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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
DEATH SUMMONS
PIONEER FLORIST
j. B. Boland Succumbs After
Long Illness and General
Breakdown

j. B. Boland. San
Francisco's pioneer
florist, whose ge-
MUS in floral deco
ration had placed
him upon the top
rung of his pro-
fe S 81 on, died at
his home. 220 Do
lores street, last
Wednesday, a g e d
52. He had been
i'll for about two
years, and a gem
eral bre eakdo wn
brought death.
Boland was born
in Calaveras eoun-
ty and came to San
f ran c i S co at the
2 pa Of 2 H;. G
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MINERS AFFECTION SHOWN
CAREER AMONG MAsoNs

Neff was a charter member and sec
retary and master of Ionic. lodge No.
12l. which he aided in organizing in
1859. and he was admitted to Eureka
lodge No. 16 at Auburn in 1859. He
received the capitular degrees OF Lib
anus chapter No. II at Iowa Hill in
1858 and was high priest OF the chapter
for four years
Nen assisted in forming Sloan
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
NO Vlsit snn Francinco

without seeing the Diamond Palace
would be like visiting Europe without
seeing Paris. 1t is the most beautiful
Jewelry store In the world. Visitors
welcome. 909 Van Ness av. near Ellis.
A. Andrews. proprietor.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
BALBOA pAR1na rrrc

BALBOA PARLoR ELECTS DELEGATES
+ rank H. Hardy and Robert II. Cochran were
elected delegates to represent Balboa parlor No
234, Native Sons OF the Golden West. at the
grand lodge of the order. The selection was
maze at an exciting contest Thursday evening
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27

The best lunch to be had in San
Francisco served at the Union Square
Hotel daily from 12 to 2 p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
MAN TAKES THIRTY
CENTS FROM CHILD
Five Year Old Boy Lured Into
Panhandle by Thief

Issy Balkan, years Of age. son Of
Issy Balkan, 305 Devisadero street, was
approached by a man Thursday morn
ing. who promised him some candy If
he would accompany him to the park
The boy was led to Masonic avenue
and Oak street and taken into the pan
handle, where the man went through
the child's pockets, taking 30 cents
and then told him to go home. The
boy was unable to give an accurate
description of the contemplate thief
For Automobile Eye Insurance
AK druggist for Murine Eye Remedy
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
oR1EcTs no cARpEr

HAWAII OBJECTS TO CARPET BAGGERs-
Honolulu, March 26.-The Hawaiian bar associa-
tion today adopted a memorial addressed to
President Taft which protests in strong language
against the appointment of nonresidents to fill
federal Offices IN Hawaii. The memorial was
cabled TO Washington.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
a CATHOLIC BROADSIDE
AGAINST RACE SUICIDE.
Clergy of Baltimore Put Th.Ir
Strong Views Befors Public in
Form of Adve rtise n,ent.

The following advertisement ap-
pers:
cat the quarterly conference OF
the Catholic Clergy Of Baltimore, as
sembled at st. Mary's Seminary, Feb
ruary 23, 1909, the following resolu-
ton was presented and adopted:
I'VE, the Catholic priests of Balti-
more assembled in conference, view
with alarm and indignation the atti-
tude of certain influential publica-
tons, which circulate largely in the
homes of our Catholic people. in re-
gard to the dangerous and immoral
practice of limiting families by the
arbitrary restriction of childbirth.
when the daily newspapers begin
to spread such theories, we feel that
the time has come for plain speech on
our part, and that it is our duty to
protect the interests Of the people
and to prevent them from being inoc-
ulated with such dangerous doc
trines. We pledge ourselves to ac-
complish this end, not only by teach
ing the truth on these subjects, bat
also. when necessary, by denouncing
such publications as dangerous and
immoral.
"(Signed) @. b. CORRIGAN,
"Bishop of Macra, Chairman"
Bishop CorTigan stated that the
resolution grew out Of a series of ar
ticles in a Baltimore newspaper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
the seat of the federal government


