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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

please" he begged-"please don't
harrow yourself so, Mary!"
'No; l must tell you. The
world seemed so empty and so lonely,
Hugh: / tried to lose myself in my
work, but it wasn't enough. And those
others came, beseeching me, and-and
liked them. l was starving for af-
lection. Each time Hugh, it was
the same. One by one they were
taken from me, strangely. terribly. @. {.
Poor Tom Custer, first; he was dear
boy, but didn't love him and couldn't
marry him. had to tell him so. He
killed himself. Then Billy Ham
ilton; ! became engaged to him; but
he was taken mysteriously from, a
crowded ship in mid-ocean. A
man named Mitchell Thurston loved
me. 1 liked him; perhaps I might
have consented to marry him. He was
Observation-Disclosures down like mad
dog in broad dayight-no one ever
knew by whom, or why. He hadn't
an enemy in the world we knew
of. And now Drummond .!'
MARY, Mary!" he pleaded. Don't
-don't-those things were all acct
dents"
She paid him no heed. She didn't
seem to hear. He tried to take her
hand, with mans dull, witless no.
ton of the way to comfort distraught
woman; but she snatched it from his
touch.
"And now"-her voice pealed out
like a great bell tolling over the mag
nificent solitude of the forSaken
island-"and now / have it to live
through once again; the wonder and
terror and beauty Of love, the agony
and passion of having you torn from
me! Hughi L don't believe
I can endure it again. l can't bear
this exquisite torture. I'm afraid L
shall go mad! Unless i.
unless"-her voice shuddered-'I have
the strength. the strength to"
"Stop!" he cried in desperation.
"You must not go on like this Mary !.
Listen to me-"
This time he succeeded in imprison-
ing her hand. "Mary," he said gently,
drawing closer to her, 'listen to me-;
understand what / say. I love you; l
am your husband; nothing can pos
sibly come between us. All these other
things can be explained. Don't let
yourself think for another instant
Her eyes, fixed upon the two hands
in which he clasped her own, had
grown wide and staring with dread.
Momentarily she seemed stunned.
Then she wrenched it from him, at
the same time jumping up and away.
mol" she cried, Tending him from
her with shaking arms. No! Don't
touch me! Don't come near me, Hugh !!
It's it's death! My touch is
DEATH 1 know it now-I had begun
to suspect, now / know! | am ac-
cursed-doomed to go through life like
pestilence, leaving sorrow and death
in my wake. Hugh!" She con-
trolled herself a trifle: Hugh. l
love you more than life; love you
more than love itself. But you must
not come near me. Love me if you
must, but % my dear one! keep away
from me; avoid me, forget me If you
can, but at all cost shun me as You
would the plague! I will not give
myself to you to be your death!'
Before he could utter a syllable in
reply, she turned and fed from him,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
Lesson for Fathers.

To a father who admitted in court
that he did not know how his son, then
under arrest, had been spending his
evenings or what he had been doing,
the judge put some questions that
other fathers might well ask them
selves: do you keep a horse?" Eyes,
your honor" ''Where is it now" "In
the barn." "You know where 1t Is
every night, don't you? You lock the
barn door to keep the horse safe, and
you feed it and care for it, don't your"
Eyes, sir" (Which do you think the
most of, the horse or the boy?" 1.-THE
boy, of course" "Then see that you
treat him as well as you treat the
horse,"-Youth's Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
1)hat.\Jel1 Dressed "A
\Jomen(J \Jeaf9I2

With the coming of spring and sum-
mer the one-piece frock and the suit
are destined to divide honors with the
separate skirt and nifty blouse. Ad-
vance displays of their tried and true
favorites of American women have
been awarded the same keen interest
as in previous years. What is more
to the point, materials for making sep
arate skirts of all kinds are selling
briskly to those who attend to their
skirt-making early.
Materials embrace assortments of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
The DESTROYING ANGEL
By Louis Joseph Vance
By Louis Joseph Vance

