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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14

II Is always so. II you are re-
membered at all it is by the things
you have done well-whether you
have raised a field of corn, sewed
a patch on an old garment, made
pumpkin pie, or written a poem.
Work is the great happiness
bringer. You all know what a game
of nine pins is. You set up so many
pins, and you roll two balls, and you
make strike" or ''spare," Or else
you don't. The game is to knock
over as many pins as possible. Men
become very skillful in it and gain
a great deal of pleasure by doing 1t.
That is the philosophy Of all play.
It is the erection Of artificial difficult
ties or barriers and learning to over
come them with ease and skill. Ihat
makes the exhilaration of tennis, and
baseball, and bowling and golf.
I am told, and do not know any
thing about it myself, that therein
lies the mania for making money.
That is a great game. Now, in
reality, work is just exactly the same
thing. The difficulties to be over
come are not artificial, to be sure,
but very real. But they are there,
and work is the game of bridging
them over with skill and ease and
joy.
In its final analysis, for a healthy
man there is no game in the world
so exciting and so exhilarating as
his work. 1 suppose you long
suffering folk who sit in the peWs
and are more or less at times tempt
ed to somnolence, have never real
lied that there was anything exciting
about the preaching business. And
vet I want to say to you that l
know Of no keener joy than when
we'll and ready I take a theme and
look it through and analyze 1t, and
illustrate it, and mark out the
points to be made in its illumina-
ton, and then sit down to write a
sermon. Your fingers will not ny
fast enough. If I it turns out well
there is a great exhilaration and
state of happiness and joy. Making
a sermon is a great game.
Now the reason that there is so
much happiness in work is because
of this fact. All true work is man
expressing himself. We have gener-
ally thought that work is drudgery.
We want to think about work as ex-
pressing a mans message. Stephen
sons engine is Stephenson's thought
dressed up in steel; Tennyson's poem
is Tennyson's thought set down in
letters; Watts Hope" is Watts
heart hunger put On canvas; St
Paul's is Sir Christopher Wren's
praise to God put into stone. Why,
then, shall not the house builder
make his house declare his thoughts?
Why shall not the blacksmith make
his hammer and anvil express his
hope? Why shall not the farmer pub
lish his secret? Almost any man can
learn the technical part of any work
from carpentry to poetry-but no
man hath mastered trade till 1t be-
comes a language through which ne
can express himself to all men. .,
the drudgery of life lies in the fact
that we bend above our work like
dumb driven cattle with never
secret of our heart told in our work.
And this shall be the joy of our life,
that we make our vocation proclaim
to all the world the truth that God
hath put into our hearts!
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
BRAIN POWER
Increased by Proper Feeding.

A lady writer who not only has
done good literary work, but reared
a family, found in Grape-Nuts the
ideal food for brain work and to de-
ve1op healthy children. She writes:
81 am an enthusiastic proclaimer Of
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet. l for
mef1y had no appetite in the morning
and for years while nursing my four
children, had insufficient nourishment
for them.
unable to eat breakfast felt faint
later, and would go to the pantry and
eat cold chops, sausage, cookies,
doughnuts Or anything 1 happened to
find. Being writer, at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
when l read Of Grape-Nuts 1 be-
gan eating it every morning, also
gave it to the children, including my
10 months old baby, who soon grew
as fat as little pig, good natured
and contented.
Il wrote evenings and feeling the
need OF sustained brain power, began
eating a small saucer of Grape-Nuts
with milk, instead of my usual i1di-
gestible hot pudding, pie, or cake for
dessert al night.
81 grew plump, nerves strong, all
when l wrote my brain was active
and clear; indeed, the dull head pain
never retur1sd."
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. Ltd,
Battle Creek, Mich.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
A Prayer.

Grant, we beseech Thee, o Lord,
the Giver and Guide of all reason,
that we may always be mindful of the
nature, of the dignity, and of the
privileges Thou hast honored us with.
Grant us Thy favorable assistance in
the forming and directing our judg-
ment, and enlighten us with Thy
truth, that we may discern those
things which are really good, and,
having discovered them, may love
and cleave steadfastly to the same.
And, finally, disperse, We pray Thee,
those mists which darken the eyes of
our mind, so that we may have per-
feet understanding, and know both
God and man, and what to each is
due Simplicius TRANSLATED by
George Stanhope, Dean of Canter-
bury, 1704).
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Ex-senator Stewards Light Lunch.

