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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
MOST BEAUTIFUL WORD
CHOICES MADE BY STUDENTS OF
DIFFERENT AGES.
Some of Them Are Interesting. Pa.
thetic, and Some Amusing - Col
leqe Professor Gives Result of
His Investigations.

What is the most beautiful word in
the English language? A college pro-
fessor. who has been teaching for
number of years, has collected some
interesting facts concerning the pref
erences that schoolgirls and school
boys entertain for certain words. He
has made the experiment with some
20 classes, all the way from an I'M
graded class in country school to
the senior class in college.
At the conclusion Of recitation the
teacher has had little slips Of blank
paper distributed. He has then re-
quested each pupil to write down
without consulting his neighbor-what
he thought the most beautiful word in
the English language, giving consid-
Grafton both to sound and to sense.
OF the 600 pupils that he has had.
405 wrote the name mother" s2
wrote home" %, father" Is. dad
dy;" 16. "vacation;F II, baseball :
9, football" Z, love-" 3, sister" 2.
"aunties,' and 2, grandmother" The
following words received one vote
each: Grandpa" "vesper," moon
light" hope" rose" hyacinth,' AN
GEL" music" and "swimmin' hole" :
OF the remaining IA. one, a response
from a very bright boy, puzzled the
professor That boy wrote cellar
door," When asked about it, he pro-
nounced it "cellah doah,' and ex-
planned. "Oh, it just sounds pretty
The other 13 ballots, all for the
same word, amused and perplexed the
professor They were all handed it at
the same time from a class of ~
healthy. growing, hard-working coun-
try boys. There was, the teacher in
sists, no opportunity for collusion. The
ballot was taken silently. Each bal
lot was then folded and dropped into
a hat that the teacher asked one OF
the boys to pass around.
Those Is citizens.to-be deliberately
wrote down the ugly-sounding, greasy
looking, thoroughly unattractive word
'victuals." What could have been
more suggestive of that teachers op-
portunity than the fact that nearly
half of class of 20 immortal souls
thought 'victuals"- the most beautiful
word in the English language?
And what higher compliment could
be paid to motherhood and the Ameri-
can home than the fact that 527 of
these 600 boys and girls, young men
and young women, independently. and
at various times and places, selected
words that suggested family relation
ship as the sweetest words in their
language?-Youth's Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
SYNOPSIS.

Hall Bonistelle. ist-photographer. pre-
pares for the days work in his studio
Flodie Fisher his assistant, reminds MN
of party he is to give in the studio tha1
night Mr.. Doremus. attorney. calls ana
informs Hall that his Uncle Johns WIZ
has left him S4,OO0000 on condition that
he marry before his twenty-elghtn plrIn-
day, which begins at midnight that night.
Mrs. Rena Royalton calls at the studio.
Hall asks her to marry him. She agrees
to give him an answer at the party tnat
night. Miss Carolyn Dallys calls. taii
proposes to her. She agrees to give him
an answer at the party. Rosamund Gale.
art model. calls Hall tries to rush her
INTO an immediate marriage. She, TOO.
defers her answer until the evening. FLO
die tries to show Hall certain way OUT
of the mixup but he is obtuse. Jonas
HasEingbury heir to the millions in case
Hall fails to marry on time. plots with
FlodIe to block Halls marriage to any or
the three women before midnight tlodle
arranges to have the three meet at the
studio as if by chance. Carolyn. Rosa
mund and Mrs. Royalton come in ana
much feminine fencing enSues. in whlch
Flodie used her own foil adroitly. Han
comes in and the ladies retire for con-
ference. Alfred, the janitor, brings in
newspaper with the story of the queer
legacy.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

No outfit is quite complete in these
days without sweater of some sort.
And there is a wide and varied choice
in sweaters, for they ar claiming more
attention than ever before in their
history.
There are finely woven sweaters of
silk, in gay colors, which one sees at
the afternoon concert, at the country
club, on the beaches and the golf
links, and in any other outdoor meet
ings of fashionables. There are sweat
ers considerably like them, made of
artificial silk, usually in more vivid
colorings than the all-silk variety.
Then there are the practical wool
sweaters, similar to that shown in the
picture, and belonging to the same
class.
The new models are carefully de-
signed to the end that they may en-
body just the right style. In the ex-
ample pictured here, for instance, it
will be noticed that the sleeves are
well shaped and finished with a cuff
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Not Very Comforting.

