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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
-WENTY years ago, when Japan
took it over, Formosa was q
haunt of pest and crime. To-
~ dav the island can show COL

N w ENI yeaES dSC, WASu JdpcIA
took it over, Formosa was q
haunt of pest and crime. To-
day the island can show a COL
lection Of clean, modern, prosperous
towns. The present governor general,
Baron Ando, is a fine looking man
with a clear eye and kindly manner.
His guests at the palace experience
Japanese hospitality at its best, and
no pain is spared, with the help of in
terpreters and courteous officials, to
show what can be seen of the island
and its workings even in tour of ten
days. The most favored visitor in such
a short space of time. however, cannot
hope to gain more than series of in
teresting pictures. 49,
| In answer to a question as to the
| I soblem that interested Baron Ando
l .ost keenly regarding the island, he
answered that the problem that always
| held him was how best to govern for
| the good of the people, says a writer in
| the London Times. s..
The impression gained of Taihoku,
the capital of Formosa, is of q large
| clean government city. 1t is situated
in the beautiful northern plain and is
ringed around by hills that would
, make an enchanting frame to any me-
| tropolis.,
The sky blue, the sun hot, bnt not
too hot, palm, acacia and bansan trees
in groups, or in avenues, on all sides,
and white roads some inches thick with
fine dust, make background for the
Formosan people.
Long Period of. Chinese Rule.
There is something appealing in the
faces of these FormOsans. Their his
tory is an ugly one. From the begin
ming of time, in the case of the abo-
riginal savages, who are mostly head
hunters, it is a series of horrors, blood
shed, plague, murder. sudden death,
battle and exploitation.
The savage tribes preyed on each
other and on the unlucky sailors and
passengers whom terrible storms so fire.
quently wrecked on the island shores.
Then the settlers from China took re-
venge on the savages who made con-
slant raids on the dwellers of the
plain and the Chinese governors op-
pressed their own people.
Except for the forty years that
Dutch adventures, while filling their
pockets, returned spiritual for material
favors and did excellent educational
| and civilizing work among both savage
and FormoSan nhabitares-'even edu-
eating the women:' as a Japanese
writer naively puts 1.-THE island has
had an unhappy history. From China's
$50 years of sluggard rule little good
seems to have come.
The Formosan Chinese, however,
brought with them that instinct for
work that is their heritage. Neither
i'll usage, violence, oppression nor saw
age incursions have kept the China
man from being industrious. He was
digged and sowed and planted. He
has woven and spun his garments and
dyed them a beautiful indigo blue, evil
IDENTIFY for the love of the thing. The
great failing Of this industrious man.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Thiros Worth Knowing.

When washing and rinsing coiored
materials, add one teaspoonful EPSON
salts to each gallon of watersand even
the most delicate shades will not run
nor fade. Serges or merino- dresses
which have been dyed black can he
safely washed in this way without risk
of the dye running.
When your front-laced corsets wont
lace tightly to give the straight-front
effect, cut down the back. sew tive
pieces of strong goods. one on each
side (cut smaller at top so the bust
won't be too iarge); sew two seams
down the back to insert the small
whalebone. You will have pair Of
corsets to lace tightly In front.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Do you think that Miss Fiske
is in any way connected with
the Drumnond Law Ember
Whitaker affair? II SO, in what
manner?
(TO BE CoNTINUEDD
AlRsHIPs NOW USE WIRELESS
Heretofore Messages Could Not Be Re
ceived on Account of Noise
Difficulty Overcome.

