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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
LUMINOSITY IN NATURE
MANY INSECTS AND PLANTS
HAVE LiGHT-GIVING POWER.
Lightning Most Popular Among Pyro-
technic lnsects-Australian Pop
by Is the Most Remarkable
Of Luminous Plants.

The lightning bugs mystery OF
light without heat is now alleged to
be solved A member of that earnest
headed colony of scientists at Woods
Hole, Mass. has recently declared that
the bug does it's interior and exterior
illumination by eating certain sub
stances which supply it with phos.
phorus.
1t is to be hoped that this is true
so we may quit worrying about why
the lightning bug is lit up.
Although the lightning bug is our
most popular and common pyrotech-
mic insect, there are many other in
sects and many forms of vegetable
life which share in light-giving power
of high and low degree. Under GER
tain conditions nasturtiums, dahlias,
tuberoses and yellow lilies may be
seen to glow with bright radiance,
varying in color and intensity. Only
those flowers that have an abundance
of yellow or orange shades exhibit
this phosphorescence. The best time to
see the light is after dark, when the
atmosphere is clear and dry. The
light is sometimes steady, but often
intermittent and flashing.
Often, in the early fall, the ground
will be illuminated by the glow from
the dead leaves. The Australian pop
by is the most remarkable of all the
luminous plants, for it has been found
to send out light of its own of quite
notable brilliancy.
Mushrooms growing on deeayed
wood often have degree of brilliancy
that, when they are placed on news
paper, will enable one to read the
words in their vicinity with no other
light. One species of mushroom in
Australia, 16 inches in diameter, was
of such brilliancy that, when seen
from a distance, it's light frightened
the natives.
Crabs are notable light givers, and
the salpa of California is the most
wonderful of ALL Bodies of water 20
miles square have been seen glowing
with them, and in Santa Catalina
channel one naturalist reported that
as far as the eye could see the crea-
lures lay cleaning like gems in the
sunlight. Many luminous frogs have
been discovered from time to time,
and any frog may be made luminous
by inoculating 1t with certain bac-
terra which produce this phenomenon.
Many theories have been brought
forward to explain the phenomenon
of luminosity, but as yet little is
known about it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
WHAT BRITISH CONsoLS ARE
Not Bonds, as We Use Term, but
Perpetual Obligations of the
British Nation.

The British government debt really
dates back to 1872. when it bore 6 per
cent interest Since then the major
wars of the world have been recorded
with more or less eXactness in the
fluctuations of interest return to in
vestors in British bonds. Incidentally.
very ancient and honorable British
institution is now apparently in the
way of being extinguished. In the
middle of the eighteenth century
about the time young George Wash
ington was surveying in the wilds of
Observation-Disclosures government debt
was consolidated into uniform is
sue bearing per cent interest; hence
arose the venerated name "consols,'
long boosted as the worlds premier
security.
War with the American colonies and
with Napoleon sent consols down to
At cents Oh the dollar, but by 1924
they were up to SO, and England set
tied back into a conviction that her
government bonds, bearing not more
than per cent interest, were among
the permanent phenomena Of nature,
says the Saturday Evening Post.
Nearly a generation ago Mr.. Goschen
reduced the interest on consols to 2A
per cent, then to 2k per cent, and at
the latter rate they presently sold
above par.
Consols are not really bonds. as we
use the term, because the principal is
not payable at all. They are the per-
petual obligation of the British gov
eminent. and the purchaser, instead
of getting a sheet of engraved paper,
with coupons attached, gets merely an
entry on the Bank of England's books
signifying that interest is payable to
him
Recently parliament authorized
loan of $5,00O,000,000 payable in 30
years and bearing Az per cent inter-
est. Consols are convertible into the
new loan at the rate of sc 2-3 cents
on the dollar, by which process they
may disappear. What other ancient
and honorable institutions the war
may swallow up is problematical.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Maeterjinck's Failures.

M. Maurice Maeterlinck began his
literary career with three apparent
failures. The first was the founding
of a literary review. which quickly
went under; the second the publica-
ton of a volume of poems, which
failed to attract attention, and the
third the issue of play, La Princess
Maleine,' of which he printed just rs
copies with his own hands and gave
them away. A year later, says the
London Chronicle, chance brought a
copy Of the play into the hands of Nj.
Octave Mirbeau, who wrote a glow
ing eulogy of it in the Figaro. and
Maeterlinck awoke one morning to
find himself famous
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
The Fire-Brat.