Mark Twain at a dinner at the Au-
thors' club said: Speaking of fresh
eggs, am reminded of the town Of
Squash In my early lecturing days
l went to Squash to lecture in Tenn
perance hall, arriving in the after
noon The town seemed very poorly
billed I thought I'd find out if the
people knew anything at all about
what was in store for them. So
turned in at the general store. Good
afternoon. friend said to the general
storekeeper ANY entertainment here
tonight to help a stranger while away
his evening" The general storekeep-
er, who was sorting mackerels,
Strengthened up, wiped his briny
hands on his apron and said: I expect
there's goin' to be lecture. / been
sellin' eggs all day."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
"Spinster."

The word spinster is form or va
ration of spinner, one who spins,
meaning an unmarried woman who
was supposed to occupy herself with
spinning. In it's primitive form and
meaning the word is of early Anglo
Saxon origin, when no young woman
was thought fit to be a wife till she
had spun for herself an outfit of per-
sonal, table and bed linen; hence spin
ner or spinster. The fine and sacred
word wife Saxon wifi has somewhat
similar origin in the Saxon verb wy
fan or wefan, to weave, the weaver
being the natural successor Of the
spinner There was nothing derisive
in the term spinster and it is still used
in legal documents to designate an
unmarried woman
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

silk and would be equally effective i'll
panne velvet. The material is covered
with corded tucks and serves for the
covering of the hat and for its trim
/ ming. The edges are finished with a
silver tinsel braid which has the effect
of needlework. 1t looks like close-set
overcast stitches, and needlework
decoration is a feature of the new fall
millinery.
The turban with extension crown is
made of black velvet and white
chiffon A bead work ornament trims
the front and is made entirely of
white beads.
The soft and graceful brim of the
third hat bespeaks for it, and for
many others of the same character,
first place in the favor of young
women. 1t is made of velvet in black
or one of the dark shades of fash
ionable colors. The trimming is of
white fancy ostrich and looks like a
bit of fireworks, done in frost. 1t
throws its sprays in front of the left
eye of the wearer with an abandon un-
known to ornaments hitherto. But it
is strong in the knowledge that it is
less in the way of vision than many a
veil.
JULIA eOTTOMIEY.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
An Epoch for India.

In the annual report of the kash
mir Medical mission DR.. A. NeVe
says this year marks an epoch from
which everything will date afresh.
He writes:
1T is certainly an epoch fo~ India
so many of whose gallant princes
and troops are in the firing line. In
future, things cannot be the same
The spirit in which we Eng
lish now meet our Indian fellow sub,
jects is that of cooperation, and
should lead to closer friendship in
future. That the spectacle of Chris
tan nations fighting among them
selves is unedifying gees without say
ing, and especially that there should
be such barbarities practiced on non
combatants; but perhaps the people
of this land may thus be brought to
see the distinction between real and
only nominal Christianity, and the
corollary that religion is matter OF
the heart, not of hereditary creed and
ceremonies"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

out the window fstlessly. She saw his
face in profile; and, as she watched it,
it changed From light carelessness
the look on his countenance grew more
and more intense till he fairly
frowned. Suddenly he turned to her
with an exclamation that made her
jump.
"Flodie!" he beamed on her, now,
strangely Illuminated from his inner
thought
What. Mr. Bonistelle?" F7o6ie
knew well enough what was coming.
by Jove, I've got it," He pounded
his fist It's the solution of the whole
problem. Hooray!" He walked over
to her, and shook his finger. "Flodie,
d'you know whom I'm going to marry?
You!"
She jumped up as if he had struck
her, and retreated few steps, almost
in fear. Manlike, he had uncon-
sciously done the wrong thing at just
the right time. He had struck her
secret sorrow, and the pain was, for
the moment, unbearable. Flodie cow
cred. shrinking away from him, star
ing, unable to speak a word.
He followed her up with all his ego
ism. why, see here, F1o!" he ex-
claimed. It's all as simple as day
light. Why in the world didn't think
of it before? Here we are bully good
pals-get along fine, don't we?-never
had a single quarrel. You're right;
you're the only one that does care
enough for me to make me work and
keep me up to my best. l believe you
could actually make something of me.
Flodie. I'm going to make you a lady
of leisure. Say. FloAe, I'm going to
kiss you For the first time, too"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

