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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
FIXING UP SPRUCE GUM.

Not All the Product is Sold as 1t
Comes From the Tree.
"This has been a great gum year in
the Maine woods, so everybody says
up there" said Bangor man.
There are two or three Bangor mer-
camille houses which make speciality
of spruce gum in the rough, and buy
large quantities of it from the lum-
Der men and those who make a regu-
lar business of gathering gum in the
forests. These buyers are supposed
to give the gum process of refining
to make it fit for the chewing gum
trade, but it seems to be an open
secret that the refining is merely a
process of adulteration. The gum.
unseparated from the bark and wood
of the tree from which it was hacked,
is thrown into kettle, where it is
boiled until it has been resolved into
a savory but by no means pleasing
looking mass of the consistency OF
molasses The separated bark, wood
and often other foreign substances
that rise to the surface are skinned
off. With the gum finally freed from
its natural Objectionable ingredients
to the mass are added parafIine and
rosin, with sometimes sugar.
'"The admixture thickens the boil
ing mass and after all is we'll assimi-
lated by vigorous stirring, the gum
is pounded on a smooth marble slab
where, while it is yet hot, it is rolled
out in a thin sheet a quarter Of an
inch thick, which is separated into
inch cubes by steel die. These are
wrapped in paraffin paper, packed 200
in box and the famous Maine spruce
gum of commerce is ready. Not all
the spruce gum is treated in this way,
though. Some is put up unadulter-
ated and with the natural flavor of
the spruce intact. In this way,
though, the gum soon becomes sticky
in the chewers mouth and so while
absolutely pure, isn't as desirable in
an economic sense as the spruce gum
with its reinforcement.
''The impression that some gum
gatherers seem to want to establish
LudI gum ilo1h SOl Iu1h AoSoiiS1So 40 - L
better quality and flavor than that
from certain other localities is only
sentimental. The quality of the gum
depends on the sap of the trees-the
bigger the tree the better the gum.
There is sentiment as we'll as CONNER
cialism manifest among the lumber
packs in the gathering of spruce gum
during their long winter in the will
derness, as is we'll known in Maine.
In their idle hours or by the camp
fire they whittle out of fragrant cedar
blocks miniature barrels, boxes, cas-
kets and the like, following them out
and filling them with the choicest of
the gum from which they have e.
PEELED and expressed every. mite of
impurity. These they bring into the
settlements when they return in the
spring as gifts for sweethearts, wives,
children or friends.
Doctors up our way say that the
pure spruce gum is an excellent tooth
preserver and aid to digestion. The
adulterated article is known locally
as patent gum and there is always
a ready and profitable market for it. -
Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
fyings now became dead letter. He

fylngs now became a dead letter. He
burst open the Holy of Holes and,
made it possible for every repentant.
soul to approach God. He revealed,
that for which the centuries had been
looking. He manifested that for
which the heart had been hungry,
the love of God. Never again need
the world doubt Gods love. From
every valley and hillside and hamlet
1 see the weary, burdened people
pushing their way toward the cross,
to find refuge under it's shadow and
to seek forgiveness through it's sub,
lime sacrifice. 1t Is the greatest mes-i
sage of the ages:
LOW much tIiS forgiveness means
to the world to-day! 1t touches every
phase of our lives. 1t comes to the
conscience and places the enormity of
sin by its side and shows it's estimate
in the light of Biblical standards. 1t
comes to the intellect, and, with the
authority of Him who made the in
tellect, reveals the true way to the
Fathers heart. 1t comes to the heart
and with an infinite pathos and power
shows the love and mercy of the in
finite God. 1t fits every side of our
lives. Christ forgives every mean &C
tion, every sinful deed, every neg
lected duty, and every unkind word.
He forgives the sins we have COM
tmitted against ourselves, against our
brothers and against our God. He
blots them out so completely that
neither our own fearfulness, nor our
strong enemies power, nor our self
reproacn can reveaf them. He buries
them so deep that nothing in heaven
or in earth can ever resurrect them.
Dig down as deep as you can and you
will never find even the skeleton of
the lifeless dust of your sins. The
evil heart which is the fountain of
sin will be purified and made white
as the snow, so that forever after
there will issue forth pure and right
eous actions. The old familiar hymn
states the Christians experience
beautifully:
My God is reconciled, H
His pardoning voice I hear, -
He owns me for His child,
can no longer fear,
With confidence l now draw near,
s And Father, Abba. Father cry.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
MAPLEINE
COleridges Stick.

