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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
REWARD FOR HER TROUBLE
Sometimes Aunt Myra breads Get
ting Ready for Church, but Efforts
Are Well Worth While.

Aunt Myra" took her hands from
the dish water, wiped them on her
apron and gave her visitor a chair.
Her husband had gone to a neighbours
and while they waited for him to
come back she talked about her home,
the school and the church that she at
tended, two miles away
It's hard to get there sometimes"
she said, "but l manage to go almost
every Sunday. Sometimes it rains,
and I think 1 can't, but generally
little clearing spell comes just before
church time and we get id between
showers. And sometimes it gets hot.
One Sunday l thought l couldn't go.
1t was sultry and the mornings work
was hard, and by church time I was
tired out. But l went to the sink and
l pumped the big basin full of cold
water. and l washed my face, and
rolled up my sleeves and washed my
arms, and l splashed the cold water
over my wrists, and Lfelt lot better
And when l looked in the glass my
face wasn't so red as you might ex-
pect So l thought I'd go, after all.
well, when my husband saw me
getting ready, he washed, too, and put
on his clean clothes, and l said: I de-
clare, you look real nicei' and he said,
Well, come to think of it, you look
real nice, too OF course he's partial,
but it does body good to hear it
said, anyway
1T seems as If, our minister always
knew just what I needed, and I
thought the sermon that Sunday was
meant for me. 1t was practical and
gave you lots of comfort, too You
know the kind Of sermon l mean,
don't you?
When church was out, and 1 was
standing in the vestibule, waiting for
my husband to bring the buggy round.
the minister came out, and what do
you think he said to me-?
He said. Mrs Radford, / want to
tell you how much you encourage me.
Preaching in the summer is hard
work. So many people go away; so
many find it easy to stay at home;
church work reaches low ebb But
every Sunday, rain or shine, I know
you and your husband will be here 1
know how hard you work; and when
see you sitting there, reverent and
prayerful and attentive, you are real
help and inspiration, and 1 want to
tell you So
well, sir, I didn't know what to
say. | stood there looking foolish, I
guess. But wasn't it good of him to
say that? I knew all the time my
going to church was doing me good.
but who'd have thought that I was en-.
couraging the minister?"-Yo S
Companion
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
A DIFFERENCE.
It Paid This Man to Change Food.

What is called good living eventu-
ally brought me to a condition quite
the reverse Of good health writes a
n. Y merchant.
Improper eating told on me till my
stomach became SO weak that food
nauseated me, even the lightest and
simplest lunch, and I was much de-
pressed after a night of uneasy SUM
Der, uniting me for business.
This condition was discouraging,
as l could find no way to improve it.
Then l saw the advertisement OF
Grape-Nuts food, and decided to try
1t. and became delighted with the re-
suit
For the past three years l have
used Grape-Nuts and nothing else for
my breakfast and for lunch before re-
tiring. 1t speedily set my stomach right
and I congratulate myself t at | have
regained my health. There is no great
er comfort for a tired man than a
lunch of Grape-Nuts. 1t insureS restful
sleep, and an awakening in the morn,
ing with a feeling of buoyant courage
and hopefulness.
"Grape-Nuts has been boon to my
whole family. 1t has made OF our 2
year-old boy, who used to be unable
to digest much Of anything. robust
healthy, little rascal weighing 81
pounds. Mankind certainly owes a
debt Of gratitude to the expert who
invented this perfect food" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek
Mich. There's a reason"
Ever read the above Iettert new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of &umHE
interest. Adv
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
WORTHY Of BUILDER SPOT LITTLE KNOWN
George Washington Had, as Was
Appropriate, the Finest House
in the Nationa! Capital.
COST MUST HAVE BEEN GREAT
From Records 1t Seems That the First
President Either Built or Had in
Contemplation Other Habita-
tions-British Respected
the Mansion.