s4ce 1900.
Washington is almost alone among
the capitals of great nations of mod
ern times in the fact of it's creation
for the sole purpose of a seat of
government, apart from any ques-
lions of commercial greatness or
population.
The history of the selection of
Washington as the seat of govern
ment shows protracted conflict in
Congress over the claims Of rival To-
calities. The action was brought
about by the cession to the United
States by Maryland and Virginia of
federal district ten miles square to be
known as the District of Columbia.
The site of the city and the loca-
ton of the public squares and build
ings were selected by President
George Washington in person on the
Maryland side of the Potomac River.
At that time this location was all
most precisely in the geographical CEN
ire between the northern and south
ern limits of the Union.
On April 10, 1l9I, the corner
stone of the federal territory was laid
by three commissioners appointed by
the President and the boundaries
were permanently marked by procla-
nation of the President by the plac-
ing of square milestones.
The government of the city of
Washington was, strictly municipal
in character until 1871, when Con-
gress created a territorial govern
ment for the District of Columbia.
In 1874 this kind of government was
abolished, and a provisional govern
ment of three commissioners appoint
ed by the President and Senate was
constituted, and still continues
Bee Hive.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
IN A SUBWAY TRAIN.

will tell you about an incident
that occurred a short time ago in a
subway car in which I was. Opposite
to me there sat in corner an old
woman with large basket in her
lap. Among the passengers / noticed
a very sedate man, who was reading
a paper, standing near her. A few
moments after we left one of the
stations the car came to an abrupt
stop, which lasted for ten minutes.
During this time a sound of a cat
in distress was heard. All looked at
the basket of the old woman. 1t kept
up until a passenger asked If there
was a cat in the basket. There was
not, and a hunt through the car was
made, but in vain. At last the train
proceeded to move to the next station,
where the sedate looking man got
out On his way out there was the
bark of a dog. 1t was due to this
man, who was ventriloquist. He
had remained silent during the COM
motion.-Edna Randall, in the New
YORK Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
For the
Younger
Chi{drenA
THE LITTLE VOYAGER.

THE LITTLE VOYAGER.
Oh, the ways are many to Drowsy Land,
Some one, know, would try them all.
IT'S hey, tonight, for a big balloon,
Big and round, like a silver ball.
Up through the dark it swings along,
Blown by the night winds rustling song.
Slowly it sways and swings. this way,
Posing at last, just overhead,
When down drops gllmmerlng rope OF
light,
And anchors it safe on tiny bed,
And climbing the ladder of silver beams,
Some one embarks for the lan1 of dreams.
All through the night, in the shining thing,
Silent they float through the cool, sweet
dark,
Reeds they dip in the foamy clouds,
Where the summer lightnings CLINT ard
spark,
And east or west, or the wind swept sky,
The twinkling, golden bubbles fly.
Do you ask me how Some One comes home
again,
When deep in the west dips the silver
Oh, never thought do give to that,
Perhaps the sun is the charioteer,
I only know that the tiny bed
Pillows each morning golden head.
Pauline Frances Camp, in the New Eng
land Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
Mean Joke OH a Parrot.

An ardent golfer, by way of joke,
dropped a golf ball into nest his
ancient parrot had built in the corner
of it's cage. Polly sat with exem-
plary patience on her novel egg, and
appeared pretty well broken hearted
when the weeks went by and she
found herself unrewarded. At last
the parrot flesh and blood could stand
it no longer. A terrible screeching
brought her owner downstairs at 3
o'clock one morning.
whats the matter, Polly?" he
asked, as he noticed the birds beak
was Clipped trying to get at the egg 8
interior.
Matter. screeched the bird.
Great Scott. I'm bunkered! It'd
Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
IT DOESN'T PAY TO LIE.

