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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
ANIMALS BEDS.

Those who see the starlings going to
bed by thousands in the ilexes on the is
land in the ST. James's Park Pond must
wonder why it is that birds that make
such elaborate nests for their young never
seem to think of making beds for them
selves to sleep in ON these chilly nights.
| This contradiction is the more surprising
because many animals do make or own,
appropriate beds Some, like the prairie
dogs, make fresh one every night; and
almost all that possess bed at all are
vastly fussy, important, jealous, and par
tlCular about this their only article of
household furniture The sight of the
prairie dogs making up their beds these
wintry afternoons is the funniest scene in
the Zoo. There several sets of these ge-
nial little fellows in the Gardens, two OF
three in cage, each of which is supplied
| with sleeping box in one corner while
every other day few bandfuls of fresh
straw are put in. In the morning the
prairie dogs carry every bit of their last
| nights bed out of the box and throw it out
into the cage. They then eat their break
fast, and spend the day in playing about,
staring visitors out of countenance, cram
ming long pieces of straw into their
mouths and pouches, and nibbling carrots.
About three O'Clock, now that the days are
short, they suddenly recolect tn It they
have not made their beds, and at once set
to work in hurry to get it done before
dark. AS the closing bell rings at dusk
and that is the moment at which the
prairie dogs earnestly desire to be in bed,
1t almost seems, to any one who watches
them, as if they knew the time and were
waiting for the ''curfew" before turning
in. But bed making with them is very
serious matter. Common straw, dragged
in just as it is, does not suit them at all.
1t has all to be cut up to a certain length,
and then carried in in bundles and made
up inside. Each prairie dog sits up on
end, and Grams straw into its mouth in a
most dreadful hurry, holding the straws
across and breaking them off on each side
with its paws, exactly as sewing maids in
dulge in the bad habit of breaking cot
ton with their teeth As soon as the
prairie dog has filed it's mouth till it can
not hold any more, it drops on all fours
and gallops off into the sleeping box, ar
ranges the cut straw, and rushes out again
for a fresh supply. Each seems to watch
the others severely, as they sit up straw
cutting to see that they do not shirk.
From time to time they all jump into the
air and bark, as if suddenly projected up
wards by spring in the boards of the
floor. The prettiest fox's bed the writer
has ever seen was under dog rose bush,
which grew on a little circle of sound
ground in rushy marsh. Two foxes
were curled up under it, enjoyingthe win
ter sun; and as all the rushes and the rose
bush were white with hoar frost, the mo-
mentary glimpse of the foxes in bed was
rs pretty as it was unexpected
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
Selest Miseellany.
COLONIAL MiNORS And MANNERS.