Of walking sticks there is no end.
We have heard of Mr.. Haldane's cor
dite one, and now we read of stick
in the Guest collection at Christie's
which belonged to the very last Bond
Street watchman. For interesting
sticks, however, the one which Cole
ridge was in the habit of losing, dur
ing his tramping days must take
first place. The philosopher was
never happy till he had got it back
He sent the crier round. Here IS
tie cry, as noted by Mr.. Lucas in
one of his essays: Missing curious
wal: ing stick. On one side it dis
plays the head of an eagle, the eyes
of which represent rising sun, and
the ears Turkish descendants; on the
other side is the portrait of the own
er in woodwork. Around the neck
is a.. Queen Elizabeth's ruff in tin.
All down it waves the line Of beauty
in very ugly carving"
And then came the appeal and
warning note: eff any gentleman (or
LADY, has fallen in love with the
above described stick and secretly
carried off the same he Cor she) Is
hereby earnestly admonished to con-
ouer a passion the continuance or
which must prove fatal to his Tor
her) honesty. And if the said stick
has slipped into such gentleman 8
Tor Iady's) hand through inadvert-
ence he Cor she) is requested to
rectify the mistake with all conven-
lent speed. God save the King!"
The stick came back!-London
Chronicle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
A Prize Cow.

Census takers of Long Island
have ideas which help them to give
a good account of our property. An
enumerator called at the fine home
of William M. Baldwin, a manufac-
turer, In Garden City, and finding
none of the family there, proceeded
to gather information from visiting
relative.
Have they a cow?" asked the
census man.
They do have a cow" was the
reply, 'but all 1 know about 1t Is
that it gives good milk"
What would you say such a COW
was worth?"
REALLY, l haven't an idea"
Don't you suppose it is worth
about s200?"
Il shouldn't wonder"
So the Garden City COW has been
ret down at 5000, which is as good
a showing as Long Islanders could
rsk, considering the fact that the
prize-winning COW at the last Mine
ola fair sold for only $50, and cows
are now selling for s65.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
Fish Wear Out A Bridge.

John Shafer, Jr., deputy in the Of
fee of County Surveyor Frank Hay
cock, of Hennepin County, says that
fish have butted and rubbed up
against the piles of the bridge at
Crono, Lake Minnetonka, until that
aged edifice has become weakened,
Iocessitating it's closing.
Shafer and Edward Terrell, an
other deputy, were sent out to in
spect the span.
Yes, SIR said shafer, "those
fish kept on butting up against that
pier until the wood was almost worn
away. In order to get there we had
to pound the water around the place
to keep the finny things away until
we could finish our inspection.
"Why, those fish are so numerous
at Minnetonka this year that they
get pushed through the narrow pas
sage so swift that they simply wear
out the wood. st. Paul Dispatch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
Mothers milk
will supply the
baby laxative enough. IL
she takes a candy Casearet.
And the laxative will be natural,
senHe, vesetable-just what baby
needs. Try one and you'll know
why millions Of mothers use them.
Vest-pocket boz, 10 cents-at drus-stores.
People now use Q million boxes monthly. 64
Great Field of Charity.
Vest-pocket boz. 10 eents-at drus-stores.
People now use o million boxes monthly.
We have reached a point now

