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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
Office TO CRED1roRs

IN THE MATTER OF THE PER-
5ONAL ESTATE OF ROSALIE
5ASSCER, deceased.
This is to give notice that the subscri-
J. Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Prince Georges County Md,
etters of administration on the persona
state of Rosalie Sasscer late Of
said County, deceased. All persons
having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof, to the sub
criber on or before the seventh day of
November, 1909, they may otherwise by
Jaw be excluded from all benefits of
said estate. Those indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under nv hand this seventh day
Of May A. d. 1909.
FREDERICK sAsSCER, Administra-
tor.
MaY71m09
G q TT @ "a EA..
Bears the ~ 7he Kind You Have Always BOugfr
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
ORDER OF OBLIGATION

In the Matter of the Recording Of
plat EAST DUPONT HEIGHTS sub
division.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
JAMES 7. GRIMES,

late OF Prince Georges county, deceas-
d. Al persons having claims against
aid deceased are hereby warned to ex-
libjt the same, with the vouchers there
IN legal, gu heuticatod on or before
he 85b day Of November 1909: or they
nay otheruise by law be excluded from
Ill benefit of said estate. All persons in
iebtcd to said estate are requested to
nake-immediate payment. Given un-
ler my hand this 9TH Day of May,
9C9.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

jokes; very little of it sad or pathetic When
the chief widows turn there was pathos in
her voice. though she gave no other sign of grief.
turning her motherly face to the grave, she sat
there and talked to Wobehs spirit naturally as
if she were looking into his face. Nobody needed
to cross question her
There nothing extraordinary for the next
two days On the first day the mourning women
were taken to the creek and washed, in order that
they might begin to dress for the final feast
On the second day the of the town as
sembled under the big palaver tree and individu-
ally sworn to be loyal to the town. The oath was
administered by making the drink from a
bowl of milkish fluid which supposed to kill
the if he insincere. On this day, also,
the men brought in large quantities of hrewood
the busy threshing and cleaning
rice and pots
Then the third and greatest day-the
slaughter of the bullock and the great feast. So
far as 1 could learn there is no sacrihcial idea
involved in the ceremony; the slaughter is SoIely
for the purpose of providing for joyful banquet.
The big bullock led to vacant place near
the grave. just at sunrise and securely tied down
pipe being severed, and the animal slowly bled to
death. 1t 20 minutes before the animal
ceased struggle, but its tail had been severed
long before, this being the especial perquisite of
the selected butchers
The carcass then skinned and King Sow
sat his leopard chair while the bullock cut
up. He kept a careful watch to that not even
of meat taken by anybody Two
in front of him and in these placed the in
ternal organs and the choicest cuts-the kings
meat Now then of the butchers would
overlook small portion, but the king over
looked nothing; he had the promptly rectf
fed Altogether he received about one-third of
the bullock. The remainder cut and dis
tributed among the families, to be cooked; posi-
lively part of the animal except the hide and
to go around, the king ordered dog killed to
make up the deficiency.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

William Muldoon, the professional
athlete and trainer, declares that col
lege athletics are all wrong, and that
1t is a wonder more young college
men do not succumb to the strain. He
says this strain is as bad for the
mind as it is for the heart, as it with
draws vitality from the brain to other
parts of the body-that athletics
should be second, not first, in a col
lege course. This sounds sensible
SO sensible that it is somewhat odd
that 1T is professional athlete, not
the college professors themselves,
who is championing the superior
claims OF intellect over football and
rowing teams
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

