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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
Ace of Machine Soldiers.

Particulars of the alleged invention
Of machine soldier by a Danish en-
gineer. have been widely published in
the French press. The machine SOL
dier consists of a cylindrical device
which. in time of peace, could be bu-
ried under the ground, and in time OF
war, by pressing button, it could rise
to the surface, discharge 400 shots and
kill the enemy at distance of 1000
yards. \The amusing calculation is
made that if line of these mechanical
soldiers were placed all the way from
Vesoul or Belford to Sedan, distance
of 100 miles could be made practical
ly impossible for any army, especially
if the mechanical soldiers were placed
at metres interval from each 9TH
er, and in line 20 deep. This would
require only 100000 mechanical sol
diers, and assuming that each cost
5O0f, the whole thing could be done
by spending 964 100000. By pressing
a few electric buttons an army of more
than 100000 soldiers would thus
spring out of the ground and protect
certainly that part of the frontier. But
all the ordinary inhabitants would first
have to be warned out of the danger
zone Is the age of the soldier auto
maton really coming?
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
VOGUE OF THE, LOW COLLAR
Almost lnnumerable Are the Designs
Offered Now That Fashion Has
Decreed the Style.

The cult of the low neck is being
catered for with every kind of turn
over collar feminine ingenuity and
taste can devise. There is the sailor
collar with it's nautical tie, the Peter
Pan of finest, sheerest lawn, the col
lar in jagged points, the square col
lar, and a thousand and one other
collars, all fascinating and becoming
if one has a round, full neck and good
skin.
Many of the new collars end in lit
tie jabots-not the full jabot, for its
day has passed but the perfectly fat
jabot of finest lace and hand embroid
cry.
Of course, this low necked effect
with tailor-made coat is not really
attractive. 1t is charming with house
frocks and summer gowns, but when
the coat with heavy outside collar is
worn there is bare, unfinished sort
of look. In the winter the heavy, wind
ing furs obviate this, and in the sum-
mer the scarfs and feather hoas serve,
but there are also dainty little ruffs
designed for the same purpose. They
are fashioned of tulle or maline, are
soft and fluffy, and very becoming to
old and young, and any girl who
is clever with her needle can make
one at home.
For instance, one model, which is
one of the f1uffiest kind, is composed
of four layers of double malines. and
each layer is finely plated The
malines should be folded double SO
that the upper edge is a fold edge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
CRUSH GIRDLES MATCH SUIT
New Adornment Has Many Advantages
Over the Ordinary Belt, Which
1t Supplants.

Crush girdles fully eight inches
broad, showing between the open
fronts of tailored jackets, are of satin
matching the shade of the suit, en-
broidered with floss or soutache of the
same color as the waistcoat, collar and
cuffs or of the trimming on the hat.
The embroidery, making an inch wide
bordering defining both, edges of the
belt and appearing as tiny motifs or
medallions scattered over the rest
of the material, draws attention to the
waist line while the excessive width
of belt helps to emphasize the wide
wasted, narrow-hipped effect of the
figure 1t is far more chic looking
than is the ordinary belt, for it indi-
Gates the waist line without actually
defining it, and it is infinitely more
becoming to a stout woman than is
the raised skirt-belt. Moreover, it is
one of those minor details which mark
the street costume as unusual, and to
look different which, being interpre-
ted, means mot like the mob" is the
aim of every fashionable woman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
Georne Browns Office Boy.

