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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
HaO A NOsE kaR NEWS.


How "A t1llulf etsrfpl was tae..,,f.ad
In a most amazinr rashiop ,e n ,,...a,,.
and adventurous npnny q ilnsr AZ ~
end IL bls resourres Il rela,,.d ~
Mr.. /. ID. Sx,non ia ..rh. f.r,.ss and
Its story" II WINS during tin. .d-
ministrution Of the Duke of Welllnn.
ton. 1t i,fpeture when the nnnusitlnn
would have given nnyth,nn for son,.
hint Of the cahlnet's nolley. rhe serret
was well guarded until one aveul,r
Just at the rising OF the house n ne,,nr
a liner. who had been hanging ahouf
Westminster waiting for something 10
turn IN. saw the duke enerre from
the house Of lords accotnpanied bv one
Of his colleagues.
Now. the duke in his Infer years
was very hard ~ hearing and cb.risb-
ed that not uncommon lllusipn of ,he
deaf that In order to make Other neo-
pie hear he. too. must shout II oc-
CURED 10 the scribe that II he woula
only follow the nrima mi,dxt.r lie
might hear something TO his advan-
tage.
The night was dark 80 the nen,v
liner managed to keen well wiflin
earshot and vet TO escanc remark tv
those he was following He had nn,
gone very fer before he knew hc was
In iuck's vav. The dnke was actn.liv
talking abont the sitnation In ~ usnal
loud tones and rrnduailv proceadra
to unfold the policv Of the cabInst ,rbs
penny liner listened wifh ail bis
ears and kent win within ranre ~ M
minister aIl the wav to Anslev bn,,sa
Thereupon. with heating heart no
sought some friendly rsf,,ga and com.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
MADE HIMSELF At HOME.
When He Got Through His Standing
Was Unquestioned.

When He Got Through His Standing
Was Unquestioned.
Robert Thorpe. an old Missouri stage
driver. used TO tell a story Of how An
derson the jayhawker. got one Il his
recruits. The Anderson boys held up
Thorpe's staee near Glasgow one day
Among the Passengers was a raw
boned young Missourian who looked
about as tough as che jayhawkers
themselves.
Give me yer varbles." Anderson de-
manded OF the youth, as be went down
the line.
Amt got none" answered the
young squirrel hunter.
Where We goin'Y'
ITO join Anderson's 1ayhawkers."
The leader sized him up q Bit
"Kin ye swim the Missoury riverf7
he asked him.
'Reckon So" the young man an
swered.
Gould ye KIN a man9'
Reckon so"
Anderson stepped forward and spat
in the youngsters face. The yogth
bounded at the jayhawker like cat.
caught him full 10 the face with
right swing and went down on top of
him. kicking and clawing.
The jayhawkers pulled the young de-
mon of their leader. and he got up.
You belong he said. Boys. give
him hawse."-St. Louis Post-Dls-
patch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
THEY DON'T WASTE WORDS.
Nyesalaud Nsti~ss Exist In ssahs Of
Partial Coma.

Referring 10 the nallte ~ .tsf 4
In Nyasaiand the author NJ ''fIfif o.
the Elephant IN Afrlrn.~ Captain z II.
Stlgand. comments uu a certain
Of coma into which the boys dest 81
when there H. 40 active work for en-
TO do, or AZ least when there rs isfl b
pulslon to DO it. He believes thai st
native is capable Of assumina o ,te
N which the MUD Is absolutely le-
tached and not working. and when Ia
such state he Is only recalled d a
start to bis present surfenrdlrw.
The life Of the head man of vii
lage in Nynsalnnd when not engaged
In the strenuous pursuit u bis otiicial
duties. Is something Ike this. At sun.
rise he crawls out of bis but and sits
outside. After short time his wife
crawis out and cffers him some food
He eats this and then makes bis way
to n tree. perhaps hundred yards
from the village. Under this be Its III
deep abstraction. till abeul noon a
child brings him SOME food and Watfr
After nartakine Of this be movesa it-
tie so as TO get The afternoon Shade
He then sits in deep meditation until
sunset. when he crawls into bis. hut
and goes to sleep
Sometimes be- IS Joined by 4 few 9th
er old men under his lrpe. They hardly
ever speak to each other. aud If they
say anything It is 70 make some 0bvi.
Ois remark, as. "Thpre Is a dos. . "Yea
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

