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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
WHAT HE THOUGHT.

Tod was great thinker, and when
! he spoke it was usually to tell what
he had been thinking. He was just
! five years old, and on his birthday
! his papa gave him a bright new five
/ cent piece.
Il think I can buy more things
with a shiny five cent piece than
with an old one, can't I, mamma?"
he asked.
II think not said mamma, "but
shiny ones are prettier."
One morning, when all the children
but Tod and Baby Bess had gone
to school, his mother asked him to
go down to the druggists and tell
him she was waiting for the package
he was to send.
Tod thought he could do this, so
mamma put on his big straw hat and
kissed him good-by, telling him to
hurry up, and to come straight home
when he had done his errand. She
watched him cross the street and go
round the corner, and soon began
to watch for him to come back.
1t was the first time that Tod ever
had been to astore alone, but he knew
the way perfectly. Just as he reached
the druggists Mrs. Jackson came in.
The clerk thought that Tod was Mrs.
Jackson's little boy, and that she had
left him to wait for her while she
did some other errand, so he did not
ask him if he wanted anything.
Tod waited and waited. He
watch the clerk dust pretty boxes and
: beautiful cut glass bottles, and then
polish the shining faucets at the soda
fountain. The clerk was so busy
that Tod thought it would not be po-
lite to ask him about the package
until he had finished his work.
After long time Tod was so tired
that it seemed as if he could not be
polite another minute, and his eyes
| began to need to be wiped. When
he put his hand into his pocket to
get his handkerchief, he felt the shiny
coin, and touched it with gentle fin
gers. Il think l will keep you al
ways" he said, lovingly.
lieu INC ClSl n. blu JOu
say something? What would you
like to-day, little MANI"
Starshine danced in Tods eyes.
why" he said, Il think I'd like some
soda water"
The clerk mixed the soda carefully,
and brought it round to the little
man. Tod laid his money down on
the counter to take the glass.
Il think it is very NICE" said Tod,
politely.
When the soda was almost gone,
the clerk picked up Tod's shiny five
cent piece, and dropped it into the
cash register. The bell rang, and 4
figure five popped up.
Tod turned pale and trembled. The
clerk was frightened. "Why, what's
the matter?" he asked
Il thought-why, 1 thought"
But sobs choked Tod so that he could
not tell what he did think; and just
then he heard a voice that called,
why, Tod, what's the matter?"
Then he was caught up in his moth
er's arms, where he sobbed out all
his grief. Il thought I'd like some
soda water, but l didn't think I'd got
to spend my shiny money!" he
gasped.
Think this, Tod, that no one ever
gets anything worth having without
paying for it." And then mother ex-
changed a worn nickel for the shiny
pocket-piece, and Tod dried his eyes
and trudged home a little WISER
Fannie Wilder Brown, in Youths
Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
TALES OF
FOLLOWED BY HIS FRIENDS.

FOLLOWED BY HIS FRIENDS.
Captain Joseph Virgins, whose ex-
plorations in arctic seas are well
known, was a great lover Of animals,
and his influence over them, and
their devotion to him, was we'll
known among his friends. In "The
Life and Voyages of Joseph Wig
gins" Mr.. Henry Johnson tells of
Siberian dog, fine sledge animal,
which Captain Virgins brought Eome
from one of his voyages, and which
created great interest at Victoria Sta
ton in London.
His masters luggage was piled
up high on platform truck, to
which the dog was securely chained.
The captain strolled to the book
stall, and was suddenly startled by
exclamations of alarm proceeding
from the vicinity of his belongings.
On turning his head, he saw the dog
trotting along the platform toward
him, drawing with the utmost ease
the truck load of luggage, while one
Or two porters hung on behind. at
tempting to stop the progress.
The captains roar of laughter
quickly allayed the alarm of passen-
gers and porters. Speaking to the
porters, he said, tits all right. He'll
draw the luggage just where you
wish it taken, and save you the trou-
BILE, if you'll only tell me where it's
to CO.
Alarm was now changed to curl
osity and admiration, and the dog
was the hero of Victoria Station until
the train steamed away.
A pig and a rooster imported from
the Mediterranean and presented to
friend once placed the captain in
a somewhat awkward position. The
attached to him that the sound of
his voice, or his whistle, was suffi-
cient to bring them to his side. One
morning, on leaving his friends
house, he incautiously whistled as
1e made his way toward an omnibus.
A few minutes after the "bus" had
started he looked around, az saw
the pig and rooster following at full
speed. People in the road attempted
to drive them back, but to no pur-
pose. At last the captain had to
dfsmount, and, greatly to the amuse-
ment of the passengers, led back his
dumb friends to their quarters, fol-
lowed by an interested and laughing
crowd.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
The Happiest Man on Earth.

