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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13
Items from Laurel.

The four act comedy drama, "Diamonds
and He arts" was very successfully pre-
sentcd at the Acader of Music on Friday
evening last before large and apprecia-
tive audience Mrs. T. Watts Byerly as
"Bernice Halstead' had rather a difficult
role to enact, but was fully up to the occa-
sion and sustained her part with the most
captivating grace and ease of manner.
Miss Katheryne Gambrill as Amy Hal
stead and Miss Frances Williams as ''Inez
Gray were pronounced charming types
of the class they represented. Miss Jennie
Berry as "Stepmother Halstead' and Miss
May Williams as Hannah Mary Barnes"
or ('Sis') performed their parts in the
most inimitablc manner. Mr.. J. Douglas
Cronmiller as "Abraham Barnes" or
("Bub''), in his perfect portrayal CT the
old farmer, was greeted with rounds Of
applause. Mr.. G. S. Griffith as Sammy"
the butler, was equally good. Mr.. Harvey
Stanley as a young doctor" and IAN
Attorney" sustained his dual parts splen-
didly and created much merriment. Mr..
Robert Williams as "Dwight Bradley"
the villain, and Mr.. Goldsborough Morgan
as the "Sheriff' added intense interest to
the performance. Owing to the sudden
illness of Miss Lillian Snowden the must
cal program had to be abandoned, and we
regret to state that Miss Snowden was
conveyed to the Maryland University
Hospital on Sunday morning last and is
now in a very critical condition from
severe case of peritonitis, a pathetic ter
mlnation, truly, to the little play which all
enjoyed SO much.
Mrs. A. p. German and Mrs. Richard
Johnson visited Mr. Stephen Gambrill on
Tuesday last. Mrs German has just re-
covered from an attack of La Grippe,
which efft cted her eyes quite seriously
for time
Miss Margaret Underwood, pupil of
the High School, is i'll at her home near
Piscataway with typhoid fever.
Mr.. Jack Hess, of Baltimore, spent
several days in Laurel last week.
A corps of engineers are making a
precise level of the railroad between
Washington and Baltimore, with head
quarters at the Herbert House.
The following having attained an aver
age of IS and upwards are classed as star
pupils at the Laurel High SCHOOL,: Fourth
Year-Agnes Cameron. Third Year
julius Parsley, Everett Parsley Second
Year-Lee Gilbert, Ethel Chapel, Eliza
Cronmiller, Robert Towles. E.CC.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13

The contract for the erection of the
new building at the Maryland Agricul-
tural College has been awarded to Werner
Bros, of Ellicott City The building is
to be completed by the latter part of next
September.
David II. Moffat, Of Denver, Col, OBJ
tanned a judgment of condemnation in the
Circuit Court for Calvert county against
the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company
for $56,970 90. The First National Bank
of Denver also obtained a judgment
against the railway company for $31 1885,
GG. Neither claim was contested
The man in the country who improves
his home surroundings not only benefits
himself but the entire community in
which he dwells. Good examples arc
catching, like measles, and when such
man forces the contrast between the
looks Of place well cared for and his
neighbours uncared for, it becomes great
and efficient object lesson. Try it and
see
--OCEtTd! persons Interested Ill Tie COZ
ored reformatory at Cheltenham, this
county, were before the Board of Esti-
mates of Baltimore on Tuesday in the in
terest of that institution AS result the
Board decided to appropriate $500 of
the $4,000 set apart for the reformatory
in the last budget. the money to be spent
under the direction of the Board of Esti-
mates.
--Messrs John E. Kirwan and Thomas
3. Schall, of the Kirwan Schall Fruit
Company of Baltimore, were here yester-
day to complete arrangements for build
ing their factory and to secure from the
B. & P. Railroad switch to be extended
to the warehouse which they will erect
They are much encouraged at the outlook
and would be pleased to sign contracts
for twenty five acres more of tomatoes,
and Mr.. F. W. Hill will supply the blanks
for this purpose. Messrs Coale Bros, Of
this town, have been supplied by the firm
with large stock of tomato seed which
they will sell at cost price, viz, $3.50 per
pound.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13
Better Market Facilities.

