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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-22

The Patuxent Milling Company,
Bowie, Md, operating the Old DuVall
water mill, has installed feed crusher
in addition to their grinding Flour,
Feed and Meal Any farmers having
corn for sale please communicate; will
pay Baltimore prices. Also solicit Gus
tom grinding, Dec26.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-22

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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-22
OnpER OF RArrFrcArroN
In the matter of the Eastate of
SUSAN E. MCGREGOR-


NRDERED on this 9TH day of March,
~ 1913, by the Orphans Court of
Prince Georges County, that the sale
made ard reported by T. Van Clagett.
Administrator, d. Is. N. G. T. A. of
Susan E. McGregor, deceased, be tina, y
ratified and confirmed unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the first day April next, provid-
ed copy Of this order be inserted in
some weekly newspaper pub ishcd i'll
Prince Georges County, Maryland,
once in each OF three successive weeks
before the said first day of April, l9lN.
The Report states the amount of sale
To- be $1,000
Il. IRVING BOWIE, c. J.
ALBERT r. JENKINS A J.
JOHN a SCHULTZ 4. J.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
HUN AIRMkN TURNS
GUN ON HELPLESS
Falling to His Death, MaIevoIent
German Shoots Women
and Children.

The desperate malevolence of Ger
man airman, who. falling to his death,
tried to "go west in style" by taking
with him as many women and children
as he could is graphically described
by Mrs. Laura Forest of the American
fund for French wounded In letter
from Epernay, where she had taken
part In the evacuation of hospital
before the German advance and wit
messed the fall of the Hun plane. The
letter tells how the Boche even after
he had fallen deliberately continued
to fire upon noncOmbatant spectators.
Mrs. Forests letter follows:
ut was just after breakfast on Sun
day when the guns announced the ap-
proach Of an enemy plane and we
crowded around the doors of our hO-
tel and watched what we thought was
the successful carrying out Of dam
gerous move, the sudden dropping
down Of the plane through the area of
bursting shells and out of. the reach
Of the guns. Right over the building
he came, raking the street with ma
chine-gun fire-and then came such a
burst of Joy from the throats of the
people as is seldom heard: II est
tombe! II est tombeF (He has fallen.)
"When found myself I was run
ming with the men and women and
children of Epernay, and with theg I
kept on running till the fallen plane
was in sight. Wounded as the avia-
tor was, he turned his machine gun on
the crowd and fred. killing a woman
and child. And still we ran on and
found him and only the arrival Of q
motor with the police let him live as
long as he did. He died within few
hours. The second man was buried
under the machine and the crowd was
well dispersed before he was brought
out, badly wounded. and carried away.
I never heard whether he lived or
died."
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
JUST A DOMESTIC DRAMA
Tooth, Bread Board, Mother and Son.
All Mixed Up in This Little
Everyday Story.

"A TOOTH limousine, a bread board,
some Wyckoff noodles, n mother and
her son enter into this drama.
Mother is loyalty doing her own
work, and on returning from "ket
she drove her limousine to til, zen
door. Lacking room to place her mar
keting. she temporarily put the bread
board, covered with noodles on the
back of the convenient limousine. Just
then her son had fall In such man.
ner that front tooth was cleanly re-
moved from its socket. In great ex-
citement she picked up the boy and
the tooth and fastened in the limou-
SINE to the dentist. On one of the prin-
cfpal streets, during the trip down
town, she heard n sound us though the
Limousine had run over loose board,
but gave 1t no thought. The dentist
replaced the tooth and mother and son
returned home. Her husband, who Is
very fond of noodles. said: "Marguer-
ette. what did you do with the bread
board and the noodles?" Then she
knew. Did she go back after the bread
board and noodles? She did not.
Is the boys tooth still in? 1t is.
VIII you find the bread board and
noodles advertised in the lost column !?
No.-lndianapOlis News.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Danes Once scorned Coal Flres.

Coal and its products were not al
ways so popular as they are today,
Alexander Findlay, Welsh chemist,
reminds us In his book, 1.-THE Treas
ures of Coal Tar"
"The Introduction of coal, especially
as domestic fuel, was for long
time regarded with disfavor," he
writes. "Even in the seventeenth CEN
fury it met with an active boycott on
the part of the nice danes of London
who would not come into any house or
rooms where sea-coales We're burned.
nor willingly eat of meat that was ell
ther sod or roasted with sea-coal fire.
doubtless by reason of the pollution
of the atmosphere by smoke and of the
stencil produced by the burning COAL"
Coal was more popular In England
in 1859, when mauve dye appeared as
one of the coal tar products and be-
came so much the rage that Punch re-
ferred to the fashion epidemic as the
Mauve Measles.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
Palm-clothed Islands That Have All
of the Riches Man Has Any
Need to Covet.

