and maj
ing his way through the crowd. was
soon speeding down the street.
Mr.. Gilman heard of the fire on
his way back to the city, and knew
that every one had escaped from
the building in safety but when he
reached home late that afternoon
Celia's woebegone face gave him a
sharp sensation of fear.
What is it?" he asked anxiously.
THE money, father! The fireman
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A Press Criticism.

Lord Northcliffe. the English edi-
tor, recently settled for s250,O00 IL
bel suit brought against his newspa-
per by the Lever soap firm. Lord
Northcliffe often visits America. and
he admits that many of his best jour-
nalistic ideas are the fruit Of these
visits.
sat the same time" said a New
York editor the other day, Lord
Northcliffe is a severe critic of the
American press. One of his strict
ures is about our padding.
AT the Press Club. GA Nassau
street. he told one night a story on
this head.
He said that a reporter came wea-
rily into the office and approached the
city editors desk with a dlseonsolate
air.
Well. said the cIey editor, eager
ly. what did you find out about SEN
ator Blanks divorce?'
Nothing, said the reporter.
No facts whatever
Not single fact
Denied everywhere
Everywhere.
Senator deny it?'
"'Yes.
Wife, too?'
"'Yes.
And no rumors?'
Not blessed rumor-
1.-THE city editor sighed
"'Well. he said. sadly. keep the
story down in that case to three and
a half columns w ashington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

The plant yielding the vegetable
ivory is known 10 botanists as Phyte-
lephas macrocarpa It is a native Of
South America. found chiefly along
the Magdalena River, in Colombia,
It is a stemless, palm-like plant. the
top of which is crowned with from
twelve to twenty very long leaves.
The fruit consists of a conglomerated
head in six or seven sections. the
whole being enclosed in a woody COW
ing. forming altogether a globe as
large as a mans head A single
plant sometimes bears six or eight Of
these heads, each Weighing from
twenty to twenty-five pounds. When
Young they contain a milk-like fluid
which, with age, hardens until it be-
comes valuable as a substitute for
real .gory.-New York American.
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Considerably Disappointed.

An English lord who visited Scot
land was al dinner given in his hon
or at a private residence. A little
daughter of his host. who was too
well bred to stare, but who eyed him
covertly as the occasion presented IT.
self. finally ventured to remark:
And you are really and truly an
English lord?" YES" he answered
pleasantly, really and truly" Il
have often thought l would like to
see an English lord" she went on.
'and-and-" And now you are
satisfied at last" he interrupted.
laughingly. "N-no." replied the truth
full little girl, I'm not satisfied. I'm
a good deal disappointed. "--Argo-
naut. --------
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NO. 1s.
you WOULD GET WED.

OF course you have to stay home nights
You would get we'd
OF course you miss your old delights -
You would get we'd
OF course you've had TO change your life,
OF course you've got cranky wife,
Of course you find you live in strife
You would get we'd
o. course she is the one to rule
You would get we'd
OF course she thinks that you're a fool
You would get we'd
OF course her bills you have to pay,
OF course her mother comes 70 stay,
OF course your hair is turning gray
You would get we'd
OF course you have to eat her cake
You would get we'd
OF course your teeth you almost break
You would get we'd
OF course she will not let you wink.
OF course she will not let you drink,
OF course she will not let you think
You would get we'd
The Celibate, in Town Topics.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

<sDuring the run with the Vine
Hounds at Whitechurch the other
day a fox was caught by one Of the
hounds on the railway line, Before
the hounds could be whipped off an
express train dashed into them, kill
ing one and cutting on the fox's
brush. London Daily Mail.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

Over $4,000 natives are employed
by the Missionary societies of this
country and Europe in spreading the
Gospel among their fellows.
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THE KEY o. THE FIELDS


Give the key Of the fields.
o Fairy of Dreamsl / would wander away. AMY
To the edge of the world, where Dawn empire
To the bold, blthe Day
To the edge Of the world, where tall dark above
The Of the sharpspit cliff up to the blue
Are they singing there, the solemn pines / love,
The knew
Give the key Of the fields,
= D Fairy Of Dreamsl l would wander afar, ahr
the woods that cliffs shields
Where the wild
O the woods the woodsi
And the leaves soft talk and the little
Let me steep soul once in the OF these,
o Fairy OF Dreamsl
Give ne the key Of the fields
The wide free fields and the woodland ways beyond
Where the great AnMother dwells remote, and Yields
Her wand.
Let dream that gathered close to her mighty heart
nj Her banlshed ehild returned once more I've lam;
Then, exile, back to the din Of street and mart
To work again.
Youths Companion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
Alex Kerkovic Pleads Guilty To
BurgIarizing Fair Store and
Gets Thirty Months
STICKS TO ORIGINAL STORY
Hungarian Out of Work Who Robbed
His Boarding House Keeper of $75
Goes to Prison-Other Crimi-
nal Cases in Court
(From Fridays DailyD


Alex Kerkovic arrested after having
been fred on near Central Park on the
morning Of January 9, on charge Of
having burglarized the Fair Store on
the previous evening, was arraigned in
the Circuit Court on the charge of
burglary late Thursday afternoon. He
entered plea of guilty to the charge
and the court after hearing his story
Of the crime sentenced him to two and
a half years at the State Reformatory
at Green Bay. Kerkovic stuck to his
original story that he was not alone
interested in the robbery and told the
court that another man had entered the
store and that his only part in the
crime was in the fact that he had stood
on the outside and took the goods as
they were handed through the broken
window. He claimed that he was a
baker by trade and that he had been
in Kenosha but few hours when he
assisted in robbing the store. Several
times during the recital of the story
the man got badly mixed, but he man
aged to extricate himself each time and
came up smiling. District Attorney
Baker stated to the court that he was
convinced that the story of the other
man existed only in the mind of the
prisoner at the bar and that he did not
believe that any one else was connected
with the burglary. The term is a short
one considering the fact that the penal
ty of the crime under the statute is
from one to twenty years.
Vacochovicz Gets a Year
Joe Vacochovicz who was arrested in
Racine on a Cargo Of stealing from the
keeper of his boarding house in Keno
smha pleaded guilty to stealing forty
dollars and gave as the cause of his
crime that he had been out of work
and was sadly in need of money fol
his support. He admitted that he had
taken the money from trunk and fec
to Racine where he was arrested. The
sentence of the court was that he was
to spend year in the state reformatory
at Green Bay.
Both of the prisoners will probably
be taken to Green Bay to begin theil
terms on Saturday.
Mrs. Apolonia Ruchnowski arrested
on a charge of receiving stolen goods
in connection with the wholesale rob
berry Of stores in the city some time age
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
fined fifty dollars and the costs of the
action. The fine and costs were pai5
and the woman was discharged from
custody.