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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-09
Her Hat Merely Accessory.

"You are going out?" exclaim the
friends of French actress who ap-
pears hated. "Oh, no, but my gown
is so much more becoming with the
hat" she quietly rejoins.
The gown is of an ivory white silk
crepe, very short wasted, with a
bright poinsettia red Japanese collar
ana embroideries of q repetition of
zigzag lines in the same red across
the front and back of the blouse and
covering the side panels which have Il
ainch t:Irder Of red at the bottom, red
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-09

He who seeks5Truth should be of
no COMMUNICATIVE
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-09

Whitaker took a serene and shining
face to the breakfast in the saloon,
under the eyes of Ember. Toward
noon they parted ashore, each taking
a taxicab to his lodgings. The under
standing was that they were to dine
together-all three, Whitaker promis-
ing for his wife upon the morrow.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
s.aekinn The National Parks.

The United States is carrying on
yery interesting work In exchanging
the wild animals Of one region Tor those
of others-transplanting elk and deer
and Rocky mountain bighorns from
regions In the United States where
they are plentiful to others where SO
far as known, they have not lived.
Some of the animals are being shipped
long distances, says the Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Wyoming is full Of elk The nerds
I'm the Jackson Hole country are the
largest of any of North American wild
animals since the days Of the countless
buffaloes. But the big Yosemite Ma
tional park of California, with Its
three-quarters Of a million acres, un-
til recently had no elk, or at least only
a very few scattered specimens. But
the elk shipped In from Wyoming have
become very much at home and are
breeding and multiplying rapidly, add
ing to the charm and picturesqueness
Of this popular national playground
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
William De Morgan.

In spite of himself William De Nor
gan became famous. He deliberately
violated all the rules made for the
guidance of novelists who seek to be-
come popular. None Of his novels was
addressed to the greater public that is
avid for the latest thing Of the moment
I'm fiction, but nevertheless they reach
ed that public He was a law unto
himself in the novels that he wrote
during his marvellous career that span
ned only ten years. 1t is doubtful if
in English literature or in any other
can lbe found a writer whose life and
literary career are comparable to his.
He was an old man when the world Of
readers came to know him, and his age
was an asset toward celebrity. At
seventy he was hailed as eagerly as
Kipling was hailed at twenty, and in
his way he was no less a prodigy than
the younger writer.-Bookman.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
The Emerald.

The emerald has been known since
early times both in Europe and in GER
tain parts Of the orient, where its at
tractive color and rarity have endowed
it with the highest rank and varied
lore Its name may be traced bdck. to
an old Persian word which appeared
in Greek as "smaragdos," mentioned
by Theophrastus over 300 years before
the Christian era, and again in Latin
as "smarasdus," seen in the writings
of Pliny, who particularized somewhat
on its properties and supposed me-
dicinal virtues and was even shrewd
enough to suspect its identity with the
much more common beryl, although
eighteen centuries elapsed before this
suspicion was verified by scientific
proof.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Iove and MARRIAGE.

First love is very apt not to be the
lasting love-" said DR.. Antoinette Koni-
kow, speaking at the Boston School Of
Social Science.
young lovers try to excuse all the
faults of the loved one because they
are not in love with the Individual, but
with love. Hence they may not choose
the partner with whom they will find
their happiness in later years. Many a
man and woman is glad by middle age
that the first love was frustrated.
Marriage should be based on love
alone or it is immoral, and some change
Is necessary if marriage is to be saved
from degradation. Real love always
makes people better. Romantic love Is
the source of all the best things In life
the foundation Of all the arts. And
individual happiness makes up the hap
piness Of the race."-Boston Post.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
HI.....;ties of War.

wben Iloyd George In England un-
dertook to organize the ministry Oh
munitions a glazier began to stamp
ont cartridge clips; manu1acturer Oh
music rolls used his equipment to make
gauges: a concern engaged before tne
war in preparing infants food began
delivering plugs for shells; an adVer-
Using agency manufactured shell ad-
.nters. watchmakers began adjusting
fnses: a manufacturer Of baking ma
cbinery became a contractor for SIX
inch high explosive shells; 1eweiry
house devoted itself exclusively 70
periscopes; a phonograph concern sent
millions of delicate shell parts 10 tne
assembling stations; a nrm WHICH
made nothing but sheep shear1ng ma
chinery started turning out shell cases;
a cream separator factory manuractur'
ed shell primers. Among other pro
ducers of finished shells were candle
makers, flour mills, tobacco manufac'
turers. syphonmakers and the manu-
facturers of sporting goods.-World s
Work
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
snaniah Qouhloona.