The little-known Trobriand group Of
Islands is cluster of palm-clothed
gems that stud the emerald Pacific Il
hundred-odd miles northeast of Sa-
marai Papua). They are the real
thing in coral romance. The natives
are of the Melanesian type, happy peo-
pie with fondness Especially on the
part of the star-eyed maidens) for
Europeans, who have exploited the
rich pearl fishery. They are advanced
in arts and crafts, and produce tre-
mendous quantity of carved weapons
and ornaments, which are eagerly
bought by tourists from curio-dealers
in Sydney and Melbourne.
Before competition set in the island
ers did not get much for their pearls.
Gems worth $50 and SIS We're freely
bought for as many pence. The group
is fiat, but is richly clothed in-jungle,
and produces vast quantities of excel
lent yams, which are traded. Good
climate, gorgeous scenery, blue seas
like billowing silk, diamond-dusted
beaches and splendid fishing and shoot
ing c~-->,-r>r. -s
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Mr.. BURLINGTON WAS LATE
Mrs. 8. Had Been at the Jewellers on \
Similar Mission Some Few
Months Before.

Mr.. Birklington drove up in "taxi"
and eprered a jewelers. shop accom-
panied DX his valet, who carried an OBJ
long box of steel. Mr.. Burlington ask
ed for private interview, and, on be-
ing shown into the office, he opened
the box, exposing a splendid array of
diamond and pearl necklaces, earrings,
tiaras and rings. "Mrs. b." he said.
"is now abroad. Before she returns
want you to extract these stones and
replace them with good limitations,
selling the real jewels and giving me
tn" money. This of course is to be a
confidential transaction" II should be
glad to do as you ask" said the jewell
er, "but two years ago Mrs. b. called
here on similar errand to that which
now brings you and the errand In
her case was successful. The paste
jewels that you offer me are worth lit
tie more than the hire of the taxi
awaiting you outside!"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Bluff That Failed.

General Plumer, who has recently
been recalled to France from Italy,
can be very ironical when he chooses,
as the following story proves:
Shortly before the war. when he
held the Irish command. regiment
was being Unanswered before him on
a field day, and the colonel In charge
succeeded in getting his men mixed up
pretty thoroughly.
However, he went grimly on, and at
last, calling halt, rode up to Plumer
with an air of Importance.
81 fiatter myself that was extremely
well done, SIR" he said, evidently with
the idea Of trying to bluff that moth
ing had gone wrong.
"Oh, excellent" was General Plum
er's suave reply. "But may ask what
on earth you were trying to do?"-
Pearson's Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Mule Meat

'If the Germans capture any Amerf-
can mules" says the Birmingham Age
Herald, "they may be tempted to try
mule steak" Perhaps so, but we trust
none of our friends over there will
ever be called upon to resort to any
such expedient. We are proud Of our
mules, the great work they have done
and are doing over here and over there
for victory. So appreciative are we of
the mules services that we are ready
to stand hats off when he attempts to
bray the "Star-Spangled Banner;" but
we can never, no never recommend his
steak even to the despised Boche as
anything approaching a gastronomic
dainty.-Nashville Banner.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
WOULD AMEND LORDS PRAYER
Seemingly Nothing Was Sacred From
Revising Mind Of This United
States Senator,

A well-known senator annoys his
colleagues sometimes because in his
desire to make legislation thoroughly
good he insists on many amendments.
During discussion in committee re-
Gently, this senator, whose name is not
Brown, insisted on amending and
amending, practically without end.
Finally, somewhat exasperated,
colleague said to him, "Brown, I be-
lieve If the Lords prayer were being
amend It,"
Brown replied:
"Yes, would. I would change the
clause Lead us not into temptation
to read Give us strength to resist
temptation"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Insect. That Have Food Value.

