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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04

Wooden Canteen, Insignia, Shoe
Buckles of Charles carroIlton, and a
Pair of Pistols Used In the RevoIu-
tionary War.
Maryland line of the Continental army
x The Battle of Brooklyn Heights are
treasured there. And a large metal
tray, which has descended from father
to son since the Revolution, is the
chief object Of interest in one of the
cases. This has a dull brown surface
against which a group of hand-painted
peaches still retain their red coloring.
1t was once used for serving refresh
ments at an important gathering of
Continental officers near Concord,
Mass, when one of the big movements
of battle were planned out.
And even the average person who
fails to thrill over inanimate objects
can scarcely look unmoved at wood
en- canteen which is one of the
humblest exhibits in the display. 1t
was the property of John Paulding-
one of the trio which captured Major
Andre, of the British army
About the oldest garment in the sec
ton of the museum given over to such
war relics is a wildly red coat. Its
collar and cuffs and inset waistcoat
are of the brilliant yellow, or deep
buff. 1t is lavishly ornamented with
silver braid and trimmed with silver
buttons and is, altogether, such
gaudy, conspicuous affair that a
modern young man would rather face
a regiment than wear it abroad.
It's first owner, Capt. Eli Dagworthy,
did both, appearing in it as an officer
in the French and Indian wars prior
to the Revolution. He was elder
brother of a Dagworthy who became
an officer in the Continental army and
also won distinction. But it is not
recorded that he could ever be dis
suaded from the fascination of his
red coat"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
Absolutely UNIQUE.

Hear me one moment, madam"
said the peddler at the front door. Il
have not been rendered incapable of
active exertion by any sort of sad
accident; 1 have not been laid up six
months with inflammatory rheuma-
tism; I have not lost my situation on
account of my religious principles; |
am not poor man, but am doing pref
ty well in my line of business; have
not a wife and three children depend
ent upon me for support, for l am a
contented bachelor in the possession
of no living relatives; am not study
ing for the ministry; your next-door
neighbor did not mention your name
to me; I never"
Step in" interrupted the weary
woman, with a deep sigh of relief. Il
have been looking for you for the last
ten years. Step in-I don't care what
you're selling, whether it's horn combs
or clothes .wringers, I'll buy. And if
you'd like a cup of coffee or glass
of good, hard cider, just say so. Step
in-don't bother to wipe your feet!'"
Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04

conspicuously beside the much worn
homemade flag, whose stars are
sewed on with big, coarse stitches, is
an autographed letter stating that the
flag is what it is claimed to be-
This yellow and aged, yet easily de.
ciphered, letted was written by the
chairman of the Marine committee OF
the Continental congress to Lieut.
James Bayard Stafford in 1884.
He was an officer in the United
States navy during the Revolution and
displayed great courage and valor in
helping to rescue the crew from Paul
Jones ship. The letter states that he
is also to have cutlass and musket
as mementos of the naval battle and
these are shown with the flag.
AS well kept and glittering as
though they had never done work any
more deadly than reposing in a burg
lar-alarm-protected case are the vari-
GUS service swords worn by officers
and men of the Revolution. Full
dress swords, with. handsome costly
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
FRENCH PREFER TIPPING PLAN
Paris Theatergoers Fails to Apprec-
late System That Would Abol-
ish Old Evil.

An excellent instance of how the
conservative French public adheres
to old and established traditions, de-
spite any inconvenience, is given by
the failure of the experiment of the
new Franco-American comedy house,
the Champs Elysees theater.
The prices of the stalls were pro-
visionally raised from $40 to SO, and
the usual charges which more than
made up the difference-the program,
cloak room charge, ten per cent. poor
tax and the tip to the ouvreuse-were
abolished.
Although the public was saved an
immense amount of annoyance and
red tape by the simplification, the
only thing it was able to realize was
that the price of seats had increased.
AS a result the sales have fallen
enough to make the manager, M.
Poirier, announce that he will return
to the old system and it's incon-
veniences, which playgoers seem to
prefer.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Astrue of the
Champs Elysees theater has pub
lished the total receipts of the new
playhouse for the first month of it's
existence. These amount to $780,
which, it is asserted, makes record
In this country. 1t is understood,
however, that the figure includes the
subscriptions paid for seats during
the whole season.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
Chinese Football.

