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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
ONE-TIME PIRATES
Esth0nian 0utrages EnkindIed
Wrath of Danish Kings.
Records Show They We're Regarded
as Daring, Predatory People
of the Baltic.

The EsthonianS, who constitute four
ffths of the population of the RUSSIAN
Baltic province of ESthonia, which lies
between Riga and Petrograd, are the
subject of q bulletin issued by the Ma
tional Geographic society from its
Washington headquarters:
Like the Films, to whom they are
closely related, the Esthonians or
Esths, a race numbering 100000 peo-
pie, more than 100000 of whom reside
in EsthOnia, retain many character.
istics which bespeak their MongOlian
origin. They are long-armed and short
legged, have broad face and low brows,
are usually beardless and have oblique
eyes.
"The first record of the Esths in
Europe reveals them as daring. pred
atory people of the Baltic whose
piratic outrages enkindled the wrath
of Danish kings as early as the twelfth
century. In 1874 and 1896 Canute VI
sent a strong expedition against them
and forced number of the laWless
bands to accept Christianity and allow
themselves to be baptized. Hardly
had the warlike proselyters left the
ESthOnian shores, however, than the
inhabitants reverted to barbarism and
their heather practices. A quarter of
q century later Waldemar II was more
successful. He subjugated the north
ern portion of the land and brought
the inhabitants under submission to
the Danish crown. 1t was never a
willing submission. however, and for
more than 100 years the inhabitants
gave their conquerors endless trouble
until 1343 Waldemar " decided that
they were not worth the bother so
he sold his interest in the rebels and
In their land to the Knights of the
Sword, who were gradually spreading
their net of power northward from
Teutonic lands,
For more than 500 years thereafter
the lot of the Esthonians was virtual
fy that of serfdom under their Ger
man landowners.
'In the sixteenth century both the
nOb.es and the fortified towns of ESth-
onia placed themselves under the pro-
lection of the Swedish crown, but they
were forced to acknowledge a new
master after Peter the Greats success
full wars against Charles MI.
For the last thirty years the Rus
sian imperial government has been
making systematic efforts to abolish
the Esthonian language, to which the
people have clung tenaciously. Harsh
regulations as to the use of the Ian
guage in the schools have not served
to vean the people from their Ian
guage. however. One characteristic
which has served to preserve the Esth
language through the centuries has
been the peoples love for poetry, and
they have rare nSt,aal gift for versi-
fication.
THE Orthodox Greek church of Rus
sia also has conducted an active pro-
gram In Esthonia, but according to the
latest religious census 90 per cent of
the inhabitants are still Lutherans."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02

with other college athletes, and we
therefore made virtue Of necessity"
Doctor Raycroft disagrees with the
popular notion that American expert
ness In baseball throwing will prove
q distinct advantage in the hurting OF
bombs. Trench experience, he states,
has demonstrated that the most effec'
tive results with those deadly little
missiles is obtained by q forward anG
thrusting throw, as in shot-putting OK
the shOrt-armed bowling throw which
prevails in cricket. Information oD'
tanned from those who have had ex-
perience with bombs and grenades OH
the battlefields and in the Canadian
camps indicate that the free oyerhand
baseball throw is too prone to over
shoot the mark to be of such pro-
nounced advantage, as most Americans
have fancied must prove the case.
Practically every branch OF sporf
will be encouraged in the training
camps. but it is probable that DoXln"
will play a leading part.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02

dreds in Borneo, While in Australia
there is no classifying the complexi-
ties. Assuming that so dialects, on
an average, belong to each language,
gives the colossal total of q quarter
of a million linguistic abilities.
Some authorities think that a cen
fury hence there will be only four Ian
guages of Importance in the world
Central Europe may produce newer
and more straightforward German Ian
guage, imperial English may reign
alone over the North American conti-
nent and a more businesslike Spanish
will be used in South American states.
while Russian may take on some more
rich Slavonic dialect, which will blend
the races of eastern Europe and CEN
trail Asia into q harmonious fedora
ton. So that in the future these four
languages will enter into what may be
a never-ending competition.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Something New Under Sun.

Claiming that it holds fish more Sc
cureIy than the usual type Of hook. n
Norwegian has patented a fishhooB
with the barb at one side of instead
of inside the point.
Hoping some day to produce a per-
feet human race, an Englishman has
as a nucleus six children of as many
nationalities and will add five more to
his colony.
For protecting fruit trees from frnSt
an inventor has patented tent to be
placed under them and diffuse through
them the heat from a lamp inside the
tent
An iceless refrigerator has been in
vented for automobile tourists or
campers, the food container being sur
rounded by a water bag that is kept
eoOl by evaporation.
Time is signaled to vessels i'll the
harb0r of Lisbon by two lights which
are automatically Illuminated five min
utes before each hour and eXtinguish
cd at the hour.
The Japanese are producing Hnnu-
Rlly 20000.O00 tons of coal from the
laiues Of Japan and South Manchuria.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Novel Use for Handkerchief
coat styles.

