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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Ra9I wnrk

How have you managed to reduce
your weight so muche"
Il bought place with good big
garden attached and have spent at
least two hours daily hoeing and spad-
ing"
Gee, You must have found ii
pretty hard work"
Yes, but it was nothing compared
to the work my wife did in getting
rid of about twenty pounds. She
rolled on the floor so much that she
got corns on her knees and elbows. :"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

Kingsley had an ideal home, and
was never happier than when play
ing with his children. He gave them
,he best of everything-the largest
and sunniest rooms indoors and the
best part OF the garden as play
ground. He was at his best-where
ordinary men so often fail-in the
home The griefs of children made
sad "a child morning over broken
toy" he wrote. lis sight | cannot
bear"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Paner Sails 4 SUCCESS.

Paper may be so treated as to make
It suitable for sails for light vessels
Such sails are not woven from strands
or threads, but are made up from com
pressed sheets of paper, which are
made in the regular way, the pulp
having been thoroughly mixed with
certain chemicals and other sub
stances. These paper sails are mex
pensive compared with good canvas
stock or rubber material.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
A NAN WITH SCARLET HAIR
Odd Character Held by Police Wanted
to See King Alfonso
Of Spain.

Paris.-The police on duty at the
Care des Inyalides spent some anxious
moments jast before the return of the
king OF Spain from Ramboui1let. where
he had been shooting.
A nan with scarlet hair, hands
dyeS scarlet, scarlet muffer around
his mack. and a scarlet feather In his
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

rection that guides the homing pigeon
or the salmon in it's springtime run.
He was headed toward the east
why. It's Larry!" calculated Speed.
And Cloudy and Carara."
"Wally, your man has lost his rea-
SOM" Chaplin called.
At that instant the watchers saw
the Mexican thunder down upon
Glass, his lariat swinging about his
head. LaziIy the rope uncoiled and
settled over the fleeing figure, then,
amid cloud Of dust, Cararas horse
set itself upon its launches and the
white-clad figure came to the end of
it's fight. There was violent strug
gle. as If the cowbody had hooked q
leaping tuna, cactus plants and sage
brush were uprooted, then the pony
began to back away, always keeping
the lariat taut. But Glass was no
easy captive, as his threshing arms
and legs betrayed. and even when he
was dragged back to the scene of the
race, painting, grimy, dishevelled, the
rope still about his waist he seemed
obsessed by that wild insanity for
fight. He was drenched with perspi-
ration, his collar was dangling. one
end of a suspender trailed behind him.
At sight of Speed he uttered a cry,
then plunged through the crowd like
bull, but the lariat loop slipped to the
neck and tightened like a hangman's
moose.
Larry" cried his employer, sharply,
have you lost your head?'
Amt they g-g-got you YETI" queried
the trainer in strangling voice
You idiot, l won."
WHAT
II won-easy."
you wont" Larry's eyes were
starting from his head.
"He sure did," said StoSer. Didn't
you think he could?"
Glass apprehended that look of sus
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Floral Garnitures.

Flowers continue to play a most
conspicuous part both in day and even
ing dress. There Is scarcely a Goa.
and skirt to be seen lacking it's imi.
tation buttonhole. The small, tight
Victorian posies are no more, having
given place to a single bloom, such
ash berries, together with the waxlike
camellia
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Retort Courteous.

He-dd you see where some women
In New York, whose husbands object
ed To a boycott on eggs, gave the poor
fellows overripe hen fruit?
She Yes buJ likely they didn't no.
tice the difference for so many Of the
husbands ,,re ssd eggs themselves.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
For the Busy Mother

When making pants for little boys,
instead of making holes in the waist
bands sew on loops of narrow hat
elastic large enough to slip over the
waist button and you will find it a
labor saver.
A half-yard of ten-cenr curtain scrim
soaked in kerosene and then dried
makes a cheap and good dustless
duster.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
New Hahkv.