We have reached a point now
where hundreds of millions are being
put into every form of gift which can
be thought of for the public advan-
tage, and it is fortunate that there
should be such a variety of objects
available to meet every ones taste
o. conviction as to what is most de-
t'latle and useful. One puts up an
?rt building or library, another a
:'ospital or college dormitory or
chapel, another lays out a park or
endows professorship or ali old neo-
pies home. Trips in the country
Ire provided for children in the sum-
!ner and sanitariums for all so t.
of diseases. Vast sums are TO be Civ
On to learn the origin and nature of
Rcourges like tuberculosis. cancer and
the hockworm. The latest form of
endowment is for purposes of origi-
nal Investigation in many directions
which, up to a very recent datr
have been carried on by busy profes-
Sicnal men. Now experts are able
to give all their time and ability tc
hunting down the secret of life, pry
ing into all the arcana Of nature
and studying history and civilization
at their sources. Within a short
time $4,O0O,0Oo has been set apart
by q rich New Yorker to provide ?
home for convalescents and to assist
persons out OF employment on ac-
count Of illness. an excellent provis-
ion, for which there Is need in every
large place. To stimulate research
tempting prizes are offered. One
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
awaits the person who discovers a
remedy for tuberculosis.-Ci
natl Enquirer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
ODDS AND ENDS.

In the number Of it's mineral sre-
cies North Carolina is said to exceed
any other state in the Union.
A ten-year-old Glove tree will pro-
duce about twenty pounds of cloves
year.
The latest types of submarine YES
sells make a speed of from eight to
ten miles an hour.
Japan has more than 200 teie-
phone exchanges-more than twice
the number that it had two years
ago.
The population of Japan is in
creasing at the rate of 500.e0O a
year. 1t is now nearly $4,000, ,OG9,
exclusive of Korea.
Mexican tobacco is now Icing
largely purchased for European use,
several large houses of Europe buy
ing direct.
The department of Fomento is
considering an application of Bravo
Iglesias to develop the big Apupart-
arc waterfall in Michoacan.
There are 4S distinct diseases of
the eve.
THitaracy among American negroes
is seven times as common as among
the whites.
The use of muslin instead of glass
in dairy windows is said to lessen
the danger from disease germs.
So perfect an insulator is dry air
that it takes 10000 volts of elec-
tricity to leap q gap of an inch.
Every locomotive orgineer in
Germany who rrrs t. ms for 10
years without accident is rewarded
by the government.
More than 5000 gardens arc
maintained in connection with Aus
trian schools, the pupils being in
structed by horticultural experts al
government expense.
The French military authorities
in Africa are bending every effort
to increase the number of species OF
camel which can travel more than
twice as swiftly as the ordinary
drOmedary
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

A prominent banker in this city
was talking the other day of the
foihles of some of his feminine de-
positors
Women are queer creatures when
it comes to business" he said. "For
ore thing, no woman can understand
why we won't send her unlimited
amoun's of money If she asks for
it over the telephone.
But the funniest incident I've
known happened the other day. We
sent word to one of our women de-
positors that her account was over
drawn. We expected her to be
angry. They usually are. But she
wasn't.
: mo indeed. She sat down and
wrote us a gracious and lovely letter
on crested paper, thanking US for
tetting her know that her account
was overdrawn.
. "'I am 80 glad to oblige you by
remedying the defect at once she
wrote
And she inclosed a check for
$3.50 drawn on our own bank. -
Philadelphia Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
The London police in 1908 arrested
S492 children under sixteen.
No Difference.

At st. Patrick's Day banquet In
Minnesota Archbishop Ireland sat
near young guardsman. During the
course of the meal the guardsman
asked his Grace:
do you know the difference be-
tween an archbishop and an ass?"
the Archbishop was too taken back
to reply, and seeing his hesitation the
guardsman continued:
''One wears a cross on his mitre,
the other wears it on his back
The Archbishop looked the young
man over with the utmost gravity,
and without relaxing a muscle of his
face he propounded another conun-
drum.
DO you know the difference be.
tween a guardsman and an ass?"
Nc, Go not" replied the other.
Neither do I. sir!" thundered his
GEace.-New York Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

virtues and values Of Munyon's Paw
Paw tonic and are made from the
juice of the Paw-Paw fruit. I un-
hesitatingly recommend these pills as
being the best laxative and cathartic
ever compounded. Send US postal or
letter, requesting free package of
Munyon's Celebrated Paw-Paw Laxa-
tive Pills, and we will mail same free
of charge. MUNYON'S HOMOEO-
PATHIC HOME REMEDY CO., SD
and jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
PerhanS.

