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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-26

q MILADY'e HAIR.
1 The Nashville American discourses
With learning, logic. wit and eloquence
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
DOG PARTNERS.

A man owned a greyhound and a
pointer, and was fond of hunting. The
pointer was accustomed to find the
hares and the greyhound to catch
them.
When the season was over it was
found that the dogs were in the habit
of going out by themselves and kill
ing hares for their own amusement.
To prevent this, a large iron ring was
fastened to the pointers neck by a
leather collar, and hung down to pre-
vent the dog running or jumping
over fences and dykes.
The animals, however, continued
to stroll out to the fields together,
and one day the gentleman, suspect
ing that all was not right, resolved to
watch them, and to his surprise found
that the moment when they thought
they were unobserved the greyhound
took up the iron ring in his mouth,
and carrying it they set off to the
hills and began to search for hares as
usual.
They were followed, and it was OBJ
served that, whenever the pointer
scented the hare, the ring was drop
ped and the greyhound stood ready to
pounce upon poor rabbit the moment
the other drove her from her lair,
but that he uniformly returned to as
sist his companion after he had
caught his prey,-Philadelphia Led
ger
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
FUN WITH TELEGRAPHY.

A few weeks ago my friend and l
decided it would be fine sport to set
up a telegraph line. AS the distance
which separates the two houses is
about two blocks, including a very
wide street, it did not appear to be
a very easy task. The frs thing we
did was to measure the distance, so
as to know the amount of wire nee
essary. We did this by throwing a
ball of string from roof to roof until
we came to the street. From the last
roof we let the string fall down to
the sidewalk and Joined it to another
string, which l threw down from my
window on the opposite side.
After Tightening the :tring, my
friend wound it up, and with fifty
foot tape we measured and found the
distance to. be about 500 feet. This
meant 1000 feet of wire, as it is nee
essary on a short line to have it
doubled.
After buying the wire we cut it in
half, doubled and fastened it together
Dy Tying pieces OF cOru DIT lnLelVdlS
of few feet. When this tiresome
work was completed, we put the wire
up by stretching another string across
in the same way as before, and pull
ing the wire over with it. Six bat
teries were needed, and the electri-
clan advised us to have three at each
end of the line. My friend and l are
now being we'll repaid for our work,
as the telegraph line has turned out
to be complete success. Just few
minutes ago l told him when and
where to meet me after school
George Cooper, in the New York Tri-
buue
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
The Bible and Obsolete Words.

The tercentenary edition of the
English authorized edition of the
Bible, over which there was confer
ence of learned men in Princeton last
week, is to have some changes.
Where the meaning of words has
changed, the text is to be changed SO
as not to be misleading; where the
old version is obscure it will be
changed in the interest of clearness;
where it is infelicitous in choice of
word that will be set right, and for
words that have become obsolete
others will be substituted. Damage
could be done on all of these lines,
but happily the work Is in the hands
of men of taste and judgment, who
will make no change for the mere
sake of change.
AS to obsolete words, it may be
said that no word that is in the Bible
can become obsolete. The Bible
words live and undoubtedly the Eng
lish Bible has done a service to the
English language in keeping some
good words in use that might ether
wise have passed out of it. Let" in
the sense of hinder is said to be con-
demned Of the revisers, and perhaps
rightly, but it was good old word in
thai use Of it.-Harper's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
The Useful Crocodile Fish.

In the rivers and lakes of the Mex
lean State of Tabasco there swims a
fish known as the crocodile fish, I"
which according to word received at
the Department Of Commerce and
Labor is most useful to man.
The skin of the crocodile fish If
properly cured, may be utilized for
any of the purposes for which the
lighter weights of leather are en-
ployed. The oil of the crocodile fish
is a perfect lubricant, and also used
for softening leather. In addition to
it's qualities as a lubricant and emol-
lient, the oil possesses medicinal quail
tiles for which a superiority to the
finest of Norwegian cod liver is
claimed. The flesh of the crocodile
fish is extensively used by the ma
tives as food and highly relished by
them as one of the delicacies of the
country. Crocodile fish ranges in
length from ten inches to four feet,
and when dried assume an ashen hue,
with lighter shadings of a blush tint.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
"Dowager" Going Out.