Hugh, that's not quite honest.
know you hadn't guessed, last night
| know it. Hugh, look at me-"
Unwillingly he met her eyes.
"How did you find out?"
He was an inexpert liar. Under the
witchery of her eyes, his resource
failed him absolutely. He started to
repeat, stammered, fell still, and then
in breath capitulated.
Before you We're up-I meant to
keep this from yorktown there on
the beach, found Drummond."
"Drummond !"
1t was q cry Of terror. She started
back from him, eyes wide. cheeks
whitening.
''Tm sorry But l presume
yea ought to know. His body
=. . | buried it. :"
She gave a little smothered cry,
aaG seemed to shrink in upon herself,
tCrying her face in her hands-an in
congruous, huddled shape of grief,
there upon the gray stone wall, set
against all the radiant beauty of the
exquisite, sun-gladdened world.
He was patient with her, though the
slow-dragging minutes during which
she neither moved nor made any sound
brought him ineXpressible distress, and
he seemed to age visibly, his face,
settling in iron lines, gray with suf-
fering.
At length a moan-rather, 4 vail
came from the stricken figure beside
him:
"Ah, the pity of it! the pity of
it! What have I done that this
should come to me-"
He ventured to touch her hand in
gentle sympathy.
Mary" he said, and hesitated with
a little wonder, remembering that this
was the first time he had ever called
her by that name-"Mary, did you
care for him so much?'
She sat, trembling, her face averted
and hidden.
Don't blame him." she said softly.
HE wasn't responsible"
II know"
"How long have you know?" She
swung suddenly to face him.
"For some time-definitely for two
or three days. Ember took him away.
meaning to put him in sanitarium.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

universal that one might infer they are
provided for by law.
Leaving out Of the reckoning color
combinations evidently intended for
sports wear, nearly all the cotton
goods show white contrasted with
quiet tones. There are as many fig
ured patterns as stripes, and altogeth-
er colors are refined and attractive.
1t seems that the spring wardrobe is
supposed to be provided with several
separate skirts, and now is good
time to get them ready.
In the picture a little dress of linen
and batiste presents its good points
clearly, for the consideration of inter-
ested mothers. The skirt, belt and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

suspenders are made of linen and the
bodice of batiste. There are many
new models for the spring wardrobe
of tiny maids, that are made of col
ored linen combined with white
batiste or organdie or with white
linen. Nearly all of them boast pair
of practical pockets, cut in many diff
ferent shops, and nearly all of them
have finishing touches in the way Of
a little handwrought needlework.
Small buttons, set close together, form
an important item in their decoration.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
Valuable Scientific Discovery.

A new process for extracting ferro
alloys Of manganese and silica from
Stag hitherto considered practically
worthless, has been discovered by two
students of the Carnegie Institute of
Technology. This discovery means
great saving to steel manufacturers.
us the prices of these two materials
have more than trebled since the be-
ginning of the war.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
Tho Versatile Neqlidee.

For general boudoir wear, the slip
over the head idea is as popular in in
door gowns as it is in the peplum
blouses and chemise dresses. 1t does
away with the bother of button fas-
Jennings or placket openings. An en-
circling girdle sash adjusts the loose
ness of cut to the figure, thus shaping
the gown to the figure.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
oUTFITTING THE LITTLE GIRL.

are those shaped like small market
baskets. They appeared on a pink
linen dress and were decorated with
two rows Of stitches In black and
white floss.
In the dress pictured. a small design
in cross stitch appears at each side
of the belt, which is cut in one with
the suspenders. 1t is Of rose-colored
linen, and the bodice of white batiste
Is prettified with rows Of tucks and
fastened with tiny pearl buttons.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
The BetWeen-Season.