A petition signed by large number of
truck farmers, gardeners, and stock rails
ers of the District and of the surround
ing country has reached the District Com.
missioners. The paper asks for the i'm
provement of the wholesale market square,
located between Tenth and Twelfth,
Little B." and B streets northwest. 1t
has been used as the haymarket. The
petitioners plead for the erection on this
square of a suitable stable and cattle pens
and stock; also the covering of the
sidewalk around the square with shed
for the proper protection Of the produce
brought to the city for sale
At present those truck dealers and
gardeners and garden produce dealers
have but poor accommodation on B street
back of Center Market and stand there
both themselves and their wares exposed
For many years a suita place for these
dealers has been crying need.
Senator William NJ. Stewart has shown
an interest in such an improvement, and
the details of memorandum on the mat
ter prepared by DR.. William Tindall, Sec
rotary to the Commissioners. In their
letter the Commissioners say they are
glad Senator Stewart is interested in the
matter, and trust that the much needed
improvements may be made.
THE present unsightly building" they
say, "should be removed, and one erected
in it's stead, covering the entire western
end of the square and large enough to
accommodate about 200 horses and fifty
head of cattle at one time, with the neces-
sary appliances for the proper care of the
animals and an apartment for the storage
of wagons"
The cost of these improvements is esti-
mated at $4,000.
A draft of joint resolution making an
appropriation for the proposed improve
ment is enclosed. A draft of "A joint
resolution to establish market stands in
the City of Washington for farmers and
others selling produce of their own rails
ing" is also submitted, to invest the Com
missioners with unquestionable authority
to locate stands for this class of dealers,
as in the case of stands for licensed ven
ders or hucksters, and to provide for the
employment of the necessary agents to
regulate the use of such stands in the in
terest of public order and cleanliness
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13
The Farmers Institute.

A State Farmers Institute will be held
in the Town Hall, this town, on Wednes-
day and Thursday, March 4th and 9TH,
1908, from 1890 a. m to p. m. Every
body is invited Admission free. Ladies
are invited to attend the afternoon and
evening sessions. The following is the
program, subject to change as conditions
require:
EDNESDAY-MORNING SESSION.
"Shouid the Farmer Use Cross bred or
Pure-bred Stock for the General Mar,
possibilities of Growing Truck in Prince
Georges County,.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
"Formation Of the Animal Dictates Its
"Proftable Potato Growing. C. E.
Chapman ...............
TnURspAy-MoRNISG SESSION.
"The Hog. Ii. Todd
How l Grew That Prize Tobacco" w.
F. Robinson ............ ............
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Cover Crops".. .......H. J. Patterson
"Soil Restoration" ....C. E. Chapman
"Sheep Husbandry". ..... IS. II. Todd
Prepare to use the Question Box.
Our patrons know they have met at our
Institutes some of the best informed men
engaged in agricultural work, and that
they seldom meet them again. No farmer
can afford to miss one minute Of State
Institute Come early
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13
Escaped an Awful Fate.

Mr.. H. Haggins of Melbourne. Fla,
writes, my doctor told me 1 had Con-
sumption and nothing could be done for
me. l was given up to die. The offer of
free trial bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consum ption, induced me to try
it, Results were startling am now on
the road to recovery and owe all to DR.,
Kings New Discovery. 1t surely saved
my life" This great cure is guaranteed
for all throat and lung diseases by J. L.
Edlavitch Department Store Price SOC
and 81 90
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13
Mysterious Circumsta nee.

One was pale and sallow and the other
fresh and rosy. Whence the difference
She who is blushing with health uses DR..
Kings New Life Pills to maintain it
By gently arousing the lazy organs they
compel good digestion and head off consti,
patton. Try them. Only 25c, at J. L.
Edlavitch Department Store
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13
SKETCHES OF LECTURERS.

