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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
The Oldest Indian Pony.

The oldest horse in Oregon died
at the old Captain Kelley home in
this city, This Indian pony was once
the property of Captain Jack" the
Indian fighter of Lava Beds fame
and was captured among other ponies
by a company of soldiers of whom
Captain Kelley was the commander.
and was presented to Captain Kelley
in the spring of 1873, being then
nearly seven years old, making him
at the time of his death nearly forty
three years old. The animal was re.
markable for endurance, superior in.
telligence and a gait that was very
easy for his rider. Up to a shorl
time before Captain Kelley's death
he rode the pony quite often, but Of
late years the animal had been 9
privileged character, roaming at viii
during the spring and summer ane
receiving careful attention during the
winter.-Portland Oregonian.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
The FacetiouS Suburbanite
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
To be Continued

The second story man had climbed
into the front window of the face
tious suburbanite's villa, and was en-
gagged in rifiing the latter's pockets
of such random possessions as were
to be found therein.
"Ah, good evening, my friend"
caid the facetious suburbanite, from
the depths of his bedclothes. AREN'T
you working overtime?"
We can't help it in our business,
governor" replied the burglar. eve
amt got no reg'larly organized hours
of work. It's do it while you can
with US, day and night"
That's a shame!" said the face
tious suburbanite. "You ought to get
together and form burglars union
for your own protection"
I'VE amt a trade" retorted the
burglar scornfuly. Were an indus
try"
Then you should be incorporated
in the Steal Trust" said the facetious
suburbanite.
Whereupon the midnight marauder
laughed so long and loud that he was
overheard by the policeman on the
corner. who, recognizing the laugh,
Immediately fed to a place of safety.
From Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
A LITTLE BLACK CAT.

l have a little black cat which
found in a lot and brought home. He
has on his neck a white spot like a
necktie No matter where he is if
he hears the catch of the icebox click
he will run to the kitchen. The other
day mother was playing upon the
piano and singing. Dickey jumped
up on a chair near her, put his paws
on her shoulder and looked down her
throat as if he were trying to find
out where the sound came from. We
live in an apartment, and when the
bell rings Dickey runs to the door;
when the telephone rings Dickey runs
to it, and when the buZzer in the
kitchen goes he jumps up on a chair
near the dumbwaiter ready to see
everything. He likes to play with
the Christmas tree ornaments. He IS
very loving and gentle.-Hollis Hall,
in the New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
A Considerate Captain.

At Portsmouth, N. H, where they
were to unveil statue to the men,
ory of T. B. Aldrich, during an auth
or's argument on international copy
right. Thomas Nelson Page broke up
rather acrimonious discussion by
deftly interposing story.
after ALL he said, there is not
much real help in that idea. 1t is
such an idea an emanated from the
mind of a hard, cruel sea captain.
I'm mid-ocean the cook approached
the captain timidly.
"'Captain,' he said, the men are
growlin' about the beef. They say
they can't chaw it nohow. They say
It's only fit to mend their sea boots
with
"'How much beef are you givln'
'em cooker the captain asked.
"'A pound apiece day, sir said
the cook.
Well said the captain, gently,
give them half pound apiece from
now on. / should be sorry to force
'em to eat what isn't to their taste. !"
Rochester Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.

and when the guests heard the bird
thereafter they usually looked at
their watches to see If he was on
time.
Night after night he was right to
the minute. Once guest looked at
his timeEiece and it indicated only
STA.
Guess I must be little SLOW" he
said to himself He had come to
have more faith in the mechanism of
nature than of man. 1t was the cock
which was wrong, however, for sew
eral persons spoke of it in the morn
ing. On another occasion he was two
minutes early, and once five minutes,
but so far as recorded he was never
tardy
This continued for months, al
though the sunrise was, of course,
later each day.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
Tho Boy and the Publisher.

A New York publisher, having
business at the Capital connected with
pending legislation with reference to
international copyrights, was hurry
ing through a corridor of the build
ing, when he encountered a Hop O
my Thumb" scurrying along with an
armful of papers larger than HIM
self
Hello, SON." cried the publisher.
And what may be your position in
this establishment
I'm a-page, sir, answered the lad.
"a page! Why, my boy, you're
scarcely large enough for a para
graph!" !"-Lippincot
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
TOO CLEAN.

