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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
BOY INVENTORS PROFITS.

Wireless telegraph and the con-
quest of the air have taken a hrm
hold on the youths of America, the
hundreds of lads of tender years, but
advanced ideas devoting their talents
to the invention or construction OF
machines in both these lines.
While these devices are largely for
pleasure, young America has proved
his ability to turn inventive genius
into utilitarian channels. One OF the
most remarkable inventions made by
a boy is a device for signaling on ele-
waited roads. 1t is in use on part OF
the Brooklyn "L" system, and is the
work of Morris Schaeffer, fifteen
years old, a public school boy. Nor
ris was offered $4,000 for his patent,
but on the advice of friends, refused
it. The boy expects to be able to get
$4,000 for the idea from the rail-
road company.
Of quite a different calibre is the
machine invented by Donald H. Mil
ler, student at Columbia University.
This, by the mere touching of keys,
similar to those on a typewriter,
translates Chinese into English. 1t
can also be used to translate any
other language. The contrivance re-
sembles an adding machine.
From darkest India comes the rec
ord of the achievement of Claude
Moore, the son of a poor coal miner.
Young Moore, who is twenty years
old, was reduced to the sum of two
cents when he received word from
the Patent Office that it had issued
patent on a corn husker. There
upon Claude, who is thrifty youth.
sold his patent to the Harvester Trust
for considerable real money.
A most ambitious piece of work has
just been successfully finished by
Francis Lee Herreshoff, the young
nephew of the famous yacht designer.
| This is the construction of high
power racing automobile, with which
has been developed the tremendous
speed of eighty miles an hour.
Herreshoff has also patented de-
| vice for subduing the glare of acety-
lene lamps. The mechanism does
away with the necessity for extin-
gushing the lamps, for it softens the
glare, making it hardly more notice
able than an oil lamp.-Van Norden
Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
SOUEALY AND CURLY-TAIL

l am going to tell you about two
very funny pets, Squealy and Curly
Tail Squealy is little black and
white pig and CurlyTail is all white.
l know some of my little Tribuns
friends would think Squealy and
Curly-Tail very queer pets, but if you
once saw them I am sure you would
like them.
One day my uncle, who owns big
farm, went down to the market to
buy duck eggs. AS he was looking
around he saw crate with two little
pigs in it. They were so tiny and
cute that he bought them and took
them home to my cousin, who fell in
love with them at first sight.
Squealy used to follow my cousin
wherever she went, and when she got
tired she would stop and squeal as
loud as she could This is how she
got her name Curly-Tail got his
name from the funny shape of his
tail. which curls right over his back.
Florence Fouchaux, in the New
York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
SPARROWS.

l have no dog or cat, neither have
canary, but l would like to write
a few lines about some sparrows that
come to our kitchen window to be fed
every morning. They are fine, little
healthy birds and are so used to our
feeding them that they have become
quite tame and always seem to act
as if they were entitled to their morn
ing meal. One morning this winter
a flock of large storm birds came on
our lawn, and the sparrcws, thinking,
no doubt, that they were intruders.
acted as if they were very much Of
Tended l think if the boys who try
to shoot the little sparrows could see
these birds coming each morning for
their little breakfast they would not
be inclined to molest them. For my
part, l shall always try to protect
even the sparrows.-Claire Courte-
nay, in the New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
CHnDREN'S DEPARTMENT..

stretch of sand the sun blazed down
on them with burning heat and Chinn
crept under the donkey to be in the
shade Meetu tried to thrust Chinn
from under, claiming the shade as
his, because he owned the donkey,
while Chinn declared that he had
hired the shade when he hired the
donkey. Thus they argued and strug.
gled, striking and pushing, each striv-
ing to get under the donkey. At last
that patient beast, taking fright,
started off, burden and all, and with
swift-fying heels ran over the burn
ing desert sands to the distant wilder
ness, and was never seen again.
The shade being now gone, and the
strugglers nearly overcome by the
scorching heat, they Imply sank to
the ground and strained their eyes
after their departed property-Meetu
his donkey and Chinn his burden of
goods.
Then this thought flashed into both
their minds: We often strive after
the shadow and lose the substance!
w. S. Nortenheim, in the Philadel-
phia Record.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
Three-Dollar Gold Pieces.

Beginning with the year 1854 and
ending with the'year 1889, there were
539,792. of three-dollar gold coins
sent out from the United States
mints, a total value of $1,619,376.
A few were made in the early years
at the mints of Dahlonega and New
Orleans and quite number at the
San Francisco mint up to 1860, but
the bulk of these coins were turned
out by the mint at Philadelphia.
They were never coined in sufficient
numbers, these figures. show, to be-
come really familiar to the people
outside of banks, and it is hardly
strange that the existence of the coin
should be now largely forgotten.-
Housekeeper Magazine,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
TALES OF
WHAT REAL POVERTY MEANS.

