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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
THE STORY OF THE LITTLE LEAF

THE STORY OF THE LITTLE LEAF
What is the matter, little oak
leaf?" asked the south wind one day.
80, 1 am so sad," the tiny leaf an
swered. Father Oak has just told
me that soon l shall have to leave him
and go to sleep on the ground for the
winter. 1 don't want to go, though;
1 like it here So"
Never mind, little oak" said the
wind; "just hold on tight to Father
Oak and you won't have to 60"
BY and by all the other leaves
turned color to beautiful reds, yellows
and browns Then they fell to the
ground. The little leaf became very
lonesome without its companions, and
one day it loosened its hold on Father
Oak and fell to the ground among
hundreds of other leaves. And then
it fell asleep for it's winter nap. Told
legend. Edna S. Rodenberger, in
the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
largest Coal Lump.

The largest lump Of anthracite coat
ever mined recently was taken from
a mine in the Panther creek valley
of PENNSYLVANIA. 1t weighs seven
tons, and will be placed in museum.
either in Philadelphia or Boston.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
THE ANXIOUS FATHER.

Emily (playing "house") - Now.
I'll be mamma and you'll be papa, and
little Ben and Bessie will be our
babies"
Willie (after moment, anxiously)
-"Ain't it about time to whip the
children?"- ?"-Tit-Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
INVENTION.

"Now that we have an airship."
said the progressive man, what will
be the next important invention?"
81 don't know" answered the un-
enthusiastic person, unless it is
some method of enabling the man
who is running the ship to know ex-
actly what it is going to do. Wash
ington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
WILLIE'S LEMONADE SALE.

WILLIE . LEMoNADE oAL1'
One day the children were all sit
ting around leisurely, thinking of
what they could do. They were tired
of playing house and store and read
in.s story books. BY the children
mean Anna, Grace, George and Frank
Brown, Mary, Alice and Kitty White,
Johnny Black and Willie Greene.
Suddenly up sprang Willie, saying
that he knew of something to do
something which they had never done
before Of course all eyes looked to-
ward him and all ears were ready to
listen to him.
what is it?" shouted the rest.
We'll" said little Willie, eff every
one of you promise me to do just as
I say, will tell you"
All said "yes" but Johnnie Black.
Nov, why don't you say yes like
the rest of us, instead of being so OBJ
stinate?" said the rest of the children
provokingly.
"Why, because you might say
something that l am not able to do"
said Master Johnnie in return.
wen, / all SOluS W tell yOu ali
something every one of you can do,
and if that is all right l will tell you
now, because we are losin time" re-
piled Willie.
Now, Johnnie did not want to be
left out when he heard Willie's re-
ply, so he said "yes,' too.
Now this is what Willie told them:
The four Brown children were to
supply at least one dozen lemons, the
three White children the ladle, the
large glass bowl and about six glasses,
and have two sizes (three of each) !;
Johnnie Black to supply the sugar
and Willie would make the lemonade
all by himself and supply the lemon
ade stand and seats for the nine
children, including himself. This sat.
i3fied the children and all was in read
mess in about half an hour. They
sold the lemonade at Cne and two
cents a glass and within an hour their
stock was gone. They rcplenished 1t
and met with the same success. When
they had finished their second stock
of lemonade it was time for dinner.
Willie WAS the boss, SO he pocketed
the money. The nrSt Tine they re.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30

Softness and other unfavorable
qualities of aluminium may be over
come, it is now claimed, by alloying
it with magnesium. An alloy of this
kind, to which the name af mag
nahum" has been given, is now man.
ufactured in Germany, and its makers
believe that it's use will shortly super.
sede that of pure aluminium.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
SEEKING INFORMATION.

WHITTIER away?" asked the CAM
paign manager.
ITO join the society of psychic re-
search" answered the candidate, ito
see whether l have ghost of show"
Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30

Plants with white blossoms have
larger proportion of fragrant species
than any others; next comes red, then
yellow and blue. Many of the flow.
ers of spring are white and highly
fragrant; those of autumn and win
ter being darker, with less perfume.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
TRUE BOTH WAYS.

1.-THE die is cast!" hissed the VII
lain.
Then, shaking their gold locks. the
chorus bounded on.
''It seems" the critic murmured.
that the cast is dyed, too. New
York Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
THE POOR M1LKMAN AGAIN.

THE POOR MILKMAN AGAIN.
- The milkman was boiling over
with indignation.
And you mean to say my milk
don't look right" he snapped. why,
lady, this can of milk is picture
"Ah, yes," laughed the keen house
wife, "a fine water olor."-Chicago
News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30

Although the population of Lon
don's metropolitan district is 2,O00,-
600 larger than that of New York,
the latter city does a restaurant busi-
ness one-fifth greater than the for
mer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
CHANGING HIS ORDER.

