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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-12-28

ny LIE Z uel AuIIlIIlISCI dCioi do
an additional measure for saving
coal.
The number of men now being
served by American Red Cross
canteens in France is more than
Is, 600 a day.
Gasoline production in the Unit
ed States has increased from IS, =
100000 to 10000, 900 barrels a
year since 1914.
Discarded civilian clothing of
National Army soldiers will be
shipped to Belgium for relief Of
sufferers there.
There has been a heavy slump
in the demand for grapefruit
since powdered sugar for sweet
ening is often unobtainable.
Total acceptances of recruits
for the Army December Is num-
bered more than 14,300-the
largest number accepted in one
one day in the history of the
country.
More than so night classes
have been established to train
radio and buzzer operators for
the United States Army, with
an enrolment of about 5000
men.
Proposals to save coal by clos
ing schools in Northern and
Central States during January
and February have not been met
with favor by the Fuel Admins
tration,
According to new regulations
in England, women's shoes must
not have uppers Of leather ex-
ceeding 7 inches, nor of any
other material exceeding 8 inches
in height.
Cantonments throughout the
country are being searched to
secure all colored men with
technical training now in service
for the formation of an artillery
regiment at Camp Meade, Md.
Within IL hours after receiv-
ing news of the Halifax disaster
the woman's committee of the
Council of National Defense had
equipped a relief steamer and
started it to the scene of the dis
aster,
The war has called back into
service nearly 500 retired officers
of the Navy and 1873 former offic-
ers who resigned to enter. civil
life, including % rear admirals,
1S commodores, and "a captains.
Retail dealers Of insecticides
are exempt from the licensing
regulations covering trade in
white arsenic and arsenic insec-
ticides. The only companies re-
quired to obtain licenses are
wholesalers and jobbers.
Late reports On health condi-
tons at Army camps and canton
ments show the epidemic Of
measles to be greatly decreasing.
In several camps where measles
has extensively prevailed the
number of cases of pneumonia
has decreased.
Dancing is one form of amuse-
ment being provided on a large
scale for the men of the Army
and Navy. It is one Of the ways
the war camps community SER
vice.. under direction of the War
and Navy Departments, provides
wholesome pleasure for the
troops.
There are now approximately
$4,000 speakers in the -Four
Minute Men," the nationwide
organization of volunteer speak
ers who assist the Government
in the work of national defense
by presenting messages of vital
national Importance to notion
picture theater audiences.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-12-28
STRAYED
STRAYED OR STOLEN,

from our Hog Park on the Western
Branch on our Ellerslie Farm near this
town, two hogs weighing about $50
pounds each, one spotted barrow and
one black sow, with our mark on each
ear. LIBERAL REWARD for infor-
nation leading to the return of hogs or
to the conviction of thief if stolen.
R. B. B. CHEW,
Upper Marlboro, Md.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
REMARKABLE CLIMBING ROSES

If anyone who had not seen them, un.
dertook to tell the story of the rose
beauties of Portland, Ore, the average
man would never believe the stories as
they are unfolded in print. But the
stories do not do full justice to tho
wonderful rose belt of the Pacific coast.
The picture shows climbing Caroline
Testout which had reached magnifi-
cent proportions. There are millions
Of these roses along the coast and
little comparative study Of the size
of the tree and that Of the house will
serve to give an idea of the glorious
production. What do you suppose an
eastern millionaire would give to have
such an ornament at his door2
There are hundreds of men in the
East that would not let price be a CON
sideration. But then the coast has the
consolation Of knowing that 1t has
many things that even money cannot
buy. One Of them is the rose climate
and soil.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
HINTS IN SEASON