Among insects which have been and
are considered Of gastronomic value
are caterpillars, moths, favorite In
some parts Of Africa; the pupae Of
the silkworm in China ants, alive and
roasted, are appreciated in Burmah. as
well as by the Indians Of North and
South America, while 1t is said the
lumbermen Of Maine enjoy an occa-
sional meal Of large wood ants. The
beetle Is eaten in the Nile valley. In
Turkey. Lombardy. Java, Peru. and is
said to be nutritious and fattening. In
Central America the eggs of three
aquatic bugs are made into little
cakes and eaten. Mexicans make a
strong drink by infuslng tiger beetle
In alcohol.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Inventions.

A craze for invention is sweeping
the country. Many man who has
never been able to invent an excuse to
hand the wife for getting home late
Is now accomplishing wonderful
things. Already 2,OO0,OOO appliances
for the destruction of U-boats have
reached the patent office. One man
has evolved brick boat, built entire
ly of brick from the keel to the crows
nest. The chief value of this con-
struction is that the brick boat will
fool the wIsest U-bonts. It sinks as
soon as 1t Is launched and the U-boats
are never able to find it.-New York
Mail. .,--ssr,-fss%r l,~-.I.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Protect the Rumblebee-

Expert agriculturists in Australia
and the Philippine Islands realized the
importance of the bumblebee to the
clover crop, and imported immense
numbers of them to help along the
crops of their countries. The bumble-
bee is a tireless worker and keeps
steadily to the business of protecting
our interests. II he went on striks>
or were driven away, as might have
happened not so long ago, when every
body considered all insects pest, the
parasites would soon get the upper
hand and destroy our clover crops. ~,
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Possibilities Of North Africa.

North Africa-Tunis, Algeria and
MOrOccO-contains around half mil
lion square miles. Some OF 1t is des-
ert. but much Of 1t is highly produc-
tive, and 1t has special advantages for
producing some forms of live stock.
The climate and pasture make 1t al
Uiost as ideal country as Australia
for sheep raising, and 1t has peculiar
advantages for what might be called
extensive pig raising; its acorns and
other tree crops taking the place Of
corn. Yet down to the beginning Of the
war very little had been done to make
this potential wealth actual and avail
able.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
GIVES UP DEsERTER SON
Alabama Father Turns Him Over to
Military Authoritles.

Starting Hicks, Jr., alleged to have
deserted his command at Camp
Wheeler. Macon, Ca. two months ago,
is back in the hands OF military au-
thorities, through the instrumentality
Of his father. The young man, who is
said to have hid in the woods near his
home, at Jasper, Ala. after leaving
camp, was turned over to The authOri-
ties by his father, who had spent sew
eral nights in the woods before finding
his son.
ut nearly broke my heart to have
to arrest my own son and turn him
over to the authorities on SO serious
a charge" the father told federal Of
ficials, 'but even If he is my son I
cannot harbor him as deserter or
countenance his action"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
WifeIY Sarcasm.

'Where shall we go tonlght? asked
Mrs. Twobble.
II would rather stay at home and
rest" answered Mr.. Twobble, with u
groan. "Tm tired out, my dear. You.
have no idea Of the wear and tear I'm
subjected to in business"
"Oh, yes, have. I've never visited
your office yet that didn't catch you
either listening to somebody else tell
Ing yarn or telling one yourself. The
strain on you must be fic."-Blr-
mingham Age-Herald.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12


A novel idea has been hit upon
for making dresses for homeless Bel
gian babies out of old silk hose.
Two stockings are sewed together
and folded in such manner that
they make comfortable dress for
the little tots. Geraldine Farrar is
getting the American women to aid
her in the noble work OF making
dresses for the thousands of unfor-
tunate Belgian infants. Miss Farrar
asks women to donate old stockings,
regardless of whether they are silk,
Isle or cotton. Contributions are
pouring in daily from all parts Of
the country. Geraldine Farrar is
shown holding baby whom she is
about to clothe in one Of these
dresses.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Their Caljber.

II wonder what the kaiser thinks
Of the lightning-trained Yankees
now"
II guess he thinks they're some.
shock troops"
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
TAKES UP HUSBANDS WORK
Woman Appointed Tax Collector 70
Complete Unfinished Term.

