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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-06

Autoist and Gentleman.
 There are motorists who drive automobiles with regard to the rights of others Their good example may increase their number. It was, king of France who remarked: "Mine is the burden,' as he carried an old woman's burden across a muddy street In Vermont motor ist was driving his car through one of the most rural sections of the state. He came to the top o very steep hi On each side of the road as ditch and at the bottom of the hill load of hay was qiust beginning the ascent The motorist backed his car into the ditch and wait ed for the sturdy son of the soil, who was driv- ing the load of hay, to guide his team past On the rear of the load, almost buried in the hay, reposed at full length typical old patri- arch of the hills. His face rested easily in the hands and his whiskers streamed out foot or so in the breeze. As the team passed the auto he called out with a note of surprise in his
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-06

Hearken unto me, my daughter, for in kiss ing games have had much experience; and 1 have seen them played in divers ways. Yea, the experts have | observed, and the anna teurs have caused me mirth.
 Verify, verily, there are many ways and by-ways to a kiss
 Lo! one man shall go by a side path. He shall try thee, first with secret wiles. He shall hold thy hand and sit more near. He shall ''fuss' with thy bracelets and examine thy rings; and lis arm shall glide casually across the back of thy chair. His patience shall get upon thy nerves. Yet, mark his wis dom! For if, in the end, thou resentest the kiss, he shall say "Thou leadest me on!'
 And another shall go by the high-road. Yea. he shall sit across the room and look un- utterabe things. He shall quote poetry and talk of the "higher love-" Yet, behold, the ''higher love" shall end in exactly the same spot upon thy lips as doth the lighter love! !!
 But third shall take the short cut Yea, without warning shall he fall upon thee and gather thee up in his arms. and thou shalt not resist him! Lo! thine anger shall be broken against thee; for he shall get the kiss.
 charge thee, say unto no man after he hath kissed thee Alas repent of my fol- ly; and l have not slept all night for weeping Lo! what must thou think of mel" For he hath heard this many times before, and he shall sigh within his sleeve, as at an ancient joke. Moreover, the time for repentance is between the lip and the kiss; and no man can be convinced after thou hast kissed him.
 My daughter, judge not any mans love by the order of his first kiss, neither by his sec ond, but by the enthusiasm with which he seeketh third.
 Verify, verify, the ways of lover are devi- ous. Some shall go by the local and some by the express and some shall take 'speciai"; 1; yet "all roads lead to Rome," and all the love routes to kiss. Selah
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-06
voice. "Gosh Tain't often we meet gentle man in one O. them things"
Dukes and TaratioR.

Dukes and TdTatioR.
 The new land taxation in England especially affects the dukes Of these there are twenty seven, outside the royal family, and they own over 100000 acres. Five of them, the dukes of Sutherland, Bucceuch, Richmond, Fife, and Athol, have an aggregate acreage of 2566, ,263 1; i've with the dukes of Devonshire, Portland, Argyll Northampton, and Hamilton added, con trol 2,456,81S acres. The valuation of the twen- ty-seven ducal estates, minng properties, shoot ng rentals, and metropolitan holdings being ex- cluded, is estimated at $10,000,000, and when the immense acreage and the magnificent resi- dences are considered, this seems mreasonably low. It is to correct this low valuation, based upon the local rating of a generation or two ago. that the government now seeks to enact legislation requiring a valuation entirely new and up to date. In order to secure it, the gov ernment is now willing to spend $10,00000O in defraying the cost of re-valuing all the land in the kingdom.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-06
PASSING EVENTS

Fencing for Women.
 Fencing is advocated as an exercise especial ly improving to the feminine figure. A girl who is too stout cannot fence well, so if she practices regularly the surplus fat disappears as if by magic. And the girl that is too thin for the present beauty standard fills out wonderfully after she has a few months hard work with the foils. Fencing seems to smooth out all the i'm perfections of contour. And that is not it's greatest advantage. The rapid movements re- quired in practice will quicken the sluggish tenn perament. Fencing improves the vision, be- cause a fencer must learn to see quickly and the body learns to move in the most graceful atti- tudes. Fencing means grace One cannot be- come expert with the foils without acquiring
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-06

sinuous and attractive poses, and the move ments that are learned in this sport are used un- consciously in every other A good fencer will develop into good dancer.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-06
The Sayings Of Mrs. Solomon
BY MAUD MARIE

(Being the Confessions of the Seven Hundreth wfe)
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-06

The Silver Belt has larger paid cir culation than any daily newspaper in the world published in city with 12,O00 or less population.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
A DRAMATIC MOMENT.

