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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
Penetration of Heat Into the Soil.

The penetration of heat from burn
ing debris into the soil was tested
after a recent fire at Berlin by Herr
Effenberger, the director of the Han
over fire brigade, the results being as
follows: 49,.
A very high insulating effect IS ex-
erted by even relatively thin earth
layers, the temperatures varying from
$40 degrees Fahrenheit at depth OF
four inches to sixty-three degrees
Fahrenheit at a depth of forty inches.
The increase in temperature noted at
a depth of no more than one yard is
thus seen to be very small. The
moisture of the soil, however, plays
an important part in connection with
these phenomena.
The results were obtained by erect
ing three embankllents about forty
inches in height with a slope o1 about
fifty-five degrees and a square upper
surface Coke ovens, consisting OF
walls five inches thick and thirty-two
inches in height, were placed on the
top of these embankments, and after
they had been illed with coke, the
latter was set on fire.-Scientif1c
American ..
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
profound Emotional Sense"

Hold out your hands to feel the
luxury of the sunbeams. Press the
soft blossoms against your cheek.
and finger their graces of form, their
delicate mutability of shape, their
pliancy and freshness. Expose your
face to the aerial floods that sweep
the heavens, "inhale great draughts
OF space" wonder, wonder at the
winds unwearied activity. Pile note
on note the infinite music that flows
increasingly to your soul from the
tactual sonorities of a thousand
branches and tumbling waters. how
can the world be shriveled when this
most profound, emotional sense,
touch, is faithful to its service? | am
sure that if a fairy bade me choose
between the sense of sight and that
of touch, | would not part with the
warm, endearing contact of human
hands or the wealth Of form, the no.
bility and fullness that press into my
palms.-From Helen Keller's Sense
and SensibiIity," in The Century.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
The Neglected Rifle.

OF the 100000 men in the
United States who are available for
military service, only about S5, 900 in
all branches of the service are being
trained i'll target practice, leaving
over Is 900, 900 unorganiZed militia
men who are either entirely ignorant
Or unSkilled in the use of any kind
of small arms. Such is the remark
able and disturbing statement made
by Lieutenant Albert S. Jones, secre-
tary of the National Rifle Association
OF America, in Harpers Weekly. Our
regular army itself, says Lieutenant
Jones, would contain forty per cent.
OF new material when recruited to it's
war strength; as now constituted, it
is a highly disciplined force of 10000
officers and men, which, in case of
war, would be swallowed up when
absorbed, as it would be, into an
army of 100000 Or more which we
would have to mobilize for serious
war. Lieutenant Jones proposes the
organization of civilian clubs for the
training of our inexperienced citiZeGs
in rifle shooting.
He would have the Government
plan to provide national trophies, and
the States local trophies, as incen-
tiyes. The details of his plan are told
in coherent and interesting manner
in his article, which no sincerely
patriotic person should fail to read
and digest.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06

ures on slip of paper, which he
totalled and put in his pocket.
Then the visitor put the money
the oven. Miss Alvord peered in and
saw him wall up the crock with
bricks and mortar which were wait
ing. The oven is six feet deep and
the new wall was scarcely noticeable
in the great depth. When all had
been secured the man closed and
locked the iron door. Then Miss
Alvord woke up.
When she met her brother at
breakfast she told him the story. The
vividness of her dream has fright
ened her But she insisted that her
brother attack the wall of the oven.
She was confident that he would find
the stone crock and the treasure. He
laughed at her, but to humor her
went at the wall with a crowbar.
The first light blow went through
the wall. A few blows demolished
it, and there lay crock such as the
woman had seen in her dream.
The excitement of the sister and
brother knew no bounds. They
dragged out the crock and opened it,
and before their eyes lay gold. They
emptied it on the kitchen table-a
table made generations ago out of
slab of pine. They counted the
money.
In the heap of gold was four thou
sand and some odd dollars. The
stacks weighed eighteen pounds on
a grocer's scales.
The hoard belonged to Silas AL
word, the grandfather, in all prob
ability. He was the last of the fam
lily to work an iron forge on the
place. He made anchors, anchor
chains and other implements. When
he died, in 1897, it was thought he
had a fortune. Apparently, how
ever, he left nothing but the farm.
valuable in itself. Then his re1a-
tions thought he had lost his money
in wildcat banks.
Miss Alvord's story of the strange
dream and of the finding of the
hoard of gold was told about the
countryside, and all day yesterday
neighbors heard her repeat it and
looked in the oven and saw where
the bricks had been removed.-New
York World.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
Appetites of WOOdsmen.

