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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
What Allied the Gun.

A successful oculist of Baltimore
recently put up day or two with his
new shotgun in the reed bird marshes
near Washington.
He soon noticed that when using
the left hand barrel ne generally
brought down the game, but that
when using the other barrel he in
variably missed. He finally tackled
a small target to a bush near the
rivers bank, and fired at it several
times with each barrel, in order to
bring the matter to test. The re-
suit confirmed his suspicious. One
barrel was all right, or nearly so, and
the other was all wrong.
"Wel," said the oculist to friend
who was with him, 'as near as 1 can
make out, this gun has severe case
of strabismus, with strong symptoms
OF astfgmatism. .'-Lippincott's Mag
azine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
CHuDREN'S DEPARTMENT!

comfortable steamer chair. One day
it occurred to me to try my hand at
feeding these young Vireos. So I got
! few meal-worms and offered one to
youngster. My, how quickly he
opened his mouth! Down went the
poor worm into what looked to me
like a deep we'll, and his parents had
been feeding him almost every mo.
ment since dawn! While I stood
feeding them, the parent birds came
into the vine with food in their bills
Did they fly off in alarm? Not they.
Instead they waited until I had
dropped my last worm into the mouth
of nesting, and then proceeded to
take their turn as undisturbed as
you please. You may be sure I was
very happy to be taken into partner
ship by these NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. L.
Drew, in Bird-Lore.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
SOMETHING ABOUT STAMPS.

We take so many things for grant
ed that at times, when we learn of
the amountof trouble simple appear.
ing thing has cost, we are amazed.
For instance, how many, when they
glibly stick a postage stamp on let
ter, think of the trouble that has
been taken to put just the right
amount of mucilage on the stamp?
And yet the labor and care expended
on the backs of stamps is consider
able. 1t is most delicate operation.
After the printing, great sheets OF
stamps are passed under a roller
from which they receive a thin coat.
ing of gum; then they are gradually
dried over steam pipes. Of course
care is taken to make the coating
even. Tests are hourly made to see
that the heat and humidity are ex.
actly right Then for each season OF
the year allowance must be made. A
harder gum for summer. thinner
one for winter. In winter the gum is
apt to crack and care must be taken
to prevent that A third grade fol
spring, and fall gum is known as in.
termediate. So you see even so small
matter as a postage stamp is an
item of interest in the country's work
shop.-Washingt Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
SOME BIRD ACOUAINTANCES.

First come my friends, the Red
eyed Vireos and their family. The
pretty mother built her little basket
nest in the apple tree just outside my
window Mr.. Red-eyed Vireo did not
help his wife in her work, but was
ever near at hand to cheer her with
his song. 1t was wonderful to see
how skillfully this tiny creature Wove
the bits of material into a charming
little home. Soon there were four
pretty eggs in the nest, and in due
time three tiny, squirming, naked
little birds, and enc unmatched egg,
which Mrs. Vireo calmly poked out
of the nest.
While the mother bird was on the
nest, | spent q great deal of time by
that window, and after a few da.'s
she did not mind me in the least.
Once [ almost touched her, and she
never moved.
When the three little Vireos began
learning to fly, there were exciting
times at "Shadyside." Often Mrs.
Red-eye came to the Veranda where
| was reading, and invited me to step
round and rescue her children, once
from Miss Days good, toothless old
pussy-cat, and several times from
mass of tall, wet grass. Soon | con-
cluded to bring the youngsters to the
vine on the porch, and after that l
had an easier time. Then, too, l
could watch proceedings from my
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
CHAPTER XVII.

Then the q advertisements begun.
They did ;sAA appear, this time, in
dark tunnels and ON inaccessible parks.
but were duly displayed in the second
column of the Times, and in the
"agony' columns of the Standard,
News, Telegraph, Post and Chronicle.
James was now honestly anxious in
his own interests that the girl should
be found. Hs was satisfied that Tom
would ask. no nasty questions when
the statement of his affairs was pre-.
sented to him, and there was great
difference between handing over the
trust to the heirs of Miss Willoughby,
deceased, and retaining the papers and
acting as the family solicitor for Kath-
arine after she was found. This, to-
gether with the indirect methods, so
to speak, which he had already pro-
posed to his wife, seemed to be nat
ural and easy way out of the mess.
But every day, as this young man con-
templated the pile Of papers connected
with the estate, he cursed the luck that
brought his cousin home again. And
every day when he went home-they
remained at Russell square, but the
establishment was reduced to one mis-
erable old woman, and there was no
more dinner paEties-Harriet received
him with gloomy looks and sullen
speech. As if it was his fault that
Tom had returned! He put this to her,
but she made no reply. except by that
kind of look which makes husband
at once wrathful and small.
The advertisement began. Before
long the whole country knew that one
Katharine Capel, aged twenty-one, had
disappeared; that when she was last
seen she had on black jacket, black
Woolen dress, hat trimmed with black
Velvet. and a gray kerchief round her
neck: that she was five feet in height,
and light.curling hair, regular features
and gray eyes; and that she was ac-
companied by young lady, also miss
ing, named Lily Doran, of dark COM
plexion, dressed in brown serge, with
black Jacket and a red handkerchief.
Yet the whole country combined was
unable to produce either of these young
ladies. For some five weeks Or so the
advertisements were continued. You
shall hear directly how they came to
be discontinued. They produced three
letters
The first was from Mrs. Emptage,
and was of no use, because her infor-
nation ceased with the day when
Katharine left the house; but it was
an honest, good letter, full of kindness
toward the missing girl, and Tom went
to see the writer.
The second letter was from Dittmer
Book, who asked for an interview.
His information carried on the for.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
A GENEROUS HORSE.

