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The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-05

Buechley sell Headlight over. alls. None better.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-06-10
RESCUED BY DEAF MUTE.

His rescue of girl from the
whirlpool of the Great Falls Of the
Potomac fifteen miles above Wash
ington, resulted in the bestowal of
gold medal upon Walter c. Rock
we'll, q deaf muto OF Gallaudet Col
lege. The medal was the gift of
members of the family of Miss Maud
EGingtcn, another student of the col
lege. the girl who was rescued. Only
with the presentation of the Eleial
did the story come out.
AS the girl fell into the rapids and
was swept into the whirlpool below,
Rockwell threw about a large rock a
moose in a long coil of rope he hap
rened to ce carrying, fastened the
other end about his waist, and
jumped into the water. Swimming
in the Eaelstrom was impossible, and
the boy had to trust to chance that
the waters would sweep him down to
where the girl was being whirled
about Because of his aff1iction he
could not cry out to those on the
rocks above. Fortunately, however,
they had seen the occurrence and
hastened to the spot.
AS he had hoped. the current car
riei Rockwell within reach of the
girl, and he seized her and held fast
Wh.n dragged ashore by means OF the
rope the girl was unconscious, and
her .escuer in almost as bad plight.
A feature of the Presentation Of
the medal by Dr.. Draper, member
of the faculty, was the delivery of his
address in the sign language.-NeW
York Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-06-10
STORY OF \ SILVER MINE.

There was an old Mormon farmer
named Jennings living many miles
distant in Utah who noticed some
used bits of this stone for sharpening
his tools on the farm. Then it oc-
Cured to him to market a crop of
grindstones as we'll as vegetables.
And he did. lie mixed e. few with
his potatoes for his next trip to Pi-
oche. There saloon keeper brought
one and placed it outside his resort,
so the miners could sharpen their
picks and bow knives between
drinks. During he next general fight
il the saloon the sawdust arena be-
came overcrowdeu, AMI f)rce of cir
camstances elected G comtatant
through the door, and in his comet
like orbit the man collided with the
grindstone, and man and irlndstone
crashed to the ground in tragmentary
leaps. The fragments of The grind
stone are Of the only concern here.
For Barbee was in the crowd, and
Barbee was one of your real prospec-
tOl tliI IallIS Soulu IloI
disconcert his passion for rocks. He
examined piece of the grindstone
and declared he saw silver in it.
Silver in andsuone! How they
ieere1 They told him boisteroUsly
that he was goinc crazy Poor Bar-
bee, Silver in sandstone was about
as rerosteIo ois j nature as robins
sDrouting from cabbage. The COM
EarisOn is used that .ou ir.ay appre
ciate what monstrosity this was
from the standpoint of Phoebe geol-
ogy.
Barbee persisted. He learne,. where
the sands one came from, and ! :th
his bulro and outfit he set firth over
lie desert toward Utah.
When Lar ee came to Jennings
81 ldStOne quarry IN the sandstone
range, he fou i'd traces of silver. The
si!ye" was there. all right oche e.
10 pIocEe. geo.ogy cr 10 ge: osy.
he Sc & bush that was blackened,
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CHuDREN'S DEPARTMENT.

cloud with the fairy, the lady took
her hands tenderly and said:
'The good fairy knew that L had
lost a little girl just your age, and
she led you to me to take my own
dear daughters place. Here you shall
remain as my own child, and be
sister to my little boy and little girl.
They are playing in the yard now
down by the brook. I'll lead you to
them, and from this hour you shall be
happy
And so it happened that Andeva
was happy ever afterWard. and the
mystery of the hard cake dough was
never explained in the castle of old
Dame Oregon, who became so fright
ened over it and at the sudden disap
pearance of her little cake baker that
she died in great agony, and her sons
and daughters and their wives and
husbands became wanderers on the
face of the earth-a fate they de-
served as punishment for their wicked
treatment of little Andeva.-Wash.
ington Star.
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CHAPTER XI.