Here are some figures from lum-
Der camp up i'll Greenwood which give
an idea as to the appetites of husky
woodsmen. There are thirty-fve
men in this crew, and the cook re-
ports that he makes each day 800
large biscuits. $50 doughnuts, thirty
six pies, bakes six quarts of dry
beans, with potatoes, vegetables,
ETC., in proportion. A large beef
creature is eaten every five days.
There is something to be explained
in that item of thirty-six pies daily
for thirty-fve men. Probably the
boss gets the extra one.-Kennebec
Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
AMBITIOUS AND ENERGETIC.

In our nations capitol city lives
little boy, who, judging by present
indications, is bound to make his
mark in the world.
His mother is not burdened with
riches, and she was, therefore, COM
PEELED to refuse him nickel, not
long since, which he had asked for
in order to buy a tablet of paper.
I'm sorry, son, but l have only
one penny left from marketing, and
no more in the house
"Well, give me that, please, mann
ma" he urged, "and I'll go earn the
rest"
What can my little boy do to
earn money on the street? l am
afraid you will get hurt, or into mis-
chief"
"'Deed I won't, mamma; I'll be
real careful, and be a good boy, too;
where's my wooden snow shovel?'
He went after it and came back
to ask: "You don't care if l shovel
snow, do you?'
mo. if you don't overwork. Don't
attempt too much, and do your work
we'll"
'All right; goodbye"
At the first promising heap OF
snow in front of a door he rang the
bell and asked permission to remove
the snow. But the cook shook her
head:
mo use to ask the madam; she
wouldn't have babies to shovel her
snow; move on"
His second request received the
same answer; but, undaunted, ne
walked on, and, oh, joy! at the next
house he found the mistress just re-
turning from a walk.
Good morning, lady, and MS
hand flew to his cap. May l shovel
your snow, please?'
you! Why, you're too little.
His face heightened as he replied:
I'm seven years old, and deed
I can shovel some of it, and do good
work, too"
II believe you are quite little
man." the lady replied, admiring his
eagerness, but will you tell me why
YOU are so anxious for work? Are
you candy hungry"
mo, ma 'am-at least l do IKE
candy, but I'm in the third grade ana
we have to write so many lessons II
Just takes lots Of paper. l asked
mamma for the money to buy some
but she didn't have it; poor mamma
never has any spare change time she
buys our dinners and clothes. She
felt real sorry about it, too, but l
| told her never mind, I could earn
it," and he drew himself up proud
| lv. I'm real strong and big for my
size, and if 1 don't have it I'll run
behind in my lessons, and L couldn {
! do that-not if my fingers froze,
| and he cast rueful glance at his red
! hands.
You're a brave little fellow! l
have a pair of mittens my boy has
outgrown, also a pair of rubber boots.
! I'll get them for you. Then you can
shovel until you are tired After
that come in and get warm, and l
will pay you.
Could any city contain boy more
proud than this one?-Washlngton
Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
The Attractiveness of Cuba.