Upon his return to London from
Italy, Guelielmo Marconi. in an inter
view with British journalists. gave the
following information: New develop
ments will not only make wireless
communication in this war more eff
cient than ever before. but will make ii
more difficult for the enemy to inter
cept messages. These improvements
will apply TO instruments in aeroplanes
and airships. Hitherto aeroplanes have
been at disadvantage with airships
In wireless work. for although they
were able to transmit messages. they
have not been able to receive them
This was because the receiving sigma
vas too faint to be distinguished. be
ing drowned by the noise of the aero
plane engine. Now we have been able
to strengthen the receiving signal suffi
ciently to enable messages to bf
taken"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

is not measured by the richness Of ma
terial used.
It seems that the term sports
clothes" is destined to cover attire for
all outdoor life-or at least that sports
clothes will hardly be considered out
of place anywhere out Of doors. They
appear to have made for themselves
a permanent place.
One Of the new fabrics used for
sports suits is shown above. 1t has q
silky crepelike surface, substantial
weight and durability. 1t is one of
several new fabrics, each with a name
of its own, that have made place for
themselves which promises to be en-
during.
In the suit pictured, the skirt is
made of cross-barred pattern in the
material in which bright colors are de-
fined against plain ground. The
sweater coat has wide shawl collar
of the cross-bar. Very large pearl
buttons fasten the overlapping ends
| of the belt. Just now suits Of this
kind are worn with plain blouses OF
crepe de chine or of linen or fine cot.
ton. The vogue Of sports clothes
! have given colors wonderful impetus.
On plain grounds. broad stripes. cross.
| bars. disks and checks appear in bold
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Hot Biscuit.

Three cupfuls of flour, two table
spoonfuls of baking powder. three
fourths of teaspoonful Of salt. three
tablespoonfuls of butter, three-fourths
to one cupful of milk.
Mix and sift the flour. baking pow.
der and salt together twice; then cut
In the butter with fork until ii is in
fine bits. Add the milk gradually, just
enough 10 make a soft dough. Do
not handle any more than is necessary.
Turn out on q Toured board and roll
TO about three-fourths CT an inch thick
ness. Cut. then place on baking
sheet and bake in q hot oven from Il
to Is minutes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

lights; the red lamp swung into view
as he glanced, like an obscene and sar-
donic eye. They were, then, making
eastwards. He wrought only the more
Justify with the oars.
Happily the Fiske motor boat swung
at a mooring not great distance from
the shore. Surprisingly soon he had
the small boat alongside. Hastily he
disengaged the mooring hook. located
the switch and started the motor. Half
a mile away the red light was slipping
swiftly eastward over silvered waters.
The Trouble leaped out like live
thing. settling to it's course with the
feet precision Of an arrow truly loosed.
Probably no more severe critic Of his
own chivalric foolishness ever set him
self to succOr damsel in distress.
Withal he entertained not the shadow
of thought of drawing back. AS long
as the other boat remained in sight: as
long as the gasoline and his strength
held out; as long as the Trouble held
together and he retained the wit to
guide her--so long Whitaker deter
mined to stick to the wake of the kid
napers.
A little more than halfway between
their starting point and the head Of the
bay, the leading boat swung sharply in
toward the shore, then shot into the
mouth OF a narrow indentation. For
two or three minutes he could see moth
ing of the other. Then he emerged
from q tortuous and CONSTRUCTED chan
mel into Il deep cut, perhaps fifty feet
in width and spanned by a drawbridge
and railroad trestle. At the farther
end of this tidegate canal connecting
the Great West bay with the Great
Peconic, the leading power boat was
visible, heading out at full speed, the
haif-mile lead fully re-established.
Empty of all other craft, weird and
desolate in moonlight, the Little Pc
comic waters widened and then nar-
rowed about the flying vessels. Shore
lights watched them, now dim and Gar.
now bright and near at hand. Shelter
Island sound received them, slapped
their fanks encouragingly with it's rae
ing waves, sped them with an ebbing
dsie that tore senwards tetTeea coa-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Cheap Substitute for LinoIeun.

