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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
TRACKING DEER.


Considering the individual track,
the hoof Of the Virginia deer evident
ly spreads easier than that of any
other member of the family, except
moose and caribou. 1t is because of
this that, during the season when
they are in good condition, and in
hunting time, the ridge of dirt or
snow that is made between the two
halves of the hoof, and left in the
track, is much more conspicuous than
that left by any other deer. How
ever, If the conditions are not ideal
and they most certainly are not if the
snow is on the ground, under which
circumstances most tracking is done
the variance appears so slight that
it can be noticed only by examining
minutely perfect track, which may
be found along the trail under some
tree where not more than an inch of
snow has fallen or at a barren spot,
etc.
The writer does not depend on the
size of the track in deciding whether
1t was made by buck Or doe, as he
has seen many does which have made
as large tracks as the largest bucks,
and the common claim that rounded
toes always indicate a buck he has
also found to be a fallacy. Some
times it is noticeable in the trail that
the hind feet lag, i. e., they do not
quite reach the forefeet tracks. This
almost invariably means an old buck
which has become rather stiff with
age. The chance that the same mark
is made by an old sterile doe is re-
mote, though, according to observa-
tions, possible. - Josef Brunner, in
Outing
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
Make Him Out a HaS.Been.

At the Franklin Inn, literary club
of Philadelphia, sonneteer discussed
Winston Churchill, the novelist.
"Churchill," he said, "is not liked
abroad. 1 mean he is not liked by the
so-called elect, the Bernard Shaws,
George Moores, Max Beerbohms, and
SO forth.
"At a vegetarian luncheon at Ber-
nard Shaw's flat in Bloomsbury the
talk turned to literary things, and
Max Beerbohm praised Joseph Con-
rad-actually called him a genius.
Il interrupted the young man
rather impatiently, and, remembering
Winston Churchill's enormous edi.
tions, said:
But, sir, what do you think Of
Winston Churchill, Americas pride?'
"Beerbohm affected to frown; he
pressed his hand to his brow.
Let me see,' he murmured, who
was Winstca Churchill?' Washing.
ton Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
Permanently Cured.

Dr. David Starr Jordan, discussing
at a dinner in Washington certain
rulings of the International Fisheries
Commission, said:
''The fish there get no chance. They
have as hard time of it as the whites
in the interior of China.
"a Chinese druggist said to his
clerk:
Didn't see foreign devil come
out of here as I came down the
street,"
Yes, sir the clerk answered.
He wanted a permanent cure for
headache, and l sold him a bottle of
rat poison Detroit Free Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
All the Rage.

Quoting from a young Japanese
girl, navy blue is all the rage in ia
pan" 1t is not in the least surprising
that the remote little island empire
has fashions, although it is to be
doubted if the casual observer would
notice their changes of style. Neither
is it amazing that blue is Indicated
blue is an old-time favorite with the
Japanese-butt that Japan has "rages"
is decidedly interesting gnews.-Argus.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
CHAPTER VII.

Beaufort behaved very well at this
crisis of domestic history. He shook
off his usual languor, and became at
once energetic and active. What he
said to Tom remains undisclosed, but
he spoke to" the boy with great
force, and even eloquence, represent
ing to him the ruin entailed by cer-
tain bad habits, which more than
other vices, probably worse in them
selves, destroy mans reputation and
degrade him among his fellows.
Though he was himself man over
refined in his ways, he was clever
enough to seize the only motives
which were likely to influence the
ruder nature of his stepson. And
then he went to poor Garry, who in
this home of evil memories sat like
ghost surrounded by the recollections
of the past, and seeing forever before
her eyes the disordered looks and
excited eyes of her boy. He was not
alas, the son of her oreams, the
child whom every mother hopes for,
who is to restore the ideal of what
man should be. Many disappoint-
ments had already taught Lady Car
that her son had little of the ideal il
him, and nothing, or next to nothing,
of herself; but still ne was her son,
and to think of him as the rude and
violent debauchee of the countryside
seemed more than she could bear.
Beaufort came in upon her miserable
seclusion like a fresh breeze of COm-
fort and hope. This was so far from
his usual aspect, that the effect was
doubled. Tender he always was, but
to-day he was cheerful, hopeful, full
of confidence and conscious power.
sThere must be no more Of this" he
cried Come, Carry, have a little
courage Because the boy has been a
fool once-or even twice-that is not
to say that there is anything tragical
in it, or that he is abandoned to bad
habits It is probably scarcely his
| fault at ala combination of circunl-
| stances. Nobody's fault, indeed.
Some silly man. forgetting he was a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
THE ENVIOUS CHICKS.