HAS your order been taken?"
asked one of the walters.
"Yes," said Mr.. Welbroke, fifteen
minutes ago. IT 1t isn't too late,
though, I'd like to change 1t.
ITO change your order, sir?"
Eyes, If you don't mind, I'll change
It to an entreaty. Chicago Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
IN 1910.

Elevator Man Fiftieth story. Far
as we go!"
"Gosh, Mandy, that conductor forgot
to collect our fares. Come along.
quick! We're a dime In" Boston
Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
ONE ON HUBBY

"What is an able seaman. MAJ"
"A man who can stand any number
of schooners. New York Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
OBSTACLES.

''You would he good dancer but
for two things"
What are they?"
"Your Baltimore American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
J. SCIENTIFIC aAd
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Eg3 g31SINDUSTRIAA
E<m7&s

The aged inventor of the Mauser
rifle has now perfected a weapon
which fires twenty-five shots at
single loading.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30

The greatest gain In the speed OF
printing since the rotary press has
undoubtedly been from the linotype,
by which one man does the work OF
at least three in setting type. The
cable dispatches indicate that the
compositor or linotype operator Is
about to be abolished by the inven-
ton of Danish electrical engineer
named KnudsOn.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
THE SAME THING.
a great many

"Yeu have advocated a great many
reforms"
"Yes," answered the statesman.
"Yet you are now silent. Are you
discouraged?"
''No; I'm not discouraged. But the
audiences seem to be. e."-Washington
Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
Y APOLOGY REQUIR

young man, you rescued my wife
from the water"
II beg pardon, sir. 1 thought It
was your daughter. Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
AMONG GIRLS.

docs she know her to talk TOT"
mo, only to talk about. Smart
Set.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
FRED'S STORY.

Fred Wells smothered a sigh as he
looked out of the window at the rain
He felt sure it would be long day
Rainy days in the country were al
ways long, but he didn't want his
aunt Edith to think he was unhap-
py, so he said nothing. He got a big
picture book and huddled down in
the Morris chair to make the best OF
1t.
Where are you, Fred?" cried his
aunt Edith little later.
Here, auntie, I am coming he
answered.
81 want yon to watch the squirrels.
I am sure Mamma Squirrel is plan
ming to move. 1t is raining hard, and
the babies are getting wet in the tree.
She was in the wash house looking
around, and l think she decided the
wood box would make a good home.
1t has a pile of excelsior in it, and
will be good and warm" said Mrs.
Lacey
Fred was interested at once, and
drew a chair up to the window.
Mamma Squirrel spied him and
stopped to take look. She wanted
to make sure he was not a bad boy
who planned to hurt her children.
Being reassured, she sped up the free.
picked up a squirrel in her teeth. and
laboriously made her way down and
across the yard to the wash house.
''She is moving, auntie," called
Fred. II didn't know squirrel ever
had it's nest in house"
"They don't, but this squirrel is SO
tame that it makes difference. y
Mrs. Lacey drew up another chair
and they both watched until the five
baby squirrels swere in the new home
warm and dry.
II never knew squirrels thought
so much of their children" said.Fred.
"She loves her baby squirrels just as
people love their children, doesn't
she?"
Hush" and Mrs. Lacey. held up
a warning finger as Mamma Squirrel
came up on the porch. Il expect she
wants something for the babies to
eat. You may give her some nuts.
She will take them out of your hand. "
Fred got handful of nuts and
opened the door cautiously. He held
out his hand, and the squirrel came
eagerly. She scampered away with
the nut, and in little while returned
for another.
What makes her wait so long be-
tween trips?" asked Fred.
You might put on your rain coat
and go and see," suggested his aunt.
In a few minutes Fred came run
ming back. "She is cracking the nuts
for the>littl squrrels!" he exclaimed
excitedly. 'She works for her chill
dren and takes care of them just as
mamma does of me-"
His aunt smiled at the eager face.
Dinner is ready just as soon as your
hands are washed"
Dinner! Already! This has been
such little morning! o auntie, !
have my story for school! You know
we have to tell a story every Friday
after recess about something we have
seen. Miss Brown says it is to make
us see things around us. 1 am glad
it rained, else 1 wouldn't havo a
squirrel story."-Sarah N. McCreery
in Southern Presbyterian.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
.merican.
THE SITUATION,

THE SITUATION.
"Boys will be boys"
''How about glrls?"
"Oh, they have to be whatever
fashion dictates. kansas City Jour-
1al.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30