The play "IiHomme de Destin" was
taken from the stage when its triumph
was at the zenith. One evening Napo-
leon. accompanied by his friend Dutoc.
went in Disguise to the roiie st. Mar
tin theater. where the piece was being
performed. Eugene Chevalier appear
ing as the man Of destiny. They
bought a box. but had hardly entered
il when the emperor hreke forth in
violent ekecrations AGAINST the fool
manager4 II seemed that the decora-
tors had ieft IN the hix pats Of oil and
paint. aud into these The emperor had
stepped Wild with rage. he rushed
from tbs house and to make matters
worse was recognized In the lobby. No
paper meniioned the incident. but by
order of the emperor the play was
never produced again, and ChevalIer
never appeared again as the man OF
destiny aud all on account Of little
paint badly applied.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
Rseoanitian Comes slowly.


THE late Alfred Russell Wallace.
the codiscoverer With Darwin Of eyo
luton. had hard row to hoe at first. !"
said physiologist.
"Poor Or. Wallace had in fact such
a vary hard row to hoe that be couldn't
afford to marry til he was sixty-three.
when to balance matters be married a
young girl of eiehteeDtby whom be
had son and q daughter
Il commiserated in London last sum
mer with Or. Wallace.
"'It was too bad, once said to
him. "A man Of genius Ike you.
cramped with poverty till past middle
life. It was too bad
"'My friend DR.. Wallace replied.
always you will find the fire Of genius
takes long. long time to make the
pot boil Detroit Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
LEAPINa yoR THE FIRE n
Jumpsl u Eigbt o. Nine Stories

Have Been Made.
At recent Flfty-sixth street tpne-
ment fire in New York that resulted in
more of q smoke alarm tIinn hlAze a
man and bis wife were sren 10 get out
on the ledge Of 4 fifth story window.
The fremen told them to wait mo-
ment. that there might be no need to
jump The man cried that they were
suffocating and must jump.
The firemen stretched the net and
shouted for them TO poise themselves
properly and jump one at time. But
even while the firemen were shouting
the Instructions the couple kissed each
other. locked arms and leaped. They
came down straight and sure rs 4
plummet right into the net. They re-
bounded about fifteen feet and fell in
the net again in sitting posture. still
embraced
The hremen let them gently down to
the sidewalk. They still sat there look
ing at each other incredulously. Then
they were told there was not even 4
good fire to Justify their jump. II had
all been smoke from a smonldering lot
of rags and other rubbish The uian
and wife heard the news with. ex,7sses'
sions Of wonder. thanSfglpess and con
demnntion of their Stiffness.
Jumps Of eight and nine stories with
out injuries have been recorded. The
makeup Of the jumper Is what counts
The tlremen have to be prepared for
all kinds Sometimes they have to
shift few inches quickly because OF
the bad Judgment Of distance shown by
the jumper. But in most cases the leap
to the net saves life.-New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
PRETTY SAFE PRISON.


HIcodhounds Guarded One Exit, Man
Eating Sharks the Otter.
Shark skin, shark teeth, shark oil,
shark meat and several other byprod
ucts Of the dead shark are articles Of
greater or lesser utility. but | have
never heard OF but one Instance where
the living shark was put to prac-
tiea use. This. says Lewis K. Free
nan. was when they used him as a
lirison guard in the old days when
Hritish coayicts were transported to
Australia. the monsters serving this
purpose for many years at the Port
Arthur settlement, ten miles south Of
Hobart, the present capital Of Tas-
mania. The prisons at this point. some
of which may still be seen, were situ-
ated upon a peninsula whose only con-
necti0n with the mainland was by a
long. narrow strip Of sand called. from
Its contiguration. the Eaglehawk's
Neck.
The convicts were allowed consider
able liberty on the peninsula. but to
prevent their escape to the mainland
half starved bloodhounds were chained
all the way across the narrowest por
ton of the neck. Several prisoners
having avoided the bloodhound zone"
by swimming. the authorities adopted
the effective but grewsome expedient
of feeding the sharks at that point sew
eral times a day. In few weeks the
place became literally alive with the
voracious man eaters. and from that
time on the only convict who ever es-
capped accomplished his purpose by roll
ing himself up in keIp and working
along. inch by inch. timing his move
ments to correspond with those of the
other heaps Of seaweed that were be-
Ing rolled by the surf Wide World
Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