George Brown writes the editorials
and attends to the exchange work of
a big metropolitan daily newspaper,
all of which compels him to read
oceans of other papers. 1t was his
habit to send his Office boy to the
postoff1ce every day to drag back a
tremendous bundle of papers.
One day the boy, who was red
headed and hot-tempered, received his
bundle in the corridor of the post
office, cut the strings and scattered
the newspapers in wild confusion all
over the floor After that he ran wild
among them, kicking them and slap
ping them about.
An official of the postoffice called
up Browns Office with the purpose of
informing him that he had sent a
crazy boy to the Office and that he had
scattered the 1apers all over the build
ing Brown was not in when the call
was made. but later the official of
the postoffice informed him that, when
remonstrance was made to the boy.
he exclaimed wildly:
That fool gets too many papers,
anyway! I'm onto him I'm the only
person on the newspaper that knows
he don't read half of EN-. Popular
Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
yielded; but | must pay the difference.
What is it? l asked
'One penny"
Hope Not Realized,

Dean Sumner of the Cathedral sS
Peter and Paul related the following
story at the recent banquet of the
Chicago Association of Commerce at
the Hotel Sherman. "a little Jewish
boy went to his father on Christmas
day and asked him for quarter.
Upon receiving it he sauntered out
into the city streets and didn't return
until evening His father called him
as he came in and inquired what he
did with the quarter he had been Civ
en-. 1 went to the candy shop next
door and changed it into nickels,' said
the boy. Then | went to the news
stand on the corner and changed the
nickels into pennies After that I
went back to the candy shop and got
five nickels for my pennies, and then
I went to the delicatessen and got
quarter for my five nickels'
But why did you do all that?' de-
manded the father.
"T hoped that somebody might
make a mistake and give me too
much" replied the boy"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
CLEVER WOMEN SPIES
LINE OF WORK IN WHICH THEY
EASILY oUTDO MEN.
To Unusual Powers of Trickery They
Add the Charm Of Femininity and
Thus Win the Confidence
They Seek.

Women from time immemorial have
been the greatest spies in history.
Their charms and resources adapt
them to every line of apprehenstve
endeavor, from tracking the errins
New York husband to obtaining the
plans and the specifications of the bat
tleships and the forts of the great
powers.
To those who are acquainted with
the history of espionage, this state
ment comes as no surprise, for nearly
all the most sensational spying cases
nf recent years have been engineered
nv INSCRIPTIONS women.
For when it comes to trickery there
is no match for clever woman, espe-
cially if, as is often the case, she has
natural beauty allied to her powers OF
stealing condolences.
Only few years back an important
German fortress had to be entirely re-
built owing to France obtaining ex-
tensive and valuable information re
garding it's ornaments and the geos-
raphy of the important portion of Ger
man frontier that it guarded. And
this act was made necessary owing to
! the ramifications of French woman
whose attractive personality enabled
her to worm these secrets from I'M
portant Berlin officials, in whose
homes she was implicitly trusted and
entertained.
Recently a charming woman who
posed as a governess was sentenced
to four years penal servitude for spy
ing. She was employed by two Euro
2ean powers, and by acting as gov
arness to the children of naval officers
IN Paris and Berlin she paved the
way to acquaintance with those hold
ing responsible positions.
With remarkable audacity she an
nexed charts and plans and sold them
in the right quarters. This she found
an easy task, having, in her position
of governess, ample means of learning
in what part of the house such docu-
ments were stored. and it was not
until a bunch of duplicate keys Of
number of admiralty safes were found
in her possession that suspicion fell
upOu u6T
Every one remembers the sensation
several years 40 when most complete
plans of the interior of the first Brit
ish dreadnought were published In
German newspaper. About this time
an attractive American woman of Ger
man descent disappeared from Lon
don's society circles, where, by rea-
son of her charming personality and
apparent wealth.. she had been given
a hearty welcome.
An inquiry was held on the affair,
and it was suggested that this woman
probably knew good deal about the
leakage of these important plans. and
probably further proceedings would
have been taken had not the honor of
several officers of high standing in
naval and society circles been in
volved.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
Rose Dinner.