time causing the evil shapes to take to flight
Most of the night was given over to the beating
OF drums, the women and younger men dancing
in procession all town
When night closed in on the scene and the
moon began to shed its soft light through hazy
clouds the nights dancing began There was no
unoercurrent OF sadness in it; everybody was lit
orally out for good time. The dancers
drummed up in groups, the drummers shutting
all through the town to organize a procession A
second crowd was gathered under the leadership
of a man with string instrument made from
calabash and eventually third group shuf1ed
along to the tune of a calabash strung with iron
rings, the sound being that of gourd half filed
with dried peas
The succeeding day of the most
eventful of ALL Before sunrise the men of the
town brought large stones to the grave and
walled it in. making Enclosure about six feet
wide and 10 feet long. Dozens of empty gin
bottles were brought and placed all around the
grave-a very common custom this coast The
mound then leveled down and the entire
Enclosure covered with stones and wet sand At
the head they placed couple of small ivory
tusks rice bowl containing wobeh's silver ring
and some kola nuts two pitchers and small
brass kettle Across these laid unsheath-
ed sword The fixing of the grave was not COM
pleted until they had brought small jug of
aud poured little of it into each vessel
The thirst of wobeh's spirit was apparently
easily quenched than had been that of the man
in Ife-and this enabled the about the
grave to put the greater part of the rum to bet
ter
After the grave had been properly arranged
the town assembled to witness the significant
ceremony of killing the white chicken The
principal nephew of the late king knet on the
grave and held the chickens head above Wobeh's
head. King Sow made long speech and then
different members of Wobeh's family gave the
chicken messages to take to his spirit This
part of the ceremony was very solemn and i'm
pressve. 1t clear that they implicitly be-
lieved that their messages would reach their des-
tination-
Then the nephew pulled on the chickens head
and threw the body down the grave Curl
ously enough, the headiess chicken futtered
around until reached the head of the grave
and then seemed to be trying to bore its way
down to the king 1t then huttered away, the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

A ship sailing from New York the
other day carried sS,000.000 in gold
to Buenos Ayres, Argentina. That
makes a large addition to the sums
sent previously, and the money is put
to good use. Argentina is paying ma
turing obligations and expanding COM
mercially, and much if not most of
the gold sent from the United States
will return directly or indirectly in
the shape of investments that will
be profitable all round.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

A force of cavalry has been en-
gagged for some time in fighting a for
est fire in Yosemite valley which orig
mated from a camp fire that was neg
lected by careless fishermen. Heavy
damage was done by the fire in the
gorge between Glacier Point cliffs,
Panoramic cliff, and Half Dome. If
the truth could be established in the
cases of forest fires in all parts of
the country, carelessness would figure
conspicuously as the primary cause.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

The American Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals is CD
posing in New York the annual sale of
chameleons for ornaments, ON the
ground that most of the purchasers are
ignorant as to the needs of the little
creatures, and quickly cause death by
starvation. Chameleons have been
sold in many cities by street vendors.
but admirers of the pretty creatures
have in most instances been able to
keep them alive only a short time.
even with the greatest of care.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

The new liberal government in
Persia is getting very busy with prep
arations for a general election, Great
ing a police organization modelled
after European systems and arranging
to give the constitutional method a
big boost. 1t looks as though the
progressive Persians and their neigh
bors the Young Turks are engaged in
a Marathon race to see which can
bring about the most constitutional
ism within a given time
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Incidentally it may be remarked
that the Monroe doctrine is working
pretty well even though quietly. Does
any one doubt that in the earlier
days, before the United States had
proclaimed the doctrine and had
shown she meant it, a disturbed con-
dition in South America, like that now
existing, would have proved a strong
temptation to some foreign powers to
step in and get a nice slice of terri
tOry2
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

A man from the west went lately to
New York and tried to sell gold
brick there He failed, for the simple
reason that it was a real gold brick.
actually worth all the money he asked
for it Had it been the traditional
kind. he could have disposed of it
Mt premium, and the moral thereof
IL too self-evident for formal state
ment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Travelling at terrific rate of speed
on the wrong side of the street, an
other chauffeur has killed a woman
and fed with all speed from his dead
victim. Now let US have an enforce
ment of the law
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

headaches, nervous
prostration, and
hemOrrhageS.
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege table
Compoundmademe
well and strong, so
that / can do all my
Homework, and at
tend to the store
and post-office, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than I really am.
at Ii. II MT
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

no cure for me. and I was given up to
die. Being urged, I used Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Soon was better and in a
few weeks was about the house. well
and strong again"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, ny
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