Ex-senator William M. Stewart, of
Nevada, who has been in Washing
ton several weeks, is weather-bound
in the National Capital, and prob
ably will remain here until spring
He likes the severe winter climate,
and at the advanced age of 80 en-
joys nothing more than brisk con-
stitutional down Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. And he can set a pace for a
man half a century younger, too.
He is as hale and hearty as when he
first took his seat in the Senate in
1865. Proceedings at the Senate
still interest him, and he is fam1l-
lar figure there. His former col
leagues continually ask him how he
manages to keep so young, but while
the Nevada statesman and financial
expert knows how to do it himself
he can't inform others.
The other evening the Senator
strolled down into the business sec
ton, and dropped into Bohemian
cafe much frequented by sporting
and theatrical people. He attracted
Immediate attention because Of his
distinguished appearance. A friend
hailed him and invited him to join
little party.
NO" said the Senator, 81 haven't
time to stay. 1 just dropped in for
light lunch. Waiter, bring me a
stein of dark beer and some Limbur-
ger cheese. Boston Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
PURE FOOD
No Food Commissioner of any State
has ever attacked the absolute
purity of Grape-Nuts.
PURE FOOD


this food to be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley, treated by our processes
to partially transform the starch
parts into form of Sugar, and there
fore much easier to digest.
Our claim that it is food for
Brain and Nerve Centres" is based
upon the fact that certain parts of
Wheat and Barley (Which we use)
contain Natures brain and nerve
building Ingredients, viz, Phosphate
of Potash, and the way we prepare
the food makes it easy to digest and
assimilate.
DR.. Geo. w. Carey in his book on
"The Biochemic System of Medicine"
says:
when the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range OF
the phosphate of potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
"The gray matter of the brain is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
This salt unites with albumen,
and by the addition of oxygen creates
nerve-fuid, or the gray matter of the
brain.
"Of course, there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter in
nerve-fuid, but potassium phosphate
is the chief factor, and has the power
within itself to attract, by its own
law of affinity, all things needed to
manufacture the elixir of life. There
fore, when nervous symptoms arise,
due to the fact that the nerve-duid
has been exhausted from any cause,
the phosphate of potassium is the
only true remedy, because nothing
else can possibly supply the de-
ficiency.
THE ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter of the
brain cannot be overestimated.
phosphate of Potash, is to my
mind, the most wonderful curative
agent ever discovered by man, and
the blessings it has already conferred
on the race are many. But what
shall the harvest be- when physicians
everywhere fully understand the part
thio 0dlI plays III IhO PAO-
cesses of life? 1t will do as much as
can be done through physiology to
make a heaven on earth.
Let the overworked business man
take it and go home good-tempered.
Let the weary wife. nerves unstrung
from attending to sick children or en-
tertaining company, take it and note
how quickly the equilibrium will be
restored and calm and reason assert
her tarone. No 'provings' are re-
CURED here. We find this potassium
salt largely predominates in nerve
fluid, and that deficiency produces
well-defned symptoms. The begin
ming and end of the matter is to sup
ply the lacking principle, and in
molecular form, exactly as nature
furnishes it in vegetables, fruits and
grain To supply deficiencies-this is
the only law of cure"
Please observe that Phosphate of
Potash is not properly of the drug
shop variety but is best prepared by
"Old Mother Nature" and stored in
the grains ready for use by mankind
Those who have been helped to better
health by the use of Grape-Nuts are
legion.
There's a Reason"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Meyer Missed,

Two Frenchmen who had quar-
relied agreed that their wrongs could
be settled only by duel. So early
one morning they repaired to the rail-
way station, bound for small village
Just outside of Paris.
"A return ticket to F." said the
first one at the booking Office.
Single for me-" said the second
man, quietly.
"Ah," exclaimed the first, "you are
afraid you won't come back, are you?
AS for me, 1 always take return. !"
Il never do" said the other. y
always take the return half from my
victims pocket. "-Lloyd's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
COURAGE IN VARIETY.

Miss Elizabeth Jordan was talking,
at one of her Sunday afternoons in
her apartment overlooking Gram
mercy Park.
Courage" said Miss Jordan, sis
of different varieties.
mot long ago 1 spent a few days
visiting Mrs. Bacon - Josephine
Dodge Daskam Bacon. She took me
out for a drive. The horse was a
most spirited animal-one that an
expert horseman might hesitate to
drive-but Ms. Bacon is good whip
and has not the slightest fear.
"As we went along a rather quiet
country road Mrs. Bacon suddenly
screamed, dropped the reins, flung
her arms convulsively around my
neck, buried her face on my Shout
der and continued to scream.
81 have not been in the habit OF
driving much lately, and 1 was to-
tally unacquainted with the horse,
but was compelled to seize the lines
control the animal the best 1 could
and hold Mrs. Bacon at the same
time to keep her FRONT knew not
what at first, but glancing around to
discover the cause of her fright,
saw the tail of a snake disappearing
beneath some bushes at the side OF
the road.
"'Was it the snake?' I asked Mrs.
Bacon, as l struggled with the horse.
"'Oh, yes!' she moaned, shudder-
ingly. If only they wouldn't slither!
l think if they had feet and could
walk or even run 1 could endure
them, but to see them go slithering
along so horribly is more than 1 can
bear.' and it was not until we were
mile or so down the road that she
could regain her courage. New
York Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
MADE IN SWEATSHOPS.