In an article on "Old MARYLAND Homes
and Ways" in the Christmas number of
the Century Magazine, Mr.. John William
son Palmer carries the delighted reader
back to colonial days. His "reminiscences
of the old families, and the hospitable
homes which they have occupied for gen
erations, are always interesting and often
quaint and curious. In the traditions of
the CAROLS and the Calverts. the Colds
boroughs and the TiIghmans he finds in
cidents the description of which gives
vivid pictures of life whose last traces
are rapidly disappearing. OF a house sit
uated on a tongue of wooded land formed
by the Glebc and Goldsborough creeks
in Talbot county, he tells the following
story:
When. in 166l Wenlock Christison,
the Quaker was sieZed by Il Puritan mob
headed by the Rev Scaborn Cotton, tried
and condemned bv Governor Endicott to
die, pardoned by the king, and let off with
a logging at the carts tail on the high
way, he found sanctuary in Maryland,
where Lord Baltimore granted him asy
lum on the tongue of land that cools itself
in the pleasant waters of st. Michael $
river-Miles they call it now. Here the
indomitablc Quaker abode and proSpered,
wearing his hat in the presence of COVER
nors and magistrates. and tcstifying for
the truth and the light without fear of clubs
or cart-tailS. Those easy going Eastern
shoreman actually made him burgess, and
he and his descendants Ion" dwelt in peace
fragment still survives.
In time, by lapse of heirs. the place fell
to the possession of Richard France, the
famous lottery king of Maryland, who
built the turrctei villa there, and adorn-
ed the grounds with fountains and wind
ing walks. conservatories and garden gods,
to the etfuSive wonder and admiration of
the natives But Marylaud taking up
Scrupes, set her face aginst lotteries, and
France fora time coquetted with Delaware,
until Delaware in like m inner turned pru-
dish; and the last we hear of the lottery
king is that he had died in Il debtor ;
prison.
Then the garden GODS fell on their faces.
ald thornS Spran" up and chokcd taem
and all was dcSoiatinn and rcSpcctability
\ gain the villa waited not in vain: foI
one dav the windows were opened, eN
posing all the CHASTITY gaps in their pane>
and Il strange man. untidv and shock head
ed pottcrcd about in the wrrlv, Sccdv gar
den a grim and chririi>n rcclusc. But
negro curiosity, once sharply piqued, is
persistent and penetrating. and forthwith
Ethiopia began To gossip about the strange
man, how that he was blacksmith from
Connecticut. and an oracle in local politi
cal clubs. one to whom Big Six was q
spell to conjure with And presently the
disheveled interloper was joined by 6
bearded and venerable companion, with Z
head like a pear, who lurked and waited
behind the close gates and the screen OF
shrubbery. Then furtive yacht, at nigh,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
Highest OF all in Leavening FoweLates U. S. Govt Report
R@E!a!:'!;!! g! BskiGs Bs%5ss'
ABSOLUTELY PURE
clergymen in the neighborhood of the par

clergymen in the neighborhood of the par
ish where visited"
But times have changed since then, and
nowhere have the influences of advancing
civilization been more quickly felt than in
this same Maryland, to whose credit Mr..
Palmer places, in concluding his article,
1.-The first naturalization laws, the first
American colonization society, the first
public free schools, the first formidable
system of privateers, the first clipper ship,
the first iron steamship, the first regular
line of transatlantic steam service, the first
great railroad, the first theatre, the first
Roman Catholic archbishop and cathedral
the first city lighted with gas, the first
water-company, the first college of dentis-
try, the first daily newspaper, the first use
of the telegraph by the press for the trans
mission of Presidents message, the first
manufacture of ribbons from American
silk, the first manufacture of metallic pens.
the first monument to Washington and the
first to Columbus, the national anthem, and
the first negro minstrel, Dan Rice
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
HER ACCURATE GUESS.

Il witnessed an event on street car the
other day" said an up town grocer that
amused me- If had read of it in Il news
paper. | would have said it was made ur
story, hut in this case know it to be fact
\ small sized woman of perhaps 80 years
one of the nervous, quick spoken sort
coming into the city on the Whitesboro
line, paid her fare and asked for a transfer
ticket. The conductor politely told her
he could not give her any transfer"
Yes, you can, too, and you've got to
insist upon it, she snapped out.
She was again informed that the conduc-
tor had no transfer tickets, but she was
persistent, saying:
Yes, YOU have, too, and I'll report you
if you dou't give me one.'
OF course she did not get any transfer
ticket, although she continued to demand
one for several minutes. Then she started
off on another tact. The car was near
Court street when she suddenly exclaimed,
We'll, I'll get off here
Ht tnc Dtll, Tic
torman shut off the current and applied
the brake. but the track was wet and slip
perry, and the car went several feet before
stopping. The conductor waited for his
spitfire passenger to leave the car, but she
didn't even leave the seat. Instead she
exclaimed, with flashing eyes:
Il said I'd get off back there, and |
won't get off here''
The conductor smiled and gave the
starting signal, when up jumped the little
woman with; "Yes, guess l will get off
here, after ALL" and as she left the car
she added, Say, guess I'm a little bit
cross, amt ?"
And everybody on the car agreed that
she was right for once in her life at least
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
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PORTRAIT OF 4 LADY.
BY LOUISE MORGAN SILL.