This between-season time is not
marked by any radical change of fash
ion. so one must look to the smaller
novelties for any variety. New fads
are continually cropping up In small
details like colors, bags, etc, so II Is
with suck things that one Is concerned
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

| the patient or at the home Of the Mu-
| tang, or at some shrine or temple,
called tang, dedicated to some spirits,
which are seen on the hillsides in Ko-
rea. If, as is occasionally the case, the
Mutang belongs to a noble family, she
is allowed by her family to ply her
trade only in her own house. Those
who require her services send the re-
quired fee and necessary offerings, and
the ceremony is performed by the Mu-
tang in her own house or at the tang.
"Her equipment consists of a num-
Der of dresses, some Of them very cost
ly; drum shaped like an hourglass,
about four feet high; copper cymbals;
a copper gong; copper rod with small
bells or tinklers suspended from it by
copper chains; pair Of telescoping
baskets; strips Of silk and paper BAN
ners which float around her as She
dances; fans, umbrellas; wands and
images of men and animals"
The paraphernalia of the sorceress
or exorcist was acquired for the Unfts'
ed States National museum through
the agency Of the late w. w. Rockhill,
formerly envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary Of the United
States to China, and Is now exhibited
in the section of historic religions ,in,
the older building Of the museum. ,T
Healing the Sick.
"The service of the Mutang most In
demand is the healing Of the sick, COM
tinued Doctor Casanowicz. eff a, sick
man believes that his distemper has
been caused by a spirit, he sends to-
the Mutang to describe the symptoms
and learn what spirit Is doing mischief.
The Mutang may declare the name OF
the spirit without going to the pa
tents house, or may say that She
must see the patient first. On retainr
ing her fee she names q fortunatef
day for the ceremony, which will be
performed either at her house or zshrfne
or at the patients house. nj 81
"The performance of certain son
ceress reported took place before the,
open door Of the sick mans house, In
an inclosed space within which, were
tables laden with food and adelicaeiesI
Three old women accompanied the, MI.
tang, two of them beating large hours
glass-shaped drums, while the third
clashed symbols. The sorceress faced
them, dressed in rose-pink silk and ta
gauze robe of buff, it's sleeves trailing
on the ground. Her hair was decorat-
ed with strips of white paper and a.
curious cap of buff gauze with red
patches. Over her left shoulder she
carried a brightly painted stick sup
porting a gong upon whieha She beat
with another stick, executing at the
same time a slow, rhythmic movement,
accompanied by a chant. Every now
and then one of the ancient drummerS
gathered pieces Of food and; scatter
ing them to the four, winds for the
spirits to eat, invoked them by saying:
DO not trouble this house any more
and we will again appease. you BY Off,
ferings.' The exorcism lasted from,
two in the afternoon until four the
next morning, when after fourteen
hours Of treatment the. patient began
to recover. 1t is believed by another
writer, however, that all the gestures
and whirling, and the noise of the
drums and cymbals, must in some,
cases actually kill instead OF cure. ="
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
Population of London.

Figures as to the medieval popula-
ton of London are mostly mere guess
work. The following, however, are
based upon careful calculations: 1880,
123,O34; 1885, 152,47S; 1861, $780,
900. In 1850 the population of Lon
don, within the walls" was about
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

$1,000; without the wallis" about 81
800; in 1901 (census) the population
Of the Getty" was l2s,129,; the outer
ring, 1894; Greater London, Lila.
644; in 1871, "city," 123, 563; outer
ring, 2S6,067; Greater London 2, 258I
PA. The extraordinary growth of Len-7
don did not begin until the middle Of
the nineteenth century. We fi"@
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
No Previous Experience.

Traffic Cop Ito autoist whose car
has just been in a bad colIisiOn)-
That's the most complete smash-up
ever saw Autoist (proudly)-"Thank
you. And would you believe it, it's
the first one l ever had2"-Puck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

white kid with several black ankle
straps drawn together with a single
simple ornament. They were worn
with house dress of black and white
and with white silk stockings.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