THE ENVIOUS CHICKS.
A little lf-chick on bright weather-vane
Led life of most golrious ease
As he perched on the barn very high In the
air
And pivoted round in the breeze
His plumage was brilliant and fair to be-
For his feathers were all of the yellowest
gold.
A chicken who lived down below in the
Scratched all day with patience and zeal.
He hunted and scrambled for fat, juicy
And varied his diet with meal
The little half-chick saw him feast from on
high,
And he heaved metallic and envious sigh.
For the little half-chick thought the other
below
Had lot far more pleasant than his;
And the chicken below, when he looked at
the vane,
Said, "How very much nicer it is
To perch high in the air, and have nothing
to dol
So they both became petulant, peevish and
blue.
A stray summer breeze heard their envious
talk.
As he CHANGED to be passing one day,
So it turned and came back, blowing strong
as it could,
And it carried the chickens away.
1t whisked one away with a shrek and
And threw the half-chick in the platter of
meal
When the storm had passed over, the
farmer came out
And set up the halfchick again.
And the other small chick, trudging home
through the fields,
Found him perched up once more on the
He was clearly subdued, and repentant ap-
peared,
His plumage with meal being still some
what smeared.
And the other chick had very little to say,
Being still rather frightened and sore,
But an excellent lesson was taught by the
storm,
For he envied the half-chick no more
Now each chick lives happy, without envy
or strife.
Nor yearns for the others enjoyable life
Robert Seaver, in Youths Companion.
HE INSTRUCTED DEAN SWIFT.
Many of you have read "Gulliver,s
Travels" and would like to read a
story about Dean Swift, who wrote
that delightful book.
A friend of Dean Swift frequently
sent him turbot as a present. The
boy who was in the habit of taking
the fish to the deans house had never
received anything from the dean for
his trouble and felt rather aggrieved
One day, instead of leaving the fish
straight into the deans study, laid
the fish on the table, and said some
what rudely: Master has sent you a
turbot.''
Young man." said the dean, rising
from his chair, sis that the way you
deliver your message? Let me teach
you better manners. We will change
places. Sit down in my chair and
will show you how to behave in flu
ture."
The boy sat down in the easy chair,
and the dean went to the door,
knocked, advanced to the table in a
respectful manner, and, making a
bow, said: "Sir, my master presents
his compliments, hopes you are well,
and requests you will accept this
small present"
Does he?' replied the boy. RE
turn him my best thanks, and here's
half crown for yourself"
At that the dean laughed heartily,
and gave the boy crown for his
SmartnesS.
You see, the dean had a lesson, as
well as the boy.-Philadelp Rec
ord.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
The Test.

But of the three sorts, namely,
those who are born great, those who
acquire greatness, and those who
have greatness thrust upon them,
only the first are anywise certain to
know what the different forks are for
at the fashionable dinners inevitably
given in their honor from time to
time,-Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
GOOD SCHEME.

Tall Office Boy-"What's the old
man giving you his good cigars to
smoke for? Does he want you to cut
out cigarettes?"
Short Office Boy-"Naw! His wife
is coming down to make touch be.
fore she goes shopping, and he wants
her to think he is out. Chicago
News
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
REAL THRIFT.

"Evangeline," said the old gentle
man, as he reached for his slippers,
"is that young man good saver?"
"Saver!" echoed the pretty girl,
with enthusiasm. "Why, papa,
should say so. Do you know, he has
actually saved twelve Lincoln pennies
in the last two weeks. Chicago
News
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
SOUNDED LIKE SARCASM.

whats this?" demanded the Gus
toms officer, pointing to a package at
the bottom of the trunk.
THAT is foreign book, entitled
'Politeness,' answered the man who
had just landed.
Il guess I'll have to charge you a
duty on it, replied the inspector. at
competes with a small and struggling
industry in this country. Chicago
Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
A MATHEMATICIAN AT ELEVEN