With the recent extension of rail-
road facilities tourists in general
have begun to extend their travel be-
yond the neighborhood of Havana.
and they are learning that the prov
inccs offer even greater attractions
than the capital. All the principal
cities are picturesque and interesting.
and each has distinctly individual
characteristics. The hotel accommo-
dations are seldom as good as they
should be, but the traveller will not
suffer actual discomfort anywhere.
In every place one encounters Ameri-
cans, with an occasional Spaniard.
Canadian, or Britisher, who are spy
in. out this land of promise and
quietly picking up desirable tracts of
it.-C. H. Forbes-Lindsay, in The
World To-Day.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
A CURIOUS CANDLESTICK.

The first c2ndlestick was a boy
He sat in The corner OF a Scotch
kitchen holding a piece of fir candle
in his hands, from time to time cut
ting and trimming it to make it burn
brightly.
The fir candle was length of wood
cut of a kind of fir tree, which is
found imbedded in the peat. Thls
kind of candle is still used i'll some
parts of Scotland.
1t usually fell to. the lot Of the
herd laddies" to act the part of can
dlestick; but should beggar ask for
a nights lodging, he was expected n
relieve the herd laddie" of his duty
A candlestick is still called in Aber.
deenshire a "puir man." or poor
man. Home Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
CHAPTER XVII.

I'VE were parted in the fog. have
not seen her since that night. 1t was
in the fog. We tried to die together,
Dittmer," she whispered-"we did in
deed, but we were not allowed"
Come, Lily" said the gentleman,
''We block the way"
He pushed her gently into the car
riage, and followed, taking no notice at
all of the clerk.
Dittmer.zran straight with the dis
covery to Tom, and was greatly aston
ished at the effect which the intelli-
gence produced upon him.
This was the reason why the adver-
tisements We're discontinued.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
REVISED.

eve hear" began the reporter.
"that you are to marry Biobb, the
Millionaire. Won't you give us the
details?"
Sure" replied the obliging act
ress. Il like these things to be ex-
act. Get out your notebook. l do
not know Blobb, but have heard of
him, and understand he has wife.
l am myself happily married. l do
not believe in divorce or bigamy. l
would not, if free, marry divorced
man. ] would not marry Blobb il
We were both free and he the last
man ca earth. ."-Philadelphia Led
ger
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
DESIRABLE LOCATION.

The House Hunter-"I like this
house we'll enough, but / don't like
the idea of it's being right next doof
to a police station, with all those
staring policemen"
The Agent-"Ah, sir, but that is
really a great advantage. Think how
easy it will be to keep cook here
-Lippincott's.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
FAILED TO RELIEVE.

On the mighty deep.
The great ocean liner rolled and
pitched.
Henry" faltered the young bride,
"do YOU still love me-"
More than ever, darling was
Henrys fervent answer.
Then there was an eloquent silence.
Henry" she gasped, turning her
pale, CHASTITY face away, Il thought
that would make me feel better, but
it doesn't!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
ON 70 HER CALLING.

Our Landlady-"1t's the strangest
thing in the world! Do you know,
our dear old pet cat disappeared very
suddenly yesterday. Excuse me, Mr..
Rudolph, will you have another piece
of rabbit pie?"
Mr.. Rudolph (promptly)-"No,
thank you!"
Our Landlady Gan hour later)-
That's three pies saved. This sea-
son will be a profitable one indeed" ;"
London Tit-Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
THE ALTERNATIVE.

He was growing because his wife
wore waists buttoned down the back.
"But you know, DEAR" she said
sweetly, "you wouldn't like it at all
If 1 wore one unbuttoned down the
back. ."-Harper's Bazar.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
When grandmothers were little girls \,
No doubt their industry
Brought them much strength and patience
whose
JIdyeu dI dII.
.1aria Johns Hammond.

