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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
The Singer and the Song,

In one of his breakfast Table
papers Oliver Wendell Holmes say
that birds show all the airs, graces
and mannerisms of human singers
However, the feathered bipeds car
hardly be accused of indulging in this
concert hall twang and throaty Quav
ers affected by some of the unfeath
cred.
Signor Caruso, the great oper,
singer, tells of lady's maids artles
criticism of an amateur singer whoss
methods were of this strained order
The maid was brushing her mistress
hair when she mentioned that SHIT
had heard Miss Evans sing in tn,
parlor the night before.
"And how did you like it?" asked
the mistress.
ooh, NUM-" answered the maid
cit wuz beautiful! She sung just al
if she wuz gargling!" Woman'I
Home Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
A Woman Onion Grower.

"You may have heard how the Rio
Grande country has put the Bermuda
onion growers out of business" said
Captain George H. Darter, Of Laredo,
Tex. Our most successful grower,
by the way, is a lady, Mrs. E. c.
Dodd, who lives in my town. She
cultivated 135 acres this season and
made net profit on her onion crop
of a little over $4,000. To make
land bring a gain Of S400 an acre is
something few men have the ability
to do, and yet this lady does not seem
to regard her<feat as emitting her to
any great praise.
Mrs. Dodd looks after every de-
tail of her farm in person. Raising
onions is no child's play; it involves
hard work and great expense in our
section, where irrigation is necessary.
1t is the intention of Mrs. Dodd to
plant on a still larger scale as she
gradually brings more of her land un-
der irrigation" - Baltimore Ameri-
can
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
LINCOLN'S SERMON.

Mr.. Lincoln often preached what
he called "a sermon to his boys 1t
was: Don't drink, don't gamble,
don't smoke, don't lie, don't cheat.
Love you fellow men, love God, love
truth, love virtue and be happy"
He taught temperance by example
and by precept, and on several occa-
cions suggested to young men mot to
put their enemy in their mouths to
steal away their brains" While Wis
iting General Grants army on the Po-
tomac an officer asked Mr.. Lincoln to
drink a glass of champagne, saying:
"Mr. President, that is a certain cure
for seasickness." Mr.. Lincoln replied
that he had seen many fellows sea-
sick ashore from drinking that vile
stuff
While a member of Congress Abra-
ham Lincoln was once criticised by
friend for "his seeming rudeness in
declining to test the rare wines pro-
vided by their host" The friend said
to him: There is certainly no dan
ger Of a man of your years and habits
becoming addicted to theuse of wine. -
81 meant no disrespect, John" an
swered Lincoln, but l promised my
precious mother, only few days be-
fore she died, that | would never use
anything intoxicating as beverage
and consider that promise as bind
ing to-day as it was the day 1 gave
it, But" the friend continued,
there is a great difference between a
child surrounded by rough class OF
drinkers and a man in home OF re-
fnement." "A promise is a promise
forever" answered Lincoln, and
when made to a mother it is doubly
binding" - Pittsburg Christian Ad-
Yocate.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30

