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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Dangerous to Boast.

Little Eleanor vehemently announced
her intention of giving up her French
lessons with her gOverness. Her f;l-
ther, however, was very anxious that
the child should learn French and
did not intend to humOr her.
"She hugs and kisses me to make
me do my lessons !-and-ugh Il do
hate IeSsons!' cried the little girl.
"See here, my DEAR" returned her
father in a reasoning, diplomatic way,
81 have read French with your COVER
ness ever since she has been here, and
she has never tried to hug and kiss
me-"
Father" observed the child gravely,
you'd better knock wood"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

It has been said that not one woman in
a thousand passes this perfectly natural
change without experiencing train Of
very annoying and sometimes painful
symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes,
sinking spells, spots before the eyes,
dizzy spells, nervousness, are only few
of the symptoms. Every woman at this
age should prefit by Mrs. Block 8 expert
ence and try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound will help you, write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
about your health. Your letter will be
opened, read and answered by woman,
and held in strict confidence.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
lCuticura Talcum
is Fragrant and
Very Healthful|

ELIXIR BABEK A GOOD TONIC
And Drives Malaria Out of the System.
''Your 'Babek' acts like magic; I have
given it to numerous people in my parish
who were suffering with chills, malaria
and fever. I recommend it to those who are
Rev. S. Szymanowski. st. Stephens church,
Perth Amboy, N. ]. Elixir Bnbek, all
druggists or by Parcel Post, prepaid, from
Kloczewski & Co., Washington, D. c.
HEMSTITCHING and PICOTING ATTACH
MENT; works on all sewing machines. Price
S200. Personal checks 10c extra. Lights
Mail Order House. Box 127. Birming I'M, Ala.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

First of all, get it firmly fixed in
your mind that all the liniments
in the world have no effect what
ever on Rheumatism.
A very common form Of Rheu..
matism is caused by millions of
tiny disease germs which infest the
blood. The one and only sensible
treatment. therefore, is one which
cleanses the blood of these germs,
and routs them entirely out Of the
circulation.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Blood Was Thin, Stomach Both
cred Lancaster Man
for Years.
TOOK HYPO-COD;
QUICKLY RELIEVED

Summer and winter for years /
had bronchial cough l couldn't get
lid of. l always had cold and
rough, and though l tried everything
ander the sun 1 couldn't get to feeling
good. My stomach was out of whack,
my blood was so thin 1 couldn't keep
warm day or night in the winter time.
/ always felt cold and weak and pale.
Thanks TO this new tonic Earle's Hypo-
Cod I'm feeling tip-top and you can
out me down as a booster for the
Earle Chemical Co.
"My cold and cough stopped and
nv bronchial trouble went away just
as slick-as-a-whistle l gained an
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

More English surnames begin with
"W'' than with any other letter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
LIKE MILTON.

I'm afraid" said the let-him-down-
easy editor, that do not see my way
% printing your poetry in my periodi-
:al. You see, it's not quite the style
If thing we want, though it is undOubt-
IDLY remarkable. Do you know, young
nan, that there are some points about
iour writings that resemble Milton"
"Do you think so?" cried the de-
lighted poet. What are they?'
"Your stops" replied the editor. "In-
Iced, you employ almost the same
punctuation marks !"-London Tit
Bits.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Run-down-Blood impoverished

Richmond, Va.-"When | was a
girl | became all rundown, my blood
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
LUCkYSTRlkE
cigarette. Flavoris
sealed in by toastin8
W. Z1.,.,,sea.s 2eeesS

Westfeld, Pal have used DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tab
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
After His Moneys Worth.

"This marine painting is the master
piece of Daubson, one of our most
celebrated artists" said the dealer.
"It is a bargain at $4,000"
"What !" exclaimed the war million
aire. "You want $4,000 for picture
of strip of water and~a few clouds ?
Not for me! When l buy a sea pic
ture it's got to have a cliff in it and a
lighthouse and breakers and ship or
two. In other words, 1 want the whole
works. s."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
WOMEN! USE "DlAMOND DYES
Dye Old Skirts, Dresses, Waists,
Coats, Stockings, Draperies-
Everything.

Each package of Diamond Dyes"
contains easy directions for dyeing any
article of wool, silk, cotton, linen, or
mixed goods. Beware! Poor dye
streaks, spots, fades, and ruins mate
rial by giving it "dyed-look." Buy
Diamond Dyes" only. Druggist has
Color Card.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
He Could Help Her Out.

A certain prominent movie star is
a cautious person. She had to hail a
taxicab one night last week to get
to the theater in time for the show,
and remembering the old saying, can
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure, she said to the driver:
81 have only go cents in my purse !;
these pearls about my neck are imi-
tation and l have no other valuables.
Little theater, please"
The taxi man regarded her sympa-
thetically a moment. Listen, lady,"
he said, eff youse need dollar I kin
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
One Just as Good.