She leans in penSive ease upon her chair,
One hand upon ITS arm, the other lain,
Looselc, upon her lap, whenc" modest fnds
or some soft fabric mantle to the floor.
Against the stern, dark. mel tnchnly woot
Her form is gra cious with appealing curves
Aud plant resttulness. Above, her hair,
From the white forehead parted, gently waves
In pleasing undul alton, over eyes
Sea gray, and tender with the mother light,
Though none may call her mother: AMI the lips
Pose in the delicate smile of musng love.
One needs must know the breath that parts then
thus
Is purely fragrant as the air that wraps
The purple tirstlings of the viOlet-hOck.
When the prompt sun, rher shepherd, calls them
forth.
All! wond We might he always near snch lips,
10 learn f.om them the secret OF that heart,
Where happiness and virtue ont!
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
A DRY SHAMPOO.

The hair should be loosened; then every
inch of the scalp should be gently rubbed
until all the dust and dandruff are loosen
ed. The hair should be parted in differ
ent parts of the head and brushed with a
very stiff little brush until the scalp is
clean and the hair also. Then it should
be rubbed with alcohol or some hair tonic
and the snarls gently combed and brushed
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04

The woman who makes flannel shirts
for the Hottentots is very apt to have Hot
tentotS in her own house whose shirts need
mcnding.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04

Uncle Ephraim," said the police justice
the complainant charges You with having
knocked him down with whitewash brush
and cmptied Il bucket of the wash all over
him.
Yes. Sah." answered Uncle Ephraim
Il done it, jedge. He arsked me eff pos
sums was tit to eat
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
THE ENGLISH LANGV AGE.

4 pretty deer IS dear to me-.
\ hare with ,owny hair;
l love hart with all my heart
But barely bear bear.
IT'S plain that no one takes Ilane
TO have pair OF pear;
y Fake. though, often takes a rake
TO tear away the tares.
All rays raise thy me, time RACES all;
And through the whole, hole wears
A writ in writing right may write
1t wright" and still be wrong
For "rite" and write are neither ..right.
And don't to write belong.
Beer often brings bier to mar.
Coughing coffin brings,
And too much ale will make Us all.
As well rs other til ngS.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is but reclining;
And when consumptive folks dec inc
They all decline declining.
quail don't quail before storm
A bough will bow before it:
We cannot reign the rain at all
No earthly powers reign DER it,
The dyer dyes a while then dies
To dye he's always trying.
Until upon his diving bed
lie thinks no more of dveing.
a son of Mars mars many a sun;
All deys must have their days
And every knight should pray each night
To Him who weighs his ways.
'Tis meet that man should mete ont meat
TO feed misfortunes son;
The fair should fare on love alone,
Else one cannot be won.
\ lars, alas! is something false:
OF faults a maid is made:
Her waist is but a barren waste
Though stayed she is not staid
The springs spring forth in spring, and shoots
Shoot forward one and all;
Though summer Xxi lis the flowers, it leaves
The leaves to fall in fall.
would story here commence,
But you might find it stale;
so let's suppose that you have reached
The tail end OF our tale,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04

Tommy.-Maw, the teacher wants us to
give the difference between hope and eX-
pect.
Mrs. Figg.-Well, hope to meet your
father in the next world, but hardly ex-
pect to.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
BLUM BROS,
74a745 747 EIGHTH STREET N T.. WASHINGTON, D.
The Days Of Extravagant Profits are Over!

WE HAVE sale of the most complete stock Of
w goods city Our stock Of House Furnising Cohery
equal every respect the best stock in Wash
ngon any other city Each line will be complete in
detail as money and make it, and will contain every
grade up very finest Our pc will always be the lowest
quoted what conditions circumstances goods
may be offered Every day shows that customers reaze that
in every department we can and do them money
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
RAF7F17S .
Enterprise,
!?4! !!th Stree. Southeast.

MUR HOUSE is known in
every household in Prince
Georges and surrounding Coun-
ties as being the LOW PRICE
BARGAIN STORE of the Dis
trict.
N%NO MISREPRFSEN-
TATION and HONEST MER-
1T On VIII It we sell.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
THE PAINS OF RHEUMATISM.