"My darling" murmured Aunt
Maria (for she it was); welcome,
welcome to the old haven't"
mo, no! not that" sobbed Sophy;
I have no right to it."
And, indeed, though the we'll
spring of love and gratitude were at
their full with her, she had sought
the refuge in question only to hide
her face in shame and sorrow.
"That is not your Aunt Maria S
giew," said Henny, coming to the as
sistance of them both-for, in truth,
it was needed-''t though she and I
have certainly bone to pick with
you, dear, for having hidden away
from us securely. We knew, OF
course, since Jeanette was in charge
of you, that you were safe-
mo, no, MOI" interrupted Sophy,
in affrighted tones; mot safe, that
is what embitters every moment to
me. AS for me, do not deserve
to be safe from him. but I tremble
for my innocent child"
The two visitors exchanged signifi-
cant glances.
Had we not better tell herr"
whispered Henny, over the still
bowed head. But ere Aunt Maria
could nod assent Sophy had started
from her embrace with an affrighted
cry.
"Hark! hark!" she cried. "a
mans voice in Willie's room; he has
found us out, and has come to muir
der her."
Before either of her companions
could put out her hand to restrain
her she had rushed from the room
to the upper floor. The others fol-
lowed as quickly as they could.
Sophy's ears had not deceived her;
there was a man in the room above,
where the child lay, sitting by the
side of the child with huge picture
book in his hand, which she was re-
garding attentively. An old man in
deep mourning, but with a face of
quiet content and exquisite tender
ness. Little Willie and he were OBJ
viously on the best of terms, and she
was prattling away in the most con-
6dential and artless manner. For
once the mothers face did not turn
first to her darling; she flung herself
at the newcomers knees and burst
into tears.
The canon caressed her in silence
for some moments. He had no great
COZ 1ence just then in his own pow
ers OF speech, and when he used
them was careful to avoid too pro-
nounced tone of tenderness.
"You mustn't give way like that,
ny dear Sophy," he said, reproving-
ly. 1--WE shall have the Court of
Chancery down upon us
And indeed that important little
parsonage locked amazed enough at
her mothers emotion. II was told
70 wait below till Aunt Maria had
prepared you for my VISIT he went
On; though why I should have be-
come such a formidable person to
you I'm sure I can't tell; but I
thought in the meantime I would re-
new my acquaintance with my god
child
Still Sophy did not speak. She
had got hold of one of the canon's
hands and, in spite of his efforts to
withdraw it, was kissing it, to his in
tense embarrassment.
To be Continued.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
arm Topics
ORCHARDS MUST BE FERTILIZED

ORCHARDS MUST BE FERT1L1zED
The constant return to orchard soil
of all vegetable matter produced will
keep up an adequate supply OF nitro
genous material, which will be an
nually increased if the application OF
acid phosphate is kept up in liberal
way. Few orchardists realize the
amount of these mineral matters TAX
en- from the soil to produce a great
tree, or in the production of apples.
A good crop of apples will remove
from the soil three times as much
potash as a crop of wheat on the
same soil, and while in the decaying
vegetable matter we can get what nj
trogen the trees need the supply OF
the mineral matters must be kept up
If we expect to get large and perfect
crops of fruit.-Farm Progress.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
CHAPTER XIV.
Willie's Will.

Weeks elapsed before the secluded
home which jeanette had found for
her mistress received any visitor. Sc
band was the one aspiration of her
soul, and while that remained in
doubt she was unable to enjoy the
full fruition of her freedom. The
quiet of the place and it's environ
ments, the scents and sounds of
spring, the marked improvement
which the change had already eff
fected in little Willie, filled her with
joy and thankfulness; but from this
new found happiness, the sense of its
transient characteristic possibility
of some misfortune Detailing her
worse than all that she had hereto
fore endured-was never absent
Jeanette could not be persuaded to
speak further of the peril which had
hung over little Willie; but although
her ignorance of business affairs pre-
vented her from understanding how
her darling's death could have bene-
fited any human creature. Sophy
knew that her child had been in dan
ger, and from the hands that nature
itself should have taught to defend
her.
Everything, however - including
murder-comes out at last, and Mrs.
johnson. under which name jean
Vie CunLInu@1 to CpucGaI uer cit
:ity. received one morning startling
piece of intelligence through the but
tcrman He did not tell it to her
with his own lips-the news was too
stale for that-but brought it by ac-
cident, in print, wrapped round a
parcel of the best Dorset" 1t is
method by which imaginative litera-
ture, alas! is often conveyed; but
This was matter OF fact. There had
been a time when Jeanette would
have gone straight to her mistress
and discoursed of the sensational in
:ident with infinite gusto; but the
poor waiting maid had lost her nerve,
she had no longer any confidence in
ner own Judgment; and so far from
rejoicing, as OF yore, in handling the
Gibbons of an intrigue, could hardly
drive gig as free agent. She did,
however, take certain steps, the re-
suit of which was that two ladies'
the older in deep mourning, the
younger in that attire which the
milliners describe as one of "miti-
gated grief themselves
the next morning at the cottage. At
the sight of the former, Sophy ut.
! tered a ptteous cry, and ran into her
jtretched out arms.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
LEAP FOR LIFE.