The travellers reached st. Maalo
without adventure of any kind, drove
to the station, and found a train
which took them to Lekaus, where
they arrived late in the evening. They
slept there, and started the next day
for Goucy.
1t was a cold day. The sun had
not appeared; there was a sharp
spring frost and bitter east wind.
The third-ciass carriage into which
Antionette got, without moments
hesitation, was exceedingly comfort
less, but Antoinette said not word
of complaint.
AS they went on, it struck Arthur
that there was something odd, even
unnatural, about this. A young and
delicately brought up girl is not gen.
orally SO callous unless she is alb
sorbed by some thought that over
rides all other questions, physical or
mental; Or else is of such a robust
physique as to be independent OF
small miseries. He looked earnestly
at his companion; the latter certain
ly was not the case, it must then be
the former.
Arthur fancied that in her attitude,
in the fast clasp of her little hands in
her lap, there were signs of suffering.
He was sympathetic by nature, but
toward this lonely, lovely girl his
sympathy welled up so irresistibly,
that even at the risk Of offending
her he felt that he must ask her what
caused her depression.
"Surely, dear Madamoiselle," he
said, gently, You must have some
thing on your mind, CT he added,
smiling, Il hardly think You would
be so Indifferent to the Graught that is
passing down the backs OF our necks,
or to the necessarily rafting door, or
the clouds of infamous tobacco and
fumes of absinthe which our late fel-
low-travelers have LETT behind them.
She gave a slight start. Il am
very sorry that you are Uncomforta-
ble," she said "Please do not stay
with me. Doubtless your means
would enable you to travel in very
different way. l am most selfish to
allow it. At the Fc-y next station
then"
"Not for vorlds." cried Arthur
"Jt was only for your sake that [
thought Of complaining. Please for
give me. I cannot help fearing that
something OF sad nature is absorb
ing your thoughts. Perhaps l ought
not to say so; it is prosumptuous of
me"
NO" said Antoinetto. You are
very good. Yes, you are quite right.
Something is occupying my thoughts
very greatly and most painfully. but
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dens, and plenty Of servants, you will
be astonished."
81 only care that you should find
enough for comfort" said Arthur.
"To that at least you are certainly
entitled"
THAT we will not discuss" an
swered Antoinette. 81 am quite sat
isfied that my fathers mode of life
is the only prudent one. 1t is not
new to me-" she went on, smiling. II
was five years old when left home.
I can remember big old house, with
wings. 1 remember quantities of
cocks and hens, and an old woman
feeding them, whom l called Nanon,
and who frightened me by her sobs
and weeping when I went away. She
was my nurse, and 1 shall find her
there still, 1 hear. She and her hus-
band are most faithful servants" "
"Are any of your mothers family
living?" asked Arthur, feeling
strangely uneasy at the idea of this
delicate, gentle girl going into the
, hands of such a selfish old miser, and
totally without needful protection.
He felt that in her sweet, absolute
faith in her father she would starve
herself, and deprive herself Of every
needful comfort. and even necessity,
to spare him. He felt thankful that
he should be close by, at all events,
for some weeks. but he would be
greatly relieved could he hear of any
other relative at hand.
II have no relatives" said An
toinette, rather sadly. my mothers
name was Aymar-Jacqueline Ay-
mar. She was the daughter of doc
tor who lived at Goucy. My grand
father died shortly after her mar
riage. He had son, Joseph Aymar.
He married, and they both died in
an epidemic of cholera when 1 was
a little child; so no one of the name
is left, and no one of the blood, ex-
cepting myself"
Arthur was looking at her, and as
she spoke of her mothers family he
saw a strange change pass over her
face, a kind of hardness which
seemed to petrify the soft flesh and
blood, and peculiar magnetic
dreamy stare of the great gray eyes
as they looked out to sea, almost as
if she was entering trance.
The look startled him. "Antoin-
ette!" he exclaimed, abruptly, un-
conscious that he had used her Chris
tian name.
She started and turned round, the
look vanished at once, soft pink
color rose in her cheek.
what is it," she said, gently.
Nothing. Forgive me; you looked
so strange, so dream-like, as if,
somehow, your mind were passing
out of my reach, and 1 wanted it to
come back" he said, trying to smile.
All! yes; I understand. It is like
that when 1 think of my mothers
people. They have a strange hist ory.
Some day I will tell you, but not
now," she added, slight shudder
passing over her "The sun is grow
ing warm, and yonder, in the dis
tance, l fancy 1 can see the coast of
France Is it not so?"
"Yes; we shall soon be arriving.
Are you glad to revisit your native
land, Mademoiselle Rigaud?"
Yes. for some reasons very glad.
But have been in England so long
that 1 have almost forgotten to look
upon France as my home"
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Losing It's Tentacles.