The mob surged thickest around
one little old man with black felt
hat and gray oyercoat. This was Pre-
feet of Police Lepine, who, with a
silver headed cane under his arm,
had come to see things for himself.
The crowd only recognized him when
he was among them, for this brave
little man of sixty, who nearly lost
his life en- Wednesday night, had
noon and stood entirely alone among
a sea of threatening faces and
clenched fists upraised.
Then came a diversion. A large,
red-bearded man in check suit and
corduroys, shouted in stentorian
tones:
Comrades, he is all alone and is
an old man. Don't hurt him."
He was only just in time. A Paris
crowd loves personal courage and ad-
mires it, but in the crowd on the
Place de Clichy were many evil-faced
men with loaded sticks, who writhed
and pushed in toward the prefect.
Inc apdCueS VI dilo nave loaSoh "
hate Lepine, and it is undoubtedly
that the colossus with the red beard
saved him from being murdered.
Eyes, don't let him be crushed" !"
shouted the crowd, and the man with
the red beard and thousands of others
formed themselves into a bodyguard
and made lane through the mass of
people for Lepine to stroll out
through it to the soldiers.
Thank you," he said, and laughed.
Danger always amuses Lepine.-
Paris Cable to New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
Seven Rules Of Life.

Live upstairs if you wish to be in
good health. up how many fiights?'
Only one flight of seven steps. 1 will
describe them.
First Step-Eat wheat, oats, corn,
fruits. beef, mutton, plainly cooked,
in moderate quantity, and but two
meals day.
Second Step-Breathe good air day
and night.
Third Step-Exercise freely in the
open air.
Fourth step-Retire early and rise
early.
Fifth Step-Wear flannel next your
skin every day Of the year, and so dis
pose your dress that your limbs may
be kept warm. Battle frequently.
Sixth Step-Live in the sunshine.
Let your bedroom be one which re-
ceives a flood of light and spend your
days either out in the sunlight or in
a room which is we'll lighted.
Seventh Step-Cultivate cheerful
temper. Seek the society of jolly peo-
pie. Absolutely refuse to worry, and
above all. don't be afraid to laugh
Live above. Sickness cannot crawl uT
there. Disease prowls about III the
basement. Rarely does it get up
atairs.-Dr. F, C. Butler, in Chicago
Journal,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
CHICK O. TIME"

Where hundreds of men are "pros-
pecting" one of them is liable, OF
course, to stumble upon a ledge that
''pass out" in paying gold Or silver.
That lucky find" gives birth to a
dozen stories about millionaires who
have become rich beyond the
dreams Of ayarice" by some FORUM
ate accident. The following story,
which the reader may believe or not,
as it pleases him, Of miners expert
ence is original in thatsit permits
gunpowder to play the chief part in
enriching the man.
A miner named John Quincy
Adams was prospecting in the noun
tains. While tr1dging along, one hot
day, through Il gulch where the sun
had a good chance at his back, he
suddenly smelled smoke. He glanced
quickly in every direction to ascer-
tain the origin of the smoke; but
seeing nothing, resumed his journey
A moment later the smell re
turned, stronger than ever. A light
and gave him to understand that his
haversack was on fire. Like al
miners, he carried a large lens fol
the purpose of examining the speci'
mems and the sand i'll his pan, and
the truth flashed upon him.
For want Of room he had hung the
glass on the outside, and the rays oI
the sun had been concentrated OF
his haversack, which was thus set OIL
fire. As among its contents were
twelve or fifteen pounds Of powder
he lost no, time i'll dropping the bur
den and gRtting as far away as possi
BILE.
The haversack fell between two
huge stones, out of sight. Adam:
reached a safe distance, and watched
! the smoke rising from his worldly
possessions. Suddenly there was {
deafening report. The ground trem
bied, and Adams lodged behind {
huge stone.
Rising, he went to the spot t.
gather up what he could find, wher
his eyes almost started out of hi:
head at seeing the quartz that hac
been blown up fairly glittering Will
gold. His powder had done better
on its own account tlan it had eve1
done on his, and had literally blown
| open q gold-mine fer his benefit. H
was made a rich man, and named
his mine the mick q Time
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
There are no apples in China be-
yond the small crab apples.


