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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
14-YEAR-OLD HERO SAVES HIS
MOTHER

Fourteen-year-old Owen Croggon,
OF Washington, D. c., is a bandaged
hero, for in the face of real danger
he saved his mother from a horrible
death. Her clothing caught fire from
an overturned oil stove She dashed
for window and tried to throw her.
self through it.
Her son seized her, drew her back
into the room and with rare pres
ence of mind wrapped couch cover
around her and then rolled her up in
it.
The boy was more seriously burned
than his mother
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
INDIANS AND MUSTANGS

The rope was rarely OF never
thrown over the head of the animals
to be taken by the ordinary method
of throwing lasso, but was passed
over the head on the end of a long,
light willow pole-sometimes twelve
or fifteen feet long. One part of the
moose was tied at the end of this pole
and two or three feet back from the
end another part was tied, both with
light strings. The rope ran back
along the pile to the riders hand
When he ran a horse down, so that
he had come up beside it, 1t was not
difficult to pass the moose over the
animals head and the small loop
stopped about its neck and did not
fall down low against the chest.
When the moose had been passed over
the head the rider gave a pull Oh the
pole. which broke the light strings
and allowed the moose to draw up on
the animals neck. He then dropped
the pole, and gradually shortening the
rope, rode up beside the animal and
by dexterous throw passed loop
of the rope up over the horses nose,
which gave him good control over it.
Horse chasers usually rode up on
the right-hand side of the horse to be
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
A GOLDEN BALL.

Probably no game of ball, by pro
watched with such inner interest but
with such outward Indifference as
one described in Gertrude Wander
bilt's Social History of Flatbush :"
1t happened in Revolutionary timess
when the British soldiers were sta.
toned on Long Island. The inhab-
itants had hidden their valuables in
all possible places. One lady con-
cealed some gold coins in a ball
shaped pincushion of the kind worn
by the Dutch housewife, suspended
at her side.
She was sitting sewing one day
when party of British soldiers en-
tered the room. A young officer,
spying what to him was a novelty,
cut with his sword the ribbon by
which the cushion was hung, and be-
gan game of ball.
Soon the rest of the company
Joined the sport Boisterously, from
hand to hand, the ball was batted to
and fro. 1t was roughly snatched and
tossed, and sometimes it fell into the
ashes of the fireplace, and barely es-
capped conflagration. Now and again
a soldier would catch it on the tip
of his sword and send 1t spinning on
with rent in its side
Every moment threatened to reveal
the precious contents. To show the
least anxiety was to betray the secret,
and the owner was forced to sit un-
moved, apparently intent on her
work, and to see her fortune flying
through the air, at the mercy Of the
enemy. At last the cushion, torn and
battered, but still guarding it's treas
ure, was returned to its mistress, and
the intruders, tired of their play, left
the house.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
SMART GIRLS.

The boys of this country must not
get the idea that they are the only
smart things in it. There is a girl in
Mississippi who lost both hands three
years ago, but has learned to do good
typewriting with her toes. There is
girl in Ohio with a wooden foot
who plays football and runs races
and beats all the boys.
In Wisconsin girl Of twelve years
of age swan a horse across a river
and saved a passenger train from
disaster. Michigan has a girl OF
fourteen who can do any sum In
mathematics you give her and not
be over ten seconds about it, Penn
sylvania has one of eleven years who
can learn and repeat any chapter IN
the Bible in twenty minutes.
Delaware has miss, now sixteen
years old, who went into the grocery
business when she was only ten. and
at the present date she is making
$4,000 a year, and Connecticut has
one of fifteen who has traded horses
and got the best of it over forty
times.
The American boy is pretty cute,
but the American girl isn't going to
be left very far behind in the race
New Haven Register.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
BARGAINING WITH A BURGLAR.

