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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
KEEP OFF THE ICE.

KEEP OFF THE ICE.
Small boy Sidney Saltonstall Sackett,
Forbid on the pond to slide,
Stood listening to the gay racket
Of the boys on the opposite side.
II don't believe father would care; he
Must know the ice would bear me;
Oh, grown-up folks are so scarey!"
And to cross the pond he tried.
Small boy Sidney Saltonstall Sackett,
Though the ice was but cat.ice and thin,
With the heel of his boot did hack it,
And with him the pond caved in;
The water was shallow; still he
Was soaked through and through and
most chilly,
And the water froze on him until he
Was iced from his heels to his chin.
Small boy Sidney Saltonstall Saekett,
Called for help at the top of his voice;
Some great big boys heard the racket
And pulled him out in a trice.
They laughed till the wellzin cracked,
At poor shivering Sidney S. Sackett,
But father warmed his jacket
And repeated. Keep off the ice"
Kate Hudson, in Christian Register.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED
STATES,

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
L. George Washington, Virginia,
April 80, 17S9-1797.
2. John Adams, Massachusetts,
March 4, 1797-1S01.
8. Thomas Jefferson, Virginia,
March 4, 1801-1809.
4. James Madison, Virginia, March
4, 1SO9-1817.
S. James Monroe, Virginia, March
4, 1817-1S25.
6. John @. Adams, Massachusetts,
March 4, 1S25-1S29.
7. Andrew Jackson, Tennessee,
March 4, 1829-1S37.
8. Martin Van Buren, New York,
March 4, 1S37-1841.
9. VIM. H. Harrison, Ohio, March
4, 1841-1S41.
10. John Tyler, Virginia, April 6,
1841-1S45.
IL. James K. Polk, Tennessee,
March 4, 1S45-1849.
12. Zachary Taylor, Louisiana,
March 4, 1S49-1S50.
13. Millard Fillmore, New 1orh'
July 10, 1S50-1853.
IA. Franklin Pierce, New Hamp-
shire, March 4, 1S53-1S57.
Is. James Buchanan, Pennsyl-
vania, March 4, 1S57-1S61.
16. Abraham Lincoln, Illinois,
March 4, 1S61-1S65.
IT. Andrew Johnson, Tennessee,
April Is, 1S65-1S69.
18. U. S. Grant, Illinois, March 4,
1S69-1S77.
10. R. B. Hayes, Ohio, March q,
1S7718S1.
20. James A. Garfield, Ohio,
March 4, 1SS1-1SS1.
|. 81. Chester A. Arthur, New York,
September 20, 1SS1-1SS5.
22. Grover Cleveland, New York,
March 4, 1S85-18S9.
23 Benjamin Harrison, Indiana,
March 4, 1SS9-1883.
"a. Grover Cleveland, New York.
March 4, 1893-1S97.
25. William Mckinley, Ohio,
March 4. 1S97-19O1.
26. Theodore Roosevelt, New
York, September "a, 1901-1909.
27. William H. Taft, Ohio, March
4, 1909.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
HANDLING HORSES.