A Scottish woman had had much
trouble with her gardeners. She could
not find one who was capable of keep
ing sober.
She appealed to her brother, who
promised to do his best to help her AT
last he announced that he had found
just the man she needed.
"I'll only ask ye one question,
James," said his sister. rs he tee
totaler?"
"INeel," said James, deliberately,
"he's no just what ye'd ca teetotaler,
but he's a mon We Gamma till.'-Ed'n-
burgh Scotsman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
A Limited Clientele,

A lady reader in Brookline sends us
the following: "My little boy was
naughty just before Christmas and I
said to him, Santa Claus only comes
to good children
"'Huh" he snorted. If he did he
wouldn't have to hurry much to get
around'"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

one could be when DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery was recon-
mended to me- took about four bot
ties and some of the Pleasant Pei
let's with it. After taking these
medicines l was in better health and
felt better than 1 had for several
years. MRS. C. N. OLIVER, 903
n. 9th st. All druggists sell Medi.
cal Discovery, liquid or tablets.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

feet and regardless of what 1 eat I
never suffer any bad after effects.
'"The pains across my back have en-
tirely disappeared. The catarrh has
left me, too, and my head is perfectly
clear. I am no longer nervous and
rest well every night. I have re-
gained my lost weight and am feeling
better and stronger than I have in
years. I am going to keep Tanlac in
my house so it will be handy at all
times"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
eyeryWhere.-Ady.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Rouqh Stuff.

Slapstick Director-Can't you sug-
gest a novel from which we could
adapt a comedy?
Comedian-My memory isn't very
accurate, but isn't there book called
"Alice Threw the Looking GlassT-
Film Fun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This H
only one of the things Cuticura will do
if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
The Answer.

'11e asked lot of questions about
the house. He wanted to know in the
first place if it was rat-proof.'
did he get a categorical reply?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
His Method.

Two negro men were discussing the
eloquence of certain member Of the
faculty of an educational institution
for negroes in the Southern states.
THAT Professor Biggs sure does
like to use high-soundin words, don't
hef" asked one of them.
Maybe dats jest an affection on
his part" said the other darkey.
'Some folks do like to put on airs in
talkin'."
mo- l don't figger it out dat way"
said the other. Il kinda thinks he
uses them big words because he's
afraid dat if people knew what he
was talkin' about they'd know he
didn't know what he was talkin'
about. -Harpers Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
What Of III

Mrs Gadder is always on the CO."
"What of it?"
But Mr.. Gadder likes to stay nt
home"
"Umph, If you were to make that
remark 10 Mrs. Gadder she'd make
the same reply l did"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

two years. L saw
Lydia E. Pinkham's 8
V e ge table Com
pound advertised in
the paper and got
good results from
taking it. l recon-
mend your medicine
to. my friends and
you may publ S b
this fact as a testi-
monial. Mrs.ROB-
ERT BLOCK, Box 542,
HonLipo Mipp
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Wise Girl,

First Nursemaid-Yes, the father is
French and the mother Spanish.
Second Nursemaid-Wen, Is the lit.
tie one a Frenchman or a Spaniard7
First Nursemaid-Who knows! He
hasn't started to talk yet.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
A He1 SPOT.

II don't see why your garage men
can't be cheerful and pleasant when
folks come into your place to do bust
ness with YOU" said the automobile
owner.
Mister" replied ths garage en-
ployee, 81 guess you never worked in
a garage"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
What He Understood.

Lawyer-SO you want divorce
from your wife. Aren't your relations
pleasant?
Client-Mine are, but hers are the
most unpleasant lot l ever met.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Garfield Tea, the incompatible laxative,
pleasant to take, pure, mild in action and
wonderfully health-giving.-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Familiar Appeal.

do you believe you could get wom-
Ell voters to understand blanket
ballot?"
"Sure, if it was marked down."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
When in Stains NV lady Goes.

Canadian Paper-The brides moth
er was handsomely attired in hello
trope stain.
What is this, q reversion to tho In
dian style of dressingf
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Natural Method.

81 understand you got your hand
some clock on the installment plan."
"Why not? Isn't it the most nat
ural thing in the world to buy clock
on tick?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
a MiSnomer.

HE has a big enterprise on hand
in a pedestrian competitive race"
81 should call that an enterprise on
foot
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

The good man who goes wrong is
in reality bad man who has just
been found out.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Constipation, indigestion, sick-headachs
and bilious conditions are overcome by q
course of Garfield Tea.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
ParadoxicaI.

"John has such a queer antipathy."
"He has rooted dislike to potted
plants. ."-Baltimore American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
The Way of 1t

s'The doctor detected at once the
incipient fever in my husbands sys-
tem."
"Then it must have been the spotted
fever"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
The Reason.