Johann Schmid, who lives in a cot
tage in the village of Suhr. in the
canton of Argovie, Switzerland, has
had painted across the front of his
dwelling in large letters the sentence:
Here lives the happiest man on
earth"
Schmid, who is f1fty-f1ve years OF
age, said to an interviewer: II defy
you to find happier man than my
self. have never worked, never
married, never been Ill and have
never been anxious for the future.
1 eat well, drink we'll and sleep well.
What more would you have?"
When In his teens Schmid was left
by his father an income of about si
a week and small piece of land. Ho
built his cottage on the land, and has
occupied 1t ever since.-London Ex-
press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
MAIWA'S REVENGE
ALLAN QUATERMAIN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE.
CHAPTER 1.
Continued,

BY H. RIDER HAGGARD.
AUTHOR Of "She," King Solomon's Mines" Etc.

Il have just breakfasted. and I had
as soon spend the day here as any
where else.
"NOw, if you or any of those men
walk one step back from here and
toward the coast shall fire at you, and
you know l don't miss
The man fingered the spear he was
carrying-luckily all the guns were
lacked against the tree-and then
turned as though to walk away, the
others keeping their eyes fixed upon
him all the while.
I rose and covered him with the rifle,
and though he kept UP brave appear
ance of unconcern, l saw that he was
glancing nervously at ME all the time
When he had gone about twenty
yards spoke very quietly.
Now, Gobo," I said, "come back OF
I shall fire.
OF course, this was taking a very
high hand.
I had no real right to kill Gobo OF
anybody else because he objected to
running the risk of death by entering
the territory of hostile chief
But I felt that if I wished to keep
up my authority it was absolutely nee
essary that 1 should push matters to
the last extremity short of actually
shooting him.
And stood there, looking as fierce
as lion, and keeping the sight of my
rife in dead line for Gobo's ribs.
Then Gobo, feeling that the situation
was getting strained, gave in.
Don't shoot, boss.n he shouted,
throwing up his hand; 81 will come
with you"
81 thought you would" I answered,
quietly.
"You see. fate walks about outside
.Wambe's country as well as in it."
After that 1 had no more trouble, for
Gobo was the ringleader, and when he
collapsed the others collapsed also.
Harmony being thus restored, we
crossed the line. and on the following
morning 1 began shooting in good
rneSt.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
France and Germany.

Twenty-Five years ago the popula-
lion of the German Empire was
about 4O,OOO,00O; that of France
3S,OOO,OOO. In 1905 the German
population was 6O,OOO,OOO; that of
France 39,25O,0O0. From 1890 to
1905 Germany added 100000 to
her population, while the French in
crease for the same period was less
han 100000; the German increase
being twelve times that of the
French. During the year 1905 g.
100000 children were born in Ger
many and only 100000 in France
The American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
A PLAUSIBLE REASON.

"I'll sell you ten thousand dollars
worth of this mining stock for fifty
cents" urges the promoter. "It's tk,A
chance of lifetime. Within month
it will be selling at dollar a share"
Then why don't you hold ontofh2"
asks the canny man.
"I would, but need haircut and
a shave. How will look If wait
month ?"-Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
oars; give away!" From Three
Years Behind the Guns in St. Nicho-
las.
COSTLY HONEY.