Be truthful. The boy who scorns
to lie or prevaricate may generally
be trusted by those with whom he has
dealings.
Aside from the consideration that
he is breaking one of Gods command
ments in telling a falsehood, the I'M
truthful person is in danger OF meet
ing with just retribution from a bus
mess point of view, even though it
may not be so immediate as in the
following instance quoted from that
entertaining book, "Other Memories,
Old and New"
A very full train was within very
few minutes of starting from Man.
chester for London. A gentleman
had gone the whole length of the
train and saw only one vacancy, and
this was occupied by Gladstone bag.
In his difficulty he opened the car
riage door, and was about to remove
the bag, when the passenger on the
opposite corner told him that 1t be-
longed to a friend who had taken the
seat.
WELL" said the other, who was
evidently man of experience and
who grasped the situation, 1.-The train
will start in minute and fear your
friend will be too late. At any rate.
| must go to London by this train and
l will keep this seat until your friend
arrives" He sat down and took the
bag on his knee. Then he took out
his watch and said, There's only
half minute left. I'm afraid your
friend will be too late"
He got UP and kept looking out
anxiously for the belated friend till
the whistle sounded.
WELL" he said, we're off. Your
friend has lost the train, but he must
not lose his bag" and with that he
threw the bag out on the platform.
Here! What are you doing?"
cried the other man, but too late.
THAT was my bag!"
what pity" returned the other.
blandly. II thought you said it was
your friends. 1t seemed a pity that
he should suffer the loss of his lug
gage as we'll as his train. Bee Hive.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
BARN DANCE,

Last year while | was at a board
ing school for girls from thirteen to
sixteen years old, in Washington, D.
c., we gave barn dance, which was
a most informal and jolly affair. 1t
being leap year, each girl invited a
boy from a neighboring preparatory
school, who appeared as "Rube,
in full farmer regalia. including blue
jeans and large straw hat. Each
girl wore calico dress, an apron and
d sunbonnet. During the evening
there were old-fashioned reels, barn
dances and a confetti battle. The as
sembly hall was tastefully decorated
with cornstalks and various farming
utensils. while on the platform a large
stack of hay had been piled. During
the intermissiOn the lads and lassies
clambered up on this pile to partake
of a luncheon, which each girl had
furnished for herself and partner.
Such fun as there was while the bas-
kets were being emptied! And old
fashioned songs were struck up. Our
faculty were also there, and it was
due to them that we had 50 many
Jokes and 50 much merriment. After
we finished our supper we continued
our dancing and merrymaking until
midnight, when we were reminded
(by no means gently that it was
time TO depart, and though the part
ing caused much pain, we said good
night, to meet again. Rose Maurer,
in the New York Tribune.
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
The city Of Washington has been
tho canital Of the limited States and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21

matte, but I think the climax came
in mid-May, 1885," says Command
er Robert E. Peary, U. S. N, in the
Delineator I'VE had started on
50O-mile Arctic trip. Four hundred
miles from my winter quarters we
came to the end of our walrus meat,
and there was nothing for it but the
literal dog eat dog. By this time
only seventeen were left of the orig
inal sixty; l cannot express our suf-
ferings more eloquently than that.
Six more soon followed, and the men
had to get into the drag ropes, TAX
ing the places of the dogs that had
died IL been killed.
Il saw that we must seek the coast
and find the quickest way down from
the ice cap, for our only chance of
saving any of the dogs was to get
fresh supplies; only on the coast
could we hope to find trace of living
creatures.
"The spectre of famine was draw
ing nearer. We made our way down
the ice slope, three weak and weary
men, with nine starving and exhaust
ed dogs, in that gaunt and frozen
solitude. But we ate little, keeping
what we could for the dogs. One
morning we started after musk oxen,
the spectre of famine now seeming
to thread on our heels. At last, on
a little terrace below the crest of the
white ridge, We spied group of
black dots that showed us our quest
was ended. The herd was not two
hundred yards off. We counted twen-
ty-two bulls, cows and calves. One
old bull was standing guard and two
bulls were locking horns.
"We were too tremulous with ex-
element and our eyes were too weaIt
from the glare of the snow desert to
trust ourselves to shoot straight at
that distance. There was nothing for
it but to rush up to them.
ave rose and dashed forward,
grasping our rifles. The old bull
gave the alarm, and in a moment the
whole herd was facing us, with heads
down and horns arrayed against us.
Had 1 had breath to yell could have
yelled for joy. AS it was, I only
gasped.
when we were fifty yards off the
big bull sank his head still lower. It
was the signal to charge. Without
slackening my pace, I pointed my
rifle, aiming at the back of the neck,
above the thick shield of the horns.
That bullet meant our lives. If il
missed and the herd charged on we
should be crushed like ice crystals
under the black avalanche of thun.
dering beasts. That was the most
dramatic moment of my life.
"The outcome? Well, the shot
went true"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
CHANGED THE STYLE.

