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1t Sounded
Like Thunder
By F. A. MICHEL

met Lille Longman and was intro
duced to her at barn dance. fell
head over heels in love with her ut
once. There was some attempt at fan
ey costume among the girls. and Lille
was dressed like an Indian girl, her
long black hair hanging below her
waist. knew scarcely any one there
and stood watching q set Of dancers
who were doing a quadrtiie or some
other Of those old fashioned square
dances. Lille Was bobbing about, feel
ing happy In the consciousness Of look
ing very pretty and showing her long
locks, and an thu while she was firing
quick shots At me with her black eyes.
After the dance hunted for some
one to introduce me to Lille and was
successful. The girl had known I was
watching her in the dance, and every
one Of her antics was for me. I wasn't
q dancing man and persuaded her to
sit out a dance with me. Then a nice
looking dapper young fellow took her
for another dance. and looked on
again. This time her antics were for
me all the same, but they were Of an
other kind. SHE flashed her eyes alter
nately at ne and into those Of the fell
low she danced With. / was too stupid
10 see through this feminine device
then, and 1t had it1 effect Quite likely
It would have worked just as well with
ne II had seen through it. When a
girl wishes to attract and q fellow
wishes to be attracted it's the easiest
Job In the world.
It wasn't long before l was going to
SEQ Lille. She was an orphan and
lived with her grandmother, an old
lady deaf rs \ trolley car conductor
whose car in Jammed full Of strap
hangers She was half blind too. But
she must have heard BY contact with
substances if she didn't hear through
the air. and. is for seeing. the darker
it was the better chance she had Of
distinguishing objects. She was like
other deaf and blind persons in that
respect She couldn't see or hear what
she should see and hear, but had re-
markable facilities for detecting what
was most incOnvenient for others for
her to know.
About the time l made Lilies &C.
Quainta nee her grandmother was TAX
en- with her last illness. Lille loved
the old lady. and her approaching
demise was an afiiction TO the niece
As for Inc. I was but twenty-one years
old and had years before me In which
to do counting, but 20 impatient was !
that grudged the old lady what little
time she needed from Lille. | feared
l would be too old for matrimony be-
fore the invalid got into her grave and
ceased to require attention.
Now that look back on this period
l can see that was very unreasonable.
I would 60 to the house and wait q
whole evening for Lille while she re-
manned upstairs with her grandmother,
hoping every minute that she could
come downstairs for a brief sitting
with me. One evening when l had
waited couple Of hours in this way
concluded, considering that the old wo-
man vas blind and deaf. and sr i'm
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Famed asr Dancing.

ESuatess I.amDsdOrr. who In hs:
xSunh wac So enthusiastic dancer.
states in her memoirs tina: prior to
Ter marriage she attended go balls.
sao after .er wedding ST. more At
:i,e different dances she received eight
can offers of marriage This was be
fore lie: marriage. Afterward PIP men
sent her love letters. and a hundred Of
her admirers threatened to shoot them
selves in their despair The number Of
dances which the countess takes to
her credit is stupendous. Altogether
she took part in 1884 square dances.
$500 waltzes and 600 polkas. her part
ners numbering LOO. OF the latter
she Describes 1900 as stupid. 300 bore
some. 100 offensive, % nice and 3 wit
U. Countess Lanbsdorff estimates
the total distance danced by her at not
less than 10000 miles.
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Particular.