The word "dowager" seems to be
going quite out of fashion. and many
who should so style themselves prefer
to use instead their Christian names.
Strictly speaking, the mother of a
married peer or baronet is the dow
ager, but it has become the custom
when two ladies bear the same title
to call the elder one by her Christian
name, the distinction dowager being
dropped altogether.
At court, however, all widows of
peers and baronets are styled dowager
when the peer or baronet regnant is
married. The Christian name was
adopted some years ago in cases
where there were more than two la
dies bearing the same title, in order
to make a distinction between the
dowager and the wife of the holder
of the title, and the innovation has
become so popular that peeresses and
baronets' wives who should style
themselves dowager elect to be known
by their Christian names Thus the
widow of the late Earl of Dudley is
known as Georgiana Lady Dudley,
but actually she is DoWager Lady
Dudley-London Court Journal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
Decision Of Interest to Anglers.

A judge in Monroe County, Wiscon-
sin, has handed down decision of
more than passing interest. An an
gler in pursuit of trout waded stream
through private property The own
er brought suit, alleging trespass.
The court held that a landowner
has no right or title to a stream pass
ing through his land or to the fish
in that stream; that the streams and
the fish in them belong to the COM
monwealth, and that the public has
right to navigate these streams,
either in boats or by wading. 1t was
further held that so long as per-
son following the stream refrained
from setting foot on the banks no
charge Of trespass could lie.-Forest
and Stream.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12

coast of South America for hundreds
and hundreds of miles there is great
chain of high mountains called the
Andes. Among these mountains flow
swift mountain torrents. Some OF
them unite to form larger streams,
which in turn join other streams and
rivers until one immense river Is
formed, called the Amazon. At the
base of the mountains the weather is
very warm or temperate, but as the
mountains are ascended the air
grows colder and colder, for huge
masses of snow cover these mountain
tops a great part of the year.
When the sun has its greatest
power some of this snow melts, form
ing the swift streams which dash
down over the rocks and precipices.
AS this water flows down, meeting
other streams and forming wider and
wider water channels, it becomes
warmer and warmer, for the low land
through which the Amazon flows has
a torrid climate. The great river
flowing through vast plain drains
thousands of miles of marshy lands.
On both sides of the river, tall reeds
grow so high that in many places boat
travellers cannot see the dense forests
that stand in the distance. Here and
there on the water there are beautiful
water lilies larger than our largest
dinner plates. Their broad leaves
look like fiat boats, for their edges
are turned up. So strong are these
make believe boats that they will sup
port person on the water.
The scaly alligators, which enjoy
the sunshine of the Amazon Valley,
float like logs on the water or lie on
the shore, asleep, though they wide
red mouths are stretched open. I'm
yard long are seen near the waters
edge. Brilliantly colored birds fly
here and there through the low lands
and the hum of the poisonous insects
is no uncommon sound. Large snakes
hang from the branches of these tall
trees. On account of the warm
weather the dark-skinned natives
wear little clothing. The country
through which the Amazon flows has
but two seasons, one of wet weather
and one of dry. Each day during the
wet season there is rain. At first the
mornings are perfectly clear, but
gradually black clouds darken the
sky. Lightning flashes across the
heavens and rain falls in torrents for
several hours. Each day until the
middle of the wet season the rain
starts earlier and continues later, but
then the rain gradually diminishes
until the dry season comes. The
Amazon, after its wonderful trip from
high mountains down through low
lands, finally empties into the Atlantic
Ocean just about where the equator
crosses the eastern coast of South
ica-WaShingtOn Star
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
A WILD BEASTS LEAP.