The daintiest wraps and bonnets
worn by the children of the rich are
said to be made in sweatshops, where
the girl operators keep themselves up
on drugs under the exhausting work.
Speaking to the Catholic Woman's
League in Chicago recently, Miss
Helen Todd, factory inspector, said:
"Only the other day I visited most
dreadful sweatshop in the ghetto,
where 1 found a sixteen-year-old girl
taking morphine and other drugs to
sustain her strength while she
stitched on these dainty babys things
for twelve hours a day on heavy
foot power sewing machine. New
York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Split His Ticket.

A Long Street conductor was stung
The other morning. A man had with
much care split a car ticket and had
passed it upon him as good. He did
aot say anything, just made the
shortage good, and waited. In few
lays the same man got on again and
offered the other half The conduc-
tor took it, looked at it, AMI then
said: 81 would like to have a dime
from you" The man clustered lit
lie, but on a threat of arrest, paid
Up like a man. The man could have
walked in the time that he consum-
ed in splitting the ticket. Conduc-
.ors are often beaten, but in the long
'un they find out the beat.-Colum-
Gus Dispatch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
A Business Parable
BY Hon. GARRY WILLARD.

Once a farmer had 1900 bushels
Of wheat, which he sold, not to a
single grain merchant, but to 1900
different dealers, bushel each. A
few of them paid in cash, but far
the greater number said it was not
convenient then, they would pay
later. A few months passed and the
mans bank account ran low. How
is this?" he said. My 1900 bush
els of grain should have kept me in
aff1uence until another crop is raised,
but 1 have parted with the grain
and have instead only vast number
of accounts, SO small and scattered
that cannot get around and collect
fast enough to pay expenses"
So he posted up a public notice
and asked all those who owed him to
pay quickly But few came. The
rest said, Mine is only small mat
ter, and 1 will go and pay one OF
these days" forgetting that, though
each account was very small, when
all were put together they meant a
large sum to the man. Things went
on thus. The man got to feeling SO
bad that he fell out of bed and awoke
and running to his grainery found
his 1900 bushels of wheat still safe
there. He had only been dreaming
Moral-The next day the man
went to the publisher of his paper
and said: Here, sir, is the pay for
your paper, and when next years
subscription is due you can depend
on me to pay it promptly. 1 stood in
the position of an editor last night
and I know how it feels to have
ones honestly earned money scat
tered all over the country in small
amounts"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
One State Short,

"Jedge," said the old darkey, "you
been a married man a long time?"
Yes
AN you experience is jest an
wise?"
81 hope so. Why?'
well, sub, [ got oman ter say
she'll marry income dat's willin'
ter rise airly an make Twin fer de
OIL man-dat's why
'But-you are very old man.
Were you never married."
ooh, yes, sub" was the reply, lin
Tennessee an Alabama, but both er
'um tried to rule me, an so l lef' 'um
TO- l got experienced good, but I'll
say dis much: l hez never yit tried
de married state in Georgy! ATTAIN.
ia Constitution.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
A CORAL FAN CHAIN.

A friend of mine, who made most
beautiful orange preserves and there
by gained a large addition to her in
come by supplying her patrons with
this delicious delicacy, conceived the
idea of utilizing the seeds by drying
them thoroughly, stringing on two
yard thread of No. cotton, and af-
terward dyeing them deep shade of
coral, the chain being further COM
pleted by attaching pretty but mex
pensive little fan of the same hue.
They we're so becoming and useful
that a ready sale was soon found, unr
til at last it was almost impossible to
supply the demand. Each chain sold
for 81, the outlay being only few
cents.-Alice r. Gordon.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Excellent Diagnosis,

DR.. Fitzpatrick, who is something
Of humorist, was running down the
steps of st. Paul's Hospital when
he met a fellow-doctor.
Hello, Fitzpatrick" cried the lat
ter, noticing that his friend looked
pleased. you're in hurry. What's
The matter-any good cases?"
81 should think SOL" cried Fitz-
patrick. We've got woman in the
ward upstairs who is so cross-eyed
that the tears run down her back. !"
"Bless mel" said his friend. you
,an't do anything for her, can you?"
81 should think we can--in fact,
we have" cried Fitzpatrick; we've
treated her for bacteria" -Philip-
pines Gossip.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Ge>D "a
\HTS snTHhvoS AN