Leaping the gap in a circus is sim.
pie compared with the feat of DR.
William E. Durr, of Milwaukee, Wis.
when his automobile made spectac
ular jump across ten-foot space be
tween the rapidly rising wings of the
bascule bridge at the First avenue
viaduct.
DR.. Durr was hurting on an emer
gency call when he approached tbs
bridge. The viaduct at this point il
nearly fifty feet above the river.
He did not hear the warning criei
of the bridge tender until his ma
chine was upon the north lift.
Then he found the bridge was as
cending, with the south arm of tht
bridge slightly below that on which
he was ascending. He put on full
power and his machine leaped to the
south arm.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
THE AERIAL SLIDE.


The people of India have curious
customs in the way of religion, and
the strangest of them all is the aerial
slide, which is performed annually at
Kulu, in the Himalayas. At point
where there is a cliff overhanging
dangerous gorge several hundred feet
in width and hundred feet in depth
a rope is made fast to the rock. The
other end of this is carried across the
gorge and there secured to stake.
The total length Of the rope between
the two points is when drawn taut
$500 feet, and the end attached to
the cliff is several hundred feet higher
than that fastened on the opposite
side of the ravine. Thus a slide is
| contrived, and it is a dangerous one
to all appearances.
1t is down this incline that the per-
former has his path. For the lofty
journey a sort Of saddle is provided
made of wood, with holes in 1t,
through which the rope passes. But
before a start is made the whole
length of the rope is wet to prevent
the saddle from catching fire from
the friction. The performer sits aside
this seat, and to his legs are fastened
bags of sand, which serve two purposes
they enable him to maintain an up
right position during his lightning
like descent, and they increase the
speed The lower end of the rope is
carefully wound with bits Of carpet
to check the speed before the stake
is reached.
The terrific velocity of the descent
for the first few hundred yards is
shown by the stream Of smoke that
trails from the wake of the saddle,
despite the fact that the rope has
been wet. Afterward the decline be-
x; IS less steep, and the pace, there
fore, becomes slower. By the time
the al is reached the jheri, as the
performer is called, is able to come to
a standstill without disaster.
This slide in the air is supposed
to reveal the will of the gods as to
the crops of the approaching season.
If the perilous trip is accomplished in
safety plentiful harvest is assured.
Home Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
ON THE RAGGED EDGE.

In journeying through the Dad
of fossils Mr.. Charles H. Sternberg
encountered many perils. In a vol
ume entitled "The Life of Fossil
Hunter" he relates the story of an
adventure where misstep nearly
cost him his life.
One day the professor asked me to
climb point near the summit of a
lofty ridge, crowned by two massive
ledges of sandstone four feet thick,
which projected over the steep slope
like the windowsills of some Titanic
building.
These ledges, one above the other
and separated by fifty feet of shale.
had been swept clean for about three
feet, so that found an easy pathway
for my feet when, after laborious
climbing, 1 reached the lower ledge.
From my lofty perch had a bird s.
eye view of mile upon mile of the
wonderful Bad Lands, a scene of des-
olation such as no pen can picture.
1t was my duty to search every
square inch OF the dust-covered slope
between the ledges for fossil bones.
After much unsuccessful effort, I
came to a place at the head of a
gorge where perpendicular escarp-
ment dropped downward for thou
sand feet. The upper edge of sand
stone had broken loose for a space
of thirty feet and this huge mass of
rock, four feet thick, carrying with
it the loose dirt and polishing the
underlying surface as it thundered
down the slope, had struck the lower
ledge with such force that it, too,
had broken loose and plunged down
ward into the abyss.
A grove of pine trees at the base
of the cliff had been crushed to the
earth by this avalanche. To my
view, the remaining trees, which /
knew to be about fifty feet high, ap-
peared like seedlings and the vast
mass of rock like a cobblestone.
l concluded that l should have no
difficulty in crawling across the
smooth space, for 1 reasoned that if
I began to slip, 1 could drive the
sharp end of my pick into the soft
rock and thus stop myself. So,
climbing up the slope through the
loose earth to the base of the upper
ledge, I started to cross.
When I was halfway over 1 began
to slip, and, confidently raising my
pick, ! struck the rock with all my
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
USE HAY CAPS.