How the liberty-loving Briton will
take to the proposed compulsory mill
tary service law remains to be seen.
Evidently the recent war scare has
not had the desired effect of whole
sale eniiStmentS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

When the doctors tell you that the
chances of long life are greatly i'm
proved by the removal of the large in
testine, you should remember that it
is with the proviso that you survive
the operation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
BY GEEAlD A.sEODEEICk

throng crowding each other in their
efforts to watch every movement,
When it finally ceased its struggles
there was a chorus of "Ah," followed
by some excited talking 1t was ex-
planned to me that when a chicken
dies with its feet in the air 1T Is a
sign that the nephew has been true
to the king and has not meddled with
his women. In this case the chicken
had died on its side.
Then another chicken was brought
for another nephew to kill. 1t like
wise died ON it's side and there was
another chorus of excited grunts- A
third chicken was killed by niece,
with the same result; but the fourth
killed by another niece, stopped with
its feet in the air. The crowd went
wild. caught up the girl and marched
around the town with her on their
shoulders. Wobeh had one relative
that had been true.
This ceremony was ollowed an
hour or two later by that of eating
the chickens, together with rice
cooked in yellow palm OIL The food
was placed at the head of the grave
and Wobeh's head wife presided over
the pot All the children squatted
about on the grave and the other rel
atives were assembled around 1t.
King Sow had a good many remarks
to make before he called up the cid
est son and motioned for him to take
the painful of rice which the widow
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

large enough to be
heard Meanwhile for
two days and nights
the men of the town
made it lively for the
spirits of evil that
were supposed to be
lowering in the bush
that surrounds the viii
lage. Guns heavily
charged with powder
were fired at intervals
throughout the entire
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Now a Partisan scientist claims to
have discovered the germ of old age,
and asserts that the ravages of time
can be stopped by this germs ex-
tinctioa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

WObeh'S WON e n
and children reaSSem-
bled in their kitchen
and resumed their
mournful chant. This
is a performance in
which the women of
West Africa are very
accomplished and Wo-
beh's f a m lily was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

For years I waa
weak and run down,
could not sleep. my
limbs swelled and
the secretions were
troublesome; pains
were intense. I WAS
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Despite that not-forgotten wave OF
torridity earlier in the season, no one
is tempted to deny that the weather
man is still a man of ideals.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

had held out. Before eating it he made certain
promises relative peace in the family. Each OF
the relatives was called out in turn and required
To 60 through the same performance Old King
Sow kept his open and whenever he was
not satisfied with a given promise he arose ano
cross questioned the relative like country law
yer until he made him promise what he wanted
Parts this ceremony were exciting; at times
there outbursts of laughter at one OF SOW S
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

When an aeroplane breaks down
where are you? But when a submar.
inc goes wrong, there you are!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Forgiving fathers and mothers ara
much in demand among the runaway
brides and bridegrooms whom Cupid
has convinced they cannot wait
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Both Germany and England will
be represented by battleships at the
Hudson-Fulton celebration, but there
will be no test of naval strength be-
tween them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
Bessie Was WiIIina.

"Oh. DEAR" said the tired mother, Il wish
were a little girl again like you." WELL" re-
Joined five-yearold Bessie, lets play you my
girl. then you act naughty and I'll spank you
and send you to bed without your supper"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Lame back and Lumbago make a younS
man feel old. Hamlins Wizard Oil makes
an old man feel young. Absolutely moth
ing like it for the relief of all pain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Count Zeppelin's flights amount al
most to migrations-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Evidently the people of Barcelona
are satisfied with what their ances
tors did to the Moors.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
ERRyDAyIS PANKuI

And occasionally a man throws on
trouble by putting on a bold front
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Sky pilots will soon be in demand
for the airships.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Equipped for Fast Travel.
Sorrow is an evil with many feet
Posidippus.
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AfterQIow.

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THE
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Noah, Ky. was passing through
the Change of Life and suffered from
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS
Use the best. That's why they buy Red
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
sED-soUND FoR MONTHS.
Hope Abandoned After Physieiansl
Consultation.

