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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
WHY THEY FOUND A VERDICT
5aiIiff's Message Evidently Impressed
the Jury, Though 1t Somewhat
Disconnected Judge Blair.

A story told by Judge Alonzo Blair
of Shelbyyille explains how a court
bailiff caused an early verdict in n
complicated case because the bailiff
misunderstood the judges converse
ton. The jury in a damage suit had
long been out, according to Judge
Blair, when it requested the bailitf
to ask the judge whether the latter
had to stay up at night as long as the
jurors did, to receive the verdict.
Il told the bailiff,' said Judge Blair,
that though I could retire whenever
I pleased, had no intention of Getir-
ing early, but as l was tired of waiting
would then go to supper. 1 had scarce
ly put on my coat and hat and got
outside the courthouse when the bailiff
raised a window and shouted to me,
%, judge, come back-they've got
one! Mystified, 1 returned, and, sure
enough, the jury had agreed upon a
verdict, which l received and then dis
missed the jurors. But was SUSPECT
Gus and as l was again about to
what did you say to those jurors when
you went back the last timer
"'Why, judge, just told Them said
the truthful John, shat no, you didn't
have to stay up as long as they did,
but you was gettin' tired of all this
monkey business" Indianapolis
News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
TABLE LINEN REQUIRES CARE
Must Not Be Laundered in the Usual
Ways, if Best Results Are
to Be Obtained.

Good table linen, in the first place,
means much. But care of the same
linen means more.
Strong bleaches must never be used
on fine table linen. OF course, table lin7
en- is often badly spotted and needs to-
be cleansed in some way. But boiling
water removes coffee spots, cold water
removes cocoa spots, and sunshine re-
moves many stains. When stronger
acids must be used, they should be ap-
piled and removed by intelligent hands.
They should be allowed to remain on
the spot just long enough to eradicate
them, and then rinsed thoroughly out
with clear water. For if they remain
on too long they remove not only spots
but pieces Of linen.
Some old-fashioned housewives &C.
casionally have their table linen dipped
in buttermiIk to whiten it. The linen is
allowed to remain in the buttermilk for
day or two, If necessary, and is then
thoroughly rinsed in cool, clear water,
later in warmer water.
For fruit stains, pour boiling water
through them while the stains are
damp, if possible. If they dry on. rub
them with lard and put through the
usual washing process.
Always dry table linen out Of doors
in the sunshine. If possible. have a
little bleaching green of grass. pro-
tected from the inroads Of cats and
dogs.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
New Idea for Paris Salon,

A dispatch from Paris to the New
York Herald contains the statement
that when the next salon is held posi-
bly, section will be devoted to mill
linery and dressmaking. The idea, it
is said, is put forward by M. Delville,
Paris municipal councillor. He holds
that often there is as much artistic
fancy and skill in q woman's toilette
or new hat model as in a picture or
piece of sculpture. He asks why one
Of these characteristic products of
Partisan taste and imagination should
not have place in the salon, where
goldsmiths' work and other branches
of decorative art are always exhibited,
and attract as much attention as
paintings. The dressmaker and mil
liner will have come into their own
when for creations" in gowns and
hats they can claim medals such as
were awarded to Rosa Bonheur. What
ever the basis for the report which
the Herald prints, certainly it indi-
Gates a jaunty spirit of confidence
reigning, in spite Of the war, in the
breasts Of French costume makers.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
IN JELLY SEASON
METHODS OF PUTTING UP vARi-
Gus KINDS OF FRUIT.
Tartaric or Citric Acid Added to the
Juice viii Be Found to Effect an
Representatives. Not Be
Used Always.

1t is Just about as easy to make
jelly from apples, ounces, peaches, or
pears as from any other kind of fruit,
if you know how, according to Miss
Addie D. Root of the Missouri College
Of Agriculture All that is necessary
is to add enough tartaric or citric acid
to the juice to make it taste about as
sour as good sour apple. This usu-
ally means about level teaspoonful
to a quart of juice. 1t destroys the
delicate flavor of peach and pear juice
somewhat but improves the flavor of
sweet apple and ounce juice.
Blackberries, blueberries, raspber-
ries, partially ripe grapes, crab ap-
pies, sour apples, and plums usually
make good jelly because they have
enough acid already and also contain
a substance called pectin which must
be present and must be brought out
with the juice by heating if jelly is
to be made. That is why jelly-makers
do not simply press out the juice from
cold fruit All apples and similar
fruits have enough pectin for jelly
making purposes.
In making apple jelly cover the
fruit with water before cooking and
boil 20 or 80 minutes. After boil
ing has continued 10 or IS minutes,
add three-quarters of cupful of sugar
for every cupful of juice. The sugar
that will be required should have been
measured into pan and warmed in
the oven for while before it is added.
1t should be carefully stirred in to pre-
vent burning.
AS soon as the glasses are filed
with the hot jelly they should be set In
a cool place while jellying takes place.
They should be sealed from the air,
but If the jelly-has been slightly over
cooked it may be covered with panes
of glass and allowed to harden in the
sun. When it is well set pour hot par
ATTN over the top and put clean tin
covers on the glasses. Store them
away in dry, cool place where the
jelly cannot mold.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Health Hints for Hot Weather.