Spring is here. Get busy!
Plant shade trees. Their cool shell
ter will be valuable after awhile.
Look for the beautiful In all things !;
you will surely find it-even in March.
Scratch a little grass seed into the
bare spots when cleaning up the yard.
Later it will look better.
Working the soil when it is wet will
make 1t coarse and lumpy the whole
season.
In laying out. the garden, plan to
have the rows as long as possible.
This will save time in cultivating.
Be sure to thin plants that come up
too thickly. If allowed to grow too
closely together they will be spoiled for
life
This Is the proper time to slip your
geraniums for planting out-of-doOr in
the late spring. Make the slips four
inches long, leaving on only two
leaves, and plant half beneath the
soil.
When unwrapping and uncoverlng
NANESJ buoiCS anu pants hlliu ldNG
had winter protection, examine care
fully to see If insects or fungi have
done any damage. Be sure to burn the
wrappings if any traces of pests are
found, and apply such remedies as may
be needed to rout the enemy.
Seedlings grown in the house, hot
beds or cold frames, need hardening off
before planting in the open. Give them
plenty Of air, and during this month
only lower the sashes at night, when
the weather is cold and stormy
Much trouble and disappointment
would be avoided if tender seeds and
indoor plants were not set out too soon. |
AS a good general rule, which obtains
throughout the country, such plants
shrould not be set out, or seeds sown,
until complaining time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09

saddle, she pedaled swiftly a few
tines and then lifted her feet to the
coveted position. The pedals flew
around beneath her, and the wind
whistled about her in most exhila-
rating way.
But as she neared the bottom the
placid mule suddenly stalked into the
middle of the road Prudence screamed
jerked the handlebar to the right, to
the left, and then, with a sickenlng
thud, she struck the mule head first,
and bounced on down to the ground,
with little cry of pain. The bicycle
crashed beside her, and the mule,
slightly startled, looked around at her
with ears raised in silent questioning.
Then he ambled slowly across the road,
and deliberately continued his grazing.
Prudence tried to raise herself, but
she felt sharp pain. She heard some
one leaping over the fence near her.
and wondered, without moving her
head, if it could be a tramp bent on
highway robbery. The next instant a
man was leaning over her. "Its not
a tramp" she thought, before he had
time to speak.
"Are you hurt2" he cried. "You poor
child"
Prudence smiled pluckily. "My ankle
Is hurt little, but am not a child"
The young man, in great relief,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
Do you believe that Prudence
could be made to believe there
was such thing, as love at first
sight?
(To BE CONTINUED
FINED FOR WEARING Boards
History Tells of English Judges Or.
der for Compulsory Shaving of
Barristers in His Court.

Nowhere was there more prejudice
against boards than at the inns court
of centuries ago. The black books of
LincOln's inn of the sixteenth century
are full of references to offenders who
were "fyned double comens durrynge
such TYNE as they shal have any
berde." This proving ineffective,
batch of bearded barristers was in 1854
"banysshed from We Howse," and
shortly afterward a judges order was
obtained for the compulsory shaving
Of some of the members. The Inner
Temple benchers were not quite so Sc
we're, for fine of 20 shillings was the
sole penalty imposed in 1855 "for
wearying beardes of more than three
weekes growthe." The war against
bearded barristers continued at the
Inns of Court until the seventeenth
century.
Long after this the prejudice against
the unshaved barrister remained. The
late Vice Chancellor Bacon carried his
dislike so far that he refused to listen
to bearded or mustached counsel, pre-.
tending that he could not hear them.
Even now, although there are plenty
Of bearded barristers and X. C.'s, few
have attained eminence. The most
brilliant exception was perhaps the
late Judah Philip Benjamin, "silver-
-ongued Benjamin" who, despite his
and American "goatee," |
earned the princely income of $4,000 |
4 year.-LOndOn Chronicle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09