In recording the daily life of his
comrades in Hoods Texas Brigade
during the early days of the Civil
War, Mr.. J. B. Policy, in "A Soldiers
Letters to Charming Nellie" gives
some of the amusing incidents which
relieved the monotony of camp life.
There is member of my company.
he writes, whom shall call Jack, lest
by revealing his identity the tale I
relate should cling to him longer and
closer than did his overcoat.
Looking more to his own comfort
and sense of the fitness of things
than to uniformity of dress and con-
sequently soldierly appearance, Jack
disdainfully rejected the muniflcent
offer of the Confederate States gov
eminent to furnish him gray and
strictly military overcoat for five dol
lars on credit, and expended twenty
five in the purchase of one of a quail
ity and fashion to commend itself to
the most fastidious aristocrat.
The first night out from Dumfries
the weather was so intensely cold
that he decided not to remove any of
his garments, and so, wrapping him
self in a pair of blankets, he lay down
very close to huge log fire. where.
lulled by the genial warmth, he soon
fell sound asleep.
About midnight Bob Murray's
acute sense of smell was offended by
the scent of burning cloth. He had
only to look once to discover that as
the fire burned lower and lower Jack
had edged his back nearer and nearer
to it, and at last a stray coal had
lighted flame that was playing sad
havoc with his blanket and coat.
Reused by Bob's shouts, Jack did
some rapid hustling round, but alas!
too late to preserve the anatomy, the
pristine, symmetrical tout ensemble.
of the cherished garment, and prevent
it's transformation from an elegant
frock into anondescript, altogether too
open at the back to be comfortable,
and with two pointed tails hanging
in front instead of in the rear; in
short, in two sections, whose only
bond of union was the velvet collar.
The next morning the crestfallen
owner sought to repair the damage
by sewing the burned edges together;
but that heroic remedy, although it
reduced the tails to one, and that
pointing in the right direction, rem
dered it impossible to button up the
front, and kept him so busy during
the day answering questions that, he
declared, when night came he was too
hoarse to talk.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
A BIG GREEN BULLFROG.

Summer before last, when 1 was at
Deer Isle, Maine, 1 found a bullfrog
which lived in a pond that was full
of water lilies. He was big green
frog, and used to sit on the large
lily leaves in the pond Sometimes
I had to look a long time before l
could see him blinking at me with
his big eyes. 1 used to pull up long
grasses, fasten the tops together, put
them under his chin, give a little
jerk, and he would go head over
heels into the water. At other times
I would drag the grasses over the
water, and he would jump after
them. Once he came so close to me
that l caught him. l was going to
take him to the cottage and show him
to mother, but he was so slippery he
got away from me.-Katherine K.
Burnet, in the New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
eXcent exposure.

except exposure"
CAS- to theft, Miss Sophy," re-
turned the waiting maid, earnestly,
eff you mean the taking of Mr.. Per-
rvs letter, that was my work, not
yours, and I am quite ready to bear
the responsibility of it; didn't like
the job at the time, but there was
no actual harm in it. A dead mans
letter, about a matter that can never
take place, can be scarcely consid-
cred property. And as to exposure,
you must permit me to say that you
are rather ungrateful to hint at such
a thing; for nothing of the kind has
happened. A certain gentleman has
by an unfortunate circumstance been
admitted into your confidence. that's
ALL"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
Wrote Something That Survived.