The horse is generally rated as one
of the most intelligent of animals,
and a pretty incident that was wit
messed by number of persons re-
Gently shows that generosity also en-
ters into his character.
Two fine looking horses attached to
single buggies were hitched at the
curb opposite the Chestnut street en-
trance to the Merchants Exchange.
They were hitched several feet apart,
but the hitching straps allowed them
sufficient liberty of movement to get
their heads together if they so de-
sired. The owner of one of them had
taken the opportunity of prolonged
stop to give the horse feed of oats,
which was placed on the edge of the
sidewalk in bag.
This horse was constantly MUNICH
ing his oats, when his attention was
attracted by the action of the other
horse. The other horse was evident
ly very hungry. He eyed the plenti-
full supply of oats wistfully and
neighed in an insinuating manner.
The horse with the feed pricked up
his ears politely and replied with a
neigh, which must have been in horse
language an invitation to the other
fellow to help himself. Evidently he
accepted it as such, for he moved
along in the direction of the bag as
far as his hitching strap would per-
nit But the strap was not long
enough, and his hungry mouth fell
about yard short of the bag.
The other horse noticed and seemed
to appreciate this difficulty. For
tunately there was some leeway to
his strap. So he moved slowly along
the curb, pushing the bag with his
nose until the other horse was able
to reach it. Then, after a friendly
nose-rub of salutation, the two horses
contentedly finished the oats together
st. Louis Republic.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
IDENTIFYING HIM.

"Haven't I seen you before some
where"
maybe. I have often been some
here"
"No, but haven't I, on the square?"
probably. I have been on the
square"
"But, joking aside"
"Well, joking aside, were you
Chicago at the last Republican
vention?"
"Yes."
stopped at the Palmer House?"
"You bet"
"Well, 1 was in Europe that year. :"
Nashville American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28

how you hammer the nails, cautions
Philadelphia Ledger. Look at the
point and place it just the way you
think it ought not to go. The point
is broad one way and not the other;
put the broad way across the grain
of the wood like Fig. 2, otherwise
the nail forms a wedge and splits
your lath.
You may generally observe faint
line running across the head of a nail,
even in tacks; these lines run with
the grain of the wood when the
nail has been properly driven.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
Cold Weather Breakfast Food.

Speaking of breakfast foods, do
you know of anything more nourish-
ing and palatable than plate of
wheats and about four fingers of
maple syrup? The only possible inn
provement would be second helping.
Nebraska State Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
FOR YOUR FISHING TRIP.

To make this useful bait box fo1
your fishing excursion select two
pieces of lumber about eight inches
square. Saw sixteen pieces of lath
about a foot long, and nail them
around your eight-inch piece OF
board, leaving one-quarter inch space
between the laths. Make the door OF
two of the laths, the hinges being In.
dia rubber, and a button of piece
of lath and a screw like Fig. 1.
But in making this box be careful
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28

amazing skill and GOODNESS which at
first delighted the prince, but even
to him the speed became at length
too dangerous. To repeated orders
to slacken speed the driver paid no
heed, and the prince finally leaned
over to grasp the levers himself. A
terrible struggle ensued, and at the
moment when the prince succeeded
in seizing the brake handle, the
chauffeur, shouting: Il wanted to
kill her, you and myself" threw
himself from the car and down the
precipice. He was killed instantly.
New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
CHAPTER XVI.
Continued.