When handling horse, self con-
troll is essential. Don't get out OF
patience and kick and fume II the
animal does not do just as you wish.
Try again for probably the dumb
brute did not quite understand what
you expected it to do, and then give
the horse the order; don't expect the
animal to guess what you want done.
If you have horses keep close
watch on your teamster. II he ham
dies the horses brutally, or with poor
Judgment, pay him off at once and
get another man. 1t is easier to get
another teamster than it is to get
another team. Don't fail to keep an
eye on mischievous boys, for they VIII
tease and torment a horse just Tor
the fun of it. This may result In the
horse developing the habit or Kick.
ing, striking or biting
Some horses develop into the habit
of kicking while standing in the sta
BILE. 1t is always dangerous to enter
the stall of kicker, so the sooner
the animal is broken of the mean
trait the safer becomes the lives OF
those who find OCCASION to have any
thing to do with it. Tie the horss
short, so as not to give any slack rope
to allow it's backing up. Fill bag
with hay, straw or sawdust and sus-
pend 1t from the ceiling by q rope
directly behind the horses hooks.
Now make it believe that you intend
to enter the stall. Up come the heels.
striking the bag; it rebounds and
strikes the horse. Again, pretend
you intend to enter. The same thing
is repeated. The horse becomes
afraid and Quivers as it attempts to
crowd into the forward corners of the
stall.
When only one horse is kept in
stable it seldom kicks the sides of its
stall. Turning the stall kicker into
box stall has frequently broken up
the habit, but when that convenience
is not at hand, other measures are re-
sorted to. A club OF two or three
inches in diameter, and about eigh-
teen inches long, so as not to make q
bruise, will do the job. Fasten the
CJuU W LuS ISS dI IAC hOSh JoAhs ~
one of it's ends, thus making loose,
swinging club. AS the horse kicks
the side Of the stall the club strikes
the leg sharply. The horse soon
learns that when it keeps Its feet
quiet the club infiicts no pain.
Halter pulling is very common
among horses chat are improperly
handled. Fortunately the remedy Is
simple and effective, breaking up the
habit in a very short time. Fasten q
long rope to the halter, slipp.hg the
loose end through the ring. Pass the
unengaged end of the rope between
the forelocks and then over the back,
bringing it over on the other side and
fastening it to the rope, between the
forelegs, in a slip knot. When the
horse pulls on the halter the large
moose tightens up on its body. and II
soon gives up the pulling. Another
| good way to fasten the rope Is to tie II
to one of the hind legs. If the horse
pulls, it simply pulls itself off its feet
American Cultivator.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.


The story of the crew of whaling
vessel wrecked off Cape Parry in
drifting fog is given in Mr.. A. H. Har-
rison's book, 'In Search of Polar
Continent" The Alexander at the
time was steaming g. full speed, and
when first it struck, the crew. not
seeing anything in front of them,
thought they had collided with piece
of drifting ice; but on striking again,
the vessel Immediately filled with
water, so they hardly had time to
rush to the boats, which they had
great difficulty in lowering.
1t was then that Captain Tilton
man to leave the ship, and just as
the boats were being pushed off, he
Jumped from the vessel, but missed
the stern of the boat, and fell into the
sea. Luckily, however, he managed
to catch a rope that was thrown to
him, but it was not without difficulty
that he was pulled into the boat when
he had been dragged alongside.
The mist was SO dense that they
had no idea of their locality, but on
reaching the shore they saw the
rocky headline of Cape Parry looming
over them, and then they knew that
they had at least four hundred miles
to travel before regaining Herschel
Island, this, too, along barren and
deserted coast-line in open boats, and
probably in a raging sea.
This wreck occurred on August 16,
yet on August 26 they arrived at Her
schel Island, every one of them strong
and well, and no whit the worse for
his adventure. They made the whole
journey through rough seas and
through gales of wind. Every stitch
on their backs was constantly
drenched.
Of supplies they carried only that
scanty portion which whaleboat al
ways has on hand for an emergency;
nor are the emergencies contemplated
of such duration.
Every now and then they had to
put ashore to find fresh water and to
snatch a few winks of sleep, and |
can answer for it that putting ashore
here is no easy matter, for there are
many miles of coast-line along which
it is almost impossible to find place
for landing in a strong wind.
These men doggedly held on their
course, crossing two large bays,
Franklin Bay and Liverpool Bay
until at last they reached the Maken-
zie Delta, and keeping we'll to sea-
ward of this, they arrived in storm
which prevented ships from putting
to sea.
They made fine, heroic effort. II
had been a case of do or die with
every one of them, and they had car
ried on a desperate and unceasine
struggle, and had accomplished an
average daily journey of forty miles
in an open boat.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