"Hew do you want your eggs?" ask
ed the waiter
soft boiled" replied the man. who
dislikes the cold storage system And
see that | get 'em that WAY Those
you served me yesterday morning were
merely this wed. Washington Star.
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pctfGcc senses musr De TURNER dad
ened by illness, to go upstairs to shs
sickroom. steal in and see IL couldn't
get word with Lille.
| tiptoed up the staircase aud tO>the
door OF the room. which fortunately
found ajar. Lille was sitting III a
chair where she could see me. She
came to the door, and l told her that
II she couldn't come to me was bound
to go to her. She went back Into the
room. turned the light very low and
beckoned Inc, to enter. There was q
sofa placed where the invalid could
not very well see it. l stole toward it.
and Lille and sat down side by side
with our arms around each other.
We whispered more love than today,
at fifty, l could talk in year, and to
be heard by each other we scarcely
needed to whisper, for when 1 spoke
my lips touched her coral ear, and
when she spoke her lips were a mil
liOnth Of an inch from mine
Who's there?" came from the in
valid.
Lille arose. went to the bed and
asked he" grandmother If she wanted
anything. She replied that she thought
she heard whispering. Lille told her
that she must be mistaken, put her
hand on the sick woman's head to
sOothe her and told her she had better
try to get little sleep.
Whether grandma was satisfied with
this or not she said no more, and Lii
lie, after coddling her awhile, came
back to Inc. ! had been Wishing
could burst the RETAINS Of the drum
Of the old lady's ear with a ramrod.
but when Lille came back l felt bet
ter. However, we didn't think it pru-
dent to do any more whispering and
refrained. | took a pencil from my
pocket and some old letters and wrote
what l had to say very short SEN
fences, in every one of which the word
"love" figured conspicuously
Men, instead Of choosing, as Is sup.
posed, appropriate opportunities for
proposals. are quite likely to choose
the most uniting. | was unable to
even whisper without being heard by
deaf and dying old woman and yet
must needs choose the moment to
make a declaration ION paper and ask
Lille to be my wife. She accepted me
ION paper, and sealed our engage
ment with kiss which was uninten-
donally smack.
"Lilliew came from the sickbed.
what, grandma. dear?"
''Is 1t raining?"
mo, grandma"
"Oh, I thought I heard something
that sounded like thunder"
Naturally.
An American motoring through .
small Scotch town was pulled up for
excessive speed
Didn't ynn see that notice. Dead
siow? inquired the policeman.
"Course. dill" returned the Yankee
but ] thought it referred to yo,sr
DioOmin' town "-IOndon Answers
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lust sa She Said.

Groucly Psrrnt-No. sir my daugh,
ter shall moi tna;rr rnu Suitor But
your daughter wishes to marry me. sir.
and she told NE inst now that yOn
would deny her nothing Grouchy Par
ent-That. sir. is precisely what | am
doing. Boston Transcript
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voters who voted at those primaries
I'm the city of Baltimore alone
those Democratic voters numbered
more than 10000, and there is.
to my mind, no reason in the world
why all the candidates thus nomi-
mated should not receive the unani-
nous support of Maryland Demo-
Gratis.
Il feel absolutely sure that
President Wilson would give his
approval of this sentiment
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RobinSOn'S All American Shop
IS NOW OPEN
40 Poplar Street next door to Warren Hooper

Shoes repaired and all soles seued
by hand, harne g of all kinds re-
paired and all parts made to order,
have the best Oak harness Il ather
in stock. All work done when pro-
missed and prices guaranteed to- be
right, Cats Paw rubber heels. black
and tan, trunk straps made, satch-
els aud dress suit cases repaired.
After 25 ISears ex experience ! believe
-1Endw rs better than mEchinn
.Gst { d gu =, M 2, Pc.
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Safe ASSUMPTION.

Apropes of marriage that threat.
ened to turn out badly, society wo
man uttered an appropriate and very
true erlgram
$50 Mr.. Blanr." she said, rs saying
at the club that he's sorry he ever
married"
Then she smiled and added
"Well. when Il man tells his friends
he's sorry he married it's safe to as
sumo that his wife Is sorry too New
York Tribune
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The Test.

That man surely is Il philosopher"
"Been giving You some good alriceT
Ne. Hes In grent trouble himself
and he's actually trying to grin and
bear it, Detroit Free Press
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Faith. Hon. and Charity

How did that ne'er do we'll manage
to liveT'
I'm hope that If he inspired enough
faith he might live on charity."-Bal
dmOre American.
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Majestic demonstration Oct. 13,
to 10. Come in and get some Of
the good things to eat. It's free.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. est.
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Badly Expressed.