OoO IL
In the African forests the natives
find quantities of honey in followed
trees. The honey is generally at the
summit of the tree, and the men
knock down the tree, and smoke the
bees out of their lodging with burning
grass. The honey is then quickly
collected and taken to camp. Mr.. A.
Henry Savage Landor, in Across
Widest Africa" gives a story which
proves that the honey is not always
blessing to those who secure it. His
caravan had halted in the shade of
some fine trees, and the men had Sc
cured quantity of honey.
We were all gaily enjoying it, !
with plateful before me, and all my
men squatting round me, biting off
huge chunks from the honeycombs.
Suddenly an alarm was raised. The
men jumped to their feet and threw
the combs away. A significant buzz
was fast approaching, and behold! an
army of bees had descended quickly
upon us and surrounded my camp,
stinging the naked men all over.
They held their hands upon their
faces and stampeded in all directions,
each one with a large contingent of
bees after him.
My poor Somali, who, being
strict Mussulman, never would touch
anything that had been fingered by
unbelievers, was the only one In
camp who had not partaken of the
honey. AS, however, he had per-
feet horror of bees, he was the first
one to dash away when he first heard
them. The result was that he who
had not touched the honey at all had
the greatest number of bees after
him. At one time the whole army
seemed to have concentrated round
him. Piercing were his yells and
high the leaps he made in the air. ;
Curiously enough, I, who had still
the plate of honey upon my knees
and remained motionless like a
statue, did not receive single sting,
although myriads of bees kept buzz
ing round me in a most alarming
manner.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
THE MOTORISTS AID.
'' ''the

"No, sir" said the motorist, "the
airship is utterly impracticable.
"Do you speak as a scientist?"
mo, sir. AS a man of an expert
ence. Suppose your engine breaks or
your gasoline gives out and leaves
you stuck away up yonder in cloud
bank, how are you going to get tea,k
of horses to. pull you ?"-Wash-
ington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
TRAIN THREW BEAR THROUGH
WINDOW.

A Dismal Swamp black bear,
weighing 275 pounds, which was
struck by passing Norfolk and
Western train and sent through the
window of the telegraph station at
Juniper, Norfolk County, where he
held at bay Telegraph Operator Moon
Fitzgerald until assistance came and
killed Br'er Bruin, was early next
morning brought to Norfolk by H.
B. Gilchrist, E. F. Snowden and w.
T. Bailey, who ordered the bear
dressed for market.
The bear was crossing the West
ern and Norfolk track when train
No. Is bound from Norfolk to Ro-
anoke struck him. In going through
the window of the telegraph station
the bear struck, badly bruised and
frightened Operator Fitzgerald,
who was at the time at his telegraph
key. Mr.. Fitzgerald, stunned and
knocked down, recovered himself
about the same time that the bear
Bruin in no humor to make friends,
took to the loft of his station until
a train crew sent to investigate the
absence of telegraph signals from
Juniper discovered the cause.
After the bear had been killed
Operator Fitzgerald resumed his sta
ton at the Juniper key and remained
there until relieved>at p. m. to-day.
He assisted in getting the dead bear
on the car that had been sent up for
it, The bear was landed in Bram-
bleton.-Portsmout (Va.) Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
CHuDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
WHO'S WHO.

WHO'S WHO.
When I took Hector for walk it used to-
be great fun;
He was a little puppy then, and close to
me he'd run
But when we 60 out walking now it's diff
ferent as can be
don't know whether I take him, or
whether he takes me!
From St. Nicholas
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
MOTHER BEARS RACE FOR CUB.

J. B. Galbraith, a logging superin-
tendent, came near having a wrestle
with bear while in the woods north
of here. In company with H. F. Sar-
gent, Mr.. Galbraith was returning
to logging camp through the woods
when he discovered small cub bear,
which Mr.. Galbraith captured. The
cub evidently did not like the idea of
being carried in a mans arms, and
soon set up cry which was respond
ed to by the growl of the mother bear,
a short distance away.
The two woodsmen did not stop to
inquire what the mother would say
about the abduction, but tightly hold
ing to the cub the two men started on
a run for their camp, which was about
forty rods away. They made such
rapid headway that they reached
camp before the mother bear reached
them, and now the cub is a prisoner,
being fed from the camp supplies Of
the lumber company.-Stanley Cor
respondence ST. Paul Dispatch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
HOW THEY GET THEM.