An inexpensive and sanitary sub
stitute for linoleum can easily be
made by pasting together three sheets
of brown paper used for wrapping up
goods. After thoroughly cleaning the
floor q sheet Of the paper should be
pasted down and allowed to dry. Then
q second sheet is laid down and al
lowed to dry before laying third
sheet. If pattern floor covering is
desired ordinary wallpaper serves the
purpos admirably. 1t is pasted TO
the top sheet Of brown paper already
laid. The whole. being thoroughly dry.
a coat Of sizing is applied and left to
set. after which q cont of good var.
nish completes the process. This floor
covering has all the advantages of real
linoleum and may be washed and pol
lshed in the usual way.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Aromatic Spice Apple.

This harKs back to the days when
our grandaothers were young girls.
with all of the girls love for fra.
grant scents and odors. A small red
apple is selected. care being taken
that 1t is a perfect one. and the en-
tire outside IS covered with cloves
the small ends of which are stuck
into the apple until none Of the skin
Of the latter is exposed. When dried
In a cold room overnight. an orna-
mental bow Is tied to the stem and
the aromatic apple Is then ready to
lmpart its delightful fragrance to the
articles in trunks. drawers, etc.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

The success Of the one-piece dress
goes without saying-it is already a
thing Of history. And now begins the
exercise of ingenuity in ringing
theme, so that the one-piece dress may
run no risk Of becoming monotonous.
This has already been done with so
much cleverness that the one-piece
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

| however, has ever been his unclean.
ness. There Is no doubt whatever that
John Chinaman and his wife, or wives.
are not to be moved either by evil
smells or ugly surroundings. The Won
der always is to see the lovely EN-.
broideries that are evolved in Chinese
haunts Of disease and dirt.
Whoever speaks Of Formosa with
authority tells the same tale. When
Japan took over the island 20 years
ago Taihoku was nothing but dirty
Chinese town. And the visitor who
would see something Of genuine Chi.
nese old style town and realize tbs
contrast, should visit Rokko.
| City OF Darkness.
| Rokko seems chiefly to be one long,
almost interminably long, street. Ths
houses that face each other are shaded
from the suns rays by heavy bamboo
roofing that stretches from side to side
of the roadway. Even In that brilliant
tropical sun that seems to burn through
parasol and hat, scarcely a ray Of di.
rect sunshine pierces the dimness OF
Rokko. The result is, Of course, cool
ness, but it is also bad smell and ait
lessness that suggest the atmosphere
of q medieval p17aon instead Of vii.
lage in one of the siT. .aiest and richest
| islands of the Pacific. How strange
that in land where sun and green
ness and blue water might have it all
their own way human beings should
choose to create such an environment.
These Chinese houses that face each
other are all alike in one thing. The
whole front is open so that the interior
| is public, and the back wall Of every
living room has a sacred picture with
one or two vases or ornaments, with
| tapers and lanterns that are lit in the
evening. The family shrine is-what
ever spiritual quality it may or may
not possess-in the center, the back
ground and the heart of the home.
Learn About Sanitation.
| They appear to be peaceful, indus
| trious folk, and to the casual eye two
thirds of them seemed emaciated
enough to be bad phthisical cases.
The kindly policeman from northern
Japan who piloted us through this
town said that he had little difficulty
now in getting the people to carry out
| official orders for cleaning their houses,
but at the beginning they simply did
not understand what was wanted, and
great patience was needed. Rokko has
@ bad name of old for pest. The
scourge, which as recently as 1909
claimed 1000 deaths out of $4,000
cases of infection, is now supposed to
have been entirely stamped out.
In medical and sanitary matters the
| Formosan has been whisked suddenly
from the awful depths Of the four
teenth century right up to the era of
what the bacteriologist calls bugs" If
modern civilization is a blessing. then
Japan has blessed the Formosans. With
the benefits of progress there have also
come modern evils, but the evils that
accompany our civilization today are
less gruesome and leprous than those
of the Chinese era in this beautiful
island.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Beefsteak PUDDING.