Should one find a pirates buried
treasure he would have to dispose Of
his Spanish gold at its bullion value,
for since Aug. 1. 1908, when the COM
mon crier made proclamation from the
steps of the Royal Exchange Of Lon
don that after that date the doubloon
would cease to be legal tender in the
West Indies, including British Guiana,
the doubloon has not been the precious
thing it was. In 1730 and for a cen
tury after it was worth So, more or
less. 1t has ceased to be coined in its
native country, Spain, and since 1908
It has been unpopular In the West In
dies, where for long time it figured
I'm q mixed circulation, embracing Brit
ish, United States and Spanish coins
In the interest Of romance, however,
the name at least must survive. 1t
signifies nothing more than that the
coin was double the value Of pistole.
but the "doubloon" was never such a
mouth filling mockery as ''pieces OF
eight" which suggests great riches,
but means only Spanish silver dollars,
pieces equivalent to eight reals.-Roch-
ester st-Express.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
u.I.cked Concentration.

Speaking OF man who was failure
because of his lack Of concentration
and his inability to know his own mind
five minutes at time, captain OF In
dustry said he reminded him of hunt
ing dog he once owned:
"At sunrise the dog would start out
on his own hook after deer. he would
lump a buck and run him for miles.
When the buck was on the point of e1-
haustion the hounds nostrils would
catch the taint in the where a fox
had crossed the trail, and he would in
stantly decide that, after all, fox was
what he had come for, and he would
turn aside to pursue the fox. Perhaps
an hour later, when the chase was
growing warmer every minute, his keen
nose would detect the presence Of a
rabbit. and he would go after the cot
tontail, with the inevitable result that
by o'clock in the afternoon that
hound would be thirty or forty miles
away from home In a swamp with a
chipmunk treedr'-Saturday Evening
Post.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
George and His Legs.

Bit by bit the historical grubbers are
digging out the truth about our i'm
mortal George. We have heretofore
been told that he wore false teeth
and that at Valley Forge he unblush-
ingly deceived his ragged and despond-
ent troops with the arrival Of ample
supplies Of ammunition, which consist
ed Of powder barrels filled with sand,
and now a correspondent Of the New
York Sun declares that In the full
length portraits Of Washington by
Stuart, Of which there is one in the
New York public library, the legs were
not his own. 81 have seen the letter
from Stuart thanking the true owner
for his kindness In providing a SYM
metrical foundation for the bust of the
great president and presenting one of
the smaller portraits in thanks for his
Kindness"
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
A Famous New York Street.

Few Of the thousands Of people who
pass the corner Of Nassau and John
streets every day know the early his
tory Of Nassau street. And yet right
at that corner is bronze tablet which
gives in concise form the following
historical information:
NASSAU Street, Known Originally
as the Street That Runs by the Pye
Woman Was Laid Out About 163o and
Was Named In Honor Of the House OF
Nassau. Whose Head at That Time
Was William the Third, King Of Eng
land and Stakeholder Of the Dutch Re
public. Nassau Street Became 1denti-
fed With the Jewelry Trade More
Than Half Century Ago"
The bronze tablet Is on the exterior
Of the building at the northwest cor
ner Of Nassau and John streets. 1t
was erected by the Maiden Lane His
torical society in 1916.-New York Sun.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Entered a. Second Class Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post ONCE NJ Chicago,
illinois, under Act Of March ., 1878.
An Expert In Motives.

Cousin Henry is an expert in mo-
lives. If you were reading of list
Of names and overlooked Henry he
would understand. He would know
exactly the motive that prompted you
to do it. If you don't think to intro
duce him to the man who is with you
he can see through it. He may have
to go back four or five years, but he
WIN make a complete case against you.
In less than an hour he will know
what your motive was. Right now he
Is angry because his daughter was not
selected as valedictorian Of her class
You may think that the other girl de-
served to be selected, but you don't
know all that Henry knows. 1t is a
long story, but he is willing to tell 1t
to you, and after hearing 1t you will
understand the motive-you will un-
derstand that it is case Of spite work.
Claude Callan in Fort Worth Star
Telegram.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Well Balanced Diet.