A vi "A ii EN- "A 1ClAN Al ELEN V Elm
The poet Goldsmith tells us in
"The Deserted Village of a parson
who was so wise that the villagers
wondered how one small head could
carry all he knew There is a little
boy in Brookline, Mass, who is in
much the same position, only more SO,
because his head is smaller than the
parsons, and the people VINO are
wondering at him are not ignorant
peasants, but learned men.
This little boy, whose name is Will
liam James Sidis, is only eleven years
old, but if we were to go into his
room, the Success Magazine tells US,
we would find the walls lined with
books in four languages, Latin.
Greek, German and English. We
would find works on astronomy, phys
iology, geography, history, science
and mathematics up to trigonometry
snd integral calculus All these
things the boy not only reads, but en-
joys. The mathematical books, which
most Of us would find very dry read
ing, he is particularly fond OF. The
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
FROM THE sTYx NEWS BUREA

Rip Van Winkle (meeting Mum
chausen) Dts wonder, sir, that
some jester of your time did not call
you Baron of Truth.
Munchausen-"You were some
thing of a prevaricator yourself, Rip.
Didn't you lie in the woods for twenty
years ?"-Boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
Three Words Would Do

Taft took five thousand words to
answer the question What is whis-
ky?" He might have answered it in
three by adapting General Sherman's
definition of war. - Philadelphia
North American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
HIS OnenSc.

Jones" Green bought second
hand automobile three weeks ago,
and he has been arrested six times in
it,"
Smith-"For exceeding the speed
limit"
Jones-"No; for obstructing the
street. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11

Fatigue of the eyes and more or
less persistent ocular troubles are
produced by the rapid and brief ex-
citations of the retina by the cinemat-
ograph. A French physician has
given the name of cinematophthalm1a
to affections Of this character.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
FOOLING THE BOY.

"Why do they want to preserve the
great American forests, pa?"
$50 that they can have forest fires
my son. Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
MR.. GLUMM.

MR.. GLUMM.
My old friend Mr.. Glumm declares
That holidays are all sell;
They interfere with our affairs
And cost lot of cash as WELL
And yet his words cannot provoke
My envy for his boarded sum.
I'd rather find myself dead broke,
Than view the world like Mr. Glumm.
He vows that festival events
Are but rehearsals for i'll health.
He tastes no pleasant condiments,
Unless, perchance, tits done by stealth,
But cen dyspepsia cannot make
My views of life to his succumb
I'd rather have a stomach ache.
Than nurse crouch like Mr.. Glumm.
WASHINGTON Star
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
DID HE SNAP THEM?

81 have been taking some moving
pictures of life on your farm" said a
photographer to an agriculturist.
did you catch my laborers in mo-
tion?" asked the farmer.
"I think So"
"Ah, well, science is wonderful
thing. ."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
WHAT THEY DO.

at makes me awfully nervous to
ride in the subway" she was saying,
"the men snore so.
Asleep" asked her friend.
"No," said she, "just reading their
papers. New York Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11

The TRANSMISSION of particles of diff
ferent kinds of metals through the
agency of electrical current has been
held by some to take place just the
same as in the case of electrolytes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
BOY CORRECTED.

Small Boy-"My father was a gen.
eral."
Small Girl-"You mean yer mar,
don't yer?"-M. A. P.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
GOING THE PACE.

Edgar, have dreamt three times
that you bought me a new hat"
"It's fearful, you will ruin me with
your dreams. ."-Fliengende Blaetter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
When Their Nerve Fails.

Eminent explorers who have faced
all the dangers in the world lose their
courage before an audience of ladies.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
DEMEANOR ANALYzED.

"Your chauffeur seems very re-
spectful," said the guest.
"That air of deferential solicitude,"
replied Mr.. Chuggins, is not respect.
It is sympathy. y."-Washington Even
ing Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
Comprehensive Charge.

GAIL cheese is spoiled" remarked
the vegetarian boarder, "but some
kinds are worse spoiled than others"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11

The inscriptions on an old coin
which has been worn smooth may be
often d=ciphered by placing it on
red hCt iron.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11

Typhoid fever carriers is the term
given to those who may be infected by
the typhoid germ and yet themselves
free from the disease. According to
statistics, based on f1fty-seven cases
reported by various physicians, about
three-fourths of all carriers thus far
recorded are women. and with very
few exceptions the carriers have been
engaged in some occupation, such as
cook, baker or dairyman, which has
enabled them to transmit the typhoid
bacteria to food products, or they
were inmates of insane asyiums and
careless in their personal habits. Car
riers have in some instances had ty-
phoid fever but a short time previous
to their examination, and in others
several years before. DR.. Albert be-
lieves that many people carry typhoid
germs for a time without sickness.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
NO KICK COMING.