"Why did james pick Henry up
sOT'
"PosSibly because Henry persisted
In dropping remark"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Acid Stomach, Heartburn and Nausea
quickly disappear with the use Of Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial box
to 372 Pearl St., New York.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Discovery.

She-'I hear you skated into an air.
hole the other day." He-''That's
what they call it, but 1 found it full
Of wafer"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Little tot in car, as conductor comes
along ''Dadd, will you pay my rent?'
Boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

1t is better to be single and dream
than TO be married and wake up.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Daddy's Child.

"Wot you doin', chile?" "Nothin',
nanny" My, but you is gittin' like
yoh father"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Addino to the Costs

"How is it l have such big tele-
graph bills?"
"You told me, sir. to use dispatch In
that correspondence, so wired all the
letters"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
No Deception.

1.-THE salesman 1 bought these goods
from deceived me when he told me
the cOlOrs were fast"
"He told you the truth. l can see
for myself how they ran"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

For disorderad liver, take Garfield Tea,
the Herb laxative. All druggists.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Some ~omen wear combs to hold
their hair up and some wear them to
hold it on.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
HOW WOMEN
Of MIDDLE AGE
May Escape the Dreaded Suf-
ferings of that Period by
Taking Mrs. Blocks Advice

Hopkins, MINI. During Change of
Life had hot flashes and suffered for
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Was lIupOFeI-
i S h e d a n d
my complex
ion became
salloW. | also
S u f f e r e d
fromindiges-
ton and con-
stipation. l
was extreme
ly nervous 8
and as mis-
e r a b | e a s
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Contrary Fate.

"Did the plan work to give the lead
Ing woman a hand on all her lines"
mo; it got out such scheme was
on foot"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
A Waoqish Miss,

Madge-"Jack remarked that l have
my fathers eyes" Mabel-"Wasn't
he mean to call you pop-eyed?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Where ignorance is bliss there is
generally more folly than wisdom in
evidence.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Setting the Pace.
'How is your hired girl about plates
and dishesT'
"Oh, she Areaks the record"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Overheard.

Hands rough? Mystic Cream, that's the
stuff Ask your druggist for it.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Loqical Support,

$50 if he runs for office he will have
.he support of all the fraternal or
1ers?''
Eyes, because he is the lodge-ical
candidate"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
A Strategic Move.

OlTdICSIC WVVS
81 understand that your wife Is do
ing her own cooking"
you are mistaken"
"DobSon told me she was"
'Oh, that was just for little while.
Dobson was paying us a visit and l
guess she thought he had stayed long
enough. h."-BOston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

An ounce of fat is better than
pound Of fancy
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
Head Of the Firm,

For speedy and effective action DR.. Peery's
Dead Shot, has no equal One dose only
will clean out Worms or Tapeworm.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25
The Time to Get 'Em.
Riches have wings,
And take to flight;
I'd like to catch 'em
When they light.
T he Reason.

The Reason.
HE impressed me as such me-
chanical sort of man."
perhaps that impression is due to
the fact that in business he is such q
screw and in society such bore"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-02-25

Whatever is prophesied falls short
75 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

worth nothing, when one remembers how America, with It's own great un- washed, jokes at the expense of the Chinese of whatever rank or station. that, ln accordance with the fastid- ious cleanliness of upper-class Chi nese, the bound feet were exquisitely cared for, and the narrow, w>ite, specially woven bandages were changed every two or three days. As watched the daintily shod women of my mothers household, I realized that never before had I apprecia ted. in reading the literature of my adopted country. the aptness of com pairing the walk of a woman with bound feet to the grace of bamboo swaylng in the breeze. Never had [ suspected the charm attached to twinkling flashes of embroidery be- meath paneled, many plated skirt My own numfer-four. feet assumed alarming proportions. l grew posi- lively ashamed of them. One day as mother and l sat together, l placed my feet in line with hers and said, signing. "Ah, they look very bad Never mind" she said with courtesy and truth, they may not look SD well, but they certainly walk bet ter"
 Of course1 was glad that my daughter belonged to young China, and would purchase no golden lilies with a cask of tears. as I had often read that every woman with bound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

Mss Gladys Noble on Leighton avenue.
 Mrs. William Jenkins (Helen Led better) has returned to her home in Memphis after a visit to her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Ledbetter on Marvin Hill.
 Misses Fife and Walton Brewer of Augusta, Ga, who were the re- cent guests of Mrs. Carter D. Po- land have gone 10 Denver for the re- mainder of the summer.
 Mrs. Frank Wilmore of Rushton. La, Is the guest of Mrs. Hugh Merrill.
 Mrs. w. A Holman is the guest of relatives In South Carolina.
 Miss Gladys Brown of New Or leans is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Joseph Aderhold, on Quintard avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

