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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Mixed Pickles.

Two quarts of pickles or cucum-
bers, two quarts small onions, one
!arge head celery, one head caulifiow-
er, two carrots, four sweet peppers.
cut up small. Put in salt brine over
night. Next morning drain, scald with
clear water, drain again. Heat half
gallon vinegar, then take three cup
fuls sugar, two-thirds cupful Of flour,
9ne-fourth pound powdered mustard,
one-half ounce of turmeric, one-half
ounce curry powder, mix with cold
vinegar to paste, add to boiling vim
egar, one chile pepper cut up. Salt
to suit taste Boil all ten minutes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12

are formed by the steps when not in
use as a ladder; these are supported
by closets. If, however, the top of
the box is made to lap over the side
pieces. no cleats will be needed be-
meath these pieces. Narrow hinges are
placed on the edges to fasten the two
parts together, and care should be
taken to hook the joining parts firm
ly when the article is being used as q
ladder. Made of oak or chestnut and
stained to match the other furnishings
of a room, this makes splendid piece
of furniture that will last long time
and will find many uses.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
CHAPTER X.-continued.

SnAF ! Eh V.-COnIInucOs
Say no more" Speed remarked;
"it's all right with u.s."
Fresno looked up.
whats wrong with my singing?"
"Oh, I've Just told the girls that
you're going to run that foot race,
Helen interposed, hurriedly, at which
Fresno exploded.
whats wrong with my running?"
inquired Speed.
IT can beat you!"
Larry Glass nudged his employer
openly, and seemed on the verge Of
hysteria. Let him co." said he. LET
him go; he's funny"
Speed addressed Helen, with mag
unanimous smile:
Suppose we allow Frez to sing this
foot race? Well pull 1t off in the
treble cleft"
"Oh, I mean it," maintained the
tenor, stubbornly. 81 don't want to
run Skinner, the cook, but I'll run you
to see who does meet him."
Speed shrugged his shoulders indul-
gently.
I'm afraid you're a little over
weight"
''I'll train down."
Perhaps If you wait until I beat
this cook. I'll take you on
Glass broke out, in husky indigna-
ton: Sure! Get a rep, Gull, get a
rep!" Then to his employer: Come
on, Wally, you've got to warm up. %
He mounted the steps heavily with his
protege.
When they had gone, Miss Blake
clapped her hands.
I'm so excited" she exclaimed
"You see, it's all my doings! Oh,
how adore athletes!"
Most young girls do" Fresno smil-
ed, sourly. "My taste runs more to
music" After a moments meditation,
he observed: Speed doesn't look like
q sprinter to me. I'M wager he
can't do a hundred yards in fifteen
two"
'Fffteen-two' is cribbage," said
Miss Blake.
Fifteen and two-fifths seconds is
what mean"
'fIs that faste"
Fresno smiled, indulgently this
time Jeans friend Covington can so
the distance in nine and four-ffths
seconds. He's real sprinter. think
this fellow is a joke"
Indeed he is mott. If Mr.. Covington
can run as fast as that, Mr.. Speed can
run faster. He told me So"
"Oh!" Fresno looked at her curious
ly. "The worlds record is nine and
three-f1fths; that's the limit of human
endurance"
T hope he doesn't injure himself, u
breathed the girl, and the tenor wan
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
For TIGHT Shoes.

Summer is the season above all
others when ones shoes seem to hurt,
and this year one looks in horror at
the rows of patent leather ones that
are brought out in the exclusive shops.
but true these may be worn with com
fort if one will shake little powdered
alum into the toe CO her shoe before
going out. Do not put it inside the
stocking, merely inside the shoe
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
English Biscuits.

s:ft together ono and one-ha1f pints
Of -four, one cupful Of corn starch,
.hree poonfuls of sugar, two tea
spoonfuls of salt. Rub in three table
spoonfuls of butter, add one we'll beat
en- egg, one cupful of milk, one-half
,upful of currants and one tablespoon
full of coriander seed. Mix into
smooth, soft dough, roll one-half inch
thick, cut in rounds and bake in but
.ered tins in hot oven for 20 minutes.
When done, rub over with little but
ter on a clean bit of cloth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Too Late.

A boy, five years of age, who had
recently become the brother of an.
other little boy, was sent to the
grocery the other day to get some
loaf sugar. By mistake the grocer
gave aim granulated, and the boy was
sent back to have it changed.
"How do you like your new broth
err" asked the grocer, as he was
weighing out the right kind of sugar
'Oh, 1 don't like him very much
the little fellow answered. "He cries
all the time"
"Why don't you change him. then,
as you do the sugar.?
I'VE can't change him now, cause
we've used him three days"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Rice With Bacon and Tomato.