For the shiny nose or the powderea
one there is brand new hanky come
to hand. 1t has a wide hem either an
inch or an inch and half and a touch
Of delicate color. Either the hem is
dainty tone of pink lavender or blue.
or the center is tinted and the hem Is
white
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

He wrote roundeau on her arms.
A sonnet on her face:
In quatrains he described her charms
In trioets her grace,
He wrote an octave on her hair,
A couplet on her nose.
And then he lost the maiden fair
By stepping on her toes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
DANGEROUS,

People who live in glass houses
should not throw stones, you know"
And people who operate airships
should not be too much given to blow.
ing about themselves"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
CHAPTER XVIII.

HE only thing in the world
that the victorious Speed
wanted was to lie down and
stretch out and allow those
glowing Goals in his chest
to cool off. But rough
hands seized him. and
he found himself astride
of Stover's shoulders and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Down the Scale.

A certain bride is very much in love
with her husband and very willing to
admit it. She likes 20 sound his
praises TO her mother and 10 her girl
friends She has a number of original
expressions When her husband is
good she says he is chocolate Ca Ike,
three layers deep" When he is very
good he is chocolate cake. four layers
deep" and so ON up the SCALE, Occa-
sionally, however. things take a turn.
The brides mother dropped in the
other day. The bride was a trif1e
peevish. but her mother pretended not
to notice this.
And how was John today?" was
her inquiry Chocolate. four layers
deep?"
No"
Three layers deep?"
No"
Two layers deep"
No" This with pout
Then what Is he?"
Dog biscuit! t!"-~National .aonthlg.
: ing shadowed by the police until more
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

Sweet are the slumbers of the vir.
tuous," says Addison.
Then the virtuous must know OF
some way to avoid sleeping in coun.
try hotels"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

its branches actual rain to such an ex-
tent that a cistern placed at it's base is
never untitled. This tree grows in one
Of the driest islands. through which no
water ever flows. The branches of the
trees are cloud that changes into
moisture frequently and sheds clear
water
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

edges and strengthens the apron. The
tape, showing through the material,
and the even rows of machine stitch
ing which fasten it to place make an
additional ornamentation to the apron.
Hsms at the bottom and at the ends
Of the ties look best when sewed by
hand, but few people feel like giving
so much time to a detail that is not
important. Careful, even machine
stitching is decorative and quite good
enough.
A wide binding of the fabric is
placed on the apron at each side and
starts at the rows Of insertion. The
ties, which are made separately, are
seWed to this binding. All these details
Of construction are planned to add
strength 10 the apron. because its
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

Some fellow
W h o S e W j I e
thought he was
deceiving her ev-
cry time he hap
pened to look at
another woman, l
guess. Run along
and play with the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Hardly,

Would you" he asked care to live
to be hundred years old?"
mot if anybody knew it, she re-
piled
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
$4,000 in Xmas TOYS Burn.

Boston.-A Christmas tree loaded
with pretty gifts and $4,000 worth Of
toys and general stock were burned
in a fire in a local store.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Onlv Two.

Yes, the little rown i'll Ohio where
came from produced two greaf neu."
VINO was the other?'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

/ mats TO the sun for six or seven days.
and are then sent to the customhouse
| where the government exacts an ex-
| port duty of 25 per cent in kind.
Another great product Of Zanzibar
is copra which is the dried interior OF
the cocoanut. The cocoanut trees
grow throughout the Sultanate with
out cultivation: land is sold by the
number of cocoanut trees on it. A
tree will yield from 100 to 120 nuts a
year; the crop is gathered about every
four months.
A distinctive feature of Zanzibar is
the beautiful carved door seen in
every house. These have generally an
elaborate carved border, with verses
from the Koran introduced. The two
wings of the doors which are about
four inches thick. are studded with
brass, which gives back the rays of
the brilliant tropical sun.
Approached from the ocean the
town presents a beautiful picture; the
snow-white Arab houses are set
against a background of soft tropical
green; lying close to the shore are
the hundreds of native dhows with
their quaint sails. while farther out,
in the deep waters, are the foreign
ships. A prominent building on the
waterfront is the palace of the Sultan.
which suggests hotel at one of our
Atlantic watering places. with its wide
verandas and square lantern. Back
of the palace are the remains Of the
Jold fort erected by the Portuguese,
and here and there are to be seen the
flags of the consulates of the various
powers, conspicuous among them be-
ing the Stars and Stripes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Man 76 Weds for Third Iims.

