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have offended her. yet there was q
marked difference in her attitude tow
ard me overnight. While / was still
debating the question and Davis had
all but reached the door. seemingly in
different to whether or not accom-
panied him, nurse came running to
Louise.
Miss Parrish" she said, II think
your sister Is reooysring conscious
ness. l thought you would like to
know 1t and to be at her side in case
she sreaks."
away his acute ear must have caught
her words. He turned and was up the
stairs in fash. Louise convulsively
caught nv hand. The barrier between
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-12-21
Loved for His lntirmIty.

A case where bodily and not moral
weakness brought happiness was that
of Sergt. Thomas Plunkett of the
Twenty-first Massachusetts regiment
during the Civil war. In charge at
Fredericksburg the color bearer was
among the first to fall. SEEKING the
flag Sergeant Plunkett bore 1t almost
over the ramparts, where he fell with
both arms shot away.
When the news was carried to his
sweetheart. so the story goes. she pro-
tested that she could never marry
him Then III be proud to-" de-
clared her sister. They were married
as soon as he recovered. He was
voted a medal by congress and made
3 messenger In the Massachusetts
state house. where he served for many
vears-
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A Unitarian View.

A Brooklyn man. confined to b.
home by illness. recently surprised
visitor by revealing that he was study
ing Latin. Why" asked the visitor
do you bother about Latin! That's I
dead language II you must study
why not take up German. or French
or Spanish" The sick man smiled
My doctor says / have cot long 4
i've" he said. That's why / stud
Latin. It's a dead language. and, .
I'll be dead { long time. ft's likely I
come In mighty handy.
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MOONS INFLUENCE on TIDES
Survival Of oid-TIme Superstition
Which Has Been Found lmpossI-
slbie to Eradicate.

The influence of the moon upon the
weather was In ancient times assumed
In much the same way as the influence
of the moon upon the tides of the sea
was assumed. There was no proper
knowledge of the facts in either case.
and 1t was accepted in both cases
merely because the regular changes
of the earth's shadow on the moon
were used az the great primitive time
keeper, and any frequent changes In
other things must happen after some
one or other Of those regular changes.
The barbaric guess, Post hoe ergo
propter hoe" proved. when careful
study of the matter was made and
Newton's law OF gravitation was ap
piled to it, to be right in regard to the
tides, but wrong in regard to the
weather. The banking up" of the sea
In a moving hood which passes, as 1t
were, "over the face of the waters"
twice approximately in the "a
hours is now known to be due to the
drag" or gravitational attraction ex-
erted on the heavy but mobile mass of
the ocean by the moon as 1t circles
round the earth, with returning
change in It's relative position to earth
and sun, the phases of which occupy
month.
But 1t has no such action on the
fiimsy vapors of the air. An immense
number of exact numerical details, de-
pending on the weight of the moon, its
position. and movements In relation to
the earth at successive moments. con-
sequently of its action in producing
the tides of the sea, have been ascer.
tanned with astounding accuracy. At
the same time astronomers ard me-
teorologists chose who study the at
mosphere Of our earth) have come to
the conclusion that what we call the
weather" is not affected by the posi-
ton of the moon In regard to the
earth, either at any hour of the day or
any part of the month (phase or
quarter" of the moon), or at any part
Of the year.
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ise, what color are Mr.. Crandall's
eyes?"
Blue" said Louise. "gray-blue."
"Humph!"
could see she was as much puzzled
at his question as had been, but he
offered no explanation and made no
comment.
WAS Crandall left-handed!" he
snapped.
Il DON'T think So" said Louise after
a minutes thought Il never noticed
that he was"
"Humph!" he repeated. his eyes row
ing about the room. Take me in to
see General Parrish"
The young doctor whom Doctor VIII
cox had left in charge happened to be
passing through the hall. and stopped
as he heard the request.
1T can do no HARM" he said, In re-
ply to Louise's look Of inquiry.
The four Of us-the doctor, Davis
Louise and myself, in the order named,
tiptoed into the generals room. was
prepared for great change In him,
but his appearance was really terrify.
ing Perceptibly thinner, aged as by
many years. all shriveled and shrunk.
en-. he lay chained to his bed by his
affection, unable to lift leg or arm, his
lips fallen nervelessly apart. his
tongue lolling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
dead, dead, save his eyes.
As Louise and approached the bed
side 1t appeared to me that he recog
nized us both and l could detect the
same pleading look / had noted the
night before. He seemed to me strug
Cling with his deadened senses to ask
US something. While / did not know
whether or not his hearing had been
impaired thought he might be worry
Ing about Katharine's condition, and
carefully and slowly began to enun
ciate something about her, hoping that
l had guessed what 1t was he wished
to ask. But even as spoke saw
that HIS eyes had left my face. Into
them returned the same acute terror
he had exhibited at the sight Of the
yellow letter. II those eyes could have
spoken, their shrieks would have filled
the room. followed the direction OF
their glance. He was staring In ter
ror at the one strange face in the
room-the inspectors.
Seeing how much his presence dis
turbed the invalid, Davis turned quick
ly and left the room. Louise and
followed, leaving only the doctor and
nurse.
Il wonder what made him look so p
breathed Louise.
| Hes afraid of something-fol
some one?" I said. hurrying to over
take Davis. hoping to learn from hin
his opinion as to what caused the pa
tents fears.
II was right. It's just as thought,
I heard him mutter as he FASTENED tt
the hall and reached for his hat and
coat. saw that he was making prep
aration for instant departure and
was In quandary what to do. fell
it my duty to accompany my friend
| for from his manner l was convinced
that he was on the track of the mys
terry. Yet did not wish to leave Lou
Use until had gained some explana
| ton Of the barrier that she seemed Il
have raised between us. l was con
scious of no way In which / could
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BEAT STREET CAR COMPANIES
Standard Of Height Set for Children
Does Not Always Work Out
With Exact Justice.