He was at the same time thinking
how this new turn of affairs suited his
own line Of action, in very delicate
situation. Fortunately he had told no
one but Harriet of his own discovery.
It now seemed as if nothing could fall
out better Of course the girl would
be found Immediately - probably
through his own agency; he would be
the benefactor; that would create a
bond of gratitude and friendship.
''It may be true" he repeated. 'sWhat
kind of a man was this Mr.. Capel, or
Willoughby, if that was his name?"
"a a tall man who had once been
handsome and was still good-looking;
about fifty-six years of age; with
and keen; he used to dye his hair,
which was brown"
James Rolfe rang a bell One Of the
clerks came in.
"Will you tell, this gentleman" he
said, "what sort of man to look. at was
Captain Willoughby-you know-the
man who came once quarter to draw
his money!
The clerk described him almost in the
same words as those used by Tom.
"The description corresponds" said
the lawyer, with the astuteness of his
profession, which never fails to per-
ceive that things which are equal to
the same thing are equal to each other,
and that two and two make four. Il
remember him quite well, and rec
ognize in your description the man
who used to come here for his money.
But I wanted the corroboration OF
second witness. Upon my word, Tom,
I begin TO think you must be right.
Remember that we could find no rela-,
tions to Mr. Capel; and when adver-
tised for the heirs of Captain Henry
Willoughby, we got no answer, be-
cause, as we know pretty we'll, his
own family have long since cut him
off. 1 believe, Tom, that you are right.
In that case-lucky dog-the inherit
ance will be yours after ALL"
'.Katharine's, you mean"
"The same thing, my dear boy, in
spite of the Married Women's Poverty
Act; just the same thing. Well, I'd
ask you home, but Harriet, who is a
woman of highly sensitive nature
she used to see your ghost at night
when, you were first reported as killed
has become so touched with thankful
ness at your safety that I do not think
1t would be wise to bring you home
without first preparing her." He
thought of the moonlight dagger scene,
and was afraid. "After you went away
I therefore took temporary possession
of the house in Russell square. hope
you approves"
.Oh, yes! Why not? Somebody must
live there, and why not you? Besides,
it is not my property"
"Well, Tom, we don't know yet. Be
sides, you gave me power of attorney,
and of course 1 have been administer
ing the estate. But | should not like
to do any thing without your knowledge
and, approval"
Oh, James! and the cellar of wine!
and the jewels, and the old silver mugs,
and the books and the pictures!
''Find my katharine-only find my
Katharine, Jem."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
TOO SERIOUS.

@Aren't you going to include MI.
Peddent in your travelling party?"
"No," answered the indolent per-
son. "He is one of those people
whose idea of a good time is to try
to learn the guide-book by heart. -
Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
THREE WEEKS ELAPsE. "

"Just little touch of realism" re-
marked the dramatist with pardona-
BILE pride. Its wonder nobody
ever thought OF it before"
What is it?"
why, my heroine is brunette in
Act I. and a blonde in Act H.
Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
WHY HE WAS POLITICAL.

"Your father is in politics" said
the stranger, 'is he not?"
"Yeh," replied the boy, 'but MON
thinks he's getting cured of it."
How do you mean?"
"Why, his stummick has gone back
on him an he can't drink like he
uster. .''-Catholic Standard and
Times.
Dr.. Andrew S. Draper, Commits
sioner OF Education in New York,
says that illiteracy in much more
general in that State than in Ger
many. France, Great Britain, Switz-
erland, Scandinavia or Japan.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
PIT ALL HIS MONEY IN 1T.

Redd-"I see Brownies got an au-
tomobile.
Greene-"Yes; his rich uncle gave
it to him."
"Why, he told me he put all the
money he had into it.
$50 he did. He bought dollars
worth of gasolene for it. ."-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
SORRY HE SPOKE.
daughter is twenty.

Wife-"Our daughter is twenty,
and she ought to be married.
Hubby-"Oh, she has plenty OF
time. Let her wait till the right
sort of man comes along"
Not at all. I didn't wait for the
right sort of man!"-Buffalo Com
-uercial.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
THE SOURCE LOCATED.

"That Speech" said the vociferous
statesman, "came from the bottom
of my heart.
Indeed" rejoined the critical
friend. at sounded to me as If it
came entirely from the top of the
larynx. Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
RAH, RAH! IN GERMANY.

Theatre Official Ito students)-
@You are not allowed to join in the
chorus, gentlemen.
Students-"Don't you worry. We
are singing something quite differ
ent,"-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
Bakers Oven Test.

1t is the custom of many bakers
to test the temperature of their ovens
by casting in handful of flour. If
this browns quickly the oven is ready
for use. 1t is then a "quick oven."
New York Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
EXPLAINED.

"Every one speaks of your benevo-
lence, madam, and that you provide
so many needy ones with food.
eyes, yes; when one has three
daughters learning to cook at the
same time. ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
SOCIETY

ivan Arthur is reducing expenses,
isn't he?"
"Quite materially. I heard him
say he was looking about for cheap
er wife. Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
NOT HIS FAULT.