With many States and the United
States Government in hot pursuit OF
the Standard Oil Company it would
not be surprising if that octopus was
in a somewhat distressed frame OF
mind. Many of its tentacles are be-
ing Topped off, so many, in fact, that
1t IS doubtful if with even its marvel
ovs powers of replacement it can
grow new ones quite fast enough to
save itself from permanent manning.
The loss of Tennessee, which has been
made final by decision of the United
States Supreme Court, will probably
be severely felt by the corporation,
not, perhaps, so much because it
means expulsion from one State as
because of the evil advertising it
means and the bad odor which the
Supreme Court of the United States,
soon to pronounce judgment of life or
death upon it, seems to find attached
to it.-Providence Bulletin.
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a TABLE FOR BIRDS.

"Mamma, it makes me so angry at
the nasty dogs and cats" cried little
Nellie, as she came in one cold morn
ing. q sweep away the snow for the
brides to get their crumbs, and then
some old cat Or dog comes along and
scares them all away. They aren't
hungry at all, the mean things, for
Sarah feeds them, but they just ike
to frighten the poor birdies,' writes
Helen Richmond, in the Sunday
School Times.
"Yes, and it keeps us all play time
watching the food" said Rob. Il
never get to coast bit with my new
sled since the snow came. l don't
want the birds to starve, but it's hard
to lose all the play time
WELL" said Mrs. Anderson, "my
little boy and girl must put their wits
to work to think up good way to
feed the birds without any danger
from cats and dogs. i think you will
easily solve the problem if you work
a little while. You see, if you could
put the food where the cats and dogs
and chickens can not reach it, you
would hare plenty of play time and
the birds would not be frightened"
The children thought about it all
that day and at night dreamed of
feeding the birds and driving away
wild animals from the little snow
cleared patch. Il don't know of a
thing unless climb up on the wood
house roof with the fcod," said Rob,
as he was starting to school. And
even up there the cats would get it. "
"I've thought of that, too said
Nellie, "but it won't do. l thought
may be we could get papa to build a
high fence around the back yard to
keep out the stray dogs and cats, but
he says that is too 'spensiye. / sup
pose we'll just have to watch them.
Oh! l have it! 1 have it,"
Don't tell" said Rob. Il want to
think it out myself
They could hardly study that day
in school, and Miss Rose said they
surely must be excited over some
great happening. Once when she
asked Nellie how many dolls she
could get for ten cents if they were
two cents each, Nellie looked bewil-
dered and answered Five BIRDS" in
stead of dolls. And Rob sat working
with some string to get the knots out
of it right in the midst Of the reading
lesson, as if he had forgotten all
about school.
81 knew you could do it, said
Mrs. Anderson as she saw the old
apple tree adorned that evening with
queer articles on strings. Now you
can have time to coast and skate, and
the birds will be sure of their meals.
1t is rather an odd table, but the
guests will not complain"
Perhaps you have guessed that Nell
lie and Rob tied pieces of bread and
meat to bits Of twine, and hung them
in the tree out of reach of the cats
and dogs. The birds came whirr1ng
down out of the cold gray air to peck
daintily at the meat and bread, and
then to perch in the apple tree and
eat the good food. Nellie and Rob
could hardly leave the spot for watch
ing the dear birds and laughing at
the cats that jumped for the meat and
could not reach it. And all winter
the queer little table was loaded with
good things, and the children had
their fun, too.-Newark Call.
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Very MOnOpOlOuS.

