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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
A Steadv Watch.

Henry" said Mrs. Gloonip at din
ner, looking down at her watch. but
speaking to Mr.. Gloonip on the other
side Of the table. my watch hasn't va
ried second in a week."
Remarkable" said Mr.. Gloonip.
GLOW did you get it to vary so little?"
Il broke the mainspring."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
WHITE ESTATE

Tanner A. White. who died at his
home in Franklin township on Decem-
Der s, left an estate, of which the
personal property was of the value OF
S1OO to his sister. Emeline. who 10 A.
go executrix.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
GERMAN LATCHKEYS.
Big Enough to es Ussd ~ Wsapens q
Attack or Oefense.

~tS8Ck OF 6OtOUoOs
Locksmithine in Germany is today
as important a trade as plumbing,
blacksmithing or the vocation OF the
barber. says our consul at Hanover in
a recent report. The first lock and key
were introduced into Prussia IN the
fourteenth century and caused a con-
siderable sensation at the palace Of the
that by these devices he could do away
with the guard at his private doors
and thus materially reduce his house
hold expenses. Since that day the
schlosser. or locksmith. has been an es-
sential factor in German life.
The present German house key could
be used as a weapon Of attack and de-
fense, besides serving its original pur-
pose. 1t weighs on an average about
one-eighth Of a pound. and as each per-
son entitled to carry u house and cor
ridor key has nearly a quarter Of a
pound Of soft iron In his pocket it
is conservatively estimated that the
amount Of iron in circulation in Ger
many in the pockets Of the men and
in the hand bags Of women amounts to
1866 tons, besides an additional $500
tons for the keys to the interior of
German homes. Thus something over
5000 tons of iron are put into keys of
a size to be found nowhere In Amer
lea However large the house or nu-
merous the apartments, the outer door
is locked promptly at 10 o'clock, and as
the German spends many Of his even.
ings out every person carries at least
one OF these massive keys to effect an
entrance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
CIVIL SERVICE RE-
FORMS DISCUSSED
(National News Association

NHWB ABSoCIHtIUn1
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. 14.-The
fourteenth annual meeting of the Ma.
tional Civil Service Reform league be-
gan in this city today with many dis
tinguished lawyers. educators, finan-
ciers and government officials in at
tendance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
TO AWARD $1,000
PRIZES FOR POULTRY
National News Association)

(National News Association)
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-The third an.
nual exhibition OF the Midwest Poul-
try and Pet Stock association opened
in the Coliseum today and will con-
tinue until next Tuesday. Cash prizes
amounting to more than $4,000 will be
distributed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
GIVING Her Cred

Giving Her Credit.
"Giddings willingly gives bis wifi
full credit for what he is
"What Ia he?"
"Bankrupt."-Chicag Record Herald
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14

Law and Equity.
Law and equity are two things which
God hath Joined. but which man hath
put 0sund0r.-COltOn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
Not Always.

INOS
Don't you think" she asked. that
an old man who marries a young wo-
man makes great mistake?"
mot necessarily" he replied. "Once
in awhile a young woman who mar
the use of his money till the end
Judge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
NOTICE EAGLES.

All members of the Wayne Aerie
Eagles are requested to be present at
the hall tomorrow (Friday) evening at
seven thirty o'clock to attend the fu-
neral Of brother John Hewitt
Signed w. r. Bloom, w. p.
Louis B. Wrede, secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
A Left Handed One.

He-A handsome woman smiled at
me yesterday. She-Well. it is possi-
bic for even a handsome woman to
have a sense Of the ridiculous.-Scran
ton Tribune Republican.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
PoIitaness.