Be sure the leftover food is not con-,
taminated by flies. Be sure the icebox
is immaculate. Remember that germs
cannot resist boiling, and if there is
any sick child or person in the house
hold the safest way is to use enameled
ware in the sick room and boil it thor
oughly before it Is used again or by
another member of the family. Fly
screens are useful in keeping out flies,
but do not save one from the neces-
sity of killing the flies that are already
inside the house. All fruit and vege-
tables should be very carefully washed,
and, better still, peeled if they have
had much handling. Take reasonable
precautions of this kind and then
don't worry Many a child has been
worried into an illness by an overanx-
ious mothe ~
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
SAVED BY HELMETS
MANY SOLDIERS OWE LIVES TO
STEEL HEADPiEcEs.
Bullets From Rifles and Machine
Guns, as Well DIS Shrapnel, Glance
From the Protection, Doing
Wearer Little Harm.

Fame awaits the man who resurrect-
ed the steel helmets. He's saved thou
sands of lives.
The great Anglo-French offensive
on the western front has served to
confirm all that has been limited about
gear, writes a London correspondent.
In almost every London hospital today
are men who wore them in the big
push-men who wouldn't be there if
they hadn't.
1t is safe to say that thousands of
British lives have been saved by the
steel helmet during the last few
weeks. Consequently, thousands Of
slightly wounded men in London hos
pitfalls already are looking forward
to the day when they'll return to the
front.
An officer of the Royal Irish rifles,
formerly London journalist, is
thanking his helmet for the fact that
he is merely a light casualty instead
of a dead one. A bullet struck the
steel hat at the band in front, plowed
a furrow along the slope and bent the
visor over one eye. A few badly
bruised facial muscles were the only
i'll effects.
An officer of the Royal Scots, by
virtue of his helmet and a strong
frontal bone, completely stopped an
enemy bullet. Just before his bat
TALON left the trenches he peered
over the parapet. A bullet struck the
inverted rim of the helmet and
thumped against the officers fore
head. 1t made a nasty bruise. A
fellow officer near by tested his he'll
met with shrapnel. A jagged piece
of steel richocheted off one side and
tore half the band off in the opera
ton. Otherwise it would have been
half his head.
An officer Of the Lincoln regiment
in big London hospital today swears
that he felt and heard machine bull
let's raining off his metal hat. One
came little low and clipped his
cheek bone, so he had to come back
to London for repairs.
A lieutenant of an East Lancashire
battalion had his helmet literally shot
off his head.
1.-TWO German pills must have hit
in the same place." he said, because
one came through and burrowed along
my scalp"
This officer, like hundreds of his col
leagues of the steel-hatted army, will
be back in the war game within a
month-thanks to the Frenchman who
months ago studied pictures of an
cient warfare and was impressed with
the headgear of sixteenth century
warriors.
Steel hats press the head, are hot
and have to be fastened under the
chin with leather strap. But Brit
ishers just now-those who know
are thanking their many lucky stars
for having undergone the incon-
venience.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15

Patience surpasses learning.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Washing Raq Rugs.

"How can wash my rag rugs and
summer carpets?" asks q correspond
ent.
Dissolve four ounces of good, white
soap in the same amount of boiling
water. When it becomes a jelly, add
five ounces Of liquid ammonia, 21a'
ounces Of alcohol, the same amount of
glycerin, and two ounces of ether or
chloroform if you know how to handle
it. If not, best leave the last ingre-
dent out. Bottle and cork and put
away to use on blankets, heavy rugs,
carpets, etc.
Use in the proportion of a teaspoon
full of the liquid to a pail of water.
Wash the carpet with washing soap in
the usual way, stretch out on fiat
space and nail the corners so that,
the rug is taut to prevent shrinking
When dry, take up and shake well.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A hot iron will soften old putty so
that it can be easily removed.
Never use water from stone reser-'
voir for cooking purposes.
Never allow fresh meat to remain in
paper; it absorbs the juice.
Lemons will keep fresh if slowed
in dry sand separately.
Salt will remove the stain from sill;
yer caused by egg, when applied dry
with soft cloth.
To polish black marble clock rub
over with olive oil and finish with
clean chamois leather.
Never keep vinegar or yeast in stone
crooks or jugs; their acid attacks the
glazing, which is said to be poisonous.
Put a silvered spoon into the most
delicate glass and boiling hot liquids
can be poured into it without break
ing it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Pickpocket Lost a Match.