dom from books for Matte and the
younger parsonage girls.
Then said Prudence: isn't II great
fun TO ride n bicycle? | love II. Some
time will you let me ride your wheel?"
"Why certainly. You may ride now
If you like"
"No,' said Prudence slowly 81 used
TO ride, but am afraid 1t would not do
now, Some OF the members might
see me, and-well l am very grown
up, you know. OF course" she added
hastily ut Is different with you. You
ride for business, but 1t would be moth
ing but frolic with me. / want to go
early in the morning, when the world
is fast asleep. Let me take it tomor-
row morning, will your"
"les, of course you may" was the
hearty answer "You may stay out as
long as you like. l always sleep late
on Saturdays"
So Prudence delightedly tripped up
the parsonage board walk, wheeling
the bicycle by her side. She hid it
carefully in the wOOdshed for the
twins were rash and venturesome. But
after she had gone to bed, she CON
fided her plan to Fairy.
I'm going at six o'clock, and. Fairy
If | am a little late you'n get break
fast for papa and the girls, like u dear
won't you?".
Fairy promised. And early the next
morning Prudence, in red sweater
jacket and cap, set out upon her secret
ride. 1t was a magnificent morning,
and Prudence sang for pure delight as
she rode swiftly along the country
roads, guided only by her own caprice.
She knew it was growing late, but
Fairy'u get breakfast she thought,
Finally she turned in a by-rOad lead
ing between two rich hickory grn"as.
Dismounting at the top of a long hill,
she gazed anxiously around her. No
one was in sight. The nearest house
was two miles behind, and the road
was long and smooth and inviting,
and the hill was steep Prudence
yearned for a good, soul-stirring coast.
with her feet high on the framework
Of the wheel, and the pedals flying
around beneath her skirts. 1t seemed
safe. The only living thing in sight
was a sober-eyed, serious mule peace
fully grazing near the bottom of the
hill.
Prudence laughed gleefully, like a
child. She never laughed again in ex-
lctly that way. Here goes!" she |
:ried, and, leaping nimbly into the |
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09

interest toward the prospect Of having
some running water to relieve the gar
den effect
From the simplest little rock-built
circle, bordered by plants and sprayed
from a miniature pipe Of crude con
struction to the dazzling geyser that
spouts its volume at the Southampton
estate Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Breese,
the range runs.
The latter costly fountain, by the
way, has just been provided with I'M
provised moonlight, by which evening
guests may stroll while a 100000 cam
die power installation crosses blue, yell
low and white rays to make something
that looks much like the original and
genuine moonshlne under which RO-
meo and Juliet wandered while Romeo
suggested that:
AT lovers perjuries they say Jove
laughs"
BY far the CommOnest Of the fOun-
tain efforts are being made in stucco
or In concrete and cement. II takes
no millionaire. TO provide the where
withal to make such a fountain. Nor
does one even have TO go to that much
expense. Even modest wooden struc-
lures, water-proofed and sunk so that
they may be hidden by plants, are with
in the command of the plain mortal.
Brick and terra Gotta are both being
much used in the construction Of small
OF course the character of
fountain and the value that 1t will
achieve as a part Of your home all de-
pends upon your own good judgment
and taste.
The scope is so wide that no rule
can be laid down for any considerable
of people. One Of the pret-
test effects that l have seen recently
cost little. The water went skyward
through a simple pile Of rocks, moss
bedecked and loosely arranged.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
NeM Mlrror Is Mannlfler.

A mirror which magnifies at any dis
tance without distorting the lines or
the focus Of the object reflected has
been perfected by an Erie (Pa.) manu-
facturer. The mirror is particularly
adapted to the needs Of mechanics in
looking underneath or in back of OBJ
jects, but is also practical household
article. AS it reflects a white light, 1t
is said to recommend itself particulars
ly to the examination, of internal or un.
derneath mechanical parts which are
difficult to readjust unless taken to the
light for examination. Hence, it is
also claimed to be invaluable for ex.
amining the throat, teeth, mouth OF
eyes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
CHAPTER VIII.
Romance Comes.

