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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
Franllin's Garb Almost Foppish.

Benjamin Franklin's appearance in
plain suit of drab cloth at the court
of Louis XVI, which for a time in
toxicated the giddy beau monde of
Paris, was accidental, his court suit
not having arrived in time, and the
King, who waited anxiously to see
him, requested him to come as he
was. Such is the French explana-
ton, and there is no doubt that
Franklin afterward adopted court
suit, consisting of black velvet en-
broidered coat and black smallclothes,
with a small sword. He was not
man to shock established tastes at
such conjuncture in his country's
history by an offensive departure
from what was esteemed propriety
His portraits taken when he was Am
bassador at the French court all show
he was accustomed to dress hand
somely. One by Greuze represents
him in a green silk dressing gown,
edged with fur, and light-colored
satin waistcoat with a frill at the
bosom. Half a century later such
a dress for an old gentleman in his
study would have been considered
almost foppish.-Tip, in the New
York Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
A Novel Crib.

A combination crib and baby car
riage has been invented by Mlchi-
gan man. The whole is of metal
tubing and the body more closely re-
sembles a crib than carriage. Head
and back rests arise from both ends,
however, and make the device con-
vertible into a carriage. The body is
supported on a track which is dctach-
able either at the bottom of the body
or at the axles, making it possible to
have the crib either on wheels, on
stand or to rest fat on the floor. If
the combination is to be used as
crib without detaching the wheels
there is a locking device which will
prevent them from turning and keep
it stationary. In flats or in other
quarters where there is not much
room to spare, this invention will be
found convenient, as it will save the
space either a crib or baby carriage
would take up and answer the pur-
pose of either equally well,-Balti'
more American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
CHAPTER XVI.

The night wasdark and boisterous:
the moon passed fitfully in and out
from great banks of clouds. The
wind tore round them in violent
gusts; but still the slight, dark fig.
,ure fitted on before them, and they
followed wherever she went. There
WAS no hesitation, not an instant's
pause or turn. On straight she went,
like a sleuth-hound on the scent,
through the rough forest paths.
The trees parted to right and left,
they emerged into the open country.
Before them lay the straight high
road, cleaning like a ribbon in the
moonlight: then to the right. high
walls, on IN Iront the lights ana
shadows of the trees. The three fol-
lowing her breathed hard, but not
sound came from their lips. She
went with a straight, swift motion,
so tranquil that at times they almost
thought that it was a vision thus glid-
ing be- re them. There were great
tron gates in the wall. Arthur recOg-
hized them at once, and knew, with
q shuddef, whittier they were bound.
The gates were partially closed, and
Welded TO her touch SO swiftly that
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
VARIETY AND CULTURE.

When one is planting small fruit
garden or an orchard, it must be re-
membered that the matter of variety
is no more important than the cul-
ture which the plants receive. Our
most highly favored fruit becomes
fnsipid when starved in growth and
choked to death with weeds. Two
plants, bushes or trees of the same
sort and equally as vigorous at the
start will bear fruit that will scarcely
be recognized by the taste; as related
to each other if one grows in a roomy,
rich, we'll cultivated soil and the other
grows and produces it's fruit in sod
bound, poverty-stricken soil and
crowded among the trees or plants
so that what sunshine reaches its
branches has to steal in by many
ways.-Farmers' Home Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
A HEROIC WOMAN.

One of the most interesting exhibit
tions belonging to England's jubilee
year was the Women's Roll of Honor,
containing five hundred and eighteen
names of heroines belonging to the
Victorian era. These were women
who had performed some act of self
sacrifice or devotion, and the brief
record of their deeds furnishes read
ing calculated to stir the mind from
it's everyday calm.
The most commonplace among such
actions must have taken the greatest
/ of courage and self-forgetfulness.
Take the case of Mrs. Pumphrey,
a delicate, shy little woman whom no
one would suspect of latent heroism.
A little girl of five had fallen into "a
deep we'll, and the mother, with two
neighbors, rushed hurriedly to the
brink. Mrs. Humphrey, one of the
two neighbors, offered at once to go
down after the child, and resolutely
stepping into the crazy bucket, she
was lowered into the abyss. At a
distance of between thirty and forty
feet she touched water, and leaned
over to grasp the little girl, already
half-drowned.
No sooner had she done so than the
bucket overturned, and left her hang
ing from the chain, clutching her
precious burden.
At length a boy of fifteen was let
down by rope, and he succeeded in
carrying up the child. Mrs. Pun
phrey then placed one foot in the
bucket and signaled that she was
ready to ascend. But the noxious
gases below had been too much for
her, and midway in her course toward
the surface she suddenly tainted.
The bucket crashed heavily to one
side, her foot caught in the chain, and
she fell backward into the water,
head first.
The shock of immersion revived
her, and once more she was able to
Chamber into the treacherous bucket.
Safely above ground again, she gave
way to exhaustion, but only after her
task was done.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
The Waistcoats of Edward VII.