Spanish rice with bacon and to-
mato. Cut up two or three small
slicess of bacon into small bits and
fry until crisp, but not blackened.
Cook with the bacon a half of small
onion also sliced fine, but be careful
it does not get scorched. Now add
one cupful of cold tomato, with cay
enne pepper and salt, to taste. Cook
until hot and we'll blended. This is
fine for breakfast or luncheon. A lit
tie green pepper chopped fine can be
ADDED instead of the cnion
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
comnote of eooseberries.

Top and tail one quart of gooseber-
ries, drop into boiling water two min
utes, drain and let them lie three min
utes in cold water, containing tea
spoonful of vinegar, to retsore their
color, then drain quite dry. Boil for
ten minutes a syrup made from pint
each of sugar and water. Drop in the
gooseberries and boil them gently un-
til just tender, about ten minutes. Pour
into a glass dish. Tiny shreds of lem
on peel boiled with the syrup i'm
prove the compete.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12

knot tied at once You do not come
up to the specifications" she told
him. You do not look like a brok-
err" The man insisted that he was
exactly as stated in the correspond
ence, but to no avail The girl walked
one way and he in an opposite direc-
ton, the girl indignant and the man
disconsolate.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
DAINTY AND USEFUL DRESSES
Nothing Prettier for the Small Girl
Has Been Evolved In the Seasons
Range of Fashion.

The model on the left shows a use
full little dress in a soft shade of blue.
The skirt is laid in fiat plaits turn
ing from the front. The bodice wraps
over little to left side; it is fastened
by press studs and ornamented with
fancy buttons and braid loops. The
collar, cuffs and waist-band are in
blue and white checked cotton.
Materials required: IA yards 40
inches wide, II yard check 26 inches
wide, buttons.
Beside this Is dainty dress of
white spotted muslin. The bodice has
q square yoke of lace insertion to
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
SYNOPSIS.

Cowboys Of the Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their much
priced phonograph by the defeat of their
the Centipede ranch. A house party Is
on at the Flying Heart. J. Wallingford
Speed. cheer leader at Yale, and Culver
Covington, intercollegiate champion run
ner, are expected Helen Blake, Speeds
sweetheart, becomes interested in the loss
Of the photograph: She suggests to Jean
Chapin, sister of the owner OF the ranch.
that she induce Covington, her lover, to
win back the phonograph. Helen declares
that II Covington won't run, Speed will.
The cowboys are hilarious oyer the pros
pect. Speed and his valet, Larry Glass,
trainer at Yale, arrive Helen Blake asks
Speed. who has posed to her as an ath-
lete. to race against the Centipede man
and fearing that Helen will find him out.
he consents. He insist, however, that he
shall be entered as an unknown. figuring
that Covington will arrive in time to take
his place
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12

dered away, disgusted beyond meas
ure. When he was out of hearing he
remarked, aloud:
'T'll bet he runs so slow we'll have
to wind a stop-watch on him. Any
how, l think I'll find out something
more about this race"
Once in his room, Mr. ]. Walling-
ford Speed made a search for writing
materials, while Larry Glass over
hauled a trunk filled with athletic
clothing of various descriptions. There
were running-suits, rowing-suits, base
bali and football suits, sweaters, jer
seyA, and bath robes-all of which
were new and unstained. At the bot
tom Glass discovered a box full Of
bronze and near-gold emblems-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
BALKS AT SIGHT OF FIANCE
Girl, Arriving on Steamer, Refuses to
Wed Man-Not Up to Speci-
fications.

Philadelphia.-More than 1000
steerage passengers were landed at
the municipal pier from the Italian
liner NapoH from the Mediterranean
ports. Nearly all came from Naples.
Genoa and Palermo. There were only
twenty persons in the 1889 aliens. in
oluding Goth cabin and steerage pas
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Currant Jam.

Wash, stem and mash the fruit. AL
low the proportion Of one pound of
sugar to one pound Of the fruit. Put
the fruit and one-quarter of the sugar
into a granite kettle; when boiling add
another quarter of the sugar and when
all is used boil until very thick. Put
ting in only a little sugar at a time
prevents the fruit from becoming
hard
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
kerchief Scent

To perfume handkerchiefs break up
a quarter of an ounce of orris root
and tie up in a piece of muslin Boil
with the handkerchief for a quarter
of an hour, using about three pints
Of water to a quarter ounce of orris
root When dry iron carefully and
you will find your handkerchiefs will
retain a delicate violet odor.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Convenience EASY TO MAKE
Folding Step Ladder That May oe
Used as a Seat Will Be Found
Useful in the House.

One of the most convenient things
to have around a house is folding
step ladder, an article that can be used
either as ladder or as a seat. One OF
these can easily be made at home by
your husband or brother or son. II
they are clever at handling tools.
The one here pictured is four feet
high when opened; eighteen inches
wide at the floor and six inches wide
at the top step. When closed, it
measures two feet in height. Shelves
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
The Pearl Fisher.

