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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06

claws tearing her flesh, Her cries
brought her father running from a
field near BY At sight. of the man
the bird, attempting to rise, drag
ging the child, struggling, after it..
Vreeland believes that the birds tai
ons became entangled in the girls
dress and that it could not free itself.
The two eagles have been familiar t.
the neighborhood since 1903, but
never had they been known to attack
human beings before
The great bird rose slowly and la
boriously, its wings beating the air
wildly and the child screaming in ter
ror. Vreeland 'sprang forward, but
before he got within reach the bird
had lifted itself and its precious bur.
den above him and was slowly rising
higher and higher. The child contin.
ued to struggle land the bird seemed
trying to free. itself.
1t had reached the top of a tall
hemlock tree when the struggles Of
the girl rent her dress at the left
shoulder. For several seconds she
hung with her entire weight in the
grasp of one talon of the eagle. which
continued Tapping the air wildly and
trying to make headway.
Then the dress at the right shou1-
der gave way and Gladys fell through
the branches of the tree to the
ground, where fortunately a pile of
hay broke her fall, so that she was
little injured AS the child dropped
the eagle shot through the air toward
the ymountain at express train speed.
New York World.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
He Had to Go.

A Chicago medico tells of two ply
sicians in a Wisconsin town, the one
elderly, with long record of cures,
the other young, with his record still
to make. The older doctor, it ap-
pears, was inclined to surrender some
of his hight work to the younger
man. !: One.lbitter. night in winter the
veteran was aroused by two farmers
frpm.a hamlet eight miles away, the
wife of one Of: whom was seriously
iii, The doctor at once referred them
to his young colleague, but they re-
fused the latter services.
every WE'LL" replied the doctor,
thinking to put a convincing argu-
ment before them. In that case
my fee is $40, payable now"
Whereupon there ensued remon-
STRANGE on the part of the farmers,
but the doctor was obdurate. Final
ly one of the men asked the other:
= :: ''Well, what do you think I ought
to do?"
I think you'd better pay him the
s1O," said the other. 'The funeral
would cost you more. Harper s
y! SSN1''
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
Courtshif, Among Animals.

Another human trait that seems al
most universal among the lower ami
mails is the coyness and reluctance
of the female in her relations to the
male. Her first impulse is to refuse
and to flee. She is negative as the
male is positive. Among the birds
there is something, like regular court
ship, there is rivalry and jealousy
and hostile collision on the part Of
both sexes. With the birds the propa-
eating instinct in the female is evil
IDENTIFY not subject to the same law
of recurring intervals that it is
among mammals. Hence the female
must be stimulated and won by the
male. He addresses himself to her
in a way that is quite exceptional,
if it occurs at. all. among mammals.
His, aims seems ito. be to kindle or
quicken her SEXUAL and mating i'm
pulses. hnthe case of mammals these
impulsessrecW1at certain periods, and
no courfshfn:or +h rart of the male
is aeceEsa.y.- Burroughs, in
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
WARNED BY RATS.

"Most miners favor the presence OF
rats in the mines in which they are
employed When rats are occasional
ly visible the men feel that the mines
are safe," says Chums.
GAS sailors believe that rats will
desert an unseaworthy ship, so miners
believe that when danger is imminent
in mine the rats all disappear; and
it is no doubt true that in some in
stances the rodents seem to under
stand when water threatens to burst
in on a mine or when dangerous
gases are accumulating, and take
warning and desert the threatened
mine.
"No so very long since an explosion
killed all the rats in big coal mine.
and fresh supply of them had to
sent for before the miners would re-
sumo their interrupted work"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
HOMEMADE FLOWER POTS.