Sometimes, Methodists, or Presbyte-
rians, or Observation-Disclosures we may
be-we are irreslstibly impelled to the
conclusion that things were simply
bound to happen However slight the
cause-still that cause was predestlned
from the beginning of time. A girl
may by the sheerest accident step
from the street car a block ahead of
her destination-an irritating accident.
But as she walks that block she may
meet an Old-time friend, and stranger.
And that stranger-Aah, you can never
convince the girl that her stepping
from the car too soon was not ordered
when the foundations of the world
were laid.
After all, 1t was very simple. Across
the street from the parsonage lived a
girl named Matte Moore-a common.
unlovely, unexciting girl, who taught
d country school five miles out from
town, and rode to and from her school,
morning and evening, on a bicycle.
One evening, early in June, when the
world was fair to look upon, it was
fOreordained that Prudence should be
turning in at the parsonage gate just
hs Matte Moore whirled up, opposite,
on her dusty wheel. Prudence stopped
TO interchange polite inanities with her
helghbor, and Matte, wheeling the BIZ
cycle lightly beside her, came across
the street and stood beneath the par
sonage naples with Prudence. They
taiked of the weather of the coming
summer, of Mattle's school, rejoicing
that one more week would bring free
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09

Harry Skunk, an Ohio product, who
has long been prominent in minstrel
and vaudeville circles, is fond Of EN-
ploying his leisure moments in hunting
ont characters and gaining odd side
lights on human nature.
At carnival in southern town two
eolored boys stood near the edge of
q crowd that had assembled to watch
q high diver.
As the daring athlete slowly mount
I'd a tall pole to a tiny platform 60
reet in the air, a brass band on the
ground played "chills-and-fever" music.
When the diver left his perch,
plunged head downward into a small
tank on the ground, and "scooped" out
onto the ground like a flash, the music
broke into a lively strain.
The cOlored boys held their breath
until the daredevil feat had been ac-
complished, then one said to the other,
as they turned to go:
Some time dat ban am gonna play,
and dat man ain't gona heah it,"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
RAT MANKlND's GREAT ENEMY
Rodents determination Would Be Of
lnestlmable Benefit 10 the Whole
Human Race.

The bubonlc plague OF today Is lden-
teal with the black death Of the mid
die ages. Primarily disease OF r0-
dents, caused by short dumb-bell
shaped microscopic vegetable. the pest
bacillus, Il occurs In man In three
forms, the pneumonia which has a
death rate Of almost 100 per cent the
septicnemlc, which Is nearly as fatal,
and the buhonlc, In which even with
the most modern methods Of treatment
the mortality Is about 90 per cent II
Is disense OF commerce, spreading
around the globe IN the body OF the
shlp-borne rat. II Is estimated that
every case Of human plague costs the
municipality In which II occurs at
least $500. This does not take into
account the enormous loss due 20 dis
lstrOus qunrantines and the CONNER
alal paralysis which the fear of the
disease so frequently produces.
The disease Is now treated with a
serum discovered through the genius
Of Yersin. This Is used In much the
same way as is dlphtheria anti-toxin.
Plague is transferred from the sick
rodent 10 the well man by heas. The
sick rat has enormous numbers Of
plague bacIlll In It's blood. The blood
Is taken by the flea, which, leaving the
sick rat seeks refuge and sustenance
on the body Of a human being to
whom II transfers the Infection.
Since plague Is diseuse of rodents
and since IL is carried from sick rO-
dents TO well men by rodent tleas, safe
~ from the disease lies In the exclu-
sion Of rodents, not only exclusion
from the habitation Of man but also
from the ports and cities Of the world.
Those who dwell in rat-proof surround,
ings take no plague. Not only should
man dwell In rat-proof surroundings,
hut he should also live IN rat-free sur.
roundings. The day is past when the
rodent served a useful purpose as the
unpaid city scavenger. Rats viii not
come where there Is no food for them.
Municipal cleanliness may be regard
ed as a partial insurance against
plague. The prayer that no plague
come nigh our dwelling Is best an
wered, however, by rat-proofng the
1abltatlOns Of man. Modern sanitary
cieuce has evolved a simple and eff
rient weapon against the pestilence
which walketh in darkness and striG-
eth at MONDAY, and the United States
public health service has put this
knowledge into practical operation and
thus speedily eradlcated plague,
wherever it has appeared in the Unit.
ed States.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
Mans Few Wants