1t is well known that King Edward
dictated the fashions in his kingdom.
But there may be general ignorance
of the fact that he sometimes bor-
rowed his patterns of sovereigns who
had preceded him on the throne.
In these later days, the waistcoats
of the king, that all gentlemen made
it their duty to copy, were quite sim
pie The collar was sufficiently open
to permit the appearance in all its ele-
gance of the sailor tie; the last button
at the bottom was not buttoned.
These waistcoats were exact copies
of those worn by Charles H., the cut
of which was described by Samuel Pc
pys. And Charles ii. had himself re-
produced his waistcoats from that of
a parsonage who figured in fresco in
the cathedral of Winchester, paint
ing of the date of 1889. So Edward
VII. was pleased to restore a style
more than four centuries old. These
waistcoats were formerly worn by wo-
men as we'll as men. King Edward
only changed the material. In the
time of Charles II. they were of silk
Or Of brocade. Edward modcst!y
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
An Adjustable Lawn Sprinkler.

Il inch gas pipe tee, according to the
size of hose used; B, nipples of gas
pipe six inches long; c, cup for gas
pipe; F, hose coupling; G, air holes.
drilled into the nipples BIB, three in
each, and not more than lie inch in
diameter.
In putting this together do not
screw the nipples BIB very tight into
the tee A-this allows the row of
holes to be turned at any angle. Like
wise with the cups C, as the holes
may become clogged and need clean
ing. You will notice that you can
easily get the necessary fittings at any
plumbing shop and in most places of
this kind they will drill the holes for
you; other than this there is no labor.
You will also note how one can walk
right up behind the spray and move it
from place to place. l have used two
of these devices for the past two years
and they work splendidly.-Theo. l..
Valerius, in Home and Garden.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
WHEN TO WATER FLOWERS.


Watering in the evening, besides
aiding in the spread of fungus dis
eases, also causes "damping Off"
Watering should never be practiced
during heavy, cloudy weather. Shade,
heat and light should be considered.
Plants growing in the bright sunlight
always need more water than those
in the shade, for evaporation and
Transportation are always greater un-
der such circumstances. Midday wat
ering, when the sun shines directly
on the foliage, will burn the foliage
of many of our common house plants.
Shading during excessive heat will
strengthen the plants and assist in re-
tanning moisture.
Temperature, both of air and wat
heated and humid atmosphere will
cause straggly, spindly growth, very
susceptible to disease. The tempera-
ture of the water used has been found
to have a marked effect on plants. 1t
has been found that the best results
are obtained when water of about the
same temperature as the room in
which the plant is growing Is used.
Although watering should not be
carried on so that constantly wet
soil is the result, the watering should
always be thorough. The receptacle
in which the plant grows should al
ways have one or more holes in the
bottom, and when enough water has
been supplied these should be drip
ping with water which has run
through the soil and is draining out.
Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
DOG DIES SAVING BABIES FROM
BEAR.

Three little children of S. B. Waite,
who lives on the mountain near Ty-
rome, Pa, the eldest of whom is but
nine years old, were saved from an
infuriated female bear by a faithful
pet dog, which was torn to ribbons in
their defence.
The children, accompanied by their
canine pet and playmate, were stroll
ling through the woods, intending to
visit an aunt, who lives short dis
tance from the Waite home Pass
ing piece of dense brush, the oldest
child, a girl, saw three young bear
cubs at play. The children stopped,
and she ventured into the brush and
picked up a cub not larger than a
kitten and began to stroke it.
While the younger children
watched, half afraid to approach the
other two cubs, who began to while,
the mother bear came crashing
through the brush and charged. The
little dog, not one-tenth the size of
the bear, leaped to the rescue, tack
ling the animal and distracting her
attention while the three children
dropped the cub and fed back over
the train to their home.
Arriving there they told their ia
ther of the occurrence. Mr.. Waite
promptly summoned neighbors and,
armed, went to the spot, hoping per-
haps to find the brave little dog alive.
but the faithful little pet had fought
the bear and given the children time
to escape safely and died in the task.
The body of the dog was carried
home and buried, the parents of the
children and their playmates acting
as chief mourners. Over the grave
marker was placed with the in
scription, "He was only dog, but he
died for his little friends
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
THE RATS DISGRACE