II notice lots of people are collect
ing silver spoons" said the traveller,
who was rather new at it. as that
a new craze?"
"No," replied the hotel clerk;
same old thing-kleptomania. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21

In a Vienna newspaper appeared
the following: Wanted, by IN
portant firm, a commercial agent;
good talker, arrogant, and unscru-
pulous; good salary, with prospect
of increase If satisfactory all round
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21

NONE COULD UNDERSTAND HIM.
"The new leading mans enuncia-5
ton is remarkably excellent"
'Yes, and he had the greatest diff
Guilty to overcome in acquiring it,
How was that"
HE was a railway brakesman, and
called off stations for three years.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
BRAVE CAPTAIN GRIDLEY.

On the morning of the battle (try
as 1 may, it seems I cannot get away
from that day., Captain Gridley was
SO i'll that the little commodore Of
fered to excuse him from duty; but,
gallantly, as is characteristic of the
man, he replied, Thank you, Com
modore Dewey, but she is my ship
and l will fight her" And he did,
although, figuratively speaking, he
was a dead man before he went on
the bridge, and days had strung
themselves into but few weeks when
he was ordered home ON sick leave.
He came up ont of his cabin dressed
in civilian clothes and was met by
the rear admiral, who extended him
a most cordial hand. A look of
troubled disappointment fitted across
the captains brow, but vanished
when he stepped to the head of the
gangway and, looking over, saw, not
the launch. but a twelve-oared cut
ter manned entirely by officers of
the Olympia. There were men in
that boat who had not pulled stroke
for quarter of century. The
Stars and Stripes were at the stern
and a captains silken coach-whip
at the bow; and when Captain Grid
ley, beloved alike by officers and men,
entered the boat, 1t was up oars"
and ali that just as though they were
common sailors that were to row
him over to Zafiro. When he sat
down upon the handsome boat cloth
that was spread for him, he bowed
his head, and his hands hid his face
as First Lieutenant Reese, actir>e
coxswain, ordered, Shove off; oAt
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
ALWAYS A CHANCE.

Jeweler-"You say the inscription
you wish engraved on the inside of
this ring is to be 'Marcellus to
Irene?'"
Young Man (somewhat embar-
rassed)-"Yes, that's right. But
er-don't cut the Irene very deep"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
1T OUGHT TO WORK.

"We have Progressive Cook Club,
When cook wants to leave, we pass
her along to the next member"
"And in time you get her back?"
"Yes; but our membership is large
and cook soon forgets. "-Pittsburg
Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
NOT ENCOURAGING.

Young Howard-"Is Miss Smith
jn?"
,Waitress-"Yes, sir"
Young Howard-"Can I see herr"
Waitress-"Yes. Go round to the
side of the house an peek through
the blinds and you can see her in
there With Mr.. Barlow. "-Harper's
BaZar.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
A DIscouRAGED FATHER.

A DISCOURAGED FATHER.
Pa-"Sometimes I get discouraged
about Willie"
Ma-"What's the matter now?"
Pa-"Here he is, eleven years old,
and he can't throw on outcurve yet
Newark News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
UNsPEAKABLE.

Are you feeling very ill?" asked
the doctor. "Let me see your tongue.
please?"
What's the use, doctor?" replied
the patient; mo tongue can tell how
bad feel. ."-Roseleaf.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
A LOST TONGUE.

Briggs-"They say the French are
deteriorating.
Griggs-"I know it. The last time
was over in France I couldn't even
make them understand their own Ian
guage. Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21

A large painting representing the
ven bishors who were committed
0 the Tower of London, in 1888, has
)ean presented to the Archbishop of
rnnterbury for Lambeth Palace.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
BLUE IS BETTER.