I'm cities where the street car COM
panies attempt to determine the age
Of a child by its height some pretty
complications ensue," said the travel
ing salesman. "Forty-one inches has
been established as the average height
of q child of i've years. but the injus-
tice of that rule is frequently DEM
onstrated in cities with large for
eign population.
Into the car of q western city
whose street railway has adopted the
forty-one-inch gauge came q child
carrying three 4,oks. His mother 70
fused to pay fare.
:" II that kids under five what's he
doing with all those books?' the con-
ductor demanded.
THE mother was serene in her
right. Measure him and see.' she
said.
"He marched the child up to the
door jamb. The youngster fell .
quarter of an inch below the topmost
notch.
Seven. II he's q day., the conduc-
tor growled; but she evades payment
because of his nationality. He's Ital-
ian, and Italians run small. On the
measurement basis half the Italian
children could ride free TIL they are
twelve years old
I'm that same town they have =
large Bulgarian and Greek population
They are mostly understood. A Swede.
On the other hand. would overtop the
mark 90 much that even asbirth GER
tiiicate would not entitle him to .
free ride"
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US was swept away. I knew then n
was only fear that she had been for.
ward In showing her affection. Hand
in hand we raced up the stairs after
the inspector, and ranged ourselves
on the other side of the bed from him
Between us, her long hair In braids,
only the white bandage around her
forehead to suggest her wound. lay
the silent figure Of Katharine Parrish.
The pallor of her face seemed only to
enhance her beauty. and though her
eyes were closed, her long dark lashes
still gave expression. As we watched.
she began stirring restlessly and her
hands twitched nervously. Suddenly
her eyes opened wide, not with the
light Of Intelligence. but with the bril-
liancy of hysteria or the excitement
Of fever. She made an Intellectual at
tempt to rise In bed, but she was too
weak. Sinking back on the pillow
she shrieked: Promise me, Hugh,
promise me. you'll do 1t at once"
After that one sentence she relapsed
into unconsciousness. / feared for =
moment that she was dead. The doc
tor FASTENED to her side and began to
feel her pulse and listen to her heart.
1t seemed many minutes before he
turned to us with reassuring whis-
per:
m Is nothing serious relapse to
be expected after that outburst. Her
heart 3 stronger than expected. She
win not hkely regain consciousness
for many hours. but there is no inme-
date danger"
His manner. rather than his words.
invited US to go. 30 Louise and fol.
lowed Davis from the room.
The inspector seemed to have for
gotten his haste to depart He sat
down abruptly on q divan In the up
per hall, with his face resting in his
hands. and gave himself up to intent
thought.
Louise and stood little apart. dis
cussing in whispers Katharins's
strange outcry. What could she hays
meant?
"She meant Crandall. Of course"
said Louise. She mentioned Hugh
did you hear It'll"
nodded assent.
Probably she was repeating q con
versation she had with him just DO
fore she shot herself" 1 suggested.
What do you suppose she wanted him
to promise herr"
Louise shook her head. racked
my brain in vain for some theory to
fit her words to her own desperate
act. to Crandall's flight, to her n
theirs terror. judged from Davis
distracted manner that he. too, was
similarly engaged.
Everything" said to Louise. "ev.
cry single thing we have learned
points to Crandall's connection with
the mystery that has hung over your
father and Katharine. When we have
found him we shall learn what 1t was.
/ am more and more convinced that
he is guilty of some crime. something
terrible, something that your fathss
and sister knew"
The inspector laughed aloud.
We turned toward him, in indigns,
ton. Louise In establishment. to find
him looking at US with an amused
smile.
Don't be too sure" he said Quisak
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cally. "Crandall doesn't seem to haw
been left-handed."
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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Judge Bond For Harmon.