HOMEMADE FLOWER POTS.
There is little lame boy living
in the same small country town with
me who is so badly crippled that he
never can go out to play with the
other boys. =
One day I went to see him and
found him sitting in a wheel chair,
looking so cheerful and pleasant that
it was a pleasure to see him.
"Joe," I said, "tell me how you
amuse yourself all the time. Don't
you get tired of being clone so
much?"
"Oh, not often" he said. "You
see have lots to amuse me. Would
you like to see some of the things
which I like best?"
Indeed I would" said +; so Joe
wheeled his chair briskly into the
next room and I followed. There in
the funniest flower pots ever saw,
and out of each grew a delicate
plant.
''These flower pots" exclaimed Joe,
II made all myself
But what. t.are they?" 1 asked won
deringly. Joe chuckled
.. Nothing but raw sweet and white
potatoes" he explained. "Of course
L was anxious to have some plants,
but they are pretty expensive to buy
when fellow only gets ten cents a
week, so thought and thought, and
finally this idea came I begged six
potatoes from cook, three sweets and
three whites. 1 cut them in half,
lengthwise, and scooped out nearly
all the insides and filled 'em with
water. Then mother bought me ten
cents worth of canary seed and l
dropped few in each potato. Just
see how beautifully they have grown!
/. OF course I have to be on the look
out to see that the water is fresh all
the time, but that's all the trouble
they give me. Now look here. See,
I have some swinging baskets, too,"',
and jos! pointed with pride toward
the. ceiling.
Sure enough, just as he said, there
were the swinging baskets. These
were made of carrots, their tops cut
off and as Joe said, their inside
scooped out" filled with water and
seed planted in them just like the
potatoes. Then he had bored two
little holes in the carrots, one on
each side, about half an inch from
the top, and tied string through
each hole, long enough so that the
carrots could be tied to the curtain
of the window and yet swing freely
in the air.
Il think I like my plants best of
ALL said Joe, but l have lots of
other things, too. If you come over
some other afternoon I'll show you
some more"
Indeed I WILL I promised, as
we said goodbye. at the door. And
as L walked down the street l could
not help thinking that if poor little
crippled Joe took so much pleasure
from his homemade flower pots,
maybe some Of you sturdy, healthy
little people might pass away rainy
afternoon by trying to make some
for yourself.-Washing Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
THREE TIGERS AT LARGE.

Tigers are not regarded as desira.
/ bic fellow passengers on pleasure
trip; but as they are always "per.
sonauy conducted" they are fire.
qrently taken on passenger boats
I from India to England. Mr.. J. F..
Keane, the author of "Three Years
of a Wanderers Life" tells how he
once crossed the Indian Ocean In
company with three young tigers that
were larger than Newfoundland dogs.
and with several hundred Mecca pill
grims.
The keeper used to drive the tigers
through middle partition of the
cage when he wanted to enter. One
morning he neglected to put up the
bars on the side he had done with.
went round the cage, drove the tigers
through the partition and clear out
-of the open cage.,.. .Itsmight have been
attended with serious consequences.
but to me, who saw the thing too late
to interpose, it looked supremely abb
surd.
The tigers, on obtaining their lib
erty for the first time in their lives.
took different directions, and crouch
ing in the nearest corners, lay snarl-
ing and exposing their teeth, show.
ing unmistakable signs of fear-a
most dangerous fear.
The pilgrims behaved exceedingly
we'll. There was little confusion.
That side of the deck was simply de-
serted, and the crowd gazed with in
terest from all points of vantage at a
respectful distance.
The third officer, the keeper and !
placed ourselves each before tiger,
SO that none of them could leave the
corner which he had taken up. The
captain and chief came on the scene.
and short discussion followed.
The third officer inquired If the
tigers had been fed that day.
They had not; they were always
fed on living fowls.
He called for three chickens from
the hen coop. Taking these, he threw
one in the face of each tiger.
The chickens seemed simply mo-
llOulSoS, S1uCO -AukAdIUSSpoI, ~ AhSS1A
taneous was the fixing of teeth and
claws. The officer then went delib-
erately up to a tiger, coolly took the
loose skin of the back OF the neck
with one hand and the tail with the
other, and using all his force,
dragged the heavy brute along the
deck to the cage and forced it
through the open bars.
The chicken diversion acted per-
fectly., The tiger had no other OBJ
ject but to retain his prey. He
growled fearfully, his eyes Dlazed, his
teeth crushed through the chicken,
his unsheathed claws clasped and
pierced the quivering body. Red-hot
iron would hardly have made him
loosen his grip on the bird.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
AIaska'S Size,

Drawn to the exact scale, Alaska,
if placed on top of the United States,
would reach from Savannah, Ca, to
Los Angeles, and from Mexico to Can
ada, and its range of climate and
physical conditions are even greater
The strip of mainland and islands
fronting on the Pacific Ocean are as
warm as Kansas The Arctic coast
is colder than Duluth. Designate
which part you refer to as carefully
as you would in speaking of a place
in the United States, bearing in mind
that it is as important as it is to let
one know whether you mean Illinois
or Georgia, Minnesota or Texas
Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
MuLcHING THE ORCHARD,

1t is possible by heavy mulchina
of orchards where grass is allowed
to grow, to keep the surface moist
and loose, so that the grass does nc
injury, but in such cases it will be
found that the tree roots run near the
surface, where they naturally go to
reach moisture and light. This makes
such orchards very liable to injury
by winter freezing. 1t is better to
cultivate the surface soil to the depth
of three or four inches, as that makes
the best mulch and also cuts on the
tree roots near the surface. But q
better plan is to train the heads OF
the trees so low that the branches
will come near the ground. This will
cause the snow to lie as it falls, maxi
ing further mulching unnecessary.
Epitomist.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
Locks and Sound.