One way to make use of an embrol.
dered handkerchief for other than its
original purpose is to cut a circular
piece away in the center so the hand.
kerchIef may be slipped about the neck
and serve as a collar. One side should
be opened and then fastened on the
shoulder.
Should the handkerchief be too
small for this treatment then three.
quarters of it may be used to make
q sort of yoke for the dress front.
This will give q square outline, the
contour of which may be varied by
lengthening the bib with a berthe Of
lace, preferably filet or venise.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Mrs. Russell Sage Now 88.

Mrs. Russell Sage, who recently
passed her eightyeighth birthday, is
at her Lawrence, L. l., home. She Is
living in almost complete retirement,
and few of the many friends who called
with birthday congratulations were re,
Ceived by her Those who were in.
formed she could not receive them re-
spected her preference for quiet and
left their cards with congratulations
Hundreds Of cOngratulatory kilograms
were received from all over the coun
try.
Mrs. Sage seldom goes out of the
grounds surrounding her home. When
she drives she usually uses an automo.
bile, having expressed a preference for
that over the carriage, to which she
clung for years after automobiles be-
came popular.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Butler Got Away With Il.

Some folks uptown hired unto them
selves a new butler last month. lie
told them he knew all about butlerlhS
and that he had done the job for the
niftiest people in the world. He was
colored, pompous and impressive; so
much so that, although he asked for
gigantic wages, he got it right Off the
bat.
On the afternoon he started in his
mistress went out riding. When she
returned she asked him if anyone had
called.
'Non," responded the butler, no
body ain zackly called. But two old
folks come round in hack and when
t0Ie 'cm you was out they jes' went
AWAY and lef' some lii white cyardS
an lot O. cigarette papahs."
JThink this over. It's better on cog
ltation. )-Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Country to See Greatest
Athletic Activity During
The Next Twelve Months

DR.. Joseph E. Raycroft, director of
the department of physical science at
Princeton, predicts year of unusual
athletic activity among the army train
ing camps. He says: "There will be
more real and widespread athletic ac-
tivity in this country during the next
twelve months than ever before in our
lifetime"
Doctor Raycroft is a member of the
war departments commission on train
ing camp activities.
THAT the colleges have abandoned
athletics is entirely false notion that
has attained too general circulation
and acceptance" says Doctor Raycroft.
"The colleges have not and will not
abandon athletics; what some OF them
did abandon was intercollegiate COM
petition.
"Take Princeton. for example. Of
our student body of some 1000 young
men, nearly 500 promptly enlisted for
war service and at once began training
for it. 1t left them neither time nor
opportunity to engage in competition
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Nu. nlAf~ ~teQ
over 1000 Languages Now;
Way Be Only Four Century
Hence, Authorities Think

If you are asked how many Ian
guages there are in the world, can
you give anything like an accurate
answer? The average PERSONS knowl-
edge or ability to speak languages
rarely exceeds two besides his native
tongue. The late Emperor Francis
Joseph, when visiting a Red Cross hos
pital spoke with the patients in their
own languages, which showed that the
aged emperor was a master of six.
1t may appear strange, but it is
nevertheless true, says an exchange,
that there are over 1000 languages
spoken BY mankind, while the number
of dialects exceeds this. There are
more than 60 vocabularies in Brazil,
and in Mexico the Nahua is broken up
into some TOO dialects. There are hun
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Defining a Wife.

The pretty school teacher had asked
her class for the best original defini-
tion of wife" and the boy in the cor
ner promptly responded, "A rib"
Mans guiding star and guardian
angel he said IN response to the nod
"A helpmeet," put in a little fiaxen
haired girl.
zone VINO makes a man hustle" WAS
the next suggestion.
'And keeps him from making a fool
Of himself" put in another girl.
Some one for man to find fault
with when things go wrong" said a
sOrrowful little maiden.
stop there" said the school teach.
er, That's the best def1nition."-
Pittsburgh ChronIcle-Telegraph !
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Modest Great Men.