Judge J. a. G. Bond, Of this city
was in Baltimore Friday and talked q
good deal about Governor Harmon, of
Ohio. He was at the railroad station
to meet Mr.. Harmon when he arrived
i'm Baltimore and il strongly i'm favor
of his nomination by the Baltimore
convention.
Judge Bond was close friend OF
the late John K Cowen, with whom he
was associated in the law department
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and after Mr.. Governs death Judge
Bond, then president of the State
Bar Association, got Governor Har-
mon to read a paper on Mr.. Cowen be-
fore the bar association. He selected
Mr.. Harmon because he and Mr.. Cow
en- were friends and boys together in
Ohio. Indeed, Judge Bond said that
he knew it to be fact that President
Cleveland offered the portfolio of At
torny-General Of the United States to
Mr. Cowen, but he declared and urg-
ed the appointment of Judge Har-
mon. The Office or Attorney -Gener-
al. Judge Bond added, was also or er-
ed to Mr.. Cowen by President McKin-
ley.-From Baltimore Sun.
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THEY ARE HERE !!
Biz Parade of Odd Fellows Takes Place
This Afternoon.
"A Large Class Of Candidates Will Be Initiated
Tonight Big Things Doing Tomorrow.

All arrangements are complete for
a great day for Odd Fellowship which
began this afternoon, when the hall of
Salem Lodge will be rededicated, and
grand rally of lodges of the seventh
district. Grand Master Fred q.
Groom, assisted by the ofncers of the
Grand Lodge, will have charge of the
ceremonies. "A special train left Hill
len Station at 1.30 p. M, carrying the
Baltimore contingency, including the
Patriarchs Militant, with Col George
w. Goldman and his adjutant, Major
George Horisberg, in command. On
their arrival a line was formed Of the
different lodges, the Patriarchs Mill
tant acting as escort. The procession
will march on the principal streets to
the hall, where the dedication cere-
mony took place at %. m. q grand
rally will take place in the lodge room
of Salem Lodge this evening. Large
classes of candidates will be on hand
from all the lodges in the district and
other points. Degrt 5 will b. confer
red as follows: Init1atOry degree,
Sulphur Springs Lodge, No. 130; first
degree, Daniel and Jacob Lodge, No
1913; second degree, Prosperity Lodge,
No. So; third degree, Mount Zion
Lodge, No 87.
During the comforting Of the de-
grees the ladies will be entertained
in various ways. q meeting Of the
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Orphans Court.

Monday, May 6.-Agnus Fink ad-
ministratrix Of John s. Fink, deceas-
ed. settled her first and final account.
Frederick Greenholtz received ord
er to draw funds deposited with
Westminster Savings Bank.
Willetta Greenholtz received order
to draw funds from the Westminster
Savings Bank.
Last will and testament Of John y.
Newdecker filed.
Tuesday, May 7th.-Theodore =.
Dorsey, administrator Of Hanson -.
Dorsey. deceased, settled his first and
final account.
John G. Schilpp, administrator OF
Alice M. Weaver, deceased, reported
sale of personal property and inven-
tory OF money and settled MS nrst
and final account.
Charles g. Runhes, administrator
of Albert III. Runkles, deceased, re
ported sales of personal property and
settled his second account
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate of Jacob F. Jenkins deceased,
were granted unto Lenora NJ. Jenkins,
who received warrant to appra1se
and order to notify creditors. t..
Mary T.. Brandenburg, adminlstra-
trix Of HARRIET e. Prugh, deceased,
settled her first and final account.
Emma J. Zepp, guardian OF Herschel
F.. Margaret R., and William u. Zepp'
filed petition and received order ~
small portion lof funds for the bene-
fit Of said wards.
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KILLED ON RAILROAD.
HARRY c. Lowe FOUND DEAD AT
SPRING MILLS.
His Back Was Broken, Skull Crushed
and Had Many Bruises.