Hackensack, n J.-Richard w.
Paulson. seventy-six, has just taken
his third wife, Mrs. Armenia Wyborn.
fifty-nine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09
Unwilling to Do Much Tillino

The man who wants the earth al
ways wishes to get somebody else 10
cultivate 1t for him.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

PA, who was it said, Give me lib.
erty or give me death?'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

On one of the Canary islands there
Is sa ID to br tree which dispels from
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

kitten. want TO read about this graft
investigation"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-09

: ing shadowed by the police until more
| Is learned about him
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-07

~Lct t::c:n get nttle nearer" shout
ed the butler
Tie engineer let down the speed Z
notch. The other boat crept Up within
twenty yards. Jones sought Z perfect
range lie would have 10 lind this spot
again.
Surrender" yelled FELTON,.
II reply Jcnes raised the precious
box ard deliberately dropped i into
TIC sea. Then he turned his auto
ma;!c upon his pucsuers ard succeeded
Il setting ;he:r boat afre.
Al this within the SPACE G: an hour,
During dinner that night (thcre was
now a cook} Jones walked about tAa
dining table, rubbing his hands to-
sether from time to time.
Jones" said Florence. why do you
rub Your hands like tiat?"
WAS l rubbing my hands. Miss
Flore1ce?" lie asked iIuoceEt.G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-07
CNEPTEH Vii,

when al three finally met at the
Hargrcave homo E!cT"@cc suddenly
tool; Jones BY he shoulders aEd
kissed him lightly On the cAceG.
Jones started back; pale and Dis
tur5ed
Merton laughed He did not feel
tla slightest twi:lgc OF Jealousy, but
he was eaten up with envy, as the old
wives say.
You are wondering il suspect tho
Princess Pec:goH:" said Jones.
Il an" This nan Jones vas de-
veioD;as into G very remarkable char
ac,er. The reporter found himself
side g!2Eci"g 1t lhe tA:2, keen :ace c1
tbs resoU-ccfui butler. The lobe OF
the mans left ear came within range.
Norton reached for cigarette, but
his hands shook as he lit II. There
was peculiar little scar in the CEN
ter CT the lobe.
Well" said Jones, Il can ind no
evidence that she has been concerned
In any OF these affairs"
You are suspicious?"
'Cf everybody" looking boldly into
the reporters eyes.
"Of mc?" smiling.
Even Of myself sometimes
Conversation dropped entirely after
this declaration.
You're a taciturn sort Of chap"
Am I?'
You are. But En- agreement is an
agreement. and while I'd like to print
this story, I'll not. We newspaper
men seldom break our word"
Jones held out his hand.
Sometimes wish Id started life
right" said the reporter gloomily. "A
newspaper man is generally improvi-
dent. He never looks ahead for to-
morrow. What with my special ar
ticles to the magazines. I earn be-
tween four and five thousand the
year; and I've never been able to save
q cent"
Perhaps you've never really tried
replied Jones, with glance at his
companion 1t was good face, strong
in outline; little careworn, perhaps,
but free from any indications OF dlssl-
patton. IF ! had begun life as you
die, I'd have made real and solid use
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-07

street his eye discovered his man in
full fight He gave chase. AS he
came to the first corner he WIS nearly
Knocked over by G man coming the
other way
Who are you Dumping !ato?
growled FELTON,.
Not SO fast. Felton!"
Who the devil are you?"
The stranger made sign which Fell
ton instantly recognized.
Quick! What has happened?"
Jones has the million and IS max
Ing his getaway. See him hiking to-
ward the water froot9"
The two men began to run.
There followed a thrilling chase
Jones engaged a motorboat and it was
speeding seaward when the two pur-
suers arrived. They were not laggard.
There vas another boat and they made
for IT,
"a hundred If you overtake that
boat" said Feiton's strange companion
FELTON, eyed him tAoughtsuliy. There
was something familiar about that
voice
Great plumes OF water shot up into
the air 1t did not prove short race
by any means. It took half an hour
for the pursue: % overhaul the poE-
sred.
lis that Jones?7
YES" Felton, fired his revolver into
the air In hopes Of terrifying Jones en-
gineer; but there was five hundred
dangling before that individuals eyes
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-07