Among the catering curiosities Of
Ostend is an automatic restaurant in
stalled in the Rue Ruede Flandre.
The various cooked viands on little
paper trays are displayed in glass
fronted compartments of long buff
fet, and are released for consumption
by placing tcn-centimc or Other
piece in the proper slot. Sandwiches.
sausages, sardines. cheese, roast beef,
filleted fish, ETC., are thus obtain
able; and drinks, including lager
beer, vermouth, cognac, bitters, etc,
are dispensed on the same plan. The
Automatic Restaurant is greatly in
favor with the humble trippers who
flock into Ostend on Sundays and fete
davs-The Caterer
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
THE RAIN.

A million little fairy feet all dancing over
Oh, don't I love to hear it when I'm
snuggled up in bed!
When mother takes the light away and
says, Now, so to sleep"
And [ lie there and listen to the talrles
little feet!
I think of all the thirsty things out in the
field and wood,
And how they drink the raindrops ln-oh,
it must feel so good!
And how the tiny blades of grass come
stretching up to see
Where all the patter comes from and what
ever it can be.
I think of mothers rain-barrel and of the
waterspout,
And how the water rlIshes in and tumbles
to get out
And how the birds out in the woods must
snuggle down to keep
Their bahy-birdies warm and dry beneath
their breasts asleep.
I think of all the puddles there'll be out in
the rain,
And of my brand-ncw rubber boots-just
purpose for the rain.
And there [ lie and listen to the fairies
overhead
Oh. don't you love to hear them when
you're snuggled up in bed?
Harriet Crocker Leroy, in Youths Com
panion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
@ % o O O o o O o ~
1AS@For the Childrenkhs nkhs59a1 3 u! ~

see but some more jack-o' lanterns
coming up the path!
"a party! a party" screamed Bob;
"a pumpkin party!'
80 mamma, pumpkin party"
shouted Dofie.
It was the three Kips-May, San
born and Bradford-and Max Blow
was with them-everybody with a
lantern; why, that made seven in all!
"a fine ring of them when they were
all set down on the piazza in cir
clei Around this ring the children
capered and danced, looking at 1t
from all sides and laughing at the
jack-o'-lantern smiles and shadows
and lights that they made.
Each jack was so fixed that he
could be carried around by string,
and SO could take part in professions.
Lovely parades they had on the YER
anda and down on the paths under
the trees. They kept it up an hour,
and more than an hour!
And when Dorothy was going to
bed she told her mother that she had
never had such a good time before in
all her whole life; and Bob called
out: That's because you never had
one single pumpkin party before this
one!"-Susan P. Peckham, in the
Christian Register.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
A CHINESE HEROINE.

The moral and intellectual stand
ards of the Chinese are so different
from ours that their popular charac-
ters are as likely to appear ridiculous
in our own eyes as to loom sublime.
When, for instance, they accord me-
mortal honors to young woman who
cut slices from her arms and added
them to the medicine of an aged par
ent, in the hope Of imparting to him
some of her own youthful vigor, our
sentiment of admiration is not un-
mixed with other feelings.
Still, there are Chinese characters
whose heroism we can admire. One
of them-and a great favorite with
Chinese historians and poets-is
Queen Mi wife of the Emperor Liu.
During the rebellion of Tsao a
great battle was fought, the chroni-
clers relate, in which the forces OF
the emperor became scattered, and
his household dispersed. While the
combat still ragged, Queen Mi found
herself alone, abandoned, cruelty
wounded by an arrow, and tottering
feebly through the bloody grass on
her s'three-inch gold lilies (com-
pressed feet), bearing in her arms
the little A-tou, heir to the imperial
| line
She was not his own mother, but
i her maternal devotion was none the
j less perfect. Dragging herself pain
! fully to a half-ruined hut, she
crouched against the wall with the
baby wrapped in her robe. Present
ly a horseman rode up and discov-
cred her. He proved to be Chao-tzu-
lung, a faithful general Of the en-
peror. Frustrating himself at her
feet, he begged her to mount his
horse, with the child: he would fight
on foot at their side, and endeavor
to break through the enemy's lines
to the loyal army on the farther side.
tremendously bidding him rise,
the grateful queen in her turn knelt,
mot to her general, but to his loyal
ty," and assured him that she trusted
him to rescue the heir, but that he
must leave her to die. A warrior on
foot, encumbered by wounded
woman as we'll as a baby, would be
at a fatal disadvantage. He must
ride, and carry the child.
place him beneath your corselet,
next your heart" she said, mot too
tightly, nor yet so very loose
But Chao-tzu-lung could not bring
himself to abandon the queen, seeing
which she suddenly stopped, laid
A-tou at his feet, and running with a
last muster of her strength to well
near at hand, sprang down it to her
death.
Then, indeed, the general took the
baby as she had bidden him, and
charging the emmy in fury of grief
and rage, broke through their lines
bore the heir in safety to his father
Liu, and told to him and his guard
the story of the queens self-sacrif1ce
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
SNAKE CAuGHT RALL.