and button. The patch pockets leave
turnover flap, and the new order of
things in belts is recognized. The col
lar may be turned up close about the
neck if required.
Because this is a sweater for real
comfort in cool days it is rather heavy.
Its usefulness begins with fall and
continues to the coming of another
summer, for it reinforces the too light
wrap in the depths of winter. 1t is
an excellent model to choose for the
young girl to wear to school during
the autumn months, and nothing could
be better designed or arranged for
sports wear.
Sweaters of wool stand the rough
handling which they are likely to get
from young people, and continue to
look none the worse for it. Now that
they are made in beautiful colors and
with so much attention to style, the
field of their usefulness is wonderfully
increased.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Something New in Knives.

Every device which helps to make
housework easier should be WEI
coined, and one of the best things
that have been invented in this con-
nection is the new stainless steel.
Knives made of it have not to be
cleaned in the old way; they merely
lave to be wiped and ought soon to
be in universal use Here is para
graph from trade paper:
Sheffield appears to have made up
it's mind that stainless cutlery has
come to stay, in spite Of the fact
that it is appreciably dearer than or
binary cutlery"
This stainless cutlery is said to last
three times as long as common steel,
but as yet it has not been placed gen.
orally on the market.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
A,s Third Set.

From the state of Indiana comes a
story about a Civil war veteran who
is getting his third set of teeth. He
is seventy-five years old. and declares
that he never had a dentist remove
any of his teeth, but "1ust naturally
allowed them to wear out" When his
gums began to hurt few months ago
he supposed he had case of neu-
ralgia due to decaying dentals. but
slowly the roots of the ancient teeth
began to be forced to the surface, and
now Jacob Hays has four brand new
teeth and others are on the way.
Dentists do not know whether anv
one but a veteran Of the war could
grow three sets of molars or not.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
What She Was Trained For,

Mr.. Slimpurse (feeling his way
"Your charming daughter tells me that
she is an excellent cook and house
keeper" Old Lady (calmly)-"Yes,
have had her carefully taught. for !
have always held that no lady who
does not understand housekeeping can
properly direct a retinne of servants" "
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

live fish and reviving them several
| weeks or months later. He put Is
live fish in box that contained water
rich in oxygen. in which several pieces
of ice foated. He then reduced the
temperature of the water very slowly
until it froze. At the end of about
two months the cake of ice was gradu-
ally thawed and the fish were found
alive.
According to the report of the ex-
pertinent it is essential that the water
be very gradually frozen, and that it
shall have contained pieces of ice for
from fifteen to eighteen hours before
the whole mass is frozen. The process
of thawing must also be very SLOW It
is believed that through this process
Siberian sturgeon and Alaskan salmon
can be exported alive to distant coup-
tries.-Tit-Bits
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

cient mole, is a truly magnificent one
into the sweet, clean water. and by
going out to the end we get beyond
the reach of the importunate touts. If
one can forget the approaches to the
pier, he can here enjoy the enchant-
ing scenery of the sea and shore, while
his mind is stimulated by memories Of
the mighty past.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Market for Handkerehiefs.

The immediate surroundings of the
great pier where st. Paul landed are
as filthy as any other part of Pozzuoli.
Indescribable old hags leer at Us from
the doorways; ragged and dirty chill
dren, wholly uracquainted with the use
of a pocket handkerchief, swarm
around us. Several small fishing boats
are drawn up on the shore and a little
church, called st. Paurs Chapel,
stands Immediately behind the ancient
mole.
The modern pier, built over the an
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Tot A HERO TO HIS FATHER
Michael o'Leary, sr., Thought That
His Son Might Have Done More
Than He Did.