have been perfect had it not been for
the absence OF Norton. Why hadn't
he been invited? She did not ask be-
cause she did not care to disclose to
the countess her interest in the re-
porter. They we're nearing the limits
of the city, when the coach was forced
to take a sharp turn to avoid an auto
mobile in trouble. The man puttering
at the engine raised his head. 1t was
Norton. and Florence waved her hand
vigorously.
"a coaching party" he murmurcd;
and your Uncle James was not invit-
ed! Oh, very WE'LL" He laughed. and
suddenly grew serious. 1t would not
hurt to find out where that coach was
going.
He set to work savagely, located
the trouble, righted it, and set of for
tho Harsreave home. He found Susan
and bombardad her with questions
which 70 Susan came with the rapidity
OF rain upon the roof.
so Jones went along?"
IN his capacity Of butler only"
Norton smiled We'll, III take a
5aunt out there myself. You are sure
OF the locetion?"
Yes"
We'll, good-by. I'll go as waiter,
since they wouldn't invite me. I'm
one of the best little walters you ever
heard OF; and all things come to him
who waits"
What a pleasant, affable young man
be was, thought SGs..n as she watched
him jan:!' into the car and 50 flying
Up the stroct-
Jones was good deal surprised
when Norton turned up at the old
Chiffon manor.
What made you come here dressed
hike this" the butler demanded.
In a suspicious duffer; maybe
that's the reason"
do YOU know anything?"
We'll. no; can't say that do.
! But, hang It, Just had to come out
here"
Maybe it's just as well you did" 4"
said Jones rnoodily.
II know this place The houscieep-
c. u3ct to bc 'ny nurse. AM Ii ehc Is
still on tho joh 2he may be OF service
to US. You don't tAink they'll question
Or recognize T!e?"
! "E!2:G!r. I!. tut n c word for you.
r.! say sai.t iur you. not knowing II
We had enough servants to take care
Of the luncheon
And no" III go and hun, Up Meg"
{ Sure enough. MS old nurse was still
IN charge as tic house; and when
her "haby" ;k%cIoaad his Identity sho
oil bit fell upon Ills mock.
"nN What nrc you doing here.
dressed up as O waiter?"
IT'S a Nttlo secret. Meg. wasn't
invited. aad the truth IS I'm very
desperately IL love with the young
! lady in whose honor this coaching
party Is being given. And q.
maybe she's IN danger
! Danger? What about?'
The Lcrd only knows. But show
NE about the house. I've Ect been
here IN SO long I've forgotten the run
of <. remember one room with
! the secret Harci and another with a
painting that turned Have they
CHANGED thcGl?'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-07

GOOD La:d!" nurmured the re
porter.
viii yca take q ride with me in 6
TAXI"
All the way to Syracuse, if you say
sc. We'll, III be tinker d-d!"
NO names, please."
What took place in that taX!cab was
never generally known. But at ten
o'clock the next morning Norton sur
prisod the elevator boy BY going out
Norton proceeded downtown to the
national bank, where he deposited
5000 n bills Of large denominations
The teller had some difficulty in count
ing them. They stuck together and r.
tanned the sodden appearance OF
money recently submerged in water.
Florence was delighted at the idea
Of q coaching party. Often during hcI
schoolgirl days she had seen the fash
icnable coaches so careening along the
read, with the sharp, clear note Of the
tugle rising about the thunder OF hoofs
and rattling OF wheels. Jones was not
enthusiastic; neither was he a killtoy
But you ere to go along, too," said
Florence.
Il. Miss Florence?'
THE countess invited you especially
You will go with hamper"
"Ah, in ny capacity as butler; very
good. Miss Florence" To her he gave
no sign OF his secret satisfaction.
The hour arrived, and the sly party
BOWED away They wound in and out
Of the streets toward the country to
the crack cf the whip and the blare OF
the horn. Fiorences enjoyment would
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-07