CHANCE FOR AN INVENTOR.
women ought to use the typewri-
ter more in their personal correspon-
dence."
Probably they will when some one
perfects a machine that will write
crisscross. s."-Washington Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30

Summer springs of woods and hill
side seem to be less ideal drinking
places than they have been supposed.
Seemingly pure water is found by DR..
E. a. Martel, the French cave ex-
plorer, to come through assures di-
rect from polluting soil, without
any filtration through the rock. Even
passage through chalk, moreover,
does not seem TO filter surface drain
age thoroughly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
ALBATRossEs CARRIED CRIES.

able "Wolf. Pail Mall Gazette.
ALBATROSSES CARRIED CRIES.
A remarkable tale of shipwreck
comes from Victoria, 3. c., where
has arrived the crew of the French
bark President Felix Faure, who were
cast away in the South Seas.
The Faure left Ponembout, New
Caledonia, February 16 last, with a
cargo of nickel ore for Havre, France.
She was three weeks out when
wrecked on Antipodes Island. latitude
1910 S., longitude 17S.43 E.
Every day during the two and a
half months that they spent on the
island they sent messages attached to
the necks of albatrosses that were
migrating from the rocks. The last
message was sent the morning that
the British warship Pegasus hove on
the scene and rescued the twenty-five
castaways. This message was pho
tograph of the mother of the young
est boy in the party and was attached
to a slip of paper three inches long on
which was written:
president Felix Faure, wrecked
an Antipodes Island"
Captain Noel, master of the
wrecked vessel, told the following
story:
when our lifeboat, containing
twenty-five men, capsized we got
ashore without loss of life, and found
in hut erected by the New Zealand
government some food left there for
shipwrecked mariners. The food was
taken out and portioned. 1t did not
last long. When we were hungry we
we had to seek other articles of food.
We found many birds on the island.
The albatrosses were nesting and
there was no difficulty in killing them
while they stayed. Their flesh was
very bad and not nourishing., Then
we ate penguins, but they deserted us
on Good Friday. Then we fished with
nails that we made into fish hooks.
We had no boat and no means of
making one, and We could not go out
side the ridge of kelp that grows
around the island
Zone day we found the tracks OF
cattle. Some years ago the govern
ment placed bull and cow on the
island, There was calf, and this
was caught, killed and eaten. The
bull and COW had died, and their
skeletons were found. We suffered
from the cold winds and general
bleakness of the climate as much as
VIC did for food. We had saved little
clothing. We built additional huts
from the branches of the koromico
plant, which grows in strong but
stunted form OH the island, and also
of peat. We made the roofs Of tus-
sock grass, but it did not hold the
rain. We were constantly drenched, |,
and had to move about in the middle
of The night to keep from freezing.
eve kept the fire alight for a long
time, but finally dry wood gave out
and we could find no other fuel.
Every day we sent a message away
by albatross. We used the quills OF
the bird as receptacles for the mes
sages, giving the name of the vessel
and the fact that we had been
wrecked. We watched the birds fly
away from the island with the news
to the outside world. Our only hope
was that one of the albatrosses flying
ABOARD passing ship would be cap
tured. AS time wore on and help did
not come we became Indifferent to
oUr fate and were even surprised
when the Pegasus turned up and res
cued u.s."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30
A MISINTERPRETATION

Tne PeQuIer-P Peach-eS!
One of the Spinsters-"Flatter
Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-30