hand, and led him down to the baby
class, where there were a lot of little
fellows in kits and curls. 81 have
brought you a new scholar, Miss
May" said the superintendent. ''This
seems to be just the place for him"
The teacher smiled as she made
room for Ben, but her pleasant well
come could not lift the cloud from
his spirits. His cheeks grew red and
hot. 1t was all he could do to keep
from crying. lie, Ben Henleigh, the
best scholar in the whole second
grade, put into the same class with
little boys, some of whom did not
even go to kindergarten! He did
not know how to bear the disgrace of
it.
He hated to think Of telling his
mother what had happened, but he
could not keep the uncomfortable
secret. Out it came the minute he
was in the house. "Just think.
mamma! They s'posed 1 b'longed to
the baby class. And I'm seven, and
my suits the eight-year-old size"
Then he cried, and mamma asked
some questions. (Which is the thing
to be most ashamed of, dear" she
asked at length, when she under.
stood it all, "to be thought little
boy who doesn't know just how, to
behave, or to be thought big boy
who will not do as we'll as he knows
"a boy who is old enough to under.
stand what is right, and yet chooses
to do wrong?"
Ben looked bewildered. For mo.
ment he thought hard.
q guess it's worse to be big, and
to act as if you was so little that you
didn't know anything" he admitted
at last, in a faint voice. Il never
thought of that before"
And, what is better, he never for.
got it.-Happy Hours.
Three things to be-pure, just and
/ honest.
Three things to live-courage, af-
lection and gentleness.
III Sb " SofSi
tongue and conduct.
Three things for which to fight
honor, home and country.
Three things to cherish-the true.
the beautiful and the good
Three things about which to think
life, death and eternity.
Three things to commend-thrift.
industry and promptness.
Three things to despise-cruelty.
arrogance and ingratitude.
Three things to love-the wise, the
virtuous and the innocent.
Three things for which to wish
health, friends and contentment.
Three things to admire-dignity.
gracefulness and intellectual power.
Three things to attain-goodness
of heart, integrity of purpose and
cheerfulness of isposition.-Leader.
ship.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
A HUSBANDS JOB.

First Tramp (reading advertise
ment)-"Man wanted to chop wood.
bring up coal, take care of garden.
mind chickens and children"
His Pal (groaning)-"Oh, these
matrimonial advertisements make me
tired"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
A CONCESSION.

Mrs. Knicker-"Have you noticed
that hard times have made servants
any more reasonable?"
Mrs Bocker-"Yes; Bridget has al.
lowed us to take one of our children
out of the asylum. Harper Bazar
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
GIRL CAPTURES A
COYOTE.

The nursery story of Little Red
Riding Hood" who was enticed by a
naughty wolf, was reversed in Wells
ton, a suburb, when the six-year-old
daughter of DR.. Bracy calmly tied
rope to the collar of swapping coy.
ote and led him back to captivity.
The little girl is the daughter OF
the Coroner of st. Louis County. He
recently received two full grown
prairie wolves from a friend in Texas.
The brutes had been kept in cage
and occasionally little Miss Erline
Bracy was permitted to feed them.
Because of weather conditions to-
day DIR. Bracy tied stout rope tc
the collar of the brutes and then
fastened them to tree to get bit
of fresh air and sunshine. Angered
by the restraint placed upon him by
the leash the fiercer of the two beasts
began to Snaw the rope and was soon
at liberty. He began to terrorize
the neighborhood, swapping and
snarling at all whom he met, but for
tunately no one was attacked.
1t was not long until a crowd OF
mounted men with clubs and dogs
were in hot pursuit. The wolf fin.
ally sought refuge in some under
brush. The men dismounted but
none dared to approach. While
standing there debating upon how
to capture or kill the brute and be.
fore any could interfere Erline Bracy
was seen approaching the wolf and
then calling it by pet name, un.
mindful of her danger, walked up tc
the wolf, petting him for a moment
then fastened the rope to his collar.
While the crowd stood admiring
the grit of the child she romped
off in the direction of her home.
where she placed the wolf in his
cage. The girls father, who did
not learn of the episode until after
it was all over, said that the animal
had not been tanned, but thinks that
his savage instinct made him readily
recognize a friend.-St. Louis Cor
respondence of the New York World.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
WISHED TO BE TRUTHFUL.