True politeness is that which when a
man is lying to you and you know he
is lying impels you to listen to him as
though you believed him and 1mpels
him to 30 on lying as though he be-
lieves you believe him.-Chicago Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
PERRY LONG DEAD

Perry l.. Long died this morn
ing at his home in Celina, Ohio,
from kidney trouble. Mr. Long was
born near Richmond, and lived in this
community the greater part of his life.
He was 81 years of age at the time of
his death He Is survived by three
brothers, Frank, Oliver and Charles,
and one sister, Mrs. Flaig, all living in
Richmond. The remains will arrive in
Richmond tomorrow morning and will
be taken to the home of one of the
brothers for funeral services. The
hour of the funeral will be announc-
ed later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
Careful Of Appearancss.

Careful Of Appearances.
Ms. De Style-Marie, shall take
one Of the children to church.
The Maid-Yes'm
Mrs De Style-Which one will 60
best with my new purple gown?-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14

Dishonesty is a forsaking Of perma
1ent for temporary advantage.-Bovee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14

Proerastination's Value,
Procrastination sometimes saves Z
man from making a fool Of himself
Florida Times Union.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
A Persian Bridge Story.

There are few rivers In Persia. and
not many Of these are bridged. Years
ago a wealthy woman built a bridge
over a stream near the capital city.
and then. thinking that this should
have been done by the shah. she pro-
nounced curse upon any king who
should ever cross the bridge. 1t is said
that no Persian ruler has ever had the
hardihood to venture upon it, and it is
Kingdom to hire one to do SOLOS An
geles Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-12-14
NIGHT SCHOOL HAS
BEEN DECIDED ON
Ten Courses for New Educa-
tional Venture of Pub
lie Schools.

Completion of plans for the opening
January fourth, of public night
school was announced today by the
public school authorities. Ten cours-
es, covering a period of fifteen weeks,
will be included in the curriculum
of the new school.
An attempt to secure only the cours-
es that will meet practical needs OF
those with neglected educatiCns, fea-
for the new educational institution. a
class in automobile construction and
maintenance has apparently been the
most enthusiastically received by
Richmond young men, for many appli-
cations for membership in this class
have already been received, and the
enrolment will undoubtedly be large.
Lee Dykeman Is. B., Purdue universi-
ty), Of the Wayne Works. will deliver
one lecture each week throughout the
course to the pupils in the automo-
bile class.
Forestry, and the commercial uses
of wood, will form the subjects for
an interesting class to be conducted
by Prof. John F. Thompson, assistant
principal of the high school. A class
in the study of government weather
service, and it's application to COM
mercial life, will be taught by Prof.
B. w. Kelly, head of the high school
physical department and weather bur-
eau. The other classes will be in
sewing, cooking, government service,
mechanical drawing, bookkeeping,
typewriting and stenography, CONNER
cial arithmetic, and probably German.
1t has been found by the school board
that there is practically no demand
for languages.
All classes are to be run under a CO.
educational plan. The term is from
January to April Is. Many of the
applications received to date are from
adults who were forced to leave
school before completing their educa-
tions. Pamphlets advertising the
novel institution will be distributed
through the city next week.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17
Brethren Church.

Mr.. w. Howard Bishop of Crystal
City. Tex, is one of a colony Of Dunk
ards who lately acquired landed prop
erty in the Lone Star State. At the
Eutaw House, where the visitor is
stopping. he said:
There are four different sects call
ed by the world Dunkards, but we
call ourselves the Brethren Church.
There is a paid ministry and an un-
paid one, and every member has a
right to exhort and take part in the
religious work Most all Dunkards
own their homes and delight in beau
tifying them. They are for the most
part farming people, and prefer the
quiet life of the country to the hustle
and temptations of the towns. There
is private ownership Of property
among us, but the community plan is
practised to the extent of all tender
ing aid when help Is needed, and SO
our poorest adherents never become
a charge on the charity Of the public.
The biggest branch of the Breth-
rem Church (the conservative wing)
has nearly 900 churches and between
10000 and 10000 communicates; it
maintains homes for old folks and
orphans. and has missionaries in
China, India and Europe"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17
Agatha Sixth.