In his book of "reminiscences. "a
Soldiers Memories in Peace and War"
Mai. Gen. Sir George YOunghusband
tells a story of Rudyard Kipling and
Cecil Rhodes during the BOer war. The
two great men were together at Cen
eral YOunghusband's camp and the
soldiers. having heard Of their pres
cnce, gathered around the tent and
raised Il great cheer. Rhodes and Kip
ling came out 10 see what the excite
ment was about and the cheering was
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Nut Roast.

Take a cupful of finely chopped nut
meats, add two cupfuls of bread
crumbs, q minced onion, tablespoon
full of chopped parsley, Il teaspoonful
of Worcestershire sauce, two table
spoonfuls of melted butter, salt and
pepper, two beaten eggs and enough
milk to moisten. Form into Il long
roll, place in creased baking dish
and cover with waXcd paper. Bake
forty minutes in a hot oven, basting
two or three times with hot water and
butter. Fresh or canned mushrooms
may be used for the sauce.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Suooests a hilarious Finish.

Most hilarious and mirthful would
be the ending Of the war under the
scheme of a Henniker (N. H) humaai-
tartan. He would nave all the Ger
mans, the Eaiscr included, laugh them
selves to DEATH says the Boston Jour
nal
Briefly, the scheme is to spill a new
Kind of laughing gas, which the writer
says he has invented, all over the Ger
man forces. The gas, according to the
plan, can be carried over the German
trenches in airplanes and dropped.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02

"You make more fuss about losing a
nickel than I'd make about losing q
hundred dollars"
Boss" said the boy, you've got the
wrong idea. The chances are you've
got another hundred. But this was
my last nickel. 'Tain't what you lose
that makes the difference. It's what
you've got left"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Celery Soup.

Cook the outside stalks of celery till
tender with enough water to cover
add a small onion, slice of carrot and
q bay leaf. When tender rub through
a sieve. Blend two tablespoonfuls
each of butter and -four and add to a
pint of hot milk, cook with the celery
pulp, season and serve hot with crcu-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02

The invention of machine to grind
sea sand. too smooth to be of use in
its raw state has enabled great guam
titles of 1t TO be utilized in brick man.
ufacture in Virginia.
The use of a plant growing locally
for a roof covering by a farmer in Ger
many led to the discovery that it pro-
duces a fiber that is a fair substitute
for jute and hemp.
A recently patented chair the back
of which can be adjusted at several
angles contains q shoe shining outfit
in its base and can. be converted into
4 tYpeMriter table.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Lima Bean Salad.

Over a pint Of cold cooked Lima
beans pour three or four tablespoon
fuls of olive oil, two tahlespoonfuls Of
cider vinegar, one tcasDoonful Of graf
ed onion. half teaspoonful of salt and
half a teaspoonful of paprika. Toss
and mix; serve with chopped pickle.
Peanut butter added to baked beans
instead of pork is a change which is
liked by peanut lovers.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Representative of Today's Coat Styles,

tom of the coat, at the sides, very wide
bands of Hudson seal are set on. Wide
cuffs and big muffler collar of this
of the garment At the middle Of the
belt across the front a buckle, covered
with the same, finishes the adorument
Of this very smart and up-to-date mod.
el and 1t may be taken as a represent.
ative and flrst-class example of today's
coat STYLES
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02

redoubled. Said Rhodes to Kipling
Take off your cap; they are cheering
you" Said Kipling to Rhodes, "No,
they are not. They are cheering you"
General Iounghusband suggested,
"They are cheering both of u.s."
"Whereupon BOTH" said the author,
standing close together for support,
shyly took off their hats"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Onions and Cheese.

A most satisfying and wholesome
dish is onions and cheese. Cook the
onions until tender, then place Il layer
in a baking dish, then layer OF good
rich white sauce and a thick layer Of
grated cheese, cover with another layer
of onions and white sauce and finish
the top with buttered crumbs. Bake
until well heated and the crumbs well
Drowned. Hard cooked eggs may be
cut up and added to onions in place of
the cheese if desired.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Euenina Dress TrImminas.

The opening up Of the season for
evening dresses is having a strong in
fluence on the demand for beads and
spangles says the Dry Goods Econo-
mist, particularly in the more delicate
shades. Spangled bands in plain row
effect in such shades as Chinese blue
opal coral wisteria and green are all
In high regard being used in cOnjunc-
ton with taSSels and small sized or
namentS to match.
Perseverance in love is more of q
nuisance than q ylrtua-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Boutonnleres.

Long pins in the form Of jeweled
butterflies or insects are worn with
tailor suits and sports coats in place of
the once popular buttonhole bouquets,
says the Dry Goods Economist. These
are pinned either to the revers of sport
coat or jacket or to the side of the
coat at the usual line of a breast pock-
ct. The butterfly pins are generally
In life size, while the dragon-f1y pins
noted are often twice the length of the
natural tX.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Rubber Plants.