A native of boom town who had
moved away happened on one Of his
old neighbofs who still lived there and
asked him about the town.
"oh. its awful replied the unfortu-
nate neighbor. "Deadest place you
ever saw. Say. YOU know Jcnes. don't
your Well. he dropped dead in front
of the postotiiee Sunday. and they
didn't find the body till Thursday -
Everybody's.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

1T isn't by petty and ridiculous
economies that men succeed" said
John D. Rockefeller. Jr. "Some peo-
pie seem to think that to get rich one
must economize like Blanco. Blanco's
faithful old dog had turned sickly and
savage. and so Blanco said to bis wife
on arriving home from business Satur-
day evening:
"Tll shoot Towser tomorrow morn
ing before church.
"Blaneo paused. then added sternly:
so remember. please. that he won't
need any breakfast. Cincinnati En-
quIrer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

Mrs. Gordon had recently moved into
the neighhorhood.
Il thought | would come and tell yon
that your james has been fighting with
my Edward" said one OF the neigh
bors one morning as she called at Mrs,
Gordon's door. "and settle the matter
II could"
We'll, for my part" responded Mrs.
Gordon haughtIly. Il have no time to
enter into any discussion about the
children's quarrels. consider myself
above such trifiing things"
I'm delighted to hear it" was the
reply. "I'Il send James over on a
streteher in an hour or two."-Life.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
GENIUS AND A CLUB.



and Mereless Weapon.
The world has never sretl an age in
which there was more exrlse Tor ques-
tluning the validity ~, contemporary
judgment. It would " the height Of
folly TO expect puSteftty 10 'hnthcnti-
cate the sapovfngs Of Az appreciation
which ID shifting Its stress rlsm the
universal to the personnel has chnnsed
from criticism into collouh} frunl ciin-
ic into causeiie indeed. 1t is nothing
less than d truism that the experience
of the artist In all ages. according to
the verdict of history. is Identical with
itself
In the words II Sidney Lanier. =. >
the artist slaia put forth hunhly and
loving the 'vfe best and highest that
Is with a hiln utterly regardless Of
contemporary criticism What possible
claim can contemporary critiism set
up to respec, nat criticism which
stoned SteHhen haated Paul for mad
man. bOuni t'ola..ibns in chains. drove
Dante into exile. made Shakespeare
write the sonne' When In Disgrace
With Fortune an Mems Eyes gave
Milton Is for 'f-Hradlse Last. Kept
Samuel johnson cooling his heels on
Lord Chesterar,l doorstep. revlled
Shelley as an un,h d dog. killed Kpats,
cracked jokes on 6 aek. Schubert. Bee
thoyen. Berlloz and Wagner and com
mitted so many other impiOus f0liies
and stupidities that thousand letters
like this could not suffice even to cata-
logue them
The verdict Of the 'intellectues' has
always been veritabIe stumbling
block In the path of genius.
"lt Is from meh os csta hllshed liter.
ary reputation" asserts Bernard Shaw.
that we learn thnt William Blake was
mad. that Shelley was spoiled by llv-
ing in low set. that Robert owen
was man who did not know the
world. that Ruskin is incapable Of
conprehending political economy. that
zola is mere blackguard and Ibsen
is zola with wooden leg. The great
musician accepted by his unskiiled lis
tener is viIitied by bis fellow musi.
cian- 1t was the musical culture Of
Europe which pronounced Wagner the
inferior Of Mendelssohn and Meyer
beer
1t is not enough TO say with the bril-
liant author Of Contemporaries" that
contemporary criticism is mere conver-
sation; II is often little more than mere
gossip. One n often inclined to ques-
tion with Lowell whether the powers
that be in criticism are really the pow
ers that ought to be.-From Archibald
Henderson's European Dramatssts."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