1T is my AMBITION said the earn
est young man, ito write something
that will be handed down to pos.
terity."
well" answered Farmer Corn.
tassel, "all l have to say is to be
careful how you go about it. MY
grandfather wrote his name to a
mortgage on this farm and it looks as
if my grandchildren will have to CD
ahead struggling with it. Washing
ton Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
GIRLISH WOES.

ga girl has a hard time with her
love affairs"
''How now?"
'Half the time she isn't sure OF
herself, and half the time she isn't
sure of the charlottesville Cour.
ier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

1 haven't nothing to say about
George Washington, and don't want
anything to say about him. All the
white people say he never told a lie.
| say he did, and my mother said he
did. When the war in slavery time,
he freed the white folks. He told
the coloTed people that he would free
them if they came up north and fight.
So they came up north. When they
got through fighting, they went back
to George Washington. He said,
NO, l can't free you. you must go
back to your masters" Do you call
that lie or the truth? Well, l call
that a lie. Lincoln is father of the
colored race. l haven't nothing to
write about Washington that's good.
l am sorry to hurt your feelings
Daniel Johnson, in the Christian Reg
lister.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
MODERN FAME.

eve have no really famous men
these days"
ooh, 1 don't know doubt II any
crowd ever cheered Napoleon for an
hour and forty-seven minutes. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
TT WAS MUCILAGE.

Mamma, is that bay rum in the
bottle on your table,"
Mercy, no, dear!" she replied.
That is mucilage."
"Oh!" said little Johnny, perhaps
that's why I can't take my hat off.
The Methodist Recorder.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
HANDICAPPED.

Teacher-"In this free country Of
ours, children, any boy may hope to
be President some day"
Curly Haired Urchin (raising his
hand)-''Not me, ma am. My names
William Jennings Bryan Simpson"
Chicago Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
RETORT COURTEOUS.

Two London cabbies were glaring
at each other.
cav, wot's the matter with you?"
demanded one.
"Nothink' s the matter with me, you
bloomin idiot'!"
You gave me narsty look" per.
sisted the first.
me! Why, you certainly ave a
narsty look; but / didn't give it to
you, so 'elp me!"-Tit-Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
A REQUEST.

A parent who evidently disap.
approves of corporal punishment
wrote the teacher:
Dear Miss-Don't hit our John
ME. We never do it at home except
in self-defense. Sacred Heart Re-
view
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
llour-glaSS?"
A REMEDY.

81 like my house all right" said
Luschman, except for one thing. !
guess you'll have to fix that"
What is it," asked the architect.
Several times lately I've nearly
broken my neck reaching for another
step at the head of the stairs, when
got home late, so 1 guess you'd bet.
ter put another step there. ''-Catho.
lie Standard and Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21

The first operation in this country
upon a human being in which the
cavity of the thorax was opened while
the lungs were inflated from a cham
Der contaiing air at greater pressure
than that of the atmosphere was per-
formed recently at the German Hos
pital by Dr. Willy Meyer. Many OPP
erations in the thorax have been diff
cult to perform, and others impossl-
Bile because as soon as the cavity of
the thorav is opened the lungs col
lapse because of the atmospheric
pressure.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
SCIENCE
AND
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[ \<|fss17 !
INDUSTRY

All navigators will be interested in
the news which comes from Liver
pool that Sir Oliver Lodge recently
succeeded in completely clearing
away for radius of sixty feet thick
fog by means of electrical discharges.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
MERE MANS OPINION

Knicker-"Do you think the tax
on women's gloves should be in
creased?"
Bocker-"No, they should tax the
mitten. New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
HE FLATTERED.

Mr.. Jawback-"The biggest idiots
always seem to marry the prettiest
women"
Mrs. Jawback-"Now you're trying
to flatter me. cleveland Leader.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
THE FIRST TARIFF.

Adam had just finished the apple.
81 suppose" he said bitterly. 81
am now qualified as a consumer
Herewith he awaited with resigna-
ton a tax on fig leaves.-New York
Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
THE BETTER WAY.

81 have here a really good joke
l can get So for this joke"
poor business. Get some COM
poser to write a comic opera around
it and draw royalties. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-21
IN THE LAW

The Client-"How much will your
opinion be worth in this case?"
The Lawyer-"I'm too modest to
say. But 1 can tell you what I'm
going to charge you for it."-Cleve.
land Leader.