Select nice heefsteak. cut in squares.
one onion, to two cupfu!s Of flour for
crust one of chopped suet, little salt
(no baking powder Of any kindD. Line
a bowl with crust. put in steak. onion.
a little salt and pepper. Just cover
with water. Shake a little -four to
thicken gravy. Cover up with crust.
Steam continuously for three hourA
TRis is delicious.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
In W0Inan's Realm
Success onefece Dress Well Established and Now Begins Exer
else Of Ingenuity in Designing Variations So That This Frock
Won't Become Monotonous-Chat Sports Clothes When
to Wear and What Materials Should Go into Garments.

woven for them. special designs in
these goods and in other goods are
made for them, and these designs are
made up in special ways. Sports
clothes are spirited. ultra modern, ex-
pressive Of the woman Of today, and
more or less elegant. They are be-
comirg-like everything else-more
and more luxurious. But their elegance
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
itself in the low earth bank on Whit.

itself in the low earth bank on Whit
aker's right. Needless, he pelted on.
The shot seemed to signal the end Of
the other struggle at the landing stage.
Scarcely had it rung out ere Whitaker
saw the man lift a fist and dash it
brutally into the woman's face. With
out a sound audible at that distance
she reeled and fell away; while the
man turned, ran swiftly out to the end
of the dock, cast of the headTarp and
jumped aboard the boat.
She began to sheer off as Whitaker
set foot upon the stage. She was twen-
ty feet distant when he found himself
both at Its end and at the end Of his
resource. Frantic with despair, he
thrashed the air with impotent arms;
fair mark, his white garments shining
bright against the dark background of
the land. Aboard the moving boat an
automatic Auttered, splitting ten shots
in as many seconds. The thud and
splash of bullets all round him brought
him to his senses. Choking with rage.
he stumbled back to the land.
On the narrow beach, near the dock,
small f1at-bottomed rowboat lay. it's
stern afoat, its bows aground-as it
had been left by the women surprised
in the act Of launching it. Jumping
down, Whitaker put his shoulder to the
stem.
AS he did so, the other woman
reused, got unsteadily to her feet,
screamed, then catching sight Of him
staggered to his side. It was-as he had
assumed-the maid, Elise.
"M'sieur!" she shrieked, thrusting a
tragic face with bruised and blood
stained mouth close to his. "Ah.
m'sieur-madane-ces canailles-la-i"
"Tes, ! know" he said brusduely.
"Get out Of the way-don't hinder
mel"
The boat was now all afioat. He
jumped in, dropped upon the middle
thwart, and fitted the oars in the row.
locks.
"But, m'sieur, what mean you to
dor
"Don't know yet" he panted-.foi.
low-seep them in sight"
The blades dipped; he bent his back
to them; the rowboat shot away.
A glance over his shoulder showed
him the boat Of the marauders already
we'll away. She now wore running
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

with braid and bound with it. in the
best manner Of the tailor. "Well-tail-
ored" is written on this straightfor-
ward, businesslike dress. in its fine
adjustment to the figure, and in the
precision and faultlessness Of work
nanship which commend Il.
Sports clothes are q new dispensa-
ton and they have brought about Il
new order OF things. Special goods are
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
The DESTROYING ANGEL
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

we shall use them as they deserve to
be used. 1t will not be SO simple a
task as utilizing the lakes; rivers are
individuals, and the Mississippi. at
least. is as temperamental as a grand
opera star. But the work can be done
and must be done, If our industries are
not to choke themselves by their own
growth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

are probably guilty Of having your
white or light-colored parasol hanging
uncovered in the closet. You realize
that this is bad for the sunshade, but
you have been too busy to make a
cover. You will then be glad to learn
that white stocking makes splendid
covs for the purpose. If one is not
long enough sew two together.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Powerful Metallic Candles.

Candles made of metallic magnesl-
um and aluminium for taking motion
pictures at night project their light
about SO times as far as ordinary arc
Ii~hfs
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Finely Tucked oroandie Collars.