"When | was captain and manager
of the Richmond (Va) team in
1894" said Jimmy Gilman, who is
we'll remembered for his funny antics
on the diamond, "a long, lean, rakish
fellow came to me one day and ap-
piled for job on my nine.
Who are you?' 1 asked.
Me? I'm Lariat-Throwing Joe
O'Brien,' he said, as if astCnished be-
cause | didn't know him.
What's lariat-throwing got to do
with baseball?' 1 sneored, trying to
move away.
Not mucn, cap'n; not much, per-
haps, unless you're playing ball in a
snake country like this he replied,
soft and gentle like. And then he
told me his story.
I'm a ballplayer by profession
and a lariat throWer by BIRTH SAID
Ire O'Brien. My father and granC'
6dther made their living ropinG hoTsr
an1 cattle en- the plains. When l VIZ
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03

fifteen years old could whirl larfat
over the horns of COW or bull as we'll
as the best OF them
Jake Wells, my star catcher came
up at this time and heard the rest of
O'Brien's story-heard it and believed
it, for our ball park in Richmond
was a regular summing place for
snakes.
One day. O'Brien went on,"I was
playing centrefeld at Ell Paso, Texas.
The outfeld was almost alive with
biacksnakes. 1 stepped on at least
a dozen while I was chasing the ball.
Many of them were big enough to
swallow a bird or a bunny at one
gulp, ut they were perfectly harm
less and showed no resentment when
I accidentally trod on them.
In the ninth inning, with man
on third and two out, the man at the
bat hit the ball far over M head. I
ran back to where it rolled just in
time to see it disappearing between
the jaws Of one of the largest and
most beautiful blacksnakes I had ever
seen.
There was 10 time to try to res
cue the ball, and SO I seized the rep
tile by his wiggling tail, and all Of
my lariat-throwing instinct came back
to me like flash. | swung the snake
around my head two or three times
to get up speed, and then, with great
adroitness, Strengthened him out with
a sudden snap, his head aimed toward
the plate.
Swifter and straighter than I
could possibly have thrown in, the
ball shot across the field straight in.
the catcher's mitt, and the runner was
out by just a step. Do l get job?'
eyes, says I, you do And the
baseball records for 1894 will tell you
that Lariat-Throwing Joe O'Brien was
the best outfelder the fans of Rich
mond ever applaude7."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
GRAY WOLF OF LOUISIANA.