To keep rubber plants in fine .condi-
ton, once week wipe each leaf sep
nrately with Il cloth dipped in sweet
oil. Then pour a tablespoonful down
among the roots This adds strength
to each leaf and life to the plant.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Copyriuht Protection.

The copyright law gives an author
an exclusive right to print, publish
and sell his writings, and generally
the exclusive right to dramatize them
for Il term of % years and provides
for renewal for second period of
IS years.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
! - &&5Se7
Gathered Smiles
Not CAUGHT Mapping.

"William," snapped the dear lady,
viciously. didn't l hear the clock
strike two as you came in?"
"You did my dear. 1t started to
strike ten, but l stopped it to keep
from waking you up"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
DEPENDS What You Take.

announced:
"If | take two
letters from
money one will
be left. Curious,
isn't it?"
Very" drawl-
e d t h e bore d
friend, but l can
tell you some
thing more curl
Gus"
"What's that p
"a friend of
mine took money
from two letters,
and now his wife
JF. -
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
His Idea of FiuhtEno.

ITS not the money, it's the prin-
ciple of the thing he's fighting for.''
They all say that"
II know, but in this case 1t must be.
He has hired a $4,000 lawyer to de-
fend him in $500 law suit"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
What Puzzled Him.

Mr.. Easterly-
The hanging gar
dens of Babylon
must have been
q wonderful sight.
Woolsey West
Yes; I've heard
Of 'em. And I've
often wondered
why they pro-
vided such elabo-
rate accommoda-
tions for lynching
parties.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Varied Activities.

Il see now why you call your yacht
the Flirt."
"Why do you think 1 call her so?"
Because 1 notice she Is either kiss
ing the waves or hugging the shore"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02

As We are asked to observe Tuesday
as a meatless day, which all patriotic
women will be glad to do, it behooves
us to look over cur cook books and
keep enough recipes for meatless
dishes on file to escape monotony.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Home Censorship.

TFO''IS NVITSOT 5EITPs
DO you remember the story of
David and Goliath?"
Yes. But don't encourage my
boys to read it. l have trouble enough
now to- keep them from throwing
stones"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Meatless Meals.

All ones self is music. if one touches
the notes rightly and in tune.-Ruskin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Mothers Cook Book.
aaoaQoaQeQQQopQQQS

The grand essentials of happiness are
something to do, something to love, and
something to hope for
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Relative Values.

and family are left"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-11-02
Wise and Otherwise.

The life work Of some men
seems to be criticizing others.
A rural contributor says that
cider is the spirit Of the press.
The less a woman has to COM
plain about the more she com
plains.
A cynic is a man who must be
unhappy in order to appear hap
py.
A man is apt to be suspicious
if his wife isn't Jealous of him.
1t isn't what your grandfather
was but what you are that
counts.
The man who marries an Or
phan can't blame his troubles on
his wife's mother.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-17
Originality in BIuebird Plot.

II Deacon Todd had informed his
housekcepcr that he was going to
town for the purpose of buying a
Ford there would have been great
saving Of ncrveforcc on the part Of
Major Burke, his ncighbor across the
way, and vastly less rcd liquor would
have been consumed by the said Ma
jor Burke:
And if Chet Wells had not openly
threatened to get hunk" with Deacon
Todd when the deacon evisted him
from the Todd farm when Chet could
no longer raise the rent. young Wells
would not have been suspected Of the
crime Of murder.
Furthermore if Emily Burke had
not been engaged to marry rich
young man of the same neighborhood,
Chct might never have left for dis
tant State to make his fortune, and
the 'Dcacon's demise" would never
have stirred the whole countryside
to it's uttermost ends.
Assembly these three facts in
one photoplay, "The Secret OF the
swamp" to be exhibited at the Idle
Hour theatre on next Friday will pre-
sent an entertainment that will lack
nothing in sensationalism, that will
nave love story to intensely concern
every observer and will finish off af-
ter series Of minor ripples of mirth.
with one of the biggest laughs" a
photoplay ever carried.
Despite the fact that statistics show
more than six million Ford jokes to
be in current circulation Bluebird
Photoplays have found an absolutely
new manner in which to apply a
Henry" to the excellent purpose of
laughter
Myrtle Gonzalez and Val Paul, with
George hernandez and Frank Nc
Qnarrie, will impersonate the prin-
ciDal characters, leading an able com
pany OF good size through five acts of
photoplaying that is sure to have In
terest for movie fans Of every tasto
and variety.