Smith dug up mussels from the stream:
Some day, perhaps" said he,
"I'll find pearl inside of one
That shall bring wealth to me-"
Jones worked away year after year
And added to his store,
And people envied him who saw
The happy smile he wore.
One day Smith. who was old and poor.
Cried out. Behold! Behold"
The pearl that he had found was worth
Ten times its weight in gold.
Jones looked, and envied Smith his luck.
And Smith, with head a-whirl,
Forgot that Jones' store was worth
A thousand times the pearl.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Thin Custard.

Use one egg and an extra yolk to
make a thin custard with pint of
milk and one-third cup of sugar. When
cooked (stir constantly add small
lump of butter, stirring off the stove.
and flavor with vanilla. Cut stale cake
in thin slices and serve one piece in
each sauce dish; pour custard over.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12

sengers, that could speak word of
English. Eight girls were married on
the pier. 1t was expected that nine
weddings would be celebrated. but
one girl, Miss Josephine Cartolita. re-
fused to marry Joseph Digiorgio. who
represented himself to be a banker
and steamship agent. When she
walked down the gangpiank the in
tended husband was on the pier to
receive her He introduced himself
as the man with whom her parents
had been in correspondence, and that
he Eas prepared to have the nuptial
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Voice of Experience.

Mamma" she said, what preacher
do you think l ought to have marry
Cecil and me? l feel as though Mr..
Goodman is SO young, and, not being
married himself, he could hardly"
"Oh, pshaw! Have DR.. Easleigh.
I've had him for four of mine, and he
always gave thorough satisfaction"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Kind Girl.

"I often heah people say they have
to go away by themselves to think,
don't you know. It's so funny. i can
think just as well wight in cwowd
as I can anywheh else.'
eyes," she answered after deciding
not to say it, 'but you must remem-
Der that you are 80 different from
ordinary men"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Important ADVANTAGE,

The man who is a stepfather has
can't set up the claim that the children
inherited all their disagreeable traits
from him.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12

scrutinized with satisfaction
N w the transformation wrought
VESg by a myriad of college flags,
- sofa cushions, colored
shawls, and bunting.
Roberta Keap dropped her hammer
with an exclamation Of pain.
"Ouch!" she cried, 1--WE hurt my
thumb. / can't hit where 1 look when
people are talking"
"Why don't you pin them up?"
queried Miss Blake sweetly. "A ham
mer is so dangerous"
Mrs Keap mumbled something, but
her enunciation was indistinct, owing
to the fact that her thumb was In her
mouth. Helen finished tying bow
of ribbon upon the leg of a stool.
patted it into proper form, then said:
at looks cheerful"
"And restful," added Jean.
ooh dear!" Jean descended from her
precarious position and admitted, I'm
tired OUT
All that morning the three had Ia
bored, busily Transforming the store
room into training-quarters for Speed.
who had declared that such things
were not only customary but neces-
sary. To be sure, it adjoined the bunk
room, where the cowboys slept, and
there were no gymnastic appliances to
give it character, but it was the only
space available, and what it lacked in
horizontal bars, dumb-bells, and In
dian clubs it more than compensated
for by a cosey-corner, window-seat,
and many cushions. Speed had ex-
pressed his delight with the idea, and
agreed to wait for glimpse of 1t.
OF all the denizens of the Flying
Heart but two failed to enter fully in
to the spirit of the thing. Berke ey
Fresno looked on with a cynici.m
which he was too wise to display be-
fore Miss Blake. Seeing the lady Of
his dreams monopolized by a rival,
however, inspired him to sundry activ-
tiles, and he spent much of his time
among the cowboys, whom he found
profitable to the point of mystery
Mrs Keap, the youthful chaperon,
seemed likewise mastered by some
private trouble, and puzzled her COM
panions vaguely. Helen reported that
she did not sleep, and once Jean found
her crying softly. She seemed, more
over, to be apprehensive, in a tremul-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Cream Tea Biscuits.

Sift one quart of flour with two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder and
one teaspoonful of salt. Mix to soft
dough with sweet cream; roll thin,
cut into tiny biscuits and bake in q
Quick oven.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Spiced Cookies.

Two eggs. one cupful of sugar, one
half cupful of shortening, one-half
cupful of molasses, two tablespoon
fuls of milk with one teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in it, spice and -four
enough to roll.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Dancer ls Past.

"It is said that the historical novel
is going out of style"
"Hurrah, Let's go on again then
and hrayely try to be heroes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
ChiIdren's Dresses.

