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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
Keeping Down the Belt Line.

The trouble with you women"
said a man recently, lis that you de-
pend upon the straightfront corset
Instead of the proper exercise" This
shows how little he knows about it.
Some Atchison women get down on
the floor every night and roll and roll
liii.s puppies at play. Then they stand
ca their toes and balance backward,
forward and sideways, and take other
exercise that would make a contor.
zionist envy them, and every bit of it
is done to keep the belt line down.
Women wear the straight front, but
they don't depend upon it,-Atehisoa
Globe.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
4 Growing Business.

Years ago a Northern visitor was
walking along the streets of Jack,
sonville, when he spied a small darky
in the sun brushing flies off himself.
Well, Rastus," the visitor said
r2using to address the youth, do you
manage to keep busy these days."
Yes. suh," returned the boy.
VERY busy?" queried theF visitor
in an unbelieving tone of voice.
Yes. suh," returned the boy.
"At it nOw?" grinned the visitor.
Yes, suh," said the boy.
What is your business -shooinq
fies|" asked the visitor.
No, sub; my business is ies' grow.
in, sub. ."~-Harper's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
Not Used to 1t.
To be Continued.

That disaster breeds endurance no
one doubts. An Easterner, who was
visiting California at the time of the
recent calamity, fully recognized this
fact, and gave the Californians full
credit for it.
A building had collapsed as a re-
suit of the earthquake. Besides sew
eral Californians, confined beneath
the debris was a New Yorker. AS
the rescuers began removing the brick
and timber feeble voice called from
a corner of the building far below:
Help here! 1 am from the East
and am unused to earthquakes. Take
me out first"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02

pivot, placed over it. AS the rabbit
strikes the board it inclines and
pitches him into the pit, swinging
back into position again by the
weight at the other end. These
traps, which are large enough to
hold 100 rabbits, are in common use,
are made by the wholesale and sold
by hardware and implement dealers
generally.
Other death dealing devices for
exterminating the rabbits are the
poison carts, which sell for about
500 each, and fumigators, costing
$50, for pumping deadly gases into
She traps.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
THE TAND OF T1E-ARED

THE LAND OF LIE-A-BED,
The lazy Land of Lie-a-Bed
Has two fat pillows at the head,
A downy comfort spread all neat
And restful from the head to feet;
A drowsy, dreamy place to stay
And yawn, "Ill not get up to-day"
And many children like to 60
To wonder wander here, you know
It is pleasant land, and yet
If | We're you | would forget
The pathway there, and follow back
The shining Merry Morning track.
The Dream World lies too far away
From honest work and happy play,
And shun the Land of Lie-a-Bed.
Alice Van Leer Carrick, in Youths Com
panion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
ANOTHER ENTRY.

Have you ever seen an effort to
prohibit betting?"
Yes answered the turfman,
The Legislature out in my State
tried it."
"And what was the result?"
"The bookmakers went to betting
on whether or not the law could be
enforced. Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
CHAPTER III.
Aunt Maria's Headache.

1t is true that Miss Maria was no
mother. but the responsibilities of
her position in regards to Sophy were
the same as though she had been her
child, while her difficulties were even
greater than she was aware of. The
canon knew little or nothing Of this.
Ills sister, who understood him thor
oughly, spared him all such trou-
bles as though she had been his
wife. He had his edition of Milton
and his Concordance to think about,
he had a large correspondence with
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
A CLEVER DISTINCTION.

Five-year-old Deborah had been in
vited to take luncheon at restaurant
with Miss F..
DO YOU like cocoa?" she was
asked
When the answer was Yes" the
beverage was duly brought, but re-
manned untasted.
At last Miss X. said, 'Why don't
you drink your cocoa. Deborah, when
you said you wanted it?"
Il didn't say l wanted it." replied
the child politely; Il only said that
liked t"-Woman' Home Compan-
fOH.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
CHlDREN'S DEPARTMENT.

tightly fastened to the stems and
turned upside down.
They have been fastened that way
ever since, and perhaps, If you look
in your garden, you will find some Of
the fairies ivory buckets.-Home
Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
AN IDEA FOR THE BOYS.
They Use Many Devices to Trap Rab-
bits in Australia

In Australia rabbits are so numer-
GUS that they are hunted as pests
and destroyed for the protection of
crops. Many devices and traps are
used to catch them, but none is more
simple or efficient than the one shown
in this illustration. A pit is dug in
the ground along a rabbit run and
two pieces of board, swinging on a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
SUGGESTED BY THE CUB

81 object" said the city editor, ito
the use of the expression wave of
crime. in connection with the murder
OF the hairdresser.
Maybe it was marcel wave"
timidly suggested the cub reporter
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
BIG COLLECTION.