When roses are used for decorative
purposes the linen and china should
be of the finest, while flowers never
look as beautiful as when carelessly
yet artistically arranged. Dainty
creams may be served in the hearts
of roses. but these roses must be
made from the white hearts of bleach
ed lettuce. Use roses to surround
dishes, but not to touch foods unless
candied leaves are served with bon
bons
Decorate the chandelier, candelabra
and candles with silk roses, prefer
ably red for night, or pink and white
when candles are not lighted. Place
a rose with each dessert and float one
in each finger bowl. Do rot use a
profusion of flowers to give a studied
effect, but use sufficient amount Of
real roses and artificial ones to look
tasteful, simple and charming
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
(TO BE CONTINUED
Bishop RIames His Hair.

Father William ]. Dalton OF the
Annunciation church tells this story
of a Catholic bishop well known in
this locality, but at Father Dalton's re-
quest, nameless here:
The bishop is large man with
bushy back hair" the priest relates.
He often on his tours through Kan.
sas wears a silk hat. His crosier he
carried in a large leather case.
Recently in a jerkwater Kansas
town where silk hats are scarce ex,
cept on the heads of travelling musi-
clans, the bishop was just alighting
from his train when the negro porter
appeared at the car door waving his
crosier case.
Hey, boss!' the porter called. !
reckon you all had better take 20 fid.
die wifi you. De company Is lot
'sponsible fo' packages left iu de
seats kansas City Journal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
Thrift of Ozark Couple
Sample of Extent to Which Red Tape
Methods Prevail in Ger
many.

Germany, declares Mr.. S. Barring
Gould in his book, THE Land OF
Teck," is absolutely swathed in red
tape In illustration, he tells an ex-
perience of his own while journeying
by rail from Ober-Lenningen to Owen.
| asked at Ober-Lenningen for a
thirdclass ticket to Owen, and sup
posing that l had got what l asked
for, stepped into third-class carriage
On these branch lines nearly everyone
travels fourth Before reaching the
next station-only a mile from Ober-
Lenningen, in fact-the inspector ap-
peared "Hah!" he said. You have
a fourth-class ticket, and are in a
third-class compartment. The fine Is
six marks"
| explained, and offered at once to
pass into a fourth-class carriage or
pay the difference in the price of
tickets.
THAT will not do. You have in
fringed the law, and must pay six
marks" the man insisted.
81 get out at Owen, and will explain
matters to the station master" said.
/ did so.
"The fine is six marks,"i said the
official, peremptorily.
But, said l. 81 demanded third
class ticket, and was given one for
which I had not asked. This was an
oversight on the part Of the clerk"
"You should have examined your
ticket" the station master insisted.
The train was delayed five minutes
while we threshed out the question on
the platform in great detail, and the
other passengers craned their necks
out of the windows Of the carriages
and listened with lively interest. At
last reluctantly. the station master
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
Wardrobe Stand for the Baby

From a book rack of natural BAN
boo fitted with boxes whose covers
are altered into lids which work on
ribbon hinges can be evolved a very
pretty wardrobe for the baby. The
cardboard receptacles for the three
lower shelves are covered at sides
and top with strips of white crash
worked with a floral design done in
pale green crewels, and inside are
padded with sachet-scented white cot
ton batting, overlaid with fine white
linen. These three boxes with accom-
modate all the slips and petticoats
of the baby.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
Five Families in SinuIe Room

Five families living and sleeping in
one room were recently discovered
among TIE slums of Dudley, Worces-
ter (Englan6. According to Canon
Southwell who apparently possesses
an intimate knowledge of the district,
the occupants were all quite comfort
able until the arrival of the chap in
the center Of the room" Then the
happy family circle was broken up.
Five families and a lodger in one
room is really overstraining the
economic pos sibiIities of slumdom
Two and three families in one house
are common enough to agitatc tt,
public mind, even in this age Of hnus
ing and town planning reform
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
ELEANOR NJ
NGRAMj/
Illustrations By FREDERIC lnORNbORc
l/9sv.eAI rw N aaaaf aazeeM @s0s'1