81 don't have no opinion of these
newfangled women's notions" said
Mr.. Hyde when his wife timidly ex-
pressed her desire to join the Wom-
ems Self Improvement Society.
But we learn so much there" "
ventured Mrs. Hyde.
Don't believe it!'' snapped Mr.
Hyde. Women don't know much,
that's a fact, but let 'em stick to
their domestic duties and learn
them. That's my opinion. Let 'em
follow St. Pau1s injunct tion-stay at
home and ask their husbands if they
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

A clear brain and
Steady, dependable nerves
Can win wealth and fame
For their owner.
Clear-headedness and a
Strong, healthy body
Depend largely on the,
Right elements IN
Regular food and drink.
Coffee contains caffeine
A poisonous drug.
Postum is rich IN the
Gluten and phosphates that
Furnish the vital energy
That puts "ginger" and
'hustle'
Into body and brain.
There's a Reason''
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
DiscOuFtesy Rebuked.

Lord Palmerston expected work to
be done well, but Mr.. Preston
Thomas in his new book tells US
CT mere pecadiloes he was tolerant.
Some young gentlemen in the for
eign Office amused themselves by
shining" younc ladies Who lived on
the opposite side of the street-that
is, by catching the rays of the sun
on a mirror and flashing them over
the way The father of the young
ladies complained to Palmerston,
who thereupon issued this minute:
''The secretary of state desires
that the gentlemen in his department
will not cast disa greeable reflect 'ons
On the ladies opposite. London
Chronicle
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
She ADDrOyed.

I Whats 'at?" inquired three-yea-
old Marian, with her finger on an
ugly beast in her new picturebook.
"A hippopotamus," answere her
mother.
Marian gazed at the animal criti-
'cally, then nodded. ooh, yes," she
!cried, with evident approval of the
nomenclature. $50 'tis!"-Harper':
Bazaar.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
Not Exactly Taxable.

Here is a story that is being en-
joyed around the Wyandotte Court
house, says the Kansas City Star.
A county assessor was making
canvass for personal tax assessment
He called at the home of widow in
the Second ward, and in polite way
said:
Madam, I am the personal ta'
assessor What have you got?"
I've got two children and the
rheumatism, said the widow, and
she slammed the door in his face
Chrysanthemum straw faces many
of the exclusive hat models.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
A Warning.

A deaf but pious English lady,
visiting a small country town in
Scotland, went to church armed with
an ear trumpet. The elders had
never seen one. and viewed it with
suspicion and uneasiness. After a
short consultation one of them went
up to the lady, just before the OPEN
ing of the service, and wagging his
finger at her warningly, whispered:
lone toot and ye're !'-Human
life
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
BUY '*BA TTLE AXE" SHOES
Tommy Knew.

Teacher addressing class) A
philanrhropist is person who exerts
himself to do good to his fellow-men.
"Now, If I were wealthy, children"
she added, by way of illustration,
"and gave money freely to all needy
and unfortunates who asked my aid,
I'd be -''
She broke off abruptly to point at
boy In the class.
what would be, Tommy" she
asked.
ga cinch!" shouted Tommy
National Monthly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
william Tells Predecessor.