Earls of Fife and Buchan, and after
the accession of Robert III.-an ami
able but weak Prince-this unfor-
tunate delegation was allowed to be
continued. The Earl of Buchan
ruled over the northern part OF Scot
land with an authority little less than
regal. He has been described as
scarcely better than a savage-cruel,
ferocious and relentless. Among his
exploits was the destruction of the
magnificent cathedral Of Elgin. He
carried Off the chalices and vest.
ments, polluted the shrines with
blood and finally set fire to the noble
adifice, the houses of the canons and
the town itself. He also laid waste
large part of the country
The remains at Dupkeld Cathedral
are remarkably we'll preserved, and
the bulldog shape of the jawbones is
in keeping with the descriptions and
the character of the "Wolf of Baden
ocb," who died about 1892. The
Marquis of Tullibardine, who is TAX
ing a keen interest in the restoration,
inspected the remains, and after re-
ferring to old charters dealing with
the period referred to was convinced
that they were those of the redoubt-
able "Wolf" Pail Mall Gazette
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-10
PUT UNDER HEAVY BOND
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Whiting, Ind, December 10.-Embro
bling John Grubach at a birthday party
of the later on Sunday night. was
bound over to the superior court in
$1,000 bonds to await the outcome of
the coalition of Grubach.
Grubach is at st. Margarets hospital
in a precarious condition, as the result
of having several gashes inserted in his
body by two jack knives which Branch!
ich used as weapons Grubach has
been unconscious for two days.
Sergeant Collins and officer Mulla-
ney are receiving no small amount of
credit for the capture of Branchich.
which is shown not only by the way he
cut up the young man who is now at
the point of death, but also by the fight
he put up when the officers went into
his boarding house to place him under
arrest Upon seeing the bluecoats en-
ter the door he crawled under the bed.
When the flashlight was thrown upon
him Branchich had a knife in each
hand and only at the point of revolvers
in tn officers hands were they able to
bring him to bay.
Had the police lost many moments in
running down their man he would in all
probability now be a fugitive from JUS
tice, for he was just preparing to take
his departure when captured. He wore
several suits of clothes and having OBJ
tanned fifteen dollars from his board
ing boss was fixing up for a long trip.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-10
COMPANIES ADD TO RATE
Express Companies in Lake
County Tack Ten
Cents On.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Indiana Harbor. Ind, Dec. Shop
pers of Lake county will be surprised
to learn that instead of getting cheaper
express rates this year the corpora
tions have taken advantage of the I'M
usually heavy grist of local shipments
and have declared an increase of 10
cents on every one. pounds or less.
The new rate went into effect yester-
day. Hereafter all packages sent from
Chicago within a radius of twenty five
miles will be charged a 50-cent rate,
instead of the ordinary 40-cent rate.
which has been in effect for several
years.
A local express agent, in speaking
of the advance yesterday. said that it
had been created merely to eliminate
the needless sending of small packages
via the express route. Women, espe-
cially," he remarked, will go to Chi
cago and purchase articles that might
be easily be carried home. Instead
of doing this many prefer to have their
safety guaranteed and have the ar
ticles expressed to their residences
Perhaps the 10-cent addition will have
the desired effect. and perhaps the poor
husbands pocket books will have to
suffer more than ever.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-10
AN INCENDIARY FIRE
Destroys Toleston Residence
Belonging to August
Brown.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Toleston. Ind, Dec. 10.-Fire. be-
lieved to have been of incendiary orr
gin, this morning at 5 o'clock de-
stroyed the story and a half frame
residence belonging to August Brown,
on Borman boulevard. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. but $4,000 of this
amount is covered by insurance held
by the First State bank of Toleston.
The building was a new one, having
been only recently completed. It was
not occupied by the owner, however
as he built 1T with a view of renting
it. Until two days ago it was occu-
pied by renters, but they moved, ow-
ing to a disagreement between them
and the landlord.
officer Newman of Gary came over
with the chemical wagon but could dc
nothing toward saving the building. All
efforts of the fire fighters were CEN
tered on saving the surrounding build
ings, for which they had put up a hard
fight. The neighboring building, be-
longing TO August Ruke, was slightly
damaged.
The fire started somewhere upstairs
in the attic. All indications are tina
1t was of incendiary origin. Franz
Kurth. one of the first on the scene
says that he entered the house down
stairs from the rear, through a window
to get out a small stove that belonged
to him and had been put in the build
ing theday before to dry some paint
In attempting to get out of the from
door and trying to unlock the same h.
found It open. Mrs. Brown, however
says that she had locked all doors Sc
c11roIx he auopfpo bofo-a
This is proof that Toleston is il
great need of some sort of protection
in case of fire. If there had been som.
kind of apparatus. chemical for in
stance. this fire could have been gottel
under control before devouring tn
whole building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-10
PORTER COUNTY SOON
TO Be IN IHR0Es
Election For Local Option in
Neighboring County of
Interest.

1t will be of interets to the people of
Lake county and, especially the people
of Gary, who live on the eastern edge
of Lake county to know that it will
not be long before the people of Porter
county their next door neighbors. will
be in the throes of county local OPP
ton election.
The people of Lake county will have
an opportunity to observe at close
range the workings of the new county
local option law. They will witness
the canvass for signatures on the petit
ton, the filing of the petition and final
ly the holding of the special election.
If they think that such a proceeding
is desirable in Lake county there
seems to be little doubt that they will
have an opportunity to try the matter
out, for the leaders of the Anti-Sa-
loon League have announced that they
are going to see that the people of
Lake county have a chance to express
themselves on this proposition.
That the Indiana Anti-Saloon League
is behind the movement which has been
successful in the calling of special
option law in four Indiana counties was
declared last night by E. S. Shumak-
err, state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League.
That the league will further the in
strumental in calling special elections
in eleven more counties within a
months time is asserted by Mr.. Shu-
maker