Gunner - "The Ultra-Van Tassels
moved to-day There were seven
vans for the furniture and six extra
vans"
Gayer-"Indeed! And what were
the extra vans for?"
Gunner - "Why, to remove their
family skeletons. .''-Chicago News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
LUXURY EXPENSIVE

"Why did you sell your auto?"
"Cost too much for repairs.
wasn't it a good machine?'
First rate. Never got out of or
der. But 1 had to pay for repairing
the peoule it ran over. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
GIVING HIM EXERCISE

Justin said Mrs. Wyss.
Yes" replied Mr.. Wyss.
"Wil, you speak kind word to
Fido and make him wag his tail. He
hasn't had one bit of exercise all
day y'-Lfppincott's
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
HOW TT HAPPENED.

why did you ever call your son
Cecil?"
well, I left it to his mother. and
she was not by any means at her
best, either mentally or physically"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
SAME AS HORSEFLESH.

Rustic-"What makes these
blamed things go?"
Owner of Automobile (who had
just paid repair bilD -
Chicago Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
SCIENCE
AND
R7 10 ~
S 10y 81 feszs 9
INDUSTRY

Europeans are beginning to real
ize the hygienic value of high build
ings, with elevators which lift people
into the dustfree, sunlit, higher re-
gions.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02

A scientific periodical calls atten-
ton to the fact that not only water
color but oil paintings of the last
half century seem doomed to fade,
entirely, and that typewriter docu-
ments will ultimately be blank paper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
Tho Winter Of His Discomfort.

"What's the matter? Aren't your
pictures a success"
NO"
But the papers say they are full
of warmth.
= That's il; they are all Arctic
scenes. Houston Post,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
THE DOG IN THE GO-CART.

There is a dog in New York that
never goes on the street except in
go-cart. He is a little spaniel, black
as jet, and as pretty to look at as
any dog of his species. The reason
why he always rides in a cart is be-
cause he cannot navigate without
one, having lost the use of his hind
legs, which are entirely paralyzed.
The cart has been built especially for
him, and supports the rear half of his
body. He is fastened into it by a
neat-ftting harness, and the two
wheels act in place of his disabled
members.
The little chap appears to be per-
fectly happy as he patters along on
two feet with his body coming after
him on wheels in a most luxurious
manner, and his outings are marked
with quite as much display of inter-
est in the outside world as is evil
denced by dogs that enjoy normal
locomotion.
That this dog is household pet
is plainly evident and as he does
not suffer in the least, the go-cart
fills every requirement of his necessi-
ties and permits him to enjoy life
with all the advantages which by
right are due him. He can be seen
on upper Broadway almost any pleas
ant day, and, strange to say, sight
of him brings a smile rather than a
sigh of pity, for the very sensible
reason that he is so unquestionably
we'll suited with his condition.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
RIsKED LIFE TO SAVE HORSE.

Struggling in the waters of the
lives of his horses, which were in
danger of drowning, Jack Patterson,
driver for Frye & Co., worked des-
perately for more than half an hour
yesterday morning at Elliott avenue
and Stone street.
Three of the horses, including the
stable pet, Buck, were saved through
the work of the driver. A fourth an
imal, Bucks mate, one of the wheel
horses, was drowned before Patterson
could reach him.
The heavy truck loaded with two
tons of meat was crossing the trestle
at $40 o'clock yesterday morning.
The trestle had been weakened by
the storm of the night before by
floating debris driven against the
piling, which had torn away the foun-
dations of the bridge. In its weak
ened condition the trestle went down
under the weight of the wagon, its
load and the four draught horses.
With crash the heavy load sank
through the planking and into the
water, fifteen feet deep at the time.
Patterson went down with the mass
of wreckage, but climbed speedily to
the bridge and called for assistance.
Seeing that 'longshoremen from the
docks had heard his cries and were
hurrying to his assistance, Patterson
climbed down into the water again.
He had large knife open in his hand
and went to work cutting the harness
from the horses. The two leaders
were freed first and made their way
to shore. The two wheel horses we're
struggling desperately and were al
most hopelessly entangled in their
harness. One was drowned before
Patterson could aid him, but the driv-
er worked like a madman to save
Buck, the other horse. Big Buck was
the pet of the stable, and Patterson
could not see him drowned there like
a rat in trap.
Patterson called for revolver, and
one was lowered to him. His idea
was to shoot Buck if he saw he could
not extricate him from a lingering
death in the water However, Buck
was cut loose and made his way to
safety.
The meat in the wagon was badly
damaged and the horses that were
saved considerably injured.
Patterson was not seriously hurt.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
HOW HE'D KNOW.