The common silverfish Uepisma
saccharina) is well-known and trou-
blesome household insect, but its near
relative Thermobia domestica, known
in England as the "fire-brat," is less
familiar. In recent department Of
agriculture bulletin on silverfish Mr..
c. L. Marlatt calls attention to the
curious habit which the fire-brat has
developed of frequenting ovens and
freplaces, where it seemingly revels
in an amount of heat that would be
fatal to most other insects. The writer
says: 1T disports itself in numbers
about the openings of ranges and over
the hot bricks and metal, manifesting
a most surprising immunity from the
effects of high temperature" 1t was
first described in this country in 1873,
and began to be noted commonly
about 1895 in Europe. 1t is of about
the same size and general appearance
as the silverfish, except for some
dusky markings.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken in Selee'
ton Of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

If you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in wilderness,
your first thought would be Of food
supply and your next Of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties of mankind. 1t is therefore
natural that the best thought, and
study are put upon these two essens
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry In the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort,
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with 1t.
Modern hotels and Office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard Of wood.
One of the most significant develop
ments of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt single which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact, there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint Crushed slate of pleasing
tints of red or green, is employed as
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
" eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate Is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying slate
surfaced single that Is not guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are so many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
BOLT TEARS OFF EARRINGS
Woman, After Regainins Conscious
ness, Finds Her Jewels StreWn
About the Floor.

During the severe rainstorm here
Miss Rose Bailey, at Fosters hotel,
Bluff Point, was struck by a bolt of
lightning, which tore the earrings from
her ears and made her unconscious.
Miss Bailey and Mrs. Foster, wife OF
the proprietor, were standing at the
open kitchen window, as was the chef,
watching the approaching storm Fol-
lowing a loud crash of thunder. the
three were blinded by fash of light
ming which struck Miss Bailey on the
left shoulder and Mrs. Foster on the
right shoulder. The chef was knocked
down, but unhurt. Miss Bailey's ear
rings were found on the floor. one OF
them a misshapen mass.
A few minutes later lightning
knocked several chauffeurs to the
ground. Neither the hotel nor the
garage was damaged. The storm did
considerable damage about this city
Plattsburg IN. W Dispatch New York
Herald
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
PANCAKES ON SUMMER DAYS.
Made in the Right Way They Are Just
. as Welcome as Those Popular
in the Winter.

Very tempting griddle cakes may be
prepared without a soapstone griddle
or in fact any griddle-if you have
an ordinary frying pan and good hot
fame from an oil or gas burner. Sum-
mer pancakes should be thin, delicate;
ly Drowned and rather small, for the
appetite Is not as hearty as on crisp
winter morning. For two people, mix
cupful of -four pinch of salt, tea
spoonful of sugar and level tea
spoonful of baking powder. Beat up
one egg in about a half cupful OF
sweet milk and add this to the batter.
If it Is not thin enough to pour easily
add little water or more milk. Have
the griddle-or frying pan very hot
and well greased-and pour little of
the batter from the tip of a spoon to
make each pancake. Turn with
knife as soon as the batter bubbles in
the pan. If the cakes brown without
cooking through the griddle is too
hot; If they refuse to brown, it is not
hot enough.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Stop Before You Are Too Tired,

In the Woman's Home Companion
Margaretta Tuttle writes fiction story
entitled "The. Runaway Rest Cure"
in which a physician gives a patient
the following good advice:
1T is not the brain. nor the charac-
ter that suffers first from overwork,
but the body; and it is not until after
the body has rendered up it's excess
vitality-its youthfulness-that the
nerves begin to pay toll. You are not
yet at that place; you are simply phys
ically tired. But this tire is danger
Gus, because it is the warning that the
limit of your physical support is nearly
reached. We are coming to learn the
value of fatigue as a warning. Those
who do the best work stop just before
they are tired"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
New Grecian Harbor.

One of the largest works now re-
ceiving the attention of the Hellenic
government is the construction of
new navy yard and arsenal at Scara-
manga, on the bay of Eleusis. to SUI
persede the present yard, which lies
opposite the island of Salamis This
construction is being carried out un-
der the supervision and after the plans
of corps of British engineers. The
estimated cost is in the neighborhood
of $15,OOO,O0O. 1t will be several years
before it can be completed. It will
give to Greece landlocked harbor for
its fleet, with ample facilities for re-
pair work.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Oil Cloth Table Mats.