pated in a thrilling little episode that
occurred at Lafayette College twenty
or twenty-five years ago. The Rev.
DIP. J. r. Paxton, then pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn, was delivering
lecture for the benefit of the Grand
Army of the Republic on ''The Ex-
perience of a Private Soldier" or
some kindred topic, and the house
was crowded. He began his address
by saying that the Civil War between
the States did not commence at Fort
Sumter, as was generally supposed,
but that the first battle was fought
in a room in one of the dormitories
at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania.
That room, he said, was occupied by
two young men who loved each other
even more than if they had been
brothers. One Of them came from the
North and was thoroughly imbued
with Northern ideas. The other was
from the South and was equally con-
fident and jealous of the justice of
his cause; but they managed to avoid
controversies and never alluded to
the political situation for fear that
their difference of opinion might dis
turb their loving friendship. But the
time came when they could not con-
ceal their thoughts from each other,
and the discussion of some political
event precipitated a crisis.
Words provoked wrath, and were
fo1l hv h1orvc on6 nr povf0n
described the rough-and-tumble figkl
which took place, without spectators,
between those two boys in their room
in the old dormitory at Lafayette.
They were evenly matched in strength
and they fought till they were both
exhausted and most of their furniture
was ruined. Then the Southern boy
threw his few belongings into a
satche1 and left the room, never to
return. There were no goodbys and
no explanations of his departure, but
1t became known later that he had
joined the Confederate army. The
next week the Northern boy dropped
his studies, enlisted in the Union
army and served through the war;
when he returned to college and fin
ished his course, studied theology,
became minister and stood before
the audience that night.
'I often wonder what became OF
my chum," continued DR.. Paxton.
"He was dearer to me than any boy
I have ever known, but I was too
proud to seek a reconciliation, and
suppose he felt the same way. have
never heard from him since that night
and I would be glad to know that he
is alive and WE'LL"
"He Is here!" cried voice in the
back of the hall, apd gentleman
arose from the audience.
care you Duncan B. COOPER" In
quired DR.. Paxton, eagerly.
GAS sure as you are John r. Pax
| ton," was the reply.
| "Then come up here on the plat
form"
The two men grasped hands warm
ly, while the audience burst into a
frenzy of applause. When silence
was at last restored DR.. Paxton
placed his arm affectionately around
Mr.. Cooper's shoulders and re-
marked:
Ladies and gentlemen, the war is
er."-New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
TALES OF
IN A TRAP.

The amusements of the tourist in
Florida apparently, to judge from an
Incident recorded by A. w. and ]. A.
0imock in "Florida Entertainments"
include the possibility of thrilling ad-
venture The author tells of lying
1own near the river-bank and read
ng until he became drowsy. He had
Just decided it to be the very time
and place for a nap, when he was
startled by a slight rustling in the
ong grass beside him.
II rolled over and all the conduits
IF my blood froze up Within two
feet of my face was the end of the
:ail of a big alligator, whose great
:orm, partly traceable through the
:all sedge, ha1f-encircled me as I lay
seside him. Whether he was asleep
or only playing possum was quite i'm
material. 1 was in a trap, sure
enough.
ga plunge into the sluggish Homo
sassa would only have transferred
the trouble to an element even less
favorable to me. For long minutes
lay breathless, wondering whether
my victim would open the BALI
with his teeth or his tail. dared
not shout for my boatman, and that
black imp had been trained not to
come until he was called.
"Time and again the waving of a
blade of grass sent discordant vibra-
tions through my nerves until the
suspense became intolerable. Slowly
1 turned the rife, which was pointed
over the river and away from my bed
fellow, until its muzzle was directed
toward the head, which vainly tried
to locate exactly.
Gas the hammer was raised, while
the held-back trigger prevented any
warning click, some measure OF hope
returned. One little glimpse of eye
Or ear, and the brute's brains might
be distributed outside the zone OF
mischief. But in random shot there
are many blanks and few prizes. The
outline of the body was fairly indi-
Gated, but reptile, shot through the
body, is given until sundown to die,
which would have left many hours
with mischief in each minute.
Another rustling in the grass dis
pelled the vacillation which had af-
ficted me. The muzzle of the weapon
was shifted to bear upon the body
just behind where the fore shoulder
was believed to be. The slow
pressure upon the trigger was
followed by a roar which broke a
great silence, and head was lifted
high above me, with wide-,open jaws,
from which proceeded a hiss like that
of many serpents. Forward and back
flashed the lever of the Winchester,
while a stream of flame scorched the
mouth of the reptile as a fortunate
bullet passed through its brain.
GAS 1 gazed refectively upon my
late bedfellow, the silence was broken
by the voice of my boatman:
"'Did he crawl on the bank while
you's asleep?'
eyes, Tat, he crawled on the bank
while We were asleep"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
Nyby Church Bells Any More?