Our football-whether Association
or Rugby-is played according to rule.
Not SO the football of China. There
the contest is curiously primitive, and
free and easy.
THE first game l saw" says Eu-
ropean in letter to the Weekly Tele-
graph, Il mistook for serious riot.
To begin with, each side was SO
strong, and as it was in the northern
China, most of the players were six
feet tall, and heavy in proportion.
They had no goals, side lines or
halves. The game was not finished
until one side defeated the other, and
sometimes lasted several days. The
idea of the game is to carry small
basket, which serves as ball, into
the opponents territory. The game is
fought out in the streets, and every
player has a whistle with which to
call assistance when he is too hard
pressed Stealth, as we'll as force, is
permitted | know Of one man who got
the ball across the enemys line by
climbing over the roofs of houses. AS
you may imagine, a hundred gigantic
men yelling and fighting all over the
public streets are pretty certain to
cause excitement
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
Al. Kino! Are You There?

There are Americans, no doubt, who
would as soon call up Kint George V.
on the telephone as John Smith, but
in England no normal person who was
not privileged would attempt the au-
dacity Whether or not the story is
true that a militant suffragette, repre-
senting herself as the duchess of Fife,
gave the royal number, which is sup
posed to be carefully guarded secret,
and actually had audience with his
majesty with the receiver in his rev.
erend hand, it might we'll be true, for
the militants stop at nothing.
Heckling the king over the telephone
is not brilliant conception; in fact,
rather ordinary, but a story that
George had been tricked into talking
with a bold militant would be fine
advertisement of the cause-they
would CAP it ripping" in England.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04

1t has long been known that the rub
Der tree grows in Hawaii, but it has
not been cultivated commercially. A
new and valuable industry is likely
to develop from the reported discov-
cry that 5000 acres of native rubber
forest lying on the Kona Kohala side
of Maura Kea's slopes yield rubber of
good quality. The forest, which lies
at height of from 1000 to 5000 feet.
and which is somewhat inaccessible,
being above the lava flow of 1901, is
on government land, and the question
has already arisen whether the lessee
for grazing purposes has the right of
tapping the trees. If the opinion of
experts as to the quality of the rubber
is confirmed, this will prove valu-
able find, but a somewhat extended
test is needed, for Mr.. Rock, terri
torial botanist of the College of Ha-
waii, says that this species is found
nowhere else in the world.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
IRON is TURNED TO COPPER
Apparent Transmutation OF Metals Oc-
ours in Abandoned Mine
in Cuba.

A curious find was made in one of
the copper mines at FL Cobre, Cuba
These mines, once among the richest
in the world, were abandoned for
Ions time on account of the insured
tons in Cuba against the Spanish rule.
In 1868 the coal supply was cut off by
the insurgents, and consequently pump
ing became impossible and the mines
became filled with water. After the
Spanish war an American company
bought the mines and proceeded to
pump out the water. In one of the
shafts thus made accessible was found
what once represented an iron pickax,
as we'll as some crowbars. The metal
in these implements had, it is said
turned to copper
Extraordinary as this may appear, it
can be scientifically explained. The
water, filtering through the rock and
the copper ore veins, dissolved some
of the copper, the solution containing
sulphate of copper. AS soon as the sui
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04

pound and it made me strong we'll wo-
man. I am very thankful that fol-
lowed my friends advice and I shall
recommend it as long as / live. Before
/ took the Compound was always
sickly and now have not had medicine
from doctor for years. You may pub
fish my letter. Mrs. EDWARD B. HILL
BERT, Fleetwood, Pa.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and inquietude, and dizziness,
are promptly needed by intelligent wo-
men who are approaching the period in
life when woman's great change may
be expected.
Lyle E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism and builds up the weak
ened nervous system. 1t has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
Why She Couldn't Speak.

Now said the lawyer who was
conducting the cross examination.
will you please state how and where
you first met this man."
Il think" said the lady with the
sharp nose, that it was"
Never mind what you think" in
terrupted the lawyer. I'VE want facts
here. We don't care what you think.
and we haven't any time to waste in
listening to what you think. Now,
please tell us where and when it was
that you first met this man.
The witness made no reply
Come, come" urged the lawyer. Il
demand an answer to my question"
Still no response from the witness.
Your honor" said the lawyer, turn
ing to the court, 81 think | am enti-
tied to an answer to the question
have put"
THE witnesG will please answer the
question" said the court in impress
sive tones.
Cant" said the lady
why not?"
"The court doesn't care to hear
what 1 think, does it?
NO"
Then there's no use questioning
me further. l am not lawyer, I
can't talk without thinking"
So they called the next witness.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
CIearIv Defined.

''Potluck'' is defined in such g prac-
teal way in Limoges, France, that the
beholder ever after remembers that
it means, take what you get and say
nothing" In a certain corner of that
quaint city of jostling roofs there is
still segregated, much as if in a ghet-
to, Saracen population, probably a
remnant of the wave of Saracens that
swept over Europe hundreds of years
ago. Here they live in their crooked,
narrow streets, following old customs
handed down from generation to gener-
alton. There are many butcher shops
in the quarter and outside of each
steams a great pot of soup over a
glowing brazier. In each pot stands
ladle as ancient as the pot. When
a customer comes with penny in goes
the ladle and comes up full of savory
broth and chunks of meat, odd and
ends that the butcher has had left
over. And what comes up the GUS
toner has to take.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
overIoaned and overarmed.