On the simpler frocks seen at Yvette
Guilbert'S recital there was an indica-
ton Of vogue for crisp collars of
finely tucked organGie of dainty hand
worked design, either plain or COM
bined with the finer laces, some high
and doubled suggesting the coat col
lar, others quite vide, rea ching the
edges of the shoulders.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

Wool Is inches long has been shorn
from a Me.iuo sheep which had been
lost for four years In the u-ilds At
Australia.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Moral LEGISLATION,

The trouble with legislating the bad
many people seem to regard it as a
uare.-Columb& (Ohio) State Jour-
nal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Such Is Perversity.

Good advice is so generally objec-
tionable that some men won't accept
it even when you tell them not 60
make fools of themselves,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
To Protect q Parasol,

If you have limited space to store
Giings from npe season 10 another you
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
Birds That Seldom Eat.

without food for 40 days and an eagle
20 dayE.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02

but enchanting colors. This season
stripes are broken with figures in
contrasting colors and the introduc-
ton of Chinese and Japanese motifs
has proved a valuable acquisition in
working out color schemes.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
GREGORY'S ESPIONAGE BILL.

NOW that they have had time to sit down and think it over, those ser ators and representatives who voted for the iniquitous Gregory espionage bill are becoming alarmed at the ex cess of power placed in the hands of one individual It permits the right of search carried to excess. and is far more drastic than the obnoxious Allie and Sedition Act that caused a near revolution in this country once upon a time. AS one prominent Democratic Senator said: Ut out Prussias Prus- sia and out-Russias Russia, with the added difficulty that affairs are Ill ,he hands l.. amateurs, whereas Ill Prussia's case it took a couple of gen. erations to build up the system
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
THE AUTOMOBILE PILL.

THERE are worse things in the world than gasoline at 20 cents gal lon-notably onions at 1Oc each and women's shoes at s12 the pair. Also there is the persistent liar who from time to time announces that he has discovered a cheap substitute fuel Tor gasoline, and immediately loses him. self in the crowd before one can get to a brick. On an average, about one new and cheap fuel l. announced ev- cry month and none of them is ever heard of again.
 What has become of the fellow "ho made the motor run with rain water? I remember a detailed story of ho" the inventor put pint of water in his auto tany and made run of ore-half mile with it. Here is another phiian- thropist who is to lead American mo- torists out of gasoline bondage. He has invented "solidified gas' that can be molded into pills. A cigar box
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
TWO-IsIT TOPICS.

| WAR talk, distressing as It IS
 should have some coDpcnsations: Il
 should drive ous ot the spotlight a
 whole flock of two hit topics that the Instruments of democracy have been I fussing about and mullin5 over and referring to committees, amending. lintcrlining and debating Congress has talked whe:, the practical needs of the country demand action Here and there about tho country art vast debates over the desirability of licens- ing and belling cats. Here Tn Wash inston we have the legislature back ing and filling, amending and passing a resolution asking the national geo. graphic board to change the name of Mount Rainier. Both the cat and the Rainier issues break out intermit- tently and are deliberated with gray ity and at great length.
 Imagine a body of citizens in a country of free schools and three meals day, giving time to the cat license and the name-of-the-moun:ain issues, with onions selling at three for a quarter and potatoes six cents per pound; with father in a cold sweat trying to provide enough of them for the family needs, and war coming on.
 Would it be better to license cats and bell them during the bird season or would you prefer to take Off all restrictions and let the cats live-on the birds?
 Would it be better to deprive Mt. Rainier of its historic name and make it an agent of publicity for pushing city, or shall we let the mountain struggle along with it's present name?
 These issues should be numbered 13S and 139, respectively, on the list of things to be taken up on any dull day that comes along, after the WAT is over, and after we have ascertaineI whether or not we are going to have a country for cats to wander in ai {" something to eat after we have qlie, ed title to our homes.-Seattle P.-l.