Old Aunt tdeSpondently)- Well.
longer. Nephew Weassuraingly' Don't
Talk like that, aunt: you know you
will.-RoSten Transcript
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Over two hundred Majestic
ranges in use in Cambridge and
Dorchester county. We sell them.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. est.
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We can vulcanize your castings
and tubes. Make old ones good as
new. Phillips Hdw. Co.-Ad7. est.
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See our auto repair man; he is
an expert. Machine shop, 3rd floor
garage. Phillips Hdw. Co. Adv. st.
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Came.

Mother-Now. children. want yea
to kiss Miss Lemon goodby Elder
Brother-Come on. Billy. be sport
It'll be over in second.-Iife
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Thos. S. Robinson
40 Poplar Street
OPENING Notice.

r. AVING re-opened my oyster saloon at i0S
IL Muse St. will constantly keep on hand the
finest oysters to be had. / positively handle no
oysters caught around Cambridge sewers. thus
insuring the cleanest and best stock to be had.
All telephone orders will receive careful atten-
ton and prompt delivery. Saxon. phone saw
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Cutlery, for the table and poe
ket. We have grand assortment.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. est.
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Farm implements of all kinds,
for all purposes. Phillips Hdw. Co.
ADV. 6-St.
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Laura double heaters. Spear
double heaters. Phillips Hdw. Co.
Adv. est.
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Hardware, all kinds. We lead.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 6-8t.
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Our prices are low on stoves
and ranges. Look at our stock. 1t
will interest you. Phillips Hdw.
Co.-Adv. 6-8t.
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sporting goods, all kinds; guns,
cunning clothes and ammunition.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 6-8t.
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Wood heaters, all sizes and
prices. Phillips Hdw. Co. Adv. est.
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China and cut glass. See our
$12.50 dinner set; 100 piece inn
ported china. Phillips Hdw. Co.
ADV. est.
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Auto supplies, tires, etc. Phil
lips Hdw. Co.-Adv. est.
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Lap robes, square blankets.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. est.
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Just think, ten carloads cook
stoves, ranges and heating stoves.
at Phillips Hdw. Co.--Adv. est.
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Our Auto Dept. is the best in
Maryland. Phillips Hdw. Co. Adv.St.
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Riding saddles and brides.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 6-8t.
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Horse blankets, stable blan-
kets. Phillips Hdw. Co. Adv. est.
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..Oil heaters, gas heaters. Phil
lips Hdw. Co. ADV. est.
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Our paint Dept. is always COM
rlete. Phillips Hdw Co. Adv. 6-St.
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nni3er f]Ie ha 8


prescott year. SO that the campaign
would have lasted only a few mon
<ha.
'I began the campaign on that
theory. In the month of April or
May the amendment was adopted,
and thereupon 1t became evident
that there would be no election un-
der the law for the long term until
November, 1914. Under existing
circumstances that would mean an
aetive campaign for nearly year
and a half.
ITO carry on that sort of a cam
patgn would involve the expendi-
ture OF time and money, such as I
could not afford without the risk
Of involving myself to an extent
which my duty to my family for
bids. In order to make such a
fight as that, man ought either
to be a man of Independent means
and not depending upon his profess
sional labors for the support and
education OF his family, or else he
ought to have no family to support,
and I do not belong to- either of
. those classes.
''But there is another reason
which has influenced me very
strongly in reaching this determine
ton.
II am satisfied that If I am not
Z candidate for any office of any
kind. and am asking no favors. /
Will be In a much better position
to aid the cause of progressive De-
Bocrscy and to give to the Admin
btratdon Of President Wilson the
lind Of support which 1t ought to
have than l would be II I were to
continue my candidacy. Nor have
I any reason to believe that my
withdrawal as a candidate, and thus
esasing to ask anything for my
self. will in any way diminish my
ability. as It certainly will not di-
minish my willingness, to serve
those who have heretofore attach
Cd themselves to my cause in this
state.
II have always felt a great deal
Of uncertainty as to how farm case
I were elected to the United States
Senate, I would be compelled =. to
abandon the practice of my profess
sion. / could not possibly aban-
don 1t altogether, and 1t has been
. source of serious anxiety to me.
For that reason my withdrawal in
wolves no personal sacrifice what
ever.
II want to say further that my
eeadng to be a candidate for Of
lice does not mean the least di-
minution Of my interest in the ques-
ton OF who shall govern and who
shall represent this State. I shall
render all the aid in my power to
the Democratic ticket.
THE primary fight was a warm
one in the counties and in the city
Of Baltimore, but It was a fair
fight. The successful candidates,
both those who were supported by
the so-called organization and those
who were opposed by the organiza-
ton in the primaries, are undoubt-
eddy the choice Of the Democratic
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TOOlate tOCIaSSlfy
WANTED Roomers or boarders. Good ac-
w comodations. Apply William st. l3-3t.