neck, it was Dearest who was falling
on Agatha Ffrst's neck
BY Jove. it got rather tiresome,
though once in while, for change,
they'd all three get up and clinch so
tight | couldn't for the life of me have
said which was my own wife.
We couldn't get anywhere at all with
the meal, and Brancepeth and l began
to feel quite left out, they kept it up
so. But when we attempted to fall on
the necks, of Solicitor Barnes and old
Chiltern, respectively, just by way of
getting into the game, we were rudely,
and l may say almost violently re-
pulsed, so that we were unable to find
out what the fun was in that sort of
thing at all.
1t was only when we had quieted
down somewhat. the girls and Brance-
peth and myself, that Solicitor Barnes,
who had heretofore been giving his
undivided attention to his luncheon,
condescended to speak.
Where are Mr. Terhune and his-ah
-er-f1ancee, if l may ask?" he said.
One would have supposed that my
clients nephew, Mr.-ah!-Mr Ter
hune-would have had more curiosity
as to the exact value of the property
to which he has only just become
heir"
Il suppose they're still standing on
the stairs, just where we left them,"
said my wife, ecstatically. The
dears,"
Not a very comfortable place to
make love in l should say" comment.
ed the solicitor dryly-he was a bache,
lor himself. But l presume they hard
Iy realize where they are, poor things"
And his thin lips parted slightly in a
smile of infinite pity.
But nobody else at the table seemed
at all to comprehend his sarcasm.
Quietly, unobtrusively, my wife and
| exchanged gIances, and irritatingly
enough Brancepeth and Agatha First,
and even the impassive Chiltern and
Agatha Fourth did the same We none
OF us saw anything at all queer or out
OF the ordinary in the conduct of
Agatha Sixth and Terhune. You see,
we'd been there ourselves.
And as a needle to its magnet, SO did
the hands of Dearest and myself, as we
sat cat-a-cornered at the table, seek
each other under the cover. And with
that clasp the last remnant of the i'll
feeling the exciting events of the past
few days had tried to make between us
vanished, and l vowed as l lost myself
in the depths of those dear gray eyes,
that even as it had been our first mis-
understanding by Jove it should be
our last.
THE END.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17

, be connected by telephone to the pri
| vate staterooms, so that those whose
cabins are perhaps two or three city
! blocks apart may talk with one an
other.
The gymnasium on the Europa will
be much larger and more completely
equipped than any heretofore install
ed In addition to the regular apparat
| lis, there will be a running track, sc
that an athlete could actually cross
the ocean without breaking training
The mechanical exercising devices al
ready introduced on some ships will
be very complete, enabling one to ex
ercise any set Of muscles without ef
fort Or enjoy mechanical camel or
horseback ride. An experienced at
tendant will be in charge Of the gym
nasium to offer intelligent advice to
those seeking exercise.
To Have Many Luxuries.
a special squash court will be built
in connection with the gymnasium
Nearby will be found large swim
ming pool and completely equipped
Turkish and Roman baths presided
over by skillful attendants
The Europa will be ventilated thor
oughly by a new system. She has nc
ventilators rising above her decks
which Is so familiar feature of ocean
liners, and her long, unbroken deck
incidentally gives her very trim and
shipshape appearance. Air will be
forced to the lowermost decks by
powerful air pumps. Every part OF
the great ship will thus be supplied
with currents of pure air to the prop
er temperature. This system insures
pure air and equitable temperature
throughout the ship.
The most powerful telegraph ap
paratus ever carried to sea will be
set up on the Europa. The unusual
height of her masts will make it pos
sible to transmit or receive messages
over the entire width of the Atlantic
| ocean, so that the Europa will always
be in direct communication with land
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17
SYNOPSIS.