WHAT REAL POVERTY MEANS.
While exploring the city of Damas-
Gus on a gloomy evening, a young
American paused where two alleys
met, and chanced to observe a glow
of light in the shadows near by. Fur
ther examination proved that it came
from the heating furnace of one of
the baths of the city. In "Going
Down From Jerusalem" Mr.. Norman
Duncan tells the pathetic little history
revealed by his investigation.
The light issued from the end of
the lane, which terminated in an un-
derground chamber, to which it fell
stones.
Here was an old man, as instantly
appeared from the quality of his
voice, being lifted timidly to demand
what presence disturbed him; an old,
old man, lying outstretched on his
belly upon a heap of chopped straw
at the little round mouth of the fur
mace, which was no more than a hole
in the wall.
He was employed, it seemed, in
thrusting the straw through the aper-
ture, a handful at a time, so that it
fell, continuous stream, upon the
fire below The old man was lying
quite alone in the dark, which was
hot and dusty and most foul to smell.
t'It is a wretched labor" said the
younger khawaja.
mot so," answered the old man !;
''it is labor for which 1 thank God,
since. though 1 am old, am not yet
turned beggar."
The khawaja would know the re-
ward.
Sufficient to my small need" was
the reply.
Sixpence day!
'Have you no helper"
"There are little children here
about, who play at pushing straw
through the hole; and they give me
rest in the day, sometimes
What" cried the khawaia. you
labor by night and by day."
Truly, khawaja, with much thank
fulness to God for the opportunity
I must be diligent lest trouble befall
me-"
What trouble menaces?" asked
the khawaja.
THE keeper of the baths" was the
answer, might turn me Off
Have you no sleep at all?"
when the fire is hot" said the
old man, L may sleep a little; and
sometimes I forget myself and sleeI
against my will"
How long?" demanded the kha,
waja, have you lain here?"
"Since before l went blind of this
dust"
"The number Of these years?"
God has privileged me with the
favor of the bathkeeper for these
eight years"
Friend" inquired the khawaja
amazed. "do you dwell content with
your lot?"
Thanks be to God!" the old mar
replied
The khawaja gave the old man g
gold piece, and must then all at once
take to his heels to escape the agony
of gratitude.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
DEWEY AND BEAUTY.

These are the names Of the two
dogs which | am going to tell you
about. Dewey is the stronger and
more capable dog. He is shepherd
dog with rough brown hair on his
body Beauty is also shepherd dog,
but has longer hair than Dewey and
nearly a white head. There is also
a white stripe down her back and at
the tip of her tail In summer Dewey
drives the COWS from the pasture,
while Beauty stays at home playing
with the smaller children. When we
played football we nearly always had
Dewey and Beauty play also, Dewey
on one side and Beauty on the other.
When one of the boys received the
ball he would give it to the dog on
his side and the dog would grab the
lace on the ball and mostly run the
way we wanted him to go, because
one OF the boys would run ahead and
call his name The dogs could stop
each other quite easily, but the boys
could not stop the dogs. If the dogs
wanted to stop the boys they would
run ahead and trip them. Sometimes
accidents would happen, but never a
serious one.-Thomas Capek, i'll the
New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
Special Occasion.

Visitor Tin factory)-"Great Scott!
What precautions! You've got so
much safeguarding apparatus here
that don't see how you find sufficient
room for your hands to work. y
Manager-"It is rather incon-
venient, but you see it is only for one
day. The factory inspector makes
his annual visit this afternoon, so
we'll have all things back in shape
again Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
HUNTING BEAR WITH SPEARS.

HUNTING BEAR WITH SPEARS.
During the last few years 1 have
had the satisfaction of killing fair
number of bears, the biggest and
perhaps the most interesting game of
Northern Europe, and have studied
Sweden and in Finnish and Russian
Karefia, where I have come across
thirty-six bears altogether, and have
myself killed or caught twenty-three,
including six young ones. My Rus
sian and Finnish bear hunting has al
been done in various ways. The one
which has afforded me the greatest
amount of enjoyment is hunting the
bear on skis, and l will first relate
my experience in that direction
I have twice hunted a bear with
the spear; on one occasion the lair
was in a boggy country, and we soon
found the entrance, outside which
took up my position, armed with my
bear spear, which is strong ash pole
rather more than six feet long, with
steel point of about twelve inches;
in order to protect it against the
teeth of the bear the lower part of
the pole is covered with copper The
moment the bear appeared I tried to
hit him in the throat, but he parried
with his paw and my spear miscar-
ried. The bear came further out and
7 10
into his chest; he got furious and bit
viciously at the copper coating, at
the same time trying to knock the
spear out of my hand with his paw.
He used his teeth with such force
that they almost penetrated the cop
per. and higher up the pole he tore
out great splinters of wood. 1T took
me all my time to hold my own
against him, but by degrees he tired
and lay down at the entrance to the
lair. l drew out the spear to let the
blood flow more freely, but the bear
still had strength enough left to snap
at the point of the spear with such
violence that he made some big marks
in the metal with his teeth. My
friend now came up and gave him the
coup dc grace with his spear. The
fight lasted about five minutes
To tackle bear with a spear in
the summer time when the ground is
bare is a serious business, although l
have heard OF Laps doing it, but the
bear is as 1.-the as cat and uses his
paws with surprising rapidity and
force. Even in winter, when snow
somewhat hinders his movements,
one needs a cool head and strong
arm.
A we'll known Norwegian bear
hunter, commenting upon the use
of the spear, when bear hunting,
either when rousing a bear from his
lair or when in pursuit of a wounded
bear, recommends in the latter case
that the spear should be SO carried
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
Woman is So Curious!