The battle ragged 'twixt the beasts and the
birds,
And the bat looked on, though he spoke
no words
Until the beast were winning the day,
And then the victors heard him say:
II belong to your ranks, for who e'er knew
bird with two rows of teeth, did you?"
At last the birds had the best of the fight,
And the bat, with manners quite polite,
Then joined himself to the winning side
And in their ranks he tried to hide
AS he said: 81 have wings, and tits quite
absurd
To think that can be aught but Bird
But the beasts and the birds thought it
was base
To agree with all sides-a real disgrace
So neither would own him, and to this day
He keeps carefully out of their way
He hides in caves, far, far from their sight,
And comes out only meath shadows OF
night.
-Emerine S. Rees
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
NITROGEN.

1t is possible to apply too much
quickly available nitrogen for toma-
toes. For this reason fresh manure
should never be used Immediately be-
fore planting tomatoes. If the plants
are slow in starting after setting in
the field nitrate of soda may be used
to good advantage. This fertilizer.
though, should seldom be applied
more than once or possibly twice
when the season is cool.-Farmers'
Home Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
gave an air of mystery to her appear.

gave an air of mystery to her appear
anGe.
The conductor, when he looked UP
casually from his work of jotting
down the trip statistics on heavy
MANILA card, saw her watching him
furtively, stealthily. From him she
would turn her glance toward the
other passengers to make sure she
was not observed. After he'd re-
turned to his bookkeeping the con-
ductor, keeping tab on her out of the
tail of his eye, saw her reach into a
little black satchel and take some
thing out. Then her supple form
became almost rigid as she cast a
searching glance in his direction to
ascertain if there was danger of him
seeing what she was about to do.
He became really alarmed. Per-
haps this woman was wrestling with
a great secret sorrow and was about
to commit suicide? Was it a small
dagger or a vial of poison that she
was taking from her satchel? He
went ahead jotting down figures on
his card, so that she wouldn't know
he had guessed her awful plan, but
he held himself in readiness to spring
upon her in time to prevent her deed
of self-destruction. He had never had
suicide on his car.
She raised up the dark veil, fum-
bled at something concealed in her
lap and started to lift her hand to her
face. The conductor rushed forward
But he checked himself just as he
was, about to >detain her hand and
went on up as if to speak to the mo-
torman. For all the woman had been
fixing to do was to apply her powder
rag for moment to the shiny part of
her nose-CIeyeland Plain Dealer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
A Private Performance.

you are charged with stealing
nine of Colonel Henry's hens last
night. Have you any witnesses?"
asked the justice sternly.
'fNussah!" said Brother Jones
humbly. 81 'snecks Use sawtuh pc
culia dat 'uh-way, but it amt never
been nah custom to take witnesses
along when l goes out chicken steal
in, sub. Central Law Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

and sides every six inches apart to
four of the thirty-six-inch bowels, un-
til you have long frame box. Now
take four of the dowels, which you
bend two at the top and two at the
bottom, as in side view drawing. Then
cut eight twelve-inch bowels, which
you nail as in top view; then take
four twenty-one-inch dowels and nail
to three-inch uprights at bottom of
machine, as in side view, to make the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
PLANTING.

The planting of hardy plants OF all
potted plants, where they may be OBJ
tanned. Frequently planting is
postponed until another season un-
der the impression that it is too late
when it might have been accom-
plished with the use of potted plants.
The great advantage in getting it
done without waiting is the time
saved in having the plants estab-
lished.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

wire as in Fig. 2. Get some washers
or a small nut and put on the steel
wire as in Fig. 5, and put through
framework as in side view or top
view Fasten a piece of wire to the
front of machine and get some very
heavy rubber bands flour large ones
will do). Knot them together and
run them through the machine as in
side view Then wind up the propel-
Ter, from left to right, about seventy
five times. Now let the machine go.
1t will fly some distance. The more
rubber bands you use the longer it
will f1y.-Woman's World.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

write his name in large letters in the
middle of a bed of black earth; then
his mother sowed mignonette seed
along the letters.
'Now," she said, Sin a few weeks
you will see your name growing tall
and sweet.
Luke went away the next day to
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