One Of the most common faults Of
the diet is the eating Of too much pro-
tein foods. In excess this Is hard for
the body to excrete and is likely to de-
compose in the intestines with the
formation Of poisonous waste products.
Green vegetables and raw fruit are
important elements Of the diet There
Is little energy in these foods, but they
supply mineral salts which the body
needs and curious substances called
vitamins, which are easily destroyed
by cooking.
One food expert has suggested a rule
for securing a well balanced diet 1t
Is: An ordinary family should spend
about as much for milk, vegetables
and fruits as for meats, fish and eggs
and as much for milk and eggs as for
meat and fish.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
GIengarry's Treason

How startling was the difference IN
the customs Of the English and the
Scots even less than a century ago il
shown in the story Of the way in which
the famous highland chief, Alssti,
Macdonell, Of Glengarry frightened
George ". out Of his wits. In 1872
Glengarry was one Of party of Scot
tish mobiles and gentlemen who ban.
Quoted "the first gentleman Of Europe
In Holyrood palace. Colonel MacdOnel
was the last chief to wear the full
highland costume, and when the CON-
pany sat down to dinner he, according
to custom, placed a brace Of loaded
pistols by his plate. The king started
up in alarm and was persuaded to re-
main in the room only on the assurance
that Glengarry meant no treason.-LOn-
don Spectator.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
How David Garriek Made His Fortune

How David Garriek Made His Fortune.
If David Garrick had had no more
than his salary as an actor he would
have had little to leave at his death.
He made his fortune as joint proprie-
tor, and for a time as sole proprietor,
of Drury Lane theater, so that the
amount set down to himself as salary
was practically nominal When he re-
tired from the stage in 1776 he sold
half his share in the theater for f35,-
600. He was probably the only actor
who consistently made Shakespeare
pay, and, like Shakespeare, he was
actor, author and proprietor.
It may be recalled that Garrick, who
had no enemies outside his own pro-
fession, was the grandson Of French
man exiled at the revocation Of the
edict of Nantes and that his father
was a captain In the army.-London
Standard.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
usa of Bacon prippinas.

Bacon drippings make splendid short
ening for light, flaky pie crust. 1t
takes just little less Of the drippings
than of ordinary lard or vegetable
shortening. Use it for shortening in
spice cake, gingerbread or any dark
cake and note the delicious flavor.
Spread rye bread with a thin layer
Of the pure drippings and sprinkle a
little salt on it. Add to this a thin
slice of any salt meat and you will
have a delicious and highly nutritious
sandwich. The European housewife
has long made use of such sandwiches
for the between meal snack for grow
ing boys and girls.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
BOY TO GET A MEDAL
FOR RESCUING ROBIN


Hartford, Conn. The Connecticut
Humane society, through its president,
the Rev. william Deloss Love, has in
formed ten-year-old Michael Ravolefe
of the Second North school, East Hart
ford, that he is to have a medal for
rescuing an imprisoned robin few
days ago.
Little Michael had to climb an elm
tree seventy-five to eighty feet high to
effect the rescue. The robin had flown
to one of the topmost branches with a
long string in his bill for nest building.
The string caught in a stout twig, and
as the robin worked to get it free the
string tangled itself into double hitch
about one Of its legs. 1t was then held
prisoner and was noticed for two days
helplessly trying to work itself loose
and sQueaking plaintively.
Michaeps schoolfellows were talking
about the bird, and he asked them to
lead him to the elm. 1t took him more
than half an hour to work his way to
the top at the tree. And at the last of
the job it required nerve and coolness,
for he was out on very slender and
swaying branches.
But he managed to reach the twig to
which the string had fastened itself
and snapped it off. With this hanging
to its leg the robin fluttered to the
ground, was released and flew off wild
ly chirping at its restored freedom.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Free Speech.