Records show that George Washing
ton had In mind the building of an
other house, or other houses than his
home on Capitol Hill. There is no
available record to show how much
money Washington expended upon his
city mansion The cost must nave
been considerable in those days OF
slow travel when bricks were brought
across the ocean in sailing vessels,
and when experienced bricklayers
were few and able to command very
high wages.
Although only three stories in
height, it was very large and roomy
house Moreover, it was intended to
be the best house in the Federal city,
for Washington undoubtedly realized
the fact that he was the foremost
citizen of the new republic and one
of the foremost men in the whole
world
Although now level with the street,
it is known that the mansion original
ly stood upon terrace, assembled py
stone steps. The grounds were sur
rounded by hedge fence. similar to
the hedge which surrounds Mount
Vernon estate The mansion faces
east and is parallel with the capitol
building. It's front view was over
large level plateau which was bound
ed by the horizon-tipped hills of Mary
land; a plateau upon which Washing
ton expected the Federal city to be
built. Washington, Jefferson, Carroll
and others purchased substantially all
Of the best land on the plateau. But
their heirs held the land at such spec
ulative prices that homemakers
sought the vicinity of the White
House instead of the capitol, and the
Federal city was builded on the west
and northwest part of the city en-
vironments.
. Admiral Wilkes purchased the man
sion from the heirs of Washington,
and used 1t as his residence during his
lifetime His heirs sold it to John
Tally, an Irish-American tavern-keep-
er. Tally rented it to numerous prom
inent society folks, always receiving
a high rental for it from them. About
forty years ago Tally sold it to man
named Hillman, who used it for no
tel, and it was locally known as THE
Hillman House." That owner died,
and the residence was sold and re-
sold a number of times, being used
the greater part of the time as a
boarding house.
When the British soldiers captured
the Federal city, in 1914, and ravaged
it savagely, they, so respected the
Washington mansion that they did not
injure it, nor even invade it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21

tors from whom received only tempo
rary relief. I decided to give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a fair
trial and also the Sanative Wash. have
now used the remedies for four months
and cannot express my thanks for what
they have done for me.
eff these lines will be of any benefit
you have my permission to publish
them. - Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, 455
James Street, Elkhart, Indiana.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know of, and thousands Of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta.
BILE Compound will help yOu,Write
toLydia .Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21

ington is devoid of monument or COM
memorative tablet-but that it is
seemingly wholly unknown to those
countless thousands of patriotic pill
grims who delight to do homage to
Washington by visits to localities
rendered conspicuous through his
career.
The neglect of Wakefield, where the
Father of His Country first opened
his eyes upon the world, is all the
more strange when it is pointed out
that it is located less than half
days journey by steamer from Mount
Vernon-that preeminent mecca for
the American tourist and for foreign
visitors which is visited each year by
thousands upon thousands of sight
seers. The people who visit the Old
Dominion primarily to see Mount Yer
non never think of returning home
without a peep at the quaint town of
Alexandria, where Washington at
tended church and engaged in other
public activities, and not few OF
them also make journeys to various
historic mansions which the first pres
ident designed or built, as, for in
stance, the mansion which he built for
his beloved Nelly Custis, but seeming
ly the touring throng has quite over
looked the fact that the savior of his
country had birthplace.
The odd thing about the present
day neglect of Wakefield plantation is
that the old farm was visited by vast
ly greater numbers of people few
years ago than it has been more re-
Gently. The secret of the whole
thing is that Washington's birthplace
is very isolated. Indeed, it would be
difficult to find a more out-of-the-way
nook in the eastern part of the
United States No railroad approaches
within many miles of it, and the only
means of access is found in the steam
ers plying up and down the Potomac
river. In days gone by these river
craft carried many interested per-
sons to Wakefield. The United States
government built pier at the planta-
ton, and steamers were enabled to
land passengers almost at the site Of
the manor house in which Washington
was born.
AS has been said, the historic spot
at Wakefield has not been left I'M
marked, although isolated and neglect
ed insofar as the tide of twentieth-cen-
tury tourist travel is concerned. 1t
was in 1895 that the national govern
ment erected at Wakefield a copy of
facsimile in reduced size of the Wash
ington national monument at the ma
tional capital The unadorned shaft,
which is somewhat similar Though
larger to the one at Yorktown mark
ing the spot where Lord CORVALLIS
surrendered to the commander-in-chief
of the Continental army, is visible for
some distance on the Potomac river,
but cannot be seen from the decks of
the regular river steamers by reason
of the fact that the navigable channel
is several miles distant.
The monument bears the inscrip-
ton: "Washington's Birthplace and
in smaller letters at the base are the
words Erected by the United States,
| A. D. 1885,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
The Other Way Round.

He was a narrow young man with a
large pointed forehead, slanting
chin, apair of eyeglasses and a cane.
His clothes were ultra-English. So
was he. And as he stood gazing in
rant admiration as the monkeys in
the cage his expression might well
have constituted one of the seven won
ders of the world.
The monkeys scampered around,
swung on the trapeze, made faces and
otherwise diverted themselves.
Isn't it wonderful" said the young
man. what remarkable things these
creatures with no sense can do?"
Not half as wonderful" he replied,
las some Of the things that creatures
with sense will do
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
ECZEMA BEGAN BY ITCHING

Goldsboro, N. C.-"My daughter suf-
fered from eczema. The trouble be-
gan in the ears by itching and rum
ming water, and later it formed pus
and became very offensive. She began
to scratch it and it went into sores.
When the scabs came off there was
a yellowish watery discharge. The
outside of the ear was one solid sore.
She tried several different remedies
but received no relief. She had been
troubled with it between one and two
years when she finally began using
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
"She had not made but two treat
ments when all the scabs came off and
the flesh just looked very red and
dry. She kept up the treatment four
or five weeks and she was entirely
cured. 1t also cured other sores on
the children, especially chapped feet
on one of the little boys" (Signed)
Mrs. w. H. Edgerton, Jan. "a, 1919.
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, 1913-02-21
Drastic Marriage Rules.