An Eastern farmer, who has used
hay caps for several years, says he
has saved the cost Of the caps in a
single season, while they are good for
score of years, If properly handled.
He uses heavy unbleached cotton.
eloth forty-five inches wide, and cut
In squares. This cloth may be made
water proof and durable by dipping
1t into good raw linseed OIL or paint
ing it with a mixture of three pints
of this oil with one ounce sugar of
lead and four ounces white resin;
heat together in an iron kettle and
apply hot with a wide brush. The
caps are held in place by pins a foot
long passed through loops in the cor
hers of the cloth, into the shock OF
bats or hay.
Among the advantages of the hay
laps are that they allow you to cut
without reference to the weather, and
save the crop in good condition, no
matter how long the rains continue.
One farmer testifies that his hay,
protected by the caps, was worth on
The average one or two dollars ton
more than his neighbor's hay that
was not capped. Others say that they
bften pay more than their cost in one
season, by the increased value Of the
protected hay over what it would
have been worth If left to take the
ein.-Tndiana Farmer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
GROW BETTER FRUIT.

One-third of our fruit is fit only
for the swill pail, because we neglect
to feed the trees, work the soil and
protect from insect pests.
The first thing to do is to stop the
incoming of apples selling to-day fer
ten cents each, by making more crit
jcal selection of stock going to mar.
ket
Very few take pains to grow good
fruit.
1t is not question of "can" but
will"
Instead of a few firsts and many
seconds, make it the reverse. We
have two broods of insects in Massa-
chusetts against five in Utah, yet they
produce better-looking, more uniform
fruit, because they spray five to seven
times.
The end tests of our packages are
not the true measure Make the mid
die as good and the market will re-
spond. Grow more fruit, but grow
better fruit.-Massachuse Station.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
UNITED STATES PUZZLE.

In the names of the States and Ter
ritories of our country find:
/. An exclamation expressing sor-
row.
!. 2. The large floating vessel built
by Noah.
8. One of the sons of Noah.
4. The name of the princess in
Tennyson's poem, "The Princess.
5. A goddess who is usually rep
resented as a huntress armed with
bow and culver.
6. The name of the jolly friar
who was the chaplain of Robin Hood
and his men.
7. An adjective meaning pertain
ing to woods or forests.
8. A song of Joy most often
thought Of as being connected with
Christmas.
9. A religious service.
10. A number. - The New York
Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
Mason and Dixon's Line Gone.

A Democrat stood watching Re-
publican parade in Sedalia. "You
never hear the band play Dixie for
a Republican meeting, do you?" he
remarked. "Why, the band is likely
20 strike up Dixie before they reach
The Court House," said Republican
brother. "I'll vote the Republican
ticket if they do" said the follower
Of Jefferson. 'I've got that bet" I"
said the Republican. Then he pur-
sued the band leader. Before they
reached the Court House the band
played "Dixie. kansas City Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
THE HOUSE ON THE HILL.

IHE HOUSE ON IHE HILL.
Down the road is Winners Woods.
In the early days Of spring
There the loveliest wild flowers grow;
There, through last years withered leave
Peeps the bloodroot, gold and white;
And Quaker Ladies on the slope
Spread a carpet of delight.
A green valleys just beyond
With a mill pond, deep and still, .
And a mill, and from its door
A long road climbs up the hill.
Half way up the winding road,
Shaded by Towering vine,
Little, low, and painted brown,
Stands the house that [ call mine.
In the town across the bridge
There are houses grand and tall.
Carven stone and ruddy brick
Trim the roof and make the wall.
They have porches all around,
Towers and gables very fine,
But I'm sure I'd rather live
In the house that [ call mine.
In its little garden plot
Long before cur orchards gay,
A small peach tree blossoms out
Like a rosy pink bouquet.
Lilacs grow beside the door; e
There's an arch above the gate;
And 1 see gay beds of phloX
Blooming still, when summers late.
When I am a woman grown
MAY that time soon come to NELL
I shall travel round the world,
All its wonders / shall sec;
And then I'll come back, to live
In my dear house on the hill,
With the valley just beyond =,
And the mill pond and the mill.
Cecil Cavendish. in st. Nicholas.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
The Last One.