Miss Mary Kingsley, who made
many journeys in the wilds of Africa,
used to relate how once, finding it
necessary to cleanse a much soiled
and stained blouse, she carried it,
with a cake of soap, to neighbor-
ing spring, where an interested group
of native women watched her wash
it. They were much impressed by the
way in which the spots disappeared,
and it emerged as good as new.
The next morning, when it came
time to break camp, Miss Kingsley
missed her soap-a precious COM
modify in the wilderness. Suspicion
soon pointed to certain woman,
who, on being accused, confessed
boldly that she had taken it and cast
it into the spring, that it's extraor-
binary powers of renewing old gar
ments might be permanently i'm
parted to the waters. She was deeply
mortified to learn that her effort had
been in vain.
The Rev. Peter Mcqueen, Of
Charlestown, Mass, who has recently
iGluIuSO lIOI1 AllICd, lSllS d
story. His soap, however, was not
lost, though misused. He still had it
with him.
Il told our native servants to be
sure and lay in a supply of clean
water when we crossed the Taru
desert, a scorched belt Of sand
stretching some seventy-siX miles, "
he relates. "Tidings had reached us
that an English explorer who had
attempted to cross that desert shortly
before us had perished from thirst,
so we wanted to be careful.
"You can imaginH my surprise,
when, upon taking my first draft of
water, I discovered that it tasted
strongly of soap. All the casks we're
similarly tainted, and we rounded up
the natives and held a hasty court
martial.
at was a tough predicament, but
I couldn't refrain from smiling within
when the leader of them meekly con-
fessed that as the master had in
structed him to lay in supply of
clean water, he had seen to it that
bars of soap were added, for soap, he
said, was used to clean things"
They did not perish of thirst; but
after sixteen days of drinking soap
suds, which agreed with neither
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
CHAPTER V.
The Canon Puts His Foot Down.

The Canon Puts His Foot Down.
"My dear Maria, you were not at
the ball last night, hear" said the
canon, as he entered the drawing
room where his sister was sitting
alone. Il cant say. under the cir
cumstances, 1 am sorry, except toi
the cause. I hope your head is bet
ter"
THAT is what everybody is saying
this morning." smiled Miss Aldred, q
little uneasily. She didn't like tha!
expression, under the circum-
ctances," beneath which she shrawG-
Iy suspected lay some reference to
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
PROVISION MARKET IN AFRICA

PROVISION MARKET IN AFRICA.
Travellers in Africa find the stand
ard of living somewhat different from
what they are accustomed to at nome.
One of the latest to report upon this
matter is Mary Hall in her book, "A
Woman's Trek From the Cape to
Cairo" The following paragraphs re-
feet strong light upon the condition
of market and kitchen in British Cen
trail Africa:
When the native butcher proposes
to kill an OK, notice to that erect is
sent round to the white people on the
previous day. Once they were ap-
prised of the fact by the following
startling announcement: GA bule will
be murdered tomorrow morning, at
a. M"
This cold-blooded crime, so careful
ly premeditated-even to the exact
hour-was, however, not committed,
as on the following morning
second notice was issued, as follows:
"The bule ran away this morning, SO
was not murdered. But this was an
exceptional case.
heard one story which is so char
acteristic of the native that I repeat
it. The man who related it told me
that the incident occurred when he
was on journey, and was suffering
from a bad attack of fever. One
evening he fancied he would like
some eggs, and told his boy to get
two and boil them lightly.
After a time they were brought to
him as hard as bullets. He told the
boy he must get some more and boil
them less; but alas! these were
brought to him in the same condi-
ton, and the poor fellow wished he
had never ordered them at all.
Being unwilling to give in, he made
another attempt, and told his boy,
"ceme to me when the water boils."
The boy did so.
"Now," said his master, "put the
eggs in, and when you have counted
fifty, take them out. :"
The native method of reckoning is
to count up to ten, and tnen begin
again. arriving at the total by the
number of tens counted. The sick
man heard the boy start fair and get
as far as four tens, when second
boy interfered, and questioned wheth-
er it were the third or fourth ten.
This started discussion; and as
they could not agree, it was decided
to begin all over again. Meanwhile
the eggs were still boiling and get
ting harder and harder. This was
about the last straw, and ill as the
man felt, he was compelled to get
out of bed and put summary end to
the cooking operations.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
COURAGE OF WOMEN.