No man is a hero to his own valet
] hat is proverbial Is any man hero
to his own father? Maybe tilt de-
p5nGs on circumstances. The British
hero of the hour is the lrishman, Mi
lGael O'Leary, who won the Victoria
c..3s by bayoneting eight Germans
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Good Advice.

Il suffer terribly from indigestion,
doctor What shall take for it?" 1t
isn't so much what :. e." replied
the physician. Its you stop
taking" Whereupon he proceeded to-
make out long list of the things his
patient must not eat
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

Michaels father. is almost disap-
pointed in his son. According to a
cross hero was interviewed and asked
if he was surprised at his sons brav-
cry. He replied:
Il am surprised he didn't do more.
| often laid out twenty men myself
with stick coming from Macroon
fair. and it is bad trial of Mick that
he could kill only eight, and he having
a rifle and bayonet.'
Thus the rising generation stands
rebuked.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
CHAF'>ER K.

Flodie's account book slammed shut.
Her head fell On her arms, face down
upon the table. She gave way tc
burning torrent Of tears. 1t was all up.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Lamp-Trimmer's Signal.

Arc-lamp trimmers frequently find
it difficult to lower the arc lamp on a
the lamp crashed into by passing
vehicles. A man in Minneapolis has
devised signal consisting of tripod
with two white signal wings on which
red circles are painted. This the
lamp trimmer places on the street
under his lamp, and then he may
lower the lamp without fear of a
collision.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Freezing Fish Alive.

NJ. Pictet the brilliant Swiss man
Of science, hsa succeeded in freezing
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Puts Savor Into Life

Work is the best thing to make us
love life.-Ernest Renan.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

AS many articles and poems have been
written about his deed as we're writ
ten in the United States at the time Of
the destruction of the Maine about the
man who coolly reported to Captain
Sigsbee that the ship has been blown
up and is sinking" Now recruiting
poster has made its appearance I'm
der fanciful picture of O'Leary slay-
ing the eight Germans, is the admoni-
ton: Follow the example of Michael
O'Leary, v c., and join an Irish regi-
ment today"
But it appears that Daniel O'Leary,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31
STUDENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

X. l.. Parker, of 716 South Pine street
is valued employc OF the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
IN this city. KecentIy his daughter
Emma. who is pupil in the public
schools. suffered so severely from her
eyes that her studies at school were
lhterferr"d with. Speaking of the i'm
provcmcnt in her eycsiSht. Mr.. Parker
said last night:
MY daughter Emma suffered with
her eyes and headaches to such an OK
tent that she could hardly attend to
her studicS at school About n ycor
ago, ] decided I" take her to Charles
j.incoln Smith. and | tell you his me-
thod and prescription glasses certain
!! gave great results and she has now
discarded her glasses entirely. Charles
Lincoln Smith is now doing splendid
work for my niece, Miss Lois, TiIler,
daughter OF ]. w. rillcr OF r. r.. y.
NO. ;, Seven Pines, Va"
ralga, headache. spots before the eyes,
| winkihs, trembling spells, catara ct
| turning and Smartins Of the eyes,
| various nervous ana brain affections,
| chtalhna not only positive injury TO
| inc sight. hut untold misery. call i'm
| modiatcly.
Nos. 100. lo1 and 1O2 Murphy's Hote
| Annex, at Eighth and Broad streets
| Eighth street entrance. take elevator
continues 20 give consultations free
/ each day this week between the hours
| OF 10 \. NJ and r NJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31
LEGISLATOR ENABLED TO
CONTINUE HOUSE DUTIES
DcIeSntc SpatiE. Editor of Lawrence
vile Times. TX Active in TnA
Reform.