An old negro woman had lived with
a certain family in the south for many
years. One day her mistress had occa-
sion to reprimand her quite sharply for
something that had gone wrong. The
negress said nothing at the time, but
a little later her voice could be heard
in the kitchen in shrill vituperation of
everything and everybody, with rat
tling accompaniment of pans and ket-
ties. So loud became the clamor and
so vindictive the exclamations that
Mrs. G. went hurriedly down to the
kitchen.
"Why, Liza" she began in amaze
ment, "who on earth are you talking
TOT"
81 amt talkin' to nobody" the old
negress replied, ''but don't keer who
in dis house hyars me."-Harper's Mag
aZine.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Grass on the Iavv,

Grass seeds germinate in fron, g..
teen to eighteen days. A quart OF ss"s @
Is sufficient to cover 300 suuara so". |
Is by 20 feet. Five to six bushels a.,
required per acre.
Do not sow grass seeds in hot 4,
weather, particularly in July or An
gust
Poa trivalis is good for shady lawn.
under trees.
Festuca rubra L. most suitable n,
hard wear and for dry or sandy soil,
Sharp sea sand applied lightly ov.,
lawns in the autumn-that Is ovs,
lawns on clay or loam-encourages n.
growth Of fine grasses.
Lawns that are frequently waters,
need more fertilizers than those th,,
are not, as the water washes aw,v
much plant food.-New York Sun.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
The Pyomy Hippopotamus.

One of the animals least known to
the outside world is the pygmy hippo
potamus Of West Africa.
This animal is just what its name
implies, pygmy hippopotamus. 1t Is
much smaller than the common hippo
potamus, being no larger than an ordi-
nary or fair sized hog. 1t differs some
what from the common hippo in the
character Of its teeth, and instead of
spending its time In the rivers and
lakes in large herds 1t wanders about
through the jungles singly or in pairs,
much after the manner of swine in
search OF mast.-London Spectator.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
EoIIies of Science.

The history Of science has seven
problems which men in all ages more
or less have tried to solve, but which
have finally been given up by all. To-
day they are called follies.
The usual list comprises the follow
ing: First, squaring the circle: second.
duplication of the cube; third, trisec-
ton Of an angle; fourth, perpetual mo-
tion; fifth, transmutation Of metals;
sixth, fixation Of mercury; seventh,
elixir Of life. Some lists put the phi
losopher's stone for the last three and
then add astrology and magic to make
the seven.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
STRENGTH OF u. S. NAVY
AMAzES GOGHEPRAT
Our Fleet, Second In World, Will
Hasten Victory, Says French
Admiral.

Washington.-Vice Admiral Coche-
prat, representing the ministry of ma
rine in the French mission here, said
that he had every reason to hope that
we shall succeed in establishing the
closest possible cooperation between
the American and the allied navieS for
the assurance Of freedom Of the seas,
the protection Of trade and the tri-
umph Of our rights"
"The United States is in possession
Of the most powerful fleet in the world
next to the British, and this is bound
to weigh heavily in Fastening the day
when final victory will be wrung from
the foe" he said.
"Your navy is wonderfully equipped,
and I really felt amazed when chanc-
ed to see recently some Of its units,
among them the battleship Pennsyl-
vania and those trim looking destroy
ers that came out to meet us at sea.
There is no need to praise your naval
personnel. Throughout my long sea
life it has often happened that I have
come across American men-of-war, and
I am pleased to say that on every such
occasion the very high merit Of the
officers as well as the perfect training
of their men has aroused my intense
admiration.
"What have seen here since my ar
rical serves only to emphasize my pre-
vious impressions. And so am sure
that the American navy is ready to
support in the most advantageous fash
ion the cause Of the allies now shaping
q course toward victory"
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Stavenson's Wife,

A half caste sailor once said -ht
Stevenson Is good to me, Ike my "a
ther, and his wife Is the same kind Of
man."
King Tembinoke said Of Mrs. Steven
son, "She good; look pretty plent!
chench" (sense).
Perhaps they both meant what the
poet Edmund Gosse so well expressed
when he wrote Of her as being 80
dark and rich hearted, like some Won
derful wine-red jewel"
But the best tribute In Mrs SteTeF
sons praise came from the pen OF Der
husband.-Critic.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Misprints and Maxim GUNS.

The late Sir Hiram Maxim says in
his autobiography that when he organ
ized the United States Electric Light
ing company the printer sent home its
stationery with the heading, "The
United States Electric Lightning COM
pany." When he established his new
gun company In England he told of
this mistake in order to emphasize the
importance Of getting the stationery
printed correctly. When the first
sheets were brought to him, however,
he found that the English printers had
made his concern appear as '1The Max
i'm Gum company"
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Neuralgia.