The world is overloaned and over.
armed This is a mechanical age, an
inventive age, a spending age, an age
in which. all the capital that can be
supplied, all the surplus savings. all
the liquid resources of rich countries
are greedily absorbed and swallowed.
says the London Economist. II the
money could be employed in reproduc-
tive works, or in the promotion of pub
lie utilities, all would be very well, for
the liquid fund of capital. e., the
saved surplus-would grow larger
year after year, expanding with every
expansion of industrial activity. But,
alas! war and ornaments, the twin
ogres of our barbaric civilization, are
greedily devouring larger and larger
share
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
SCALES ON SCALP ITCHED

Muskogee, Okla.-"For more Than q
year was afflicted with scalp disease
There were large white flakes or
scales which caused the painful itch
ing and my scratching would bring
blood and cause sores. My hair came
out in large quantities and what re-
manned was thin, dry and lifeless. My
temples we're completely bare. Dur
ing this time I tried everything that
thought would help me but nothing
seemed to do any good. A friend ad-
vised me to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment
81 bathed with Cuticura Soap and
applied Cuticura Ointment. At the
end of about four weeks my scalp was
sound and well and my hair had thick
ened up and grown wonderfully in
such a short time" (Signed) Mrs.
DIV. Mcclellan. Dec. 16, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Adv
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
FLAG MADE BY WASHINGTON
Banner Adopted From His Family
Coat-of-Arms Floated Over His
Headquarters.

History records the fact that, at
the signing Of the Declaration of In
dependence, Charles Carol added to
his name the words, "of Carrollton,"
SO that he, the signer, might be easily
distinguished from all of the other
CAROLS in America. Charles Carroll
has been commended for his personal
courage, and very property, too.
But George Washington ante-dated
him in display of personal RESPONSE
bility in that great struggle. Wash
ington took his family coat-of-arms.
which consisted of three bars run
ming across the escutcheon and three
stars in the upper portion, and of that
he evolved our national emblem.
With splendid courage and defiance
he took his heraldic family design and
caused to be made flag with 13
stripes representing the Is colonies.
Instead of using the stars of his crest
he set on the blue ground the cross OF
St. Andrew and st. George. This
original flag, made of his family coat
of-arms, he f1oated over his headquar-
tiers. Thus, on January 2, 1776,
George Washington promulgated his
individual Declaration of Indepen-
dence and this was followed on July 2,
17l6, by the official declaration of the
United States. The British soldiers.
when they saw that flag, imagined
that it was token of submission to
the king, whose proclamation had just
been promulgated. Very soon they
discovered their error.
The British Register of 1776 says:
The rebels burnt the kings speech
and changed their colors from plain
red ground to a flag with Is stripes
as a symbol of their union of IL
colonies"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
It>es Without Kidneys,

Russell, the fourteen-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. K NJ Edwards of Free
port, L. L. is living without the use OF
his kidneys They have been destroyed,
physicians say, by scarlet fever.
Eight weeks ago the boy became ill.
A physician treated him for cold,
but when he became worse another
doctor was called, who said he was
suffering from scarlet fever in an ad-
vanced stage. The physician declared
the disease had settled in the boys
kidneys, which had been practically
destroyed.
Since this diagnosis the lad has been
studied by many physicians, for his
condition is said to be unique. The
doctors say they cannot see how the
youngster can survive long.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
N0N-MEDlCAL HEALING

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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04