According to the best authorities, originate
in morbid condition of the blood Lac
tic acid, caused by the decomposition of
the gelatinous and albuminous tissues, cir
culates with the blood and attacks the tlb
rous tissues, particularly in the joints, and
thus causes the local manifestation of the
disease. The back and shoulders are the
parts usually affected by rheumatism and
the Joints at the knees. ankles. hips and
wrists are also sometimes attacked. Thou
sands of people have found in Hoods Sar-
saparilla positive and permanent cure
for rheumatism l.. has had remarkable
success in curing the most severe cases.
The secret of its success lies in the fact
that it attacks at once the cause of the dis
ease by neutraliZing the Tactic acid and
purifying the blood, as well as streng gthen-
ing every function of the body.
The woman who makes flannel shirts
for the Hottentots is very apt to have Hot
tentotS in her own house whose shirts need
mcnding.
Popcorn pops because the essential oil
in the corn is converted into gas by heat
and thus an explosion OF ours which tears
the kernel open and causes singular in
version of its contents.
Wife-Who was that who called,
Husband-Oh, one of nv tenants who
came to pay his rent,
Wife-Didn't he pay
HusbanCEYcs.
Wife-Then why do you look SO
gloomy.
Husband-He didn't say a word about
wanting new range, or new wall paper,
or anything else.
Wife-What of it.
Husband-That is sure sign he going
to move.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-04
TIE VALUE OF TIME.

One morning when Benjamin Franklin
was busy in the press room on his news
paper, a lounger stepped into the book
store and spent an hour or more looking
over the books. Finally he seemed to set
tie upon one, and asked the clerk the
price.
.'One dollar" the clerk replied.
"One dollar" echoed the lounger. Can't
you take less than that ~
"One dollar is the price," the clerk an
swercd
The would-be purchaser looked over
the books awhile longer and inquired:
is Mr.. Franklin in:
Yes, he's busy in the printing Office,
the clerk replied.
well want to see him, said the man
The clerk told Mr. Franklin that gen
tleman was in the store waiting to see
him. Franklin soon appeared, and the
stranger said:
What is the lowest, MIR. Franklin, that
YOU can take for that book -
prompt and decisive answer.
"One dollar and quarter. Why your
clerk only asked me dollar just now
True replied Mr. Franklin "and could
have better afforded to take dollar than
leave nv work.
The nan seemed surprised. and wishing
to end parly of his own seeking, said
"Wcll. come now. tell your lowest price
for this book"
"One dollar and Il half
"A dollar and a half. Why, you offer
ed it yourself for Il dollar and quarter"
Yes, said Mr.. Franklin coolly, "and
had better had taken the price than to
take even Il dollar and Il half now"
This was way of trade which took
this man quite by surprise. Without 4
word he la id the money on the counter
took the book and left the store
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-09
Waterbury's Muddle,

Waterbury, Oct. S-In the discus sion among the lawyers ini this city re-
 garding the legality of yesterdays election is carried on, there bids fair to be an interesting time for both parties, in this city. It appears to-day that the booth tenders in nearly all of the wards in the city failed to comply with the new law relating to the en- dorsement on the envelopes distributed to the voters from the booths. Accord ing to the new law it is explicitely stat ed that the booth tenders must write out their full name upon the bact of the envelopes that are distributed to the voters This law was disregarded in this city as was shown by the envelopes to-day. The booth tenders followed the requirements of the old law by putting their initials upon. the envelope instead of writing out their full name, and thus it is that the city and town cleo tion here yesterday is in question Thus far nothing has been done in the mat ter, but it Is expected that the cleo tio2 will be contested.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-09
PERSONAL LorrINaS.