s. H. TODD, of Wakemcn, Ohio, is the
Oldest son of very successful farmer AID
stockraiser. While breeding hogs and
sheep has been his principal business, he
has had great success in all lines of farm
ing. He has been an exhibitor at the
principal fairs of the United States for
the past twenty years; and has won lau
rels on sheep and hogs alone to the
amount of $4,000. He has been accept
cd as expert judge Of stock at the fairs.
Is contributor to the agricultural pa
pers, and has been engaged in institute
work in Ohio and other states for fifteen
years. His practical and interesting talks
are backed up by successful career.
G. E. Chapman, of Peruville, N. Y, was
born farmers son, and earned his first
money chasing hen turkey. Earned
his first big money teaching school, at
seventeen years of age. He never had
any pecuniary assistance, and Away
managed farm, for which he did not
have dollar to pay down when pur-
chased.
Has made success in small fruit grow
ing, poultry, stock breeding (cattle and
swine) and the growing of seed potatoes.
Has good farm and owes no man. Has
attended Institutes in several states, and
aided in the work for twelve years, more
or less. Has studied some at Cornell
University, short courses, and tried many
experiments for others. Has written for
agricultural papers for some years, and is
now president of Farmers Cooperative
Fire Insurance Company.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13

Good all the time, harmless always. DR..
Fahrneys Teething Syrup for Infants
Price 25 cents. Sample fee if you men.
ton paper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-13
Ban's Statement.

Report of the condition of the First
National Bank of Southern Maryland,
at Upper Marlboro, in tie State of Mary
land, at the close of business, February 6,
1908.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
A Model Creamery.

In connection with the New York
sanitarium at Clifton Springs. they
have established model creamery.
from q hygicnic standpoint. All milk,
for whatever purpose designed.
whether to be consumed ns milk or
cream. or whether TO be made into ice.
cream or butter Is tn be pastcurlzcd.
Tho hygienic features begin with
the buildings, which are so conGtruct.
cd that they can be, and are kept. alb
so'utely clean. The milking Is done
In such way that bacteria and nll
germs are practically excluded. Per.
feet sanitation In the building enables
them to guarantee absolutely pure
milk. The handling OF the milk from
the time II Is taken from the COW.
until the finished product is ready for
use. Is also done In such manner
that 1t is a pleasure to the con.
sumer to use the goods. not only bc.
cause Of their extremely fine quality.
but the fact OF their being produced
in SO c:eanly and sanitary manner
gives them an added aavor.-Elgin
Dairy Report.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Gess.sJ-2S.
4GRlCUETURf
The Crisis Of Alfalfa.

Alfalfa u.ucernel Is frequently
spoken of as u comparatively new
plant. while. as n matter OF fact, II Is
a very old plant. having been cult
satsd by the Greeks and Romans long
before the Christian Era Later II
~ss Introduced Into South America.
gradually travelling north~srd through
New Mexico. Southern. Western and
Northern states. and lastly into Can
ada. where the more II Is known the
better II Is liked. said y. q. Eiford.
speaking at an Ontario farmers inst!'
tute. I think the chief objections To
lueeFne have been raised by persons.
Sho. not knowing II, have tried II
once or twice and failed. Those who
have been growing II for years are Its
strongest advocates. In our expert
cnee Of fifteen or sixteen years. the
best results have been obtained by
following n hocd crop. using N
nurse crop about one bushel OF barley
or oats per acre. We SOW AT least
twenty pounds Of good seed per acre.
We put the sccder In front OF the
driii. thereby getting n deeper cover
ins for the seed. Too much caro- can
ro, be taken In tho preparation OF
the seed bed. Twenty pounds In III
Ito enough: some sow thirty. The
hrst winter and spring In the critical
period OF its history. and In order To
get II safely past this danger point.
Il is better not To pasture after the
nurse crop ls taken on. but To allow the
youn. clover to grow and form n
mulch SO AZ to protect Its roots from
tho frost. Tho next season. though II
may not look very promising at hrs'.
II will produce two or three crops OF
hay or fodder. and the stand will be
como thicker with each successive
cutting. Considerable Of the iaci; O!
success In growing iucerno has been
the failure TO comply with ono or two
minor. yct all important rules. viz
lack Of suficicnt previous preparation
OF tho soil. too shallow covering oi
tho seed. and close pasturins the nrs'
fall.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Applying Manure Green.