WISHED To BE fU II U OI'
There are several seats forward
in the car, sir" said the conductor to
the man who was hanging to a strap.
mo, thank you," replied the strap
hanger; I'm about to write an arti-
Gle for the newspapers on the street
car indignities and l want to say hon.
estly that I've ridden down town six
successive days hanging onto a
strap!"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
SUBSTITUTE LAUNDREssEs.

"Will you please tell your mother
that the washing is not saGIsfac-
tory?" said a lady who had bc.' iaun-
dering done by elbow work alone.
"Muvver's away" was the reply
of the lad.
"Well, who does the washing when
your mothers away?"
"Farver and annuver genteman!"
-Tit-Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLEDGE.

"Then you really don't believe that
a man is ever too old to learn"
"Certainly not. I've known men to
get married at the age Of seventy
five or more. ."-Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
ECONOMICAL.

"What dye think of this old mill.
ionaire 1 nursed? Actually asked
me"
"To marry him, eh?"
mo; to take something Off my
bill. Louisville Courier-Journas
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
ALFONsO's NARROW ESCAPE.

King Alfonso of Spain had a mar
row escape from death while hunting
recently. A wild boar rushed at
the king, who shot it. He dropped
his gun and walked up to the body.
supposing that it was dead, but it
bounded up and flew furiously at the
king, who was saved only by shot
fired by one of the party.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
A EOOLISH QUESTION.

Young Madam Ito small boy)-
Are you the oldest in the family?"
Boy-"Nope. Ma and pa are both
older than | am. Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
IN ITS NATURE.

"I teach my parrot only short
words"
do you? Now, I should think that
parrots were better adapted to learn
ing polysyllables. Baltimore Amer
lean
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06

In spite of present facilities, con-
tracts are out or bills asked for a
dozen new railway lines in England.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
MENTIONED.

Heard a fellow mention me to-
day in connection with the presiden-
cy."
mol"
Fact. Said no dub of my type
would do"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06

A meeting or reunion of the gradu-
ates of a deaf-mute school was held in
a Western city recently.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
NEW IDEA IN BRIDAL GOWNS
Descendant Of Robert Bruce Sets
Fashion Much Admired,

Women have been slaves too long to
this tyranny of the bridal gown, and
a novel suggestion Is hailed with uni.
versal delight. To Scottish bride be-
longs the honor of having set the pref.
ty fashion Of Legendary wedding
gowns. She is direct descendant of
King Robert Bruce of Scotland, and
she utilized the lesson, taught to her
distinguished liinsman by spider, as
an ornament for her marriage cos
tune.
Her frock Of snowy crepe de chine
was embroidered with a delicate sill
yer tracery of spiders webs, on the
gli''erin" 'rands of which tiny moon.
stones, to represent drops of dew,
sparkled. Her white tulle veil was
bordered with the same design, and
the conventional wreath of orange
blossoms was replaced by fragile
coronet of white heather.
The American bride wears a more
delicate fabric If such be her wish
She has silver on white satin, or per.
haps orchids in veritable bas.relief.
Here we never have crude imitation
orange blossoms.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-15
ceylon Elephants Tuskiess.

1t Is singular thing that Ceylon is
the only Of the world where the
male elel s have no tusks they
have miserable little grubbers pro.
jecting two or three inches from the
upper jaw and inclining downward
Nothing produces either ivory or
horn In fine specimens throughout
Ceylon. Although some of the buffa.
loes have tolerably fine heads, they
will not bear a comparison .ith those
of other countries. The horns of the
native cattle are not above four in.
ches in length. The elk and the spot.
ted deer's antlers are small compared
with deer of their size In India. This
is the more singular, as it Is evident
from the geological formation that
at some remote period Ceylon was not
an island but formed portion of
the mainland. It is thought that there
must be elements wanting in the Cey.
Ion pasturage for the formation OF
ivory,