"O THE natives of Korea, the
world is populous with active
and malevolent beings who are
ready at any moment to fall
upon them in wrath, according to a
statement made by DR.. l. M. Casano-
wicz, assistant curator of old world
archaeology of the United States Ma
tional museum, concerning the para
phernalia of a Korean sorceress now
deposited in the museum collections.
Doctor Casanowicz says the Koreans
believe that these beings or spirits
haunt every tree, mountain and wa
tercourse; are on every roof, fireplace
and beam, and infest even their Chin
neys, living rooms and kitchens; that
they beset them at home and waylay
them when abroad. They seem to be
everywhere at all times and make
their lives miserable. To their infue-
ence the Koreans attribute every i'll,
all bad luck, official malevolence, loss
Of power or position, and especially
sickness; demons, consisting Of self
existent malicious spirits and spirits
Of departed impoverished persons who
died in distress, and spirits whose ma
lures are partly kindly, which include
the ghosts of prosperous'an good peo-
pie, but even the latter appear to be
easily offended and extraordinarily ca
PRECIOUS.
Two Glasses of Sorcerers.
To cope with these two forms Of
spirits and be assured of little peace
and quiet, the Koreans have two
classes Of sorcerers, or, as they call
them, "shamans )" the Pansu and the
Mutang. Both classes are mediators
between the people and the spirits, but
they bear little relation to each other.
The former are "fortune-tellers," and
the latter, the "deceiving crowd" or
"bad lot" In this connection Doctor
Casanowicz said:
"The office Of the Pansu is restrict
ed to blind men, perhaps owing to the
common belief among primitive peo-
pies that those who have been de-
prived Of physical sight have been CIV
en- an inner spiritual vision. The Mu-
tang is always q woman, generally
from the lower classes and of bad re-
pute, and her calling is considered the
very lowest in the social scale. While
the Pansu is, as it were, born or made
by dint of his loss Of eyesight, the Mu-
tang enters upon her office in conse-
quence of a supernatural CALL con-
sisting in the assurance of demoniacal
possession, the demon being supposed
to have become her double and to have
superimposed his personality upon
hers.
Pansu Is Master of Spirits.
1.-THE Pansu acts as master of the
spirits, having gained by his potent
formula and ritual an ascendancy over
them. By his spells he can direct
them. The Mutang is supposed to be
able to influence them with her friend
ship with them. She has to pray to
them and coax them to go. By her per-
formances she puts herself en- rapport
with the spirits and is able to ascer-'
tain their will and to name the ran
som for which they will release the
victim who is under torment.
"More varied than the functions of
the Pansu are the pacifications and
propitiations, called kauts or kuts, per-
formed by the Mutang. The kaut may
be carried out either at the house OF
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
Black and White Shoes.

A pretty pair of house shoes seen
recently were very trinity cut in
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
Had Reason to Know,

"Ah, me-" sighed the successful
man who was revisiting the old village
school, chow time does fly F Thirty
years ago sat in this very front seatIl
and it seems to me as If It were but
yesterday. If I am not very much
mistaken, you'll find my initials fcaFvedi
on the deskaa They're there right
enough" said the present occupant, Of !
the seat. q got whfppsdsfor doing 1t
just because my initials ahappeasd to-
be thesSame as yours" ttnf1G@Ns fo
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02
80 Her Boast

- So Her Boast. 20 'o0
Sues always Dragging about hei4
husbahd..s,. }lf4rrfligaY.S dQTd ~
"What does she say?" ,,,d,oon,
"She says he's the biggest chump In
town."-Detroit Free Press.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-03-02

1 don't understand how he got away
from Ember. 1t worries NEON
Ember's account. l hope nothing has
happened to him."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
Heavy Excursion
Travel to West


Simmer excursion travel to the
Grand Canyon and the California
Sierras and seash ore, as we'll as to
the Colorado Rockies and New Mex
leo is starting out well. When hot
weather Is fairly upon us / look for a
heavy exodus to far western resorts.
Those who are planning summer trips
in that direction need have no fear
as 20 adequate train service out, said
w J. Black, passenger traffic man
ager OF the Santa Fe in a recent in
terview.
Travel to California during the
winter season of 1857 was a record
breaker. Inquiries indicate that 1917
is will be equally as heavy, notwith-
standing the war. The California
hotel men are extending their ia
cilities to care for all comers They
are optimistic and are not afraid to
spend money ahead Of the expected
rush next winter.
The Santa Fel is also optimistic and
expects to run all of its transcontin-
entail trains Including the California
Limited and Deluxe, as heretofore.
Orders have already been placed with
the Pullman company for additional
drawing room sleeping cars The
Canifornia Limited will continue to
CARRY dining cars, library cars and on
servation Pullman cars, and similar
equipment win be provided for extra
limtteds as needed. If an emer-
gency arises later Will provide for it
as 1t would be only temporary. It is
part of our business to anticipate
3 emergencies and prepare for them
/. The American public Gan move about
the country as usual with freedom
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06