BARGAINING WITH A BURGLAR.
A group of his friends were dis
cussing William Winslow Sherman.
the old banker, who died not long
ago.
"He had the coolest nerve of any
man I know" said one. "Three or
four years ago, when Sherman was
an old man and partially crippled by
reason of a fall from a horse, he en-
tered his bedroom late at night to
find a masked burglar ransacking it.
"The thief had big gun trained
on Sherman in a minute. The banker
just waved it aside with tired hand.
Put that away he said, irritably.
Let us discuss this matter like gen.
tlemen.' The burglar was so sur
prised he laughed. Now, you could
hurt me if you wanted to, and might
get away with some little knick-
knacks,' said Sherman. But you
might be caught, and there's a slight
probability that you could dispose OF
my toilet articles profitably. What
would you consider a fair cash propo-
sitiOn to go away?' They talked ii
over in all peace.
"The burglar thought he ought to
have $40, but Sherman, after inquir-
ing into the mans habits, said SIS was
enough. You see, he said, you're a
known thief. If this were your first
offense I'd pay you your price. but
now the police have your picture you
ought to be glad to accept any fair
compromise and run no risk
"The burglar finally agreed to take
IS. Sherman pulled out a $40 bill
Give me 81 change said he. And
he got it before he paid. kansas
City Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
CHLDREN,S DEPARTMENT..

Pasco uttered an exclamation OF
Asgust and stamped his foot in evil
dent vexation. The Admiral called
him and asked him what was the
matter.
Nothing which need trouble your
lordship," was the reply.
"You are not the man to lose your
temper for nothing" rejoined Nell
son. what was it,"
"Well, If you must know, my lord,
1 will tell you. You see that coxs-
wain?" pointing to one of the most
active of the petty officers. 1--WE have
not better man on the Victory, and
the message which put me out was
this: l was told that he was so busy
receiving and getting off hic mail
bags that he forgot to put his own
letter to his wife into one of them,
and he has just discovered it in his
pocket"
Hoist signal to bring her back" !"
| was Nelson's instant command. who
knows that he may not fall in action
tomorrow? His letter shall go with
| the rest"
That was Nelson all over.-Wash-
| ington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
TALES OF
NINE ELEPHANTS TO A MAN

To secure bag of eighty-one .ele-
plants in these prosaic days will seem
like dream to most sportsmen, but
the feat has just been accomplished
by J. w. Viljoen and eight other
Dutch farmers in the .Lomagundi dis
trict. The Government has just
thrown the district open for the de-
struction of elephants, and this enor-
nous bag was made within sixty miles
of the capital of Rhodesia, and near
the railway.
Viljoen and his party pitched their
camp at Maquadzio, the centre of the
elephant district, and divided up into
pairs-a fact which nearly led to a
fatality, for going through the bush
Viljoen encountered his first elephant;
which he shot. AS this fell another
one crashed through the trees at the
back of the hunter and pursued him,
once striking the horse with his
trunk, until Viljoen succeeded in
reaching clearer ground, where he
found himself thirty yards ahead of
his pursuer. Slipping off his horse,
he fired at the elephant, and killed It,.
One incident marred the sport, and
that was the accidental shooting of a
member of the party named Eloff.
Eloff and three companions paired off
and walked at a distance of about
fifty yards apart, when Eloff and his
friend suddenly saw two elephants.
They fired, but only succeeded in
shooting off tusk of one of the ami
mails, who promptly charged them.
Eloff made in the direction of the
men in front of him, and they, seeing
the beast crashing through the bush
behind them and ignorant of Eloff's
whereabouts, fired at the elephant,
and while one bullet despatched the
elephant, the other found billet in
Eloff's neck, killing him instantly.
The party came back to the Trans
vaal the richer for 1000 pounds of
ivory and seven young elephants. The
first one was captured when half
grown. 1t was feeding with four
grown elephants, all of which were
shot, and then the little one, instead
of running away, made for the hunt
ers, two of whom seized its tail, while
the two others hung on. to each ear,
and there was tussle for half an
hour, after which the elephant was
rolled on it's back and it's feet tied
with horses reins. 1t was then fast
ened to tree, and the next day driv-
en- into camp. After day or two it
became so docile that its attentions
were rather a nuisance, for it tried to
tread on the hunters toes, helped it
self to all the available food, and
would put its trunk into the cooking
pots and take out anything it fancied,
while it would follow the natives
down to the stream for a drink.
On the record day twenty elephants
were shot and two little ones cap
tured; Viljoen's unaided efforts ac-
counted for eighteen of the twenty
slain. These two elephants speedily
became docile, and now that all the
captives are in a proper kraal they
have become quite acclimatized to
their new surroundings and are both
playful and friendly.-Rhod odesia Her.
aid Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
The Feminine Way.