The universal report of those on
the Republic is that the women were
quite as courageous as the men. an I!
as only a few of the lower clas noI
evinced fear this is all that any We n
an could ask for in the way of Phase.
1t is seldom, of course, that women
have an opportunity to show courage
in times of physical danger, other
than the usual quiet, "imperceptible"
variety, but Miss Kate Gilmour, the
stewardess of the ill-fated Sardinia,
burned off the coast of Malta, won for
her courage in rescue work the IA
nous silver medal, the highest dis
tinction a sailor can win, presented
by that corporation known as Lloyd's.
This medal is given only to those
"who have by extraordinary exertions
contributed to the saving of life at
sea-" The first was presented in
1887.
When the Sardinia was leaving
Malta the fire broke out with amazing
suddenness. There were on board
eleven European passengers and 140
ATdUS .lIOul IuC fdAlouo poA 10 VI
Morocco. Most of the latter entirely
lost self-control, but the English, as
usual, held themselves well in hand.
Miss Gilmour distinguished herself
by the rapidity and GOODNESS with
which she assisted the passengers
into life belts and restrained some
from jumping overheard who were on
the verge of doing so. She was al.
most the last person to leave the ship.
and would not do so until there was
nothing left for her to do.
Every man in the engine room
died, and when the steam steering
gear was useless the captain went to-
the hand steering apparatus on the
poop, desperate courage that cost
him his life.
Another, woman stewardess, Mary
Rogers, gave up her own life belt to
a passenger when the Stella was lost
on Casquet Rocks, in 1899, and was
drowned in consequence. AS she
died, the silver medal of Lloyd's could
not be presented her, But G. F. Watts
included memorial tablet to her in
his commemorative series placed in
Postman's Park Sunday.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
Future "Theatrical Car"

The Dion-Bouton automobile fac.
tory, Puteaux, France, has built what
it terms 'the theatrical car OF tbs
future This is an automobile suffi.
ciently commodious to carry COM
pany of about twelve persons with
room for the baggage on top. In
such vehicle the players may go
from city to city at much less ex.
pense than by railroad.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
THE COCK AND THE CLOCK.

A racing man had rooster at his
country home, who had a remarkably
accurate sense of time. Across the
street from the mans home is a sum-
mer hotel. Most of the guests were
more accustomed to city than to coun-
try noises, and some of them were
awakened when the cock crew. Sew
eral times it was noticed that the
noise came at 3.15. This odd fact
was spoken of on the hotel yeranda,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
PAPA WILL BE SORRY.

Rachel, who was four years old,
was admiring her baby brother, who
was three months old, before his
father returned from trip abroad.
Looking up at her mother she said:
Mamma, won't papa be sorry he
isn't any relation to this baby?"-
Bee Hive.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
The Writer'S Power.

Newspaper influence and power
will widen, just as newspapers are
more and more read, and correspond
ingly it behooves newspaper men to
look we'll to every word they write.
for they write not as one man to an
other, but as one man to multitudes.
New Haven Journal and Courier.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
XITE-FLYING TINE IN KOREA.

u
On the 1st of December all Korean
boys begin to fly their kites. These
kites are made of different colored
papers, over a framework of bamboo
sticks. They differ very much from
American kites because they have no
tail, and the shape is almost square.
A few days before the 18th of Febru-
ary, which is the last day of the kite
season, the Korean boys write on
their kites a wish for a blessing
throughout the coming year, and for
the kite to carry away all sickness
and bad luck from them. - Wide
World.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16

ACCORDING TO THE MELODRAMAS.
Genevieve, the Sewing Girl-why, we can't
explain
Dreadful villains try to hurl underneath q
train.
Ethelwyn. the Kitchen Maid, cannot 60 to
work;
Gangs of scoundrels, she's afraid, in the
parking lurk.
Marguerite. the Pretty Cook, must desert
the sink,
For upon her trail "dook" and his min
ions stink
After Housemaid Geraldine vicious rascals
yelp.
That is why, or so I ween, housewives
can't get help.
Louisville Courier.J Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
GOOD ADVICE.

ST declare" says the housewife, II
don't know what we are to do when
round steak costs as much as porter.
house. 1t is outrageous"
eyes, num-" agrees the market
man.
whats. body going to do If this
keeps on?"
81 would advise you, mum, that
bein' the case, to eat porterhouse. -
Life,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
ADMIREs THE JOB.

"Prinkly is a self-made man, isn't
he?"
Eyes, and he Is always giving HIM
self testimonials as to the excellence
of the workmanship. Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
DOCTOR TOM.

With big blue eyes and yeller hair;
It never uster smile at all
Jes' sit still an stare ar stare.
lister sit the whole day long
On ther parlor sofa, so
] KEEP thinlkin': "Somethings wrong;
What is't hurts hec-head or toe"
Sis don't think that coll is ill.
Cause her cheeks and lips are red.
Miss Grimes uster sit that still,
An one morning found her dead.i
NY! but wouldn't sister cry
If she found her Maudie dead!
believe | jus will try
An opy-ration on its head.
DR.. Shippers has lance;
[ can use this nice, sharp awl.
Here's the spot and now's my chance
To save the life of this sweet doll.
Whew! her skin is mighty thick
Guess it must be pet-ter-fed.
Maudie must be awful sick.
Cause she never even cried.
Wow! I've cracked her! Who'd 'er guasse,
That doll was built that way?
Won't I catch it! Little pest!"
l can hear the girls all say.
Sister uster have doll
Bet you | remember we'll
Someone broke it with an awl,
Caught a-(hem.) I'd as lief not tell.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
TESTIMONIAL.