"Well, how is marriage?' said a
friend to the newly married man.
"Oh, marriage is all right, replied
the husband, 'but woman is SO
curious"
How is that?'
well, the morning after our we'd
ding day my wife asked be for hun
dred dollars. The day after she asked
me for hundred more, and the third
day for another hundred.
What, three hundred dollars in
three days? Why, man, what did she
do with it an?"
oh" replied the young husband,
"she didn't get it. Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
THE SMARTEST CAT

l want to write and tell you about
my cat. His name is Smut and he is
the smartest cat l ever saw. I can
dress him up in my cast-off baby
clothes and put him in the baby car
riage and wheel him all around, and
then I can lay him down on sofa
cushion and go away and leave him
on it, and he will not get of the cush-
ion till 1 come back. He will also
play hide and seek with me.-Bethel
Bailey, in the New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
BLACKY.

l would like to tell you about oul
little cat. He is very black and ha'
not a white spot on him. He has
large, yellow eyes, and he is similar
to the cats that the witches carr!
around with them on their brooms OF
Halloween. Almost every one tha
sees hiit says, What funny cat. ,
wouldn't like to meet him in the
dark" He seems to be verr fond O.
the stove. One cold day tbs winter
while my mother was about her work
perceiving the stove door open, he
quietly crept in and nestled dowr
among the ashes and went to sleep
After a while my mother came to thf
stove to remove the ashes. She
turned the CRATE and out flew Blacky
in a cloud of dust and ashes His
fur and ears were a little bit Singed
but no further harm was done. Wher
my mother saw Blacky fly out she
thought that something had exploded
in the stove. But she soon found out
what it was. We had hard time
getting the dust out of his fur.
guess the fright was enough for him
for he has never since attempted tC
go into the stove, but prefers to Sit
in a chair in front of it.-Edna
Thornton, in the New York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
DISTINGUISHED.

His savoir-faire, to say nothing of
his tact and finesse, impressed the
young woman.
Evidently" she said, you have
been thrown in contact with an un-
usually large and varied lot of peo-
ple.''
WELL" he admitted, among the
members of the police force l have
the reputation of being the most per-
sistent motor scorcher in the coun-
try,"-New York Journal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
TO THE WOODS.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"I is said
that the five great original forests
of the United States covered S5O,000,-
900 acres and contained 52,000,0O0,-
900 feet of lumber"
Mr. Crimsonbeak-"In those days,
you see, there was some place for a
man to go when his wife cleaned
house. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
FINE WORK.

Mote this exquisite Chinese cary
ing!" said the man with a taste for
oriental art. Imagine the patience
and digital dexterity it required"
YES" answered Mr.. Bliggins. I'll
bet the man who did that could hook
up his wife's dress without mur-
mur.'-Washing gton Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01

draw string of my scent bag, let out
tiny Whit of perfume, and he turns
and fees for his life. Ha! Ha! Ha!
In triumph bear off to my wife and
my babes his plumpest goose, or his
sleekest pullet. If my home is far
from any farm I keep my table sup
piled with partridges, pheasants and
other wild fowl When l walk abroad
l always have the path to myself
There is no forest dweller who cares
or dares to dispute it with me. II
one sees me afar he says to himself
''The Perfumed knight" and hastily
retreats. Can you guess my name?-
Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
THE PACE IN NEW YORK

"Why can't you marry me in
June?"
Because 1 have an engagement to
go to the theatre with another fellow
six months from now. He couldn't
secure seats for an earlier date
Louisville Courier-Journa1.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
OF COURSE.

81 am not quite satisfied with
bridge as the rules stand"
what could you suggest?"
s'When things are not going well
think we ought to be allowed to-
change the trump. p."-Louisvill Cour-
ier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
Inventor of Italics.