o Neuralgia means nerve pain.
o Neuritis means Inflammation Of {
o the nerve. In neuralgia the pain
o comes and goes. In neuritis the
o ache is steady and sticks closely
o to the affected nerve. If the
o nerve could be taken out and ex-
o amined we could find nothing
o abnormal In the case Of neural
o gia. In neuritis the nerve would {
o be found to be infamed- The {
o question of what Is behind the
o pain Of neuralgia Is more impor-
o tant than the answer to the cry
o for relief. 1t must be remem-
o bered that neuralgia is merely a {
o symptom, not a disease. Some
o times malaria is the underlying {
o cause. Other times 1t may be {
o due to alcoholism. diabetes, lead {
o poisoning, gout, rheumatism or {
o Bright's disease. A diseased {
o tooth or a diseased ovary may {
o be responsible. In every case (
o treatment must include treat {
o ment Of the underlying cause.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Easy Generosity,

Mother Ito small son)-Bobby, dear,
I hoped you would be unself1sh enough
to give little sister the largest piece Of
candy. Why, see, even our old hen
gives all the nice big dainties to the
little chicks and only keeps an occa-
sional tiny one for herself.
Bobby thoughtfully watched the hen
and chickens for a time and then said,
"Well mamma, would, too, If it was
worms."-Rochester Times.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Hia Hard Luck

A small boy whose record for de-
pertinent at school had always stood
at 100 came home one day recently
with his standing reduced to 9S.
'What have you been doing, my
son?" asked his doting mother.
"Been doing?" replied the young
hopeful. ''Been doing just as have
been doing all along, only the teacher
caught me this time" Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Just the Time.

mo, 1 have never played bridge be-
fore"
$50 I should surmise," said the dis
gusted partner. "But how came you
to enter an important tournament like
this?'
"Oh, thought it would be a good
time to learn."-Louisville Courier.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Our Coal Supply.

The United States coal supply smear.
" one-half that Of the entire Vofla
Estimates put the available coal SuppE
of the United States at 3,5SS, ,5OO0ow
tons out of a world total estimatea u
1897, ,533, ,OOO,OOO tons. China ranks neA'
to the United States in available sup
ply, estimated at ], 500 900, 100000 tons
Great Britain, 1SO,OOO,OOOOOO; Gef'
many, 164,OOO,OOO,OOO, and CanaOA
1OO,OOO,OOO,OOO tons.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
The UItIm,,.

The Ultimate, =.
He-Do you know wba,
b say to your Drop til ID,
Nju-Drop what?
He-Everything-
and work and God knows m I'd As
Itis all so provincial. Even or. ~s s
let them be, what they win ..aas
cial-yes, even our suferinv. 0r&
Nju-And what is there A..
provincial? at iat
He-What! Art and death, w.
is too! Only death. NSG
Nju-Yes; I understand
He-You don't love me, Min
Nju-I love you very mnch
I do love you, only there is sono.st nssas
that is more than love-sometbisa
higher. sdl
He-What's that-life?
Eju-I don't know.
He-Or-or death?
Nju-No; there is sometb,,.
higher. SOU
He-Than life, death and love,
Nju-Than all combined Tbo,.
surely be something; otherwisa y -
whole thing would be so meanin., us
From the Russian Play aNius 'eSA
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
MORE REPUBLICS AHEAD.

Spain, Greece and Sweden Moving,
London Hears.
London.-Republics in Spain, Greece
and Sweden before the end Of the war
were predicted by a speaker at a con-
ference here Of journalists representing
the European neutral countries. The
speaker, who had returned recently
from Sweden, asserted that republican
doctrine is becoming popular there.
The conference discussed the political
and economic conditions in the neutral
countries. The effect the Russian revo-
luton had on the countries named was
debated at length. 1t was declared
that republican sentiment had won
many converts in the three countries.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Too Much For Him.

"I thought he was going to marry
that girl?'
"Well, he did think Of it. But it
seems when he called the other night
Ehe threw him down"
"Well, if she's as good as that at
wrestling i don't blame him for quit
ting."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Too Pushing.

"I had an idea I'd grow up anu o"-
this business some day." said the uT
charged Office boy. sr
That's just why you were nles ,
said the boss. ever since you s'Ai'I
to work here you've been acting a.
you already owned the business
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The broad ax., 1917-06-16
Where Is the Profit?

81 understand they sold their house
for $1,000 more than they paid for Il"
"How luckyp'
Lucky nothing! After they'd sold
It they discovered that they've got to
pay $1,000 more than they received
for their house for another home to
live in."-Detroit Free Press.