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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
MOST PERFECT OF PLANTS
Working of the Human Body Makes
Any invention of Man Seem Like
Plaything.

The most complicated manufactur-
ing plant that ever existed is the hu-
man body as controlled under the sci
entific management of the brain and
nervous system. No factory ever boast
ed more efficient producer plant for
converting fuel into energy. No plant
ever had so well-designed pumping
system, nor one, so perfect for the
disposal of waste and sewage. Talk
Of up-to-date heating and ventilating,
or interdepartment telephone! The
best that our modern science can put
into our shops is crude indeed as COM
pared with that furnished by the
Great Designer. Suppose that you
went to a pump manufacturer with the
following specification:
Wanted, a pump with capacity OF
one-quarter gallon a minute, to handle
warm salty fluid, to work for seventy
years night and day without a shut
down, at the rate of seventy strokes
per minute. Must be guaranteed TO
operate for the full period OF time
without repairs or adjustments, to re-
quire no attention; must have auto
matte control and contain its own mo-
tive power, and must have duty per
million foot-pounds superior to the
best triple-expansion high-duty unit
ever made
Do you think the manufacturer
would biI for the job? If he were a
timid man he would probably agree
with you and tell you to come around
next week, meanwhile edging you
toward the door before your insanity
took a violent form. Or if he were
not afraid of lunatics he would say:
You poor bug, such a pump as you
speak of never existed nor ever VIII
except in the brain of perpetual-mo-
ton freak such as see before mel
Which shows how much he knows
about it, for both you and he carry
just such a pump around with you,
and each of you thinks too much OF
your possession to sell it for any
money-John H. Van Deventer, In the
Engineering Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
SAVED MASTER FROM DEATH
Small Dog Is Petted as Hero in the
Paris Hospitals, as Reward
for FaithfuIness.

In one of the Paris hospitals lives
a dog. brown-and-white setter,
named Fend PAir (cleave the air)
who is a real hero of the war. His
master, sergeant of zouaves, is a pa
tient in the hospital, and he owes his
frail hold on life to the devotion and
intelligence of Fend fAir. When the
regiment left Algeria for France the
dog was left behind, but the faithful
little creature leaped into the water
and swan along behind the ship until
the captain, taking pity on him, had
him taken on board. From that time
he has never left his master.
During the fighting at Rochincourt.
near Arras, an exploding bomb buried
the sergeant and seven other men
with earth. They were badly injured.
and so deeply covered that no man
had the strength to fight his way out.
But. luckily, Fend TAir escaped the
bomb. He at once began to scratch,
and he scratched and scratched until
he had reached his master and
dragged him out to safety. The seven
other men died
The wounded sergeant and his dog
were sent from one relief station to
another until they found permanent
care in this Paris hospital. Good nurs-
ing has saved the man. but too much
attention almost killed the dog; for
the nurses and orderlies fed him so
lavishly that promiscuods feeding had
to be forbidden.
Now Fend TAir lives in the hospital
kitchen. where, he has assumed the
duty of guard, and growls savagely
at anyone who enters the Kitchen
unless they belong there. Every day
a nurse takes him to the wards to
visit his master. and Fend IAir puts
his nose on the sergeant's shoulder
and stands contented as long as he is
permitted to remain. The great af-
fection that exists between the ser
geant and his dog is very charming.
Youths Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
ILLUSTRATED 81.

Hurry, Mr.. Doremus, hurry." Flo
die was growing frantic. She pointed
to the clock. 1t indicated twenty,
eight minutes past twelve.
Hall, however, was in 20 haste oh
I know, Jonas; but you see Flodie and
I have decided to lose no more time
You can give her away, if you want
to-" He sat down, laughing at his cou,
sins CONSERVATION.
But it's past twelve!' Jonas insist
ed, pointing to the clock.
"Oh, know that! That proves it's
a love match, doesn't it,"
Come here, Hall, and stand up by
me! Anyone would think you didn' t
want to get married.' Flodie called
nervously.
By this time the company had be-
gun to enter, and soon flooded the
studio, laughing, wondering, joking
with Hail.
GO ahead" cried Flodie. We're
ready, Mr.. Doremus, quick!" She
stamped her foot angrily.
"Oh, wait minute" Hall inter.
posed, Eve want this thing arranged
a little. 1t won't do to rush it." He
turned to his guests. Ladies and
gentlemen" he began, when Jonas
broke in again.
"See here, l object to this!" He
walked up to Mr.. Doremus angrily.
Mr.. Doremus, however, had already
begun to thunder out, Hall Bonistelle,
do you take this woman, Flodie Fish
er, to be your welded wife,"
Just wait a minute!" cried Jonas,
looking at his watch.
We're Off" came in a chorus from
the excited guests.
81 do!" replied Hall. See here,
Jonas, you mustn't interrupt the game,
you know. Sit down and be quiet!"
But 1 got something to say about
it"
"Flodie Fisher do you take-be
quiet, Mr.. Hassingbury, I'm running
this"
Its a scheme! It's fraud"
Jonas appealed wildly to the company
this man to be your lawful we'd
ded husband?"
"Oh, you old scamp, you, you've sold
me out!" Jonas shook his fist at the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