"You have a band on your hat, I
see, M. Bobinard Have you suffered
some misfortune?"
"Oh, no. I'm widower. "-Pele
Me1e
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
YOUTH AND MATURITY.

Population Twenty Thousand
make noise for our town."
Population Three Hundred Thou
sand-"Let's have a noiseless city,"
kansas City Times.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
CHARGE REFUTED.

"Isn't Maude rather cruel in her
nature?"
"Cruel! Why she wouldn't step
upon the tiniest little mouse. ."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11

In some metaIlurgical and chemical
operations steam is admitted to large
vats or tanks for the purpose OF agl-
tating, and, in some cases, heating
their contents. In special cases, says
the Scientific American, the consump-
ton of steam for this purpose Is
enormous. 1t is often possible to OBJ
tain better results by mixing air with
the steam This may be accomplished
by using an ordinary injector. To In
sure the proper working of the de-
vice, the steam is first turned on, then
the valve of the injector gradually
opened until the desired amount of
air is obtained. By the use of this
device, better agitation is secured, the
contents of the tank or vat suffer less
dilution, and there is a large saving
in the amount of steam used.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
MATRIMONIAL DIFFICULTIES.

MAIRlMONlAL DlBFlCULI1ES.
Mrs. Harlem-"Mr. Bronx has at
last got his daughters off his hands"
Mr.. Harlem-"Yes; but he hasn't
got their husbands on their feet yet"
Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11
FIGURATIvELY, OF COURSE.

Youngwed-"I always crack up my
wife's biscuits"
Mr. Bachelor - Heavens! Are
they as hard as that ?"-Boston
Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-11

Oryille Wright says flying is easy to
learn.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-30
MERCHANTS ARE URGED
TO INVADE MEXICO
Business on West Coast Belongs
to Los Angeles Compe-
tition Is Sharp

Americans own fully half of the
good farming land of Sonora" said a
tourist who returned from the west
coast of Mexico yesterday.
Los Angeles merchants should be
awake to the commercial opportunities
of the west coast. At present the trade
seems to be going largely to Tucson,
Phoenix, El Paso, Texas, and even as
far as Kansas City. Los Angeles ought
to get the lions share of it, however,
as merchandise can be conveyed. by
water from San Pedro to a number of
ports on the west coast, such as Quay
mas, Mazatlan and Manzanillo. This
trade, of right, belongs to Los An
geles, and the merchants of this city
can get it by going after it.
Il never saw such rapid development
as is now in progress on the west coast
of Mexico, particularly in Sonora and
Sinaloa. Americans seems to be alive
to the fact that about the only cheap
farming land left on this continent is
in Mexico. And from my standpoint,
the best of this is in the four states
Bordering the Pacific ocean. vi ., So
NORA Sinaloa, Topic and Jalisco, for
these states have a climate very similar
to that of California. This suits Amer
leans far better than the hot interior
or the sticky east coast. Take my
word for it, the west coast of Mexico
Is in for a tremendous growth and it's
numerous fertile valleys will be pro-
ducing great crops of wheat, barley,
cotton, rice, tobacco, alfalfa and the
like.
WHEAT CHIN HIGH
"Wheat? I saw wheat in the Yaqui
valley when I was there in June that
beat anything California ever produced.
You wouldn't think wheat could be
grown satisfactorily so far south.
That's what I thought. But I was
fooled. This wheat stood chin high and
harvested forty-eight bushels to the
acre. And the crop was harvested with
a California combined, too. 1t re-
minded me of the good old days when
the San Joaquin valley was a wheat
field from Stockton to Bakersfield. The
man who owned the field told me he
had paid $25 an acre for the land with
the water right. That crop paid for
the land.
1.-THE water right? oh, yes, they ir-
rigate down there. That's the secret of
success. You've got to irrigate on the
west coast if you want crops. The rain
fall is small-ten to twelve inches, and
summer rains at that. No good for
the wheat grower. The big canal in
the Yaqui valley now in operation car
ries water for about 100000 acres, and
/ saw miles and miles of up-to-date
lateral bitches.
americans own the whole Yaqui val
ley, about 100000 acres of the richest
kind of sedimentary land. An Ameri-
can company, capitalized for $15,000000
gold, with New Ysrkers and Los An
geles men at the head, control the val
ley. They have spent millions on de-
ve1opment, and 1 understand they are
now putting forth a big scheme for
water storage and power development