GROWING A NAME.
Little Luke Hays brought his slate
to show his mother what round, clear
letters he could make.
would you like to make your
name grow, Luke?" said his mother.
II never saw name grow" said
Luke
Then his mother took him out into
the garden. She gave him stick
with a sharp point and made him
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

skid for the machine to light on when
falling Cover front wing, middle
wing and back wing with cloth or
paper as in top view. Gut four twen-
ty-one-inch sticks, which the rubber
bands run through, and nail from
front of machine to back as in side
view or top view drawings.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

HOMEMADE LAWN SPRINKLER.
The accompanying diagram illus
trates the essential points of lawn
sprinkler that not only is cheap, but
economical in water besides, and you
can make it from a few pipe fittings
in no time.
Tn the diagram A indicates a " or
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
DISAPPOINTED CONDUCTOR.

Here's another one about a woman.
She was one of the three or four pas
sengers scattered over Shaker
Lakes car the other afternoon. Also
she wore dark, spotted veil that
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
JOyOuS Mental Exercise.

A lot of people nowadays are PLAN
ming perfectly grand summer vaca-
tons they know very well they are
not going to take. Washington Her
aid,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

To make the rudder cut one eight
inch stick and four four-inch sticks
and two three-inch sticks and nail as
in Fig. 1. Take two nails and cut the
heads off and hammer into frame to
make a hinge for rudder to turn on.
The propeller is made of piece of
wood four by two inches, cut as in
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
RED SPIDER.

In the event of dry weather keep
sharp lookout for red spider among
your evergreens, and if detected spray
with solution of whale oil. -
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

visit his grandmother, and, when he
came home again, three weeks later,
he ran at once to the garden. There
was his name, Luke Hays in pretty
green letters, just as he had written
it. Luke was delighted, and has new
er failed to grow his name every year
since-Christian Register.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
Holds 'Em Better.

The anti-kiss button is all right in
principle, but so many ladies use
hooks and eyes.-Chicago Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15
-Emerine S. Rees.
HOW TO MAKE AN AEROPLANE.
.-.. BY William G. Bertram

- BY William G. Bertram.
:: Get piece of wood (white pine)
thirty-six inches long and cut eight
sticks one-quarter inch square, or
you can. buy at any hardware store
thin round sticks thirty-six inches
long, called bowels, at one cent
apiece, which will do very nicely. If
you use the bowels measure off four
of them in six-inch spaces and cut,
making twenty-four six-inch up
rights, which you nail top and bottom
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

The shortest days in the year, to
the New York Times. are holidays.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-15

wore them of gray cloth.-Le Cri de
Paris. ~.,
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0Q819 O O O O o O o ~
SaASa@For the Children $3.50 ., "a

Fig 8. Now get a thin piece of tin
and cut as in Fig. 4. To make pro-
peller shaft take a piece of steel wire.
or hair pin will do, and put through
the wood of propeller (be sure it is
in the centre of wood) and bend the,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-08
STAFFORDVILLE

James Tobin of Meriden recently visited local relatives.
 Mrs William Chandler and daughter, Mildred were guests of Mrs H. =. Barlow and Mrs William Taylor in south Coventry, recently.
 M H. Holloran and family have moved into the west tenement of J. II McCarthy's double house. on the hack road
 MT and Mrs F. NJ Charnberlin =ho have been local residents for sev- eraI years but moved to Springfield a few months ago, returned to Staff rordvills' with their household goods last Monday and have moved into the east tenement of J. H. AIcCartiy's double house
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-08
CHAPMAN AND ALEXANDER
May Come to Bridgeport to Conduct
 Evangelical Meetings.

There are probably no gerater evan gelists conducting revival campaigns today than Dr. Wilbur Chapman and MT. Alexander, says The Bridgeport Telegram They have just returned from a world tour in which they held 20 campaigns with astonishing success. In Australia. the leading officials of the government were active workers and the crowds were too great to find room in the largest halls. Several times the evange1ists spoke and sung to ten thou sand people and to fifteen thousand more than once.
 It is known that correspondence has been carried on for some months with a view to a. great union campaign in Bridgeport under these wonderfully successful men. Nearly all the minis ters of the city and several in the su burban towns has joined in an invi- tation. There is now much encour- agement to believe that, if there is a practical unity in the call we may have the evangelists at the last part of 1910. Up to November, 1910, their time is pre-ern pted. Several cities are press ing for the open time before 1911, but assurances have come that give the ministers good hopes in the matter. Immediate efforts will be made to se cure those who have not yet assented to the call, so that nothing may be wanting.