A well known English bishop some
time since lost his third wife a cler
gyman who had known tlae hrSf wife
returned from Afriea and wanted 10
see the grave. He called at the ealhe-
dral and saw the Ferger.
Can you tell me where tie bishops
wife is huried7r
"Well. sir replied Tie verger Il
don't know for certain. bat he mostly
buries 'em at Brompton." london
Mail
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

Little Beatrice was taking piano les
sous and learning at lhe same time
something Of theory. Like many other
Children. she disliked praeticing her
finger exercises. One day her mother.
who was working in an upstairs room.
noticed sudden IuIl in the playing.
,.zle looked down and saw Beatrice sit
ting perfectly notionless.
Beatrice. why don't you practices"
she called down sharply.
Il am practIcing. mother" replied
the child with perfect self assurance.
"I'm pracficing my theory New
York Post
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

The British parliament and the Unit
ed States congress have many points
Of difference, The parliament is prac-
tically omnlpofcnt while the congress
is subject not only to the provisions OF
the constitution. but to the presidents
veto Congress represents the people.
while parliament to all intents and
purposes is the people. = New York
American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

William Dean HoweIls. according to
the Washington Star. was admonlsh-
ing a young novelist, who. after writ
ing fine novel. had produced only
slight commercial things.
1.-TWO critics." he said to the young
man. were discussing certain au-
thor.
-'His laurels.' said the first critic.
already seem faded and hedrasgFed.'
"'That' the other critic agreed. Is
because be has been resting on them "
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
MIx MAPS ANB YEaLs.
"a kasy <etz Of otusy.ks esesraphy
t hAs Yos q e

y. 5he dhlt'7. ig.l1, 1..re family
til lAf'hahx trsf arzf ti mu'..
Que ~ the world. tla otn,. 'c so
in Watch they 1--we.
Tht parents anil childienf are foffn.
ing he habit Of taIkluel during meA|s
abouil what they read Of bear u
paceS md events optsl|le iAe yisiii|e
horizon. And Whenever aiIf uniuu||lI-
ar place is mentioned one d the ehii-
drep Immediately rayes the table hang
enough to locate II on the map. 1T Is
near such and such town or river or
mounfaln," THAT is where 50 and 50
ligeA or esuch thug happened
flsefe." Is the reformation usually add
cd to the first statement
They do not limit their conversation
e btoklsh things. but teak naturally
abonl whatever they are Interested in.
turning to the maps Al, one looks at
railroad gnide when tFeling. to place
Themselves. In this WY bita 0f knawl-
edge are linked together and as lght
Knowledge requires so much less men
sal effort than ear knowledge 1t is,
mere fun
Besi,la4 Sic maps. hnnging low and
10 good Hight. make splendid rainy
day game for the two younger chill
dreu. aced eight and ten. The mo;lef.
sitting near with her sewing. gives
them "hard ones 10 Ind tnnmes of
more or less elsnrity' md they keep
score Ms to which gets the most
'drsis. calling twenty the same
No wonder the whole griu s.s
like one big picture to rs
geography bat =
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

A tllppant young woman remarks
that her father can turn out bachelors
a great deal quicker than any college.
He doesn't do 1t by degrees. she says
He begins the graduation exercises
promptly at II p. M, and they are
always finished two minntes later.
Boston Transcript
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

A practical joker carried an onion in
his pocket to the depot when bidding
farewell to young lady and took a
bite now and then to induce tears. Be
fore the train departed he had eaten
the entire onion. The young lady, per
celving the situation. remarked. "Ah.
you have swallowed your grief"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

In Evigtris Greenland. the women
and men dress alike. and the only way
to tell female from 4 male Is by the
lace decorations which the members of
the weaker sex wear on their collars.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

Our idea is that there ought to be at
least three children iu every family. 50
that II one Of them should become a
genius the other two could support
him. Galveston News
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

Visitor These dwarfs u feiss ar
pretty his. Snowman lanian me
sir; these are eIaut dwarfS sleseen
dorfer Blaiicr.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

'.1'hey say that Mars is not now hab.
liable. bur will be soon"
Gosh. ia like TO help settle It.
Think Of being among The first fami-
lies sif ~ entire planet" Kansas City
Journal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