Marriage is regarded as something
in the nature of a serious offense by
the state post. telegraph and tele-
phone authorities of Russia.
One of the most rigid clauses in the
service regulations issued by the di-
rector of the department of posts and
telegraphs DEGREES that a male or fe-
male clerk in the combined services
desiring to marry must choose his or
her consort from among the postal or
Geographic personnel, under the pen
atty of dismissal and loss of pension.
A peculiar instance of the working
Of the rule occurred quite recently.
A male telegraph operator for some
slight delinquency was dismissed from
the service. This involved the neces-
sity Of his wife, also telegraph OPP
orator, sending in her resignation.
despite her long service and excellent
record. The poor woman, without
means and with three small children
to support, appealed for reinstate-
ment. She was briefly informed that
before her appeal could be considered
she must divorce her husband.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Compressed Air in Steel Works

Compressed air Is used for many op-
erations in steel plants where steam
cannot be used on account OF conden-
sation. Among the most important
uses are for operating the bells on top
of the blast furnaces, for opening and
closing furnace doors, for riveting,
shearing and punching in bridge and
plate shops, and for operating special
machinery such as the roll tables in
three-high mills. The pressures used
are from Is to 100 pounds per square
inch.
The same that has been said of
steam engines for auxiliary power in
the steel plant is true of air compress
sors. The small unit, driven by a
plain slide-valve engine, has given way
to large unit driven by a Corliss en-
CINE or by an electric motor. Natural
ly, where large blast furnace gas en-
gines are used for generating power,
electricity-driven air compressors are
used in preference to the steam-driv-
en.-Engineerins Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
rronorran* 70 Mothers
Bears the

CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?
Simple Prescription Said to Work
Wonders for rheumatism.


This has been we'll known to the
best doctors for years as the quickest
and most reliable cure obtainable for
rheumatism and backache. 1t has been
published here for several winters and
hundreds of the worst cases cured by
1t in a short time From your drug
gist get one ounce of Toris compound
dn original sealed PACKAGE and one
pound. Take these two ingredients
home and put them into a half pint of
good whiskey. Shake the bottle and
take a tablespoonful before each meal
and at bedtime" Results come the
first day. If your druggist does not
have Toris Compound in stock he will
get it in a few hours from his whole
sale house. Don't be Influenced to take
some patent medicine instead of this.
Insist on having the genuine Toris
compound in the original. one-ounce,
ssaied Yellow paeKaigei pubnshed by the
Chicago.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21

-. nRnpSV TREATED. Give quick re-
A1 DHVt ~ lief, usually remove swell
IL ling and short breath in a few days and
n -. entire rehefjn '5-45 days, trial treatment
FREE. DR.m EEEssoas. BoxA .Atiants.Ga.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Called Worlds Oldest City.

Iconium. or Konia, as it is better
known today, in Asia Minor 800 miles
east of Smyrna, held by some archae-
ologists to be the oldest city in the
world, derived it's name from the ell
kones, or images of mud, which, &C
cording to the ancient legend of the
place. were made by Prometheus and
Athena at the command of Jupiter,
who, after the great food, caused the
winds to blow upon the elkones and
they became living men and women.
Thus, according to this tradition,
Iconium was the first place settled aft
er the food.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21

For more than century the Ameri-
can people, who are credited by the
world as being money making and
loving people, making wealth the es-
sential of rank, and being deplorably
destitute of sentiment, have presented
to the world an object lesson of f1del-
ity to a lofty ideal in the respect paid
to the memory of George Washing
ton. And there is none to assert that
this enthusiasm is due to a romantic
exaggeration of his countrymen and
countrywomen. The searchlight has
been turned on his every deed, and
summing it all up the verdict has
been that he was faithful, wise, pure,
unsullied by ambition and unspoiled
by adulation.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
One Ray Of Sunshine.

John, you are sure it is safe in
this yacht?"
Eyes, my love"
"And you know how to sail it?"
my sailing master does"
How long will it take US to
CROSSE
about two weeks"
"Oh, dear, there's so much to worry
about on a yacht"
There's one thing that needn't
cause you any worry"
What is that?"
"The cook can't leave until we get
to Liverpool" Courier
Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Woman's Way.
Then you refuse me?" he asked
DRAMATICALLY

Then you refuse me?" he asked
dramatically.
Il do, JOHN answered the maiden.
rs it because have no fortune?"
Not at all
''Is it my looks?"
"Y-e-e-s. l have just been reading
that people who marry grow to look
like each other and although / love
you, John, Iii really don't think
could stand to look like you"
"You silly girl" he exclaimed, May
be it will be l who will grow to look
like you
ooh, John" she said joyously, Il
never thought of that. I'm sure it
would be great for us to look like each
other, wouldn't it; won't you please
forgive me?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Giver Proves Unkind.