Father-"Why, when I was your
age, didn't have as much money in
a month as you spend in a day.
Son-"Well, pa, don't scold me
about it. Why didn't you go for
grandfather" Current Literature.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
WHERE THEY WENT.

First Mother (reading letter from
son at Henry's letters al
ways send me to the dictionary"
Second Mother (resignedly)-
"That's nothing. Jacks always send
me to the bank. Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Rutile is described as the purest
ore of the metal titanium. They
think that this metal is going to be
in great demand for the bearings and
axles of flying machines. A big de-
posit of rutile has been found in the
Timaroo district of Queensland.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
(To be continued.)
Professor Wiechert at Gotting

Professor Wiechert at Gottingen,
Germany, has just had constructed
two great seismographs, the instru-
ments which record earthquakes,
even when the region shaken is thou
sands of miles away. One of them
has horizontal, the other a vertical
pendulum. The horizontal pendulum
weighs seventeen tons. Four levers
placed in series multiply the move
nents of the ground 1900 times.
This apparatus is so sensitive that it
registers the shocks transmitted to
the earth by gas motor mile and
q half distant. The vertical pendu-
lum weighs 1900 pounds, and it's
multiplying levers amplify the move
ments Of the soil 160 times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
Advertising.

On a gravestone in Harlesden
hndertaker's shop appears the notice:
"You may telephone from here
London Daily Mail.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
NO SUCH LUCK.

Mrs. Howard-"Are you having
trouble with servants?"
Mrs. Terry-"Dear me, no! I'm
having trouble without them. The
Circle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
MITIGATION.

After a chase of many thousand
miles the embezzler had been caught.
cat least I can say" he remarked
cheerfully, "that gave the people
run for, their money."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28

A gentleman, fond of scientific ex-
periments, captured a spider, and by
means of weighing it and then con-
fining it in a cage found that it ate
four times its weight for breakfast,
nine times it's weight for dinner, and
thirteen times its weight fer supper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
TIME IS MONEY.

Nodd-".There was to be a meeting
of my creditors to-day"
Todd-"Well, wasn't there?"
"No. They unanimously agreed
that they couldn't afford the time. -
Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
BoARDING-HoUsE PILLOWS.

Guest Cat boarding-house)-"These
pillows seem very hard. They must
be stuffed with chicken feathers.
Maid-"Well, yes, ma'am. Most
likely they wuz from Plymouth
Rocks"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
A FOOLISH QUESTION.

Young Madam (to small boy)-
Are you the Oldest in the family"
Boy-"Nope. Ma and pa are both
older than I am Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
The known number of little men,

The known number of little men,
bers of the solar system continue to
increase every year. Up to June last
the number to which permanent
destinations had been given was
635. Many reported discoveries turn
out to be simply the re-f1nding of
asteroids already known. Fifteen
instances of this kind occurred in
1906 and the first half of 1907.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28

A STORY OF FIVE LITTLE BEARS
Five little bears in the mountain;
One heard lion roar!
1t frightened him till he quickly died.
And then there were but four.
Four little bears in the mountain;
One fell from great high tree!
He broke his neck as soon as he struck;
And then there were but three.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-02-28
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.

On every bridge spanning the
Seine, in Paris, there is beggar;
he seems almost the genius loci. "
On one particular bridge, facing the
Louvre, strange and pathetic meet
ing took place last week between
brother and sister.
A young work-girl, passing by.
was touched at the spectacle of sight
less eyes-a figure standing patient
ly by the parapet with outstretched
cap. With the kindness of the poor
to their kind, the "ourviere" dropped
a penny into the blind mans hand.
Mechanically her eyes read a notice
on the beggar's coat. Pierre Du-
pont!" Why, it could not be! This
was her brothers name, and he was
blind. She began to interrogate the
man, and established the relationship
this brother that she had not seen
for years, and believed dead.
1t was a touching meeting, touch
ing except to the police, who arrest
ed the blind man for obstructing the
traffic. The poor fellow had stood
there, unmolested for several years.
And they led him to the station, they
led his dog there, too; the faithful
little terrier that had been his COM
panion and his close aid and COM
forter, year in and year out, in clear
and stormy weather, on the wind
swept bridge.
Next morning the harmless blind
man was released. He asked for his
dog. "Give me my old FRIEND" he
said. "It has been destroyed" said
authority, with harsh emphasis, in
his ear.
And now the blind man stays alone
on the bridge, his days only bright
ened by the occasional appearance OF
his newly-found sister. l think this
story belongs to the sad category
John N. Raphael, in Detroit News
Tribune.