According to Nuesch. man first
.:opeared on Swiss soil about $4,000
rea-s ago. He dwe-t there during
core 5000 years, after which great
changes occurred, and for 5000 to
10000 years n an seems to Rave been
ohsent. Tie reappeared at the be"in-
ing of the lake-dweilnre' nnrio9
which lasted 4,0N0 years, and closed
1000 years ago with the Introduction
If bronze.-Harper's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

ness was so Sc
we're that I stag
gered as If druuk
Ny back was so
lame that often
] couldn't stir.
Three or four
doctors had ex-
anlined my urine
and all had found
a1hnn on NJ v
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
A Package Mailed Free on Request OF
MUNYON'S
PAW-PAW PILLS
The best Stomach and

The best Stomach and
Liver Pills known and
a positive and speedy
cure for Constipation,
Indigestion, Jaundice,
Biliousness, Sour Stom-
ach, Headache, and all
ailments arising from a
disordered stomach or
sluggish liver. They
contain in concen-
trated form all the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

A massage apparatus invented by
an Ohio woman consists of suction
cup on one end. of lever, to which
is pivoted another lever to operate
a plunger within the cup, the whole
being operated with one hand.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

Beneficial results are said to have
attended experiments in London
hospital by which asthma, bronchitis
and even tuberculosis, patients were
required to breathe compressed air
for a few hours at a time.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
According To Size.

A certain Boston gentleman, wish
ing to take his family to the country
last summer, visited small farm
with view to renting it.
Everything was to his likeing and
negotiations were about to be com
pleted, when the question of renting
also the farmers cow came up. She
was an excellent animal, the farmer
declared, and even after feeding her
calf she would give eight quarts of
milk day.
Eight quarts a day!" exclaimed
the Boston gentleman. . 'is more
than my whole family could possi-
bly, USE
Then suddenly observing the calf
following the mother about the yard,
he added:
''I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll
hire the small COW. She looks just
about our size.-Exchange
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
The Other Sort.

Lady of the House-You are not
one cf those labor agitators, are you?
Tramp-No, madam, 1 am proud
to say 1 am not. 1 am rest ag1-
tator.-EXchange
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
Consider This Advice.

oOAS1uCI Ah1c 1AuSASVs
No woman should submit to q surgt-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and invigorator of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
1t cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are ill, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
Forearned.

with all your wealth are you
afraid of the proletariat?" asked the
deliver in sociological problems.
mo I ANTI" snapped Mrs. New
rich. 1--WE boil all our drinkin
water. r."-Philadelphia Record.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

t'Then you don't want to leave
footprints upon the sands of time?"
Nix answered the politician,
euardedIy. "All | want is to cover
I'D my tracks. Washington Her
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
Those Foolish Questions.

Glow did you get the black eye?'
cit was caused by the hatrack.'
Accidentally"
mo; 1 think it attacked me pur-
posely y."-Washington Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
The Storm Centre.

Don't you play baseball in Grim
son Gulch?"
stNo," answered Broncho Bob.
eve had to give it up. There wasn't
excitement enough to go round"
"Why, the game is full of excite
ment."
"Yep. But one man gets more
than his share After the first days
scrap everybody wanted to be um-
pire.' re.''-Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
Standard Oil Company
(IneorporateG

A FLAVOR tnxs IL used tho san,e a iemoa
or vanilla. BY dissolving granrlAted sugar IN
wster and adding Mapleine. adelicious syrup 10
made and syrup better than maple: Aapieins
Is sold by grocers. Send 20 stamp Tor sampls
and recipe book. Crescent ME-. Co.. SeAtoss
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teetbing, ,softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie. .25c bottle
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton. Constipation Is the cause of many
diseases Cure the cause and you cure the
disease Easy to take.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
In Prohibition Country.

The tailor-Hip pockets?
The customer-Yes.
The tailor-Laree or small?
The lf-pints.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

family doctor said had Bright's dis
case and could not live three weeks.
had run down from 195 to 1876
pounds. l began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills as a last resort and was
cured / have had no kidney trouble
in over two years"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
A Matter OF Time.

How much does it cost to get
married?" asked the eager youth.
"That depends entirely On how
long you live" replied the sad look
ing man.-Philadelphia Record.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20

II. II. GREENS soSs, OF Atlanta, Ga, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column OF this paper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
For COLDS and GRIP.

Hicks CAPUDINE is the best remedy
relieves the aching and feyerishneSs-cures
the Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
liGuid-effects Immediately. 1Gc 25c. and
s0c., at drug stores.