Three weeks ago Delegate /. Z. Spa
tiS. the popular. and efficient member
from Brunswick County. came to this
CITY TO assist in framing the new tax
laws OF the state. Much to his chagrin
nc was confronted with tn. grim
fact that no was unable 20 proper
J lN tend TO his duty OH account OF his
eyes. Realizing that something must
he done Immediately TO remedy his
condition. he visited Charles Lincoln
Smith. the noted refractionist. and yes
tcrday found him i'll his seat. carrying
or his work with his old skill and care
full attention 10 tho measures before
the House.
There is something in the method
OF this Charles Lincoln Smith that no
, other man has said Mr.. Spatiy yes
tcrday. When I came here three
, = ecks ago, | could not read or tx my
attention on my papers for Ave min
utrs without contracting such n severe
headache that | was sometimes forced
20 discontinue This trouble has an
noyed me for several years. and have
tried ~; various times 70 have II
rem"died. After trying his method
and having his prescription glasses
fitted, find that I can carry on my
work all day without suffering from
headache, and with no apparent strain
on my eyes
~ am highly pleased with tho re-
NNiNS accomplished bE ,uIE!eS Lincoln
Smith. My duties ns newspaper
nar-Mr. Spatig is editor of the
Lawrcnceville Times-requre constant
use Of my eyes in reading copy and
keeping up with events. and was
considerably worried when found my
cycsight falling me. | had been treated
several times before and got no aprar-
cut relief You can therefore realize
my delight when found tina, Cha rles
Lincoln smith had already given SAT-
!s!action. and that those terrible pains
in the head had vanished.
There are few men, in my opinion.
who could have done what this man
has. IN such short time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31
StoTCH FATHER BROUGHT
ELE:VEN CHILDREN OVER
settlement OF Thrifty Sons and Daurh-
tors Formed in GrccnsvtIIc
County.


There is a touch of bonny Scotland in
the voice and in the appearance OF
| Mrs. A. Chapman. There is also in
this sweet faced, elderly woman. who
hales from Jarratts Station Grecnsville
County. a touch of Scotch thrift. II
is not money. however. that she thinks
OF saving Rather, she is anxious to
conserve her cyesight, which for sew
cral years has been falling her
II love the country, and all thu, is
III 1t, said Mrs. Chapman For sew
eral years now have found that
could not appreciate its beauties as
did in my younger days. You see T
am not as young rs used 10 be. and
realized that it was my eyes which
were going back on me.
Charles Lincoln Smith had been
brought to my attention as an anti
note Tor poor eyes. and determined to
sec nm Ny eyes panied. spots an.l
| biurs seemed To come before then,
when ] would read or sew. and II /,
would continue work any length Of
| time my head would ache. especially
| IN the back OF my head and I'm tho
temples. came here. and by his
method and prescription glasses I have
pecn able to read this week as much
as | dceired, and that is sometbinc r
nave not been privileged to do for
me past four years. think his me-
thod and its results is wonderful 7,
certainly has been in my case"
Mrs Chapman came TO GrcensyI,le
county forty.two years ago with hcr
father. Ten brothers and sisters came
sri ~ IL
tiement has sprung up in tho district
IN which these thrifty Scots settled
Living in the sam. county, near EN-
roria. is sister. Mrs Thompson, who
Lincoln Smith.
Sister complained OF her ewes for
years, said Mrs. Chapman. some
'hlhE always caused them to ache and
smart. and gave her sick headaches
We were considerable worried ana
bothered, 100. by her continual ,al' com ON"
plants -Four years ago she visited
Charles Lincoln Smith, and he sen,
ner back TO us rejoicing We never
near word OF complaint any more II
was her example that lead me to seel,
out this wonder worker. When ! go
nome Tomorrow il vii! be to feel thai
| nave new lease on life and to
know that I shall he -vain able 10 en-
JOY IN iuii the beauties OF the coun-
| Try.
Mrs. Chapman reminds one of an
| ola miniature. Dressed in deep black.
and with her gray locks OF hair
brushed primly back. and covering the
cars. she is breath from out of the
pages OF long ago. Then, too. there
was that inimitable brogu, of old
Scotland, which has chung to her ton
que for these LONG forty-two years OF
| absence from the old home
| Il decided that ] would go to no
other ] had tried many times 10 get
relief without success. determined
TO come TO Charles Lincoln Smith. but
met with an accident, breaking my
limb. which laid me up all last winter
! have entirely recovered from this mis-
hap, and with my eyes once again Of
use. hope 10 enjoy many more wears
in my Grcensville home"