His Wife" John, these shoes don't
fit !ne at all. You'll have to take
them back and get me another pair"
IIcr Why, they look
com rnrtable."
lis Wife---"Yes, that's the trouble.
I've had them on nearly an hour. and
they don't hurt in the least, so, OF
course, they are entirely too big. -
Chicago News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
Tho Aims of AthIeticism.

Physical training is by no means
the main end of athleticism. 1t is
possible (and eminent men have sup
ported this view in more emphatic
terms) that the finest moral, social
and commercial training in the world
is to be gained on the cricket crease
and the football field.-Men's Wear.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
A STEADY WIFE.

Rufus, you old loafer! Do you
think it's right for you to leave your
wife at the washtub while you pass
your time fishing?"
"Yassah, jedge; s all right. Nah
wife dom need no watchin'. Shell
sholy wuk jes' ez hahd ez eff All wuz
dar. Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
HOW HE SAVED.

Cassidy-"Shure, how kin We say
We save money? Iv'ry cint ye iver
make ye spend. Ye lay none of 1t
by"
Casey-"That' how / save. If
laid amy of it by some wan would
come along an borrow it, and that'd
he tn ind of it. ."-Philadelphia Press
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
REPUBLIC MENACED.
CHI. / tell YOU. consti-

"The idle rich, I tell you, consti-
tute the menace to our country.
That's sor. Say, what would you
do if you got hold of lot of money!"
Me? I'd invest It securely, throw
up my job and have the time of my
life. ."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
RURAL RUDENESS.

De Style-"You.s say Farmer Plant
zen chased you?"
Mrs. De Style-"Yes; when i told
him that had little plot of ground
in our yard nicely plowed and raked,
and asked him what should plant In
it. he said, Beet it. Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
Work For Women.

The Parliament of Greece has de.
cided that women shall be eligible as
telephone operators. Even the Chi.
nese in San Francisco, in spite OF
their Oriental conservatism, are said
to employ Chinese girls for the Chi.
nese telephone exchange.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
THE PROPOSITION.

The Heiress-"Oh, papa! The earl
has proposedr"
Papa Bigwadd-"H'm! What's
his proposition? ?"-Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
RATHER EFFEMINATE.

The Saucepan-"I wonder what
makes the kettle so happy? It hasn't
stopped singing all day."
The Coffeepot-"Why, didn't you
notice it's new lid?"-Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16

A petrifed forest covering an area
of one hundred square miles has ex'
listed for centuries in Arizona. Thou.
sands and thousands of petrif1ed logs
strew the ground, and represent beau.
tiful shades of pink, purple, red, gray.
blue and yellow. One of the stone
trees spans gulf of forty feet wide.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
THE BRIDEGROOM DESCRIBED.

"You have such q model husband,
said the lady who was congratulate
ing the bride.
The next day the bride bethought
her to look up the word model in
the dictionary, and this is what she
found: Model: A small imitation Of
the real tning.-Harper's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
NO USE.

"Why don't you pay that big bar
bill you owe?"
whats the use? I've sworn of,
and never intend to drink again. -
Cleveland Leader.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
KILLING TWO BIRDS.

She-"Frankly, now, if you had to
choose between me and o million.
what would you do?"
Held take the million. Then
you would be easy. Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
A FRESH START.

