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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1912-03-29
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silently forward, intent only on COW
ering all the distarcg possible Late
that night they ,amped at the water
hole. sleepir& as best they could.
scourged Iy the chill wind which
swept over them and lashed grit into
exposed faces. With the first gray OF
dawn they swung sIffened forms into
the saddles and rode on, straight as
the crow flies, for the Salt Fork. They
attained that stream at Sundown, gray
with sand dust, their faces Streaked
from perspiration, feeling as though
the sun rays had burned their brains.
with horses fairly reeling under them.
According to Keith's calculation this
cattle-ford must be fully ten miles be-
low where the cabin sought was stu
ated; two hours rest, with water and
food, would put both horses and men
again in condition. and the travelling
was easier along the bank of the
Fork With this in mind, cinches were
loosened, the animals turned out to
Craze, and the men. snatChing a hasty
bite, flung themselves wearily on the
ground.
All but Fairbain were asleep when
Keith aroused them once more, little
before nine. unable in his impatience
to brook longer delay. Within ten min
utes horses were saddled, weapons
looked to carefully. and the little party
began their advance through the dark
ness. moving cautiously over the un
even ground, assisted greatly by the
bright desert stars cleaning down up
on them from the clOudless Sky over
head. The distance proved somewhat
less than had been anticipated, and
keth's watch was not yet at eleven,
when his eyes revealed the fact that
they had reached the near vicinity OF
the lonely island on which the cabin
stood Refining in his horse sharply.
he swung to the ground, the others In
stantiy following his example realiz
ing they had reached the end of the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1912-03-29
A Popular Expression.

The Boston Globe says that the
earliest mention of the expression.
I'm from Missouri, you'll have to
show me-" is found at the time OF the
great march across the plains to Cali
fornia iii 1S49 and 1850. many OF the
argonauts procuring their outfits al
St Joe 1t was a matter of comment
that the Missourians engaged as
teamsters disbeiieved the stories OF
the gold found in California and re-
turned light to their starting point to
get another chance to earn teamsters
wages. Later the same spirit Of doubt
was expressed in the phrase, I'm
from Missouri show me" and re-
mains in frequent use. Like most OF
such sayings, it is impossible to trace
the exact origin of the expression. for
such rise in a day and are spread
broadcast, their origin never being in
quired into until they have become
we'll known.
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this necessary delay, and now OBJ
mist have rejoinad his party on the
Arkansas and gone south with them,
finally broke away from the others
and rode ahead, to gather together the
necessary horses and supplies in ad-
vance OF their arrival He could not
drive from his mind the remembrance
of the gamblers attempted familiarity
with Hope, when he had her, as he
then supposed, safe in his power once
before in that lonely cabin on the Salt
Fork Now, angry with baff1ed ambi-
ton, and a victim of her trickery.
there was no guessing to what ex-
tremes the desperate might resort
The possibilities of such situation
made the slightest delay in rescue an
agony almost unbearable Reaching
Carson City, and perfectly reckless as
to his own safety there from arrest,
the plainsman lost no time in perfect
ing arrangements for pushing for
ward. Horses and provisions were pro-
cured. and he very fortunately discov-
cred in town two cowboys belonging
to the Bar X" outfit. their work there
accomplished and about ready to re-
turn to the ranch on the Canadian,
who gladly allied themselves with his
party, looking forward to the possi-
bilities of a fight with keen anticipa-
ton. Keith was more than ever de-
lighted with adding these to his outfit.
when, on the final arrival of the 9th
ers. the extra man brought from Sher-
idan announced that he had had
enough. and was going to remain
there. No efforts made revealed any
knowledge of Hawley's presence in
Carson City; either he had not been
there. or else his friends were very
carefully concealing the fact The ut
ter absence of any trace, however led
Keith TO believe that the gambler had
gone elsewhere-probably to Fort
Larned-for his new outfit. and this
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CHAPTER XxxIV.
Again at the Cabin.