But told you what time 70 set it,
FIodie fairly yelled now. and ! told
you half an hour ahead on purpose!"
Mr.. Doremus held up his hand. Isl
lence!" he thundered. MIR. Hassing-
bury" he declared solemnly, there
are witnesses enough present to prove
that Mr.. Bonistelle was married be-
fore midnight. AS you are aware, l
seldom take sides in any controversy,
but in this case, my little friend here,
Flodie-Bonistelle- won
me over. There's no possible doubt
that Mr.. Bonistelle will inherit his
uncle's fortune
Hall burst out of his trance with a
whoop. "Hurrah!" he screamed, "I've
won four millions of dollars!"
Flodie stretched up on tiptoe and
pulled down his dramatically extended
hand. mo, sir" she announced, Il won
it myself"
THE END.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

day next after the first Monday in No
vember 1915, and at which election
the said proposed amendments and
additions to the Constitution of Mary
land, shall be submitted, in form and
manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly, to the legal and qualified vot-
ers of the State for their adoption or
rejection.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE.
DONE at the City of Annapolis, on this
Goth day of July, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hun.
dred and fifteen.
PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH.
By the Governor:
ROBERT P. GRAHAM,
Secretary of State
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
OriainaI Forms of Life.

It is believed that the original forms
Of life began in the ocean many million
years ago, and at no time since has life
there ceased. Many of the earliest
forms are now extinct; others have
gradually increased in number and
variety from their beginning to the
present time. How long ago life began
no one has definitely determined; but
it is known to have been many mil
lion years ago, fer the remains of ex-
tinct animals and plants are found in
the oldest sedimentary rocks.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
A Strenuous Finale.

when Professor Scrapeso plays
the violin his very soul seems on fire, -
exclaimed Mrs. Prebson after the con,
cert
"Umph." replied Mr.. Prebson,
whose favorite amusement is baseball
Il don't know about his soul, but when
he was finishing up that last piece
expected at any moment to see his
fiddle strings smoking
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

bride and was pulled furiously back by
Alfred.
y do" Flodie screamed. Il never,
Mr.. Hassingbury! l only promised to
prevent his marrying the others! l
nsver said"
Put on the ring! Put on the ring!"
the company screamed laughingly to
Hall. He obeyed.
Then l pronounce you man and
wife!"
Il never said I wouldn't get him my
self" Flodie's words were smothered
in Halls kiss.
Immediately she was surrounded by
the gentlemen of the company, who
passed her from lip to lip, protesting,
laughing, struggling to speak.
Mr.. Doremus pressed Halls hand.
Il congratulate you, Mr.. Bonistelle!"
he cried enthusiastically.
Thank you, sir!" Hall answered.
I've got a fortune in Flodie."
Il think you have! Two." was Mr..
Doremus' reply. "Mr. Hassingbury
would you mind telling me what time
it is?"
Jonas turned white, and started hur-
riedly to leave without a word. Flo
die, alert, caught him as he turned,
and snatched out his watch as deftly
as a pickpocket. She held it up to the
company. We've won! Eleven fifty
ninei" she shouted
The company took it up. and shout
ed, too. Watches were brought out
from a dozen pockets, compared and
the time corroborated.
It's a lie!" Jonas protested, why,
look at the clock! It's half past
twelve! He's TOO late tell you. The
moneys mine,"
Why, that's right" said Hall,
amazed by the sudden confusion. u
set that clock mySp1ft"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Avoiding Danger in Mines.