If a man whose watch was stolen
the other night while riding downtown
from Wilson avenue on a Broadway
car in Chicago had discovered his loss,
and if in consequence a detective had
searched Charles Oakley's pockets,
Mr.. Oakley would have had some diff
Guilty in explaining how the missing
watch got there.
Mr.. Oakley pulled the watch out of
his pockets along with bunch Of keys
the next morning as he started to open
the door of his office. He went to the
Chicago Tribune to get some light on
the mystery.
"Some dip famed a guy for the
watch on the car and caught a dick
giving him the once over, so he slipped
you the Ingersoll before making a get
away" the office boy explained. you'd
been the goat if a showdown came in
the car"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
To Clean Couch Cover.

Put the couch cover into a sheet and
sop it up and down in a generous
quantity of naphtha and gasoline. Do
not rub or wiring. When ready, take
from the cleansing agent, press gently
against the side of the tub, remove the
sheet which had been wrapped around
the cover and dry the cover out OF
doors. A knitted or crocheted wool
baby afghan can be treated in the
sames way, using a pillowcase as
holder.-New York Evening Journal.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Proper Punishment.

If we constantly deny pleasure to
others, the time will come when meme
will come to us.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
WASHING Knives.

Table knives are not always well
treated at the hands of the dishwash-
er. One special point about washing
them is to keep the, handles out of the
water or they win become loosened
from the blades. Wipe the soiled
knives clean on a damp. cloth, after
wiping them on paper, then stand them
with the blades downward in a jug of
hot water in which little baking soda
has been dissolved.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Sanitary Ways.

AS much garbage as possible should
be burned in the range when a coal
fire is going, unless there are animals
to cat it. Cremation is the most SAM
tary way of disposing of kitchen waste.
If there is a vegetable garden the gar
bage may be buried. Dig deep hole,
leave a small spade near By, and cover
the garbage with little earth each
time it is deposited. and occasionally
shake of lime.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Easy Way to Make Lemonade.

Do you relish good lemonade dur
ing hot weather? Then make it the
following way: Buy number Of lem
ons, extract the juice, strain and add
to rich boiled strip made of plain
sugar and water. Place the solution
in self-sealing fruit jars and place on
ice or in a cool place. When you
want cool, refreshing drink, add
spoonful of this mixture to a glass
of water
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Way to Save Gas.

ironing to do, or if you have meat or
vegetables to cook which require two
or more hours time, put teakettle
full Of water on the unlighted burner
next to the one you are using. Then
when your ironing or cooking is done,
you will have teakettle full of al
most boiling water without burning
any gas for that purpose.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Tomato SaVory.

Take one-half pound of tomatoes,
skin them, cut them in slices, put one
ounce of butter into a saucepan. add
the tomatoes, pepper and salt, and cook
them slowly about ten minupes. then
add the yolks of two fresh eggs. Stir
till the mixture is quite Il thick paste
and serve it on little croutes of fried
bread
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Boiled Dressing.

This is a good boiled salad dress
ing: Beat the yolks of two eggs I'M
til creamy. Mix with a teaspoonful
of mustard the same of salt, three
tablespoonfuls Of sugar, two table
sroonfuls of cream and one of butter
Over this pour two-thirds of cupfrl
of hot vinegar and cook over hot wa
Cool and use with vegetable salads.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Milk a Pain Killer.

an excellent pain killer" says Farm
and Fireside, first because it gives al
most immediate relief, and second, be-
cause milk or cream is nearly always
available. If person should get tar
in the eyes, put in few drops Of milk
or cream. 1t will also afford great re-
lief if cement or gnat should get in
the eyes"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
They Certainly Could Read.

Irate Landlord ((to couple who are
taking a lovers walk on his property
Now, then, can't you read?
Amorous Youth-Oh, yes, we can
read well enough.
Irate Landlord-Then go to the end
of this road, and read the sign there.
Amorous Youth-We have read it,
It says Private" and that's just why
we came down here.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
HYpnotism.

do you believe this assertion that
anybody can be hypnotized?"
'Well," replied Mr.. Dustin Stax, Il
understand, that the old mesmerists
used to start by holding some shining
substance before their eyes. l know a
lot of men who seem to lose their or
binary ideas if you show them silver
dollar
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Cream Cake

Break two eggs in a cup fill with
cream, one cupful sugar, beat until
sugar is dissolved. One and one-half
cupfuls Of pastry -four sifted, with two
teaspoonfuls baking powder, little salt
and fiavoring to suit taste. Bake 20
minutes in hot oven.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
FOR HAIR AND SKIN HEALTH
cuticura Soap and cuticura Ointment
Are Supreme. Trial Free.