They were two weary days reach
ing Carson City, travelling along the
open trail yet meeting with no one,
not even mail coach passing them.
Evidently the Indians were so trou-
blesome as to interrupt all traffic with
Santa Fe and the more western forts.
The slowness of their progress was
on account of the General, whose con-
dition became worse in spite of Fair
bain's assiduous attentions. With no
medicine the doctor could do but little
to relieve the sufferings of the older
man. although he declared that his
illness was not serious one. and
would yield quickly to proper medical
treatment. They constructed rude
travois from limbs of the cottonwood,
and securely strapped him thereon.
one man leading the horse, while the
doctor tramped behind
Keith. fretting more and more over
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route Hands instinctively loosened
revolvers in readiness for action, the
younger of the bar x" men whistling
softly in an effort to appear uncon-
cerned. Ka,th, with gesture, gather
ed them mufe closely about him.
IF Hawley is here himself" he said
quietly, watching their faces in the
starlight, "he will certainly have a
guard set, and there may be one any
how. We can't afford to take chances.
for there will be five men, at least. on
the island, and possibly several more
If they are looking for trouble they
will naturally expect it to come from
the north-consequentl we'll make
our attack from the opposite direction,
and creep in on them under the shad-
ow of the corral. The first thing
want to do is to locate Miss Waite so
she will be in no danger of getting
hurt in the melee. You boys hold your
fire until | let loose or give the word.
Now, Doctor, | want you and Neb to
creep up this bank until you are di-
rectly opposite the cabin-he'l know
the spot-and lie there out of sight
until we begin the shooting. Then
both sail in as fast as you can. I'll
take Bristoe and you two Bar K" men
along with me, and when we turn
loose with our shooting irons you can
all reckon the fight is on. Any of you
got questions to ask"
No one said anything, the silence ac-
cented by the desert wind bowling
mournfully in the branches of nearby
cottonwood.
"All right then, boys, don't get ex-
cited and go off half cooked: be easy
on your trigger fingers. Come along,
YOU fellows who are travelling with
me-"
The four crossed the stream. wading
to their waists in the water. their
horses left punched on the south bank.
and finally crawled out into bunch
of mesquite AS they crept along
through the darkness, whatever doubts
Keith might have previously felt re-
garding the presence on the island OF
the party sought were dissipated by the
unmistakable noise made by numer-
GUS horses in the corral. Slowly, test
ing each step as they advanced. so no
sound should betray them, the four
men reached the shelter of the stock
ade. The older of the Bar X" men
lifted himself by his hands. and
peered cautiously over.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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I used to cringe and cover at the win
dow of the teller
And wish the floor would open and would
drop me to the cellar;
I handed him my money and I thanked
him for his kindness,
he looked at me as blankly as though
struck by sudden blindness.
But now 1 get the ear
OF the genial cashier
And a nod and smile is coming from the
stately president,
While the teller speaks my name
AS though I were known to fame
And in bows of cordial welcome all the
once stiff spines are bent
1 used to creep in softly to deposit If
teen dollars
And hope they wouldn't notice I was
wearing paper collars,
The teller took my money-and I knew
he did favor,
And shuffled out as humbly as the rud-
est misbehaver.
But now they bow and smile
AS they count nlT little pile,
And they murmur that I'm helping to
rejuvenate the land,
And the stately president
With respect and gladness blent
Asks about my wife and children while
he shakes me by the hand.
I used to fear the teller and his big and
heavy glasses
Through which he stared q stare as cold
as snow-filled mountain passes
But now he makes me linger and narrate
the latest story
And he tells me that represent the ma
tons pride and glory.
o, now I have the ear
OF the smiliES-faced cashier,
And by fingers know the gripping OF
the stately president,
While the teller bows to me
Just as nice as nice can be
AS he counts each dime and dollar and
each nickel and each cent.
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Lono VOYAGE for Submarines.

The British submarines c IS. c 81
and C 3S arrived in Hongkong on
April 20 after a voyage of 5000 miles
from Portsmouth. which they left on
February s
After the vessels left Spithead II
was expected that they would hug the
shore, but they carried right through
the dreaded Bay Of Biscay and pro
ceeded under their own power as far
as Gibraltar without any untoward
event
Life in the small compass OF sub
marine is not very entertaining, but
the men, with the true spirit OF the
sailorman, made the most of things
All the cooking was done on board by
electricity.
1t was customary for some Of the
men to enter a compartment on the
upper portion of the vessel and to en-
10y a bath as the submarine drove
through the water II she dipped the
bather got more than he wanted. but
all the same the sensation was cool
ing and pleasant
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bunch went from yere with thet split
hoof"
This was net SO easily accom-
plished owing to the nature of the
ground. but at last the searchers
stumbled onto tracks close in under
the bank, and one of these revealed
the split hoof.
THAT makes 1t clear, Ben" ex-
claimed Keith, decidedly, staring out
across the river at the white sand
hills. They have kept on the edge Of
the water. making for the ford, which
is yonder at the bend. They are out
in the sand desert by this time riding
for the Salt Fork. Whoever he was,
the fellow brought them five horses,
and the five old ones were taken east
again on the trail. The girl Is still
with the party. and We'll go into Car
son City and reoutfit"
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Copyright, A. c. Mcclurg & Co. 1s10l
ATALE or THf plain,