John Parton. being asked the ques.
ton whether 1t was better to apply
manure green or well.rotted, replied:
There is less loss in putting manure
on land green than in rotting it before
1t is applied. Besides this, there Is n
special advantage that in putting the
manure on in the winter time 1t Is
done at less expense. In rotting the
manure under the most favorable con
ditions chemists tell us that 1t loses
so per cent. However, when it is on
the land in the green condition aud
the fermentation allowed to take place
in the soil. as soon as any plant food
is liberated it Is in the place where 1t
is most readily taken up. Besides
this, the decay of manure in ferment-
ing has beneficial effect in warming
up the soil. Experiments carefully
con: dcted at Guelph. as to applying
manure fresh and rotted, proved that
the ordinary way Of leaving manure
exposed to the weather was wasteful;
when protected from rain it was still
subject to loss, and when put on fresh
the best results were obtained.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
soeas GET THEIR s,sLgs.
Many Volumes Taken BY British Sol
d'srs 0sina Sent Back.

osps osth0 oenS 0AeN.
Considerable progress In being made
Will. the work In connection with tho
collection and return Of Bocr family
Bibles found by British officers and
me. In deserted farm houses in the
Transvnai and Orange River Colony
IN the course Of the recent war. The
Bibles are being received at tho Lon.
don headquarters Of tho Society Of
Friends. which was requested by Lord
Robots TO undertake the work Of col.
lection and return. As the volumes
are received they arc registered and
then placed In strong room.
Many Of the Bibles arc Of consider.
able intrinsic value. apart from the
genealogical aud sentimental value
they possess for their Bocr owners.
Some OF them contain family records
dating back well over hundred years.
and. owing TO the nomadic life led by
the early Bocr settlers, II would be I'm.
possible TO replace these records from
any other source.
Descriptions OF the books received.
or which are known as the result Of
correspondence to be In England. are
being circulated broadcast through.
out Soutn Africa, with the result that
many of the Bibles have already been
claimed. and. the claims having been
verified. have been restored to their
rightful owners.
South Africa. published In London.
recently printed some photographs of
Boer Bibles showing the elaborate
character Of the records they contain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Bovine 1uberculosis.

J. II. Monrad in New York Produce
Review, says: DR.. Tn. Rosatzin re
viewing the tuberculosis question ir
relation to milk, refers to the excite
ment caused by DR.. Koch and the dif.
flculty in securing absolute proof one
way or the other as regards the pos.
sibilities of infection. He gives an
exhaustive and seemingly unbiased
report of various facts and opinions
and finishes by saying: After all
these arguments take the following
standpoint:
81. That the identity OF bovine and
human tuberculosis seems to me is
proven.
"2. That, according to my judgment.
a danger of transmission of bovine
tuberculosis to people through the in
testines is not excluded, while It
is proven in the case OF injection
(skin tuberculosis.)
"3. That milk from tuberculous
COWS. especially those with diseased
udders and clinically more affected,
must be considered as infectious"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
w,sn Foa pallleplns SERVICE.
seisIers Anxious to Remain In New
Possessions.

soisiers Anxious to Remain In New
Posssssions-
Experience seems to be proving that
no, only is tho Philippine service At
,raetivs TO soldiers who have never
been there and are anxious To cross
the seas To learn what dreams may
come In tho land Of adventure. but
also those who have been there como
,Imo arc eager to remain. says a dis.
patch from San Francisco. Word has
reached tho Seventh infantry that II
will not be necessary for u to assign
any recruits from the depot hero or
n, Columbus barracks and New York.
as there are 200 men In Manila walt.
ing TO be Transferred to the outgoing
regiments.
A srcns many Of the soldiers In the
regiments under orders to proceed TO
tho unitcl States are short.tcrm men.
who in the natural course of events
would be discharged from the service
shortly after their arrival here. a
large majority of these have signincd
their willingness and desire to re-
main in the Philippines. so, pleasing
have they found their service there.
The war department has therefore In.
formed the Seventh infantry that not
only are there 800 recruits awaiting
,rarsfcr 20 tho Seventh. but enough
men to give each OF the outgoing resi.
ments 300 men apiece. AZ the Sew
cnth infantry needs only 200 recruits.
the need will be amply covered. An
advantage will be gained also ty pro-
curing experienced men.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Women objee, to statue.