{ Archibald Terhune, popular and In
dolent young bachelor of London. re
Ioeives news that he has been made heir
to the estate of his Aunt Georgiana. with
An income of $4,000 a year, on condition
that he become engaged to be married
within ten days. Failing to do 50 the
LEGACY will go to a third cousin IN Amer
ioa. The story opens at Castle Wyckof,
where Lord Vincent and his wife, friends
of Terhune, are discussing plans to ma
him wife within the prescribed time II
seems that Lady Vincent is one Of seven
persons named Agatha. all close glrlhood
ichums. She decides to invite two OF thern
to the castle and have Archie there as
one Of the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as handpainted beauty. Agatha
First is a breezy American girl. Lady
Vincent tells her husband that Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him, but will require a
months time fully to make up her mind
Agatha First, neglected by Terhune, re-
fceives attentions from Leslie Freer. touS
days of the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called called to 10 hona3n DON on on
sickness, excuses herself from motor
"trip planned by the Fincents. Later they
see Agatha First picking flowers I;sc',sa Wstn a
IAgatha's seeming duplicity. The follow
Ing day the party visits the ruins or an
old convent. Terhune continues ms at
ihe transfers his attentions to Agatha
First. Vincent scores him for his app2r-
lent f1cklenesS. The last evening OF the
thine allotted in which to become engaged
iarrives The following day Solicitor Burns
will arrive from London, and the Nln-
cents are anxious to consummate the en-
igagement Vincent discovers Agatha
IFfr6< and a man with his arm around
he waist Vincent decides that the man
mt be Terhune. The next morning Ter
hun. and Agatha First are very fIlendly
at the breakfast table, while Agatha
Sixth seems somewhat displeased. Solicl-
tor Burns arrives. The Fi1cents are
anxious In an interview Of Vincent ana
his wife the latter cries in desperation
over the puzzling condition OF affalrs.
Solicitor Barnes arrives. The Nincents
are anxious. VIII Terhune report an az
fianced or a free man? Terhune tells
Lord Vincent that he proposed to Agatha
Sixth and that she had refused to marry
him. Terhune declares that If he cannot
have the woman of his choice that he
will sacrifice his aunts fortune. An auto
mobile arrives. Murray Brancepeth,
young man who resembles Terhune, steps
out Of the machine. He has been In love
with Agatha First, and was the man in
the checkered suit 1t now lacks three
minutes of the time that Terhune has for
announcing his engagement. Vincent
rushes Terhune to urge Agatha Sixth to
accept him. Solicitor Barnes Is notified
and the cerenOny is performed.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17
School Banks Nothing Now.

Those who believe that the school
savings banks are recent thing are
mistaken. for school savings banks
have been in operation in the United
States more than quarter Of century.
The first bank was opened in a Lons
Island school in 1885. and In tho 20
years that have followed, the number
of banks has been increased to 108. In
1910, deposits were collected in 1880
schoolrooms or stations and the depos.
itors numbered 166,525. In the years
since the first bank was established
the total deposits have amounted to
s4,618,734.96 The Withdrawals in that
time were $3.Ss3,6S7.47. leaving s725.-
097.49 in the banks January /. 1910.-
From the report of the United States
Commissioner of Education for 1910.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17
EUROPA
Ship Dimensions Compared.

loaded upon the largest American
freight cars, It would fill a train 40
miles in length. which. by the way
would extend all the way across the
Panama canal. The combined ca
pacity of the three largest hotels in
New York city is 1926 persons, while
the Europa carries 1880 passengers.
Ship With Nine Decks.
The Europa will have a beam of
wide as Broadway in New York city
at its widest point. She will have
nine decks above the water line, thus
making her literally a skyscraper
afoat. The population of small
city will be luxuriously accommodated
aboard without crowding, since her
capacity will slightly exceed 5000.
The old familiar standard of compari-
son, such as the height of the Statue
of Liberty or the Washington monu-
ment, is completely oUtclassed
Some idea Of the enOrnous size of
the Europa may be had from the Or
der which has been given for 1000, 600
feet of Oregon fir to be used for the
decks alone For months this lum-
ber has been lying near Portland.
Ore, before being shipped to Ger
many. Special care has been taken
to provide only clear, vertical grain
wood, which has been selected with
the greatest care.
With the unprecedented amount of
cabin and deck space available on the
Europa number of unique features
become possible which have never
before been attempted on ship. None
of the staterooms will be cramped as
on the early boats. For those who
care to travel with all the comforts
Of home, there will be complete suites
available. There will be a choice of
dining rooms for those who do not
care for the main dining salon; there
will be a Ritz-Carlton restaurant, Il
grill room, tea garden and even a
rathskeller Spacious palm gardens,
which in winter may be converted
into sun parlors, will occupy the up
per deck. Several ladies salons fin
1shed in different decorative periods
will appeal to the tastes of different
Datienalities. All of these salons will
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17
PREPARATION OF POTATOES
Before Baking a Lenethwise Strip
Should Be Pared-After Boiling
Shake In the Wind.