 John II. Fshey. formerly newspaper man of this city, has become New Eng land agent of the Associated Press in Boston.
 Eugene McKenna and Miss Lillian McKenna have driven to Danbury, where they will remain during the week, driving home early next week,
 Mrs. Mark Ryder of Columbus ave- nue is dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
 Henry Loeb employed in the office of Vice President Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, has resigned and has accepted position with the president of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance company of Springfield,
 Benjamin F. Cook has been appoint ed as mechanical drawing teacher at the English night school at the high school building by the committee on special instruction.
 George l.. Buist has been added to the corps of teachers at the Anderson gymnasium, and will give particular attention to the mems evening classes that are now being organized
 W. G. Edwards, the station agent at Stony Creek, has resigned, and S. A. Tourtelotte has been appointed to fill the vacancy. MT. Tourteotte has been the operator at the Air Line Junction in this city This tower has forty-eight levers, and is one of the most impor- tant on the block system of this road. He Is the chief telegrapher of the Elm City division Order of Railroad Tele- graphers.
 Congressman N. D. Sperry has ap- pointed Pere G. Wallmo of Middletown as his private secretary. MT. Wallmo is stenographer and typewriter He was born in Sweden in 1871 and came to this country in 1885 with is mother and sister He was member of the class of '93, Yale academic department, and was a clerk in the war depart ment up to a year ago last July. For nearly a year he has been connected with the Middletown Herald. He is a member of the Portland Swedish Re- publican club.
 Miss Eleanor c. Walker of Water bury has just returned from short visit to this city
 Miss Lillie M Lawrence and Miss Marion F. Walker of Waterbury are spending week with friends in this city and Tyler City.
 Mrs. E. A. Willard of 1001 Grand ave- nue has just returned from Melrose, Mass, after a two months stay. She was in Boston at the great parade of the Knights Templar and visited various places in the Bay state.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-09

2S-Large Size IIuck Towels, s-hour
 price cents
 24-Genuine Turkish WashRags, S-hour
 price cents.
 25-Ladies' Hemstitched Handkerchiefs
 white or colored border, 9-hour price
 cents.
 26-Elegant Feather Boa Collarettes, B.
 hour price 30 cents.
 27-Elegant Large Size Feather Boas,
 AS inches long, $1.5O quality, S-hour
 price 49 cents.
 2S-Handsomely Embroidered Baby
 Carriage Robes, S-hour price 29 cts. 29-Children's Nice, Warm Flannel
 Dresses, 3-hour price 29 cents. 30-Men's Heavy Canton Flannel
 Drawers, 35c quality, S-hour price IT cents. S1-Men's Heavy Flannel Shirts, soc value, S-hour price 25 cents. S2-Men's Extra Value Flannel Shirts, s1.00 quality, S-hour price 49 cents. 33-Men's Extra Heavy Cheviot Shirts, slightly damaged, 3-hour price 15 cts, 34-Children's Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers, 35c quality, S-hour price 121a cents. 35-Infants' Knit Shirts, warranted all wool, 25c quality, 3-hour price cts. S6-Ladies Seamless Hose, warranted fast black, 19c quality, 3-hour price cents.
 37-Ladies Vests, warranted all wool,
 soc quality, S-hour price 25 cents. 3S-Men's Heavy Undershirts and
 Drawers, soc quality, 3-hour price
 25 cents.
 S9-Men's soc quality overalls, for 3 hours 25 cents.
 4o-Men's Seamless Cotton Socks, 10 pairs for 25 cents. 41-Men's Silk Embroidered Suspend- CTS, 3-hour price 10 cents. 42-Boys Elastic Suspenders, leather ends, 121ac quality. 3-hour price cts, 43--Men's White Shirts. reinforced. bo-
 som, double facing, sold elsewhere at 45c, 3-hour price 25 cents.
 44-Coats' Spool Cotton 3. cents a spool. Brooks Spool Cotton cents spool This item, No. A, is not for hours, but for the whole week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-09

Wayland I. Dickerman, son of George A. Dickerman, the 1orist of this city. has had a most gratifying and speedy recovery from most pros.rat'ng attack of rheumatism, with which he fell se- riously ill with soon after arriving at Atlanta, Ga, where he went to surer- intend the exhibit of the Blaisdell Paper Pencil company of Philadelphia. He became rapidly worse and happening to hear of the efficacy of the springs and the treatment at St. Albert hotel, Hill man. Taliafero county, Ga, in curing rheumatism, he decided to go there and was carried to the train and taken to this hotel at Hillman, seventy-five miles distant. After twelve hours treatment he was able to walk and after seven days treatment was fully recovered and returned to Atlanta, where he is attending to his business as usual.