Oil cloth table mats for the chill
dren will save many soiled table
cloths. They can be made by taking
either square or an oblong of white
linen. drawing threads and hemstitch-
ing all around. Sew on back, max
ing the finished article look very much
like pillow cover with one end open
for the pillow. Into this slip a piece
of oil cloth the size of the mat, and
you will have a useful and attractive
means of keeping the table neat The
child's initial embroidered in the CELL
ter would add much to the beauty of
the article.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
To Save Work and Fuel.

l always cook enough vegetables to
last two days, preparing them in some
different way the second day. 1t
makes things easier when you have to
do your own cooking, and it is easier
for the servants if they do 1t.
In winter l cook potatoes for three
days. 1t takes no longer than boiling
a smaller quantity, and when you have
a potato cooked in its jacket you have
the foundation of most of the potato
dishes. I do as mush of my cooking
as possible in the morning, and l pre-
pare the Sunday meals on Saturday so
that I will have nothing to do on Sun
day but to reheat them. - Woman's
World.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

The color of boards arouses many
points of interest. AN the ancient tap
estries show Cain and Judas Iscariot
with yellow or red boards, and Pom
thus Plate in ancient art always was
given a beard. A reddish beard. how
ever, does not carry the significance
that goes with red hair, for a large
number of eminent men with dark
brown hair have had reddish boards.
Sometimes the eyelashes have been
ruddy, Savonarola, who had almost
black hair, having startlingly red eye
brows and eyelashes. But. as gen.
eral rule here also, silky brown
beard, when accompanied by fine curl
ing dark-brown hair, is the most usual
characteristic shown in the biograph-
les of men whose names have been
handed down to fame.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
CUTlCURA SHAVING
10 Up.to-pate Shaving for Sensitive
Skins. Trial Free.

Prepare razor. Dip brush in hot
water and rub it on Cuticura Soap held
In palm of hand. Then make lather
on face and rub in for a moment
with fingers. Make second lathering
and shave. Rub bit Of Cuticura Oint-
ment over shaver parts (and on scalp
if any dan0ruff or itching) and wash
all OF with Cuticura Soap and hot
water, shampooing same time. One
soap for all-shaving, shampooing,
bathing and toilet. It's velvet for SEN
sitive skins. No Shiny mug. No germs.
No waste of time or money. Free
sample each, if you wish. Address
postcard, "Cuticura, Dept. KY, Bos-
ton." Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
PitjteSs,

Some men have no hearts" said
the tramp. I've been a-tellin' that
Teller am so dead broke that ! have
to sleep outdoors.
Didn't that fetch him." asked the
other.
Nav. He told me he was a-doin'
the same thing, and had to pay the
doctor for tellin' him to do Chris
tan Register.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Kentucky Spoon Bread.

Two cupfuls cornmeal. two tea
spoonfuls salt, two eggs, one and one
half cupfuls buttermilk, one teaspoon
full soda, one and one-half tablespoon
fuls butter
Scald the cornmeal with enough
hot water to make it the consistency
of mush. Add salt and butter, and set
it aside to cool; then beat in the eggs
whipped light; dissolve the soda in
the buttermilk, beat into the mixture.
and bake in a rather deep buttered
pan in a quick oven for thirty-fve or
forty minutes. - Good Housekeeping
Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
"Temperance" Punch,

The juice of three oranges and
three lemons. grated pineapple. a
quart of strawberries; add from two
to three cupfuls of sugar to the fruit.
Pour one quart of boiling water on a
tablespoonful of tea and let stand IS
minutes: strain and when cold mix
with fruit and sugar. When ready to
serve. add one quart of mineral water
and ice. Serve with a slice of lemon
in each glass.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Another Sufferer Relieved.

Hebron, before taking your
remedies I was all run down, discour-
aged and had female weakness. / took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
find today that I am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
Homework now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. I try to
impress upon the minds of all ailing
women / meet the benefits they can
derive from your medicines. - Mrs.
CHARLES ROWE, Kennebago, Maine.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
icine Co., (cOnfidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Bow Is Shock Absorber.

Howard Davis. fourteen-year-old
Upland (Pa.) boy, performed remark
able tumbling act while picking cher
ries in a high tree. That his neck was
not broken was probably due to the
fact that in his flight from the upper
branches he struck and knocked from
a ladder Charles Esslinger, another
lad, who really suffered most from an
injury to his back.
After striking yoang Esslinger Da-
Wis turned a somersault in the air and
fell at full length on the ground. The
shock stunned him temporarily, but
he soon regained his feet, while his
companion required assistance to get
home.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Wanted Honest Opinion,

Richardson. the painter. used to
speak of an open, honest country gen.
tleman who one day asked him to
come to his house, adding, 81 wish
very much to see you. for have just
purchased picture by Rubens. 1t is
a rare good one. Brown saw it. and
says it is copy. A copy! If any man
living dares to say it is copy l will
break every bone in his skin! Pray,
call on me and give me your opinion"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Decline in Status.