"Man wants but little here below"
He wants his meals cooked just right,
and composed of the particular things
he likes to eat. He wants his clothes
kept in perfect order, and the buttons
sewed on. He wants to get up when
he gets ready, and then he wants to
swear because he misses his car to the
office. He wants to be cross when
he comes home and not have 1t men
toned. He wants to leave his coat and
hat and shoes just where he happens
to take them off when he comes in.
He wants his slippers right in a GER
tain place where he can find them
without effort. He wants to put the
ashes from his cigar in the most con-
venient place while he smokes. He
wants to yawn and go to bed when
his wife wants him to go out with her
and make call. He wants everything
rs he wants it. and he wants no talk
about it.-Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
THE FLOWER OF THE RICH

1t is 10 he doubted II any flower has
received so much attention and care
from persons of great wealth this year
us has the chrysanthemum. John D..
Rockefeller is supposed TO be the rich
est man in the world. He has never
spared any expense 10 produce perfect
aOwers, however exacting he may be
IN matters of corporation economy. He
was one Of the exhibitors at the re-
cent flower show at Tarrytown, n. Y,
where many of the wealthiest men and
women Of the entire world pitted their
flowers against one another.
And the man with a billion didn't
raise the best flowers at that. \ wOm-
an who had comparatively little
money had the honor of getting the
palm for the mast beautiful chrysan-
ihemums.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
Heat Hastened Hairs Growth.

Absence Of steam heat at the NAL
ling workhouse, Kent, England, would
make the hairdresser there grow fond
er Of the sob Of cutting the Inmates
hair. But steam heat makes the hair
grow faster. That is why the hair
dresser is longing 10 have the price
Of haircuts increased.
Heretofore the Mailing workhouse
has been heated with individual coal
stoves, but recently a steam-heating
apparatus was installed In the build
ing. Then It was not long afterward,
according 20 the hairdresser, that the
BARRIERS job became just one haircut
after the other, and the blame was
placed on the steam heat.
The official barber told the hair-rais-
ing story 10 the board Of directors, but
that body reserved decision on wheth-
er the price Of haircuts should be in
creased.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
New Year Custom in China.

The Chinese have a. custom of ceIe-
,rating the advent of New Years.
either by paying off old debts, or, if
hey are creditors and the debtor is un-
able to pay, then by canceling the debt.
Thus the new year begins with a clean
slate. Communities are all alike in
many respects and the problem of our
city is the problem of a thousand 9TH
ers. We have too many unpaid ac-
counts on our books. Why not profit
by the Chinese idea and have a pay-up
week the country over, when the slate
shall be wiped clean and the new year
started free Of debt2-Argonaut
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
EAT LESS MEAT

Excessive eating Of meat is not only
tremendously expensive, but it is posi-.
lively injurious to health. In place OF
meat try Skinner's Mscsroni and Spa
ghettl the most delicious Of all food
and the richest in nutriment. They
can be prepared In a hundred appetiz-
ing ways at small cost. Write Skin.
ner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Neb. for beauti-
full Cook Book It's free.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-09
Mistaken Zeal.

An old Australian farmer visited his
daughter, who had antimacassars on
the backs Of her chairs. As he was
sitting by the window, he spled the
minister coming to visit "Jean," as she
was called. AS she went to answer the
door, her father, not being accustomed
to such finery, snatched all the anti.
macassars off the chairs and threw
them under the table.
AYE, Jean, lass, glad 1 was to get
yer washing oot O. the way afore the
minister came in" said the old man
when the minister had gone.