BELIEF left him more fully convinced
| conceal his trail.
| The party escorting Waite reached
the town in the evening, and in the
following gray dawn the adventures
forded the river, and mounted on fresh
horses and fully equipped, headed
forth into the sand hills. The little
company now consisted of Keith, Fair
balm, who, in spite of his rotundity
of form had proven himself hard and
fit, Neb, having charge of the single
pack-horse, the scout Bristoe, and the
two cowboys of the Bar X" rough.
wiry fellow, accustomed to expo
sure and peril. 1t was emphatically a
fighting outfit, and to be trusted in
emergency.
They followed the cattle trail south
toward the Salt Fork, as this course
would afford them a camp at the only
water-hole in all that wide desert ly-
ing between With this certainty of
water, they ventured to press their
animals to swifter pace, although the
sand made travelling heavy, and the
trail itself was scarcely discernible.
1t was a hard, wearisome ride, hour
after hour through the same dull,
dreary landscape of desolation, the
hot, remorseless sun beating down
upon them. rejecting up into their
blistered faces from the hot surface of
sand There was scarcely breath of
air, and the bodies of men and horses
were bathed in perspiration. Not
cloud hung in the blue sky; no wing
of bird broke the monotony of dis
tance, no living animal crept across
the blazing surface of the desert. Oc-
casionally a distant mirage attracted
the eye, making the dead reality even
more horrible by its semblance to wa
ter, yet never tempting them to stray
aside After the first mile conversa-
ton ceased, the men riding grimly,
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True Greatness.

Little faithfulnesseS are not only
the preparation for great ones. but
little faithfulnesses are in themselves
the great ones. The essential fidelity
Of the heart is the same whether 1t be
exercised In the mites or in a royal
treasury; the genuine faithfulness Of
the life is equally beautiful whether 1t
be displayed in governing an empire
or In writing an exercise.-Dean Far
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1912-03-29

Pardon me, sir" said the interview
er to the great actor, "but it has been
said that one can never portray an
emotion forcefully until he has expe-
rienced 1t. Yet you gave a marvellous
performance in the starvation scene
tonight"
"Ah," observed the great actor, Il
played one-night stands in an Uncle
Tom company for ten seasons"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1912-03-29

An Episcopal bishop in a New Eng
land state was the guest of a friend
The bishop conducted the services
Sunday morning, and seemed much ir-
ritated by the fact that his friend
in the body of the church was always
about i've words behind the rest Of
the congregation during the recital
of the Apostles Greed. At dinner that
afternoon the eminent divine turned
suddenly to his host and asked. with
some asperity: John. why can't you
descend into hell with the rest OF
the congregation?
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A Helpful Hint.

lima Going writes: "Will you please
tell me how to raise the window Of q
railway carr"
1t all depends, lima. 1t all depends
A lady never raises a window -on q
train. She simply looks helpless and
then some fool man comes and smiles
graciously and takes hold of the little
catch at the bottom of the sash and
pulls and tugs and sweats and
lunches and says things to himself
and finally excuses himself and goes
into the smoker
The best way to raise 1t Is to pour
a pint of nitroglycerin under 1t and
then hit the nitroglycerin with ham,
mer. This takes you up with the win
dow, but you may enjoy the trip.
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Peter In this
chapter Is speak
ing to Christians
who are undergo
ing p e r S e C ution
and suffering be-
cause of their
faith at the hands
of the pagans, and
he Is urging them
to have their man
ner of living hon
est open and,
above board in
the presence OF
their c a | u mnia-
tors, whose own
c O n v e rsion may
he brought about
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1912-03-29

Mans right to vote does not rest on
responsibility or intelligence. but on
the very fact that he has been wear
in. a pair of pants for twenty-one
years, and. in all probability. eat,
ing or burning up a ton of cheap to
baccO
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Discrimination AnaIxsis,

You have had a great many epochs
In your career" observed the Devoted
Supporter to the Perpetual Candi-
date.
Yes, indeed" replied the latter.
"Yes, indeed. Sometimes l feel that /
have had more epochs than career"
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lest for Mater.