A teacher in one of the lower
grades of the public schools gave
a talk to her pupils the, other day
about proverbs. After citing sew
eral proverbs, such as the one about
the early bird and others, she told
the pupils that they were each to
write out some old proverb and bring
it to school next day ;
The next day when the teacher took
up the proverb proposition again, one
little girl handed in this: ''Ferrick's
change is no ROBBERY"
did you copy that from a book or
from a phonograph?" asked the
teacher.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
boards in place and the other to ma

boards in place and the other to nail
them together. This method of max
ing board drains, suggests the Farm.
er, can be improved upon by the use
of a standard. This consists OF an
upright board, three feet high, having
notches cut into it six inches apart,
one inch wide and several inches deep
to hold the boards firmly. The boards
are laid in the notches when the
top board can be quickly and evenly
nailed on.
Another method consists of two
posts driven into the ground about
three feet from the fence with notched
boards nailed across from each post
to the fence. With such rig as this
troughs can be quickly and easily
made by one man alone.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
Foreign Mining at Harbin.

According to the Manila American
manila, P. ID, a circular has been
issued by the Board of Foreign At
fairs at Harbin to the effect that no
foreigners shall henceforth be allowed
to engage in mining enterprise with
in thirty li-or, say, within distance
of eleven and three-quarter English
miles-of the railway, without spe-
cial license. Mines which are already
being worked will be examined to as
certain their daily output, and as soon
as the proper agreements have been
drawn up with the foreign countries
interested a scale of taxation will be
arranged for all mining enterprises.
Engineer,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
HARVESTING APPLES.

This is one of the most importan,
duties connected with the crop. The
time has gone by when apples could
be shaken from the trees, or picked
up from the ground as windfalls
The best success in keeping them ir
winter is when not single apple
in barrel is bruised or injured In.
any manner. Just as soon as the
skin is broken the apple begins tc
decay, and for that reason apples
must be picked by hand and handled
in manner to prevent the slightest
injury, as the decay of one apple will.
soon affect all. Apples that are moi
perfectly sound when harvested
should not go into the barrel, but be
made into cider. The main point is.
to keep apples cool. 1t is warmth
not cold that Injuries them.-Epito
mist
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
The Foundation of Manners.

The basis of all manners lies in
the gentleness, the self-control, the
unselfshness, which good mo, her
teaches her children, if she can, Id
log cabin or mining camp; the up
rightness, the conscientiousness, tbs
self-respect, which can face queen or
clown without being overcome by
either. The little technicalities which
society demands are very trivial; the
process can be learned in twenty
four hours by an observing person;
but the foundation of manners lies In
character, and those who have not
this, foundation may at any moment
be thrown off their balance. and re-
veal themselves as Doors or bores.--
Thor rs wentworth Higeinson.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
A GOOD PUZZLE.

Here is puzzle which you may
try to see what you can do with:
Tie string about yard long to a
door key and take the string in the
right hand. Hold it so the key
will clear the floor four or five in
ches. If you will hold the string
steady enough'i it will begin to swing
back and forth in a straight line. Let
another person take you left hand
in his, and the motion of the key
will change from the pendulum-like
swing to a circular swing. If third
person will place his hand on the
shoulder of the second person the
key will stop. Just try the above
and then solve the puzzle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
THE CHILDREN,s FRIEND.

An old man who is fond of chill
dren has his own way of attracting
them to him. He visits one of the
parks daily, carrying with him little
box which contains a pair of scissors
and some white paper. Sitting on
a bench, he folds the paper into long
strips and then cuts away at it for
several minutes. Unfolding his work,
he reveals long string of paper
dolls, all -"hold of hands," as the
children say. By the time he fin
ishes, at least two or three little
girls are standing by to watch him,
and before long he is cutting dollies
by the dozen-New York Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
A GOOD TRICK,

This is genuine bit of fun that
demands no apparatus, and every one
can do it, says Magical Experiments,
Place yourself by the side of a mir.
rored wardrobe, as in the illustration.
in such a way that half you body. is
concealed, the other half projecting
from the wardrobe. AS for the per.
son standing at the other side. at a
certain distance it will appear to them
that they behold you entirely, the il.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
FOOD FOR BEES.

Bees make the quality of their
honey according to the kind of food
or flowers from which it is procured
Good authorities on bee culture state
that when bees are fed scorched
honey the honey in the comb did moi
differ therefrom. The same result
occurred when granulated honey was
fed to the bees. Honey can there
fore be adulterated in the combs
Gincose, when fed to bees. is de.
posted in the comb as glucose, and
it has long been known that certain
flowers produce honey of superior
quality to that derived from others
Farmers Home Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
MAKING BOARD DRAINS.