Every once in a while discussion
arises as to the use Of church bells.
Their utility was long ago given up.
Their beauty is still defended by
some. But in the end the discussion
comes back to the question of loca-
ton. In the country, where distances
are long, and sounds softened,
church bell is still enjoyable. But in
the city street, where hundreds and
thousands are close by, the sound is
to most of them a noisy clangor.-
Waterbury (Conn.) American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
CARE OF SHEEP.

Great care should be taken to have
everything about the sheep barns in
proper shape for lambs.
It is best that the feeding racks
should be movable so that the 1ooE
can be kept even.
If the manure is allowed to pile
up and pack unevenly, the ewes are
liable to get cast.
Every eve should be put in place
by herself until the lamb is about
eight days old.
Care should be taken that there
are no places where the lamb can
creep away from its mother.
A young lamb will soon become
chilled if it gets away from its dam,
and often she will not own 1t when
it is put back.-Farmers' Home jour-
nal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
COW RATIONs.

Hoards Dairyman, referring to COW
rations, says, feed cows weighing 1000
pounds thirty-fve pounds of silage
per day and all the timothy and clo-
yer hay they will consume. Then
make mixture of 400 pounds OF
bran, 400 pounds of ground oats. zoo
pounds of cottonseed meal and 100
pounds of Oil meal. AS rule one
pound of this combination. would be
about right for each three pounds OF
milk produced, but to feed fifteen to
eighteen pounds of this mixture per
day, the amount required for COW
giving sixty pounds of milk would be
an exceedingly large allowance OF
concentrates, and but few animals will
handle this amount to advantage.
When more than twelve pounds OF
grain are fed per day to an individual.
care must be exercised, or there is
danger of injuring the animal by over
feeding.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

The Paris Academy Of Sciences has
appointed a committee to consider
suggestion by NJ Bouquet de la Grye
concerning the application of wireless
telegraphy to the problem of the de-
termination of longitude at sea. The
idea is to utilize the wireless tele-
graph station of the Eiffel tower in
order to send, for instance, every
night at midnight Hertzian signal
giving the time of the meridian of
Paris. M. Bouquet de la Grye thinks
that if a station were established at
the peak of Teneriffe signals could be
detected completely around the earth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
REASON.

Mamma, said small Gregory, who
had been reading proverbs, L know
why a burnt child breads the fire"
WHY, dear?" asks his mother.
because when he gets burned
once, the burn makes him smart
enough 10 keep away from the stove
again. Chicago Daily News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
As to Friends.

Friends" said Uncle Eben, "is
good deal like mushrooms. It's Of
ten hard to tell de difference between
de good ones an de bad ones until
it's everlastin'ly too late. Wash
ington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

An incandescent lamp in its green
shade will, when turned upward to-
ward the ceiling, spread a soft and
pleasantly diffused light plenty strong
enough for a room where no reading
is to be done When the lamp is usna
in this way no shadows are cast.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

The Petit Creusot, of Chalon,
France, has just launched a submar-
inc engine of destruction invented by
M. Gustave CADET. 1t is a radio-auto-
matte torpedo controlled by Hertzian
waves and is capable of carrying ex-
plosive charges varying from 800 to
900 Kilograms Ca kilogram is equal
to about 22 pounds). Such charges
striking the strongest armored war
ships would sink them in few Sec
onds. The experiments proved en-
tirely successful.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
Gliding the Commonplace.

"Some people can make even the
most commonplace subject interest
ing" said the Ioquacious youth.
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne.
"Do tell me something of yourself" "
Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
Iobsters Are CannibaIs.

HOLSTERS cannot be persuaded to
grow up together peaceably If a
dozen newly hatched specimens ara
put into a aquarium. within a few
days there will be only one-a large
fat and promising youngster. He will
have eaten all the rest.-Home Notes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

Two English inventors claim to
save from five to oseventy-five per cent.
on gas bills by the use of their ma
chine, which carburets the air with
small portion of petrol vapor, produc-
ing highly Illuminating non-eZplo-
SiVe gas.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

The cleptograph, an Italian inven-
ton, is camera-burglar trap. A
thief cannot enter the room without
disturbing one of the wires, and the
machine then turns toward the point
where the disturbance arises, sets fire
to a magnesium light, rings an alarm
and takes a snapshot of the intruder.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
A DTSJNHERITED PRINCE.