Thin white cotton crepe with inserts
O. baby Irish lace medallions is a COM
bination or chiI6~an's dainty dressea
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
What Is Your Aim 2

1t is not enough to be Industrious;
so are the ants. What are you in
dustriouS about ?-Thoreau
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12

which the muslin is gathered. The
sleeve is set into armhole with very
slight fulness, the cuffs are of lace to
match yoke, SO are the waist-band and
the band that trims the skirt above
the hem
Materials required: 21a yards mus
lin 36 inches wide, about 3A yards
wide insertion and rather under a
yards of narrow for waist-band
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
Unappreciated Genius.

"She has married wonderful chess
player"
"Um. Does she expect to support
him. or has he inherited money"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-12
CHAPTER VI.

! J: !; !: : =: ; :: : J:
NTHIS doesn't look much like
our storehouse. does it?"
Jean paused in her task,
N and, seating herself upon
N\y the summit of step-ladder,
k $: ); $;; :: :::: :;
- sofa cushions, colored
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-07-17
How to Keep Our
| Husbands Cheerful
By Mrs. John Hodell. Cincinnati, Ohio

e fact that tbey fail to consider from the proper standpoint
the bride look her method of feeding him. she would IN
most instances not only find the hu changed nature but that
she to blame
The average BRIDE unfortunately knows entirely too little about max
ing nourng well appeng While she usually will spare
no effort tempting apparently ignores the feustang
part If will suffice appas hunger and prove agreeable 10
hubby's palate she feels it will meet all requirements
Day day she will feed him canned goods sweet cake and
puddn why he steadily less agreeable the home
Nee hubby will nothing lest offend until he hnds hmSe
victim indigestion His disposition gradually disappears ne
compn nothing pease and his young wife is heart
broken everything but the right one she
agnes his growing cold that he has become dissatisfied
with m visions of divorce proceedings appear through her
tears To her hubby has chronic crank and the real
remains mystery Sad, isn't it?
many nowadays without proper knowledge OF cook
ing public schools should not only teach girls how to pre-
pare food appeng but the nutritious value
eac Importance serving that which the body Graves for the
of life and health.
day. perhaps all stand before the Last Court many
surprised well learn that they have been held account
able for their widowhood. Can there not be change?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-07-17
ECZEMA BURNED AND lTcHED

203 Walnut St. Hillsboro, lll.-"My
child had breaking out on the lower
limbs which developed into eczema.
The eczema began with pimples which
contained yellow corruption and from
the child's clothing they were greatly
irritated. They seemed to burn, which
made the child scratch them, resulting
in mass of open places They made
her so cross and fretful that 1t was
impossible to keep her quiet. They
caused her to lose much sleep and she
was constantly tormented by severe
itching and burning.
Il tried several well-known rene
dies, but got no relief until got a
sample of Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment, which did so much good that
got large quantity that cured her in
ten days after she had been affected
for two months" (Signed) Mrs. Edith
Schwartz, Feb. 2S, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32,p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-07-17
GENEROUS AT SMALL COST
-Philanthroplst's Right to Have His
Name on List of Those Who
Go About Doing Good.

At banquet at San Francisco re-
Gently William F. McCombs told Of
a conversation in club which sew
eral philanthropic personages we're
mentioned and lauded to the skies.
The conversation had gone to some
length, Mr.. McCombs said, when a
man who was sitting in corner arose
with merry smile fitting over his
features and broke into the gabfest.
Your philanthropists are all right"
he remarked, "but ! think it is only
just that my next-door neighbor should
be included in the kindly disposed
bunch" I'VE are willing to add him
to the list" responded one Of. the
others, but is he really so gener-
ously ipclined?" We'll, / should say
that he Is" was the emphatic declara-
ton of the first. Dozens of tramps
hammer at his back door and l have
never known him to send one away
empty-handed." you don't mean IT."
returned the second trifie incredu-
lousy. That's right" rejoined the
first; "he always gives them letter
of introduction to me-"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-07-17
Sunday Should Be Chosen
for Day Of Rest
By Mrs. R. o. Allison. COmanche. Texas

is in and all dishes washed Saturday night
For breakfast Sunday prepared cereal with sugar. cream
and fruit obanbe Set breakfast dishes the sink and turn
When ca dry and not forgetting stere before
using next day.
dainty japanese napkins sandwiches made OF cold
light bread prepared the Salmon chicken salad
boiled ham sandwiches and there numbers OF
Dishes vegetable salads sliced sweet potatoes and deved eggs
which may be prepared ready and served without using more dishes
paabe dessert may be made plain cake and iced tea Then
treat the tea glasses the breakfast Dishes
Supper be similar to dinner but should be lighter pleasing
variety the dessert may had by serving fresh fruit with lemonade
If children the family they will enjoy having their lunch
placed being allowed the yard orchard
The older enjoy having their meals in the ttng-roon
OIL the porch
plan affords pleasant change from the everyday dnngroon
meals eliminates cooking and dish washing and enables the houkeepe
to make Sunday day of rest, everyone should