The largest gray wolf ever 2een in
this parish was killed by Owen
Weems this morning about three
miles south of here. This wolf has
been terrorizing the inhabitants OF
the Seventh and Eighth Wards for
several years, and it is a well known
fact that he has killed hundreds OF
sheep and hogs. A. M. Edwards lost
many valuable hogs. until finally or
ganized parties would sit up at night
in an effort to kill the arimal bir.
Edwards offered a standing reward
of S1G0 to the person who killed the
wolf. Mr.. Howse, who lives in the
same neighborhood, lost several head
of hogs and sheep by the nightly
visits Of the gray fellow, and he con-
GRADUATED Weems on his good marks
manship.
The wolf was on exhibition here
this afternoon in a billiard hall and
attracted considerable attention. An
admission of ten cents was charged to
view the corpse, ten per cent. of the
fund realized to go for school pur-
poses.
Mr.. Howse upon hearing that the
wolf had been killed brought his en-
tire family to town to take look at
the animal which had caused his fam
lily so much alarm during the last two
years. The wolf appears to be about
twelve-years old, with teeth decayed,
and has the appearance OF a great
dog. His head is peculiarly shaped,
not like the wolves of the Northwest,
but has a large, fat head. The ami
! NAL weighs eighty pounds and stood
about three and one-half feet high.
Weems saw the animal this morn
| ing while out hunting, and at first
| thought it was dog, but upon closer
! inspection fired load of buckshot
: into the right shoulder, causing in
| stant death. The skin will be stuffed
! and preserved. - Hammond Core
spondence, New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
The New Usher.

The congregation of certain
church is not exclusive" but some
Of it's members were surprised at the
appointment of a new usher. Ihey
said that he might be very good
young man, but he had not belonged
very long 10 the church, and, besides,
it seemed unlikely that street car
conductor would suit the etiquette OF
q house OF worship. But the trustees
said that he had been chosen for that
very reason, adding: We need a
man Of that kind to deal with the
end scat hog. He is a greater
nuisance in the church than in the
cars. Early in the service he plants
himself at the aisle end Of a free pew.
and later comerS who are ushered
into that pew, fall all over him taking
their places. 1t takes man with grit
to make him move along. This for
mer conductor has the grit, and he
las tact gained from experience.
That is why we made him usher. -
Washington Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
WE ESCAPE THIS.

Under what kind of tree in
quired the song writer, "does the Es-
kimo make love?"
Under no kind of a tree," an
swered the citizen addressed. Il am
clad to say that there is no vegetation
in the extreme north. - Louisville
Cnlrier- IOurnal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
HAWK AND SPARROW.

All but one of the players stand
In circle clasping each others hands,
which are held out at arms length.
The one outside the circle is the spar
row. He touches one Of the players
in the circle. The one touched be-
comes the hawk and must run after
the sparrow until he catches him.
The sparrow can only run around the
circle and in and out under the arms
Of the players in the ring The hawk
must follow under the arms of the
same players. When the sparrow is
caught he takes his place in the cir
Gle and the hawk becomes the SPAR
row for the next Washington
Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-03
A NIssIoNARY's EXPERIENCE.

1t was one hour before sundown
on a cloudy, drizzly afternoon. l had
my double umbrella, black inside and
white outside, for Tending off both
sun and rain, but had it closed over
nv hand without clasping it, to go
through a narrow opening in the
bushes. l had crossed a little open
grass plot of few rods, ard was just
entering a narrow footpath through
the mountain jungle, that would take
me down to the east foot OF the
! mountains, where | was to meet my
! pony.
| Suddenly a tiger sprang into the
rath ard disputed passage. l saw at
once what he wanted; only great hum
ger impeIs these tigers to come out
; during the day. Ee had had no
breakfast and wanted missionary
meat for supper. l did not wish him
| to have it.
| 1t is always best if a scrimmage is
! to take place to be the attacking par
ty. When I was a boy | had gone
out among an Indian tribe in Michf-
gan and learned their war Whoop.
! snringing forward I raised this war
whoop, and At the same time sudden
! ly orened my double umbrella.
Springing aside, over bush, into the
open ground, he made for the crest
! of the hill. Straight as an arrow he
| went through crevice in the nil.
| About twenty feet down on the other
side I knew he would strike on grassy
| ground, and the slope from there led
down to q little stream, which my
path again crossed, less than quar-
ter of a mile below. I scrambled up
the hill to the creyice and saw the
tiger trotting down the slope evident
! " wondering whether he had done
wise thing in running away.
Putting MY head with its big, white
sun hat into the opening, l once more
raised the war whoop. Down the
tiger dashed again with speed. When
his pace slackened 1 repeated the op-
Grafton and on he dashed, and so con-
tinued until he entered the woods on
the opDosite side OF the valley. Then
T turned and wended my way to the
foot of the hill, mounted my pony
and kept my appointment.-Dr Jacob
! Chamberlain Story Of Missionary
Life