The Patient-"But look here!
ting absent treatment"
The Healer-''Don't worry, I'll
send you an itemized bill. Life,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
THE MALICE OF WOMAN

Harry-"Are those curls Kate
wears, natural?"
Mame-"Natural? I should say
so! I'd defy anybody to tell them
from her own hair Baltimore
American
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
HOPELESS.

Mrs. Newrich never wears any
thing that becomes her"
'tNo; she is simply waste of fine
clothes. st Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
THE PHILOSOPHERS

"Pa, what Is phi1Osopher?"
"a philosopher, Tommy, is a man
who doesn't worry any about inan-
cial stringencies, because he never
has any money. ".-Somerville Jour-
nal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
THE SITUATION

Knicker-"The various candidates
are in the hands of their friends
Booker -" Eyes, but their friends
don't know whether they are kings or
two-spots. brooklyn Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
SITCCESSFTTI,.

Hewitt painted this picture to
keep the wolf from the door"
Jewett-"If you hang it where the
wolf can see it I guess you will sue
ceed. Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
Still HungrY.

The Thin One-"Say, your dog bit
me. He's not mad, is he?"
The Fat One-"No; only disap-
pointed. d."-Brooklyn Life.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
A GENTLE HINT

When hubby telephones to say,
won't be home tonight
Till after twelve-Ive lots to do"
Just say, Dear boy, all right;
I'm going out myself tonight,
And won't be in till late"
Will he come home on time2 You beti
He'll also come home straight.
Harvard Lampoon.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02

DR.. E. S. Bailey, of Chicago, an
nounced at a medical convention in
New Orleans that he had discovered
in radio-thor made from pitchblende,
a substitution for radium, cheaper
and better in its effects.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
THE PONY AND THE PANTHER.

THE PONY AND THE PANTHER.
A story is told about pony that
saved a little girl from being torn to
pieces by panthers.
The girl was twelve years old and
she lived in Oklahoma. She mad
small pony, and many a fine gallop
over mountain trails she enjoyed
upon its back. Once she was out for
a ride cantering merrily along
through a canyon, when suddenly the
pony stopped. Two panthers crouched
in the path They sprang upon the
girl, dragged her from the saddle and
began to claw her clothing off in
strips. But the pony was quick as
the panthers. Instead of running
away, as any frightened animal
might be expected to do, it wheeled
and began to kick the panthers with
all the power of it's strong, hard
hoofs. And it's blows were so fierce
and fast that the panthers could not
endure them, but skunk growing
away, and when the little girl looked
up she saw no panther at all, but
just her pet pony standing quietly
beside her-Detroit NewsTribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02

treetops. The natives from their ele-
vation trace the deceptive course Of
the buffalo by watching the bending
of the bush, and report from time tq
time the position of the beast, so that
the hunter is prepared when the ami,
NAL breaks cover. The charge of the
buffalo is like a thunderbolt, and q
lur ge from it's horns is nearly always
fatal, even if the hunter is rescued
before being trampled to death. The
deception practiced by the buffalo Is
attributed to an instinct which tells
the animal that it is quite vulnerable
to bullet.
The rhinoceros is dreaded because
no hunter knows when and where he
will find the animal. Its habit of Sc
cluding itself in unsuspected haunts
makes it the nightmare of the hunter.
Not able to see beyond a few feet, its
attack is guided by its sense of smell,
and aided by remarkably acute hear
ing. Once started, the "rhino"
charges in a straight line without de-
fecting an inch. Armor-plated like a
battleship, this horned ram charges
with the force of a catapault. Moth
ing withstands the furious storm of
it's onset-McClure's Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
ALL DEPENDED

PA said the little Pennsylvania
boy
"Well?"
rs the moon made of green
cheese?"
Not if the contract called for
green cheese, son. But run along,
Little boys mustn't monkey with poll
tics. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02
DANGERS OF HUNTING IN AFRICA