There was once disinherlted
prince named Hector, who lived in 4
forest with the birds and beasts. The
only way he could gain his father S
throne vas by some heroic deed. In
the juEgle near where he lived was q
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

During the first ten months of 1905
che number of homestead entries re-
corded in Canada was 31,57S, an In,
crease of 6273 over the correspond.
ang period Of 1907.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
VALUE OF BIRDS.

The all important value of bird life
is graphically described by bird
lover, as follows:
"Kill bird life, and then insect, ro-
dent, reptilian and other animal life
will absorb the last vestige of support
for man on this earth, and he in his
turn will give way to starvation or
the maws of more powerful than his
own species. Indiana Farmer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

A man in Denver has invented
phonographic safe lock which can be
opened only by the voice of the man
who closed it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14
arm Topics
,Soooooooooooooooo0o0o0
DUAL PURPOSE cow.

The difference between the dual
purpose cow and the dairy COW is just
the difference between machine that
is made for its purpose and one that
is not. What would you think OF
man who would go out to his field to
cut grass with sewing machine?-
Ex-Governor W. D. Hoard, of Wiscon-
sin,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

THE CIVIL WARS FIRST BATTLE.
Duncan B. Cooper, one of the men
concerned in the killing of ex-Sena-
tor Carmack. of Tennessee. partici-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-05-14

walk up The curtains are drawn,
but I will have the gas lit in a mo-
ment. This is the sitting room
she went on, volubly, as she put a
match to the there is
not a more cheerful one in Cam
bridge, though l say it who shouldn't
sau 1t >,
New-York tribune., 1909-11-02
AFTER SHOW HONOR
Lieutenant Wal5Cyn an Port
soith English Horses.

lieutenant c. J. Walwyn. OF the Royal
Field Artillery, OF England, arrived here
last night on the Atlantic transport liner
Minnehaha with six horses, which will
compete in the National Horse Show at
Madison Square Garden next week. Major
j. q. Beresford, of the 7th Hussers, at
Aldershot, who is in charge of the British
officers and horses, will arrive here to-day
on the Cunarder Carmania with Lieutenant
I. Gerard Hetherington, Of the 18th Hus-
sars; Lieutenant Z. g. Yorke, of the Royal
Horse Artillery, and Lieutenant G. Bagg-
Montitlore, of the Royal Field Artillery.
Lieutenant Walwyn said last night that
he was not sure that the British horses
would make particularly good showing. as
they had been confined to the small stalls of
the steamer for nine days and will have
only a week TO prepare for the show.
Captain William s. Conrow, who was in
the Philippines with President Taft and
who IS now deputy surveyor of customs,
met Lieutenant Walwyn at the pier and
on behalf OF Surveyor Clarkson extended
10 him the courtesies of the port. Captain
Conrow was requested by General Leonard
Wood, commanding the Department OF the
East, to escort the British officers 10 Gov
ernors Island on Thursday. where they will
be received by the general and his staff.
The six horses brought over last night
on the A1innehaha are hunters. Tommy,
owned by Major Beresford, and Biscuit
and Topthorne, owned by Lieutenant Wal
wyn. have won several prizes.
They were exhibited at the International
Horse Show at San Sebastian, Spain, where
they did fairly well.
The British officers will compete in the
Garden ring with picked men OF Uncle
Sans cavalry. who are coming from Fort
Riley, Kansas, and with dashng experts
In the saddle OF the national guard. There
are two classes for officers chargers. one
of which is for the Louisville Cup, offered
by NJ. /. Akers. In these the riders will
be in uniform.
Lieutenant Gordon Johnston, one of the
group of American officers from Fort Riley,
Kansas arrived last night with thirteen
horses FOR the troop To use i'll different
competitions The horses were in good
condition and were stabbed at the armo.y
of the list Battery, Field Artillery. in West
t6th street.