While John W. Robinson Of Goshen.
NY, Is away at the war his wife.
Grace, will not only keep the home
fires burning, but will also see that
the home taxes are collected as usual.
Her husband was elected collector
two years ago. and she has bc-n ap-
pointed to complete his unfinished
tern.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
worsted,

II noticed that you engaged in earn
est conversation with that conductor
ette."
"We were just having n little argu-
ment about the proper pronunciation
of the street I live on" said Professor
Diggs. "She insisted that 1t should be
called Wellington but having some
knowledge Of the man who defeated
Napoleon at Waterloo. contended it
should be wellington
swell which is 1t to be henceforth-
Wellington or Wellington
"Ahem wellington n'"-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12
Gets the None

Gets the Money.
I'D like to write a story I'd get
paid for"
"Oh, write home once q month";
Chapparal. ,"~.--r--~-
Gilpin observer., 1918-09-12

Nrsl~' !
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13
From the Boys
Percy cavett, France


Percy Cavett has written his par
ents under date of October 18th. tell
ing them of his first wounds which
were received just one year from the
day he set sail from the good old U.
8. A." He is recovering nicely from
the effects, however, and says there
is no cause for worry.
My Dear Mother and ALL 3t
i am feeling fine now, but just one
year from the time I set sail from the
good old U. S, A. was wounded, that
was October 14th. / was wounded in
the right leg, about six inches above the
knee, by piece of shrapnel, just be-
fore we weNre to go over the top. 1 was
able to get back to the first aid station
and then got an ambulance. We are
quite distance from the line now, as
train last night. I had my operation
and the pieces of steel taken out Of my
leg, but of course didn't know any
thing about it as i was under the eff
fects Of ether 1t was some feeling, be-
lieve me. My wound is not very bad
and was light one as it did not reach
the bone, but it will give me good
chance to get rested up. Keep sending
my mail to the same address as Ser
geant Tucker will take care of it for
me. Don't worry about me, as they take
chocolate from the Red Cross. Am feel
ing fine. AS ever your son, Percy.
Sgt Percy Cavett, -.
Co. B, 168th Inf, Amer f. F.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13

80 . ---s .-
and Bess had no money with which to
buy. she traded Henry's Sunday suit
and rug or two in exchange. Eek
change" meant in this case that she
had to dispose Of about So worth of
articles for about So of tinware. and
vet when the husband came home she
was all a-hutter to tell him of the great
bargain she had made and the joke
she had worked Off on the peddler. She
smiled and laughed and chucliled, but
Henry broke out into words of indigna-
tion and even INDUCED in threats She
laughed at his words and that night
she crept softly out Of bed and return
ed TO her fathers house. and when
Henry visited her next morning her
father and mother and herself said:
Henry. you are too solemn. No one
can drive joke into your head with a
.sledge hammer. 1t is better that you
and Bessie separate and get a divorce
and that you marry Abigail Jones, who
is an old maid Of forty years and who
is so solemn that she would not fetch
a smile if she saw any one fall over a
sleeping hog on the sidewalk"
And at last accounts poor Henry was
keeping bachelors hall by himself and
looking as solemn as a rock by the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13
VIM. Neumann, France

VIM. Neumann, Of Manila, who is
In active service in France, has writ
ten an interesting letter to his broth
er, John, who resides near Manila.
William has been on the firing line
for some time and writes as though
the end of the fighting is near. He
speaks most highly of the work Of
the Red Cross and the Salvation Ar
my in the front line trenches.
Oct. 10, 1918.
MY Dear Brother and Family: rr., :.
/ have not heard from you for over
two months. but have a little spare time
now SO will write you anyway. I am
/ have quite a cold on my lungs though,
but we have been having rain for the
last three weeks and it is so damp and
cold here all the time. l went into
headquarters the other day and got
make any difference how many clothes
you have on, you always feel cold, in
this damp climate. L am always on the
and shells bursting everywhere, but a
fellow gets used to them. The big drive
is still on and the boys are going to
keep going till they. get to Berlin. We
places, and the kaiser is beginning to
talk peace, but he will get peace when
the boys get. through with him. Just
wait TIL the boys get through poor Bel
i Is hard fighting. in this country, as
the Germans held it for four years and
the way they had it fixed up they new
er expected to lose it, but the U. S.
boys are smashing, through everything.
We have piano at headquarters which
we took out of the German trenches, and
also moving picture machine, but we
didn't find any films, so couldn't have
q show. The other day when I was at
headquarters I got 20 letters but yours
were lacking. / had letter from Otto
Meter, and he is still in the states. If
he doesn't hurry up he won't have
think 1t will all be over soon.
One Of the girls wrote and asked me
II the Red Cross were really doing the
work they claimed. The ysurely do all
wounded on the battlefield. they come
and get you and take care Of you, just
like our mother would: If you are hun
Of smoking they give it to you. If You
are on the road they serve you with a
cup or hot coffee or cocoa. don't know
what we would do without them. or the
seen them on, the street corners at
home. singing and playing for few
pennies which were thrown to them, and
I didn't hardly know what they WERE
front line trenches and if anyone gives
a dollar to them or the Red Cross it is
money well spent.
/. There have been thousands and thous-
ands Of prisoners taken in this last
drive, there were 10000 going down the
road again tonight to the prison camps.
It is cold and chilly here and 1 am
sleepy and must get few hours sleep.
My partner is rolled in his blanket al
ready.
Hoping to hear from you soon am.
trs Your brother,
William Neumann
Co B, 37th Engrs., !" -
Amer. E. F. 49,.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13
MARRYING n.y..
A HUMORIST
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
By M. QUAD