tory, display of fireworks or patriotic
parade is a visit to that section of
the National museum at Washington
D. c., where are preserved many not
abel relics of the War of 1776.
People leading nomadic lives of to-
day can scarcely realize that delicate
garments and costly laces OF that
period of 1877 years ago have been
kept through so many lifetimes with
out damage or destruction. Yet no
room for doubt is left by the authen-
tic documentary evidence accompany
ing these precious souvenirs of that
colonial struggle.
George Washington to be seen hang
ing there in a glass case, but nearby,
in a similar enclosure, is the hand
embroidered robe the Father OF His
Country wore when being chirstened.
The buff of that full dress Continental
uniform is as spotless as when the
dignified soldier wore it with such
grace. and the blue of the coat lacks
even a. suggestion of being faded.
Gazing at it in the position of promi-
nence it occupies at one end of the
old museum, one can picture in mem
DRY the many stirring scenes and
splendid ceremonies through which
that costume has passed. And such
material evidence of the Revolution
make it seem far more real than
could any school history or anecdote.
A reminder of days when times
were hard is sturdy trunk-shaped
camp-chest used throughout the strug-
gle by George Washington. 1t con-
tains numerous tiny compartments
and each knife, fork, spoon, medicine
bottle, cup, glass and flask Is dis
played intact Even the pewter dishes
he ate from and had his cooking done
in are arranged about the chest and,
most suggestive of the whole home
ly outfit, is his little bread toaster
perched on one end of the chest as if
awaiting a long lifeless hand to lift
it into place.
Suggestive, somehow, of melancholy
evenings is the large brass candle
stick and reflector used by General
Washington in his tent and wherever
he happened to be CHARTERED during
the Revolution. A perpendicular brass
rod with heavy round base, supports
two branches and back of them rises
the polished reflector. By the light
from tapers in this holder the future
first president pored over wearisome
plans for outwitting a powerful foe.
Also, it's rays fell athwart the paper
on which he wrote his farewell ad-
dress to the army. Afterward it was
a cherished object at Mount Vernon
and is in a collection including the
generals arm chair and such relics.
His leather letter case is we'll pre-
served and proves s.:e of the most
interesting bits of the collection to
visitors.
Aside from anything appertaining to
Washington, perhaps the most notable
Revolutionary relic is the famous John
Paul Jones flag. This has long been
a source of controversy among stu
dents of history, some of whom claim
it is the same tattered emblem of
liberty which f1oated from the Flagstaff
of the famous Bon Homme Richard,
while others insist the material of
which 1t is made was manufactured at
a later period
The National museum authorities
have made no attempt to prove or con-
tradict it's genuineness. But placed
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
Aircraft Factory,

A branch of the British meterologi-
cal Office will hereafter be operated
from the Royal Aircraft factory at
South Marlborough for the purpose of
supplying aeronauts and for the con-
duct of investigations of meteorologi-
cal problems This establishment will
keep in close touch with the meteoro-
logical office at South Kensington and
advices will be sent out based on the
observations and information available
at both places.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04

scabbards, presented later by states
and organizations in recognition of
the bravery of the recipients, are ar
ranged in racks so as to display their
beauties of workmanship and tenn
pering. Illustrious among them is the
service sword carried by Lieut.. Ben
jamin Mooers during two wars.
After fighting his way through the
Revolutionary war with the long, slen-
der bladed sword now so seemingly
peaceful he again used it in the War
of 1912. 1t was meant in every way
for service" or use. Nothing ornate
mars the practicability of it's hilt and
yet there is a suggestion of nervous
force in the blue steel of it's blade.
The epaulets worn by Gen. William
Smallwood when he commanded the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
Bio BLASTING Feat,

An eyewitness of one of the big
hastings undertaken short time ago
at the Grand Trunk Pacific terminal
yards at Prince Rupert describes it as
one of the greatest blasting feats ever
undertaken in Canada. Where a day
beforeI there stood ridge of solid
rock, as long as a city block, more
than sixty feet wide, and as feet in
height, there lay, after this blast had
been fired, tons upon tons of shattered
stones. Approximately $4,000 cubic
feet of rock was destroyed and the
cost of the blast mounted to the neigh.
borhood of $4,000.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
HELEN KELLER is OUTDONE
Wisconsin Girl Born With Only One
Sense, That of Touch, Graduates
From School for Deaf.

Born deaf, blind, and dumb, with
the additional handicap OF having but
one leg. Miss Anna Johnson, Wis
consin's Helen Keller, graduated from
the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
Crippled from babyhood and with
only one sense that of touch, to aid
her, Miss Johnson entered the school
nine years ago at the age of thir-
teen. Up to. that time she had re-
ceived practically no education Dur
ing her stay here she was taught to
hear, has won high honors in history
and literature, has become an accom-
plished seamstress and wicker basket
maker, and has written several pa
pers of great merit on historical sub
jects.
Her triumph, however, came recent
ly, when she delivered her commence
ment essay by word of mouth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04
Baby Twice Baptized.

Queen Alexandra signified her de-
sire to stand godmother to the first
great-grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Parish. The baby had been
christened in India, but when the
parents found, upon their return, that
the mother queen had signified her de-
sire to be godmother they arranged
the rather unusual ceremony Of a sec
ond baptism at st. Margaret's West
minister
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-07-04

phuric acid in this solution touched the
iron it at once dissolved that metal ant
deposited copper in it's place, for sui
phuric acid has greater affinity for
iron than for copper. In the process
certain impurities which had existed ir
the iron were left behind undisturbed
The wooden handle of the AK was in
good condition. The metal was porous
and irregular in shape, but in the gen
eral outlines preserved the form of the
ak somewhat enlarged in size.-Har
per's Weekly.