N Harry O.. Lowe, a farmer resid-
ing at Spring Mills, about 11s miles
from this city, was found dead lying
along the Western Maryland Railway
track between the road crossing and
store of Mr.. James Robertson's, at
Spring Mills, Wednesday morning by
the o'clock train. DR.. e. M. Sullivan
this city, was called and made an
examination, who found that Mr
Loves back was broken, skull
crushed and fingers badly lascerated
and that nc was dead for about 8
hours. 1t is supposed that he was
struck by the midnight freight while
walking to his home, as he was in
this city on Tuesday.
MT. Lowe was son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Lowe, of Hanover, Pa.
He is survived by a wife and four
children. His age was 33 years.
Funeral took place yesterday aft
ernoon at Meadow Branch Brethren
Church. Services we're conducted
by Elder Edward Snader, assisted by
Elders Bonsack and Roop. Inter
ment near the church.
The pallbearers were Grier Rob
ertson, John T. Close, John Steven
son, Joel Roop, Jackson Myerly and
George Shaeffer. James M Stoner
funeral director.
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STATE TEACHERS CONVENTION.
President Wood Gives Out Program
For June 25, 26, 27 and 20.

Prof. Earl B. Wood, president Of
the Maryland State Teacners' Associ-
alton, superintendent of schools for
Montgomery county, has announced
the program, a. arranged by the exc
cutive committee of the association,
for the fifty-fifth annual meeting of
the State Teachers Association at
Braddock Heights, Md, June rs, 26,
27, and 28.
Governor Goldsborough, Hon. P- P.
Claxton, United States Commissioner
of Education; Prof William M.
Davidson, superintendent of schools
Of the District Of Columbia; Judge
Hammond Urner, Prof IT, J. Patter-
son and Prof W. IT. r.. Taliaferro are
among those who will address the
gathering On Tuesday evening, June
%, the address Of welcome will be
made by Chief Judge Hammond Urn
er, Of Frederick, and Prof Woodland
O. Phillips, superintendent OF schools
for Howard county, will respond.
Prof. Earle p. Wood, of Rockville, will
make the presidents address.
There will be an illustrated talk on
rural schools by Representative OF
the United States Department OF Ag-
riculture.
Thursday will be a symposium on
rural schools by 10 teachers.
Fridays work will consist of reports
of the Maryland Teachers Reading
Circle, by Miss M. w. Tarr, secre-
tary; the report of committee on reso-
lutions and the election of officers.
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by Clarence Jay Morton, Of Carding-
ton, o.
The Sinkinson Impromptu Debate
prize, by w. Il. Gerringer, Of Elton
College, n. G.
The Bates Memorial Historical
prize, by James Allen Dudley, Of Bal
timore.
The Willis Memorial Thesis prize,
by Jesse Eli Pritchard, Of Asheboro,
N. G.
The Professor Forlines Theism
prize by FL. M. Peterson, Of New Cum
berland, w. Va.
The Queen Hymn and Bible Reading
prize, by Ronald Taylor, Of Imwood
M. Y. .... -a-. .-4M M
after the presentation OF the prizes
the exercises closed with the doxology
and the benediction, which was pro
nounced by Rev Dr. 10. i'd. Sinkinson
of Atlantic City.
AT a meeting of the trustees
Rev. J H. Mills was elected president
of the board, in place of Rev. DR.
John ID Kinser, deceased.
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Mothers Day, May 12.