Tae beautiful new statue on the top
OF the Kirkpatrick memorial fountain
in Syracuse. N. Y, offends the women
Of that neighborhood. and they threat.
en- to destory 1t unless 1t be clothed.
Tho statue is the work of the sculp-
tor, Jerome Connor. and is entitled.
THE Boy and the Parrot" Both flg-
ures are clothed in the garb of ma.
ture. The women OF the vicinity will
not allow their children to play in
Union park. where the statue stands.
They will probably memorabilia tho
common council regarding It.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
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Axoldina MIL Fever.

When pasturass Is not available
sueeuient food. such as siiage. Is vsry
desirabi. for breeding animals. more
so. Of course. for cows than horses. as
II helps TO keep the system relaxed
and does not produce al undue amount
OF fat. says Professor A. ~ souic'
MIX fever. or what Is generally
known as par,urient spopl.sy. Is one
of the most dangerous diseases Win
which the breeder has To contend. and
IL Is more likely To occur when TIE
breeding animals are fed on Or,
roushness and rich meals. such ns
corn meal and eottons--d meal. These
feeds rather tend to produce y feteFcd
coalition Of the system: the dry
roushness has rather n binding effect
and the meals mentioned produce too
much fat. and where they arc fso
without discretion tho trouble mea'
toned Is most likely to occur. While
tho disease can aud has been success
fully treated by tho Schmiit method.
In tho experience OF the writer (which
has been CONSIDERABLY Il leaves the
cows nervous system In a very bad
condition. In fact. In nearly all In
stances within tho Eno~ied.r OF the
writer II has permanently injured the
milk now and the cows recovering
from tho treatment have never been
anything like rs valuable for dairy
purposes afterwards. A. this trouble
can be obvIaied In a very largo meas
nrc by using proper care In feeding
tho COW. tho Importance OF giving
more attention to this matter becomes
apparent. Even when succuicnt foods
arc available only . small amount os
grain should be fed Immediately DO
fore parturition. and this had best
consist % wheat bran. Previous to
this time q limited amount OF cotton
seed meal and wheat bran. and evca
a amaii amount OF corn meal can be
fed with impunity to advantage. While
tho bran may be used In the ordinary
condition In warm weather. 10 cold
weather II Is frequently an advantage
10 use II In the form Of n mash. and
II Is also we'll 10 give two or three
liberal doses OF salts Should the
uddcr OF the COW become very larss
before calving. II should be carefully
MIXED out and kncadcd and worked
with every day. so as TO prevent In
fammation and caking OF the uddcr
Where these precautions are observed
there Is not much danger Of parturicn
apDp!cSy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
Asouitb NAV BE Chancellor,

London print says that Mr.. AS
quith, who has just reached his fifty
first year. may change his name be-
fore his next anniversary arrives, for
the political barometer points to
stormy weather. the laundering of the
present government bark, and the con-
sequeLt launching of new Liberal
ship OF state. In that not improb-
able contingency the Liberals will
have to look out for new lord chan
cellor. their last occupant of that high
office, Lord Herschell, having since
passed away. The choice would seem
to lie between MIR. Asquith and Mr..
Madame. the two most eminen. Of Lib
eral lawyers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-16
AMERICAN INVENTOR MAY MAKE TURBINE
ENGINES FOR THE cUNARD STEAMERS.

America may ~r.st new industry
from Ensiand-,h. building of turbine
engines for ocean steamships, Already
the cunafd company has appointed .
commission To examine the American
iny.n,Lon. and Lord inserciyde and .
number Of other notabi. men interest
cd In that company will come to
America and test for themselves tho
value OF the western turbine engine.
There are Al present only two builders
ot marine turbines In tho English
speaking worid-c. A. Parsons Of Ens.
land and c. q. Curtis OF New York.
and to these t~o men German. British
and American steamship owners have
turned. with the object Of procuring
faster ocean srcyhounds. In regard 10
Mr.. Curtis II Is said that while he has
hut ono turbine In S.fvicc-a yacht
IT'S feet long. commissioned In April.
1909. and In continuous service since
that tmc-not one cent has been spent
In repairs Of the turbine. which appar.