1t is fairly problem to install mo-
tors, controllers and other apparatus
in mines in such a way as to avoid the
danger of igniting fire damp. Modern
protecting methods-all inclosed, part
ly inclosed, with use of wire gauze
plates, and oil bath apparatus. Vari-
Gus apparatus, such as transformers.
controllers and switches, need to have
a special design for use in mines. not
only on account of fire damp, but be-
cause of prevailing dampaess and
mist.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Wanted to Be HospitabIe

When l went to Paris, relates Gen
Horace Porter, l told my friends that
any of them who got within mile
of the embassy must come to see me.
The latchstring, | told them, was out;
there was always a spare seat in my
pew at church. The latchstring was
often pulled; the seat in church re-
mained vacant One of my friends who
visited me stopped his subscription
to the Christian Observer. He said
he didn't want any observers while he
was in Paris,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Wealth in India,

Immense fortunes in India are in
Jewels, but there is no authoritative
method of computation of the extent
of this form of wealth. The Imperial
Gazetteer of India described so years
ago a shawl of pearls, with an
arabesque border of diamonds, rubies,
sapphires and emeralds, valued at $5,-
100000. There are tales of carpets of
pearls and great diamonds which have
become .world-famous.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
/. Knew Value of His Work.

Incomparably the best epitaph for
Sir James Murray, greatest of diction-
airy makers, might be taken from one
of the conversations between Johnson
and Boswell. In old age Boswell said
to Johnson, apropos of the dictionary:
"You did not know what you were un-
dertaking," Yes, SIR was the answer,
81 knew very well what / was under
taking-and very well how to do it
and have done it very WELL"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Peculiar Flint Rock.

]. c. Oliver of Woodstock, VT, has a
white flint rock somewhat smaller
than a mans fist. Through one end OF
it is an irregular hole smaller than a
lead pencil, caused by vein of iron
which had rusted out. The long root
of dock plant has grown through the
hole, filing it solidly and extending
some distance in the ground beyond.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Turkeys Prime.

The Turkish empire reached its
greatest glory in the reign of Soly-
man the Magnificent, who held the
throne from 1920 until 1866. Besides
his North African possessions his ter
ritories extended from near what is
now the border of Germany to Persia.
There was at that time no other state
that approached the Turkish in extent
or wealth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
crusoe in SO Languages.

Every nation has found delight IN
the story OF Robinson Crusoe. An ar
ticle in the Strand Mazazine tells that
w. S. Lloyd of Philadelphia has spent
wears in hunting for rare and curious
editions of the immortal work His
agents, 1t appears, have had standing
orders to puy up all editions that may
ne found and he even possesses ex-
amnles of the story in Latin and
Greek. Thirty-three languages are
represented in Mr.. Lloyds collection,
and those include Arabic. Persian,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Life in Its Various Forms.

The sea teens with plant and ami
mails, and it has been estimated that
the amount of life in the sea exceeds
that of the land, square mile for square
mile. Animal life is found nearly
everywhere, even at the greatest
depth; but it fourishes best at or near
the shore. On the other hand, plant
life seems to be absent over the bot
toms of the ocean basins, but plentiful
at the surface, where the sunlight
Mays an important part in its growth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Has a Future.

The little girl who described toad
as "a big green bug with warts all
over it, who's always sitting down be-
hind ard standing up in front" will
probably become some day famous
novelist, or even q mauicgrist.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Real Definition.

An applicant for teachers certi-
ficate in Kentucky answered an exam
ination question by defining "blunder-
buss" as kissing the wrong girl"
Dictionary or no dictionary, we would
have given that girl first-class GER
tificate.-Houston Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

Turkish and Hebrew. The variety and
curious illustrations in these manifold
editions are a striking feature. There
is a first folio of Defoe's great book,
however, which has not found its way
into Mr.. Lloyd's collection.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

Country of Horse Raisers.
The Argentine Republic contains
more horses than any other coun-
try, the proportion being about 112
to every 100 of the population.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
United States Loses Trade.

Brazil exports great quantities OF
rubber, but buys its automobile tires
from Europe, not because European
tires are best, but because Europe has
better trade connection in Brazil than
has the United States.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
ARTICLE XI-A. LOCAL LEGISLA-
TION.


Section /. On demand of the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council of the
City of Baltimore, or on petition bear
ing the signatures of not less than
20 per cent. of the registered voters
of said city or any county (provided,
however, that in any case 10000 sigma
lures shall be sufficient to complete
q petition), the Board of Election Su-
pervisors of said city or county shall
provide at the next general or Con-
gressional election, occurring after
such demand or the filing of such peti-
ton, for the election of charter
board of eleven registered voters of
said city or five registered voters in
any such counties. Nomination for
members for said charter board may
be made not less than forty days prior
to said election by the Mayor of Bal
tmore and City Council of the City
of Baltimore or the County Commits
sioners of such county, or not less
than twenty days prior to said election
by petition bearing the signature writ
ten in their own handwriting (and
not by their mark) of not less than
s per cent. of the registered voters OF
county; provided, that in any case
two thousand signatures of registered
voters shall be sufficient to complete
any such nominating petition, and if
not more than eleven registered voters
of the City of Baltimore or not more
than five registered voters in any such
county are so nominated their names
shall not be printed on the ballot, but
said eleven registered voters in the
City OF Baltimore or five in such cOun-
ty shall constitute said charter board
from and after the date of said elec-
ton. At said election the ballot shall
contain the names of said nominees
In alphabetical order without any lndi-
cation of the source of their nomina-
ton, and shall also be so arranged
as to permit the voter to vote for or
against the creation of said charter
board. but the vote cast against said
creation shall not be held to bar the
voter from expressing his choice
among the nominees for said board
and if the majority of the votes cast
for and against the creation of said
charter board shall be against said
creation the election of the members
af said charter board shall be void:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22