The Bishop of Worcester was once
travelling through Banbury by rail,
and wishing to try their celebrated
cakes, summoned boy and asked
him to procure him one. Learning
that the price was threepence, the
bishop gave the lad sixpence, telling
him, "And with the other threepence
buy a cake for yourself" The lad
shortly returned, complacently
munching his cake, and handing
threepence back to the bishop, ex-
claimed: "There was only one left,
governor. Harper Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
The Child and Prayer.

One morning, after family prayers,
little Kathryn said to her mother:
. 90, mamma! Lois had her eyes
open when papa was praying!"
: Her mother, looking at her keenly,
said:
! "How did you know, Kathryn:"
Realizing that she was cornered,
she promptly answered.:
"I heard her wink. ."-Homiletic
Review.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
Reasons For StaYing Away.

The Macintosh, why
don't you come to church now?"
Mackintosh-"For three reasons.
sir. Firstly, 1 dinna like yer theol-
ogy; second, I dinna like yer siEgin',
and, thirdly, it was in your Kirk /
first met my wife, "-Tit-BitA
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30

Dunchurch, near Rugby, claims
that it's smithy is the original forge
which inspired the famous verses on
:s"The Village Blacksmith" 1t is.
picturesque old place, and the
."spreading chestnut tree" still -four
ishes in front of 1t.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
TREES FOR BARREN SPOTS.

Ailanthus trees are not very at
lractive in appearance, especially
when young; and many of them,
though not all, give off an unpleasant
Ddor during their time of bloom, yet
they possess advantages that moro
than counterbalance their poor quar-
ties. In the first place, they grow
very rapidly on the poorest soil and
also under adverse conditions. They
spread fast, and in comparatively
short time there will be good
growth of wood on piece of ground
planted to ailanthus, or where they
have grown up naturally, that might
be useless otherwise.
They will grow among other and
larger trees, as they can get along
with little sunlight. In this case,
however, they should be cut out at
intervals so that they will not,
through their rapid growth, crowd
the better trees about them or hold
them back in development. In this
rapidity of growth they bear close
resemblance to weeds, and seem to
take the place among trees that weeds
do among smaller plants.
Ailanthus trees are easily cut,
sawed and split, and while the wood
from them will not burn as long as
most woods, it answers fairly well
in this respect, but does best when
used with other woods, such as locust
hickory, chestnut, etc. Posts foI
light fencing, such as wire or lath
are easily and quickly made from
ailanthus. These posts, however
should be dipped in boiling tar when
green, or treated with some prepara'
ton like carbolineum before being
set in the ground; otherwise they Will
rot more quickly than if made from
harder woods.
No insects trouble or harm the foli
age of ailanthus trees. In fact, 1n'
sects seem to have great aversion
even to the wood itself. 1t therefore
can be used to advantage in perches
for chicken houses, and If boards
from the wood could be readily OBJ
tained it would make a fine lining
for poultry house. The chief value
however, of ailanthus trees is fol
firewood. With the continued de
crease of the forests, wood is becom'
ing more and more valuable. Allan
thus trees growing so rapidly in poor
soil, under adverse conditions and
in shady localities, act as a substt
tute for other woods, and thus
good gain can be made through them
in retaining the better woodland OF
the farm.-Indianapo News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30

The Spanish Cabinet has accepted
the British bid of $40,000,000 foi
the construction of the new Spanish
squadron, subject to some modifica
tions of plans on the part of Spain.
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the paper. Take hold of the paper
firmly, and give it a smart, steady
pull If this is properly done, it will
leave the penny standing unmoved in
its place.-Philadelph Record.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
A LITTLE COIN TRICK.

Place strip of smooth paper on
table so that it overhangs the side,
as is shown in the diagram. Stand
new penny steadily on edge upon
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-30
For ,fhe
Younger
Children.

tient1y, and to consider his father in
the spending Of moneys. H., in
Youths Companion.