II don't like to sit on green paint.
"Why do you specify green paint?"
Because you don't care to have
the pants dyed that color. Louis.
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
BROKEN WORDS AND CHINA.

Mrs. Neighbors-"Are you able to
understand your new cooks broken
English?"
Mrs. Homer-"Oh, yes; but can't
understand why she breaks so much
china. Chicago News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
PREVIOUSLY INEXPERIENCED.

"Since Miss Ann Teek has her cleo,
trio phaeton she speeds so that she
keeps the bicycle cops busy"
"Why does she do it?"
"She says it's SO exciting to be
chased by a man. Brooklyn Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
DIFFERENT FROM COMIC OPERA.

Il was disappointed in my visit
aboard ship. We asked the naval
lieutenant to sing"
"And he wouldn't"
"Why, he couldn't. Wasn't even
q tenor!"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21
CAPTURES HIS UNWARY PREY.

CAPTURES HIS UNWARY PREY.
The small ant lion sets his snare
in the sand, where he knows his vic
tim will be likely to pass. With his
strong, fiat head he throws out the
sand till he has excavated a deep
pit, with steeply sloping rides. At
the bottom he hides himself with his
big jaws wide open.
Across the sandy waste an ant is
hurrying to her doom, though this,
of course, she does not know, i'm
agining that she is merely seeking
her dinner Suddenly she finds her
self tumbling down the sides of the
pit, and with all her six legs she
tries to scramble out again; but the
more she struggles the more the sand
slips from under her, and down,
down, she slides. directly into the
cruel jaws open to receive her be-
low. Short work they make of the
poor little lady; then her head and
legs are tossed outside the pit, and
all is ready for the next victim.
On a moist day, when the sand
does not roll easily, the ogre has a
harder time to capture his breakfast,
for the ants can sometimes manage
to escape. AS soon as one falls over
the edge and starts crawling up the
lion shovels away the sand below
with great vigor and tosses it up on
his head. Sometimes it falls on the
ant and knocks her down, and then
how the orge's jaws tremble with
delight.
After about two years of this
bloodthirsty life the lion generally
experiences a change of heart, and,
wrapping himself in blanket, which
he weaves of silk and sand, takes a
good long nap, to awaken with four
fine, gauzy wings, and great loath-
ing for the cruel ant lions building
their pits in the sand about him
Margaret w. Leighton, in the New
York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21

Curious among vegetable growths
is the rootless cactus of the Califor-
mia desert. This plant, round, COM
pact growth, rolls about the level
floor of the desert for some eight or
nine months Of the year, tossed hith-
er and yon by the winds which blow
with fierceness over all of Califor-
MAS sand plat during those months.
At the coming of the rains, or, rath-
er, the cloudbursts, which sweep the
desert in its springtime. this cac-
tus takes root, wherever it happens
to have been dropped by the last
wind of which 1t was the plaything
1nd Immediately begins to put out all
ground it small shoots, which, in
turn, tecone cacti, exactly like the
Iarent plant.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21

Experiments conducted by dock
officials in London prove that rat
consumes daily a half penny's worth
Of food. One of the officials who has
been experimenting the operations
of the docks says that from the re-
ports he has received from various
towns and villages he estimates that
the rats in England number at least
2O,O0O,00O. "At half penny day
the rats daily food bill, therefore,
amounts to over 100000. Yearly,
on similar estimate, some e15,.
100000.
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Hatpins made from real rosebuds,
by subjecting them to an electro
bath which deposits metal on the
bud, preserving it with all its deli
cate veining and tracery perfect, is
a novelty described by Popular Me-
chanics. Gold, silver and copper are
the metals used
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21

A fly so minute as to be almost in
visible ran three inches in half a
second, and was calculated to make
no less than $40 steps in the time a
man could breathe once. A man with
proportionate agility could run
twenty-four miles in a minute.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-08-21

There are more ducks in China, and
more are eaten, than in all the rest Of
the world.