Dyer-"Wen, I see Failing is on
his feet again.
Ryer-"Yes; he was obliged to sell
his auto. Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
HONK! HONK!

She-"Do you think nervousness
can be cured by auto-suggestion?
He-"No; but think good many
cases could be cured by auto snnpres-
sion. Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
RURAL REGULATION

Mrs. Hayrick-"The President says
to sleep with the window open.
Mrs. Corncrib-"Well, I wish he
would tell Hiram to sleep with his
mouth shut. New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
AT THE KNOT HOLE.

"How's de game, Chimmie?"
"De home teams got two men
down"
"Say, dat's tough.
"G'wan. One of 'em is de guy dat
made de home run off us, an de utter
one is de umpire. Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16

Professor Rubner, of the Univer-
versity of Berlin, has just invented
registering apparatus which enables
one to calculate the number of noise
waves striking upon the ear in any
given period.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
HIS REASON FOR REFUSAL

$50 you won't join us for an OUT
ing in the country"
"No," answered Mr.. Sirius Barker,
"Then you don't love nature?"
"I'm quite fond of nature; but /
don't care for sardines and crackers.
Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16

No less than 30,000,O00 yen 1885,
000,OOO) is yearly spent by foreign
visitors in Japan.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16

Nearly one-third of all the children
born in New York City die before
they become three years old.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
PATERNAL ASSISTANCE,

Father (who has helped mis- son
with his home work )-"What did the
teacher say when you showed him the
sums?"
Johnny-"He said / was getting
more stupid every day. ."-Tit-Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
IT IS.

"My boy. be polite and honest"
"But, dad"
"Say on"
Sometimes it's pretty hard to be
both at the same time. kansas City
Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
SCIENCE
AND
RTNE 90 ~
10y S AsElI I15sate7sak
INDUSTRY

The solar orb would appear blue
to ANYBODY who should view it out
side of this planets atmosphere.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
EXPLAINED.

MAUD Muller, on summers day :.
Raked the meadow sweet with hay"
Her raking stunt was just stall.
She had date out there, that's all.
The Bohemian.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16

trees spans Sull Ol lOity lSeI "ioS'
In accounting for the rumbling OF
rolling of thunder, which has hereto
fore been explained by the echo the
ory. it is now stated that flash OF
lightning is made up of innumerable
smaller flashes, which go to make up
the whole. The rolling thunder is
due to the primary sounds of success
sive discharges Or flashes.
Professor Louis Agassiz, many
years ago, first announced that the
ice sheet, or glacial flow, at the north
west of Maine could not have been
less than a mile deep; while later
geologists have confirmed his state
ment, adding the more recent con-
clusion that the ice was of that thick
ness at least over the larger part OF
New England.
The boring of an artesian we'll ,is
not an easy task. The we'll OF
Grenelle (France) required from De-
cember "a, 1888, to February 26s
1871, for completion. The one at
Passy of the same depth took only
two years to make. Our engineers
now count upon ono year i'll which
to complete the we'll of Maisons'
LafIitte. This we'll is already at
depth of 460 meters. 1t will go to
depth of $50 meters.
An electric truck, its movements ab'
solutely controlled by wireless elec'
trio waves, has been installed In the
wards of the Union Pacific Railroad:
at Omaha, where its operations
startle the uninitiated. To see
motor truck, attached to several
other trucks, heavily loaded, start
along the tracks or suddenly stop
without any apparent cause, making
its way through the big yards unat.
tended, is sufficient to startle most
DeOple.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
TRYING 1T ON THE FRIEND.

TRYING IT ON THE FRIEND. {
Mrs. Parker Ito husbands friend)
-"You can come right in to see Mr..
Parker. He's ill in bed"
Friend-"Is it anything catching?'"
That's just what we're trying to
find out?"-Smart Set.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-16
NELSON AND THE COXSWAIN.