The elements of danger in African
hunting are a revelation to an Ameri-
can sportsman. African game is
placed in this ratio of risk: 1-buf-
falo; 2-rhinocaAk; 3-lion. The
buffalo is feared vause, as the hunt
er asserts, the beaoss not play
the game fairly" 1T is considered
,.the,most vicious and cunning of all
Afr bin game. 1t attacks without
provScation. seeming to take mali
cious satisfaction in killing man.
When wounded or even angered, its
ruse is to lure its enemy into the
bush. which grows higher than a
mans head, by pretending flight.
Then the animal doubles upon its
track and makes its sudden attack
from ambush as the unsuspectng
hunter advances on the forward trail.
To chechmate This trickery, the white
hunter sends his shikaris into the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02

The first rotary converter in Ameri-
sa, as we'll as the largest, was built
by the General Electric Company.
These machines are used to change
alternating currents into direct cur
rent for street railway service.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02

The American Geographical Socie-
ty has made collection representing
the finest grades of wall maps, aliases
and other appliances used in teaching
geography in European schools. The
collection has been on exhibition in
New York for some time, and now it
is being loaned, in whole or in part,
to normal and training schools and
other educational centres throughout
the country as long as there is a de-
mand for it. This collection was
made with the expectation that it
would be useful to teachers of the
subject or those preparing 10 teach
II
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-02

A novel competition is to be de-
cided by Halleys comet, which is eX-
pected soon to come in sight for a few
months of its seventy-ive-year cir
cult around the sun. A wealthy EI-
ropean amateur astronomer offered
prize for the best computation of
this comets orbit, submitted before
the close of 1909, and a competing
ephemeris for this year and next in
dicates a very different route from
that expected, showing the perihelio1
passage in the middle of June in
stead of the middle of April, 1910.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19


received by laborers who are content
with the very small wage expressed in
silver, the owners Of the factories reap
tremendous profits in the mere ex-
change.
The stock market is huctuating and
unreliable This weakness comes be
cause of the threatened legislation
against various industrial enterprises
which would curtail the profit But in
asmuch as the new tariff is so tremen-
dously in favor of most of our manu-
facturers, that OUGHT to Offset the fear
expressed with respect To legislation,
But, as the business world generally
does, the advantage is quietly taken IN,
and the fear is paraded as the con
trolling feature. However, taking the
country at large and as unit, the dis
content OF the stock market can we'll be
ignored, for the country has undoubt-
edIy recovered it's prosperity lost in the
panic OF 1907, and the best observers
see before us a long-cOntinued period
of prosperity and activity in business.
industry, and commerce.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19
CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION.

The dispatches Of yesterday morning
union of the Central American states
ought to be of great interest. That
| is, they ought TO forecast an accom-
plished fact of the future; for none
of those so-callcd republics is able to
stand alone. and the five should unite
as fairly powerful nation, Honduras,
Guatemala, Salvador. Nicaragua, and
Costa Rlca separately are absolutely
helpless in any difficulty with other
nations, and are potent for mischief
only as against each other or within
themselves.
of justice that TO undertake TO unite
FIVE in1ammable countries like these
into one has little promise of success
that innsmuch as they cannot keep the
peace among themselves, II would be
hopeless to expect them TO keep the
united. But this leaves out the pre-
cedents of history, and the probability
as shown in other regions. To 90 no
further than our own colonies, at the
close Of the Revolution, doubtless there
would have been n good deal of fric
tIon and turmoil among them, with
quite possible fighting. if they had not
united under one federal government,
And so we believe that the turbulence
of these Central American states would
bo very much abated if they were
united under one federation. They
would have then a common rallying
point, an authority which ought to be
ample to hold them together and pre-
serve the peace. OF course, ii would
not do for the states to have their
separate armies; all of the military
strength OF the five should be COM
bined under the federal authority. The
customs dues. also, as in this country,
should be under the direction and man
agement of the federal authorities.
This would take away from the differ
MOL and would reduce any one of them
that might be disposed to trouble to
helplessness against the other four. We
leave out Panama, because this coun
try should exercise direct protectorate
over that republic, because of the canal.
The idea of a Central American
union is one Of the best thoughts of the
time, and if the influence of the United
States could be brought TO bear for the
furtherance of that project, it would
be far more TO the purpose than the
heretofore made by us III
the domestic affairs of Nicaragua,