that was not mirthful. But you are
too masculine to retaliate upon a
woman l am not much afraid. al
though find myself forced to depend
upon your indulgence, A net was
! spread for the feet of the wicked by
some one more acute, or less indlfer-
ent, than the Mercury's driver. Your
I-mechanician set a private detective
at the task of following and guarding
you until after the Cup race; fearing
treachery. l suppose. would be used to
prevent your driving. You are sur
prised?"
He saw the crowded railway station.
on the morning of the return from In
dianapolis, and Floyd's vivid, anxious
face turned to him in the artificial
light. He heard the fresh young
voice: "If you won't take care Of
yourself, Stanton"
There was no need, Mr.. Stanton. I
had no idea of interfering with you
personally. But the thing was done.
and overdone The man hired to play
detective was not honest; he exceed
ed his mission of protection and went
on to Investigation for his own profit.
| If I am telling you this, it is because
you would soon hear the story from
him, anyhow, and because 1 want you
| to silence him. He has offered me his
silence for a price, but l do not
choose to yield to blackmail which,
once commenced, would never end. |
prefer to ask shelter Of your chivalry."
II will silence him." he gave cold as
surance.
you are very good. 1t is not the
least of my humiliations to know that
you could deal me nothing more con-
temptuous than your forbearance.
She hesitated There is one thing
more; I would like to ask whether
your recent accident was in any way
caused by the late arrival of the tires
for your machine"
You did that?"
"Yes, did that. l had the express
car misdirected before 1t left my IA
theirs factory in Chicago. knew
your car could not race on bare rims"
Stanton turned to the window. So
she was responsible for the last harsh
ness he had shown Floyd; since their
misunderstanding could never have
arisen If the mechanician had not
been absent on the trip to Coney Is
land His sudden nausea of loathing
for her made calm reply difficult.
1.-The lost tires had nothing to do
with the accident" he explained care
fully. "If you have quite finished.
Miss Carlisle, will change to another
seat"
1T is l who am going. am glad
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
New Sleeveless Coats.

Some curious sleeveless coats are
back and front like scalpuars, but
they are not Cut on quite such
straight lines. The sides are entirely
cut out until toward the hera. where
the back and front are continued
round to button over and meet each
other. belt. which is often of black
the coat down at tho back. then pass
es under the material, showing again
at the sides. and is continued over
the front
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
Gift for Bridesmaids.

One little bride, with more ingenuity
than money, made photograph frames
from material like her wedding dress,
placed therein her portrait and that
of her iiauce, then had the whole thing
mounted under glass with a small gilt
rim of picture frame molding. Her
maif7 we're delighted with the gifts.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18


embroidered
with collar
oil
lining
Ha q brow a
satn yardss
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
How Mi!sdy Wears Her Belt.

1t hangs on.
1t is so loose.
It fairly says in back.
They fasten at the waist line.
But only few inches in front.
Then they really hang down al the
back
This melted cf wearing the belt
gives a straight doN award and back
ward slope to the .i5ure which is so
much sought now.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
The Real Grievance

Friend-You've got to admit there's
nothing in Tripoli worth fighting for.
Italian Diplomat-Certainly.
Friend-Then why do you want to
keep on fighting?
Italian Diplomat-We've got to pun
ish the Turks for giving us the i'm
preston that there was-aatire
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
SYNOPSIS.