Just before the battle of Trafalgar
a mail was sent from the English
feet, and word was passed t. at it
might be the last chance to write be-
fore the expected engagement. The
letters had been collected from the
ships, the letter bags were on the yes
sci which was to take them, an she
had gone some distance on her way,
under full sail, when Lord Nelson
saw midshipman approach and
speak to Pasco, the signal officer.
Then Nelson showed the side Of his
nature which so often won the sail
ors' hearts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-28
LOVE IS PART or PRICE

Love and affection and 1 1000" is
the unique consideration entered in
the records as the purchase price OF
|24O acres Of valuable farming land in
Carlisle township. a few miles north
pr Aberdeen. This morning the reg
lister OF deeds received a warrant.
Heed from Joseph r. Peck of Marion
bounty, Oregon, the grantor. The
grantees are Peck's two married
daughters. Mrs. George Tooker and
Mrs. Whitman Stone, both of whom
I've at Salem, Ore. This is the first
lime in the history of the country that
fash and affections have figured in
he transfer Of land. In this instance
he money consideration is about one
fixth h value of the property and on
hat basis Of FIGURING "love" and "af-
ectlon' are each worth about $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-28
DIVISION SENTIMENT.
Towns Want to Divide the Bio West
ern Counties.


Inc County DIVISION question prom
''e' ~ heep Se'elai oL tne counties
"00t vi 'he river S'lIfeu through the
'hiHS year. III hutte county me
'""" Vi Lelllilloh wants TO carve d
No"i',s ou' vi tne hoItile"St cor
~ D'''o' III WHICH d" th0 oIlS lall,
''"N 'o"h 'hey eAp'Il ~ oS t"' 'ouh-
- 'S"'' even IL 'hSE no nave IHe 'AiS-
''''' WIN tle state me aS one Oh
- '.'I''', ne p5"lI7 oL Niea"o"'
It NJ 'Ii%''" '0NI "''"I 'H"'S '"I''7
.''''" vi 'S'l'''oII' ~ d mass HI'''II3
."i0" "I"'I2' any county "1'
y ! ~" ''","' 10! INC PRESENT. GEAR
"'' '"N' 'I'S p"N''Io'i Ci"I II - o1|l'I
~ "''' "'''l' 'N''N'"'i@ A""'S "'''''S
- h'""H az ~ "G'e'"PiH'hI "I""4
'Hn0i' west VI HS"I'I'I' ,"N9S p'@c'1-
,"'' HIS 9'"Ie view 0I '"' Ht'u"'loh
-Aoout t"Ilp 'IooN l"'E are III l"For
" "'''''o1 II lhe county IS cut lnto
lH'eo pdl's' Win oI9 Oh ti'till Oh 'he
Us me llH0 ranges . ana
w. VIII" Tie rest Oh Che county cut
u the center east ana west lIdh'
MS "i'o'l'l new county Ill me h"Ith-
"'ot 'o'le' Vi me State' ana ledFe 'le
'o"'n"e9' part VI Vne present county
0'"a'niH5 % h"'Ce' Nih 'he0e III
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-28
ECZEMA FOR SIS A
Suffered Torments from Birth-in
Frightful Condition-Got No Help
Until Cuticura Cured Him,

Il had an itching, tormenting ecze-
ma ever since | came into the world.
and | am now a man IS years old.
l tried all kinds OF medicines | heard
OF, but found no relief. l was truly
In a frightful condition. At last /
broke out all over with red and white
boils, which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts, causing great
pain and misery, but l kept from
scratching as well as l could. l was
so run down that l could hardly do
my work. I used Cuticura Soap, Oint.
ment, Reeolvent, and Pills for about
eight months, and I can truthfully q
l am cured. Hale Bordwell, Upton,
Ia, Aug. II, 1907"
II cheerfully endorse the above ties.
timonial. 1t is the truth. l know Mr.
Bordwell and know the condition he
was In. Nelson r. Burnett. Upton, Ia.