A schoolboy who is a fair athlete
can out-jump, on the fiat, panther,
tiger or a lion. Not that there
have ever been actual competitions
between the boys in the schools of the
country and these wild beasts, whose
prowess has made them dreaded, but
the records of the scholastic athletic
meets and the records of the biggest
and strongest animals in captivity
have been compared
When Heir Karl Hagenbeck, the
famous animal-trainer, was building
his geological park at Stellingen, in
Germany, he decided to employ a
novel method to keep the carnivora
within safe bounds and yet give them
built for them what he called glens,
where they would have plenty of shell
ter, but where also they would be
free to roam about at their own will
So he surrounded his carnivora gorge
with trench or chasm, very deer,
and too wide for any of these beasts
to leap across. He also screened the
trench with bushes and plants that
the visitors to the park would not see
the chasm at all.
To ascertain how far these animals
were able to leap, he devised the plan
of fixing stuffed pigeon to the pro-
jecting branch of a tree. Then in
turn he released lions, tigers and pam
theirs into the enclosure where stood
the tree. The instant the animals
saw the pigeon they exerted them
selves to the utmost to reach it. Thus
he found that the tigers and lions
could barely jump six feet and six
inches, while the panther could just
reach the branch at a height of ten
feet.
Now schoolboys cannot equal these
records. The best jump made in
scholastic competitions is six feet and
two inches, but there are a great
many boys in the high schools who
can clear the bar at five feet six or
seven inches with ease. In broad
jumping, however, these school lads
can beat the animals.
T1SIE I1dSSHD0Ch t0St0u IuS DTOdO
jumping powers of the beasts in a
similar manner, but lie used animals
which had had some training, and
which were more adept at jumping
than other beasts of the same species
He found that panthers could barely
cover ten feet in a standing jump
and when they had running start
they could jump at most thirteen OF
fourteen feet. Tigers also jumped
ten feet from standing start, and or
the running jump were able to make
several feet more.
But none of these animals were
able to come within many feet of the
schoolboy record, made four years
ago by an Ohio boy, of twenty-three
feet, two inches, nor could they gel
near the mark of the ordinary schoo
athlete. for there are many high
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
A CLOSE CALL,

"Puffie" is the name of one of the
best OF the trappers and timber cruis-
ers who yearly plunge into the will
derness of the Big Woods of British
Columbia to woo fortune for timber
or fur. A writer in the Outing Mag.
azine gives Pufie's own story of one
of his experiences.
Boys" said Puffie, seriously, 81
thought last winter l was out of it.
Close call, you ask? Well, pretty
close. l had started out from Revel-
stoke with the usual outfit, about SOC
pounds. 1 went away up Canoe Riv-
er, and had been having pretty good
luck, when 1 played the fool. l got
in a hurry I took overlong hikes
and ate cold grub to save tine. We
fellows don't dare do that. No man
In the winter woods can stand cold
grub; he must cook well and take his
rest. Then it doesn't matter if he
has to wade creeks and sleep wet, and
live wet days at a time; he can resist
it; he's got the fuel in him.
I'VE have rule that when we get
in a hurry we must camp a whole day
and think it over. When l found my
self going I did camp and think ii
over, but 1 guess I was a lit late
about it. I dug Oregon grape and
princess pine, and boiled them down
for blood tonic, and was lucky enough
to find some foxglove for my heart
To III o1r
when 1 climbed.
Then hurt my foot before the
roots had put me in shape, and when
l found toe black one morning |
knew I must pull for down-river. ]
cached my stuff and started. l had
to hurry then.
All day I snow-shoed, biting hard
On hollow pine to forget the pain.
Nights I'd find hollow cedar log, cut
holes in it about ten feet apart for
draft, kindle fire at the end, and lie
down on the log. When the fire had
burned up to the draft hole at my
feet l moved up another hole
When 1 couldn't find log I'd die
a pit down in the snow, kindle a
brush fire in it and sleep at the edge
of the ashes.
Il reached Smith Creek all right,
but by then my whole foot was black.
Boys, may l live to forget it. l fell
in, crossing that creek: fell in over
my head and ears in ice water, and
nothing between me and Revelstoke
to help me. If l stopped, besides the
certainty of freezing, 1 knew my hurt
would never let me start again, and
/ didn't think I could keep on going.
l felt 1 was gone, but 1 resolved to
die hard and play the game through.
of l hiked on the rackets. Aw-
full going it was, the pain killing me
by inches, and every rag on me fro
zen solid.
Might came l kept on like a
madman, for 1 dared not stop a Sec
ond. II l drowsed an instant l was
dead.
Il reached Whites cabin. All ma
ture urged me to go in for a rest. 1
had reason enough left to know it
would be my last rest, so l hit the
trail steady with anawful limp. When
I had been hiking steady for forty
two hours 1 fell in at my own door
and things swan and went dark.
1T was three months even to
crutches. Going out again next win
ter? Sure!"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
(To be continued.
The Old Coat.