Tho this is only the fourth year OF
Mothers Day, it's popularity is inter
national. Tin Europe Mothers Day
literature is published in ten Ian
guages. The memory flower is. the
white carnatiOn, or, any pure white
flower may be worn on that day. De
partment stores gave this flower away
to thousands last year, and Railroad
companies decorated dining cars
Even in the iails and penitentiaries il
has been observed by inmates. The
Governors of nearly every state have
either by proclamation or personal
letters endorsed the observance OF
Mothers Day. The founder of Moth
er's Day, Miss James, Of Philadelphia,
says Good motherhood L. the basis
of all our prosperity" Suggestions
for observing Mothers Day. Live
this day MAY 12) as your mother
would have you live it, and, make it
a day of pleasure to her thro your
loving thought, visit to her, a gift
or letter or by having her as your
guest of honor.
IL she be not living, perhaps you
can place on her grave the pure white
blossoms, of love and fidelity, not a.
d UuI LII Sldu I6C-
ognition that she was tthe best moth
Ct who ever lived
In her memory, remember the sick
and the unfortunate i'm hospitals
home or prison, and those whose joys
are few. 1t may set the blood ting
ling i'm the veins of those who seem
to lack heart and who may in turn
have thought you had none. Could
there b. more beautiful tribute than
this one, which James Whitcomb Riley
has expressed in letter to the found
IT OF 'Mohter's Day" The heaven
that lies about US in our infancy Il
Motherhood, and no matter how
deprived and how exalted we may b.
come, we are always attended by the
grace of a Mother love. Nor, does
that vision SPLENDID ever fade into
the light OF a common day. Every
great man has glorified great moth
er. Tin the tragedy of Calvary At ie
beautiful to see the master looking
down upon His mother in tenderest
solicitude telling her to comfort his
best beloved disciple and him to COM
fort her. -----.
On this day, let each OF IT, honor
the hallowed memory OF his mother,
wearing in token thereof, the great
floral symbol or purity. OF other
blessings we may have had great
stores but of that most precious In
fhuence, there was but one.
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committee that is arranging for the
third annual reunion at Pen-Mar, Al
gust s, Of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia will b. held to
complete arrangements. Frederick
A. Groom, Grand Master of Maryland,
j. chairman OF the committee.
The committee OF Salem Lodge id
charge of the arrangements, is as fol-
lows
John J Reese (chairman), William
Weagley, George Matthews, Dohne
Nygren, Frank Brightwell, George
Jackson, James d. Mitchell, George
Miller, John Cunningham, Frank But
Ter, James StOner and Luther Wei
inert.
The demonstration and exercises to
b. held Saturday and Sunday are to
celebrate the sixty-fourth anniversary
of the institution of Salem Lodge, No.
60, which was chartered May 12, 1848.
The charter members were Charles W.
Webster, Richard Manning, O. a.
Smeltzer, Charles a. Poole, John wv.
Durbin, I. @. Baugher, Joshua Ying-
ling, and Daniel Mitten.
George w. Miller, OF this city, an
octogenarian, is the oldest living
member of the lodge at this time.
A number Of the business and resi-
dences places are decorated for the
occasion.
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TOWN ELECTIONS.
DAVID T. WALSH, MAYOR, SULLIVAN
and KOONTZ, COUNCILMEN.
Or. D. B. Spreckef Elected Mayor Of
SykGSVllIe tor The Third Term.

More spirit was injected into the
corporation election in this city OF
Monday last than has been witness
ed for several years The cause Of
the interest was the contest between
Milton a. Sullivan, regular candi-
date and Charles Hesson, an fnde-
pendent, who bObbed up in the last 4&
hours before the polls opened Both
candidates did some hustling but Mr..
Sullivan, came out of the rush with
80 to the good. The Mayor, David
z. Walsh received 502; Sullivan 319;
Hesson, 229, and Howard IT, Koontz,
regular candidate, ass.
The following tickets were elect
"a in New Windsor, Taneytown and
Sykesville:
New Windsor-Burgess William
u. Lowell; Commissioners .. T.
Lantz, j. E. West, A. c. Snader DR.. J.
T.. Myers and @. IT, Zepp. -
Taneytown-Samue M. Mehring,
Burgess, and Messrs.-E. e. Reindol-
lar, Edward Kemper, Judson Hill, F.
:. Seiss and George Arnold commits
sioners.
At the Sykesvtlle town election held
Wednesday DIR. ID. d. Sprecher was
elected mayor for the third term.
Wade H- D- Wart1eld, IT, T.. Jenkins,
Pennington II. Bennett, a. T.. AIRING
ton and William Fairbanks were
elected -counctlmen- This il an entire
new council and many municipal i'm
provements are planned, prominent
among them being the installation OF
electric lights. Sykesvil1e is fast be-
coming an important business center
and with the new state road now be
ing built through Freedom district,
it will have larger territory to draw
from than ever before.
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Foreign Mission Board Meets.

The executive board OF the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Methodist Protestant Church will
hold it, annual session in the Metho-
dist Protestant church, May Is to 16,
inclusive.
The sessions will be open to the
public Wednesday evening. Dr.. T. o.
Grouse, of Baltimore, will deliver the
anniversary sermon, Thursday eve
ming. How the World Goes to
Church" a missionary entertain
ment will be given Thursday evening
returned missionaries win speak,
and an address on China Will b. Civ
en- by Mrs. II. L. Feeman.