Knicker - What books have
helped you most?"
Bocker-"Cook books; they saved
my life when I was first married. "-
New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
GOOD SHOOTING.

Officer Ito recruit who has missed
every shot) - Good heavens, man.
where are your shots going?"
Recruit (tearfully) - "I don't
know, sir; they left here all right. -
Punch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
A MAN OF DEPTH.

do you regard Biggins, as man
of great depth?"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne;
''his conversation is hard to follow.
But his is one of the natures that
avoid seeming shallow by being
Opaque Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
DIVISION OF ARTISTIC LABOR.

Stella - "How do they plan to
spend the SUMMER"
Bella-"She expects to draw the
countryside while her husband paints
the town. New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
GOOD REASON.

The poetical young man with soul
full eyes was walking with his mat
ter-o-fact brother by the riverside
down Kingston way last Saturday af-
ternoon.
"How the stream tosses in its slum-
bert" he exclaimed.
YES" answered his brother. "and
you would, too, If your bed were full
of stones."-The Sketch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
NOT YET, BUT SOON.

Nan-"Has Harry proposed YETI"
Fan-"Partly. He brought up the
subject of divorce when he called the
other evening. Chicago Tribune
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
QIIERY

7 The child saw Mr. Smith, wearing
a silk hat and smoking cigar, go
past the house. Mamma" said she.
why doesn't Mr.. Smith fix the
draught SOS the smokell go up his
chimney?"-Town and Country.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
8 &STjn
RING OFF. BIRD.

Laura was playing on the porch
with her dolls, but was greatly dis
tressed by the song of locust in a
tree near by. Running to the tree
she called, impatiently, Ring off,
d!"-Bee Hive.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
THE POINT.

Elderly Aunt = 81 suppose you
wondered, dear little Hans. why I
left you abruptly in the lane. I saw
a man, and, oh, how ran!"
Hans-"Did you get him?"-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
FUTURE DIVIDENDS.

'I observe that you do great
many favors for that influential citi-
zen"
'Those aren't favors,' answered
Senator Sorghum; 'those are invest
ments. ts."-Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
THE CHRISTENING.

"And the name is to be-" asked
the suave minister, as he approached
the font with the precious armful OF
fat and f1ounces.
Augustus Philip Ferdinand Cod.
rington Chesterfield Livingstone
Snooks."
Dear mel" (turning to the sex
toni. ga little more water, Mr.. Per-
kins, if you please. ."-Tit-Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
TT WORKED.

Dill-'Has your wife recipe for
removing spots from clothing?"
Pickle -'I should say she hadi
She removed two five-spots from my
trousers pockets with quietness and
dispatch last night.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
SuDply Assured.

Elaine elted in the middle of hel
prayer. "No use asking for Bread
observed she, when the -bakermar
comes every morning"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16

Confined to her bed for sixty years
Miss Jean Jardine, who had neve
been in a'railroad train, has just die,
in her 101st year at Amman, Dunn
friesshire. -.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
RATHER DUBIOUS.

eyes, ma'am, this is genuine spring
lamb" declared the butcher.
(Which spring?" asked the careful
housewife.-Judge
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
NOT EXACTLY TICKLE.

''She's very tickle, isn't she?"
'Oh, I wouldn't say that. She's
been divorced only twice. Detroit
Free Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
UNANIMOUS RESIGNATION.

Deacon-"Are you willing to go?"
Unpopular Citizen (dying)-"Oh,
yes, am"
Deacon--"Well, I'm glad you are
for that makes it unanimous. -
Judge. --..-----
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
True to Principle,

II believe in making the littl,
things count" remarked the kinder
garten teacher as she called up thu
class in arithmetic.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16

The death sentence is never carried
out in Greece until an interval OF two
years has expired.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16

palate nor stomach, no native of that
particular gang was again likely to
try to purify water with soap.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16
Where Florida Leads.

The finest lead pencil cedar comes
from Florida
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-16

Mr.. Perry, concerning whom, as we
know, she had promised sophy to
make no revelation. ''Henny has
been here this morning to inquire
about it; and 1 overheard her mother
to whom 1 was not at home, for
1 am tired to-day, and the conversa-
tion is a little trying-asking Bar
cley 'How's her head?' as if it were