Bessie Banks mother declared that
her daughter was born smiling and
that she laughed heartily six weeks
before the ordinary child, male or fe-
male, even cracks a smile. AS she
grew up she became more smiling still.
In the same village lived Henry
White, young man of solemn thought
and solemn face. Nobody had ever dis
covered that he had laugh. Once liz
q great while a f1eeting smile crossed
his face. He was carpenter by trade,
and he took life, as seriously as If It
was fated that he should fall from a
scaffold next day and break his neck.
He was attracted to Miss Bessie by hei
laugh, and he reasoned it out:
1T is time I should get wife. Ev-
erybody says am too solemn and seri-
Gus, and guess they are right about
it. It would not do for me to marry a
solemn, serious girl. shall therefore
marry one who can liven me up and
make me smile and laugh as other
folks do. Bessie Banks would do it.
I shall therefore marry her If she will
have me-"
He tried about dozen times to tell
her of his great desire, and she helped
him with merry laugh. The more
she laughed the more courage she gave
him and the firmer his mind was made
up never to marry any girl who was
lacking in mirth. 458s.. y
In due time the words We're spoken
and a favorable answer received. Then
the marriage day was set. and in due
time also that date arrived. In due
time Henry White knocked off his job
of shingling a roof of kitchen and
went to livery stable for horse and
buggy. He was to call at her house at
a certain hour, and they were to drive
five miles out into the country to be
married by minister who was cous-
in to him. He arrived at the house
expecting her to be all ready and to
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13

smile and laugh as she came out to
take seat beside him.
TO Henry's great establishment the
bride to be was not at home and wait.
ing for him. although the hour had
been named the previous evening. Miss
Bessie's mother said there must be
some mistake about it, as her da lighter
had gone to n neighbours mihe away
and would not be back for several
hours. Henry had worked up smile
as he drove up to the, gate of the
Banks residence. but it quickly faded
and became Il Very, very solemn thing.
He drove away in search of the bride,
and she came out to the gate with the
same old merry laugh on her lips. "
How is this?" asked Henry. I'VE
were to be married at this hour. Have
you backed out?' u ~
"Oh, no. no. no." was the reply. You
see. I thought it would be"a good joke
to run away from you and make you
hunt me up" ="
That was her first joke as bride.
and Henry soon discovered that sol
emn, serious girl would have made him
less trouble than merry one. They
had not been housekeeping two weeks
before he came to supper one evening
to find that the only evidence of meal
was dish of sliced cucumbers and
some very cold tea. /"
'Why, what does this mean" he
asked as he took his chair and looked
over the table.
II wanted tosplay you joke" was
the reply, followed by peal Of laugh.
ter. syn 81
But can't:see the joke" protested
the hungry carpenter, who knew there
was a-plenty i'll the house to eat
!, "Oh. it's so funny, it's so funny,
Henry! wish you could see how SOL
emn your face looks. am afraid you
are not going to be much Of Il joker"
The next .'good joke played on
Henry was few days later He came
home to find twelve cats in the sitting
room. and they were engaged in live:
~ row as he entered. e. :.
"For heavens sake. What are all
these cats doing?" he demanded. 3!
All the answer he got was a merry
peal of laughter, and he grabbed, the
broom and went i'll among the fighting
felines and drove them ont Of the
house with many a poke and whack.
There was one more coke One day
Il tin peddler came along. and as some
of his wares were wanted in the house