The new narrow and irregular
stripes are the favorites.
Sometimes a gilt fringe is attached
across the bottom of silk necktie.
Gray cloth of fine quality, heavily
braided and softened by velvet, is
smart.
With the advent of the tunic may
be expected the return of the velvet
underskirt.
Soft neck arrangements are charm
ing as a change from the many smart
tailored effects.
Roman-striped ribbons of heavy
silk are still popular for belts to wear
with shirtwaists.
Broderic Anglaise seems less in
vogue and has given way to rich
Venetian or val. lace.
The picturesque Japanese sleeves
and armhole draping have Influenced
the designers OF blouses.
Chenille loops cross vest of plain
tucked net joining the heavy lace
side pieces upon a fancy blouse.
The latest hats are wreathed with
flowers or foliage, and autumn foil
age and chrysanthemums are great
favorites.
Those who have taken to wearing
the striped turnover collars find that
there are many ways of varying the
effect.
Skirts must fit smoothly about the
hips, and many who are jealous OF
the perfect lines at that point select
skirts with shapely yokes.
Threads of silver and gold are
mixed with floss silk in embroideries
for some open-meshed laces which
decorate handsome gowns.
Undersleeves of colored velvet like
the trimmings, wrinkled and fitting
the arm closely, complete more than
one handsome winter costume.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
TIE
General Demand

General Oem q ma
of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ez-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-lnformed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the ne-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Applause For The Chaplain's Prayers

applause FOR Inc CHapliuH IiycIS'
The House of Representatives has
set useful precedent in applauding
the prayer. In the first place, it was
short; in the second, it was racy;
then, too, it was a fairly accurate
definition of what the House wants.
AS a custom there would be advan-
tages in a general expression of as
sent on such occasions. Disapproval
of lengthy petition could be shown
by respectful silence; appreciation
could be expressed as the House ex-
pressed it. Now and then a respon-
sive congregation which sincerely de-
sires to show it's approval of the
minister's utterances is reduced to
rustling it's gloves and shaking out
it's skirts. Repression is good for
the soul, but applause would help
the minister, and now that august
national body has set the pace, why
cot go ahead?-Boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
SHE COULD NOT WALK
For Notwithstanding Humor on
Ankles-Opiates Alone Brought
Sleep - Eczema Yielded to
Cuficura

81 had eczema for over two years. I had
two physicians, but they only gave me re
lief for short time and cannot enum
crate the ointments and lotions I used to
no purpose. My ankles were one mass OF
sores. The itching and burning were so in.
tense that could not sleep. I could not
walk for nearly four months. One day my
husband said had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three times,
I had the best nights rest in months I'M
less took an opiate. used one set Of
Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, and
my ankles healed in short time. It is
now year since used Cuticura, and there
has been no return of the eczema Mrs.
David Brown, Locke, Ark, May Is and
July IL, 1907"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
HELL Full
ADvI(

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
f1dence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es.
tahlish bevond a doubt the power of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Almost The Same,

In Chicago Is woman who COM
bines the functions Of caterer and
trance medium, serving her custom
ers with refreshments psychical or
physical, according to their wishes.
Either she or the sign painter
whom she employed must be the
humorist, for her sign reads thus:
Madame Blank, caterer and
trance medium, Groceries and Pre-
visions. YOUTHS Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14

The Queen of Siam possesses
thimble which was a wedding gift
and is in the shape of lotus flower.
1t is valued at $4,000. Each petal
bears the enlaced initials of his
Majesty King Chulalongkorn 1. and
Queen Pongsi, set in rubbies and
emeralds, while inscribed around the
rim is the data of the marriage, the
letters and numbers being decorated
with diamonds and pearls.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
KISSING HANDS.

News comes from France that the
time honored custom of kissing hands
is threatened with extinction. With
in recent years, it is said, the salute
has become too common, and lead
ing couturier has added to it's disre-
pute by making it a practice to kiss
the hands of his clients. The grande
dame does not care for salute given
with so little discrimination, and this
feeling is crystallizing into an objec-
ton to this particular salute in any
form.-New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
Slavery in Morocco.

The markets q SAM and MOgaIOr
are full OF slaves, many Of them hav-
ing been captured during the pillage
of Casablanca. The prices of slaves
have in some instances gone down
considerably. Young and beautiful
Jewesses have been bought at the
great market of Magazan for about
$500 for the account of big slave
dealer at Marrakesh.- Chicago Jour-
nal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-14
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women whohave been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, flbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton. dizziness, ornervouSp rostratlon.