Drainage is a live subject with the
farmers in many sections, and many
would be glad to do a great deal more
of it if they we're in financial condi-
tion to do so. While tile drains are
considered the best, board drains will
give very good service for number
of years and will enable the farmer
to raise better crops and thus provide
himself with the means for buying
tile later on. Board drains, especially
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06

lusion being caused by one-half being
reflected. When you lift your leg the
appearance given by means of the
mirror is that of person who lifts
both feet from the ground at once
and holds them in the air-a rather
startling apparition. You will look
like toy jumping jack which is op.
Grated by string, and the more you
move your leg and arm the funnier
you will look.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
CEILDREN'S DEPARTMENT:

from the oncoming din. At the TOP
of the cleft sands the sportsman. The
underground probably prevents the
sportsman seeing the bear or the
bear seeing him until they actually
meet.-From BLACK Bear Honking
in the Valley of Kashmir," by ]. j.
Grew, in the Outing Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
DOTTY'S DILEMMA,

Autumn" was the awful word that Dotty
couldn't spell;
With other words it seemed to her she got
along quite we'll.
The teacher kept her in one day until she
could remember
The spelling of "the season which ends
with bleak November"
For one-half hour poor Dotty sat, but
memory failed to aid her
Or bring before her saddened eye the word
which had delayed her.
At last, when deep detection seemed to
shut out every hope,
A happy thought broke through the gloom,
and Dotty ceased to nope.
"How, stupid Of me, silly, why it isn't
surely can spell fall
Captain Harold Hammond, in st. Mich
oIas
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06

where the ground is so wet that they
are kept constantly saturated with
water, will last for years. Farmers
living in the districts where timber
is cheap will find that such drains
will answer the purpose very well
without much expense. Such drains
have been known to last twenty or
twenty-five years, at which time they
seemed to be in just as good state
of preservation as on the day they
were put in.
To make wooden drains it usually
requires two men, one to hold the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06

Tommy-"Oh,.. papa, couldn't we
stop and invite Reginald and Margue-
rite and George Simmons to come
with US Woman's Home Compan-
ion
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06

PLEASANT PROSPECT FOR PONY.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-18
GOVERNOR
ASTON|SHED
At Corruption in the Kansas City
Police Department
tAssociated Press.)

Kansas City, May ls-Governor
Folk remained ii Kansas City most
Of today and conferred further with
the board of police commissioners re
garding charges of police corruption.
Yesterday allegations Of various kinds
rejecting upon tie department were
laid before him BY the commissioners
but when the governor finished his
days work, which extended into the
night, he refused to divalge the ma
ture Of the information he received.
The governor is quoted as expressing
astonishment at the number and char
acter IF the graft cases reported tc
him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-18

is SILENT
The Report that he win Veto the Con-
sitution is Contradicted

Kansas City, May ls "A special
dispatch to The Star from Washing
ton says
Washington, D. G., May 17-Neith-
er President Roosevelt nor the Secre-
tary of War, Mr.. Taft, has ever au-
thorized anyone to say that the presi-
dent would reject the Oklahoma con-
stitution or refuse to issue the prOcla-
nation admitting the new state if the
proposed constitution were adopted by
the people, The correspondent for
The Star is authorized to make this
positive announcement.
It is true that both the president
and secretary Of war regard The con-
stitution as Objectionable in many re-
spects. AS the leader Of his party,
the president might suggest with full
propriety opposition of the people to
the constitution which would result in
its defeat
If the constitution is not republi-
can in form. he would be required un-
der his oath and the enabling act to
refuse to recognize the new state But
in doing this he would not provide
fora republican form of government
That both the president and Secre-
tary Taft sanction the opposition o.
republican leaders IN Oklahoma to the
/ constitution is true. But any state
ment from whatever quarter that thu
/ president Will disapprove the eonsti
tuition if adopted is without authorit!
from him or from his secretary O.
war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-18
HEARING
APPLICANTS
For Removal Of Restrictions Nearly
all are Successful

Judge H. c. Cusey, special repre-
sentative of Indian Agent Kelsey,
has been here the past two days hear
ing applications for removal Of re-
strictions. Up to noon today, eigh-
teen applicants had been examined.
Judge Cusey left for his nome in Ell
Reno this afternoon.
In a statement given out some
time ago Agent Kelsey stated that
81 per cent Of the applications were
approved. 1T appears to be the policy
Of the new secretary Of interior tc
expedite the removal Of restrictions
as much as possible.