go. Our western coast le din the pro- portion of shipments, having A per cent. The west coast of South Amer lea followed with 26 per cent. Austra- lia was third with 12 per cent, and Hawaii fourth with practically 10 per cent Gall sugar..
 Of this eastward traffic. 36 per cent moved to the eastern coast of the United States, 2S per cent to he United Kingdom and 26 per cent to continental Europe.
 The year which has closed was the best the Panama canal has yet had. Even so, receipts from tolls, $12.2So,- o00, lacked s4,200,O0O of meeting the governments expenditures for the canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

feet must do. But I now decided that The cask must have been filled in the years of girlhood. For the women about me seemed to suffer nc pain-only an occasional numbness, relieved by brisk massage from knee to ankle under the hands of maid. l was surprised at the ease and en- ergy with which they got about merely balancing with small for yard and backward steps when stopping unless they had a servants arm, or a cane, for support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21
THE CANALS BEST YEAR

From The Nations Business.
 The Panama canal handled Ss1,oo0 tons of cargo from the Atlantic to the Pacific in May. Sixty-four per cent originated on the eastern coast of the United States, 23 per cent Gall petroleum), came from Mexico, : per cent from the United Kingdom and 5 per cent from continental Europe.
 Of this westward traffic, 36 per cent went to our own western states, 24 per cent to the far east. 20 per cent to the west coast of South Amer lea. and 15 per cent to Australia.
 The traffic moved eastward was heavier, totalling 411,OoO tons of car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21
~rald Patterns


 The Age Herald has arranged with feadine fashion designers of New York to furnIsh its isaIcrs daily fashion and pattern service, Il pat- terLs will Ue aeuin- -making and guar anteed to fit perfectly. Safe delivery of every pattern ordered ts also guar ~nteed You ssJuid order patterns . little in advance uf ;he tinI~ you will need taem as a Btock ie not kept ID Birtuinghxm. but All ordlrs will os forwarded to the pattern department M New forL for a.t~ntion-
 No. 1885. Ladies yvaist.--Cut in sizes 36 to 42 inches bust measure. Size ss requires one yard of S6-inch material. with three yards ribbon and three -eighths yard ur S0-tnch con trastine for collar and cuffs. Price, Is cents.
 No. los9. Ladies' and Misses Blouse.--Cut in sizes 3s to 42 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires two and onc-half yards of S6-inch ma tcrial. Price, IS cents.
 No.s s75. Ladies House Dress.-Cut in sizes 36. 70 and A Inches bust measure. Size 3e requires three and ttree-quarter yards of 3S-inch ma tcriai. with three and one-quartes yards edging. Price. l5 cents.
 No. Ss4s. Ladies and Misses' Dress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

From My ChiAeso Marriage, ". Tho Eternal Hills. by M- T. r.. in Asia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

The rarest normal constituent of the atmosphere is radium emanation, sometimes called niton. On the aver age each cubic centimeter of air con- tains, among it's 30 million million million molecules only between 1 and 2 molecules of niton. and the to- tai amount in the atmosphere up to half mile above the earth is less than ounces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21
MISS NElDA HUMPHREY
 SINGS IN ANNlST0N
(Continued from Page Five)

where they attended the dedicat tion ceremonies of the Susie Stringfellow Memorial church. They were accom- panied by Governor and Mrs Thomas E. Kilby who went direct to Mont gomery from Atlanta
 Miss. Knoxie Lanning has returned from visit to her sister, Mrs. Ray mond Thompkins in Baltimore
 Mrs. James FaullS, (Cornelia Nob1e) of Jacksonville, Fla, is the guest of her father. Mir. John H. Noble and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

Mrs. stephen ". Mitchell has re- turned to Montgomery. after visit at the home of Mrs. A. H. Smith on Tyler Hill.
 Mir. and Mrs. Roy C. Bishop of Bloomington. Ill.,, were recent guests at the Anniston Inn.
 Mir. Dunlap Brady of West Virginia, Mrs Fred Jackson of Birmingham and Mrs. H. W. Head of Augusta, are the guests of Mrs. T. D. Donoho.
 Mrs. r. L. Faver has returned to her home in La Grange, Ga., after visit to Mrs. William Rodgers.
 Miss Ethel Houser has returned from a visit to Livingston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21
sIDE-sTEPPER

From Vaudeville News.
 Salesman Cat automobile show)- Are you interested in a new motor car?"
 Pedestrian visitor--"Naw I'm just seeing how it feels to dodge 'em without gettins hit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

Cut in sizes 16 years. S6 to 42 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires three and three e-quarters yards of 36-inch material. with three -eighths yards of three-quarter yards plaiting Price. 15 cents.
 No. 1915. Ladies' Dress.-Cut in sizcs S6 to 46 inches bust measure. Size 3s requires three and onc-half yards of 36-inch material. Price. l5 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-21

Ten American universities con ferred degrees on Madame Cufie dur Ing her, recent visit to this country.