Sec. 6. The power heretofore con-
ferred upon the General Assembly to
prescribe the number, compensation,
powers and duties of the County Com
missioners in each county, and the
power to make changes in Sections
l to inclusive, Article XI of this
Constitution, when expressly granted
as hereinbefore provided, are hereby
transferred to the voters of each coun-
ty and the voters of City of Balti-
more, respectively, provided that said
powers so transferred shall be eX-
ercised only by the adoption or amend
ment of a charter as hereinbefore pro-
vided; and provided further, that this
Article shall not be construed to au-
thorize the exercise of any powers in
excess of those conferred by the Leg
islature upon said counties or city as
this Article sets forth.
Sec. 7. The word Petition" as used
in this Article, means one or more
sheets written or printed, or partly
written and partly printed; sigma
ture" means the signature of a reg
istered voter written by himself in
his own handwriting (and not by his
mark), together with the ward or dis
trict and precinct in which he is reg
istered. The authenticity of such sig
natures and the fact that the persons
so signing are registered voters shall
be evidenced by the affidavit of one or
more registered voters of the city or
county in which said voters so sign
ing are registered, and one affidavit
may apply to or cover any number
nf ric f1Irn To L0
false signing of any name, or the sign
ing of any fictitious name to said peti
ton shall be forgery, and the making
Of any false affidavit in connection
with said petition shall be perjury.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That the
aforesaid Article hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution
shall be at the next General Election
for Members of the General Assembly
held in this State, submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for
their adoption or rejection in pursu-
ance of the directions contained in
Article XVI of the Constitution of
this State, and at the said general elec-
ton the vote on said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot shall be
printed the words "For the Constitu-
tional Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, and Immediately aft
er said election due return shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for
and against said proposed amendment
as directed by the said Fourteenth Ar
ticIe of the Constitution
Approved April 18th, 1914
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Fathers Hope.

Fathers secret hope is that his son
won't be such a fool as father was
when young, but he doesn't put it up
to the boy in just that way.-AtchisoD
Globe.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Would Be a Boon,

Any guy who would invent some
thing effective to take the cut out OF
the cutwcrm would be sure Of ever
lasting fame.-Boston Globe.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Growth of Ejnuer Nails

Finger nails grow more quickly In
summer than in winter. Those on the
middle finger grow the fastest, and the
thumb the most slowly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Trained Nurse of Great Value,

TTdIneu NUTSe OF 0TedI VdIUc.
One of the most valuable weapons
against infant mortality is the trained
visiting nurse who enters the homes
and helps and instructs the mother.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
Few Killed by Lightning

Fewer than one person in every
$4,000 in Great Britain is killed by
lightning,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-10-22
CHAPTER 453.

An Act to propose an amendment to
Article III, of the Constitution of the
State of Maryland, by adding a new
Section, to be known as Section so,
and to provide for the submission of
said Amendment to the qualified voters
of this State for adoption or rejec-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31

"staphHimus" distends the front OF
it's abdomen in most amusing,
threatening and singular fashion.
Equally curious is the habit OF n
race Of little flies, when captured by
birds. They violently shiver and
shake and agitate themselves until
they confuse their prodigious
enemies, the birds. These are an
noyed enough to open thei. beaks
and let the prospective and cunning
little prey fly away to safety.
Certain caterpillars amaze and
flabbergast when seized, by going
through rough and disconcertlng con.
tortions. Many other vegetarian in
sects turn somersaults when caught.
Perhaps the most wonderful and
amazing of all methods used by the
Swiss and Montenegrins Of the ami
NAL world against attempts OF Ten.
tons and Russians to conquer them,
is the electric discharge used by tiny
fish against whales, sharks and other
titans Of tho deep. A small fish will
discharge electricity in force enough
to shock and even kill huge denizens
Of the sea-.
Three types of fish are known to
have this marvellous power Of de.
Tense to q high degree. They are