Hatred is like lirr. Il makes evps
light rihhisl: deadly. George Eliot
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

Hope i the dream Of the man awake.
-Piato
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03

II offered chollie penny for bis
thoughts.r
~nld yon get themy'
"No, he was ouf Of thoughts az
usual Boston Transcript.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-20
No Criminal Type,

The fact that there is no criminal type easily
recognizable by outward signs is reinforced
again and again. II is reinforced strihngly by
the account Of a voluntary week Of prison ex-
perience by two New York women who under
went the experience in the guise OF convicts TO
find out how they would be treated, and how
they would feel OF which one OF them has writ
ten her story In the current Century Magazine.
Although the voluntary Incarceration was
by connivance Of the warden, II quickly trans
pired that the prison officials and underlings
not In the secret we're actually being fooled
When the volunteer convicts were taken to be
Bertilloned the examiners treated them II
they we're hardened professionals and, TO quote
the magazine article, the man who made the
Bertillon records. when he finished my history
and looked me all over, remarked in low
voice to his companion, All the stigmata of
criminality.'"
Almost the same thing happened in connec-
ton with the physicians examination. the doc
tor imagining lead in the answers to his ques-
lions about habits, which denied drinking, but
admitted smoking. when he tried to make the
lady recall her first cigarette as II that we're
the start of her downfall. with startling
clearness It became apparent" writes the vol
unteer convict, that there is no criminal type,
no criminal appearance, no criminal manner.
After all, the only difference between the GRIM
inal and the average man, IL there is one, is an
exaggeration OF type. When the convict is not
defective he is often unusual, original, varia-
tion and, therefore, more prone to be at odds
with conventional society. He has greater
force than the average and has often gone
wrong from misdirected power"
The truth is, people in prison look just the
same as people out of prison would look II they
were in prison, and. with few exceptions there
is nothing in their physical makeup that would
prevent them from becoming useful and self
supporting citizens IL put back on the straight
path, and helped to say there. All our legisla-
ton that proceeds on the theory that there is a
distinctive criminal type is based on Ignorance
| or misconcepuon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-20
A Land Of Newspapers.

French newspapers are supposed to have
immense circulatlons. Evidently the people OF
France are great readers of current history.
Their love for the sensational morsel Of news is
well known.
II the relative amounts OF print paper used
in France and the United states furnished any
criterion. however. It would readily appear that,
even allowing for larger sized papers in this
country, as well as extensive circulations, Amer
leans were more inveterate newspaper readers
than the French. or course, several other fac
tors enter into consideration in such compari-
son, our larger population for one thing, but
nevertheless the consumption of paper is inter
esting as a comparison.
While all the newspapers in France consume
about 700 tons of newsprint paper daily, one
American publisher. with papers In half a dozen
cities, uses $50 tons daily another, with only
one paper. 100 tons. Right there We almost
match France. That leaves us all the rest OF
our stupendous system OF American newspaper
dom. In fact, no country has many papers.
or is influenced as much by them, the United
States. This lie natural, of course, since free
press ID organic In our system of government.
1t came as a vital compliment to the protest
against tyrannical government on which the re-
the spirit that flourished in the early colonies
as breathed by such bigots as old Lord Berke-
ley, who thanked the Lord that new Virginia
had neither newspapers nor schools. This very
freedom OF the press in the United States ac-
counts for much of the marvellous progress
this nation has made!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-20
war, Effect on youthful Minds.

What impression is this terrific war produc-
ing upon the child's mind? What do boys and
girls think OF the conflagratlon that is raging
and OF the battles that are waging?
Perhaps the small children have no thought
upon the subject at ALL but the older children
who are reading stories Of ancient heroes as II
they we're myths or fairy tales, and studying
history bristling with OF past generations
which would ordinarily lead them to believe that
war was a relic of barbarism, and impossible be-
tween modern civilized nations, what do they
think? Is this terrible conflict to upset all
their notions and subvert many Of their ideals?
Is this systematic slaughter Of warning armies
likely to cheaper the value Of human life as ap-
praised in youthful minds?
These questions. to be true, easily asked
and hard to answer, but they suggest trend
something for their elders to ponder over.