Il heard Mabel say when she was
engaged that she had selected the
very flower Of her admirers. ! won
der what particular one she likened
him to-"
We'll, when they were first mar
ried, she considered him the very
pink of perfection, but now the baby
has put his nose out of joint. he's just
a plain poppy"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Where Do Comets Come From

Prof. Ellis Stromgren, director of the
Copenhagen observatory, has carried
out, with the aid of Mr.. j. Braae. an
investigation to determine whether
comets come originally from interstel-
lar space. as has been commonly sup
posed, or originate within the solar
system. His method of research in
wolves the backward computation Of
planetary perturbations for eight
comets The conclusion reached is
that all comets heretofore observed
have originated within the solar sys-
tenn
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Apricot Dainty.

Apricot dainty is one of the incest
apricot dishes l know. Pare and cut
in halves dozen ripe apricots. Ar
range them on the bottom of glass
dish and sprinkle thickly with sugar.
Let them stand for several hours, then
sprinkle with chopped walnuts and
rolled macaroons. Pour a rich boiled
custard over them, and top with a
meringue made of the whites of eggs
Flavor with almond Stand in
crushed ice and salt till very cold
Exchange.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
ack Of Enternrise

Il don't think that storekeeper has
much enterprise" said the village
loafer
Whats wrong now?"
why don't he move them boxes
into the shade? A Teller can't sit out
in this hot sun" Louisville Courier.
Journal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
When the Heart Is Weary.

When the heart is wearied by the
hard conflict of life it is we'll some.
times to withdraw to the solitude for
rest and inspiration. There may come
peace and courage and renewed
strength; but it will not do to stay
there, thinking to serve God. The
service of God is the service of ones
fellow men.-H. C. McDougall.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Dried Bread Crumbs

Dried bread crumbs absorb more
liquid and, therefore, are better for
moist dish, but crumbs grated or
crumbled from a fresh loaf take
lighter, more delicate color, and are
better, therefore, for a very dainty
dish.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Fitting the Crime,

Judge-It seems to me that | have
seen you before.
Prisoner-You have, your honor. 1t
was | who taught your daughter tc
play the piano.
Judge - Thirty years! - Musical
American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Inexnensive Summer Bevcraoe

A very nice cheap drink which may
take the place of lemonade and be
found fully as healthful is made with
one cupful of pure cider vinegar. half
a cupful OF good molasses put into one
quart pitcher of ice water. A table.
spoonful of ground ginger added makes
a healthful beverage.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Dates and Cream for Breakfast

Dates and Cream Tor Breakfast.
Take about one-half pound of dates,
cover with tboiling water, stir and sep
arate them in the water with a silver
fork, skim them from the water to
oven for three or four minutes to dry
OF. Cut each date in halves and re-
move stone. Serve with cream.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Agreed.

Don't you think Mrs Gadders q
charming woman"
Indeed, do
She has a great deal of tact
Undoubtedly. What did she COM
pliment you for?'
MY wit And you?"
For the same thing
Shake. She flattered us both"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Still Sore,

IF you are kind to people they will
be kind to you
mo doubt that is true in the main,
but there are exceptions and l hope
you won't dwell on the subject this
morning."
why, what's the NATTER"
I've. just been victimized by a fake
promoter, and l was as kind to him
as | could be-"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
In the Modern Flat.

Prospective Tenant (dubiously) -
Well. I'd take the place. 1t has mod
ern improvements and so forth, as you
say, but | don't like that ugly crack
in the wall over there.
Janitor chastity sir? Why.
that's the private hall,-Puck
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10
Salad Dressing Hint.

Many housewives fail on boiled
salad dressing because they add the
eggs to hot vinegar. If beaten eggs
are thoroughly stirred into cold vine
gar and the mixture is then boiled, the
dressing will not take on a curdled ap
pearance.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-10

Il understand" said Mr. Dolan, that
you said there should be no more
f1ghtin'"
Il said that replied Mr.. Rafferty,.
But | never was obstinate an mebbe
a few words of argument from you
can make me change my mind"