To test drinking water. put one tea
spoonful Of granulated sugar In a pint
of the water you want to test. Cork
tightly, place on the kitchen mantel
shelf If pure the water will remain
clear. II not it will cloud densely. and
ought to be analysed
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FURNITURE

There is no doubt in our minds--
there will be none in yours--that
we can and will save you money in
buying your furniture. Look else
where throughout the State or in
the District of Columbia, come to
us, and if we don't save you money
your fare will be paid both ways.
Everything that goes into your
home in the furniture line.
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Salvation Through
Christ
ByRev. James M. Gray, D.
Dean Of Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago

TEXT-Who his own self bare our sins
in his own body on the tree, that we
being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness; by whose stripes We were
healed For ye were as sheep going as
tray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.-I
Peter 2:24-25.
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Thouohts on Advice.

Advice Is cheap. Indeed it is.
To those in all positions
Except the folks who get 1t from
Their lawyers or physicians.
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There is a sort of hatred which
never is eXtinguished: 1t is the hatred
hat superiority inspires in mediocri
ty.-Paul Bourget.
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When Two Reformers Meet

Mrs. Wunder-f understand that
Mrs. Gooph married Mr.. Gooph SO
that she might reform him.
Miss Gabbeigh-Yes, and before she
had a chance to caution him against
smoking and drinking he was point.
ing out to her the evil of dancing,
play going, candy eating and eXtraya.
CANT dressing, and the poor woman
was simply too da7ed to say anything
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The Largest, necessarily
the cheapest, Wood Man.
tel Dealers in the State
Of Maryland - -


Look at all catalogues and other
houses, then come to our ware
house. Your expenses will be paid
both ways if the above is not true.
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is losing the delicacy of character
which makes the perfect gentleman.
He is being taught to look at the
relations of life from a coarse and low
standpoint. The girl who is ordered
off the street he will find if she is
naturally depraved. He will be likely
to be of those who create a demand
for the girls. II he succeeds in max
ing a place in society which will en-
able him to meet and possibly marry
n of the carefully raised girls the
result may be one of the too numerous
unhappy homes of our country. For
the ideals taught upon the street do
not make boys fit companions for
girls of refinement. One alone cannot
be saved. If the street is a dangerous
school for girls it is also a dangerous
school for boys, and neither should be
gaining their education in an atmos-
phere that makes for the degradation
of mind and body and character.-Ex.
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ON THE STREET

Several cities are trying to remedy
the evil in their midst by making laws
against allowing girls on the street at
night. So far as they go these laws
are good, but they carry some danger
and are defective in not including
boys as well as girls.
The danger in these laws is that the
element that thrives upon the degra-
dation of girls will work, not to have
the ordinances repealed, but to have
them extended in such way that they
are the Of creating evil instead
Of being a preventative. When start
ed by we'll meaning people, the girls
found upon the street are supposed to
be returned to their parents. With an
honorable police this would be the
case, but it has not needed the recent
revelations in New York City to teach
those who have looked into the sub
ject that the police of our cities can
not always be trusted. Having the
right to take the girls in custody they
might be returned home, or they
might be among those who disappear.
1t is to be hoped that the cities where
such results could occur are not num-
erous, but such things are not impossi-
bilities. When those with honest in
tent have grown careless the under
world may step forward and have the
ordinances extended so that girls on
the street after certain hours can be
arrested as immoral women; they may
even convince some individuals with
good intentions that such laws may be
beneficial. There are ordinances Of
this kind In effect in some Of our
cities. In one Of these cities, at least,
there Is no law to prevent employers
from keeping girls at work until the
time when they may be considered to
belong to the underworld. The police
in that city are rewarded according to
the number of arrests they make. AS
a result, many q girl is arrested, on
victed upon the word Of the policeman
who takes her in charge, put in Jail,
II unable to pay her fine, with the wo-
men Of the street and branded as one
of the outcasts Of society. Good laws
are sometimes twisted in evil ways
and unless constant w~atchfulness and
care continue sometimes there had
better none be made.
Again the ordinances which keep
the girls on the street but allow the
boys to run wild only half cover the
necessity. The personal danger on
the street 10 greater for girls than
boys. but the street 10 q wretched
school for either. The boy who is
learning the wars OF lie on the street
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bin. We do not know whether the
large potato was one from many in
the hills or whether it was the only
large potato there. With these facts
in mind we should locate the hills that
have the largest number of big uni
form potatoes and save them for seed.
This can only be done by going
through the field and digging the best
hills by hand. In this way the largest
producing individuals will be secured,
which will mean a marked increase in
the yield per acre of potatoes.
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behind for other climates, but this Is
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way-the way Of multitudes-is to
use DR.. Kings New Discovery and
cure yourself at home. Stay right
there, with your friends, and take
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