Frederick Townsend Martin said of
a restaurant notorious for its high
prices and small portions: After a
meal there, you feel like Count Tete
de Veau. Tete de Veau was dining
with a parsimonious aristocrat of the
Faubourg ST. German. The dinner
was served on gold plates and on
Sevres rarer than gold plate; but the
portions, The host, at the dinners
end, said Hospitality TO Tete de Veau:
And when, my dear count, may l
have the pleasure Of having you to
dinner again?' Immediately sir, I'M
mediately.' was the reply"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Birthplace of Washington Seems
Strangely Forgotten by the
Average American.
NOT FAR FROM MOUNT VERNON
Wakefield Plantation, Though Isolated,
Is Well Worth a Visit-Monument
Erected by National Govern
ment on Ground Where
House Stood.

1t will doubtless come as something
of a surprise to most readers, and
possibly as something Of shock, to
learn that one of the most historic
localities connected with the career
of the foremost American should be
today almost wholly neglected by his
countrymen. This notable object OF
neglect in this age of patriotic shTines
is none other than the birthplace OF
George Washington at Wakefield plan
tation, on the Virginia shore or the
Lower Potomac river. 1t is not that
this significant spot is unmarked
a grateful nation has seen to it that
no place associated with George Wash
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Surprise for Mother,

A Chicago school teacher tells with
great gusto of the shrewd little "col-
ored brother" who once arrived at
school provided with most unusual
excuse for hardness. Il couldn't help
bein' late, please, teacher" he bubbled,
shrilly. "Somepin happened to us las
night My nav, she went ter bed wit
q headache, and when she wakes up
dis mornin', dere's two little quins
(twins) one on each side OBJ her, and
she dom know muffin bout 'em tell
she wake up. An my NAV, she SO
s'prised, she CANT get up ter get me
ready for SCHOOL,"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Izzz<z S1R
surely a Good Cook.

cccT cnDE9 cure burning, perspiringfeet Re-
TEEi SVhE cipe &c. Permanent cure or posi-
lively money back. HKye 1a2 18th Aver ,hL
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
What the Young Shall Read.

The trustees of the greensboro Ii
brary at Bay Side, N. y, have issued
an edic. that amounts TO censorship
over books. Lads of twelve and four
teen will not be permitted to take
hooks that depict heroes armed with
Guns nor will young girls be allowed
to get books in which the heroines are
not perfect morally
Heretofore, according to Trustee
Henry G. Heyson. the young people
were permitted to read books without
discrimination.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
TORTURED BY UGLY
ITCHING ERUPTION
Doctor Recommended Resinol.
Half of a SOC Jar Cured 1t.

Baltimore, Md. Nov. s. 1912-'My little
daughter was taken with very small
spot on the back of her hand. 1t grew
larger and caused her more trouble. When
she would scratch it, it would bleed and
get very ugly looking. SO I doctored 1t
myself for about a year, and at last 1t
broke out on both knees. and when she
would go to bed she would scratch, and
was so tortured and suffered so from the
itching, that I took her to our doctor.
who recommended Resinol Soap and Res
mol Ointment.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21

signature psaan sD Of LHAZIzw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21

Mrs. Champ Clark was engaging
new cook. The applicant, a nice look
ing woman, made fine impression on
Mrs. Clark. After the usual prelimi-
nary questions. the speakers wife
asked: .
Can you really cook?"
Can l cook!' exclaimed the appH
cant. II should say ] can cook"
But are you good COOKE"
Am good cook" echoed the wo-
man. Il go to mass every morning"
The Sunday Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
EuIIer's Earth.

Fuller's earth, so named from its
earliest use in fulling wool, is a
rather rare, soft, friable rock whose
value depends altogether on its tex
ture and its filtering and absorbent
properties. 1t has no definite compo-
sition, internationally, it's physical
properties rather than a chemical an.
alysis determining its commercial
value. Fuller's earth was first pro-
duced in the United States in the
early 'nineties.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21

ST can, l will, l do. believe
That Jesus saves me now.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-02-21
Hjndrance to Enthusiasm

Henrietta" said Meekton, L don't
think women would ever care to be
soldiers
why not?"
Soldiers uniforms are so much
alike. No soldier can have the slight
est curiosity about what another SOL
der has on Washington Star