When preparing potatoes for bak.
ing cut one pairing around the largest
side Of the potato lengthwise, and
when baked the skin will slip of from
each side nicely.
After boiling potatoes pour OF all
water, take kettle of potatoes to the
back door, or wherever the wind will
blow On them, and shake several
times, and they will be white and
mealy.
A fine potato soup: Take three me-
dunn sized potatoes, one pint milk, one
teaspoonful chopped onion, one stalk
celery, one teaspoonful salt, one-hah
teaspoonful celery salt, one-half salt
spoonful white pepper, one-fourth salt
spoon cayenne, one-half tablespoonful
flour, one tablespoonful butter. Cook
potatoes until very soft, drain of
the water, and mash them. Cook
onion and celery with the milk In
double boiler and add to the potatoes
Add the seasoning. Rub through a
strainer; put on to boil again. Melt
the butter in small saucepan, blend
it with the flour, and stir it into the
boiling soup. Let it boil five min.
utes and serve very hot.
An easily prepared potato salad:
Slice six cold boiled potatoes and two
onions. For dressing, one-half cup
full vinegar, one cupful Of sweet cream
whipped, one teaspoonful dry mustard.
salt and pepper to taste, and at last
add four hard boiled eggs.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-02-17
Of then-Agatha Fourth relieved1y
ChfItern a trife shamefacedly.

1T seems nay fervor of duty was
quite wasted" he said. But. upon my
word, meant we'll. Mrs. Chiltern and
| did our best to persuade Miss Endi-
colt, there, to give the thing up long
ago, until matters arranged them
selves. But she was very headstrong,
very indeed" And he shook his head
whimsically at his late guest and
smiled. She smiled back at him
And you see it didn't do any harm
after ALL" she told him brightly, my
being headstrong, Everything has all
worked out for the best!"
"Rather." remarked Brancepeth, ard
emily, and threw her glance that
made her fine color rise.
For myself I never felt more bril-
liant, and Brancepeth Wed with me in
getting up would-he humorous tele-
grams, first to Terhune's Aunt Georgy,
and then to Miss Simplin, apprising
them of the beatif1c state of the matri-
monial prospects of himself and Arch.
It's pity they can't be here to
share in the joy which has been the d.
young Murray, to whom, and to his
f1ancee, we had confided the sentimen-
tai situation between Terhune and
Agatha Sixth.
Rather" | said. Their presence is
the only thing lacking to make this
particular soiree as good as the third
act of a well balanced comedy, where
all the characters appear at once and
compose themselves into statuesque
groups about the stage"
Yes" he agreed, but If we're going
to have all the characters in our play
appear, we ought rea.y to have invited
Mrs. Arnistead and the three other
Agathas with their American husbands
for luncheon, to make it quite com
plete."
Right" I agreed, enthusiastically.
Il say, wouldn't that have been jo!ly?"
And we laughed delightedly. l was so
elated over everything in general, and
the outcome of Dearest's and my
matchmaking schemes in particular,
that was amused at anything at all.
But If Murray and I were hilarious
you should have seen those girls!
Their consciences seemed to be worry
ing them for some reason, for every
half minute they'd get up and embrace
each other and ask each other to for
give them. If it wasn't Agatha First
who was falling on Agatha Fourth's