At the beginning of great automoolle
race the mechanician of the Mercury.
Stantons machine, drops dead. STRANGE
youth, Jesse Floyd. volunteers and IS &C
cepted. In the rest during the twenty
four hour race Stanton meets a stranger.
Miss Carlisle. who introduces herself. Ihe
Mercury wins race Stanton receives
flowers from Miss Carlisle. which he lg-
nores. Stanton meets Mis- Carlisle on q
train. They alight to take walk, ana
train leaves. Stanton and Miss CarEsle
follow in auto. Accident by which stan
ton is hurt is mysterious. Floyd, at lunch
with Stanton, tells of his boyhood. stan
ton again meets Miss Carlisle and they
dine together. Stanton comes to track
sick, but makes race. They have acci-
dent. Floyd hurt. but not seriously At
dinner Floyd tells Stanton of his twin
sister, Jessica- Stanton becomes very III
and loses consciousness. On recovery. az
his hotel Stanton receives invitation ana
visits Jessica. They go to theater togeth,
er, and meet Miss Carlisle, Stanton and
Floyd meet again and talk business
They agree to operate automobile factory
as partners. Floyd becomes suspicious OF
Miss Carlisle. Stanton again visits Jes-
sica, and they become fast friends. stan
ton becomes suspicious of Miss Carlisle:
Just before important race tires needed
for Stanton's care are delayed. Floyd
traces the tires and brings them to camp.
During race Stanton deliberately wrecks
his car to save machine in track. stan
ton and Floyd thrown out and lose con-
sciousness. Two weeks later Stanton
awakes. and believes Floyd dead.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18

that the wreck and alteration in you
are not my fault. 1t may interest you
to learn that Archer Ross broke his
engagement to me last week, to marry
4 chorus girl"
He looked at her, then.
"Yes," she agreed. Dramatic pun
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-18
sett-DeprecIatIor Too Prevalent

For one man who thinks too much
of himself there are hundred who
think too little.-Exchange
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-05-06
TIPS son SIXTY CENTS.
philadelphia Bankers Son Is Now a
Broadway BeIlhop.

Leigh w Harrington. % years old,
son OF Philadelphia banker, is a
bell boy at of the large New York
hotels, learning the hotel business
from the bottom up.
Front, shouted the room clerk
while Harrington was sitting at the
head of the boys bench. Take care
of Mr.. Harrington" ordered the clerk,
indicating a guest whom the bell boy
recognized as his father. Mr.. Har-
rington, however, paid DO attention
to the boy, who was carrying his bag
gage and did not recognize his son.
They were in the elevator.
Harrington received 60 cent tip
and dinner at the Engineers Club
with his father. where the latter
learned for the first time his sons
ambition.
The elder Harrington advised the
boy to stick to his job.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-05-06
HE is DONE WITH Europe
CAPTTAsiIsT TELLS WHY HE PRE-
RERS GOODS OWN COUNTRY."
something of a Moral in ThiS story
of "a AI0Iewn Promoter Who Mas
Asked Some Questions

Asked Some Questions.
The capitalist, as the customs Off
Lcer rummaged in his steamer trunk,
edhewed theeend OF his cigar vioisUsly.
"Wen. any how " he said, i'm glad
again"
'How did you make out, cap SIXTH
that scheme eof yours over ths'rSa'2
financial editor asked.
The capitalist turned deep ned.
He swelled and stiffened, He seemed
ready to burst.
-t3Ianbety blank blank!" ne roar
led. "Asterisks and dashes! Wait
till / tell you!
u put up in Paris at the Bristol
in the Place vendome-the hotel OF
kings. YOU know l spent money
regardless in making my scheme
known. announced capitalization
of a hundred million francs that's
twenty millions in our money,
well, the government got after
me. They asked me the most ridicu-
Ions and impudent questions about
assets and all that. They actually
wanted me to show that had bus
mess and plant and a stock the full
value Of capitalization!
The capitalist was seized with an
other spasm of profanity. Blank
ETY. blank blank. Blanbety.
DO you know what the law is in
France?" he shouted Why, in
France you cant capitalize q concern
for more than it's worth. Not pen
nv more than It's worth. So, Of
course. my scheme fell through. Wa
tering stocks is forbidden by law over
there. Did you ever hear OF such a
thing? why, the organizers of our
steel trusts and railroad mergers
and so forth would be, if they lived
In France"
He laughed with bitterness and
scorn.
IF they lived in France They'd all
be in Jail"
He took a deep breath. He now
seemed a little calmer.
so here I am" he said, back in
Gods own country again. Back in
the land of the free. Here, thank
goodness, we haven't got meddling
interfering government butting in on
our private affairs insisting that the
public must have solid value for ev-