TOR SALE-Pedestal DINING table, refriger
ator, single and double iron beds, complete
dresser, bureau, wardrobe washstand and other
furniture. Baptist Parsonage. l0.13-3t
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Safety razors. razor strops, and
brushes. Phillips Hdw. Co. Adv. St.
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Experience teaches us again and
again that there Is nOthingrmen have
less command over than their tongues
-4pinOza
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Harness, buggies and wagons.
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 6-8t.
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An Attractive Exhibit Planned

The apple and vegetable exhibit
at the meeting of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society in Easton, Md,
next January, promises to be large
and Of excellent quality, more than
$1,000 in cash prizes being offered
for exhibits. The highest prizes
will be for the best general dis
play of fruit, three prizes amount
ing to $500, namely, $50. 500 and
$50. There are also large prizes
for single boxes, three box exhibits,
five box exhibits and ten box ex-
hibits; also SIS for the first prize
on each and every one of the lead
ing commercial varieties grown on
the Peninsula. There are also
prizes for barrels and plates.
The highest prize for vegetables
is for the best collection, $25. There
are also liberal prizes for all the
leading varieties of vegetables.
The special prizes include $40
worth of nursery stock, given by
the Delaware Nurseries, of Mil
ford, Del. and it will be divided
into small prizes for exhdtrss that
. - NO. -sz-4L, IletaS
q
given by 16e Char n nsssSl
OF Wilmington. Del. win be give
for the best exhibit of all box APP
pies. $40 given by Gen. Joseph B.
Seth, of Easton, Nd, for the best
Martin House, made by boy, the
house to have not less than four
teen compartments, nor more than
twenty, judged by its beauty and
workmanship.
Copies of the premium list may
be had by addressing the Secretary,
Dover, Del.
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See the Majestic range, made of
charcoal iron. Phillips Hdw. Co.
Adv. est.
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MARBURY W|THORAWS
Cannot Afford to Garry on Long
Campaign-Pledges Support to
Democratic Success.

William L. Marbury, who entered
the field as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senator last spring against
John Walter Smith, Saturday night
gave out a statement withdrawing
from the race.
Mr.. Marbury's action comes as
surprise at this time, although those
who have been in touch with his
candidacy have felt for sometime
that the situation was such that he
would not continue in the fight. He
bases his retirement upon the
ground that the conditions have
changed since he announced his can
didacy; that at the time he had
not expected the fight would be
so prolonged, and that he has nel-
Their the time nor the means to
make an 1S-month campaign.
It Is understood that Mr.. Mar
bury had made his mind up to with
draw before he went to Europe
and 1 few days after his return,
two weeks ago, sent to President
Wilson, whose sympathy he was
known to have in his candidacy,
letter, laying before the President
the reasons why he desired to do
90. It Is known that Mr.. Marbury
would have remained In the fight
had he felt that by so doing he
would have been aiding the Pres1-
dent or promoting the Progressive
Democratic movement in the State.
It Is believed President Wilson Is
In accord with Mr.. Marbury's deci-
sion, and that while he would still
: Hike to see him in the Senate. he
feels that It is not necessary for
him to make the sacrifices inyol-
ved in the fight.
Mr.. Marbury's statement is as
follows:
81 have decided to withdraw
from the contest for the Democratic
nomination for the office of Unit
ed States Senator.
1.-THE first. and. / am bound to
confess, the controlling interest to
me Is that l cannot afford to car
~ on the kind of campaign which
would have to be carried on In Or
der to be successful for SO long a
period as a year and a half.
Last spring, when I undertook
TO make this fight, conditions in
that respect were entirely different.
At that time the Seventeenth
Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States. providing for
<he popular election of Senators.
- ~ ben enacted. and II vas
W v 6r pfi-
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PAGE. ] AAAzGEs