Senator Beveridge, discussing
certain monopoly, said with a smile
"This company reminds me of thu
old man in the train who said to his
neighbor:
Would you mind lending me yom
specs, sir?'
Why, certainly the neighbor an
swered, and he took off his spectacles
and surrendered them with a cour
teous gesture.
And now, said the old man
since you can no longer see to read
your newspaper, I'm sure you'll be
willing to let me run my eye over the
sporting pages Washington Star
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One-Legged Robin Returns.

To prove that the birds that mi
CRATE to O. warmer place to winter re-
turn to the same spot they left, A. J.
Stevens cites case Of a one-legged
robin that returned to his place three
years in succession. The fact that 1t
hasn't returned this year leads to the
conclusion that it got lost or met with
an unruly boy.-Hiawatha (Kan.)
World.
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HER SECRET.

"You are such a happy baby said
mother to little blue-eyed Elizabeth,
that you make every one around you
happy"
That's the reason I'm happy,
mother" was the little ones sweet
reply.
And the baby lips expressed great
truth. 1t is in making others glad
that we find the truest happiness our
selves. The life that, forgetful OF
self, spends all its energies in MAX
ing others happy, has found the Sc
cret of earth's best and loveliest 10Y.
The Christian Observer.
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THE COWBOY.
Riding cross the wind-swept plains
Are the cowboys in their glory;
But their life is not so full of charm
As we're told in song and story.
While others sit beside the fire,
Sheltered from wind and snow,
After the half-starved, wandering herds
The brave cowboy must go.
Sometimes he sleeps as on he rides,
In the saddle night and day;
Sometimes he ne'er home returns,
But is the blizzard's prey,
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Now NegIeCted.

You don't seem TO be as cheerful
as you were before the election.
What's the matter? l thought every
body as happy over the result"
Nope Nobody is running to me
with good things at present. You
see. I'm part OF the labor vote. -
Washington Star.
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The first sleep is the soundest--
after the first hour the intensity OF
sleep slowly diminishes-hence the
value of forty winks after dinner IN
quickly recuperating shattered pow
ers. Temperature and vitality are
lowest at about Il. m, so that two
hours sleep before midnight arc
worth four thereafter. Nature has
no rule as to the length OF sleep. ex-
cept that men need less than women,
since women are the more sensitive
creatures, and a woman's heart beats
five times more minute than a
mans. Sleep should he just so long
that when you wake in the morning
a stretch and a yawn only are neces-
sary to land you in a daytime OF
bounding vigor. AS to early rising,
it is comforting to hear DR.. Bryce
say it is habit that has gone far to
wreck the constitution OF many y
growing youth,-Londo3 ExpresE.
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Qualified.

Sophomore I'd like to get on tn
college team next fall, old man. De
YOU think you can fix it?''
Coach-"What positions have you
held?"
Soph-''N ne in football. But I've
been left end OH the college Glee
Club. boston Transcript.
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Amending the Declaration.

Has your order been taken?"
asked one of the walters.
Yes said Mr.. Welbroke, fifteen
minutes ago. If it isn't too late,
though, I'd like to change it.
ITO change your order, sir?"
Eyes; il you don mind, I'll change
it to an entreaty. ."-WashiIgton Her
aid
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SHE WAS NOT SICK.

A young girl of fourteen was TAX
ing a trip on Lake Michigan in a
small steamer. The lake was some
what rough and many were seasick
The girl sat in the bow and was un-
usually quiet for her. Are you feel
ing sick, daughter?" inquired her
father. s'No, 1 don't think I am sick i;
but I should hate to yawn." Life.
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BEANS INSPIRE A MUSE.

iEtNS 1NSE PlCoI1'
I've Travelled Ger this great round world.
I've sailed On many a sea.
I've eaten England's good roast beef,
And dined at gay Paree.
I've read of that Belshazzar feast,
And how Lucullus dined.
How the Romans lived at Tuscuium,
And the Persian monarchs wined.
But of the dishes on this earth
That I've eaten or have seen,
There's naught to me that will compars
With the Boston pork and bean.
George E. Abbott, in the New York
Herald.
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HOW IT HAPPENED.