On the shoulders of Major General
Henry g. Sharpe, quartermaster gem
eral of the United States army, rests
the immense responsibility of pur-
chasing all the varied supplies needed
for the armies the United States is
raising. 1t would take volume to
tell of the multiform activities of
General Sharpe and his assistants.
Everything for the armys equipment
and rationing is General Sharpe's
care He succeeded General A1eshire
in September, 1915. and it was said
then "he is the recognized subsistence
of feeding an army in the field. Nine
years ago he made a tour Of Europe
to study the supply systems Of the
British, French and German armies ;"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
United States Rubber
Company Takes Over
Plant in Milford

The Milford Straw Hat works
which has been idle for some time
has been purchased by the United
States Rubber Co. 1t will Immediate
1y be opened as another of the big
chain of factories owned by the cor
poratfon throughout the United
States Rubber blankets, travelling
bags and other similar accessories will
be manufactured. The plant will fur
nish employment to about 500 hands
The buildings are now being removal
ed by carpenters and other mechanics
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
CONNECTICUT HAS
SO, 588 PLEASURE CARS

Licenses. for 53,5sS pleasure cars
have been issued by the state automo-
bile department since October /, 1916,
according to figures announced yes
terday at the office of Robbins B.
Stoecke1. state automobile commits
zooer. For conlmexeiel v>h-cles g.
S57 licenses were issued and $685.
604.7z taken In at the department up
to July 81. About 80,220s motor. We
htcle operators licenses have been is
sued. which. at 81 apiece. has brought
$160,440 into the state treasury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06
NEW YORK-NEW HAVEN
TRAIN SCHEDULE CHANGED


Train No. now leaving New York
weekdays at Al a. M for New Ha-
ven will leave at 4:10 a. M, and train
No. zs2 now leaving Stamford week
days at 6.42 a. m for New Haven will
leave at $50 a. m and run on the
following schedule:
Leave Darien, 5.5s; South NorwaIk,
6.s7, e-o7s East Norwaik. s.1o. Leave
Westport and Saugatuck, 5.44r6.15;
Green's Farms. 6.21; Southport, 5.55,
s.26; Fairfield. 6.29. Due Bridge
port, 6.07, 6.34. Leave Bridgeport,
SIT. $40; Stratford, 646; Devon,
$50; Milford. $50. SIS; woodmont,
TOP; West Haven, 6.44. 100 Due
New Haven, $780, 715
Train No 4o6 now leaving STAN
ford weekdays at 5.25 a. M, for
South Norwalk will leave at 5.3s a.
M, and be scheduled thirteen minutes
later at all intermediate stations to
South Norwaik due 5.56 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-06

This food conservationdsts Of these
days have nothing on the man who
built the nrst church oyster stew. 1
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-24

Inland waterways and coastwise
chipping are to be called TO the aid
pf the railroads to alleviate car short
age conditions that have held coal
mines down to about 70 per cont. OF
their normal producing capacity.
Scott Nearing, pacinst, was arrest
ed while trying to hold secret meet
Ing of the Peoples Council at Duluth.
About 100000 in patronage will
be distributed in New York by Tam.
many Hall and allied organizations in
the city, county and borough offices on
January 1.
More than 5000 officers and men
from Camp Wadsworth attended O
fold mass In Spartanburg, Bishop Rus.
sell Of South Carolina preaching a scr.
mon on patriotism.
The United States bureau OF educa.
ton declares that there Is no neces.
sity Of the schools giving up the teach.
Ing Of German because Of the war.
In honor OF Private Enright, who
was one OF the three Americans killed
In Europe, tho street in Pittsburgh
whore he lived before going to war
will be named "Enright street"
Six women, one Of them the mother
OF five small children, were killed
when four story building in Atlantic
avenue, Brooklyn, collapsed.