"Lobelia," asked Mr. McSwat, who
was rummaging in one Of the closets,
have you done anything with that
old coat of mine that used to hang on
the last hook in here?"
"Yes," answered Mrs. McSwat, 81
gave it to the Volunteers just before
Christmas"
"You did, did you? Well, you'll be
sorry to learn, perhaps, that there
was SIS bill in it which I was going
to give you if l found that coat un-
disturbed at the beginning of March. I"
II think not, Billiger. l searched
it thoroughly before l gave it away. !"
you're a pretty smart woman,
Lobelia, but it didn't occur to you to
look inside the lining"
"Oh, yes it did, and l found the IS
bill. I spent it for the rubber plant
in the front parlor that you have ad-
mired so much and wondered how
managed to buy out of my allowance.
You're pretty smart man, Billiger,
but there are times when you don't
look the part"
There being no further business
before the house, Mr.. McSwat ad-
journed without form. Chicago
Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
LITTLE ELsIE'S COMMENT

Elsie, who is the youngest of the
family, was entertaining me the other
day. During the conversation she
said, "All the folks who come to our
house are so much older than l am. y
Giving a little sigh, she continued,
"There seems to be awfully few peo-
pie seven years old nowadays. =
Hartford Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12

The Royal Meteorological Society
recently held a meeting at Manches-
ter, this being the first meeting of the
society outside of London during it's
sixty years of existence. This inno-
vation was a recognition of the lead
ing part that Manchester, through
its university, has taken in the de-
Britain, especially in the investiga-
ton of the upper atmosphere.-Sci-
entific American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
One Distinction.

t'What was King Solomon re-
nowned for above all things else?"
asked the elderly visitor who was
making little talk to the children OF
the Sunday-school.
'sHe was related by marriage to
more people than any other man that
ever lived" promptly spoke up the
fair-haired little girl in the front row
of seats.-Chicago Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
DOWN TO FACTS.

.'Did you ever get diamoEa ring
at the seashore?"
Don't make me laugh. But I'll
tell you what did happen
'What?"
"a fellow I was engaged to once
bought me an ice cream soda
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
ALMA AND ELMER.

Small Alma had a severe cold and
holding a flower to her mothers nose,
asked: "Does it smell good, NAM
MAJ"
''Yes, DEAR" replied her mother.
Cant you smell it,"
"No, mamma" answered Alma.
"My nose is deaf and dumb"
Little Elmer had been chastised
for telling a fib You should be
like George Washington, said his
father. HE never told a tie
What was the matter with him.
queried Elmer. Couldn't he talk?"
Chicago News. 49,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
ENGINEERS and scientists are n

Engineers and scientists are max
ing exhaustive studies of the recent
floods in Paris, to devise a system
which will prevent repetition of the
disaster. 1t is planned to keep the
Seine within its channel either by
constructing higher embankments or
by carrying the surplus waters
Iaround the city in bypass channel.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
CHAPTER IT.
A Sudden Death.