been advertising and ceiling this
book, sending it through the mails
for years and years, and Anthony
ComstOck, living in the sano city,
has never mOlested the editors and
publishers, or sought to have them
discontinue mailing the book. There
are at least half dozen other pub
fishers who constantly advertise
ChiniQuy's book and send it through
the mails. Comstock knows tiCs
very well, YET I WAS SINGLED
OUT, because L quoted one chapter
from the book which the Government
copyrighted and permitted to go
through the mails for thttty-tcsgco
years.
The Benzinger Brothers, of New
York, are the Roman Catholic pub
fishers who bring out the Romanist
theological textbooks, in which those
vile questions which priests are
taught TO ask women, WE'RE OELGI-
NALLY GIVEN TO THE WORLD.
Yet Anthony Comstock, living in the
same city with BenziRger Brothers,
has never interfeTred with them, in
the mailing of the unspeakably OBJ
scene, but official, theological works
of Liguori, Curry, Dens and other
recognized authorities of the Roman
Catholic Church.
l am sending you marked copy Of
my paper, showing the points made
before Judge Foster, and upon which
he Quashed the indictment. AS you
perhaps know, the prosecutors imme-
diately went before the Grand Jury
again, and made strenuous effort to
get another Indictment
Again assuring you of my sincere
appreciation Of what you have said
in my defense, | am,
Very truly yours,
THOS. E. WATSON.
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in your criticism Of the individual,
bumptious, Government agent who
allowed himself to be made a tool of
by the knights of Columbus. AN
THONY COMSTOCK, OF NEW
YORK CITY, is the Post-office in
spectOr who, in his spondence
with me, admitted that he instigated
the prosecution, but be refused to
tell me WHO INSTTGATGD HIM.
1t was an agent Of Comstock who
took my Magazine out Of the mails,
as he himself swOre at the commit
ment trial, and who laid the Latin
extract before District Attorney Ak
erman. =. :,
AS you say in your Editorial, the
extract was taken originally from
the standard theological textbooks
of the Roman Catholic Church. The
books which contained the matter
for which I was indicted, have been
sent through the mails by the Roman
Catholics themselves, ever since there
was United States Postal Service.
The ex-pr:est, Chiniquy, quoted
those extracts in his book, copy
righted by the United States in 1880,
and carried through the mails ever
since. By due course Of mail I pur-
chased copy from the Truth Seek
er, 62 Vesey Street, New York City.
In preparing my series of chapters
on the Roman Hierarchy, I simply
cut out three or four leaves from
Chiniquy's book, and Incorporated
them in mine. 1T WAS FOR THIS
1 WAS INDICTED.
The Truth Seeker continues to sell
the book containing the questions for
which I was arrested, and Anthony
CcaasGock has never bothered the
TrUth Seeker.
The Converted Catholic, a maya
zine published in New York City, has
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A SOUTH CAROLINA EDITOR OF
A DAILY PAPER INQUIRIES
ABOUT THE WATSON
CASE

Mr.. r. L. Grey,
Editor The State,
Columbia, S. c..
Dear Sir: You may be quite sure
that | appreciate the manliness of
the stand you have taken in regard
to the malicious persecution insti-
tuted against me. In contrast with
the attitude of the daily papers of
my own State, your example is re-
freshing and encouraging.
1t gives me pleasure to forward to
you, with my compliments, copy of
the book which ceE6aiAs the matter
for which was indicted. We have
marked the passages which the Dis
trict Attorney selected.
In this connection, l may say that
the Post-off1ce Department has never
in the slightest degree interfered
with us in the mailing of the Maya
zine, or the book. 1t has never been
intimated to me by the Postal au-
thorities that anything in nay paper,
Magazine or books was Objectionable.
Inspector after inspector has over
hauled our plant, and nA@de the most
favorable comment upon it.
You are quite accurate, however,