child a prisoner. II she was Eac.
sreaves true daughter be would cone
out of his hiding.
She heard Florence answering her
question: There is sum OF ten or
twelve thousand IN the Rivcrdalo bank.
Under the control Of my fathers but
ier. After that IS gone, don't know
what will happen to Us. Susan and
me"
The Goor OF Miss Farlow's will al
ways be open TO YOU, Florence" re-
piled Susan. with love in her eyes.
This interesting conversation was
Interrupted BY the advent oe Norton.
He vas always dropping in during the
late afternoon hours Florence liked
him for two reasons. One was that
Jones trusted him TO a certain extent
and the other was that that
she liked him. She finished this SEN
tcnce in her heart 6efantly.
Today he brought her box OF beau
titul roses. and at the sight Of them
the princess smiled family Set the
wind in that quarter? She could have
laughed. Here was her revenge against
this meddier who took no particular
notice of her while Florence was il
the ROOM She would encourage him,
Lcor grubb!ng newspaper writer, with
his beggarly pittance, What chance
had he OF marrying this girl with mil
lions within reach OF her hand?
The peculiar thing about this vas
that Norton was entertaining the same
thought at the same time: what earth
ly chance had he?
~ the second story window OF tho
house over the way there was a wor-
ried man. But when his glasses
brought IN range the true contents OF
the box he laughed sa-donically.
This watching IS getting ny goat.
! smell a rat every time I see @
shadow" He wiped the lenses OF his
opera glasses and proceeded to roll q
cigarette.
When the princess and Norton went
away Jones stole quietly up to Flor
ence's room and threw up the curtain.
Two round points Of light flashed from
the watchers window, but the saturn
Inc smile on Jones lips was not oo-
served He went to the door. opened
1t cautiously, q hand to his ear. Then
ne closed the door, turned back the
rug ard removed a section Of the floor
ing Out of this cavity he raised box.
There was lettering on the lid; in fact.
the name Of its owner, Stanley Ear-
gave Jones replaced the flooring,
L.. A",i the box under his arm and
y: l.: his exit.
he man loung!nS IL the shadow
r.>.,'d faint wh!:t'a. 4 was the sig
Na. ;.Srccd upon. Tho man FELTON, ran
:,~:oxs the street ard boldly rang the
bill 1t was only then that Florence
missed the ever present butler. She
hcs:tatrd, then sent Susan to the door.
i must see Mr.. Jones upon vitality
,m)- ,rtaat business"
.'i3c has gone out" said Susan, and
very sersibly closed the door before
Feltcn's foot succeeded in getting IL
side.
II was time 10 act He ran around
to the rear. The ladder convinced him
that Jones had tricked him. He was
wild with rage. He was over the wall
n an instant Away down the back
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-21
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

The name of Mrs, Cora Jones, pres
ident of the Mothers Club, was omit
ted from the names of those who
would represent the OskaloOsa clubs
at the state federation in our article
in last weeks paper. 1t was mis-
take of the printer and not of the
writer
Melvin TolsOn, who cut his foot
with an ice pick, is able to be al
work again. The accident somewhat
delayed his departure "FO' de war
but his muse is again working full
time.
The Ladies' Progressive League
met with Mrs. Addie Clark Friday al.
ternoon and enjoyed pleasant SEES
sion.
Miss Stella Ringo, w. NJ of Esther
Chapter, No. ., Order Of Eastern Star,
will represent the Chapter at the an,
nual meeting of the grand chapter
which will be held at Keokuk May
10 and 20. Mrs. Nina Johnson, Mrs
Cora Jones and Robt. Franklin, who
are members of the Grand Chapter
may also attend.
Mrs Hattie Flemings Haskins, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs
Ida Henderson, for the past three
weeks, departed Monday morning for
Chicago to join her husband in theil
new home, having recently moved
there from Thmrber, Texas.