Seems to me I occasionally hear
your daughter play strains of clas-
sical music"
Eyes, indeed. They're setting
some of the old classics to ragtime."
louisville Courier-Journal.
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INTERNAL TELEPHONY.

"Why didn't you listen for that
small voice within called conscience?"
II did," replied the discovered and
therefore repentant CRATER; "but
guess the line was busy. y."-Washing
ton Star.
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TO BE KEPT IN MIND.

Harold-"I know that I'm not
worthy of you, darling"
Fair One-"Remember that, Har.
old, and my married life is sure to be
happy. Jewish Ledger.
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SLOW AND SURE.

Anxious Mother-"How is my boy
getting along at school?"
Teacher-"He's slow and sure"
Anxious Mother-"Beg pardon?"
Teacher-"He is slow to learn and
sure to forget. ."-Chicago News.
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IN SCHOOL.

Teacher - "Who discovered the
North Pole?"
Pupil-'I don't care to tell you.
Mother still says it was Cook and
father says it was Peary." World.
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Machines for the automatic regis
tration of letters are about to be tried
in the Berlin postoffices. All the
sender has to do is to push the letter
through the slit and turn the hanole.
The machine does the rest. 1t places
the letter in position, stamps it, and
prints off the receipt, which 1t
throws out to the sender.
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THE DEARS.

Mrs. Uppish-"Indeed. we can't
get along without children, can we?"
Mrs. Blase-"No. The little deara
add such a zest to divorce proceed.
ings. don't they?"-Puck. .
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WORKING UP.

"Neighbors called on you formally
as YETI"
"No; they haven't borrowed any.
thing bigger than a lemon squeezer."
Louisville Courier journal.
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AN INCIDENTAL QUERY.

cit takes nine tailors to make a
man." said the quotation fiend.
YES" replied Reginald; "but how
do you get so many 10 trust your
Washington Star.
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SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A French scientist has invented an
apparatus for sterilizing water which
masses in it in spiral tubes around
long mercury vapor lamp, to utilize
the bactericfdal properties of the vic
let and ultraviolet rays.
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IN REAL LIFE.

"She has referred me to her "a
ther."
well, don't be afraid of him"
"I'm not. Experience has taugh
me that when girl refers you to he
father she merely wants to let yo,
Journal.
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WILLING AWAY THE HOURS.

$50 you lost your job as a plumb
er's ASSISTANT"
"Yes."
For what reason?"
Incompetence. The man tney pu
me to work with liked to play pin
ochle and 1 didn't know any gaEi
but seven-up. ."-Washington Star.
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ONE REDEEMING FEATURE.

"Well," said one, in discussing
baseball matters, II don't envy tbs
umpire. Look at the abuse he gets
and it's no cinch OF job.
"Oh, I don't know" replied his
Irish friend. "Just t'ink O. ths
hours. ."-Lippincott's
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A MAN WHO REFUSED TO FIGHT,

LOUD ana DiuSterlng tones ABOUT MS
many achievements in dueling as he
travelled, in company with several
passengers, in the smoking compart-
ment of one of our railway trains. In
the corner opposite to him sat small
man quietly reading magazine, and
to him he leaned over and arrogantly
said:
Monsieur, what would You do it
you were challenged to fight a duel?"
Il should refuse" was the unhesi-
tating reply.
"Ah! ah! I thought as much. Pc
fuse I'D be branded a coward! But
if a gentleman offered You the choice
of duel or a public whipping; then
what?"
'I'd take fhe whipping"
"Ah! ah. I thought SO from your
looks. Suppose. monsieur, you had
foully slandered ne?"
81 never SANDER"
"Then, monsieur, suppose man
had coolly and deliberately insulted
you; what would you do?"
I'd rise up this way, put down my
book this way, reach over like this,
and take him by the nose, and give
it a proper sort of twist-just SOL"
When the little man relinquished
his grip of the big mans nasal organ,
his neighbors slid away in abject ter
ror, 70 escape the bullets which would
surely be flying at once; but there
was no shooting. The big man
turned crimson-then white-then
looked the little man over and re-
marked:
"Ah-certainly-of course-that S
it-exactly."
And then the conversation took a
turn on the prospects of war with
Turkey.