Mrs Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash
ington SITS, Centralia. Wash. says:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Many man makes his mark in the
whitewash brush.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

Undertakes also come under tbs
head of scientific boxers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

dead gh he
lleu oack INTO the bush to an obscure "half
town" called Goomah, no woman being allowed
10 know his whereabouts. COURTESY To the rnul
ian ana the sand cutter" demanded that Wobeh
should promptly pass into the unknown but the
ola man held to life with his characteristic
tehacity- 1t was several weeks before the news
was quietly brought to Totoquelli that its found
81 vas dead The information passed on
TO Boporo and King Sow came over to take
charge of the town until all its palavers were
settled.
The funeral of an African chief follows the
law OF the bush implicitly, but the details vary
In different parts of the west coast. The pro-
ceedlngs IN this case extended over a period of
about three weeks
First Wobehs body removed from the
hut where he had died and placed in an omen
kitchen in Goomah. These kitchens are merely
large huts without walls, or, rather with walls
about three feet high The roof is of thatch and
the floor of clay. In the center of one of these
kitchens a shallow grave dug Then the
feet were bound together, the arms were extend
ed down the body and the hands bound together
by means of a strong stick placed between
hands and feet, the body was placed in the grave
and lightly covered. After it had lain there for
two days it was taken up by night and carried to
Totoquelli where it was again placed in a shall
low grave, but in hut where woman could
bring ill luck by looking upon it. The law of the
bush shuts. out all women from any approach to
the dead. Then the family and the town began
to make ready for the obsequies formal notices
were sent out to all the big kings within two
days walk, in order that they might with
g1fts) and assist Wobeh's spirit into rest
The funeral continued for eight DAYS First
the body was again lifted from the grave and
Laid OUT in open kitchen carefully screened.
The kings women then segregated in an
other kitchen and intrusted with the duty of
making great lamentation. Then the head of the
devil bush'-he is great functionary in West
Africa-came into the village announce the
kings death-a performance a par with the
formal notification given to a presidential nomi-
nee by committee from national convention.
The devil BUSH is sort of combination of
cret society and boys boarding school 1t is a
collection of huts hidden away in the bush which
women must avoid pay the penalty of death.
Here are collected most of the boys of the
munity and they remain in secusion for period
varying from three to six years, being taught
some sense and much nonsense. The grip of
perstition is strong that the head of the bush
becomes great man in the tribe and death is the
penalty for any woman who looks upon his face
Totoquellis devil" preceded his entrance into
the town by unearth1y YELL which the
signal for all the women and girls (and every
man not member of the devil bush) to
crete themselves. Then with series of ventril-
oquistic yes he came into the center of the
town, announced the death of Wobeh, ordered
the funeral to proceed and vanished into the
bush Then the real noise began
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

NS5 eminent IeVleS no taxes,
where the native African
chiefs reign supreme, where the only
statutes are the laws of the bush
couple of English prospectors, an
English rubber trader and an Ameri-
can missionary compose the foreign
population all the way back to the
French frontier. There is no part of
the west coast of Africa so lightly
touched by the white man, for even
the occasional government officials
who visit the region are black. In
all the towns the babies yelled at NV
approach and the children fed in ter
ror If | walked toward them.
While King Wobeh's star was in
the ascendency death came out of
the foggy bush and laid its hand
upon him. a famous muIlah man
was called to make incantations and
the sand cutter" brought out all his
paraphernalia of divination and
peeped impressively into the future
That which Wobeh really needed. a
good physician, does not exist in that
region The mullah and the s.sand
cutter gave an unfavorable .proeno-
SIS, so the suffering king was pre-
pared for his departure in the manner
prescribed by the law of the bush
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11
~ FL/NHES4L R/~S

HE old king of Totoquelli
was dead. 1t was in the
Liberian hinterland, four
days back from Monrovia,
a region where the gov
eminent levies no taxes.
where the native African
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-11

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