Italics were invented, or rather, de-
signed, by Aidus Manutius, a cele-
brated Venetian printer, who first
employed the new style of letter in
an edition of Virgil in 1901. The
imitation of script, neat yet decora-
tive, became so popular that Manu-
thus dedicated it to his native country,
Italy, whence it became to be known
as Italian. or. more correctly. Italie.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
JIMMY'S DEFINITION.

''What is geography" asked the
father who was testing his sons pro-
gress in study.
Geography" replied little Jimmy
Jiggs, lis what you put inside your
trousers when you think you are 60
ing to get whipping. .'-Washingtol
Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01

British East Africa has a popula-
ton estimated at 100000. Of this
number only about 1900 to 1000 are
white. Indians and Arabs are put
down as $4,000 to $4,000, and all
the rest are members of the various
native tribes. ..,s-..-.-4--------------
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
HAPPENED GRADUALLY

Il pay my manager twelve thou
sand year.
t'It would jar me to hand that
much money to one man"
II got used to it by degrees. He
started with me at So per week. =
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
INSINUATING ISLANDER.

s1 heard some of your constituents
say you never betrayed trust"
''It is doubtless another of those in
sinuating SANDERS" ," replied Senator
Sorghum. 81 never had any confden-
tial relations with trust in all my
life. e."-Washingten Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
CUSTOMS OF THE RICH.

''They used to lay down tun of
wine when an heir was born. When
he became of age, he opened it.
"Well?"
''Now they put a few dozen eggs
in cold storage. Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
A DINNER CONVERSATION.

"How our impressions change as
life goes on" said the somewhat mel
ancholy person.
Yes" answered Mr. CumroX; 81
can remember when pie represented
to my boyish taste the acme of hui
man luxury. Now it's merely some
thing that I must be careful not to
eat with my knife. .''-Washirg gton
Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
MIGHT TRY.

Lady-"Boy, can I go through that
gate to the river?"
Boy-"Yep, 1 think maybe ye kin;
load O. hay went through 'smorn-
ing. ."-Epitomist
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
THE PERFUMED KNIGHT.
I wear no suit of armor;
No sword or spear | bear.
I've but little scent bag;
e.n,r. Il n1l. ~

My coat is one of the handsomest
to be seen in the forest-black
decked out with a great white collar.
My tail is large and snowy. l wan
der through the woods by day Oh
night, whenever 1 please, though a
moonlight night is always my choice
for a stroll. By starlight or in bright
sunshine l raid the farmers poultry
house, and if he approaches with
club or stone [ have only to loosen the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
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AlN va kNt@GS&6z-.<

An incandescent lamp in its green
shade will, when turned upward to-
ward the ceiling, spread soft and
pleasantly diffused light, plenty
strong enough for room where no
one is reading. When the lamp is so
used no shadows are cast
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
NO DOUBT.

'What will be fashionable this
spring."
whatever they're overstocked
with in Paris, l s'pose. e."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
A portable transformer drying

A portable transformer drying ap-
paratus has been devised to dry out
transformers that have become moist
during shipment or storage. The ap-
paratus consists of a furnace adapted
to burn wood or charcoal. A current
of air heated by the furnace is forced
through the transformer by means of
blower driven by small motor.
The air, before reaching the blower,
is filtered through several thicknesses
of secloth.-Scientific American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01

The telephones used on steamships
are quite interesting. The induction
coil. condenser, and bell of the instru-
ment are inclosed in a small white
enamel box, and the switch nook
which projects from one side is pro
vided with special retaining device
to prevent the receiver from being
knocked off by the motion of the
ship. The receiver is allowed to rock
on the hook, otherwise the lever
would lift and make false connec-
ton when the ship was pitching and
rolling.-Scientific American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01

In the operation of the trains
through the Sinclair Tunnel the show
ing has been very marked in favor Of
electricity. 1t has been found that
electric locomotives were capable OF
hauling 1O00-ton trains, as against
7OO-ton trains hauled by the steam
locomotives. The 27.3 car trains.
which was the average size of the
trains hauled by the electric motors,
required ten minutes to pass through
the electric zone. The average size
of the steam trains was 1877 cars,
and it took the steam locomotives tif-
teen minutes to haul them over the
same distance. The steam locomo-
tives burned per month $4,000 worth
of coal, costing Sc per ton; the cleo
trio service, burning soft coal costing
81 per ton, required only $1l5Q for
fuel for the same period. ,..---
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01

THE DONKEY AND HIS SHADOW
Chinn once hired donkey from
Meetu to carry a burden. AS they
left tbs city and were crossing a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-01
SAME OLD THINGS.


Same old zephyrs, same old rills,
Same old tiresome daffodils.
Same old lambl1ins, same old bees,
Same old budding willow trees.
Same old robins, same old dew; :.
Spring has nothing that is new.
Same old greensward, natures couch;
Same old poet with crouch.
Louisville Courier-J Journal