"Give her that hat and that sun
shade, Virginie. Enid, don't forget
your dress is longer than usual, and
button those gloves"
Enid caught the long gray suede
coverings fer her small hand as they
were flung across the room.
"But this dress, CoU- [ mean
Dorothy! Suppose l should tear it!
This lovely lace"
Dorothy laughed contemptuously.
"What them" she said. You
must save up your salary and give
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
A LOYAL SUPPORTER.

"Let us remember" said Mr.. Meek
tons wife, who was rehearsing a
speech, "that we must avoid pater-.
nalism in our government
That's right" exclaimed her hus-
band; ''let it be maternalism or moth
ing" Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
GOT THE NOMINATION.

Thelma, the five-yearold daughter
of an aspirant for office, was told by
a neighbor that her father had got
the nomination, and, running into
the. house, she exclaimed: "Oh, mann
ma! Mr.. Brown says papa has got
the nomination! 1 hope he won't
have it bad enough to go to the hos
pital!"-Chicago News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
THE AMAZON RIVER.

South of our great continent lies
South America, across which flows
the longest river in the world. Just
as North America extends from the
Pacifc Ocean to the Atlantic, so does
kouth America. All down the western
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
wAYsIDE CHAT.

"De new secretary will be sort of
assistant president"
He'll have plenty to do.
81 don't doubt it. But say, how'd
you like to be an assistant vice-presi-
dent?"- louisville Courier-Journal. /,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
FOR OLDER FOLKS. TOO.

Remember, darling, this is Sum
day, and you must not play in the
front yard" admonished little girls
mother
"Well, mamma she asked
: thoughtfully, isn't it Sunday in the
back yard, too? ?"-Washingt Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12

Since the Dutch philosopher Leeu
wenhoek discovered that the pupa of
the ffea was sometimes preyed on by
the larva of mite, it has been we'll
known that various small insects
have their external parasites.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
ADMIRATION.

"You are admiring my nbrary?"
said the collector.
YES" replied Mr.. Cumrox. "A
big library always commands my adj
miration and interest 1t is evidence
Of the patience and skill Of the Amer
lean book agent. t."-Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
FOR THREE "WATTEAUs.

Dealer - "That will be $1,000
francs, and I guarantee them all as
absolutely authentic"
Customer-"Well, think I'll only
take the middle one"
Dealer-"I can't let you do that.
That's the most genuine of the lot. -
Pele Mele.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-08-12
FINDS $4,000 IN A GRAVE.

fIND0 Sol,UUU I'm a GhAVE II.
Asbary Hammond, poor farmer,
living near the Mount Hermon Meth
odist Episcopal Church, in Wicomoco
County, Md, was bending wearily to
his plow as it dug it's way through
the knotty and rock ground on his
little farm. The plowshare banged
against what he thought was rock
ano the handles jerKed out of the
farmers hands. He rauttered some
thing and went to look at the rock.
By the time he had looked good and
hard he had seen $4,000.
Instead of rock, he found, when
he kicked away the dirt around the
obstruction, it was a structure of
we'll M ortared bricks. He got sho-
vel and a pick and with a few strokes
opened an alright tomb, containing
skeleton and two musty bags. Ham
mond soon got up nerve enough to
open the bags. He found they were
full of gold and silver coins. Some
of the coins were Spanish, but most
bore the stamp of the United States.
The latest date stamped on any piece
was 1921. There were so many of
them that Hammond forget about his
horse and plow and hurried with the
bags into his little farmhouse.
He hastened to a bank in Laurel,
walked calmly up to the cashier and
handed him $4,000. The cashier
had not breath enough left to ask
him where the farmer got the money.
An no lr or two afterward Hammond
turned up again with $4,000, and
then the cashier shot few questions
at him. He said he had come by the
money honestly and it was nobody's
business where he got it.
Friends of the farmer, for he sud
denly developed more friends than he
ever realized he had before, advised"
| him to tell his story, as rumors were
| floating about. Then he related he
| had dug the money up on his farm
| along with a skeleton. A digging
mania has seized the farmers all
about.-New York Press.