These fragrant, super-creamy emol-
lients keep the skin fresh and clear,
the scalp free from dandruff, crusts
and scales and the hands soft and
white. They are splendid for nursery
and toilet purposes and are most eco
nomical because most effective.
Free sample each by mail, with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.,
Boston Sold eyerywhere.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Coffee Ice Cream,

Two cans condensed milk, half pint
cream, one pint strong cold coffee, two
quarts milk. Very little, if any, SUI
gar is required. Smooth and fine
Leave out coffee if desired and add a
box of crushed strawberries, or add
another pint of milk and flavor with
vanilla. Ice should be Clipped very
fine for freezing cream.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
UNIQUE School Idea.

Attendance at Rumford (Me.)
school is encouraged by Il peculiar
method: Each room is permitted to
choose a favorite model of automo.
bile to represent it; every pupil alb
sent or tardy reduces the speed at
which the car is running. In this way
rivalry in attendance has been devel-
oDed
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15

mend your Compound to other ladies.
Mrs. MARY RDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts, Woman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. "My troubles
were from my age, and I felt awfully
sick for three years. I had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains.6 took Lydia E. Pfnkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am we'll"
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Best Results With Potatoes.

1t is amazing how few even good
cooks, and still fewer housewives,
know of the following aids in cooking !:
Never put salt in the water when
boiling potatoes. When entirely done,
drain, shake in the air for a second,
then sprinkle generously with salt and
return to slow fire. This makes even
a poor variety"palatable, If you doubt
it, just try it once.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Darnino Tin.

To make silk stockings wear longer
than they were ever meant to do buy
a small spool Of mending floss just
the same color and carefully darn the
heels and toes both ways. This pre-
cautionary darning will not spoil the
looks of the new hose and it consid-
erably retards the time when they be-
come threadbare.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Model Husband.

'Are you married woman?" asked
Mrs. Woodside of the applicant for
the vacancy in the kitchen.
"Yassum, rs married"
"And does your husband live here
in town."
"Yassum."
'How will you get along if you
break up your home and come here to
work for me?"
'Lawd bless you, mum, he won't
care. sHe don't care if he nebber sees
me for a thousand years. Newark
News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
What Did She Mean?

"There we Stood said the man who
claimed he had been at the front,
"amid perfect rain of shrapnel. For
two mortal hours shot and shell were
dropping all around US, but fortunately
the enemy did not have our range"
Dear me! How terrible!' exclaimed
the young lady who had been COM
PEELED to listen to his narrative.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Hearing at Last.

There was terrible dynamite ex-
plosiOn near a small town the other
day. An old lady, hearing it, turned
toward the door of her sitting room
and said:
Come in, Bella"
When her servant entered the room,
she said:
"Do you know, Bella, my hearing is
evidently improving. l heard you
knock at the door for the first time
In 20 years. "-Tit-BitS.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
DEPRESSED Debater.

Here's an interesting quotation
from the Latin" remarked the student.
81 don't want to hear it," replied
Farmer COrntOssel.
But it relates to current political
discussion"
That's jes' where I quit. They've
rung Latin into law, medicine an even
into agriculture. If I've got to be a
Latin scholar to talk politics, I'm ready
to quit conversation entirely"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Think of Noontime!

The ships officer was talking to
the inquisitive old lady who was max
ing her first sea trip.
''There goes eight BELLS" he said.
Excuse me, it is my watch below"
Mercy on U.S." exclaimed the lady.
:.Does your watch strike as loud as
all that?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15

questions as I'D
answering t b e
state Of mind that
produced them. In
the story of the
good Samaritan it
is certainly so.
The lawyers
question: "What
shall | do to in
herit eternal
life?" reveals the
legality of . his
mind. He has no
doubt about his
ability to do some
thing to make him
worthy Of eternal
life, but he has
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
Burberry Dumplinqs.

Two-thrds cupful sweet milk. two
eupfuls flour, two teasp0onfuls baking
powder, a little salt. Have pint Of
boiled canned berries. drop by full tea
spoonfuIs into dumplings and boil I'M
til done, like any dumping. Amy berry
Il you like.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15
ohstrusiye Garment.

Miss Ruffles-Look at the green and
white striped sweater the blonde in
the next foursome is wearing!
Mr. Truffies as loud as
that is distracting and should be sup
pressed under the head of unneces-
sary noises."-Judge.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-15

DR.. Peery's DEAD SHOT, is an effective
medicine for Worms or Tapeworm in adults
or children One dose is sufficient and no
supplemental purge necessary.